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LITTLE WHITE DRESS
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Otnnst a Wcddmg Day That Did
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'fpHIS Is the story of . -.-hlto dress
iJLTand ti whiter dream. The tlref
$ "M new nnd fresli nnd sweet nnd It
-jjwa hidden away to mat ccn mo
-V"a.T.llv Hlrl tin knniv nhnill It. The
(!-jream, like the dress, was hidden
., ,away. too In the KliTs heart.
!-, ifi e. Btory comes to us from a reader
'""-ine aioiner 01 uos.
tki What do sou nay to the following?
.fj A little Blrl friend of mine had been
"JV-the sweetheart of an honorable jounc
r . rhan for quite some time. There wa-
l'SL at-.,Aa VAnunl. tn ,ln1r fl.a,, rna11'
,y H ehgaBed. She confided to me the fact
1 that she had a new white dress hidden
way (not ccn her family know Ins
Krv about tne tiress) in case no wouia i
5v f her to marry him before he went to
aVV a-a,.,.n,. tPll la. .1la.,ft net. 1.a nt.tl
i'- f ;-. "- - "" " " "
v ne went to i-ran-o ana ne naw irai
written to her once since
a MOTiinn or hoys.
This Mother of Bos asks us of the
'"Woman's page to go after the bojs and
give them a good scolding.
S.i "They complain," sno sajs, "tiiut mo
Wi& Mlpla na nnl -Mlf in thnTTI .TtlKf wltllt
' do thev mean? Have they given them
3S& anything to bo true to? In nther
51 '. nt hom. nr nro thev one nf the laree
Fyl&number of folk who are honestly In
love ana nae wnii is communis-
.known as nn understandlnK7 Mean
ing that a boy and girl hao dioppcd
all other friendships until It Is an ac
cepted belief among all their friends
' that they will In course of time marry
They have no right to expect u girl to
be true to them unless thej have given
her the right to consider herself cn-
' gaged to them."
THi: story of the little girl and white
dress is p.ithetii and tjplcal
Some do not buv the drehs, but noaily
always there Is the hope chest crowded
with things as prerlo is almost as t e
thoughts in a joung girl's heart
I want to scold the bojs, but I want
Please Tell Me What to Do
By CYNTHIA
Commandments 'Were Made for Holli
Dar Cynthto nvelrd the IMtrr wltli
the Rddrmes of lonesom boys to whom I
havo already wrllton Don't von think that
nil this dlKOiuslon about fnlthlet" awi'i-l
hearts of Ballon could n avoided If the
sailors as wfll as tho ulrl would nnlv r"
mraibvr the coldrn ruin" Thn cn-it trouble
with tho boss Ir that thv think s soon n
they meet a Blrl thev should make love to
her, and many times the nlrl onl -illow the
bos to do thi because the are afrnld
thev will lose their friendship Most Iwvs
make one law for themselves and one for
the Blrl 'Oh. well ' thev will si eerv
tiodv expects a hoy to sow some wild oits "
Well, boys. If you Insist upon snoonlne with
every girl you meet sou will find that In tho
nature of thlncs jour slrl will spoon with
ome one else. There seems to be a nntural
law that all such thlnss cet pilu back I
can cite sou a number of cises where the
ltlrls were Just as true kb steel when the
"boys were here, and then when they went
sway nd the temptation came to these plrls
they remembered where the bovs did not al
ways do-tho rlsht thine They hid cauiht
them ipoonlns with other Blrls. and now tne
.hAvnn ,n faal tlmf uhnt wni fCllirn for the
,1 vooae was sauce for the irander
a'' T am dfrnM hnti n,i wilt hne tn waUe
S'fit 'up to the fact that sou am deallmr with
685 twentieth-century Klrls They aro not door
fcU-? J mats, like many of their mo'hers, and If sou
XI -ilCan l Pe iruo yuuincu juu uiuai i"ii r,i"i
,U.X . ,-i . k. ..... T .. nn, ii.-tt.lncp
r ,-wa ...m.. . all Km, vai, U.III Still 11111
j VlllB ,,iiipii nv .i.i. wwv j ..... -
IIiih tnArt vour own bed and 0U will nave
',-S.t lie In It. How many of sou can stand up
JTanil swear that sou have not made lovo to
Xtgwny girl but tne oniv onivr wen 11 ou
:Jtads lvs to some other fellow's Blrl don t
KoU think some one has the same rlnht to
make love to vours? Ue a man true to
Ik j3UrBe!f. and when the rliht Blrl comes alone
If? ya will find that you have cast sour bread
Wu fupon tne waters ana n nas rriurncn tiu-Ba'-
AvmAtnA Rhe also will be true to herself
i f"nd you
W I am not a youna (rlrl who Is trsine to
Justify herself, but a woman or tne viona
..who has seen the bitter side of a woman's
life as well as the sweet I have no daugh
ters, but I have sons so I know whereof
I Speak. No Klrl who has cheapened herself
.itV imrilwnreet Invemaklnir Is worthy to be-
fcr f'come a ood man's wife and likewise no
min who nss aone inc iiuiiks iiiubl ui nip
boys are gullt of should "pert to Bet a
stood woman The real truth of the thlni; Is
The Ten Commandments were made for
both sexes alike. M A H
I am glad the column has such a firm
and sensible friend I hope the boys
and girls svlll read jour letter and profit
toy it.
Keep the Position
j Dear Cynthia Since tho war started I
nave eCCCpiCU. iiuaiiKiu ,.- nan nut n
Jlnanclal necessity, but r was capable of
dolnr It, and a Bood position was offered me
'and as help wss so scarce thought I would
be dolnB the rliht thlnr. Now of course.
; we reallte that my husband must also lew
r thtt I am flnsnclallj Independent In his
'" questionnaire, and, to use a slanc cxpres-
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
A Profitable Kindergarten
fa the -Editor o tl oman'e Page-
Dear Madam I Htn a soune lid BtaylnE
at home and would llko to uet some work
to do durlnr my spare time. I hate a sear
and a half of hlRh school experience and
r-t fvould appreciate very mucu n jou coum im
toe -where I could ett t-ome kind of work to
Sfj5. do t home. -.
V Virtually no svork that la steady is
e-rf Vvolvon out fnr elrla to do at home SOU
.ef,lht go around to the art needlessork
M&Pehops to find out If they are glsing out
JA any trraas-iorK, nc. i -?'V. "i;..
C- aQ8ner spare time sery immuit j
orcanuing' a miie KinuHnau- -
!dren under regular kindergarten age in
lier neighborhood lach mother was
't glad to pay a small tuition fee.
r Age Limit Is Eighteen
1 To t Editor o iroman'e Page:
, Dear Madam In this esenlnft'e paper I
r aee where one of sour readers wishes to
take up nurslne at sesenteen Xow If she
will apply or write to X hospital I think
4 ,. ,, V .,& tn rt In lint aha mttt
ja mam Will m a,ao ,w a.. ... "'- -" ;--
kY1 tiawa, a. a.nmn!et,t frrammar school education
r& What Miiain l three sears at 210 a month
Vj ' Par. But this hospital Is one of the most
ilSi- S . modern ana uesi eouippeo mai i mow ".
'(fercj. She must be ready to do hard work, as the
'$ . v.r, ahnrt nf srlrls I hae a daughter
tBr5' there In her second sear, svho losee her
VFSS .work. "" ' "
teWJ- I was so anxious to pasi tills good
iv rward on to our little reader, but In
S,t calling up the hospital of shlch Jpu
3 j ,- aa .... a if aVtcti, ulatinr! in tnnun
I h;jvjitiipeak to And out If they Ished to maki
?IX- ,-ubllo appeal for younger girls. Id Is
Stls Uncovered that our daughter must hasi
W illl" Wtfc Ifc lil'-J " ,w.. .w ... ..-
j ,? tta an exception ana mat me a;e mm
t- .14aa aaa. 11 jkaMfAen. I HIQ TIOI IlieilllOll 1IH
V&W fact that the mother of any of the girls
L ,V.tod me. Thank you for your tnougnt,
I awwav.
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bilk. Colors for Laree Club
i 4$ Editor o Woman' Paee:
.(? iant JIdam can you ukjiiuo oii
ftrf ferent colore for a club of twenty-flte mem.
.it.berT Some of the boyu want white and
rj blue and the rest svant all other colors, so I
nfi-Jbope you will be kind enough to i do this
it' layor. JlfcMBBR.
iw B7fiv Hnn't vnu use. blue and yellow as
' ,-tXVpur colors? They are tho Philadelphia
tf -f i ..mi irnn-A- nnd would make sery
tk Bood club colors as svelt. Or jou might
ft JjJmit - ""- olue' BO that ss hen jou
I- -.arear your riDDons againat. wuuo n wm
4 -flMiye a patriotlo look. If your club meets
11 winter and all summer, green and
.white would be good colors to use to
rmbolii-e the green foliase of summer
'(Mid the white snows of winter. .
fer. T". ... s
ii 'Forgot to' send -Address
rft. f th EMor l tt'owion' Part:
ll feAir Maaim 1 received, tne letlers
UF ?Iimi- r-r homes offered to kittens. I si
you
(or homes offered, to kittens. I surely
Ver..lt yvur h tip. snd have pitced
111 IWO Ul lHre ' V-'.1' .
or to anotber animal Iovr who
HIDDEN A WA Y
Not Come Tim Young Man Who
and Then Docs Not Ash Her to
Onr Went to France
to hcold tho girls, too If oulv they
could Icatn and act on the haid, bit
ter lesson not to .lo up I'll their
time to oung men until the All Impor
tant question has been nskedl I know
that In saving this I am battering
against a wall of custom. It Is
chleflj In story books tho proposal
comes without this giadual glvlng-up
of nil other friends. In real life nowa
davs that Is the wa most things are
done.
C.trls allow this It is understand
able As a rule a girl's rccaid for a
man Is different from his for her.
She cares o much, that happiness for
her consists In giving up the other
bos slmplv because she Is happiest
with just one of them ,
And the men well. It Is a little hard
to understand Bojs. Just what do
ou think ofVvhen you aro content to
take up all tho time of a girl and still
do not ask her to manv jou? What
keeps a man back"" Wo who read
and svrlto of these things would be
Interestid to know
IWONDnil, boys. If sou tan ever
retlUo Just what tho heiitt of a
a girl Is like' If sou did jou would
not wring It mi Thero Is no falser
position than that of tho glil consid
ered engaged and still rcallv not cn
gigcd If the man does not mairy
her she is humlllited before all who
h.ivo watched the progiess of hei
romance In more cases than not tho
bojs whom she gave up befoie do not
vvnnt to take what thev are apt to
stsle nnothei man's "leavings" With
the man In the case It is different
(Jlrls and homes havp alwivs been
willing to open their heirts and arms
to the man once considered engaged,
but, now by the grace of his own
choosing, free
It is a vicious custom this "under
standing" While our git Is subscribe
to It there will alwavs bo hearts that
must la aside their sweetest dt earns
What have our girls to say and our
bojs?
Klnn hn ts nearly havlns a ft on that score
hecausn of course, he Isn't keen on his
f How emploes knnwlnir that I am holdlnK
a position and nothing I suggest tu do or
sa helps mitters an lip has no wish
whttei r to Hold service In the arm. and
jt Is miK ns I term It, his false pride that
Is miking the trouble He sua no other
nun s u I there Is doing unithtnir, particu
larly the mother of two children hut I run
work wlthuul jnv hirdahlp to them or any
nf us for tint mitter and In these days of
high prices have not founa that we had any
too mui h mone) and do not think I am lack
ing In pride
rnn inn heln tne dprWte whnt In An" If T
give up m position th boird will sav I did
so to keep ni -iiushind from being drafted
urn ir i Keep it u seems l am in not
water ' that was -Also pliise his some
thing about the first problem which to us
Is a vers serious one snd If jou cuti see any
wa out we shall Indeed be glid to know
of It , VSOimiED
If I were In jour shoes this Is Just
whit I should do keep my position I
am telling the absolute truth when 1
ty I know hundreds of splendid home
women who have taken positions I do
not mem the vvtalthlest, who aro often
accused of being faddish 1 mean the
upper class of tomfoitably fixed women
who have been living quietly at home
The movement Is gaining foothold We
are on our vvaj to doing what the
I ngllshwomcn have done Every one
works in Great Britain Most men havo
entlrelj lot this false pilde jou spttk
of In fact, a great manj' of them aie
at present boasting of their ifhctent
wives who are able to Jump into the
breach
As to the first problem, I think It Is
bet for sour husband to go to the mm
higher up snd explain Just how things
are. The fact that he Is more than
thlrts-siv mas not displease them at this
time, as ho is more apt to be exempted The bewildered Dolly gazed at him ln
by the Government under these condl-1 tentlv Whit made him act so queer
tlons. The fact that he has been em-. and Jet there was a curious fascination
plojed in the same place eight jears about him
proves he has made good, and this will1 when he had finished various chotts
be taken greally into consideration n the cellar .N'd ascendid to the kltcnen
Majbe jou are worrjlng needletslj. I -jnd foi the firit time in his life felt a
. greedj Impulse to eat everything in
, . ,, , I sight After a heart v meal Itollv ugiln
Party for ISavy lard Hovs appeared and ottered him ome monej
Dear Cjnthla We are going to have an I for his labor, but this he stanchlv- .re
evening company and have Invited some of i tu&ed, saying he had onlje lined vvli.it
ih hat frnm the nnw lard Will SOU
kindly let me know throuch our column If
Ice cream cak and cindy, also cleareUen
for the boa will b Bufficlpnt
lor me v CONSTANT HEADHU
These nre just the thing-, the bos
Hke But I think on account of the
scarcity of sugar I would pere Aar
cake and hu candy made with nuts,
maple sugar, molasses etc Most of the
confectioners now cirry this Hint
plenty of cigarettes
place also I am Inclnslnff one of the
letters which was reccUeil but uae no ad
dress If you can secure it I inn send her a
beautiful kitten Tho letter follows
"Dear Madsm Si I was reading the
I:immi I'lhiio Leimjer I saw shere a lady
had two kittens to cue awav i woum iuko
them with sreat pl.asur and Kile them a1
sood home I hase alwass had kittens since I
I was small but the last one disappeared. I
the on., child and am nnr.U'a" B M " I
(Sirs ) ! M S.
Tim writer esldentls fnrgot to send
her address If sho will write and glse
her address I svlll send It to sou lm
medlatel. so that jou can pise her one
of jour kittens or jour friend can I
im glad jou found so many pets to glso
ass as.
Complexion Troubles
To the Editor of H'oinan a Paae:
Dear Madam SS'IU you please publish in
your valuable column some suggestions pr
ureaseless salves that will help fatten the
face? How can I make some chalk for the
a.k ...v.iv. win nnt mat much? 1 Low can I
Bet rid of pimples and blarkheids without
ellmlnatlnir certain foods? Is thero a (tond
salso I can use' U -si
Trade names cannot be printed in the
exchange You can probabls get the
advice jou ask for at any drug store
T.V., fl, nanlfl n t H rlriltt HtOre SOU Cah
get a good-sized package of prepared
rlialt In cubes sshich is sery good for
the teeth If jou are eating rich foods
that disagree ssltn jou, you cannot a
pect to get rid of complexion troubles
Use a good cleansing cream esery morn
in. , r,3 a reii.it, if. facial soao and scrub.
bine at night and regularly esery das,
and sou should be able to get rid of the
blackheads and pimples, provided jou no
not eat rich foods There are certain
good ointments that you can use for
sour skin A reliable druggist can tell
jou of them
Dont Suffer
with CORNS DA
our
He will sell you A F. Pierre's Corn
Plasters svitll u a,liio muuc.uniji Guar
antee If you're not satisfied with the results.
Durtns 16 years hundreds of thousands of
people have used and recommended them
Don't experiment with acids, which may
burn the skin and soil and Injure the stock
Inss. Pon't use thick, bulclne plasters,
which are difficult to wear under the
stocking.
A, V. Tierce's Corn riastera fit snugly
and close on to the toe. The pain will stop
almost Immediately and the corn will dls
appear in u few hours. Fur 23a sou can
hnv t-nouKh for 8 treitmentai for 10a you
I .-..an hi iv A tnfttmnt.i Rt mall ri I i-.-t if
you prefer. The Wlnthrop Hal Company,
n
DAILY NOVELETTE
rilE PRINCE OF INCORRI.
GIBIES
fly Mary Hinc
(CKTOV couldn't do a daj's work to
JL savo jour life I"
Ned Stunders. tlm slctlm of this un-
rnmnllmentnrv nllthurst. a cigar tip
ping carelesRlv from his lips, watched,
with an nmused tvvinklo In his ejes, hl
elder brother Tom ns ho psced wrath
fully up and down the room Seeing
that this Information vvns nothing new
and. therefore. uninteresting, Tom's
wrath reached tho boiling point
"Hv .love, Ned, sou havo no more
.l..a...l.a. I.. n.. I. .. n n n "
until tnjit-, hi wii tiitin , .
N'nl Interrtinted iravlv nnnlaudlnir:
Tine I Tine, old chap' But don't let
a little thing llltu tne and mv character
get on vour nerves' ijet s taiK ot some
thing Interesting Whtt s tho latest
war nevvs7 '
With a hopeless shrug, Tom picked his
hat up from the table nnd departed ex
claiming' "You're Incorrlc-Ililn '"
As an elder brother Tom felt It was
his dutv to put a little ambition Into
an Indolent 'kid' brother, hut when
that j'oungcr brother happened to bfl
like this'
"You couldn't do n day's work to save
jour life1"
The words rankled on his mind Twice
today tnej nnd been spoken to mm uoin
times In tones of withering contempt
which hurt The effort, he had been
told, would doubtless nenrlv kill him
but Dolly, tho dearest little girl In the
world Inrt cninuj" inrnrmeu nini titat
until ho at least attempted such a her
oilcan task, be could consider their en
gagenient as being all off. And now,
for tho first time in ids joung career
Ned lost his self-complacency and begged
fnto to help him out of bis predicament
Into the wee hours of the morning be
pondered and mused and seemingly set
tled a question In his mind before lie
ritireu to lose nimseir in mat mescu
oblivion, sleep
During the night It had started to rain
and it still continued In a steads down
pour Hut what cared ho for tho rain"'
Ho wis going lo do a days veork to
dnv if he died In the attempt, aiyl
with the precision of well-formulated
plans, lie called the Janitor tn his npitt
inent and bribed that worthv Individual
to bring him the oldest outfit of vvotk
lug lollies he had, at once alho, a pall
of coal-dust
The bewildered man qulcklv ,nd q
lie was told and In a serj short limn
N'ed wtood adorned In a pair of greasj
overalls a ragged shirt which both
miv have been jellow nnie and a pair
of dilapidated-looking shoes IJs face
be made black and grimy with the cotl
dust while, his lilv-whlto hinds weie
no longet recognizable Thus attired,
Ned nude his wav out of the house
After an hour s walk over muddv loads
he airlved at a lertaln Miss Pollv JIc
l'hei son's house secmlnglv his objec
tive point and rnng tho bell Ah luck
happened, Dollv opened tho door Had
It been the maid ho would have been
ordered to the rear of the hnii'-e , but
Doll j waa of a serj sjmpathetlo na
ture
'Will jou please giv c a poor man some
thing to do to earn a bite to iat"" he
asked. In a hoarse, trembling volei , beads
of perspiration tracing chanmls down
his grim) cheek
'Whs. sou poor man. sou must be
drenched to the -Uln'' Dollj cried jm-
I tiatlui Icnllv
Of course I will' tome
right Into tho kitchen'" Hut Ned hesl
ntiil Oh' but Mum1 1 don t want
no iharitj. Mum! I wants to earn what
I eat'' And Dollj, somtwhit taken
aback bs an offer unusual in a tramp
asbiired him she would give him ome
work to do If he would onlj come In out
of the Morm
After a refreshing drink, Ned refused
cthei lood until he should cam It so
Dollj set him to work In the icllar IK
sawed wood until his back camu near
breaking but what did he are'' His
den Dollj kept a warj eje on him
Several times she descerded to the lower
legion", and ome In heard her whisper
to the gardcnei, who was mending a
hose Keep an eje on him Michael'
You never can tiust these men, estn
though thej do look honest!" Once the
questioned him
"Have jou been out of work long, mj
iwior man " . . ,.
Oh, jes'm, quite a long time' 1 es .m
a sory long time' with undue emphn
bis on the ' verj "
' Are jou married?
vn stum" h. answered inteKlv ,
hut i' intend to be I mean. Mum' No
i iim i i in t imrrlnil nt all. at all
i,.. h...i inr p.iten. but that lie svouia
taUo It after ho had finished the choits
in the cellar. , . ,
Poor Dollv ssas at a lo-. as to what
to da with "her energetic tiamp and
more with t desire tint he fhould base
the mones she wished to Kise lilm than
th it he should do more work t.he ton
bented , ,
Afltr the svood he had cut had been
plied up Nod start. d to sweep up tlu
sliasings 1'requtntlj one could have
heard him chuckling amused!) to him
self It iv, in the middle uf ono of
these chuckllngs that lie dislodged a bag
of tools, which was hanging fioin the
celling said bag landing on his head
with a sickening thud
When ire came to he was lsing in u
ckan shlte bed and there stood Polls
bindaglng his head, shlle tears of sm
pnlhs rolled from her reproachful eses
Tor the first time that daj Xed lost his
composure and as he sat up In the bed
exclaimeu, i;r-er wnats tne mutter,
Dolly, dear' You said jou ssanted me
t0 do a days sork and lis Jose it did
neary x mt" ami he brightened per-
"1 dea" ou "."incorrigible"
Tohioi low's ''omniWr Xmrlrttc
"THE COl USE OF TJIUK LOVE"
m m
OVERSEA BLUE
IS WARTIME'S COLOR
&afi
Oversea blue, the new w.ulinie
t-hnde, makes this frnik as churni
inp as it 1-. The boiltrc i of crepe
nml so is the i-cp-to-lbc-right t-kirt.
The girdle is clvct ami the -Icees
chiffon
lODAY'S INQUIRIES
I, Tlif-ro lire nptnlniCH for 5000 tnnro ompii
tplpuniph opera tor n In tw I nltrd
stiilew, WlierA doe n clrl rfrelie
traliiinc for thin Mork.
?. Wltnt ftnliiry Is paid?
1, Whnt W the flrt weddlnc nnnlur-in?
K Siicurst ti n of tiiriiliiir Hih ten-rent
i-Oioe tree Into a prett hrUtnuiH Klft
."i. How U toninto vlnocnr nude
0. In the view of efTIdenr, uhit 1h (he liest
Mmirc for it kitchen.
SAIURDAY'S ANSVLKS
1. The fnlluuinr: rouriei on inerlnin liN-
tor ii nd literature run he oht allied
free h urltlnc tn tlie Hoim l-dtirntlon
ISi()n of tho llnreaii oT 1 duration
'Ihirt. merlrnn Ileroet Thirty World
lleroei. merlran History and Amerl
ran I Itenitiire.
-!. M irenn t Delnnd In n noted merlnn
wnnniii writer now doing war work In
I r.nui
3 It Is decldedb Ill-bred to lente n vpoon In
the rnp after the liquid his been
ht lived.
4, In ptelltifr onion rook them first, told
dtp. and their skin will flip off with
out trouble.
5. (hill twice- added to peiiutt hotter make
a dellrloiiH nandwlrli unread.
0. A piece of he will remoe thewlni; cum
from eluthinR. DiN will make It crum
ble off.
Iri Water Uath
Did sou eser try an Iris svaler bath, or
hear of such a thing? Thej aro quite
regular occurrences In Japan at certain
times of the J car, both In the homes of
people and In their public bathhouses
Iris stater bath das occurs May 8
When the iris is placed in ssarm stater
It glses off a solatile oil sthleh has a
pleasant odor, so It Is Mid. On this
one day of the sear these bitlis are fui
nlshed to all frcquenteis of the public
bathhouses and are popular During tho
winter season tho inhabitants of the
flowery kingdom enjoj another famous
bathing das Orange-flower stater Is
then used ad enjojed
Quick Nut Bread"
One cupful milk
Tvro tablespoonfuls melted fat
Four tablespoonfuls corn sjrup
Two eggs
One-half cupful mashed potatoes
Ono and one-eighth cupfuls rice flour
One and set en-eighths cupfuls bailej
flour
Four teiRpoonftils baking possder
One teaspoonful salt
One cupful chopped nuts
Jilt In older git en Hake In loaf jian
In a moder.ito men for one and one
cjuaiter hours
General Wil-on's Daughter Deail
W llmlnBton, IleL, Sept. 23 Miss
"Catherine Wilson, daughter of General
Jumes H Wilson, IT. S A, retired, died
at her father s home, at Thirteenth and
Kodney stieets, Sundaj She was
prominent in social circles and in war
work At the coronation of King George
bhe was ono of the official delegation
representing the United States.
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The Story of tho Girl Who Was Left Behind
Ity HAZEL DLYO BATCUELOR
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Tin-: hToitY thus r.n
. RuUi Ron land, New Inrk sorlrty girl.
Is loied by Jack llond nnd Mrott Itiiyniond
and nrronts llond, lloth men are droned,
but lionet. In Kuth'-i relief, wins exemp
tion for some ellnht physical disability.
After Koimond lta sailed lo 1 ranre the
Klrl hnlns to doubt the wisdom of her
iholfp. The msrrlate nf Helen llrnnder
tn .11 in Tonnsend, n soldier, contribute
nmehnt to this rhnnre. At the suetes
tlnn or Mini llris. Kuth takes m war
work, In spite of llond' disapproval.
XXXI
TltUlin nro nil Itlndu of men In the
trenches fighting shoulder to shoul
der, living their Uses Intimately side
by side, sharing their food and their
small pleasures This fact cannot help
but scrso In lesollng barriers that
wenlth nnd social position hnso built
up so cnrefully nnd ss 1th such npparent
strength
Thero aro tho phjslcal cowards, men
svho aro not afraid becauso thej svant
to shirk In any sonso of the svord, but
who becauso of certain phslcal limi
tations aro forced to nervo thcmselscs
to braso deeds even while their flesh
rebels Theso men must bo considered
among tho bras est, becauso It Is more
of nn effort for them to risk their lltes
Then thero aro tho men In tho lowest
walks of life, tlu? men svho aro spoken of
as needing tho army training to help
ln-tlto men of them. Some of these
in fact, all of them aro betUred bj the
incentlso to do something retlly storth
while, and they nro unconsciously helped
b close companionship ssllh men svho
haso had ideals nnd big ambitions, and
who nro trench mites and comrades In
the star, fighting for one big Ideal
Tho most sternly practical of men,
men lacking Imagination of esery kind,
ro tired by tho dreams nnd Imagina
tions of the dreamers, stho see in the
war a big romance, an adscnture, and
Sentt Ttasmond was one of tho last
nam eel
Trench svarf.iro in i-pltc of the gen
eral opinion that 'going oser the top
makes butchers of the men. has a most
lumanlzlng effect There Is " ubt
that the soldiers nre able to distinguish
betttecn what Is required In a charge
nnd the gener il acceptance of d-ill me
tinder fire Scott I Us moml ss as a
dreamer as bus been said before, but
that did not present him from being
men loved While the men jeered at
him gofd-intmedlv for his ability to
makeBthe best of things that they
thought needed complaint and Plenty of
It. they were no doubt unconsciously
cheered by his attltudo In splto of
themselves
Scott lnd been prcttj- badly hurt be
fore he bad left Ness York for camp
Ills dreams hid been closely connected
with Kuth. and his lose fpr her had
K.own so unconsciously that l.e him elf
did not recognize In tills i th ng that
gripped his life and thoughts the com
radely feeling that ho felt for Ruth
In their friendly companionship Scott
did not plan ahead or he might hase
known how he svas drifting If ho had
been Jack Bond, the Idea svou d have
been so firmly Implanted In his mind
that he ssCAild base known just sshat
diy to speak to Kuth and In just what
manner. To Scott, how eser. lose came
with a tush when he realized that he
was nctuall "going across Then hi
actlse brain slsuallzed Perilously
dear things, things all connected with
Kuth and the acceptance of hjs lose J Tor
her. I,oso had rendered Jack determined
and resourceful: it Jad. ""?"" fff.u
confused and blttered w Ith Us posslh ci
ties So turbulent were bis thoughts that
ho had not stopped to think of sshat life
would bo without Kuth. onuJ1" cn
fesslon of her lose for Jack Bna ...-
left Scott ss ith his air ctat,'s ""
crashed around 1,1m, Hlf-" "V to
all core, and sv th. nothing at all to
cling to but the new life in the army
and the cause that needed his help
Whateser there had alwass beer, un
derneath the surface acqu rements of
Ruth's nature. Scott had Mtnebm
known, although he could not hase put
this sague belief Into words esensvhen
L. V, .-,.. .here, must be a chance for
I1U ICU ' . .
Afterward he came to feel that
him
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ho had been mlbtakrn In thinking that
ho might haso made Kuth happy, and
during tho progress of Ruth's engage
ment, snatches of which news lioglcnncd
from her Infrequent letters or from mu
tual friends, ho btcamo more than oser
certain of it.
Rut ho had censed to care himself,
116 had cared ho deeply that ho had
Impulsively confided his feeling to Myra,
who losed him herself Scott simply
noser thought of Mra that way. Sho
svas practical, efficient, confident, and
Kuth svas mado of fomlnlno mysteries,
the depth ot which he felt could never
be reached,
And so It was when Scott left for
France. Tho hurt In his Heart ho felt
not qulto so deeply; training had taken
It out of him. nnd had left him so
physically tired nt night that ho had
not been ablo to think Tho svound was
thero just tho same, but It had been
dulled.
Ruth had felt a saguo disappointment
sshen Scott hnd not said good-by to
her, but Scott, afraldly of opening up old
svounds, had purpose nsolded doing so.
Ho hnd known approximately when ho
svould leave, hut ho had made no effort
to see Ruth alone That csening montns
earlier, svhen for a second ho had held
her closa to him nnd had felt her strug
cllne In his arms, had left a bitter
memory, nnd so lto had gone to beo
Mjra nnd had cised his mind by talking
of Ruth Instead
And now ngiln thero had been In-
tcrscnlng time and 5Vntt svas In Trance
The nrmv llfo had taken completo pos
session of hint l.son the discomfort
of tho packed tinnsport hnd failed to
discourage him, and the short training
on the other pldo bid been so much a
means to nn end that ho tiained gladly
and svorked hard A little hit of his
old slewpolnt had ionic back to him
just before ho had sailed, and .the nesv
llfo had fostered and strengthened this
until, although ho svas not entlrelj"
happv, there was a content about
his llfo that had nothing of bitterness
about it, but a happy, healthv optimism
Instead, that mado many friends for
him among the men
(Tomorrow ' instnllment deals Willi
Scott Itiijiiioiicl In I rnnce, Ills friends
and his danger under lire.)
Oreiit ilemind for Ihe KVnMNO run
f.U' I EIXlMt muv cause vou to miss un
iimtnllment of this vers Interesting story.
S.OU had hctter, therefore, telephone or
write to the Irriilntloii Department, or
nslc sour nettMleitler IhU nflernnilii lo
Irnve Hie I.M.MM1 I'LltLIC 1,1 IXll.lt
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HAVIj never been able to understand
why thoe puffy llttlo silk apples.
svhlcli haso formed n. gny cluster on
moro than ono knitting bag havo not
been more popular nmong milliners
Tako a soft llttlo black hat, for Instance,
and group perhaps three of theso gajlly
colored llttlo balls at the front. The
effect should be chnrmlng nnd most
unuRiial, And fanes- sour hat trimming
costing jou only thirty-six cents! But
jou tan Indeed secure them, Just the
right size nnd shape, and of tho colors
you ssould llko best, rose, palo green,
old gold, for twelso cents each It
svouldn't pay j'ou to worry oser making
them, nnd trj Ing lo poko them Into
proper shape
AVo hear so much of the great Incrcaso
In prices, nnd forsooth sve experience It
so frequently In everj article from hair
pins to furs, that tho moro mention of
a real bargain sounds like a fairy storj.
But, on tho other hand, if jou discover
neat, trim-looking pairs of dark tan
pumps with low heels nnd sv ell-shaped
toes, which base been lowered from $7
nnd J7.60 to $5, and svhen thev look !,7
or $7.60, then, by your lease, great will
be jour error If you fall to purchase a
pair. They inako a particularly nice
business shoe, can bo svorn now svlth
serge or Jersey cloth dress, and later will
look svell svlth spats when you don your
winter suit.
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The autumn showing at its best. Hundreds of
new creations of charming distinction. Styles for every
age, every type. Price moderation, an appealing
feature.
Blouses
Lovely and unusual styles in flesh and white
, Georgette and crepe de chine. Smart styles in the
autumn suit shades. Beauties at $5.75 and upward.
Silk Hosiery
Good quality, full regular made; all colors and
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Fresh Made Sausage
Country Scrapple
Fresh Beef Liver
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With a Purse
Thero Is no legitimate reason why
jou should not use white bureau covers
In your guest room. But If oil Ihe
other hand It Is finished In blue, or
old rose, how much greater Individuality
It svould possess, svere you to use scarfs
to correspond "What a darling set,"
jour guest svlll say as she goes os'cr to
look delightedly nt tho set of poplin
bureau scarf and frilly pin cushion In
rose or blue, scalloped In white and with
a few svhlte sprays embroidered on
them. These sets nre only $1 50. They
sasc washing, nnd. make lnsaluable hope
chest additions, .
If jou think It la hard to get up those
cool fresh. mornings, particularly If yoii
must arise almost at sun-up. svalt until
the clocks aro set ahead, nnd you think
you must surely bo getting up In tho
middle of tho night I You might Just di
ss ell make up your mind to It, you need
an nlarm clock. But svho svanta to pay
much for such an unpleasant thing as
an alarm clock? And In faith, svho need,
when good, dependable ones can bo naa
for $1.25?
For the names of shops where ar
ticles mentioned In "Adventures With
a Purse" can be purchased, address
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Public LEDOEn, or phone the
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