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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04
Green Peas, Bourgeoise.

0reeu FeaS, 6OurSeO1Se.
Put the required quantity OF young peas
in a stewpan with butter. allowing eight
ounces 10 every quart of peas: add the
washed heart Of a large lettuce. a bunch
OF parsley, few small onions, and a lit
tie salt. Moisten with broth and cook
slowly until tender. Now stir in the
beaten yolks OF two eggs and a teaspoon
full Of sugar. not allowing to boil after
the eggs are added. Serve on a hot DISH
Endive, Shaler.
Cut off all the outer green leaves of
three large heads OF. endive and clean
thoroughly, washing the endive in several
waters. Drain and blanch them in boil
ing sailed water for ten minutes Cool in
cold water, then take out and drain and
press ont all the water possible: chop
and place in saucepan with four ounces
of butter. cooking for quarter of an
hour. Now pour i'll, a Very little at
time. two wineglasses of cream or milk
reduce and CRATE in little nutmeg, add
ing salt and pepper to taste. Stir well
and leave on the fire for FIVE minutes
longer. turn out on hot dish and serve
with croutons of fried bread.
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" THE
k1TlG G
PANTRY
Eggplant. Parmesan.

Cut peeled eggplant into quarters
lengthwise, scoop out the seeds and cut
into convenient-sized pieces. Rub a stew
pan over with garlic, melt large lump
of butter in it. put in the pieces of egs-
plant. Season with salt and pepper and
a little grated nutmeg. Toss this about
over the fire. and before the eggplant Is
quite done put In plenty of Parmesan
cheese and add more butter if 1t seems
to he necessary. When tender turn the
eggplant on to hot dish with the cheese
over it, garnsh with sippets Of hot but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

Broad belts Of self material are seen
OH some of the tailor coats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

Very broad stoles OF errnne are worn
with the black velvet costumes. Some
of these are almost as large as shawls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

Lace. satin and straw are ingeniousl
worked together in the making OF som
of the latest hats.
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Curried Potatoes.

Cut INTO slices a pound or two of cold
BOILED potatoes and peel and slice two
eood-sized onions. Put the onions in a
stewpan with a generous lump of fat
and fry till they begin to brown. then
place the potatoes in with them and dust
over with two or three teaspoonfuls of
curry powder. seasoning with salt and
Pepper. Squeeze in the juice Of lemon
and moisten with q small quantity of
clear stock. Toss over the fire for eight
or ten minutes and serve on a hot dish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

Tabs and buttons are popular trim
ming for childrcn's clothes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

SKIRTS are draped and clinging, having
long, narrow pointed trains.
The afternoon gown is necessity in
the chic womans wardrobe
The fashionable couture cings more
closely than ever to the head
The very fine wells of net and spotted
tulle are worn by chic women
MANY souple ribbon bows are used to
trim the halfseason millinery
Many beautiful evening gowns are
composed of rich gold brocaded tissues
Green in many tones is also a favorite
color, especially dark Venetian green.
Many afternoon dresses appear in Gre
pom Sole crepe de chine and crepon
gauffee.
The plain round skirt promises 10 be a
valiant rival to the draped and slasned
one.
The Medici collar is found among the
items of dress which mark the spring
models.
Charming silk and lace-trimmed dresses
or mousselne-dr ped satin toilets are
used.
y pretty coat for child is made of to-
bacco brown cloth trimmed with coral
embroidery.
Very successful gowns are fashioned in
coat effect of ecru lace and contrasting
satin.
half-u pstandinS collar. lined with dark
mousSelne or velvet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

Skirts are draped and clinging, having
long, narrow pointed trains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

Figured wolfe and marquisette arc at
tractiveiy used as Innings TO some of the
sd lin and crepon sole coats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

The afternoon gown is a necessity In
the chic woman's wardrobe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

The matt of dull-faced silks will he
popular the coming season. Matt chiffonS
are used as a trimming to many of the
new toiletS.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

The fashionable couture clings NOR
closely than ever to the head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

Small flowers dotted all over the crown
of Il fin. Grim straw-brimned hat is d
pretty style worn by young girls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

The very fine wells of net and spott
tulle are worn by chic women.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-23

prosecutor. then seven years upon the
state bench.
lie came TO Congress ten years ago
and now has the distinction of having
been elected SIS Il Republican Senator
by Democratic Leg islature This re-
suits from the fact that Nebraska has
adoptcd the system OF requiring the
Legislature. regardless OF its political
control. to confirm for Senator the
man who receives tho highest vote
for that honor in the previous popular
election. Tho only other State in
which this seemingly anomalous con-
dition has arisen is Oregon, whose Re
publican Legislature has just had to
elect TO the Senate a Democrat. Harry
Lane. who In the November election
received a higher vote than his near
est Republican rival. The same thing
occurred four years ago when. under
Tire Oregon system" a Republican
Legislature confirmed the popular
election to the Senate OF George r.
Chamberlain. Democrat.
The consttutionality of the direct
elections OF Senators by popular vote
in these States has not been seriously
attempted. regardless of the fact that
the proposed constitutional amend
ment providing for the system has not
yet been confirmed by anything near
the requisite number of State Legis-
latureS
Service as a page In the Kentucky
Legislature was the beginning of the
Legislative career OF Ollie James. OF
Marion. Ky., another man now to be
promoted from the House to the SEN
ate, IIe studied law under his father
and gained fame as one OF tho attor-
neys for the late Governor Cioebel in
his contest for the Kentucky COVER
norship upon the eve of his assassi- :
nation. He was chairman OF the Ken
lucky delegation to the first conven-
ton which nominated Bryan. and ten
years ago came to the House He will
vie with Senator Penrose for the hon
or of being the tallest member OF
the Senate
a naval career was planned for John
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Wingate Weeks. Of Boston. who Is
promoted from the House to the Sen
ate to succeed the powerful Murray
Crane, OF Massachusetts. He went
from his birthplace I'm New Hampshire
10 the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
but after serving two years as mid
shipman left the service and entered
the employ of the Florida Southern
Railroad. Two years later he became
Il broker in Boston. and later on an
officer in several financial enterprises.
4 hankerinC for sea service still rank
ling in his bosom. he got commits
sion I'm the Massachusetts naval bril-
gadc after he had been out of An
napolis about decade. and, holding
his commission when tho Spanish War
broke out. became II commander In
the auxiliary fleet during that strug-
gle. He climbed the political ladder
by such rungs as Alderman and Mayor
of Newton. Mass, and chairman OF the
Republican state convention in 1905,
tho year that he entered Congress.
lie is a member of various patriotic
societies, including those of the Cin-
cinnati, tho Foreign Wars. the War
of 1912 and tho Sons of the Ievolu
tion.
The Spanish war also launched upon
the political seas William Hughes, OF
Patterson, n. J.. who moves up from
the House to the Senate to succeed
Mr.. Briggs. After taking "a business
college course he studied law. enlisted
to fight the dons in the New Jersey
volunteers when no was twenty-siN,
and after the war studied law and
got into politics Five years after
having been admitted TO the bar he
came to Congress. That was ten wears
ago He Is one of the Youngest Of the
new Senator'S being now only forty.
The three remaining men who March
4 will move from the south To the
north wing Of the Capitol are lawyers
a State district attorneyship and
membership in the State Constitutional
Convention we're .rungs by which
Joseph Eugene Ransdell, of Louisiana,
climbed to Congress. while Robinson.
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the supreme bench a decade ago. He
is iftyfive years old.
Constituting the largest group OF
these new Senators 10 serve IN the
Sixty third Congress are nine mon who
Representatives. Although this pro-
motion carries greater prestige and "a
term of six instead of two years. it
entails no increase in pay. since. upon
q basis OF salary and allowances II
Representative stands upon an equality
with a Senator, each drawing $500 Il
year.
one OF the most interesting men OF
this category is George William Nor
ris of AIcCook, Neh. The citizens OF
the state have given him his senatorial
tosa in reward for his having led tho
then called "insurgcnt raid against
speaker Cannon and the old rules. in
the last Congress-: and it is I'm index
TO the trend OF the times that Norris
steps up upon the same day that tho
venerable Uncle Joe steps down. Vt
was the Norris resolution" that shear
cd the Speaker of his power TO appoint
committees and engineer Legislation
through the Committee on Rules. 1t
was tho success of that resolution
which made way for the whole pro-
Eressiye movement and the party OF
Roosevelt
Its author was poor lad, born in
Ohio a few months after the guns Of
Sumter had signalcd the opening of
the Civil War. His is the old story Of
the self-made man in politics. lie
worked out for farmers during his
summers that he might attend school
in winter, and later. as country school :
master, he taught the three RS While
saving enough to go through Baldwin
University and the Northern Indiana
Normal School. He continued teaching
while studying law, and for year af-
tor having been, admitted to the bar.
that he might earn an extra allowance
with which to purchase law library.
The following year he moved from
Ohio to Nebraska. That was nearly
thirty years ago. and his new neigh :
borg honored him with three terms as
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cation was announced to the constitu-
cnts who had honored him thus long
ana who were TO heap upon him fur
cher rewards for his honesty. He has
lived i'll Denver for a generation. When
lie arrived there. thirty-threc years
ago. he was a young barrster, who.
after earning his diploma at the Uni
Ncrsity of Michigan, had kept out his
shingie for three years in his native
own OF Fayettc. Tired of waiting for
the dreamed of rush of opulent clients.
he packed up Ills brief bag in the year
1879. aud. landing in Denver. soon
found his new neighbors' apprecia ton,
for they elected him city attorney when
he was but thirty-three. and started
him upon his ten-year career in tho
lower house of Congress whom he was
forty-one. And il has been since he
spurned the further retention OF his
seat in that body, because lie deemed
his election to have been unfair, that
he has been made Governor.
In the Senate he will have for col
league his fellow townsman. Charles
Spalding Thomas. another public man
who moves up to the Senate from the
Colorado governorship. Shafroth takes
the long term, that of Simon Guggen-
helm, and which does not expire until
six years hence, while Thomas takes
the short term. that of the late SEN
ator Hughes. which has so long re-
maincd vacant.
Shafroth is ffty-nine and Thomas
sixty four, and it is a coincidence that
these two Governors of Colorado were
both reared in Michigan and are both
graduates Of the university OF that
State, whittier Thomas was brought in
boyhood from his native Georgia. The
two were struggling young lawyers
together in Denver, although Thoma 8
practiced for time in I.eadville. He
never held public Office until elected
Governor fourteen years ago.
Was Country SchoOlmaster.
From Maine comes another former
Governor. Edwin Chick Burleigh, who,
like Shafroth, is also former Repre-
name is that OF his mothers family.
He will be one OF our elder statesmen,
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literally as we'll rs hsurativcly speak
ing. AZ his next birthday he will have
passed three score years and ten. He
began his carer as a country school
master, became 4 land surveyor, and
during the Civil War enlisted in the
cavalry, but because taken sick was
excluded by tho medical examiners.
Then. after having been promoted to
various minor State Offices and serving
as treasurer of Maine. he was elected
Governor. That was twenty four
years ago Next he came % Washing
ton TO serve six terms In the House ot
Representatives IIe is publisher OF
the Kennebcc Journal. OF which his con,
Clarence Il. Burleigh, is editor.
The Senate Is now TO have another
firebrand to replace Jeff Davis. of Ar
kansas. who died few weeks ago. and
Eon Tillman. of South Carolina, whose
old time arlor has bocoroo cooled By
years and physical infrmittes THIS Is
James Is. Nardamau. of mississippi
also of the Ex-Governor class While
chief executive of his State he became
famed throughout the land for the vi
Imperative personalities which he
hurled at President Roosevelt.
Leaving life position upon tie
bench Of tie Federal Circuit Court
where he has served for nearly thirty
years. Le Baron Bradford Colt comes to
tho Senate to succeed Wetmore. of
Rhode Island. Fie was born sixty
seven years ago i'm Massachusetts.
graduated at both Yale ard tho Go :.
lumbia Law School. and began his law
practice I'm Chicago. but after a few
years settled I'm his present home Bris-
toll. r, l.. whose citizens sent him to
the Legislature, where he had just end
cd his service when President Arthur
elevated him to the Federal bench.
Another distinguished jurist who
now comes to the Senate is John K.
Shields chief Justice of Tennessee. He
studded law In the ONCE of his father.
who was also Judge. and the two
practiced in partnership for many
years The son was ono of the chan
cellors OF Tennessee until elected to
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BY JOHN ELrnnrm WATKINS.

WASHINGTON, ID. G.
the new Senate which will meet
March to witness the swearing
in of its presiding officer, Vice
PRESIDENT Marshall and TO consider
President Wilson'S early appointments
viii sit twenty three new members
who have climbed the ladder to that
eminent station by rungs of various
calibrcs.
Scrutiny OF these steps ur which the
way has been fought TO The nation
council of elder statesmen" proves
once moro that Il scat in that body.
the higher house OF Congress- is re-
garded by men of ambition as second
~ ioftlness To no other office in .he
gift Of Tho people. IT proves that men
who have served even as Governors
Of sovereign Commemorative and who
haze worn the gown upon the high
Federal bench consider the :oga of a
Cnited States Senator as a still hichc,
honor to which TO attain Indeed X
precedent and popular opinion can be
accepted AS trustworthy, n senatorial
ioga is considered as even within tho
dignity Of man descended from the
presidency itself. one former chief
executive Andrew Johnson) having
nassed from the White House to the
upper legislative chamber OF the ma
tior and tho senatorial toga havirt;
hoen recently suggested as the only
Federal honor worthy Of the man who
in the full glow of his glory. left tho
Executive Mansion four years ago.
From GOvern0rship to senate.
Let us first glance at tho men who
will now crown their title Of Cover
nor" with that of Senator" and con-
siler that they are stepping higher up
on the political ladder. There Is John
f. Shafroth. of Colorado. that rugged
native OF Missouri. who amazed prsc-
ticaI politicians nihe years ago by re-
fusing to retain his seat in the lower
house of Congress upon the ground
that his re- election had been tainted by
fraud and corruptiof1.s He had already
served ter years in the House of Rep :
resentatives when this act of renun-
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rhr .u,l-nsh, WINS held ntnc rlnnn dc roro-.

Eorcd deep into the horses saw
delicate Young women. III new gowns
from Paris. who broke their white kid
gloves in their clapp;ng, and raily
dressed DUDES. who fairly burst their
spat-covcrcd patent leather shoes as
they stamped In response 10 the death
stroke of the :natador. There were
also thouaards Of the common masses
OF McNico ranging from The Indian in
his sandals and blanket 10 the we'll
Deputies. and from wrinkled old NO
men in black ahawls TO juicy young
maids in mantillas. all forming as it
were great human flower garden
rising from the arena to The top seats
near the skies.
IN addition to the spectators were the
city officials on hand TO direct the
fighting and give the signals 10 start.
There was brass band. which burst
forth in triumrhal marches from time
30 time as tho fighting went on, and
there was company of soldiers with
rifles and baYonets, ready to shoot at
q aignal If any sign of revolution or
disorder broke out.
sat in the shade and my place or
the steps cost me 81. The fights al
ways take place in the afternoon. when
the sun is declining. so that one-half
of the seats arc in the shade. and the
others in tho full glare of the tropical
sun. The shady seats arc reserved.
and the sunny ones correspond to the
blcachcrs of our baseball stands Some
OF the box seats arc equal in price To
those of our grand opera
Further on /. give you some notes o.
the bull fighting as | whispered them
into the car OF my s;enographer as
the scenes went on in tho arena be-
low me. The show was a horrible one
but l give it as an evidence OF ono
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There Is a blast at every new rush
of the bull, and the music keeps time
to tho fight. After time tho bull
tircs. He is desperate az his failures
to Kill his tornicntors. He Is now fur
ther cnraged by tho bauderillcYcs. OF
whom there arc three. Each is armed
with two sticks Of ash about d yard
long tipped 1T the end with steel barbs
Thcso barbs are much like harpoons or
fish hooks. each being attached 20 a
long shaft. decorated with bright col
orsd paper.
The banderillcros stand IN front Of
tho bull and taunt him with their har-
poons. AS he rushcs at them they
jump this way and that, and. watching
their chance. thrust tho barbs deep
into his shoulders. only the shaft
sticking out. These shafts bob this
way and that, as the animal runs. and
ms they do SO the blood flows down his
shoulders. and makes great red
blo.chcs which extend to his feet
Each man docs his work. and at the
end there are finally six OF these terri
bic shafts torturing the bull at every
motion he makes. Sometimes, to max Q
him moro angry and incraese the pain.
firccrackcrs or explosives of one kind
or other are affixed to the barbs. so
that they burst and burn inside the
flesh and a mist OF smoke and blood
arises
But let us stop now and look at the
crowd. Tho walls OF humanity which
rise up from the arena are alive with
enthusiasm and shouting. Thousands
OF handkerchiefs arc waved, and tn
clapplng AMI stamping and cheering
60 on. AS the barbed shafts are
thrown the band plays, and az the en-
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RACED and tortured animal again
rushes after his prey the shouting in-
creases This goes on for ten minutes.
aud then the bull seems to tire.
Giving the Death Thrust.
IT Is now time for the final thrust
and the audience howls for the mata-
dor. This Is the star actor. who is
to drive his sword into the bull and
give tho death thrust
This is the critical time Of the fight.
and the audience almost pants with
excitement. Tho matador leases the
bull and tries to set him in just tho.
position where he can drive his sword
between the shoulders, right to tho
the heart. lie plays with him, getting
him TO rush this way and that, and
finally hc points the sword at the level
of his shoulder and aims by running
his eye along the blade at tho point
he wishes 20 strike In tn ebulrs neck.
He tries this again and again. He Is
evidently afraid. and the audience
5eers at him as he tries to stab the
bull and falls.
he now takes new sword, and this
time he succeeds in driving it in to the
hilt. nevertheless the bull charges
again. he has yard OF steel through
his body, but he makes one final effort
to charge his tormentors. only to stag
ger and fall. AS nc docs so the band
bursts forth once more and the audi
ence cheers.
mules in gay trappinEs. They are har-
messed to the horns of tho dead bull
and they drag him out on tho run willis
the band plays and the audience cheers.
(CCopyright. 1918. by Frank G.
Carpcntcr.)
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Of Arkansas. mounted by way of the
Legislature and the Office OF presiden
tial clector. Like tho late jeff Davis,
whose term he fills. Mr.. Robinson nick
names himself when writing his name
He is Joe r." not Joseph I. The sue
cessor of the brilliant Bailey, OF
TeNas, Representative Morris Sheppard.
OF TeNarkana resembles his predeces-
sor in precocty. When he entered tho
House lie was still in his twenttes, and
is now but thirty seven He is a grad
uate of both his State university and
of the Yale Law School.
Hest Training for Senate.
Than "a career in tho House there
would appear 10 BIO no better appren-
ticeship guaranteeing success in the
Senate. and II is q fact that nearly
half the members OF the present Senate
have been promoted from the lower
men who have arisen to leadership in
the upper chamber. such as Gallinger.
OF New lIampsliire: Cullom. OF Illinois:
Lodge OF Massachusetts; La Toilette.
OF Wisconsin, and the recently retired
Bailey. OF Texas.
For studying senatorial procedure
the REPRESENTATIVE at the opposite end
OF the Capitol has II great advantages
over other lnen in public life. Not only
are the rules of the two bodies Very
similar, but the personal association of
the members OF both houses Ia very
close. and then each member of the
House has tho privilege OF the floor
OF the Senate there 10 while away
spare moments in listening 10 debates.
Eut 1t is a fact that many a radical
Of the House has bccSmc a conserva
tivc--has cooled greatly in his avowed
ardor for the cause OF the plain peo-
pie after promotion to the Senate
This condition arises from the fact
that the Representative must go dir
rectly to the voter for approval every
alternate year. while the Senator seeks
the approval OF his constituents only
once in six years. and even then. where
the old order prevalent. he does so
. Indirectly through his state Iegisia,
tors, s
Copyright. 1919, by John Etfreth watt
kins.)