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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26
INTERESTING TALKS
ON HOUSEFURNISHiNGS
BY KATE GREENLEAF LOCKE.
A Green Dining Room.

I once saw a dining room so artisti-
cally contrived in its coloring and the
lines Of its furniture that one was star
tied into forgetfulness of the cheapness
of its decoration. The walls and ceiling
were Of plain gray plaster. sand finished
1t had large easement window and the
floor was laid in terra Gotta tiles. The
woman who furnished It declares that
she spent no more than $50 on it,
The window was hung with straight
scaTfs Of vivid green cotton, such stuff
as 1 had seen selling in the most exciu-
sive shops for 81 yard, but these cur
unbleached cotton dyed at home with in
expensive dyes. They depended from
small brass rods and were UNDERLYING
with other scarfs of hernstitched sheer
there was a plain shelf of wood stained
with Flemish oak stain to correspond
with the other woodwork. and on this
shelf were several pretty pieces of pewter
and brass.
The sill was widened by a shelf of
wood, also, and on this was set careful
row of scarlet geraniurnS. in red earthen
pots. There. indeed. was 2 picture to
delight the eye: 1t stood out beautifully
against the plain sand-hnished walls of
gray. The diamond panesa of the case
ments in their setting of dark wood Won
derfully enhanced the color scheme OF
green and white and scarlet.
On the tiled floor a rug of plain green
terry was spread under the table. This
latter 1 considered an Inspiration; 1t was
square deal table, such as is bought
for kitchen use ordinarily, braced with
bar of wood near the floor. After the
black oak stain had been rubbed into 1t
it was transformed into table fitted for
a library or dining room. and resembled
a good piece of craftsman furniture. A
dolly of linen and heavy white lace In
its center held a fern in wicker holder
The chairs that were set against the
wall and the unobtrusive buffet were of
Flemish oak on the perfectly square lines
of what is called mission furniture.
There was no array of silver and glass
on the buffet, but copper kettle with a
spirit lamp and copper chatting dish
were the appropriate decorations. A blue
and white bowl of mignonette was set
between them. Against the wall above
the buffet were hung several good pieces
of china In blue and white.
In one corner of the little room gilt
tered a cabinet for china with glass doors
set in diamond panes. AS the glass was
not loaded in, this corner cabinet was
not an expensive article of furniture, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26
Banana Recipes.

Bananas are always with us. When
apples and oranges are scarce and taste
less, when strawberries are still green
and high, the faithful banana stands
forth in red or yellow plenty. With a
little seasoning and care bananas can be
made into dozens Of tempting and de-
licious desserts.
A banana custard is q concoction fit
for the most capricious appetite. To make
it prepare a custard of four tablespoon
fuls or cOrnstarch, one cup OF granuiated
sugar, a third OF a cup OF butter. all
beaten together till light, and quart OF
freshly boiled water. Beat three egg
yolks light, add and cook, stirring until
thick. M.nce ripe bananas fine. sprinkle
them lightly with lemon Juice. mix them
with the custard and pour into a baking
dish. Beat the whites stif, add half a
cupful Of graduated sugar, the juice
of half a lemon and pile on the custard.
Brown in the oven and serve very cold.
Banana cake can be made with any
tried cake recipe baked in layers and
filed with the following filling. Boil a
vupful of granulated sugar with half a
cupful OF water till it ropes when dropped
from fork Pour 1t gradually over two
egg whites beaten stiff. Beat hard until
smooth. Add half cupfur Of mashed
ripe bananas. .s fs+gs
Baked bananas can be eaten as q vege-
table. Choose firm, even, well shaped
fruit Peel and split each one. Bake
them in buttered dish. Sprinkle them
gar Basic them often with half cup
full of water which should be ; poured
over them when they are put In the
oven. Bake twenty minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26

1t made, with its Enclosure OF quaint OLD
china, a great addition to the decoration
of the room A mantel against the wall
held a candelabrum and row or tan
brass candlesticks for candle light was
the only illumination ever used In TINS
quaint and pretty room
a row Of windows in dining room
may be effectively treated In the follow
ing manner:
IF q blue and white dining room (and
there is nothing more charming) is under
consideratfon. thin silk in dull blue may
be fluted against the panes of glass on
the lower sash by running on slender
from the top of window white figured
net should be hung in rather full gathers
from !. larger rod running across the
whole series Of windows This treatment
ewes An airy, diaphanous effect, which
ie delightfuIIy carried out by placing IN
front of the window long vase filled
with delicate ferns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26

full of butter one teaspoonful OF vanliia.
Boil the milk and add the sugar, butter
and cor1starch. Beat the eggs. and hav-
ing allowed a little OF the cornstarch ana
milk mixture to cool stir in with the
eggs Then add this 10 the boiling mix
ture and boil all for ten minutes. Allow
TO cool Now split the CAKES with a sharp
knife and fill with the cream.
Bread Cake.
On baking day take from your dough
when ready for baking two cups or
dough. add two cups of sugar. one cup OF
butter, three eggs, two tablespoonful or
sweet cream. one-half pound of currants,
dredged, and one and one-half teaspoon
fuls of extract of cinnamon or a table
spoonful Tor more If you Ike IT'D of pow
dered cinnamon. Put into buttered pans
and allow to raise for twenty minutes.
Bake ore-ha!f hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26
ELABORATE SCARFS ATTACHED
TO NEW LOW-NECKED GOWNS
An Oriental Idea That May Become Popu-
lar-Egyptian and Japanese lnflu-
ence in Latest Spring Frocks.

oolors or by black with black ana
white with white.
II she has a black satin slip and wants
to make It into a teegown-which Is only
another name for a house gown.sne
should have q square mantle OF niack
tulle or net weighted with jet tassels
and caught at the back Of the knees
with q Jet and rhinestone buckle.
II she is daring, and has q yearnins
to follow out some Of the color combi-
nations of the day, she can have q lemon
yellow mantle of net or chiffon weighted
with gold beads and edged with jet; or
she can have purple or green or japanese
red.
The best part of this fashion is that one
can have as many nantes as one wants
and fling them over the one gown, eaten
ing them at the waist in front and any
where below the waist at the back.
Copyright 1873 by the Mcclure Newspaper
- Syndicate.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26
"A Smiling
Kitchen Makes a
Happy Cook
BY JOHN p. FALLON.

By JOdN 4. FALLON.
This statement was made
by a prominent Washington
merchant a year ago upon
the occasion of his March
-Houseware Sale.
A smiling kitchen is one
in which there is place for
everything and everything
in its place. 1t is also one
in which you will find a
complete outfit of utensils
and labor-saving and time
saving devices that have
changed poor luck cook
ing into assured success
always.
Every kitchen should be
smiling because the smile is
reflected in the dishes that
are prepared there. Every
cook should be happy be-
cause happiness and con-
tentment are essential to
good cooking.
Put a smile in your kitch-
EN- that won't come off by
replenishing your stock Of
utensils with bright new
pans, kettles, baking tins,
bread and cake mixers, and
the numerous other things
best known to the cook.
Read the advertisements
in THE STAR closely and
constantly every day and
see how Washington mer-
chants can. help you to make
a Smiling Kitchen In
this way you will find many
opportunities to purchase
the things you need at a big
saving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26

Special ValueSin Art Goods
A beautiful assortment of the
latest designs in Pillow Tops and
Backs. Special
Csc and 400 EACH
Be sure and see the finished mod
els of these Pillows on display in
Art Department
new line of Stamped Baby
Dresses; already made up. All you
have to do is to embrOider same.
We have them in all sizes from l to
4 years, from
Soc up to ST. 80.
Special-Tan Linen Pillow Slips,
all made up, with linen fringe and
ready for embroidery in NM-
crossstitch designs soc AVC
Finished model on display.
CSC off on all Satin-lined Work
Boxes and Baskets; also on Straw
Waste Baskets, Cloth Hampers
and Straw Baskets of all kinds.
Art Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26
Latest American Fashions
BY CORA MOORE.

Just how the craze for transparehcies
that has held US SO enth-alled through
out the winter will influence the snring
and summer campaign IN dress remains
to be seen: but 80 far es the designer
are concerned the madness vii! receive
no check. SO many and srch various e.
fects can be accomplished with trenspar-
encies and With ee-.-t-a,spa-ecc.es IN
all, seee venture to Sc ythat, Ese the
kiraoro sleeve and the separate blous,
they will not be forced out until every
possible variation has been played upon
them.
Chiffon, wolfe and marauisette are to be
the popular summer transparencies. and
all, being soft and pliable, will lend them
selves most readily to the draped designs
decreed by fashion
In the model shown today a most sim
pie and attractive combination OF white
marquisette and guipure embroidery
banding Is made up into an effective
evening gown. There Is a surpliced blouse
of the marquisette, with no trimming
other than large medallion Of the en-
broidery which is inserted in the sur
plice opening above the belt, in the form
of a bib, extending across the left side
of the front A tiny tucker of fesh-col-
ored mousseline fills in the decolletage
trifie in front and back. The sleeves are
short and cut kimono style, finished with
embroidery on the ends and an under
fold of the fiesh-colored mousseline. The
two halves of the skirt. one plain and the
other edged with embroidery. cross each
other at the belt in front and fall away
over a foundation skirt of white or col
ored silk. In back at the center seam
Joins the embroidered with the plain
side.
The long and voluminous scarfs OF chif-
fon such as the one here shown, are to
be very much worn in the evening. This
one is of beaded black chiffon and fully
three and a half yards in length.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26
Bread Cake.
Dew Drops.

Mix two cups Of powdered sugar one
half cup OF butter, one cup OF milk the
whites of four eggs, teaspoonful OF ex-
tract of lemon. two teaspoonfuls OF bak-
ing powder and flour enough to make
soft batter Bake in patty tins and cover
with a simple icing when cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26
These Nantes Are Colorful.

The main object of using these Shout
der draperies is to get a brilliant piece
Of coloring, but If woman Is not sure
of her color sense it is far better for
her to keep to one color or make COM
b.nation that she knows all about. White
over black is an easy combination, but
IL woman is q strict follower OF fashion
she will not use this combination again.
for 1t has been entirely succeeded by
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
DOWN WITH THE
PlTlLESS TIP FIEND.

Springfield, H., Feb. IL. Illinois
may follow Texas example and pass
law prohibiting the giving OF re-
Giving of tips" Rcpresentatire An
tnony Trimarco will within few
days Introduce in the Legislature a
bill making ii misdemeahor to give
Or accept tips also proxidins icr
fine for the proprietor Of ans es-
tablishment who permits tips to
1t taken by employees.
My attention was called to the
question" Representative Trinarco
said, "by statement made recently
that travelling man has given away
atout $4,000 in tips in his twen-
ty years of travel. There would be
nc necessity for a person having to
give tip for services for which the
proprietor of the place is paid, and
''ell paid, if the employees of the
place were paid living wage. "As
soon as | get my proposed hill in
shape will present it to the Legis-
'a'ure and ] am going to do erery-
I ing that | can TO see that it be-
comes a law"
Barratt O'i'ara. lieutenant cover
hor, favors the bill. "The net worl.
gratuities now unfortunately
u lpping everv community in Amer
iea." Mr.. O'''ara says, constitutes
one of the most serious menaces IN
the stability ~ the republic and the
moral foundation Of American char.
acter. ,a~v
"a a -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
COAST LINE ABOLISHES
DRINKING CUP ON 28TH

Capt. II o. Macarthur, snperir-
[. ndent of the Atlantic Coast Line.
Gainesville district, has posted bull
J. tin directing that the public drink
,ltc cups be removed from all pas
srnger trains operating in his dis
trict on the 18th day Of February, Ii
compliance with an order made by
the interstate commerce commission.
l..kewiee. there will be no drinkin.
CUBS in passeng ger stations, the order
Icing directed also 10 agents of the
road. The public drinking cup has
long been regarded detrimental to
health, and while a howl will
probably be heard from a certain
element, those who view the matter
in the proper spirit will rejoice in
lie abolition Of The public cup. Wa
t. will be furnished as usual, and
tie person WHO carries cup will
lot be inconvenienced in the least
-Gainesville Sun
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
STATE OFFICIALS INSPECT
INSANE HOSPITAL KOIE.

Tallahassee. Feb. 15.-GoV. FarA
Trammell Attorney General Ihomas
F.. West. Comptroller W. V. hnol''
state Treasurer j. c. Luning, state
superintendent w. N. Sheats anc
Commissioner Of Agriculture W. A.
McRae, constituting the board 0,
commissioners of state institutions
Which, under the law. has super
vision and direction of the affairs
o. the Florida Hospital for the In
sane. at Chattahoochee, returned
this afternoon from an official trip
a. inspection of the hospital. While
1T Chattahoochec, the members OF
the board made a rigid and eXhaus-
tive investigation Of every depart
mcnt of the hospital. and were well
pleased with the satisfactory condl-
tons found to be prevailing there
under the management OF Supt. B. r.
v'hitner.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
ANNA GOULD'S FIRST HUBBY
Il. THE LIWELIGHT

Paris. Feb l5.-Count BOni Dc
Castellane is in Rone making TIC
supreme effort Of his ;fe 10 have has
marriage to Anna Gould. Low tie
duchess de Talleyrand, an1.ulled.
still tasing his claim upon The plea
ti.at tnna Gould's consent was mere
il conditional. Count Boni backs
~ his position with the eNtraordi-
nary promise to convert China TO
Christianity. Ten years ago Coun.
Doni had Tor his secretary a youns
Chinese man Of letters. The youth
who returned to his own country TO
cLgage in politics. WAS the chief or
9aniZer Of the recent revolution, anu
is none other than the celebrated.
I>r Sun Vat Sen. Sun Vat Sen is
sympathetic toward the Christian
I, ligion. and is prepared t. favor ITS
rropaganda in China.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
ARKANSAS ABOUT TO GO DRY.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. l5.-ln
the presence of a large cOncOurse of
people the House today passed SEN
ate bill No. us, the effect of which,
/, is said, will be to inaugurate a
tate-wide prohibition, with only
lwcnty-one members voting against
/, The passage of the bill brough.
tcrth a round of cheers from the gal
/, ry. where many Of the prohibition
i, aders had secured seats, in which
The majority of members joined. The
bill provides that no license shall be
issued to a saloOnkeepcr in any mu-
ricipality except on petition OF a
majority of the adult whites of said
city. The bill provides further that
said petition, together with the
names and addresses signed thereto,
shall be published in at least two
issues of the newspapers in the town
on city where a license is sought.
The bill eliminates negroes, but in
cludcs white men on the petition,
ard ,hc fact that the names are to
he published is said to have u deter
rent effect upon some who might
otherwise sign such a petition.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
MERE BABIES SHAVING IN
NEW YORK CANNERlES

Albany, n. y, Feb. l5.-How
children of tender years slave for
hours in canning sheds with their
blistered fingers wrapped in rags.
and likewise in tenements making
toys, flowers and plumes; and how
women toll sometimes for mere pit
tances in industrial establishments
Ia this State, is graphically described
in the report of the New York State
factory investigating commission,
which was submitted to the Legisla-
ture recently.
The report says that Gamers op-
e.'ating in the rural districts never
have obeyed the State child labor
law because they never have had
to /" The employment of mere ba-
bies," the commission holds, has
been the result, and 1t adds that OF
,259 children found at work in 33
sheds, the oldest was IA years old
and the youngest was 3.
Many of the Gamers, the report
explains, are opposed to the employ.
ment Of children, and half of them
do not resort to tt, but "as the can
ming industry is largely devoted Il
the exploitation of foreigners the
parents of the children make them
work."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
SEE THAT YOUR
WATER Is CERTIFIED

Cincinnati, Feb. l5.-Only certi-
fed water must be supplied passen-
gers hereafter on trains, interurban
cars, boats and other common car
riers engaged in interstate traffic
Notice of the new government regl-
lation has been received hy federal
authorities i'm Cincinnati 1t is to the
effect that water provided by COM
mon carriers in interstate traffic
shall be certified by the State or
municipal health authority within
whose jurisdiction it is obtained. as
being incapable of conveying dis
ease."
Ice used in cooling drinking wafer
must be from a source of safety and
shall be washed with water of
known safety" Water coolers mus,
te cleaned and scalded with live
steam at least once a week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
RARE NERVE OR RAILROAD MAN
RAILROAD MAN

Massillon, Ohio, Feb. l5.-As
frank p. Bedford, of Wooster, a
Pennsylvania railroad conductor,
was crossing the tracks here today ,
west-bound freight train, travelling
a. rate of thirty miles an hour,
struck him. Bedford was caught IN
Oh the pilot of the engine, but de-
spite the fact that his hip was brok-
en- In three places he retained con-
sclousness and succeeded in turning
an air valve that stopped the train.
ir then yelled for help and was TAX
en- off by the train crew. He now is
resting comfortably in a hospital
here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
BOGUS CONGRESSMAN
WORKED" PENSACOLA.

Pensacola, Feb. II. Quite a mum
Ter Of Pensacolians had the honor,
!, short time ago, of being introduced
;c congressman IT, j. McGrath, of
Itc Eleventh Missouri district" who
Was in this city for several days
rrll. the aforesaid congressman
McGlath" is now in jail in Mont
golncry. on the charge OF Obtainin"
rloney under false prctenscs, accord
~, 10 information received by Chief
a. Police Sanders, of this city--bu
not under the name of "McGrath.
On the records in MONTGOMERY, he is
rcristernd as ]. j ORricn, OF 81
Louis. While in Pensacola, OBren
contded to number OF people thar
he would be the youngest Congress.
man in the next session, as he vas
ONLY "a years of age and had bccn
elected from the Eleventh Missouri
district at tho last election. He fur
tier coniided that he was at pres
cit representing the Clearing House
Realty Co, Of St Louis and that he
was here to look over some farm
lands. Whether the congressman
louked over any farm lands or not Is
not known, hut II is alleged that he
$, cured So in this city by having a
worthless check cashed. an ohliging
Young real estate man Of this city
rndorsing the draft for him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
TREEZING ELEPHANT WARNS
UP THINGS A BIT.

Watertown, n. Y, Feb. 15.-Ap-
Parently crazed by the cold, an ele-
plant performing in a small circus
here ran amuck this afternoon, and
before he could be captured had done
damage amounting to several thou
sand dollars. Breaking from his
Keeper the elephant started down
the main street The few persons
who were on the street at the time
fed in terror as the elephant came
rushing along. The big quadruped
smashed the fronts of two stores and
wrecked a portion of their stocks.
and ended the campaign by smash
irg through the ..reat oaken door OF
tie State armory. Inside he did con-
siderable damage to the furniture OF
the company rooms, being finally
rounded up by his keeper and .
crowd Of citizens that had been
drawn to the scene BY the noise.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
WHY MADERO HAS FAILED.

st. Petersburg, Fla. Feb. -. .--
News of atrocities and robberics
committed by Mexican rebels under
General niaz in and around Tampleo
vas brought to St Petersburg today
ty II. 4 Dixie. Who reached the ci,T
yesterday. having come from tampa
Mr.. Dixie was ovcrseer on planta-
tion at Tamiahua and lost all his
savings in the raid by the rebels who
hoted banks and stores and robbed
tie farmers Of all their horses and
mules. Mr.. Dixie saws that Mexico
can not be governed In the way this
country is controlled as the people
rre too ignorant and the reason Ma
dero failed after becoming president
was that he tried to treat the people
like citizens
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
I AT BREAKS
ALLREC0RDSbY
ACTION Of TO-DAY.
FIRST PRESIDENT TO APPEAR
TN SENATE SINCE WASHINGTON
Accented Invitation to Speak To-
day at Service in Memory Of
Vice President Sherman.
(By Associated Press }

Washington, Feb. l5.-The mem
o,y Of the late Vice President Sher'
man was honored by services OF the
senate chamber today by b0th
iouses abandoning regular sessions
lor the event Taft, in accepting
HE invitation to speak, set aside the
precedent of many years respecting
the appearance Of the president
within the Senate chamber when
tnat body was in session. But for
the quadrcnnial inauguration no
other president since Washington
mas spoken before the Senate while
tl,at body was in session.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
DRASTIC TEXAS LIQUOR
LAW PROPOSED

Austin, Texas, Feb. 15.-Another
radical liquor-regulating measure
was passed to engrossment by ths
ieAas House today. 1t will be passed
L The Senate also, as the Prohibit
nenists control both branches of the
legislature. 1t prohibits the shin
nicnt of Intoxicating liquor into D.
cal option territory. but permits any
Che to carry in such liquor for his
personal use In quantity not to ex.
cted one gallon At q time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-15
BLOWING UP Of
THE MAINE WAS
COMMEMORATE
FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF
MEMORABLE EVENT.
Exercises Took Place at Arlington
Cemetery, ATTENDED by
Large Throng.
(Bv Associated Press. }

Washington, Feb. lo.--Servlces
were held at Arlington cemetery TO-
day commemorative the blowing up
et the Maine in the Havana narDor
Lttecn years ago BY order OF TAFT
members of the patriotic societies IN
III. government service were excused
today 50 they might take part in tfe
service.