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The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Three Minute
Journeys
Where Women Spend Lives In
Silence.

N the southwestern corner of France.
in a valley in the foothills of the
l Pyrenees. live the sisters OF St Ber-
nard, a female religious order, the
rules of which are almost Incredibly Sc
we're, vieing with those Of the Trappists.
These devoted women abandon them
selves to a life of solitude, taking vow
OF pcrpetual silence | visited the place
, once, driving through sandy dunes and
pine woods until came to gate open
Ing into a driveway through long ave-
nue. Of poplar and pine trees.
A kindly Soeur de Mary. belonging 10
an adjoining convent whispered that she
would take me through. She led me into
a garden shut in on every side by low
white buildings. Here were a number
of white figures not unlike bales OF
coarse flannel over their heads and
concealing their faces were long black
woollen hoods, rendered more striking
by the great white crosses AFFIXED to
their backs. Each nun wore rough
wooden sabots. and around her neck a
chain, to which was attscN,0 large
cross All were busy rakng, hoeing.
wedding. and none Of them lifted her
eyes from the ground.
The other rules governing the lives OF
the Bernardines are as strict and Sc
we're as that governing their curiosity.
Copyright. 1918. Newspaper Feature Service }
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
A Brave Woman.

Everybody will rejoice that Bern
hardt has come safely through the
amputation of her leg. The whole
world loves courage. and this woman
has cXemplitied 1t IN a high regree.
by the spirit in which she has faced
an operation which must in the
nature of things bring to an end the
most remarkabl Die career of her pro-
fession, although Bernhardt herself
has hoped to go on in some form.
The report of normal pulse and
temperature following the operation
was in keeping with the spirit in
which. the actress hastencd the or
deal. and with her whole attitude
toward life. The source of the IN
jury to her knee which made anpu-
tation necessary. was heav, tall In
Jeanne DARE against which ply
sicians warned her. but which she
persisted IN repeating because the
spirit of the scene required 1t. One
night her knee struck a stage bolt
and caused an injury which would
have made further performances i'm
possible to anyone else. but which
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Both Sides of a Question.

A letter recently received in this
department of the paper. from
mother. bemoaned the fact that the
young girl OF today was so much
more sophisticated and better in
formed than her own mother.
The letter was the exact prototype
Of several others. all in the same
vein. which deplored the girls Of to-
day who grow UP before their time.
and the fact that In the girl Of today
vanity was fostered. her young girl
hood was nil.
One must admit that the young
girl does grow up before her time;
that she natures mentally. both IS
to her public and home relations, far
sooner than she was wont.
But there's the bright side to It,.
too.
There are more child prodigies and
more brilliant young folks to the
square inch now than there ever
were before.
They start on their careers young
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
SAe latest tip of Fashion
Is your finger tip TO see:
SO take a tip and tip your nit
AIlllll hn

NEW YORK, March 5.-Gloves with
buttonholcd openings in tho finger Ups
Just sufficient for miladys rosy highly
polished finScrnails to show through are
the very latest freak of fashion for
evening wear. This out-at-the finger
mode has been snatchcd at with eager
hands and taken up or rather ON by all
the welldone ladyfingers of Paris.
That's what my friend. the war cor
respondent, writes me and he ought
to know. for though he's over ther" to
watch the warfare he doesn't miss much
appertainng to the more fair. He has
According to his expert opinion the
peck-a-boo glove, when it reaches our
midst, will bid fair to rival even the
vogue Of that erstwhle. the Merry
Widow hat.
Anyway it ought to boost business for
the busy little manicuies for. with "a,
opening like that before it. every self
respecting finger nail will vic with one
another to make it's coming out party
vision of pink polished perfection.
After all, why shouldn't milady 5
fingers tips be put on view? With n
little Of everything else exposed in the
present all-rcvcaling. nausht-concealns
evening toilettas, why draw the line at
ten poor little innocent fingers.
Hand Painted Hats.
Next to a hand painted face comes the
hand painted hat. They come high. too,
my dears. but you simply must have
one. Garlands of vari-colored flowers
are painted on the silk or chiffon COW
cred upper brims of those cute little
low crowned sailor shapes. LkcwisH
painted in noseeays that would put
poor Flora to the blush arc those
omnlpresent ribbon bands that tie
around the new spring hats with iirk"?'
bows and drippy ends behind. Trans-
parent hats with wide tioppy hrilus nf
lace, malinc or chiffon are in again ard
those also when the 'rims ar" the plain
ungathcred chiffon spurn not Il hand
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
DAILY EDITORIAL
For Women Readers

er. And they do have careers, TOO
IN one of the late fashion maya
zines is displayed the work of a
little Southern girl. Marion Thomas.
whose "cut out" silhouette impress
sions of New York life are-well.
good enough for publication in the
smartest of smart periodicals! She
is fifteen
The covers Of the magazines which
have the largest sales in America, on
six issues out of ten by actual count
are done by young girls in their
early twentics.
The positions which women used
to occupy only after year, OF work
can now be filed by young girls.
And in establishments where
efficiency is the watchword, the
young girls ARE efficient.
The actresses of today started out
as young girls Of exceptional clever
ness: they were given their due
while yet in their teens. Yet every
one of our brilliant young women
grew up before their time
1t makes ono wonder what their
time" means. and who 1t was who
set 1t!
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Miladv's Finger TipsMust
NOzv Be Shown Through
Her Peek-d-BOO Gloves
Hand-Panted Hats, Cute Low Crowned Sailors Vivid
Oriental Designs, Stunning NegligeS, and Adorable
Dotty Fabrics Mark the New Fashions.
By MARGARET MASON.

, painted rose or two in their gossamcr
surface.
There's heaps Of dot and dash about
most most OF the new spring @ SILKS. SIX 90 nose nose
will have us all quite dotty If we don't
rwatch out. for polka dots from the pin
point variety up to the dimensions or a
twenty-five cent piece. are as thick as
peas. These good old reliable combina-
tiCns of white dot on a black or navy
blue ground and wise versa are much
in evidence like the complete check out
tlt to 80 with these dotted frocks there
are also shown forsooth stockings. hats.
parasols and handkerchicfs as dotty as
they make EN-. Don't you just dote
on dots?
Some Vivid Embroidery.
Vivid embroidery in barbar!c and ORR
entail colorings and designs is a feature
of some of the smartest new suits and
gowns With touch Of metallic trim
ming it adds a piquant dash of color
to tht finish Of the long flarIng cuffed
sleeves, the wide inset skirt pockets,
outlines the necks and edges Of the
saucy boeros and borders the short
ness Of short skirts.
There is q simply stunning. and stun
ingly new negligee enchanced with this
brilliant embroidery 1t was dubbed
'Egypticnne in Paris Where 1t was
evolved cut on the simple straight lines
of a klmono nightgown. except that 1t
| opens along each shoulder and fastens
| again with effective ball buttons of
| amber. Developed in either bright
| orange toned. crepe de chine in vivid
green. royal purple or Chinese blue, II
/ has crude design of all these hectic
tints outlined in heavy black twist en-
| brodering the rather low round neck
! and down into point effect to the bust
| line and banding the edges of the
| straight elbow sleeves.
This model lends itself beautifully to
home manufacture. Four yards of
double width crepe de china fashions.
or even three and half yards. accord
ing to your height. Add to this either
silk or enough silk null to line 1t
throughout. heavy silk twist for the
embroidery and little time and be-
hold you have q Paris creation as ef-
f"ctivc as If it were purchased at the
house of Poiret
The Washington times., 1915-03-05

modes. while round white fcathered
pOnpons with long feather feelers.
are also favored. For the most part
the hats for in-between season wear
are satin covered on the top with
the suggestion of straw only under
the brim, but no doubt since the satin
hats have proved such a success they
will be worn. as last season until far
into the summer.
The tricorn and the Guadricorn,
as tailored hats are pleasing de-
parture from the sailor, and are no
less conservative. Their shape
adapts itself principally to conven-
tional trimmings. and few, indeed,
are the ribbons and flowers used on
these models.
The woman who intends making
her own hat this season. plea Sc note.
1 he hat should be carefully stud
led before 1t is trimmed with It's par
ticular relation to the hair and the
features Jf the wcarer. All trim
mings depend upon the relation of
the latter. For instance, "a black hat
Of hemp seen in an establishment re-
Gently, was quadricorn. 1t was
decorated with both black satin rib
bon and with feather fantasies.
Now, instead of making any Kind
Of a bow Of the ribbon. which would
have added another angle to the al
ready four-c"rnered model. the black
The Washington times., 1915-03-05

Z ARD-WIDE chiffon taffeta. OF
" beautiful lustcr and firm
weave. may be had for Sl.29
yard at a Seventh street
department store. If sleeves and
chemisettc OF n different material
are used. only four yards are needed
for dress made after a wide Skirted
pattern. A soft Elizabeth blue was
the most attractive color shown.
The same store is selling some eX
uuisite crepe meteors at $3.50 yard.
The range Of colors Is so wide that
it Is difficult to make a choice. Why
not buy enough for dress now.
even though you may not use 1t UNI
til next fall"
An Eighth street department store
is selling curtains at the remarkably
low price OF SO cents a pair. These
are of scrim or net, with applied
bands Of floral cretonne. IL you want
something cool and dainty to take
the place of heavy winter curtains
when spring house cleaning comes.
perhaps you will be able to find
something that is just what you want
at this sale.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05

the actress defied by several months
OF professional work in this country
and elsewhere. 1t will be recalled
that Charlotte Cushman died OF
cancer which was supposed to have
been caused. or at least FASTENED and
localized. by the amazing back
fall' which she used to do rs Meg
Merrilies. The American actress
and the French were alike in their
unfiinching courage and in their high
ideals of devotion to their art
Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Higher Pay for Telephone Girls.

The experts for the city contend
that the present city telephone rates.
making due allowance for operating
expenses. for depreciation, and for
fair return on the property de-
voted to public use. produce an in
come about s, 100000 too large. The
experts for the company seem to
concede that its income Is s2,0O0, 900
too large The income of the COM
pany is to be reduced. although the
sum is not yet determined.
At this juncture Mrs. Florence
The Washington times., 1915-03-05

ribbon was banded neatly around the
top edge OF the hat perfectly fat.
Then instead of following out the
conventional designs of the feather
trimmings, which might very easily
nave been placed one on each cor
ner. the front corner which came
directly over the middle face, was
left without decoration.
tPhotos from Palais Royal)
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
The War and the United States

Strictly neutral as has been the pol
icy elected by this country, the Gov
eminent has been brought face to face
with many serious problems which
have arisen for the conduct of the Eu-
ropean war. One of these was the
seizure and detention by Great Britain
OF vessels carrying American goods to
neutral ports in Europe. a protest
was made by Washington and on jan
uary 10 Great Britain replied by Of
fering reasonable redress for any mis-
take of that nature. In the latter part
of the month Secretary Bryan found
It necessary officially TO deny twenty
specinc charges made by German SYM
pathizers of discrimination against the
Teutonic allies in international situa-
tons.
Early in February Great Britain
decided to seize grain and flour ship
ments to Germany even If intended for
non-combatants. and two days later
Germany declared the waters around
Great Britain and Ireland to he "a war
zone. and announced her purpose to
destroy every enemy merchant vessel
discovered therein. Neutrals were
warned of the danger sure TO follow,
ON February 6 the Atlantic liner Lusi-
tania made the passage from New
York to Liverpool flying the .Amcri-
can flag as n protection against hos
tile submarines. ON February 10 the
United States sent notes to Germany
and Great Britain concerning Arneri-
can shipping in the war zone, Ger
many was warned against committing
x.t, 80 tho pttIna NJ naval yglr-
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III the war zone II specifically marked,
bc placed on four hostile steamers for
the safe tranSportatirN of American
passengers on the same day the
Washington Government assumed con
troll of the wireless station ut Suyvil.e,
!" /, owned b, Germans. e insure
street neutrality. on July II Germany
announced officially that the attack on
tho Nehraskun was made by a sub
marine through a mistake Of the Ger
nan captain.
ON July II the United States sent u
third note to Germany, with the state
ment that the German reply TO a for
mer note had been very unsatisfac'
tory" and that "A repetition of h acts
complained Of would be regarded as
deliberately unfriendly.' on August
3 several notes from Great Britain
concerning interference with American
trade in the wal zone were made pub
lie in which II was claimed that Great
Britain was dong nothing In violation
Of international law. In tho case Il
the William p. Frye, al American ship
sunk by tho rrin2 Eitcl Friedrich
January 2s, Germany agreed 70 fur
nish indemnity, and the United states
accepted the offer and proposed that
the matter be referred to the Hague
court.
On August 10 the British liner Ara
bic was torpedoed by a German sub
marine and several Americans were
drowned. 4 lively diplomatic contro-
..-,n., Hlf,u,l A.l ,h- 4rtN. .1 =.
United States was at the breaking
point. on September Z the German
Government notified the United States
that the Captain OF the submarine Ind
torpedocd the Arabic In self-defence,
believing that she was about TO ram
him. On September . the United States
asked AUSTRIA Hungary to recall Or.
Dumba, its Ambassador. charged with
being active In a movement to cripple
American manufacture Of munitions,
on October 6 the German Government
disavowed the act of the submarine
Captain who sank the Arabic. At this
time it was announced that tho pend
ing French British loan OF $500, 900,
900 had been oversubscribed,
The United States secret service or
October ~ arrested a young man who
| called himself Robert Fay and declared
| that he was q Lieutenant In the Ger
! man army and came to America "a
destroy merchant vessels OF the Allies
and American munition plants. Early
IN December the Washington Govern
mcnt demanded the recall of the Ger
| man attaches Boy-Ed and Won Paper
on the ground OF pernicious activity.
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found. In the early part Of TIE yyar
l. was evident hat Francisco villa
had the ambition to become IN, polti-
cal Warwick OF tho republic. CA
January ! he deposed the provisional
Governor, Gutierrez. ana Installed Cen.
CARA in his plaCc. lie WI IN
master OF the situation AT the city e
Mexico, and Carranza stili maintained
his stand at Vera Cruz. Meantime
the lighting went on uninterruptcdly.
with varying results, but none d"ci-
sive.
IN June The situation Oh the borter
and elsewhere became 50 irritating
that the United States Governm, NJ
felt compelled to give Official warn
ing TO the factional leaders that fall
ure on their part to come TO some
agreement would necessitste intervcn-
tion. Despite this animation the
forces Of Villa and Carranaa cont.r.-
ued to keep revolution afilmc, ami hy
midsummer the Mexican situation
seemed to he more iusNplicaN.o than
ever. Villas star wsned p~erCeptiulS.
\ new military influence, Gen. Obrc-
gon. took the centre of the stage.
He assumed the leadership OF the Car
rama faction and his military sue
cesses were considerable. In July
Gen. Gonzales, another Carranze SUI
porter. fought his way into .teXico
city, ~d!splacing Gen. Zapata, who held
the place In the Villa interest, Later
Gonzales was driven out and the situ-
alton vas so threatening u lite and
prnparfv In tho rnnifnl fhnf in Anpllf
American battleships were ordered to
Vera Cruz, but were not put lnto ac-
ton. In this month also an appeal
signed by Secretary OF State Lansing
and the representatives Of South and
Central American Governments asking
al warning elements in Mexico to get
together in an attempt at paCiicatiJn
was sent to the various leaders. Dur
ing September the lighting on the
! Mexican border grew more desperate.
There were many fatalities before
United States troops gained control
OF the situation.
On October - nine OF tho principal
Governments OF the American hcml-
sphere, headed by tho United States.
| recognized the de facto government Of
Mexico or Whlch Cdrrtlza Ia the chicl,
! As n further aid to tho restoration of
peace conditions in the unhappy re-
public the United States put an cni-
| barge on the shipment of munitions Of
war from this country unless con-
signed to C~arranza's government.
Throughout the remainder of the year
villa and his supporters have kept up
guerrilla warfare, but seem to have
made little actual gain In strength
In November United States war ves-
sells we're sent to the Pacific coast of
Mexico to deal with the bandits whc
We're active there. II is announced
that no elections will be held in the
republic for at least a year. Early
In December It was reported that Villa
had been driven insane by his re-
verses. Later. in the month the fight
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Our Observation-Disclosures and
State.

TIC SlNfy.tlird Congress came to !
clos. uu March {, its nnal act u spe-
c.tl importance being the adoption Of
a resolution TO strengthen the powers
, of tho. President in the enforcement
~ neutrality laws, Both branches
agreed to the conference report on
III. naval appropriation bill calling for
.wo new battlC-nips, Fix destroyers II
Eighteen submarinee. The Presidents
nominations for the promotion Of army
and navy officers connected with the
building Of the Panama Canal were
confirmed by the Senate. 50 tina Col.
Goetha.s and Brig-Gen. Gorg8s be-
came Major-ticnerals.
In New York the abolition Of the
ancient office Of Coroner was recon-
meided bv a special commits Sioner az
t-r an inNestiSation which revealed
many scandals. The same day. Jam
uary -. both houses VI the Alabama
legislature passed a prohibition bin
by large maJorities. ON January 20
the West Virginia Legislature decided
Ia suomi a woman suffrage amend
ment at the 1916 election. Two days
later N Tennessee the house passed
a bill for a referendum vote on woman
suffrage. already passed by the upper
house. During the month Of February
New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania
Massachusetts. Arkansas and Iowa
legislatcd IN favor OF submitting
woman suffrage to the voters. Arkan-
sas declared FOR prohibition. The In.
terstato Commerce Commission ro-
coded from It's earlier ruling and per-
mitted railroads to arrang rates IA
Nortble to the Pacific coast eXposi-
lions. In Iowa prohibition again be-
comes effective on January /, 1915.
Hoth Idaho and Utah adopted prohibit
ton bills.
March 3 tho North Dakota Ieaisla-
ture passed "a bill aholishIng capital
! punishment. South Dakota had taken
similar action January 80. March 10
Rear Admirals Fletcher. Howard and
Cowles wore made Admirals, a new
naval grade established by the last
Congress. March IS Gov. Spry OF
| tab vetoed the statewide prohibition
bill. April Z the Alaska House passed
"a measure submitting prohibition to
tho voters. \ week later 1, agreed to
the Senate bill abolishing capital pun-
ishment. April II Gov. Whitman
signed the bin a~bolishing the office OF
Coroner In New York State. June 8
the Government plea to have tho
United States Steel Corporation dis
solved was denied by tho United States
Circuit Court for New Jersey and the
defendant was held to be a lawful en-
terprise.
Juno s William ]. Bryan resigned
the office ct Secretary Of State. doclar-
,ng himself u Of sympathy with the
Presidents policy toward the Euro
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YEAR 1915 A RECORD ONE OF HORROR AND DISASTER
It's Annals Show Collapse of Peace
Theories and Wanton Disregard
of Human Life and Rights

ard on plant at Bayonne. y. J.. went
on strike and serious rlotinc followed.
During tho lawlessness which pre-
vailed two strikers were Killed and
many policemen and onlooiters were
injured. After Il week OF disorder
a wage Increase was obtained and the
strikers resumed work. July 20 a
strike for higher wages and shorter
hours at the Remington Arms Worlls.
Bridgeport, Conn, resulted In a vic
tory for the employees. August 4
a threatened strike involving $4,000
workers on woinen's garment. in New
York city WAS prevented By an In
crease In wages.
In September he long AMI not IN
frequently violent dispute over indus
trial conditions az the mines Of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company was
brought TO an end. John u. Rookie
Teller, Jr.. made al extended visit Of
investigation to the property. and az
an outcome suggested a plan for ad-
justing differences which was accepted
by the miners In a formal referendum
vote. An agreement was signed 10
maintain the present wage scale and
the eight hour day until January I.
1913. The demand foI union %recogni-
ton made by tho miners was nor
granted. but many CONCESSIONS were
made by the company in favor Of the
employees.
In July q miners strike practically
put a stop to the great Welsh coal In
dustry, thereby causing much anxiety
in British official quarters. The coal
supply on hand was estimated to he
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pean war. On tho following day
President Wilson appointed Robert
Lansing, counsellor for the state De-
partnent, to take charge of the Office.
MIR. Lansing was made Secretary OF
State June %. Statewide prohibition
became operative In Alabama on July
/. On July 90 the Interstate Com
merce Commission permitted advances
In express rates and OF August IL II
allowed Increases in carload freight
rates on forty-onc railroads In the
middle West. On the following day II
ordered reductions in freight rates on
anthracite coal. August "a the East
man Kodak Cornpt ny was declared to
be an Illegal combination and ordered
dissolved. September 10 the MEM
hers OF the Constitutional Convention
Of New York state adopted tho pro-
posed constitution. but II was over
whelmingly defeated ut the polls Mo-
vember .. Statewide prohibition tri-
umphed In South Carolina september
"A by q decisive majority.
President wilson announced, Octo-
! Der q, his intention to vote for woman
| suffrage al the special election IN New
| jersey on October 10. AT that election
| the proposed constitutional amendment
was defeated by "A majority Of $4,000.
November elections were held in eight
States. Four of these-kentucky.
Maryland. Massachusetts, and Missis-
! slppi-chose Governors. In three
States-Massachusetts, New York and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES suffrage was
rejected by .aree maJorities. In Ohio
a statewide prohibition measure WAS
defeated by "a majority Of $4,000.
Changes In the national House Of Rep
resentatives reduced the Democratic
majority { o twenty-five. The Sixty
fourth Congress opened December o.
Senator Clarke of Arkansas was
elected President pro tern. Of Tho SEN
| ate and Champ Clark vas reelected
| Speaker. Tho keynctes IF the Pres!-
dents message were national defence
| and 10y atty.