davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
Duke and Duchess de
RIcheIIeu Are Presented.

The portals of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward 7. Stoteshury's great home in
Philadelphia were recently thrown
open to their many friends hidden TO
meet the Duke and Duchess de Richie
lieu, VINO mad come ON invitation of
the hospltable host and hostess To
seek to interest Philadelphia in the
work lot the tubcrculous soldiers OF
France. to which they are deyotinr
the greater part of their time.
Washington knows well the nrstt,.
young duchess. who was one Of the
Wise girls OF Baltimore, for she has
frequently visited here as the guest
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

4 Mrs. Archibald Hopkins Washing
1 ION has also had opportunity on sew.
eral occasions to hear her sing, but
I'm wondering just how much Wash
ingtonians know about the work this
interesting young couple have been
carrying on under auspices of the
French war relief committee. In
New York. in Baltimore, and now in
Philadelphia, the two OF them have ap-
peared repeatedly before fashionable
audiences, the Duchess de Richelieu
giving song recitals-mostiy French
songs-and NJ. de Richelieu making
an earnest and stirring appeal for as
sistance in stamping out the white
plague in France.
-.s' -. -
Duchess II BeautIfuI
Woman With Sweet Voice.
The duchess Is a beautiful young
woman, who sings with admirable
method and style and has a fresh,
young voice, the timbre OF which Is a
delight to the ear. The Duke de
Richelieu speaks excellent and fluent
English, much purer than most OF us
use, and his enunciation is so clear
that his-Yery slight -accent-mereiy
serves TO add a picquant charm to
his delivery.
His plea that Americans, who have
succeeded marvelously well in check
ing the ravages OF tuberculosis in
this country, send over and finance
visiting nurses, specialists in the care
OF this plague, and help to carry on in
France an anti-tuberculosis campaign
educational and. practical-such as
has been carried on here. is particu
larly timely just now when our own
American boys are going into the
trenches befouled by this dread dis
ease. Then, too. what better way can |
we find OF paying our great debt to
France?
The sudden call to arms. the conse-
quent waiving of careful physical ex-
animation, the conditions under which |
the first fighting OF the war was
done, the fact that the French had !
been brought up to closed windows
and doOrs-the average Continental
still abhOrs fresh air. especially night
lir-all combined to work havoc until
$4,000 men in the army were invalid
ID home with tuberculosis. Contagion
las spread until It is estimated that
here are, today 700. 900 -tnbereulous
persons in France; and DR., carrell Is
authority for the estimate that,
IhOuld the war contipuea for six
months longer. there would be 1,0OO,-
100 cases OF tuberculosis in France
tut OF a population OF 40,0OO,0OO.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

sons, you know. have a house In
Edgemoor for the winter.
=
SunraEists Are still
In Washington.
The suffragists are still numerously
with us, though their conventions are
over. and they are supposed to have
returned whence they came. They
swarm at the Capitol, and will prob,
ably continue to do so until their
amendment comes to a vote on Janu-
ary IL. And though they cannot
swarm at the White House. they lay
siege TO the President in a hundred
different ways. Any who can find any
excuse for seeking and gaining an
interview with him on any subject,
ask him before he escapes them, Mr.
President, what will you do for suf-
frage?' He said a year ago that he
would receive no more delegations
who wanted to talk about the Federal
amendment TO him.
But he has-scores OF them. The
Arkansas delegation to the recent
convention had no lobbying to do,
for the entire Arkansas representa-
tion in Congress is with them: so
they persuaded Congressman Jaco-
"og ~ AdNG AlGlAl UP anu CndDGIOH
a call on the President-and immedi.
ately asked him to use his influence
for the Federal amendment. It's
dollars to doughnuts that dozens OF
women have asked Colonel House to
persuade the President TO come Oit
for the Federal amendment ] know
that they have asked every man who
was supposed to be at all close to
the President, and every delegation
OF men who had business with the
President OF sufficient Importance to
have won an appointment. ! heard
some OF them pleading with Herbsrt
Quick the other day; and Garfield,
Hoover, Willard, all OF President
Wilson's unofficial cabinet. are al
most as much the subjects OF uneeas-
Ing lobbying, as the gentlemen up
on the hill. -.
And as one man complained whini-
sically the other day. "They aren't
at all the awful females that the car
toonists represent them. II they
were, it would be easy enough to
turn them down--but they're tool
darned attractive. And they area
sood-looking, well-dressed lot.
Mrs. Newton Baker, wife of the
Secretary or War. has been about the
busiest of the official women Of late,
the suffragists keeping her pretty
well on the go. She's is quite the
most active suffragIst Of the Cabi-
net group, the others being for the
most part merely friendly indiffer-
ent." Mrs. Marshall twists that. to
Indifferent friendly for while not ac-
lively hostile, she has said frankly
that she is not in the least interest
ed in suffrage, and Mrs. Lansing is |
equally fTankly ."of the opposition -
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

Christmas is the great event OF the
year, and although the Burleson girls
and Nancy Lane and her brother,
Lieut.. Franklin X. Lane, jr, are
grown or growing up. Christmas is
always a great deal OF a festival in
the Burleson and Lane families.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

order Xmas Viewers New.
GUIDES homegrown flowers and bloom
ing plants are ideal Eifts. 1914 + ST.
-Advt
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

Taking her husbands nationality" had
done that for her. since he is a legal
resident Of New York. and she Is quite
puffed up by the fact that she can go
up TO New York and cast her vote AL
same like him"
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

resident and Mrs. Wilson
III Decorate NmRs Tree.
Christmas at the White House this
sar will be marked by no celebration
oyond family dinner party and 4
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

Even Washington children are
being trained in a cosmopolitan school
these days, their list of playmates in.
GLIDING the sons and daughters OF
many OF the prominent men and wom-
en- Of other countries, who have fore
gathered here since the war began.
At the Cathedral School for Boys. for
instance, the sons OF prominent Wash
ingtonians are cumming with the
sons OF Sir Charles and Lady Gordon,
NJ and Nine. Simon's boy-M. Simon,
IS With the French high commission,
you know-twO sons of the Swiss Min
lister and Nine. Sulzer and several
other interesting young foreigners.
Z, I'll wager that such an association
is liberal education for our own
boys and for the visiting lads as well.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt have
a" son at the Cathedral School and
other Washington youngsters on the
roster are the Reynolds Hits boy and
the young son of the stephen Bon
sails. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert c. Hoo
ver's two boys are at the Friends
School. where number OF the young
newcomers to Washington are enroll
ed. believe the Baker kiddies 20 to
Friends, too.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
Bome Likely Events
For Christmas Day.

Christmas day, with gifts and a
tream OF callers and church service
n the morning and maybe a tea party
" two Is always a gala day, but
Christmas night-after a voluminous
Christmas dinner-is apt to be rather
IN anti-climax. Consequently the an
Iual Christmas ball at Rauscher's, for
he beneft OF the Children's Country
Home, Is regarded as a welcome d.
'ersion-and dancing serves better
han soda mint as a preventive of
Indigestion.
This year tickets for the bail are
a great demand. and IL SHOULD he es-
'ecially gay with lots of soldier and
ailor lads among the guests. The
All is always the prettiest charity
aHce OF the -ear. and why not. with
uch smart young matrons among the
rgantzers as Mrs. Joseph Letter.
frs. Henry Spencer. Mrs. James F.
htchell. Mrs. Mcmillan Gibson, Mrs.
frrray Cobb. Mrs. Fleming Newboid,
frs. Clarke Waggaman, Mrs. Upshur
foorhead, Mrs. Reynolds Hit, and
Irs. Nathan wyeth.
Another unusually Interesting
vent on the Christmas program this
ear Is the luncheon-or perhaps.
-ood old-fashioned midday dinner
fould be better term-which Mr..
I'D Mrs. Breckinridge Long are Civ
7E 70: the Missourians in washing
On. There will be nifty or sixty
uests. and the party promises to be
"rE informal and jolly. The Longs
re Missourians, you know, their
ONE being in St Louis. The British
AMBASSADOR and Lady Spring Rice
iii have their usual Christmas din
2r party for the members OF the
mbc ssy staff
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
ELIOTS CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCIETY DOINGS
News and Gossip
OfCapital Social
DoingS and FddS
Dear Susan:

Dear Susan:
It's been a tumble OF a week
bsnents. mostly war benefits. OF
course, clamorins in the name Of the
Christmas spirit: local charities, for
the poor who are always with US.
clamorine in the name of the Christ
mas spirit: the young people, home
from school, clamoring for LITTLE
CT the Christmas spirit and the cid
time Christmas Eayety in their hoH-
day: and the shops and the postoffice
pleading in the name OF the Christ
mas spirit. even up to the eleventh
hour, shop early! Mail early!" And
poor. oyerworked womankind on the
brink OF nervous prostration from the
effort to answer all these calls,
Nobody seems TO have time for
anything. WhT. the President and
Mrs. Wilson didn't even have time to
celebrate their second wedding ami
versary last Tuesday. Colonel House
--'as in town, just back from lbs Eu-
eopean mission. and President Wilson
put in most OF the day in conferences
with him, escaping only long enough
to Join Mrs. Wilson at John McCor-
mack's Red Cross concert at the Be-
lasco late in the afternoon.
VIII Try To FORGET
War During Holidays.
With casualty lists beginning to
come in from France and a half
million Of our young men in training
for overseas service, il is impossible
to approach the holiday season with
the light-heartedness of others years.
However. the edict against enter
taininE bids fair to be lifted during
the holidays, at least so far as the
younger set is concerned. There
seems to be a conspiracy in favor of
putting war and tragedy out OF
mind, OF calling the war on" as it
we're, for the moment, and giving
The young people a Christmas to re-
member.
It is apparent that there will be
enough festivities for the youngsters
20 satisfy even the party-hungry heart
Df the 'happer." And such attractive
girls as there are in this group of
Tub-debs-Mildred Bromwell, Olyye-
Graef, Mrs. George Barnetts two
saughters, Leila and Anne Gordon;
Edith and Kathleen Lester. Margaret
Deeble, Marcia Chaplin, Ellen Bruce
lee. Cecilia McCallum and all the rest.
And then there are all the belated
IeSutante festivities to add their |
measure Of gsyety to the Christmas |
program.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
Owen JohBsOns Leave
Town Over ChrIstmaE.


Mr.. and Mrs. owen johnson and
the kiddies-they are Mr.. Johnson's
kiddies but adore their attractive new
mother-are leaving town 10 spend
Christmas at Boalsburg. Pa. the home
Of Mrs. Johnson's brother-in-law and
sister. Capt. and Mrs. Theodore Boal
There'll be something OF a family re
union during the holiday season, for
Captain Boal has but recently re-
turned from France. where he was an
eve witness OF the battle OF the Che
min dcs Danes.
Captain BosIs son, Pierre Boal,
who is just past twenty one. is serv-
ing in the American aviation corps
in France, with, IL you please. the
rank of captain. Born OF AN Ameri-
can father and a French mother
Mrs. Boal was Msthilde de la Garde
the lad went to France as soon as
the war broke out, took out French
citizenship. | believe, although I'm
not sure of that, and went into the
French aviation corps, distinguishing
himself nightly as a flyer Then,
when the United States got into the
fight ne was transferred to IL.
American flying corps. and is maxi
ing an equally brilliant record in
our service.
=
Between whites he was back in
this country on furlough, and il was
In Washington that he and his faith
er met on his return. Captain Boal,
sr., had been on the Mexican border
for months in command of a machine
gun company. He had done good work
and was reasonably pleased with his
urhfauaraans urh 10
ing TO see the face of his son, fresh
from the battlefields Of France, when
he had anything to say about the
mimic warfare on the border.
Mrs. Johnson, who before her mar
Tiage less than year ago was Cecile
dc la Garde, is one OF the most attrac.
tive OF the newcomers TO Washington.
and, OF course, we are all interested
In owen Johnson. ] wonder IL he has
a book about Washington in wartime
in the process of writing. The john
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
Major Grand Going
Home for Christmas.

Major Gordon Grand, who Is on
duty with one OF the sundry divisions
OF the ordnance department scatter
ed all over Washington. will spend
Christmas with his family at their
home on Long Island. He has an
apartment at Stoneleigh Court, and
Mrs. Grand comes down to join him
frequently, but she has not yet made
up her mind to take up her permanent
residence in Washington.
she's a very charming woman, this
Mrs. Grand. She is keen for outdoor
sports. goes in for various forms OF
athletics and is a crack tennis player
Indeed. she has a stunning collection
OF cups won at tennis. AS to her more
serious pursuits, Mrs. Grand is an
ardent worker for suffrage. She came
to town to attend the convention OF
the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association, and was here for a
week or ten days. After Christmas
she is coming back and then Wash
ington people will have an oppor-
tunity to meet a young woman who is
sure to prove an interesting addition
to society.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

sons, you know. have a house in
Edgemoor for the winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
TWO u. S. SENATORS JOIN
IN PACIFIST MOVEMENT
La Toilette and Gronna Insist Wars
Opponents Have Right to Con-
duct Propaganda.

NEW YORK, August 1.-Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin
and Senator A. J. Gronna of North Da-
kota today formally aligned them
selves with the pacifist movement, ac-
fording to kilograms from them given
but here by the peoples council. which
is conducting a nationwide propa-
ganda.
Senator La Toilette was quoted as
having wired the council mot to be
intimidated by threats of war traders
but to begin at once to work for the
election Of members of Congress who
would stand for the repeal of OBJ
noxious laws" Senator Gronna, the
council announced. had wired that the
Constitution has not be6 repealed
nor suspended"
1T is the citizens duty to obey the
law until 1t is repealed or declared
unconstitutional" said the La Fol-
lette message, as given out by the
council. But he has the inalienable
right to fight what he deems is an OBJ
noxious law or wrongful public policy
in the courts and at the ballot box.
This carries with 1t the right Of free.
Iopen discussion through the press and
from the platform Of all the issues
involved in the election which the bal
lot Is to determine.
1.-THE citizen should begin to work
now for the election of congressman
who represent his views on the war
issue. If he would preserve his lib
erty, his freedom of thought and speech
and action he should not be intimidated
by the threats of the war traders and
their newspapers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
YELLOW OR WHITE.

Now that we are urging each other
to use cornmeal as a substitute for
wheat in order to do our share to-
ward solving the food problem, this
question often comes up: What Is the
difference between white meal and
yellow meal? Can the one be substi-
tuted for the other in recipes?
The chief difference actually seems
to be that southern housewives swear
by the white meal while those of the
north naturally refuse anything but
meal that is golden yellow. At any
rate there is no material difference
in the goodness of the meal and au-
thorities tell us that where one can
be used in recipe so can the other.
The best thing we housewives can do
about 1t Is to rid ourselves of prejudices
and use whichever sort is most avail
able and cheapest at the time we
need it.
Just to prove to yourself that there
is no very great difference in the two
sorts Of meal you might consult the
Farmers Bulletin on cornmeal and
there look at the table that gives the
figures showing the average compost
ton of various corn products. There
you will find that white meal con-
tains per pound just 1880 calories and
that yellow meal contains per pound
ence seems to be that the white
meal contains an almost inconsider-
able amount more of crude fiber, a
very little more fat, and an inconsider-
able amount more of protein. while
yellow meal contains a trife more
water, starch and sugar But 1t all
comes to the same amount Of Galleries,
and whether or not we know what
calories are we do know that calories
are what we want when we buy food.
SO far as favor goes there may be
some difference. and for some reason
or other white meal has a milder
taste than the yellow meal But
speaking Of the color of meal, did you
ever know that there was a red corn
meal. a black cornmeal and a blue
cornmeal. all of which have some
popularity in certain parts of the
country? In localities where the early
Spanish influence was pronounced-as
in certain parts of the southwest, these
more vivid sorts of cornmeal have
popularity But they are cornmeal for
all that and may be used instead of the
lighter meals in any recipe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
COALITION IN RUSSIA
IS NOW TAKING FORM
Dispatches to Embassy Here Show
Program Under Which Govern
ment Is Being Constructed.
Construction Of tho coalition national

Construction OF tho coalition national
government OF all parties in Russia
was reported in Official dispatches to
the embassy here from the foreign
office at PetroErad to be progressing
but not yet complete.
Two broad principles have been an
nounced. First. is that the new gov
eminent shall not in any way change
the program, internal or foreign. as
set out repeatedly by the present gov
eminent. Second. is that the new MEM
bera though appointed to represent the
various parties, shall not be responsible
to their parties, but shall be given
complete discretion and freedom Of &C
ton.
At present there is still rift be-
tween the bourgeois an the radical
parties The former insist that social
eform shall not be undertaken until
the constituent assembly meets in Oc-
tober and that the council of workmer
and soldiers delegates shall not ex-
ercise predominating influence on the
government The radical parties are
accusing them Of purposely hindering
the government.
The emergency conference of ma
tional leaders precipitated by the mill
tary reverses and designed to tide over
till the constituent assembly meets
will be called together just as soon as
the new coalition cabinet is formed
Already plans have been made to In
vite members of the ,luma, the bourse
the professions, soldiers workmen
peasants and the various parties of the
state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
To Quench Your Thirst.

The best way to Quench your thirst.
If one may be permitted to express 1t
that way. is not to get excessively
keeping fit in warm weather and mini
MIXING the effect Of the heat is to drink
frequently and never much at time or
rapidly. In homes where a carafe OF
water with fresh glasses is kept with
in convenient access of the dining room,
the temperature always seems lower.
whether 1t Is or not. And every bust
ness man knows that 1t pays to have a
carboy Of water properly cooled where
his employees can drink when they will.
In summer sports it Is always we'll to
drink frequently. And for this reason
young persons who go in for outdoor
athletics ought always to be provided
with canteens, so that they may carry
enough water for their own individual
needs and need not become excessively
side and polluted streams
Everybody who has experienced the
intense thirst that comes after outdoor
exercise in warm weather. has expert
enced also the disappointment that
comes with the quaffing of the first
glass of water after reaching home. One
always anticipates so much. The weary
pilgrim feels that he could die happy if
he could have but one cup of water.
And after the first cup he finds salts
faction only in the thought of the sec
ond Or perhaps he thinks that 1t was
not water. but the juice of some mar
velous fruit that his parched throat
craved.
What really happens is this: It is
not actually our threats that are parch-
ed. 1t is our whole system. in need of
moisture. that indicates it's plight by
the sensation localized in our threats.
And relief does not come merely with
moistening the throat. In fact. there is
no true relief until the water has been
absorbed throughout the system and
actually goes where 1t Is needed. Then
the signals are withdrawn and the
throat has that sensation Of being
moist. although 1t. was just as moist
with the first draught as it was with
the last.
So, you see how important it is not to
become excessively thirsty, because you
cannot quench your thirst as soon as it
Is felt. but to prevent the distress one
should not permit ones system to send
out those signal cries for moisture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
To Make Chicken Gumbo.

The famous old-fashioned Creole
chicken gumbo was far from an mex
pensive dish and as it requires a whole
chicken and some ten crabs and nu-
merous other delicacies to make enough
for ten plates of soup 1t is quite likely
this summer. even in the most lavish
and bountiful of southern kitchens.
There are so many other ways of
making use Of chickens that give more
nourishment that one would hesitate
in defeating one simply to the soup
course. The old idea was to fry the
chicken. with a small piece of ham and
about four cups Of cut-up okra in a
large tablespoon Of lard. Two quarts
Of water were then added and the
chicken was boiled for about two hours
Tomatoes were then sliced and with
the cleaned crabs were added to the
soup pot, which was allowed to boil
for twenty minutes longer. Oysters
shrimps or even vealtmight be subSti-
tutcd for the crabs.
Now that the food stringency would
make us feel that this rule for chicken
gumbO was very extraVagant we might
make a very satisfactory substitute by
beginning with a good chicken stock
made by boiling the bones of a. chicken
and adding to it gravy that might have
been left from the fricasseed chick EN-.
The gumbo and ham could be fried and
added to this chicken stock and then
the tomatoes and possibly the shrimps
or veal as well. The soup should be
allowed to cSol so that ali grease can
be removed before being served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
FASHIONS

The little coat here shown, designed
for girl of six to ten years. is de-
cidedly smart, but it is simple enough
for the average home dressmaker. A
soft fabric of medium weight should
be selected. Yoke and sleeves only re =
quire lining, as the overlapping pleats
of the lower part give it weight and
warmth. The deep yoke with upper
part Of sleeves cut in one with it is a
feature of the garment. The lower part
of the sleeve is attached with several
rows of stitching in heavy silk twist
marking the seam, and the same slight
trimming touch should be applied to
the lower part of the yoke. The simple
little rolled collar may be of velvet or
of self-fabric. If velvet in contra sting
color is used the narrow cuffs should
also be of velvet.
This little coat would develop at
tractively in bright red velour with
collar and cuffs Of black velvet. Navy
ranks first, as usual, in the juvenile