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Thl ytoh wrap of untalled ermine with
boixler trlmm(ng showing the email, black
tails. In . handsome effect, is shaped In at
the bottom to produce the narrow lines
now considered correct.' At the shoulders
the wrap is roomy and graceful and the
full sleevwe and huge muff of ermine and
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UOttie UialOgUeS
BT WALTER A. SINCLAIR.
"Car comlngP cried Pvctle, whereat I
leapt nervously a couple of yards. .
"Don't mention that to me suddenly," I
ordered. " , .
"I lav you got the jumps yet?" she in
Quired. '
"While not in my cups t am still in my
eup race," I admitted. "And you con
tinued our hero wtlh a rising inflection?"
""Does the inflection rise in a monotone
or a bltone or merely in an aerotone?" she
asked.
"Who's balloony now? 1 retorted, cutely,
"But did you enjoy the' race?
"I was hoping you would ask me that so
that I could moan about the sorrows of the
rioh." she replied, . ',
"Proceed to throw en canine," I per'
mitted ....
"You mean throw, on. 4he high,' speak
ing automoblUously," she orrectefl.
"Do I Infer, that your little trip to the
cup raoes in. lAr. Qulneye statienery-and-SngUsb,
basement' automobile,,
"How did you know It was stationery T"
she ezolalmed, amased.
"Because 1t is ' monogrammed," ' 1 ex
plained.' "Rudimentary, my deah, Watson.'
"Wtell, you are considerable Inferer In
fernally so," she commented. "We should
have Joined the brotherhood of stationary
engineers. Xw. that automobile had the most
stationary . engine I ever want to meet. I
. thought it was going to be B fine, starting
out ia grandeur; walla the common people
ware crowding aboard trains to get there.
But as it was, we stalled out on a country
road and fussed there for over an hour,
and by the time we got Under way again
everybody WtO ever owned a car or' could
hire one had passed, us, giving the marry
or mttmehah."
"Tire trouble?" I Interrogated.
' "It tired me. (all right," she observed.
"And the automobile was tired enough,
too, from the way it acted. When we ar
rived near' the course we found all prog
ress blocked by large flocks of touring
cars and llmoUslneS and other offensive
creations t,o say nothing of- large hats. I
couldn't - see -a -single accident for my
trouble." ' - :
"I saw it aU at the famous hatpin Junc
ture," I gloated.
"You mean hairpin," she corrected.
"I thought I meant hatpin." I objected.
"I meant that I stood behind two of the
dear, unfair sex who wore hatpins longer
than the law allows, and risked my eyes
peering through the Jungle of spears. And
talk about funt They both wore small tur
bans and long pins, and every time they
craned ' tbelr . necks they would Jub each
other Willi, thvlr hkyplece stilettos. Regu
lar doodle. Much Joy."
"And all j: . could do.' she mourned, "was
to sit at the rear ot the mob composing the
loveliest plot for an automobile play. I
had for. the hero a handsome, reckless
racing driver. The beautiful heroine's
father has mortgaged the old Fifth avenue
farm mansion to recoup his fortunes by
betting on the result. The vUlaiuous vtlluti
goes to the paxag the night before the
race to-dope-the faithful bay racing car
with bay rum sett-ad of gasoline, and the
noble mechanician bests him off, but Is all
broken, rrp doing It, They do not discover
it until JUBt. I',!f01 the race has to begin.
Bo wljat iotw Ih noble girl do but don the
goggles and, the mechanician's disguise, ride
like Vtifi the handsome haru and jut
as thy ar o the last lap he bumps his
bead on the wheet and becomes Insensible,
but she- holds fntnr firmly at the steering
wheel until he flashes across the line a
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chiffon Increase the effect of breadth at
the top of the garment. With thlls stun
ning theater wrap Is worn a smart Gage
hat with a tapestry crown and brim faced
with black velvet, the only trimming being
the immense spray of aigrettes which tow
ers at the back.
Collaborate On Some Really
Unusual Scenarl69.
CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
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winner, and then " ' '
"Then the critics go to their offices, and
pan the show," I hazarded. , "I suppose
she wins him?"
"How did you ever guess it?" she' gasped.
sarcastic like. .1
'Oh, authors are always dragging In a
happy ending In the last act," . .
"But this play Isn't going to have any
last act," she asserted. "Lest acts are
bo .called because the audiences never last
through one. 60 I'm going to have this
stop at an unexpected moment and then
offer a prise for the best answer."
"Aren't you going to introduce any love
scene V I asked.-
"I thought maybe you might do that,"
she responded, artlessly. ,
Quick curtain.
(Copyright, 1U10, by the N. T. Herald Co.)
GERMANS ARE IN MUTINY
Society Is Oraanlsed for Rnppreaaloa
ol Presrat Daaaeroma Custom of
LlftlBg One's Hat.
'Why raise your hat?" Is the motto of
the Society for the Promotion of German
Modes of Greeting, whose headquarters are
at Darmstadt. It Is a wasteful habit, be
cause it wears out the brim of the hat. It
Is unhealthy because In bad weather It is
Ukely to bring on colds. And, worst of all.
uniiatnutiD, ior me custom was
adopted by the French, the first nation In
Europe to bare the head as a form of
politeness. The true mode of greeting for
Uermans, we are told. Is ' Ihe military
saiuie, wnicn is of purely Teutonic orlsln
having originated among the officers of the
Prussian grenadiers. The society has gained
many adherents and the inhabitants of
Darmstadt are now accustomed to
elderly civilians stand rigidly to attention
and bring the hand smartly to the fore
head when they meet acquaintances In the
street, says the London Chronicle. The
mere salute without raising of the hat will
be welcomed by many of us, for when we
wear the soft felt hat or the cloth cap
we find It easy enough to pluck It off
but bow to return It "to Its place? Thar is
no brim, the - clutch courtesy is stopped
midway, and there Is .no courtier, living
who can take off a golf cap aad return It
to his head gracefully; So let us agree not
to take off our hats, but merely Indicate
with our hands that we would lake thm
oft it we could put them on again. .
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The Tired Business Mao
. BT WALTER A. SINCLAIR.
I see that President Taft told the in
mates of the Cincinnati Incorrigible Boys'
Home that there are other places which
give more happiness than the presidency,"
observed Friend Wife.
'In the imperishable words of Hen Clay
he would rather be 'in right' than be presi
dent.'" replied the Tired Business Man.
'And you correctly noticed that he told it
to the lncorrlblble boys. They are the
kind who become presidents. They are in
corrigible about It. We don't have to look
very far back to find a glittering example
of incorrigibility, 0ne so Incorrigibly ad
dicted to the presidency that he never can
be cured. But as authors always prefer
Incorrigible boys, I suppose he will remain
a hero to many of us.
"You will note that Mr. Taft did not
say that there were happier places than
the White house although actions speak
in clarion tones compared to words. Of
course, he could hardly be called qualified
to speak on the subject, having seldom
had any opportunity to form an opinion.
He might be able to tell the -boys about
the railroad accommodations between
Washington and New York; of the swept-
by-ocean-breeses condition of Beverly,
Mass.; of the good golfing at Atlanta, the
uncertainties of club Invitations in Chi
cago, the hardships of Mississippi river
steamboat travel, the far from pacific
politics of the Paolflo slope, the central
states' crop outlook as seen from a car
window and of their own Cincinnati, but
on Washington he can only speak as a
passer-through that pretty little capital
city.
'Maybe he might have made reservations 1
about the Joys of the presidency, mean-1
Items of
a convenience far the home milliner.
when it becomes the question of trimming
a large hat, It the "ready to add" wreath
ot ostrich feathers. To a band of feather
trimming several curled tip are added, ana
then the ends ar caught together, form
ing a wreath which Is placed around the
crown of th hat and secured with a few
stitches. Blue, brown, black and gray com
prise the list of colors and the price is U-W
tor the whole wreath.
It has become a fad to wear corsage
garnitures of artificial flowers Instead of
CRUEL TRUTH
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Tells Friend Wife
5,e, VIn Right'
"ADVICm",
Ing that It was not ths happiest place ex
tant where there was a president emeritus
or a super-president frisking around the
country, crowding the stage center hard
and keeping the spotlight' 'operator per
spiring freely. I can imagine that What's
His Name, the second president oh, yes,
Adams would have had a more unpleasant
term than he did it Oeorge Washington
hadn't Immured himself in Mount Vernon,
spending his time breaking p6achers' rifles
over his knees and accomplishing other
strong arm- Jobs better : remembered than
any particularly brilliant thing he did
while in office. . " .
"Mr. Taft might have told the boys .that
there were- other Jobs which needed their
early inclinations more than the presl
Interest for the Women Folk
natural ones. They are such perfect Imi
tations, and, when a little perfume has
been added, the ruse Is complete. The per
fume of the rose, th violet and th lily
ot th valley can be got without trouble
when needed, but when a bunch of sweet
peas was bought for their beauty there
seemed to be no way ot giving them an
odor until a clever girl discovered that ths
Mary Garden perfume suggested the
fragrance of this delightful flower. This
was added, with most satisfactory results.
When washing chamois or doeskin glove
they should always be turned inside out,
fingers and all, while drying, .for exactly
the sams reason that fine wearing apparel
Is always dried wrong aid out.. Flecks of
dust ar always in th air ready to settle
anywhere, and dampness always holdj soil.
Especially Is this true of kid and any kind
ot soft leather. Very often, too, articles
that take some time to dry ar apt to be
come streaked with yellow or a dirty brown.
These streaks always appear .on th right,
never on th wrong side.
Tne newest scarf is not only smart but
extremely practical, and It la not necessary
to pay the prios asked In the stores tor It,
If one Is willing to do the required sewing,
which Is simple enough, at home.
Two lengths of soft satin ar bought, on
of which should be black, the other white
or a delicate color. About three and one
half yards of each will he necessary. These
are basted together, and then th edges
are caught together all ' around. About
four or five Inches from the ends th scarf
is gathered together and tied with cords
or ribbon.
80m e of th handsomest handbags ar
fashioned from a heavy Persian material
J.S.VM, I
Mr. Taft Would Rather
' Than Be President.
dency. He might have assured them that
there were bigger salaries awaiting them
as presidents of predatory trusts than are
paid to those who get the White House
rent free.
'But Isn't It JUBt like Incorrtglbles to
want to be president? On the other hand,
If we don't get our future presidents from
homes for lncoriiglbles, where will we get
them? We are entirely out of log cabins.
the kind which cleared the way for Wash
ington, Lincoln and the first Harrison,
Boys with presidential aspirations can wish
until they are blue In the face and never
be born in a log cabin. The log cabins
have all been absorbed by a -trust. And,
as for the canal tow path which reared an
other president, who will go down to fame
as the father of a great conservator, why
the very mention of canal now suggests
scandal, graft, dirt flying, mud slinging
and resigning engineers. You can't get
even an ambitious American boy to take a
canal Job If he values his reputation. AU
the other presidents won out through
soldiering, and there is still plenty of that,
but not the kind that won. A good war
might develop a good presidential butcher;
but alaa, the peace movement Is gaining
daily.
"President Taft shouldn't discourage boys
from wishing to reach his office. Heavens
knows it's as hard to get any one to take
the Job as it was to get a vice president. I
suppose Mr. Taft. isn't comfortable In the
presidency because of the spirit manifesta
tions." .
"Spirit .manifestations?" echoes Friend
Wife.
"Yea. Cabinet knocking," explained the
Tired Business Man.
(Copyright, 1910, by the N. Y. Herald Co.)
which reminds on of th old-fashioned
Paisley shawls. The mountings ar in dull
French gray or oxidised silver, with cord
handles. It is said these bag will be seen
a good deal this winter as a bright spot
lightening up th dark toilettes). Mgny of
the new afternoon gowns, are fitted with
pouch bags to match the dress. They hang
from the belt or the arm, as th owner
please. y ' I '
Embroidery Is used on all belts, collars
and on many of the small yokes.
The prettier a girl is th less she believes
that love Is blind.
MATTER OF QUANTITY.
'Does h make good money?
Oh, yeabut very little!"
The Department of State employs the
smallest force of any department of the
government, but It Is first In rank, and Its
official head Is regarded as the premier of
the cabinet. As a rule, when the president
makes up his official family, he selects the
ablest man he can get tor the stats port
folio. There have been a few administra
tions In which the secretary of state yielded
first place in influence to the head of an
other department in cabinet affairs, but.
rule, official precedence has carried
with it the actual premiership.
The State department has its official ex
istence in Washington, but the larger of its
activities take place In other countries.
The diplomatic and consular servces repre
sent the most Important work of the de
partment, and while the plans are mapped
out In Washington they are largely exe
cuted abroad. It was found advisable from
the earliest history ot the American colon
lea to have representatives among the na
tions of Europe to look after the colonial
Interests. Benjamin Franklin at on time
represented several of the colonies in this
capacity abroad.
Ihe contingent fund of th Stat depart-
meat is th on appropriation mad by the
federal - government that requires no ac
counting to the people. This Is a secret
fund established for th purpose ot enabling
th secretary of state to keep close track
upon th secret doings of other nations, in
order that the government may at all
tiroes be apprised of any foreign develop
ments which might affect Its interests. The
dlploraatlo representatives ot th United
tJtates in foreign countries are supposed to
keep themselves in olos touch with the
officials of the oountrtes to which they
ai accredited, and to sd conduen them
selves in the discharge of their duties that
they will be on good terms with those for
eign officials with whom they have to deal,
This has in a measure brought about a de
mand for wealthy Americans to fill th Im
portant foreign posts. As th personal rep
resentative of the president of the United
States, the American ambassador Is sup
posed at all times to have access to the of
fices of th ruler of the government to
which he 1 accredited. If he is to make the
most of his position he needs to b well
fitted for taking part in the social affairs
of the capital, and this calls for expend!
tures far in excess of the emoluments of
th office. It Is said that Ambassador Reld,
In maintaining the Amedloan embassy at
me oouri 01 ot. junta, spends iZoO.OOO a
year more than ten times his Income from
th ambassadorship.
Many rules and regulations ar prescribed
to govern the conduct of America's diplo
matic representatives abroad. They are re
quired to be charry in the matter of giving
out interviews or making speeches lnvolv
Ing questions at issue or questions which
might be raised between their government
and the ones to which they ar sent They
ar forbidden to become responsible for
debts of fellow Americans or to aHow their
names to be used as references. Neither
can they endorse bills or exchange for
American tourists abroad In all Important
correspondence between the Department of
State and its diplomatic representatives
abroad, mail is not entrusted to the ordl
nary channels of communication. Special
locked and sealed pouches are used, and
wherever poslble these are entrusted to
American citizens In the international mail
service. In times of threatened war be
tween our government and any other na
tion, special messengers are often employed
to carry th dispatches. Beoret cipher
oodes are used in correspondence when war
threatens. In case of a declaration of war
the American representatives abroad are
afforded a safe conduct to the frontiers ot
the country at whose capital they are sta
tioned, and the representatives of some
other nation undertake to loox after Ameri
can Interests, pending the conclusion of
hostilities.
The consular service Is in many ways the
most interesting part of America's repre
sentation abroad. Th oonsuls bear the
same relation to American business inter
ests in foreign countries that the diplo
matic service sustains to governmental In
teresta abroad. Their duties are many and
varied, and even in remote cities th con
sul finds much to do. There are invoices
to be mad out on all shipments of goods
to America, and such a consulate as that
at Hong Kong will make out as many as
10,000 In a year. The day's routine in
consular office is as varied as that ot
newspaper office. There ar passports to
be looked after, calls of war vessels to be
made, complaints of American tourists to
be heard, stranded seasmen to be provided
for, a mlnature postofflce to be kept, pen
Ion payments to claim attention, notarial
service to be performed, trade reports to
be written, extradition papers to be acted
Proper Proportion Must Pc Ob
served in
When a house or apartment is to be en
tirely papered it la of th utmost importance
that designs shall be selected to seal th
colors chosen which will accord. To
"scale" means, roughly, that sixes ot what
ever is used shall be In proportion. If a
paper of very large design is chosen for a
smalt1 room, it does not "scale." If a pat
tern la small, that Is, proportionate to the
room, then "scale" baa been observed, and
th effect Is better.
For one room to scale with another means
that, in going from one to th next th
eye shall not be disturbed by too sharp a
Change. A good way of Illustrating this Is
to tell th error Just made by a woman
who Is papering a new nous. Th recep
tion room on the right side of the lower
hall Is small, and has a paper showing
small fruits. Across the narrow hall is the
living roow, 12x16 feet, and that, too, has
a paper of small patterns. Opening from
this room Is the dining room, almost simi
lar In slse to the living room, and on Its
walls is a gray paper with a hug colonial
pattern. Th result Is no seal whatever.
If the dining room war large, a large
design would not have Jarred even with th
small living room walls, but when It is th
same slse as the other room and can be
seen from th living room, th walls should
correspond In every respect. Till does not
mean that either th pattern or coloring
should be the same, but merely that gen
era! proportion Is to be observed.
When on room opens from another,
colors which accord must b ohosan for
both. Th eye would be highly offended
were It to take In a posit I vs red In one
room and at th same time pink In th next
It Is only when room are entirely cut off
from each other that colors violently op
posing may be used.
- As every room on a floor opens Irom a
hall, a ton for that part of th houc must
be on that will harmonic with all. A
dull, not bright, red goo with almost
upon, marriages to be witnessed and certi
fied to, and a record ot all these things N
to be kept
The government Is especially considerate
of the American seamen abroad. It he Is
stranded, his way is paid back to the
United States. It he Is 111 trated on th
vessel ot whose ortw he Is a member, his
Interests are carefully looked after. Wher
ver there Is an American consulate the
flag of Vnol Sam means protection to the
American seaman. This has led others to
presume that Uncle Sam pays the way ot
any stranded American seamen back to
his home, and thousands appeal for such
aid. But th seaman la In a class by him
self in this regard, and it aid be given to 1 ,
others, it must come out the th consul's
pocket or from private charity. Women
who husbands have left them, others who
have regretted their marriage to foreigners,
and thousands of both sexes with varying
tales ot woe annually appeal to th mem
bers of the diplomatic and consular service
tor aid In getting back to their American
homes.
Few nations enjoy such an extensiv
trade abroad as th United States and
much of the success of the American ex
porter Is due to th activity of th men
who make up th American consular aer-
vic. They ar the watchmen on the tow
ers ot International trade, spying out the
country for new fields of commercial op
portunity and seeking for every kind of
data that will enable the American ex
port business to continue to grow. Not.
long ago a New England manufacturer of
knives asked the consular service for a
list of retail dealers in cutlery In Eng
land. He got it and is now carrying coals
to Newcastle by sending knives to Shef
field. Another manufacturer asked for cer
tain Information and since the receipt ot
It has doubled his export trade. 60 suc
cessful has been the consular service of
th United States that It Is being made the
pattern after which Germany, England and
Franc ar modeling theirs.
Th secretary of state handles many
things ot a purely domestlo Interest In ad
dition to his attention to all foreign mat
ters. It was this that led to the chang
ing of the nam ot th department. In
the early years of the government it was
known as the department of Foreign Rela
tions, but th desire ot thos in authority
at that time to make Its activities include
certain home affairs led It to be called
th State department. The secretary of
stat is th medium ot correspondence be
tween th president of the United State
and th governors of th several states.
He also has the custody ot the great seal
of the United States which affixes to all
executive proclamations, to various com
missions, and to warrants for th extradi
tion 01 fugitives irom justice. n is me
custodian ot th treaties mad with foreign
countries and of th laws of the United
States.
Th publication and distribution of th
laws of congress, so as to make them acces
sible to the general publlo, is entrusted! to
the State department Th secretary also
Issues all passports, promulgates amend
ments to th constitution of th United
States and proclaims th admission of now
states Into the union. All matters pertain
ing to the American end of international
conferences and congresses are arranged
through th Stat department Various In
stitutions, including missionary societies,
have the protection assurred through its
labors, as in the case of th establishment
ot schools and hospitals In foreign lands.
A record ia kept of all marriages of Ameri
can oltlsens abroad and also ot all children
born abroad. A register of all cltlsens ot
the United States .residing in foreign land
Is maintained, and inqurles are . nstltuted
for thos who go to forslgn countries and
disappear.
When any branch, of th government
wishes information from a foreign country,
the Stat department uses th diplomatic
and consular cervlo as th medium tot
securing it When oongress wants to know
about postal savings banks, the Information
Is forthcoming through' thee channels.
When the status of divorce laws In Europ
Is of interest to an Important American so
ciety, the Stat department ascertains what
the situation is. In addition to all this a
sort of "Who's Who" is kept of nearly
every cltisen ot prominence in th world.
For Instance, a foreign government ap
points on of Its cltlsens as minister to th
United States or a citizen ot another coun
try member of a court of arltration In
whloh American Interest are Involved. Th
Stat department has a card Index contain
ing complete Information about them. This
shows whether the appointee is likely to be
persona grata or whether his presend
would b objectionable.
BY rxxsjcuo 7. -Asltur.
Tomorrow Th Ooverameat at Work.
TlTi Th Treasury Department,
Decorating the House
everything; so, too, does green or dull yet-
low, and on of thos three odors la apt to
be safe. But th hall paper should b
chosen last that there may be no mlstak
In it and on will not hav on' teeth on
edge by being surrounded by on ton whil
on gases on another which offend. -
By all odds, the safsst hall papers for
good effects ar self tones, showing only
on color, or foliage, whloh ar combina
tions of soft shades of th sam colors, A
hall paper whose background ia one color,
with a positive pattern of another, entirely
different, rarely works out well.
Daily Health Hint
According to Emily M. Bishop In "Sev
enty Years Yong," every person who would
keep old age at bay should seek newness
ot experience, of thought, emotion,' en
vironment aseociatlon and personal ex
pression. He should eagerly seek to do
old accustomed acts In a nsw way. To do
only what Is has been our habit to do I
to lose the power to do th new. Good
advice, that.
A musical comedy star, to be sucosssful,
must be able to kick at least as high a
she can sing.
We must take th bitter with th sweet;
consequently the optimist regards llf as a
cocktail.
Th theory that two can live n cheaply
as one works out only when conditions ar
such that thsy hav to.
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