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The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
AS SEEN BY A WASHINGTON WOMAN
GIVING TO THOSE HIGHER UP.

-
One of the best phases of the good
work done by the "Spug" movement
has been in cutting down and, in
some cases, doing away with the
practice of giving to those higher
up" In mercantile and other busi-
ness establishments the practice had
come to be a positive abuse. In talk
ing to leading Washington mereh-
ant the other day about the practice
he said:
"What used to happen was this.
Some friend or especial admirer of q
buyer, head of department or men,
Der of the firm would go around to
the salespeople with a statement like
this: We are planning to give Mr..
So-and-So or Miss Thus-and-Thus a
Christmas present. OF course, it is to
be kept quite a secret. She wouldn't
stand for it if she knew it. If you'd
like to help-not much, of course, =
dollar or so-of course it will make
it Just that much easier for the rest
of u.s.
"And so, of course, the girl who is
getting eight dollars a week just a.
much as the one who is getting thirty
chips in, though perhaps they may
have to remember their intimate
friends with only Christmas card
or not even with that, and may have
to 90 without luncheon for a week
before Christmas in order TO get the
money together to give their mother
the present they had planned. Nat
urally the one higher up, even though
the gift might be acceptable and
might be a gratifying tribute and
token of popularity, isn't going to en-
Joy a present that has been paid for
in that way.
$50 it is that we and other con-
Germs have absolutely ruled against
this sort of giving, and so it is that
for several weeks we have had posted
a notice that reads something like
this:
"'Christmas giving by employees to
department heads and by department
heads to employees and collective CIV
ing of any sort is strictly forbidden
in this store That little sign has
done the business, and it has elimi-
mated one of the worst of Christmas
evils.
"Of course" added this merchant,
"thc members of the firm club to-
pcther to make the usual Christmas
disbursements to those whose wages
are the lowest-those who otherwise
would perhaps have little or no
Christmas chSer. But that is an ex-
eeption that we feel justified in max
ing to our own hard rule"
1t is this same idea that has
prompted many school teachers and
principals to make rulings against
Christmas giving, which, when unre-
strained, leads to harmful competi-
ton between the children whose par
ents, many of them, can i'll afford the
outlay necessary for teachers pres
ent."
Among school girls and club men,
bers, too, there is frequently ruling,
not to abolish Christmas giving en-
tircly, but to make cost limit that
will be within the means of those
having the least to give. And this is
decidedly as it should be, for in this
merry Yuletide we should give no
possible cause for jealousies or re-
grets NJ. N.
This year will establish q record for the |
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
SOCIETY
CONTINUED Iio1 PAGE NOM.
and l1ra John y. WaSsaman. a4 thsil
country plaos on South river.

ana 1raL John y. Wasgaman. a4 their
country plaos on South rivsr.
Nrs. benjamin. a. Logic viii sutsrtain
at luncheon this afternoon.
A feature Of the dansant to bs given
for the Working Boys Home. on Tues.
day, December - WIN b the beaudfui
dSnses Given BY Niss Lanning and Miss
Hogan. Of the Gale Barbour School OF
Correlated Art, and some boys Who VIII
give costume dances under the direction
Of Mis- Hawke.
DR.. Louis A. Baralt and Mrs.. Baralt.
Of Havana, Cuba. accompanied BY their
daughters, Miss Blanca Baralt and Miss
Adeie Baralt. have arrived tor the Pam
American Scientific congress and are
stopping at the Willard. Mr.. Jose H.
viIlalon and Mr. Fernando Sanchez, both
Of Havana. Cuba. are also stopping at
the Willard.
Relatives and friends Of Mr.. Edward
Friend sisk. Of this city. will learn with
interest Of his marriage on December y.
at Lynchburg. Va. to Miss Mary Ellen
Neal. daughter OF Mrs Samuel w. Neei.
of Danville, Va, the ceremony being
Of Lynchburg. Va.
After Q short trip through the North.
Mr.. and Mrs Sisk will return to WASH
inRton, where they viii make their fu-
ture home at 6C Lexington place north
east.
= Miss Elizabeth Hyman. who has been
the guest Of Miss Pocahontas Butler for
several days. left yesterday for her home
in North Carolina.
The marriage of Miss Viola Measer
and Mr.. Harry Warren George took
place Tuesday evening at $50 O'Clock at
the Zion Lutheran Church. the Rev.
Schmidt officiating.
The bride wore . smart gray travel
ipg suit with a hat to match and car
ried a bouquet Of brides roses. She was
attended by Miss Fannie Francis and
Miss Sophie Hoffman.
Mr.. Boyd and Mr.. James Brown acted
as groomsmen, and Mr.. Fred Steckler
and Mr.. Fred Rupurtus were the ushers.
Miss Grace Thompson, Of Falls Church.
Va, played the wedding march. and
Mrs Charles J. Malnati sang 20. Prom
Use Me" during the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. George left Immediately
after the ceremony for New York. where
they will spend part of their honeymoon.
A quiet home wedding took place last
Saturday evening at s o'clock when Mr..
Henry u. wyszynski and Miss Eva NJ.
Bosworth were married at the brides
residence. 12ss I street northeast. by the
Rev Charles c. Mclean.
Senior Don Narciso Garay, one Of the
delegates Of the Republic of Panama to
the Second Pan-American Scientific Con-
eress. and Mime. Garay, arrived from
Panama yesterday and arc staying at
the New willard
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
DAVE AGAINST SCHOOL CHANGE
Urge. Women to Keep system Free
from Political InAuences.

G. 9rosvenor Dave. Of this city. ad-
yocated greater use Of the public school
buildings for neighborhood meetings in
an address Tuesday before members OF
the Excelsior Literary Society. who were
guests of Mrs John B. Daish. 1924 Q
street. incidentally he advised the
women to use their influence to keep
the schools out of politics. by which
many understood that he opposes the
move to abolish the School BoaFd.
other numbers on the program were:
Talks by Mrs. Court F. Wood. president
of the District of Columbia Federation
Of .woman's Clubs: Mrs. E. II. Pitcher.
general federation secretary. and Mrs
Ellis Logan, past president Of the federa-
tiop: piano solo of her own composition
by Mrs. Guernsey. and vocal solo by Miss
Merton, accompanied by Miss Berkhart
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
Hold Christmas Festival Today,

The annual Christmas festival of St.
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church. will
be held this afternoon at I o'clock in
the church and parish hall, Sixteenth
and H streets northwest. Carols will be
sung in the church. after which the
children of the parish will gather In tho
parish hall for an entertainment around
a big Christmas tree. Adults as well as
children have been invited
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
Pleads Innocence Of Jewel Theft.

Clarfne Stovall. colored, pleaded not
guilty yesterday to a charge of robbery
and waived preliminary examination when
arraigned in court. She was bound over
to the grand jury under 1850 bail. The
woman is accused Of the theft of a
quantity Of 5ewelry from the homo Of
Miss Belle 6axton. treasurer of the
American Red Cross, in whose residence,
ls2s Calvert street. she was employed
The 5ewelry was found hidden In the
cellar Of the Saxton home last Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
SEAL SALE HEAVY.
TIVE Red Cross stations Forced 4
Get Additional ssFpl1s.

The sale Of Red Cross Christmas seals
was 50 big yesterday that two Of the
stations where the stickers are on dis
play ran out Of supplies. Emerseny calls
were sent to headquarters and additional
stamps were hurried to the stations.
A new station was opened yesterday.
1t IL located At the Washington, Balti-
more, and Annapolis railway station. The
station sold q large number OF stickers
during the day.
Mrs Mary A. Parker yesterday turned
in to headquarters SO. raised from the
sale Of 5000 stamps to employees OF the
Pension Office.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
READS PAPER ABOUT MAURY.
Details Of Capitals History Told By
His Son.

A paper by William A. Maury. . WASH
ington attorney. and 4 member of the
Spanish Claims Commission. on the life
Of his father, John Walker Maury.
Mayor Of Washington from 1852 to 1854.
was read Tuesday night before the Col
umbia Historical Society by Vice Presi-
dent Allen c. Clark. Louis B. Shoemaker
also spoke briefly of Mayor Maury and
the part he took In the early history
of the Capital
These new members were admitted: {:
Mrs. Annie ". Barbour. Mrs. Lhnie NJ.
Bourne, Capt Harold p. Norton. u. S.
N: r. Beresford, William d. Hoover,
Henry H. Classic and DR.. ]. ]. Rich
ardson.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
Zoo Pond Affords Skating.

Christmas is here sure enough. There
was ice skating yesterday-the fTst ~
the season for washingtoniaus. Scores
of young folk flocked to the pond at the
Zoo, which was covered by thick layer
Of ice.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

There is an extraordinary echo in the
cathedral at Pisa II You sing two notes
there Is no reverberation. but IL you sing
three they are taken up, sweiled and pro-
longed into beautiful harmony
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

According to the manufacturing plans
of the thirty large rubber tire companies
in the United States. their output DURING,
the present calendar year will exceed
I1l. 10000 tires. Of an average value Of 80
Ct retail
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

This year will establish Q record for the
number OF messages sent over Swedish
telegraph lines.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
Two Are Lynched in Georgia.

Eastman, Ga, Dec. 2.-Rfddlod vita
bullets the bodies Of Willie Stewart and
Samuel Bland. negroes. were found early
today. The men were taken from the Jail
last night and lynched.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

treaty. impressed BY the unusual number white froct mid
winter Broadch and the materials
looking
the left in the
dull embroidery Black velvet buttons
size the dress requires yards 64inch
the underblouse
The stunning
hla entirely but
wide belt and deep cuffs and
5oinch material medium
First Designs Pictorial
bust Price, Is 49,
Designs Sizes 81 to 4e nbey bust and Il to 20
1
-> Pictorial Review Patterns on Sale at
S. KANN. SONS & 90 4
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

Iron rings were used - money By the
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

palliative charity mothe
a OF
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

er across the ends or in the corners
of rooms where they are meant to 60
The kitchen is model of neatness
and perfection in arrangement when
taken together with the pantry, the Ice
box and the rear porch.
A wall space at the side of the eel.
lar stairway gives the proper backing
for the sink and kitchen cupboard
with its workable top, which is next
to the large window where there is
plenty Of light. A great deal depends
on the laying out of details to make
kitchen work easy and attractive,
Dark kitchens are not tolerated In
these days of white enamel and plenty
OF daylight
This bungalow kitchen is as careful
y arranged and as thoroughly well
built as any other room In the house,
and 1t il about as attractive. especially
at meal time.
Besides other kitchen conveEiences
there is a stairway to the cellar that
Is wide enough for shelves to hold
jars Of fruit and other eatables that
may be easily reached without going
into the cellar. The cellar stairway
door, like other kitchen details, Ia
planned to open the right way for con.
venience.
A cellar in connection with a bun.
galow Is OF more Importance than a
house cellar. In the first place 1t is
larger, SO that 1t may be partitioned
into rooms for different purposes.
Bungalows are not SO roomy as two
story houses. SO that cellar room Is
better appreciated.
This cellar is divided into cold stor.
age room, laundry and furnace room
and bins for the storage of coal Mod.
ern housekeeping requirements de-
mand conveniences for doing the nee
essary work as well az In providing
supplies for future use.
The construction materials selected
for house like this depend somewhat
on the climate. But on general prin-
ciples. the building should be thor.
oughly well built. Well-built walls,
ceilings and floors are warm In winter
md cool In summer.
The specifications for this bungalow
ell for sheathing boards and building
paper under the clapboards or other
outside finish. The sheathing boards
are of good quality. well seasoned, to
prevent shrinkage. Then a good grade
Of building paper Is used. Such
house Is comfortable In cold weather
OF hot weather. A well-made house
wall is a protection against heat and
cold
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

main floor is set up to give plenty OF
lead room in the cellar and to raise
the living rooms well above ground.
A bungalow requires wide front
door; nothing less than three feet will
answer. and wider is better. Bunga.
lows are built on the wide plan, SO
that it becomes necessary to maintain
width in all details all the way
through from the width OF the lot aud
roof to the width of doors and win
dows
The general plan provides for living
room, dining room and kitchen, so ar.
ranged as to open one into another.
Separate from these are two bed.
rooms, a very small hall. and a bath.
room.
The most important feature of the
floor plan is the large living room,
IA by 20 feet, together with its large
bay window and magnificent fireplace.
A built-ln seat is planned for the win.
dow directly in front of the fire.
The dining room is IA by ~ feet in
size with a double window and two
single windows for light Between
the two single windows is built-in
combination sideboard and buffet. The
woodwork of both these rooms is de.
signed to match.
There is heavy Dashboard. crown
molding which joints the walls and
ceilings of each room, and a plate rail
in the dining room, all built to match
in one general design. The plate rail
is a continuation Of the cornice at the
top Of the sideboard. The dining
room walls are laid off in panels sep
arated by stiles made to match the
holdings
The woodwork In the two rooms
helps very much both in decorating
and in the furnishing, by adopting the
built-in furniture idea that has been
so deliberately worked out by archi-
tects. In this way furniture fits a
house because 1t grows in place as 1t
is being built. Designs usually are cut
out by machinery in factories and
shipped in the knockdown, so that car
penters put the different parts togeth.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

BILE comfort, which is utilized by pro-
viding seats, easy chairs, etc, for use
In summer time.
There is good cellar the full size
of the bungalow, which is divided into
compartments by cross walls. The
laundry is under the dining room be-
cause of the rear outside entrance to
the cellar at the side of the back
porch, also the ground slopes away at
this corner, so that deeper windows
are used
The main part of the cellar is well
underground, because the bungalow
was designed for a northern city. Lo-
cal conditions would naturally make a
difference In building the cellar, but
to retain the real bungalow effect the
ground should be graded up in front
to almost meet the clapboards, as
shown In the drawing.
The materials for the cellar wall
may be whatever happens to be the
cheapest or best In the locality where
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

fundamentally these Ills Of ours are
proving to be functional, not organic.
In origin, and they are very largely
due to bad habits OF mind, as careful
investigation and thought will clearly
show. They rest in the relationship
between the primitive co-ordinating
plan and power of our bodies as now
manifested through the action of our
ductless glands and that of our later
acquired brain power which we have
not yet learned to use only because we
are not properly trained how to use it.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12
IRELAND'S NEW WCEROY

Lord Wimborne, who has succeeded
Lord Aberdeen as viceroy of Ireland,
Is quite well known in the United
States. having visited this country
several times. his latest trip being
for the purpose of bringing over the
polo team that captured the interna-
tlonal cup last summer. Wimborne is
not especially popular, though he is
affable, enthusiastic and very ambi-
tious. His first visit to America was
when, as Hon. Ivor Guest, he officiated
as best man at the wedding of his
cousin, the duke of Marlborough, to
Consuelo Vanderbilt. Through his
mother he is descended from the first
duke OF Marlborough. On his fathers
side, however, his ancestry is OF q
less historic character, and he is de-
scended from John Guest. self-made
man. who in the middle of the eight
eenth century founded the great Dow
lais iron works, in Glamorganshire,
which still remain in the family, and
constitute the principal source of Lord
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12
WHITMAN'S SUCCESSOR

Charles A. Perkins, whom Cover.
nor Whitman of New York selected as
his successor In the Office of district at.
torney. is considered by the people Of
the metropolis to be safe, sane and
conservative. on and on he has been
connected with the district attorneys
Office throughout his official life. and
he has prosecuted some notable cases.
First and foremost Mr.. Perkins
gives one the impression Of the profes-
sional man. the man of quiet, scholarly
tastes. There is about him nothing
to suggest either the aggressive or
adroit politician. In spite of his up
standing figure and military, vigorous
physique, he gives a hint of an AGA.
demic bent-which is not difficuk to
account for His father, Albert @.
Perkins, was one of the most distin.
guished educators of a past genera.
ton.
1t is not to be imagined. however,
that Mr.. Perkins takes the world about
him overseriously His sansa of hu.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12
John SHARP WILLIAMS DUEL

Comparatively few seem to know
that John sharp Williams once fought
. duel.
II was when John Sharp was over
In Germany attending Heidelberg uni
versity. He and German student
sassed each other and the German
challenged him. John Sharp VII.
lIsms. being the challenged party,
had the choice Of weapons. His oppo-
nent. forgetting all about his being an
American. supposed he would pick sa-
bers, Just as any German would: but
there was where John Sharp came
along with neat little joke. He said
they would fight with United States
army revolvers.
The Idea Of shooting q man with
sevoiver two feet long was new TO Ger.
man dueling. and the native student
was q wreck when the morning ar
rived for them to kill on one another
John sharp, on the other hand. ate
heartily OF ham and eggs, as the say
ing Is. and seemed perfectly composed
ne 4hev faAd themselves nm for the one
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

he tells me he likes five Jumps Of
sugar in his coffee. when everybody
knows OATS too sweet Den when ]
goes In my kitchen. finds FIVE raw
potatoes on my table an five Jumps OF
coal laid By my stove. Dem ives les
natchully ha'nts me, 50 I pays hint"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

The little bungalow in the picture
has a rustic porch built with cobble
stones and cement mortar. The floor
of the porch and the steps leading up
to 1t are smooth concrete with water
proof finish, the same as the walk
leading in from the street. But rus
tic effect is given by the front porch
wall and the two solid square but
tresses at the corners.
The porch is rooted by two over
hanging projections that are support
ed by brackets. The size OF the porch
is 10 by 16 feet 6 inches, which is
quite liberal, even for a bungalow
porch. 1t makes room for consldera-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12
Construction Makes for Comfort
in Either Hot or Cold
Weather.
SPLENDID CELLAR A FEATURE
May Be Built to Suit Local Conditions
but Main Principles in Its Ar.
ransement Should Be Pre-.
served-Llving Room an
important Feature.
BY WILLIAM A. RApEoRn.

MFR. William A. Radford win answe
questions and give advice FREE Or
COST on all subjects pertaining to tho
subject of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12
in TIE l TWILIGHT
ROUMANIA'S ENGLISH QUEEN

After a lapse of twenty-one years
the carefully laid plans of the British
foreign Office are bearing most timely
fruit, and today an English princess
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, sits
upon the throne OF Roumania along
side the new king, Ferdinand |, whose
broken health and weak will make his
title a more than usually empty sham.
But Queen Marie is every inch
queen. 1t has been said of her that
she combines the qualities of Eliza
beth of England with the faults Of
Catherine of Russia. The truth is that
she is a very beautiful, high-spirited
and strong-minded woman of nearly
forty.
She is the daughter of the duke
of Edinburgh, who later became duke
of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha, and her mother
was the radiant Grand Duchess Marie
of Russia, the petted child of the Ill.
fated Car Alexander II. When she was
a mere girl. barely over sixteen, she
urao M a Y.fiad DIOR raocOnc ~ Stofas IN
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

Floor Plan.
the building is built. Concrete gives
universal satisfaction, but there are
places where stone walls or hard.
burned brick walls are used instead.
because the necessary materials are
cheaper or more easily obtained.
The woodwork construction COM
mences two or three feet below the
main floor so that the siding is con-
tinued down to level with the top Of
the cellar wall This is done IN some
instances to save expense of wall. but
the main object Is to hold the build.
ing down close to the ground to re-
tain the beautiful. artistic effect OF the
best bungalow construction But the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

Wimbomes mil
lion dollars
Lord Wmbone succeeded to his fathers estates last
shortly country
Hon. Alice daughter his brothers.
the Frederick Phipps
New while brother wife
daughter Of the late John Bigelow of New York
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12
woOdersH.

You can make FIRE By rubbing two
pieces Of dry wood together. bat II Is
not believed that this method viii ever
supersede the plan Of rubbing .
match against = piece Of sandpapsr.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

He was a college boy, home for va
cation, and his mothers cook had pre-
vailed upon him to lend her. FIVE dol.
lars. Much to the surprise Of the fam.
lily. cook departed from her practice
OF keeping such funds indefinitely and
paid the debt promptly. When CUES
toned about 1t. she said; mo. dat
boy never once ask me fer dat money.
He never dun me at all; but when |
serves his late breakfast in de mornin'
he always leave ave biscuits on de
plate, when be used to eat EN- all. an
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

vibrant
sharp Who pupcsey shot toward
4 the left OF the zenith
thus speedily completed the mornings entertainment tns
principals shook hands and went their
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

1t is unobruve
conviction that is his
getting OF
preparation of indictments
county. making q reputation for keeping
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

his royal hgness Prince Ferdinand Victor Albert Manad Hohenzen
Sgmangn
late King Charles children Roumana
Marie the mother Of three fine children but could
husbands quite the hng
fell mady love with his
children they
marital felicity fond of her children
old enough is taught trade
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12

Seven thousand women practice
medicine in the United States.
Evening journal., 1915-09-24
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