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PREPARE GARDEN WELL TO BE SURE OF CROPS ood Job of Spading Is Better Than Plowing, and 'Can Be Done More Conveniently on Small City Lots. I Ono of the first obstacles encountered r most town gardeners Is In breaking l> and preparing the soil, but the dlf i ?pi ' '8 ^iir from Insurmountable. The farmer has teams and plows, and .11 easily prepare his garden, but In 0 city it la hard to obtain a plow an, and In most cases the garden area I ho small as to make It difficult to |ork a team. Where It Is not feasible plow the land, spading will have to resorted to. In fact. United States lepartinent of Agriculture specialists |:llev?j a good job of spading is better the long run than plowing, and. lille it requires a larger amount of j-Md labor, the work can be done at Id times, and will not prove burden |?me. There are cases, however, where the nd la so hard that It can be neither owed nor spaded, and about the only eHiod of breaking It up is by use of a Ick or a mattock. This would scern |'<c an impossible proposition from a Uracil standpoint, but, on the other Und, hundreds of splendid city gar ns have been grown on just such | nd. In some cas?>s the rocks re oved from the soil havo been suf ?lent to construct a fence around the itsido of the garden. [INK, KKItTILIZI'.D SOU. ESSENTIA I. TO SUCCKSM OK UAfllJK.V The essential In preparing a difficult oce of land for a garden is to get lie soil broken up fine to a depth of ' Kht or .ten inches, and to Incorporate 1th it a considorable quantity of able or barnyard manure. The nup y of manure in cities is now limited, hd gardeners should make early ar UngementR for the amount they will eed. Assuming that the average tck-yard garden will be about > 40x80 feet in ttzc, it is safe to [?commend the application of one I rge two-horse load of manure to each lirden. In Borne oases vacant city lots live been used as a dumping ground |>r manure, and no additional fer llzatlon will be required. This is the tception. however, and as a general jlo It will bo necessarv to apply irtllizlng material to the land. | 'OOD ASH ICS VAM \ni.K. AS SOU. FERTILIZER. Gardeners frequently inquire as to lie advisability of using < <>ai and wood shea on garden >oi!s. The u.?<- of coal |*he? 1h pcrmisfclblc on heavy clay soils, owever, they should be screened be ?re being applied, and then should be 1 oread evenly with the soil as deep [* it is plowed or spaded. Coal ashes I ave little value as fertiliser, their bctng mainly to loosen the .soil ami |iake It more workable. Wood ashes, specially those produced by burning ardwoode like hickory or oak. fre luently contain as high as 7 per cent |otash. and aro valuable fertilizers. hose produced from burning soft I oods, such as pine., and also hardwood lshes that have been expo.srrj to the ?eather, have comparatively little alue as fertilizer. About fifty pounds ' dry, unleached hardwood ashes mav je applied to a plot of ground 30.t<50 ?et In size. but should be well mixed ?ith the noil. An application of about ten ordinary j:n-quart pailfuls of hydrates or air Essay of French Orphan Thrilling Experience Recently a group of llttls French rphans were asked to write a compe tition telling of some of their exprrl nccs before they found shelter with I he Americans. One of these papers, written by an | >even-year-old girl, Marcellc Caillot. . /as sent by Mrs. Ann Dike to Myron I'. Herrlck, president of the American ommlttee In whose care these chil ren had been entrusted by the French i overnment. and later translated and i given below : "My mother and sister. Andree, were t the foot of the bed and I was in the itchen with my baby sister, Etlcnne. . bipr shell fell in the room. It only ,*aked up Etlcnne. but it killed Andree t once. My mamma was hurt very adly. said she must go to the hospital nd she did. She remembered to ask |or her bag. which had her money in t, and it helped to take care of us or a while. "They operated on her at the hos pital, then she died. We buried her nd Andree and we had to go to a udigln, where we slept on mattresses n the cellar, because the Germans ioe>d to drop bombs. Every night vhen I went to the cellar I had to ?arry my little sister. Eticnne, in my rma, but now we arc at the Vcau iont-1/e-iiogcrs with the Cornmite imerican and Madam Dike and Mada ooiselle Morgan came to sec us every a.y a-nd brought ua nice things. There I'oesn't seem to be anything to be fraid of and we are very happy. 1 i-ant to ?ay thank you to the nice idies who have been so good to us." The American committee, for de kaated France has for one of Its duties he care of the refugee children who re returning to the spots they once ailed home. It also maintains three lospitals and thirty dispensaries in ho area where the graves of many f our American, boys are cared for by rtnch mothers. This area was placed n our care by the French govern ment. highest-paid teacher , tells CHILDREN'S NEEDS 'hlcaco's Xtw School Superintendent, Who Receives SI7.000 Ter Year, Gives Hlit Views. CHICAGO, March 17.?Charles E. 'hadsey, Chicago's new superintendent .'f nubile schools, receiving a salary of 17 000 a year, said to be the highest .aid in tho United States, in assum nir his position today, expressed his ?lews for the parents of more than 00 000 children, over whose education ,e "has control. Here they are: t Teachers' salaries: I hopo to see 'hleaco the first American city to lis 1 minimum of *1.000 a year. Penny lunches: A starving child can lot learn. If it cannot be fed at home, 1 should be fed In school. Foreign languages: Primary schools it/children to make a living. They do 171 need foreign languages in these I "ps ' Military training: Tho time lias not lasscd when we must train Intelligent lien to lead armies. We should give ?redlt to high school students for mili ary training. physical education: Its importance is nore deeply appreciated by thp public ?very day. recipes for the kitchen Veal Loaf and Tomato Sauce?Grind I 1-2 pounds of veal and 1-4 pound of >ork together. Season with pepper and lalt. adding 1 egg. 3 tablespoons of ;nilk and 1 cup of cracker crumbs. Mix Well, forming It into a loaf. Place half he prepared meat in roaster, lay 2 hard foiled eggs end to end on top; then vdd remainder of meat, pouring 1-2 cup if water around it. Rake until brown, ?iauce for meat?Strain 1 pint of toma oes. Season with salt, pepper and outter. Thicken with one tablespoon >f flour, wet with a little milk. Cheese Ralls?One and one-half cops zrated cheese, 1 tablespoon flour, 1-4 ?easpoon salt, 1-8 teaspoon paprika. 3 '-CK whites, 1 1-2 cups cracker crumbs. Mix the checse. flour, salt and paprika, 'idd the egg whites stiffly beaten. Shape svlth 8 fP?on lnl? halls ono Inch in liametcr. roll in cracker crumbs. Roll in the palms of tho hands to shape, I et stand one hour. Kry In deep fat until a' delicate brown color. Drain ?n brown or tlssuo paper. Sorv* hot ?jr cold with salad course. This makes clghUezL i.%: . ? : ihu> v.-',/.. ?- ......v'.fci There I* no need for a lot of ex pensive tools for the cultivation of n small KOrdrn. A spade or shad ing fork, a hoe nni) a steel rake are the essential garden tools. To these should he nddt'd tiro %vooden Makes niiil n stroni; stritiK to serve ill n line for making strnlisht rows. A watering <*an and a trowel are de sirable. hut not necessary. Where the garden work is to he earrled on rather extensively, it is a good pinn to scciire a <*oiuhinatlon seed drill and wheel hoe, or simply the wheel hoe alone. 1 slaked lime to a plot of ground 30x60 feet In size will generally prove bene ficial. Lime has the effect of loosening and pulverizing any heavy clay soil, and of binding loose, sandy solla. Lime also corrects any sourness In the soil duo to lark of drainage, but in a case of this kind proper drainage should be secured. Lime should always be applied to the surface, and In no case should It be put on the land at the same time a3 commercial fertilizer. I The proper method would bo to spread the lime upon the land just after plow ? ing and before harrowing; then apply 1 the commercial fertilizer one week ; later. Under no circumstances should i lime he mixed with commercial ferti lizer or with manure, as It liberates the nitrogen from them. The cleanings from the poultry house are valuable as a garden fertilizer, and these should be saved In barrels or some other receptacle where they can be kept reasonably dry until they are spread upon the garden. This class of fertilizer I? very rich and liable, to burn the plants if applied in too great quantities or In direct con tact with the roots of the plants. I'llKPA RATION OK SOU. MEANS SAVINO IN WORK The work of cultivating the garden will be greatly reduced if spccial at t-ntlon is given to the thorough prep aration of the soil before any seeds are planted. In spading the land it should be turned over in small slices and thoroughly pulverized with the edge of the spade. No amount of raking of the surface will result in pulverizing the lower strata of soil unless this Is done ? as it i3 turned over. In soils that arc easy to handle, a four-tine spading fork la to be pre ferred to an ordinary spade, because it breaks up :he soil and pulverizes it to better advantage. The home gardeners of England take pre at pains In the preparation of their garden soils, even going to the extent of throwing the surface soil to one side and thrn spading manure into the i subsoil to a depth of fourteen or six teen Inches. After the subsoil is so treated, the surface soil is replaced and great quantities of decayed manure mixed with it. This process is known as "trenching," and has the effect of carrying the crops through the drouth period in much better man ner than where the soil is not broken so deeply. I ) J With the continuance of suits fav oring practical rather than unusual lines, there are really few startling new things to be found at this time in manufacturers' lines, bnt within a few weeks models for summer wear, j many made of silk, are expccted to ' make their entry into fashiondom. It is said that the short dolmans of silvcrlip Bolivia arc gaining in favor. Panel backs, which often are cut in one, with yokes having circular or straight lower edges, are found on i these short wraps and longer ones also, ! and self-buttons arranged in unbroken ? rows enhance them. There is a smart monk collar on a navy serge capo having a yoke deep enough to form a surplice bodice in f/ont_ The claret red satin lining offers the color touch in this instance, for It is the aim of this house to Introduce on nearly all garments some color note. Taupe, delphlne blue and magenta are f.mong the important shades sell ing in wraps, besides the navies and tans, it was stated. Braid and buttons, the trimmings which serve nearly all lines this spring are prominent here, too, on the suits, which Include more of the semlfitted box numbers than the straight one, some blouse and others simply tailored, with belts. Those tailored without belts, having ! the different sections joined to em | phasize long lines, are especially rec I ommended for full figures, but other wise there is a belt, no matter how narrow. Printed trlcolettes. navy on victory red. and other combinations are fav ored for vests, and quite a few filet braid embroidered silks, preferably of the crinkled weaves, are also noted. Satin striped Fan-ta-sl in pastel shades are also used. Checked velours In black and white besides other combinations are not neglected in the showing here. READS NORWOOD'S POEMS Dolmans Are Popular Many Styles Are Shown Miss Loo Belle Catesby Jones to En tertain Members of the Liquet Suffrage League. Long before It was known that the author would ever come to Richmond, Miss Iasu Belle Catesby Jones had ar ranged to read from the poems of Rob ert Norwood, who, it so happens, is now conducting special Lenten services for men at St- Paul's Church at 1 o'clock each day. She will read from "The Modernists" this afti*>ioon at 4:30 o'clock before the Equal Suffrage Lea cue, at suffrage headquarters. Miss Jones has chosen "Vaahti as being especially appropriate to read be fore the suffrage" league. MTss Nora Houston will bo chairman of the meet ing Tea hostesses for the afternoon are: Mrs. John C. Robertson, Mrs. Has kins liobson, Mrs. George Tompkins, Mrs. Amos M. Govcr. Mrs. James Al lison Addison. The public is cordially > invited to be present. LECTURE IS POSTPONED Colonel TV. H. Ulataop, Famous Flyer. Ill In Hospital at Roa- - noke, Va, The lecture of Colonel W. A. Bishop, who was expected to speak at the Academy of Music Thursday night on "Air Fighting in Flanders." has been indefinitely postponed. A long-dis tanco call from Roanoko yesterday afternoon brought the information that Colonel Bishop was sick in a hospital thero with appendicitis and would be sent to New York immediately for an operation. The lecture of the famous "ace" was to have been delivered un der the auspices of the Woman's Club and the Richmond Exchango for Wom an's Work. Mostly Likely. Tvlttlo Georglo had been very unkind to little sister, and had made her cry. Uncle Tom, coming on the scene at this moment, took it upon himself to rc P' "You'Cshouid be kind." said Uncle Tom, who was old-fashioned in his methods of treating children. "1 onco knew a litlo hoy who hit his sister ? "Oh. ves," said Georgle, "but don t tell mo she pined and faded away with sweet words of forgiveness on hor lips. I bet sho hit that boy on the head so hard In return that-ho couldn t got nifl hat on for month**' / At the Movies I>re?mV ??3Ia <1B e Kennedy, In "Day Trtck"Tvl'tV* BarrUe,,Ir' lB "A .. Bryant Haihbara, in ?roor JJOOD* ?fCOf,9*'V,.AI'?Kre|T" Nesbit, In "I ??nt to ForfeJ.'1 D*JOU?A? week, Aazlmova, In "Out of the Fog." VICTOR?All week, "Infatuation." IILl/BHIHU?Alice Joyce, In 'The Lion and the Mouse." NKW BHOADW.U?Anita Stew art, in "Virtuooji Wives." AMUSEMENTS Tarn to the Right" Pleases A^aln. "Turn to the Right" comes back to the Academy seemingly brighter and better than when it wa? hero in No vember. The members of the company have fitted securely into their roles, and the action moves like clockwork. F*or comedy fllled with human touches, we know of no better evening's entertain ment than this well-written and ex cellently staged play. From Joe liascoinc. who starts off the action, right through to Katie, who makes her appearancc in the last act. each and every character is brought out true to the life, and a. good story could be written around each of them. This is a play with a moral?frequent ly a deadly infliction?but, in this in stance, a very happy moral, which seems to be that, when one comes out of Sing Sing, or any similar institution, he should take the first turn to "the ] right," keep straight ahead, and he I will have good fortune in the shape of I large peach crops, a thriving business, I a pretty bride, automobiles and en emies converted into stanch friends. All through this runs a currcnt of sparkling humor. Kuth Chester gives as good a pic ture of the mother as the most ex acting critic might ask; Chester Mor ris repeated the tine impression which ! we had of him in the role of Joe Bas j come, looking and playing the part ! quite perfectly; l>e Witt Newing. an i old favorite here, and Mike Donlin. as | the two pals of Joe. are superb. The I others of the cast also gave satlsfac- i lion. JOHN UEORGiS HARRIS. Lyric Show Good. Appreciation of the amusing bill was J shown by the audicncc at the Lvric ! , yesterday evening by their reception j of the different numbers offered. Mar I zellas tropical bird act headed the j vaudeville program and was well rc i eclved by the audience. An especial ! ly interesting feature of the act is the , conversation carried on between one of the birds and the attendant ia charge. Martin and Webb made the hit of the evening when they sang. "Where the i River Shannon Kiowa." Among the 1 other acts on the program are Clinton and Rooney, and the Mayos. "The Singing Teacher," presented by Homer and Currie Lind, was well received. MANY WOMEN ENTITLED TO VOTE IN AMERICA ! Figures Show That Twenty-Three j States Have Total of 13.000,000. NEW TORK. March 17. (Special).? More than 12.000,000 women in the United States over twenty-one years of age are eligible to vote for the next President in twenty-three States where women may vote, according to an estimation by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Woman Suffrage Association and president of the International Suffrage Alliance. This estimate was given.- a call to the women voters of the United States to join forccs with the National Amer ican Woman Suffrage Association at its golden jubilee convention to be held in St. Louis, March 2i-29. Fifty delegates from cach voting State are invited to join the delegations at St. Louiy from the 2,000,000 members of the National American Woman Suf frage Association. "The National American Woman Suffrage Association has invited wo men voters to a national convention in order that they may organize nationally and unite their forces with those of other lands," said Mrs. Catt. "There is an obviously Important na tional program for women voters. The great diversity of laws which concern women and children In our several States is a continual menace to the safety and welfare of the unfortunate and uninformed. "The laws of the States could be unified and Improvements added even in the States more liberal in their laws, if women voters would agree upon a proper constructive program. It is a fact so obvious that it needs no dem onstration that if one section of the country is much behind the times in educational and legal protection to women and children, its civilization :s bound to prove a deterrent influence over the whole nation. Therefore it becomes the duty of all forward-look ing people to see that the laws of the whole nation are unified and that the standard by which to measure the proper program for each State is the code of laws of the most advanced States. "Women voters should contribute more to their nation and to the world ! than they do when acting from a local- i ized viewpoint. 'Those who live in the valley do not know what is to be' seen from the mountain top. The op portunity to climb t-he mountain and to view all humanity in its struggle upward toward permanent democratic institutions and consequent permanent peace is here. The opportunity to extend a helping hand to those who are likely to find the path rough and thorny is here. The woman voter with the vision of coming freedom for the race in her soul will not hesitate to offer her service," continued Mrs. Catt. MARRIAGE LICENSES Loots Lester Cherry (33). Scotland Neck. N. C. Lillie Belle Aahworth (25). Scotland Keek, N. C. nerbert G. Christian (28). Richmond. Rosa Catherine Woolard (27>. Richmond. To Brighten a Rag. To brighten the rug or carpet, sprinkle with coarse, wet corn meal before sweeping. This will also avoid oust in the room. Another good way to freshen a carpet is to put half a j glass of spirits of turpentine into a i basin of water and dip the broom into j this while sweeping. FOR DISCRIMINATING WOMEN By Rita Stuyvesant The soft silken underwear displayed) In the shops al this season refuses to be ignored, for It beckons bcwitchlngly , to the passer-by, like the luro of an j ancient airen. Kine lacef, flowers, rib- . bons and wilks all conspire in fascinat ing creations, and strong indeed is the feminist who can resist their ap peal. Whether it is a nightie for the "sleeping beauty," or "panties" of but terfly daintiness, or a camisolc of chaming simplicity, they arc all rep resented in the new models of 1910. A new "nightie" of unusual appear ance turns its back on pink crepe de chine and lingerie and chooses a sheer . tissue of rose-color cross-barred for , its very own. Cut with a deep square neck and tiny kimono sleeves, its out-| line was emphasized by a narrow edge i of cream lace. At the front corners of the neck j there were ribbon lacings of rose, and the nightie was "nipped" in a bit at , the buit and linished with rose rib- j bona. Instead of the usual hem at the bottom of Lbt> nightgown, there was a dainty frill of cream lace to match that of the neck and sleeves. This model might also be developed in sheer tissue cross-barred in pink. Advice to the Lovelorn BV BKATIIIC1C KAIIIKAX. j ? Two Views of Ixjve. Dear Miss Fairfax.?I am nineteen, but know that my Idea-i ar? different from those of the average cirl of my i age. I have been having ?jtjile a few jrEiimrnla with a younc man lately. He claim* that it Is the Klrl who leads . a man on. and who lets herself be made [ love to easily that attracts men. while my contention Is entirely different. I think the Kir! who thinks love Is a more i?aercd thinp than what our boys and Blrls of to-day make it that attracts the rlpht iort of man. An answer will not only solve, my problem, but many of my friends. DOUUTt UL. There is no question but that you are entirely right. But it is also pos sible that the young man with whom vou have argued may have some right on his side, since he i3 not speaking, as you are, of the "right sort of man, ' but of the flirtatious type. Marrylnit for a Home. I Deaj- Miss Fairfax.?As a reader or i your column. I should greatly appre ciate your advice on the following fU|) Ject. I am a widow and have a child I of one year. 1 have a.lt>o a small ??mj which will last me a few year?. .Should I marry a man who knows 1 can o"'>' | respect, but never love him. or shall I j work to support my child. L,. u. To marry for a home and support always seems to me the very last re course for a woman. Why not try to support your child? Who knows.' Per haps in the business world you may meet someone whom you can really love and wish to marry. 1 hope, if you decide to go to work, that you have some entirety trustworthy person with whom to leave your child while you are away during the day. DO YOU KNOW? j Baldness among Indians and negroes i is almost unknown. j The oak and the elm arc often struck by lightning and destroyed, but the ash I is rarely etruck, and the beech, it is I said, is never injured. In Paraguay there is found a "rail way beetle." a kind of glow-worm, which emits a strong red light from head to tail, but also a green light Alone each side of its bodj, Nearly 30 per cent of ail flowers are W The use of sights on cannon for aid ing did not commend itself until the beginning of this century. The condor frequently soars to a height of four miles. It takes three men six months to make a cashmere shawl, which requires ten goats' fleeces. Persian ladies ornament t.hcir faces by painting on them figures of insects^ and small animals. u?-d-d ?? Nearly all lions are left-handed. Livingstone noted that when a lion desired to strike a forcible blow the animal nearly always used the 1c?l paw. APRON VESTS ARE SHOWN Linen waistcoats or rather apron vests that are in soft colorings and ,re heavily embroidered in a sou tache braid that is used so closely to gether as to almost cover the .ab ric entirely, are being displayed, ^ome of this braiding is done in a two-tone effect that is quite new. Then there are plain linen effects trimmed in large white crochet but tons and piped in a white linen. Cross checked or plaidcd voile make very nrettv numbers also trimmed with the crochet buttons and showing a group of little pin tucks on either shoulder with an organdie collar that is outlined in black stitching the same as is used on the top of the buttons. Ono large case is given o\er to the display of vests made of their own metallic ribbons, and these show a pre ponderance of the gold effects. The ribbons arc pleated into the waist on leach side giving a slight fullness and a belt cffect is accomplished by a ! braided rope of heavy gold or silver !cord. It Was So Black. His car had broken down. It was 10 o'clock at night, and the rain was beginning to drizzle, but there was an inn near-by. The landlord growled when he asked for a room, but at last conceded it. They put his motor in the garage. He didn't have any sup per. He just looked at it, then he went to bed. A minute Inter ho was leaning over the balustrade. "Landlord!" he yelled. "Landlord, no you think I'm going to clean my own boots!" ... , "Wot's up-*" called back mine surly h?'AVot's up? Why, what's that boot polishing pad on my bed for?" "Polishing-pad!" yelled haok the landlord. "That's not a polishing-pad. young feller, that's the pillow." ASK FOR and GET Horlick's The Original .Malted Milk For Infant* and Invalid? v OTHERS aro IMITATIONS Fourqnrean, Temple & Co. Q Fonrqnrean, Temple & Co. SKIRTS Here are new Top Skirts in most effective array. Fancy Wool Plaids, Jersey Silk, Silk Poplins, Satins, Silk Plaids, Fancies and Solids. The style and snap of the hour is embodied in these garments. The splen did tailoring and the exceptional materials all tend to make them unusually desirable. Buy a Silk Poplin Skirt, for instance, at $5.98. Black Satins at the same price. Thence upwards to finest plaid worsteds and handsome silks, at $9.50 to $22.50. Fourqurean, Temple & Co. pale blue, Icttuco green, violet or French blue on a background of white. Harmonizing ribbons and cream lace lend distinction to this bit of finery. Crepn de chine shirts are amoDg fashion's latest whims. They aro so simple that any woman can make them in an hour or two. Use your best Bilk shirt for a pattern and allow several inches more In the length. The edges may be picotod and the bottom hemmed. Of course, theso line shirts are mado by "hand." Somo aro outlined with sheer cobweb lace and beading run through with baby ribbon. Others are finished at the top like a camisole with ribbon or lace straps. There are in 1 numerable sup^estions that the ingeni ous woman will find in fashioning the crepe de uhine shirt. Botvitcliingly becoming aro the new est boudoir caps, developed in alter nate rows of ribbon and lace; this suggests a splendid way to utilize odd lengths of rare lace and ribbon that have been cut too fihort for other pur poses. "A flower hero and a ribbon there makes a cunnins cap for boudoir wear." Now is the time to plan lingerie for the coming season, arid what an in spiration the new models are proving! Clash Between Growers Dispute Over Ostrich Feathers Quite a serious dispute ha-a aj-isen between tho ostrich feaiher growers in South Africa and the London deal j ers, becauso of the latter's proposal | that the export of fcather3 from South ' Africa should be limited in value to I 51C5.000 a month. The London dealers had acted, ac ! cording to their own statements, for i tho purpose of protecting prices, j which, they said, would also' be to ; tho advantage of South Africa. They deny any efforts to restrict trade South African growers, on the other hand, have been looking forward to lur?e exportations to France, Italy, j j Holland and elsewhere, and, with ex j ports restricted ,13 ' suggested by t he j ' London dealers, these sales to liuro- ] j |;can countries would scarcely be j possible. Buyers, sellers and growers have | held a meeting in I'ort Elisabeth, at I which resolutions were adopted con demning what they alleged to be the . attempt of London dealers to appro ! priatc the sole privilege of selling ; ally quantity of feathers to all al j lied and neautral countries. South A,frlca lias good stocks of ; feathers on hand, and shipments " to ; London arc already beginning. Noth ? ing has been definitely arranged as ' to the resumption of auctions in Lon | don, but brokers admit that some date will be fixed soon, and that it prob ably will be in June. Have Yon Roomn to Rest. A Times-Dispatch Want Ad will get the right tenant. Call Randolph L PLEASE^JewiihWar Rel lef Days Til IELP, Correctly Graded Diamonds At the J. T. Allen Store. It pays to select your Dia mond where you have implicit confidence in the quality and color of the stones, as 'well as the exact weight. The Allen stock of Diamonds is the fin est and our prices the lowest. May we show you? J. T. Allen & Co. In the Ixnv Rent Location, Fourteen Hi and Main Streets. So Comfortable And so becoming as well. And our Glasses are as cfiicicnt as tbey are becoming. Tcrfect vision is too valu able an asset to regard lightly. Tho proper glasses may make a rcmarkablo improvement in your health as well as your dis position. Let us examine' your eyes at once. KODAKS Sll E. rtroad St., RICHMOND 144 Granby Street, NORFOLK Today's Appetizing Menu Brenkiut. Grapefruit Poachcd Kggrs on Toaat CofTeo I/Unchron. Mock Dack Brown Gravy Rico Green Peas Lettuce Salad Pudding Coffee Dinner. Creamed Ekb? on Toast Oatmeal Cookies Cocoa RED CROSS WILL SOLICIT STATE FOR OLD CLOTHING Wearing Apparel. Dturardrd by Amer icana, Will lie Srnt to ftefn seea In Koropc. supervision of American lied Crow agents, he added. Every kind of garment for all accj1"' and both sexes, except what obviousiy"** could not benetit refugee?, will be ac cepted. Since the clothes will be sub jected to the hardest kind or wear, onlv garments of strong and durable n a terlal will be solicited. The gariueiu need not be in pcrfcct condition, for there are thousands of destitute women in the recovered territory eager to earn ?a small livelihood by repairing th-? clothing that will be sent. In addition to the. socoml-hand gar ments there will bo accepted pi^ci goods, light warm canton tlannel and other fabrics front which to make clothes for new-born babies, sheeting and blankets and even scrap leather ? which is needed for repairing shoes. , Woolen goods of any kind, soft ha*r and caps for all ages and sweaters el > any kind or sire will be welcomed, while men's shirts and pajamas thai are no longer serviceable as such can be turned into children's garments. WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS The Richmond Chapter of the Red Cross is preparing to take an active j part in the nation-wide campaign tho j week ot' March 24-31 for tho collection ! of 10.000 tons of used clothing to be ! shipped to destitute war victims in i Kuropc. "The clothing will be shipped to a j central collecting point and sont to I Europe in vessels of the Kuropean Re- j lief Administration," said 11. CJ. Boy- i kin. director of the chapter. last night. 1 Distribution will be under the direct CnARLOTTRSVILLE. VA.. March 17. Wnltcr R. 5>:?nforcl. of Alexandria. Yi . and Miss Com Klsii Morris, daughter of Mr. an1 Mrs. W. .1. Morris, of thin city, were mar ried Saturday by the Ft^v. T. A. ItanUln. pastor of tho Church of the Holy Paracleto. The srqoni Is a son of Mr. and Mra. Jamer U. Sanford. of Alexandrin. CHARIX3TTBSVIM,E. VA_. March 17.?Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Yancey, of thlx city. Issued Invitations to the marrlsijec of their riauRhfr, Annlo Victoria, to Albert Carlrli (jannaway. of Kynrhburc. the event to taVe place at 7 o'clock Saturday evening, ilarcli Little Boys Box Coat A NOBBY model, mannish enough to appeal to the masculine taste of the little chap and childish enough to harmonize with curly heads. Very, very easy to make. MeCALL PATTERN No. 8832. Child's Two-Piece Dress THOUSANDS of mothers give McCall Patterns credit for the pleasure and saving they have experienced in making clothes for the children. Their success with children's clothes has set them sew ing for themselves. MeCALL PATTERN No. SSI4. We are displaying in our basement departments a wealth of beautiful new materials suitable for making the attractive little garments as above portrayed. WHY PAY MORE? New Spring Styles BOOTS?^OXFORDS?PUMPS The $o.OO to $12.00 Rind *3? to >8 .00 Small Profits?Quick Sales?Cash Only. YOUNG GEIGER CO. Smart Shoes for Young Women. 410 EAST BROAD STREET. USED UPRIGHT PIANO $180 of the New Method Range More Economical? New Method uses 10 to 40-per e&nt Ices pas. Better Cooking? New Method featurea-imgra-pci fml results. Most Sanitary? Kaslcut cleaned. All steel, ?onn* 'led Inside and out. And many others. Come In tsd jm. Moderate prices,, easy terms. This is a specimen of tho bargains to be had in CRAFTS Clear ance Sale. Send for complcto Bargain Bul letin. CRAFTS Factory Warerooms 218-220 N. Second St.