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,rfpin. has been nicknamed "cublst

scarfpin, has been nicknamed "cubist'
stuff
The cut-out monogramS. however, are
probably the most popular. ana mono
grams are having an ever increasing
vogue. Men are wearing them every
where. on their hat bands. their under
wear. on the sleeves, or the vest pockets
of their shirts. and even in not Few
cases on their hosiery. Time was when
a sample bit of red silk stitching. suffi-
cient to serve an identification marx
at the laundry, was regarded as enough.
Now there must be monographs ana they
must be worked deliberately and perfect
ly. They must not only he unitarian
but ornamental.
The shopkeepers. in answer to the de
mand. have quickly subverted an article.
once sold solely to women. over 10 the
mems department. The article referred
to is an alphabet made of papier mache-
The letters are much smaller than those
sold to the gentler sex. also they have
fewer frills to them. And certainly they
have made the wearing of monograms
much more common and much less eNpen-
Sive. 1t is merely necessary to buy the
proper letters and have some one attiN
them to the shirt and then embroidcr
over them The result is far smoother,
far less expensive and far more quickly
attained than the old way.
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States Celebrate
Flag Day Next Saturday

made. There Is no regulation size for the
flags used in the army and navy. but the
usual ones are eight feet in length by
four feet and two inches wide. The flags
carried by regiments of infantry and
artillery on parade or i'm battle are gem
orally made of silk. The naval as well
as the Presidents flags are made at the
New York navy yard by group of ex-
pert needlewomen. Practically all the
work. including the cutting of the stars,
is done by machinery.
1t was in ISL that a flag was raised
was in Massachusetts at a little log cabin
school In 1883 the question Of having
a flag over every publ C school was dis
cussed by New York newspaper. and
with the assistance of other periodicals
this custom became an established rule
Today an American flag floats over every
Schoolhousa throughout tho land.
The observance of Flag day holds an
important place in IN. list Of schooi
celebrations. and il is proba bic that the
young students do more to further this
day than any other body OF people IN
the country. \ careful program is al
ways prepared by teachers, and pupils.
large and small. are always wiling In
learn new poems and special songs for
this occasion. Let visitor enter
public school in any part of our country
next Friday. whether IL is "A class of kin
dergarten tots or body of high school
students. and il is safe To say that he
will find an interesting program that
will stimulate his patriotism. even III he
be the most lukewarm citizen in our
midst
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PLAYING THE BEAR, OREAT1NG RoN
TIE WINDOWS ARE. BARRED

courtship is open and the bear act may
begin.
And now comes the real courtship.
which is known as playing the bear.
have seen Il little of it during my
stay in the Central American countries.
greatly improved. and 1t is now carried
on even BY hand telephones, in which
Juliet, standing on the balcony or behlna
the bars of her secoud-story front win
dow, throws a combination receiver and
transmtte 10 her Romeo, on the street be-
low and the two whisper Their love mes
saEes back and forth over the wire. This
is the latest innovation and as yet it Is
not very common.
The old method of playing the bear
may be seen on any residence street at
certain hours Of the day or evening. The
man is not allowed Ia call upon the girl
and he cannot meet her alone. lie mas
the right. however. t. walk up ana down
the street in front Of her house and u
ogle her AT a distance lie may even
chat with her il she viii as she sits on
the balcony or behind the bars % the
nrst-Story windows. All Of the Mexican
residence windows are barred. and these
dear little chickens are Kept, as IT
were, in iron cages.
The regulation procedure is as follows:
We will take I'll" lover who yet Is
comparatively unknown. lie may have
sent his present and have intinIated that
he greatly admiTes the girl She knows
when he will come to walk in front OF
However if he comes again and again
at the same hour and she likes him she
will finally come forth and after tnat
the visits may be continued from day 70
day If she likes him not she may not
appear at all, and after week or so ne
may give UP in despair
Even when the mans suit is favorable
his courtShip goes slowly Ihe HfSt re
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generally regarded as being far worse
than none at All.
But the day Of the valuable scarfpin
has Just about passed. IL IS now actually
more fashonabie to have plated pms.
ON the other hand. instead Of two or
three the Well dressed man must possess
not less than half dozen, and prefer
ably more. Possession of a dozen IS not
at all unusual. and there are many Nen
who have eighteen and twenty, wearing
x different pin with each scarf FOR
tIInateiy however. the cost of twenty
such pms as are being generally worn
today is not am greater. Il. indeed. as
great. as that Of three Of IN" genuine
kind Worn ike or six years ago. -"
average scarfpin which answers tho pres
ont popular vogue costs about - cents
\ dollar is piacticalb the top price.
The shapes int. which the present -daH
scarfpinS are fashioned are guaran-
teed To meet any taste. provided. OF
course. that the taste is sufficiently bI-
zsrrc For not By the Widest stretch q,
the imagination could any Of the pins
be called modest.
Every known branch Of sport is repre-
scented in scarfpins. For the bowling
tenpin with a tiny gold ball attached to
it's base: for the polo enthusiast there
is a long handled polo club: for the disci-
pie of IZaak Walton. a fishing rod and
line with "A tiny gold fish with cleaning
eyes of near-emeralds, neatly hooked on.
There are horses heads horseshoes and
miniature riding crops galore.
And for those who are not sportSmen
the list is just as complete. There ar.
hundreds of repct:tions OF the designs
wrought b. craftsmen in the DAYS of
the Pharaohs. And. OH the othT hand.
there are hundreds of designs that give
every appearance OF having been plan
ned by the cubists. All these pins. of
course. are of rather himsy construction.
and the gold plating, as might be sur
missed from the price. is rather thin.
Frankly. they won't last very long. but.
then, neither Will their vogue.
Scartpns do not by any means ex-
haust the list of novelties connected
with the wearing OF scarfs. The tie
clasp particularly. now that We nave
arrived at the season where no vests
are worn. is thing that must not under
any circumstances be overlooked. tie
clasp may he more or less unnecessary
in winter. when, even If worn. II Is not
seen. but in summer il is INDISPENSABLE.
And just as in. the case of ScarfpinS.
the styles have changed from a plain
gold clasp of simple design To baser.
cheaper metals wrousht-into shapes
nearly always unusual and sometimes
positively weird.
one can spend Just about as little OF
as much as he pleases on his tie clasp
these days Solid gold clasps studded
with precious stones are still offered by
jewelers.. designed for the man To whom
price is no object. But in the main their
cost hoverS about the seventy-1ve-cent
mark. II one desires. though. one may
buy a very servicoabe article OF gay
tinted mother-of-pearl for as little as II
cents. These pearl clasps have aite a fol-
lowing. 1T is possible to get them tinted
any shade. hence not q few men careful
in the little details of dress but possess
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he has not vet gotten Ia the telephone
act. The other day this beau was asked
why he continued to play the bear when
his sweetheart gave him so little encour-
agement He replied: "Oh love her 50
dearly. and she is so rich.'
During this bear act the family of the
girl knows what is going on. They keep
the girl in until they have investigated
the antecedents. character and financial
condition of the would-be lover, and when
these are not satisfactory she is forbid
den tn go to the window. If the man
proves all right the family still keeps
track OF the courtship. and after they
conclude that he has served long enough
he is invited into the house. rms means
that the family is favorable To the match,
and is practically an engagement. ire
man is then allowed to court openly. nut
when he comes to call he finds number
of the other members of the family pres
ent, and he cannot see ms sWeethear.
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The Climber.
FREDERICK TOWNSEND MARTI:

FREDERICK TOWNSEND MARTIN
was talking at rehearsal of his
dramatiZed book about climbers.
It's mistake to think, he said,
that climbers never succeed in getting
into the highest society. They succeed
very often indeed if they've got wealth,
perseverance and cheek.
'"They must have plenty of check. They
must be like Mrs Spragg of Center City.
A leader of the highest society said,
with a sigh. of Mrs. Spragg:
That tiresome woman still keeps
calling
why don't you snub herr asked a
friend.
II do.
Well, the next time she calls don t
offer her chair
..Oh, tried that I tried that last
month.
"'Well?'
well. she always brings . camp
stool now"
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ward MAY bc only . smile ia. next a
few words from the maiden and later on
q bunch of flowers or some little present
Of her own neodlcwork may be dropped
The man may serenade her and later on
she may beckon him to comd closer under
her window and if she is We'll up to date
may drop down the hand telephone ana
thus let him hear the sound of her voice
This playing the bear is expected TO
continue at the pleasure of the lady, ana
th.. bear Is, supposed to be on hand every
dav rain or shine. for the purpose. 1T
he comes only when the sun shines he Is
considered = fair weather lover and is
apt 10 find the blinds closed after the
first heavy rain
shin has. gone on for years. the bear
froIiickng about for months before the
tickle maid would exchange single WORD
with him. In one instance here young
man has kept it up for three years ana
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A Point to Remember.

MAYOR GAYNOR was condemnng
1vA society whose object is the en-
forcement of the old Sunday blue laws
those laws which make il a crime to sell
milk or newspapers. ice or other neces-
stiles on the Sabbath.
The mayor, with his Wonted epigram-
matte touch. said of this society:
Its pity these gentlemen can't
learn that religion is a STAFF. not club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
In the Singular.

GEORGE ABE, at the Chicago Athletic
~ Club listened to youths passionate
panegyric on love.
Wait till you've married her" said Mr..
AIDE. Wait till you've been married to
her fifteen or twenty years. Then you'll
be like Sinnckson.
''Snnickson's wife looked up from a
novel the other evening and said, dream
lily:
= I've been thinking. dear. Of our court
ship-those ecstatic days"
. .Humph,' said Sinnickson. shaking his
fat. bald head, that ecstatic daze, You
mean =
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-DANcNGLA. CocAEL hRABE
A TYPICAL NATIVE pANcE.

alone. She may perhaps come with him
10 the door and thereby give him an OPP
portunity to steal a good night kiss. but
Il rule all of his billing and cooling Is
grandma and grandpa, and of little dew
lis in the shape of the younger brothers
and sisters, whose saucer-like eyes never
close during his stay.
If he thinks to escape by taking his
girl to a concert or theater he learns that
it is the custom for him to ask the mother
and others of the family to go with them,
and he is also expected to make presents
to the parents, brothers and sisters during
the courtship. This makes his counting
very expensive and he is anxious to
hurry the wedding day. when he may
nave his love to himself
Speaking of woring the whole family, /
heard yesterday of how an American rail-
road conductor who married a Mexican
lady fought this custom to a finish. After
he had become engaged he went for the
first time to see his betrothed, and the
whole family came in 10 make things
agreeable. He sat and sat. hoping that
they would leave, but they sat him cut
To the end. II was 50 for the second
visit and at the third also he found
every one present. He then crooked his
finger at the old man. and when the two
had gone outside into the hall the Ameri-
can said that it was the custom in the
United States for engaged lovers to he
allowed to be by themselves. He thought
that if he was to be trusted with the
girl after marriage he ought to be
trusted with her before marriage, and
said that if he could not see her alone
he would stay away for good The Ola
gentleman was surprised. but he con-
suited with the rest of the family. and
then it MAS concluded to allow the court
ing TO go on in the American way After
tl,at wien the man came. the rest of tie
family .-pt III, and marched out in single
file. and when he got ready to leave. the
old gentleman and the rest of them came
in and babe him goodnight.
In = Mexican marriage the groom has
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r

rs-bteen they 80 bV the name Of pol
1ttas. or little chickens and il over
hat they are called ''pollas,' or grown
Is, OF big chickens The COMPARISON IS
even carried out rs 70 the men. If
NoGag and maria geable they are
Ns-oWn a. 'galliuns." or young ROSTERS
i, uld and touSh they are called gal
loe. 1T old COCKS
| am writing TINS fol our girls rather
than Tor the boys, but doubt not II
via form good feed for our old roost
crs as we'll j is about the women Of
AfeNieo-how they look. how they love
and how they are courted and welded.
wish | could take YOU with me
through the Alamcda here al the CAPT
tai OF around any Of the big plazas OF
the interior cities when the band plays
sunday evenings The girls are then
out cen massc. and the boys We'll.
The girIs walk ~ themselves and the
boys Os themselves, Each sex goes
doUblc file, and 81 that they face
they pass. The men stare hard al the
girls. 1t is not improper here for
man 10 look at a woman. and II lie
oSies her she thinks it "a compliment
This oSlinS goes on even in the bust
ness streets during shopping hours.
aud i flies from carriage 10 carriage
along the fashionable drives. The
amCrous glances. however. come from
only the men. The girls are So watch
Ell thai. il takes a sly maiden indeed
who can sneak a love-look out of the
tail OF her eye without the knowledge
Of the mother. aunt or duenna. who al
ways Soes with her to keep her in
order.
Not many years ago it was the rule for
. tie &.rls 10 have their faces half hidden
nv tieir uantillas. and even now this
IS done somewhat bv the sev!llana or lit
tile mantilla. q small shawl OF black lace
which they drapc over the head on going
~ church. The Mexican custom forbids
one going 10 church To show her clothes.
She cannot wear hat or bonnet tn wor-
snip. and she must go clad in black. with
her head draped i'll black lace.
do not blame the men for admiring
t+le girls. Mexico is land of beautiful
women. and the pollitas especially seem
good 10 my eyes. The girls mature here
much sooner than Uncle Sans maidens.
At twelve they are as old our girls of
sixteen. and at fourteen they are ready
for marriage. A great many & ris marry
~ nfteen and sixteen. and the girl who
has no husband by the time she l. TWEEN
~ is on the road 10 madenhood
After that her beauty begins TO de-
cline, AT twenty five or six her seden-
tsry life has turned her pl,mpness to
fairness. and after thirty she needs some
anti-fat. remedy. The young girls here
have compleXions of a brunette order
with rosy cheeks and dark eyes and ha'r.
Tite hair is often as black as midnight in
The tropics. and il grows so luxuriantlv
t4at II falls to the waist II is seldom
tortured with curling irons, and it has a
good wash every week, so that il is fluffy
aud clean. Here In the city it is often
orn'i in the most modern way. but as u
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No More.

MISS INIcZ MILHOLLAND was talk
AVA ing in New York about the enlarged
sphere of woman.
Miss Milholland concluded with bons
mot. She said
1T is no longer womans object to be-
come a mans subject
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"a of only moderate incomes lay IN
supply of them one To match each tie
These ten-cent clasps Of course are ol
comparatively plain. The more expensive
ones however are intricate, though per
hans not 20 loud as the scarfpins. The
same dealer Offering the snakeskln ne
has on display 4 tie clasp in the form 81
a winding snake of highly polished Sill
yer. The coils of the snake 1T alternately
over the tie and under the front baNd
Of the shirt When worn the snake
seems to be crawling UP the scarf, mead
stretched toward the weur"l chin. N"lH
vita that Sna <es1in tie. tn" effect sufeIf
il novel enough Ia suit the most e%t'tf'.
\ les biza aud far prcttier design =
n cia~T, offered by this same dealer ~
the form Of tins growing VINE 81 IVY,
The clasp is of gold and green 'tnain'i
and fits over the lie and under the shlft
band inst a. does the other II produces
1ll. effect Of Il miniature hit Of ivy grow
I'M. out of ores shirt and clanherinS ~
the scarf And there are all sor,s OF va
rieticS and ramiticatons OF tins same
idea.
one summer novelty, which. strange 70
say j. designed solely for comfort, is the
short-sleeved shirt. There is absolutely
nothing new in the idea Men nave peeil
wearing short-Sleeved shirts probably
ever since there has been any such thinS
as hot weather Usually they merely roll
the sleeves up Sometimes, however, theE
have had the wife, the sister or the Atpe
tailor around the corner cut the sleeves
off.
but the first resulted in 4 rather insight
IL bulging at the elbows. which sometimes
prevented the sleeve of ones coat from
sett M. inst ri.ht. and the second involved
trouble and expense. SO no" the manu-
facturess have put out shirt the sleeves
Of which end Just above the elbows. The
goods is slightly padded III the hem at
the end ~ the sleeve. 10 MAKE II hii7
right Such "A shirt is designed. or cbuEse,
purely for the most neglige wear. When
one goes out among his fellow-men he
must wear cuffs. and the day OF the UNI
attached cuff has passed long since.
There are novelties in belts. \ belt of
plain black or brown leather. with a
simple buckle of brass. nickel or gun
metal viii always be perfectly proper.
But TO be right up to the minute, now
adays. ones belt should he just little
different from the other fellow s. As a
result. there are belts of snakeskin-1ust
why the serpent should he used fire.
quently in designing, by the way. is an
insolublc puzzle-belts Of rawhide. and
belts of all sorts of unusual materials.
There is one for instance. made of three
LAYERS of coarse grass. not unlike that
used in the making OF the cheaper Pana-
ma hats. The grass of course, IS
strengthened in all necessary places, by
leather.
This belt. it was explained to the writer,
is intended for wear with white suits,
that the effect of GOODNESS may be pre-
served throughout the entire attire. An
other novel belt is Of plain tan leather.
with simple brass buckle. But the
leather is hand carved And the price is
made accordinclS-$4. Still another is
Of olive green chamois. with q BUCKLE OF
dun FURNISHED silver
There are any number of heavy linen
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As the years went on and new stars
had to be added to the blue field many
questions arose as to a definite arrange
ment This difficulty seems to have been
overcome at the present day by having
a regulation bunting manufactured in
America from which all emblems are
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LOW One May Get Ac-

LOW One May Get Ac-
1 l quainted-Playing the
Bear and Wooing the Fam
ily-Where the Groom Buys :
the Bridal Outht-A Silver
Brick for Every Stair Step
What 1t Costs to Get Mar
ried-Weddings by Whole
sale = Trading Wives = Di-
.>vorces Not Common-How
the Mexican Girls Dress,
Look and Love.
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4 TEXT Saturday. June IA. the people OF
M the various states of our Union
will celebrate Flag day, the young
est of our national holidays. Since lS',
when the Governor of New York officially
acknowledged the day by ordering the
national colors to ily over all the pubic
buildings of that state. there has been
some. formal recognition OF the flag 5
birthday each year. II was on June II.
III wears before. that Congress adopted
the flag that had met with the approval
of the committee appointed some months
before for that purpose. The story OF
Betsev Ross and her intimate connection
with the making Of the first flag is a Ia
miliar matter ia most Americans
II was lust al the close of the reNoiu-
tionary war that the wise leaders Of the
nation felt the need of Il banner that
would proclaim America as an independ-
en-; mower on land and There had
been MANY flags to represent the colo
mics in the different stages Of ther
growth bat the need of new emblem
for the entire thirteen was felt by all.
Accordingly. WASHINGTON. Franklin.
Norris and Col. Ross. an uncle of Betsey,
were decided upon as a committee to de-
sign a new flag They had their own
ideas about the colors and they wished
the number thirteen to figure in it, also
the blue field with its white stars. John
ADAMS wanted the stars arranged like
harp, but the committee decided that the
circle looked better. When they were
ready to execute their proposed design
they called on Mrs. Ross. a young wideT
engaged in the upholstery businessson
Arch street. Philadelphia.
Washington showed the flag with a six
pointed star. but Betsey with single
clip of her scissors cut tiye-po.nted one.
This so deli ghted the men that they left
the making of the flag to her skill The
result proved satisfactory to those in
charge, although Congress was slow in
adopting il. While Betsev Ross had lit
tie to do with the actual designing Of the
flag. still her work met with such APP
prevail that for ten years she made all the
official flags Moreover. her little house
at 239 Arch street is still kept as me-
mortal.
Shortly after it's adoption the flag was
hoisted on the naval vessels of the United
States, and the Ranger. under the COM
mand OF Capt Paul Jones, was the first
ship displaying the new emblem to receive
a salute from a foreign vessel; Ii was
in December, 11I1, she arrived at
French port. Al first many nations. par
ticularly England made light of the new
flag The newspapers rdiculed 1t and
made much fun of it's number thirteen,
but. in spite of all. the flag Of thirteen
stripes came to be treated with due re-
spect.
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:
ten for the dear
little chickens
of the United
states mean
chickens il he
Mexican Sc il : E.
The young wnm
IN and girls Of
this country are
q # ct lon ately
called chick ens
If they are under