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A Pair of Shoes
By MARTHA MoCULLOCH-Wi LLIAMC
do you do with shoes that are
poriectly good-and clean out
. :' fashion?“
"Near 'i‘m out—if you happen to
u pauper same as me." from
SAID Ora Lee to Patsy: "What
inn—suppose you're going’ to
iin-‘ and dance amongst the very
- y. of the height of style?"
mm tiny new ones—4f you can’t
‘-:'rl ill" gaff."
ri..li;NVH‘-. further—you can't af-
‘1 the buying?"
"i’iwh." philosophically. "grin and
l: dunking believe to forget
in; have feet, much less shoes on
i it
Your new satin one: would be
wx lug: for me?"
' Tint Just a tit—but my purse is
:mail. Only Worn the satins
inc measly time—three dancing-
mr them scurry—and I have that
man;- ahead." ,
"l thought you were
frt'r-nrl.” sadly.
‘[ :im-—ln myself—the best even;
'i‘» 1'. mu what you do—gild your old ‘1
pm; us, those with the rhinestone;
‘- kins, with radiator paint. make;
{HMV bows—and there you are—if.
1hr“: nirn't down at the heel." i
\Vurking girls. of course. these
t'.vn»——iult none the less avid of
pinmure—of light. color. music. ad-
l'lli‘lllg eyes. After a sort friends.
there was yet a queer rivalry be-
iwi‘tt thnm—they played a game in
which admirers were the counters.
I'm-h' earned money enough for
«- unfort. and sometimes over. It
:xns the something ever that unset-
tlori, filling them with aspirations
ihzit had a tinge of danger. Whole-
:sumely pretty. light on foot. and
free of motion. they attracted men
ruthr-r above their own grade—who
yf‘t cumo and went. on procession.
'l‘hn man of one moment had tried
in kiss Patsey. after dazzling her
with n solitaire, but vainly—1110 had
liked his looks as little as his man-
rwrs. To offset that adventure. Ora
Lor- worked with n. fashionable
photographer, and met many sorts
of folk. That made up for Patsey‘e
higher salan‘L—she had a head for
figures that made her a. personage
in" the accounting firm she had
worked with ever since coming to
the city. Both girls were small-
town bred, had met as strangers.
had quickly become friends, yet
been too wise to risk the experi-
ment of living together. They had
their dreams, of course. Just now
(‘i'n Lee's were particularly roseate.
The man in thr‘m was King Roland.
met in the way of business whence
they had gone. by notitoo-sudden
gradations, to pleasure. She knew
his status by the Social Register; by
gossip's mouth that he was of the
“poor rich." that is to 583'. of a for-
iunn below what his birth and con-
nections demanded: Weekly he
took her out-—in between sent her
flowers or sweets—and though his
lips spoke only what all the world
might hear, his eyes were much
more eloquent. Naturally she did
her best to live up to him-40 ap-
pear as one of his own sort—espo-
ciaily when they danced together.
Most times Patsey was a good
scout—~she must be jealous this
particular time—Ora Lee was more
than skeptic of those three dances
ahead. She had found—and priced
——the shoes of her desire. Twenty—
flve dollars! Near-heart failure had
stricken her as she heard it.
Matched stockings live dollars more.
She couldn't possibly afford such
things—but how they would accent
the charms of her dainty feet. her
Hicnder ankles, the shimmery vapor-
mis clinging skirts above them?
Besides. she had a sense of being on
trial—King was taking her to the
lit: for the first time. His friends
were likely to be there. Almost she
swooped at the thought. with it
came another as startling. Her
miniature! Why hadn't she re-
membered before what the antique
dealer had said of it. "Worth two
hundred and fifty—to the right
buyer," adding with a sour laugh:i
“Somebody in search of ancestors.’
No wonder-it showed a handsome
man with powdered hair. in blue
12nd but! regimentals. his hand on a
«word hilt. Her great-great-grand-
:‘nther. She had not thought money
.nnld buy it—but that was before
elm so sorely needed a pair of
Limos for her Cinderella feet.
She got them. But some way she
was unhappy all through the dance.
King was devoted—he oven intro-
duced her to one or two other men
who dared to cut in. But she
snr-med to see him through the eyes
of the miniature—s. real man's eyes.
that went to the very bottom. They
' m- him With women of his own
“fnrid—nnd noted sundry and sev-
rml subtle differences of manner
‘wward them. Homing. in the cab
)rn kissed her, taking her unawares.
Sim lnuzhed at him. saying in a
«at judicial voice: ”You cunt to
:. wx waited till we were at the door.
>lnco this is good-bye." After that
silence despite his apologies. his
Hi‘I'YCSlS. They parted. with c any
' . ii on her side. a rather creetfallen
.zwml-ni ht on his.
She nfoved as in a dream through
:hn next three days-a dream from
" "h she was startled _by a
.‘f ringer. legal .of air and aspect.
: mi also insistent upon knowinr I"
n at her. Name. age. birthplace.
f'Fn‘iEV—m.“ names of it as far back
, . svz-i'» knew them. Finaliy—didshs
‘rxnw beyond pet-adventure. the
u‘12ina1 of a. miniature—producing
H‘r sacrificed picture. The knowl-
”3:0 might‘turn out to be worth
7.. Minus—of which she would have
. fine share. .
'm this hint she spoke, babbling
iwlrvriiiv so many genealogical de-
“its the questioner stood appalled.
We took her straight to the oq‘c‘m
«r his firm—there she met a
wise man or thirty. with. the
was 0:73... plé‘tu e. When she had
I‘z‘told t ' m‘ and ..
lawyer the ,
P-flld in
None of
a good
had been seeking proof of idontifi'
cf the Continental oflicer granted
much wild land west of the moun-
tains in lieu of pay for his seven
years' service. The seekers had a
replica of Ora Lee's picture—but
without authenticating hm.
Chance glances into a dealer’s win-
dow. had shown it to the main
searcher—he had snapped it up in~
stantly, found out the sellers name
-—the rest had been ridiculously
simple,
As was the finale. Ora Leo and
her long-distance kinsman thought
it would be shameful to divide the
oil field developed on the old grant
—when there was so pleasant and
easy a way of keeping it whole.
Patsey. who stood bridesmaid. said
heartily: "I made this match—if I
had done the friendly thing you'd
never have bought your shoes—of
good fortune.”
WISE ‘ AND
OTHERWISE
‘syfiuanu‘haasmu.
' SAUCE F03 F158
E Americans are apt to
w think that well-cocked fish
is good enough without any
sort of sauce whatever. At most
we serve it with slices of lemon
or glnishing of parsley. But it
becomes much more interesting
when it is served with some sort
of appropriate sauce.
Tartare sauce is appropriate for
most rich fried nsb. especially
fried scallops. fried eels and fried
smeits.
Melted butter with lemon Juice
and parsley is well served with
grilled and broiled fish, such as
lrect sauce for trout.
Shrimp sauce is often served
with lobster and lobster sauce is
sometimes served with boiled sal-
mon and other fish.
A good caper sauce is the best
adjunct of boiled cod and many
other sorts of boiled fish.
Brown bread and butter are re-
garded as appropriate for almost
all sorts of fish. but this does not
indicate the Boston type of brown
broad. but a. dark. rather heavy
graham bread. “
The only appropriate way to
serve raw oysters. according to
some authorities. is with lemon
juice, a little red pepper and
slices of brown bread and butter,
while crabs call for oil. vinegar.
mustard and brown bread and
butter. ~
WHEN YOU HAVE STRAW-
, BERRIES
EMEMBER that many per-
R sons and strawberries acidi-
ous unless they are home
grown. Such persons usually find
no dimcnlty attendant on eating
strawberries for the two or three
weeks when they are raised in
nearby gardens. and ripened in the
sunshine.
Wash strawberries and drain
them thoroughly before removing
the bulls. Never put them in the
refrigerator damp. If you must
keep them overnight. dry them
thoroughly before putting them
away. Preferably, they should
not be washed and bailed. but
kept with their bulls and the dust
on them—they keep better in that
way.
If you haven’t many strawber-
ries, either because they are ex-
pensive or because you haven't
ordered enough, you can serve
them with other things to make
them go further. They are deli-
cious with shredded fresh pine-
apple. They are good with mounds
of cold boiled rice. served with
cream and sugar. They are also
good with diced oranges.
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SUNSTONI.
’1‘ seems most appropriate that
this day should have for its tails-
manic gem the allusions. It is
the Jewel which preserves the same
relation to the sun as the moonstone
does to the moon. and hence all the
qualities which Apollo represents
aresaid tobssbared by the wearer
of this stone. Brilliance. great per-
sonal beauty and unbelievable mag-
netism are a few of the gun that
the sun god bestows with libenl
hand.
Similarly brilliant. with restless
ever-changing moods is the heritage
of those whose birth anniversary
this is. since their natal stone is the
opal. If they experience the ill-luck
that is generally associated with this
gem. it is due to their own lack of
stability and responsibility.
Green is the color prescribed for
today. It is ln‘harmony with the
desire for change which actuate; tn.
wearer of the opal. but its presence
1. said to drive away disappointment
and to inspire hope and ambition.
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mackerel. and is of course the cor-Y
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Lyrics of Life
’ DOUGLASMALLOCH
THE LI'ITLE ROADS.
The little road- you frown upon
When you must motor there.
Because perhaps a bridge is gone.
A highway needs repair.
The little roads not very wide,
With dandelion. attbo side.
And rotted by the farmers' loads,
To you are only little roads.
But. oh. the little reads an great
To someone. I am sure:
They always lead to someone’s use
Across the hill or moor.
Perhaps down this one walked away
Some soldier of some other day,
Perhaps some ev‘nlng tlimugh the
floam
A weary man came limping home.
Down sv'ry read some maiden g“.
A lover to discern:
Perhaps some mother heaven praised
To see a can return.
Thisroqdispsrtofsomeone‘s life.
A father. lover. mother. wife—
Yss. after all. life's largest loam
Are carried on the little roads.
OUT OF THIWINDOW.
Out of the window we may look
And see so many things—-
The trees. the grass. perhaps abrook.
Perhaps a-bird that sings. ‘-
80 who would care to sit all day
And look upon a wall of gray.
When out of the window one may
find , '
A sky more blue, a world more kind?
Out of the window 'of t e soul,
Through wall that cl around. .
Afar beyond some selfish goal.
Some narrow patch of ground.
80 we may look and find a friend.
A world beyond our garden’s and.
A world beyond our little flat.
‘And even heaven after that. 1
Out of‘tbo window you my gaze
Beyond your somber walls;
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SCHOOL DAYS ; _
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555 em.
Tl-TE FILM—
FLAPPER
SAYS—
B! m KLUMPB
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE MOVIES.
“ VERYBODY'S always asking
E what’s wrong with the 81°F
ins. and trying to answer the
question," commented the Flapper.
“One of the best answers I‘ve heard
is in a statement made by Mr. Licht-
man. of Preferred Pictures. Hm it
ire—see if you don't thmk I‘m right."
So here it is. And I agree with
the Flapper.
"In all that has been written con-
cerning the short comings of the
film industry. it is astonishing how
few people have touched upon the
phase which those inside the bud»
nose of producing and Winning
itan is relponsible for most of the
trOuble.
"The chief problem is the method
of selling pictures to theaters. The
opposing forces waging the war that
is a thorn in the sides of better pic-
tures are the film salesman and the
exhibitor. Their transactions are
too often made under a code that in
another line of trade would be con-
sidered anything but ethical. Nel-
'ther knows what a dollar should
buy. There is no standardized value.
So the inevitable result is that wh-
tbo sale is completed ndther lib
feels he has been dealt with acuit-
ably.
"Picturi- ssiling must be put on
the bank of a one-price atom. The
clothing stores where customer and
Wtor would bargain bitterly
were picturesque institutions. but
they have given away to business
houses where prices are standard-
isod.
“At the present time the oppo-
nents are like two dueiiots engaged.
in moral canbat. They take their
places. wheel about simultaneously
and are at the same time—and drop
dead and are buried together. Each
side will have to yield somewhat.
but each will gain much more than
it yields. The exhibitor must be_
prepared to pay a fair price for the
pictures ho rents. and the producer
must be stopped from employing the
various methods some producer:
have been using in order to get more
than a fair rental price. “’hen each
gets a square deal. the path toward
better pictures will be cleared."
Something to Think About
Backs and Burdens
BpF.A.W_
1" our backsarestrongand we
I are blessed with normal health.
we ought not to complain of an
the weight of our load. but. in-
stead, rejoice that we are per-
mitted to have a load to carry.
Let it be said by those who are
taking note of our behavior:
“There goes a cheerful soul. who
finds delight in hi‘skworki"
Grumbling in so no
lighter. indeed it gives an added
weight that galls the shoulders.
sours the disposition and dulls the
liner sensibilities to alltbat is en-
nobliag. fine. elevating and beauti-
we... disposed to and fault
the pack upon our back. con-
31?: the wistful faces of invallds.
of cripples on crutches and the
worn wheel-chairs. incapacitated
from taking part in the bustling
activities around them. of which
we are p and to 913 any role
It is a great concession that per-
mits us to earn our living. and in
. the earning of it. to be able to put
a tithe of the earnings away in the
savings bank for the proverbial
rainy day. .
It is a blessing which few of us
appreciate until some foreseen
misfortune tears it ave from us
‘and leaves us suddenly dependent
upon the edld charity of an un-
sympathetic world. tormented by a
terrible fear.
' hotness ofulbalkorfrovnat
the pestering kind! that. tins our
brains and weary our backs.
. Lei: us an . our ,
whip up our resolution and march
bravely on with cheerfu ! counte-
um‘ and light heart. last as re-
.mlve to do our full duty and”
no ‘ficonnsslbntourova.
by consul-am and m
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road. we shall eventually make
our way to smoother ground and
cease.
The lives of those noble souls
who rose through their own enr-
tions to eminence. were. in the
beginning often filled with bin—
drauces that tried teir courage.
but they kept pressing to
until they touched the visioned
No mill-tone round their necks
could hold them down beneath the
waters beyond the reach of Hope:
no beating storm or snarling sea
could overwhelm their spirit. for
it was ever buoyed up by Faith.
What Kind of
Dance? ‘
you five a danca give
a particu a1- klnd of dance.
blot long ago a big dance
for charity was called a rainbow
ball. The colors of the rainbow
were used for decoration. and
colored rainbow lights wet-eased.
balloons of the seven
rainbow
guests to add to the color scheme.
You could carry but a rainbd;
dance in a slightly differgt‘way
by asking the guests to. come
drened in the prismatic colors.
And the ingenious hostess would
ilnd many interesting ways of
using the rainbow in the refreslb
. good man!
Oriental dances of one sort or an-
other given by women of fashion
within to last year. There have
been Egyptian dances stimulant!
by the finding of the tomb; To“:
Win
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broitleredinBluesndGold.
HE separate wrap for daytime
wear is rather a rare bird
among the designers of the
smartest and most expensive
clothes. This is of course because
the woman who can afford it now-
adays has a separate wrap for
every important frock in her ward-
robe, if it is a frock that it is
likely that she will wear outdoors.
To be sure there are mate
sport coats of the manuish sort
that women wear over sport frocks
and suits and for convenient motor
coats on many occasions. But
aside from this the day-time wrap
is usually made for some one path
ticular frock. ‘
But for most women this is not
a practicable plan. Most of us
have to select some sort of wrap
in the spring that will also do
in summer. it must be quite
light weight—so light that it
serves very little purpose at all
but to be a charming wrap and u:
give one the satisfaction of wear-
ing some sort of wrap.
Often inspiration for these
warm-weather wraps is best de-
rived irom wraps that were orig-
inally designed for some one frock.
By carefully planning the color
scheme of oue's frocks it is often
possible to have a wrap that will
be suitable for all one's frocks.
The all-white coat is very useful
in thisrway and so is the wrap of
all black. especially when made of
some very light material. The
sketch shows a coat of blue crepe
de chine trimmed with satin rib-
bon and blue and gold embroidery.
Even though your wrap must
do duty as companion to many
frocks it is always a good plan to
have one frock planned specially
for it. It is quite the fashion
now to wear a very, very simple
evening gown beneath a gorgeous
evening wrap-when the wrap
may be kept on——or for formal
afternoon wear to wear a smart
and attractive cost over ‘ the
simplest sort of frock of matching
material.
ON THE SCREEN OF FASHION
Rose beige stockings seem to be
going rapidly out of fashion. The
silvery shades of beige seem to be
most liked by smartly dressed
women and more than one woman
has sought to break away from
the almost universal fad of wear—
ing beige stockings by wearing
stockings of silver gray. Some
very sheer gun metal and black
stockings have even been seen
worn by smart women.
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; 01' at all suitable for; a
young girl." is the verdict
. of many a mother when
her eighteen-year or twenty-year-
old daughter announces her laten-
tiou of ordering. buying or making,
for herself a frock
_ or wrap of
black satin. { ‘ ’.
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grandmother. Why. when I was
a girl nobody but old ladies were
black mum"
Doubtless true. And in those
day! alpaca was considered a very
prim and proper and prosaic ma—
terial. and calico was thought of
as only suitable for morning
frocks of country housewives. and
cretonn, e was‘never used for frocks
or wraps and chintz was regarded
as suitable only for upholstering,
for window curtains and knitting
bags. Years have wrought great
change in the status and signifi-
cance of various materials. The
material that was prudish and
proper yesterday bemmes almost
rakish tomorrow.
Black satin has been used abun-
dantly in the making of coats and
capes for spring and summer.
Some of the stores hm oifsred
quite inexpensive but none the
less smart- little straight. long
capes. and quite a umber at
clever women have found the task
of making these little black ntin
capes not too complicated for the
home sewing room.
The smart French dressmaksrs
and designers seem to revel in
black satin: its immense popu-
larity this spring does not on
to have made it any the less de-
sirable. From a practical point
of view a rath‘br thin but good
quality of black satin is an excel-
lent material for the general-
utility warm-weather frock. It
sheds the dust as few fabria will.
and is far less likely to wrinkle
than the equally dust-shedding
alpaca. A really good quality
black satin is abdut as impervious
to dampness and dust as any
fabric might well be.
The sketch shows how one
dim-maker used black setup—s
sleeveless frock with a little Jacket
of the same material lined with
red chiflon embroidered in gold.
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