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houhced the earliest suggestions abou,
the 1870 celebration. And from here
VII! also he given out the par, tina,
Congreeationalists will take in the re.
formation celebration.
The same council Will pass upon an
other matter OF vital interes, tn Amer
lea ana or many parts OF the mission
held' OF late. as II ought to be known
Consresationalists have set I'D a cen.
traiized body which while IL advises
only, has about, all OF the binding force
mat religious legislative bodies DOS
sess' This Ia SO at least in the extent
that Il IL ohryed. There IL
\ REIMBURSEMENT OF congregational
henevolences. These are OF enormous
influence upon the whole world. not
America alone. They affect no, onIv
missions, but education In all forms
The plans favor greater efficiency. and
AFFECT the entire structure of admin .
Istrat'on Of many workers and many
millions OF dollars.
Nobody needs to he told that IL WAS
III 1870 that the Pilgrims from Eng
land by the way Of Holland landed at
Plymouth, in Massachusetts, Ray
Hardly anybody needs 10 be told either
that their descendants have spread all
over America ana have Influenced
American Thought and ways as almost
no others lave done. Now the oues-
ton arises, what form shall the cele-
hraNon Of the three hundredth ami
''rsarE OF mat event take? There will
nc several Forms suggested in Centre
'H"r'h' nut the W most talked OF
are an exposition and n big nor
Offering.
Inc exposition il held will he ar
plymouth, or between Boston and
plymouth and II Is proposed to make
n buildings permanent. Thus made
they can be used for exhibition pur-
poses Of many kinds. or occ,ipied for
Industries, Companies Of Boston cit
izens are talking of such a plan. with
or without cooperation with churches.
AS for the money; of course that IL
Tor missionary purposes. The sum OF
$4,000, 600 is suggested.
Protestants in general will toin the
l.utherans In observing the anniver-
sary OF the start OF the Reformation.
II was on October 81, 15l7, that Martin
Luther nailed ninety protests TO the
door Of his church in Wittenbere. His
act started the Reformation. Germans.
Danes, Swcdes and many others are
Interested In this anniversary Of two
years hence Here In America the
Lutherans urge, among other plans.
big street parades. They hope that
many cities will arrange such parades.
For It's part In these anniversaries
New York city Is proposing a Christian
union building. 1t Ia not yet beyond
the tentative stage. any moro than the
Boston exposition or tho street psrades,
but two conferences have been held to
consider such M enterprise.
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necessary. Tiny bobbins. Plus, needles
and shuttles are used. and the stitches
are interviewer with infinite pains.
Possibly in no instance Is a design
comprising several yards Of lace. or
even n single yard. made by one
worker. The geometrical accuracy In
which the patterns are worked make
ii possible for any number Of lace
makers to be engaged upon q single
piece or pattern. Tho work OF the
various lacemakers 10 then put to-
gether by expert stitching 50 perfectly
that no n can trace the jointures.
In the consignment Of lace received
tS the Commission for Relief In Bel.
GUM, and which will he sold at the
store Of b. Altman & Co., there is a
wonderful variety. including many Of
the old laces that are a and cannot
be- duplicated by modern makers. There
are also a great many beautiful pieces
that have been completed since the be-
ginning Of the war. These special
war laces" are of a very fine texture
and quality. 1t is said hat some Of
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Venetian point, scarfs OF gorgeous EN-
broidery with filmy inserts. There are
lace ta%blecloths. started long before the
war began: bedspreads made with
heavy linen thread. quaint lace kerr
chiefs and lace fans. such as one asso-
ciates with court ladies.
AS one lacemaker as a rule can
make but II design it is evident
that where there are two or three
kinds OF lace in one piece 1t must have
travelled from place to place; perhaps
q flower came from one village; some
rich embroidered corner from another
village, while still another worker fur
nished the beautiful fauns and fairies
in the centre. 1t may happen, indeed
1t Is more than likely, that the work
ers on this one piece were white haired
old The fine work ONE from
their experienced hands, even though
their eyesight Is all but gone and their
hands tremble with the palsy Of age.
The one deslgn-their family figure
has grown to he a part of them.
There are thirty kinds of lace in this
wonderful collection OF war laces."
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UNITY millions OF Protestante were
looking forward when tho war
~ broke out to celebrations OF the
400th anniversary Of the begin
ming 4 the Protestant Reformation
and OF the a00th anniversary Of the
landing of the Pilgrims in America.
Now American Protestants, twenty
millions in number. arc to be
asked to employ these anniversaries to
make wars In future impossible. I'm
medlately following the close OF the
great war, II Is declared. opportunities
such as the world never raw before
viii open for a movement Of this kind.
Already Lutherans OF the United
States have sent word to the L,lthssans
of Germany. of Denmark and Of
Sweden that America is ready to CO.
operate with Lutherans OF tho whole
world in making the anniversary Of
the mailing Of the protests on the
Castle Church at Wittenberg a
demonstration In favor OF permanent
word peace, The European countries
named are ready to celebrate the an
niversary in 1917 II war conditions
make 1t possible.
The National Council OF Congrega-
i4bIldllSlS III .NfN maven has iol oAIt VI
its Chief duties to determine what
form the celebration of 1920 shall
take. Discussion OF the question
Is going on in many quarters.
preshyterians and Baptists are vitality
Interested and will take part. But
apart from all other forms the
counci, at New Haven will. IT is he
l.ev"d, put at the top Of the 1920 pro-
gramme the work Of Protcstants for
freedom from wars forever. 1t is cx-
pected hat an appeal will be sent to
the Christians Of the whole world bid
ding them prepare for hard work the
moment that fighting stops. In the
Lutheran ana Pilgrim anniversaries
are bound up the Lutheran bodies OF
the world, with their almost thirty
millions, the Congregationalists. the
IIaptists and some smaller Protestant
bodies. with their twenty millions.
Then the Protestant world Ia 10 zee
brate this coming year the Tooth an
niversary OF the founding of the
American Bible Society. and Protest
ants OF North America are to meet
Protcstants Of South America IN a
Panama conference to he held in Feb
ruary, In addition, at Garden City, In
January. there IL to be a conference of
Christians OF North America to con-
slider steps toward church union Here
If possible the Roman and Eastern
Catholic Christians will be brought In,
and it is known that the great bodies
OF Anglicans and M~ethodists will be
represented 1t will not consider
church union itself. so much as 1t will
methods by which North America can
invite all CHRISTIAN denominations to
have part In a union movement, but II
Is known that It will speak for Chris
tians Of tho New World In plans for
world peace.
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the most beautiful pieces are the work
OF women Of four score years OF age.
Strange as II may seem. perfect or
acute vision OF the y is not wholly
essential to those who have had long
years Of experience In the work. and
even totally blind women have been
known to turn out most beautiful
specimens. Some OF these appear in
the collection to be exhibited at the
Altman store.
1t In impossible to describe the beau.
ties Of all these pieces, for the laces
represent nor than 5000, 900 In value.
but there are some striking pieces that
are certainly worthy Of a description.
For instance. there Ia an exquisite old
Droochea wedding veil. It was made
for an ar!stocratic Belgian family--it
IL eve said that 1t IL a family OF high
nobility. This veil was made especially
for n OF the grand danes OF this
Brussels family In 1900. and has been
worn by every bride in the family for
more than a century.
The centre Of the veil is OF the finest
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Aged Belgian woman at Nazareth, in Flanders, making
valenciennes lace.

net and the edges and corners hold
delicate designs sparinely arranged to
get the full beauty contrast of filmy
net and close lace work. There is a
long story threaded in the mesh Of this
veil. One would expect 1t to he yell
lowed with age. but 1t Just shows a
tinge Of creamy tint. This indicates
that II was not laid away IN state. but
was honored again and again as nu-
merous daughters and granddaughters
draped II about them on their bridal
day.
Pieces Of old lace, less enchanting.
less delicately e~mbodying purpose in
the design, are framed In state in pub
lie buildings. For the sake OF the Bel
gian daughters whose most priced
heirloom this veil was. those who are
representing the distressed ones in
Belgium are in hopes that this piece
will eventually be purchased and placed
on permanent exhibition in one Of the
great museums OF the United states.
Its value Is 81, 500.
Another rare piece Of lace, which
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In these thirty kinds some tell OF
births and deaths, and more romancsp
and tragedies nave been woven than
one could imagine.
1t IL said by authority OF the ON.
Gals Of the commission for relief IN
Belgium that these laces will be sold a,
extremely low prices. but a trife. In
fact, above the cost of production. The
commission will he satisfied If IL Is
able TO send to the practically desti.
tute lace workers enough money u
pay them for their labor and material.
As the wages Of the lace workers Of
Belgium are very small the amour,
which will be doled out to each OF the
operatives will necessarily be o
tionally meagre. Altman & Co. will
undertake TO show the laces to the hes.
advantage. and the purchasers vii
have the assurance in years TO come
that they have acquired something
that may be transmitted from genera.
ton t. generation in their families q
heirlooms and as mementos Of the
great war which Is now devastating
nearly all of Europe.
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JOHN BARRETT ON TRADE
CHANCES IN SANTO DOMINGO

ambitions ~ the German nation to a
temporary halt.
mis- situation makes 1t easier Tor
the American manufacturer to enter
the field and secure such a control as
To have the uik OF the trade in the
West Indies ana many Of the South
American republics almost exclusively.
The thus iar nave shown
greater insight and more skill than
N'"erlVahH III '""querihs ,ne 'raoe VI
me "rst ihuies, anu 'duai'! e"vc'''e
"e'ho's must oe appl'eu oy amer
ans
'' '"e "p4"'"n WI '""He "h" nave
H'u"tou ''aue III me 'roP''S tha' 'he
,H'i '"tneS "e.oeu 10 eA'eno amer
leah .r"'e ~ inns quarter are pe',''
iae'''''es ]" south Hiheri''
anu '''ie a''an'aseous circuits longer
.ro,,,an no,.o. ThS, .,..,
nayo 80, ,,,,o, ,ah a,o... :. 49,
eo,d ana H. r,.as -, ~. Val. 49,.
nnh,t,s
'"ih 'aife''' lr'ee'oi- chera' or the
"a" Hiheiiean "ion' ~uiscush!he TINS
s"e."' tuen''o"' s"" we "''eh''on u.
Nv |~''"h i''""e'' 'e ~" 'eh''eu
upo" 'o"'" "'''' ne oe''areo
'hh' inc union ~ RECEIVING NOR" re-
rim. IN ,ts o,istor, 10 nroIro,a1 ,na,
,ha ,,aa, ro,o,tons ,o,n,oon 80 49,,
c,a,os m, uar,,h ,n.a, -. ~
,r.au, tpnro,oa a, ,n. ,... o.,
years snooLirg oho,, ,Lo .i,,.,n,
Z, cor,o nou,nno ~. .a,1'
iH' ponihl'ah is very
'ioseIy po"h" commercially L" the
'n''eu H'"'ts' MS perhaps MAY oe
h'' ''lN "e'' KNOWN 10 the american
people IN general yet the United states
uhutr norman eohui'lons n prior TO
Nv ~f'ur"Pcuh var iurnISied more IMAM
~ per cent u 'le to'a' IMPORTS or the
A"'"'''"h i"pup"c anu look nearly
"S " srea' ii proportion OF It's exports.
NO other country In the world sold
To the Dominicans or bought from
them more than about oue-third as
much as did the United States. Since
the beginning of the European war in
August. lSl4, Germany, the second
country In rank to the United states.
has fallen Il OF the field. Other Flu
ropean countries have also lost. and
the United states has gained proper
%tionately.
at might be supposed that this trade
ascendcncy has been acquired as he
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sengers in the smoking compartment
kept silent. At last the big man bit
the end off a fresh stogie and lighted
II. Then said he:
What do you suppose this Buffalo
customer OF yours pays for his other
clothes shoes, rr Instance"
II don't presume to be in my clients
full confidence" the salesman an
swered. but in a general way I sh'd
say his shoes cost from SIS to s25 a
pair-and Of curse It's nothing for a
man 10 have from n dozen To two
dozen pair in use at the same time"
And how about suits and hats and
o~vercoats and such duds?" the big man
continued-he seemed to be deeply In
terested.
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Well said the haberdasher judici-
ally, this gentleman pays his tailor
anywhere from SIS for a business suit
up to sl25 or $3.50 for a full dress suit.
His hats are a small item-few men in
vest more than 500 a wear in hats
and the glove bill .s small. In NY
opinion a man Who puts more than $40
or $50 a year in gloves alone. he's
really extravaganza.
but. bless you, air, a gentleman
who spends s. 900 or $1,000 IA year for
his own clothes shouldn't excite COM
ment. when We remember ,hat a fash
l"nahle lady of his class spends as
much as $4,000 on a single evening
costume, and has eight or ten OF them
In a single season"
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greater n~roportion than was taken by
any other nation.
After the beginning Of the war. as
a matter Of curse. the lace industry
in Belgium came to an abrupt end,
and the 10000 workers-all women
and girs-were in enforced idleness.
Many OF these 10000 were familiar
with no other kind of work. having been
brought up in 1t from childhood, and
II was to and as much as possible this
GLASS Of people. by giving them par
tial employment. that the commission
undertook a rather difficult mission of
selling q part at least OF their product.
The flmy laces are made wholly OF
the finest thread OF the finest tex
lures known. In some instances silk
Is also used TO Intervene with the
linen. Intricate patterns are followed
successfully only after an apprentice
ship OF many years. The designs are
made by skilled artists and Individual
pieces are made by carefully laying
out the design on white cloth on which
the pattern IL shown. In following
these patterns the greatest care is
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our merchants had 10 do was 10 All
the orders. II was an easily acquired
trade. for the purchaser sought me
seller. Recently there has been some
effort 10 develop this trad,, but no,
commensurate with its IMPORTANCE
Nevertheless this IS "A trade wei. worth
having and this n ant We'll worth
the knowing.
1T forms the eastern end of ne Of
the most beautiful and fertile island.
in the world. and. unlike some par-s
OF the western end OF the same stand
and adjacent island OF Porto RICO. ii
is not ovcrpopulated, In fac, II 1.
much undcrpopulated. SO that there
are great areas OF undevelnpci but
tlghly productive .ands. There are
forests of timber which have never
Known the woodlands axe; IN fact
everywhere there Is something 70 DC,
some benin for enterprise which
ought not longer TO he neglected
Tile n thing that ~astonish.s a
visitor from the United States 10 The
dominican Republic more than an
other is that Notwithstanding the rom
mandinc position the United States
occupies III relation To DominlcN
trade, there has been so little develop
ment due to American capital and ell
terprise. II is only when he under
stands that the American trade IN thu
dominican Republic is due almost er-
tirely to Dominican Initiative THAI -
begins To perceive the true s.tuatIrr
ana (" appreciate why the upportun -
ties which hristlc on al. sides hay
been 50 much neglected hl American
I'm h'lef, tho truth * that TIA "
m.ni'ans know the United States ven
well and would welcome American
capitol and enterprise. bu, t., Amer
can does mot know tie Durlr..rr He.
puh'l' very wei. TIE Nmc~... g., 90
man is seldom seen IN a., t~lri an
many GLASSES Of goods which wou't
receive a ready acceptance are 60
even known Ia the people OF '"e po.
mln.Can Republic. or are NJ 'G-vr
as Of American manufactuIr.
'ieYIiapS II would be u' ,Nl--era-
ton L" say that an in;o..I-,l' ''s
campaign on the paw Of .u. "'
or more exporting firms W.s.' '.-'
increase the imports from '". ..'"'
states from "a normal ti;.. .t.''
$4,000 0uo and 5000. OO0 q. ., .
ndO In u or two years n psi a.
II - quite possible that tN,~ +. 49, 9"
might he brought about ~ % -0.'.
wear
In many OF the Latin ST.. r'ran
countries It Is necessary n.r 'v
porter from the Ini,r. states ..
s.der many factors which e.. 80
tn" problem of whether ug 0" '
can goods can hc Su,d I'm r.f ...
lar country. Transportation Il eng
facilities, proximity or rpu'H. 800"
n already opposing ogtiN, mes
OF trade, ar" some Of thcs" t.'N'.
Few OF these problems Co.. re
Dominican Republic, tn D~',. "''t'
is al with the United S','r~ CONE
m"rrIlIlN the Dominican II" ''
may j" cooked on sumr'.'
look un canada, aS a ro.t .-
almost Il not quite idcnt.c' re
donlcstjr Held.
TN litytl the products grown ar
almost the same as IN SiOtu l''a!h"
M there the opportunities for ira''
will he as good for American ~
the other II of the island, u,v .p'''
10y Santo Domingo. The chic cA2Hrs
OF liayti are coffee, logwood bad ana
skins, cocoa, lignum vitn, cotton
orange peel and guaiac wood t.
exports in. 1913 amounted 10 'l'3l,
55s and the imports reached -
lo0.1:5."
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. yacht, a town house In FIFTH avenue.
a camp In Maine and belongs to a rid
ing club. You a guess what he has
at his country place-three or four
knockabout suits, a couple Of dinner
suits and two for full dress. several
FOR riding. others for motoring. half
IA dozen changes for tennis and golf.
and a few business suits Just for or
binary morning wear
On his yacht there are at least
eight suits ] know of-two full uni
forms, "A dinner suit. a rul evening
suit. a cutaway with several extra
pairs OF trousers and two or three
business suits. He keeps three or
four full changes OF clothes at his rid
Ing club. and at his camp he has all
sorts Of outfits for all sorts OF weather,
not only for himself but extra clothes
TO- guests who sometimes go there and
are not prepared for the rough work
Of fishing and hunting IN season.
"Tlie rest OF his wardrobe he has AZ
his town house. and a little thought
may show you the extent and variety
for all occasions. summer, winter,
spring and fall. not to mention the
suits and U~vercoats needed for an oc-
castonal trip to Florida, southern Cali
fornia, Bermuda or to the ice carni-
val at Montreal"
but even all that can't account for
eeventy-eight SUITS the fat passenger
insisted.
"Of ourse not" the salesman re-
piled promptly. but you forget that
fully One-third of the clothes are all
the time In the hands OF this gentle
mans valet. or OF u tailor being
pressed, repaired, freshened up. And
let me tell YOU another thing. these
clothes, including overcoats, shoes.
hats, gloves, underwear. shirts. neck
wear, collars and handkerchiefs. rep
resent an investment Of probably $40
900 or sl2 900 in cold cash.
HUH" the big man calculated "rrd
what's that sign OF prosperity YOU said
you saw to-day for the first time in
a couple of years.
ut was in buffalo, the other an
swered. Got in last evening, had ali
my samples ready in II private pallor
nj the hotel by midnight, and soon
after 10 this morning my customers
commenced to drop in-of course. Ia
notified EN- IN advance when / would
DO there. Well, about noon, one of
my best patrons showed up; looked
me. too. cheerful as a terrier scratch
Ing at a rat hole, I'd heard a month
ago that he'd got into the market right
on war stocks. and | guess that's
true. for no did order like it was in
the old days when everybody was
making money"
"TTnu. ~urk IA, ~ -
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heavy flannel shirts for hunting and
fishing which cost s54 for the half
dozen. OF course there were a lot
OF other kinds Of shirts thai this
Buffalo gentleman could have or
dered. but he didn't because he doesn't
believe in spending money need
iessly."
Evidently not the big passenger
grunted.
For a few the night ex-
press roared on It's way. while the pas
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Home and workshop of an aged lacemaker of Bruges.
special arrangement with B.
& Altman n Co. the officials Of

ny special arrangement with B.
X Altman Il Co: the officials of
the Commission for Relief In
Belgium at II Broadway will have on
exhibition and sale. commencing to-
morrow and continuing for one week,
a rare assortment Of Belgian war laces
which were brought TO this country
by the commission to be sold for the
benefit Of the needy people in Bel
GUM.
Until the outbreak Of the great Eu-
ropean conflict. Belgium was the
worlds centre Of the lace manufac-
turing industry and Americans were
the larg,s st purchasers Of Belgian
lac,s. In times of peace and pros
perity the little kingdom manufac-
tured and sold about twelve million
francs worth OF lace annually, Of
which %one-fourth of the entire prod
uct was sent TO the United States, a