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A June Birthday Party.
A llttlo girl whom the gods had fa
vored by permitting her to make her
V entrance Into this mortal aphoro on
a sunny day In Juno always had her
birthday celebration on tho lawn.
Each year this affair, which was al
ways n costume or character party,
was looked forward to not only by
tho participants In tho party pageant,
but by tho grown-ups who woro to
vlow' the r"f-no.
The invitations requested tho guests
to come costumed as tho flower des
ignated. Theso notes were written in
gold Ink on pale pink paper, tied to
a pink rosebud and delivered from
a rose trimmed basket.
Tho glrlB came as "roses" In all
their varieties. Then (hero wero Illy
of tho valley, violet, lily, daisy,
pansy, black-eyed Susan, etc. Tho
boyB woro sunflowers, bachelor's but
t .s, tulips, red carnations, and
chrysanthemums. Jack In tho Pulpit
and Johnny Jump Up wero also repre
sented. Crepe tlssuo paper and cheap
gauzes, tinsels and cambrics entered
largely Into tho construction of tio
costumes worn.
Soap bubbles occupied tho flr3t pa.rt
of the afternoon, the tennis court be
ing tho placo selected for tho contest.
'ho girls blew tho bubbles and the
boys fanned them over the not; tho
opposite Bide tried to keep" tho bub
ples from going over. Tho sldo get
ting ten bubbles over first won the
prize. Then things were rovorsed and
tho boys "blew" and tho girls "fan
ned." Glycerin In tho proportion
of a tablespoonful to a pint of wa
ter was used for blowing tho bub
bles, and the pipes had a rim of soap
around them lnsldo tho bowl which
causes tho fairy balls to grow to im
mense size and tho glycerin gives
lasting qualities unknown to the plain
soapy water. There were prizes for
this contest consisting of flower
shaped candy boxes filled with can
dled rose-petals.
At five o'clock supper was served
from a long table over which a can
opy of paper roses had. been made by
putting up tall stakes at regular In
tervals from which theso garlands
wore fastened; tho roof was made
by cris-crosslng heavy wire and cov
orlng with vines. The roses were sus
pended by fine florist wlro and tho ef
fect was excellent
Tho refreshments consisted of
minced chicken sandwiches, lemon
ado, sugar wafers, strawberry Ice
Three Costumes That Are
Worthy of Special Notice
Tho costume at tho left Is a design
suitable for navy serge, and will bo
found useful for everyday wear.
Tho skirt wrais over In front from
lefi sldo In a point vhero It Is trim
med with two buttons and braid loops.
Tho coat Is cut with the points of
front wrapping over from right to left;
thero is no collar, but tho blouse col
lar of whlto silk, hemmed at edgos,
Ilea over tho neck of coat; cuffs of tho
same are tacked In tho wrists of
sleeves, and can bo easily removed.
Hat of mauve fancy straw, trimmed
with mauve and white osprcys.
Materials required for tho costume:
Flvo yards 44 Inches wide, 4 yards
lining Bilk for coat, 4 buttons.
Tho next shows a pretty Indoor
dress. Tho skirt Is In honey-colored
iluu cashmero. It has panels front
and back, tho sides being draped up
under them; buttons and loops trim
panels.
Tho smart coateo Is of satin the
samo color as skirt; It is cut Magyar.
Tho fronts balow tho bust are cut
croam, and a hugo birthday cako in
a wreath of pink roses. Pink can
dles In rosebud holdora graced the
cake.
A Jolly Bird Party.
ThlB llttlo bird guessing contest do
llghtod the heartB of a party of school
children. Tho oldost was fifteen and
tho youngest ton. Tho lnttor wa3
awarded tho boy's prize, which was a
match acratchor, made by mounting
a bird from Moxlco dono In real feath
ers. Tho Invitations woro decorated
with sopla drawings of birds dono
by tho young hostess. Tho questiona
and answers wero:
A Jolly out-door tlmo? A meadow
lark.
What hunters somotmos do? Kill
door. A quaint, old-fashioned name?
Phoebe,
Used in decorations? Hunting.
From whom do you buy meat?
Uutcnor bird.
A color Quakers like? Dovo.
f An unsteady light? Flickers.
Mntorial for cummer trousers?
Duck.
A stupid fellow? Booby.
A boy's name? Hob White.
What friends do? Chat.
Never seen In sumraor? 'Snow.
An amusemont for children?
Teeter.
What farmers need In harvest?
Thrasher.
What a dog does when happy?
Wag tall.
A colored tool? Yellow hammer.
A celebrated artist? Whistler.
Tho dining room had flvo or six
cages of canaries suspended from
branches of trees, and thero was a
cage over tho tablo with trailing
vines that mado a most offectivo cen
terpiece." A doll's gilt bird cage was
awarded tho little girl most success
ful In guessing. Tho. places wero
found at tho table by bird-shaped
cards done In water color. With tho
chocolato, funny, fat bird doughnuts
and bird cookies wero served, and
thero wero nests filled with candy
eggs at each placo.
Star Decoration.
A tablo decoration that elicited
much favorable comment from tho
guests was a five-pointed star, mado
of tin, and filled with flowers. Tho
placo cards were star-shaped and
boro appropriate iuotatlons, such as:
Look; how tho floor of heaven
Is thick Inlaid with patinos of bright
gold.
Who can count tho stars of heaven,
Who sing their Influence on this low
er world?
Silently, ono by one, in tho Infinite
meadows of heaven
Blossomed tho lovely stars, tho forget-me-nots
of tho angels.
Yo stars, which are the 'poetry of
heaven.
Tho ices and cakes woro star-sh.-.ped
and tho hostess worn t beam I
ful jewoled star In her hair.
MADAME MERRI.
Dainty Summer Portiere.
Red bordered whlto toweling, held
together with wide rick-rack braid,
makes a pretty portiero to hang in n
girl's room.
away to show a full vest of brocho
which matches tho collar; buttons
trim front and basquo, and laco ruffles
finish tho sleeves.
Materials required: 2 yarda cash
mero 46 Inches wide, 1V& yard satin
42 inches wide, 20 buttons, one-half
yard brocho 22 inches wide, 1 yard
laco 4 Ms Inches wide.
In tho last a smart costume of
striped and plain material Is shown.
Tho skirt 1b in hazol brown and
black stripe, tho wrapped seam up
center front and back being piped with
black.
Tho blouao coat of plain is cut with
long shoulders, to which tho sleoves
aro cut in wrapped seams; the collar
and cuffs are of the stripe.
Toque of swathed tulle in a pretty
shade of mauve, trimmed with a
feather mount.
Materials required: 2 yards 44 In
ches wide, for skirt, three-olghtha
yard satin 22 Inches wide on the
cross 2V& yards 41 Inches wldo for
coat, 2 yards silk 42 Incho3 wldo for
lining.
N SYLVAN SETTING
It Was Only a Stage Scene. With
Birds and Trees for an
Audience.
By MARIAN JORDAN.
Jerry Wnland, gladdened by un
expected leave of absence, managed
to catch tho 10:30 train Tor Stillwa
ter. Ho did not untold the nowspa
por ho had bought nor did hoNo'nter
tho smoking car durlrig the hour's
Journey. Ho sat perfectly quiet In a
corner of tho seat, pulled his hut down
over his eyes and dreamed of tho glad
surprlso In Elinor Hlnlno'a fuco when
she saw him, coming.
Ho was tho only passenger to alight
nt the little rod-painted station und ho
watched tho dusty train crawl away
among tho scrub oaks beforo ho turn
ed Into tho nanow, wood bordered
path that was a short cm to the
Blaine's placo.
nirds .oang In the tall trees and
there were murmurlngs and scurry
lugs of Insect life among the dry
leaves under foot, and the ftilnt, elu
sive sconts of tho deop woods.
Suddenly tho tall trees thinned to
cleared land, und beyond lay tho green
canopies of a hundred apple trues. It
was tho Hlalno orchaid Hero Jerry
would hide and Imitate the call of tho
wood thrush muny a time during tho
past two summers had he lured Elinor
from tho houne with Ills magic fluting
and sho had confessed that some
times she had been docctved by the
actual brown bird himself.
The brown trunks of tho apple trees
mudo long goldon-green aisles of tho
orchard. As Jerry stepped softly
along tho springy turf ho glimpsed a
touch of the pale color from tho house
nnd ho saw that Elinor herse'lf was
coming to the orchard. What luck!
Tho low branches of a tree tempted
him, and ho swung up until ho was
quito hidden In the green foliage.
From his porch ho could see Elinor's
golden hair glinting In tho sun. Pres
ently sho waB in plnln view, stepping
slowly down ono of tho green aisles
toward him.
What a picture she made her deli
cate blonde beauty enhanced by tho
pnlo bluo muslin gown alio woro, with
Its round neck and short slecvea
edged with n foam of dainty Inco.
From pink ribbons she swung n whlto
leghorn hat laden with pink roses and
her llttlo white-shod feet looked like
white mice. This waB Jerry's thought.
Ho wondered If she was thinking
of him at least sho should have been,
he argued for her lovely head was
slightly lifted and her bluo eyes we're
dreamily fixed on tho vista beyond,
Defore Jerry could fiuto tho first
thrush-llko call Elinor had paused and
with glad eyes and tremulous smile
fixed straight ahead, she waited.
Jerry craned his neck, and as hasti
ly drew back, his mind In a tumult,
his heart hammering In Jealous de
spair. A man wns coming such a man,
too! Ho was handsomer than homely
Terry Wayland; a man dressed tu
whlto serge, with a white Panama hat
tilted back on his dark curly hair and
his whlto teeth gleaming beneath a
tiny black mustache. As he drew
nearer Jerry noticed with another
pang that the stranger woro a lnven
der silk scarf and lavender socks.
The two tho girl waiting nnd the
man slowly advancing with love-light
In his oyes made a picture In tho
sunlit orchard.
At last they met and the man gath
ered tho girl's' hands In both his own
and lifted them to his lips.
"French!" muttered Jerry dazedly.
Elinor hung her head shyly.
"I thought you would never como,
Paul," she sahr In her low, sweet
voico "Dear heart," ho kissed her
hands onco more before ho reluctantly
dropped thorn. "You wero waiting
for mo?"
"Yes," sho sighed.
"And you meant what your letter
said that you caro for me there Is
no ono cl&o?" ho asked softly.
"Thero is no one elbe," sho re
turned. "Thoro never has been another
that you loved?" ho persisted.
"Never," sho said, turning her blue
eyes trustfully to him.
There was a fallen log nearby and
Elinor sat down upon it, inMantly
forming another picture of beautiful
innocence Paul rested one foot on
the log nnd bent gracefully over her.
"Dearest," ho said, holding the llttlo
hand sho lifted confidingly to his. "If
your father were not so obdurate, I
would be the happiest man In the
world."
Elinor .ndly shook her head ' lie
Is cruej sho faltered.
"Of course, I am penniless, hut I
nm yung, and I havo two Miong
handi. to conquer worlds for jou!"
crieil Paul with sudden passion, and
yet yet your father holds to hlu
promise that you shall marry that
that what shall I call him?" he asked
brokenly.
"A morconary $" framed EWior's
sweet lips.
"That you shall marry a men inary
ape," wont on Paul angrily. What
can ho offer you Havo a broken life
a burden of debta and, oh, no dar
ling, wo cannot permit tho hafrillco.'
You must bo my wife promise me
that you will break, all bonds and
como to me "
Elinor's golden head slowly in lined
toward Paul's outHtrotehed arms Ho
knelt behind her and his arm. losed
around har.
"You will be mine?" ho mu: mured.
"Ah, yes I cannot cannot marry
him!" shuddered tho girl.
"Will you cooio to this orchard to
night moot mo hero nt tho end of tho
lane -and fly with me to bo my own
dear wifo forever?"
"I will," answered Elinor solemnly
Jerry Wayland, whlto nnd slinking,
leaned against his frail support in tho
treo. It Is given to few men to wit
ness tho love scenes betwoon a fnlth
less sweetheart and n more success
ful rival. What agony endured durlug
that brief lntervlow!
So Elinor Illnlno did not lovo him
after all! Their wooing hnd become
a mockory In her ojes sho consid
ered him a "morcenary npo" Of
course he had nut much beyond his
very good salary, but Lovl Hlalno's
daughter was far from being an heir
ess. If they thought that ho had
been tempted by the fine old farm, and
orchards, why Jerry B.vnllowed hard.
Suddenly the song of a thrush
thrilled from a dlstnnt tree. Jerry
looked down wjth mlserablo eyes.
Tho man nnd girl had been speak
ing In low, tender tones, but the song
of tho thrush stilled thorn. There was
a tense sllonco until tho last beautiful
uoto hud died away. Elinor hnd somo
how stiffened to nttonlion nnd Jerry
saw her bteallng a startled glance to
ward the end of tho orchard whence
he had entered t
"Sho Is afraid of mo thinks I may
be near that will relievo her mind '
ended Jerry bitterly as the shy brown
blid whirred away towards tho woods
"Ah, hero comes your futher I
must go. lie will only mnko It worse
for you If ho finds me. You will be
ready tonight? You will meet mo
here nt eleven?" whispered Paul,
hastily.
"Yes, yes, go, dear one ho Is com
ing'" crlod Elinor fearfully, glancing
over her shoulder.
As Paul weut In graceful haste back
along tho way ho had come, thoro
broke a loud clapping of lnvlslblo
hnuds all about him.
"Splendid, Elinor It was great!"
"flood!"
"Hrava!"
"Thank you, good people 1 Now,
gallory gods, prepare for tho second
net of 'Another Lovo.' My angry fa
ther cannot appear bocauso Georgo
Hurst's motor car has brokon down
ten miles away and George Bnya tho
angry father scene will havo to wait
until ho can get tin ox team to tow
him Into town." Elinor stood bononth
Jerry's tree whllo sho spoke and to
tho young man's nniazomont tho sur
rounding trees gave fortli an audience
of half a dozen young men and wom
en, who proceeded to rehearse whnt
appeared to bo a comedy for tho bene
fit of tho Village Improvement so-,
elety.
At Inst, when tho final act camo to
an end, Elinor stood thero nlonc, tho
others dispersing. Even tho hand
Mime Paul, who off tho Btago answered
to tho humblo namo of Poter Smith,
hnd gone away with evident nbsorb
tlon In another girl, and still Elinor
lingered:
Suddenly sho said, Bwootly:
, "Do como out of that tree, Jorry,
dear! It must bo frightfully uncom
fortable up there. Oh, you bear!"
she cried ,as Jerry gathered her up
In Ills strong arms.
"You know I wns up thoro?" ho
asked, dl.zy with renewed happiness.
"Of courso. Snm Wnters telephoned
from tho atntlon that he was Bonding
your luggage down by tho stage and
ever slmco I've been In the orchard
hero your tan shoos have been dang
ling In full sight."
"Darling!" cried tlio relieved
Jerry
(Copyilglit, J013, by tho McCluro Nows
pnper Syndlcato )
A Unique Club.
Ono of tho oldest of social clubs
over established in Loudon was tho
Evei lusting club, limited In member
ship to 100. The members divided tho
day amongst them In such a way that
thero woro alwnys como membera
present upon the club premises. Tho
clubhouse wns burned down nt tho
time of tho great lire of London, whon
tho only remaining member of the
promises waB nearly burned to death
because ho had rofused to leave be
fore ho hnd ehiptled all tho bottles on
tho tublo. Tho fire for lighting tho
members' pIpeB was nover allowed to
go out, an old woman bolng kopt sole
ly for tho purpose of attending to It.
During tho f0 years of Its oxlstenco
tho members smoked 50 tons of to
bacco, drank IIO.OOO butts of nlo, 1,000
pipes of port and 200 barrels of
brandy, besides other drinks.
For Street Car Riders.
In Dussehlorf, Germany, a campaign
of education bus been started for
street car riders, the idea bolng to
facilitate tho service and to avoid
many of the dangers to which pas
scngors often expose themselves un
necessarily Fifty por cent, of tho ac
cidents are due to pontons alighting
or embarking whllo tho vchlclo Is In
motion and for the purposo of demon
strating the proper and approved
mothods of performing those opera
tions a moving picture exhibition has
b"pn devised. Tint rcBUlt of theso
demonstrations has been very satlsfnc
tc.ry and a great Improvement In tho
vo'idition of affairs has been noted.
Elevated Reservoir.
According to the London Financinl
Times, tho largeot elevated reservoir
In the world In about to bo eroctod at
Cabalito, neai Dueiios Aires, In con
nection with tho Banltary Improvomont
sdhemes of the Argentine capital, jit
will consist of three tiers of wrought
iron columns Imbedded In heavy con
croto foundations. The total capacity
will bo sixteen million gallons, and
tho structure will bo 123 foot high,
from tho baio of tho rolumns to the
top of tho roof It will contain 15,400
tons of Iron nnd stool. The contract
ha3 been awardod In England.
PlOIPLl
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON'S BIG DISTRICT
around, becnuso ho s very standpat.
Taking n header Into statistics, Johnson'n district comprlsoa moro than
20,000 squaro miles, an nrea as big as thnt of half Ohio and cqunllug tho ter
ritory of threw or four Now England states. It Includes tho Olympic ponln
fliiln, which takes In tho big city of Tncoma and a good part of southwest
Washington.
However, out of all tho torrltory that Johnson embellishes In Washington,
one-third Is In foroHt reaorvo; and tho lands held by tho government cut up
tho country so that at the last oloctlon ft took a week to gut nil tho roturnB
ussotubled
MRS. AVA WILLING
Mrs. Avn Willing ABtor Is In I ami
don again looking younger nnd moro
fostivo than ovor. Sho la wearing
charming neutral tints, presumably
for tho late millionaire, hor divorced
husband, who went down In tho Ti
tanic. It Is considered very good
tasto on the part of Mrs. ABtor to do
this, for thero wero very fow women
who would havo marked that sad
ovont In tho circumstances. Thoso
who know her best, however, say thnt
In hor honrt of honrts sho was very
fond of tho dead man, though nftor
tlfo divorco sho tried to hldo tho fact
that her prldo waB bo wounded.
Llko n fow other smart Ameri
cans In town sho wont promptly to
seo the Connnughta, but It appears
sho got further than tho rest, ns she
was admitted to tho bedroom of tho
duchesB. There Is tho greatest ex
citement as to whether hor son, Vin
cent, will put in nppenranco horo this
summor. It Is snld his mother has n
vory charming llttlo maiden of great distinction in her oyo for him, as alio
is pining for him to marry a Ilrltlsh girl of tltlo. Ho Is roputod very difficult
to manago and docs not wolcomo nny Intorforonco with IiIb matrimonial
affairs at ioast, so says his mother, who admits to having hor hands full In
regard to his futuro. Frankly, sho says sho will havo no real happlnosB until
sho sees him settled down satisfactorily out of tho reach of fortunu huntora.
SENATOR THOMPSON'S LUCKY STAR
wJH Mjh' fa'
famous falls, which havo a drop of uoveral hundred feet In fact, aro highor
than Niagara.
Ily chance n log, which was drifting ahead of them, snagged In the plies
or a bridge and the bont Jammed against It, holding them secure till persons
on tho brldgo above dropped a rope by which thoy wero roBcued. So Senator
Thompson Is a firm bellover in his "stnr" of fnto being n lucky ono.
MRS. HOUSTON, WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
Mrs. David Franklin Houston, tnll
and splendidly proportioned, the wlfo
of tho secretary of agrlculturo, Is ono
of the most Impressive-looking womon
In tho now clrclo of executive
hostesses In Washington A native or
Texas, sho seems to breathe tho spirit
of tho great land pf tho Klo Grande,
and sho has many claims to distinc
tion. "Although my hUBbnnd has lived
In many states," nld Mrs. Houston
tho other day, "my life hns not been
so varied Austin, tho capital of
Texas, la my birthplace. I was mar
i led thero and remained until live
yearn ago, when we went to St. Louis.
University life Is nn oxcollent train
ing for social duties, no mattor how
wide the scope, and I feel familiar In
my present environment, though this
Is my first resldenco In Washington.
In Austin nnd In St Louis our faculty
life was filled with pleasant events
and we had to plan our days carofully
to fit in nil that was remiisito. 1 seo It Is much the same thing horo and I
anticipate keen enjoyment whon I nm entirely accustomod to tho routlno."
Airs Houston, though regretful ut spoiling a protty romance, la tin
authority for tho statoment.that sho never studied under her husband at the
University of Texan.
Kepresentntlvo Albort Johnson, tho
nowly olocted ropresontativo from tho
Second district of Washington, has
moro coast lino to look after than
any other man In congress. It la
laved, or whatever the word la, by tho
waters of tho Columbia rlvor, tho
StraltB of Fuca, the Pacific ocean nnd'
Puget sound to tho aggregate of 1,000
miles; and tho Job of maclng light
houses, rovenuo cuttors and so on out
of congressfor thnt tubful of drink
Is somo Job, bdltovo Johnson.
Othor natural wondora In tho
Johnson district Include two foreat
reserves, the Olympla nnd tho Hal
nior, tho lnttor flock of segregated
lumber coming In only In part In
(ho heart of tho Olympla roservo Is a
national monument created for tho
protection of tho Hoosovolt elk, or. as
tho hlghbrowB put it, tho cervua
Itoosovoltus. Yea, of course, they're
named after T. It. You havo to whts
por this, though, whon Johnson's
AST0R IN LONDON
Tho now sonator from Knnaan,
William H. Thompson, Is ono of tho
youngest-looking men In congress,
nnd any ono not familiar with IiIb
face might think him his own secretary-
With an almost boyish face tho
senator combines a happy disposition
nnd that rare quality which In sup
posed to bolong exclusively to tho
fomlnlno box Intuition,
Ho IoIIb himself of many romnrk
nblo events In which ho hafl on suv
oral occasions had narrow .escapes
from fatal accldonts. Onco, when
traveling with his fnmlly, ho1 wns de
tailed In a small town which boasted
of a frame hotol. Mr. Thompson folt
that such a building wns uiiBnfe, hired
an nuto, drove his fnmlly forty miles
homo and that vory night tho hotel
wns burned to tho ground.
Anothor time ho wna boating with
his wlfo on Yollowstono lake, when
tho boat caught In tho strong current
and was rapidly floating toward tin
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