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The Washington herald., 1912-04-03
EASTER PARTIES FOR BOTH
CHILDREN AND GROWN-UPS

Some OF my readers may desire TO en-
tertaIn during Easter week.
The following suggestion for an egg
party may prove helpful.
Write the invitations upon lavender
colored paper cut in egg shape.
Decorate the table in this manner:
For a centerpiece have a large round
tray filIed with moss. In this plant daft
fodils or pansy plants in bloom.
Festoons Of lavender and yellow crepe
paper should be attached TO the chan
deIier and fastened to the edge OF the
table.
II the cost need not be considered. ropes
of smilax dotted here and there with a
daffodil make a lovely decoration.
From the centerpIece have yellow and
lavender ribbons reaching to each place
At regular intervals draw these ribbons
through tinted eggshells.
For favors gid eggshells and place in
an eggcup. Fill the half shell with earth
and place a tily blooming plant in it.
Pansies bloom when very small and
may be used for this purpose.
In a nest of ferns and flowers have
concealed colored eggs. Attached TO these
are ribbons and slips or paper bearing
the following sentiments:
Draw the egg of violet hue,
You'll have friends both fond and true.
Pink will bring you luck,
A lover fun of pluck.
Gladly take the egg Of green,
For good fortune may be seen.
The egg OF blue
Means lovers few.
Do not touch the egg OF red:
II you do you'll never wed.
If you draw the egg Of white,
Your true love you'll see tonight.
You'll marry in another town,
II you choose the egg of brown.
The refreshments served could be cro-
ouettes fashioned in egg shape and
served in nests of watercress, chicken
salad served on green plates, ices shaped
like lilies with pistache leaves, angel
cake, and chocolate with whipped cream.
To entertain your guests have an egg
hunt. Candy eggs are best for this pur-
pose. Provide each person with an egg
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Lace Court Trains.

After the coronation one saw handsome
gowns with wide court trains of lace OF
silver or gold tissue hanging from shouI-
ders TO hem. The fashion was not pos
sibIe for any but those who went in FOR
ceremonious clothes, but It fingered in
the minds of the -dressmakers ana they
have brought it out in many attractive
ways.
We see number OF gowns now with
this train falling from the shoulders
made of lace or tulle or chiffon, but it is
not very wide or very heavy. Many
are broad, and as they hang entirely
free from the figure they throw Il into
bold relief.
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Nearly all of the years special days
have some significant cake or other deli
Cacy closely associated with them For
Instance, plum puddings for Christmas,
bannocks for Michaelmas, seed cakes for
Hallowe en-, pumpkin pie for Thanksgiv-
ing, mystery cake for Twelfth Night,
pancakes for Shrove Tuesday, simkels
Tor mid-Lent or "Mothering Sunday"
and hot cross buns for Good Friday.
In looking back over ancient history il
Is found that the offering Of cakes was
a custom practiced by the Hebrews,
Babylonians, Greeks and Romans. and
it may be that the Good Friday bun is
a direct descedant. Jeremiah, the
prophet. rebuked the women of his time
for idolatry and they replied: did we
make her cakes to worship herr" The
Hindoos have a god with an elephant
head who is often shown holding a bowl
Of cakes on which he is supposed to be
honey is spoken OF by writers of anti
guilty as being offered to the gods.
Dates from ChrIstian Era.
1t has never been definitely decided
Why the Good Friday buns bear the
mark of the cross, and that sign could
only date from the Christian era. Cross
marked buns or small loaves have been
found in the Herculaneum ruins, so
doubtless this mark was designed more
easily to divide the loaf into four parts.
The priest in the Greek ritual divided
the bread (sacred) into four equal parts.
Another question is. why are hot cross
buns found only in England. and even
there mostly in the southern part? In
Edinburgh it is almost committing an
objectionable sin IL one partakes of the
Friday bun. 1t is a possibility that the
early missionaries who went to convert
our Anglo-Saxon brethren may have in
troduced the buns cross marked as a
symbol of the bread broken by the Master
al the last supper and in remembrance
of His passion.
An old legend tells us that cross buns
eaten on Good Friday will protect the
house hold from the peril of fire during
the ensuing year. In a most entertain
ing way Mr.. Quiller-Couch writes of the
Cornish folklore, saying:
In some of our farm houses the
Good Friday cake may be seen hanging
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shaped bag made OF tarleton in which
TO store his spolls.
Award appropriate prizes TO the ones
finding the greatest number Of eggs.
For the Children.
This holiday Is usually anticipated with
great pleasure by children. The Easter
bunny" who brings its gifts OF colored
! eggs. Is. next to Kris Kringle. the favor
its friend OF the small folks.
Mothers as a rule celebrate the Easter
bunny's return by giving a party.
Purchase as many white china nest
eggs as you intend inviting small guests
Print the invitation upon the egg with
watercolOrs.
Place each egg in a small handled has
ket. Delivering these novel invitations
always gives n great amount Of pleasure
to the children.
Entertain the children with an egg
hunt, giving them rabbits. yellow chicks
| or candy eggs as prizes.
After this seat them at tables supplied
with paints. paste and fancy pictures
An egg is then provided for each child
telling him to decorate Il according &c
his own taste. Much childish originality
is often displayed in this manner.
The refreshments should be served al
Iecting smooth potatoes. baking them un'
til done.
Carefully scoop out a hole large enough
to hold an egg. Season the cavity with
butter and salt Drop in the egg tie the
top OF the potato in pace and finish
baking in the oven.
These are delicious and AFFORD much
amusement. The children wonder 'hoW
the egg got there"
Chicken Sandwiches and cocoa, vanilla
ice cream formed like eggs resting in
nests made of caniisd orange peel. small
white cakes, egg-shaped and frosted with
yellow. complete the menu
A pretty centerpIece for the table may
be made Of a green wicker basket filled
with jonquils and drawn by two whit,
Dummies" Tho children will find this
very attractive.
Give each child n flower and the egg.
collected during ths hunt to TAX,
home"
You may have many clever ideas ol
your own to follow out. These are mere.
ly suggestions, which may help in some
small way.
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NOW is TIME TO START YOUR
FLOWERBOXESFOR WINDOWS
Geraniums Make Splendid Color Along Your House
Front So Do Nasturtums, Although They Re
uuire Great Deal of Room.

did color along your house front: so do
nasturtiums, though the latter are sadly
greedy and demand all the roomEAnd
all the soil TO themselves. HelIotrope,
lemon-verbena, and mignonettes make a
dainty box garden for bedroom window.
Yellow daisies, brought from the coun-
try, may be replanted in the window
box and will last for weeks with very
little care; and what could be more de-
lightful to wake up In the city some hot
June morning and look across at a mass
OF waving daisies in ones windows with
nothing to remind one of the city below
except the hum of its trafic?
II it is desired TO have trailing vines
over the edge of the window box. vines
will make the best selection. This vine
grows rapidly and is very graceful, and
the box will make a thick, soft hedge or
green. Kenilworth ivy is also a good
vine for window-box use.
Applies Also to Porch Boxes.
What has been said about window
boxes is applicable to porch boxes;
though often the porch box, being shell
tered during the day under an awning
or oyerhanging roof must be planted
with the flowers that crave shade, even
though the porch faces south or west.
anu
ing porch flowers; and the best effects
are obtained when solid masses OF one
color are used and this color harmonizes
with the awnings and porch furnishings.
Several styles OF porch baskets are illus
trated, and any OF these baskets may be
used for cut flowers or ferns as well as
for growing plants.
The Dickory-Dickory-Do basket of
wicker and green pottery hang from a
pulley which is suspended from the roof
of the porch. The baskets may be pulled
down, by means Of the pulley. for water
ing; and they may be planted with wan
dering Jew or the overhanging Scotii
fern which is so graceful The very
large basket includes a wicker stand in
which sets a jardiniere OF pottery. The
handle Of the basket stands several feet
high and the jar Will accommodate quite
a large plant or fern: or may be nIIed
with great punches of goldenrod, Queens
lace, daisies or other wild flowers that
look well in masses. By means OF the
wicker handle. the big jar may be lifted
about from lawn 10 hall, or from porch
to lawn.
The most graceful basket of all. per
hsps. is the low jug-shaped basket OF
brown oosier with an exaggerated handle.
within which swings a second flower
! holder-a pottery cornucopia in a wicker
cradle. In the lower basket may he
placed a tall palm while cut flowers Will
gracefully fill the cOrhucopia.
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New Scrambled Eggs.

The member Of your family who scorns
scrambled eggs may enjoy them in a
new, glorified form. Cut thin slices of
ham in strips like matches. Mince an
onion. Fry both in butter seasoned with
salt and pepper, and when nearly done
add three or four slices OF mushrooms.
Make a circle OF the ham and onions
and place the scrambled eggs in the
center, garnishing with parsley.
Another variation is TO spread round
croutons with a layer OF sweet red pep
per cooked, then the scrambled eggs,
then a sprinkling of truffles. All scram-
bled eggs must be served at once, and
must not be tough.
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SOME MAINE RELICS LEFT.
Several stored at Navy Yard May
Ne Given to Municipalities.

Members Of the board Of navy officers
charged with the distribution Of relics
Of the old battle ship Maine announced
yesterday that several relics OF the ves-
sci, recently brought to Washington. re-
main at the Washington Navy Yard
The relics may be given TO municipal-
ties, military and patriotic organiza-
tions, or TO individuals who served on the
Maine at any time. or surviving relatives
Cost Of packing and transportation of
the mementos must be paid by the re-
cipients-
The Havana board Of public works has
selected a design for the monument which
Havana will erect to the memory OF the
United states sailors who perished when
the Maine was blown up. The monu-
ment, with a pedestal OF granite, viii
be composed in part OF the turret and
two ten-inch guns OF the Maine. Tablets
upon its sides will depict the history OF
the vessel. except the circumstances I'm
mediately surrounding her destruction
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THE LEGEND OF GOOD FRIDAY
AND THE HOT CROSS BUNS

to the bacon rack, slowly diminishing
Until the return OF the season replaces
II by fresh one. 1t is of sovereign good
in all manner of diseases that may afflict
the family or the cattle have seen a little
of this cake grated into a warm mash
for a sick COW"
In Warwickshire. a tourist asked the
wife of a laborer about her little son who
was i'll. and she replied that he was i'm
proving rapidly since she had grated a
bit of Good Friday bun into a little
brandy and fed It to him.
Never Grows MoIdy.
They say this bun never Grows moIdy.
This woman had kept hers seven or eight
years. In Poor Robins Almanack for
1913 We find this:
Who's virtue is. IL you believe what's said.
They'll not grow moldy like the common bgesf.
1t was considered an indissoluble pledge
OF friendship II a cross bun was broken
between two friends while these lines
were repeated by both in all good faith
Half for you and half for me.
Between US two gOod will shall BE-
This token was supposed to prevent
disagreements.
In 1878 an interesting paper was read
before the British Archaeological Society
in which it was stated that a woman had
partaken of some grated Good Friday
buns as a cure for sore throat. and that
at so late a date twenty gross buns had
been seen as a festoon strung on a card
hanging over the door of a room at
Brixton Hall in the firm belief that the
house would be protected from fire,
witches, and all evil spirits.
Nowadays every up-to-date baker ad-
vertises hot cross buns and We ip-
stinctively recall the old nursery rhyme
''One a-penny, Two a-penny. Hot Cross
Buns" Good churchmen order their
buns early for Good Friday dinner and
after having tasted all day they are a
most welcome addition to the plain meal
which is supposed to be served.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-03
NEWS NOTES OF WOMAN'S
WORK FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE

Gov. Osborn, Of Michigan, has request
ed the legislature. now in session at
Lansing, to submit to the voters OF the
State a constitutional amendment grant
ing the right of suffrage to women.
Woman suffrage was unanimously In
dorsed at a recent meeting Of a special
committee from Mayor Shank's advisory
commission in Indianapolis last week.
The Michigan State Grange has ap-
pointed an equal suffrage campaign COM
mittee for the purpose OF collecting in
formation as to the number of tax-paying
women, amount of their assessments,
The Washington herald., 1912-04-03
CATHOLIC WOMEN
GIVE RECEPTION
Large Gathering at the Shoreham
in Honor Of Distinguished
Visitors.

The board OF supreme trustees Of the
Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association
Of America, now in quarterly session in
this city, was rendered a reception by the
local branch of the association last night
at the shoreham- All Catholic women OF
the city had been invited TO be present
and meet the supreme officers OF the as
ISOLATION, and the reception was attended
by one OF the largest gatherings of Cath
Ollie women OF the season
Mrs Elizabeth Roddy. president OF the
local branch, made the address Of well
come, which was responded to by MISS
Kate Mahoney. Of Troy, n. Y. supreme
president of the association There were
a number OF short addresses by members
Of the board of trustees, and all were
pleased with the knowledge they gained
Of the wonderful progress made by this
association, which now boasts Of 2z1.ooo
members
The business sessions Of the board will
continue this morning. and the place for
holding the next quarterly meeting VIII
be decided upon. Senator O'Gorman, OF
New York. has made arrangements for
the ladies attending the gathering OF the
supreme trustees TO meet President Taft
this afternoon in the East Room at the
White House at 80 o'clock 1t is hoped
that the business OF the session will be
finished this morning.
Growth of Finances.
Reports of the treasurer and the secre-
tary Of the association. made at the
session yesterday morning. showed that
the total receipts since the first OF the
year have been S55O.0Oo. of which SIS. 900
was paid in death claims, $1,000 appro-
priated to the current expense fund. and
the balance put into the reserve fund,
which has now reached the sum of
s., 900 900. The reports also showed a gain
Of 1000 members in the first quarter of
1872. ". investments will be made at
this session, as more than S25o.Oo0 was
invested at the last quarterly meeting.
held in New York. The reserve fund OF
the association goes into the bonds and
first mortgages on Catholic Church prop
erty.
Those attending the sessions Of the
board include the following: Supreme
president, Miss Kate Mahoney, OF Troy,
N Y; supreme recorder. Mrs ]. A
Roger, OF Erie. Pa; supreme treasurer,
Mrs. NJ E Costello, of Brooklyn. N Y,
and supreme trustees, among whom are
Miss Kate Gaughran, Cleveland; Mrs
Julia Ward Clingen, Chicago. publisher
Of the F'raternal Leader. the official or
gan Of the association: Miss Bertha Nc
Entee Of Pittsburg. Pa, editor OF the
Fraternal Leader: Miss Elizabeth Burns,
of New York City; Miss Kate Gallagher,
of Cincinnati: Miss Margaret Gallagher.
of New York City: Mrs. Maria Quinn.
of Newark, ". J.; Miss Mary E Early
Of Brooklyn, y. Y, and Mrs F. ].
Eichenlaub, Of Erie, Pa
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wife Faint. I'm Court.

Mrs. Eugenia Carey. OF 7S2 Seventh
street northwest. tainted in Police Court
yesterday while Samuel Carey. her hus-
band, was on the witness stand telling
Judge Mullowny why he had failed to
support his wife. Mrs. Carey was taken
into an anteroom. where she was soon re-
vived Carey was ordered to pay s. a
week for the support Of his wife.
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The care of a few window boxes
should add very little to the general
work of the house, and the pleasure
given, not only TO the inmates Of the
house, but to all passers-by, is out OF
all proportion to the slight extra labor
entailed. The sweetness OF mignonette,
heliotrope. or lemon verbena waited in
through bedroom windows is inexpressi-
bly, refreshing and delightful, and the
we'll kept flower boxes hung with trailing
vines add a suggestion or home likeness
and prosperity to the humblest dwelling.
Unless the boxes are to be well COW
cred with vines, they should be Sc
lected carefully. as their color and style
will have an important decorative enect.
The cement boxes which are carved In
classic designs TO represent old stone
reltef-work are very artistic on brick
houses but the dark stucco or brown
stone exterior is better suited by wood
boxes stained a dark color, the flowers
themselves adding the brightness. Zinc
lined boxes are the best and will last
season after season. There should be
several holes near the bottom for drain
age, and when the boxes are over the
street these holes should be plugged with
rorks. except when the water is being
drawn of. II is of the utmost importance
dow-boX garden. Scrapings from the
backyard garden will not answer for the
flowers that grow Justify IN the backyard
will not thrive in the same soil, in a
window box
Time to Start.
II the window garden is started in
April with rich soil purchased from a
florist by July this soil will have TO
be enriched again or the plants VIII
droop and fade This enriching may be
done by working a fertilizer into the soil
or by giving weekly waterings with a
prepared sheep manure water which
the scotsman will furnish.
Now. what to grow in your window
box. Solid color effects are the most
pleasing from the street, and il you de-
sire a variety of beloved. old-fashioned
blossoms, plant them in the back win
dows.
of course, much depends on whether
the windows face north or south; or are
exposed to the sun all or only part OF
the day. II you have not great deal
of sunshine. pansies will be the best
choice; or you may try shade loving
plants like begonias. which are specially
satisfactory for window-boX growing;
fuchsias, ivy-geranium, or any OF the
ferns.
For southern or western windows the
choice is wider. Geraniums make splen-
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JOHN D." A vAGRANT.
Tyveive-year-old CoIored Boy Tell.
Troubles in Court.


John d. faced Judge De Lacy in the
Juvenile Court yesterday afternoon on
a charge Of vagrancy.
1t was not the millionaire. but one OF
his namesake-John d. Rockefeller
Shepard. a twelve-year-old colored boy,
of Richmond. Va. John was found by
Special Officer Page Hall Monday night
hiding under the steps OF New York
passeger train
The young vagrant told the court that
he ran away from his home in Richmond
a week ago because OF the cruelty of his
father, who Is a fireman on the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad
II planned TO take No. s." said John
D. at was supposed to pass through the
city at a. m, but II kept me waiting
two hours and half. She didn't pull
through until $50. l took the train on
the wing A boy friend taught me how
to do it. I swung right under the steps,
and Travelled all the way to Washing
ton" John D. was committed to the
care of the Board Of Children's Guar
dams during minority.
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NEW FIELD FOR GIBSON.
Dramntist May Purchase the New
York telegraph.

1t was rumored yesterday that Preston
Gibson. playwright and clubman, had
sailed for London to perfect an organtza-
ton Of a syndicate that has entered into
negotiations for the purchase OF the New
York Telegraph.
Mr.. Gibson. who is at the head OF the
syndicate, has been dickering for the
purchase of the Telegraph for several
months, and. It is said. has received sew
eraI letters from Mrs. E R. Thomas.
the present owner. and John G. NIL
burn, her attorney. The deal has. In a
measure, been partially closed, and II
remains only for Mr.. Gibson to organize
the syndicate which is to control the
paper.
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women. which will be submitted to the
next legislature.
Gov. Hunt, Of Arizona. in his inaugural
message to the State legislature, recon-
mends the submission OF woman suffrage
20 the voters.
Anna B. Hooper, the nine-year-old
daughter of the governor of Tennessee.
recently addressed the Nashville Woman
Suffrage Association, and was elected an
pressed regret that her father was not a
suffragist.
Gov. West. Of Oregon. and most of
the State officers have become enrolled
as members of the Salem Equal Suffrage
Association, and have pledged themselves
to work for the adoption of the amend
ment giving votes 10 women.
In Rhode Island the committee on spe-
ciaI legislation has under consideration
a woman suffrage bill 10 amend the con-
stitution by eliminating the word male" "
The Pennsylvanla Federation Of Labor
at its eleventh annual convention, held
in Pittsburg last month. went on
record as indorsing woman suffrage, and
for the first time In It's history instructed
its officers TO work for an amendment to
the constitution allowing women the
right to vote.
Kansas is said to be seething with
woman suffrage sentiment as evidenced
by the organization Of clubs all over the
State. The Mems League at Lawrence
Is headed by Chancellor Strong. of the
State University. and many professors
and students are among its members.
Dispatches from Chicago say that
Sorority girls OF Northwestern Uni
versity have volunteered to assist the
cause Of equal suffrage in the April prf-
maries by distributing pamphlets on the
subject. II is expected that the young
women of the University of Chicago win
Join In the work
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Oatmeal Cookies.

Two cups sugar. one heaplng cup OF
lard. four eggs beaten, four cups Of
flour. one teaspoonful Of cinnamon, one
teaspoonful of soda, one and one-half
cups of raisins. Make dough as soft as
can be handled easily and bake in a hot
oven. Keep In a crock or jar. and they
will be nice and moist. Cookies made
from this recipe took first premium In
the culinary department Of Mitchell
County fair last fall
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Novel Breach of Promise Suit.

Denver, April 2-Charging because oil
promise to marry after she mad proposed
and been accepted. Mrs. Pearl Phillips.
a young widow. has sued Abel Davis, q
wealthy farmer. for $4,000
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and to circulate petitions among men and
women. which will be submitted to tn.
next Legislature.
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Gov. Hunt, Of Arizona, in his inaugural
message to the State legislature, recon-
mends the submission Of woman suffrage
to the voters.
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shaped bag made OF tarleton in which
to store his spolls.
Award appropriate prizes TO the ones
finding the greatest number of eggs.