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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02
A Roadmaking Picnic.
From the New York World.

From the New York World
1t is figured in Missouri that $4,000
men voluntarily working two days on
the highways will add $1,000 600 in bet
terments. Probably this is an excessive
estimate. for the work will be poorly
done, and in most places 1t will add moth
| Ing OF permanent value to the condi-
ton OF the roads. Properly directed 800,
0CO men with teams employed two days
should be worth to the state several
times 100000 The trouble with all
such enterprises is one that was made
familiar to earlier generations which
adopted the expedient Of working out
poll taxes la this way. Something be-
sides scraping earth into mudholes and
opening up bitches is needed to create
good roads.
Road-making is az much science as
railroad building. IL is costly. 1t can
not be done in a hurry. Ten million men
working two days without intelligent d.
rection would accomplish little. What
they do the next storm will undo Never
thcless. popular interest i'm good roads
is highly encouraging. When the men
OF Missouri have wearied OF sensation a /
attempts to solve the problem they will
hand u over to professionals and we
nope that the professionals will be men
OF ability and that the oficeholders re
sponsIbie for them will be men of hon
e5ty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02
IN FARMLAND AGAIN
THE THREE BROTHERS.

field toward them. Look" said the
barber, there comes something in the
nick of time. He seized basin and soap,
made lather while the hare was APP
tilt. shaved it's mustaches without cut
ting it or injuring a single hair on its
body.
II like that very much indeed" said
the father. "Unless the others exert
themselves to the utmost. the house will
be yours"
Soon after they saw man driving
a carriage furiously toward them. Now,
father. you shall see what l can do!'
safd the blacksmith, and he sprang after
the carriage, tore off the four shoes of
the horse as it was going at the top OF
its speed, and shod it with four new ones
without checking. its pace II
You are a clever fellow said the
father. land know your trade as well
as your brother. I really don't know to
| which of you shall give the house"
Then the third son said, Father let
me also show you something, and, as
it was beginning to rain, he drew his
| sword and swung it in cross cuts above
and the rain fell heavier and heavier,
! till at last it was coming down like a
waterspout, but he swung his sword
faster and faster and kept as dry as if
he were under cover.
When the father saw this he was
| astonished. and said, You have pro-
| duced the greatest masterpiece; the
house is yours
Both the other brothers were quite
satisfied, and praised him too and as
| they were so fond Of each other they
all three remained at home and piled
| their trades: and as they were SO ex-
| perienced and skillful they earned a
great deal of money. So they lived hap
PLY together till they were quite old.
| and when one was taken i'll and died
the two others were SO deeply grieved
| that they were also taken i'll and died,
too. And SO. because they had all been
| SO clever and fond of each other, they
| were all laid in one grave
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be made very effective by the use of such
a one. 1t is a model to be made essen
tally for wear as third part of a suit
and SO can be of any color chiffon to
match. or of white, as 1t is in this par
ticular instance.
The underarm seam of the kimono
sleeve serves to draw into place a scant
line Of gathers which make the sleeve
rather different The two front edges
cross. starting high at the neck, SO that
no yoke is required, and the left half OF
the blouse Is trimmed with some wide
shadow lace having a pointed edge and
can be left white or dyed the same color
as the blouse.
There must be white net foundation.
and the neck and sleeve ends are finish
ed with fine net ruffling.
In the back the material is slightly
gathered to shallow yoke and outlined
with self-covered cording
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02
II THINK THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS
GRANNY AND / WILL HAVE A
FINE RABBIT DINNER

heart that Sammy was right. And
though he didn't believe what Sammy
had said about Reddy Fox. it might be
true Reddy certainly was hanging
around the old briar patch a great
deal. Peter looked at the four babies
chasing each other in a game of tag,
and at the thought of anything hap
peIiing to one OF them he shivered. Then
right then and there he made up his mind
that it was high time that they were
taught some very important lessons. and
he straightway hunted up Mrs. Peter to
talk the matter over with her.
AS soon as Mrs. Peter heard what Sam
my Jay had said that Reddy Fox had
said she became terribly anxious, and
when Peter proposed that they start a
school-rizht away in the old briar patch
she nodded her head vigorously. So. 1t
was agreed that Fuzzy and Wuzzy and
Little Pete and Little Jed should have
their first lessons that very day.
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AMERICAN FASHIONS.
BY LILLIAN E. YOUNG.

With the cobwebby laces, beautiful
chiffons, nets and soft rulings the COM
ing season holds forth a definite promise
Of good things to come in the blouse line.
Now that lainty sheer corset cover
foundations have attained such favor the
identifying of blouse is a simple mat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02

Visitor What have you there. Elsie?
Elsie (proudlyl-Thats bomb we
made, and we're going to blow up the
nursery.
"Oh, Oh, What for?'
perhaps you don't know that the new
baby is a boy. Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02

" olHcT bargains a
MANUFACTURERS SAMPLES
WOMEN'S 25c TO &1.OO NECK FILINGS.
CLEARANCE PRICE, 1Sc.
A NECKWEAR MANUFACTURER
HEARD OF THIS WONDERFUL
CLEARING SALE. HE. TOO. WANTED
TO MAKE A CLEARANCE OF HIS
ROAD SAMPLES. HERE WAS HIS OP-
PORTUNITY. HE ASKED US TO HELP
HIM so HERE THEY ARE. OF
COURSE. HE MADE THE PRICES
RIDICULOUsLY Low, ALMOST UN-
BELIEVABLE. ALL NEW AND FRESH
LOOKING. 500 PIECES IN ALL
FICHUS, WIDE FRILL EFFECTS:
SAILOR AND SUNSHINE SHAPES: IN
NET, CREPE AND NULL
SELLING RIGHT NOW. REGULARLY
Csc TO &1.OO-
CLEARING PRICE, Isc
COATS-QUARTERL CLEARANCE!
AT $1,000. REGULARLY 10000
q Coats. in navy and black
serge; full lined.
AT $3.50. REGULARLY &:5.OO-
Coats in tan and gray mixtures.
AT $385. REGULARLY S12.5O-
MORE Silk Balkan Blouse Coats.
in tan. blue and brown.
AT s5.s5. REGULARLY $3.50 TO
Faille Silk Blouse Coats in navy,
white and black.
AT $1O.5O. REGULARLY &:5.OO-
q Coats. in MORE silk: colors
are brown. pink, gold and white.
AT $3.50. REGULARLY Sc2.5O TO
$500
Coats. in pongee silk: full
length.
SUlTS-QUARTERLY CLEARANCE:
AT 1896. REGULARLY $500 TO
$500
Suits. in ratine and linen; colors
are pink. tan and copenhagen
blue and navy.
At $3.50. REGULARLY $3.50 TO
Suits, in white serge. eponge and
bedford cord.
AT 414.5O. REGULARLY &27,6O-
Suits. in navy and black mOhair.
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two lemons. eight ounces of stick Gins
namon, a little grated nutmeg. and,
finally, pour in one and one-half tea
cupfuls of rum. Beat we'll. pour the mix
ture into saucepan over the fire and
stir until the gelatin has altogether dis
solved. Now add the whisked whites of
two eggs. and after all has boiled for
two three minutes pass through a
jelly bag, continuing to strain until the
Jelly runs clear Then stir in a wine-
mold packed in ice. Let II become firm
and pour on TO dish that has been
chilled and serve.
Chocolate Apple Custard.
Peel. core and cut in quarters as many
cooking apples as desired, put in a pan
with a small quantity OF water, sweeten
and dust in cinnamon. Cook the apples
over the fire till reduced to pulp.
Scrape a pound of chocolate i'm a sauce
pan with six ounces of sugar and a
quart of milk. Beat the yolks of half
dozen eggs and the whites of two. When
the chocolate begins to boil, pour in the
eggs. stirring gently all the time. Pour
the chocolate over the apple pulp. set
the dish in pan of boiling water allow
to stand there till firm and then cool.
Serve cold.
Fruited Rice.
Put breakfast cupful of we'll washed
rice into a saucepan with six tablespoon
fuls of moist sugar, a tablespoonful OF
butter and three pints of milk. and boil
gently until tender. stirring occasionally.
Rinse out a mold with very cold water
and line it around the bottom and sides
with any kind of canned fruit preferred.
Pour the rice into the mold. taking care
not to disturb the fruit, and set in a
cold place. Whip pint Of thick cream
with the Juice of the fruit. When the
rice, etc. is quite set. turn the contents
Of the mold out upon dish pour the
whipped cream over and around II and
serve. The cream should not be whipped
until within half an hour of the time
to put on the table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02

Nell-How do you know he is married
Relle-Oh he's such good listener
Philadelphia Record
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II you want work. read the want col
umns of The Star.
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~ TIE
|kITlGl5HEH
| PANTRY
Rum Jelly.

Rum Jelly.
Put an ounce of gelatin into q basin
with two breakfast cupfYls of cold
water and let It soak. When very soft
add the strained juice and thin rind of
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ter. With one of the lace or flower trim
med net or chiffon covers for an under
part. the success of even the very simple
chiffon waists is a foregone conclusion
The pretty blouse Of todays sketch can
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27
OPEN DAY NURSERY
FOR ALLEY CHILDREN
House Is Leased in New Jersey Avenue
and Matron and Other
Help Appointed.

Many of the 5000 or 1900 mothers living
In the alleys Of this city are compelled t.
go out to work in order to earn a living
for themselves and their children. and. as
they cannot carry their little ones to their
work places. they are forced to leave
them locked in rooms, or in the care OF
other young children. or with adults who
are totally unfit to take care Of children.
Through the cooperation of the Boys
Club Organization and Aid Society OF New
York, Chicago, and Washington, and "A
few philanthrOpic persons here, the AL
ley Improvement Association Is in posi-
ton to offer relief for six days in ever
week TO at least twenty-five of these neg
lected and suffering children.
The association has leased the house at
ll:5 New Jersey Avenue, corner Pierce
Street Northwest, where this work will
be carried on.
The day nursery will be under the di-
rectiOn of Mrs. VI. NJ. Waldron and the
ladies' auxiliary. Mrs Mary c. DESMOND
Of Kansas City, No. trained nurse anil
a woman Of large experience as a worker
among the poor. is matron; Mrs. NJ. W.
Overton. the social service worker ~
Providence, II. l.. is housekeeper, and
Mrs. Sarah Brown is head caretaker
The officers Of the Alley Improvement
Association are Or. J. Milton WaldrUn
president: first vice president. Rev. J.
g.. Van Loo. secretary, Rev. \ c. Gar
uer: treasurer Francis J. Grimke. d. d. ::
auditor, Rev. E. Z. Kicks: trustees. Revs
]. Milton WaldrOn, w. J. Howard. and
Walter IL Brooks, DR.. James l.. Dudley
Mrs. Anna V. DOwney, and J. T. Moss
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27

beautiful verse. an elegant sentence. 1t
has fallen TO me to observe that he has
other enjoyments. I never heard any NOR
tai exhibit such enthusiasm over an elc-
CANT dissection"
The son of :. clergyman. Holmes was
born in Cambridge. August %. 1900. and
was prepared for college at Phillips An
dover Academy. where he made his first
attempt at verse. a translation from the
"Aeneid.' He was graduated from Har-
ward at twenty. and the following year
he published "Old Ironsidcs." which
made him widely known and which
saved the old frigate Constitution from
! destruction.
He studied law for a year and wrote
much poetry. producing some Of his best
humorous vcrs". Then he turned to
medicine. receiving his degree when n"
was twrnty-seveu. aft"r studying in
Paris. Tho same year he published his
first volume OF poems. At thirty he was
made professor ~ anatomy and physi-
OloGy at Dartmouth College. The next
year he married Amelia Ice Jackson.
daughter of Judge jackson. Of the Su-
prcme Court of Massachusetts,, and soon
after he resigned his professOrship TO de
vote himself to practice in Bostos. In
lSi., when he was thirty eight. u" he
cam" professor of anatomy and physio-
OCy in the Medical School at Harvard.
a position which ne held for thirty-nvc
years
Ills activities were amazing. In add-
ton to his large practice as a phy sician.
his duties az a professor. h" found time
to produce much literary work. Appar-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27
AMARYLLIS BLOOMS
WILL BE EXHIBITED
Five Hundred Flowers to Be Shown by
Department of Agri-
culture.

Tn" residents OF Washington ar" ac-
custom-d TO the fine display at the An
nual Chrysanthcmum Show "f tile De
partment OF Agriculturr =: lis green
houses corner of Fourteenth and Il
Streets Northwest. every autumn. but
never before either there or elsewhere.
have there been such gorgeous amaryllis
blooms. as are now TO he seen in the
greenhouse Of the department.
Five hundred and eighty hybridS in
full or nearly full! bloom. ranging in
shade from deepest red to nearly white.
with many shades in one bloom. present
a picture to delight the eye of every
one and excite the admiration of all
lovers Of flowers. These plants are the
and in some cases show as many as Il
half-doZcn entirely disSmilar plants as
the result of an Identical cross. The
mass of color is dazzling, but the detail
study of the individual plants awakens
wonder. and the size of most of the
blooms created amazement Some of
them measure eleven inches across the
petals. many of them exceed ten inches.
and all are much larger than either
parent.
The greenhouse will be open to-day
Thursday. February -. from a. IN. 10
80 p. m, and each day thereafter dur
ing the same hours. as long as the flow
ers last, except that the hour of opening
next Sunday will be at 10 a. m. instead
Of a. m.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27
ANACOSTIANS WANT
STREET IMPROVED
School Meeting to Be Held Tonight
for Parents-Mechanics to
Come Here.

The Improvement OF Minnesota Avenue
is caused residents OF that vicinity some
concern. and efforts viii be made to in
duCc the Commissioners To include in the
next estimates To- Congress an item ap-
prUprihtinG sufficient fund to improve
tho th"rouGhfarc. At the last session a
bill was introduced by Senator Oliver of
Pennsylvania asking for Son to improve
a portion OF this avenue but il is the de-
sire now that sufficient funds he made
available to extend the improvement
from Good Hope Road to Pennsylvania
Avenue. Since the sidewalks have been
laid along this avenue, II has caused
a change in the grade, and citizens want
to make the entire grade uniform
The February meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association OF Anacostia is to
N. held this afternoon in the Van Buren,
and kctcham School buildings, when the
parents of pupils will have an opportunity
Vi Witnessing their work. This affair
takes place OF the regular business meet
irC. and Mrs. NJ. +. Cornish. president.
believes it will be more beneficial TO the
members Of the association. She has issued
ar earnest appeal to as many members
as possible to b" present at that time.
Members of AuaCoStia Council No IL.
Junior order OF United American Me
rhanics, attend tomorrow night the met
ing of Star SpanCled Banner Council in
Washington, an invitation having been eX
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27

coined in better society than they have
known. They economize almost to the
point of privation to keep the children
at school and equip them for higher
class of work than they have followed.
a different station in life. They assume
all the burdens make all the sacrifices,
keep all the roughness away and do
everything within their power to make
the young folk believe that it is the
part of fatherhood and motherhood TO
give all that they have to give and never
look for return.
Then the time comes when. one by
one. the children step out from the
tome to take positions away ahead OF
that the father has filed and to follow
lives quite different from that known to
either the father or mother.
Do they remember the cost? Are
they mindful of all the hardships. the
sacrifices endured that they might be
better prepared? Sometimes they are.
when there is something fine within
them. something true that makes them
remember. But often, very often. they
scarcely think of the difficulties and the
burdens. and when the time comes that
they might repay IL they would. it never
occurs to them that there is any obllga-
tiOn.
But one believes they might remem-
DER II InPN were encouraged 10 Indke
some of the sacrifices and bear some
Of the burdens, at least to know what
the burdens meant.
They ought to remember. ought 10
show appreciation and be as ready to
give as they were to receive, and some
times there is no lack of tht right spirit
even when there is none to urge and
none to intimate the need.
But sometimes they never think at
"a
then the only consolation that parents
have is the satisfaction that comes from
the knowledge that their motive was
true and loving.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27
DINNER LOOKS CERTAIN.
Board of Trade Promises to Get
Requisite Mcmbcrship.

Membership committeeman of tbs
Washington Board of Trade already heal
the jingle of the dinner bell that Presi-
dent L. II. Droop promised to ring for
them if they increase the membership oi
the board by 80 in the present year
The committee. of which II. Clifford
Bangs is chairman, yesterday passed
upon seven applicants, making the total
secured since the last annual meeting in
November l03.
The total membership of the Board is
now 1910.
The Boards committee on public
schools will have a meeting at 4:30 O'Clock
Friday afternoon to hear a subcommittee
report on the recent recommends tionS by
Commissioner Judson that there he a di-
rector of public schools for the District
the Board of Education being made
merely advisory in its functions. The
committee also may consider the question
OF abolishing the half-year promotion
plan now in vogue in the public schools.
Frederick A. FennIng is chairman OF the
committee on schools.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27
WOOLEN GARMENTS ARE
EASY TO CLEAN AT HOME

right side up, and the cleaning mixture
applied with a rag. rubbing well in. The
vegetable sponge, called the loofah. is
excellent for the purpose. because It is
firmer than the regular sponge, and does
not leave lint as will a rag. Some
people use an old nail-brush. or course.
the loofah must be cut. A whole one
would be entirely too large.
Only the spots and stains need this
vigorous treatment. When il is thought
the cleanser has done its work. sponge
OF with clear water The next step Is
10 hang up to dry. 1t will then be seen
whether all the soil has disappeared.
II not then the securing process must
be repeated. When ready for pressing
proceed as follows: Lay the garment
right side up on the board and go over
with a clean cloth wrurS out of warm
water and ammonia in the proportions
Of about one teaspoonful TO a pint. In
the case of cleaning light clothes sub
stitute oNgall and salt for the ammonia.
Press thoroughly with A hot iron un-
til the garment is dry. For obvious
reasons it is best to press the coat a
little at a time.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27

1t is not difficult task to clean suits
and childrcn'S woolen garments az home
if one only knows the right way TO 60
about the work. Perhaps the following
suggestions may prove OF worth:
To begin with, the garments should not
be allowed to become too much soilcd
and stained.
The cleanser can he home made. An
excellent solution for cleaning woolen
goods is made by dissolvinS a good
white soap into a jelly. Use one part
of soap to four Of water. Mix the jelly
with an equal weight of ammonia. the
well-beaten white of an egg and little
liquor of any kind. say one gill to four
ounces of Jelly. Alcohol will answer If
at hand.
1t is used chiefly TO make the drying
quicker after the garment is sponged.
Mix thoroughly and strain into a bottle
for use as required.
To clean mems clothing first look for
mud stains. Rub and brush until all
the mud has disappeared. II will prob
ably leave a faint stain. The garment
should be placed OH table or board.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27
ALEXANDRIANS PLEAD
FOR MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Delegation from Mount Vernon Ave
nue. Association Appears Be-
fore House Committee.

In an effort to obtain the support of
the three members of the Conference
Committee of the House on the public
buildings bill to the appropriation OF
S,po0.0op added ty the Senate commit
tee for the building Of the memorial
bridge connecting Washington with Ar
linSton. delegation from the Mount
Vernon Avenue Association and other
AieXandrians appeared before the COM
mittee yesterday.
TIL" Alexandrians present were Mrs
Charles e. Carlin. Mrs William u,
SmO"t. Mrs. William Smoot. Mrs Eva
q. MushbaCk. Mrs. John H. Foster, Mrs.
William ]. Boothe. Miss Carrie Strih-
ling. William B. Smoot, president Of
the Mount Vernon Avenue Association
VI. Il. Harlow secretary Of the associ-
alton: Samuel G. Brent. Albert Smoot.
jr-. l.. L. pownham. J. VI. Hill, Alex
.ander !. WcddeThUrn. Albert II. Brock
cit. and Robert s. Barrett.
In addition thcr" were present Glenn
Brown. a member OF the Fine Arts Com
mission. and Mrs. Sternberg. wife of
Gen. St"rnherS, former surgeon general
of the navy.
Tho three House Conferees, Repre-
sentat!v"s John l.. Rurnett of ilabarna,
Frank Clark Of Florida, and Richard W.
Austin of Tennessee. met the delegation
in the handsome committee room Of the
judiciary and were introduced by Hon.
Charles e. Carlin, Representative of the
Eighth District.
Mr.. Brown gave brief description of
the architecture; features of the pro-
posed bridge and said that it would carry
out the ideas advanced by Gen. Wash
ingtOn when he first planned the Ma
tional Capital, and was part OF the
general scheme OF the commission which
Washington.
bridge would greatly enhance the value
of the governments property on the
Virginia side of the Potomac and would
permit the reclamation of about 2nO acres
Of land which belong to the government.
Mrs. William \. Smoot told of the
interest which was exhibited by the Ma
tional Society Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution in the plan TO build
Mount Vernon Avenue and said that
every year greater interest was being
shown by the daughters in the project.
Representative Carliu gave a brief his
tory of the measures which have been
before Congress for the construction of
bridge and the highway and plead with
the committee measure because they
might have the opinion II was not at
tached to the right bill.
At the conclusion of the addresses
Representative Burnett stated that while
he might favor the building of the bridge
he did not think that il should not have
been made a part of the public buildings
act by the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-27

This attractive frock is designed for the
miss and small woman. 1t has the fash
ionable front closing and the skirt is cut
in three cores. The sleeves may be long
or short.
Cream and black striped serge will make
up this garment delightfully."-.
Pattern No. 6112 is cut in sizes fourteen.
sixteen. and eighteen years. Medium
size will require four yards of thirty-six-
inch material. three-quarters of yard of
twenty-two-inch allover. and one-quarter
of yard of twenty-four-inch satin.
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10 cents to the Pattern Depart
ment Of The Washington Herald