iWWW?M RSF ST- J VH.IjV'ii ;TV - ff A- K He I IK I 1 M m I; "41 i J w x Ik 'i ' . SARAH D. LOWRIE'S SATURDAY EVENING TALK Short Sentences of Easy Words That Tell the Truth Make the Best Preaching I WENT down te the village church tilts week for the flrt time this Mmmer. tt Is net always cesy te go te the vlllnjce church. bernuse it Is where city preachers show oft te summer boarders. Net that they mean te show off hut est of them full unconsciously Inte the temptation of nrcuclilmT "n bow-wow, quack-quack" sermon for un occasion rather thnn for plain folks sitting in pews, On my walk through the meadows te the village I heard the ehurch hell nd I realized l would he late anyway. e I did net hurry I met n man isim- ln(f up the path in the opposite direc tion, a mnn who was euliuiirib en ether summers n ort of n front pew standby. He nlvvii.vs wuit, and he al ways hurried the singing faster wltti his head when It dragged. As we passed teda, both of us mi f.ir frn.n church and one of us going in the op posite direction, lie -a'u upolegetlcull.v : "Yeu are geed. I see'" "Ne, net geed, just going te church," aid I Well,1 he culled bail, ever Ms heulder, "at least that is being liettei than I am' Listening te a sermon is religious ait!" "I den leek at It that win I shouted, for bv new we were far apart ' neither I did Ter. AND, of c eursi though I de net icuiii! te w lint a Clever Knglish dean spoke of the ether day as "the b'ue demcrs," these who prefer te worship (ied under the blue sky with some instrument of sport In- mead of a pr-i.vcr book, -'ill I m-ver could find nn temmiiml or ew n saying of Christ that would entail going te church en Sunday te listen te a sermon as the important dutv of n Christian, or one thnt lie should apologize fm for net performing. Une gets ns well r.s gives much bv n act of worship, but listening te most sermons is net ;in act of wersuip. Thnt is about as far u- I hnd get In my desmterv and net original re flections whn I came almost abreast of the village church. A few chauffeurs were lolling about their cars parked while the owners were attending the servile The village legal Hiht the Justice of the peace and two lesser politicians of the cnuntrvslde were ex changing views and also gesticulations en the doorstep of the general store The village visiting nurse wns coming out et me mnriimry. anil l en -c-i ever te ask her who was ill Ne one was ill, or rather a mother and n new bnbj were "doing nicel.v " The nurse waved her hand in goed-bv te another patient whom she had iust finished looking after i for the morning. I looked in the di- rectien et ner vvnvc, ami saw a sick , wemnn out en her perch in a wheel rhnir. It was the minister's wife, who is ill of censtir ptien. With the sound of the Inst hvmn before the sonnen ringing in m ears I crossed ever the treet te the parsonage and snt dewn1 te vls.it with the minister's wife. I tVOl- will be mining a verv geed i Y ,, 7 " J- sermon. said she And -h , mentioned n large New en: ihurch where the preacher holds f.rth during ' the winter season. Sermons were net the important part of going te church, i T I , . ii-i .11 I extiluined Whereupon she sighed and snld patiently that se her husbund had found "They like us up here. I guess," she went en. "And thej trust my hus band nnd seem willing te hnve us stnv en, but thej de net come out te church. And lie preaches and pravs te empty pews most all the time after the sum mer folks go " "Hut he and jeu and jour family and all that you live for are things that de net fall unheeded. He does net preach by his life te an empty village." I urged. She assented rather wenillv "It's the thing thnt is expected of him. preaching, though." she said "And failing at that, gives him nothing te tell his success bv , that ami the Ixivs and girls coming te him te marry them And just 1'itelj there has been a kind of fnshlen for going te the justlie of the pence te get murriid. by veung couples, se tint sort of sin him te thinking, ma.vbe " she paused plain tively and did net finish I could hear the preacher's voice through the open windows nf the churtb booming out. "They s,n he draws crowds'" she aid, listening, tee W HKN I reached the iliurrh. sure sildi-' The important part of a sermon ... . .1 .1... ...... .......... enntiE i It was till, and as lie ushers had subsided Inte seats and were THE HOME 1JS GOOD TASTE By Hareld Dnnahhan V.hrrlrrn The C'einenlent High-Hey A high-boy. as the lllusi ration ahewu, is nothing mere or less than a chest of drawers set upon a low tnnd. As convenience nnd utility are at the base of all geed furnltuie de Ign, se considerations of lenvenlence and utility prompted the invention et the hlgh-bey We have seen hew the chest of drawers was developed from the chest. The high-boy marked the next step In the direction of conven ience. Te reach the lower drnwers iu chest of drawers It was net essury te itoep ever. Te remedy this incen- i.r,n some incenieus person de- im1 the happy scheme of putting the ....!. , nf drnwers en a low stnnu se nun fCIZZ" a... nu'pni nrawer i-oeui ui- i.-u.. ,c '"" -- - . .. .. jt I out no ether grist ter tuese who start I spentis in mi ring vnm .; '. - W, , Vp-lineui """" : ,;, .,: , lt turn ns brews. ou will inaM- veuren ioek use I drawer ceul, be reached cemf ,rtn M, arag(. ls kl. ,ir feo(1 ,' hardened, wtrnther-heaien old girl. & without Btun II I " ntli-'l,LnC(1 "'H 'and a million ether geed things, it is Net a sinele bit prcttv-und don't ..,. mK fclgh-bey mJl'XiMin rem fled. Ksed preperl.v , it leads back I let nnv one tell you no eve,, your f . 'Utter part of he wtewi v t irj ( n thr0llBh usefulness and hap- geed friend. Carel, it will make you V V The llltsstrntien show s the ''uillest ,ChS. ahwvil r iKI,eri tl.v miHliiindled mere attractive. ' ! nd pimplcH tjpe of high-bej. He- ,. funUre. when the fault lies ,, T , .. , i WfiL J 5T" .v, ..ml of the seventeenth century " '. l i, ', V H. M. T have some particularly AT f Afc. l.l..luiv J.X"3-.'. . 1 1 C.. ,,,,... I I" "' ' "i 1 !. f,.e tin. niwk si ni y.iip'' nUnn of furniture, hut that epi',1 line a ,...i. j laeurMm i-.v-. - --- , ltiruiiure, out iimi of its existence will be censld- s under w MpiTff :?: i In any te""; ,tlie i'-t0 "t nn ' . ' phase ctedinily useful nnd convenient as well Mtoed-looklng piece of furniture and. a it l repruumni, iii'n'i -Jtteusly be mere employed In our keui-M than it Is. . miATETBB IS UNU8DAL ht out or photeiraphtra In all ptvrt ritft. wiivivaiiuB ftiii, csitjuraieu b w-vw .wiumh r oai eai "flMttrad n ilSin HpJ ten flPaV'.. listening, tee, t walked in and Razed inquiringly nt full bench after full bench until 1 reached the very most front, one direct!) under the preacher's nose. He wns xajiiiR u I nt dewn: "Did ou ever read the life of Jesus. with the thought hack in jour mind of the places in which He chose te seek and chouse Ills followers? Did veu ever consider that there Is no record J " mining one in tiieni in II synn- Rogue? Sonic of t hem were pl.vlng their ' trades, some of them were staring at '"' among the ciewd. one of them was I sitting under ttees resting, one liiul ciimeeu a nee re unserve, some of tlicm were slek en their beds, some feast ing in houses, some passing en the read !" That sentence just continued mv In ward questioning! The lest of It was really a veiy in teiesting let of thoughts ami observa tions that he had strung together, anct one realized ut once whv his i hurcli in New Yerk and this church in the village were full of persons eager te heai lit in He was intent imeii savlm: "hat lite Is, net using up eloquence in drawing pictures of what it ought te he hut he thought was te the point, therefore, and what he said was put ''" "d'ert, compact sentences. His tire nuiiie neat ; Indeed, he was se Intent upon whnt ' iiuppening nil atmut Un tli.it wlien the li.unn at the close, chosen by some one else, went verv wnl'lnglj and tin - inplringl . he cut it short us being net worth of the tied te whom It was priMimiillj sung I have telt gnat iiirieslt.v about him ever since, and at ditinei I tetmd my- velf repeating some of his observations and noting with amusement hew, even second hand, thej made a lively anil keen debate. M KN can wield grent power In the If only thev will practice the art of saying true things with n few words. The phrase "in a nutshell" lenlly etiressi. tln kind of portable thought thnt Is needed te carry truths that eventiiallv move etheis te action. A truth te be a truth te us Indi viduals, has te come te us in words thnt wi i an remember without great effort, that fall Inte little spaces all tneir i w n semewnere in tin memory, te live there until, in a sense like a seed. the.v have taken root in the mind until P knew them te be true from our own experience "Living words" Is a verv g0nl name for them. I think, (if ,-eiir-e thnt above nnv ether was the i haraeterlstlc of the words recorded as having been spoken bv our Lord. He must have snld much else of m- inense value anil interest indeed, these who i worded Ills words said as much. But these of the New Testament were' the "living words." the "ties that had a life in themselves after He was silent. ether men since and men before His carthlv life hnve spoken "living words," """T 'hQt l?,?'?' V" ,"T'f '"'l man beings with their original force eVcn niiBii.""tfil. Most et us, however, ,.vpn tlll)s(1 (lf ull0 i,UKn,.Ks it i te ,,,.,,, , enK ,an nU ,,,, , b(1 tlPnrd , ,UMMnR I ,hlnk however, even ,i , ,,i, ,,k , i,i,. l"""AII ini'-i ,e ii ....in- h,i i.i ii hin . i tomorrow s Hrc in the grate, it would , i be well te fellow the example of mv preaching friend .of tedav's .n.men. (let at the truth with as few and simple' u ,inl ii. im-sihli. 'nun's .i l-iiii.l ii.nitin for a scolding or for praise nr for warn- inz or for a suggestion If the village preacher had pre.u lied as dirnctlv and as simply as he has lived in this village !ir would have found people te lNten te him. 3 TN HIS case, as m the visiting nurse ca-e. actions spoke louder than words unvwav se if he had re'ievnd bis mind frim spreading out words in a sermon and hist hue sed his very simple, geed life bv a few words, he would have get his i ontregntlen "going and mining " Most of us get pild for sa.vlng n grent deal or tit least as mm h as possible. In as few words as possible And this holds geed from telegrams te iditerials I'tlt when vvi are ent te convert te a geed chum or te mm soul" as the! phrae gees or te urge men te a wav of thinking, we forget the value of the nutshell" and attempt te plant, water i nnd grew a tree of thought under which ' our disciple are invited te sit and take heitir And Delieiii, we ins,, the whole opportunity bv attempting the impes u- i--i, un. . . HA UAH D. LOW III E. IS MARRIAGE FAILURE? 'Net lu Our Stars, Rut In Ourselves' 7e the r d ter of Weman's J'aji .Marriage Is net a failure Hut whv is marriage-' Te raise it family and te evolve one man nnd one woman into two iisetul and hnppv beings If the wedded ones would n member these twin n-isens back of the mar riage rinienv buck of the alf love and romance, hack of the "showers" and orange blossoms, ba k of the mounting nnnlvetanes, the monotony and the contempt which famlliurlty tee often mother-) thev might net feel in clined te rail at matrimony. If they would iluti'h these two principles with grip like dead game sports, they might Hnd thenihelvcs tee busy for nny thing es,. and in the end would aw like te hnd that they were unselfishly und hnppilv married It is net marriage that Is a failure; it is the silly boys and girls, the fool ish men und women, who embark in the matrimiMiliil canoe. Ignorant. Idle. gross and selfish, of course they reclc the tieat If lit the limit is all right ; it is the people in It who cause it te rock and who suffer or become callous when their expectations spill and sink The misfits in marriage de net realize that eventually the.v mu-t evolve from selfishness nnd materialism into useful ness and happiness, and it were better te start new Like it or net, believe .... ..... IIIl.Lll.llll. ,!,.. ... .. !..! hedief marriage, the marriage whiel grinds " "". "; " "" i.iiih-iui s Te Clean White Hats ., nrKi " f i?r' t" ."",". i from the hut. 'I hen strain the juice of two lemons and tlr into it enough vel Inu- Helnhllr flower te make 11 tin. nn. sisteue.v of thick gravy. Applj this pa tt liberally witli n small brush, scrubbing the hut lightly. I'lace the hnt hi the het sun te i r.v. shaiilnv with the hunds while it is still damp. At the end ei unit a uny or a uay, when the bat is thoroughly dry, brush oft! the sulphur pewaer wiw ajuean, nunititskla chance te nnu out wuetner iue irwu broom. aT EVENING PUBLIC Dame Fashion in capricious mood designed parasols in varied styles. One of blue taffeta she embroidered with bright cerise, lining it with ruchings of the same shade; another she formed like a pink rose of georgette crepe, with a ribbon rose at the top; while a third teas also made of taffeta with three ruffles of white, all scalloped in Wall of Trey design of striking black. WHAT'S WHAT lly Helen Detfr wppk.tul heusf nan or at anv At i . n Vh r K .. .- - i. I. .i. i.... .. hn tKU as uoe, a tlme ,lq 1M,ssii,n. .Kk. ..- ..-i .1... nn.ii.nl .rnine ihe ' clever talker, ' th. geed dancer. Hi" ku. st wltn a t. igiui or par or trie .s-- 11 tiifsc .ire sur' 10 of iieimh.h ,..'- out extra aid It Is me pi.un, snj clrl the diltident man. the non-talker -ind nen-daneir thin the successtul hes - ess trlis te make happy fei the time iuinL. With natient court s she strives te . . . .1 i ... tltAc. rrll.iutu ftf . ;'' - ,,. ,. .... ,,. n.vieus She ,,alrq tn ROed convers.itleniill-'t with ti',p , gill, who is hkclv te be a geed . listener . tne uitnueni man who i"- "." The Weman s Exchange Wants a Position l.enna Hell s ou will have te ipplv te the unplev tru-nt bureau of the ui... n iii.it inn .isi. about, anyway, It would ))" mere s.itwf k tery for you te ill thini up from veur etllce or go te ' i them and nnd eui trem inem jui what their requirements are for this position I'm sure that if you are at uni'ing night s, t eid v ju need have no f. ar of veur Knglisli holding you back U, lL. Cnnt nM DrMS Has Ink Spot en uress 7e n- l.-rfiter 0 H., inn. I'aee Ij-.ir Madam I would appreiiate veur telling me threuith veur column ei 1 safe wav of i Moving an Ink stain n ..1.1. I-. .Ire. iiltli n lilllel iniin a ini'- iyiic ..i.e ...... .. ''- .i....A .1-...... ...V. 1, T 3 I'niii" iiiii.Hn 1. . .' A safe and . . . llent remedy for re- moving ink spots ,s y, ink eradlcater Ymi inn l.j it a- mv diug store ADOut neigni Te the hlllt r 0 Vl'iii'iU".' JMflr Dear Madam Will veu please till rne until whit age a person continues grow ing' When dei s a boy step growing and wTien does a girl ' SHOKTY Th re Is no set aire for a person te step growing a. Heme boys and girls gel thtlr height i arlli r than ethers vvhlle Minn an s'ewir growing and de net pet their full height until much later Veu den t grew much mere after elghle' n A Helpful Suggestion j Te ,he ;jfer of Weman's I'aee: n..ir Madam If Mrs (J O will soak small strips of cloth In oil of sassafras I and w-tnil around me eastern or letss ui the refrigerator, and clean It thorough ly of the red ants already there, I think Hhe will net have any mere treuble I have trbsl this and It has proved en tirely successful MHS. W A V. Thank ou se much for your kind suggestion Im sure that It will be a great hlp te Mis C G as well aa te our ether riuders Antoinette Dennelly's Advice en Beauty i:iLKKN Ne. mv dear, foolish lit-i tie clrl. de net die your ev clashes. If jour eyebrows are fair ami jour lashes, tee. nnd jour skin undoubtedly terre- stamped, addressed envelope for them. Thev are in iiiusiraieu lerni, louse- fflve hirmri.hX! , " ' " tlnns. t l A ..Irt eitrhtnen. feet -I. should weigh nheut VJO pounds. A geed nuiillty of rouge would net hnve that ef- feet en the skin. It may be just celnci- it ,i..,i timr some bem i son er and Use of the rouge appeared nbetit the i name time. However, J weuiu icnve en- the artificial coloring and give myself I ble 1b internal or external. J - '-" - I. n.i i i I. i i " i i j . i ., i " ' ' ' fmKM t " ' ' r "' ' iiV "Mi s-luaii the nen-il.itKcr w un tne i.nwi ...-.. i.... "'.." ,,, nf uunB K'ii. e.iKBr ler me aim u .nt.italner, and seen The Ideal hostess ii:riiiij i . ".. - """- --,; lime, it is untertunate that these u i ufjecl mixT net in the ordinary i vvesv.ii uiikih .......;. "":",: nave nex uey lrlpnds sensible enough meaning of the phrase but In the i"n-e poem te tne i api'er -""."'i ,'.' show them what the right sort of VrnVTI'nleh,'; .oneWiocUl je -'Xp.'VL'lli A Difficult Trianale KiW'il' iri 11 if 1 ririi ipi j lh. --' LEDGER db cA t Please Tell Me What te De Te "Minnie J." De.ir nthln I am a very Kood Keod Koed looKIng fellow, nineteen cars old I want te say te Minnie .1 thnt I think she Is right in vvliut she sas about hei visit. If her Intended acts the way lie has about her trip, what will he de when thev are married? I give her all the credit In the world for picking that soldier boy up en the street, as I was, one myself, mid 1 want te say she sure was a geed sport, a ou"""" , ,"",:., Cynthia does net ngree with you. Soldier Hey. Minnie J.'a tlnncu is right. Want Beys te Call neai Cvnthia V are three young irlrls between fifteen .nid seventeen years of ag who have made the ac- mitlntnnci of .some DOV S anuui ' qUaim.lIH.l-UL wmii. ,J , n,. ,,,llh yiars age, ami wee uu v-...- -; i... ..mil .1 t mtr heutes ' drnimtd off -omuhew. and we haeit IJUl I.HS-J ' . ii.k i Lrmiii nitu ! ?.. S.Ae Th.'m co.. " around nSnln We Kntm m.it they would come, but we ue .,... i,... v.... n. iiit them te de ie, ,m we ate net In the habit .f asso - asse - CUit . ng w in ues ry" v.. , i-ie.ise ieu l, utm ..,. - -- ,ae .ineut tins, as we :ire :w .. t0 mai(0 fi lends with them TIUti:i: ulA) MAIDS. Tne next time jeu ask any young iieeiile te veur hemu Invite these hejb, tee Veru Interestina very irucrcBiiiiu ii..,. Cinthtn .lust one of our tlieu- sands of re idei- nnd I have nu.r yet likHQKii ODK TO Till; FLAITKit niessings en thee, llttle dame , H.ireb.wk i-ii l with km.es the same. With thy rolled. down silken hose And th short, transparent clothes. With thy red lips ruldened mere, Smeared with lipstick from the store; it ' With thy make-up en thy race And th bobbed li'ilr'i Jaunty grace 1'iem riiv heart I wish thee Jey. Glad that I was bui n a boy. She Is Perelexed tv...,,- ii.nthiiiI shrill ftel indebted te you if veu could enlighten me en tills UUesflOIl I .ml II CU!lg girl, Illlie- ms uu . . VOLn, two ,eiirs x senior for two ears ... . rn ,,, ,. ln,,rri,,i SOen. .New he i,1H aone hack home (we are only heie nd has net written If be arrived safe for tlt) summer I. and ... 1 ... . nie or let me biieiv 11 in hwitu rn. 1 . .. . . ...- 1. .. ........ ....... .... or net, Him lie ea- ucrn kuiiv mw wlis New. my brother has seen him. (.an JO tMll m0 whnt te de. as I am going home Sundiiv for the da) " Would , ,.i,iL.. ... ,,. i .ii te... ...,i nni.u 1 Mill leiie"' ! "' .... mil. u . w... l I - II.. !.... D Vw. ..!.! , en '" en- nu .n)' j " su.u me ! net lle without un ItnAHTHROKEN. 1 ill the euug man he has been 111 or If f'viitViln riinnet sftv J -..-.-.-. .. jeu or nei, uui rie lanes a perr wa- ei shewlntr his affection Defends Girls of Today Dear Cynthia On glancing ever your . Things You'll Leve te Make A filngliam Trlinined Centerplwe Tills unusunlly attractive centerpiece is easy te make and costs but little. Ter the outer part use either while or natural color linen or any linen substi tute. The center flowers are of dusked gingham. Perhaps you have a piece left from n frock, f'ut u circle the slz.e you want the centerpiece te be, Mark off a circle two or tliree Inches in from tlin edge of the large circle. Make a row of machine stitches en the circle just marked off. This sltching will keep the fringe from raveling. Fringe out the edges. Stitch en the ginghuni circle. Mnke n row or lancy stitcnes te cover the Joining. Mark off another circle one inch In from the machine stitching, Make a row of fancy stitching en the thei markings. . cui uiu nir liinns en of the gingham. Applique them1e the plain material. Htltch the leaves In silk. If you make smaller circles te match this centerpiece, you will have a lovely luncheon net. FLORA iPSSSte W? '"Ml ffstx. 'IM -r-WNr S PHIE-EEPHIA, SATURDAY! By CYNTHIA Letter te CintMa's column must be 1 rlttrn en one side e the paper pntu, and iinivf hi- sIimciJ u'ith Hit vrlter'n tmnir enrf mlitrei. The iinmc u III net l tmbltihal 1 tlir ttriter does net ulsh It. ( iivlenul Icttir anj ItftiM icrittrn en both iidei e the paver Kill net be an lit en it. lt'rltcri uie ulsli prrsoiiel aniiun that ran be aivtn in the column III plcrii leek thcrr, e personal Icltcrs ere entu lirttlcn u'lien abselutflu neces sary. column the ether night I found a letter signed "Sailor Hey." which seemed te me rather nmusinB. It's a fact that man needs n lecture. I am sick and tired of halng the question asked, "Where Is the sensible girl of yesterday?" What I should like iu kiiuw- is, nu ever trcsjuuu iiie vinu U,m., ,,,enlv.alv.lncll unlst lllin --ss-s- ....... .,.,. --- - - lllk 1.1111 H.fU llllla VIKtVUkUii; vtv.j fainted upon alt occasions) , fainted upon all occasions), thought It iiiiipin.iTA in ite rrninnii tt in tiikii itiui impn.pVr fir a woman te de any honest work (except knit lace tiaies, tencn i school or ircl married) sensible? I I As for long skirts, I would like te ',."'?,,'''"',",, "" .n than ----- e .-" "--" ... V "'".. "" """' ?"". ,' . " tractive and practical. (I de net mean knee length.) ,,.,, It Isn t bobbed hair that makes u girl commen: It isn t short skirts, neither is it cosmetics. in all agen there have been freaks , there will con- , "ue te be. At a certain period in a inan,H hc ,.,, ,, , .... ,..'.. .....,i ,. fiea t0Q A ap.1(, ls UhUaily a vcry geed Birls te geed Ui.it Cynthia Last winter 1 was In In tredjied by mv girl ft lend te a jeung man of about tvnt)-nine years of age (I am only twenty years old), whom I iifttrvard met a number of times at hei home New this young mnn lives enly a few squares i.-em tee ellleu in which I am employed, and I sometimes meet him en mv way home from work. I work In Seuth Philadelphia, but live In North J'hlladelphln My girl friend lives In south l'hlladelphiu. Last Thursday evening I had an en paBement v.ith my gill filend te go te "no or the theatres with her. On my ?'","' ,' J?nce that day I j ; -- , ' " " "" - aaiiCU II1B 11 he could accompany tn lr friend and J"3 te hu theatre. I called my girl friend ""...,'.','"'""'"". ' " ner It sne "u" ,' '?ro.te htJve thla young mnn be J" ' .' ' ,rplIf' " 'jnd she replied, i lvS,hr ,,'ril' he he wt"- the theatre i , ifh null uu, Vriii tV,.. !.- . . (hestnli s rLi -. ? w1n .te .'? en ' "'?, n"l r "','a,n1 '"' Brl fr'Vud 11.v:', . C , 'if,trqUUres aW,l'' wllUe l llve 'u cici leen .Shenwl tlllu t .TUOUIO WHS jeunc man hnv tnlten m(l j. home or should he have taken my Kin menu home' ivn-i 110 should have taken you both home . ........ i,,ij,. or cise im hhuuld huve arranged te get jeu safi l hi me In some way thnt would wneuiur nu iuiw,11"0 wtlMled jeu both. If there was nf, nu,. nlui. ...i. 11... . r. . ' -- " u uvea near either of 5'JU' u should have offered te nccem- I f'a"y t"" J'ung man te the ether Kirl's j &' $&$ Til ZTZ ' 'limit of these kinds of thlnga before- bund te avoid trouble, My. What a SceldlngI Dear Cynthia Slnea Cjmthla has nct-d se thoughtless toward the finer ' ' nBS ,"' Intelilffence of her renders as te publish such disgusting doggerel about love an was contributed by the i1'1,,""',,1 V N' l)leuHe 'lw "i" te reprove him for abusing the. most sacred ,0l,e??r trm,i fay celistlal lips and te curtail, If esshe, recurrent publl publl catien of suih noisome slop Most let ters thai appear In your column are Interesting, neme atimslng and u few childish : but the enu emanating from the morbid Imagination of I. O. X. Is ridiculous After spoiling valuable epace In your column with u dizzy chaos of meaning less phrnma that sprang from his erratic mind. In which I challenge him or anybody else te indicate, the faint est glimmer of a sensible, themrlit h concludes with an attempt at begging Indulgence, by writing: "It expresses my seutlmints only of the particular me ment in which lt is written. I couldn't have written It at any ether time" Naturally, he couldn't; no aanu person would. In spite of all that ha been written en the subject by poet and philosopher from tline immemorial, no one him vet .i..AHit....i ,i... . ... i,...,. . .. ' iu-3Uili'ru .in- , tninnt w ism ie me ett' tire satisfaction of the lever yet I. O .V. has the audacity te stupidly exhibit the symptoms of n mlsfunctlenlng llver us un effect of love ; and te add te the onneyance of the readers, he makes a feeble effort te express his ailment In virse, whereas he could have produeed mere harmony of sound by going into the nearest stable with his kind nnd (lapping IitB ears against his bony head. Apparently, I. O. N. Is either nn Im becile or elsa a precocious youth who needs uarental attention censtantlv n,i medical advice when he feels the ap proach of that "great emotional up heaval which he calls 'a mood' " hut until ne neauireu a lime mere horse herse eense, let hlra, keep his silly poetry u WThank you, Ojmthlal. .,M.., i J.WU.B, MJTL!, j 'AUGUST 6, 1922 Adventures With a Purse S TIIKUK nny one who hasn't owned a net string of beads nnd had them break nnd the bends roll merrily Inte the four corners of nowhere? And after much dusting of the fleer with one's knees the stray bends were col lected, only te confront the problem of rcstrlnRlng with something which wouldn't brenk again. One of the stores has n speclnlly strong string, sixty-two inches long, which can be hnd In five different colors. It costs but twenty five cents nnd will wear indefinitely. Fancy lace stockings, usually se 'ex pensive, enn be found in a funny little shop tucked nwny in the most unex pected place, for $1.80. And the new stocking with the gnrter nttui lied te the top, snld top reaching the knee, several different lace patterns, for $1.00. Per names of shops Address Weman's P;y Editor ei phone Wivlnut 3O00 or Main 1601 be-twe-fn the hours of 0 nnd 0. Organdy Still Favored for the Bridesmaid Uy COIUXXK LOWE Here comes the bridesmaid al though this is a somewhat neglected strain, the amount of thought which ls concentrated upon these taking miner reies in the wedding precession justi fies us in paying mere attention te it. Summer weddings have included a wide choice of materials and a color innge which often permit the maids te appear in various tones et the same color, I or ,5cn,n'Plc. " one wedding in the congressional set the bridesmaids all weie a different tint of lavender or mauve, the one cenneitlve feature being the slip of silver metallic tissue used us the foundntlen for each frock. A freik which may serve for brides brides meid wear, ns well as for lesjs formal occasions, is Illustrated above. This is made nf biscuit -colored organdy ever chrysanthemum yellow of the snine fabric. Ulseuit-tlnted lace is Inset en the skirt in loop effect and n s:i-li of green gresgraln ribbon is run through silts of the mnterlnls. The accom panying leghorn hat is lined with chrysanthemum organdy und t'-imniel with 'biscuit find green. Read Your Character liy Higby Phillips The Frent-Wide Head Have you ever looked down en the top of a man's head nnd been surprised at its shape? Seme heads when you leek down en them are almost a perfect oval. Others ere sort of egg or pear shaped, with the widest part toward the front, or per haps toward the rear. Seme seen, al most round ; some have mere of u fc(iiar lsh putllne. The development of brain faculties which produce what we cnll the wide head Is, of course, the development of these faculties whose arens He, along the sides of tlm head, nnd slnce the ones located toward the front are different from these nt the back, it fellows that the head which is wider In front thnn In the back Indicates a different men tal development from thut which is the reverse. The faculties nt the front of the side of the head are tliebe of the bensu of the dramatic or spectacular, of ac- eiulsltiveness, or cenbtructiveness, of calculation, nine nnu iiilrtlifulnehs. Veu can count en lt thnt a person whose head is wide at the forehead has mere aptitude for mathematics Hum the per son whose heud is narrow there The head which in wide just back of the forehead Indicates generally high ideals a sense of the dramatic, censtructlveness and the nutural ability te ncqulre pos session of these thincs which i, ,i.. sires. Conversely, the head which 1h narrow ut this point inillcnt.u ., 1....1. of these characteristics In some degree. Mendfty--Hacl.V)de Head Plant Diseases Such fungus discuses ns early blight of potatoes, melon rust, downy mildew en cucumbers and leaf spots of toiiinteei are reaping u heuvy tell In gnrdenJ lu18 yJa!iu A,utherlt'CH nt, the Unlver slty of Illinois recommended Berdeuuit mixture for all of these diseases. A Reader Thinks That Jeanne Might Better Be Thankful for Her WeA She Feels That a Summer of Interesting Occupation Is BC,(J Than Three Months of Idleness at a Kcsert bvery Year rrittiAD your article en the case of 1 Jeanne, the girl who was tired of work nnd responsibility," writes n render, "nnd while nil you sny is true, 1 should like te sny something about tlin ether side of the case. If Jeanne had been stationed, ns I have been. ijtJ some dull summer resort ter tnc wueie summer long, year nfler year, she would he thankful that she Is nt home working. "Yeu go te some hotel," she con tinues, "nnd you pnrk there for the summer. At first it's nil right. Hut then nfter you've read every book In the 'hotel nnd every book you can get held of from anywhere else, there's nothing te de but sit en the perch nnd rock. "Yeu get se tired of the same peo ple; you get se you hate the menlsj you even get tired of going bathing. Yeu get se bored you don't knew whnt te de with yourself. Yes, indeed, I consider myself lucky this year te be nt home working nt something that I'm In terested In. I'll appreciate my two weeks, but I'm glad te be working new." THERE'S logic In this, tee. It's hnrd te sny which would be preferable, nerveus1 prostration from overwork or nnemia from tee much idleness. It's true that idleness enn get en your nerves and depress your spirits quite ns much ns work can. And n whole summer of just killing time would get unbearably dull. Still, idleness is net se irrepnrnhlc ns tee much responsibility. There is nearly always the possibility of making something te de. If reading grows tiresome, there's knitting. When you have made all the sweaters you enn use te wenr or give nwny or sell, there's sewing. It's much nicer te sew when you're away nt some nice cool plnce, thnn when you're suffering from the heat nt home. Hut perhaps you den t knew hew te sew or hntc it. The Wife Cheater ael deye batwiewh Jean StecUhridgc marries Xerman iratiic in spite of many teaming from her frlemli. She chetei him in preference te Jferbert Livingston, n man trhe love her devotedly, but who lacks Xerman's charm. Xerman is the kind of man tche ha never been known te care for one woman mere than a few trecks at a time, ana shortly after their marriage, Xerman becomes infatuated with Alice Wilsen, a mutual friend. This i followed by the advent of Mrs. Ilencdict, the wife of an artist, and Jean realizes that she is living constantly ever a vol cano that may some day engulf her. Just at thi time, Herbert Itvlngsten morn out te Hilten, where the Wayne are living, and plan are made for Jean's sister Kiith te come te Hilten ler a visit. The Advent of Edith I HAD n telegram from Kdlth en Fri day night telling me te expect her en Saturday nftcrnoen, and I drove down in the car te meet the train. Nor Ner man hnd planned te come In later with the Ucnedlcts, se thnt I was te hnve Kdith te myself for n few hours before dlnnet. The tnin drew In nt the station, and my heart leaped with n little thrill of excitement. It would hc nlce hnvln Kdith with me, and then suddenly I f.nvv her, nnd the next mintite I had my nrms nreund her nnd was kissing her tenderly. She dievv bark from me quickly nnd I straightened her hat. "Helle, .lean," she said, coolly, and I had n feeling of sudden reproof. Fer n second we steed looking nt cneh ether, and I reallcd with n start thnt Kdlth was quite rnvishlngly lovely. Very slim, nnd looking taller because) of the fashionable lengthening of her skirts, bhc was dressed ull In black. Frem the round neck-Urn of her dress, her slen der fnce rose like n (lower, but there vvnl something strangely unfamiliar about her. She looked different nnd n puzzled little frown wrinkled my fore head ns I stared ut her. Then I realized wherein the difference lay. She had bobbed her hair, nnd her eje-lirevvs nail ueen piucKcu 10 uneiy penciled lines. She smiled suddenly, but It was net the lnepresslble grin of th" Kdlth of n few months age. Her smile was slew, 11 ml allutiiig, almost studied. Kdith had changed, net suhtl.v, hut ns though she had left her old personality behind her, and tnken un a new one as a chameleon changes color. A little helplessly I turned toward the car, and she followed me, the sta tion porter carrying her bug. She tipped him rejnllj, like n young princess, and us she slipped Inte the sent beside me, her whole exquisite young self evuded the fiagi.ince of some expensive French perfume, I felt sud denly crude and badly dressed beside her. My blue sweater and white spmt skirt seemed out of place. 1 couldn't account for the feeling she gave me, but certulnlj it did net udd te mj present stnte of mind. It was the same when we reached the house. She glunced nheut the guest room carelessly accepting all the little per sonal touches 1 had given It without n touch of enthusiasm. Then slit took off her hnt, nnd nim niaglng lu her bug elfevv out nn ex penslvu cigarette case ami n jude holder. "Have one?" she said, piefferlng the case te me, I shook my head, nnd watched her as she struck n match and lighted her fecf I! SALADA T3EI Every deep cool glass purity of "Nature's own beverage". Whnt better time than n eummer A nmntv itnva in lnntn l.n.j "I Thfirn nrn nnrrntinnniHn. It, nnd you enn learn n great dMn experience, your own and that i ethers. If you ere one of these who lttn pick tip a needle except te save !? net iretn stentnm? en if ....! ...:" your feet, then you'll have te .3 something else te study. M mHKKE'S history, there's n ,i. J 1 color in everyday drah tilings, iu! nrn tiennle. there's llm n, .. .i'. """I tlen. '!. Oh. if only some of the minm. tlenlsts who sit en hotel perches ili leni vveiiiu taae up tnat grent nrt ..i try te develop that side of their mlii. Observe they'll observe the uJbSS color nnd cut of nnethcr wemiii dress, but they'll fnll te sec thHl! of character in her face vviiich tmv. line ln..rnutlt,a. In untl .,f .1.. . " .U" ... . ..... v. ,... ... mnu ul ult. met till her dress Is net quite in style They'll notice nnethcr person's W. t if ill rnr. which rolls up te take k nwny from the view of the ocean im ihe sen breeze for which the rcserth fnmed. " Hut they won't see that the InsimU cant husband who gees with her h longing te get into disreputable old clothes nnd go off fish nir. ' They miss the comedies and traetdin nnd dramas which go en nbetit then all the time becnuse thev have net lenmed te observe details or see btlej the shallow burfnee te the real cbaraetM beneath. " AMJ se, while I congratulate fa render ttpen having the kind tt summer she likes, nnd ngree with lB thnt tee much idleness ls desolation I de feel thnt there is mere tymBifli due Jeanne. ' Fer .Teniine does have te wait until c rcumstiinccs help her; nnd these U sit In idleness all summer mnv fnA ... occupntlen If they leek far and hiri cignrette. nnd when she stretntnJ -. self daintly out in the chaise lenrat I dropped into n chnir nearbv. "Hew's Nerman?" she asked ate n long innniatien. "He's fine." I responded, nnd tin ns I continued te watch her, I till sueiiicniy, -r.uitn, no you always !" nine as ueepiy us mm wncn jm ulnnllAlll She widened her eyes under tli strntgnt fringe of her bung. "0( course." "Dees mother knew?" I asked tli question in nn elder sister fashion th' somehow bounded nricelah. hnt T m-ii net help it. Edith was. nfter sll 1. my care, and I felt thnt the almw unnatural pallor of her face was fa pernaps te cigarettes. "Mv dear .Tenn." nb rmmnnU tilting back her chin nnd loeklni it me through her lashes. "Will j please tell me what mother hns te 4 with mv smektmr? T'm tint- n Viit.i ... longer, nnd of course, I must de u 1 luease. I felt as if I hnd administered n proof te n titled stronger who wu visiting me, nnd for the moment I bil uuauiuii-iy ui i-'eme-Dacg. Monday Sisters. Can Yeu Tell? By 1. J. and A. W. Uedmtr Hew the Carnt In Weighing Dlamen uriginatcu ine term carat used in xvelghirj precious stones originated at a tint when diamonds were measured by slit, nnd before their value was based upei tneir weight ns one of the nrlme cej. siderntlnns. The stnndnrd of measure ment tires-, among the natives ii worked in the African diamond miner and who compared them, ns te si, with the bean of the coral tree, tit standuid or unit of mcnsureinent belt! one "qtilrnt" bean. The term mm te he regulnilv nsseelntnrl u-ltli the tin nnd value of precious stones, nnd tbt buyers agreed upon u standard 0' weight te be recognized as a curat. Th!i wns finally detei mined ns L'OO milli grams, which is equal te nbetit tint ami iwe-ienihs grains Trey vvelj.t ( nrnts ure tilvvnjs calculated In twenty fourths when fractions me ilnnlt ll The reason thut the diamond, tit naruest substance in nnture, Is precious Ik the "Invvanl lite" whirl changes with every movement when tli stone mis lieen preperl.v cut A oil mom! cutter becomes expert only In tli degree iu which be nndeistiiiid) til luvvs of reflection 11 ml refraction i light. Expert knowledge of this ject enables him te se hnlire the nessl' bilities of a leugli dlnmetid Hint, ll cutting facets into its surface, he Mini OUt 111! Its nessihillHes In addition te sle, color hns med te de in (King the value of a fitef A pure white or colorless stone Is f most vuluable. When white HJ strikes the facets of n white ellameM It ls spilt up Inte the colors of H' solar spectrum each facet shevvinf I separate rainbow. If the entire eK' tneiid ls properly cut, we find, wl" looking nt it ns 11 whole, thnt all the MtlWt rfl ns 1-11 I til wi ifu lintin fiinrfVPfl tO' I" -! i 1 lUIIUIitt n JllllU -j gether nnd have produced the "lnww fire" se highly prized. m Monday Why Is n Slap en (he Ft Considered an Jnsultr srt POMPEIAN OLIVE OIL Sold Everywhere 1! reflects the perfect HI PUIXA..;' , ..li I i-f
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