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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
ENTERS SOCIETY IN PARIS.
Progress of Mrs. Henry Siegel of
New York Is Watched.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS. August 13.-The newest addi
ton TO the society salons of Paris is Mrs
Henry Siegel of New York. Her social
progress is being watched with much in
terest, especially by women from the
ranks of trade. as they do not acquiesce
in the unwritten law of leaving social
functions to the titled and untitled aris-
tocracy and 10 the ranks of diplomacy.
Mrs. Siegel's name generally appears in
the Paris society papers as Mrs. Vaughan
Siegel, Vaughan having been her maiden
name. One of her daughters is married
TO a titled Italian. and the other is being
wooed by several French aspirants to her
hand.
Among those who help Mrs. Siegel to
receive are the Duchess de Taleyrand.
Mime. Bartlett de Ricon daughter of the
late Judge Fuller of New York, and the
Marluise de Talleyrand- Perigord nee
Curtiss. of New York. 1t is quite the
thing III Paris for ladies to drop their
husbands first names and tack on their
own family name. Hence we get Mrs.
Tyler HARRISON, Mrs. Hunt Slater. Mrs
Demming Jarves and Mrs. Stuyvesant
Rutherford Mrs. Curran. formerly Elsie
PcStley. follows another system and signs
herself Mrs. Curran. nee Postley," so a
to distinguish herself from her sister
in-law the former Ethel Cook of San
Francisco. now Mrs. Ross Amber Cur
ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.
WHY HE DIDN'T GET THE MAN.
BY HAMILTON POPE
A man with a perfectly dreadful thirst
BY HAMILTON POPE GAIT

A man with perfectly dreadful thirst
thanked goodness that there was a
telephone!
He called on the iceman and ordered
a large block OF ice. Then he deliber-
ated a while. He didn't know whether
to order four watermeons and a canta-
loupe or four cantaloupes and water
melon He didn't know whether to
order four bottles OF sarsaparilla and
two ice cream sodas or four ice cream
sodas and two sarsaparillas At last
he decided to order half a dozen of
each.
He took down the receiver with a
smile upon his face He waited to hear
a voice say, Number. please?' but there
was no voice.
1t happened that girl who had
worked in the telephone exchange some
time before had come back to see the
girls at the telephone exchange and
had brought her husband with her
The girls had never seen the husband
before. In fact. the bride had seen him
only few times herself before she mar
ried him.
II was very romantic. They had just
naturally fallen in love with each other
over the phone. At least that was
the general impression among the girls
All that any one knew was that a tall
Young man had entered the telephone
exchange one day. had gone right up
to the place where Meg was plugging
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
ONLY BAD KINGS ARE GOOD KINGS.
BY DR.. Frank Crane.

that permit irresponsible power. 1t is Tor
the peoples good that they who hold that
power should be bad.
In the long run the enormous chart
ties of American millionaires are their
greatest crime. The meaner. more selfish
and cruel the masters OF swollen wealth
are the sooner the people Will get clear
OF the system that produces them.
Disraeli was one of the most powerful
and subtle foes to TIL liberties of Eng
land. He understood perfectly the art
of blocking the advance Of democracy
by inducing the privileged classes 10 give
the people brides what democracy
would give them as rights
Had the conservatives but followed the
shrewd politics of the greatest leader they
ever had. and the greatest enemy to pop
would not have suffered the humiliations
and defeats of recent years.
Disraeli pushed forward social reforms
in order TO show the people that the
ariStocrats We're their real leaders. lie
would have persisted in doing everything
dramatic for the poor workingman, CIV
ing him improved homes. better wages
for him. but because he wanted to keep
control of him.
As Masterman says: He would have
given the people everything except liber-
ty; for he was clever enough to see
that when everything which liberty de-
mands is given the demand for liberty
itself suddenly becomes silent.
Let Us be thankful that privilege and
irresponsible power rarely have the keen
vision of Disraei. The more UBIQUITOUS
are the lords of wrong systems the sooner
the people abolish the systems.
There is a saying that the Lord maketh
the wrath of man to praise Him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20

away and had spoken to her, and Meg
had jumped up blushing and with
clasped hands, which she had placed in
his. and then they had left the room
happily and hastily.
Now the two had come back from
their honeymoon. and all the girls
wanted to know the particulars. So the
thirsty man shouted Hello as we'll as
he could with such a dry throat Then
he waited.
Hello. Hello. Hello.'
Number. please?" said voice.
But then the bridegroom laughingly
said: We'll, l suppose you all wonder
how it happened. 1t was like this
The exchange girl was listening with
wide open ears and looking with wide
open eyes at the narrator She plugged
a plug and rang a bell.
Hello said the thirsty man.
Hello answered the other man
Send me nine bottles of watermelon
How MANY carna atoms did YOU say?
Carnations, j said watermeions'
We don't deal i'll watermelons,
we
We'll. who are you, anyway?
This is Anderson's dollhouse"
Hot" The thirsty man swallowed
his anger as well he could with such
a parched throat. Hello. exchange! l
don't want a dollhouse. / want
Number, please
II was a lonely man." the bridegroom
down at the exchange continued. Il
vas anxious TO love and be loved. All
at once it occurred to me that certain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
The world owes a peculiar debt to its

The world owes a peculiar depI 10 IT'S
tyrants.
Had it not been for them the people
would bly, have remained slaves.
When a system is wrong it is a great
misfortune if it be managed by good men.
So the worst kings have been the best
kings When a certain ruler of France
was told that his people had no bread he
said: Let them eat grass. Such an
answer promoted the cause of humanity
it enabled men to see the true inward
ness of monarchies. 1t made France
republic.
Most of the crowned heads of Europe
today are dangerous men; they are too
well behaved. The countries need royal
swa shbucklers, proflgates and scoun-
drels because, the very idea of mon
archy being opposed to progress. good
monarchs merely prolong the day OF free
dom.
Germany owes much to the medieval
divine-right nonsense that fills the head
of its present sovereign, for that has
done more than any other thing to ad-
vance the German people toward democ
racy.
If the present King of Belgium would
only initiate his predecessor. the great
Leopold. that country would be republic
within ten years.
A nation should give thanks for such
ruling house as Portugals. for there the
people arc unanimous in ousting them.
1t is the same way with all systems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
PARIS |SSUMMER|NG
Thousands Go to Various Re-
sorts on French Coast.
NEW Wells A GREAT AID
Shields Sunburnt and Freckled Faces
of the Women.
CAN WEAR MALE ATTIRE
Feminine Population of Metropolis
Can Dress as Men Provided
They Have Boards.
CAN WEAR MALE ATTIRE
siccial caLIerram 10 The star.

Special Calle-ram 10 The Star.
PARIS. August I..-Summer life is
now i'm fun swing at all the fashionable
seasidc resorts along the coast or
France. and every day trainloads of
pleasure seeking PariSians go to the
primitive little railroad stations. 1t is
one of the pleasures Of the day TO meet
ones friends on their arrival and note
the charm Of the small hat and white
lace veil that nearly every traveller
wears.
The white veil is a most wonderful
thing at this time of the year. for 1t
throws a white light on faces that are
perhaps too sunburnt or even freckled.
and throws into relief only the rcd bps
Then III YOU are unfortunate enough 10
have an ugly mouth YOU can always
arrange il 50 that the design OF the
lace overs the corners and leaves noth-
ing but "a perfect rosebud visible IL
takes an uncommonly plain woman
not to look beautiful behind such veil.
The only pity Is that diSilluSlon is sure
10 come soon. for etiquette does not al
low Won to wear them with ba th1nS
suit or even when promenading on the
beach. nor may you appear Neiled be
fore lunch or even in the casinos al
II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
Considerable Freedom.

Otherwise YOU are left considerable
freedom in the matter of dress, though
everything must. of course, be quite sim
pie. In the morning you put on plain
linen skirt with a row of black velvet
buttons on one side and striped shirt
waist with a belt Of same material, long
sleeves with white cuffs and a low collar
and a sailor knot in any color YOU like
on no account. however. must YOU wear
sailor hat. which is considered far too
$ # and uncomforta BILE. and YOU will
choose a soft white felt hat lined with
some light color to match the sailor knot
and with no trimming at all, except. per-
haps, an aigrette of white corn.
All day long you will find no costume
necessary but your silk bathing suit with
silk stockings and smart,little shoes peep
ing beneath your mantle as YOU are rest
ing on the sands. and in the evening at
low-cut dress in lace or white crepe de
chine, perhaps colored liberty satin
with hroderie anglaise.
Don't imagine. ioWeVer. that every
Partisan goes To Trouvie or Deauville or
any of the rather monotonous and ex-
DenSiNe sea side resorts nowadays We
have much more sense. | mean some of
US have. and | know many chic women
who have found ideal spots TO spend their
vacations from society life along the
coasts of Brittany. which are little known.
There are many women along the Brit
tany coast WI o pass their DAYS upon the
Well rs any of the old salts who go out
with them. for il is dangerous coast
with It's jutting rocks that have been the
cause OF llsYN accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
FORSAKE CROPS FOR ROAD.
Maryland Farmers Seek to Remedy
Bad Conditions on Highway.

FREDERICK Md. August 2e-Des per-
ate over the bad condition Of the pubic
road between this city and Mckaie.
farmers living at different points along
the road have left their crops and are
trying their hand at road building
They believe time spent on tile road
means better returns in the end. not
withstanding that this il the busy s,d-
son on the farm.
The cause Of All this i the scarcity -
labor. AgriculturiSts AL along the high
WAY have loaned horses and carts. and
wherever A farmer can give the time IL
is put 10 work. The county PAYS them 4
the rate of 81 ~ 10 Si.tJ 4 dan. Tie
salary, however. is secondary T. tho de-
sire to get The road in shape for fail
hauling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
SPECIAL POLICE FOR JOHN D.
Trouble With Workmen at Pc.
cantico Hills Leads to Action.

LARRY TOWN, y. Y, August oO.-John
d. Rockefeller. jr., is back at the Rookie
Teller home at Pocantico Hills to take up
the trouble which has recently threatened
between employees Of the estate and a
SQUAD of discharged Italian workmen.
Special deputies from the sherin's office
are still on guard at the estate because
of the threats made against the super
intendent. Fred Briggs, and one of his
foremen.
Mr.. Rockefeller plans 10 arrange for a
permanent police force for Pocantico
Hills. and II is at his request that the
deputy sheriffs remain on guard If the
town authorities are unwilling 70 appro-
appropriate tire money for such police
force Mr.. Rockefeller. il is understood
will himself provide the necessary funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
SITTING LUMBER COMBINE.
Subpoenas Issued for Twenty Deal
ers of the Northwest.

SEATTLE. Wash. August 2o-Sub-
poenas have been issued today. it was
learned. for twenty leading northwest
lumbermen 10 appear as witnesses at
a hearing in this city next Monday and
tell what they know Of an alleged
combination among middle west lum-
Der retailers. which, the government
charges. exists in restraint of trade.
Among those already served are
Victor ii. Beckman. formerly secretary
of the old Pacific Coast Lumber Man
ufacturers' Association, and Fred H.
Becker manager Of the Pacific Coast
SINNERS Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
Princess to Go to Paris.

Princess Katherine Radziwill is coming
10 Paris very soon. not. as usual TO re-
pleniSh her luxurious wardrobe hut 10
stay for some time. probably until she
Gets into new trouble With the police
She has just had a lively skirmish with
the minions Of the law at Odessa and
vas forced TO leave that city i'm hot haste
and as stoWaway an a steamer bound
for an Italian port She probably thought
nobody knew her hiding place but as
a matter OF fact. the police were well
aware OF her presence on board. but left
her in peace, her flight was the east
est way to get rid of very cunning and
troublesome parsonage.
IL is her intention, il is said, 10 devote
all her time here TO work on her new
book which will reveal the contents OF
the documents she stole from Lord Mil
ner's dressing table and which will cause a
sensation.
Here is a summary of some OF the
more important OF the affairs OF light
and leading in which this exalted noble
woman of semi-royal family connection
PLAYED the star part:
Acted as secret agent in Paris for the
German chancellor Gen. Won Capri
Put up a the Savoy Hotel in London
and bluffed two yellow London papers
into believing that she had lost in the
hotel $4,000 worth of sapphires and
pearls.
HFeteilU'u she Was Will Cum
fdential mission by Lord Salisbury: went
UP TO Pretoria. but told TO go back
TO Cape Town by the ruthless Lord
Kitchener.
Arranged 10 start in Cape Town great
sixpenny imperalist organ, Greater Brit
ain.
Told the presumably disloyal Dutch
members OF parliament OF the Cape Col
ony that she was really an emissary 70
them from the German kaiser.
and sentenced three years
penal servitude for gigantic forgeries.
On her release wrote a hook in which
she stated that she rad become Cecil
Rhodes coEscrt without marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
GASP OF SURPRISE.
American Women StartIe Peo-
ole at French Resort.
ARE LEADERS OF FASHION
One Wears Hoopskirt, Another Car
ries Costly Fan, Third Displays
Ropes of Pearls.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
TROUVILLE. August 19.-The three
sensat tons of Grand Prix week at Deau-
Vile. outside of the publication of Sen s
book of CariCatures, were created by
American women-Mrs. Ogden Mills, with
her hoopskrt; Mrs. William Guggen-
helm, with her fan. and Mrs. Frank j.
Gould with her pearls.
Mrs Mills is a stepdaughter of William
n Vanderbilt who is highly regarded at
DcauvilIe ON account of his public spirit
and interest in the sports that have made
the resort. She appeared at Deauville Ca
sino in a costume of white satin. over
which hung the tunic effect of black net.
heavily embroidered with a heavy design
in silver.
But the startling part of the dress was
the hoop which held the tunic out fully
five inches from the skirt all around.
This made an effect of hoop overskirt.
AS soon as Mrs. Mills entered the ca
sino she was followed everywhere by a
curious throng. She seemed absolutely
unconccrned and went about as if she
were the most insignificant and unnoticed
person present. When she finally donncd
cloak 10 depart the effect of the hoop
holding out the wrap was so ludIcrous the
people broke into laughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
voice very pleasant and made me
feel very happy every time L heard

voice was very pleasant and made me
feel very happy every time L heard
it.
Say. what's the matter there" called
the thirsty man over the telephone.
Number. please?"
The thirsty man gave the number.
"Oh, girls cried Meg. Il have won
the capital prize in the lottery of mar
riage and | don't have to work any
more
The girl plugged something or other
into any old place and rang bell.
"Hello.' yelled the thirsty man.
Hello. Hello! Hello
Hello" said a voice at the other end.
palace bakery. What is it, please?
We have some nice hot
Get out. ! don't want anything hot!'
roared the thirsty man. Exchange.
what the dickens is the matter there?
Exchange. hello
There was no response. girl had
entered the telephone exchange wear
ing a new hat and she had overheard
two other girls talking about another
girl they all knew, and the romantic
story of Meg and the tall bridegroom
was forgotten.
The man who had been trying to use
the telephone dragged himself over to
faucet and let the water run on his
tongue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
REFUSES TO DEFEND SCHOOLS.
Some Pupils Receive Little Benefit,
Saws Mrs. Ella Young.

CHICAGO. August 2n.-Mrs. Ella F'1agg
Young. superintendent of schools, refused
last night to defend the Chicago schools
against a charge made by Prof. Joseph
X. Hart of the University of Washington
that 60 per cent of the graduates from
the common schools receive practically
no benefit from their schooling.
Prof. Harris percentage is little high.
but in the main what he says pertains
to Chicago and every American city,"
said Mrs Young THE trouble is we have
not improved much in the last fifty
years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
Four Ropes of Pearls.

Then came Mrs. Gould's pearls to crown
the sensations of the morning. Mrs.
Gould had four ropes of immense pearls
the size of cherries draped about her
bodice and on her neck She was like
wise followed by crowd who amused
the miliionaire's wife by making such
remarks as They couldn't possibly be
real: they are only Teclas. What bad
judgment-if YOU want to deceive, chal-
lenge doubt by overdisplay,'
But Mrs. Gould smiled at the criticism
and had no little fun over the matter
with her husband.
Sen. the greatest caricaturist in France,
furnished another sensation by the pdb-
LEGATION of a book of caricatures at Deau-
Vile. Sen usually cuts TO the bone. bu,
this time he has gone even farther, so al
Deauyille is laughing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
Fan Proves a Novelty.

Mrs. Guggenheim caused almost a like
sensation by displaying fan which prov
ed novelty to the ever-progressive
French. The fan was of black lace on
tortoise shell. in the center of which was
an artistic monogram. five inches square,
made entirely of small diamonds mounted
in platinum filiSree work SO nearly per-
feet that the fan folded as readily if
entirely made of lace.
When Mrs. Guggenheim flashed this
novelty at the casino she was surround
ed by a mass of humanity, striving for
places of vantage 10 view the wonderful
work of the jewelers. art. She said the
fan was merely a little conceit of her
own and she never expected to make a
sensation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20

III paws to read the want columns ot
The star Hundreds If situations are
fiIled through them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
This Midsummer Sale is Remarkable for Its
Quantity and Variety at

ut separate Neckpeces and Nuts
Girls Coats SIS and up SIS. Five dollars deposit makes
SIS Russian Set snake pillow mlf So0S
SIS French Coney Set rich soft and silky Special $3.50
SIS Natural Australian Opossum Set unusual beauty 5S
$50 Iceland Fox Hard equal price
$50 Black and White Thbet Set; effect .SIooS
$50 French Mole Set Pleasing style for the miss .SIooS
S27 Black Russian Fox medium long 5000
SIS Black Fox Set shapes Stylish $1,000
SIS French Mole Set: demand this
500 Skunk Raccoon Set; good and servceabe
$50 Blue Wolf Set OF unusual charm beauty
French Mole suitable girls
So Gray Fox Set-for elegance. warmth and style.
So Red Fox Set: made of selected whole skins
$50 Pointed Manchuran Fox; serviceable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
Good News for Actresses.

Here is good news for nervous ac-
tgesses,
\ doctor. NJ. Paul BONNER. announces
that he has found the cure for that ex-
iraordinary malady from which not even
the most hardened Servant Of the pub
lie is immune. namely. stage fright. A
nasal cauterization. a short and not very
painful operation. is. il appears. all that
j. necessary Several artists already have
submitted to the cure. with thoroughly
successful results. With others. an ac-
tress Of some twenty years standing,
after a single cauterizatior, so entirely
lost the sensations which on first night
had sometimes led even to withdrawal
from the stage that she cannot now con-
Ceive how she ever experienced them.
An actor. whose stage fright took the
form of a Precipitation OF hands and face
50 pTofuse that all makeup was impos-
SipIe. was cured after two days treat
meut. and now wears his false whtsker :
with ease. Thus does medical science ad-
vance, but il is rather sad TO think that
tine notorious modesiy Of our musical
comedy beauties was due To nothing bat
utilization If a ma sal nerve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
Wears Male Attire.

Women in France. as in fact. is the
case in many other countries. are not
allowed TO wear male attire. A law pro-
hbits it. but on certain occasions even
the law has its exceptions.
Mime. Dieulafoy. the wife of a well
known Partisan. is the only woman VINO
has the right To wear the clothes OF the
crnor sex. bur 10 do she has 70
obtain a special authorization TO that
effect from the project OF police. Some
one has had the curiosity to inquire at
the prefecture on what grounds such per-
mission can be given. The police officials
were very reticent on the point. but they
admitted at last that there was only one
reason which was uniformly valid, ana
that was If the woman had a beard.
ANY application stating that the APP
plicant wishes 10 wear male attire be-
cause she is troubled with ii beard is at
once granted.
But when was the las, application of
this kind made" tine official who gave the
Information was asked
Not in my lifetime was the answer
But the rule holds still. II is one of the
regulations of the prefecture. Any wom-
~ who can grow d beard has right TO
wear cuiotte." l. seems that the regula-
ton dates back TO the reign of terror
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20

All Bathing Suits for Ladies and
Children TO be closed out this week.
The best styles. that were $l.@ 10
$500, have been reduced to 15c 10
$500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20

Many lots Of $500 Taffeta and
Messaline Petticoats, in plain colors
or Persian and changeable SD M
patterns. Choice .....
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-09-26
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER.

A large per cent of the farmers o.
West Virginia use the 1871 type which
sells from $500 to $24.00 per ton
Why this particular type of fertilizer
finds such widespread seal is not
easily accounted for except that most
men buy fertilizers not at so much per
pound Of plant food. A 1872 fertilizer
means one which contains 20 pounds
of ammonia, 100 pounds OF phosphoric
acid and 40 pounds of potash per ton.
The amount Of phosphofic acid In
the above fertilizer is relatively high
and since crops are greatly benefited
by the use Of phosphorus acid, the
farmer thinks he has received good re-
turns for every dollar he invested.
The question is whether or not, in
most cases, the phosphoric acid, if
used alone, would not have given as
large returns as all three.
The best farmers are taking care
of the nitrogen supply by growing
clover, alfalfa, or soy beans and by
supplying barnyard manure. They
buy phosphoric acid and potash and re-
ceive profitable returns from 1t. Nit
rogen, to be purchased and use at a
profit, must be obtained at the right
price and not at two or three times
its worth as is generally the case in
the 1872 type.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,
West Virginia University.