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The Washington times., 1914-09-19
OOOh! It's Cold! Still We
Must Wear FldrinS Skirts!
By MARGARET MASON.

The hat upon Belindas hair
Ups up with just a little fare;
Her collar flares. her Russian coat
larcs out decidedly you'll note;
And in q manner quite discrete
Her full skirt flares above her feet
In fact, most everything she'll wear
Flares up and out a bit somewhere.
But don't care "a bit, do you.
Unless her temper flares up. too.
NEW YORK. Sept 15.-Isn't it
Just like Fashion to decree faring
coats and skirts for the winter sea-
son. when chill blasts ind getting
under fares the easiest thing they
know
It's a great little chance though.
for lovely woman TO. get back into
her old stride. for she actually can
ger there nov with long. Swingin-
gait iH the new fun shi I. Some
arc fraHk.yn gathered Or shirred
on The waist bands, While in othe~
models all-over pleats offer complete
emancipation to neither limbs OF
course, this summer many plcated
skirts of Ilmy materials were tried
out either as undersklrts beneath
long tunics Of lace or chiffon or the
tunics themselves were pleated over
q Scant and plain underskirt. Now.
however, there are pleatS a-plenty-
sun, box, and accordion-and the en-
tire skirts of the smartest tailor suits
nd froCks as well as tn diaphanoua
evening gowns are made with them.
Indeed. the tailored girls whole
toilette is replote with pleats for the
newest Cnimescttes, 3nd lawn YES
i""s sre al finely pieated like the
bosom Of mans dress shirt and
rNcn the hsl ing roll collar attached
10 the ch"mlSette is also pleatcd.
And while on the subject of rolling
collars it is sad to relate. but true
nevertheless. that fair femininity is
Eoirc to get il in the ne again this
season. In plain words the high
Choker collars has alreIdl many a
fsshiona bic throat in its vise-like
,lutch and is shown on al the chic
plain tailored blou>es for tho fall
and winter.
Along with the high tight collar is
returned tn. high lace shoe. with
her CoHtE. blnuscs. skirts. and sleeves
so lsyishlv SarniShcd with buttons q
Ia militair". il probably is relief
for a nUch-buttoned maiden to feel
that af least her feet are button
less Hence some OF the very best
ankles are all wrapped up in shoe
strings.
But to return to tho starting or
Ha-in- points. The really most fia
grant flares of all are found on tn"
coats and wraps. FOR street wear
the rodinzote coats arc the thing ia
the suit line, but the separate coats
are all cut like a Cossack's. and
the most stunning are finished
around the bottom, cuffs, and COL
lars with wide bands of tur-skunk.
monkey. or sable preferred.
The Cossack coat for evening wear
has almost the same cut as the
street coat for day wear. but Is de-
veloped in brilliant hues of chiffon
velvet-ope exquisite model is OF yell
low velvet. the shade of a California
poppy. long. loose waist line is in
dicated bv wide band Of dull gold
galloon and tho wide collar. deep
cuffs hk. two muffs. and broad band
ing around the naring skirt is Of
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the fire. Then went I get I'D the house
Is warm as toast"
Now, this sort of conversation is all
very well, provided We use it in occa-
sional wedges, but for daily diet
1t is deadly.
Each morning without fail a half
dozen of US who take the same car dis
cuss furnaces and wood, the cost OF
coal and various other domestic things.
We seem to have certain channels worn
in our brains. and the sight of a neigh
Dor starts us Immediately to thinking
of firewood and coal. lawns and lawn
mowers, furnaces and various other
householding interests. There Is one
man who always makes me think of
trees. He cleared his lawn of dozen
or so and talks daily of a lifetime sup
ply of firewood. Our topics vary only
with the seasons
The women are no better-and, Incl
dentally. no worse. They have sewing
clubs and card clubs and a few other
fussy clubs. They talk children and
Few Of them know what Is going on
beyond the limits of Suburbanville.
Now, / realize that children and hus-
bands and furnaces and houses are es-
sential to the well-being of society, but
just why We must hash and rehash
them over and over In mental circle
Is one too many for me.
The whole truth about. the matter is
that we're so suburban we're beginning
to gossip. Suburbanism seems to have
sapped all our mental resource Most
of US have either built houses or bought
them and we're setting sail on a new
sea, with the result that whether or not
a man has glass doorknobs put in his
new house Is important enough to merit
an hours exhaustive discussion.
But the thing is getting more and
more on my nerves. I don't like the
spirit of a new and small community
I like old houses. old towns. old streets,
even IL they do harbor a bit of gossip
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Useful Hints for
HOuSe7UiOeS

n few drops Of hot vinegar viii re-
move The most obstinate of whitewasi,
or distemper splashes.
Thc Bghtness of batter puddinss is
much improved IL two teaspoonfuIs of
grosnd rice are added to the -four he
fore mixing.
When boiling eggs. wet the shells
thorouehly in cold water before drop
ping them in the boiling water and
thev will not crack
You can prevent e steamed pudding
from becoming heavy by putting a
cloth over the steamer before placing
the lid on. This prevents the moisture
from settling and making the pudding
soggy.
Before using tinware Of any kind. :ub
II all over with fresh lard. 1t treated
in this way it will never rust.
saturated solution of EPSON salts
is n good remedy tor burns. Apply as
soon as possible. and keep wet contir,u-
ally until the pain ceases
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iaIIantry Of Male Passengers
Toward Sisters Is Seldom
Acknowledged, Says Writer.
Bv FLORENCE E. YODER.

Do the women of this city fail to
respond to the courtesy shown them
by the men in street cars?
A letter by a Times subscriber on
this question, holds that the aver
age woman takes the seat in a street
Car. given her gallantly by a man.
with no recognition of the chivalry
which prompts such action.
lit is no more than you ought to
have done is the spirit with which
most courtesy is received claims this
writer The constant habit prevalent
on the greater portion of car lines
in the city, is for the man to rise
and give his seat to any white wo-
man who is standing.
There are few cities in which the
street car etiquette is held to as
faithfully as in his one, yet the
writer contends that little or no at
tention is given % the man who per-
forms this small service.
Do you carry your parlor manners
with you in the street. or do you
leave them at home when you travel
forth?
Few cities the size of Washing
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The method is very simple. The doc
tor mentions rapidly and suddenly some
random word, such as green coat.
foot" apple fence fall, gun,
mouse" and so on. The victim of the
twitchings must respond, without hesi-
tating and without thinking. He is ex-
pected TO pop out the first word which
comes to his tongues end.
The Twitching Foot.
All words are linked in thought with
other words. If not checked, one word
will start a whole train of associated
words. much in the way of dream.
DR.. Gustav F. Boehme, of New York,
good use in rare example of these
tict. A clerk tweIty-nine years old
had noticed twitching in his right foot
for four years.
Whenever he sat quietly at rest or
was in bed at night. he lost control of
the right foot. 1t would not only twitch
at these times, but when he walked, it
would swing without his control and
make him sway, as II he were intoxi-
Gated.
Or. Boehme soon became convinced
that there was no organic trouble pres
ent. so he began a psycho-analysis to
discover what unconscious influence had
been AT work these four years to cause
the pedal tic.
The clerks occupation compelled him
10. sit upon high chair with his feet
dangling down. When harassed. an
noyed. irritated or worried he twitched
his feet. At night. while reading the
voluntary habit of the day would be
unconsciously performed
Psycho-Analysis Cure.
The psycho-analysis showed this and
also that four years before he had been
in love with a beautiful, dark. curly
haired girl. who broke her troth- He
brooded over this until it was repressed
by meeting his present wife, with whom
he ts not entirely happy. He works
hard and wishes her compantonship at
night but she promptly falls asleep in
chair. He then reads and his uncon-
scious pulses hark back to the former
sweetheart The foot at once begins to
twitch-
All of these facts were completely hid
den in the victims unconscious cosmos.
As soon as DR.. Boheme had elected
them and pointed out TO the gentleman
that his convulsive foot twitching was
associated with his old love affair and
his habit Of swinging the foot and
thinking of her. four years before, a
cure was affected.
Within three days after this was en-
phatically explained the tic disappeared.
nus once again functional disorder
has yielded to sanity.
Copyright, 1915 Newspaper Feature Service
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self In the pantry or some closet
and read Granny Gray.
Now Mrs Tabby had taken the
book away from all of them at the
time OF the last quarrel and had
forbidden any of them to try to
read it again. But Tessie knew
where it was hidden. and made up
her naughty little mind that she
could read the book. spend a pleas
ant afternoon and never be found
out at all. She wouldn't have
either, IL the door had not gone
shut
She crept into the house. and
took the book. and hid II unde1
her chair. Her mother came into
the room. but soon went out with
out seeing the small kitty. Then
Tessie ventured out into the hall
way. Suddenly she heard voices,
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ing. There's a more picturesque flavor
to an old town than to a desperately
new suburban village. All OF our houses
have cost about the same amount.
don't like that. Uniformity spells lack
Of individualism. I'd rather live where
the life varies from a hovel to a man.
SION It's more interesting. We all
know just what salary everybody else
Is making and we know who is happily
married and who isn't. / begin 10 feel
the need of a change
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature SeryIceD
The Washington times., 1914-09-19

ton have as much street car traffic.
The daily ride on the cars. to and
from the Government offices, is
part of the daily routine Of the
majority Of the inhabitants.
Few cases. comparatively. can be
recorded where the women of the
city are not given seats by the
male members of the population
who travel on street cars. yet IL
has remained for a man to come for
word with the statement that half
of the time there is no return or
thank you on the part of the wom-
an favored.
Have the women Of Washington
become so accustomed to the cour-
tesy that they think that 1t is
duty on the part of the male being.
The Washington times., 1914-09-19
Answers to Health
Questions

C.-Please give prescription for skin
trouble ! want to try it for psoria sis.
The ingredients were sulphur, glycerine
and something else.
Chrysarolin. Is grains: glycerinc l
dram; sulphur. . drains; lanolin and
vaseiine enough to make one ounce.
BROWN EYES-What is a good tan
bleach?
Lemon juice and chlorate Of potash
water are useful. Do not expect too
much from anything.
ANXIOUS SUFFERER-Suffer with
back and right hip at night. Cannot lie
on back or right side. If I turn over
the pain is so severe I can't move.
Pain is sometimes little lower than
what we call small Of back. 1 am
twenty-six, what can 1 do?
Possibly rour occupation is at fault
the soles. An X-ray picture will not
hurt.
H. C. It's red blood made from
green vegetables?
Green vegetables are an important,
and, perhaps, the main source of hemo-
globin. In carnivorcous animals and
lHdt edl no NeSeldDlcS lne
red blood is derived from the meats Of
creatures that have subsisted upon
vegetables. Old hemoglobin and old
flesh break down into pyrrol and this
again starts as the origin Of fresh
henIoglobin.
Mrs. r. T. D.-Have large hlemishes
on neck and chin. People call them
liver spots"
These have nothing to do with the
liver. They can only be cured by cor
rection of feminine disorders in .hc in
ternal structures.
Dr.. Hfrshberg wlI anstoer questions
for readers of this paper on medical
hygieric and sanitation subjects that ara
st general interest. He t1il! not under.
take to prescribe or offer ddpice for in.
iipfdudI cases. Where the subject Is NOT
Of general interest letters tDiIl be an.
s,re1ed personally, II a stamped and od-
dressed envelope u Enclosed. Address OH
Inquiries to DR.. L. Z. Hirshbero core
this office.
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Car Was Crowded.

The other morning. on my way to
the office. quite an elderly lazy
bearded the car, on which ] was
Travelling at one Of the junction
nnints and. as usual, the car was
crouded and upon entering sh" cast
nno look at me and quickly turned
away no doubt catching the DRIFT or
ny thoughts. and then turned her
ewes in an opposite direction. ne
enchanting look Ieii upon um on5
tcnancc OF a promising Nouth. ana.
of coursp. he rose and offered me
,ady his seat. This time the recipi-
ont not only failed to exhibit an OK
nrcssion of her gratitude. bur gave
him instead look OF S"orh. PROV
ably due To his nesltgenC" in not
.rfsinc Immediately upon her enter
ing tho car. -,
rallantry and Chivalry among the
men In order for the germ or sai-
Iautry to maintain life II Is ahso-
lutclv necessary that II h" ted upon
tho nourishing food OF appreciation
of tho women. If something is not
done soon to awaken the women 10
,his fact II will not be many years
beforc the dictionaries Will he print
ad ninus one word. Gallantry. as
there will bc no need for ~
.rbc minds Of the women at the
...ot dnx src so taken up with
.cbcmr. 10 make themselves man.
Iik. that they pr"bnbI< sometimes
forxct that they arc women lex
cent when desiring I" procure
se,, or = crowded street carl ant
neglect to treat the men ss they
u,.h women 10 trent them.
People speak of our beautiful
CapitaI City. its handsome buildings.
broad streets. etc. That is very true.
and when the women are willing to
become as beautiful in character as
the city is in its way. then we shall
have a beautiful city. indeed. one or
which We need not he ashamen ana
one which We can proudly hold up
as criterion before all nations and
psopIs." W. h
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or is it a plain lack of manners"
on their part?
Perhaps they think that the man
gets up with no thought Of con-
ferring a favor, and that II means
nothing to him to stand. after per-
long.
What is your opinion CT 1t? Is
there another side to the question
and Is the accusation a just one?
The writer of the following letter
gave his name and address as evil
dence Of his sincerity and good
faith.
Dear Madam:
1T Is with regret that I find 1t
necessary to write these few lines.
but personal observation has forced
me to do it. l shall, in as few
words as possible. endeavor to bring
to your attention the results Of my
observation touching upon the cour-
tesy Of the male inhabitants Of our
Capital City and the failure on the
part of the female portion to recog-
nize or appreciate such courtesy.
Give Up Their Seats.
Being a constant traveller on our
street railway cars. 1 have with
much gratifica ton noticed the cour-
teous spirit that is prevalent among
the men. and even small boys, mani
tested in arising to surrender their
seats to the ladies.
TT is with regret that I have to
say that a very small percentage
Of the ladies have shown their ap-
probation Of such a kind act in so
much as a slight nod OF the head
or even a look of gratitude.
"They simply flop down Into the
seat ~ much as to ssy, Tt IL no
more than you ought to have done
THIS II the spirit that prevails
among the female portion Of our
beautiful city.
Occasionally some Of the older
ones will respond with a slight. cold
nod of the head, and others with
low inaudibIe humble. but the
great majority OF these courteous
gentlemen never get so much as n
'eeld nod or an inaudible humble
in recognition of their kindness.
But the men are beginning to
slowly emerge from their oblivion
and are commencing to assert them
selves and II the women do not get
busy and carry some of their parlor
etiquette into the street cars with
them. Washington will not have the
reputation of being the only city
IN tho union where the courtesy
along this particular line Is ex-
hibited on such a large scale.
Young Man Helps.
Il noticed just the other dav an
elderly couple. presumably man and
wife, alighting from n street car
and both being very much in
capitated as result of age. ex-
perienced some difficulty in reach
ing the street. A young man stand
ing near willingly offered his as
sistancc in landing the elderly
couple. 1t taking several minutes to
perform the act, and as soon as
their fet hit the solid earth. of
they went, never even turning
around to see who rendered the
blame in this instance.
"a young woman, upon entering
n crowded car. will 'unconsciously'
walk I'D in front Of a young man
and start swinging on a strap like
2 fish on a line and of course the
Young man being too much nf
gentleman to allow such a perform
ancc to take place AT his feet. willie
ircIy arises and with polite hoH
and = tip Of his hat. surrNndrrs his
possession. The Young woman Ieats
herself and laughs in her sleeve at
him and thinks he is easy prey Tor
The tender kind The girls Will not
admit this, but IL Is true. neverthe-
The Washington times., 1914-09-19
Why Tic Habits Grow;
How They Are Cured
By DR.. L. K. HIRSHBERG.
A. B., NJ A. NJ. D. Gohns Hopkins).

TIC is in fashion related to that form of credit
n popuarly called by schoolboys tick. That is to
~ say. is muscle spasm which grew up by he
neglect a slight habit, while the other is a bin
run I'D at the grocers elsewhere, by neglect
A convulsive may be noticed in of
of people While, true enough. tics
are not common. among a few
thousand people.
1t may with stiff jerky motion of the neck
Perhaps is a twitch of the of mouth
eyelids may show itself in
series rapidfre commissions explosions of
icular group of muscles.
Strange these habit spasms, have never been
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-12

Services in the Episcopal chur-
oh Sunday evening at 7 o'clock
Sunday school in the morning at
1890 O'Clock.
Latest styles in fall and win
ter clothing at R. G. Blount & Co.
Quality wins. If. (adv.)
Will Demere, who is now in
business at Wauchula, spent Sun
day and Monday with home folk
here
Nice line Of boys knee pants
suits just received at r. Q.
Blount & Co. If. (adv.)
Allyn Whitaker was home
from Mulberry visiting his par
ents, Prof. and Mrs. U. S. White
aker, several days last week.
A full line of staple and fancy
groceries, fresh and reliable, at
A. P. Hatch's If. (adv.)
Charlie Chadwick returned to
Winter Park on Monday to re-
sumo his studies in Rollins College
after a brief visit to his mother
Mrs. G. III. Chadwick, in this city
4. Complete line Of Yale and Tow
ne padlocks. -Punta Gorda Hard
ware. If. (adv.)
The Ladies Guild of the Epis-
copal church will sell ice cream
cake and valentines at the Acity
power house from 2;30 to 5 Sat
urday afternoon, Feb. 14th.
! Get your winter underwear
at r. G. Blount & Co. tt (adv.)
Rev. j. E. Tricc, superintendent
of the Florida Baptist Orphanage
at Arcadia, will preach in the
Punta Gorda Baptist church Sun
day at Ii a. m. Public invited
=
Alice Scott Abbott, State lee
turer and organizer for the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance I'm.
ion, will speak at the Baptist
church Monday, Feb. 10th, at Z :3C
p. M, and at the Presbyterian
church Tuesday, Feb. 18th, at
7:30 p. m.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-12
Local and Personal
happenings OF Interest

Saturday viii be St. Valen.
tines day.
High grade candies, fine as.
sortment at A. p. Hatch's Cor.
ner Grocery. tt. (adv.)
i. p. Davis Of Arcadia was
mingling with friends here Sun
day.
Ladies' watches, watch and
locket chains, lockets, brooches,
beauty pins, bracelets, etc., all in
solid gold; large assortment at
Hart's. tt. (adv.)
Mrs. L. P. Gayden and infant
son Of Norwood, La, are visiting
the formers parents, Rev. and
Mrs. T. R. Woodson, in this city.
Monthly stated communication
of the local Masonic Lodge to-
night. Members urged to attend
visiting MasonS welcome.
Misses Myrna Stewart, Dot
Sewell and Gertrude Bass, and
Messrs. HI. G. Ainsworth and Al.
bert Dewey were guests of Mr.
Louis G. Lessig at dinner at Ho.
tel Punta Gorda Friday evening
All kinds of sewing machine
needles, bobbins, shuttles and
needle-threaders at Punta Gorda
Hardware. If. (adv.)
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Rogers OF
Brandon, VT, are enjoying the
winter in Punta Gorda stopping
at the home of Capt. and Mrs. j
j. Mccain, OH Retta Esplanade
Mrs. j. w. Copeland of Jack.
sonville, arrived Sunday night on
a visit to- her father, A. H. Horn
A fine line of spring and sum
mer samples just received. Will
take orders for goods and make
suits for gentlemen and ladies
Call and see my line and get pric
es on genuine tailor IN ade gar
ments before buying. Horn
tailor. (adv)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-12

! Carl Anderson has again taken
personal charge of the New York
Cafe on King street. E. Green,
who was looking after it until re-
Gently, will now get the yacht
Shiela in readiness for a seasons
cruising. Mr.. and Mrs. Rily being
expected here early in March,
N. c. and G. w. Hewitt, A.. P.
Hatch and Earle Weeks are en-
ioying hunt in the Everglades
this week, endeavoring to get
some of the big game Jas. X. Nc
Clelland located in that region re-
Gently. Mr.. McClelland got a
fine buck one trip, but was not so
successful on the second hunt.
Mrs. M. ]. Wells Of Tallahassee,
was a guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. j. N. Skies while in the
city Monday. She will be their
guest again on Friday and Sat-
'urday, when she returns from a
visit to other points. Mrs. Wells
is a member of the faculty Of the
Florida State College for Women
and is travelling about the state
giving cooking demonstrations
under the system of the College
department of domestic science.
The new seed catalogue just is
sued by T. w. Wood & Sons,
seedsmen, Richmond, Va, is up
to-date and contains information
of special value to every general
farmer and trucker. This is a
reliable seed house; and every
grower should have copy of
their catalogue. A postal card
request will bring it.
Sheriff Dishong's report to the
county commissioners, covering
the business done through his
office during January, shows that
he is keeping alert and making
himself terror to the evil doors.
A total of twenty-five arrests
were made, of which twenty-one
were convicted, two acquitted,
and in one case a mistrial result
ed. Forty different prisoners
were in Jail during the month I;
fifteen were in Jail on Feb. End /;
twenty-seven were working on
roads Of which number eleven
were put to work during January,
| Gas in the stomach or bowels is a dis
agreeable symptom of a torpid liver To
| get rid of 1t quickly take Herbine. 1t is
a marvellous liver stimulant and bowel
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-12

Gas In the stomach or bowels is a dis
agreeable symptom of torpid liver. To
get rid of 1t quickly take Herbine. 1t is
marvellous liver stimulant and bowel
purifier Price soc. Sold by all drug
gists.
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