Show awan mwan CITY tel washington may be worlds capital of fashion ny ASHINGTON plans for the transferring of the dictatorship of the world 8 fashions from paris to washington are under way the initial movement toward making this city the style center of the universe has been made by the chamber of commerce through negotiations with the american chamber of commerce at the french capital the proposition is now to enlist the united efforts of merchants in the scheme which might ret y suit in magnificent benefits to wash A 11 y y on J Cs A the world war has dealt stun tu J TS m S ding aws to modister modi stes of france kv coming with a suddenness that was aas startling the conflagration that was destined to envelop the greater part of the earth s inhabitants found the paris firms overstocked over stocked As a precaution lor self protection these same merchants now are focusing their attention upon the seats of governments in the nations that are not involved in the conflict in their search they look to washington the capital of the foremost neutral country as the logical place from which to dispense the code that is to govern the fashions during the years to come restrictions in the matter of passports have seized to turn back buyers from america who have annually made pilgrimages to paris the result is that thera is a more restricted supply of foreign fashionable goods here at present than at any other time when the fall fashions are supposed to be attracting the attention of houses that cater to the elite while there Is no formal action by which the capital of fashion is trans furred from city to city or nation to nation a favorable answer from the hitherto dictators is all that is considered necessary for washington to assume the position inthe van society woman in washington has a pet jaguar SOCIETY has explored some of the remotest corners of the world in quest of unique decorations for milady but mrs hazel allson of this city enjoys the happy distinction of being the first member of the national capitals smart set to possess a real live undomesticated baby jaguar for a chum and companion to be sure it Is only two months old and no larger than a big bouse cat but it has a formidable array of long white sharp teeth encircling its jaws small piercing yellow eyes and a very short temper although mrs allson and beauty haqq been friends only a few weeks the little wild pet seems to take his as a matter of course and has already made up his mind that washington society Is not such an un pleasant habitat beauty is nourished from the bottle just as any other baby would be and it he does not grow up to be a decent respectable ameri can citizen he can blame his own jungle forbears and what s more he has been made to understand that if he displays any of his vicious traits in the presence of company his education will cease his fair companion will desert him and he will be hurried off to the zoo where less consideration will be shown him at his owner s home in the thomas beauty is given the utmost freedom even to reclining in his mistress arms to receive the dally manicure and bath and when be is real nice be is allowed to accompany his benefactress on her morning walks and drives he showed the greatest delight one day when the movie man arrived to chronicle his tunny little antics at first in true savage fashion be tried to intimidate his audience but when he was told it was quite the proper thing for well bred americans to be exploited in the movies he growled bis approbation and blinked and purred and somersaulted somersault ed until the camera film was exhausted beauty was captured in the wilds of brazil before his eyes were open and was sent to mrs allson by a friend money destroyed at rate of a day paper money with a nominal value in REDEEMED pieces was destroyed by the treasury department during the fiscal year ended june 30 officials estimate the notes weighed tons and that about worth was destroyed each day in 1865 only 70 pieces of paper money with a nominal value of were destroyed regula alons for the destruction of paper money have recently been codified and revised by the treasury depart ment the government first issued paper money in connection with the civil war finances and secretary chase a regulations were based upon the act of congress of march 17 1862 authorizing the secretary to prescribe the method of destroying notes unfit tor circulation although changes in the treasury department s business haw resulted in modification of practically every procedure established by the original regulations secretary chases order had never been abrogated or formally revised there have been many changes in practice however during the intervening years and many ot them are not matters of record by secretary mcafoos orders these changes are now compiled and brought up to date with additional modifications as safeguards to meet the conditions of the present day in secretary chases time paper money and securities were destroyed by burning experience showed that this was not the safest plan in connection with the destruction of distinctive paper because it is difficult to burn bundles of money and undestroyed pieces may escape through the chimney for this reason the act of june 23 1874 authorized the destruction by maceration the destruction of these once valuable bits of paper has always been witnessed by joint committees this policy is continued in secretary me adios order eleven cent stamp Is now sold by uncle sam THE issuance of an ll cent stamp has been authorized by the postmaster general and the post office department Is now prepared to supply stamps ot this denomination to postmasters the new stamp will be used chiefly in preparing prepaying pre paying postage on parcels and postage and insurance fee on insured parcels amounting to 11 cents the local rate upon parcel post is 11 cents upon parcels weighing 12 and 13 pounds in the first and second zones packages weighing seven pounds take 11 cents in the fourth zone 11 cents Is required for two pound parcels and in the seventh zone for one pound par cela the rate in the seventh zone tor 11 pounds is hence it waa found that an 11 cent stamp would meet a widespread need and demand postmasters Post mastera desiring a supply of the new stamp may now mike requisition tor it ordinary stamp issues now embrace denominations front 1 cent to 12 cents inclusive and five additional 16 cents 20 cents 30 cents 50 cents and 1 fhe ll cent stamp bears the head of franklin in profile from houden s bust and is printed in dark green it s of the samo shape and site an the other ordinary stamps |