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KNITTING STICKS.

HITTING sticks and sheaths AZ
home except where they are N
as family heirlooms. These quaint cen.
trivances for holding the sti' need.
while In the act Of knitting haU
passed away with the advent Of the III.
chimes for stocking making.
Seldom were two to be found eHac,yl
alike. Some forms. such "a the sickle
shapes. were more common and widely
distributed. while other forms vs.
more local. but they overlapped ~" an
other In this respect. For the sake II
may be new and their use unknown
these knitting sticks and sheath, were
formerly very extensively used ~ knit.
ters OF hose, especially In the northern
counties OF England and the border o.
Scotland. Their use Is nov almost tcr.
gotten, only now and again may az
elderly dame he seen knitting with On.
Old women assert that they go' for
RAIDER when using stick for holdl1s
the needle than without. ami That the
knitting Itself IL more even. When "a
use the holder is placed beneath TIA
dress band or apron string on the r'gA:
side OF the knitter. or In IN" case o.
sheaths having flannel or cloth f'uuta'
lions these foundations were pinned 70
the dress OF the user and In the same
position as when using the wooden knit
ting stick. At the upper end Of theN
sticks and sheaths ls "a small NOE, into
which the needle on which tho lcor
are made IL placed.
These articles. like the mucn rr'T'd
old lace bobbins. are made IN variety
| OF materials, mahogany. box and ye~
being the favorites. while bone and
metal are sometimes met with few
are iniaid with colored woods. torto"
shell and pearl.
And again as In the case OF hohN',s
| they were usually made by the country
SWANS themselves as presents TO ;hsi
sweethearts. hence the many son'.men'
| tai devices found carved upon them 10
addition to the initials OF the dcnor
and receivers.
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should be lg led at flrst. In this way
the water in the tank Is heated so grad
ually that thJ Ice slowly melts and the
cork" slips 6pt before the water in the
,kra u - nough to cause SUFFICIENT
pressure o. eam to give rise to boiler
explosion. N It Is impossible to cook
the breakfaz 81 without a quickly heated
fire, then a lfe precaution Is to set one
OF the hot liter taps running so as to
relieve the pessure.
II at any pe II Is found that water
will not nov from the cold water tap
the fire sho, not be lighted. or II al
ready iish'1 it should be raked out
The stoppas Oshows that in spite of pro-
tected pipes ice has formed and cut OF
the water supply. In such q case as
that. when the water has been drawn
OF from tho hot water taps the tank
and the boiler are emptied. The heat
Of the kitchen fire causes the boiler to
become red hot and should a thaw set
In and allow the water TO pass through
the pipes to the boiler there would in
evitaby he q boiler explosion. II there
Is no fire IN the kitchen when the
water flows In there is no possibility Of
a boiler explosion.
There is one little precaution which
should be observed every night during
winter. and that Is to close the hampers
when the kitchen is shut up for the
night. This is the opposite Of the prac-
tlce common in most kitchens. where
the idea prevails that pulling out the
hampers lessons the risk OF Are. If
glowing coal is left In the kitchen range
at night the best way TO guard against
fire is to place an old iron tray leaning
against the inside Of the kitchen fender
and forming a slope so that glowing
cinders falling from the fire slide down
1t instead Of falling on the nat top OF
the fender and bouncing of on the
kitchen floor. which. having very dry
boards near the fireplace. would take
/ fire very easily.
Tho result OF leaving the campers
open at night Is that when there Is no
longer any fire remaining the heat
stored in the boiler and tank il sufficient
TO set up a draught OF cold air which
continues to stream In until tho water
in the whole Of the system Is a. cold as
the air Itself. II Is easy to see that II
the air Is at freezing point the water In
the pipes will soon freeze. and with
their freezing trouble beginA With the
hampers closed there Is scarcely any
draught and the water remains tolsr-
ably warm until next morning.
With hard water supply the risk of
boiler explosions 10 further increased
Hard water when heated parts with
carbonic acid gas which 10 united with
lime. 30 that It cannot be seen in cold
water. The lime thus set FREQ fallA to
the bottom and clinss to tho sides Of the
boiler. pipes and tank and forms what
70 commonly known a. fur" In win
ter larger fres are the order Of the day
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pepper. adding cheese II liked. Replace
tho potato In tho oven until the egg
IL sufficiently cooked. Serve with two
slices OF bacon on each plate or . strip
Of broiled smoked
-Ans,hex. egg dish 81 ~ me.
at . popular ~ D is shaped in an
individual patty I'm. Finely chopped
ham Is mixed to a paste with a little
cream and used to line the bottom and
sides of the tin mould. An egg is then
broken into the cavity and more Of the
ham paste put over 1t. II is baked until
on the serving plate. II the mould has
been we'll buttered II should come out
In perfect form. the egg entirely con-
cealed by the minced ham.
This makes an attractive dish. as the
individual moulds can be served on
rounds Of toast. sarnished with parsley.
This arrangement Is capable OF much
variety. ~ naked fish. either fresh or
salted. can be substituted for tho ham.
making Q delicately favored dish. The
edition Of . simple creA NJ sauce trans
forms this easily male egg dish
into something which appears quite
elaborate.
TOT UctNihB III ihuiNiuuni TuHek'Hs
there II no egg dish more satisfactory
than ham Q hard boiled egg. the yols
mashed, highly seasoned and replaced in
its socket. Fill . ramekin half full of
Dreamed hsh or chicken. place the
stuffed egg half in the centre. sprinkle
the surface Of the creamed mixture with
crumbs and bake In a hot oven until
the crumbs are brown.
| Stuffed eggs are also delicious II the
halves are skewered together and rolled
IN egg and crumbs and then fried In
deep fat until we'll Drowned. These are
usually served with a spoonful Of rich
sauce, such a. tartare or hollandaise.
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about hve years ago, but at that time
they were not stlfYened In any way. !
am not a believer in tho crinoline scare.
but II these elongated balloon skirts
really become popular ! shall resign
myself to the inevitable. for they would
indeed represent the thin end Of tho
wedge.
Redfern II making some wonderfully
smart little coates this season--curi-
Gus, apparently shapeless garments
which make chic women look adorable
and ordinary women rather ridiculous
These Coates recall the bolero in some
respects. but In others they are quite in
dividual.
As q rule they have very long sleeves
caught in at the wrist in bishop style.
but on some Of the more eccentric
models have seen three quarter length
| leg o'mutton sleeves OF curious outline
A curious fact connected with these lit
tie coates In that they are short wasted
while the skirt over which they are
worn II banded in at the normal waist
line. even . little below II. This gives
Y peculiar effect. but one which has Q
certain attraction In certain circum-
stances.
Without exception these short coateea
arc worn over corsages or blouses with
decollete necks. The throat II left quite
bare. unless . medicis collar in linen OF
wired lace 10 introduced. The rage fol
decollete day blouses continues. High
necked guimpes are quite tho exception
Another curious point connected with
the coates to which have Just alluded
In this: They are very often cut up ir
a point in the middle OF the back; some
are even gathered up and fastened BY
q handsome buckle.
A very smart Redfern model wal
composed OF black and white checked
cloth and heavy make Of black satin
The surface Of the satin was dull. Th'
satin was arranged In deep bias foldi
on tho round skirt and was also usec
for the bolero coatee which had lonf
tight sleeves and which was worn owe,
fne white linen blouse with q high
medicis collar. A very original sash
also In black satin. was passed rouns
the waist and then drawn down u
either side OF the front. the ends be
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0L0RIFIED Eggs.

NURIN0 the Lenten season various
u ooncoc.lon. Of .ss. A.. among
the favorits breakfast and
luncheon dishes At restaurants ana tea
rooms. WITH the price Of eggs started
on the downward track the economical
housewife can afford to duplicate some
Of these fancy egg dishes in the homo
kitchen. Even in their most glorified
form. followed by the name Of some
celebrity Or - Ia" this or that there Il
seldom any ingredient called for which
10 not u b found in the average
kitchen.
Egg benediotins. that old standby Of
many . restaurant. can b made to Dc
duty a breakfast or . luncheon dish
simply by using . simple cream sauce
or . rich Bearnsise sauce. according t.
the requirements Of the meal. Il car
be pictured - in four laysrs-6rst. {
round Of toast or half toasted mufan
second, . circular slice Of broilsd ham
third. poachsd egg; fourth. . oovsrinl
Of creamy sauce. The dish. whom d.
vided into its component parts. present,
no difficulty even to an inexperienced
housewife. The combination u Ape.
tizing ~ we'll - nourishing and look
more elaborate than II really 10.
Egg . 10 Vanderbilt 10 another popu,
lar egg dish quite within the possIbilit,
OF the home caterer. This calls for hal
baked potato for each egg. the potato
not being quite a. thoroughly cooked q
usual. The halves should bs cut tn,
long way OF the potato and slice taker
from the under side to provide q firu
bass for each half. Scoop out sufficient
OF the mealy portion to make room fol
an egg; sprinkle the esg with salt ant
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autocrats who rule the world Of dress
long before those autOcrats have ex-
pressed themselves in words.
OF recent days women have been
boyish in outline. Now they are 60
ing to DO very feminine: they are 60
ing to look soft and gracious and In
tensely womanly. Ono might add that
In the near future women are going to
look motherlike. for the Milo Venus Is
exaggeratedly motherly in type and It
Is from her that the '1igne" Of to-mor-
row win come.
was discussing this matter with one
Of the best known Partisan dressmakers
recently and I told him frankly that I
believed the fashions Of tomorrow
would make women look older than do
tho fashions Of to-day. He smiled mys-
teriously. And then recalled the fact
that this particular dress artist holds
/ the Wow that q woman who wishes "a
look youthful should wear gowns and
hats which might seem . little too old
for her instead Of those which seem q
little too young. At all events We shall
soon have an opportunity of testing the
great mans theory. for tho fashions Of
tho coming summer and autumn Will b.
matronly In comparison with those o,
the last two or three seAsonA
A very curious style 10 being shown
by . popular dressmakeF In the P1aol
Vendome In Paris. This u distinctly {
balloon skirt which 10 pear shaped q
either end The models which wer,
shown to me on the occasion Of my las
visit were both made Of tafYetA, ant
both were tucked At intervals ant
slightly stiffened.
At the waist the skirt u gatheret
into . band. tho fulness being equal al
tho way round. The hrst rucking Gomez
Just over the hips, the second At tn,
knee line; then the skirt 10 frightened
In at the hem and worn over Q petit
coat OF pleated lace. Tho outline 4
bizarre. to say the least, for the Skin
stands away from the figure in from
a. we'll a. at the back. Only . yer,
graceful and courageous woman woul,
dare to wear such . garment. but
undoubtedly possessed q certain cache
OF it, own.
These rucked skirts were In fashion
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and much more he, water is USED than
in hot weather. This means that more
fur" Is formed. and II tho pipes axe.
neglected they stand a chan Of being
blocked with lime. which would cause
an explosion as surely as 4 they wer.
blocked with ice. Fortunately such
state of affairs is by no means sudden
and plenty of warning is given in the
form OF rumbling noises and Vibrations
which become more violent as u.
weeks roll on, Prevention Is notably
better than cure. and when such sgu
Of impending trouble are noticed II Is
well to seek the help of a boiler eXpe--
who will remove the source Of DANCE
by burning away the lime in the pipea
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Ing thrust through tWo long button
holes. worked In the skirt. Ono imag-
ined that these ends wsrs tied under
meath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
HEIGHT & COMPANY
Seventh Near r.
Read Our Page Of Store News in Today.s Post
NC Nnffif MaIo II,

of
which happy June bride at Guided simply
q by nand out
all these furnishings
combination that illustrate folks
price! Is
when wish
change these outfits ahead We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
The Narrowest Atlantic,
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Between Brazil and Guinea the Atlantic
ocean Is only about 1900 miles wide.
From Newfoundland, to Ireland. the mar
rowest breadth north of the equator, is
nearly twice as far. From New York to
the nearest point of France. is nearly
three times as far. Hitherto most schemes
Of aerial flight across the Atlantic have
contemplated some northern route. That
suggested by the authorities of the San
Francisco exposition Is by way of Labra-
manned for the Dutch aviator, Van der
Born. to make the first preparation to
cross the ocean from continent to CONT
nent without stop. and he proposes to
take the southern route. where the At
lantic Is narroWest.
Van der Born is now supervising the
construction Of a new type of hydroaero-
plane. When 1t is complete he will go to
the port of Konakey, in French Guinea,
whence he promises to fly to Pernambuco,
Brazil.
The scheme is more plausible than any
Of the other discussed transoceanic
flights. It Is but natural and sensible
that the first crossing should be attempt
ed at the narrowest place, even though
the fight must be longer than any one
Of the stages of the Greenland route.
There Is, Of course, the danger of tropi-
cal air currents, but these are not much
more to be feared than the storms Of the
subarctic regions which are suggested
for the northern routes.
No one who has observed the progress
Of aviation doubts that before long the
Atlantic will be crossed by some venture.
some flyer. There is no reason to main
tain an attitude Of skepticism toward the
aviators Of our own day, who have done
so much in 80 brief a time, and who may
do as much more within the next few
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
King Christian <.
yssrn tho Losson Chronicle.

King Christian xof Denmark and his
ceusoyt Queen Alexandrine. who are now
this country's guests, are closely con-
neeted With our own royal family and
With most European royalists: for the
Danish kings grandfather. Christian TX.
was known as the Father Of European
royalty" Our kingly guest, Is the son of
the late King Frederick VIII. who was
eur Queen Alexandra's brother, and he
70 therefore first cousin to King George
v. Queen Alexandrine was Duchess Of
Mecklenburg' and 10 the elder sister OF
Crown Princess Cecilie Of Germany. Their
mother, Grand Duchess AIIasrasia Aichai-
l0vna Of Necklenburg-Schwe wss born
Grand Duchess Of Russia, the first cousin
once removed Of the present cxar. She
has been described a. one os tbs lowell
has produced. King Christian ks brother
is King Haakon Of Norway. married 10
. EitedA Of 01r. King George ".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
MANASSAS HORSE SHOW
I0BETHE FINEST EVER

Special eorre.poodsoce Of 1he stsr.

Special Correspondence Of The etsr.
MANASSAS, Va. July 1a-Arrange-
ments are being made for banner exhi-
hilton this year on the Prince William
grounds, where the. Manassas horse
show b to be held Wednesday, and
Thursday. July q and 80 The entries
closed today and one Of the finest arrays
in the state Of Virginia Is assured for
the coming show. Among the exhibitors
are DIT. ". T. Churchman Of Charleston.
W. Va; Bowles Bros. Of Boyce, Mrs.
Allen Potts Of Castle Hin and Mitchell
Harrison Of Washington and this county.
President Melvin c. Haxen writes that a
number Of Washington men viii exhibit.
The grounds have been placed In excel
lent condition and the Southern railway
has announced extra trains between Man
assas and the show grounds, distance
Of one mile.
Deplore Tree Slaughter.
Residents Of Manassas are expressing
much dissatisfaction over the wholesale
slaughter Of trees during the trimming
be placed in operation within the next
few weeks.
westwood Hutchinson. commander Of
Dwell Camp, Confederate Veterans, is In
receipt Of letter from Thomas c. Mil
Ter, adjutant Of Garland-Rodes Camp,
U..C, ". Lynchburg, Maj. g. P. Halsey,
commander soliciting the cooperation Of
the camp In the restoration, of the true
nag Of Virginia ...-...
Gen Munford. who Is thoroughly In
formed, !" writes Mr.. Miller, Says we are
living under a bogus Pierpont nag foist-
ed upon US in 1885,"
At a meeting of the shcool trustee
electoral board. Thomas Wolfenden Of
Kopp. this county, was elected school
trustee in Coles district to I'LL the va
cancy caused by the resignation of ]. M
At a meeting of the Haymarket Lii
brary Association officers to serve for
the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President Mrs. H. NJ. Garrison:
vice president Miss Eta Rector secre-
tary and treasurer. Miss Ruth Hulfish. =.
Clubs at Luncheon.
The Groveton and Stone House Good
Housekeeping clubs entertained the
Bethlehem CManassas). Hickory Grove
and catharpin clubs at luncheon Thurs
day in the Groveton pavilion on the bat
tleneld.. The married members were ac-
companied by their husbands. and about
80 guests were in attendance. The tables
We're decorated in the Groveton and
Stone House codors. and the refreshments
Were served by woman members from
the neighborhood. Mrs. ]. F. Dogan,
who presided, introduced Lieut.. George
C. Round. who gave an interesting sketch
Of the Indian woman to whom, in a large
measure, the success Of the Lewis and
Clark expedition was due. Lieut. Round
remarked that she was the only woman
to whom statue had been erected. but
il was suggested that she must share
the honors with Frances E. Willard and
the Goddess of Liberty.
Mrs j. F. Breazeale gave talk on
canning. and answered questions of the
members. Charles R. Mcdonald made
a short address. and George D. Brandt
also SPOKE. .-r - -..- L
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
Changing Towns Names.
From the London Chronicle.

Ft0m tne I0duOh Chf0nIcIe.
The individual may go under an alias at
small expense. but the village or town
that wants to change its name must pay.
Rugeley once wanted to be called some
thing else to dissociate itself from q
notorious murder. Slough has unsuccess-
fully tried to turn itself into Upton Royal
But the great triumph was that Of Mil
ton-one Of the many-which disliked be-
ing called ext-Sittingbourne. It
acquired q privy council order that 1t
should be henceforth ''Milton-Regis.
But individual or town you need not
change your name unless you have dis
graced 1t. Your name need never dis
grace you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
MATTER0F SURPRISE
TOCUST0Ms OFFICERS
Not Understood Why French Ex
porters Resent Inspection Of
80 Their Trade Records.

That French exporters Of recognized
standing show. determined opposition
to opening their trade records to In
spection Of agents of the customs d.
vision Of the Treasury Department is q
matter Of surprise for the department
onicials. In Germany and even in Eng
land. It Is stated. the foreign customs
inspectors have succeeded In obtaining
without protest Of any sort information
OF much more intimate character than
that required in the reports Of agents
in France.
The objection Of the French exporters
10 q puzxle to the customs division and
to the division Of supervising agents,
although the existence of the sentiment
IL recognised as not necessarily in
dicative Of arpurpose to conceal under
valuation % goods shipped to the United
States. The American methods are re-
garded as in the interest of honest bust
ness houses and against those that
transact business by shady means.
Make Strenuous Objection.
Not only do French merchants object
to showing the records of commercial
transactions, but they strenuously OBJ
ject to being asked to show those rec
oIds. The objection seems founded on
French conception of commercial dig
nifty, as far as can be determined
No exporter is compelled to show his
records. BIZ. refusal to show books NAV
in some instances where the suspicion is
strong result in a black mark against
an exporter. and the consequent close
supervision of all exports from his house
by customs officials on this side The
practice Is to invite the exporter to sub
stantiate the prices marked in invoices
by allowing inspection Of BOOKS, and he
is at liberty to decline.
Not Personal to Agent.
The American agent in France is man
Of French extraction. and is personally
we'll liked. apparently. by the exporters.
There has been no objection to the mainte-
nance of such a supervisor in France;
the protest is entirely directed toward
his pursuit of the Information he is ex-
pected to obtain.
The refusal of Paris courts to allow
French banks to give information to
American supervisors will result in no
action by the Treasury Department
aimed to enforce the giving of informa-
ton desired. There has never been any
obligation on the part Of the exporter or
others to provide the Information, and
the right to decline the information is
not challenged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
Square yard. .UtC

Every yard new. fresh
and desirable, cut from full
rolls; 2 yards wide. Par
Quet, tile and conventional
patterns that go clear
through to the back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19

Especially a d apted
for halls and stairs.
Wears like carpet
Numerous designs in
various colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
Plan of Operation Arranged.

"A plan of operation was Immediately
arranged. Capt. Moore was known to
be at church. 1t was decided to make
him and his officers prisoners; but dur
ing the service, suspecting the plot,
Moore escaped in the midst Of good old
Parson Lyons sermon, through a win
dow to the shore. whence he was con-
veyed to his vessel. He Immediately
weighed anchor and dropped down be-
THE day following, a company Of
forty men, armed with muskets, pitch
forks. scythes and axes, and led by
jeremiah OBrien. took possession, first
which the Margaretta was in Machias
harbor as convoy, then pushing on in
the diminutive Unity. they compelled
"a" thus was Fought M te in Machias bav the
first naval battle of the revolutionary
war. 1t will be observed that It was
five days before that of Bunker Hill
and one year and twenty-five days be-
was made public, July 4. 1776.
In a paper read before the American
Irish Historical Society at an annual
gathering in the city of New York;
eminent men. the Rev. Andrew NJ. sher-
man said: THE O'Briens of Machias,
Me-, are unquestionably one of the most
interesting families prominently identi-
AiSA WAeAA W. SS"StL ySaAc 81 d66IC III
American independence" He said in
further tribute, and which also seems
worthy of note: "O'Brien's brilliant feat
in capturing the Margaretta has this
peculiar significance, that it was not
merely the personal heroism of single
encounter. but was the first challenge
Of the infant American navy to the
great and almost omnfpotent power Of
Great Britain"
On the site Of the old OBrien estate
in Machias the Washington State Normal
School now stands, its dedication TAX
date Of the successful resistance Of
Machias to British invasion, its estab-
lishment upon the very estate of the
brave Capt. O'Brien, whose arm was sue
tie for freedom. being an instance we'll
in keeping with the sentiment of the
patriotic townsfolk