A Lesson
in Time .
By J. K. MAL.SHALL
(Copyright, 1819, by the McClure News.
paper Syndicate.)
There was no more devoted and
happy couple than the Wards, who had
been married a few short weeks; but
today Helen was not happy. This was
due to the fact that she had taken the
time this morning to review the events
of the past few weeks. She knew
that Bruce loved her dearly, and
in his good-heartedness would deny
her nothing to make her happy. But
oow she was to acknowledge he had
one serious fault, which was a men-
ace to thelr future happiness.
belief that it was his sole right
supervise everything about the house-
hold clashed harshly with her free
and independent ideas.
Helen had religiously refused
allow these thoughts to enter her mind
until last evening, when they had en-
tertained for the first time bo
new home. She
thought with a touch of pride
Mrs. Warren would compliment her on
the haven of delight that she and
Bruce had created for their home. But
what a bitter disappointment It
ant exclamations from
they viewed the furnishings, assume
manner, with not one word of praise
for herself. The realization of
trait In Bruce had spoilt her evening.
and she was unable to be the gay,
light-hearted girl they had
known.
After the guests had
Bruce had asked her
wrong: but her efforts at
departed
what
an expla-
of resentment. Her gentle remon-
strance at his persistently ignoring
her, not only in the selection of the
household furnishings but their ar
rangement as well, had brought forth
fromm him his declaration that he was
master of his home.
She realized the futility of further
discussion of this subject with Bruce,
because she knew him to be too posi-
tive in his ideas thought
all this carefully, made up her
mind to change Yes, she
would begin right She called
her mother on the phone and asked
her to go shopping with her.
Helen bought new slik covers for
the round cushions, new curtains for
the windows and a beautiful rich
brown cover for the library table.
She had wanted these things In the
ilving room, when she was first mar-
ried. Well, now she was going
fave them. Mother had always
these things at home,
planned the arrangement
So would she.
After they had she left her
mother and went home. Hur#edly
slipping Into har large blue gingham
apron, she went to work. First, rhe
took down the curtains in the living
room. Mrs, O'Brien had cleaned the
windows just two days ago, so she
could now put up the new curtains.
Then she opened her packages.
“What a beautiful, rich golden
brown,” she thought, as she held the
curtains up to admire them. "And
how well they looked with the brown
rug!” Soon the room took on a new,
pretty effect. True, the curtains and
other things that Bruce had bought
were lovely, but they were not just
what Helen had wanted; and
she must show Bruce that she, too,
could plan and furnish a room with
excellent taste, and that It was Ler
right.
Her work completed,
would be a little more than
before Bruce
would have plenty
and read awhile before starting
prepare dinner. She had
in the sun parlor a few minutes, try-
fing to become interested In a late
novel, when Bruce arrived. She saw
him coming up the walk, carrying a
square white box under one arm and
a long box in his other hand. “Flow-
ers and candy,” thought Helen. This
had happened once before, when
Bruce left the house in a bad humor
after breakfast, because Helen had
served bacon with their eggs, and
Bruce did not eat pork “in amy way,
shape or form.” Flowers and candy
were his peace offering, which should
cover any breach. Well, he must
leern differently. She usually ren
to the door to meet him, but today
she pretended to be reading.
Bruce entered the house and, plac-
ing his packages on the table, he
went to her quickly.
“Helen, dear,” he began,
to talk to you. It is
night.”
Helen gazed at him
Why, what did it mean? This pent
tent tone from Bruce. And he had
never before sald he was sorry. Per
haps she had been too hasty about
buying the new things for the living
room.
“Oh, Bruce, walt! 1 want to tell
you about this afternoon, I"
She was interrupted by Bruce. *1
have been i selfish ead. 1 know
how you must feel shout my select
Ing everything for our home, and
trying to supervise their arrange
ment. But I must tell you how 1
came to realize this. This morning
going to town Mrs. Warren and Mrs,
Travers got on at Homewood. Mey
took the scat right back of me, At
She
and
things.
now.
lected
women of
their
homes.
tea,
an hour
be home.
of time to
would
to
“T want
about last
In surprise,
| first I did not recogn!ze their volces;
| then they mentioned your name,’
| Bruce paused, made gnothér effort,
| then went on. Mrs. Warren was then
{ saying some nice things dbout you,
when Mrs. Travers remarked: ‘What
a pity she allows her young husband
to ran Why, when you
asked she bought her
pretty and the reading
looked confusedly at her
husband and he had to answer, !
should hate to think that I would
ever become a nonenity in my home,
I wonder such men would feel
if thelr wives interfered in their
business? I, well, | was furious. I
couldn't bear to hear any more, but
when I got to the office and thought
things over, 1 knew that Mrs. Trav-
ers spoke the truth. Oh, please don't
cry, Helen.” And Bruce dropped his
head on his hands. “To think that
I should ever give anyone cause to
say those things and to pity the
everything.
her where
cushions
how
dearest girl In the world.”
Helen dried her tears. She was
hurt, and she knew what Mrs. Trav-
speak that way and how humiliating
for poor Bruce.
“Bruce, you have never given any-
one reason to pity me. Don’t say
And, even If Mrs. Travers did
suspect, she doesn't belong here. As
know, Mrs. Warren is my dear
est friend, and I have no doubt that
if you had heard the rest of thelr
you
Mrs,
firmly, that
happlest of
imagined
she knew us to be
couples, and that
those things. Mrs.
one, nor lets a chance by
say something nice about
another in her presence makes dis
agreeable remarks”
Bruce lifted bis
go
head.
I have been brought
If I had only listened
talked of those
to my senses.
to you when
things, instead
Own Way. I wonder that
didn't—"
“1 did,
terrupted,
living
face lit
and
Gambies’
you
this afternoon,” Helen In-
leading him out
“And, oh!” and
to
room.
up.
Mrs. Travers cn
just as 1 was buying
new curtain and cushion covers”
“Thank heaven for that!"
Bruce. “They are a
to room, Hel
Pa ”
on, YOU
£
en
into
these
me
tered
im-
and
provement the
from now
“No, not just
Helen
me. Bruce dear—us”™
said, softly, as she slipped
Into his anos
“I hope I have
in time,” murmured
bent head down
dearest girl and
lesson
as he
kiss “the
all the
earned my
Bruce,
to
in
his
wife
world.
COMING CHANGES IN JAPAN
Many Symptoms That Revolution,
Probably Peaceful, Ils Due in Land
of Chrysanthemum.
In the kingdom of the Chrysanthe-
observers to pause,
try small groups are forming-—not of
labor men- of
students with a fair admixture of the
middle and even of the upper classes,
There is something coming in Japan—
a great change—no man yet quite
knows when it will come or whither it
will go-—some call it revolution others
restoration. Another symptom Is the
attitude of the Japanese woman. The
Japanese woman is thinking and act-
ing; did she not start the rice riots
Religious movements
have been started within the last
with Japanese women-—women
but
of the people—at their head,
come. In the midst of the city Is a
iness for the emperor,
show that ties 30 centuries old—be-
tween sovereign and people—will snap
ation to come Is economic, not con
stitutional.—~Christian Science Mon}
His Misapprehension,
“Hi! Whur ar I at?”
Ridge, Ark, after the accident,
“What's been coming off around yur,
anyhow?
“You drove onto the railroad cross
ing just in time to be struck by the
fiyer,” replied the physician. “The
engine demolished your wagon, and-—"
“Aw, that's It? Must have sorter
knocked me plumb out of my head for
a spell, for I shore thought my 14 chil-
dren had mobbed me for something or
nuther they didn't like Kansas
City Star,
The Psychology of It
“How do you like your new neigh-
bora"
“All right, The first thing they did
was to borrow our iawn-mower.”
“Have they returned 1t7”
“Not yet, and I hope they'll keep It.
Then they'll be careful not to use it
early In the morning or at any hour
when it would attract my attention
unduly."—Boston Transcript,
Regal Paraphernalia,
“Jack told me I was queen of his
heart."
“Well?
“I asked him where the crown jew-
els were”
EE Ar —————
mes
ARF
ur Coatees and Capes for Wear
With One-Piece Gowns.
Ssasonable Dresses Bulit on Lines
That Form Admirable Back.
ground for Peltry.
For wear with the one-piece gown
furriers are providing an attractive lot
of coatees, short wraps and scarfs,
The street gown of the season is
built on such simple lines and in such
rich fabrics that it forms an admir-
able background for a jaunty little
wrap or a graceful scarf of luxurious
fur.
Velvet, duvetyn or gabardine are the
fabrics used for the modish street
frock, which is bullt on the simplest
lines. Duvetyn in neatral shades and
Pompeian red is fashioned Into expen-
sive frocks on which embroidery may
play a small or large part, or they
may be guiltless of trimming beyond
a binding of matching grosgrain rib-
bon,
The velvet gown ie also procurable
in color, but Is easily more effective
and beautiful in black, as often as not
without a vestige of trimming. A bit
of color Is sometimes introduced at
the girdle or about the neckline. In
one black velvet dress this takes the
which is fastened by means of couch-
ing stitch to the fabric.
A few of the street gowns have the
novel toueh of high coliars and there
model,
is bullt out by means of
fullness in a series of larger loops.
To wear with these frocks out
number of little
but a sort of link between the two, a
variety of capes In the proper sense
are collars or capes, and
straight scarfs of great length
width as well as those of more mod-
erato size,
It must be
coatees are
little fur
youthful gar.
sald that the
distinctly
figure which is not
desirable for the wide-hipped woman.
She would make a much
factory investment in one of the long
straight
The
loose
more satis
short fur jacket often
back and a belted
loose all round and
has a pinched-in walst with a rippled
ner of long
¢
front
is
odel
or
one ghort n
i
i
i
|
STYLISH COAT OF MOLESKIN
Moleskin has that soft
that
favorites this season. This model come.
bines grace, style and comfort
PARIS BRASSIERES OF LINEN
New Type of Undies Comes in Flesh
Tint or Ivory Whites With
Elaborate Trimming.
For wear under
irgette and cof
rassieres of |
hite
x $
with
of real file
sieres fit
straps of
They
like th
come
@ Bix B
in a Vsshar
decollette even
der beautiful
background a
mings
Intest
fit better
of crepe de
their nent
launder
ings
Quickly Constructed; Keeps Pins
in Good Condition,
The
very
not
holdir
HOW
is
for
‘ed or other
of the
pincushion
ordinary
satisfactory article
inds
nature
T1114
qui
of fancy
fllastrated
made, and
pins can be kept in
condition. It
a plece of strong silk,
and b
ribbon,
pins, A case
can be
:
in it all kinds
easily
oie Tue
Ki¥
is merel
ed with soft
washleather
narrow
ne
and at the top
Roll-Up Pincase.
ribbons are sewn on. It can be made
in any size and it rolls up from the
bottom and ties together in the way
shown In the sketch, When the case
is open any particular kind of pin can
be selected In a moment, and kept In
this case they will not become dull and
dusty, as they do sometimes when ex-
posed to the alr,
This case could be earried out with
other materials if preferred, and ft
would be equally useful made of art
serge and bound with narrow ribbon
and lined with flannel or any other
soft material,
—
Piecing Fur for Trimming.
Try the use of mending tissue when
plecing together small scraps of fur
for trimmings, That Is what one wome
nn did who found It quicker, and that
it proved quite strong enough for the
purpose.
lines over tl
the back: and slend:
wf ribbon hold
The
trimmed
up ¢
Jods
nar
best mn
with
edging
GIRLS’ FROCKS TO BE SHORT
Designer Insists That Up to Ten Years
No Child's Dress Should Be
Below Knees,
A great deal of satin and taffeta
being used for children's dresses and
there seems to be a leaning to dresses
that are a trifle short-walsted, especial-
ly for the younger girls, Little girls’
dresses show skirts of comfortable
width and they decidedly short.
One designer openly insists that up to
the age of ten no child's dress should
reach a bit below knees.
dresses are being shown, made usually
of serge. They are not merely sus
pender frocks, but have quaint little
low-necked pongee in a favorite mate-
rial for the ace
though
be
guimpes
Girls
dressed
wool ski:
middies,
is
are
the
Guirtape
ompanying guimpe, al-
white lis materials may
and olored slik
appear.
of over
for school
igerie
used some bright-e
ten are smartly
in plain or plaid
8 and comfortable smocks or
————————— A ——————
IN FASHICON'S REALM
Stockings nzually match the dresses,
The new cape coats often have deep
yokoe,
Wraps of fur are fashioned on sim
ple lines,
Flare collars are among the new
fashions.
More silk appears as ruffles on geor-
gette dresses,
Many of the new skirts are plaited
about the waist,
For evening wear white gowns are
touched with silver,
There iz a tendency to wear the hat
tipped on one side,
A circular black vall has a wide bor
der of cotton threads,
For sheer grace there ls no mater
ial equal to duvetyn.
Deep bands of lace finigh the bot
toms of evening capes,
Short, Full Tunie.
Many evening gowns feature the
short, full tunic
INEXPENSIVE DISHES
inexpensive
comparison
Baked Codfich.~—Tuke
¢ . fia}
achags 0 Wiis
CTO {Oo Cover
" wed
Add bits of butter wit
salt f ry od ad 1
two hours,
aad the fish mm
Brown Sugar icing.
f brown sugar and
with vanilia
ess Gingerbread.— Warm togeth
oy ’ ] :
ful of brow
nen steam
in Cream Sauce. —M
yulr two
Deeds that high enarted men
Counting
g thre r re
Read through
and ten
their tears
AE os van vat at
— garet Prost
m
QUICK BREADS.
risp and
opover or bis
are all pop-
always
uiar
and
breads,
Bran Muffing.—
Take ta-
blespoonfuis of
welcome
three
brown sugar, mix
with a table.
spoonful of
shortening, half a tablespoonful of
salt, one cupful of sour milk, one-half
teaspoonful of soda, a cupful of flour
rndl cupfuls Mix
and drop in well. greased muffin pans.
This makes ten good-sized gems.
Southern Hoe Cakes. Add a
wontal of
i
two of bran
ten.
salt and two teaspoonfuls
woowder to one and one-third
Beat the yolks
add a eupful of milk, and
beat hard for a few minutes, then add
the whites beaten to a stiff froth. Put
a tablespoonful of iard in a spider and
drop the batter In by spoonfuls: turn
when on the underside
mking
cupfuls of cornmenl,
of vo eges,
done
Serve
Sally Lunn Sift four cupfuls of
flour with three teaspoonfuls of bak-
the yolks and whites of four eggs and
beat well: add one cupful of melted
fat, four tablespoonfuls of sugar to the
flour with the yolks of the ogee. then
fold in the stiffly beaten whites the last
thing. Bake in muffin rinzs,
Snow Balls--Make a batter of one
eupful of thin cream, two tablespoon.
batter,
fold in last,
in a hot oven,
Graham Puffa~Take two cupfuls of
graham flour, four cupfals of bolling
milk and one teaspoonful of salt.
roll and cut Into Inch-thick circles: ar
range In a buttered pan and bake tn a
very hot oven. If the oven is hot they
will be very lghr.
On a chilly other time
wen, ed
soup is most grat-
+
of day
'
wey
Pote to
Chop an
fry in butte
SO 4p
anion
. add
cut
one
Add
wr
are
» quart of milk, rub
Senson to
the y cf
smooth with a copful
potatoes
Quart om
ter and coo 1 | the
very soft. Add
through a slev
’
vii i»
potatoe.
and rehent.
iste and th en with olks
two egpe=,
gex, heater
of cream,
Salgify
three bunet
and
snd c ean
ent into dice
‘ wa-
Drain, cover with fresh water and
Add
winnful
is of
Soup. —Serape
ex of anlsify:
soak for t
15 minutes in enid
ns Bon a quart of milk,
butter, and
Br to boll-
three milk erackers
BOTVE 1
Chicken and Curry Soup. —Slice one
onion, fry Iz
salt
the
ik
nnd t ones
bt tor dd un large sour
sprig of thyme nnd
a tablespooninl of
aspoonful of salt
Add four
simmer for
add half a cop
BOTY
agwder
stock
nt once
into
1t. Add two
mr carrots, three
*t herbs,
simmer until
grain, reheat,
hlespoor fils each
together,
Cook
an oxtail
HW Oy
water
torn ta
butter cooked
Peas
te of the soup
ell done
icken Gumbo -—-ut up a large,
but-
Add two cup
onion
ham,
Simmer until the
the then
ind add 12 soda
of hutter,
three
and fry brown in
of okra.
oes, a Inrge
cupful of raw
ver
{rom hones ©
heaven and
ogether in
home In
home be-
bh Very
UBSTITUTES FOR MEAT.
fords to re
Po
dinner
the breakfast table
ars at
times a year, so it is
& good idea ar it from
the first meal of t day
ni gL the
in hash
Fried Egg Plant.
the egg plant
unless used
Slice
slices
inch
into a
deep dish and cover with
well Soak one hour.
in egg and crumbs
En in
one-third of an
thick, pare, put
cold water salted
1
aap
Drain,
and fry brown.
Corn Oysters. —Use canned cornlet,
if the fresh corn is not obtainable. By
eroring with sharp knife, the
inside kernel may be pressed
out and used. Use two cupfuis of corn,
half a cupful of milk, one cupful of
sifted flour, two eggs, a teaspoonful of
and one tablespoonful each of hot.
and lard, leat the yolks of the
wine
Wipe,
deeply
of the
walt
fer
Beat to & smooth batter, add the corn,
then beat again, adding the =tiMy
beaten the Put the lard
and butter into a frying pan and when
very hot put into the batter by small
Brown on glide, them
the batter is too thick add
more milk, the thinner the batter the
more delicate and tender the oysters
will be.
Baked Eggs and Mushrooms. Take
one pound of fresh mushrooms, clean
wipe dry. Put into a saucepan
whites last
spoonfuls
If
one
furn
pepper. Set over the fire till therongh-
Iy hot, then turn into a shallow baking
dish and break over them six eggs
with buttered crumbs and
dust with pepper and salt. Bake In a
hot oven till the eggs are set. Serve
on buttered toast,
Nerie Magwer2
He Knew,
The teacher had spent twenty mine
find out If the children remembered,
#0 she turned to one litile boy sud
denly and demanded: “What do you
so0 on the mantieplece nt home,
Jackie?" "Father's feet, miss!” came