“7?. 777-7 ‘ 17.27:? ":- 5 . M . ‘,. Jr-‘l' w—r..- “tr . ..., .. .712 rm»! i m' the woman who likes beads— m-rc's the new bright calm-ed i rope blouse with crystal beads. ' THE inevitable aftermath of the. two-piece suit is the blouse. Oh, to be sure you can dodge ’ .. issue by buyinga lace or lingerie embroidered net "front"-'—'—the . that all the shops have in :ndanco at their neckwear .nlers. But that means that your : loses its distinct advantage as . .it. It becomes to all practical —pnses just a street frock. since » jacket cannot be removed. ‘:: if you wear your suit as a > then there is the blouse ques- And it isn't always to solve. min. .ms have arrived, 'iUuF .sers that seem my) . V‘I‘K. I‘M. .‘ll‘f‘d. - is with something of a surprise new beaded .;i-es—for beaded blouses seem definitely to have been aban- vrwl by well—dressed women. But .. new headed blouses have ol- .‘ found exponents among them. different are they from their (.In crepe of a clear color the beads are of clear and' often the Wall is spread out over the en- linilfi“, not weighing it down ‘1 ~you see the 'ir‘r‘u‘l‘s. n‘mred crystal. lwuvily here or there. . sketch shows one of these de - e r‘mbroldcred in crystal beads. 'rnmers—of yellow crepe / i'l' :iil" .. any one else. 0 ' rtliy no man is completely free , I unshackled who has to wear . that his women folk buy for Now we may buy these ac- -nrics for ourselves and thus wry that apparently universal :mninn craving to have a finger '1 rhn pm of nockties. ilut there is quite a bit of diner- ‘1' n between the good. old hard- mnli‘li neckties that are sold for n and these interlopers small! that are designed for Women apparently are mill to rlearer colors. more dis- ' mi patterns. to judge from :2: nuts '-'Ill~‘ll. *zlt'v r—and of course lmr‘n's ties are smaller. Them ties are of course for the blouse which is very often v into crepe de chine or other - ulnr silk-«but this sport blouse m: worn only with the sport 7 Many women have already nil-d that this type of blouse ”l neck fixing is the one they '1 choose with the tailored boy- ‘ for general wear’ for By way of the tie they Mo the touch of color that or women will prefer to add by , a silk stock-scarf. or a ZilliikPrChief. that hangs from a. 'ir' suit .nr. :2 f.’ of ”KM. Home of the most interesting of xv new neckties are shown in the You will notice that the vmnnsram or initial tie is in good li'ii. minding. Ina—5‘ um MMMMW 0mm: 1m: w The ”m." Néww W‘ 6 :mrises are pretty sure to await . when you go blouse shopping. .n .t over night a crux) of new fresh and ~: i'Hi as the first spring crocuses. ‘ii‘f, it is the light. bright, lu- colors of the first spring to have been --n for the new blouses—not the tunes on the one hand nor ~ high, richer colors of the later Jonquill yellow. cyclamin. hyacinth blue are all re- Young “’oman of ’ Today \m-«lu na Many Neckties as Her ilruiht‘r—or Thinks She D0”. 32 l'Sl‘i’hNDS, brothers an d H fathers ought to rejoice in the present fashion for hay- «Emhvrs among young women“ the. girl who has an oppor- to :u-lect her own neckline ‘ i_-.- [warn that honestly the neck- iu a most intimate article that .. one ought to attempt to buy . r s 5'.“ l ~WW. .....—.._....--— .4 p H 17/11. I'I’IJ’II ,/ Yellow crepe do chins blouse em- broidered «:1th crystal beads. WISE. AND OTHERWISE By MARY MARSHALL of young children nowadays are rather reticent to speak of their children as the least bit precocious? Ever since We all read of the way in which poor Sidis has reaped the harvest of all his infant and childhood precoci- ousness, parents have been less H AVE you noticed that mothers mental achievements. “John is a good boy.” a mother will concede. “bun'not at all pre- cocious. He has been promoted every year. but that‘s about all and of course We never give him the least bit of urging at home. What he can't learn at school he needn't learn at all." "Mary is a conscientious child.” say another. "But we don't any of us consider her‘ clever and of course she isn’t pretty. Just a nice. everyday, sensible little girl is Mary." And all the time Mary's mother may know in her heart that Mary is the prettiest girl in the neigh- unusual talent with her music and that last month she stood at the head of her class in general scholarship! Women have been assured for generations that it isn't very good form to talk aboutcne's children when “out in society." Seemingly the truth Of this has recently struck in. Its application is an extension of the - golden rule. Surely you do '_.t want to have to listen to you ighbor'e accounts of her children—then ,why should you here her with accounts of yours? Besides when you go away from home you will be much more benefited and freshened if you think about something and somebody else than your own house and children. Chicken for Luncheon ‘ In memoirs of Marie Antoinette on may have run across’the bit if information that that queen .. never drank anything but water. to or coffee. and that for gilgcoi‘shss always' ate the white in' of chicken, while for sup- r s ‘e invariably had broth and me sort of Viennese bread to w ch she had gimme accustomed hildho . in I’tlewoculd be well—if we all had Marie Antoinette's predilection for chicken at the middaynneal. For we meet it often enough. When in doubt serve chicken. seems to be the motto of hostesses and com. mittees lately. At an excellently cooked large hots, luncheon re- cently the menu consisted oLcrab flake cocktail, olives and celery. broiled chicken. green peas. lenses hearts with French dressing, ice cream and police. Many of those who intended .thsf- luncheon had the day before attended a smaller . bridge luncheon where the menu consisted of a fruit cocktail, rice croquettes. fliellwd apples ’ and broiled chicken. and so on to the ' And-s few afternoons bed Lind cluded‘chiegen, ‘ " only ‘th. M ”snyeu noon moron ‘ eager to broadcast their children's! borhood and that she has shown» , . M“ m the neat ofjthe main“; "5% mm m .‘ like chicken. ‘9 , you have on these rats. dress have costs. s. a eLssr. When sleep has closed the era eyes And weary limbs iind welcome rest. When quietly the body lies. l.l'he hands perhaps across the breast. ' When I behold a. form asleep And scarcely note the gentle breath. I ask myself. though none may - weep. Is this and“ hem death! ' "Ah. yes," m say. “but we awake From slumber." How do mortals know. Who soim the longer slumber take. We'ma'y not woken even so? Yes. when the longer night is here. And when a wider world we “09¢. We who have slept without a fear Need not lie down without a hop; ..__.______7___._ LINOOLN THE sov. . as many boys had so much more Than he could have. this Lincoln boy. 80 many boys who passed his door Were richer clad. knew brighter J . He moiyght have said. as some have said. “What hope have I to get ahead? Whatever other boys may be There isn't any chance for me.” He might have whimpered, might, have whined. He might have even learned, to hate; first envy marks the little mind. The jealous never are the great. ~ Yet Lincoln saw the ivy toil Toward heaven from the common soil. All nature seemed one truth to teach: - They never rise who never reach. 1 He did not care what others had. He only sought what he had not: And, richer than the richest lad That ever passed that lonely spot. He reached for knowledgq reached for truth. Go learn the tale of Lincoln’s youth: How low his station. high his goal. How poor his body. rich his soul. There was a chance; there always is For ev'ry bay in ev'ry time; And Lincoln knew that chance of his _ , We’s not to envy but to climb.- However low the lowest round. It's always higher than the ground. However highs. peak may rise. We reach it looking toward the skies. . ’ . Jewel T" Day 8 Color” » Lad” Flower , Ir mtoaeo MARSHALL / TOPAZ. _HE topaz is today‘s talismanic stone. To exert its full power it must be set in gold. It is believed to bring its wearer power and wealth. at the same time pro- tecting him from the envy of others. if worn on the left arm no evil has power to harm him. For those who were born on some anniversary of this day. the dis- mond is the natal sténe. It is s talisman against sorrow. and is be- lieved to preserve the innocence of its wearer. if it be a woman. Ancient legend recommends the diamond “ , . . . lest bitter tears For vain repentance flow. stone emblem of innocence known." This i! All shades of red are lucky today. They are said to bring strength and i courage. and will be found to be an especially potent color by those who are launching any new or dif-, ficult undertaking. The old fashioned pink is today's significant flower. “THE REFORM DRESS" 0 you remember the fashions D of twenty years ago? Of course not. To be fashionable then was certainly not to be comfortable. It was the era of the "straight front" corset. the blouse pulled down to a deep dip in front. high collars that fitted like wall paper and were held up with tortuous bits of wire or bone. Enormous rat-filled pompadours with shovel hats laid atop. long billowy trains. rumed pettlcoats. Fashion had seldom had so few islands of comfort about it. V It was then that European women were hearing most' about the 'reform dress and in Germany especially the "Reformkleid" was much discussed. A cartoon of that period came to light the other day. There are two women—one the strughbfronted, pomp cured, high-collared. fashionsbl omen of the day. The other a winter: in the reform dress—straight up and down. slender. tralulsss. coi- larless, beltless. Her shoes are list. strapped and round-teed. In essentials her get—up is not unlike that which any flapper of today ’ might think the last word in good » fa’sshlign and smarbtness. . ' s t e' si la one—giving: rather free atfinslstion—J‘The rs- tom dress is above for motherhood.” And the My. ' of fashion replies: " “89 loss." fimld ever event to e essentials ‘ef‘rt " ’1 ii hygieniceud .keeps the body at V Lynsey: Life, '- . great on“. s HAD to smile whenrrudthe I news that a famous woman who married a millionaire some years ago is now engaged in the usual conventional divorce. Nothing amazing. of course. in that. ' But the Jolie is that when married she celebrated the affair by composing a. hymn of thanksgiving. A bit 9mm". was it not? It strikes me. knowing what I do about married life and the divorce statistics. that engulf-respecting . woman with s. gift for such things should wait at least forty years after the wedding ceremonf before she committed herself to any thanksgiv- l . -' “fan-yous who has the bad taste to do it 0. her wedding day—well. she’s asking for a few litters. , All of us who are happily married have at times no doubt felt like it. But Hyman forbid that we should crow about our good luck in terms of a hymn of thanksgiving. It doesn't 'do to let the men know too much. anyway. But I respect the idea. It's a I only hope that forty years hcnre I'll be writing some sort of matrimonial hymn myself. With good luck and the right port of husband. I'd like it to be some- thing like this: ' 1 thank my lucky matrimonial stars for a mutual and a great love which has withstood. unharmed. the disillusioning years and sunk so deep and true that nothing—not even the grave and what lies beyond —will kill or weaken ii. 0 0 0 ~ , I thank my lucky matrimonial stars that I have been kept safe from all harm and foolishness. That I have been watched over and guarded with a love that is part paternal as well as part lover and part husband. 0 O O ' r I thank my luck? matrimonial —_ — nmmmmm.“ I Eyes of agWoman' ' " " - x .V , . , The Smglenoss By JANE Do‘n comm, ml. by 11s Keaton Newspaper W A BRIDAL HYMN O THANKSGIVING . stars that I have kept-my trust in my husband as sweet and fresh as when he first told me I was the only girl in the world. And for my be- lief that no other woman has or will come between to cause him to swerve him from his: sworn al- legiance to ,me. ' O C O A I thank my. lucky mtrimoalal stars that we have always told the truth to each other. B,ut havt spared the home-truths. e e‘ e ., I think my lucky matrimonial stars that we've never been too proud to love. no, not even after storms. quarrels. moods (ours). tans trums '(mlne), iealousles (ours). and nonsense (mine). 0 0 0 I thank my lucky matrimonial stars that we have laughed with each other. worked with each other. played with each other, cried with each other. planned with each other. But especially laughed with each other. i O t O ‘ I thank my lucky imatrimonial stars for a life that has been a con- stant sweet discipline of temper. moods. selfishness, heartlessuess. and coldness. ‘ O 0 O _ ~ I ~ thank my lucky matrimonm stars that my motherhood has been a. joy and a blessinng. and not a bit- ter thing of jealousles, feuds. and mtrnngemente. I , O t O I thank my lucky matrimonial stars for the most adorable compan- ionship life 'has to ,\ offer a woman. for that admiration and appreciation without which no woman is really happy and contented.’ and above all for a love that has glowed bright and comforting and beautiful all these long years—unfailing and un— changing. . O 0 Vi'ith good luck. I said. — _— Something ,to vMBy F. A' N the presence of the beaming of I a bright countenance. the sombre “'urk-a-day world becomes transformed to a day of brightness. good fellowship and cheer. The weight of burdens is suddenly lightened. Petty suites and envies are forgotten. Hearts throb with a new emotion. caught from the ether above. which lh the passing of a moment everybody in the immediate vicinity friendly. if you are a close observer. given to the interpretation of the lan- guage of the countenance. yOu are doubtless in position to bear favor— able testimony in behalf of the workings of this miracle. A bright countenance is the out- .ward manifestation of the flaming faith within the breast. ’Though a- word may not be spoken. the shin— ing face cheers the way of those untortuhates who are inclined to despondenCy and discouragement. It bids everybody to do his best; to take the sunnyside of life's highway and avoid the shadows where ghostly shapes and fears are lying in wa‘lt to cast their spell upon the timid He or she who looks blankly upon the beautiful. who is habitually im— A 1 Bright Counlenance patient. who is morose and unchsri- Think About WALKFR table, who knotvs nothing of pure affection. who is lacking in the finer attributes of the heart and soul. can never 'hope to wear a bright coun— tenance or give encouragement to others. Poor indeed is the man or woman who ls¥us handicapped by his or her on self-directed barriers to happiness. ‘ Down through the years have come the shining countenance: of Romeonand Juliet, to brighten the lives of lovers. to color their dreams in delectable tints and sweeten their existence. \l‘ho can forget the shining coun< teuanres of President McKinley and President Harding? Who can meas- ure the good their kindly smiles did for mankind? If you would win the hearts of the.people. wear a bright counte- names. If you would walk with the noble, if you would catch their heaven— born humility and know the secret of their greatness. and attain for yourself a like charm of personality, go forth each day with a gladsome face. and the gladsome face of the world will beam upon you and its hands and hearts will lovingly be— simv upon you their most precious . dancing class for freshmen. , . teen or nineteen. and they came to . everything that Kate Dawson did; W n; and Dam rats: had V‘u‘. STORY of Kate . a, JANE .ossonN , Copyright, 19". by The Mcélure Newspaper Syndicate. 0 newcomer in college circles of Clear-haven ever passed many duo's without hearing of Kate Wawson. For Eats Dawson seemed -tobeasmuchaninstltutlonofthe 'aollshe community as the discordant old hell th’t peeled out the hour for chapel every morning. or theFrssb- men cans rush every autumn. Lester Henderson saw Kate before hehadheardofher. Hehsdcome to Clear-haven as head of the depart- ment of mathematics—«be youngest man who had ever held that position —-and bad My lived there for four days. sleeping and eating in the Campus Inn and lecturing and studying in Old Dawson Ball. Shortly after twelve on the fifth day Lester was going toward the Inn when he spied a trimly dressed young woman holding in leash an enormous G t Dane. Classes had just been dismissed and the campus was overflowing with streams of young students that sometimes abreast. i Lester Henderson was looking? with ill-concealed admiration at thei file would not have: young ‘womsn. admitted that he .pecially admired herbhs simply ed her type. very neatly tailored. with clothes is little "mannish" without being in the least masculine. “’ithin a few feet of the oncoming stream of students pouring out of the campus on to the main road beyond. the girl turned aside. _8he tugged on the leash against the weight of the dog. that apparently wanted to encounter .lhe students. « “This way, Don." she was saying to the dog. :‘There come all the students. We don't want to pass them. Come. Don. porno." And the well-bred dog. torn between his de- sire for adventure and his desire to do his mistress's bidding, chose the latter course. So Kate Dawson went down the highway and Lester Henderson stauntered on toward the .’Campus Inn. 5 The next day at almost precisely the same time Lester Henderson en- 'countered the’same attractive young worn nat almost precisely the same spot. and again she urged her rattli- ful dog’net to make her encounter, the students. Each time Lester observed that more than one of the students was conscious of Kate's presence. Sev- eral turned to look with unfeigned admiration. - . Then Lester heard of Kate Daw— son from one of his associates, and discovered that she was none other than the girl with the Great Dane. "I suppose you'd call her a college widow." the other professor was say— ing. .“You see. Dawson Hall. where your classroom and offices are lo— cated. was given by her grandfather. The Dawsons helped found the col- lege." and until quite recently there have always been Dawsons in the student body. I fancy there is quite a bit of money still in the family. Kate Dawson has been brought up here within a stone's throw? of the campus. A good-looking sort of woman—" “And she—she never married," suggested Lester. "That's funny. She looks like the kind of girl men would admire.” ' The other professor laughed. "I'll say she is." he said. ,"So long as Kate Dawson went to the college dances barely a Freshman ever as- caped falling in love with her. and they often continued in love with her till senior year. But she would- n't have any of them. Nov: she must be about thirty. or very near there. That doesn‘t seem old to us. but of course to a college student it is getting on. So Kate doesn't go to the dances any more. though I'm willing to bet she'd like to. She's silt] fond of freshmen. She has a way of walking down toward the campus with her (pg just as the boys are leaving at, noon. I suppose. in a. way. it is funny she never mar- ried. It isn’t as if she. had any great big interest in life—music or art or anything like that. But girls are funny that way." - Almost everywhere Lester Hen- derson went he heard eo‘me refer- . once to Kate Dawson. Kate was so original. It was really too bad she had ”never been willing to marry. Look at the then she might have -msrried—lhriving lawyers, doctors, a novelist or two. two or three‘boys who had inherited millions more or less. others who had gone into busi- ness. They were all her followers in the daysiwhen she went to the collegefinces. Once, in her gala days. Kate had had an afternoon She was twenty theri. They were eigh- the old DawsonJmme nearthe cam- pus and she taught them single- handed how to, dance. the 'new dances. Of course they were «all in love ,with her, and somehow it' ses‘med all right because Kate Wow- son had done it: Even Mrs. Grundy seemed to improve perfectly of 'A on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas students in thseellege' who', had no More, to goes my bedroom! instantiate spend the c o six and thtgh‘l’r. Ifenf'mrson, won‘t you stop in n: "It's really funny she never mar- ried.” Lester was echoing to himself the comment that all had made about her. by “A penny for your thoughts,” said Kate Dawson. looking up into the face of Lest" Henderson as soon as he had been presented. "You had such a qulsslcal expression. Now. please tell me what you were puz- zling about." Lester Henderson tried to hide his embarrassment. "I really wan won- dering something." he stammered. "but I wouldn't for the/world tell You what it was." "“‘on't you sometimes tell me?" asked Kate in a way that was quite characteristic. of her. "W’hy, yes." agreed Lester. " ’1 tell you if you permit me in become sufficiently well Ri‘qllainlml with you to make my little question not seem lmperiinent." Before Kale left the president's: house she called out to Lester: "Oh, my house fn tic-a sometime very soon? You see. I want to not very.- well acquainted very soon. her-dust; I want to know what made you loci; so quizzioal." Lester Henderson was rather cor;- fused at having this remark broad- casted across the president‘s draw- ing room. but those who knew Kate were not surprised. Kate was nl~ ways quite'aboveboard in her meth- ods. Before Lester had been a frequent caller at the Dawson home many Weeks he was warned. “She will be friendly for s. time." said one of the bachelor professors, “but just when you—well—become very much inter- ested she will begin to talk about what she’ thinks a man ought to be and ought not to be, and then. of course, you'll know she has grown tired of; you as she has of the rest." But Lester noticed no such change of face. He was encouraged in mak- ing his declaration, "because," said he to himself. "it isn't as if she hadn't been through this sort of thing often enough. If she rejects me I'll be in good company. There must be a hundred or more in the same‘company. Kate Dawson accepted Lester Henderson's proposal without hesi- tation. - “Even before I let you kiss Ins," she said. while Lester was kept at an unloveriy distance. “you must tell me what you were thinking about me that day we first met. You were looking at me with such a quizzical expression. You promised to tell me. and now you must——even if it was very uncomplimentary." “I was wondering," confessed Des- ter. with some embarrassment. “why it was you had never married. You didn't seem like a man—hater. I am still curious to know why out of all the men you've known you have chosen me—a. poor college profes- , sor?" ‘ “Well. of course. I rather love you." said Kate frankly. "And then. beside, you proposed. None of the rest ever did. I have an idea that the reason why a lot of other rather popular girls have never married is because no one ever asked them to.” THE YOUNE LADY AGRDSS THE WAY BQYS‘ GLOVES FOR YOU HERE is a real need nowadays I for the very shortens-button , glove. 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