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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21

One of the new types Of three-quarter
coats is carried out in a two-toned cloth
with a very large rib. and has a perfectly
straight standing collar.
French ribbon-work flowers. used in the
form Of knots or wreaths and hidden by
overdraperies, are one OF the most
charming new features OF evening gowns.
On evening gowns one Of the recent
features is the girdle Of black velvet, with
two long streamers caught and knotted
near the bottom Of the skirt. Another
is the keynote gfrdle Of chiffon in the
same color. only little stronger AZ the
tunic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21
HOW TO'REMOVE
PERSPIRATION STAINS

Lay the stain over plotting paper
and sponge with equal parts Of alcohol
and ether mixed. Rub dry, then touch
lightly with household ammonia. II
it leaves blur. rub well with powder
ed French chalk on the wrong side.
Do not forget the blotting paper, as
ing an ugly ring about the spot This
remedy may be applied to any ma
terial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21

snow white coat with skirt Of very
dark taffeta is particularly new and
particularly Partisan. Several Of these
| strongly contrasting coats and skirts
have been noted at Newport during
the past fortnight, and a stunning
model. combining a white serge coat
and a skirt of navy blue charmeuse.
Is pictured The coat has all the eccen-
tricity of cut that marks this seasons
modish models and slopes very sharply
from front TO back. Bands of navy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21

Raglan, seton and kimono sleeves are
all used for tho new raincoats, but the
severely plain styles are always good
At the recent English races many vivid
colOrs have been seen, together with the
always favor1to black-and-white.
Among silks the ribbed weaves are liked
more and more. while pompadour PRINT
ings are the favorite novelty
Soft, clinging wraps for summer and
autumn are being made of black satin,
often lined with some vivid contrasting
color.
Artists say that the one thing a wom-
an must never forget in her gown is the
long lines, no matter whether she be tall
or short
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Coo1Blousesfor WarmDays

first and held in position by a webbing.
to which is attached skillful device
whereby it can be arranged to fit any
figure. Then the right side is put on
crosses over at the front and back
!, and Is fastened below the left arm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21

favorite, after all, though taffeta in
tho soft. chiffon weaves is much used.
The new frocks that are coming from
Paris, however, are of satin rather
than taffeta and are a bit darker and
more subdued in coloring than the gay
shot taffetas of early spring The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21

"A PRETTY novelty is the wash net
~ waist with plaitings at the wrist to
match the Pierrot collar. These
waists have long tight sleeves. and are
worn with the tailormade. Net waists
also have short sleeves with two ruffles
of lace or a tulle plating.
Some Of the new blouses have full loose
sleeves shirred into the armsize and
gathered to fit the arm with ribbon
through beading or form a ruffie below
the gathering. The body is shirred on
the shoulders along the shoulder seam.
Other blouses are shirred around the
neck to form v in 'front.' to be worn
with a Robespierre collar either Of the
waist fabric, of white lawn, or Of black,
blue. or cerise satin with knife plated
jabots on the ends The Byron collar Of
embroidery. lace or embroidered linen is
worn with Il soft tie knotted in front, or
single jabot. These blouses are also
of handkerchief linen, hand-embroidered,
with plated frills at the wrists.
Lace blouses are sometimes trimmed
with mousseline de sole piping in colors
All-over lace blouses and those Of wide
filet insertion, combined with shadow or
Venise lace, are very fashionable.
The polo shirt waist of China, shantung
or taffeta silk is new and much liked.
1t is the plain tailored waist, made with a
box plait with tiny pearl buttons in front.
long shoulders, with sleeves of full length
set in and stitched fatty, with turn
over cuff and link buttons. The collar
is a high turnover, the corners held down
by pearl buttons; With this soft. double
collar one may wear a fOur-in-hand and
pin, a sailor knot of meSsaline, a bow OF
velvet ribbon with small square bow. or
a square bow and short end completes
the cravat.
Striped batiste and dimity waists in
lingerie style may be made very dressy
with lace insertion lengthwise. Striped
taffeta Russian blOuses with a peplum
are handsome with white skirts. Some
waists in striped effects are made UP to
have the center of the waist, back and
from striped and the remainder Of the
garment plain.
Lace blouses in black or white are
considered very smart, worn with a
white satin tailored skirt, a fine lingerie
or a black satin. A novelty waist Of
lace consists Of motifs Of lace, three
kinds joined together. All such waists
have the neck colarless and the sleeves
set in.
Among soft materials for blouses there
are many pretty and inexpensive crepes
and voiles. Even the most sheer OF the
imported crepes wear remarkably well.
and their saving in laundry bills for a
season is an appreciable economy.
new model which has just made its
appearance is the two-piece blouse. The
left side 10 made quite separately from
the right side, the former being put on
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NOTES AND NOTIONS.
When Your Dog Gets Into a Fight.

When Your Dog Gets Into a Fight.
TT is foolhardy thing to rush between
two fighting dOgs-especially at this
season, when hydrophobia is likely to be
incurred from the bite Of stray dog. If
your pet is set upon by some ugly brute
Of a bulldog whose owner has not sense
enough to chain it up, or by some i'll
hammered cur who has no owner to
whistle him off, don't rush frantically to
the rescue and run the risk of Dad
laceration and possibly worse. Fighting
dogs may be separated by throwing a
| blanket, cloak or some other large gar
ment over their heads. Terrified by the
sudden darkness and the tangling up OF
the fabric under their feet, both dogs will
| loosen their grip and TRIP to get out into
the air and light of day. Once the dogs
have been separted the alien canine may
be beaten off with sticks, stones or any
other handy weapon.
The Convenient Cedar Chest.
MANY a woman spends annually
AVA enough in fur storage charges to
purchase a cedar chest that would last
lifetime. Very handsome chests Of this
sort may be purchased now at from 81 to
So, and the chests are large enough to
contain the furs and winter garments OF
whole family. Some of these chests
have two top drawers. in which underwear
or small furs may be placed. No moth
balls and no wrapping-up are required.
The articles are simply folded and laid in
the chest until needed.
White corduroy skirts are having
great vogue with tailored waists of
china silk. They wash excellently and
need no ironing.
Pleated chiffon velvet is a new fea-
ture in skirts. Combined with satin
Il gives an effect OF much seftness
and richness.
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knife and Box Pleatings Hint at a Change Of
Skirt-LineS for Autumn Satin Rather Than
Taffeta observation-disclosures, Linens
and Dimities Worn Before Lunch
con Hour Handsome Gloves.

IFE moves on oiled
wheels at Newport.
Every where one
turns is the beauty,
the comfort, the
luxury that only
great wealth can
command. Fine old
trees, art Il s t / c
II O m e s, brilliant
equipages. shaded,
w ell W a t e e d
streets. smart shops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21

VIE veil of this summer shows
tendency to cobWebby
qualities-flminess of mesh.
softnesS of texture and
ShadowipecS of naftorp Tho
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
LEGAL BLUNDERS.
u Queer Decree of Divorce Issued by 9
French Judge-Confusion of an
English Court.

Some years ago, it is said. a legal
blunder Of most extraordinary char
acter was committed in one of the di-
vorce courts in Paris. BY some misap-
prehenSiOn on the part of the presid-
ing judge, whose papers and mind had
got confused, he actually mistoOk the
name of an advocate who had been ar
guing a petition for the name Of the
petitioner himself and in granting and
signing the decree Of dissolution OF
marriage of the petitioner unwittingIy
substituted the advocates name for
the petitioners and thus divorced the
lawyer from his wife instead Of grant
ing the prayed for release of the advo-
Gates client. As the lawyer had no de-
sire for separation from his wife and
as there was no process for annulling
an absolute decree for divorce. even TO
meet such a remarkable case. it be-
came necessary through this judicial
error for the man of law to remarry
his spouse without delay, and this he
did.
a somewhat similar error was COM
mitted in the English court of chan
Gerry. There had been a litigation over
some property, which was held by one
man and claimed by another of the
same name. In evading some order of
the court the holder of the property
had committed a contempt, and on
this being called to the attention Of
the judge an order issued for the sum
not of the guilty party. but of
the claimant Of the same surname. and
the order, very severe one. was ac-
tually in execution before the error was
diScOvered.-NeW York Press.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
C0WED THE THIEVES.
How an Energetic Captain Recovered
the Money Stolen From One
of His Crew.

Attaching q mans property for debt
is supposed to be d legal process, but
an incident which occurred years ago in
the city Of Natchez, as related by Davy
Crockett in his Life and Adventures ''
shows that there are other attach
ments" which sometimes accomplish a
benefcent purpose.
An odd affair occurred when l was
last at Eatchez, declared Mr.. Crockett.
A steamboat stopped at the landing.
and one Of the crew went ashore to
purchase provisions. He went into a
saloon on the way, and the adroit in
mates contrived to rob him of all his
money. The captain of the boat, a de-
termined fellow, went ashore in the
hope Of persuading them to refund,
but they declined.
Without further ceremony the cap
tain, assisted by his crew and passen-
gers, some 800 or 400 in number, made
fast an immense cable to the frame
building where the theft had been
committed. Then he allowed fifteen
minutes for the money to be forth
coming, vowing that IF it were not
produced within that time he would
put steam to his boat and drag the
house into the river.
The thieves knew that he would
keep his word, and the money was
produced.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
PRESENCE OF MIND.

The Earl -. His Head, and the
Highwayman Lost His.
In Sporting Days and Sporting
Ways" Ralph NeviII relates two Incl
dents Of the early nineteenth century
In which English highwaymen figure:
"In August 1919, Lady Stanley.
travelling from York accompanied by
her servant, was stopped by a high
wayman, when the maid in her alarm
took up q bottle Of ginger beer, and
the cork flying out made such a report
that the highwayman instantly gaIIop-
ed off in great alarm"
Lord BerEeley's encounter with one
Of the famous gentlemen Of the road"
had more serious consequences:
'Being driven over HounsIow Heath
he was awakened from sleep by his
coach being brought to a staudstH
and a threatening face looking in at
the window
I have you at last, my lord said
a gruff voice, though you said you
would never yield to a robber. Deliverr
Certainly was the earTs reply,
but tell me first who is that looking
over your shoulder
''The highwayman turned his head
to look and at the same moment Lord
Berkeley shot him through the head
dead"
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Ridht on the JOh-

At the time Dewey captured the
Philippine Islands there was only one
lighthouse i'm operation in the Philip
pine waters-that on Cape Melville,
Balabac island. south of the island OF
Palawan and marking the entrance be-
tween the China sea and the SuIu sea.
As is the custom in time of war, the
Spanish authorities had ordered all
lighthouses TO have their lights extin-
guished when it was discovered that
an attack on Manila was threatened
by the American navy. 1t appears that
this order was carried out at all other
places except at the lighthouse men
toned above, where the order was
never received. The keeper OF this
light kept his light burning I'D to June
30, 1899, without assistance, and was
paid for his services from May 1, 1899.
to that date by the Philippine govern
ment,-Phiippines Monthly.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
The Iinn Of St MarL

The symbol Of the Venetian republic
the famous lion Of St Marks made
of bronze. There is a tradition among
the Venetian people that its eyes are
diamonds. They are really white, ag-
ates, faceted Its name is most eIabO-
rately wrought, and its Tetracted, gap
ing mouth and its fierce mustachee
give it an oriental aspect. The crea-
tuTe as it now stands belongs TO many
different epOchs, varying from some
date previous to our era down to this
century. Tt is cOnjectuTed that it may
have originally formed a part Of the
decoration of some AssyTisn palace.
St Marks lion it certainly was not
originally, for it was made to stand
level upon the ground and had to be
raised up in front to allow the evangel
to be slipped under its fore paws
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
DRUGS OF ANTIQUITY.
Some of the Doses That Mankind Had
to Swallow Thousands of
Years Ago.

1t is admitted that the Oldest medical
work known is the Ebers papyrus
discovered by Georg Ebers in his
journey to Egypt in 1928. 1t is q
scroll twenty yards long and a foot
wide and has been studied and trans.
lated by Won Oefele and reviewed by
Won Lippmann. 1t was written about
1850 B. c., though some Of the mate
rial Of which it is a compilation dates
back to about 300 B. O.
The medical substances mentioned
include cOpper-Once more costly than
gold and silver-lead, iron, antimOry,
carbon, sulphur, salt, soda, gypsum
and other minerals; milk, fats from
many animals, wax, and the horn,
blood and other portions of domestic
and wild animals; castor and other
oils, honey, raisins, grapes, figs, dates,
vine, beer, linen, fax, lanOlin, papyrus,
numerous resins, caraway, fennel, djI,
meliot, watercress. peppermint, cori-
ander, lettuce, endive, absinth, pOme-
granate, calamus, aloeS, Saff1Ower,
crOcus, indigo. henbane, mandrake.
opium and other plants and vegetable
products.
In preparing drugs solids were graf
ed or powdered in a stone mortar
There were many processes of treating
them, such as roasting, baking, press
ing, sleeping, warming. boiling in vari-
Gus substances. macerating with I've,
evaporating and fermenting with yeast.
Liquids We're filtered and clarified
Some recipes contain two or three in
gradients, but others have as many as
thirty-seven materials.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Husky Docs Of Labrador

All along the coast ut every Eskimo
encampment and about the cabins Of
the liveyeres are numbers of husky
dogs. In winter these animals pull
the sledges and form the sole means
Of travel or communication from set
tlement TO settlement. During the
summer they are not fed ny their
owners, but are left to seek their sus-
tenance as best they can; hence the
hungry bruteS range the land near the
coast and add to the problems of Lab
rador, rs they permit no creature to
live that they can pull down. If 4
horse were to he turned out to grass
overnight only its bare bones would
be found in the morning. Even TO hu-
man beings they are sometimes dan
gerCHS when night begins to fall. and
on occasion when hard driven by hun
gey they have been known to attack
children in the day. Considering they
are hardly ever fed i'm the summer.
one only wonders that there are not
more iii deeds To set to their account
Wide World Magazine
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
A Tramp'S Story.

You say you were once the editor
of a newspaper"
Eyes, lady, and it was a very bright
little sheet if | do say it."
"HOw does it happen, then, that you
are forced to ask at back doors for
mealsT"
''It is merely a case Of the irony Of
fate. [ had n printer who was near
sighted, and one afternoon when he
made up the paper he got a wedding
notice and n murder trial mixed. so
that after describing the costume Of
the bride it said the condemned man
almost collapsed when sentence was
pronounced Chicago Record Herald.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Fourierism.

tourIerlSm was a social system
founded by Charles Fourier. born in
France 1872, died 1887. Fourier advo-
Gated cooperative induStriaIism, cou-
pied with the idea that society should
be organized into "phaIauges." The
phalange was to number about 1.6OO
persons, who were to live in q COM
mon building, with a certain portion
Of soil for cultivation The staple in
dustry was to be agriculture. but the
various groups might devote them
selves to such as were best suited to
their tastes. Several attempts were
made to carry out FOurier's theories,
but the result in each case was fail
ure.-New York American.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
The Tree Eron of ParanuaN.

In the manner Of diSpOSing OF their
eggs many species of frogs exhibit re
maTEable pecuIiaritieS. 4 tree frog,
native of Paraguay, makes its nest in
q bush Overhan@ing q pond The low
er ends of q number of leaves are
drawn together and fixed in that posi-
ton by Il number of empty egg cap
Sules. The eggs are also covered with
a shield of empty capsules to protect
them from the sun and air When the
eggs are hatched the plug at the bot
tom appears TO fall out and the tad
poles tumble into The water
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
The Verv Oldest Inn.

Which is the oldest inn in England?
The title deeds Of the Saracen's Head
at Newark date back to 1341. and local
antiquaries cite documentary evidence
to prove that the Seven stars at Man
chester existed before the year 1856.
There is even a legend that the wife
of Earl Goodwin stayed at the FOun-
tain at Canterbury in 1929. But what
are all these compared with the Fight
ing Cock at St Albans. mentioned in
Old Country Inn and said to be
the oldest inhibited house in England?
A few years ago its signboard modest
Iy chronicled the fact that it had been
rebuilt after the flood "
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
GIBRALTAR.
The "Key of the Mediterranean" Has
Had a Stormy History.

The "Key of the Mediterranean" Has
Had Stormy History.
England has been in possession OF
the rocky prOmontory Of Gibraltar
since 1904 From that time to this it
has been a crown colony under the ad-
ministratiOn Of a governor. By reason
Of its important strategicaI position It
is called the ''key Of the MediteFra-
mean"
Gibraltar has had a stormy history.
In I'll the rock was taken by the Arab
chief Tarik, who called it JebeI-al-
Tarik CHill of Tarikl and built for
tress on the promontOry. Part Of these
ruins are still eXtant. In 1909 it was
taken by the Castlfans, only to be re-
captured by the NfOOrs in 1888. 1t was
held by them until 1862. Following the
taking and sacking Of Gibraltar in
1910 by BarbarossO, extensive military
works were built there by order Of
Charles Y.
In 1904 the prOmOutOry was cap
tured by a combined force under Sir
George Rookie and the Prince Of Hesse-
Darmstadt, fighting for the ArcEGuke
Charles Of Austria. The moment it fell
into their hands the British admiral
threw off the alliance with the Aus.
trians and took complete possession of
networks.
British possession since that time
has been unbroken, although it was
under a Spanish siege for nearly three
years and eight months, beginning in
1TT9 Twice the garrison was on the
point Of falling because of the starva-
ton Of its defenders.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
A Wsv TO Do If

Mrs. Binks-The people in the next
suit to ours are awfully annoying.
They actually pound on the wall every
time our Mamie sings. I wish we
knew Of some way to drive them out
Of the fat.
why not have Mamie keep on sing
ingT-Clevelaud Plain Dealer.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Out of His Class.

Dissatisfied Patron-Gentle disposl-
don! Why, he wants to bite the head
or every dog he meets. I've been
swindledi Dog Merchant-You didn't
ought to keep dogs at all. mister. The
animals you ought to keep wiz your
temperament is silkworms!- London
Punch.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
BOOKS IN OLD ROME.

Trained Slave CoPyists Turned Them
Out Quick and Cheap.
There were in Augustan Rome es-
tablished publishing houses which not
only turned out large numbers of
books, but many editions Of them and
at an incredibly small price. That
their arrangements were businessIike
may be inferred from the testimony
Of Horace. He relates that when an
author failed to please the metropolis
the publishers shipped the entire edf-
ton Of his works to the provinces. and
If he still failed as a writer they made
arrangements to bring them back again
and sell them as paper to the pastry
and spice shops,
One great firm in Rome had over
1000 trained slave cOpyists, and their
work was swift and cheap, for Mar
tial writes that they had ready an edf-
ton Of a thousand copies of his 'sEpi-
grams" in just one hour, to be sold at
10 cents a copy. The exceedingly
large reading public which all this in
diCateS must have been many years in
growing, and one may assume that
Rome had long been a city of readers.
Atticus, the publisher Of Cicero. had a
great many modern methods, in. the
conduct of his business. and he fact
that Caesars Commentaries" were
very quickly dispatched to the out
posts of civilization shows that the
machinery Of distribution was also
well organized. Thus we may con-
clude that the advertising and public
ity department was in good shape
Rnnkman
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Saving Money.

Mrs. Muggins-Don't you ever try To
save any money? Mr. Muggins-Sure.
I saved 81 today. Borrowed struck me-
for So, and I only LET him have 81
Philadelphia Record.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Lots of Practicr

''Junkins, your wife is the most bril-
liant conversationalist know Of"
''WeH, she's had lots Of practice.
She goes to a theater box party two or
three times every week. k.''-ChicaRo
Tribune
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Calling a Bluff.
Tribune,

Father-I never smoked when was
your age. VIII you be able to tell that
% your son? Willie-Not and keep
my face as straight as you do, popl-
Puck.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Strict Golf.

''You mustn't touch the ball. Use a
stick"
GLOW am I going to get it out Of
mudhole with a stick? Caddy, 90 over
to the clubhouse and borrow a pair of
tongs. ."-Pittsburg Post.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
His Motto.

you go around borrowing money all
the time and yet you seem to be pros
perOus."
'I am"
''How do you manage it?"
MY motto is, Always put of till to-
morrow those you have done today"
Toledo Blade
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Hard Work.

ga mounted policeman must have q
hard time"
"How so?"
''It can't be an easy matter to sIeep
on horseback. Judge.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
Timely

Howell-He doesn't know much.
PoWell-NO; he couldn't tell a dog
watch from a cuckoo cIock.-Ex-
change.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-03
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The Best Fresh Roasted COT
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