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Famous Quarrel Explained
Hitherto Unpublished Version of the
Real Cause of Thomae C. Platt'e
Resignation From the Senate
Given by E. J. Edwards.
In a recent number of a popular
nagazlne the late Thomas C. Piatt
tells, In his autobiography, his ver
sion of the situation that led hlra and
Rosooe Conkllng to resign from the
United States senate a few weeks after
President Garfield had sent to that
body the nomination of Judge William
H. Robertson as collector of the port
Of New York. In one place the sena
tor says that when he learned that the
tnan who bad been Instrumental In
defeating the Grant movement for a
third-term nomination had been fa
vored of the .president without the
knowledge and approval of the New
York senators, who had fought for
Grant's nomination, He, Piatt, walked
over to Conkllng and exclaimed: "I
hall send my resignation to Governor
Cornell tonight" Then the t wo went
Into conference, Conkllng Insisting
that we should wait and fight it out
In the committee to which the Robert
son nomination had been referred."
But, "I finally Induced Conkllng, on
May 14, to Join me In offering our
Joint resignations."
Why did 8enator Piatt not desire to
"fight it out ' in the committee" to
which this nomination, which was so
distasteful to him, had been roferrcd?
Because we have been so humiliated
a United States senators from the
great state of New York," Is the rea
son he gives. That may have been the
reason In part, perhaps, but as the
belief Is quite general in old-time na
tional political circles that Senator
Piatt did not reveal all ho knew about
the Robertson incident In his autobi
ography, I am tolling todny a hitherto
unpublished version of the real reason
of Piatt's resignation, and I toll it on
the authority of the lute Col. John R.
Van Wormer.
"The real, and not tho ostensible
reason of Mr. Piatt's resignation from
the United States senate dates back
to the closing days of 1880 and the
flrst days of 1881 when, prior to the
Republican legislative caucus at Al
bany, the party leaders were busily
engaged In trying to determine upon
the man to succeed Francis Kernan, a
Democrat, In the United States sen
ate." said Colonel Van Wormer. "That
legislature waa Republican by a safe
majority, and, therefore, Mr. Kernan
oould not be re-elected.
"Now, there was a strong element of
Appeal That Got $50,000,000
- :
How the Bankers of the East Re
sponded Instantly to Secretary
8almon P. Chase's Call
for Financial Aid.
The late George S. Coe of New York
and New Jersey was one of the great
bankers of United States at the time
of the civil war and for twenty years
thereafter. During the first two years
of the war he was more intimately as
sociated with the Lincoln administra
tion on the financial aide than any
tber of the country's prominent bank
ers of that period. Of course, he thus
came Into close and Intimate contact
with Salmon P. Chase, who has gone
down In history as one of the coun
try's great secretaries of tho treas
ury. Tor a number of years before be
tweeme a member of Lincoln's cabinet
1 bad conceived a high admiration for
Mr. Chase," said Mr. Coe to me when
old-time finance was under discussion,
"but not until soma months after the
outbreak of the civil war was I privi
leged to meet him. and that meeting
resulted In one of the most dramatic
Incidents In connection with big
finance of which I have personal
knowledge.
"At the height of the uncertainty
over the government's financial condi
tion, following the outbreak of war,
the bankers of the east New York.
Philadelphia and Boston received an
intimation that the secretary of the
treasury was anxious to meet them In
confidence, for he bad a message of
Eeat importance to communicate to
, em. An appointment waa at once
made for Secretary Chase to meet us
in the directors' room of the bank of
which I was then president.
"There, prompt almost to the sec
em d, Mr. Chase appeared on the day
Md hour set and we were Introduced
one after the other to him. The gra
cious dignity of the man, a certain
majesty of manner I do not know
The Preservation of Venison
i Venison, as everyone knows, re
quires careful preservation. If in spite
f every care It seems likely to go
jwrong. an old English housewifery
book gives the following recipe for Its
. redemption,
j "Take strong ale, and put to it wine
, vinegar, as much as will make it
sharp. Then set It on the fire and boll
lit well and scum It and make of It a
strong brine with bay salt or other
salt; then take It off and let It stand
till It be cold, then put your venison
Into It and lot It lye In it full twelve
hours.
i Then take out from that meer aauce
and press it well. Then parboyl It,
and season It with pepper and salt, and
bake It"
The veulson, the housewife goes on
to say, must be baked In a "coffin"
11. e., Inclosed In a paste case well lined
.with butter. After it Is baked pour
J through a hole In the case some melt'
,ed butter, three tablespoonfuls of vin
egar and sis of claret, and let It lie
the party In favor of the election of
Richard Crowley, who had represented
ono of the New York district In con
gress for a number of years. 'Dick'
was a very popular man. He was a
very strong Ftalwart, the name of the
party faction headed by Conkllng.
"But there was a wing of the party,
under the leadership of Channcey De
pew, which, while not exactly opposed
to Senator Conkllng, was disposed to
be friendly to Judge William H. Rob
ertson, who bad taken such a leading
part In blocking Conkllngs plans for a
third term nomination for Grant This
Depew-Ied wing was rather favorably
disposed towards the nomination of
LTom Piatt for senator.
"But when we who were baeklpg
Crowley heard that Levi P. Morton,
who, It was thought at that time,
would be secretary of the treasury un
der Carflrld, looked with favor upon
Piatt's candidacy, we at last had a
meeting with Piatt. At that meeting
we told him that If he would pledge
himself not to make anv war nnon
JuiIro Robertson for imsettlnar the
Stalwarts' plan to nominate Grant
If he would not encourage any further
factional disturbances in the party
we would throw the Crowley support
to him, and thus assure him of the
Confession of
How .the Brilliant Kansan Told E. J.
Edwards That He Could Project
Himself Into the Future and
Determine Coming Events.
In midsummer of 1883 I was on my
way to the New Mexican ranch of
Stephen W. Dorsay, former United
States senator from Arkansas, and
during tho national campaign of 1880
prominently before the country as sec
retary of the Republican national com
mittee. It was a visit that resulted In
Senator Dorsay exposing the manner
In which ho had collected and used
$200,000 in new two-dollar bills for the
purpose of making the state of In
diana return a majority for the Repub
lican candidates.
Sometime during the night the train
on which I traveled between St. Louis
and Kansas City was held up for sev
eral hours by a freight wreck dead
ahead. The confusion Incident to the
clearing of the track caused all the
passengers In the sleeping car to be
astir early in the morning. That la
how better to express It the great
Intellectuality revealed in his fa- e, the
noble poise of his head, his entlrj per
sonality, greatly Impressed me, :nd I
am certain that every other banl.ur in
that room was equally Impressed.
"Soon after the Introductions were
over and a few casual remark i had
been made. Secretary Chase began to
deliver his message. He spoke quiet
ly, In a low tone of voice, but every
word was distinctly uttered; his was
one of the most attractive voices l
have ever heard in private conversa
tion, and then it was that I under
stood what his great charm as a pub
lic speaker was. And this was the
message he brought to us, substan
tially In these very words:
" 'Gentlemen, the government of the
United States Is In need of gold. It Is
In greater need of gold than of an
army. This la so because It will not
be difficult to raise whatever size
army we may find necessary to save
the Union. Enlistments will proceed,
are proceeding, all over the north. But
what are we to do with an army un
less we can feed It, clothe It, provide
It with equipment and ammunition?
"'Now, gentlemen, I am no finan
cier. It Is my duty, under the law, to
administer the finances of the coun
try, but It Is no part of my duty, nor
Is It within my power, to raise money
until congress gives me that power.
You are men of finance. It la your
business to know how to raise money.
I appeal to you. having nothing to of
fer except the credit of the govern
ment, and the preservation of the
Union for fifty millions in gold. You
know how to secure that gold. I shall
know how to make wise and efficient
use of It. This, gentlemen. Is the
message 1 had to deliver to you.' "
Mr. Coe leaned forward In his chair.
"He got the gold on the InBtant." be
said, emphatically.
(Copyright. 1910, by K. J. Edwards. All
Klahta Reserved.)
and cool In this, after which It will be
excellent cold. London Dally Tele
Telegraph. Divorced Woman's Right.
Has a divorced wife, who Is mar
ried again, a right to flirt with her
divorced husband? It Is said such a
case exists In Atchison, and that
when one of the woman's friends told
her there was "talk," the woman re
plied: "Good heavens, the people In
this town will talk about anything!
Haven't I a right to receive atten
tions from the man who was once my
husband?" Atchison Globe
His Identity Disclosed.
Judge What do you do during the
week?
Witness Nothing.
Judge And on Sunday?
Witness I take a day off.
Judge Oh, I see. What salary does
the city pay you? Llpplncott s.
senatorial nomination and election.
"It would be Impossible to conceive
of any more earnest assurances than
Mr. Piatt then gave us. He declared
he was sick and tired of factional dis
turbance and wanted to bring about
a general reconciliation, and with that
pledge made to us Mr. Piatt was able
to secure a sufficient number of votes
to place him In the United Slates sen
ate. "A few weeks after Mr. Piatt had
taken his seat. President Garfleld, un
known to the senator, sent to the sen
ate the nomination of Judge Robert
son as collector of tha port of New
York.
"Tom Piatt was In a flx. I have
heard that the night following the an
nouncement of J he nomination he did
not sleep a wink. He had more to be
worried about than Senator Conkllng,
even, for there was that pledge to us
old Crowley men. It was that that
bothered Tom Piatt most, and It was
that that finally forced him to reach
his unalterable determination to re
sign". 'I can't vote to confirm Robert
son's appointment,' was his conclu
sion. 'But, on the other band. I am
under Dledeo to those who made mv
election as senator possible not to op
pose that appointment with my vote.
I am between two' fires. There is
nothing left for me to do but to re
sign from the senate.'
(Copyright, 1910. by E. J. Kdwarda, All
ItlKlita Resi-rved.)
John J. Ingalls
all excepf? one, at the rear end of the
car, and not until nearly ten o'clock
was there a head thrust between the
curtains of the lower berth, revealing
the late riser as none other than Sen
ator John J. Ingalls of Kansas.
"Senator, you are a late sleeper,"
I said a little later In the smoking
compartment, "and, apparently, a very
sound one. All the rest of us In the
car were up early owing to the freight
wreck that has made us so late."
The brilliant1 Kansan smiled.
"My method of spending the night
In a sleeping car differs from that of
most persons," he said. "I usually go
to bed an hour or so before midnight.
Then, while I sink Immediately Into a
physical lethargy that Is luxurious,
my mind becomes very active. This
mental activity seems to bring to the
surface, so to speak, the sub-conscious
quality that Is in every human
being, and it continues until about
two o'clock, when I sink Into a pro
found slumber that will last for eight
hours If the train schedule permits.
"Now, when my mind thus becomes
active and It does so only In a sleep
ing car I find that I am studying
the psychological side of my nature.
You may have heard It said that I am
an atheist, or an agnostic, but both
accusations are absolutely untrue. I
am a profound believer In a first, all
powerful and ever-controlling Cause,
and am persuaded that it Is a con
scious Cause. But there Is much that
we do not know, and we, cannot know,
since the mind Is mortal, and. there
fore, reasoning Is confined within mor
tal limitations. Yet, as-my mind Is
nctive as I lie in my berth, I find my
self absolutely convinced, and not by
nny process of reasoning, that tho
vital, conscious element In my na
ture existed before my birth, and
must exist after my death. I that
Is to say, that part of me which t
recognize, my consciousness haa
existed from the beginning and will
exist forever."
Tor a few moments Mr. Ingalls sat
looking thoughtfully out of the win
dow. "And as I have pondered upon this,"
he continued, "I have found It possi
ble to project myself Into the future;
I know, for Instance, at what time my
service In the United States senate
will end, although I do not know why
It will end. To know that would In
volve considerations entirely apart
from my projected consciousness. And
I also know, or am convinced that I
know, the time of my death, although
I do not know the place or cause. It
Is a consciousness that has given me
great peace of mind. It has abso
lutely relieved me from all sense of
personal danger. Ah, the soul, as dis
tinguished from the Intellect. Is the
marvelous part of our natnret It haa
never been explained and never will
be; It Is not a part of our mortality."
Seventeen years later, with perfect
serenity, John Jamos Ingalls ap
proached his end. And I have often
wondered since then whether hla
great peace of mind as he faced the
grim reaper of us all would Justify
the impression that he had predicted
accurately the time of his death.
(Copyrisht, 1910. by E. J. Edwards. Ali
Klghti (teaerved.)
Football In Russia.
Football Is taking an extraordinary
hold of the Russian youth. A aerlet
of matches played recently In a largs
Russian city attracted over 30,000
spectators at each game. It Is the
English gsme according to association
rules that is played and the terminol
ogy is adopted without translation. It
sounds curious to hear a Russian
crowd shouting "offside." "corner" or
"free kick" as they watch the play.
But most wonderful of all Is the vo
cabulary of the reporters who desclbe
the matches. Apparently they are
really musical critics of some preten
sion, for their published reports
abound In meutlon of the crescendo
passuges and bravura thrills accom
plished by the football players.
O-O O Oh
Miss Chatterton (gushlng'y)What
a magnificent great Danel And, of
course, his name la Hamlet?
Mr. Galey (the owner) Not exact
ly; you see. 1 e r, could at consist
ently use that name.
Miss Chatterton And why, prayf
Mr. Oaley The best I could do wat
te call her Ophelia 1
AND 'Wh
TO DETECT SPURIOUS NOTES
Value of Tester In Banks or Other
Places Where Much Money Is
Hsndled Readily 8een.
for the purpose of better "detecting
coi-uterfeit notes a New York woman
has Invented a testing apparatus
which brings the notes under the vi
sion of a strong magnifying glass.
The device closely resembles the old
fashioned stereoptlcon. First there
Is a long arm with a handle t one
end and a magnifying glass mounted
above the handle. The other end slides
through a supporting frame with
spring pressed urms and hooks at the
tops of two uprights. Midway be
tween the two uprights and extending
above the grooved rail that holds the
note Is a wire to keep the note from
Bank-Note Tester.
sending It In the center. When there is
any suspicion about the genuineness of
a bill It is the work of a few minutes
to adjust tso note In the stand and in
spect it carefully under the glass. The
most skillful counterfeit will not stand
this test. The value of such a device
in ban'.; and other places where a
great deal of money Is handled will be
readily seen.
NEW SAPPHIRE NOT GENUINE
French Scientist Discovers Solution of
Problem That Has Baffled
Many Heretofore.
News comes from Paris that at last
artificial sapphires "have been pro
duced, after many unsuccessful experi
ments. ,
Artificial ' rubles are now an old
story. The artificial stones have all
the properties, chemical, physical and
optical, of the natural gems. The one
way in which experts can detect them
is by finding them too .perfect, as the
natural gems have microscopic irregu
larities and inclosed imperfections
that are absent from the artificial
product.
The stumbling block in the making
of sapphires has been the color. Eith
er the experimenters could not pro
duce desired blue,, or the stone would
have a crystalline structure that made
Its detection easy.
Now, however, M. V rncuil has sub
mitted to the academy of sciences
stones which he has made, colored
with oxido of titanium, which, after
a severe examination, ;ire pronounced
Identical with true sarphlreH, .hough
It is Just possible that cutting them
in gem form may reveal some Irregu
larity of reflection or refraction.
SANITARY DEVICE FOR HOME
Simple Drinking Fountain Shown in
Illustration Herewith Has Many
Points of Superiority.
While the managements of public
Institutions are making rapid progress
In securing sanitary conditions, the
average person is looking forward to
having the same benefits in, his own
home, says Popular Mechanics. The
ever-flowing drinking fountain in pub
lic school buildings makes a germ
proof method of obtaining water with
out the aid of a glass or tin cup. Prac
tically the same sanitary drinking
For Home Use.
fountain has made its appearance in a
device that may be attached to any
water pipe connoctlon fur use in
homes as well as large and small
school buildings. This simple foun
tain, as shown in the illustration, yhas
a few points of superiority1, one Mjf
which is the glass over-flowing cupj
When the water is turned off for the,
night or at times when there is no
use for It, the pipe and cup are com
pletely 'drained through small holes
provided for that purptse. The valve
Is set to make the overflow right on
the water pressure.
Use for Resinite.
The United States consul at Chem
nitz has sent to the bureau of manu
factures a sample of a new substance
called resinite, Invented In Germany,
which can be used for the manufac
ture of articles which are now made
of celluloid. The material Is produced
In a variety of modifications by the
union of formaldehyde and carbolic
acid In connection with certain metal
lic salts. It has many advantages, but
the most Important In comparison
with celluloid Is Its resistance to
flame It Is non-combustible. This
latter quality ought to make resinite
take the place of celluloid In a short
time, aa the Inflammability of the lat
ter product Is so great that people
who use articles made from It are In
danger whenever they approach fire.
I
I
Means of Determining Distance Aero
planes Make in Air by Giant
Leveling Pod.
The small captive balloon, the giant
leveling rod rising high In the air. and
the man. with the cansit .re means
adopted at aviation meets' 'determine
the height eached by the contesting
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Aviation Field at Brescia, Italy.
aeroplanes, says Popular Mechanlca
The phoK graph was taken at the mo
ment Rouglor was passing the Indica
tor during aviation week at Brescia,
italy. England's first permanent avia
tion field h:i n rnmnlala .vafom
height-measuring devices, also.
MOTOR CAR USED IN 1861
Elijah Ware Raced Machine Against
Feet Horses Nearly Fifty Years
Ago Was Success.
"!t Is generally understood that the
era of the motor car dates from 1870.
but It lias recently been found," said
Jesse W. Perkins of Portland, Me., to
a Washington Post reporter, "that
Elijah Ware, once a well-known rail
road construction engineer In Boston
and vicinity, Invented a very success
ful machine In 1 SGI.
'its success may bs Judged from the
fart that Kr. Ware was in the habit of
racins his car w.rh fast trotting horses
on the old plank road at Bayonne, N.
J., and was able to go over fields, up
ntn si iitl down dale. He was always
thinking of some mechanical schemes,
but could not order his groceries with
out being cheated or Imposed upon.
The house is still standing where he
built his aulo. The machine's appear
ance, when completed, resembled a
modern fire engine more than an auto
mobile. Wood was used forluel, and a
small Iron boiler generated steam for
the oscillating engines. With the steel
and gruss machinery and gayly paint
ed woodwork It must have had quite
a dashing appearance.
"When Mr. Ware completed and
first tried his engine a crowd collected
to see the first run. As a whole the
people looked unfavorably at Elijah's
achievement, and some went so far as
to have It denounced by police authori
ties as a public nuisance, because
they thought it would frighten the
horses. Hut it seems thai the people
who tried to help him were the most
annoying. When one man asked 'If
there was anything for him to do,' Mr.
Ware replied, 'The trouble Is there
are too many trying to help." Mr.
Ware ran his machine very slowly In
tho streets, and those who saw him
say that his steam carriage made less
noise than the modern automobile. On
the roads he went like the wind, ac
cord lug to witnesses in the country.
The people under stovepipe hats and
poke bonnets must have been sur
prised when the glittering engine
came whizzing along the peaceful
roads, without rails, kicking up dust
and vomiting smoke wherever it
went."
Concrete Tubes.
Concrete tubes, posts, etc., are pro
dueed by centrifugal action at a fac
tory In Saxony. A steel skeleton may
be used to give strength to the pipe,
and this is inserted in a model, with a
suitable cement mixture, and this
mold which is in two sections Is
given 500 to 1,000 revolutions per
minute for 10 to 15 minutes in a series
of special machines. Asbestos fiber
is introduced to prevent the separa
tion of sand, etc., from the concrete.
The pipes formed are given uniform
thickness by keeping tlfe molds In a
horizontal position, and the shape
may be varied by inclining the molds.
The centrifugal force molds, presses
and dries the plastic muss.
Combination Kitchen Utensil.
A combination kitchen utensil In
vented by a Michigan woman resent
bles a metal mug. One side Is per
lorated to form a grater, and ovei
this "Is hinged a curved plate which,
when drawn up, permits the vessel to
hold anything except liquids.
The Syrian mission press at Beirut
prints the Bible in Arabic for 60,000,
0M people who speak that tongue.
It was about 1720, at Amsterdam
that Fahrenheit made his first ther
mometer, which has served as a mode)
ever since
New York's interior stTeams, It hai
been estimated, could be made to pro
duce 1.500,000 horse power If proper
ly harnessed.
A simple and practical voting and
vote-counting riachlne has been In
vented by a blind naval veteran In a
California soldiers' home.
The iort of Havre Is to be' improved
at a cost of $16,700,000. which will be
shared by the nation, department and
local chamber of commerce.
Blood letting was the great heart
depressant until modern times. Now
digitalis, veratrum and the coal tar
extracts are Just as powerful and
deadly as was the lance.
Although the London Radium In
stitute la to be opened In October
the management has been unable to
obtain the five and one-quarter
grammes of radium which It needs
for ttn therapeutic woru
Pffl NOTES OFM
! SCIENCE
INVENTION
T!AELY SUGGESTIONS
THAT WILL
HELP THE HOSTESS
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A New Year's Eve Party.
This really clever affair was original
with the hostess who gave It last year.
It came to my notice too late for use
then, so here it Is now, all fresh and
newly embellished. There were twelve
guests' with tl:e hostess. Each one was
assigned a month in the Invitation
and she came dressed to represent
that month. Then each' girl had the
privilege of asking a man who was to
come representing an event or promi
nent person associated with the month
represented by his "fair lady."
On arriving It was most interesting
to see the way the girls took to repre
sent the months and their escorts the
events. For instance, an animated
firecracker accompanied "July," a
"Santa Claus" came with "December,"
who was clad In pure white with a
cAaplet of holly.
There was an informal dance, and at
11 o'clock refreshments were serveB.
The guests all watching the hands of
the clock, at five minutes before 12 all
arose, Joined hands and sang, "Auld
Lang Syne." As the hour sounded
the hostess opened the front door for
the passing out of the old year and the
entrance of the little New Year.
There was a fortune cake contain
ing a good wish or prediction for each
guest. The latter were tightly rolled
and concealed In glided nut shells.
The place cards were cut In bell shape
and bad little calendars on them tied
with a knot of red ribbon. The one
who guessed the most "events" or
characters was presented with a wee
raveling clock; the other two prizes
vere calendars.
Some Good Games.
Here are some very old games, but
I am sure they will be brand new to
many of our young readers. The first
Is called "Catching the Snake's Tail"
and comes to im from Japan, where it
is a great favorite. The children form
in line, each with hands resting upon
the shoulders.-of the', player In. front
The one who. Is' to, act as 'catcher"
Is left out. The 'first child In the line
is called the "head" and the last one
the "tall." The "catcher" is placed
about fifteen feet from the "head,"
and at a signal he tries to catch the
"tail." or the last child In the "snake"
without touching anyone else. The
others may defend the "tall" by mov
ing about, keeping the line unbroken,
for if the line should be broken It is
equal to the "tail" being caught, and
that unlucky person must become the
catcher while the last named goes to
the head of the line.
Now for the second game, called
"Feather Play." It Is very amusing.
Embroidered Bells
i
HOUGH htgh-walsted dresses
are still very fashionable,
ber of coats and skirts
paa which adhere to the natural
"OlOl HUD, OUU AVI Ul
course, belts are a literal necessity.
A piece of Oriental embroidery gath
ered Into a handsome buckle at one
end and adorned with a row of eyelet
holes at the other makes a very effec
tive belt.
For morning wear a belt of linen,
worked with broderie Anglalse, Is both
useful and pretty, and has the addi
tional merit of washing easily, whilst
canvas, worked in cross-stitch or Rou
manian stitch, Is extremely effective,
and very quickly worked, red and blue
Ingrain cotton being perhaps the best
material In which to execute the em
broidery. The sporting, golfing girl
usually delights In a belt of crochet
worn with a neat shirt and a tie to
match, and these belts are often
Now doth the busy card flend com
mence her winter's work.
At this season of the year the house
smells of wet woodwork.
While the weather is very pleasant.
It Is also very enervating.
Brocades shot with metallic effects
make regal looking gowns.
Laplslaiull Is enjoying a revival
lor earrings and brooches.
The milliners and furriers are not at
all pleased with October's behavior.
Chan till y lace veils, In colors match
ing the costumes, are exceedingly
chlo.
Tho apple tree Is the most faithful
of the fruit trees. It will bear some
times for a hundred years.
Tiny brocade boxes, silk-lined and
with little frills of "Val.." are lovely
gifts. Silk stockings or handkerchiefs
may fill them.
Bmall bowl-shaped hats In black vel-
WahVju
although It sounds so simple. All the
players are seated on the floor, having
flrst counted "out" to see who will be
"It." A hollow square Is formed with
a sheet held close up to the chins of
the players on the floor. A feather Is
produced, a little downy thing, and
blown back and forth by the players.
The child who Is "It" Is to try to
catch the feather on one of the chil
dren or directly In front of a child
when that one becomes "It" The
feather must not be touched by the
hands of the children on the floor,
nor must they rise from the floor;
their hands must be kept under the.,
sheet, all manipulations of the feather
being done by blowing.
A Jolly Celebration.
A reader writes: "Last New Year's
night we had such a Jolly time I want
to tell you about it for the benefit ofj
all the department readers who may
want a real frolic.
"I asked the guests, who were all
Intimate friends, to come dressed like
children not over 10 years of age. At
the top of each Invitation card was
written:
Backward, turn backward, O, Time, It
your flight.
Make me a child again Just for tonight
"There was a lawyer, a minister,
and several prominent business men
among the guests, who came garbed
as boys; they called each other by
their front names, each brought a toy
and all entered heartily into children'
games. A picnic supper was served
on the floor In a room decorated with
small trees in tubs, ferns and palms
This wos supposed to be a 'grove,'
ana there were signs up like these:
'This way to the swimming hole.'
'Look out for the dog,' etc. There wai
stick candy, gum drops and heart mot
to candies. The women brought dolls
and played 'Come to see' most natur .
ally, as most of them had youngsters
to keep them In practise. We had
spelling bee, and sung the songs ol
our school days. The 'party went
down Into history as one of the besl
the hostess had ever achieved, whlct
Is saying much, as she is noted foi
her original schemes."
MADAME MERRI.
8llver Dress Trimmings.
( Silver dress trimmings may b
cleaned by covering them with pow
dered magnesia and leaving them for
two .hours. Rub the magnesia well
In and brush It off with a brush.
Dancing rFocks.
For dancing frocks for young girls
the bordered chiffons or plain or flow
ered nets made over china silk offei
splendid possibilities at a low cost
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worked in club colors, and are car
ried out In Tunisian stitch.
For evening dresses, the craze for
Jeweled effects extends to belts, and
charming girdles are to be seen made
of beads-and Jewels, which may be
copied without any great difficulty.
These are sometimes made on a bead
loom, such as Is used for making the
chains and necklaces that are worn
so much Just now, but there are plenty
of exceedingly effective designs which
may be quite easily carried out with
an ordinary needle and cotton. The
foundation cotton needs, of course, to
be really strong, and it Is best to use
thread or fairly thick silk for the pur
pose, whilst the beads will, of course,
be of a color chosen to match the
dress. Another pretty belt for evening
wear is embroidered in gold thread in
a conventional design of flowers and
leaves, the former being then filled In
with sparkling Jewels.
vet with a single flower at one Bide
an odd blossom preferred, are won
by exclusive women.
Not Awed by Czar.
To illustrate that royalty does not
inspire awe In American children, a
woman who recently returned from a
long trip abroad related this Incident:
"We were at Bad-Nauheim when the
crar was a guest there. My little boy
attracted the attention of some mem
ber of the Russian party, and he was
present by Invitation one day when
the cxar, the grand duchess of Hesse,
Captain Drentelen, the czar's military
secretary, and Baron Wassenbach
played tennis. When the boy returned
one of the young people, a tennis en
thusiast asked him: 'Well, how did
the czar play?' 'Rotten!' was his ex
pressive but shocking reply."
Worth Remembering.
One thing I have learnt, and I think
It Is worth remembering, that a heart
heaven may be reached and touched
everywhere, that one can help or hta
der happiness by a tin word. Amy
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