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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
THE FLOWER OF THE HOUR.

Once more the gardenia is the flower
Of the hour. Worn with strictly tall
ored suit is is stuck through the but
tonhole Of the coats left lapel and with
the fancy jacket il finds resting place
at the joining of the lOw-rolling collar
or among the laces of the exposed pOr-
ton of the blouse.
Nearly always a gardenia hides the
fastening of a neckpiece or a scarf and
frequently It decorates the fabric muff
which many women now carry becaus'.
they like to have something to put the
purse and the handkerchief in"
On the jaunty little hats of turban.
boat or semi-tricorne form. the gar
denia is often the sole trimming. II is
placed on the shapes in black Milan
straw. velvet, or MORE and correctly
posed it is the smartest garnishing i'm
aginable.
Made Of wax. the gardenia is unQues-
tiOnably the most natural looking OF
artificial exotics But as il is expensive
in that material If purchased ready
made. and is only to be copied by the
expert worker with wax, the amateur
flower maker would best use white vel
vet or wOol-backed satin for the petals
ard dull-surfaced darkest green silk for
the foliage.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
UNEMPLOYED WOMEN.

Following closely upon the idea of the
conference for unemployed men, Mrs.
Peter Cooper Hewitt, OF New York. has
formed a similar organization for women.
This includes not only a free employment
bureau. but also runs a sewing room.
where women are paid from 81 TO Sl.5O
day for work provided for them.
The organization is practically a clear
ing house for the unemployed. This Is
the first effort made in New York to keep
track Of and aid working women below
the grade OF professions handled by the
intercollegiate bureau, which handles only
the higher grade of employe.
When thoroughly I'm running order, it is
the proposition OF the conference to turn
its agency over TO the city. The confer
ence aims not only to keep in touch with
all agencies and to keep a record of what
lines are overstocked, but also to open up
new positions of various sorts for which
women are fitted. particularly in the line
of advertising the vacancies in the civil
service list.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
NETHODICAL PREPARATION
FOR SPRING CLEANING

The time for spring cleaning comes
round all too soon for the busy house
wife who knows what IT means to max
the house sweet and fresh from top to
bottom 1t is n necessary undertaking,
for the sunshine is going 10 show up
all the dirt and dinginess, and also. alas.
the wear and tear OF the winter months
Valiantly she sets to work, for perhaps
she alone knows how important II is to
the well being Of home and family.
In these days we. very rightly. do all
We can TO save ourselves and others
every bit of unnecessary drudgery.
When the time comes to face the ne
cessity of a thorough and systematic
cleaning think what you can do to
make the process as light as possible
and as little of a disturbance to the
family. Those who are not responsible
for It are apt to look upon 1t in the
, light of a private and personal griev-
ance They owe your cleaning a grudge
| in Just the same way as you would
| owe them a srudge il they came with
their work and numbered up your
kitchen with II.
The good housewife will see that the
I work of her department causes as little
Of a general upset as possible
! She must also remember that If she
! overworks herself for several days on
end the honey atmosphere will suffer
, more than ever.
! Your cleaning will not be a dreaded
event il you make methodiCal plans and
| preparations. \ large amount Of the
work can he done beforehand in bits.
! II yoU do all that can be done You
will be surprised when the time comes
how easily you can deal with the re-
mainder.
| All ChImneys may be swept
| Heavy clothing. extra blankets and
other articles belonging TO midwinter
| can he looked over, cleaned and mend
ed where necessary and stored with
napthalene or camphor between their
! folds.
| Old garments can be passed over 10
| the poor or TO rummage sale.
! Drawers and cupboards can be clean
ed and refined with fresh paper
Stains may be removed from carpets
or curtains, and various other oddments
OF renovation and repair can be done.
New curtains, II they are needed. can
be made and chair covers washed
II you do all these things in prepare
ton you will find your spring cleaning
less of a trial than II has ever been and
none the less thorough.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
THE EYE BATH GOOD
FOR TIRED NERVES

OF course the best remedy for eye IA
ugue, which comes probably from strain
ing the optic nerves or perhaps from
bodily fatigue. would be repose-resting
the eyes and taking things as comfort
ably as possible, indulging in an after
noon dOze and keeping away as much as
possible from rush and turmoil and over
strain. But this is impossible for most
of US, and so we must treat our eyes
externally 10 have them preserve their
youthful strength and brightness.
The eve bath should be of distilled wa
ter or rainwater. A pinch Of salt dis
solved in the water is good, and better
still is boric acid water administered by
means Of the little eyecup that fits over
the eye.
Nothing is more soothing for the eyes
than this bathing. You can feel the
nerves OF the eye responding to the
treatment. To make the wash, dissolve
a teaspoonful OF boriC acid in a quart Of
filtered or distilled water; then the eye
cup is filed with this and each eye
washed out in turn. Always wash the
eyecup in clean water after bathing one
eye before applying il to the other.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
MODES IN SPRING
HAT TRIMMINGS

DO not imagine because the wing. the
fancy" the pOmpon or the aigrette
which you wore last spring is as good
as ever" that it will trim your new hat.
II will not do because the new Sarnish-
inCs bearing the old names are abso-
luteIv different from those of yesteryear
For instance. there are the wings. They
are Of triangle or pinwheel shape and
utterly unlike those belonging TO any
known specie of bird.
More than ever fanciful is the fancy
which chiefly appears as an oblong will
low feather with a projecting ostr1cn
tin. and as a full blown thistle in clipped
and sC,rChed ostrich on a long stem In
lets. P0mpons are in shower effect IN
scorChed ostrich flues or in vulture quilts
with waxed points. and aigrettes in a
novel ross shape are OF clipped ostrich
II is possible to have some Of last sea
sons bird trimmings made over hut IN
their present shape all would give hat
an out-of-date appearance Put them
away until Fashions pendulum swings
round to them again.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
HOW TO MAKE SMALL SEAMS.

With sheer materials in vogue small
seams are imperative. and some peopl"
have difficulty in making them. Try this
way.
cut the material very smoothly and
evenly. Hold the edges together and
overcast them closely to the end Turn
them over. crease down to max" them
fat. then sew in the regular French. or
double. seam fashion a. close TO the edge
as possible. thus producing the smallest.
neatest seam imaginable. Always use hne
thread and fine needle for the second
scanning to obtain best results.
When any very soft sheer materia.
must he stitched on the machine. II it Is
not properly adjusted for the purpose. il
is likely to pucker and cause no end Of
annoyance. You will have no difficulty
If YOU will cut strips Of thin manila wrap
ping PAPER or tissue paper. put it under
the material and then proceed with the
sewing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
MONOLOGUES ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

That there is always some way OF
utilizing ones special talent for a spe-
ciaI cause no matter how dissimilar the
talent and the cause may be. is surely
proved by the method in which Miss
Vida sutton is turning her gift for read
ing and reCitinE to the benefit of the
suffrage movement.
She has visited the women in all
classes Of life in many nationaIties. and
after hearing their views on the COndI-
ton Of women, has been able by means
OF her clever monOloGues to reproduce
their opinions in the vernacular for the
benefit of her lecture audiences.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
TOUCHING PRAYER OF A HORSE

Rv direction Of Acting Police Com
missioner Bugher. Of Pittsburgh. there
has been posted in every stable where
police horses are kept a card bearing
copv Of The Prayer OF the Horse.
This is il:
prayer:
Feed me. water. and care for me. and
when the days work is done provide me
vyitb a shelter, a clean. dry bed. and a
stall wide enough for me to lie down IN
comfort Talk To me. Your voice OFTEN
means AS much to me as the reinS. RET
me sometimes. that may serve you the
more gladly and learn TO love you
DO not Jerk the reins, and do not
whip me when going up hill Never
strike, beat, or kick ME when 40 not
understand what you mean. but give
me a chance TO understand you. Natch
me. and il l fail to do your bidding. see
II something is not wrong with my har-
ness or feet.
Examine nv teeth when I do not eat.
I NAV have an liberated tooth, and that.
YOU know is very painful. DO not tie
nv head in an unnatural position or
take away my best defense against flies
and mosquitoes by cutting of my tail
And finally, oh. my master. when my
useful strength Is gone. do not turn me
out to staryc or freeze or sell m" 10
some cruel owner 10 be slowly tortured
and starved to death. but do thou. my
master take my life in the kindest way
and your God will reward you here and
hereafter.
You may not consider me irreverent
IL ask this in the name OF Him who
was horn in 4 stable. Amen
The acting commissioner found the
prayer in Pittsburgh recently. and II
st-ucl; him so forcibly. that he obtained
Z copy and arranged to have 1t repro
duced for the police department He
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
CHANGE IN PROFESSION.

That the versatile woman is able to
earn Q living at many contrasting oc-
equations is proved by the appointment
Of a famous horsewoman as librarian in
the 3.Ooo-volume library OF huge hotel
in Manhattan.
Mrs Emily Beach, who is said to have
broken over 1000 horses in her time and
to have educated her orphaned daughter
by riding blooded horses in the horse
shows and teaching the little daughters
of the rich how to ride, has taken
charge OF this new library, and is revel-
ling in the quiet and the unlimited OPP
portunities for reading.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
WHEN JACKET FRONTS
ARE LEFT OPEN

When the fronts of the tailored street
Jackets are allowed to remain unfasten-
ed, the opening should be filled in with
sonnet thing a bit more conventional look
ing than whatever blouse is customariy
worn with the tailored skirt. For this
purpose there is nothing to equal the
Medici collar. extending into waist
coat 1t is made precisely as are the
separate collar and vestee, save that I
is cut I'm a single strip that Is tackled
about the inner edges of the neck and
the fronts. and closed from the bust
down with a row OF fancy buttons. For
earliest spring. directly after the furs
are discarded, the collar-waistcoat is best
in satin or velvet or brOcade, but for
later service il is best in embroidered
,hiffon. in pique or in the same sort OF
sheer white linen used for the poular
Normandy collar.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28

making I'D as you are to have them gDod
friends. the way IL very easy 10 patch %
the faIling-out part Do not rush them
too hastily to get over their pet dis
pleasure. Time softens all jars. There's
such a hint OF advice to gave as they
might profit By in one OF Mrs. Candies
curtain lectures.
A MOTHERS HEART TOUCHED.
Dear Miss Libbey: ! married a man
who has two boys, nineteen and thirteen
years old. l have one boy OF twenty
years. They disagreed. came to blows.
told them to get another place TO stay.
They did. Ny son came back in q few
months. apologized. begged to come
home and pays board. that he hands my
husband every week and respects and
addresses him as a father. 1 desire his
to do as much; he stubbornly refuses to;
stays away from home. Am I TO turn
my own away from home left me by his
father. as his boy is stubborn Husband
processes to love me better than any one
on earth. yet repeatedly asks this OF me.
Does not make them address me as his
wife and their mother He expects me
to entertain. do for them as il l were
their own mother. and I've a son. Ny
heart is sad. Do you think he loves me
as he processes to? Ought people to cen
sure me? ANXIOUS MOTHER
The strife and tangled web which
seems too much and never-ceasing Will
end some day, II you have patience.
right reasoning. and try hard to keep
the love of each and TO urge their love
for you in return. Your son is sensible
They may pattern after him to the good
OF all. "Au is well that ends well''
keeps the heart up for betterment.
MEETING A MARRIED MAN.
Dear Miss Libbey: I am nineteen years
old. Used to go with a man about thirty
or thirty-fve. He wanted me to marry,
but l did not care enough for him He
took II real hard. went of. married after
two years. I married a year later. Late
" have received letters from I'm asking
me 10 meet him; he wants TO talk with
me- Is it proper for me to meet him.
MARRIED MRS. B.
II you asked your own heart that-Qoes-
ton It would be easily and truly an
swered best. There is no USE in your
wondering regarding the right and wrong
OF what such meetings would be in fu-
ture. Your good name would be in
we'd. Your married honor would be az
stake: and all. no doubt. for a ne'er-do-
well trifier. who would be the means Of
parting you from your loving true hUs-
band. Cast all temptations once and all
from your soul
(COryuEht, Iel4l
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD KINKS.

Use warm water to sprinkle starched
clothes and the effect will be twice as
satisfactory.
A painters brush may be used to dis
lodge dust from cracks and crevices about
the house.
Try removing mildew by soaking in a
weak solution Of chloride Of lime, then
rinsing in cold water
Elasticity is restored to rubber by
cooking it in one part ammonia and two
parts water.
To clean morocco leather prepare a
lather of soap in warm water and sponge
well with this to remove the dirt: then
rub over with a clean cloth dipped in the
wel-beaten white Of an egg and the
leather will look like new again.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
WHEN THE AIGRETTE Willis

When the aigrette on the otherwise
perfectly good hat willis, take it OF
promptly. for nothing so completely
spoils the appearance as shabby bit of
millinery. lii its place-if you don't care
to at once buy a fresh aigrette-use a
jaunty bow of ribbon. The newest sort
of bows have three broad. long loops,
partially overlapping each other and ex-
tending backward, and one short loop
extending frontward. They should be
lightly wired and should center under a
fluffy ba-.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28
ROYAL TALENT.

American women who consider them
selves well educated will be silenced by a
recital of the accomplishments of the
new Queen Of Albania, although it is
doubtful whether she's much better in
formed than other royal consorts.
She speaks English. French, Spanish
and ItaliIl; is 4 good pianist and also
plays both guitar and harp. She is able
to play duets with her husband at con-
certs and has both composed and writ
ten words for childrens songs. She also
is quite an artist and before the birth of
her little daughter was famous pedes-
TRAN.
How many American women can COM
pete with this list?
Iowa's annual poultry and egg output is
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28

Canada is nearly thirty times as large
as Great Britain and ireland. the total
area of the Dominion being 30 go square
miles less than that OF the whole CONT
nenr of Europe.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28

thinks it will serve to obtain better
treatment of the horses ny men who
sometimes lose their temper and abuse
them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-28

Iowa's annual poultry and egg output is
valued at 80, 600, 900.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-12
PIONEERS OF THE FRONTIER
Reb-Blooded Men and Women Were
Those Who Carved an Empire
From Wilderness.

No doubt the run of the continent"
has improved the fiber Of the Ameri-
can people. OF course, the well estab-
hshed and the intellectuals had no mo-
tive to seek the west; but in energy
and venturesomeness those who sought
the frontier were superior to the
average OF those in their class who
stayed behind. 1t was the pike rather
than the carp that found their way
out Of the pool. Now, in the main.
those who pushed through the open
door of opportunity left more children
than their fellows who did not Often
themselves members of large families,
they had fecundity, as it were, in the
blood. With land abundant and the
outlook encouraging. they married
earlier. In the narrow life of the
young West, love and family were
stronger interest than in the older
society; hence all married. Thanks
to cheap living and to the need of
helpers. the big family was welcomed.
Living by agriculture, the West knew
little Of cities, manufactures, social
rivalry, luxury and serving class, all
foes of rapid multiplication.-From
Origins of the American People," by
Prof. Edward A. Ross. in the Century.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-12
MINE COMPANIES BRING SUIT

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Taxes in
Teller county, chiefly on mining prop
erty, to the amount of sS3,629.67, are
illegal and void, according to the claim
made in the complaint of the Vindi-
Gator Consolidated Gold Mining Com
pany and the Granite Gold Mining
Company, in suit against Thomas A.
Talon, treasurer OF Teller county,
which was filed in the District Court
of Teller county by +. A. Colburn,
president of the Cripple Creek Mine
Owners Association. and Clarence c..
Hamlin OF this city. representing the
Granite company and also the associa
ton.
This Is the tax case which the Mine
Owners Association has been planning
for several months. in a concerted ef.
fort to obtain some relief from the
excessive taxation which the statute
passed by the last Legislature i'm.
poses on the mining men of this state.
Whatever may be the decision OF the
District Court. It is certain that the
case will be carried to the State Su.
preme Court. in all, fifty.seven Of the
largest mining companies OF Cripple
Creek are interested in the suit.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-12
Bill for Road Tax Levy Drafted.

Denver.-The first draft of the bill
which is to be initiated for the crea-
tion of half-mill levy for state road
fund was presented by attorneys at
a meeting of the executive committee
of the Colorado Good Roads Associa
tion and the legislative committee of
the County Commissioners Associa
ton. A second meeting was held to
discuss suggested changes in the draft
as it was presented. 1t is proposed to
have the initiative petitions in oircula-
tion throughout the state by April /,
as they must be filed not later than
July in order that the measure may
come to a vote at the general election
next November. A total of 20,29l sig
natures is required. w. p. Harlow OF
Boulder, Charles r. McLain of Canon
City, George NJ. Patterson of For,
Morgan, Charles F. Tew of Greeley
and Secretary w. r.. Emmons OF Dem
yer represented the Colorado Good
Roads Association, and Edward Levin
of Leadville, J. c. G. Clark OF Boul
der. w. c. Lewis of Greeley and J. G.
Schw eigart of Canon City the County
Commissioners Association at the
meeting.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-12
A Clue.

Thornton had been taught never to
tell tales, and he intended to live up to
his teaching, but sometimes 1t was
hard work.
Thornton" said his mother one eve
ming. Il left dish Of chocolate pep
permints on my table this afternoon
and there isn't one there now. Have
you and Gerald eaten them?"
Il haven't eaten one." replied the
boy stoutly, "but"-then he remem-
bered he must not be talebearer
We'll, mother" he continued, per
haps, if-you'd better just smell Ger
aid, and ! guess then you'll know all
about it!"-Illuetrated Sunday Maga-
zine.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-12
Henahen Gets Grain Of Radium.

Denver.-State Mining Commission
er T. X. Henahen has received from
the Standard Chemical Company in
Cannonsburg, Pa, glass tube contain
ing one gram of radium salts, in which
there are three millograms of radium
element, and sign spelling "Radium," /"
with letters drawn with radium paint.
The radium in the tube is that made
from the first test of Colorado carro
tite ores. Four hundred and fifty
tons of per cent carnotite ore, re.
duced at saving of 80 per cent, is
required to give the one gram of ra.
dium salts in the small glass tube
Henahen received.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-12
st. Patrlck's Unseifishness.

Like St. Paul. 30, too. st. Patrick
seems to have practiced the New Tes-
lament Injunction: Freely have you
received, freely give" Matt. 10. 81.
for he says: Though have baptized
30 many thousand people. did ask
halfpenny (dimidium scriptulae)
from any one OF them? Mention It
and will give 1t back to you And
when the Lord ordained clerics
through my unworthiness (modicita-
tenn and ministry gave ordinations
freely. II asked of one OF them
even the price of my sandal. tell me;
charge me with 1t. and l will restore
II to you"
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-12
FUNDS FOR HIGHWAYS
COLORADO STATE COMMISSION
APPoRTIoNs $21,soo.
Amount VIII Be Used for Emeroency
Road improvements, With Like
Amount from Each County.
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Denver.-The state highway COM
mission, after two days conference
with representatives Of the various
counties Of the state, allotted total
Of s21,3OO for emergency road i'm
provements, based on dollar for dol
lar appropriation from each county,
as follows:
Adams, $4,000 for the Boulevard F
road; Boulder, $4,000 for improving
the road between Lafayette and
Broomfield; Jefferson, $4,000 for the
Mount Morrison road; Morgan, $4,000
to be spent on the road between Fort
Morgan and Weldona; Larimer. s3,5OO
for the Poudre road; Moffat $500 to
be expended on bridge approaches;
Elbert, $4,000 for it's Denver to Limon
and Colorado Springs to Limon roads;
Douglas. $4,000 for Palmer Lake high
way and, Fremont, $4,000 to be ex.
pended on the Cafion City and Cripple
Creek road.
Though strong appeals were made
by many counties for large appropria-
ticns, all further requests were laid on
the table till the next meeting, which
convenes April Is.
Especially urgent were the demands
of San Miguel, which wanted $4,000
for its road between Telluride and
Paradox; Summit, which demanded
$4,000 for the Fairplay to Brecken,
ridge highway; Jackson for the same
amount to spend on the Rabbit Ear
Pass road, and Moffat, which asked
for $4,000 for its state line road. JET.
ferson and Gilpin combined in an ap.
peal for $4,000 to spend on the road
between Central City and Golden.
The commission unanimously agreed
that it would refuse to accept the con,
ditions of the Shackelford bill now
pending in Congress unless the meas
ure is changed to permit part Of the
states share of the $32O,O00 appropria,
ton to be applied to the state road
system instead of post roads.