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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
FOODS FOR HEALTH.

Spring Vegetables For Cleaning Out
the system.
Spinach has been termed by the
French 1.-The broom of the stomach"
because It so very effectively sweeps
through the alimentary tract. stimu
laung the secretion OF the juices.
scraping the walls and carrying all
waste with it. Spinach once day for
a week or more will bring about Inn
mediate good results.
Besides its splendid qualities as
laxative agent the dandeliOn possesses
certain principle known as taraxa-
cum. This has been used for years as
a liver tonic. A generous diet Of dan
delion green's will soon correct bilious
ness and benefit not only the liver. but
derful old country physician said to
one Of his bilious patients: what you
should do is to go out and dig quart
Of dandelion green's every day. then
cook and eat them. This prescription
may be used ad libitum-" The same
group Of health foods includes lettuce.
romaine and watercress, all known as
salad plants.
Supplement these vegetables BY az
many OF the spring fruits an you can
afford and by at least two quarts Of
water daily to aid the kidneys In elimi-
mating waste and by the uss Of whole
wheat meal bread.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
handkerchief Eada

Undecorated initials, either script or
blocked. are the smart marking for
haodkerchiefs Among the dafntiest
Of these are the enc white linens I'm
ished with tiny edge Of Armenian
lace. The Longfeilow type Of Initial
surrounded BY an elaborate decoration
also h used but chiefly on q jour
hemmed handkerchief, among which
are also found many carrying oriental
initial designs.
One corner designs showing pat
tern starting close to the decorated
edge and running toward the handker-
chiefs center are liked and women
who go in for variety In small accesso-
ries are taking to the one side embroid-
cred mouchoir. With the morning
shirt waist frock for the house but one
type Of handkerchief q carried the
square Of lawn In solid color with MAJ.
row border In contrasting tone.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04

graceful
collar The MORE military
with the finished sash
Of which adorned with silk fringe The dped
brm with the satin upright
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
RIBBON IS USED
IN MYRIAD FORMS
Useful In Fashioning Bows. Belts,
Sashes, Flowers and For Tnm-
ming Hats and Garments.

~@HIS seems to be ribbon sea
son. Never before have the
ribbons been gayer and more
varied nor have they ever
been used ID so many ways
Ribbon is used in the making and
trimming of hats and in the form of
sashes
Ribbon flowers are very popular. and
any needlewoman possessed Of skill
can make smh simple flowers as, roses,
daisies. forgetmenots and vioiets.
These can be made into wreaths suit
able for hats or evening coiffures or
into little lunches and nosegays for
sftern6pn or evening dresses.
In fact. the woman Of limited income
whose purse will not allow her to pur.
chase In the ordinary way the various
little dress accessories of present day
wear can make many of them for her
self ont Of the contents Of her ribbon
drawer
Ribbon flower brooches to be used as
slide for fastening lace scarf or to
provide touch Of color on a lace jabot
are fashionable novelties which can be
made at home from merest scraps of
ribbon.
Modish little bows can be made OF
black velvet ribbon. with the edges
outlined in steel beads. These beads
are threaded on wire and then sewed
to the edges and ends Of the bow.
Black velvet bands for the neck are
also much worn, These can be orna.
mented with tiny ribbon flowers and
leaves or With little jeweled neck
slide
Ribbon forms an excellent FONDA
don for embroidery. and pretty ban
deaux for the hair. as well as fancy
ties and other tritles for neckwear
which would appeal either to the van.
ity Of the child or grownup. can be
made by embroidering little tasteful
designs or devices on remnants Of rib
hon
From short lengths of wide ribbon
dainty theater and vanity bags can be
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04

manufactured. while the various meth
DDS that can be employed for making
Workings sachet bags and needlecases
are galore.
Many useful articles for household
purposes can be made from ribbon by
the woman who understands the SIM
ply acquired art of ribbon plating
The making OF table napkin rings Is
splendid way Of using up odd lengths
Of ribbon. as several colors can be
employed IN one ring. and no two rings
need be alike
The artistic woman who Ia clever
with her paint brush has the oppor.
tuntty Of making delightful little gifts
by painting suitable designs for vari.
ous purposes on odds and ends Of rib
bon Hatbands. belts and bookmark
ers are but few Of the articles that
suggest themselves. Ties decorated
with the lucky device Of the intended
owner would prove an acceptable mas
cot to the superstitious woman.
Cotton agaric cloth was used In max
Ing the summer costume illustrated
here. which II trimmed down the
front with line Of crystal buttons.
The jaunty little sash ID of satin rib.
bon. Smart IN the extreme il the hat
Of figured silk which comes down over
the face and shades It comfortably
A band OF ribbon and ribbon roses en-
circle the hat The hat 10 finished
with plated hning.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04

have applied shirrings and plaitingA
Stripes are used In every way tmagi-
nabIe and in both narrow and broad
effects. being particularly pretty With
combination Of Dresden silk.
Straight handles seem to be the or
der Of the day. and the carved wood
effects predominata.
Bulgarian borders are to be fashion
able. and generally speaking It will be
q season Of gay colors in the parasois.
Purple. bright blue, empire green and
various shades Of red will be used
without pretense Of lace or net cover
ing.
Along with the japanese influence in
dress we are not surprised to note the
numerous quaint effects In Japanese
parasols. The many ribs aud blunt
finish in place of the slender point
through the top are odd. though pleas
Ing. Every color and combination OF
colors has been used In these styles.
but they are most promising in the
plain colors with Powered borders or
In the all lowered silk efYecta
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
Eat More Fruit.

wisely at meals the mouth aud diges-
tive organs would be kept clean. the
eliminating functions would be assist.
ed. and many poisons that otherwise
might lfnger in the body and develop
obstinate diseases would be prevented
from accommodating In all ripe fruit
properly eaten there Ia medicinal vir-
tue. and those who make good use OF
this healing agency will. as rule. find
that they seldom II ever need to EN-
ploy the apofhecary
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
HEALTH HINTS.

A little carbolic acid added to
the water In which burns.
bruises and cuts are washed
greatly lessons the soreness.
Fatigue and rest must balance.
II ron rest too much you are not
going TO get strong. II you work
TO hard or use too much phys
ical or mental power you will SO
70 waste.
A young child's teeth should be
cleaned AZ soon AZ they are en-
tirely through Use q soft cloth
and salt water. As soon as the
child Il old enough teach It to
use q toothbrush. A very small
soft one should be used at first.
Il
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
MODlsn SUNSHADES.
Fashion DEGREES That They Should
Match the Hat.

Fashion DEGREES That They Should
Match the Hat.
The parasol is to be the thing to add
chic to the summer costume. Fashion
requires that 1t should match the mil
nnery. Novel handles are in vogue.
and many Of them are unusually long.
The four parasols shown here are typ
zeal Of the palmer models. The upper
one Is Of American Beauty lowered
silk. The second one. which is known
as the hat paras0l, is Of plain blue. This
parasol has q novel turned up effect
around the edge The third one IS OF
blue and white checked silk with a
plain band around the outside. The
fourth is of green silk covered with
ruffles.
Many Of the shapes have shirred
edges, and others which are plain
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
Wells Dniueious.

q dked London physician. Sir John
Co lRn. II. D.. speaking at the Roy
Il Sanitary institute. said be wanted
- make q. crusade against women's
wells. Nothing was mere beautiful
than the human face divine. while
4eils had awful spots making women
look as II they had black eyes and
fearful Rrimaces
Sir John added that women who
wore wells constantly suffered In time
from deterioration Of the features.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
SOME SOCIAL ooN'Ts.

Don't be rude to your Interiors
In social position
Don't repeat gossip. even Il It
does interest crowd.
Don't underrate anything be-
cause you don't possess II
Don't 90 untidy on the plea
that everybody knows you.
Don't contradict. people. even
II you're sure you are right.
Don't conclude that You have
never had sny opportunities in
life.
Don't believe that everybody
else In the world Is happier than
you.
Don't be inquisitive about the
affairs of even your most iLti-
mate friend.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
WOMEN WE DON'T LIKE.

Women who talk all the time
and never say much
Women who never say much
and yet speak volumes.
w ,men who say q great deal
and do very little.
Women who have good clothes
but have very ragged sense Of
honor.
Women who have an idea they
are religious mainly because they
feel bad.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
TWO PERCALE FROCKs.


out by the designers The
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Visitor of Importance Spends a Day in the House

after the scalps of several Of the items
in that bill. While Representative
Fowler was being replied to by Rep
resentative Johnson, Little Ben was
playing tag around his fathers legs.
going in and out between them in
most marvellous fashion.
Young Ben interviewed pretty near
ly every member Of the house. He
didn't wait for an introduction, but
clambered right into the laps of the
country's law makers. From the
Democratic side he would hop to the
Republican end of the chamber and
pull out the watches Of his fathers
dearest political foes. "just to hear the
wheels tick" Uncle Joe Cannon con-
tributed to Ben's war chest to the ex-
tent of a silver coin, and at the end
of the day Ben's fists were bullying
with nickels, dimes and quarters,
which had been pressed upon him by
admiring friends. He leaned against
Representative Mann of Illinois while
that statesman was shooting sharply
pointed parliamentary arrows at
Bens own father The little boy
gazed calmly into the face of Repre-
sentative Serene Payne as the great
tariff expert appeared to be sleeping
peacefully at his desk. He rolled upon
the middle aisle and forced Repre-
sentative Ollie James to step oves
him, while the child himself was un-
mindful of the gigantic figure pass
ing over him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Cigarette Smoking Under BIN Of Censorship

ME*. John 3. Henderson, who is the
arbii4r Of dancing and dancers in
Washington, has always been opposed
to 'fle practice. It is said she re-
Qlcsted fair smoker to go outside.
lady Alan Johnston. daughter OF
t3rs. James Pinchot, is one Of the de-
tenders of the weed, and smokes
when and wherever it strikes her
fancy She even puffed her cigarettes
while riding in an automobile FROM
one place to another.
Lady Johnston struck the first note
in the battle some time ago, when
she offered her cigarette case to 9th.
er guests al lunC heon. The hostess
was crusader, and is said to have
requested Lady Johnston, who hap
pened to be the guest of honor. not to
smoke.
Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh. who has
recently completed her million.dollar
palace on Sixteenth street, has pro-
vided little balconies from her ball
room windows for the men to smoke
between dances. II the lady guests
wish to smoke they have to go out
side also.
Miss Helen Taft, at recent lunch
con, displayed her displeasure openly
when cigarettes were passed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

M EW YORK.-Peter Kelly, atten-
~ dant in St. Luke's hospital, in a
cot in the J. Hood Wright hospital
the other day, was Dragging through
the mass Of bandages that swathed
his features that he is a better man
than General Israel Putnam ever was.
Early the day before Kelly. in the
automobile of the superintendent of
st. Luke's, drove the machine down
several flights of stone steps in Gen.
trail Park
Kelly will not speak Of the incident
that led to his ride. DR.. Glover, the
superintendent, will not say whether
the attendant had his permission to
use the machine, but a shadow crosses
his face when he thinks of the occur
renee.
Kelly first was noticed as he drove
the car rapidly around the Circle, a
circular road, about 200 feet in diam
eter, opposite 106th street, near Gen.
trail Park West. There is only one
entrance to the Circle. Patrolman
Smith, Of the Arsenal police station
saw the machine.
"Hey!" shouted the patrolman. run
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Strange Sounds Come from Smithsonian Building

r. you are passing across the front
i of the Smithsonian Institution at
midnight and hear strange cries COM
ing from the Byzantine, Norman or
rounded Gothic towers, buttresses,
battlements, groined arches and
cornices, keep your nerve. The moon
may be floating through the southern
sky. Now it will be hidden under
dense cloud masses, and then it will
burst through the black mist and cast
its silver sheen over the heavens and
the earth. Against all this, the long
red sandstone buildings, dark but for
watchman's lamp in tie central YES
tibue, will be submitted. It looks
gloomy and lonesome. One almost
feels the damp and stagnant vapor
that would rise from the moat around
it, If moat were there
You can reassure yourself that you
are not In tn: depths Of a haunt
ed forest and before some dismal
medieval castle by looking northward
to catch the glitter Of the lights in
the post office tower or by listening
to the purr and soft ripple Of the
fountain not far removed from the
northwest corner of the building.
The sounds that have stopped you.
and it may be. chilled you, come from
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Edict Against Babies Opens Row in Apartment

Dow. why the deuce didn't they
put the ban on Red Mike? He's
been here ever since we moved in, and
not word of complaint about him.
Sure, a child's no worse than dog"
Red Mike is large Irish setter, and
heretofore he has been the pride of
the Dow household. That is, he was
the third member Of the family un-
til the Dow baby arrived Dow argued
with the management of the house,
but in vain. So he moved to No. 81
Emery street before his lease had
expired. Now the apartment house
management has brought suit to re-
cover $500 for rent from the broker
I'll never pay them a penny IN
less the court compels me- declared
Dow the other day. Its an outrage
to think that a dog is considered bet
ter than a child in a fashionable apart
ment house."
Subpoenas have been issued for
Mrs. Merritt Lane, Mrs. Howard Sla-
ter. Mrs. j. H. Subberly, Mrs. Marina
duke Tilden and other women who
live in the Fairmont and own dogs to
appear and testify at the trial.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Cupid Is Routed; Quarrel Over Gifts in Court

CLEVELAND, O.-Cupid ran to COW
u er the other day when the case of
Jacob Nemerovsky, twenty-five years
old against Pauline Williams Of 1851
East Twenty-ninth street, was called
in Justice Chapman's court.
You see, it was something like
this" said Constable Miller, who
served the papers, "Nemerovsky was
engaged to Miss Williams for more
than two years. During the courtship
he gave Miss Williams many pres
ents, He wanted to get the presents
back. With two policemen he went
to her home The policemen were
unable to persuade the bride-that-
might-have-been to deliver the pres
ents, and Squire Chapman issued a
writ of replevin, with which !
secured a trunk containing the pres
ents. They consisted Of an umbrella
stand, foot stool, sewing tray, fold
ing card table, collar box, smoking
jacket, and some other stuff. There
was also pair Of shoes, which some.
body threw at me as I was leaving
the house. and they hit me on the
back of the neck"
Miss Williams says that she and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Fluffy Headpiece Drops on Helmet Of B|uecoat

TH1CAGO.-This is the story of a
~ hat and void in the heart of a
policeman. And it is a romance, too,
but only the first chapter has been
written
Policeman Harry Bossen, he Of the
stern visage and once of the scornful
eye, stood the other day on the corner
of West Washington street and North
Fifth avenue, blowing his whistle and
scowling quite dercely at the women
who scurried PAST.
women were born to be in the
way" he mutteced to a brother police
man. IF 1t wasn't for them a po-
iceman's life would be soft"
And then the hat entered the life
Of Bossen. From the elevated struc.
ture above came womans gasp.
With it came the hat Then a sudden
f1uttering Of skirts and the owner of
the head decoration hurried into her
train.
1t is not a part of the story that
the came to resting place, cooked
rakishly on the helmet of the police
officer. Neither is it material that
he was blushing deeply when he
started with the find for the Central
detail station.
Sergeant he reported, pausing at
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Ice Skating Real Fad in Society at Capital

THAT part OF Washington society
/ which delights in outdoor winter
sports has started a movement to dis
cnss the ways and means of p:omot-
ing ice skating To that end invita-
tions we're sent out by a committee
NJ interested men and women for
meeting which was held in the ban
onet hall of one of the large hotels.
It is hoped the feeble efforts Of Jack
Frost" in Washington may be supple
mented and real ice skating provided
for those who wish.
The tidal basin at the foot OF the
Washington monument is unsafe at
best and then there are only a few
davis skating on 1t through the win
ter. Last year the time was extended
somewhat because of the almost un-
precedented cold weather in this re-
efon. There are many expert skaters
in Washington, who come from all
parts of the world. Most OF them be-
long to the diplomatic circle, although
not a few are people who have spent
the greater part Of their lives in the
northern part Of the United States.
Among those interested in the
propect is Major Henry T. Allen.
whose wife was Miss tombstone of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Drives Machine Down Steps; Lands in Hospital

ming up. Quit that merry-go-round
stuff. This park isn't Coney Island"
Suddenly the machine started along
narrow footpath. Kelly thought
the path was the road leading out.
He had reached the top of the long,
winding stone stairway leading down
to Central Park West before he re-
allied his plight He started to turn
his machine aside, then decided he
would take the stairs.
Il should worry" shouted Kelly as
the machine leaped out into the air.
This will beat cid 1zzy Putnam to
fragile, and the papers will publish
my facet"
Bang! Biff! Thud! The car took
the landings like a greyhound. Then
there came a turn in the stairs and
the machine stopped with disinte-
grating SILVER. Kelly kept on.
Workers in the Aqueduct shaft at
the bottom of the stairs rushed to the
surface, thinking there was an under
ground explosion. They found Kelly
lying doubled up several flights below
what formerly was the machine. All
he could mutter as they carted him to
the J. Hood Wright hospital was:
We'll, l got half way down. any
way"
Kelly's nose and head bear testi-
mony to his attempt to reach the
bottom.
Aqueduct workers pried the re-
remains of the once handsome tour
ing car from the rocks that line the
stairs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

CIGARETTE smoking by women
~ has come under the ban of cen
sureship by society women in Wash
ington, who are leading crusade
against smoking and drinking in the
social set at the capital
Mrs. William II. Haywood, who put
herself on record several years ago,
when she served only grape juice at
the debutante ball Of her daughter,
Miss Doris Haywood, is one Of the
leaders in the anti-cigarette move
ment, and is said to not permit wom
en- to smoke in her house.
Mrs. Levi z. Letter, who many
think is to be the social leader in
place of the late Mrs. John R. Nc
Lean, has also declared her willing
ness to aid the crusaders against
feminine cigarette smoking.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

Jersey CITY, N. 1.-THE liveliest
y kind of rumpus has started over
the appearance of baby IN Jersey
City's most fashionable apartment
house-the Fairmont-at Fatrmont
avenue and Hudson country boulevard.
There are many dogs in the house, but
the management has made an iron
bound rule against children. Hence
the whole affair will soon be aired in
the courts.
Clinton B. Dow, a stock broker, who
moved into the Fairmont with his
bride year ago, was politely told re-
Gently that he would have to move out
as soon as the expected heir to the
Dow family arrived.
We'll, this is the limit" said Mr..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

Eemerovsky were to have been mar
ried December I. The invitations had
been printed, but because they were
unable to get postage stamps out a
certain night, about two weeks Pre-
vious, they waited till the next day
to mail them. However, the invita-.
tons were never sent. because
Nemerovsky didn't come around fol-.
three days.
He made all kinds of excuses and
finally l forgave him." Miss Williams
said. Everything was all right for
a while till he started to act up again.
Then l told him to leave. Monday
he came with a constable and took
away the presents he had given me.
and some of my other things. .oo."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

Chicago. Major Allen is also an ex-
pert horseman, and with his daugh-
tiers, the Misses Jeanette and Desha
Allen, takes an active part in the
Hunt club of this city. The secretary
of the navy, George Won L. Meyer, is
another of the promoters of the
scheme to build an ice pond. The
Meyer family is from Massachusetts,
where nature, unassisted, keeps win
ter sports going for months. The
daughters of the secretary and Mrs.
Meyer are adopts in skating, which
they learned In their native state, and
in which they had a chance to exer-
else when they were living in st.
Petersburg, to which capital their
father formerly was accredited by the
state department.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
DAVIS TO QUIT ACTIVITY IN BUSINESS
Henry GassaWay Davis, the vener-

Henry Gassaway Davis, the veneer
able ex-senator from West Virginia,
who ran for vice-president on the
Democratic national ticket with AL
ton B. Parker in 1904, is to retire
from active business. He will be
succeeded as president of the Coal
and Coke Railway of West Virginia
bv Richard G. Kerens Of St. Louis,
the present American ambassador to
Austria-Hungary.
Mr., Kerens has made all arrange
ments for leaving the diplomatic
service. He will have home at
Elkins, w. Va, but expects to spend
much of his time in Washington,
where offices of the railway Company
are located.
Mr.. Davis is eighty-nine years old.
He has had an active career IN bust
ness and politics and is vaa!thy. He
served in the United States senate
as a Democrat from 1871 10 1883 and
declined reelection TO- Il third term.
His son-in-law SteCl,er B. Elkins,