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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
RULER Of ORIGINAL
KINGDOM Of COMIC
OPERA PASSES AWAY
KING ROSS OF THE COCOS is
LANDS Is LAID AWAY IN
SHADE or PALMS.
Little Land Lies Upon the simmer
ing Silver lap OF the south seas. /
Diminutive Emerald World in
setting of pink coral Reefs-Rulef I
Formerly an Adyenturer.
BY WILBUR $. FORREST.


Omitted Press staff Correspondent.
LONDON, Jan S.-(By mail. THE
news that King Ross OF the Cocos Is
lands has laid him down in the shade
Of the palms and died was cabled
here today, The brief message rings
down the curtain upon the last act
of the first ruler OF the real, original
Comic Opera Kingdom-The Land OF
Cocos-which lies upon the simmer
ing silver lap OF the south seas, a di-
minutive emerald world in a setting
Of pink coral reefs andy Ross was
a Scotch adventurer WHO. after a row
ing youth, discovered and decided to
cast his lot as king with the motely
inhabitants of the li;tle story book
kingdom. From 1927 until his death
he was the oldest king with the
Queerest subjects and the most extra
ordinary domain in all the world. His
was kingdom where the arrival OF
Sinbad the Sailor. Alice in Wonder
land. Gulliver and the Boy Who
Could Not Learn 10 Shiver and shake.
would not have seemed unusual. His
was kingdom that put Romance
into Real Life and Real Lite into.
Romance. The Cocos Islands is dis,
tinctly an O. Henry land. a place
such as Gilbert & Sullivan saw only
in fancy, a spot that a Robert Louis.
Stevenson would be Goth to leave.
Ross was king. court. government,
and owner of this group OF Indian
ocean isles. twenty in all, whose only
excitement in history occurred dur
ing the present war-the destruction
of the German cruiser Emden hy the
Australian battleship sydney off the
Cocos coast.
King Ross was the third Of his
line
In 1898. an English adventurer
named Alexander Hare, settled in the
islands with a number OF slaves Civ
en- him by an Indian potentate. Two
years later Ross, Scotchman. redls
covered the islands and determined to
colonize them He returned In 1S2
with a party OF Scotch and fuuu
Hare in possession The two fac
tlons settled by dividing the islands
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
weed for sale Pnone ssAw

wssd for sale. Phone 6s4W
I. G. Snyder chimney sweep Phone
3SIM.
BOr rent--Apartment house. 4Ol
Aura.
Per sale-Alfalfa hay. Phone i6l.
Fred Book Cigar Store,
Fer sale-Househol goods by the
piece. Call at 3l2 W. Alta
PeAland Bros. transfer Co. hav
storage warehouse Phone Sss.
To Modern heated rooms and
apartments. Close in. 6l7 willow.
Wanted Young girl to assist in
housework Phone mornings. 205W
waHted-Seoond hand roll top Of
flee desk. Phone lOl.
For rent-Furnished five room
house Inquire Pendleton Woolen
Mira
FBF Furnished rooms for
lodging or light housekeeping Brown
HaN Phone $50
Yer sale, cheap-Farming outfit
and lease on 1900 acres land. INQUIRE
"C' Rsst Oregonian
For rent-Two nicely furnished
housekeeping rooms. Inquire ia
Stonewall Jackson
Lady wishes position on ranch as
cook for summer. Phone 30SW or
can at 4O1 Aura street
Wanted Dressmaklng at home or
by the day Prices reasonable. End
floer, room 8, Brown Hall. Phone $50
Very many people desire to ouy
sands In eastern oregon. What have
you to offer. and price? ~ Berkeley
Old papers for sale; tied in bun
1les Good for starting fires. etc.
Toe a bundle This office.
Fer sale-Five acres land nt River
side. Good improvements Easy
terBss Call at S12 Mil street
Prompt automobile taxi service,
day or night Funerals to cemetery
oHly $3.50. Phone ti0. Quelle Res
tatIFant c. & II. Taxi Co..
Worlds greatest heating device. No
SCOT, smoke or ashes Special invita-
tion 10 see demonstration at $50 Main
street for a few days Territory
EiaBaRors wanted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
PIT! SEEN IT? M-M-M!
IT'S THE VAMPIRE WALK
T'heia BaFa's Seductive Screen Car
riage Serves As Basis for Brand
New Dance Creation.

The Vampire Walk! What Is it.?
This is the question which is bother
ing womens clubs and other super
visors Of public morals as the result
Of an announcement by Emile les
sard, leading New York dancing
master. that he is inventing a dance
to be known by that name Mr.. Les
sard is frank in admitting that he
received his idea for the forthcom'
ing terpischorean creation from the
peculiar carriage displayed on the
screen by Theda Bara, vampire wom-
an Of the William Fox films.
The dance as now conceive it,"
explains Mr Lessard. will embody
the various qualities which enter in
to the ryhthmic and almost seductive
form of locomotion revealed by Miss
Theda Bara in her screen portrayals.
1t will be a dance of auurement as
ITS name would imply. I predict that
the Vampire Walk viii have the most
instantaneous and widespread vogue
of any so-ealled popular dance Of the
day. It will be simplicity itself About
the only study required for its mas
tery will be a close observation of the
Vampire Walk as done by Miss Bara
in motion pictures.
Mr.. Lessard's statements to the
press have caused discussion on the
part of male eharacter-analysts. who
are divided in opinion as to just what
makes the walk of a vampire distin-
guishable from that or other women
II asked, any middle-aged woman, on
her own confession. can spot a vam-
pire no matter how c1everely she
vamps. So far as the male mind is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
Cities sdn storm.Bound.

SEATTLE, Feb. Northwest cit
les still are snow bound and car and
railroad service here and at Tacoma
is paralyzed. Drifts are SIX to ten fee.
deep, Hundreds Of workmen are try
ing to dig them out. The snowfall
ceased last night, followed by a high
wind TO-DAY. Ne deaths have been re.
ported.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03

....Ai.AII.BaH1e,
'Vl
llIllIlIlLIIIIIllLlDIIll

The Flag Day" sale which was 10
have been conducted on Saturday Of
this week by the Pendleton Parent
Teachers association has been indefi-
nitely postponed on account Of the
heavy SHOWS.
On account Of the unsettled weath.
er conditions, Miss Malen Burnett and
Miss Nellie Whiting Of the Malen
Burnett School OF Piano Playing have
postponed their recital, scheduled for
February 8. It will probably be Civ
en- a week later.
Miss Marjorie Williams has return
ed TO Portland after d visit with her
sister, Mrs, Ben l. Burroughs.
The session Of the Current Lltera-
ture club set for Friday afternoon has
been postponed on account Of the
storm. The club was 10 be entertain
ed by Mrs. sommerville and Mrs
Clarke.
The Standard Bearers. Of the NJ +.
church, are not to meet this evening
because Of the storm.
The knights and Ladies Of Secur-
ity are TO hold a meeting this evening
at the office Of Mayor j. A. Best
The Teachers study club has post.
poned its Saturday evening meeting
owing TO the stormy weather
W. A. Brown OF Meacham is down
from the mountain.
H. q. Hurlburt of Hermiston was
visitor in Pendleton Yesterday.
NJ. d. Smith came in from Juniper
this morning on the y p train.
j. r. English Of Weston was among
the people here yesterday from out of
town
+ J. Gagnon Of Portland, who has
accepted position with The Hopper
Kettle, has taken quarters at Hotel
Pendleton.
Walter Planting and family have
moved to the city from Adams. Mr /.
Planting having disposed Of his in.
terests there.
F. f. Pickell Of Spokane. salesman
Of Becker fountains, is in town this /
week installing the new fountain in /
The Hopper Kettle
Frederick c. Moser, vice president
at large for the New York Life In |
surance company, was Pendletoa /
visitor yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
APPLICATIONS FOR GRAZING
PERMITS.

NOTICE is hereby given that all
applications for permits 10 Craze cat
tie. horses, and sheep within the
WENAHA NATIONAL FOREST dur
ing the season OF 1916 must be filed
in my office at Walla Walla, Wash
on or before March /, 1915. Full in
formation in regard to the fees to be
charged and blank forms TO be used
in making applications will be fur.
nished upon request j. NJ. SCHMITZ,
Supervisor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
APPLICATIONS FOR GRAZING
PERMITS

NOTICE is hereby given that all
applications for permits to Craze cat
tie horses and sheep within the
UMATILIA NATIONAL FOREST
during the season 1916, must be filed
In my office at Pendleton, Oregon, on
or before February 90, 1916. Full in
formation in regard to the grazing
fees to be charged and blank forms
to be used in making applications " u
be furnished upon request. W. w.
CRNDER. SuperNIsnr
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
AQTTQyPICTURE ( T TTIEATRESS

concerned. however me question re-
mains open.
In the meanwhile matronly hearts
are steeling themselves against tha
advent Of the new dance, while
younger feminine hearts are all aflut-
ter with expectancy against the time
when He lumbers up outside the par
lor window, snaps his fingers and in
his rich. manly tones doth bawl
"Oh, va little vampirel
Leave va maw-maw's campfire
"Come'n do that vampire
Walk-k-ki"
Pastime Thursday and Friday,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03

Patrons desire the weird and &C.
centric in film presentations, occa-
sionally, and that wish is gratified by
''The Winged Idol, a story of a Rus
sian crystal gazer, and her friends or
victims, with Katherine Kaelred and
House Peters in the leading parts
There is a whipping scene in this
play which will attract a great deal
of attention
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
Clean the snow OFF Your walks.


Section 4. Ordinance No 336, of
the City OF Pendleton, reads as fol-
lows
Sec l. That all persons occupy
ing property on any and all streets
within the corporate limits where
sidewalks are laid shall and they are
hereby required TO keep the same
clear from snow and ice Provided
that in case Of vacant lots the owner
shall only be required to cause the
sidewalk in front Of the same to be
cleaned as heretofore provided.
The penalty for not complying with
this section is fine Of not less than
81 or more than $50 All persons are
notified to comply with the above Sec
ton Immediately under penalty Of ar.
rest and fine.
T. B. GURDANE.
Chief Of Police of City of Pendleton.
(Adv)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
Relief Work Rushcd.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2.-With skies
clear, relief work under the direction
of the Chamber Of Commerce, is be-
ing rushed in the flooded districts
Citizens. soldiers and sailors are aid
ing. Offers Of outside aid have been
received. but the committee decided
local people can relieve the situation
thmselves. The fatality estimates
dwindled as rescuers pushed the work.
Only eleven are positively known te
have lost their lives. These bodies
have been recovered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
IIorsenan Attention.

why pay strangers big prices for
horses when YOU can buy a register
ed French draft stallion from a home
man for $3.50 Guarantee sure
fonl getter Broke to work single or
double Also few brood mares and
four year old fillies Would consider
trade on the stallion.
Address J. NJ Harrison. Box $50,
Pendleton, OTe.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
charlie ClanlIn in Trenches

NORTHERN FRANCE, Feb. "a
wooden effigy OF Charlie Chaplin,
looted from the front Of picture
show in Yorkshire and brought to
France is daily hoisted up over one
Of the trenches to the fury OF the Ger
mans, who subject Charlie to severe
bombardment One hombardment
lasted two hours and resulted in lit
he material damage
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03

of the 100000 water horsepower
in the western state. 80 per cent is in
rlants constructed in whole or in part
on the national forests and operated
under permit from the department of
agriculture
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03

We will make one delivery at 10
o'clock and one at O'Clock until
the weather conditions are better. Fv-
cry one please order your groceries
for dinner the day before as our de-
llveries cannot get your orders early
PENLAND BROS. TRANSFER.
(Adv)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
APPOINT CARDINAL HARTMAN
To PRUSSIAN HOUSE or LORDS

BERLIN, Feb. 3.-Cardinal won
Martman. archbishop Of Cologne. has
been appointed by the king Of Prus-
sia member Of the Prussian house
Of lords. the Overseas News AEeuc,
announced
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03

With walls only two inches thicb
concrete motion picture theater has
been built in England 50 by As feet
and is feet high.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03

win not hold their team practice on
Thursday evening and their initiation
Friday evening as previously an
nounced. BY order or Noble Grand.
ADV.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-03

Guaranteed Three private lessons
Merryman, at Warren's Music House
Phone 524-Adv.
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WANTS o. S. TO PROTEST.
Association Objects to Exclusion -of
Fruit From British Markets &

A petition urging President Wilson
torenter a protest against, the .propoAsd
exclusion. of American fruit; from Brit
ish markets was arranged Tor al the
closing of the Eastern Fruit Growers
Association. held last night at the
Raleigh Hotel. The framing Of the
petition will be in charge Of . special
committee. 1t will be urged that re-
prisals be instituted. if necessary. to
prevent such exclusion.
At the session yesterday afternoon
the compulsory grading. branding and
packing of apples was decided upon.
and an investigation of the increase In
freight rates to southern points and to
equitably adjust those rates Was
planned.
The following officers were installed,
President. S. L. Lupton. Winchester.
Va: vice presidents. Isaac Moss, Mary
land: d. A. Arnold, West virginia.
Leonard Soper. Delaware: S. w. Fletch-
err. Virginia; DIR. ]. H. Mayer, Pennsyl-
vania; secretary. F. c. Adams. Char
lottesville, Va: treasurer. E. 1. Oswald.
The convention adjourned after its
two-day session.
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ing court lady In q gown Of blue,
pink and gold brocade. She wore q
white wig adorned with q rhinestone
comb and carried a large white feather
fan.
Mr.. Upshur Moorhead was q sailor.
wearing the regulation MILDLY costume.
Miss Evelina Gleaves WAS in Louis
yellow tulle, which was painted in yell
low. rose and lavender designs. The
bodice. which was Of green satin. was
deeply pointed, while the skirt. which
was very bouffant, had garlands OF va
rfed colored roses. Her hair was pow
dered and fashioned after q Louis XIV
model with roses in her couture.
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and bouffant costume of silver lace
over a hoopskirt with an overdress OF
gray net embroidered in silver.
Miss Joan Oil wore a Carmen cos
tune. the full scarlet skirt being trim
med with rufiles of chiffon. and the bo-
lero of black lace was embroidered
with gold sequins and finished with
golden balls, while handsome Spanish
lace scarf bound her hips.
Capt. and Mrs. Harry N. Cootes wore
handsome oriental costumes.
As an Egyptienne.
Miss Mary Graham wore a most eff
fective Egyptian costume Of chiffon
almost completely covered with jewels.
Mrs. Frances S. Nash wore a hand
some gown which belonged to her
mother. Mrs. william X. Ryan of
Charleston. s. c., and worn by Mrs.
Ryan at a ball given by the President
Of France and Nine. MacMahon in hon
or of the Prince of Wales. 1t was of
heavy olive-green satin The skirt had
court train from the waist three
yards long. The skirt opened over
panel of yellow satin embroidered in
pink and blue forget-me-nots. The
basque was cut high in back, the neck
being finished with an exquisite piece
of point valenciennes.
Miss Carolyn Nash. who was a mem
Der OF the minuet group. wore a gown
of sky-blue satin with panniers of
pompadour silk over a hoopskirt. The
tight- fitted pointed bodice was finished
with a wired lace bertha. The gown
was sprayed with garlands of tiny
flowers in the pastel shades, and white
wig.
Mrs. John Jay White represented
Susan B. Anthony, in behalf of the suf-
frage cause. Her costume was of garnet
velvet. with rare old lace at the neck.
She wore a mantle of purple velvet and
chiffon scarf of Congressional Union
colors-purple. white and gold.
Miss Welhelmine H. Neuman, a Car
men costume, the bodice being black
velvet with gold spangles, short red
skirt. red slippers and stockings and
a charming black lace head dress.
Miss Collie Neuman went as Night.
She wore a black costume. dotted with
silver and gold stars, a black velvet
band around her head. with a crescent
and star on the forehead
Mr.. 7. Randolph Bourne was Torea-
dor. He wore gray velvet jacket and
trousers. trimmed with red and gold.
Mrs. Charles P. Fowler appeared as
Twilight in an exquisite costume, of
cloth of silver, the bodice woven with
pearls and silver. and having a collar
OF pearls. A crescent moon of pearls
surmounted her headdress of gray tulle
traversed here and there with stars.
Silver slippers completed her costume.
Mrs. c. Albert White wore a black
spangled net costume. with headdress
of flowers with cerise tul1e wings.
Mrs. r. w. Andrews was a Spanish
lady in costume of silver-spangled
tulle.
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COSTUMES OF THE AGES WORN
BY MODERN BEAUX AND BELLIES

Following are some OF the notable
costumes at last nights ball:
Mrs. Edison Bradley had on a genuine
fifteenth century costume, the skirt of
dark brown velvet heavily embroider-
ed in gold and the overdress of green
velvet. Mr.. Bradley wore a costume of
a gentleman Of the same period.
Mrs. Julian James wore a beautiful
Spanish costume. Miss Jackson was
also in a Spanish costume, and Miss
Helen Mason was Night
Miss Mimmack wore a Japanese cos
tune.
Commander C. v. Butler went as
Mephistopheles.
Mr.. William Merriam wore a costume
of Chinese coolie.
Miss Margaret Howard was a balloon
girl.
Mrs. Armstead Davis wore the cos
tune of a Hindu lady. The full skirt
was of white satin spangled in black,
and the upper part was material Of a
black spangled white sash, which en-
circled the body in oriental fashion.
Her headdress was a small white satin
cap. with two long outstanding black
feathers.
Miss Elizabeth Harding was a Nine.
Du Barry. in gown Of coral satin
with an overskirt of blue satin gar
landed with rosebuds and long train,
with trimmings of silver lace. She
wore a white wig dressed very high
with plumes and pearls.
Old Russian Court Suit.
Mr.. Franklin H. Ellis wore a Rus
sian costume of blue and gold, with
fur hat and high boots.
Lieut.. L. g. Hoffman's costume was
that of an Indian chieftain; Mrs. Hoff-
mans an Egyptian.
Mr.. Lyman Pratt represented a Span
| ish grenadier.
| Mr.. Franklin Lane. jr., wore a black
| satin Pierrot costume with white
\ ruff
Capt. William Mitchell wore riding
costume, the coat being of scarlet vel
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Bates, Mrs. Truxton Beale, Mrs. Alex.
Graham Bell, Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mrs.
Gist Blair. Mrs Edison Bradley. Mrs. E.
w. Bonnaffon, Mrs. Ward Brown. Mrs.
F.. H. Brooke. Mrs. ]. Vaudeville Car
Isle, Mrs. T. NJ. Chatard. Mrs. Richard
son Clover. Mrs. Murray Cobb. Vicom-
Jesse Henri de Sibour. Mrs. William F.
Draper, Mrs. Stephen 3. Elkins. Nine
c. Eustis, Mrs. Thomas Ewing, Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mrs. Duncan L. Fletcher. Mrs.
Granville r. Fortesque. Mrs. T. T. Gaff,
Mrs. Peter Gerry; Mrs. Preston Gibson,
Gillett, Mrs. C. C. Glover, Mrs. Christian
d. Hemmick, Mrs. J. 3. Henderson,
Mrs. W. 3. Hibbs. Mrs. r. S. r. Hit,
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vet trimmed with gold braid. and white
trousers.
Mrs. Mitchell wore an Alsatian cos
tune of black and green.
Mrs. Howard Hume, as a bird girl,
wore hoopskirt. with tiny birds
around the hoop.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Stephen Rowan. Mrs.
Rowan in an oriental costume with
pearls, and Lieut. Rowan as an Eng
iisn ofhcer in the Egyptian army, a
white uniform and red fez and sash.
MISS Fitch appeared as a bird in a
glided cage. wearing canary gown
with touches of pink chiffon. fashioned
AFTER the hoopskirt. with gilded rings
on the SKIRT, on which were birds.
Mrs Morgan Cameron was artistical-
ly goWned as "Bacchante," in purple
chl1on. combined with a leopard skin
mrs Charles Hagner represented a
PINK rose. made of shaded pink and
petals and stems of green ribbon.
Pierrot Is Fatima's Gallant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Cushman, Mrs
Cushman Wore Turkish gown of green
| and gold brocade, and pearls, with a
small hat with a white plume. Mr.
Cushman appeared as "Pierrot," was in
white satin suit, with black POM
pons.
Mr. Charles Hagner was a sailor.
Mrs. Walter Wilcox was in Hindu
costume
MISS Lillian Hendrick was a Spanish
| dancer in gown OF black and kings
piue satin. with a Spanish couture, In
| when was worn rose and a comb.
| MRS. victor Kaufman represented
cleopatra in an exquisite gown OF
green chifon covered with strands OF
| lridescent beads
M, Mr. Victor Kaufman went as a
Japanese gentleman.
mrs. robert Hinckley appeared in q
| quisite shade of rose pink brocade
trimmed with old family lace She
| wore pale blue ostrich tips in her pow.
| dered hair.
Miss Gladys Hinckley wore an arts
] TIC costume representing Daughter
| OF the Nile. The gown was Of change.
i able blue and gold satin covered will
strands OF blue and gold beads. with
an Egyptian scarf around the waist
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Mrs. George Howard. Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe, Mrs. Hennen Jennings Mrs. Ar
thur Lee. Mrs Joseph Letter, Mrs. J. H.
F. Lippitt. Mrs /. T. Mann. Mrs. Charles
L. McCawley, Mrs. Robert Mccormick,
Mrs: A. G. McClintock. Mrs F. P. Mitch
ell. Mrs. A. c. Miller. Mrs. Henry T. Ok
Burton Payne. Mrs. Paul S. PearsalI, Mrs
Fl. G. Perkins. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Mrs
J: Henry Purdy. Mrs. Howard Reside,
Mrs: G. G. Rum5ey, Nine. de Riano, Mrs
Ger. Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Robert NJ
Thompson, Mrs. Harold Walker, Mrs
Thomas Walsh. Mrs. Horace Westcott,
Mrs. J. J. White, Mrs. John F. Wilkins,
Mrs: Clarence Wilson and Mrs. Nathan
c. Wyeth.
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Committee in Charge.
List of Patronesses,

The patronesses were Mrs. Lars An.
derson, Mrs. Paul Bartlett, Mrs. A. e.
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Brooklaud Citizens Meet Tonight.

meeting of the Brookland Citizens
Association has been called for this
evening at o'clock at Masonic Hall,
Brookland, according to an announce
ment sent out by its secretary. A. A.
Ormsby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-18

The delta of the Mississippi river
covers an. area about equal to that OF
the state of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-18

Dainty Minuet Scene.
1hs fourth group portrayed a dainty
Mlnaet scene. Miss Louise Delano was
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Mrs. Anderson's Costume.

Mrs. Larz Anderson had on Span
fsh dancers costume of bun silk hand
some1y embroidered in brilliant colors.
She also wore a rare old Manila shawl.
Miss Elizabeth Scriven wore q Turk
ish costume Of lavender and yellow
satin with a scarf of silver cloth, and
Miss Katherine Scriven a red silk en-
brofdered Chinese costume.
Mrs. Montgomery Blair wore a black
evening gown with a white wig.
Mrs. Spencer represented an old
fashioned girl. in a dainty pink taffeta
frock and poke bonnet to match.
Miss Grynga Raybaud wore a Marie
Antoinette gown of pale green brocaded
velvet and white lace, worn over q
hoopskirt.
Mrs. T. T. Ansberry represented a
French powder puff.
costume. consisting of a short full back
skirt. a scarlet drapery and bodice and
a black lace mantilla.
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell portrayed
Marie Antoinette wearing a gown of
pink taffeta with garlands of roses tied
with blue ribbons and with bouffant
panniers with diamond satin and a
pointed bodice with diamond buttons.
She wore powdered hair and a Trianin
hat adorned with pink roses and blue
ribbons. Her cloak was of green silk
brocaded in pink roses.
Mr.. Wendell and his brother. Mr.. B.
Rush Wendell, went as Orangemen.