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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-02
UNDERWRITERS TO DINE.
Function to BE Given To-nIght ut
Columbia Country Club. ~

Columbia Country Club.
Washington agents Of the Mutual Bene-
ft Life Insurance Company OF Newark,
N j., Will be the guests OF P. II.
Tamplet, general agent Of washington
and West Virginia. at dinner tonight
at Z O'Clock at the Columbia Country
Club.
Addresses win be made by the guests
OF honor, A. A. Drew, superintendent OF
agencies. and William Winton, assistant
superintendent. who win represent the
eompany's home ONCE. Others present
viii be John II Snyder. A. L Stras-
burger, c. G.. Guthrie. o. NJ. Berry, DR..
H. H. Donnaliy, DIR. ]. A. Cannon, g. i.
Thurman. ]. II. Glenn. Charles I.yddon.
z. A. Chase. G. n Brnksrhe9. and
Edwin callew,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-02

Philadelphia. Dec. 1.-The handsome
suburban home at Merton Of Nine. Mash,
Of PhiIadelphia. was burned to-day. Los.
ll0oQo.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-02

Copper at a. depth OF 100 feet recently
was found BY well drillers "a Argentina
The Washington times., 1911-01-03
Filling the Shuttle
Annoys Seamstress

When much machine work has to be
done, filing the shuttle is a constant
annoyance.
This can be partly obviated by thread
Ing the shuttle with finer cotton than
that used on the needle. The sewing
will be quite as strong and the shuttle
will not need reflling half so often as
1t would if threaded with the same num-
Der of cotton as the needle, because the
bobbin will hold a great deal more OF
the finer cotton.
II You want your sewing machine to
do satisfactory work. remember that it
needs to be kept clean. After every ten
hours work it needs oil: but all surplus
oil must be carefully wiped off after
ward. Always work it steadily and
never start or stop with jerk.
The best way to finish off with a ma
chine seam is to turn the material round
and stitch back for about an inch This
saves tying the ends OF cotton, which
is annoying work and takes up a good
deal of time II there are many seams.
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the animal. Over in a dark
corner of the yard Mrs. Sedgwick saw
dark object moving. Without STOP
ping to think she caught up a milking
stool and threw at at the object. She
heard strange howl, and knew in a
moment that the sound came from a
bear. She was so frightened she could
not move, yet she expected the bear
would rush at her. Instead of doing that
he jumped over the fence and ran away.
Then Mrs. Sedgwick ran to the house
as fast as she could. She did not go 10
bed or to sleep that night.
When Robert and the men came back
the next day they found the tracks of
the bear, and the place where he had
sat on his hind legs in the cow-yard.
Robert SedSwtck looked very grave.
After dark he went out of the house,
taking his gun with him. In a moment
Maria heard a sharp report. She ran
to the door. Come here, Marfa," called
her husband. the caller you had last
evening will not trouble you again. ).
There at Robert SeGgwtck's feet iay a
big, brown bear stretched out dead
Sylvester r. Dawson in Little Ones AM
nual.
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Four HandkerchiefS
For a Tablecloth

The sweetest afternoon tablecloth can
be made from four hemstitched fancy
handkerchiefs, four and a half yards
of insertion-or more, according to the
size of the handkerchiefs-and about
six yards of lace. The cost is regu-
lated, naturally, according to the price
of the materials selected.
The finest embroidered handkerchiefs,
and the best of lace, will run the ex-
pense up, but when pretty little mercer
lied handkerchiefs can be bought for
a small sum apiece, and linen thread
insertion, and lace is used at about
s cents a yard, the idea comes within
the scope of those who are fond Of
fancy work, but cannot spend much or
materials There need be no fear that
cheapness will cause the article to look
common. There is daintiness about
It which will make the little cloth q
welcome gift.
Take two strips of insertion, two
inches wide, each cut into lengths of
about three-quarters of yard. Cross
them and sew together in the center
Into each angle lay a handkerchief,
and sew the insertion on to G.e hens.
This has the effect OF joining the hand
kerchiefs, with insertion between each.
Then sew insertion all round, and gath
er the lace on to that. You will lie
surprised to see what nice size 1t
has turned out, and how frilly and
pretty 1t appears when finished.
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For Church Wedding.

Bride-elect-The first two. four. six,
or eight ,pews, nearest the chapcel and
to the right and left of the center
aisle are always reserved for the mem
bers of the brides and the bridegroom s
families and their nearest friends. The
brides family sit on the left side: the
bridegroom's family on the right.
A strip of white satin ribbon or a
cord of flowers should mark the line
where the reserved pews begin. Two
little pages may hold the ribbon or cord
of flowers in place, or it may be
fastened SO that ii will hang over the
end of the pew on the other side with
out slipping. Or IT may be held in place
by hoops, which are fastened 10 small
hooks screwed into the ends of the pews
on either side.
The rule of etiquette in regard to Of
fering congratulations TO the newly
married pair at the wedding reception
is that you should offer the bride your
most sincere wishes for all the happi-
ness and good luck possible, but to the
bridegroom You should extend congratu-
Ia tiOnS
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MRS. SEDGwICKs STRANGE CALLER

| home and take care OF the house."
The house will not run away If we
lock 1t up." replied Mr.. Sedgwick.
NO" said his wife, but the Indians
might come and burn it" She laughed
because her husband looked so sober at
her words.
There is no real danger of that" :"
said he, for you know 1 would not
leave you. But some wild animal
might come and frighten you"
IF there is any danger of that" said
Mrs. Sedgwick, some one ought to be
here to drive it away
At last it was decided that Mr.. Sedg-
wick and the men should go, and Maria
did what she thought best. She re-
mained all alone.
She was So busy during the day that
she was not lonely At twilight she
went out into the cow-yard to milk the
cows. They all seemed nervous and ex-
cited. At last one of them kicked up
her heels and ran off so Wildly that
Maria looked around to see what had
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IN PERCALE.
a GREAT many women find that pa.

A GREAT MANY women find that pa
jamas make the most COM
Portable sleeping garments possible.
These can be made from madras or
from pongee. from percale, from wash
silk or from the warpler flannel or fan
nellette. They are simple and shapely
and allow choice of the long plain
sleeves or the shorter flowing ones, and
Of the slightly open neck or the one
that Is closed to the throat and finished
with roIled-over collar. Neither frills
nor similar feminine touches are en-
ployed upon garments of this sort but
In place of the buttons and buttonholes
brandenburgs of silk braid can be used,
and many of the materials utilized in
themselves give sense of daintiness
and luxury. The coat Is made simply
with fronts and back and the drawers
are drawn I'D by means of tape inserted
in the hem that finishes the upper edge.
The quantity of material required for
The Washington times., 1911-01-03
How to Select Fish
And Care for Them

The flesh or all fish out of season Is
unwholesome To be eatable they should
be perfectly fresh, the eyes clear, the
gills red, the Scales bright, the flesh
firm and free from any unpleasant odor,
and. to secure the best flavor. should be
cooked as soon as possible after leaving
the sea. river or pond.
They should be scaled and cleaned as
soon as they come home from the
market, washed quickly without soak
ing, removing the smallest atom of
blood. Sprinkle salt on the inside and
put them in a cold place until wanted.
II necessary to keep them over night,
place where the moon will not shine on
them, as the effect is as bad as the hot
sunshine
Cod, haddock, and halibut may be
kept a day before using. but mackerel
and whitefsh lose their life as soon as
they leave the water.
The fat or oil of most fish Is found In
their Iivers. consequently the flesh is
white
Salmon. herring, mackerel, sturgeon
and catfish are exceptions, having the
oil distributed throughout the body,
thereby giving color to the flesh
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+ saw her last night in, a portrait a
rose Of the old regime,
Who grew in the quiet gardens that
sloped to the Severn stream.
She had danced with the early goV'nors'
and danced on the hearts that
sleep
Nhere the shadows Of St. AIMS wan
Der and the leaves of the myrtle
creep
A dame of the dear old revels, when
out of the golden morn
The hunters came at the echo and the
hounds at the call of the horn.
saw her last night in an album, with
cheeks of the cherries ripe,
AS she smiled from the eerie shadows
of an old daguerreotype,
1 fancied her bright eyes twinkled, I'm
sure that her shoulders fair
Shrugged once or twice and a ripple Of
sunshine waVered her hair;
And once thought as I watched her,
she stepped from her frame in a
dream
To dance in the gentle dances of the
days of the old regime.
Then out of her frame there follows in
shadows and shapes of song,
A bevy of bright young beauties, asgay,
and gallant throng.
They trooped through the antique man
sions of Stewart and Paca and
Chase, -
The halls OF the stately CAROLS, and off
through the market place,
And out to the hills and meadows, and
down to the Severn side.
Then back again to the album where the
dear dead portraits hide
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Popularity of Scarf
Remains Unchanged

There is absolutely no gainsaying the
popularity of the scarf.
With both day and evening costumes
| the scarf is a prominent feature, and
| there are many new points in it's use
which promise an even more extended
vogue.
In the first place, there is the great
variety of scarfs shown. They are now
made in many different materials-in
nets, embroidered and plain; In chiffon,
crepe, satin, cashmere de sole, and lace.
They are braided, embroidered, beaded,
spangled, printed in design and orna-
mented with metal work.
Not only do they show increasing
length, but width also.
The very newest scarfs of Spanish
lace are almost like a mantilIa, and
while American women can never hope
to wear this wrap with the coQuettisn
grace Of the Andalusian, yet in their
modified form these manillas are ex-
tremely graceful and pretty. They come
all made up with hood and cape for
evening wear. Originally the. lace was
in the shape of a triangle, but one
corner has been gathered or shirred to
fit the head, the ends being brought
around and fastened over the breast
with a fancy pin Or 1T may be that
one end will hang while the other is
thrown over the shoulder in careless
fashion.
The metaIed Egyptian scarfs are
again in fashion; they are even more
thickly covered with hammered metal
than formerly. Beaded scarfs are prom
inent, particularly those with gold or
steel beads.
The printed chiffon and mousselIne
scarfs are smart, especially those of
Persian design. A handsome scarf of
Chinese silk had a printed. floral bor-
der; the same design was repeated in
velvet over the printed flowers and en-
croaching upon, the plain portion in
self tone.
The shops are showing white Oriental
lace scarfs. These are promised an eN-
cellent vogue with lingerie and evening
The Washington times., 1911-01-03
Wigs Back in Style
Among the French

The Partisan has tired Of wearing
quantities of false hair which must be
arranged IN the afternoon to suit the
simple flowing lines of the empire gown
and again in the evening to go with her
oriental tunic robe, so nowabady she
is just frankly taking to wigs.
Her own hair Is combed up and put
into a fat knot aud the wig is carefully
placed over 1t like hat. There are
simple waved wigs with the bunch of
chi Chi curls at the back. Greek wigs
and empire wigs, wigs to be worn with
flowered frocks and wigs to be worn
with the hair parted in the middle and
dressed low a fanglaise.
All these are kept on dummy heads
when not in use. ana 1t is the special
duty Of the maid to see that they are all
in order and carefully dressed and
cleaned by the visiting hair dresser
They are all the exact shade of the
owners own hair.
Dressing hurriedly for a dinner after
a day spent in fulfilling engagements is
an easy matter now, for when the din
ner gown is-settled upon the wig is laid
out with 1t. Just as the gloves, slippers,
and hose are.
The Washington times., 1911-01-03
PROPER CARE OF NOSE
ESSENTIAL TO HEAL TIL
Many People Do Not Realize the Absolute Necessity for
Cleanliness of the Nostrils, By the Free Use
of An Atomzer

~OME people show a strange in
difference and lack of care for
- the nose, which has been cor
rectly termed the drawing room
OF the lungs. For in this drawing
room many visitors are ushered, some
sweet and fresh and clean. and others
sofled and bedraggled, leaving their
dusty footprints. clogged with germs,
behind them.
1t would be an untidy housekeeper,
indeed. who neglected her drawing
room. Let the rest of the house be
ever So immaculate II dirt is allowed
to accumulate there. the whole house
will feel its Ill effects.
But how many people ever think of
spraying the nose? 1t is astonishing
when one considers what harm such
carelessness works that any person
should fan to do this.
Specialists will tell you that 1t Is
essential to good health
that the nose should be kept clean.
Yet few noses are really clean.
The use of pocket handkerchief is
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about all the care the average person
ever gives the nose. They then con-
slider that they have done their duty
by 1t. Yet they could not sleep IL
they had forgotten TO brush their
teeth.
Many people do not realize the abso-
lutte necessity for cleanliness In the
nose, but once they comprehend il, It
Is an easy matter to purchase an atom
izer, get prescription from a doctor,
and see that the nose is daily washed
out. II one does not care to go to
physician for a regular prescription,
they can get a small glass nose douche,
shaped like duck, and use warm water
with a solution of salt in 1t.
Americans as a race are catarrhal
This disease spreads itself through the
whole system, entering boldly the draw
ing room of the nose, and from there
casting its malign influence through all
the body. Any one who has the slight
est hint Of II should consult a physician.
Impurities and germs lodge in the
nose easily. and constant care must be
given in order that their baleful in
ffuence may be counteracted. -.-
To use an atomizer, or nose douche,
only requires a few minutes night and
morning, and the good that results
from this simple habit is of untold bene-
fit in the matter Of health,
The Washington times., 1911-01-03

MERCURY in perihelion has Uranus
AE4 in ecliptic conjunction. There is g
issign holding that this day is good fol
hiring people for any work.
The time is also held to be highly aus.
picious for publicity, thus signifyins
that advertising. circularizing, and all
efforts to excite interest are under good
| omens.
There is an especially good augury, ac-
cording to astrological rules. for every
thing that demands learning, special
knowledge, the application of scientific
methods, and the use Of ingenious ap-
paratus.
Witty and clever persons are under
good signs and are held to be governed
favorably today for alertness, resource
fulness, and insight; but they must
guard their. tongues and avoid sarcasm
or jests at the expense of others.
There is an evil sign this day over
dissipation or attempts to deceive trust
ing or ignorant persons.
Uranus Is held to rule powerfully for
mathematical work.
The time is indicated by astrology as
being good for studying complex mat
tiers, making trial balances and simplify
ing intricate processes or systems of
business.
improvements and changes for the
better are always held to be made under
signs imbuing the task with energy and
permanence when made under this rule
of Uranus.
Travel, study, sightseeing, and art are
under the rule.
Astrological herb-science declares this
day good for barley, beet, rye, ounce,
holly. and Solomon's seal under Saturn.
PersOns with this day for birth-date
are held to be under the rule of planets
granting ingenuity and skill in manag-
ing. matters that demand both mental
and mechanical art.
Children born today are said to be
favored toward manual skill and often
:. do,,oIo,o a great loya for oI1tdo0r life
The Washington times., 1911-01-03

NEW JERSEY youth, who rob-
~ bed his landlady, claims that
~ he stole to get the money with
which to court girl with whom
he is in love.
According to this unfortunate swain,
romance is at a discount with the mod
ern girl, and only money talks. In the
words of the ragtime ditty, she don't
want no cheap man, and if you ain I
got the tin, you needn't come round, y
and such being the case, 1t was in order
TO supply the sinews of war, such as ice
cream and soda water and moving pic
ture shows and matinees, and chocolate
creams, etc, that drove this poor lover
into becoming a sneak thief.
OF course, too much reliance is never
to be placed on the good. old, ever-avail-
able, Adamite excuse-"the woman Thou
gavest me (or the woman / am after)
she did it," but, all the same, 1t is only
too true that in these latter days Cupid
has become a CRATER, and that girls do
make unreasonable demands upon the
slim pocketbooks of their beaux.
Love has become a luxury that only
the rich can afford, and perhaps one of
the chief reasons why there is such a
falling off of business at the marriage
license bureau is because it takes so
much money to court a girl on that a
man has nothing left upon which to
marry.
Modern Wants.
Miss Up-to-date Juliet isn't content to
have Romeo twang his light guitar un-
der her window and warble a few mad
rgals TO her. She wants to be taken
10 the Metropolitan Opera House to hear
Caruso. She isn't satisfied to deYour
his burning words of affection; she eX-
poets him to bestow upon" her costly
feeds at the snartest restaurants in
town.
To be given a good time, to be taken
about to all sorts of places of amuse-
ment, to have her pathway strewn with
flowers and candy and presents, have
come to be considered. by girls the per
qutsites of cOurtShip, and, as between
the man who laid, these offerings, at his
lady loves feet and the one who didn't
undoubtedly the one best bet as to the
hot favorite would be the good thing,
lnasmuch as after marriage, most
women get more kicks than ha'pence
We should not be too hard upon them
for trying to get all that they can be-
fore marriage, but it is not to be denied
that this commercializing of courtship,
this necessity of wOOing a maiden with
all his salary as well as his whole heart
works grievOus hardship on the av-
erage young man.
What Love Means.
For alas and alack! only in novels can
the hero ora romance Invariably afford
to scorn the cost of things, and to order
theater boxes and suppers and American
Beauty roses, and keep taxis waiting at
the door when Guinevere takes three
quarters of an hour to pin on her hat
and forty minutes to powder her nose.
In real life, Reginald, no matter how
much in love he is, has to count his
pennies, and when he takes Guinevere
even out to a dollar table d'hote dinner,
and to sit in a dollar and a half seat
at the theater, and presents her with
fifty cent bunch of violets that he
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a Rose of the Old Regime
published by Special Request)

saw her last night in her marvel of
beauty and girlish bloom,
This rose who is dust where the roses
swing sweet DER her little tomb,
I thought that her lips were singing,
and somehow a nameIess bliss
Thrilled mine as lifted her lips in the
frame to my own to kiss,
And somehow felt her dancing in the
dance Of deathless dream,
As she danced on the hearts Of her low
ers a rose of the cid regime. ..-
Blow, bugles of morn, DER the Severn,
the hunters are or to the call,
They will dance tonight in the revel of
love at the Gov'nor's ball,
And the glasses will CLEAN on the low
boy, the starlight will CLEAN in the
eyes -.-
OF maidens whose cheeks are like roses
Of velvet in April skies: y -
And some day under the shadow of old
st. AIMS you will rest,
When dancers and dreamers are ashes
and roses bloom over the breast.
I saw her last night in an album, rose
of the old regime,
Who grew In the quiet gardens that
sloped to the Severn stream,
Wherever go in my dreaming. where
ever / follow the throng
She floats like gleam in the shadows,
she sings like an echo of song.
Oh, would had been of the lovers who
sleep in the shadows apart
And had known the sweet Joy of dane
ing, though she danced on the brim
of my heart.
*. s-Baltimore Sun.
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II Little Bedtime Tales By EDITH HAvENs

M RS MARIA sEDGwICK lived many
AVA years ago on a farm in a wild
part of Illinois. Mrs. Sedgwick and her
husband, Robert Sedgewick, and two
men, who worked on the farm. all
lived together. No woman could be
hired to help Mrs. Sedgwick with the
housework. No woman would live in
such lonely place just for money.
At night the cries of wolves and other
wild animals could be sometimes heard
near the house. Maria Sedgwick lived
there because she was happier with
Robert than she would have been away
from him with a dozen women TO wait
on her. She was busy from morning
until night. She always sang at her
work. and that showed she was happy.
One morning her husband told her
he was obliged to go to the next town.
The two men would have to go with
him. The town was so many miles
away that they could not get back
until the next day. Mr.. Sedgwick want
ed his wife to go also.
NO. she said, Il had better stay
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Little Change Shown
In Market Prices

Little change is shown in the market
today, and the present prices promise
to. hold, for some time. Lettuce and cel-
cry are little more in evidence than
they have been for the last week or
two. Fruit of all kinds is abundant,
and California frnit- occupies a promi-
nent place.
Green groceries are still scarce and
a tomato is almost a curiosity in the
market. Spinach is the latest green
stuff tor, drop from the ranks of plenty
into that of scarcity.
The nfild weather of the last two or
three days will go far-toward relieving
the tie-up in the oyster market which
was threatened with a famine owing to
the difficulties of navigating the frozen
river.
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Question of Courtesy.
Estelle-Rememb,

Estelle-Remember that courtesy is
not old-fashioned.
Hospitality demands the courtesy of a
gracious note of thanks. To call up
your hostess on the phone and tell her
what a delightful visit you had at her
house is not sufficient.
Send the note at once; don't put of
writing it until several days have
elapsed since your visit
The girl who makes a point of ac-
knowledging a favor done her by gra-
cious little note. sent at once wins
more friends than she who spends much
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Wells for Brides.

E. o. Rat noon wedding the bride
may wear a veil with perfect proprIety,
providing the gown is white. Person
ally, am in favor of a bride ALWAYS
wearing q veil. for never again in her
lifetime may she enjoy this privilege
A street costume is equally proper at
this hour. For the bridegroom there is
this choice: A frock coat or one Of the
long-tatled cutaways; rather light trou-
sers with a frock coat, four-in-hand tie,
white, gray, or fancy waistcoat. If
there are any new wrinkles, first
class haberdasher will give pointers on
the requisites.
The Washington times., 1911-01-03
Grapefruit Salad.

Peel the fruit, separate into sections.
remove the white skin, and take out the
seeds Blanch Malaga grapes by throw
ing into hot water for a minute, cut in
two, and remove the seeds. Mix with
the grapefruit and serve with mayon-
naise. Garnish with lettuce and celery.