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The Washington times., 1924-06-25
INDIAN CH|NTZ
HAS BEAUTY
Of OWN
Early European Examples Are
Not Comparable With
Those Of Orient

The place of chintz In the af.
fections of the collector Of antiques
and curios has long been secure.
For fully sixty years lovers of house
hold ancientry have gathered up bits
of old printed fabrics. Originally
the word 'chintz" was applied Ia
the printed cotton fabric from India
each piece being called in early days
a chint, name derived from the
Hindu clint" Bengal ''cit," and San
scrit "chitra," meaning spotted OF
variegated,
Afterward it came to be applied
to the glazed printed calicoes OF
European and American manufac
ture, gayly patterned with flowers
and birds and figures in diverse
colors on a white ground. Its cal
| endered dust-shedding surface made
the material great favorite with
careful housewives. Cretonne, the
French substitute for Chintz,i q
heavier material, was not intro
duced until somewhere around the
year 1860.
The old.time chintzes are not SO
easily picked up nowadays. Many
of the new printed cotton fabrics
have borrowed their patterns from
interesting textile ancestors, though
| nowadays, in the case Of mono.
chrome and duochrome prints, the
| color effects are somewhat richer
than those that obtained in the
printed fabrics Of the eighteenth
century, with their cold chocolate
browns, bottle-greens, and ox.blood
reds.
For the collector there win nat.
urally be an inimitable charm about
the original pieces, not to mention
their historic interest, while old
multicolored chintzes cannot be
surpassed in loneliness.
Chintz attained a beauty and a
distinction Of its own when 1t at.
tracted the fancy Of the fashion.
ables Of the eighteenth century. To
maintain its favor, 1t did not rest
content with being initiative, but de.
veloped its own resources with a
consequent richness that marks its
place among decorative fabrics OF
the early days. These printed fab.
RIGS of the earlier centuries attained
an intricacy and beauty that were
long denied the European printed
textiles which they inspired. Early
examples Of the latter are in nc
way comparable, artistically, OF
technically, with contemporary India
prints. Even today it would be diff
ficult to improve esthetically on the
beautiful printed stuffs that come
to us from the countries of the
Orient.
The introduction into Europe Of
the manufacture Of printed fabrics
Is not known so far as time and
circumstances are concerned. Long
before English weavers had under
taken the industry, the printing OF
fabrics flourished on the Continent
The sixteenth century references &c
printed cottons in England are sc
few and so vague that thers il
practically no definite knowledge Of
the earliest manufactures Of these
fabrics. THE CONNOISSEUR.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
HAMS POINT REST HOUSE
WILL BE OPEN IN JULY

The new rest house on Hams
Point will be open to the public
July 1. Immediately after the
opening the Girl Scouts will move
their tea room from the old rest
house to the new building. The
old building VIII be RACED,
The new structure is Of brick
stucco with a beautiful front porch
in the colonial style. It is 80 feet
long and % feet wide. The build.
ing is divided into three sections,
the central portion, As feet long,
forming a spacious lobby. The wing
toward the Georgetown channel
will contain the tea room, a kitchen
and storerooms and the other wing
comfort stations. Public telephones
are being installed.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Soc, 75c and 81 JeWeIry. Csc

Importers sample line of ewelry including chains
necklaces earrings bar pins bracelets lingerie clasps
sweater pins sauois, fobs, mems cuff links baby pin
sets. ETC.; many wanted styles.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
BrOadCIOth Union Suits, $1.59

Mems Gladstone English Broadcloth Athletic Union
Suits white blue; sleeveless syle perfect closed
crotch; regular sizes; perfect quality
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
81 to s. Handbags, S1.A

Leather Hand Bags, manufacturers sample lots; good
quality. well-made bags in of the most popular
under.thearm, and vanity shapes; black ana
colors; plain, embossed and novelty feathers.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Tomorrow Is GOOD WILL" DAY
In the June Demonstration Sale

Good stores
merchandise
O. Event Is AS
mah o by
namely:
avred Kugh last dy Ot guarantees length of dmea
early phmeM all ren hnO on
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Boys $1.39 to 81 Suits. S1.15

Wash Suits in Oliver Twist, MILDLY, Balkan Flapper
styles with long short sleeves plain colors pretty
combinations and khaki; sizes to years; warranted
fast colors.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Pork and Beans, 2 for 13c
Ritter's Pork and Beans in tomato sauce
ChiIdren's SEC Waist Suits. 45c

Knitted Waist Suits, low and sleeveless garter
attachment knee pants sizes IL years-First Floor
Underwear Section.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
ChiIdren'S Cotton Socks, 19c

Mercerized Cotton Socks, with clocks up the
threequarter length socks, white with fancy
tops; seconds of 35c and sec grade.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Boys So and $3.50 Suits, $2.19

Wash Norfolk Suits in several light shades, also dark
gray entire suit washable; knckerbocker pans sizes
z to IL years.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Mems 69c Underwear. 47c

make Balbrggan Underwear short sleeve shirts
length drawers reinforced and waist
band; regular sizes; perfect quality.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
S. FabricOid Suit Cases. S3.55

24inch Suit Cases. cloth lined covered with waterproof
fabrcod good lock and side leather and
two leather straps all around
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
81 Stamped Dresses, &c

Stamped Morning Dresses three pretty shades; neat
easyto-embroider designs.-Art Dept.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Del Monte Cherries, 19C
Boys 81 Play Suits, Sl.29

Choice of Cowboy Suits, in sizes 4. s. g. 10 and IA
years. Indian Suits in sizes to II years, and Baseball
Suits, in sizes 4. 6, g. IL, IA and Is years.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
BOYS 79c to 81 RlOuseS. 69c

Sport Blouses mostly all with sport collars
sleeves: with attached collars long sleeves;
sizes to Is years. good quality materials perfect quail
ity and slight seconds.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
35c az inch) Dress Ginghams, Csc

In beautiful assortment Of styles and color
tngs soft finish quality, in checks, stripes paids and
plain colors.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
75C SCatter-Size RUGS. 47c

27x54 Scatter-size double warp Japanese Grass Rugs
in green blue brown stencied oriental and medallion
designs 23x4S Reversible Wool and Fibre Rugs, in
various coors; choice of medallion figured de-
sgns.-First FlOOr-Bargain Table.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
$3.50 Canvas Porch Curtains, $3.50

Heavy blue tan stripe Canvas Porch Curtains.
mounted strong poles #. wide, with # in. drop;
complete with ropes and all attachments
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Bows Sligo to $3.50 Pants, $1,39

Panama Cloth Pants in assorted shades also Of gab
ardne khaki CLOTH well gray tan linen crash;
every pair full cut; sizes to II years
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Moments $3.50 and So Six Hose, SIG

others with Isle garter tops; in black and asso
street shades mo Whitley all sizes in the lot, but no
each color and style; perfect quality.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Bows Union Suits, SOC
WOmen's Fibre Silk (GlOs) Hose, 49c

Fibre Silk glos) Hose made with fashioned leg: in
assorted shades seconds of $40 grade all sizes
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
S1.39 BrOcades, 79c Yd.


sx10 #. large size doublewarp japanese Grass
Rugs beautiful stenciled designs, in the most wanted
coorngs; tapebound sides and ends to match colorngs
in rug. Qimit, two)
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
Mems Silk Hose, Ac

Thread Silk Half Hose, black with white colored
silk clocks full reinforced heel toe and sole; seconds
of 81 90 grade.
The Washington times., 1924-06-25

Note-WhIe provide enough Of this merch
early No phone mail orders merchandise advertised
The Washington times., 1924-06-25
$3.50 StenciIed Crex RUGS, S8.45

ex12 IT, large factory labeled Crex Rugs
celent colorngs, three handsome stenced designs;
perfect quality
The Washington times., 1924-06-25

S0inch Mercerized Sateen in black, white and
assorted shades-Lining Dept.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
Girls Who Know How, Make the Young
Fellows Pop Whether It's Leap
Year or Not.

material but lacks the gift Of
making the most of everything.
That which we call personality
is 80 per cent just shOWmanShip.
ShOwmanship is evident i'm other
walks of life besides the show
business, but it isn't called that.
The hostess who can arrange
party SO that it seems to out.
shine the party of another dame
that spends great deal more
money and time on her arrange
ments, has won out by her sense
OF shOWmanship.
The young thing with a gift
for shOWmanship can make a guy
propose whether it's leap year or
not. She knows exactly how to
stage her bows in society SO that
she appears to the greatest ad-
vantage. while some other girl,
more attractive, perhaps, under.
does or OverdOes her stuff, so
that she doesn't make half the
hit with her eligible audience.
LAWYER USES 1T, TOO.
The society matrOn who times
her arrival and departure so that
she occupies the spotlight when
she first appears, and makes her
exit before her marcel wave wits
and her complexion fades and
she begins to look tired, is Just
using good shOWmanshiD!
The lawyer, who waits until
the setting sun casts it's elOn-
gated shadows into the courtroom
and gives a perfect BelaSCO light.
ing to his plea for the prisoner, is
wise to shOwmanship. The sales.
man who knows just when to
switch from his latest funny story
to the task Of signing up his Gus.
toner has shOwInanship down to
q science. too.
Bad shOwmanship is a big han.
dicap and often stands between
failure and success!
The rich mahogany furniture
in the office is SIlOWnlanship, THE
flowers on the desk are Snowman.
ship.
ShOwInanShip is presenting
thing in the best possible way 10
impress your public and getting
what you are after, whether it's
big gate, a church wedding, sc.
lect guests, or sympathy.
HOW WIFE LOST OUT,
ShOwmanship often wins or
loses sympathy where most needed.
l know Of a certain man and
woman who fell in love, and
whose affair was common gOssiu.
The mans wife, rightly indignant,
got a divorce, but was too proud
to name the woman. Then, with
her little son, she rushed into
matrimOny with an old friend
who was willing to help her with
her little son, carry out her idea
Of proving to them that she could
find somebody else, too.
That was bad shOwmanship, in.
deed. 1t lost her the sympathy
she was entitled to and PLAYED
into their hands, so that he could
insinuate that she, not he, had
AN affair.
Naturally such a marriage
couldn't pan out happy, and that
went against her, too,
That is an example of bad
ShOWnlanShiD!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
NJ CARL'S RULE
IS LIMITED
BY BILL
Dallinger Drafts Measure for
House-Asserts ComptroI-
Ter Is Scar"

Limitation of the powers OF
Comptroller General J. r. McCarl
Will be demanded in the House soon
by Congressman Frederick w. Dial.
linger. Of Massachusetts, who has
introduced a bill for this purpose.
Dallinger would have the At.
torney General given the authority
to settle disputes arising between
he comptroller general and the vari.
GUS departments.
McCarl has made himself "a
car, whose authority transcends
that of the Attorney General and
the Supreme Court, and as his
position is for a term of fifteen
years, subject only to removal by
two-thirds vote Of both Houses Of
Congress, the President is powerless
to use his executive authority to
curb the comptroller general" Dali
linger declared.
Congressman Dallinger declares
that the public has, in every
instance, been the sufferer in dis
putes centering about the comp
trOller general The unlimited
power now held by McCarl, he
stated, has created a general feeling
Of disagreement and distrust among
high government officials.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
PLAN LUTHERAN
COLLECTOR
WOMEN
Chamber of Commerce Moves
to Bring Institution to
Washington.

Inc Washington Chamber of Com.
merce voted at dts meeting last night
to indorse the proposal to establish
here a Lutheran women's college.
The chambers action was predicated
upon statements made by the Rev.
George M. Diffenderfer, pastor of
the Lutheran Place Memorial
Church, who declared that a women's
college was to be established and
Washington might be the city chosen
In which to erect che school,.
Dr. Diffenderfer said that more
than 100000 members of the faith
had subscribed to the endowment
fund. He declared that practically
all the details had been worked out.
the only thing left to determine be.
ing the location for the school.
Inc college will have three units,
each to be erected at cost of
100000. The first unit will have
capacity of 500 women, it was said.
other matters taken up by the
chamber were the automobile reci-
proclty measure, and the Keller
teachers pay bill. The latter was in
dorsed, but it was voted to, disap-
prove the reciprocity bill, unless the
Commissioners bill be the one adopt
ed by Congress.
The following were elected to mem.
bership in the chamber: M. II. Caro-,
Robert b. Bennett, julius E. LENS,
James w. s. Peters, Edwin d. Det-
wiler and Paul F.. Florin. In the alb.
sence of president Isaac Cans, James
T. Lloyd presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
SOLDIER GOES BLIND,
STUDYING FOR WEST POINT

BALTIMORE, Md, March s.
Blindness caused by prolonged study
to pass the entrance examinations
to West Point may cause Private
Frederick Flinchbaugh, jr.. of York,
Pa. attached TO the Twelfth In.
tantry at Fort Howard to lose his
life's ambition of becoming a cadet.
His intense application to his mill.
tary books defeated its purpose and
left him sightless.
Private Flinchbaugh is now a
patient at the Fort Howard Hos.
pital undergoing treatment from eve
specialists and is slowly recovering
his vision, but 1t will take time
to complete a cure. There is said,
however. to be little chance that
the soldiers sight will ever regain
the strength to pass the physical
requirements Of the Military Acad.
envy,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
REED IS UNABLE
To MAKE OUT
NJ 'ADOO
Latters Intention to Enter
Missouri and Withdrawal
Puzzles Senator
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

MEXICO, Mo-, March 5.-Senator
James A. Reed Missouri Democrat
whose hat is vibrantly within the
ring of Presidential derbies. does
not know just how to make out
William G. McAdoo, his strong OPP
ponent in the show-me State
primary campaign. He said so here
today following a speech last night,
declaring that following McAdoo's
announcement through his managers,
that he would come to this State,
McAdoo personally announced he
would not come.
Cosmopolitan News Service had
asked Senator Reed for comment
on the failure Of McAdoo to respond
to challenge for a joint debate.
There can be no debate" Sen
ator Reed said, because there is
no debate on his side. If he had
fulfilled his intention to enter this
State there Is at least one question
l would have liked to ask him,
namely:
rs it permissible for a former
Cabinet officer to appear in claims
against the Government before his
former associates and appointees?
However, l am willing to debate
with him on any question where he
has challenged the soundness of my
position"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
HAM To DEFEND
HIS TRACTION
SERVICE
Wreco Head Plans to Answer
Charges Before Senate Dis
trict Committee.

Plans Of the Senate District Com.
mittee call for the winding up of
the Mcclellan hearings on the local
traction situation tomorrow morn
ing, when w. +. Ham, president
of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, will enter a de-
Tense against the charges of over
capitalization and inefficient serV-
ice made against his company.
1nasmuch as the District Commits
sioners have placed before Congress
revised merger bill, II is proba BILE,
however, that the traction hearings
will continue for some time to come
Senator Ball. chairman of the Senate
District Committee, has no fixed
views as to whether it will be prac
tlcable to attempt traction legisla-
ton at the present session. Every
thing depends upon the parliament
tary situation. in his view.
The possibility that Congress may
be in session until next August or
September, after recessing over the
national convention period, will
open vista for much District
Legislation which now appears to
be side-tracked. The rent extern
sion bill is being given the righS
of way in both houses. but other
measures are being lost in the vor-
tex of the oil investigation and
other matters in the Senate. The
Redistribution question has not
yet been opened up in the Senate,
and the Federal reorganization plan
already Is regarded as a lost cause.
The Phipps bill giving the Dis
trict government access TO it's
$4,700,000 surplus in the Federal
Treasury is on the Senate calendar.
but will not be passed without a
hard fight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
OUTLINES NEED
FOR CITIZENS.
FEDERATION
President Baker, of Columbia
Heights, Favors More Power
for D. c. Heads.

The necessity for the existence Of
the Federation Of Citizens Associa.
tons was explained to members Of
the Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation last night in st. Stephen
Hall by Charles A. Baker, president.
Mr.. Baker said he favored in gen
eral the bill which the Commission
ers are preparing and which would
increase their powers Of govern.
ment.
J. c. Fulford. of the Columbia
Heights Business Association, en-
planned the aims and purposes Of
that organization. The association
referred to it's executive committee
a proposal to donate $50 toward the
storing of books for the proposed
library at Sixteenth and Lamont
streets northwest.
The following were elected mem.
bers: DIR. J. B. Mackenzie, c. Y.
Van Epps, Mrs. Angelo Shackleford,
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Shaw, Alvin w.
Miller; Sidney G. Brown and N. M.
Dellenger.
j. Clinton Hiatt presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
MRS. MARY SMITH, AGE ~,
MUST CONTINUE SCHOOL

BETHLEHEM, March 5.-Mrs.
Mary Smith, nee Mace, fourteen,
will have to continue at school, ac-
cording to Attendance Officer Ed
Ziegenfuss.
Mrs. Martha Strohman, contin-
uation school teacher, told the
school authorities that Miss Mace
was missing from school. The at
tendance officer started an in
vestigation and discovered that the
girl and Floyd Smith, twenty-three,
had been married two weeks ago
by the Rev. d. c. Meinert, of the
Moravian Church. The couple had
gone to Lehigh county court house
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
ON WAY TO TEACH SCHOOL,
DECIDES TO END HIS LIFE

louisville, Pa, March s.
Squire Irwin Reed, one of the best.
known citizens Of schuylkill county,
committed suicide In a dramatic
manner
Reed was not only a Justice of
the peace and farmer. but also WA 9
a public school teacher in washing.
ton township, south of this city.
ne also was member of the Re.
publican county committee. Reed
was on his way to his school, when
ne suddenly remarked he had for
gotten some books, and returned to
his home. 1'.'T
When he got there he took up a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
London Rum Costs More.

LONDON. March Sowing to the
heavy duty making nip" of rum
cost nine pence instead Of penny
or two pence, the early-morning
workers at the docks and markets
are taking their cups of coffee and
tea without the nip" Records
show that the consumption Of rum
has declined by 100000 proof gal.
Ions in five voars
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05

shotgun and, turning it on himself,
directed a shot through the bowels,
dying almost instantly. He was
fifty-two years of age. 1t is be-
lieved he was temporarily despond-
ent because of loss Of money in
stocks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05

for their marriage license. She
gave her name as Mary Mace and
swore that she would be twenty
years old on March 8. and that she
was without a father or mother,
while Smith swore that he was
tWantY.three years old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
Rv EAV KING

by FAY hINU.
"ShOwmanship" is a word you
often hear applied to people in
the show business.
1t means the manner i'm which
they put themselves across!
A guy with ordinary material,
by knowing just how to time his
stuff, wait for his laughs and
take his bows, can put it all over
another fellow who : has better
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-05
Dies in Fire With Fiance.

WINNIPEG, March 5.-Mrs. Will
liam Lund, her daughter, Mary,
twenty years old, and the girls
fiance, Donald Mackenzie? were
burned to death in a fire of unde-
termined origin which destroyed
the Lund home at Giroux, thirty.
five miles from here.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
$4,000, 0,000 POWER
PROJECT IN SOUTH
Georgia Also Expects Most Build
ing During 1924 Since
II Civil War.
7. LOUIS TRADE sPoTTY
Frisco Ship Yards Active--Better
Live Stock Outlook.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTA, January 4.-The Georgia
Railway and Power Company has out
lined a program of expansion and de-
velopment of its hydroelectric sys-
TENS which will cost $10,O00,OOO. This
announcement followed the purchase
by the company of the Wofford Shoals
Light and Power Company. This
work, with municipal developments
and highway development undertake
ings by tho state, is expected to in
sure s50,000.000 worth of work this
Year in north Georgia, provided suffi-
cient labor can be obtained. Bankers
assert that 1924 will also see the
greatest amount of public and private
building construction since the civil
war.
st. Louis Business Spotty.
ST. LOUIS, January Especially. -
The business situation in this section
is somewhat Spotty. The oil indus
try. while encouraged by recent price
advances, is still depressed. Fuel
men have done only a moderate
amount of business this winter. Or
ders of retailers are small irh size. but
are flowing in in astonishing num-
bers.
Spring orders for mems clothing
are about 10 per cent under those of
last January. while bookings OF dry
goods for future delivery are a third
less than last year at this time. Flour
mills are working at from 60 to SO
per cent of capacity.
Pacific Shipping Active.
SAN FRANCISCO. January (Spe-
cfaD D.-Shipyards here did more work
in 1923 than in any yearly period
since the war. Total income from
these activities exceeded S7,000,000 of
which S4.000,000 was taken in by the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company.
This was mostly derived from con-
struction of tank steamers for the
Standard, Associated and Union oil
companies. Almost S2.000,000 worth
of ship repair work now is under
contract.
Live Stock Outlook Better.
PORTLAND, Ore. January 4 (Spe-
cial). Better times are in store for
the live stock growers of Oregon, &C
cording to Gov. Pierce, who has just
returned from a visit to ranches in
Union county. ST believe the market
has hit the bottom and is on the
upward trend he said today. "The
man who is able to raise cattle now
should be able TO realize a little
money on them soon. But there are
not many cattle left in eastern Ore
gon. Ranches have been swept alb
solutely clean during this period of
low prices which forced many stock
men to sell thoir entire herds at seri-
GUS losses"