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The Washington herald., 1915-10-24
Fashions at the Capital
The Well-dressed Woman in Smart Society,"
What She Wears. the Time and the Place.
By. MARGARET WADE.

With the happy change or affairs at the
White House. where u new and hand
some mistress will he installed before the
opening of the official season and the
addition of nearly a dozen young matrons
70 the administration circle. by reason
of the changes in high places since last
spring, the Capital is on the eve of the
most interesting social season since the
debut winter OF Miss Helen Taft.
Not only Mrs. Norman Gait, whose
trousseau as the bride-elect OF the Presi
dent has a wide interest to all the wom-
IN of America, but all the feminine world
Of the Capital seems to have taken on
new interest in clothes for every occas-
sion
Women who a fortnight ago were
planning economies in dress and eXcusing
themselves with the statement that
Washington was to have dull winter
are now placing their orders with their
favorite modistes and tailors. while high
class speciality shops have doubled their
stock to meet the demands already sent
in for new evening gowns and wraps,
smart visiting toilets. blouses. millinery.
and all the accessories OF really smart
wsrdrobes.
Some few women Of great independ-
ence OF spirit may DC willing to wear
their last years suits and gowns. but
with the radical change in silhouette and
the new combinations of material and
color marking the fashions of this season.
the wise woman who can afford il will
have everything new from her hat to
her boots
The line. is the thing this year. with
the hoop skirt and the hustle lurking in
the background. Several of the former
have already appeared in smart after
noon companies while Thanksgiving day
is confidently expected 10 md the bout
font back drapery If not the actual hustle
Of other days. quite in evidence.
Mrs Gait. without being an extremist
has always dressed in the mode. is
fond OF clothes as she is fond of most
pleasant things in life. sharing Robert
Louis Stevenson's opinion Of "All those
delightful things that so with evening
lothes'
Her new tailored gowns. several Of
which have been made in Washington all
show the skirts conservative in length
md width. Slightly above medium height
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04

the secret wife of his Grantor.
Under the law of dover. the wife
cannot obtain dover during the life
time of her husband During marriage
she has only an fnchoate' right of
dover. that is to say. her right rests
only on the possibility of her surviy
ing her husband. Upon his decease
the dover becomes 'consummate, that
is. vested right in her husbands real
estate.
"A wife who has not released her
dover has twenty years after her hus-
bands decease In which to bring an &C
ton for dover. Thus owner of real
estate, under our antiauated law of
dover. may find himself the innocent
victim of a fraud committed by a re-
mote landowner, when all parties to the
original transaction are dead. except
the secret Wife seeking dover. whose
claim he may be called upon to settle
or defend a lawsuit.
The landowner. however. may guard
against the unknown doweress by pro-
curing judicial registration of his title
under the Torrens title registration act.
provided proceedings are instituted be
| fore the unknown claimant appears,
"A decree of registration judicia1ly
| authenticating the title bars all un-
known claimants, and the title becomes
lindefeassble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
MERCHANTS DREAM ACHIEVED
Show Windows Free From Columns
Now in Use.

The dream of the retail merchant for
a long time has been a store front with
show windows entirely free from col
umns, and an unbroken line of plate
glass for display along the street. Col
umns have usually been regarded as in
dispensable in store fronts, though eff
forts have been made to minimize them
as much as possible, by surrounding
them with mirrors. In a. department
store in San Francisco the problem of
display windows without columns has
been solved The whole width of the
building is one continuous expanse of
plate glass with only the narrow divi-
sion bars between the windows. This
result has been achieved by unique
structural design. In the building the
front row of columns has been located
ten feet back from the outside wall.
At every floor level is substantial
cantilever extending out to the front
wall, to carry 1t and the floor loads in
the front part of the building. Thus
the entire front of the structure Is kept
clear of columns for any height de-
sired. In the store the plate glass ex-
tends two stories of height on the
street fronts. There Is not a single OBJ
struction to the view of displays for
its entire length, and the window dress
er is able to put his ideas into execu-
ton without fear Of any effect being
destroyed by large obstructing col
umns. The store is 165 by IT'S feet in
area and six stories high. The entire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
THE LAW OF DOVER
How an Unknown Claimant May
Cloud Title to Real
Estate.
From the New York Times.

From time to time the ghostly hand
of the unknown claimant stretches out
and seeks to fastcn upon millions of
dollars of real estate
During the past week the unknown
claimant. in the person of the widow
OF former owner of New York real
estate upon which there stand churches,
,heatefs. hotels and valuable residences.
mas appeared and claimed her dover
rights.
The case Is an apt illustration of the
instability of land titles, under the ex-
istlnS system of real estate convey
ancing. When the titles to the lands
involved in this claim were examined
the former owner, the alleged husband
of the present dover claimant. repre-
scented himself as an unmarried man,
and the purchasers took title RELYING
upon the truth of this representation
whereas he seems to have been mar
ried.
In practical conveyancing the state
ment of the grantor in the form of a
recital in his deed that he is "unmar-
RED or bachelor" is taken as suf-
f1cient assurance of that fact. and even
in the absence of such a recital the
grantor is presumed to be unmarried.
which many real estate men declare
should be either amended or abolished
Matthew J. Wheelehan. an expert in
title registration. said:
There Is no requirement for public
declaration of marriage in the land
registry by the wife in order to fix her
dover right. The innocent purchase
of real estate may be the victim of a
fraud in failing at his peril to disclose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
WAR AND ARCHITECTURE.
Considerable Speculation as to the
Effect of Great Conflict.

From the American Architect.
Speculation as to the effect Of the
present war on the architecture of the
future is the subject of considerable
discussion IN the English architectural
press. That impressions gained abroad
by architects serving with their regi-
ments will be retained and in a large
measure influence their future work
seems to be the general feeling. Per-
haps the conditions under which these
impressions are formed will largely
act to produce a more lasting effect
than facts cleaned during peaceful Pc
RODS Of travel.
The Architect and Builders Journal
Of London. referring to the subject,
states:
That a greater restraint is likely to
be Characteristic of future work Is a
reasonable supposition. But what is the
style going to be?
Architects among the troops will
have taken professional advantage of
the opportunity that has brought them
to France, Belgium, Egypt. the Oar
danelles and elsewhere, and they must
be constantly gathering and storing up
all sorts of details and Impressions OF
a wide diversity Of styles. When the
war is over and these men return to
architectural practice what is going
TO be the outcome Of their experiences?
How will they sort out their ideas
when called upon to produce a design?
Can they possibly remain true to their
former iteais. or will they feel i'm
PEELED to indulge in that wonderful
architectural potpourrf which viii re-
main SO wildly in their memory? A
horrible vision of something pseudo
Neo-Grec-art nouveau, cum oslem
rises In the Imagination. Have we TO
suffer or are we to be spared! The
future alone can show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
CALF TRADES RESIDENCE
FOR NEWTON APARTMENT
Clarence F. Norment Acquires Home
at 1900 Delafeld Street in
Transaction.

An exchange was consummated dur
Ing the past week whereby Clarence F.
Norment becomes the owner of large
detached residence at 1900 Delafeld
street northwest, belonging to Ralph
L. Gait, in return for the Newton apart
ment, at the southeast corner of 18th
and r streets northwest. The trade
was negotiated by the c. W. Simpson
Company.
The residence figured in the trans
action at valuation of about 100000.
1t is stated. 1t is large red pressed
brick house, containing about twenty
rooms. and is considered one of the
finest homes in Saul's Addition. 1t is
located on a lot having a frontage of
about ninetytwo feet on Delafield
street and about ninety feet on Piney
BranSh road.
The Nswlon is four-story building,
containing about thirty-siX suites of
rooms, which was built several years
ago by Harry Nardman. The apart
ment figured in Me transaction at a
valuation of about $4,000, 1t is re-
ported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
HOLD CIRCULATION SECONDARY.
Proper Temperature and Humidity
Declared Most Important

Frcm the Ddypon SpuEAa4-
There has been more or less outcry
against the practice Of keeping the air
in a house warmed by a furnace in con-
slant circulation Those who made il
will be somewhat startled by the In
vesttgat.ons which seem TO lead to the
conclusions that within reasonabl linn
its a human being does not pollute an
atmosphere in which life is maintained
10 an extent to require It TO be con-
stantly changed.
Careful investigation seems to show
that II is more important to adjust the
temperature and humidity to the needs
of those occupying the rooms than II
is TO remove the air and renew II.
Whatever those who desire TO argue
the question may advance or ignore,
the fact remains that there are a large
number Of homes in the sections of the
United States in which the climate is
most severe and in which during the
winter season the air within them is
kept in circulation and the only change
of air IN these houses is due TO leak
age through doors. around windows and
through the walls. IL would seem that
the tirne-honored practice in cold eli
mates is to be vindicatec by the search
ing study that is now being given to
the effect of air in health and what is
positively needed in the way of ven
tiIatIon.
Builders and furnace men can, doubt
less. add something to the facts bear
ing on the situation by observing the
health of those who live in homes
warmed by furnaces supplied with air
from the inside. They can also in
duce some OF their patrons TO add
water evaporating equipment to their
furnaces and learning how their serv-
ice affects health, comfort and the
temperature maintained in these
homes All careful observations see m
to Indicate the need of more moisture
and better heat control rather than
more air. dtsquieting as this may be
to the fresh air enthusiasts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04

structure is of reinforced concrete, in
Guiding columns. girders. floors, walls
pilasters and ornamental work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04

proof floors, etc. are usually made of
highly porous material. This not
only reduces the cost of carriage and
the weight of material In the structure,
huf II facilitates the MANUFACTURES of
blocks accurate in shape and free from
twists.
How Bricks Are Tested.
"a simple test for porosity consists
In holding the tongue lightly in con-
tact with brick. II distinct sue
ton Is felt the brick will be very por-
Gus: IL no appreciate suction is ap-
parent, but the moisture rapidly dries
from the surface. the brick is but
slightly porous. Engineering and non
porous bricks will not absorb water,
even If poured onto them
"A much better test consists In
weighing dry brick. immersing it in
water for twenty-four hours, wiping il
dry with few rapid strokes of a clean
cloth and then reweighing it, The
weight of water absorbed will indi-
cate the porosity. 1t Is true that the
water may not penetrate all the pores.
but the test is sufficiently accurate for
most purposes.
"The bricks used In architecture
should be moderately porous, as other
wise water condenses from the air, and
on the inside OF the walls, spelling the
wall paper and giving the impression
that the building is damp. II the pores
are sufficiently minute the bricks may
he as highly porous as possible. The
more porous they are the better will
the walls breathe. Bricks with large
coarse pores should be avoided, as
they admit rain water too easily. and
walls in which they are used often re-
main permanently damp"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
PAYS $4,000 FOR HOME
Peyton Russell Buys Brownstone
Residence at 1774 Massachu-
sets Avenue Northwest.

Announcement has been made of the
purchase by Peyton Russell of the
brownstone-front residence at 1874
Massachusetts avenue northwest from
William A. Hill and Franklin T. San
ner
The consideration is reported to have
been about $4,000, the sale being nego-
tiated by Story & Cobb. The house for
merly was owned by the Lindsay es-
tate and was acquired by Hill and
Sanner several months ago. Since then
it has been extensively remodeled and
renovated.
The house is of the basement type
and contains about twenty rooms. 1t is
four stories in height.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
THE POR0S|TY OF BRICKS
A Simple Test Is Described by
Writer in English Pub
LEGATION.

fne definition of porosity with respect
10 building bricks has recently been
INC subject of some discussion and a
matter OF wide interest. In regard to
the matter correspondent of the Lon
oon bulidfng World offers the following
comments:
wan the exception of engineering
orlchs' all ordinary building bricks are
'oiaie nat porous: that is to say, they
WIZ al absorb water, though the
amount SO retained in the pores varies
greatly with different bricks
III the south of England the GO
amount or water absorbed by bricks
curing complete immersion is about IL
per cent of the weight of the brick.
North of the Trent and in Wales some
what denser bricks are usual, and the
average water absorption is seldom
brick.
Absorption of Bricks.
Bricks made by the semi-dry process
that is, by COMPRISING the CLAW in
the form OF a damp dust, absorbs only
about per cent of water, though they
vary greatly in this respect. Engineer
ing bricks absorb less than 1 per cent
of their weight of water For all or
binary purposes. therefore, 1t ia not
desirable to designate bricks which abb
sorb less than is per cent of their
weight of water, on immersion, as par
ticularly porous
During the past few years the use Of
hollow blocks and hollow bricks has
extended rapidly. These are much light
er than solid bricks and effect an i'm
portant saving in railway carriage. but
they must be distinguished from porous
bricks, The weight alone is not a f.
ficient guide, as hollow bricks are now
made which are indistinguishablei in ap-
pearance from solid bricks. When cut
or broken their hollowness is easily
seen. on the continent porous bricks
are defined as having a weight which
is notably less than common bricks,
but this definition will have to be aban-
doned now that hollow bricks are made
in large numbers.
THE large hollow blocks used in fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Buys Additional Frontage.

Joseph S. Cullinan, who recently pur-
chased the former home of Clarence
+. Norment. at 1851 Wyoming ave-
nue. northwest, acquired the adjoining
lot on the east during the past week
from Ida s. Fisher. This gives him
a total frontage on Wyoming avenue
Of considerably more than 100 feet
The cotSsideratton was about $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
His Wish.
rom the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript
First Clubman-Odd. how ones wife
can lose her temper and still have It
ready for use.
Second C7ubman with a sigh)-Yes
I often wish that the Walls of wrath
were non -refillable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Building Changes Hands.

A deed has been placed on record
transferring the ownership of the
building at 617 F street northwest
from Timothy Brosnan to James Pur-
rill The property is about nineteen
feet wide and 121 feet deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04

Brother Leonard of the Brother of the
Christian Schools. died yesterday at st.
Francis Industrial School, Eddington,
Pa. He labored in Baltimore for many
years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-23

ton shall be amenable TO the pro-
VISIONS OF. the ylayton act.
"le) The United States customs
appraisers would be charged with the
duty Of discovering such under
valuations.
Can Be Left Out.
The question of the tariff has
been raised in connection with the
building up OF this new industry. I
think 1t has been raised more ener-
getically by those who have neither
the capital nor the intention to en-
bark in the industry than by those
who are actually going forward with
their plans. The tariff question can
be left out Of our discussion. We
are not likely to reach any final CON
clusion in such discussion. To
bring in the tariff simply means to
divide those who are Interested into
two groups, most Of whom will not
be guided by the few pertinent facts
as to the merits of the question, but
on either irrelevant and often here
ditary ground. / prefer, therefore.
to stick to matters which in this in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-23
Dangerous to Nominate
Man From sOld CroDd''

Idria'r says war primer Just given
out BY the National Geographic So
ciety. This colony, or, rather, these
colonies have taken no inconslder-
able part in the history OF Austria
Hungary, and both the colonies and
the Austrian crown owe score Of
gratitude to one another.
The foundations OF the Servian
colony in Hungary were laid follow
ing the decisive Turkish victory upon,
the plain of kossovo on June is.
1888. Here, the soldiers of Sultan
Murat I, finally crushed the independ-
ence OF the Servian tribes. though the
Sultan himself was killed upon the
field of battle by Servian knight.
The Turks sold the Servians as slaves
in the markets OF Constantinople,
while the Janissaries stationed in
their lands made life unbcarable for
such as remained behind Therefore.
an influx Of Servians took place across.
the northern border.
X. AS consequence OF the Servian
settlements and Of their value as out
post defenders against the ever wild
ening dominion Of the Turks. George
Brankovitch, servian despot, was
granted fiefs in Hungary, and valuable
concessions were granted to his peo-
pie. The Servian influx increased
during Austria.s wars with the Turks,
16s3-16s9, and the newcomers did
valiant service under the Imperial
standard.
Emperor Leopold granted them
political and religious independence in
recognition. The relations between
the Servtans and the Austrians were
generally Of the best until the founda-
ton Of an Independent servian state
and the Balkan intrigues Of Austria,
Russia, Great Britain and Turkey
when final and definite estrange-.
ment gradually came about. The old
,servian colonies in Hungary have
since come to be looked upon as a,
Servia 'irredenta.."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-23
Would Protest New Dye Stuff
Industry Without Aid of
Tariff.

NEW YORK. Oct. 23.-Adminis-
tration plans for the protection OF the
new dye stuff industry and other
American enterprises from a disas-
trous flood Of foreign competition at
outlined here by DR.. Il. e. Pratt.
chief of the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce, in a speech be-
fore the society of chemical industry.
The problem has been thoroughly
considered. DR.. Pratt said. by the
department Of commerce and the fed
eral trade commission. and the pres
ant plan is to deal with it. through!
anti-trust legislation making ruin
otis undertaking by foreign concerns
punishable as unfair competition.
The tariff question, he declared, "can
be left out Of the discussion"
Price Cutting Deluge.
The history OF the dye stuff indus
try. DR.. Pratt said. made it certain
that the new American industry
would be deluged at the close Of the
war by a price cutting campaign on
the part Of. European manufacturing.
He cited instances OF the methods
foluRhUJcN ny itue JeTIudu CnemlCaI
makers to hold foreign markets, and
70 prevent the development Of other
dye stun industries.
There is one serious obstacle in
the way Of the confident and deter
mined development of coal tar
dye stuff industry on American soil"
said Or. Pratt. "and that difficulty
"a the possibility. no, rather the GER
tainty. that upon the resumption Of
normal international conditions Eu-
ropean manufacturers will endeayor
by. boycott, undertaking, and other
methods of competition, to win back
this profitable market and put out
Of business new and struggling
industry.
Means Higher Prices.
This does not mean dumping in
the ordinarily accepted meaning OF
the word. This does not mean the
mere selling of surplus product
ut lower price. This does not
mean merely the giving Of small
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-23

At least twenty-five per cent Of the
larch timber over large areas in east
ern Oregon has been killed or weak
ened by mistletoe and the forest SER
vice is taking steps to combat the pest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-23
.SERV|ANS HAVE A.
BIG COLONY IN
HUNGARY
Villages Cover Considerable
Region Opposite Belgrade
and Semendrla.

WASHINGTON, Oct. q. There
IL . strong Seryian population of long
settlement in the South OF Hungary,
whose villages cover q considerable
region in the Magyar ,singdom OPP
2osits Seryian BELGRADE and Semen
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-23
$1,000.
NOTICE.

All persons knowing themselves
indebted to the estate Of John K.
Free, deceased, are hereby notified
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-23

to call upon the undersigned admin
tstrator Of said estate and pay said.
indebt edness: aLS all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present such
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31

d. lffet = = ;
Miss Elizabeth Schmidt has accepted
a position as teacher in the Madelia
Public Schools. Miss Schmidt completes
her course at the State University this
year.
Mrs. O. G. Wichtel and her mother,
Mrs. Eliz. Rein who is matron at the
Union hospital, left Monday morning
for Burlington, Wisconsin, to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Wichtel's grandfather,
Mr.. Rein, ST.. They expect to return
Friday.
Sunday evening John Henle was
agrecably surprised by members of the
End Regiment band and the male
chorus of the St.. Cecelian Society.
They came to help him celebrate his
51st anniversary. For some years Mr..
Henle has been surprised on his natal
day, so he is really not surprised when
his friends come, but he is always pleased
to see them. The evening was pleasantly
spent with music and songs and in social
converse. There was no lack of refresh
ments and splendid lunch was served
during the course of the evening. 1t
was nearly midnight before the party
finally broke up.