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New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
CONDOLENCE FROM LONDON
Commerce Chambers Message
on Mr.. Reid's Death.

The following cable messages relative
10 the death Of Whitelaw Reid have
passed between the London Chamber OF
Commerce and the New York Chamber
Of Commerce: 49,,
President Chamber OF Commerce, New
York:
Desire express through your Chamber
sincere coincidence with American people
great loss sustained death OF Mr.. White
law Reid, whose powerful influence IN
his DISTINGUISHED position was always
exerted in furtherance Of best interests
Of our respective countries social ana
material DESBOROUGH
President London Chamber.
New York. Dec 18th.
Lord pesborough. President Chamber or
Commerce. London:
Your message OF sympathy on death
OF Ambassador Reid is deeply appreci-
ated n is fresh evidence Of the strong
friendship which exists between our two
countries and which the London Cham
Der has always been prompt 10 manifest
Your warm and well deserved tribute to
MIR. Reid will be communicated 10 our
members and the public.
JOHN CLATLIN.
President New York Chamber.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
STUART WASHINGTON SOLD?
Lord Rosebery Said to Have
Paid $4,000.

London. Dec. Is. - Though Mason
Chamberlains portrait of Benjamin
Franklin sold for S14,5OO at the sale
to-day of Colonel Vanderweyer's col
lection Of American portraits, the real
feature of the sale was a portrait Of
George Washington. attributed TO GIL
bert Stuart. which was sold to w.
Harris for $1,000. Mr.. Harris refused
to disclose the identity of the principal
of the purchase beyond saying that
he was a titled Englishman. who had
given instructions TO ignore the price
but TO get the portrait.
Mr.. Harris said: There are four por-
traits Of Washington by Stuart, Of
which the whereabouts Of three is
known The location OF the fourth is
a mystery, but papers and information
in the possession OF my client indicate
that this is the authentic undiscovered
fourth Stuart"
AS is well known among art con-
noisSeurs Lord Rosebery, who is the
greatest collector Of American paint
ings in England. has a portrait OF
Washington attributed TO Stuart, over
the genuineness Of which there is much
dispute. The gossip is that Lord Rose
berry is the purchaser to-day.
other American portraits in the col
lection, except those Of Franklin and
Washington, all went at extremely low
prices, the highest being 500 for
Daniel Webster, by ]. Jarvis. The only
feature was that all were bought by
one dealer.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
THE NATAL To BRING
Mr.. REDS BODY
Continued from first page.

funeral party to Portsmouth. On the
train will be official representatives oi
the British government and Irwin
Laughlin. charge d'affaires OF the
American Embassy; Mr.. Cresson, sec
ond secretary; Mr.. johnson, third Sec
retary: Captain Symington, naval
attache, and Mr.. Hanks, the ambassa-
doris secretary. on the arrival at
Portsmouth the body will be placed
aboard the Natal, where it will lie IN
state with a special guard OF honor
during the voyage across the Atlantic.
The officers of the Natal will attend
the funeral at New York.
Mrs. Reid. accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ogden NJ. Reid, will sail for New
York on the Campania on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden NJ. Reid, who are
due in Plymouth early on Friday morn
ing, will come at once to LONDON 10
join Mr.. Reids mother.
American Women Send Sympathy.
Inc society OIL AIlltiI w c''"'' 80
London. at a special meeting this AFTER
noon, adopted the following letter
which was sent to Mrs. Reid:
Members Of the Society OF American
Women in London met this afternoon 10
express their deep sorrow AT the deatn
OF their Ambassador. for whom they lei,
so much affection and pride. MT helo
did a great work here. He quickened the
patriotism OF Americans away from home
and strengthened the ties between Eng
land and America. also between citizens
Of our country residing in England. Mem
bers OF this society know probably bet
ter. than any one how loyally deyotediy
and continuously you aided him In TINS
work. We offer you the deep sympathy
of the members Of the society In the
great loss you have sustained. and assure
YOU OF the arectionate regard In which
YOU will be ever held.
The letter was offered by Mrs. j. l.
Griffiths and was signed on behalf or
the society by Mrs. Jennie T. Comings.
president
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
WARSHIPS TO MEET BODY
Two of Largest Battleships to
Act as ConvoYs from Nantucket

From The Tribune bureau
Washington. Dec. lS.--As "A national
tribute TO the memory of Whitelaw
Reid. late American .-.ibassador to
the Court OF st. Jamess. two Of the
largest battleships in the Atlantic feet
will he sent to meet the British battle
ship bearing the body OF Mr.. Reid. The
present plan is 10 have the battleships
go TO Nantucket
AS an additional honor 10 the dead,
II is probable that n salute OF nineteen
guns will signal the arrival Of the Brit
ish battlcship. The Department Of state
day sent a cable dispatch 10 the
American Embassy at London asking
tho date of the departure Of the British
battleship and the exact time she VIII
he scheduled to arrive I'm American
waters. This was done so that the
Navy Department could perfect It's
plans for the reception OF the British
vessel.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
COCKTAILS TO BE. GOVERNOR

Washington. Dec. lS.-President Taft re-
ceivcd assurances to-day that Colonel
George Goethals. builder OF the Panama
Canal. will accept the post OF Governor or
the Canal Zone. The nomination probably
will be sent 10 the Senate after the Presi-
dents return from Panama.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
BARONESS WINSL0E KILLED
Daughter of a Newport Woman
Victim of Accident in India.

Newport, r. T.. Dec. 1s.-Word that
Baroness Winsloe. daughter OF Mrs.
Joseph +. Stone OF this city. had been
killed in an accident yesterday was re-
ceived to-day by Mrs. Stone in a cable
message from Bareilly, India. The
message did not give any particulars.
The baroness was married to Baron
Edward Winsloe. major In the Ger
man army. fifteen years ago. She had
been a widow for nine years. The body
will he brought to this city.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
NEGOTIATE WITH GREEKS?
Turkey Reported to Have Yield
ed This Point.

Constantinople. Dec. 1S.-The Council
Of Ministers to-day, after consideration
of the question of the admission of
Greece to the peace conference, sent
fresh instructions TO the Ottoman dele
gates at London.
The nature of the instructions has not
been divulged but ii is reported that
the Porte has instructed the delegates
to negotiate with the Greeks under GER
tain reserves, even if they do not sign
the armistiCe.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
BULGARIA HAS MONEY
Not Embarrassed, Says Min
lister of Finance

Sofia. Dec. B-The Finance Minister to-
day declared the report OF Bulgarian
financial difficulties unfounded. He SAID
that Bulgaria was In a position TO con-
tinue the war for three or even SIX
months.
The Sobranje passed the first reading Of
the bill providing an extraordinary credit
of 100000 for army purposes. The gov
ernment has introduced a bill providing
for the postponement Of the municipal
elections and the prolongation Of the
moratorium until thirty days after de
mobilization
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
TURKS REPORT VICTORY
Said to Have Killed 400 Greeks
Near Janina.

Constantinople. Dec. 1s.-A great VIC
tory by the Turkish troops over the Greek
army near Janina on Sunday is reported
to-day by the Turkish commander there
I'm a telegram TO the War Office.
He asserts that 400 Greeks were killed
and 126 wounded Several field guns.
numerous rifles and quantity of equip
ment we're captured by the Turks.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19

London, Dec. IA Peking dispatch to
"The Daily Telegraph" says.
The Winter Palace and precincts are
utterly deserted except for the Dowager
Empress, the Emperor and few hun
dred eunuchs. All the princesses. the oc-
cupants Of tine harem and all the blood
relatives Of the imperial clan have silent
ly disappeared, leaving the Dowager En-
press and child alone.
"The eunuchs. left uncontrolled. are
rapidly stripping the palace of all Its
valuables The Empress weeps ceaseloss-
ly but docs not dare 10 go 10 the Sum-
mer Palace because the Manchu gossips
have cruelty warned her that she will be
butchered the instant she is caught out
side the Forbidden City"
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
ALBANIAN PORT FOR SERVIA
Austro-Servian Dispute Said to
Have Been Settled.

London, Dec. 19.-The Belgrade cor
respondent of "The Daily Mail' sends
the following:
'T learn that the Austro-Servian dis
mute has been solved. Servia Will rec
ognize an autonomous Albania, receiv-
ing the use Of commercial port on the
Albanian coast. connected with Servia
by a neutral railway
THE Servian Minister Of Railways
is leaving Belgrade for London for the
purpose of giving technical advice TO
the Servian peace delegates"
New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
NO PAPERS ON CHRISTMAS.

London. Dec. ia revolution is an
nounced In the British newspaper world.
Heretofore the great daiies have been
published every day in the year with the
exception OF Sundays.
A majority OF the morning and evening
papers In London and the provinces have
now decided not to publish on Christmas
Day. II is expected the others will fol-
low the same course
Evening star., 1912-11-17
BY GEORGE JEAN NATHAN

rnediately at such conspicuous functions teas
ceptions races ct cetera which they may lend their
presence.
Soon, therefore, it becomes noticed that Madame Y,
"who is always chic has affected gray Grape figured
sleeves and that Madame Y "who is pretty and al
ways her gowns well, has begun to al
most the very thing-a curious coincidence mas
much Madame X and Madame do not know each
other The modste is clever enough not to list women
who in precisely the circles because woman
hates nothing than to another woman wear
dress exactly nearly like the she has At the
races ademoisee L. "Wo has the reputation of being
the best -gowned Young in her set appears also
in lght-colored Grape figured with flowers and with full
skirt and seeves-and the whispers that this must be
"the latest thing begin rumble and increase in vol
tune.
Notes are compared. 1t is learned that Madame x
appeared at Ciros with group of fashionabes
in light tcoored Grape The whisper circles of the
ing set and the tea set touch, and the SNOWFALL OF de-
cson begins gather force and volume it descends
upon the of wonans world. Someone else who is
the alert for the latest quir of fashion tells
someone else equally the alert that Madame at
tended the wonderful reception Monsieur Jenesaspas
in crape-and the ball gains more force, more volume
The next day fashion article appearing in two
of the French newspapers land later in the mode jour
nas) the Grape gowns described in detail and the
prediction made that here will be the thing for early
fall. And presently it is stated fact that Grape
gowns the thing
Secret number two discover here The writer's
of of the fashion articles are employees of the
Evening star., 1912-11-17

is not SO simple as might seem. The change in styles
while ntrinscay arbitrary and without reasonable in
trnsc basis, must be manipulated that its presence
its advent may appear to be logical and vital develop
rnent to all who concerned deeply,
only to wadng depth with their personal ap
pearance and the adornent of their physical beings
And where the who is not? One of the fashion
despots of the French capital in speaking of this phase
of the question, recently confessed to me:
Comparatively speaking, it is much simpler for us to
arrive at style Il the words "arrve at in
stead of invent advisedy) than convince pa
that it is the style But have figured out way
to do the trick. After have arrived at decision
to what shall constitute the derner cri plant (as
you call it in American slang) the style. And, by
cautious mani pulation of these plants, not only
bring into the fold the large number of American
distcs and customers who buy models but all the
feminine world of Paris and the other capitals of Europe
we'll"
Investigation brought to light the hitherto
planned of this called planting of styles and
the in which certain style, after it has been
arrived decided upon by fashion arbiter of Paris
is given the stamp of authenticity As told in cold
print, the whole thing may bit Crooked; vet in
equally cold analysis it is clearly and simply trick of
trade honest as such tricks of trade 60
Let us say for example, that gowns of lightcoored
Grape figured with flowers and cut extremely full
regards both skirt and sleeves have been arrived by
the arbitcrs the mode the particular fashion, for after
Evening star., 1912-11-17

it is necessary to set down briefly the reasons for
fashion and how the manipulated. Fashion
is to the modiste and mner what stomach hunger
the butcher and grocer Without them respectively the
modste and mlner and the butcher and grocer could
not make cent. Fashion and the necessity for food
respectively make the go for these two sets of
chants The only difference between the two sets of
merchants is that the second lives and thrvcs naturally,
from natural demand for his goods,whie the first
set lives like Grand Duke Duchess and thrvcs like
a head waiter artificially-rom wholly artificial de-
rnand To the credit of modistc and miner however,
it must be admitted that they realize their peculiar o
stion species of fungus the husbands handbook,
and act accordingly-to their own large advantage,
Where the butcher and grocer have little to do but sit
back and wait until trade into their stores know
ing that it has to starve, the dressnakcr and
nilliner realize that unless they artificial
demand at least twice year they will starve. The
butcher sell porerhouse steak all his le the grocer
sell Ben Davis apples all his life. The drcssnakcr
sell dresses with tight skirts all her life; the lli
cannot sell flower trimmed hats all her life This is
the difference the status of these grades of trades
people and difference that IS broad the
Just advertising schemes for the retail grocer sg
gested by the wholesale grocer by the manufacturers
of household products through him. are the selling
schemes tcomprehensvely called fashion devised for
the smaller dressnakers the wide world over by the
small clan of leading Partisan modises. The names of
the latter too we'll known to require mention here
(Paqun, Worth, Callot Lucile,-thcse sufficient to
stir the memory.
THE modistes of financial success lies in the one
= word change And the oftcncr the change
comes, the more the money comes. Yet the process
Evening star., 1912-11-17

fashion arbiters, members of their office staffs
Who being conversant sic) with the changing styles
specially to be desired by the newspapers as com
mentators on the fashions 1t is all perfectly fair
aboveboard and just. The newspapers and fashion
journals get "in the know to do the work tor them
and the fashion arbter prospers at the same tune
Each knows what it is doing; although few French
readers seem ever have stopped think that there
is no fashion to write about until someone has slyy
created that fashion 1t is if Columbus had been
commissioned by early Italian journal to predict his
discovery of America before he knew accurately that
America was where it was, that he going to find it.
that people would believe him after he did find it, and
that they would call it America instead of Columbia
1t is taking chance; but it fails-anyway,
far fashion is concerned
The process itself, however not dishonest: at
rate dishonest than fashion itself. If French
editor goes to shoemaker and says, "Our readers
interested in shoes. Write article about shoes for
us,-takc I. angle,-and, although can pay you
much for it. You'll get lot of advertising out OF It, and
make up the proposition in that way If an editor
does that he may still be perfectly honest His readers
unquestionabv interested in shoes. And he does
wish sacrifice interesting them If the article
does smack of advertisement Thus goes the French
fashion article proposition. And thus IS fashion in
genuously made real and given the disseminating limo
type of life after it has been born.
Before penetrating into the ingenious method OF
fashion, birth wish to bring to the readers attention
the fact that the scheme evolved by the fashion arbters
for the PRONUNCIATION of the rrved at fashion through
stylish aidesde-camp has been copied with equal
proportion of success BY several hotel managers the
United States. The latter, in the campaign to give
their hostelries the smart touch literally employ
Evening star., 1912-11-17

The idea of the arbters has been made up.
This species of style is to be advanced by them in
week being the thing for early fall How permit
them to back up their idea through their own in
strumcntaty?
HERE is the secret Each of the handful of Partisan
fashion umprcs has his her list several fem-
nine that register high in the social life just
plain "lifc of the Gallo metropolis. When one of the
fashion unpircs decides upon the particular brand of
style that is to be promulgated next the makes
up several model dresses and presents them gratsor
if not absolutely gratis, very nearly SOTO the several
fashionabcs its list The only requirement made of
these latter personages is that they the gowns inn
Evening star., 1912-11-17

for women's clothes come from Paris, and, far as
know got up by the leading dressmakcrs over there
the title this article and the Introductory sentence
approximately as indefinite answer at all.
Everybody and r-neghbor knows that the styles
come from Paris. So far, good. But how do the
styles start How does fashion, the fashion chang
ing that rules the world of women, become crystalzcd
How do the Partisan arbiters of fashion get their dcas
Your reply is probably, ooh, they just make them up
offhand out of their heads
Do they: Indeed, they do not! And from invcstiga-
tions carried the spot and information gained at
first hand from the mlers in the mills of fashion, from
the fashion arbters themselves shall cndcavor here
to explain away the mystery.
Before proceeding into the analysis of the birth of the
latest fashion, whatever it may chance to bc,p;nier
skirt hobbe skirt big hats turbans balloon sleeves
or tight sleeves hghwaisted frocks or wasted ones,
Evening star., 1912-11-17

that not more than one American
woman out of every twenty thousand
(and probably not more than two or
three men in the entire country
knows how fashion starts, how the
fashion that umpircs the great ques-
ton of woman's dress is born. 'Phe
verification of this seemingly sweep
ing and overbold statement is to be
found in putting the question for
yourself to yourself or to any person
or persons with whom you happen at
this moment to be in contact.
In each instance, if you receive any
answer at all, said answer will be
word for word as follows, "Thc STYLES
Evening star., 1912-11-17
Drawing by Louis Fancher

TT is perfectly safe proposition to assume
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-11-15
SEATTLE UNIONS WIN VIC
TORY FOR FIREMEN.

The two-platoon fire system was
adopted by Seattle voters at the gen.
eral election November by a sub
stantial majority This means that
an end will be put to the practice of
retaining firemen on continuous duty,
replacing it with shift system. The
Seattle labor movement is entitled to
a large share of the credit for this
victory as it fought hard for the two
platoon system. Geo. T. Mcnamara
of the Union Record was especially
active, devoting column after column
in his paper to agitation for the re-
form Other Seattle unionists ad-
dressed public gatherings in behalf of
the firemen and aided in every pos
sible way. What practically amounts
to a twenty-four hour shift is the rule
in the Everett fire department and
Everett might we'll emulate the ex-
ample set by Seattle in the recent
election. There is neither sense nor
reason in the system which denies
the firemen any respite from duty,
and it ought to be abolished.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-11-15
ON EIGHT HOUR BASIS.

Quincy, Mass, Nov. 14.-Four thou
sand employees of the Fore River Ship
building company started on the
eight-hour basis on November A. With
the advent of the eight-hour day the
employees retained the wages formerly
paid for nine houres. This change was
brought about by the activity of the
American Federation of Labor, secur-
ing an amendment to the naval ap-
preparation bill requiring that all con-
tracts let by the government should
be executed under the eight-hour day.
The Fore River Shipbuilding company
now has under construction the battle
ship Nevada and two submarines, and
in order to hold it's contract it be-
came necessary to conform to the law
secured by the American Federation
of Labor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-11-15
OPEN MEETING MONDAY
NIGHT.

The Ladies' Label League will hold
an open meeting in the Labor Temple
next Monday evening, November Is,
to which all union members of the
city are urgently invited. The work
that the league has done for the diff
ferent crafts in the city will be re-
viewed and it will prove interesting.
1t will be definitely shown that the
league has been a definite factor in
aiding nearly every union in the city
to maintain it's union conditions. In
addition a short musical and literary
program will be rendered. Do not
forget this meeting, November Is.
The business session will begin at 7
p. m. sharp and the doors will be
thrown open at 8.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-11-15
BETTER CLEAR
MORTGAGE
PAY FOR THE LOTS FIRST"
SLOGAN OF LABOR TEMPLE
ASSOCIATION AN APPEAL
TO NON-STOCK HOLDING
UNIONS.

The annual payment on the new
Labor Temple building site at Wet
more and Thirty-second falls due on
January 5, 1913. Unions who have
pledged for stock are requested to
take up same at their earliest con-
venience as entire amount pledged
should be in by the first of January.
Two thousand one hundred and sixty
dollars is the amount required to
clear the property, both principal and
interest. One thousand seven hun
dred and forty-five dollars has been
pledged, leaving a balance of $415
yet to be raised.
Just another appeal to the unions
who hold no stock in the association.
The directors of the association have
never attempted to make a money
making proposition out of the present
property. They realized that many of
the unions were small numerically,
bearing financially all they were able
to bear. The constant policy of the
association has been to make home
for the unions, rentals being placed at
the smallest figure possible to pay the
running expenses of the building. No
matter how rentals throughout the
city have fluctuated the Labor Temple
rentals remained the same. 1t is
doubtful if the same accommodations
could have been obtained anywhere
else in town at the same low figure
No grasping landlord to raise the rent
or throw renters out without notice!
The Temple has been worth a great
During all these years a few organi-
cations have borne the burden. Their
money has been invested in the prop
erty and has brought them no direct
financial returns in the way of divid-
ends or interest. Their profit has
come in other ways, in the cementing
and building up of the labor move
ment. Cheap rentals, an assured
place of meeting, the benefits result
ing from a cohesive, harmonious
labor movement, these things have
been assured by the Labor Temple
association and the unions without a
dollar of stock have shared equally
with those that have had their money
invested for years. Larger things are
in sight Everett unionists are plan
ming for better, more commodious
building. The initial step was the pur-
chase of the new property. Do not
the non-stock holding unions owe
something to the unions that have
made it possible for organized labor
to maintain it's own home for nearly
dozen years? And isn't it time to
pay that debt by bearing a share in
the present effort to pay off the new
building site? Think it over and then
act.