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Draperies.

@ GRIM and other sheer materials are
~ not appropriate for door hanaings
and rather than use them it would be
better TO keep doors plain. For d me-
dunn weight portiere, one that will
break the severe line of the woodwork
and pongee are charming materials If
you are obliged to get single width
two strips fagoted together with silk
Of the same color are effective.
The portieres will look best If they
are g shade or SO darker than the gem
eral tone of the room. For a recessed
window curtains a trife darker than
the walls are best, and a valance should
go next to the window. not on the edge
of the alcove.
A better effect is produced in a room
by treating the plate glass in the front
door as If ii were merely another win
dow. draping il with the same material
as used for the other window curtains
This curtain can either be made in one
piece or divided. to draw back when
necessary. The result, will be the
same when pulled across the glass
If the material does not offer suf-
ficient protection at night, ii would be
well to have a roller shade fitted to the
glass door, matching those at the other
windows and the curtain rod must
then be fastened with extension brack :
cts, so as to come out beyond and cover
the shade when IL Is rolled up in the
daytime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

Two women boarded a car. The one
overweighted with a chunk of baby
was given a seat The other woman
had to stand. AS soon as the mother
settled down to the relief of holding
instead of carrying the baby started
to cry. 1t kept on crying. The en-
barrassed parent stood it on it's feet
and invited it to look out of the win
dow at the hossie- wossies. The baby
didn't want to look at hossie- wossies.
1t preferred to cry. Then she bounced
it on her knees and asked if it didn't
want to go dada. The baby distinctly
did not want to go dada. 1t wanted
to cry.
A man across looked up from his
paper with disguised scowl. The
mother woman saw it and turned as
red as a beet. The baby kept on cry
ing.
Another man logged the handle of
his umbrella before the baby's eyes.
The baby simply yelled. Finally. the
other woman, who was hanging to a
strap in front of the mother, and who
had failed in series of well meant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
WarIike Toys.

pTsH HE new toys are unique. There are
u construction or building toys and
TOYS of destruction. Among the last
mentioned is a war set consisting of a
wooden cannon seventeen inches in
length mounted on wheels, six wooden
soldiers nine inches high and three
cannon balls one-half an inch in di-
ameter The cannon is operated by
means of a spring.
Another war toy consists of battle
ship and a torpedo boat. The torpedo,
on being discharged by means of a
spring strikes the battleship and the
after. which is built in sections. falls
to pieces. Toy sets for building battie-
ships, sailing ships and ocean liners
are also in evidence. They are made of
wood with metal trimmings. The length
is three feet.
using a slight pressure on the lever a
cork projectile is discharged. There
are numerous types of soldiers to be
had as well as various styles Of flying
machines, from the very small to the
very large.
Construction or building toys are not
only durable, but they also develop a
chiid's ingenuity. A great number of
designs can be made with wooden con-
struction toys consisting of fiat lengths
of wood and discs. Among educational
TOYS there are wooden blocks, tool
chests and mechanical, steam and cleo
trical toys
Furnished doll houses for little girls
are complete in every detail and range
from a one-room house to four and
five room houses. There are also gro
Gerry shops, butcher shops and confec-
tionery shops fully equipped.
Highly colored Japanese wooden toys
consist of grotesque figures in the
shape of men, women. children. ducks
on wheels which open and close their
mouths as they are drawn along and
birds of all sorts Cooking sets consist
of a stove with saucepans, kettle. fry
ing pan, etc. and teasets of every de-
scription and color are seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

but, privately idiotic attempts to
pacify the youngster. pulled from her
hat a blue headed pin, and, keeping
hold of the point, held 1t before him.
1t was an instantaneous success.
The baby went for it with both
hands and feet and promptly put the
blue head in it's mouth.
The mother beamed her relief and
the air of one who is expecting
bouquets. The baby clucked it's de-
light and tried to swallow the whole
pin.
The man with the paper looked up
again with a Modified grunt and sew
eral surrounding women. who needed
no label to show that they were in the
wife and mother class. exchanged con-
gratulatory chances with the happy
owner of the chunk, but
There are always exceptions.
A plain. spinstery sort Of person who
was seated near enough to note that
the hat pin was a cheap affair with
the glass head glued on and liable to
come off in the baby's mouth and choke
it to death, asked the mother if she
thought it was a safe plaything.
| The poor soul was so thankful to
have the baby quiet that she smiled
amiably and guessed it was all right.
| The paper man looked up once more
| to scowl at the spinstery person, and
the wife and mother women looked at
her with accusing glances, as at an
intruder who was trying to break UP a
| love feast The friend woman who
had figured as the peace angel must
| have considered that her ability to
mind a child was being challenged. for
| she clipped in with an assurance
which implied a lifelong success in
feeding babies with hat pins.
Why, the idea of such thing, when
| I'm holding the point end. Looks like
you don't know much about babies, dc
your
The plain, spinstery sort of person
had to own up her ignorance.
| No | don't know much about babies
but I am right well acquainted with
hat pins.
That's all-except that the baby kept
on sucking the blue glass ball.
| A woman on a park bench was look
| ing at a bed of scarlet sage. The flow
ers made such glorious burst OF
| bloom that another woman who was
passing through the triangle of green
| cry stopped, and with the freemasonry
that prevails among plain people who
wear mourning. commented on the
beauty of the flowers.
| When they had become what you
might really call friendly over the
| symmetry of the bed and the gay
stateliness of it's blossoms, the older
woman said, in little tremor of over
confidence that shy people who live
alone are givea to:
| II always come here when the sage is
| in bloom. 1t takes me far back in nv
childhood to a country home where the
sage bushes grew in red tangles all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
USING COLD CREAMS.

cold cream that suits one skin to
perfection will cause another misery.
The individual woman must settle the
thing herself, and II. after trying sew
eral creams. she finds nothing that
agrees with her complexion, 1t is pretty
safe to assume that she has not yet
found the right unguent or is using
them all wrongly.
No species of unguent must be put
upon the face until the skin has been
cleansed of soil and softened by the
warm bath. In the Daytime the face
can be cleansed occasionally with the
cream. but it is better to get used to it
only at night, for where the face skin
is concerned there is such a thing as
using too much grease.
Massage Thoroughly.
In the application of all unguents
massage is half the battle; so the trick
many women have of dabbing on n
blob Of cream and smearing il lightly
over the face is all wrong. The lubri-
cant must be worked down into the
pores for the velvety softness desired
to come, and after they have absorbed
all that they will the remaining oili-
ness must be removed with a soft
cloth.
If this superfluous quantity of cream
Is left on the skin it only does harm.
The pores get SO used to the drenching
that they won't act without it. and all
that lies on top only hardens or gets
rank under atmospheric changes. Many
species of pimples and hard, dry skin
may be attributed to an overuse, of
cold cream.
The manipulation must be done in a
way to hinder or correct the lines that
come in the course of time. The beauty
people use the three long fingers OF
each hand, and with a firm yet gentle
touch rub outward, in a rotary manner
over a place as big as silver half
dollar.
Bit by bit all the face is gone over in
this way. and the patient can easily
tell when the important cheek muscles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
The Way to Tack Quilts.

1RSE q darping with long
" piece of yarn; take stitch
through the quilt. skip the desired dis
lance apart which you wish to tack
take another stitch, and SO on the
length of the quilt, without cutting
the yarn. Now wind the yarn several
times around three fingers. hold firm
~ together in the middle and cut al
either end. Place these several strands
across one Of the stitches in the quilt
cut the yarn on either side of the
stitch, and tie in the strands, cutting
all OF equal length IL they are not al
ready so. The effect is that of a small
tuft or rosette instead Of single tie
or lacking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Walnut TaMy.

MNE and one-half pounds of sugar.
W one cupful of water. two drops OF
acetic acid. one teaspoonful Of lemon
extract, one-fourth of a teaspoonful of
salt and one cupful of walnut meats.
Crush the walnut meats and sprinkle
them on a buttered tin. Put the sugar
and the water into a saucepan, and
when the sugar is dissolved. brush
round the sides of the pan with a wet
brush to remove all the crystals formed
on it. Put the lid on the pan and allow
to boil quickly until the steam issues,
then remove the lid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ART CLUB.

The Columbia Heights Art Club met
Thursday with Mrs. Ellis Logan. The
president. Mrs. Edward u. Hardy, in
PRODUCED Mrs. Fred u. Heisler. chair
man for the day. In her art paper.
Lincoln in Bronze Mrs. j. Edison
Briggs gave description of twenty
full-sized statues. besides smaller
bronzes and medals The second paper,
a History of Lincoln's Youth. Marriage
and Election TO the Office of President"
was presented by Mrs James Mckee.
Three new members. Mrs. Henry
Baker, Mrs. Anton Heitnulier and Mrs.
J. W Frizzell, were welcomed to the
club. Visitors present were: Mrs. Nc
Kee and Mrs. Hanson Of Wisconsin,
Mrs. Edwin i. Dye, Mrs. Bowen and Mrs.
Tracy. Those responding 70 roll call
were: Mrs Bare, Mrs. Briggs. Mrs.
Clement. Mrs. Conner, Mrs. Frizzell,
Mrs. Hardy. Mrs. Heisler, Mrs. Knight,
Mrs. Mckee. Mrs Turpin Mrs. VOL
haupter. Mrs Winter, Mrs. Yeomaus
and Miss Coruelia Hartt Hi. After
adjournment the members enjoyed a
social hour In the dining room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Fried Mush.

MIX one quart of water and one pint
GVA of milk. slightly sailed. Allow 1t to
boil, then slowly sift meal into it. Do
not allow it to get very thick. Cook
slowly and stir often. until the meal
drops from the spoon the same as thick
batter. Grease the griddle and drop
the mush from the spoon in cakes. and
fry an even brown. This is better than
cold mush when fried, as 1t Is not so
hard and has even a better flavor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Baked Pears.

G ELECT five green winter pears WITH
~ out any blemishes, wash them care
fully and place in the bottom of a stone
butter crock. which you have covered
with about a gill of water, Four a cup
full of graduated sugar over the pears,
which should first be perforated in sew
eral places with Il silver fork to all
low the juice to run out without BURST
ing them. Cover the jar closely, using
A china plate. Bake from to hours
in. slow oven. When done. they VIII
be soft to the core, and the strip like
honey, without being too sweet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
For Hollow Cheeks.

The muscles that run from the cor
ners of the mouth over the cheekbones
are massaged with a clawing move
ment, which must be light and quick.
but not pinching.
This fills ont hollow cheeks and ban
Ishes the lines of worry about the
mouth and nose. Hollow temples
should be claNed up in the same light,
brisk way and atterward treated to the
rotary movements.
After the expert masseuse has gone
all over the face with these upward
and outward movements, and the others
necessary. she gives some final heavy
strokes, using the nat of four fingers.
palmer way" as they call it. These
go from the center of the forehead
outward. and back of the ears down
ward on the veins at the side of the
neck; she also goes upward at the side
of the mouth and nose with the palmer
strokes. and from the chin to the ears
to empty the veins and promote better
circulation. To conclude there are
few moments OF general rotating and
soft strokinG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

over the foot Of the garden. And I can
sit here and see my sister in light
green berege. made infant waist with
spray of scarlet sage low down in
her brown hair and clump of it on
her breast. She always wore scarlet
sage from the first bloom until it
withered in the frost She used to be
a lovely girl, though / saw her turn
into a sad, careworn woman, and she
died a long time ago. I've never seen
any one else look as pretty as she was
with the sage blooms in her hair"
The passing woman must have be-
lieved it to be as great charity to
listen alphabetically to a lonely souls
talk as 1t is, say, to give food to a
beggar, for she sat on the bench and
watched the other eyes brighten. as
though she were looking at memory's
moving pictures of the past.
And when the woman who had passed
flashed back an hour later on car, she
could see among the green shadows
and falling leaves a blot of black on
the bench.
And she knew it was the oldish wom
an, and that she still had her eyes fix
ed on the bed of scarlet sage. And that
she was still seeing the pretty sis
ter.
A callow young man was demonstrat-
ing glue.
On his table were plates and cups
that had been mended, and around him
were people who had swarmed because
human nature dearly loves a free show.
The callow young mans ambition at
one point stretched beyond his gather
ing and singled out a woman who was
passing on.
II suppose you break your dishes.
ma am, the same as everybody else?"
Ma'am admitted that she did.
What do you do with the pieces?"
The woman opened her heart SO far
as to admit that she threw them away.
But suppose you broke vase or
something handsome that was worth
$40 or more. You wouldn't throw that
away. would you ma'am?"
Ma'am paused long enough to observe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
woMAN's CLUB OF BETHESDA.

The woman's Club of Bethesda, Md,
met recently for the first time this
season at the residence Of Mrs. c. l.
Harding. Edgewood, in Montgomery
county, Md. After the transaction of
business Mrs. W. H. Holmes of Rock
VILE spoke of Club Ideals" At its
next meeting the club will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Frederick Eichelberger
at the home of her father, John JOY
Edison. in Montgomery county Mr.
Edison will address the members on
the subject of Prison Reform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Mrs. Winston Churchill Chair
man of Local Committee
on Arrangements.
STREET HEADQUARTERS
SOON WILL BE OPENED
Seven-Day Session of National Amer.
lean Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton to Begin December Is.

The national board of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
has appointed Mrs. Winston Churchill
chairman of the local committee on
arrangements for the forty-seventh an
nual convention of the association,
which opens in this city December IL
and lasts for seven days. Mrs.
Churchill is at present engaged in cam
paign work in New Jersey. but is eX-
pected in Washington this week. Dur
ing her residence here last winter she
became identified with the work of the
national association, assisted in the
lobby of the national congressional
committee for the Bristow- Mondell
amendment, and later was made treas
urer of the national campaign COM
mittee.
Preparations for the coming conven-
ton already are well under way. &C
cording to announcement made at the
eadquarters of the local committee,
installed for the present in the Munsey
building. Street headquarters are to
be opened later. when the preconven-
ton activities may be carried on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
ANTHONY LEAGUE.

The Anthony League gave the first
at home" of this season Tuesday aft
ernoon at the residence OF Mrs. Nanette
B. Paul, 2007 Columbia road, with the
president, Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, as
hostess. Mrs. Paul gave the second
lecture in her course on the principles
of common law Thursday evening, and
will speak Thursday evening of this
week on The Rights of Persons"
These lectures are open to the members
of the Anthony League and their
friends. Twelve new members joined
the league.
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that the vase would follow the dishes.
And as she stepped out of the line of
discourse the young man tipped out
with callow insolence:
You don't look as if you was no
millionaire's wife, neither"
1t seemed to do him tremendous lot
of good Judging by the smirk that went
with the fling, but
Was it good for business?
Three small boys. as brown as seals
were squirmed up together on the edge
of triangle that adds its green to the
asphalt grays of the Avenue And a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
EXCELSIOR LITERARY CLUB.
DAUGHTERS OF ISl2.

The first meeting of the thirteenth
season of the District Society of the
National Society, United States Daugh-
tiers of 1872, was held Thursday after
noon in the blue parlor of the Pow
hatan Hotel, with twenty members
present, Mrs. Kate kearney Henry pre-
siding. The registrar. Mrs. g. NJ.
Brumbaugh. reported the transfer Of
Mrs Martha Ray Keys from the Mary
land to the District society. Five
new members were proposed and three
applications for grave markers were
received during the summer recess. The
resignation of Mrs. Alexander J. Perry
as first vice president was accepted
with regret, and the president there
upon announced the appointment of
Mrs William f. Quicksall as first vice
president. vice Mrs. Perry, and of Mrs.
John Farnsworth as second vice presi-
dent. vice Mrs. Quicksall. The appoint
ment Of third vice president was de-
ferred Since the last meeting of the
society in May a gold medal has been
awarded to Miss Miriam Gould for the
best essay on some subject relating to
the war of 1872. her subject being THE
Defense of New Orleans" The presi-
dent also announced the membership of
various committees for the coming
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

passing man was saying to his COM
panion:
Here's something you don't see in
your part of the world. Those colored
youngsters are shooting craps It's
against the law, but the little rascals
keep a sharp lookout and will be gone
in flash at sight of policeman. An
incurable habit among them. Like to
see EN- at it?"
The man from his part of the world
allowed that he would very much like
to get a look at SO distinctive a phase
of Washington life. So the two tipped
over to the boys.
They were playing mumley peg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

Rev. Polk Keiseder, Baptist minister
Of Hagan. Lee county. Va, died from
self-infiicted wounds. He was forty-six
years old. and had been under treatment
for mental arrangement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

have been touched by seeing the skin
pull taut about the mouth, thus eff
facing the dropping lines at the side OF
the nose =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
EMERsON-sTUDY CLUB.

The Emerson Study Club held its
first meeting of the season Wednesday
in the Public Library. There was a
full attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
COL JAMES MCCALL CHAPTER. d. A.

r.
The Col. James Mccall Chapter, p. A
p, held IT'S first meeting of the sea son
Monday in the parlors Of the Bellevue
Hotel. Liberal donations were made to
the silver shower for the extinction of
the debt on Memorial Continental Hall
Mrs Mulcair, regent Of Sarah Franklin
Chapter, was among the guests, and
gave graphic account OF the active
work Of her cha pier for the past wear
The chapter adjourned to attend the
reception to the president general. Mrs
William Cumming story Present dur
ing the evening were Mrs. Bull, regent:
Meacham. Mrs. Prescott, Mrs. Snyder,
Mrs Hamilton, vice regent. Mrs
Mrs. Wuttke and Misses Rousseau.
Curley, Cline and Johnston
MOUNT PLEASANT W. c. T. u.
The superintendent of departments
of work in the Mount Pleasant Won-
ans Christian Temperance Union were
appointed Tuesday afternoon at a meet :
ing held in the Friends Church. 18th
and Irving streets: Auditor, Mrs II
j. Hunt; chairman calling committee
Mrs. c. f. Haden; circulation Of officia i
organs Miss Irene " Banes: director OF
fountains. Mrs. Julia Boyd; associate.
Mrs. J. f. Hiatt; evanRelistic. Mrs. Fred
Beall: associate, Mrs. l.. -. Clark; flow
er mission, Mrs. A. b. Carly. associate.
Miss f. A Conkey; franchise. Mrs r.
d Byers; literature, Mrs. Boyd: asso-
ciate. Mrs. Haden: medal contest, Mrs.
Ellis Logan: associate, Miss Helen Ed
gar. mothers meetings Mrs. j. A Ed
gerton; associate. Mrs. William X. Lo-
ney; parliamentary usage. Mrs Alice
press. Mrs. II. V. Easterling: purity.
Mrs. r. B. Hitchcock: red letter days,
Mrs. NJ. a. Chalmers: associate. Mrs.
r. d. Byers; scientific temperance in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Met HERE Two Years Ago.

This annual convention was held in
Washington two years ago, at which
more than 500 regularly appointed
delegates attended. In view of the
enormous impetus given to the move
ment by the campaigns of these two
intervening years. it is expected that
the number of delegates from every
state will be more than doubled. The
association includes sixty-four aftiliat-
ed organizations, representing the
country from Maine to Hawaii
The local committee is making elab-
crate plans to provide for the con-
venience of delegates and the speedy
transaction of business. The head
quarters of the convention viii be at
the New Willard Hotel. where the en-
tire tenth floor has been obtained by
the suffragists for the week This in
cludes not only the two bathrooms for
the main meetings, but three smaller
rooms and two large corridors, all of
which already have been apportioned
to committees.
The social features of the annual
gathering will be planned so as not to
interfere with the main purpose of the
convention, which is to decide upon the
activities and policies of the associa-
ton for the coming year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Asked to Grant Leave.

President Wilson has been requested
by the Mems League for Equal Suffrage
of New Jersey to issue an order granting
leave of absence October 10 to govern
ment employees in Washington who are
citizens of New Jersey, in order that they
may go home and vote.
The woman suffrage amendment comes
before the voters in New Jersey at d
special election held next Tuesday. While
government employees in Washington are
ordinarily granted leave in order to vote
at the general elections in their home
states, the New Jersey suffragists held
that since theirs is a special election il
might not have been brought to the at
tention 20 the heads Of departments. 1t
was ascertained at the pension bureau u
that there are 623 government employees
from New Jersey in the District Of
whom perhaps 800 are men.
The Mems Equal Suffrage League OF
New Jersey has taken an active part in
the recent campaign.