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become clumsy and sbapeless, the very
supple material running over" at the
sides of the feet and wearing out where
the sole touches the ground. For some
reason satin boots and slippers are never
really comfortable to the last moment Of
wear, but nothing makes the foot look so
trim and tiny as satin and the popularity
Of this variety Of slipper is likely to last
to the end Of the chapter, especially for
use with short dancing frocks.
Gold slippers are particularly fashionable
this winter with evening costumes, and
one of the slippers illustrated is a strap
affair of gold leather. with trimming
Of tiny gilt beads. A pink satin slipper
with a velvet and bead bow, pale blue
slipper with a lace rosette and white
satin slipper with a strap instep trimming
of white kid are also pictured. With the
gold and bronze slippers are worn stock
ings in the same shade, and, of course,
the colored satin slippers are matched
with silk hose In precisely the same colon
Another illustration shows four smart
boot types Of the season. The first is a
walking boot Of tan calfskin with stitched
and perforated trimmings. and a top of
boot has the new ''rhinoceros'' toe, which
points upward slightly at the tip.
Next to this tan and brown boot for
morning wear is u very dressy afternoon
model of black velvet, faultless In line
and with a straight, rather high, Spanish
heel, and buttons set closely together
Next to the velvet boot is an even more
dressy one of black satin. This boot is
intended for carriage wear with very
elaborate reception and calling gowns, and
has the thin, turned sole and extremely
high Louis heel only used on footwear to
be worn indoors. The boot Is of black
satin, with white buttons.
The last model is a practical. street boot
Of gun metal kid, with top of black
serge hairlined in white, and was de.
signed to accompany a tailored suit Of
black and white serge like the upper Of
the boot. >
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a tailored coat and skirt suit of sea brown
cameIshair.
The Important Question of Groom
ing
Il simply can't 60 out evenings de-
clared a business woman. whose hours
downtown extend from in the morning
until 6 at night. Even if I were not
so dead tired. It takes all my time at
home to attend to the needs Of my ward
robe and my body"
This was a most exquisitely groomed
little lady, whose hair always shone like
satin and whose hands. lowering over
her shorthand book and typewriter. were
as daintily manicured as those Of any
society woman ready for an afternoon
Of bridge. This question Of careful
grooming Is a most important one with
the business woman who wishes to keep
her datntiDess and refinement. even
though she is forced to 60 out into the
busy workaday world. And daintiness
Of appearance is as important an asset
in the business girls chances of success
as the appropriateness and neatness Of
her dress. The hot-bath-every-night
habit is a good one to acquire, and the
nightly dip in warm water just before
bedtime is restful and soothing to tired
nerves. as we'll as most effective in keep
ing the skin clear and satin-smooth.
One night a week should be set aside
for general freshening up. On this
evening the hair should be sh2mpooed and
the hands carefully manicured, and all
the little stitches taken that keep the
wardrobe trim and perfect in condition.
Everything should be looked over stock
ings darned. l'uchings basted in. gloves
mended, rents in petticoats sewed up and
necessary patches put in torn under
muslins. While the hair Ii drying The
nlending and darninR may be comfortably
acconplished-the manicuring. too, and
this renovation" evening. spent quietly
In ones room in q cosey kinnono will be
likely to prove as restful and yet full OF
accomplishment as any In the week.
The Business Couture.
There is no reason why the girl with
pretty hair should plaster down all re-
bel;ious curls into q prim sickness. A
pretty head Of hair 10 q glory of which
any woman may we'll be proud, but the
well-bred girl will see to it that her
couture is in keeping with her vocation
and will not do her hair so deliberately
that a trip to a mirror every half hour
is necessary to assure her that all the
puffs, curls. braids and fancy pins are
in proper position. Constant shampooing
is necessary to keep hair, exposed all day
to the dust of busy. uncarpeted Office.
I'M dainty condition, and each night the
waves should be well brushed out and
shaken
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day.
.'Where three or four pairs of shoes
and as many pairs Of slippers used to be
considered a generous supply to carry
one through a season." he continued, 'the
modish woman nowadays must have shoes
for every day in the week and for every
costume in her wardrobe. This is partly
due to the much shorter skirts which
women are wearing, and partly-mostiy.
I should imagine-to the increased ex-
travagance in every detail of dress"
Perhaps it Is a shade exaggerated to
state that even a society woman has
pair of shoes for every single costume,
but it is undoubtedly true that much
more attention is given to footwear than
used>to be the case. Not only are there
more shoes and slippers in the wardrobe
now than there used to be, but they are
better taken care Of. My lady has pair
of trees for every pair Of boots and slip
stretched on the trees, is arranged in
orderly rows on nickel racks along
one side Of her wardrobe, or each
pair is kept separately In a shoe bag.
which Is stretched along the wall or on
the wardrobe door. Satin slippers and
boots are wrapped separately in tissue
paper to prevent scratching, after being
uLLCu Will trees. velvet lOOL"cdi SuOuiu
be freed and allowed to stand, unwrapped
in tissue, in some covered place where
the dust may not settle on the velvet.
The handsome wardrobe trunks which
are long enough to carry skirts unfoldct1
and which. when the destination is
reached, may be stood up on end and
made to answer for a convenient ward
robe. one side being a tall closet, with
nickel racks for skirts and frocks,, and
the other holding series Of drawers aud
other receptacles, are provided with
plush-lined compartments for dainty
shoes. Each pair Of boots or slippers
Is wrapped separately and travels snugly
In It's special compartment without rub.
bling or crushing.
For an ordinary weekend visit my
lady's maid packs in the wardrobe trunk
at least six or eight sorts of footwear.
There Will be pair of smart satin or
velvet boots for automobile wear-for,
mind you, there Is nothing that shows
of the feet like getting in and out Of
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Neatness Is the Business Girls Chief Asset A
Tidy Couture Better Than A Becoming One
Jewe1ry Should Be Worn With Dis
cretion Dark Colors Are Best.

other for the occasions when she is in
vited out to dinner or the theater-for
the business girl must play as we'll as
work, or she will be very dull little
business girl indeed. The two frocks.
made Of simplest material by modest
dressmaker, will not cost less than SIS
apiece. Two hats must be added to the
wardrobe each season. These, trimmed
by the girl herself, cannot cost less than
IS each. With two pairs of shoes and a
pair Of slippers or pumps for evenings at
home, amounting to $40 expenditure, and
three shirtwaists at 50 each our little
business woman has now spent $751; Ten
dollars more Is very little to add for I'M
dercloth1ng, including wool combination
suits and the stockings that will wear
out and need to be replaced, and for
gloves, neckwear, belts, handbag, um-
brella and incidentals there is just So
left.
1t Is canny business girl indeed who
keeps always trim, dainty and attractive
on this slender dress allowance
Taking Advantage of After-Holiday
Bargains.
After Christmas prices are amazingly
reduced in the shops. The summary goods
blossom out on the counters and winter
stocks are shelyed back to be hustled out
at almost any price in order to clear the
decks before ock-taking'' season. 1t is
a wise business woman who buys at this
time and buys In such manner that her
wearables will last over another winter
until the after-holiday price slump comes
round once more. There are shirtwaists-
and whole frocks now to be picked IN
for almost song-when one remembers
what the price tags stated two months
ago.
Usually, too, the business girl has a
bit Of Christmas money at this season, to
invest in something particularly longed.
for-l1ke set Of furs or even a fur coat.
if Santa Claus has been good enough to
bestow the wherewithal for this luxury.
Though the sensible business woman
never wears velvet, satin or jewelry In
her Office downtown, her furs may be as
handsome as she desires-or can afford
Rich furs are always in good taste, and
a big, luxurious set of fox, wolf or skunk
all low priced pelts will warm the
cookies Of the little business girls heart
as we'll as her shoulders, and will add
vastly to the effect Of her modest tailored
suit and simple hat.
The Long Coat Almost n Vital
Necessity.
No woman should make the journey
back and forth to business through q
long cold winter without one good warm
coat In ankle length There is no com
putting the comfort Of such coat unit
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~ US1NESS women are Of two sorts,
A those who do their work In the
seclusion Of an Office, spending most
Of the time entirely alone and all
Of it indoors, and those whose duties
force them continually to meet strangers
and who, perhaps, are about the streets
and in and out of Offices or other places
all day.
The quiet. indoor business girl may
dress much more inexpensively than the
young woman whose success in her work
depends largely upon the smart and pros
porous appearance she presents. but both
business costumes will be equally simple
and transformations in style. Worn out
finery Is in the worst Of taste In the
business world. and the girl Of true re-
finement and breeding would no more
think Of wearing last years velvet suit
for her morning trip to the Office than
would her employer of appearing in a
silk hat and clawhammer coat.
The business girls dress is, of course
measured by the salary she receives, and
p1tifully meager is this in most cases to
supply the needs of fastidious young
womanhood The average girl in bust
ness Office receives from $40 to SIS a
week, and may spend for dress what Is
left Of this princely sum after board,
carfares, doctors and dentists bills and
small amounts for occasional recreation
have been taken out Lucky indeed is
the business girl who has 5000 a year to
spend for clothes. Consider what this
means when the list of absolute necessi-
ties includes frocks, hats, out-of door gar
ments, underclothing and the endless list
Of little things like gloves, shoes, neck
wear, wells, belts and the like which must
be kept mice
Keeping Dainty on Nine Dollars a
season.
Suppose the little business girl divides
her $500 dress allowance into two parts ::
one for winter, the other for summer
Out Of her winter apportionment she
takes $25 for a coat and skirt suit, this
being the very least amount ut which a
we'll cut and tailored suit made of sturdy
material may be obtained. The wise busi-
ness girl sees to 1t that her clothes
though necessarily few, are made of good
nRterials and that the cut Is not so
exaggerated in style that they may not
be worn another year as second best -
This second best suit is used the first
part of the following season until the
new goods have been reduced In price.
when many real bargains in tailored
wear may be picked up by the cannv
chopper.
In addition to the smart, well-made suit
the business girl provides two frocks, one
for the Office and general wear and the
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paper swathings.
Transparent Shirtvvaists Are In
Rad Taato.

bd0 IaSte.
The business blouse should be Of the
tailored sort; that is. it should be neat,
plain and rather severe in style. Any
thing like elaborate lace trimmings, a
Dutch neck, or material transparent
enough to reveal lingerie ribbons of pink
sor baby blue Is In the worst possible
taste. Some women cannot wear the
severe mannish shirtwaist of linen or
madras, with q stiff linen collar but there
are charming blouses of fine lawn or Of
null, tucked in groups and Infinitely
dainty in every detail Of stitching and
buttonholes, and such a blouse. accom-
panied by a smart bit Of necktie and u
we'll fitting and well-adjusted belt-and,
oh, how important this last detail Isis
exceedingly fetching on a dainty, we'll
groomed girl.
Dark blouses to match the tailored suit
are the rule this winter. but the bust
ness woman clings to her comfortable,
light colored linen or madras shirtwaist,
which may be sent to the laundress each
week to renew the crisp freshness which
is its chief charm in the business Office.
Blouses Of chiffon yelling gold trimmings
are, of course, not the sort of thing
woman of refinement would wear in an
Office. If dark waist is desired one of
satin matching the skirt color and
trimmed with rows Of self-colored but
tons. or a checked or plaid silk waist will
answer excellently we'll. There are de-
llghtful little marQuise waists, also, Of
voile and cotton marquisette, with touches
Of hand embroidery in color. which, with
neat silk neckbows to match, are charm
ing for Office wear. One Of these pretty
marquise blouses Of cream marquisettre
embroidered with brown silk dots. and &C.
companied by a smart tie Of pleatcd
brown silk. Is worn by a very clever lit
tie business woman in Manhattan with
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MAKING LINGERIE TO ORDER,

An1NV 1AN1GkkxG Ox&DEHs
~ He woman who can do dainty EN-
broidery and hne needlework has a
~ pleasant means Of livelihood at her
command. This Is the making Of lingerie
to order, with the perfect At and hand
workmanship of each garment spe-
cialty. clever little woman who had
always taken pleasure in making her
own pretty lingerie conceived the idea of
adding to her pin money by fashioning
equally dainty garments for her friends.
Now she has so many orders thst che
keeps two other women busy helping
with the hand needlework, doing the
embroidery of the garments and the At
ting herself. 1t is almost impossible to
obtain lingerie that dts among the
French handmade garments, yet once a
woman's measurements have been taken
and set of garments fsted - S-~}s =
easy to make any quantity a1terward on
the same Nnes-and orders are sure to
pour in on her who will do pretty work.
->>-se---
Black goods, especially when they be.
come aged. take on a grayish hue. This
defect can be remedied by cleansing the
piece thoroughly with alcohol. The fiuid
does not injure black crepe and is espe-
cially good when used on black hats.
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long coat may be of caracul, or ponyskin
or Of one of the warm, yet not heavy
English or Scotch mixtures which are
made up so smartly now in semi-fitted
raglan effects. AS has been said before,
all eccentricities of cut and trimming
should be avoided when q coat Of this
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one has enjoyed one for ones self. Be-
meath the long coat may be worn little
frocks of thin wool material or of mohair
or sicilienne, much more attractive and
much smarter too. than the everlasting
shirtwaist and skirt combination which
becomes so tiresome after a while. The
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Under Dainty. Costume a Leather
Boot IL Impossible.
an automobile. and though one does no
walking and dainty footwear Is permits
sible. slippers or pumps. are out Of the
question because Of the cold. There
will be. also satin slippers to match the
little velvet or strap slippers for tea hour
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OMEN have been growing more
and more fastidious in reference
to footwear" declared a dealer
who caters to the fashionable
Fifth avenue trade. the other
Evening star., 1911-08-26
SIGNING OF CONTRACTS.
Southern Commercial Congress Paves
the WAY for Exhibit.

Senator Duncan L. Fletcher Of Florida,
president of the Southern Commercial
Congress, which has its headquarters here,
today signed the contracts necessary for
the opening of an exhibit OF southern
products, which will be located in the
Southern building, Fl and 18th streets
The exhibit will be opened about October
I. After signing the contracts Senator
Fletcher left Washington to go to Flori-
da, where lie will remain until he goes to
Chicago 10 take part in the Lorimer In
vestigation In October.
The southern exhibit will be located on
the FIRST floor Of the Southern building in
room which provides more than 5000
square feet of floor space. The manage
ment and the installation of the exhibits
will be in the hands of DR.. Clarence j.
Owens, secretary treasurer of the con-
gress. Regarding the exhibit Managing
Director Dave said today:
THE southern exhibit will not be an ad-
vertising dodge. 1t Is an educational idea
Last year 10000 strangers visited the
Washington Monument. Possibly 100000
strangers visited Washington during the
wear. These visitors are from all states
Of the Union and all countries of the
world, and reach Washington at all sea-
sons of the year. The southern exhibit Is
planned 10 lead the mind of the nation
to an understanding of the southern
states and their wonderful present and
possible development"
Evening star., 1911-08-26
MEETING OF S. s. WORKERS.
County Association in Session al
Ballston Presbyterian Church.
-espondenee Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CLARENDON. Va, August %, 1911.
Over 100 delegates attended the summer
meeting of the Alexandria County Sunday
School Association, held in the Ballston
Presbyterian Church yesterday after
noon and evening. President A. s.
Woodland presided over both sessions.
The first meeting began at $50 o'clock
with a devotional service, after which
Miss Hodgkdn reported on Elementary
Work" Miss Hances on intermediate
Work." Mr.. Burner on MEMS Bible
Glasses" and Mrs. Young on Grading
Schools" At the close Of the meeting a
buffet luncheon was served by the MEN,
bers of the Ballston and Clarendon Sun
day schools.
Rev. Mr.. HOFFMAN of the Mount Olivet
Methodist Church of Ballston opened the
evening service with prayer. A motion
10 subscribe $50 to the state Sunday
school work was adopted.
Mrs. Washington Topham of the United
Brethren Memorial Church Sunday school
of Washington spoke on Primary
Of the Fairfax County Sunday School As
sociation. made a brief address on the
recent convention held by the organiza-
tion of which he Is the head.
At the close President Woodland an
nounced that the winter convention Of
the Alexandria association will be held
in the Cherrydale Sunday school in Feb
ruary. The committee to nominate Of
f1cers for the coming year was announced
as follows: S. p. Wright OF Arlington
Presbyterian Sunday school. Frank Ball
OF Ballston Methodist Protestant Sunday
school and j. F. Rollins of the Del Ray
Baptist Sunday school.
Evening star., 1911-08-26

murder Of Louise Owen Beattie. on the
Midlothian turnpike, with a view to taxi
ing measurements to refute the testi-
mony Of witnesses who told yesterday
Of hearing q woman's scream, the start
ing of an automobile and a gunshot.
without having heard mans cries or
the footing of a motor car horn.
The defense contends that Mrs. Beattie
was shot by an unknown man in the
road, and has sought to support Beat
ties story that he called for aid and
sounded his horn. Cross-examination Of
failed to bring out much to sustain this.
and 1T is understood that Mr.. Smith
worked far into the night going over the
vicinity Of the bloodstained road. 1t is
scream were heard Beatties cries also
could have been heard. Whether any
thing that has been discovered along
this line will be introduced today was
not announced.
Sensational Developments Expected.
One Of the chief features Of interest in
the Beattie case has been the scant hint
Of plans of the defense. Today there
was added interest with a promised new
twist by the prosecution. With the
states list of witnesses already an
nounced and the general outline of Its
case understood. there were, neverthe-
less, rumors, partly confirmed by coun-
sci, that new witness or unexpected
testimony by some witness already sum
moned would mark the session some time
before adjournment today.
Aside from this sensation" it was
known that the commonwealth would
take up the testimony where it was Gu,
short at adjournment yesterday, anC
would bring on the stand several com
panions of A. K. Briggs, the fifteen-year-
old Richmond boy. who swore that he
and several others. in an automobile er
route to Richmond, saw a man and a
woman in an automobile not far from
the scene Of the crime half an hour OF
SO before the shot which killed Louise
Owen Beattie was fired. Young Briggs
was not asked yesterday to identify
Beattie as the man he saw. but the
prosecution promised to bring on his
| companions to further explain the Incl
dent.
Evening star., 1911-08-26

J. Henry Kuehling, lifelong resident
Of Washington and a well known busi-
ness man. who has been identified with
the growth of the city since boyhood.
celebrated the SEVENTEEN anniversary Of
his birth yesterday at his home, go LIST
street southeast
Mr.. Kuehling was born in Washington
August 25. 1S41. of German parentage.
and when eight years old he went to
work That was the beginning of his
business career. and after number Of
years he was a prosperous business man
and real estate dealer.
Although his parents were German by
birth, Mr.. Kuehling early in life devel-
oped a love for American history, and
George Washington became his hero. So
strong was his youthful admiration for
the great American that the boy deter
mined that some day he would own some
of the property of the Mount Vernon
estate to keep as a heritage to hand
down through his family.
He had helped his father when small
boy, after school hours. and when he be-
came nineteen years old he began to save
llp his earnings to enable him to carry
out his object. In 1865, when he was
twenty-five years old, Mr. Kuehling had
saved enough money to buy 100 acres of
the Mount Vernon estate, and. true to his
sentiments, he has held on to them ever
since then.
He is well known in Lutheran Church
circles. and when a small boy began
attending st. Paul's Lutheran Church at
l1th and III streets northwest In 1846.
and when he was nineteen years old he
became a member of the church. In 1877
he married Miss NJ Albertipe King, only
daughter Of the late z. NJ. p. King and
Henrietta Landon King, who is still
living.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
POLICE WON'T INTERFERE.
But Those Who Attend Hobo Con-
vention Must Observe Laws.

1.-The police department will not inter-
fere with any meeting of unemployed
workingmen. but the law will be enforced
against any unemployed tramps or ho-
boes who may attempt to make this juris-
diction loafing place." said Police Chief
Sylvester today. commenting on the con-
vention proposed by James Eads How.
millionaire hobo" to be held In Wash
ington next week.
mo permit has been issued by the po-
lice department for any such congregating
here" added Maj. Sylvester, land such
characters will find the police performing
their full duty"
Millionaire Hobo" How has arranged
to hold meeting in Baltimore tomorrow.
At a recent meeting there he declared
that the church people needed to be con-
verted. Those who have two coats. he
said, should give one OF them to hobo
who has none.
The millionaire hobo related a story
of how he awoke one morning and found
q wad of money in his pocket. He real
lied he had done nothing to earn 1t, he
said, and asked himself to whom it be-
longed. The speaker urged free trans
portation for the unemployed such as the
government of Uruguay furnishes, saying
railroad cars would be a stepping stone
to the betterment Of those seeking en-
ployment.