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The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

The busy shopper walking through
shop noted for its original and artistic
dresses for misses and children, stopped
and looked at some Of the new dancing
and house frocks intended for the girl
between the gaes of fourteen and eight
cen.
On every side were beautiful little
dresses designed especially for the little
miss who is looking at the world through
such rose-colored glasses Many Of these
show touches of the Orient.
Now it is found in the Oriental laces
decorating a white chiffon creation, 10
the gold and silver trimmings seen on So
many of these little dancing frocks.
Dream of Loveliness.
One dress was made Of chiffon. accor-
dion pleated, in a most attractive shade
of blue, and was cut with the skirt in
the new double founced effect, which
should be so becoming to the growing
girl.
This special frock is really a dream Of
loneliness, for the kimono blouse IS
trimmed with wide silver banding around
the neck, which is cut slightly low. This
same trimming extends little ways be-
low the neck on the right OF the front,
ending in one-inch silver fringe, while 1t
also runs down the first flounce a little
to the left of the front, lending a charm
ing and original air to this little blue and
silver dress. A blue taffeta sash which
Is pinked at the edges falls at the back.
Another charming Empire frock which
attracted the attention Of the busy shop
per is fashioned from pale pink chiffon
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

water colors to the Society of British
Arts for exhibition.
Studied Hard.
Between two courses at South kensing-
ton, Elizabeth spent a summer in Flor
ence and winter in Rome. studying
hard in both places. At Florence she
Bellucci, an eminent historical painter.
During her seven months in Rome she
painted the Visitation Of the Blessed
Virgin to st. Elizabeth" for an ecclesi-
astical exhibition opened by Pope Plus
IX. and the picture received honorable
mention.
On her return to England the painting
was offered to the Royal Academy and
rejected, and, what was worse, a large
hole was torn in the canvas Had Eliza
beth been less persevering and not be-
lieved in her heart that she had talent.
perhaps she would not Gave dared 10
try again, but she had worked steadily
for too many years to fail now.
Another picture was rejected by the
Academy: the next year Missing was
received, but "skied;" that is. it was
placed SO high that no one could well
see 1t.
However. during this year, Elizabeth
received a commission TO paint a picture
for a wealthy patron. What shall it
be-" she asked herself. and at last de-
cided on a battle scene. as the subject
was dear to her heart. A studio was
taken in London and Roll Call' was
started.
Committee Cheered the Picture.
When It was finished. in the spring of
1874. It was sent to the Royal Academy
with not very enthusiastic hopes. The
striking battle piece, however, pleased
the committee. and they cheered when
1t was received. When the Academy BAN
quet was held. prior to the opening. the
Prince of Wales and Duke of Cam
bridge both gave high praise to the Roll
Call
The copyright was bought for fifteen
times the original sum agreed upon as
Its value. and steel engraving was
made of 1t at a cost OF nearly $4,000.
Elizabeth Thompson had become famous
In one day. but her head was not turned
by all these high honors; crowds gath
cred around her wherever she went.
In 1877 she married William Francis
Butler, X. c. B., and went to live in
Ireland. where many of her other works
were painted.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Horticulture as Vocation for Women Offers
$ Escape from Depitalizing Occupa tionS

Philadelphia, and occupies about twenty
of seventy-one acre farm-all under
cultivation-providing fruit trees, gar
dens for vegetables, flowers and fruits
greenhouses, cold frames, &c. A pleas
and old stone farmhouse and cottage
is used for the school, while poultry
yards, barns, and outhouses complete
the equipment
What IL Taught.
Practicability is the fundamental
principle of the course of instruction
which includes under horticulture the
general methods of propagation. trans
planting, pruning. and the general prin-
ciples of cultivation, fruit growing, veg
etable and market gardening, foricul-
ture, and the marketing Of produce.
The course of instruction further in
cludes botany, the study of soils, chem
istry, entomology, garden carpentry, and
bookkeeping.
Added to this is an elective course
comprising the study of poultry, bee
keeping, preserving. and canning.
1t was my good fortune last summer
to meet Miss NJ Catherine Straith
principal of the Pennsylvania School OF
Horticulture for Women. Basing her
faith on the growth of this work during
the two years since the establishment
of the school, and her keen insight into
feminine nature, Miss Straith predicts
horticulture, in its many interesting
branches, as one of the leading voca-
tions for women in the years that are
10 come.
II would certainly seem that any one
of its varying branches would appeal to
the heart and mind of womankind.
The object of the course of study,
which covers two years, is to fit women
to become market growers, florists,
gardeners on private places, or to enable
them to obtain situations as teachers
of gardening or nature study
II it did none of these things, and
yet accomplished woman's ability to
manage the gardens about her own
home; her lawns and flower beds with
out subjecting her family and the gen.
eral public to an incongruity Of inartis-
tic lines and color schemes, il would
still be eminently worth while.
HorNcuItur Is the Answer.
One day last week a panic-stricken
mother wrote me most distressing let
ter concerning her young daughter. The
girl finished high school last year, and
her parents want TO fit her for a~%o-
cation in which she can become self
supporting. Her mother wrote me that
her daughter is aenemic, nervous. and.
in her mothers mind. totally untitled
for the sedentary life which accom-
panies Office positions, and she was at
her wits ends to know what in the
world to do with her.
In answer to her appeal l mailed her
the little catalogue of the Pennsylvania
School of Horticulture for Women
which lay on my desk. for it will tell
her of just the sort of work l should
chose for a girl who is devitalized by
many years of school work. and who
needs the air, the sunshine, and nature,
to give her strength of body and the
normal sweetness of thought and pur-
pose which is evesy girls birthright
Nature is its own compensation. Close
association with the wondrous ways in
which she performs her work is study
which brings so much satisfaction to
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Pretty Dancing Frocks for
This Seasons Debutante

over dotted Brussels net and is trimmed
with gold banding.
A white silk and wool crepe dress is
charming in its simplicity. The skirt of
this little dancing frock is laid into the
waistline in tiny unstitched plaits and is
decidedly graceful. The blouse is trimmed
around the neck with an inset OF heavy
lace which comes to quite a point in the
front.
High Girdls of satin.
One of the new high girdles in crushed
white satin finished this dress around
the waist, and though cut with normal
waistline, the effect is decidedly Empire.
Imagine the panniers on frocks intend
ed for the girl OF fourteen or sixteen. and
yet the busy shopper learned from the
buyer in this department that they are
the newest features in youthful fashion
land.
Very pretty and youthful this soft
drapery seemed on a little dress of white
chiffon. All white. save a tiny trimming
of Oriental lace, and the Persian-looking
sash falling to the left Of the front.
The pannier, too, was noticed on a lit
tie afternoon frock OF blue crepe de
fashionable for children's and young
girls dresses this coming winter.
To go back to the frocks, another aft
ernoon dress was made Of Copenhagen
blue taffeta and trimmed with frills of
net around the collarless neck and
sleeves The sleeves Of this design were
put into large armholes, and altogether
the dress had quite a grown-up air
about 1t. but then the little people in
their teens are growing up far earlier
than the girl Of some few years ago.
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the student that this comparatively new
school would be sure of gaining ground
had it been established only for the
pleasure its knowledge will bring its
students, but when we add to this the
fact that it equips young women for
fields of work in which they are sig
nally suited, we cease to wonder at the
tremendous grasp the new venture has
already taken on the feminine public.
What Long Years in ONCE Mean.
1t was not very long after this little
catalogue of the Pennsylvania School
of Horticulture for Women came to me
that l had occasion to go through a
building, right here in Washington,
where hundreds of women spend day
after day bending wearily over tasks
which demand the same focus of their
eyes; the same droop of their shoul-
ders; the same mental concentration,
with never a variation. The day
was the sort which calls to hu-
manity to come to the woods where
the leaves lisp the song of life all the
day long; where the trees and flowers
grow strong and straight because they
are free, and it came to me to wonder
why hundreds of women who work for
their daily bread choose a vocation
which leaves them after a short span
of years like sucked orange. 1t made
me think of the thousands of girls
throughout the land who are equipping
themselves right now for office posi-
tons which will mean physical conhne-
ment. and warped mentality, and weari-
ness beyond description even before
youth is sped.
II may be because they don't know
that there are dozens Of fields in which
a woman may earn a much more sade-
quate salary than she is likely to earn
in any Office position, and at the same
time attain her highest health-a glori-
Gus freedom of body and brain, which
spells success in life.
If they are there behind their little
desks, those hundreds of women | saw,
stopped up in tiny rooms; breathing de-
vitalized air; engaged in uninteresting
work which demands the best they have
to give, and gives back no adequate re-
turn-if they are there because they do
not know that there are ways open to
them for escape, then it is PITY beyond
compare, and l am glad thlt I have
told them of at least one path which
winds upward toward the development
of woman's highest possibilities from
both business and health standpoint
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Life Story of an English
Woman Noted in Art World

Little seems known to-day of the early
life OF Elizabeth Thompson Butler. the
noted English artist.
She was born in the Villa Clermont,
Lausanne. Switzerland. and was the
daughter OF Thomas James Thompson
man Of great culture and refinement.
who was a warm friend OF Charles Dick
ems, Lord Lytton, and others.
Mr. ThOmpson's first wife died early.
leaving two children. His second wife.
who was the mother of Elizabeth, was
an enthusiastic, artistic girl. we'll fitted
10 be the companion of her husband, who
was fond of travelling and a great lover
of art.
At fifteen the family had moved to
England. Elizabeth Joined the South
kensington School OF Design. and later
Oil took lessons in oil painting from Mr..
Standish.
When eighteen her family, ever on the
move. went to Ventnor. in the Isle OF
Wight, and here she received instructions
in water colors from Mr.. Gray. After
another visit abroad the Thompsons re-
turned to London and the young artist
attended the National Art School at
South Ksnsington. where she studied in
the life class
Naturally anxious to test the worlds
opinion Of her work, she sent some
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
~ JULIA CHANDLER MANz.

Women who are reaching out for a
greater diversity of congenial vocations
seem to have overlooked one field in
which the demand for women workers
becomes more insistent each year.
The field is horticulture, and is SC
closely associated with the dearest in
terests of womankind that it seems
strange that comparatively few women
have thus far entered it.
Every woman who has a house and
yard under her supervision is more OF
less horticulturist, for, given plot
of ground around her home, no matter
how tiny, her first instinct is to utilize
it for growing flowers, or, if the plo,
is sufficiently large, her thoughts turn
to lawns and beds.
A car ride through any section oi
Washington will prove woman's love
of flowers; her inclination TO beautify
the grounds around her home. and will
also demonstrate how often inclination
is uncontrolled by good taste. That this
is not true of any one locality is proved
by the fact that many women's maga-
zines, published in different sections OF
the land, have undertaken, year after
year, to teach their readers harmony OF
color and symmetry of line in planning
the home garden or arranging flower
beds.
All Women Love Plants.
l have never yet come across poverty
so dire that it excluded the love OF
plants and flowers. | have never met
a woman who was mistress of home
who did not take an interest in her
lawns and gardens and flower beds &C
cording to the space at her disposal for
their culture, therefore, l reiterate that
every woman who has not the financial
means of employing a landscape gar
dener becomes herself more or less a
horticulturist, and should receive some
training along this line, even If she
has no intention of utilizing such knowl-
edge beyond her own home, and her
own little home lawn or garden.
Two years ago woman's need Of train
ing in horticultural lines became a mat
ter so urgent that school of horticul-
ture was established two miles from
Ambler, Pa. 1t made an instant appeal,
as it opened the way for women to a
vocation which appeals to all their in
nate love of beauty and furnishes those
who are sensible enough to grasp the
opportunity, adequate financial remuner-
alton for thoroughly healthy, normal,
and happy work.
This school is eighteen miles from
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
GREAT-GRANDMOTHERS'
RUFFLES FOR TO-DAY

Before the invention Of sewing ma.
chimes our great-grandmothers used to
spend hours in making yards and yards
of ruffles and ruchings for the decoration
Of their voluminous gowns.
Would not these dear lavender-scented
danes be surprised and gratified IL they
could Peep into the workrooms of pres
ent-day celebrated French and English
dressnakers and see the apprentices pa
tiently copying. with the aid OF Old
World famous plates these same ruffies
and ruchings destined to adorn the very
latest and smartest Of frocks for up-to.
date customers
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Prunes Puff.

Remove the pits and as much of the
skin as possible from one pound OF
stewed prunes. Press them through a
fine colander or sieve. Beat the whites
Of four eggs to a stiff froth. and one
cupful Of fine sugar and beat again. then
add the strained prunes and beat until
thoroughly mixed. Put in a buttered
baking dish and bake about half an hour.
Serve with whipped cream or custard
made with the yolks of the eggs.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
To Perfume Sick Room.

1t is very simple matter in summer
to have fresh air in the sick room, but,
even though the windows are open.
often an unpleasant odor of medicine
fingers.
To sweeten the air of O sick room Of
a patient who is tired of the usual per-
fumes burn few drops Of oil of san
dalwood on a shovel Eau de cologne
dropped on hot shovel also gives a
most agreeable odor.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
The Embroidered Nosegay.

Newer than the little boutonniere Of
silk or satin rosehuds. lilies of the valley
or forget-me-nots and their foliage, is
the fad of embroidering the little nose
- gay directly upon the satin or silk rever
of the tailor-made coat. The embroidery
is done in the raised manner and is
made so very prominent that at first
glance 1t looks as though the flowers and
leaves represented in their natural hues
We're detachable.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Flowers Fashionable,

Many Powered trimmed hats are seen
this summer. Really beautiful was a
hat of fine purple pedal straw, in front
Of which was poised bunch Of dull
pink roses and dark purple velvet pam
sizes, with just one or two yellow ones.
From the center Of this ran an egret,
two tulips, one deep purple, and tbs
othor deep nauye pink. !.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
PROTEST AGAINST IMPURE
FOODS AN OLD CRY

1t is not only in modern days that the
cry has been raised against impure foods
or that the makers Of foodstuffs have at
tempted to adulterate their products by
the injection Of unwholesome materials
into their articles.
Far back in the days when Rome sway
ed the world many Of the so-called pres
ent-day evils were prevalent. Divorces
were more common then than they are
to-day; at one time, in fact, divorces
became so ordinary an occurrence that a
woman who had not been divorced at
least once was pointed out as q curiosity.
And the adulteration of foods was an
other everyday matter
In Roman Days.
In the writings Of that day can be
found accounts of the evils, and Pliny
tells Of the manner in which the bakers
in Rome mixed the dough of their bread
with a white earth. which was exceed
ingly soft when touched. and very sweet
to the taste. In this manner they were
able to put out q foodstuff that was of
fine appearance and had weight, and yet
1t cost them little or nothing In the
making, and had practically no food
value.
Adulterted Wines.
Wines were another product which
were adulterated to an amAxing extent.
Even the wealthiest among the Roman
mobiles could not be at all sure that the
expensive wines they bought were made
Of the pure grape. Even the wines that
were imported from the colony Of Gaul,
now France. and which were considered
to be the finest In the world. were arti-
ficiaIly colored by aloes and other drugs.
Deceptive weights and false measures
were used continually, and almost all
the modern tricks Of the trade were
practiced. 1t can truly be said of this,
as Of all other things, that there 10 moth
tng new under the sun.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

Especially designed to give the slender
hip effect, this coat was made large in
the upper part. The armholes extend
nearly to the waistline, but the sleeves
themselves taper to a rather close wrist.
The joining line OF the skirt and upper
part is just above the hip, and three
very large buttons close the garment
snugly.
A heavyweight gray material. show
ing fancy stripes on a smooth surface.
was used, and careful tailoring was a
feature of the garment
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Iaces Fashionable.

Four different varieties Of lace In one
frock are taken as a matter of course
nowadays, and, in fact, 1t Is the excep-
tional lace trimmed frock which does not
have at least three kinds.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
SOME USEFUL HINTS
FOR YOUNG HOUSEWIVES

To clean chiffon allow it TO stand in
weak solution Of cold soapy water
a few minutes. after which shake It up
and down without rubbing. II the ar
ticle is small enough. use a preserving
jar for this purpose. Rinse well. dry
and iron with a moderately hot iron on
the fabric itself.
Rub the edges of door that creaks
with a little soap. This, with the ad-
dition of a few drops Of oil on the
hinges, will remedy the nuisance.
Rag rugs are good for a nursery
floor, as they can be taken up and
washed about every three months.
A pan Of water placed on a gas stove
will absorb all the gassy odor from the
stove.
A tea pot should always be thoroughly
scalded before the tea is made or other
wise It will have a fat taste.
A dining g-room table should be polish
ed every week. and each day 1t should
be rubbed with a flannel rag.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

An excellent model for a school dress
is here presented. The garment closes at
the front, buttoning all the way from
neck to hem. The waist is on the popu-
lar Gibson type, and the skirt is the
favorite killed model so much in demand
for the small girl. Linen, percale, cham
bray, rep. serge, or cheviot can be used
to develop this dress.
The pattern. 47A, is cut in sizes to
L. years. Medium size requires IA
yards of 3s-inch material.
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10 cents to the Pattern Depart
Uept Of Ths Washington Herald ~
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

TO-MORROW'S MENU;
HOW TO PREPARED IT
Recipes Appended Have Been Tested
and Found Good.
BREAKFAST.
Cantaloupe Graham Biscuits.
Fried Tomatoes. with Bacon. Coffee.
LUNCHEON. 80
Corn and Cheese Souf8s.
Graham Biscuits Rolled Thin and Baked
Like Crackers.
After-Di-ner Nints- Fresh Grape Juice
DINNER.
Homemade Canned Tomato Soup.
Chicken. Pot-roasted. with Rice
Cabbage Salad with Cucumber and
Pepper Dressing.
Peach Tapioca with Cream.
Fried Tomatos with Bacon-Reep the
slices OF LEFTOVER tomato covered with
cold water from the time they are taken
from the table. This will keep them
fresh and firm. Dip each slice in flour
and brown In the frying pan with little
butter. On each slice of tomato put a
piece of bacon broiled until it is dry and
crisp. but not burned.
Homemade Canned Tomato Soup
Fourteen quarts tomatoes sliced and cut
up, fourteen stalks Of celery. fourteen
stalks parsley, fourteen bay leaves.
onions sliced. Boil together and strain,
then add fourteen tablespoonfuls -four.
eight tablespoonful salt, sixteen table
spoonfuls sugar. four saltspoonfuls pap
rika- Cook until thick as desirable and
can. This will make fifteen pints. When
ready to use. add to each pint one-halt
cupful Of milk and a pinch of soda
After-Dinner Mints-Stir one cupful of
sugar. to which has been added a pinch
OF cream of tartar and half cupful OF
water. over the fire until the sugar is
melted. Boil until it makes a soft ball
in cold water. Remove from the fire
and stir. When it is beginning to gran
ulate add three drops of oil of pepper
mint. Drop in small spoonfuls on butter
ed or oiled paper. If you wish to make
the mints smooth instead of grainy, let
the sirup cool before stirring. Stir with
a wooden spoon. These make a nice
luncheon sweet for a change.
Salad-Put one cucumber and one small
pepper, from which the seeds have been
removed, through the food chopper. Add
this to two cupfuls of shredded cabbage,
and serve with a French dressing
Where I have given no authority for
recipes. the things are made as I'VE"
like them.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

Here we have the ever popular princess
wrapper. Many prefer this tight-fitting
style to any other. II is easy to make
and suitable for development in num-
Der Of materials, some of which are
cotton. challis, percale, albatross, and
cashmere.
The pattern (524s) Is cut in sizes 80 to
a inches bust measure. Medium size re-
quires 1-S yards for 36 inch material.
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10 cents to the Pattern Depart
|nsnt Of The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

Corn and Cheese Souffie.
Graham Biscuits Rolled Thin and Baked
Like Crackers.
After-Di-ner Nints- Fresh Grape Juice.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

Homemade Canned Tomato Soup.
Chicken. Pot-roasted. with Rice.
Cabbage Salad with Cucumber and
Pepper Dressing.
To
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
-MORROW'S MENU,
HOW TO PREPARE IT
Recipes Appended Have Been Tested
and Found Good.
BREAKFAST.
LUNCHEON.

Cantaloupe. Graham Biscuits.
Fried Tomatoes. with Bacon. Coffee.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-12
SERVICE WILL BUY
OLD FRANKLIN CANAL
Government is Laying Plans to En-
bark in New Reclamation
Project.
GY e. Z. Huntl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The secre-
tary of the interior has authorized the
the purchase of the Franklin canal. and
to provide for a distribution system for
the lands to be irrigated by the Rio
Grande project in the vicinity of FL
Paso, Texas.
Franklin canal takes water from the
Rio Grande in the city of FL Paso. and
continues southeastern down the val
ley for about 80 miles. In the original
plans for the Rio Grande project no
provisions were made for distributing
water to lands i'm Texas, because of
the assumption prevailing at that time
that the people in the valley would III
vert and distribute the water at their
own expense. Since that time there
has been a change of sentiment based
upon practical experience. that in order
to insure the success of the govern
ment project it is necessary that the