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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-09
RUSSIANS Still ASSERT WITHDRAWAL
FROM LODI WAS STRATEcETGAL:: ARE
Being PURSUED EASTWARD BY 1EUT0NS
Little or no Change in Western Theater of WaDevelop-
ments There as Portrayed by Official Statements
Indicates Heavy Attacks on Both Sides.

Important advances of the allied troops in their
new effort to throw back the German invaders in
France, are reported by the French war office
In the east, according to the Russian military au-
thorltles serious defeat has been inflicted on the Ger
mans in the Galician campaign
The French statement is the most optimistic of
any that has been issued since the Germans settled in
tne trenches across France and the long sieeg began
1t indicates the offensive of the allies is
even more general than previously disclosed
PRESIDENT PO1NCAIRE ARRIVES IN PARIS
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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-09
Check Offensive

ITO detachments of Russian re-
serves, thrown against the forces of
the enemy in the region Of Tuszyn and
Rzgow, by their energetic action were
successful in compelling the enemy
first to desist from his offensive move-
ment against our rear positions, and
later to take the defensive. These
German columns were thrown into
disorder"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
MAKE DECORATIONS
HARMONIZE In HOME
When Wall Paper in Rented House
Fights Ones Possessions Wash it
Over with Kalsomine Finish.

Often, in a rented house, the wall pa
per one finds will be SO at variance
with ones possessions. especially the
floor covering, as to ruin the whole
scheme of furnishing. A valuable rug.
of course. is worth a new wall paper,
but il one does not want to go to that
trouble the most expedient thing to do
is to wash over the offending paper
with one Of the kalsomine finishes in a
warm gray, if one is combing with
bright-hued rugs and furnishings, of a
medium depth of tone, or a medium
golden brown, il rugs and covers are OF
deeper reds and blues.
An interesting color scheme can be
arranged by making the wall null
berry. II the carpet shows predomi-
rance of deep blue. A touch Of chintz
in blue and mulberry for curtains or
cushions and a chair or sofa covered In
plain blue. Ylue china of darker tones,
like Chinese or Nankin wares, looks
well in this connection and 1t is one of
the few combinations that look well
with golden oak, although the darker
oak is in much better taste.
The washing over a wall paper with
kaIsomine is not formidable, but 1t
might find opposition from the profess
sional decorator. 1t Isl necessary only
that the paper on the wall is firm and
smooth A blistered place needs a
fresh piece pasted on. The preparations
that come are accompanied with direc-
tiors for mixing and applying, SO the
work may be done by some one at
home The lighter the paper the better
the result
IL the pattern of the paper shows
through, II Will give a pleasing diver
sity of surface. The only thing to
avoid is the choice OF lavender OF yell
low. as they require n suggestion OF
texture or luster and would look cheap
In such fiat-toned finish. Old burlap.
or, better still. those of Japanese grass
cloth, make beautiful walls done in this
way. The best choice in this renewal
work will be found among the neutral
tones such as grays. tans. gray green,
blue gray or light tint in terra Gotta
il planning for the shade IL must be
remembered that plain tone must be
deeper than the same thing in figured
paper
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15

A japanese dress was the sensation Of
the day at an afternoon tea recently. II
was OF old rose taffeta embroidered in
blue irises. The bodice was kinono
shaped and there was 4 elisha belt OF
blue and rose silk.
Some handsome white frocks are in
drap de neige. trimmed with ermine or
white fur. and. OF course. duvetyn is
much worn. Indeed. one of the most
attractive costumes seen this year Is
one the owner had made for the calling
season. 1t is a coat and skirt of Rus
sian violet duvetyn-
The skirt was very slightly draped
and worn with a chiffon blouse The
coat. one OF the fashionable three-ouart-
er lengths, one side fastened over the
other just above the waistline. and it is
trimmed with very high opossum. With
It is worn a very high toque of a paler
shade Of violet and towering ospreys.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
THE STAGE AS A LIFE VOCATION FOR THE YOUNG WOMAN
Girls Choosing the Stage Should Be
Sure of Their Courage to Sur
mount Many Obstacles.

gate, father of the Garrick Club in LON
don, exulted I'm this sort of remembrance
of John Philip Kemble. There are still
persons who speak tenderly OF the great
ness of Helen Faucit. John Mccullough.
Edwin Forrest. Edwin Booth. of Helena
Modjeska. and Richard Mansfield and
Henry Irving and the classic Rachel,
that white marble statue. veined with
fire.
That the standard of acting has ret
regarded. l doubt, though the public
today have no such ideals to adhere
to now as in former days. This. In
itself. Is discouraging to the ambitious
and enthusiastic aspirant to the stage.
All the talk Of the "old school and
the new school of acting Is absurd.
There is only one school and that Is
the "schoor' OF good acting. To be-
come a pupil in that school. brain-work.
enthusiasm, honest endeavor. integrity
of purpose, and the straight road" are
necessary qualifications. And these are
not all. Inside must CLEAN a light
a flaming torch-the glow of something
called talent and personality. Without
these the footlights but emphasize the
darkness of the theater.
Serious Drawback.
A very serious drawback to the dra-
matte art of this country is the fact
that the theater is on a purely CONNER
cial basis Dollars and advertising fire.
quently bring success to an actor which
he or she could not obtain on actual
merit For the lack of this commercial
advantage the genius Of a poorer
brother or sister may be buried and
lost. And ! am afraid that this condi-
ton will always prevail. until this
country. like Europe. has its subsidized
or national theater.
Another unpleasant and unjust Gus
tom, on the part of some managers, is
that of not giving straightforward ad-
vice. opinions and answers to young
aspirsnts to the stage. This lack OF
sincerity is cruel. particularly to
young woman.
OF course we all know that talent
often lives and dies undiscovered. The
profession is overcrowded. Only so
many can find desirable positions. My
advice therefore. to the young woman
who wishes to take up the stage as a
career U mean, of course, the dramatic
stagel. is to ask herself seriously
whether she has the courage and the
will to meet and surmount the many
obstacles which she must be prepared
to encounter and endure during her
curriculum. Then. too. she should be
morally certain there is little lamp
burning inside. and then finally. ask
herself IF the game is worth the
candle"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
Fables of Everyday Life
The Land of Little so.l..

ease" came the simple reply. Marriage
would likely have meant ehiidren-little.
little children cursed with the sin of
selfisbness. l had my moments of bitter
rebelIion-hours and days and weeks OF
it-but in the end
''This"' came back the Divine Voice.
and 10! the Second Woman found herself
lifted up unto the Third Heaven where
st. Paul. in that long ago yesteryear
tcven before his DEATH. saw unspeakable
things such as the eye of man had not
seen nor the ear heard: things which God
had prepared for those grown strong in
character because they have fought n
good fight through all the years of their
earth-lives.
stood a-Quivcr with Wonder.
And the First Woman. who had stood
by, was left alone before the Judgment
|, Seat, her frail little spirit-body a-quiver
with wonder.
And when the Creator remembered that
she was there, He called an Angel.
Take this child to the Land of Little
Souls" He said.
small strength which had kept her spirit
body alive ebbed low, and she crumpled
up IN pitiful heap at the feet of the
Angel. and when. with the thought of all
her sheltered years. came the revival of
her instructive appeal for protection she
lifted her pleading eyes toward the God
of her being. she found herself alone
with the waiting Angel.
Whereof. where Is the Land of Lit
tie Souls?" she begged to know.
1T is the kindergarten of Heaven; the
place where those who have wasted their
chance of growth through the earth-life
must go in order to learn the alphabet
of character.
"oh." cried the First Woman" 1 am
afraid"
THE Land of Little Souls" said the
Angel, SIS the place where the first on
earth are often the last; a country where
individual salvation must be worked out
through ministry to others: through
struggle and experience: the place where
neglected opportunities must be faced and
grasped. The winds blow hard and the
rains Of experience drench the people of
that land. but they do not dispair. nor
become weak with discouragement. for
the Master comes often to give them
courage to battle against the storms;
patience to fight the good fight: strength
to climb upward toward those heights
where only the strong in spirit can
dwell"
And the First Woman was flooded with
sudden clear vision of the stretch OF
life along which the Second Woman had
travelled before her spirit-body had stood
before her Maker radiating her own in
herent strength, and for the first time
since she had come into existence the
First Woman understood Gods purpose
of an earth life for every human crea-
ture.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
TEA GOWNS STILL
HAVE THEIR CHARMS
Modern Style Effects Are Being In
troduced Into the Robe
d'Intcrieur.

Not so very long ago a disquictirc
rumor went the round TO the effect tina
the days of the tea gown were number
ed. 1t was stated in SO many words
that the craze for motoring had prac-
ticaIly killed the graceful and charm
ing robe d'interieur and that while
women were so busy rushing from one
end of the country to another, wrapped
to the eyes in hideous garments, they
left themselves no time for choosing
or wearing any kind OF gown which
could only make a rare and brief ap-
pearance by their own firesidc.
Fortunately, however, for those who
like to think that there must be some
women left who can appreciate the
charm of quiet restfulness. and VIII"
ike to dress themselves suitably when
they have an opportunity of enjoying
even a brief lull in the round of pleas
ure and excitement. the tea gown seems
10 have survived these and other vicis-
STUDIES.
In Many Guises.
AT the present moment 1t may GER
tainly he found in numberless attrac-
tive guises, and arranged dn so many
different ways that only the woman
Who is entirely devoid of the dress in
stinct should have any difficulty in dis
covering some style which will bring
out all her good points and entirely
conceal her deficiencies. always suppos-
ing that she should possess any.
There is another pleasant point to bs
considered when the tea gown or today
is under discussion, and that Is the I'M
doubted fact that in the case OF garments
of this description a great deal Is left
to Individual taste, and no hard and fase
rules are laid down by Dame Fashion.
There is no special mode which must pc
followed. regardless altogether Oh tne
natural line Of the figure. If your rooe
d'interieur is charming in itself, as re-
CARDS color and fabric. and. more im-
portant still, il it should prove undues-
tionably becoming. no other consideration
need have the slightest weight.
New Coat Effects.
TRANSPARENT coat effects arc seen o.
MANY of the new tea gowns y very
effectiye garment of this kind is arranged
with a draped overcoat OF ecru spotted
net. made in kimono style, but complete
in itself, so that it may be worn at viii
with gowns In widely different colors and
materials. In the case of the tea gown
under consideration with this spotted net
coat the under-robc is Of orange char
meuse, gathered closely with frii,ed
heading drawn in on elastic at the waist,
and made with a very long train
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
Two Hall Conveniences.

A shoe duste- and a long handled
overshoe remover are things that Will
add to the comfort of any family II they
are hung in a convenient place near the
hall entrance, throughout the winter and
early spring rains. They can be home
made. The duster may be made from a
piece of old blanket or any thick wooden
material. cut into a fringe and tackled
to an old handle of a feather buster. or
Just a stick. SO that dust may be licked
from the shoes without any STOPPING.
The overshoe remover may be made by
using a stick about a yard long. and the
lower end cut into strong and capable
shoe horn. In this form, one can stand
upright instead of getting smeared by the
dripping mud-caked shoe.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
THE REGENERATION
OF THE BASQUE

The old basque of a generation ago IF
out again, only far more artistic al
fair than we will see in the old photo
graphs of our aunts. They are cSileu
bodices now, are hip length, with Just
a suspicion of looseness at the waist
which has a wide net girdle not drawn
In and to be worn to tilt upward In the
back above the waist line and END IN
a butterfly bow. These bodices are put-
toned M the back, and unlike the old
timers with numerous seams, they have
only the one at the shoulder, which caps
a perfectly tight and long sleeve.
Mostly these bodices are developed IN
velvet, Of shade that contrasts VIII
the dressy skirt. For instance, a strik-
ing Redfern gown has appeared with a
draped skirt of black panne velvet. the
girdle Is black net. Black velvet rib
bon forms a band several inches above
the edge of tho sleeve, which is cut To
come In a point over the back Of the
hand
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
A Russian Blouse idea.

Some Of the foreign designers are using
all kinds of laces in making up
these blouses, the most effective OF
which Is that OF Cheruit. He is taking
all-over cream lace over white silk and
making the blouse entirely OF this. This
is intended to be worn with light coat
suit, many of which viii be of gray
velvet or duvetyne, or delicate after
noon shades. The coat Of the suit win
be a Russian blouse .-lso. and barely
cover the under blouse. When II is re-
moved the effect is very dressy and the
costume Is designed for a formal gown
that will serve for many evening az.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
accessories of the Wardrobe
show Constant Change Of Form.

Nowhere is there such a constant
change of form as in the accessories
of the wardrobe. After the new MILL
merry and costume modes have been
launched, and there is a survival of the
fittest, very little change is noted until
the next season. This is not true Of the
etceteras, which, almost daily, undergo
a variation, making them all the more
alluring.
The low-cut neck lines of the fashion
able bodices require a guimpe or chemi-
settle of net. mousselne de sole or crepe
de chine to fill in the spaces. The
phases of the chemisette are many, but
the daintiest models are of hand
embroidered net, with round, square or
V-shaped openings at the throat. Mar
row pleated frills of net or lace are also
employed to trim these Guimpes, and
frequently touch of black is introduced
in the form OF a moire ribbon bow, small
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
Make the Most of Yourself
The Prematurely Gr.y-haired wo,nan.

harmonizing with tho tone of the hair
VIII suit the type equally well.
The Greenish-gray Type.
Then there is the greenish-gray-haired
woman. This tint of hair is often ac-
companied by a brownish skin and dark
brown eyes. although sometimes they
are gray, but SO dark as to be mistaken
Tor black. There is usually no coIor
In the cheeks and very little in the Iips.
She has been sallow in her youth and
now the tone has deepened to almost a
brown. The effect is more pleasing than
one might imagine without seeing if
that is, IL the right colors have been
CHOSEN. like this type gowned in rich
yellow, dark reds. amber, deep browns
-tnat Is, the real warm browns, like
chestnut, that will by contrast tighten
tho tone OF the complexion. No cold
coiors should be included in the wardrobe
OF women in this class Black, too. sell
dom suits them and when blue In chosen
u should be only in rich. warm tones
Blue-white, cold yellow, pale green's. the
cola shades OF blue, pale mauve, layen-
yer ana cold grays will all come under
the same ban- The mahogany tones
Iasnionable at present, will be a good
enoiee ana tnose shades known as pansy
should De equally successful The warm
tints OF the puppies and the yelIovs.
found in the pansy, will bring a delight
ful warmth to both skin and eyes.
GENUINE rose pink is a color to be
avoided. but the yellowish pinks, intro
duced in small quantities. will not be
bad. such as salmon, certain shades OF
coral and shell pink.
Creamy White fs Good.
Creamy white is particularly good. bs,
il should be more on the tone of old
ivory than the yellow-that is, the fresh
yellow, as of butter. An afternoon or
evening gown of soft crane in this tint
set of with dull gold ornaments inlaid
with Jade and amethyst, will be a great
success.
Lastly. there is the combination n,
gray mar and clear complexion. with Just
slight flush of pink upon the cheeks.
Browns. as a rule, are not Harmonious
but gray in silver tones black. cream
dark blue, sunny yellows, faint blush
pinks and ivory white will be extremely
becoming to this type. Soft old rose, also
the wistaria shades. will be good too go
this class has quite a list of colors to
choose from. When the complexion Is
clear almost to transparency, but
P"iVhOSs, 'He eyes piue, gray or
biue-gray. and the hair silvery white,
then transparent black, as net, lace or
wolfe. and creamy white will be the best
possible choice. When a solid black Is
desireds the rich sheens OF velvet or the
shiny surface Of silk will be better than
the duller fabrics.
When the hair is slightly tinged with
yellow instead of silver. pale blue In
pastel shades may be freely INDUCED In
The genuine baby blues are really only
becoming to fresh, youthful faces, and
should be avoided by every type of wom-
an who Is past her first youth
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15

vas Of n great artist. and not at the
personalities Of their creators. but the
actor is himself the picture, which can
not, in too great a degree, depart from
his personality.
There are. OF course, exceptions, the
truly great people Of the stage who hold
the esteem and love OF their audiences
and the public until the very end. These,
however. are not the ones in the ranks.
but the commanding officers. The pro-
fession cannot be judged by their sUc-
cess.
Some Always Beloved.
1t is within the experience Of every
vctary OF the theater that some players
touch the heart, illumine the imaSina-
ton, and cast a magical charm over lie,
so their images linger in memory from
youth to age. and are cherished with a
kind of worship. The venerable Mr.. Flad-
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
A WAY TO KEEP ABOVE
THE SORDD GRIND

The thing one loves to do is never
tiresome. and IL you can teach your
self to enjoy the common routine, there
will never be any depressing fatigue
Perhaps one can never grow to love
the drudgery part of any work, but
IL the mind it kept above 1t by work
ing toward a more efficient way of
performing the task, or il not that
train the mind to do the homely things
with the thoughts on something else.
you will obviate much of the usual
WEAKNESS, especially In the homework
routine
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
The Evening Couture.

Meanwhile. the evening coiffure. not
content with hiding the ears. encroaches
on the cheeks in a fashion that threatens
contiguity with the nose. The hair is all
drawn upward and forward from the
hack, where it is gathered and folded
over perfectly fiat TO the head. The
bulk of il is arranged in high puffs on
the crown. 4 small fringe is sometimes
worn on the forehead, but this fashion
il; disappearing.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
To Hold the Baby's Clothes.

A deep wooden box will answer the
purpose. Line throughout with blue
cambria and cover tie outside with blue
aii white cretonne. Tuft the lid and
cover tacks or buy white. cioth-headed
tacks to ornament the top. A pretty
handle for the cover may be made of a
small embroidery hoop wound with blue
ribbon and attached to the cover.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
Divorces Caused by C0rSetS


dation should be wrapped with narrow
strips of silk. The silk seam binding will
answer this purpose beautifully.
The desk blotter may also be made of
the japanese embroidery: in fact. an
entire desk set covered with this lovely
material deserves a place in any liora'y.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
by ELIZABETH LEE.


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The Washington herald., 1914-02-15
EVENING PRAYER.

She sang her little bedtime air,
And drowsyxise she spoke her prayer.
And As she spoke saw the nom
0pen and stretch and glow and bloom;
And in her eyes ! saw a ring
? OF Heavens angels. listening.
-Heeman Hagcdorn, In tho Atlantic Mont