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The Washington herald., 1915-01-18

self under the icy stream; then her
courage had failed.
Come here and look at this shirtp'
called Warren angrily.
I'm just minute" gulping' down a
glass of water, an internal" morning
bath that Helen never omitted.
You're to send nothing more to
that laundry-understand" throwing
the vigorous grooming.
Helen examined the torn neckbahd
of the shirt on the bed.
81 can mend that, dear, so it'll not
show"
"Yes; you fixed that pleated one,
and my neck's raw yet. Call up that
other. laundry-the one we had last
year"
With a conciliatory "All right,
DEAR" Helen hurried back to her
room.
She finished dressing, then threw
up the window, leaned out, and drew
in ten long, deep breaths of the frosty
air-another morning health-giving
habit that Helen never neglected.
When she came into the dining
room, Warren was at the table glanc-
ing over the war news. The deep,
frowning lines between his eyes were
the danger signals of fault finding
and querulous mood.
The next half hour, until he left
for the Office, Helen knew would be
trying one. She must say nothing to
irritate him, or he would go off in a
temper that she would worry over for
the rest of the day
"See here, if it takes you . infer
nally Longevity don't you get up in
time"
I'm going to, dear Hereafter, I'm
going to get up and take a shower
before you do"
Huh" contemptuously, I'll be-
lieve that when / see il"
He ate his grapefruit in grumpy
silence, the paper propped up before
him. His cereal he pushed away
with an irascible, Whats the matter
with that cream? Looks like it's
blued!"
He didn't leave nothin' but milk
this mornin', sir. That's the top of
the bottle" volunteered Emma, as she
came in with the baco.: and eggs. i
Helen poured the coffee and served
" aTTSn Will TWO CSSS dIlu llll &C
pieces of bacon and herself with one
egg and and two pieces of bacon.
This was their regulation breakfast |
practically the year around.
"Why in thunder can't ever get
bacon cooked the way l want it? |
This stuff's burnt to a crisp" rapping |
it with his fork.
Dear, she does cook yours less
That doesn't look very well done"
"You mean that's the way YOU
want it-burnt to a shrivel. How
much nourishment do you thinks in
that? If didn't get good square
Iunch-Id not go far on this break
last"
"Why, dear, you know l want you
TO have everything just as you want
"Huh, l know that bluff. You take
mighty good care to have things
YOUR way. You want your bacon
ike dried chips, and your boiled eggs
1ard as bullets-so I've got to stand
'or the same kind of fodder"
Helen did not try to meet this ii
,ade with argument. Instead she
-ang for the maid.
Emma" as the girl came to the
ioor, latter this don't cook any of the
,acon so much. I'll take mine the
;amc as Mr. Curtis. Cut it thicker
Ind don't crisp it" II
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
HOUSE.
WIVES
DAILY
ECONOMY
EVERY ROOM ITS PRESENT

We are not going to give any more
presents TO the people in our family
we are going to give the presents to the
rooms!'
This statement was made a year ago
| by a clever little housewife who has
| bent her heart on making her house
better place to live in. The people in the
| family didn't really need any more pres
| ents. At birthdays and Christmas time
the family had actually to wrack its
J brains to think what to give the men
for presents. So they weren't going to
give that sort of present any more. What
money they could spare was going to
buy beautiful and useful furniture for
the house.
When the mothers birthday came
around every one gave something to the
living room. The father of the family
gave a neat little check that was to be
saved towaru that oriental rug that the
mother of the family had dreamed of
possessing for many years. Big daugh-
ter, who had a good. eye for color and
shape, bought a japanese grasscIoth
shade for the living-room table lamp
She had often longed to have that very
shade in her house, but 1t had never
seemed an appropriate gift for any one
member of the family. And mother
herself made a present to the room in
expensive but very effective.
Although father was no fonder of the
dining-room than of any other room, on
his birthday every one remembered the
dining-room, and the brother, with a bent
for electricity, with the aid of big sister,
spent several evenings before the day
installing the new side lights in the
dining-room that mother had been
dreaming about.
Mother herself hemmed a new table
cloth and set of napkins for the room
and father bought a new carving set |
He had always hated the old one, but
he had never found an opportunity to
replace it with one he liked better.
On grandfathers birthday every one |
bought presents for the garden. although |
as a matter of fact grandfather didn't |
care especially for the garden, till it |
became associated with his birthday. So /
it was that the hedge across the side of |
the garden-long deferred before this
was planted. II came as a present from
an uncle out of town. who hadn't even
ever seen the garden, but took so kindly
to the new idea about presents that he
ordered the whole hedge on the spot.
Uopyright lel5.l
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
MANY WOMEN RESPOND
TO PATRIOTIC CALL
Washington Women Eager to Sign
Pledge of Made-in-America
League.

More recruits to the membership of the
! Woman's National Made in L. S A.
League are pouring into national head
quarters here on every mail. 1t is evil
dent that the object of the league has
struck popular patriotic chord among
American women.
A most notab ble list of honorary patrons
ard Chairmen is to be found on the
leagues register. The patriotic impulses
"t American women has proved truly
nonpartisan in every sense of the word.
The membership represents all sections
of the country. from Tacoma to Texas
and from Atlanta TO Boston. Through
their active heads and other officers.
such great wOmen's organizations as the
d. a. R.. the Ladies of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, the Daughters of Amer
ica, the National Council of Women
Voters, Daughters of the Revolution.
Young Women's Hebrew Association,
daughters of the King, National Daugh-
ters of Isabella. and others, a vast
army of many hundreds of thousands of
women have already been enlisted in the
leagues crusade. Leaders in official life,
including Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of the
Speaker. and number of Cabinet women,
indOrsed the league and became its hon
orary patrons. Other honorary patrons
and honorary Chairmen were the wives
Of governors of many States and wives
of mayors Of great cities. American So
ciety. through some Of its most noted
leaders. became interested and pledged
their hearty cooperation.
The national committee of the league
will meet in Washington very shortly to
elect permanent officers and formulate
plans for the enlistment of the women
of America in this patriotic duty.
In the call of the league soon to
be made public appealing for the sup
port of American women to the Made
in L. S. A" movement, it will be me-
phasized that the consumption of
products and articles Made in the
L. S. A" gives employment to men
and women who live in America and
thus helps at this time to aid the dis
tressing and increasing problem of the
vast number of unemployed
Another point to be made is that
the members of the league will eX-
peCt American manufacturers and
producers to produce goods of the
proper quality to be sold at the proper
price. The call will point out that it
IS just as important for manufacturers
and producers to have goods of quail
ty to offer to women as ii is to have
women demand Made in U. S. A. goods.
md that the patriotic cooperation of
both should do much to solve the
pressing question of the unemployed
and bring about general prosperity.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
PRINCETON TO GET BENz1NGER
German Professor at Toronto Asks
Leave to QuIt Canada.

Toronto. Jan. T.-Prof. Benzinger.> of
Toronto University, one OF three Germans
on the star who were recently causes Of
protests to the government and who re-
signed In consequence. have made appli-
cation under the alien enemies regula-
tions to leave the country.
He said he was going to the United
States, where he would be a neutral, to
accept place as teacher Of Oriental Ian
Kuaxes II Princeton.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18

IWTARREN yawned, raised him.
| w self on mis- elbow, and stared
w at the small nickel clock that
has half hidden by the thermo bottle.
Leaning out of bed to move the
bottle, with sleepy awkwardness he
knocked off the tumbler beside it.
"Oh - OH" as the crash awoke
: Helen. Whats that?"
Smashed a glass"
"It's one of the good glasses, too,
drowsily. ......
Then why the devil do you put
things so l can't see the clock?" set
tling down for another five minutes.
Hope you had enough air last night
this rooms cold as Greenland"
Helen, who always got up and
closed the windows, now with shiv-
ering reluctance slid out of bed. In
her haste futtering curtain caught
in the sash, and the icy wind blew
mercilessly through her thin night
gown as she tried to free it. Then
she stopped to turn on the heat, and
then, chilled through, crept back into
bed.
"No, you don't~ growled Warren.
"Warm up on your own side"
A sound of water gurgling in the
radiator, then loud Vicious thump.
More gurgling, and more thumps.
You didn't turn it on full-that's
what makes that blasted noise"
81 turned it on as far as it would
CO." dreading to get up again.
In the gray light of the winter
morning, the room was dim and
cherries. Helen's head ached DULY,
and feeling of utter detection made
her long to sink back into the OBJ
livion of sleep.
The dining room clock struck the
half-hour.
Il tell you, we've got to get to bed
earlier" with a vicious jerk Warren
threw back the bedclothes. Tonight
I'm going to turn in right after din
ner."
This was one of Warren's stock
resolutions. Yet even if they spent
the evening at home he would always
read until twelve. y
"Oh, be careful of that broken
glassl" warned Helen, as he lurched
out of bed.
Thrusting his feet into his slippers,
he slammed into the bathroom.
Helen still lay huddled in bed.
Getting up was always hard, but get
ting up this dark, frosty morning was
Her whole body shrsnk
from leaving the sheltering warmth
of the bedclothes. AS a rule she got |
up when Warren did, but sometimes
she allowed herself the fewextra mo-
ments until he stropped his razor.
That was her ultimatum.
Zip-swishl The first stroke on the
razor strop! With a heroic effect,
Helen forced herself out of bed and
ran into her room.
For a moment she crouched over
the radiator. Then, turning on the
light by her dresser, with numb fin
gers she thrust up her hair. By this
time Warren was out of the bath
-oom.
AS Helen went in the drenched
was an accusing re-
hinder. Warren's cold morning
shower had always seemed form of
orture until she read of the youth
preserving" virtues of the cold spray,
md resolved to form the habit. For
hree mornings she had forced her |
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
Collars or No Collar.

Fashion says collars" and DR.. Wiley
says mo collars" Which shall it be?
One cannot but wish that this hy-
gienic sanction to low collars that DR..
Wiley recently gave when speaking to
the Child Welfare Association of Anacos-
tia had come a season ago when there
was some incentive from the point of
and bare throated.
But it is ever thus. When, few years
ago, there was a tendency on the part
of young girls to go to dances with heel
less slippers we Immediately heard from
many quarters that it was very injurious
for women to go without this support Of
the instep, although, of course, before that
the unadulterated evils of high heels had
been preached to US. When we vent
with tight stays all sensible folk preached
volumes about the dangers of contracted
lungs and the harm of bent ribs; and
then when fashionable women affected
the uncorseted figure Immediately there
came the warning from some quarters
that much harm might be done to women
by going without the support of stays
So long as it was the fashion for
women to appear with exposed necks,
even when the temperature was below
freezing and when there was dampness
in the air, no one had a good word to
say for the bare throat, and now that
we have been bid by Dame Fashion to
discard our comfortable collarless blouses
DR. Wiley tells US that collars are really
very 'unhealthfuf things any way. And
what is more DR.. Wiley says that he
hopes before very long men too will ban
ish this product of civilization from their
wardrobes also as unnecessary.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18

Required: Six to eight large peaches,
one vanilla bean, four gelatine leaves,
two eggs, tablespoonful maraschino, a
few stoned cherries. half pint cream
quarter pint milk, two spoonsful sugar.
one sliced pineapple.
Cut the peaches in half and peel them,
remove the stones. Cook them carefully
in good vanilla syrup. When done place
them on sieve to drain. Boil up the
milk add to it two well-beaten yolks of
eggs, return to the fire and reheat long
enough to bind the eggs. Add the gela-
tine which has been soaked in cold water,
and the sugar. Then strain the mixture
into a bowl. Whip the cream, and add
about half to the preparation when cool.
Cut the pineapple in dices, stone the
cherries and cut them likewise, favor
with mara schino. and add them to the
Pour it in a one-inch deep
dish and place it on ice to set. Range
the peaches on top OF it. filling the center
with whipped cream and serve in a sauce
bowl with apricot syrup favored with
kirsch.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18

But even this effort at Cancellation
Warren ignored. Having GUIDED
down his second cup of coffee, he
too up his paper, pushed back his
chair, and strobe out into the hall
FOR moment Helen's hurt resent
ment kept her from running after
him. He was getting into his over
coat. She heard the rattle of his
cane as he took it from the rack
then the opening of the hall door.
"Warren" She darted after him
but the door had closed.
Even then she felt he would com.
back to kiss her goodbye, with an
Ironical, Thought I'd gone, eh?"
The seconds passed. She opened
the door. He was mot standing be-
fore the elevator. The hall was
empty.
Shall l put this cloth in the wash
amor will it do for Iunch?" as
Helen, heartsick, passed the dining
ROOM
"Yes-no, oh, it doesn't matter"
running to the front room winJow
A delivery boy with a basket
couple of girls hurrying to work
shambling old man in a wind-wbin-
ped, threadbare coat-except for
these the street was empty. Warren
had already turned the corner.
1t was foolish to feel so wretched
she told hersetf with passionate reas-
suranee. She had done nothing to
lIritate him. 1t was not her fault.
She must not let this spoil her day.
But Helen had the feminine trait of
magnItylng the thing that distressed
her by the simple process of brood
ing.
By noon she had visions of Warren
leaving her altogether, and of herself
facing loveless and destitute old
age. The impulse to "do something"
to avert these threatening caIamities
was irresistible. She could no longer
keep away from the phone. She must
call him up before he went to lunch.
his stenographer answered.
Yes, Mrs. Curtis, Mr.. Curtis is
right here. Just a momentp
Hello! it was Warren's voice.
curt and hurried
"Oh, dear, l couldn't help calling
you up" quiveringly. Tim awfullT
sorry about that bacon"
"Eh, what's that"
I'm so sorry about the bacon"
Talk up, l can't hear you," i'm
patiently. Wait minute, Miss Mid
dleton," to his stenographer, who was
evidently typing Now, what is it,"
Something in the curt matter-of-
factness of his voice helped restore
sense of proportion.
"Oh, II" foundering desperate
ly for something to say, "I can't find
the name of that laundry. 1 thought
maybe you'd have it down there
"Oh," in impatient disgust, "I can't
bother about that now. Colonial
Cumberland, some such name Look
t up in the book. By the way, l met
Stevens in the subway; they want us
10 come to dinner Thursday. See if
I've got a clean white waistcoat."
Helen turned from the phone with
IN hysterical desire to laugh. Would
she never learn? 1t was always like
.his-she was always anguishing over
to which Warren had not
given a thought.
Did other women wear themselves
out in just such futile hours of use
ess, youth-wasting worry? Were
he peace of mind and happiness of
other wives so pathetically dependent
lpon their husbands moods? Or,
lid she alone analyze and anguish
)ver every trivial discord?
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
HOROSCOPE.
THE stars incline, but do not compel
Monday, JanHary 1S, 1915.


According to astrology. this is an unim-
po-tant day. so far as the reading of the
stars is concerned. Mercury is family
benefic and Mars slightly adverse
1t should be a favorable time for cor
respondence and the settling of accounts.
Educational work is subject to fairly
lucky government of the stars The seers
prophesy radical changes in methods of
instruction and an increase of men teach
ers in the public schools.
A womants college will gain distinction
this year by a public-spirited movement.
Mars today may increase liability TO ac-
cident, it is said. Broken bones, cuts. and
bruises are to be avoided.
While the aspect is in operation it is
well to he temperate in all things, and
the emotions and sympathies should be
guarded against the sway OF impulse
II is not a good influence for love af-
fairs. as quarrels are easily engendered.
Racial troubles again are indicated
Hawaii may be the center of strife
Neptune is in a place read as indicative
of SOCialistiC mea sures in the House of
Commons, and outburst of protest
from the suffragettes of England.
Washington is cautioned concerning
trouble on the high seas. The signs are
most threatening to shipping interests,
thu Scers announce.
There is an encouraging sign for the
navl of Great Britain. which should be
victorious during the next few weeks but
great loss Of life in water is prognosti-
Gated.
\ period of terribly cold and stormy
weather will increase the horrors of war
within a few days.
ono Of the London astrologers predicts
that there will be a slaughter of the
young such as history has never recorded.
not even during the children's crusades of
tho middle ages. This is taken TO mean
that boys will be called to the front in
the war.
Persons whose birthdate it is are warned
not to quarrel or enter into litigation.
They should pay strict attention to busi-
ness. Women may have small worries.
but tho year should be a fairly pros
porous ono.
Children born on this day are likely
TO he exceedingly alert and clever. They
may uartake Of Aquarius traits, as well
as Of Capricorn characteristics. Usually
thes" persons on the cusp make the most
Of their opportunities
CoTHright l9l5l
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
INSTALL HIBERNIAN OFFICERS.
p. j. HaItIgan and p. T. Moran
Preside at Ceremonies.

officers were installed yesterday by the
District branch of the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians at a meeting at Eagles Hall.
Sixth and streets northwest p. J.
Haltigan, president of the second Wash
ingtOn district, presided at the first part
of the meeting, and Patrick T Moran,
president of the District branch, presided
at the installation.
Speeches on the work of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians and the virtues and
faults of the Irish in general were made
by Representative Casey, OF Pennsyl-
vania; Representative Smith, Of Anime
sofa; Representative Norton, of North
Dakota; Representative Gallagher, of
Illinois, and Rev. DR.. Patrick ]. Lennox,
of Catholic University.
Joseph. Fitzgerald gave a violin solo.
Thomas Cook sang and the choral So
Ciety of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick
gave several selections
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
MRS. WILBUR WILL PRESIDE.
Y. w. c. A. Chapel Mt G.. w. u.
This Afternoon

Mrs. William Allen Wilbur. wife of the
dean Of Columbian College at George
washington University, will be in charge
of the Y. w. C. A. chapel service ar
12:l5 O'Clock today in the assembly hall
Of the Arts and Sciences Building of the
institution. 2o23 G street northwest.
Fellowship Hymns is the title of new
song books which have been purchased
by the university for use at chapel serv-
ices. The books tcontain many familiar
and beautiful hymns. and it is expected
their use will increase the attendance at
the services
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
ARRANGE FOR POULTRY SHOW.
Officials House 1000 Birds for
Arcade Exhibit Tomorrow.

The third annual exhibition of the Ma
tiOnal Capital Poultry and Pigeon As
ISOLATION will open in the Arcade to-
morrow morning and continue through
out the week. Nearly 1000 entrants
were arranged in the show room yester-
day and another loco will be given places
before tonight
The birds will he under supervision of
Prof. Roy II. Waite, who has arranged
4 modern chicken hospital in which to
rare for prize winners.
Birds Of every description from the
big bun cochin down to the wee bantam
will be exhibited and members of the
show committee are enthusiastic over
prospective results
Judging or birds will be begun at .
o'clock tomorrow morning by F. G.
Bean, of ColleEeviIIe. Pa; Charles T.
Crownman. Of Carlisle. Pa. and E D.
Tally. an expert Of this city.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
watercress and Apple Salad.

Have very clean and green water-cress,
season it only when ready to serve with
a very little oil, salt, pepper, vinegar and
sour apples cut in slices. Pepper water
crosses are prepared in the same manner
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18

As pictured. the Eton suit is made
OF beige cOlored cloth, with circular
flounce from knee to ankle. The jacket
Is bordered with sOutache braidings
about the edge and up the front from
the the waist to the poke-out line. With
this costume is worn a soft frilled
blouse of lingerie persuasion.
In striking contrast is the suit worn
by the second figure. Its lines are
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18

to predict an excellent vogue for it, Its
special claim to distinction is the CO.
lonial waistcost of white satin fastened
with amber-colored buttons.
The material in which this excellent
model is developed is white serge. The
deep cuffs repeat the yellow braid
bindings. and they are laced at the
back with yellow silk cords tipped with
amber pendants.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
MoAIpin CInmbake.

Lay on the bottom of the self-cooker
two soft CLAIMS, two hard CLAIMS, two
sweet potatoes and one-half a chicken,
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
Sweet Potatoes with Pineapple.

sweet Potatoes with PfneappIe.
Boil the sweet potatoes with the skin
on and when cool peel them and cut
them in quarter of an inch thick pieces
of any shape you like. Pour some mo-
lasses in a granite dish, put a layer of
sweet potatoes and one of sliced pine
apple into the dish. Cover with pow
dered sugar, some molasses and honey
and bake for ten minutes in the oven.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18

one-haif Of the women in the United
States marry before they are twenty
five years old.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-18
THE OPEN LETTER BOX.

Dear Madam: Will you kindly tell me
what is the proper form for acknowl-
edging flowers sent to a deceased parent?
Should you mention the beautiful
flowers or isn't thanking you for your
sympathy enough when appreciation is
expressed on a card?
Is there any place in Washington where
quilting can be done at nominal price L?
Shall I send a seIf-addressed envelope for
the answer to this or will you publish the
names and addresses in your answer?
How many cards is it proper to leave
when calling? Is it the same for a man
as for a woman?
"a Subscriber"
1t is not necessary to mention the re-
ceipt of the flowers, as the card SEM
saying thanking you for your sympathy
is sufficient acknowledgment. Very fire.
quently these cards are engraved, and in
that case, of course. there is no special
mention of the particular floral tribute.
Most of the ladies aid societies" con-
nected with the churches are glad to do
quilting at nominal price for the benefit
of the various charitable or religious
causes for which they work.
For a first call or for a formal call a
woman leaves one of her own cards and
two of her husbands, that is il the wom-
an upon whom she is calling is married,
one of the cards being intended for the
woman upon whom she is calling and on.
for her husband. For less formal calls
one card is sufficient A man, of course.
never leaves his wife's cards when call
ing.