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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
HIGH VALUES IN LONDON CITY"
Land Remains Dear Despite Bust
ness's Westward Movement.

LONDON, May ga large area In tho
city OF London reputed to be worth any
thing from shillings si2O a square
the city" here Ii meant that square mile
cast OF the law courts, and the lots TO be
sold include portions OF Cannon street,
Queen Victoria street, Upper Thames
street, Bread street. Idol lane and St
Mary-at-Hall. with total annual rental
81 S!lI,1s5.
.ne sale will Indicate reliably the trend
81 values In the centre of London. OF
late years the rate OF increase In the city
proper has declined. while In the West
End II has risen rapidly. Land beyond
the Strand In Westminster IL being more
and more eagerly sought after as sites
FOR business premises. the flight OF busi-
ness from the city to the west having
been most striking development.
Nevertheless plots In the city retain the
distinction OF being among tho dearest in
the world. For property near the centre
Of the city sl6.250.00O an acre Is not an
unusual price, and some time ago $4,000
COO was refused for the site OF the church
In Austin Friars.
The three acres on which the Bank of
England stands have a marketable value
" s35 000, 900 at a low estimate while
land adjoining the bank has realized $3.50
and $500 a square foot freehold. and In
King william street 5000 and $3.50 a
foot, The total value of the city's square
miie may be placed ut about 1880. 100000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
FRANCE REFUSES PALACE
FOR HACKETT'S MOVIE
Declines to Permit Actor to
Take Pictures at Versailles
for an. Beaucaire."
Speciar Cable DespatcA TO TIE sus.

LONDON. June 6.-James X Hackett,
the actor. Is back In London from Paris
He says he has given UP the Idea OF
placing IN. Beaucaire' on the films BE-
cause the French Government was obliged
to decline his suggestion OF lending HIM
the palace at Versailles for taking tn.
pictures.
Frenchmen. who are always polite
pointed out that II would break tne,,
hearts to refuse the request of the dis
unsuished American actor, but II IL
were granted every American company
in France would Insist on the privilege
of using not only the palace at Versailles
but every other historic building III
France.
Nh. Hackett's mail continues to give
him unbounded delight He shows man,
letters from his friends which he has re-
Gently received In regard to his good
fortune In inheriting over a million dol
lars from his niece. Many of these
ing that your niece left you all tho money.
as 1t removes the last shred Of eA
cuse for you ever trying to act on tn,
stage again."
Mr. Hackett, who 10 at tho Cecil. said !:
II arm showing you these letters to prove
that humor is not yet dead in the United
States"
Edgar selwyn. tho author-aotor. and
his wife. Miss Margaret Mayo. are at
the Savoy. Mr.. Selwyn said that he
came here for a rest and did not ex-
pect to do any business. Miss Mayo has
come over to aid in the production OF
her new play.
Condo Mast and Nance Gwynne. the
dancer. are at the Carlton.
Newman Erb. the railway capitalist, Is
also at tho Carlton. Rufus Moore Is at
the Cecil.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
EXIT TITAN, ENTER GARIBALDI.
French Artist Cleans Old Canvas
with Unexpected ResuIts.

LONDON. May 2s.-There Is a danger in
being too thorough The Vienna expert
who has SO successfully cleaned a paint
ing as to bring to light Titan beneath
should rest content and not carry his
renovation too far.
Some four years ago a French arts,
had reason to repent the use Of too much
elbow grease IN a similar task Holiday
making In Italy. his trained eye detected
Titan In picture priced for mere
song at second hand shop, OF which pic
ture he quickly became the owner But
italian law forbids the expectation Of
works OF art. so being an artist he lightly
painted over the Titan an excellent por-
trait OF Victor Ema nuel and easily passed
II through the customs at the frontier.
Safe In Paris he set to work with clean
Ing materials and the King OF Italy soon
came off, But he cleaned the Titan so
thoroughly that the old master dsap-
peared as well and a third picture-the
foundation OF the series--came to light,
a portrait of Garibaldi in the famous red
shirt, circa 1891
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
EIFFEL TOWER HAS NEW DRESS.
SPRING Robe. Its Fifth, 10 yellow
and Costs 100000.

PATS, May 2s.-For the fifth time since
Its erection on the banks OF the Seine the
Eiffel Tower Is receiving a new dress.
Promenaders In the Champs de Mars In
the last few days have turned opera
glasses on the structure and watched the
movements OF men clinging to the slender
beams like insects on giant flower.
These were the painters. They were
suspended high above the earth. made
safe by ropes noosed about their waists,
but sometimes the wind blew these ropes
out from the structure, making the crowds
below shudder. The tower had been given
fresh toilettes In 1889. 1894. 1900 and
1907. Always previously 1t had worn a
robe Of bronze or ochre or silver. Now II
Is being given spring dress Of orange
yellow.
Sixty thousand pounds OF paint Is
needed to adorn the great tower and fifty
painters will be employed daily for three
months. The new robe costs 100000
francs (s2o.ooo).
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
HAVE YOU A PREHISTORIC FLY
You Can Sec One In London-ses In
Amber.

LONDON. May 2s.-Certain careless fiies,
ants and other insects that existed on
tho earth before there was man. entanged
their feet In deposits OF rosin falling from
the trees The aroma stupefied them and
they died
Meanwhile sub-tropical We citation dis
appeared from the Arctic circle, continents
separated themselves from one another.
life assembled In the scale and man came
and took to wearing clothes and looking
after things.
Now. about the time when man had
learned to ny. these careless insects ap-
pear again. quite unchanged, but set In
amber. They are on view In Old Bond
street. where the Royal Prussian Amber
Mines are now showing an exhibition Of
all the curiosities OF the kind that have
been discovered In their amber mines In
the last half century. The chief deposit
OF amber Is at place near Konigsberg
near the coastlins of East Prussia
With the new freedom In colors and
decoration In women's dress, amber with
its variety of hue and shapes has found
new importance. But It u better with
out the hiea
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
Well Soon Live in Glass
Houses With Iron Frames
Therell Be No Wood in the Architecture of the
Future, Says the German Prophet and
Writer Paul Scheerbart

BERLIN, June Paul schserbart. the
We'll known writer. prophesies that the
architecture of the future will be OF glass
and that the world will be Inhabited by a
happy race living under the good in
nuence OF light.
The houses will be OF glass;" he says
with all wood eliminated. Tho furni-
ture will be or wrought iron and the
framework Of the buildings will be OF
Of double glass to insure warmth and OF
many colors In order to baffie inqulsitive
persona
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07

The buildings win be heated b. cleo
ricity and the walls decorated in Tiffany
maJolica effects The porch OF every home
will have three sides OF glass and there
VIII be glass garden houses. whers ono
may live In the sunshine by day and the
starlight by night
Herr Scheerbart draws a brilliant word
picture OF a city. with stores. churches and
public buildings OF glass, all brilliantly
lighted In many colors.
Bruno Traut, the architect, built a
palace along these lines at the Cologne
exposition
Evening star., 1914-04-16
By KELLY, Paris.

An exceptionally springlike creation is
illustrated. and because of its delicate
beauty it might fittingiy be called spring
time. A pale daffodil yellow is the foun-
dation for the mode. whose beauty is en-
HANGED by the draping of white chiffon.
which wells its folds. This model shows
several of the newest tendencies in early
summer attire.
The skirt with its draperies that re-
fleet the influence of the pannier mode is
decidedly wide. an effect that is OBJ
tained by the softly draped folds in its
center. The hem. too, bespeaks one of
the latest style ideas, for it is arranged
in extensive scallops.
The corsage is designed from folds of
the fabric, while the arrangement of the
sleeves reveals an almost shawl-like dra-
perry on the shoulder Indeed. in many
of the sInartest modes. shawl or cape
like effects are often developed in flmy
lace. cobwebby tulle. or even silk or satin
of fine lightweight quality. The sash,
too, which is still a prominent feature
Of the newest gowns, is draped around
the waist and loosely knotted in the CEN
ter front.
Circilng the throat is flare collar of
fine silk edged with solitary pearls that
reveal all the delicate tints of the rain
bow.
Tne nat that is worn with Ih1S crea-
ton Is made of fine milan in pale
cream shade. Pink plush roses and ears
Of gilded barley prove interesting trim
mings when combined with the green
ribbon.
In the realms of headgear there are
many pleasing ideas that claim the at
tention of the sInartly dressed woman.
Trimmings of lacquered ribbon in extern
sive bows or rather cfeverly fashioned
ends are suggestive of the tapering wings
Of the crow.
Black is undoubtedly the favored col
or. although some very effective blues
are also used. Many Vatican hats are
being worm and these are often richly
elaborated with wreaths of field flowers
Sometimes great clusters of vari-coIored
flowers are chosen and many fine ribbon
pleatings show the diverse forms in
which this quaint adornment may be de-
veloped.
Such hats are quite in keeping with
the collars of book muslin that spread
well over the ears. Many however. are
girded tightly around the neck with a
black taffeta silk stock. so that the far
ing white points become fragile pedestals
for the ears.
Some Of the newest that are worn with
smart gabardine dresses are cut in peas
ant style and are drs wn toward the waist
line. where they disappear beneath the
folds of the gridle.
Touches of color are introduced on
Evening star., 1914-04-16
To Launder Lace Curtains.

The difficulty in washing lace curtains
is to keep them in shape and to avoid
tearing them. They will not bear rub
bing Therefore the dirt must be re-
moved by soaking and gentle sopping.
Fill a tub half full of tepid water. to
which add a half pound of soap dis
solved in two quarts of water and two
tablespoonfuls of borax dissolved in a
quart of boiling water. Shake the dust
from the curtains and put them to soak
in the water over night. In the morning
half fill tub with hot water, to which
add a. tablespoonful of dissolved borax
and enough dissolved soap to make good
suds. Sop the curtains from the water IN
which they have been soaking. Squeeze
the water from them and put in the hot
suds. Sop and squeeze them in this
water until all the dirt has been pressed
out, then rinse them in clear water until
there is no trace of soap or dirt
Squeeze them as dry as possible and
spread on the grass or hang on the me
to dry. For those who do not care ior
curtains in the summer they may now be
packed away. They may be taken Out
in the fall and starched and fastened
into a frame. or if they are TO pc renuns
the present season they may De starched
right away If there is no frame cover
a mattress with a clean sheet and PIN
the curtains down. or sheet may be
laid on the floor and the curtains
stretched into shape and pinned down
Fine lace curtains should not be made
too stiff. but the coarser the lace the
more starch will be required. The stiff
ening may be of starch, gelatin or gum
arabic. Borax helps to hold the stitfen-
ing in starched materials If it is de-
sired to give the lace an old look dip the
curtains in tea or coffee after the last
rinsing. or the stiffening may be col
ored with tea. coffee or saffron. Coffee
may leave an odor.
Silk blouses-In these days when white
silk blouses are so popular it is Well TO
know how to launder them. They should
be washed in warm water and soapy
suds The water must not be hot or the
silk will become yellow. Rinse we'll in
warm water. Spread the waist on a
heavy Turkish towel and roll it up. When
the waist is half dry iron with a mod
Evening star., 1914-04-16
II M\ Vernon Castles announcement

HOUSE
NEW YORK March g, 1914.
The superiority Of the Victor and Victor
Records is apparent that Mrs. Castle and
I, af ter thorough trial of other sound
reproducing instruments, have decided to
use the Victor and Victor Records exclu-
sively at Castle House.
Mrs. Castle and I find the Victrola
practi cally indispensable, while the quality
Of music it supplies during class work is
so satisfactory that our pupils are as en-
thusiastic regarding the Victrola as we are
ourselves.
T also take great pleasure in announcing
that have given to the Victor Company the
exclusive services of the Castle House
orchestra for the making of dance records,
and also that I will personally superintend
the making of Victor Dance Records.
k~CM
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Miss Anne Rittenhouse I. In Paris,

All women are interested in fashions.
Never before has there been such an
array of wonderful colors and fabrics to
be selected from as this spring. A great
many OF these originate in Paris. claimed.
by Parisians at least. to be the real home
of fashion. So Miss Rittenhouse has been
sent to the French capital, and she tells
just what Paris women are wearing and
what American women will wear this
summer. In her article Sunday she tells
of the difference in prices between
Paris and the United States. why some
fashions and fads are originated in
Paris and worn only by American wom-
en-, why some styles are created only for
French women. Miss Rittenhouse is
recognized as one Of the leading authori-
ties on matters pertaining to women's
dress, and this is one of the reasons why
the woman readers of The Star can de-
pend upon her predictions for the future.
In the feature section of next Sundays
Star.
Evening star., 1914-04-16
BEAUTIFYING THE BACK YARD

always remember that in making your
selection to choose plants and vines that
are strong enough to survive hardships
and are not too attractive to insects.
Roots of hop vines may be had for
rev cents: daffodl and crocus bulbs are
very inexpensive and come to brighten
an early garden.
Nasturtiums. geraniums and golden
glow are hardy flowers for later on. The
subject of soil is. of course, an impor-
tant one. and it will pay those who are
able to get new soil. but if this is not
possible street sweepings as a fertilizer
has been used with success and wood
ashes are excellent. OF course. there is
always the commercial fertilizer to be
had. and one can buy a little of this at
time: especially is it necessary the
first year. The earth should be dug up
mixed with the fertilizer. and it should
be well loosened and raked so that the
planting may be effective
Evening star., 1914-04-16
THE EVENING HOODS
OF CAROLINE REBOUX
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.

Special Correspondence Of The star.
PARIS. April ). 1914
Caroline Reboux has invented an even
ing hood that has great charm. She
gingerly showed it to two American wom
en-, and the one who bought It has prob
apiy loaned it to all her friends to be
copied rms is a trick of the American
woman which Is 50 amiable that one
hopes she will never live it down
mere Is nothing which the residents of
sinaii town await with more interest
than the return of one of their members
from Paris in order to borrow all her
thinSs for the patterns. 1t IS not possible
to be exclusive
Therefore, by the time one evening hood
OF RebouXs has reached the states its
IKE will be multiplied many times yet it
IS worth while to gamble on the chance
against it
The original is of black tulle. made
double with a broad cuff turned back
across the front. The sides and back are
slightly gathered into a neckoand of mar
row fur which fastens under the chin
with single white gardenia.
This, in nutshell, is the hood for
Evening star., 1914-04-16

these by the addition of narrow bands of
contrasting muslin. A really charming
model worn with blue dress trimmed
of black muslin. Separated by narrow
strip of the white, another fold of the
black was. invisibly stitched on the col
lar There is. of course. in this fabric
certain stiffness that lends a rather
formal air to these decorations and
proves quite a contrast to the filmy ruff
fies that have been favored for such a
long time.
Copyright. 1914. by A. J. Kobier1
Evening star., 1914-04-16

which one pays twelve or fifteen dollars
Its construction sounds simple. and yet
let it he whispered. that after buying the
material and making three attempts a
copying it from memory. the American
had to go back to RebouN and pay the
price for 1t. There was a secret hidden
somewhere in its folds that kept the anna
teur from arriving at the correct result
Evening Hoods in Fashion.
has brought out fanciful coverings for the
head that are like another backward
glance into the fashions of other DAYS
The women who get in and out of their
motors in front of the opera and the
Opera Comiaue wear volunainous shoulder
capes with fancy hoods that remind one
of the pictures in the family albums.
Some are of their own devising: others
are made by houses such as Reboux.
Talbot. Paquin and Callot
The latter house is making quite a fea-
ture of these evening hoods as well as
the thin capes that naturally go with
them. 1t has turned out one quite ex-
pensive affair of yellow chiffon, white
lace. brown fur and pink roses
The cape is transparent very fun at
the shoulders and gathered to a deep
cord below the waist line. from which
hangs a fun rutfic. The cap is quite large
and has not the charm o. the one made
by RebouX. 1t could only be worn by "A
young woman: whereas the Reboux hood
would go as well with white hair as with
brown and be as becoming to the fea-
lures of fifty as to those of fifteen.
Evidently the scarf is entirely out of
fashion as an evening accessory. One
sees it in fur but not in thin materials.
A smart American woman at the Opera
Comique the other night wore low gown
of black tulle with extra wide scarf
of ermine slipping off the shoulders. With
her black hair and huge gypsy earrings
of diamond circles she presented a fair
picture.
But the ordinary scarf tissue or lace
Evening star., 1914-04-16

No matter how small yard YOU have,
there are possibilities for making 1t a
JOY to yourself and to others. In the
congested parts of a city imagine the
pleasure of those who live on the third
and fourth floors of a house or apart
ment when they may look down upon
tiny spot of green. 1t tells them of
the changing seasons: IT rests them after
a hard days work: it stimulates them
with hope; it refreshes them as nothing
but a touch of beauty can.
Occasionally comes upon such a
yard, even when the owner has neither
much time or money to eXpend upon It.
but much may be done where there Is
an inherent love for growing things one
particular garden had for it's nucleus
great wistaria vine, which was strong
and tenuous with age, and it glorlfed the
backs of unsightly houses and shielded
an alley from view.
No passer-by on the street could sus-
pect the wealth of beauty that lay hid
den behind the house. The little back
lot was aglow with the huge purple
flowers in full bloom. making the rickety
fence look picturesque. But this VINE
had been lovingly tended, else 1t would
have long since fallen into decay. as had
its neiglbors. Another fence was made
attractive by vines that clambered from
boxes which We're placed at measured
distances along the yard. There was
narrow flower bed in the center OF the
tiny grass plot. Surely not pretentlouS
garden. but one that soothed the nerves
at evening and made known to all the
world that spring had come.
Tomato Cans Put to Use.
Another unique fence that the writer
saw was bedecked with tomato cans
shorn of their faring signs and painted
green. and We're nailed in place along
the top of a supporting post From
these hung trailing vines of morning
glories and hops. drapng the worm
eaten fence with green veil.
backyard tree, even though it be
nothing more pretentious than the oft
despfsed ailanthus is to be hailed with
delight. That ch-rnaligned tree is by
no means sensitive. for it flourishes in
the most uncongenial surroundings-soot,
limited space and lack of sunlight and air
do not seem to affect its growth at all.
If a small court is paved remove the
bricks along the fence and plant border
of hardy plants or vines. Japanese ivy.
Dutchman's pipe, privet. Japanese ounce,
barbery, with its purple leaves. and Nlr-
ginia creeper are all hardy and can ac-
commodate themselves to not too fine an
environment. The quickly growing morn
ing glories and moon flowers are very
satisfactory substitutes while waiting for
these others to grow luxurious.
A Little Arbor.
Sometimes a corner of yard may be
made charming by creating little arbor
whose crudity is soon covered with a
honeysuckle vine These vines begin to
grow green early and are among the last
to lose color in the fall, and the fra
GRANGE of their blossoms Is enhancing.
All these simple attempts at gardening
need but little money. if you are willing
to give a little time to their care. but
Evening star., 1914-04-16
THE DAILY MENU.

BREAKFAST
Strawberries with Cream Cereal
Sweetbreads Buttered Toast
Coffee
DINNER
Cream of Lettuce Soup
celery Sailed Suts
Oyster Patties
quarter Spring Lamb Mint Satce
New Potatoes Asparapus
Doucette Salad
strawberry Shortcake Coffee
SUPPER
Club Sandwiches
Olives
Shrimp Salad Toasted WATERS
Salted Almonds
Fruit Cake
Tea
Evening star., 1914-04-16
DandeIion Wine.

On two quarts of dandeHon flowers pour
one quart of boiling water and let it
stand all night: the next, morning strain
it, and add three pounds of sugar and
one lemon: then boil for half an hour.
When cool put it in the cask with a lit
tie yeast spread on toast. 1t will be fit
to bottle in two months
Evening star., 1914-04-16

or oriental beading is gone. In its place
one sometimes sees a flicker of loose
white tulle thrown across the shoulders.
The evening hood of white tulle is very
smart however. and many fashionable
women do not remove it until they ara
well seated at the play. for they are not
loathe to LET the audience see how well
they look in their new head coverings.
Evening star., 1914-04-16
TODAY'S HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS
BY Mary Lee.

erately hot iron. Then the garment will
iron much better and there will be fewer
wrinkles than if it were sprinkled after
ward. If the iron is hot it will make the
silk yellow
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-28

Smith.
 The For -get-me- -not-Woodm Mar jorie Johnson.
 A Song of Birds, Elizabeth Lee, Doro- thy Corwin, Elsa Borg, Myra Proper, Henrietta Higgins, Clementine Boni.
 Violin Duet: John Pease, Robert Nelson.
 White Butterfies-Lang, Pearl Davis, Gertrude Higgins, Olga Johnson, Mar ion Higgins, Ruth Hatmaker, Helen Parmelee.
 Sweet and Low-Barnby, Grades 5 and 6. Chorale, Grades and 6. Lullaby-English Folk Song, Grades and 6.
 Softly Glide-Abt, Grades 5 and 6.
 Piano Solo: Elizabeth Lee.
 The Wanderer-Schubert Marjorie Johnson, Malcolm Adam, Margaret Vosburgh. Lullaby-Brahms, Dorothy Corwin. Stars of the Summer Night, Winifred Walch, Josephine Flynn, Hazel Whit ford, Luella Cudney, Joseph Bills, Ray mond Drumm.
 Piano Duet: Elsa Borg, Edith Lin dell. Blow Soft Winds-Vincent, Grades 7