THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
MP055D3LE BOY
ILLUSTRATIONS & CD. RHODES
CDPyPIGHT F,QPB3-AERglU CO
CHAPTER XIX Continued.
Then the first "outside" guest ar
rived, a lady In the character of the
qoeon of Shebu. Instantly sho was
surrounded by an admiring, clamoring,
teasing group.
"Am I the first?" asked the lady.
"No, Indeed," said Dull comforting
ly, with as much Inanity as the ques
tion required. And then, Just as the
Ituatlon was becoming unbearably
stupid, as such moments at the begin
ning of a party always are, the door
opened to an Apache, full-painted for
war. A wild whoop went up at once,
and before It had subsided, the crowd
tegan to stream In, many-colored,
noisy, gorgeous or humorous, filling
the dim studio with a dreamlike
throng, alive with movement, fraught
with the delightful mystery of fa
miliar friends In disguise.
The air was full of chatter, of
laughter, of delighted screams of
recognition. "Good Lord! It's Bill!
Iok what mil has on! Have you
seen Mazle's tights!!! Kitty has on a
blonde wig! yes, It Is Ken Harris!
Well! look at Mr. De Bush, will you!
Hello, Pell, old boy, feel as great a
fool as you look?" etc.. etc. From the
corner where the musicians sat, came
an ungodly squeaking and scraping.
The perfume of burning Incense, of
new-lit cigarettes, of heavy cosmetics
and camphor, hung in the atmosphere.
The hungry violinist readjusted bis
handkerchief and waved his bow;
there was a blast of melody, madden
ing, enticing, and the crowd in the
center of the room began to move
rhythmically. The guests continued
to pour In.
Among these came Leigh, clad In
high boots, rough shirt, and trousers,
carrying an ax, his coat thrown over
his arm, this costume having been
created to emulate the personal ap
pearance of the great American for
whom he had been named.
After a quick word of greeting to
Don Mllligan, he thrust bis Impedi
menta into a corner, and began to
search among the crowd for the face
that had haunted him Incessantly the
18 hours past But although many
smiled at him, and beckoned him to
Join them, he shook his head In re
fusal, and continued to look for Pedro.
But Pedro was nowhere to be found,
and Instead, in a small room opening
on to the balcony, he came upon Iris,
who, seated upon a divan, was en
gaged in warding off. the eager atten
tions of Tell, who was determined
that she should dance with him.
"Hello, Iris!" sold Leigh, coming up,
and at once perceiving that she
wished to be rid of the young re
porter. "Hello, Pell! get. out of this,
will you? I've something particular I
want to tell Miss Vanderpool."
"You brigand!" retorted Pell, ma
king a wry face, "what right have you,
boarding my ship this way? However
despite my newspaper instinct, 1
shall withdraw from ear-shot. But if
you see a paragraph or two about
yourselves, don't be surprised!"
With which witticism he was off.
"Fresh cub." muttered Leigh. Then
to Iris. "May I sit down, or would
you rather be left afone?"
"I no, that is, yes!" said Iris con
fusedly. "Do sit here beside me
please. I I feel rather uphappy to
night, and that boy bothered me.
1I.rhn, la I, lmt vmi hflva trt toll me?"
"Absolutely nothing," said Leigh,
sinking down beside her, It was
only a ruse. But I'll try and think up
something If you like."
"Don't trouble!" replied Iris with
a little laugh.
"Perhaps that is, If you like to, you
know will you tell me something?"
Leigh responded.
"That depends," said Iris, patting
the shimmering Bklrt of her costume
"That depends on the nature of the
question."
"I have no question to put," he told
her. "It Is only that I can see you are
unhappy, and there must be a reason
for it. Now, If you told me that rea
son, the telling might help you to dis
cern its real significance.
"You say such odd things," she re
filled, "and such true ones! In most
cases your receipt might work, but,
In this one, it wont. You see, my
chief trouble is that I have made an
awful fool of myself, and talking about
It would only make me more fool than
ever."
"Not necessarily," he responded,
"For instance, you might have been
misled In the first pluce. You are
scarcely responsible for that, and all
your foolishness might be subsequent
and dependent upon sucn misleading,
or deception."
"That's It exactly!" cried Iris. "Oh
Mr. I"lgh, do you think it would be
very terrible If I were to tell you
something something that involved
a third nerson. I mean? It would
ease my mind bo, and I muBt have ad
vice! My father has gone oft some
whom, nnd there is no one else. Do
you think I might?"
"I think you might," replied Leigh
slowly. "1 think It would do no harm
to tell me If It concerned one partlc
ular person. I mean Pedro!
"So you know!" cried Iris, violently
agitated. "You know! And I never
even guessed, and went on making
love to him . . . her, that is, and
rmildn't understand why he she
dMn't like It. And oht more than
imt i Hid tnrrlble things: that 1b,
'they would have been terrible
Pedro had been a man. I went there
alone. The model told me I ought not
to, and why; but I was mad I did not
really understand what she meant
And then, last night" her voice sank
to a whlBper and she kept looking fix
edly at the floor "last night I went
to Pedro's studio again alone
I was desperate ... I dldn'
clearly know what I was doing. And
fee (that was before I knew), roaro,
told me plainly, right out plainly . .
. and I didn't care . . . and at
last he bad to confess he was a girl
. . . and oh! Mr. Leigh, do you
think Sam will ever forgive me for be
ing such a wicked fool? And do you
think he will ever come back so that
I can tell him how sorry I am that I
ever picked that silly, wrong-headed
quarrel with him? Oh, do you?"
Leigh's voice shook with emotion
as ho answered her, and he was glad
that she did not look him in the faco
as he spoke, for he knew that at the
moment Its expression had got be
yond his power of control.
"Yes," he said unsteadily. "It wlU
all come right!"
He got to his feet, and took an un
certain step or two, the words she had
Just uttered concerning Pedro still
ringing In his brain. The pace or two
had, however, brought him facing the
door. In It his eyes met a Bight that
would ordinarily have been sufficient
to fill him with amazement but Leigh
was too much stunned by Iris' uncon
scious confirmation of his own secret
knowledge to feel any further emotion
Just then. But he managed to speak,
and the words aroused Iris like magic.
Yes," he said feebly, "I think you
will have the opportunity of apolo
gizing, for here comes Sam Hill now!"
Then they both stared hard at the
door, where, sure enough, Sam was
standing, disguised as a bear trainer,
overy detail of his costume complete.
own to the very bear ItBelf. lrlB gave
little cry. lie was smiling at her,
and behind him shadowed the tall
figure of her father. She turned to
her lover, her hands outstretched.
"Samuel!" Bhe'sald brokenly, and
as gathered into his arms.
"Samuel, beloved of the Lord!" mut
tered Leigh, as he reeled out on to
the balcony like a drunken man. From
the floor below came the rhythmic
stamp of many heels, and the tinkling
tune of the "Spanish.
In the little room a few explanations
were taking place.
"Sam, my son-to-be," said ander-
pool, "It seems to me that you needed
neither my presence nor your docu
ment"
And Iris, still clinging to her lover,
was sufficiently curious to ask:
"What document, father?"
"Why. this!" explained IHU, taking
her pledge from his breast pocket
with his free hand, and showing it to
her.
"That?" exclaimed Iris.
"Of course, dearest!" beamed Sam.
Your father here will explain every
thing and help me fulfil the con
ditionsbut you seem surprised.
Didn't you send It to me?"
With slow-dawning understanding,
she looked from the document to his
happy face.
'Of course I did. dear, 6ald she,
uttering her first wifely fib. "And are
you really safe, daddy?"
'I am In no danger of which I am
aware, said vanaerpooi. iiiu nas me
and mud-stained, and pitifully Inade
quate to protect ber from the cold.
Her golden head was uncovered, and
disheveled, and from below Its tum
bled glory, her eye shone bright and
feverish from the dark-ringed sockets.
But she seemed unconscious of her
plight and of the stares of wonder
ment that she Invoked.
It was Carmen Daussa, tremulous
with Joy at finding the only house
In the great cruel city where she pos
sessed friends, where she might ask
for help and shelter. At recognition
of her, a breath of admiration went
up from the audience, which swiftly
changed to an expression of amaze
ment as Vanderpool emerged from
the extreme other end of the room.
Then, as though drawn by an Irre
sistible power, they advanced, seeing
no one but each other, caring for no
one else, totally unconscious of the
existence of the crowd, speaking no
word, uttering no cry, but coming
nearer and nearer, swifter and swifter,
as though Impelled by a fate they had
no thought to resist. And then. In
the center of the gleaming floor they
met, and, wordless still, he took her
in his arms. And when the music
stopped abruptly, she called bis name,
and he bent and kissed her on tlw
moatfe.
Once the spell which had held thera
snapped with the cessation of the
waltz, the people crowded about the
two, all talking, complimenting, ex
plaining, laughing, pushing: and
while this was at Its height the studio
door opened to admit the long-sought-for,
slender figure, and Pedro was
seen to Inquire something of Bell Mllli
gan. At her response, reuro vpa.
ently thanked her, and disappearing
among the crowd, quickly returned
with the bear at heel, and vanished.
Vlth a stifled cry Leigh sprang up,
and hastily gaining the lower floor,
crossed rapidly to Bell, who was deep
ly absorbed in explaining something
to Pell, and who had to bo shaken by
the shoulder before she would answer
Leigh's question.
"Where did Pedro go?"
"I good gracious, such a perform
ance! Did you ever" gasped Boll
"where did Pedro go? He went home
to pack."
"Home to pack!" shouted Leigh.
"Good Lord!"
And without even waiting to find his
hat hevrushed out Into the alley and
started madly off in the direction of
Muldoon place.
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CHAPTER XX.
"Samuel!" She Said, Brokenly, and
Was Gathered Into His Arms.
whole story, and I shall let him tell
it"
'Then everything Is all right!" cried
Hill. "Come on, let s get out of this,
Let's go to your house."
"Yes," assented Iris, wherewith the
lovers went away, unheedful of the
lonely man who bade them Godspeed,
or of the bear, who had fallen asleep
In a dark corner. .
Meanwhile, Leigh, his heart like to
burst with a hundred culminated emo
tions, sat by the balcony rail, and
scanned the crowd In eager search for
Pedro. From this vantage point he
saw Iris and Samuel take their de
parture, and then the music stopped.
There was a fluttering of hands, the
ripple of applause died away, and
the crowd broke up Into groups, who
laughed and ate with as little concern
as though the world had not been
changed forever for Leigh. Suddenly
a strange thing happened.
The center of the floor was for the
moment clear, and the musicians had
retuned their Instruments. Then,
above the gay murmur of the human
voices walled the voice of the violin
the accompaniment throbbing softly
helow. For a moment or two no one
danced, held back by that unwilling
ness to be the first which always fol
lows the opening strains of a new
measure. Then Leigh became con
bcIoub that a hush had fallon upon
the crowd.
The street door had been thrown
wide, and from the darkness without
there emerged the figure of a woman
Her garments were of frail silks torn
The Beginning.
By the light of a single candle Pedro
was packing a little knapsack with
the meager belongings that his so
journ In the old studio had brought
together. He went about the ubk
with reluctance, but with the weary
reslenatlon of those who receive an
unalterable decree from fate, and
recognize It as such.
Ono by one his little personal things
were tucked away In the ancient trav
eler's kit a book or two, some linen,
brushes, a gay necktie, and a mlnla
ture plaster cast of Leigh's "Bleeping
boar."
When tiles had been put In, and
still a Httlo room remained, he hesl
tatud a moment, and theu, going to
the heap of sketches and small can-
vaHes with which the rack was tilled,
deliberated among them for a while;
taking up first this one and then that,
with loving hands, and throwing each
in turn back upon the shelf from
whence It came. Finally a sorrowrui
shake of tho head dismissed them all.
Of what use to take any? said
VfAra aloud. But nevertheless, ne
stood brooding over them for quite
time. ...
By the fire lay Mr. Jones, blinking
sympathetically. With a Bigh Pedro
turned at last from these children of
his mind, and Bet about arranging tho
two rooms the studio and bedroom
exactly as he had found them.
In the first place there were the pic
tures his pictures! From the big
easel the "Madonna Lady" smiled
wanlv uDon her young creator a
beautiful, crude, unfinished thing, Its
possibilities beckoning enticingly
from behind the haze of its mcom
pleteness. Then there were the oth
ers. Significantly Pedro glanced from
them in the direction of the fireplace,
and heaved another sigh. No! that
was Impossible; Infanticide! It could
not be done! Yet, who would care for
them. . . . Leigh? Perhaps. Pll
lng thera high, and topping them with
the ever-Bmlling portrait of Iris, he
stacked them neatly, near the door,
and writing "For A. L, Leigh on
folded bit of paper, left this message
a top the heap.
Next, he restored the furniture to ita
original arrangement as nearly as he
could remember It, and bringing forth
mil's canvases from the cubby In
which most of them had been repos
lng, set them around, even as he had
found them, down to putting tne un
finished portrait of the banker upon
the throne from which the Madonna
hnfl lust been taken. When this was
done, the studio took on such an un
familiar atmosphere that a lump arose
in Pedro's throat It seemed such
concrete representation of how com
nlntely his claim here had ended
With ' apparent Irreverence he sud
donlv went over and knelt beside fche
bear, taking the creature's head be
tween his hands, while tears started
to his eyes.
"Poor fellow! Poor Mr. Jones!
said Pedro huskily, and then, having
patted Mr. Jones upon the nose sev
eral times, aroe slightly comforted
The bedroom came next in order,
and from press and bureau Hill's cloth'
lng, which had been laid away with
bo much caie, was hauled out and
hung In Ita accustomed place, each
minor detail being attended to with
care.
When all was accomplished, the
worker came to the doorway where he
had paused on that long-past autumn
morning of bis first awakening there
and stood gazing for the laet time
upon what had been the field of his
labors these many months; and as be
looked about, It seemed as though his
heart would break at the thought of
leaving It But go he must.
Clenching his hands, he called him'
self a fool, speaking aloud in his pain
For a moment the wild hope came to
him that he might, after all, stay on
or, at least, return; and then with re
newed clearness the urgent reasons
for departure came surging back. His
secret, which Iris knew, was no longer
safe. His mother, whose entreaties
he dared not face, was living la the
very same city, and might at any mo
ment meet with him. Then there was
Hill. He had found Iris, and all must
be well between them, for bad not Bell
Mllligan told how they had gone oft
together? This happy occurrence
would end Hill's reasons for staying
away. More, the painter had returned
Mr. Jones, the only pledge Pedro had
given him, thereby ending the bargain.
Then, too, In a few weeks it would be
spring, and the hedgerows would
awaken, new-clad In green, and the
broad highway would call and call.
"But none of these is the great rea
son!" cried Pedro aloud. "Holy moth
er, have mercy upon me! The real
reason to Leigh I It is he, It Is he
whom I cannot endure to leavel Yet
go I must. Suppose he should suspect
me! What would he say to such as
I a wild holden thing who had defied
and broken all the ties of womanhood?
Holy madonna! Have pity!"
His arms flew wide, as if to em
brace the knees of the Virgin, and his
face was drawn with anguish.
"I can never atone for my actions!"
he thought "If he discovers that I am
woman, be will always despise me!
Better leave to him the memory of
boy friend whom he loved and who
ran away!"
Then, gathering up his courage, he
went a final round of the dearly loved
workshop, caressing each object as
he passed, as though It had been ani
mate. Everywhere were things that
reminded blm of Leigh. There they
had sat and talked on such a night;
here he had perched while he showed
some tricks of technique; together
they had stood at this window looking
over the roof tops at the city which
they had talked of beautifying, and
beside this table he had often drawn
chair, when they sat down to Bhnre
scanty meal and an abundance of
talk on subjects dear to them. Oh!
It was too cruel, too full of poignant
memories, this place! Nothing waB
to be gained by tarrying, but wounds,
fresh wounds, added to that which he
was doomed to carry forever! Since
going was Inevitable, best go quickly
and be done. To run away down the
dark Btalr, along the cold street
away, away, to the blossoming South
land and the search for forgetfulness.
With set lips he put on bat and coat,
extinguished the candle, and by the
dim glow of the banked fire, began to
gather up the belt of the knapsack.
Then a sound on the Btalrcase caused
his heart to give a great leap, after
which It seemed to atop beating alto
gether. Nearer and nearer came the
familiar step, and thon, without pause
It crossed the .landing and the door
was burst open to admit the towering
figure of Abraham" Lincoln Leigh.
"In my secret consciousness, from
the beginning of time," he answered
her. "Since last night, In actual reali
zation. Why, I've been In love wllh
you all these months, but I did not un
derstand it, owing to"
He Indicated her clothing and again
she blushod a swift crimson this
time. .
"And you don't don't despise me?"
she asked, ashamed.
"No, I don't despise you; I want to
marry you," be replied. "What Is your
name?"
"Pedro I never had another, except
ing Daussa y St. Tron, of course. But
, . . do you mean It?" '
"That is the first utterly dull remark
I ever heard you make," observed
Leigh. "Now, when shall it be? To
morrow? It's a little late tonight!"
"No!" Bhe cried, springing up. "Not
tonight; not tomorrow; I must go
away I"
"Why?"
"Iris knows about me; and think of
the talk! What would your friends
Tho "Triple French Twist" Coiffure
'Are you there?" the deep voice
asked commandingly, as the man
peered Into the gloom.
"I yes!" answered Pedro weakly.
"Thank God!" exclaimed Leigh.
Thon, as his eyes becamo accustomed
to the darkness, he placed her.
I was just going," began Pedro
faintly. "I"
'Sit down beside me," said Leigh
gently but firmly, "I want to say Sev
ern! things to you."
'Yes, but" protested the girl.
Sit down, my dear," said Leigh,
striking a light.
There was a tense silence while he
lit the lamp, the eoft glow presently
revealing them to each other. Then
Pedro slowly obeyed the strangely put
command, and they sat silently for a
long moment loking Into each other's
eyes with that perfect understanding
that had been theirs from the first
Oh! How could she have doubted him
ror an Instant There was no misun
derstanding tjie meaning of that
"dear" nor of the tone In which he
had spoken It. A wild tingling sensa
tion began to dance through her veins,
and at the light In his eyes a deep
flush began to creep over her face,
feminine enough now, despite its frame
of close-cut curls. At length she spoke,
never taking her eyes from his.
'So you know," she said superflu
ously.
"Yes."
"How long have you known?"
"And You Don't Dont Despise Me
say? Oh! believe me, I must go away
until I can come back as myself," she
said distractedly.
His face was stern as be replied.
"I can usually see the reasons you
put forth," said he; "but I cannot feel
that there Is any need for you to go."
"Ah," she pleaded, "but I do! Let
me come back as myself as a woman,
and as a woman should. I want to;
can't you understand?"
"Yes I think perhaps I do," said
be slowly. "And In the meanwhile?"
"I ehall be with Rico and Anna,"
she said, "until they have the baby.
They can bo together all the mean
time, If I dance the bears and bring in
the money for them; and then I shall
slip away and bid the road farewell.
Then he did see. Saw all that the
lifo of the roud had meant to her, all
that she would give up . . . for
him He got to hla feet
rather unsteadily, and at tho look on
his face she, too, sprang up, half fright
ened, to escape him. But retreat was
useless, and then, smothered In his
mighty arms, Pedro received her first
kiss. . . .
It was an hour later that they crept
down the dark stairway and swung tho
door open to the faint glow of coming
day. "When will you come back.
Pedro Oh! When will you come
back?" he whispered passionately.
"I shall come," said Pedro, "when
the violets are In bloom; when It Is
full spring, I Bhall return."
Then she shifted the little knapsack
Into place across her shoulder and
alone stepped off Into the grayness,
the little bear shuffling along at her
heels.
The morning was black and chill,
but Leigh stood quite motionless long
after she had passed from sight; stood
motlonleBB until the housetops flamed
with the coming sun, until the dawn
was painted like unto the glory of
love; and then he smiled, and, throw
ing his head, sniffed the keen air as
though he could already scent the un
born violets of that distant spring.
(THE END.)
Dredge aa a Life Saver.
When Anson Rabuck, fourteen years
old, fell Inio the Susquehanna river
at Klines Grove. Pa., the other day
he did not reappear and men and
boys grappled and dived for the body.
Three hundred feet down stream a
coal dredge was working, and In a few
minutes the digging machine threw
the little fellow up on the screen, ap
parently dead.
His frantic mother, who lives close
to the Btream, urged that they try to
save the boy, and a half dozen men
took turns under her directions, at
using "first aid to the injured meth
ods." After a half hour's work the
boy showed signs of life and by eve
ning was able to ent his supper.
Doctors Bald that It was one of the
rarest cases of resuscitation that they
ever heard of.
Couldn't Scare Her.
A dinner was given to which one
guest failed to come, leaving thirteen
persons. Some objected to sitting
with thirteen, but Mrs. W. said: "You
can't scare me, I am not going to miss
a good dinner for any thirteen no
tions." A few montLi Inter she and
her only daughter went east with Mr.
W. The hotel at which they stopped
In a small town took fire and the en
tire family was burned to death.
Truly Patbetlc.
There Is no sight more pathetic than
a couple of timid, well meaning par
ents who are In constant fear that
their children are about to reprove
them. "
Shipping a Mountain by Rail.
Moving a hill even a few feet proved
too big a job for Mohammed, but to
day, In California, a mountain Is be
ing shipped 3,000 mileB to Pennsyl
vanla.
Situated at Lompoc, Santa Barbara
county, this mountain Is really a heap
of millions nnd millions of tiny de
composed sea shells. It Is sold as
"Infusorial earth," nnd has a high
valuo for insulating purposes and for
Jeweler's grinding pastes. The earth
Is wldte In color, fluffy In consistency,
and exceedingly fine In grain. Fifteen
cars containing CO tons each go east
monthly. When the last car goes out
It will be possible to tell precisely
how much the mountain weighed.
Youth's Companion.
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AMONG the new ways or doing the
hair which were launched with the
oncoming of the present season the
style known as the "French twist'
mado headway faster than Bom. other
of the new Ideas. As ordinarily done
It proved a rather trying coiffure to
all but youthful, round-faced wearers.
By bringing the long -pil of hair to
the top of the head and pulling a por
tion of It forward on to tho forehead
a more beconibrg arrangement result
ed, especially when tho hair was first
waved.
At the end of the summer women
had become very tired of tho same
ness In fashionnblo coiffures and were
eager for something almost anything
which promised change and variety.
Hairdressers took advantage of this
state of things, and the readings with
which the French twist was accepted,
to Introduce some new Ideas. Em
bodying Bomething of the French
twist. In conjunction with neatly
waved hair, they have produced some
charming coiffures, none of them more
artistic and few of them as pleasing
as that pictured here.
This coiffure is called the "triple
French twist" It Is soft-looking and
becoming to almost any face, and it Is
distinctly new. It does not require a
great abundance, but takes some time,
as all the hair Is flrstj waved in large
regular waves. Also small supports!
crepe hair may be necessary, In cJ
the natural hair is thin, to support
The hair must first be uirtid oCl
each Bide In a part extending from ;
forehead to the nape of the dJ
This divides the hair Into three eq J
ly heavy strands, one along thewl
and one at each side of l he b-J
Each portion is then waved.
The hair at the slilcs U combed
ward to be out of the way, ami I
central portion separated In ii.j
strands and lightly rolled Into til
twists, which are pinned down
afterward combed together
they have the appearance ol one '.
twist of hair. This must be soft
loose-looking and to provide a su j
the hair at the crown Is to be I
before It is twisted, and after!
spread into the long roll, lnvl.-l
wire pins help to join the three I
arate twists into one.
The hair at the Bides Is brougbJ
to the twist, the ends turnpf ursl
and the side hair pinned along j
center twist with small wire
If there is not enough hair to i
a soft, abundant appearance ti
pads or supports are placed next I
center twist at each side, the 1
hair, combed over these and the i
pinned under.
Seen at the Ribbon Counter
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Humorous Childish Errors.
The literary mistakes of children
are perennial and perennially amusing'
In character. A public school teacher
who recently has compiled a book of
"first aid" information in behalf of
ber pupils sayB, for example, that the
allusion "Dan to Beersheba" brought
forth the amazing misinformation that
Dan waa a man who was confined In
a lion's den for mistreating bis wife,
Beersheba, and that another eager If
Inaccurate student described Canaav
as the mother of Cain.
Birds of the Panama Zone.
It is estimated that there are abou
800 varieties of birds In the canal zone
a larger number of species than Is to
be found In any one state in the United
States.
THOSE who turn their aittentlon to
the designing of dreBB accessories
made of ribbon have supplied such a
world of novelties during recent sea
boiib that one might think no new
thing In ribbons possible. But try to
pass the ribbon counter with only a
glance and find how quickly some
Btartllngly novel and beautiful bit of
finery will seize your attentU Those
who work with ribbons are Inspired
by these beautiful fabrics and watch
the passing modes from the viewpoint
of the ribbon specialist.
Therefore, if you linger at the rib
bon counter you are sure to he
charmed by some novelty produced by
the adaptation of ribbons to certain
whims of fnshlon.
Besides the things that wo have not
seen before there are those with which
we are familiar, but they are made
tip In the new patterns In ribbon and
with novel finishing touches in orna
ments The most fascinating pieces in the
array of novelties ore designed for
neckwear. Mi exampjo from among
those Is Bhown In tho ribbon neck
ruff, of which a picture Is given here.
It Is made of moire ribbon in broad
black and white stripes, box plaited
to a band of black moire ribbon hav
ing a white plcot edge. This band
fastens at ono side with a snap fast
ener under ft knot with hanging loops
and ends. A handsome American
Beauty rose made of satin ribbon and
In the natural rose color Is fastened
to the band Just back of the loops
and ends.
Tt,i , M. nf :ht most fl
of neckwear pieces which te
passerby to consider r.u
bands of velvet ribbon, with"
milieu mi., ,
n r.iuiniierfl at tne i
ejen ui dim .
and set close up nbout tw
u..ir,,nn rnsi'8 01
iwo smau mi" "i , , tu
bright colors are set againil '"I
over the fastening. """
line ruff or one of law I
u.. vtn,Nnr acrosi i"
wit) immi. "
of tho neck.
-, ma iirllllant ribbi
.i-u ...t.l. .1. n.llet suit m1
effectively brightened up Jl
here. It Is made or a
i i .i ro.l nnd boh s
niuiru in iit-i-i' m
oringB. bavins vague P '
In black. This I" a u..
for the woman who
one suit answer the purl
.... i it la espPCld'1
ror uiu iuui i"' - . ,.,
converting traveling faro
thing bettor suite.! to lit
ner.
. . . .o nl
striped ribbon Is made b j
black 8i
lengths together, so
that ml
ICIlglllB '" , us,,
moderate wl.f.n can b "
The lower edge I. Sn
crocheted ornament, w
edge faced... nj
lng is run i 0 4
opened or closec 0 ,1
bons run tnro' '" ,m
bows or this """-. icr,
the .Mos. and suffle c,
extends beyond tne
a means or ca , -
Black Rooms the Fad.
The fashionable hostess thiB winter
will give her guests afternoon tea in
black wedgewood cups, set out on a
teakwood table, and In the center of
the table will be a black Jar filled
with blazing red and yellow tulips,
golden chrysanthemums or scarlet
poinsettlns H she Is a hostess who
can afford to Indulge her whims, she
will huve a whole black and white
drawlnvroom, for this Is the ultra
fashlonable fad Just now. Dyeing es
tablishments show signs reading:
and
carrf
"Have your rugs - dccorl
blnck:.w.e.d0,.t,-flpaP"
specializing . " ccor(i n
erav tones which ,
with white or Macs -black
rugs aiW
Thv say the cost o'
higher as the
"I suppose - ,0I1ib
buy a peck ,of PJ JJ, Co
ment plan. "u I
naL