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SROCADE OPERA
COAT WITH CAP
OF GOLD LACE
) ROCADES in silk and volvot, crepo
and velvet and In satin have had,
ro having now and will contlnuo to
iavo a wonderful vogue. They aro
luxurious and beautiful and drapo tho
Eguro In tho manner of classic dra
cry. Women aro Inspired by them;
(they embody tho "splendor dear to
Kvomen" which Tennyson noted. There
ia no gainsaying their offect upon tho
carriage of their wearers. They aro
queenly garments.
Tho fabrics aie wonderful to start
"with, as rich looking a3 tho old,
"heavy brocades after which they aro
patterned, and as light and supple
as crepe. Many of them show raised
velvet flowers or conventional designs
on a crepo ground, tho velvet flowers
weighing the crepo so that it hangs
In lovely lines about tho figure.
Theso garments are cut longer than
plush or cloth coats in order to cover
The Simplest
ti attractive waist made of all-
over laco is shown here, which is
as situplo as can be and at the same
time stylish and effective. It is cut
by a blouse pattern, having the
Hleeves and bodlptf in one. The seams
nro set together with hem-stitching
and frlllsof' net finish them and the
neck.-"
""TJnliko many net and laco waists,
tho sleeves are barely elbow length,
for In many o,' tho new waists thoy
aro long. Inj'act, ono exlromo or
tho other seems to bo tho rule either
very long, coming well down over tho
hands, or else ending just abovo the
cibow.
A waist like t.iat shown is useful in
many ways. It is Cut on tho right
UiiPri by expert cutters. Women buy
these simple lace and not waists and
uso them as a foundation on which
to build much more elaborate af
fairs. By ndding chiffon drapery em
broidered motifs, lino not or laco
Bultnps, handsome girdles thoy work
transformations and lift the waist
from the three dollar clas into tho
thirty dollar class.
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moro of tho light ovcnlng .dressoa
worn under them than need bo cov
orcd by coats for day wear. Thoy aro
ornamented with fur at tho neck and
slooves, and heavy cords and long tas.
scls used for fastenings. Everything
about them is sumptuous.
For lining, plain crepo do chlno and
tho thin supplo satins aro liked. Tho
matter of warmth is not given great
attention, for tho wearers of so much
splendor nro supposed to rldo and not
walk upon tho occasions that call for
the coat. Still one may boo plenty of
theso beautiful wraps in tho cafes
and olsewhero, on people who go
about in tho street cars and subways.
Hut theso conveyances aro quito com
foftablo nowadays and the distances
to bo walked ovor aro Bhort.
Tho evening conts fashlonablo now
aro amplo and slinplo in outline. Most
of them nro cut with a yoko and
having big, roomy slcoves in ono
with tho body of tho garment. They
nro easily put off and on. Tho pic
ture shows an oxnmplo which is a
good typo of tho majority of cloaks.
Tho small cap of gold lace trimmed
with a standing spray of silk fibre
nigrettes is simple enough. Tho gold
of the cap and tho black- of the
aigrette repeat theso colors as thoy
appear in tho deep and vivid nattier
blue of tho wrap.
JULIA DOTTOMLEY.
Flower Decorations for Muffs.
Flowers aro extraordinarily popular
this season as decorative adJunctB for
tho muff. Huge, vivid-toned chrysan
themums and dahlias in velvet, lead
tho way, and tho splash of color afford-'
ed by tho tawny shades running
through all tho gamut of riotous reds
and yellows appeals irresistibly to tho
feminine mind.
Many opportunities for the display
of superb peltry aro given this season
by tho varied arrangements of fur on
tho winter suits. It seoms as though
women wero more than over convinced
that fur makes tho most fascinating
background for tho complexion and
wore determined to lose no chance of
using it for decorative purposes on
overy possible occasion.
Lingerie Vanity Bag.
Evory woman knows tho dainty
squares of linen or lawn with elab
orately embroidered corners that aro
called glovo handkerchiefs, but overy
woman doesn't know that they may bo
fashioned, into tho most sanitary or
vanity bags. As tho glovo handker
chief is never more than flvo inches
square, it is easy to realize how very
tiny will bo tho bag that is formed
after a strip of laco beading has been
run clrcle-wiso between tho corners
and they havo been drawn in with a
quarter yard length of narrow ribbon
which ties in tho smallest of bows.
When tho bag is closed, tho four em
broidered ends fall ovor liko tho
petals of a white lily.
of Lace Waists
wanted with a skirt of velvet or
satin or any other of tho season's
fashionable fabrics, ono of theso net
or lace waists is draped with a bit ot
the material of tho skirt. Sometimes
there Is a drapery over tho shoulders,
and sometimes it is in tho form of
tho glrdlo. Often it is merely a panel
at tho back and front with chiffon
over it and a separato glrdlo of rib'
bon.
Tho skirt is separato usually but
after, tho waist is adjusted and the
girdle pinned to place the dress seems
all in one..
Nothing was ever moro useful to
tho tourist than theso Blmplo blouses
of lace and not. They aro so soft and
light that it is no trouble to carry
them. Ono needs pretty corsot cov
ers of silk or laco under them, and
thoy are mero wisps of clothing weigh
ing nothing. With a pretty laco waist
a ribbon glrdlo and tho fancy corsot
.cover, n plain Bkirt will answer and
still tho wearer may feel "dressed
up" for dinner nt tho hotel or on the
steamer, or at home, wherever there
is a call for a pretty doml toilette.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
THROUGH ACID TEST
By KATHERINE HOPSON.
Stephen Mllos sat stunned, while
tho letter fell uivhoodod Tom his fin
gers. "I can't bollo'vo it I can't" he
oxclnlmod over and over. Then he
picked up Avis Cordon's letter again
und reread tho last page:
"I hopo what I'm going to say won't
hurt you, Stophen. Wo havo boon very
good friends, and I hopo always shall
bo, but this is probably tho last letter
I shall over writo you, for I am going
to bo married in October. My fiance Is
n man I mot this summer whllo visit
ing Uncle Alfred, in Denver -ltobort
Harloy is owner of a large sliver mine
in tho Taboo valley, and is a man of
nbillty who inspires ono with confi
dence." At this last sentence Stephen winced.
"That'8 moro than sho could say of
me. But it wasn't bocauso I didn't
try to mako good." His mind wont
back over tho past, which seemed a
Borios of misfortunes, beginning with
loss of health, then position and pros
pects. And now, nftcr two years of
fierce slrugglo he had regained all
three.
"But on tho ovo of success I havo
lost my sweotheart." Thoro was a
wounded boyish look In his gray eyes.
"I don't wonder sho grow tired of wait
ing and an offer from anothor man
In settled, comfortable circumstances
seemed attractive after tho talcs of
discouragomont which woro all I had
to glvo her for so long! nut, oh, Avlsl
Avis! If only you had hold on a little
longer, all would havo como right
for us!"
Ho laid his head down on tho old
studont table whoro for so many
nights after a weary evening's work,
ho had written his daily letter to
Avis. That hour for writing had been
tho brightest ono of tho 21.
"If I'd received this letter six
months ngo or oven four, it would
merely havo seemed part of my chap
ter of bad luck, but now when I
thought things had taken a turn for
tho hotter, this comes as a knock-out
blow."
For a long time ho sat with head
bowed on his arm in thoughtful si
lence, then ho straightened up. "Well,
iUs a blow 1 must take liko a man."
Squaring his shoulders he gotout writ
ing materials and wrote wrote In tho
graceful, kindly way which had al
ways characterized him even in mo
ments of deepest discouragement, and
wished her all good luck and happi
ness. Thoro was another moment of an
guish when he wrapped up her lettors
and photograph to Bend back. They
had helped him over so -many hard
places. "If I could only keep this,"
thought ho, as ho looked at her pic
ture. In a way he was glad he did not
know the oxact dato of her wedding.
Yot each day during the month of Oc
tober ho wondered tf this woro the
one. Ho had intended to return this
fall to tho old town in Ohio to visit
his parents. But ho could not go
now not until Avis was married and
gone from there. Ho decided to ac
cept an offer he had received of a po
sition in Montana.
His train left St. Paul lato In tho
evening, but ho ontered tho Pullman
early to get well settled. With &
sense of rollef he laid down his grip
and prepared to mako himself com
fortablo in the seat, wlion ho glanced
carelessly through tho car and there
before him, across tho aislo, sat Avis
and tho man.
Stephen stared In blank amazement.
"Well, of all predicaments!" he ejac
ulated. "I havo tried to glvo her up
with tlio best grace possible, but I'm
not equnl to sitting ucrpss from her
for two days and witnessing another
man's happiness. Besides, Iho situa
tion would be a bit embarrassing for
her. Quietly ho picked up his bag
and loft tho car.
Ho wont hack to tho ticket office and
arranged to havo his berth changed to
another car. It waB nocossary for hliir
to go on that train to meet hjs 'busi
ness appointment, but ho could and
would avoid the bridal couple. Ho
would tlmo his going Into tho diner
so as not to meet thorn. Tho first day
ho was successful. They scorned al
ways to go in at tho first call, but at
noon tho second day thoy wero lato,
and Stephen, supposing thoy had
como and gouo, wns just beginning
his dlnnor when they entered.
They went to tho ond table, and
Avis did not seo him. Her back was
turned, but he could seo her face re
flected In tho mirror. It was not a
happy face. For ono moment Stophen
folt a human gleam of satisfaction
that sho had not found tho anticipat
ed Joy with this other mnu. Then liko
tho acid tost which brings out gold
from dross, his bettor nature rose
from 1ta strugglo to tho surface, and
thero surged over him a wave of ten
der pity. Avis his Avis had evi
dently made a terrlblo mlstako and
it was for all her life long. Ho stud
ied hor reflection. Tho oyes wero sad,
and thero lurked a look of tragedy
In their violet depths. His gaze shift
ed to her husband as ho sat facing
her. Ho sat studying tho bill of faro
with intontness. It wns ovldently n
matter of much moment what ho or
dored. Sick ut hr-art, Stophon left tho din
er. "If I thought sho wero happy, I
would try to conquer my primltlvo
jealousy and bo happy. But now
oil, hers is not the faco of n happy
woman. And to think it's Avis!"
The train stopped at a station for a
Cow minutes, and ho got out and
strode tavngely up arid down tho plat
form. That afternoon' tho man strolled Into
tho smoking car and sitting down bo
sldo Stephon ho began to talk about
a hunting expedition ho wns going to
Join in Montana. His air of brngga
doclo mado Stephon liko him less and
less. All his consideration seemed
centored about himself and no men
tion mado of hlo brldo.
"Will your wife nccompany you on
tho trip?" Stephen found himself ask
Ing, his voice strnngoly uhnntural.
"Oh, no, sho Isn't a good travelor,
and doesn't liko to rough it," was tho
careless rojolndor.
Stephen's blood boiled. So neglect
was to be Avis' portion before tha
honeymoon wns scarcely bogun! Ha
loft tho smoker abruptly. Ho folt ha
could not answer for consoquonces II
ho remained.
Ho was profoundly thankful whon
they reached Butte, whoro ho was to
chango cars. And yet could ho go
away and loavo Avla In tho kcoplng of
that man who evidently failed to keop
his vow to lovo and chorion?
It was n pale, set-faced young man
tensely gripping his traveling bag
who alighted. Ho had fought tho mat
tcr out with hiniBclf und decided that
tho kindest things ho could do was to
go away and not add to her discom
fiture by a (frnmntlo scono.
Mnny passengers wero getting oft
and on, and as his train was not dua
for n couple of hours, Stephon waited
until tho flrBt confusion hnd paasod
beforo entering tho stntlon. By the
tlmo tho long overland train had
steamed away Into tho darkness he
was alone, save for ono other pas
senger, ovldently of tho same mind
about waiting. Sho was looking
nround In a bewildered way. As she
turnecC and the light from tho station
fell on her face, ho saw, to his amazo
merit, It was Avis.
"Why Is it? What's tho reason?'
IiIb quick mind questioned. Her face
looked Btralned and resolute, and hor
big eyes wero piteous.
Gently ho spoko her name, so as not
to frighten her. But Bho started in
nervous terror. Then sho realized who
it was.
"Oh, Stephen, Stephen," sho hall
sobbed.
"What Is It, Avis? Where is your
husband?"
"My husband?"
"Tho man you wero with," ho ro
turned, grimly.
"Oh my uncle?"
"Your uncle!" It wns his turn for
astonishment.
"Why, yes, Undo Fred Sangster,
Aunt Mollio's husband. Sho wns with
us, too, but tho poor dear was terribly
car sick, and had to stay in hor apart
ment most of the time. What a funny
mistake."
They laughed. Theri his fnco bo
camo serious. "But your letter said
It is paBt time for your wedding "
Tho tragic look returned to her faco.
"The wedding did not como to pass,
nor will it ever A week beforo tha
dato set for our marrlago I learned
somo things by accident about the
man I was to marry and I gave him
back his ring. That is all excopl
that it's my prido moro than my hear!
that's hurt. A position wa3 offered
mo to teach hero in tho Butto schools
and I came."
Ho scarcely heeded what sho wa
saying, except that sho was freo.
"Some cousins woro to moot mo horq
but our train was lato and thoj
aren't hero "
Full realization returned to Stoph
on with n rush. "I'll seo you safely
to their homo, If you'll allow mo. I
will tako caro of you now always,
Avis!"
"AlwayB Is a long tlmo," she
laughed.
(Copyright, 1913, by tho McCluro News,
paper Syndicate.)
ASSURES HONESTY OF VOTE
French Method Seema Somewhat Com
plicated, but Doubtless It Effec
tually Eliminates Fraud.
Havo tho French discovered tho onlj
honest way of getting the number ol
votes? The way of voting which haj
recently- become a law is called "I'lsc-
-loir olectoral." Tho following is tin
description given by a Paris paper:
Moro than 20,000 electors defiled be
foro tho iftn8 in a district of Ivry for
tho election of a deputy. Beforo put
ting their votes into tho urn they nl
passed through tho isolator. When
they ontered tho voting room, after
receiving a paper, which proved thoit
right to vote, which thoy had taken to
court tho day beforo, according to the
now law, tho voters wero each given
an opaquo gray envelope, with which
thoy woro allowed to go to the urn.
but only after passing through ono ol
tho eight cablnB put thoro for tho votor
to be ablo to chooso his ticket freoly,
without anybody seeing him do it, A
squad of policemen stood by as tho
men were about to entor tho cabins,
and told them what to do. "Put your
vote in tho onvolopo." "Now go on tha
other sldo." "Don't try to seal tho en
velope." And then tho votor was al
lowed to throw his vote into tho urn.
Loss of Electrical Energy.
Whon onergy-trnnsmlBBion wires aro
carried overhead on wooden poloa
thero Is no appreciable loss of energy
in tho polos, but when high-tension
lines nro carried on stoel poles or
towers tho steel of tho structures be
comes magnetized to somo extent and
energy losses tako placo. Tills Is par
ticularly likely to occur If any ono of
tho wires passes through a closed
loop of steel In tho structuro of tho
towor. Tho only question of Impor
tance to tho electrical 'engineer is
whether tho lossos thus incurred are
sufllclonlly great to bo serious from
any practical standpoint. Electrical
World.
TO CHRISTEN
ator, and his daughter -will represent tho Chorokco strain, and Congressman
ChnrleB D. Carter tlio Choctaw branch of tho ftvo civilized groups of tho In-"
dian Nation, whoso emblems Is a ilvo-polntcd star surrounding tho seal of
Oklahoma will bo tlio most conspicuous design to bo engraved upon tlio
$7,500 silver scrvlco wjilch tho stato will presont to tho battleship.
Miss Cruco, whoso mother Is dead, and who is tlio constant companion
and chum of her father, Is tlio granddaughter of a gallant pioneer, Capt. Lo
Floro. Hor mother jvns ono 6f twins whoso .names woro Chlckio and Chocklo
because of tho commingling ot Chlcknsnw nnd Choctaw blood.
Mrs. Cruco was Cliicklo Lo Foro. Tho daughter, soventeon years old, In
n graduate of tho Oklahoma Stato Normal school, and tho Ardmoro high
school. Sho. is a studont of languages In tho University of Oklahoma and n
leader of society in tho circles of her ago in tlio capital. Sho has travelod
extensively and, though -n girl in years nnd nppearanco, bIio Is a woman in
intellect nnd accomplishments.
BURDEN OF
Hnouf Hussein Bey, captain of tlio
glorious "Ilamldlc," is advertising for
somo ono who will tako off his shoul
ders tho burden of being a hero. A
year's oxperienco haB provod thnt be
ing a hero Is tlrcsomo. Hnouf can
tolorato his popularity, tho display of
his photograpliB, tho fllckor of his
moving plcturo fnco and his prospects
of becoming admiral and mnrlno min
ister. But against this stands tho fact
that when you becomo a horo in Tur
key Influential people lnslat on marry
ing you to a princess. Itaouf resents
this. Though a Turk, ho Is moro Eu
ropean than Europo" Itself, and ho
much prefers the European system
under which pretty girls who want to
marry heroes send along their photo
graphs. In Turkey thoy do not got
their photographs taken Tho sultnn
merely commandirtho horo to marry
a princess of tho ancient, mighty nnd
torriblo Houso of Othmun, without
oven knowing what she's liko.
Captain Itaouf Hussein Is a dark-eyed, thick-nosed, handsomo, woll-set-up
Turk forty years old. Ho served in the British navy, speaks perfect English,
has tnsted whisky and soda, and in overy othor respect is a civilized man.
It wns Itaouf who went to Germany to buy tho battleships Wolssenburg and
Kurfurst Frlodrlch IWUholm, which, renamed Mcssudlo and Bnrbarossa
Ilalredden, dTd Turkey such signal sorvlco In tho war.
LAMARS JOVE
that pertains to a homo. Wo recently
thought of which will always glvo my
It will novor ho our joy to livo thoro."
GENEVIEVE CLARK,
Quito in keeping with tho quaint
flounces and furbelows, tho "garden
slippers," tho girlish bonnotB and tho
nosegays of simplo blossoms which It
Is tho fashion of tho moment for tho
debutanto In tho national capital to
carry aro the old-fashioned hours
which thoy nro keeping this season.
Speaker Clark'B daughter, Gcnovlcvo,
was among tho most prominent of this
season's "buds."
Whon onco an Invitation to a dobu
'tnnto's danco horo the legend "ton" or
"half-past ten o'clock," today the cards
read "nlno o'clock," which means that
supper will bo served at midnight and
that by two o'clock tho debutante's
flrBt danco will bo a happy memory.
Tho roform has como without any
effort. Something morn subtle than
preaching early hours Is at work in
changing a modo wiiicirSi tho last
ton years had becomo a custom so
rigidly observed thnt no ono portion or
sot of persons, howovor Influential,
could uproot It. Another feature of tho season is tho absence of such puroly
(eminlno functions as tho erstwhile popular debutante luncheon.
BIG BATTLESHIP
When MIsb Lorcna Cruco, dnughtor
of tho governor of Oklnhoma, chris
tens tho now United States battleship
Oklahoma next March, tho most truly
American warship will bo launched
tho Indlnn of tho navy.
Mlsrf Cruco, herself pnrt Indian, will
bo surrounded by tho ropresontntlvcs
of 40 tribes of rod mon of tho forty
sixth ntnto. And it tho request of
Oklahoma Is complied with, and tho
vessel Is manned lnrgcly by Oklaho
mnns now in tlio navy, a strong vein
of Indian blood would bo found in tho
crow's pcrsonnol.
A majority of tho Indians to bo pros
out nt tho launching will como from
tho Flvo Civilized Tribes, but Miss
Cruco insists that all other branches
of aborigines shall havo dolcgntcs at
tho launching. - Thoy nro expected to
appear In native dross, and tho sceno
will bo tho most tinlquo In tho navy's
history If her plaim provnll.
Robert L. Owen, Unitod States sen
BEING A HERO
TO CAPITAL
Lamar is a familiar name In tho
social nnnaltj of tho national capital,
and, glancing through Kb. wrltton
pages, it seoms a rnro occurronco
whon a representative of th"o family
has not figured. Certainly not for tho
past 20 or 30 years. Judgo William
Ilalloy Lnmpr and his nttractlvo young
wlfo aro wolcomo additlous to tho
clrclo composed of former officials
for whom tho luro of tho city Is Irre
sistible Thoy worq hero for six years,
boginnlng with tho Fifty-eighth con
gross, when tho Judgo, then serving as
attornoy gonoral of bis stato, was sent
to tlio lower houso. After serving in
tho Sixtioth congress, Judgo Lamar be
enmo affiliated with largo legal inter
ests In A'tlnutn, Go., and rcslde'd thero
until two years ngo, when ho and Mrs
Lamar roturnod to Washington, which
will hereafter bo tholr winter homo.
"Fads aro something I novor had
leisure to cultivate," said Mrs, Lamar.
"Ono of my delights relates to all
erected near Atlanta, Ga., a homo tho
heart a pang, for it seema now that
CAPITAL DEBUTANTE
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