The Madisonian., February 25, 1913, Image 7

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Living Picture for Girl.
So many girls have wrlttnu asking
tvhat entertainments they could give
10 make money for charity, church or
Sunday school, and they all want
something "without much work";
now, It la lmposlble to got up things
without responsibility and work, but
1 think "Living Pictures" may bo
made ready with the minimum of la
tor, as there are no parts to be memo
rized; so I am giving you a series of
pictures arranged by Caroline French
Henton. They are called "The Girl
Student In History." I think you will
he much pleased with the produotton,
and the directions are so plain you
will have no trouble In following1
them.
1. The Hebrew Girl. A large dark
Girl. Her hair In two long braids; her
dress dark crimson, with a full skirt,
a rather loose waist, cut slightly
round at the neck and with no sleeves,
but with the drapery falling over her
rms. She sits at a low table, side
to the audience, and looks up at a
rabbi, a very tall dark man. dressed
in flowing robes of deep blue with a
border and girdle with ends, a long
cray wig and large beard. He holds
a roll, its top beginning at his shoul
der. Its end falling to the floor, made
like a narrow map oa rollers. This
represents the Talmud. (See the pic
tures Id an illustrated Old Testament.)
2. Listening To Homer. This Is a
copy of Alma Tadenia'e famous pic
ture. Have some palms or other
foliage at the back of the stage and
a very long, white painted bench
across this. At one end sits a dark,
smooth-shaven young man bending
forward with arm on knee, dressed
in a thick tunic with a border, hold
ing a roll; one arm Is on the back
of the bench. Two girls alt opposite
listening to him. They are dressed
in white tunics over full skirts. The
tunics are cut round at the neck and
fastened at the shoulders with clasps.
They should wear their hair parted,
with a Psyche knot; gilt ribbons are
wound around the head.
3. The Children of Alfred The
Great. Alfred had a son and daugh
ter whom he educated carefully. The
girl may sit. on a low) stool, with a
huge parchment book open on another
stool In front The boy stands at the
back, facing the audience, looking
down at her. She wears a dress
made much like tbe one described
Showing: the Pantaloon Style
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A fcown of rnby-eolerwd volvet trtmmsd wlib tMada, fur and liberty
u ... ..it tsme shade. Th skirt snows the pactaloon style.
Just above, but with ths tunlo betted
la loosely, and long sleeves, tightly
fitted; her blond balr Is parted and
braided In two long braids, and on her
head la a little white cap, Ilka a
baker's. With a band of white passing
under her ehln. Have her gown of a
medium shade of blue. The boy
wears a short, full gray tunlo reaching
only to the knee; his bar legs are
strapped with colored tape. In large
diagonals; he wears sandals. His
tunlo has long sleeves; his head Is
bare; his blond hair cut straight
across his forehead and st the back
of the neck (a wig is really neces
sary). Have the stage lighted with
very tall candles In tall dark hold
ers. 4. Marguerite of Navarre. Three
young women sit about the room em
broidering; spare frames covered with
some tapestry chair-cover I tig may rest
on music stands made rather low.
They wear dresses of soft colors
made perfectly plain, with long tightly-fitted
sleeves; their hair is flowing;
on their heads are, first, short veils,
then tall, pointed caps of folded col
ored paper, from the tip of each of
which hangs a very light little tulle
veil. These enps should be about
two feet high and worn so that they
point backward. Marguerite wears a
violet-colored dress exactly like the
rest, but with a long mantle fastened
at the shoulders with clasps; this Is
of dark velvet or brocade, with a rich
border made by sewing oa tinsel.
Her dress, like the rest, has a small
square neck, but hers has a rich bor
der hore, also. On her head Is, first,
a very short thin veil, then a gilt
crown with little clover leaves stand
ing up. A white band passes under
her cbln, fastening It on. She holds
a great book, one half falling down
to show that It Is Illuminated (this Is
dona by washing In some large letters
In color). The room should have low
benches with pillows, and a chair or
two with fur rugs thrown over them.
5. Lady Jane Grey. Have a large
light window frame made, long and
low, with two casements opening out.
Simulate glass lit leaded panes in
these by tacking on tabes at top and
bottom. Put up this window at tin
back of the stage, with Bome green
outside to hide the curtains, and make
a window seat beneath with pillows.
Lady Jane sits here, with books about
her, looking out She wears a soft,
full gray dress with long, tight
sleeves. The neck of the dress is cut
very low, down to the shoulders, and
a white tucker is put inside nearly
to the neck line. Embroidery turns
back at the edge of the gown and the
wrists. Her hair is drawn back with
out parting and a small, close-fitting
cap edged with pearls is worn. If
you choose to have two figures In the
picture, the Bishop of London, her
tutor, may be added, at a desk.
, MADAME MERRI.
Bengallne Is Worn.
jk Itengaline Is a silk fabric (hat baa
thick threads or cords at intervals
from selvage to selvage. Frequently
the cord is of the wool covered with
silk and In th's season the two-tone
effects are popular.
Paris .Would Make Popular
MEN ARE TO MARCH
MANY TO TAKE PART IN THE
GREAT SUFFRAGE PARADE
IN WASHINGTON.
SHREWD MOVE BY THE WOMEN
Virtually Compelled Congressmen
Frem States Where Gentler 8a
Votes to Participate Fsar pi In
terference by Hoodlums.
By GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington. Washington recog
nizes that It was a shrewd move
which the woman suffrage leaders
made when they put ths matter of
participation In the parade on March
3 straight up to tbe senators and house
members who represent states in
which women have the right to vote.
"Unless you are opposed to tbe will
of the majority in your state," said
the women in their letter to the con
gressmen, "you will march with us
and thus prove that you, liks your
states, are In the van of progress."
So it Is that congress will take an
unofficial part In the parade of the
women on the day before Mr. Wilson
takes office. Some forty senators and
representatives, unless they weaken
st the last moment, wlU "march with
banners" near the head of tho pro
cession, although It is possible that
some of them will march laggard'
legged.
Other men will march with tb
women and some of them will be be
lievers and others unbelievers. In the
suffrage cause and the reasons for
their participation will be as wide
apart as the reasons for their belief
or unbelief. Some of the men have
taken seriously the stories that trou
ble may occur along the line of march
and that blackguards may insult the
women or attempt some physical di
version against the peace of the pro
cession. There is apparently no real
basis for this fear, but It holds tenac
iously with some men and so a part
of them will march by their wives,
daughters or sisters, for purposes of
protection only, while others will
march to show that their heart Is for
suffrage and that man must do his
part to make perfect the parade show
Ing and to give suffrage a male en
dorsement
Some Scorn Male Escort
Some of the women who will march
have told their husbands and their
brothers and their sons that they can
not march. In fact there are many
"male members of famlles" who want
to take part, and who have beenfor
bidden. The women who are averse
to the appearance of tbe other sex as
defenders of the paradesayi th-t If ,
women Is ablo to vote and to IfA'i
her share of government, she Is alfle
to march along Pennsylvania avenge
without a nard-flsted escort
8everal army women will have a
place in the cavalry division of the
suffrage parade. These women know
how to ride and moreover they have
the service course. It Is said that it
there Is any attempt to Interfere with
the peace and comfort of the march'
ers, these army women on their train-
ed mounts will go to the front and do
some "riding down." The women of
the bunt clubs will go to the front
with them. It Is Inconceivable that
any attempt will be made to Interfere
with this parade. The un-American
lrm df interference Is enough to dis
arm fear In advance, but some of the
elements In the community opposed
to suffrage have been doing their best
through the press and otherwise to
make It appear that hoodlums will
"move to the attack." If anything of
the kind Is done a lot of people who
bold themselves respectable will be
responsible.
Fight on Colorado City Bill.
The supporters of conservation, un
der federal management, the, "militant
preservationists," aa they are called.
are conducting a campaign either to
secure the final defeat in congress of
a plan to turn over to the city of Colo
rado 8prings some thousands of acres
of government laud, or to try to Induce
President Taft to Intervene with bis
veto as bo did last summer in tb
case of a water river dam bill, which
was opposed by the conservationists
When the bill giving the city of
Colorado Springs control and use of
some thousands of acres of ths south
erly, easterly and northerly slopes vt
Pike's Peak was up In the senato.
Senator Guggenheim of Colorado suc
ceeded in having struck out of It five
or six words, which would give the
agricultural department partnership
with ths city of Colorado Springs la
the control of tbe land. If the bill
goes through with this omission it wlU
mark a departure from precedent, for
while the government has bean will
ing to turn over land useful as water
shed reservoirs to municipalities. It
always has insisted that the depart
ment of agriculture should maintain
what may bo called sussrainty over
the allotted tracts.
There la opposition among both
Democrats sod Republicans to this
senate effort to give to the Colorado
towa this land and to Uke It away
virtually and entirely from govern
ment control. The conservationists
are telling congressman that this bill
la but a preliminary step to ths turn
ing ever of other government tracts
of land to persons "who know what
they want." Tbsre are many coo
gressmsn, however, who have been ef
some service to ths conservation
move-neat, who say that "there Is i
test llflorence between turning over
land to a municipality for peblio use
sad turninc It over to ths predatory.
Interests."
Tbsre probsbly will be s good deai
ef a row over this Colorado Spring
matter before it Is definitely settled
one way or the other. The govern
ment seeks to teeee v Arc! over land
not only because of tbe water power
wbtch there may be upon It and which
eventually might be used for the pub
lie benefit but because of the forest
and mineral wealths which the land
may contain. The conservationists
say that all the possibilities of the fa
tare will be given away by Unci Sam
If the city of Colorado Springs Is glv
en what It wants footloose from any
government control.
Entering Wedge Is Fssred.
It Is probable, however, that the
conservationists do not so much fear
the results of turning the land over to
a municipality as they do that so
turning it will be the entering wedge
for turning over other tracts to cor
porations which are not municipal!
ties. Not very much baa been heard
of conservation at the present session
of congress, but men 111; Mr. Pin
ehot who have been leading the con
servation crusade Id the past are
standing at one side watching sharp
eyed all legislation which touches
tholr propaganda.
The conservationists are not alto
gether happy, and they say so. st the
prospects of the future, but they say
that they are ready to get Into the
fight again as soon as congress re
convenes. Once they thought they
had thler fight won. but they seem
to feel that there has been something
of a reaction which they charge has
come from misrepresentations, and
that now they must go ahead with
their work Just as they went ahead
with It In the days following the con
ference of governors st the White
House at the time that Theodore
Roosevelt preached to the governors
the doctrine of saving the nation's
natural resources.
Cabinet To Be Increased.
It seems to be virtually a certainty
now that Woodrow Wilson will be
called upon to name ten cabinet mem.
bers. The increasing of the official
family's size by one member will be
due to the creation of a department of
labor. Kverythlng points to the sign
ing by President Taft before he leave
office of the bill creating the new de
partment, and if this should not hap
pen the chances are that Mr. Wilson
soon after his Inauguration, will have
a chance to slga the bill on bis own
account.
The Democrats and the Republicans
In tbelr official pronouncement as par
ties both have declared In favor of a
department of labor. For years rep
reaentatlves of the labor Industries
have urged that they be represented
at the president's council table. In
the past there was a good deal of op
position to the creation of the new de
partment. It showed itself mainly In
the effort to keep the necessary legis
lation from reaching tbe voting pMnt
c-WJe .Washington has been goUlp-
ing a good deal about president fvu
son's cabinet It has been taking uots
only of nine cabinet places. It is ta
ken for granted that It a department
of labor is authorized a representative
of labor will ait Jn the cabinet. It has
been suggested that John Mitchell
might be the cabinet officer. Ths
chances are that the president will
find out either directly or Indirectly
bow the majority of tbe labor leaders
feel on the qualifications of this man
or that man and will make his choice
accordingly.
Eight Hour Day Legislation.
In wrltlug about labor legislation In
congress the eight hour law should
not be overlooked. Years ago con
gress voted that eight hours should
constitute a day on all government
work, but it declined to sanction leg
islation making the eight hour day
compulsory on government work
which was being done by private con
cerns., So It was that when the gov
ernment was building a battleship in
one of its own yards it worked its
men only eight hours a day, while the
private ship yard building a battle
ship under contract for ths govern
ment worked its men ten hours s
day.
Labor tried Its best for a good many
years to get an eight hour law which
would apply in the case of govern
ment work under control of private
corporations. About six years ago a
great d legation representing labor
marched to the capitol to make im
pressive by numbers its wlbh that the
eight hour law should bo passed. The
speaker of the house and some of the
party leuders met the labor represen
tntlves and talked to them, but no
definite promise was made.
Mads Congressmen Dodge.
An wight hour law such ss labor
wish once reuched the floor of the
bouse by virtue of the fact that some
of the members of the committee
which bad the bill In Its keeping were
caught napping. The Intention was to
keep tho bill in committee and thus to
relieve members of congress of ths
necessity of voting on the measure at
least until after the neit election. One
of the members of tbe committee
which bad the bill before It wss out
of town and It was not known that he
had returned. Hs was In favor of
tbe measure and when he walked Into
tbe committee unexpectedly one morn
ing the bill was forced to a vote and
in the absence of some members of
the opposition a favorable report was
made. This waa sent to tbe bouss.
where all kinds of expedients were ne
cessary to keep It from coming to
vote before adjournment
Just ths Name.
"What's a good name for a fash
lonable apartment house?"
"KIb's . court. That a a toppy
name."
"I believe I'll Bams tt Divoree Court
1 want to get the very smartest peo
Pe."
Lovely Gowns Designed
for Intending Travelers
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BEFORE winter has fairly set In, costumes and milliners In the north are
busy designing apparel for southern tourists. And no sooner are the
holidays over than those fortunate enough to turn their backs upon
blustering cold provide themselves with gowns and wraps and milli
nery made for their use. e
They may choose from some marvels of lovely gowns In embroidered
white materials, combined with laces and chiffons. These summer gowns
to be worn In winter time, often have odd little touches which put them in
a class by themselves. One may see among them fine batiste made up with
Chiny lace and hand embroidered, finished with the narrowest of fur bands.
Or gowns of which the upper two-thirds is made of embroidered voile and
the lower third of heavy but supple satin.
Lingerie blouses and soft silk shirtwaists are in great demand and tbe
plain but handsome tailored gown of cloth is in the height of Its glory.
There Is a great variety in hats to choose from, with Milana and Leg
horns .always Hked, and each season bringing in some new fad In color or
trimming. Milan and hemp hats in white or natural straw color faced with
black velvet and trimmed with white ribbon or feathers (or both) can be
found in many different Shapes and sizes. There are flower trimmed Leg
horns and hemps and many hats mode of braids, narrow lacea and more
especially of thin fabrics. Crepe Francals, crepe Georgette and maltnos fur
nish the most novel and beautiful of the new models in made hats.
For general wear the two hats shown here are fine examples of correct
millinery for the southern tourist
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
SHOW CHARMING TEA GOWNS
Afternoon Costumes Are Becoming
More and More Attractive to the
Devotees of Fashion.
The new tea gowns promise to be
very fascinating; every year they be
come more and more fashionable with
the elegant Parlslennes, who have
got into the habit of putting them on
at their afternoon tea receptions. I
aaw a charming model which had
been carried out In white chiffon. The
skirt was particularly pretty and
graceful, hanging In the softest of
straight folds. Just a pretty drapery
of chiffon waa wound about the arm
and did duty for the sleeves of tbe
bodice, which was also of white chif
fon. The striking feature of this gar
ment was tbe peplum of fine black
chantllly lace of an exqp' 'ely grace
ful design; It was studied to the
back of the left shoulder, and contin
ued all round to the light side of the
front of the bodice. The lower part
of the peplum waa left without drap
ery, so that it formed a tunic. An
other charming model was a study of
deep orange and white; the founda
tion dresa in this case was of white
chiffon and quite transparent Over
this was a rich Grecian drapery of
deep orange-colored crepe de chine,
which fell from the shoulder and was
continued across the bodice. The
front was carried out In artistic folds
almost to the hem; they were raised
half-way up the skirt at the back, and
were held in place by a buckle made
o orange crepe de chine. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
CARRY COSTLY VANITY CASES
Elegance of These Dainty Appoint
ments Are Limited Only by the
Depth of One's Puree.
For the woman who adores dusti
ness In small belongings there are
casea which will consume whatever
pin money she has to spare. In tho
loveliest enamels, surfacing gold or
silver, she may have at a prico that
is Just a bit staggering a vanity box
containing an enamel framed mirror,
a powder puff, a rouge receptacle and
one manicure implement Kncaecd In
the same enameled niotals she may
have a purse fitted with compartments
for change coins of various denomi
nations. And she may also have a
square flat receptacle for visiting
cards and memorandum tablet. Of the
3ume size and shape, but slightly con
vexed. Is an enameled cigarette bold
er, and this, moat luxurious looking
of all the cases, clasps with a Jewel
which not Infrequently Is of purest
water.
Molre-flnlshed gun Is the very latest
metal devoted to vanity boxes, change
purses, card cases and cigarette hold
ers. Uut although their appearance Is
one of subdued elegance and ultra re
finement they have not the somber
look of plain gun, for the watery sur
face Is In Itself ornamental and all ef
the trimmings, so-called meaning the
edges, the binges and the clasps, are
of polished silver. Molre-flnlshed gun
is the smart finish for bracelet watch
es and for sunshade bandies, and It
makes a stunning frame for the pho
tograph Of aa elderly person.
Artificial Flowers.
Artificial flowers are used In every
possible way on all occasjone. No one
flowei Wads In popularity. (
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ADAPTED FOR COLORED CLOTH
Costume of Characteristic Design
That Will Find Favor With the
WelJ-Dressed Woman.
This Is a style that would look well
made up in any colored cloth.
The skirt has a wrapped seam down
the left front, trimmed with buttons
set closely together; a wide panel is
taken down the back.
The coat has the edge t front .
taken in a Une with seam on skirt.
Small panels are arranged at the aids
of basque; they stand uj over the
band at waist; this la of black satin
to match the collar and euffa.
Drake bat with a brim of fur and
cloth crown, trimmed at left aide by
an aigrette.
Materials required: 8 yard cloth
48 inches wide, yard aatfe 20
Inches wide. dozen beitoaa, 6H
yards silk or satin for lining coat
Bsadsd Robes Over toft Foundations
Any woman nowadays may have a
resplendent evening gown If she
chooses. AH that la neeesaary la to
have one's dressmaker fa ah Ion a sim
ple, clinging foundation gowa of some
soft silken fabric, and to slip over it
one of tbe beaded net or eMffoa robes,
which need no fitting farther than a
drawing In of the sheer material at tbe
waist under a sash or girdle.
Contrasting Else
Sleeves la a different material from
the rest of the drees are a novelty.
The long velvet or damitak sleeves
which match the dresa in color aad
have soft frills over tbe band are
charming.