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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
The Santa Claus
and His Bouquet

ITO the group of children which sur
rounded him he was all that could
4 be desired. There was the long
white beard and snow white hair, topped
of by the little red cap. His red coat
glistened with what surely seemed snow,
while his apparent weight indicated a
hearty appetite and jovial manner Even
the sight of him called up visions of
Christmas stockings fairly bursting under
their strain. with strings Of cars. doll
babies. horses and all the other desirables
forming suitable background. He was
not only Santa Claus. but Christmas per-
sonified.
But to those who lowered on the out
skirts OF the little thrOng and who kept
track OF Jack" or Baby Margaret" he
brought up different picture. The lines
In his face belied not so much the hearty
appetite. as the means of satisfying it.
tovial manner. 1t was evident that the
fame of the Christmas spirit flickered
very low In his heart and that the pay
envelope meant more to him than to most
Of the parents Of those who eyed him.
Suddenly the circle was broken by a
little girl holding tightly to her mothers
hand. Her big brown eyes glowed bright
ly and her cheeks were of the same pink
ness as the flowers of the little wax plant
she tightly Rugged in her arms. Straight
the little girl seemed suddenly timid and
clutched her mothers dress. Finally
gathering up courage. she held the little
floral offering out to the man. Its fol
| you. Santa Claus" came out in a tin,
childish voice.
But Santa Claus seemed strangely
moved. His eyes blinked in vain to keeI
back the suspicion Of tears which were
| rapidly becoming fact. He looked a,
| the little girl and then at her mother.
please, Santa Claus" said the mother
she has been saving up her pennies fol
| just this
And as Santa Claus put out a none
| too-steady hand the tears rolled dowr
his cheeks unstayed and there was q
| perceptible gulp in his voice as he muir
INJURED unsteadily. Thank you, MISS
And the little girl. To her he was JUS
| a merry Santa Claus who gave and gave
and gave. but who never had anybody
to give him anything. And as she lef,
she looked at her mother with her eyes
| full of the joy which comes with the first
pleasure found in giving, and said:
isn't he just lovely. I wonder II he
will take it home to Mrs. Santa CLAUSE"
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dolls the stores Of the Capital have sure
ly done themselves proud 1t is a
far cry from the ancient Greek terra
Gotta doll to the modern French crea-
ton. ''for Solomon in all his glory is not
arrayed like one of these" The elabo-
rately dressed inhabitants of Toyland
offer a striking evidence that this is an
age given up to luxury.
One Of the largest shops offers for sale
some dolls that are perfect marvels of
artistic skill. Should one on shopping
bent. meet a friend in this particular
emporium. the immediate query Gf it is
a feminine friend, of course) is Have
you seen the dolls?" Then, If the answer
is in the negative, the, fair speaker
glowing terms. So. with imagination and
interest excited, one hies for the elevator
and is soon the most enthusiastic of an
enthusiastic audience. There are dolls
on exhibition dressed as Paquin, Worth
or Drecoll might dress them. Such STYLE
such elegance. one rarely sees outside a
fashion book. Short skirts, long skirts,
hobble skirts. tunic skirts! No wonder
that the little girl visitors to this en-
chanted realm stand around open-eyed
and .open-mouthed, while their mothers
are no less amazed and pleased.
On the racks hang the daintiest Of
gowns" and wraps" One could buy a
real live baby's dresses for less than the
Cost Oh tUeSe tiLy costumes. such walk
ing costumes and party dresses. such
lingerie. and even a parasol. all silk and
lace. for use on a flying trip south. And
in good American coin all it takes to
possess one of these trunks is some twen-
ty or thirty or fifty dollars-a mere
bagatelle. to be sure. For one Of these
fairy-like creatures, a bed is exhibited
complete in every detail. And one can
have q beautifully fitted up dressing
table for a check Of only two figures!
''Oh. mother. did you ever see anything
SO SWEET"
Mother turned in the direction indi-
Gated by her little daughter Then she,
too uttered an exclamation OF delight.
1t was such q pretty, lady-lik doll. with
such a worldiy-wise. self-conscious air.
BUY her for me, mother" whispered
the child. pleadingly, as she stood en-
tranced before this masterpiece Of
French art. Look. mother, look. she
has on real white kid gloves. Oh. can't
/ have herr" Mother took her hand out
OF her rich. big black muff and reached
back Of the doll for a very inconspicuous
looking price tag. Then she raised her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
WONDERFUL DOLLS
IN LOCAL STORES

CURELY, back in Doll-land on the
- 26th Of last December, dear old
Santa and his rosky-checked spouse, Mrs.
Santa, must have begun their prepara-
lions for the coming holiday. And how
busily have they worked throughout the
entire year. Never in their ages and
ages Of experience have they had such
reason to be SO proud of their labors!
And from now on until the eventful
Christmas eve, while their agents
throughout the land are getting in their
mysterious, fascinating work, all that
these two faithful friends of the children
have to do is to sit back and chuckle
contentedly to themselves. For never
before have they exercised their art so
cleverly.
Into the beings of the dolls whose mis-
sion it is to brighten the lives Of SO
many little ones they have breathed
everything but life. Yet there is such a
knowing look in the eyes Of the pretty
toys that smile invitingly at one from the
that they cannot understand the hatter-
ing whisperings about them.
Inanimate as they are, there is some-
thing infinitely appealing about dolls that
strikes q singularly responsive chord in
every breast. Perhaps it is not the fact
that they are dolls. so much as the
things for which they stand. They seem
so vitality human.
The world has but few people who have
not at some time in their lives had occa-
sion to write the word .'dolr' on their
Christmas shopping list. And even if
there is no one within the immediate
home circle who would appreciate the
dainty gift. that is no excuse for letting
the Christmas season pass without pur-
chasing at least one of the little crea-
lures, for Washington's orphan asylums
and hospitals are filled with hundreds OF
little arms outstretched to hold q dolly"
in their embrace. So, when some tiny
waxen figure seems to plainly say, Buy
me-buy me- answer by diving down
into the pocketbook and handing the
clerk a bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
Royal Thrift.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

Queen Wilhelmina is part owner of
1900 acres Of land in Alabama, and it
is her plan to raise cattle. pigs and
chickens on the farm. She will not. like
Marie Antoinette. herself appear in the
experiment. to play at being a milkmaid
or shepherdess; neither will she. In
emulation OF Queen Alexandra and her
ladies-in-waiting. give her personal su-
pervision to the business Of butter max
ing and marketing the product Of model
dairies. She is too busy ruling brave
little Holland and taking care of the
Princess Juliana. She will have to dele
gate her heifers lowing at the skies to
the care of local agents. but there can
be no doubt that with the characteristic
and traditional sagacity Of the house OF
Orange she will follow with avid interest
the progress of the agrarian experiment.
Queen Victoria. as is we'll known, Was
one of the thriftiest landladies of Great
Britain. AS Chaucer would have put It,
she well knew her purchase and her
rent" She required a particular account
Of leases and mortgages and a just reck-
oning Of what was periodically due from
each OF her tenants. She was as much
a business woman as sovereign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
,e Westminster Gazette,

From the Westmnster Ga1ette
DR.. A. H. Mann, who has just received
from the senate of Cambridge University
the honorary degree Of n. A, has been
prominent in the musical life OF the uni
versity for many years. Like many other
professional musicians. he Is devoted to
antiquarian research, and otherwise va
ries his strictly professional duties by
collecting used railway tickets. No one
knows better than DIR. Mann how to get
by the ticket collector without giving up
his ticket, and he is said to have col
lected (with the help Of friends over
900 tickets which the uniformed ticket
collectors overlooked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS MAKES
HER ROUNDS OF THE STORES
ASHINGTON i,

ASHINGTON was
in the throes Of its
first real snow
storm when the
Christmas Shopper,
feeling very unset
fish. indeed, board
ed a 9 O'Clock car
and started on her
way in search of adj
venture and, incl
dentally, the few
gifts she intended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

In laying in their supply Of holiday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

The woman shrugged her shoulders
LIQUID, and pushed the bottle back.
"You are sure this will get there?"
IT am sure" reiterated Madame Pa
thence. as she watched the plumes on her
late customers hat nodding down the
aisle.
Nobody believes you," the Christmas
Shopper said to her. consolingly.
Nobody" and she shook her head sor-
rowfully.
whats your best seller in the way of
dolls?'' the Shopper next asked q tiny
doll-Lke creature in that department. The
terest.
1.-The Dutch dollie that says mamma
| here it is." and she proudly displayed a
wonderful creation made in Holland and
marked So.
So just to please her the Shopper smiled
approximately as the doll softly whispered
mamma" the one word in it's vocabu-
larry.
Il see that the Teddy bear still reigns
supreme" remarked the Shopper to an
other Of the younger girls who had been
| put on to help out in the busy season.
For a second she looked around uncom-
lprehendingly.
much as ever, in spite Of the latest Of
"oh, yes. indeed they do Wouldn't you
| like to buy this one?' She brought out
beautiful white Teddy which the femi-
nine shopper longed to squeeze. Its a
regular five-dollar one reduced to $1.75,"
continued the girl. evidently taking her
prospective customer for a really, truly
bargain hunter. But, alas. the Christmas
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
MANY ACCIDENTS
OCCUR IN CAPITAL
Past Twenty Hours Marked
BY Collisions of All
Kinds.

Many accidents are recorded on the
police blotters this morning as having
happened during the past twenty hours.
Slight damage to both an automobile
and horse and rig was done when the
two cOiiided on Il street northeast last
night The automobile was owned and
operated b. Thomas o. May. Of 1923
Park road, and was passing doRn r
street, near Second. The buggy, which
is the property Of T. J. SchiIdltnecht.
was standing IN front OF - II street
No one was injured
Capital Traction car 40. north bound.
at Seventh and II streets coiitded with
cab Of the Federal COMPANY Both
the cab and the car weUS eighty dam
aged The accident occurred at 40
clock yesterday.
While James L Markham. % years old,
Of 1913 r street northwest, was crossing
pennsylvania avenue al Fourteenth
street northwest at 4 o'clock yesterday,
le was struck by an automobile owned
and operated by AR Bentley. OF the
EeifOur apartments. MARKHAM was
slightly injured about h. ankles.
Car I53 Of the Capital Traction Com
pany ran down George jaeger, fourteen
years OLD, Of S9s Fourteenth street north
west. white he was riding q bicycle AT
Fourteenth and Rhode Island avenuz
yesterday. The boy escaped uuhurt-
ing dirt cart on II street northeast,
near Fourteenth street. at 3 o'clock yes
terday. COlHded with q wagon driven By
Nathan CO7an, OF 1Z2g Fourth street
northwest The wagon driven by Co
nan. was slightly damaged
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
Young Soldier Whose Honeymoon Was interrupted By
His Arrest and Return TO St. Elizabeth's Hopes
Soon to Gain His Freedom

ride fu auto terminated vith Jleir Gar-
rfa-r ar Go-Icv iil-, No. al ED O clock
In Ikr uoInTu.
MS Frank stOUriy denies tT1r Frank
net her for the 1rst time in park con
the dlv before fheir marriage She SAYS
t1at thev met IN Philadelphia tzvc years
a-D-
The honeymoon 81 the couple was in
terrllHted IS Franks arrest Al The
American League baseball PARK on a
charge OF passing alleged ws-thless
checks 8irs. Frank declares thai had
the checks ia question been permitted 60
go through the hank IN the regular
manner they would nave been paid
Attorney Richard Evans was en-
ploved recs-flv 20 obtain Franks re-
lease and the habeas corpus proceedings
were Instituted in The Supreme Court. 30
being couteuded that Frank never was
insane and Is not now insane bu- rather
was suffering from mental depression
because OF the death ~ both Of bis pa
rents within three weeks OF each other.
The case was to have been heard yes
ter3sy- but chief Justice Could ordered
q jury trial FOR October e TIE Franks
were greatly DISAPPOINTED. as they were
both ccnfids Mt that ne would 5e re-
leased
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
TEACHERS GET PAY
SATURDAY, OCT. |
For First Time In Yes Sep.
TENDER Checks hlS 20
Be Ready Early.

For the first time in years. Washing
ton school se-1ChCrs viii get their checks
flr LEelr 1-UtrubCr work on October l.
me -,rli' E1ct-rle1t was made by the
school Board this morning that The
checks VIII be ready nest SATURDAY..
and rHar the teachers VIII be paf5 al
The offices Of tre high school. and s55-
f-rEf~irE principals. and ~ the
r4EEI1u school building 40 cheeks
viii be ratd at the District building
EEe- Ur IE few cases
Usually The Serreru Der pay checks
have been delayed until The middle Of
October. and officials OF the school
board were concentrating EueuS elves
today they viii be able 10 get the dis
n-rrs-meut completed on tae first day
of the month.
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
is BEHEADED
BY PIPE EXPLOSION
Two Others Injured In
Wrecked Orient, Pa,
Coke Works.

PITTsBURG. Sept z9-One man
was killed and two injured By q
bursting steam pipe in the ORE ntaI
Orks Of the II. Z. Frick Coke Com
Dany at Orient. Pa today
The engine room was wrecked.
Jacob Foreman. aged thirty-seven,
was dccapitated. Chauncey Shipiey
was internally injured and had an
arm broken, and Richard adams. in
ternalIy injured and burned
ShiplCy and Adams would have lost
their lives had = not been for the
herOism OF Fellow vrorkrnen. who
steam flied room
The Washington times., 1910-09-29

Poor Edwin. il nearly broke his heart
10 have 10 20 back 10 that. OLD insane
asylum. jUss when he thought we we're
going 70 becin life anew and be. sd
happy" said she pretty izhteeI-year-
old bride of Edwin Frank. the vorns
soldier who is making hard legal fight
20 obtain his release from the Govern
uert Hospitef for Insane where he was
sent two DAYS after ms romantic mar
rage
--osIay the sirI-vgte. vrho vas virginia
Srrouse, a PhnadelDhia girl. is decidedly
cheerful over Ehe prospects Of her hiss
band obtaining his freedom next week
and sent him q CHEERING. letter telling
him 70 keep uD his spiFite and every
thing is coming out siI right she re-
turned from Philadelphia 70 heID in the
battle TO secure his liberty. ard will be
an important witness at the hearing.
Frank was given permission 10 leave
the Government Hospital fCr Insane on
August =, and he went direct TO -
First street northeast, where Miss
Str0use was visiting her brother. A
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
GREAT FRENCH BAND
HEARD IN CAPITAL
Selections By Famous Organization
Included In Rare Offerings of
Victor Records This Month.

The Garde Republicans. the greatest
band in France and a vorId-fan0us or
ganizatIon. may be heard in Washing
ton
This does not mean thai II VIII cross
the ocean 10 M an engagement in the
National Capital but that. with the
zgeIi-known E.studfantina Trio Of Euen0s
Ayres. south America, and other mu-
steal move ties. q can De enjoyed from
the new Victor records
The brilliant playing n the second
Chasseurs March uy the Garde Repub-
Icaine Band Is a uever-tc-se-forgOtt
event, just as some Of the songs sung
bv the SeUth American Trio are IN
e4uaied iu novelty and plcruresCu eress-
The new records Of y q Victor machine
not only present the e, but they offer
the opportunity 90 hear tEe CHautecIer
song. "Afr- Rooster" which Pryor's
band PLAYS Admirers Of Blanche Ring
viii be glad 70 learn that the October
Victor lists also include two of the
songs sung 5y her ia The Yankee
airs from .The Prince Of Pilsen-~ There
airs from THE Prince Of EEIssn. ' There
are violin solos by Maud Powell and
Fritz Kreisier, and there are also pcru-
lar songs and ballads galore 20 Re heard
from tire records. The music lover viii
He GLAD 20 know that any Victor dealer
viii be Eiad 70 give MIN The op10rtu-
niIy Of aearf1E any or all OF these
numbers
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
POLICE ARE SEEKING
QUINN'S RELATIVE

The police were asked this morning TO
locate the relatives of a man named
John Quinn, said to have died recently
IN Patterson n J
According TO advices- received by the
police the man died Tuesday. September
q. after 4 residence in the New jersey
town for more than ten years He Is
thought 10 have a brother in the saloon
business On " street here The dead
man WAS about dfty-eICht wears old.
short and stout. with gray hair and mus
Jache A piece was missing from his
Fi.7t ear
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
GOOD CIDER LOST.

GLASSBORO- n J. Sept 29-One OF
the finest cider apple orchards in south
Jersey is that OF Charles Repp.- Profit
bitiOn candidate for governor, and his
brother. near this place The sight Is
a wonderful one. with the fruit hang
ing 10 the ground This fruit. however
viii not be made into cider If the owner
can help it, as the bulk CT the crop
viii be put in cold storage
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
KING DODGES AEROPLANE.

MILAN, Sept 29--KIns Victor Enmau-
vel and his cousin, Count Turin, are to-
day receiving congratulations on their
escape from accident while Inspecting
the aeroplanes al the aerodrome here
yesterday They came near being
struck By an aviator who started his
machine without seeing them. By
dropping 10 the ground they avoided
rsifsiou with the aerOplane. which was
sweepin gt0Ward them
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
NEW YORK. CONES
TO THE COLUMBIA
Drama and Musical Comedy
Offered In Theater Bills
Next Week.

New York VIII be the attraction at
tie Columbia Theater for the week Of
October g.
This dramatic Offering is BY Villa m
J HurlbUt. author Of The Fighting
n Pc It is practically the premiere
OF the play. As the title suggests, 0Ir
HuriSut's play D0rtrays the life OF New
OK, and the story revOives about the
love Of excitement and dissipation which
are ruling impulses in the metropolis
New York is not a sordid, depress-
ing story by any means, as the hero
and heroine are noble pair who strive
70 save their dear ones from the bitter
end which awaits them
me company is headed By Laura Mel
son Hail, Mary shaw and Orrfn John
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
GASINO-vaudeviIle.

An excellent vaudeville bin Of wide
range OF interest is announced for the
Casino Tbeater next week
The feature act VIII include Samuel
Howard and company in a comedy pIav-
let entitled a Woman Hater--' Prof
HuddletOus animal circus consisting of
twenty wonderfully trained dogs and
monkeys Joyce and Kennedy. come
dams and entertainers in general. Da-
VS. and Davis in comedy singing
SkeIcn taken rom the second act Of the
popular comedy, The Travelling Sales
man, and Lewis and Harr, in a sing
ing comedy act entitled 'On the Swar-
nee River
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
CoSMOS-vaudeviIle.

A weli-known circus act tops she bill
at The Cosmos next week in IeCTaires'
Pony and Dog Show.
The act consists Of Wen trained
troupe OF ponies. dogs and monkeys
and, as an added attraction. the famous
unridabIe mule ''January.s'
The Torieys il another attraction
tney present a novelty cycling act
which includes several peri1OIis fsats on
speclsliiy constructed Enicycles and tan
dems- Musical GRAY viii $50 - =
strong card Kraft and -Gfvrrfe. VIII De
seen IN their new sketch of -T,ov-e-y- 'iffe
the ..Newsies- Dra-rrrer,t -
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
NATIONAL-.eThe Fcbo y

Net weeks attraction al the Ma
uonal Theater VIII be Bessie Mccoy, in
The Echo
This musical play. from the Charles
yliiln ghaIn offices. comes directly TO
" aSnlnStcn from the Globe Theater
New YORK, where It is now ending an
extended engagement The FschS'' i
especially strong in dancing sDecfa Ities
Mss Mccoy appears in half a dozen
lev canoes, and the Dolly Sisters
ES4an and " hite, John J Scauuel
DouSl7S Stevenson ana others assist
IN the cast i. Mrs.. Annie #Yeamans-
pfoDaDiy the oldest woman on the
American stage
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
70 TALK RECIPROCITY.

Reciprocity negotiations with the Do
miuiOn government Viii be taken Up
soon by the Department Of state 4
reply II expected daily from Ottawa
Indicating the course TO se pursued.
Definite negotiations win be taken up
as SOoD as Sir Nifrii Isaurier. the
Canadian minister. returns.
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
MEMORIAL 10 EDITOR

FOREST GROVE Ore, Sept SIN
teresting services were held at Pacific
University today IN memory Of Harvey
" Scott, editor Of the Portland ore
EOnian- Who WIS the uuivers{tx-'s FrS-
graduate President Ferrin OF ts7a mi
yerSity. presided over the exercises ay7I
former Governor Ger. w d Feufo-,
and others delivered addresses
The Washington times., 1910-09-29

b,ltteru1iIIs- This did not Cic au- good 50
We took MIN 20 a hospital Re was treated
as an Ou--Datlelt twice = We 4 and De cot
~oTse. q anything We then 1a1 III in ar
other doctor and inside Of week t-se bow was
% al aDpearances, cured and TIE doctor c7i5
ms WQTk was done But tire ve-v next dav
u broke oct ss bad as erer
" We de~f5ed that Il c07-sF not he c51-e5
ard must run its course and 80 We lust kent
his arms bandGEei 30 his SIDE 70 prevent MS
tearing his flesh We left Torerto ard
shortly SfteT our arrival j. Duluth. thc Cfti-
C-Ira Remedies were recommended We
started using them in MAY. 1909. and soon
tne cure was complete. You would not
think he was the same child for Cut i-i-a made
has skin peTf-ctiv clear and 1r. s entirely f7ea
nom ne skin disease There has been 40
return this time We StiIi use only CuticT-a
soap tor baby hath Robert Mann. Proctor.
MINI. MAY 8 1gT0-f
CUlfcUrz Remedies sid tt-nurhout fhe world
FotfeF DT1z chen C1rp-. sole ProDs- Boston
- Aiaf Cd free latest book or T7eafuent cfte ska
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
BELASCO-"Miss Patsy

The Offering AT the Btlasso Tbea4er
TOT next week VIII be Henri ". Saw
ages clever comedy star, Gertrude
Quinian, n Sewel Collins iatcc IS
PATSY which has just LEFT the Nazi-
nova Theater, New York
Before going into New York Miss
Quinlan appeared for several months in
tnlCdgO. and her success IN both cities
Is said 70 have been a Laughing triumph
ne play tells of the love affairs and
40 ventures O. a feminine Patsy Boil
yer, whose genius for doing the wrong
lnlng keeps her and the members of a
theatrical company, not to mention a
orlsE young naval officer In constant
hot water
Mr. Savage has mounted the play af-
nlrably, and has surrounded the star
with an excellent. cast
The Washington times., 1910-09-29
LYCEUM-'awiTiams' Imperials."

The Imperial E-xtrava-anza- com
PAW billed to appear al the New
IycCum next week, IS the seasons Of
fering Of Harry and Sim Williams. who
hold a high rank as b11rlesoue producers
"A Glorious Night ana vFFefria-s
Hotel'' are satireS Of sOciefy's d0fnrs
and they serve 10 Introduce the entire
company Harry T. Cooper IS the prin-
CiDal fun maker
Between Che farces a novel oIio Of
vaudeville acts VIII be presented bv
such artists IS Walter johnson and
Violet ETiISOR