Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1915 — Page 3

Tates of GOTHAM and other CITIES

New York’s Famous Old Hoffman House to Be Razed t i NEW YORK.— The old Hoffman house, famous for nearly half a century. and one of Manhattan's leading hostelrles In the palmy days, is to go. It will follow the equally famous Fifth Avenue hotel, the Bartholdi and the

Great White Way, when Martin’s, at Twenty-fifth street, was almost the northern limit of the night-life district When the original Hoffman house was built the ground cost $5,000. The plat now has been sold for $3,500,000. So much for the unearned Increment ▲long with the Hoffman house proper the purchaser bought the old Hotel Albemarle, now an annex of the Hoffman house, and on the site of the two will be erected a 16-story office building. The Immediate success of the Hoffman house In its first days led to frequent additions, so that U P to a few years ago, the Hoffman, with the Albemarle Included, occupied all the Broadway frontage, at Twenty-fifth street. In its best days, the Hoffman house vied with the Fifth Avenue hotel, at Twenty-third street and Fifth avenue, which, some five years ago, gave way to an office sky-scraper. The Fifth Avenue was the headquarters of the Republicans and the. rival Democrats took up a reservation in the Hoffman. Grover Cleveland stopped there frequently and was staying there when elected to the presidency the second time. Gen. Benjamin Butler and Gen. Winfield Scott were regular patrons of the hotel. An outgrowth of the Fifth Avenue" hotel is the famous Amen Corner, an exclusive organization of newspaper men and politicians, who hold annual dinners and pull off stunts like those of the Gridiron club in Washington. Behind the elevator in the Fifth Avenue, adjacent to the buffet, were two seats, joining at a right angle, and upholstered in red plush. These seats were hidden from the lobby, and formed an excellent place for quiet conversation. The late Senator Platt, former Governor B. B. Odell, the late Mark Hanna and many other Republican politicians of that day, along with Sam Blythe, Eddie Riggs and other political writers, used to meet there each afternoon tdr conferences. Somebody dubbed the red plush benches the Amen Corner, and the name stuck. The formal organization grew out of it

Baby Shoppers Wander Far From Their Firesides

PHILADELPHIA. —After an all-day search for curtain poles, in which their wanderings led them hither and yon over West Philadelphia, two tired and hungry and discouraged four-year-olds were found, two miles away from

their homes, and, restored to their anxious parents. They had no curtain poles. Early in the morning the mother of John Young, Jr., four years old, of 3716 Baring street, told him to run out to a nearby upholstery shop to get some curtain poles. The junior Young went to the corner of Lancaster avenue and Thirty-eighth street, and proposed to his young friend, Thomas Griffin, also four years old, that they do the shopping together.

After a while they forgot the errand, and wandered off in search of new excitements. As the hours wore on, the parents of both children became frantic, and notified Special Policemen Roseboro and Farmer of the Sixteenth district, also Captain Cameron's office. The special policemen scoured West Philadelphia in two automobiles, but found.no trace of the four-year-old shoppers. Bravely encamped upon an old plank, hand clutched in chubby hand, two youngsters were sitting alone in a vacant lot at Forty-ninth street and Chester avenue just at sunset. Ten-year-old Thomas Dickson of Thirty-eighth street and Lancaster avenue, who thought he was doing some traveling himself, stood still in boyish amazement as he caught sight of the pair. He whistled through his teeth, and, frowning, descended upon them with reproving air. _ , After reading them a youthful riot act as to the sin of keeping ones mother waiting for curtain poles the whole day long, he notified Mrs. M. Dailey of Forty-ninth street and Chester avenue, a friend of the Young family, and she telephoned of the saffety of the four-year-olds.

Burglar Is Cruelly Beaten by an Athletic Girl

LOS ANGELES, CAL.—-When she was a student in Los Angeles high school Miss Gladys Campbell of Maple avenue, could lift a 60-pound weight; many of her boy friends have gone down to defeat at the hands of the nine-

f pen with the awakening of Miss Campbell. An alarm clock thrown with unerring aim hit Hamlin on the side of the head; before he could recover 1 from the shock a silver hairbrunh closed one eye, while Miss Campbell’s fist accomplished the same purpose for the remaining optic. The handle of a tennis racket fractured a rib, a*d the business end of a dumb-bell served to send the intruder to the land of dreams until the arrival of the police. Ip order to make sure of a good job, the young lady took the sheets from her bed and bound the man and threw him out of the door to the front yard. Here he was found by the police. In the city Jail Hamlin through his swollen lips has made a vow never to burgle again.

Takes Role of Mother to Boys in U. S. Navy

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. —Mrs. Bmftia Ellis received another letter the other day frbm one of her boys. She gets letters of this kind every day and answers them quickly. The letters are from boys in the navy who have no

mothers, and they write to mothers In' Indianapolis Who have adopted the . young bluejackets by mail. The idea came to Mrs. Ellis half a year ago, but no one save the mothers, commanding officers in the navy i training camps and the sailors themlaelres knew at cut It until recently, for Mrs. Bins did not seek publicity. “I knew how lonesome motherless boy a ip the navy must fie,” said {Mrs. Ellis. **l wrote to several com-

manding officers in the navy train- , Ing utations for names of boys who have no mothers and who would like to correspond. The list has steadily grown. I never choose a mother I to yrrite to these boys until I have learned to know her personally as a good 1 Christian woman, well educated, who can feel deeply. She mpst be an accomplished letter-writer—one who can really inspire the boy given over & bet." Mrs. fißße has many letters from commanding officers who say she Is t starting a work that should spread throughout the country. These letters i have oome from the Atlantic and Pacific.

other landmarks at Twenty-third, Broadway and Fifth avenue into that bourne from which no superannuated hotel returns. With the passing of the Hoffman house, famed in song and story as well as in the hearts of the millions who have in times past made the old place their temporary home, there will be nothing left but Madison Square garden to remind the oldtimers of the days when TwentyThird street was the heart of the

teen-ye Sr-old girl when engaged in a friendly boxing bout If all of this had been taken into consideration by Joseph Hamlin, burglar, before he attempted to enter, Miss Campbell’s room, he would not be In the city Jail waiting for the swelling to leave his eyes so that he might view his surroundings. He did not know, however, just where he was going, and climbed over the transom of the room in which the young lady was sleeping. Things started to hap-

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, INP.

IF THE recently introduced idea of calling gowns by name proves lasting we may expect to see all the moods of women translated into clothes and properly labeled. Also we shall be able to trace the designer’s inspiration to its source. Milady will not say: “Bring me my black net, trimmed with silver lace,” but “Bring me my ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ ” Instead of asking for her "yellow satin,” she will request “Sunshine.” If Bhe owns anything as youthful and sweet as the gown pictured here, she may demand with propriety her “Spring Song.” One can imagine that power of suggestion in such names would influence the mood of the wearer of gowns meriting them. Nothing prettier or more practical has been shown than the simple design which is pictured so faithfully that It hardly needs description. Made up in the light-colored plain or changeable taffetas, it is a fascinating dreßS for evening. In the darker tones, with some modification of the bodice, it is beautiful for afternoon wear. The skirt is full, three yards wide, and gathered into the waist line, which is a little higher than normal. At the bottom there is a three-inch hem sewed in by hand. A double frill is festooned at the back and front, and across the front of the bodice above the wide crushed girdle of taffeta.

THAT AIR of distinction which belongs to the matron who has become mistress of th& art of living is the most enviable of all the achievements of women. Here are two beautiful hats made for the woman of middle age. * They are calculated to enhance the brilliance of gray hair and set off the charm that belongs to the well-p<ftsed and gracious ladies who have lived long enough to he rich in experience. They are of fine materials and employ rich colors. They are among the really good designs—all too fewwhich are to be found fcmong hats designed for other than young women. The hat of black lace is made with a brim of fine Chantilly edged with a narrow binding of black velvet The crown Is of hemp and is low and round. The headslze is outlined with, a binding of velvet and a small blade velvet bow set close to tbe hair near the back makes a sparkling contrast A broad velvet ribbon in Nattier bine encircles the crown and falls in a long end from the back. Lovely, full-blown pink roses set with small bunches of dark-blue velvet forget-

A "Spring Song” in Taffeta

Distinctive Millinery for Matron

The sleeves and fichu are made of fine batiste with cross-bar tucks. The edges of the fichu are bound with a narrow cord of taffeta and the sleeves finished with a frill. For afternoon wear a yoke and collar of net might be supplied with the bodice as it is, or a lace bodice worn with broad girdle and fichu of taffeta. In this case the fichu is finished with a narrow frill.

Plain Shirtwaists.

Plain styles and mannish lines are found frequently among the new shirtwaists. One, of finely striped silk, in black and white, is made with the new high collar, and buttons plainly up to the throat. Dainty handkerchief linen is ÜBed in this qevere style, too, when a very nice blouse Is wanted in plaid effect.

To Make Brocaded Velvet.

Use plain velvet or velveteen. Select a heavy, open pattern of lace with a decided design. Wring it out in water, place it over the velvet right side down, put a dry cloth over all and press dry with a hot iron. When you lift the cloth you will find the design on the velvet. The only way to take it out again is to steam the velvet.

me-nots are posed against the velvet sash about the crown. A hat of amethyst-colored milan braid in a graceful turban shape is shown at the right It is trimmed .with a collar of wide velvet ribbon in the same color and a wreath of leaves with an occasional hanging cluster of satin-covered cherries. At the back an aigrette of silk fiber makes a feathery looking ornament which blends the purplish red of the cherries and the amethyst of the straw by glimpsing both these and other tones of purple in its delicate threadlike sprays.

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

Bows Again. Have a bow. <. Have several. Bows are übiquitous. They lurk in skirtdom. And they haunt the bodice. They catch up dainty fiounclngs. Hats show one perky bow at least Sashes are sure to embrace a bow. Some parasols boast a bow or two. Odd/ wide flat bows are set mi skirts, surprisingly at the foot I ;

SMILES

RUBBING IT IN.

Manager—Tour acting last night was certainly the limit. De Star—Why, sir, what do you mean? Manager—Well, here are a dozen letters I received from deadheads this morning demanding that their names be erased from the free list.

Dull Days.

The umpire mope* In winter time, No angry voices thrill him And not a single threat Is made With sticks and stones to kill him.

The Specialist Outflanked.

The great surgeon was busy at work. “I get SSOO for excavating an appendix,” he grunted, “but I’ll be Jiggered if I can strike the Joint in this blamed turkey.” Whereupon he proved the quantitative theory of the attraction of gravytatlon upon the tablecloth.

Hubby’s Suggestion.

His Wife (reading)—This paper says it is injurious to sleep with one’s mouth open. Do you suppose it is possible to keep one’s mouth closed while asleep? Her Husband —I don’t know, my dear, but you might practice it a little while you are awake.

The Old, Old Story.

“Oh, spare me!” exclaimed the heroine. But the hard-hearted villain —-who was also the heroine’s husband between the acts—was obdurate. “No,” he answered with a brow filled with frowns, "I positively cannot spare you another cent.”

BARE NAILS BARRED.

. Mrs. Henpeque—l always handle my husband with gloves. Mrs. Caustique—Boxing gloves, I presume.

Beauty at a Discount

Though beauty is extolled In books. Its Influence Is lost. The uglier a bullpup looks The more he seems to cost.

Wise Elmer.

"You have a bad cold, Elmer,” said his mother. “I’ll wrap your throat with flannel and give you some cough sirup." “Wouldn’t flannel cakes and maple sirup be better, mamma?” queried Elmer—Cincinnati Times-Star. i . .

Up Agalnst It.

Polly—Molly seems to realize very fully the seriousness of getting married. • Dolly—Yes, the poor girl is just worried to death. There are sixteen girls who want to be her bridesmaids, and she can’t decide which eight phe can afford to make enemies of. —Puck.

Falling Market.

"Then your daughter isn’t going to buy a duke?" •?Not just yet I advised her to hold off a while and for the same money we might get a king.”—Puck.

Sure to Agree.

New Girl (timidly)—l i’pose you are a fine cook, mum? Young Mistress—Bless me, no; I don’t know a thing about it New Girl (relieved) —The. well get on famonsly, mum. I don’t either.

Fixing Up the Office.

"Why did Perdy drop out of business with his father?" ■ "Well, the old man said ho could Stand for college flags and posters, but he positively would not have TWiy sofa pillows around the office." —Puck.

HE RESIGNED.

“Madam,” said the man In th* street car, “I know I ought to get. up and give you my seat, but unfortunately I've recently Joined the Sit Still clubJ* “That’s all right, sir,” replied the woman. “And you must excuse me for staring at you so hard; I am a member of the Stand and Stare club." She proved herself so active and conscientious a member that the man began to feel uncomfortable under her gaze. Finally he rose and said: “Take my seat, madam; I guess IH resign from my club and Join yours.”

The Bore Retorts.

“I am passionately fond of music,’* said the bore. “In fact, music alwayW carries me away.” The girl hastened to the piano and played several popular airs; then she swung around on the piano stool. “Ton still here?” she queried. "1 thought you said music carries yew away." “So I did —music!"

A Minute Man.

“I met Plosworth yesterday afternoon and he seemed to be in a tremendous hurry.” “Do you suppose he had a pressing business engagement?” “No. Nothing like that would ever hurry him. I can’t account for big haste, unless he had been summoned to take a cue in a game of Kelly pool somewhere.”

ON THE JUMP.

Horan —Hello, Doran. An’ how*u things wid you? Doran —Busy; very busy indade. Horan—ls it so? Doran —Aye, shure; iv*ry time Pm a* layshure I have somethin’ to do.

Perhaps.

Between the cradle and the grave, All men, perhaps, at times are hiaffafl But that man le—well, say a freak, , Who’s never shown a yellow streak.

A Reluctant Applicant.

"Are you looking for work?" "Yes,” replied Plodding Pete. "Well, mebbe you can find out who wants help by applying at the post office.” “Mebbe. But I’ve watched the men dat works for de post office. Long hoars an’ weather an’ salary ain’t supposed to make no difference to them. If dey heard of any easy Jobs I should think dey’d nail ’em themselves."

Too Practical.

"Why did she throw him over at the last minute?" “He wanted to buy a set of dining room furniture Instead of an engage ment ring."

Plenty of Practice.

"It Is a marvel to me how a citizen can so quickly transform himself Into a soldier.” “Oh, we have a chance to study tactics all the time. Every married [ man, for instance, has to be a master of strategy.”

A Surprised Recruit.

The Sergeant —Look here, before you’re served out with your uniform yon’d better nip down to the wash- „ house and get a bath. The Recruit—Wot? I came ’ere to be a soldier —not a bloomin’ mermaid!—London Opinion.

His Theory.

"Engaged to four /girls at one and the same time? How do you explain such conduct?” “Cupid must have shot me with a machine gun, 1 guess,” was the graceless reply.

Reason for Industry.

Woman—What are you selling tomatoes for today ?‘ Peddler—Because I halt a wife and ten children, lady.

No Wonder.

The street car conductor examined the transfer thoughtfully, and said meekly: "This transfer expired an hour ago, lady.” The lady, digging in her purse after a coin, -eplled: "No wonder, with not a single ventilator open in tfe* whole car.”—Puck. ! 7- ■ ; U

Myatery Explained.

His Wife (reading)—Why do they lady oysters, my 4sb*w':.