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THIS IS MRS. WILSON'S'
CHRISTMAS CANDY DAY
French Cream Almonds, Nut
Are Prepared in Readiness
lly MltS.
lOepvrtoht. IStO.
M. A. WILSON I
bv Jtfri. St. A. T7fUen. i
All riphls retrrvti.)
ASIDK from the actual saving In
money, the home-made Christmas
candles bring the true holiday spirit
to the home. The following Ingredi
ents, two pounds of sugar, one pound
or chocolate and two pounds of nuts,
vllj make about five pounds of can
Ilea, and while these candles may not'
jiave ine nncnm 01 me proauci 01 "' ,
riircmuy miopi. mey win nrTrruicienn
tie pure nnd wholesome, and then the
children and grownups will certainly
enjoy them.
There ore two kinds of fondant nee
ruary the belled and then the un
cooked fondant. The boiled variety may
tie lined for dipping, while the uncooked
or French fondant may be used for
uaklng many delicious randiet.
tYrnch Crwun Almondrt
Place In a bowl :
7Vo tablcapooni of melted Jutfer,
One-half cup of wafer,
Ttatpoon of vanilla.
Sufficient XXXX sugar to form a
l III dough. Knead well to blend and
(hen take a piece the size of a large
almond and uc It to cover the almonds.
Then roll In powdered ugar and lay
mi greased patter for twelve hours to
dry.
French Nut CreAms
One-half cup of thelled catnuii,
One-half cup of ihelled almond t.
One ounce of condied citron.
Put this through the food chopper I
and use the hne knife. .Now add one
and n hulf cups of fondant prepared as
fur French crenm almonds and then
' crk together nnd blend well. Now
line u shallow but with wax paper and
Uien fill in this mixture. Tap down
firmly and then lay aside for twelve
hours. Then with a sharp knife cut
In blocks the size of a caramel and
rap in wax paper.
The fondant cream may be shaped
round nnd then Havered with win
tergrcen and colored a delicate pink
with vegetable coloring or formed into
cones and flavored with cinnamon or
nutmeg extract and then dipped in choc
olate. Pieces of this fondant may be taken
the si:e of a walnut and then shaped
lound, then press hnlf of an English
walnut on each side. Pecan nuts may
be used In the same manner.
This fondant is delicious when used
to fill Htoned prunes and dates. Some
fondant may also bt uned between the
two halves of dried apricots.
To prepare the cooked fondant: Use
clean scucepaji nnd place in it
Ttco and one-half cups of Jranvlaied
cvtiar.
One cup of 6oiinj7 tenter,
Five tabletpoona of ichite corn sirup.
Stir to dissolve the sugar and then
bring to a boil and cook the mixture
until it forms a thick hair when tested
TOD A YfS MYSTER Y STOR Y
By PHIUP FRANCIS NOWLAN
Saturday's Mystery Solution
J J
IN THE case of "the Iletectaphone"
Harvev Hunt was convinced that the
7acant office adjolnlns thnt of the i
f.nnncier had something to do with the,
t'.JsUTy I
It Burleigh's stte:nents v..-re corr -ct
the eavesdropping began when th'.s of-
fice became vacant. Hut nobody had,
.nt"rcd the room. Hence there must
have been Fume method by which the
detectaphone in that room r.-us con
nected with some lUtslde point
Ullr '
n.lTi null i.,' ..it" i'.ihi'.i- iiuii... ..... i
igh's reference to the telephone gave
., h clue
f ....u 1.U..1, .r. - riiuf AAlnint
rfhe "w'nirW"'..: the gulltj per-
Hon,
so Hanr Hunt iuterviewisi the
rostman
.ho served the building. Trom
him he found that this former ix-cu-
nant had left ar. address to which his
UU .. forwarded. ..- .s' h,u,f ?t I nte "nX
mall was ..xcept,..niill Igbt. consisting .. Bpi,n
in.iaci 01 teiepnone oiiih. . ,
The man scheme -s as tnis werow
moviag 011 os 1, is ni.ii-, 'in ii ,"-
1 ... . . .-,. S.. ...! Iin'lt tl,e
.IllIJUU I" jilt llll, II' .!.' ....... ....
detectaphone Ii tf. tre wail of Burleigh s
,ille .uHoir.lr.L'. and i.M cfim.ected it
x.itL the telephone -viri s in suet, a way
that wheneter th. operator signaled, in
Htead of ringing ,i bell, the bell urrent
would thro,, the ui-tectaphone into the
repular circuit, just as though the r--icli-er
had been 'nker. off tb houlc
Thus all he had tn do a- "all the
.-.umber of the Kcant room tn get a
listening connection ngtit into iiur
:..Uh'a ofnee As the hnls wre di'h
isii'iiinv i-.iiiii'.vi ..v -.-
elgh's ofnee As the hnls wre dfh
orwnrded t him and pnni b him tre
elephnne 1 oripiin am nit mspei t an
1
1
!r-..wnlnrll In flu't. th- Iinorie in
the vacant ntfii hnn i superlnthe rat
ing on the cnmpaio's ) ck up records
."or tnswring all cnlN pun-itU
:c:xi
Can you follow the trail ir.
The rliwr',.it .hurts
.jVTIl Hl
-Tl Mr Hi
Hl'NT -Mr Hur.t t'j'.l for
lint
The if.r-1. ss to-i.i o, rh( beilnnp 'oiu
1C iln ei gill sis linili.UK 'ii hi'- ".-
rnrdu- .hich hiiu n' r.inn r
Mr.
liar
rlson Arkw right. nu.
cu pierf
room
J.'HlT. in the top noor
The criii.iiinl ui.cf.gi.t r .ilmself
..onder.M i.s i" al':ii. '..ward tin-
Manager's "tl if v liml mude an
mistake in the check w!tl ahleh he had
just settled his hil'.. fur llarvej H..nnt
v.is a stningT in Tnr.iuto He and not
come .there on business and was ex
icclliig no call for his pr.i'.'hs'nnii. ni-r
le.-..
"Mr. Hunt," tl.i m. nager mid, "I
innt nur nid ; tfiu- is, ,f an engage
l.ient here would nut ir.t rfere wit'i
ou plans, for tue rmni. ' ri tens m"
jou are lening tonight
"Wil'i, if It's ui,inrtr.,.' und int .
1 tlng," hinlh"! Iiuiil. "I n.igrt post
-.one ir.y departure a tit "
"It is ri.osi i.iipnrt.iii. ii.di'Hil.' sum
the hMi'l nnn "Mrs. Harrinn.i Art;
wrlghi nas been robbed ot a v r iuli
able nis'klace in a most mjsti'riniis riiun
ner. She v.ent out th.s 1 veiling, fiinl
Idily li'.r.ing that n" Klac,. in her room.
The floor clerk swears that nobody en
tered or left her mum between her de
parture and return V t upon her re
'urn she found hi r bei. under tne nut
tress of which she had Hidden the Ticik
lace, in disnrdir, and the jewels nn."
"Is she in hei roon now?" nsgi'ii
Hunt. The ii.iwii.gi-r imilili-il When
let's go up and tnm t ,.er," rtid the
private detectie.
There .ih rt ghi n ,.1. Ark
w right's glnmv that In ".nuc ill fur
the thief If she I'.Hilu i.i r hniids on
Mia, Hnrvcj Hunt tiiin.gh, ,rr uti. was
a young woman of the Modern athletic
type, one of Quebcc'i, lending club
women, the manager hud i.iforund niin
She stood quietly , nttei tin introduc
tion, waiting for the criminal Kvchtl
gator to qucstioii her, aim wi.tcliing him
keenly iib his ejes rnvui nbout the morn,
taking ii tlie mattriss pulled half frnm
tlie bed, the cigiiiotie ashes here i.iid
tilCfi' on the 'irpit, U Mile .el 'i-t J. wi'l
imnp, empi) and fi.ssii cnri'li'islj it one
corili'i i'f the iimm: tin little taboiin I
on U'lilcl 1 1 a cnrtii of u jmpuli.r
nnd if ci'fir ' ,-i ' 1. 'i t.'
Creams and Delicious Bonbons
for the Great Holiday
from the tines of c fork or until 24,1
degrees i-nnrcnticu is reacneo on mc
canay tlierrnomcter.
Hntition
Oreane a larjte meat platter with
salad oil and then pour on the Rlrup
mill lot pool. Then bent with a wooden
spoon until white anil creamy. Knead
with the hands until It forms a nnmoth
nn. i-iare In a, bowl, rover with wax I
ner Bn(. .ami ln n 000i inrp fnr I
twelve hours. Ine for ooatlng bonnari.
To nrpnare tlie renters of the bon
bonB: Vse small bits of cream for the
centers; also bits of nut, citron nnd
candled fruit. Shape and then lay on
a plate for dipping.
To prepare fondant for dipping : T'se i
a chafing dish or a double boiler and
then place hot water In the underneath i
compartment and about one-half of the
prepared fondant In the top. Ureal:
mio small pieces nun urn pinre me pan
on the fire and heat very slowly. Stir
and beat until creamy nnd then dip In J
the prepared centers Lay on wax paper
to dry after dipping. Part of the fondant
can be used plain and part of it colored
with n vegetable coloring; this also way
be used for dipping.
To use chocolate for dipping : Pur
chase dot chocolate thnt comes for this
purpose. To b successful In preparing
chocolate for dipping candles the choco
late must be melted at a low tempera
ture. Always use a double boiler. Cut the
chocolate into pieces nnd place in the
upper compartment. Add
One-half ounce of paraffin,
Txco tablespoon) of mclfed butter,
to every one -half pound of 'chocolate.
Stir frequently to prevent streaking and
when well blended begin dipping the
creams.
When the chocolate is too shallow to
continue the dipping, add one cup of
the uncooked fondant and one-half cup
of nuts and work well together. Form
into balls and then roll in cocoa.
How to Mahe a Dipping Fork
Take a piece of stove wire about fif
teen inches long and form a loop about
six inches long. Wind the balance of
the w'lrc to form a handle and then
bend the loop into a Bpoon shape. This
will make It very easy to dip the bon
bons and chocolate.
A delicious and uncooked candy may
be made as follows: Place through the
food chopper, using the fine knife
One cup of cocoanut.
One cup of seeded raisin.
One cup of thelled nut:
One-half pound of stoned prunes,
One-half pound of apricots.
Turn into a bowl and add Just enough
box and cut in oblongs or caramel -bize i
pieces.
?'. lt,h ntt.inJnR several stumps.
some of tnem chewed at the end
Then he walked over toward the
"Ingle wide window, which was open.
au" ; Inspected the sill,
Iu nn'l out tlirough the window."
eniariiCTi laconically, pointing 10
mw ,f"int, M-rntches on the wl.it
funmM miint He leaned out and"
,v' .ii . 1-"rn.ri'"' a ho "h'-er drop
of thirteei. sturiis, wllli no ledge on
wmen e.ea u inong coiiin nne gotten
which e,-eri a monke
a lootlio (I AfiOM" his heart the coriurp
projei'ted about four feet. It was il.-ar
, . , , . , , ,
''ltrth'; hml
the roof ami swung into th
himseit trorn
le roim on a
lUJir.
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smart nnugh to us tho orvico Mtnir-
uay. An tfiiet rnlcht n it, inouirl:
l.ld'f ,.r. ... n nntU. ..... J...,
in- fcur-L - uut'i
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n th(. orlminnl lnvo,tl.
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kft'."r
No. not the oik-s on dutv to
uigh; I iiiean the ones who work In
'he illuming ' The manager turned t"
tlie telephone
' Mrs rkwnght." said Hurve Hunt
.itli a whimsical Hinlle, "do you nl
1 j; chew ;. our c'ga-ettcs when you
smi l.e':"
1 1,1. woman gasped hv why 01
1 nurse I don't! Smh a question
But Mill do smoke, dim t lou"1" ner-
wisti'd Hunt Shi nodib d. looking at
him with 11 puz.leu fnwi..
nm niui a j)i.umi inwii.
B it just then the hot 1 inanager hung
,:p tiu, r.r,,.r nli hei koued to the de-
P,.tiie, ho howtd himself out aril
hnsti'in d to interview the maids
Fifteen mliiuirs latir, re-enforced
with the authnritj nf tl.i law in the nr
nin of u detectne etrgebiit from police
headquarters, Har" Hunt ascended
to the room ot r.ugllMi .nn. falter.
alias the 'Hminrutii. Hornce Sinclair."
breaking .n th dmr jus' in tun
e to sei
j '
,
the llnnorahle llorme. clai
nri-ss -int. in the act ot hulling a 101
nf r p" fr mt t'n wiinloA, after which,
of viiim' the "honorable Horace's"
bluff ! niti.gi'il dignity couldn't save
Inn. fmu. the inarch of hij per-nn,
a huh wrought t lirfht Mrs Ark
wrfgnt'b juA'elH.
Jut cun ou erplaxn the trail irhich
Jlarify Ilvt.t folluiod to the dour of
"A'nplnA Jim 1 ' rimrr '
J V aiijtccr ill appea- tofior-oic.
HUMAN CURIOS
The Female Htnme
Dim of the prlinii'iil Hlghtn nf the cei.-..
eter at Alexandria, Va . no' far from
Mi unt Veri on. is a. tombstone bearing
the remarkable und r.iysterioun Insc.-lp-
: ,, .
ro -vna 'll'MOlU
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-" A
i'KMAI.K siTkANOEn
Ai.,rtj n.r'-a! Bufferings icrmlr.a.tej en
the ttl. Ia ot ireiolir 1816, .isfed twon-
-thn-j )nti a--id elaht months Tills
stnne '.s rei ted i htf dlsconH-'late bus.
band It. hos,- ,rm shi breathed on
her las' "IB" and who, under fJoil, did
his utiDit to vothe ths uold, dull tar
of death
Tnis aton' lu n that remains of or.u
of -hi must irexp.icatiie mysteries or
Amotion hlstf'iy " rnysterj whlsh
comrr.enced iw J'Ji tr 1814, when thu
hi Is Kour Sons bo mil from Halifax to
the Wm Ind.es, anchored otf AlexmidrU
Jut lour r,nugr 'n lurffer a bout nnd
si nfl usho.e .1 1. an uil a ulck oman,
Th hubhann. no ne'. er ge hl.i
name, engngea 'nn ne-n ronrn ai ine llo
honey or sirup to make the mixture en I illlrm w" u"r vl "" !"" - nPRr Cynthia- rieii.se wine inw rnmi)P M n: the size opkiij-". f
to handle. P'orm into bnlls and oblong's (worn by n charming young matron at answer to "Cleo's" tale of woe. I am e. h cont , vM dnP,j nnd hnnl tilore
and nlso line a shallow box with waxed ' the horse show. It certnlnl, had Ure y"K Tnow much ataut l?w. ?ut I 'the next dipping is done The empera
IZhTsTan'aownTeM "K,' I ""uroge of its tartan nnd stood mifc&U??&T?iuMn,to XoLT&"'
.?.t?Jt",." S.P.l?.Wile" .AI,. !,.,, Troun of other frocks that were I because If then; was not whv wo d he ii-thot t-nouRli to K P
MLunu uvcruiKiu uiiu Liipn turn rrnm rrio -
t a .. unn riiti 1 1 1 uriMi in i r -tn ui ..Kain ,. .i w ., .t.i..t .. ..
om of the ..'.iiln.K rhyiilcli.1.1. vf ir; ' anrt nR , breakfn.-t In the fllner.
kIiiIjl. Hut as thn piwslclan afterward .... ,. . . , ,
res-men. the ..m.r.' . always vhe-l , When a le -va dr.Hsed Hhe operied t. e
1 h en he I -He 1 ner Aft. r ".o monthe , dorr and p..eped out Into the car Mm
an a half . f 'onstunt llltiens the 'fe. "s nlttlnx j .si t .. ..er.t.i away r.'i.d.r.K
4 a . rttr'i M.-i 11. d and h. hushan.l'N a nowspaiier, hut he sprantf to his f.Jel
' 1,1',,'u urcPkrol er for burial. . Instantly .when ne saw her .Something
niacin.' her In ! coffin M.I "1th th of power .eJjPed Int., Jean's heart at rhl-
Te , .- i er face K-- t .1 e. .a years l.o ac'ion After All rhe thou-rht thlnus
fi--.K .,.!,, rtowerH unoi tun unva Co anytMnv "h.- Uert with thlH man. h
Then he too. dlhnppearerj anu me grave
was neuU'Cted uiitl. mi old xentleman
and two elderly women unpeiiref. and
ordered that It he repaired They ad
mltteil that they were relMiien of the
lead woman, hut heiond the fact that
lr hushnnil waii an officer In tne Drlt
Isi irm.- they declined o 'l'e any lr.-fonii.tlmi-
imr hrm the Prnlui-y i.hleh
hi.M iMiiimii. tnrwin the slightest Ilsfht
ll , , the M.VNtl'l)
, ,,'s TI r IT Urn.." l'M'i.jf 1
iif-ai n. -.; ; ., -----
EVENING PUBLIC
IT ISN'T MODEST
ABOUT ITS CHARM
By COKINNK IX)VIi
Hoot's who In dresses? We put the
question in Scotch dialect because No
vember has revealed an increasing in
terest in plaids At the horse (.how,
for example, some of the smartest
frocko were carried ojt in real tartan
effects. No shy. wlf-effneing little
checks no, indeed ; then; plalda were
as bold as lions!
The above charming frock of gray
and rose-color plaid trimmed with gray
merely trimmed with the plaid fabric
(5rny nnd beige are both popular
tones to combine
plaid mntcrluK and
in which the latter
One charming gray fro-k with high
' collar and short sleeves had, for exam
ple, an apron panel and cuffs of plaid
in eray and blue.
THE HUSBAND
HATER
B HAZKI. BEYO BATCHKLOU
1 opi.ric'it, DtO. Ii Public Ltdsrr Co.
Jeai .Vir'hr-ip has oeen hrouaht :p
ii wealth a-tii ts jtuiilrnly left penni
cji by !ht death of her father shortlv
ijfter his frM-i'e it t--4ni-sj A-. un
Jrioun uirjtcrner named Mark Brand
hits beci appointed her puordtan, and
Jear. hates M-n instantly Jo- hia
roughness, or she has never met a
mzn hke hun un thiir ftrif 1 retina
he lUpceits to her that she marry him
Brut Mini' u,est, out Jean xnUipnantlv
rcjusts only to recnn.iiiler the ofiir the
next day liffore she Iriirj for the
urnt sh' cctln on Cicely Iinowlcs (n
order tn -eiit th Imprusio-i among
her fren tka' nhe hu r .arr'ei tce'l.
The Journey
JEAN was married In the iUi. llitie
ihac-I of one of the downtown
church, s Thn rlnv ltse'f w.-in .tun mil
gray, and only Atari: Hr.mil himself
wened to have retained his usual snlrlts.
for he laughed ar.d talked ind did lot
seem to notice thut Jean t-nnwered In
I monos llibles
1 From the church )-; n directly to
I the train.
1
1 ,h;T'f,"
m
of the
.IK.... a ... 11A " l 1111111,4 IV llrtMIJ 11
me tnai everyming sei men biurrec
mlnu and r.rc w is conscloun on!)
taci mat invv were aiom- in it
compartment and that Mu-li Brand was
very iind to ner
i'lllow.i were hruul t and she win
mudo comfortable or. the narrow grrer
plush couch. She dozed off finally, and
when she awoke the train was dying:
I Raising hers-lf on her elliow. she saw
tnrough the c iuntr and she felt better
I that she van quite alone, but a morm -it
liter there eauie .1 knock on the don-
and Mar!: intired
"I hn 1
11 iier nert, no (.tie
brusque! 'TJo mi feel like eutlnK
I aometh'ng '
I Jean nodded, and wr.cn the lend i.aj
put befn.-i her she ate with real appe-
I lite, j Ing b.iwt against thrt lent finally
iiko a c! uu ai.o na e .ten tr,o much
Mark sat In the seat ci-poiitu hero, h!n
face turmd toward the window She
studied him a moTiiin- out of half-closn!
eyes and was suddenly tur.pted to ta!':
to hlrn.
"You had your alnr.cr'"
"Yej In thu diner." H!h u;o was
brutque now. It chilled the girl, brojght
I Inik her 111 ream, and sht shrank iA-ny
1 from him Sometimes she fancied wher
1 he lno'ncd nt her closely, that she nn ,v
tontemp in 1.1b blue ejeo ui d It angered
hex
, After the porter had carried the tray
' a." Jenn bia to dread the long
1 evening alone with this man. but aftr a
I fe-v mmutes, as thouh reading he."
'hough' he said if oily.
"You d better have your berth rrWiUe
, up and get a four" nlsfhfn rest. I'm
, slfrpln o.t In the ur mo you'd U aJonr
Is there anything I e.m uu tvforo
la! yu'"'
I No. tnanlc ou.
' Ail right, Bood night the..."
' roii and stood tiealiie the heat a
rnrment lilting down at her. and nho
without looking at hlin said evenly:
"(Jood night, .tnd thank you " It wnj
; a, though she were thajikini a nubordi-
x a nub
left wit
nate, and she knew It He
hout
a woru
Jean u'eot like a wearv chlhl that
night and the net d 1 wol.e to the sun,
which sti'eamul !. hm r her lierth aji shi
sat up to fiU'l up ;lu . Il'id Hhe snug
gled down beneath ine uo'eru .nl
watched 'fie flying nceiinry for u t.v
would obey h.r sllrrhtest wish, and tn
II.
return she nied Hive nothing at all.
Bo her tone was brlRht an she loolted
up at him and said almost frayly ' Have
you had brea'iifant? I thought we might
eat together"
He saw In an Instant that Homethln,
had refcton'u he elf-Mlurance nnd ,e
hoped It meant at loast frler.dnhlp be
tween them.
V.. . -- .1 - 11 . u . S-r j
I asstssssSSSssHnHtM !
MluuMC
fWTMm !
I 111 II it W!
i &au-iL m
WW 111 n 1 1
I III lit ml
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LEDGER - PHILADELPHIA', MONDAY,
Please Tell Me
What to Do
By CYNTHIA
Read "McWIxxburghV Letter
Dear Cnthla I would like "panny"
to know there ts one other whose cir
cumstances are similar to hera. I nni
already ensured to a fellow whose char
acter couldn't be much better, but who
has never stirred any emotion within
me. I have patiently waited for love
but have ootre to the conclusion It l
all imagination. It Is almost Impossible
to she my friend up na I fl I "we nlm,
some gratitude for all his attentions. If
It weren't for this I might try ngaln. I
would appreciate a friend like "Panny
soue one who would understand.
niSAPPOINTUP.
She'e to Marry, Too
near Cynthia I nree with Danny.
that love Is only a dream, i niwc .i
In Texas Two years ago I met
young man who Kot me b ponltlon here.
I have been going with him for nearly
two and one-half years SHU I don t
Hcem to love Mm, nut I make8 tho
marr him In February and mnk.. tno
beat of things ..., their
Some glrW marry becaus s t neir
friends nre ood to them, others for ine
iTrKoing'to marry because wo haven't i
want -f husbands. I iiml a mi lion . .
got enougn nnc i ".,j
'.VKSTEnN LASH. ,
rteesuse icu fio not happen to feel
this love strongly does not prove that
you do not love the young man. iou
will probably be very happy with n,m-,
' I
What 8hall She Do7 1
Uear Cxnthla-I nm a '?.. ",
of yuur MihnWe column, ami '
ln in nu for some udlee I.nwe neen
nfontW "lhhnV. HrS
a few nights ngo. " , . Vnlthl but1
It He called me up the next nigmnui ,
thlu nT fM?kp, .uRhThate "him and
w"int to do wimethlnu mean on hlrn, , bo
I hiie decided to "stand him up . Just
to- find out how It feels, i,,,""
go with him ttgain. I know nc win Keep
15: ",?'K?1Jiin to Jive him a dose
of his own medlSlne. I have hard y
slept since then, and am completely
worn out: my family know of It. but
thoy do not say ",yi"'n hI,"1 ,,7
Cynthia, will ou tell
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Am I uomg rignu
MART C.
My dear little girl, because a man .la
'!..?. ruJl!:..to0V; LMl
vourself to repay him In Kino ".
Simply
uu nui iiiuiv.- "-;-- -rm-u
.- -. i r.o fiirthpr entrai
luruier t.-i,.i...-.
with him. ecr niu.- "; ..-
It without excuse Two wrongs never
make n right Send mm worn you
cannot keep the, engagement and .then
make no other wun i""' -- - i-.-
oglzes and inal.es An
excuse for his
rudeness.
"Cleo"
manv hiimv married couples who.wlll
..Ani. .r., mniT ihi ' Alio uu me iuw
disagree wun you r,i j.u ?';;:;
.. ' -. U. .tnti unir lnr
Is no such u thing as love. Of courso
ow aoert not iinr u n.i..-i.r....o B...,
I know I would rather h.le the
nd.shlp of a beautiful girl (as you
that you are) than one who In not.
of course the character of the girl
lot to do with how many good
nds she has
n,. fchowa that I go around wlhof
go out with u girl of seventeen than one
who la us old or older than they are.
I know tnt I woum miner nui ko oui
with a girl who la older than I nm
I hope oU will tlnd out that there
Is such 11 thing as love and that then- Ii
something else In existence besldeo 1.
home In the country without love.
"SOME ONE"
8hall He Trust HerT
Tiear rnthla--You ha.c helped me
before so I ar.i coming agalr. to you
for aid. ,
Several monthH ago I became ac-
qualnti-d with 11 ouug lady; our friend
ship grew nm' rlp-ned Into !oe. About
two months ago I asked her to marry
ine and she said "yes." but before 1 had
a chalice to give her a ring 1 learned hhe
was going with another fellow and I
asked her to give him up and she said
.she would Sd I gave an order 'or the
ring The day before I wan to git,
the ring I had an engagement with her
I called upon her and foiiiid sne .wsouli
with this other fellow. So I wnt home 1
1 nnd wrote a letter to her. stating that
Iwlorc I would gle her the rlnir sue
' would have to glc up this fellnv. Sln
1 n.i!il 1.0 intention to the letter and con
I tlnued to gn s Ith htm. I canceled the
order for the rlnir and broke with her
rilnce then I hae been keeping comp.ui
with a jounir lnd at the olllce, whom
I hae leariien to care for a whole IT
Now, the other night the former girl
spnt r.ie u r.n .i.sage that she wanted n.e
to m' her I called to hee her and she
told me she bad glen up this other fel
low for guod later I wan Infom eil
that about n half hour before she had
cent for ire she had had an argument
w.th thin other fellow-
Now, do you think she Is telling me
the truth, and iihould I trust her? I
know sou will sav I' I love her I should
trui.1 net Hut she han fooled me ,
tinny times ; can nitniiv lieiteie her.
' although I d love her
(ngl.- go back If I kn
want to o back and be
ilthnugli I do love her and would will.
rv, nui I don t
fooled a.Ttn ti'u
inuii wnin uu lire in ioe ami think
jour bint gin tovts vou a hen ii,
is
on!; u iiii . '"j ror uecumi fiddle
woujtn:i). I
j'.-iin 1 1 , i.-atter you will have to de '
elite for yourself. It would seem as If
the glri '.en playing with you, and I
she having treated ou shabbily once i
In fnre. It i.ould be well to he. cautious
ill out trusting her again. V.Hiv not try
I,, r frlMiilshlp" Do not ask her 'to marry
juiibJta'i) you are willing to te frlendu
with her. and tnat hir slmpl) nn u
fr'md If he really cares tir ycu che
wliLmen t her wayii
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Homemade Candles
rih
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'Tf.A frrA AiinillM ttli,uf A tfi
were
mo,le nt nolM, nnd any one can make
v nrinmns candles tins year n me m-
re,.tions below are followed. They can
j, ,Mn,p from ,1CW mnterlals or the
miU f.n frnm burn(,(l rnndles can be
mp,tfj Rml si,nppi jnto bright new
cnn,nos for thp Christmas festivities.
This is nn excellent way of making use
of the ends left from last year's Christ-
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The followlnc reclnc ifl for makinB
.candles from new mnterlals
Twenty ounces clarified fat,
ii'K'" ""'"v" 'L"""i
ymlT ounces nlum.
Th, fflt mfly be either beef or mutton.
You mny use the drippings loft fifter
m(((t ,s (.ool.(,( hj tir-Mt clnrlfjlng them,
Vat from the top of soup may also be
.... ,. .. . t , lhon clrify
by cooking in It a few pieces of raw!
potato. Strain, nn.d it is ready tor use.
Mclt nU tie ingredient given in the
h rpr, tog,,tiier. The wicks for
candles may be purchased nnd cut into
..,.. i... .i i..,i, Tt tho mn ten can lie
desired lengths. Put the melted candle
mixture Into n tin enn of small
,n Hnklns powder cans will
Miswer the purpose? The wicks are now
d nmeter. and tall enougn io uip
.- " -..:. ,, whllo
"'I'l'V.' '.' '.'.. i.. !.... ,.
.. .,ii .,,.,,.,
mr ui'i'"'k, ,. -. :." ... i..
,.an rAntainlng the melted candle rnU
! h"ni "' V"'
... i...,.i ufnnil In n nan of warm
water. Then dip the wick In the mix
ture. remove It nnd alow i : to cool
in n perpendicular position. The wick
-.sill become stiff in u few seconds nnd.
. t ,1i,,ned nenln. Continue tils
, ...,., . .. ,,t,ll Mw,
drying iHi'-i.j
inuiii si.iie. " : .. .. i .
" . V be melted when the Hipping
is done.
dslrc to mnke the candles
0l wiir " ,',".,. ,,,i lin strnln
, of thp melted wiix. ami then strain
J?1' "' .-heese cloth. Pluoc In a tin
,,m"5' .. 'V the wicks as described
" auV" ' ,.llX from old cnndle-em s
aboe ine v d ,nrk oml this
is upt to bf ' '.lsrnb7r(,lorlng the melted
can e."r,r,aint before the
dipping Is done.
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries
I Describe a ennumient cabinet for
' the small apurtment without a
. KTovri Christmas gift for a
man can be made out of one of his
n'vn kid gloves which in shabby
in the P-il'n. but KWHi "n t,ie
( How' can money be saved in the
buying of sill: stockings in the
winter time?
t What will make a lemon more
' juliv Mid easier to squeezer
-, IK-scribe a pretty collar which
' gives a light touch to a dark
1; In what amusing way Is a bath
apron made for mother or nurse.'
Satuniay's Answer
1 V.'hon using an egg-beater tors.
se.-eral minutes, rest the handle
on a hook conveniently screwed
for the purr-os' Into the under
side of the dresser, to prevent
the tiresome wcesslty of holding
i; In place with the left hand.
' A useful accessory for the person
" who uses the trolley often Is a
small case, with an isinglass
front, to hold car tickets.
l new stUe of electric lignt bulb
' ims a plug uC ''f, "PA und iM
extra strong, so thnt it can pahs
on some of Its power to another
fixture, such as u curling iron,
grill. f.istcr. etc.
i. Pndcd riin.stmaH tree balls can
he hrigtiteneu mr use .... .. ".
in warm
water ami sii
lie
cai efiil
ot to get the water in-
lt'ends i.re 'ised In bias strands nt
intervals n round the girdle of a
striking meniiig dnss.
To make a stunning brocade effect
in the est of 11 velvet' dress, with
nt using brocade, cut a simple
,1, sign out of the plain velvet rind
llace the cut piisi o.'cr gold cloth
or any desired color.
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DECEMBER 20, 1920
The Woman's
Exchange
For a Sick-Abed Pereon
To the rdltor nf tfomos' rapt! . .'
Dear Madam Would you be bo kino
?! .,0. "Ugircst n few Christmas gifts
that I could send my husband?
He Is III In bed In a tuberculosis hos
pital in Arizona. Mils. H. W.
it would te A splendid Idea to send
something to your husband which he
can open at different tlnvH, Instead of
all at once. Such n thing would be a
wonder-bag. The very namo Is fasci
nating, and the succession of small
surprlsea which It contains nre bound
to Kive him a good deal of pleasure.
ine ong is nueu wun a numncr or
smaller bngn, which can be made out
of scraps of cretonne or muslin. Fill
them with a book, a Jig-saw puzzle, a
tablot nnd pencil, a magazine, sexernl
round nleel ring Joined together which
he can work over till he separates them,
or something which you know he will bo
able to eat. Kach baa- should be marked
to be opened at ruch and such a time
on Christmas Day," and It would be
fun If you could have ono for each
hour.
Besides the ones I have suggested, jnu
can think up some small and Inexpen
sive things Mnke him laugh with a queer
I Je clown or n nturfed dog with u
ridiculous fnce, a. little book mude of
Jokes nnd pictures cut out of the imperii.
Oh, these things will all please him
enormously, for time probably pas.xen
rather fllowly for him. and then, too. he
will enjoy the idea that you yourself
hne selected them and are making this
fun for him so that he can be a little bit
Kay. I know that your glfta are icolnir
to brighten his Christmas, and that your
own will be brightened by having; given
them.
Chrlatmae Glfto
To thr l.Mttor at Vnmnn'n Pace:
Dear Madam Will you kindly sug
gest something to plvc my girl 'rlend
for Christmas? She Is not jtond of
reading, so I am In doubt what to clu
her. a.
There arc lota of nice, things you can
give your friend. Tou could give her
a pretty knitting bag, n sewing basket.
n rntnlMnlA nne, nf ihn .Inl..,.. i....i.
".""'j?.."' '" " "' ! . I'lHKUilll'
iuiim covrrra wun cross-stltclied net that' - is "0 "f"""""1 "" " r i.- ii"i
are sold this year, a pretty handkerchief going to have a very good time with
or a dainty whlto collar. Does this list i her life.
help you any? Jf sho ((. ot allowed to go to school
' ' -'for fenr of cntchinc these drenilful
WHAT'S WHAT
Hy HKi.KN DKCI1S
Hume for tliu holiday! An event
never to be forgotten : a time ringing
with youthful Joy nnd circled with ftm.
Ily affection, Nothing should be sut
lered to mar th'ese two precious weeki
of the scholastic year, when the re
united family sltn once more around the
Christmas hcnithllre.
And that la one rvanon why n school,
mate or college chum whose home ts
too dlstnnt for Chrlotmas visiting should
be chary about accepting the Impulsive
!n Itatlon of Henry or of Henrietta to
"coma Mend the holidays at our home."
There nre fathers and mothers who Hke
to have, the house filled with vlaltlnn
young people at this season : there art
others who prefer to keep Christmas a
festUal limited to the family. In any
case, no one should accept a clauimate'a
kindly Intcntloned offer of hospitality
unless It Is reinforced by a written In
vltatlon from the frl nil's mother
jpramacrraiiiOTTra
Can you wear
the slim silhouette?
'"OHERE'S positively no evading it this
JL season one rimpl must b: slim if
one would be smart. The couturiers
absolutely refuse to design clothes, except
for the willowy. And the plump vo
man's only question is "How?"
Tn this number, Vogue answers that
ijuestion as thoroughly, as practically, as
authoritatively as it can be done. Diets,
exercises, baths, regimens every safe
method is reviewed. All you need in
order to be slim is to supply the moral
courage and the cheque.
Yet .1 figure alone isn't enough. There's
complexion. Good looks don't just hap
pen. You see only the results but the
most beautiful women in the world hve
to touch the floor twenty times every
morning and rub in cold cream with &
circular motion every night even as you
end I. Would you know the secrets of
their lovclinix? They, too, are in tlw
Lingerie and Vanity number of
VOGUE
tttrt this tinmhen of Vogue dcxrsn't stop
with telling you how to be beautiful slen
der, aniooth-skinned, delicately perfumed,
fekilfully corseted. It telln you how to
dress beautifully as well. Pagro and pnge
picture the exquisite intimacies of the boa
doir as Paris Bees them nightgowns that
look like negligees, negligees as gorgeous
us frocks, simpler models that ar Ioelj
but easy to copy, clever lingerie. Pages
more show trailing evening gowns and trig
things for street wear. And one page is de
voted to the beauty of old age, whose privi
lege is to sit high ubove all whims of fash
ion and look picturesque alone. Are you
interested in the ichy of clothes as well as
Helen
At All Good News Stands! Now !
fl-ri'CTr
THE LITTLE GlRL WANTED
TO PLAY WITH ELEAfiOR
But Her Mother Warned Her Not to Go Near Her, Becaust
She Might Have Whooping Cough She Carried
Her Caution a Little Too Far "
MOTHER sent Eleanor down to the I will probably hnve nil f them nnyhw.
store the other day to get the coffee children who nre kept so carefully nwt
that she had forgotten when she was
marketing, '
The man had to go to the bnck of the
store to measure out the coffee and grind
It for her, nnd while she was waiting
Eleanor strolled nbout, humming a lit
tle song to herself,
Another little girl, a very tittle one,
only about three, enme In with her
mother, and made a beellne for Eleanor.
Elennor stopped her song nud smiled
ns the little girl reached up to stroke
the fur on her cont.
"What's your name?" she web start
ing to sny, wjien the little girl's mother
broke hi.
"Don't play with thnt little girl,
denr," she rnlled. "She might have
whooping cough or something."
The little girl pulled her hand bnck
quickly nnd stared with ttusplcious eyes
at Eleanor.
"I hnven't got whooping cough," de
clared Eleanor, Indignantly.
the man had her coffee rendy for her
then, nnd she marched sturdily out of
the store without another word.
Hut she hud some words ready for
mother when she got home.
"I haven't got whooping cough," she
pxclnlmed again, at the end of the story.
And so she hndn't. She didn't even
look as If she might hnve It
rpHAT poor little girl whose mother
. ... ..1 ,.. l,. I..
I epidemics and contagious dlscnses she
THROUGH A WOMAN'S EYES
By JEAN NEWTON
The Proof of
"Manners," It haft been said, "arc
but morals wearing their best bonnets
and gowns."
And certainly, no matter how good
are our "morals," their power for good
is small if they arc not reflected In our
tnunnern.
The "heart of gold" In the boor goes
unappreciated. Let his heart of gold
irllect lUelf dally In his dealings with
I .1... ...aI1 1..f l.tm nliiii nh.np ntwl unrnfld
nil- lllll, 11. 1. 111... fc.IV lllis. u... ..,...
sunshine, let that heart of gold lend
him to go by the golden rule, let him
leave happiness Instead of discord in
Ills path, nnd from the balm of his man
ner he will get credit for the morals of
which thc are nn expression.
The father who loves his son above
himself, yet is harsh nnd ovcrdlcta
torlal, gives nothing and gains nothing
by his hive. For affection and under
standing in his manner of showing It
would be necessary to bring It to It full
fruition.
The girl wno Idolises her mother,
who makes her always her first thought,
is neither giving nor getting the benefit
patient with her. If she does not nhow
. , 1 . ..
of her good thoughts If she is lm
HIT iieiereiiri: unit runjieuw, 1
The man v,ho adores his wife and'
Dated January 1
historv of th
fftfihiona nil
of Troy Would Have Bought It!
irmn Diners in tins way nearly always
do get everything that comes nlong.
They hnve u harder time with thrm
too, for they arc usually wenk, pale and
delicate frnm lack of healthy play and
companionship with other children of
their own nge.
They grow up before their time
there Is nothing else to do,
The Iden of self-preservation, ran.
Iniplnnted in the minda thnt they can-
....... ............. ... niimii imB ueen s
uuk ii, rfci'l. ii,
'V1'1 V'.? ,"?'"' h'n,tny. 'happy-go.
lucky child tins no time nowadays to
play with n "cnicful Jane" who
nfrald of going anywhere or mectlnr
anybody because she might catch scarlet
fever or measles or some other dread
disease.
THE mother of that little girl In th
store probnbly never wr.s a llttl
girl herself, or perhaps she was one of
these poor little girls whose mothers art
so careful of them.
If she had rvcr been Eleanor's act
she would hnve remembered how em
bnrrnsslnc, how Insulting her wnrnlnr
nbout the whooping cough had Wen.
And It is very terrible nt thnt nr
to feel that n little child who wants to
make friends with you should not U
allowed to because her mother is nfrald
you might hurt her.
As If you'd hurt n baby like that
as If you wotildn, t have sense enouth t
stay nwny from her If you did hav
whooping cough I
No. I don't believe thnt mother iru
ever n real little girl herself.
It's a shame for her to make h.
own little girl into the same kind nf a
suspicious, overcautious peruon thtt
she is.
the Pudding
respects her above any one else In tht
World In WhHtlnr thin nllni.nl 1
he expresses it in hia manners toward
her, tinleiw he demonstrates her Import
nncc to him by controlling and checklni
any impulse that would hurt her feel
Ings.
Politeness, self-control, the little tvi.
dences tof good breeding, the eotirtfiilu
that In public mark the difference be
tween good and bad mnnnrri are just m
necessary In the fnmlly circle. Indeed,
In proportion ns the happiness of our
near nnd dear until counts more to vt
than the opinion of any one elre, they
are more Important.
For mnnner.H are nn expression of
"moraR" And just ns n man. by rid
ing to give a wpranu his sent In t
crowded drawing room Indicates his def
erence for womanhood', by doing tho
same thing In private he showu his
deference for his wife. '
And when it is universally recognlcej
that the forms of courtesy cannot bo
dispensed with in the home circle, that
here, ns elsewhere, "morals," that hi
to soy. principles, sentiments, nttltnde,
nnd tneir expression In manners, ,'
I wI" ncvcr aK'a r that fanlllarlty
I breeds enntrmnr.
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the ftotcP Vosrufl heginA !n this nmnt
loner-eontenimntetl series nf articles on the
mode from the earliest B. C. (?
the way dwn the nges to the El
intent foiret silhouette authoritative u
only Vogue coujd be. Arc you curious
about the spring fabrics? Would you like
to hnnw about artificial jewels that re
almofil ns erTectlve as real gems? Do an
cient mirrora intrigue your fancy? Or do
yon just wnnt to take advantage of erverj'
nid to feminine delicacy aitd charm thi't
art nud imagination ran supply? Then
nend Pierre to the nearest news stand now,
before all the copies are gone .... and buy
the Lingerie and Vanity Number of Vogue.
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