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UPPANCE
By H. LOUIS
RAYBOLD -
Copyright. 1924, by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate
ESSICA HASTINGS' grandmoth-
er was a very precise old lady
who sat all day in her gerani-
um-iilled window and lived in the
past. .The busy world might go
rushing by without. but it did not
interest her in the least.
Times changed, but not for grand-
mother. And Jessica, for - whom
there was no intervening generation,
was frequently hard put to it for
her good times and innocent girlish
(lusircs. Both Jessica's parents had
been killed in a steamer collision,
and her father‘s mother had taken
the curly-headed little girl kind
brought her up according‘to the
standards of forty-years ago.
"Oh, Gram, please let me have my
dress‘three inches shorter. at least?"
she begged at the time of her stiller
high school 'ball. _“Gmm" yielded
an- inch, but'no more, and did that
with her usual old-fashioned ad-
monition, “Look out, my dear. Girls
that go contrary, to their elders al-
ways get . their come-uppance! ”
"Oome-uppancel" How “Jessica
came to hate‘ that homely word!
And yet love for her grandmother
and a very real appreciation of all
she had been to her through ‘tlje‘
motherless years often checked on
her lips the quick remonstrances.
After‘Jessica’ had graduated from
high school she spent a, restless year
at home. Then the ht of her
classmates earning their living
awoke in her a yearning to do like.-
wise. She was not really needed in
the little home, where the one ser-
Vant who had been with themdor.
years was easily capable of running
unaided the simple household.
And a little extrajnoney all her
own would mean sonluch. Yet she
could foresee the tussle with 'her
grandmother which such a sugges-
tion would entail.
Yet. in the end, Jehsica had her
own way. Something happened to
one of the companies with which
their frugal investments were placed
and their income wss'temporarlly
curtailed. Even her grandmother
could see that any salary JessiCa
might bring in. however small.
would held bridge the gap. and she
could not ask the healthy,
phrases would hide his really fine
qualities from her grandmother.
However, from time to time, slur
casually mentiortd Cowles. and
even let her grandmother know that
she had actually lunched with him.
although she forebore to mention
that the men] had been unchuper-
oned except by the eyes of the world
in general as it for'egathers at I
popular eating place.
Then occurred the theater fire.
creating a. crisis in the lives of at
least two people. Jessica and Cowles
were on their way home from,‘ Rigo-
ietto when the fire trucks dashed
by as they were about to hail a taxi.
Simultaneously the two looked at
one another. 3/-
"I ought to cover it." murmured
powles.
. "Let's go," said Jessica.
The blaze proved “to be a. de-
structive and spectacular one. com-
pletely, destroying a large moving
picture place. Time slipped by un-
heedad. and when at last only
smouldering charred walls remained,
Jessica was horrified to find that
the small hours of the merning Were
well upon them. Framtically she
hoped, that her grandmother would
have gone to bed long ago.
“She'll be worried to death!". she
told Cowles. as the speeding taxi
bore themhomewnrds. .
’ "I suppose." and he regardéd 'Jes-
sica. whimsically. "that in your
grandmother's day a gentleman who
kept a lady out all night would be
expected to marry her?" .
Jessica looked startled. "Oh—I—
leimagine so,"‘ she said. >
"Then." and he reached for her
hand, "the very least we can do to
satisfy the old lady is to become en—
gaged. How about it. little girl.
whom I have loved for a long, long
time?”‘
Before she could protest he had
captured both hands. which at first
struggled to escape, then lay quiesg
cent in his.
“Oh." breathed Jessica. and let him
draw her head to his broad shoulder..
"grandmother always said some day
I would get my come~uppance. but
I didn’t dream it would be you!"
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girl_ to pinch and do without—aiagfig. THE mum “DY m M "‘v
in her day would have done—rather
than join the ranks of.wagg-eamers.
“Only remember. my child. that
you 'are a lady. Bo modest and
maidenly. Otherwise. you will sure-
ly get your—" but Jessica, over-7
whelmed at being at last allowed to
follow her inclinations, was too
overjoyed to mind the loathed warm
ing. 4.. . . ‘
Each day now she departed for
Work full of happy @ticipation, an‘d
every evening returned contented
and cheerful. Untroin’e . she had
not secured any remarks le job. yet
one‘that suited her—that of clerk in
a. bookshop—and daily it became
more interesting.
Especially after Cowles Dayton
appeared on the scene. That breezy
young reporter with a. keen nose
for news and a. tongue ready with
the latest slang and smart jour-
nalese was a bosom friend of the
book store proprietor. And after he
met Jesuica, it did not seem 'to
bother him if. when he dropped in
at the noon hour, his bosom friend
was out for lunch and only Jessica
and a. long-legged boy of all work
remained.
There came a day when Jessica
suspected, oltbough Cowies bid as
yet said nothing. that he was be-
ginning to care for her, and her
great problem loomed up of how to
get her grandmother used to him.
She feared that, however warned in-
advance, his tendency to call a. spade
a spade. or to revert to the lan-
guoge of short cuts and telling
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a. if: ”"‘ mama's
Do You want One ~I'More 1
Room?
051‘; people who live in
M recently built houses enter-
tain the idea that some day
they may have one more room.
The young married folk livins in
a two-room and kitchenette. city
apartment somehow feel that a
third room would spell luxury and
convenience- The dweller ’in s
nine-room apartment inspects new
ten-room apartments with an
envious interest. "
If your suburbon house has six
rooms. you plan how a seventh.
Doom might .be added at small ex-
pense, and you wonder w. you
didn't. arrange for a little or -
mortgage when you ebuilt, your
house so that. flat extol room
would have been part of the orig-
inal construction.
We all. 3911113817. mi; that
extra room, but we not all
agreed as to what of room
it would be. _ ,
To some housewives I meid's
room seems like an important an
dition, for a large number of new:
small suburban houses seem to be
built with the feeling thot the
maid shortgage would continue
forever. Now women are 1111de
out that a nice roots is often a
decided inducement to the woman.
who is willie: to, talks a position
as maid or" 121913th helper.
Often, too, you can find aoyoung
student who is glad enoughto do
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dries. nurseries, breakfast rooms.
A room that often proves of
enormous advantage in the small
house iss down-stairs work room.
It serves a multitude of purposes.
It may box-bar the sewing machine
end here the clean clothes may be
broughtfer sorting and mending.
‘In‘ohé‘ end of this room may be
a. cupboard for food supplies,”and
ironing equipment may be kept
there. too. Tools: may be [kept
here and in one dbl-net maybe a
little desk and a. shelf for books,
where the housewife may keep
her household accounts. plan
meals and consult her cookery
books. ‘ .
WITH swarms,
Fried Sweet PM
Pare sweet potatoes and slice in
quarters, lengthwise; let stand one
hour inreold w ter: drain and dry
as a oth. in a wire. baskgt.
allow at a, time, in fat of a. tem-
perature to brown s small cube of
bread in forty second. When
potatoes are soft, turn on to tissue
paper to absorb fat, . Keep but in
an open oven until all mroooked;
sprinkle-filth. salt- . -
Southern Sweet. 'i’omoep
Cook sweet po toes before-
some of the ho .. .-- 4. 1:1ng inro-
turn for comfortable quarters and
meals. But it youlrove no room
to offer you must pass up these
hand, cool. peel, an out inJength-
wise slices. Butter {baking diet
will? .. $86 lnlsy-
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WISE AND
OTHERWISE
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. YOUR MONDAY TASKS -
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‘ Monday has been considered the
suitable «lay for doing the family
washing for so long that the old-
fashloned housewife often feels thnt
the work goes more easily where a
Monday wash day can be arranged.
In the good old days a Monday wash
day was more prevalent and more
reasonable. In the average middle»
«class family where one or two maids
were cm loycd there was distinct
layouts in getting at the laundry
work the first work day of the week.
In the mushroom family the feeling
was that Sunday afternoon hall pro-
vided in little respite so that the task
might. be approached with more
atrength than on any other day of
the week. '
In the maidloss family of today
wash (lay hits to be the day that the
weshwomon run he pursundMT'lo
come. And then there is no ‘spcr‘llll
advantage in having it on Monday.
It you send your washing out then
one of the first tasks on Monday
ought to he to usselul-lc, sort and
count all soilmi (‘lntllcs so tlmt ihvy
will be ready to go in the laundry.
There is always quiic a hit of
stock-inking to be done on Monday
morning. and the week is truly be-
gun poorly when you do not inspect
your refrigcrntor a .7? food shel'es
to see what has b. cit over {rem
the week—end! Monluy's dinner is
apt to be decided by the state of the
larder after Sunday, and quite fre-
quently the meat for Monday (lin-
ner is the roast that has boon left
on Sunday. There is scldmn any
advantage in doing general cleaning
on' Monday, since it is usually de-
sirable to have the house cleaned
late in the week before the week-
end. Some housewives mnkc a
practice of doing quite a bit of cock-
ing, and some baking. on Monday.
so as to make the later days some-
what easier. I know one house-
hold where some sort of freshly
baked pie is an invariable part of
Monday dinner.
TU ESDAY'S TASKS
In the old—time household where
the maid of all work or "cook" did
the washing on Monday, Tuesday
was dedicated to the solemn busi-
ness of ironing. Likewise was it de-
voted to ironing in the well-regulat-
ed household where the mother of
the house with possible assistance
from daughters did the washing on
Monday. And they aimed to get at;
the work early, too. If possible the
clothes were sprinkled or damped
on Monday. There were families
where two maids were kept where
cook and second girl each took a
hand at the ironing. But those days
are no more.
There are some women who find
1roning more fatiguing than any
other part of» the housework. And
with the modern washing machine
run by electricity, and with a goodly
supply of hot water, there is pretty
good reason for considering ironing
at least as arduous as washing. For
I this reason some women nowadays
who work without a. maid prefer to
do their own washing, with a wash—
ing machine, and then get a woman
in one day—~Tuesday. if possible-to
the ironingfplus a little cleaning.
cleaning is done in the" morning
with the ironing in the afternoon.
The~ old-time notion was that the“
.gde housewife didn’t go to sleep
with a good conscience Tuesday '
night until all the mending was
done. She got at it in her spare
moments on Tuesday afternoon just"
as soon as any of the clothes could
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ab. looked over. and sat no sound
the; tenure-center. table unending. ,
v
lcssons. It is not an unheard of
thing nowadays for women who do
nil their own housework tocmploy
someone to do the mending. \Vomcn
who can do this sort of easy plain
sewing. and can do it well. are not
hard to get, especially if you let
them do it at home, and they do no;
nsk so much for their services per
hour as the women who does clun-
ing. or washing. or ironing, or cook-
ing. If you cannot afford to have
much done and really cannot do it
nil yourself. it may be that having
the mending done outside is; good
plan.
run onnmnmr
He talks ‘bout :‘my daughter" when
she gets an X in school:
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He's proud of daughter’s learning,
and of daughter ns a rule:
He introduces daughter as "this lit-
tle girl of mine”
“'hen she wears a frock that’s pret-
ty or she's looking extra fine.
But when daughter gets unruly, as
' the best of daughters do.
“'hen she‘s looking rather dowdy
and her skirt is all nskcw.
“'hen some little fit of temper her
good qualitiw obscures,
Then he thunders. ”W'hat's the mat-
ter with that crazy kid of yours ?"
He talks about "my children" when
the neighbors all admire:
He is proud of all our children and
to be our children's sire:
He talks about "my baby" when the
cousins come to call,
But when baby starts her fussing
then she isn't his at all.
When the children have a fracas,
with their voices loud and shrill.
Then he yells. "My goodness gra-
cious. come and keep your chil-
dren still!"
Of course they‘re all our children.
that is clearly understood——
Lfy children when they’re ngqghty,
and his children when they're
good.
CALL know
You have celled her my a. loving
name. .
For many the you- of ii ,
But never a. one that seemed the
some ‘~
To the heart-of a wife as "wife-0.—
The name they called her in girlhood
days. '
And many a word of kindly praise,
And many e "darling." many o.
«dearD’D
But still there was one that was best
to bear. ‘
For many \the friend we have on
earth,
And many the closer tie,
But there's a word of e. special worth
0411;: you can call her by. ,
Whatever titles her heart rejoice,
One voice alone is her husband's
voice, -
One name alone, with a weclth to
choose,
Is the name the men of hex-bear:
can use. ‘
Whatever the names from the sun,-
lit past ; .
You tenderly now recall.
The lovely name that she lam-nod
the last
Wu ‘the loveliest name of all.
‘ With ananny a. "darling." ‘mny a
door.“ ,
Meduuonewhlcblsbutn
talismnnie
today's
stone and natal gem as well, is
connected with a curious super-
stition which comes from China.
n that country only slaves can
he forced to take it from the mines.
and it is at once carried out of the
HE onyx.
country and sold
particularly if it..is set in a ring. be-
lieving that it brings nightmares to
its. owner, causing him to be the
victim of distressing doubts and
fears, and involves him in legal dime
culties.
However. in other countries, it is
looked upon as a very lucky stone.
except for lovers—4t is said to cause
quarrels between them.
Today's color is purple. ,‘boliflod
to endow those who wear it with
good judgment and ambition.
Today's‘flowsr is the white violet.
symbolic of modesty.
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HEAT AND AGOOMPANIMENTS.
Boast lamb. mint sauce.
Roast turkey. cranberry «no.
or current jelly.
Boiled turkey.
onion sauce.
Boiled fouls, bread sauce. onion
sauce, cranberry sauce, Jellies sud
“cream sauce.
Boiled mutton. onion ssuee,
caper ssuee.
" React. mutton, current jelly.
caper m. mint sauce.
R at : tomato since. musi-
onios, sauce, crane
oyster sauce.
elsewhere. A,
Chinamsn Wilbnot wear an onyx.
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At Last Women Are Alain Inter-
ested in Glovoq'ond Buy Thom.
Long and Short, for All Hours.
chants put it, "a. healthy eon-
dltion” prevails with ‘glovu.
No need of doctors or.uursos. WEI
or antitoxins there, thank you.
You know what that means; We-
men at last have been Med
upon to spend what the glove ded-
ers regard as u deer-git and proper
proportion of their dress (money on
gloves. Perhaps they may be in-
duced to spend a little more then
ever before. It has been difficult to
bring about just this situation, for
women have! acquired the habit of
going gloveless on many occasions.
It scorned futile to try and persuade
them to do otherwise. If they won't
spend money buying many gloves,
then let them be persuaded to spend
much money buying a few slayer.—
thst was the logic of the glove
makers. Bo gloves have been mule
elaborate. Women do not to, to
their glove dealers and simply order
gloves by the half dozen or am
That sort of thing used to b. done.
Now each pair of gloves is different
-—-es different as ham, and mint
more elaborately ornamented thus
redily smart hats are nowadays.
For instance. gloves are trillmed
with silver kid—sometimes with gold
kid. Bright-colored glans kid is
used to trim white, black or other
convrntionnlly colored gloves. A pair
of white kid gloves shows clubs, dio-
monds. hearts and spades in bright
red or white kid npplidued upon
them. Presumably one wears such
gloves to a bridge party. These ire
short gloves with a turn—back cufl.
Flarlng cuffs and Elan-its gloves
' a s the manufacturers and mor-
metal and silk. Fur is used. not in:
generous warmtlvgiving bands aboutf
the cuffs. but quite discreetly in a;
narrow band at the edge of the cufl.
Cut-out, flower designs on black
gloves show a white silk lining be—
neath and cut-outs on white gloves
show bright-coloced silk beneath.
A white kid glove shows a cuff
lined with plaid silk, following the
insatinblc fondness for Scotch tar-
tans in France. Batik finds it place
to show its delicate design on the
cuffs of ion and brown kid gloves.
and a pair of light beige kid gloves
shows a. cuff of slightly darker beige
fabric woven with black, greens and
rose in floral design. somewhat re-
rumbling tapestry.
Ask your friend who has recently
returned from Paris what the glove
situation is there and you may meet
with some confusion. Longer gloves
Fe seen at afternoon and evening
affairs. yet sometimes women wear
short gloves with sleeveless frocks
even for evening. and sometimes
they wear no gloves at all. If you
wish to follow the Paris precedent
in long gloves. then choose light
gray or cream-colored long gloves.
If you choose the more striking con-
trast of short gloves with evening
dress, then wear light kid gloves
with short cuffs showing a lining of
gold or silver brocade. Smart Amer-
ican women are following this
French trick of wearing short
gloves with sleeveless evening
frocks.
Unusual Arrangement of Veil Adds
.Finsl Cher-m to Autumn Bride.
of barbarism. but it's a relic
that the present day ‘ashlon-
able bride would not wish to part
with. The white veil covering the
head and hair, it not the face, may
be symbolic of subjection. of humil-
ity, docility and a lot of. other char—
acteristics that the modern feminist
abhors, but brides of. today go on
wearing it. Imagine the effect of
going to the altar bareheaded in
these days of bobbed hair! And, of
course, no but would be appropriate
with the White satin wedding gawn.
The choice of the autumn in bridal
headdress seems to be in favor of
the Russian helmet effect. That is.
THE bridal veil may be a relic
A: top, white kid alone with Scotch
plaid silk lining to M, and brown
suede alone m two shades, with
thrcc pierced and scalloprd frills.
Du figures, beige kid muss. Be-
low, bridge gloves in white kid,
with hcart, spade, club and dia—
mosd In rod and black appliquod
on mm..- scalloped glove bound and
decorated with figured silk, and
light beige kid glove with on! of
waven fabric in tan and black,
with roses or red and omen. /
_ are also well liked, and these are
elaborately trimmed. Sometimes ,
there is elaborate embroidery of:
a bandeeu placed low on the fore-
head, straight across the eyebrows
and rising to a. peek at the top.
This bendeau holds the veil. almost
always of tulle, which fits closely
over the hair at the top and aides.
Quite frequently this helmet ben-
denu is mode of pearl beads on It
heavy wired framework. Or it may
be of cloth of silver draped over A
framework. Occasionally it is orna-
mented with rhinestones, and ailme-
tlmes sprays of artificial orange
flowers are placed at the ears.
A churmlng arrangement of the
tulii" veil. carried out at a recent
wedding. gave an almost Madonna—
like contour to the bride's heed.
The tulle was drawn simply over'the
head, low on the forehead, and then
drawn fairly close at back and top.
being held together over the ears.
where small bunches of white lilies
were placed. There was not a sug-
gestion of metal. pearls, brilliants or
lace about the whole headdress—o
only tulle and a few white blossoms.
Another unusual bridal headdress
consisted of a sort of Juliotte's can
of strung pearls with an edging of
tulle at the front to cover the fero-
head. Another band of tulle passed
under the chin like a. wimple. And
a third unusual arrangement con-
sists of a sort of vizor front piece
over the forehead, trimmed with
many pearls. and over this a. twist-
ed roll of tulle suggesting 8. Sara.
cen's turban.
AN APPLE
AN APPLE A DAY
Apple Tapioca
OIL fine tapioca with the re-
quired amount of water in o
double boiler pntil it is clear
Then sugar it to taste. Have ready
1 pudding dish full of sliced apples.
Pour a tapioca mixture over thorn
and bake for half on hour. or until
the apples are tender. Remember
that there must be enough sugar in
the tapioco to sweeten .‘he apples.
Serve not quite cool with whipped
cream.
Jelllod Apples
Cook a. couple of apples with
plenty of water until the ep-
plee are all to pieces. Strain
off the liquid, add the Juice of I.
couple of lemons, sugar and mom
water. Thicken with softened gels.-
tine-read the recipes on the gels-
tine has to see how much you and
to stiffen each pint of liquid. Hove
ready some carefully baked spples,
which have been kept covered and
unbmwned. Pour tbe‘gelstiue mi;-
ture over them and let burden.
serve with boiled ouster-d or mm.
In sand 1
Con en 9-9910 end “no out It
In long slivers. cutting from
top to bttorn of the ml. in
slender men“. out one my. thou
sooth-r. Mix than with anal:
“MOI! m. looking the shreds
about the some length. Serve with
much Mug. .
Allies-nee
Wash smiles and then slice them,
core, skin and all. Put thenTln cov-
ered saucepan with 3 little water and
cook until very tender, without stir-
ring—ll! you stir them they will poe-
my item. Timeout them through:
"enema mu. as war ta m
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