GLORIOUS FREEDOM
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By DOROTHY DONAHUE
(® by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Pa Whittaker, being fifty-two and
henpecked, wiggled his toes happily
in his broad-toed shoes to express his
great joy when Ma Whittaker decided
to take a vacation—minus Pa.
Of course, Pa conceded, within the
protective walls of the woodshed, Ma
had a few merits. She did darn his
stockings and keep his clothes mended
and give him the best of meals, besides
keeping the honse as spotless and
shining as a new aluminum pan under
the direct rays of the sun; but Pa felt
Justified, nevertheless, in his happiness,
because, oh, how Ma Whittaker's
tongue could fly.
So it was that Pa closgd the house
the next day and made for the city.
Pa reached the city in a state
glorified individuality.
low, very low-
that could
exceedingly
smoke-clouded
—s0 the only restaurant
possibly attract him was
undesirable with
windows, greasy,
counters and suspiciously revelving
stools. But Pa was hungry,
forced his way
tle mournfully,
beef and cabbage prevailing.
thinking of Ma Whittaker when he
dered flapjacks—and was disappointed.
Thin, burnt—horrible! Pa
gulped his and,
ting that he was not in the
backed chair at home. leaned
Two dark-faced roaring sailors picked
him up, snapped a few of in.
visible hayseed from
and bowed low.
Pa reached the street, greatly sur.
prised and humbled, minus the bravado
of early morning.
Pa felt a sudden desire for quiet and
calm. Everyone seemed to be, rush-
ing past him. In the midst of the ex-
cited, jabbering throng he felt strange
ly alone. The cool gray front
movie theater, with Its
gaudy splotch of posters,
Pa went into soft
groped his way to a
bac
tle si relief,
a little weak, and
sub-titles, Ma
them, gladly, the
been.
A stout, laughing .woman
her way into the row in front of him,
followed by her husband. Her broad,
expansive back ucted Pa’'s view
50
SOZEY,
down coffee,
back!
pleces
his shiny
the
seat
gh of
he coul
Whittaker
few
had
times they
obstr
uneasily
read the
voice,
in his clair. The
first title In a
stout lady
loud,
stared stra
An
ight ahead.
aching flood of genuine home-
out of
terrdrs of a public and cheap hotel.
Pa found the house empty, hollow
sounding, lonely. The deadly
of Ma's merry
woes distracting.
ing the
ided him,
thing-
patting while she sco furi-
ously, for some little
awoke smiling,
of the purring little ball of fur,
Outside it was drizzling.
been drizzling in Pa's heart
He pulled on
ed for the garden. He could
see her now puttering
swaying popples and that
all day.
deluge
“Pa Whittaker!”
Pa - blinked pale
around like a welltrained soldler.
must be getting old, His eyes
“Pa Whittaker-—out in this wet gar-
den without your rubbers! I've told
you and told you, and just because
you think I'm not looking, you sneak
out and plow through this wet.
You're not a young man, I want you
to remember, and if—>"
Pa followed .the voice blankly Into
the house and fell into a4 chalp., The
volce went on.
“And 1 decided I'd better not stay
awny more'n a day with you so fer-
getful, so 1 trudged right home, and
here you are, as usual, doing some-
thing that will be the death of you
I've been looking everywhere for you
—gyverywhere, and
Pa still stared. Understanding crept
slowly, very slowly Into his gmind,
Something inside him kept repeating:
“She's Bere—to stay. She's here—to
stay.”
Fifteen minuters later Ma ran out of
breath and stopped to regard the si-
fent figure In the chalr,
“Fer land sakes, Pa, are you dumb?
Say something!”
Pa looked up into the sharp eyes
_ that held a giint of kindness,
“Ma, please——please keep right on
talking. I was never so hippy In my
fife{ Never!
eyes and swung
He
Strange Bear.
The Chemosit, or Nandl bear, a
mysterious animal that is said to haunt
the deep forests in the most inacces
gible parts of the East African high-
Innds, has agai been geen, this time’
by a party of reliable European and
native witnesses,
It has been seen hy various people
geveral times during recent years, but
no specimen has been killed or cap-
tured. The latest description of the
pear tallies decurately with previous
“reports. TH imal 1s between five
and six feet Wigh, walks on its hind
Jegs something after the manner of a
ehimpanzee, and has a long fringe of
white halr completely encircling its
face.
New Material Is Soft, Woolly;
Covered With Designs.
Patterns Are Worked by
Less Expensive Cloth
Machine.Stitched.
All-Over
Hand;
One of the newest materials for
winter coats aml wraps is soft and
woolly and covered all over with fan-
tastic designs worked in raised silks.
At first sight this cloth recalls "the
popular matelnsse of last year, but
in reality it is quite another thing,
asserts a fashion writer in the Boston |
Globe. The all-over pattern is worked |
by hand in the best circumstances, but
less expensive cloth of the same order |
is machine-stitched,
A lovely little wrap made of this |
new stuff is bordered with loutre. This
18 one of the ultra-short models which |
First
wraps which finish off suddenly
as Indicated In my draw
The sleeves of this model are so
that from the back they give a
effect. This Is essentially a
garment-—just the thing for
a pretty girl to throw aver her smart
It is warm, becoming
and comparatively made. On
the other hand it must be confessed
that a wadst-length wrap 8 apt to
its owner look a wee bit clumsy
anless she, happily, happens to be ex
~eptionally tall and slender
embroldered cloth is car.
two bright blue
or dark blue
cape
easily
The
ried out
same
in colors
ground,
Winter Wrap of Seal Brown Stitched
Silk and Seal Fur. !
But the best results are
combination of
dark beige,
silks on gray.
obtained by a
iful
and
skil
tints, ght
gray or putty.
Without doubt hip-coatees and wraps
remain in favor the winter,
and In this connection the sack models
Shaved lamb is
these little garments. The
beautifully prepared and
dyed, really wonderful tints
being obtained. Since the fancy of
the moment is for colored furs shaved
lamb comes in for considerable atten
tion.
It is particularly successful in a
clear shade of pinkish beige, combined
with beige fox and lined with Chinese |
blue taffeta.
Monkey-fur fringe has taken a fresh
lease of life; it is used by our best
tailors and dressmakers—on day and
evening dresses alike.
al
most successiu
for
are
some
used
skins
this charming fashion will
comed., It
with black fox,
ing Brought Out by Designers;
Coats Favored.
Fall styles are now coming
front It Is interesting to note
coats make a determined effort to
apes from the field when the
question to he Few
bro
fall
ight
being
is decided.
being
tendency
ind winter ea
out by
toward
these a
mal
with
evidence,
pes are
designers, the 8
the majority of
conte,
re belted, Some feature
walstl
effec
waistline, others a low
good many bloused
Therefore, the
should get
woman
cape all the
she can ont of it now, as the
early fall will probably find fashion
demanding that shé purchase a coat.
i ———————
EIGHT INCHES FROM GROUND |
Skirt Length Receives Official
proval; (Comfortably Wide
but Not Flaring.
possesses a
good
For street apparel skirts are to be
comfortably but not flaring.
about a yard and a half being th
according to a fashion
writer. Eight inches from the ground |
has the official approval with six
in« for afternoon frocks, and
ning frocks sweeping the floor, or at
least touching it.
These rules, slightly el
mennt for mature women Yerh
the younger women will wear
a trifle shorter, but not to the
as during the last season or two.
wide,
ie ap-
proved width,
hes
astic, are
aps
Autumn Hats
pearance and amoug the new
are flattering little hats
velvet ribbon stitched toge
colors are particularly good
of rows
st hy
ther,
packing.
Bandanna Mat,
Many turbans are being made of silk
printed In the pattern of
bandanna handkerchief.
Bright Embroidery Is Employed With |
Miraculous Effect—Hat to Com-
plete the Outfit,
All of the Czechoslovakian em- |
broideries and those from Russia and |
all of the colorful countries are being |
applied to white scarfs with a most
miraculous effect. The scarfs them- |
selves are made of the loosest of hand- |
woven homespun done in either thin |
woolen or thick silken threads.
Then on their ends for a space of
about ten Inches there Is arranged a
solid mass of embroidery taken from
the peasant art of one of these coun- |
tries. The embroideries are about as
inspiring as anything you can think
of. They fairly scream a Joyfulness |
of life, and when they are Imposed on
the pure whiteness of the homespun
background they are particularly at.
tractive for the purpdses of the mod-
¢rn girl and her activities in sports,
Sometimes there are hats em
broidered to go with these scarfs that
fling about the throat and again they
are worn by themselves, but when they
are added i = pure white costume,
either with or without a hat, they add
enough distinction to make that suit
look as though it were chosen to go
atnong those preferred by the gods,
Cretonne Apron,
A pretty apron makes a fascinating
gift for a small girl, Gay cretonng or
cheeked gingham may be practical
edged with a white or colored bias |
fold. Or if something fancier is de
sired, why not the popular organdie
edged with Iatticed folds through
.,
‘
whieh can be run a ribbon beading?
tions are these: Lavender and yel-
low, pink and green, blue and pink,
Hair Dressing.
In France women are dressing the
hair to make the head look as small
ag possible. The locks are pulled
with the greatest simplicity. There is
a tendency over there to keep the out-
line of the head small, but the hair is
woman,
For Evening Gowns,
Broeaded materials of all kinds are
to make evening affalrs gorgeous this
winter. Satins and velvets are being
shown today In richer brocades than
ever before and in more daring com-
binations of colors. One plece of satin,
for example, Is In deep apricot bro
ended with vivid green, But of all the
new materials, brocaded crepe is the
lovellest and mest pliable,
Pile Fabrics for Dresses.
Many coat dresses are shown. These
are In the soft pile fabrics, Dark
wool dresses with bright embroideries,
fancy stitchings and Seaded designs
are meeting with favor, Many of
these. are draped to one side. A line
of bright brald or embroidery from
shoulder to hem, making the side clos.
ing, distinguishes some of them. Fur
trimmed cont dresses are shown,
Lace and Pearls.
A smart gown of blue’ satin is
trimmed with real lace, the pattern of
which is outlined with pearl beads,
i
Hin
— isn
Among Home-Made T Toys
——— en
sem
Among the things that delight little
are dolls and small animals
made of elderdown flannel or Turkish
and painted with water color
doll sind dressed-up kittie
here, are among them. The
ce may be made of a plece of
and the kittie
are painted or
"pr
he
doll’'s fa
ribbed stocking 8 face
OOS
To Frame Fair Faces
or
stmas brin
Here
£8 new
are three of them
made o y differ
ent sha
bon fi
net, ribbor
and
apes and il
decked 1 tiny rib
short, elastic
the back,
they are
wers, Each has a
set In a casing
fir it
among the
ACTOSS
and
weloome gifts that
tape
Wi
to the head,
can be
made by their donors
Lovely Ribbon
———————
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Es
Pretty Neckwear Sets
a
loves dainty nec
and it we
donor her
many
white
| sheer fal
when
The
'
come the
re
pret;
or colore
wet
flowers In red
are embrol
r stitch,
# and cuffs
rimming
erliryer
iil
Cardboard Doll ll Cradle
fo
Littie girls ¢
furnitn
plece &
nuch joy out of dolls’
are shhwn here,
The tabs
eho sans 18
in
heavy « on
ald locos {
le pleces
lip through
pre ig
boards
thrust
the
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(Fig.
throu
the head and foot-
Little
perforations, hold
Fig. 1 is B%
ide. Fig.
85% Inches at
head, 2%
is 5% Inches
rocker
The
The
ACross,
wood
pled Of
inches long an a 4 inches w
is 0% Inches wide at top,
bottom, 2%
foot.
A BT
in wide at
Fig. 3
& inches wide,
ches
mensures 63% inches
" tehad with
cradl finished with
seuss porns EE 4
A Graceful Laster
HI COI 0 111 ASRS SI
in her Christmas stocking and
here are garters and bags thot
guaranteed please. One pair
the garters is made of narrow
to
Satin ribbon
muke the other pair.
black
moire rib
and narrow
Black
bag lined with rose colored satin.
other bag uses black and silver brocade
with a tortoise shell mounting.
—————
Things That ‘Men Like
Here 18 a decorative bag, of printed
cotton challie 256 inches long and 17
inches wide. A scalloped edge turns
up over un straight edge at the bottom
and each scallop has a buttonhole,
fastening over a glass button, The bag
f& supported by a coat hanger, faced
at the top and bottom with plain
challle and French knots made of
heavy zephyr decorate it. Hung ig the
closet it makes a handy receptacle for
golled collars and handkerchiefs, which
are thrust In at the top and fall out
at the bottom when the bag is unbut.
toned, Men like such convenlences,
No decoration will be more effective
in dressing up the house at Christmas
time than lanterns and candle shades
of crepe paper and tinsel. A graceful
lantern is illustrated here, made on 8
wire frame over which the paper cov-
ering is pasted and cut-out figures are
pasted to the sides. The long tassel
may be of tinsel or crepe paper. Fes.
toons of flower petals, strung on cords,
finish this pretty decoration,
- w—— ——
Rich Table Scarfs
Very handsome scarfs for the library
table are made of black velvet with an
applique of wide brocaded ribbon down
the center. They are a little shorter
than the table and have fish-tail ends
with a silk tassel pendant from each
point,
sessed
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