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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28

Then one dav Priscilla decided that
She did not like TO knit. but her grand
mothr was not to h foiled by any such
idea, and poor little Priscilla each day
had TO knit twice across the strip.
At the end of the summer she had a
piece Of emitting that looked like oren
work, for in spite of all GRANDMOTHER
Gable could do to save the dropped
stitches, the strip was not a thing Of
beauty.
Each summer it was brought out
again, and eacn winter il was forgot
ten. When Priscilla was ten years old
her father and mother went abroad
and she went earlier than usual to the
farm.
You must begin stocking" Grand
mother Gable told Priscilla; you will
this summer. When I was your age
! had to knit my stockings and my
brothers also
But / do not wear that kind"
pleaded Priscilla. Mother does not
know how to knit, and no one does it
now"
Il want you to knit a pair of stock
ings for our church fair this fall" said
grandmother, and in spite Of all Prs
elias protests the stockings were be-
gun. At times Priscilla had very wick
ed thoughts about that knitting work.
and the yarn would almost snap from
the pulling she gave it III her angry
moments.
NIG udN d lllllC elll lldlllVu -hClS ~
Ellen, who lived on the neX+ farm.
came to spend the day with Priscilla
Her grandmother had taught her 10
knit, and Mercy Ellen could knit
very good looking stocking.
When she saw Priscilla lahoring IN
such an awkward manner with the -four
needles and the ball IF yard she
laughed.
Can you knit" asked Priscilla.
"Of course, I can" said Mercy Ellen;
'let me take that work a minute"
She made the needles fly almost as fast
as Grandmother Gable, and al Priscilla
watched her she was struck with an
idea.
Mercy Ellen did not have pretty hair
ribbons and Priscilla had a large va
riety, and Mercy Ellen had admired
them many times and wished she had
some like them.
Priscilla went to the door of the sit
t1ng-room to make sure her grand
mother was not within hearing dis
lance.
Mercy Ellen" she asked. do you
want a red ribbon for your hair?''
OF course, she did. Knit around that
stocking leg five times" said Priscilla,
land l will give you one
It was done so quickly that Priscilla
wished she had made It ten.
Mercy Ellen and Priscilla became
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Miss Katherine Davis Brown to Wed
Lieut. Chester P. Barnett Tomorrow
Pretty Wedding Scene
At Williams Home

A pretty wedding took place last
night at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
James Henry Williams. when her
daughter, Miss Mary Carpenter Will
liams, became the bride of James Sal
tonstall Carpenter.
Only small family party were pres
0ent at the ceremony, at which the Rev.
L. J. Kibler -officiated, and onfS, a few
additional guests were asked to the re-
ception which followed.
The house was prettily decorated for
the occasion with palms and pink and
white sweet peas.
'The bride wore a dainty empire gown
of white marquisette trimmed with
pearls and : ce, with a tulle veil ar
ranged with orange blossoms, and car
rled shower bouquet of Bride roses
and lilies of the valley.
Miss Martha Williams. sister of the
bride, as the maid Of honor, wore blue
chiffon cloth and carried Bridesmaid
roses.
Kilbourn Gordon was best man for
Mr.. Carpenter.
After the informal reception Mr.. and
Mrs. Carpenter left Washington for a
bridal trip to the Great Lakes, Mrs.
Carpenter travelling in a tailored suit
of brown cloth with a brown straw hat.
Upon their return they will live in
Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Miss Moore Is Bride
Of John Irwin Power.

Miss Elizabeth Matilda Moore, daugh-
erick. Md, was married to John Irwin
Power, formerly Of Dublin, Ireland, last
evening at s o'clock at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles o. Stevens. 1914 Ken
yon street. The wedding ceremony,
which was performed by the Rev. J. T.
Huddle. of st. Paurs English Lutheran
Church. was attended by a small party
OF relatives and intimate friends.
Palms, green vines and clusters Of
pink Killarney roses adorned the house,
and the wedding music was played by
Mrs. Charles w. Swift.
The bride, who was escorted to the
improvised altar of palms and roses,
and given in marriage by her father,
wore a beautiful gown of soft white
satin yelled in white marquisette. Her
long tulle veil was arranged in cap
effect with sprays of orange blossoms,
and she carried a shower bouquet of
lilies Of the valley and Bride roses.
Mrs. Thomas F. Harris, who was her
cousins matron Of honor. and Mrs.
Philip E. Rishel, who was also a ma
iron of honor, wore gowns Of pink mar
quisette over pale blue satin and car
ried armsful of pink Killarney roses.
Ernest Freder1ck La"eS, OF upper
Montclair, n. j.. was best man for Mr..
Power.
A large reception followed the we'd
ding ceremony, and later in the even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Power left Wash
ton for a wedding trip to the Blue
Ridge mountains. Mrs. Power Travelled
in a dark green silk suit with a black
hat trimmed with green feathers.
Mr. and Mrs Power will reside in
Washington upon their return, after
July Is
Among those from out Of town who
attended the wedding were an uncle
and aunt of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry r. Lampe; cousin, Miss Isabel
Storm: Mrs. William Buckley, of Fred
erick, Md, and Mr.. and Mrs, Ernest F.
Lawes, Of Upper Montclair, n. ].
Miss Lillian V. Shoots was married
to Domer S. Otto at noon yesterday, at
the parsonage Of Wesley NJ. e. Church,
the rector, the Rev. W. 1. McKenney.
officiating, in the peresence Of a small
party Of relatives.
Mrs. Edward c. Goodwin and Miss
Goodwin, will leave Washington to-
morrow morning for Connecticut, where
they will spend the season.
Mrs. Leroy Cough and her two young
sons have gone to their summer place
at West Top, Mass. where they will be
joined in August by Mr.. Cough.
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Priscilla sobbed out the whole story.
how Mercy Ellen had knitted each
day for her and she had repaid her
with a hair ribbon 81 Just couldn't
knit them" she said Grandmother
!Cable took her in her lap and Iuieted
her sobs. You take the ribbons right
back to Mercy Ellen" she said, she
earned them and Priscilla has more
than she can use"
When they were alone Priscilla said:
Grandmother, I cannot knit. but / can
crochet, and II YOU would like to have
me l will make you a set of Irvine mats
for the fair"
II didn't know that you could GRO
chet," said her grandmother. 'perhaps
that is better for little girls than knit
ting in these DAYS"
So Priscilla made the mats, and at the
fair that fall Grandmother Cable dis
PLAYED with great pride a set OF mats
that my granddaughter Priscilla made.
You should see how fast she can cro-
chet," she said, land she is only ten
years old
Tomorrow's story: what Gray Tail
Saw"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
MAKESGOOD HEALTHYFLESH
James o'Donnell Offers to Pay For
Samose If It Fails.

Begin the use OF Samose today, and
you will soon notice a gain in good.
healthy flesh to all who are thin, weak
and run down, this remarkable flesh
forming food, promises plump. rosy,
perfect health, vigor and vitality.
Most people eat enough to become
fat; the trouble is not lack of food. but
lack of assimilative power.
Ssmose mingles with the food that
is eaten, so that it is assimilated by
the blood and builds up pleasing plump
ness and good healthy flesh. Those
who use Samose for a week or ten days
will soon notice gain In weight and
an Improvement in general strength ami
health.
Samose is If tablet form, pleasant to
take, and Is sold by one of the mott
reputable drug stores in Washington,
Jas. O'Donnell, under his personal guar
antee to refund the money IL it does
not give satisfaction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman S. Stories
PRISCILLA CABLE.

great friends. They spent many after
Moons in the woods and Priscilla went
often to visit Mercy Ellen.
Il an real glad Priscilla. liked Mercy
Ellen so WELL" her grandmother said
one day, land she taxes more interest
in her knitting, too. She has one stock
ing almost finished OF course, I'll have
to slip and bind il, but she will have a
pair done for the fair and / can say my
granddaughter knitted them"
And so one stocking was finished and
another begun.
Where are all your hair ribbons"
Grandmother Gable asked Priscilla one
day. You had lot when you came.
YES, l know 1 did," answered Pris-
ella without looking up from the book
she was reading: Il lose them In the
woods; but l will get some more; l am
going to the village tomorrow with
Mercy Ellen and her father"
One afternoon, when the second stock
ing was we'll on its way, Mercy Ellen's
mother came to see Grandmother Cable
She took a bundle from under her arm
and opened it, displaying large assort-
ment Of ribbons.
Mercy Ellen says that Priscilla gave
her these, she said.
Grandmother Gable looked at them.
These are Priscilla's hair ribbons" she
said, ''at least, some OF them are, but
these are new" and she took from the
bundle several lengths of ribbon that
had never been worn.
Now, what l want to know" con-
tinued Mercy Ellen's mother, is why
Priscilla gave them to Mercy Ellen.
She won't tell. All l can get out of
her Is Priscilla gave them to me-
then she closes her lips tight and not
another word will she say. Did Pris-
ella give them to herr"
Il do not know" replied Grandmother
Cable, as much puzzled as Mercy Ell
lens mother. I'm call Priscilla and
ask her." she said.
When Priscilla saw the ribbons her
face grew very red. Did you give
those ribbons to Mercy Ellen?" her
grandmother asked.
Shes a tell-tale, and she crossed
her heart. too" said Priscilla begin
ming to cry.
Did you give them to herr" her
grandmother asked again.
Yes, did" aobbed Priscilla
through her tears. land she promised
not to tell that she knit them. She is
a tell-tale."
Mercy Ellen didn't tell anything"
said her mother. "cnly that you gave
her the ribbons. and that Is what I
want to know about. why you gave
them to her?''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Daughter Of Late Naval
Commander Will
Be Bride.

Miss Katherine Davis Brown, daugh-
ter Of the. late Commander R. NJ. G.
Brown, U. S. N, the -~Hero Of Somoa,"
and Mrs. Brown. will be married at
noon tomorrow to Lieut.. Chester Pier
soil Barnett, Fifteenth Cavalry, U. S. A.
The wedding will take place at Grace
lands, the country home of the brides
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Lee, at Elkins, w. Va. Since the death
of her parents Miss Brown has made
her home with Mrs. Lee and another
aunt, Mrs s. B. Elkins,
Former Senator Henry Gassaway Da-
Wis, grandfather of the bride, who will
escort her and give her in marriage,
yesterday procured the marriage license.
The Rev. F. H. Barron, pastor Of the
Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church,
will be the officiating clergyman.
Miss Elizabeth oliphant. of East Or
ange, n. j., granddaughter of the late
Senator Elkins; Miss Elsie Price. Of Bal
timore. and Miss Natalie Switzerland,
of Elkins. will attend the bride.
Capt. Warren Dean, Fifteenth Cav
airy, U. S. A, of Fort Myer, left Wash
ington this morning for Elkins, and to-
tenant Barnett. He will be a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee during his stay In
West Virginia.
The bride and ner attendants will wear
dainty white lingerie frocks, and the
bridegroom and his best man will wear
their white summer uniforms
After the, reception which will follow
the ceremony Lieutenant Barnett and
his bride will leave for bridal trip to
the North Shore.
Early in July they will return to Fort
Myer, where Lieutenant Barnett is now
stationed with his regiment.
Lieutenant Barnett's home is in In
dianapolis, Ind, and his father is a re-
tired army officer.
Miss Katherine Elkins, the brides cou-
sin, will not be present at the wedding
tomorrow, as she is now travelling
abroad with her mother.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley
Go to Maine for Season.

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley
have closed their apartment at the
Highlands and have gone to their sum-
mer home at Haven, Me. Mrs. Bentley
was accompanied by her mother. Mrs.
Miller.
Mrs. Edward Lauterbach. Of New
York. a frequent visitor to Washington
during tn winter. is spending several
weeks of the summer season at Green
wich, Conn.
Mrs. William T. Sampson, widow of
Rear Admiral Sampson, L. S. N, and
her son. Harold, have gone to Bar Har-
Dor where they are to spend the sum-
mer.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hanna and her son, Dan
R. Hanna. who will be with her for the
greater part Of the season, are now at
their summer home at Seal Harbor,
Me. Mrs. Hanna's estate is one of the
finest summer estates on the island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Miss Cox and Miss Farnum
Depart for California.

Miss Hazel Cox. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William V. Cox. left Washington
several days ago with her cousin, Miss
Elsie Farnum, who has been her house
guest for several weeks, for the latter's
home in Oakland. Cal. Miss Cox will
remain in California until October
Emery Cox, who has recently returned
to Washington from the University of
Michigan, will leave Washington Fri
day for Woods Hole. Mass, where he
will spend the summer
Miss Edna Earlougher, who has been
the guest of friends in New York and
Long Island. has returned to Washing
ton for a fortnight She will leave for
New Hampshire. where she will make a
series of visits until the end of Au-
gust
Mrs. L. NJ. Ellinger will close her resi-
dence, DIP Hillyer place. and go to
Maine for the month of August.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Miss Agnes E. Barnes and
Edgar E. Clark
Married.

Miss Agnes z. Barnes and Commits.
sioner Edgar z. Clark, Of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, were mar
ried this morning at 8 o'clock at the
home of the bride, 14O4 NJ street, the
Rev. ]. Russell Verbrycke, pastor of
Gurley Memorial Presbyterian Church,
officiating.
The privacy of the wedding was due
to the illness of the brides father, Rob-
ert E. Barnes. of Selma, Ala.
Immediately after the ceremony Com
missioner and Mrs. Clark left for Sell
ma, changing their plans for an ex-
tended Northern bridal trip upon the
receipt of telegram announcing the
critical condition of the brides father.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Minister Loudon Leaves
For Bar Harbor.

The Netherlands ministers, Johkheer
]. Loudon. accompanied by the secFe-
tary of the legation, F. NJ. Schmolck'
left Washington yesterday for Bar Har-
Dor, where they will establish the lega-
ton for the summer,
Nine. Loudon, who Is now in New
York. will join them later. They will
not take any part in society this sum-
mer, however, as they are in mourning
for the recent death of Nine. Loudon 5
father.
The homo of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Johns, 1I50 Harvard street, was the
scene Of a pretty wedding last night at
$50 o'clock, when Miss Ethel Eckman
and Eugene Frederick Mueller were
married by the Rev. L. G. B. Pierce OF
All Souls Unitarian Church.
Miss Eckmans bridal gown was of
Brussels lace trimmed with pearls, over
satin, and she wore a tulle veil ar
ranged with orange blossoms and car
ried a shower bouquet of lilies Of the
alley and white sweet peas.
The bridesmaids were Miss Lulu Eek
man, sister of the bride, and Miss Olga
Mueller of St. Louis, sister of the
bridegroom.
DR.. P. G. Agnew was Mr.. Mueller's
best man.
After a Northern bridal trip, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mueller will be at home at 1888
Wyoming avenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Go to Massachusetts,
for Summer Season.

Miss Florence Adams has closed her
apartment in the Highlands. and, ac-
companied by her nieces and nephew,
Miss Mary Adams, Miss Elizabeth
Adams, and Harold Adams, left Wash
ington for Magnolia, Mass, where they
will spend the summer.
Mrs. Danforth. wife of Representa-
tive Danforth of New York, left WASH
ington yesterday for their home in
Rochester.
Mrs. jeremiah Collins and Miss Lena
Collins have closed their apartment in
the Highlands, and gone to Bedford
Springs, Pa, for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman, who
spent the winter at the Hotel Grafton,
and the last several weeks at the High
lands, have gone to their summer place
in New Hampshire for the season. They
were accompanied by their two sons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Miss Hattie Mae hewitt
WEEDS Carl Hartung, Jr.

James c. hewitt has cards out an
nouncing the marriage of his daughter,
Miss Hattie Mae hewitt, to Carl Har-
tung, jr
The wedding took place last evening
at o'clock at the Church of the Ad-
vent, the Rev. E. NJ. Mott officiating.
Miss Louise Klenk played the we'd
ding music for-the entrance of the
bridal party.
The bride, who was escorted ami
given in marriage by her father, wore
her travelling gown Of lavender cloth,
with a hat of the same shade, and q
corsage bouquet OF lilies of the valley,
and carried a white prayerbook, from
which the wedding service was read.
Immediately after the ceremony, Mr..
and Mrs. Hartung left for a Northern
bridal trip, going to Buffalo. Niagara,
ard Canada. They will make their fu-
ture home in Norfolk. Va.
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white ones. You can buy the little
strips Of suede leather, already backed
with glue. to paste into your shoes e
many Of the shoe stores. m
Times Inquiry Department: II
Is 1t impolite to offer some one glass q
water that some one else has brought your
you in advance. Yours respectfully.
Your hostess has offered you the glass
Of water, and it would be quite out Of
taste for you to hand 1t to some ons
else. implying that she had made mis-
take in offering it to you before cfer-
ing 1t to some other person. When !
helping yourself to water, 1t Is always
polite to wait until every one else has :
been served. but when it is offered %
you. it is your place to accept it. e
Times Inquiry Department: -
In attending a church morning wedding
business suit and would gloves be neces :
sary? II so, what kind and color
At a summer wedding a great deal o.
latitude is allowed the guests, and ana
sure that you will find many others IA
the church wearing business suits. with
out gloves. However. If you choose 10
go gloved. light tan OF gray gloves
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Can you tell me the exact address to send.
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II you will send a stamped, address
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Times Inquiry Department: -
/ have tried without success to discover
a recipe for baked rhubarb and come to
The Times in my search II you have q
recipe for this, will you please publish n
Thanking you in advance, / am,
Yours truly, Mrs. R. H. CO
Cut the rhubarb into two-ineh
pieces, lay them in a fireproof baking
dish and sprinkle soft sugar over a.
allowing about q pound for pound:
Heap the dish with the fruit, az 1t
will shrink in baking. Set the dish
In a moderately hot oven and bake
for 80 minutes. or until perfectly
tender, and surrounded by q rich
syrup. If the oven is too hot, cover
with a tin pie plate. as the rhubaro
must not brown. Serve cold, In .
glass dish. surrounded by macaroone:
After having once tried this method
of preparing rhubarb, it is said, one
will never prefer the old-fashioned
boiled sauce again.
Times Inquiry Departments
Will you please tell me what r. s. v. p"
on a letter or Invitation means?
Very truly, h
The initials are of the words Re
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plcase), and mean that the hostess
would like an answer TO the invitations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28

Y you may think from the name
" that Priscilla was an old lady,
but the Priscilla / am to tell you
about was a little girl.
She was named for her grandmother,
and every summer Priscilla spent her
vacation with her Grandmother Gable
on a farm.
This all happened many years ago,
and on Grandmother Cables day all
little girls were taught to knit and she
was very anxious that her only grand
daughter should not grow up ignorant
OF this art. ----~-
When Priscilla was five years old her
grandmother brought to her one day
two bright knitting needles and a ball
Of warn. II am going to teach you to
knit" she told Priscilla. "As soon as
You can knit strip I will teach you
to knit a stocking" Priscilla was very
much pleased. and every day for
while she would sit beside her grand
mother and slip the stitches from one
needle To tho other
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-28
Mrs. Slater and
Miss GWYnn Leave.

Mrs. E. H. G. Slater and Miss Mary
Gwynn, who have recently returned
from abroad, left yesterday for New
port. Mrs. Slater will open her cottage,
Hopedene, and Miss Gwynn will be her
guest during the season.
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