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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30

Brussels do. and 30 require more care. but
they are more pleasing to the eye, In
regard to their selling. more people buy
Wiltons than any other kind Of domestic
rugs. A,Ts
Z Tapestry brussels is aicleyeri cheap lml-
tation OF body Brussels; the printing that
forms the pattern Is done before weaving,
Chenille rugs are having 4 tremendous
run. Chenille Administers are now made
in pleasing and appropriate designs
They are on the market in abundance In
solid colorsi and ,twoltoned effects. and
at little additional price over the regular
shop terms they can be made to order
many desired pattern. There Is no bet
ter domestic rug than the chenille Ak
minister. - - 1919 ~
IN the Illustration a chenille Axminster
has been made to order conforming In
shape to the form of the floor. It is of old
gold with q self-colored deeper border.
The walls OF the room are OF dull Jade
green. The lamp shade Is OF cloth of gold
on an ebony standard. Touches Of black.
deep red. mulberry. and blue are found in
the wall border. The furniture Is lac
auered. while q vase enameled in real
coral color gives a fearless bid for praise
from the cabinet top.
Chenille Administers are made without
seams. They are to be had in almost any
solid or two toned color. and in several
thicknesses that influence the price. They
range from three-eighths of an inch thick
to seven-eighths Of an inch and can be
made in any.size. with straight or curved
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edges. permitting perfect harmony be-
tween all parts OF their environment. =
While the Wilton rugs are woven In
breadths and sewn together the Jennings
are hardly visible. For general use the
Wilton deserves It's popularity. It comes
In an unlimited variety OF patterns and
prices to meet an unlimited variety Of
taste and means. The domestic French
Wiltons are delicate in tone and fne in
weave.
II the number Of sales means the stamp
OF approval, oriental patterns in Amer
lean French Wiltons are undeniabiy sue
cessful.
Art squares. though the name is de-
testable. are not as bad as they sound.
Thsy are fiat cloth without pile ana seam
less and double faced. They are made
of wool and n Okla sells at an absurdiy
low figure. They are light in weight and
apt to rumple. but. on the other hand,
they are'easily taken out and beaten.
The fact OF. q rug being the same on
both sides does not. as is often misrepre-
sented. give Il longer life, for The under
part. being ground against the moor.
wears out quite as fast as the face. IT'D
true. however, that spots on one side frer
auentiy may not penetrate to the other.
and a double faced rug. that. In atained.-
even indelibly. may be reversed to adyan-
tage. where 4 single faced rug In the sanas
condition would be hopeless.
smyrnas are also double faced and can
be had ct various prices. but they are
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are good are very. very good. and those
that are bad are well. horrid Isn't q
word for them.
Reversible rag rugs, unaffected and
worthy Of respect. are low priced. They
arc the best Tor children's rooms, and are
good In colonial bedrooms.
Chicago can boast OF q unique departure
that has won recognition in the rug In
dustry. one Of those well balanced nice
ties Of trade where the demand Just equals
the supply and that 10 the rug weaving
department Of Hull house, where now
rags are woven Into rugs. H 4it'a
The most expert weaver in this DEPART
mentis blind girl who chooses her coiors
through the exquisite sense of touch In
her representative fingers. ~ hen the
whole product OF the department IL on dis.
play It Is extraordinary how many time.
this untsual girls work Ia given the pref
erence by Judges who are unbiased. being
unacduainted with the remarkable cir
cumstances. l-H S1e'i43 -
In selecting domestic rugs u thing to bo'
avoided - great number Of coiors. The
cheaper the American rug is, ordinarily.
me more repletes With coiors It becomes. |,
Frtghtful. patterns and fierce color dis.
cords are'toc often the ugly nasi<s Of Inn
perfect weave and material. q,
Regarding choice Of color. a rug. to be-
most effective should have It's prevailing
tints not match the walls but contrast
with them, This can hardly be reiterated
100 often because 70 few mon and WON
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These initials in filet are easily made
and suggest many uses. The Gift Of q
dresser scarf with o. II. a.. inserted
neatly and u pretty crocheted edge add
ed certainly has touch of individuality
coming direct from giver to receiver.
The size Of letter depends upon the
number Of thread used. No.. 80 Is al-
ways good number, neither too coarse
nor too fine for ordinary uses. The small
est possible square for the Letters Is a
SQUARE, 19x10 nleshee, and II 4 best to
begin and finish with u row Of plain
meshes. All the letters shown are made
1pxH. II desired larger, crochet around
the finished letter, adding any finish de.
sired. Afew rowa OF open ineshes show
the letter distinctly. BY following the
Outline Of the letter with q little prac-
tice good initial Is sure 70 follow. Care
ts necessary 70 keep the letter well bal-
anccd with an equal number Of meshes
on each side.
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Sour, Hot,
and Soc ct.

Vinegar. hot, win remove paint marks
from glass.
VINEGAR and granplated sugar. mixed.
viii stop hiccough.
Vinegar. diluted. will keep moat frcsf,
In hot, close weather.
Vinegar rubbed on discolcfed steelwork
insurcs a quick. easy clean,
VINEGAR added 70 the rinaine water
will revive faded red and pink. cotton
fabrics.
Vinegar wilt prevent old potatoes from
becoming black whom boiled, ~ a ten.
spoonful II added TO the water.
Vinegar. Diluted applied to furniture
epolishing. insufes q brilliant polish.
= VINEGAR win make y new gas mantle
last much longer. Soak ave minutes. dry.
and burn Of. (, rs
4. Mustard rubbed ON tho hands win at
once remove all smell 3f fish,
Mustard mixed with soft food for fowls
increases and quiclens the egg supply.
8Mpstard. to obtain the fuilfavcr. should
be mixed with salad oil. and not water.
SUGAR added 70 eyersalted soup. etc.
win remove the saltness. g
Sugar. . lump dropped into milk, win
prevent It's turning sour. &
y Sugar, q couple Of Jumps on the floor Of
the oven. VIII max q pastry brown nicely.
Y sugar = supplied 70 German oidiers on
the marcel. Is IL proahSes he II and energy.
snear q present lafsely I'm bananas.
grapss. etc.. and their food value IL de-
rived ;almsst entirely from that
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The Home Harmonious !.
efSHB preference shown by decorator,
lately for solid colored and two
tone floor coverings has given a

VINE preference shown by decorators
lately for solid colored and two
tone floor coverings has given
wonderful impetus to our industry
OF domestic rug weaving, 50 that
decided Improvement Is noticeable In our
products. In style. texture. color. and
workmanship.
The best domestic rugs are those that
do not attempt intricate design. Rugs
OF some good body color. with border
Deif-oolored in deeper shade. have been
the best selling sort ever since the popu-
1srity OF chiutz and cretonne was assured.
Nothing. Of course. sets OF figured dra-
perdes as well as plain side walls and
rugs When they are kept neutral much
latitude 10 allowed in the choice Of up
holstery fabrics. which may also be
figured.
Good oriental rugs, hand made as they
are, with inimitable skill. are incompara-
bic In beauty; but our plain machine
made rugs are quite as suitable to the
simple surroundings Of the average home,
and certainly more within the scope of
the average pocketbook. Let US accept
them for what they are-good. we'll wear
Ing. practical floor coverings-and let us
not ruin their disnified simplicity by maxi
ing them masquerade as orieptals. Imi-
tation oriental rugs are delusion and
O snare. IsJ'
II % . pretty good idea to acquire a
little understanding Of the various kinds
Of domestic rugs before going to the
shops to select one. Among the rugs
with wool pile are the Axminster body
Brussels. Wilton. Smyrna, velvet. and
tapestry Brussels. and the fiat rugs are
the ingram. rag carpet. hber. nag. grass.
and Terry.
Tho nat rugs are all Of the cheapest
varsity. though some Of them are ip, ex-
cellent taste In their proper places. Some
OF the new max rugs are really admirable
and are surprisingly inexpensive. They
come in various sizes. SO that adjoining
large and small FOOTE'S may have rugs to
match. The gray grounds with streaky
borders In broken Roman stripes are
especially good: = - = ~ y.
1t Is conceded that one large rug makes
. room look smaller than several small
rug.. YET the isFss' shes ere distinctly
10 higher favor.
OF the domestic rugs With pdle. the body
Brussels represents the best. moneys
worth" it-weafs The longest. probably
on account Of the loops being uncut, and
is the easiest to take care Of. II is salts
factory tfJths buyer can content herself
with It's blatantly self-assertiye machine
made air. l-3ILI SGJ '6SE CT ~
Witors are nothing more. nor less than
heavy Brussels with the loops cut. This
cutting Of the loops giyes them a.yelyety
look. They catch the dust more than the
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Sag. zAduaiee.

TT swell to remember that the knowl-
edge. Of the smallest thing u worth
having. 3eIJtI'fi sTHrt ,'fry1
People. whip tell tyspI Ss your good
points are teaching you nothing. new.
But fair and Kind criticism 81 always
worth needing.
When q person tells you q story, never
pass the remark that you have heard 1t
Asways bear In mind that however
dispensable In this world.
Remember that the best conversation
aiists. arc those who have the reputation
Of being good listeners.
Envy 10 an evil. you should, guard
against, for 81 only encourages you to
waste time concerning ycursetf- about
other peoples business when You should
spend Il In minding your own.
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~ 49,. ~. - r ;. |N
! =. W.: You might cover your old fash
Toned wash stand with piece OF chints
orcrctonnc cut to 1T. and have piece OF
glass over this. rtneed not be plate glass.
but ordinary window glass, which ID In.
expensive. and any glazier can cut II to
rneasure. Bind the edges with little
passepartout. Along narrow box painted
With enarael paint and having 4 htted
cushion strapped to III top makes an ac-
csptAble cqfnbipation window seat and
ystoripg box. Either calico, bingham. Of
chambray can be used In children. . rooms
effectively In place Of more expensiye ma
Z teFiai. fseersucker 10 another suitable ma.
fterialy tbs pretty for both caserne at cur.
tains and bedspreads Crochet one or two
rugs made Of new RAGS for the mali boys
room. fs'S
=. M: Oriental rugs certainly 70 well
with solid walnut furniture. particularly
those ins which shades Of gray and blue
/. predominate. sometimes walnut ID oiled
and left unpublished. but decorative panels
Of oystered walnut are usually finished
with finA polish. Why not try Wilton
velvet carpeting In neutral tones IN your
bedroom? Keep to dull blue and old gold
In your color scheme. and you cannot 70
far wrong -. =
I. n. IA warm Italian red strongly
tinsed with tan would be q good Shoice
tor your dInipg room With the light oak.
Have the other rooms OF this hoor done
in grayish tap grass cloth. The dining
rs3m pepsr might be a good quality OF
J. n: Use dull blue for your. dining
room! pdie raauve Tor your bedroom. blue
green for your living room. .white muslin
for your bathroom curtains, and the same
fsr me ;kitchsn. = do. not understand
your question. What kind q curtains
for Window. on back pcrchyfor chiids
Tosm1" rs Il an tnclesed porch For
privacy and neatness youlnligh fuse tin-
ble4ched muslin and have two sets and
change them weekly. e g =; %s''. 3. y
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30
By Anita de Ca,1lpi

Of symmetry and balance may no. be ig-
nored. The rugs should follow the struc-
turai lines of tho rooms. They should
mot bc thrown down haphasard in man
ner familiarly known as '.cat-a cornered."
!. put tho line boundaries Of the rugs should
be In parallel conformity 70 tho lines Of
tho floor. =
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The old barn that a British
bullet pierced.

no other harm and treated the island
cr> with courtesy.
~ one time the old house sheltered
sixteen beautiful unmarried daughters
Of IN" thoate family, 1t seems almost
Needless t. say that their charms soon
established a regular line of boats con-
Meeting the island with the mainland,
and many of the young men Of Essex
Went there Ia woo. II is related that
N first Wootr was SO disconnected
by the array of remarkably beautiful
sjrls that he entered into consultation
with the mother instead of making
a choice himself. She recommended
Mary, the eldest. and there was a we'd
ding not long after.
II happened. though. that OF the
wedding day a violent storm arose.
preventing the b~ridegroom's party
from crossing from the mainland on
acrount OF danger presented by the
drifting ice In the river. The bride,
ready for her wedding, was not the
least disturbed, but seated herself at
her wheel until her twenty knots of
yarn was spun. At noon the storm
''''''' ~ Fny ilShA'iitu, tut
groom arrived and tho marriage took
place. 1t Is said that the bride and
bridegroom drove off the island over
tho bar, which In visible at low tide.
in u two wheel chaise. the first Of
the kind TO leave the island. The
other daughters soon followed. and II
was on the wedding day OF the last
that the father mournfully complained
that "they would he after his wife
next
II was In this house that Rufus
'hoatc was born. on Tuesday, October
|, 1893, which fact was set down by
his father, David Choata In the
family Bible. All through his life
Rufus Choate retained his love for
The island. In 1854, five years before he
died, he visited the old homestead for
tn" last time in company with a party
Of friends, Standing on the shore Of
the island he spoke of his boyhood
days. described how he worked at
carrying marsh hay in flatboats and
referred To the water. the marshes.
the rising and the ebbing tlde, ~ In
huenctng his 70.
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built In 172s.

on the island by his brother and a
slave named Cesar. All the wood used
in the construction of the vessels was
found on tho island, felled and sawed
by hand.
Like many Of the land owners in
hat day Francis Choatc owned slaves,
the first of them, Ned. being purchased
by his father when attending the
General Court. He married and two
Of his children are buried on the ISL
and. tho only one except the Indians,
who had their last resting place
there. His son. William. had charge
Of the school on the island,
Many noted women have been con-
nected with the Choa,c family, Prom
inent among them was Mime. VAR
ney. n Of the earliest s~uffragists.
whose daughter married Thomas
Choate. 1t Ia related Of her that on
account OF an order by the General
Court that the men should desist from
raising the first meeting house she
organized a party of women to ride
to adjoining townships and there pro-
cure men to do the work. Without
the knowledge of their husbands the
women gathered n force Of men to-
gether on the ground and at sunset
the frame OF the meeting house had
been raised, This IL one Of the first
manifestations IN record of the suf-
frage movement in this country.
There were thrilling days on the
island during the war Of 1912. One
morning a British fleet appeared and
a party from II landed on the island,
The owner then was William ChOate,
great-grandfather OF Joseph IL
choate. Mrs. Choate was "A cry brave
woman and refused to leave the island
remaining with the men to face the
enemy. l'ut ns II turned out there
was really no danger, for while tho
invaders fired into the old barn a
bullet which can stlll he seen they did
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I "Perhaps I should not emphasize the
blood tie too strongly because OF the
admixture Of European blood other
than English which has occurred In
the United States, but we when we
consider this we know that the strong
old New England influence has been
powerful enough to have n vital effect
even upon your continental born and
descended citizenship.
"ft seems to me that 1t must serve
as a sub-stratum worth considering
beneath the Scandinavian, the Slav.
the Italian and all the other bloods In
the States. ven the German. which
tends, I understand, to become ! IN the
second generation true American.
II suppose this IL a bold assump-
ton for one who does not know Amer
lea very we'll. but 1t seems fair to as
sumo that even those Of blood at
present inimical to England, have been
Influenced toward human liberty by
your schools and your newspa pers and
do not doubt that the British side
the Allies side-in the present war Is
the side Of human liberty.
There is every possible reason for
peace and cooperation between Great
Britain and the United States and no
reason for enmity. Take the question
Of commerce. Sometimes the COM
mercial rivalries have been the cause
OF wars. a. apparently they are in the
present war 20 far as Germany
IL concerned. although they never
should be, Of course. You will admit.
with me. that II Is inconceivable that
the United States and Great Britain
should go to wal over any question
Of commerce.
II have always thought that so far
as Great Britain was concerned the
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J. Amman Bryce Contrasts What He
Believes Is Feeling in Britain and
Germany Toward America

The Mexican affair OF course has Kept
you in "a constant state of speculation
as to whether OF not o might have
really to take on the job Of ~pacifying
a thoroughly disorgani1cd people there.
Personally ] am sorry that Mr..
Wilson did not recognize Huerta, and
| am sure that most Englshmen feel
as I do. British capital has built
nearly oil the Mexican railways and
these and other British financial In
~terests have suffered much as the re-
SUI. OF American inaction. We find
ourselves continually asking the ques-
Ton as we count our losses II Huerta
could have been any worse than those
who have followed him.
you see. | am massing at the be-
ginning of our talk all the real or
suggested criticism Of America which
has been made in this country.
in the main I believe most Eng
lishmen believe that in view Of the
great difficulties which have eur
rounded you you have been as fair
with us as has been possible, although,
as | already have intimated. It Ia
hard for us to understand why YOU
might not have acted "A the leader
of the other neutral nations in a pro-
test sufficiently strong TO nave IN
WINGED Germany that the atrocities
committed by her troops. violating as
they do all the usages Of civilized war
fare and the conventions to which
she herself vas a party. could not he
tolerated by humanity in the twentieth
century.
The ideas Swallowed in Sir Edward
Grey's speech on the arbitration treaty
of closer relationships between the
United States and Great Britain pos
sthly developing into an alliance OF
the two great English speaking peo-
piles for the furtherancc OF peace.
liberty and civilization throughout the
world met with a warm and universal
response from all parties In the House
of Commons. OF his many fine utter
ances it was welcomed as the noblest
in spirit and most far reaching in in
~iuence."
| called Mr.. Bryce's attention to
comment which had been made in the
Inited states upon the Anglo-Japan-
ese Alliance. especially directing his
notice TO opinion which has been ex-
pressed upon the Pacific coast. I then
asked him II he regarded such talk as
important, and If 1t could be consid-
cred "A possibility that In the event %:
war between the United States and
Japan England would line up with
Japan as the result Of her alliance in
his European war.
War between the United States and
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I"'"t anu '''ne soi'N"'' WIZ" 'V
hlhcs
hurmese men are not good business
people iheir Women are, however
ana attend TO most important anairs.
me 'hihese as | saw them IN burma
AVE reiharhapie business quantities
i"ey seem 10 be Amos American IN
''er preanth OF business VISION es-
''p''shihe pranch houses at great dls-
'ances from their headquarters.
IL may he thit they nave some
-.
occur. NO. '',hn, ,.h,ah ,a,ss ,no
~, ,"I. . va ~. ''u ~"
r.a, .."p''s 80
- - H'"' 80
80, -, my ,'unu wi
,oai,E =. 800 ~, a..
,.,,r " '.sa,.a
,.nssihla :, take .hcm in az vn,I, mart.
ncrs in hrlnch houses
"Thus * established IN tho minds ~
manv e~nuloyees IN. imnulsa ~ ..lr.
Interest, i, tho .uccsss ~ IN. hus;po.,
A, n wnoje and from This al, s,d.s gain
II has haep ,b,r,y or forty vears sinco
there has neon any ,ropb,e win the
chincs, ~ Rurmn H,rorc INA, in
Hurma and aver in Sinv,nor, ,hare
VS. some ,rouh,e hut only in connec.
ron Win disnu,es not e mo chinese
cu,lds-thcy were no, Of a pol,t,csl
nature mr. with tho Covernmen,
"a, ,ba ,i,a u.hor IN. I.n.rsss .,-
lance u,as concluded ,hero was d,,,h,
"a 10 ,,s u,isao, ir ~. vivid, y, warv
osrecla,lr 4, ,.,sw of ,ha tbor no,cv
NJ, rho Au~s,ralasian C.overnmen,. IN
tho ma,,er -, aI,er imm,orat,on
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There lies. you see. a reason for
very careful u upon the part OF
ME home Government with regard to
the American Japanese sit~uation-a
reason which might naturally lead
Great Britain to do everything within
tho hourts OF possibility to prevent
trouble between the United states and
Japan. ! am sure that II any idea
should arise here that the AnRlo-Japa-
nose alliance IL likely 10 harm rcla-
tionships at present existing between
Great Britain and the United States
there would be a feeling OF very deep
and universal regret. And II this al
lance he considered as an influence
hostile To the manifold other inhu-
cnces. old and new. trendins toward
increasingly strong friendship be-
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HOW MOLLA BJURSTEDT
BEGAN TENNIS CAREER

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