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THE WASHINGTON HERALD. THUKSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1912.
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO EVERY WOMAN
Edited by JULIA CHANDLER MANZ.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF
WE TOLD THE TRUTH
By IIOItOTIIY DIX.
"So." said the woman In sago green.
"I am not coins to celebrate Washing
ton's Birthday this year. I did so last
year, and I made every one of my best
friends mad. and I've been eating hum
ble pie Booker Washington pie. so to
speak ever since.
"It was like this. Tou know I belong
to the Colonial Dames and the Daughters
o' the American Revolution, and I'm
strong for hero worship, "and long on
patriotism, and so I decided that I
would have a nice little private celebra
tion of my own of the birthday of the
Father of Our Country, And It was to
be a celebration not only In 'outward form
but one that would preserve the spirit of
the lamented G. W. and help us to emu
late his virtues.
"Whereupon I Invited about a dozen
of my sister D. A. R.'s to luncheon, and
It was one nifty luncheon, if I do say it
mvself. with more marlschlno cherries
than G. W. ever saw. and cocked hats
for favors, and the ices In the shape of
Continental soldiers, and so on. But the
main feature of the occasion was my
speech and its after effects.
"I fixed up one that I thought would
drive Chauncey Depew green with envy,
and after I had plucked a few tall
feathers from the eagle, and metaphor
ically waved the Stars and Stripes until
mj arm ached. I impressed it upon my
guests that the value of such an occa
sion as the present was the lesson It left
upon our minds and the noble ideals it
raised up before us.
It a true, my sister.' I said, 'that
we cannot go- out ahd fight for our coun
try as did Washington, being as how we
are rrevented by our sex. and the pres
ent fashions, and there not being any
war anvhow or anjbody to fight, but we
can all follow tho great example in
truth telling set us by the Father of Our
Country, and I propose that on this day,
Washington's Birthday, we let no un
trnth pass our lips
This struck us all as a perfectly grand
idea, and there was a chorus of "splen
did. 'One- lovely." "such a subtle trib
ute "we 11 do Just as Washington would
If he were here' There was only one
dissenting voice that of Lucia Morris.
1.11013 is one of those women with per
fe tlj terrif j ing common sense, and she
baid that she didn't believe it would
work, and for her part that she didn't
caie for the truth, anyway, but much'
preferred agreeable fiction But we all
howled her down and agreed that we
would speak out Just exactly what we
thought (
Hovr It Worked.
Well you know you never can fell
afterward how tuch things happen but
the first perwn to open up the conver
sation on the strict veracity platform
was Mar Thompson, who turned to
Sally Harrison, who happened to be sit
ting next to her. and said:
"How do you like my new dress?
I s a Paris model that I got from
litt e shop on Fifth avenue, where they
nave the most exclusive things.
I could tee Sally Harrison take
long breath as if she were about to
plunge. Into Icy waters, then she asked:
'Is It op to me to do the George Wash
ington act?" And we said 'yes.' and then
she blurted out just what we all thought.
" "Since I must tell the truth,' she
said. I think you are telling a fib that
vou i an't put across Every mother's
daughter of us knows that dress was
never nearer to Fifth avenue, to say
nothing of Pans, than a Brooklyn de
partment store. Also, it is ten years
too louns for ou. and it turns a
sear Might on all of your fat. and. al
together, looks as if your worst enemy
lad selected it for vou.'
Mary turned perfectly white, and there
was a silence In which, if anybody had
d-opped a pin. it would have made a
noise like a dvnamlte explosion, and to
save the situation. Lulu Brown suddenly
asked Maude Montgomery if she'd read
her new story in one of this month's
magazines.
Yes said Maude, and then she made
a wry fare and went on. 'and since I am
pledged to tell the truth. I must say that
I never read more utter piffle, and what
on earth makes you think that you can
write, beats me
"Another silence more deadly than the
first, and then Hattie Wllklns remarked
ji a soothing tone of voice
Marion spent the evening with us last
IDEAL FIGDRE OF
AMERICAN WOMAN
Proportions for Different Heights
Are Given.
The celebrated statue of the Venus de
Medlrl is taken by many ax the ideal
in height. This shows a woman five feet
three inches high, whose waist measures
T 1-3. hips S6.6, chest 3X6.
But the general ideal of beauty for
w omen scema to call for a taller stature.
to I print the proportions for different
heights:
Hurht. Vrisht. Ctt. Wit. Him.
8 0 It. lWlt. 3 in. 2KUn. S3, in.
5.1 ft. 108 lta. 3U in. 3 in. 3 in.
SJfu 112 Ibj. 3 in. 34 in. M is.
6 J lu US lb. 3". in. :i'i in. 15 in.
5 I ft. 13 It. 34 in. i in. 36 in.
U(t IS lbs. .Sln. I in. IT la.
Mft. 140 lbs. 3Ulin. S6t in. 31 In.
K.T ft. 1M It. 33. in. 3' in. 40 In.
II ft. 1SE lbs. SVi in. 3 ii u n.
evening, and we had such a delightful
time.'
"'Speak for yourself,' said Markjn, 'if
my middle same U to be Truthful Jane.
I must say that I was never more bored
In my life, and there were times when
that miserable little brat of yours was
reciting and singing when I wished that I
was Herod, and could do a real service
to humanity by killing off all of the
Infant phenomenons that fool parents
torture innocent and inoffensive guests
with.
"Another silence fell with a dull, cold
thud. Then Fanny Smlthers broke It
with a nervous giggle. 'I saw that good
looking husband ct yours last night"
The Last Straw.
" 'Indeed, exclaimed Mr Elllcott, the
poor fellow was detained down town until
after midnight by some Important busi
ness, I am so uneasy about him for fear
he is working himself to death. Did ha
look very tired V
""Help me. G. W., ejaculated Fanny
piously, "for If Tm to state the real
facts in the case I must admit that I
saw him at a restaurant opening bot
tles for the most gorgeous looking crea
ture in the most gorgeous clothes I ever
beheld, and he looked as if he would sur
vive tha job.'
"Well, that was about all. After that
It was anybody's fight, and my guests
hurled great solid slices of truth at each
pther without a thougAt of tho damage
they would do. Also each woman flock
ed by herself as she "went home alone.
When they had departed Lucia Morris
said to me:
"Well. Mabel, your Washington party
was a howling success in one respect, at
least. George W. couldn't have used his
little hatchet to any more effect him
self.' "" "Lucia.' I responded, "it's my opinion
that while It may be ail right for the
Father of His Country never to have told
a lie. it won't work for the mothers."
"And that's the reason I'm not celebrat
ing Washington's Birthday. Ananias day
for mine!"
CHIFFON VOILE WAIST
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A practical and pretty frock of dark
blue chiffon voile. The front of bodice
Is In fino tucks and the shaped side
pieces are decorated with black satin
covered buttons In manner shown. The
stock with Its tiny ruffles Is ecru chif
fon, also trimmed with black buttons.
TIME TO BEGIN PLANS
' FOR- THE HOME GARDEN
By JULIA CHANDLER MA.M.
Are you planning to have eHher flowers
or vegetables on your little plot of ground
this spring?
If you have a little place, just a piece
of ground ten by twenty feet you can
have a successful -garden, you know. Bet
ter a smalt place cultivated practically
than acres of ground utilized without
sense and wisdom.
Of course, the home garden includes
the front yard as well as the plot of
ground that you may have on the aide
or back of your house, and the woman
who was ashamed of her lawn last sum
mer should look to It now If she wants to
avoid tha same experience this year. The
lawn that Is spotty: that showa bare
places; that has hollows In .which the
water settles and remains after a hard
rain, or turns brown In midsummer needs
attention now.
Now Is the time to survey the possibili
ties of both lawns and gardens, no matter
how small they may be, and plan to have
them a joy to you when the warm days
shall come this year, which Is not a very
far distant time.
Go over your little plots of ground and
make a note of the situation that you
may begin at onCe to Improve It.
rian Hedges Now.
Side yards should be harmoniously fur
nished with shrubbery, conifers, and
vines. Errors In the planting scheme
should be corrected. Fences that are un
sightly should be provided with the sort
of vines that will run riot over them,
covering them with little green leaves
and sweet smelling blossoms. Honey
suckle furnishes a thick covering for the
wire fences of which one sees so many
In Washington. Where It Is possible to
substitute a hedge for a fence plan to
do it now. The sooner your order goes
to the nurseyman for' privet, althea, bar
berry, or whatever material you decide to
uie for your hedge the more time he will
have for a wlso selection of stock, and
the more chance you will have of obtain
ing evenly matche-I plant'.
I have en some splendid garden pos
sibilities wasted because plans were not
made early enough, and that la why I
am suggesting that every woman who
has tha pride of home In "her heart (and
what woman has notT) lay her plans
early for the beautlflcatlon of its sur
rounding spaces, going carefully over
the flower beds to see where they need
changes and Improvements.
The majority of flowers' In a border
should be hardy ones, of the perennial
variety, and where the border Is wide
there should be a background of shrub
bery to set off the glory of the blooms.
Unless, however, the border Is eight feet
or more tall, flowers may be ued as aJ
background for . the lower ones witn
good success.
Harmony of size Is as necessary as
harmony of color to the eyes, and. there
fore, should be given serious considera
tion by the woman planning her borders
or little home garden.
Should Have Central Walk.
In the backyard plot that Is planned
for a garden there should be a central
walk with little paths running from It
The small by-paths are to meet the re
quirements of one's work among the
plants more than for beauty. They are
not bordered with flowers as Is the main
and central walk.
One woman who was very successful
with her flower growing and who won
considerable reputation for the artistic
arrangement of her borders, and per
petual show of blossoms as well as for
her beautiful house decorations, had a
double border along her cardan walk.
In one she grew the plants which fur
nished the flowers for her house deco
rations, and In the other she grew those
not Intended to be cut but purely for
the beautlflcatlon of her garden plot.
There are, many questions Involved Iq
the home garden, whether It be large or
small, all of which require careful
thought and much of a woman's Indi
viduality. That Is why it Is much better
to begin the plans for the beautlflcatlon
of the home surroundings rlxht now
while there Is time for careful planning
and well considered arrangement
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WE CLOSE AT 1 O'CLOCK
' WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
While the hours are curtailed, we more than offset that by
presenting values for the morning hours that say-but one thing
"Your best interests demand that you take advantage of them."
Read
MS to 10 COAT SUITS FOR
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US to $M COATS FOR
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to S7.S0 SKIRTS
SOe to9c TAFFETA AND WASH SILKS, yard
WOMEN'S" TAILORED WASH SILK SHIRTS :..
X and VELVET AND SUEDE SHOES FOR
J1.50 NET GUIMPES ,
ti.it O AS DOMES ,
J14.SS to J1J.0S GAS AND ELECTRIC DOMES
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10-VOL. SET ROBERT STEVENSON'S WORKS
17 CLUNV LACE CURTAINS. PAIR
Mc LINING SATEEN FOR. A YARD
lie COTTON LISLE ELASTIC, YARD
9Sc NOVELTY HAIR RANDS. FOR
JI.80 MEN'S OR WOMEN'S I'MRRELLAS FOR
10c DRAPERY SILKOLINES AT. A YARD '.
I5c WINDOW SHADES FOR 7
11.50 HIGH CHAIRS FOR
JOr STAMPED CORSET COVER, with 1 skein cotton .
KANN'S SSc THREAD FABRIC WRITING PAPER, lb.
ENVELOPES TO MATCH. PACK FOR
J1.9 GERMAN SILVER MESH BAGS FOR
11.49 STERLING SILVER EARRINGS FOR
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VEST POCKET ESSAYS
Ceorge Washington.
ly GEORGE FITCH
cthor of "At Good Old Siwash"
Lingerie underwear with a touch of hand embroidery is always an acceptable gift This spray is easy to do and very effective. The
leaves and flowers arc worked solid, with the dots as eyelets and the stems in the outline stitch. 5lerccrizcd cotton No. 23 will be suitable.
NEWS NOTES OF
ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS
Now. most women, especially those
devotees of fashion who have whittled
their figures down to thf last fraction
ny aint of mucn corseUng and wrong
diet won't approve of hese figures.
Naturally not These proportions mean
health, seldom synonymous with fash
ion, yet if you put a woman of Ideal
proportions according to the chart and
place her near one or our fashionable
lay figures, unless you have no real eye
for beauty, you will vote for tht ideal
proportions not the fashionable one.
Supersedes Massage
as Wrinkle Remover,
(Th tVomin BaatlfoL)
Many women regularly visit the beauty
specialist to have their wrinkles Ironed
out .frith the help of hot applications,
cold creams and massage. Most of us
realize that there comes a time when
no amount of persuasion of this sort will
avail. This process of "wrinkle remov
.ng" is wrong In principle. Both the hot
water and the massaging tend to expand
and loosen the skin, besides softening
the muscular foundation.
The very opposite result should be aim
ed at The tissue should be strengthened,
the skin tightened, so there'll be no room
for wrinkles. The best known prepara
tion for t.lid purpose; can be made, at
home by dissolving 1 or. saxollte In H
pint witch hazel. Vsc as a wash lotion.
The effect is really marvelous. Tell
he dhiggurt you want the powdered
wiucn dissolves immediately.
In March a public anti-suffrage meet
ing will be held In the hall of the Public
Library. Out-of-town speakers have been
engaged.
Miss Minnie Bronson recently spoke
four times In two days in Rochester. New
York, and also gave an address In the
Interests of anti-suffrage nt Syracuse,
which has hitherto been regarded a an
impregnable stronghold of the suffragists.
Mrs. Goddard. president of the Colon
ial Dames, of Colorado, and formerly a
stanch suffragist. Is now using all her
influence in opposlUon to votes for
women. She has been a keen observer
of political conditions In a State where
women vote
Those who believe that the vote con
trols economic conditions will be interest
ed In recent occurrences at Lawrence,
Mass. Strike Leader Ettor says that
the average weekly wages of the men
on strike Is 35. The government report
on woman and child wage earners gives
the average pay of Boston department
store women as 57.46. The men on strike
are either voters or prospective voters.
In the New York Sun of February U.
Ida Husted Harper, the press agent of
the suffragists, speaks of the enormous
labor and expense (5500.000) of a refer'
endum of the woman suffrage question to
the women of the State, and says that
""only the unthinking or Ignorant would
argue for a referendum." This sum is
a drop in the bucket when compared
with the addiUonal expense of elections
generally. If women voted.
Universal suffrage Is unknown In For
tugal. where the right of suffrage Is only
for those who can read and write, who
are taxpayers, and heads of families.
A Lisbon Judge has established the right
of a few Portuguese women to vote un
der the law.
In France, there Is no possibility that
women will be granted more than a limit
ed municipal vote.
In this country, the woman suffrage
organization demands the vote for all
women.
Some friends of Miss Harrold met at
her apartment In the Sheridan recently
to hear some of the reasons for the op
position to woman suffrage. Mrs. Kings
bury Waterman spoke from the married
woman s point of view, and Miss Bre
kaut from that of the woman worker.
A meeting of the execuUve committee
of the National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage was held In New York
City on February 14. UlS, at 563 Park
avenue.
POEM THAT HAS HELPED
SOME TIME.
Gray Popular..
Even the younger set Is going in for
grays in evening frocks, afternoon cos
tumes, and the street suits. Graya In
all shades and tints are high In favor
this season, and a touch of black often
appears, modified on the suit with a
white broadcloth collar.
(PuMuhfd it Um mjurit of Mm. II. E. Hunter)
Some time, when all life's lessons have
been learned.
And sun and stars forever more have
set.
The things whlcn our weak Judgment
here have spurned.
The things o'er which we grieved with
lashes wet.
Will flash before us, out of life's dark
night.
As stars shine most In deeper tints of
blue.
And we shall see how all God's plans
were right.
And now what seemed reproof was lore
most true.
And we shall see how. while we frown
and sigh.
God's plans go on as best for you and
me;
How. when we called, he heeded not our
cry .
Because his wisdom to th end c6uld.
see.
And e'en as prudent parents disallow
Too much of sweet to craving babyhood.
So God, perhaps, is keeping from us now
Life's sweetest things, because it seem
eth good.
And If, sometimes, commingled with life's
wine.
We find the wormwood, and rebel and
shrink.
Be sure a wiser hand than yours or mine
Pours out this potion for our lips to
drink.
Anff if some friend we love is lying low.
Where human kisses cannot reach bis
face.
Oh, do not blame the loving Father so,
But wear your sorrow with obedient
grace!
And you shall shortly know that length
ened breath
Is not the sweetest gift God sends his
friend.
And that, sometimes, the sable pall of
death
Conceals the fairest boon his love an
send.
If we could push ajar the gate of life.
And stand within, and all God's work
ings see.
We -could Interpret all this doubt and
strife.
And for each mystery could find a key.
But not to-day. Then be-content. poor
neani
God's plans, like lilies pure and white,
unfold.
We must not tear the close-shut leaves
apart:
Time will reveal the calyxes of gold.
And If, through patient toil, we reach
the land
Where tired feet, with sandals loose,
may rest.
When we shall clearly know and under
stand.
I think that we shall say, "God knew
the best!"
' MABr ItlLET 8MITH.
To keep a spoon In position when
dropping medicine Into It. place the
handle between the leaves of a closed
book lying upon the table. i
GOOD RECIPES THAT OTHER,
WOMEN HAVE PASSED ALONG
Editor's NoteThis department la open to everybody. Any recipe that
you kave tried and found good will be gratefully received and published for
the benefit of other housekeepers. Write only on one aide of the paper
when copying recipes.
Eacalloped Oysters.
Put one quart of oysters In a colander;
wash ihem thoroughly by pouring cold
water over them. Rtduce ten crackers
to powder by rolling. Butter an earthen
dish. At a layer of cracker dust In the
bottom of the difh. then a layer of oys
ters, sprinkle with salt and pepper and
pour two tablespoonfuls of melted butter
over them and three tablespoonfuls of
milk, then another of crackers and so on
until the dish Is nearly full. Have a layer
of the cracker on top with small lumps
of butter. Bake about one-half hour.
Serve In the baking dish.
rotate) Croquettes.
Take one pint of hot mashed po
tatoes, one tablespoonful of butter, salt
and pepper, a few drops of onion Juice,
the voik of one egg. Mix all but the
egg and beat very light. When slightly
cool add the yolk of the egg, rub through
a sieve, form Into balls, roll In line bread
or cracker crumbs, fry In smoking hot
lard one minute, drain and serve.
Rojal Sfnffln.
Beat three eggs, add one pint of milk.
a half teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoon-
fut of sugar, add sufficient flour to make
a drop batter about three cupful Into
which has been thoroughly sifted two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Beat hard
for one minute, fill the greased mumn
cups or pans two-thirds full and bake
In a hot oven about twenty minutes.
A Fla rnddlnr,
A fig pudding is a delicious sweet, and
for this purpose stewing, or as they are
often called, pulled, figs, are less ex
pensive and Just as good as the pressed
variety. Wash one-half pound of the
fruit clean, then soak In lukewarm water
until quite soft and full. Drain In a col
ander, and chop very line and put Into
This Quickly Cleanses
Both Hair and Scalp.
K harmless and entirely satisfactory
shampoo can be enjoyed at- little ex
pense," says Mrs. Mae Martyn in the
Los Angeles Leader, "If you get an
original package of canthrox from your
druggist and dissolve, a teaspoonful In
cup of hot mater. This is enough
mlxtureTor a thorough cleansing of both
hair and scalp.
The canthrox mixture makes a wealth
cf rich, white lather that dissolves every
atom of dust, dandruff, and excess oil.
Rinsing leaves the hair and scalp im
maculately clean, and after a canthrox
shampoo the hair dries quickly and even
ly, taking on such a rich gloss and soft
ness, so that doing It up Is a genuine
pleasure. Occasional shampooing with
canthrpx keeps the scalp clean and
pliant nnd In luces a heavy growth, of
a mixing bowl, add one cupful of grated
bread crumbs, one-half pound of minced
beef suet, half a cupful of New Orleans
molasses, one pint of sneet milk, one
cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of
flour, and a half teaspoonful of soda
dissolved In the molasses. Stir all to
gether, add a cupful of orange Juice and
turn lntp a buttered mold. -Cover closely
and steam four hours over boiling
water. Serve with a rich liquid sauce.
Cold Water Ponud Cake.
Take three eggs, two cupfuls of sugar,
one cupful of butter, one cupful of cold
water, three cupfuls of flour, one tea
spoonful of soda. Flavor the mixture
with lemon. Mix In the order given. Halt
of this recipe makes a large cake.
Corn Cake.
Take one 'teacupful of flour and halt
teacupful of corn meal, one tablespoon
ful of white sugar, one and a half tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one egg well
beaten, a little salt, a teaspoonful of
melted butter, a half teaspoonful of sweet
milk. Stir all together quickly, having
the oven ready and the tin greased be
fore you begin to mix the Ingredients.
Bake in a quick oven.
Dried Apple Cake.
Soak three cups of dried apples over
night In warm water. In the morning
chop or cut them Into small bits, put In
a stewpan with two cupfuls of New Or
leans molasses and simmer for two
hours; add two beaten eggs, one cupful
of sugar, one of milk, one-half cupful
of butter, two teaspoonfuls of soda, spice
to taste and flour enough to make' a
stiff batter. Bake as you would fruit
cake.
Transparent Pie.
Beat together one whole egg and, the
yolks of two others; add two tablespoon
fuls of melted butter, one cupful of
sweet milk, one cupful of brown sugar,
one-half of a grated nutmeg. Beat all,
togetner and bake with under-crust only.
Wben done, cover with a frosting made
of one cupful of sugar and the whites
of two eggs; flavor with lemon and nut
back Into the oven for two or three
minutes.
George Washington, the father of this
country, was bom In Virginia. February
H. 1721 He was the son of aristocratic
parents and spent his boyhood plalng
with the other scions of aristocracy In
Westmoreland Count', most of whom be
came President of the t'nlted Sutes lat
er on. He was a great athlete, though
nowadas he would be disqualified in a
minute by the Amateur Athletic Associa
tion for handling money, as he once
threw a dollar across the Potomac River
He w-as also an honest lad and when
he chopped down a cherry tree and was
asked about it by his angry father he
replied, "Father, I cannot tell a lie. I
did It with my little hatchet." The
father was so relieved to And that the
boy had not us?d his expensive Imported
razor that he embraced him and they
liver happily ever after. There are no
other famous incidents of truth telling
In our history.
Washington becam a surveyor and also
helped the British army flght the French
and Indians. He then married and set
tled down on his estate to spend a happy
life. But he had no children and in
order to- fill the vacant space In his
heart he decided to adopt his country.
This necessitated a great deal of fight
ing on his part and from 1775 to 1751 he
was almost continually occupied In eradi
cating redcoats. He was often defeated
and was chased an aggregate of several
thousand miles. His soldiers had little
to eat and less tp wear, and usually
ran out of powder about the second
round of each battle. If Washington
had had the powder that is burned each
Fourth of July nowadavs In celebrating
his victories he would have been a happy
man and would have become a national
parent much earlier In life
There was great opposition to Washing
ton and all over the colonies men eagerly
wore out dry goods boxes and store
counters showing Just how he could get
much better results. He was cursed and
maligned by large .numbers of rich
Tories, who wanted to let well enough
alone. A price was ret on his head by
the British, and he often had to post
pone dinner from day to day. But In the
end be captured Cornwallls at Yorktown
and-every one hastened to admit that he
was a great man.
In 1TSS Washington was elected first
President of the United States, and
served eight happy jears undisturbed by
tariff squabbles, conservation agitation,
or invitations to dinner on the Pacific
Coast. At the end of his second term
he declined re-election and returned to
his home at Mount Vernon, where he
died in 1739 from a consultation of physi
cians, complicated by a slight cold. He
left a widow and an Infant country,
which was compelled to grow up without
parental discipline, and has felt the ef
fects ever since.
Washington could have been king of
his peoole and he could have had great
honor from Great Britain by refusing to
Insurge. But he chose to be President
of a busted and struggling nation at a
small salary, and because he seems to
have had tho habit of thinking of his
own Interests last the American people
have built him a monument 555 feet
high, and have named mountains, rivers.
States, counties, towns, boulevards, and
babies after him for over a century. He
was tall, grand, gloomy, dignified, nnd
wore a powdered wig with a tall to It
But all this was forgiven him a long
time ago. His birthday is observed with
increasing devotion each year, and he
still stands as ose of those rare beings
who are wil'. rig to Imperil an Income
for a principle.
(ContrlsM MC: T Gcts Mlttlwir A dims.)
LECTUBES ON P0ETBY.
Mrs. Margaret Wood Delivers In
terestlnc Aldres at Plnybonse.
Mrs. Taft and a host of society leaders
went to the Plaj house jesterday after
noon to hear an address on the Victorian
poets, delivered by Sirs. Margaret Woods,
daughter of a former dean of Westmin
ster. The lecture was largely made up
of personal reminiscences and a gen
eral description of the 'famous men who
made Up the Victorian age of literature.
In commenting on Alfred Tennyson,
she remarked that the two current de
scriptions of him. one showing him to be
a demigod and the other a "rough boor "
have been found to be fallacies and that
he was Just an ordinary man.
Among those who attended were Mrs.
Taft. Mrs. Charles Rae, Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mme. Jusserand. wife of the
French Ambassador; Miss Edith Wet
more. Mrs. Preston Gibson, Mrs. Perry
Belmont. Mrs. Hughes, wire of Associate
Justice Hughes; Mrs. Owen, wife of the
Senator from Oklahoma; Mrs. McKinley.
wife of Representative McKinley; Miss
Cameron., of New York, and Mrs. Thomas
Bavard.
The speaker was Introduced by Presi
dent Charles H. Stockton, of George
Washington University.
PDEITY. ,'
Keep pure thy soul!
Then shalt thou take the- whole
Of delight:
Then, without .a Tang.
Thine shall be all of beauty whereof tha
poet sang v
The perfume and the pageant, the
melody, the mirth
Of the golden day and the starry night:
of heaven and of earth.
Oh, keep pure thy souL
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