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Tho making ot Now Tear 'resolutions
is a, lime-honored fetish which age can
Dot wither nor ctistom stale Their
infinite vnrlcty Is, mbrcovcr, ludicrously
noticeable, Tho whole gamut of emotions
ahtl resolves nro therein Included.
Ts. wo nit make New Year resolutions
nnd wo all break them. It would appear
that they aro Just mado to bo broken.
Yet wo can And excuses for tho well
intentioned person who, having rosolved
on a certain high lino ot action and
planned out a gloriously Ideal campaign
for tho coining car, falls of Hb ful
filment The wish to achieve has been
there, and a wlso provldenco takes Into
account tho Intention as well as tho deed.
Tho woman who falls to make any sort
ot good resolves on the approach of a
new year Is tho only person to bo truly
pitied. For such nn ono can have no
Ideals, and without Idc'als life la a dull
and monotonous round,
Tho making of good resolves always
must havo an untitling tendency, even
when wo fall to carry them out. But tho
forming of resolutions for th Now Year
should bo approached In no light spirit.
"Aim at tho moon and you hit tho
stars" is not a good policy In this con
nection. Tho resolutions should ho few
and not too hard to keep.
Tho average person, desplto all the
cynicism of tho pessimists, would llko
to llvo up to high Ideals. Unfortunately,
however, human naturo Is weak. Wc all
mean so well, yet wo all disappoint our
selves In nonfulfllment:
"Light hMt-bclltrers of our casual creeds
Who no'er havo clearly thought, nor clearly
willed,
(Wiojo Insight nover tins borno fruit In deeds.
Whose a ague reeolvcs nocr have been ful
filled." It Is a pity that tho making of new
resolutions should be confined to ono sea
Eon of tho year. Good resolutions can
The "Worth-While" Girl
Did you ever meet a girl who struck
you as bolng 100 per cent, worth -while?
Sho is not very common, and If you
want to know Just what being worth
whllo consists of, tho following descrlp-
! tion of this typo of girl by ono of her
scqualntances may help you.
"Mary doesn't consider every disap
pointment a calamity. She can smllo
When things go wrong, and you know
the old line about the man worth while
Is tho man who can smllo well, Mary's
llko that. And sho shares her pleasures
nnd keens her troubles to herself.
in "Sho never makes sport of the faults
or defects of others. Sho Is always kind
In her Judgments, and has a good word
for every one. Sho Is slow to criticise,
, accepts favors gracefully and returns
them gladly.
' "She does her share In tho daily -work,
she never tries to unload her responsi
bility on somo ono else, but does all sho
. can to lighten her neighbor's load.
"Sho Is loyal to her friends, devoted
to those she loves and generous toward
fi nil. She lives on the sunny sldo, as far
as is in her power, and Is ever sympa
thetic toward those who walk in tho
hade. Sho finds the world a good place
in live in."
Any girl can be popular if she has a
disposition like this. Unfortunately, this
natural kindliness, is born in very few,
and to acquire It means hard, patient en
riLvnr. There ara so many little mean-
yi messes to contend -with, so many small
that the battle seems hopeless at times.
So many girls ask how to be popular,
and there 1b only ono answer. Heal pop
ularity Implies the perfection of one's na
ture. There Is a sort of transient pop
ularity which may seem attractive at
the time, but it Is gained by flirtations
and ends disastrously as a rule. True
and permanent popularity depends on
character. A great many girls overlook
this, and wonder why, when they aro
young and pretty, popularity Bhuns them.
Men are attracted by looks, but If these
aro not accompanied by more durable
qualities, the plain, real girl wins in the
long run. Tor the girl who is lovely
Jn character is popular all the year round.
The Feet in Winter
Most people laugh at the slang ex
pression, "cold feet," but the latter are
no Joke If you havo them. Anybody who
has been tired out at night and has been
further tormented by cold feet, which
effectually prevent sleep, will appreciate
a. specialist's advice on this matter,
"First of all," he says, "I warn you to
heap the feet warm and dry. In the cold
weather a woman will wear a heavy
wrap over her evening gown, but she will
entirely disregard rubbers.
"They will not fit over her light slippers,
or It Is too much trouble to wear shoes
and carry tho slippers. Bo she goes out
in the rain or slush -with her feet and
ankles unprotected. If -women only real
ised how much of their foot trouble Is
duo to this, they would Immediately re
form. "But now that they havo disregarded
the warnlngBr and chilblains follow, we
Must find -a cure At the earliest indi
cation of the irritation, when the feet
itch, and the toes become inflamed, rub
them with warm spirits of rosemary and
a tiny bit of turpentine. It .the ailment
is advanced rub with cottoii dampened
with camphor. Camphorated vaseline i
a good thing.
"Tako especially good Care of your cir
culation. Take plenty of exercise, so that
the blood will flow freely to all the ex
tremities, and this will keep your feet
warmer than artificial application.
"A 'well-known way to test the 'effi
ciency of your feet la to try to pick up
a pencil with the toes. This sounds very
easy, but nine people out of ten can't do
it. A well-known specialist says It is
the best Indication of how your shoes fit
ffho idea is that pointed shoes cramp and
disable the toes."
To Prevent Patent Shoes From
Cracking
Vaseline or fresh butter rubbed into
patent leather boots or shoes, twice a
wsir, wilt prevent them from cracking.
If, however, a shoe has been already dam
Bjrsd, rub the oracl; gently with a little
Hr.e sand paper, and wipe with a soft
oloth. Then, paint the damaged olaca
wits black enaml, and the shoo will look
.StOte new Bain,
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White Clolhw
A U of lemon cat thickly, and with
fa tid on, if put Into the boiler when
iXrHteS th elotliaa will keep them bau.
ilfiillj white ami ret out all the a tains
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RESOLUTIONS,
not bo formed loo frequently, It they
aro combined with a genuine sincerity
and a wish for selMmprovement
Mrs. Smith Is porhaps tho gossip of tho
neighborhood, and she knows It. IiCt her
resolvo to cut out all tho spiteful talk
and slandering of reputations which havo
hitherto proved so delectable to her nnd
her friends. It Is doubtless hard for Mrs.
Smith to retrain from her Interesting pur
suit, fror, not only to tho retailer of gos
sip, but to tho listeners also, Is gossip
Interesting. Mrs. Smith will find It hard
to glvo up her old habit, for her friends
will resent any such good resolution on
her part.
"Mrs. Smith Isn't half so entertaining
as sho used to be," they will say, and sho
may not bo Welcomed nearly so cordially
at tho homes of her former cronies, but
friendship formed on tho basis of gossip
and tho slandering of others' reputations
cannot bo worth the having. Mrs, Smith
will find, that her new resolution will pay
her In the end, for not only will sho havo
a now respect for herself, which was
strangely lacking heretofore, but sho will
mako better nnd worthier friends than
the old crowd of parasites who hung on
her gossipy stories nnd probably maligned
her behind her back.
In tho making of good rcsolvc3 for the
now year, each to their own taste, or
rather to their own fallings. Tho lazy
girl should nlm at tho curing of her un
fortunate tendency, tho uncharitable girl
should resolve to be kinder, broader In
her Judgments; tho sharp-tongued girl
should decide to he pleasantcr In her
ways.
In tho making and tho keeping of
worthy resolutions tho New Tear will bo
tho herald of a happier and a better ex
istence. A Woman's Greatest Charm
Beautiful Eyes
XiUcretla Borl, In ono of her famous
beauty talks, tells how to care for tho
eyes during the cold weather.
"Tho eyes become strained nnd blood
shot," sho Bays, "and often tho eyelids
becomo Inflamed. Thcro aro many heal
ing and soothing lotions that should have
a placo on every dressing tablo, for oven
when the eyes aro only tired thoy be
como red and inflamed. Hero is an ex
cellent eyo tonic for tired eyes:
Sulphato of zinc G grains
Powdered alum ..'..' C grains
Water (boiled and cooled) 1 gill
"To prepare this mix tho ingredients
together until the powders havo dissolved.
Now filteri carefully through a pleco of
bolting cloth or coarse brown paper.
Pour tho liquid Into an oyo cup and open
and closo tho lids in thla bath.
"When the eyea aro inflamed by tears
there is nothing moro effective than to
batho them -with hot water. Fill a basin
with as hot water as you can stnnd nnd
saturate pieces of antiseptic gauze. Ap
ply these to tho eyes and change as soon
as the heat leaves. In a short tlmo the
blood will rush to the faco, nnd when It
recedes the lids will be In a normal con
dition. The samo treatment Is good for
foreign particles lodged In tho eyeball or
eyelid. A boraclo acid solution is good
for the eyes.
"Every woman would llko to have
bright oyes, and the oldest and best rem
edy for this Is tea. The tannic acid In
tea is an excellent astringent. Brew tho
tea in tho usual mannor, and -when It
has become cold strain It Then bathe
the eyes In it freely. Lack of sleep and
indigestion make the eyes almost expres
sionless." In the Kitchen
Pressed beef: Two quarts of water,
one nnd one-half pounds common salt,
two ounces saltpetre, half pound molasses.
Mix saltpetre and molasses In hot water;
let the beef He with mixture ten days,
and then boll It until the bones drop out.
Put It Into a shape with a heavy weight
on it.
To Keep Celery
JTo keep celery for a week or even
longer, first roll It up In brown paper, then
In a towel, and put It (nto a dark, cool
place. Before preparing It for the table
put Into a pan of cold water and let It
remain there for an hour to make It crisp
and cool.
Candle Ends
The ends of candles nro very useful In
kindling the fire. Cut them into small
pieces and distribute them among the
kindling; the fire will burn up much moro
quickly.
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Modes of the Hour
Tho dainty, frilly, fluffy things that all
women lovo appear constantly In new
and tempting variations of tho old set
themes.
Each ono of tho Uttlo morning caps
mado of ribbon and laco illustrated to
day has nn individual touch to give it
distinction, although they are all simple
In construction and models that could be
copied with case at home.
Thoro Is very Uttlo excuse nowadays
for negligees that aro not pretty and
artistic. Neither thing depends on the
cost, for tho least expensive materials
show lovely colors and tones, and they
are as soft nnd pliable, in many instances,
as silk or satin.
Crepo de chine Is porhaps tho greatest
favorite, but It Is wldo and It will wear
almost Indefinitely and tub much better
than many cotton fabrics.
Crepo do chine boudoir enps, in the palo
peach color, nro charming with a ruffle
of laco and a bow of ribbon to complete
them.
The kimono pattern furnishes tho foun
dation for tho majority ot negligees. In
stead of tho simple bands at sloevcs and
neck, ruffles of laco or ribbon will .give
variety or box plaited quillings of tho
material Itself.
Tho French bouquet offers a possibility
in the way of a contrast of color or
simply as a decoration, and adds very
much to tho attractiveness of boudoir
gown or kimono.
There Is a perfect tidal wavo of petti
coats that threatens a burst of frou-frou,
tho like of -which has not been seen In
some time.
A matinee Jacket and a petticoat to
match aro pretty possessions and useful,
too. The Jacket may bo merely some
fanciful form of the kimono abbreviated
to waist or hip length, and the petticoat
can bo as simple or as much beruflled or
befrilled as tho Inclination dictates.
For very Inexpensive negligees there)
Is nothing moro suitable at this time of
the year than outing flannol or flannelette,
as It Is sometimes called. It comes in
soft shades of pink and blue In the solid
colors, and there are printed flannelettes
of very artistic design.
A tub silk lined with nn inexpensive
flannel Is another good choice for cold
weather. The Japanese way of running
up kimonos -with coarso thread and rip
ping them apart each time they are
laundered has much to recommend it
They aro made by hand nnd very
quickly In the first place, and every
tlmo they are put together again they
seem like new.
The negligees that the shops offer aro
rather expenstvo as a rule. It Is diffi
cult to find pretty things mado of good
materials at a reasonable figure.
Unless ono can aitord to put a good
deal of money Into the ready-made gar
ments. It Is setter to fashion thera at
home.
Thero are odd lengths of silk and rib
bon In the shops from time to time that
can bo transformed Into the most Inti
mate and delightful of house garments.
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"Eventually,
JOHN ERLEXGH
SCHOOLMASTER A GRIPPING STORY OF LOVE. MYSTERY AND KIDNAPPING
By CLAVEB, MORRIS
Author of "John Brcdon. Solicitor."
CHARACTERS IN THE STORY.
Ouu Wtmherlev. ann of Anne.
the
Marchioness of Wtmoerlev. h at Jlarplren
ticnool, or which John urlelon is iicno
master. John and Anne are engaged to be
married Lord Arthur lleriet, uncla of
Ouy IVImbcrtcy, teams John that there Is
a plot to put the bou out of the tin. Dick
Merict, a cousin, and In line for the tt
lerlfaitee of the great Wimlerlen estates.
is concerned in tho plot the other plot
ters are Vcrtigan, a science master at
llarptree, who has a hold on John Lrlclgh,
and lira. Traiers, Erldnh's sister. Mrs.
Traxcrs ttai dertcl bv the man she
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killed b John Erlelgh Verilgan persuaded
Hrlclgh to let another man pat the
penaltu for ?ils crime, and now is in a
position to blackmail Erlclgh Mrs.
Trovers does not know that her own
brother killed the father of her clilld,
James. Two plots to kidnap Guy Wim
berlej have tailed, and the detectives em
ployed o watch over the bou have bertun
to track down the conspirators. .Another
group of conspirators also exists, but
there is no clue to them. Vertigan visits
Mrs. Trovers, and to7ien she threatens to
expose the plot, he teams her that he trill
mako 7ier miserable for life, lie also
threatens John Erlelph's happiness.
The Wlmbcrleys ask tho Traierses to the
opera, and there James Travcrs falls in
love with Gup's sister Joan In an auto
mobile accident ho eaves her life, but Is
wounded himself.
CHAPTER XI (CONTINUED)
Lady John Meriet sat at tho piano in
the small -white drawing room at Monk
silver. Bho was playing a quaint little
I7th century air very softly and with a
certain amount 'of real feeling In spite of
the faulty execution. Outsldo tho house
the snow lay deep over the countryside, a
cold wind was blowing from tho north
and tho gray sides gave warning of more
snow.
On the white paneled walls of tho room
hung a portrait of her mother, and It
might almost have passed for a picture of
Joan herself In the costumo of 10 years
ago. It looked down on her -with a gentle
smile, and every now and then the girl
would glance up at it. Her mother had
been up In Ixmdon for two days, and
Wlmberley had gono back to school. Tnla
picture seemed to be a sort of companion
in the great lonely house.
Eno played softly to herself until Sen-
ham came In to draw the curtains and
light the lamps. Then sho rose from tho
music stool and seated herself by the fire.
"Will you have tea In here, my lady?"
queried the footman.
"Oh, yes, Denham I don't think any
one will turn up today, do you?"
"I don't think so, my lady. The roads
aro very bad."
"The motor had better start for tho
station at once, then."
"It has started already, my lady."
He left the room, and a few minutes
later returned with tho tea tilings, fol
lowed by another footman bearing a
tablo. When everything had been set in
its place, and the other man had. taken
his departure, he asked if he might go
into Harptree.
"Oh. yes. Denham," the girl replied.
"I'm sure mother wouldn't mind."
"You seo, it's like this, my lady," he
explained. "I've got a brother coming
thero for a day or two from abroad, and
I'd like to be at the station to greet him.
Would you explain to her ladyship?"
"Oh, yes. Denham," laughed, the girl.
"I'll explain. Of course, you must meet
your brother. But what a pity you didn't
go down in the motor."
"Oh, that don't matter,-my lady. One
of the keepers la driving In. and I'll go
with him. Thank you for letting me go.
I've not aeen my brother for 20 years."
"Oh dear I hope you'll recognise one
another, fihall you be back by dinner
time?" "I'm afraid not, my lady."
Joan began to pour out tho tea, and the
man left the room. Quarter of an hour
later she was curled up in a big armchair
With her head on a soft cushion, and her
eyes txed on the portrait of her mother
on the wall. But her thoughts -were far
away-ln the white, bare room of a Lon
don hospital,
"If he hadn't put out his arm," she
thought, "my face wquld have been cut
to pieces."
She liked to think of that, The incident
lied appealed .strongly to her girlish
Imagination It was almost of the nature
of a romance. It had been a chivalrous
act and thera iad been a clear, cool
bralp. behind the. impulse. In a moment
like that a man instinctively puta hla
hands to bis own face. But Jamsa
Travels had not thought of himself, had
not thought even of tho other people in
the car. He had thought only or the un
important little person who was ttfttlnr
beside htm.
it was p:dd of him," sha whls-
ierd aloud. She had told him so herself
BY SARA MOORE
why not now?"
mother had taken her to sco him at tho
hospital. And ho laughed and said that
he had Just flung lils amis out anyhow.
But Ehe knew that it was not ttue. Tho
color mounting to his checks had told
her that.
The memory of his faco canto back very
clearly to her now, as sho sat in tho big
chair by tho tiro. When sho had first
sef n it in the box at tho opera It had re
minded her of a small picture that hung
in tho Long Gallery a monk seated at
tho kojs of an oigan, with the light from
somo window fur ovcilicad streaming
down upon his forehead and his slim
dcllcato hands. She had noticed tho
hands of James Travers had looked at
them on purpose. They were Just llko
thoso of tho monk the hands of a musi
cianstrong and slender and supple. It
was not until afterwards that sho learned
that ho was a pianist of moro than ordi
nary ability, and that ho was eating his
heart out in tho dull routine work of a
big bank. llrs. Travers had told her
that.
"When ho gets better," sho thought,
"wo must do something for him. Surely
with all our monoy wo can do something
for him."
It pleased her to think of tho power of
Cieat wealth. Sho had grown so used to
everything that money can purchase that
sho had never qulto realized beforo what
It would mean for a man a gentleman
to bo very poor. Her knowledge of pov
erty was confined to the people In tho vil
lage. They had no ambitions, and
seemed to be very happy. But hero was
n different kind of novortv nltoirether
a man bound to work In a bank when
he wanted to becomo a trreat musician.
simply because ho could not afford tho
tlmo for a long course of study and prac
tice. It was shameful that such a thing
was possible. Well, It could be remedied.
Out of so much money surely a little
could be spared for tho man who had
saved her from disfigurement, perhaps
even from death. Ono doctor had Bald
that If her head had gone through the
g ass sho would very probably have been
killed.
For half an hour sho sat curled up in
the big armchair, Indulging In her love
or romance. Then she went to tho piano
and began to tinkle out a sad little tune.
Bhe was still playing when tho door
Pf"u and her mother entered the room.
Oh, mother dear," sho said, Jumping
off the music-stool and flinging her arms
iuunu jaoy wimDeney'a neck, "I am bo
glad you've comeI've such a lot I want
to talk to you about. I've been thinking
about Mr. Travers. How Is ho. mother?
Have you heard? Have you been to see
him?"
"Yes. Joan dear," Lady Wlmberley
answered gently. "I saw him yesterday.
He ho wished to be remembered to you
ho gave mo a message I I don't know
whether I ought to give it to you-oh,
Joan, my darling, I've terrible .news for
you."
Tho girl flushed crimson, and then her
face grew very white. She looked at her
mother with pleading, anxious eyes.
"It is not," she faltered "ho Is not
In any danger mother dear you don't
mean ?"
"His life Is In no danger," Lady Wlm
berley Interrupted. "But his right hand,
Joan dear they've tried to save lt-they
feared from the first that an operation
might be necessary. Yesterday they per
formed the operation."
Tho girl looked at her mother for a
few Biconds wlthput speaking. Then sha
Hung herself Into a chair and hid her
faco In her hands and burst into tears.
Her mother laid her gentle hand on the
quivering shoulder.
"Joan, my darling," she said in a low
voice, "you must not think It was your
fault. You must not look at It like that,"
"It was through me," the girl sobbed
"for my sake."
"Wo shall look after him," said Lady
Wlmberley, "aa if ho were my own Hon
or course, after this "
"What can you glvo him?" tho girt
cried, rising to her feet, with her cheeks
aflame. "What can any pne give him
in the place ot what he baa lost all his
life was in his music his mother told me
so all his lifeand now he can do noth
ing nothing.
"Joan, ray dear little girl, you must not
give way like this. Let me glvo you the
message he Bent you yesterday, when ho
knew that he -would have to lose his right
hand. He said, 'Please tell Lady Joan
that she's not to worry about this that
I'm proud and glad to think that I was of
service to her. But that if she worries,
ril be aorry that it over happened.' Thoaa
re bis words, Joan. You must be as
brave aa he has been."
The Bin hurried, -from the room and
made her way upstairs to her bedroom.
6he felt that sho must be alc-ne, that she
could not bear the scrutiny of even her
mother1 eyes. 6h dosed th door and
locked, it aadfluwj; hensalf on the bed,
crying a though htt haart WouUl ferule
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was over and sho looked at her white,
tcar-stalncd faco in tho oval mirror, Bho
saw tho faco not of a child, but of a wo
man. A new and wonderful and tcrrlblo
thing had come Into her life something
that as yet sho hardly understood.
CHAPTER XII.
"Lord Arthur Morlet would llko to
speak to you, sir," said the servant.
John Erlelgh looked up from a letter
ho was writing and smiled.
"I'll seo Lord Arthur in here," ho said.
"Now, sir?"
"Yes, now at once."
Ho placed a sheet of blotting paper over
tho letter ho was writing nnd was stand
ing In fiont of the flro when Lord Arthur
entered tho room. .
"Hope I'm not disturbing you?" said
tho visitor, shaking hands. "I've only
Just como clown from town and thought
I'd look jou up beforo I went on to Monk
silver." "I'm glad to sco you," said Erlelgh,
Blmply. "Tako your coat off, won't you?
It's bad weather for traveling, I'm
afraid."
Lord Arthur took off the heavy fur coat
and placed It on a chair. Erlelgh offered
him a cigar and lit ono himself.
"I I've como on rather an unpleasant
Job," said Lord Arthur nftor a few mo
ments of silence; "a rotten Job, In fact.
To como straight to the point. I want you
to get rid of your science master."
John Erlelgn frowned and then laughed
tr nnnnnnt lift niwl4i
"Vortlgnn?" ho queried. 'My dear Lord
Arthur, why should I get rid of "Vbrtl
gan?" "Well, In return, I'll ask you a ques
tion: Do you know much about Verti
gan?" "Only that ho Is an excellent teacher,
gets on very well with tho boys"
"Yes; but his past?"
"I had tho most cxcellont testimonials
with him. Ho camo from Cheslltqn, -where
ho had been for two years. What's wrong
with him?"
"Nothing that I know of, except that he
Is a friend of Dick Merlet's."
"Dick Meriet? Oh. yes your cousin.
But, my dear Lord Arthur, surely you
don't mean to suggest that friendship
4ni yuur cousin
"Oh, look here, Erlelgh," Lord Arthur
Interrupted sharply, "you can't havo for
Eotten that talk I had -with you about
young Wlmberley."
"I havo certainly not forgotten It. Now
I come to think of It you mentioned your
cousin's name, but you had nothing
against him, had you?"
"Nothing definite; but he's a pretty baft
lot, and thero is no doubt that two at
tempts have been made to kidnap the
boy,"
"Two, Lord Arthur? Suroly, !f my mem
ory serves me"
"There has been another since the boy
has been here wo did not tell you."
"You ought to have done so." said Er
lelgh In a stern volco. 'Tlcaso tell me
now all that you know."
Lord Arthur told him about Doctor An
derson. When he had finished he added:
I thought It better not to tell you, but I
put things very plainly to the boy."
"Why did you not tell me?"
(Continued Tomorrow.)
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The Bachelor and the Spini!
ster Discuss Sentiment
"Th moro I see of men tho moro 1
convinced that thoy aw baldly, hapo4
lessly sentimental. You'll never admit!
It, of course, because ono man never eeeal
another from a -woman's point of vlew,"
said tho spinster, decidedly. 1
"Nonsensol" said tho bachelor. 'It'tfl
tho women themselves who foreo aentM
mentality on us. Men aren't sentimental '
by nature. But when a good-looking
woman gazes Into your oyeB and sighs!
tfrank, ,you aro tho dearest boy in all the
worldl How did I llvo without your or
something llko that, why, you begin to
agrca with her, of course. A man's
a fool who doesn't."
"Bah I" snorted tho spinster, "that's
your version of tho affair. If tho truth
were told, tho samo protty woman you -speak
of wasn't thinking of love or liv
ing without you. Bho was probably
laughing at you, if you could havo
known It
"Women aro moro practical about men
and love nowadays. They aoe a man they
like, and If ho likes them, well and good.
If ho doesn't, they Just look around for
anothor. Feminism has tnken away all
tho ancient superstitions about tho hunter
and huntress. It's more llko the survival
of tho fittest nowadays. You men leno-w
It, too, only your vanity won't let you
agreo with mo."
"There's nnothcr fallacy -women have.
They're always calling a man's pride Ills
vanity. But you'ro all wrong about tho
sentimentality stuff. Beside, what 'can
a man do with a pretty -woman besides
mako lovo to hor. Sho expects it," added
the bachelor, slyly.
"A nice kind of hunband you'd rnako
if that's your point of vlow. So you
Just have to make lovo to every pretty
girl you meat Well, thank goodness, I'm
plain!" And tho spinster left the bach
elor chuckling in his easy chair.
The Home Decorator
"My dear, -what in tho world did you do)
to your furniture. It looks lovely! I novel?
saw Just such a stunning set. Do tell mo
all about it."
Tho young matron laughed. "I'm glad;
you llko it. It's my own idea, and If you
really want to know, I'll tell you about It.
"You seo, this Is an old, old set ot
mother's, and very old-fashioned looking.
Jack couldn't afford a. now ono this year,
so I decided to try upholstering It myself.
You sco, It didn't do any harm either way.
If I succeeded in making It look well or
not.
"I went downtown on a shopping tour
ono day and bought some lovely roso
chintz for 26 cents a yard, 'then I cams
homo and set to -work I fitted each chair
with a paper pattern, cutting and fitting
tho paper carefully beforo I touched tha
chintz. When I fitted tho material It was
Binooth ns glass. I piped it with dull
tan braid. -
"I didn't stop at tho furniture, my dear.
I -wanted chintz hangings. These wero
just sttalcht pieces of tho goods edged
with ball fringe, which, by tho way, la;
only a few cents a yard. Tho thin under
cut tains wero Ecrlm edged with 'noart
Cluny laco.
"Home-mado cushions of imitation filet
lace, mado over pale bluo covers, looked
very pretty on tho sofa. I had quite a
Uttlo chintz silk left from an old blouse;
so I Just shhred it on a wlro form and
mado tho cuto little lampshade you are
admliing."
"You certainly havo done well, my dear.1
I wisli I could do the same. I'm going to.
tell mother, because I know she d love t
try It."
For the Bride-to-Bp
A Novel Shower
'All tho young folks seem tb be marry-V
Ing oil at once," satu a matron tne oincrj
day, "nnd now that the holidays are herei
ono enn't afford showor gifts nnd Chrisw
fully expensive. Marjorlo was saying thtj
samo thing tho other day." W
' "I'll tell you what somo girls I know?
did," answered her friend. "They wejfij
In tho samo boat. One ot their best friendil
was going to bo married and they had dfrj
elded upon a rather expensive wedding!
ti, CA ,!., DBV.fr mit- tnvftntlnn, t-. a':
bowl and spoon shower. a
"Each girl came armed with a bowl ana
nnnnn nnd n. now dish towel. The howlf
wero lovely. No two wdVo alike, as twa
girls had been delegated to do nil ttJ
buying In advance. They came in everw
style, Chinese, Japaneso and pretty blur
eryl
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mil j
ond -white delft wore. She could use them
for Individual desserts, custards, Jellies
and such things,
"Tho spoons wero real novelties. Somo
were tlnv oranco spoons, some wert
aluminum for cooking purposes, and onti
was all glass, for mayonnaise. wa,gave
all tho things to tho bride-to-be's young
brother, and ho brought them In on a
tray. Sho was perfectly delighted, oV
course. M
Thfin TMA Rprvcil llcrhf YWfr-alrm-M0 inntfl
fruit cud and cake and coffee. The cenlft
tro of the table was decorated with faj
huiro chontilnir bowl of flawpn nnri frttlf.il
-which -was also given to pur impromptjn
hostess. , gj
hb openi uie aiiernoon nemming toe.
dlsn towels and gossiping. Thats abot
all our party consisted of at the end," '
When Packing Hals
Sew the hat to tho bottom of the box.
Thread a strong needle with cotton, du
the needle right through the box an dalso
tne nat. a row stitches yiu keep tho ha
in position, ana inougn tne pox may di
turned upside down the hat will no
move.
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