THE
PATCHED
STOCKINGS
Walsh.)
(© by D. J.
IRA SANFORD
black stocking
slender looked
through her glasses,
her lips and shook her head,
“Nop use, Margaret won't wear them
again” said to herself. “So 1
will take them. I don't mind darns. "
She began to ply her needle deftly,
Beside her stood a work-basket
whi was packed with stockings, silk
and and all in need of
mending. brown, black
ings interspersed with lighter
in blue, nude and orchid; stockings
to every that Margaret
possessed, and she had a many.
To Mira it seemed a piece of woeful
extravagance on the part of her
daughter, As a girl had never
possessed eve n one pair of silk hosiery
and as a cod woman she
wore only those which Margaret dis
carded. Indeed, she all Mar-
garet's castoff things, them, re-
modeling them could to
make them appear suitable to her
graying hair, She had not had a new
thing in years.
Of
drew a long
over her
at it
pursed
silk
hand,
she
finest lisle,
Gray, sgtock-
shades
match gown
great
she
wore
dyeing
as best she
Margaret earned her
things. She had a fine position and
she kept all her money for herself.
Mira never asked for one penny and
naturally Margaret, being Margaret,
didn't offer it. But Mira managed
beautifully the small income her
hushand had left her, They say there
are forty ways to cook an egg. Mira
Sanford must have known forty-two.
She was like that In everything,
Her great object was to keep the
home for Margaret, It was a lar;
house whose upkeep was Increasi
expensive, but Mi
going without a cent of aid
body. And,
roomers or
jected
themselves in the
course,
on
somehow
because she «did
(Marg
one
boarders
hesides
neigh
ving
any
house)
the
unite
pite of
she herself eared for the
the
hired an hour's work
A door and
spring
garden, furnace
for t}
Margare
a
tended
in
She had
and the stir
tion of ave her that look
buoyant happiness which always
tensified her clear, blond beauty,
“Mother.” “lve
Herbert Dean
Mira's work fell into her lap and
she gazed at her daughter, Uncov-
ered, her eyes were quite as lovely ax
Margaret's, although thickly
lashed, gracefully
line about them.
“Her Dean!
zily,
“Yes, Herhert
laughed flippantly,
iim? He just brought
his car.” Margaret did
Mr. Dean had called at
see her vor,
friend, that Mr. Prite
duced them and then
as Miss Sanford was
Dean see that
the rain that
spring toggery.
“I didn't know
coming back here”
sciously,
“Well, he is back, for a time at
He said he Kew you and father, and
intended to call on you, That was
why 1 asked him to supper; I knew
you would manage.”
“Oh, yes, of course,”
“How about the
garet hent to look.
“1 think I can repair most
so that you will
of them
"Yes,
Oh, hy
rich,
she began, ashe
te supper
darker,
browed,
rhert
Margaret
you
home in
goo
not sav t
the office to
an old
intro-
employ who was
her had
sugeested that
just leaving, Mr
got through
her new
she
thre:
home
1itened
he ever
Mira
intended
sald, uncon-
least,
Mira
stockings
murmured
™ Mar-
of them,
get a lot of wear out
pair though--"
them. I hate darns,
I fancy Mr, Dean
yet. This
You take
is
r this time
good looking,
and do my
I'm
going up to bat! hair and
rest a bit”
work. She
and sig! All
Mira put away her
glanced clock
day she hed been thinking about Her-
bert Dean, and here he was back again
ter many years’ sojourn in far coun-
She had not seen him after she
Joe. He had been a friend of
of young set that had
hout together for a few happy
had liked him very much
and had had a foolish fancy that he
really cared for her. ut she had
been vain in those days and happy
happier than she had ever been since,
For Joe ~JOoe wns gotie
half-dozen years.
forever the
usage of her.
Herbert Dean was back! He had
brought her daughter home in his car
and was coming to supper! Of course,
Margaret had charmed him: she
charmed everybody, It would be
strange if, after all these years, Her.
bert Dean should-—ghould choose her
daughter for the wife he had so long
delayed in taking
But she must think about her sup
per. Even with her ability to cook
eggs In forty-two ways she must set
something else before this particular
guest,
In the kitchen she deftly puzzled
with the contents of her cupboard and
her refrigerator, Then In desperation
ghe snatched coat and umbrella and
ran to the corner grocery for fruit
and ham, Her purchase emptied her
purse, And It would be three days
edd,
af
tries
married
Joe's,
played a
years, She
one the
~well these
That fact must settle
wiole question of his
before she recelved her aquarteriy dlv- |
idend.
Margaret met Mr, Dean at the door
and gally referred him to her mother,
who waited near, flushed with stove.
heat, but controlled and looking very
nice In a pale of sheer black silk
stockings, strapped shoes, white blouse
and dark skirt—all disc¢ards of Mar
garet's. The stout man with gray hair
and firm, friendly mouth looked at
his hostess closely through his glasses
as he took her hand,
“You seem quite unchanged, Mira”
he sald.
“Oh, do you know
enough for that!” she exclaimed,
“Well enough for what?’ Herbert
Dean turned to the girl,
“Well enough to call her by
mother well
her first
very old
“Didn't
and 1
at
“Your mother
friends,” he
she ever tell you about
“1 never heard her
name,” Margaret answered.
The
ham,
are
Mira,
smiled
me?
mention your
broiled
salad,
wis excellent:
sited potatoes fruit
that day. Margaret's fa-
cake ved with preserved
pen Afterward Margaret enter
tained Mr. Dean while Mira did
dishes, brought up coal and put th
supper
ore
rolls baked
SOT
vorite
rs.
Ings
She hending the
red the room
was over
when Margaret ents hur
riedly.
“Mother!
Iaddered dreadfully.
up and change, Can
Herbert for a moment?”
Mira snatched off her apron
went Into the parlor, She
the who was standing
the phonograph listening In
tion to a record which was Just pl
ing the last bars of “Say, Au Revolr,”
At the small sound of Mira's entr
and looked fully at her with
and ter
nible
One of my
I'v e
you
to
after
uo
got
ook
and
surprised
guest, heside
ahstrac
nee
he turned
the
stroused
iderness
in his
reminiscence
by discer
the alr
he
He led
beside
her
Many Have Converted
Failure Into Success
would bh been many a
world if
their first ef
ve
ore
ive
ade in this
failed in
had persevered and tried again
I
ing success m
those men
fort
and harder.
who
When the go
Verdi, went
Milan in
year he was
of “lack of nn
conservatory
refused
cause usienal
aside
to priv
the
he was not turned
He wont
loped
tha 1 t 1
He
of his
nose
DOSE,
into greatest
mu
ius
1
ever gnown, fl hsol
the music country
and wonderful operas are
part of
opera company
of t
was the
sung wherever, in
world
Another
anatomist Gray who
that subject
ions. When at
he “flunked” In
are plenty of
sort. ut
discouraged
failure that their will and determina-
tion are sapped and they are weak
ened to the paint of giving up. Tem-
porary failures are often nothing more
than mis and mistakes the
commonest things In the world, That
they put the end
pencils,
n ny
there is an
example Is he great
leading
for severa
the medical
anatomy,
authority on
gener:
school
other cases of
unfortunately
by a
“here
same
the
many men get
80
takes are
is why rubbers
of lead
It is a sad
on
thing to man
crushed In spirit by a mistake or fail
ure. It 1s a matter of losing one's
morale, as they put It in the World
war. It mental, imaginary and
unnecessary, The best for 1t
ohserve, to learn, others
got over failures and
than before. The man
properly to his first—or
third-—failure is the sort of
mak
KUCCess
As the poet
men oft remind
lives of good men, of brave
of persevering men. Paths
zine,
800 0
is all
cure
is to how
go on siror
who res acts
second
man who
stepping stones to
Oar
ox his mistakes
anid, “Lives
ote
of
So
great
do
men and
wer Maga-
us”
Throwing the Shoe
The custom of throwing old shoes
is ns old as the hills and common to
many countries, The popular idea is
that It is lucky to do this, not at
weddings only, but when the desire Is
to give success to the person in what
he is about to do. On the east const
of England the shoe is thrown at the
bridal couple as they are leaving for
the church to be married. In other
countries the shoe is tossed when they
are leaving for thelr wedding trip.
When the whale ships leave port In
Yorkshire the wives and friends throw
slioes at the vessels as they pass,
Brief, but Appealing
The prize for brevity in a court plea
was garnered by Raymond Anderson
in a Hartford (Conn) pollee court.
Asked If he wished to say anything
before he was penalized for speeding.
he stammered a Httle and then binrt-
ed out, “Financially speaking, your
honor. I'm married.” Judgment was
suspended by Judge Schatz
|
i
Chic Dance Frock
Made of Organdie
Flowers Appliqued Between
Folds of Hem and on
Shoulder Bow.
Crisp and flowerlike on a hot eve
is this little dance frock of
developed either in tints
in larkspur the
Woman's Home Companlon. The most
fascinating thing the is
the way the flowers are appliqued be
tween the folds of the hem both
the skirt shoulder bow
This very
deve
01
rose
coloring, writes
about model
on
and
dress would be effective
ped In pale ros
“for hem and
green
rose
leaves
with
Daveloped Either Rose Tints cr
Larkspur Coloring.
in
larkspur blue
hem and violet
with
and
leaves
with green
bow the shoul
posed of
and can
The on
two long strips
easily bis pressed
mussed, The
picoted.
The irt
desire, Ye
1 frock witl
come
sk can
perio
Felt Hats Reported to
Be Much in Faver
Felt for
has
which retirement
bowen prophesied,
paren tronger than ever
not for
diustabl
use
hh feit to whi
have been accu
and
Some of
erally
shown in fir
most charming colors
are given a feminine
crush band of silk or
eg few of the prominent designers
re quality in all «
touch with
an ornament, and
are
1
making striking
One,
ly original hats In felt
is she trimmed
blaek and green felt
and s flat square piece over en
Pashionable sports togs
tricorne, whieh rotnen ha
found so Reco DE but in n
tion of the original shapes,
hats which
the
wily with a
strap of
across the cro
wn
ch ear.
include the
some ¥ ve
Croel
were hrought out
and
modically for several season
the market in
season, have appea
are now
flooding every typ
Sugar-Bag Hat English
The “sugarbag” is the
spring to the
agabond” It really lool
Hke the dust bag on A vaceum
appears very
pull thls quaint
recedes In front, following
and then, when
down, yon
the erown fiat
head.
Engl
BUC Cessor inter's
hat,
smart when
X on
thing
effect
against the side of the
boy with
Sleeveless Coats
While a large number of the new
English evening wraps are being made
on the coat principle, with inset
sleeves, ome women prefer the sleeve:
legs, cloak style of garment. English
designers are trying hard to do awa}
with the old stereotyped circular cape.
A cape which is finished In a triangle
i= one of the results, It ls made in
velvet and fur,
- —
Gold “Roses on Gowns
Although simplicity marks the day:
time mode, evening models are most
elaborate, A white dinner gown em-
broidered with large gold roses was
exhibited at the fashion show, It was
worn under a white wrap algo em
broldered In the same gold rose design,
Cottons Printed in Designs
Among the materials which will be
much in evidence are cottons in the
new printed designs and in the plainer
Irish dimitles,
Hand Painting Feature
of Snappy Sports Frock
EN —
The hand-painted sports frock is one
of the modes of the season. This two.
plece frock, worn by Aileen Pringle,
the charming motion picture star, in
“His ODrother From Brazil,” has a
hand-painted border in pastel shades
ory the short.sieeved blouse, with a
— ————————————————————— com
Particdlsr Women Do Not
Care for Extreme Styles
eroche eta
hich ple
ereichnne
simple
wool Ww
the
are featherstitched with
1
her type.
Most women buy
of the
foo mis
woman
Three w sly ch
are better
they
or because
as “barg
a%Ren
fron
+
dozen bhoug
because
eve,
ning”
ter how cheap,
is n hargain unless
*1§ is
it
ha
need,
fits In with her parti
#¢ or fills some sped al
heme, 1
Black Lace Dress Will
Solve Gown Problem
he black |
the
since It Is
ace dinner
smart
the ty pe
ROWDh
in woman's
robe
which
for formal
na informal censions
guthering w
overel rate, and
own
1d more
but
sould
If one h
black
1% one
Ince sl he iis
Capes for Sports
Knitted military « for
seen In Paris
Pes
are much
wodel, n h approved,
colored stripes on the smal
The
colored
1
oilar, belg
natural
capes carry out
They are chosen to match either ski
or sweater worn under them
Over « cape iteelf Is
The
ensemble
won,
the
Daytime Frocks
T.emon vellow, such as mimosa, Is a
smart new spring color for daytime
frocks, A two-toned blue crepe de
chine model combines sistine, a cool
gray blue with periwinkle, a blue with
a touch of lavender in it. Light cameo
pink sports dresses, In both jersey and
silk material, are now popular.
Shade of Violine Important
Rarely has blue occupied such an
fashion, and in the large and varied
group of blues shown for spring the
lovellest are those on the violine tones,
They are equally as snccessfal in
frocks and evening wraps as they are
in millinery,
Gray Combine
Smoke gray combined with dull rose
or pale green Is used in many tea
gowns and negligees,
a= Tim
KITCHE
N
CABINETS
(®.
Oh! if the berry that stains my lips
Could teach me the woodland
chat,
Science would bow to my scholars
ship,
and theol
1927, Wewntern Newspaper Union.)
ogy 4doff the hat.
WINSOME DELICACIES
To dine regally
of these
and well, try some
dishes occasionally:
Ham With Mushrooms,
Shrimps and Peas.—Fry
a half-inch
for about
over a Turn
ham and the
side with a dozen
ich have been
leaned and
mush
slice
ten minutes
fire,
cover
slow
the
cooked
ghrimps wh
boiled and «
half
cut Into thin
second side
one dozen
As
ham
tnke
on aw in
Cook the shrimps and the mush-
about two mi in the
them onto the ham and
whole with cooked fresh
slices
of
minutes)
sO0n
is
it
the
rooms
as the
cooked (about
out and place
the
seven
arm dish
oven,
rooms hot
fat,
surron
peas,
Coddled Steak. —Take two
pounds of round steak an inch
thick, season well with salt and pepper
and flour, Have ready one small onion
chopped fine, two of
butter or beef drippings heated very
hot. Put the pan to
brown evenly add
enough water Keason
with and pepper
shire to
and simmer steadily until the
tender. TI
turned
platter with
nutes
then turn
nd the
ahout
cut
tablespoonfuls
meat into a hot
both
cover
on sides, then
well,
and
£ Over
to
worcester-
tightly
steak is
and
hot
salt
sauce taste,
eo ment must be bhasted
frequently. Sery a
some of ti
nish with parsley
Iron Mountain Muffins,
fourth of a «
third of a cupft
fuls of
ine ¥
ing
three
ole
the
beaten
SURAar
flour
stiffly beaten whites of the eggs.
H
20 minutes in a
in hot
nicely
well-buttere
set
when
pan
Serve at once
Something to Eat.
» everyday food which we are
as
problem
that Is a dally
For the
occasions when
Wwe entertain
counties
are
wE good
are
nay like to 1ry
Bg ng it:
Eguplant Pot ‘Pour, Boll eg
plant, without peeling, for 20 minutes,
or until Drain, cut inte
half out the
ters
an
nearly done
and s«
fine, Ni
lengthwise
hot
and Chop
GOP Con.
third
pepper
ner one
a cup of « hopped green
uful hont
cag chop
fuls of butter
of «
in
12
and one of wid onion
about
hopped
two tablespoon
minutes Add
fresh tomatoes
Season well
add egg yolk well
and cook until thick.
plant sprinkle buttered
bread and brown under the
This dish is rich in vit.
amines A, B and C, and can be eaten
ane 10 re
tain
tive bhecan
one cupful
and the
nd cook for ten
beaten,
Fill
with
one
the
shells,
crumbs
broiler flame
juce or to main-
good laxa-
fiber
wishing
hit It
we of the
New Carrots.—Wash and
currots and cut into
by
welg is also a
vegetable
we 1D
1]
Anger-siaed
a thick
h
wilh
ala-
no
a tablespoonful or
alt and pepper and
Nerve
pled of on to cook in
minum dish tig
water id butter,
two
htly covered
sen ng
for an hour.
jutton stew
garnish
ig rich in
cook
for nu
iron and
Lemon Sauce. 00k
of
mixed with one cupful
add two cupfuls of
Cook slowly ten minutes,
erated rind and juice
lastly tablespoonful of butter
as a
This dish
vitamines,
rether
tog
cornstarch
one
well
then
boiling water
then add the
of a
tablespoonfal
of sugar,
lemon ;
one
Pineapple Salad With Honey Dress.
ing.~Arrange slices of fresh pineap-
ple on lettuce and pour over the fol
tent together three table
spoonfuls of olive oil, two tablespoon-
of honey, a tablespoonful of
dash of #hlt and cay-
Serve at once.
Bermuda Salad. Cut into fine cubes
salt und add a little
Mix well with
Salad.
Stuffed Dates Stuff dates
a mayonnaise dressing,
Coconut, Apple and Onion Salad.
Prepare two cupfuis of cubed apple,
chopped onlon and a tablespoonful of
mix
with a cupful of grated, fresh coconut
and add enough dressing of any kind
to moisten. Serve on lettuce.
Nerie May wert
| THs WOMAN
FOUND RELIEF
Abr Lou Sulleriny ering b Taking
ege-
table Com
In a little town of the middle West,
| was a discouraged woman. For four
monthsshehad been
fn such poor health
that she could not
stoop to put on her
own shoes, Unable
to do her work,
unable to go out of
doors or enjoy a
friendly chat with
her neighbors, life
Seetted dark indeed
Mrs Daugherty.
one day, a
xt was left at
dly she turned the
pages. Soon she was readiag with
quickened interest. The little booklet
was filled with letters from women in
conditions similar to hers who had
found better health by taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Ve able Compound
“] began taking the Vegetable Com-
pound,” Mrs, Daugherty writes, “and
after I took the third bottle, I found re-
lef. I am on my eleventh bottle and
I don't have that trouble any more,
and feel like a different woman. I
recommend the Vegetable c ompound to
everyone | see who has trouble like
mine, and you can use these facts as
a testimonial. I am willing to answer
any letters from women asking about
the Vegetable Compound.”—Mzs. Eo.
Davoenertry, 1308 Orchard Ave, Musca-
tine, Iowa,
Are you | on the SBunlit Road to Bet»
her front door.
Keep your completion free of
blemishes, your skin clear,
soft, smooth end white, your
TOILET
hair wily snd glistening, your
BATH entire body refreshed, by using
SIE Glenn's
Sulphur Soap
Contnine 33% 7, Pure Sulphur. At deroggion.
Robland’s Styptic Cotton, 28¢
shook
censed
never expect
perfor
og
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mer Og
central Af-
Jer gasped
‘harlest on™ he echoed
: i
charleston, tt
Quick, safe, sure relief from
painful callouses on the feet.
Az all drug ond shoe moves
Zino-pad.
-
Husband, 9, Is Divorced
f the fi under
Turkey's new divorcee law was that of
a seventeen-year-old girl who divorced
her nine husband to whom
her parents had wed her sight unseen
under old 1
Ww oe kis
One o rst cases heard
year-old
the aw, says Capper's
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ich Mega-
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inform
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