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The Washington herald., 1912-11-30
MADAME ALDAHERE
IN FIRST CONCERT
Lyric Soprano Charms Audience
with Personality and
Beauty of Voice.

With the singing of the very first song,
Nine. Aida, OF the Metropolitan Opera
Company, completely won over her au-
dience yesterday afternoon at the Co
lumbia Theater, when she gave a pro-
gramme OF songs well suited to exhibit
the beauties OF her exquisltely finished
lyric soprano voice. The small audience
listened with deep attention from begin
ming to end.
Nine. Alda's art has been carried to
the highest point OF vocal finish. Though
her tones are pure and limpid, yet there
Is no lack OF warmth OF feeling and SYM
PATTY. Indeed. she is a rare example of
high lyric soprano, cultivated to the
highest degree vet as rich with color as
the medium or low voice. This quality
OF wealth Of color and warmth was ex-
emplifed in the Scotch ballads, my Lad
die and "Ye Banks and Braes," in Mrs.
Beech's The Years at the Spring."
which she gave for one Of four encores,
and In the two cradle songs by Gret-
chaninow- and Hugo Wolf.
Mime. Aida has no lack Of temperament
or imagination, and though she never
lapses into the theatrical she interprets
adequately the latent dramatic sense of
her songs. The audience feels at once
the intelligent mind behind the interpre-
b11Ou- IN hef uTdU1dtlC interpretations
she was especially happy In the popular
aria, ''Un Bel d. from Puccini's
Madame Butterfly" Sigurd Lies Soft
Footed Snow" Massenet's gavotte from
''Manon." and in the encores, "Old Black
joe" Liza Lehman's Cuckoo" and
Leoni's Birth Of Morn"
The programme was delightfully."- varied
comprising old French and English COM
positions, the modern French school rep
resented by Debussy and Massenet. the
modern German represented by Hugo
Wolf and Richard Strauss, and in ad-
ditiOn, several ballads from the Scotch.
The disappointing lack of numbers in
the audience was borne by Nine. Aida
with gracious good humor, and in an in
terview following the concert she said
that Washingtonians must be from Mis-
souri, and have 10 be shown. She said
she did not blame them as they had
not heard her and did not know her.
but that when she comes again those who
were present would bring others, and
the next time she hoped to have a good
house.
Nine. Aida. who has lived the most of
her life in Australia, Is not yet widely
known in this country. She is a very
much priced acquisition of the Metro
poIitan Opera Company. She has a
charming personality but far above mere
physical charm the listener feels at once
the potency of an intelligent mind.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-30
Charming Hat Effect Can
Be Created with Ribbons

in angora wool in a wildly contrasting
tone or in black and white.
These embroidered cockades are par
ticularly substantial, because of the an
CORA wool stitchery and of the lining
which must be put against the under
side Of the ribbon. II the outstanding
loops are not too tall, there need. not be
any wiring.
Two rows Of side plated inch and a
half wide taffeta ribbon set one above
the other in half wheel effect and CEN
tering toward a knot make a smart
looking cockade for runabout felt hat
Of the sort favored by the nattiIy CARRIED
tailor-made English girl
OF the same class trimming is the
cockade formed OF finger-lonE ends of
velvet ribbon with sharply pointed tips
which, when clustered, resemble the
calyx Of a flower. One set of ends, each
sttftiy wired, is set into the center of
the second set, which, near its base, is
drawn rather tightly together and deco
rated with rim Of embroidered scaIlops.
Ribbon aigrettes for the velvet or hat
ters' plush hat are neither difficult to
make nor particularly expensive. A pretty
type of the fashionable tree airrette
consists OF long strip of soft ribbon
OF sash width laid in succession OF box
plaits, which, instead OF being. caught
down at their tops, are allowed to fare.
At its upper end the ribbon should be
folded into as narrow a box plat as
can possibly be contrived, and at the
lower end into overlapping loops.
With such a finish the aigrette need not
be rooted" under a supplementary or
nament, but can. be caught directly
against the that's crown. Sash wide
MORE ribbon forms an effective tree
aigrette when folded into a single three
finger-long loop, in turn overiapped by
a second and slightly shorter loon
against which comes a stiTl shorter third
loop.
A third Of the distance between the
top OF the first loop and the bottom of
the entire group the tree" should be
caught in with a soft fold of the MORE
which must afterward run in a narrow
plat down the tree to its base and
twist Into a root" for the aigrette.
This three-loop scheme makes an
aigrette so substantial that n shouts
stand upright without assistance from
a wire,
The Washington herald., 1912-11-30
Fashionable Colors.

This is the time OF year when coIors
change just as do hats and gowns Court
blue is one Of the latest. It is a cross
between electric and gendarme
One has shed its brown tinge and has
acquired tint like elephant gray.
One of the prettiest blues is blue Wig.
a deep and yet bright shade.
Shrimp is the favored pink.
A glorious red which looks extremely
well with white is called rouge Venetian.
Chalk white is en- vogue.
Amarauth is a claret shade.
Caramel is another pretty edition of
brown.
Verdigris is one of the smartest green's
Mimosa is yellow that verges on
orange.
Petunia is the successor of the fuchia
medley, with the purple and red tints
predominating.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-30
NOVEMBER HOROSCOPE.

Your birthday stone is topaz, that
beautiful yellow Jewel which SO few
women to-day seem to admire. The
topaz also comes in pale pink. but in
this color il is very rare.
You are motherly and kind in dispo-
sition. even II very sensitive and easily
wounded, but you will show your true
feelings only to those whom you dearly
love.
You are possessed Of the faculty Of
learning and retaining much valuable
knowledge, and are also capable of max
ing every one, including yourself, be-
lieve that you know Il all"
You are impulsive. energetic. independ-
ent, extreme. and still. at tImes, the
saddest and most disheartened being in
the world.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-30

Shaw asks Pierre Lott. 'who is
Bernard Shaw" .
"a, And what is fams?-New York Evening
The Washington herald., 1912-11-30
CHINESE PRESIDENT
DECIDES QUEUES SHALL
NOT AFFECT SUFFRAGE

Pekin. Nov. 9.-President Yuan Shi
Kali signed an electoral decree to-day
that Chinese suffrage shall not be affect
ed by the wearing of a queue, and that
a Chinaman with proper educational ad-
vantages and qualifications shall not be
barred from the polls because he wears
long hair.
The advanced republicans wanted to
make a big issue out of queues.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-30
To Take Out Mildew.

Mix soft powdered starch, half as much
salt and the juice of lemon: paint both
sides of the linen with brush. put it on
the glass till the stain comes out.
Grease stains can be removed with
chlorofOTm or alcohol.
lndelible ink yields readily to a solution
of cyanide of potassium.
To remove lemon stains wash the goods
in warm soap suds or in ammonia. Marble
may be cleaned with benzine and COM
mon clay.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-30

The girl who trims her own hats-from
choice or necessity-can create some
charming effets by using ribbons, if she
is careful to use precisely the correct
garnishing for each type of headgear.
For instance, an outing hat of soft
wool velours looks smartest when
trimmed with a cockade of corded ribbon
of a shade matching that of the shape.
but embroidered with a bold design done
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Dancing Children
Execute Novel
Figures

At the annual Christmas dance for
children. given by Miss Lillian Viola
Moseley at Segadlo's hall yesterday,
from to O'Clock, a number of beat
tiful and novel steps were witnessed by
delighted audience Of grown-ups-
friends and relatives Of the young dane
ers. The children were allowed to Sc
lect their own program and for two
hours they gave solos, duos and dances
in which dozen or more took part.
The performance of these children
showed the many new ideas in dancing
which have been advanced sand taught
by the leading dance masters of New
York and Paris, Miss Moseley having
spent the summer learning these in
New York.
Among the dances given were the
Czardash a Hungarian peasant dance,
full of quick, graceful Teovements; the
Krakoviak, a Polish pantomime group
dance; Little Boy Blue" a beautiful
interpretative dance; Peoples" the es-
sence Of grace and charm; Golden But
terfly,' an airy, fairy dance with eX-
quisite arm movements. as well as
dance steps; Polka Miniature and
many others, besides the usual ball
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31

room dances and variations like The
Scottische Enchantress," THE Broad
way Polka" and the "Minuet.''
The children, whose ages ranged from
seven or eight to thirteen. taking part
in these classical, interpretative and
characteristic dances We're Misses Ruth
Benson Martha Boynton. Florence
Deale, Lydia Toepel. Helen Brown,
Harriet Askam Nell Summerall and
Idelia Andrews, and Masters Bert Har-
less. Walter Wilkes. Olin Stamps, Jr.,
Edward Kemp. Charles Parantha, Joel
Armistead and Charles E. Boynton. Jr.
During an intermission in the dances,
delicious refreshments We're served to
the children and the grown-up guests,
and a cordial holiday cheer radiated
throughout the afternoon.
The exhibition of these many beau
tiful dances by. young children shows
the scope of the present fad for dane
ing. and its development in the high
est forms. There was nothing of the
bizarre or grotesque on the program
but, on the contrary, movements and
steps which were not only full of grace
and beauty, but which embodied the
exercise Of arms ana limbs and the en-
tire body of the child, in action set to
harmony, which is the latest and most
praiseworthy idea to be inCulcated in
dancing by the leading masters of the
world.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
FUTURE EVENTS

Beginning at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning and continuing throughout the
day, Mrs Fountain Rice. Jr., of Chat
tanooga, and her sister. Miss Luie Ser
geant, viii keep open house at the home
of Miss Sergeant on Washington street,
No invitations have been issued, but
Mrs. Rice and Miss Sergeant will be
delighted to welcome all their friends
during the day
DR.. and Mrs. William A Evans. of
Chicago, will spend New Years day with
their sister, Mrs James Osgood Wynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wynn have as their guests
also for New Years day Dr. and Mrs.
w. r. Adams, of Madison. They will
entertain at dinner tomorrow evening at
their home in Ansley Park, in honor of
their house guests. Invited to meet the
visitors are DR.. and Mrs Floyd McRae,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Howell, Jr., and
Mr. and Mrs. l.. d. Scott.
The New Years ball at the Capital
City club this evening will be one of
the largest and most brilliant events of
the winter. Several hundred guests
are expected among these to be a num-
Der of visitors and out-of- town guests.
The bah will begin at o'clock and
will continue until after the New Year
has been formally welcomed. In the
receiving line viii be Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Foster Maddox, Mr. and Mrs
w. T. Gentry, Mr.. and Mrs. John E.
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. James d. hop-
inson. DR.. and Mrs w. S. Elkin, Mr.
and Mrs. Brutus Clay, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Imam Mr.. c. l. Ryan and Mr..
Edward Austin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
PERSONALS

Miss Harriet Calhoun is in Augusta
where she went to attend the debut
dance of Miss Izetta Phinizy.
Mrs. Julian Prade left yesterday To
spend two weeks with her sister, Mrs
Charles f. bowman, Jr., in Birming-
ham. during the absence of Mr.. Prade
in Chicago.
Mr.. Fountain Rice, Jr., Of Chatta-
nooga, will arrive the latter part Of the
week to join Mrs. Rice, who is the
guest of her father and sister, Nj
Charles E. Sergeant and Miss Luie
Sergeant, at their home on Washing
ton street. Mr.. and Mrs. Rice will re-
turn to Chattanooga next week
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin p. Ansley and
Misses Laura and Mamie Ansley leave
next week for a stay in Florida, during
Mr.. Ansley's convalescence from his
recent illness. They will have their
automobile sent down and. will tour the
coast. stopping at various resorts.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Miss Wootten Entertains.


Miss Katherine Wootten was hostess
a. "A bridge party last night for MISS
Mary Hines, one of the debutantes OF
the season. The holiday decorations
prevailed in the apartments open TO
guests, and several pretty prizes were
awarded, including an engagement book
FOR the guest of honor, work set Tor
The girls top score prize, a memoran-
dunn book for the boys top score, and
calendar and a deck of cards for the
consolation prizes.
Miss Wootten was charming most
ess, wearing white chiffon over white
eharmeuse. Miss Hines wore yellow
satin Mrs Wootten was gowned IN
black crepe trimmed in real lace Mrs.
James X. Hines wore black lace over
green charmeuse.
Miss Wootten's guests were Misses
Emma Kate. Amorous. Caroline Muse
Emily Winship, Harriet Cole, Virginia
Donnel, Elizabeth Dunson Elizabeth
Morgan. Laura Cowles, Emily Cassln
and Mary and Helen Hawkins. Mes5rs.
Lee Harvey, Strother Fleming. Hugh
Scott, Fred Hoyt Fred McGonlgai'
James Wells, Hamilton Douglas, Mur-
ray Donnell. Robert Ramspeck, Gator
Woolford. Royston Cabaniss. Charles
Montgomery and Walter Narshhutn
ana Judge and Mrs } * Hlnee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Ponce DeLeon Study circle Will
meet with Mrs. Richard Battle, 2Ss East
North avenue, Thursday morning at
1890 o'clock
Mrs. William G. King, secretary, an
nounces that the North Side Embroid-
cry club will meet with Mrs. j. ~. Wikle
at 440 North Boulevard on Thursday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
RRENAhI

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
WEDDINGS
VI arks- Travis.

Marks Travis.
Mrs. NJ. L. Marks announces the
marriage of her daughter, Monteen, to
Mr.. Calvin e. Travis, Tuesday evening.
December "a, at o'clock DR.. Patton,
of Decatur performed the ceremony at
the home, 9S4 DeKalb avenue, in the
presence of a few intimate friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Travis left Immediately
for Florida and Cuba, and on their re-
turn win be at home in Inman Park
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31

Mr. and Mrs. George Caldwell Sper
will keep open house tomorrow at their
home on Columbia avenue, when all
their friends will be welcomed at an
old fashioned observance of New Years
day "at home
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
For Miss Robinson.


Me-. and Mrs. Roby Robinson enter
tained last evening at one of the nota-
BILE series of evening affairs for mem
bees of the college set, their young
daughter, Miss Isabel Robinson, being
the honor guest of the buffet supper.
IN the receiving line with Miss Rob
mscn We're Miss Adgate Ellis and her
guests, Miss Campbell, Of California;
Miss Thompson, of Pennsylvania; Miss
Davis, of Charlottesville, Va, and Miss
Virginia Lipscomb and her guest, Miss
Dorothy Carr of Mississippi.
The decorations were elaborate in
woodland smilax, palms and ferns with
vases of cut flowers in the holiday col
ors and the usual Christmas decora-
lions of holly and wreaths of red and
green. In the dining room the center
piece for the table was a basket OF
Richmond roses, surrounded by small
er baskets holding white narcissi.
Miss Robinson was lovely in a frock
of pale pink satin, with pannier dra-
ery of pale blue chiffon, the corsage
decorated in small pink roses. Mrs.
Robinson was gowned in black lace
over white satin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31

News of
Atlanta

,~HE ball to be given by the
sigma NJ fraternity mem
i pers tomorrow evening at the
.-...,aI City club will be at
landed bv a large number of guests,
tr,rrding the grand chapter visitors, the
,r7pta Alumni chapter members and
chain. friends among the young women.
There viii also be groups of guests
...m ueighboring cities.
vra club apartments will be decorat-
..r il, Mains and ferns, and in the Sigma
NJ, rolors of black and gold and white.
zach college represented will have a
.aer7nt on the walls, and there will be
..n,tl decorations of Sigma Nu ban
..s remnants and American flags.
,yrrm's orchestra will play for the
.,ocers. A buffet supper will be served
.e.rrly after midnight The fraternity
mem viii wear their convention badges,
,-,t, their names inscribed. so that no
o,c will be "a stranger. On account of
the fact that so many Sigma Nus are
ID. the city, no other fraternity men will
,a invited. except one representative
rr.ro aach of the fraternity chapters at
Tech.
THE floor committee announces that
r.. custom of "breal1ing," which is gen.
.r,I.v observed in this city, will be al
lowed at tomorrow nights ball.
Tonight the Sigma Nus will attend
the Atlanta theater, which has been
decorated in their honor. The entire
downstairs floor and the boxes have
been taken by the frat men, and a
gala performance of "The Spring Maid
is expected.
Last evening the banquet for 400 was
given at the Piedmont hotel, the ban
aut. hail being decorated with PEN
nan,s bunting and flags, with cut flow
.rs and ferns on the table. Mr.. i. Lee
Wo~sham was POSTMASTER
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Miss Broyles Gives Tea.

Miss Harriet Broyles was hostess at
a tea this afternoon. given at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Nash
Rroylcs. Miss Alice Parks, who is at
home from school in Washington, D. c..
for the holidays, was the complimented
guest. Invited to meet her were 70
members of the school girl set.
Miss Broyles, Miss Parks and Mrs
Broyley received in the drawing room
where brilliant red poinsettia blossoms
with groups of palms, formed the deco
ations. Punch was served from a table
wreathed in greenery and decorated
with gorgeous fruits placed in the libra
ry. group of young girls alternating al
the punch bowl In the library red
roses formed the decorations, with
sreenery The tea table in the dining
room was covered with a lace cloth
and had for centerpiece a large silver
basket filled with red roses. Silver
candlesticks held red tapers burning
under shades of silver filigree, and in
.ormingled among the silver candle
sticks were red fairy lamps, in the form
of glowing red roses. Silver compoteS
held creamed sweets and bonbons in
red and white, every detail Of the table
Carrying out the pretty color scheme.
Miss Broyles was a charming hostess
wearing ciel blue charmeuse satin Dor
dered in fur, She wore a corsage bou-
quet of red roses. Mrs. Broyles was
oyeiy in ciel blue charmeuse satin
pannelled with gold lace, and her flow
ers were violets. Miss Parks wore a
pretty gown of lemon colored MESA
inc trimmed in cream lace, with a cor
sage of violets.
Assisting in entertaining were Misses
Louise Broyles and her guest Harriet
Benedict. Of Athens; Elizabeth Parks
Dolly Prioleau, Gladys Glover, Eliza
beth Blanc and Margaret Rosser.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-27
Chicago,
st. Louis
Totals E. 40 u :7l2 Totals IS c q Is

St Observation-Disclosures. soo0l1 :-.i0
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Summary: Runs-iIuggins. Miller (2l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-27
c.. AMATEUR STRAIN
MURDERSTHE JINX
Youngster Battery Drives Hoodoo to Cover, and
Colts Win irst Victory of Season on
Home lot-tred Lucia Turned Over
to DanVille Club
tense. any club can win.

tense. any club can win.
The first inning up to the present
uinc has been q hoodoo to the colts.
1t looked little gloomy yesterday.
FOR liunser' first up. hit safely to left.
however Dave CASTOR hit into an easy
double. and just three mon faced
strain in that session. 1t was conf
oence plus surcnrc ball playing
On the other hand speaking OF the
offensive side of the play. after Grif-
fin coaNcd walk out Of Lyons. in
the closing chapter OF the first. every
ian out felt that victory was assured
Baker-M cComas sacrificed and Flour
roy walked. Burke was out ON an
easy fly ball to Gus Schradcr. but
Raley hit. and the run. which was
enough came over. A duplication
came in tho second when Coates
scored. Everybody was working to
win that ball game. and they won.
Tho fourth was the big session.
though. Coats walked and Mace was
hit. filling first and second Some
how or other the signals got mixed
with Strain up. and Coats was caught
going to third. while Strain struck
out, which made two down and Mace
on first. Here is where the lighting
spirit came Remember, Danvillc had
scored once in their half. which made
the game to l. too close for com
fort.
Mace. with Griffin up. stole. Then
Grif hit ringer TO left. scoring
Harry. Grif stole. making his third
pilfcr of the game and Billy McComas
drove n stinger to centre. on which the
manager never hcsitatcd until he
crossed. Flournoy doubled TO right,
scoring Baker and Burke, tho clean
UP guy drove one of Lyons's sweet
breaking curves into the centre field
bleachcrs for the circuit. scoring him.
self and Flournoy. That was all, but
it was five more. and the game was
over.
Another came in the Nth and two
more in the seventh. 1t was getting
dark. the clouds had gathered and
rain was in the air. Strain was unhit-
table and So Mcbride decided to call
il off. The same clubs play to-day.
Griffin announced after the same that
Fred Lucia had been let 30 TO tho
Danvillc club. The score:
Richmond,