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The Washington times., 1910-04-17
STAGES INFLUENCE
FELT ON FASHIONS
RoStand's "Chantecler" Not
the Only Play Which Has
Made Styles.

The advent Of ChaltecIer was not
needed TO demonstrate the influence Of
the stage on the fashions Il was the
play lie Bon ROI DaEobert-" the sen
sation OF the hour IN Paris a year ago,
that gave rise 10 the lIoyeu Age style.
lingering traces Of which are 20 be
seen in some OF the present seasons
models.
Attention was first directed 20 the
peasant costumes as a fashion develop
ment through the presentation Of Rus
sian dances in Paris last spring in Da-
tive costume by the Russian imperial
ballet
ROsrand's play. "ChauteCIer," I'm which
the dramatic personnae are fowls, birds.
and animals, has been the Inspiration
for fnnumerabIe novelties IN the way Of
dress trimmings, which viii have a
vogue as long as this unique production
is talked Of Some OF the braids and
trimmings have designs OF fighting
cocks, Growing ROSTERS, and Chante-
clers, worked on them together with
motifs Of similar character
Metal chantecIer buttons with wooden
rims, as well as ensueIed buttons with
rims Of tortoise shell IN the chantecIer
designs, are among The novelties in but
tons for which this play was response
BILE Then there are buttons showing
the heads Of eagles and pheasants and
an extreme novelty is a button in which
the ROSTERS tee forms the motif These
are but few OF the extremes in which
this idea has been carried out
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
KEEPS GROCERIES
IN GLASS BOTTLES
Seeing Is Knowing, Declares
Housewife, Explaining Her
system.

Seeing is knowing where # is is the
way one woman twists an old mot and
she illustrates it by the rovv-upon row
Of glass Jars and bottles IN her kitchen
closets, IN which are all the dry gro
ceres in plain sight Fruit jars with
screw covers in various sizes are the
ones employed by her, and the contents
are not only visible but they are safe
from the invasions Of mice or smaller
dopredat0rs-
Among her sewing necessities, the
same system prevails: bottles with screw
tops for various kind Of buIttons-thc bot
ties that come from the druggist with
tablets and niIIs-hooks and ewes. and
even tapes and bindings and her small
ribbons and pieces Of lace, If YOU would
believe II, are Elcased conspIcuously in
a glass can
The bottles and cans stand OF shelf
where the light falls on them when the
closet door Is opened and there Is never
any doubt in that house about the as
sets ready for the seamstress when her
work begins
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
F-WEEKERS SECT
FORMED IN RUSSIA
Begin Work Monday, Cease
Thursday at Stroke
of Twelve.

A perfectly delightful sect. with pos-
sfbniues the mere thought OF which IS
enough 10 make this sired old world
sigh with satisfaction. has been formed
az Tifis, Russia The members call
themselves thu "haIf-weekers." the car
dinal point OF their doctrine being that
three days and q half out OF a week
are quite enough 20 give UP % labor;
the other mo.ety is TO be spent IN rec
reation and recuperatlon from toll
Overwork IS as much a sin. they main
tain, as is idIeness- And they live Up
TO their teachings Prophet Kusmitch.
founder Of the increment, is q cob
bier. with wife ard children to sup
port. but Thursday az the stroke OF
twelve, down he lays his avl. his
needles. and his waxed thread. and
touches them not again until Monday
morning
It ought to be easy enough to extend
the sect 20 this country. The doctrine
OF the folly Of work has followers
enough here already IN practice, all
that Is necessary Is TO organize them
and get them 20 profess their practices.
It's an euticinE doctrine. that OF cut
ting down work. and the possibilities
are limited only By the number OF
days in the 5-sek-
Perhaps after they get going the
. ''haIf-weeke-s can drop another day OF
labor and be me -days-and-a-hs If-
ers." and 50 on. by degrees. until they
become the 'no-work-at-arers.''
But one disquietIng thought obtrudes
itself. Who's 10 keep the world going
"a everybody joins the rev sect7
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

What was it, asked D0rfy, as they
descended slowly 10 their machine
He frovned- "a mousetrapl Wish I
could maroon every last one OF EN-
up here, out Of harms way
Another last, long look at the lonely
F1Ie-tau and grim IN the rosy light OF
the Au-ora-aud they rose into the air,
headed for home As trey swooped
southwark. il seemed to their backward
E-auces as Il the Pole were rocking back
and forth in silent laughter They few
lower and more slowly than on their
ncrthbound trip, so that the odd little
i-sehs Of the Eskimos. the barking polar
bears. the shining ice-1elEs and y-aWniug
stretches OF open water dotted with wal
rus herds and huge. cleaning iCebergs.
were iu sight for hours
II was nearly dawn when they. landed
IN their own familiar bed room Il
seemed strange 70 ind everything just
as they had left it, for they felt as II
they had been gone a month
NJ Ticklemouse felt carefully through
the pockets OF their FUR suits after the
twins popped into bed. he looked in
CuirilEIy at DOrfy- The little girl hung
her head
''The-the proofs? Oh, Mr.. Tickle
mouse, I was watching the polar bear
and 7 got so excited I forgot snd-ate
'eu all up"
Dayy glared at her Not all those
gumdrops2
YES. and-and the chips of the Pole. -
Then nobody viii believe we've been
there at slI-'' EaSped Davy- "Oh. Mr..
TickIemouse. what shall We do2''
The TickleuOuse smiled and patted
the twins goodnight Never rnind' - he
sal ID. its Just as WELL guess, after all.
what are proofs. on night Ike this2
,didnr see anybody else's tracks in the
EUmdrOp5, did yous
he cot loose the unused toboECan.
let the other fellow have the glory,
and Wen have the fun and with the
uhir OF the impatient fans ne vanished
into the silent night
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

. he TiCkIemouse was already 81
/ his fUrs when the twins a7voze
/ last night at the tickling touch
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

~'7s" 4P' al"
| rings a
w be outline # yer s
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

- he TiCklemouse was already n
his furs when the twins awoze
last night al the tickling touch
OF his cool paw.
In the dim light Of the nursery he
shook out two little fur suits like his
own The twins slipped into them and
laughed 70 see VIA they looked more
alike than ever We're trlpletss now
squeaked the Mouse
He led them 20 the window and fas-
tened their new toboEsan below his aIr-
ship, ready for emergencies They
stepped IN. the TickIsmoUse ErasDi1E
the levers The motors hum rose high
and shriIl-they were UP and away
Their captain spoke never a word as
ne headed the aeropIane into the wind
and pointed her straight for the North
Star. BY and By Davy understood
He's taking Us 10 the North Pole,
Dorry.- he shouted. happily The
Mouse heard him. and vinksd over mis-
shoulder toward a fat Oilskin bag
marked Polar Provisions"
Davv opened it. See Dorfy-' and
he drew out a handful Of crackers and
cheese Dorfv nestled closer 10 the
Ti-IIernouse- side. and fed him while
she ate. and they sped on into the
frozen North-the land OF the midnight
sun
You dear little thing" said the
Mouse in her ear, II know plenty OF lit
lie girls who'd never stop 70 think
whether a TicklemoUse was hungry OF
not But they never get rides TO the
Pole do they7 Aha. There IL Is now
Swinging in wide circles about a small
r1Is-eniuE mountain among thousands OF
startled. screaming seafovvlr their ar
ship settled gently 70 the icehow at its
base The three fur-clad comrades step
ned ont on to the ice and stared Up
Al the mountain, and at the silent sen
tfne1 that capped its crest. The Mouse
shifted the frosty. tingling air in dis
appointment
ITS the North Pole. sure pop he
said as they started up the mountain
''b-it-I felt sure, somehow. that the
Pole was made OF green cheese the
same as the noon but the winds blow
ing due south, and there's no hint Of
cheese
Jus, then little Dorfy slipped and fell
fat on the frosty mountain-side. When
they picked her up she was licking her
lips. ITS candy-' she cried Just taste
il. Davy-I thought IL was ice-''
The Ticklemouse smiled. What kind
Of candy2"
''Gumdrops- Why, the mountain isn't
ice at aIIr'
Right, Were now on Gumdrop
Mountain-no wonder polar expeditions
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

top. but at last they stood beside the
PoIe-a tall, round, striped affair that
looked strangely familiar TO the twins
The Mouse drew a little camp-hatchat
from his belt and backed or a few
chips
More proofs. he said, shrewdly.
Have q taste."
The twins oDeyed. and smiled their
delight The North ole was Just big
stick of candy.
With the stars and STRIPES in his
teetE, the T5cSIenouse scrambled up
the Pole and nailed them proudly to
tie peak He paused moment. then
fastened something just below the atE
something red and round. "That'H 60
as a substitute for leaving our instru-
ment in a cache ne muttered-
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
TO MAKE Strip.

When making strip OF sugar use cold
water. instead OF boiling. and do not
heat it at all Bezln with hslf a cup
fui OF water IN q vessel holding a quart
or more, and stir m al the sugar IL
viii dissolve Str occasionally, adding
sugar i necessary TO make q thick
strip Made thus Il win never become
hard or graduated as is the case with
strip that has been boiled
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
SMART HATPTNS.

Some very smart hatPins, lately seen
and used with Panama and chip hats
for morning wear were made from old
IA shioned slesve-bUttous- The buttons
wire OF Chinese ivory as big as q silver
quarter OF = dollar One pair was OF
plain ivory beautifully carved. and the
other pair had a tiny carved edge With
design OF flowers worked out n
my>thsr-of-pea1
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

are popular with the Eskimo boys,
Wen take some specimen Eumdrops
home for proofs A deep. hollow
Er0an from the m0untain-rop cut him
short Could 10 be the Pole was aIIve7
The twins sEIddered, but the Mouse
only smiled again
T. vas a bleak, frosty climb to the
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
MAKES WORK LIGHTER.

The woman who does washing in
doors and who has not the convenience
of q modern laundry may be spared
much heavy IftiuE by having an Ordi-
rarv garden hose faucet placed on b
or washer and draining the wash wct-
through the hose into the yard c.
garden
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
TO FRESHEN MACKEREL.

To prevent salt going back IN mack
erel when soaking them over night.
have two nice. clean sticks and Law III
bottom Of pan in which they are soak
cd Toe salt VIII fan 10 the bottom OF
the pan
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
TO TRANSFER THIS DESIGN.

Put & cake Of soap 1aundry soap viii de- In pint
Of hot water, stir vigorously and the soap Sat
this Design with the soap and MIXTURE then
remove the moisture by partially drying the sat-
rated Design by applying sheet Of blotgng paper
Place the material fabric to which the design be
transferred hard, fat surface and lay the Design
face down, upon the material Cover with dry sheet
of thick paper folds Of newspaper and with the
bowl Of tablespoon rub pressing hard, until the Design
entirely transferred, being careful to rub from rather
than toward you When rubbing, you If enough
pressure being applied by lifting Of the Design
how well it's taking Do wet the material
rub the face Of the Design with damp fingers To
remove the Design lines after the article Is completed
wash water, with soap The entire process
very simple and With little you easily make
perfect transfers TO any kind Of goods
PATENT PENDING.
Unauthorized Of this process by any publication
or firm either directly indirectly Is strictly forbidden
World Color Printing Co, St Louis. Mo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14

tered his emotions and went on, this time IN
a whisper and leaning his head toward me
that l might hear.
Il don't know why did 1t. don know
II wanted to kill him. and, as he came, We
met and fought Mine was the more endur-
ing strength and II hurled him from the
window, gorying in the sight OF his still
defiant face as it flashed out OF my sight
Then all became pitifully, hOpeleSSly black.
and remembered that once we were friends
away out there on the sands-where the
Arabs fought fiercely and the nights were
still-and C1ochette sang and danced and
Even the whisper traIled off into lnart1cu-
late babblings. | went over and put my arm
round him; for my sympathy was with the
living-it could not avail the dead
Come" | said deCisively. arouse. YOUR
self You must rearrange your clothing,
wash your face, and comb Your dIsordered
hair You must compose yourself Prob
ably no one will ever know, save YOU and me-
They must mott
He looked up to me with a questioning
face.
Your daughter is alive. yours and Go
chettes," | said, and she must never know.
if we can help 1t. that her father killed a man
thus. in such quarrel. The honor OF France.
which you represent, must not be dragged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
THE HIGHEST CLOUDS

DURING the last year q scientistattaos.
II TO one Of Uncle Sam bureaus az IT.
ington has been engaged in measuring +.
height OF clouds by photography. s..
taneous pictures Of a cloud are made b.
cameras placed SIX hundred feet aDar3 ~
connected by telegraph wires. Fror, +.
amount Of displacement Of the cloud ca
bv viewing it alternately from each en-
the SIX hundred-fOot base line, It's heighs -
be calculated. Some Of the mackereI H.
clouds photographed were seven and a an.
ter miles high. The Ioftie5t clouds w.
elevation was thus measured belonged m.
type known as cirrus or curl cloud =.
height Of which was little more than se--
teen miles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
NATURES PANAMA CANAL

CTUDY Of fishes living on the Two sdes
~ the Isthmus has led % the confusion 4
in the A1iocene epoch there was at Paaa-
open communication between the Allan
and the Pacific. This period Is arrived
by considering the time that would be 1s
ed for the development Of the specific diff
ences now existing between the fishes II
opposite ocean waters. and the geo,og-
date thus fixed Is made more probable.
the fact that study Of the fJ--,. MANN
of North and South America indicates Il
the continuity Of the land between the or
tinents was interrupted during q large pa
Of the Tertiary age. and Wa not rees.a
lished until the close Of the AIllo--e.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
NO CAUSE FOR EXCITEMENr

A LITTLE fellow attending the Teach
n Training School. Just previous To +.
holidays was asked by his ceacher Il .
would not like 70 speak q piece. in conn
ton with the closing exercise Of the b
He answered that ne would and ~.
called on a little later 20 DO so delivered ~
self Of the following lines, doubtless pics
up from the literary exuberance u a aot
discriminating hOusemaid:
lane ate cake, and Jane ate jelly
And lane went % bed with pain IN ze--
Now. don't get excited. don't be r0.s.ed.
What Jane suffered was pain IN The Ia.
When he told his mother about the II
ter. she was q good deal shocked and
manded 70 know what the teacher had =
She didn't say anything, was the rep
but Just turned and looked OFT Of the v
dow. The visitors, though, asked ne 70 s.
II again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
The End of the Captains Three

into the uire Of publicity for --e Amen
people To comment upon. This Is
French Consulate Her ensign floats III
one OF its windows. You have no or
course to pursue. /, who know best. say s.
Come, Come"
Again he obeved; but he was blind z-
benumbed man when he walked beside e
TO the elevator and accepted my arm . E.
cab. He was still dazef when | led hin
his apartments. administered sel4-lve, a.
put him 70 bed
THE death Of Colonel DeIma-. retired &.
L 1icer OF the French army and man
means. was always a mystery. i hl-nder-.
and shOrtSighted plumber. working on e.
nearby root. testified that he had seen Il
walking on the roof OF the building. ms e
70 the supposition that Delrar had gai--
that point 70 get a view of the city. venture
too close TO the edge, and fallen from T.
dreadful height.
Vinalon returned TO France. q broken, S.
lent man. who retired from the army AT
dOzed his life away in a secluded corner Of :
garden. He died II my arms, ana It was +
who leaned over his whitening lips ar
caught from the far distance The sigma.
whispers Of his departing soul, Captain
Three, Captains Three.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR Ao"ool i4
NV Pocono Princess
Continued fyoof p1ge 4

~, .Lo,,obt that success in my proit,299I'i'
ND bring me perfect happiness ii.,.
s,,cress has COME am to be starft'I H.
ecason but know now that need 9'I'i'1
thing else to complete my happiness: IT,
tended to 90 without telling you IHI9' -
vorr admission has opened the doot VIII TIy:fi
I yro,,Id not have dared 10 open myself III
I,o,, I,o 70 New York with me tomorrow
Won wont be a Princess any longer fou
will be a Oueen-ny Queen.
cbn withdrew her hand and turned ana
looked me in the face. "Oh-oh- she CTie,l'
With = world Of regret in her tone I,didfi
mnderztand-vo don't understand never
thought that you meant me, OF ILd' S''
thought | meant -.
Me" | finished the sentence tor her'
for she could not .5
She sank down on the bench ana coFe'eN
her face with her hands and sobbed- -.
Don't do that. little Princess. "ili9-
Dered, sitting down beside her. 60 1t 5 all my
- viIu' ,,o,, meant some one else" She
bowed her head affirmatlvcly- AND l III
NV mans conceit thought you meant me-
7 alone am to blame. and am willing 70 pay
Is it Gray arr ,..4 49,,
ever since | was a little child, and he has
waited so patiently for me to make up my
mind | guess loved him all the time too;
but didn't know what love really was until
Won read me those beautiful plays never
dreamed that YOU thought OF me except a. d
little mountain girl who amused YOU because
she was different | like you 50 much' ana
I am so sorry if | have hurt you. And the
tears came faster than ever.
You haven't hurt me, little PHnceS9-
have wounded myself, largely through my
unconscious vanity. l should have known
that an actor could not expect to be Prince
Consort." laughed stage laugh. am
afraid lust to try to cheer her up There
was a little space of silence, and we rose and
descended from the CrOwSneSt.
The sun was slipping down behind the
mountains as we walked back through Low
ers' Lane. She broke off a spr1g OF rhodo-
dendron and pinned it on my coat
THAT ) for remembrance, she whispered,
with faint attempt at smile
Il am going to leave YOU here. | SAID. as
we came to a path that branched of almost
IN SIGHT Of her home. "GOOdbv, little PrIn
cess. Believe me, am glad you awOke be-
fore it was too late Will YOU permit your
most loval subject to salute your hand
She did not answer; but stood with bowed
head looking at the ground
| took her hand; but waited for the per
mission which her silence seemed to indicate
she was lOath to give May l not nave
even this to look back to,
No" she answered slowly. You may
and, raising her trimming eyes to mine, she
kissed me full on the lips Then she fed
down the path toward her home.
WELL, what do YOU think Of things
w now" | asked my confidential friend
that night. after packing my bag, My pro-
+o-,-Da looked at me SADLY as II he would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14

have said. You've had d beautiful r..
old chap It's pity.that alarm clocL ~
off so suddenly and woke YOU 50 -
You set it yourself, though, you knoT
there is no one else to blame III
Blame" | replied hotly. "Wbo r.
10 blame anybody Think 7 want n. b %a1
ANYBODY for allowing me 90 look thrcS,a an 7.
gates Of Paradise: I never even saw Z
road that leads to it before. and that gli.' '
made me forget for awhile that am a 10 --.
mer and live in a land Of make believe 81 .,-'s
dreams are more to be desired than 81.
realities. and the sweetest dream thar
came 20 me was Of my Poco1C Prince. s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
Presidents, Kings,
Queens and the Worlds
Leaders use
.TEERMOS
Why not you?

TfIERMOS in the hands OF Lieutenant PeaIy was
carried to the top of World it accompanied Lieu
tenant Shackleton to within Ill miles of the South
Pole; the Colonel Roosevelt Expedition to Nom
hasa: the Richard Harding Davis Expedition to the
EQUATOR in the heart OF the African Congo: inc
Wright Brothers Count Zeppelin. and Curtss through
TAFT; a good servant to the crowned heads OF al
Europe: and best of all is contributing to the com
of millions OF people throughout the thirty Cit'
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Every need OF the family from infancy to old age.
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shelters small children has requirements that San
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For the health of young children. THkRMoS Is a ne
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infants from THERAfOS are germ free. IHtRNO9
not only sickness. but saves labor IN the et
out loss of sleep. In the siCkroom THERMOS proves
a blessing and affords hot chocolates. broths or cola
drinks at the exact moment wanted. IHEKNoS tea
or pots real necessity IN any hous,noiu
various members breakfast or lunch at diIie-
ent hours There'iS longer any need tor reneatine
tea or coffee for each member OF the family win
THERMOS tea coffee pot each member may nav
the excellent tea or coffee whenever lhcs iic
ready for it A THERMOS BOTTLE IN y0nr nus
bands lunch box or the Childrens means not tea
coffee chocolate whenever they want IT. WIN d
THERMOS deCanter you can serve your taEoIlte
beverages Just wanted. when wanted VITA d
THERMo Jar your roasts solid foods, ICE cream
and ices can be served temperature desired
The THERMOS humidor preserves the moisture the
favor of the leaf and the original strength and ar9-
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is Indispensable for Automobing: Yachting; hunt
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The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1910-05-19
RICHES OF SOIL WONDERFUL

But the object Of this story is TO esll atten-
ton once more, and for perhaps the thou
sanGth time, to the riches of the soil along
the Colorado on both sides, incident to the
depositidg Of this mass Of debris during all
the past ages. Going through the country
on the Arizona side Of the river for several
miles below Yuma, one encounters the same
type of country and soil that is found in the
imperial Valley country around Brawley
CaeXico and other points west of the river
The fertility of the black prairie soils Of IlIf-
nois has r. 'onished people engaged in agri-
culture for nearly one hundred years. The
fertility of the valleys Of the Nile has been a
matter OF history for at least COCO years. Thoss
who are familinr with Illinois prsiris soil
and those who know what the valley OF the
Nile is for agriculture. know that this fopTeT
Colorado River region surpasseS both OF tfreIT
II you ask farmer along this stretch Of
country if the soil is six feet, his eyes viii
open with establishment al your isRorsnce
He will tell you no one knows whether IT is
80 feet, 500 or 5000 feet deep IT is practically
without bottom. 1t is so thoroughly well
mixed with sand, disin tegFatecs granite and
other rocks that it never breaks. It is as
easily worked as a heap Of ashes, and re-
spends to cultivation in way that is mar
velous.