THE COLUMBUS STATUE
"AT WASHINGTON
Foreigners have often commented
on the absence from Washington City,
where statues of heroes and near
heroes occupy almost every available
space, of any monument to Columbus
—throughout the entire United States
of Columbus, like those of a certain
ancient Roman, are conspicuous by
their absence. On the other hand,
throughout Latin America statues of
Columbus in bronze and marble are
numerous and of great beauty.
At last, however, the ‘great discov-
erer is to be honored, an Act of Con-
gress approved March 4, 1907, pro- |
viding for the erection of a statue |
in a suitable location, one hundred
thousand dollars having been appro-
priated for the purpose, and a com-
mittee named to select the design.
At the time the bill was enacted, |
President Taft was Secretary of War
and chairman of the committee.
It has been decided that this, me-
morial shall be placed in the plaza
of the new Union Depot. This build-
ing, witch cost eleven million dollars,
whole device shown in the illustrae
tion is made of one piece of wire,
twisted and intertwisted to form pin
and chain. The wavy pieces of iron
shown form a sort of snoring. The
pin is hooked over a garment be-
tween the outward flaring end of the
loop and the lower part of the spring
A MODEL OF THE COLUMBUS STATUE BY LORADO TAFT, WHICH IS
TO STAND IN THE PLAZA OF THE NEW
UNION DEPOT AT
is regarded as the finest structure of
its kind in the world. It is not inap-
propriate that the statue should stand
at this noble gateway to the national
capital.
In response to the invitation of the
committee, twenty-one models were
submitted by sculptors of interna-
tional reputation, though only two or
three were submitted by foreigners.
So uniformly high was the merit of
these designs that the work of gelec-
tion was extremely difficult; but the
‘design finally chosen, the work of
Lorado Taft, of Chicago, meets with
general approval. It was selected on
account of its simplicity, combined
with an effective harmonization with
its setting in front of the great station
building.
of the architectural problems in-
volved, and besides presents a fine
characterization of Columbus himself,
who, incidentally a sailor and soldier,
was primarily a great thinker. Mr.
Taft will receive the contract for
erecting the statue, which is to form
part of the scheme for a central foun-
tain dominating the plaza and facing
the Capitol Building.
Other designs of especial merit
were submitted by Philip Martiny, of
New York, who received a prize of
five hundred dollars; Augustin Que-
rol, of Madrid, Spain, who was given
third honors and a prize of five hun-
dred dollars; Henry Hering, of New
York; T. Otto Schweiger, of Phila-.
delphia; Louis
Bromsgrove,
Feitu, of
Weekly.
Weingartner, of
England; and Pierre
New York. — Harper's
Novel Clothespin.
Now the old-fashioned wooden
clothespin that “has done its humble
work so well for many, many years
may have to go. It has a rival, de-
signed by a Texas man, which is
much more artistic and is said to be
cleaner. The new clothespin is made
of wire, galvanized iron or aluminum
wire of good quality, and is guaran-
teed not to soil the clothes. The
The model shows a grasp
WASHINGTON.
section. By the Jeponding chain the
pin is then given a downward tug and
‘the resistance of the spring and the
spring coils at the top holds the whole
firmly on the clothesline, which fits
into the concave part of the spring
end. There is no danger of such a
pin coming loose and allowing the
clothes to drop.—Washington Star.
The Least Shrinking of Living Ladies.
Mrs. Herbert Henry Asquith, wife
of the British Prime Minister, stands
for that type of female character
which is antithetical to the reserved
q
—
and demure English woman of the
Victorian period. Chatty, self-pos-
sessed and daring, Mrs. Asquith, in
her personal qualities, incarnates the
new Englishwoman.
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Showing the possibilities in a city that is willing to meet the situation
fully. This building is to
cost $80,000.—The Survey.
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New York City.—The pretty dressy
blouse that closes at the front makes
| one of the features of the season, and
is so practical and desirable that
every woman welcomes it. Here is a
model that is closed invisibly and
that is worn with a separate shield,
and this shield can be made with a
Dutch neck, or with a collar as liked.
Scotch gingham with trimming and
shield of plain lawn makes this waist
and the material is to be greatly in
vogue, but the model is equally ap-
propriate for voile and for marqui-
sette, for silk and for linen, indeed,
for all seasonable materials. Buff
linen with trimming portion and
shield of white would be exceedingly
smart and exceedingly handsome.
One of the beautiful foulards or pret- |
ty striped cotton voiles would be
charming made with trimming of
plain colored material, and as the
blouse is equally well adapted to the
separate waist and to the gown, its
uses are almost without limit.
The blouse is made with fronts and
back, which are tucked on becoming
lines. The sleeves are in one piece
each and gathered into bands.
front edges form box pleats, and the
collar is joined to the neck edge. The
shield is quite separate and closed at
the back, while the waist closes invis-
ibly at the left of the front.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and a
half yards twenty-one or twenty-four,
three yards thirty-two or one and
seven-eighth yards forty-four inches
wide with seven-eighth yard twenty-
seven inches wide for the trimming.
Foulard Silk Uses.
Foulard makes the new separate
blouses (one-piece affairs) which
Paris is smiling so sweetly upon just
now. And great bows of it trim roll-
It lines serge
top coats and tailored suits. Taffeta
dresses in plain colors show it in
quaint trimming schemes. The deli-
cately printed foreign foulards make
lovely shoulder scarfs. And its fash-
ionableness for morning and after-
noon, street and house gowns goes
without saying.
‘THAT BLOSSOM
The/
SEASON
A Silk Revival,
The old-fashioned surah is once
more in vogue. It is not so stiff as it
was formerly. And it comes from
across the Atlantic. You may have it
in the new changeable effect if you
like. There are plain colors, too. It
is very elegant, indeed. 1It.is very
wide and rather expensive as well, so
that it is not likely to become com-
mon.
Jewel Shades,
These jewel shades in rich silken
fabrics have not been equaled in any-
thing shown before. Burnt topaz is a
remarkable shade of deep rich yellow.
Ruby is the deep red of the popular
dinner gown. Amethyst in these soft
qualities of wonderful dress silk is
more pale than purple. The tur-
quoise is a heavenly shade and aqua
marine is an indescribable pale green.
Child’s Tucked Guimpe.
The simple little guimpe that is
tucked to form its own yoke is al-
ways a pretty one for the younger
children. Thisseason it is being made
from dotted, embroidered and cross-
barred muslins as well as from plain,
but it is always the same simple little
garment. This one is made with mod-
erately full sleeves that are gathered
into bands, and they can be made
either to the wrists or to the elbows
as liked. It can be finished with a
collar: or in Dutch style, so that it al-
lows considerable variation at the
same time that it is absolutely sim-
ple. The model is made c¢’ mercer-
ized batiste, with collar and cuffs of
lace banding, but embroidery could
be used for these last or they could
be scalloped or embroidered with lit-
tle dots, such finish being very fash-
ionable and very dainty as well as
durable.
The guimpe is made with front and
back portions. The sleeves are in
one piece each, gathered into bands.
The closing is made at the back by
means of buttons and buttonholes.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (four years) is
one and seven-eighth yards twenty-
one or twenty-four, one and a half
yards thirty-six or one and a quarter
yards forty-four inches wide, with
one yard of banding and three-quar-
ter yard of edging.
A novelty chiffon marquisette of
roge color is used here as an over-
dress Yor a lingerie gown.
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Navy blue marquisette trimmed in
white foulard, thickly dotted with
navy blue.
Save
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Moshannon, - - Pa.
OHIO PRIMARIES
Columbus—The nominees in the
Eleventh Congressional district are Al
bert Douglass, Ross county, Republi-
can; H. C. Claypool, Ross county,
Democrat. Returns from the Twelfth
district forecast the nomination of
Congressman E. L. Taylor, Jr., Re-
publican by 1,000.
Toledo, in the Ninth district, has a
Democratic and Independent congress-
man now, General Isaac Sherwood, and
he was renominated.
In the Fifth district, in the Western
part of the State, Representative T. T.
Ansberry was renominated ‘on the
Democratic ticket for a third term. C.
S. Roe is the Republican nominee.
Candidates for Congress were nomi-
nated in the districts where no contest
was made as follows:
Third district—George R. Young,
Republican; James M. Cox, Democrat
(incumbent.)
Tenth district—A. R. Johnson, Re-
ublican (incumbent); Edmund Willis,
emocrat.
Thirteenth district—J. D. McLaugh-
lin, Republican; C. C. Anderson, Dem-
ocrat (incumbent.) ;
Fifteenth district—James Joyce, Re-
publican (incumbent); George White,
Democrat.
Seventeenth district — Ammon B.
Critchfield, Republican; William A.
Ashbrook, Democrat (incumbent.)
Twentieth district—Paul Howland,
Republican (incumbent); William Gor
don, Democrat. :
Wage Question Settled.
The wage question on all the Vans
derbilt lines has been settled, Am
nouncement has been made in New
York, that the so-called Baltimore &
Ohio rate had been awarded to the
trainmen and conductors on the Big
Four, the Lake Erie & Western, and
the Chicago, Indiana & Southern. Sim
ilar, adjustments had already beep
made on the New York Central proper
between Harrisburg and Buffalo and
on the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern and the Michigan Central, west of
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