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The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
House
wives
Daily
Economy
Calendar
SOME CLEANING HINTS.

It would seem as II about half of wo-
mans whole duty in life, il she follows
the profession OF housewife, consists Of
various kinds OF cleaning, fighting and
plain dirt. Yet when you consider how
largely our civilization depends on the
elimination of dirt, this doesn't seem such
tiresome duty after all.
ing rooms, doing Dishes" dusting-an
these things that take up so large a
share Of the housewives time are simply
phases OF the general crusade against
dirt.
Here are some old-fashioned hints to
aid the process Of cleaning:
To clean grease spots from clothing or
carpet an old and good rule calls for
four parts of alcohol to one part OF
ammonia, and half as much ether as
| ammonia. Apply the mixture to the spot
and then rub With water and cloth.
To take grease spots from rugs or
carpets, il you act at once, a thorough
coating OF corn meal rubbed into the spot
is often effective. Another method is to
then press over it with a hot fiat iron,
repeating this process several times. Care
should be taken not to press over an
oiled or vanished floor.
To clean blankets the old-fashioned
method was to use FOUNDER" or any
smooth piece OF wood that could be used
| to pound the soap and water into the
blankets, as rubbing on a board is not
boiling water to mal;e a good suds, add
| a tablespoonful Of ammonia. Pour scald-
ing hot over the blankets and then with
| the FOUNDER work thoroughly into the
| the blankets. Rinse in hot water. Put
| the blankets through the ringer and then
| pull into shape. This operation requires
| two persons, one holding one end and
| pulling against another person holding
| the other end of the blanket
! To clean the inside of jars and bottles
| fill them with hot water and then stir
in tea poonful OF baking soda. Shake
| well and rinse.
To clean mattresses, use a paste Of cold
| waite" and starch. After the mattresses
ha'.a been thoroughly beaten and freed
J fr, IN dust s~read this paste freshly made
| on all ''ots and expose to the sun for
! Sr"eral hours. Then rub OF the starch
I A second application of this paste should
! he tried II the first-is not entirely salts
| factory.
Frances Marshall will be glad to an
| swer in this column any questions con-
ceruing household subjects
| Copyright lsl4.l
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
COLLARS AND SHIELDS,

Apropos of the collar subject, the really
smart fare collar for your frocks from
now on. or OF. must have a bias edgins
OF black, old blue, or some dark con-
trasting tone that will carry out the
color scheme Of your gown.
To wear an all-white organdie collar
any more stamps you Immediately as be-
hind the fashionable times. Some of the
new color-bound collars have the edcing
in black braid. while a tiny bias fold OF
the desired color hatiste finishes the 9th
ers.
Since there are sweaters and sweaters.
and not the least OF these the human
species (although II may be e bit inele-
CANT to mention III, it seems not amiss
to treat for a paragraph or two of the
very newest dress shields. Owing to the
transparent mode OF dressing, 1t was up
to some one to invent a less visible form
of this unsightk' summer necessity.
The ever ingenious French have Obliged
with a close-fitting shield of flesh
tinted silk covered rubber. guara nteed
to escape the closest observation, even
under the single thickness, or thinness,
of chiffon, which is now by courtesy and
custom dubbed 9 blouse.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21

While Eugene Walter was putting the
Rnal touches TO his new melodrama, THE
Better Way" which comes to the Ma
ional next week, he happened to be in
chicago. Ill, when the women of that
state had their first chance at the polls.
f With his characteristic energy and
agerness for observation Of all phases
bf life, he went back to first principles
md covered the story as he would have
lone it in his old reportorial days. First
u all, he went into that part Of Chica-
70 which most needed moral renovation.
4 Here is part of the story that he wrote:
The First ward. for many years vice
idden, clogged with the filth OF igno-
ance and criminal political manlpula-
hon, ruled by whisky and parasites.
vas our stamping ground for the begin
hing OF our Journey.
ITO make the rounds with the candi-
ate for the board of aldermen on the
|Eoman's ticket, to compare her frank
and open face and kindly manner with
he vicious, Isullen resentment of the rep
|resentatives OF the old school Of Bath
house John; to see the vile whisky re-
placed with hot coffee; to be free OF the
aoxious odors Of blasphemy and foul
language was to see an indication of the
progress which the women Of the future
vii complete.
with the women. fearless in their
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
LATESTPHOTOPLAY NEWS

woman secures the aid Of Gates. q
gambler. As the result Of their ma
ehinations, Dorothy, too young TO realize
What she II doing. falls victim to the
lure OF the gaming table.
As q consequence Of this plot. Dorothy
10 arrested in a raid upon a gambling
hall Trent IL horror-stricken when the
morning papers apprise him Of what has
occurred. While Trent Is bitterly up
braiding HIS daughter, Rose hastens to
conduct Lillian to the scene.
As the father turns from Dorothy, Rose
enters with Lillian, who is the embodi-
ment OF innocence. To Roses amaze-
ment, her daughter champions Dorothy.
In vain Rose felates the story Of the
past. Lillian. brought up in an atmos-
phere apart from the world. firmly de-
clares she will right the wrong done to
Dorothy.
His Brother Bnl,' a two-reel feature
showing events Of the civil war, will be
released by the Lubin Company Septem-
ber 30. Harry Lane. John E. Ince. and
Blanche Woodruff take the leading parts.
The synopsis is as follows:
In 1853 the family Of John Jones, a
typical New England farmer, consisted
OF two sons. Bill and Jim, his daughter
Emma, and his wife Rebecca- The boys
wanted TO enlist. but the family opposed
II until the father discovered that the
bounty money they would receive would
pay OF the mortgage on the farm, which
was then due. The farmer consented
and the boys marched TO the front. One
day while doing scout duty, Jim. the
younger brother. was killed by a Con-
federate sharpshooter Robert Kerkald).
Bill, mad with grief. started in pursuit
Of the retreating rebel, regardless Of the
warnings Of his companions. Bill speedily
overlook the fleeing rebel and called on
him to surrender. The Cofederate threw
up his hands In the meantime the cap
tain and some Of the men. fearing for
Bill's safety. started after him As Bill
rushed forward to seize his prisoner. he
stumbled. dropped his gun, which fell at
the feet OF the rebel who. having previ-
ously lost his own weapon, seized Bills
gun and threatened him, but the ap-
proach Of the Union soldiers changed his
purpose and he offered the gun in return
for protection This Bill promised a.
the soldiers came up and threatened the
rebels life. Later Bill was wounded ana
kerwald volunteered to nurse him. At
the close Of war Bill. being too weak to
travel alone KerwaId took him to the
New England home where he met Bills
sister. Emma, who fell in love with him
and the North and the South became one
family
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
FAMOUS
WOMEN
Her
Birthdsy
And
Yours
September 2l-SOphia Peabody
Hawthorne.
(CopyrikNt, lSll.)

Sophia Peabody Hawthorne belonged
to the class Of young women for whom
Shakespeare's 'ophelia' serves as n typI-
cal example," says one OF the biographers
Of Nathaniel Hawthorne when comment
ing on that novelist's wife. %She was
gentle. affectionate, refined and aniiable
to fault-much too tender-hearted for
this rough world"
Sophia Peabody was born on September
p, 1911. She was one of a family of Gull
tivated New Englanders. One of her sis
tiers, Mary, married the distinguished
educator, Horace Mann, and her other
sister, Elizabeth, a woman Of extraordI-
nary mental endowments, is remembered
as having introduced the kindergarten
into Boston.
Sophia Peabody was the invalid OF her
family. From the time she was twelve
years old till she was married, twenty
years later, she suffered from a continu-
Gus nervous headache. As a result of
this. she was unable to share in the US
ual activities of young girlhood. She was
educated at home by her sister. Eliza
beth, who conducted a girls school.
Sophia remained much in her own room,
which she had ftted up with the hun
dred-and-one little contrivances of an in
valid-books, flowers, pictures. and Orna-
ments. When she was twenty two she
went to Cuba for three years with her
mother, but this change of climate did
her no permanent good. 1t was shortly
after her return to Salem, Mass, when
she was twenty-siX. that she first met
her future husband, Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, who was thirty-two at the time
From the first meeting, Sophia admit
ted later. she felt the fascination OF
Hawthorne's presence and 1t was appar-
ent. also. that Hawthorne found much
to interest him in the vivaCious, ex-
tremely feminine invalid. But Hawthorne
was making but a poor living at the
time and Sophia's health was still un-
certain, so although a deep friendship
followed their meeting they were not en-
gagged for two years and their marriage
did not take place till 1872, when Haw-
thorne was thirty-nine and Sophia was
thirty-two.
Mrs. Hawthorne, in spite OF her delicate
health. was a woman Of liberal educa-
ton. She was versed in Hebrew. Latin
and Greek and was a brilliant student
of Italian and French. She was espe-
cially fond OF art and as an amateur
delighted in drawing and modelling.
In spite of all apparent obstacles in
the way. in spite of poverty that con-
tinued several years after their marriage. |
in spite of Hawthorne's melancholy ma
ture and Sophia's delicate health, the
marriage Of Hawthorne and Sophia Pea
body stands out as one OF the very sue
cessful and happy marriages among men
Of letters.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
.'The stars incline. but do not compel.
HOROSCOPE.
Monday, September 2I, 1914.

Astrology finds this a day unfavorabIe
for the pursuit of most vocations. since
Mars rules strongly for evil.
While the confguration lasts condi-
tiOns are believed TO be most menacing for
whatever depends for success on strength,
force and courage. The rule Is espe-
cially threatening for army officers and
soldiers of every rank.
The sign is sinister for whatever con-
Germs the producers of food. who will
have an inclination to extOrt large prices
from consumers. The seers predicts dire
famine in many parts of the world, and
much hunger for the United States. which
will escape the worst conditions but will
still harbOr much poverty.
Steel workers, propTietors OF foundries
and other plants in which metal is pre-
pared for commerce have a sinister omen.
which is read as indicating immense
gains. but these may involve scandals and
many unpleasant and dangerous 'compli-
cations"
The rule is not an auspicious one for
speakers. lecturers. serious actors and
politicians.
As the adverse aspects of Mars have
tendency 10 make one brave but head
strong, self-confident and domineeTing,
the sway is not conducive to harmony.
between employers and employees
Seditions and uprisings in India have
been repeatedly prognosticated.
Railway accidents in which many per-
sons lose their lives are foreshadowed
and travel during the autumn months
may be attended by unprecedented perils.
Education Is subject to the best di-
rection during the autumn months.
Women are especially favored by the
stars.
Persons whose birthdate It Is will have
prosperous,year. Both men and women
should be cautious about lending money.
Litigation will be unlucky and cause Sc
we're losses.
Children born on this day have a happy
augury for life They are likely to be
quick-witted. versatile and Industrious.
Girls may marry under an unlucky star.
lCopgriGht, lslLl
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
FLPPANT PHILOSOPHY.

they never get any further than the
height of folly.
Two things are very difiCult: To
properly use leisure and money at the
same time.
Some persons save up frantiCally for
a rainy 0ay"-then some crook steals
their umbrella.
It's all very well to believe only
one-half you hear. but be mighty care
full choosing which half.
It's strange. but a man would rather
walk down the street with an ami
mated millinery store than with the
most scintiIlatinG products of co-edu-
CatiOn.-JuoEe.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
HELPFUL HINTS
FnIsc Economy.
By E. J. BLACK

False Economy.
Imperfect valve cores and caps tend
toward expensive injuries to castings and
inner tubes. Do not try TO fix them.
Carry a supply OF these inexpensive ex.
tras and replace with new ones.
Specdometer Variation.
The permanent accuracy of magnetic
tvpe speedometer depends on permanency
or magnetic force in the circular magnet.
and magnets are very apt to change. The
centrifugal speedometer may vary with
the softening of the resisting spring.
Oversize Tire Chains.
Tire chains intended for wheels larger
than your own will, when cut down 70
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
SOUTHERN STEW.

Peel and boil half dozen onions hfteer
minutes. drain and slice thin. Now have
two pounds of veal sliced nice and thin.
Lay veal in stewpan, season with little
salt and pepper. Cover the veal with
the onions. then lay small pieces of but
ter rolled in -four. Finish with powdered
nutmeg and grated rind Of lemon: lei
simmer slowly.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
SOCIETY DRAMA FOR TODAY.
KnIem Company VIII Release "Pot-
ter and the Clay"

The Kalem Company will release a
two-act drama, THE Potter and me
Clay" today Marin Sais and Doug.as
Gerrarde take the leading parts Inc
story is as follows:
About to wed a society girl bertran m
Trent attempts to repay throush . ms
y,aaItb the injury he has done to Rose
Masters Although she nurses the mem
ory of the wrong she has suffered. Rose
accepts the annuity which Trent settles
upon her. The woman places her infant
daughter Lillian under the kindly care
of the Sisters Of Mercy.
Mrs. Trent dies shortly after the birth
Of her daughter. Dorothy. All Of the
fathers great affection is centered upon
the child. Dorothy grows up surrounded
by every luxury.
Years later. Rose Masters meets Trents
daughter socially. She sets about to
punish the father through bis child. The
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
A BETTER ICE PICK.

For breaking ice into small chunks for
glasses a short, thick hatpin is much
more serviceable than the ordinary ice
pick. BY simply pressing the point of
the pin in the ice breaks OF very easily
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
CARROT PICKLES.

Cut carrots in rather thin slices
lenCthwise and boil in salted water un-
til tender For two quarts Of carrots
take Cne-nalf cup sugar. one cup vine
gar. one cup water. half dozen cloves.
three sticks cinnamon. Boil all to-
gether, add carrots and when at the
boiling point take out carrots. Place
in jars, pour over the vinegar and seal
Ir
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
'R1cHEI1EU" COMING SOON.

'.10I Bison Picture One of the Big
Releases of Year.
''RichelIeu," the four-reel '1o1 Bison"
Universal historical drama, which win be
released next Monday. is ons Of the big
gest features Of the year. Murdock Mac
Qusrrie. Pauline Bush. Lon CLANCY, and
Edna Maison. fourreel stars, take the
leading parts. Mr.. MacQuarrie as Car
dInaI Richelieu Is Incompatible. Miss
Bush as Julie de Mortemar, Lon Chaney
as Baradas. and Edna Maison as Marion
de Lorme play their parts smoothly and
excellently.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
Pedal Pads.

fit in length, give you extra service and
satisfaction.
Pedal Pads.
There Is new make of pedal pads on
the market designed to insure a non
slipping grip of the pedal. The heads
Of the pads are made Of rubber and are
about l IA inches in diameter. They are
fitted by drilling a small hole in the pedal
and Tightening up the lock nut
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
NEW VELVET HATS.

The woman who dresses well will no
longer wear a black velvet hat made on
the recent lines. Panne velvet Of a very
supple quality and satin will be used FOR
fall and winter hats
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
WORTH KNOWING.

When brUiling steak, brush with olive
oil. It will keep in the juice
The Washington herald., 1914-09-21
WHAT TO SERVE AT
THE HOME TABLE

BREAKFAST
Baked Apples Stuffed with OatneaL
Shined EgEs. Toast
Coffee.
LUNCHEON
Spoon Com Bread
Fried Tomatoes. Cream GrITy.
Junket. Lady FlnSerA
DINNER.
Vegetable Sour.
Beefseak and Oniora
Baked MaCaroui. Celery Salad.
Pears SteWed in Grape Juice.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-01
Enaland's oddest Island.

There is an English parish, only for
U-eight miles from London, where
roads, shops, lamps, telephones, mo-
torcars and postoffices are unknown.
1t is Elmley, and it is an island, says
the Boston Transcript. The island has
an area Of 1900 acres and is the prop
erty Of Oxford university.
Some time ago the island was the
home Of thirty-five men, women and
children. The Inhabitants are mostly
lockers" or shepherds Of large focks
OF sheep. The Oldest man of the vii
lage is In his SEVENTEEN year He has
never seen a motorcar.
The school and church are the two
chief landmarks on the island. The
reason they were built in such a
sparsely populated spot is that In win
ter 1t is almost impossible to leave the
island. The mud is literally knee deep,
and the ferry that runs to and from
the island is dangerous. A novel meth
cd of obtaining the services of the fer
rymen, who live opposite the island, is
by opening the white door of a hut
facing the shore. The ferrymen on the
lookout know that the open door is
signal for the ferry. At night light
ed candle held aloft serves the puF-
pose Of the open door.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-01
Men and Ciaars.

Certainly l will make a few re
marks" said the cigar salesman who.
because of his solemn garb, had been
mistaken for a man Of the cloth. As.
cending the platform, he said
Men are like cigars. Often you
cannot tell by the wrapper what the
filler is. Sometimes a good old stogie
Is more popular than an important
celebrity. Some men are all right in
the showcase, on display, but are great
disappointments when you get them
home. No matter how fine a man is,
eventually he meets his match. A
two-fer often puts on as many airs as
a fifty-center Some men never get to
the front at all except during cam
paigns. Some are very fancy outside
and are selected for presents. Others
have rough exterior, but spread
cheer and comfort about them because
of what is Inside. But all men, as all
cigars, good or bad, two-fers, stogies,
rich or poor, come to ashes at last
San Francisco Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-01
One Way TO Advertise.

That sentiment can be used with
good effect In an advertisement the
Germans evidently believe; otherwise
1t Is difficult to account for the follow
ing letter which recently appeared
among the business notices In a Ger
man paper:
my Dear Charlotte-My heart is al
most broken because your father has
forbidden me to call on you, and l
know the only reason is because 1 am
not wealthy. cannot, however, live
without you, and so we must meet
somewhere.
Meet me tomorrow morning about
10 o'clock at - In - street, mean
that large store where they sell mems
clothing. You know it's such a popu-
lar place that it's always crowded and
therefore no one will be able to spy
on us. Besides l intend to buy an
overcoat and I'd like to have your ad-
vice. In this store they have clothes
Of all colors and styles, so that 1 could
never make up my mind If I were
alone. Now, remember, my darling,
I'll expect you at 10 O'Clock, and hope
you won't disappoint me-"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-01
Realize Your Castles In tn. Air.

We use the poetic expression. "cas-
ties In Spaln;" we speak likewise of
building "castles In the air." we make
light sometimes of the one given to
building castles in the air, but castles
in the air are always necessary, and
they invariably precede castles ON the
ground-castles In which to live The
trouble many times with the one who
Is given to building castles In the air
Is that he hasn't sustaining force, yes,
mental force, II you please, and doesn't
go forward and by daily work and ap
pllcation externalize in material form
the castles be thus builds in the air.
Ralph Waldo Urine in Woman's Home
Companion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-01
A "sufferin,p Bishop Smiles.

"As 1 stood outside its door the 9th
er day." says a writer, concerning the
Athenaeum club, 81 saw a bishop-a
humble suffragan-drive up in a han
som and bid the unpaid cabman wait
while he went into the club A minute
or two later out came a real bishop,
who guilelessly got into the waiting
hanson, and, being mistaken by the
cabman for his original fare, was
straightway driven off. Then issued
the suffragan, whose inquiries for his
cab led to his being informed by a
second cabman that 1t had been taken
by another gent in leggin's.'
"Plqued Mt this ribald allusion to the
episcopal garb, the suffragan turned on
his heel. But as he replaced his purse
In his pocket | marked the frown pass
into a smile Of satisfaction when he
realized how the wind was tempered
to the shorn lamb." Ga
zette.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-01
Muat Ra,train Hia criaf.

A popularity Of brldegrooms was
pointed out by the curate, who asked
automatically for a medical certificate
showing that he had a cold in the
head.
But that is self evident" said the
doctor. you don't need a doctors
word for that. You are all choked up.
and your eyes are watery."
ut is those very symptoms that
make a certificate necessary to placate
the bridegroom" said the curate.
without that he will think l am cry
ing and will take my tears as a per-
sonal insult Copious weeping is the
privilege of everybody at a wedding
except the parson.
bridesmaids may sniffie, mothers
sob and bride and bridegroom falter,
but the man who ties the knot must
remain dry eyed and clear voiced
Emotion on his part is construed as
grief over the brides bad bargain. and
the best natured bridegroom on earth
resents lt."-Chlcago Inter Ocean.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-01
Rented WEDDING Cake.

There was something wrong with the
cake. the baker said. 1t looked all
right. and 1t smelled all right, but his
artistic sense told him II would not
taste all right
"Then fix 1t up with an extra coat Of
icing, and we will keep 1t for a rent
err" said the proprietor.
who in the world would rent q
cakef" some one asked.
wedding parties" said he. "They
want big cake in the center Of the
table for show, but cake OF that size
good enough for a wedding would cost
more than they can afford to pay, so
they order fine cake put up in individ-
ual boxes for the guests and use the
brides cake just as an ornament
They don't buy 1t, they just rent It.
Sometimes a cake is rented a dozen
different times. After each wedding
1t is freshened up with new coat Of
icing and looks as good as new for the
next occasion. A good renter fetches
about SO wedding" - Washington
Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-01

Mixed bathing was question that
caused trouble under the Roman en-
pire. 1t came in with the collapse Of
austere republican manners, and the
Emperors Hadrian and Marcus Azure
Illus found 1t necessary to issue orders
against 1t. Alexander Severus also
forbade the opening Of "balnea mlxta"
in Rome. Later on we find great di-
versity of view in Europe on the mat
ter. In the fifteenth century Bohemian
and Spanish travellers were astonished
at the goings on at Bruges, Mallnes
and Brussels. The Spaniard observes
that "the bathing together of men and
women, skin bare, is here reckoned as
innocent as is, with us, a visit to
church" The public baths at the
Swiss Baden, where only a railing sep
arated the sexes, scandalized Poggio
Bracciolini.