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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-22


date for coroner, will be listed among
the candidates to be at the session.
Crumpacker Coming?
Although Congressman Crumpacker,
who is making a whirlwind campaign
for reelection, is scheduled to appear
in the city on the evening of Sept "a
when he will dissect the issues of the
day, 1t was rumored along Broadway
yesterday that he might slip up to the
meeting tonight
Il have received no notice of such
thing" said Mr.. Manlove, but 1 don't
think that Mr. Crumpacker will come
tonight as he is booked here for the
24th.'
Today a strenuous One.
When Chairmen Lee and Schaaf ar
rive in Gary they will have completed
a strenuous program. Their itinerary
as arranged some time ago is as fol-
lows, and today's trips embraces visits
to many town and hamlets:
Creek townships. up to 100 A. NJ
Ross Il :oo A M
Hobart .....-..-. 1880 r. M
Lake Station .......-.. 500 p. NJ
Miller $3.50 P. NJ
Tolleston . 1900. 400 P. NJ.
Gary observation-disclosures. 1880 p N.
| Both chairmen want TO meet every
the situation with him in every detail
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-22
REPUBLICANS TO
GATHER IN GARY

CONTINUED from Page One,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-22
Damage suits Are Probable.

Attorneys for some taxpayers have
advised them that they may enter suits
against the construction companies
where they find assessments are high.
They have been told that they can "
cover not only any money they can
show the have been defrauded of but
heavy damages as well. and If they can
show conspiracy criminal action stands
as relief.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-22
who Got the $4,000.

Yes" said the son of city official
on one street the contractors got SITS
per lot for their work while on another
they were glad to take the same job
for $75. Now who got the other s4.80t
per citl block? It's a shame the way
the poor man has to be mulcted of hi.
hard earned money"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-22
Today a strenuour one.

Both chairmen want to meet every
party worker in the county and go over
the situation with him in every detail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
GIFT FOR WOMAN WHO CROSSES
THE OCEAN,

Make gift bag for the friend who
VIII soon be taking a trip to Europe,
II is pretty remembrance that re-
quires more time than money, as other
friends are asked 10 contribute. The
bag itself is Of plain linen that will do
up splendidly on the trip 1t is about
half yard square The gifts that go
into such a bag will largely depend
upon the taste of the recipient. But
be sure to include among the presents
for each day of the voyage some funny
articles that may cheer the traveller II
she Is feeling homesick or well, IL old
Neptune Is too strenuous in his antics
for her comfort In a gift bag under
construction has been stored leather
writing case large enough to hold "a
fountain pen. one package of envelopes
and a pad instead of regulation letter
paper. The tourists love of reading
has been remembered by putting In sew
eral small books. One relative has con-
tributed a tiny umbrella strap for hold
.ug umbrellas in one bundle. A col
IA rsible silver drinking cup is in an
other parcel. and a small hot water bag
and q small uidCrdown cushion, silk
covered. for ase when the traveller IL In
aar steamer chair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

When you come home at night from
your office, business girl. what do you
do?
Do you sit down Just as you are In
your shirt waist. with your hair rum
pied and hat flattened and eat your
dinner or supper feeling that there's
no one TO see you, so 1t doesn't mat
terP"
But. now, just think n minute! Sup
pose some one should knock at the
door Wouldn't you feel sorry and dis
tinctly embarrassed to be seen looking
untidy and work worn?
You must remember that 1t is i'm
portant for YOU to seize every small
opportunity for social pleasure that
comes your way and IL 1t does not
come your way to go out and meet 1t.
Now. If you changed your business
dress for n simple little house frock-
even If you did 1t only for your own
cesnfort-you " osId fad that the very
fact Of being in fresh gown would
make you feel anxious to be sociable,
and then If friend does come unex-
pectedly you will be glad instead Of
sorry, ana in such a change of costume
YOU will be more inclined to go out to
see some of your friends after dinner.
and altogether things will look quite
different IL you've got on your "glad
rags"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

parts as one wishes and~color and fia-
vor each as desired-with chocolate,
lemon. strawberry or vanilla
The recipe as given Is just right for
baking in layers or small fancy shaped
tins. and the layers may be put to-
gether with icings which seem very ait
ferent. but really are not. Bottled icing
is best. and vegetable colorings are
harmless. Chopped nuts are nice stir
red into the icing, and the use of dark
brown sugar instead OF the granulated
makes a pleasing change. A soft Gus
tard or fruit juice stiffened slightly
with cornstarch makes a delicious fill
ing. and a fine cream cake is made by
whipping half pint of cream. spread
( ing II between the layers and on top
and sprinkIins thiclsly with shredded
cocoanut
| An inexpensive cake that Is really
delicious Is made from one cupful and
half of apple sauce. one teaspoonfui
of soda. one-fourth of cupful of melt
ed butter. one teaspoonful each of GIN
namon. cloves. allsptce. one cupful and
n half of raisins. one cupful OF sugar
and a scant two cupfu's OF -four The
soda Is mixed with about two table,
sponnfuls of boiling water and poured
quickly into the apple sauce. The
other ingredients are then added. the
fruit being put In last The secret of
success with this cake IL quick thor
ough mixing. dronping the fruit and
-four In rather than stirring. II should
be baked in a very moderate oven for
one hour.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

ancestors appropriately framed. are
best left out of the furnishing
A word about the care of old furni-
ture, which In the hands of the modern
housemaid Is often disappointing.
There may be gloss on the old ma
hogany sideboard. but II is the gloss
OF too much furniture polish The less
polish the better Is the rule where an
tiques are concerned Old oak and
other woods always require more ell
bow grease than application. Sweet
oil sparingly applied. is. however. ex-
cellent for antique mahogany II
flannel is Dipped In the oil Il should be
rubbed over the wood, the surface hav-
ing been first of all well busted Stains
and spots on old mahogany can he
taken out by dipping a cork in oxalic
acid and water and working II over the
marks, Two ounces Of yellow beeswax
dissolved in the same quantity of snir-
its of turpentine represents another
good medium for mahogany. And a
general all round polish Is that OF
equal parts of olive oil, vinegar and al
cohoi. DAPHNE DEAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

bow. and in coat suits the collar and
cfrffs are sometimes faced" with black
silk or satin The latter. unless re-
movable. makes cleansing instead of
laundering a necessary.
ColarIess Effects.
Colarless effects are among tho linen
froclts. but even where the model is of
this type 1t is always possible to add
guimpe of lingerie or lace when the low
Dutch neck is not becoming A festive
air is given these frocks by the addi-
ton of frills upon the waist in one form
or another Handmade frilis, simply
gathered rather than plated. are the
daintest things imaginable They are
finished with a narrow lace edging or
merely hemstitched. The side frill Is
much approved; also the double ar
rangement which falls from the sides
OF central piece of lace or embroidery
insertion.
In lingerie gowns the princess lines
and hand embroidery mingled with In
sertions of lace take first place, Hand
kerchief linen. while expensive, gives
much better service than batiste or
null. and fine cotton etamine and cot
ton grapes are materials that will be
much used. Some of the fine lawns
may be employed for these lingerie
gowns. though most of them have too
much body and not enough softness to
be perfectly satisfactory. Models ga
lore are TO he had with the lines as
good as in the most expensive models
at cheap prices, These frocks with
their materials of coarse lawn and
cheap lace proclaim their plebeian
origin and are altogether to be summed
Good materials made up at home with
insertions of real cluny combined with
good quality OF German valenciennes,
give charming results with little ex-
penditure OF either time or money.
CATHERINE TALBOT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
DO YOU SING cHARm,NcLy7

Then when any one tells you so don't
pretend you don't think SO. Say pref
tily. I'm SO pleased to be able to
please you,"
To appreciate and acknowledge ones
ability is not corceit.
Far more conceited is the girl who
by continually crying herself down
ohliges her friends to be continually
reassuring her as to her many charms.
Self depreciation Ia often one of the
ugliest forms of conceit.
"The best preventive of vanity is
pride"
When sou feel yourself becoming vain
and exultant over any gift or charm
say that over to yourself. The best
preventive of vanity Is pride"
And then apply IL.
Take such pride in your gift that you
will feel reverence for Il, and in cul-
tiyating it you viii soon find yourself
far too busy to indulge in vain
thoughts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

The latticed frieze is n delightful de-
tail I'm this room. with its trailing
and blooming grapevine covering The
window treatment, too, is exceptionally
artistic and satisfying and may prove
helpful to persons who have to drape
windows of like shape The walls are
painted deep old yellow. and the
window curtains of cathedral cloth are
of deep ecru with an overdrapery OF
golden brown velours The rich tones
OF the burgundy grapes used in the
frieze tone exquisitely with the yellow
scheme. helped out by the brown Of the
mahogany rieces of Chippendale
And in connection with wood color
ing would make very positive the
inpossiHilitY Of combining different
styles of furniture in the same apart-
ment. For example, 70 put a Dutch
cabinet beside nm Italian chair would
he bad form from n decorators stand
T01Ht- Mahogany furniture of The CO.
lonial period. so beautiful and Identified
IA its lines. seems almost ugly II some
If the highly polished modern oak fur
nffuro IS placed IN tne same room So
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

uAE prohibitive in price as rnea'
W It bei1ooves the hnusekeepcr
= who has to provide for the
sweet tooth" of the family TIC look
around and find cake recipes that 90
not include many eggs in their eorun-
las. A very good plain cake may De
made with only one egg. and cakes
may he made without any eggs at All
IL more butter Is used and creamed
very well
The following recire always has
given very satisfactory results: Four
tablespoonfuls Of butter. three fourths
of cupful Of sugar. one egg, one cup-
full and a half of -four one teaspoonfui
and half of baking powder. half
teasnoonfiI of salt and half cupt'u
of milk or water. To get the best re-
suits from these materials the butter
and sugar should be thoroughly cream
ed and then the egg added. well beat
en-. The baking powder salt and -four
should be wen sifted together To
prevent curdling the -four and the
Iiouid should be added little at n
time alternately When all the frgre-
dents have been thoroughly combined
the batter should he well beaten. When
nut into the pan. II the cake is pushed
slightly from the center toward the
odres II will be even on top when
baked.
Pastry -four and fne rrannlated sus-
ar make better cake than bread -four
and coarse sugar II coarse SUGAR
must be used Sitting several times will
improve Il IT is well TO remember
that coarse grained cake results from
too little beating of the whole mixture,
too much baking powder or too slow
an oven The cake win split across
the top If too much -four has been
used or n the oven has been too hot
For loaf cake the oven Ia right when
n viii turn writing paper a golden
brown In five minutes Ham fat or
olive oil is preferable to and less costly
than butter for gree sing cake pans,
very good cake maker recommends
lining the pans with paraffin paper.
To make plain cake from the recipe
given any desired favoring may be
used. as half a teaspoonful of vanilla
or lemon extract or n little nutmeg
For splce cake add one-quarter of
teaspoonfui of cinnamon and one
quarter Of a teaspoonfui OF allspice
Substituting half cupful of coffee for
the water or milk gives pleasing
change, One-auarter of cupful of
cocoa or one ounce of chocolate melted
and stirred into the batter will make
chocolate cake For marble cake d.
vide the original batter into as many
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
THE HEN GONE OVER TO FOOD
TRUSTS.

THIS is sad, sad news--the hen has
gone over to the food trusts! The
erstwhile humble. faithful. virtuous
hen, the contented associate Of farm
ers and everyday people in the old
days. has basely deserted us. Dr.
Wiley says so He says that she Is
laying smaller eggs. apparently laying
them quite deliberately and with mall
ice eforethought Eggs being sold by
the dozen. this is a serious matter for
the consumer And no defender Of the
hen need say that she doesn't know
that her output is sold by the dozen.
for she is an intelligent creature. as
anybody who has heard group OF hens
conversing In a barnyard IL aware. and
she has mingled too much in human
society not to have noticed how these
things are done She knows. and yet
she not only lays smaller eggs. but she
is putting. DR. Wiley says. less nutri-
ment into them than formally.
It's a blow, and yet II might have
been foreseen. The: fact Is: the hen has
been spoiled. In the old days she was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

W
DID spring season sartoriaily The
early date of Easter has IN
cited "A forced display OF
models in the shops Indeed. Judging
from the summary parasols. wash ma
teriaIs and straw hats OF the hghtes'
variety. both as to coloring and fabrics
10 be seen in shop windows. one wouio
imagine that the thermometer was reg
istering away up in the nlnetes' III
Paris. owing To the recent nooo' manu-
Yacturers designers and work iei'
of ali kinds are hehindhand with their
orders Just at the rush season. IL is
therefore likely That for the next re"
weeks we Will see no novelties from inc
gay French capital. but tho models
that already have come over or that
have been copied by American dress-
makers from French sketches promise
delightful things for the later season
Women seem satisfied though. win the
present dress Information, and the ao-
sence Of hard and fast rules concerning
sleeves and skirts and coats apparently
has given them confidence TO SO aheao'
AZ least. with tub frocks. charming Mt
lie street costumes and u$efui ana
practical foulards that are sure 10 be
needed. no matter what is ordered
later.
In linens the weaVes and range OF
rolorings were never loVejier. but the
linen par excellence Is the soft. duh
finished sort with 81 hand woven APP
pearance. Some OF the new linens have
a certain iuster but it is not the old
shfne-rather. Il Is a mercerizing which
gives 10 the fabric the soft. loose woven
ser1biance Of tussore In the shops they
are telling customers that this luster
win remain intact after repeated visits
10 the tub but only experience viii de-
teruline the verify of this statement.
However the new surface OF this linen
IL much more desirable and serviceable
than the stiff linens of other summers
There are all sorts Of new diagonal
weaves. and in the showing one must
not forget the stunning effects in Dor
6ered. striped and embroidered linens
Very coarse unbleached muslin Is be-
Ing worked out in a smart effect as "A
Russian blouse dress with q long tunic
Cross stitching IN white combined with
a deeper shade Of ecru makes the pic
tnresaue and unusual trimming A
combination OF the heaviest ecru floss
md fine white embroidery cotton
would give another and richer effect
The skilled einbroiderer may use all ner
rlevetness IN devising novel designs In
long and short stitch There Is little
aoubt as TT the wearing qualities OF the
anbleached muslin Care. however.
should be exercised In selecting the
7uaiIty That 10 be avoided is the very
srrn and heavy variety
To return TO the linen frock the
range OF eoiors his season is more
beautiful than ever before one OF the
unnst rrapsisaens eoior nnsss runs tho
~>~~nt through gold and bun and citron
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
Charms of New Linens
Yellow Tones Especially Attractive and Srnart-Paris
Flood Delays Early Spring Models

and corn color tones Into light ecru and
natural tones at one end of TIE line ana
into the khaki. Hight peach and humer-
GUS pale browns at the other extreme
Blue IL to be Immensely popular In
linen. not only the lighter nuances. out
a practical dark shade that makes a
very fetching little dress or coat and
skirt suit when relieved with white. a
long line of pink and rose linens claims
our admiration. and there are also
some charmingiy cool, soft grays ana
green's.
The models In the various shades OF
yellow usually have touches of white
for relief. a little white embroidery. A
tiny cnllarlnss- Euinlpe- at white piaee
set with rows of pale yellow soutache
is very smart note. A touch of black
Is often to be found in a cravat or tiny
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

richness Of color about this furniture
that should make 1t popular In rooms
with dark woodwork and correspond
ing wall coiors- Dutch painters of the
dutch little masters" school offer IN
tcresting suEgestiveness for the house
furnisher These artists in their can
vases selected homelke subjects and
put them In their native surroundings.
Gerard Dou's masterpiece In the
Louvre. Paris. suggested to profes-
sional decorator the idea Of duplicating
In modern home the long window
seat and fireplace with It's sioping man.
tel breast seen in this picture And one
could cite canvas after canvas rich In
snvgesrtnns IN Passing I would say
that this Flanders furniture tones
beautifully with m olive or a softer
grayish green wall color.
Pictures more than furniture in
many dining rooms are found TO be
the EARRING note Fer instance, II Is
not uncommon TO see charming view
in gilt frame in iuxtaposition to one
set In polished wood Pictures I'm CO.
lonial dining rooms unless portraits OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
FANCY WORK GLUE.

A most desirable boiled paste Is made
In the following way for all sorts OF
fancy work involving the gluing of lin
en-, Grape, silk. poplin. cretonne or
chintz to pasteboard or lightweight
wood.
The ingredients are gluten -four,
alum and water.
To one cup of gluten or whole wheat
-four add one cup OF cold water and
mix them well together Then add two
or three cups of boiling water. stirred
slowly in. Boil and stir FIVE minutes
or until 1t clarifies. and then add one
OF powdered alum dissolved
in cold water. This glue will keep for
a week or more IL put in Jar or bowl
without lid To cover It Is to sour II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

kept In her place--roosted in a tree or
on fence rail. scratched for her Nv
ing and Matched out her young family
under the lee of bush or any place
she could find, Knowing hardship and
suffering. she had a heart for the poor
and would have scorned to stand in
with the monopoists who exploit them,
All this Is changed, Rich trusts have
taken up the hen. given her steam
heated houses to Hive in. fed her on Sc
lected food, relieved her of the care of
motherhood. and, naturally, she has
grown away from the people. After
all. she is not TO be blamed. Evil
communications corrupt almost any
body, and how could we expect the hen
to remain unsulied in an age when SO
many are falling?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

HE keynote to tho successful
n furnishing of dining room is
Il 90 avoid conflict either of
color. wood or style of furni-,
ture. And there is no spot in the house
that expresses ones character more
convincingly than this apartment I'M
less II be the library or den A draw
Ing room one furnishes chiefly for
nne's friends and s. hedro0m-~welI. a
woman's sieepinG apartment usually
expresses the frivolous side of her ma
ture--that Is, II she be of the really
feminine type. Take the matter of
foods used In the dining room This
setaii usually il thrust upon the per-
son renting a home but much can be
Some by way OF paint and staining to
make better even almost hopelcssly
bad woodwork But where the selec~
fon IS optional 1t IL only n question of
Individual fancy or one OF expense
- Two Kinds ~ wood Hsy he used in a
dining room. as they are in the charm-
Ing colonial room seen in the tfiustra-
ton '~he trimmings are in white and
-rre rurnffure genuine old mahogany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

II housekeeper likes mahogany and
has money only to buy one piece at
time, the best plan is to combine with
It mission furniture keeping to browns
or dun greens. While different in every
respect from mahogany, mission lines
are still not dissimlar. In that both
are massive and heavy and frivol!ty
does not enter in. Oak is by no means
to. he despised. but IT must never be
used with other furniture.
Cherry, II executed like mahogany, is
beautiful when used with the latter
Much Of the so called old mahogany Sc
cherry This fact does not detract
from the value OF the cherry piece, for
such are no longer made and they
have decided worth In colonial davs
the two woods were often combined In
one piece rs bureau with drawers
and ton IF m7hoeanv would have the
front roped pillars of cherry.
There f. new kind Of furniture that
Is particularly good for the dining
room called Flanders--a compromise
between mission and Flemish oak.
There are dignity of form and deep
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
To the Daughter of the House

Any one else in the family could ten
you at once.
You're the person.
That's quite a new viewpoint. isn's
ft9
But when you come to think of Il
whose duty should 1t be but yoursf
Mother Is much too busy seeing ID
the housekeeping. and you couldn't az
pect the small kids to darn tables
cloth with much success or to refill the
flower vases without breaking them
So now that you've been told you'd
better set to work and undertake thesa
little Jobs that are really no troublo
al all 70 do ara save mother = wssA1
OF annoyance. i
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08

no you ever look around the living
room and think vaguely to yourself
that some one really ought to tidy H.
shake up the cushions. refill the flower
vases. ETC.?
The place has neglected appear
ance.
Or perhaps your wandering eye las-
tens on q hole in the tablecloth
"Some one ought to darn that" you
think.
Bur perhaps you never go to the
length OF settling Just who should un-
dertake these little duties that make
such q difference In, the comfort and
appearance Of the house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
A PARTISAN HAND BAG.

ONE of the latest Partisan novelties
consists of a hand bag which Is
fastened TO q narrow gold bracelet
The advantage Of this contrivance hes
I'm the fact that while shopping the
owner is not required to carry the bag
thus insuring freedom of the hands for
the holding Ok umbrella, parasol or
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
PERsEvERE.

take your needle. my child, and
work at your pattern. 1t will come out
a rose by and by" Life Is like that
one stitch at time taken patiently
and the pattern viii come out all right
lIke, the ..emhrotdery.--Qlis Wendeif
Holmes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
A TYPE OF YOUNG JAPAN

THIS little girl kuni Sakuri. Is only
i've years old. She IL at school in
Kobe. Japan, and is wearing the school
uniform. AS her parents are wealthy