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record OF ,hirteen nights Mms W;ura
made a great hi+--naturalIy sba sane
some M the music from Madame Rut.
terav',-and .he see,ned o,,tte de,iehtsd
with the exner,.nce
Mrs. Baker made no ATTEMPT to en-
terrain for her guest I'VE could not do
both-and Nine Miura came to sing"
So nothing was allowed to interfere
with the singing. Perhaps Mrs. Baker
felt more like singing when word of
her husbands safe arrival in France
reached her. She confessed on being
congratulated that she had tried hard
to keep herself too much occupied 70
have time TO worry. And when l laugh
ingly told her that il had been a great
relief to me personally when ] knew
I didn't have to keep corked up any
longer sne saio'
We'll, you wouldn't believe how
careless people are who ought TO know
enough to keep corked up. The FIRST
time Mr.. Baker went over / didn't
even tell the children that he had
gone. l didn't care TO impose on them
the necessity for corking up. But four
days after he had left they came home
from school telling me that the chill
dren there were insisting that papa was
on the way TO France-which they
had. OF course, strenuousiy denied
Weren't the children silly? on course
l told them the truth then-put II was
perfectly evident that some one mao
been talking who ought not 10 nave
done 80"
Which but adds to the enduring
wonder at the Immunity with which
our big men come ana 30. certainly
hundreds know when these men are In
transit, and some one II sure to De
careless, IL only In mentioning the iac'
before the children VINO won't under-
stand the gravity OF the necessity TOT
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the Park Theatre on Septem-
her % the Society Of Amer
lean Singers, William Wade

\ lean Singers, William Wade
H.rshaw. president and general man
ager. will begin a series OF per-
formances Of opera comiQue Car
men" Tales OF Hoffman," "Mignon."
Daughter Of the Regiment" The
Juggler OF Notre Dame" Fra Diavolo"
and other kindred works are 10 he
heard. The artistic director will be
jacques Coini, and the musical direc-
tors, Sam Frankie, Henry Hadley,
Richard Hageman and W. II. Humis-
ton. The complete list OF the COM
pany follows:
Sopranos-Inez Barbour, Helen Blu
chanan. Blanche Da Costa. Dora de
Philippe, Lucy Gates. Sue Harvard,
Edith Mason, Ruth Miller, Blanca Sar-
oya, Mabel Riegeiman. Maggie Teyte,
Yvonne de Treville, Greta To-padie.
MeZzo Sopranos and Contraltos-Ju-
liza Henry. Kathleen Howard. Josephine
Jacoby, Mary Kent, Florence milford.
Marguerite sylvia.
Tenors-George Hamiin. John Hand.
Oryille Harold. Ricardo Martin. Frank
lin Riker. Harvey Wilson. John Barnes
Wells, Craig Campbell.
Barytones and Bassos-Orrin Bastedo,
David Bispham. Carl Formes, Walter
0reene. Arthur Middleton. John Quine,
Henri Scott Hartridge Whip. Clarence
Whitehall. Herbert Witherspoon.
The first concert OF the Paris Sym
phony Orchestra will take place on
October 8. at the Metropolitan Opera
House. The conductor. Andre Messa-
ger, will be remembered by music
lovers as the composer OF "Veroni-
QUE" which he directed here in per-
son. Many OF the members OF the
orchestra are professors in the Paris
Conservatoire.
The New York Community Chorus.
Harry Barnhart conductor, will hold
a Song and Light Festival" by the
lake in Central Park at p. NJ. on
Sept IT and IS.
The programme for the final week
OF the San Carlo Opera Company at
the Shubert Theatre follows;
Monday. Cavalieria Rusticana. Mines
, Bianchin Cappeli. DeMette; Messrs
Boscacci. Autola.
Pagliacci Mime. Wentworth Messrs
Salazar. Antola.
Tuesday, Carmen. Mines Ferrabinl
Folls: Messrs, Salazar, Royer, DeB!asI.
Cervi.
| Wednesday Matinee. Romeo and Juli-
ct Mines. Mario. Melis; Messrs. Err
role. Roger. Bozsano. Dellenolie.
wednesday evsnins. Aida Mines. Ans
den, DeSiette: Messrs. Zinovieff, Antola,
DeBiasi. CervL.
] Thursday. Lucia Mines. Mario. Ho-
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pleasant country home, surrounded by
smooth lawns and shaded by fine trees.
Mrs. Lane has been to New York
once or twice buying furnishings, and
every morning for the last two weeks
has gone downtown shopping for it
kitchen furnishings and little things
as soon as she had started the ma
chinery Of her own household, and she
has rushed home to lunch and 10
gather up such Of yesterdays pur-
chases as might have arrived, and GER
tain friendly contributions. and in the
afternoon has taken them out there,
superintended their instalmept and
busted herself there until she had 10
rush home for dinner.
Ii promises to be CHEEKY place. all
done up in pretty chintzes and with
the hospital suggestion eliminated. II
is being launched with every prospect
OF success. The Interior Department
war workers have incorporated them
selves in order to carry II out in a
businesslike fashion. 1t Is being sup
| ported by pledges Of from 10 to 20
cents a month from Interior Depart
ment employees-sums so small that
they can scarcely prove a burden TO
any but in the aggregate yielding a
very good income for the home. 1t is
| TO be in charge OF an experienced
graduate nurse. with such assistance
as may be required, and under the
constant care and attention OF physi-
clans from Walter Reed Hospital.
which is under contract 10 supply the
patients.
1t will be run by a committee Of
women, mostly the wives OF division
chiefs OF the Department, OF which
Mrs. Lane Is president. Mrs Van H.
Manning viee-president. and Mrs.
Vogelsang. Mrs. Ira Copley, Mrs Clay
TaIlman and ten or a dozen others are
active members. In fact, members
have to be active. for one must be al
ways there on duty as officer OF the
day. And arrangements have been
made for a number OF young girls to
serve as " A. Dis. like the English
Volunteer Aid Department. They
have undertaken TO be on hand daily
from to in the afternoon. during
which time the nurse will have her
rest and recreation-to read TO the
patients and play games with them
and make themselves generally useful
Other Department Works.
Every one of the Departments mas
Its organized war work, usually under
the direction OF the wives Of the De-
psrtment and bureau chiefs. The State
Departments Red Cross Auxiliary
work rooms under the leadership OF
Mrs Lansing are a perfect beehive OF
the busiest sort OF workers. Mrs
Lansing herself is there for part OF
nearly every day. and her associates
are equally faithful Their pet scheme
their little war shop The Bandbox-
Is open always the first Saturday in
each month for the sale OF various
articles. mostly clothing that has beer
contributed and is sold for trtfing
sums.
IL Is really a sort OF monthly rum
mage sale, at which one can get won.
'derful bargains since the contributions
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-HE Sock Song which. like Ben
Athens name, leads all the

~ HE Sock Song which. like Ben
Adhem's name. leads all the
i rest to-day Is not a prize
simmer. Il isn't Of honorable mention,
u doesn't rhyme particularly well, and
re suspect that any grand jury OF coll
,sre professors would md against IL
m several counts for assault upon
King Georges and President Wilson's
English.
In spite Of all this. when we'd read
:, We had no choice but to give Il a
Mace Of honor Of its own, for merits
hat may appear to you. Here 1t is,
just as II came: f-
am knitting every day a little while
For NY boy. he went away with q smile.
socks and socks. that what he. need.
All wool and that's good for his feet.
So knit while he do his bit
ro- I know he is full OF grit.
60 Boy. fight brave and stay true
To the Red. White and Blue
And return safe to me. with glory and
That. a mothers prayer from the other
side,
We don't know how you feel about
Il; as for US, when We got to 80 Boy,
frht brave and stay true" something
sort O choked us all up. We are
sorry not to append the authors name,
being under request to withhold IL un-
,ess the song won a prize.
The prize winning entries a. usual
apcear elsewhere on this page. First
prize goes to Mrs. r. Roger Miller Of
Morristown. Tenn, for the fine swing
and sweep Of her uncommonly quota
bic lines.
Second to Miss Mabel Richardson
Of NermilIon. &. D., who first appeared
N the contest about two months ago
under the nom de plume prairie Girl"
and who, although a faithful compe,-
.tor since then. has not until now. TO
our minds, approached the merit Of
her original entry. which anonymity
disqualified.
The third prize winner lis Rita Pc
rine OF sos st. Nicholas avenue. whom
We Judge from the address to be q rel
alive Of Edward Ten Brock Perine,
who won first prize two weeks ago and
Is among the honorable mentions to-
day. Were We the subject and object
Of Miss Perine's neat acrostic the
chest we should throw would endanger
every button on our khaki Jacket,
And now for the honorable men,
lions:
This really does sing perfectly to
the good old tune prescribed. The au-
nor says the ''tootle-tootle" Is the
ffe II seems reasonable:
TIE GIRLS WE LEAVE BEHIND UB.
AS the train moved out the soldiers
were singing.-News item.
On. grandma, mother, sister sue-
With aunts Jane, Clara, Ellen
Likewise our cousins, Kate. Aayms,
Drue,
And swee.hs.rts. Maud. Rosa Helen |,
These socks you knit u, tootie-toesis-
Blest Be the ties that bind us
VII bring US back-yes. tootle-tootle-oo
To girls we've left behind US!
Your prayers will save us, tootle-tcotle-
90,
Dear girls we've left behind us!
EMMA ~. CAlLBToN.
New Albany. Ind.
And here are new words to another
old song, one which was q college ia
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come from the wardrobes OF the
smartest women IN town. including
many Of those Of the Diplomatic Corps.
1t is quite on the cards that when these
come home and begin wedding out
their wardrobes there will be such a
big stock on hand that II Will be found
necessary to run The Bandbox for a
week for fall sale"--though as yet
that has not been decided.
Individually, Of course. all sorts OF
well known girls and women OF the
younger set, especially those whose
husbands are overseas, are taking Gov
eminent jobs. Just lately Marie Sims.
daughter OF Thetus Sims OF Tonnes
see, one OF the best known and most
influential OF the Congressmen. has
taken Job as her brother in laws
secretary. Her brother in-law is Louis
Brownlow, head of the board of COM
misdoners who run the District Of CO.
lumbia-
Marie Sims is one OF the prettiest
and most popular OF the younger set
here. Her father has been in Congress
so long that she has practically grown
up in Washington. She made her
debut about three years ago, her
younger sister Enid coming out rather
informally because OF war conditions
last winter. Marie Is a rarely attrac-
tive blonde. with hair like cornsilk and
the loveliest blond coloring. ligh. u up
by a pair OF merry hazel eyes She's
one of those thoroughly natural,
wholesome girls whom everybody likes
and is a distinct ornament TO any
party.
Some months ago 1t was currently
reported that she was taking courses
in stenography and typewriting and
ONCE accomplishments with a view to
going over with the Red Cross. But
that never panned out. and only a few
days ago II was finally and definitely
announced that she had come to the
rescue Of her greatly harassed brother
in-law when his secretary had been
called to the cclors.
Miss Agnes Wilson to Work.
! Miss Agnes Hart Wilson. Secretary
| Wilson's clever daughter, tells me that
she has also Joined Uncle Sans war
workers. She has taken a job in her
fathers Department-not In his Office
/ but in the adjustment division, where
she finds her work very interesting
She was secretary OF her fathers Conn.,
mittee on Labor when he was in Con-
gress, but withdrew from any regular
position when he entered the Cabinet
though she has often helped out in his
ONCE. working harder than most OF his
regular clerks and without pay. Then
came her mothers serious Illness and
she had TO give all her time and at
tentlon at home. Now, Miss Mary VII.
son has turned housekeeper and Miss
| Agnes war worker.
! Neither of those girls has been out
| OF Washington all summer. The farm
which Miss Mary ran last year--ant
ran very well, as Miss Wilson lovei
to tell you. with big sisterly pride
has been leased this year. and ex'
oept that Mrs. Wilson and Miss Jessi,
! have been up there for q few weeks
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Although the demonstration Is done
with four steel needles, sire No IL. the
shorter ivory NEEDLES which are now pre-
ferred by most workers. can be used ss
well. They are well liked because they
soon At themselves TO the workers
hands. They are especially recomrpend-
ed for one who knits too tightly.
Kntts for Four Grandsons.
To Mrs. Charlotte r. Bangs OF
Goshen, y. Y, We are indebted for the
accompanying photograph Of her fell
low townsmnn and patriotic knitter,
Conrad Diehl. and for some interesting
facts about him.
Mr.. Diehl makes his home with his
daughter. Mrs. Edward Farrell. on
Grand street. He IL 81 years old. al
though you would never suspect it from
his picture, and besides his patriot
ism and public spirit Mr. Diehl has
four OF the best possible personal rea-
sons for the enthusiasm that has made
him expert in turning out service
socks.
The four are grandsons. all in the
navy. They are James piehl. born in
Fishkill. n. Y: William and Harry p.
Diehl. born in New York. and Charles
@. Diehl, born in Middletown, y. Y.
Two OF them are far ava, ON sea
service. or the other two, one Is able
to visit his grandfather occasionally
when on leave. and the other at long
intervals
Mr.. Diehl himself was born in Ger
many. so that he knows whereof he
speaks when he says the Kaiser needs
lessons and Is going 70 get them.
Il think We have enough boys to
send out" he says. "They will soon
settle things. Some of my knitting
has gone TO the Red Cross. but with
four Of my own lads In the service &c
keeps me busy knitting for them My
daughter is careful not TO let me
overdo-I forget to stop sometimes"
Evidently ne does, his average time
for one pair Of socks being about four
days. which. considering his years. Is
remarkable.
Mrs. Bangs writes that across tho
street from Mr.. Diehl lives a neiEhhor
too modest to let her name be men,
toned. whose record is one pair in
four hours, and that right around the
corner is Mrs. James Edred. who Is
proficient at the twin socks knitting
method.
! iney re Ooing tnlnEs up GoSHen
way, Every soldier who leaves gets
locally knitted socks from the Ma
rtional League for womens Service
and the Red Cross-hundre6s OF knit
tiers all told.
Mrs. Constance Entwist'e Hosr OF
Suffern. y. Y. a recent first prize win
ner. found her prize wool all that.
could be desired Another recen; win
ner. Miss A. Moore OF 5ss Throop ave.
nue., Brooklyn. sends the following
subsequent history Of the prize wool
she received:
Perhaps you may be interested to
know how the beautiful helme, wool
You sent me as prize produced three
Spairs OF socks. A friend wanted a
helmet to give 20 a soldier about 70
embark. and I gave her a helmet knit
from SUN wool. accepting payment for
the wool, as all OF my work goes to
the Red Cross. With this money 7
bought enough wool from the Red
Cross TO knit three pairs OF socks At
the headquarters Of the BROOKLYN
Chapter of the Red Cross wool is sold
at low price. the knitted articles to
be returned there. Also this wool kept
me busy at time when my auxiliary
was unable to supply
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younger. Male. at winchester at
school, whence he has recently come
home TO join his father in Washing
ten.
For the rest, with the Presidents
speaking trip on behalf Of the Fourth
Liberty Loan definitely abandoned
and his indefinite stay right here an
nounced: with the vice-President and
Mrs. Marshall at home again, and with
the Cabinet households getting back
to their winter compliments and their
winter quarters and the diplomatic
managers reestablishing themselves.
and even members Of the Supreme
Court headed this way, Washington
seems to be about to settle down for
the winter fully a month before its
usual time.
why They Like Petoskey.
The Marshalls had about the longest
vacation. and II seems TO have been
entirely satisfactory. Some one asked
the Vics-President. What in the world
do you 90 to Petoskey for? Nobody
goes there" To which the Presi-
dents only vice" as he once subscribed
himself. responded promptly. That's
just why" As Mrs. Marshall says.
We get pure air. good food and per-
feet freedom there. We've been going
there for 90 long-although this IL
only the second summer since we came
to Washington, we had been there for
thirteen seasons before that-that no
body pays any attention to US or re-
CARDS us as anything out of the ordi-
nary. Really. it's blessed relief!"'
Since their return they have been
absolutely quiet Mrs. Marshall is au-
| thority for the statement that they
have not had single engagement, and
TO an injured, We'll. you were out
last Sunday evening" she looked a bit
! puzzled and admitted, why. YES, 30
We were; but We only went up to
'Twenty-twenty' for supper. We're
likely to be there any Sunday night.
| but that doesn't count. That's not go
ing out anywhere. you KNOW"
Which might have puxxisd any one
who did not know Mrs. MarshaR's in
timacy with Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh OF
2020 Massachusetts, avenue. About as
( soon as she was unpaclfed Mrs. Mar
shall went UP to see how the Red Cross
workrooms of the Ladies OF the Senate
OF which she is the head, were getting
on, and was greeted with enthusiasm
Since then she has been UP for a few
hours every day, not. however. putting
In the long day she nd last winter.
| Mrs. Baker has been away least OF
any Of the Cabinet women. Except for
one or two week ends she has been
right here In Washington all summer
| very devoted to her own particular line
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Weeks Grist Pleases. Judges-Twin
Sock Directions Patriotic Man
knitter Busy at 81 With Needles

ting diN1culties is included because we
bettor knitter than she makes out
or IL not. that she's keeping at II
until she will be:
Some knitters make a sock day
II rumors be not wrong.
I'm sure they live in other chimes
Where day 10 six months long
For I. when I have stitches Ave.
Must then unravel four;
I wonder which will end the first,
My knitting-or the war
But IL the sock at last is knit.
What chance that il will ever fit
DORIS E PiTKiN.
Monomonock Inn, Caldwell, y. J.
How To Knit Twin socks.
In response to our request for twin
socks knitting directions Miss Jennie
F. Quick Of 1soa Madison street.
Brooklyn. has kindly sent in the fol-
lowing by Laura G. Belts. which APP
peared in-the May number OF the
Modern Priscilla:
The women of Australia have knit
over 10000 pairs of socks by this
neInOu. "lllu tHe yath WV oehH
In casting on stitches, use first one
thread. then the other. until ali stitches
are cast on. There should he forty
stitches on the fryt needle, forty on the
second needle and forty-eight on the
third.
Be sure to begin a new needle with
a different thread from the one the pre-
ceding needle ended with. Hold the upper
thread on the right hand. Colonial way.
the lower thread on the left hand. Con-
tinental way. The right hand thread
tR II IT, always purls the right hand
or upper 1t. The left hand thread
IL II IT, always knits the lower or
left hand stitch, unless otherwise spec
fled.
Having las SITS on the three needles.
begin the rSboing, which should be four
inches in length. Holding the two
threads as directed. purl the right
hand St Knit the left hand St and re-
peat from TO once. &c Throw r II +
back, knit right hand st. throw r II T
forward. Throw L II T forward. puri
left hand ST. throw L II T back. Repeat
from 80 to 's once.
Repeat these two changes. to and
=. to 90 until four inches OF ribbing are
completed.
II purling with two threads is found
difhcult- II might be adHleaole Tor the
amateur to do the rubbing for the two
socks separately. Then join by putting
one sock within the other and picking
up the stitches alternately-one st from
one sock and one 81 from the other sock
until all SITS are transferred to the one
set OF needles.
Purl the upper or r II T and knit the
lower, or l. II T until sock mear Ires IL
inches.
Now for the Heel.
Heel-Take SIS SITS on one needle. knit
and purl back and forth on these stitches
until heel measures about ~ inches Al.
ways slip the first two stitches when be-
ginning a row. Holding inner side of
socks toward you, slip ? sts, knit and
purl Sc sts. narrow once with each
thread (to narrow. purl the two right
hand stitches together. letting the st
which comes between these two slip Of
the needle. pick II up Immediately and
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It's such very little time since YOU
played here at my knee
And now you're fighting Boches in that
land across the sea:
Sitting with my knitting in the Good Old
Fashioned Way.
I ponder and I pray, and would to
God to-day
That / had nine instead OF one TO send
Ger seas To smite the Hun
And hight for Right till victory's won.
While I'm sitting with my knitting In
the Good Old Fashioned Way"
Mrs. JANE VI. RAwALr
Pinehurst avenue
In spite Of some misgivings lest
Hoovers request for sugar conserva-
ton be applicable to 1t we print Mr..
Godoys latest Sock Song:
Sweethearts young and pure and fair;
Soldiers brave beyond compare
Sweethearts here and soldiers there:
sveethearts. soldiers, everywhere