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{THE EVENING STAR,
With Sunday Morning Edition.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
SATURDAY.. .December 14, 1918
THEODORE W. NOTES Editor
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Closing Only as a Last Resort.
If the influenza develops sufficiently
la Washington beyond the present
tage to warrant the adoption of drastic
precautionary measures to prevent
eoagestion, care should be taken by
the Commissioners to minimize the
hardships inflicted upon all interests
and groups of people. It is assumed
that a closing order will affect schools,
churches and places of entertainment,
which were closed laat October -when
the epidemic developed here. At that
time the war was in progress and the
government was working under high
pressure and alt the departments, with
their greatly expanded forces, suffering
from crowded conditions. It was
necessary to keep the government's
work going to win the war. Yet in
erne respects many of the government
bureaus were the most prolific centers
?f infection owing to the close proximity
in which the elerks were compelled
to work. Had it been possible
then to dose some of these offices or
to divide the work into shifts much
Of the congestion on the cars could
have been prevented. Now the war is
over, in effect, and if occasion arises
to adopt extraordinary measures it will
be possible to do what was impossible
before.
j The closing of the schools would
mean a serious handicap on the already
hortened educational year. Closing
the churches, instead of so regulating
the assemblages in them as to guarantee
against overcrowding, would rei
new the evil and injury of last autumn's
protracted closing. Closing the
places of amusement entails heavy
financial losses.
A closing order should be regarded
as a last Tcsort to meet the emergency,
based upon proof that it is absolutely
necessary and the conviction that it
will be effective. It should be preceded
by vigorous and pointed warnings to
individuals to avoid or minimize the
dangers from overcrowding; and the
menace should be met, wherever possible,
by rigid regulation of assemblages
instead of their prohibition.
The President's Stay Extended.
President TTilson's decision to re-snain
in Europe for two months is not
Surprising, as it was felt /that he
eould hardly accomplish the purposes
f his voyage within the six weeks
originally announced as the period of
In stay away from here. Tf it is pose
ble for him to transact business during
a six-week period with Congress
b* session he can assuredly continue
for longer, though it is indicated that
be expects to return on the eve of
the closing of the present Congress. If
be does all the things that arc planned
for him and goes to all the places proposed
he will need the full length of
time now indicated for his stay abroad.
> is hoped prolongation of his absence
will not cause any serious embarrassment
in the management of
..American affairs.
Tn calling the German people to rejoice
because the Hindenburg army
b ut protected them Chancellor Ebert
jo- ile no reference to the indemnities
ii"-v being considered by the allies.
Kailway managers in eontemplating
xlil defects regard government authority
as an excellent remedy, but unsatisfactory
as a permanent diet.
tVilhelm has burdened Holland with
a very peculiar form of housing problem.
The Railroads.
These propositions are very clear:
(1 ) The railroad question is highly important;
(2) in its present shape it is
full of difficulty; and (.1) a question
so important and so full of difficulty
should not be disposed of in a hurry.
The importance of rail transportation
was testified to by the taking over
of the roads by the government for
war purposes. The moving of troops
imd supplies in a great empire called
for arrangements and direction under
a single head. This was provided, and
Jhe work done satisfactorily.
But the war is over; and as the reason
for government control has passed,
jt is now to be decided what shall be
Jone for peace times. Has government
control and operation for war
purposes indicated that it would be
best for the country that control pass
"into ownership and permanent operation?
Or does public interest as well
* < fnir dealing advise a return of the
)" ds to their owners, and a renewal of
ration by them under government
1 gulation strengthened by the latest
jd, > elopmentsf
Here, undoubtedly, is a matter that
t'.iould not be hurried. Too much is
involved. Both public and private interests
will be affected one way or another
by the decision.
The limited session of an expiring
Congress has a docket crowded with
Routine; and the routine la pnesing.
it should hot bo slighted for anything.
i
Every item should be disposed of be- t
fore March 4. e
The railroad question is a feature i
of the general question of reconstruc- J
tion, and the new Congress was elected 1
partly on the issue of reconstruction, o
Hence the suggestion that the new railroad
policy, whatever its nature, be
shaped by the Congress to which by
the latest expression of the people it y
has been committed. t
There seems no warrant for the fear e
entertained in some quarters that the i
President is so impatient for action by t
Congress?this Congress?that, unless j
it is taken quickly, he will free him- c
self of the whole business by return- a
ing at once aH the roads to their own- c
ers, regardless of confusion and prob- t
able disaster resulting. t
The President is abroad, with his t
hands full. Congress is in session, j
with its hands full. It does not seem c
likely, therefore, that any serious at- a
tempt will be made to railroad the s
railroad question to a decision at this t
time. t
? i o
German Moves Before the War. *
The testimony yesterday before the a
Senate investigating committee bore 8
in an interesting manner* upon Ger- a
many's "preparedness" for war. Ac- *
cording to a member of the military 0
intelligence service in the middle of t
June 1914, approximately it would
seem about a fortnight before the 1
tragedy at Serajevo, the German chan- 1
cellor sent agents to various pro^ '
feasors, scientists and others to ascer- *
tain if they were ready for foreign a
service in the event of war. One '
hundred and thirty of them were told r
to be ready for instant eall for service *
in North and South America, and in a
Japan and China as directors of propa- 0
ganda. June 28 Archduke Ferdinand!I
was killed in Bosnia. July 10 these *
selected agents of propaganda were *
assembled in Berlin and given their a
instructions. Three weeks later, Aus- c
tria's ultimatum to Serbia having been I
presented and answered meanwhile, *
they sailed from Copenhagen for New
York.
Among the "bolshevik" documents a
published last summer by the commit- a
tee on public information was one t
which purported to be a copy of an
order sent some time in June to German
establishments from Berlin, giv- 1
ing instructions to open secret memo- t
randa that had been previously dis- t
tributed to effect industrial mobilization
in the event of war. That document,
it was stated, had been stolen u
from Berlin by Bussian agents, and its 1
return to Berlin was demanded after i
the disruption of the Petrograd government.
Subsequently some doubt
was thrown upon its authenticity. The i'
testimony given yesterday before the s
Senate committee strengthens the presumption
in its favor.
That Berlin was taking precautions i
for war as early as the middle of June, *
1914, has been indicated heretofore in
many ways. Capt. Lester's testimony
yesterday is the most explicit indication
that before the assassination at
Serajevo Berlin knew that "the day"
was at hand. All of this goes to increase
the belief that the crime at .
the Bosnian capital was anticipated in
Germany. The fact that warning was t
sent to Ferdinand to cancel his trip
into Bosnia has never been explained. ?
Some day perhaps the truth will be
known regarding this whole affair. ^
Meanwhile all these bits of evidence
are of value.
Railroading is a fascinating pursuit g
and some of the biggest men who have ei
figured in it object to a needlessly jj
protracted vacation.
George Creel is getting close enough I
to the journalistic to be tempted to drop
magazine work and go into the news- 1
paper business.
The ex-kaiser is now one of those
statesmen who refuse to pay any at- .
tention to what is said about them in 11
print. 8
1 1 " a
France has waited too many years ^
j for a victory over Germany to be in j
a mood for any spectacular display of n
magnanimity.
War Savings for 1919.
It is announced that the war savings
and thrift etamp system will be extended
during 1919 on the identical
basis of that of 1918. This is most ?
gratifying, as the "baby bond" plan
has been one of the most successful *
and satisfactory features of the government's
war funding program. Hun- ^
dreds of millions of dollars have been
raised by this means with no hardship j
upon the people. Through the purchase
of these stamps great numbers j
have been encouraged in thrift and
savings who otherwise would have i
i spent their money. Children especially
have been led into saving ways and
given a new appreciation of money ^
value.
It is particularly well that the iden- 1
tical plan of 1918 will be followed
next year, for by this time everybody
knows all about the workings of the *
war savings and thrift stamps scheme,
and it will require no introduction. ^
It is to be believed that practically
all of those who have stamp cards now
will continue after the 1st of January,
and bv the close of 1919 the accumu- 1
lated savings will amount to eonsid- j
erable sums. <
Washington's allotment of $7,500,000 1
was 87 per cent raised on the 1st of
December. It is to be hoped that the ,
full sum will have been purchased by
the close of the year. It is a matter J
of pride to the people of the District i
that they have gone "over the top" is
every war fund drive of whatever character,
bonds, Bed Gross funds, Young
Men's Christian Association and salted <
war work campaigns. Their bend reeord I
is especially good, placing than Sell j
o the front in the list of American "*
ities. Now they have a chance by a
ittle more intensive work to close the
'ear with a clean record of at least
00 per cent performance on every one
if the financial war appeals.
Open the Car Windows!
With the return of the influenza to
Washington, as to some other cities,
here comes need of every possible preaution
against spread of the disease,
t is a "crowd" disease, thriving and
preading in the massing of the people.
It no other point is there such dense
ongestion as in the street cars. They
.re unquestionably among the prinipal
disseminators of the germs. At
his season of the year the tendency is
o keep the windows closed, and in the
>resent condition of the weather this
s the worst possible thing to do. The
ars should be ventilated thoroughly
ill the time. At least two windows
hould be opened in every car, toward
he front, on every trip, Tegardless of
he sensibilities of passengers, many
if whom are prone to close the
rindows when opened by others who
.ppreciate the blessings of fresh
ir and measure the menace of impure
.tmosphere. To prevent this course
he windows should be fastened open,
ir if that cannot be done they should
ie removed.
Even in ordinary circumstances it
s unsafe to compel people to breathe
he air in an unventilated street car,
tolding, as it usually does, from fifty
o One hundred people, often as many
s one hundred and twenty-five. Only
rhen doors are opened to admit or
elease passengers is the air freshened
n any degree. The top ventilators
ire rarely in action. Some of the cars,
if the "middle-entrance" type?which
tossess about all the unpleasant feanree
that can be conceived for a nub
io conveyance?are virtually without
,ny ventilation whatever, save for the
iccasional opening of the side door,
n such cars the permanently opened
font window is an absolute necessity.
The journalistic chorus Bernstorff
.ttempted to organize should have
idopted as its song, "Hale, Hale, the
lang's All Here."
Our old friend Santa Claus is not
iearly so much of a myth as some of
hose middle Europeans who were
larading as supermen.
Intimations that aeroplanes may be
ised for bootlegging purposes sound
ike a libel on one of the greatest of
nventions.
The small boy who thinks Christmas
ncomplete without a snowfall is in a
tate of some apprehension.
Like the German propagandist, the
nfiuenza germ is under control, but
tot yet reduced to complete inactivity.
shooting stabs,
BT PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Patient Determination.
"What makes you keep Josh tellin'
he same story hout the war over an'
vert You could tell it yourself by
his time."
"No," rejoined Farmer Corntossel;
not yet. I know the facts, but I've got
o keep Josh tellin' 'em till I can learn
oiv to pronounce the foreign names."
"By the time a man has lived long
nough to know how to give advice,"
aid Uncle Eben, "he's done lived long
nough to know dat 'tain' no use wastin1
e time."
Co-Ope ration,
t must be now conceded
As the storms of battle cease
'hat some fighting birds are needed
To protect the dove of peace.
An Art Of Oratory.
"Didn't you ever catch yourself talkag
nonsense when you were making a
peech t"
"Yes," replied Senator 8orghum.
Yon have to give some audiences a
ew sentences they can't understand,
t impresses them with a sense of iglorance
and tends to make them sort
f dependent."
Circulation.
"Do you find that prohibition has
lepressed business."
"No," said Three Finger Sam. "Rind
>' seems livelier since a lot o' families
tas money to spend besides them
rhose men folks kept a bar."
"Welcome to Our Ocean."
Vhere the waters wild were meeting,
Placid grows each wandering wave,
tnd there comes a golden greeting
Where the billows used to rave,
inded is the wild commotion
That made earth a grievous place,
[ here is "Welcome" on the ocean?
And Sit Thomas wants to race.
Ye'll resume the old condition
Of a challenge and a smile,
t'a the friendlv comnetition
That makes friendship worth the
while.
t's a message of devotion,
Of fair play and honest grace,
fhere is "Welcome" on the ocean?
And Sir Thomas wants to race.
Three Cents Hat.
"rom the New York World.
Mr. McAdoo'a promise to restore
>re-war passenger trains is so wordid
as to raise no vain hopes of a postwar
relief from 3 cents a mile.
Railroad Stationery and Bonds.
rrom the SSTSnash News.
Well, at any rata Mr. McAdoo had
>ls name printed on more paper of
nore different sorts and with more
,-aluo than any dthir man In history.
Fixing Responsibility. V
item the Philadelphia Bttwt.
The Germans cannot play Boot and
jtak the authors!^
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BASKETS
Many Kinds Direct
from the Philippines
So finely woven, so harmoniously
blended that many
a woman wants to know their
history. Every time you look
at them there is something
new to observe.
Bonbon and Dresser Boxes i
they're almost Impenetrable
weave that twines in and out
until it forms wonderfully artistic
two-tone designs, for
Christmas giving, priced at 50c.
Fruit Baskets, Sandwich Trays
and other pieces, many of them
following a weird scroll effect
in their evenest weave and finish.
Waste Paper and Jardiniere
Baskets, 50c to ?2.25.
Work Baskets, with covers;
rouna, ociagon anu uiacr c-uapeo,
and various styles, straws,
weaves and designs, 35e to ?2.23.
Open Work Baskets, very
durable baskets, In designs tbat
resemble Indian motifs, grouped
on a special tattle, at ?1.00.
Jewel Boxes, or Bonbons, oval
shape, with clever woven ornamentation,
?1.00.
Tiny Baskets, that make very
handy thimble holders, pin cushions
or nut sets, so delicately
put together that you can hardly
trace the threads of straw,
15c and 25c.
Card Trays, that only a Filipino
could weave in such fashion
that it looks like neatly piledup
blocks, with circular Dorder,
and only 25c.
An 1'nusual Bowl-shaped Basket,
its top cooped in to keep
treasures from easily getting
out, in several blends of straw,
?2.55.
Desk Baskets, very graceful
open woven design that is just
the right size for desk use, 50c.
Trays for serving and other
uses, very substantially woven
and interwoven, and reinforced,
beautifully blended and shaded,
?2.00 and S2.25.
Fifth floor. Center.
That Odd Piece of
ArtWork
Table Runner or Pillow Top
Here in Exclusive Assortments
To match any type of room
furnishings you can think of.
There are a number beautifully
brocaded or woven in
silk, gold and silver designs.
They are very desirable for
gifts.
Artistic Table Runners, brocaded
effects, blended in silk
and gold, light or dark
grounds, $8.50 and $13.50.
Moquette Table Runners,
exact reproductions of Chinese,
Persian and other oriental
rugs, in style very appropriate
for library, living room
and reception hall tables, $4.00
and $6.00.
Chinese Metal Table Covers,
gold, blue or green most
prominent, with the familiar
dragon outlined conspicuously
and gold metal liberally woven
into the design: round,
for centers or coverings for
entire tables, 22 in. to 54 in.
diameter, $1.25 to $7.00.
Crash Card Table Covers,
neat washable covers of natural
colored crash, with clusters
of hearts, diamonds, clubs
and spades stenciled in colors
on each corner, embroidered
scalloped edges and tapes to
tie with, $1.25.
Crinkled Fiber Silk Pillow
Covers and Table Runners,
glittering, lustrous, rich-appearing
covers, all ready for
the pillow, and square or oblong
shaped runners; beautiful
shadings of Nile, rose and
green, two-tone blues, crimson
or rose and brown. $1.50.
Tapestry Runners, for pianos
and all kinds of tables,
selection of autumn shades,
$2.50 to $6.00.
Fifth floor, G street.
Your Ideal of a
Cedar Chest
A splendid line of Cedar
Chests from which to make
your selection for Christmas?
chests of beautiful red Tennessee
cedar with plenty of
knots, holding the rich, oily
fragrance left in and highly
polished?always an indication
of the finest cedar?and
some dignified chests in
period designs, with vcneerino-s
to match room furnish
ings.
Tennessee Red Cedar Chests,
with reinforced dustproof top;
fitted with ball-bearing castors,
lock and strong brass hinges;
size 42x18x19. Price, $17.50.
Tennessee Red Cedar Chests,
size 42x19x19, finished with
round corners; with dustproof
guard. Price, $22.50.
Tennessee Red Cedar Chests,
42 inches long, 20 Inches wide,
20 inches deep, having reinforded
dustproof top, also a long sliding
tray. Price. *25.00.
Chests in mahogany veneer
finish, cedar lined. 82&50.
Large-size Ccionial Chests,
the outside of a beautiful veneered
manogany, the Inside of
cedar, with sliding tray; size
48x20x13. Price, $50.00.
Per' .d Chests, Queen Anne design,
vaneered in American walnut,
with handsome bur) walnut
paneling, cabriole legs and deep
sliding tray; size 48x30x42.
Price. $80.00.
Period Chests, Louis XV style,
with a decorative beaded edge
and floral ornamentation, fluted
legs, sliding tray; 48x30x42 size.
Price, $50X10.
Distinctive Cedar Down
Chests, veneered in brown antique
mahogany and cedar lined,
roomy, cheat with large drawer
beneath; size 42x22x88. Price,
$45X10.
Sixth flaw. O street.
MHoodwatd
Store Open* 9:15 AM. New York?WAS1
"Books are needed for wounded men u
to the Public Library a* a Christina
jj~^ ^
Enameled Woo
In a Lovely
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2 UU tdll L 111111 lx 121 a luiiinuic iixuu iui
x plied in our Baby Department. Both untriir
combinations of wicker and wood, some wit
ing out from their snowy surface, decoratin
or trailing about the edges of the various ba:
Nursery Chairs, with play-trays in front,
$5.00.
High Chairs, in several different kinds,
$5.00 to $10.00.
Hampers, for soiled clothes, in round,
square, oblong or corner shapes, $6.00 to $9.00.
Cabinets of wicker and wood, some that
open like the panels of a fan, others have six
convenient drawers, or two drawers with a
cabinet beneath, with flower garlands and small
glass knobs, $12.50 to $36.00.
Baskets in all the many sizes and shapes,
with or without handles and with or without
stands, $2.00 up. Particularly lovely is a flat
round basket with a high arching handle, elaborately
garlanded with colored enameled flowers.
Chests are shown in carved wood in designs
of white bunnies scampering over a pale
pink background?just the things you want for
the baby's clothes.
Costumers are here in many styles and sizes.
Boy Blue and Bo-Peep hold one of them aloft,
while a demure little pink-frocked maiden holds
another. $2.00 to $4.50.
Scales, with white wicker baskets, are
things all babies need, so that their weight
may be accurately recorded.
Suddenly transformed into a room in wh
ly artistic, cozily restful, with deep lean-back
up before a fireplace?what more joy can be
Christmas days that follow?
When It Comes in Mahogany-(
Combination 1
Two-piece Living Room Suite, inspired by
Chippendale, of solid mahogany with canework
combined for the backs and ends, and handsome
upholstery of gold and blue damask?
Davenport, $75; Arm Chair, $40.
Two-piece Living Room Suite, Louis XVI
period, the framework of solid mahogany ornamented
with a hand-carved feather design;
back and ends of very finely woven canework;
the upholstery of beautiful black and gold velour,
including loose spring cushions that have
many little spiral springs imbedded in soft
down to make them extremely comfortable;
three extra pillows for the davenport and one
for the arm chair?Davenport, with pillows,
? $150; Arm Chair, with pillow, $85.
When It Is Comp
Two-piece Luxurious Overstuffed Suite,
deep reclining style with spiral base construction
and loose spring cushions, wing fashion,
covered in a rich brocaded Velour of sand and
blue combination?Davenport, $175; Wing
Chair, $95.
Two-piece Overstuffed Suite, in two-tone
mulberry velour, the height of comfort, with
three loose spring cushions resting on a spiral
base construction?Davenport, $90; Wing Chair,
$50.
& Hotlbrop
KINGTON?Paris Store Closes 6 P.M
t hospitals. Send good, recent fiction
v gift to over soldiers and sailors.'*
id and Wicker
Assortment
babies and little folks that cannot be suplmed
and trimmed pieces are there, clever
h garlands of delicately tinted flowers standg
the panels of the little dressing cabinets
skets that babies need.
A White Wicker Settee, just the proper
size for nursery folk, is priced at SlO.M.
Bassinets and Lullaby Beds and Drop-side
Wicker Beds are here in many different styles.
Some of the Bassinets have wicker hoods, oth
ers have rods over which a lace hood may be
shirred. To show you just how lovely these
Bassinets may be trimmed we have one fitted
entirely in pink and another in blue, complete
in every detail, with little mattress, pillow, coverlet,
blanket, embroidered linen sheets, etc., or
we will trim any Bassinet in stock to suit
your ideas. Untrimmed, prices are from $12.00
to $30.00. The trimmed Bassinets are $37.50.
A Hamper and a Baby Backet have each
been trimmed in pink and blue, with dainty lace
frills and exquisite ribbon bows. The hampers
are $36.00 and $38.00; the baskets are $18.00 each.
If you prefer trimming; bassinets, backets
or any baby furniture yourself we will gladly
give you any desired suggestions, and if you
have not the knack of tying as pretty bows as
you wish, you will find all kinds of bows already
tied, from the wee ones for caps and bibs to
those of broad ribbon for bed and carriage use.
Fourth floor, Eleventh street.
o
>om3urniture
rhat Fills the Home With
Christmas Cheer
ich all the family delight to gather?radiantdavenport
and easy chair or rocker pulled
devised for Christmas day, 1918, and all the
?anework, That Fashionable
Illustrated in
Three-piece Living Room Suite, Queen
Anne stymie; davenport, rocker and arm chair
with a mahogany framework enhanced by the
famous Queen Anne scroll design and graceful
cabriole legs; panel canework back and ends
with long rolled mahogany arms for contrast,
and a rich covering of very fine quality twotone
brocaded blue velour for the seats and
two pillows?Davenport, $95; Rocker, $50; Arm
Chair, $50.
Three-piece Heppelwaite_ Suite, solid mahogany
combined with exquisitely woven canework,
having seats of rich velour in a blending
of dark blue, light blue and bisque shade; fitted
with loose spring cushions over a reinforced
spiral base construction?the whole suite, including
bolster and two round pillows for the
davenport, $210; individual pieces proportionately.
iletely Covered
Many other Overstuffed Suites, damask,
velour or tapestry, very moderately priced.
An Overstuffed Davenport, artistic shaded
tapestry over loose spring cushion and a spiral
base, $95.
Some Odd Easy Chairs, in tapestry, leather
or velour, ranging from tapestry at $35 to $85,
leather at $30 to $70, and velour at $40 to $85.
Some Odd Rockers, with mahogany framework
and covering of velour, $20 and $22.50.
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Sixth Soar, O Smt
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BOOKS
Personal Narratives
from the Front
The Vint Shot for Liberty. By
Corporal Osborne de VarUa.
Corporal de Varila, who ia
said to have fired the first
shot for America In the world
war, comes from a heroic
family that participated in
all our wars from the revolution
down. )1.25.
Gaaaer Depew. By Albert N.
\ Depew, an American sailor In
_ \ the Foreign Legion. Tn the
colloquial, colorful language
of the sea this fighting,
laughing American sailor boy
tells of his war experiences
In Flanders and at the .
"splendid failure" of Galltpoli.
11.50.
Oat ef the Jaws of Hanland.
By Corporal Fred McMullen
and Private Jack Evans.
They escaped, though three ,
times captured. Again and '
again these determined fighters
attempted to escape
their German jailers?again
and again they were seised
when nearly past the barrier.
Theirs is a wonderful
story of hardihood and daring.
Illustrated. $1.50.
The Glory of the Trenches. By
Lieut. Coningsby Dawson. In
this volume the author of
"Carry On" propounds a new
and interesting theory of the
inspiration which drives the
fighting men on. "Their re
ligion Is the religion of heroism,"
he says, "which they
have learned In the glory of
the trenches." $1.00.
From Berlin to Bagdad. By
Capt. George Abel Schreiner.
Capt. Schreiner went to Turkey
in the early stages of the
conflict and witnessed the
fiasco at the Dardanelles and
the heart-rending blunders at
Gallipoli atid Sulva bay. $2.00.
A Nation at Bay. By Ruth Farnam.
The unique distinction
of being the only American
woman soldier In the
whole allied army la held by
Sergt. Ruth Farnam. For six
years Mrs. Farnam has devoted
her time, her strength
and her fortune to the aid
and succor of stricken Serbia.
$1.50. > t
With Those Who Walt. By Francis
Wilson Huard. In the
course of her several visits
to the field of honor. Mine.
Huard has had exceptional
opportunity of verifying that
"they also serve who only
stand and wait," the women ,
~' of France and their glorious t
service?the children and
?l their enthusiastic devotion to
their motherland?the animals
who dumbly and patiently
stand and serve. $1.50.
ecoBl floor, F street.
Kate Hinton's
Hints
IF YOU SMOKE CIGARETTES,
you will surely want one of
the new cigarette cabinets
that have Just come. They are
simply the cunningest little mahogany
cabinets, about 5 inches
high, and you lift the hinged
top and drop a pack of cigarettes
in. When you want a
smoke you touch a button at the
bottom of the cabinet and out
, comes just one cigarette. Clever
idea. Isn't it? And the cabinets
are most ornamental little
things, too. that would look well
on your living room table, or In '
his den. They are $11.7.1 each, on
the Fifth floor, F street. '
They are all chained
TOGETHER?Thest artistic
centerpieces that add
such charm to even the simplest
table. Made of clear, light floral
cut glass, they are beautiful
enough to grace any table. Four '
smaller side vases surround the
larger central vase, and a dainty
link chain, also of glass, holds
the five together. If you are
looking for something artistic
to give to a housekeeper, see
these, priced at S3.75 and 95.00,
on Fifth floor, F street.
There is no need of
cold hands?That is. If
you have a Taplex Handy
Warmer. You haven't seen
them? Well, they are just the
most convenient little things
Imaginable. Just a small metal
box, sized and shaped to fit
snugly in the hand, into which
you slip the fuel that comes
with them. It burns quite like
charcoal, and will retain heat
long enough to keep your hands
warm even on a long motor
drive. There Is no flame, no odor,
no smoke, so you can easily slip
one Into your muff. Besides,
Just think what comfort they
will give when you have an aching
tooth or a cold ear! Those I j
especially for ladles have a velvet
cover, and come packed in
a box with 12 packages of fuel, i
75c. For men they have a khaki
cover (reminding you that soldiers
would like them), with
one package of fuel, 35c. Extra
packages of fuel may be bought /
at any time on the Fifth floor,
F street. k
Wouldn't it be fun on
christmas morning
to find Santa Claus had
left a quilted robe for Daddy
and Mother and t>e Baby, and
that they were JuBt alike? He
could easily do this, for there
are lovely quilted silk robes for
Daddy In the Men'sOepartment,
ror Motner on int rnira noor,
and tor Baby on tho Fourth
floor, and those for Mother and
the Baby have all kinds of lovely
flowers embroidered on them.
II1HAT DID YOU USE TO
YV THWK ABOUT HAIR
RIBBONSt?Didn't you always
lose all your pretty ones
before Christmas, and Just wish
for some new ones? If you had
only waited to grow up you r
could have had some Dorothy j
Dainty Ribbons?the kind that j
come in v.-idths for hair and )
sasli with the same pretty pat- j
terns on them?brocaded, on a j
moire surface. The colors are
white, pink and blue. Just the
colors that girls like, so maybe
you will want to send a set of
ribbons to some little girl friend,
won't you? The sash width is
Sl-S.% a yard and the hair width ' <
is Sl.no. Since you did not
have them when you weaa a lit- ?
tie girl, the next best thing la I
to send them to some other lit- I
tie girl now. They are on the 1
First floor, center. 1
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