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The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
FEMININE FADS AND FANCIES
SEEN IN PARTISAN SHOPS

The pump bow is seen yet at the back
of the girdle.
Large buttons and small ones will
both be used
Three things must match your dress
your shoes, bag, and hat.
White satin, veiled with Chantlly
makes up some of the richest gowns Of
the season.
Tartan plaid sashes and trimmings Of
surah are announced for Frightening up
dark blue dresses.
All skirts of evening gowns and for
dressy afternoon functions will be made
with small, slender trains.
Tulle is much in evidence for trimming
the finer hats and gowns, and for all
sorts of accessories.
Taffeta, satin, marquisette, and chif-
fon are used for the smartest of the
separate waists, and these are variously
trimmed to correspond with the general
style of the costume.
Braid beads, and buttons are to be seen
in the decorations of blouses. while tiny
vests of tucked chiffon or net give an
air of smartness to many of the more
elaborate blouses.
Wolfe, Henrietta. Panama serge of
many qualities and characteristics, fancy
cheviots, and suitings are all for fall
wear, with serge, cheviot, and broad
cloth especially for suits
Narrow self-ruchlngs and shirred bands
are among the modish trimmings alike
for the separate blouse and the dress Of
satin, Courtauld's crepe de chine, voile,
or other likely materials.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
PRINCE DRIVES WINCH.
Heir to English Throne Serves on
CoaIinE ship.

London, Oct. 1.-THE Prince of Wales,
who has for some time been serving as
midshipman aboard H. NJ. S. Hindus-
tan, has just had his first experiences
of ''cOaling ship" which means a siren
uous bout of hard and dirty work for
every one on board, officers included.
There is keen competition among the
ships of squadron to get the coal bunk
ers filled in record time, as the opera
ton is always performed at lightning
speed. The young prince, like all the
other midshipmen, took his share of the
work, which was driving one of the
steam winches which hoist the sacks Of
coal aboard. He stuck manfully to his
task, and when through with it he was
so completely disguised in coal dust and
grease that Queen Mary herself would
not have known him.
The royal middy's first coaling took
place in the Firth of Forth. Scotland.
where the home feet was lying at the
time
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
REVEALS FORMER CONSPIRACY,
Original Intention Was to CbIoro-
form King and Queen.

Vienna, Oct. I4-Curious revelations
about the conspiracy at Belgrade. which
ended in the murder Of King Alexander
and Queen Draga. in 1893, are being pub
lished in the Serv:an capital by NJ. Nova
kavitch, a lawyer
He says that on the evening before
the murders he obtained a quantity of
chloroform. as 1t was the intention of
the regicides to chloroform the rovaI
pair. and carry them OF to his VINEYARD,
where they were to have been kept
prisoners until the plot had completely
succeeded. The King and Queen were
to have been finally disposed Of either
by being eXiled or put to death
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
UNLUCKY FOR LOVERS?
Many Shattered ROmances During
Yenr in English Metropolis.

London. oct lis 1911 an unIuckv
Year for lovers: This query is suggest
od by the unusual number of society en-
"aCements that have been broken off
during This year. In the first three
weeks Of january five shattered roman
"nS We're recorded il the social columns
of the newspapers. After that the epi-
demic waned until September, when it
''reCrudesCed' with increased virulence.
There were no fewer than eight of
those sinister announcements that the
marriage arranged between - and -
VIII not take place" and people are
asking each other what it means. OF
course. the matches declared or con-
Germ families OF some social distinction.
who do not usually mix themselves I'D
in breach of promise cases. so that the
reasons for so much blighting of young
lives will never ne generally known.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
Two Huge DRY nnclrn

Amsterdam, Oct. 1.-two dry-docks
one inside the other, and a ship inside
the smaller one, are to be towed from
Europe to the Dutch East Indies. The
large dock is being built in Holland
and the smaller dock in England. To
obviate towing the three separately
half way round the world. It is proposed
10 make ''one job OF it, as indicated.
The saving will be considerable.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

New are the hat shapes covered with
suede or suede cloth, the latter deco
rated with flowers, having very pointed
petals and clustered on the brim, which
Is turned back fiat.
Silk plush, almost shaggy in effect,
is being projected by certain of the lead
ing fashion creators as something novel
and distinguished. Its chief use will be
as a trimming and for millinery pur-
poses.
NegIigees are highly interesting. many
of them being fashioned with the exz..
aggerated armhole that stimulates the hi
mono effect and that has the sleeve cut
a little wider at the top and fitted into
the arm with a self-covered cord.
Mention must be made of the new
blouses that have assumed coatee SEM
blance. They are termed reversible" or
coat waists by the sponsors and in
many instances are made of two tone or
double faced satin. finished with revers
OF the wrong" side and having, as
salient feature, Eelt of the material or
of leather. The extension below the
belt Is a matter Of about four inches, and
sometimes the peplum is topped by a
fringe of line width, or mas the hem
edged with a narrow fringe.
Sealskin, lynx sable, black marten. er-
mine, and mink will be the millinery
furs.
Knitted jackets, short and long, show
improvements in form and In finish.
Belts of suede and patent leather will
continue in first fashion for late sum
mer and early fall wear.
Fine ginghams and percaIes dipped in
sweet milk instead OF starch gives them
that dainty, glossy dressing look they
have when new.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
VIII Strengthen Army,

Brussels, Oct. liking Albert of
Belgium has decided upon the creation
of committee of national defense, un-
der his personal presidency. Events
have shown that the Belgian army is in
a state of profound inefficiency. and his
majesty desires that prompt measures
be taken. The committee will include
several ministers and generals, and will
settle on a plan of eventual campaign
and other questions regarding defense
King Alberts decision is generally ap-
proved
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
MURDER OF BRITON
IN NIGERIAN WILDS
Danger of African Explora-
tiOn Again Shown.

London Oct 4-The dangers of wild
Nigeria to venturesome Englishmen have
been grimly illustrated by the murder
of Mr.. H. p. James, a British resident
commissioner, only twenty-nine years of
age and by the failure. of a British
punitive expedition sent TO avenge his
death.
A cable message from Lagos states
that the avengers have returned. hope
less of catching the murderous tribe
They captured only one man implicated
in the murder, but he cheated justice
by dying of pneumonia.
In the brush the punitive expedition
found the body of Mr.. James, and also
the remains of three of his native COM
panions Happily none of the bodies
sioner himself must have-been killed in
simultaneously, as the base of the skull
had been shot away. Another bullet had
gone through the thigh.
Mr.. James, who was visiting the south
ern border of the Forcados district left
Forcados in a steel canoe, towed by a
steam launch, accompanied by four po-
Iicemen and twenty beach boys.
On arrival at town called Kumo, on
the waterside, Mr.. James asked the
headmen to accompany him to the next
town, Adagbabiri. The headman. with
out giving any reason, refused.
Started in Canoe.
Accordingly, in the afternoon, Mr.
James, with six boys and two police,
started off in a canoe, followed in an
other boat by two natives. The inter
prefer, who barely escaped with his life,
reports that ne saw the headman who
had refused to accompany the commits
sioner, going ahead of party in another
canoe. In a few minutes the canoes
came alongside at Adagbabiri. and a num-
ber of armed natives were seen to come
out from behind their houses.
The interpreter stood up in the boat
signaling to the people not to shoot, but
without the least warning they opened |
fire at about twenty-five yards range.
One OF the police was first hit and fell |
into the. canoe injured. and then one of
the beach boys was shot and fell over
board.
THE district Commissioner" says the
interpreter, was next hit on the right |
ear. He fell on me and tried to sup |
port him, when another shot struck him /
on the right side. and he fell of the
canoe into the water.
Il also fell into the creek and swan
under water, and as came up to the
surface for breath the natives fred on
me. BY this time the canoe was empty. |
saw the second policeman fall Intol
the water" !
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
YOUTH GOING TO PERSIA.
Waters to Be Secretary to
Morgan Shuster.

Daniel Waters, son of Mrs. Mary c.
Waters, for years an employe of the
Government Printing ONCE, will leave
this week for Teheran, Persia, where he
will be private secretary to Morgan
Shuster, the washingtonian who is re-
adjusting the financial system of the
Persian government.
Mr.. Waters heard several months
ago that the fnancier was looking for
capable secretary. and Immediately
applied. He got splendid recommenda-
tions. and received the appointment
three weeks ago. Waters expects to
stay in Persia until Mr.. Shuster fin
ishes his contract with Persia.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
VIII Report on CnnnI.

Emory r. Johnson, professor of COM
merce and transportation at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, who was au-
thortzed to make a physical valuation
of the property of the Isthmian Canal
Commission, will make a preliminary
report to the President upon his return
to Washington in November.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
Flag for Fairgrounds.

The Gov. Thomas Welles Society of
the Children of the American RevoIu-
tion. of which Mrs. Clayton E. Emig is
president. will present an American
flag to the Mount Pleasant playground
next Saturday. The exercises will be-
gin at o'clock. An interesting pro-
gramme is being arranged.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
Next Pre.ident of France.

Paris, Oct. I'm. Armand FaIlieres
VIII cease to be President of the French
republic on January II. 1913 In little
more than one year, therefore, the ma
tional assembly will meet at Versailles
20 appoint his successor. The President
of the Senate and the President of the
Chamber of Deputies, who rank immedi-
ately after the chief of the state, natur-
ally stand the best chance. These two
exalted posts are held by AntOnin Du-
bost and NJ. Henri Brisson, respectively.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
Mummy of Queen Found.

London. Oct. 1.-THE mummy of
Queen Nefratri, wife of King Rameses
I. and other of the Pharaohs has been
found in a mUsty auction room at
Blackburn. Her majesty's rank and
name were recognized by an expert
dealer, who rescued her from an ignO-
minious fate. 1t appears that the royal
mummy was stolen from an EgyptiaA
temple by Arabs, who stripped away
the wrappings to obtain the jewels
buried with the Queen.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
WAR CLOUDS GONE;
GERMANY RELIEVED
Glad that Danger of Conflict
is Ayerted'
HARDEN CRITIC OF PREMIER
French ProtectOrate Over Morocco
Hailed with DiEpIeasure by Ger
Even Successful War Should BE
Ruinous to Kaiser's Empire.
Special Gable to The Washington Herald.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald
Berlin, Oct. 1.-THE German people are
greatly relieved at the peaceful solution
of the Morocco difficulty, for nothing
would have been more disastrous to Ger
many at present than even a successful
war. But aside from d feeling of re-
lief there exists a very strong disapprovaI
OF the terms of settlement and the pros
pect of a French protectorate over
Morocco is very far from being hailed
with unmixed delight by the masses
There are some who hold the opinion
that Germany has paid dearly for her
new territory without enhancing her
prestige to any apprecia BILE degree.
The escutcheon of the empire has been
soiled." declares Herr Max Harden, the
Outspoken editor of the Die Zukunft,
who boldly assails the policy of his
government as that of robbers and de-
spoilers" He charges Herr Won Kider-
len Waechter, the German foreign min
lister with beginning policy, which the
whole world will characterize as ban
Gitism and blackmail.
This minister has foolishly deceived
HIMSELF continues Herr Harden, with
regard to the attitude of Spain and Eng
land. All Europe, with the exception of
enc power, Your ally and supporter. is
against YOU" he declares. Your dis
patch of war ships to Agadir, your de-
Gand for section of the Congo, appear
absurd.
Austria Only Ally.
To quote further: In Europe not a
single voice is raised in your favor ex-
Cept it may be that of Austria Hun
gary. The Russian government has pub
lIshed its opinion to the effect that the
that they are at present menacing the
very existence Of their country. They
fail to see that they are wearing out
the patience of Frenchmen. who not only
are themselves powerful, but have pow
,rfuI allies
Yes: he proceeds. YOURS is the policy
Of bandits. hut Of bandits destitute of
Courage. You have acted like a vulgar
guest at d dinner party of aristocrats.
who brings his fist upon the table and
demands his Holsters and his pint of
Chateau Yquem. What does this mad
man mean? Meanwhile. many of the
uuet and peaceful bourgeois of Germany
sly among themselves, How very stupid
to threaten with his fist another whom
hc knows he cannot crush and with
hom he had merely TO transact 4 mat
tor of business
Germany has been morally so deeply
injured by the policy of the government
that no accession Of territory can heal
me wound. Herr Harden thinks How
my the blot be removed from the ma
Ii"n#l escutcheOn? Herr Harden pro-
pusee that France be won over to be
tNc friend 0f Germany. He would nego-
t.:,t" for AN entente cOrdiale and if such |
'CCtiatio. fail. he would force the |
French into treaty of reconciliation bv |
" threatened invasion or even an actual |
declaration Of war
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
Labor TroubIe I'm Frapce.

Paris. October LIT has now been
decided to erect municipal barracks for
the shelter of persons able to pay rent
but unable to find accommodation. II Is
proposed to vote 800, 600 for the pur-
pose. Agitation against the dearness OF
food continues and the railway men
have threateed to strike.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
NEW PARTISAN. DANCE.
Unique PantOmIme Affair Called
"La Femme ct In Statue"

Paris. Oct. IA unique. eccentric PAN
tomime dance called la Femme ct Ia
Statue" win be taken to New York soon
by Reggie de Vuelle. II the police will let
him. De Vuelle and Mile. Renee Muller.
OF Paris, are practicing the dance here.
The scene of the dance is laid at the Pre-
Catelan.
De Vuelle poses as a statue Of Apollo
on pedestal Mile. Muller enters, dances
about 1t, makes love to 1t, and tries to
bring the statue to life, but to no avail.
The impassiveness of the statue sets the
girl wild with excitement. She tears of
her clothes in a frenzy. At this point
the statue begins to take notice. Finally
1t awakens, comes OF the pedestal and
begins wild dance, when the curtain
falls
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

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The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
Imported from Philippines and Cost
a Lot of Money.

$3.50 or More Apiece, Untrimmed.
But They Are the Most Beautiful
Hats that Ever Were seen-some
Made of Bamboo, Others of Palm
Leaves, and Yet Others of Rat
tHR-FashiOn Has Set the Seal
of Approval on Them.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

Berlin, Oct. 1.-THE royal curiR certified Charles
Maurice Jason Howard. the two-year-old son Of
Prince Hslie de Sagan, Duke Of Talleyrand, whose
wife was formerly Anna Gould, the Duke de
SaEsn and heir to the Prussisn title and appointed
Vice master Of the ceremonies, Won Krantiz. his
guardian.
The baby duke is the youngest Of -four children Of
the duchess and wa named Howard for his uncle,
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

Chicago girl. who several years ago was sufferer
from congenital disocatiOn of the hip and who
was cured By the famous bloOdless surgeon, DR..
Loreuz, who came expressly to this country from
Germany TO operate on the little miss, Is now
taking dancing lessons and shows no sign Of her
infsutile defcqmity.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

Fine ginghams and percales dipped in
sweet milk instead of starch gives them
that dainty, glossy dressing look they
have when new.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
Basis OF Railway Rates,

Speaking on the railroad rate question
recently. President Finley. of the South
ern Railway, said:
I'm presenting the railway case to the
public We should make clear the rela-
ton between reasonably compensatory
charges and adequacy OF facilities and
efficiency Of service. The economic value
Of a transportation service lies in the
fact that, by moving a commodity from
a locality where it is abundant and cheap
to some other locality where it is in de-
mand. additional value is given to that
commodity. 1t, is ability to have goods
transported in this way that enables the
people in any given locality to devote
their efforts chiefly to the production Of
those commodities which they can pro-
duce most advantageously and to ex-
change their surplus production for things
which can be produced more advantage
ously elsewhere. But the extent to which
this specialization of industries can be
carried in any community depends on the
capacity Of its carriers. Its people can
not produce proftably more than they
can send to market. 1t follows that the
first interest OF the public in railways is
In facilities for moving traffic."
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
ROYAL PLAZA PLANS
INDICATE LUXURY
Projected Hotel Near Union
Station a Model of Ease.

The Royal Plaza, which is soon to he
a reality, will stand among the finest
buildings of its type. according to the
description and information given by its
promoters.
1t is to be situated at the corner of
North Capitol and T. streets northwest.
diagonally across from the new Union
Station.
The exterior shows a colonnade extend
ing through two-thrdS of the length of
+. street. The first and second stories
will be of Indiana limestone; above this,
face brick will be used up 10 the eighth
story, and "A manSard tile roof with
heavy copper crestings and dormers Will
he used to crown the ninth and tenth
stories of the building.
The ground floor plan of the building,
with a frontage of 30 feet on + street
and TO feet on North Capitol street.
covers an area of 36. 100 square feet. The
glory of the design is shown in its
grand central rotunda located directly
in the center of the ground floor. 20 by 100
feet in size and architecturally embel-
lished with columns and wall Innings Of
imported marbles. 1t will be lighted
through great dome of beautiful
loaded glass, the subdued lighting of this
rotunda at night with concealed fixtures
giving glow as of apparent sunlight
To the left of the rotunda spacious
corridor in the same architectural treat
ment leads TO the palm and main dining
rooms. seating more than 40 guests.
Interior Arrangement.
To the right is the spacious lOunging.
writing. and reading rooms. mems grill.
cafe. and bar. all arranged with complete
and efficient connection with the service
rooms and kitchen.
A study of the plans shows the group
ing of the mems grill, cafe. &C. with
adjoining toilets and with Staircases
leading to the basement. wherein are To-
Gated the barber shop. main toilets. tur-
kish bath. rathskeller &c, all of which
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22

tween this building and the Palais Royal
is built up by the extensive and hand
some addition that A. LiSDer intends to
make to his building to accommodate his
growing trade. and which he says, should
have been added long ago. there will be-
presented a frontage on this block be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets that
will add much to the appearance of this
part of the city.
In Pennsylvania avenue. too, the first
of a series of improvements is to be
seen in the enlargement of the Raleigh
Hotel on a magnificent scale This is a
forerunner of the general improvement of
the west end of the Avenue that will be
further promoted by the building of the
three government buildings on the south
side of the Avenue, near the Treasury.
Meantime there are other movements on
foot already for additions to this section
that will. in time, make the Avenue the
most creditable appearing thoroughfare
in the city.
Artistic Office Buildings.
There are only a few instances of the
general movement for the improvement of
the business section Of the city that will
in a very short while transform the arch
itectural appearance Of it into something
worthy of the increasing commercial ac-
'Niy oi lLS people, anu oe fnofe III Hdf-
mony with the high ideals of architecture
set by the Federal buildings and by the
plans of the park commission.
The most conspicuous element OF the
new business buildings that are in course
of erection is the establishment Of u"
old skyscrapers by the addition of designs
that make them in many cases really
artistic. For many years the modern Of
flee building. with its skeleton of steel
and its covering of cement. was almost
hideous in its simplicity. But of late
years the ingenuity of the architect has
succeeded in devising a form of adorn-
ment that is in no way incongruous, is
peculiar to the materials used in con-
struction of the building. and is in har-
mony with the whole design. In the mod
ern field of architecture this. perhaps, is
the one distinctive feature Of the present
day.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22

are also reached from the + street out
side entrances and on the inside from
the main elevators and StalrWayS.
Grouped around the main lobby or ro-
tunda will be noted the location of the
clerks desk. with the clear view of all
parts of the main floor. with the prl-
vate Offices of the president and manager.
bookkeepers. telephone and telegraph
booths and information bureau adjoining.
There are also. spacious Offices for brok-
ers. railroad ticket offices. news and ci-
gar stands, and all details of arrange
mentS SO essential in the modern hotel.
Surrounding the rotunda on .hree sides
will be ''meZZanine" foc-, giving a
promenade or gallery overlooking the
grand court below. and surrounding this
will be located the ladies parlors. recep-
ton rooms. private dininSrcoms. with
numerous private state suites. with elab-
crate decorations and furnishings repre-
senting distinctive architectural periods.
The three bridal suites will ba finished in
Louis XVI style, with furniture tapestry
covered and gold inlaid.
Access to the basement. as previously
stated. will he by the grand staircase
and main elevators. To the right is the
rathskeiler. 30 by 9S feet in size, the walls
of which will be wainscoted with silver
maple and the ceiling arched and fin
fountain. with statuary group. and
lighted by colored electric globes. will
match the general color of the room,
harmoniously carried out in 81 details.
Modern COnveniencea.
All public corridors and lobbes will
have floors and base of white marble and
the floors between will he carpeted. on
every floor will be installed a trunk and
storage room. fire alarm stations and
h'Sa connection, vacuum cleaning plugs.
mail chut,S, and public baths.
The elevators. spacious and finished in
CircaSSian walnut. will be of the plUnccr
type. thus securing perfect safety and
comfort. In addition to the passenger
elevators will he two service and freight
elevators. with service pantry on each
floor. and beliboy with annunciatOr and
telephone.
The tenth floor Will be devoted to the
banquet halls. concert. reception and
club rooms. and special attention will be
given to this portion of the building.
wherein it is expected that many of the
great gatherings of this city may be ac
The crowninS feature of the building
will he the roof garden. overlooking the
beautiful gardens and parks for which
the government has appropriated $500 900.
and which when completed will have
cost $3.O0O.0UO.