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The Washington times., 1910-09-17

HE smart and charming frock which
I am giving you today Is ideally
suited to the girl to whose figure long
lines are becoming.
On the other hand, If the frock Is par
ticulaTly admired by any young woman
who IS too tall and too slender to admit
Of accentsatinE her height, the lines OF
this gown may be easily broken by elm
mating the trimming used on the skirt
The band at the lover part Of the
skirt the shaped piece around the yoke,
and other trimming bands should be
made Of different material from that
OF which the rest Of the dress Is made
For instance. she body part o. the dress
could be made Of Persian or Paisley
silk and the trimmings Of a satin to
match the predoninating color In the
figured material.
The yoke and undersleeves should be
Of net. either In white, deep cream. or
lighter shade Of the same color as the
dress A fancy trimming braid should
he used at the top OF the wide fold on
che skirt and around the yoke This
would make a splendid afternoon dress,
and 1t Is a dress that can be worn on
many occasions
To make this gown a Ladies' Home
Journal nattsrn Is required. and may be
purchased at s. Kaun. Sons & Co.
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
SIMPLICITY SECRET
OF SMART DRESSES
Restraint In Trimming Produces
the Most Attractive
Effects.

Women often ask what makes one
dress stunning and attractive, while
arother Of perhaps the same material
ana the same general cut yet lacks
that elusive touch that marks the we'll
made costume.
The secret Is in simplicity
Given a gown wen cut and Of good
material and color, there is no reason
why the smart effect should be lacking:
but cover this gown with all sorts Of
trimmings and color contrasts and gro
tesque arrangements. and you present
only an overdressed and unesthetic APP
pearance.
Trim your clothes as little as pos
sfbIe. keep them so far as you can in
one color or In related shades, and re-
train always any leaning toward over
eiabOratfon-and there you have your
chic, rnodishness. call II what you will
All IS not ended there, however Even
a good weii-nnade gown vii be spoiled
by ovar1ressinE in hot or accessories;
the mere carrying OF a bo.Cuet, the nj
Of a glove the addition or run or a
veil where Il Is not needed VIII kill all
- haes7fIZ 81 the costume Study your
self carefully and as a whole; consider
yourself as II yen were your own
dressuzker-as, indeed. many Of US are
and aim always at the utmost sim
pIicItv compatible with your style and
manner Thus may you be accounted
chic.
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
~ Il Bedtime Stories II ~
SKMN1IE AND SUSIE LGTTLETAIL
* ~ X By HOWARD R. CARS *
Copyright. 1910 P F. Co.
XXX-SAMMIE SAVES BILLIE BUSHY TAIL.

and the big bird few after that hawk,
and pretty soon, caught up TO him
Here, you let Billie BushytaH eor'
cried Samudie. and then he took a long
stick he had grabbed up, and he biz
thst hawk At first the hawk WASH
going to let go Of the little squirrel
but when the eagle bit him three times
on each leg, then that bad bird was
glad enough TO drop Billie and nv on.
Oh. my, no, he didn't. drop Billie to
the ground. that would have been too
bad He only dropped him on the
eagles back. where Samrnie was, and
pretty soon the two boys were safe
on the ground once more, ard the eagle
had turned into a little green man
again
I'm ever so much obliged to you for
saving me. Sammie.'' spoke Ellie.
ooh, I couldn't have doIe Il II Il
hadn't been for the green fairy re-
piled Sammie, and, Of course, he
couldn't Then Billie thanked the little
man very kindly. and he fel- sorry for
not believing in fairies. and he said he
would try to, after that so the boy
squirrel and the boy rabbit played to-
gether some more, until IL was time TO
go home Now, II you don't walk IN
your sleep tonight, I'll tell you tomor-
row about Susie and the fairy carrot
The Washington times., 1910-09-17

ON this twenty-first day the har-
~ vest moon Is full and enters a
sign that IS held 10 induce quiet,
deep minds to the contemplation OF
mystical subjects OF else lure them
into day dreams. Retiring and quiet
persons are apt under these aspects
10 be unduIy timid and TO hide theII
light under a bUsheI.
There also Is q tendency IN the
& atmosphere under tOday's aspects TO-
ward anxiety and apprehension that
generally are entirely Eroundiess,
Sensitive and highly strung natures
are most likely to be th4s Affected
and it will be well for such persons
to determine early today not 70 yield
to any mood or an interpretive
nature that Is at all touched with
gloom
There are benefic planets today
that rule for peace and harmony. Lei
cares and worries disappear from the
mind, temporarily at least, and look
hopefully toward the time 10 be. for
the aspects should be such as to give
bright and happy outlook.
According to the Influences gen
orally ascri3Sj to tOday's -configura-
ton Of planets, there should be
pleasant and cheerful outcornes 10
many things that now may look
hopeless or uncertain.
Uranus rules well for all mental
Affairs, as well as for things OF the
spirit. encouraging gentle TecTea-
tious and new determinatIina
Sightseeing, short Journeys, under
takinEs out OF the reRufsf routine
and recreation generally are under
happy omen
The stars shine happily also on
courtships. engagements. and wed
dings, as well as on household enter
tainlnents-
Persons with this birth-date are
under & rule that often fOretells that
the su beet Will gain from the actions
and attacks OF opponents. II he viii
merely use judgment uuswayed by
passion and not make the error OF
essaying 70 fight enemies with their
own weapons
Children are born today under
stars that often make them retiring
inOnensive, and loving peace more
than anything else. so that they
sometimes fail 10 make anything out
OF opportunity.
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
By HOWARD r. CARS

big tail until Il looked ike a busting
brush that they use after sweeping to
he floor again Don't talk TO me Ike
T. at. Sammie."
We'll" remarked the little boy rab-
bit, all I've got TO say Is that there
are fairiest But where's JOhnnie1 May
be he believes in EN-
NO, he doesn't Besides he's gone out
walking with Sister S2llie- Come on.
lets have a catch. Where's your ball p
II didn't bring it." replied Sammie-
But We can have some fun playing
in this hole I've dug" So they played
for some time, and pretty soon, oh, in
about two and a half frisks OF BiIlie's
tail. what should happen. but that. all
OF a sudden, a great big hawk swoOped
down from the sky and grabbed that
little boy squirrel Up in its claws, and
few of with him Well YOU can lust i'm
ss-ine boTv scs-et syaro[r,}e VS. E5fs rose
wiggled so he sneezed three times Then
ne looked up. and there was the hawk.
flying away, AMI away, and away with
poor Billie Oh. wasn't It dreadful,
Save mel Save me-" Billie cried
from up there aI1Ong the clouds.
Il Will I willT' shouted Sammie, and
then he got so excited that he ran
around in circle, and tried to catch
his tail, but II was so short that he
couldn't even see It no matter how fast
he went around Then he grabbed up
a stone, and he threw 1t at that hawk,
but, Of course, he couldn't hit him. for
the big, bad bird was too far away.
oh. whatever shall I doZ'' exclaimed
Sammy. If I could only fly now, I'd
60 Up after that hawk Oh, why didn't
Susie wish for wings for me and her
instead Of for a golden chariot and
ten boxes Of ChOCOlate-cOvered carrots
the time she saw the blue faiTy2 Oh,
been of some UseI''
Then he ran around after his tail
some more. but he couldn't catch It,
and the hawk kept taking Billie farther
and farther away, ana then Sammie
cried out. "Oh. dear, Oh. dear Oh,
dearH' three tines. just like that Then
all at once. II the little green man didn't
suddenly appear He always appears
when any one says oh. dearI'' three
times in exactly the right way but It's
hard 70 know just what IS the right
way
wei" said the little green man. you
seem 20 be in trouble
I am" cried Samunie "a hawk has
Billie Bushytail, and I want to save
him
Very well said the little green man
since you are so kind. you shall save
him. shut your eyes. cross your front
paws. and wrinkle your nose three times
and a half'
SO Sammie did this, and would vor1
believe me- II, in another instant the
little green man hadn't changed into \
big, kind, gOod-natured eagle Ger
up on my back the eagle said to sam
ME, and we viii save Billie"
So Sammie got OF the eagles back,
The Washington times., 1910-09-17

speaks for her whole family. And an
other says
However unsatisfactory our solu-
tons may have been, I an sure that
the members OF the Puzzle Circle owe
Mrs. Clark a debt OF gratitude for the
hours OF innocent fun she has esaIoroed
them
One puzzleT caHsd over the telephone
today TO know II could tell her
whether the prize winners had yet been
selected, as she desired to submit her
solution IN case they had not Now, TO
all who ask this question OF our circle,
I can only tell you that the prize win
ming contest closes every Friday after
noon at o'clock II your solution kaF
been received by that tina Il VIII re-
ceive faithful consideration.
FRANCES CARROLL.
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
Hats For Little Maids
By Frances Carroll

fastens with a little pulled rosette over
each ear. ending in long strings. which
keep the bonnet on a restless little head
A cluster of tiny white TOsebuds. with
dark green foliage, is placed over the
ribbon at the extreme left. The crown
is lined with gathered China silk
= much simpler hat IS a dainty linen
one in sunhat shape This is made Of
heavy white linen. with crown and brim
separate and fastened by means OF little
pearl buttons The edge OF the brirn
mercerized cotton
A bandeau OF linen over cardboard
gtyes this hat a nice ht. The crown is
over nearly al the brirn.
A Daisy
Among Daisies
"A daisy in the midst OF daisies will be
the little girl who wears the lovely lace
and ribbon hat trimmed with Wild flow
ers- The dropping brim is made Of a
double ruffie OF wide lace, the under one
slightly longer than the upper. The
high rounded crown IS Of sheer lawn
over wire, covered with innumerable
circular rows OF lace edging-
A white ribbon scarf. with a French
bow in back, enciTcles the hat, and
white and yellow daisies are placed over
aforementioned bow. The shape is real
~ a Corday one, with the lace fiounces
giving the shade-hat effect
There are many other hints fC- the
mother who likes dainty millinery for
her small daughter
Here. for instance, are bOnnets of shir-
red lawn with lace insertion IN alter
nate rows. and OF net or lace with col
ored ribbon ruffies- and of net with al
ternate rufhes Of ribbon under the net
The variations are seemingly endless.
and each one IS more disCractingly pref
" than the one before.
So here is suggestion and occupation
enough for the busy mother Of the lit
test girl
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
Prizes Offered PaSSLe
SoLUerS.

Weekly prizes Of FIVE, three, and
two dollars, respectively, are given
to the contestants for the puzzle
printed on the Woman's Page OF
the Sunday evening edition Of The
Times each week for the three So
lutiOns adjudged worthy.
The contest. which closes at 3 D.
m. on Friday Of each week, is open
to all who care to solve the puzzles
The awards are based, primarily,
on correctness. timeIiness. and neat
ness Originality in presentation al
so receives consideration in award
ing the prizes.
The Washington times., 1910-09-17

ONT give Us any such diff
" cult ones next week. please.
Miss Carroll" comes this
morning IN a chorus from
the members OF our puzzle circle Ard
they add:
"Our nerves are on the ragged edge;
we're wea-y; we're sleepless- And we
never have straightened every one OF
those IocOed familiar quotations yeI,
Notwithstanding our days and nights Of
toll"
Wen, puzzlers, can promise you that
next week your puzzle editor win show
more consideration Many OF you are
so clever, however. that an easy puzzle
does not even interest you, so We shall
attempt to find a happy medium be-
tween the most difficult and the least
for our tomOTrow's Offering to the
readers Of the puzzle corner
And I'm glad 10 know that even II
Mrs. Clark, the author Of this weeks
puzzle, did succeed in completely mysufy-
ing the puzzlers, they have all had q good
time over solving the problem she las
given them. Their letters. full Of
humor, have been an unfailing source OF
enjoyment this week to the editor OF
the Puzzle Corner
Last week 7 was a sane young man"
writes Howard Heating. To-day ! ana
cid, and feeble, and gray But. Just
think how I have enjoyed the puzzle
that has aged me so"
well as I began, your prize would be
coming my way Saw the first saw at
q glance. but hundreds Of glances could
not spy out the others from their safe
I'VE have enjoyed this puzzle OF Mrs
Clark-s more than any we've ever
worked over" writes one woman who
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
Making the Best
OF II Is Only SAFE WAY.

Don't YOU think that same plan q
making TIE best OF your partner n
uiatrimony and overlooking his or her
faults for the sake Of his or her virtues
would work out just As vveH2 Suppose
4 man should say, oh, well. / know
Maria Is 10 living picture and her So
ciety isn't exactly what you would call
exciting, but she is the best cook IN
town, and she'd let herself be cut into
IninCemear Il IL would serve HIy inter
est" or a woman should reflect that
while her John didn't come UP 10 all OF
her ideals as a soul mate. he provided
her with the best house IN town and an
automobile n ride IN. wouldn't K be
great deal more sensible than for these
people TO spend their time on charging
mOnial partners II is z curious. and 4
pathetic thing that we use more self
cOntrO! and tact and diplomacy in trying
70 get along with a business associate
/ than We DO IN trying 70 get along with
a husband OF wife.
The price Of success in any business or
profession is ceaSeIess effort and saving
fortune or achieve fame by accident
Precisely the same thing is true Of sue
cess IN natr1mOny- Il also IS not 2 mat
ter OF luck It is the result OF Intelligent
effort
We might all be happy though mar
ried i we would bring our brains as
well as our hearts TO bear upon the sub
as profession And its really the
greatest OF ali arts 70 be able 10 live
IN peace and harmony with another per-
son
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
Some Causes of Divorce
By Dorothy Dix

a-Week- Job as a stenographer without
their having mastered the art Of max
ing pot hooks and writing on q ty-De-
writer, and yet they are permitted 20
marry without having the fafntest idea
OF how to keep house or cook or
save a mans money for him
How long would a business house
rounded BY two inconpetents. neither
OF whom knew their business fast- d
you thlnk2 And is IL any wonder that
the matrimonial firm that starts out in
business On the same platform cones to
gTief2
When man makes a business part
nersnlp ne doesn't expect that the other
man associated with him is going 10 70
perfect He knows the other man IS
going TO have his own pecuIiarItfes and
faults. and plenty OF 6iSs Ereea bic WAYS
but he makes up his mind % put up
with bis partners faults He SAYS 70
himself, Jones Is buggy on this subject
and he certainly is silly. and unreasOua-
bic about this other ching. and he has
got funny little fIdgetV WAYS that get On
my nerves sometimes. But he is. a
cracker5ack bOokkeeDer- or the best
credit man 7 ever saw. and he Is faith
ful. and honest and Industrious. and he
can run one side Of the business and I
the other and. working together that
way, we are g--3g 10 make this firm
L~-~,.
The Washington times., 1910-09-17

CANINE LITTLETAIL was out IN
~ green field digging burroV- or IN
dsrzround house. He didn't really need
another house. for the one ne and ms
mana and rnamuas and sister lived IN
was very nice: but, as he had nothing
else TO do. he thought he would dig a
big hole and. maybe 90 all the way
through to China Ssmnlie thought he
voa,Id Ike to see how China looked and
he thought he might make the &C
ruaintance OF some Chinese rabbits.
We'll. he hadn't gotten down very far,
ana h. was st.u good many miles from
China, when he heard some one sing
ing a song in a very loud voice Now
-dou't advise YOU to sing II quite so
q loudly, for YOU might aH aiken the baby,
- ,yo41 have one in your house. Any
way II does Just as wen to sing II soft
w. This is the song Sam-1ie heard:
u want to be a sailcr
And sail the ocean blue
I'd Journey 10 j distant land
Ans thsY come back 20 you
I'd bring YOU lots Of happiness.
A big trunk filed with Joy
A barrel fun OF hickory nuts
For every girl OF boy
Well. when Sammie heard that he
cried out
els thar 4 fairy2
mo. its me- was the answer.
''Oh. then you must be Billie or john
ME z}yshytau,'' went on Samnie. for he
remembered that once the little boy
SQUIRRELS went sailing and were ship
wrecked
yes. I'm Billie said the voice. and
then Up popped the little squirrel. But
what did you say about a fairy?'' he
asked
II thought at first you were a fairy,
continued Sammie, and then ne
stopped digging the hole in the ground
There have been such a lot Of fairies
around here lately" Sammie added
Red ones, and green ones, and blue
ones, and
Are you talking about Easter eggs
OF something else?'' inquired Billie
Bushytail-
Parties, OF course"
'-Oh. get OUT Oh, hoi don't tell ne
thatI Why, how superfuousr' cried
Billie, for that last was q new word he
had lust learned Don't mention fairies
70 met he continued
Why nOtg" Sammie wanted to know.
Because I don't believe there are
Boch things" cried Billie, friskinE his
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
HETHER or not a woman has

HETHER or not a woman has
NM a dainty little daughter Of
ner own for whom to pro-
vide autumn millinery. no
woman can enter a miIliner's shop with
out going into ecstacies over the fasci-
mating array of children's hats.
Most bewfldering Of all are the new
1ads and fancies In bonnets for the wee
girl Lace and lawn, flowers and rib
bon, everywhere and always ribbon, in
all sorts Of dainty and charming COM
binatIons-
Pink satin ribbon. for instance. is used
in one hat as tubing around the point
where crown meets brim, and then Is
formed into tight, smart little bows at
the side Then there is a scarf effect
In quilted tWO-inch ribbon. with the
bows In front edged with lace. And
still a third ribbon trimming is loosely
knotted over the brim, with the end
knots hanging a little over the edge Of
the hat
Hats As Charming
As Their Fixings.
But the hats themselves are as charm
ing as their fzings. One wide spreading
hat is Of pale blue beaver, with high
Puffed crown Of blue satin. The trim
ming consists solely of a great blue
satin bow laid nat on the left side Of
the brim. and the hat ties beneath the
chin with satin strearnerS- This is not
too elaborate for child's wear, and IS
Vet very dressy indeed.
Quaint and grahdmotherly, and yet
very dainty, IS a poke bonnet Of frilled
narrow lace, rows upon rows OF II,
Sevred on lawn foundation and mounted
over the wire frame.
A wio5 scarf OF white liberty silk rao-
bon takes up nearly all the space from
edge-there is no brim-tO crown and
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
ORANGE STAIN IS HARD.

As orange is an acid stain, it viii
sometimes yield to spOnging with one
part Of ammonia to twenty parts OF
water. Fat stains should be sub
jected to the blotting paper treat
ment afterward sponginE with
chlorofOrm- The water stain may
also be treated with chloroforu.
When making an effort TO remove
stains II IS necessary TO place some
thing soft and thick under the stains.
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
LOCAL MENTION.
Civil Service

The demand for genuine Pituan stem
OgrapiFeTs IS in excess OF the supply
The Drtllery IS the only genuine Zen
Pltman school in the city EXCEPT a few
srnall SCHOOLS opened BY some Of our
pupils. A new class at the DrilIerv Mon
day Our students lead in Civil Service
examinations The DriIIsry, 100 y. 7.
Ave
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
Recipe For Plain Custard.

Anxious Cook-If by plain" custsrd
YOU mean boiled custard. the following
recipe Will be found satisfactory:
One quart new milk, two and one
half tablespoons Of sugar. FIVE eggs,
small pinch Of salt. fiavoring to taste .
Put the milk on the fire IN fsrina
kettle Beat the eggs together IN a
bowl with TIE sugar and salt until
creamy. When the milk is boiling pour
II BY degrees into the eggH and sugar.
very gradually, stirring br.skly all the
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
W. & J. SLOANE
DOMESTIC RUGS

Our Stock of Domestic Rugs comprises every
weave and grade produced by All goods
earned by our New York here the superb
sOent aOrding designs suitable for
all styles for decoration
Important features: Hgh-gade Wons, Brussels
minister Rugs in which figures coongs
reproduced with fidelity Plain Seam
less Rugs Gin 20 regular sc cOongs)
mont Seamless Administer Rugs (z6 plain fg-
ured)-
Cur prices viii be found lowest Washington
Our Fall Line of Carpets now complete
Inspection is invited
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
MOUSSELiNE PLAITINGS.

Black silk mousseline DIaitinz for
collar and cuffs and Sc sh gfrdIe Of
similar mOusseline- de sole give q
very French touch TO certain simple
frocks in bright or light 5olorings
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
DOINGS OF WOMEN
HERE AND ABROAD

Mrs. Pauline adams. in behalf Of
the Woman Suffrage Association OF
Norfolk, Va, is questioning the three
candidates for Congress in that dis
t-ict on how they stand on co-edu-
cation IN the University Of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
WOMAN IS ELECTED
TRUSTEE OF SCHOOLS

Mrs NJ. A Baldwin was recently
elected school trustee at GrotOn, ~.
Y She is the president Of the Po-
litiCaf Equality League, and more
than half the men present at the
school meeting are said 70 have vot-
ed for her Although the only wom-
an on the board, she was made q
member Of its executive committee
Miss Alice Thompson, University
Of California, 1908. is the soil chem
list at the Hawaiian agricultural ex-
pertinent station. Honolulu She will
return to the United States this fall
and enter Columbia University for
advanced studies in chemistry
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
FASHION NOTES OF
THE EARLY FALL
Some Dainty Frocks Designed for
Milady's Wear the Present
Season.

White frocks are naturally in the
majority, anE q very charming dress
for a debutan.s is made in white with
Tosca net, with fairly full skirt, In
ished with a deep hem OF white soft
satin, very slightly. drawn IN round
the feet. 50 that there Is still plenty
OF room for the wearer 70 dance with
comfort The bodice Is cut with a
round decoIietaEe, and arranged with
deep belt OF satin TO match the
hem
Light draperies OF chiffon are fold
ed lightly round- the shoulders, while
the short sleeves are OF the same chif-
fon, made n q straight shape 80 that
they hang away quite loosely from
the arm.
Very Dainty.
Another very pretty frock Is of
white mousseline de sole, made up
over white satin. and arranged with I
skirt which IS very fully pleated at
the waist, and held IN just below the
knees b. a wide band OF soft white
satin finely embroidered with seed
pearls. Below this embroidery there
is a f1ounce Of ninon de sole. which
outlines the hem, but which allows
the skirt nevertheless TO clear the
ground BIZ at least two inches
The Girdle.
The draped belt IS Of embroidered
satin: and there are quaint little
shoulder straps Of satin to match.
adorned with embroiderfes. In the
center, between the shoulder straps
both back and front. there IS a vest
OF silver tissue. yelled with white
chiffon Silver lace forms the short
sleeves ana also borders the decoIiet-
age, and in the hair q bandeau OF ST.
yer lace viii be worn. very pfctur-
esqueIy draped and finished on either
side with 2 small roSette OF white
satin embroidered with seed pearls
The Washington times., 1910-09-17
Date Of Printing Needed.

z NJ Eff you can give me some
approxInate idea OF the date Of Dublica-
ton Of the card fortune to which you
refer, will be glad to TO look IL up for
you, and publish It again