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worn at Palm Beach and other
Southern resorts show that the gowns
and hats OF summer will be quite as
attractive as those we are now wear
ing. and not very different.
Report says that owing to the war
linenS, linoleums and carpets will
shortly show great increase In price.
so that the wise housekeeper will sup
ply herself with these articles at once.
And now the debutante feels her
self an old and experienced woman
Of the world. but she clings to the
white and silver frocks of the ingenue
Just tho same. for she knows how
becoming they are.
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For 1t Is edicted That
WarmWeather StylesWill
Not Differ Greatly
From Last Year s.

as indeed have most Of the attractive
frocks for children.
These little gowns may be made Of
serge for early spring wear. or Of
cotton poplin, cotton gabardine,
pique or linen for summer.
Tho remnant counters will supply
at this time many pretty pieces Of
goods for dresses for the youngsters,
and supply them ut greatly reduced
prices.
The woman who makes her own
lingerie, If there are any Of her left.
usually does so In January when
pieces Of batiste and nainsook may be
had at sales of white goods, and when
lace and embroidery are as cheap as
they ever are. Begun thus early
there Is leisure for handwork. for
shocking. for embroidery, for the
many little touches which take time
but not money.
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meantime. mako yourself comfort
able"
Mr.. Twombly assured her that he
would and turned his attention to the
blazing fire. not forgetting, however,
to rise as she left the room.
In less than five minutes, she re-
turned. But-though Mr.. Twombly
was bissfully ignorant Of the fact
much had been accomplished in that
short interval.
WELL" said the assessor, I'D bet
ter be looking around and getting on
my way. I'll just go over tho out
buildings first, ma'am, and then, II
you don't mind, I'll come in and get
warm a moment or two before !
leave"
"Certainly-certainl agreed Mrs
Townbred, almost with enthusiasm.
But why not have a little lunch first
Virgo is Just putting 1t on the
table? Really, we always keep open
house here-and we wouldn't think
of letting anyone leave at meal-time. ~
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LITTLE FABLES OF THE
BUSINESS WORLD

about Three Days OF Strong-arm
treatment to Bring him Back. But
poor fellow-he had got the Taste
again and it was All OFF.
Then the Thing that had been
Gnawing at him all along Came Out.
Loose-lipped, he stated frankly that
he was such a Genius that the world
ought to Put Up with his Fighting
the Booze. That was his Mental At
titude. Or, perhaps, it was only hi.
Alibi-thought up to Lull what waa
left OF a Conscience he Once had.
Though he was Good Reporter
and Good Writer. he was far from
being a Genius. But he'd Developed
that Kiuk in his Nut-and that was
All there was to 1t. This. remember,
is Fact not Fiction.
The next afternoon, when Oppor-
tunity presented itself, he displayed
remarkable Genius in making his
Getaway. He Fancied pair Of
Trousers belonging to Our Hero-but
for some strange. reason Genius per-
haps) he looked with Indifference
upon the Coat and Vest.
He did Cop another vest, Fancy
one, however. which had cost some
Fifteen Plunks.
And O. HIS pet Walking Stick sug-
gested itself as a Real Help when
his feet would begin to Play Tag with
each other.
As last fond Farewell. he stole
a Story Our Hero had partly written,
sold 1t to Another Paper and, with
the proceeds Beat 1t out Of Town in
Glorious State.
He didn't leave so much as Note
of Thanks.
Moral: In other lines, as we'll as
In the Newspaper World, 1t always
turns out That Way-unless you get
hold OF an Exception; an ther amt
no sech animule!
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Is the Robe de mutt Extinct ?

Gertrude Maycroft,' and with that up
she jumped and ran across to table
and fell on the neck of ono of the
smoking girls. one too. who had on
n gown which consisted, so far as /
could see for she was sitting down,
of a wisp of tulle over each shoulder.
1--WE must take her away. Willis
1 said. But to my surprise Willis did
not seem anxious TO go and so we
stayed until tho bitter end. And the
incest girls in town. II that Is what
the creatures were, would get up and
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Madge, she did not rejoin us until
midnight when we were preparing to
leave. and she said she had a lovely
time. And tho next day she went
homo. But what, l ask you. Is the
world coming TOT"
"Oh nothing hideous, I suppose"
answered the plump lady's friend in
a sibilant whisper for the play was
on. Yours is the question each gen.
Grafton asks about the incoming one.
remember the fuss that was made
when 1 began to ride astride and yet
am quite decent member of So
ciety."
Tho plump lady shook her head
soberly. 'At least you never wore
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~HE other day, about twenty
II minutes before luncheon,
somewhat shabby man-but
~ shabby in that way peculiar
unto the country and quite different
from the city variety-turned in at
the Townbred's gate driving a sorry
looking horse hitched to a rattle-trap
buggy.
From the living-room window, Mrs.
Townbred saw him. Now I wonder
who that can be-" she thought. per
haps he has pigs for sale; or maybe
he wants to build us an ice-house. !
get so sick and tired of being pleasant
to every Tom, Dick and Harry who
calls just because they are country
people-well, he is certainly making
himself at home"
Without 50 much as a by-your-leaVe
the visitor had driven to the back of
the house and hitched his nag to Il
tree; incidentally, it should be added,
In such a way as to leave the vehicle
sQuarely between the two trees to
which Virgie was about to afliX q
Tine" for the clothes she had just
washed.
Then, unbuttoning his great coat
as he walked. he made his leisurely
way TO the front door. Hidden her
self by the white curtains yet able to
see out clearly, Mrs. Townbred
watched him as he came up on the
porch and walked to the door.
Tall, well-built, rudy of face and
clear of eye, there was something
about the man which bespoke author
ity despite his rough clothes and his
unpublished shoes. But as to who he
was or the nature Of his bushes.
Mrs. Townbred hadn't the faintest
idea. Yet something told her to be
on her guard.
She herself answered his knock or
the door.
Good morning, ma am, ] am Mr.
Twombley," he said and made M
further explanation except to ado
May I sit down for a moment wher,
it's warm? I've had a long drive anc
the winds mighty keen"
Certainly. Come right in" sh'
replied. "Take that arm chair nea
the fire." Then she waited for him t.
settle himself comfortably and explain
his call.
But, apparently, Mr.. Twombly wa
in no hurry TO do so. He threw bacl
his coat and extended his hand
toward the blazing logs, rubbing then
while In patient relief. might
nice place you all have here" h
vouc1fsafed presently.
eyes, we think So" was Mrs
Townbred's noncommittal reply.
"You seem to have made a goo,
many improvements since I saw
Il ~ remarked Mr. TWOmblV Ouit
afably.
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JSEKEEPER
SANS q

sometimes plmento. A mould Is
then CREASED and lined with boiled
rice and the meat, with enough gravy
or water added to keep it moist. Is
placed in the center Of the mould.
The whole is steamed for forty-five
minutes when it is turned out upon
a platter, covered with can of to-
mato soup that has been turned into
a saucepan and made smoking hot.
and garnished with stuffed olives.
What is known as cottage pie Is
made in much the same way except
that mashed potatoes instead of rice
are used to line the dish and also for
a thin cover over the meat. The
whole is then set in the oven until
hot, when it Is served.
THAT everything depends in made
over dishes upon tho seasoning and
that well-seasoned dish, even of
those parts Of the beef Of which the
animal was least proud when 1t was
alive, is eaten with relish by the most
fastidious.
THAT cheese dishes are very nice
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- HE two women edged their way
into seats at the matinee, re-
moved their hats and coats,
- felt surreptitiously OF their Golf
fures, and then resumed q converse
ton which had evidently been begun
outside.
IT do not know what we are COM
ing to-" said the plump lady. some
times I can just imagine my grand
mother revolving in her grave with
horror. Take my own sister Madge
for instance. ! have not seen much
of Madge since I was married and she
left college and so ] looked forward
to her visit Mt Christmas with the
greatest pleasure She came, she
kissed me perfunctorily, ate her dim
ner, and saying that she was tired
she went to her room for the night.
At nine I raped at her door ostcn-
sibly to give her glass of warm milk
in order that she might sleep well but
really to have long and intimate
chat with her.
"'Come in,' she cried. I went in
and--well. my dear. hesitate to tell
you what 1 saw"
What was it," asked her friend
eagerly.
ut was Madge--in pink pajamas-
smoking cigarette replied the
plump lady solemnly. There she sat,
brazenly, with herself on ono chair
and her feet on another, and she never
even took her feet down when I
came In.
'Madge,' 1 stammered. those gar
ments'
Garments she answered with an
air of the greatest Innocence. Gar
ments? oh, you mean my pajamas.
Well what about them? Does any
one wear nightgcwns any moro?'
II do not believe many young
women do" interrupted the friend.
Il was reading a story in Tho At
lantic the other day by a nurse and
she described how she and some com
panions sat in their rajamas, putting
away al cigarettes and watched the
shelling Of Dunkirk."
We'll perhaps frilly nightgowns
would be out of place in a town that
was being bombarded," her compan-
ion conceded, priding herself it was
clear on her open mind, but wha,
excuse had Madge safely ensconced al
Lonesomehurst where not even q
burglar intrudes. for putting on those
masculine clothes? However, to re.
turn to that misguided sister of mine
you know Willis and l have beer
very quiet since we were married
We have mostly stayed at home ant
played auction with the neiGhbors
but Madge pulled us out of our rut
She made us take her into town t.
the theatre and after the play TO on
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dance shoulder TO shoulder with per-
sons from the slums. But it was the
incest girls who were smoking, and
it was they who were so frightfully
undressed. The persons from the
slums were covered to their chins
while had never before seen so lit
tie tulle expected to do so much as
in the gowns OF those aristocratic
young women. 1t Is not too much to
say that I was shocked. AS for
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all but space which had been
cleared for dancing, and at the tables
nearest me there sat a host Of young
women all smoking cigarettes.
willis said !, clutching my hus-
band, Willis l am sure this Is no
proper place for us. Lets so home
"'Nonsense,' answered Madge,
these are probably the incest girls
you have in your bally old town.
Everyone smokes now. Why there is
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Just looks like you had because 20,
Keep 1t heater than the people whe
lived here before did.
And l guess I'd be safe In no
estimating your household belonging.
at more than the average. OF course
l don't know what you've got in the
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There Are Women Who
Seem To Think So But
These Are Not the Plump
and Sober Ones.

smartest hotel to supper. Well" she
paused impressively.
do go on" pleaded her friend,
nudging her. 1.-THE curtain is about to
go up"
MY dear the place was crowded,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13
JNITIALED NIGHTGOWN.

~ OR about a dollar one may buy
pretty, fine batiste nightgown,
y scalloped at edge of neck and
sleeve and embroidered with an initial
set in medallion wreath. The en-
brodiery is machine work Of course but
the nightgown is dainty and desirable
for all that-at the moderate price.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13

>UAT the economical housewife
is forever seeking some way TO
make tho roast of yesterday
~ presentable dish for today's din
ner. The American woman has
prejudice against cold meat as a piece
de resistance for the big meal of the
day. 1t Is all right for luncheon and
expected, but for dinner the central
dish must be something hot In one
household a second day dish Of either
lamb or beef is prepared as follows:
The meat is put through a chopper
and is highly seasoned with celery
salt, and paprika as we'll as with or
binary salt and pepper. Sometimes a
few mushrooms are chopped with 1t,
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metallic substances are exceedingly
smart for evening wear and the girl
with skillful fingers makes hers at
home Of gold or silver lace over
frame covered FIRST with black tulle'
Feather fans are much used again
and one composed of Ave pink ostrich
feathers with curling tips set on
tortoise shell handle Is particularly
handsome.
Clothes now on exhibition to be
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13
A Grateful Pup!

- HERE was once certain
Young Man who played the
Good Samaritan and Got 1t in
~ the Neck Also he Lost q Vest,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13

0HE skating fad has greatly In
creased the demand for lini-
ment and other healing lotions.
Hats of gold. silver and other
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13

~H1I two women edged their way
II into seats at the matinee, re-
moved their hats and coats,
- felt surreptitiouslY of their Golf
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Putting 1t Over

\ HE other day, about twenty
minutes before luncheon,
somewhat shabby man-but
> shabby in that way peculiar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22
Casualty lists of the six great pow
Butchers Bill, 10, 100000.

| NV estimate for the gross casualties
of the six great powers at war is there
fore 100000, and I believe that the
loss of the allies is probably not less
than 10000 In excess Of that Of the
central powers To this total must be
added the losses of the smaller nations
at war. Rumania, Belgium and Serbia
on the allied side, Turkey and Bulgaria
on the side Of the central powers. The
Portuguese losses in the African cam
paien have been too insignificant to
mention All told these losses probably
exceed sol, 900 and are well below the
milton mark. Thus the total butchers
bill must amount to something over
Is, 800 900. We may say roughly that
the killed, wounded and captured, to-
gether with the permanently disabled
nrobably amount to something over
half the number of Inhabitants of Italy
in 1914.
Going back to the case of Germany.
we saw that the official German figures
ter "a per cent? of the German cas-
ualtfes were deaths. Therefore we
NAV say that of the 1s,500.000 casualties
suffered by the nations ms at aeo war at least
deaths. and this is equal the total pop
uiation Of the country Of Serbia in
1e14 In a word, the war that broke
out over serbia has already killed a
population Of tho little Balkan state.
81, Discussion Of the Losses.
Turning back to the table which ap-
pears above, It remains to explain the
various numbers. The French and Ger
man have been discussed. AS to the
Russian, I have accepted the German
figure. practically-that is, the Ger
mans have recently announced the
total Russian loss to be 100000. This
is probably excessive, as Is the figure
Of 5.750. 900 which I have adopted. but
there is lacking any other satisfactory
estimate of any sort.
AZ to Austria, we know that she
has lost not less than I. 100000 In pris-
onera alone, while her battlefield
losses. have been greater than. those OF
France. because, with q population
more than IL, o0o, 600 In excess of that
Of France, she has been able to put
larger numbers in the field. and her
necessities have compelled her to do
this. Many months ago Austrian cas-
iIaifies were estimated at 100000. /
think this figure is now too small just
a. 4 consider the Russian to be large,
but, again, 1t must stand rs the best
conservative calculattun available. AsI
to the !. British and Italian estimatess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22
THE SEARCHLIGHT
Coin in Slot Camera.

The newest coin in the slot machine
is a camera which takes your picture
and finishes it in postcard style while
you wait. You stand in front of the
machine facing the camera and slip q
quarter into the slot. The same
mechanism that registers the money
releases the Aim which takes your pic
ture. An ingenious contrivance of Hight
and chemicals makes the print upon
1t takes to write it three photographs
drop out through a slide near the bot
tom of the machine. These photos are
as clear and distinct as the average
snanshots made at pleasure resorts. md
the mechanical camera saves the ex-
pense Of an operator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22


other nations: It ie declared that for
mer Premier Venizelos. who heads this
new soyernmsnt. has assembled an
army OF eo'o0o creeks. VINO Will be
den;L,nS , .ne 6uiearians on the MACE &c.
uonlan non. as quickly a. tney are
t tnoaouE ia,,s t S ana equipped. Inns
aorce Snoulo % OF material aio 10 zen.
oeiie "F"ies'
-.
From the standpoint Of physical
losses to both rroun. of helliperent
armies TN
Great Losses Certain conflict now
raging along
in Battles in East. ~
the II
battle front from the Pinsk marshes
to Rumania possibly will set a new
,.,,-a 4, -. n,.,.n+ wv. NJ ,,,..
~ ."e present wal Noe sin'e
and opposing Russian armies been
r.a =. 49,.
0 o"a
with sucn rapluley ana intensity as
contest has two ohiectives for The Rus.
80. " a.
siahs-ho'ei ana LemDers-Whlle the
Germans have the dual plan of not only
retaking Lutsk from the Russians, but
also severing them from their Ru-
manian allies. where large Teutonic
forces have been assembled in lower
Rukowina
Gen. Brussiloff has directed many tre-
mendous attacks all along the front.
the chief of these being west of IMtsk
and near Korynitza. which lies south
east of Vladimir yolynsk one Of the
keys to Kovel. His armies which have
set about to effect the capti,re Of Lem
berg also have been active and have
bToEght Tho German linz ~ cnr,rM,;
atoms west of the innction ~ ~.
Narayuvka-GnfIa lima rivers nrder
their Are tremenda,, h.t,I. uaaad
for several davs fnr tba hr,dsahaa -
Halle one ~ tba stratesjcai 1870 ~
The Tern Ir ~ , ,m ales Ely poln.s ,t IN
si;vht Ru.s5.n as;rs nv w. s n.i, WIZ. ~
StsnisIau snntber mart nfths fsnhap 20
Ura tha car,nan Sa,;rn-sd
tacI, h,,+ n,are ra,,,,.aS aGt
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cause OF tho linfreuusney OF Teusonic
successes in this battle arena in recent
months. l..-.sg -@5e 80 1.s
Gen. Foch seems bent upon driving .
salient to, the south of Peronne, and q
mile Of German trenches has been
captured between Balloy-em-Santefre
and Chaulnes, while another mile OF
a nas been M..anst fse
French now hold the entire vii
lage OF Sally -Saillisel. on tho Peronne-
Bapaume road. to which the GermanS
attached much Importance. Tho Frenon
also have taken the wood between
Henemont and Ablaincourt.
The British have been occupied
chiefly in and around the Stun and
Schwaben redoubts. the latter position
having been gained after tremendous
fighting. The Germans have launched
many counter attacks in this region,
but these have failed to wrest any
ground from the British. who also
have made a gain to the north OF tho
River Ancre. west OF Serre. The Ger
man assaults have been moro success
full on the road between Eaucourt Fab
baye and LIE BarQue, where trenches
have been retaken from the forces OF
Gen. Haig.
with fury all along the front. for it Is
the announced purpose Of allied com
manders to keep up constant pressure,
as 1t is believed that this steady driv-
fng against Teutonic positions event.
ua1ly will bring a wider line. thereby
Increasing the chance of break
through or at least force q Alderman
retirement.
The conflict on the Austro- italian
front recently has conferred chiefly
about Mount Pa
Fierce Fighting on suoio' In tho rrsn rem
Mount Pasubio. Vienna and Rome
claim to have gained the ascendancy.
The tide of battle has fiuctuated first
to ono side and then the other, the
Italians. apparently after hard hand
to-hand fighting. having finally gained
the important sections Of this noun
famous position. Again the Italian
drive on the Trieste seems to have
halted. italians claim progress in tho
direction of Mount Huite
In Armenia and Egypt there have
been several sharp actions between
tho Russians and the British on the
one hand and Turks on the other. Rus
SLAMS claim continued progress west
ward from Trebizond and Erzerunn.
while the British claim to have routed
the Turks from a strongly fortified
position at Mohhara, which lies sixty
Ave miles east Of the Suez canal.
The allied armies operating in Ger
man East Africa have drawn a slowly
net about the Teutons, who
are declared to hold but q limited area
In the southeastern section of the
province.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

Ninety per cent of the worlds sup
ply Of cloves comes from. the Zanziba r
Archipelago. but much Of the crop ia
lost through inefficient harvesting
methods
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due to the immobility Of allied
arniea and cartain laclr Of daAnifa.

largely due to the immobility Of allied
armies and a certain lack of definite
ness to their plans. The day Of doubt
and haphazard operation seems to
have passed completely. and the world
may expect the movement of armies
at will during all future operations.
no matter on what front. last week
the King of Rumania, fearful lest his
country was to be completely overrun,
sent out an urgent appeal for allied as
alone caused the allies to awaken to
Rumania's danger. Of course, Is not
known. but close upon the heels of this
plea came the announcement that Rus
slams had moved into Rumania on a
large scale. Hardly had this move been
made than the tide Of battle turned.
Simultaneous with the Russian move
ment the allies began to direct tre-
mendous attacks on the Macedonian
front, these being designed to force the
withdrawal of Bulgarians from the
Dobrudja front and the consequent re-
alignment of forces operating against
Rumania- That this move succeeded in
a measure is indicated by the fact that
the Serbians announced they were
being opposed by new Bulgarian REIN
forcements which. SO far as known, had
not been previously engaged on the
Macedonian front. Just to make sure
permitted to dispatch large forces to
the Balkans the French and British di-
rected tremendous blows against the
Germans. and the belief is voiced
among allied commanders on the west
ern front that their efforts accom-
plished the desired purpose. II the ac-
tivities Of the Russians actually oper-
ating against the common enemy in
Rumania were not enough. Gen. Brus-
siloff renewed his efforts in Galicia
and Voihynia. while the Italians
showed no signs of lessening their Of
fensive efforts both in the Trentino re-
gions and in the direction of Trieste.
Whether or not all OF these activities
had the sole purpose Of frustrating
enemy aspirations in the Balkans of
course, is not known. but it is safe to
presume as much. for German Often
sfves in recent months have been the
signals for renewed allied pressure on
all fronts.