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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
The Terrible Rollers. "
rom the Wide World Magazine.

From the Wide World Magazine.
Among the many dangers which
those who go down to the sea in ships
have to encounter must be recioned that
strange phenomenon known as 1.-The roll
ers." a succession Of immense waves
which In certain localities set in upon a
coast without the least previous indica-
ton. rendering the use of boats impos-
sible,, or. at the best, highly dangerous.
The places where they chiefly occur are
in the fine weather tradewind regions Of
the South Atlantic and South Pacific be-
ing markedly felt at exposed islands such
as Ascension and st. Helena in the for
mer ocean, and in the latter at the Chin
chas. Lobos and other islands off the
coast of Peru.
The sea may be of peffect smoothness,
the breeze for days previously the faint
est zephyr. when suddenly huge wave
appears rolling landward. at first appar-
solid mass of reef, rock or shore, when,
as If reused to anger at the obstruction.
the hitherto lazy undulation becomes a
sharp ridge filings it's crest high in the
air, dashes forward with redoubled en-
ergy, and bursts upon the shore with ire
mendous fury. This wave is quickly fol-
lowed by others, and the rollers set in.
ever augmenting in violence, until they
attain an awful grandeur not to be ex-
ceeded in the widest storm. A visit OF
the rollers may last from five or six
hours to two or three days, and a strange
feature is that thsg come from leeward.
in a widely different direction to the
usual wind Of the locality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
The Decay Of Personality.
Sew York Evening Post

From the New York Evening Post.
An English bookseller has been lament
ing the disappearance of representatives
of the finer type OF his profession. Me-
chanical efficiency, even in the distribu-
ton of books, he admits to be neces-
sary, especially in these days when one
must graphic with what proportion he
can OF 10000 titles, but not all the me-
chanical efficiency in the world can take
the place of the queerly mysterious
thing called personality" The ideal book
seller, indeed, must have both qualities.
Something like this used to be said of
inkeepers. People sighed as they thought
of the good old times in which generous
hearted mep provided hostelries with re-
freShment for man and beast, less, ap-
parently. with any idea of a money re-
turn than for the sake of a larger COM
partnership than they could enjoy in a
more restricted circle. But we have long
since become accustomed to the loud
voiced employe who calls Front 49, as
a substitute for the more leisurely hand
grasp and interested inquiry after our
weIl-being that marked the hotelkeeper
of the past, as well as 10 the more silent
warder who merely shoves the big book
under our noses with a gesture that bids
us sign here" If the human bookseller
is TO go. or if he has gone. the way of
the human hotel man, we cannot say that
the occurrence is without precedent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

on the face. They are used In addi-
ton to q signature to represent an
individual. legal person or corpora
ton. The seals Of the present emperor
are distinguished as privy and state
seals. They are each three inches
square
The state seal is used mostly upon
documents relating to foreign coun-
tries. and has Chinese rharacters en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

precious stones. gold. silver. ETC.. those
mostly in use at the present day are
OF agate. rock crystal. ivory, rhinoce-
ros or buffalo horn, shell. marbles or
Of cherry wood, or lockwood. and re-
Gently India rubber has come in use.
There are two ways of engraving
characters on a seal, relief and intag-
Ito; in the one the characters in the
impression are shown in color. while
in the other they are represented in
white on colored ground. The ink used
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
Household Linens.

Household Linens.
All Pure Linen Scalloped and Embroid-
cred Bolster Shams.
27x54 inches at s.. 50.
27x72 inches at $500.
10 dozen Fine Huck and Damask AZ.
Towels; hemstitched ends, at, each " 10
I8x36 Fine Huck Towels; hem
stitched in colored and white borders, or
Extra Heavy Doube-thread Bleached
Turkish Bath Towels; large size. Re- Or.
duced from CSC to-. Observation-Disclosures. HoS
Heavy Double-thread Bleached Turkish
Bath Towels; 24x48 inches. Re- 27I/.
duced from soc to............... o|/@S
All Pure Linen Birds-eye Damask Tow
els; hemstitched ends. Reduced from Or.
Z2x9e,inch Fine All-linen Hem $5 m
stitched Sheets, at, pair. ..-......... p.).OO
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w. B. MOSES & SONS.
Mahogany Chiffoniers.

Bureaus to Match Any of These. Imm
Variety in Oak and Other Woods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

for stamping is called niku. 1t is gen.
orally of vermillion red. The cheapest
kind Of seals are made of lockwood and
others square. They rarely exceed
one-half inch in diameter. .
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A Sad Discovery.

From the Detroit Free Press.
How does Brown like the high posi-
ton he was recently promoted to-"
Not very WELL.
But 1 thought it was paying him
$4,000 a Year,
$50 IL is. But he's discovered that
his employers expect him to earn II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

The body of Arthur y. Harvey, twenty
two years old, who died at Parkersburg
". Va, was taken to the home of his
father, Judge Charles S Harvey, North
Glade. Md, for interment.
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graved on it: the privy seals are
stamped on imperial rescripts, issued

for procIamations at home.
Japanese law requires that each in
dividual should send in an impression
Of his seal as a specimen (called jitsu-
in) to have 1T registered and kept in
government Office district ONCE OF a
city, town or village). that 1t may rep
resent himself in deed.
The material employed to make these
seals consists of various kinds OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

1t pays to read the want columns Of
The Star Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
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90 = : r
Humphreys Seventy-Seven
Breaks up Grip and
COL S

To knock a Cold on the head,
take "Seventy-seven" at the first
feeling of lassitude; before you
begin to sneeze and shiver it's the
first few doses that count; don't
wait till your bones begin to ache,
till the cough and sore throat set
in; keep "Seventy-seven" handy,
in your pocket, on the dresser,
always within reach, and you will
not have a serious Cold.
1t pays to keep "Seventy-seven'
handy. All dealers sell. 25c or
mailed.
Humphreys Uomeo. Medicine Co., cor. William
eEH "a -. ~ sszk
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
THREE HUNDRED PER-
F0RMANCES OF "BUNTY.'

George Arliss is approaching his 2S7th
performance in "Disraelf' at wallack' S
Theater. New York. a house consider
ably larger than that sheltering any of
his nearest competitors. Mr.. Arliss be-
gan mis- engagement in this successful
Play on September IS last, some time
before the opening Of any other play
now on review, and is the only star,
male or female, who has an all-season
run to his credit this year. The season
terminates on May Is and resumes on
Labor Day in September.
,'Bunty Pulls the Strings which has
been the attraction for the entire season
at. William Golfers Comedy Theater,
New York, is nearing its 3OOth New York
performance. To be exact. Saturday
night saw the SD presentation of this
play in the metropolis. Practically all
the members Of the company have been
re-engaged for next season, and Molly
Pearson, who plays the title role. has
contracted to appear in that part for
three seasons Unless some unlikely ac-
cident occurs, Miss Pearson will even
tually play BInty more times than any
other comedy role has ever been played
in this country by a woman.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
NEW INGENUE Or.
COLUMBIA PLAYERS
Violet Hsming Is Granddaughter
Of Dickens Character.

There arrived fn Washington last week
beautiful girl who is young and an
actress-terms used purposely and with a
full knowledge Of their meaning-and a
wholeslo lot Of other things besides. which
an unfortunate lack Of time and vocabu-
larry prevent Of description.
She is Miss Violet Heming. seventeen
years old-she's not afraid to say So
and Of particular interest to Washing
tonians, because she Is to be the new
ingenue Of the Columbia Players. with
which organization she is TO open to-
morrow night in one Of the most impor-
tant roles N The Seven Sisters" That
she Is to remain here for many months
win be heartily desired by those who
have seen her in any one OF the delicious
personalities she made OF the characters
Of wendy, In Peter Pam the suffra-
gette. with Hattie Williams. in FLUFFY
Rufiies;'' as Rebecca IN the original pro-
duction OF "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm as leading lady with Albert
Chevaiier IN Daddy Duford;;" IN q SINH
lar capacity with ~Ths Deep Purple"
which was seen here during the past sea-
son. and in important creations in The
Unwritten Law and The Fox"
On the billboards and the public prints
she is Miss Violet Heming-wtth one IN
II you please-for this Is q story of
which. Notwithstanding Kipling, there
Will be more presently. Miss Heming Is
blond and petite and chic and a whole
lot Of other words which ought to be
expressed IN French, because that Is the
only language that could do her justice.
Matinee girls would probably call her
delicious. Older women and most men
would call her refreshing-and she has
love and enthusiasm for her work which
Is q delight in this blase and cynical
world.
Miss Heming. you must understand.
was born in the Isle Of Man, Of q theat-
rical family which backs others. like the
Drews, entirely on the boards. to use q
professional term Why. Dickens, who IL
will be remembered was no mean jour
nalist on his own account, does not for
get TO remember one Mr.. Heming IN his
wrttings-wfth words only OF praise, OF
course. And that Mr.. Heming was none
other than Violet's grandfather.
Miss Heming Is the daughter OF Alfred
Heming. director of the Grand Theater.
on the Isle OF Man. and her mother. who
Is with her constantly and who suggests
in her own appearance whence her
daughter derives a large portion Of her
loneliness. Is Mrs. Mabel Allen Heming.
with a theatrical reputation worthy Of
careful reading.
Miss Heming received the sort OF edu-
cation which one likes to think one has.
under the careful tuition Of her parents.
and after what she herself says was an
entirely uneventful childhood, she came
to America.
Miss Heming wiz tell you principally
about how she loves her work and the
stage life. with all its joys and sOrrows,
and how she enjoys stock work
That little story OF the one m in
her name is an Indication Of her devoted
ness to her work and her hopes for the
future. You see, though. there was origi-
naIly two ms" One was dropped be-
cause il was so apt to be misspelled in
the press-and some day II might make
that electric sign on Broadway too long.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
me Columbia.

Musical novelties, enhancing dances,
and a veritable kaleidoscope of pictur-
esque scenes OF fairyland are promised
for the first May, carnival OF the season,
to be given at the Columbia Theater.
Wednesday afternoon. at $50 O'Clock. by
the pupils OF Mrs. Marian Mattingly.
Mrs. Mattingly Is recognized as one Of
the foremost OF dancing teachers in this
part OF the country. and her carnivals
are always events in the local amuse-
ment world. The feature OF the present
offering will be an deliberately staged
fairy conception. The Lavender Lady. -
in which some of the brightest tots and
young misses will participate. The
opening scene will disclose the Queen of
the fairies. surrounded by her subjects.
prepared to receive the Goddess of
Night. Tiny little cupids, COLLINS, elfs.
and other creations Of the brains OF
lovers Of children will participate in
numbers 10 satisfy the most exacting,
after which there viii be a Gypsy dance
and Tarantella Indian scene, with living
pictures and other entertaining features.
The ticket sale for the event Is in prog
ress at the box once OF the Columbia
Theater.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
At the Cosmos.

DihicuIt as their task viii be. the
Cosmos Theater makes big effort this
week to maintain the standard Of its
third anniversary bill. Those who throng-
ed the playhouse for the past seven days
know what that means to them. The
appearance Of the -Four Ellsworths. in
many respects one of the best equipped
comedy teams in vaudeville, wiz arouse
expectations from the start. Their pres
emit vehicle Is The Rejuyenators," q
sketch of high dramatic and comedy
values written by Una Clayton. and
tested before some of the most exact
Ing audiences Of the East.
Miss Margie Hilton. Washington's own
coincidence win be seen with her inim-
table colonial DOLL in a novelty act
Her work in stock and vaudeville in the
city has boosted her standing In the
eyes Of local theatergoers- Vent1iloquism
de luxe viii be exhibited In clever
act by George +. Lauder and company.
with scenic effects of exceptional attract
iveness enhancing the many novelties IN
Illusion The condolences &C.
centrique and queens of the ''patter ex-
perts," the Weston sisters, will be seen
in their original blend Of fun and droll-
cry. Restido, the Italian wizard Of mel
ody, will play his accordion as only he
can play II. A remarkable team OF
European wire experts has been procured
in place Of Hap" Handy and company.
Pathe's weekly review will be better
than ever.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
Majestic Theater.

All this week Tom Moore win put be-
fore the public one Of the biggest and
best shows for 5 and 10 cents that has
ever been seen in any vaudeville house in
Washington. and as an extra feature in
addition to the 1--WE aIl-star acts there
viii be given that world famous motion
picture comedy in which Nine. ReJane
will be seen in Mime. Sans Gene" who
Is proclaimed one Of the greatest OF
French condolences.
This actress will be seen in the char
acter in which she is best known and the
role which she herself created. For re-
fined, thoroughly womanly humor. Nine.
Rejane stands unexcelled, and these char
acteristics will be noted throughout the
entire photoplay. As the laundress in
the fore part OF the comedy and as the
wife OF the French officer in the latter
part We have a fine portrayal Of a real
woman. good natured and generous.
The incident of the laundry bill of Ma
poleon is an historical happening, and 1t
is o. interest TO note. that a facsimile OF
the original bill-now preserved in the
archives Of Francis thrown upon the
screen. The entire cast Of this produc-
ton is played by prominent actors and
actresses of the French stage.
In addition TO these pictures there viii
be fve big vaudeville acts. with the star
feature being Kent's educated seals. that
do all kinds Of clever tricks, such as
walking the tight rope, climbing ladders,
playing music and many other excellent
stunts. Elsie Van Nally and Baby vlr-
ginia in an amusing. little skit Baby vir-
ginia being the youngest and most tai
ented little comedienne on the vaudeville
stage to-day and very popular with the
Washington theatergoers: Nine. Lucille
Savoy as-the model Venus in an excellent
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
The Columbia.

The Columbia Players will present an
ether OF the up-to-the-minute successes
ct the Columbia Theater this week, be-
ginning tomorrow night. when Daniel
Frohman's latest Lyceum Theater sue
cess, The Seven Sisters" will be the
bill 1t is a four-act domestic comedy
that has been running in Hungary for
eight years, that attained a record Of a
fpn year in New York and Chicago. that
has charmed audiences in almost every
big city in America, and that has played
the Columbia Theater. for two engage
ments within the year to capacity audi
ences, headed by the President of the
United States. incidentally Mr.. Tafts
advice to the members Of his Cabinet,
and others, was Don't miss It"
The Seven Sisters" is by the foremost
Of Hungarian dramatists, Ference Hero
zegh. II was translated into English
by Ferike Boros and adapted to the
American stage by Edith Ellis in a man
ner that retains the picturesqueness and
beauty OF the original
Its central theme revolves around one
Mici, the fourth Of seven sisters, who
even though she had picked out the
young man, is not permitted TO think Of
beaux, much less marriage, until hus-
bands have been found for the three
other sisters before she is given a chance.
In the first act Mici, wearing long
dresses, and quite a grownup lady, re-
turns to. her home. bag and baggage,
having been expelled from a convent for
scaling the walls, and going to a masked
ball, where she danced with charming
unknown Pierrot, she being disguised as
Pierrette
But inasmuch as her three elder sis
tiers are stin hanging on the parental
bough. the Mortified mother Immediately
puts her into knee dresses and reduces
her age to fourteen Then. It is up to
Mici TO ind husbands for her three sis
tiers or choosing the alternative of re-
naming husbandless for some time TO
come. How she does it, ably assisted by
Count Horkoy, the Pierrot Of the masked
ball, forms the plot Of the play which
furnishes delightful evenings enter
tainment
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
ButterneId PInrerr.

Laughable comedy is the leading
characteristic of The County Chair
man." which the Butterfeld Players
will present at the Belasco Theater this
week. 1t is one of George AIDES best
pieces Of playwriting. and was oriEf-
nally produced by Henry Savage, with
Maclyn Arbuckle in the unique role of
Jim Hackley. Just at this time, when
the country is seething with politics,
The County Chairman has a special
interest TO Washington, as It shows the
human and humorous side of the struR-
gle to send a Congressman to the Cap
ital. However, the political side of the
story is not involved, nor is ii serious
enough to detTact from the dainty love
story Of the play. The County Chair
man" is notable for its character stud
les, and George AIDE has given his best
touches OF genius in depicting the peo-
pie of the Middle West village in which
the scenes are laid
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
Casino TheateE.

Commencing Monday the Casino Thea
ter offers very selected programme of
feature acts that furnish plenty Of fun
and amusement. Included are Miss Teddy
Osborn and pets, featuring DOC" the
funny monkey comedian, and Rags, the
dog. with the jag. This act is especially
for the little folks. and the older ones
win ind Il as pleasing novelty. Gladys
Vance. the girl with the mirror dress.
win give approximations OF the leading
stars. displaying her beautiful mirror
dress. which she originated.
Rutledge, Pickering e. Co, present a
rural comedy sketch by Edward Welt
eel, "A Padded Calf" There is the old
farmer. born and raised in the country,
a typical son OF the SOIL. his niece, a
buxom country lass. and Reuben. the son,
just returned home from six. months at
college with high flown ideas. At col
lege the son went in for football. drink
ing, and chorus girls, and It takes the
old man to bring him TO his senses.
Last year the big heads Of the vaude-
vile game thought out the idea of Civ
ing the public something new and novel,
so they put out company OF all the old
timers who were first seen in what was
then called variety. One OF the acts OF
the olden timers revival bill was Fox
and Ward, who are to be seen at the
Casino this week in the same black-face
singing and dancing act they presented
with the all-star company. They are
two of the Oldest minstrel men in the
vaudeville to-day. and have been part
ners for forty-fiye. years.
Another act. that has played all the
big time houses to be seen this week
Is Hayes and Appoint. the long and short
of It, in comedy knock-about creation,
Mans Nix's Baby" that Is a scream.
The latest photo plays. both comedy and
dramatic, Will be shown,
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
The Weeks Play Bis.

Never in the history Of the English.
speaking stage have so many famous
farceurs and musical comedy stars beer
gathered together under one manage
ment as is the case OF the Weber and
Fields Jubilee Company, which Is TO be
seen here at the Belasco tomorrow art
ernoon.
weber and Fields themselves are the
! highest priced team OF entertainers in
the world to-day without exception.
Enormous sums have been offered them
TO appear in vaudeville, which they have
refused, and, when II Is considered that
they have surrounded themselves for this
jubilee tour with exactly the same cast
as was with them for over 100 per-
formances at the Broadway Theater,
New York, and that this list Of names
includes Lillian Russell. Fay Templeton.
William Collier. George Beban, Bessie
Clayton, Ada Lewis, Helena Collier Gar
rick. John T. Kelly. frankie Bailey.
show and small part girls in the pro-
fession, one may gather an idea Of the
enormous salary list entailed in such q
venture as the enrolment Of them all
under one banner.
In the old days Of Weber and Fields
some enormous salaries were paid, but
the last tour OF that organization was
undertaken eight years ago, ana since
that time the earning capacity OF such
players as Miss Russell. Mis- Templeton,
Mr.. Collier, Mr.. Clayton. Mr.. Beban, Miss
Lewis. Miss Garrick, and Mr.. Kelly have
more than trebled.
The expenses attendant on this whirl-
wind tour are the greatest ever assumed
by any management. The cost of trans
portation alone is almost appalling. The
train will consist OF ten cars, three Of
which are private cars de luxe for the
accommodation Of the principals, a few
invited guests; Mr.. and Mrs. Weber.
and Mr.. Fields, his wife. four children,
and servants. Miss Russell will have
with her her sister, Mrs. Ross, and Miss
Templeton her aunt Mrs Adams. Mr..
Collier will be accompanied by his wife,
Paula Mari, and his son William Col
Her, -jr. One dining car, and oftentimes
two, viii be always with the train. and
no hotels win be visited except for the
purpose of a change, as there will be no
time for doing more than reaching a
city, playing the engagement, and get
ting away TO the rails again.
The. chorus girls will live IN three draw
ing-room Pullmans. as will the musicians
and stage mechanics. No city in the itin-
erary of fve weeks win have more than
two performances, and only four cities
will be thus favored. Thirty-six cities
and twenty States will be visited. Alto
gether Il is some tour.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
Polls Theater.

After reading the brief outline of its
unique plot it is not hard to understand
why Seven Days" which Is to be the
Offering Of the Poll Players this week,
holds the record as the greatest farce
comedy success Of the last ten years.
It ran for solid year at the Astor
Theater, New York. and duplicated the
performance in Chicago.
Seven Days" derives its name from
the fact that wonderful group of mis-
mated individuals are suddenly placed
under quarantine IN the same house,
hold, and are forced to live as one fam
fly for a whole week The trouble be-
gan when Bubbles Wilson, whose living
Is derived from a straitlaced old maid
aunt, decided to celebrate the anniyer-
sary Of bis wife's divorce from him on
the ground Of psychic cruelty. Aunt
Selma did not approve of divorces and
Bubbles had kept his marital troubles
a secret from her. But as luck and
the dramAtists would have II, on the
night Of the celebration he received a
telegram announcing the coming of Aunt
Selma for an evenings visit One of
Bubbles loyal girl friends volunteers 10
pose Is his wife for the evening. and