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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-14
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Mrs. A. H. Goldstein will entertain
tomorrow afternoon at the last of Sc
ries of three bridge parties.
The Tuesday Bridge club met this
Kneezel.
Miss Loretta Brick will be the next
hostess of the Girls Thursday Bridge
club, which will meet between Christ
mas and the New Year.
The last meeting of the High Five
club until after the holidays will be
held Friday at the home of Mrs. Edward
Kneezel.
Miss Aileen Hague entertained very
beautifully on last Saturday afternoon
at six tables of bridge.
Red and green was the attractive
color scheme chosen for the decorations
and was developed with smilax and
numbers of Christmas bells.
The first prize, silver picture
frame. was won by Miss Henrietta
Buckler; the second, a cut glass bon
bon dish, went to Miss Joel Lapowski.
and Miss Agnes Eadie received the
consolation, a pair of silk hose.
The young hostess was assisted in
entertaining her guests by her sisters.
Mrs. T. NJ. Corcoran, Miss Clara Hague
and Miss Rena Coldwen.
Refreshments were served from the
small tables, and the ice course was
most attractively served from molds
in the shape of Santa Claus, and hold
| ing in one hand a candle, and in the
| other tiny Christmas tree.
Miss Essie Darbyshire entertained
i very delightfully."- yesterday afternoon
/ at four tables of bridge. in honor of
! her guest. Miss Edith Bailey.
| The first prize a pair of gold beauty
pins, was won by Mrs. ]. W. Lorentzen,
! and second prize. The Rubaiyat of
! Bridge, went to Miss Julia Coldwell
| Following the games delightful re-
| freshments were served from the small
tables.
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RETURNING Ell PASOANS.
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Mrs. L. Blumentha1 and daughter,
Louise have returned from a soiourn
of some length in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McNary are ex
pected home tomorrow from New
York, where they have been the past
month enjoying the grand opera sea-
son.
Mrs. James McMinn returned the first
of the week from a six months sojourn
at various points in California.
Mrs. W. r. Martin returned last week
from a three weeks visit to San Fran
cisco, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa, Cal
ifornia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-14

Nl Paso,. Christma. store,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-14
DINNERS AND PARTIES.

Mrs. J. P. McFadyean entertained
very pleasantly on last Saturday even
ing in celebration of her birthday an
niversary.
The home was attractively decorated
throughout with mistletoe and chrys-
anthemums.
Mrs. Joseph Thew added to the pleas
ure of the evening with several beauti-
fully rendered piano solos, and a deli
cious oyster supper was served.
Those present were: Mesdames I. w.
Grace. C. T. Race. Albert Winn, F. A
Savage. Esther Fraser. Joseph Thew,
Spaulding, C. S. Wright, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Campbell Mr.. and Mrs. 1. j. Ayers,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Daniel, Mrs. Rosa
Ashley, Miss Lucille Ayers.
Dorothy Williams, daughter of Mrs.
B. NJ. Williams, will entertain a num-
Der of friends on Wednesday, Dec. 81,
in celebration Of her eleventh birthday
anniversary.
The first of a series of informal re-
ceptions to be given by Rev. and Mrs.
Henry Easter will take place tomor
row evening at the rectory.
Mrs H NJ Northup, of Las Vegas. N.
NJ. who is in the city and who con-
templates organizing a kindergarten,
will give a parlor entertainment on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, at
the home of Mrs. H. E. Stevenson, on
Corto street.
Mrs. r. F. Campbell will discontinue
her Tuesday at homes until after the
holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Thurston, of 500
Montana street, entertained at dinner
last Thursday evening at the Toltec
club. Covers were laid for Mr.. and
Mrs. Shumate, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Crow
der and Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston- All at
rending the informal dance afterwards
DIT the club.
Invitations have been issued by the El
Pasc Social club for masque ball, to
be given New Years eve at the Toltec
club. Many beautiful costumes are
being planned and the affair promises
to be- one OF the brilliant events Of the
holidasr season.
Miss Sophia Roamel. niece Of Mrs.
Bernard, of the Green Tree hotel. very
pleasantly entertained a number of her
friends on Saturday evening at a typi-
cal German -Kaffeklatsch." The house
! was attractively decorated in color
effect of green and white, intermingled
with American flags
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-14

After spending several weeks in this
city visiting friends, Mrs. K. 7. Beckett
returned to her home at Ration, n. NJ
Mrs. Annie Porter Krause of New
York is in the city visiting friends.
DR.. H NJ. Helm, of Batopilas, Mexico,
arrived the first of the week to spend
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. r. Helm.
Mrs. J. R. Livesay, of La Mesa, N NJ,
is the guest of Mrs. B. NJ. Williams for
a short time.
Col and Mrs. James Beaumont Of Vic
toria, Texas, are in the city TO spend
the holiday season with their daughter,
Mrs. Henry Pfaff
q o 9, . eel
has arrived to visit Mrs. B. NJ Wor-
sham, and will be mere some time. Miss
Womack visited FL Paso last winter
and made many friends during her
stay.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-14

afternoon at the home Of Mrs. A H.
Winter, when the hours were spent In
sewing.
Refreshments of sandwiches, coffee
and cake were served to the workers,
who were: Mrs. William H. F. Judd,
Mrs. Guy l.. Warren. Mrs. ]. E. Bar
clay. Mrs. Clyde Holmes, Mrs. w. H.
Cook, Mrs. c. S. Mckinney, Mrs. L. L.
Mundy, Mrs. w. J. Cox, Mrs. j j.
Pearce, Mrs. l.. L. Rowland and 9TH
erS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-14

The Whatsoever club of the Houston
Square Sunday school was entertained
last Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Irving
Mcneil Her pretty home was made
even more attractive by the use OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-14

Your nails should be manicured reg
ularly. Elite Parlors, Sd Stevens Bldg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-14

Mrs. Frank Coles, who has been i'll
the past week, Is somewhat improved
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-19
TIL CIRCULAR STAIRCASE

and put one on every stair in the
house, and you'll never catch any
thing. There's some things you can't
handcuff."
Liddy was right. AS soon as l could,
l went up to the trunkroom, which
was directly over my bedroom. The
plan of the upper story of the house
was like that of the second floor, in
the main. One end, however, over
the'east wing, had been left only roug-
ly finished, the intention having been
to convert it into a ballroom at some
future time. The maids rooms, trunk
room, and various storerooms, includ-
ing a large airy linen room, opened
from a long corridor, like that on the
second floor. And in the trunkroom,
as Liddy had said, was a fresh break
in the plaster.
Not only in the plaster, but through
the lathing, the aperture extended. I
reached into the opening, and three
feet away, perhaps, | could touch the
bricks of the partition wall. For some
reason the architect in building the
house had left a space there that
struck me. even in the surprise of the
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Miss lines, spinster and guardian OF
Gertrude and Halsey. established summer
headquarters at Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
merous difficulties the servants deserteo;
AS Miss Innes locked up for the night
she was startled by a dark figure on the
veranda. Unseemly noises disturbed ner
during the night. In the morning MISS
lines found a strange link ~cuff-button In
a hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with lack Bailey. The house was awak-
ened by a revolver shot and Arm
strong was found shot to death In the
hall. Miss Innes found Halsey's revolver
on the lawn. He and Jack Bailey had dis
appeared. The link cuff-button mysteri-
ously disappeared. Detective Jameson
gagged to lack Bailey, with whom she
talked in the billiard room a few mo-
ments before the murder. Jameson &C
cused Miss lines of holding back evil
dence. He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
a laundry chute. Gertrude was suspected:
A negro found the other half OF what
proved to be Jack Bailey's cuff-button.
Halsey reappears and says he and Bailey
left in response to a telegram. Gertrude
said she had given Bailey an un,oadea
T wespSn' f cashisr t gai Esye Of nm Pau a '0 Arml
strong's bank, defunct, was arrested for
embezzlement Halsey said Armstrong
wrecked his own bank and could clear
Bailey. Paul Armstrong; death. was an
nounced. Halsey's %iancee, Louise Arm
strong. was found at the lodge. me
1odgekeeper said Louise and Arnold nao
a long talk the night of the murder. Lou
Use was Frustrated. Louise told Halsey.
that while she still loved him she was 70
marry another, and that he would desplse
her when he learned the whole story.
It developed thu DR.. Walker and Louise
were to be married. A prowler was heard
in the house. Louise was found at the
bottom of the circular staircase. Louise
said she had heard a knock at the door
and answered it. Something brushed past
her on the stairway and she tainted.
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If on: sas,s s;s. T a.s Thompson's Eye Water
HOSTESS HAD TO OWN UP
Domestic Secret Disclosed When the
Guests Could Not Be Served
With Pie.

She was a woman of and
ability and when her husband arrived
for dinner with an unexpected guest
she thought she had devised a way
to meet the fact that she had but one
piece of pie in the house and had in
tended her husband should have that.
She instructed him that when she
sent to the kitchen for dessert he was
to say he could not possibly eat any
more than be had eaten and then the
pie could be brought to her guest
without his surmising that there was
but one piece in the house.
This might have worked out all
right If the pie had not been so ex-
ceedingly good and her husband had
not known this because he had 1t for
dinner the day before. =,
When the maid cleared away the
dinner dishes the master of the house
said he had no room for dessert.
The guest said he felt the same way.
Then, when the master thought it was
safe to do so, he changed his mind
and said after all he guessed he would
take dessert. The pie was brought.
When it was half eaten the guest
said it looked so good he thought he.
too, would indulge.
mo, you won't" said the hostess.
and she told the tale of the pie.
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ment. / had expected a secret room,
at the very least, and | think even Mr..
Jameson had fancied he might at last
have a clew to the mystery. There
vas evidently nothing NOR to be dis
covered; Liddy reported that every
thing was serene among the servants,
and that none of them had been dis
turbed by the noise. The maddening
thing, however, was that the nightly
visitor had evidently more than n
way Of gaining access to the house, and
we made arrangements to redouble
our vigilance as to windows and doors
that night.
Halsey was inclined to pooh-pooh
the whole affair. He said a break in
the plaster might have occurred
months ago and gone unnoticed, and
that the dust had probably been
stirred up the day before. After all.
we had to let it got at that, but we
put in an uncomfortable Sunday. Ger
trude went to church, and Halsey took
a long walk in the morning. Louise
was able to sit up, and she allowed
Halsey and Liddy to assist her down
stairs late in the afternoon. The east
veranda was shady, green with vines
and palms, cheerful with cushions and
lounging chairs. We put Louise in a
steamer chair, and she sat there
passively enough, her hands clasped
in her lap.
We were very silent. Halsey sat on
the rail with a pipe, openly watching
Louise, as she looked broodingly
across the valley to the hills. There
was something battling in the girls
eyes; and gradually Halsey's boyish
features lost their glow at seeing her
about again, and settled into grim
lines. He was like his father just
then.
We sat until late afternoon, Halsey
growing more and more moody. Short
ly before six he got up and went into
the house, and in a few minutes he
came out and called me to the tele-
phone. 1t was Anna Whitcomb, in
town, and she kept me for 20 minutes,
telling me the children had had the
u6dSlcS anu AOW NIuC. oWCCAy Ao0
botched her new gown.
When / finished, Liddy was behind
me, her mouth a thin line.
Il wish you would try to look cheer
full, Liddy," l groaned. your face
would sour milk" But Liddy seldom
replied to my gibes. She folded her
lips a little tighter.
"He called her up" she said oracu-
larly, che called her up. and asked her
to keep you at the telephone, so he
could talk to Miss Louise. A thank
less child is sharper than a %serpent's
TOOTH"
"Nonsense!" l said b%rusquely. Il
might have known enough to leave
them. It's a long time since you and
l were in love, Liddy, and-we for
get"
Liddy shifted.
mo man ever made a fool of me-"
she replied virtuously.
We'll, something did," l retorted.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-19
SHORT COATS
INNUMERABLE EDITIONS TO
CHOOSE FROM.
Serious Consideration Demanded on
the Part Of the Woman Who In
tends to Make a Long or
Short Journey.

When the short-coated suit for trav-
cling is to be decided upon, which OF
the many editions are you going to
choose? The problem %confronts wom-
ankind, and a certain discretion must
be exercised or there will appear
some figures in our midst that will
bring down well-deserved ridicule up
on the heads of the offenders.
Just as soon as a woman considers
her figure in relation to the garments
that she purchases will there be a
marked defamation of the ranks Of
~irdifferently, nay, e%xecrably, dressed
followers Of fashion.
Whether you be tall, slender or of
generous proportions, the question of
the short coat assails you. Which
shall 1t be?
The slender. sylphlike creature is
indeed fortunate in this age of sup
pressed curves, for her figure is able
to wear the short coat without the
annoying consideration of the pros
and the cons. Her coat may be belted
in with a wide patent leather belt,
and the peplum can be varied in line,
cut away at the front or turned up at
the corner in military style at the
front lines or back. The slenderness
at the hips is the point that allows
this.
The short woman must be judicious
when selecting her coat. That model
that emphasizes length of line must
be chosen. The long revers, the point
ed line at the bottom, the disposition
of trimming in long, narrow vertical
lines-these are the main ~guide-posts.
Stout women are less fortunate
since the curtailed coat has been re-
installed. Sleeves must not be too
full; the heightened narrow collar,
small buttons and a lack Of trim
mings should characterize the coats
CT the heavier figures.
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discovery, as an excellent place for a
conf1agration to gain Roadway.
you are sure the hole was not here
yesterday" asked Liddy, whose ex-
preston vas a mixture of satisfaction
and alarm. In answer she pointed to
the new cooks trunk-that necessary
adjunct of the migratory domestic. The
top was covered with fine white plaster,
as was the floor. But there were no
large pieces of mortar lying around
no bits of lathing. When l mentioned
this to Liddy she merely raised her
eyebrows. Being quite confident that
the gap was of unholy origin, she did
not concern herself with such trifes
as a bit of mortar and lath. No doubt
they were even then heaped neatly
on a ~gravestone in the Casanova
~churchyard!
l brought Mr.. Jameson up to see
the hole in the wall, directly after
breakfast. His expression was very
odd when he looked at it, and the first
thing he did was to try to discover
what object, if any, such a hole could
have. He got a piece of candle, and
by e%nlarging the aperture a little was
able to examine what lay beyond. The
result was nil. The trunkroom, al
though heated by steam heat, like the
rest of the house, boosted of a fire.
place and mantel as we'll. The open
ing had been made between the aue
and the outer wall Of the house. There
was revealed, however, on inspection,
only the brick of the chimney on one
side and the outer wall of the house
on the other; in depth the space ex-
tended only to the flooring. The
breach had been made about four feet
from the floor, and inside were all the
missing bits of plaster. 1t had been
a m~ethodical ghost.
It was very much Of a disappoint-
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-19
CHAPTER XIX.
Concerning Thomas.


"Mr. Jameson" 1 said. when we
found ourselves alone after dinner
that night, 'the inquest yesterday
seemed to me the merest recapitula-
ton of things that were already
known. 1t developed nothing new be-
yond that story of DR.. Stewards, and
that was volunteered"
"An inquest is only a necessary for
mality, Miss Innes," he replied. "Un-
less a crime is committed in the open
the inquest does nothing beyond get
ting evidence from witnesses while
events are still in their minds. The
police step in later. You and 1 both
know how many important things
never transpired. For instance: The
dead man had no key, and yet Miss
Gertrude testified to a fumbling at
the lock, and then the opening of the
door. The piece of evidence you men,
ton, DR.. Stewards story, Is one of
those things we have to take cautious
ly; the doctor has a patient who
wears black and does not raise her
veil. Why, it is the typical mysteri-
Gus lady! Then the good doctor
comes across Arnold Armstrong, who
was a ~graceless scamp-de mortuis-
what's the rest of it?-and he is quar-
reling with a lady in black. Behold,
says the doctor, they are one and the
same"
ITO BE CONTINJED)
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SENSE IN DRESS
MANY Women Have Never Learned
That Dress and Appearance
Are Correlated.

There Is a woman whom l see In
the cars daily who has eve learned
that dress and appearance are at all
correlated. She is a short, stout little
body, and by the time she has com
pleted her toilet she looks Ikea walk
ing balloon. Her coats are always
pulled as to sleeve and padded as to
shoulder; her shirtwaists blouse; she
wears wide bows at her neck and on
her hat; her shoes have broad, round
points, and her light gloves make her
hands look larger.
/ takes more than a regard for the
direction In which q stripe runs to
oy q tendency to undue length
or shortness. My friends costume
would be ideal for the animated bean
pole. But she herself should dress
severely. in simple. straight lines; her
hats should be high, with erect plumes
or Ribbons: har gloves should be dark.
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ness, as 1t might turn out. Then, too,
fly Halsey's happiness or w%retched-
the return of her mother would mean,
of course. that she would have to
leave us, and l had become greatly at
tached to her.
From the day Mr.. Jameson came
to ~Sunnyside, there was a subtle
change in Gertrude's manner to me.
1t was elusive, difficult to analyze, but
it was there. She was no longer frank
with me, although l think her affec-
tion never wavered. At the time | laid
the change to the fact that | had for
hidden all communication with John
Bailey, and had refused to acknowl-
edge any engagement between the
two. Gertrude spent much of her
time wandering through the grounds,
or taking long c~ross-country walks.
Halsey played golf at the Country
club day after day, and after Louise
left, as she did the following week,
Mr.. Jameson and l were much to-
gether. He played a fair game OF crib
bage, but he cheated at solitaire.
The night the detective arrived,
Saturday, l had a talk with him. /
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-19
Ownership Of Property Subject Of In
~teresting Decision by Spokane
n Judge.

Judge Norman s. Buck, a member
of the lower house of the Washington
legislature died at Spokane. Judge
Buck was a pioneer resident of that
district and of the Occur d'Alene min
ing district and was widely known
and popular.
In the late SOS Judge Buck render
ed a decision while sitting on the
bench in Idaho that attracted atten-
ton throughout the nation, as it de-
cided the ownership Of the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mine, the greatest
silver-lead producer in the world, still
said to worth $40. 000.0 900 and having
an annual output Of owe $4,000. 600.
The mine was located by Phil
O'Rourke and his partner during q
prospecting tour In the winter Of 1884
S. as a result Of the uncovering OF the
outcropping through the paving Of g
pack mule which they had found
astray and appropriated. Dutch
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PURELY FEMININE

Stitched straps are excellent for all
forms. Embroidered plastrons must
DO placed in advantageous position.
always keeping well in mind the fact
that decoration must not be obstrus-
i've, but a harmonious part of the
whole scheme. On the short coat
they may be widely used.
Side panels of braid, embroidery OF
stitched material give grace, but a
certain thickness OF the body which
it were wise for the stout woman to
eschew. The variation of the fasten-
ing is another note that must be ia
ken into consideration when the short
coat is decided upon.
One more point. Look well at the
skirt with which the short jacket is
to be worn. Remember that here lies
the effect that will a~ccentuate the
short lines, or serve to mitigate the
change that undoubtedly results from
this seasons note.
Whether the jackets Of shorter
length will be able to extend OF into
the next season is a moot point, but
while they are here they must be
chosen with due regard for the women
within.
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Dresses for Small Girls.

Shantung in the pastel and raw"
shades is extremely in favor this year
for the small girls frock and light
summer coat, for which garments, too,
ecolienne is chosen by some of the
exclusive designers. Quite two-thirds
of the frocks for small girls are col
~larless, and both round and square
necks are seen. AS a rule, the shan
tung frock is made up with a low
neck, and an adjustable chemisette &C
companies 1t, to be put on when q
high effect is necessary. But, again,
even for the small girls dress and
coat the tailored effects are resorted
to. Az for the shirtwaist suits which
w~ell-erown girls Of eight to ten years
are wearing, these nearly all are
made up with prim bands and stitched
plaits that reproduce the tailored
neatness Of their elder sisters waists.
-Harper's Bazaar.