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The Washington times., 1912-03-15
German Secretary and
Wife To Give Dinner.

The Second Secretary of the German
Embassy and Nine. Kieniin will enter
tain informally at dinner tomorrow
evening, escorting theiI guests after
ward to the dance at the German en-
bassy.
DR.. and Mrs w. Sinclair Bowen will
entertain at a musicale tomorrow even
ing at Stonleigh Court.
Il
Mrs. Johnston. wife of Commissioner
John A. Johnston, will entertain inform
ally at bridge Tuesday, March 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lurton, jr., will
entertain small party at bridge Mon
day evening.
Brig. Gen. ]. A. Buchanan, L. S. A,
will be host at a stag dinner followed
by cards, Tuesday. March 26.
Miss Julia Heyl, daughter of Col.
Charles A. Heyl, L. S. A., has returned
to Washington from Bermuda, where
she was the guest of friends for the
last two months
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff will entertain at dinner
at the embassy tomorrow followed by
an informal dance.
The Second Secretary of the German
embassy and Nine Fienlin haze invita-
tions out for dinner on March 10.
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Argentine Minister
And Wife Were Guest

The Minister of Argentina and Nine.
Naon, who are leaving Washington
shortly for their own country, were
the guests in honor of whom the First
Secretary of the Argentine legation and
Nine. Nalbran entertained mt dinner
last evening. The additional guests
were the minister of Venezuela, SenoI
Rojas, the Minister of Uruguay and
Nine. de Pena, the Minister of Ch!ls
and Nine. de Suarez, the minister oi
Colombia, General Ospina, the charge
d'affaires of Peru, Manuel de FreyreS
Santander, the Counselor of the Bra
lillian embassy and Nine. dc Lima
Silva, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. James
the Assistant Director of the Part
American Union and Mrs. Yanes, anC
Eduardo Racedo, of the legation staff
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Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you please tell me the premium, II
there IL any, on a United States coin, q
haIf-cent dated 1906?
Truly yours, r. q.
The coin you mention has no par
ticular value.
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Custom Work of Our Mems Store

Great possibilities for satisfying individual taste and
preferences both in regard fabrics and style of the gar
ments, is afforded by this custom service which is
stenty the best at all times New and exclusive importa
tons in Shirting Fabrics. ,.--
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Miss Vassault Guest Of
Honor at Congress
sional Club.

b Miss Vassault, a former pupil Of
Leopold Godowsky, in a piano recital,
will be the guest Of honor at the
regular Friday at lone Of the Congress
sioral CLUB this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Countess of Warwick Will also
be guest OF honor and will receive
with Mrs. Roberts, president Of the
club.
Tea will be served after the recital,
Mrs. McDeTmott, of Illinois, and Mrs.
John A. Logan, presiding ut the table.
Assisting will he Mrs. MCCumber. OF
North Dakota; Mrs. Austin, OF Tennes-
see; Mrs. Byrnes, of Tennessee; Mrs.
Berger. of Wisconsin; Mrs Cuntrill, OF
Kentucky; Mrs. Littleton, of New
York; and Mrs. Binthicum, of Maryland
yellow Jonquils and other spring
flowers will tGrm the table decorations.
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LOCAL MENTION

Germanys Great Day. Today. Vir-
ginia, 8, F, q. Great feature. Don t
miss II.
Kranets Are Sure Relief for Indi-
gestion, Constipation. and Uric Acid
Ailments. At druggists. l0c. CSC, Soc
Shower Bath, Stag Hotel, 6os 9Th, Great
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Countess of Warwick
Is Guest At Dinner.

The countess of Warwick was the
guest OF honor of Congressman Jeffer-
son NJ. Levy of New York, at dinner
last evening at the New Willard. Tho
additional guests were Lieut.. Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, retired: Senator and Mrs.
Swanson, Congressman FairChild, and
Congressman John J. Fitzgerald
-
Brig. Gen. Clarence r Edwards. L
S. A., and Mrs. Edwards entertained
informally at dinner last evening, prior
to the Mclean musicale. .
Mrs. Wickersham, wife OF the At
torney General, left Washington toda y
for New York to spend several day =
with her daughter. Mrs. Albert j.
Akin. Mrs. WiCkersham will return TO
Washington Tuesday accompanied by
her daughter.
The Military Attache OF the German
embn ssy and Nine. Won Herwarth will
entertain at luncheon Sunday,
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Anna +. Shrakes and Al
bert b. Chew, OF Washington. The
wedding took place in Baltimore yes
tcrday afternoon at o'clock, at the
residence Of the Rev. David T. Nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Chew will reside at 252G
Fourteenth street.
Mrs. Robert b. Roosevelt left Wash
inSton today to spend several days in
Philadelphia.
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Times Inquiry Department:

Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you please tell mo If there Is any
premium on the following-nsmed coins; Quar-.
ter Of 1897. Columbian half-dollar Of 1893. old
half-doilsr OF 1884, and old three-cent piece
OF 1867? Yours,
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None of your coins are worth any
thing except the Scent piece. This 4
worth from Is to IS cents.
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Berger, of Wisconsin,; Mrs. Cuntrill of
kentucky; Mrs. Littleton, of New
YORK; and Mrs. Dinthicum of Maryland.
yellow Jonquils and other spring
flowers will tcrm the table decorations
Subscription Dance
At the Playhous.
One of the gayest Of tho several Mi
Caremc functions last night was the
subscription dance at the Playhouse.
given as a reunion of the Monday Night
Dancing Class. Dancing began at 10 30
o'clock, though most of the guests came
in later from the Mclean musicale.
Supper was served at o'clock. the
ters, and wines.
Music for the dancing was furnished
10y two pianos, and tho turkey trot and
other popular mod 9ln. dances were the
feature of the evening.
Miss Helen Taft and Miss Catherine
Anderson. Postmaster General Hitch
cock. the Secretary of the Navy, George
Won l.. Meyer, Miss Meyer, Mabel Ma
gel, the Naval .Attache Of the French
Embassy and Visconntoss dAzv: the
Military Attache of the GermRn Embas-
sv and Nine. ION Herwarth: the Sec
Cnd Secretary Of the British Embassy
and Mrs. Esmond Oyey: Mrs. Preston
: 'Sibson, Miss Catherine Cameron, Miss
Gladys ingalls,, Miss Abby ingalls, Bar
| nard, Miss Dorothy Williams. J. Low
l1Sli TliItdI, '-Ifll les COuIll
| Csckoni2s. Congressman Catlin, and
! Eurrcll Huft were among those dane.
ing.
The British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce were the guests in honor foI
whom Mrs Thomas NJ Biddie enter.
tained at dinner last evening, a:. ,.,t
The Ambassador of Japan. and Wis
| countess Chinda, who are spending q
| few days in New York. will return tC
| Washington the first Of next week.
/ Henry Norton, formerly of Washing
| ton, but now of st. Elmo, Alexandra
| county. Va, will leave Washington to
day for Bcntonville. Ark. where. hi
| marriage to Miss Nell Berry Hyatt
will take place Wednesday evening
| March 20, at ! o'clock, at the home o
| the brides grandparents. former Sena
| tor and Mrs. James II. Berry. }
The Minister OF Norway and Nine
/ Bryn entertained at dinner last even
| ing Senator and Mrs McCumber, th'
| Swiss minister. DR. Ritter; the Charg
| d Affaires of Sweden and Nine. Eken
| greD, the Military Attache of the Span
| ish Legation and Nine. Urcullu, DIR, ant
| Mrs James Bryan Scott, Miss Helel
Lee, and Mr.. Johannessen and MI
Morgenstierne, Of the legation stan.
| Capt. Harold p. Norton, L. 5. n, anc
| Mrs Norton were hosts at a small din
| ner for young people last evening a
| the Chevy Chase Club. There was dan
| cling afterward.
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The Ambassador of Japan. and Wis
countess Chinda. who are spending a
few days in New York. will return 10
Washington the first Of next week.
The Washington times., 1912-03-15

The Military AttaChe OF the German
embassy and Nine. Won Herwarth vii
entertain at luncheon Sunday,
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"a q RS. Table GREY had three
IA N kittens-Black, White, and
3NI-- Yellow. They were very slick
= : = .ionking kiuens, for their
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The British Ambassador and Mrs,
Bryce were the guests in honor for
whom Mrs Thomas NJ. Blddle enter
tained at dinner last evening. -.
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Tomorrows story: Mr. Fox and tn
Silly Hen.
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interesting
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Hats-Both Derbes and Soft Hats, possessing
the highest merit in every respect per-
feet selection is easily obainable because of
the many variations of stylish models shown.
Several lines that cannot be obtained else
where
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
MIXED DISHES.

A little meat, with the combina-
ton of vegetables or dumplings, make
meal sufficiently hearty for an ordi-
nary family
Veal Gouiash.-Cut veal from hind
leg into cubes. salt and sprinkle with
tablespoonful and a half of flour.
Heat two tablespoonfuls OF butter; to
this add a thinly sliced onion and a
few dashes Of paprika. Let cook for
several minutes Add the meat and
sufficient potatoes; II they are small.
leave them whole. Stir well and add
very little water, cover closely and
cook slowly on the back part of the
stove or in fireless cooker, using
both radiators
Veal With Vegetable Oysters.-Cook
a pound of vegetable oysters in salt
water and lay them aside. Melt two
tablespoonfuls Of butter. add two
pounds of veal. two and half table
spoonfuls Of -four and cup of wa
ter or stock; add with the oysters and
cook an hour at slow heat.
Mutton With Vegetables. - Rub
three pounds of mutton chops with
salt and pepper. Brown them in a
small amount of butter, then add II
large onion sliced, and cook until the
onion is yellow. Cut into cubes a
half dozen potatoes. and add them to
the meat. Mix everything well and
add half cup Of water. Cook slow
ly, covered for an hour.
Fowl With vermice Il
fowl into four parts, add a quart and a
half of boiling water, salt. pepper.
chopped onion. parsley and fourth
of pound of vermicelli. Cook tight
ly covered for several hours in a fire
less cooker or an hour on the back
part Of the stove.
A delicious brown stew may be pre-
pared with beef cut in sU1ll pieces and
Drowned in fat, onions, carrots. pota-
toes and a diced turnip added and
cooked all together in covered dish
or casserole.
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Christian customs adhered to by the Austrian
German peasant can be traced back to heathen-
ish Germanen rites. some dispute the Of q
tree at the Jul festivities nevertheless 1t is GER
tain that in Sweden needle pines and frs
set up at this time before the houses" Teutzel
o. Saxony, an antiquarian authority these
subjects, says: The ancient heather sat before
:aeir houses between two crpssed pine trees and
~'e and drank at the turn Of the year for nine
Cen days"
The Christmas tree was introduced into Aus
tria some eighty years ago by Duchess of
Wurtemberg and spread throughout Germany.
About 1910 1t is supposed to have taken fresh
root In England, and became highly popular
Both Thackeray and Dickens seized hold Of the
idea OF happiness hegot Of Christmas gatherings
and the Chrstmar tree. and Charles Dickens in
1850 used THE Christmas Tree" as . title for
one Of his annual stories
Although Christmas was not celebrated in the
first centuries OF the Christian era there are
indications In tho records Of early Roman his
tory of the setting up Of decorated tree at
Christmas time and the presentation Of gifts OF
fruit and toys. The Romans are supposed to
have taken the idea from the early Egyptians.
Centuries old. the customs Of christmas OBJ
servance have taken myriad forms in the various
countries OF the world. In many cases they per
petuate some ancient custom which long ante
dates the advent Of Christianity Such are the
customs which have grown up around the mis-
tletoe. worshiped by the ancient Druids of Brit
ain as sacred and magical plant An old Eng
lish writer. speaking Of the Druids celebration of
the winter solstice. our Christmas. says:
This the most respectable festival of
cur Druids called Yuletide when the mistletoe
which they called aheal. carried in their
hands and laid their affairs as an emblem Of
the salutferous advent Of Messiah. This mistle-
toe they cut of the trees with their upright
hatchets OF brass called celts. put upon ends of
their stats. which they carried in their hands
lnnumerable these instruments found all
over the British isles. The custom is still pre-
served and lately at York the eve Of Christ
mas day they carry mistletoe to the high altar
OF the cathedral, and proclaim a public and uni
versal liberty. pardon and freedom to all sorts
of inferior and even wicked people. at the gates
OF the city, towards their four quarters Of
heaven
The lore OF the strange plant is prominently
In evidence In the Vouspa and other Scandina-
wan Sagas 1t was with mistletoe branch-or
an arrow prepared therefrom-that the blind
and heavy-headed deity Holder aimer his deadly
blow at Balder the god Of light benevolent
principle of northern mythology. The inspira-
tion OF the use Of the mstetoe was of course. due
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
FOOD AND THE CHILD.

Children cannot digest food that
needs mastication before they have
teeth. This may seem an unneces-
sary remark. but watch the streets
and cars as you pass back and forth
and see the stun that helpless child
hood has forced upon 1t.
The fact that the child eats and
seems to like what Is given 1t seems
to be the chief and only reason some
mothers use in feeding.
Solid food must wait for teeth. The
digestive Juices. like the teeth. are
not ready for use In the little child.
as the milk. its natural food for nine
months. fulnlls every need.
Fat. except cream and butter.
should be omitted in the childs diet
until after the coming OF the second
teeth
Acid foods, such as tomatoes.
pickles and vinegar In any form. fresh
and warm breads, woody vegetables
uncooked should never be given .
child until after 1t has It's second
teeth
Throughout childhood all foods rich
In spice or condiments, sugar except
In small quantity. coffee. pastry. rich
cakes and nuts. fried foods and rich
gravies and dressings should be en-
tirely omitted.
Candy. II allowed at all, should be
homemade and administered in small
doses
Care should be taken by the Jealous
mother that not too great restriction
Is placed upon the diet OF the child.
He needs variety and should not be
fed pre-digested foods, as the diges-
tive tract must have exercise, As does
the limbs or other parts Of the body.
In order to be normal.
Important points to bear in mind:
Service and cooking OF food con-
troll palatability."
Selection and mastication deter
mine nutrition"
Bad habits cripple life, as do weak
bones the body"
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fruition still carry with them
the tenderest of Christian
faiths, as they carry, too. the
story OF humanity's most far
reaching disaster. 1t is one
Of the Christmas green's
which has the warrant Of re-
ligious associations dating
back to the very beginnings
Of mans creation. even as 1t
is accorded the sublime
honor OF typifying the ances-
trail origins OF the Redeemer
Of Man himself.
But what about the mistle-
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not given definite promise to Freya to prove
harmless II used against the person Of her con
Balder. Thus Scandinavian mythical lore &C
counts for the death Of the latter And accord
ingly. traditional idea of the poisonous proper
ties of the mistletoe is found to persist in re.
mote regions of the north and west of Europe
to the present day. In Great Britain lin
the Forest of Dean) 1t has been used down to
recent date as popular remedy in the treatment
OF cardiac troubles. Like the strophanthus of
African arrow poison fame, it proved reliable
substitute for digitals
kissing under the mstletoe is al that now re-
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HIM. To tell the truth II want to be con-
sistently Christian in Christmas green's and
the purposes to which they should be put, there
Isn't anything about It. at least of any records
which such careful investigators Alfred f. P.
Raymond bowling have dug up while studying
the general subject. None will deny that the
most consistent Christians have taken to the
mistletoe kiss with abundant enthusiasm and a
faith in its excellent results that has been
surpassed But that doesn't make the mistletoe
kiss any more Christian than it
Isn't the excellent story of foolish Mother Eve
and the original mistletoe apple enough for any
reasonable Christmas decorator who wants to
Justify its employment? And II 1t isn't haven I
we the legend OF the Rod of Jesse to make it
distinctly Of the Christmas greens? As for
the kisses that are supposed to go with it-well,
if you insist on knowing about them you'll
simply have to take the consequences, same
Eve did when she insisted tasting OF
that confounded tree of knowledge
The mistetoe kiss seems not to be Chris
tian at -Druidical, probably. and therefore
heathenish. and therefore very very wrong
So all young men who encounter it, artfuly
suspended where pair of.ripe red lips must
pass, do YOU piously refrain or more piously
tear down the hoary old temptation and fee
the accursed roof as II it the house of
.Arria Marcella and you were not Gautier's
young Frcnchman. And you. maidens. give
leave to no pagan rites remember the fate OF
your poor Grandmother Eve and beware lest
the fruit Of the mistletoe. accursed tree OF
knowledge, prove now more bitter In the mouth
than 1t did In Eden.
But If you have ivy. wreathe 1t generously, for
the French know 1t as the herb of St John The
disciple whom the Savior loved the emblem OF
pure friendship. the vine that heeds not decay
and death of its beloved but clings ever more
closely the fall impends and bears up its fall
ing ally against all adversely Learned students
of these legends have surmised too that it may
be the herb of St John the Baptist, who j. usual.
ly pictured as the boy In his camelshair coat
gazing at his cousin. the infant Jesus
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Dtch1eld, in his "Old English Customs says
that the Christmas tree first imported into
England by some German merchants who lived
at Manchester in the first years of the nineteenth
century
In 1900 writer on folklore said Although
are accustomed to consider Germany the
home Of the Christmas tree it has not been gen
eral there for more than couple Of centuries
Old people still living whose parents never
in Germany. The decoration Of houses
with olive leaves and green branches, in Eng
land at Christmas is far ancient custom,
and be noticed in Botticelli's picture of THE
Alteration Of the Shepherds" in the National Gal
lery in London. 1t is. as Fritz Ortwen observes.
q distinct remnant of an ancient heather custom.
at the turn OF the year during the twelve
days Of the Jul festival in honor Of Wooden, gSsen
cry could be fetched by all from the woods
without punishment. and every hall was deco
rated with green leaves and branches.
Again, in old works on English customs we
fnd many references to the decorating OF the
interior Of the dwellings well as the pious
adornment OF the churches with greenery. and
the introduction of a fir tree as symbocal OF
the palm. In the halls OF the barons and the
squires and In the gigantic kitchens OF the
farmers fir tree ever held prominent place.
but whether ordinarily decorated or not is not
specifically recorded. Here we are in doubt
In all probability the remaining fruits OF the
orchards Of the year hung upon the
branches a Precipitation to the gods OF the
fruits OF the earth to insure good harvests
Going abroad get fuller knowledge OF these
things The custom of carrying away branches
and trees from the woods at Christmas time in
various parts OF Austria became extensive
account of the supersttions OF the peasantry
that at Salzburg in 1855. and at Nuremberg In
1853, severe bylaws were issued against persons
purloinng from the forests. In some regions OF
Hungary a solemn procession with decorated
tree takes place through each village before the
shepheld play begins at Is adorned with rib,
bons and fruit, and is supposed to symbolic
the tree of knowledge Although most OF the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

Here 10 a delightful skirt model do
signed for bordered goods only. 1t
can be used for separate wear. but
is charming as part of complete cos
tune when combined with a dainty
waist. The garment closes at the left
side Of the back. Style and good taste
are cleverly exemplifled In the de-
sign.
The pattern t5s44 is cut in sizes 20
to 30 inches bust measure. Medium
size will require 81 yards of 36 or IS
inch bordered goods
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper
Write name and address plainly. and be-
sure to give size and number OF pattern
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

Simplicity and good style are COM
bined to a remarkable legree in this
beautiful frock. 1t closes at the front
and may be finished with high or low
neck and long or short sleeves. It can
be made with Empire or regulation
waist line. and the skirt is a four
gored model. having inverted plait or
habit back
The pattern (594I) 10 cut in sizes
size will require 5M yards of 36 inch
material and yards of insertion.
Width Of lower edge Is IN yards.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
TO Pattern Department" Of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure TO give size and number OF pattern.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

Christian lore. II 1t were still hedged about
with vestige OF the glory that arrayed 1t in
Paradise
Time was. and time is now, when epilepsy is
one Of the scourges of mankind; only now we
look for Its cure as we look for Its cause, in
quite natural means and conditions. The notion
that some poor devil with the falling sickness
has been cursed from on high is held scarcely
compatible. in popular science. with the princi-
pies OF eternal justice or with cold observation
Of cause and effect
But In times that were, In Wales when an
epileptic developed the symptoms characteristic
OF the disorder, it was commonly believed that
he was being scourged with the rod of Christ"
and that was the name by which the disease
went. although 1t had another designation as
well-St Valentines sickness. The cure for it
was believed to lie In the Rod OF Jesse. The use
Of the mistletoe as the Rod of Jesse in epilepsy
was general and. II faith work wonders per
haps the miracle Of did sometimes attend
its employment
Perhaps it didn't, II hardheaded science
choose to take shy at that gracious addition to
the list Of miracleworking agents. But whether
1t did didn't the mistletoes rare birth and
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
Matter Of DOUBLING.

Oliver Wendell Holmes was class
mate Of Doctor Clarke at Harvard, and
according to the "reminiscences of the
latter, the Autocrat of the Breakfast
Table was as witty then as later.
One day the two were talking of
metaphysics. when the bright-tougued
little great man exclaimed, ri tell
you, James, what think metaphvsics
Is like. 1t is like man splitting a
log. When it Is done he has two
more to split"
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to the oppos-
ing principle
of darkness
or evil. The
pl an { which
furnished the
deadly d art
grew on the
slope Of AS
gard, and was
the sole agent
X n o " n I o
gods or men
a m o n g pol.
sonous plants
which h n Il
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all over Germany. Three
trees in great pots we're put
on a long table covered with
linen; each tree was illumi-
mated with three circular
tiers Of colored wax candles
blue, green, red and white.
Before each was displayed a
quantity Of toys. gloves.
handkerchiefs. workboxes,
books and various articles.
presents made to the owner
of the tree" This princess
was a Russian. and in her
later days lived mostly in
Paris Thon again prof