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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10


~ definitely arrived, the next prob
lem is 10 beautiiy il, The
dusty. arid spot, with its ugly, hard
benches. its asphalt walks and dreary
looking sand pile, must be transformed
into an oasis. with green hedge,
vine covered perGola. gravel paths and
garden spots, where children may raise
the flowers they love.
And this is the problem that Mrs.
Frances Duncan Manning, Of I Mill
gan Place. has solved. She is making IL
her business to turn the ugly little
plots set aside by the city for parks
into pleasant spots, where the mothers
and children may enjoy themselves.
A. one time Mrs. Manning conducted
the gardening and home building de-
partment Of a large magazine. While
doing this she often found il difficult
TO make her readers really see what she
described. and sets OF miniature houses
and building bricks occurred to her.
She originated the garden craft 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10
Shade for the Little Ones.

AT one side OF the pergola. where
IN, mothers would probably sit good
deal there should be sand pile. but
contrary 20 the usual fashion of leav-
inc il uncovered and the children OK
posed to the heat Of the sun, sta
tionary wooden cover should be placed
over II. Do you realize that great
many little ones become very Ill IN
summer through this exposure TO the
heat? Many Of them die, yet nothing
is done
Mrs. Manning does not believe that
il is necessary to build expensive ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10

In JACKSON Square. for instance,
what do you find? An ugly, arid spot,
where drunkards and loafers congre-
gate. Is that the sort of place where
a mother wishes to send her child 20
play? Should not the city be made to
realize IT. obligation in keeping such
spot in good condition? We think
that the men in authority should be
called on - do something about the
matter.
This space. like many others Of the
same character. should be given over
10 the use Of the women and chill
dren. Mothers should feel that once
the child has entered the park it Is
as safe as though in one Of the pri-
waite squares where the gates are ker:
locked and which are allotted to the
use Of the wealthy"
should BE for Mothers and Children
Only.
The first plan that Mrs. Manning
has made is for the triangle in Jack
son Square. She has just completed
& model that will be presented to me
Woman's Municipal League for con-
sideration and approval, and then will
go before Commissioner Ward OF the
Department Of Parks. According TO
her model. the dusty place could be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10
Slashes Reveal PetticOat of GauIe and
Gilt.

The skirt Of another model in BLACK
satin actually haunts its petticoat
an affair Of black net piped with gold
cloth. Shaped TO fit smoothly about the
hips. this skirt abruptly acquires full
ness above the knees, and that width
increases to such an amazing extent
that the leeway provided al the ankles
by slashing il, front and back, into a
rair Of piping-outlined deep scallops
was unnecessary. Nevertheless. II is p
clever trimming scheme. for the piped
interstices reveal the bright-edged
gauzy petticoat most fasclnatlngly.
Coming or going, il can be distinctly
seen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10
Renters THE PETTIC0AT!
With Flare of Founces Laces and Embroderes, 1t Re
Establishes Itself

PetticoatS permanently attached 10
white frocks are even more alluring
than when allied with costumes OF
Sombre hue. Moreover, they SHOW
themselves more frankly. A case in
point is the petticoat OF white tai
feta frock whose skirt is TERED with
three turreted founces The cut-outs
Of the two upper founces revea. mere
iy the silk OF the overlapped section,
but the lower one shows a net iet:i-
coat IN white. embroidered with dull
gray and gold to correspond wit. the
bayadere sash and the sleeveless jacket
which arc distinctive features Of cos
tune lately gone to join its owner a:
Bermuda
Treasured Real Lace Brought Forth.
White lace petticoats are plentiful.
And the quality Of their mesh is not
a matter OF doubt. Il = genuine.
Women DO not hesitate to use long
treasured founces for the lower half
Of the pettlcoat to be permanently al
tached to the creamy charmeuse after
noon gown. For they need touch OF
friyolty. these tall-collared, long
sleeyed gowns. and it is pleasure IN
see their indefinitely draped skirts
part near the ankles TO show a Petit
coat of ilmy lace. There is one sort Of
lace petticoat which should only be
adopted by the woman OF Tenagra
statuette type of figure. II goes under
house gown in white charmeuse
whose skirt Is point-siashed from the
feet 10 the knees OF course iris pct
,icoat might veil layers Of net or
chiffon. but at the sacrifice OF is
fr~..iio anDoor0nro.-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10
Y Y !

W. It'll the full skirt has come
w back the long 'abooed pet
ticoat. This time. however.
the two garments are more intimately
associated, as the under one Is per
manentIy attached to the upper. is
quite as long and frankly shows itself.
Il is an acknowledged detail Of the
UliSe-cn-sccuc. so TO speak. II IS
extrayagantly fragile. this attached
pctticoat Of net. lace or chiffon which
peeps from beneath the hem OF the
sombre-hued. slashed satin skirt. We're
il not of a different color it would
scarcely be noticed but it is usually
strong in contrast
4 Worth creation whose marqulsctte
yelled bodice is fashioned to a great
extent from a black and gold faiIle
ribbon partly brocaded IN colors has
box pleated black satin skirt with pet
ticoat of green pleated chiffon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10
Successful Decoration Is Self-Expres-
sion and Common Sense.

The time has long since passed IN
(which interior decoration was regarded
AS an csotcric art, understood only by
she initiated. Successful decoration IS
>elf-eNprcssion and common sense
with some knowledge, either intuitive
or acquired. OF the emotional and IN
,crIcctual reaction Of the individual to
certain colors, compositions and ar
raucemcnts. Beauty is harmony, and
harmony means rest.
I. is this knowledge which has elm
mated the badly designed wallpapers
the shiny and overdecorated furniture,
and the carpets swarming with i'm
poss.blc roses, which seemed to rise
from ;ne floor in crimson spots. The
modern American home is becoming
combination Of neutral backgrounds,
simple and we'll constructed furniture
and tremendously keyed color tones.
OF course. the problem is simpiiied
enormously for those who live in apart
mtnt NOuSt9' NHtlt 'it ~ Nf"NN
and uniform mode Of architectural nm
sh demand conservatism and elm
nation which prohibit any very elab-
crate scheme Of decoration. Common
sense and some degree of careful
thought viii guide the amateur safely
pas, many pitfall into which, with
out these precautions, he must surely
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10
Mrs. Frances DUN
can NJ a m ming Is
Furnishing Mod
els III StraGinG
Changes TO Park
Commissioners.
BY NINA CARTER MARBOURG.

N1OW THAT the playground has
~ definitely arrived, the next prob
lem is tc beautiiy il. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10
g. WOMAN'S VARIED INTERESTS ."
Household Harmony
The Questions Which, An
swered Successfully, Make
Home Decoration
an Art.

N every individual there exists the
desire for beauty. craving which
IS no less insistent in its way than
the purely physical appetites, and one
.b,, demands a constant satisfaction.
I, 8, in art that the intellectual and
emotional characteristics Of an indi-
,.,5,,al or race find concrete express
SION. indeed, il is only when their psy-
,bolory is understood that we can de-
d,ce. automatically, some idea Of the
.rlture which expresses these condi-
..o-s. The reverse Of this holds true;
follow the course of the strong, clear
and fine red OF the Italian renaissance
yelvcts through the period of Louis
XIV. where the tone becomes less in
,crsc. until il changes 10 the Du Barry
vosc Of Louis XIV. and fades into the
nrcttv Marie Antoinette pink Of the
Louis XVI period. That transition tells
an eloquent tale Of the moral dccadence
o. the French Court, the most brilliant,
wasteful yet creative period Of decora-
tive art in history.
out Of the muddleheadedness Of the
Victorian era there has arisen clear
scientific and reasoning spirit, spirit
that analyses and explains. that has
EXPRESSED itself very definitely in art
and particularly in that art with which
VIC arc all SO closely cOncerned-the
creation Of a harmonious home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10

: y every individual there exists the
desire for beauty. n craving which
is no less insistent in its way than
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
pres,den, Wilson'S Reversal.

There has been a sharp reversal OF
attitude on the part of President Will
son with reference to military prepa-
rations since William Jennings Bryan
left the cabinet. Less than nine
months ago, in his annual message,
the president asserted to the House
and Senate that america should not
be turned into a military camp" He
a ided that the nation must depend
in every time of national peril, in
the future as in the past not upon
a standing army. but upon cittxenry
trained and accustomed to arms.
More than this. proposed at TINS
time" he added, would mean merely
that we had lost our self-possession.
that we had been thrown off our bal-
ance by q war with which We have
nothing to do. whose causes cannot
touch us. whose very existence AT
'ords us opportunities OF friendship
and disinterested service which should
make us ashamed of any Thought OF
hostility or fearful preparation for
trouble" In addition, while the Pres
ident said that this nation Should
take leave to be strong upon the
seas" he doubted whether Il would
he well for the United States to do
much until the experts agreed upon
the ideal type OF fighting ship, Now.
however. the President admits thai
military preparations are necessary.
He has instructed the Secretary OF thA
Navy and War to prepare plans for
adequate defense. There Is no doubt
that ne is sincere at this time in press
Ing for military preparations Tho
chief danger that confronts the Pres
ident's program however. il former
Secretary BRYAN Mr.. Bryan WAS tbs
dominant factor in the administration's
control ~ Congress Mt the last session.
Whenever the President was In doubt
about the disposition Of Conrress to-
ward any given policy. he called upon
Bryan and Bryan delivered the votes
BRYAN Is now actively engaged In lfn-
Ing M his friends IN Conrress against
the program Of more adequate de-
Tense. r. Ioran. In Ieslie'A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
INVESTIGATING NEW
WATERPOWER SITES
Maryland BOY Is Victim of Big Farm
Ma n n c-Hcalth Oflcer
Exoncrated

Morganton. n. c.. Sept l9-Messrs.
II. b. Duke, w. $. Lee and Burk holder,
or the Southern Powder Company.
spent yesterday and today here in
looking over possible developments OF
waterpowers in this section. especially
along the Catawaba and I.inviile Riv-
ers.
The Southern Power Company holds
options on practically all the land on
THESE rivers and engineers have been
at work for months ascertaining the
possibilities of development afforded
by the streams
The question of an interurban line
through Morganton and extending on
to Blowing Rock and Into Watauga
County was discussed by Mr. Duke
and large meeting of business men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
DANGERS OF DEBATE.

A great deal has been said ana
written against secret diplomacy, but
there are some situations IN which il
is not well even for governments to
make their plans known. Public dis
cussIons are enlig'ntening sometimes
but are often the source Of consiacr-
able ern harrassment. Delicate inter
por;ant for great care to he observed
and In which success depends largely
on the firmness of the undivided front
presented by the respective parties. a
public debate may often do more harm
than good
While the presence Of Congress at
Washington during the course of nego-
tiations with Germany over the sub
marine issue might have served some
very valuable ends. the President is
doubtless glad that he has been able
to conduct the fEht for American
rights along his own lines. The ad-
vice of many Senators and Reprcsen-
tatives would NAVE been valuable, but
not all could have been restrained in
their utterances on the floor. II Is
true that any ard every member of
Congress. during the interim, may
make his views known through the
press, hut there is a vast difference
between such action and an infarn-
matory speech delivered on the floor
of Congress. under the dome Of the
Capitol as governmental agent.
Everybody will be glad If our for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
VERSES BY VIRGINIANS.
Virginia.

Virginia
Virginia stately land,
Famed through all the past;
Nestor OF statesmen grand.
And beauty's- noblest caste.
Lovely homesteads nestle
Hard by stored rivers.
Where swell from each vessel
Along shore line quivers.
us there my eyes saw light
There | had my loves;
Mem'ry halls are bedight
With scenes my soul approves.
Mountain and vale call me
Back to my erst-wsile home:
No heritage can be
Thy equal though roam.
It's there my dead repose
And there my kindred live;
Virginia, as God knows,
First love to thee l give. =.
r w. GRIZZARD.
Martinsburg, W. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
PEOPLES FORUM.
Belgium Must BE Saved.

/ Editor Nlrginian:
| Sir,--For military reasons Germany
stamps her iron heel on peaceful lit
tie Belgium; holds .1er cities for ran
som, and leaves millions of her peo-
pie TO starve or be fed ny friendly
nations as the case may be.
Germany's offense against Belgium
fs thousand fold greater crime
against humanity than was her sink
ing of sthe Lusitania and other kim
dred acts; yet, officially, the United
States has never even noticed that
Belgium's neutrality has been ruth
iessly violated. We do not believe.
however, that the present adminstra-
ton is asleep to the enoFmity of this,
the blacklist international crime of
modern times. If the triple entente
can succeed, which we doubt. in driv-
ing the Teutons out Of Flanders all
well and good Let 1t be distinctly
remembered, however. that if Bel
GUM be lost for want of the help OF
TINS country, IL VIII he q blot upon the
good fame Of our republic that will
take centuries of renown and c,liVaiTy
10 efface.
For what purpose have our people
kept the Belglans from starving? is IL
/ that they might live to become the
unwilling vasSais of a military das.
son suppose that our duty to the Bel
sians ends with feeding them, and
IL Is time for our Government to make
it known 10 the world in trumpet
tones that the United States is not
an ally OF England, of France. or of
Russia; but that il is the sworn friend
of Belgium and VIII swear eternal hos
itlity To any nation that will seek to
enslave the Belgian people err blot
out the independence of their illus
trjous little kingdom"
We do not argue that this country
should combine with the triple entent g
with the object of crushing Germany.
such course would he indefensibie.
But te least our Government can do
is Ia try and bring about q peace be-
tween the helLGerent powers that will
ensure the future independence OF
belgium, and at the same time be fair
10 Germany. Failing in this. the ad-
ministration would have no resource
left but TO make common cause with
the British and French. until Justice
was done to the valiant little king
dom.
Belgium must be saved BY Amerl-
can diplomacy, If possible But If
necessary, by the thunder Of our can
non and roe valor of our sons on the
hloodstained soil of Flanders. With
nations, as with individuals, the path
of duty only Is safety. Our glorious
republic can endure defeat. but never
disgrace.
W. /. YOlrREX.
South Richmond, 3"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
DR.. DUMBA'S LETTER.

the middle of the last century placed
both countries theoretically on ar
equal footing, the ruling class has re-
manned Austrian to a very large ex-
tent. Hungary has at times. and re-
Gently, been represented In the cabinet
and the person of the premier hut
me prevailing views Of the govern
ment are still Austrian--which means
German. Resentment at German die
tation of the war policy is far deeper
in Hungary and with Hungarians than
in Austria. AS the representative OF
the latter. Or Dumha has fallen a
victim 10 the opportunist theories
which pervade Germany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20

eign relations are settled before Con
eress opens its session.
Great Britain has found that debate
on war measures ii not an unmixed
blessing. The CONSUMPTION issue is
now the Invest topic of discussion In
England. 1t almost threatened a cahf-
net crisis within the coalition cabinet.
Should the issue be debated on rae
aeef of the House, there witt tInme-
diateiy appear a vast difference of
opinion. II is not at All certain that
CONSUMPTION measure would pass.
certainly not without strenuous fight,
70 avoid such an issue it is now re-
ported that the cabinet has made a
promise TO the labor representatives
hat no CONSUMPTION measures will be
pressed Mt this time. The dan
gers which would attend a public ais
cusson and vote at this time are too
grave 10 be recklessly encountered.
AS regards the differences between
ourselve sand Germany the action of
Germany in giving Arnha ssa dor Bern
storff large powers to negotiate the
differences seems 10 promise a favor
able outcome Of the affair. This is
not unnatural, for, knowing the atti-
tude OF his own government and being
in a position to observe the thoughts
and desires OF the American people.
the ambassador IS IN a position to act
' q
delicate situation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
PROFESSOR LEN CARVY
PRESENTS NEW METHOD

Professor Len Garvey. well known as
leader of the orchestras Of the Colonial
and Lyric Theaters. and the orchestra
at Rueger's Hotel has opened studio
at Corley's. where he will instill into
the youthful or elderly mind the prac-
teal bread winning features OF
plano playing.
Professor Carney declares he has a
method entirely his own. That he will
place the student in position to perform
in very few lessons, and he viii be
able to perform in a short while, SO
that he may make something out of his
accomplishment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
son KILLED IN HAZING;
FATHER ASKS GognOO

Lafayette, Ind, Sept 19.-Purdue
University was sued today for $4,000
damages by Abraham l.. Obenchain
or South Whitley, Ind, father OF the
late Francis w. Obenchain, twenty
years old. who was killed in the uni
versity tank scrap" September 10,
1913
The plaintiff alleges the UNIVERSITY
officers and employees orga nized and
conducted the form of hazing known
as the tank scrap" which was a
brutal. degrading and vicious fight
The plaintiff AYERS that his son was
indicted by threats of losing his pres
tige as student to enter the fight by
officials of the university
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
Has Wife Arrested
For Striking Him
on Head thChair

Mrs. Columbia S. Roberts was ar
rested yesterday afternoon on war
rant sworn out by her husband, =.
e. Roberts, charging her with assault
ing him with a chair. Roberts ex-
hibited a knot on his head as evidence
that his spouse had landed at least
one blow, the said knot being about
the size of an egg. Efforts of the
officers at the Second Station to have
the husband and wife patch up their
domestic differences were fruitless as
Roberts was either anxious that his
wife receive adequate punishment for
the blow he received or that he be
protected from further combats Of a
similar nature. The militant wife
was bailed for her appearance in
court this morning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20

One cannot refrain from a certain
feeling OF sympathy with Am bassa dor
Dumba IT, as he says in his published
letter. he really does not see how and
why his action in regard to fornenting
labor troubles could NOT be tolerated
by rais government. Ii is quite true
that only by very nne lines are the
possible and the impossible dineren-
tiated; yet anyone who has nice
sense OF values without much other
than instinct feels instantly when the
prophecies have Been outraged.
Again. gae Austrian ambassadors
position arouses sympathy by reason
nf the fact that he could communicate
with hts government only with great
dsficulty. but EVEN this should not
have led him to a plain violation Of
the riF.ats II this government and his
duties as an accredited member ef its
diplomatic corps.
An interesting sideiight on Austrian
Affairs is the ambassadors statement
that he can neither read nor under
atand the Hungarian language. al
thcugh Hungary furnishes fully one
| of I nd l,a1 ,utattun ut
~ dual monarchy he represents. AL
thpp~h, Hungarian revolution about
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
California Growing Rice.

Washington. Sept. i9.--California =
making rapid strides in rice growing.
This year the rice acreage is mora
than double that of last year. ae-
cording To a report of the Department
OF Agriculture.
Approximately 3+,350 acres Were
sown to rice in California in 1918.
This is n remarkable increase in the
three years since 1912, when the IN
dnstNy began In moderate way
with the planting of 1.40o acres on
apode soil near Biggs, in the Sacra-
mento Valley. Since that line the
Department of Agriculture has been
studying the problems confronting
California rice growers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
BAN PUT on KISSING
OF WOMEN PRISONERS
Prison Ohicial Finds Dope Was Trans
ferrcd BY the Lip-to-Lip
Route,

seattle, Wash, Sept. 19.--County
Lrison Superintendent Hally has put
the oHlcial ban on the kissing of
women prisoners by visitors In the
women's section OF the city jail.
But a few months ago he gave no.
tlce that no more kissing would be
allowed in the visitors lobby of the
mems section, following the discovery
that dope in various forms was be-
ing transferred to prisoners by the
iip-so-lip route. Il similar discover;
was made, he says. in the women $
ward
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
Boy Run Over BY Farm Roller.

Frederick. Md, Sept l9.--Carl
lhomas, eighteen years old. son of
Peorge ii. Thomas, near Liberty. was
run over by 1.600-pound iron clod
roller yesterday on the pike near his
home and was taken to the City Hos
pital seriously injured He was re.
moving the roller from a field and
stopped on the pike to mend some
harness. While standing on the
tongue the horses became frightened
and he was thrown in front of the
implement, which was pulled over his
hOdN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
STRIVE TO PERFECT GOVERNMENT.

flat is better than what Richmond
has
Opponents Of charter reform must
demonstrate that there is nothing any
whore any better than what Richmond
now has before they can deny the rietat
of citizens to insist that their govern
ment be reformed.
VIII amy man, does any man, insist
thar there can he no Improvement
IN our present form of government !?
II the people Of Richmond are naa sat
isfied that their government Is per-
feet. they Should continue to bring 1t
to perfection. and if they feel that it
Is now perfect in view Of manifest
faults. then that satisfaction is the
surest sign of stagnation. Of decay. ~
imperative need Of sweeping changes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20

Plainfield n j.. Sept. 19.-Eisht
Holy Jumpers of the religious colony
OF Zerapath, near here, were locked
up tonight for disturbing the peace.
They refused to heed the warniag
OF the police to cease their slapDinr :;
and singing on the corner oplos e
Plairfield Theater. They were held
III $50 bail for hearing NJ snday
morning. Oliver c. Wilson is at the
head CT the Jumpers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20

The reported difference between
President Wilson and Secretary Gar
substantial as the air on which the
report travelled.