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Two Holiday Shopping Weeks for Out-of-town Customers.
"Shopping Weeks" in Washington, planned by the Chamber of Commerce and arranged in detail by the retail committee
of that body, are set for the days beginning December 2 and ending December 14. Many firms and individuals have
given their aid and approval to the project, which contemplates making it easy and attractive for out-of-town buyers to
come to Washington, do their Christmas shopping, see the interesting places in and about the city, have every facility
afforded them for a visit which they will remember, and then, before leaVing, be reimbursed for their traveling expenses
to and from the city. This project of the Chamber of Commerce, to which The Star is lending its active assistance,
will be advertised in out-of-town papers, and it is considered certain that great numbers of visitors will be attracted for the
"Shopping Weeks." Public-spirited Washingtonians are co-operating with the Chamber of Commerce to assure the success
of the plan.
CITY FOR VISITORS
Washington Filled With Places
of Interest.
ITS HISTORIC MONUMENTS
Buildings Famed All Over the
Civilized World.
SHOPPERS ALSO SIGHTSEERS
Capitol, Library of Congress. White
House Only a Few of the
Attractions.
Washington is a pleasant city to visit
?t any time. No proof need be adduced
for that, since the capital of the nation
s ands as Its own best sponsor, and the
crowds of travelers that flock here are
sufficient evidence that they llku to come.
Winter is the time when the city Is at
its best, as far as its characteristic life is
converned. and this winter the most in
teresting part of the season will be its
beginning, when the Sixtieth Congress
convenes in Its great home on the hill.
From December 'J to December 14 visitors
In great numbers are expected in the
. city, many of them brought here just at
that time by the opening of the legislative
balls, and still others attracted by the
natural desire to see what is going on
and to take advantage of the public
A.
spirited offer of certain Washington mer
chants to reimburse the travelers for the
expenses of transportation to which their
trips have put them.
The Nation's City.
Even when Washington was a mere
hamlet it attracted the attention of travel
ers, of men who had seen the great cen
ters of the old world, and. Indeed, had
lived under the very shadow of historic
monuments. They studied the plana for
the promised city, and saw that some day
a capital worthy of the ?r>-al and growing
republic would stand where then was field
and swarvp. As the years passed the
promise came to fruition, and year by year
the capital has become more and more
beautiful, until now It takes rank with the
most famous cities of the world, and
Americans from all sections of the coun
try visit the city and share the pride of
Washingtonians. for it is the capital of
all of them, the home of the government
of the whole I'nited States.
It-is not only its public buildings that
make Washington the goal of travelers.
It is the city as a whole. Its broad and
sii&ued avenues; Its great, spacious. Cor
ested Mall; Us many palatial residences;
its countless parks anil circles; Its
churches and universities; l?s famous men
and beautiful women; its perfectly
equipped hotels and progressive theaters.
Something Is here to please all. from the
most exacting foreigner, who comes to
criticise and remains to praise, to the sim
ple savage who conies to see the spot
from which the great arm of the federal
power reaches out and controls him.
For tlie visitor to Washington who has
never before been in the city, or who has
made but a passing slay here previously,
there is so much of interest that time
need never hang heavy on his hands.
The Home of Congress.
First of all. there are the great puh!l? ;
buildings, the magnificent and enormous '
structures erected by the nation to house j
the departments of the administration.
I At this time especially, when the Sixtieth !
|?'ongress Is about to convene, the Capitol |
is the center of interest. There, under |
the huge dome, which looks in the dis
[tar.ee like a fairy structure suspended in j
the air by invisible hands, the people rule
through their representatives. The Senat.
wing. to the north, and the House wing,
to the south of the rotunda in the center
of the building, contain the meeting
chambers of the legislators, while the rest
of the building is devoted to committee
rooms, document rooms, banks, posi
office build ngs for senators and repre
voted to the management of the affairs of
the building. Almost completed now are
offices bulidings for senators and repre
sentatives. To the southeast rises the
marble structure which will contain the
offices of represenatives, connected with
the Capitol by a tunnel. Here representa
tives will be able to transact their busi
ness and to hear whatever goes on in the
House by an acoustic invention placed on
their tables. The senators are provided
for by a similar building to the north
east. This building Is smaller, but each
senator will have more room than each
represenative. since they are so few. in
comparison. This building is also pro
vided with a tunnel to the Capitol.
Some of the Departments.
Across the broad plaza, to the east of
the Capitol, is the famous Library of
Congress, a gem of architecture famous
all over the world. These are all at the
east end of Pennsylvania avenue, while
clown below them is the bureau of the
census, under the roof of which are kept
ail the statistics of the nation. Going
toward the west the visitor w;ll find the
patent office, the headquarters of the De
partment of the Interior, where, In tha
southeast corner. Secretary Garfielil
watches over a varied assortment of the
nation's interests. Including public lands
Indians, patents, education, pensions and
anything else that no other Secretary
happens to have time for. Not far away
is the pension bureau, where many inter
esting relics ara preserved, and close l>y
is a leased building in which are kept the
more interesting of the models for pat
ents. from the> first sewing machine to
?the latest triumph of electrical wizardry.
The general land office and the bureau oL'
Indian affairs ave housed under the same
roof across the street from the patent
office, while close by Is the building of the
civil service commission, where those born
^-w-C Do*you know that OURS are th? 3 greatest Shoe Stocks south of
I fl Ulll-Oi- I OWnCrSI Xew York?embracing-everything in the Shoe Line from a dainty
^Woman's Slipper to the heaviest Farmer's Boots?at the Lowest Prices
in America for equally good values?
Hold Off Xmas.Shopping and Winter Shoe-Buylng Until
You Come to Washington !
WASHINGTON'S GREATEST ?HOE HOUSES
Holding a Notable
Thanksgiving Sale.
Following exceedingly Special Values up to
Thanksgiving Day will afford unusually advanta
geous shopping opportunities for WASHINGTO
MAXS, as well as OUT-OF-TOWNERS:
$3.35
Women's $4 and Some
$5 grade Stylish Boots at
4 styles Han.d-turned Patent Kid Dress Boots, laced
or buttwn.
5 styles Flexible Hand welted Patent Colt or Kid
Button or I^ac^d Boots.
4 styles Soft. Durable Surpass Kid. Patent Tipped
and Demi-Calf Blucher or Button Boots.
Men's High-grade
$3.50 Winter Shoes at
$2.85
.'{ styles Patent Colt Blucher Laced and Button
Shoes?our new fall styles?of which we have too
many.
styles Box. Demi or Gun Metal Calf Winter Shoes
?balance of that big underpriced purchase from a
leading shoe manufacturer.
Tan $4 Boots
for Women.
T;in Russia f'alf <>r Golden
Brown Kid: jjood. rich colors
that'll go with
popular walking
suits. Plain or tip
ped toes
$3.50
"WI-MO-DAU-SIS"
Women's Shoes
Lead the world at their price for
style, fit and wear, because they
cost as much to make as any $3.50
shoes.
Many beautiful styles,
Boots or Winter Oxfords ^
$1.95
Sale of
$2.50 and
$3 Values
Women's Black Kid. Patent
Leather, Pink, Blue, Red and
White Kid Pump-effect Si ppe:s;
2-eyelet Ties and
Plain or Beaded
Front Strap Slippers.
$1.95
Women's $2 Grade
Boots and Slippers.
Single or Double Soled Kid
Laced or Button Boots; 8 styles.
Patent Leather and Vici Kid
Strap and Hump . q
Slippers; a dozen A I /IN
kinds at ^ ^
Women's Excellent S2 Quality
Kid Patent and Gun Metal Calf,
also a few Tan Shoes?blucner.
laced or button styles?including
several recen: un
derprice purchases.
All at
$ 1.95
M^n's Patent Colt, Box or Velour
Calf and Vici Kid t> ngle or Dou
ble Sole "English
Welt" Shoes. Great
$2.50 values, at...
i iigtc ui jyuu*
$1.95
Boys' and Girls' $2.50
Hand-welted Shoes,
In kid. calf or patent colt?
splendidly maJe, ^ I Q p
handsomely styled; I
n different kinds a*.. ^
Misses' Demi Calf.
Excellently Serviceable Button
or Blucher Boots.
(7th street store only.)
$2 grades ; ? 1 ?*Q
sizes 1 ll/2 to 2.. V I ? vr?7
$1.75 grades; *| 07
sizes %y2 to 11.. V ? ? v *
High Storm Shoes
for Boys or Girls.
Tan or Black Extra High-cut
Winter Shoes for all ages. An
exceptionally large showing of
good styles?excellent qualities?
$1.50 td $3.50
Other Seasonable Thanksgiving and Xmas Specials.
House Slippers
for Men and Boys.
Walrus, Seal. Alligator,
Kid and Calf. Cavalier,
Faust and Opera styles?
$1.95 and $2.50
Men's S-J grade Kid
?n? Ca,f . 8Up; $1.50
Men's $1.30 grades.
1." handsome *1 ?)e
kinds V'.fcO
Men's $1.25
grades
Men's and Boys'
or Tan Slip
pers
95c.
B'ack
48c
Warm Slippers for
Women and Children.
Women's Eur-trimmed
Si. 25 and $1.50 quality
Juliets and "Com
fy" Slippers
Women's $2 grades All
wool S< aml-??
Juliets, in p et- t| dC
ty colors I .t'O
Women's and Child's
$1 grade Fur- 7Rr
trimmed Juliets..
Women's and ChlldTkn's
Warm-lined Slip- AQf.
pers
Wrarm Leggins,
and
Overgaiters.
The N?w "AUTO"
High-top Black or Brown
Swell Overgaiters?
$1 to $1.50
Men and Women's
Warm Overgaiters, in
black or colors?
19c to $1
Warm Black Leggins for
child' en?
39c to 75c
Tan Leather. Velvet,
"Teddy B?as" and other
Novel CMld's Leggins?
75c to 95c
Rubber Boots.
Most Reliable Makes.
KNEE BOOTS:
Men 8 $2.50 and $3
Boys' (3 to C). $2.37
* $1.69
8TORM KING BOOT8,
which buckle above the
knees:
Men's $3.50
$2.75
$1.95
$1.50
Boys'
Youths'
I
b
Three Reliable Shoe Houses,
Cor. 7th and K Sts.
1914&1916 Pa. Ave. N.VV.
233 Pa. Ave. S.E.
under a lucky star may manage to get a
position under the government.
Favorite Southeast Corners.
Down on Pennsylvania avenue again
the building of th- Post Office Department
is seen, conspicuous for a huge tower that
rises like the campanile of an Italian city
perched on the lop of a medieval fortress.
Here Postmaster General Meyer sits in
the southeast corner of the fifth floor and
rules over the destinies of postmasters in
remote Yuma and geiid Alaska. South
east corners, by the way, are favorites of
tiie cabinet. Mr. Meyer. Mr. Cortelyou and
Mr. Garlteid a.l using that corner of their
buildings for their own offkes. In the
Post Office Department building Is also
i lie city post olllce. though It Is proposed
to remove it to a building which may be
erected for it, if Congress pleases, near
the new Union Btation.
In the Post Office building there is an
interesting museum containing exhibits il
lustrating the transportation of the mails,
and the curiosities of the dead letter of
iiee repay examination.
The Making of Money.
A little farther up the avenue a few
doors up 14th street, is the b illding
leased for the use of the Department of
t'ommerce and Labor. There is nothing to
fee inside of it but desks, with clerks sit
ting in front of them, but farther up the
avenue is the great structure ot the
Treasury, where visitors may tlnd much
to make them pause, gasp and wonder.
In connexion with this visit to the
Bureau of Printing and Engraving,
down l#th street, and easily accessi
ble by cars from the avenue, will
prove interesting, for there the viistors
tan see money made faster than it can
be spent. At the north end of the Treas
ury building is a bank, where new notes
may be obtained lor old. or where sold
coins, fresh from the mint, may be ob
tained for souvenirs or gifts.
Across 14th street from the Bureau of
Printing anil Engraving is a whole collec
tion of intertesting buildings gathered in
the Mall, where any amount of time can
be pleasurably spent, for there are the De
i partment of Ag;i< ultuse. with its great
green houses: the Smithsonian Institution
and the National Museum, each of which
Is a veritable treasure house of works of
art and relies of this and bygon civiliza
tions.
Xear the Bureau of Printing and En
graving are the propagating gardens, with
many greenhouses tilled with rare flowers,
and close by is the mighty shaft of the
Washington monument, where the eleva
tors run until 4 o'clock.
Botanic Gardens.
J Besides the greenhouses of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and the propagating
I gardens, tiiere is a treat for botanists
I and lovers of plants at the B'utanic Gar
den, w iiich takes in the whole of lb" east
end of tiie Mall. Here may be fauna
rare and curious trees, palms from every
land and other specimens of great inter
est and value.
But this is a long way from \he Treas
ury, from which we digressed. Near that
| home of money is the White Mouse, of
I which nothing need be said here, and on
I the other side of the President's house is
' the long building of three departments?
! State, War and Navy.
! The Department of Justice stands by
iself at a distance. It is situated in three
houses, formerly used for dwellings, on
the north side of Macpherson Square, on
K street. It may be interesting to look
upon the butside of the department that
smites the trusts.
Scattered about the city in tiie most un
expected places are other buildings de
| voted to the use of the government,
J chiefly to accommodate the overflow, but
i these buildings are usually leased and
rarely have anything, either inside or out.
to interest tiie visitor, though the build
ing which was formerly Ford's Theater,
where Lincoln was slain is now the prop
erty of the government, and is used as the
j repository of the records of Union sol
, diers in the civil war. Entrance there
; mav be obtained only by a pass from the
j War Department.
Washington is ready always to welcome
visitors, and it Is doubly readv now since
the merchants of the city, the Chamber of
Commerce and this newspaper are unitii.g
in the invitation lo come here at the
opening of Congress, and are making it
easy to take the trip, and assure all of a
hospitable welcome
CARE OF THE HANDS.
How to Keep Them Pretty When
Doing Housework.
To keep the hands soft and white while
doing housework means that they must
be constantly cared for or the flesh will
become dry and coarse from th? action
of strong soaps and hard water.
Unfortunately most women who do
their own kitchen work are too busy, or
too careless, to give their hands the nec
essary treatment, and as a r suit their
fingers become red.
This condition, which Is not only dis
figuring, but often painful, could be easily
avoided by wearing gloves. To insure
"omfort when working in gloves use
those that are several sizes too large
men's, for Instance, or if a housewife
must utilize her own old pairs then these
should be slit down the palms so the
movements -of the hands will not be
cramped.
If glows are pulled on while dusting,
sweeping, gardening or doing any kind
of work that does not Involve putting the
hands into water the saving to skin and
nails Is enormous. In this way almost,
if not all, dust is kept from contact with
hands, and as a consequence the epider
mis does not become dry and hard. Dust
Is one of the greatest enemies to pretty
hands for th? reason that it sifts into
the pores and under the nails at the cor
ners. Water, instead of removing, fre
quently drives it further into such places,
and a pretty hand will be ruined after a
time.
Before drawing: on working- gloves It Is
well to rub the Angers and backs of the
hands with cream The natural heat
generated while working will help to
take these lotions Into the pores, and
thus a softening and whitening agent is
constantly at work. To rub swefet
almond oil on the skin and then dust Uv
hands with powdered French chalk makes
one of the best combinations that can be
used.
ro keep her hands free from dust must
?>e the unc asing efTort of a woman who
'.oes her own housework. When she is
unable to avoid getting dirt in the; por?s
It behooves her to know how to cleanse
the flesh without coars ning it. Cold
cream, soap or any kind of grease will
take out the dirt.
Before washing the hands a lump of
the grease should be put into the palms
and rubbed thoroughly into the pores
I he grease, instead of driving the dirt
in, pulls it out. Dirt and greasa should
then be washed off with warm, not hot.
water and a bland soap. Afterward fresh
..?old cream must be rubbed into the
iand&; this is wiped, not washed, off
laten'V
Always, after washing dishes, no mat
ter how whit* ^ the hands may seem,
plunge them in clear water and wash
with a bland soap. No laundry soap,
howi;ver harmless it may be to clothes
i? suited to the skin. It is too sirong am'
the acids and alkalis dry out tile natural
oils from the flesh. For this reason it
should be wash* d out and following then
-Mould be a wiping over with cold cream
Do not think there will be the slight-?t
indication of grease left on ihe hands.
surface b& the pon-'s' not on ll"
Always b? fore going to bed cold crean
nails tubbed into the fingers and
CITY'S BRILLIANT STREETS.
Handsome Equipages and Striking
Costumes a Feature of Washington"
Isitors to Washington find the passing
show of the streets as interesting as any
Other of the sights of the city. Handsom.
equipages flash by, coachman and foot
man perhaps wearing the cockade of some
embassy, while within is recognized some
man or-woman whose features have be
come familiar through the public prints
On Connecticut avenue every fair after
noon there is a constant procession of car
riage rivaling Hyde Park's parade while
on tile sidewalks pass interesting men and
women. the latter in costumes that are
bound to interest the feminine visitor.
At tlie fashionable shopping time, which
is from 10 o'clock until noon, the streets
of ti:e shopping center are thronged with
groups of eager buyers, while here and
there, walking casually along, unconscious
that he .is really a part of the show to
outsiders, is s->pn some famous statesman
or notfd soldier or admiral.
Washington's streets offer as mu.-h va
riety as a kaleidoscope.
HINTS ON KINDNESS.
Girls Should Show Deference to
\ Their Elders.
From the Chicago Tribune.
hv not cultivate deference to age?
The kind I mean is not that which re
quires much effort; neither does it take
! amount of time, it -s made up of
little things, the doing of which mav
be prompted by kindness of heart or
wh w at: at by Rood manners.'
v\ ith it age is easier for those upon whom
t has come, and youth gets many a hrlp
hnt i ? ? alTt'cti?n and kindness
that is returned.
,i^irl!' ,7lany fal1 ln deference to
the mothers of their girl friends. It 's
not intentional, merely a natural indif
ference of youth that seeks what it
u.T ?S. wlt,l5;ut resard to what stands in
of another ^ne ?'r' to the house
l.,,. n0th r ls so rud" as to omit to
sa> good morning" or "good evening"
to the parents, and with that she seems
to think nothing more is required <\s
matter of good manner; nothing more ls
necessary.
Yet a parent is usually interested in
her daughter's friends and what they
fr?' f"d .w"uld ?{t>" further a g ,od time
IT she knew about it in time. In anv
S,'JlkPS ,to know the "ill's fun and
noes, to keep |n touch and to feel that
she is an individual and not one who
are y t0 teU where Mar>' and Sally
Every person, especially mothers en
| Joys being liked. Some disagreeable !n
dnlduals who are cross-grained and can
tankerous wln say thatbth do?
whether others like them or not, but deep
down )n their hearts they do car a lot
E\ Idences of it wiil come when 1 a^t < v
franklv that""1,wU1 t(jI1 V'"'quite
rrankly that she wants her daughter'?;
? I? do her' Many llmHS the
s d?. hut they are in too much o a
andryunk.nH?W I,'" , Thls 18 botl1
times ' and U hurts bad'y some
th,nk. time Is being wa-t-d by
?Bi 3 minutes Ylth her. or
Of VOU ?rSn, f,matter, What She thinl"
or >ou. It matters a lot. The affection
anrt fteF ""I?.6" 18 a g00d thing for girls
and it sometimes brings the truest help
and t consolation when they are needed
When you go to see another girl spend
Teuehermwh t talking with lle>' mother.
tell her what you are doing and be In
terested in what concerns her. Treat
her as though you really cared about
her You probably do like tier verv
' On y,you !lave always taken her
for gianted and never thought about
TWnVXa1Sf ?asi an authority upon Sally
Think about her as your friend Don't
*?h?frtid ?,f s*??win& your friendship. In
iff word!J. ? be nice" with her.
tl.lt r 16 kind of deference to age
glecJd. ' a'ld U 'S ?"e 100 often
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HOURS FOR VISITORS.
Schedule Showing When Public
Buildings Are Open.
The following pubi c buildings are open
to visitors In Washington from 0 a.m. to
4 p.m.: Agricultural Department, Army
Medical Museum, Corcoran Art Gallery
(free on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday), Dead letter Museum, Fish
Commission and Pension Bureau.
The following are open from !) a m. to 2
p.m.: Bureau oi Engraving and Print
ing. Naval Museum of Hygiene. Navy
Department, VVa ? Department. Patent Of
liee Post Office Department and State
D< partment.
Op -n from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., East Room
of the White House.
From !? am. to 5 p.m., the Capitol.
A Hint for Mothers.
Prom the Housekeeper.
The children gave it the name, Strange
Island, which fits pretty well, If one does
not consult a geography. The mother
wou'd probably make her own definition
in this case and say the island is a squire
of disorder surrounded by a sea of com
parative order, which Is true.
The house is small, therefore when the
children play indoors they unroll a big,
clean, old rug which has little left but the
foundation and the coats of paint given it
by the man of the house. Each child has
a cushion and the rug is a sort of do-as
you-please place wb'le it is lying on the
floor. On this "island" wondorful furni
ture is made for the dol! house: small
dressmakers sew for their .arge families
iind patrons; scrapbooks are pasted and
sewed together; games are played and ail
sorts of childish fun goes on. It is an un
written law that any child may desert the
island, but when the tlm:' comes for clean
ing up the playthings and scraps, every
one must be there lo take a hand. Of
course, il only one child gets out the play
things lie clears them away, but this sel
dom happens.
When playing time is ended the rug is
rolled up ;>nd the sitting room is in line
order for company or the family. The
tables and chairs are not sticky with
paints mucilage and the remains of im
promptu picnics; the family table is not
loaded with playthings and bits of mus
lin and silk from the dressmaking shop
are not floating about the room.
The rug is thoroughly scrubbed once in
a while on the back porch with warm,
soapy water, and allowed to dry thor
oughly before using aguin. In summer it
gets a long vacjtion, but in winter is used
steadily. On- I idv who saw the island and
heard its merits sung by the mother of
the islanders, m ide one for her children
with some strips of home-made carpets
sewed together and covered with table
oilcloth. This can be washed very easily
and answers every purpose.
Genesis of Genius.
From the Medical ltecord
In a paper on the "G"n?sis of Genius"
read before the recent International Con
gress on Psychiatry at Amsterdam, Dr.
Louise G. Rabinovitch of New York called
attention to the remarkable fact that
comparatively few geniuses have been the
firstborn of their parents. In a study
of sev-.nty-fou biographies of great men
and women?poets, writers, politicians,
painters and musicians?she found but
ten firstborn. Among forty-two writers
and poets but six were the eldest chil
dren: among seventeen painters but one
was the firstborn of his mother (he was
a natural child); among fifteen musicians
there were only two firstborn.
Not only were these men of genius not
the fl st born, in a very large number of
eases they were the youngest or next
to the youngest of the family. Thus Cole
ridge was the last of thirteen children.
James Fenimore Cooper was the eleventh
of twelve children. Washington Irving
was the last of eleven; Balzac the last of
three; G-orge Eliot the last of four; Na
l>oleon was the eighth and probably the
last; Daniel Webster was the last of sev
en; Benjamin Franklin was the last of
seventeen and the last born of the last
born for several generations; Remb andt
was the last of six children; Rubens the
last of seven; Sir Edwin Landseer the
fifth of seven children; Joshua Reynolds
was the seventh child of his parents; Carl
Maria Weber the ninth; Richard Wagner
the last of seven: Mozart the last of
seven; Schumann the last of live; Schu
bert the thirteenth of fourteen.
The parents, therefore, of g eat men
were for the most part of a ripe age at
the tim? of the conception of the latter;
that Is to say. the cellular potentiality of
the parents was then at its maximum
from the mental as well as the physical
point of view. v
The New Treasury Notes.
From the Chicago News.
Each of the new $10 Treasury notes has
a portrait of Michael Hillegas upon it
labeled "First Treasurer of the United
States." "This recognition of a man
whose personal worth and service to his
country have been too long obscured,"
says a writer, "must be credited to a de
scendant, the Rev. Michael Lee Minlch,
a Lutheran pastor, and to Secretaries
John Hay and Leslie M. Shaw, who from
the archives of the State and Treasury
departments got proof of Hillegas' prior
claims to a post hlthefto credited either
to Robert Morris or Samuel Meredith.
Hillegas was a pre-revolutionary Phila
delphia sugar refiner, manufacturer of
iron and merchant, whose credit was at
George Washington's command whenever
the great military leader needed funds.
He fostered historical research and was a
musician of note."
Oath of Office.
From the Cleveland Leader.
In command of a certain western post is
a well-known veteran of the army, soon
to be retired, who Gen. Miles used to de
clare "was the most profane officer in this
or any other army." A day or two prior
to the departure of this officer from
Washington to take the post mentioned a
lady at a reception Inquired of Gen.
Miles whether the officer first re.'erred to
had duly qualified for his new command.
"Yes, madam." responded Miles, grave
ly, "he swore himself in yesterday."
Knee Breeches at London Opera.
From the Outfitter.
There is no denying the fact that the
wearers of knee breeches for evening
dress are on the increase. There were
countd no fewer than sixteen in the foyer
at Covent Garden when "La Bohetne"
was given. Most of these were black silk,
but there was one pair of black velvet.
Braiding to dress trousers will remain in
favor next season, either two very narrow
braids or one equally narrow alone.
Soft pleated dress shirts are also grow
ing in popularity.
The popular dress tie of the moment Is
one of soft, hairline cambric, self-tied and
with the ends slightly enlarged, although
not quite to the same extent as the bat
wing shape.
Washington Fortunate in Its
Surroundings.
MOUNT VERNON CLOSE BY
Arlington Easily Reached, Just
Across the River.
TRIP TO CATHEDRAL CLOSE
Many Other Interesting Places
Within a Short Bide From
the Capital.
Washington Is particularly fortunate in
Its suburbs, both residential and those
which offer amusement to the visitor who
is seeking distraction for the day or only
for a few hours. In the summer this ad
vantage is of course more noticeable,
since It is then that the workers, escaped
from the scenes of their labors, hurry to
the waiting trolley cars and s-ek the
fresher air of the fields and woods as
their swift flight carries them far from
the city.
But even in the winter the trolley and
steamboat trips from the city are taken
by many who realize that a pleasure is
to be gained similar to that of those who
spend thousands on their automobiles to
take them to exactly the same pliers that
trolley or steamer will carry those who
are unable for reasons of their own to
have a chauffeur with a French accent
and a Scotch face.
To all those who visit Washington there
is one spot, hallowed In the traditions of
the nation, to which a trip partakes of
the nature of a pilgrimage, and whither
the first steps are bent. This Is Mount
' Vernon, wiiere sleeps the great mili'.ary
and political genius of the nation ne.ir
the 'home that was the resting place of
liis last years.
Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon may be reached either by
boat or trolley. The boat c irri-s the
traveler down the Potomac until it reaches
an arm of the river near W ashington s
home, where it puts into shore up a sort
of watery lane, landing the voyager at
the foot of the bluff upon the top of
which the mansion stands. The trolley
line, taken from a spot close to the post
office, carries one over historic ground,
through the city of Alexandria and across
land once a part of the great Washington
estate, going directly to the boundaries
of Mount Vernon, where the passengers
disembark at the gate of the wall which
incloses the grounds.
Throughout the year the stream of
visitors to the shrine of American patriot
ism never ceases, and the guardians of
the house are ready at all times to show
the visitors up the narrow stairs and
around through the rooms tilled with
memories of the great general and his
noble wife.
Arlington cemetery, where 16,000 of
those who died in the Mvil war lie buried,
is on the other side of the Potomac from
Washington, near Fort Myer. To thous
| ands who visit Washington this is conse
| crated ground, but even without any sen
! timent left from the great internecine
struggle, the spot is most beautiful, and
the view of the o*d Lee mansion, from
which the national cemetery takes the
name by which it is usually known, is
one of the most striking that can be ob
tained from Washington, and one that is
the tirst to attract the att< ntion of any
sightseer who ascends the monument or
one of the tall buildings in the business
i part of the city. The white mansion, with
its beautiful Greek portico, stands em
bayed in the great masses of the green
hills that rise above and about it, shining
like a jewel in the landscape.
The Way to Arlington.
Arlington may be reached either by
crossing the Aqueduct bridge at George
town and taking the trolley ears there, or
by taking cars for Alexandria near th?
post office?the same cars that go to Mt.
Vernon?and changing at a junction on
the other side of the river. And If the
view of Arlington from the city is wonoei
ful so also it must be said that the v.ew
of the city Itself from Arlington is to be
compared with it. The whole sweep of
Washington may be seen trom the Monu
ment. that appears so close as to be In
the foreground, to the white tow-er o; the
Soldiers' Home, on the outskirts of the
city to the northeast. The grounds are
laid out with all the skill of the landscape
hardener and are noble in their contour
ism. while the majestic oaks whlch crown
the hills are themselves ample reward to
any visitor when he has once seen them.
In the southern part of the garden stands
the Temple of Fame, an open colonnado,
on the cornice of which are inscribed the
names of Washington. I.intoln. Grant and
Farragut. while the columns bear the
names of generals.
Kindred in Interest, and alike in the
rraenlticence of natural surroundings is
the Soldiers" Home which may be r;.ad,e
hu r..,r? riikcn at Ihe enu ot O btreei. in s
retreat is for those soldiers who have been
discharged from the ^SU^r ar^ny af er
! twentv vears' service, or who have been
disabled by wounds or disease. There is
much there to interest the visitor, but
usually the chief impression brought away
U "of'the beauty of the grounds which
far surpasses that of the buildings.
Cathedral Grounds.
\ trolley ride to the northwestern part
of the city takes one to the ?Cathedral
| Close," where the great cathedral of the
I Episcopal diocese of Washington is to be
built, and where the corner stone was
laid with magn..cont ceremonies only a
few weeks ago. There stand now on" the
grounds the g eat peace cross and a
wonderful sun dial of stone and bronze.
A baptistry is already erected, and the
Jerusalem altar is an object o. great in
terest to all visitors. On the cathedral
counds also is the Cathedral School,
riven by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, where
ninety girls from all parts of the coun
try are pupils. ,
Other trips by trolley may be taken to
Cabin John Bridge, in Maryland, the
longest single span stone arch in the
world, to Laurel, Md., a long ride through
rolling country: to Rockvllle. Md.. the
Gretna Green of Washington, and out to
the Great Falls of the Potomac by a new
line of trolley cars starting from the
Washington end of the Aqueduct bridge
and running across the river and up the
Virginia shore.
For those who do not care for rapid
motion a canal boat trip up to Cumber
land. Md., may be recommend d as a se
dentary amusement, totally devoid of
danger except from fractious mules. This
trip would occupy so long a time that
space forbid? describing it.