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The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
DOINGO In THE
WORLD OF FASHION
VelVets and Metallic Effects
Continue Popular.

The double-faced satins. black on one
side and colored on the other, make
charming evening coats, but here the
question of warmth comes in. and unless
pne wears an extra wadded silk jacket.
which is a nuisance. these garments
are hardly satisfactory for real cold
weather. One woman who owns such a
coat in black and gold has had a little
wadded silk bolero ftted into It. The
loose little coat was covered with gold
severed silk matching the tone OF the
reverse side of the coat and was at
tached to the coat proper only on the
bhoulders- II extended merely to waist
Tine, and when the coat was removed
the supplementary coat was lifted on
with It without being at all in evidence
VeIOurs Arc satisfactory.
Velvet and velours are making strong
bids for the place OF the black satin
coat this winter and are being sold In
great numbers, both In expensive form
and At moderate prices. The cheaper
velour models are really more satIsfac-
tory investments than the high grade
velvet models. for they win stand harder
wear without looking demoralized, and
some Of these cheaper coats, especially
the fur trimmed, are mighty effective.
Velvet is generally becoming, and there
are. Of course. wonderfully beautiful col
orinEs in IL that are dark enough not
TO show soil readily. yet seem less SOM
Der than dark hues in any other ma
teIial On the other hand. Il must b.
admitted that velvet shows wear and
abuse more quickly than satin or broad
cloth and is less easily cleaned Velvet
in combination with satin is liked by the
French designers. as are velvet with bro
cades and velvet with chiffon The vel
vet embossed satins, crepes, ninons. and
caihons are marvelously beautiful coat
materials. and the plushes. which are
among the most recent revivaIs. enter
largely into some Of the handsomest
French coats and are even used for the
entire coat
Evening Coat TrimmIaEE.
The metallic laces, usually in the ex-
tremely heavy kinds. and the dull or
tarnished tones are highly favored even |
ing coat trimmings. Fur is used in every |
conc ceivable way as trimming for the |
evening coat, skunk. fox. opossum. mink, |
sable, mole cninchills. seal, ermine, all |
having their opportunities The long
haired, dark furs are perhaps those most |
generally used in band trimming. but |
ermine is a prime favorite for the larger /
motifs found upon many OF the costly |
coats, and there are more superb even |
ing coats fashioned entirely or almost |
entirely from this fur than have ever |
before been shown here.
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she went on. Il was already a graduate
in law and had had a great deal Of bust
ness education and experience. so / Just
made UP my mind that / would take
up the thread Of my husbands profess
sion where he must otherwise have let II
drop"
Don't you think thar the majority Of
women in business have turned their
hands to the wheel through some such
reason, rather than through the prefer
ence for a business Hfe?' / asked.
1T is seldom that the normal young
woman chooses a professional or business
life in preference TO domesticity unless
there is some deep underlying reason. II
Is usually either to complete a work be-
gun by another. or a work undertaken TO
promote the welfare OF loved ones" she
answered me.
Things Different In Those Days.
TN my own case it was to carry on
my husbands profession she went on.
Things were very different then. II
was an uncommon thing for a woman 10
pursue a professional course. but was
capable OF the work and so undertook
II. Thirty years ago. In the old resi-
dental district professional men had
their Offices in the house I'm which their
families lived. I had a German house.
keeper who had been with Cen Mussey
before married him. and It was she
who helped me with the domestic end.
Il moved the general down In a room
next to my office, where he lay on his
couch. There were two reasons for
this. First. didn't want him to feel his
inability TO work more than was neces-
sary. There, so closely associated with
me, he was a partner in the business.
and did not feel so keeniy. as would
otherwise have been the case, that life
was closing for him.
The other reason" and here Mrs.
Mussey smiled. was that needed him
sorely When didn't know just what
10 do i could go right in TO him for ad-
vice and help, and between clients and
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PATCHWORK
COMES INTO ITS OWN

Patchwork. the Joy OF our great-grand-
mothers. has come into fits own again.
Perhaps II had best be called 'modern-
iEed'' patchwork, this product OF the up
to-date needlewoman, for. although it is
literally patchwork" it resembles the
old-fashioned patch quilts in not the
slightest degree.
Following the process of evolution. the
modern patchwork is a thing of artistic
beauty and not only a clever mingling
OF colored bits OF cloth or silk in con-
ventional designs
Oh. no; this new patchwork is made
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
Noted Woman Tells of
Her Early Struggles
to Gain HeadVay in
the Practice of Law.
By JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

One Of the most interesting and instruc-
tive journeys have ever made was taken
last week with Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey. one Of the most prominent women
in the professional and educational world
to-day.
We boarded the Coach OF "Reminiscences
In her law ONCE in New York avenue,
and travelled across the yesteryear, along
the road Of thirty years ago. when pro-
fessional women were few and far be-
tween. and the women who followed a
business career seemed but an expert
ment In the scheme OF life.
Mrs. Mussey was engineer of this
Coach Of "reminiscences, and / but
privilged passenger. for you see st was
Of those other years that most wanted
to tell yOu-those far away years when
she was Miss Ellen Spencer. the daugh-
ter of Platt r. Spencer. author of the
spencerian penmanship. just a girl with
al girls long, long dreams Of life, and
love. and home.
We all know the Mrs. Mussey of to-
cay, who Is one OF the most prominent
women In professional and educational
circles. Even those who do not know
her personally know Of her splendid
thirty years Of success at the bar but
few have taken the journey into the
yesteryear with Mrs Mussey and fol-
learning in the long interesting trip that
success was not thrust upon her. but
earned through work. ambition, patience.
and love.
Qualities of Character Win sueeesa.
Back in the beginning of her profes-
sional success Miss Spencer possessed
the qualities OF character upon which
she later buiIded her work She was in
tenseiy interested in educational work
even as girl. and graduated in business
law before she had any idea of a pro-
fessional life for herself. II was after
her graduation from business college
that she became principal Of the ladies'
department of the Spencerian Business
College. Her interest in wornan's work
broadened so rapidly that she was soon
acknowledged the head of woman's busi-
ness education in the District. and when
Gen Spinner first began the employment
of women clerks in the Treasury he sent |
them one by one to Miss Spencer TO re-
ceive a technical business education.
The most interesting stop In the Coach |
OF Reminiscence guided by Mrs. Mussey.
was at the gate OF her married life. which |
was also the gate OF her professional
life.
Hating. on the backward journey, the /
engineer fingered lovingly.
Began with Big Responsibilities.
II began my married life with the re-
sponsibiIity of motherhood, for Gen. Mus
sey was a widower with two little chill
dren when became his bride. Life went
on very happily for u.s. and it was not
until after two little ones Of my own
were added to my treasures that my
husbands health began TO fan. l had
had no thought of a professional career
until he became so III that II was i'm
possible for him to go on with the
work." she said.
But it didn't take me long to decide"
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The Correct Solution of
Titles of Recent Books

l. The Sick-a-bed Lady.
2. The Common Law.
3. The Healer.
4. The Shuttle.
s. The Rosary.
G. A Likely Story.
I. The Broad Highway.
5. The Lure Of the Garden.
3. The Ne'er-do-well.
10. The Piper.
IL. Mother.
IL. A Safety Match.
13. The PatrIcians.
IL. An AFFAIR OF Dishonor.
Is. The Harvester.
is. The Bluebird.
IL. The Fruitful Vine.
is. The Reason Why.
10. The Gambler.
20. whirligigs.
2l. The Garden Of Allah.
p. Mother Carey's Chickens.
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cases could run upstairs and make but
ton holes in my childrens slips. There
were fifteen button holes In each little
slip" Mrs Mussey laughed, "for those
were the pinafore days when the little
garments buttonned all the way down
the back"
Blending Two Lives.
Here the engineer Of the Coach Of
Renaissance sat very still lingering
over those early days In her legal prac-
tee when her life was filled with the
splendid purpose OF weaving the bust
ness OF two lives into one, the law busi-
ness Of her husband. and her own sweet
business OF motherhood
And while she lived IN her dear mem
cries was thinking OF her splendid
courage, and from this my mind travelled
TO scores OF women i know. women who
have been bereft Of support through
death or Illness and who have nobly
woven the work OF two lives into one
with neglect 20 neither.
Men don't do IT," I said. forgetting
that Mrs Mussey was not following my
train Of thought
Don't do what?" she asked.
Direct a home. make buttonholes In
little garments, and at the same time sue
cessfully run a business that brings fnan-
cial support to family. Why, II a man
is asked to wash the dishes In an emer-
gency he protests that II isn't a mans
work. that he is tired after a long day
In the ONCE, and shouldn't be called upon
for work not embraced In his own busi-
ness!" I exclaimed.
The successful lawyer smiled inscruta-
bly, at my vehemence.
After a little she said something about
The constitutional characteristics OF the
sexes.
However this may be. 1t is certain that
Is created with more courage,
more power of endurance. more patience
Than man. 1t has been proven In thou
sands OF instances that she Is possessed
with a wonderful adaptihillty that makes
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usually desirable. This can be trimmed
with rows of silk braid or ribbon.
Line the coat with china silk or soft
messailne.
Make Il with a little square yoke on
which the body is pleated and the sleeves
attached. Featherstitch the cuffbands,
and finish the neck without a collar. sim
ply using the shoulder cape. Blind en-
broidery is one OF the prettiest ways
OF trimming a coat. and a dainty finish
Is hemstitched frilI of the finest lawn.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
THE FRUIT sACHET.

Quite one OF the quaintest conceits of
the season is the fruit" sachet. Instead
OF the little fat satin perfumed sachets
to which one is accustomed one now uses
small clusters OF grapes in natural colors.
purple and green. arranged quite nat with
q circle Of small leaves around. white
cherries, deiicately flushed with pink.
tiny apples. some quite green, others rosy.
and greenish yellow lines. an are requi-
sitioned.
The fruit is composed OF silk or
velvet. hand-unted. and is filled with
sweet-smelling ground spices and per-
fHmed powder. so that it difuses a fra
grant odor and deiicately scents the lin
gerie or garments among which il Is
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D. poRoTHY DIX.

George willis Cooke. a lecturer at the
Boston School Of Social Science, eIectri-
ned an audience the other night by de-
claring that women should do the pro-
posing to the men nowadays. and that
when any lady saw a man that she
thought would make a likely husband she
should pop the question to him as he
woule he met up with q girl that
struck his fancy.
women at the present time appear to
be getting a better education than men.
and therefore should be able to select
helpmate more intelhgentIy than q man
can DO. They should take the Initiative
IN love, and marriages viii be happier
when women do the eourting." says Mr.
Cooke
Mr.. Cooke Is dead right Women should
at least have an equal share IN the love-
making. There is no other thing on
earth so cruel as the fact that women
are not free to choose their mates, ana
nothing else Is such a stumbling block
in the way Of human happiness as the
idiotic convention that makes them stand
helplessly by and take what they can
get In the way OF q husband, instead
Of going out and hunting up what they
want.
Just think how grotesqueIy absurd is
the situation In which women are placed.
From the time she is born a girl baby
II Is the end and aim Of her existence;
everything from her meal ticket to the
welfare OF her immortal soul depends upon
her getting the right sort OF q husband.
and yet when the momentous hour ar
riYes when she must settle her fate. Mrs.
Grundy ties her hands and gags her,
Have Veto Power.
All the power that women have IN mat
rimony is the veto power They can re-
fuse TO marry the men they don't want
to marry. but they are not permitted to
pop the question to the men they would
like to marry. They have no voice IN
choosing the man with whom they must
spend their lives They cannot pick out
the fathers OF their children 1t Is the
most monstrous injustice to civilization,
and II is the silliest because II Is founded
on nothing but an imbscile prejudice.
I. honestly believe that nothing would
do so much TO stop divorce as for women
TO exercise the right Of popping the ques-
uon. To begin with. women have more
intuition In matters OF the affection than
men have; they devote more thought to
consideration OF the subject and as a
whole they would make a wiser selection
OF mates than men do. Women know
instinctively what men are suited 70 them
temperamentally, and when they marry
men who are not congenIal # is gen.
orally because II Is the last call TO the
dining car for them.
Men marry In two ways. They become
enamored over a pretty face. or else
they marry on the grab-bag principle. |
man makes up HIS mind some rne day
to get married. and he proposes to the |
nearest and handiest woman, without |
even investigating a thing about the |
lady's intelligence, taste, or disposition
But II a woman had the privilege Of |
picking and choosing her life partner |
she would turn over everything on the |
bargain counter and apply every test TO /
and out whether the husband she was l
getting was all wool and a yard WIDE |
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
Bake soufie Slowly.

soufie should never be put into
very hot oven. II crusts over on top be-
fore IL has time TO bake properly inside.
and is likely TO fail as soon as il comes
from the oven. Bake in moderate
temperature and not too fast.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
How to Brown Dishes.

To brown dishes that cannot be placed
In the oven, heat a salamsnder or round
iron plate with a handle attached until
red hot and pass over the top OF ths dtnll.
being careful not TO scornA.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
Salad from Flaked Salmon

BY adding the leftovers Of kidney
beans, peas, or cold potatoes to faxed
salmon and mixing all with a good
made.
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Do Not Starch Collar Bands.

II the collar bands OF the shirt waists
are left unstarched by the Iaundress the
necks OF the waists viii not break So
early as they ordinarily do.
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How 10 Simmer Meat.

To simmer is TO boil slowly. n the liquor
throws up bubbles above Its surface it Is
boiling at SaIlop and wiz harden any
meat that IS cooking IN Il.
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Never Let Egg Beater Soak.

soak In water. as the oil win be washed
cut OF the gears. making IT hard to turn.
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Fur evening wraps were never more
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
ALeader Among Professional Women OF Capital
Believes in Woman Suf
frage and Does NOT
Think 1t VIII Destroy
Feeling of Chipaiyy.

1t possible for her to do her own and the
other fellows work also when the neces-
sity arises
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
His ONLY COMPLAINT.

Senator Beveridge, at luncheon in
New York, was talking about the child
labor problem.
Children are so plucky and 30
cheerful" he said, I'VE don't realize
how horribly overworked they are till
It's too late-tin their bodies and
minds are stunted irretrievably.
II was once talking to tiny errand
boy at the height of the Christmas
shopping season. He was working,
knew, II hours day. AS he walked
sturdily along with mountain of par
cells piled on his thin. narrow shoul-
ders, l said to him:
DO you like your job?'
"'Yes, SIR he said; I like 1t fine.
Only
Here he grinned up at me gayly
from beneath his load.
"'Only I'm afraid I'm doing an au-
tomobile truck out Of job"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
BEE DISEASES IN OHIO.

Columbus. us.-Ohio formerly had 50,-
900 bee keepers, but the number has
decreased rapidly in recent years.
The principal cause for this decrease
has been the lack of modern methods
of keeping bees, and the presence of
communicable brood diseases A sur
yey by apiary inspectors shows
American foul brood to be prevalent
throughout the state. This disease
Affects the larvae, preventing their
development, thereby weakening the
colony, which eventually perishes.
,Both American and European foul
brood diseases are curabIe. The Divf-
sion, of Apiary inspection will ex-
anime samples of brood comb sub
mitted; give directions for treating
affected colonies; make inspections
of apiaries and advise on all phases
of bee keeping. N. e. Shaw, Chief
Inspector, Department Of Agriculture,
Columbus, Ohio, desires to get in
touch with the Ohio bee keepers and
the bee situation in all parts of the
state.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
CROOKS THROW BRICKS
Negro and White Man Open FussiIade
When They Are Caught
Stealing.

Columbus.-Actually caught in
the act Of stealing lead pipe from a
vacant house at 307-309 East Fifth
avenue by N. ]. Pfalzgraf, the owner
of the property, a negro and white
man bombarded Mr.. Pfaltzgraf with
bricks, and escaped in a wagon which
they had placed in front of the house
in which to carry away their loot.
Mr.. Pfaltzgraf, who is a contracting
builder, living at 2T9 East Fifth ave-
nue., was inside the vacant house US
ing telephone which is in the upper
part of it when he heard noise. Go
ing down and outside to investigate
he found colored man under the
pantry cutting off lead pipe He
asked the man what he was doing.
The negro replied he had right to
take the pipe and when the owner
tried to grab him threw brick. He
and his companion, white man, then
proceeded to wage war with bricks,
gradually retreating and finally fee
ing in their wagon. They left the
pipe behind.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
COUGH WARNS FAMILY
Fire Department Was Unable to Get
Water Service Near Enough
for Benefit.

Columbus,-Fire, which was once
thought TO have been entirely ex-
tinguishet, broke out a second time
in the residence of Pasquale Messer-
ALI on Third avenue and completely
destroyed the residence with a loss
of about $4,000. Messeralli lived with
his wife and three children in two
story frame property which he owned.
Mary Louise, aged z, the youngest
of the three children, awakened her
father by coughing and the father dis
covered the house was filled with
smoke. All of the family was gotten
out and upon investigation it was
found that fire was smouldering
around the defective fiue.
The fire was thought extinguished
but the family did not wish to return
to the house. They went to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Maggie Bryan. across
the street, where, at 1880 the same
child was awakened to see the home
of her parents in flames.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22

fects of the battle. The weather
boarding is pierced with musket balls
One twelve-pound cannon ball went
clean through the kitchen and a piece
of a shell cut its way through the cor
nice.
I'VE went on about half mile
northwest of this house and we came
to the spot where General Lycn was
killed. l confess that as I went up
to the place there was feeling came
over me different from anything
ever experienced before. had read
over and over about the battle and
his death. not dreaming that would
ever see the place. but here I was.
right on the very spot where he fell
The spot is kept sacred. There is a
pile of rocks where he fell. and every.
body that goes to see the place puts a
stone on the pile. / put two. and all
that were with me did the same. The
bones Of his two horses are lying
about twelve feet from where he fell.
1t Is very rough and uneven place
for battle. There are trees and
bushes all over it. and there ia hardly
q tree or bush that escaped the bull.
let's"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
FIRE CLAIMS TWO PLANTS
Columbus Supply, East Of City, and
Stock Farm, Destroyed by
Flames.

Columbus.-Having its origin in
the engine room, presumably from
a boiler explosion, fire practically de-
stroyed the main building of the Co
lumbus Contractors Supply company
at Taylor's Station, about nine miles
east of here on the Pennsylvania
railroad.
Soon after the fire was discovered
the Columbus fire department was
called on for help. An engine and a
fire crew was sent to TayIor's Sta
ton on special train.
The building which was demolished
was the main building of the plant
and measured about $50 by 150 feet.
1t was valued at about 100000, and
insurance was carried on about half
that value. With the other 25 build
ings comprising the plant, the de-
stroyed building belongs to a COM
pany manufacturing brick and tile,
and owned principally by Columbus
stockholders.
Although more than 100 men are
employed IN the main building, ITO
one was seriously injured when the
boiler ''let CO."
Defects in the heating system OF
one of the double brooding houses
near the south end of the Hartman
stock farm, south of here, started a fire
which caused loss to building and
stock estimated at near $4,000. A
thousand young chicks in the brood
ers were burned and 40 incubators
filled with eggs. The fire is thought
to have started at a point of contact
between wood and steam pipes.
The building stands apart from
others and there was no danger of a
spread. The farms own fire equip
ment extinguished the blaze.