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Evening star., 1913-12-28
AFTER GOLF THEY
DANCE THE TANGO
Society Wink Is the Very Latest
Thing-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter Leave for Cairo.

Special Cablegram to The Star
PARIS, December 27.-The American
members of the exclusive La Doulie Golf
Club. near Versailles. have supplied Paris
with another social wrinkle by initiating
the post-golf tango habit. The inaugural
dance took place under American aus
pices in the clubhouse this week.
At o'clock, when the falling light rem
dered golf impossible, fashionable French
men and women and a large American
contingent focked to the pavilion and
passed an hour tangoing before automo-
billing to Paris.
La Doulie Club has also taken up the
five o'clock line" habit. which Andre de
Fouquieres, the French cotillon leader,
introduced at Paris salons Instead of
partaking of tea in the afternoon, So
ciety women are now drinking red wine
and eating grapes, because, they are told,
this refreshment is not only more de-
lectabe. but is better for the complexion.
than tea.
The social activity of Americans has
slumped sharply this week. the entertain
ing being confined to private Christmas
parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter of Chicago
VINO are cruising in the Mediterranean on
party of friends sailed from Naples Fri
day for Cairo, where they will spend a
portion of the winter months.
Following the lead of smart Parish
ennes American society women here are
cultivatng the society wink. This CO.
quettish effect is obtained by wearing
hats at an acute angle completely cover
ing the right eye and leaving only the
left visible. \ gay touch is given to the
wink by placing Immediately under the
left eye a large beauty spot, which is a
criterion Of smartness in Paris this win
ter
Evening star., 1913-12-28
LARGE COLLECTION OF EGGS.
Worth Small Fortune, Now Lying
Neglected in Garret.
-om the New York Snn

ioli the -NcN IoiA sun.
In a dingy attic at Nazareth. Pa. in
glass-covered cases coated with dust and
fallen mortar, and in old boxes packed
away in every available nook and Granny
was uncovered recently by relic hunters
one of the largest collections of bird eggs
in the world. II is reputed TO be the sec
ond largest i'll the United States
The collection. owned by Frank Christ
of Nazareth, has lain almost forgotten
for years. yet it's owner will not take
$4,000 for il. He was offered $1,000 for
il several years ago. The majority of the
specimens We're inherited by Mr.. Christ
from his father, the late Richard Christ,
who died fourteen years ago at the age
of eighty-eisht and who gathered most
of them himself The son has taken up
| the work where the father LETT off.
The securing of various kinds of hawks
eggs involved thrilling experiences. AS
| hawks make their nests in the highest
trees il takes a man of unusual skill and
/ daring 10 obtain them. After the eggs
are taken out of the nest they are placed
] in a bag packed with straw or grass. and
! the bag is carefully lowered to the ground
-! by means of a rope IN order to avoid any
possibility of the eggs breaking.
Securing eagles eggs, too, meant work
and danger. In some cases nests built on
, lodges on the mountains were accessible
| only from above and 10 secure the eggs
| Mr. Christ lowered a younger and lighter
man by ropes from above. At one time
while securing eggs in this way the
mother eagle returned to the nest and,
| flying at the intruder, tried TO peck out
| his eyes. She did manage to tear Il
piece of flesh from his face
The collection as il stands today in
! cIudes between 400 and 900 different va
/ rieties Of eggs. but there are thousands
| of duplicates They range from the tiny
/ eggs of humming birds to the monster
/ African ostrich eggs. There are eggs
! from every continent. large and small,
/ of ali hues and colors, and many of them
of species now extinct. Some of the eggs
are said TO be the only specimens of their
kind in existence
Evening star., 1913-12-28
SMART DINNER PARTY
FOR Mr.. AND MRS. PAGE
Others in Diplomatic Life Meet
at Reception to American
Ambassador.
Special cablegram to The Star.

Special Gablegram to The Star.
ROME, December 21.-Mr and Mrs
Nelson Gay gave a dinner Thursday night
in honor of American Ambassador and
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. Among the
guests were Prince Won Bueow, former
chancellor of the German empire, and
Princess Won Buelow: the Hon. Ferdi-
nando Martini. Duke Lante della Revere.
the newly appointed Italian ambassador
TO Washington, and the duchess. who was
formerly Miss Tighlmann of Philadel-
phia; Countess Macchi Dicellere, Count
Primoli, Countess Spalletti, Mrs Hurl-
bert, Mr.. Frazier and Baron and Baron
ess SkerbenSky.
Dinner was followed by Il reception,
and among the guests Were the British
ambassador and Lady Rodd, the Japa-
nese ambassador, Count and Countess
Pasolni, Senator Chinirri. Baron de Bildt.
the Swedish ambassador, Admiral and
Mrs. Thaon de Revel, and Marquis cap
pelli, president of the International In
stitute of Agriculture.
Ambassador Page was elected this week
president of the Carnegie hero fund for
Italy, in place of Thomas O'Brien, who
has just retired as ambassador. The
work of awarding this years medals has
begun, and the result will soon be made
known to the public.
Evening star., 1913-12-28

weigh their appreciation of the neces-
sity for providing for the future.
Such Indications Of unnise expenditures
lead one to suspect that while frugalify
is perhaps not a lost art-it has been mis-
laid. In these restless DAYS devoted 50
largely to processes Of getting money
and spending it-or spending money with
no special regard for the acquisitive at
tribute-one might properly suggest that
there should be a general revival Of the
Grabbed philosophy of Poor Richard.
He that goes a-horrowing goes a-sor-
rowing" says Poor Richard. And he
says again: What maintains one vice
would bring up two children Also Poor
Richard gives this stern rule of conduct:
Rather go to bed supperless than rise
in debt"
Such harsh words are repellant 70 a
generation that is not given to denying
itself anything within reach and that
blithely goes in debt on the slightest
provocation. But they are true now
they We're when the wise and whim-
sical ben Franklin addressed them to his
fellow Americans.
Evening star., 1913-12-28
See Our Lace Front La Vida at $500.
| |KAFKA'S 10Th y!,.st at
L Y SHop FoR fouss Fo1Ks~ + OIfeet
Adjoining ST. Particks Church.
Convicted ON Circumse@mtia1 Evidence

innocence. was shortly afterward exc
cuted at Hull.
About year later Brunell, the inn
keeper, was charged with having robbed
one of his guests, and upon being con-
victed and sentenced to death, confessed
to a crime more terrible than robbery. He
admitted that he was the highwayman
who had stolen the purse with the twenty
marked guineaS. After the robbery he
had returned to his inn by a shorter
road, and before the traveller arrived had
transformed himself from knight of the
road to courteous host.
He had, as he had testified. parted with
one of the guineas. and when he learned
that the coin was marked became terror
stricken lest it should be traced back t.
him. Naturally, he could not attempt Il
recover the money without exciting sus-
picion, and in this predicament he de
cided upon the brutal eXpedient of dis
posing of the remaining nineteen III Jen-
nings' pocket
Evening star., 1913-12-28
Trading Stamps.

From the New York Tribune.
The craze for advertising coupons,
stamps and novelties which has broken
out in Germany has been termed ''the lat
est children's disease" In every home
where there is boy or a girl "Reklam-
markn album may be found. IN which
the series Of cards. stamps, etc issued
by various enterprising concerns are ar
ranged go seriously do the youngsters
take this collection business" says the
Berlin Post. that values have been es-
tablished and collectors and dealers meet
daily at the Eictoria-Luise Platz. where
the trading is done. The prices fiuctuate
in keeping with supply and demand. and
the group OF little operators is a good
miniature of the more pretentious ex-
change, where other printed papers rep
resent fantastic values
Evening star., 1913-12-28

variation Of the law. il may he mentioned
that the sale of fish a perishab arti-
Gle was permitted by James l. refused
by Charles II. and permitted again by
William III.
In the past there would have been no
need for 4 primate To speak Oh sunday
closing, for the sabbath was a closed
day for everything save church-going IN
the scotland of 1894. for instance. an act
was passed ''anent SIC persons that will
futile remain frae kirk, or appreheadit
going playing passing TO taye yerns. or SELL
ing meat or drink sic-lihe. The pen
atty Of dis"beuience was a fine OF Ii. or
holden in the stocks twenty -four hours
and elders and haillies were ordered to
range the streets TO pick up offenders.
SeVenteenth-co atury England was also
strict in the observance OF The seventh
day. Toward the end of the century aa
act was passed forbdding trading and
travelling. milk only WAS allowed to be
sold, coaching was forbidden. and .ven
unnecessary walking was reckoned an
offense.
Evening star., 1913-12-28
British Sabbath Observance.

From the London Chronicle.
The recent convention to consider the
question of the Sunday closing of public
houses reminds us that the most con-
stantly changing of our laws have always
been those regulating liquor and the
Sabbath. The first licensing act was
passed in 1852, and in 1871, when Lord
Aberdare considered the subject, there
We're over forty acts needing repeal or
consolidation. Between 1898 and 1882.
too. nearly forty licensing acts Were
passed. and the question still seems to
be as far from being solved as ever.
As to Sunday. in Saxon times this be-
gan at 3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon. its
start being gradually altered TO sunrise
Sunday. Work on that day was once Z
penal offense, and so was taking a walk
except for the purpose of attending
church. AS an example of the rapid
Evening star., 1913-12-28
FOR REVIVAL OF POOR RICHARD
Extravaganza of American People
Shown by Borrowing on Life Policies
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Good counsel was given d spendthrift
nation the other day by Arthur Z. Childs
of Boston, president of a life insurance
company, at the annual convention of life
insurance presidents. Indicating that this
country contains probably the most ex-
travagant public in this most eXtrava-
CANT age" he called attention to the fact
that borrowing on life insurance policies
has increased from 3 1-3 per sent of the
reserve funds in 1883 to 16 per cent in
1912. Thus it comes about that Of thu
81, 500 100000 in the reserve funds Of the
nations life insurance companies at the
end of last year s5JO0oo,000 had been
lent to policy holders.
Here is a fair index of the prodigalty
of the times. Abandoning the purposes
for which the life insurance was taken
many policy holders ALLOW their selfish
desires for temporary enjoyment to out
Evening star., 1913-12-28
Ten Greatest New Inventions.
From Power,

From Power.
What are the ten greatest inventions
of our time?" asked a scientific iourna I
recently 1t awarded the prize to the
contestant sending this list: The electric
furnace, the steam turbine, the gasoline
automobile the moving pictures, the aero
plane. wireless telegraphy. the cyanide
process. the induction motor, the linotype
the electric welding process And all this
was accomplished in quarter-century.
Can you name offhand seven of the in
yentorS?
Evening star., 1913-12-28

fTROM Hull, hell and Halifax, good
Lord. deliver us" is said to have
been III tie litany of the English
lleves during the eighteenth century.
nun and Halifax had for years local laws
" hich made the theft of trifing amounts
unstable by death, hence the heartfelt
version OF pickpockets, highwaymen and
a-aer tight-fngered gentry to these cities
md their environs. But the stringent
itws failed TO secure a reign of perfect
honesty and justice in Hull and Halifax.
Tor some daring and willy criminals piled
their trade there in spite of the danger
o6 extreme and terrible punishment In
roof Of which we have the following
tory
Just al niShtfail. one evening in the
inter Of 1852. traveller was approach
a the outskirts Of Hull. lie was a little,
ithered old man, with a wrinkled face
ulen betrayed much anxiety as he sat
at upright on his horse and peered
Hert ouSly from side TO side, starting at
ae slightest sound. His agitation was
II unreasonable. for the lonely road and
~ snadowy winter twilight formed a
thing for a dangerous encounter
Indeed. while he was still several miles
san Hull ne suddenly found himself con-
ronted by the figure of horsernan,
masked and muffed in Il long black cloak k,
nd heard cool, even voice requesting
sis purse. After one look down the
arrcl Or the riders pistol. the traveller
eads.y parted with his money and was
earthly thankful when the marauder had
ailoped on along another road. Badly
riehteueu, H. now urged his horse for
e.fa, and nothing could have induced him
Il have passed the cheery inn which he
afae upon soon after darkness had
lysed iu upon him.
lie was trembling and weak when he
aismounted at the doorway. but his re-
option soon aided him To regain his
self-control. The Bell Inn was kept by
lanes Brunell. and verify no weary and
Unfortunate traveller had a more con-
-4derate host lie was the embodiment
rf rNddS, jovial kindness as he received
.fs guest.
tie welcomed him warmly conducted
i'm to thu roaring fireplace. and. after
prdering the supper. betook himself to
fHe stables, During his absence, the old
nam related his story to the other guests
md concluded ny remarhing that. follow
ing ts usual custom when travelling, he
.tld given each coin private mark, and
hat this would undoubtedly result in the
discovery OF the highwayman.
When ~ had finished his supper the
Hew guest Withdrew 10 his room where
30 d short time. nc Was sought out by
mis- host. who entered silently and care
fuIIy closed the door.
James Brunch Was TO longer smiling
sud JoVial His face Was i study IN dis
may. tie looked shocked. pained anG
uuutterably sorrowIul. When he spoke
lis tone was low, earnest and shaken a
little by the gravity Of what he was
about TO say.
Sir" he began. Il understand that
on have been robbed not far from hence
llais evening.
II have, sir"
And that your money was all mark.
ed2"
1T was"
- circumstance has arisen which leads
ue 10 think / can point out the robber"
-IRdCed''
PRAY. sir what time in the evening
was it,
y was just setting in TO be dark
The time confirms my suspicious
Then BruneiI went on to state that ont
Of his walters, John Jennings. had beer
Evening star., 1913-12-28

THE ANTHONY LEAGUE
The Anthony League held its usual
pleasant at home Tuesday after
noon, at headquarters. apartment 1ol,
the Portner. The classes are closed for
two weeks during the holidays. Mime.
Mountford, from Palestine. spoke on the
attitude OF the Bible togard equal rights
for women. Her descriptions of Gus
toms of the people of the Holy Land il
Illuminated many passages hitherto diff
cult to understand. The speaker also
exhibited wells, head dresses and outer
garments worn by the women of the
orient.
Evening star., 1913-12-28
THE CONNAUGHTS MAY
MAKE US A VISIT
Night Clubs Have American
Patrons-No Fear of Hearing
Cry, "Time's Up"

Special Cabiegram 10 The Star
LONDON, December 27.-It is said by
those close to the Duke of Connaught
that in the early spring, accompanied by
the Duchess and Princess Patricia. he
may inspect the site and preparations
al San Francisco for the Panama exhi
bition in 1915.
The idea is that a visit might prove
agreeable, not only to the American peo-
pie. but to the Canadian government,
which is understood not to appreciate
the delay shown by the imperial authori-
ties In making up their minds as to
whether to be represented officially.
That the visit would quicken English
interest is certain. and if it takes place
the foreign office may be induced to re-
verse its decision.
Americans Like Them.
The new night clubs have become the
rage in fashionable London. Among their
best patrons are many Americans.
The law orders that the smart hotels
and restaurants close half an hour after
midnight The theaters are beginning
their performances, and consequently
ending them, later and later. that it
is impossible to have an after-theater
supper at such hotel or restaurant
without ''bolting' ones food.
Every moment a patron expects to hear
Times up" and that apprehension does
not conduce to appetite.
The same law does not apply to the
night clubs which remain open until their
patrons are tanned by the rising sun. In
tiuential persons, shareholders in fashion
able hotels. will put bill in parliament
to amend the law.
Many foreign visitors are willing 10 pay
membership subscriptions of from so 10
SlG1, emitting them, during their stay,
to the use of a night club where they
can enjoy their supper without having
Time shouted in their ears just as
they are settling down. And supper
there is indefinite time for the tango.
Evening star., 1913-12-28

likely should be others
babette is the her
har IN pufs ankles slim little
fairs sheathed with
his vests pointed
and his pinced shoulders
and he his pipeke
Evening star., 1913-12-28
By Nell Brinkley

terrible minute. There's a miserable silence,
her
look steadfasty ye. when
md he she any
on mind she her face
ruminates Billam. You
their heads
Evening star., 1913-12-28

sent out that evening to change a
guinea. and after an unnecessarily long
absence, he had returned saying that he
had been unable to get it changed. He
had returned. a guinea to the landlord.
which, the latter noticed, bore peculiar
| mark. but he did not speak of this. for
the man frequently carried money of his
/ own; indeed. he had at times seemed to
have so much money and was so ex-
trayagant that his employer had begun
| to suspect him of dishonesty and had
almost resolved to dismiss him.
Almost Immediately after receiving the
marked coin the innkeeper had given il
out to a tradesman who came to col
| lect a bill and who had since left
| for his home some distance away. on
| learning the circumstances of the rob-
| berry he felt it his duty as an honest man
| to give this information for what ii was
worth. and he now suggested that they
| might learn something more conclusive
| by going 10 Jennings room and searching
for the purse and the remaining guineas
of the honesty of his host and readily
| assented. Preceded by Brunel with a
lighted candle. he silently climbed the
| stairs TO a tiny bleak closet hardly worthy
of being called a room. The door was
/ partly open and they stepped quietly in
! side. The old man stared in astonishment.
| Fully dressed, the suspected highway
/ man had thrown himself on the rude
| bed and lay sleeping soundly. Slight and
| boyish OF build, with a frank young face.
/ filled with the perfect tranquility of
| innocent sleep John Jennings appeared
| victim of the robbery as he looked found
| himself hoping that il was all a mistake
| and that the purse would not be found,
| but not the innkeepeT.
Evening star., 1913-12-28

Father Adam may have had troubles of
his own, but at any rate Eve never
flashed his old love letters on him.-Phila-
delphia Record
Evening star., 1913-12-28
THE ANTHONY I.EAGIrF

been transacted. the meeting adjourned
and Mrs. Williams served refreshments.
Evening star., 1913-12-28

it is With that it is entitled TO
the list terrible minutes. 1t might be that
viii this
his
clinched the
a that butterflies
Evening star., 1913-12-28

CAPITAL SOCIETY, c. A. r.
Capital Society, c. A. r., held it's De-
cember meeting at the home Of Horrall
Williams, 1926 Chaplin street, December
% In the absence of both president
and vice president, Miss Eliza beth
koones. the second vice president, took
, the chair. After the regular business had
Evening star., 1913-12-28

The landlord, however. testified to the
circumstance of sending out for change.
receiving a marked guinea from Jennings
and the further fact of taking the purse
and nineteen guineas from the prisoner's s
pocket. If further proof was necessary.
il was supplied by the tradesman who
produced the missing guinea. which. he
swore. he had received from Brunen on
the evening of the robbery.
Tbe jury returned a verdict of guilty
without leaving the courtroom. and Jen-
nings, although persstently asserting his
Evening star., 1913-12-28

WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
There will he, as has been the Gus
tom Tor many years, reception ten
dered to the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie by the department of Woman's Re
lief Corps Of the Department of the Po-
tomac New Year day at q. A. r. Hall.
All kindred patriotic organizations are
cordially invited. from l. to / pm.
CERCLE DES PRECIEUSES RIDIC-
ULES.
VI the last meeting Of the cercle des
Precieuses Ridicules the program was
unusually interesting. Tie opening hour,
always of conversation, was enlivened
by witty repartee Piano solos, "Edei-
weiss Glide" Vanderbeckl and "Gipsy
Dance" (TechneD Were played by Mas
ter Carl Greenhaum. Other music con
sisted of Prelude Chopin, Nine.
Northwood; "Chansonette," NJ. Muret.
"Polonaise. Major GiszD. Mile.
Smith, and contributions by Nine Bean.
Mile. Becker read lie Billet de Faveur''
and Prof Rivot gave a "Bigraphie de
Beranger ct Nadaud." and closed the
soyee with lie Bivouac au Tyrol."
Evening star., 1913-12-28
~MONG
THE CIUBS
'stE,TTa 20 0S.

COLUMBIA CHAPTER, d. \. K.
Columbia Chapter, u. A. r.. held its
December meeting Tuesday evening at
the Public Library Fred Fishback gave
an illustrated talk on "Old and New
Washington" Among the guests We're
DR.. and Mrs William VI. Davidson and
DR.. William Tindall, who gave a short
talk about Alex. Shepherd; Mr. and Mrs.
n. G. Ganss. Mrs. Charles W. Richard
son, state regent d. A. r., and Wash
ington Topham. The regent Miss Laura
Y. Walker presided.
Evening star., 1913-12-28

With light. skillful fingers he Went
through the boys pockets without dis
turbng him. and from one of them drew
forth purse which the traveller recog-
niZed as his. The traveller had been rob
bed OF twenty guineas, one had apparent
~ been spent by Brunell and the purse
contained nineteen And each guinea bore
the travellers private mark
Brunells face was hard and his voice
had an edge of steel as he awakened the
thief." At first Jennings seemed not to
comprehend the accusation, but when il
was repeated and the landlord showed
| him the purse. he burst into paroxysm
of anger, drew a small knife and sprang
! blindly at his accuser. Brunell caught
his hand, crushed the knife from il and
was called and Jennings was locked up
until the next day. when he was taken
before 4 justice iii Hull
His friends advised him to plead guilty
and throw himself upon the mercy OF
! the court. but he obstinately refused and
when arraigned pleaded not guilty to the
indictment. At the trial the traveller
swore that he had been robbed of twenty
guineaS, identified his purse and the nine
teen guineas il contained. and testified
that ne had seen them taken from the
prisoners pocket. He refused to identity
Jennings as the hghwayman, saving that
il was nearly dark. the man was masked
and that he himself had been greatly
terrified.
Evening star., 1913-12-28
The Jennings Case.

fTROM Hull, hell and Halifax, good
Lord, deliver u.s. is Said To have
been III tie Iitany of the English
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-20

of what they need most and dooms
himself to that class who later on
hang about with envious eyes,
watching hungrily the men who have
fine, supple bodies.
Work and willingness of your mus
Giles to tackle any job makes for
ganeness. A worker seldom is a quit
ter when he confronts a crisis. 1t
washes out any yellow streak he may
have. A man becomes a coward when
his body is weak and fIabby. The I'M
developed muscles beg him not to
subject them to a test.
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Southern among
household washing
explain maveousy scrubbng
fails the trick
washing in Thessay in Northern Greece.