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CLUB NEWS AND SPRING FASHIONS PRACTICALURTICLES FOR EVERY WOMAN!
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THE ENJOYMENT
OF LIFE
By
JmM
ELLEN
Mistaken Ideas Concerning A Good Time
The truest enjoyment of Hfo renlly de
pends on our faculty for (nuking tlio very
most bf things and extracting the great
est possible amount of entertnlnmont
from material that to the unlnltlnted may
seem qullo dull and uninteresting. Ilils
Is a lesson In philosophy that has been
cited for thousands of years and the
curious thins Is that tho ohMlmo
philosophers learnt the lesson more truly
than do the would-be philosophers of to
day. The reason of this Is not nulte
fathomable, unless, pcrhnps, that In tho
old times there una tnoic breathing sp.ico
for thought, more lime to tncriltnto on
the whys and tho wherefores of life.
Nowadays, the minimum of thinking
with the maximum of rushing around In
a desperato reared for a "good time" Is
the keynote of living. Such n proceeding
scarcely sounds calrulated to bring hnp
plness with It. And It most nssurodly
doesn't bring happiness. l'"or that Is al
together tho wiong way to set about
things.
The phrase "good time" has a wonder
fully clastic meaning. It Is capable of
the oddest and most Impossible Interpre
tations. Ono hearti It on every hand
"Wa had such a good tlmo shipping this
morning," a heated nnd exhausted lady
will exclaim to her husband. "Wo went
around all the stnre! ard bought heaps
of things. I rcallv don't knjw when I
had such a good time! '
Tho appearance i f tho speaker certainly
belles the enthusiasm of her words. Whlb
sno possibly may have had what sho
considers a good limn, she really doesn't
look It. Uut then her Intcrpictntlou o
tho term may bo rnthcr elastic. For tho
average person, after n long morning of
tramping around a variety of department
stores, buying loads of useless articles
as Is the way of the woman who has
the shopping mania, would merely bo
feeling rother bored and exhausted.
Tho husband of the lady under discus
sion didn't look at all as If he were hav
ing a "good time" when he heard the
tidings of the desperate shopping expedi
tion. Upon the contrary, he looked much
annoyed. For only too clearly did he
realize what an Inroad any such foolish
"good time" meant upon his pocket
book. He scowled In manner that was
far from pleasing.
THE DAILY STORY
Men Marooned
"If this Is not the limit." Mllhv ei.icu-
lated as two tires popped in tho samo'
half second, with a sound like cannon, i
mere in the deep green woods.
They were on opposite sides hencol
progress was well-nigh Impossible without I
patching which meant at least an hour'si
delay. They were already fearfully late
at tho best the garden party would bo
half over. Now the prospect was to miss
It altogether. Mllby heaved a deep sigh In
thinking so, but Hnrtwcll laughed a lazy,
half-satisfied laugh.
"Don't shoot hut trulv I told you so."
he said. "Told you we'd never get saf
over this vaunted sl.irt-cut of yours. In
deed, I doubt. If It Is oven a long eut
jpy sense of direction snys It goes away
from Gray Top, not to It. If you had let
me ask that man "
"Shut up! If me no Ifs," Mllby re
torted. He had got out and was already
helping the chabffeur all he dared, having
regard for festive attire. Hartwell'
stretched himself easily on a bank of!
leaves the shade was too thick for grass.i
Though they were old leaves, two dry
weeks had made them rustly nnd fairly
sweet-smelling, air Inviting bed to a man
constitutionally indolent.
"Get up It's aggravating enough with
out seeing you look as It you were al
ready at the party-with pretty girls wait
ing and beaming on our celebrity," Jlll
by commented.
Hartwell only stretched himself more
languidly, half closed his eyes nnd mur
mured sleepily. "Wake mo at the crisis
then I may be some good."
Next second ho sprang up, peering'
eagerly down the wood's lengths. There
he saw a sylvan goddess at least she1
seemed such, in a short, scant, leather
bordered, dull green frock, with a tiny
green cap crowning thick black hair and
a curious bundle under her arm. It was
really the tripod of a spider-legged fold
ing camera closed It had some sugges
tion of Pipes o' Pan. She Btood still, but
hesitant; evidently she had taken In nil
their mischance. As she met Hartwell's
eyes she came forward stepping with the
motion of a fawn.
"May I offer help? Tou know the
comity of motorists."
"Indeed you may. You are an angel of
deliverance," Mllby interrupted eagerly,
running on quickly to explain their plight,
their need.
She heard him, smiling faintly, then
answered reflectively: "You took the
wrong fork at the crossroads. Oray Top
la-eh, you'll never make it In time not
even. If you started In half an hour. Hut
don't hate me for a croaking raven
you can get'there If you wlll-for the fag
end of tjilngs."
"If we will! Show us! We'll De your
slaves for life," Mllby said, eagerly.
Her smile strengthened. "Mrs. Giay, of
Gray Top, will likewise be grateful," she
mild "I know her a little but that
doesn't matter-to get you there. Take
my car; my chauffeur knows a way
round thai permits speed."
"I think we should do no such thins
-staying here Is much, much pleasanter
than any garden party can be," Hart
well spoke, his first word after a faint
greeting.
The Boddess laughed softly. "For you,
perhaps, but how about the 57 varieties
qf adoring young women, all prettied up,
their very best. In hope to see their pet
author? You see I know you, Mr. Hart
welL Your pictures come even here Into
the backwoods. Besides. I have heard
Well, things."
"That does not trouble mec-not a little
Wt I Know you won't tell not even If
thttf we banging matters," Hartwell re
tort fed-
BUe shooK Her head at him, asklna--How
can you possibly know? Are you
s. u iard or I wholly transparent T"
' Neither," he answered promptly, "But
you are wtoat Is much rarer than a. trans
pareacy somebody who has the good
ste I" P'e silence to gabbling, else
you'rt U at me garuen pariy. uoi er
ready to sacrifice us to the Moloch of
hospitality."
m sham!" the girt said, her eya
tiMtS- " Suppose I WM't asked nd.
ttUMMr na bm 10 snap fey
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ADAIR
"A woman's Idea of a good lime li the
wclrdfnt thing Imaginable!" ho said, with
a tornenoss nnd n slncrrlty that wore
scniteb Mattering to his wife's cholco of
entcrtnlnmont.
The modern man or woman who Is for
ever out hr search of a good tlmo gen
erally has tho imitative habit strongly
rooted In them. For they follow the
ordinary ery closely. They to so
anxious to bo Irr tho swim of things, ns
It wore, that thoy miss half of Mto de-
llghtrtit and Interesting thlnss winch llo
outsldo tho commonly accepted sphere
of tho "good lime." There Is nothing so
narrow and so trivial as tho liraton truck
which seems to bo tho be-all and end
nll of tho person In search or a good
time. This eternal treadmill and wcury
grind of pcrpettlnl gnlcly never did and
noer could mean u good time. Tho
saurcncHS of Its pleasures merely grow
monotonous.
Under tho perpetual smiles of tho
woman who Is forever seeking to climb In
tho Borfal Armament llo qullo a lot of
dlsnpptdntinoiit and a very great deal of
hinedotii. Sho sometimes grows very sick
or the wholo shallow affair. Dinners and
dances rind card-parties can cease being
tho wildly hilarious affairs sho 1ms al
ways Imagined them to be, and only suc
ceed In becoming a very rral nulsuirce.
Yet sho reels that If sho Is to get any
where at all, tho paio must bo kept up
Sho doesn't want to drop out, to become
n back number, to bo overlooked. She
wnrils noiiularlty, success, social dis-
tlnctlon-ln fart, all that sho puts Into
her particular Interpretation of the, term
"good time."
, '
And bo, In order t'o achieve tho "good
tlmo" effect, sho works Hlti slave, doss
a hundred things sho would Infinitely
rather leave undone, and nl the aaino
time leaves undone all tho little things
that bring with them Infinitely more of
real and permanent 'enjoyment than a
rigid adherence to social gaieties could
ever bring.
If people could only bo brought to for
get this soul-absorbing Idea of n "good
time," and to view tho matter sensibly
and with a disregard for tho opinions
of others, there would bo much truer hap
piness lu tho world.
Mllby nodded.
"You don't understnnd," said Hart
well. "Tho good luck was getting lost
and popping tho&o fool tires; tho 111, hay
ing to go on."
Mllby Hung a kindly oath at him. say
ing, "I'm Jolly glad sho didn't. You're
hard hit, but I shan't let you seo her
again. Never told yon till now, but this
party settles your luturo; it' got up
especially to match you ol? with hoi Is
penhorn with a rich wife to back your
curbed scruples, our halr-trlggor Hon
esty. I'll- mako you president In about
10 years."
"Oh. indeed!" Hartwell flung nacl;
shaken with laughter. "Going to do Just
that for hlttle Hoy Blue. Supposo the
lady objects'." Ate we to try violence
though It Is, of course. Inconceivable that
pho should be Indifferent to my charms
which have made you my helot since we
were in college?"
"Much thanks I get for being It," Jlllby
laughed, then reaching tor Hartwell j
hand ho hurried on: "Laugh If you
please but this Is frozen gospel truth.
All you need is money clean rnonej
jou would loso out if It washo other
sort. Men listen to uu, women hang
on your words this wilting business has
made ou a sort of god to them. They'll
voto for you solid and they are going to
have the vote almighty soon. So play at
love stories for a little while even after
you marry. Loils Denlmm has ten mil
lions" "Don't you think abstractly t hey
might be a trifle unsavory. If they came
to me touched with love-riinklng-wlth-llnance-aforethought?"
Hartwell asked,
smiling more whimsically than ever "I'm
truly obliged to you, True Thomas, foi
taking such thought over my future but
It won't, won't work. I'm no Galahad,
neither am I tho creature that would in
Bult even a half-decent woman by risking
her. even letting her, buy me. I ean
think of nothing on earth more tragic
than that I, with my picseut low nnd
modest estate, should ever fnll In love
with an heiress. I'd cut my heart to
dlndors sooner than marry her."
Mllby stared then gasped. He hail
never seen Hartwell so stirred Here
was the end of all hla fine love-bred
scheming. How should he ever tell his
confidante, Mrs. Groy?
Her first words relieved him of ap
prehension In that quarter. "Too bad
but I.orls went away yesterday said she
had to go abroad to seo somebody die
I hope you haven't told anything she's
to be back in the early autumn."
Then there was such buzzing, such
crowding about Hurtwell, there was tlmo
for nothing more. Neither for queries
regarding their deliverer. When at last
the party broke up, their own car mlracu
lously appeared. The man explained, men
had been sent to help him; also 'he had
been tawed and guided Into the smoother
way. He knew no more than that didn't
think he could find the place again
not unless he took a day for It; ea there
the matter ended.
Hartwell kept his own counsel. B-4t
In some fashion he found out the way
in some other fashion he made astound
ing love to the girl of his heart "You
are my dream come true don't tell me
your name until you hear me." lie said,
as he came upon her solitary when Au
gust spread fields with cloth of gold
"I've been looking for you, waiting, hop
ing'," he went on. "You have nq riht
to take yourself aw-ay from me you win
v-ere r-utde for ma from the beginning
"I don't want to it!" she nurmured
looking down, "Bwt-tfuppose there were
obstacles
"There, can we none If you love me.
be said, clasplps her in his arms
She smiled as he kissed her eyelids and
murmurod softly- "So you will forstve
even nty millions? I am Lorls Den
ham." "How da you kna-" " Hartwell began
Lorls nut Iter fingers over his ims
Chauffeurs ha,v ears," she satd smil
ing, "Mine ta the loyalist good fellow
In th World."
hove U enough; we can fcive ana"
the "XJiiifc" Hartwell satd. iefUtivi
but baWfljfe.lier tlghtly
'ArWlJjrSyiy -in not to blam for ti
I.uHb aiww He ktcsecl her a.aiu u
ling, "You diseve It as you tteaeiye all
ism pun u UM3 youa
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VUir.VJi OI-'i'EUISD DAILY
For tho following "iiggeotlonn Kent In liy
ttMff of the IIisiivi i,t.rxirii prl-cs of tl
nd U) iptUs nre nnnnlfd
.All uceitlrMu should bo ndilrriopil to Ellen
A.lair rMitnr of Woman's I'nec. nTtin
i.Rnorn, Independence Rqunre, Philadelphia.
A prlrp of $i Itn been awarded to Mr.
I'lji (llnthprg. 1007 North Inib ulreel, Phila
delphia, for the fnlltmlng MiRKe-tluni
A ('harming breakfast porch may be j
equipped entirely with hltcherr furniture, (
painted nnd decorated to Imitate tho ex
pensive "peasant" and "cottage" sets i
which are In vogue at present. (
One of the heavy, plain Ironing tables.
which ran be converted Into n settee, Is I
tho best lype of table to buy, anil your
ehalis should bo of the plainest sUte. Clet ,
otir fnrnllure In the natuinl wood and
pnlnt It any rotor J nil wish. Orccn Is most I
sutlsf.utory. Make or buy a srcnrll f
some simple doMctt. HtenHI a border ,
4 mound our table nnd on the backs of
the chairs Paint this In bright peasant I
colors and when these nre dried gti over
the decorations wllh waterproof varnish.
This worl; demands no skill, but It calls i
for time, patience and cxtremo neatness,
and the result Is well worlh the trouble.
A prl-e nf no renin lum been nmuded In
Mrs. Iriirlcr I', ltlllcn. ,lr.. 1112 .Smith Alst
Hlrrel, West riillndrlpbln, Tor Hie fiillimhii;
ftiiggi'MImii
VerdlHils may bo ensllv removed from
tho batbrooin fixtures, etc., by scrubbing
ttrem with turpentine nnd using a stilt
brush. After this, wash and polish Irr tho
usual way.
A prie of 30 r,nts hns been nuarded In
Miss Anna tintdst.-i i, Mil North 7lh street,
for the fnlloulng hiikkcMIiii:
A stye on the eye may bo cured by
making poulticed of beets, grated and
placed on a piece of gauze. Change
the poultices frequently nnd lcllcf will
soon rollow.
A nrle f Ao renls has been nunnlrd to
Sirs. ,1. llajfr, SI7 nrth .lolb slrret,
l'blbidrlpbhi, for the ftdlimtng Hiiggestlnii:
Anv plrce of toft muslin or glnhnm
which Is washed and while wet well
sprinkled witli kerosene mid tiling In tho
air to dry will make tin excellent dustless
duster and cleanser for the woodwork-.
This can bo icmisliod and spilnMc.il as
often ns soiled and will pruvu good until
worn out.
Around the Clubrooms
The Mothers' Club of tho Uudolpli S.
Walton School, 21st and Huntingdon
streets, will meet this afternoon, nnd tho
Bntoi ttiltimi'iit Committee has arranged
lor n talk by Mrs. Mason Adams on
"Spring IIiiiiM'cleaiiliig." Mrs. Joheph F.
Uliiirm is chulrmnu of this club.
The Home and .School Association of
tho Ilobert W. Ryer's School, at llycr's
Station, of which Miss Blanche Wolf Is
principal, will also hold Its regular meet
ing tonight at 8. "What Savings Bank?
Aro For and Bow They Are Operated"
will bo discussed by William A. Nlckcrt.
Tho regular monthly meeting of tho
Board of tho Uqual Franchise Society
will bo held this morning at 10, nt the
headquarters. 31 South Oth street.
Tho Pennsylvania Women's Press As
sociation will hold Its regular monthly
meeting in tho Gold Boom of tho Hotel
Adelphla tomorrow evening. Mrs. J. M.
Caley Is hostess for this meeting, and
luiH called It "Club Members' Owir
Night." The musical numbers will be
supplied by pupils of tho Pearl Conserva
tory, as Miss Bllzabcth Pearl Is a promi
nent member of the roclety. Harp selec
tions will be given by a child prodigy.
The Curient Bvcnts Class of the Wo
man's Club of Morton and Itntledgo will
meet on Friday at L':l.ri, and nt 3 a stated
niimrnl meeting with reporlM and election
of officers mid directors will take place.
The icgiil.ir monthly meeting of tho
Plastic Club will bo held today at 4, nnd
ti corresponding secretary will be elected
to fill nn unexpired term. From April 7
to 13, Inclusive, nn exhibition of the
paintings of Jane 11. Valentine will be
held. Tho Finance C'ommltteo meets to
day nt 3:30, and tho Sketch Class meets
every Wednesday morning from 0:30 to
ll':30.
Tills afternoon Is President's Day at
the Oak Lane IJevlow Club, In Mai shall
Hall, Oak Lane. Tho Hnhn Quartet will
bo heaid nt the afternoon meeting. Mrtr.
Georgo K. Stewart Is president of this
club. The members In charge arc Mrs.
ICnaiiff, Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Foulko and Mrs.
J. B. Miller.
Tho stated meeting of the New Century
Club will bo held this afternoon nt 3. A
icccptlon will precede this, alul the re
ceiving line will Include Lady Hope, Mrs.
J. W. Coles, Mrs. Herbert M. Fuller,
Mrs. Thomas Ilovondon, Mrs. Thomas .1.
Garland. Countess Santa Hulalla, Mrs.
S. Burns Weston nnd Miss Elizabeth
Lowry. Harvey Maltland Watts, com
poser of the poem used at the. dedication
of tho Pennsylvania pavilion at the Panama-Pacific
Bxpopit'oii will speak on
the "History of Music In Philadelphia."
MIPS ETHKL
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SMART TAILLEURS
AROUND THE BARGAIN COUNTERS
Oddities in Hoots and Hosiery
It Is safe to sny that never hefoio bus
a season showed Ntich strange oid Varied
novelties In woman's footgear and hosiery.
Stilped stockings, coin-dotted ones, check
ered, plaid, nil kinds of futuristic and
poit-lmpiessloiilstli- designs nre being
scon In Chestnut street shops und In tho
department stores. Mnnufactuiers (lie
ever on the nlert for novelties In every
line, nnd tho hosiery Undo and tho bootmakers-
seem to be the most original.
A Chestnut stiect shop Is showing some
of tho very latest of the blznrio boots
shown this season. These aro very high
and made of champagne-colored leather.
Tho vamp Is very long in front and the
lino ol the shoe Is unbroken from ankle
to top. Theso lace all the way up the
back, and the price Is $10
Black and while combinations in shoes
are not purtlcuhul new; in fact, they
wero very conspicuous In the boardwalk
parade. These oto very reasonable In
price, and one Chestnut street shop Is
telling a most attractive stylo nt $3. These
have white kid trimmings, with n per
forated tip of slilny black patent leather.
Tiny aic ven' miait foi stuct wear, stneo
faidilun has taken to the eccentric In foot
gear. Miss Ethel Barrymore
Bthcl Barrymore, or Mrs. Ilussoll G.
Colt, ns she Is known In private life, is
ono of the most splendid refutations of
the time-woni theory that nn actiess can
not nt tho same time maintain her stand
ing nnd work as nn artisto nnd fulfil nlso
the domestic obligations that coma with
marriage and mothoihood. For no one
who knows Miss Barrymore can contend
that tho delightful' actress, now In tho
ripest of her powers, can bo matched In
her loyalty, care nnd solicltudo for her
three charming children, even among
those women who have mado domesticity
their whole life duty. -and have not, been
compelled to divide their time, ns Miss
Barrymore has, between her Immense
public and her family. ,
Every moment of Miss Bnrrymore's
time not spent In the theatre or In study
Is given over to tho three children.
Miss Barrymore Is a combination of the
old-fashioned and the up-to-date mother.
"1 think that in solving the mother ques
tion, the modern mother question," she
said recently, "much of the good old
fashioned Idea must enter In nnd I listen
to tho old-fashioned 'bringing up' ideas
with much moro attention thnrr I do
when my very up-to-date doctor comes
forward with a 'theorv.' You see, I have
him nnd his advice always at hand, bur
I cannot get the old-fashioned mother
talk every day."
BARRYMORE
FOR THE SPRING
Stockings to match these nre made in a
very heavy quality of blade or whlto silk,
with contrasting triple clockings on dlf
feienl shades. The black clockings have
a centie cmbioldery in white, which
makes the design moro prominent. These
juc very smart. Indeed, and tho pi Ice is
tJ.50 n pair.
One or tho large department stores Is
selling nut a most nttractito line of wom
an's silk hosiery nt CO cents n pair. Those
nre enld to bo seconds, but they looked
quite perfect. -One small pair was n dark
bion?e shade, with openwork clockings on
he sides.
Another department store Is selling some
less conservative hosiery for B0 cents a
pair. Tluso nre largo black-and-white
striped affairs, or taupe shade stockings,
from deep iinoke gray at the ankle to
light Quaker gray at the top of tho
stocking.
The heavily embroidered stockings have
given wny to the bended stIcs, and both
ate rather expensive. Tho tiniest bended
model costs at least $." or J6, nnd from
this soars to Impossible prices. Metallic
tissue hoslciy Is still popular for evening
wear, both with sliver and gold slippers
and white kid ones. These sell for $1 a
pair In one store.
Tomorrow's Menu
"What's the Latin name for parsley?"
Robert Browning.
"BRKAKFAST
Oranges
Cereal and Cream
Sausago
Fruit Pancakes
ColTeo
LUNCHKON OR SUrPBR
Cold Ham with Parsley l,
Potato Salad
Brown Bread
Banana Dessert
DINNER
Cream Corn Soup
Broiled Lamb Chops
Creamed Potatoes with Parsley
Brussels Sprouts
Lettuce Salad
Bread Pudding with Hard Sauco
Fruit Pancakes Add any canned fruit
to pancake batter. Drain the fruit free
from Julco and use the juice on the cakes
Irr place of syrup. Sweeten if necessary.
Banana Dessert Paro live bananas and
cut thorn Into bits with a silver fork and
add them Immediately to a cupful of
cream whipped stiff. Add tho Julco of a
lemon, two tablespoonfuls of sherry and
five tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar,
and beat In well, and then add a table
spoonful of gelatine that has been soaked
In two tablespoonfuls of cold water until
soft nnd then dissolve In four table
spoonfuls of very hot water. Mix thor
oughly, poucinto a mold, chill nnd serve
with or without cream The sherry may
bo omitted.
llaiil H.iuce Remember that the deli
cacy of hard sauce depends on the amount
of beating. Beat half a cupful of butter
until It Is creamy and then gradually beat
in a cupful of grunulated sugar. Beat
until It It actually foumy. Season with
vaiiila. The stllT whlto of nn egg may be
added when butter Is expensive and a
smaller amount of It is used.
"A Fable"
He found her elusive, glittering, gay
he fallowed her low and high;
Till nt last she was hla alone, his own
particular butterfly.
tBut In statins the tale, let the truth be
said, for the glory of things that
nre:)
He pursued, 'tis true, the while she flew,
but she didn't fly very far.
For a, little while )re regarded his joy
with feelings of unmixed bliss.
Till he found, though fond, that she
didn't respond to certain Ideals of
his.
So he sat him down as a good man
should, who Is never inclined to
fchlrk.
To patiently teach (let us not say preach)
the higher delights of work;
The joy oj duties, the beauty of toll as
opposed to phllanderlngs.
She listened awhile with a charming
smile, and admired her painted
wlrtes.
The joy of beauty, the beauty of toll
would be wonderful things, no doubt.
And she couldn't retort if she wanted to
(not being the sort that stings),
Of the higher fun of roses and sun, or
suggest that He put on wings.
You can teach a, mouse to run on a
wheel, you can teach a parrot to
talk;
The veriest pup you can make rear up
on his hinder legs and walk.
I-ut the ultimate waster of useful time
is the one who attempts to try
To preachNdeals that a strong man feels
to a frivolous butterfly.
And the moral of this, if there's one at
all. Is easy enough to trace.'
A sensible man should stick to his clan
and evade a butterfly chase;
for somewhere out in the moon-splashed
wood her painted mate must swim.
And somewhere spectacled, earnest
good Is tha woman Qod meant for
him--JTbaodojl.
Garriaon In tij Hartford Port.
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ASMARTGIRCS
DIARY
Street Suits
I hnvo just comn hack from tho shore,
and I nm so full of Atlantic City and
tho Kaster parade that I hardly know
where to begin. I noticed a great many
fashionable costumes, of course, nnd so
many that I can only attempt to de
scribe tho most striking ones. . Besides
this, thero la large percentage of the
freakish In the Atlantic City styles, and
you have to Belcct tho really chlo ones
from tho mass of too conspicuous models.
I noticed that many of the new Puritan
hats nro to ho seen, nnd almost every
fashionable navy bluo costumo was com
pleted by whlto fot furs, and whlto
broadcloth gaiters. Light shoes of nlmost
every description, from Ilusslnn hoots
which extended halt way to tho knees,
nlul wrinkled Ilka long gloves, to whlto
kid boots wero worn.
Tho younger generation was ns well
dressed ns tho grown-ups. Throo llttlo
"POLYMUREEL" FROCK
IS ON THE WAY HERE
Walnut Street Modiste Fore
casts Reception in City and
Says It Won't "Take."
Hnvo you a little "polymurlol" In your
home?
Tho chances nro Hint you haven't, bo
cause, llrst of nil, tho "polymurlol" hasn't
hit Philadelphia yet, nnd secondly, nn
untimely and early death Is predicted for
It when It docs.
"Polyinuricl" tnko tho woid of a lead
ing Philadelphia modlsto for It Is not
nearly so dangerous or so mysterious ns
It sounds. Translated literally, it resolves
Itself Into "poly," meaning many, and
"murlel," blind; though tho couturloie,
and not an etymologist, Is responsible for
the latter Interpretation.
"Tho 'polymurlel' Is ono frock which
serves as a blind for concealing many,"
said madamo, who keeps a smart Wal
nut street shop, "and It represents tho
latest of tho many attempts to thrust
a uniform stylo upon women.
"It Is to bo so designed," sho con
tinued, "that a woman may arise at 7
In the morning and, donning her 'poly
murlel,' bo dressed until it Is tlmo to go
to bed. By adding a bit hero and taking
off a hit there all the sartorial changes
In gowndom may bo rung in on tho
'polymiiiicl' without the wearer having
to take It off.
"Consecutively," madamo said, "It may
start as n breakfast gown, develop Into
n gnrden flock by tho addition of an
npron-iiKo arrangement, grow into n,
lunch costume by the lcmovnl of a
guimpo and Anally evolve Itself Into .1
decollete when tho sleeves nro taken out
entirely and the yoke removed.
"It won't 'tnko' here," she went on
emphatically. "I don't know how the
women of other cities feel about It, but
I do know that tho Philadelphia woman
Is far too dainty to wear one tlress
throughout the day without changing.
Furthermore, fashion plays too Important
a part In tho life of tho majority of
women for them ever to consider tho
adoption of u universal style. What joy
would remain If thero wero no modes
to mull over? None.
"And what would bejpmo of woman's
distinctiveness," she continued, "If, fat
and thin, tall and small, thoy nil ap
peared In n frock of tho same cut? Sup
pose you happened to bo of tho flufty
ruflles typo and tho uniform of tho
season was mado on lines sultablo to
tho Quaker maid, would you wear It?
You wouldn't. And that is tho answer
as to the final fato of tho 'polymurlel'
and Its sister styles that continually
crop up from tlmo to time."
COItSKT DEMONSTRATION
OPEN TO WOMEN AT UTS'
Proper Adjustment and Fashionable
Tendencies Explained by Expert.
The proper way to adjust your corsets
and tho fashionable tendencies In the
newest corsets aro nil being explained
and Illustrated by Miss Sadie Dougherty
at Lit Brothers this week. This demon
stration Is open to women from 10 a. m.
to 12:30, and In the afternoon from 2:30
to 4:30. Tho models chosen aro not all
of the very slenden type, one weighing
at least 210 pounds.
Tho most noticeable feature In tho
corset display Is the absence of the
"debutante slouches" nnd the slender,
large-walsted styles which have been
seen In the shops for so long. Miss
Dougherty announced the approaching
advent of the wasp-like waist lino and
the high-busted corset. This will not he
accompanied by the feminine agony
which used to be written on the face of
the fat woman. The corsets will be the
proper size, but simply molded to the
flgure In a different way, leaving plenty
of freedom to tho diaphragm, according
tq the lecturer. This Is accomplished by
means of curved steels nt the front and
back and under the arms.
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mnnnlsh wenvo of tho material. Her hifl
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tolled brim, nnd a lnrgo bird standing J
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shoes, with contrasting trimmings.
WOMAN POET HERE -J
HAS ROYAL PATRQtf
Verses of Miss Nellie Rosilll
Taylor Have Won Admiration
Abroad and at Home.
Thero Is In Philadelphia a poetess tvhfjilj
has received royal recognition for ki$M
verses nnd who hns been commended bj!
""i v mi.' iiiuol iiiuiiuni'iii persons tai
tho world "bf letters for poetic abHuS
Sho is Mrs. Ncllio Rosllla Taylor, 'hf
spends the winter months In this clffi
nt tho Hotel Aldlne. In the summer JlnS
Taylor Is fond of tho scnslde resorts Si
sponds much tlmo at these.
The poetess has spent much of her 1W
In writing. Ever slnco sho was a lltU?
girl It bus been her ambition to writ?
nnd for many years sho has turned 'if
her attentions to poetry. Among hffl
better Known poems nro "Echo of Hope,1!,
"Meditation," "Saluto to Death," "iirj
world" ana "Tlie uuins.
At the present time sho is cnKijtJ
composing n number of poems which thf
will publish In book form In the fi
Among these is ono named "In Mm
morianr " In It come some o' the rnStj
expressive lines that tho poetess bu
written:
They nre:
Thou art ns foim nn galleries of th ki
lint insappenr oniv to nun again,
Or alupfl Kcm rrnoslnc In the dusi .
To resurrected be, Illumine new relpi, ,
Mother Queen the Alexandra of Enf
land, some years ago, when she ww
reigning Queen of thnt country, wot?
the Philadelphia poetess commcndlm
her on her works. Sho nt tho same time
Invited the Phllndclphlan to visit bjfr
should bhe come to England Other
royal personages have nlso read and a
mil oil tho poems of Mrs. Taylor Mark;
Twain i was a great admirer of ttif
poetess. After having heard her mi
,$
from her poems n fow years ngo ho said;
"They say I enn make people laugh, tot
you mako them realize they have a so1-!
Mrs. Taylor Is a retiring person. Bit
seldom goes out In soelctv, but IjVJ
great lover of the open air Consequently,
when sho Is not composing poems she !
out In tho open. It gives her new life,
now Ideas, sho says.
Irr speaking of her writing Mrs. Taylor
said: "I love to wrlto poetry. It l3-so
nwuui, nu UL'ituuLUI, 11 V.UII uu scimo v.;
vigorous. Just to suit one's feellnsfl
When I wrlto I nm often so filled, bo In'-'
Hated, as It were, with my thoughts aadj
my Inspirations that I feel as If I werjj
being lifted nnd carried up with tlieffl
Into somo clear beautiful regions. Everia
.thing thero seems fo pure and brlght.'ji
Then forgetting her visualization, 'Mjl
added abruptly: US
"I feel that I must simply get tb5J
out of my system. Often when I trjS
put thcni down on paper they flaw Jul
quickly that munv times I llnd I lop
expressions and thoughts that I shoall
dearly love to boN-nble to call back. BuU
they have gone. 4H
"Commendation for mv works."- IB!
continued, with n slight thoughts
smilo nnd n look of sincerity In her elMJ
"makes mo wish to do better anaw
write as I have never written beforeCjj
illls mo with aspirations. I feci thatjf
must outdo the best I havo over doneJ
am happy to think that praise doesgl
make mo sclllsh and careless os
poems. They come first."
Dreamland
Mornings break,
And wo wake,
And we wonder where wo went, J
In the bark,
Thro' the dark,
IJut our wonder Is misspent,
For no day can cast a light
On the dreamlngs of the night.
m Abram J, Ujri
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