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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27

tngtcn! But all the time as I played
Ia my own little game-with no one
to enjoy it save myself saw myself
begin to lose. This country-this
Se eat splendid country of sayages-
bsgan to take me by the hands, began
to look me in the eyes, and ask me:
Helena Won Ritz, what are you? What
might you have been?'
so now" she concluded, you asked
me, asked me what l was, and l have
told you. ask you myself, what am l,
what am l to be; and | say, am I'M
clean, But, being as I am, l have done
what / have done. 1t was for prin.
ciple-or it was-for you! | do not
know"
There are those who can be moth
ing else but clean" | broke out. Il
shall not endure to hear you speak
thus of yourself You-you. what
have you not done for us? Was not
your mother clean in her heart? Sins
such as you mention we're never those
of scarlet If you have sinned your
sins are white as snow | at least
am confessor enough to tell you
that"
''Ah, my confessor!" she reached
out her hands to me, her eyes swim
ming wet. Then she pushed me back
suddenly, beating with her little
hands upon my breast as though |
were an enemy. do mott" she said.
Col"
My eye caught sight of the great
key, Pakenham's key, lying there on
the table. Maddened, l caught it up,
and, with a quick wrench of my naked
hands, broke it in two, and threw the
halves on the floor to join the torn
scroll of Englands pledge.
l divided Oregon at the forty ninth
parallel and not at fifty-four forty,
when l broke Pakenham's key. But
you shall see why l have never re-
GREETED that.
ASK Sir Richard Pakenham if he
wants his key now!" l said
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
GOWNS MADE SIMPLE
WEDDING GARMENTS ARE NOT
MARKED BY SPLENDOR.
Many Novelties Have Been Evolved
by the Modistes to Give Dis
tinctiVe Styles to the
Dresses of the Season.

OF the making of wedding gowns
there is no end at this moment, and
all tastes seem to have agreed upon
supple fabrics, whatever the grandeur
or simplicity of the gown. No tex
ture can be used that falls stiff1y, so
If there is court train this, too. is
Of the softest satin of silk, lined and
wndded for body.
Satin charmeuse, which is a smooth
faced, crushable material of uncom-
mon beauty, is much used, this lend
ing itself to a certain maiden sweet
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
SLIPPERS OF SOFT SATIN PRETTY DESIGN IN CROCHET
Prettiest are Made Perfectly Plain
Heels are Lower and Toes
More Pointed.

Some of the most beautiful slippers
are of soft lustrious satin, made per-
fectly plain, with a medium Cuban
heel and a small rhinestone buckle in
front.
Many of them are finished with a
soft chou of chiffon or maline. held in
place with a round jeweled ornament.
For the bride, white satin slippers
having a tiny cluster of the signiti-
cant orange blossom on the toe are
quite correct.
The new note in milady's shoes and
slippers is that heels are to be trif1e
lower than heretofore and toes more
pointed.
Velvet and suede pumps have been
much worn during the summer and
will continue to be popular during the
fall. AS a rule, they are SO soft and
comfortable women hate to give them
up, even when cold weather sets in.
The French heel has almost entirely
disappeared from shoes adapted to
street wear, although it is still seen on
evening slippers.
Very beautiful are the mules" de-
signed for the boudoir. These soft,
comfy lounging slippers are made Of
satin and brocades in the daintiest
shades. Some are embroidered and
others are trimmed with little bows of
lace.
Buckles are seen on all the newest
slippers Large, small and medium, it
matters not what size is chosen-just
so it is a buckle. They are of metal,
often jeweled deliberately. others leath-
er covered, or having metal frames in
laid with satin, suede or velvet
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
SILK and Ratiste-

The news from Paris is that taf-
feta and surah coats and skirts lead
everything else They have taken the
place of linen, of serge and of foulard.
The only trimming beyond few cord
loops and braid buttons is a pointed
collar on the coat made of the kind of
linen used for mems dress shirts. By
the way, this linen is in high fashion
now, and is made into plain blouses
with Irish lace collars for autumn coat
suits.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27

Let me, then, be your confessOr."
said l. Forget Forget! You have
not been this which you say. Do l not
know?"
mo, you do not know. Well, let
be. Let me go on! l say l went TO
Paris. l was close to the throne of
France That little duke of Orleans,
son of Louis Philippe, was a puppet
in my hands. Oh, I do not doubt
did mischief in that court, or at least
if I failed it was through no lack of
effort. I was called there America
Vespucci' They thought me Italian!
At last they came to know who ] was
They dared not make open rupture
in the face of the courts of Europe.
Certain of their high officials came to
me and my young duke of Orleans.
They asked me to leave Paris. They
did not command 1.-THE duke of Or
leans cared for that part of it. But
they requested me Outside-not in his
presence They offered me a price,
bribe-such an offering as would, I
fancied, leave me free to pursue my
own ideas in my own fashion and in
any corner of the world. You have
perhaps seen some of my little fan
cies. I imagined that love and hap
piness were never for me-only am
bition and unrest With these goes
luxury, sometimes. At least this sort
of personal liberty was offered me
the price of leaving Paris, and leaving
the son of Louis Philippe to his own
devices. l did So
and so, then you came to Wash
ington? That must have been some
years ago"
Yes; some five years ago. I still
was young. I told you that you must
have known me, and so, no doubt, you
did Did you ever hear of America
Vespucci?"
A smile came to my face at the sug-
gestion of that celebrated adventures
and mysterious impostress who had
figured in the annals of Washington
a fair italian, so the rumor ran, who
had come to this country to set up a
claim, upon our credulity at least, to
being the descendant of none less
than Amerigo Vespucci himself! This
supposititious Italian had indeed gone
so far as to secure the Introduction of
bill in congress granting to her GER
tain lands The fate of that bill even
then hung in the balance. I had no
reason to put anything beyond the au-
dacity of this woman with whom
spokel My smile was simply that
which marked the eventual voting
down of this once celebrated measure,
as merry and as bold a jest as ever
was offered the credulity of nation
one conceivable only in the mad and
bitter wit of Helena Won Ritz!
Eyes, madam" l said, 4 have heard
of America Vespucci.' I presume that
you are now about to repeat that you
are she!"
She nodded, the mischievous enjoy
ment of her colossal jest showing in
her eyes. in spite of all. Yes" said
she among other things,.I have been
America Vespucci, There seemed
little to do here in intrigue, and that
was my first endeavor to amuse my
self. Then | found other employment.
England needed skillful secret agent.
WHY should | be faithful to England?
At least, why should l not also en-
10Y intrigue with yonder government
of Mexico at the same time? There
came also Mr.. Van Zandt of this Re-
public of Texas Yes, it is true,
have seen some sport here in Wash
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27

ness that seems most appropriate for
brides. Every SPECIES of lace is used
with this fabric and with all others,
and used in vast quantities, too, and
If the dress texture is diaphanous-
for there are many frocks entirely of
lace, or of chiffon or embroidered
gauze-there may be narrow garlands
of orange blossoms on both the
bodice and skirt. Chalk-white is a
new tone for altar materials, and a
gauze in this may be entirely without
luster.
In striving for new an6 novel cuts,
Dame Fashion has been a little crazy
1T must be confessed, though despite
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the same stitch as the last group of
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crochet into the same stitch as the
first group of trebles was worked into.
9 chain, catch to the middle of the
last made chain, 8 trebles In fourth
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
The Polite chiffonier.

certain woman while wa;<in.
down the avenue one Thursday after
noon, her negro maids day out
CHANGED to meet that young person
riding in an automobile with two col
ored friends. The next day the mis-
tress inquired how the maid had en-
joyed her ride.
"Oh, it was cert'nly finel" was the
reply. And the way | came to go,
maam, was this. was calm on my
cousin when friend of hers, chif-
fonier, came in. He said he had the
machine outside and asked her to
have a ride. and. as he concluded ne
in the invitation. of co'se | VENT"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27

tiers were to be hushed up. The court
of England began to take cognizance
of these things Our government was
scandalized. They sent my father, on
pretext of scientific errands, into one
country and anOther-to Sweden, to
England, to Africa, at last to America.
Thus it happened that you met him.
You must both have been very near
to meeting me in Montreal. 1t was
fate, as we of Hungary would say.
GAS for me, was no mere hare
Drained radical l did not go to Rus
STA, did not join the revolutionary
circle of Paris, did not seek out Prus-
STA. That is folly. My father was
right 1t must be the years, it must
be the good heritage, it must be the
good environment, it must be even
opportunity for all, which alone can
produce good human beings! In short,
believe me, victim, the hope of the
world is in a real democracy. Slowly,
gradually, l was coming to believe
that"
She paused a moment. 'Then, one
time, monsieur met you, here in
this very rooml God pity met You
were the first man l had ever seen.
God pity mel believe Loved you
that night, that very first night! We
are friends. We are brave. You are
man and gentleman, so I may say
that, now I am no longer woman
am but sacrifice.
Opportunity must exist, open and
free for all the world" she went on,
not looking at me more than l could
now at her. Il have set my life to
prove this thing When I came here
to this America-out of piQue, out of
love of adventure, out of sheer daring
and exultation in imposture-then I
saw why was born, for what purpose,
1t was to do such work as / might to
prove the theory - lay father, and
to justify the life of my mother For
that thing l was born. For that thing
I have been damned on this earth; l
may be damned in the life to come,
unless l can make some great atone
ment. For these I suffer and shall al
ways suffer. But what of that? There
must always be a sacrifice.
The unspeakable tragedy of her
voice cut to my soul. But listeni" I
broke out. You are young. You are
free. All the world is before you
You can have anything you like"
''Ah, do not talk to me of that" she
exclaimed imperiously. do not tempt
me to attempt the deceit of myself!
I made myself as l am, long ago.
did not love. l did not know it. AS
to marriage, | did not need it. I had
abundant means without was in the
upper ranks OF society. I was there;
l was classified I lived with them.
But always | had my purposes, my
plans For them I paid, paid, paid,
as a woman must, with-what wom-
an has.
But now, I am far ahead of my
story. Let me bring it on. | went
to Paris. I have sown some seeds
of venom, some seeds of revolution, in
one place or another in Europe in my
time All. it works; it will go, Here
and there | have cost a human life.
Here and there work was TO be done
which dIsliked; but I did it. Mis-
guided, uncared for, mishandled as
had been-well, as I said. went to
Paris.
"Ah, sir. will you not. 100, leave the
room, and let me tell on this story to
myself, to my own soul? 1t is filter
for my confessor than for you
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Beginner as Well as the Expert viii
Enjoy Making This and Having
1t When Made.

Work chain, treble in the fifth
from hook, 2 more trebles in same
stitch as last, each treble to be drawn
out trifle longer than it's predeces-
sor; chain 3 trebles in the last
treble of the previous group, chain 1
treble in last made treble, ., chain
treble in same stitch as last, chain
treble in same stitch as last, chain
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Rare Old Wine.

Some wine has been discovered in
the cellars of the city hall, OF Bremen
which mas been left there fer two anc
a half centuries.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
LOCAL NENT1ON.
ANACOST1A.

A large water main Is being extended
from Nichols avenue along Morris road
to supply those residents who 1--we east OF
Mount View Place. The work of re-
placing the stones recently removed from
Nichols avenue when the water mains
were extended to Congress Heights is in
progress.
The members of the Epworth League of
the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church have chosen the following officers:
Mrs Samuel ". Graffiin. president:
Charles F. Linger, first vice president.
Miss Pearl Zirkle. second vice president;
Miss Rose Simpson, third vice president,
Miss Katherine Pothury, fourth vice pres
ident: Miss lola Gator. secretary. and
Frank II. Tew. treasurer. The first meet
ing Of the league under the new officers
will he held tonight in the Sunday school
portion of the church.
Everything is in readiness for the Me
mortal day exercises u be held at the
Government Hospital for the Insane
Tuesday morning. The new stands were
completed yesterday and the benches VIII
he put in place tomorrow. Ii mas been
decided that the graves snail be decorated
committee OF ladies from the institution
and members of Losan Relief Corps, No.
=. or Anacostia have been selected for this
par of the arTanSeTneatSt About 2UW
graves will be decorated. Edward T.
Davis who Will have charge of the
musical end OF the program, has an
nounCed that the services OF the hospital
choir have been secured. and also the
orchestra OF the institution under the
direction of Joseph b Caldwell will
render tho Instrumental portion.
Members OF the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics are making prepara-
tfons for a meeting to be held In the
AnacoStia Masonic Hall the first Tuesday
In June Candidates from each of the
various chapters in the District are to be
presented TO receive the first degree OF
teh order. and the degree team of Reno
Council of Washington has been invited
to assist the local team in the work.
Suitable entertainment Will be provided.
of Odd Fellows of Anacostia, is also max
ing arrangements for d similar meeting,
but the candidates from this lodge will
go to Washington Lodge, No. q. to receive
the first degree This lodge will also
take an active part in the memorial
service to be held in Washington and is
also making arrangements with Rev.
Frank L. Bardens, pastor of the Ana
costa Baptist Church, to preach ser
mon to the members in the near future
The large number of brush fires in this
vicinity during the last two weeks has
caused Capt. Anderson. commanding the
orders to his men to endeavor to put a
stop TO the practice. 1t is believed that
they are set on fire. but so far have done
no damage owing to the quick arrival of
the engine companies and the response of
citizens.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES.
Planned by G. P. o. Employees and
Children of American Revolution.

The employees OF the government print
ing Office will hold patriotic exercises to-
morrow in observance Of Memorial day.
The following program will be presented:
'Forsaken." '.The Sword Of Bunker Hill. -
and "A Song Of THANKSGIVING by Sgd
ney Lloyd Wrightson. president Washing
ton College Of Music: address. by Rep
resentattve David f. Finley of South
Carolina, and Memorial Song and
America" by the government printing
office chorus, under whose direction the
exercises will be held.
Capital Society, Children Of the Amer
lean Revolution. will hold memorial exer-
cises in Statuary Hall. at the Capitol,
Tuesday morning. at 10 o'clock. Rev. G.
Ernest Granger will make an address.
The members of the society will decorate
the statues presented by the thirteen
revolutionary states. The members OF
the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton are invited to be present.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
EXERCISES AT MANASSAS.
Commencement Week at Industrial
School for Colored Youth.

Graduates OF the Manassas Industrial
School for Colored Youth viii attend serv-
ices in the First Baptist Church. Ma
nassas. Va. at IL o'clock tsis morning,
whore the commencement sermon will be
preached by the Rev. VI. n. Williams.
Commencement week OF the school be-
gan Thursday with an exhibition OF work
in the girls department. Friday even-
ing a similar exhibition was conducted In
the boys department.
Following the services OF today tho
exercises of the week viii he continued
with a reception TO the faculty and grad-
uating class tomorrow evening at 3
o'clock. There win be a musical program
and an address by G. G. Round.
Tuesday there will be a meeting of the
board Of direetors and of the ALUMNI OF
the school during the morning, followed
by commencement exercises beginning at
LAS pm. DIR. Hervin u. Roop. president
OF Eastern College Will deliver the com
mencement sermon.
Manassas School was founded IN 1894
by Jennie Dean
Evening star., 1911-05-28
LAUNCHES ARE 0vERHAULED.
Preparations Being Made for tho
Cruising Season.

The power launch Fred Fl, belonging 70
Georgetown yachtstnen. which has been
out on the marine railway at Cumber-
lands for an overhauling OF her engine.
has been put overheard. and has returned
to Georgetown to be cleaned and painted
and made ready for the summer season
on the river.
The power yacht Quanttco, belonging
to William Royer was hauled out at the
boathouse foot Of 9th street southwest
for an overhaulng in preparation for
summer cruising on the river. The vessel
will be cleaned and painted, will have
her engine overhauled, and when put
overheard viii be ready for cruising serv-
Ice on the river.
The handsome launch Viking belong z
TO Emmett Coakley and Robert Harrison.
is at Regans for cleaning and painting.
and for such work as may be necessary
to put her in good order for cruising. AS
soon as ready for service she will leave
here with Capt. Coallley and q party
aboard for cruise on the Potomac
Evening star., 1911-05-28
Baby S Face All
Broken Out
/ :. and Red
Eczema First Came in Little
sPinples. Itched and Panied
B Him So Badly Mother
/. Could Not Rest.
Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment
s and Eczema Disappeared.

"I must say ! shall never be without box
OF Cuticura Ointment, and keep il In the house
for "A mother does not know the valuation OF it
Cufieura Ointment and Cuticura Soap also. For
my baby had very bad face all broken out and
red, and the second application made i'm
provement, and before had used half a box my
habys face looked splendid. ! told my neighbors
about II. and they were taken by surprise at the
wonderful work the CuticGra Ointment did and
all said his face is fine. One box cured baby S
face and his body. which was all broken out
with the disease. II first came in little pimples
like heat and after, formed one mass which
gradually spread over his face and body and IL
caused itching, and patned baby so badly that /
could not rest. so | wanted to go To the Doctors
but the Cuticura Ointment recommended 10
me, and / very glad I heard OF IT. FOR IL
saved a doctors hin. During the day the
rest better ct night. and since | used the Clti-
cura Ointment | had better rest After few
applications the face began TO peel now the
eczema has Disappeared.
IT highly recommend the Cutfcura Ointment
and Soap for their wonderful work. ! must say
mothers should not be without them for thcy
give quick relief and healing to a suffering child
and the mother who Is all worn out for the want
OF sleep and rest. ! highly recommend the Cuti-
cura Ointment for ecZeha. RASH etc. for n
speedy cure for my child suffered very badly OF
the nasty disease" tSignedl Mrs. Dora e.
Flutka Specutia Island, Hartford CO., Md. Sept.
Cuticur. Soap and Ointment sold throughout
the world. Potter Drug & Chem Corp, sole
props, 189 Columbus Ave, Boston
TMaiied free. samples OF Cuticura SOAP and
oaatment with 32-page book on skin treatment.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
SERVICES IN STATUARY HALL.
Memorial Exercises Will Be Held bv
Ladies Of the G. A. R.

Memorial exercises to be held in Statu-
ary Hall at the Capitol and in Arlington
cemetery Monday have been arranged at
the meeting of Lincoln Circle, No. 8,
Ladies of the G. A R.. called by the
president OF the circle. Mrs. Winnie Ream
Hoxie. The services at the Capitol.
which all patriotic societies OF the Dis
trict are invited to attend. will be held
at noon. Mrs. Hoxie will preside and
the presentations will be made by Mrs.
Isaac Sherwood and Gen Lemuel War
ner. The program will include addresses
by Gen. Isaac R Sherwood. representa-
tive from Ohio; Senator Miles Poindexter
and Representative A. o. Stanley; musical
selections by Mrs. Jeanne Harvey Street
and Mrs. Melvin: poem by Mrs. Isaac
Sherwood: Kipling's "Recessional." by
Miss Anna Belts. and a chorus Of school
children directed by Mrs. Mary Sitze
Parker. The "Fairest Flag That Flies
by Michael Scanlan. will be recited by
Miss Helena Tracy DOGGY Mrs Mida
Peabody will be flag bearer
Evening star., 1911-05-28
SAILS FOR BAY CRUISE.
Col. r. M. Thompson's Houseboat
Left Port Yesterday.

The large gasoline power houseboat
Everglades. belonging to Col R NJ
Thompson Of New York, which has been
lying in this port for the past week or
ten days. came from Georgetown to the
9th street wharf of tia. American Ice
Company Friday and sfter taking aboard
fuel oil and supplies saf3ed for a cruise
on the bay. She viii stop at Annapolis
and. 1t is stated. will later return to this
city.
The Everglades is said to be the largest
power houseboat af1oat. She was built
at Jensen. Fla. In 1904 for service on the
ehoal waters of that state, and is Ill
feet long. g feet beam and but four feet
deep IN the hold. Her draft Is very light.
enabling her to travel, as one of her crew
stated on a heavy dew. She is fitted out
in elegant style and those aboard her
have all the comforts OF fine hotel.
Evening star., 1911-05-28
IN AID OF TURNPIKE.
Purpose of Leesburg Meeting to
Urge Road to Washington.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LEESBURG. Va. May 81. 1911.
A mass meeting was held at the court
house in Leesburg last evening IN the
interest of the Leesburg and Washing
ton turnpike. Addresses were made by
Henry Fairfax, Westmoreland Davis
and Robert r. Walker.
Ebenezer Grubb died at his residence
near Waterford. Loudoun county, Thurs
day. aged seventy-nine years. Death
was due to general debility. He is sur
vived by widow.
Mrs Lillian d. Crittenden. wife Of D.
is. Crittenden, died at her home at
Smiths Switch. Loudoun county. Fri
day. after long illness. She was fifty
six years OF age, and native Of
Butler N. Y. A husband and one son
survive her.
Information has been received hero of
the death Of DR.. Robert Henderson.
which occurred in Lafayette. Col. Tues
day He was a son Of the late Robert
Henderson of Leesburg. and. besides a
widow and two sons, is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Annie Beverley and Miss
Elizabeth Q. Henderson OF Washington.
D. c.