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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

VNHE heavy square mesh lace called
fliet is used as base this season
upon which to eubroider designs. pref
erahly Of Il conventional character.
Silk and crewel are used to embroider
the patterns on this foundation, Vari-
Gus applications are embroidered upon
the heavier laces. also the fillet, and
then cut out IN scroll-like designs and
applied 10 the lace by an embroidery
stitch One OF the latest whims of the
kind is linen applique or lace the linen
being embroidered with silk floss.
Where there is profusion OF trim
ming on gown IT Is usually of braid
or applique designs OF velvet or cloth.
Bra!dins never seams te-lose Its hold
on fashion and does not restrict. as do
some gayer and more elaborate trim
minEs. the uses Of a gown TO certain
special occasions
Old fashioned shawls of the oriental
patterns in the beautiful eoiorings of
the east may be turned into usefulness
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
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Squire pARAsoLS TIE LATEST
FROM PARIS.
WERE NEVER MORE ATTRACTIVE
OR HANDLES AS ARTISTIC

The square parasol is one of the very
newest examples, and az it generally
comes In imported models covered
with chiffon It is by no means trihing
The square parasol Illustrated is a
French affair of pink satin covered
/ with white chiffon. which tn turn is
decorated with hand painted roses
! Fight Tiny lunches OF Ribbon roses
placed al tho border add t6 the 4iis-
function OF this charming sunshade
by the way, If woman is clever with
her embroidery media she can buy a
/ plain parasol Of a modish shape and
add the decorative touches herself at
small cost
! ENorbitant euns are Being paid for
( hand painted parasols, and many girls
are reapIng quite harvest this SUM
mer bT painting them for the shops
and filling individual orders Such
paintings are IN blurred soft tones on
family tinted silks and sometimes the
designs are In festooned effects with
little medallions showing quaint pow
dered and patched beauties OF the old
French regimes
The dainttly hand painted sunshade
ia he seen among the cuts ls Of lilac
silk with a border Of pink roses and
{ Floiets The alternate ribs are COW
( cred with gray and violet embroidery.
/ and the long silk fringe is pale lilac.
/ This is a shepherdess parasol with the
crook on the ferula end and a long
straight stick at the other end
CATHERINE TALBOT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

VN0 prevent moths and other insects
In house closed for the summer
cleanliness is necessary. as spots on
fabrics and dust and dirt on wood at
tract household pests. II the dirt
CLONE were not reason enough for APP
plying soap and other cleansing agents
there Is the added fact that washing
or airing viii exterrninate insects.
IT is not too much to say that every
inch of wood which is not IN the light
OF day should be washed with ammo
MIA water and soap AL bureau and
dressing table drawers should be emp
tied. wiped carefully with wet cloths
and then put into the sun for an hour
or two 10 dry and air. Fresh papers
should he put in. and every article that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

vas or paper frleze. giving the design
the appearance OF bold openwork en-
broidery. a very sharp pair of scis-
sors must be used, and II does not at
all matter II the frieZe be cut into
short lengths so long as II Is pasted
up carefully on the wall so tlat the
joins do not show.
The design should not be "conyen-
ttonal." but of natural looking flowers.
A very pretty effect is gained by carry
ing this idea out all through a house,
choosing a different flower for each
frieze. One room might have friezs
of pansies. another punches and ten
drills of violets. another golden daffo-
dis. The flower chosen for the frieze
| Is repeated III the pattern on the hang
| ings. the chintz on the chairs and on
| the toilet table.
Cream enamel or green stained
wooden furniture looks charming in a
flower room. Any clever woman can
| carry out this idea In her bedroom. and
| II she is able TO do the actual putting
up of the frieze herself here is a good
paste to use: Mix quartern of -four
into a pail with cold water and then
| pour boiling water slowly on it stir
ring all the while until II fhickens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

dry the carpets before eamphor, tar
balls or other moth preventlves are
scattered over the rugs. etc. and
ground into the nap by walking on the
balls
Closet doors in rooms tightly closed
must be opened SO more air vii! be
admitted. and the retreat is less snug
for moths Whatever articles are
wrapped in newspaper should. he done
SO that no persistent intruder can get
into them around the edges, and the
safest way to accomplish this is to
turn under the edges If tops and sides
twice before tying the bundles,
Rugs are likely to go through the
warm season In good condition II laid
fiat on the floor, putting plenty of moth
preventive over the surface as the car
pets are treated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

rot As a motif and the chantieieer
makes his appearance ON handles In a
great variety Of designs, ranging from
cocks head TO a full presentmeut Of
his highness the monarch Of the barn -
yard The owl is another bird which
designers are fond Of using on parasol
handles and on black or white model
this wise bird with his great solemn
eyes is not bad when perched at the
end of the handle Dogs Of fighting
blood with their undershot Jaws are
favorbe Communications. while oeca-
sionally a monkey winds his tail about
the handle of some stunning sunshade
and looks up impudently into the own
er's face.
All OF these handles are not for the
woman with conservative tastes. but 1t
must be admitted that many of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

unusual designs are beautifully worked
out by their makers The swan. crane
or stork " hen well carved on a handle
IS attractive 20 women whose sartorial
taste does not run to extreme STYLES
| They. too offer peculiar advantages In
the designer, because their long necks
give graceful crooks and other effects
AS the handles of the season are very
long drawn out this is point not to
be, overlooked by the trade. number
OF these elongated handles are studded
with small pet steel and colored beads
with here and here large bead set
/ In to vary the wonotony of the scheme
And there are countless designs in nat
ural wood or painted handles that are
wonderfully smart
Raffla handles are among the new
offerings In the shops. They are fetch
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

ing on parasoIs of summary type and
are made either plain or set with semi
precious cabochon stones harmonizing
with the costume. Among the pictures
is one OF an entire parasol made OF
raffla in the natural coloring. decorated
with long fringe OF the raw raffia. 1t
has d long handle ending in a carved
head of some strange species Of the
feathered Kingdom.
This years parasols have Il style Of
their own and tell the tale OF their
newness The most marked difference
is in the width of their panels, sixteen
ribs beiTfg used instead Of the regula-
ton eight, Handles. as ! have said,
are very iong-so long. In fact. that
the arm must be bent at right angles
to rest the hand on top when the own
err Is standing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

domestic. lie mRrries because he
wants . home and thinks he has found
4 the right girl But n he comes home
at night and fluds dark discomfort in
stead Of light and cheerfuIuess he
soon begins to feel that he has made a
mistake.
II YOU 20 the right way about 1t you
can make him look upon you as the
most helpful woman IN the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
WHEN ACCIDENTS hAppEN.

II ink stains get on your frock, re-
move at once with salts of lemon II
the color will not run.
IL milk IL split over II. wash at once
with soap and water
II candle or other grease falls on It,
take II out with iron and blotting pa
per, French chalk or benzoin callas
II II is rain spotted, iron ON the
wrong side with piece of muslin be-
tween the cloth and the iron.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
ONE ON The RECTOR

Rector did not see you at our So
cial gathering last week. Lisboth,
Why was that?
Lisbeth--Well. had little gather
ing Of my own last week. sir
Rector-Dear me. Where was that
Lisbeth On the back OF my neck.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

plunging it Will be good news to know
that she may find charming cotton
galloons machine embroidered, In this
Slavonic spirit that may be used very
well. There Is such a galloon about
three inches wide that may DO ma
nipuiated into square motifs that look
wonderfully like hand embroideries
Whatever little motif OF this kind that
Is found to work successfully on linen
will be equally good on shantung
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

bic. 10 use forcible II not elegant
term II is difficult To predict from
present signs OF skirt skifnpiness where
the craze Win end, but SO far the mod
ish tupe measures just two yards at
the bottom. And this is not all; It is
so tight under the knees that II Is with
decided dig omfovt that the wearer
walks IN IL
The, foibles Of femininity are many,
but this Is the last straw But the
wonderful thing about fashions vaga-
ries is that, no matter how outre they
may be. there IN nearly always a GER
tain smartness in their freakiness that
makes them positively alluring And
even in our tight skirts. though we
have to walk Ike Japanese nousmees
We manage TO look graceful. Some Of
the models 10 be sure are impossibly
ugly. and none is really becoming. be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

ARE YOU GOING TO PAPER7
ONE of the newest ideas in room dec
Grafton is the flower frieze The
walls of the room are colored or pa
pered cream or some delicate shade.
and then an applique of flowers Is put
mp just below the cornice. This APP
pliaue is made by cutting away the
background from the pattern of a can
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

II you WAX tho END ~ your thread
or embroidery floss You can thread a
much fner needle and thread IL much
more easily.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

but IT. IS only recently that feninjnity
has taken to using these pretty pro-
tectors from the suns rays Possibly
the many hat shapes that this season
turn UP abruptly from the face are &C
count4ble for the very early use Of the
parasol, Certainly these same hats
SIT f7gtu TC5poustDte ty Tive beauty doc
tors for many OF the wrinkles patients
ae- coming to them TO have 'ironed'
ont
The parasuls most practical for early
use are of course, the plain coaching
models carried out In one or two toned
effects In cQlorings 10 harmonic with
the tailored suits with which they are
carried But TO be smart these para
soils must have something very effec-
tive by way of handle not to say
something decidedly bizarre And the
manufacturers have met the demand in
very clever fashion in the wooden
handles. The flower design with nat w
ural or painted wood handle ending in
q single flower exqIisitely carved and
Cclured VIII he liked by women to
whom grotesque designs do not appeal
In the eccentric line one finds the par
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
TO CLEAN PAINTINGS.

on paintings may he cleaned by rub
bing over them freshly cut slice of
potato which has been slightly damp
ened The lather should be wiped Of
with soft damp sponge and then tina
picture should he washed with luke
warm water. dried and polished with a
piece of soft SILK that has been washed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
USING FELT HATS.

II YOU have any leftover felt hats
from the winter that are not to be pre-
served for future use here liz a way
that you can turn them 10 account.
From them you can make pot ltfters,
iron holders poIishers for waxed floors
mats on which to stand plants and
rounds to paste on legs OF chairs and
tables 10 stop scratches
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

HOWEVER lovely the flowers.
plants. trees and lawn in q gar
den may be. there should be provided
comfortable and artistic Seats placed
here and there about the grounds
where one may sit and while away an
idle hour In artistic value garden
furniture has made enormous strides
lately. and the newest and latest de-
sign lis to be seen in the illustration,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

va Y CST interesting OF all the
va VIE fashions OF the season are
W u the new skirts. Fate has
n " a decreed that we shall wab-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
WOODEN VESSELS FOR PLANTS

Heavy plants. such as cactus or by
drangea, should be grown IN wooden
vessels The vessels are more suitable
for porch ornaments, retain the lnois-
ture longer. can be painted IN match
porch furnishings and are not ineon-
venient To handle II handles are nailed
on each side Flowers grown In wood
en- vessels are stronger than those
grown in glazed crooks or tin vessels
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

consisting OF settee which can easily
and quickly be converted into lounge
by simply turning up one of he sup
porting blocks on the rail- underneath.
There are two of these rails. so that
the seat can be adjusted at differena
angles after the fashion OF morris
chair The transformation also re-.
suits in q table or ledge for books anl
glasses at one end.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10

DAYS are with rs ,
again Indeed. the new sun
shades have been displayed IN
the shops for several months,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
Mechanical Purifying
An ImpOSSibility
No Filter or Mechanical De-
vice Will Purify Drink
ing Water.

1t is a common thing for people to pur-
chase filters in the belief that they purify
our city water.
plish this. And it is easy to see that TINS
is true if we examine into the matter care
fully.
our city water contains considerable
amounts of minerals That is why II as Is
kaline taste. These minerals are entireiy
dissolved in the water-1ust as you "ouio
dissolve salt or sugar in water.
A filter of course Will not stop then
nassing through with the water, as they
are a part of it. only by changing the ma
ture of tho water-that is. turning 1t INTO
steam-can such foreign matter be remover
from it. ,.,..
with distilled water that is, roughly
speaking, the process employed. The water
is turned into steam, gas In the process
the impure part of the water Is ueposi p, - y
as solids in the boiler. The pure part OF
the water-that is, the steam-is recon
densed into water again. 1t is OF course
Distilled water. ...,, .
two Installations are necessary 10 renloFe
all the impurities from the water
1t is absolutely pure, soft" wholesome
drinking water 1t has no impurities What-
ever. either vegetable or mineral.
Puritas is aerated with pure ozone-se-
cured by passing current of electricity
through altered air.
We bottle Puritas in clean glass dehl.
iohns This work is carefully done that
the water reaches you with all It's Whole-
some purity intact.
Puritas is Inexpensive gallons cost but
4Oc. delivered within the old city boundary
lines At points beyond this the price is
a trne more, owing to the long maui reg
ular Puritas customers purchase coupon
books, thereby materially reducing the eN-
pense. -,
when you telephone ask US about these
Home 10O53: Sunset Main S191. Los An
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
TOO MANY R0MANCES COST
CITY FIREMAN HIS POSITION
A. D. Patterson Fails to Repay
One Woman $500

A. D. Patterson, fireman of engine
company No. 8, was dismissed by the
fire commission yesterday morning be-
cause he was naughty. Incidentally
Mrs. NJ. G. Husman's heart is plumb
busted" for she says Patterson prom
ised to marry her and didn't do it.
According to testimony introduced at
the hearing yesterday morning, the
mere fact that the marriage ceremony
was not performed didn't appear to
make much difference. Both of them
said so to the commission.
Mrs. Husman claims that while they
were on friendly terms Patterson bor-
rowed $500 of her to go into the busi-
ness of buying and selling horses. Some
time after she found out he was mar
ried legally, and then she demanded
he return her money. He gave her a
note for the amount and promised to
repay it $40 a month. He made two
payments and then stopped, threaten
ing to blackmail her. she says, if she
pressed the claim. But she took a
chance and presented the claim to the
fire commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
Municipal Affairs
ANDREWS Gets MAD AND
RAPS PREDATORY WEALTH
RageS Because 1t Is City's Turn
to Pay for Ornamental
Street Lights

My! myi my! But Josias jeremiah
Andrews did Jump on some nice
people yesterday. They were Gilbert
Wright, F. w. Blanchard, Joseph Mes
mer and some others who appeared be-
fore the streets committee to take up
the subject of the city paying for the
Juice in the ornamental lamp posts on
Hill, Broadway, Spring and Main
streets for the coming year.
Its not a square deal for the city
to pay for the Identification of your
Broadway property" said Andrews.
Square dealt" is Andrews cuss word.
IT'S not right that the poor man
who gets 50 a day should be made to
pay taxes so you rich people can have
lots of light in front of Your property
when he hasn't even one little arc lamp
out in his neighborhood. If you want
these lights, you should pay for them
yourselves"
The ornamental lamp posts were
erected on a "gentlemens agreement
with a former council that the prop
erty owners would pay for the posts
and the light every other year. the city
to pay for the light on alternate years.
The city must pay for the next year,
and 1t will cost more than $4,000 to
light the four principal main streets.
That's why Andrews objected so hard.
The members of the committee
chewed on this light business until
they were all pretty warm under the
collar, then they passed the buck to
the board of public works for a recon-
mendation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
News of the Courts
WIFE'S HIGH JINKS TOLD
BY HUBBY; Gets DIVORCE
JOY Rides and Absence Nights
Make Beatrice Again
Single

H. L Griffith secured an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce from Beatrice
Griffith, on the ground of desertion
yesterday in Judge James court, the
testimony indicating that the defen-
dant preferred late hours, automobile
rides and conquests over wider
range than the confines Of a comfor-
table and sedate home allowed.
The plaintiff testified that his wife
had frequently stayed away over night
and on returning had explained that
she was visiting her mother, when tele-
that she had not seen her daughter
during the time involved.
Frances Griffith, sister of the plain
tiff. testified that on one occasion Mrs.
Griffith came up to their home in an
automobile with other men and asked
her TO go cut for u joy ride" Sine
had refused, saying to the defendant
that it was unbecoming a married Wo-
man to run around with other men.
Mrs. Griffith. the PLAINTIFFS mother,
also testified against the defendant,
declaring that she had frequently been
missing over night and was known to
be out with other men. Her daughter,
Frances, declared she had seen the
defendant on the street after an alb
sence and that she looked as though
she had been in a fight, the indica-
tions being that she had been celebrat-
ing to an unusual extent the night
before.
The husband testified that after he
married the defendant, he found out
that she was an adopted daughter and
was only 16 years old, when she rep
resented to him that she was is years
of age.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
SECRET SESSIONITIS is
EPIDEMIC AT CITY HALL

Will some one please fumigate the
city hall and kill that vicious execu-
tive session microbe? 1t got into the
system of the fire commission yester-
day morning and that body spent
nearly half an hour behind the closed
doors of the mayors office before it
had framed up a program that it
wanted to put through at the public
session.
Nearly every department in the city
government is catching the secret ses-
sion malady. The board of public
works and the health department still
do all their business out in the open.
Perhaps the health department is inn
mune from the disease because it Is
the health department, but there are
a whole lot of people who would like
to have the health department give
the other departments a shot of some
kind of dope that would cure them and
make them immune in the future.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
HOORAY! GARBAGE PROBLEM
is NOW UNDER AMUSEMENT
Loading Station Probably Will Be
Moved to New Site

The streets committee of the council
got as far with the solution of the
garbage problem yesterday as taking
it under advisement. That the matter
has been under advisement for several
weeks didn't seem to bother the COM
mittee at all.
The ultimate solution of the PROPOSE
ton seems to be that the garbage
loading station will be located at the
old incinerator site, where it will be
out of everyone's way. But to do this
will require either that the garbage
must be hauled in cars through the
main portion of the city or that third
rail must be laid for a mile along Santa
Fe avenue to make the tracks on that
street standard gauge. One of these
alternatives probably will be de-
cided on.
Fifty or more men and women who
object to the present loading station on
Also and Anderson streets appeared
before the committee yesterday and
made a mighty protest against its
further continuance at that place.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
HUSH! RAILWAY SLEUTHS
VOTE TO DISGUISE NAME

The Railway Association of Special
Agents and Police of the United
States and Canada, in it's fourteenth
annual convention at F'raternal Broth-
erhood hall, this city, voted yesterday
to change it's name to the international
Association of Railway Special Agents
and Police.
One hundred and seventeen appllca-
tions for membership were received
Yesterday, and favorably voted on
which increased the total membership
to AL. The convention also voted TO
issue it's journal, the Railway Special
Agent, quarterly instead of annually
A session of the association viii be
held this evening at the Hotel Rosslyn,
when the place for holding the next
convention will be selected, officers
elected and other business transacted,
after which the convention will adjourn
until next year. The new members
from Los Angeles admitted yesterday
are: P. A. Andrews, Southern Pa
cific; c. S. Gilbert, Salt Lake road;
M. A. Moore, Southern Pacific; Harry
A. Mann, assistant chief special
agent, Southern Pacific.
The delegates will go to Catalina
Island today for a final sightseeing
trip and picnic before their return
home.