Managers of Matrimony E; R. RAY BAKER (Copyright, 1919, by the McClure News- paper Syndicate.) As matrimonial manager for her family, Mrs, Glendale Chesterton had every reason to feel proud of her rece ord. Through thelr mother's efforts three of the Chesterton “hopefuls” had their hopes realized. Husbands with comfortable piles of coin to thelr respective credits had been found, lured and trapped. They had to be lured and trapped because of the daughters’ vivid unattractiveness. As visions of beauty, the three Chester- ton girls would have made good ce- ment mixers. But Mrs. Chesterton's troubles were hot over. There remained one more ried off before the mother would be content. And Lucila was the greatest problem of them all. Not because of her looks, it. In some way Lucia had escapoil the blight of homeliness that had smit- ten the rest of the family. In those who knew sald she made up for the rest of them. According to these authorities, the other Chesterton girls had hair that resembled rope, while Lucia's was raven black, with tints of unburnished gold. Her sisters’ eyes were the col or of mud puddles. Lucia's were brown, deep, mysterious pools. Their chins were like hatchets: Lucla's was gracefully rounded: their lips thick and pink, Lucia's thin and red; their necks like buffaloes’, hers like a swan’s; thelr bodles thin as rails, Lu- cia’'s slim like a bird. But Lucila was recalcitrant. ber of husbands had been selected for her—and willing ones, spurned them all, “Don’t want to get married” affirmed. all.” Mrs. Chesterton was ingenious, bunt all her ingenuity was wasted on Lucia, The latter saw through her tricks. When a prospective husband called and Mamma Chesterton graclously she Young couple alone, Lucia would pro- pose a stroll or a ride. When a horse back party contrived by Mrs. Chester ton’s suggestion to leave Lucla and a young man by themselves, the girl would whip up her steed and appre- hend the rest of the riders. She would never sit out a dance or walk in the woods. For three years Mrs, Chesterton had veritably her own daughter, thinking the latter finally would capit- ulate and become the bride of some nice rich young man. But Lucia was now twenty-two and than ever. “No use,” she would say. won't get married. to boss me around.” About this time young Adam Forth- giver, who went away in quest of health, wooed No man is going This change for the better in his health—and also in the matter of his wealth-—caused Mrs. Chesterton to de- cide on Adam for a son-in-law. She and the latter acquiesced. thelr mutual social advantage. giver, riage to Adam. they used to be such good friends. But he nearly ate me up, and told me he was not ready, and would not be for a good many years, to take a wife, and when he was ready he'd select one without any help.” They had frequent confahbs on the after serving notlee by telephone, bustled into Mrs. Chesterton's home with the announcement that she had an idea. Mrs, Chesterton, having visited Eng- land, had the afternoon hahit, and she at once ordered tea served. The plot was simple. In facet, young Adam Forthgiver was a party to It--was really its author -nl. though he was unaware of it. Adam had decided to go hunting In the Michigan north woods. “I've always wanted to tramp through those for. ests In the winter,” he had said. “It's {deal In the summer and IT know I'a like it when there's snow.” Mrs. Forthgiver's plan was for Mra, Chesterton to send Lucia to the same territory, without, of course, appris Ing her of the fact that Adam would be there. The suggestion was re. celved with enthusiasm. “Juat the thing!” she exclaimed, ag she drained her second cup. “La ela has often expressed a desire for some such winter frolle In the woods, I'll get Mrs. Alberts to gn with her” Adam had selected Brutus, a town south of Mackinaw Clty, for his headquarters. “There's a hotel there called the Purple house which serves the best dinners In the world.” he bad explained, “and when 1 get tired of camp cooking I ean hike to town and get a real feed” “Adam's real purpose is to get the outdoor life,” his mother asserted. “Ever since he's been West he says die can’t stand having anything but Po sky for a roof. S80 there won't be much hunting. He'll take his gun along just as a blind... What he really wants is to eat and sleep In a botel and spend the rest of his time In the woods. 1 know him. There's & young man lving in Brutus who worked on Adam's ranch, and he's very fond of him. This young man will act as his guide, “Now, I've had correspondence on my own account before broaching the plan to you, and I learn that therv Is a family In Brutus by the name of Lineman, The family is just a Indy and her daughter, poor but honest, and sometimes they take boarders and roomers. It would be a good idea for Lucla and Mrs, Alberts to make reservations there.” For once Lucla was deluded, and early December found her rooming with the Linemans and enjoying her self immensely. She roamed the woods every day with either Miss Lineman or Mrs. Alberts as a companion, and her rosy cheeks were becoming more rosy. “It's the life!” she cried. “Nothing is lacking.” But one day while wandering alm. lessly through a strip of pine forest she became separated from Miss Line- man. She called repeatedly, but could get no response, “I'm lost,” she decided. but she was elty was rather exhilarating. She continued along the path, swing: Suddenly a man stepped from behind a in hunting costume, carrying a gun. She stopped and stared at him, and and she was spellbound. A strange power she had never before felt drew her to him. “He's come at last,” she breathed. “This Is the man that was meant for me.” Aloud she sald: “I'm lost. Can you help me?” Adam Forthgiver and hls employee were having the time of thelr lives. Only once had they gone hunt- ing, and on that occasfon they had not found anything to shoot at, and prob- ably would not have fired If they had. They loved the outdoors and had no erstwhile one of thelr tramps the young Adam felt some On trepidation, for he was not well ac quainted with the pine forest they had but he continued walk- calling to his guide, take not sure it would, network of pa recrossing one snother ing along the path He hoped the path him wonld + such an the, there was and points, crossing I at many Some carving on a tree drew his names In the other day.” he =aid, and proceeded to Investigat hand suspected, and with marker he felt reasonably sure he could find his way As he stepped from behind the tree remarkably attractive girl, He can his breath. “Can it be? he exclaimed, this Is.” * » » * * * » Mrs. Glendale Chesterton sipped her sixth cup of tea. "Well, we got them married sald, setting the cup on the table. Mrs. Forthglver sighed. “Yes, they're both married, all right: but such a horrible mess! We sent Lucia and Adam Into the woods to marry each other, and Instead Lucia picks out Adam's guide for a husband and Adam decl!des that Lucia's land. lady's daughter Is the girl for him. — she “Still, if they're both happy- ob served Mrs. Chesterton, picking up the cup. “Won't you have some tea? “No more, thank you,” replied the “1 suppose we may as will make the best of It. As you say, is long as they're happy—" PHONE EXCHANGES’ GROWTH Device for Communication Is in New York Motel; Oc. cupies 3,165 Square Feet. The size of the private telephone ex- change grows with the erection of every hotel or office building of any consider able proportions. The largest ever con- structed is that of a New York hotel which has been recently opened to the public. It occupies 8,165 square feet of floor space, having an operat: ing room 110 feet long and 25 feet wide, a terminal room 30 feet long and 25 feet wide, a rest room 28 feet by 15 feet and a locker and washroom 30 feet by 14 feet. The operating force consists of one chief operator, one as sistant chief operator, eight super- visors and 110 attendants, The switch. hoard consists of 24 positions. Thirteen positions are equipped with telautographs used for paging and announcing only. The switch. board has a capacity of 3.340 exten sions and 180 trunks. The hotel has telephone service In each of ts 2.900 rooms, and there are 40 public tele phone booths served by four switeh. boards, connected with the malin switchboard. The following gives some Idea of a few of the items which make up part of the telephone system : Six hundred and thirty fuses, 1.170 condensers, 2,400 relays, 5.250 lamps. 83.600 jacks, 750,000 soldered connec. tions, 7.926.000 feet of wire, a ———————— Dominion’s Oldest Corporation, The Hudson's Bay company is the oldest corporation In existence In Can. ada. In 1670 King Charles II granted a charter to Prince Rupert and his as soclates. They were called “The Com. pany of Merchant Adventurers of Eng- land Trading in Hudson Rag” . The Care Government Home Economics Specialists Give Advice. Bummer Garments Should Be Care- fully Packed and Record Made for Ready Reference. The organdies, palm beach suits, the straw hats and the low shoes have now disappeared from the day-to-day wardrobe. The wise housewife does not let them stay In the overcrowded closet to take up valuable space and brush against the velvets, serges and broadeloths, Neither does she lay them away in any condition they happen to be In after thelr lust appearance, In- stead, she puts them away carefully cleaned and treated so the least change possible will come to them, keeping record of what supplies there are and where she puts them In order that she may find them when the oce- caslon arises by simply looking at her desk records. If packed in boxes, a label on each box telling the contents makes the finding of each article an easy matter. Her outline of treatment would be very nearly like the follow- Ing, according to home economics spe- clallsts In the United States depart- ment of agriculture: Washable, White Clothing. ~Washed carefully, no starch added, blued more than usual to avoid a yellow appear- ance when spring unpacking comes. Hung In a closet reserved for this par- ticular use or folded so that the creases will correspond as far as pos- sible with the folds Into which the garment falls In use and laid In a trunk or box. Washable Colored Clothes, = Washed, unstarched, turmed wrong side out and hung In the closet or packed away as were the white gar- ments, Palm Beach Sults—Cleaned and put in separate box, carefully folded, Hats.—How to treat the summer hat depends much upon the material. of straw, brushing off all dust packing in a hat box is good treat- ment, The georgette and lace hats, If solled, should be dry cleaned and al- lowed to alr thoroughly before wrap ping In tissue paper and storing aw ay In a hat box. Avold weight which Shoes.—The pumps and oxfords should be cleaned and put away with shoe trees In each one. Inventory should be simple, of course, but definite, giving a list and storage place of the clothes for each member of the family. This will prove of definite service when next spring's clothing budget requires thought and time, Fabric May Be Washed With Soap Providing It Is Not Rubbed, Squeezed or ironed. If you have a corduroy garment on hand you will be Interested to know dry cleaner or even having to dip it in gusoline yourself. For, according to the treasury department, “corduroy is a kind of cotton velvet, which may be washed providing it is not rubbed, squeezed or ironed.” Further Instruction is given to use a solution of mild soap or, for colors that may streak or fade, a solution of soap bark, which ls somewhat mider than any soap. When the garment has been thoroughly washed and rinsed, {t should be hung up wet and, if possible, In a way that it will dry in the shape you wish It to remain. For instance a skirt should be dried on a skirt hanger. The brisker the wind In which the of Clothes Hen garment 1s dried the better, When thoroughly dry take a clean clothes brush and brush vigorously to raise the nap. Once you realize that corduroy may be washed you will not be 80 reticent to muke use of a corduroy skirt for your household tusks at which you would usually choose only a tub frock. And In planning your winter wardrobe arrange to have some washable smocks or long peplum blouses of colored cot ton to wear with your restored cordu roy skirt, seltone suit is edged with a wide band of opossum. The high collar is of the same fur. It is an extremely smart suit for the young school girl, SHOULD WEAR OWN COLORS Proper Shad:s Are Selected by Women Who Study Themselves: Cultivate Artistic Taste, Fisding the colors best sulted to you and then adhering to them 12 an artis tic as well as an economic measure. It is economic in that the hues that be. come you are usually different shades of one color or blended colors. For instance, if blue Is your color a blue hat may = be worn with dresses of diferent shades of the same i color. titra metimes Time spent In studying color enltl. vates an artls and the woman who has found her colors is the one who, when shopping. passes by the most alluring bargain If it Is not in the colors that she employs in her clothes. In this way she saves much time and money. Some very well dressed women have very limited Incomes. These women are well dressed because they have studied themselves and have planned thelr clothes carefully. They know exactly what lines and colors are sult able for them and have been able to employ these essentials in the most ef fective manner, ic sense, Kerchiefs in Acceptable Present for Most Any Oe. casion May Be Prepared at Slight Expense, Half-a-dozen daintily-emhroldered, lace-trimmed handkerchiefs, in a pret- ty box, make a very acceptable present A Dainty Present, for almost any occasion, and they can be prepared without much trouble and fat no great expense, The handkerchief shown In our sketch Is trimmed at the edges with narrow lace, and in one corner initials fire worked with pale pink silk, en- closed in a horeshoe composed of tiny pale green leaves, For the handkerchief box any well made cardboard box of a suitable size and shape ean be utilized, The sure face of the 11d Is slightly padded with § thin Jayer of cotton-wool, and then Pretty Box covered with thin white silk, upon which a similar initial to that worked upon the handkerchiefs has been em- broidered. The silk should be turned over at the edges and fastened on just | Inside the lid with a strong adhesive, | The inner side of the lid is afterwards | ined with silk, and the edges finished off with a pale pink silk cord, which Is arranged in three little loops at each | of the front corners, { The sides of the box are also cov. | ered with white silk, and the interior loosely lined with the same material. Pale pink ribbon strings are sewn In on either side at the bottom of the box to tie over the handkerchiefs and hold them in place. Parrot Milnery. Svery sort of feathered greature save, of course, the bird of paradise and other sorts of plumage that are not permitted In this country, have supplied their plumage abundantly for our hats this season. Parrot feath- ers In their natural green are seen mingled with butts of black monkey fur on a toque that is strongly sug- gestive of African jungles Peacock feathers are likewise used for toques and are, like the parrot feathers, left in thelr natural colors, A ———————— Satin Goes With Gabardine. Satin is smart in combination with gabardine, usually of a lke shade rather than a contrasting color, though tones of beige and tan with black satin are rother shile Hail the Turkey! Here's to the Turkey, glorious bird of copper hue, who glad. dened well each Piigrim heart when, guided by an ancient chart, there came that small, God-fearing Here's to the Turkey, that bird of gorgeousness and pride, who strutted through the virgin wood when, for a firmer brotherhood, our forbears worked fought and died. Here's to the Turkey, how of. ten, Thanksgiving By EDCAR A. GUEST For courage that we sorely need, For strength to do the splendid deed, For youth, who made the sacrifice And, smiling, paid the bitter price That freedom asks of #t irdy men, Oh God, accept our thanks again, To thee once more today we kre: Bad music of the crash ye sles] - Accompanies our prayers, and yet Thy mercies everywhere Bre mot And we are grateful for the y That boldly dared to guard the truth, youth Oh ‘God, who gave us sighe to see The way to ser Ve, we pray to thee: Ve thank thee for all mothers fair Who gave elr sons Into thy cs And bras r grief and i That liberty and truth sho V iid reign We thank thee for each nobles neart That ned to play ownrd We thank That toi} i0 sought to slay For yleld of tree and | Once more Thanksgiving day, red man’s bow. to the Turkey, proudest, rarest of the liv. ing, and, as we bow before our Lord around the yearly festive board, the gem of our Thanksgiving, € ~—Lewis Allen in Utica Saturday Globe, HE pg WHERE THE BIRDS ARE BRED Small Farms Are Largs Producers of Plece de Resistance of the Thanksgiving Feast. Although there are many key ranches, and whole which great tur communities live prin- cipally upon the raising of tur. keys for market such as Tex., whose nual rade Thanks an- turkey pa Min 4 cludes thousand northern markets, are raised in which modities, rule groups interested In They are often the sole de- pendence of the farmer's wife for pocket money throt the and many a farmer's daughter f8 a small on are other come izhout year also £5 £3 vy ss | ¥ »1 - “ pearance In her world of fashion prir 1" } ly through the successful market. Ing of the turkey bre cipa vod. On the 5,000,000 farms of the United States there were, according to careful siatistics taken some 8.500.000 turkeys, Texas the producing 650.000, other states which were large ers were Missouri, Illinois, Iowa. and Indiana. The state of Rhode Is led among states, youth of tr ath; and rage, i mi The A »y ri 81 OV. ‘NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT PIE ———— {Time Was When No Thanksgiving | Dinner Was Worthy of the Name in Its Absence. —— { 1 m ankspiving was held i duced only 5.000. But the quality of the Rhode Island turkeys always has been excellent and they usually bring prices vastly In excess of those from other parts of the country. And that ought to be enough about turkeys to get up a pretty good appe- tite for Thursday's dinner! REALLY SURFEITED. Weary-—No, t'anks, ma'am. I've et #9 much turkey dis week dat I gobbles in my sleep. Great Reason for Gladness. The day set apart for Thanksgiving for the blessings of the year is a day weaver has used the loom for the pic- ture of American contentment and American happiness and American hope. Into the picture enters no pub lle calamity, into it enters no wide. spread want. Thus the nation has great reason for gladness that it can hang upon the walls of civilization the pleture that has been wrought out as the picture of American life from the busy weave of the mulsitude of indi viduals who male up that life, Ranks With Christmas. Thanksgiving day is an ald ry. in ored Institution in this ountry. In 1780 *he Protestant Episcopal church formally recognized the government's authority to appoint such a “feast” but it was celebrated with more zest In New England than in any other section, There It Is an occasion for annual family reunions; and as a Bos. ton writer says, “It takes the place which in England Is accorded to Christmas” The indispensable Pie. occasion and which, when slowly roast ing before the open fire and painstak. ingly basted from the dripping pan be | neath, was fit to be the lord of any { feast. Chicken there was, too. though always In the form of chicken pie, and vegetables of every sort, with rals | Ins and citron, walnuts and popcorn, apples and cider galore. Surely few could have really wished Joys such as these to be sacrificed to | a second service in the meeting house! Golden Promiso of the Future. We are thankful for the assurance that out of all the tumult and madness of the past years the world of mankind is to find a life richer, truer, grander, than any it has heretofore known, a life of truer freedom, of sweeter tol erance and of a broader goodwill and brotherhood, And we are thankful for the thought, amounting almost to a settled convie tion, that as a consequence of the great awakening which has come to it with all its blood and tears and suf fering, the world will from now on have forever done with every form of organized hypocrisy and oppression, will love the truth and nothing but the truth, and will deal justly, and love mercy. Worldly Spirit Too Much With Us. It must be admitted that our country has been an egotistical nation, betause of our great material expansion and prosperity, and that the true spirit of Thanksgiving day hag not been felt by a very large proportion of the people during the past few years. The intent of the ploneers who established it has been lost sight of largely. It has heen regarded too much shmply ae a day to be observed by the church people, while the crowd took advantage of the holiday to indulge worldly pleasures — Houston Post.
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