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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-15

poor lost boys on Christmas Day she Is shows
ing the world at large that her heart is with
her prodipal Sou-thc who has returned
/" her Tonight
The old man knclt down, coughing: huskiiy:
but Paul took no notice of the buffers emo.
ton. for his eyes fixed on :, woman
who Was making her swift Wy down the
vide staircase "a woman VINO had come out
IL see who the new arrival might be-her
eager heart in her mouth, for this was i
mother continually the watch
She Was Il tai! woman with dark hair and
eyes. and diamonds dashed round her throat:
but nor eyes shonc brighter than any jewels
"a sh" pc"r"d sharply down into the hall and
81" the lean. young figure Of her SON. and her
cry. a she ran forward with outs,rctchcd
arms. with hcavne breast. was eloquent Of
passionate motherhood wild, beautiful and
wonderful
MY SON She cried. MY son who bag
returned to me- Ny SON" And when Paut
would have fallen her feet and half wor-
shincd his mother. he was caught by his
mothers arms-presscd to is mothers hca ri.
II" tried TO murmur an appealing for
givcn"sS. to whisper that he knew he had
sinncd and done amiss, but Rachel who had
endured such sharp aiTliction and her soul
had been newborn. only stopped nd stopped
his confession with kisses.
No. no. she cried. You are not to ask
IN" TO forgive YOU Paul: have 70 rgiv YOU
long ago. BESIDES. ought 10 ask your for
givcn"ss. for mother should never he too
stern and hard. RuIail that is over and done
with. You arc my dearly loved son. and YOU
have come home To me. and ! have mado a
fcas; IN Hcur honcr--a great feast!''
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4 Christmas Prauer
Ri FREDERIC T.. CARDozE

\ II '"l gracious Lord. forbid the sword
NJ And DUH each cleaning blade;
Re it Thy will. Tonight, to stiu
| Each deadly canonade.
PC sttaying sheep seek out and keen
The blacklist ono retrieve.
PAT he may kncel. for peace appeal
/ Ipph this Christmas Eve
Ae "inter frost. Decembcrs Ghost
Its spanglcd robe has spread
Frosa the mead. each shrub and weed
| No." lies suppressed and dead
pom out the gloom hollow boom
| Tho seasons message tells;
rom metal threats, where hatred rlos,s
!, Instead OF Christmas bells
Pc s"n,rs's boon. the full white moon,
1 Which clouds anon conceal
,e1u"es the blight with silver light
I VI each stern gun OF steel.
! Clothes the plain where lie the slait
1 Contorted, yet serene
p garments rare that spirits wear
I Translucent sheets Of sheen
for deaf The ears OF Kings ana peers
10 sorrow and despair.
n d men sim pray In pits Of clay
Entrapped. like beasts in lair@
While over earth the Savior's birth
IL heralded once more.
rom placid lea to stormy sea.
From scared TO sheltered shore
'hough peace on earth rcirncd a, his birth
Ia Darids city then.
ma vale and hill sang OF good will
From Him toward all men.
'o-ni.;ht the breath OF hate and death
is breathcd from many a soul
ZACH watchfu! group and soldier tro"p
Has slaughter for it's goal
Vith upraised arm. still! each alarm
which shall ascend above
VI Thou the age q: wars fell rage
Give way 10 brother love:
And in Thy might forbid the Nght
That wages day by day,
And lead each race with radiant fl..
And ur!n cllspcd hands away
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Unkno,0n Not So
Long Ago

r3ro-DAY when you enjoy Christmas in
comfort. nave you considered how many
Developments there have been that were
practically unknown little more than
thirty-fVc years ago \ few are: Asbestos.
adding machines, N-rayS, radiun!, gas Gu
Gincs safety matches. moving pictures pa.
per towels. miners electric salty larnps the
submarine. aluminium, Noncompliance vac
uum cleaners, department stores autono-
hiiHs block signals. motorcycles. cannintf
factories. power elevators. antiseptcs cleo
fri" street railway asphalt having acetylenr
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Christmas Games
Ivy ADELE MENDEl..

GOODMAN BLIND, Snap bra eon, Shoe the
II Wild Mare, Hot Cookies, the White
Loaf. FOB Apple Fuss in the Corner
besides card playing for counters nails and
points. telling aud dancing were the
old time Christmas froics.
The following are 4 few games which are
sure TO prove full or fun for Christmas
festivities:
Fifteen Iincs--Provide pencil and paocr
and have each in turn draw anything he
chooses using fifteen lines no more, no less
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Christmas Phrases

Thank you. boss
Pass the turkey"
Lets have another round
Pa. I mus, have Il little NOR. money"
Just what I wanted.
More than nineteen hundred years ago
cant you wait "n me" ". Eeem here an
hour
Ooh. stop Well. : declare / was under
the ,ui.tictoc
is there u Santa Claus"
Hell. be all RICH, 10y morning
VIVA aye ;ctH'
DO il early
Merry chris,inHsi'
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7wo Christmas Daus
Continued from Seventh Pagc.D

llOhtihucd from seventh PaSc.)
VIVA is there that Il mother can't for
give" the old butler answered. for the mo-
men; forgetting his position speaking from
the fnlincss OF mis- heart.
'i'ut do YOU know what I did," l'aul cx-
claimed The sin-thc crimc--I was guilty
Of"
capDcr shook mis- head.
y" Master Paul; and don't tell me, for
MI. thaipncr never told any one he an
sWcrc' she kept her SORROWS to herself
hcr secrets But there, have done with the
past, sir-haNc done; you've come home. ana
wont YOU understand the sort of welcome
That awaits you when | tell you that your
mother has made great feast every Christ
mas Day since you left homc--;ust the sam"
rs she mas done to-niGht--ind she has asked
those TO ii who what the world would
call failures. ] suppose" Why. she has
sought cut her guests herself going down
INTO the dcpt.s to find them, and been
m"th:: !" them in her tender way--and she
gives them Of her best But it's all for your
sake. Master Iaul-ju5t for your sake; for
sh" wants To feel that in entertaining these
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In
relation TO Christmas such a tree. Santa
Claus etc. The pictures are displayed at
inc cid or Il certain time. and the players
must guess what the pictures represent. The
one guessing the greatest number is awarded
prize.
Another pa per-and- pencil game Is See How
Many Words Can BE Formed by Twisting the
letters of the Word "Chriytmas.'' Or another
contest is to provide Il large sheet of paper
and charcoal and allow each player to draw
santa Claus with eyes blindfoldcd.
An exciting game for Christmas is the
old. old game of Snap Dragon. Raisius or
nuts arr, placed III Il shallow dish flied with
water On the water is poured little
alcohol or spirits of canphor The alcohol
is then lighted and all have turn at snap
ping the dragon"
\ merry scramble j. To give each pair OF
partners thread with 81 needle on each
end, with which they are To string; popcorn
as quickly as possible. At given signal
All cease threading. and the pair whose
string is The longest is entitled TO a prize
Some good contests are TO sec who can
say III ~ longest without taking a
breath who can hop across the in
tie quickest time one foot; who can
stand on one foot small block ana keep
Ills halanc" the longest; who can put the
most craubrrri"s in ii bottle with"u; spilling
an!.
Here some moro trees besides the
Inevitable Christmas tree. See who can
guess the greatest number or the following
Questions each on" commencing "ith Tire:
The tree that figures greatly between ma
tions-T!caty.
Tn" tree tina, Is liquid swes, meat
ircac'c
The tree mat has special medical care
treatment
me tree that "" all ihc-T'ea;.
The tree that is falsc-Treason
Thc tree that has ciov.r-shu ped leaves
iFc.oH
me tree that carries the old name OF isos-
ION MASS fremont
inc fec mat - literary Httcnlnt---
'rc"'iSe'
STAR contest - l'strinutt st"r-s!,aped cards
an" SC" wa" l. IN" nest astronomer in 'he
part:
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Popcorn l'utiCr.

Cupfu!S sugar.
tahleSpoonsful butter
! cupful popcorn
T. cwDfui peanuts
1 cupful milk.
y, tcnspoonful salt
= TABLESPOONFUL almond extract
Boil tho sugar. milk, butter ana >aIt 10
the soft bali stage Flavor with tie almond
extract Stir in the popcorn and nuts that
have been run through fcod chopper or
chopped tine. Stir un;i! creamy aud when
cooi cut into SQUARES
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automatic typewriter acropianc. iirelcss
cookers parcel post. skyscrap,rS. electric
heating. electric lighting, wireless tclepi, -n-
ing. picture post cards pure food movement.
rotary printing. dyes from coal tars scisnc-
graph color pho, 1c:'aphy. wireless tc!"vra-
phS. ielc.raihonc. n"sothoriun, gasoline
driven farm MACHINERY
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Christmas Goodies
Fruit and Nat Loaf.

- OFTEN one pouni OF fondant. and work in
- one fourth pound !igt. onc~ fourth cupfui
raiSinS. one fourth cup caaded cherries.
onr Slice OF candiod pin.tpplc-ail rut iU
small pieccS-aud e-h:;,t cupful chopped
nuts I'lncc in oDionG pan. When cold and
firm. cut in small pieces
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Oid-I'nsIii0ncL ranr.

Fl cunful sugar
~. cupflIl butter
] 3 cupful brown sugar
cupful molasscs
\. rupfI! milk
tablespoon vanilla.
Pinch OF salt.
l tcaspoonfui vinegar
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II 'Hl gracious Lord. forbid the sword
MI And duh each cleaning blade;
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
THE TIMES DAILY GAZINE PAGI
War FeUer
New Mdlddv
In Trenches
BY DIR. L.. X. HIRSHBERG.

w = HEN the nations of Europe
\n/ fell out and began to make
W. faces at each other and mar
with powder and steel one
another's beauty, there was con nc
ton that the only diseases that might
lay more men on their backs than bull
let's were typhoid, typhus, paratyphoid.
lockJaw. dysentery, cholera, tuberCu-
losis, tonsilitis and other infections.
However, a mysterious fever is now
stalking over battlefields and its secret
and hidden tentacles have gripped the
soldiers in the trenches.
Insects that carry the germs of ty-
phoid. malaria and typhus fever are in
nocent OF causing Intermittent fever
of obscure origin.% as eminent physi-
cans OF the. Royal Mediean Corps of
England call it. Seventy-tlve per cent
of the victims Of this strange fever suf-
fer sharp attacks, accompanied by shjv-
ering, dizziness and headaches. Pains
In the legs and backaches are nearly al
ways present There are no green ap-
pie" pains in the abdomen. Nausea
and vomiting are also conspicuous By
their absence.
collapses to normal. This jumping
Jack effect takes place several times
before convalescence is established.
This newest of war scourges was
first mistaken for colds" la grippe,
and similar troubles. because of head
aches, backaches and leg aches that
accompany it. Luckily, however. the
disease is unaccompanied by the dan I
gerous complications of influenza and
analogous contagious. The heart,
lungs, kidneys and other structures
despite the fact that this new fever
may last three weeks, usually escape
unha rmed. There is no skin rash or
other conspicuous sign to serve as an
indication of it's presence 1t can
nevertheless. be distinguished after
the first few days by the very fact
that there is no rash of dengue fever
enlarged spleen of typhoid, sore
throat OF tonsilitis and joint fever, or
running nose and cough of the grip.
Victims of this strange fever are
given a liberal diet, gentle massage
and quinine in small doses to relieve
the pain. which treatment, so far has
been very successful.
Copyright, 1916. by Newspaper Fea-
ture ServiCe.)
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Fashions Are Adorable.

ooihOhS are hUuTdDIP.
however. whether it be from the
fact OF the full skirts or the silly
little sleeves with their PROVOKING
habits, or tn" appealing little
Shawis' one can't say; one thing Is
certain and admitted most general
iy: the fashions are adora bic, fem
inine, lucious.
Those adjectivcs are not original
put are stolen outright from the
conversations of exactly fifty women.
no more and no less. who stoned in
'front.' of window of an F. street
estebilshment to feast their ewes
upon one ravishing costume of
quaker gray.
f1ItN women-at the rate of per-
haps five women a minute for ten
minutes paid tribute to that little
gray home breaker. and reused in
the mind of the writer the thoushts
OF coal, medicinal and social obu-
cations with which this treatise was
begun,
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

comfortable state of affairs at best.
Not to mention the sacrifice To the
dignity which will be demanded by
the balaEce ot tn" costume.
A woman whom nature has seen
mt in her infinite wisdom 20 proviGc
with Il monumental head win h" in
her element. Contrawise. tho unfor-
tInate creature whose head is AL
behind instead Of being above ncr
ears. will have sorry time clamp
ing down the front pc.tiun of ner
chapeau.
cellars continue lev in tho front.
bnt as the skinned mp back hair
VIII allow for display Of nrcl: at
the back. Y hich is more generous
than BEAUTIFUL. collars have beer
made high at the rear and Very
low or nothing at all directly under
The chin, Ike Ben IIurE chariot
Tancta Is the faNorite mat, rial
Tor spring wear. although a wine Nv,
which on first ciars.e seemed t, he a
display Of wall paper. turned out to
b" dinIty, lawr. and linen. Powered
and bordered within an inch of its
life
- w 'udN wear Ine skirts
going TO be bad enough with .thai.
bouffancy. and ruffes. and raany's
the poor man who is going t. be
overwhelmed ir the street cars and
be forced into sitting aghast. framed
IN the LrotruGinC I.ettiCoatS oc the
women on either side of him
But the evening dresses
They are mid-"ictorian with a
vengeance. Ruff'es and caught. uT
places on the skirts are most fire.
Gnent. and that d"liehtfl'I corc4it
known as ptnEinG. is responsible for
more trimming than even the but
tens
Fashion of Today.
Comment upon the styles. however.
may be endless, since they are for
ever changing and vanishing, One
Is apt to wonder sometimes when
they are really stable. The effort
to he in style is comparable to moth
ing better than the custom Of hav-
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Sport suit of white flannel " ith
double cape of Irish green flan-
mel. Loose, long coat with mar
row belt and flaring skirt.

gown. the past tense was used, more
out OF force of habit than anything
else. The creature Is still there in
the window, fascinating, sphinX-like,
demure.
The women. however, once the
soul was satisfied with a close ex-
animation. did not stop at this shrine
alone. Other windows, baited with
hats. dragged them on. through the
dampness of yesterday afternoon.
Feet but lately recovered from the
forced march Of many thousands
of miles at Christmas time were
showed uncomplainingly up and
down. from Fourteenth street to
ninth and back again.
Women with what is familiarly
known in family circles as peanut.
or very small, heads will have no
trouble this year. The hats are to
have small crowns, and are to sit
on the tops OF the head. No longer
will the small-headed women fume
under a hat which covers her ears
and all but blinds her.
This is most important item.
The attention OF the men who read
this article is respectfully directed
toward it, Hat pins will come into
vogue again, and, although they will
be shorter than the merry widow
hat pins which endangered the eyes
of the public several years ago, they
will still be hat pins, uncomfortable
in crowded street cars, and costing
money.
An interesting dilemma is present
ed in this instance.
If the hair is to be worn low at
all. how will the hats be anchored
on? Manifestly. the hair must be
worn high. whether the large pro-
tuberance of head at the back be
prominent or not.
From perusal Of the fashion
books one may assume that all hair
is to be worn at the back-top of
the head. at a sort of forty-five de-
gree angle. This forms an apchor-
age for the hat. it is true. but does
not eliminate the problem entirely.
Free To Flap.
yhe front OF the hat. unless II
comes down over the forehead snug
and tight, will be left free to ZAP
up and down in the wind, an uii-
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

ing jam as explained in Alice by
the White Queen.
Her custom was to have jam every
other day. When Alice made in
Quiries it developed that there was
always jam yesterday and jam to-
morrow (that is, jam every other
day.. but never jam today.
We have last years fashions, and
tomorrow's fashions, hut who can
put a finger upon the fashion of to-
day? Like time, 1t is past s soon
as II has come, and the beCkoning
style of tomorrow makes IL yester-
days models before the bills are
paid.
Which takes us back where we
started from, and TO the discussion
of the Christmas bills. the coal bill.
the Doctors bill, and that prophetic
little gray Lorelie in the window on
+ street. which will come out victo-
rious, perhaps. just because of its
very pot-of-gold-at-the- of-the-
rainbow propensities.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Alkali Makes Soap
Bad For Washing Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just ptaln
mulsihed cocoanut oil. Tor this is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap. and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store.
and few ounces will last the whole
family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about tesspoonrul Is
all that is required, 1t makes an
abundance of rich, creamy latner,
cleanses thoroughly. and rinses oul
easily. The hair dries quickly ana
evenly, and is soft, fresh looking,
bright tiunJ. wavy, and easy to han
die. Besides. it loOsens and takes OUT
every particle of dust, dirt. and dand-
run.--AdVt.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

homely, but. We hope. enlightening,
SMILES. After all, fashion articles
should be written for men and not
for women.
1t is the task OF the writer to an
nounce that the skirts are wonder
fuily and tearfully full-boufranJ.
the clerks call the amazing pro-
pensitY OF the lower garments 40
stand out like "quiIIs upon the fret
ful,' etc. etc: that the waists are
high and tight-tittInG and ornament
ed with little shawl effects which
come down over the shoulders ana
remind one of the costumes OF Elsie
Dlnsmore' day; that sleeves are
TOT the most part tight at the top,
so as to prevent one from hitting at
things hastily, but provokingly wide
and bell shaped at the bottom. so Is
to catch everything from doorknobs
to soup; and that the hats are tall,
small. compact affairs that necessi-
tate the hair being worn drawn
tight at the back, la skinned rab-
bit
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Spring Duds
BloomGdyly
InNe7U York
Slush in the Street Has No
Effect on First Showings
of Spring Modes.
!" BY MARGARET MASON.

Is very low with grippe.
: The cashier has bronchitis.
: The buyer has a nip
2'Ofy plain old influence while
The salessirl has, the pip:
The models mighty busy with
A verv active nose ..'.
And vet the windows full OF hats
of straw. and sprngtime clothes.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21.--Tou stand with
your feet in the slush and snow and
gaze at the flowery array of straw bon
nets and cotton frocks in the gayly
trimmed shop windows. You almost
smell the violets and the budding leaves,
and between sneezes you murmur
hoarsely; Spring is almost here
But alas, spring is far distant. and
the misleading shop windows only show
the spirit of preparedness on the part Of
the shopkeepers. 1t Is true that you
glimpse straw hat occasionally on an
early head. but one straw doesn't make
a springtime any more than one swal-
low makes ii urInk.
Inc recent motor show called out
many spring modes. One stunning model
was done as to bouy, IN smart serge
suit of castor hue. A distinctly new top
OF absinthe green bamboo straw graced
neT neau Ill the form a ClOCne tuFpdn
appetizingly encircled witn one apple.
one lemon, one orange. and bunch of
pearl grapes.
Castor, by the way, is the newest color
for spring. 1t vies with the suits of
white serge for Southern wear and tops
the new spring boots in chic rivalry
with white. pink and blue in combina-
tion is another favored spring color
scheme that has crept from under the
surface popularity as lingerie tints. to
surface wear in frocks and hats.
Lovely muslins and cotton materials
for one piece frock are barred in pink
Or blue and sprigged in either forget
me-nots or rosebuds, distra ctlngly.
tuck 'em and rufflc em and smock
'em, too, and the result will be duck
Of a dress. as quaint as an old-fashion-
ed picture, For we are still to be old
ia shioned this spring to be new fash
toned, and the new spring silks as well
as the cottons are quantity colored and
patterned in md-Victorian manner
The spring hats continue to climb sky
ward even as their winter kin. and high
crowns and lofty arrangements Of
wings, bows and flowers distinguish
them 4
Taffeta is close rival of straw as a
het material, and quaint little bonnet
shaped or c}oche hats Of taffeta are
Trimmed in old d-fas shioned ruffles of the
same.rgfaffeta hats faced in straw and
straw hats faced in taffeta add variety:
and two-colored straws woven in check
design in plain sailors of snug turban
shapes are beginning a checkered career
In these bleak months OF wind and snow
on which not even a checked straw hat
can 3put a check.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

w = HEN the nations of Europe
M fell out and began to make
w. faces at each other and mar
,,,iiI n,dn
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

Advance Styles Are Upon Us-So Much More Enticng
and Ravshing Than Ever Before That Bills Are
Forgotten In Moment, and In Breahless Ador-
alton of Mid-Vctorian Flounces and Ruffles, Tired
Feet Walk Many Miles Up and Down In Front of
the Show Cases-How Fifty Women Paid Tribute
to One Gown, Inside of Ten Minutes.