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The Washington times., 1912-04-10
FOR TIMES WOMEN WHO wANTTo KNOW
What Is Seen In The Shops
BY THF SHOPPER

The newest neckwear fad is the Robe
sphere collar. which comes either in
white linen, or black satin, with a
Jabot attached. This new collar is
being offered in a Market space depart
ment store for from 9S cents to sl.5O.
( --.s.-
In the same store, the art department
Is being Lesieged by women who are
anxious TO learn the new Irish crochet
and macrame work, which Is taught
free by an expert, providing the ma
terials are bought at this establishment
instruction Is also given In the new
Roman embroidery and the cut out and
punch work. which is to be used so
much for fancy table linens, as well
as for collars, cuffs and other dress
accessories.
A store in Seventh street, not far
from the corner of Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Is known as THE Gift Store" be-
cause of It's speciality of wedding gifts
for the small sum of s.. For this sum,
any number OF really handsome and ap-
Dropriate articles are displayed from
which to make a choice, not only In
sterling silver, but in cut glass, briC-
a-brac, and leather.
For the summer cottage, especially
when one does not care to move a
valuable instrument back and forth. a
music machine of some sort is almost
a necessity. A music store on G street,
at Thirteenth. Is holding a special sale
this week OF automatic musical ma
chimes of a well known make, from SIG
up 10 $50. All that is required of one
is to wind the machine. and II does
the rest in the way of melody.
Correspondence cards are an absolute
necessity to the average woman who
makes any pretense of keeping her en-
gagements. A reliable book store on +
street, near Twelfth, offers quite va
riety of this line of stationery, made
by a standard firm. The cards come in
all the more delicate shades of blue,
pink, tan, and lavender, and in white.
at SJ cents per box, twenty-four to "A
box. A. special sale of imported cards
at half price is of especial interest to
one who has individual and distinctive
tastes. Unusual color combinations and
The Washington times., 1912-04-10

"It would make a splendid subject
for an article in the Annals of APP
FILED Geology Only--welI, there
aren't any annals now, and what's
more, no readers"
Down to the wider pool he walked.
where you get an Al, first class Dip
A minute later. stripped to the bum,
the man lay splashinE vigorously in
the water. From top to toe he scrub
white sand. And when, some min
utes later, he rose UP again, the tin
gle and the Joy Of life filled him in
every nerve.
For a minute he looked contemptu-
ously at his rags lying there on the
edge of the pool. Then with a grunt
he kicked them aside.
II guess we'll dispense with those"
judged he. The bearsl<in back in the
building there will be enough" He
picked up his sledge and, heaving a
mighty breath of comfort, set out for
the tower again.
"Ah. but that was certainly fne!" he
exclaimed. "I feel ten years younger
equals
.rhoughtfully. as he walked across the
elastic moss and over the pine needles,
he stroked his beard.
and Si SHAVER e said S he. aweiI. v Why f not
wouldn't that surprise her, thought"
The idea strong upon him, he has
tened his steps and soon found himself
back at the door close to the huge Nor
way pine. But here he did not en-
ter. Instead he turned to the right.
Flowing through the woods, climbing
over fallen columns and shattered build
ing stones, flushing a covey Of loud
winged partridges, parting the bushes
that grew thickly along the base of the
wall, he now found himself In what had
long ago been Twenty-third street.
No sign now of paving or car tracks
nothing save, on the other side OF the
way, crumbling lines OF ruin. As he
worked his way among the detritus Of
the Metropolitan he kept sharp watch
for the wreckage of a hardware store
Not. until he had crossed the ancient
line of Madison avenue and penetrated
some hundred yards still further along
Twenty-third street did he find what
he sought.
"Ah!" he suddenly cried. "Here''
something now!'
And, scrambling over pile OF grass
grown rubbish with a couple OF time
bitten iron wheels peering out-evident
ly the wreckage of an electric car-ht
made his way around q gaping hole
where a sidewalk had caved in and 81
reached the interior OF shop.
Yes, prospects here, certainly pros
pects!' he decided, carefully inspecting
the place. TT this didn't use to bt
Currier e. Browns place. I'm away on
my bearings. There ought to be some
"Ah! Would you?" and he nung {
that had begun it's dry. chirring def
ance on top of what once had been &
The snake vanished. while the rock
rebounding, crashed through glass.
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THE TIMES DAILY STORY
Darkness and Dawn A George Alan sy i= England
htrn ruAMm
S E R IAL S T OR Y.
George Allan England
copyright, 1911. The Frank A. Munsey Col

Stern wheeled about with a cry of
joy. For there, he saw, still stood near
the back Of the shop a showcase from
within which he caught a sheen Of tar
nished metal.
Quickly he ran toward this. stumbling
over the loose flooring, mossy and
grass-grown. There in the case, pre-
served as you have seen Egyptian relics
two or three thousand years old in mu-
seums, the engineer beheld incalculable
treasures. He thrilled with a savage,
strange delight
A.nother blow with the sledge de-
molished the remaining glass.
He trembled with excitement as he
chose what he needed.
81 certainly do understand now" said
he, why the New Zealanders took Cap
tain Cooks old barrel hoops and re-
money in this town couldn't buy this
rusty knife" as he seized a cor
roded blade set In a horn handle, yell
lowed with age. And eagerly he con-
Fifteen minutes later he had accu-
mulated a pair of scissors. two rubber
combs, another knife, two revolver.
Zone an automatic). several handfuls OF
All these he slowed In a warped, MIL
dewed remnant of a Gladstone bag,
taken from a corner where a broken
glass sign. Leather Goods" lay among
the rank CONFUSION.
II guess I've got enough now for the
first load" he judged, more excited
than IL he had CHANGED upon a blue
clay bed crammed with Cullinan dia-
monds. ITS a beginning, anyhow.
Now for Beatricel''
Joyously as q schoolboy with a pock-
etful of new-won marbles. he made his
exit from the ruins of the hardware
! store and started back toward the
tower.
But hardly had he gone hundred
feet when all at once he drew back
with q sharp cry Of wonder and alarm.
There at his feet, in plain view under
little maple sapllng, lay something
that held him frozen with astonishment
He snatched it up, dropping the
sledge to do so.
"Merciful God!' How-what?-" cried
he.
The thing he held in his hand was a
| broad, hat, flint assegai point!
4 Continuation OF This story vii
BE Found In TomOrrow's
Issue OF The Times.
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Latter viii Sail Saturday
to Spend Summer
in Paris.

viscountess Chinda, wife of the Jap
anese ambassador. was the guest OF
honor at luncheon given by Mrs.
John Wyeth at her Sheridan Circle res
idence today. Asked to meet the
viscountess were Mrs. George l.. Gil
lespie, wife of Major General Gillespie.
u. s. A, retired; Mrs. John W. Foster,
Mrs. Thomas w. Symons. Mrs. John
Cropper, Mrs. Archibald Oracle, Mrs.
Morgan Hill, Mrs. John Lindsay More
head, Mrs. Jewell and Miss Mary Pat
ten.
Mrs. Wyeth and her son, Stuart
Wyeth, of Philadelphia; will sail from
, New York Saturday for Paris. They
will spend the summer with Mrs. wy
eth's sister, Mrs. David Beach Grant,
and next winter will remain abroad at
the estate Mrs. Wyeth has recently
purchased In the South of France.
-
Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth will entertain at dinner this eve
ming, afterward taking their guests to
the dance at Mrs. Robert w. Patter-
sons.
=
Mrs Burrows, wife OF former Sena-
tor Burrows of Michigan is entertain
ing three tables at bridge this after
noon, with a small Informal tea to
follow. Spring flowers will form the
decorations for the occasion.
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FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman S Stories
SONNY.

he did not dare leave baby and Bob
so near the edge of the pond.
Sonny picked up the baby and Bob
followed him to seat under the trees.
pahheyan pah get tired Of running, he told
1t Is no use to chase them"
The boys came running back with the
cart, and when they were near to
Sonny one of them said, IL am going
It isn't any good" He ran down the
bank as he spoke, pushing the cart
ahead of him, and just as he reached
the end of the pond he stumbled and IN
he went, and the cart with him. His
fast as he could.
The water was not very deep, but too
deep for the boy to touch the bottom
with his feet, SO when he came to the
surface he screamed for help.
When Sonny saw the accident he ran
down the bank and pulled on her rag
mead and arms came to- the surface
sonny was there and threw his Jacket
Sonny held one end OF the Jacket. and
a very shamed face looking boy he
fun of him and now. he was indebted
to Sonny for his life.
But he was 30 frightened that he did
not stop long; in fact, he did not even
He ran home, and it was rot until, he
was comfortable in dry clothing that
he thought. of Sonny or the cart.
Who helped YOU out Of the pond"'
"A boy" was the. reply, and then the
whole story was toid how he made fun
of Sonny and his cart.
II was week before they. discoy-
cred who Sonny was or where he lived,
as he could not go to the park again
until he had mado another cart for the
baby. l.
Sonny had forgotten all about the ac-
cident, when, one day he was sitting
beside the pond telling another story 10
and boy came toward them.
My son wants to thank you for help
ing him the day he fell into the pond
said the gentleman, and I want To
thank you too" he said, holding out
his hand to Sonny. II want to shake
hands," the gentleman continued. with
a boy who is SO generous as you have
shown yourself to be. My son was rude
to you, and I am ashamed Of him, but
that did not prevent you from helping
him when he was In trouble and want
to thank you."
Sonny did not know what TO say', but
he took the offered hand and replied
/ ''Oh. that is all right
But the gentleman did not stop wifi
thanks he went home with Sonny, and
found for the children to stay during
, the day, and Sonny went to school al
day. Coal was put in for the winter
! and provisions also, and Sonnys mother
! did not have to work so hard to keeI
! their family comfortable.
Sonny found a lifelong friend in tn,
gentleman, who never lost sight Of hin
| or forgot his generous act.
J Tomorrow's story, THE Jumping Jack.
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CHAPTER VIII.
A Sign of Peril.
TERMS weakness-as he judged 4

~ TERMS weakness-as he judged It
LASTED but a minute. Then,
realizing even more fully than
ever the necessity for immediate
labor and exploration. he frightened his
grip upon the sledge and set forth into
the forest of Madison square.
Away from him scurried cottontail.
A snake slid, kissing, out Of sight un-
der a jungle OF fern. A butterfly, dull
brown and ocher, settled upon a branch
in the sunlight, where It began slowly
opening and shutting it's wings.
HIM! That's Danaus pieXippus,
right enough" commented the man.
But there are some odd changes in 1t.
Yes, indeed, certainly some evolution
Ary variants. Must be tremendous
time since we went to sleep. for sure;
probably very much longer than I dare
guess. That's a problem I've got to
go to work on before many days.
But now for the present he dismissed
It again. He pushed 1t aside in the
press of urgent matters. And, parting
the underground, he broke his cracking
way through the deep wood.
He had gone but a few hundred yards
when an exclamation of surprised de-
light burst from his lips.
Water! Water he cried. What:
A Spring, SO close? A pool right here
first thing!"
And. stopping where he stood, he
Sazed at 1t with keen 'unalloyed pleas
ure.
There, so near to the massive bulk OF
the tower that the vast shadow lay
broadly across II, Stern had suddenly
come upon as beautiful q little water
course as ever bubbled forth under the
yews of Arden or Tapped the willows OF
Hesperides.
He beheld roughly circular de-
preston in the woods, fern banked
and fringed with purple blooms; at
powered, cool Elysian.
From this, down through a channel
which the water must have worn for
itself by slow erosion, a small brook
trickled, widening out into a pool
some fifteen feet across; whence, brim'
young sweet.flags and rushes with
tempting little woodland notes.
What a finds" cried the engineer
Forward he strode. 80, then? Deer
tracks?'' he exclaimed, noting a few
dainty footprints In the sandy mar
sin, Great" And. filled with exul.
tation, he dropped beside the spring.
lips 10 the sweet water, he drank
enormous, satisfying drafts
Sated at last, he stood up. again
and peered about him. All at once ht
burst out into joyuos laughter.
why, this Is certainly an old frienG
This spring Is nothing more or lesi
than the lipeal descendant of Madi,
son square fountain. What? But
good Lord. what a change!
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Plan to Bar Colored
People From Section

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Northwest Citizens' Association to-
night in the parish hall OF the Church
OF the Advent, Second and U Streets
northwest, the question of the sale and
rental of property to colored persons
in the neighborhood beginning with
Florida avenue east of lie Droit Park
and extending north to the Soldiers
Home grounds, will be discussed. Reso-
luttons denouncing property owners and
real estate men who have sold property
10 colored people in this section have
been framed and will come up for
final discussion.
In addition 10 this number of other
matters of Importance to the section
coming within the scope of the associa-
tion will come UP for consideration.
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~ONNY was a little bog, not more
than seven years old. but he felt
the cares Of a nation resting on
his young shoulders, for didn't he
have to care for the baby sister and
Bob. who was only Ave, while his moth
er was away working.
And beside all this care he got up
very early in the morning, o'clock in
the winter and O'clock I'm the sum-
mer to help the milk man deliver the
milk. and for this he was paid in milk
at the rate of two quarts day, which
wsnf fSwafa a,ssT Tan desa amG al
though Eonny's real name .wns the same
as his fathers had been, no one ever
thought Of calling him James or even
Jimmie. Sonny he had been to his
mother and Sonny he was to all who
And a good son he was, he went to
school In the morning while the baby
slept and little Rob was tied with q
rope around his waist and fastened to
the floor with a staple.
Sometimes when Sonny camc running
in from school both of them would be
CRYING as loud as they could scream,
but the sight of scnny's smiling face al
ways put an end to the noise.
Then Sonny would get their lunch
and tidy the room, and IL the day Was
pleasant he would put the baby In little
Bob BY the hand and went to the park.
And such wonderful stories as he told
them about the f1sh in the pond and the
animals in the cages. :,
Why, at the bottom of the ocean y
he told them, there lives beautiful
mermaid, and she takes care OF all the
little fishes. Every morning she pol
ishes their scales with sea%eed and sand
and snoothes their fins and sends them
out into the ocean. You must be cart
full not to bite at anything You see
fioating on the water she tells them,
IT isn't good for little fishes to eat be-
tween meals and If they obey her they
all come home safe at night" e
And what does she do then?". Bob
would ask. ...
''oh. then she puts them all to bed in
the soft sand" Sonny would say, land
covers them with seaweed.'
Bob and the baby would look into the
water and try to see the very bottom, in
hopes they might be fortunate enough
10 see one OF the wonderful creatures
Sonny told them about.
of his wonderful stories TWO boys about
his age came along, and, seeing the
queer looking cart made of the soar
box, they began to laugh. and one oil
them said, Where did you get the swell
gig?" J.. 80 f"E =. .'
Sonny did not reply, and when they
saw he did not notice them they kicked
the cart and made 1t roll down the
bank by the pond.
Don't do that again" said Sonny, as
he caught the cart just before it wen
into the pond.
grand carriage" said one Of the boys
Who will stop us I should like tc
know?" he asked as he, caught the han.
die and ran around the pond.
Poor Sonny, he could not run aftel
him. to recover his precious cart, fol
The Washington times., 1912-04-10
Dancing Class Holds
Seasons Last Meeting.

The beaux and bellies of several sea-
sons hence who are members OF the
dancing class organized by Mrs. Mont
Somcry Blair, and which has met
weekly at the Playhouse since early
In the season, marked their last meet
ing yesterday afternoon WITH ger
man.
Mrs. Blair received the guests, who
included the parents cf the members
of the class and a numocr OF additional
guests. The faJors were cars, wands,
horns. necklaces. fans, and Easter IA
vGrs. A string orchestra played Tor the
dancing ana a supper was served at
O'Clock.
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Viscountess Chinda Guest of Honor
At Luncheon of Mrs John Wyeth
Mrs. Clements Hostess
At Afternoon IT es

Mrs. Judson c. Clements will be host
ess at tea this afternoon from 8 to Z
o'clock, asking her guests to meet Miss
Grace Kinds. sister OF Mrs. George q.
Cortelyou. who is spending the Easter
holidays witl her.
The house will be prettiiy decorated
with spring blossoms and pink roses.
Presiding in the dining-room will be
Mrs. j: ID. Wilmer, Mrs. Lucien Hill, and
Mrs. Frank Lyon, and assisting will be
a group of the young school girl friends
garet Clements, including Miss Grace
Cortelyou, niece Of the guest of honor;
Miss Dorothy Graves, Miss Sallie Bow
ers, Miss Rhoda Milliken. Miss Dorothy
Crawford, Miss Hettie Harris, Miss
Juliet Hill. Miss Margaret Booth, Miss
Lois Reeslle. and Miss Lovira brown.
The Washington times., 1912-04-10
ABUNDANCE OF SOFT, FLUFFY HAIR
AND NOT PARTICLE OF DANDRUFF

double tie beauty Of your hadr. No
difference how dull, faded, brittle, and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Dan
derine and carefully draw 1t through
your hair, taking one small strand at
a time. The effect is Advantageous
hair will be light, fluffy and wavy, and
have an appearance of abundance, AN
Incompatible lustre, softness and luXu--
lance, the beauty and, simmer of true
hair health.
Get a % cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter. AMI prove to yourself
tonight-now-that your hair Is as prett ,
and soft as any-that II has been
reglected n injured 10y careless treat
ment-that's all-you surely can have
beautiful hair and lots of it II you viii
just try a little Danderine.
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Get a IS cent bottle of Danderint
and just try this-StopS hair
falling out at once.

Danderine dissolves every particle OF
Dandruff like snow beneath the blaz'
ing sun. cleanses, purifes and invigor-
ates the scalp. forever stopping itching
and falling hair.
Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation of Danderine. you cannot find
a single trace of Dandruff or a loose
or falling hair, and your scalp will
not itch, but what will please you most
win be after a few week use. when
you will actually see new hair. fine and
downy at first-yes-but really new
hair-sprouting ali over the scalp.
A little Dsnderine will Immediately
The Washington times., 1912-04-10
Woman's Explanation
Stops Prosecution

Prosecution of Pauline Hopkins,
colorsd, charged with abandoning her
baby, was dropped in Police Court
today. She said she had arranged to
leave the child at the house where IL
was found. to be cared for, but when
she came to bring the baby she was
pushed out of the house and the door
locked. She said she then placed the
infant on the steps and rang the bell.
The Washington times., 1912-04-10
Woman Aviator Has
Quit the Flying Game

WICHITA FALLS. Tex. April TO-
After an exhibition flight here Miss
Mathilde Moissant, probably the most
noted woman aviator in the country, an
noupced her retirement from the dying
game.
My relatives have been urging me
for some time to quit" said Miss Mois-
SAINT, land when learned of the death
OF Colonel Rodgers, l made up my mind
to give up aviation"
The Washington times., 1912-04-10
Mrs. James S. Sherman
Returns From Utica.

Mrs. James S. Sherman has returned
to Washington from her home. in Utica,
n. Y, where sine spent Easter.
-.r-
The Secretary of War and Mrs Slim
son. who spent Easter at their place
on Long Island, have returned to Wash
ington and have with them for a visit,
Mr.. Stimson's father and sister DR..
Stimson and Miss Stimson.
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Second Benefit for
The House of Mercy,

The House of Mercy was the bene-
flclary again at the second exhibition
of the Kinemacolor pictures Of the Dur
bar at the Belasco Theater yesterday y
afternoon.
Among those attending were Mrs
IcnG~orth, Col. Spencer Cosby. L.
$. A.. and Mrs. Cosby. the children OF
the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Fisher, Mr.. Justice Brown, retired, and
Mrs. Brown. Mrs. wilkins, DR.. Ritter
the Swiss minister; Mrs. Thomas T,
Gaf, Mr.. and Mrs. John Biddle. Mrs
Lyman Tiffany, Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Campbell, Mrs. Ed.
ward Gray. Miss Hinckley, the Misses
Deacon, Miss Dorothy Williams, Mrs
Eldridge Jordan, Miss Adams. Mrs
Charles J. Bell. Mrs. John r. Williams
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, Mrs. Rich.
ard Waller. Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, Mrs
Preston Hines, and J. Low Hartman.
The Washington times., 1912-04-10
Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

kfter a lapse of hundreds of years
Allan Stern. consulting engineer. and
his stenographer, Beatrice Kendrick,
awake from an unprecedented sleep In
what 10 left of Stern's former office in
tho tower Of the Metropolitan Building.
Everything beneath them has gone to ruin
and decay. The old city of New York
is now a forest, and they are apparently
the only two alive in the world. They
procure skins to cover their nakedness
and food from glass jars which have
withstood the ravases of time.
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Mrs. w. F. Draper Host
At Midday Breakfast.

Mrs William +. Draper and Miss
Margaret Preston Draper were hosts
at a midday breakfast today in honor
of the Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmetefr. Others in the company
were Mrs. John l.. Thorndike, of Bog
ton; Mr.. and AIRS, woodbury. Biait,
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair, DIR.
Edward B. Mclean, Mrs Charles
Glover, Mrs. Preston Gibson, Mrs.
Gaines. Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers,
Miss, Elizabeth Reid Rogers, Count
Chabannes. Major William f. Horton,
L. $. A.. Major NJ A. DELANEY, u. s.
A., Mr.. de Bach, of the Russian EN-
bassy: Andrew kalpaschnikoff, the
ew attache OF the Russian embassy
Henri DUPONT, and Chauncey Hackett
The Washington times., 1912-04-10

A store on Thirteenth, near +, is
showing a new line of waists in linen
lawn. 1t is called the Matinee Waist"
and is made in Gibson style, with sailor
collar and cuffs of striped material, in
the colors of blue. black, and lavender
These waists launder very well, and
sell for the small price of 81 each.
The Washington times., 1912-04-10
LOCAL MENTION

The Courier of Lyons, Thrilling Drama,
2 reels. today. Virginia, 0. F, G.
Kramets Are a. Sure Relief for IDdi-
gestion, Constipation, and Uric Acid
Ailments, At druggists. lOc, 25c, soc.
Shower Bath, Stag Hotel, 6os 9Th Great
The Washington times., 1912-04-10

variety OF shapes and sizes distin-
guish them from the regular type of
cards.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-03-19

The county Jail is now without a
prisoner, the first time for number
of months. The last man was dis
charged Sunday. after being examined
bv board of physicians before Judge
Shields for his sanity. One day last
week the county physician made a
thorough inspection Of the Jail and
found everything In perfectly sani-
tary condition. which speaks we'll for
the sheriffs office and for those who
have direct charge of that institution