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- vNQUISITIVE: 1. You will have to
kait until you find some one who
i knows the young man. Perhaps

i knows the young man. Perhaps
your father may become ac-
quainted with him If he lives near
you.
2. The young man may have met
another girl or he may be too busy
to call. The occasion does not re-
Quire letter from you. even though
You knew his address.
9. Surely II the young man goes to
the church you attend. there will be
some one who knows you both. and
who can introduce you. Doesn't your
church have any young peoples so
cieties? You might meet him at
their meetings.
1. There Is no reason why 1t should
embarrass YOU to ask your father to
Introduce you to the girl, or at least
to the girls mother This Is such
an easy way of making her ac-
quaintance that You should try 1t.
s. You might have some sort of a
progressive party, since there are to
be twenty people present. You need
not necessarily play cards. but could
have a great deal of fun playing
some of the older games. such as
jack-straws, old maid and authors.
by fours. The couple winning at
each table moves on to the next, of
course, and score is kept by punch
ing tally cards. Serve very simple
reshments-sherbets and ices are
nice for a change from the usual ice
cream. You do not need to decorate
the rooms, unless you serve your re-
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Baby's Happiness
Depends on Health

Cross. fretfu babies usually need
laxative to make them comfort
able. and comfort begets happiness.
Constipation is the cause of much
discomfort Mothers should watch
closely the condition Of their chill
drens bowels and see that they are
regular.
A mild, pleasant tasting laxative
such as DR.. Caldwells Syrup iepsin'
is ideal for children because Of its
natural composition and gentle ac-
ton, and. . because 1t contains no
opfate, narcotic or other harmful
habit forming drug. DIR. Caldwells
Syrup Pepsin Is sold by druggists ev-
ervwhere. A tcaspdonful at bedtime
will bring easy. certain relief.
A free trial bottle can he obtained
bv writing to Dr. w. r, Caldwell,
Asa Washington St. Monticello. Ills.
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Fashions in Rome Are Set
By Stunning Americans
Or Chic French Beauties
If One Dresses as the Romans Do One Looks Like An
Archaic Trump or Old Ruin For CLOTHES is
Clothes" and Vintage Matters Naught.
Bv MARGARET MASON.

When Romain' with the Romans
Midst old ruins everywhere
The passion for antiquities
Quite permeates the air
1t even has affected
All the clothing that they wear.
ROME, May 4 (by mail to New York;
If you follow the letter of the, old
adage. when in Rome do as the Ro-
mans" you'll simply have to get your
self up like an old ruin or an archaic
trump.
It's going to be somewhat of a task
to write Roman fashions for the very
plain reason that there "ain't any such
animal" To the Roman maid or ma
tron CLOTHES Is clothes" and the vim
naght.
Sunday afternoon tea at the Excel
sior Hotel brings out all that is smart
IN Rome. however. That means literal
ly the foreign element. Stunning Amer
leans, chic French beauties, and Ian
suidly artistic English women. Then II
10 that Dame Fashion has a. little chance
to assert her up-to-dateness amidst
sartorial assembly as mossy with cid
as the fragments of Servius' wall.
Brunette In Black Chiffon.
An attractive French countess slipping
tea was vision Of brunette beauty ir
black chiffon and taffeta frock. The
cloche skirt of taffeta was very shor,
and finished with a quilting around the
edge .Ths chiffon waist had an ex
tremely low V-shaped neck line. and
the transparent sleeves were long ant
Delled tiny hat of black satin like
an elongated skull cap fitted snugiy
on her waved and French twisted hail
and unfurled a single tall black feather
fancy at the rear. Two large round
peari7headed hatpins were thrust like
eyes in each side of the front. A single
pearl glowed against the pink lobe OF
each ear. and a rope of beauties around
her slender throat hung we'll below the
bust and added the last touch of pearly
perfection to this Partisan peach.
Black frocks for, both afternoon ant
evenings are favored above all else or
this side of the water. Not alone ir
mourning effect, for most OF these black
confections are the last word in airy
frivolty.
Dining at the Palace Hotel, I saw ,
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~ HE good you never miss you rare
ly prize. Perhaps the prudes,
Il medical and militan mt, who decry
the worthy desire to be pretty in
as natural a manner as possible, deny
the truth of this.
Prudes. it may be believed, are rarely
beautiful. and are peculiarly noteworthy
for their narrow spheres Of activity. of
thought and OF experience. Those who
are not pretty need not be so, and those
who are might az well not be.
, The beautiful is the good. Prudery is
neither. To be prude Is a grievous sin.
Good. the more communicated, the more
abundant grows Prudery, like sin in
general. Is too dull to see beyond itself.
Prudery is rank offense. and It Is all
The less excusable In medical counsels
| and moral endeavors, where by an irony
| of life it fourishes like a green bay
tree.
To anti-vice societies, PecksnifYian
militant morsiists and paid secretaries
| Of this or that reform organization you
| needs must go to find the ne plus ultra
OF snobbish bLgotries and pruderies
| from anti-nose powder members through
the ant-hair dye clubs to the anti-beer
| drinkers leagues. What powdering a
| nose or darkening gray hair has to do
| with vice no lifeliving mortal can truly
say. yet It is a henous crime to some
members Of various uplift societies.
Hair and Ancestors.
The human hair has many ends. liter
ally and metaphorically. 1t has its real
! anatomical ends to be sure. and II has
its physiological and intended ends. such
J as being decorative. protective. health
| giving, heat conserving, and a cushion
for rest. Its ornamental virtues have
received due need OF praise from me.
so its color will be considered at this
time.
The human hair has the color thrust
into its threads by the virtue OF an
Cestry. A search through its stra nds by
way of the thousandeyed microscope
will reveal only two types of colored
particles in its shafts. one a sepia
brown and the other a reddish yellow.
These nflnitesmallv small granules of
the human hair are dubbed pigment"
granules. which. to be sure. does not
explain what they are, yet serves as a
descriptive means of identification.
AS a link in the chain of inheritance.
reddish yellow or sepia brown pigment
may occur separately. intermingled. con-
centrated. sparse or entirely absent.
The yellow IL usually very diffuse
semi-fuid or transparent, whereas the
darker shows in granules or specks
Hair Is black. chestnut, brown. blond
: red. auburn, and whst-not. according
to the size and number OF the gran
ules. The intensity OF the color. III
concentration. and thickness have much
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the application OF a hot compress OF
cotton dipped in rosewater or distilled
water. After using this the nose should
be dashed with cold water to close the
pores
Watch carefully for the lines which
seam the skin from the nostrils to tho
lips. Remove the first one which ap-
pears by massage. These hair-like
tion which robes the tissues of sufficient
nourishmnnt. and to stimulate Circuls-
ton by massage is the only efficient
remedy.
Some Valuable Suggestions.
For this purpose you will need a rel-
able skn-food. and I can recommend
this formula most highly:
Almond oil. oil....................lt3 ounces
W mite wax .............',...2t drams
Spermacetl ....,...,,,........2is drains
Lanonm .;'.........'..'...t2 ounce
Oil of bitter almonds. ........R dram
ElderfloWer water...........lIR ounces
Witch hazel. el....................l2 ounce
The hair is such an important at
tribute TO beauty that you should give
1t all the care necessary to keep it glow
ing with health. Brush it carefully
| twice a day, il possible, and massage
| the scalp with the tips of the fingers
each night before retiring. Twice or
, three times a week apply a tonic to
keen the roots we'll nourished.
The teeth should never be neglected
for an instant Be careful in the selec-
ton OF your tooth powder or paste.
Consult your dentist regarding It for
what will prove satisfactory for one
persons teeth will work harm on an
others. Twice day is often enough
to use tooth-powder. but the teeth
should be brushed after each meal and
| the mouth washed out with a liquid
! dentifrice.
| Make use Of these first aids" to
! beauty and note the rapid improvement
| in your appearance.
| Copyright. 1918. Newspaper Feature Service.
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THE TINES DAILY MAGAZINE PACE
Why You're Red-Hedded,
Black Haired, or Blond;
Things Is Told by Color
By DR. LEONARD KEENE H1RSHBERG,

to do with the shade of your clocks.
Upon the yellow, in size and /propor-
ton. depends the different shades OF
red and auburn.
Real red, fire. heating hair, means an
absence Of brown pigment: When two
such marry all of their children will
be orange-topped. because there are no
brown granules to dilute it.
Interesting Color Facts.
When a very dark haired person of
unmixed parentage mates a red-haired
person all of the offspring will be dark
IL by chance one OF the parents has
a progenitor some way back with raI
hair present. half of the children will
have red hair and half dark. This
ancestral strain will exhibit itself even
in some children II both parents have
dark hair Three in every sixteen chill
dren may thus be sorrel-topped
Blond-haired individuals are the most
interesting of all GODS images Ice
and cold and northern tribes are prone
to be light and blue-eyed.. Tenn
peramentaly y blonds are held to be light
headed actually and by color. They
are called tickle as compared with bru-
nettes.
The Irish with their beautiful dark
hair and blue eyes. ready wit and light.
heartedness seem, like astignatism and
radium. to. be against the rule. Here,
perhaps, the explanation may be dis.
covered again in the laws Of heredity.
The Celts are not ScaDdinavian or
Arctic race-they emigrsted to Ireland,
where the balmy gulf stream and green
sod prevent the frigid pranks Of Jack
Frost.
blond lover who marries blond
lass will have only blond children, The
amount OF hair pigment in the Young
cannot be greater than that of the dark.
est parent. hence the father and mother
cannot pass on what is missing in their
own hlrsute anatomy.
If, however, one of the parents Ia
da rk- haired and the other has flaxen
locks half the offspring will have light
brown hair. Black hair in one and light
brown in the other parent counts half
OF the ensuing members-more than a
| few children are necessary to bring thu
and half brown-haired. according to DR.
Davenport's researches. In all instance,
the hair of children and youth are NOT
to be considered, as later on in life
| IT usually changes in shade
Real white or gray hair means the
IdlsappearanCe of the inherited pigments
and units Of tint and hue. The dav 4,
| not far distant when extra cts Of 1,e.
ment VIII be made from animal hairs
| and human hairs and used in everv
| bathroom as the tooth brush is TO-DAY.
| Dr.. Htrshbero .cfn ansrer oue.tto,,
for readers Of The Times on medical
| hto'en'c and sanitation ubjects that ara
OF general interest. He pHl not under-
take to prescribe or offer adpice for IN.
| dfrfdudl cases. Where the subjecf u ro,
| Of General interest letters ,oill be an.
sbered personally, u a stamped and ad-
| aressed envelope Is enclosed Adress all
Inquiries to DR.. L. X. Hirshbero. cars
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THE SPRINGTlME PLAINS,

Heart OF me. are YOU hearing
The drum Of h0ofs in the rains
Over the springtime plains I ride,
Knee to knee With spring.
And glad as the summering sun that
comes
GsIloIn north through the zodiac.
Heart Of me, let's forget
The nIains. death-white and still.
When lonely love through the still
ness called,
Like . gr-otNnred stream that sings
OF summer
Under '" on "!n'er uiSh,
Nov, tho erOst Is hlov'N from ~" sky.
And the plains are living again.
IarL lovers sing on the sunrise trail.
WiS horses call to me out of the
moon.
Watching me pass with imnish eyes {;
GRAY coyotes laugh in the quiet dusk,
And the plains are glad all day
with me.
Heart of me. all the way
Nv heart and the hOofs keep time,
Aud the wide. sweet winds from the
grooming world
cho,t in nv ears glory song,
Enr nearer. nearer, mile and mile.
0yer the nuivering rim of the plains,
Ia valley that spring and l love
best.
Badger Clark. In Scribner's Maya
kinA
The Washington times., 1915-05-14

In the files of the Pinus lahoratoriei
at Monticello. ILL.,. are many letter.
gratefully acknowledging the satisfac
tory results following the use of Fruit
ola and TraXo. Arrangements have
been made for the distribution OF these
excellent remedies by leading drus
stores everywhere. In Washington
Fruitola and Traxo can he obtained a
ODonnells Drug store. 904 F St. n. w
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ADVICE TO GIRLS
By Annie Laurie

treatments in tho dining room. I'm
der those circumstances the table
will be more attractive II there are
flowers.
8. A girl should wear her hair down
her back as long as she possibly can
The front portions may be parted
any way she likes or arranged in a
pompadour. but tho back strands
should be braided or curled and tied
with ribbon or fastened with a
small barrette. The length Of a
girls skirt depends more upon her
height than anything else. This
summer skirts are to be from FIVE
to eight inches from the ground
Your sister Is old enough to ask her
boy friends to call. yet they should
not be allowed to come oftener than
ounce or twice a week, and not on
school nights. 1t is very nice that
she should want to take you with
her II her boy friends ask her to
60 to places of amusement with
them.
:. should think that such
young man was hardly worth my
notice. OF course. he should not
be ashamed OF meeting You in his
working clothes, yet his refusal to
pay attention TO you at other times
is inexcusable. He must be rather
priggish.
3. 1t shows that both Of them arc
very silly, not necessarily that they
love each other.
Miss Laurie will welcome letters G
inquiry on subjects Of feminine interet
from young women readers of thl
paper, and will reply to them in thes
oh ha oIdraaaAl
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Summer GrdUeclOtheS In the Home
Efficient Housewife Should Make House
Place of Beauty and Full Comfort.
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK

Copyright, 1915. by Mrs. Anna. B. Sloape.l
tween a cemetery parlor and work, let
| US by all means choose work!
| Butt seems to me there is a happy
The Washington times., 1915-05-14

Miss Laurie will welcome letters Of
Inquiry on subjects Of feminine interest
from young women readers of this
paper. and will reply to them in these
columns. They should be addressed to
her care. this office.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-17
WEST VIRGINIA
STATE MAKERS
ALLEGED TO BE READY TO AS.
sEMeLE AT WASHINGTON
TO FIX THINGS UP.
Are All Representatives. Of Interests
Unfriendly TO Gov. Hatteld-ES-
pect TO Agree Upon a Slate.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June 16.-It
is learned here that an important
meeting OF the West Virginia politi-
clans is to be held here within the
next few days at which there is likely
TO be some big doings
The Intelligencer Is informed that
representatives. OF most OF the coal
oil and gas interests will be on hands,
and among other things they will dis
cuss a slate OF candidates for the Off.
ces to be filled next year. Il appears
that Hon. Isaac r. Mann. who has
been regarded as the most probable
candidate for the senate. Is not on
tirely willing to make the race. and
the elements unfriendly to Governor
Hatfield are looking about for a can
didate In his place. Exactly who their
choice may fall upon f.. OF course. not
known. Attorney General A. A. Lilly.
Hon. Taylor Vinson OF Huntington.
ex-Congressman Joseph Holt Gaines
and Hon. Howard Sutherland are
among the names canvassed. Il IL
also understood that probable candi-
dates FOR the governorship will be
considered. and strong efforts will be-
made TO secure the endorsement OF
the candidacy OF Auditor J. s. Darst.
However. this is largely a matter OF
surmise. On account OF Auditor
Darst's attitude IN opposition 10 Gov.
ernor Hatfield. II has been assumed
that he would be candidate favor
able 20 the interests that oppose Hat
Held. II Is alleged. however. that Mr.
Darst IL not seeking this kind OF sup
port. and may make bis fight for the
governorship entirely independent OF
other factional differences.
In any event the coming OF the big
politicians from the lower end OF the
state. and the lawyers representative
OF the coal. oil and gas interests. will
be watched with great attention By
West Nirginians At Washington.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-17
A BACKWARD PROGRESS.

The retired Secretary of State now
appears in serial form. in discussing
questions that are wholly irrelevant
to the present diplomatic contentious
OF this government. and the natural
query arises. what prompts him to
be continually drawing the attention
OF the public TO the painfully pathetic
ngure OF a man who sees his great ef-
fort OF stampeding the patriotic citi.
zenry OF the country 10 his views
fash in the pan. For twenty years
Mr.. Bryan has been the incessant pro-
tagonist OF policies that the country
has rejected as spurious nostrums.
During these two decades he has
three times been repulsed in his as.
saults on the White House. retiring
each time with increasing losses OF
electoral and popular votes. Let us
scan the record so that we may have
the dissenting voice OF the people be-
fore us. In 1896 he was beaten BY a
popular vote plurality of COL .s54 and
an electoral college majority OF 90.
-Four years later he was defeated by
popular vote plurality OF SAG. 100 and
an electoral college majority Of 1877.
Then he retired for a resting spell.
but in 1908 he tried once more, against
different opponent. and lost by a
popular vote plurality OF .2s9. 900 and
an electoral college majority og 159.
In 1913 Mr. Bryan was given an Of
hco more by courtesy and Obligation
than through any known ability he
possessed for the exalted position.
And now the critical measurement OF
the man by his political opponents
has been verified by the admissions OF
bis failure on the part OF his former
warmest supporters. He never was
Secretary OF State. except in per.
functory sense. the limitations OF
which were dispensing Offices 10 de.
serving Democrats" Does he intend
10 run again for the Presidency. in op-
position to the candidacy OF n man he
processes to be supporting by desert.
ing him7 He has assembled a fresh
supply Of nostrums. which he is now
advertising. and that IL a pretty fair
fign. How can his resignation De "a
tionally explained by any other con.
clusion. His statements are froth.
and HIS professions are iroalcaI.
which testify 20 him being the ssme
old Bryan that hypnotlzed a conven.
tion with that demagoEic phrase.
you cannot press down upon labor
a crown Of thorns. or cruelty mankind
upon a cross OF gold"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-17
GETS HIS DEGREE.

AFTER finishing a long course IL the
school OF publicity. the appropriate
degree Of p. y. has been conferred on
William Jennings Bryan by the AT.
ianta Constitution, United States Sen
ator Hoke smiths paper We haven't
the Latin inscription before Us. but
literally translated the distinction
reads Public Nuisance" What an
apt designation. And 20 think that Il
comes from a paper that claims to
have been the only newspaper OF ma.
uonal importance that whole hearted
iy supported Bryan for the Presiden-
ey. Before comforting the decree. the
Constitution made some explanatory
remarks that are full Of wisdom and
suggestiveness. and we give them as
having an impressive bearing on the
judgment of the country at large:
There In no apparent reason that
We can see why the frequent and
somewhat prolific remarks of Mr..
Bryan. now In the retirement Of pri.
vate life. should be dignifed by any
more attention than Is given the
statements of any other private citi-
zen OF similar standing In the country.
In fact, we incline to the belief that
thcre Is stronger reason now han
ever for minimizing Mr.. Bryans daily
pronunciamentos. The statements he
Is feeding TO the public morning and
evening can serve no good purpose;
their one effect Is to embarrass the
PRESIDENT AZ a time when IL Is essen
tial that the country shall present a
united stand. Mr.. Bryan's continued
statements at this particular juncture.
therefore. make OF him nothing less
than public nuisance"
But the worst is yet to come. or
maybe IL will be read by ali except
Mr.. Bryan as the best. After the
above exordium the Constitution de-
clares that II will not at this time
publish any more of the Bryan state
ments; nor will it deal with them be-
yond such brief news references as
may be warranted by the discussions
Of any private citizen" So besides p.
n, the Constitution writes down Bry.
an as p. c.. which might in the Ian.
suage OF Artomas Ward be describing
a "Pestiferous Cuss." II II were pos
sihle for all OF the newspapers to Join
with the Constitution in its decision,
IL would most effectually head OF the
product of the statement factory Of
'rhe Commoner."
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MORE INCOMPETENCE.

Again the incompetency OF the
Democrats in Congress Is recalled by
the involved provisions Of the sea
mems act which conflict with The
treaties Of twenty-one OF the princi.
pal nations OF the world. II remains
TO be seen whether the nations inter
ested in the present instance will con
sent TO the excelsior OF certain articles
to meet the provisions Of the sea.
mems act II they will not consent
to this then the State Department u
under obligation to cancel all OF the
treaties. Such a proceeding would
result in destroying provisions be.
tween the United States and all these
nations for the settlement OF estates.
the transfer OF property. the exercise
OF consular functions. diplomatic i'm
munities. customs and port and light.
house dues. and a hundred other sub.
jects which have formed the basis
OF treaty regulations and supuiatIons
between civilized powers Then Il
wosid become necessary for the state
Department to Immediately begin ne.
gotiatons for new treaties 10 prevent
the iniiction Of serious injury upon
the business and diplomatic relations
% the United states.
This state Of affairs goes hand in
hand with the FIVE per cent rebate
clause 10 the Underwood tariff bill.
conflicting with treaties Of the "a
vored nation claas. and the incnncln.