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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
GIRL TELLS HOW SHE
WORE MALE ATTIRE AND
DID A MANS WORK

Pittsburg, Dec. 12.-Alexandria Koslof-
sky, nineteen. who declares she mas
qneraded as a man for two years, during
which she worked in coal mines, machine
shops, and boiler factories, after having
been deserted by her husband. is being
detained by the local police and may be
sent TO her mothers home in Williamson.
w. Va The girl recently came here
from Detroit, where she had worked in a
candy factory
According to her story TO the police,
she left home one night, cut of her hair
and went to Philadelphia, where, after
purchasing male attire, she obtained work
in a boiler shop.
Later she went to Scranton. Pa. and
for two weeks helped drill and shoot
coal Finding that work very hard, she
got place driving mules in a coal mine,
but shortly afterward went to Erie, Pa,
where she went to work in a paper mill.
Later. she says, she worked In a foundry,
where her uncle found her.
Il would gladly wear mems clothing
again If had the strength for the heavy
work." declared the girl.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
SMALL BOWS USED
ON PANNIER DRESS

The use Of small bows on the latest
models represent a very special nov
city, or rather revival, and will play an
important part during the coming
months.
For evening wear they give a par
ticularly dainty finish to some of the
gowns which are being prepared for the
season. as, for instance, on a charming
frock of pearl-white charmeuse. to the
corsage of which are affixed full pam
nicrs of gaily patterned pompadOur silk
covered with bouquets of rose-cOlored
blossoms.
These panniers are rather inGeniously
lifted at the back, where they are cross
ed and carried upward, to be fastened
on the shoulder blades in the style Of a
vatican plait
The white satin underdress, which is
visible below the panniers, is apparently
closed by a serried row of imitation
pearls used as buttons and set in little
bows of pale forget-me-not blue velvet.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
New Table Decorations.

1t is not necessary to have ones liable
decorated by professional II the ANA
teur will remember few salient rules Of
table decoration.
Do not have clashing ColOrs. They jar
on the eye like ''calithumpian'' serenade
on the ear. To promote this harmony
take into consideration the color of the
room and of ones principal china; like
wise, unless your complexion is Of the
best, OF your own looks.
A one-color scheme is always safe, but
should have a background Of green in
foliage or trailing vine. In combination
do not try to be bizarre. and remember
that all shades Of the same color will not
harmonic.
Pink and lavender are charming to-
gether, and far less commonplace than
blue or pink. Dark blue and purple and
pale yellow are effective; so, oddly
enough, are orange and scarlet, as scarlet
sage and goldenrod.
Further consider the season Of the year.
vivid decoration that would look well
in the fall or winter would be ugly in
hot weather. Likewise consider your
color scheme for the lighting standpoint
nature or artificial.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
OF Interest to Women

\ charming diagonal effect is given
by jabot of lace starting at one side
of the waist line and falling down the
entire length of the skirt and carried
out upon the train
Most winter costumes can be made
with two or more waists. This viii
admit Of one skirt being made with
waist for afternoon wear and one suit
able for informal evening affairs.
sThere seems to be an effort ON the
part OF modistes to introduce the
trained skirt for elaborate street gowns:
this fashion will never become genera
because the women of to-day have beer
too well pleased with the short skirted
models that are both comfortable and
sensible, as well as pleasing for outdoor
wear. .
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
Accordion Plated Net.

Accordion net is ubiquitous for girls
dresses, the more luxurious materials be-
ing. of course, more or less reserved for
their elders.
There are lovely little gowns. too, sim
ply made Of accordion or gauffered. pearl
white chiffon. into which is spliced a
panel OF shadow lace, likewise plated
to match.
No other trimming but the lace is re-
quIred. unless it be the heavy silver or
gold bullion fringe which so many dress
makers employ as a finish TO the soft
swathed satin belts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
FLAMES MENACE CRIPPLEs.

New York, Dec. Zone hundred and
twenty children, all OF them crippled
and many Of them absolutely helpless,
were imPeriled to-day by a fire in the
New York ChiIdren's hospital on Ran
dalls Island.
Dense clouds OF smoke filled the build
ing, causing a panic While workmen
employed at the hospital fought the fire,
nurses Gained the children, and the
blaze was under control before the fire
boats responded to the fire call.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
Ebony Hair Brushes.

It is a good plan to rub -vaseline into
the backs of the brushes before wash
ing them, so that the soda will not af-
feet the ebony. Then, when dry, little
olive oil, applied with a soft rag and
rubbed on" with clean cloth, win give
as much polish as is required, as ebony
should not be very highly polished at
any time. For stiffening the bristles
wash the brushes in very hot water and
soda, or ammonia, rinse them in the
same temperature, and then plunge them
into quite cold water. After this treat
ment 1t will be found that when dry
the bristles are quite stiff.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
HOMEMADE GIFTS
ALWAYSACCEPTABLE
There Is Daintiness About Them
Not Found in the Shops.

No gifts-Christmss or otherwise-can
be more acceptable than those fashioned
by the hands of the giver. This being
so, it is a pleasure to find pretty novel;
ties that can be made at small expense
and with little trouble. which yet will
fulfill their destined end of being both
attractive and serviceable.
A boudoir cap is a most fascinating
gift for girl A pretty style has a mob
Of fine Powered net. edged with lace, that
falls well over the ears. A twist of satin
ribbon crosses from side to side. fastened
with tiny bouquets Of satin flowers in
the same color.
A spray Of satin roses gives a delight
full touch of color on the front of an
evening dress, and will be found very
easy to make. The petals are made of
three-inch-wide satin ribbon. A six-Inch
length OF ribbon doubled up. the two top
corners turned back and the lower edges
gathered, forms each separate petal. To
make the roses look more natural. the
center is taken from an actual blossom,
and the satin petals are Stitched round
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
NEW ENGLANDERs ANGRY.
Want House to Order Probe Of New
Haven Railroad.

New England members who are anxious
that the House shall make an inquiry
into the affairs of the New York, New
Haven. and Hartford Railroad Company.
with special reference to- the alleged
Illegal merger with the Grand Trunk line
OF Canada, are up in arms over an evil
dent determination on the part Of the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13

Committee on Rules to refer the case to
a standing committee.
The Committee on Rules took the
O'Shaunessy resolution under Amusement
Wednesday night. II was assumed that
the measure would be acted upon one
way OF another at Yesterdays meeting
Of the committee. 1t appears that tEe
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13
Charming Present.

Two Of these roses and a bud mounted
with a spray OF leaves make a charming
present
dainty candle shade may be ia .hion-
cd of lowered ribbon. gathered into fiut-
ings on a wire frame. a narrow ruche
OF plain colored ribbon forms the finish
at top and bottom. while a tiny spray of
satin flowers decorates one side.
One OF the new kinds of pincushions is
made TO represent a wild rose. The CEN
ter is a circle OF cardboard thickly pad
ded and covered with yellow velvet Five
large. pink satin petals surround il, while
instead OF a stalk. a loop OF green velvet
is attached, with which to hang 1t on the
wall
a handkerchief sachet may be made of
plain and Powered ribbons. plated one
over the other to form two squares.
These are mounted on a layer OF wadding
and lined with white satin. 1t is faS-
tened by a ribbon bow, and the sachet is
scented with petal dust, sprinkled on the
wadding before the covering and lining
are Joined together.
A work-bag may be made of plain col
Ored silk. the upper half and the round
cardboard at the bottom being covered
with wide Powered ribbon. An inch-R'ide
plain satin ribbon forms the string case
through which is run narrow ribbon of
the same color. to draw II up and form
the looped handles.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13

Navy blue serge was selected for the
DEVELOPMENT of this stylish boys suit.
The blouse is made to be slipped on over
the head, has applied yokes. and may be
made with or without tucks. patent
leather belt holds it in place. The trous-
ers are the usual boomers finished with
leg bands or elastics.
The pattern. No. 6oSS, is cut in sizes z
4. and years. Medium size VIII require
Ia wards of 3e-inch material, or 2S-S
yards of goods 81 inches wide.
The pattern can be obtained by sending
10 cents to the Pattern Department. Of
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-13

Costume velvet. a material which was
made especially for the new drRped ef-
fects, was used for this coat. The color
is d brown which matches as closely as
possible the brown martin fur used on
collar and cuffs.
The effect of the collar Is that OF a scarf
OF the fur having a single end and held
by a buckle covered with the velvet. h
similar buckle is used lower down on
the coat. the material being draped
through it and a fastening made with
hooks underneath.
This is a style OF garment which has
been in favor in Paris for some time and
which promises TO be well liked here.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
How Mrs. Cline Avoided
Operation.

Brownsville, Ind. 81 can say that
Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound
has done me more good than anything
else. One doctor said must be opera
ted upon for a serious female trouble
and that nothing could help me but an
operation.
81 had hemorrhages and at times
could not get any medicine to stop them.
Igot in such weak condition that would
have died if / had not got relief soon.
Several women who had taken your
Compound, told me to try it and did
and found it to be the right medicine to
build up the system and overcome
female troubles.
81 am now in great deal better health
than / ever expected to be, so think
ought to thank you for it. Mrs. o. M.
CLINE, S. Main St., Brownsville, Ind.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09

spite Of the folded clothing placed on
the hard bed, the child used to cry
out in the night, oh, mamma, nam.
ma, the bed hurts me SOL The rooms
above were filed with negroes The
tramping and screaming of negro chill
dren overhead was most dreadful.
Worse than mere sound came from
these other prisoners; there came dis
ease. Smallpox broke out among
them, also the lesser disease, camp
measles, which latter was contracted
by the little Rose. She, too had her
memories of the Old Capitol; in re-
cent letter she wrote:
Il do not remember very much
about our imprisonment except that l
used to cry myself to sleep from hun
ger. s.'PelJr.yA o..
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
rAE pArAsaoF LONG AGO.


Renew our days of old. "-Lamenta.
tions v. 81.
The %ind-swept paths of long ago
They coax us, coax us all the while,
With olden blossoms all aglow
And roses blazing mile on mile.
Out of today they have their start
From pare, bleak places where we
stand,
Into the reaches of the heart,
Into the golden yesterland,
The nodding grasses bent above
The dim, worn pathways up the
hill
And all of laughter and of love
Is whispering about them still;
They wound their way beside the
stream
They hid themselves within the
wood,
And as the pathway of dream
Each faded softly, where we stood.
Through thickets where the berries
grew,
Through orchards browsing in per
fume,
Through quiet pasture lands, and
through ''''
The wilder ways Of tangled bloom
The olden pathways wound and went,
And we look back, away, away
To where our yesterdays are blent
In the soft haze of work and play.
'And but in dreams we foot them ALL
The paths we knew of old so well;
The paths of quail and robin-call,
The paths whose charms no words
can tell. e,3f. oGp~" y,o-
We see them dropping down the hill,
We see them loafing nthe brook,
We see them where the trees are still
s1n every Swallowed forest nook
The wind-swept paths of long ago.
They coax US, coax us, all the while;
And we would fain arise and go
1 Through all the old days. mile on
mile,
Ont of today they have their start
From barren spaces where We stand,
Into the cloisters of the heft v
Into the golden yesterland.
Wilbur d. Nesbit
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
/. HER REWARD.

The cook for a welllknown Seattle
family left, and no other could be OBJ
tanned, so the lady of the house did
the cooking herself, with such satisfac-
tory results that, after a month, her
husband gave her a beautiful set of
sables as token of his appreciation
of the good dinners he had enjoyed.
Of course the neighbors soon heard
of this, and when the cook left in an
other equally well7knoWn family the
lady of the house said to her husband
We'll the cook has gone and I'm
not going to bother to get another I'm
going todo the cooking myself deary.
You heard what Nm So-and- So gave
his wife when she did the cooldng?''
And, putting her arms round his
neck, she cooed; -'iWhat shall get
for my cooking?p naroe ..
Woman" said her husband, push
ing her away, you Will get long
black veil!"-Saturday Evening Post.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
THE FIRST FOOL ROBIN.

l saw robin 'tother day,
And it's sign of spring.
And as he few from tree to tree
He did most sweetly sing.
mo more the snow will fall for us,
No more the winds win bite;
Go now and pawn your winter buds,
And get on something light.
Bring out that hat from Panama,
To cotton change your socks;
And plant your cabbages and things
And loose your frisky fiocks,"
50 sad man in festive glee. -.
AS ihsthe. car he rode;
A ploHing through the foot.of snow
That Nature had, bestowed.
We looked him DER with careful eye,
But meter q WoTd of tongue; -
Twas plain TO see the only spring
Was in his being sprung.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
WHERE DOCTORS
FAILED TO HELP
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta.
bic Compound Restored
Mrs. Green's Health
Her Own Statement.

Covington, Mo. Your medicine has
done me more good than all the doc
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
A JAPANESE CURE FOR TIMIDTTY

Several hundred years ago a Japa-
nese sage called Yaritomo-Tashi. who
rose to the Shogunate, the highest
ecclesiastical post in the japan OF
yesterday wrote a book on how to
overcome timidity, which has just
been translated into French under the
title "Timidity Vanauished in Twelve
Lessons" The French translator,
Berthe Dangennes, sought out Yarito-
mos manuscript in a little provincial
museum, where IT had lain practically
unread ever since the authors death.
Yoritomo deals with 'timidity as a
! physician would with an everyday dis
ease. At the very start he declared
| that Il may be cured quite like dis
eases generally recognized as such. he,
also points out the advisability of ef7
fecting this cure as soon as possible,
since timidity acts unfavorably on its
victim in a number of ways. 1t makes
him disagreeable to the members of
his family, arouses envy of his fellow
creatures, hurts his business, and is
detrimental even to his health.
The twelve lessons" are, strictly
speaking, merely chapters of the book
through which the sages many wise
statements are scattered. Some of
these chapters deal with the various
kinds of timidity with which human
beings are afflicted, others illustrate
how timidity grows worse as the vic
TINS age increases; others-and these
are the most striking in the work
with Yoritomo's systems of preventing
timidity in its early stages and elimi-
mating it after it has become serious.
The book is enlivened with many anec-
dotes dealing with cases in which
these systems were successfully ap-
piled.
After stating emphatically that tim
idity may be cured, the Japanese
savant lays down the following rules
for acquiring aplomb:
The timid person must be subjected
to a course of moral treatment which
will bring about a gradual and more
and more marked change in his state
Of mind, in his way of looking at
things and in the firmness of his res
olution
A timid person either becomes
stupefied, is overcome by shame, or is
filled with a self-consciousness that
causes him to think that his slightest
gesture is noticed.
To effect a change in himself, he
should, before all else, seek to inspire
in himself the energy that permits of
concentration, not that detrimental
concentration which he has been in
the habit of employing, but a self,
examination that will allow him to
reconstruct the events of day with
out exaggerating or overlooking any
of them.
In this way he will learn, little by
little, the alphabet of energy. Such
course is indispensable for the cure
VI uiiulIy slhOS' III l0SOhSIl uSCiHS
each of his days, he will find twenty
reasons for shame or anger at him
self.
During thirty or forty days he
should seek to arrive at the most
rapid and complete concentration of
his mind His only task, during this
period, should become more and more
minute.
To achieve this it is well to adopt
recumbent posture. Then the patient
should shut his eyes and abandon him
self entirely to his task.
Having recalled all the days incl
dents, he should consider them in re-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
FRATERNAL MEETINGS.
HONOLULU LODGE, NO. 800,

HONOLULU LODGE, NO.. 800,
L. o. o. M.
Will meet in Odd Fellows Building,
Fort street, near King, every Friday
evening at 1880 p. m. Visiting broth.
ers cordially invited to attend.
AMBROSE ]. WRIT, Dictator.
E. A. JACOBSON, Secretary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
SINGULARITIES

Every foreign office in all the Euro
pean capitals acts on the theory that
an army of spies is constantly on the
alert to steal its secrets, and infinite
precautions are taken to battle their
efforts. Very shortly after the first
useiof blotting paper it was discovered
that'it was possible to cause plotting
pad to give up jealousy guarded sec
rets by simply holding it in front of
mirror Long after all the CONNER
cial world had forgotten the existence
Of such thing the British foreign
office used a sand shaker to dry it's
important written documents. Then
specially manufactured ink blotting
paper was used, but this was not found
to be absolute spyproof, and a return
to the sand shaker was contemplated,
when some one suggested the simple
expedient to small absorbent roller.
These rollers have since been used.
In his book on Newfoundland P. 7.
McGrath, st. Johns correspondent of
The Chicago Daily News, has this to
say of the Beothic Indians: "They
felled trees, to form fences to stop the
caribou in their annual migration and
head them toward the rivers, where
they could more easily kill them.
Travellers who subsequently came upon
these fences say they often extended
thirty and forty miles, and were most
ingenious in their construction, the
trees being cut so that they fell on
one another, and their branches being
interlaced in such fashion as made
it impossible for the deer to escape
Tourists returning to France from
abroad and proceeding to points in the
interior of the country are informed
in notice published by the French
of Geneva that they
are allowed to take into France duty
free enough tobacco, cigars and cigar.
cites to smoke OF their journey, pro
vided they declare them to the Gus
toms, The amount is limited to ten
cigars, twenty cigarettes and forty
grams of tobacco.
= 1t was his first visit to this country,
and he was anxious to see as much of
it as possible in "a short time. In a
brief visit to the south he met an
aged negro who had been slave, How
interesting" he remarked. "And after
the war you had your freedom?" The
Oldoman looked at, him half sadly, half
sheepishly, shook his woody head and
said; mo, sab. All didn't get no free
dom-Ah done was married"
James Payn tells of a whist player
being told by an opponent that he
could always tell by his face when he
had a good hand. This he resented ex-
ceedinglys and applied to his partner
for REPUTATION of It; but he was only
still more irritated by his form of
correlation, that he had never MOTTO
ed any expression in his countenance
whatever"
It was at one of the famous "frolics"
given by the Lamba club in New York,
Charles Frohman had made an ex-l
tremely neat, and appropriate speech.
There was loud applause at its finish,
and then, Author! Author!" cried
Augustus Thomas, standing up on his
chair.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
AMERICANS NOT in KOREA PLOT

AMERICANS NOT IN KOREA PLOT
TOXIC, February 24.-No arrests OF
American citizens have been made in
connection with an alleged plot to kill
the Japanese governor general of
Korea, General Count Terauchi, and it
is asserted officially that no charges
of completely in the affair have been
brought against citizens of the United
States.
Charles Page Bryan, United States
ambassador to. Japan, and George H.
scidmore, United States consul gen
.eral at Seoul, are acting with the
greatest vigilance for the protection
of the interests Of American citizens.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09

tors medicines. At
everymonthly period
! had to stay in bed
four days because of
hemorrhages, and
my back was so weak
/ could hardly walk.
l have been taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V g e table Com
pound and now l can
stay up and do my
work. / think it is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-09
DARKNESS AND BLISS

Edith-"How did you feel when Jack
kissed you through the tunnel?"
7 Ethel-"I felt as If never wanted
to see his face again. Boston Even.
ing Transcript.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-29

out the interview against me, stated in
the Senate when his name was called
on the final passage Of the joint res
olution as amended): L am paired with
the senior senator from South Caro-
lima tMr. Tillmanl. If he were pres
ent ne would vote nay and l should
vote yea
Il send you the Record of June IL
1911, with corner of page turned. Civ
ing the vote of the Senate and also the
Record of May Is. giving my speech on
the vote in the House
Il think after an examination of
these records you will see that the
charges made against my vote were
purely for political reasons to affect
the present campaign. and that the po-
sition 1 took was really sustained by
the senators and members of Congress
from North Carolina, because If they
really thought there was danger in the
Bristow amendment they would not
have voted for il.
"Of course, it goes without saving
that l am not in favor OF force bill.
or having federal troops at the polls,
but in favor of electing United
States senators by the people and cast
my vote to accomplish the result. Sim
cerely yours,
oscar w. Underwood"