thin afternoon from 3:30 fto 6:30clock at the Embassy. 1321 K street.

Mme. Bonillas. wife of the Mex¬ican Ambassador, will not be at hometoday, but wjil receive the follow¬ing Fridays In February.

The Minister of The Netherlandsand Mme. Crerner entertained at din¬ner last evening.

Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory, wifeof the Attorney General, who is re¬

tiring from the Cabinet, will holdher last at home on the afternoonof Wednesday, February 36.Hrs.s Gregory will also entertain

at luncheon on Tuesday. February 25,and again on Friday, February 28.The Attorney General. and Mrs.

Gregory were guests at dinner lastnight of the Assistant Attorney Gen¬eral and Mrs. Georgt Carroll Todd.Mre. George J. Denis, of Califor¬

nia, who is spending the winter at theShoreham, was hostess at a luncheonparty there yesterday in complimentto Mrs. Gregory.

Mrs. William Bayard Cutting, ofNew YOrk, is visiting the AssistantSecretary of State and Mrs. WilliamPhillips. Mrs. Cutting was the honorguest at a small tea given Wednes¬day by Mrs. Adolph Casper Miller.

John Barrett, director general ofthe Pan American Union, has goneSouth to spend the remainder of thismonth.

Mrs. C. N. McArthur, wife ofRepresentative McArthur, entertain-1ed at a small tea yesterday after-!noon in her apartment in SomersetHouse, in compliment to her mother.Mm. Charles C. Smith, who is vis-,iting her. The guests included a num¬ber of friends from Portland. Oreg.,.Mrs. McArthur's old home.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hay. who arevisiting Mrs. Hay's mother, Mrs.Jas. A. Drain, will leave WashingtonMarch 1 for Boston, where Mr. Haywill be in business. Mrs. Hay willstop oft in New York to visit Mr.Hay's mother at her Lrffng Islandhome for a short time en route toBoston.

Edward James, who was visiting'Congressman and Mrs. Frank Scottleft Wednesday for San Francisco.

Mrs. Julian Harris has returned froma visit in New York. Col. and Mrs.Harris had planned to leave Wash¬ington on February 1 for Ormond,Fla., but have delayed their depar¬ture. They have leased a cottage forseveral months at Ormond with MaJ.and Mrs. James Holden. Maj. andMrs. Holden also planned to leaveWashington for Ormond on February1 but did not get away until Febru¬ary g.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caulk returned( yesterday from a visit in New York.

Mrs. Avery Coonley will return toWashington the first of the weekifrom New York where she has beenfor about a week.

Mrs. Root, who was visiting herison-in-law and daughter. CoL andMrs. James Reilly, has returned toher home In New York.

Mrs. D. N. McCullough. of Atlanta,has arrived in Washington to visitMrs. T. Q. Donaldson. She will behere about a week, and during thattime will be continually feted. Mrs.Donaldson entertained at dinnerWednesday evening for Mrs. Mc¬Cullough. taking her guests laterto the Club de Vlngt to dance.Others in the party were Miss AdaHirmingham. daughter of Brig. Gen.Birmingham; Mis* May Sue Donald-s-on. Sidney Mitchell. Mr. Young, ofthe Food Administration; Lieut.Holland, ordnance corps. U. S. A.,and Ucut John O. Donaldson, airservice, U. S. A. |

L-ist night Mrs. Donaldson andMrs. McCullough were guests ofMrs. Newcomb Barney for bridge,and this afternoon they will attendthe informal bridge party whichMrs. Colden Buggies is giving.

Lieut. John O. Donaldson had as

I dinner guests last night. Maj. JamesMeissner and Capt. Douglas Camp¬bell. and later the three airmen,with C apt. Eddie Bickenbacker,were guests of honor at the PressClub. Maj. Meissner and Capt.Donaldson were classmates at Cor¬nell.

Mrs. C. N. McArthur. wife of Con¬gressman McArthur, of Oregon, washostess at a*i informal tea yester¬day afternoon at her apartment InSomerset House. Her mother, Mrs.Charles C. Smith, of Portland. Ore.,is her guest, and Mrs. McArthurasked a few of her friends fromPortland now in Washington tomeet her.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. B. Clagetthave as their guests Dr. and Mrs.C. C. Marbury. Mrs. Robert Pollockand Mrs. Clagctt's brother. Dr. Wil¬liam B. Marbury. who has recentlyreturned from overseas, after anabsence of nearly two years. Th«sywill be at home informally Sundaya't^rnoonn in February and March,at 173S Connecticut avenue.

Miss Lucile Clark, daughter ofCongressman and Mrs. Frank Clarkof Florida, will give a dinner thisevening. Later Miss Clark will take.her guests to the authors' carnival"and ball at the Willard.

Mrs. Charles B. Howry entertain¬ed at a lunchcon yesterday.

The Southern Society of Washingtonwill hold its next meeting on Mondayevening. February 17, in the smallballroom of the New Willard Hotel.The occasion will be known as an. Evening with the Peoples of theFarther South." and the response forthe Latin-Americans will be made bySenor Don Ignacio Calderon. EnvoyExtraordinary and Minister Plenipo¬tentiary of Bolivia Representativesof the legation and embassies of PanAmerica will be in attendance.Following the address a reception

and dance will be tendered the Latin-Americans in the grand ballroom ofthe Willard. President Clarence J.Owen®, of the society, has tenderedboxes to the officers of the Daughtersof the American Berolution. United

^ Daughters'of the Confederacy, theI T nited Confederate Veterans, the Sons

of Confederate Veterans and theSouthern Belief Society. The diplo¬mats from the countries u> tb» South

0Victoria* have ever been most

dignified conveyances for summer

arternoon drives in the park. Thatthe sunlight may be pleasant butnot obtrusive on these occasions,Woodward and Lothrop are show¬ing silk carriage parasols in green,dark blue, and for the less sedate,black and white stripes, with ceriselinings.

An auspicious beginning for alibrary is a Pejer Rabbit book shelffor one's early favorites. 1 saw oneat Hrentano's nainted white, a de¬sirable furnishing for any nursery.

Also if one is theatrically inclin¬ed there are Stage Kraft sets thatmake possible the production | ofeverything from Mother Goose toArabian Nights.

A bronze medallion furnished atouch of unexpectedness on thefront of a French hat of gray braidand rose taffeta at Philipsborn's.It holds in place a bit of featherybrown ostrich. Several other hatsI saw there were of georgettestudded with steel beads.

will be the box guests of Presidentand Mrs. Owens.

Plans are being completed for theauthors' carnival and ball to begiven by the League of AmericanPenwomen on Friday eveniag at theWillard to raise funds for the estab¬lishment of a permanent home forwomen writers in Washington.Only a limited number of boxes

have been sold, hs the decorations ofthe ballroom, which are representa¬tion of books in posters and livingtableaus, have taken up the greaterpart of the room. Among the boxholders are Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury.Mi-f. Thomas H. Logan, Mrs. HerbertWadsworth. Mrs. F. Berger Nforan.Mrs. C. B. Wood, Mrs. Larz Anderson,Mis >1 T. Scott. Mre. Perry Belmont.Mrs. Wesley G. Merritt, Mrs. FrankLetts. Mrs. Axsel Wlchfleld and Mrs.George T. Marye. The honor boxwill be kept for the literary peoplewho are coming to Washington espe¬cially for this benefit Among themwill be Miss Fannie Hurst. LillianLauferty, Corra Harris, TheodosiaGarrison. Miss Mary White Slater andothers. MlssvL»eona Sparkes, of theMetropolitan Opera Company, is com¬ing from New York to s?ng.The floor committee for the ball Is

headed by Rear Admiral Peoples,U. S. N. The vice chairmen are RearAdmiral Samuel McGowan, ThomasBell Sweeney, Walter D. Denegre,and the aids. Horace H. Westcott.Col. E. L. Gruber, A. S. Gardiner,Capt. Henry V. Butler, U. 8. N.; CoLF. B. Wells. U. 8. A.; Capt. C. C.Bloch. U. S. N.: Capt. Hayne Ellis.U. 8. N.: Col. R. E- Lee. U. 8. A.;Commander J. A. Furer, U. S. N.;Lieut. E. A. Mitchell. U. 8 N., andLieut. W. R. Ryan. U. 8. N.The young ladies* committee is

headed by Miss Gertrude Drain, whowill be assisted by Miss Mary Hel-len and Miss Lelia Gordon. Otherson the committee are the MissesMildred Bromwell. Margaret Si-monds. Marjorie Brown. HenriettaHill. Pamela Henry. Elizabeth Eng-ster. Margaret Slsson. Polly Brooks,Susan Lewis. Frances Hopkins,Anna Hamlin. Eleanor Johnston,Julia Zaldivar. Frances Whiting.Virginia McKenny, Courtney Letts,Virginia Puller. Lucille Clark. Har¬riet Clark. Virginia Brown. HallieBrooks and Margaret Harding.The moment the guests leave the

elevators they will find themselvesin a literary atmosphere, the ante¬room being metamorphosed to rep¬resent scenes from "Vanity Fair"and from "Beau Brummrl." Beforeentering the ball room the specta¬tor will pass through Dickens* BlueBoar Inn. where refreshments willbe served during the evening anddrinks passed out over a real bar.the once famous bar of the WillardHotel. Pretty barmaids will dis¬pense drinks.On entering the ball room the

guests will find themselves back inthe days of the Arabian Nights. Mrs.Isaac Pearson, president of theleague, will take the part of QueenScheherazade, the story teller ofthe Thousand and One Tales. Tab¬leaux from sixteen popular bookswill be staged in the niches betweenthe boxes around the ball room.

Among the books represented bythes* living tableaux are "TheAmazing Interlude." "Tom Sawyer.""Par's and Helen." "The Rubaiyat."..Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Old Cre¬ole Days." "Dear Folks at Home,""Hiawatha." 'The Little Minister,""Joan of Arc," "Helena Ritchie.""To Have and to Hold." "Mrs. Wiggsof the Cabbage Patch." "MadameButterfly*' "Cave of the Sybil," and"Col. Carter of Cartersvllle."The posters representing these

book* were made by the Camouflagesection of the Fortieth Engineer* byspecial permission of Maj. Rragden.These men are the leading artists andillustrators of the country.Each guest at the ball is request¬

ed to appear in the costume of some

great character of literature. Herewill mingle the heroes and heroinesof Shakespeare, Scott. Tennyson, andthe modern characters of our popu¬lar writers. At 10 o'clock there willbe a grand march of all those incostume. The march will be led byLiterature. Music and Art. played byMiss Margery Day. Miss KatherineHitchcock, and Miss Olga Pllaen.They will pass before Service. Thissymbolic character will be portrayedby Miss Nancy Miley. The marchwlR portray the progress of litera¬ture from the darkness of the an¬

cient ages to the light of civilization.A most unusual and varied enter¬

tainment will be given during theevening. Miss Lenora Sparkes, ofthe Metropolitan Opera Company, willcome from New York to sing. Therewill be a special dance by Mile. MlmlPlncon. of the French Opera Com¬pany. and Sergt. 8. A. 8purr.The principal feature of the even¬

ing will be an auction of autograph¬ed hooka, original manuscript, il¬lustrations and photographs. Collec¬tors and art lovers are coming fromall over the country to bid for theserare copies of famous authors.

Washlngtonians who are stoppingat the Hotel Chatham. Vanderblltavenue, at Forty-eighth street. NewYork, this week, are: Mr. and Mrs. J.ID. Jolkovskl. who reside at the Ho¬tel I^fayette. Washington; Mrs. A.W. Church and Capt. Church. MissFlorence M. Brown. Mrs. Avery Coon-ley, Frederick Lathrop Mayer. C. V.

aod Jdiaa Bd1 H. LaubL

IMPORTED VALENTINES

live Valentines fromReal.abroad!No lace paper and Cupid missives

.but honest-to-goodness sweet¬hearts and wives are these charm¬ing Valentines that have alreadyreached New York.and more arecoming: on every home-bound trooptransport!Yankee heroes selected these live

Valentines in Ix»ndon, "tucked theminto their pockets" and brought

thrm home for delivery on the fajn-ily doorstep on or about February14!At the upper left is Lieut E. F.

Meister, of Buffalo, g.nd his Valen-tin*, a former Essex girl. Lieut.Meister was an officer in the Ameri-can Medical Corps and won hisbride in a three-months' courtship,Below Cupid'* Meiater trophy areLieut. Carlos B. Stephens, of <*ht-cago, and his bride, formerly MissElsie Gertrude Tooley, of London.

The choicest Valentine of all IsWilliam Lewis. Jr.. small Cupid sonof Private and Mrs. William Lewis,of New York. J^fftvis served in theBritish and American armies andwears the French Croix do Guerreand a British medal. Lewis met hiswife when she nursed him in anEnglish convalescent hospital.At the !^w#r Hj»ht .ire Lieut, and

Mrs. Roth. Lieut. Roth lives inPontiac, 111. His bride was MissMary Baines, of London.

MOTHERS' SELFISHNESSBy DOROTHY DIX

THE WORLD'S HIGHEST PAID WOMAN WRITER

Most mothers, thank God. are I

marvels of self-abnegation. Theythink only of the well being andhappjneaa of their children, and evenwhen their children are ilndutlutland ungrateful, and tread upon their

| hearts they only ask, like the moth-er in the poem, "did It hurt yourfeet, my son?**However, tnere Is occasionally a

mother who is a monster of selr-

Ser ch"id^nWOman Wh° fe""' ,hat<ner cnildi*n were only created tobe 8laves tQ h. an/tQ "J J»who C0..r°rt and Measure. and

whole T^le'"y sacrifices their, 'ive» <"> the altui of her

colossal egotism.

terS°jr'rVOU WlU see * daugh-

ctl old iS Ylctl* of a tyranni¬cal old despot of a mothfr. Thedaughter may be middle aged, but

mnthln lead,n8 Strings.' and

tlLc obedience of a lit-tie child from her. Never inher life, has the woman been per¬

dition0 eXerC,8e h" own

| volition on any subject. Mother

iMntwT V 0Pinions on her.Mother has made her wear the kind

C shp "kes. Mother pre-vented her from marrying the manShe wanted to. Mother has kept her

JTh hay|n« any llf" of her own..Mother has blotted out all the loyor <-*'»<ence for her just because sheliked to boss and force .her opinionson everybody about her.Sometimes a brilliant and talented

woman is forced to give up the ca-reer Tor which nature designed herand In which she would find fameand fortune. In order to take care

| of an old mother who refuses toleave the obscure village in whichshe has lived, or to be waited uponby a servant. To gratify her sillywhim of being served by her daugh-ter. she is willing to ruin the daugh -

ter's life, to force her to be a

drudge, and to forego all of the od-

portunltles for culture, for a widersocial contact, for success thatmight be hers.Sometimes it is a man who Is the

victim of a mother's selfishness, andone such case has Just fallen undermy observation. I know a splendidy?U.s man. who has reached the ageof 32, and who has been a most de¬voted son to his mother. This youngman wants to marry and set up a

home of his own, but at the verymention of such a thing the mothergoes Into hysterics, she tells herson he must never marry, that It ishis duty to take care of her. and

u£>n herm°ney 'hat he makea

This woman has daughters who

I'hAt* ."?arr,ed' She thinks it rightthat other women's sons should nothave refrained from getting marriedto devote themselves to the moth¬ers She doubtless thought It allright that her own husband should

h<» .ther and taken u«o

i e' ®he 18 not willing

mon .of 90,1 8 f°llOW the com"

In order that she may have a lit¬tle more money to spend, that she

te" m°re aUen,,°nj fromher son, this woman is willing i0 de_

SfV fihi ?\of,he sweetest Joysor life. She is trying to take awavfrom him the glory and the romanceof youth, the joy of love, the Dle«

Thornr", SIM,n* the sweetness^fa homo of his own. the lone yearsof quiet happiness with a wife wh^little a^rms°ahouT*his neck r*herort^f chiidren to leaT^in^shlm^TmotWrni rLlvToT""vital Interest or In .7e

in the lean years that come to us SWhen we grow old.

a"

mcr»;ra^iwho notj1 uer *oa to m*rry juaUtlea btrj

selfishness by saying tnat «he willmake him a beter home than anygirl can, and that no other woman canlove a man like his mother does. Sueforgets that there is one glory of themoon and another of the stars, andthat the love of a man for his mother,and the love he bears to his mate arenot the same kind of love, and onecannot be substituted for the otherany more than bread can be substi-tuted for meat. Neither can mother'shome take the place of a home a manbuilds for himself.It is instinct implanted in their

breast by God "himself that make* theyoung want to leave the home nestand build nests of their own, andsfto>tch their wings in iiight to newplaces, and the mother bird has.noright to try to prevent this. Her lifehas been lived. Theirs is in the fu¬ture, and if one or the other is to besacrificed, she is the one. 1Selfishness can only be fought with

selfishness, and when sons and daugh¬ters find that mother makes unreason-able demands upon them, that shewants them to give up their opportu¬nities and their chances of life togratify her whims, they should refuseto be victimltized by her.(Copyright. 1919, By the Wheeler Syn-dicate, Inc).

LINEN FROCKS.Attractive in Combinations of the

Newest Shades.Unusually attractive are the linen

frocks made in combinations of thenewest shades, such as horizon blueand lemon yellow, mignonette greenand old-blue, French grey and flam¬ingo pink, corn golor and rose, andblue and violet. These shades mayalso be combined with white. Clothes6f this kind are so wearable that theyare a useful as well a.s charming ad-dition to the wardrobe of a younggirl. A popular revival is that of thechallis frock in quaint old-fashionedpatterns, worn* with an under-blouseof some thin material such as finebatiste in a color to harmonize withthe frock or in white. Figured calicoand checked ginghams and plaids inall colors are also being used for littlegirls for morning wear. With thesefrocks simple wide-brimmed strawhats trimmed only with ribbon, aremost popular..Vogue.

Bravo for Heifetz. star of violinist#!Yesterday afternoon the young Rus¬

sian violinist, Jascha Heifetz, ap¬peared in recital at the National Thea¬ter. Never before has a Washingtonaudience paid such a tribute to anyartist as it did to this boy virtuoso.After each solo he received large ap¬plause, after each encore an ovationand at the end of the program, afterplaying two extra numbers, hundredsof admirers remained in the theater,among them the great Irish tenor,John McCormaok, cheering, clappingtheir hands and even whistling, hop¬ing that they would have another op-portunity to hear Heifetz at his best,For twenty minutes they refused to

go and continued the tumultuous ap-plause until the management an-

nounced that on account of a hurriedengagement Mr. Heifetz would be un¬

able to give another encore. Thisgreat outburst of admiration on thepart of a Washington audience wasa triumph for the young star, who hasappeared here before, but never actual¬ly swept the audience before him ashe did on this occasion.The great development that has tak¬

en place in the young artist since hisappearance here last winter in recitalwas apparent when he made his ap-pearance here as soloist with the NewYork Symphony this season, but thosewho heard him there were hardly pre-pared to find him superlative throughan entire program.Heifetz is a master, a genius, his

technique, his tone, his d^pth aridbril'iancy are unexcelled; he standsalone as the perfect master of theviolin. The program follows:

1. Sonata in G minor, by Tartini.2. Concerto in E minor, Op. OA, by

Mendelssohn.3. (a) Nocturne in D major, bf

Chopin-Wilhelmj.fb) Dance No. 7, by Brahms.(c) Caprice No. 13. by Paganini.(d) Caprice No. 20. by P anini.4. (a) Andante Cantabile, by Tschai-

kowsky-Auer.(b) "La Ronde des Lutins," by Baz-

zini.The encores were: "Minuet," by Mi-

landre; "Uebesfreude," by Kreisler;"Gossec," by Rigaudon. and ^Gui-tarre," by Moszkowskv-Sarasate.Mr. Heifetz has, indeed, secured a

most efficient, sympathetic and excel¬lent accompanist In Mr. Benoist.

REKINDLE DYING LOVE'S* FIRESON THIS ST. VALENTINE'S DAY

BY THE REV. CHARLES STELZLE.Make St Valentine's Day a time for rekindling the candles of

love.There isn't another "holiday on which this may be done more

naturally.You know it's just as easy to cut cookies heart shaped as round,

and there's lots more fun doing it.St. Valentine's Day may be made a happy day for every one.

young folks as well as old.but those who need the love-tokenswhich the day suggests more than anybody else are the middle-aged.those who are becoming pessimistic about life and love because theyimagine they've fairly tried it all and been disappointed. ]Say, wife.suppose you put up the old-time Valentine decorations.You know what and how. And if it doesn't start something, I'll besurprised. Maybe it will <begin with a jolly from your husband.buthold your ground, and be a regular old-time "Valentine-girL"And say, husband.send her the finest valentine you can afford.

and you'll be rewarded with a look in her eyes that will remind youof the days when you said "my dear" to her without batting an eye-lasR!

What a pity that you're permitting embittered people to crowdlove out of your lives! '

§t. Valentine's Day will give you the chance to rekindle the.flame that died down for lack of iucL

Arthur S. Kane, ivntrti manager ofthe Select Film Company, la In townfor a couple of days, meeting Wash¬ington exhibitors. Mr, Kane saysSelect has one or two things up Itssleeve. We hope one of-these "things"la another Constance Talmage.

Told you Nat Olaaser would comeback. Saw him to-day and he says10 met Mr. and Mrs. Sydney B. I.ujkIn New York standing on the cornerwatching the Wrisley sign. GuessSyd's buying some more pictures.

What's in a name? A piece of soapby any other name would be Just ashard to catch in the bath tub, but thefact remains that Mildred Harris nowbills herself as Mrs. Charlie ChaplinMr. Waasung, at the Lyric, thoughtthis out.

Mildred, by the way. didn't Just hap¬pento call herself Mrs. Chaplin forpublicity's sake, as some folks believe,she is Charlie's sure enough, bonest-to-goodness wife.

Freddie Klein and Lawrence Beattuewere too busy to give us any newsyesterday. N. M. Schenk. generalmanager of the Loew enterprises, ishere looking things over. Just be-1tween the two of us, we think "N. M.Is trying to And out why these twoboys are doing so much business.

They say Mack Sennett has beenraiding the beauty parlors again outLo* Ansenes way. Betcha Mackgrabbed a handful of peaches.youhave to hand It to him when it comesto picking the good looking bathinggirls.

"fT?. O^dall 1. taking a few dayaoff in New York.

.?.r°Tn- " RtKent- thefirst Waahinsrton exhibitor to showParamount pictures. Only about Wper cent of the exhibitors have fol-Ilowed suit. The Itegent is .-till play-ing them.

' 1

At the Theaters Tonight.NATIONAL-

I "The Sirtag Grace."SHL'BKRT OABRICK.

»"Th« Clinm."

POU'fU* KUd BirrUr.*"8IU BKRr BEtASOO-"A Ni*fct."

K KITHS-?audr* J!o.Olx» IVuvnL

.JAYETY.*"H:p! Il:p: lioormr, Crirl*,*"

rosM<»«-VaudrriUe.

. L0BW8 PA LAfE.Lias CatiliTi in "Th. Tim

MOORE'S BJALTO-Kthal Ranrmorc in "The Divorce*"and "Oanwbals of the Sooih St*,.'"

LOEW S COLrMBIA-ftryant Waah'.mrn in "Vetm, in the East."

MOORB'S 8TRA.VD-MitcteU Lo»j in "Children oi 1

MOOEB-g GARDEN.Billie Rhodes In Hoop La."

CRAVDALL'S METROPOLITAN-Mae Marsh u. "Bocdase of Barbija. "

MOORE'S PLAZA-Psuline Fredrick in "Beils Doaoa. "

THE XAVT-Maj Aflisoo in "Ha Ias[*iatlMi'.

THE ELITB-Mav Allison id "TYsiine of Milcred Vane '' j

Palaoo-Xinlh, near the Avenne-The Mac's Theater. rtniokf if y<,.,

About Linfrrie,The text of this littl- sermon,

preached hy the French needle-wom¬an who understands the art ofl.ngene better than any one else, isthat the first essential is to haveplenty of lingerie of as fine a qualityas one can afford. It is wise, in heropinion, to sacrifice one's outer :ra--ments at the beginning, unt'i tl,ere i«a pood foundation for the lingeriechest. After this one may keep it up,one set at a time, usint fine materialsand hand-work. If good laces are outof the question net footirT or hem¬stitching may be used. Narrow rib¬bons. rather than wide ones of a poorquality, should he jised as a trimming,home writer declares that there is nomoral support like that of a Worthback, but the Frenchwoman considersUiat she can face the world and winit with the conviction that her des-sous are above reproach..Voguo.

The stars incline, but do not compel."

HOROSCOPE.FRIDAY, RBBMBY 14. 1*1».

Sinister stars rule today, accordingto astrology. Mercury, Jupiter. Sat¬urn and the Sun are all in evil aspect.?u

to e ^bidding power ofthe planet* it is wise to postponeinitiative of every sortThere appears to be a m. nactng

sway for family financial conditionsand thrift and economy are especiallycommendable during this direction ofthe planets.Some eort of bad news, affecting

p67°uS hiKh !n PubUc Hfe is presagedand this may cause wide anxiety fora day or two.Colleges and universities have the

prognostication of great progress un¬der new conditions. The prophecymade years ago that they would bepermanently linked closely with gov¬ernment is likely to be fully realired.Strikes again are indicated. One of

these will be epochal, it is prophesied,in settling a great industrial problem.Scandals through letters or writ¬

ings are foreshadowed. During thisconfiguration care should be exer¬cised in the expression of opinion,whether spoken or written.Persons who would test fate in any

sreat v.enture should postpone actionuntil more favorable conditions pre¬vail.Again many deaths among elderly

persons are forecast. A famous manwill end his carecr while abroad opan important mission.

Through a study of the effects offear and depression, the gosi>el orcheerfulness will be widely preachedby physicians and other scientific per¬sons, the seers predictWomen will enter into large pro¬

jects that combine commercial anaphilanthropic interests, it is prog¬nosticated.Chicago is to come much into na¬

tional discussion in the next fewweek*.Storms that will take a heavy toli

of life are forecastPersons whose birthdate it is have

the forecast of a successful yeir, inwhich financial affairs will prosper.The young will court and marryChildren born on this day will be

active and enterprising, but rftc/ wiube restles* under control. These sub¬jects of Aquarius must be carefullyguided to be successful.

(OBpyrigkt, mX4

Woodward TCotfyropNew York.WASHINGTON.Paris.

Today's Remnant OfferingsMEN'S SUITS

Further Reduced to $33.75 EachMen's and Young Men's Suits, ends of winter lines, sizes

35 to 42. Now $33-75-Also the following:9 Overcoats for the extra stout man, sires 38 to 48; re¬

duced to $36.75 each.7 Overcoats in Chesterfield and conservative models of

dark gray fabrics; regular sizes 36, 38, 39 and 40, and stoutsizes, 42 and 44; reduced to $19.75 each.

2 Young Men's Overcoats, serviceable brown cheviots,sizes 37 and 40; reduced to $14.75 each.

2 Frock Walking Coats and Vests, size 36 regular and40 stout; reduced to $37.50 each.

Military Apparel Reduced.3 Army Officers' Uniforms, splendid quality serge; fur.

ther reduced to $20.00 each.2 Trench Coats, further reduced to $20.00 each.t Rubberized Raincoat, military, size 40; further reduced

to $14.75-First floor.TVnth »t

MEN'S FURNISHINGSII men's khaki-colored cotton and woolen mixed flannel

Shirts, collars attached; sizes 14Yi, 15, 15K and i6^4; $3.00each; were $4.50.

96 pairs men's medium-weight Seamless Socks, black andplain colors; sizes 9>/a, 10, IOV4; 3 pairs for 50c; were 25c pair.

84 pairs men's heavy natural gray Merino Socks, doubletoes and heels, seamless; sizes g'/j, 11 and liyi; 3 pair*for 50c; were 50c pair.

24 men's neat striped outing flannel Nightshirts, somehave military collar, others made V neck; sizes 17 and 18; j95c each; were $1.25 and $1.50.

72 men's fancy colored silk four-in-hand Ties, figuredand striped patterns, medium and dark colors; 3 for 50c;were 50c each.

14 pieces men's winter-weight wool Underwear naturalgTay, discontinued line; shirts, sizes 42, 44 and 46; drawers,sizes 32, 38 anH 42; $a.oo each; were $4.50.

5 men's quilted Jap Silk House Coats, navy blue and ma¬roon; sizes 38 and 42; $5 00 <ach; were $9.00 and $12.00.

5 Regulation Army Service Hats, best quality felt; sizes7l/i, 7X and 7*4; $2.00 each; were $5.00 and $7-50.

7 men's sleeveless wool pull-over Sweaters, navy blueand gray; sizes 40, 42 and 44; $3X» each; were $5.00 and $6.50.

First floor.F ft.

Clearance ofMEN'S SOFT HATS

$2.85 EachOur remaining stock of this season s soft Hats, popular

shades, in flat and curl brims; !>. si quality felt and highestgrade workmanship; all sizes i" i'ic or-hinrd lot.

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Confessions of a War BrideCHAPTER 150l

V ~

Eloise Accedes to My Plan and WeMake Oar Arrangement*.

"You have your passports. Eloise,and more than enough money to

take you to Brussels? Mother toldme." I spoke softly and rapidly, andEloise caught my mood withoutquite knowing why. "Yes! Thanksto dear Madame Lonraer, I haveeverything ready for sailinr.at1»*ast. all that can be arranged be¬fore I pet to New York.""When arc you going over to the

sanitariumT* I switched the topic so

abruptly that Elolse jumped..-i do n^t wish to po at all." she

said. "But I understand I am tohave baths and massage in a restcure for business women, for twoweeks, perhaps, before I sail. And1 am going this afternoon. The autois ordered for 5 o'clock. I beliero.Madame Lorimer will ride over withme."

"Elolse. tell mother you prefer topo alone!""That's very pood. No one will ir-

a grand d.nner for Mr. Robert L*ori¬mer tonight. I can persuade her toremain at home and rest before she,dresses.""That very good. No one will in-

terlere with your preparations,Elolse, and so you can pack your!things to go to New York?**

Eloise was astonished and wouldhave interrupted but I hurried on:

*'ln New York you have powerfulfriends. It will be easy for you to

get your passports viseed at once.Go home. Eloise. Go back to Bel¬gium at once!"'"But is it not most ungrateful for

roe to leave Madame Lorimer so.so

abruptly?""Eloise, I am going to tell you

something terrible. But you mustnever blame Mrs. Eorimer nor Dad-dy. Remember that they are onlyfollowing Dr. Certeis' advice, andDr. Oerteis Is Daddy's best frieud.Eloise! It is an insane asylum towhich they are sending you!"

Elolse is aWays so white sheshe couldn't turn any whiter. Shellushed instead and faced me withher dark eyes starinp wide."And I thousrht it was* a spa!" she

muttered. "But.a madhouse. TheSpanish spy planned that for^ne!"*Then she came close to me and hervoice and her manner were tragic:"Can you not see? Is it not plain?

Certeis is the Duke of Rimines! Mr.L#oriroer*s best friend is a great inter-!national spy!""Maybe she is insane." I thought.

"But even so, that's all she is crazyabout, and she will never see Certeis!n her own country. What she saysnow ought not to disturb my plarf atall.'*However, it might shorten our talk

to humor her:"If you think so, Eloise. you can

get out of his power.forever^-as we

have planned. Get ready to go to NewYork tonight. I'll phone for your tick¬et and berth on the train.""And let you go to an insane asylum

in my place?" she whispered in hor¬ror."Only to hide, my dear, until you

have sailed. Why, dear girl, thinkhow easy it will be for me to claimmy own name again!"Eloise considerd the matter and

shook her head dubiously."Are you quite sure?" she said"Of course! "Lorimer' is a name to

conjure with." I protested, as I re¬called the crook in the street car whohad quailed at sight of my callingcard. "But I must have some of yourclothes tonight, Eloise. And yourhand-bag. I want you to take my(ravelin* cue You'll find it In the

row-room, Tou won't raind If It to allengraved with my monopram. I hop*' ?It's gold and you ran sell it when youg<*t home.and feed a few bab:e«. Kx \oh. Eloise! Is Mrs. Chapin still he-e"""She's nursing: one of the chauf¬

feurs. He's very sick with influenza **

"Then get one of her uniforms &r da cape. Tm coming back here rt aquarter to five. And above all, E)ot? .

Insist to moiher that you be permted to go off to the sanitarium alone "

I left Eloise standing in the midd +of the room as stiff as Lot's uifeter she had been turned to salt.

(To Be Continued.)

PEACE BALLS.The first great peace ball after the

signing of the armistice wu give 1 \J*Washington by British offic* r- jm. »took the I^eiter mansion and enter¬tained those who had been their 10tosses during the iieriod of the waIt was an extremely brilliant affal-\* hich smart women wore new powr .*and Jewels. It had the pre-war sm »

and gaiety, and the guests daj.c iuntil the sun came up.

It was the British, you know, w! .»

gave the first great dance after Water¬loo, and i oasibly some of the gu«-®»*that famous Caledonian Bali wer®represented by their posterity in tfc «burst of gaiety that Washington tool:.this ieap from>rloom into sunslirrLady Clementina Davis tells of tha:most remarkable spec'acle ca.lei tl,Caledonian Ball, with whjph Lordoucelebrated victory and the Restora-*tion. The Highland costume was wor-i

j by all the guests, and each chieftain wore his own tartan. The Hic'land fling was the danoe of tl aevening, and the wild yells of trtump i

shouted forth by the dancers, wi \. >

Lady Clementina, startled the polish¬ed Continentals..Vogue,

jDraping Hats.

The milans and satins and taffet-*of other years will all top our doely cofffed heads, as well as a newmaterial called Batavia cloth. \

misleading name, by the way, for !tisn't cloth at all. hot an odd liner -

like woven straw. When this p.labl#material is cleverly draped int3 asmall round turban, innocent fbrim and rather high of crown. wi4,i

^ fl^na and fauna and fenthered fo'.c*

embroidered ui on it in brigh-worsted yarns.well, it is a ha" tocherish even if we do have to co i-suit an authority in order to know"How to Tell the Birds from thaFlowers.".Harper's Bazar.

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