k ? V 21 . V T Hints For Hostess fOffOl TIMELY SUGGESTIONS Ml W0, for Those Planning Seasonable g Entertainments Open Air Card Parties. Like Tennyson's little brook, "bridge apparently goes on forever." With these warm days morning parties are quite the thing, with a luncheon served at one, the party beginning at eleven, or the luncheon is served at one, the game following on the porch ir lawn. For these outdoor affairs camp chairs are used, rugs are spread and Iced drinks are served at intervals during the game. It Is a pretty fancy to use cards with outdoor scenes or "landscape" backs, I believe they are called, different styles at each tahle. At one outdoor party the prizes were all rustic baskets filled with flowers and fruit; at another the host ess gave each guest a Japanese flow er holder in metal, and the pri7.es were green pottery bowls; just the thing for the holders. It is now quite the thing to carry out one scheme in dec oration, and prizes; a definite color scheme, or prizes and favors to corre spond. At one porch party of four ta bles, the hostess gave each guest a dainty apron and the four prizes were f lahorate hand-made aprons. Hanging baskets and wall receptacles add much to the beauty of the porch, when filled with seasonable flowers. A Cup-and-Saucer Shower. Oup-and-saucer showers are not new, but this one was conducted in an un usual manner. It was given by a card club of which both the bride and bridegroom elect were members. The saucers were passed to the men, the cups to the girls. When matched they were partners, the hostess pla cing them all on a tray, which was presented to the bride at the close of the game, as her prize. Novel Bazar Feature. The ice cream cone is here to stay, the children love it and on the quiet so do the grownups. At an open air bazaar given for a "settlement" there were all sorts of attractions, but the North Pole grotto was by all odds the favorite, lhiilt of white materials, covered with "sparkles," with "Teddy" bears of huge proportions, and ones of smaller size clambering up the sides, while on the very tip top a big white bear loaned by an obliging fur house, held the American flag. Inside, clad in snowy apron and cap. a man made the cones while an assistant filled them. A per cent, was paid the own er of the cone outfit and still a large sum was realized for charity. Luncheon for Nurses. This may not appeal to very many of our readers, but It certainly was an unusual affair. A daughter of a prom inent family in her home town, tired Frocks for i HE dress at the left is a one-piece wash dress of blue zephyr. The skirt is encircled with three tucks to provide for the rapid growth of ome of these little folks, and also or the shrinking of the material. The blouse is also tucked at the sides and forms a box plait in front. It is rimmed yoke fashion with swiss em jroidery in which white satin ribbon Is run. The full sleeves are finished with cuffs made like the yoke. The little girl in the middle is wear ng a dress of blue linen made with The Bride's Bouquet. At a recent wedding the bride car cd a beautiful shower bouquet made six sections. When she went up tairs to prepare for going away she stood on the landing, loosened the rowers, and threw them over the rail ing to her maid of honor and five maids. Three of the sections had the typical gifts often concealed in the redding cake, viz.: a coin (in this in stance a gold dollar), a charming little fnrer ring, and a golden thimble. ;-:ophesying to the winners respect ively, wealth, marriage within the :?ar. and single blessedness. The at tndfats were all debutantes, and this 1 tie episode created much merri ti out. To Find Partners. This pretty way to find partners was u fixed by a young hostess v. ho was ,'ver with her brush. It was to be ilnral card party, so she pa'nted a ,wer on the cards for the ladies and ote the name of that flower on a ril. for the men. Partners we' . md Lv matching name and flower. of the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, determined to take a course in nursing. Much to the sur prise of herself, friends and family, she continued to the end and gradu ated with honor. This surprise lunch eon was arranged by an elder sister. The table was covered with blue chain bray, exactly like the hospital uniform, the centerpiece and plate doilies were of white linen, each having a red cross embroidered in the corner, the oppo site corner had the guest's monogram. The centerpiece was a tall glass used for measuring in the diet kitchen and laboratories and was filled with mar guerites. The candles were white, in glass holders, with red cross decora tions on the shades. Tiny white mor tars held olives and nuts, and water was poured from large medicine bot tles. Wee bonbons in shape of pel lets, were in pill boxes labeled with directions for taking. These were very funny and the girls, all in uni forms, caps and aprons, entered heart ily into the fun. On regular hospital report sheets each nurse found her name with laughable remarks as to her condition; a small skeleton (found) at the favor counter, stood on top, supposed to be the ghost of a "first case" come hack to haunt its stern persecutor. A delicious menu was served with all the accessories that money, thought and love could produce. Needless to say, the memory of this happy day will while away many a trying hour in the days tc come, when these splendid girls are on real duty with their "first" cases long in the past. MADAME MEURI. Old gold silk for afternoon and eve ning wear is being combined with chantilly lace. Moire waists of the Gibson style are In vogue. The only trimming is self covered buttons. Tucked yokes are not used as much now as are plain ones of either fancy striped or dotted net. Upstanding bow loops of ribbon are used on the brimless hats, trimmed with tiny satin rosebuds. Belts and girdles feature all dresses, varying in design and materials to harmonize or to provide contrast. Yards and yards of shaded or changeable ribbon are devoted to the hats in enormous loops, bows and scarfs. Some of the summer hats in white Tagal are wreathed with red roses resting lightiy on clusters of dark blue foliage. Little Folk groups of tucks at the sides. It is ornamented with buttons and white silk embroidery and has a black pat ent leather belt. The guimpe is of white linen with tucked collar and cuffs edgeJ witli lace. The sailor suit, always pretty for a child, is of cheviot serge. The skirt is plaited, and the blouse is in regula tion sailor style, with collar and tie. The white shield is embroidered with the anchor With it, of course, should be worn the sailor cap, to make the ef fect complete. Hand-Run Lace. et laces run iiy nam! are in very -. i good style and they may be copied even without a definite lace pattern by using some simply designed lac? and darning in the cotton, linen or silk floss upon the net. as nearly like the original as possible. Also there is a way to make your I own lace patterns. Any old pitce of I lace spread out upon a sheet of m.v nila paper may be successfully traced by the aid of a pencil or tracing wheel j or by laying between the two a sheet j of carbon paper and then carefully 1 defining the carbon tracing with a hard pencil. Over this paper pattern the net or wide footing is basted and the design worked out in whatpver floss is cho sen. -Silver threads among the gold" both of these metallic strands upon black or white produce excel lent results. The English and French piques In "ite and the nvet shads ef plair rs are smart for tailored skirt.' i ccttuuies. HZ' CLOSE GALLS Mexico's President Has Had Many Thrilling Escapes. Near Death on Battlefield Many Times Swims Through Shark Infested Water to Safety on American Steamer. Mexico City. The career of Sir Porfirio Diaz, who has Just been re elected president of Mexico, forms a veritable romance of adventure and thrilling escapes from death. Perhaps his narrowest escape from his enemies, however, was in 1875, after he had led a futile insurrection against the government. At that time Diaz was running for the presidency ngainst Juarez. The people wanted Diaz, the politicians Juarez, and Diaz finally took the field with his sup porters, determined to fight it out. He was defeated, driven from Mexico, nnd took refuge in New Orleans. He then communicated with his friends, and decided to return and continue the fight. With this end in view he took pass age secretly on the City of Havana under the name of "Dr. de la Doza." Unfortunately, when the vessel reached Tampico a large b)dy of troops were taken on board. As It happened, the very man who had re cently defeated Diaz and his men was among them. It is assumed that Diaz j thought he was about to be captured. ' At all events, he slipped off his j clothes, rushed from his sateroom j and plunged overboard, beginning a plucky swim, through bad. sharky I water, for some American vessels ly i ing in the distance. A boat was low ered, and the unfortunate general was rescued and brought back to tho steamer. He was a striking figure, and as he stepped on the gangway soma of the TV President Diaz. MKmwM' tmm-WwpLJiMHmrwfy . New York, and that he was a brick men thought they recognized Dial , avor uv trade ana suouieu ins name, uui uicKiiy a woman who was a friend of the gen eral's saw the situation and, seizing a sheet from the stateroom, rushed down the gangway and threw the sheet over his head, so that he passed uirougu ine ituhu auu so reacneu 013 t stateroom. Capture seemed almost certain. The soldiers who had seen Diaz come aboard had reported to the crsonel, who prompted looked into the matter and found that the supposed Diaz had j come aboard as "Dr. ds la Roza." He at once went to the captain and de manded the surrender of Diaz. The colonel could not speak English, and the captain could not speak Spanish. so Mr. Coney, the purser, was sent ' for. Now, Mr. Coney, who. for the Im- portant part he played in this exciting episode, was afterward rewarded by the grateful Diaz with the post of con-, sul general of Mexico at San Fran ' cisco, had seen Diaz in the stateroom. I and. .i 2 . . . in response in a .Masonic signal , of distress which Diaz made, had de cided to aid the fugitive to his utmost Coney himself being a Mason Therefore, when, having translated the colonel's demand to the captain, the latter said he could not deliver up the supposed Diaz, but if the i colonel liked he could place sentries ' at the door so that Diaz could not es- cape. Then as the sentry wrnt reeling tc leewaru. coney suddenly opened fhe door of the stateroom, and Dia ' walked swiftly forward and safely reached Coney's storeroom. Here he ' a as at once put in a clothes press. Each night Conej took Diaz out ol his wardrobe in order that he might . exercise his cramped limbs, putting him in his own bed and locking him up in the wardrobe agiin early in the morning. Thus did Diaz elude the ' suspicious colonel and he was still In the clothes press when the vessel reached Vera Cruz. Here Coney com- municated with General Enriquez. and Diaz, with his face besmeared with coal dust and disguised as a laborer. was smuggled ashore. Diaz was obliged to skulk through the forests from Vera Cruz until he had rallied his forces, which he did with such success that the next bat tle placed him in the Mexican "white house." Ore Sort of Tourist. "His recollections of Europe are not rery edifying." "No?" "No. Naples, for instance. Is tho place where he lost his umbrella, and Pisa is where he got his pocket pick ed." Waifs of Fortune. "How are things in PlunkvilleT' "Not very good. It's a race between the weekly paper and the local hotel to see which can undergo the most changes of management." Fire Drill in the FIRE." The word was passed around among amateur firefighters of the gov ernment printing office one afternoon recently. The fire brigade is said to :onsist of about a dozen laborers. Really there was no fire about the big printing office, save in the engine room furnaces and under the smelting pots. Some one high in authority at the printery had read a newspaper ac count of a disastrous conflagration in the wesi. The story of the blaze put tho notion in his head to resurrect a "general order" of several years standing which provides for a fire drill at intervals. It was near to the hour for closing down "the works." 4:"0 o'clock, when the edict went forth that the fire bri gade was to assemble quickly and from the new building attack an im aginary conflagration in the old struc ture across the alley, which separates the new from the old. Upon the receipt of the order from the front office the amateur firemen got busy without delay. There was a dragging forth of hose and other ap paratus for fighting "the red demon." A tall man, who seemed to be in su preme command of the firemen, gave tho orders in cool, confident tones. gfi "Con" Men Find Virginian Easy Mark fYOl BETfcSgl i YM'iM U KW .HErplT roRW jr. am GRCAT MfWOMT .Mflll J gWiu IT THAT) Gla A STORY told at police headquarters by Clarence Davis of Glenallen. Va., recalled to older members of the i force the day when confidence men had full sway here. The Virginian related that tiiree men had inveigled him into matching twenty-five-cent pieces in a room at the Raleigh hotel, and that they had disappeared, one of them taking $45S belonging to him. When Davis reached the city and ' he registered at a hotel near John Marshall place and Pennsylvania ave nue, he was seated on the coping at the northwest corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 7th street when a strang er spoke to him. He did not hesitate to tell the stranger he was from near Richmond, and the latter said he was acquainted with people in Richmond. The Virginian informed the strang er that he was thinking of going to "So am 1 a bricklayer," the stranger said, "and I'm out of work." Army of Bees Sting 4 TEAM of horses, stung by a couple r of bees, plunged madly into twen ty hives, upsetting them, releasing an army of 80.000 angry bees, which stung the horses to death, a few days ngo, over on the Virginia side of the Potomac river, The negro driver, who ran at the "rst alarm, did not escape unwonnded. Thousands of bees pursued his flight, and ne w;s terribly stung, but lives, A dozen or more Irresponsible bees . !.:. i .i i . . WC1C "juji muui wie gruunas at ine borne or Dr. Reginald Munson. on the Columbia pike, near Arlington, where he has forty hives. The horses, at tached to a coal wagon, worried by their humming, slapped at the bees wiln their tails. The bees retaliated. stinging the horses, Tne horses, wild with alarm, at the nnsual attack, plunged madly about the yard, upsetting twenty hives and rekasl"S some ten bushels of bees Fervid Vocabulary HE lone policeman who stands guard by the District building in 1 Washington was making his rounds placidly when there dawned upon his horrifiei mind the fact that a horbe was standing with his fore feet upon , the District building's own sidewalk. The horse was hitched to a two 'seated surrey. Upon a seat of the ft .j2WC.- J -.-..- mmm r surrey sat a gentleman with a broad j kf'ral, the price of his profanity, black hat. J It was not until the frantic, hatless "Get that horse eff the sidewalk," j n? il estate ageut had reached No. 1 said the roliceman. j on the telephone did il become known "If you want this horse to get off J that the horse and buggy were his. that sidewalk you put him off your- "Well, how diJ you come to get In self, you" The remainder of the it?" asked the policeman who had ef ser.tcnce was more in the way of ex- fected the capture. pletive than explanation. "You better shut up and get tha: horse where it belongs." the police-; ; man pursued. And then there followed a contro- versy. it was heated, to use a well-1 worn but perfectly good phrase, anl in the end the roliceman hopped into the buggy and took the broad-hatted gentleman around to police station No. 1. where it became evident that the prisoner was a southerner and Shop Innumerable hose lines were con nected with fire plugs in the new building. Nozzles were aimed at the venerable structure across Jackson al ley. As the streams of water began to play and the 6pray was rising In clouds, like the mist from Niagara Falls, the printers, bookbinders, wo man folders and other workers began to file out of the buildings. There Is an order that the exit ol the workmen and workwomen must be through the side doors along the al ley and G street. Consequently, as the head of the line of workers reach ed the doors on the alley and wit nessed the deluge of water crashing against the walls of the old building and flying back in foaming masses, they tried to force thier way back in to the new structure. Hundreds of toilers behind, not aware of the conditions in front, pressed forward and forced the front rank out into the alley and Into the torrents of flying water." The ensued a scene of excitement. More than 103 employes, drenched to the skin nnd looking like drowning rats, yelled and fled precipitately from the merciless streams. The wet ones were naturally indignant at being "thrown overboard" in such a ruthless manner, as a compositor expressed it. and hurried home to shed their wet garments. In the summing up of tho fire drill it was noted that about $100 worth of paper was so badly damaged by water that it cannot be used for printing Pur poses: approximately 100 employes were drenched with water, and tvelve or such like amateur firefighters had tome experience and considerable fun. "Come to New York with me." Da vis told him. "and I will see that you get a job." Soon a second man. a red-haired in dividual, who said he was an English man, appeared and was introduced. A drink was suggested. The men had one in a saloon on Pennsylvania ave nue. Davis said he would go back to Richmond and draw his money from bank in order that he might have funds enough to see him through his trip to New York. Accompanied by Smith, the man who first accosted him, Davis went to Richmond, drew his money and returned the next day. The red-haired man and a friend met them and the quartet went to the ho tel where the alleged swindlers had taken a room. A game of matching quarters was indulged in and Davis lost what silver change he had. It was then necessary for him to get out his roll of bills. It was the first time Lawrence and Hop kins, as the two "con" men were known, had seen the roll. At the sug gestion of one of the men, Davis handed his roll to Hopkins to hold. Lawrence then said he wanted to get a check cashed, and it was while he .-as pretending he was looking for a man to cash it that those in the party became separated. Horses to Death about $0,000 in all. J These bees immediately attacked im; iiuisci, suiifciug uitMa so oaaiy that both animals died within an hour. Dr. Munson has long been an en thusiastic apiarist. His hives are lo cated in the yard at one side of his house. The coal wagon, driven by George ! Low. drew up in front of the olace about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Low was a little dubious about venturing inside. He could plainly hear an oc casional buzzing that was not alto gether music to his ears. A black swarm of buzzing bees Im mediately flew toward the horses and Low. The latter went scampering down the road with his hands up to his face, brushing away a thousand or more of the insects which had gath ered about him. The frightened horses were almost instantly covered with the insects. They started to turn toward the road, but sank limply in the traces, whin neying wildly with pain. The entire neighborhood was In stantly aroused. A crowd collected at a safe distance to watch the un usual event. No one dared at first to go to the rescue of the horses. Cause of Arrest was being charged with profanity and lots of it. varied, variegated. lurid, personal and original. The southern gentleman kept it go ing to some extent even while he was being examined at No. 1. but he did quit in time to let them know that he was not the owner of the horse. About this time a hatless, breath less' real estate agent rushed out of the District building. "Somebody's run off with my horse and buggy! Where did they go?" he shouted. Meantime No. 1 had managed to cool the southern gentleman to a state where he would disgorge $j as col "You see. it's this way, sah. In mj town, siih. when we see a horse and buggy standin like this was, sah, out j side the co'thouss, why, we natchally r,.v- ....... ... uiiiuu lo iudiuc, IUU a tourist, sah. like myself, sah, gets Into the vehicle and waits for thf driver to appear, sah. I was about tc offer the driver a dollah, sah. to driv me around, sah, when you interfered sah, with my personal liberty, sal Gooi-day, sah." Big ROOSMLT RETURNS AND IS GIVEN AN OVATION SELDOM EQUALS) The Mighty Traveler Goes Buoyantly Through Long, and Trying Reception-Parade, Showing Lively Interest in Everything American The White Company Receives Unique Compliment for the Sturdy Reliability of Its Steam Car From Mr. Roosevelt and Family Theodora Baa aevelt and After fifteen months' absence, exact ly as scheduled. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt disembarked from the Kal terin Augusta Victoria, Saturday morn ing, June 18, at 11 a. m. To the keen disappointment of a large group of newspaper correspondents, Mr. Roose- relt absolutely refused, as heretofore. to be Interviewed or to talk on politi cal subjects, but his rapid fire of ques tions showed the same virile interest In public affairs as before. If the welcome tendered by the vast throng may be considered a criterion upon which to base a "re turn from Elba," surely there was no discordant note In the immense reception-parade, iior In the wildly clamor ous crowd which cheered at every glimpse and hung on his very word. The incidents of the day in New York were many, but perhaps none better illustrated the nervous energy and vitality of the man, the near-mania to be up-and-dolng. which he has brought back to us. than the discard ing of horses and carriages for the swifter and more reliable automobiles. The moment the Roosevelt family and lHV KsmBBBBSBSBSBBBSIKsBBl BBS"' Ilk TKbbbbbbIbU JmbbbbbbbbbbI BBBBBM BsRtKlJ bbbHBp CaaHMary IMe: Besare If k w you set this atove see ? thmt the name-plats reads New Pecfcctioa." Oil Cook-stove Gfaes no outride teat, no smell, no smoke. It will cook the biggest dfonef without heatin? the kitchen or the cook. It is immediately lighted and Immedi ately extinguished, it can be changed from a slow to a quick fire by turning a handle. There's no drudgery connected with it, no coal to carry, no wood to chop. You don't have to wait fifteen or twenty minutes till its fire gets going. Apply a light and it's ready. By simply turning the wick up or down yon get a alow or aa Intense heat on the bottom of the pot, pan, kettle or oven, and nowhere else. It has a Cabinet Top with shelf for keeping plates and food hot, drop shelves for coffee, teapot or saucepan, and even a rack for towels. It saves time, worry, health and temper. It does all a woman needs and more than she expects. Made with 1, 2, and 3 burners; the 2 and 3-burner sizes can be had with or without Cabinet. Zitxj dealer trtrrwber: If sot at yom.wTlU for Standard An Exception. Caller Is Mrs. Brown at home? Artless Parlor Maid (smiling confi dentially) No. ma'am she really is bat this afternoon. Mrs. Wlaslow'e Seat bIbb; 8yrap. ForehUdrrn trethinir. oftnstb" (turns, rmaeesla CiiiiiUonllijipaia. cure wind cuile ScatwiUe, To greet misfortune with a smile is decidedly a one-sided flirtation. OraMtpmttoa cmim BMity Prions atiMSa. Ik It thoroughly cared by IXKtor I'Irrc' Mauul FUu. OBalautlT,taTMforcmtamrUc. Many a man enjoys a pipe because his wife hates IL 'Guar5 rtAICV CI V VII f m ton4i "w r aval irirvu-t.aiia.aii ?f..cw a . r..n s lU.OT'Ur.t.ckr., Laria All ". M tilstljiiul pi I r u p r. iU IMllltlirtu -mb t srs.i4 htShv Party In Whita Steamer.) Immediate party landed, they werv whisked away in White Steamers te the home of Mrs. Douglas Robinson at 433 Fifth avenue. A little later, whem the procession reached the corner of Fifty-ninth street and Fifth avenue. Colonel Roosevelt again showed his) preference for the motor car in gen eral and the White cars in particular, when he, Cornelius Vanderbllt and Col lector Loeb transferred from their car riage to White Steamers, which war in waiting for them. After luncheon at Mr. Robinson's house, the entire party. Including Colonel Roosevelt, again entered White cars and were driven to Long Island City, where they were to take a spe cial train to the ex-President's horn at Oyster Bay. The supremacy of the White cars with the Roosevelt party was again demonstrated on Sunday, when the party was driven to church In the White Steamers, and a group of some forty prominent Rough Riders wers taken In a White Gasoline Truck to a clambake at the Travers Island club house of the New York Athletic Clua, Many Women .who are Splendid Cooks dread having to prepare an elatr orate dinner because they are not sufficiently strong to stand over an intensely hot coal range. This is especially true in summer. Every woman takes pride in the table she sets, but often it is done at tremen dous cost to her own vitality through the weakening effect of cooking on a coal range in a hot kitchen. 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