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The Washington times., 1910-01-15
IunicS Find FaUor
A%seeAr Ga

Tunic draperies are more and more
used Some Of the leading dressmaBers
in this city make few costumes for the
late afternoon OF evening without drau-
cries Of some kind The double ti--
tuuic which crossing the front in q
sianting double tier, finds many pIays
IN the winding effects that some Of the
cTessnaze are standing for
As 10 waists. there IS much 70 be ss-F.
For several seasons the separate vais-
has not been 50 much used as II Is tHss
season The cunning OF the manu[a--
turer Of readT-tO-Hear waists IS Iarcs--
responsible for the renewed style For
while the one-pieCe gown IS u1usitalls-
bly, the leader bT every written and u---
written sartoriaI Law. the separate waist
has sprung into renewed vogue. On
sees the lingerie and white waist with
handsome tsiIOT-mades mornings, but
with the afternoon costumes the sepz-
rate waist IS the color OF the gown. II
IS made Of net, Of chiffon, Of thin silk
or satin or Of t1o-tone silks that repea
the color Of the skirt and cost- In the
latter case however the smart vsis,
Is veiIed with chiffon mousseIiue or net
IN the skirt color.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
Maintaining Youth

How often one hears the remark from
the cynical or incredulOUs woman that
the appearance OF age cannot be pre-
vented by attention TO the complexion,
the throat, the care Of the hair or the
use Of the many little helps that science
and study nave brought 70 light
These maintain that to attempt II Is
all waste tine, that as age comes on
wrinkles. A double chin and the various
other indications OF years, are bound
20 appear
Cne Of the best refUtations OF this is
the appearance Of actors ana actresses
It is doubtfuI II any class Of people
lead lives SO calculated 20 damage good
looks II is certain no class as q. whole,
keen their charm and youthful appear
ance go well or - long And they are
noted for the care they give their skins,
their body, everything, IN fact. that
helps them 10 keep their youth and
beauty
Il was the success Of actresses IN re
tanning their good looks and the known
care they took Of their complexion that
first started other women TO investigat-
ing their methods and finally 70 adopt
Ing them
The woman who thinks she can do
nothing to preserve her looks, Is making
a sad mistake. sad one which she wiz
surely reEre. when II is too late 70 mend
It. or II 4 can be nended at al, with
the most strenuous Efforts
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
LIBERTY
NOT FOR FRENCH

American girls. whose ideas Of inde-
pendence do not agree with those Of
the French people. are bothered by
mashers whenever they attempt TO 90
about unesCorted IN Paris. No French
girl whose parents have q proper re
gard for her is ever allowed to do
such a thing, and the idea has become
implanted IN the native mind that any
young woman who appears alone IS at
least unconventional
It did not take. a youEg and attrac-
tive American girl long 70 learn this
fact this summer when size Travelled
around Paris as she was accustomed
TO in American cities All manner OF
men snJirked at her, lifted their hats,
tried to act as her escort. and endeav-
Ored to begin conversations
But every one faded suddenly when
she gave him her anti-ulasher treat
ment. which worked better than a
strong right arm. To each she ex-
tended her hand, palm Up, with one OF
those minute bits OF fractional cur
renCy that they have over there bal
anced on her palm
Poor man she remarked, in hest
fatfnE French. I'm so soTry you're so
poor you have 10 beg. Here's all the
money I have
No masher ever persisted after east.
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helps himself thus giving him the free
use OF his right hand: 10 the right when
Il Is something that she places on the
table For instance. she must go 70 the
right with the plate served by the
carr er- to the left with the vegetable
dish from which the diner heirs him
self Some authorities. however. insist
that everything shall be served from
the left except water and other liquids
that can be poured into a glass. Dishes
are removed from the right. and III re-
moving them the waitress should never
pile one upon another. and should not
attempt 70 take more than two plates
At time
Take the yoIks Of two eggs. one
"a tablespoonful Of mustard =2aistened
with tablespoonful or vinegar. q tea
spoonful Of salt and saltspocnful Of
pepper Stir this well Then beat in,
slowly, one quart Of the best olive oil,
thinning, when Il thlckeus too much,
with q little vinegar Have all Utensils
and of as cold as possible This VIII
keep on ice for a week
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
Mature Woman s Beauty
Often Offsets 6NaidenS

There IS q beauty quite apart from
youth-the- beauty Of the mature wo-
man Sorae there are that maintain
under the age Of thirty-fve or forty In
a measure this S borne out ny the
events Of the antique past which may
likewise be paraIIeIed with instances Of
our own day. Helen Of Troy appeared
on the scene at the age OF forty Cleo
patra vas past thirty when she met
Antony. Aspasis., married TO PcriCles
when she was thiTty-six. was g figure
brilliant in her world for thirty years
after. When Diane de POictiers was
past thIrty-six she won the heart Of
Henry II. and he but half her age.
Anne Of Austria was 1HiTty-eight when
described as the most beautiful woman
OF Europe Nile. Mar was heralded as
the greatest OF beauties al fOTty-five,
aid Nine. Recamier was at her best be
tween the ages Of thirty-fve and ATTY
Nine. de MaIntenOn was fOTty-thTee
when united TO Louis. and Catherine OF
Russia tFirty-thTee when she took seat
on the throne which she occupied for
thIrty-five years All these women were
vvorId-famed for their beauty and gave
the lie direct 20 that 1oothIess old saw
which buzzes the power Of sweet six
teen The dew Of youth and a com
plgxfon OF roses it must be admitted
sometimes combine in a face that IS un-
moving, irresponsive, utterly lacking in
that expression which goes 70 the max
ing OF a perfectly nodded visaEe-
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
Common CourteSieS of Life
Often Forgotten by Women

ender gowns has given way TO yellow
locks painted. wrinkled cheeks. and
youthful directoire dresses Women Of
today cannot be bothered to pay calls
on their own sex when the friend in
question cannot talk scandal. and, as
becomes her years. does not play golf.
She IS neglected and left deploring that
when "she was a girl" etc, etc.
Woman's manners in public, too are
not above criticism Who does not know
the woman IN car or train who Eazes
calmly at every detail of your toilet
and then turning TO her companion
makes an obvious remark drawing her
attention to your helpless self. and the
woman who knocks your hat awry. ~
kicks down your umbrella. without ore
word of regret While there IS the
woman who elbows her way into car
10 the disadvantage OF shorter people
and helpless children.
Manners are at. a discount At functions
where women predominate, as they DO
not exert themselves to make conversa-
ton with their own sex or mildly dirt
with an older woman by way Of help
ing her to feel that somebody enjoys
her company.
Our Erandmothers were puncUlious on
returning borrowed property with
grateful note and the article in perfect
condition. But one may consider II a
miracle these days Of ct forgot or I
have lost IT. If ones possessions onke
lent ever return While looking a gift
horse in the mouth before the donor IS
not an iufreqL ent occurrence
The modern .---rnan does not mind ac-
ceptiuE many citations for the same
dav and at the last moment deciding
which IS the best. and leaving waIling
hOSteSSeS in the IurCh-
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Being Left Mach Alone
IS Old Maid s Tragedy

But this-this is the tragic part OF be
ing an old maid You find men Of your
own age basking in the smiles Of pretty
Eirlets Of eighteen or so. with never
glance IN your direction And those
who seem attracted 10 you are old beaus
Of hoarv head and totterinE step, cal
low youths who are too young for the
efChteen-year-oIds 10 notice. who fall in
love with YOU violently and hint darkly
at running away with YOU as soon as
they have saved up enough money
And-oh- more dangerous than all the
rest-taose dear men, a few-only q few
years older than yourself, married 20
careless. extravaEant. thOughtless
wives, how live the butterfly life and
crave the attentions OF other men-any
men save those who belong TO them
These men, pIoddinE away in the har-
ness 70 earn money for the Fa0uiu
gowns and Lewis hats. and starving
for sympathy and love and com
panlOnship, realizing too late that
they and all their sacrifices are
taken as a matter Of course by their
wives, craving the love for which they
have been cheated into paying the great
price and finding that IT is only counter
Teit-aud pleading, Oh so eI0uuently
with their poor. starved hearts IL their
voices, for friendship and understand
Ing and camaraderie-for all that you
may give and all that they make take
Oh, how we hate these SNUG young
ulatrODs In their new fuOcks, their
dreams Of hats and their narrow bands
Of gold upon the third finger. We could
manage the frOcks and the millinery,
perhaps but the other2 Ah. could We?
And would we, where we could Smart
Set
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
BEAUTIFUL GOWNS
FOR MILADYS WEAR

A beautiful ball gown IS composed OF
brilliant ross-scarlet satin embroidered
quite maEnificently and barbsricaIly
with silk I'm various CoI0rs. all bright.
the whole being yelled with q very fiue
Cio=e-meshed silk tuIle II rather a dulf
invisible shade Of grey, tOuing down the
briIIiancy OF the whole
Another gown Of the same Eeure 5s
formed OF brilliant "0oison-bottle'' blue
silk the oId-fashiOnc5 dneIy-corded SIX
0ur grandmother wore. yelled with
bright brown niuoE, worked with dun
brown. blue, and hrOonze paiflettes- -
oval shape. the tU1ic bOrdered with the
thick chenille edEing fashionable some
fifteen years ago.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

peated the ThistIes and the Netules.
The great trees that stood round
about saw and heard il. but they said
rot a word good OF bad. which is the
wisest thing 10 90 for people who are
stupid
There came through the forest a poor
innocent girl Her heart was pure and
her understanding was enlarged by
faith. He- whole inheritance was an
cld Bible; but out or its pages a voice
said TO her. IF people wish to do US
evil. remember how It was said Of Jo-
seph- They imagined evil in their
hearts. but Cod turned it to good. If
we suffer wrOnE-f we are Tnisunder-
stood and despised-then we may recall
the words # Him who was purity and
goodness Itself and who forgave and
prayed for those who buTeted and
nailed Him TO the cross
The girl stood still in front of the
wonderful plant, whose great leaves ex-
Ealed a sweet and refreshing fragrance.
/ and whose flowers Clittered like a col
ored flame IN the sun and from each
/ flower JEere came a sound as though
I it concealed within itself q deep foUut
/ Of melody that thousands Of years could
rot exhaust With pious gratitude the
/ girl looked upon this beautiful work OF
/ the Creator. and bent down one Of the
i branches toward itself u breathe in its
! sweetness: and a light arose in her soul
! It seemed 20 DO her heart good. and
/ Gladly wo 5id she have pIuc<ed a flower.
lbut she could not make up her mind 70
break one of. for II would soon fade Il
she did So Therefore the ciri only took
a single leaf and laid il in he- Bible az
4 home; and II Iav taere qIIite fresh, al
I ways green and never fading
TO Be G0NTIN LED.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
LACE IS FAVORTTE
FOR WEAR AT NECK

There never was a time in the
varied history Of Dame Fashion
when Miiady had such a good chance
20 make for herself what cid
fashioned people used TO call @neck
Tiggings" Of all sorts The smart
shops are filed with the most fasci-
mating combinations Of lace. most OF
them direct from Paris.
irish lace stiII continues TO be first
favorite when used for this purpose
Venise Is also very stylish. indeed, for
both stocks and jabots. and. besides
these, ChautiIIys Argentine, and
AIencon 1aces all make their appear
ance- Chiffon stocks and bows WITH
bead trimmings are among the novel
ties, as are also stocks and 5sbcr=
both heavily embroidered in silk.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
Puzzlers Dispute Spelling OF
Mrs. Ourdan's Number Six

LII week I have been terribly au11-
" Ious 70 tell you al about the
- discussion that has been run
ming riot among the puzzIers in
general about No. 6
says one Of the incest puzzIers on the
list
IF caTneIlan" CNo. s. is correct the
author has spelled & wrong The die
tiOnary gives two as and no o."
Then another one rises IN meeting 20
say that all the picks and shoveIs IN the
world would not be able TO dig out OF
a jewel mine No the way Il is given
in this weeks puzzle
Then stiII another comes along with
Your Puzzle author is ali wrong on
No g. She means c-a-r-n-e-I-i-a-n, and
you see you viii have to make COrueiiCn
out of the number the way you have Il
in the paper"
Naturally enough all this did disturb
me more than little bit for the simple
reason that I mad taken the pains tc
send the puzzle back 10 Mrs. OurIan,
and with a request that she would au-
thentfcaLe every name on the list ana
the spelling thereof In due tins her
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
LEAP FROM THE SKY.

nGH up yonder. in the thin clear
air, flew m angel with a flower
from the heavenly garden AS she was
kissing the flower. d very little leaf
fell down into the soft soil IN the
midst of the wood and immediately
took root and sProUted, and sent forth
shoots among the other plants
"A funny kind OF slip that said the
Plants
And neither Thistle or Sungfng-NettIe
would recognize the stranger
That must be a kind OF garden
plant" said they
And they sneered- and the plant vas
despised by them as being a thing out
OF the garden
Where are you cominE7-- cried the
lofty ThistIes. whose leaves are all
armed with thorns- You give yourself
a good deal Of space That's all non
sense-we are not here to support your'
they grumbIed.
And winter came, and snow covered
the plant; but the plant impaired 10
he snowy covering lustre as if the sun
was shining upon It from below as
from above When spring came. the
plant appeared as blooming object,
more beautiful than any production of
the forest
And now appeared on the scene the
botanical professor who could show
what he was IN black and white lie
inspected the plant and tested II, bu;
found It was not included in his bo-
tanical system; and he could not pos
sIbIy find out 20 what class il belonged
THAT must be some subordinate spe-
cies.r he said. II don't know IT, It's
not included in any system.
Not included IN any system, re-
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
No National Holidays.

70 the Editor Of The Times inquiry Column.
What are the national holidays, songs.
and flowers Of the United States2
DAILY READER
There Is no national holiday IN the
United States. not even the Fourth Of
July Congress has at various times
appointed special holidays In the sec
oad session of the Fifty-third Congress
was passed an act making Labor Day
q public holiday IN the District of Co
luluDia. and II has recognized the exist
enca Of certain days as holidays for
commercial purposes, but. with the ex-
Cep.iOn named, there is no general stat
ate OF the subject The proclamation
Of he President designating a day OF
thanksgiving makes It a legal holiday
cnlv IN the District Of Columbia and the
Territories
Nor can the United States be said TO
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
Lettuce Is SpoiElng
In Merchants Stock

II you went to your retailer this
morning and we're unable TO get the
freshest Of produce, Il Is interesting 20
know that the slippery streets may
have been the reason for IL. Grocery
men take but few chances in driving
their horses upon the icy pavements
and In consequence business was dull
on the wholesale markets this morning
Lettuce has come to the commission
men III such abundance during the
week that the price has fallen consid-
erably and IL has been necessary to
send orders 70 stop shipments, the de-
nnand being more than satisfied, and
the lettuce IS spelling on the commits
sion merchants hands.
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MAY BE DONE
IN VARIOUS WAYS

There are two ways OF doing good the
rampant, rip-roarinE way and the quiet,
conservative way Between these there
are al sorts Of shades and degrees But
every one Is familiar with those who
represent either kind for they fix
themselves indeIibIv upon our minds
wherever we go Too often they are in
sntagonism- The pIUu-iug ilonocIaSL
impatient Of delay IS filed with con-
tempt for the man who seems 70 lag in
the work Of life The pIOdder is filed
with dismay. and dIstrust Of the efforts
Of the man who IS in a hurry and cares
not what he may destroy in his onward
path The conservative man suspects
the motives Of the man who breaks his
way as he goes. and the a. is filed with
the noise Of combat between those who
are seeking 10 better themselves and
their feIlOW-rneu-
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Must Be Prepaid

TO the Editor of The Times Inquiry Column
D says you can write 2 letter IN ink
OF pencil, put il In an envelope. IN
sealed, put q 1-cent stamp on Il. and It
viii pass. y says II VIII not. Who IS
riEht2 J. y.
y. Unsealed written communications
are included in frst-cIass mail matter,
and the postage on these IS cents
an ounce OF fraction thereof. II a letter
containing a written message Is sent
through the mails bearing a 1-cent
stamp It viii be returned 20 the sender.
r his name Is on the outside. Other
wise the addressee viii be notified that
the letter awaits him at the postohice,
where It viii be surrendered TO him on
his paying the postage due- If The ad-
dressee IS a nonresident the letter viii
be mailed TO him on receipt Of the post
age
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
womsn's Clubs.

Miss s None or the best clubs
know IS the Young Womeu's Christian
Association One may meet women OF
all ages at the assembly rooms Of the
association, at Twelfth and r streets
northwest The library has many books
and the current literature OF interest
to women may be found on the tables
Entertainments are given from time
70 time. and one may have Iuacheon and
dinner at reasonable rates For a nom
inaI sum one may take up many
branches of interesting study
The 800 annual dues gives one the
privilege OF the association In general
Special charges are made for certain
classes. Il you are interested at all I
am sure you viii find It to your sdva1-
taee to call at the office Of the associa-
tIon and have a talk with some Of the
secretaries
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
Rocky Mour ain Passes.

To the Editor Of The Times Inquiry Cr' nm
What are the names Of the ps sses
through which the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific railroads cross the
Rocky Mountains
THE TRAVELLER
TIE only pass through which the
Southern Pacific crosses the Rocky
mountains Is the Continental Divide, be-
tween Ladim and WHueU. y IL an
open valley about twenty miles wide
The president OF the University Of Wy
ominE SAYS that the Union Pacific
passes through q depression near Solon,
six miles west or RaV.lins. WyO-. known
as Bridger pass and named after jim
Bridzer. famous scout. and IS the only
pass through which the road runs Gen
Gre lille n Dodge states that Evans
pass, rene med by him Sherman pass in
1856. is the only pass through which the
road runs
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

manuscript turned I'D, and with Il sbs
sent a note telling me everything was
all right according 10 the best authori-
lies
Naturally enough that left ne sure
she was correct, but just h0E 50 many
pUZZieTs got fused up about II be
gan TO puzzle me more and more. 7
was glad enough TO have Mrs. Ourdan
call me up IN regard to another matter.
so could have the opportunity Of bring
ing the matter TO her attention
Mrs. Odrdan declares emphaticaI1y
that "COrnelian'' IS correct FiTlssiiiisg--
taking a turn at things myself I mean
dered over TO the dictionary. and there,
II you please stand both forms. Car
ueiim" IS given first 10 be sure, but IN
a fo0t-u0ue there is the legend also
spelled ~CorneIiau--'
There You archie best OF puzzle-s
rake mistakes just like the most care
fUl Of EDITORS. 50 All ] can DO is 20 ask
the little group of inquirers 10 come
along and take seat beside their very
good friend
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

- ONIdON courtesies Of life are be-
ing forgotten. and the modern
woman but rarely realizes that
pollteness Is less expensive than
her new hat, and hesitates to expend a
little breath and trouble IN smoothing
out the -uts IN her social pathway. She
shows anal consideration for those in
her employ. they are paid TO do So
snd-so.' being her motto. So she does
not bother 10 thank the shop girl for
all the trouble she has taken to please
a critical and disconteuted customer
The woman who is not imbued with
socialistic instincts fails to extend TO
her maids the forethouEht which she
bestows ON her lap-doE.
Little kind. thoughtful actions be
tween one woman and another OF her
sex are rapidly going out OF fashion
They cannot find time" in these days
OF rush 10 attend 10 the number of
small courtesies which they owe to
each other, so letters are left unanswer-
ed. appointments forgotten and apollo
gies seldom made.
Our mothers and grandmothers under
stood that Questioning a friend or ac-
quaintance was distinctly bad form, 20
and an objectionable breach OF tact, but
who does not suffer from the rapid fire
Of questions and insidious pumping
Of the modern intelligent female2 Curl
osity among women is becoming more
and more rampant and they do not hest
stats TO blatantly set TO work TO unearth
the hidden skeletons Of their UDfOTtu-
nate friends.
Few women pay respect TO age as IN
the days Of old. when gray hairs were
reverenced. not scorned- So the woman
with silver cUrls, soft ruffles and Law
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
Wedding Gifts.

T. H B.-WeddiRg gifts are aCknOw1-
edged in the name OF the bride and
bridegroom For instance
Mr.. Bride joins me In thanks for
your very attractive gift" whereupon,
81 the hUmor moves you, you may say
something Complientary- IN the event of
the gift coming from some Of the bride
groOm's friends TO whom you are not
well known.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

have a generally accepted national foW-
er- IN 1883 an attempt wcs made TO
secure a general expression OF opinion
in favor Of some one flower. and the
goldenrOd- as being ind ss1Ous and more
widely distributed than in airy other
country, received the majority OF the
suftrages. but e national flower Is usual
y recognized only when tradition and
legend give e significance. and not be
cause Of a popular vote.
The Stsr-SpangIed Banner is the
national hymn Of the United States
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

To the Editor OF The Times Inquiry Column:
To settle an argument, publish IN your
paper which is Correct-Mr. John Smith
or John Smith. Esq A says for the
ordinary man, Mr." Is correct, and
John Smith. Esq, II he be q professional
man r sgrs John Smith, Esq. is
proper as vel as tMr-" A sort OF
brings It out tssat man must be q Jaw
yer or a professional man 9 ".
The title Esquire IS much more
sp~~inEly used nowadays than formerly
Il used TO be appended to any mans
mans as mere mark OF respect, as In
the address OF letters In the United
States the title Is now regarded as be
longing especially TO lawyers
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
MAKING ENDS MEET.

Most Of Us are perturbed at the ex-
travag 4nce Of our neiEhbors, and II We
are 2 little hazy as 10 the exact amount
by which we exceed our own allowance
we are all convinced that there must be
something radically wrong with the per
son who on a considerably smaller in
come cannot make both ends meet
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

the needle and shears 70 MAKE a. very
creditabie outfit. the work further com
mend!ng itself as a task for odd hours
The opportunity for personal touches
AFFORDED BY the choice OF material and
trimming is also q recommendation.
Since the less expensive outfits IN ready
made wear have little 70 commend them