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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-09
GOLDEN STEW BOuS AND
BUBBLES AS sUFFRAGISTS
FILL THE MELTING POT

National headquarters is being be-
sieged by an ever-increasing crowd OF
sufrragists bearing gifts for the melting
pot as August Is approaches. the date
set apart as self-denial day." said Mrs.
Alice Lee H. Moque, an active member
OF the national Congressional committee
of the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association, a journalist and novel;
list whose work for suffrage has been
noted throughout the country.
Already Mrs. Antoinette Funk, in
charge of the donations for the cause,
has a marvellous collection of gold and
silver articles, ranging from the tiniest
baby's ring to the gold-rimmed spectacles
of some long-departed grandfather.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-09
APPEAL OF BRYAEs DAUGHTER

London, Aug. Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Owen. daughter of the American Sec
rotary of State. and wife of Capt. Reg
maid A. owen. of the Royal Engineers,
today issued an appeal for the assist
anee OF the American press in collect
ing contributions in aid OF British sub
jeets suffering privatiOnb through che
war.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-09

A French shoemaker has / atented q
machine that makes a plaster cast Of a
customers foot and from It forms a last
over which his shoes are made.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-09

heard to say that she carried away q
genuine contribution to her life expe-
rience. Very few of those who had paid
for the privilege Of seeing the rare
treasures housed in the Belmont man
sion awaited themselves Of the oppor-
tunity. The women came TO hear. feel
and learn.
ION July we opened headquarters at
is Bellevue avenue. Mrs. Belmont made
a short address OF welcome and her
daughter. the Duchess Of Marlborough,
, Joined the Congressional Union and gave
US generous contribution. Mr.. Mars
den Perry pledged the rental OF the head
were transferred into very attractive
headquarters through the gift Of friends
of the cause. A large votes for women
flag. loaned by Mrs. Belmont, covered
one wall. Mr.. William E. Vernon, the
well known connoisseur in antiques, gave
two white French tables and chairs OF
the same design. Mrs. Marsden Perry
offered a beautiful rug and an antique
table both Of which adorn the main
room. NJ. BoEyan. Of the Orient. gave a
large rug and delicate japanese screen.
Mr.. Charles Diesel, the prominent New
port artist, gave US a vase Of wondrous
yellow and white lilies. Purple, gold.
and white stocks. our Congressional
Union colors. added to the color scheme
over the door a large American flag and
cluster of purple white and gold bal
looms floated in the breeze" the secre-
tary said.
over 100 men aid women came TO well
come US and TO enjoy our very splendid
program. Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont, tenn
pOrary chairman. graciously welcomed
the union to its summer headquarters
and bespoke the cooperation Of local suf-
fragists in making headquarters the
center OF vigorous local activity. She
then turned the meeting over to myself.
who introduced the following speakers"
said Miss Stevens.
Womap's Need of Ballot.
Mrs. Ella Reeve Bloor, of Dayton.
Ohio, told in a most sympathetic and
convincing manner the working woman's
need of the ballot Her unlimited eN-
perience not only as a member of various
investigating commissions. but as one
who had worked in a shop long hours
with success makes her a resourceful
speaker. Miss Kate Gordon, president
of the Southern States Suffrage Con-
ference, told of the ever growing demand
among Southern women for political
equality. Senator Helen Ring Robinson.
of Colorado spoke OF the beneficient re-
suits of wOman's suffrage in her own
State. She emphasized the need OF men
and women working together 10 bring
about more humane legislation. Mrs.
Mary Baritone. assistant Judge of the
Juvenile Court, Chicago, told Of the I'LL |
nols womens interchangeable work in urg-
ing county and State reforms. Then /
The bee., 1914-06-12
Not al superfluit.y

a book critic Bhyf The modern reao-
or does not ike Dekens OF Jhnoh'
cray because they do moi eliminate
the superiiuOuD- But they could have
.aoEs 80 and had more loft than nnny
a naoaerD nOyeliet would IL he should
sssl.lAato the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
.sI0uxl0r- Journal
The bee., 1914-06-12
Cellar Champion.

A seVeD-year-oid boy coming from
school one day. informed bis mother
that half his class had been promoted.
His mother asked hiIo whether ne
had been one Of the number No"
said he. "and l'm glad )'m not cause
YIN the sDartest one left
The bee., 1914-06-12

Mrs HeDrypeok Cooking up from
her reading)-"Tbis writer says thai
tho widows make the best wives" Mr.
Henrypeok-' really, my dear, You
can hardly expect noe TO die just In
order to make good wife OF you. -
Stray stories.
The bee., 1914-06-12
Chautauqua Week at jacksonville Ky, June 30th to July 4h


''Do you think your nephew shows
any predllectioD for a useful pur.
BnltY" asked the serious relative
Well" replied Mr.. Groueber. ''iudg
ing b, the way he tries 10 keep bis
face aad hands aad clothes. J think
he would esio5 being chimney
swsep. e
The bee., 1914-06-12
Ca. Learn From the Mul,.

De lAwd made de mule ter give
uf example Of stubbornbess; like
wise ter show ns how foolish II Ia ter
be all0s kickin' because you happen
ter have dc heels. -Atlanta Ooastttp-
tlOn.
The bee., 1914-06-12
Ranairlnn Chair Goats.

When reed Os uslne cham paafe eat
.uAsb thoin- on both sides with warm
s.nDssdB MAKE the under pido aluis
wet dry la the air and sun.
The bee., 1914-06-12
Mnltlna the tleart Of Anaer.

liz thy friend angry with theeY Then
provide him aD opportunity of show
ing thee great favor Over that his
heart must needs melt, aad ho VIII
hove thee again. --Rlohtor
The bee., 1914-06-12
Daily Thought.

. The greatest part Of what We say
OF do being unnecessary, II a man
takes TINS away no Will have mere
leisure anS lsss uneasiness = Marcus
Anreiius.
The bee., 1914-06-12


Eananeo nhe r m
Saturday. t Green hroS
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muscwnbhr vii % a
solsS nysrck dmah ft ron
2aaweg
10 bysudnginh II anne
The Washington times., 1914-04-29
"Furland" to FOllOw the Tango

- INCE the discussion of the Fur
lana as the superseding dance OF
~ The tango and the maxiXc, there
has been a wholesale application
OF the name to various feminine frills
and furbelows. while "Furlana" green
the shade to be found in the national
colors of Italy-is one OF the newest of
summer shades in which ribbons, feath-
ers. straw hats. and silken fabrics are
being developed.
Yet there is a somewhat indefinite
idea, in existence as to what tho real
Furlana is.
Albertina Rasch. who has been the
premier ballerina of the Century opera
company in New York. has the privilege
of qualifying as a Furlana expert, for
she danced the Venetian F>urlana not
only In Venice, but at a royal command
function Of Emperor Francis Joseph at
his palace in Vienna.
The FNrlana is the folk dance of the
Venetians. and even the little children
Of Venice dance it in the street to the
tunes OF the hurdy-gurdy. just as the
children of America dance your Ameri-
can Dances" explained Miss Rasch to
me.
1T is a charming dance, and combines
the steps of the minuet, polka, and
waltz. 1t is full Of grace and has a GER
tain snap and fire and abandon which
makes II distinctive. 1t resembles more
than any dance l can think of, some Of
The Washington times., 1914-04-29
Dancing Experts
Against Tango

PARIS. April @.-The fifty dancing
masters assembled for the first Inter
national Dancing Congress gave a ver-
dict of mot guilt<" to the Tango,
Maxixe, Tres-Moutarde. and other de-
fendant dances charged with impro-
priety.
The masters weighed the evidence,
pro and con, and made the acquittal
unanimous.
Several new dances were presented.
the principal being the tatao, q COM
position by NJ. Lefort, the president
of the congress, who gave a demontra-
tion of II. 1t is believed that 1t will
find much favor, for 1t has arm
movements much different from any
thing now in vogue
After a Furlana demonstration. when
uniform arrangement of the dance
was decided upon. the Tango came un-
der discussion. to emerge stronger than
ever.
The arrangement of NJ. Schwarz Of
the Paris Opera was adopted as nSost
in keeping with the original dance Of
Argentina IL was presented in a most
refined form, and all agreed that no
objection should be made to 1t.
The Washington times., 1914-04-29

I enthusiasm which is the natural
spontaneous expression Of youth and
health.
Any game or exercise or study
which brings UP the question Of the
physical betterment of children Is a
wise and excellent thing. Russians
ard Austrians make II imperative on
parents to have their children learn
dancing. There Is a vast pride in hav-
ing the little ones excel in their dane
ing contests. So the care of the health
becomes an unconscious part of the
home training.
Americans have been accused of be-
ing too serious, of not knowing how
to relax and enjoy themselves.
Dancing will relieve this result OF
have been busy up-building the coun-
try and its business until they have
forgotten how to play.
Out of this present craze, with all
its excess Of enthusiasm. I feel sure
have been busy upholding the coun-
dalton which will have telling effect
on the next generation.
"Of course, to me learning how to
dance seems as necessary as learning
how to read and write and figure the
interest on the dollar. And i think
all nations should have their distinc-
tive dances as well as their laws,
their institutions and their character
istics. From the Furlana, America
may find some steps which can be
incorporated in the wonderful na-
tional folk dance. which I am sure
will be evolved from what is termed
the present dance madness"
Copy't 1914. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
The Washington times., 1914-04-29
By ELEANOR AMES.

folk dances of the Russians-and where
will one find such wonderful dancers as
those of Russia?
"I cannot understand any one who
has ever seen the Furlana properly
danced making any objection to 1t. 1t
is full of grace and runs the gamut OF
emotions in a succession of swift. joy
Gus posturings and rhythmic steps.
which tell the story of the country and
it's people to those who appreciate the
meaning which animates the various
measures.
1T is a positive Joy to one who has
lived in continental cities, where dan
cling Is given SO important a place in the
America awakening SO splendidly to its
possibilities. It gives ideal exercise. 1t
teaches grace and poise and balance and
time. 1t lifts all classes out of them
selves, and furnishes mental and
physical relaxation which Is as delight
full as ii Is advantageous.
The Russians and the Austrians
make dancing a serious training Of
their school children. 1t is practically
law that all school children shall be
taught the elementary steps in the art
Of dancing
There is a broader significance to
this teaching than one at first real
ICES. Health is involved. To dance
well and joyously presuppOses the
possession of health II a child is be-
ing seriously taught to dance its
health will come under special OBJ
servation.
Moreover, the weakly child will not
have the desire to dance. BE will not
enter into the dance with the keen
The Washington times., 1914-04-29
AdUice to Girls

Nv Dear Annie Laurie: have read
with interest your column entitled
Talks WITH Girl so thought. al
though i am a young man. l would
come to you for a little advice.
am about twenty years old, and
am going with 4 young lady whom 1
think a great deal Of. We have been
going to dances quite often during the
past two months. and have been
thrown together a great deal. On two
or three occasions ! have tried to tell
her how 1 regard her. but each time she
interrupts me and says that ] am silly,
and starts off on another subject. What
would you do under the circumstances?
PERPLEXED.
Nv Dear Boy: Two-thirds of the girls
| know are firmly convinced that any
man who SO much as smiles at them or
crosses their threshold Is madly in love
with them. You are particularly fortu-
nate in caring for a girl who has sense
enough to know that A man can make
pretty speeches and take her to parties
without being crazy to marry her. II
you care for the young woman you
speak Of and do want to marry :le-. you
will be able to tell her so and make her
listen.
! can't tell you how to go about it.;
The Washington times., 1914-04-29
Tools for Preparing
Staining Fruits
! Mrs.
= CHRISTINE
! FREDERICK.

lettuce. vegetables, and fruits, for
cutting stems, etc.
Another novelty for those who like
more fancy ideas is a peculiar device
which ''scallops" the edge Of any
fruit That is. for an orange or
grapefruit basket, this little device
can be run over the edge of the peel
ing and viii Instantly give the pretty
scalloped effect 1t is frequently used
to scallop the edge of cucumbers TO
give that effect TO salads or boats"
as the fancy salad is called
A potato parer which looks like a
double-bladed blunt knife with a slit
in it is better than an ordinary knife
for peeling the well-known tuber. II
is held in the right hand; when il is
sort of whirled over the potato sur
face 1t takes but a very thin skin.
There is also the French SCOOP for
potatoes. which gives the attractive
little balls. These, however are
somewhat extravagant. as they cost
from 10 to 40 cents in gooi materials,
No one seems to have invented
better corer, and the old-time one is
the best. although there are many
innovations on the market In
knives there should be a wide choice.
Pointed. "sabatier" shapes are better
than the blunt or rounded shapes
except for onions. when a regular
onion knife with rectangular blade
is best
An olive stoner is another novelty
which permits the olive to be laid
In a spoonlike depression. II has a
small plunger, which is pressed
down and pushes out the pit; il costs
50 cents.
For coring and cutting an apple
INTO eighths we have an imported
wheel, which is to be pressed down
over an apple. thus coring it and
cutting 1t into several sections at
once. This does away with the need
OF pairing each slice. In nickel II
costs 70 cents.
All of these utensils would not cost
very much, and certainly there NAV
be one or two which We can add TO
our preparing hooks with advantage.
Copyright. 1914. by Mrs. Christine
Frederick
The Washington times., 1914-04-29
BY Annie Laurie

you'll have to think that out for your
self: but all you'll have to do Is to
convince her that you are in earnest.
and she'll surely take you seriously
that is. If she is the right kind of a
girl.
IL you don't mean that you care for
her in that way, what is the use of tell
ing her about II? You have already
shown her by your attentions that you
like her and value her friendship. Then,
too, the girl may know what you are
trying to tell her. and may feel that she
Is not ready to give you 4 definite
answer. She may take that way of put
ting you OF. You'll have to be the one
to Judge whether the time is ripe, and,
IL so, you'll find u way, and the best
way to make her understand.
Dear II. s. NJ. Don't worry your lit
tie head too much because a nice boy
tried to hug you. Nice boys, the very
incest boys. will do that sort of thing
once In a while, and 1t isn't a very ter
rible crime. Just be frank with your
friend; tell him that you will not permit
any one to take liberties with you, make
him understand that you mean IT, and
i think you will be quite safe in going
with him to the theater or anywhere
else. II he should continue to behave
The Washington times., 1914-04-29

like to say it. for fear of hurting
Betty's feelings.
Betty was so glad to be away
from the little girl Dorothy that
she was perfectly happy. She knew
that Fluff would never scold very
hard no matter what she did, and 1t
was so pleasant to be in a place
where one did not have to continual
ly stop talking for fear the human
beings would hear. She sang and
danced around the room in the sun
shine and slid on the slick floor and
peeked in boxes and bureau draw
ers.
Il believe I'll get dressed and sur
prise Fluff she said after a while.
Il haven't dressed myself for a long M
time. 1t would never do to let lit
tie girls know that we can dress
ourselves But my dress is I'D on
the lineI can climb up and get 1t.
She climbed up on chair and then
stood on the edge of the tuoful OF
water. "Oooooooooh! supposing 1
should fall in?" She looked down at
and a splash. she sat down RIGHT
IN THE TUB.
Now I lose my legs" she thought.
as she grabbed the edges. IF / stay
here one more second l am a cripple
for life Tick-tock, tick-tock. one
minute few by, then two-she
thought the door never would open.
But just as she gave herself up for
lost in rushed Fluff and dragged
her out.
Take me into the sunshine quick
ly." gasped poor Betty. The sun
will dry me and the cool air will
keep the mucilage firm
Fluff was just in time. but Betty
was very sorry. ''If I'm going to
be as foolish as that" she moaned,
II might as well go back and be-
long to Dorothy" Don't worry"
said Fluff, ''you will soon learn to
be sensible like all of u.s." But she
didn't, as other stories will show.
Tomorrow's story: Fluff Takes
Dolly Betty for a Ride
The Washington times., 1914-04-29
= =

I'm a way you do not like. then it will
be time enough to break off with him
entirely. There aren't very many men
or boys who Will continue to press upon
a girl attentions that are distasteful to
her One good lesson is usually enough.
Dear Anxious:-You know best your
own strength and the strength OF the
man you mention. and perhaps it would
be all right for you to write him oc-
casionally. Certainly there would be
no real abstract harm in 1t, but isn't II
playing with fire? wouldn't 1t make 1t
harder for both Of yoh? II friendship
must be broken off. and under the cir
cumstances there seems nothing else to
do, 1t is always better to make the
break short and sharp. 1t may hurt
more at the time, but the hurt is sooner
healed.
Copy't. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
The Washington times., 1914-04-29
Answers to Health
Questions

D. Sam a girl eighteen. A goitre Is
beginning to form on my neck What
shall / co?
If you are not nervous, have no pop
eyes and no rapid pulse. do nothing
Mrs. F. G.-I am fifty-seven. Lately
at night cramps wake ne up and bend
my legs.
This condition may be due to increase
OF blood pressure. You should take
EPSON salts. eat less and live on a
plain fruit and milk diet for some time.
L. SD Is the custom to drink sweet
or buttermilk before bedtime beneficial
or not? (el How can I gain flesh?
% This Is q good custom for you. CO
Eggs, cream, oils, sugars. breads, fats
sweets, and two extra meals at 10
o'clock and at midnight will help you 70
grow stout.
The Washington times., 1914-04-29

THE very first thing that Fluff
did when she was safe in her
III little home in Tabbyland with
Betty, the doll girl. was to do
the washing. Here is her picture
at the tub. with Betty nearby.
You see, after they had escaped
down the ivy vine from the little
girl who owned them and was I'M
Kind TO them, they were very dirty.
All Tabbyland people are clean, and
Fluff was very anxious that Betty
should make a good impression.
Like all the kitty girls and boys,
F1uff hated water, but she gladly
got out the wash tub and went to
work.
Before We can go any place"
said Fluff. I'VE must be clean.
viii wash all of your clothes,
Betty. because you know that you
must not put your hands in water
will IT do the same thing to my
hands that the rain did to my face?'
asked Betty quickly.
The very same, only worse" re-
piled Fluff. with a clothespin in her
mouth. She hung up a little dress
IF you should get entirely wet.
your arms and legs might come off
snd''-out Betty did not hear the
rest She rolled over on her stom-
ach and threw her arms over her
head so that she could not hear.
The fear of her life was LOSING an
srm or a leg. and she knew the fate
OF some dollies who lost their hair
completely.
1T is a good thing I have had a
chance to warn her." thought Fluff,
''Now / can feel safe IN going
out of the room for a little while
Then she said out loud, Il am going
out for Just a few minutes. Betty,
dear, and i know that 1 need not
tell sensible person like you to
keep away from-oh, well, all kinds
of things She meant the wafer
In the tub, of course, but did not
The Washington times., 1914-04-29

- FFORE we find ourselves in
II the midst of the fruit season
IL II would be well to look over
our pantry shelves and see
what are the tools we have to make
fruit preparing less of a burden.
Have We a strawberry snip?"
This little tool costs only cents and
looks like a tiny broad pair of
tongs. With this the huIIs Of each
berry can be readily ''nipped," so
that there will be fewer red fingers
and pricked thumbs.
Probably We will have a pine
apple snip of some kind, especially
since the pine season is here.
Many are on the market, various
scoops" but the most useful We
have seen is a scissors-like device
with scoop on the end of each
scissors. With this each "eye' can
be cut out easily. with little loss Of
juice, and It's price is 25 cents.
Then few people have the simple
little orange peeler. This is a very
smooth polished blade with round
hole-like handle. 1t is used with a
f14N SA3Po liic Ghll OIL
an orange most easily. And as it is
not steel. leaves no unpleasant taste.
Cost Is cents.
A companion to this is the grape
fruit knife, which comes with
curve and saw toothed edge. This
enables the fruit to be cut away
from the shell and each seed cavity
to be cut cleanly away from the CEN
ter. This costs about SO cents in a
good quality.
A plain sawlike cutter is a neces-
st.y for shredding cabbage, Elicing
cucumbers and potatoes for various
dishes. 1t works with a shutter of
corrugated metal and looks like 4
toy washboard on n handle. II also
makes Lattice potatoes JuIienne
Vegeta bles, and is very good for gen.
eral slicing.
Grape scissors'' are sold in many
stores, but pair of ordinary shears
Is just as good and will prove in
valuable in much preparing of all
The Washington times., 1914-04-29
Words of Wise Men

Follow light and do the right-for man
can half-control his doom.-Tennyson.
Nothing is more noble. nothing more
venerable than fidelity-Cicero.
Force rules the world-not opinion
but opinion makes use Of force.-PascaI.
A smile is the color which love wears,
and cheerfulness and joy-these three
H. w. Beecher.
Be assured that IL pain could have
prevented my application to literary
labor not page of .Ivanhoe'' would
have been written.-Scott.
Every fiction that has ever laid strong
hold on human belief Is the mistaken
Image or some great truth.-Martin-
eau.