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Something to Think About
Cheerful Souls
By P. A. WALKER
regard to the happiness of
the world at large. the
irful soul, who through the
mmcr heat pnd the winter cold
'i'Enllos to wear a smiling face.
I Nimctaclc most of us like to
‘vhultl.
i'lwre's the little mother with
‘xn children famed for ravenous
.ippotites. who must be hurried
rxt of bed in the morning. bathed.
«mums-d and breakfasted in time
{Mr school. for she somehow man~
.m-s to do without once losing
her smile. And there is yet an-
other gawky. overgrown child;
the father of her family with
whom she has to deal more cir-
rumspectly. Jealous of his own
tlesh and blood, who at times tries
her sorefi.
But with her natural aptitude
for management she wesdles him
into submission without losing her
cheerfulssss and thus
day to gladness and sunshine.
She leads the way by a look of
happiness and a dozen trifling
manifestations of love. while this
timir boy of hers gases in admira—
Mon at her line diplomacy and
wamlnrs in his dull brain whence
wiiATEV’ER it may be with
.m. .3. am m 1
Mme hcr beneficent power.
It is not poasible for him to
understand his mixed emotions.
but being subservient to the tem-
perate tyranny of his wife. he
yields complacently. as all good
husbands learn sooner or later to
do. and the cheerful soul marches
forth in triumph. conscious that
she is queen.
if the would could once catch
this effervescent spirit of cheer-
fulness and appropriate it to gen-
eral use. we of the grumbling sort
might in a little while find our-
selves in an earthly paradise of
our own making.
The courts with their stern
judges would be empty. The
prisons would lack occupants and
half of the sorrows of mapkind
would no more be known.
The essence of cheerfulness is
kindness. nothing more nor less.
Even ailments cf the body and
mind. psychoanalysts will tell
lg influenced by the
warmth of t e cheering fire that
is often kindled in the soul by
a mere spark of faith. such as the
little mother carries always within
her. knowing when to use it and
when to turn a drear. gray morn-
ing into a season of rapturous
delight. reaching up to the glad
heavens themselves.
A POINT IN
IF YOU PLAY CARDS. '
HST hostesses have their
M bruise-playing friends divided
into three classes. the "sharks"
"n show signs of irritation nnd
w Nuance if they have to play with
r players; poor players who in—
": Ilily respond to an invitation to
.. in the game; ”Dear me. I hope
. n «It have to play with sharks. I
iv'u'lv after a fashion, but I never
keep track of signals and
on."
Then there is another group of
who. while they play good
10-, are long suffering when they
w .. to sit at a table with poor
"w '2- lf they are bored or ir-
‘v'evi they are too well bred to
. ‘.:-"lte it. These people are al-
l: w in demand at card parties.
‘: A". if you are going to accept
' x 'ttions for bridge. or if you no
> "L: pleasant hours of sociabil-
1); not playing. why don't you
" whouxnh time to master the sa-
' "‘iuls of the me? Don't go on
"mm; excuses and 1901031" for
-~ \Hly ynu play. Put yourself out
‘lw kindergarten or elementary
Though it is bad breeding to
w aims of irritation with indif-
rcnt playing. you really can't
.h Mame a player for doing I0.
z-nu?
i“ is really a limo bit inconsid-
‘"l‘~> to be content with a poor
‘amc. You ore oonsideri your.
"n lazy comfort more t n you
“ considering the enjn t of
'5“ others who play a in “-1
' m'l. You are imposing ~ her;
:wmln's good nature. and M“ “T“
"r‘ltnz for schial indulgrnc fm'i
f "ITS’lf.
Remember, however. that it never
‘T‘mls your reputation ll '- 8
‘rldre player to ' ay indulgent]!
“nth poor players d W estab-
l:"nes your reputation as a good
Flavor to be critical of poor pinyin:-
canned
Drain halves of‘ noun
or of stewed dried pears. Fill “I.
halves with a night. 01. tho?“
nuts and dates, and invert on a
bed of lettuce. Just before serv~
ins. cover with french m.
Take ons gallon of skinned
tomatoes. four
four tablespoons
ventpergalf at "r: of ‘fli
six 1 I O ' We
' of asst-rs. .50“
them together for one near. till
strain it it”... C m .
cloth. had 'I.
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ETIQUETTE
NEEDLES AND PINS.
GENERATION ago most fam-
A illcs who could afford to have
a house of their own had d
”Wing-room, Our mothers and
grandmothers would not have
known how to keep house without
such a room. Sometimes it was a
light. airy room on the third floor.
occasionally in old houses a small
room off ths‘ kitchen wing of the
ground floor. Sometimes it was
one or the rooms known as “spars
rooms" that were devoted to guests
when occasion demanded. It was
the room that the seamstress or
dressmaker occupied during her
visitations. If she came for a week.
as was often the case. she was
quite apt to sleep there.
The dimculty in not having a
sewing-room is that it is so difficult
to establish a system whereby you
and other members of the family
can always lay hands on needles.
and threads. pins. scissors. buttons
and mending materials generally.
The modern housewife who lives in
a four-room flat or a six-room cot-
tage replies to her husband's query:
"on. you'll find the things in my
work bag. It’s hanging on a door-
knob somewhere. I don't believe
the buttons are in the bag. though.
Theremsomeinscuponths
second shelf in the pantry.”
This it is well to bear in mind:
Your househbld problems become
easy as they become simplified. If
the problem of gutting mending
materials always amounts to on—
.nctly the same thing. if you have to
go through the urns motions alwnys
to got needle and thread. scissors
and buttons. then you are eliminat-
ing needless friction that wears on
strained nerves.
So. if you haven't a sewing-scorn.
at least to arrange a. sswint
try .
nook. Have a table with drawers
in your bedroom wherein m can
keepyoursswiagmatarial.
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. SHORTS
_7
SHE HAD HER
. REASONS
Iy MYRA OURTls LANE.
MM. use, by The Healers Newspaper Syndicate.
“ UT. honey. you said you’d give
'19 Your Job as soon as we'd
mttled down a bit.”
“I know I did.‘Alle.n. but I wont to
keep it a little longer. be let me
keep it a little longer." pleaded pret-
ty Allen of hor husband. "You see."
Ibo added Wistfully. "it isn't as if
we'd always be able to go about and
have fun together. Soon I shall be—
come an old, staid, married wom-
“—0.
He melted her up and kissed her.
laughing. Nevertheless. Alice's in-
distena on keeping her position
after they had been married a whole
year worried him.
He was not earning very much.
but quite enough to support a wife
resaormbly. and now that they had
taken the little house in the suburbs
hd wanted Alice to settle down. In-
stead of which she went into town
every day. and there was always
such rush about things. They had
to scramble for their meals and
everytdlinx. .
And very often he met her in
town. and they had dined there. and
sometimes went to the theater. and
that always ran away with more
than he could afford.
“It isn't as if' I'd always have
fun." Alice pleaded.
Well, he had to let it go at that.
but In the weeks went by Alice grew
more and more feverish in her desire
for pleasure. W'hen Allan remon-
stratod little scenes would occur.
"But I want to go to a dance. Al-
lan—don't stop my going." pleaded
Alice. “It isn’t as if I'd always be
free. you know . . ."
He was perplexed and bathed. It
was wholly unlike the grave and al-
most sedate Alice whom he had mar-
ried. this hectic desire-for amuse-
ment. in the city. lie tried to have
a. serious talk with her, and then
their first misunderstanding flamed
into a real quarrel.
“You don't love me. Allan."
"Of course I love you.
only—"
"Only you want a slave to attend
to your wants and mope at home all
day and cook for you. That's what
you really want—a slave. . ."
In his perplexity he consulted his
friend Wentworth. Wentworth was
honey.
on old widower. and skilled in the
ways of women—at least he believed
he was. and was supposed to be.
“The trouble is. my boy." said
Wentworth, “you've got to take a
firm hand with them from the be-
ginning. There isn't a. woman who
doesn't despise the man she's mar-
ried to it he doesn't run her on a.
tight rein. Very often they go as
far as they can simply in order to
try a man out and see how far he'll
let them. Put your foot down."
Allan tried that. "If you must
dance. Alice, you'll have to go with
somebody else." he said. “I'm not
going to take you out any more."
She flamed up at that. "I will.
then." she answered. “And I shall
go out as often as I please. I didn’t
marry to become your slave. or any
man's."
Allan said nothing. but on the.
night of the dance in town Hender-
son called. looking a little sheepish
and uneasy. It appeared he who to
escort Alice into town.
had been one of her beaux before
they were married. The impudence
of the thing paralyzed Allan. He
watched them drive off together in
the car.
He spent a miserable evening. For
the life of it he couldn't understand
Alice's motives. Surely she was go-
ing to settle down some time. The
hours crept by. It “as midnight be~
fore he heard the car drive up to
the house.
Then came the rinz at the bell.
Alice and Henderson appeared. and .
after a few brief exchanges. he went
away. Alice came in. .
She looked white and téred as she
faced her husband. “Well. Allan.
I've had my fling; I'm willing to set-
tle dowu now," she said.
Something in her look alarmed
him. "Why. Alice, What is it?"
"Nothing. l—I've hml my fling.
that's all." she said. and suddenly
burst into tears. "0h. Allan." she
whispered. as he put his arms about
her. “don't you understand? I—we
——I'll have to settle down now."
'l-lc was looking at her incredulousv
ly. "Alice, you never told mel"
"I was so frightened of it, Allan.
it was so strange. And then I got
desperate, somehow. I wanted to
have a few last weeks of fun—hat
to remember after I had become a
prosaic matron. shying at home—"
“My dear. you ought to have told
me."
“Oh. Allan,
guessed."
you ought to ban
’1‘ isn't often I get. a letter from a
young man complaining about his
girl. Perhaps it is because the
aver-go one thinks himself perfect-
ly capable of conducting his love
affairs. Whether he is or isn't is
neither here nor there. though the
feminine half of my postbag reveals
a somewhat different tale!
However. what he doesn't put on
paper he saves up for speech. and I
may say that when you get the
young man talking about the better
half of creation he doesn't spare the
hard words.
Indeed. I often wonder. when I
hear him on her many vices. sins
and omissions. why he hat any truck
with her at all.
But now and again I confess. ha
osmotimes hits a real nail or gen-
uine grievance on the head.
A bank clerk in a letter to me ex-
presses in a nutshell the private or
spoken conviction of a good many
men—nice mam—decent men—seri-
ous men—men who matter—on the.
subiect of greedy girls. '
Bays he:
“Hygirlisverymodestlycir-
-¢ummesd.andhastobelpkeep
cf entartninment when out with
me. The best or nothing is her
m. and she daily refuses to
maniac in many of the little
ways we might_do without spoil-
ing our enjoyment ~in the least.
Up to a point! canaii'crd to’givs‘
hwthebannavingprivatemonoy
mycwmandlsbouldlikeco
it. ”mama!!! Iwant
startmving. [want-smiling
thebaekofmswbanmycbancs
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“‘1
“34':
Through the
' Glad Eyes of
a Woman
. By Jan nos:
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Copyright, 1928, W
The lecture Nmpapcr W
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DON’T BE GREEDY!
clusion that I have made a bad
mistake."
Well, well. And I (larceny a good
many engaged men reading that will
declare the very words how: been
taken out of their mouths.
And it's so painfully true. The
cry of so many of them is. “A good
time. whatever happens. and at any-
one's expenself‘
They are like butterflies, taking
no thought for the morrow. until
one day they wake up to the fact
that the other girl, who makes no
such extravagant demands of fate.
and who is ready and willing to go
slow. bags the man most likely to
be in a position to give her a good
time later on.
I remember once congratulating a
man on his engagement to a partic-
ularly sweet girl. who. though not
a butterfly. was certainly far from
being a. grub. And I told him all
the nice things I know about her.
He laughed and said. “I know then.
all, but, the quality that reached my
heart was her good sportsmanship.
When I took her out for the first
few times I Wanted to make a fear-
ful splash. I borrowed the money
to do it. on. and I did it regal-discs.
On the third occasion she didn't ap-
peartobeenjoyingherssifasmueh
as she should have been. considering
the efforts I was making, and when
I saw her to her home and said
“hood-bye I asked her why.
“And her answer was, 'You don't
have to spend money on me to make
me happy. Expensive roses and lob-
ster mayonnaise are very pleasant.
but I don't believe you can afford
to give me them every time we
meet. And I think I'd rather have
simpler fare and meet you arm:-
“can you wonder that I loved her
mos-othan ever?"
And the sequel is the girl who
wan't greedy. and who didn't ex-
pect to boentsrtained out of all
proportiontobsryoungman'srsady
mean nowhavoauths in
or most c‘tbsfll; tbstcbsmta_
Henderson '
THE 'Har's oav.
A hat is very well-behaved
'Most all the time. When friends
have raved '
About your hat, it looks'so nicg
And even tried to learn the price.
A hat is never mean nor proud:
It bows its head. when yours is
bowed,
And acts the very way that you.
When you are complimented. do
1
But I have often noticed that
There‘ something strange about a
hat:
For now and then it acts so queer
It's quite astonishing. my dear.
For now and then the winds arise.
And then right off your head it flies.
And you must run and chase it then
Before you catch your hat again.
A hat is ”ll-behaved until
Its friend the Wind comes up the
hill,
And then it wants to ramp and run.
And fly away and have its fun. -
Ahatwillbsasnicsandgood
As anybody ever could.
And then it ups and blows away—
For ev'en hats must have their my.
LIFE’S WHAT WE MAKE OF IT.
Life's whatwemakeofibnotwht
wetakeofit.
Jay inthsgivinmandnotinths
gain.
Justfortbeaakeofitmmbsartbo
acheofi'.
Glad with the “when. m
witbthepain.
Pooristhspaycfitwhrythswdy
ofif. ’
Buttbmufnninitanoftbs
while.
Findingeachdaycditsouseffhs
playolit E
Ligbtcnsthelabersndbrlghhns
the-mile. '
Lockforthefunofflslookfsrtho
sunofit; '
Treasuretbsplasmtafergetthg
thewoe. ‘
Once you've begun with it. rm you
arsdonewithlt,
Look for the gladnsm m
. yougo.
Thatiqthotostofitthatlom
sestofit. ,
'rsstofalifsandtbeust‘esa
man.
Lcokforthsbestofitf Whats!
there'tofit?
That doesn't matur. Matti.
Youcsn. ,‘
entheindsnflngar. It'll-believed
bythsandsntsteonssInss-aars‘r
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not like .to ecntempbts the time
bound to come somatime. when they
wouldhavsteietitgrowagain.
They felt that the brief satisfaction
of having it bobbed would not be
worth the embarrassment of having
to endure it when it was Just grow-
ing long satin.
Tobesurethshairthatisjust
recovering from a long siege of
mg bobbod is neither fish. flesh
nor good red herring. and you‘d best
not on your hair dresser for aid.
If he's a French eeiffeur he'll shrug
a little and twirl his marcel iron
by one handle. He did not advise
you to bob it. He’ never liked
bobbed hair. anyway. There is no
real mode for the hair that is Just
growl-g loss. on. you. you can
manage to put it up. but it is not
easy. And you are made to feel that
you had better go home and stay
there until you have grown enough
inches of hair to live down your
bobbed past.
But elem women have solved the
problem not ungracefully. Some-
times they let it grow long first in
the back. keeping the front locks
trimmed so that it will not all be
at the awkward length at once. One
charming woman keeps her hair
trimm. ed in this way. wearing the
frant in curls with the back part
very pr'ilnly brlidod and coiled
about the back of her head. Still
others continue the bob in the back
until the front has grown long. In
the meantime they keep the back
curled nod nufled out while the
long. from locks are rolled over the
ears and fastened beneath the fluff
of hair at the back. In England
where this long in front and short
in back has gained some vogue. they
call it wearing the hair "shingled."
A very pleasing silhouette can be
derived from bobbed hair if the back
from shorter than the front and
then plastered down close to the
head while the side hair is left to
grow longor and is then curled at
the sides.
To be sure the hair is still cut
short for this arrangement. but it
is getting away from the thatched
roofed exact of which we have sur-
felted.
The woman with long hair looks
at the girl who still bobs her hair
and envies her. It seems so cool
Ind so convenient to be able to duck
one's head under the shower bath
without the feeling that much time
must be spent on drying long hair
afterwards. But though bobbed hair
has-some warm weather advantages
hoovy hair when bobbed and allowed
to spread around one's head like the
hair of a chow dog certainly is not
cool 6r comfortable. It can then for
comfort‘s sake be combed sleekly
back from temxfies and forehead
turned over in a sort of much roll.
in the back and there fastened with
a comb in the way shown in the
sketch.
The Parasol Revived.
dreasmalters and all the parasol
manufacturers and all the fashion
writers were to get their heads to-
gether in a conspiracy to bring
parasole into popularity they
wouldn't be able to succeed—unless
it was the psychological moment
for a parasol revival. For women
have to be in a certain mood to be
willing to carry parasols. Some
few women are always in a paraaol
men. they are willing to carry
them every summer and only desist
when to do so would make them
conspicuous. There are other worn
whoarsneverinaparaselm .
They feel ridiculous carrying any-
thing in, the shape of a parasol or
umbrella save as a shield aglinst
rain. But the very great majority
efwemenareinaparasolmoodonly
in certain seasons.
It is a trick of the season to carry
a para-oi decorated with painted
flowers to match the artificial flow-
“! worn on one'a hat. Flower—
strewn parasols are an extrava-
gsslco of the season. Buttereups.
roses. ehfisanthemums. violets are
among the flowers so'ussd. If you
hove a. par-soot of last season that
has lost its original freshness you
might make use of this idea. ar—
ranging artiiicialhowers on it your-
There is a Minn for carrying
your paranol closed in the arms like
so it really isn't necessary
for a bright. sun-blur do!
earryycurfaveriteparasol.
unto-tie as the handle. of the
ncwparasolsmnmombcthatit
is mart to have handles and far-
ofthessmematsriai.
m of the prevailing influ-
ence in Paris of lode-Chine our
Mwmooftbemmem-
boll-bed with elephants. Ono do-
Wmmbb'mm
fobisinbrishtssdwitbaprcess-
don of slophnts; a whole funny
d W marching solemnly
mdii. IasmartI‘reneheirelos
11" all the designers and all the
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Two ways of arranging bobbed hair.
One is cut short in back, brushed
close to head and curlvri of sides.
The lower one is brushed straight
hock and twisted with a comb.
there is n mania. to collect mother.
father and several baby elephants
in rock crystal as mantel or table
ornaments. An amusinz idea, this.
Of all animals elephants are most
fashionable. Bracelets of elephant
hair are no longer an eccentric
trinket brought back by friends re-
turning from Paris. You can have
them for the asking—and the pay-
ing—here in America. “’omen in-
sist that they feel themselves safe-
guarded against bad luck when they
wear an elephant hair l-racclet. It
is the fashionable version of the
rubbit foot. An elephant hair brace-
let will cven counteract the baneful
effect of Opals and peacock feathers.
This isn't superstition—not a bit
of it. It's just part of the present
craze for carrying talismen and the
‘ insistence that these talismen really
bring good luck. One prominent
young woman. not the least devout.
.carries a miniature image of her
name saint!
F: THE :2
HOUSEHOLD
“It“ by All! Il‘l’TBNHOUS!
SANDWICHES WORTH WHILE.
\
Jelly Sandwiches.
SE thin slices of white or
wholewheat bread. Butter the
slices and spread half with
curl-ant. crabapple or grape jelly.
and sprinkle with chopped walnuts
or pecans. Cover with plain but-
tered slices to make sandwiches.
Nut Sandwiches.
There is plenty of choice here.
Besides the peanut butter. which is
one of the handicst things to keep
on hand where a quick picnic lunch
is often in demand. there may be
almonds chopped fine or run through
the coffee mill or meat chopper.
salted and moistened with a. little
mayonnaise or sherry. chopped
pecans mixed with mayonnaise or
Boston brown bread buttered and
spread Vith a filling of chopped
walnuts or butternuts.
Mushroom Sandwich.
Mix boiled chopped mushrooms
with yolks of hard-boiled eggs,
creamed butter, a. dash of lemon
juice. chopped parsley, paprika,
caper and grated cheese. Force
through a sieve. Spread on buttered
toast.
Ham and Olives Sandwich.
Spread two slices of bread with
butter. Chap the ham and olives
very fine. As soon as done put at
once between the slices of prepared
bread.
GOOD QUMMER PIES.
Currant Pie.
ICK over and wash about one
P pint of currents. Put on the
stove with a little water, not
quite enough to cover. Stew until
very clear. then add a heaping cup
of sugar and cook until it thickens
like stewed cranberries. Let cool.
add teaspoon of vanilla. Bake
strips of crusts across like checksr
board.
Peach Pie.
Pnpare a crust that is really u.
out of biscuit crust by cutting half
a cup of butter or other shortening
into one and one-half cups of flour
siftod with two toupoons of baking
powder. a. pinch of salt. and a quar-
ter of a cup of sugar. Then add as
littbmiikaspossibletomnksa
soft dough. Roll out in a sheet and
with it line a deep pie pan. Fill
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