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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22
THE HAREM SKlRT.-A DEFENSE

NEW YORK, March 22.-Now
that most everybody, from preach
ers to policemen, has had a whack
at the harem skirt, telling us that
it is scandalous without telling
why, along comes a member of the
committee of public health of the
American woman's medical associ-
alton and tells us that the harem
skirt is ideal from a hygenic
standpoint.
This defender of the much ma
1igned H. s. is DIR. Belle J. Mo
Donald, of this city, who says:
Frankly, l am delighted with
this newest importation, the harem
skirt. From the standpoint of n.y.
giene, it is capital innovation. In
the first place the trouser-like di-
vision gives perfect freedom of
movement. But, more important
than that, the harem skirt will not
drag going down steps, as even
short, tailor-made skirts are liable
to do.
THUS the wearer will be freed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22
HINTS TO NiILKNiEN

Have your cows tuberculin
tested to show that they are
not afflicted with tuberculo-
sis.
Feed your COW clean, dry
food.
Wallowing in mud holes
makes cows filthy; drinking
water from muddy ponds is
unwholesome for the cows.
Cow stables should be well
drained, ventilated and light
ed.
Stable floors should be SOL
id and easily cleaned.
Refuse should not be allowed
to accumulate.
Keep your cows clean and
well curried.
The udders should be wash
ed with pure water before
each milking. The hands of
the mixer should be abso-
lutely clean.
The first milk drawn con-
tains filth and dirt; allow it
to stream into waste bucket.
Every can, dipper, pail,
measure or other utensil used
in handling milk should be
boiled frequently and kept alb
solutely clean.
Use no adulterants of any
kind.
Never sell the milk of a
sick COW.
Remember that your milk
goes not only to strong men,
. BUT TO DELICATE BABIES
as we'll.
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HOW TO KEEP BABY'S
MILK ON 3 CENTS A DAY

D Here's an iceboX which
D can be made for practically q
o nothing and operated for Z
D less than 8 cents a day. q
D Secure an ordinary wood q
o en- box, Is by Is inches, with q
D a depth of liz inches. In q
D the bottom of the box place q
0 substantial layer of saw q
D dust. On this set a tin pail q
D or can inches in diameter q
o and high enough to hold a q
o quart bottle of milk. Care q
. should be taken that the pail q
D rests on the sawdust-not on q
o the wood bottom of the box. q
D Around the pail place a CYL q
o inder of tin a little larger q
. than the pail; then pack q
. sawdust around the cylinder q
, not between pail and CYL q
D inder-up to the top of the Q
D cylinder. On the cover of the q
D box nail about fifty layers q
D of newspaper. Set the milk q
0 bottle in the pail and pack q
D broken ice around the bottle. q
D A refrigerator of this de- q
D scription will hold two quart 4
D bottles of milk or four eight q
D ounce feeding bottles. 1t can Q
D be operated for less than Q
D cents a ALPHABETICALLY 2 q
D cents. To prevent rustiug a q
Q little soda may be placed in q
D the can each day. q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

Take the old fashioned piep1ant
for instance. There are ways and
ways of cooking it, and the more
we eat of it in the spring the bet
ter we feel--at least so grand
mother says.
When rhubarb first comes it Is
tender and red and makes a pref
ty dish. 1t should he cut into
tiny pieces and put over the fire
with very little water and stewed
but few moments. Add sugar
to suit the taste.
When the rhubarb Is old it
should be rubbed through q col
ander after cooking, and before
adding sugar.
A famous old cook used this
recipe for rhubarb pie: Peel rhu-
barb and cut fine. Line pan with
pastry, fill as full as possible.
Add little grated lemon peel and
" cups sugar which has been
mixed with a heaping tablespoon
flour. Cover with pastry, sprIn-
kle top with sugar and bake until
pie can be turned on the pan
about ga of an hour.
To make fritters cut stalks up
in small pieces. Beat a pint of
flour to a smooth paste with "
a pint of water, add a pinch OF
salt, a pint of milk and we'll
beaten eggs; stir the rhubarb into
the batter. Put a large table,
spoon lard into a thick-bottomed
trying pan. Melt the fat, and
when boiling hot put In the bat
ter by spoonfuls and keep each
spoonful separate. Flatten the
tops of the fritters and when one
side is Drowned turn them over.
When they are done enough drain
hem and serve them on a hot
lish with a little piece of butter,
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But why did they stay away
from us so long, these society peo-
ple?" she cried. "Why did they
give me time to learn to love her?
All her life I've tried to make my
self believe that / was only her
servant. l tried my best to teach
her how to be white lady. Soci-
ETY. didn't take care of the baby.
Why didn't the well-dressed folk
decide sooner that | wasn't fit to
take care of herr"
The judge only scratched his
head. He was such sensible
judge that he didn't try to answer
such an unanswerable question.
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1t stiff?
2.-How can l make white pure
wool underwear look clean afteriit
has been washed badly and looks
srimy?
INQUISITIVE.
A: Wash in soapy water,
rinse thoroughly and iron with
very hot iron until dry. Use news
paper instead of cloth between iron
and ribbon.
2.-1t is an impossibility. Wool
underwear must be washed care
fully in soapsuds made with the
very best laundry soap, and rinsed
well, else 1t will be grimy ever
more. Soap must never be rub
bed directly on the garment.
Dear Miss Grey: A dear clean
minded and moral friend of mine
is engaged to marry a girl of IS,
whom I know to be of bad charac-
ter. Even after the engagement
should / allow him to marry her
without warning him? l have so
far considered it none of my
business. A. F..
A: You would be doing a very
unseifish but foolish thing to tell
your friend what you think. He
would not thank you for it and
as the girls fiance would be JUS
titled in giving you a thrashing.
He may know her as well as you
do, and, beside, / cannot think the
girl is very bad, for if she were
why would she want to marry
man such as your friend is?
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in the picture. All is laid out
and constructed with an eye TO
the artistic effect.
From Paris we shall go to the
best governed country in the
world--few hours rifle by a train
"rapide"-that is to say, an ex-
press train. And, incidentally,
these French express trains are
really "rapide"-which is some
thing that can't be said for most
of the European trains.
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PAGE
Colored Nanny More Than Mother to Little
Margaret, But Society Takes Weeping Child

NEW YORK, March 22-This is
a story about Jane Collins, a negro
woman, and Margaret Clemens, a
little golden-haired white girl
and queer, unanswerable things
that sometimes happen in this
world.
A bright, pretty girl, 10 years
ago, when she was is. ran away
from home to go on the stage in
New York. Society didn't offer
her many pleasures in her home
town; that was her excuse.
After she had reached New York
society didn't protect her. For in
stance, it didn't keep her out OF
the clutches of man who ruined
her. 1t didn't punish the man
afterward, In fact, society paid
no attention to her.
She roamed the streets, with
motherhood at hand. No atteh-
|tion came to her from society. Nor
when she went out into the world
again, sixteen years of age, penni-
less, with girl baby. did society
pay any attention to her.
Coiored Woman Takes Baby.
In desperation she went to Jane
Collins. You couldn't say that Jane
Collins was any part of society. In
fact, she was Il colorcd woman.
Won't YOU please take care OF
my baby until ! can find job?"
she asked the cOlored woman.
Bless its little heart; indeed
Will" said Mrs. Collins.
The girl went On her way into
the world, seeking work. No one
knows where she is now.
The years went by--,seven of
them. Mrs. Collins daughters in
the meantime were married. The
negro woman was left alone with
who became q beautiful
golden-haired child. She tended
the girl through all the childhood
worked for her, sent
her to school, bought her toys, and
taught her about Santa Claus, and
every Sunday morning took her to
school in the famous Lit
lie Church Around the Corner"
She didn't go in herself. because
there always hung over her the
fear that maybe some day some
one would take the child from her
So in public she played servant to
the child. But for these seven
years, while the heartstrings of the
negro woman were tWining about
he girl, society didn't pay any at
tention.
Goes to Conrt.
Then one day an inspector came
10 the house. He was from an or
sanized charity. He had heard |
shat little white girl was living
With negroes in Mrs. Collins home. |
Society had at last begun to pay at
They took the little girl to a |
home to stay over night |
Until court began in the morning.
That night Mrs. Collins went to
he home to help Margaret say her
prayers; she had always done that |
ever since Margaret could lisp. But
she was not permitted to see the
child.
The time had come when society
must take hand in the case. Mar
saret cried herself to sleep that
hight.
The next morning she went to
,ourt. Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt was
here in the courtroom. She, as
'ou know, is in the very highest
'anks of society; one of her fads
S to try to set things right in the
courts. She is head of a society
If society women who call them
elves the Big Sisters. At last
ociety was paying attention with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22
THE ORIGINAL
"HAREM" SKIRT

A New York man who has
made a profound study of the
history of clothes, says that
Harry Furniss is righh when
he says that everything about
the harem skirt is admirable
but its name.
at is the conventional wide
skirt, not the trouser skirt,
that is scandalous," he adds.
1T is a matter of history that
eastern potentates were wont
to dress their concubines in
skirts, thus to distinguish
them from virtuous women
who wore garments much like
the trouser skirt of today,
miscalled the 'harem' skirt.
Thus the wide skirt that
the prudes think the symbol
OF all that is modest and
chaste is the real, the original
HAREM skirt"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22
FASHIONS

Handbags of tinsel cloth, tapes
tries, leather and velvet are all
seen.
Mohairs are exceptionally pop
ular this season.
Many of the newest jackets are
eton in cut.
Dresses of white serge, plain or
with black hair line stripe, and
trimmed with broad silk braid are
very fashionable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

If judge by the IN
all the prettest
the modest little Dutch neck
Sailor collars with fichu ends
kerche lnen the old
trimmed rufe made of sheer materials
collars all designs
surplice effecsal in high favor
tiStic
The attracveness depends largely
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

she Is as beautiful as Vienna, al
most as clean as Berlin, less
smoky than London, and has more
civic self-respect than New York.
And of course she is equipped to
furnish more amusement and in
struction to the square inch than
any other city on earth.
And wicked? Yes. hut not more
wicked than other big cities. No
more wicked than New York or
Chicago. It's myth, this talk
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

Dear Miss Grey:
l have correspondent with a
young man a couple of years. Re-
Gently he told me he is engaged,
but he writes me very affectionate
letters, saying he is not happy in
his engagement. l have done
nothing to make him dissatisfied
or to lead him on. What do you
think of the matter. jim.
A: From my point of view this
young man is dishonorable. Since
he discusses his sweetheart with
you, he probably makes fun of you
to his sweetheart. And since you
ask my opinion, you, too, are doing
wrong in corresponding with him.
Dear Miss Grey:
l am very much in love with al
young man, but someone has taken
him from me. l have not heard
from him for some time. Would
1t be proper to call him up and ask
him to come over? I thing that /
am at fault and that / ought to
call him up.
1ibH1ls DItohLI4N.
A.: If you are sure you are at
fault. l see no reason why you'll
should not call him up.
Dear Miss Grey:
lis Rider Haggard still liv-
ing?
2.-What is his latest book?
3.-What is your opinion of him
as a writer?
4.Please give recipe for vege-l
table oyster soup.
SUBSCRIBER.
A.: 1.-Yes.
2.-"The Yellow God"
3.-His ability as a writer is mott
Of the highest order, but his stor-I
les are quite interesting.
4.-Scrape the roots, cut intol
inch pieces and put over the firel
in boiling water. Stew until ten-I
der. Drain and add hot milk, a lit
tie butter and cracker dust, season
to taste and serve.
Dear Miss Grey:
l am deeply in love with a youngl
man who seems to care for me
only in a brotherly way. What i
would you advise
HEARTBROKEN.
A.: Try to forget him. Turn
your thoughts in other directions
yourself in other thingsl
it will be easy. I'm sure.
Dear Miss Grey:
do girls of Is wear the hair
in curl this year?
2.-What will be the leadingl
color for a one-piece dress?
3.-Is it proper for a girl of Is
to have an escort home from
on Sunday nights?
As 1t proper to call boy up
after he has called a few times?
STUDENT.
A: Yes.
Brown.
"a girl of Is should not go
out at night without womanl
much older than her.
self.
4.-No harm In calling up &C.
,asionally, but don't make a prac-
ice of it. A girl of Is is only al
little girl and ought to be busvl
with her lessons when not at playl
not thinking about the boys.
Dear Miss Grey:
In case when there are two sis
.ers about the same age, would
he Oldest be called Miss Brown
md the younger Miss Hazel, or thel
opposite?
PERPLEXED.
A.: Oldest. Miss Brown.
Dear Miss Grey: T.
Please tell me how to cleanl
! dark blue hair ribbon and keepl
Smokers Articles. A. J. Innis. &C
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all its might.
Millionaire Takes Her.

Millionaire Takes Her.
The society women raved over
Margaret's beautiful hair; they
thanked Jane Collins very grac-
iously for taking such good care
of the child during all the years.
And then they found a millionaire
over on Long Island who wanted
to adopt q child. He took Mar
garet away with him. She cried
as she said goodby.
But the judge had decided that
of course Margaret couldn't go on
living with Jane Collins. He was
right. Jane Collins admitted it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

(Ihe Times Tour OF the Worldly
PARIS, March 22.-London is
bigger and New York is busier.
but Paris remains unrivaled from
the all-round standpoint. For
Paris comes nearer being all that
truly great city should be than
any other of the worlds big cities.
Paris is beautiful. Clean has good
water, is well drained and has
splendid transportation. She is a
city in the best sense OF the word.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

Time to spray. We have spray
pumps and spray materials. Ia
coma Implement &c Seed Co. $50
TOURIST CAR SERVICE to
st. Paul and the East in effect
every day on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound Ry., COM
fmencing Wednesday, March 18th.
Train leaves Tacoma 700 a. m.
Lower berth to Missoula $2.25, to
Butte $3.50, Harlowton $500,
Miles City $3.75, st. Paul 5000.
Upper berths cheaper. Apply to
City Ticket office, 1901 Pacific
Ave., for reservations, tickets,
etc $50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

Let the wife sleep. Get break
fast at the new Municipal Dock
Cafe in time for the o'clock
boat. *s~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

about Paris being the wickedest
city in the world. In comparison
she isn't in it with Naples, or Port
Said, or Havana.
Paris has been built with an eve
to effect. Look at the long vista
of the Champs Elysees. Look at
the handsome quays that Border
the river and the long procession
of beautiful bridges that span n.
Look at the clean and we'll kept
length of the Rue de Rivoli, shown
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

EVERY GIRL HAS A YEAR
OR so DURING WHICH SHE
FILLS A NOTEBOOK WITH Sc
LECTIONS FROM BURNS,
MOORE, LONGFELLOW AND
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the materials employed there's great OPP
portuny for the girl
and combinations
Dotted swisses handkerchief point esprit
and plain net all used the latter being
popular of materials.
Fine aces such val Mechn
Irish anticipated
The touch
which the materials are bined
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

Dear Miss Grey:
In case when there are two sis
tiers about the same age, would
the Oldest be called Miss Brown
and the younger Miss Hazel, or the
opposite?
PERPLEXED.
A: Oldest, Miss Brown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-22

Dear Miss Grey.
Please tell me how to clean
! dark blue hair ribbon and keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

oi owners "f this make car will par
ucipatc in the affair.
= : x
In order to obtain IN accurate estimate
Of the value OF its property, Mayor Pres
tor OF baltimore has prevailed on the
directors OF the ReisterStown turnpike,
the Only toll road remaining within the
city units. to permit an examination
or the compans's books by experts 1t
IS believed satisfactory agreement can
be reached by which the road viii be
made free.
There is absolutely no economy i'm buy
ing tires of small size for a car expected
to carry heavy load Motorists are
gradually awakening to the fact that IA
little extra money spent for larger size
tires proves a mighty good Investment
in the long run.
x x !: !:
Mr.. and Mrs. George b. BRYANT and
daughter have returned from II de-
liahtful motor trip through the New
England states Short stops were made
~ Atlantic city, Philadelphia and New
York on route. They covered over
twelve hundred miles in their Buick
touring ear
y : x
Southern California has !; te,cphone
service that is unique, being - system,
Of roadside stations for the use of auto
mobile drivers IN case of emergency. For
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

instance in case of Il breakdown, ii Will
not be necessary TO walk for miles TO
the nearest telephone toll station. as the
new system provides portable telephone
outfit for the ear of each member All
that is required is 10 plug in at one
of the numerous telephone poles which
have been converted into emergency sta
tons and phone to the nearest garage.
+ i x =
T.. c. Bull and Lawrence Schenk OF New
Haven Conn arrived in this city last
week and will in the future be identi-
fled with the Pope Automobile Company
Of Washin.ton The former has been
Amounted manager of the concern, ana
the latter will be in charge OF the sales
department.
Federal aid in roads building may pc
come an actually within the next twelve
months From all over the country ac
cumulates positive evidence OF the pro-
nounced belief that the national govern
mcnt should give attention to better IN
trrstate communication BY roitn ana
nlyn prominent in AFFAIRS 81 "tate aIc
dcflarin. themselves one after abotle'
as being in accord with this progressive
policy.
< :. !
For some years there has been an In
sistent demand for standardization OF
lock washers. principally to cut down
the unnecessarily large number VI stocA
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thousand miles or more of travel, they
cross the beautiful little stream made
famous by the song near the southern
/ terminus Of the tour.
! The town of Live Oak, F.a.. which
gained the distinction of being the sec
ond town IN the United States to enter
-! team to contest the premier automobile
, trophy, has arranged to make the bridge
i across the Suwanec river Nefi ani
bower of foliage and flora on the day the
| tourists cross over. Hundreds of pre y
girls will be posed along the sides of the
structure half buried in tropical flower :
and will sing the chorus of Way Down
bon the Suwanae River. as the Glidden
cars pass under the tall arches of the
| bridge. The chorus has already begun
! rehearsing
/ The AIR and the sentiment of the ia
nous old song are sufficient to inspire
a feeling Of home sickness in .Ameri-
cans anywhere on earth, but to listen
! to II while passing over the river and
| amid the scenes and the people who
! moved the author to write il will be
something entirely new and to b. long
remembered. There Will be other fea-
| lures of the program al Live Oak. It
! is expected that almost every man and
woman and child there will be out at
the bridge. which is on the outskirts
| of the city. to welcome the tourists
| There will be band. but no blare of
! brass Will be permitted tn mar the
| splendid effect of the chorus on the
| bridge
The Live Oak entertainment will he
characteristic of the welcome that viii
/ be accorded the tourists all the way
! down from the time they strike the
Florida line till they land at Jackson
! VILE, the southern terminus of the run.
| At Jacksonville there is TO be 4 civic
! cele bration arranged under the au-
spices of the board of trade while
there will be a number Of social func-
tons less public IN their character. 1t
is probable that at least three United
states senators, and the Governor of
The GLidden tourists viii strike
Jacksonville and Florida just the
winter season is opening up, and there
will be many points of interest to he
visited. The ma gnificcnt turnpike to
st. Augustine. the oldest town in the
United States. Will be in fine shape
There is splendid paved road from
Jacksonville to the Atlantic Ia bio
Beach race course. where many speed
magnificent stretch of beach fronting
the ocean.
The entry list to date includes the fol-
lowing:
CORTLAND s VIM, mayor of Atlanta.
1917 Flanders.
Mai. John S Cohen the Atlanta Jour
nal 1872 White tgas)
]. H. Marsteller, Roanoke. Va, 1910
Chalmers.
DR.. w NJ Stinson. Jacksonville Fla.
Oldsmobile.
Claude II. Nolan, Jacksonville, Fla,
Cadillac.
United States Motor Company. New
York, 1912 Maxwell.
United States Motor Company. New
York. 1912 Maxwell
United States Motor Company New
York. 1872 Maxwell
f. p Ansey, Atlanta. Ga 1911 Pierce
Arrow
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sizes After a great deal of conference
and committee meeting. this has now
been brought about by the society OF
Automobile Engineers, the number OF
stock sizes being reduced to twenty
eight. as against several hundred In
lieu of specifica tons for chemical
composition of metals of which lock
washers are made. suitable test tor
determining the temper and toushness
of the washers when made has been
established.
morning in his siN-cylinder Oldsmobilo
on a fifteen hundred mile tour to visit
his mother in Spring Valley. Mimi.
Accompanying him are Mrs. Schultz
and F. T. Tague. The latter. will be
at the wheel on the trip.
VERY many amateur motorists delight
in always taking hill on the high
speed. not realizing that this often
strains a motor or requires the car to
go too fast up grade over rough places
that could be taken with less strain
and slower on the intermediate speed.
=
After an extensive tour in d motor
car throughout Europe. Robert Gala
ham jr., returned home last week. He
was very enthusiastic over the foreign
ROADS ana eApTcSSSu the opihioH aiiul
the time is not far off when America
will be able to boast of roads equally
as good.
i = x x
In attaching speed-indicating in
strument to a car it is quite necessary
to have the driving gears, which are
mounted one of the road wheels.
exactly centered on the latter. other
wise the gears will wear quickly and
will also be noisy.
!. x :.
The decision of the manufacturers
behind the lawsuit waged in the New
Jersey courts to test the rights of a
commonwealth to compel motorists TO
take out licenses to carry the case to
the United States Supreme Court makes
the issue of even wider significance
than heretofore. The case has been