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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

and it Is Jimmy" here, and Dali
there-Dallas Brown, who went to
India with me; you remember my
speaking of him-and they are good
natured, too, except at meal times.
The little hostess, Mrs. Wilson, took
over the cooking, and although lunch
con was better than breakfast, the
food still leaves much to the imagina-
ton.
wish you could see this Mrs. Will
son, Hal. You would change a whole
lot of your ideas. She is thorough
bred, sure enough. and of course some
of her beauty is the result of the ex-
uuisite care about which you and L
still from our Andean pinnacle-used
to rant. But the fact is, she is more
than that. She has fire, and pluck, no
end. If you could have seen her this
morning, standing in front of a cold
kitchen range, determined to conquer
If. and had seen the tilt of her chin
when offered to take over the cook
ing-you needn't grin; l can cook, and
YOU know it-you would understand
what | mean. 1t was so clear that she
was paralyzed with fright at the idea
of getting breakfast. and equally clear
that she meant to do it. By the way,
| have learned that her name was Nc
Nair before she married this would-be
artist, Wilson, and that she is daugh-
ter of the McNair who financed the
Callao branch!
| have not met the others so init
mately There are two sisters named
Mercer, inclined to be noisy-they are
playing roulette in the next room
now. One is small and dark, almost
Hebraic in type, named Leila and
called Lollie. The other, larger, very
blonde and languishing, and with a
decided preference for masculine So
ciety, even saving the mark, mine!
Dallas Browns wife, good looking,
smokes cigarettes when | am not
around-they all do, except Mrs. VIII
son. Then there is maiden aunt,
who IS i'll today with grippe and ex-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

citement. and a Miss Knowles. who
came for a moment last night to see
Mrs. Wilson, was caught in the quar-
antine (see papers), and, after hiding
all night in the basement, is sulkipg
all day in her room. Her presence
created an excitement out of all pro-
portion to the apparent cause.
From the fact that | have reason to
know that my artist host and his beau
tiful wife are on bad terms. and from
the significant glances with which the
announcement of Miss Knowles pres
ence was met, the state of affairs
seems rather clear. Wilson impresses
me as a spineless sort, anyhow, and
when the lady of the basement shut
herself away from the rest today and
l happened on Jimmy" as they call
him, pleading with her through the
door. l very nearly kicked him down
the stairs. Oh, yes, I'll keep out,
right enough; it isn't my affair.
By the way, after quarantine and
with the policeman locked in the fur
mace room, a pearl necklace and dia-
mond bracelet were stolen! Just ten
of us to divide the suspicion! Upon
my word, Hal, it's the queerest situa-
tion | ever heard Of Which OF us did
it? l make a guess that not a few OF
us are fools, but which Is the knave?
The worst of it is, l am the only un-
accredited member of the household!
This is more scandal than | ever
ir fo
scribed environment, and the lack
of 20 miles over the pampa before
breakfast. We have all been vac
cinated, and the officious gentlemen
from the board of health have taken
their grins and their formaldehyde
and gone. Ye gods, how we cough!
The Carlton order will go through
morning. If it does, old man, we will
take a month in September and ex-
plore the Mercator property.
Do you know, Hal. l have been
thinking lately that you and stick
too close to the grind. Business Is
right enough, but what's the use of
spending ones best years succeeding
in everything except the things that
are worth while? I'll be thirty sooner
than l care to say, and-oh, well, you
won't understand. You'll sit down
there, with the Southern Cross and
the rest of the Internal astronomical
galaxy looking down on you, and the
Indians chanting in the village, and
you will think I have grown senti-
mental I have not. You and | down
there have been looking at the world
through the reverse end of the glass.
It's a bully old world, Hal. and this
is Gods part of it.
Burn this letter after you read it:
suspect 1t is covered with germs.
Well, happy days, old man. =
Yours, TOM.
P. S.-By the way, can't you spare
some of the Indian pottery you picked
up at Callao? l told Mrs. Wilson
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
Guaranteed Relief.

81 shall expose you, sir" declared
the angry customer you sold me
bottle of your guaranteed hair cure"
Il did," acknowledged the druggist.
That's what I say" stormed the
customer. Jerking off his hat "And
now look at my head. Bald as a bill.
lizard ball. sir!"
"Well?" murmured the druggist,
sticking some new labels on some old
bottles.
Well? Didn't you say-doesn't the
label say the medicine positively will
relieve the user of all hair trouble w'
What of it? Didn't 1t relieve your"
Relieve me? Look at that?" And
the angry man slapped his bald crown
and hoped up and down in his wrath
Sure. What do you want? Hasn't
It fixed you all right? Don't look to
me as If your hair was troubling you
any more"
And the druggist turned to tell
new customer that he hadn't any raj
poison, but could give him somethins
just as good.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
FOULARDS ARE MOST POPULAR
Best of the Spring Silks in Colors,
Designs and Widths-Persian
Borders.

AS the winter rolls away the spring
silks are displayed with forceful at
tractiveness. In colors, designs and
convenient widths foulards are prob
ably accorded the most favor.
Indeed, they deserve our admiration.
They appeal to our practical natures
for several reasons. First, they are
not expensive. Foulards nowadays are
purchasable for money in the vicinity
of the one-dollar mark. In the widths
available ten or twelve yards are
ample for a dress. The good quality
of foulard is now waterproof. 1t sheds
the dust, and can be used for petit
coats or Innings after having served as
a costume.
Bordered foulards are evident in
most Of the silk showings. They are
beautiful and have the added feature of
requiring no trimming for the costume
that they make.
Persian designs on the border, a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

T ACY braids, embroidered batiste
1. and null, nets, laces, hair bra1ds
and silk go to make up the ma
jority Of hats for young girls and
smaller misses. The shapes are more
soft and bonnet like than ever and
narrow side plaitings of sheer fabrics
and lace are more favored than ever.
Cascades of plated ruffles fall about
and over considerable of the face.
Soft puffed crowns look like quaint old
time ideas revived for youthful wear
erS.
When the baby girl graduates from
the regulation baby bonnet, she will
don bonnet-like hat, or bonnet
made on light wire frame. quite elab-
orately trimmed with ribbons and lace
and small flowers. Ribbons have al
ways been the favorite trimming for
children's millinery. This spring sea-
son it is to be used in greater abun-
dance than ever. Small roses, tiny
rose foliage and other little flowers
like the forget-me-not and valley-lily.
the cow-slip and tiny daisy, continue
to reign as favorites for children.
There is a little round hat made by
shirring large circle of silk or en-
broidered batiste or other sheer IA
brics, on feather-bone. Four rows of
shirrings form the up-turned brim, and
the crown is just a puff of the mate
rial. This little cap is finished with a
big rosette made of wide ribbon
shirred. A variation Of this model has
a silk crown and brim of point de
esprit. 1t is highly successful nov
city.
The regular plain bonnet is in high
favor, and numbers of little hats are
simply diminutives of the simple
shapes worn by grown-ups. They are
simply trimmed with ribbon.
Fig. 1 shows pretty model of thin
silk and lace Tuscan braid. The light
wire shape is faced with silk and
bound with braid. A soft tan crown
Of silk makes a foundation for the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
WHEN AMAN
MARQIES III
BwMMHY E2O[BE[EUS N0C2[5GkNl1 Hl
DAIZ77OR OF THE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE~
TIE NAN IN LOWER TIN, ETC.

care of Union Nitrate company,
Iquique, Chilli.
Dear Old Man:
think i was fully a week trying to
drive out of my mind my last glimpse
of you with your sickly grin, pretend
ing to be tickled to pieces that the
only white man within 200 miles OF
your shack was going on a holiday
You old buffer! 1 used to hang over
the rail of the steamer, on the way
up, and see you standing as l left you
beside the car with it's mule and the
Indian driver, and behind you mil
lion miles of soul-destroying pampa
Never mind, Jack; / sent yesterday by
mail steamer the cigarettes, pipes and
tobacco, canned goods and poker
chips. Put in some magazines, too,
and the collars Don't know about the
ties-guess 1t won't matter down
there.
Nothing happened on the trip. One
of the engines broke down three days
out, and l spent all my time below
decks for 48 hours. Chief engineer
raving with D. rs. Got the engine
fixed in record time, and haven't got
my hands clean yet. It was bully.
With this l send the papers, which
will tell you how l happen to be here,
and why l have leisure to write you
three days after landing. If the sit
uation were not so ridiculous, 1t would
be maddening. Here l am, off for a
holiday and congratulating myself
that | am foot free and heart free
yes, my friend, heart free-here l am,
shut in the house of a man | never
saw until last night, and wouldn't
care if 1 never saw again. with lot
of people who never heard of me. who
are almost equally vague about South
America, who play as hard at bridge
as I ever worked at building one
(forgive this, won't you? the novelty
has gone to my head, and who belong
to the very class of extravagant, lux
ury-loving, non-producing parasites
(isn't that what we called them?) that
you and 1 used to revile from our lofty
Andean pinnacle.
To come down to earth: Here we
are, six women and five men, includ-
ing a policeman, not a servant In the
house, and no one who knows how to
do anything. They are really i'm
mensely interesting, these people:
They all know each other very well.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
DUTCH COLLAR AND CUFFS
Dainty Frills That Are Designed to
Tighten Up Dark Cos
tume

The girl who likes to tighten a dark
costume with dainty frills, should
make herself one of the sets of round.
ing Dutch collar and cuffs in plated
lawn.
The frills are made of fine white
lawn or dotted muslin, and are cut
three and a half inches wide for the
collar, and two inches for the cuffs.
Mark the edge in a tiny scallor
with a spool of two hundred cotton,
and buttonhole in white or colored
mercerized cotton in shallow line.
When finished sew into eighth of an
inch side plaits and sew into narrow
band the right length to fit around
wrist and neck. The frill falls softly
from the band or in the sleeves may
be inverted and turned back, being
caught at one side with lace pin.
Instead of arranging in plaits,
which are hard to iron, the frilFs may
be run in thread tucks to give the
fullness. This model is good for high
turnover effects and for the Dutch
collar. For the latter the strip should
be made narrower at the ends than
in the middle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

large circle of lace Tuscan which is
posed over brim and crown. Ribbon.
wide and soft, is laced through the
braid and tied in two-looped bow
with hanging ends at the back. 1t Is
a model which may be worn by chill
dren from four to fourteen years old.
A pretty model for an older girl is
shown in Fig. 2. The wire frame In
this Is covered first with chiffon,
which is shirred for the facing. The
hat is covered with row after row OF
side plated lace on top of the crown,
and about the brim. At the side crown
the plated lace is omitted and little
stalks of lily-of-the-valley are set
plainly over the chiffon.
A sash of wide soft ribbon finished
with an immense bow at the back
makes a complete finish for the hat.
But a bunch of cow-slips or other
small flowers may be added at the
front, as shown in the picture
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

CTO BE Continued
They Do Things Better in France

They Do Things Better in France.
It Is no easy mater to be married
in France. says t. Berkeley Smith,
in Success Magazine. One great
thing in favor of SO sacred a cere-
mony Is that it cannot be hastily per
formed. 1t Is an event requiring
months of preparation. of the signing
of endless papers. the certificates Of
birth and the consent OF parents, un-
til at last the wedding day. which has
been arranged for to the entire salts
faction of every one concerned, In
Guiding the legal authorities, arrives.
If marriage is difficult, divorce is even
more so. There are no such romantic
and youthful adventures as eloping on
a s12 capital-handing ten to the
accommodating parson and wiring for
forgiveness with the chang
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

THE styles this spring" says Mrs
Are simply awful! Why, I've tried
To find one pretty hat in town
They're all so bad I can't decide
WELL" Mrs. Smith says. That's just
so!
The styles we have to wear this year
Are simply fearful. and know
They'll make US all look awful queer"
Time: 1s40-Mrs. Green
Says: Goodness but the styles this
spring
Are quite the ugliest I've seen.
can't find an attractive thing!'
Time: 180o-Mrs. White:
''The sempstress has from Londontown
The fashions. and they vex me quite
Not one but causes me to frown."
Back in the 160Us, too,
Cried: "Odsf1sh! Modes and manners
Make one a fright in dress and hatr'
Long ere Columbus sailed this way
The stately ladies of old Spain
Cried that the styles led them to say
No words untinctured with disdain-
When Julius Caesar ruled in Rome
The ladies said the Latin for:
"If I should wear that fashion home
'Twould simply mean household war"
And when old Pharaoh filed the throne
The ladies, long since mummifed,
In fretful way let 1T be known
The changing fashion they decried.
No doubt fair mother Eve, likewise.
Expressed dissatisfaction, too,
At the late styles in paradise
When she must shop for something new
Twas ever thus! twill always be-
And endless centuries from now
The styles the women hate we'll SEQ
Them blithely wearing anyhow!
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
Surah Silks Aoain.

Surah twill silk in solid color is q
material which is claiming much favor.
being used by the best model houses
in Paris for making tailored suits and
three-piece costumes. This new surah
has high luster surface and is used
in exactly the same manner as sat!ns
have been so freely employed recently
Surah is especially well adapted for
summer use in America 1t is durable,
sufficiently dlessy for a handsome suit,
is light weight, and. therefore, COM
Portable for summer use in many parts
Of the United States More than this
domestic silk mills are equipped to pro.
duce Surah sillos
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

queer lightning effect, all the Oriental
mixtures of colors and curious indis-
tinct flower forms are seen to decorate
the rich silks.
Foulards with coin spots, with
stripes and in checked patterns are
also here for the woman who prefers
the allover designs.
The silks are just the thing for
spring, cool summer days and for the
fall. The triple use to which they can
be put is rarely found in other mate.
rials, and from this very fact it would
seem that every woman ought to hay,
a silk dress in her outfit.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

Penn-Do you see anything of our
old friend Growel? Last time I saw
him he said he didn't like New York.
Gothmfte- so. but I guess
he'd rather be in New York than
where he Is now
Penn-Where Is he now?
Gothmite-I wouldn't care to say.
He's dead.-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
Newest Letter Paper.

Some of the prettiest note paper has
very narrow border of blue, pink,
gray, lavender or red and one initial at
the top set in ring of color the exact
shade of the border. Correspondence
cards also are thus bordered and are
very pretty.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
CHAPTER VIII.
CORRESPONDENTS Department.

The following letters were found in
the house post box after the lifting OF
the quarantine, and later were pre-
sented to me by their writers, bound
in white kid (the letters. not the au-
thors, of course).
From Thomas HARRISON, late engi-
neer of bridges, Peruvian trunk lines,
South America. to Henry Llewellyn,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

Any one who likes to feel their
throats free will be pleased with this
blouse, which Is cut in rather low
square. The material is arranged In
tucks across front that are stitched to
the bust; at the back there are three
tucks each side.
The square is outlined with embroid-
cry that is continued down the wrap
over right front. The sleeves are
trimmed with a point of embroidery,
and are gathered into Wristbands
covered with the same.
Materials required: 2% yards 2s
inches wide, 21a yards embroidery
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
Modern Methods,

Yes, sir" asserted the returned
tourist, "at one place In the mountains
we found a most remarkable echo. II
you spoke once it answered As times
"Ah," com1ented the deviser Of Ia
bor-saving business systems, ut had
follow-up plan of its own, them
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
Black Velvet Rana

Black velvet bags are supplantins
the gold mesh purses, long so dear tc
the heart of every woman. These new
bags are Of thick velvet and are framed
in gold or silver. They are in many
shapes, but all are suspended from the
arm by heavy silken cords and tassels,
very long, so that the bag drops almos.
to the knees. Some of the new bags
are elaborately beaded, but generally
the fabriczfs so fine in quality that II
needs no other embellishmCat than its
own elegance.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
The Weather Was to Blame.

81 believe" said the minister, that
/ will prepare a rousing sermon on
hell for next Sunday"
But, my DEAR" suggests his wife
with the thermometer registering the
heat 1t does now, do you think the
people will care for such a sermon?"
MY love-" replies the minister,
somewhat testify, with the thermome
ter registering the heat 1t does now,
hell is the only thing I can think Of
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
An Observant Man,

Now" said the architect, here are
plans and specifications for a neat
and comfortable suburban home that
will cost $3,6O0"
81 can't afford to put up any such
house as that" says the caller.
But it only figures up to $3,600"
Il know, but I've noticed such
things, and don't feel able to attempt
the erection of $500 house when
only have $4,000 at my disposal"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
One or the Other.

81 met Mr.. Laggard last night at the
homlanswels," she said.
What is he like?" asked her girl
chum.
We'll, we sat behind the palms In
the conservatory for an hour, and he
talked books and music all the time"
Didn't he try. to make love to your"
mo. Not bit. He is a perfect
gentleman"
Either that or a perfect fool"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
lInc0unfed

There seem to be so many widow
ed countesses at this resort" OBJ
served the lady who was stopping at
the hotel on the Mediterranean.
"Yes," answered the fellow-tourist.
There are a lot of them They are
countless, you might say"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28
Such a PIunder.

"Yes," said the artist, Il consider
this my masterpiece. call 1t A
Storm on the Plains
"Is that so? Did the cyclone hit
spaghetti factory?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-04-28

From Maxwell Reed to Richard Bur
ton Bagley, University club. New
York
Dear Dick:
Inclosed find my check for five hun
dred, as per wager. Possibly you were
within your right in protecting your
bet in the manner you chose. but
while | do not wish to be offensive.
your reporters are damnably so.
Yours,
MAXWELL REED.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-14
In AnnreciailOn.

The wife, mother, sisters and fam
lily of the late Joseph A. Walsh de-
sire to express their sincere thanks
for and heartfelt appreciation of the
innumerable kindly and thoughtful
acts and tender sympathy during the
sickness Of, and following the pass
ing away of one so dear to us. On
such occasion words are inadequate
to express what one feels, and we
can only say, that the friendship and
sympathy so generously and tenderly
expressed will never be forgotten.
MRS. LUELLA WALSH,
MRS. MARGARET WALSH,
AND THE FAMILY.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-14
A Genuine Shower

A miscellaneous shower was given
at the home of Mrs. Welch in honor
of Miss Grace Eoff, on Tuesday even
ing and about 80 girls were present.
The evening was delightfully."- spent
music and games being heartily en-
joyed. After luncheon the presents
were showered under an umbrella.
The color scheme was red and white.
Mrs. NJ X. Eoff helped serve. Miss
Grace received many beautiful and
useful presents. The rooms were
decorated in hearts and flowers, and
dainty luncheon was enjoyed by all
late in tlP evening
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-14
Funeral Reform.

Ed. Journal: It seems to me that
there is reform needed in the man.
agement of funerals. 1t has come
to be more terrible to me to attend
funeral than even to contemplate
death itself. The idea seems to be
to make a business Of casting all the
gloom possible around the death of
dear one. The hymns selected are
for their power to wiring tears from
our eyes, and the remarks are all in
the same line. l wish to compli-
ment the present Baptist minister on
his fine address at the funeral of the
late Joseph Walsh. 1t was very
hopeful, and devoid of gloom usual
ly injected into such occasions. 1t
sounded as if it We're a Christian
Scientist talking. A FRIEND.