F «gar-tip Jlekete . ‘ - 3M Skirts Are no Smart Suits. :.c predictins r popularity : this spring." ;1 be short.' Others ' lhc u'omanw . “ll'dl‘Obe will . . ._ " :xpc of gar- garment for . : for general; ”lemme that; “rap is of: .airuous expo- r‘l suit—both :..c'l's clothes ’ _.-. ll \vonlcn. I'.|'.‘lS. Whose, ' ‘ of any dis-i ,.; suit. ills! ::..ll‘t tailored v istlng mate- ~ _-.~ket of navy unistcoat and ooo jlckct. you, _ -:;~-'liiicrs and i ~,-,c\cs. Your; in longer the} it was a, .mncs. they; . m-ugh bc-f ; ' .Inl’cd jackets: -‘ l!‘ [HOUSE— ’3'. gilet or ‘ 1"“ is a. high; -‘.'._x' a stock or” \ i ~-mplete it. :t skirts ar’ei w 1"l)‘—dllllin-' . t ..:'c an amaz-' ‘l \zilcn made Ini have the ‘ 1..“ front that '-: ll successful . fullness into .: g from its 'rr the‘ailorcdl :‘c affinity for: ~€ ncccssorics.j “kill a pic-I p earrings.‘ no kid gloves: Ii. .1 is why it‘ .ir, for every ' l. - l't‘d costume w: of some i I Beige tailored street suit, with in Ltcrted'bos pleat in skirt. I I i i a . l I SOMETHING NEW .\ hat and bag to match are chosen for spring wear by some ‘wcll-dressed women. The bag. like the hat. is a. combination of straw land silk. with embroidery for trim- ;ming. '1 i < i i To-Day’s Jew“ .. Lucky 7 COIOI' flower It “II-DIED NA-lOHALL i . HE talismanic stone for today i is the emerald. which “patent l in restoring youthful ambition "”11" M” u‘imgto those who have grown listless. 4' mm: sitlr. and in enabling them to attain their .deslres. For those who have passed gmlddlo age. it re-awskeus love. The topaz is today's natal stone: ;crcdited by the ancients With the power to drive away evil spirits. H... “ fiowerf and freeing its rwearer from useless .. \ "m. kindlyifears, it is potent in protecting its ' ‘ h I earers from the rumors and many ~’t‘.c}a| Flowers ls f:r Spring. 3» .~:;.-i munner.| or ‘To wear it either around the throat. "N “a“ "- ‘°rlor as a. ring on the left hand. en- .mrrs Of has'ables its owner to benetlt fully by ‘ ' for granted. the powers of the topaz. i .- .— 1: to be n' Today's color is green: according l . .:;l«‘ll lms. Youlm ,n melon: legend. one who wears i . 1' fl lwcrs oaneen today is certain to make a ‘lel ma 3' 199‘ ? pleasing and profitable acquaintance. bow is; The mignonetie. symbolic of peace ‘ i.:lt and thatland happiness is today's flower. .":.ill: for the gun for to wear: .__ ' Ill the shoul-l . -' . ' lummmmm aching frock. or \w‘. ’ :vin or ‘ll‘ coat. But ' -:zl(n. apparently. - l' rive the old- " r lring artificial ‘ .t: to make this - f‘nwcrs. like the s :lrk. are usually two on the new flown familiar. b . p. .1de hat WI !"'til:'.fi or other tel-.1 back to back I'r-st milliners are ‘i . more extreme ‘lpcau pointu. We :.- mkcn from the :zml arranged a This seems to b; . g arrangement.to ' ."l.-, .3 . flowers are used -. =1 :Tll‘t hills designed _ _;. red-back brim of I ' mz-y be enthfil” 5 flowers placed-Do .' the foundation of _ M...” . u 1.12:, cocardoo and .' " —' are also covered =" ' flowers to trim -- hills. The senti- ' ~ :lnlong mum «zu-al limo isLap-‘J :‘l: ol'nato hat. but 5 r, 'Ir't not be' ”H S‘carn for ".~:rl;~ must M . The pretty \uided. at I My Fuivm<t disturbances of hurried modern life. . :, -;_, » WWW-“4!!" .1 mm" B was seated opposite berth belf'beside him with a feeling that the booth ofvthe station whir- she had been and was some on‘lomo w room. interested in the book- he sort of an adventure. As they sped u reading. so Beth covertly-mt through the night. they hiked end he to near him. Her om glance}! silo plotted. M1! liven her a thrill—a. sensation she had not experienced in all her fly times with the young set the knew. Just why he should appeal‘ , ' "He must not go out of my life.” [she urged herself. "I‘ll take him f‘home even it I have to kidnap him to her .so suddenly she did not‘know.‘i —tbough 155'. pretty big to kidnap.” His face was not handsome. but i was strong and gentle in repose. Then a little tired mother with] When her station drew near, she knew again. what her instinct had girl or his choice would reach out baby in her arms and two other and protect her all his days: for children. irritable with “rill... came in and sat down penguin. Beth's heart went out to theilittls about it. he said: when he saw the dimly lit. suburban station. and the wide dark areas "I am going to Smut). but she wondered Jus'tfl'how aee'you home; then I'll catch one of he wodld take the interruption. . . , - A the inward trains." He glanced at them with serene, . gray eyes that ““th quietly as ward trains stopped at the she ‘did not tell him that no in- little the weary mother tried to settlethe, station during the night; She had little group about her. pale almost to faintin and her dis,- She was him-safely corraled it once she could ' get him into her home where her tress was increased w on one of the comradely family would take him to boys began to cry bitterly when she refused some request. 7 .. Beth saw the man shut his book. “Oh, if he goes away. he's one more who could never make my heart skip a beat!" . He. shut the book. drew a pencil and ‘ pad from his- pocket. rose. walked over to the tired mother, sat down without a. word close toxihe boys. and began to draw something. Both. the funny little thrill com- ing awn as she watched. savv‘ the little fellows edge closer. then' peer -~ at what the capable fingers were sketching. One of the lads piped with sudden glee of discovery: "It‘s a. bunny—why. it's a bunny?" It was real magic. l.‘io!lcr the youngsters drew in their interest; the mother relaxed .withh faint smile. and the baby in her arms evidently sensed the breaking ten- sion. for it dropped to sleep. The baby suddenly started to slip from the mother's arms as weari- nus overcame her. Beth went over. "I'll hold the baby for you until your train if you are willing." ~ - The dark. shadowed cyan softened as the mother thanked her. The baby after a. moment snuggled to Beth contentedly. ‘ The man with the gray eyes glanced at her with an understand- ing smile that made even more at- tractive the strong gentleness of his’ face. The dosing mother woke to and she had but a few moments in which to catch her train. The en- nouncement brought the little group into action. and they started for the exit. the man leading with one small hand clinging to each of fine. then Beth with the baby, then the mother. refreshed and cheered with relief from her responsibility. Beth and the man watched the train pull out into the darkness of the evening. "She is going clear to Chicago." Beth said softly. "She had just enough to buy her ticket." “So that was why you slipped your purse into herbag," he added. "I did not think of——" "Good gracious!" Beth exclaimed? at his reminder, “my ticket was in that pocketbook. too." His answer was prompt. "Never you mind. I'll share what I have with you!" The train they took was the last local of the night. and they just had‘ the material, time to make it. Beth settled her- themselves. ‘ When they reached the house. Beth turned to him. "The whole lfamily is up in Dad's library. You 'must come in and help me explain." :she suggested. He entered, ready to be of service. and stood in the hall while upstairs he heard hergay voice through a door that was not closed explain the situation. "Where did you meet him?" a girl's prompt voice demanded. "Oh. I picked him up," .voice- replied. ")ly dcnr, trouble," a motllerly voice answered. Then Beth‘s: “chcr. mother. I’d trust him in the mid of the world. I'm going to bring him up. Dad. lou look :li‘tcr hilll. and don't tell him until I do. that I really had cnuuah money to buy a ticket. I'll tell him some time mysclf." _ The door l-lnscli on a chorus of _cxclllmotiuns in \xllich there was horror, amusement. tenderness. and above all undcrstanding. .' 13912:. at tho foot of the “IL". ‘found him smiling. She drew back .in silence and fear. "Did you hear what—what?" Anrk then he said Just what he "should have‘ said and ill a way that set a thousand bells to chiming in . hel- heart: "I could not help hearing. and I'm glad I did. You sec. I did not have to take that train with you, but I was'bound to find out where you Illve and who—by Jove, we don't 'know each other's name now!" ; . But that was easily remedied. and ,together they mounted the stairs. ‘bis hand seeking and finding here. to tell the night's events. Beth's - .A.__.- ._ .__..._....¢- TODAY'S SANDWICH Tn,- this: A slice of buttered white bread. Cream chccee mixed with minced green sweet pepper for filling. A 10p slice of white bread. but- fitcrcrl. SOMETHING NEW l’lowcred silk neck scarfs. show- ing roses. nasturtiums. crs'santhe- imums. and almost any sort of flower, closely patterned all over are popular at the ‘moment. THE A alimo' .4 HE first thing to learn about: any radio set is how to tune it. If you had never before seen an automobile you would not expect to get in it hnd drive right off. IF‘ you did. you would not be the kind of person to be allowed out by your- self, let alone by yourself in an automobile. No more can you expect to buy a high-class radio set and make it work the first evening. Get all the1 beginning.“ advice you can 'at the Then sit down and practice. After awhile the dials will really do what you want them too. A while ago I broltght home a new set that had Just come out. I spent the evening with it. The best I could say was that some of the local stations were good. ‘One night. a. week later, I was listening to Lee as on the loudspeaker with this same set. The only diaerenoe was that I had learned to tune it. —I——— 1? is reported from Paris that the GRID COLUMN By 1801!“ “WAY falsity of Mr. claims. Grindcli-Matthcwa’ ~ A New York clothing store is giv- lns away a small radio set with each new suit. Is this good busi- Vness? If a. man stays homo nights nursing the radio he won‘t wear out his best clothes very fast. But perhaps the clothing store is .counting on spilt battery acid to turn the trick. . THE RADIO PRIMER One Daily I-‘act For Listeners ’; Regeneration is one or the most 31mportarlt principles in modern iradio. To understand it. fully one lmust make a. pretty thorough study . I .of the vacuum tube and the prin- ciples of its operation. There are :et‘en things about the operation of ,& regenerativevircuit that nobody gunderstands as yet. ; But the fundamental idea. of _ the ithing is quite simple. 5 The vacuum tube operates. you :‘remember. to increase or “amplify" l ny ehctric variation that is im~ told her. that the love he gay. the. you will go into.‘ , ~ ’ ‘- 'S/CHOOL DAYS \ \\‘:\\§ '.\‘. ‘ \\\k§ mums mite»~ we wrote 2 I: *— ' TIEWWWTIIEWH “nu \Gl’lm‘en'“mime"s "th36. “fl pressed on the middle electrode or thlt I described in this column 1 “grid" of the tube. It a radio signal recently. is t0 be tried far the”, coming in on your antenna and treatment 0' deep-seated cancer-g if you connect the antenna to the I that will not yield to ordinary meth-g grid of a tube so that the recurring 0‘” of treatment; . . lelectric changes in the antenna will my!” lb. "4! Win “'0‘” 103‘» ‘lanect the grid. then the tube will useful "death ray" after “l‘d"mzproduce (in the electric circuit be- "? ms- ‘ ‘vt'ween'the filament and the outer - lelectrode or "place"; an amplified There has been a good deal of}copy of the signal that}! coming in talk. by the way. one of the ob-‘frmu the antenna. servers of Mr. Grindell-Matthews' The principle of regeneration. in- experiments who got accidentallyin vented by Major B. 11. Armstrong. the pathofthe ray andwasnot takesapartofthlsamplifiedcopy killed or even injured. It has been of the signal and feeds it back again claimed that this proves the whole 'tnto the tube. Then the amplifica- mstter to be fraud. . tion is amplified again. In this way - This is not a correct conclusion. afvery large increase of the signal Mr. .Grindell-Matthews himself stated .cen be lobtal‘ned. that his ray is omen only if the Regeneration is a kind of com- thing against which it mafia pound interest Imam applied to grounded.- Perhsps the careleasob- radio. First you get an amplifica- ssrvc was on a. wooden Luau of the «use: sun-L The young lady across the an use! does not bring mph nose and she knows girls that don't spend .tum om two thousand a. year on hair c as that “We. foctly contentedv Lyrics of Life g, ,- THE LOVELY RIVER There's a lovely river l-‘lowing to the sea. Though I know not where it flows. What the end may be. There are many rapids there, But the fiow’rs are very fair All along. and green the trees. Bright the sun. and swoet the , breeze. There’s a. lovely river ' (Men may call it Life) Lovely though it has its pain, Though it has its strife. There is Joy in every pain. Seldom loss without a. gain. Yes. whatever men may say. Blossoms all along the way. There's a. lovely river— I have found it so, Though I know not where it ends. Where its waters new. Though I know not where it ends. All along it has its friends. . Has its friendships through in tears. Growing deeper Arith the years. Bear me. lovely river. Downward to the sea. , Though I know not where you ilow. What the end may be. ‘ i am sure a. stream so good. Flowing through so fair 3. wood. Bears me to a wider strand, To an even better land. ' sous'rl-lmo new retort: mo Mm no. we sari-cmm'? " oer Tilt»! onsets. ewe-hem m ’ use ‘ ' . ‘ amine W '9‘" "T 17 Turn swears .5. . woke WW5 “‘- ‘ueet dink EI“‘W" “Os 3““.Le‘uen. - . mum Me Tasse- cpmoeb ALRGOS 9.1 have“ card's S‘H'ORT ’ STORY Coffee In the .Garden a, nu sv oouoLAe “ 0 come out.“ called Bettmiheavy branches. D "We are having coaeo ml The man in the window'looked the garden." lhelpleu. _"8tupid d me,"‘he mut- A man and a girl appeared in the‘tered. ' French window at the top of a. night, of broad steps. "Let me get titan." " dd. 7 We The em mgrmn friend. nun; hastily. "lb '“W- [ He climbed the fence and shook “Why—Betty! or all the trans- L the branch-until the manuscript fen (emotional. This was nothing bufldown—Into Betty's garden. a dirty back yard three week! £803 g “'1'" come down." said John "And you thought I was mad iOEStorm so quickly that there was no So did Mother. Didn't you.ltime for anyone to offer to take it ’ear?" asked Betty afiectionatelylup to him. Having made this op- uruiug to her parent. immunity he was not the man to let Mrs. Williams nodded. "It am.“ «"9- seem hopeless." 1 ”And instead." Betty went. on. "wail,” manuscript from Betty's hands. not only have this little snot 01 101 His eyes travelled to the brilliant where Mumsie and I practically live,lc°“°° cup. "“1 h“ “5"“. W but we have rented enough of the at the fragrance of the beverage. rooms of the old house to more than “‘1 Williams’ heart was ‘00 MK pay our obligations on our invest-1‘0 see this young man so obviously ment and have my studio and our‘ln “fled-0‘ M99- llvlnl; Quarters besides. Do sit down; ““0“ W“ b" “”50“?" ”Id and have coffee with us." Ihv‘ ‘ cup 0: C059. with “3- 33° Betty pulled up two of the newly- “k9“ . decorated black wicker chairs. 1 I "l'd be singing ‘Thank God For A. Garden' most of the time," said the Th’ “1°“ informal of introduc- man. :tionéefofiowedand when cone: time -.‘\ .1 m no! hbofl’an t! ' gun]! “I ‘0“, t m chaflzg 3:11;?) ng e 8 imore or less obvious to three of the Then pouring coifee from thegauflget“ aneablod the”? that" 2'0 strikingly brilliant pot she handodl e" “m " "'°" “ ,0: °‘ around the diminutive scarlet‘cups.1“2'cm"t:“' °¢ “in“: in d‘ in of fragrant coffee. The table was asli .. ome ”'1‘ tn?!) 8' ‘n ”h black as ebony and the red chinaim' said‘Bettyult; o n m a ‘ set with the bowl of geraniuma n'ladei‘"l ’“V “5" ‘ “7'” ”n ‘1“... and .n and,“ Rheum inspiration in our little garden. .. . _ a; “Maybe?“ he asked. "There is no , All you need now is a husband. .. 1“,:th Betty‘s friend. EdOUbt of it, ‘11an you. . "My last consideration," declaredl And after he had gone and Bettye Betty Fromm.“ lfriends were about to say goodnight "LOnk out than. He may be Just I 9“ "1‘“ could not mist the m": arnllnd Ill'.‘ corner." ‘ ’ I 535' 89“)“ m you an" you can Betty “:13 amused again as was '°° “2:“ ‘rmund fl": gong—way evinced by rippling laughter. "That's.”‘éun as are? nexwuoor l exactly why I took the corner house.. at"; turnd w:ut o 1:»!ng °°k I wanted to be able to see around “irotlitugmretlncu Sh: :0“)? up the corner all the time so as to bel‘ ° C”; 1 th “M on my guard. So the"... «hem—often. 0 eat; e garden "“‘e surrender," admitted the . would be a feature 0 . er day—now. man. ' ’ But if this man showed the white feather so easily there was a. loveri O 0 unknown to Betty who did noL; m“ 0 John Storm. third floor back. next ._ . door, had been trying to finish an ’ "Oh. ho." urged every one. instalment of his serial for three necks. Betty's voice and Betty's laughter and Betty‘s garden had so‘ cntranced hint that he was unable: n keep his mind on the fictitious characters with whom he was sup- posed to be.absorbed and for whose delineation in print his editor was waiting. instead, he spent his days trying to catch a glimpse of Betty—i THE FAITH in HOME he had heard her mother call her! want the folks at. home to know. thus. Whatever others say about me. Tonight, for the first time. be That. what I do or where I go. caught sight of her. The light from The home-folks have no cause the warm orange-colored shade in: to doubt me. "So good of you.” he said. taking - the studio window fell on her hail-51 want the folks at home to. feel. and face and John Storm fell more? hopelessly in love than ever. , The quartette below was unaware of his presence. Perhaps Betty felt something uncanny drawing her at- tention to the upper windows of the house next. door. John Storm knew that he would never be happy until he had cou- trived to meet and woo and win the lovely Betty. As be -t back and watched her he felt like one of his own heroes trying to find a way to throw himself into the path of the heroine. At last. he let fiyn'em ht window- sill some shots of mamaalpt so heavily clipped together that they . would fall muu bite the Tonight. when down to pray they kneel. Though father may be far away There is no stain upon (his day. I want the folks at-hom‘e' to trust: I want it notfor ray-sake only; For someotaihome. for-amorous must. And children want. and wives arelonelr. Iwenttbefotksathomeeokeep Onojoywhentheyliedmtoaleep. The peaceof knowing tint the name They hear has not a mark of shame. Iwantthefolksathmstony, "WWW-Mann muteerthcechway -~ Ties-ei- uo ”names—co u. ".111
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