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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

little frock, the bodice lining coming
only up as far as the arms. Above this
6 lining of fiesh-colored net. which
gives the upper part of the costume q
most airy. delicate effect. Flesh-colored
net and CHI ffon Innings are used with all
Paris evening frocks now and some of
the effects produced are intentionally
daring: often a really modest decolletage
it would never dream of being in reality.
All frocks for dancing wear, however.
ara not short. In fact, the train is a
marked feature of winter evening dress.
though how some of the funny little bob
tail extensions on narrow skirts have the
assurance to call themselves trains" is
a mystery. The smaller the train, the
smarter. just now; and this little APP
bondage drags outward. back OF the mar
ow-skirted evening wrap. in rather
absurd but distinctly modish manner.
OF course when one dances in the mar
row skirt, with its train which must be
Topped up, OF held in the hand. there is
q generous display of figure lines and
ankles-but this seems TO be part Of the
mode and nobody thinks any more about
It than If bathing suits We're under con-
s.dorat on. Footwear Is, however, a mat
ter of prime Importance, for the feet are
nl1rn III eNtleQte lHeSe p1NS-oi ldtiiti 4,
these evening s-and now that the dress
makers are all copying the French fash
ion and slashing up the fronts of skirts i
wee hit, one has to be more careful than
ever about ones slippers. They may cost
but two or three dollars 4 pair. but unless
one has to wear with them pair Of
iewel-set buckles, one might we'll keep
ones feet under the chair all the evening.
Few women can afford more than one
pair Of these expensive slipper ornaments.
which come from the jewelers. in a de-
ectable satin-lned box. rs a-istocrat-
cally as any bracelet or solitaire engage
.nent ring ever arrived and my lady s
maid is kept busy now changing teWeled
buckles from one pair of pretty shoes to
the other.
For wear with dancing frocks there are
new strap-button slippers which oner
little more support to Il slender foot than
the ordinary slipper, which is apt to fall
off at the heel unless uncomfortable
tight. With evening gowns designed Tor
reception or opera wear high-buttoned
boots of satin or light-colored kid are
considered extremely smart just now; but
with A dancing frock, of course, the slip
per is Infinitely more graceful
The woman VINO owns a rare old piece
Of lace whatever its shape, should get
il out this year and have it Incorporated
in an evening gown of some sort IL the
lace is a set motif too small to use as a
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with Il little practice make quite credit
able ribbon roses for yourself.
catch-all bags TO hang beside the dress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

The slippers for bedroom wear are made
Of pink ribbon, doubled lengths of the
ribbon shirrcd over elastic forming the
sides of the slipper and latticed ribbons
making dainty toe. This lattice work
may be shaped the slipper sole, the
ends of the ribbons being sewed to the
sole to form the cross pieces over the toe
and instep and the strips going the
other way threaded through and fastened
in place when the desired shape is OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

A X endless variety of dressing
~ sacques are seen. varying from
waist length to that of a matinee,
which reaches to the knees. or the neg
lse. which sometimes reaches u the an
kioS.
Crepe dc chino, crepe meteor, China
silk. silk null. marquisette, wolfe, challls
and the various cotton stuffs are used to
work out the new models.
In dainty dressing sacques the posi-
bilities are endless. The woman who IS
handy with her needle has the world )
output of textures and trimmings before
her for choice. The wash silks in dainty
solid colorS, or in stripes and dots, make
UP into practical little garments, and Tor
winter they can easily have adjustable
Innings OF white or tinted albatross- Such
garments can go to the home washtub'
and they are always dainty, and beng
homemade. cost a comparatively small
sum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

err in a dainty bedroom. are always use
ful-provided the friend you mean to re-
member in this way has not already
sufficient supply Of small bags of this
"rf. One has To give bags with some Judg-
nlent, for these articles are easy to make
tnat rnost women at Christmas season
are sgrfeitcd with bag reneDbTane es.
The catch-aIl on the left is intended for
Il yellow room and is maze OF white
polnpadour ribbon with yellow rose pat
tern. The ribbon handles and heavy frinSei
ornament at the bottom of the bag are in
the yellow shade. The other catch all
is u dainty affair of pale blue ribbon
with a moss rose pattern in pink. This
bag is shrred on wooden hoop, and the
ribbon handles match the turneu-up
pieces at the bottom. y fancy work bag
may he made III the same way the four
side pieces at the bottom being provided
on the inner side with pockets and straps
for the accommodation of sewing imple
ments. The flaps are attached TO the sides
OF the bag by means of snap buttons
and when opened out on the table they
hold ones sewing tools conveniently and
handily, while the foidcd-up work is
tucked within the bag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

plice style. with a draped fichu over the
elongated yoke, and the fastening is
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
Hale Great Farmer,
Says Munsey Writer

Although Hale looms large as a ma
tional figure as a result of a remark
able career in the Senate, he has done
much for the nation as ''tiller of the
soil" OF this other side of Senator
Hale. Forrest Crissey writes in The
Munsey for November:
"As q mere boy, ]. H. Hale started
with a hoe, a spade. a rake, a ped
dler's pushcart, and a. debt Of a few
hundred dollars. To-Day he is overload
of almost a thousand acres of orchard
lands in New England and of 1000
acres in Georgia. They said that he
couldn't raise peaches on a profitable
commercial scale in New England. He
made thirty acres of stony hillside
yield him $4,000 In a single crop
He has made the old home farm Of
$40 acres. at Glastonbury, Conn.,, yield
him nearly three-quarters of a million
dollars in peach crops alone, to say
nothing of the fruit from its 1000 apple
trees and of it's incidental products
The Hale orchards at Fort Valley, Ga,
have yielded close to a million and a
half dollars in peaches alone-with
more than a hundred thousand young
trees just coming into bearing"
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
Gen. Harries Guest of
Trolley Line Employees

Gen. George H. Harries. vice president
and general manager Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, VINO
VIII sever his connection with tha. cor
poration soon. and will go to Louisville,
KY, where he will have charge of tho
electric lighting and railway system of
that city, last night was the honor
guest at q reception and smoker given
at Odd Fellows Hall. in Seventh street.
The employees of the railway company
were the hosts. and more than 500 per-
sons were present.
Engrossed resolutions in a mahogany
frame, signed by the board OF managers
or the Washington Railway Relief As
sociation. and travelling bag, the latter
purchased by 10-cent subscriptions from
presented to him.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
SCHOONER BROKEN
IN TWO OFF COAST
OF NEW ENGLAND
Five-Masted Samuel |
Goucher Wrecked on
Isles of Shoals.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Nov. 1.-THE
five-masted schooner Samuel ]. Couch
er, Capt. j. II. Hart, Of Boston, with
1900 tons of coal from Norfolk for Port
land, which ran ashore on Duck Island,
Isles Of Shoals, broke In two in a heavy
sea and most Of her cargo is now at
the bottom.
Tugs of the Portsmouth Navigation
Company. with a crew OF wreckers from
this city. went to the island this morn
ing and stripped the vessels of her sails
and the personal effects Of the crew.
Divers and wreckers are w orking to-
day to reclaim all parts and effects pos
sible and the hulk of the vessel will be
abandoned.
This is the first wreck on the Isles
Of Shoals since the establishment Of
the life-saving station and cable service
to the mainland. The cable service
proved very valuable in getting assist
ance to the wrecked schooner.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
SISTERS IN
REAL LIFE APPLAUD
SEVEN ON STAGE
Daughters Of William Beu-
ebert, One Shy of Dozen,
Accept Invitation.

There are Josie and Helen, Barbara
and Esther. Nettie. Katie. and Ray,
and that's not all. There are a dozen.
twelve. count 'em. They are the
eleven daughters and one son of Will
liam Beuchert, a baker, at $40 X
street northwest.
When Miss Jean Murdoch. who ia
starring as one Of seven sisters in
a play by that name, at the Columbia
Iheater, conceived the idea of pre-
senting a box to any seven sisters
in a Washington family she feared
there might be some trouble in find
ing applicants.
But her expectations were more
than realized when Mr.. Beucbert
raised her by four. and then an
of an added attraction. So this en-.
xn Iirs Iamily attended the Columbia
that Is, all Of them with the single
exception OF a married sister. Mrs.
y. ". hermann. who lives in New
And she would have rone. too q,
sne nad known there was to be such
Iun, said one of her younger sisters
who was all excitement.
All At Home.
All the rest of the sisters. and the
boy. live at their fathers home on
x street. They range from Mrs,
Hermann. who Is twenty eight years
old, to Ruth. a curly haired, bright
eyed little girl. made her first visit to
day. ~ 'es'ef-
"They are all home and I don't want
them to leave me-" Mrs. Beuchert de-
clared. II can't think what these
mothers mo, mean who only have one. or
trying to marry them of why. /
want to keep every one of mino with
me Just as long as I can.
The children's names. In the order
Hermann: Helen. viii. T Barbara, baM Tas: Is.
ther. Eettie, Katie, Ray. Dorothy.
Minnie. Naomi. and Ruth.
Mr.. Beuchert came to this country
from Germany about thirty years ago
has been in the bakery business here
There was a better chance over
here" he declared, ''and I am glad I
came"
Roosevelt Dee-ighted.
A friend of Mr.. Beuchert once
showed a picture Of the family group to
Theodore Roosevelt when he was In the
White House.
II want to meet that man." the
Executive declared "You see that he
comes, up here. I want to shake his
Mr.. Beuchert went.
family" he told him. II am
proud to grasp you by the hand 1t is
you men who have courage and grit
to bring up big families Of loyal, healthy
children that are perpetuating this coun-
try. Come UP and SEQ me again"
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
the WOMAN Who
CHOOSES her NATE

1t Is said the woman does the court
Ing. The male. thinks he chooses, but,
instead, he is guided, hither and thither
Ia merry game) by the invisible leading
string of feminine art. Can this be
true OF fat ladies'? Does the fat woman
feel as safe her leading strings will hold
as the girl with the line of beauty from
toe to chin?
Mere man knows as little Of this as of
other things feminine. but he has done
one famous thing. He has developed a
harmless ard elegant fat reducer, the
Marmola Prescription Tablet. This tab
let taken after meals and at bedtime
relieves the fat girls soul of fear of the
straight front enemy, for II puts her
on equal terms. Any one can get thin
by Its means-and quickly. 1t takes off
a pound day in some cases. Simply
take one tablet daily, as indicated. The
reduction is sure: 1t will be uniform: no
wrinkles or harm will result Fat will
go as IL came-quietly-off the latest
places first. The Marmola Tablet (made
strictly In accordance with the famous
fashionable formula, " OF. Marmoia, "
o. Fl. Elk. Cascara Aromatic, 3h OF.
Pepperm mint Water) never Injuries. 1t is
cheap. also. a large case, of the makers.
the, -Marmola Co., 2S1 Farmer Bldg, De-
troit, Mich. any druggist, costing only
seventy-five cents.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
HIGH SCHOOL FRATS
SEEKING SUPPORT IN
APPROACHING FIGHT
Secret Societies Find De-
fender in James F. Oyster,
Board President.

High school secret societies are going
TO die hard II an effort is made to put
them out of existence
They are rounding up their support
ers and heading these Is no less infiu-
entfal a factor than James F.. Oyster,
president of the Board Of Education.
Stirred by reports that their socie-
ties were doomed, frat members today
are making efforts to ascertain their
exact status.
Their fate rests In a large measure
with DIR. w. NJ. Davidson, though he
has not the final word on the subject.
The Board Of Education asked him for
recommendation. but reserved for IT.
self the right to act. So that IL the
superintendent tenders an adverse re-
port there is likely to follow a lively
row, since there are several warm
friends Of the secret societies on the
board. All Of these, with the excep-
ton Of Captain oyster. declined to dis
cuss the matter. He frankly stated his
personal views.
80 long as fraternities conflne their
declared. Il find no fault with them.
viii make 1t stronger. I believe their
members had better be assembled in
the home Of some parent than running
haps worse mischief. Youth demands
sone social life, and SO long as II can
be kept within the confines Of an organ
ixation sanctioned and governed by
school authorities, 1t had better be done
that way than allowed to branch off in
Independent quests for social diver
Tho fraternities are so we'll regulated
was pointed out, that they can not we'll
DO limited any further. 1t will be a
matter Of their continuance under the
present regulation, or their abolition.
them are prohibitions against club
houses. against drawing members from
freshman or sophomore classes, against
having any mention Of them in school
papers and against any signs of initia-
tion "stunts'' around the school build
fhgs.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
THROUGHCARS TO
CONGRESS HEIGHTS
Electric Service for Capital Suburb Is Inuagurated After
a Wait of Ten Years-First Car Cheer
ed by Citizens.

A big Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company car sped through Ana
costa at 6 o'clock this morning, passed
rapidly up the Nichols avenue hill. be-
yond the Government Hospital for the
Insane, rolled into the town of Congress
Heights and electrified the suburb with
the knowledge that continuous street car
service between Congress Heights and
the northwestern part OF Washington
had become reality today. Quietly
and almost unexpectedly was the new
service made effective by the managers
of the railway company. Notwithstand-
Ing the early hour when the first car
reached Congress Heights this morning,
citizens were on hand to witness the in
auguration of the through system, and
while the informal celebration OF the
service is to be a town hall event on
the evening Of November q, they made
no effort to restrain their qualification
this morning, and the first car was
the oldest employees In the service Of the
company had charge of the first car.
They were Harry Jones. motorman, and
Conductor Farrar.
With the Inauguration Of the through
in which residents of both Congress
Heights and Anacostia have a vital
interest. H. w. Fuller, the general
manager Of the company, preferred not
to announce the exact schedule just
now, for there may be a number Of
changes In the running time. For the
first few hours Of today all the cars
running on the Eleventh street line of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company were sent through to Con-
gress Heights. The cars have been
equipped with air brakes in order to
accomplish the down trip on the steep
Nichols avenue hill in safety. A boos-
ter in the transfer station in Anacostia
was necessary to the success Of the
overhead trolley system to Congress
Heights. so 1t has been installed.
The continuous service placed in effect
today permits of q continuous trip over
and Electric Company from Eleventh
and Monroe streets northwest to Con-
gress Heights for one fare. This is a
distance of about seven miles. While
the running time between the cars go
ing to the Heights today was ten min
utes, 1t is hoped to have a schedule of
five or six minutes in few days.
Citizens Of the Public Improvement
ASSOCldtlOn OF congress heights, or
which w. w. Price is the president, held
an informal Jollification in their suburb
With the establishment Of through car
service the efforts of ten years upon
the part of the citizens of the Heights,
especially the association named, have
been successfully ended. Obstacles
reared themselves each year to prevent
the Inauguration of the system, but this
year railway officials. District Com
missioners. and the citizens reached an
agreement, resulting In the double
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
Thief Steals Purse as
Woman Telephones

Viotimized by a clever ruse while she
was telephoning from a drug store at
Thirteenth and G streets northwest,
Mrs. c. M. McMullen, l4s A street
northeast. is the loser Of a pocketbook.
IS in money, two theater tickets, and
several other articles of small value.
After finishing her days work in the
Reclamation Service yesterday Mrs
McMullen went to the drug store to tale
phone. She carried a magazine into
tho booth with her, and laid her small
purse on top Of 1t. Scarcely had she
taken the receiver of the hook when
door and reached in, muttering some
thing about wanting the directory.
She Informed him 1t was outside on
the counter: A moment later she no.
peared.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
After the Age of Fifty


From this age the human system
gradually declines and the accumulated
poisons In the blood cause rheumatism
In Joints. muscles. and back. These
warnings should be promptly relieved
and serious illness avoided by using the
following prescription which comes from
a noted doctor and Is said to have no
equal in curing rheumatism and restor-
ing physical vigor. Good results come
after the first dose. From your drug
dn original sealed package) and one
ounce Of syrup of Sarsarparilla COM
pound. Take these two ingredients
home and put them into a half pint OF
good whiskey. Shake the bottle and
take a tablespoonful before each meal
and at bedtime" If your druggist does
not have Toris compound in stock he
will get it for you in a few hours from
his wholesale house. Don't be Influenced
to take a patent medicine instead of
this. Insist on having the genuine Toris
compound in the original one ounce,
sealed, yellow package.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
INTERSTATE STATUS
IS VITAL IN BATTLE
FORTROLLEY RATES
Jurisdiction of Commission
in Maryland-District
Case Fought.

Involving question of great i'm
portance to all users Of the Rockville
electric line, the case of the citizens
of Somerset, Drummond. and Friend
ship Heights. Md, against the wash
ington Railway and Electric Company,
the Washington and Rockville Railway
Company, the Georgetown and Ten
leytown Railway Company, and George
Weems Williams, receiver, IL now in
the hands Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and an early decision is
expected. Arguments in the case were
completed yesterday afternoon.
The electric companies are trying to
establish the contention that the COM
mission does not have Jurisdiction Of
the case upon the grounds that the
business is not interstate commerce.
1t is the understanding that the COM
panies are laying stress on this Ques-
ton not merely because of the bearing
Of the matter on this case, but because
II 1t Is established business between
Somerset and Washington is interstate
traffic any Of the communities or per-
SONS along the Rockville line who ma v
be agsrieved as to rates or practices
will have the right to go before the In
terstate Commerce Commission and get
redress.
The three defendant companies are,
according to Charles Drayton, counsel
for complainants. managed by the same
officers and controlled by the same
board of directors, the Washington
Railway and Electric Company being a
holding company that operates the three
roads. owns all the stock of the Rock
vile road, and three-fourths of the stock
of the Georgetown road.
Attorney Drayton asserted that 10
cents or q car ticket and s cents was
the joint rate charged for a continuous
ride from Somerset to Washington, thus
proving the interstate feature of the
traffic. He cited numerous decisions to
uphold his position.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
Beaten by Mutineers,
Captain Is Recovering

According to word received in Wash
inRton. Capt. Frank H. Powell, who
several years ago ran an oyster
schooner to the Eleventh street wharf,
and who is we'll known among river
men. is rapidly recovering from in
5uries received in murderous assault
by members Of his crew several weeks
ago, and soon will be able to leave the
hospital at Cumberland, Nd.
The members Of the mutinous crew
are held In Jail at Cumberland, until
Captain Powell Is able to appear against
them. At the time of the assault he
was master of the oyster dredging
schooner l.. B. Platt, in the lower
Potomac.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
Brother Offciates at
Ceremonies for Sister

TO have her brother officiste at the
ceremonies attending her religious pro-
fession is the unique distinction en-
Joyed by Sister Mary Angela EdeIman,
choir sister of the Order of the Vista
ton.
Officiating at the function held last
Friday at the Georgetown Convent
Chapel was the Rev. Louis Edelman,
by Father e. l. Dewitt. S. j., of George
town Uuiversity, special music lry the
choir marking the ceremonies. Attend
sister OF Sister Mary Angela Sister
Agnes joseph. OF the Sisters of 81. DO.
seph. and their parents, who reside at
Rochester.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12

tracking OF the line between Anacostia
and Congress Heights. For many years
the suburban residents have been COM
PEELED to accept a service Of two cars
on branch lire between Anacostia and
the Heights, with transfer delays and
other inconvenience in Anacostia
Rapid and continuous service to and
from the city and its northwestern Sec
ton Is expected to play an important
part In the development and growth OF
Congress Heights.
Milton ]. F1llius and his committee Of
arrangements on the jubilee celebration,
to take place In the town hall on the
evening Of November q. in celebration
and gas services, took up the work with
renewed energy today.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
Italian Hopes to Raise
Purse for Mrs. Milano

In the hope of raising a subscription
for the benefit of Mrs. Fortunate Mi.
lano. wife Of Tony Milano, the italian
shoemaker. held for the murder of
Harry Elton Smith, A. Chicca, an ItaI-
ian merchant. OF Second and Canal
streets southwest, at a meeting of So
cieta Unione z Fratellanza Italiana
this afternoon will ask that the MEM
bers OF the society make up a purse to
help tho unfortunate woman.
Mrs. Milano intends to go to her
mothers home in Brooklyn next Sunday
with her children, and will return to
washington for the trial. Mrs. Miiano
paid her husband a visit at the Dis
trlct jail yesterday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
PlaStererS Needed
At Printing Office

Plasterers are needed for temporary
work In the Government Printing Office.
An examination to fill the vacancies will
be held by the Civil Service Commits
sion November IS. No educational test
will be given.
An examination will be held by the
Commission December 2 10 secure elig-
ibles for appointment as cooks in the
Indian Service of the Interior Depart
ment,
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
Funeral Services for
Mrs. McClain Held

Funeral ceremonies for Mrs Catherine
Salome McClan. who died at the home
of her son, ]. T. McClain, 932 K street
northwest, at the age of ninety-one
years. yesterday morning were held at
the home this afternoon, the Rev. John
r. Huddle officiating. The body was
sent to her old home in Williamsport,
Md, where interment will take place
tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. McClain was
a resident of Washington for nine years.
The Washington times., 1911-11-12
Big Crowd at Concert.

The guard mount and sacred concert
of the Fifteenth United States Cavalry
Band, under the direction of George F.
Tyrell drew the usual good attendance
at Fort Myer, shortly before noon to-
day. Guard mount began at HIS
o'clock, and at its conclusion the sacred
concert was given.