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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20

San Francisco. Dec, 1s.--Frank Smith,
said by the police here to be known
in Europe and America ~ one Of the
most expert safe blowers. was shot
and fatally wounded at the entrance
TO a basement saloon. After the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20
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Snow si.lx. st<..er.

Albany, N. T.. Dec. l9.--Weighed
down by = heavy burden of wet snow.
the steamer Quackenbuah. Of the Al
hany-Troy passenger line. and four
launches. sank at their anchorages in
the local rtves basin.
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CAild Fan. !. Hot w.ter.

Seaford Del. Dec. 19.--Garrie, the
4-year odd daughter of George Q.
Smith. weIfknown farmer near here.
is In a critical condition a. the result
of falling into tub OF hot water at
her home. The tub was In an out ;
building and the water had just been
put In 1t in preparation for sealding
hogs.
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oIAest yster Iaiures.

York, Pa. Dec. ls.--James Green.
aged ninety-three years. who lie said
to be the oldest voter in York, was run
over by an automobile and probably
fatally injured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20

II that next note is dispatched to
Austria by a battleship messenger il
might have more sanitary effect.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20
Wilson Appoints Judge.

Washington, Dec. 1S.--Joseph John
son, of Spartanburg, 8. c., was APP
pointed Federal District Judge by
President Wilson as one Of the Presi-
dents last official acts before his mar
rage
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20

does, but before another Christm mas
role around Johnny overlooks this
and says that lie is a good fellow after
all
With the coming Of ST. Nicholas and
the holiday season happiness shouih
prevail This is the time OF the year
when sorrows should be banished, and
Joy should be prevalent through bout
The whole world. 1t is a time when
We should not only feel glad ourselves
but try to make others become imbtbed
with the Yuletde spirit This is the
season for rejoicing and not for
sorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20

Gets Rhodes Scholarship.
indianapolis. Dec. 1S.--Robert.
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FASHIONS FANCY FOR SILK
Material is Employed to a Greater Ex
tent Than It Has Been for
Many Seasons.

While ones attention Is centered
upon cotton, one must not lose sight of
silks. They occupy a very prominent
place in the wardrobe of the up.to.
date woman. All dresses intended for
afternoon functions are made of silk
Delicate voiles or ottomans, soft taf
fetas, silk velvets and wool velour are
all used in developing these dressy
frocks. Distinctive effects may be OBJ
tanned by combining these materials
with gold-embroidered chiffon, Jet
pearls, or adding to them bands of fur,
such as skunk. sable, ermine and the
popular ape skin.
The evening dresses of this season
are not so rich and daring as those of
last winter, but in many ways they are
more pleasing. The textures are ex-
quisite, reminiscent of the lovely fab
RIGS of the days of the Italian renais-
sance. There are soft gold and silver
brocades, delicate taffetas, thin lace
drawn through with metal thread and
crystal and jet embroidered chiffons
and tulles.
To go back to the less costly mate
rials, such as silk and fine cottons. in
which the majority of women are in
terested in these hard times, dance
frock of bordered organdie, taffeta silk.
striped voile or cotton crepe is now
considered the correct thing.-Indian-
apolis News.
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Of OIacE paInted dLrectly aeroes the

Of black painted directly across the
eyes.
In recalling this startling moment
Deborah wondered as much at her own
aplomb as at that of Judge Ostran-
der. Not only had she succeeded in
suppressing all recognition of what
had thus been discovered to her, but
had carried her powers of self-repres-
sion so far as to offer, and with good
grace, too, to assist him in rehanging
the picture. This perfection of act
ing had its full reward. With equal
composure he excused her from the
task, and, adding. some expression of
regret at his well-known carelessness
in not looking better after his effects,
bowed her from the room with only a
slight increase of his usual courteous
reserve.
But later, when thought came and
with it certain recollections, what sig
nificance the incident acquired in her
mind, and what a long line of terrors
it brought in its train!
IL was no casual act, this defacing
Of sons well-loved features. 1t had
a meaning-a dark and desperate
meaning. 1t had played it's heavy part
in his long torment-a CALLING remind
er of-what?
1t was to answer this question-to
face this new view of Oliver and the
bearing it had on the relations she
had hoped to establish between him
and Reuther, that she had waited for
the house to be silent and her child
asleep.
Unhappy mother, Just as she saw
something like prospect of releasing
her long-dead husband from the odium
of an unjust sentence, to be shaken
by this new doubt as to the story and
character Of the man for whose union
with her beloved child she was so
anxiously struggling!
There was room on this upper
floor into which neither she nor Reu-
ther had even stepped. She had
once looked in, but that was all. To
night-because she could not sleep;
because she must not think-she was
resolved to enter 1t. divers room!
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left as he had left 1t years before!
What might 1t not tell of a past con-
cerning which she longed to be reas-
sured?
The father had laid no restrictions
upon her, in giving her this floor for
her use. Rights which he ignored she
could afford to appropriate. Dressing
sufficiently for warmth, she lit a
candle, put out the light in her own
room and started down the hall to
this long-closed room.
A smother of dust-an odor of de-
cay-a lack of all order in the room s
arrangements and furnishings-even
a general disarray, hallowed, If not
affected. by time-for all this she was
prepared. But not for the wild confu-
sion-the inconceivable litter and all
the other signs she saw about her of
a boys mad packing and reckless de-
parture.
There was an inner door, and this
some impulse drove her to open. A
small closet stood revealed, empty
but for one article. When she saw
this article she gave a great gasp;
then she uttered a low pshaw! and
with a shrug of the shoulders drew
back and flung to the door. But she
opened 1t again. She had to. One
cannot live in hideous doubt, without
an effort to allay it. She must look
at that small, black article again;
look at 1t with candle in hand; see
for herself that her fears we're with
out foundation; that a shadow had
made the outline on the wall which
She returned to the closet and slow.
ly, reluctantly reOpened the door. Be
fore her on the wall hung a cap--and
1t was no shadow which gave It that
look like her husbands; the broad
peak was there. She had not been
mistaken; it was the duplicate of the
one she had picked up in the attic of
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1t must be cut In the form of loose
hip-length skirt, slashed to the bust
line at either side of the front to form
sort of panel that is pouched over
the waist line. The material at the
sides is then draped UP under the
slashes until the lower fur-bound edge
is even with the pouching of the panel.
This only applies to the front, how
ever, for the Embroidered edge de
scribes a slanting line toward the
back, where the length Of the blouse
is unbroken. Long sleeves are fin
ished with turn-back cuffs Of cream
colored grosgrain silk. There is an
outstanding military collar of the
same.
The skirt is in two parts. The un-
der one consists merely Of gathered
portion extending from hip to hip, its
length broken by a false yoke seam
running several inches below the belt.
The back of this underskirt can be OF
satin or taffeta, for 1t is completely
covered by the tunic. The tunic is
full length across the entire back, but
from the sides slants upward toward
the center. 1t is slashed through the
center and turned back over either
hip, with just that turned-back portion
bordered with fur at the bottom.
Later on in the season, WREN the
warmer weather makes one tire of fur
trimmings, the fur may be removed
and an attractive change made by add
ing sand-colored faille collar and cuffs,
which color combines beautifully with
the olive green.
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SOME ORNAMENTS OF RIBBON
Many Besides Those Described Here
viii Suggest Themselves to the
Woman of Taste.

A modified Greek band is caught and
held by white ribbon. Three narrow
wires are covered with ribbon by wind
inr it around from end to end. These
bands are held at the ends by a full
rosette of the white ribbon That is
all, but a classic line is added to the
Youthful side pieces, and this orna-
n ent is fit to grace any girlish head
What can be more attractive than
tiny pink rosebu S peeping from the
dark coils Of hair at the back of the
head? A narrow cover wire crosses
at the top. On each side is a large rose
of pink rit bon, and twined around in a
graceful line at the nape of the neck
ar rosebuds. made of narrow ribbon.
They are hidten in some places by
green artificial leaves.
Sweet peas in a soft cluster at the
side give a youthful ornament for the
hair. Narrow ribbon is caught in five
small loops. three at the top and two
below. with a realistic touch in the
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should be here if an accurate idea OF
the thriftiness of the various nations
is to be given.
We are prodigals compared with Eu.
ropeans, and while there is perhaps
not the same pressing necessity here
to count the pennies, It is undoubted-
ly true that Americans are too strong
ly inclined to be spendthrifts. to let
the morrow take care of itself. From
the experience of hard times occa-
stoned by the war we may learn that
laying something aside for a rainy day
is not only a virtue, but a practice
which makes old age and nonemploy
ment less terrible to think of. The
trouble is Americans do not think of
it, but they should.-Brooklyn Stand
ardUnion.
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SYNOPSIS.

A curious Gyowd of neighbors invade
the mysterious home of Judge Ostrander,
county judge and eccentric recluse, fol-
lowing a veIied woman who has gained
entrance through the ga of the high
double barriers surrounding the place
The woman has disappeared but the judge
Is found in cataIeptic state. The judge
awakes. Miss Weeks explains to him
what has occurred during his seizure. He
secretly discovers the whereabouts of the
Feiled woman. She proves to be the wild
ow of a man tried before the judge and
electrocuted for murder years before. Her
daughter is engaged to the judges son.
from whom he is estranged. but the muir
der Is between the lovers. She plans to
clear her husbands memory and asks the
judges aid Alone In her room Deborah
Scoville reads the newspaper clippings
telling the story OF the murder of Alger-
non Etheridge by John Scoville in Dark
Hollow, twelve years before. The judge
and Mrs. Scoville meet at Spencer's Folly
and SHE shows him how. on the day of
the murder, she saw the shadow of a
man, whiting a stick and wearing a long
peaked cap. The judge engages her and
her daughter Reuther to live with him in
his mysterious home. Deborah and her
lawyer. Black. go to the police station and
gee the stick used to murder Etheridge.
She discovers a broken knife-blade point
embedded in it, Deborah and Reuther go
to live with the judge.
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WHY CHILDREN SEEK GIFTS
As Instructive for Them to Ask as
It Is, or Should Be, for the
Adult to Give.

In the Woman's Home Companion
Charles E. Jefferson, pastor of Broad
way tabernacle in New York city,
writes talk entitled 1.-The Joy of Re-
ceiving." in the course of which he
explains why little children enjoy re-
ceiving more than giving. He says in
part:
'In little children, the joy of receiv-
ing outruns the Joy of giving. Chill
dren are born beggars. They come
into the world empty-handed, and they
stretch their hand to those who are
nearest them, expecting to receive.
1t is instructive for a child to ask. and
it is instructive for an adult to re-
spond. The child's mind Is as empty
as its hands. Its mind reaches out
with questions-and what are ques-
tions but hands of the mind9-plead-
ing for bits of information, scraps of
knowledge. donations OF light. 1t is a
pleasure to give to a child, but who
would dare say that ones pleasure in
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the Claymore inn when that inn was
simply a tavern.
Then she found herself looking into
drawer half drawn out and filed
with all sorts Of heterogeneous ar
ticles-sealing wax, a roll Of pins,
penholder, a knife-a knife! Why
should she recoil again at that? Moth.
ing could be more ordinary than to
find knife in the desk drawer of
young man! The fact was not worth
thought; yet before she knew it her
fingers were creeping towards this
knife, had picked 1t up from among
the other scattered articles, had closed
upon 1t, let 1t drop again, only to
seize hold Of it yet more determinedly
and carry 1t straight to the light.
The knife was lying open on her
palm, and from one Of the blades the
end had been nipped, Just enough Of
1t to match
Was she madi She thought so for
moment; then she laid down the
knife close against the cap and con.
templated them both for more minutes
than she ever reckoned.
The candle fluttering low in its
socket reused her at last from her alb
straction. Catching up the two ar
ticles which had so enthralled her, she
restored the one to the closet, the
other to the drawer, and, with swift
but silent step. regained her own
room, where she buried her head In
her pillow, weeping and praying until
the morning light. breaking in upon
her grief, awoke her to the obligations
Of her position and the necessity Of
silence concerning all the experiences
of this night
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NOT AN ECONOMICAL PEOPLE
Americans Do Not Seem to Attach
Very Great Importance to Saw
ing the Pennies.

M all the nations the United States
seems to care least for saving pennies.
MOI the government, but the individ-
nal Measured by the number Of saw
inrs bank depositors in proportion
IN the entire population, this country
is far behind those of Europe, Japan
Australia and New Zealand
one reason for this is that in the
sontberp and western states the num-
her of savings banks is relatively few
because the small banks serve the
same purpose in those sections. There
arn approximately 100000 savings
deposjtors in the United States and
oImost three-fourths of this number
are in the six New England states and
tn New York. New Jersey, Pennsyl-
Tania Delaware and Maryland.
In making a comparison with other
.onrtries in this matter the govern
,nont postal banks introduced a Few
~.ars ago should be included They
,re ,o@mdod abroad and therefore
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giving outstrips the child's pleasure In
receiving? Who is happier. do you
think, at Christmas, the child or the
parent?
1T is not the child's nature to lie
awake wondering what 1t can give to
others. but when he falls to thinking
of what others are going to give him
1t is dificult for him to go to sleep.
Look at child receiving a present,
and then look at him giving one. and
note which act is more natural and
which brings the intenser delight.
Little children know how to receive"
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yellow stamens A large bow ties this
charming bunch of blossoms
Wide satin ribbon of pale yellow
with the two edges placed together,
may be fashioned into large roses by
winding the folded satin around a i'm.
ger and sewing the corded ends to.
gether Green leaves give a natural
touch to this bunch of flowers. 1t is
just the ornament needed for the gir,
die of simple party frock.
Ribbons, few green leaves and
some wire, under the magic touch of
the needle woman, will grow into orna-
ments fit for a queen. They are also
inexpensive wheE one realizes that
they may be worn again and again
without losins their delicate colorings
or graceful form
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BEFORE SPRING COMES
GOOD IDEA FOR SELECTING BE-
TWEEN-sEAsoN COSTUMES.
With Allowance Made for Possibility
Of Changing Styles, the Main Pur-
pose Must Be to Select Up-to-
Date Designs.

AS it is always bit difficult to ar
range for between-season frocks and
suits, the best plan to follow is to Sc
lect designs as up-to-date as possible,
SO that there will be no danger Of
them going out of style too soon,
writes Lillian e. Young in the Wash
lngton Star. Then, If there should
happen to be fur trimmings, be sure
that they are so arranged that they
may be removed when spring comes.
The shops are showing many modish
fur-trimmed garments, which later in
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COVER FOR SHIRT WAISTS
Dainty Fabrics Protected by the Use
of This contrlvanee Quite
Simple to Make.

Every woman needs several cases
for protecting dainty chiffon blouses
or separate lace waists. Where such
waists are made of soft and very plia-
BILE materials they may be laid away
in cases or boxes, but with many fab
RIGS their fresh, uncrumpled look is
best preserved by hanging the waist
on a wire hanger and protecting it
from the dust by a thin slip cover of
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TO ACQUIRE SHAPELY ANKLES
In These Days of the Short Skirt Its
Possession Is Something Greatly
to Be Desired.

There used to be a time when our
dresses, or at least the dresses of our
mothers, reached to the floor, or so
nearly so that brush braid or coarse
binding on the bottom hem was nee
esary to preserve the fabric. In those
days. If the tiniest bit of feminine
ankle showed above the shoetop 1t
was a cue for a woman tc blush
Praise be. these conditions do not
hold today. What with our hobble
skirts, slit skirts, tight skirts. short
skirts and now short circular skirts.
we have become accustomed to dis
playing our ankles. Woman's right
to the possession of ankles has finally
been recognized, consequently pretty
ankles are greatly to be desired, as
they add to ones general appearance
and beauty is indeed duty.
To improve the shapeliness of ankles,
exercise and massage will do won
ders. 1t will be found that most
ankles which are unattractive, or not
quite so shapely as the possessor
might wish. either lack sufficient
flesh or else are too fleshy.
If your ankles are little stout you
can reduce them in a month. or two
months at the most, by means of a
little exercise ten minutes morning
and night Remove the shoes and
stockings and cross the knees so that
the support is removed from one
ankle Thrust out the foot and move
it around from the ankle in twisting
motion, then bend it up and down.
making sure that all this is done with
the ankle bone. When one foot be-
comes tired shift position and exer-
else the other ankle.-C. Eleanor
Mather in New York Press.
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Twist the Wire.

Pictures hung by a single wire have
an annoying way of getting uneven. on
account of the slipping of the wire on
the picture hook This can sometimes
be avoided by first hanging the picture
face to the wall and then turning it
around. The single turn this makes in
the wire near the hook prevents slip
ping.
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Scissors in a Case.

Scissors, for some reason, are al.
most always easier to mislay than to
find A case of soft suede, in brown,
holds three pairs of scissors of f.ffer.
ent shapes. and sells for a dollar and
a half. and II one could b. sure of
keeping track of the case, one would
be sure of keeping track of the scia-
sors within.
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Trust In Providence.

When we meet one of these big,
blazing motor headlights while riding
in the modest electric belonging to our
wife's relations. we just go ahead.
trusting that Providence that watches
over children and drunkards will take
care of us, too
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the season may graduate from winter
service to spring; in fact. many of
the very new light-cloth suits show re-
movable fur collars and cuffs of band
lngs.
The illustrated model is particularly
commendable for between-season serv-
ice, made up in olive green Tipperary
cloth with skunk band trimmings.
The coatlike blouse fastens in back.
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AtehIson AntIvuIties.

While this isn't AZ old country,
compared with European nations. one
may see a number OF ruins standing
around the street corners GheWIag fine
cut.-.Atchison Globe
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Rust.Proof lronwork.

A simple method of making iron
work proof against rust is to heat it
until it is almost red-hot, and then
brush 1t over with linseed oil. This
makes a varnish which. unlike OF
binary paint or enamel, does not chip
of.
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swiss or lawn. A yard and half of
hgured material is enough to make a
protector. Fold together, make a slit
at the center of the fold about an inch
long through which the wire hook may
be slipped. Seam up the sides and
hem the two ends. Attach ribbons at
both ends of the two hens so that the
inverted bag can be tied together
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Twenty-seven inch material is wide
enough to make the slip from. The
one pictured was made Of dotted
swiss.
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Perspiring hands indicate sluggish
circulation and nervousness. Fresh
air is the best cure. Bathe the palms
OF the hands with alcohol.