Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1894, Page 17

THE EVENING, STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1894-TWENTY PAGES, i? . ea Exclusively for Tue Evening Star. HE WELL-DRESS- ead woman is she who, however few her elegant gowns, has plenty of dainty trifes with which to help adorn herself. She may wear a gown of black cash- mere plainly made, but she looks well dressed; for in her smooth locks she has thrust a polished . shell comb; on her feet she wears dainty suede slippers and hestery of silk or ligle thread; she has a Jabot of lace caught with a few pretty Stick-pins, or a Marie Antoinette fichu of softly gathered, lace-edged crepe de chine to relicve the somber tone of her gown. | Of course these dainty belongings are ! Somewhat expensive, but they last for a Jong time with care, and the well-dressed Woman is always careful, no matter what the extent or variety of her wardrobe is. She doesn’t wear the stede slippers and the “silken ‘hosiery when she goes shop- Ping, because it is so much less trouble to put them on; or perhaps they are already on and she hasn't time to change; she keeps them for the house; so they do not soon ening of the belt, which was of the same ribbon. The left end was caught up on the skirt and secured by a large bow, from wh'eh fell two other ends, arranged as Changeable % shown in the drawing. The style Is grace- ful in the extreme, and forms a charming Wear out. Her plastrons and pretty fancy | model for other colors and materials. vests of silk and lace are also kept to brighten up dull toilets at home, and a simple, trim little cotton gown worn when she “runs down, town” om some trifling errand. . Delicate Handkerchiefs. She has a limited supply of delicate little handkerchiefs, silk mull or sheer white Xinen—but she found them at a bargain couater, and does not use them to bind up her wounded finger when she jabs it with a needle or scratches it with a pin. She fully realizes that those fascinating but s bits of embroidery were meant in her belt, or be slipped under ge of her bodice, and she keeps them ch purposes, he freshens up old toilets with new de- —Watteau bows, puffed sleeves, shoul- frills, stock collars, &c—and it is through her care and ingenuity, and not through vast supplies of wealth, that she is well dressed. s Simplicity. ‘Another thing to remember is that perfect Simplicity is always indicative of perfect taste. A “beautiful gown" need not be ccvered with Jace-cdged ruffles or trimmed witit ribbon until the beholder wonders what Store you have bought out. Oh, no! far from it. Let me tell’ you of what a really beautiful dress consists: First of all let it be immaculately dainty, that is the primary Tequisite; then it must fit well, be character- istic ‘of its wearer and suited to the time and occasion of wearing. Any dress which conforms to these rules is beautiful, whether | Pink and white striped lawn. {t be gingham or satin. What to Get. So, little woman, if you happen to be in What is termed “moderate circumstances,” Pretty Shirt W: ‘The second design shows a pretty and en- tirely satisfactory little shirt waist, made of The ruffed, turned-over collar falls over and quite con- ceals a small yoke, to which the other two ruffles are sewed. The bodice proper is simply gathered and drawn into a belt. The sleeve puffs may extend telow the elbow if stead of using your last penny in a vain | desired or be finished —- cuff. Hither deavor to keep up with the fashion, just] is pretty, but the elbow length is most take a little of your pin money and get an | Stylish. This waist is especially intended to dia limon, a pretty swivel silk gingham or dainty lawn—there are hosts of lovely, dmexpensive things to chocse from — then make it In some simple, artistic style, with bodice trimmings of lace or embroidery, and You need not fear criticism from any quar- ter. Here, too, is something to think about: If you happpen, unfortunately, to be one of those young people who hunger and thirst for masculine admiration and attention let me tell you how to gain them, and, what is better, to keep them—just be gentile, ex- juisitely neat, and, above all, sensible; give cccasional rub to your wits by reading Some good “current literature,” so that an talk of something besides the weather {nd yourself, and you will have plenty of friends among the sterner sex. Don't try to be a second edition of some adored brother, and affect slang and semi-mascu- Ine attire. Of course your men friends will laugh and think it funny—you would be used yourself if you could see as you ‘e seen. With your outside friends be ex- actly what the home folks know you to be— B sweet, bright-tempered, helpful little Woman. No man worth marrying has ever yet been attracted by elaborate clothes. Of course, he likes pretty, dainty gowns, and you will have to have them before you can &et the man, but they admire them as one Qdmires a frame about a picture. If the irl herself be not just right no amount of fo: © ruffling or satin ribbon will ensnare Rim. How to Be Stylish. So much for the opening lecture. Now we ‘an go over that always Interesting sub- ject of how to make one’s self stylish. You know in getting up these fashions it is al- Ways taken for granfed that you have a pretty straight figure, shoulders well back, Re a] thrown slightly up, knees perfectly Straight and toes turned out. No fashion has ever yet been designed or invented which would conceal those physical defects, fQnd, what makes it still worse, is that such Geformities are the result of pure careless- fess. One cannot help their face from being badly featured, or their hair from being Straight, but your figure can be exactly What you wish it to be, and the closer to Perfect beauty you ean bring it the happier You will be. If rature has not been kind tn her distri- be worn with a Mack skirt. A black silver buckled belt, long black gloves and a jaunty sailor hat make of this simple outfit some- thing unusually trim and stylish. A word just here about those long black gloves, of which I speak so often. The next time you have $2.25 you do not know how else to dispose of invest it in a pair of six- teen-button black undressed kid gloves and then wear them with both light and dark pulled up over the sleeve, if it be a long one, until they reach or cover the elbow. They will last three times as long as the shorter gloves, because they are al- ways of better kid, and give just about three times more style and general satisfac- You | tion than any other one article of wearing apparel that I know of. r Any Occasion. ‘The third pictcre shows a design suitable for almost any fabric, and, when made, suitable for almost any occasion. The model was developed in palest green crepe ‘ution of physical charms ({ am speaking | de chine, with insertions, girdle and skirt just now of too siendet throats, too promi- jar bones and shoulder blades, and df acute Supposed to beautify the arms), don't in- panels of guipure lace. The sleeve pattern is particularly stylish. I will not venture to angles where flimples are popularly | say how much material they require. It is enough to know that they are laid in tiny gulse in even moderately low-necked or | pjeats all up the outside seam and gathered Heeveless bodices. A fluff of tulle or lace is iver so much prettier than an insufficiently toncealed anatomical structure. ‘The Bodice Should Fit. Always insist upon a perfectly fitted Bodice. Never permit a wrinkle about the waist line or across the bust; neither let it be so tight that people are kept in a state of suspense as to whether the seams are oing to burst or you are going to strangle. oS what is known as an “easy fit,” then have every seam about the waist boned. That will effectually prevent gathers where Bathers should not be. And be sure to have the armholes large encugh. There is noth- fas re destructive of all grace than a bedice which “draws” across the bust. Be that your skirt measures the same th behind that it does in front, and it even all the way round. They may flare at the bottom or cling to the figure, jest as the wearer may find most becom- me entirely new and altogether fasci- designs for capes have recently been over by the importers. One of the ttiest ig shown in the first sketch. The model was made of changeable lk, the most delicious shades of rose and white, and trimmed with Venetian guipure. he pattern {s very simple, being merely 4M arrangement of three ruffles, one gath- into a little bunch of pleats and gathers on the inside of the arm, just above the elbow. Murle Antoinette Fichu. Picture number four shows the just now his | and five-eighths yards is the required length, ei Close about the heck. the other two | Very popular Marie Antoinette fichu. Two trached to a yoke. Each ruffle of jainty thing was lined with silver taffeta. The principal decorations, however, were the ribbons. First of all there was an fmmense bow of white and rose moire at ot | and if they are made plain, or a lace edge vsed, this amount of material, in mull, net or chiffon, will make two; ruffles of the the throat, one long end was drawn around | same, however, make a very pretty and the right side and fastened in a big bow at ye [oe of the waist, comcealing the fast- dainty finish. accessories which change an old or This is cne of those lttle dull house dress almost beycnd recognition. ‘The millinery of the season shows nothing especially new, although the styles are pretty, and as a rule becoming. Fine Straws are used, as also straws so coarse as to be called “basket straws,” but these when trimmed in the fashionable way are also very striking and effective. The extraordinary look of four,five or even ix loops of ribbon heid in place by an orna- ment of jet, gold or silver, and having at the back a tiny frill of lace, which falls ever the hair, does not suggest to the aver- age intelligence either a hat or a bonnet, but at present such ap arrangement rep- resents a stylish bonnet. The use of black satin violets, which was carried to such an extreme last winter, has row been changed to white satin ones, and nothing can be prettier or more delicate than the effect of these flowers upon light straws. Where a single bunch of this deli- cate trimming used to be thought quite enough, a massive and copious effect is row aimed at, great bunches bel piled : ich are a pretty and invariably becom- ing. The shade of grecn, whether dark or light, is seen in straws as well as dress fabrics, and is especially conspicuous in the new “coarse” straws. Stylish Mats, ‘The saifor hat has assumed cuch a variety of decorations as to be almost another thing. It is adorned with flowers. It shows brocaded ribbon effects which may be de- scribed in mild terms as startling, both as rand as to the size of the loops. It shows the most amazing loops of the new crinkled ribbon, in a size quite moderate as contrasted with the bows above alluded to, and it is adorned with buckles of a quict size and with other buckles simply paralyz- ing. But the young lady er youthful ma- tron who does not possess a sailor hat of} some description is quite out of the world. The two models shown are among the newest and most popular of the very stylisn “rice straws,” the styles of which will be worn throvgh the autumn and later be re- produced in felt. B.V. K. tee SYMPATHY FROM Wome Bat the Men Smiled at Their Unhappy Brother. From the New York Times. A man on an elevated train one day last week got himself into just the kind of trouble that a woman is usually expected to mouopolize, and to the woman who look- ed on it didn’t seem as if the men ebout were nearly so brotherly or kind as the sisterhood would have been to a similar suffering member of their sex. A Kings county train just palting “= out of the bridge station when the man, who was sitting by an open window, reach ed around to close it. He used one and the catch, yielding suddenly whi arm rested on the sill, caught his cx sleeve in a long fold, and held it as in vise. > He was 9 shy man, or perhaps only 2 man, for the first thing he did was to look quickly about to see who had observed him. Apparently no one, for he caught no an- swering glance, and he went to work to free himself. With his other hand he tug- sed at the catch, which, however, had sprung to stay, particularly as it had a deep wedge of cloth to make a snug fit for the window casing. Then he got around on his knees, and tried to work out his steeve. But the cloth was strong, and the srip was firm, and that effort was useless. So he turned about and rested and prob- ably thought. At this point a worman en- tered and took the vacant place next to him. The window covered part of that seat, ard she poised herself gingeriy on the edge, waiting for the arm, which half encircled her, to be Temoved. Poor man! He proved himself shy now, for he colored, and made another wild lunge at the catea. He would have been so glad to take his arm away, if he had only known how. ‘Che woman sat so close to the man on the other side that he looked up from his book to see why she crowded. Then he saw the arm and wondered. Then he looked again and smiled, while the shy man waited for the discovery he saw was imminent. It came in an instant, and the man got up and asked the woman to move while he lent his virile strength to this trifling mishap. He didn’t say this ‘ast, but he looked it. She stood up, saw the trouble, and smiled, too. The new man leaned cver, pulled, tugged, and gave it up, mad to think he had tried. The woman tried, too, and wished she hadn’t. And the round was completed by the imprisoned man, who took a turn out of courtesy. Then all three looked around, and body up the cross seats smiled, lively lad shouted: “Call the guard.” be sure—and the guaré was galled. He came, saw, and was Vanquished like the others. Then ensued trials and retrials by the guard and the captive. The first would pull and tug, till his veins stood out and his face got red, then he would desist long enough to call a station, while the second with his one free hand alternately pulled at the sleeve, in a vain hope to tear it out, or picked at the latch to loosen that. This interesting pastime was kept up to the amused interest of all who watched, and the increasing agony of the shy man— he really was shy—until Flatbush avenue, and a bright thought of the guard's were. reached together. When the train started from that station the guard started engine- prise) oe Tae Was not made clear, un) is feturn was duly, , by the lively lad. ie Saari “He's got a crowbar,” announced: the youngster, and not in a whisper, either, and so he had. It took the twentieth part’of a second for that stalwart vit of iron to lift the window, and the whole thing was' over. The shy maa looked out of the. door, if he had never heard of windows, woman sat well back im her seat, the men resumed their papers with’ the air of having never Jooked off, and only the lively lad re- lieved the situation by a loud chuckle. ————+e+___ Dr. Taylor on Woman Suffrage. From the New York Observer. The many friends of the Rev. W. M. Taylor, D. D., of this city, will be glad to learn that he has been very much better in health for the past week. Some three years ago Dr. Taylor closed a most eloquent ap- peal for the home in the following pathetic words: “O woman, do not forget that God has crowned you with the noblest service for the race. Remember that the home is the first university, and the mother the first professor.” In a note to one of his friends on Saturday he expressed great in- terest in the efforts of the women opposed to women suffrage, which he would gladly aid if it were in his power, and he hoped his attitude in regard to woman's high sphere, according to God's appointment, would not be forgotten. He said that he had so lofty an ideal of woman that he would not de- grade her to a vulgar suffrage. ———~e- Stoves Not Desired on Storage. From the Boston Transcript. Many of the storage warehouse companies in the city have this season inaugurated a new plan in regard to taking stoves for storage during the summer, and are refus- ing to store them unless the fee is paid in advance or they are stored with other articles. The reason for the step is that many of the companies have had valueless stoves left on their hands by the owners, who replace them with new ones in the fall. The stove then had to be kept for a long while, and if the owner refused to take it away it was sold for old metal at a low price, so that the total loss to the company was consiferable. A few companies in the city take stoves of all kinds on storage as formerly, but even those IPS, 40 complain that the business is atten by a loss. the} wim made a pretty floor rug, the lighter side AT SLIGHT EXPENS a rnished the motif of the frieze. Blue de- Practical Suggestions for Tastefully Furnishing, Your House, SS eee TWO ROOMS; AND A HALL Dining Room, Guest Chamber and Entrance Made Attractive. TASTE, INGENUITY AND SKIL! Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. ow TO FURNISH the hall tastefully is a question that con- fronts the housewife with limited income but unlimited love for pretty surroundings knowing fhat_ first impressions are the st lasting, ®nd’the tdainty pgrlor will * \only emphasize ‘the \bareness ofthe hath Jeweled lanterns, sil- ken hangi and carved settles such as she would chonse must ‘ait till the ship comes home,’ while the available hall rack is not “a thing of beauty,” bristling ‘with varnish—uner. ful in cutline, with a bit of glass set fanwise in the back. One young housekeeper has solved) this problem with great success. A plain terra cotta paper at ten cents per roll was chos- en, which John hung after office honrsy ‘The. border, a scroll pattern in a darker shade, this clever young housekeeper torched up with gold paint and dusted on a little mica powder with charming effect. The Scttle-Hatrack. A strong wooden settle, with well-turnea spindles, was picked up at auction, sand- papered until perfectly smooth, stalhed {na varnished, and took the place of the orttr: dox hat rack. A large square cushion ga a hint of comfort. The cushion cover Was knitted from fringed odds and ends of gay woolen well mixed with black and white to give an ogiental effect and had a few threads of gold tinsel through it. The mirror above the settle was viowed as a triumph of art by its proud poss was unearthed from the attic ing relative. The glass was gv In the Hall. frame too dadly chipped and broken to be used. The young housekeeper had a bright inspiration and called in the service of a carpenter. When the new frame was m: blue and white tiles at eight cents apiece were inserted in the spaces and brass hooks serewed at the side for hats. On each side the mirror were grouped a small Japanese panel, a blue and white plate, and two bright fans. A blue and white jar held um- brellas and canes. Dotted musiin was gath- ered at the transom and side lights, and a shade of amber beads softened the gas light. The Dining Room, The dining room is often the least fur- nished and most unsatisfactory room in ihe house. If yours is plain and unattractive remodel it after this plan. You will be re- paid for your time and labor, both by the charming room evolved,and the change in the children’s manners—they will sooa be ashamed to appear in mamma's pretty room just from play, Now for the transforma- tion: Cover the walls entirely with either deli- cate sea green or bu‘ cartridge paper and the ceiling with a very light shade of some pretty contrasting color, sprinkled with tiny gilt figures. Run a picture rod of oak- stained wood close to the ceiling and a s ond rod eighteen inches lower. If you are fortunate enough to own or buy the old- fashioned blue and white picture plates so dear to our grandmothers hang them from the upper rod at equal distanc room. Japanese plates, in all the varyir sh $s of blue, from light to ric may be bought for a few ordered in large qua ctories. i of a frieze c¢ more pleasing : n be imagined than these plates, nor one that will give such an air of distinction. A few old prints, water colors or any of the pretty color’ studies sold at the art shops, framed simp! natural or white enameled wood, shot the choice of pictur scapes and marin hould you ss any of those awful ing room pieces,” dead birds, fish and-disnes of impossible fruits, bestow them upen the washerwoman without de Furniture. = Next on the list of removals is the marble- topped double-decker buffet. Replace this with an old-fashioned sideboard of antique» or modern manufacture. They are now to be found made in the styles of the éolonial period in stock ju,the best shops, These have honesty of gomsiruction combined with graceful contoux tw recommend them, A Chippendale with; gay-flowered jugs, glass decanters and pieees of silver, not forget- ting a round waiter, will make you bless the starter of the so-called antique craze. Chairs have improved greatly; those with comfortable high backs are in favor, and we no longer také-our meals from the dizzy heights of a steepichair. A small tea table, Japanese rug, in tomes of yellow, blue and brown, and a sereeu, and your dining room is accomplished. .The screen may be Jap- anese or home made. If you are skiliful with your brush get holland, in the shade you prefer, and go to work with your water colors. On dark gray blue may be painted a figure in floating drapery, moon, clouds, &c., or spirits see-sawing on wild carrot blos- soms. The treatment should be purely deco- rative,any attempts at picture making being likely to end in disaster. The Guest Room, Then there is the guest room, lacking comfort as well as attractiveness. It is while it is in this “state of waiting to be furnished” that our old school chums or our prim maiden aunts gnnounce thelr in- tention of making us @ length. I saw a p that had visit of indefinite tty guest room the other day n furnished on the receipt of at an outlay of said I would not furnish my spare room until I could carry out a cer- tain cherished scheme of deceration, but there was no escaping Aunt Jane's descent, and I was put to my wits’ end trying to think out a plan to make a room, whose sole claim to being furnished was a blue and white toilet set and a few pieces of shabby walnut furniture, cheerful with such a small sum as $6,” said my friend, and she conducted me to the scene of her turned over to the dépth of two feet for a border, and the rug lined with a quilt whose best days were over. The furniture had been rubbe# up and the chipped wooden knobs replaced by brass pulls. Blue and Gold fans were arranged over the mantel in a large disk. A cup and saucer, jar painted blue and filied with flowe a plate were the mantel ornaments. A blue fan tacked on the corner of the mir- ror, a trio of Jap. dolls, pincushion and box for combs and brush brightened up the bureau. A square dry goods box between the windows had a pieated flounce of blue coin-spot in. In front it-hung from a rod aled a shelf for bonnet boxes and one for shoes. A mirror, the pvered with the muslin puffed very ed on the dressing case. Pincush- ck and blue can- le and bottle of violet Water adorned the top of the dressing case. A small table held paper, pens and ink, that ought to be found in every guest room. M. BE. M. pete es ARE NEGLECTED. WHY. WIVES nen Have Nobody c# to Blame, am not at all surprise a bri to a writer for the Cincinnati Trib- » “that some men find other women more a active than their wives. In this age’ of ‘progress and enewspapers women who do not live up to the times must ex- pect to be ec! 1 by those who do. The ‘Hannah t forth in Carle- The occasion for that twice within the last week I have met wives who did not care for the bands I did not blame for ca: frivolities of life, and whose hus- ting ‘sheep at more attractive women. The first woman came into the dining room of a ho- tel in a western city. She evidently boarded at the place, and it was a really Rood hotel. Every other person in the dining — rooa was well dressed. Her She actualiy one such as is sold at 0S It was of a dull, peacock with yellow rings in it, which intensified her sailewress. Her skin and hair had»a neglected look, the latter brushed back so tightly that two thin places rear her temples were plainly vi ible. Her whole appearance was of the ‘dpn’t cafe’ orler. The sooner she drops away from this mundane sphere the better it-will be for her husband, whose eyes wan- lered often te the tables where sat other e ‘fixed up.’ case was that of the presi- ‘d great trades union, with whom an ty. His home was ing. It was a neat the front closely shut up, and it tually became a nec ity for the cor- door be- ‘any one’ the man, a young, an, with a neglected child dress. She born slattern. nd mot in in the f which he we a3 a grand surprise, as ho we of brawn and brain. ved and thor ned rather su ler genial in entiy leaked home until, midn miy wondered 1 don’t i The hus- nic 1 would have cared to gi o- ME. DOOLEY ATTENDS A WEDDING. Story of a Chicage Courtship om the Arehey R Results. the Chicag said ley,’ “If ye'd been vad las’ night I'd iv took ye out in asked Mr. McKenna in t of levi ey 5 Mr. Dy mark. th’ miser lim that had three wives! To be sure.” i, he wint a’ { marrid again.” Il, the old villain. And who did he Odalia Ann O'Lea Yis, yis, Ann; ne married Odalia Ann 4 " Mr. Dooley’s utterance was voken with wild laughter, while Mr. Mc- a could,only walk up and down the little liquor shop with his hands pressed to bis cambrie t. When they had quieted Mr. Dooley med: “Well, "twas a pair. Ye know they live aiorgside of ache other. Hiunisy have a brown billy goat and Ann Odalia she have a white nanny gcat. So "twas ivident they was made for ache other, Hinnisy says. th’ other night I sees him comin’ out iv his house with a plug hat on his head an’ a cane in his hand an’ him walkin’ on his heels. His big kid Tom tould me th’ story. He's cellybrated th’ occasion be gettin’ dhrunk. Hin y wint around th’ back way an’ Knocked at th’ kitchin’ dure. ‘Come in,” says Mrs, O'Leary. ‘How dye do this fine avenin? she says. ‘I'm weil, thanks be to Gawd,’ said Hinnisy. ‘Come here,nanny,’ he says, pattin’ th’ goat. ‘She's a pretty crathur,’ he says. ‘An’ I like her rame,’ he says. ‘Th’ young.people tv th’ r-road is gettin’ too ga; he says, ‘with their Lucys an’ their Mauds,’ he ‘says. ‘OY names is th’ best,’ he says. D'ye see th’ thrickery iv th’ la-ad? He knowed dam well that there goat was th’ apple iv Ann O'Dalia’s eye. ‘I'll have to keep her in dures,’ she say ‘She do be gettin’ flirtatious with ye’er ‘Willum.’ ‘Faith,’ says Hinp: ‘Willum could go further an’ fare wose,’ he says. ‘An’ so could manny others,’ he says. ‘Oho,’ he says, walkin’ up an’ down th’ room. “Tis crool to be alone in th’ wurreld,’ he say “Have ye anny mor- gedge on this property? ‘No,’ says Mrs. O'Leary, softiy, ‘l heerd ye sold th’ house an’ lot in Cologne sthreet,’ she says. 's he, ‘I bousht th’ wan; nex’ dure,’ says. ‘How much rints d’ye dhraw frim thim flats? he says. ‘Th’ same as iver,” she say ‘Wan hundherd a month.’ He ar-rum sround her en’ th’ la-ad yeen outside threw a rock through window an’ come over here. y had a divvle of a weddin’ up wist bridge. Every chick an’ chil’ in eport was there. They came up in s frm Haley’s slough an’ ye cudden’t get half iv thim in th’ church, Whin anny yn th’ middie aisle th’ kids here they come now,’ an’ Potthoff, th’ organist, ’d begin f'r to play. Wohin they did come fin'lly th’ la-ad that pumps th’ organ was lanin’ over th’ railin’ shootin’ spit balls an’ Potthoff an’ him got into th’ ‘ell’s own row an’ they was no music f'r th’ weddin’. I heerd Hinnisy give Fa-ather Kelly about two bits, an’ whin th’ good man seen it, he says sarcastic: triumphs. The room was papered with the deep brown paper butchers wrap meat in, bought uncut from a paper house. Inter- lacing circles done in gold and blue paint ‘Mr. Hinnis ‘ye made a mis- take," he s Th’ poor box is down back iv, th’ church.’ Hinnisy’s la-ad was stand- in’ on th’ steps and whin th’ ol’ ma-an comes up he give him th’ foot an’ thrun him. “Thin we all ma-arched down behind him to his house. We give him th’ finest shiv- ‘aree was iver known in Bridgeport. "Twas rale sport till some iv th’ la-ads got throw- in’ couplin’ pins, an’ thin th’ loot had to sind out th’ reearves. An’ what d'ye think? He niver asked us if we had a mouth to our face, av’n whin we built a bonefire be- fure his dure an’ thrun horseshoes down " chimney.” inane mean man,” said Mr. McKenna. “But what could you expect of the likes of him?" “Sare a thing,” said Mr. Dooley. aad Written for The Evening Star. it. What a good idea it would be if we all, especially those of us who 8% religiously house clean every spring and fall, would erce in a while do a little sweeping, dust- ing and arranging in our own thoughts and minds. What a lot of rubbish must be ac- cumulated in them! There are corners dusty with malicious, spiteful thoughts, dark clos- ets choked up with bad habits, carelessness, mean, wicked actions; boxes, old and musty, filed with troublesome pet grievances, op- pertunities rusty with disuse, moth-eaten good resolutions, and even bright, noble thoughts dull and faded. If we would only make a wholesale sweep of the rubbish, epen the musty old boxes and let those grievances air a little while in the bright, warm sunshine, polish up the opportunites, mend up those moth-eaten resolutions, and, ‘above all, scrub and polish those thoughts and place them where they will always be handy and ready for use, how fresh ang@-clean and cool we would feel after this. It would be better than a summer trip, and wouldn't cost a cent; besides, we would be so deliciously comfortable that we would wish to always be cleaned up. We would watch more closely, clean up more frequently and finally come to be really hap- py and contented all the year round. = ——— BALDNESS IS OFTEN PRECEDED OR ACCOM- Baniod ty. grasuems of the bale. To, prevent hth 288 wrayness, use Hal's Hair Renewer, MILLIONS MACERATED About $5,000,000 in Counterfeit Money Destroyed. HOW THE WORK IS DONE Why Innocent-Looking Devices Are Seized by the Government. AUTHORIZED COUNTERFEITS a R SOME WEEKS F: committee compos- ed of.clerks of the freasury Department has been at work de- stroying the counter- feit money which has accumulated in the } storage room. of Mr. lt Hazen, the chief of the secret service of the Treasury Depart- ment, The report of ——————— this committee may not be ready for some time, but Chief Hazen estimates the amount of counterfeit money which is being de- stroyed at $5,000,000, This, of course, is its face value. Its actual value depends on your point of view. To an engraver or a printer it would have value as a piéce of job work. ‘To a counterfeiter it wouid have another value as a possible means of de- frauding the public. The most interesting way to look at It is to approximate its face value and to consider the amount of pos- sible fraud which it represents. 1f all of this bogus money could have been put in circulation it would have defrauded inro- cent people of $5,000,000. So its possibilities for evil may be estimated at $5,000,000, and the treasury committee, and behind it the secret service bureau, may be credited with having done $5,000,000 worth of good in this work of destruction. The Annunl Destruction. The “clean-up” now in progress is the first in eighteen months. Nominally it is the annual destruction of counterfeit goods. But owing to the change in the adminis- tration of the office of the chief of the re- cret service, the committee did not go to work at the end of twelve months this year. othing, however, was risked by the delay. The property seized by the secret service agents was quite safe locked in the little room adjoining Chief Hazen’s cffice or in the safe in the ante room where the most important plates are kept. It would take a pretty big vault to hold all that ac- cumulates in the hands of the secret service chief in a year. The collection includes not only counterfeit money and the plates used make it, but advertisements which are neonscious violations of the law against simulating the securities of the United States. And sometimes the agents of the secret service seize whole editions of boo! which contain pictures prohibited by law— likenesses of the coins or the paper curren- cy issued by the government. A very short time ago there were seized 1,00 pounds of »in Guide: issued by a concern in Bos- These “guides” not only quoted the s paid for rare goins, but gave wood s of the coin designs. The whole edition of the “guide” was seized, and at the same time two other “guides” printed from the same plates were captured and the plates were confiscated. it violations of the coun- terfeit law give die secret service bureau more trouble than the counterfeiters, Since the passage of the Edmunds counterfeit law the secret service agents have had their hands full suppressing advertisements and other devices, which are plain but in- ‘hocent violations of the etatute. For ex- ample, some time ago a bicycle com- pany issued a guarantee in the form or semblance of a bond. Any one who read this guarantee and understood it saw plain- ly that it was simply a promise to pay the owner of a bicycle of their make a certain amount of money if the machine did not last a certain time; but g foreigner, igno- rant of the English la migh| been persuaded very easily that this was a United States bond for $1,000. This fraud the form of notes bearing the names of cer- tain city officials. The cartoons could not have been used to deceive an intelligent person; but the law is intended more es- Pp to protect those who are not intel- ligent. So the agent of the secret service seized the plates from which the cartoons were printed and threatened the proprietor of the paper with prosecution if he repeated the offense. The newspaper picture as printed is hard- ly ever especially if it be a pic- ture of a coin. But what is dangerous is the engraving from which the print is made. This engraving could be used to re- produce the design in metal if it should fall into the hands of unprincipled people. That is why the secret service bureau seized the plates from which the New York newspaper was printed. This feature of the law is so well understood now that many publishers submit designs for engravings to the chief of the secret service before having the engravings made. A weekly paper published in Boston for the benefit of the youth of America submitted such a drawing to Chief Hazen the other day and he approved it. The design was shadowy and merely hinted at the object to be rep- resented. Worl Fair Diplomas, ‘The most important seizures made recently were of counterfeits of the world’s fair diplomas. When the law authorizing these diplomas was passed, a stringent provis- ion against counterfeiting was attached to it. Under this provision, even a man who received a diploma could not reproduce it in fac-simile, much jess couli men who had not rectived them counterfeit them. The designs for these diplonias were kept a se- cret for quite a time, but the active news- papers were anxious to present to their read- ets a copy of the design. So by some means, as yet unknown to the secret service peo- ple, they secured a olank diploma, and had it photographed by a photographer. The photograph was reproduced in several pa- pers, but the secret service agents swooped down on the newspaper publishers and con- fiscated the plates. Then they set about discovering the original and finally they captured the negative in Washington and stowed it away in Mr. Hazen‘s closet. But more mischief had been done. A New York lithographer had got a copy of the photo- graph and had made «rrangements with several large advertisers to reproduce it on their advertisemenis. One of these adver- tisements had been printed before Chief Hazen knew about it. Mis agents seized 50,000 copies of a checker board issued as an advertisement for a well-advertised sum- mer drink, the design on the back being a reproduction in colors of the world’s fair diploma. These checker boards are among the properties of that store room of Mr. Hazen recently committed to the macerator and the furnace by the treasury committee. Business College Currency. Another recent seizure was a quantity of “college currency” issued by a * ness college” at Colorado Springs. This “college currency” has a distinct classification in the counterfeit list. It Is bogus money, made to imitate the money of the United States, but intended merely for the use of scholars in carrying on fictitious business transac- tions fn the course of technical training which they are taking. Of course, it is not irtended by the people who make this “‘col- kcge currency” or the people who have it n ade that it shall ever fall into the hands of dishonest people. But the Treasury De- partment must consider the fact that if it did fall into the hands of dishonest people it would be put very easily to dishonest uses. ‘The amount of the Colorado Springs seizure (face value) was $237,319.35. The plates for printing this “currency” were made in the east. They were seized without trouble, and they, too, have gone the way of all things counterfeit. The latest and the most amusing seizure made by the secret service agents was set of dies meepere’ in Chicago and used for making checks water checks. These were of metal, and they were so like the old five-cent plece that they would have de- cetved a very intelligent person if handed to} him in a quantity of coin. Most of these checks were sold in the vicinity of Birming- ham, Ala., but some were found in Wash- ington, and it is likely that if their career had not been cut short they would have reached other large communities, The soda these checks under penaity. and’ the agente nese checks under fo in Chicago seized the ‘dies. = Counterfeit Detectors. ‘There is, however, a quantity of counter- felt money which is held in the large cities of the United States under special permit of the Secretary of the Treasury. It is held by about twenty-five men, and the limit to the amount held by each is $500. These men are bankers and teachers or professors in the art of detecting counterfeit money. There is struct young bank clerks in the art. In- cidentally these “professors” work up busi- ness for detective agencies and get subscrip- tions for “counterfeit detectors,” which are bublished in several cities. All who hold counterfeit money under permit from the Secretary of the Treasury are required to report to the secret service bureau, at least opce @ month, and, if in the borhood of @ secret service agent, to report to him in person and show him the counterfeit money to demonstrate that nape has disappeared. An agent in Nebraska’ not down a man with a permit who had not re- ported for two years. All but $10 of the counterfeit money was found in his pos- session was taken from him. He claim- lost the $10, and no action was taken against him. But he will never enjoy the Secretary's confidence again. Taking Invoice of Counterfeit Stock. The committee of treasury clerks has had full possession of that interesting store room of Chief Hazen for’some time and has been checking up carefully all the mis- * setmed at Washington and with them goes an in- voice. The original invoices are put in the hands of the treasury committee and are , ergy ’ goods jn the hands of sure that nothing has & pretty serious matter if $5,04 of counterfeit ‘Y. Wasturned loose om the ‘country. the committee has checked up all the goods they are taken to the macerator in the basement of the treasury building er to the wig furnace at the navy yard. The one is used for the destruction of mutilated and worn-out paper money and the other for the de- rator when the next “clean up” is made will go probably the pretty warrants is- sued by the state of Mississippi, which have just been seized under Secretary Car- lisie’s orders. These warrants were printed in the same size as the noses. issued by the — States ry and of the scgne geneta! it is sullicient to say thag ~ Besldee: Magne of the base olor as tee tate ury notes they are printed@.on “bond” paper, which is very likely the distinctive Paper of the government; that on the left of the face is a vignette head, and on the right the figure.6 engraved mainst some elaborate lathework. Around the border is slaborave-dathework that is found on the national currency, and the reverse of the warrant is ornamented with a stag’s head and the figure 5 again, against a back- ground distinctly snggestive of the desicn of a treasury note. The whole would easily pass current for a $5 bill, and doubtless these warrants were intepded..to go into seneral circulation at the time they were issued. a = Executive Legislative Seals. Mr. Hagen“restued from th® hands of the treasury ¢ommittee and showed the repre- sentative 6f The a copy of a very beautiful -epgraving made in Chicago. It reproduced all of the executive and legis- lative seals us8@ at Washington. In the center was the.great seal, whieh is in the . custody of the State Department. How the engraver obtained a copy of this seal is not known. It is mgs yr nh — of without an ler President of the United States himself. Grouped around this great seal were the seals of the executive departments, the President's seal and the seals of the Scnate reproduce the executive seal. At the page of seals was seized another seizure was made. to time this im The designs these came a few days man. Pe a ng at ke ee package of treasury notes encircled vertising lettering. Mr. Hazen notified the man who submitted it was unlawful, The man wrote to ‘Mt be returned to him, saying that he had become respon- sible to “the artist” for it. But the secret service chief is not returning counterfeits, and the western man will have to settle with his “artist” as best he can. ~ that it thet From the Hood River Glacier. ‘That it will not do to put all of one’s eggs in one basket has been thoroughly demon- strated by the berry cron this season. With thousanés of crates ripe, the ability to reach market is, without any fault of ours, suddenly taken away, The strawberry crop has been the principal.one of this sec- tion, and while it will not only hold Sts present yield, but will Gouble nnd treble it, it will in-@ year or two become of second- ary importance. Prunes, peaches, cherries and small fruits generaily are a necessity to the fruit grower, because they furnish him with money eaftydn-te season, as well as early in his business. They are a means to an end, furrifshing’ money bear one fatal objection lied upon, and that is the absolute necessi- ty of finding a market for them as soon as | + they are ripe, This may not be true of the prune, but for it the same condition exists —it must be taken care of at once when ripe. ‘The fruit of Hood river, the one that is to make her famous as well as prosperous, is the winter apple. That can be kept. It con be gathered leisurely, once in bearing, bring better and steadier returns anj at the very Jeast outlay. John Sweeny’s orchard last year, its first year of bearing, produced more net money than would or could have been derived from the same area of land sown to wheat im thirty-six years. This year it should yield fifty times much, next year seventy times as much, and then, for twenty years, one hundred times as much. In other words, one acre of winter / apples is worth more, year im and year out, than one hundred acres of wheat. Six acres of good orchard will yield a larger net yield than a section of wheat land. Multiply the acres in Hood river valley by 100, and some idea of the wealth that it will eventually produce may be gained. In other words, every section in frult will produce a cash value equal to three town- ships of wheat. The winter apple is gcing to accomplish this result. And the next few years, as the young orchards come inte bearing, will prove the truth of this asser- tion, though it now seems a wild on can but reiterate our former words: , one your limit, but plant at every When this valley is an orchard from the mills to the summit east of us, and from the river back for twenty miles, then oniy will it have attained its, full development. *