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New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
MRS. TAFT TO LITTLE MOTHERS
Wife of the President Sends Gift To
Their Annual Bazaar

Mrs. William III. Taft has sent a gift to
be sold at the little mothers table at
the bazaar of the Little Mothers Aid As
sociation on Saturday, in the grand ball
room of the Waldorf-Astoria Besides the
"Old Woman in the Shoe there will be
The Lady with Fifty Pockets said TO
represent the period of 1880. and several
young women in charge of large .,to-
mobile will furnish another attract A
poster made by pupil of the School Of
Design, representing little mother, with
a child in her arms. will be shown ar the
Hover booth.
The managers of the bazaar evidently be-
leve that there is success in numbers for
they have enlisted nearly thousand WON
en in the service OF the little mothers =,
Among those interested are Mrs Russ.lI
Sage Mrs Charles Sprague- Mrs Gaorea
Gould. Mrs William Ct~mjnr Storv Mr.
Ralph NJ. Easley, Mrs Robert + Cart-
wright. Mrs. Donald Mclean Mrs - ..
Shayne. Mrs George Perkins Lavtop Mrs
Esther Herman, Mrs. Belle dc Rivera
Miss Helen Y. Boswell Mrs Lob, ~
Judge Mrs w. Grant Brown Mrs ~ /,
Abbott Mrs. Charlotte WiIbur Mice Ella
ence Guernsey. Miss julia J.atbars Mr.
Rufus Cowins and Mrs. CortA nd Irving
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

who work hard and have little money have
the same desire. and for the benefit of these
classes have been organized at l. LEcole
Maternelle Francaise
Still, the babies are the chief thing.
Babies possess the house. Every after
noon they are tucked up IN little beds or
on the floor. if there aren't beds enough,
and they take a good nap. In the morn
ing when brought by their fathers or
mothers or big brothers or sisters, they
are washed and cOmbed and invested with
clean pinafores. At noon they have good
hot meal, and at ( o'clock afternoon tea"
of bread and milk. And because all this
costs something and l. Ecole Maternelle
Francaise is not wealthy institution the
charite" at the Hotel Astor on the even
ing Of December 9. one entire floor Of the
hotel viii he decorated for the occasion
and there Uii be dancing to the music of
an orchestra. and other amusements
Booths for the sale of flowers, candy.
champagne and lemonade will be a feature.
Among the patronesses viii be Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Mrs. William J. Gaynor,
Mrs. John A Dix. Mrs. Elihu Root, Mrs
Seth Low, Miss Eliza beth Marbury, Mrs.
Frederick u. Grant and Mrs Clarence
Burns
Nine. IT. Crenier i chairman of the com
mittee Of patronesses, Lucien l.. Bonheur
has the flower booth in charge
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
11&Rz2CYF INTEREST to W)OME lA4@kEzzEE&ee
TIE DaK of youthful NODES
Effect Produced by Simple Lines, Picturesque ra'S
and Gay Bits of Color

marking waist and hip line. and much Il"
evidence on the skirt. The costume was
further beautifed by long stole ana DIE
mrfr of errnine fur. bordered with seal
In spite of the fact that the damp III
1i,.. ,yinter .5ays of Paris render velvet
material most unsuitable for se"ei"'
.,,ea, costume. If has prodisious vogue
Women who wear fur garments ho"etei'
,,rsfar the softer. thinner materials IKE
satin thick silks and meteor crepes- INC
newest gowns of this sort are hlaue WIN
skirts dragging a little. and ne" COATS
,,., ,,s ,,,a,,a longer than those seen early
in the season
!, spita Of the great expense of the new
silk braid. woven as wide as dress mate
rials. il has Ieaped into great favor from
the moment Of its appearance. The ehect
of this braid is often imitated-not very
well-by sewing together several narrower
widths The braid is particularly efectlNe
in black. trimming gowns of dark blue and
green serge or the newer ratine- a snort
skirt ma ie with wide box pleat in the
middle of the back and front, had tWeh-
tv-inch-wide band Of black braid set at
each side. the ends disappearing under the
edges of the pleats. The half long coat was
lar and deep cuffs were made entirely OF
the braid narrowly bordered with fur.
Braid from ten to twelve inches wide is
used for sashes on velvet gowns, and II
forms panels on skirts of either velvet or
cloth
OF the favorite bottle green velvet was
new tailored costume, trimmed with green
silk braid. Two rows of it were on the
row front breadth: the lower edge Of each
was edged with opossum fur, and large
braid-covered buttons. trimmed with fur,
We're set at the ends. The short coat was
trimmed to match, and had wide pointed
revers. faced with creamy white ratine.
With this skirt was worn a blouse of green
mousseline de sole, laid over white mousse
line de sole; narrow bias bands of the ma
terial OF the skirt trimmed il. with many
gold buttons. The hat was of black velvet
trimmed with fur.
For ordinary afternoon wear at home
for all the world does not spend its after
moons in tea drinkng-are delightful little
gowns of soft fine wool. cashmere and silk
yoile. shaped in the simplest manner. but
made dressy by lace cuffs and collars. or
softly folded berthas OF frilled white null.
Such gowns are quite the prettiest. the
most domestic, gowning that Madame la
Mode has degned TO allow the feminine
world in many seasons. One such gown of
inexpensive wilow-green cashmere was
made with double skirts, the upper one cut
TO the knees in wide. square opening TO
show Underskirt Of ecru English en-
! broidery. Wide, up-turned cuffs of the en-
broidery finished the elbow sleeves, and a
wide surplice collar OF IL left a Y shaped
opening back and front. Slightly darker in
shade the wide wrInkled belt that tied
at the back in a one-Iooped bow. leaving
ends Of unequal width. NJ AF
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

anese spaniels- Other exhibitors will be
Miss Marion Kennedy, Pomeranians; Miss
NernOna Jarbeau, English toy spanieIs and
French bulls; Mrs. Edward NJ. Clark. Eng
lish toy spaniels; Miss Catherine Cameron.
toy bulls; Mrs George H. Pell, Boston ter
riers; Miss Alice B. Tainter, the UttIs
granddaughter Of Mrs. PeI toy poodles.
Thomas w. Lawson, honorary president
will exhibit his English toys
Miss Mary Henderson, treasurer. and
MISS II. G. Parlett. the president, Will ex-
hibit English toy spaniels also
Miss A. Helen de Witt has a beautiful
little Prince Charles spaniel. valued at 500
Mrs. NJ a. Sarnderson has entered
French bull. Mrs. Edward t,pencer a Ros-
ton bull, Mrs. 4. s Vatable a Blenhsim
spaniel. Mrs. William Hooper "A Japanese
spaniel, Mrs. /. Belmont Lester. English
toys, Miss {. c. Whitney a ruby spaniel
end Miss Mary Winthrop. French bulls
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
DOGS IN MINIATURE
Toy Spaniel Club to Shoe
4rist0cratic Midgcts.

Every dog must have his day, and, even
If the cats and chickens and turkeys do
get ahead of him with their exhibits he
only wags his tail patiently and trusts to
mans goodness to give him show at
the proper time. The toy dog will have his
patience rewarded early, for on December
and 3 in the Astor Gallery of the Wal
dOrf-Astorfa, the Toy Spaniel Club OF
America will hold its annual exhibit Eiah-
crate preparations are being made for cage
decorations suitable for the petted darlings
Of the women exhibitors. Gold and silver
cuns will be awarded as prizes, we'll as
various trophies and ribbons. James Nor
timer will act as judge, and darling
little King Charles spaniel puppy" will pc
given away TO the holder of the lucy
coupon number attached to an admission
ticket.
Among the exhibitors IS little Miss Mary
Cameron. of Rosebank, Staten Island, niece
of Miss Catherine Cameron, who used to
show her aunts dogs, but in recent years
has shown her own pets. English toy span
iels An exhibit with record to be proud
of IS the undefeated Prince Charles spaniel
belonging to Mrs. James Doig. of Long
Island Little Billy. too a Portuguese
noodle. which was the only dog in last
years show to win three prizes, will be
brought back for more by Miss Clara V.
Hafner Other champions which ahve been
able 20 come back are the English toys
belonging 10 Mrs. II. Lee Anstay
Miss Anna Sands will exhibit Pome-
ranians; Mrs Pierpont Morgan. jr., Pc
kinese; Mrs Herbert Satterlee and Mrs.
NJ E Hardy, also Pekinese; Mrs. Alfred
y I,opETipo dauehter-in-Iaw of Senator
Conkling, has booked her English toy span
ieIs: Mrs. Francis j. Arend and Miss E, n.
Blake of Castle Ronald. will exhibit Jap
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
PAYING BILLS.
accounts IN Many Shops Com
nLicate MQtterS.

.'Bif day" said woman who has ac-
counts with all the good shops, lis my
special detestation, for l know that my nus
band is going to make the usual russ ABOUT
my not buying everything at one shop; 1t
is always a protracted fuss, too and tha
funny part is 1 pay these bills from my
own income and many of them mciude
things for the house that add greatly to
his comfort and he gets them as gifts. l
Invariably tell him the same thing, when
is. that every shop has some specially OF
a better grade than that carried by me
others. and sometimes at lower price, SO
why shouldn't 1 benefit thereby? Then
too, I carry but little money about with
me. especially when shopping. or merely
looking about, when l see something
that / want Immediately, or think L may
need later. [ consider il a saving of time
and money to get it on the spot.
Having a charge account permits this l
wish. however. that some of the shops had
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
La vie est Vaine-
In pcu d'amour.
In peu de haine.
Et puiS bonjour.

as Americans never could say it. In an
other room a perfectly bewidering number
of tiny children sat around on tiny chairs
and on the floor drinking milk from mugs
that were not tiny and saying "Oul' and
''Merci'' to the nurse who threaded her
way through them asking if they wanted
more pain and "lait." A belated per
son of three years, on her way 10 the
luncheon and coming down from the floor
above bv the primitive method of seating
herself and humping down step by step.
took tumble bewailed herself in French
and was soothed in the same language by
a compassionate attendant. For it was the
Ecole Maternelle Francase, al No. $40 West
2Sth street. where little children are cared
for whose mothers must go out 10 work.
From o'clock in the morning until : in
the evening they are there-not all French
children. though French is the only Ian
guage spoken in the place. No child is re
fused whose mother needs the help. be il
Spanish Portuguese. German. Irish or plain
American.
Even after the children grow large enough
70 go to school they are allowed TO come
back to the nursery after school and study
French Many Of the French in New York.
II anuears. are anxious that their children
shall not forget their mother tongue and
shall be able to speak it correctly and know
something of its literature. Even parents
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

Paris November 70
The general tendency of the modes OF ihe
season is toward marked TouthiulilesS'
wonderfully attractive. Ah' Sb"47'"
sinrle lines Of either a short or iohs SNH /
tho close fitting coat OF The length best
suited 10 the figure, the bits OF say c'loI'
6iscree,ly softened by yelling. that strike
an agreeable note on sombre costumes, the
smart hars large or small. that so faScl-
rstinslv clasp or shadow the face, all tehd
toward an appearance OF youth in daytime
covuinr For evening the gaNesL the most
snsrkling effects are produc. by different
ZONES Of transparent stuffs hung over li'e
richest lace. soft velvets, changing sllhel
materials and shining metal ussUes' "i'
sr,isficailv touched with fur
-r;,a head embroideries that appeared III
paris last season and flourish AGAIN ms
while Of somewhat barbaric suggestion are
charming when deftlg used. IN recent
MAY Nonra Delza wore a raNlshlliS '"ile''S'
ho,n al a great house OF the fiaNT Ne'
dome of dark blue silk Voile and i@pei y
silk The voile, that fell IN i'hs' 'u'l'
...,,,o,,, ,,,,ic Was heavily weighted AT the
hem hy a siX-inch border "I """'S h''N
,..1e-toTei bead embroidery The beads sci
:, solid mass while snort ooieio %
tho head embroi -. with snort open
st..ycs covered ~ the upper part OF
- ~,rsage The little oVer-hodlceS. OF
,,,ol, and dark colored mousseline de soie'
= --ac+ical Ia wear over a "hitt laOe
,,o,-se under the coat of tailored costume
ere smartlv finished about the 10" nc
e,6 on the edge OF the short sleeves "-N''
an embroidery of milk white beaos oelo"
narrow piping Of black velvet IL ~
edged with a piping Of some pretty Soio-'
nro,,,, finish for an evening gown Is
,-;5s sash winding the waist hlsh' aho d.
r.,eed in the middle OF the back In lai &C.
Cat rosette held in the middle by ouohle
= ,,.,,SSor,e ornament: the ends, adorned
y, lace i,,sets. silk or bead embroidery. az
gayh.red together with long 1assels linus
far The premieres g. The play houses nav
lacked their usual o-illiancy OF go"hlhs III
.he audiences This reproach. however
cannot be made against the premiere "l
the Theatre Porte Saint-Marttn on me
night Of the production of Aired '8Pus
new niece IL L'AVenturieT.' As an eAdiipAe
of rhe color schemes imagine gown oi
TRANSPARENT gsuze in bishops purple over
STEEL wrought lace; belt that passed IN
der the filmy stuff was half steel lace nan
ruby velvet. or a toilette of coral mousse
line de sole embroidered in silver and pearl
with let beads, The skirt of afternoon
costume Of royal blue Liberty satin. grace
fully shaped in tunic form. had border OF
darker velvet on the underskirt; most ef-
fective The little coat, fitted at the waist
line with short shaped skirt. was trim
med about the neck and sleeves with much
velvet and rich Nenise lace; the lace shaped
z fat collar turned up in wide cuffs on the
snort sleeves and rippled in a one-sided
1ahot in the tapping front. Equally swag-
ger Was Il second afternoon costume of red
velvet trimmed with wide silk braid Of the
same color-the new note OF the season
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
TO MAKE A FRUIT Dori

ronhu' ven formed apple is needed
The arms and legs are r,.,da 90 -
wooden toothpieks stuck in The an,,a =,
the proper angles. Use rai.i,s 20 49, 9,
a"u Tor 'lo n""us blanched almonds. with
fingers cut in them ~. r.ck g. r..r,,aa
Of another toothpick. and a uatu,,, -.
flbert forms the head. n va,nu, a. -
shave the roughness Of ,b,. ,,,, -,
side To form the face caryinr m. 80
and other features and leaving ,,a, :,
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
FRIVOLOUS SUFFRAGiSTS

The Woman Suffrage party in the 21st
Assembly District, which has decided IN ba
frivolous for the financial benefit of tbs
cause, began its social career last Tuesday
evening with an entertainment at the home
OF Mrs Gabrielle Stewart Muliiner Nh sao
riverside Drive. Miss Ida Mueller. mono
loglst' furnished the diversion for the com
fany' ON January the suffragists Of this
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

district will have a card party at the home
of Mrs. william Violet. No. ii West 127th
street. Subsequent card parties will be
held the first Fridays of February, March
and April The district will soon have a
suffrage headquarters. where meetings can
be held Mrs. John Dewey. wife of Pro-
fessor Dewey. of Columbia. is the district
leader
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
CONFUSED.

she hasn't any confidence in her hus-
band, has she?''
No She caught him telling the truth
the other day and now she can't dope HIM
out at all. l."-Toledo Blade.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

II Is less trouble to squeeze the Juice out
of a grapefruit with a large sized lemon
squeezer and serve il in tail thin glasses at
breakfast than 10 serve the fruit in the
ordinary way. and most people viii ap-
preciate the change
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

lief Two black currants make eood eye
and a piece OF beet or cherry makes . s"V0
mouth a hgrned match Is neeueu 'o
the face its expression ihe u9H rn,nv
Very funny. and can be dressed IN man.
different STYLES of garments made OUT =,
paner napkins. If long hair Is desired COZ"
silk may be used.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
FOR FRENCH BABIES
Bal de Charitf To Be GiUen by
IEcOle MatcrRclIe.

The Goor few open, and smiling, black
eyed girl answered "Oui, Madame' 10
the question whether the superintendent
was in. Out through an arch to d room
beyond sounded fresh childish voices chant
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

an engaged girl who continued TO Ike the
attentions Of other men informed the friend
that was having 4 serious talk" with her
TIA II was much better 10 have good time
before she married than To have Il after
ward that each new affair was really a test
of the endurance Of her affection for her
sance and that il WAS her way Of making
sure that she would never like any one bet
ter IT is quite true that many trials ot
such kind are needed TO test the depth of
some peonle's affections. and il is well 10 be
positive before taking the final step but
should the man indulge I'm similar tests"
the girl might view the matter in different
iiEht. The man may console himself. how
ever With the reflection that such behavior
indicates 4 lack OF mercenary considera-
1ious in the mind of his fiancee- The mer-
cerarr girl never falters in her course, nor
would she even wink an eyeiash toward q
test for fear that her golden opportunity
nigh, ne lost As for those who are utl-
lized as tests" it IS not clear what they
get out Of the game.
: woman who has some famous rela-
tons saws that when she goes to visit any
of ther she takes with her rather inn
r.csing red book and in il she records every
= Ght any interesting stories that have been
told or witty remarks made during the
dsy especially noting ali tales that have
anything of family history in them or the
customs OF past generations. The idea
corae Ia her wlfcn she heard an old aunt
larenting that she had not put down in
hlack and white the stories she had heard
.rcu- her family The red book was ac-
cerdinEly brought fer black and white"
sa1senticity. and will eventually become a
cherished heirloom. besides being Of great
value 10 tho world ~ large
THE girls who marry we'll" said the
crapcron. have every opportunity TO give
their unmarried girl friends a good time,
and IL they remembered how much invita-
lions for week ends in town or country
meant to them before they met their indi-
zidual fates they would surely do it. But
81 IS quito safe 10 say that nine out or ten
cr them promptly forget the value of such
things. and become entirely absorbed in the
friends and interests Of their husbands
YET most # them before they wrote Mrs. "
before their name were probably indebted
70 the very friends whom they have for
gotten for many kindness and many a
good time and il may be that they cut out
some friend when they married. and that
to- Al All unconsctcuSiH- IhoeeN tiS i'
r!.cr1lbrsnce of such circumstance and
ccltain shame connected with il are at the
bottom of much forgetfulness of Old
friends on the part Of married women
The development of small colony into
enc Of size is very interesting 10 watch.
Various forces ultimately resolve the colon
fists into cliaues. with favorite corners al
tho Casino. from which they gaze with IN
friendly eyes upon their erstwhile frieEds
Who have IN their turn chosen nook for
rheir particular crowd As the newcomers
arrive and build homes some are called
upoa some are not, those left out forming
3 1hi!d element with very decided thoughts
IS 10 the good breeding Of those who hold
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

The hats this year although so sir,1e
are not so inexpensive as they NAV look 70
tie inexperienced One woman has dc
covered 10 her sorrow. that it is useless
l" Try to save money on hats. Simplicity
may pe elegant. but ii is not cheap
Early this fail ] was so hann,- bo
explained ruefully- Il said 10 rnvseIf. .O,,
JOY! No trimming on the hats this ,.oor,
can get one cheap / did-at erst T.
was plain little hat, without = rihbor on
a feather or bit of lace upon it. felt 60
economical until l began to wear il rrI,a,,
noticed one day that my hatpins sboued
very plainly ana ] blushed when rar,a,,,
.bered how little they cost Before this th.,,
mad always been hidden dfscreetlv ,,,9on
some folds Of ribbon or trimming Of sow
KIND This year there IS no place TO hid
cheap hatpinS. Before I wore that IirtI.
pam nat again ] had 10 go out and buy
TWO nice pins. And they brought the total
cost or the hat way up 10 where il always
has been Trust these miliners to get even
with US some way, II we save money on
trimmings they see 10 il that We have to
make IL up on jewelled hatpins'
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27


e Ce
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
Some Ways Of the World

! themselves aloof especially when the ten
-ency has been to receive those arriving
newcomers who have money TO speDd law
lshlF with open arms. AS the houses spread
| out IN various directions each neighborhnod
becomes distinct colony. and the resi-
nents VIII not even attempt to go bavond
tEelr imaginary boundaries TO visit tho
strangers at the other ends of their tiny
world. Many an Already is thus spoiled
II seems very strange that motorists
when al all expert never seem IN reo,iza
the danger OF driving car alona for q
distance for all kinds of accidents NAV.
occur. and even minor mtshan naane
great delay when assistance is nor forth
coming. Moonlight nights are ALWAYS
tempting TO the man with good ma
cElne, and a lonely ride with pipe in
NOUN. 10 smooth out the worries of =
busY day appeals strongly TO him. so off
ne goes often 10 repsnt because of a
blowout or a 'puncture" that had kent
Hlfh hours by the roadside working like
TURK so that he may return for a few
hours sleep before breakfast. II he has
4 Iamiiy that awaits his return all the
members OF IL are worried to distraction
Is the hours pass and he does not come
back. for any breakdown is ALWAYS far
from telephone, and ultimately he is
greeted by fearful group, who were
individually sure he mad been killed but
mao told funny stories for the sake Of
appearing Indifferent. = man will he dis
tracted- should his wife who has yopa
CUT with competent chauffeur. fail 10
1eturn a the accustomed time but be
himself will calmly go off alone the sane
evening leaving his better half to suf-
l'F agohles of anxiety should his ma
chine break down Both men and wor,en
motorists seem 10 he more confident of
their skill with their cars than IN or,.
Other sport
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

WASHING THE BABIES at r
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
Organizing a Telephone Company.

There is movement on foot
among the farmers OF Thomas Fork
ard Cokeville sections to organize a
company for the purpose of con-
structing telephone line TO connect
Geneva, Ramona, Border, CokeviIle
and intermediate ranches, with
Montpelier. Cokeville, we under
stand has agreed TO take practically
half enough stock to construct the
line. A meeting is being held at
Raymond today for the purpose OF
Tearing the amount of stock that
will be subscribed by the Thomas
Fork people and the number OF
phones that mill be taken.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-18
Valentine Party.

One of the prettiest and most enjoy
able parties of the season. was vaIen-
tine party Monday evening, given by
the ladies of the Kensington club, to
their husbands and few invited guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Chas E
Reese.
In keeping with the dav, the house
was profusely decorated with red and
green hearts, while valentines, comic
an d otherwise, abounded every where.
Much merriment was produced by
having the gentlemen select part ner.
for cards by means of comic valentines,
addressed to the ladies.
Eight tables of cards were played,
''68" being the game chosen.
Dainty refreshments were served,
ladies choosing partners for lunch by
comic postals addressed to the gentle
men.
| About midnight the party broke uI
and amidst much fun aud jollity. good
nights and good wishes were exchanged
with Mr.. and Mrs. Reese, as most de.
lightful entertainers.