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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
Life Cannot All Be Lived
On a Scientific Basis
A Bit of Time Should Be Used to Respond to the
Beauty in the World and Work Out True
Relationships of Life.

there were minutes lost in chatting with
the delivery men, time spent in idling,
and, yes, she must confess 1t, doubtless
there scarcely was a morning, even the
busiest Of all, when there was not quite
bit of time given over to the pleasant
trick Of living.
OF course the niece was puzzled, puZ-
zled all the more when the aunt went on
to say that though she believed in scien-
tific management and adpoted it when she
could, she did not believe in letting any
thing, scientific or otherwise, interfere
, with the atmosphere of home and with
the joy of happy, natural living.
Time Found Again.
And, while it was all very well to know
just how long il would take to make a
salad or a tasty dessert, or even to sweep
a room, il was better still to use a bit of
time to respond to the beauty in the world
and to work out the true relationships in
life. And somehow she always found that
the time lost in looking out of windows,
in listening to the birds, or in any bit of
relaxation was found again, maybe in the
salad, perhaps in the dessert, and myhap
in the room.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
Embroidered Motifs for
Your. Household Linen

The combination of embroidery and
lace in household linens. which results
in many charming effects, can be mos,
easily had from embroidered motifs with
lace motifs and lace insertion.
The making of embroidered motifs Is
pleasant. for each motif is in itself COM
paratively easy to make. When 1t is fin.
ished it can be washed. ironed, and put
away until it is wanted for the manufac-
ture of pillow cover, bureau cover OF
some other piece of household linen.
Satin work and eyelets are the most
satisfactory stitches to use. Almost any
design for these stitches can be adapted
to motif making.
Plan the article you want to make and
then buy lace motifs which can best be
used to carry out the plan. After that
make the, embroidered motifs to suit the
lace ones.
Counterpanes and window curtains can
be made with a border fastened on with
insertion and edged with lace, made up
of lace and embroidered motifs placed
alternately. Bureau and dressing table
covers can be made with a band of this
sort at each end, and pillow covers can
be entirely covered with lace and en-
broidery.
To reproduce very attractive pillow,
which is twenty inches square, first buy
motif for the center twelve inches
square. Buy four motifs to 60 with 1t
four inches square. They can show the
same design as the center, they can ali
be different, or in pairs.
Then cut four linen oblongs little
over six inches wide and a little over
fourteen inches long, turn inch hens.
draw five threads and hemstitch them
so that they are four by twelve inches
when finished. Embroider these oblongs
with spray design in eyelet work. When
they are all done overland one to each
side Of the big lace motif and use the four
four-inch motifs for the four corners,
over-handing them in place. Back the
pillow with a linen square and whip a
three-inch frill of lace about the edges.
The lace should correspond with the mo-
tifs and should only be slightly fulled.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
NEW WOMAN IS NOT A
NEW WOMAN AT ALL

Beatrice Foster. who in private lift is
Mrs. Howard Thurston, wife of the ia
nous magician who will appear the Acad-
envy this week, has learned to her own
satisfaction that the new woman of to-
day is not a new woman at all, but -four
ished in Egypt 3,io0 years ago. and even
wore hobble skirt and worried state
officials defied precedent and placed her.
self on an equal footing with man."
'One thousand years before Cleopatra
was turning the heads of men," she de-
clares Egyptian women were ruling
them to good purpose. A thousand years
or more before the birth Of Christ, Egyp-
tan woman was at the gently of her
charm and her influence. In the eight
eenth and nineteenth dynasties-even
earlfer-women and men were depicted as
sitting on level On a dias or throne.
the man was in the foreground and the
woman in the background perhaps espe-
cally in pictures of action, but they sat
on a level 1t was not until centuries later
that the woman was depicted as sitting
on a stool near her lord and master on a
throne chair; then, by succession. on the
first and second steps of the throne It.
self"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
4 Woman Responsible for
PubLicatiQn fs'Ben-Hur''

Gen. Lew Wallace's famous novel, Ben
Hur," was published in November, 1880,
and nineteen years later it was dramatised
by William Young. Most readers are ia
miliar with the singular success of both
book and play.
1t was no easy task for Gen. Wallace
and If it were not for the perception and
faith of a woman, the wife of James Har-
per, Of the publishing house of Harper
Brothers, it is doubtful if the manuscript
would ever have been translate into book
form. None Of the publishing concerns of
the day had much hope in a religious
novel, and the readers Of the different
houses pronounced against the work in
every instance.
BY some chance the wife of James Har-
per came across the manuscript, and read
it with a degree of interest and enthusi-
asT1 that induced her husband to accept
1t. II was sent to press, but the sales at
first were not very encouraging, and for
time it looked as if, after all, the men
who sit in professional judgment on writ
ers' works were not altogether wrong.
Gen. Wallace himself said he went from
store to store to see If he could not slim
ulate demand, and bought SO many
copies himself with this end in view that
his family began to show some concern
over his sanity. Then suddenly and with
out warning the book began to sell by
the thousands, and edition after edition
was run off as fast as they could be
printed. The general received letters from
all over the world until it seeemd as if he
had aroused all Christendom
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
BUTTONS ARE THE
POPULAR TRIMMING

Apparently buttons are to be employ
ed in unstinted quantities. Blouses
dresses, jabots, coats and skirts are
trimmed with them in every conceivable
style.
The small buttons in curious shapes
and very bright colors will be the most
popular.
Ball and semi-ball shapes are still pop
ular, but what is called the floral crystal
button is the newest. A clear cup-shaped
crystal button, with white porcelain CEN
ter, decorated with tiny floral patterns
is a novelty. Pear-shaped colored crys-
tails and round crystals, small shaped
with a rose design in center, are also
new styles. Bulgarian effects still con-
time among the fads of the hour. These
are to be seen in crystal and In crochet
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
By FRANCES SHAFFER.

She had graduated from college few
years ago and had had the best of train
ing in domestic science. She knew to a
nicely how to balance the daily meals
and understood how to apportion house
hold work in order to effect the best re-
suits. And as to time-she had II all fig-
ured out how long each task should take
and how 10 make the minutes count
Indeed, she was very, very proud of the
scientific management of her home and oil
the way her college training was made to
serve the ends of daily living. For she
knew Just how much could be accom-
plished in a given time, an dher maids I'M
derstood very well that she knew it.
But ono day, at the home of an aunt,
where things were scientific part OF the
time, and the rest Just simple and easy,
she had a revelation.
She had been telling about the beautiful
ciockwork of her domestic machinery and
explaining that her maids had fallen IN
line with her standards of work and knew
exactly what was expected from hour TO
hour.
And then the aunts one maid came in
the dining-room where they were sitting.
1t was summer time, and she had in her
hands an exquisite rose, which she placed
at the plate OF the hostess. who, at the
first glimpse of the sweet pink blossom
paused i'm her talk with her niece to in
quire about the rose.
Bond Between Them.
1t was the maids first venture in gar
dening. and when she rendered the ear
Hest of her floral spoils, it was quite APP
parent TO the visitor that there was a
pleasant bond between the two, apparent
i'm the way the rose was offered, quite evil
dent in the way il was received.
And she was inspired to ask about ii.
Because she always had been particular
to plan all the details for her maids, and
10 leave them nothing to do but to get
their work out on time. She had explained
TO them lot of scientific things and had
reduced their work TO an intelligent basis
YET in spite of all her pains and all her
thought, one maid had left because OF the
foolish waste of half an hour, spent IN
idiv looking out of the window. And IN
the new place she earned s. month less
than in her well-ordered home!
And what made the difference? For
that maid with the rose had fairly beamed
on the aunt; and the aunt had never
taken half the pains that she had And as
to scientific management, of course lhere
could be no comparison.
And then the aunt smiled just bit.
She said that really ii was quite true,
she had never scientifically managed 4
maids DAYS, and. now that she thought
IL.
considerable time was wasted. For the
maid had a corner in the garden all her
own and sometimes, right in the midst OF
work she would lay aside the thing she
was doing and run out for look at her
roses. or maybe while she was getting
dinner, she would hear the jubilant song
OF a bird and away she would go, to look
and to listen. and come back. with Joss
of time against her. but with renewal
Of spirit TO her credit
She hadn't thought of il before. out
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
An Appctizing side Dish

One cream cheese. a gill of pure cream,
small jar of bar lie due jelly, and a
little paprika may be made into charm
ing looking little side" appetizer for a
chatting dish party. First the cheese and
cream are beaten to "A froth TO form a
puffy cake almost filling a soup dish,
then a hole dug in its center is filled
with bar le due, and finally, the entire
surface is sprinkled with paprika. To
write about ii takes longer than to
make this side dish, but it lives long
in the memory of those who have eaten
of it.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
Fruit Surprise.

To make a fruit surprise use a can Of
peaches or of pears or of plums. chop
ping or crushing them, with the liquor,
so that you have a quart of the pulp.
Put with this A cupful of sugar if the
fruit is sweet, two cupfuls if it is tart.
one cup of cold water, and the whites
of four eggs. Do not beat the eggs.
Turn into freezer and freeze until
firm: pack and let stand for an hour or
so before serving.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Lace yokes can be cleaned without
removing them from the dresses in the
following manner:
Moisten raw starch with cold water
until it forms thick paste. and apply
this to the lace. When it has dried
brush the starch from the yoke and the
lace will appear like new.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
EGgless Pumpkin Pie.

One quart stewed pumpkin pressed
through a colander. Add sufficient milk
to moisten it enough to ill two pie
plates. One teaspoonful of salt, half a
cup Of molasses or brown sugar. one
tablespoon ginger. one teaspoon of Gin
namon or nutmeg. Bake three-quarters
of an hour in moderate oven.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
DrOU Cookies.

One-half cup of butter. one cup of
sugar, two-thirds cup sweet milk, one
egg, two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder,
two and half cups of flour. Drop with
spoon and put raisin i'm the center.
Sift little sugar over it; bake quickly
light brown; flavor with lemon.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
Potato Turnover.

Boil and mash potatoes, add butter
and seasoning and = well-beaten egg.
Add enough -four so as to be able to
roll, then shape like a saucer. On one
half put any kind of cold meat, chopped
and seasoned. Fold the other half over
dot with bits Of butter, and brown in
oven. q
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

This is one of the models best adapted
to showing off the fabric used in the
making of the garment. All the lines
are very simple and the general effect is
plain. This suggests the use of figured
fabric, such as brocaded epoEage, which
comes i'm both cotton and cotton and silk
ratine materials, which are also to be
had in mixtures of silk and cotton, and
many of the crepe weaves.
The dressing sacque is cut high at the
neck and is finished with turnover
collar. At the waistline the material is
gathered and attached to peplum Sec
ton divided in the center Of the back.
The sacque pattern, No. 61SS, is cut in
sizes 81 to ~ inches bust measure
Medium size requires 21-s yards of S.
inch material.
The pattern can be obtained by sending
10 cents to the pattern Department. of
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

A dainty red and white striped wolfe
forms this dress, the stripes being ma
nipu!ated to form trimming bands. The
skirt is of the apron variety-that is,
wraps around the figure and fastens only
part way down.
The blouse is finished with embroid-
cred linen collar and cuffs, and a girdle
of red satin is worn.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
Lime for Cellars.

There is a splendid way to disinfect
a cellar that Is damp and musty. Sprin-
kle pulverized copperas, chloride Of lime
or common lime on the floors.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

The novel feature of this little sfrock is
the drop shoulder. This broadens the
figure, apparently. and allows the inset
ting of the sleeve to be done plainly.
The closing is somewhat to one side of
tie center of the front, and Is SO cut
that the upper part can be turned back
In a single revers, faced or not. as de-
sired. The general cut of the dress is Of
sacque character.
For heavy material this model is ideal.
and it will show to advantage in linen.
pique, silk, serge, or other fabrics which
have good body.
The dress pattern, No 62o5, is cut in
sizes s, s, 10, and II years. To make it
in the medium size requires is yards
of 36-inch material.
The pattern can be obtained by send
ing 10 cents at the pattern department o.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

In japan every girl of good family
takes lessons in flower arrangement.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

More than 700 women own one share
each Of Boston and Maine Railroad
stock.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Los Angeles, Cal, now has a woman
as deputy prosecuting attorney.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Sophia the new Queen Of Greece, is a
sister of the present Emperor of Ger
many.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

over 1900 women voted at the last cleo
ton held in Kansas City.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Mrs Ida Marie Eversden. a school
teacher. of St. Louis, NO., is applying
for a divorce from her husband. ke-
cause the superintendent informed her
that married women could not be en-
ployed as teachers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

1t is estimated that the women in New
York City use seven and one-half tons
of face powder in a day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

The first woman commissioner Of any
city which has adopted the commission
form Of government is Mics Julia B.
Johnson, who is city commissioner Of
Sacramento, Cal.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Mrs. Lucy r. Adams. of Barre. VT,
possesses a Seth Thomas clock which is
at least $50 years old and is still in
good running order.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Mrs. Fanny B. Workman. the Ameri-
can explorer, has named the group of
high peaks at the head OF the Rose gla-
cier In the Himalaya Mountains after
King George Of England.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

The first woman to be elected a mem
Der OF the Isle Of Wight Model Aero
Club Is Miss Ena Fitzgerald, the au-
thoress Of Sunnyholme, Shanklin. Isle
of Wight.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

In Prussia three men to one woman
commit suicide every year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

A minimum wage law for women and
a mothers pension act were two of the
accomplishments of the Washington Leg
islature which has just completed its ses-
sions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

There are said to b 100000 criminals IN ~ O.
nan smpilA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Mothers in Utah who are compelled to
work for a living now receive from the
State SO month to support one child
and S. for every other child.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Commander-in-Chief Young, of the
United Confederate Veterans. has ap-
pointed Miss Katie Daffan. Of Austin.
Texas, as sponsor for the Southern
veterans,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

A woman sanitary inspector will be
appointed in Erie, Pa.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

The highest academic honors in the gift
of Columbia University. the graduate fell
lowship, has been awarded to Lucy Reed
Powell, Of Portland Greg
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Miss e. ]. Emery. an American. long a
resident Of England. who died recently,
bequeathed $780, 900 to the Salvation Army
for work among women for foreign coun-
tries
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

No matter how anxious a man Is to
marry in China, he is not permitted to
seek a wife for himself.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

OF the $500 lawyers In Boston only
are women.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Eighty per cent of the working girls OF
New York take home their sealed pay
envelopes to their parents.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Mrs. Harriet Johnston Wood, a prac-
ticing lawyer of New York City, is wag-
ing a determined Campaign to be ap-
pointed to the bench in the Children's
Court in that city
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Speaker of the House Champ Clark is
of the opinion that each State should set
tie for itself the question of woman suf-
fraCe
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

1t il not even necessary to list the
hundreds of Washington women whose
names and intellectual accomplishments
are made constantly familiar to US to
prove the injustice of Mr.. Waters sweep
ing accusation that there are no women
in the Nations Capital given to serious
thought
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Miss Jane Fairman has just been PEN
stoned after working forty-three years
for the Illinois Central Railroad
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

Several prominent New Workers. are
planning to open a chain Of stores in
which no girl employe will receive less
than So a week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-28
The Maple Sugar Market.

Reports from Vermont, New York
New Hampshire and other eastern state,
which usually make maple sugar in large
quantities each spring, agree that the
season this year will be short and the
crop of sugar far below the average in
quantity. This may be good news to
the makers, but it is depressing
thought for consumers of buckwheat
cakes.
The maple sugar situation, however
is unavoidable. Nature is to blame for
the short season. When nature puts
plenty of snow on the ground, drives
the frost deep into the earth and gives
warm days and cool nights, the maple
sugar season is long and the crop is
large, because the flow of sap up the
tree is slow and the drip into the sap
bucket is constant. But this year every
thing works to give us a short season
little snow, frost not deep, and warm
nights.
The public, however, should not grum-
BILE about the situation, because it comes
about by natural laws. No trust is to
blame and no legislation has made the
crop short Instead, in the maple sugar
crop we see a very apt illustration of
the untrammeled operation of the law
of supply and demand. Look pleasant,
therefore, and pay the price, but be sure
you get maple sugar and not brown sug-
ar melted over.-Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-28
Grand Opera in Los Angeles.

They had grand opera in Los Angelo:
recently. There are few cities where
music is more appreciated; Los Angeles
| is the abode of art.
T When they welcome art on the coast
they do not do il hesitatingly. We have
been Interested in the fact that when
the curtain rose on the opening night,
the singers were blazed upon by Cali
fornia lady who had put on 1868, 400
worth of diamonds for the occasion. The
Los Angeles papers print modest cat
slogues of the $4,000 necklaces, S25, 900
rings, ct cetera.
The singers, to their credit, after the
first few moments of alarm. did not
miss a note, singing the last three acts
of the performance in ,"binkers" and
smoked glasses. The diamonds were in
great voice and were accompanied by
the special orchestra carried by the opera
company. The incidental music was
written by Wagner.
One of the most enjoyable duets of
the whole evening was a pair OF dia-
mond drop earrings. rated at $4,000.
Among others presented were seven rings
worth sqs.O0O. The taste for art is
growing in the country generally; the
coast especially no longer accepts the
verdicts of New York and Europe, but
forms its opinions Independently. This
man Wagner is a fsvorite in Los An
geles. for instance. One Of the hair
ornaments was worth sl2,00O.--New
York Evening Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-28
RHODE ISLAND AS RAILROAD
BANKER,


Rhode Island has about decided that
it would be an unwise action to guar
antee the $O,0OO,000 bonds of the Grand
Trunk railroad which proposes to ex.
tend its line through that state to Provi-
dence, thus making Providence one OF
the continents great terminals. Such
failure to grant guarantee undoubted-
" was expected by President Chamber
lin of the Grand Trunk, who made the
proposition to Governor Pothier, and the
purposes OF the Grand Trunk are not
changed in the least thereby. 1t simply
gives the Grand Trunk chance to reply
to its critics over failure to make the
extension that the state of Rhode Island
which seemed so anxious for the new
railroad, did not wish it sufficiently to
stand back of the project. Therefore,
when clamor arises, il. ever it does, over
the Grand Trunks failure to build its
line into Rhode Island, the railroad will
throw it up to the people that Rhode
Island had an opportunity and refused
to grasp it. The Grand Trunk played
a nice card. 1t placed Rhode Island in
the hole. However, Rhode Island is wise
not to enter into business agreement
of the sort proposed, which would sad
die the state with the weight of pos.
sible great financial obligation. The
state governments have more pressing
duties than TO act as financial sponsors
for a great railroad system, one of the
most powerful on the continent.