A, ! fof&taKtri :;r' ,gSLjXmimtixsmtXmkl ,.,. f.r s-, --. r - . J.Y.TZ.MB-' tf , - MMMWHfXI - t tmini riw.wn- .-. i 1 ii u i . t a l ; B :o:oxoxxxo:w v TALK OF NEW YORK v , Gossip of People unci Events Told In Interesting Manner. J v V Election Night a Wild NEW YORK. -Never In history did Ilrnndwjy, center of Now York's celebrating ciowds, hold such a mass of people ns slowly moved up and down Its sidewalks from early evening on election night until dawn tho next day. Hetwoen tho llatlrons, fiom Mad ison nqunro to Lungnrro stpiure, the walks and tho street Itself were tilled with u densely parked election throng. The police, Who lined tho curbs, wotked the crowd Into some sort of order. Those bound uptown were horded on tho east side of tho street, while thn west side wim reserved for thosn going In the opposite direction. Nolso was tho most prominent char acteristic of the crowd, but this was (almost equaled by tho people's good No New Ruler of Gotham Society Likely rfjfl Vii :-" wmxmTm?. lT.. ' MT'tn IN social circles there Is much dis cussion theiio days of the Question of Mrs. Astor's successor ns socloty's loader. Among the names mentioned nro Mrs. Stuyvosant Fish, Mrs. Cor nollus Vanderbllt, Mrs. 'Clarence Mackay and Mrs. Ogden Goelet. All of theso millions nro leaders of their especial coteries, and have taken prom inent parts In social affairs hero and abroad. There Is a prevailing bollef, however, that tho "100"' of old lias ceased to exist as a unit, and thnt It will henceforth be In ninny divisions, with leaders for each. ; Frederick Townsond Martin, bui cossor to tho late Ward McAllister as loador of Now York society, said thoro will bo no successor to Mrs. Astor ns Now York's society queen. "I do not think thorn will bo a (suc cessor to Mrs. Astor ns tho ruler of Now York society," ho said. "Her Ill nous was no protracted that for some years society has gone ahead without .-' n. j-" i i r iw,j.u Heavy Exodus Makes Flat Rents Fall RENTS of flats uro falling, l'coplo did not rush bnck from their sum mer vocations to crowd Into dingy homes as usual. Vacant flats are Boon everywhere In the old centers. Prices nro down ton per cent. In many sections. Owners held their rentals firm this fall. Although their vacancies during the summer had been lnrgcr than In any other year, thoy thought that tho rush back to town would fill their houses. but tho October moving day startled thorn. There was less moving than In any of tho last five yoaiV. And por HOiiB who moved went away from tlio old districts, ns a rule, to make their homes In now buildings such as those on Washington Heights. Registration llguics show that more thnn 100,000 persons have moved out of Manhattan during the past two years. Aside from this big shift, r.0,000 more have moved Into the Washington Heights districts. Nor does tho movemeut nway from Portrait Painter W GEORGE mmilOlTGHS TOKKEY, tho American portrait painter, whoso portrait of President Roosovcll has become famous, has brought suit against Mrs. John H. Hnnnn, thn beautiful society woman of Now York and Narragansett Pier, for ?4,000, nl loging breach of contract In speaking of tho case, Mr. Torroy said. "More than a year ngo Mrs. Hanan sat for mo a number of times, thon seemed to loso Interest In tho mnttor. ,Hovoral months ago tho portrait wns practically finished, but I could not porsuado Mrs. Ilanan to sit again. "Sho was traveling n great deal, .and, whllo she seomed Immensely pleased with tho painting, und all of 'hor Wends wjio saw It woro enthusl ,aatlt, It was Impossible for mo to go; ffiior jfcpr ' i-WlIX W b -t& at v v v v C4 v V One on Broadway nntuie. The carnival spirit was high. Men anil women luughoil when enor mous tin horns woro blown In their ears, wlion thoy worn showered jth confetti, when "ticklers" woru thrust Into their fnci-H, and oven when huts were InoktMi anil iItutiH woru torn off. Tin' greatest crowilB gathered In front of the uptown newspaper offices, wlioio hulli'tliiH of tlio election wore Unshod on gigantic Beroons. If there wiib any nolHe-innklng device that waB not present on thu street It was bo ciiuho enterprising fakers failed to know of It. Tin horns, old-fashioned police rat tles, shrill whistles, enormous cow bolls, automobile horns, and 1,000 other oar-cracking Inventions wore on every hand, whllo the skies rained confetti. Thousands of people visited tlio theaters, in practically all of which election returns, most of them Invent ed for the occasion, wore read be tween and during acts. When tho per formances wore over Iho theater at tendants Joined the crowds on tho sidewalks. her. It Is true hor Influence was very marked at all times, but she did not participate actively in uffntrs, and marked changes have occurred since her reign ceased to bo absolute. "Society is no longer a unit. Whon It w.is domlnnted by Mrs. Astor thero wns perfect unanimity and harmony. Now It Is divided Into many cliques, and I do not bellovo any ono person will ever Biicceed In bringing theso to gether agnln." Mrs. Astor enmo by birth of old Knickerbocker stock. Ileforo hor mar riage to tho Into William Astor, sec ond son of William IJ. Astor, and grandson of the orlglnnl John Jacob Astor. slio was Caroline Schermerhorn. Her family name wuh among those honoied In tlio old Now York and tho original Shnrmorhorn homestead wns in tho borough of llrooklyn. It wus In 185:5 that Carollno Webster Schormer horn and William Astor were married. The bridegroom was 23. Ho dlod In J SOU. Mrs. Astor's towuhouso at 824 Fifth avenue, has long been ono of tho more notable of tho avenue's objects of In terest to tho sightseer visiting Now York, mill sucking out tlio abodes of tho soelnl mighty us f oasts for tho oves. Her establishment, lleochwood, nt Newport, hns over boon thq placo of magnificent entertainments. old crowded city homo districts show tho cutlio two-year loss In llat-hoUBe tenantry. Over 200,000 immigrants a year, or 400,000 for tho past two years, would have sought homes In New York If conditions had boon llko tlioso or tho four preceding years. Most of them would have crowded Into Immigrant sections, thus causing an overflow that would havo driven older residents from other neighborhoods. Hut, Instead or gaining 200,000 Immi grants a year. Now York una lost nearly 100,000 Immigrants since tho panic They flocked homo, carrying over ?:iO,000,000 In savings. Fiom the Immigrant movement alone Now York 1ms .'100,000 less peo ple than would havo been hero If con ditions had been normal. Nearly all would havo been crowdod Into tho older tenement districts, for Imml giants tiro clnnnlsh, and keop to gether In splto of the higher rents which they uro forced to pay because they do not. spread out And the movement of older families away from congested centers, aB Is Bhown by tho registrations of schools and voters, has taken another 100,000. This loss of 400,000 persons Is tho direct causo of tho muss of vacant tints, because owners woro calculating on u continuance of tho crowded con ditions and rapid growth which had prevailed during tho prcoldlng decade. Sues Rich Woman her to como to my studio or to tnko tho painting us It wns. Tho vory fact that sho had posed so often, however, constituted a contract. "Flnnlly, I had to placo tho matter In tho hamlH of my lawyer. I have painted some of tho best-known nnd greatest peoplo In tho world, Including thu queen of England, tho king of Greece, Audraw Carnegie, Purdon Clarke and many othors, and I con sider tho portrait of Mrs. Hanan one of tho best I havo over dono." Mr. Hunan was Edith Evelyn lirlggs of Nnrrngausett before she mnr rled the wealthy Charles Talbot Smith of Nowport Mr. Smith dlod In 1604, just as his wlfo wns about to bo divorced rrom him. A few yenrs later, just after she had married Josoph H. Thompson, Jr., she was followed to Nowport by tho mil lionaire shoo manufacturer, Hanan of Brooklyn, who had lavished prcsouts upon her and who domandod thorn back. Mrs. Thompson went to Europe with her husband. Thero was a di vorce Ititer howovor, and, after Mr. Hanan's wlfo had also obtained a dl vorco, ho married Mrs. Thompson. fmSrm . " mimMJv mlJBTW Mm fittf MmRSmnw miff A trr W!w&3: IlttuJlnfl ( TOM w !Q2 n m ti Lai sportojaj htttiK Ich.everhall be-eiSsfe i burriispeaiMW Scenes In the Xi .K r I can see thevdeepColdcellar- - -vm-1.. WhereplipfgiihifilV boiaen. as-jne sunset sviy,-k i--7-- - Stood alorigthe wall close by: -v Asxthe oldimescenes"yare fading iJk AWhile the fire slowly diesT- Visions of a groaning table -i"v1 .Are presented tomy eyes, ""fc-. And I almost scent theJragrance ""'-rvi. Of. the mince and pumpkin pies-" "tVWWWVWWVWWWMVM yjla t "HARVEST HOME" THEY CALLED IT Old Enflllsh ThankSfllYlna. of Which Ours Is an Offsprino. Bc0an Thousands of Years Aoo. $&S&$&$&$ The American Thanksgiving day Is without doubt tho offspring of that feast which In England la known an "Harvest Homo," and In Scotland Is called "Mell Supper." Dut the giving of thanks to some god nt tho close of the autumn season for tho fruits of tho earth Is agoloss, and can bo traced back as far as civilization goes. In Exodus tho Is raelites are com manded to keep an autumnal feast, more explicit do tails for such a foast bolng given In tho Book of Leviticus. Tho feast was to last seven days, and on the first day the peoplo wore to gather boughs of cedars and willows of tho brooks. It may bo from this custom that tho proacnt day decoration of churches with greons and vegetables arose. Horodotus mentions this autumn custom of thanksgiving, and Homer writes thnt "cakes nnd lumps of dough thrown nt tho head of the sacri ficial victim formed a part of tho Grcok offerings to Apollo, tho sun-god, at the feast of tho Inguthorlng." In nnclent times Apollo received tho honors or tho harvest restlval, but tho rustics sacrificed to Vacuna, tho god dess. Images or Vacuna woro made or straw, wheat, barloy and ryo, and woro carried about with singing and encoring. Kvon now in England Im ages mado of Btrnw crowned with flow ers nro occasionally carried about und called Cores tho goddess of agricul ture. Apollo was formerly worshiped In Dritnln, and tho Mny-polo Is a protty relic or thoso dnyB. They dec orated It with gnrlands to wclcomo tho northwnrd coming or Apollo tho sun at whoso npponranco tho flowers and rrutt began to grow. Various customs, all containing tho samo Idea, havo prevailed In different countries. In Scotland, when tho roapors havo finished their work, a omnl package or corn, called tho "Corn Lady," Is hung up In tho house. Tho ancient Egyptians offered aacrl ilccs and made offerings of corn and wlno to Lelth, tho mothor of tho sun. Wheat, according to both sacred and socular history, was tho most impor tant grain grown In Egypt, and tho modo or harvesting It Is Interesting. Instead or tho usual method the reap ers cut tho straw just below tho car or corn. It was carried In bags to tho threshing floor, whoro It wns trodden out by oxen. Sometimes the whoat wu reaped In tho usual way and. TOfal ilfe I zjj ! it v y I MWte imohj By CjfJKAgD CjHrAjPMAM -x 3C November I moan and sigh. er vX fierce and high. rt to boyhood. m day drewnififh. yz? farmhouse, brown andsere rifle echoed j fl Jl V; H Tpw S'rTHnr irl, jp-- H " --. w ---. "V AAMMAMMtfVWWWVVMVWV i'&lj&&$&-$iir&&K &&QS'iiiXi&&SSf&Q&QQQQQQ$ bound up In sheaves, but oxen wor always employed to soparuto the wheat rrom tho straw. Wlint Is known as "tho shouting of tho churn," comes down rrom tho time when Apollo was worshiped In Eng land. Tho churn or kern moans a ring or clrclo formed by several persons holding hands. Tho word churn also signifies a chaplot worn around the houd or curried suspended on a polo In procession. So "tho shouting of tho churn" means tho merriment that always accompanied wearing a chaplot or dancing In a clrclo. Another old custom Is tho "kemp Ing" of England, In Scotland called "a mell." Moll is sometimes spelled melon, which Is bettor, as a meleo, or row, often resulted from contend ing for leadership In dispatching the Inst day's work In the Hold. Each reapor loft a handful of tho harvest uncut, nnd tho bonniest lass waa al lowed to gather theso handfuls and to mako out of them a "corn baby." Thla waa brought homo In triumph, sot up In tho feast, and preserved for tho re mainder of the year. Tho lass was called the harvest queen. Sometlmee Instead of being mado Into a doll the products of tho field would bo formed Into a ninro, and tho reapers would amuso tho guests by trying to cut down tho maro with their Blckles. Tho man who succeeded In tho undertak ing would declnro what should bo done with tho maro. Thanksgiving Toast. TlmnkFKlvInK Iny! Tho Fates benign Havo Klvon us In Joy to dine. To Womanhood I rnlso this glass Iot every lover toast ills laas God blesH our swoothcnrlH. yours and initio! In lonollneHH why lonucr plnoT Bo wed oro noxt ntiall ovorpaaa TlmnkHulvlnj,- duyt Now pledK me thla, pood follows nine. When round our board tlio lovo lights shine, We'll send one backward thought, alas I To llachelorst Unhappy cIuhh I And drlnlt ono toast to "Auld Lnng Syne." Thanksgiving day! Krnoit Neal I.yotm, In Sunday Mnga xlno. Thankfulness at a Necessity. "In everything glvo thanks" to not only a rlghtoouB demand which God makes upon us, but, llko all his other commands, It sots boforo us a neces sity or our own naturo. Far, until wo loarn to glvo thanks In everything wo cannot bo properly thankful for anything, wo cannot havo full confi dence in God and cannot loro him In such a way an to enjoy fellowship with him. Labor and Love. Thanksgiving and thanlcsllylng to be gonulno must ombody tho Nazn rone's Hfo, labor and lovo. Tho natu ral man uoeda to bo oducntod Into Bolflcss living, Boir-aacrldclng, doing good to othora first, bolng loyally al truistic; then, and not till tbon, shall tho world bo brought to thankfulness and blooaodnosa. CARE OF THE SILVERWARE. Only a Little Trouble to Keep It In Perfect Condition. Shining silver upon snowy linen is beautiful, but It tnkes troublo lo keop It In good condition. Tho tarnishing of silver does not by any means Indl oato that It is of poor quality; on t'no contrary tho finer the Bllvor tho more quickly it becomes discolored. Silver kept In n room with open gaB burners or coal stoves keops Its bril liancy for a short tlmo only. Tarnish ing can be prevented by .having tho pieces lacquered; but tho lacquer, though servlceublo for ornamental pieces and tollot nrtlcleB, cannot bo used on tho tnblo Bervlce. Tho lac quered ware can bo kept In oxcellent condition simply by dusting It lightly and carefully and about onco a month wiping it with a soft slightly dampened cloth. Novor allow theso pieces to becomo wet. Tho Bllvcr that Is used dally can be kopt In oxcollont condition by wash ing thoroughly In BOft warm water and soap overy day. All such silver should bo washed well every Hecond wook. In doing this bo careful not to put sovernl pieces In tho pan togothor, Tor this causes dents nnd scratches. Haiti water or water that has boon boiled Is tho best to use. Mako a hoavy suds with n pure soap and add a row tablespoouruls or ammonia. A soft Bponge Is most sultablo for wash ing silver, nnd a flno brush may bo em ployed on tlio chased pieces or around tho handles. After wushlng tho silver well In tho ammonia suds rlnso In clenr cold wa ter nnd let It stand for n fow min utes. If any polishing is necessary It can bo dono nt this time. Common whiting, wot with alcohol and rubbed on with a soft flannel, makes an ox cellent polish. After polishing wash well ngaln. , Finally dip all the pieces In a bath of boiling water nnd dry with n very soft cloth. This last dip In tho clear boiling water does much to proven! further oxidation. Cassa Roll (Original). Cook ono and n half cupfuls or rice. Huvo a half gallon bucket greased In Bldo; put part of the rice Into tho buckot, pasting It nil around tho sldo, leaving a hollow In tho center. Fill this with chill mndo ns follows: Put a tnblespoonful of lard In pan; grind an onion size or cup, put in greaso nnd rry for a minute; ndd two cups ground beef; fry for ten minutes; then ndd water to keep covored. Cook for an hour. Season with a pinch of salt and two tennpoonfuls chill pow der. Pour chill into rice nnd covor with remaining rice. Covor bucket and boll in a double boiler for ono or two hours. Watercress Jelly. An odd flavoring for gelatine, from an American standpoint, Is watercross. A German housckfepor declaroa It makes a delicious variety, much ap preciated by her family. Tho gelatine is mndo In tho usual way and while still hot the juice of three or four largo handfuls of fresh watercress Is poured Into It Pound tho cress in n clean mortar, ndd hair a glass or cold water and squeczo In n jelly bag or cheesecloth to extract all the juice. K tho plain taste or tho cress Is thought too Insipid tho julco or ono lemon can bo ndded. Home-Made Cream Cheese. Take two quarts or thickly clab bored milk and pour Into It a quart or boiling water. Let It stand for ten minutes or longer, then put into a per fectly fresh cheesecloth bag and drnln over night The next morning rub thla chceso to n smooth pulp and press through n rather coarse sieve. Salt to taste, add gradually a half tea spoonful of thick cream, pack into small Jars or cups and stand away In a cool placo Tor two weeks. At tho end or that tlmo scrape off tho top and turn from tho cups for use. Turkish Delight. Holl 2 pounds loaf sugar with 1 pints of water. When it Is clenr add 05 drams of starch, dissolved In a lit tlo cold water. Stir until tho sugar has bocomo a thick pasto; ndd 25 drams of wator nnd ono cup of chopped nlmonds. Flavor with roso, lemon or any fruit extract Pour Into oiled pans one Inch deep. Whon co)d cut Into squares and dip each Into powdered sugar. They will keop somo tlmo In tin boxes. Theso nro tho aweet moats that are Imported nt such high prices. Four Good Things to Know. When broiling steak, brush It ovor with butter and flour to keep tho Julco In. Add chopped sweet poppers to hash, nnd you will find tho now flavor dollghtful. Should soup bo too suit, add n sliced raw potato and cook n row minutes longer. To cut a loar or hot brown bread, tnko n ploco of twlno and placo It round tho Ionf, cross tho ends and pull; thoro will bo a cloan cut, without nny crumbs. A Gage Filling for Cake, ir you havo wearied of tho different fillings for your cup cako, Instead of using currant Jelly or chocolato try spreading tho layora thickly with green ;o Jam. Covor tho top with a thick bollod Icing, or, If tho cako Is to bo oaten tho samo day that It Is baked, tho top can bo covorod with whipped cream beaten stiff. Stewed Fruit Before Breakfast. Thoro aro few bettor or more pleas ant laxatives than to eat stowed flgs. npploa or prunes a half hour boforo breakfast. It Is Important to tnko this fruit on first awakening In tho morn ing, as twice tho quantity at breakfast (or later haj Httla ffoct medicinally. Solomon Anointed King Sunday School Lion for Nor. 22, 1908 Spaclally Arranesd for Tills Paper l.nsSON TKXT.- 1 Kings 1:32-10; M-W. Memory vt'iti, -19, 40. GOLUKN TKXT. "Know thon tho Ood (if thy fut her, and nerve him with u per rcct heat t nnd with ii willing mind." 1 I'liro'n. 2S:!. TIMK. Solomon begun to reign U. C. 1022, or ni'cordliiK to tho Assyrian rec prdi 11. C. U71. Ho reigned 40 years. 1'LACB. Tho city of Jerusalem. Solo mon wns crowned nt Ulhon, Identified ns the modern fountain of tho virgin. Comment and Suggestive Thought. Solomon's Enrly Lllo nnd Training. 1. Ho was tho Hist boii or David and Dathuticba after their legal mar riage. 2. Ills nume, Solomon, means tho Ponceful, ono whoso reign was foro told to be a reign of pcaco and quiet ness (1 Chron. 22:9). It mny havo also expressed tho fact that David hlniBoIf had found tho peace of for glvencsB. Nathan called him .Todl ilinh: "lleloved of Johovah." 3. Ills parental Inheritance wns ro markably strong In sovernl directions. 'Ills father, David, was In tho maturity pt his age, and his mother, tlathshoba, was tho granddaughter or tho wlso Ahlthophel, whoso ndvlco "wub as ir n man had Inquired nt tho oraclo or iGod." 4. His early environment had sev eral advantages over that or Absalom, jtho son or n heathen mother. Solo mon was placed under tho caro and training of tho prophet Nathan, a faithful, pure nnd wlso teacher. Ho would bo brought up thus In tho ro-, llglon nnd learning of the Jews. Ho developed a great tasto for sclonco and literature (1 Kings 4:32-34). Ho had tho advantages of being tho child of David's later years nnd of bolng under the lntluenco or tho subdued piety which characterized thoso years. His mother, too, doubtless joined with David In his penitential piety, for sho had great lnflucnco over him to tho last. On tho other hand, ho wna "born to tho purple;" he was brought up In luxury and wealth, and know nothing of the hardships which dovoloped much of the character of his father. Tho Influences of the court wcro often bud. He camo In contact with othor princes and he hnd to resist nil tho temptations of a beautiful and flat tered youth. 5. Ho was probably 19 or 20 years old when he began to reign. There aro some very wholesomo les sons from' this plcturo of Solomon. (1) Almost every child born Into a Christian family has greater opportu nities and blessings than oven Solo mon had. All Solomon's wisdom and wealth could not bring him so many advantages and comforts nnd bless ings as a poor child may havo In thla ago. How much God and your parents expect of you. Mnny a hope nnd joy depends on you for fruition. (2) It Is a great advantago in many ways not to bo born and brought up In tho luxury of riches. Tho other ex treme of deep poverty la as llttlo to bo desired. But thut condition or nolther poverty nor rlchos, whore tho child must learn to work, loarn self denial, learn to do his part in tho family, and soes that only work nnd energy can give him real succoss, Is the best for all. (3) It Is wisdom to put ourselves under the best nnd strongest rollgloua Influences. No ono enn usenpo temp tation. Everyone must mako a choice of the Influences nround blm. And tho Influences ho chooses out of all thoso which aro around hlra will largo ly determine hla future llfo. Com paro Durbank'B "Training of tho Hu man Plant." V. 39. "And all tho peoplo said, God save King Solomon." Thoy nccepted him as their king, "with shouts that rent tho earth with tho sound there of." Tho attempt of Adonljnh was thus nlppod in tho bud. Tho kingdom v,as a limited monarchy, porhapa tho flrpt In history. In 1 Chronicles 28 and 29 thero Is nn nccount of a great assombly of the princes, tho army of ficers, tho statesmen, and tho Jowlsh leaders, called by David. To thorn; ho told his plans for tho templo, pro-1 sented Solomon to them as their king, and entreated both him and tho peoplo to keep all his commandments with n perfect heart and a willing mind, "that ye may possess this good land, and lenvo It for an Inheritance for your children nftor you forever." And David Bald to Solomon his son: "Ho strong nnd of good courage, and do It: fear not, nor-bo dismayed, for tho Lord God, evon my God, will bo with thee; ho will not fnll thee, nor forsako thoo, until thou host flnlshod nil the work for the servico of tho uouso of tho Lord" (1 Chron. 28:20). Tho leadors accoptod Solomon as king, proved that thoy woro In sym patliy with his groat work by Im monso contributions given with great joy, and confirmed tholr allcgiunco by religious sorvlces, and a groat feast of thanksgiving. God has given each of us a kingdom to gain. Threo Influences brought Solomon to the throne. (1) His inhorltunco us tho Bon of David nnd grandson of Ahlthophel. (2) His Htnoaa for tho placo and work. (3) Hla choice by the people. There throo lnfluoncca huvo to 0 with tho succsss of tho young pfcoplo o: to-day. Thoro la an oloinojtc of Dlvlno Provldenco In ovory Ufa boyond tho Individual's control. Dut his ubo of It and hla chotco of irfjso things which fit him for use fulness will largely detormlno his -Mreer, though he must also havo thoso 4ualltles which lead tho people to ftctly chooso him for hla ploco. -HiJ A s in I '"-p EyyyTEWtf iUB2fiiK-'i2""y-'W2i