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The Washington times., 1914-06-08
How to Arrange Flowers
By May Eldridge

THE newest and most approved
arrangement Of flowers for room
or table decorations follows the
natural manner of growth. The
sesirable effect is to have the branches
70 placed on the table or in the vases
hat the idea of arrangement is quite
ost sight of.
Great sprays Of Towering shrubs.
Ehich SO many OF US who live in the
country can have the Joy of picking
zach morning from the dewy gardens.
are just laid loosely in some low re-
,eptacle on the table or one single
spray is placed In a tall vase and given
a proper background to bring out its
beauty.
This is primarily a lesson that the
Japanese gardeners and decorators have
/. aught. They are wonderfully adept in
making much Of a few flowers, and. no
matter how many posies the garden
contains. IL is never artistically right
70 crowd q mass of them into a vase
With such q conglomeration Of variety
hat all beauty Is lost.
The basket is a favorite flower recep-
.acle this season There are the oval
,r round baskets for table decoration
md the tall wicker vases, which hold
roses on upright sprays OF flowers SO
effectively.
At a fashionable wedding one OF the
most beautiful flower arrangements was
an oval basket with white and purple
ilacs. some pink and deep purple sweet
peas. a few sprays of dwarf Dorothy
Perkins ramblers and half a dozen little
Enots OF forget-me-nots resting close 10
he baskets edge and giving a wonder
sul color harmony without real evidence
of their existence. OF course, these bas-
Gets have interior basins of tin which
hold the water.
Nasturtiums are best arranged alone.
Also the flower artists agree they show
% best advantage when they are con-
aimed In a glass or pottery bowl. One
~ the most charming arrangements OF
.hese stanch and friendly blossoms ]
ever saw was in a low faring bowl OF
Lockwood in exquisite soft brown with
some shadowy golden figures on its
Iides. The nasturtiums were loosely
placed with long, tender, green ends, in
which half-opened buds were prominent
Ehich trailed across the mahogany table
Ehere the bowl and Two books formed
al the adornment.
Sweet peas combine beautifully with
Nhite marguerites There is a dwarf
yladiolus which is new and popular this
summer. This adds a bit OF sturdIness
o large flower arrangements where the
sther blossoms are small and fragile.
basket OF stock in the wonderful
lew colorings in which this oid-time
.svorite is now grown makes lovely
able decoration for the living room
Heliotrope. little Johnny-lurnp-ups and
'orget-me-nots make A dainty small
bouquet where the garden IL OF the old
fashioned kind with its richness OF
,loom-
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Smart Costume OF Crepe de
Chine and PQnne Velvet

@NE of the most piolent OF
the many twists and
quirps of fashion is the
oilcloth effect. This, ladies and
gentlemen, does not mean that
the fair depotee of fashion ap-
pears on the streets in oilcloth.
No, that is not the Nay Of fash
ion. II Is neper so honest and
piainspoken. Everything is simu-
lated, and the oilcloth habit is
nothing more nor less than the
wearing of shiny black patent
leather belts, wide girdles with
enormous bows, and patent lea
ther hats of incredible shininess.
Non, instead of being salts
fed pffh gfping redlty credn-
able imitation of olcloth, the
fad seems to have SHE'D off, and
merely demands that the ulti-
mate effect be reproduced.
Therefore, this white crepe de
chine dress, NTH black pdnne
pelpet to form a substitute for
the operworked patent leather.
The soft silk is box pleded in
the tunic, to give the long line
of the operskirt full sweep. To
the simple kinono blouse there
is added a tab back. The new
Medici collar of wired lace runs
into a vest at the front of the
gown. d.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Animal Superstirions

German children in the mountains Of
Silesia devoutly believe that beetles are
both deaf and blind.
In India there is an idea that iion
cannot be induced to attack prince Or
any scion Of royal house.
In Wales It is believed that II any one
kills wren he viii fall down and break
a bone before the end Of the year.
In France there is an idea that II .
fisherman counts the fish he has caught
ke will catch no more during that day.
II is said that among the Mexican
populace there Is an idea that the lizard
warns men of the approach OF SER
pent-
In England, Germany. and Russia the
country peopA generally believe that to
meet a weasel Is an extremely unfucky
accident
Many common people Of England be-
lieve that the guinea pig has no ears
It's ears are very small and lie very
close to the head.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Household HELPS

- IME In cooking is q problem
which puzzles many inexperi-
enced housekeepers who have
dinners In which the roast IL
overdone and the vegetables underdone.
and only the salad redeems the meal
from total failure.
The first and best investment the
young housekeeper can make Is an up
to-dats cook book by some culinary au.
thority. would like to give one as
wedding gift to every bride. The next
thing is to have a kitchen scrap book
In which she may jot down recipes, or
household hints which will save her no
end of trouble at some particular time.
cles that are full Of help and informa-
don, and there should be some definite
way OF preserving them and Eaving
them on call when needed. Memory
plays the funniest tricks when one tries
Here is a hint All meats rhould be
scared over to keep in the juice what
ever the manner Of cooking, with the
exception of meat intended for soups or
beef tea, where the object is to draw
out tho juices.
Tough meat should be treated with
patience in cooking. 1t will usually
yield to slow, long cooking.
Boiled beef should be cooked an hour
to each pound. just at the simmering
point.
Roast beef, II desired to be done mod
erately well. needs from II to 10 min
utes a pound in a hot over, and should
be frequently basted.
Rroiled beefsteak takes about twelve
minutes over a very hot fre. ana should
be turned frequently.
For veal allow twenty minutes to the
pound In a hot oven and baste every
ten minutes. OF all meats veal must
be well cooked to have 1t palatahle or
digestihle.
Give boiled mutton at least fifteen
minutes to the pound after II is placed
in the kettle of boiling water.
From fifteen to eighteen minutes a
mound is required for roast mutton, and
the pink outside skin should always be
removed before cooking, as that con-
tains the strong odor.
Roast pork takes fully twenty-five
minutes to the pound for cooking.
II you are going to try Jour fortunes
with a chicken no longer young there
is but one rule which is absolute
cook slowly just below the boiling point
until the fowl is done. It may average
twenty-five minutes to the pound and
more, but there is no time limit to set
On the making tender OF an ancient bit
Of poultry.
broil a chicken.
II the oven is very hot and one is
reasons bly, sure of the age and con-
dition of the chicken to De roasted
eighteen minutes a pound will do.
Capon Will require less time. say
twelve or fifteen minutes a pound.
The ssme time is, allowed for young
turkey, but for proud aad generous
minutes f,r each pound of his a.sh.
venison will require twelve minutes
for each pound
The Washington times., 1914-06-08


They are the outcome of the upifft
J in-thinking.
all Inquiries to DR.. L. X. Hirshbsfg.
care this office
Lodine-How can be rfd Of bad
BODY odors?
II you will apply boric acid wateS- and
from time to time use diluted vinegar
ana mixture Of teaspoonful, and .
naif Of formalin to a pint Of water.
E. z. H-When Is It most beneficial
10 take milk Of magnesia?
whenever you can, take a glass Of
mix with two teaspoonfuls In 1t. It
may also be taken a tablespoonful at a
time morning, noon and night. before
meals.
l. C.-Piease let me know q good,
simple remedy for dry dardrufY. and
how TO use 1t? Is castor oil good to
cleanse the scalp?
Castor oil is good. and may be COM
Resorcin, 30 grains.
Salfcylic acid, 20 grains
sulphur lott, 4 drams
Castor oil, ounces.
OH theobromine. drains.
for small goitre.
To ignore 1t Is tne best treatment
Goitres rarely cause trouble and al
most one woman in every three has one
without knowing it.
DR.. Hirshberg viii answer questions
for readers of this paper on medical,
hygienic and sanitation subjects that
are of general interest He will not
undertake TO prescribe or offer advice
for individual cases Where the sob
Ject Is not OF general interest letters
Will be answered personally II a stamp
ed and addressed envelope Is inclosed.
Address all inquiries to DR.. L X Hish.
berg. care this office.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08


In-thinkinc Is n maIady which Is epi-
demic at present. Among its psrnicous
activities and militant symptoms 8 a
pathological concern with other people
behavior. Not conduct. mark you' pue
behavior-an entirely different thing.
When sNffraSettes concern themselves
with sarette smoking, liquor drinking.
the behavior OF husbands toward their
wives. the men and religion forward
movement. hygiene. etc. they are in
thinking instead of attending strictly to
the business in hand to obtain logically
what they properly deserve. namely.
votes for women.
When sincere Sunday school superin-
tendents who are simultaneously IN the
coffee, tea or grocery business advocate
the immortality of booze and rum. they
are. so to speak. mixing their religious
metaphors and suffering with the Joan
of Arc delusion Of in-thinkins.
In-thinking. like inerowtng toenails. IL
Just as malodoTcus under any other
name. Sometimes 1t passes muster Tor
nerves" sometimes for "a great oene-
faesSry co.s again 3T.nt,on fSf 20 81. ,uSlic
veal" and the like.
Actually 1t Is an endemic American
aiiment properly called "minding other
folks business" ''the man hunt the
woman hunt the self-anointment and
personal giorifcation of the in-thtnkers
versus the multitude Of thinkers.
In sooth, II is about time that this
bunco,nbo and fiap-doodfe OF amphibian-
FLOODED persons be tagged and labeled
by its true. pathological and anti-physi-
ological name.
II is high time that the modern Sa-
yonarolas and Maids of Orleans be
called, not tenderly but truly, by their
self-deceiving first names.
copy't. 1914, Newspaper Feature service. Inc.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
STAY HOME AND SEE
NEW YORK STYLES

The Home Dressmaker-Hapen wished that you could
to New York and peek the se9 The select dainty
styles'
Perhaps you 60 to New York, but The Times has
brought New York yourough the series OF fashion
photo taken the Fashion Company from models shown
in the refined establishments in New York.
Photographs appear three week. in large cuts, and
NTH descriptions Let these pictures form taste for
costumes
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

Mrs. ]. r. M.-My daughter has stys
on her eye.
Stys are the consequences Of several
things Faulty vision. wrong food.
overfeedins, defects in digestion. such
as constipation. and the same boils and
pimples. Have her eyes examined,
give her EPSON salts. cut down her
sweets, and apply a salve OF white
yaseline, two grains to the dram.
DIR. Hirshberg will answer questions
for readers of this paper on medical.
hygienic and sanitation subjects that
are of general interest. He Will not un-
dertake to prescribe or offer advice for
individual cases Where the subject is
not Of general interest letters win be
answered personally II a stamped and
addressed envelope is inclosed. Address
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Hits From Sharp Wits

Many tinker who is too indolent TO
do real work tries TO make himself be-
heve that he is a genius.
A man who believes he can't be In
the wrong may yet be in the right some
tmes-by accident.-Albany journal.
The things woman can't do with
hairpin can't be done.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
A theatrical manager is known nv
script
Might doesn't make right, but very
orten II makes good."-Deseret News,
The man who does the least talking
usually gets the biggest hearing.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Advice to
Girls

Dear Annie Laurie:
am a young man Of 30 and once
had a friend who was dearly in love
with me. A few months ago made
her acquainted with boy friend of
mine. and she fell in love with him
at first sight, and doesn't seem to
care for me any more. What can /
do to regain her affection? l am
very unhappy. l.. e.
10 you're 30. are you. and your friend
was once dearly in love with you.
and now she's in love with a boy
friend of yours. Dear me. how
tragic,
How old is this boy" sixteen or
what?
by didn't your friend choose a man
TO fall In love with while she was about
it? What can you do to regain her
affection? How in the world can l tell?
don't even know whether the lady is
fair or dark. grave or gay. clever or
stupid.
Why don't you try the old. old plan?
You meet some one and fall in love,
head over heels In love. at first sight.
Let your friend know about 1t, by ac-
c!dent. and when she speaks to you of
IL pretend to be embarrassed and i'll at
case. Talk about the other girl. and
then act as IL you wish you hadn't.
What color are the eyes OF your hard
hearted fair one? Brown?
Well, then. rave over eyes of blue.
Is she chubby ana roly-poly and
dimpled? Talk about the divine slender
| ness of your new fame.
| what else will, and you had better make
up your mind to do without your friend
who was once upon time so dearly
in love with you
Anxious: White It is not considered
very good form for girl to constantly
call young man by phone, either at
his home or at his place of business,
! there is no impropriety In an occasional
/ say-or even once in long while lust
for the pleasure Of talking to him.
| z. A. B.: The only excuse. my dear,
for long engagement-and two years
is long one-is that both parties are
| very sure that they are really in Ioye.
-, that they both prefer each others So
| ciety to that Of any one else in the
world. and are more or less restless
and dissatisfied when separated. II You
| like to play round with other boys and
have all the good times that a girl
can have. don't make the mistake of
| tying yourself Up TO a man who will
not be able to marry for several years
yet. And as you are not engaged, he
has no possible right to say what you
shall do or with whom you shall go.
Tell him frankly that you are fond OF
him and enjoy being with him. but that
| You do not propose to give up all your
friends for him: that you intend to GO
where you please and when you please.
Explain to him your reasons. and, il
he really cares for you. he will accept
your decision and remain your friend
until he is In position to offer you a
/. home. Then, IL you care for him and
he for you, Is the time for a real en-
gagement. the time to give up the at
tentions Of other men. And then you
will be older, you will know your own
mind and be ready to think about mar
rage. You may either of you change
your mind In that time. but II so you
had much better md 1t out beforehand
than after you are married. And IL II
be real, deep. true affection between
you, little waiting will do no harm.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

Pansies. in a low glass receptacle, with
forget-me-nots or the feather white
ageratum or some similar small and
delicate bedding plants, make a most
companionable and delightful flower Of
fering for the stranger who may be
resting within your gates. And the
considerate hostess will learn her
guests flower preference and SO long
as she is member of the family a
vase Of such flowers will brighten the
room
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

copy't. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
Miss Laurie will welcome letters Of
inquiry on subjects Of feminine inter
est from young women readers OF this
paper and will reply to them In THESE
Columns. They should be addressed to
her, care this office.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Rhubarb Water.

This IL a very refreshing and whole
some drink, and easily made Clean
two or three large sticks OF rhubarb
and out into pieces Place them in Q
sugar FOR each stick OF rhubarb fll up
with boiling water. stir. and leave unth
quite cold. Strain.
Copy't 1914, Newspaper Feature servtcs Ino
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

It,
initiated on in platinum The house
Gras And out in San
over that she too
They all back little
hroken-hearted; they back-sahe-U
How They Went
the police station and they egraphd
his little girl hone-to bored
The little New
laughed
IN he same breath
frightened little thing She home with her father and sister
out
the wide world again aone-never. never
an u Of In
drous creature ridden public streets On public float With
the
In
a perpetual festival
all
are delight
wonder the little
often.
you pracaoed
falling OF
weeks to the
had
under 1t,
Sweet weethow sweet they the little girls
we earen'tg going to do any rnorei
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

Most certainly they do. but these words were Just
translated newspaper" between $500 and u.oo
years old. n other words Assyrian bricks Just
earthed Babylonias old neighborhood.
The cuneiform inscriptions printed upon clay news
papers brck-iike molds speak Of ethics smoking
vice. and drinking just the in-thnkers do today.
Set me down as an optimist and 4 happy pessmist In
the fashion Brand whitlock. the social evil The
unhappy women must things done to them. but
for them
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Secrets of Health and Happiness
What "ln- Thinking" Is;
How 1t Affects Every One
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG
ABMA NJ D. (rohns Hopkins)

re H. the evils of this day. All the terrible times.
- Have you heard these expressions recently?
~ Do you know the anti-yice societies and the up
Hfters? Do they say these things?"
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Why Our Little Girls
Run A1vay from Home
By Winifred Black


~ HE Kermess was over, the May
festival was done and there
i wasn't going to be another thing
to do till the Feast of the Roses
in June-so the little fourteen-year-old
SirI ran away from home. She couldn't
stand it another day. 1t was so dull.
She had a good home with devoted
mother and a father who smiled at
her lightest word.
She had a pretty room Of her own
all furnished daintfly in her own par
ticular color. She had a closet full of
pretty dresses and a bureau full of
dainty fuffs and ruffes.
There were dozen brand new hair
ribbons in the top drawer; there were
a truly gold locket and chain and a.
bracelet and three or four rings and
some little fancy pins in her Japanese
jewel box OF enamel. And down.
stairs IN The breakfast room there was
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

nhuntan white DR. HIRsi6EFo
hunnn he describc thinktnr
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Answers to Health
Questions

Mrs. !. r. M.-My daughter has stys
on her eye.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

rHE newest and most approved
arrangement Of flowers for room
or table decorations follows the
Evening journal., 1914-03-09
KENT COUNTY
FRUITS SAFE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. Mar. 9.--While the
weather in central Kent county. in.
cluding the fruit belt, has been severe
for the PAST few weeks. the opinion
of several of the large fruit growers
Is that the fruit, peaches especially,
have not been seriously injured At
the two farms Of F. NJ, sopcr, tie
Apple King of Kent county. and
also large peach grower. near
Magnolia and Rising Sun, the dam
,ge has been so small that il is hard
Il worth mentioning. Out Of iYa
trees examined. but one dead one was
found
At the S. ". Derby apple farm. near
Woodside, no serious damage has
been reported.
At the Charles l.. Terry and Cooper
farm. Just south OF Dover. which 8
located on high ground. the freeze
Of two weeks ago has hit some OF the
varieties rather hard. especially the
Chairs Choice and Reeves Fayorite.
The Elberta and Belle Of Georgia
were also slightly injured. but 20 70
great extent
The only fear the growers nov
have Is IN the late frosts in rhe
spring and for this emergency many
of the fruit growers are preparing
smudges. some already havir ? pur-
chased large numbers
Evening journal., 1914-03-09
REBELS BEGIN
TORREON ATTACK

BY United Press Stan Correspondent.
MEXICO CITY. .aarcb 9.-Jhe rebel
attack on ioucon by General Villas
troops began early today, according to
dispatches received here and immdiatc.
~ 1000 Fcdcrals were rushed TO the
town by special train to reinforce the
defenders
a dozen OF the leading citizens Of
1oTeon were killed when the rebels
blew up a passenger train near Hornos,
not far from Iorreon. Most of the
passengers on the uynamited train were
refugees ilreing from the reoel attack.
Salvador t0rtes. one of the greatest
poets Mexico ever produced who had al
lied himself with the rebels. was execut.
ed at lizimin, In the state of Yucatan.
God will rule in Mexico shouted
Cortes with bis last breath. as the guns
o. the firing squad barked out The
poet was defiant TO the last. Four other
rebel leaders were executed with Cortcs
by the Nucatan federals.
The news that Texan rangers had
CROSSED the Rio Grandc and seized the
booy Of Nergara, which reached here
from Juorez, created no excitement.
Americans and foreigners feared that the
AleXicans might resent the act Of the
Texans, and protesting to fear anti.
American demonstrations. General Huer.
TO ordered extra guards TO patrol all the
streets OF the capital, but they were
unnecessary. The Mexicans semed to
view the attain as trivial and there was
no indication that the government would
seek to make it an international incl
dent.
Evening journal., 1914-03-09
EASTER MONDAY
ENTERTAINMENT

An Easter Monday dance and auc-
ton party. prefaced by a novel en-
tertainment. will be given by the
West End Reading Room, at the New
Century Clubhouse. on Monday even
ing, April Is Tho drawing room will
be arranged as for a play. and the
evening viii begin by a lively vaude-
Vile skit, written by Miss Emily p
Bissell. called rs II Coming?r in
which the possibilities Of future
election for mayor. under equal suf-
frage, are suggested. To accompany
this, Mrs Florence Bayard Hi les
has been asked to make a tcn-mnute
speech for equal suffrage, SO as to
have a thoroughly impartial enter
tainment. After this. the seats will
be cleared away. and Oglesby's band
will play for dancing in the drawing
room, while auction bridge tables
will be ready in the parlors for those
who prefer cards, and supper VIII be
served later.
Evening journal., 1914-03-09
YALE ALUMNI
MAKE MERRY
AT BANQUET

Yale Night was observed at the Y.
NJ. c. A. on Saturday night by practi-
cally every member OF the Yale Alumni
living in the city and about 50 High
School boys. Representing the college
We're George Brown, captain OF the Yale
track team and holder OF the intercolle-
giate record for the $50 yards run;
Thomas Cornell. a member Of the foot
ball team. and Thomas Hyde OF the
Yale Y. NJ. G. A.
Clement W. Miller, sun OF Governor
Miller and q Yale man was chairman at
the meeting and introduced the speak
ers. Mr.. Brown spoke on ~1he Nalue
OF Yale TO the Individual Thomas
Cornell. halfback on the football team
spoke on Undergraduate Life AT Yale
Thomas Hyde. secretary OF the " NJ. g.
A., spoke on the place in the life of the
Yale undergraduate OF the y. NJ. G. A..
literary societies and similar student ac-
tivitics. Thomas f. Boyard, a graduate
OF Yale, told OF the undergraduate lite
at Yale. whilc he was q student nj he
university During the evening the Nalc
men l-esent sang the songs and CAV,
the yclls.
Before the meeting tho Alumni ban
quet was held at the Hotel DUPONT and
after the meeting the Yale mon took
supper at the hotel. Altogether It va-
one OF tho most enthusiastic college
nights Wilmington has secn in some
time Among those present We're; Leon
ard +. Wales, Dr. Joseph z. Wales. "
B. Bradford. Sidney Bradford. 1homls
Hyde. William Springer. Reuben sat
terthwaitc. W. 7. Johnson. Poyrtcll
Johnston. K. Davis. i. /. Davis. Thomas
=. Bayard. George Miller. George Brown
Howard Pyle. G.. " Miller David
Moore. T. Conncl. A. Davenport. Il. p
Scott and n. Baker.
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