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The Washington times., 1917-01-15
Nine. MIura Is Feted.

Nine. Tamaki Miura,: the japanese
prima donna, was continuously feted
during her stay in Washington. Yes
terday Mrs. Frederick E. Chaplin gave
luncheon for her, and last evening
Kyoshi Hidsada entertained at din.
ner for her at the willard. The other
guests were the Chinese minister, DR..
Koo, and Mr.. and Mrs. George Y.
Wheeler.
The Japanese ambassador, Mr.. Sato,
gave a dinner for Nine. Miura Satur-
day evening.
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The engagement of Miss Violet
Selfridge, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Gordon Selfridge. of Chicago
and London. to Ripley Wilson, Amer
ican vice consul at London, has just
been announced. The wedding will
take place in LONDON in the spring.
Miss Selfridge made her debut in Chi
cago this winter.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
Mrs. Barnetf's Sister Guest.

Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett
have as their guest Mrs. Barnett's
sister, Mrs. Henry Muslin, who ar.
rived in Washington yesterday. Mrs.
Barnett will be at home this after.
noon and next Monday afternoon, and
on Thursday afternoon she will give
a tea dance at the commandant's
house, Marine Barracks
General and Mrs. Barnett enter
tanned a distinguished company at
dinner Saturday evening.
Capt Philip II. Sheridan, who since
his return from the border has been
on sick leave in this city, has been
assigned TO temporary duty at the
officeeof the Secretary OF War.
Miss Margaret Fahnestock went to
New York this morning to make a
short visit to her uncle, DIR. Clarence
Fshnestock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George FriedIander
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Lillian Burnstine, to
DR.. d. Weinberg, of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15

Anacostia Lodge. No. II. F. A. A. A.
NJ, will present the fellow craft de-
gree at its meeting tonight in the
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
Mrs. Ingraham Receives.

Mrs. William NJ. Ingraham, wife of
the Assistant Secretary OF War, will
be at home this afternoon for the
first time since her husband was made
secretary. Receiving with her will be
Mrs. William p. Jackson and Mrs.
Percy P. Bishop. Mrs. Ingraham will
receive on the first and third Mon
days in February and March.
Col. and Mrs. Edwin B. Babbitt will
entertain Informally at dinner tomor-
row evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Littauer en-
tertained at dinner last night for
their house guests, Mrs. Littauer's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward A Manice, of New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Aianice left Washington for
their home this morning
Mrs. Littauer will be hostess at q
luncheon on Saturday.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Z. Entwfsle
and family. long time residents Of this
suburb, have purchased farm al
Suitland, Nd. and have moved into
their new home.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
Dinner for RoaId Amundsen.


The Norwegian minister, Mr.. Bryn, is
entertaining at dinner this evening,
in honor of Capt. Roald Amundsen,
discoverer of the South Pole. His
guests include:
Maj. Gen. Adolphus Greely.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary.
Senator Knute Nelson.
o. II. Tittmann, president OF the
National Geographic Society.
Gilbert II. Grosvenor, director and
editor, National Geographic Society.
Congressman Halvor Steenerson.
F. Herman Gade, Norwegian consul
in Chicago.
Prof. J. H. Gore.
DR.. Leonard Stejneger.
Mr.. Johannessen, secretary OF lega-
tion.
Captain Amundsen will be in Wash.
ington for a week or ten days, and is
stopping at the willard. Others who
will entertain in his honor are Ad-
rnIral Peary, General GreeIy, and Mr..
Irosvenor.
Maj. Louis c. Scherer, u. S. A, and
Mrs. Scherer will entertain at dinner
tomorrow night. On Wednesday, Mrs.
Scherer will entertain at a luncheon
and bridge party, and on Thursday
she Will have guests for bridge.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
Gives Bridge Party.

Mrs. Ord Preston is entertaining
at a bridge party of six tables this
afternoon at her residence in r street.
Mrs Arthur Murray, wife of Major
General Murray. u. s. A, retired, will
be at the tea table
Senator and Mrs. Francis E. War
len will entertain a small company
at dinner this evening in compliment
to their house guests. Bishop Ma
thaniel Thomas, of Wyoming, and
Mrs Thomas. Bishop and Mrs.
Thomas will leave Washington to-
morrow for Philadelphia.
Congressman and Mrs. Charles B.
Ward will be entertain at dinner Jan
uary 20.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
President and Mrs. Wilson to
Be Guests at Second of
Series of Dinners.
,RoosEVELTs DINE LANsINes
Gen. and Mrs. Hugh l. Scott
Will Entertain at Fort
Myer This Evening.

The President and Mrs Wilson will
be the honor guests at dinner this
: evening, with the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo as hosts.
This is the second of the annual
series of Cabinet dinners given in
honor of the Chief Executive. The
party will afterward attend the Char
ity Ban at the willard.
Secretary of State and Mrs Robert
Lansing will be the guests of honor
at the dinner which the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt will give
fhis evening.
Mr.. Roosevelt will leave Washing
ton Sunday for an extended trip for
The Navy Department.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15

They Taste Like More
Hot cakes made with MILLER'S
SELF-RlSING BUCKWHEAT al
ways taste like more. Have you
tried ''Miller's?" You can get IL
At Your Grocer's-No Consumers Supplied
B. B. EARNSHAW & BRO,
Wholesale Groeers, 11th q N sts. s.E.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
WIN Honor CaptaIn McCoy.

Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh L. Scott
will entertain at dinner this evening
at their quarters at Fort Myer in
honor of Capt. Frank Mccoy, who. is
in Washington on leave from border
duty. General and Mrs. Scott's
daughter. Mrs. David. H. Stockton. Of
Princeton, who is visiting them. will
be among the guests.
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MRS. BAIRD GIVES TEA
Recently Married Son and oaush.
ter-ln-law Guests.

Mrs, william Baird, wife of Major
Baird, U. s. A, retired, will entertain
small company at an informal tea
this afternoon for her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Lieut.. and Mrs. John A.
Baird, U. S. A., who were married re-
Gently in st. Davids, Pa
Mrs. Baird's sister, Mrs. William H
Carter, will preside at the table as
will Mrs, Thomas Cruise, Mrs. Thomas
T. Knox, Miss Russelle Cecil, and
Miss Grace Woodruff.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Baird. who are
making a short stay with Major and
Mrs. Baird. having just concluded
their wedding journey, will leave
Washington Wednesday for the
brides home in ST. Davids. They will
remain there for several days before
going to San Francisco to sail for
Honolulu on the February transport
for Lieutenant Baird's new station.
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Mrs. Winslow, wife of Col. w. w.
Winslow, U. s. A., will entertain this
afternoon for Miss Katherine Hard
ing, who. with her parents, Col. Ches-
ter Harding, governor OF the Panama
canal, and Mrs. Harding. are visiting
Colonel and Mrs. Winslow. Colonel
and Mrs. Harding and Miss Harding
win leave Washington Wednesday.
Mrs. Spencer 10 BE Hostess.
Mrs. ]. Winthrop Spencer will en-
tertain at tea tomorrow afternoon
from 4 to o'clock at her residence,
201o Hillyer place, instead OF this,
afternoon as was announced by error.
Mrs. Spencer's guests have been asked
to meet Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. L. Forster,
of Canada.
Miss Edith Temple Oracle left
Washington this afternoon for BaIti-
more to attend the Bal des Arts this
evening. She will be the guest of
Miss Marion Rucker. Miss Oracle has
just returned from a visit to New
York, where she attended the opera
and was a guest at the marriage Of
Miss Katherine Drexel Dahlgren and
Richard Emmett. She will go again
to New York the last of this week,
and during February will spend sew
eral weeks at Palm Beach. II
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
Gives Dancing Party.

A delightful dancing party was
given by Miss Hanna Hurdus, Wed
nesday evening, January 10, in honor
of Harry Ehrenpreis, OF New York
city. The house decorations were of
carnations and ferns, and dainty re-
freshments were served. Those pres
ent were: Misses Lillian Berman, Rose
Pincus, Hilda SokoI, Rose Sokol, Isa-
bella, Sokolave, Minnie Berman, Re-
becca Berman, Clara Roberts, and
Fannie Glushak; and Messrs. Jacob
sokol, Samuel Stearman. Henry Stear-
man, Jacob Roberts, Maurice Bars
sock. and Harry Ehrenpreis. Miss
Glushak gave piano solo during the
evening.
Miss MilIieent Hunter, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. William Hunter, of 1927
N street, who was recently operated
upon for appendicitis, is convalescing.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15

Masonic han. with e. E. Fisher, war
den, in charge. II
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
GIVE PRETTY LUNCHEON
The Misses Atwater Entertain
Small Company At Home.

The Misses Atwater, daughters OF
Mrs. Louis Lombard, entertained at a
prettily appointed luncheon today.
Their guests were Miss Nataline
Dulles, Miss Gwendolyn Denys, Miss
Dorothy Denys, Miss Muriel Denys,
Miss Amy Bennett, Miss Dorothy Den
nett, Miss Katherine Hill, Miss Matte
Marschall Curd, Miss Joan Oil and
Miss Helen Blodgett.
Mrs. Ridley Mclean will leave
Washington February~1 for Pensa-
cola, Fla, to join Captain Mclean,
U. S. N.
Miss Helen Cannon is the guest in
whose honor Miss Amaryllis Gillett
will entertain at tea this afternoon.
Presiding at the tea table will be Mrs.
John Barton Payne, Mrs. Logan Wal
Ter Page, Miss Rosalie Spang, Mrs.
James p. Aleshire and Miss Ida
Thompson. A number of other ladies
and several of the seasons debutantes
will assist in receiving. Miss Gillett
will be at home on the afternoon of
February 8.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
VIII Exhibit Here.

Mrs. R. A. Long and Miss Loula
Long, of Kansas City, mother and sis
ter Of Mrs. Hayne Ellis, are the guests
of Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Ellis
at Single Oak. They expect to leave
for Kansas City tomorrow. Miss Long
will return to Washington in May
with her string of show horses and
will exhibit them at the Washington
horse show.
THE first entertainment at the new
club of the Colonial Danes, 1927 X
street, will be this afternoon at 4:3O.
when Robert Sterling Yard will give
an illustrated lecture on ''The Ma
tional Parks of American"
Mrs. C. A Mum had a company Of
young people at luncheon yesterday
for her son and daughter-inlaw, Mr..
ana Mrs. c. "A. Mum, jr., who are
spending the weekend with her, hav-
ing motored down from Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
Mis-. Hopkin. on visit.

Miss Anne Hopkins, the debutante
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Nevil Mon
roe Hopkins, left Washington this
afternoon to visit Mrs. Andrew Chris
tian in Richmond, Va, until Wednes-
day. Miss Hopkins will lead the ger
man in Richmond tonight, dancing
with Joe Lane Stern.
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The Misses Brown, daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert H. Brown, en-
tertained q small company Informally
at tea yesterday in compliment to
their house guest, Miss Laura Mar
garet Hoppe, of Marietta, Ga.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
Writers and Artists loo.

George Du Maurier was an artist,
who turned author after making a
European fame with the pencil as a
satiriSt of society. He suddenly star
tied the world with "Trilby and set
two continents comparing feet. With
him nove' writing seemed his true
forte, bur ne had started too late H
enjoyed his new fame only few years.
Even Thackeray tried art before he
found his true vocation, and he Illus
trated several of his own books even
then. That is a very. piquant story
which tells OF Thackeray calling ON
Charles Dickens to see if he could get
the commission to illustrate one of his
earlier novels. He had not written
VANITY Fair" then.
A very distinguished artist-author
was Dante Gabriel Rossetti He was
supreme in both arts He was one of
the greatest poets and certainly one OF
the greatest artists of the last century.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25

situation. AS soon as he was able to
move about unfettered King Alfonso
appeared and to certain extent proved
himself to be a ruler with an open
mind, a keen perception of realities, a
genuine interest i'll the welfare of the
country and an earnest desire to pro-
mote it by all means in his power. His
youth and physical energy appealed to
the popular imagination as symbols of
hope and power, but his achievements
as polo player and crack shot and
his undeniable qualities as an all round
sportsman were perhaps more praised
abroad than appreciated at home.
The high water mark of popularity
was reached when. two years before
the breaking out of the war. King Al
fonsO called to counsel several promi-
nent men of the Spanish political Left
Among other representative PERSONAL
ties there went to the royal palace Pro
fesSOr AZcarate. Although no publicity
was given to the interviews, both these
men admitted privately that the king
had made on them the best Of impress
sfons. simultaneously with this royal
move the right wing of the Republican
party detached itself from the old fold,
made clear its acceptance of the mo-
narchical regime and formed new po-
litical party, which was styled the Re
formist party. Everything then seemed
to point toward a future Of close Co
operation and understanding between
the crown and the democracy.
The king, however, if not unwilling.
was at any rate unable to follow
energetically the path Of liberalism and
reform, and as far back as three years
ago the disappointment Of the Spanish
people had already begun. Then came
the war and the sharp division Of the
country into pro-Germans and pro-al-
lies. The king was credited with pro-
ally leanings. He devoted himself 10
the relief of prisoners Of war of all ma
tionalities and did very good work.
particularly In locating prisoners be
lieved to have been killed. He has
been in personal communication will
thousands of families in all belligerent
countries. But when all is said it must
be recognized that kind heartedness and
willingness to Oblige are poor substi-
tuteS for craftsmanship
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25

The cucumber is not, in any sense, a
poison nor an injurious vegetable.
Sprinkling the sliced cucumber with
salt is unnecessary. 1t does not draw
OUT any poison. 1t only willis the veg
etable and renders 1t less appetizing
The harm resulting from eating Gu
cumbers is due TO the neglect to thor
oughly chew the cucumber slices be
fore swallowing them. All foods, green
ones in particular, need to be most
thoroughly masticated before they are
swallowed. The cucumber gives Zest
to a meal, especially if it be served
cold and crisp. In preparing the Gu
cumber first peel it and then slice II
in very thin slices and place these In
plain ice water to soak and become
crisp. 1t requires an hour for this
usually-Philadelph Record.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
Toothbrus she's.

The toothbrush. now All indiSpenSa-
bic article of toilet, is but little older
than the American republic itself. Not
even Lord Chesterfield used one, for,
writing to his son in 1854, he said:
Il hope you take great care Of your
mouth and teeth and that you clean
them every morning with a sponge
and tepid water with few drops of
arquebusade water dropped into it. l
do insist upon your never using those
sticks or any hard substance whatever
which always rub away the gums and
destroy the varnish of the teeth"
In Henry ESmond" Thackeray made
Lord Castlewood spend "a tenth part
Of his day in the brushing of his teeth
and the oiling of his hair" and in doing
so the novelist committed. a double an
achronism. Not only was the tooth
brush unknown, but during the first
half of the eighteenth century all fine
gentlemen wore wigs and had no use
for oil on their hair-New York Sun.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
STRANGE Proof Of hereditx.

So far as his work is concerned we
remember a rascally poet named Rich
ard Savage for one solitary Iine-that
in which he speaks Of the tenth trans
mitter of a foolish face" 1t catchily
conveys the notion of heredity and sug-
gests the sort of wonderful family like
ness of which one has just been told to
the. Royal Society of Medicine.
The first Earl of Shrewsbury, who
died in 1853, was born with a physical
peculiarity-the little finger and the
finger adjoining on each hand had only
one joint, the first two bones being
united. The same abnormality affected
all the toes except the big ones. To,
day in a direct masculine descendant
Of the first earl the same extraordinary
formation persists. 1t was transmitted
to him by his father and to his father
from his grandfather and has come
down unchanged through nearly 500
years, passing through fourteen gener
ations.-LOndon Standard.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25

Lack OF muscular exercise is the first
result Of lying in bed As a result the
appetite is weakened the digestive ac-
ton slows down and the muscles Of
the stomach and abdomen cease to act
upon the intestina, mass. When tn.
body is i'm a recumbeut position the
heart works with the least expendi-
ture Of effort and the least fatigue and
the circulation and the functional actiy-
ity are decreased. But unless the sub
iecr is exceptionally vigorous all the
benefits are. counterbalanced by dan
gers. In bed the subject is shut away
from fresh air and sunlight The re-
suit of that deprivation is a condition
similar TO anaemia. But the supreme
menace TO the weak or the aged con-
fined TO bed Is the clogging of the pull
monary circulation. an action which
frequently results in passive congeS-
tion of both sides of the lungs. For
this reason the simple fracture of a
bone may be the cause of death. be-
cause when the patient lies in bed there
is no movement Of the muscles TO act
as an incentive 10 deep breathing.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
Bret Harts and the wss4.

The west is still an indefinite term.
and many things have been called
western which more strictly were far
western. The efiiorescence Of CcTfor-
"a i the brilliant satire Of Bret
Harte. to name him only who was first
of the Californians, was an effect OF
the east in the new conditions of the
Pacific slope. 1t had no root in the
soil. and none of the poets who formed
the San Francisco school Of Harte's
day. were Of California birth. much
less culture. They were only western
by sOjourn.
Harte himself. who was first of them.
had greater originality in his verse
than in his prose- but he was born III
and grew up in Albany. The literary
atmosphere which he breathed in the
west was, as it were, piped from the
east. and his ambition was as the gen
erous expectation Of his fellow eXileS
was for him, to suggest in his prose the
literary art of Or. HolmeS.-William
Dean Howells in Harper's Magazine.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
FACED DANGERS TO REGISTER
Oil Man Walked Clever Miles ana
Swan Floote9 Streams.

Ellsworth. Kan,-IIeavr rains and
swollen streams almost compelled
Carl Holt Of this city to miss register
ing Holt is a tool dresser for the
Shamrock-C Gushing oil drill eleven
miles southeast Of Ellsworth He was
required 70 register here.
When Holt, late in the afternoon.
started to drive into Ellsworth with
his car he found himself cut off By
streams which had flooded and wash
ed out the bridges.
He promptly discarded the car.
swan the creek and started to walk
the eleven miles to Ellsworth. In the
course Of his Walk he found it neces-
sary to navigate other streams in q like
manner. Fifteen minutes before 9.
wet, muddy and tired, he rushed into
the registration hall and signed his
name TO the card.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
ST. Sophia's PaIimpsest.

Travellers who have visited the great
MohammPdan mosque of st. Sophia in
Constantinople tell Of the visibility of
inscriptions made in the interior of the
building when it was a Christian
church These had been painted over
by the MOslem conquerOrs, but time
defeated their purpose of total efface
ment, says the Christian Herald. Over
the entrance is the inscription in Latin
Il am the door; by me if any man en-
ter in he shall be saved and shall go in
and out, and he shall find pasture"
The bricks in the great dome in the in
terror reveal this inscription: Deus III
medic eius; non commOvebitur. Adiu-
vabit cam Deus vultu-su The trans
lation may be found in Psalm Xvi, 5.
These facts are of interest in view of
the present tottering condition of the
Moslem power
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
SOLDIERS ABOARD VATERLAND
German Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry
Found on Big Steamship.

HobOken, N. J.-Twenty-five German
soldiers In full uniform were found
on the big liner Vaterland in Ho-
boken. They were discovered by GUS
toms guard in a. cabin Of the liner.
Some of them were infantrymen, 9TH
ers artillerymen and a few cavalry
men.
But-they were made Of tin.
The box Of them, which had appar-
emily been left behind by a youthful
passenger on the liners last trip here
and put aside by steward to delight
some future small passenger, was taken
to the pier with other articles, and Col.
lectOr Malone was notified.
The collector decided to present them
to Commodore Hans Ruser, Jr., son of
the Vaterlands captain, who is living
with his mother in Hoboken Young
Commodore Hans was delighted With
The gift. When he opened the box he
asked if it was Christmas
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
Defining a Wife.

The pretty schoolteacher had asked
her class for the best original defni-
tion of wife" and the boy in the cor
ner promptly responded, "A rib"
She looked at him reproachfully and
nodded to the boy with dreamy eyes,
who seemed anxious to say something
mans guiding star and guardian an
GEL" he said in response to the nod.
"A heIpmeet," put in a little fiaxen
haired girl.
"One who sOothes man in adversely, y
suggested a demure little girl.
"One who makes a man hustle" was
the next suggestion.
And keeps him from making a fool
of himself" put in another girl.
Some one for a man to find fault
with when things go wrong" said a
sorrowful little maiden
''Stop there, said the schoolteacher.
That's the best definition" = Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
The Professor Worried.

The absent minded professor from
the university town was in Indianap-
oils attending a convention. While in
the city he took tour of the larger de
partment stores. In one of them he
was much perpleXed.
He read the sign over the door of the
elevator:
"This car express to fifth and sixth
floors. Up only"
Absently he read the sign again.
Then the car door opened
II would like to know" he asked the
elevator boy, IF this elevator goes only
up, how on earth did you get down
here?'
The elevator boy grinned, frowned,
scrutinized the man closely and then
said in a dignified voice, "Oh, l just
came down. indianapolis News.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
Paranuav,a asnider Lace. y

Missionaries in Paraguay more than
200 years ago taught the native In
dians to make lace by hand. Since
that day the art has greatly developed,
and in certain of the towns lacemaking
is the chief occupation. Almost all the
women, many children and not few
men are engaged in this industry. A
curious fact with reference TO the Par
aguayan laces is that the designs were
borrowed from the strange webs WOW
en- by the semitropical spiders that
abound in that country. Accordingly
this lace is. by the natives called nan
duti, which means "spider web. Elk
change.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-08-25
Antiquity.

Antiquity! thou wOndrOus charm
what art thou, that, being nothing, art
everything? When thou vert thou
vert not Lity-then thou vert
nothing, but hadst a remOter antiquity
as thou calledst it, to look back to with
blind veneration, thou thyseIf being to
thyself fiat, jejune, modern! What mys-
tery turks in this retroversion, or what
half Januses are we that cannot look
forward with the same idOlatry with
which we forever revert! The mighty
future is as nothing, being everything;
the past is everything, being nothing
Charles Lamb