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Evening star., 1909-05-02

ing Five Hundred Club Friday evening.
Those playing were Miss Hattie Douglas.
Miss Mamie Jones, Miss Bessie Jones.
Miss kittie Barrett. Miss Pauline Nicol,
dcrson. Messrs. Tracey Hunter of Savan-
nah. Taylor Burke. Bankhead Lee. Rich
ard Chichester. Edmund Hunter. Milton
French, W. Preston Gibson and James
Douglas:
Miss Sibyl Smoot has returned from a
visit to Ann Arbor. Mich.
Mrs. Lewis Checseman Of Scranton. Pa
is the guest of her mother Mrs Edward
S. Fawcett, J17 Prince street.
Mrs Thomas c. Darst has returned to
her home in Richmond after visit to her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Wise, on
Seminary Hill.
Mrs Laura E.dmonston of Washington
was the weekend guest of Mrs. Henry
Bohlayer on Braddock Heights.
Mrs. William r. Lloyd of East Orange.
n. L. Is visiting her mother. Mrs Edward
S. Leadbeater. on South Pitt street
Mr.. Lewis Montgomery Ansley OF
Charleston S. c.. was the guest Sunday
of his sister, Mrs. Albert Smoot.
Mrs. ]. *. Mason of louisville Ky. is
visiting her brother. Judge J. *. M. Nor
ton on Prince street.
Miss Elizabeth Gregory Snowden has
returned from visit to Miss Mary Ball
in Richmond
Mrs John Leadbeater has returned from
visit to relatives in New York.
Mrs. Percy Evans has returned to her
home in Warrenton after visit to her
| q, Inc
Mrs. Herbert Anderson has returned
from a visit TO her sister. Mrs. Dabney
Jefferson Carr. in Richmond.
Mrs Hudson sShackelford. Mrs. johnson
Strother and Miss Caroline Strothcr OF
Culpeper have returned home after a visit
! to Mrs Lewis Hoof on Seminary Hill.
Mrs. William cabell Trueman Of Rich
mond and Miss Zaidee A. Saunders OF
Warrenton are the guests of Mrs. NJ L.
c. Peyton on Braddack Heights.
Miss Charlotte England of Baltimore is
the guest of Miss Grace Anderson on
Prince street
Miss Rose Ritter of Baltimore is visit
Ing her brother. Mr.. J. a. Ritter, on King
street.
willie and Miss Kittie Champion OF Wash
iugton are the guests of Miss Charlotte
Blackburn.
Mr.. Julian V. Rrookes has returned
from a visit TO Fredericksburg.
Mrs Theodore Norman Pease and Mrs.
Cornelius Haggarty OF Philadelphia are
visiting their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Marshall on Wolfe street.
Miss Marguerite Hefling of Leesburg Is
visiting Mrs. Rudolph Eichberg.
Mrs William Macarthur Green and
Miss Charlotte Appich have returned
from a three week visit to ST. Louis
Mr. John II. Strider of Susquehanna,
Pa is visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. James Js Upton and Miss Lille *.
Boyer were quietly married Wednesday
at the parsonage of Trinity M. e. Church
by Rev. Osborn Belt.
Mr. Daniel j. Normoyle of Philadelphia
is visiting his brother. Mr. John D. Nor
mCyle.
Mrs. John Eclden Ccmstock and Mr..
Gregory Jameson Comstock, who have
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Mrs. Barker Gummere OF Trenton. n
j.. who in her girlhood was the beautiful
Miss Daisy Breaux of New Orleans, spent
few days of this week with Mrs Will
liam l.. Royall of ST. Park avenue The
IAanghorne party, who attended the
Phipps-Langhorne wedding in New York
Monday last. have returned. Mr. Chiswell
D. Langhorne ard Mrs. William Lang
horne lunched with friends in Richmond
Tuesday on Their way to Mirador.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Mr.. George 4. Bowen is spending this
week in Washington.
Eight young ladies from the seminary
at Forest Glen. Md, passed through
Berryville last week, going to Charles
Town and then returning to Forest Glen.
Those in the party were Misses Kathryn
Robinson of South Dakota, Florence II.
Lang Of Sioux City, Iowa: Martha kier-
stcd of Kansas city. Mo-. Emma r. Sis
son of Providence. Y. l.: Irene kuypen-
Vancouver, 4. g.: .eniietta Greer OF
Beaumont. Tex; Mary Chesborongh OF
Reloit Wis. and Miss White, chaperon.
of Boston, Mass.
Mr. T.. Wickham Byrd is spending the
summer at Clay Hill, the home of Mr..
James Lindsey.
Mr.. and Mrs r. IT, Thompson of Roam
noke, Va. have returned home.
MIR. $. I.ucicn Mormaw has returned
to Ills home i'll Cloverdale, Va.
Mr. Charles NJ Brown was in town
Sunday from Roanoke
Mr.. John Stribling of Norfolk is visit
ing his mother. Mrs. Lydia Stribling, on
Church street.
Mr.. Tom C'agett is home for few
days.
Mr. Joe Thompson Is with his mother
on West Main street
Mr.. and Mrs Greiner ard daughters of
Baltimore Md. are in Clarke county for
a few days.
Mrs. S. b. Coiner and daughtcr of
Waynesboro, Va, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. f. G.. Coiner.
Miss Bowen entertained few friends
Monday at luncheon and bridge.
Charlie Thompson was home for few
days.
Misses Lulah and Florence Shepherd
have returned home after visiting Mrs.
S. NJ Bryarly OF White Post.
Mrs. Howe has returned to her home in
New York, after spending the winter
With her brother, Otis Howe at Milton
Valley. Clarke county.
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bus street. Mr.. and Mrs. william Fl. III.
Cissell and Mr.. George w. Cissefl have
returned to their home in Washington
after q visit to DR.. and Mrs. Lindsay.
Miss Estelle Belts of Heathsville. Va,
is visiting Mrs. Nora Foltz on North
Royal street.
Mrs. Emma j. Spenser and Mrs. John
Leary are spending q few weeks with
their brother, Mr.. G. 8. Dayis. In Norfolk.
Judge and Mrs. John T. Goolrick of
Fredericksburg, who have been visiting
Mrs. William B. Daingerfeld. have re-
turned to their home.
Miss Lucy Kinsel and Miss '<inzel cf
Winchester ale the guests Of Mrs. Clar-
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been spending some time at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. William Ramsay have
returned to their home in Edgewood
Park, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kaufman of
Richmond are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
slant Ponnet in West End.
Mrs. Marvin Briggs of New York is the
guest Of Mrs. Mark l.. Price on Cameron
stl eet.
Mrs. Joel NJ Cochran and children of
Charlottesville are visiting relatives In
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob I'll. Lindsay OF
BriGewater Va. are visitins their son,
Dr.. Charles T. Lindsay, on South Colum-
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,nce Walker on South Columbus street

ence Walker on South Columbus street.
Miss Blanche Wesley of Altoona. Pa
is visiting Miss Agnes Travers ON North
Henry street. Sfffa--17-f
Miss Eenora Atkinson of Baltimore l.
the guest Of her uncle. Capt. r. II. Atkin-
son.
Mrs. A. w. Aitcheson has returned from
q three-month visit to friends i'm Rir-
mingham. Ala.
Miss Elsie Petit of Baltimore Is the
guest of Miss Elsie Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. +. Elmer Norris OF a.ch-
mend arc spending week with relatives
In this city.
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Mrs. A. r. Osborne and sons Hunter
and Francis have returned TO their home
on East Main street after visiting her
mother, Mrs. Plaster. of Buemont.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Miss Halle Broaddus is visiting he,
father, Rev Julian Broaddus.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Mrs. Cox lef, this week for New York
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Singing
Quality.

The result of correct
construction and a
carefully regulated
hammer and selected
sounding board is the
winning feature in the
krakaucr.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
BERRYvILLE SOCIETY.

Special Correspondence o. --he Star.
BERRYVTLI>E, Va, May I. 1899
Mrs. Booker Is visiting her mother. Mrs
George {. Thomas.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Whoever
Buys a
Krakauer
Piano

Remains a satisfied
purchaser. The meth
DDS of thoroughncss in
all details employed by
the old German manu-
facturers characterize
the workmanship in
this beautiful piano.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Mr. George 4. Bowen is spending th
week in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

cisely the quantities that are required
for specific purpose. 1t was she. Ike
wise. who reprobated as extravaganza
the purchase OF fruits and vegetables In
advance OF the season. I WINGED slightly
when she alluded to It as the trick Of
the vulgar rich" Yet she was right, II
is patent to the dullest or us that when
berries and peaches are in their richest
maturity they are al tie cheapest be-
cause ripe fruits will not bear trans
portatiOn or keep SO long ns immature.
that must mellow In cold storage
Watch the markets II you would live
well az reasonable rates. Don't be
ashamed 10 price without buying II is
only by vigilance and inquiry that you
learn what you may afford 10 get with
out exceeding your lawful means.
When practicable. do your market
ing. and shopping In person. Again
ana again I have changed nv menu
for the day, and FOR the better as 10
quality and price. after entering a shop.
! have found that the roast ] had in
tended 70 set before my family was
neither so cheap nor SO good as the
fresh beef's tongue just brought In. Or
I had thought OF poultry. II I had or
the opportunity OF discovering that
fowls OF all ages were up" and rec
onciled myself to the DISAPPOINTMENT BY
resolving as bright thought, 70 try.
that very day. the recipe Mrs. Blank
gave me last week for hamburger steak.
baked as a "cannelon" and overlaid
with sliced and fried bananas.
In next weeks Talk I shall have
more to say OF the important art OF
making the best OF what we have
rated as Indifferent materials. 1 say
art" instead Of "knack" and ad-
Visealy The proficiency OF the French
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

leves that It is one OF the finest in the
United States. through the generosity OF
Clarence Mackay- Mrs. Callweu SAYS that
she VIII build a handsome residence in
Reno and that young Huntington will be-
sent to the university
Not all OF the. stories OF Nevada's col
ony have bitter moral. however. For
example, there's Mrs. Joseph Carroll,
who, the colonists say. had to come all
the way TO Reno TO find that she Is IN
love with her husband.
A hght-hearted young woman told me
the story OF Mrs. Jacob We'll She came
10 Reno several months ago, and her
charming manners, ready Wit, and mod
esq appearance won her a welcome every
where She was always surrounded by q
bevy Of admirers, until one day one OF
her sisters In distress, a belle OF New
York remarked that Mrs Well hair
dresser, had once marceled her hair IN
New York; and after that some Of the
uilrafashionable refused TO know her,
while Reno looked on with quiet amuse-
ment
found Mrs. Wen. as she had been de-
scribed. a very charming woman, who
makes merry over the fact that the
"smart-setters" have drawn the social
wretched situation this Is, in which these
exiles, drawn 10 the pretty little town OF
Reno by n common cause, yet attempt to
set UP among themselves 8 social barrier
OF class, 1t would be funny II It were not
so pathetic.
The natives" said Mrs Well, with be-
coming hesitation. think the colony Is
joke. They are laughing over graves; and
they think that because we come here We
are Overburdened with wealth The other
day 1 discovered that my butcher was
charging me from 10 20 Is cents more for
my meat than he did any one else. II Il
like the American abroad. who finds that
every man from this country is eonsid-
cred a millionaire"
But Reno has many strange tales TO tell
since the coming OF the argonaut affinity.
Lord Russell, in 1901, down 10 the present
date. One may listen by the hour to the
stories they tell OF the fair '-tenderfo0t'
who came TO our sister state imagining
that buffalo and Indians still roamed the
plains and desert and that settlers scalps
dRngled even now at the belt OF the red
skin who is as tame now as spaniel and
quite as lazy.
They even tell OF the fair divorce who
met the mining promoter on the train
coming West. He solemnly assured her
that no person who did not own mining
stock in Nevada could ever become a res.
ident OF that State And she believed hirn
quite as readily as did another who heard
that rattleSnakes make good watchdogs.
and that a lady had one which put ita
tail out Of the window and ratified for the
police
So the mining promoter sold the falls
traveller shares in his mine as a bonus
with her divorce. She still has the bonus,
but she must wait for the dtEorcA
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
DIVORCE COLONY At RENO
PathOS and HumOr Walk Hand in Hand in Nevada CITY,
Divorces Learning Wisdom.

Marion Nicholson in the San Franoisco Chronicle.
Pathos and humor walk hand In hand
through Renos divorce colony. It's a far
stretch. for example. from the giddy do
ings Of the afiulties to the unhappy story
or the quiet. unassuming man. his hair
prematurely streaked with gray. whose
wife is hopelessly insane and who has
come 70 Reno because the laws OF his
own State offer him no release.
One may find amusement in the Wild
escapades OF the gay mollionaire stock
broker, Frank Dick. and the dashing Mrs.
Charlotte Dillon, but at the other end.
New York. there's the inevitable domestic
tragedy-the husband OF the one IN in his
home and the wife OF the other deserted.
Tho Divorces are learning wisdom. "
said newspaper man to me. Formerly
they always registered from their homes.
but now they give their address as Reno.
In this way it's sometimes hard to tell
the colonists from the Reno people"
And. on the other hand. after one is in
Reno for twenty-four hours the Divorces
VIII have compared notes. rightly deter
mined ones business. mentally totted
down their conclusions and slowed them
away for future reference. And II one IS
an exile ready TO take advantage Of the
Nevada statute she will be received with
open arms by the colony.
But IL some OF these transient Nevadans
are bit delicate about barring their heart
secrets and seek 10 hide the reason for
their presence in the State by registering
as old residents. others take even more
elaborate precautions to attain the same
end.
Witness the case OF Mrs. Mary Hatch.
wife Of the New York lawyer. Some
where in Washoe County she is quietly
spending the required six months. but not
a single resident of the city knows where
she Is Yet there are number Of people
who saw her get or the train. and a law
yer in touch with the situation told me
that she is on a ranch In Washoo Coun-
", but that he is not at liberty to give
her address.
And then there is also Mrs T. NJ.
France. who is the humorist OF the col
ony. She is wealthy in her own right.
having a large land holding in sullivan
County, y. Y. She IS seeking a divorce
from husband No. ?.
Il never was III until I got so many
husbands" she says, and then conyulses
her hearers by raising her right hand and
declaring solemnly. Never again.
Also there Is Mrs. T. Fl. Callwell, niece
OF Bishop Huntington, who Il seeking a
decree from No. 3. Her son. Huntington
Hills. is with her liz Reno. She, however,
intends to make Nevada her permanent
residence. She has Investigated the min
ing department OF the University OF Ne
vada, which is located in Reno, as well as
the divorce colony, and SIZE says she be-
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

II D. Pierce, the Minister 10 Norway.
and several officers in both branches Of
the military service are entitled 10 wear
the coveted cross upon their breasts The
most decorated OF all Americans was Prof.
Simon Newcomb. There IS hardly a gov
eminent in existence that has not rec
ognized In some substantial way his great
service TO science. He, too, was an Off
Ger OK the Legion Of Honor. the first
American since the time Of BENJAMIN
Franklin TO be an associate of the Insti-
tute Of France and the German Emperor
bestowed upon him the order Pour lie
merite fur Wisseschaft und Kunst." be-
side these substantial favors he has
been made an associate Of every unlyer-
slty Of consequence in Europe and the
Gar Of Russia and the Emperor Of japan
have sent him rare and handsome gifts.
Rear Admiral McCana, who headed the
detachment that went to the relief of the
Imprisoned legations at Pekin at the
time Of the Boxer revolution. received
from the Emperor Of Germany the Order
OF the Red Eagle and two swords. This
ORDER one Of tho most distinguished In
the gift of the German sovereign. was
founded in 17o5 by the Prince OF Anspach
and Beiruth. 1t was first known as the
ordre de la Sincerite, but in 1884 II was
rechristened by the margrave. George
Frederick Charles. the Brandenburg Red
Eagle The insignia of this order IS n
Maltese cross with red eagle in the
center.
Admiral McCalla's course when the
allies were squabbling over the ways and
means for relieving the diplomats i'm
prisoned In the Chinese capital will not
soon be forgotten.
Your discussions lead to nothing. gen.
temen." he said to his associates at the
close Of a fruitless session. Meantime
my Minister is in danger, and I am CO.
ing 10 PelSin."
And to Pelxin he went, with what re-
suit all the world knows His action at
that time won everybody's admiration.
and honors came to him thick and fast.
Blu. tho most distinguished ones he 70.
ceiYed were the Red Eagle OF Germany
and the China war medal with the Pehin
clasp from King Edward Of England.
While recognizing the country's debt to
this gallant officer. it was not until some
time after these decorations were be-
slowed that Congress passed law al
lowing him 70 wear them.
An odd and unusual decoration is that
Of the star Of Ethiopia. which was given
by King Menelik of Abysslnla to Robert
p. Skinner, the American consul general
at Marseilles, when he headed a special
embassy 10 that country for the purpose
Of negotiating trade treaty His friends
never tired OF hearing Mr.. SINNERS ac-
count OF that wonderful expedition, which
is like page from some Oriental classic.
His Ethiopian escort was arrayed "ln
gorgeous silks and satins. with lion and
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

leopard skin nantes. gold and silver
plated bucklers, carrying lances from
which fioated the national colors. mounted
upon spirited horses. they galloped into
formation. the very order OF which was
an apparent disorder, shifting like a
kaleidoscope"
At this audience King Menelik decorated
not only Mr.. Skinner. but his associates
as well, and gave 10 the marines and
escort OF sailors medals commemorative
Of their visit.
Both the Chinese and Japanese en-
perors have been generous in distribut-
ing decorations among the Americans who
have distinguished themselves The
Chinese order Of the double dragon, which
was established in 1851 by the Emperor
Tsai T'ien. has been bestowed upon John
Barrett, Herbert Pierce, Col. r w.
Symons. and Andre Brewster. who was
military attache at Pekin during the war
between Japan and Russia. and the Order
Of the missing Sun. the most notable OF all
the japanese orders. has been given 70
many Americans the last one to recsiva
ii being President Eliot. Of Harvard.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

n ESOLVE firmly at the outset
tx never to buy what you do not
IN need just because It Is cheap.
This is the rock upon which
the born bargain-maker wrecks purse
and peace OF mind II put into the con-
iessional, how many OF US could plead
not guilty II asked to search the rec
oFds or memory for instances Of this
form or extrava gance? Who Of us has
not excused the folly by 1T is true, l
ulu not really want II at the moment:
put The time might come when q would
be useful. and IL was so ridiculously
cheap II seemed a shame to let IL slip
through my fingers" the unvarnished
iact being that the shame lay IN spend
ing money Tor a useless thing
we talked together last week OF the
stubborn fact that each OF US whose
income does not mount well Into the
tens or thousands must face the abso-
lute necessity for cuTtaiIng expenses
that were comfortably covered ten
years back by salary or dividends or
rents that did not equal two-thlrds OF
what we are today receiving. | pause
at this point 10 modify a statement
made In that paper. I said that family
expenses are now IS per cent. more
than they were three years ago. After
my manuscript went 70 press / had an
opportunity OF looking more narrowly
into statistics involving the rates Of lly-
Ing In all sections of the United States.
as compared with the outgo and income.
I'VE years earlier in the century. Fig
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
IA GaNOMY 1nBUYING

cent to her that very dayP I thought
OF 4 when found that / must overrun
this months allowance by exactly the
amount 10 Will cost 20 get a barrel OF
best family -four / wish ! had the old
lady's guardian ANCHOR a bigger al
lowancer'
Then fired a direct question at her:
rel?"
Her answer was as direct:
1T Is cheaper in the long run
I knowI" i interrupted. when you
came in 1 was reading a magazine arti-
Gle by practical housewife who knows
whereof she speaks. on The Struggles
OF the Halfway Poor BY the way.
there are more Of that class In our
favored land at the present speaking
than ever before since the landings at
jamestown and Plymouth. Hear Mrs.
Well-to-Do's advice 70 the halfway poor
woman:
My dear child, I wish you would
understand how much more expensive
II is TO get things in small quantitiesi
1 save literally hundreds OF dollars
yearly buying hour, potatoes and apples
by the barrel II you can buy a
tub OF butter now at % cents a pound.
when you are paying IS at retail prices.
see what you save! II you do not learn
never be rich
No. laments the other inwardlv
and as I shall never be rich / shall
never have the money 20 spend on
quantity OF staples at once"
closed the magazine and proceeded
with the Improvement OF my text:
In nay salad days, when ! was
green In Judgment. !. too, was a
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

ures that cannot equivocate show that,
as a body domestic and polite. we pay
out 81 per oSct more for the necssSaries
and comforts OF living than we expend-
ed for the same in the year OF our Lord
1900.
Set alongside OF this startling truth
the fact that salaries and wages have
not advanced, on an average. 10 per
cent In the most prosperous region OF
our common country, and there gapes
OeIore US pretty big hole TO be filed
Up Dy economies. great and small
10 return TO the practice OF these
oiue penciI' the memorandum Of to-
day. 1 illustrate by an individual case.
dear young friend, 10 whom I speak
as plainly as 10 my daughters. called
upon me on her morning round OF mar
keung, and In the course or the con
Versation lamented the difficulty ~
bringing her household expenses Within
the limits OF the allowance made TO-
the purpose by her generous husband
1 cannot bear TO ask him for morel'.
she said. his business suffered sadly
in the general depression OF last year
and has not recovered from the pres
sure. Yet our family is no larger than
II was five years ago. And l do try 10
be economical. Ny heart sank like lead
when | saw the length OF the meme
randum my cook and 1 made out this
morning"
She drew It from her pocket and
opened H.
1t was formidable in my more EXPERT
enced eyes
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

an unknown quantity iEto the barrel
Mrs F.'s cook made to her mistress
when she (Katy) was about to throw
six fine. large potatoes with the
kitchen refuse into the garbage pail7
Sure. mem. and there's a whole bar
relful in the eellarr
Katy struck the keynote OF an
opus that may be said 10 be a con
tinucuS performance IN nine out OF
ten households where wholesale buy
ing is practiced."
Ny guest scratched out barrel and
substituted bag"
Fourteen pounds Of each kind OF
sugar.! she read, thoughtGully. That
ought TO last our family three weeks,
unless Jane INDUCES her fancy for
extras in cakes and buildings too
freely. Would you get half the guam
Without waiting for an answer she
ran on:
And we wouldn't eat a dozen
oranges In one week. Nor a dozen
lemons. / suppose you would say the
same OF four boxes OF crackers and OF
oatmeal?"
laid my hand on the busy pencil:
dictate nothing, dear! You are the
proper judge Of what you have a
right to spend and 70 save.
l meant what I said. I knew, how
ever, that 1 had dropped good seed
into good soil I would fain believe
the same with regard TO the larger
audience 1 place before my magma
ton In turning back TO my desk.
Had l elected 10 take that memo
randum in detail. as 1 am reading.
with my minds eye. scores OF expense
books conned ruefully by fellow
houSemothers. I could have cut down
the sum total In other ways than by
advising retail IN place OF whole
sale purchases. Jane evidently medi-
tated chocolate cake. A palmer COM
pound would have tasted as well 20
John. II properly concocted. Olives
need not appear upon the table at the
same time with mixed pickles, and.
unless mayonnGise dressing be a tri-
weekly treat, u would be prudent 10
get a quart and not a half gallon OF
oil.
II your list OF must haves'' for the
day was pruned judiciously. my sister
student In this hard, new school, the
eurtatled result would amaze you and
crafty the hnancier Of the house.
hold. Separate may gets from must
HAYES" And buy nothing today be-
cause there is a bare probability that