UbsfisXg
KM
EwMa
10
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 19ld.
r
WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO KNOW-THINGS THAT INTEREST MAID AND MATRON
to
ELLEN ADAIR SEES
BOTH SIDES OF LIFE
ON LONDON NIGHT
REV. DR. ANNA SHAW AGAIN
CAMPAIGNS FOR SUFFRAGE
She Gets Glimpse of Dere
licts by Thames Em
bankment and Witnesses a
Romance in Restaurant.
IV.
A certain tender radiance clings about
a London summer evening, when the
roar of the traffic lr hushed, and the sky
is slowly changing In a long and pleas
ant twilight. The streets at 7 o'clock
no longer teem with busy men. the trains
have carried these to long-drawn happy
evenings on the hundred golf links which
surround tho great city to gay llttlo ten
nis clubs to quiet backwaters, where
rows of gaily decorated houseboats lino
the old river Thames. The punts and
skiffs at Hampton Court are filled with
happy drifting couples, and moored be
neath tho overhanging willows the white
flanneted river youth Is courting the
white-clad English river girl. Oh. happy
youth' Dear Hampton Court' The old
red palace In Its stately Elizabethan
b&auty every summer witness the same
old scenes as In those stately days iwi
years ago when Anne Boleyn coquetted
with the amorous King Henry, and Idlv
drifted, a happv Queen, In her short lov
drtam on the river Thames.
That Juty evening, the night before l
sailed for America, Is still so fresh with
in my mind. We drove around the Lon
don 'streets, the little old lawyer man
and I. perched high on the great motor
bus. And mingled with the pain of im
recent loss, my lonely present, and m
vague uncertain future. I felt a s trance
elation. Knr 1 was setting foith on the
'Miss Adair " said my companion sud
denly, "jou're a flno little girl, and I hate
to think of you clearing off like this,
with no one to help jou. 1 hope that
uncle of ours over in Philadelphia is a
safe proposition. Tou wrote him last
week, didn't you? He'll probably come
to Now York to meet you. 1 wish I could
eta v hero In town to see you to your
train tomorrow morning bitt 1 can't.
I've runs up a good botrdlng-house In
Kensington, and they've got a room for
-jou there tonight. And tomorrow just
taxi over to Waterloo Station, and a por
ter will book you and your luggage tight
through to Southampton on the eaily
boat-train. Got your ticket all right?"
"Vis. indeed," said I hurriedly, for I
lld not like to meditate on the fact that
' -. ti.ivellng steerage it was all I
coul'i afford.
LIFE'S DERELICTS IN LONDON.
Vr Journeyed many miles In silence, out
Ji ili riinmcs Embankment, when tho
sk was reddening In the w-st-past those
ciule. Embankment seats which hold lift s
derelicts, cast up from God knows where
the melancholy army of tho Mlght-IIave-lle
lis. .
s..' those poor souls sitting yonder,
said th nttlo lawyer huskily, "life's
flotsrm. drifting rudderless. And many
of thoi.i better men than ll"
i!,. . im, jiro ilmin and out.' I sain,
"a'lfl look like tramps and beggars'."
Ni- matter," said the little man. "they J
non unru irroat. thpv once were fine. On ,
yonder lonely seats have often sat the
I greatest geniuses of the age shabby
j, hungry neglected misunderstood. The
-ta""Vd Dr. Johnson often came here,
without a copper In his pocket. Here
under the shadow of Westminster and tho
Houses of Parliament he sat alone, and
gazing on the old Thames, meditated on
the vanity of all earthly hopes. O, vanltas
vniiitatum how true that Is."
"I don't believe It's true," cried I
a!iar.tlv, "for life Is surely what we
make Ii. I hate that dull philosophizing
-the path of glory leads beyond the
grave, and anyhow should Include a very
pleasant life in this world. I mean to
make the very most of -my life."
'You have the courage of youth." said
the little lawyer In his kindly voice, "and
now that the hours are slipping by. shall
wc return to dinner? Frascatl's In the
Strand Is a famous place "
And later we arrived there In front of
the great restaurant a long lino of taxis,
lsmlnulcttes, electric broughams was as
semb'ed. It was now nine o'clock and
still daylight. And we walked in to
gethcr. through the cheerful entrance
hall, to a veritable Aladdin's Cave be
yond. In my country Inexperience. I
thought a new heaven and a new caith
had opened It was all so magnificent
Great banks of hot-house flowers ming
led sweet odors with exotic perfumes of
the East, great palms towered far above
our heads to the vaulted roof, the glitter
of a thousand lights sparked In one great
chandelier beneath tho dome.
INFLUENCE OF MUSIC
And the people! At softy-shaded, lamp
lit tables there they sat and oh! the
beauty of the women! I know I saw
them all through rose-colored glasses
that night, to me It was all Couleur-de-Itose
and the strains of a dear Hun
garian melody were drifting from floor to
gallerv and dome. A pompous waiter
waved us to a tiny table, rose-wreathed,
ruse-lit mirrors, mirrors everywhere, and
I looked strangely shabby In that gay
crowd. j
And then the red-coated leader of the.
orchestra stepped forward and the music
changed It began with a ague sigh
ing of the wind-instruments, like the
early stirrings In a wood In autumn,
when four-footed furry little creatures
are stealthily stalking over the fallen
leaves I could smell the pines and the
bog-mrtlo. and feel the fresh keen tang
of autumn in tne air ami men him
cadence deepened as the 'cellos softly
caught the melody. It was all a breath,
a shadow, so softly did they start. And
then my heart leaped strangely, for the
violin obllgato swelled louder. It was the
great "narcarollo" of Offenbach, that
wild sweet melodv that hold the teai.
the heart-throbs of a universe! At first,
it softU ruse and fell, rose and Ml, wim
a tender lilting cadence that refused to
plunge beneath the surface of things, but
that held that gay crowd, In the hus.li
of a sudden silence. 1 could still hear tho
autumn stirrings In my English forest,
and see the quiet unfolding of the little
wood-sorrel as It raised its pink face and
tender foliage to the morning sun
And then, on a sudden sobbing breath,
the music rose on a higher key no words
of mine could give its passion and its
pain nor yet Its wild exultant beauts '
tip through the glittering gallery up
through the lofty palm trees and the
great arched roof it drifted. I think to
the very gates of heaven' It filled me
with a yearning and a pain, and et a
strange new ecstacy I could not fathom
Beside us at the nearest table sat .i
slender lovely girl in a rose-pink gown,
and by her side an eager boy, a typical
London youth, with a keen, clever face
and fine dark eyes. As the melody rose
and fell, rose and fell, I saw him sud
denly grasp her slim hand in his big
strong, sunburnt one. Higher and higher
the cadence rose, and in It was the love
that many waters cannot quench, and
many floods can never hope to drown.
Then suddenly, on one breathless note
viKroiInc with a tender mission, the mu
sic paused and on that passionate note
the boy leant forward. "Leonora,
Leonora!" said he breathlessly.
I turned my head away, for I felt I
wis rudely treading on holy ground.
Mis Adair," said the Utile, old lawyer.
"You have not even touched the hors
d'oeuvres yet and I wonder why your
pretty eyes have tears In theral"
I iK 1 -.nrt"""'r,T".w. !"V"1
. ..km-Ml- aae.v.Kt .a,:? -i-A-MCsh --v o--v jomtfmmt x
t''v ", " " . . v", , lB v
i.lH, ' . .1" ?5 ." ,( ".. tVAr7
'SBL'i ; r' ""- ' " - 'H''irf
.jHL"1' v.. . '..t''S v ' .'' ,,!"V ill
BSiHH&. ":" ri-'',C, iff ,,,.v- ff 11
FRESH MEATS.KEEP
THEIR HIGH PLACE
IN HOUSEHOLD LIST
Dealers Anticipate Rise in
Prices Next Week Mar
ket Basket Quotations
Show Little Change.
REV DR. ANNA SHAW
Is iSow Traveling in Northwest States. Where Question of Voles
for Women Will be Fought t)ut at
the Next Election.
The prices of meats, poultry, fish, but
ter, eggs, vegetables and seafoods at tho
closing of the week remain unchanged
and no advance In prices Is anticipated
by the retail dealers except In tho case
of fresh meat. Higher prices may be
nsked for next week.
Mutton and Iamb chops are retailing
nt 25 to 30 cents a pound. Legs of mutton
! IS cents and Iamb 25 cents. Shoulders of
mutton are 12 conts. Sirloin steak Is
bringing 35 cents a pound and round
steak 28 cents. Dccf liver Is 14 cents and
calf's liver 40 cents. Hams cost from IT
to 25 cents a pound. Stewing veal can be
had at from 15 to 20 cents a pound.
White potatoes aro retailing at CO cents
a basket and sweet potatoes 30 cents a
half peck, String beans cost 25 cents a
half peck and greon peas 10 cents. To
matoes aro 25 cents a half peck. Corn Is
bringing 25 cents a dozen cars and cauli
flower costs 25 to 35 cents each. The
lowest prices quoted on peaches is 25
cents a box. Blackberries aro 13 cents a
box, huckleberries 18 cents and rasp
berries 10 cents a box.
The best eggs aro 40 cents a dozen. Tub
butter 3S cents a pound and print butter
45 cents a pound. Chickens are bringing
from 25 to 32 cents a pound.
Fish and seafoods are comparatively
cheap. Steak cod can bo had for 15 cents
a pound. Halibut Is 20 cents. Brook
trout Is 75 cents and sea bass is selling
ni low as 12 cents a pound. Catfish Is 18
cents and flounders and butterflsh are
selling for 12 cents a pound. Sixty cents
a pound Is asked for fresh mackerel and
the best oysters are not selling for more
than fl.50 a hundred.
That valiant - hearted, Indefatigable
worker in the woman's cause, the Rev.
Dr. Anna Shaw, Is once more out upon
her travels, nnd undergoing as arduous
a campaign as any soldlor In tho time
of war. For she Is no longer young, and
her plan of action Is as strenuous and
exhaustive as any man could ever hope
to undertake.
Every night, from September 1 till No
vember 1, she has addressed, and will
continue to address, large meetings, nnd
here comes tho salient point In a differ
ent town every night. For she Is cam
paigning through seven States; First. In
South Dakota, with all Its towns; then
North Dakota. Montana, Nevada, Nebras
ka, Missouri and Ohio. In all those States
tho great question of woman's suffrage
is to be submitted to tho voters, and
sometimes Miss Shaw speaks as often
as six times In ono day.
On her arrival at ono town, the follow
ing arduous program awaited her. She
had arrived In South Dakota at 10 o'clori;
In the morning, somewhat oxhaubted nftcr
her four and a half days' train Journey,
and was Informed that Bhe was to ad
dress tho high school students at 12
o'clock, to attend a large luncheon party
at 1 o'clock, to address the Women's Club
at 3 o'clock, a street meeting at 7 o'clock
and later on a large meeting In the Opera
House.
After a (oui nnd a half days' journey
such a program might well fatigue many
a younger man or woman. But Miss Shaw
enjoyed herself thoroughly, and came
through with flying colors. Within tho
last week she has spoken In threo differ
ent towns in one day, and on more than
one occasion six times on tho same day.
The career of tho Hov. Dr. Anna Shaw
Is so well known to the Philadelphia
public that it needs little detailing. She
is an Englishwoman, a graduate in medi
cine of Boston University, a graduate
from the theological department of Bos
ton University and president of the Na
tional Suffrage Association of the United
States. Upon her the Kansas University
conferred the degree of Doctor of Il
lnltv. Miss Shaw would have marie a fji n
dld lawyer, for she possesses gre.it pow
ers of oratory, a strong sense of tusti-e
and a real gift In debate Although -
suffragist, she Is far from being a mili
tant, and, Indeed, there Is no necessity
for militancy, for no suffrage campaigner
has ever been refused an audience at
Washington.
Dining her present tour. In addition to
her lecturing In towns, Miss Shaw gives
speeches from tho rear platform of the
train at the different railroad stations
tho train may pause at en route. A band
Is fieiiuently engaged to play nt such a
stopping place, so that Miss Shaw may
have a fair slzeu audience waiting for
her. ami although she often has only
time foi a threo minutes' address cn
thus'asm Is always great and she gets
a cordial welcome. In this way she fre
quently Includes three or four minor
towns In n single Journey.
Tho vote has been granted to women
In ten different States now, and it Is
hoped that this year will Include many
other States.
Miss Shaw camo to America from Eng
land with her paients at the age of four.
They were shipwrecked at Queenstown
and had to put In to Spike Island, where
the child wltnesj-ed a curious and de
pressing sight, which was ever after to
Influence her future life und work. Doz
ens and dozens of weary prisoners spent
the long day In drawing water up from
the sea at one side of tho Island, then
walking across nnd emptying their buck
ets into the sea on tho other side of the
Island. This dreadful waste of energy,
this puipo.-eless soul-killing activity,
deeply impressed the little girl, and In
later years her great Interest In prisoners
ni.d prison work was the outcome of this
early episode.
In character Mis Shaw Is simple and
unaffected, with n strong love for her
home nnd her friends. She enjoys noth
ing better than the entertaining of young
and merry people, and In her beautiful
home at Media many pleasant parties
tako place. This domestic side In the
brilliant w Oman's character makes It
very hard for her to have to leave her
home so ofttm and for such long rerlods.
lcr love of gardening Is nnother tie to
home life, and her present great regret
Is that the tour sho has now embarked
upon will prevent her seeing the ripening
of her fruit trees and the beauty of the
Media orchard In fall.
Of Miss Shaw's stiong sense of humor
many good tales are told. When she ftrst
started in college she wore her hnlr cut
short, and once at a Chautauqua gather
ing a pushing young man said to her:
"We were just discussing and wondering
wh some women wear short hair. I am
sine, Miss Shaw, you would not wear
.urs .n without some very good season
U'un t ou tell me what that reason Is?'
1. whi'h impertinence the lady leplled.
"I fn irr' sensitive about it, but. slme
'i.i a- me. I will tell you' It was a
rth-iruk I was horn that wav"
THIS IS THE TIME TO
PLACE ALL BULB PLANTS
Better Results Cnn Be Had If Soil Is
Prepared.
Tulip and hyacinth, narcissus and daf
fodil, the little crocus that has such an
audacious air ns It pops up through the
snow to greet the spring, now Is the time
to plant them all.
They are all bulb plants that repay
one generously for the little trouble In
preparing the soil
They will grow almost everywhere, but
it goes without saying that the flowers
will be largo nnd flno if tho ground In
which they are planted has had some
special preparation.
The earth should be spaded for eight
or ton Inches; It should be enriched
with n fertilizer of some kind at that
depth, nnd if a llttlo sand is placed be
neath the bulb Itself, so much the bet
ter. This will prevent the bulbs from
rotting. If heavy rains should follow too
soon on the planting.
Six Inches deep and six Inches apart Is
the rule for planting hyacinths.
Tulips can be planted four Inches deep
and four Inches apart. They both need
sunshine, but the snowdrop and the cro
cus can be scattered over the ground or
along hedges, or even between evergreens,
and yet come up smiling.
There are many varieties of bulbs, nnd
some of the Dutch kinds are especially
expensive. But crocus and narcissus
bulbs can be bought for 10 and 15 cents a
dozen. Single tulips and the Itoman
hyacinth nre to bo had for S5 cents a
dozen. The price of the double tulip nnd
tho double hyacinth depends on the na
tionality of the bulb nnd the fame of its
original exploiter, but a dollar and a half
a dozen Is a fair average price.
Hardening Is regarded by many people
as an expensive hobby to ride, but not
by physicians. It means sunshine nnd
fresh nlr nnd an Interest in the out-of-doors.
It Is really more than an Interest,
for the woman who plants a garden lives
In a stato of constant and thrilling ex
citement from the moment the first
shoot of green appears, through the bud
ding and blossoming time to the very end
of the summer.
And n woman who has onre had a gar
den will probably spend the winter con
sulting catalogues In preparation for the
spring.
IP THh WORLD FROM THh HILL Hffl
- LJ KjH on the hill vc had our tea; rq
I And then 1 saw what I could see; fllfera
never saw so deep a hole; fuStt
tf The world seemed like a great big howl. KrN
VX nl then I hud this funny wish WMH
W- 'ih.tt 1 had such a breakfast dish. RjN
ud yet, perhaps, if I had such. fHrn
I could ne;er eat so much 'Kim
II i, Met,' ivH - IU1' m fc-aiiileis ii.Ji.ii,, WUw
mm
rmrrmzmwsmSS'.m
1
i. m I .
& nm i nmwif '-""'" -""""" -arn wvszVMmami
tv -mnmwrwwmmmim
COLD STORAGE MEAT
i
Method Involving Freezing: Rather
Than Mere Chilling- Favored.
In these days when cold storage, the
employment of preservatives In foods,
nnd the adulteration of food products nre
being subjected to the most severe rrltl
tism. a discussion held by tho Society of
nritlsh Medical Officers of Health on the
tefrlgeratlon of food, and reported In
the Lancet, should prove of interest, says
tho .Medical Jttcord.
Dr. Ilamia. who opened the discussion,
referred to the fact that tho United States
was not only no longer sending cattle to
Src.it Britain, but was talcing for Its I
own supply c.attle from countries which
had hitherto exported almost exclushch
to Or'at Britain. He went on to nolnt !
nit that the methods of refrigeration of
foodstuffs depended chiefly on the sclen
titlr fait that expanding air or vapor
iiing substances, such as sulphuric acid,
carbonic add ur ammonia, In assuming
the gabeous form abstracted heat from
the atmosphere or other bodies In the
neighborhood.
Fresh meat was tarried fiom distant
Kiuntries either as hard frozen meat or
hilled meat. Chilled meat arrived In a
Londltlon read fur consumption and re
tained the characteristics of fresh meat
more iloselj. than frozen meat, but the
' nllling proiess required great caie, and
the transport needed constant supervis
ion The frozen method was the better
us regarded preservation, although it
sumetimes damaged the cellular and
fibrous structure of the meat unless spe
cial care was taken In defrosting. Hanna
gate it as his opinion that meat when
thawed wuuld keep with proper care as
well, as freshly killed meat after being
taken from the refrigerator, even In
high temperature, a view not In accord
ance with popular opinion.
Of course, refrigeration or chilling of
foodstuffs is necessary when these have
to be conveyed for long distances, as for
example, from North or South America
to Europe, but great care must be exer
cised both In the process Itself and the
defrosting. That, however, animal food
thus treated does not undergo a certain
amount of deterioration is a view op-
nnaeil. at least, to popular Ideas. s-tA
certainly the suggestion that refrigera
tion may Improve the flavor of meat is
one not borne out by experience.
THE NEW BASQUE GIRDLES WITH LONG SLEEVES
BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES
THE CARDINAL'S BREAKFAST
AS YOU sit down to the nice brcak--
fast of fruit and cereal, and may
be a poached egg on toast, did
it ever occur to you to wonder what
the birds are eating for breakfast at
this very minute? Of course, you
know they cat worms and grubs and
insects, but perhaps they like cereals,
too. Notice some time when you are
walking where birds arc and see if
you can find some that eat grains and
seed as well as worms.
The pretty little scarlet cardinal
that makes such a gay streak as he
flics across the garden likes seeds
very much better than grubs and
worms, and if you throw out wheat,
he will surely visit your garden. In
the seed time of the year, when every
plant in the garden has its own little
pods of seed, you need not throw out
any bait, as he is wise enough to come
there and help himself of the feast
that Nature has spread for him.
All summer long a certain cardinal
had kept his eyes on a very beautiful
garden. Some day he was sure he
would get some extra line food from
that garden. Above all, he had his
eye on the big tall sunflower way back
at the end of the yard. Early in sum
mer, this sunflower was a lovely big
blossom, so big and cheerful and sun
ny did he look that he made the
whole garden seem like one big smile.
But now the sunflower's big goldy
petals were all dried up and blown
away, and the soft velvety centre was i
dry and hard with big fat seeds.
Vou would think the flower was I
prettiest when in blossom but the i
cardinal wouldn't agree with you. lie j
didn't care a bit about a blossom
but a dead blossom full of seeds
that's different that's about the very '
best tiling to cat he knows nf.
flower was young was now old and
frail and easily bent.
The bird slid off into the air.
Even the weight of the dainty car
dinal bent the face of the old flower
so far front that the bird slid off into
the air.
"Well, well," said the puzzled car
dinal, to himself and he began plan
ning what to do.
At last he decided to get them on
the fly, so he made a quick dash,
passed the flower, pecking out a seed
as he went.
Without stopping to even taste it,
he dropped the seed and got another,
and then another, till several seeds
lay on the ground by the flower.
Then he daintily alighted on the
ground and ate his fine breakfast in a
leisurely and gentlemanly fashion.
(Copyright, 1914, Clara Ingram JuJuon.)
Tomorrow Greon Apple Dolls.
ACROSS
THE COUNTER
,
For days he watched the seeds dry ,
Hp with a soft peck he would test
them, but no they were not quite '
right, and with a whisk and a song
he flew away. I
But finally a morning came when '
the seeds were just right ami he de
cided to stay for breakfast.
Round and round the flower he cir
cled, singing joyously, just as a little
child runs around a gaily lighted
birthday cake.
Then he lighted on it to eat the
first course.
But alas! The flower stem that had
been so brave and strong when the
Among the novelties of the season,
collar nnd cuff sots In great variety, find
a conspicuous place.
The long sleeve Is responsible for the
return of tho separate cuff and it Is shown
In linen stiffly starched, or In sheer lawn
ami batiste, delicately embroidered nnd
sometimes edged with Ince.
Collar and cuff sets of linen can be pur
chased for ns llttlo as 50 cents.
Tho collar is wido and flaring and the
cuffs nie from four to six inches wide.
Sheer lawn, edged with a bias fold of
pink or blue, attached by the ornamental
plcot, forms a dainty set that Is sold for
a
Kit! DlMUe is imeri fne enllii,. ix'nlei-i
and cliffs.
A tuoari collar costs 50 cents and a pair
of cuffs the same.
A smart llttlo waistcoat with a collar
attached can be bought for 75 cents.
A new Idea in the shape of a high collar,
ictl Uko a man's, is made of organdie.
Mitt cravat of narrow black ribbon
tics in a conventional bow In front. The
' linn to match aro straight and severe,
witli n bow of black ribbon to fasten
them.
The set costs KM.
A plaited c-olhu. wired nt the back,
vest with plaited rullio and platted cuffs,
form a novelty that sells for .'.';
A piotty conceit In tlm way of neca
ornamentation Is tho collar made of
Plaited moire iliilnin In some one of the
beautiful colors now In vogue
It is completed by jalu r liK.e tlml
falls from both sides half way down tho
Mouse. The price U f.in.
A iliemlsetto of organdie, with an em-i'..d.-re!
,,,ii,, ti limned win, iui.u Hml
button of the lingerie variety, costs J3.S0.
with cuffs to match.
for tho llnon and the pinna collars there
the crepo rie chine necktie, not only
In a peat vnilety of hlmdes. but figured
an. flowed also, anfl oven embroidered.
iho narrow black velvet ribbon that
lutes back at least to tho beaut es of
the court of Louis XIV appears tl.U
season w th u delicate pendant, very
small, of lllag.ee sliver and rl.lnestones
. i 'V,1" ,nmnent of similar design
at eucl. l.Ie, ,. wider than the ribbon
and a clasp ut the back. '
" ,8 ; t1"".' "' unusual beauty and
reasonable at the price of Jl 50
BASQUE GIRDLES
' AND LONG SLEEVES
MARK NEW MODES
Models Show Revival of!
Former Fashions Gowns
May Combine Several Ma
terials Elbow S 1 e e v o
Lingers.
Fashion may be responsible for many
outre and sensational frocks, but slm
Pllclty Is always attainable' without d.
parting from the dictates of the season.
For evening wear black has a oharm
that never wanes. Aside from Its na
ured elegance, It has a practical vvalu
that makes It a wise choice for the
woman of few evening dresses, while at
leaBt one black frock Is a necessity to
the woman of many.
, Silks, satins, velvets, nets, chiffons and
laces, the whole gamut Is run for even
Ing woar this year.
Or, one may chose one material and
trim It with anothor and oven combine
two or three in such a way that It would
be hard to know the foundation from the
ornamentation.
Simplicity is the keynote of the gown
illustrated, while at tho same time it has
the high basquo girdle and the full
length alcoves, which, though revivals of
another day, pass as novelties with a new
generation.
The bodice le out eurpllce fashion, the
V In back as well as In front comlns
down to meet tho girdle. It Is untrimmed
except for the narrow band of Jet, which
la repeated In greater width at the
wrista and still greater on the tunic
while the high glrdlo la solidly Jetted
Tho under bodice Is of satin and Is
aleoveloss. But sleeves are fashioned of
tho not of the outer bodice, along
mousquetalro lines, tapering to the wrist
and ending In heavy bands of Jet.
These bnnds have tho appearance of
bracelets and make tho hands appear both
white and small. It la In such details
that tho artistry of tho dcs&ner Is shown.
There Is nlways a charm about a mater
ial that conceals and reveals, and a
whlto akin novcr looks whiter than
through filmy black.
These long sleeves are graceful affairs,
nnd aro finding favor as a fashion for
afternoon frocks In place of the elbow
sleeve worn so persistently both winter
and summer and spring and autumn for
several years.
Not but that the elbow sleeve will have
its devotees, for it means a freedom and
comfort thnt the full length sleeve and
the revived knuelcln gni-nl, TlArr,lmif
sleeve cnn never give.
Tho new girdle thnt comes up above the
bust and well below the waist Is made.
In the lnstnnce of tho evening frock
shown, of Jetted net, slightly draped.
The Jetted net Is neither too stiff nor
too heavy to show the outlines of the
figure, for tho uncorseted figure Is ex
ceedingly popular still, and nothing stiff
that would confine It too cloBely could
hope to have present-day approval.
The satin of tho skirt is repeated at the
top of the girdle, very much after the
fashion of a binding of wide ribbon. The
girdle Is further ornamented with a
bunch of gardnlas at the waistline and
nt the left side. IK
The satin skirt Is veiled In net, tunle
fashion, and Is banded with Jet spangles.
The effect of the dress is altogether
charming, and It has a value for the
womankind In the foot that It could be
so easily copied.
it could be reproduced Just as It stands,
black satin, veiled In net, Jet-spangled
bnsquc girdle and Jet trimmings, or It
could serve as a model for other ma
terials. The distinctive fashion notes are, of
course, the long sleeves and the basque
girdle. These should bo preserved, or
the gown would lose Its modish effect.
But the Jet might be replaced by a
number of things If the style of the
frock was developed In another color or
another material.
Gold and silver tissue would serve very
well for this purpose. They are highly
decoratlvo and would make the basque
girdle most effective.
And apropos of these tissues, they ar
seen In colors this season and In the soft
shades thnt strike a responsive chord
In all beauty-loving breasts.
WAR DELAYS LIBRARY
Wilmington Postpones Canvass to
Raise $300,000 for Building.
WILMINGTON', Del., Sept. 17--War has
made Itself felt In the project to raise
tho necessary $300,(00 for the purpose of
erecting a new library building In this
city. The managers of the Institution
have decided that because of the unset
tled condition of business due to the war
it would be unwise to start the sub
scriptions at this time. As soon as busi
ness recovers, however, a determined
canvass will be made for funds anfl It
Is not expected there will be any par
ticular difficulty in securing them.
The managers will raise the 30O,C0O In
addition to the funds already on hand
and while the site has not yet been se
lected, It Is Intended to erect the new
building somewhere In the vicinity of
Tenth nni Market streets, which Is to be.
come n civic centre when the new Joint
city and county building Is completed.
How Many Shots Will Be Fired?
The question Is often asked how manr
shots are (lied in an ordinary battle, and,
although It would be Impossible to make
a guess in regaids the small arms, the
Scientific American gives the following
figures relating to the artillery:
The number of rounds that will be fired
during nn ordinary battle can only be
imagined. Wo have data from the Russo
Japanese war showing that at LJaopan
one battery tired 2600 rounds In one day,
whllo unother flteri 3301 rounds, maklnj
for each gun abqut 413 rounds in one
day. This was pot an uncommon occur
jence. and It shows the exyenso Involved
In carrying on a modem war.
The most common projectile of the 3
nch calibre is the shrapnel, which is in
Itself a gun. arranged bj time fuses so
that nt tho deslied height it is made
to burst, shooting forward out of a shell
SA ieari balls, each effective to kill a
man.
Burnwell Coal i,GEMEf
Corropondence of general interest
to women reader! will be printed on
this page. Such correspondence should
be addreiied to the Woman's Editor,
Evening Ledger.
Sounds rood, doesn't it?
This brand of ours ac
tually produces the
finest results in the
range and heatinjr plant.
Sold only by
MorLiWK
H
AlQUAar TtvJ
Uhtuu rvuac
I l?, IrKSr lrj c tir"'
IIKST IIHANDH or iuittkk
f.J)a.r"",on' ''"Innount Hharpleu, Howard.
?iL.h.,l.':Bra'le. brands, al.o undlted or
-..-.. uuttcr aim looking butttr.
iOU "Ja a'y rely on fretlin
and modtrate prlcn here. """"
iineu, quality
E. J. Cumniings W.A.Bender
i-
i Yards.! Main Office, 413 N, 13(h St. '
READING TERMINAL MARKET
oiaiu ees.60j.ei9