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The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01

cord. finished off with tassels, is knot
ted at one side.
With toilettes. recalling the empire
style it is quite suitable and pretty to
wear begun or a Charlotte Cor
day" bonnet Heavy materials have
been given up for these evening Golf
fures Silver and gold lace or tulle
are almost always used. They are. of
course, greatly enriched and beauti-
fed by an aigrette or a jewel placed
at the front. Ancient canoes, mount
ed on pearl or diamond settings, are
pretty on black, golden brown or
white tulle turbans.
Heavy and gorgeous although sup
Pile materials are much sought for in
the making up of evening cloaks and
mantles. For instance, gray velvet
figures on cherry colored back
ground and blue velvet on a green
background. Blue and gold, gray and
silver brocades really give a sumptu-
GUS effect The cut of such cloaks
must be ample and very simple, the
only trimming being a deep collar of
fur
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01
From Near the Hubl

From some examination papers in a
Massachusetts-we repeat, Massachu-
setts-town
"Capillarity Is when milk rises up
around the edge of the bottle and
shows good measure"
"The settlers gave Thanksgiving
dinner to the Indians for their kind
ness and to the Lord for fair weather
They kept up their festivities for
three days, eating all the time A
party of sixty Indian warriors came,
rolling their warhoops down the hill"
Henry VIII, by his own efforts,
increased the population of England
forty thousand
"Esau wrote fables and sold them
for potash
THE Lupercal was the wolf who
sucked Romeo and Juliet at Rome
Lincoln has high forehead which
Is a sign of many brains. Every
body's.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01
NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN
People Who Never Change Their
Minds Have Maanified Opinion
of Their Wisdom.

81 never change my mind" / once
heard an old woman say.
And from the way in which she said
1t she seemed to be quite proud of
her attitude.
The funny part of it is that the peo-
pie who never change their minds
nearly always have a magnif1ed opin-
ion of their wisdom. They would be
very much upset If they realized that
others probably much better in
formed than themselves considered
them merely obstinate and foolish.
But they seldom, If ever, see them
selves in this light, SO they continue
to map out their lives in the same
narrow groove, until perhaps one day
they waxen up, and, to their amaze
ment, find themselves left far behind
people whom they looked down upon
as ignorant.
"A wise man changes his mind; a
fool never" says an old proverb, and
we should always keep this before us
as mental danger signal.
She simply won't be taught" l
have often heard people say. Don't
let anybody say it Of you in future.
1t is the people who are always will
ing to learn who get on best in this
world.
If we keep our minds open as we'll
as our eyes and ears we shall find
that we are never too old to change
our minds, and that we can learn
something from everybody, even If 1t
Is only what not to do.-Home Chat.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01
EMPIRE STYLE LIKED
HAS APPROVAL OF FASHION FOR
EVENING GOWNS.
Partisan Costumer Has Produced Ef-
feet Which Has Become Decidedly
PopuIar--HoW His Idea Is
to Be Used.

Despised at first, the empire style
of evening toilettes, first created by
a very artistic Partisan couturier, is
now rapidly growing in popularity.
The waist is left absolutely free OF
belt or sash, a narrow cord placed
well above the belt line being the only
indica ton of waist, if any is given
at all
These gowns are made of the sheer
est materials, embroidered or beaded
In the designs of the period They
scarcely touch the ground. 1t is
fashion which was deemed quite &c
centric last year, but is now almost
generally accepted by fashionable
women
The opening of the bodice is round
ed and trimmed with lace or tulle
fichus. and the sleeves, according to
taste or circumstances. are either long
or short. Strass, as last year. is used
largely for trimming. A broad band
of strass laid broad over the upper
part of mousseline de sole bodice
and on the edge of deep Japanese
sleeves gives charming effect.
Gauzes and mousselines de sole,
embroidered in pearls or interviewer
with metals, are to be found in most
smart shops. These materials are en-
broidered along the selvage so that
the width wanted can be cut, and to
avoid seams.
Among these varieties are found
white and black chiffons woven in sill
yer and black, blue gauzes beaded in
steel and black gauzes beaded in
moonlight and silver The pearls form
a deep border, which is placed at the
foot of the skirt and on the bodice.
Fur is often used on the border of
mousseline de sole tunics, falling half
way down the skirt over dress of
different material. These under
dresses are made of contrasting heavy
stuffs, such as brooches shot in metal
or satins embossed with velvet fig
ures. small band of fur edges the
sleeves to recall the trimming of the
tunic. At the waist gold and silver
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01
Woolen Veil.

A dainty little matron who suffers
from occasional twinges Of neuralgia
has discovered that a wooden veil
prevents much of the trouble. This
veil, while it may sound clumsy, is
really a stylish and delicate face COW
ering. The mesh is wide and the
strands heavier than an ordinary
veil. but otherwise the observer will
not notice any difference. The fric-
ton of the woolen strands keep up
the circulation in the face and is in
valuable on very cold or windy day.
Another thing about these wells is
that they can be washed out in soap
and water and look like new.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01
Baus and Baqs.

'Do you believe there Is any money
In moving pictures"
There was in the moving picture l
saw yesterday
What was it aboutY'
"Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01
overshoes to Match Gown.

Overshoes to match gowns are the
latest fashion edict. One firm is ma
king fortune tinting rubber, and the
thing now is to send sample of your
gown to the bootmaker He matches
It in rubbers and in spats Young
girls wear light tan shoes and rubbers
with hosiery to matah and alpine hats
of the same shade.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01
Easily EIated.

hyperion is the sort of fellow who
gets a great deal out of life"
"Yes?"
when he wins two cigars on to-
bacconist's wheel he struts as much
as if he had broken the bank at Monte
Carlo"
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01
What She Would Do.

"If you and L. he suggested, were
cast away together on desert island,
what is the first thing you would do?"
"Give up hoping" she replied with
a yawn, that you might want to catch
the next car
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-01
Nerve.

Lady-Why do you give me this bit
of paper?
Tramp-Madam, I do not like to
criticize your soup. but it is not like
mother used to make. Allow me to
give you her recipe.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
GAR. yETERANSS[ND
PROTESTS TO LODGE
Soldiers Object Because Sen.
ator Defeated Sulloway
Pension Bill.

Protests are being received by Sem
ator Lodge from various sections of
the country on account of his action
in defeating the Sulloway pension
bill.
These complaints are addressed on
post cards in some instances. In
others they are received by letter and
by formal petition. The indignant
G. A. X. veterans think the Massa-
chusetts Senator should have~allowed
them this trifiing increase of $45,000,-
900 a year in their pensions.
Twice Senator Lodge prevented
action on the Sulloway bill before ad-
journment came. In the first instance
he raised point of order against its
being tackled on to the regular pen
sion appropriation bill: and by this
move successfully postponed action.
On the last night of the session
Senator Scott Of West Virginia tried
to bring the bill up as a separate
measure, but when ii was threatened
with filibuster by the Massachusetts,
Senator II had to be withdrawn.
With the Democrats in control of
the House in the n t session there
is little or no hope of this measure
ever being resurrected.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
JUDSON BILL THEME.
OF BOARD OF TRADE
Defeat of Measure and Cause
Thereof to Be Discussed
Tomorrow.

That the Judson bill, its defeat and
the causes therefor may come before the
Board of Trade for heated discussion
at its meeting tomorrow night seems
certain today. The Board of Trade had
gone on record in favor of the measure
and one of its committees had worked
hard to secure its enactment, so that
many members of the organization are
keenly disappointed over its failure.
Gen. George II. Harries, president of
the board, at meeting of the board of
directors yesterday afternoon, told the
board that several members had in
formed him Of their intention TO bring
the matter up and discuss it freely.
The board may also consider the
Chase plan for an increased salary
campaign on behalf of the Government
CLERKS. II will come up, if specia
committee of five, appointed at the sug-
gestiOn of ID. S. Porter at the meeting
yesterday, has timesto make a report
The Board of Trade has elected thirty
one new members since the last meeting
of the board of directors last month
The announcement was made at the
meeting yesterday by secretary William
Sohn EynOn.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
Note to His Wife Is
Only Clue to Suicide

Some things were good. some were
not. It's a funny world. Perhaps
you failed to understand me, but it
was not your fault"
The foregoing paragraph from d
note written in German and left to
his wife is the only explanation
which >frienus can give today for the
suicide Of Henry +. w. Hall. a liquor
dealer who ended his life by firing a
bullet into his brain at his home, 72O
Twenty first street northwest. An
inquest was held at the District
mOrgue at IL o'clock this morning
and a verdict Of suicide rendered by
the COrOner's jury.
Apparently in good spirits and giving
no intimation that he contemplated end
ing his life. Hall got up from the dinner
table last evening and went to his room
on the third floor. A few minutes later
his wife was attracted by a pistol shot.
and, going to the room, found her hus-
band lying on the floor with blood flow
ing from the wound in his head.
An ambulance was called and he was
taken to the Emergency Hospital, wheIe
he died an hour later.
Hall was formerly in business at
Fifteenth and r streets northwest, but
recently opened an establishment at
627 + street northwest.
Hall left two notes. one to his
brother and the other to his wife. In
the latter he gave instructions that
all his property go to his wife. He
made a trip to Germany last sum
mcr, returning to Washington about
two months ago.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
SOUTH ACCUSED Of
GOING TO TANMANY
Alliance Alleged to Elect
Sergeant-at-ArmS and
Control the House.

The contest over selection of a ser
geant-at-arms of the House continues
90 excite violent antagonism among
the Democratic statesmen. The latest
charge is that a combination of Tam
many and the South is being framed
that the evidences of this combination
have appeared in connection with tho
sergeant-at-arms job, and also in con-
nectiOn with some moves IN the COM
mittee-framing canvass by the Ways
and Means members; and that. in short,
there is danger of an alliance being
effected between the machine in New
York and the old-line Southerners.
which viii in time work injury to the
party.
Southern Democrats for the greater
part merely smile at this suggestion:
they insist that the Tammany tail is
not going to wag the Democratic dog
just yet; and more than this, they point
out that Tammany is having quite as
much success lining up Northern as
Southern votes for its candidate for
sergeant-at-armS.
Former Represent tive Ryan of Buff
faIo, the putative Tammany candidate,
hopes to hold New York and Illinois.
Inc llinOlS SlTeUSll Is DGllS ClallneO In
behalf of Clyde Tavenner, who is an
Illinois man, and was one of the de-
Ieated candidates for Congress in that
State last fall Tavenner'S fri .r,ds are
not pleased with the efforts of the al
legged Tammany-Ryan combination to
capture the Sucker elegation, and they.
as well as the Indiana supporters Of
Stokes Jackson have been talking aECut
the danger of Tammany domination.
Ryan has not by any means got all
the Southern strength. Most Of Louis
lana and part of Texas are fer Jack
son, because Indiana supported New
Orleans for the Panama exposition. In
fact, that vote on the eNpOsit. IN seems
likely to have a large influence IN de-
termining several big patronage prob
lens.
The Democratic House caucus will be
held at 10 a. m. April 3 to choose the
House employees.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
Confirmation of II
Appointments Held Up

The Senate failed TO confirm nomina-
tons for seventy-one offices in the ses-
sion just closed.
Heading the list are two negro ap-
pointments. They are William H. Lewis,
of Boston, who was nominated for AS
sistant Attorney General, and James G.
Napier, of Tennessee, nominated for
Registrer of the Treasury.
SiXty-one of the nominations were
pOstmasters. Herbert l.. Faulkner,
nominated for marshal in Alaska, failed
of confirmation among others. So did
Henry a. We'll, named for marshal for
the Eastern Wisconsin district, and
Frank L. Gilbert. named for collector
of internal revenue in the Wisconsin
SecoHd district.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07

Dorotha-" Just look, Anty, what this absentmnded
Gusse did. asked him to put cushion on my chair
and the chocolates the table and he did it just the
other way. don't know whether these stains will
ever come OUT
Anty Dradqe-"Oh! Yes they WILL Dorothy. Don't let
that re the course of true love- little FelsNaptha
in lukewarm water will take out any kind of stains
in a twinkling. Make Gusse get you cake of
Fels-Naptha and you dc it yourself with only the
least bit of work.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
Former Commissioner
Of Labor Advises Clerks

Claiming that every clerk who takes
pride in himself and in his work, and
endeavors to improve both, will event
ually become a successful business man,
Arthur Holder, former commissioner Of
abor for Iowa. addressed a large meet
ing of the Retail Clerks Association,
Local No. o., at the Typographical
Temple last night.
Mr.. Holder illustrated his talk with
the examples of clerks who have made
good" and asked each member of the
association to do his share for the gen.
cTal uplift.
After the address the members took
part in a package drawing, and refresh
mentS were served.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07

The Cosmos Club has lost its rep
utation.
No, not its good name-just its repu-
tation. But that's bad enough. be-
cause ii has had it for years.
What reputation" did some one
ask?
Why, the one that its membership
is made up of-specialists in so many
different classes of work and study
that no question could be asked that
would not find an answer by one of
the members-a claim presumably
made by no other club in the world.
And here is the quotation that has
cost the Cosmos Club its cherished
distinction:
IF you write a better book or
preach a better sermon or make
better mouse trap than your
neighbor. though you build your
house in the woods the world
will make a beaten path to your
door"
Emerson is credited with the au-
thorship, but the unsolved puzzle is
where in his writings can 1t be
found?"
Studying Emerson.
The literary specialists" of the Cos
mos Club have all become ardent ad-
mirers, or if not admirers, at least STU
dents, of Emerson in a single day. FOR
they are making valiant eleventh.
hour struggle to save the club its here
tofore unsullied record.
Some are not so sure that Emerson
said it: others are positive he did. ana
all are looking. A riaiority. It must be
confessed, are looking moro eXpectantly
toward Herbert Putnam for ali answer
than they are in their volumes of EN-
erson. because Mr.. Putnam, besides be
ing vice president of the Cosmos Club.
is librarian If the Library of Congress-
and everybody in the United States
looks there for authentic information
on every subject.
When he was shown the quotation to-
dav, he exclaimed. THAT quotation is
very familiar, but I am not sure just
what essay it is from. I rather think
it is Culture l should like few hours
TO look it up''
Another learned man who was sure
the quotation was from Emerson, but
could not tell in which OF his writings
it appeared, was the Rev. DIR. L. G. B.
Pierce, pastor of All Souls Unitarian
Church. which President Taft attends.
That's from Emerson, all right" he
said, decisiyely, "and. while l am not
entirely certain. | rather think II rs from
'CUmpVnsatinn.' Emerson was men,
bcr of the Unitarian Church.
Hutcheson Doesn't Know.
David Hutcheson was found studi-
ously at work in the library of the
Cosmos Club when he was confronted
by the bug-bear quotation.
Now Mr.. Hutcheson, be it known
was for many years superintendent of
the reading room in the Library OF
Congress, and is reputed to be one Of
the best posted men in the National
Capital. but he could do no better than
refer the inquirer to some other mem
bers of the Cosmos Club. who might
know"
There is so little continuity in
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
COLORED APPO|NTEE
TO SERVE IN RECESS
William H. Lewis Name to
Be Sent to Congress
After April 4.

1t is the present intention of the Presi-
dent, 1t is learned. to give William II.
Lewis, the negro lawyer of Boston.
recess appointment.
The nomination Of Lewis to be Assist
ant Attorney General was sent to the
Senate during the closing days, and BY
that body referred to the Committee on
judiciary. This committee held no fur
ther meetings, and the nomination was
carefully pigeonholed.
II he is given the recess appointment,
Lewis can come on and take his posi-
ton. When Congress reassembles in
April the nomination will be again sent
I'm and II no opposition arises it will be
confirmed.
So far no serious opposition ito the ne
gro's appointment has arisen)
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
CAMP PAIGN PLANNED
FOR HALE MEMORIAL
Proposed to Raise Additional
Funds by Sale of
Medals.

With $4,000 already raised for, the
erection of the Rev. DR.. Edward
Everett Hale Memorial Church in
Washington, plans have been made for
securing a large fund by selling medals
bearing the bust of the famous Uni
tartan pastor. The plans were dis
cussed at a banquet of the Unitarian
Club in the Shoreham Hotel last night.
The Rev. U. G. B. Pierce, pastor of
All Souls Unitarian Church, announced
his intention of celebrating the BIRTH
day anniversary of the Rev. DR.. Hale
every year as long as he is pastor Of
the local church.
The memorial edifice has the indorse-
ment of President Taft, who Is a mem
Der of All Souls Church.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
Fire on a Steamship
Endangers the Crew

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March Tales of
unusual hardship and suffering are told
by men, bcrs of the crew of the Ameri-
can ship Aryan, which reached port
Monday after a voyage of 9U7 days from
Philadelphia. The ship and crew had
been given up for lost.
Fire broke out in the cargo soon af-
ter leaving Philadelphia, the crew figh--
ing the flames for two weeks. Heavy
storms and high winds were encounter
Cd around Cape Horn. and Captain
1[immittec became blind during the VUy-
age,
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
President Will Open
Baltimore Conference

The President has accepted an in
vitatiou to open the third annual peace
conference in Baltimore on May 3. The
odore Marburgh, OF that city, at the
White House urged the President
to participate in this conference.
The original invitation was extended
some weeks ago, but at that time Mr..
Taft did not know whether he would
be in Washington in May.
This conference will assemble repre-
sentativcs from all the peace societies
and organizations throughout the coun-
try devoted to international peace.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
Promotions Are Made
In Police Department

Upon recommendation of Major Syl-
vester, the Commissioners have pro-
NOTED II. II. Groves, L. d. Mahan, Leo
Murray, - /. Gibbons and B. w.
Thompson, privates Of class l of the
Metropolitan Police Department, to pri-
Yates of class >. S. J. Marks and A. c.
Ogle, privates OF class . are promoted
TO privates OF class 3.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
Two Dead, Two Seriously
Injured In Hotel Fire

LAKEVIEW, n. c, March Two
guests of the new Lock Crystal Hotel
lie dead here today, and the clerk and
dition in a local hospital as a result
Of burns sustained in the destruction of
the hotel by fire last night. The dead
guests arc Miss Anna A. Barnes, of
New York, and Mrs. G. c. Pettis, of
New Haven, Conn. The loss tothe hotel
IS about $4,000, partially covered by in
surance.
The Washington times., 1911-03-07
IS COSMOS CLUBS
REPUTATIONLOST?
Is This Question About Emerson Going to Stick"
Every Member of Washingtons Famous
Group of Savants?

7 Emerson's writings that that might be
an excerpt from any one of them"
| said Mr.. Hutcheson. by way of ex-
PLANTATION. Emerson was read a good
deal when l was boy, but tn ere is no
find that quotation"
Some one suggested that Attorney
Frank W. Hackett would know, but he
didn't. He suggested that John Albee
1906 Columbia street, was the man to
see. but when it was pointed out that
! Mr. Albee was ineligible because he
was not a member of the Cosmos Club,
Mr.. Hackett started quoting a little
himself.
''Dr. Johnson said,'' began Mr.. Hac--
kett. that there are two kinds OF
thing. and the second is knowing
where to get it. Mine is the second
Moore Sure Raymond Knows.
Willis l.. Moore, chief of the Weather
Bureau, was sure that Prof. G. L. Ray
mond, who used to teach literature in
Princeton, would know. and SO was
! nearly every other member. But in
| quiry at the home of Prof. Raymond,
! 1910 n street northwest. brought the re-
! assuring information that Prof. Ray
| I1OHu was III SdlllOTnid ana "Oulu re-
| main there for two months more.
The search was getting desperate by
this time and hopes were fading. SO the
ranks of the literary specialists were
abandoned for those of the scientists.
Director George Otis Smith, of the
United States Geological Survey. knew
all about the reputation of the Cosmos
Club for an answer to every question,
H,,, h. -
Putnam.
He. ought to know. If that was a
scientific matter l would pretend to
know" and then he gave a help-help
look TO his chief clerk. Col G. n. Rizer.
| another member of the Cosmos Club.
But Colonel RiZer. like all the rest
| could not tell.
Dr. H. W. Wiley is president of the
club. but he is studying his favorite
authors masterpiece. The Downfall of
Single Blessedness After Sixty-siX Years
! Supremacy" and has. no time for Emer-
SON Besides, he does not believe that
the bookworm would hardly be classi-
! fled as a germ.
No One Discovers 1t.
! We'll, to tell the truth, no one has dis
covered the hidinc-plaCe of the puzzle.
! SO If YOU want to prove you have a
| brow with greater elevation than the
! members of the Cosmos Club get busy.
| There is still chance.
/ Different citations have resulted in a
variation of one or two words of the
quotation. For instance, one publication
gives 1t as follows:
IF a man can preach a better sermon,
write better book, or make a better
m0dse trap than his neiShbor, though
he build his house in the woods, the
world will make beaten track to his
door. Emerson.
Another:
IF a man can preach 4 bettec SER
mon, write a better book or make 4
better mouse trap than his neiEhbor.
though he build his house in the woods.
the world will make a beaten path TO
mis- door.--EmersOn."
And still another:
IF a man build n better - OUse trap
or preach a better sermon than his
neighbor, though his house be built in
the woods. the world will find him out
and wear a beaten path to his door"
Did Emerson say it? Where? When?
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