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Evening star., 1914-07-26
Art Gum for CLEANING.

A PIECE of art gum, purchased at any
stationer's for ) cents is a useful
article 1t will clean the first signs OF
soil from white or light gloves. or baby's
white kid shoes. A smear. If it is not a
stain, on white or light shirt waists.
skirts. habys dresses and other gar
ments may be cleaned with this gum
without taking off the garment. 1t will
remove finger-prints and soil from the
most delicate wall paper. fancy paper.
loth-hacked books and many other ar
ticles too numerous to mention.
Evening star., 1914-07-26

SO in the smallest shops. and the smart
world abroad was leading the way to a
still newer silhouette
Those who cannot afford new summer
gowns are pulling down the sash to give
as long a line as possible. And those
who have good skirts that need new
Evening star., 1914-07-26

by the way. is summer development.
There was no hint of it at the openings.
and now it threatens to sweep every
thing before it. The immediate danger
is in its exaggeration. We went through
that fashion once before with a disas-
trous ending.
Evening star., 1914-07-26

1t is remarkable how speedily our sill
houette changed in Two months. Only in
the first week of June a fashionable
New Yorker said she felt unduly con-
spicuous in her long basque with it's full
tunc fitted at the hips: and yet, by the
1st of July those gowns We're selling for
Evening star., 1914-07-26

waists are struggling with chemiseI
effect.
The simplest version of this idea is the
taffeta skirt with an organdie chemise
slashed at the side. The first garment is
of hydrangea blue and the other is white
There are also colored muslin chemises
Evening star., 1914-07-26

over narrow white taffeta or satin skirts.
Nine. Paul Poiret wears in her Louis
Nv country house near Versailles charm
ing morning frockS that are built with
blue linen skirts and chemiSeS of white
linen cut square at the neck. with elbow
kimono sleeves. and slightly slashed al
Evening star., 1914-07-26
Porch Cushions.

CERVICEABLE and pretty porch cush-
- ions are made of cotton rep. which
washes we'll and needs no decoration be-
yond a simple briarstitch around the
edge
Evening star., 1914-07-26

the hem.
Well down on these slips she tics n
heavy white cord. or uses a chid's belt.
In the costume she looks like "A slightly,
Older edition of her two adorable little
girls. MARITIME and Rosine. who are
dressed in prints designed by their father,
Evening star., 1914-07-26
That Chemise of Tulle.
More mad More the Moyen Age.

1t seems strange commingling: the
ruffled skirt and the moyen age bodice
without a waist line and with whatever
belt it boasts arranged inches below the
natural place. But the two fashions have
come into being together. and although
few women wear them at the same time
there are few smart wardrobes that do
not contain both.
This very fashion for the moyen age.
Evening star., 1914-07-26

NE feels like accusing Paris of
bad faith in making a new set
of STYLES for summer use after
the Americans have spent mil
lions in buvinr summer clothes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
THE CENTURY OPERA.

A Wagnerlan director new to this cny
viii WELD the baton at the Century Opera
House this week when "Lohengrln" will
be given as the alternate opera with la
Traviata" lie is Ernst Knoch. who in
Europe and Australia enjoys n wide repu.
tation as a conductor OF German opera
The title role will be sung by Morgan
Kingston. while Miss Bettina Freeman
will be heard as Elsa.
Nine Lenska, a European contralto,
Will sing the music Of Orfrud. Nine
Lenska comes to the United States with a
reputation as an artist OF vocal and dra.
matte authority. She will be heard Tues
day evening and at the Thursday matinee
while Miss Kathleen Howard will sing the
role Friday evening and at the Saturday
matinee afternoon.
Louis kreidlcr will sing TclrGmund and
Henry Weldon Will be the King. "Lohen-
grin" will be sung Tuesday, Friday and
Saturday evenings and at the Thursday
matinee.
Miss Helen Stanley will make her first
appearance this season on Monday eve
ming. when she will sing the role OF Tio-
iotd in LA Trlviata.' Miss Stanley
spent the past summer In Europe study
Ing. and returns to the company in excel
lent health and spirits. Orville Harold
will be heard as AiIred on Monday and
Wednesday evenings. when the opera will
he sung in Italian. On Thursday eve
ming and Saturday afternoon, when
"Traviata" will also be the hill. the per-
formances will be given in English and
the tenor OF these occasions will he GU
seppe Gaudenzi. The res; of the cast
will be the same as last week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
Week Sale of Cotton Goods Beginning
Tomorrow Originated With Miss
Genevieve Clark, Daughter of
Speaker of the House

other covers for fat cars, vans and
wagons
In South Africa the cotton blanket
has driven out the woollen one. Fully
20,000,000 yards of cotton duck is con-
sumcd in the Canadian Northwest an
nually for overcoats, replacing fur.
With a padding of cotton between layers
OF duck, these garments are lighter and
warmer than fur.
Cotton cloth has taken the place NJ
wall paper in thousands of modern
houses. Buckram, made OF cotton, not
only covers books but Is replacing bur
lap. Pottery establishments use mill
ions Of yards of army duck annually
for squeezing water out of clay. The
Government uses 1000 900 yards OF cot
ton duck every year for coin bags.
1t takes 1000, 900 yards OF cotton duck
annually to make feed bags to hang
over the noses of horses. Duck is used
for filtering oils-millions OF yards OF Il
every year.
II takes more than 80 900 900 yards
every year Of cotton ducking for rubber
betting and rubber hose. The same
substance is used for stiffening the
gauntlets OF gloves and leggngs. tennis
and gymnasium shoes, canopies for
shower baths, where rubber formerly
was used. the covering OF trunks and
telescopes. About 100000 yards an
nually are used for draining mines.
Wood pulp paper mills and other
paper mills use cotton duck for driers.
Cotton drills and duck to the extent "
millions of yards annually are used for
wagon tops. cushions and waterproof
coats Bed mattresses OF cotton felt
have replaced hair mattresses very gem
orally. Most of the household linen IL
cotton and there is more cotton than
linen in collars and shirts. All wool
clothing IL practically a thing OF the
past. Mercerizcd cotton is as beautiful
as silk.
It is no wonder therefore that the
whole world takes such intense interest
/ in the trouble that has overcome the
! cotton industry. II Is evident how
ever. from the many uses to which cot
ton has been put. that the recovery will
he swift and substantial. once the initial
/ shock has been adjusted. II is believed
/ that the worldwide attention directed 10
cotton by the war will increase its use
to the extent OF million bales annually
/ in America alone, for the people are
! learning that cotton as substitute for
other materials Is not only just as good
| but better.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
ELEANOR GERHAROT. I0HRlAy

entire country. Under his direction the
society has undertaken some importa mt
artistic enterprises. In 1907 he pre-
scented the first Beethoven festival ever
given in this country, and in 1912 the
first Brahms festival.
When the great Russian composer
TschaikOWsky visited the United States
he did so as the guest of the Symphony
Society, which had already made some
first American productions of works by
him. Paderewski and Rosenthal made
their first New York appearances with
the symphony orchestra as their sup
por'. The first American performances
of Sir Edward Cigars symphonies Nos.
and were by this society. The
French composers of the present owe
much OF their American favor To the
Efforts OF the symphony conductor, while
the dean ~ the French school, Camille
Sant-Saens, made his American ap-
pcarance with the orchestra.
Some years ago IA few liberal residents
Of this city combined to subsidize this
orchestra. The first purpose of this &C.
ton was to make 1t possible to pay the
players such salaries as would enable
them to devote their principal though,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
MUSIC TEACHERS AND PUPILS.

on Wednesday, the 30th ult, Nine.
Rosa Joachim, a former student OF the
Academy Of ST. Joseph. Brentwood, y. Y.
and later Of the Paris Conservatory. pay
ing a visit to her old alma mater. afforded
her former teachers and school friends q
very delightful afternoon by her charming
rendition of a most interesting vocal re
ctaL The programme was as follows:
Four classical numbers written in the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries. 80. Ces-
safe di Pingarm," by A. Scarlatti. 1859
1925 "Quella Fiamma." by Il. Marcello.
16S6-1739 CONNIE Racgio di Sol" by A
Caldara. l671-l763, and "Qual Farfaletta
Amante," by u. Scarlatti. l6s3-1757, con-
trastei effectively with melodies of mod
ern artists: ~ Ma Fiancee" and "Le
Meyer" by r. Schumann; "L'Attente" and
Marguerite" by 4. schubert. and Dem
Lenz Soil Meln Leid Erklingen Dcin Rath
istwohl CUNT" by GrIeg. BY request Nine
Joachim sang several sweet little Spanish
ballads
Between the vocal solos the accompan-
list Nine. Emilio Quintero, a graduate OF
the Madrid Conservatory. played with ex-
quslte skill and finish the following well
chosen masterpieces from chopin: Fan
tasle lmpromptu, & sharp minor Revolu-
tionary Etude and NoCturne IN + and also
THE Cuckoo" by paquin. and Rhapsody
No. IL by List The vocal aud instru-
mental performances called forth enthusi-
that at an early date similar musical
treat Will be enjoyed at St Joseph's.
BrentN God.
4 free organ recital. tho l35th IN the
popular series. under the direction Of Dr.
William c. Carl. will he given in the Old
First Presbyterian Church. Firth avenue
and Twelfth street. on Monday evening.
! October 5, at S Is o'clock, by Henry Sey-
mour Schwcitzer. +, A. @. O.. organist
and director OF the music in Trinity Luth-
eran Church, Reading. Pa, and a post
graduate of the GuilInant Organ School.
At the Academy OF Music on Monday
evening at S15. the Peoples CChcre)
| sight Singing Glasses, under the in
structon OF William A. Luystcr. will
open the eighteenth season with a lee.
| ture on the Galin-pars Cherc system
| or sight singing. its history and the salient
| features of same. after which free lesson
| Will he given. At this lesson every ono
! present Will he taught To sing and read
notes from the staff whether they ever
! sung before or not. No admission cards
! are necessary. Mr.. Luystcr claims music
! To he ~ easy to teach and results 10 be-
as satisfactory as any other branch OF
education, II properly presented After
| noon classes are now forming Mr. Luy-
| ster can be seen Tuesdays and FRIDAYS at
/ his New York studio. Ga East Thirty
| fourth street.
The Union College musical clubs OPENED
| their season with eighteen new members
! reporting for the Mandolin Club or this
| number fourteen are new men AT college
and four members Of the upper elias ses
out for the first time These new mem
bcrs bring the number OF the club
IN to thirty. Tho music this wear Is
| reported by the leader, e l.. Smith TO he
! a hos
| also predicts a most successful season.
| The Glce club meets Friday and over
thirty men who will he new this year have
signihed their intentions OF Joining.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
GIRI'SIDEA OF COTTON
WEEK GRIPS NATION

and others within access OF the club
rooms through convenient transit facili-
ties Those interested and desiring addl-
tional Information may address Thomas
A. Wilson, 246l Amsterdam avenue.
The neivly established Empire City
Chess CLUB has removed to more COM
Portable quarters at 3 Hamilton place,
near 18TH street Broadway subway sta
tion. The secretary reports that 1t has
fifty members on the membership role
and that they are looking forward to an
active season. The annual dues are IS
only.
The veteran J. H. Blackburne must
have played hundreds and hundreds of
Scotch Gambits during his long and VIC
torious career, but Il IL doubtful whether
he was ever more happily inspired In any
of these games than In his encounter with
w. s Viner In the British championship
herewith appended:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
NOTABLE SEASON AHEAD
OF SYMPHONY SOCIETY

TIME approaching musical season Is
expected TO be one Of unusual
Importance in the history OF the
symphony Society of New York.
The organization was founded in 1873
by DIR. Leopold Damrosch. and for some
years IT battled against all of the OBJ
stacles which confront any young or
chestra- Its concerts were few and the
pecuniary returns meagre. But DR..
Damrosch struggled on and earned for
his enterprise the respect of connols-
seurs.
His death in 1885 threw the burden Of
conducting the orchestra on the Shout
ders Of his son Walter Damrosch, who
Is still the director. Mr. Damrosch Is
thus no; only the dean OF the corps Of
local conductors but the veteran Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
NINE, ScHuMANN-H eINtG. GoW71AlT0

tournament AZ Chester, as will he seen
from the score OF the game which IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04

The Philharmonic soclety's season
will begin at Carnegie Hall on October
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
II. II. Flagler's Subsidy Of $1oo, 1000
Enables 1t to Embark on a Policy
of Liberal Artistic Ent erprise
Free of Pecuniary Cares

30. There will be twelve Thursday eve
ming, sixteen Friday afternoon and
twelve Sunday afternoon concerts. The
list Of sololsts includes Miss Bori Of the
opera. Alma Gluck. Julia Culp, Pasduale
Amato, Kreisler, Zimbalist and Thibaud.
violinlsts. and Busoni Gabrilowitsch
and Germaine Schwitzer. pianists.
Josef Stransky will OF course continue
to conduct.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04

enters black into trap by the Offer Of another
pawn.
% Falling into the trap. Blacks only service
able move was rs. Q-K3 pinnng the KIT.
CD Threatening 30 R--R. thus winning the Q
or 30. KtxB. Black could not retakc the 1t with
the p. because Of QxP mate nor could DC save
thcQ.
PROBLEM 40. 5O2 BY FRANK JANET.
Hlnck-.Teo Diecps
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04

similar problems, nineteen of which have
been published all over the world, the
solvers being unable to cook" any of the
nineteen positions. The above has never
before been printed and the author is
rather anxious to see whether the clever
SUN solvers Will be able to Cook the
position.
CORRESPONDENCE
II, q. Kent Dayton, ohio,--In New York
city, as well as west Of New York, you will
find plenty of players worthy of your skill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
Blue and White Track Ath-
letes Spring Surprise
on Upstate Team.
lBy Telegraph to Tn. Tribune.

Syracuse May s-Columbia defeated
Syracuse in their dual track meet here
this afternoon by a count Of 50 to IS. when
Whelsn, an outsider, edged his way into
second place in the half-mile run, the last
and deciding event on the programme
To win the meet Syracuse was to take
first and second in the sso-yard. Taylor
won and Barton was close third
Syracuse lost valuable points in the
hurdle race as result of accidents to
Delling. In the high hurdles he finished
second. but was disqualified for having
dropped four obstacles. In the low hur
dies he was leading by five yards when
he stumbled over the second last fence,
allowing Mcdonald TO win With ease.
The Orange won seven first places and
Columbia SIX. In the 220-yard Columbia
dash Bowser and Rulison, both wearing
the Orange. fought TO a dead heat in
% rs seconds Bowser won in the 100
yard dash.
Black, who looked good for Columbia,
mistook the finish mark for the distance
races as the line for the lOo-yard dash
and made his effort too soon. Curtis the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
OVAL FOR BROWNSVILLE
Largest Playground Will Go to
BROOKLYN Section.

Plans for the building OF the greatest
and the best playground in America. in
Brownsville. a section of Brooklyn. have
been completed 1t will be located on
plot Of land bounded by Hopkinson, L.
yona and Dumont aves and Douglas st..
On an adjacent plot there also Will re
grounds for juveniles to play.
Both sites will take in an area OF -en
acres. Work on the grounds will begin
shortly and il is hoped that everything
will be completed by the time fall ar
rives.
According to the plans. the main play
grounds. when finished. will look some
what like a stadium. An oval track
measuring a quarter of mile. Will be
laid. on the outskirts of it large con-
crete stands will be erected that will have
a seating capacity of 1900 On the IL
vonia ave side two clay lawn tennis
courts will be marked out
The main entrance OF the field VIII ne
on Hopkinson ave. On this side there
will he a building that will have shower
baths and rooms for DRESSING. Then
there will also be two outdoor gym
nasiums. fully equipped with all the
necessary apparatus-one for males ana
the other for the fair sex
There will be pool for swimming tnat
will be 80 feet in length and 50 feet wioe'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
Blank in The Tribune Should
Be Filled Out and Given
to Instructor of Near.
est Playground.

Hurry up. boys and send in your entry
blanks for The Tribune baseball tourney.
Even though the entries for the biggest
baseball carnival do not close until June
&. il is we'll 70 have the matter off your
hands.
All YOU have to do is to clip the slip
from The Tribune. I'll it out and hand II
TO the instructor in charge Of the play
ground nearest TO your home.
The Park Department will furnish the
bats and balls.
Then it is up to you and your team to
win the gold. silver and bronze medals
and the sterling silver cups.
The Mdgets from the West o9tn ST.
playground. who have twice won the 80
pound championship. are getting busy.
Freddie Gardner Is rounding up his ola
team and rounding them up for practice
every afternoon-that is, those VINO are
not kept in after school OF course some
II the boys have taken on some weight
n the last five or six months as all
realthv boys should and this may neces-
tate some changes in the lineup.
The members of the Chelesa Park team.
NO~pOOnO Cnd0ploiiS 1857 SS0''
through their spring training at that play
Ground with as much fervor and faithful
ness as any of the recruits did at Marlin
his spring. The captain is every bit as
cautious as McGraw himself, and every
one of the old squad is working hard u
clinch his place against the time OF the
opening game. the middle Of next month.
The playground boys were all enthusi-
astic over the announcement that there
would be prizes worth while this year In
addition TO the honor OF winning the
CHAMPIONSHIPS in the four classes Boys
who seldom attend the public park play
grounds but saw the announcement In last
SUNDAYS Tribune have entered on the
blank published therein.
In the opinion of William j. Lee, super
visor of recreation, the entry blank is the
greatest boom playground work has mad
on all sides comments are being made
BY churches. societies and civic bodies
commencing this effort.
II is one Of the greatest fun feasts ever
offered. There is no other form OF recrea-
ton that brings out development OF mind
ouickness of eye and alertness of body AS
does baseball II teaches the boys the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
HOLD FIRST CLUB DAY
Columbia Yachtsmen Entertain
Guests at Eight Bells.

In accordance with the plans OF Commo-
dore I. II. Wheeler. the first OF a series OF
CLUB days" during May was held at the
Columbia Yacht Club. at West seth ST..
Yesterday. The fine weather brought out
a big muster Of members and their guests.
The informal entertainment began at
eight bells a p. M with dancing. Din
ner was served to 20 during the evening,
and there was more dancing until nearly
midnight.
Lying off the clubhouse in commission
were the big auxiliary bark Aloha. owned
by Arthur Curtiss James, OF the New York
Yacht Club: ". X. Vanderbilt, jr.'s, fast
steam yacht Tarantula, w. T. frosts
Orifamme. e. II. Runyon's Osprey and
W. +. Porter's Maywilned.
Colonel Oliver H. Payne's mig steam
yacht Aphrodite anchored OFF the club sta
ton during the week. and he entertained
his guests AT the club several times. The
Columbia Yacht club will so into COM
mission on June for the season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
YALE TRACK TEAM
SMOTHERS TIGERS
Mckenzie Wins Only First
Place for Princeton
in Mile Run.
fRv Telegraph to The rribun, l

New Haven. MAY s.-ln the most one
sided meet in the history of the Yale
Princeton track competition, Yale smoth-
cred the Tigers this afternoon by score
of 81 2-5 TO 10 3-5.
The visitors captured only one hrst
p;ace- Mckenzie, their star distance man,
just beating Poucher. Of Yale, in Cruel
ling one-mile struggle. The Ell runner
used poor judgment in the second quar-
ter and his sprint at the finish was not
strong enough to give Yale clean sweep
George Church, the intercollegiate lawn
tennis star took second place for Prince
ton in the low hurdles. and Snowden got
a second In the go yard dash. Princeton
scored another second place in the half
mile. nc most stirring race of the af-
terHoon. Hayes. Of Princeton, held the
lead most OF the way but Captain Brown.
Of Yale, caught him in the final sprint
and woE.
Yale scored all the points in the ham
n.er throw and Princeton only got one
rlace-third-in the shot-put. Yale made
a clean sweep In the 100 yard dash. and
had almost a monopoly OF the points in
the pole vault. two Tigers tieing for third
place.
The broad jump was also sinecure for
the Blue. In the high jump and go-yard
hurdles Yale continued pillng up OF points,
taking every place in these events. The
track was slow, and in view OF conditions
Mckenzes time OF 1 minutes a 20 sec
onds in the mile was brilliant perform
ance.
ieO-ysrd hurdles-won by ". r. Potter.
Yale. q. NJ. Church, Princeton. second NJ.
Shedden. Yale. third. Time, eis 10
Onc-mis Ten-Won by J. -. Mchen-le'
Princeton: r. ". Tougher. Yale. second, $.
X. AHA. Princeton. third. Time. ~ 30
iiO-yard run-Won by v. Wiikie, Yale; g g
Wallace. Princeton. second, X. NJ SCOTCH
Yale third. Time. 0a9 30.
High jump-rie between W. u. oler. r. A:
Douglass and r. g. HartswieA' laie' at rect
III inches -.
C. h. CLARK Yale second; D. :. Morrison.
Princeton third. Time, $50.
shot -put-Non b. W. HARRISON, Yale W. r.
Roos. ale. second: J. Larsen. Princeton third
Distances. 4 feet On inches, 70 feet 10 lnches
and II feet i0iz inches. - -
Pole ,aut-1ie between l.. Carter and h. W.
Johnstone for first place. at III feet lnches,
tie between H. :. Buck. Yale, W. Metuef,
Yale; j. s. Baker. Princeton. J. VI. CAREY.
Princeton. and W: NJ. BurfoFd. Princeton Tor
30 YARD dash-Won by T. Cornell. Yale
second. \. H. .,nowden, Princeton third' n -
CoWies. Yale. Time. or -.
Half mile run-Won by q Brown, lale: sec
ond VI. j. Hayes. Princeton; third H. NJ
scotch Yale. Time 1853 Is.
Broad jump--Won BY II COOK, Yale, y feet
q. inches. second. r. NJ Hampton Nai.. -
feet "a. inches: third. r. f. Mathews. Yale
2o0-vard hurdles-Won by W F. Potter
Yale: second NJ sheldon. Yale. third. {. A
Willets Yale. Time. - Is.
Hammer throw-Non by i. lO1ghbridse
Vale f5S feet iOi. inches. second. y. :. Tai
hott Yale l3T feet - inches. third. F. knapp,
Yale l3l feet II y inches.
iOo-yard dash-Won by T. Cornell. iale. sec
ond /. +. Ricketts, Vale. third, F. +. AIMS
worth Yale Time. 10 -.