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The Washington times., 1912-03-21
WOMEN SHOULD Use THIS
TO CLEAR The COMPLEXION
And MAKE The SKIN VELVETY

Here Is a Simple Recipe for a Massage
Cream You Can Easily Prepare
at Home.
No woman need suffer the humiliation
of an unsightly complexion if she mas
sages the skin nightly with plain cerol
cream. This can be prepared at home
at small cost. II you get ounces Of
cerol at the drug store and dissolve IN
scant pint of boiling water and stir
until smooth.
Using this dainty and delightful
massage cream quickly ribs pores of
blacliheads, Overcomes the oily. SHAY
condition and makes the skin soft ard
Velvety, giving it a natural, healthy
tone which powder and rouge cannot
successfully initiate.
The Washington times., 1912-03-21
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,

ANACOSTlA, ID. c., MARCH 81
The Randle Highlands postal station,
which has heen recommissioned within
the last few days as a contract station
after a lack of postal facilities for the
suburb during a period of several
will soon be removed from the
old quarters, at 1920 Minnesota avenue,
into a handsome new yuiIIlng that will
be erected at Minnesota and Pennsyl-
vania avenues The plans for this
structure have been prepared, and the
contract for its construction will be
let in a fcw days. The building will
not be taken up entirely with the post
office, as 1t will contain apartments
also. Miss lsodore Geohen2en is the
pOstnistress of the new postal station.
Jonas rIoart has plans out for the
construction of a dwelling in Eighth
place, Congress Heights, which will
have pebble-da finish, and will cost
about s., 500. Henry M Sothoron is hav-
ing a two-story frame house built in
Seventh street, Congress Heights, to
cost 5000. j. w. Smith Is remodeling
his hCme at Raleigh place ana Nichols
avenue, Congress Heights. Henry Purll
is making extensive improvements to
his dwelling at 1926 L street, Anacostia.
The Rev. George i. Dudley, rector of
st. stephens church, Columbia heights,
delivered Lenten sermon last evening
In the Esther Memorial Protestant
Episcopal Church, of Congress Heights.
The Washington times., 1912-03-21

IL Andreas Dippel had been less en-
thusiastic regarding washington. whlSn
he characterizes as the most denghttuI
city in the world, it is possible that
Washington music lovers would not
have been accorded the satisfaction Oh
hearing the two best operas in the Chl-
Cugo Grand Opera Compsny's repertoire
sung by the best soloists of that orSahl-
zauon.
But in view OF the fact that he Is anx-
ious TO give washington the finest per-
formances possible, he is bringing TO
the Belasco Theater on Saturday the
entire company, together with an Or
chestrn of seventy musicians, the inter
national ballet, and the American ana
italian choruses. In the afternoon, be
ginning at o'clock. Verdrs beautiful
opera OF Egypt. Aida will be sunG'
and at night, starting at o'clock, VIC
t;r Herbert's new American OPERA
"Natoma," will be the Offering.
In the selection of Aida for the
matinee, those who love splendor AID
melody in grand opera will be pleased.
The title role of the Ethiopian slave,
who loves the Egyptian general Will pc
sing by Carmen Melis, the beautiful
soprano of the Boston Opera Company,
who viii be the Chicago hi,as0ce cog HPmsSeS
Bassi the italian tenor, who Is remetn,
Be,ed by Hamme-steins patrons, WIN
sing the part of RadanIes, whom Alua
loves.
Eleanore De Cisneros
To Be Heard as Amneris.
Eleanore De Cisneros, the American
contrtlto, will be heard as Amneris, the
Egyptian princess. Hector DUR anne
the French baritone, who was also one
of the foremost singers in the Hammer
stein company, will sing the part OF
Amunasro. the Ethiopian king Henry
Scott, the American basso, will be
RANTS. the high priest, and Constantin
,!icUlay will sing the role of the Egyp-
1ian king. Ettore Peroso will direct.
The performance of Aida Will intro
dEce the much talked of italian, I'remi-
ere Danseuse Rosina Call, who has
been lauded bv critics in New YORK and
9TH, + cities. In their rapidly and grace
her evolutions are reported to ex?el
ANYTHING Ike then eyer seen a IN TINS
as she has frequently teen called is not
yet twenty years Of age. .,-.
Keen interest has been shown in the
first presentation in Washington OF VIC
tor Herbert's new and only American
grand opera, "Natoma," which will be
sung in English by noted cast. Mr..
Herbert himself will come to Wash
ingtOn to conduct the PERFORMANCES anu
1t will be the first time that he has
ever directed the opera.
Both financially and artistically, Ma.
toma" has been the most successful
grand opera ever given, and 1t stands
out in striking contrast to Mona,
another American opera. that was pro-
| duced last week at the metropolitan
opera House, in New York. The first
presentation of "Natoma" took place
| in Philadelphia last spring, and short
" afterward it was sung three times
| in three weeks to crowded houses In
the Metropolitan Opera House.
Mary Garden to
The Washington times., 1912-03-21

The Rev. ChafleS r. SuItdS, IeC'"i ".
the Congress Heights Church. occupied
tho pulpit last night in st. stephen
Church.
The tri-dIocesan convention OF me
Protestant Episcopal church, in which
the District of Columbia Is included
together with Maryland, wilt take place
in Baltimore, Md, on April q anu -,
ana Emmanuel Chapter, No. lSl, OF the
local r. e. Church. has considered the the
vcntion. The delegates will not be
Emmanuel Chapter. Three men viii be
appointed BY Director N. r. lIarnish.
The Mems Club of the Emmanuel p
E. Church will hear a lecture on Ihe
Bible and the Critic" by Thomas J. w.
Mayberry. of Washington, Thursday
evening next
Satisfaction has been expressed in the
several suburbs here over the action oil
the Senate in permitting an approprla-
ton of 49,. 600 for the purchase of former
Forts Davis and Dupont to remain in
the District bill. and citizens here think
that their section has been peculiarly
chase went out, while the item for this
part of the District was not only al
lowed TO remain, but the plan o. secur-
ing the ground was changed so as to
eliminate any assessment feature, such
as was opposed by nearly all the citi-
situated near the Ridge road and
Bowen road. and If purchased the ster
will be the first taken to link the old de-
lenses of Washington in the civil wal
that exist here into a chain of parks,
as provided for in the Mcmillan plan.
The Washington times., 1912-03-21
Mary Garden to
Have Title Role

The role of the Indian girl, Natoma,
whose hopeless love for Lieutenant Mer-
rill, of the United States navy, is the
basis of the drama, will be sung by
the famous Scotch soprano. Mary Gar
The Washington times., 1912-03-21
STATIONFOR
RANDLEHIGHLANDS
After Lack of Facilities for Months Suburb Is to Have
Offce-New Houses Are Being
Erected.

The Rev. Charles r. Sontag, rector OF
the Congress Heights Church. occupied
tho pulpit last night in st. Stephel'
Church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07

After going several feet Into the cave, Mrs. White-foot began feeling about gently, slipping her soft paw into the many crannies of the dark place. As she went about doing this she found many fine eggs, hidden in unexpected places. Once she found an egg tucked away into a little orevice over her head. She had some difficulty in getting 1t down and had to whisper very softly to Bunny to get upon her back and take the egg out of it's very tight resting place with his two paws and then to hand it down to Snouty. The two little ones enjoyed all this very much and wished they might laugh aloud over their success, for they got the egg causing so much as the tiniest crack to the shell.
 Mrs. White-foot filled the basket with eggs; then touched her little ones with her paw as a signal to from Easter Cave. As they crept out, basket on Mrs White foot's arm, they heard a soft rattling of the vines and a form darkened the cave door,, For an instant Mrs. White-foot's heart fluttered wildly. She had recognized the shadow as belonging to wolf. And a wolf meant danger. She suddenly drew back into the cave and pushed her little ones behind her. not making a sound. The wolf had not seen her yet, and she hoped to hide from him.
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morrow morning, when. bright and early, they go to look for the Easter eggs brought by the bunnies and find none. It is very, very sad, my children. And although we rejoice at having escaped ourselves, we mourn the loss of the fine eggs
 At last Mrs. White-foot and her two children came in sight of their own home and to their wonder saw a great crowd of bunnies assembled round the door. What could this early morning gathering of neighbors mean? Mrs. White-foot feared some harm had befallen her house-a wind might have blown it down or rob- ber-animal might have got in and robbed her pantry.
 She hastened her pace and so did Bunny and Snouty, and soon they came right up to the crowd assem- bled. What does this meeting of my neighbors mean r cried out Mrs. White-foot eagerly.
 Why. my dear friend" spoke one of the neighbor rabbits, "a most un- common thing has happened. While was passing here bit ago-on
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forth, my little Easter Liiy-for that's what you are to me. my dear daugh- ter" f ftst
 "Oh, Daddy, what good luck! and on Easter Eve. too," exclaimed Lena. And maybe we'll take four-room fiat near the park. and we'll have some new things for the house, too, won't we7"
 Wont we? Well, just reckon. But how Is our sick woman?" he added. Mustn't forget others in our own good-fortune."
 "Oh, she's continually worried about Fred" said Lena. Tt breaks me all up to hear her go on. can't understand why Fred should act so. But maybe something has happened to him. I must hurry though, for it's time for her soup Your supper is on the table, Daddy. and the coffee. hot, on the back of the stove. I couldn't wait for you so ate my supper early and went up to Mrs. Richardson. I'll see you at breakfast, Daddy. Goodnight"
 Lena went softly into the sick wo- mans room and found her asleep. She put the Easter lily on small table and placed it close beside the bed where the woman's eyes would rest on first opening them. Then she crept to the kitchen. closed the door
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minute.
 Then Lena threw on shawl and went across the street to a green grocer's shop where she bought a nice stalk of celery. As she was about to rotraco her steps to the tene- ment house, she heard voice at her elbow; Please, pretty Miss, buy my last Easter lilyl It is fresh and will bloom a long time. As 1t is my last, I will sell it for a quarter"
 Lena turned to look at the vendor and his wares, and she saw a bright faced little street-salesman, holding out to her a pretty potted Easter lily. Only quarterA It was remark ably cheap. And perhaps 1t would cheer up poor sick Mrs. Richardson. Lena examined the contents of her purse. Yes, she could spare .he quar- ter. Father would bring home his weeks earnings. and Lena found she had more than a dollar left from the last weeks allowance her father has given her. She bought the lily and ran quickly across the. street. At the door she met her father who was just returning home. He kissed her and warned her against running out into the rain. You should have waited for me, child" he said .I am big and hardy and can endure exposure. You should be spared. But
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and began preparing some soup. Just how many minutes went by Lena did not know, but after some little time opening and shutting Mrs. Richard sons front-room door. She left her work and went to see if some of the neighbors had entered. As she open ed the living-room door-the room which also served as Mrs. Richard sons bedroom-she beheld tall form standing near to the bed. Lena was on the point of crying out when the form turned and waved her to si- lence. Then Lena saw that the un- expected visitor was Fred, the sick woman's son.
 Fred, with warning fingers. tip- toed to Lena, shook both her hands warmly and led her into the kitchen. He closed the door. behind them: then said in whisper: Has mother been sick long7 Is she in a serious condition?"
 "Only seriously Ill menta1ly-over you" said Lena. feeling bit bitter against the returned "prodigal."
 "Yes, things have appeared bad against me-" he went on. But, Lena. I can explain everything. Early in the spring I went with some pros pectors up into the mountains. We staked out claims and have been working them. We had a fellow who was to carry our mall to the sta- tion-forty miles away. He was also cook and dish- washer. We trusted him. thinking him an honest fellow. Well, the other day he ran away and that he had opened our letters. taken out the money they ontained-money we were sending to our dear ones back home-and that he had then destroyed the letters. You see, I had written mother twice, telling her of our camp, and its isolation, and said that she could not hear from me often as it took four days for our man to go mule back to and from the railroad station-our nearest post office. I inclosed in my first letter half the money I had-twenty five dollars. In my second letter, month later, I sent fifteen dollars, keeping little for, myself for business pur- pose. We'll. 1t so happened that our trusty was a thief and took him self off on his spells, and that dear mother not only failed to get the money. but to hear from me as well. But" and Fred's face was aglow, "I have good news, Lena. My part ners and I struck something good up in those far-away mountains. It Is only silver-but, gee! silver counts for a good deal, let me tell you"
 Listen, 1t is she now, awake! Hear her talking to herself?" And Lena stepped softly to the living-room door and opened it. She then returned. "Yes, your mother is awake, lying with her eyes drinking in the Easter lily. Shall I tell her you are here? Or do you wish to surprise her in person."
 You'd better prepare dear old mother said Fred. Lena went into Mrs. Richardson's room. The sick woman raised herself on her elbow. Dear" she said to- Lena. T had strange dream awhile ago. I dream ed I opened my eyes and saw fairy standing on the table beside my bed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
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them very hard, and when cold, re- move all the meat. The shells must be cut into exact halves. Then each half is filled with chopped figs, nuts and dates and stuck together again. A tiny ribbon is tied about the eggs to cover the seams. To hold the rib- may be put under 1t on the shell. When the assortment of eggs is ready for placing in the box, cover each with a piece of fringed tissue paper, twisting the fringed ends to- gether after the manner of the old fashioned "candy-kisses." Then lay them in rows in the box, wrap the box in pretty Easter paper and tie a ribbon about it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Caster Cbou9bts

A F late years, Easter Sunday has HE been given over too much to " the adornment and feeding of one's body. It is not following the Christ spirit to devote the Holy Day of Easter-a day commemorating our Savior's resurrection--to frivolities and feasting. It IS fitting that we should forget self and pleasures. and devote the day in praising our Crea- tor and our Savior and in doing deeds of kindness. Is there a better time for visiting tho needy sick than on Easter afternoon? Is 1t not a day when, in Christ's name, we should give rather than receive? Let every boy and every girl say unto himself and unto herself. q shall make some person, less fortunate than myself, happy on Easter" Then let them go forth among the highways and hedges and find those in need of their kind ness. It will not bo difficult to find a sick boy or girl whose Easter holds little of promise unless some one from without brings greetings of love and good cheer. Christ did not go among the happy and prosperous. They had no need of Him. He sought out those in the depths of misery. He was the Man of Sorrows, not the Man of vanity and mirth. He suffered the pain of His brothers, for all were his brothers in that they were the chill dren of God.
 There is no better time to study the Christ spirit than during the Easter time, and no more propitious day for doing good than Easter Sunday When you sit down to your great din- ner just remember the starving chill
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close to her, but had to abandon the basket of eggs, for she could not man. age to hide them from the wolf his nose would lead him to where they were. So she left the basket in the middle of the cave floor where the wolf would find 1t easily.
 And so the wicked fellow did. He went straight to the basket and began nosing round 1t. An, yes. there were the Easter eggs! As he grinned in satisfaction, licking his chops in an- ticipation, Mrs. White-foot managed to steal softly out of the cave be- hind his back, pushing Bunny and Snouty ahead of her. Once they were outside the cave Mrs. White foot turned and softly. but firmly, covered the door with the vines, securely fastening them over 1t so that the wolf would have much diff ficulty in getting out. This would give her ample time to get home with her little ones before the robber- wolf could come in pursuit.
 "Oh, Mamma" walled Snouty, once they were a safe distance from the cave, wasn't 1t dreadful that the
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The Bunnie's 6ostep Goe.

i, the fresh eggs the fairies had placed there. These eggs she would take to the village for the little children liv- ing there.
 After going across fields and through meadows and over hills for long time, Mrs. White-foot turned from the straight course she had been pursuing into a little wooded path which wound around a steep hill. A creek trickled over a rocky bed and made music for the little White-foots who loved the song of the water as they loved the song of birds or of the winds in the grass.
 Pretty soon Mrs. White-foot came to ledge of rocks. There she paused and looked cautiously about her, at the same time holding up a warning paw to her little ones. Not 8 sound must you make. my dears, as we draw near to Easter Cave, or we shall frighten the Easter Fairies"
 "Yes Mamma" whispered Bunny, a fine little fellow with extremely long ears.
 "Yes, Mamma" said Snouty, a dear little miss with a very pink nose. We shall creep like the little woolly worms and be as silent as butter flies"
 Then all three Bunnies crept around the foot of the rock-covered hill and entered a leafless thicket of small trees and brush.
 Once well inside the thicket Mrs. White-foot put out her hand and drew aside some vines which covered com pletely a small dark hole. A boy or girl could not possibly have crawled into that hole, had they tried to do so; but Mrs. White-foot went in without dropping her ears, being so small. And Bunny and Snouty followed her without touching the tips of their ears to the top of the cave, for cave 1t was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
THE EASIER LILY FAIRY.

MW ENA sat by the window, look H ing out into the cold night.
 Though it was Easter Eve, and k<A8 warm weather was hoped for, a dismally cold rain was falling, and things were gloomy enough. In the room with Lena lay a woman on bed of sickness. And every few min utes Lena would rise and creep soft ly to the bedside to see whether or not the patient wished for anything.
 "A drink of water, please, Miss Lena" The request came from the sick woman, and Lena hurriedly arose and handed her glass of water. And how are you to night, my dear ?'' asked Lena cheerily. You are look ing so much better than you did yesterday. Your fever has gone; your hands feel cool and your pulse stronger
 Yes, dear Miss Lena. I am i'm proving in body; but in mind Oh, if only l could hear from my boy" And the sufferer groaned in mental agony.
 'I have written three tines" said Lena. Twice to his last employer who does not reply-and last time to the postmaster of the camp, asking if such a young man inquires at the office for mail. I explained also in that letter that Fred Richardson's mother was very i'll and wanted to see her son. We should have a reply from the postmaster tomorrow-or no, tomorrow is Sunday. We should hear on Monday" And Lena strok- ed gently the i'll woman's hand.
 Lena was the daughter of a poor carpenter, and with her father lived in the same tenement house with Mrs. Richardson. A week before the open ing of this story Mrs. Richardson had taken i'll. and being too poor to engage nurse, the kind neighbors had taken turns nursing her. Easter Eve had fallen to Lena, and the girl had come into the sick room to spend the night waiting on the pa the sick woman's continuous plaint, "Oh, if only I could see my boy or even hear from him."
 Fred Richardson, son of the sick woman, had left home in the early fall to find employment in the far West. During the winter he had worked for a business man in a min ing camp, and his mother had re- ceived letters and money from him regularly. But with the spring all communication from him had ceased, and his mothers anxiety was most heartrending. Day after day she
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doing, and he would never again TO the, village children of their Easte eggs.
 That night Mrs. White-foot, Bum and Snouty took the basket of egg to town and hid them about beneat lilac bushes and rose bushes in ta yards where children lived, and O Easter Sunday morning the little folk found them lying in pretty littl nests, and they cried out to one ar other: "Oh, the Bunnies have bee here and left Easter eggs for u Aren't the Bunnies good?,
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The fairy waved her wand and said to me. Your son will appear Then I suddenly awoke and thereon the table-was an Easter lily. And see it-there, so beautiful and fair? Or am I still dreaming of fairy that has turned into lily?"
 "No, Mrs. Richardson, you are not dreaming now. Perhaps 1t was a dream about the fairy-still, it shall come true. Fred is here and is wait ing to speak to you"
 There is no need to tell you what occurred then. But that Easter Eve found much. happiness in that room, and the sick woman began to recover from the moment she set eyes on her Fred And Lena was so happy that she ran and called to her father to come up and rejoice with them, which the good man did. And as they took their leave that night-for Lena's attention to the sick woman was no longer required, Fred being there to wait on her lovingly-Mrs. Richardson said:
 After all, Lena, I do believe a fairy came tonight, and that she later turned into that lily" And Lena did not Have the heart to tell her that she had bought the lily from little street-vendor for a quarter. When she is we'll and strong I'll tell her" Lena said to her father as they de- scended the stairs to their own apart ment.
 And on the morrow the sun came forth and the day was glorious, just such an Easter Sunday as Is dear to the hearts of all.