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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
farewell LUNCHEON
GIVEN BY ". {. 7. U.
MRS. W. ]. Cawthon Guest of Honor
at Function of Mount
Pleasant Chapter.

The Mount Pleasant Chapter of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
rendered farewell luncheon to Mrs.
w. j. Cawthon in the cafe at Ward
man Courts. last Friday. The popu-
larity of Mrs. Cawthon in this organi-
cation as well as in the clubs with
which she is identified. brought to-
gether large number of her friends.
Greetings were extended by Mrs
l.. ID. Clark. who was the first to well
come the guest into the W. c. T. L..
work several years ago. and with
whom she has been closely associ-
atcd since.
Mrs. W. Z. Andrews. toast mistress,
! said: NO tears today. just the bless
ing of our association. Not let sad
ness creep in today. Wen forget for
the time"
The following toasts were given by
Mrs. J. a. Edgar, Our guest of honor"
Mrs. Ellis Logan, The federation of
clubs Mrs. E. S. shelton, THE W.
c. T. T." Mrs. b. A. Linebeck. Friend
ship" Mrs. Don =. Blain, The vice
and Virtues of discomfort"
Mrs. Charles u. Grandfield recited
Eugene Fields "Good-by:" Mrs Flora
Hanson gave two recItations, Miss
Mabel Linton gave two piano solos,
and Miss Leckie gave three vocal solos
III CUISINE TINS part OF the program
Mrs. Andrews, holding up a flower
said:
The art OF living consists in keep
ing earthly step TO heavenly music
There is no barque SO small but leaves
its track across the boundless deem
There is no life so small whose in
fluence set in motion does not reach
the heavenly shore the purity of the
white of this flower, with touch of
red in the center. suggests the warm
heartthrobs of the sacred life she gave
for service in the w. e. T. L"
Mrs. Cawthorn said: rs it worth
while for a mother to give time and ener-
Sy to club work? How familiar that uues-
ton is to all clubwomen. At first. nv
reply was. i think it is worth while. >
Now. / can candidly say. I know il is
worth while Experience has taught ME
that i'll woman's clubs we find a ma
jority of the best thinking, most progress
sive women-womcn who do things
Il believe women have a community
duty and that duty is to be interested
in everything pertaining to the welfare
of the less fortunate. The women of to-
day have boundleSs opportunities for the
use or the disuSe we make of them
Mrs. CawthOn sang A Perfect Day
and for an encore, sang The Little
White Ribbon
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
How to Tell a Ruby.

The superbly hloOd-rtd color of the
perfect ruby is produced by tho very
tiny portions of impurity in the sub
stance after they have been Crystallized
by natures wonderful processes.
All genuine-that is. natural-stones
contain certain tiny flaws and blemishes
and characteristics pecuIiaritics. The
fewer these flaws the rarer the gem.
Spurious stones get their impcrfeCtiOnS
during manufacture. and. as the chemists
are more careful than nature. these i'm
projections are less noticeable. Also,
they 10 not possess the special "charac-
ter of the real gems. BY the following
differences between the real and the arti-
fetal you can test your ruby:
A real ruby contains irTcgularly sha ped
bubbles; the imitation stone contains bub-
bles that are perfectly round.
Again. natural rubes all have a silky
sheen. due to a number OF tiny paral-
lei lines going in three definite direc-
tons; imitation stones never have this
characteristic.
To examine a ruby place il i'm a strong
light and look at it through a micro
scope
If the stone is in setting. then place
drop of oil on its face. and hold it up
with the back faced to the light Thus,
when it il held so that the stone is illu-
minated, il can be thoroughly examined
through the lens. The drop of oil pre-
vents reflections that would hinder the
eye.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
Tennessee Girl Diversifes Crops.

Madse Farrar mas proved the possibili-
|ticS of growing crops all year round in
her State, in the report Of the agents
for the garden and canning clubs organ
Ned by tn" United States department
on Agriculture. BY raising and selling
VEGETABLES throughout the year. she made
a nS profit of $l3I g: while the second
8aest girl. who also did good work hut did
| not diversity. made ssi.c1 profit Tn. girl
with the second average grew only beans
|aEd tomatoes during the fail and sum
liner. Miss F'arrar, however. having
grown these crops. put in onions during
|the winter. which she sold at a good
profit carly i'm February. She then pro
ceedcd TO plant cabbages. which brought
ler an income during April and May,
|while peas were her main crop in June.
|This brought her back TO the tomato
ana bean season and rounded out
bear % profit BILE vegetable growing.
Another young woman found a peach
Orchard into which hogs had been turned.
She took .cr Gamer with her and eStah-
lshed herself in the orchard TO save what
WAS left from the hogs and made SO in
bne week from her work. Similar in
Stances have demonstrated the poSsbili-
hes OF saving waste in that section. ana
(here has been d more general interest
Exhibited not only by the farmers daugh-
lers, but by many of their wives.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
This Ska Peeler All
the Rage in Society

There is growing tendency among
women of culture and fashion to pay
more attention to hygienic means of pre-
serving their charms. The advent OF
mercolized wax doubtless has been large
ly responsible for this. This remarkable
substance produces compilations so natu-
raj in appearance. so Theoretically beau
tiful. artificial compilations are no longer
desired. Instead Of "doctoring'' an Of
fensive skin. the skin Is peeled on. The
wax peels the skin so gradually. in such
fine particles, no discomfort In expert
enced. The fresher. younger skin be-
meath. wholly in evidefce within week
or two, Is lily white. satiny. soft. and
smooth. It's not a patched-over com
plexion. but a brand new one. That's
why mercolized wax has become sucn a
rage among society folk. The wax Is put
on nights like cold cream and washed of
mornings. All druggists have II: one
ounce will do.
Another hygienic treatment now much
in favor is one, to remove wrinkles. made
by dissolving | o. powdered saxoiite In
I. pint witch hazel. used as wash To-
ton II acts like magts."-Adv.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
Clothes, Morals, and Music.

Pianists are as a general thing more
moral than singers. Hence they are
not so well dressed. This was
point of view expressed yesterday
afternoon when a group of musical
young women of Washington gathered
around the tea table for a friendly
chat.
Why il is that such a difference
should exist is hard to say, but
doesn't it seem as if it were true?
No one ever hears of the escapades of
The celebrated pianists. Their names
seldom figure in divorce cases. No one
ever thinks of the young pianist as
being subject to many temptations
and tests of preparation as she spends
the years of preparation necessary to
her debut as a concert performer. Yet
on every hand we hear about the
temptations put in the way of the
ambitious singer, and we have grown
used to forgiving the sins of our
favorite sopranos.
The fact simply must be that
pianists are better than singers. that
the pianoforte exerts some unseen
but potent influence upon its votar-
lists. What is more the pianist is
independent. She will have no back
ers'' to help her over the rough road
OF her training. though that road is
usually longer than is that of a sing
er.
And because they will have no
"backers,"-this is the opinion express
ed over the tea cups yesterday after
noon by a promising young pianist
they are atrociously dressed as
usual thing. One cannot spend all
ones allowances for music lessons and
still dress charmingly. Singers take
it for granted. went on this young
woman. that they must look very at
tractive whereas the pianist almost
never does. +,
And" concluded this young woman,
|'although there are fewer women pianists
flban women singers, as class the
'piarists' are much nicer than the
|sinserSC 1901
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
Select Your Cushions to Har-
n1onize with Surroundings

Velours in plain color, or soft silk make
a good background for Chinese furnish
inss. On a velour-covered couch your
Chinese cushions will look we'll In a
dark wood chair standing against a soft
blue silk curtain they will look well.
too.
Put cushion covered with a bit of
yellow embroidery. perhaps a golden
dragon, in a dark corner, where il will
catch and intensity whatever light there
Is. Put the cushion embroidered in bril-
liant red and green and yellow on a
black ground in the strong light And
go about your room from corner to cor
ner and from wall to wall studying the
best disposition to make OF your new
old cushions.
The Persian influence on styles In
women's clothes is reflected in the new
cushions. The manufacturers have pro-
duced wonderful Persian silks almost
before the messages from the cable con-
corning the Persian influence on styles
have been Transcribed. And delightful!
cushions. have been made from these
silks.
Persian figured silk in combination with
black. There is a square of Persian silk
In the center Of the cushion. put on d.
agonally. with the four corners touch
ing the middle points Of the four sides
of the cushions. The four triangles left
are made of black silk, which brings out
all the richness and deep harmony Of the
wonderful Persian colors and designs.
The fad for black furnishings has
brought forth the all-black cushion. This
is generally made Of soft China silk and
the shape most chosen for it is the has
sock shape. The silk is fastened on
these squat, round cushions rather loose
b., and II is shirred in circles about two
inches apart.
These same hassock cushions are often
covered with light. soft. figured silks
figured in the same designs used in the
dainty crepes and silks used for wom-
ems frocks. These silk cushions are
most in their element in the bedroom or
boudoir, or private sitting room.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03

more and more Impressed with a GER
tain idea which formed the nucleus for
her present business venture. There was
a great demand for specially shop in
baby and chiIdren's goods. Such stores
Mrs. Kafka knew, existed in other very
large cities, and she felt that there was
need for the same thing here.
But the real incentive that started Mrs
Kafka off with store of her own was
her son. to whom through the death Of
her husband Mrs. Kafka was now both
mother and father The son was in a
military school, but the taste for ousi-
ness which was so strong in his parents
was cropping out. He was a veritable
chip OF the old block" and Mrs. Kafka
knew it. What should she do to start
him out in life with . profession that
he would like and for which he would
re suited for? What could any woman
do to give her boy a start in the world?
Mrs. Kafka answered the question by
this really enormous undertaking. She
had her idea about the need of a chill
dren's speciality shop. and she had her
pluck and nerve and little capital
Thus it was that two years ago to-
morrow new store was seen in F street,
another business undertaking created to
fill special need that no other store in
Washington filed. And the fact that
Mrs. Kafka met with unusual success
is a proof that her idea was good
one.
ITO what do you attribute your sue
cess? What is the secret of success for
any business woman" This question
Mrs. Kafka answered very promptly
'work-hard work and plenty Of it."
she said when I first went to work
in Baltimore 1 had to work hard-harder
than any saleswouen work nowadays I
had to get over the idea that 1 could
take things easy. / had to work till
was tired each night, and I was happy.
too"
II am still working hard" said Mrs.
Kafka. Every woman has to work hard
IL she hopes to succeed in the business
world"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03

one OF the most recent arrivals in
this country seeking aid for destitute
Belgium is the Comresse de Hemp
Time. the young widow of a former
member OF the Belgian Parliament.
The Comtesse de Hcmptinne is one
of the most interested and active OF
the group of young and fashionable
women who have given their services
to their country. At the outbreak of
the war her home in Ostend was &C
cupied by German soldiers and later il
was destroyed. Nevertheless, she re-
manned in the city for two months.
caring for the wounded, who were
brought into the hospitals.
Among the comtesse's many plans to
help her country is one to hold ma
tional flag day on April 4. the birth
day of the King of the Belgians. Such a
day was celebrated recently in France.
and large sum was realized for the
Belgians
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
Hon Other Women Have
Won Out in Washington
Mrs. Kafka. Who Celebrates Her
Second Anniversary in Business To-
morrow. Says that Hard Work Is
the Secret of Success.

A babys rattle sold by a pretty little
red-haired saleswoman, that was the
first sale made by the babys and chill
dren's Quitting store of Mrs. JEANNE
Kafka on the day that she opened, two
years ago tomorrow. the Inauguration
day of our present President 1t was a
good omen, was that baby's rattle-or was
1t the red-haired girl that brought the
luck?-for in spite of the fact that the
past two years have been none too flourish
ing in most lines of business in Washing
ton for Mrs. Kafka's store in F street
things have been steadily progressing.
From a store that dealt simply in chill
dren's and baby's goods. Mrs. kafka has
branched out till now she sells every
thing that the youthful woman-whether
she be eighteen or eighty-would want
For youthfulness is not always a mat
ter of years and there are some women
who never look better than when dressed
in frocks designed for their granddaugh-
tiers.
1t was in Baltimore several years ago
we won't say just how many--that Mrs.
Kafka, then a very young girl, made
her start as a business woman. And
the school in which she derived her train
ing was one of the big department stores
night off she waited on customers
But thi-~s WERE different in those days.
It was before legislatures had taken
into their heads to restrict the lawful
hours of woman workers: it was in the
DAYS when, to quote Mrs. KSfka the
real art of salesmanship was taught
I'VE had to know how to sell in those
DAVIS. We had to go all over the store
u Mn one customer. and We had to know
a dozen lines of stock, while the girl of
today is considered clever II she knows
one. And We didn't have the goods
priced for us either. 1t was up to us
to set a figure that was satisfactory to
the customer and to the proprietor of
the store. Customers would remember
the saleswoman who waited on them,
and il a certain number Of customers
didn't ask for you when they came
shopping you didn't feel that you were
making much Of a success. And as for
the long hours-why We were perfectly
happy, and when the one night OF would
come around We positively didn't know
what to do with IL. We loved our work
in those days and we worked hard"
Mrs. Kafka then did what most clever
Young saleswomen eventually do. She
was married. and for several years she
devoted herself to the duties of her
own home. And then the old love of
business came back to her and the desire
to be again in the work-a-days world.
Her days as a saleswomen had made
her lose taste for the leisure and mac
ton of domestic life.
When Mrs. Kafka returned to business
II was as the buyer for one Of the
washington department stores. And
while she was thus engaged she became
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
HOROSCOPE.
Wednesday, March ,, 1918.

wednesday, March ,, 1918.
tivity today extreme caution should
be exercised. for both Saturn and
Mercury are in malefic aspect In the
evening the Sun is in a place read as
lucky.
Under this rule it is we'll not to
start anything new or not to ask any
favors.
Those who are wise will rest and
avoid worry, for the Configuratlon is
believed to encourage melancholy and
depression.
The adverse sway of Saturn is sup
business deals. While it prevails fear
may cause panics and disastrous
financial conditions
1t is not a favorable Configuration
for editors and publishers Loss of
advertising and falling off of prof
its will cause disappointment to many
writer's
AS the aspect tends toward disturb
anCes of the stomach ana nervous
system. care in diet is enjoined.
Controversy aid criticism are like
ly to be prevalent when Mercury is
unfriendly. President Wilson will suf-
fee widespread misunderstanding.
Signing of contracts and leases
should he delayed. Prudence should
guide all business deals
Serious troubles are prophesied for
Portugal this month. Excitement and
agitation will disturb the nation, which
will be calmer in the summer.
Cases of libel and SANDER will null
tiply, for the conditions previously
discovered have not modified.
Sudden deaths among women as
well as men of prominence will cause
much sorrow in the next few weeks.
Labor troubles will continue through
the spring, it is said. and many ex-
treme measures will be adopted by
strikers.
The rising position of Neptune
points to Socialist aggression and
widespread discomfort in the indus
trial world.
An increase of crime, especially Of
the class which has gain as its mo-
tive, is indicated.
Inhumanity among women and
scandals that astonish the world are
prophesied.
Persons whose birthdate it is may
have many annoying financial prob
Iems in the next year They should be
careful OF letters and writings of
every sort
Children born on this day may be
headstrong and foolhardy Boys prob
ably will have a prediction for the
army Neptune is the principal ruling
planet
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03

Nothing gives quite the look Of comfort
to a well-furnished room that we'll
chosen cushions do. The cushion 30
made that it will At any chair and any
room-at least. So made that it is sup
posed to At any chair and any room-is
an outrage to the decorators eye. Ea IN
cushion should be made with distinct
view to service in some particular chair.
in some particular corner of some par
ticular room.
That such cushions are sometimes so
beautiful in themselves. so wonderful in
color and tone that they do fit in with
dozen different schemes of interior dec
Grating. is to their credit. But they
should always be made to suit their par
ticular environment
So good-by to the old-fashioned cushion
or pillow-the white satin cushion. COW
cred with pink painted roses. that sat
pertly beside a mauve muslin pillow en-
broidered in violets, which in turn played
neighbor to a blue silk pillow adorned
with crocheted lace.
Cushions, like everything else. follow
the fashions, and the present fashions
are a joy, SO far as cushions are con-
cerned. For the luxury-loving East IN
derstands more in a minute about pill
lows than we Westerners understand in
a year. The East il the great center OF
inspiration for our present fashions.
There is the Chinese cushion. for one
thing Because of its almost perfect
beauty this Is the sort OF pillow that fits
into any surroundings. But the Chinese
pillow should be used by itself, or with
others of its kind.
A room furnished in magohany is
good room for the Chinese cushion. II
such a room has a Chinese rug and walls
hung in blue or yellow to boot, so much
the better
All the Chinese embroideries harmonic
with each other: at least, they do to our
unframed Occidental eyes. So any old
pieces of Chinese embroidery you may
have on hand can be made into cushions
If YOU have not a room with a Chinese
rug in which to put these cushions. put
them in a room where the carpets and
draperies are of a neutral sort.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
HOUSE,
WIVES
DAILY
ECONOMY.
CALENDAR
GREEN PEPPERS ARE
WORTH WHILE.

Here are some recipes for the prep
aration OF green peppers in many de-
licious forms. Always make sure that
the pepper you are about to prepare
is of the sweet variety. Sometimes the
dealers make a mistake and send one
hot pepper with an order Of sweet
ones. So it pays to take a tiny nibble
of each pepper when you begin to
prepare it.
Stuffed peppers can be prepared in
many ways. First they must be par
boiled for perhaps ten or fifteen min
utes in slightly sailed water and then
they should be cut in half. If they are
large. and freed from seeds; otherwise
they should be split carefully open on
one side, and the seeds removed and
the filling put in through this slit.
Breadcrumbs and ground ham,
chicken. veal, lamb or beef. Nnoistened
with melted butter. gravy or stock and
well seasoned, make a good filling.
Veal and boiled rice mixed together
with little strained tomato juice
and we'll seasoned are another good
filling. Corn grated from the cob. or
canned corn mixed with dried bread
crumbs, sausage meat and bread
Crumbs, OF chopped Elcdt anu lOHldtO-
all these form good filings. The pep
pers should be baked for fifteen or
twenty minutes. sometimes for half
an hour, after they are stuffed. Basic
occasionally with stock or melted but
ter.
Broiled peppers and pepper PURGE
are both good with broiled beefsteak.
To prepare the PURGE, parboil half a
dozen good green peppers. drain them,
chop them, and then boil them until
they are very soft. Press them
through a colander. season with salt.
pepper, butter and cream and serve on
the platter with the steak To pre-
pare the broiled peppers, cut them Ia
quarters and broil them over the fire
until the edges curl Spread with but
ter. sprinkle with pepper and salt,
and serve with broiled steak.
Peppers a la creole are delicious
Soak six Of them for half an hour.
drain them, chop them and fry them
in butter. Line a dish with hot boiled
rice and spread the peppers over II.
Add two tablespoonfuls of stock to
the butter In which the peppers were
fried. and a little onion juice, heat
thoroughly. pour over the rice and
peppers and serve Immediately.
Copyright. lslS.l
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-03
F4NL8
EN~MAN
! BIRTHDAY
AND N0ZRS
March 3-Annie Keary, Emily Eden.

Annie Keary. who was born in York
shire. England. March ). 1875, inherited
from her Irish father her taste for a
good story. From the time of her ear
Hest lispinss there was nothing that she
could do better than to tell stories to her
little playmates.
On becoming a grown woman her tall
ent for romancing was developed when
she went to keep house for her brothers
motherless children. for whom she fash
toned the most delightful fairy stories
and romances.
When this brother was married not
long afterward and her own engagement
was fortunately terminated. Miss Keary
experienced the keenest OF disappoint-
ments. But she devoted herself to her
writing with even greater zeal. and a
book entitled Castle DAILY" which was
one of the best sellers Of its day. was
the result.
Miss keary was woman of great re-
finement. She was sensitive to all the
finer emotions and an acute observer.
She was decidedly feminine and her
stories seldom quit the sphere OF domes-
tic life
Emily Eden. who was born March :,
Iiy, was the seventh daughter OF an
English nobleman and statesman OF dis
tinction. As a young woman she spent
much Of her time in residence in India.
and her books of travel while there were
her first works of literary distinction.
Later she wrote many popular novels,
most famous OF them The Semi-De-
tached House" For many years after
her return to London her house was one
of the rallying places for brilliant liter
airy society in the English capital Her
famous entertainments consisted Of
morning reunions" since her delicate
health made it out of the question for
her TO entertain at dinner or to keep
late hours.
Copyright 1851