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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

4HE fashion for vivid colors is
not as dominant as il was. but
women have advanced too far
x along the line of color educa-
ton to give up the whole
scheme and return to drab tones. Artists
deplored for two decades the lack of col
oring In women's dress: they thought that
the restless sex had lost its appeal
through the coquetry of clothes. and
many men who were not artists agreed
with them
There was much that was lacking In
female costumery during the last gener-
alton. and even though the clothes OF to-
day are often denounced by many mer
who seem to know little of what they
are speaking. the art of dressing mas be-
come a vital thing. 1t Is no longer neg
lected It has been revived into power
Clothes are no longer a covering for the
sake of decency, but even when they are
bad they evidence a struggle to get out
Of the rut.
Women first wore clothes as a protec-
ton. then as an allurement and then
came lapses of time when they dropped
down to dead level of monotonous ugli-
ness Even the few new fashions that
in the way of art or charm.
Women entered into this new phase of
dress about four years ago. and from that
day to this the life of reporter. dress
maker. a fashion artist and a buyer has
not known a monotonous moment
Women's clothes were jumped forward
int st,a tnrfrS 81 hn aa,r nd fha,, he
came as much discussed as politics and
feminism.
Everybody lent a hand Argument went
to and fro. The pulpit which had far
better keep off the subject of clothes be-
came the rival of the cartoonist who
makes his living by exaggerating weak
points and the tariff which put a pre-
MUM on French inspiration. We're all fac
tors In promoting the topic At the pres
ent moment there are none so ignorant
of the movements of the day but who
leap forward into discussion the moment
the word clothes is uttered.
The newspapers give pages to the sub
ject where they once gave half columns
The visit to America of a French dress
maker caused much talk and notori-
ETY. as the visit of Prince Henry OF Prus-
sta and the Duke of Connausht.
Illustrators VINO could barely earn a liy-
ing turned their attention to modern
clothes and now indulge in country homes
and motor cars. Under all this commo-
ton the news value of each move in
fashion kept the fashion writer on pins
and needles half the time.
1t is hard to see where this new
phase of dress has worked harm al
though some of the takers would have
been able to make more money by it
and therefore spend more money and
increase prosperity.
This is not the time or place to go
into a detailed discussion of the causes
which have promoted women's fashion
10 a national question. but no woman
is dead to the subject of change and
counterchange in clothes.
She may not be able to follow every
new cut in gowns because of inclina-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
TOWELS MAKE PRETTY CHRIST
MAS GIFTS IF DAINTIlsY MADE

edge of the net can be made wide or mar
row, according to taste.
A charming and simple method of mark
ing towels is with the old-fas hioned cross
stitch. Baskets of flowers, roses or other
formal little shapes, look well in this
stitch. Work the initials in cross stitch
underneath whatever design is used.
Dark blue and red are ideal colors for
durability, as they are little affected by
washing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

X II ANY a woman whose trim and
N tasteful assurance is the envy
of other women less skilled in
shopping problems maintains her stand
ard of dress by help of the bargain
counter. but a genuine bargain does
not depend upon mere cheapness, for
the thing you do not need or really
want is dear at any price. Bargain
hunting must be Stunned by woman
of limited means unless she is seeking
price reductions in the things she finds
essential at the moment.
An article that can be bought for
less than its usual or actual value is
not necessarily wise investment
Ask yourself before buying if the pur-
it now. not next year. If your only
thought is that article will come
into service some time, if not at pres
ent. you will find yourself constantly
endeavoring to put things to use that
you really have no use for, with the
result that nothing is really right or
in style
A handy shopping companion is in the
form of a blank book with pencil at
tached, which the shopper should al
ways have with her. as She never
knows when she will encounter bar
gain. In this book reserve a page for
the measurements of each member of
the family; for instance. size of hat,
shoes. collars, underwear stockings,
etc. Leave a few blank pages in. which
to record the complete house meas
urements. such as floor space, height,
number and size of windows and doors,
and the color scheme of each ROOM al
lowing full page to each With these
data at hand the shopper can tell i'm
mediately whether she can use an ar
ticle or remnant of goods which she
may encounter unexpectedly. There
will then be no loss in cutting, and a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

toe will take the place of the patent
leather one for the day hours is not
easy to prophesy. 1t is quite safe to
take the verdict of the American shoe
makers, for we have the best shoes and
the best shod feet in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

r F you are puzzled to know what TO
give your housekeeper friend for
Christmas make her a towel prettily
marked with her initial or monogram or
other decoration. 1t would be the work
of only a few minutes to make one. and
any woman could not fail to be pleased
with such a gift as it Is hardly posi-
BILE to have too liberal supply of tow
els, for they have such a way of wearing
| out and becoming lost
Some women in holiday seasons. in or
der to save time and worry. give pres
ents of the same character to all their
friends. For instance, all gloves. or
| handkerchiefs or stockings. One woman
has reduced her giving to towels wher-
I ever 1t is possible to give such thing
| with consistency. AS she is a woman who
| has scores of friends to remember and Is
| unable to take the time and trouble to
| hunt for gifts in the usual way, to say
nothing of expense, it is solving for her
| the problem of Christmas giving in a
| comparatively easy and very satisfactory
way.
| Do not buy fringed towels. Fringe
/ does not add anything except to the cost
A neatly made hem. either hemstitched
| or plainly hemmed by hand. gives much
| more elegant appearance. IL you do the
/ hemming by hand you will be sure to
| obtain an even hem If you first run the
| edge of the towel to be hemmed through
| the hemmer of the machine without be-
/ ing threaded 1t can be made narrow or
| wide. according TO the size hemmer used.
| Press the hem back and overcast. placing
| the stitches close. This is more rapid
| than hemning in the old way and saves
=! pricking the fingers. Hemstitching by
| hand makes a Very pretty finish for the
| ends of towels. but 1t may be done on
the machine much more quickly and look
!! just as well. Cut piece of toweling and
i fold to the width that you wish Your hem
] to be and turn the edges. Now turn back
the edge OF the towel. Place tlfteen or
| twenty thicknesses of grocery paper or
| newspaper between the edge of the
| towel and the HEM folding both
4 edges and the edges of the pa
4 per evenly together. Sew these edges to-
| gether on the machine with strong rather
| coarse thread, taking care to sew as
/ closely to the edge of all as possible.
| When finished pull the paper away from
| the goods. The width of the hemstitch
| will be according to the number of thick
| nesses OF paper used.
| 4 towel is made distinctive and indi-
| vidual by the addition of an initial or
! monogram. Stretch the towel either in a
| hoop or haste over stiff paper, SO that the
| stitches can be placed with perfect uni
| formity. Work with the inlaid or satin
| stitch. If you learn to work on a hoop
| with both hands, sending the needle up
and down, you will be repaid by the ease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

It may have a flicker of rhinestones
around it's edge or across the front but
huge buckles and bows and pompons are
missing.
Whether or not the black satin house
slipper with the fiat heel and square
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

which is acquired and the work will be
entirely free from that pulled look. SO
often found in the work of amateurs The
underflling should be carried lengthwise
of the initial or with its direction. The
embroidery proper should be made to
cover the width of the letters from side
to side. entirely without shading and with
perfect regularity.
If you do your own marking, first do
the work with an ordinary lead pencil
and then use the marking ink over this
work. The pencil marks will prevent the
ink from spreading and giving the linen
a blotted appearance. Paper initials may
be bought, and they form a good founda-
ton for the embroidery. With little
, practice initiating may be evenly done,
and, together with hemstitching ends
with tiny scallops neatly buttonholed, you
will have a handsome towel. A pretty
size for an initial or crest on a towel is
from one to two inches. If initials are
not used. pretty decoration would be
poinsettias or chrysanthemums worked
in outline stitch in white or very deli
cate color.
A very simple but extremely effective
plan of initiating can be carried out with
fine net and embroidering- The finished
effect suits almost any design OF letter
y,
| large scale, which makes it very useful
for marking towels. The selected letter
should be sketched out or placed in the
required position on the towel. After be-
ing transferred to the material the letter
Is then lined at the back with piece of
the finest net. Tack this securely In po-
sition. fastening firmly around all the
most prominent portions of the letter de-
sign Cut away the material from the
net, allowing the net only TO show
through on the right side to outline the
letter.
,, Embroider the edges forming the letter
or "A narrow button ole stitch. The net at
the back of the letter should be cut away
close up to the embroidery, SO that the
under side Is left perfectly neatly finished
If you wish to embellish letter with
sprays of flowers or leaves, these may be
embroidered i'm the ordinary way with a
padded over-and-over stitch, or the net
can be let in under some of them only
Carefully done, this treatment will give
a charming impression of light and S ade
Be careful not to drag either the net or
the embroidery when working. 1t Is bet
ter to give too much fullness with quite
loose stitches Any other embroidery
stitches can be used in connection with
the net to make the work more elaborate
and very handsome effects can be obtain
ed. 1t is a pretty idea to inclose the let
ter in a wreath of flowers and leaves and
cover in the space between the wreat :
and the letter with French knots or a lat
! ucework Of stitches. The embroidered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

There is another house gown of flame
colored Chinese crepe which is trans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

ton. a limited purse. or lack of OPP
portunity. but she wants 10 know what
is happening every day. and she con-
siders herself cheated IL she misses the
information that some more favored
person has.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-05-09

Mary Sans, 12-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Sans, ST., narrowly
escaped drowning in the bay Sunday
afternoon in front of the summer home
of James Sans, Jr., and clinging to the
side of launch, was rescued by Ben
Levy after a 10O-yard swim in the
chilly water. When preparing to re.
turn home Mrs. Sans, Jr., and Miss
Sans rowed out about 100 yards to
where the launch was anchored. In at.
tempting to step from the row boat
into the launch Miss Sans lost her
footing and fell into the bay, luckily
grasping the side of the launch. Mrs.
Sans then jumped into the launch
and grasped the girl by the arms. 1t
was only when the row boat drifted
away. showing the girl struggling in
the water, that the party on shore be-
came aware of the accident. Levy
jumped into the water sfully clothed
and after a hard swim reached the
launch almost exhausted. Pulling him.
self into the launch he lifted the girl
in after him, saving her.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-05-09

Theater goers everywhere have plac
ed the stamp of unqualified approval
upon THE Prince of Tonight" the
musical spectacle to be seen at the
Olympia theater May 10. It ran for
260 nights in Chicago, and ran amuck
in smashing all box office records in
the various cities it has visited.
Aside from It's interesting story, it's
gorgeous costuming. it's scenic beauty
and its all round clever cast, it's tune.
full music is tower of strength, with
a pretty melody that one longs to
hear again and again. Her Eyes Are
Blue for YALE" Tonight Will Never
Come Again. II Can't Marry Your
Family" You're a Dear Old World
After ALL" 81 Wonder Who's kissing
Her Now" and Can 1t Be Lover" are
the musical gems, and keep the audi
ence whistling as they leave the the
ater.
luO AooCAAdtAu6 otOTy VI Inc frlnCc
Of Tonight" combines modern charac.
ters and places with fantastic Incl.
dents and situations, making the
whole one of the most original musicar
comedies in years. The music Of Jo-
seph E. Howard embraces the best
compositions of his career, while the
name of Tom Arnold in the title role
is sufficient guarantee of the character
of the play.
The settings are brilliant with bright
hues, the gowns are masterpieces of
the modiste's art, and in ensemble
and detail this entertainment is fin
ished. All of the numbers have grace
full, melodic charm and the finales,
ballets and incidental scores have gen.
uine musical distinction. The en-.
tire cast is evenly balanced, the fig.
urantes are handsome, the dancing
girls neat and the entertainment from
start to finish is splendid.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-05-09

CITY Clerk t. \. Holmes. correspond.
ing secretary OF the Tclegraphers
union of the Northern Pacific. lef;
Saturday for Baltimore to attend the
unions national convention. He will
be In the East about three weeks and
MS duties as city clerk will be attend.
ed TO by his assistant, Hiram Oohm.
Members of the Young Ladies circle
OF the First Presbyterian church were
entertained Tuesday evening at the
home of Miss Esther Hollenbeck, Miss
Hollenbeck and Misses Hanlon and
Vida Twoley being the hostesses.
A two-acre tract on Nina prairie.
just south of Little Rock and near the
Grays Harbor branch of the Northern
Pacific. has been purchased by T. |.
Dodge from C. F. Dixon and wife.
A large number of out of town dele
gates and visitors together with the
local members attended The two days
convention of the Womans Home Mis-
sionary society of the Olympia district
at the First Methodist church Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week. The
convention was opened Tuesday even
ing with stirring address by Rev. T.
w. Lane of Tacoma on The Task and
the Source of Power" Wednesdays
program was: Neutrality-suspicious.,
Mrs. Bowers, Olympia; address of well
come; response, Mrs. Askey, HoQuiam !;
piano solo, Miss Grace Galloway, Te-
nino; reading of minutes; appointment
of committees and adoption of pro-
gram; report of officers and secreta-
ries; young peoples work, Mrs. Ed S.
Walker, Bremerton; vocal solo, Mrs. ]
K. Foss, Bremerton. Afternoon-Devo-
tions, Mrs. Mcqueen, Aberdeen; paper,
"Mormonism," Mrs. Dorothy Latimer,
Montesano; paper, Systematic Benei-
cence;" vocal solo, Mrs r. j. Hoage,
Olympia; address, Alaska and Supply
Work." Mrs. j. H. Parson, Tacoma.
election of officers; 'The Model and
Non-Model Meeting" Queen Esthers,
Olympia; violin solo, Miss Florence
Holbrook, Olympia.
Lots and in blocks S, Is, 16, II
10. Fl, %, 20. 3S, 80 and 40 OF Wright's
addition to Rochester have been sold
by Isabel Elder of Oakland, Cal, to W.
h. Jordan of the same city. the con-
sideration named being $40.
The state land board has granted the
county commissioners permission to
construct a road through state school
section SO. northwest Of Olympia, CON-
mencing at about the center of town
ship 10 north, range west, on the
Hunters Point road, and running east
about three-quarters of mile to Mud
Bay, and the work of constructing the
new highway will be undertaken short
~.
Surrounded by a happy family and
friends Joseph Hepp Of Tumwater Gel.
ebrated his 10th birthday last Sunday
on his ranch on the south side of the
Olympia suburb. Mr.. Hepp came to
this country three years ago from Ho-
boken, N. J. When he came he did
not know how to plant potato; today
he has one of the finest of the small
ranches of that section, and inciden.
tally has reQained his health
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-05-09
Personal News

CITY Clerk t. n. Holmes, correspond
ing secretary OF the Tclegraphers'
union of the Northern Pacific, left
Saturday for Baltimore to attend the
unions national convention. He will
be in the East about three weeks and
his duties as city clerk will be attend.
ed 10 by his assistant, Hiram Oohm.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-05-09

Members of the Young Ladies circle
OF the First Presbyterian church were
entertained Tuesday evening at the
home of Miss Esther Hollenbeck, Miss
Hollenbeck and Misses Hanlon and
Vida Twoley being the hostesses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-05-09

A two-acre tract on Nina prairie,
just south of Little Rock and near the
Grays Harbor branch of the Northern
Pacific, has been purchased by T. /.
Dodge from c. F. Dixon and wife.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-05-09

~eill; Shot put-McC.ay, Hahn and
Mason; Discus throw--Ayer, Hahn
Mcnamara and McCray; High jump
Roberts, Hayner and Mcnamara:
Broad jump-Ayer, Roberts, Ray and
Hayner; Pole vault-Ouellotte; Half
mile relay McCray, O'Neill, Roberts
and Ray
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25

do, and finally IL manager in Il depart
ment store said. 'All right; Wen make
q Santa Claus out of YOU
81 told him | didn't feel much like
Santa Claus inside.
ooh, well fix that all right, lie
said and handed me pillow.
$50. with pillows and boots and
| gloves and fur coat outside and
nothing at all inside. started in to
be Santa Claus in the toy department
While ] was thinking about my wife
and the two kids at home needing
money, aud me with no steady job,
and other things like that. | heard one
Of the fellows in the store say to the
boss:
"Say. that St Nicholas of yours
Is about as jolly as hymn book He
reminds me of n funny song entitled
"Silyer Threads Among the Gold"
Why don't you throw him out?'
"'I will when get time
~ tried to liven up little after
bearing this praise of my histrionic
talent. but it wasn't much use.
Pretty soon ! saw boy coming
down the aisle like Il wolf ON the fold.
He was also seeking whom he might
devour. He was followed by an anx-
ious looking maid and n gentleman I'm
q silk hat. who was an indulgent mil
lionaire father.
THE kid sauntered along I'm an indie
| pendent. bored way. swinging his arms
kind Of reckless, as If he was in hopes
Of breaking something and relieving
the mOnotony.
when lie came up to where / was
sitting he stopped lie had seen plen-
/ ty Of toys. but ! guess | was some
thing new in the way Of a st. Mich
| olas.
"He called his daddy and pointed
TO me-
81 want that he said
"'Oh. no. dearie.' said the maid
Here. look at this nice giraffe! See!
/ II does this
( The kid shook the nurse off irritn.
bly,.
"'He doesn't seem to take much in
lerest in the giraffe. I remarked to the
father
mo. nor anything else he answer
ed in a patient. weary tone. He has
had all these toys before. and he
knows all about them. inside and out.
He had one Of these CRATES last year
md broke It open to lind out what
was In 1t. and he was mad when he
found there was nothing
want that said the boy again.
/ pointing to me
lie has taken n fancy TO you con.
/ tinucd the pa.
] can't see that l have any advan-
tage over the giraffe / said
/ Just then the boss of the store came
/ along lie was just busting himself
for the millionaire
'My boy wants your Santa Claus,
said the gentleman to the boss.
And the kid Jumped up and grab
bed me by the hand and began pull
ing at me and fighting the maid Off
with the other hand
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25

far as I will go anywhere with that
man. My statement to him Is quite
Just; he has no humanity"
What do you mean7 Why are you
90 bitter?" asked Helen, little sub
dued I'm her anger by the young mans
evident earnestness
You never knew Doctor SchmeF~
horn. did you, Helen?" he asked.
The funny little old German7 In
deed, I did He was a dear!"
He was one OF the greatest sclen.
lists living-and he was a dearl That
goes far to explain him--a gentle.
wise. child-like. old man-with imagi-
nation and Heaven-seeking soul. He
picked me up as boy, and was a IA
Their 20 me. I was HIS scientific as
sistant until ne was killed. murdered
by the foulest band OF pirates. Life
passes; and that is long ago"
He fell silent moment: and tho
girl looked on this unprecedented be-
trayal OF feeling with eyes at once
startled and sympathetic.
Doctor Schermerhorn," went on
barrow In his usual family tired, faint.
" cynical tone. worked of and on
for I'VE years on a certain purely
scientific discovery, the nature OF
which you would not understand. In
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25

Zig, fat butler showing my chair around
for me and waiting OH me | got some
birds and one thing and another under
my pillow and my furs, but was aw.
full warm.
1T was too warm for comfort when
IL got around that there was real,
live Santa Claus at tie Van Veegle
house. All the children came from
all over the neighlorhoOd to maui me.
"But young Van kept a tight grip On
my hand and fought them off when.
ever they got too near.
when bedtime came they fried TO
tell little Van that SANITY wanted TO
go home now and work Oh the TOYS for
Christmas. but he held on tighter than
ever and insisted that would have TO
sleep with him
"This made Il pretty bad. If + was
to pull off my boots aud ms beard and
my stomach ana one thing ana an.
other the boy would be paralyzed with
fear, they said. ana for me to turn IN
boots. beard, stomach and all with nc.
tie Van i'm his little bed seemed utter
~ impossible
we compromised by my sitting by
his bed and holding DIS hand until mo
went TO sleep Would you believe it?
That boy was the Iigh,cst sleeper you
ever saw! Every limc ! uel TO take
my hand away h's eyes would open
and he would take % fighter grip.
u sat up ail nisht h1.Iug tbat KIDS
hand. had % m0u iH attendance. who
brought me everything wanted. and
! had collected % ten from Papa Van.
but ! didn't get much sleep
Tho boy had me with bin all the
next day. l had TO be with him when
he got bis bath and iiis breakfast. and
attended kindergarten with him.