~ 111:1} fumes
Wshcn are men oId} Well. I would
\ms “thn their hair begins to gray,
Mu. or en when their step is slow. .
811 t when so very old they growl, VV
Th 9y are too feeble anymore , '
r-n do the things they did before...
Like one who now no longer springs
To help his wife on with her things.
31-111 5 age may vei‘j Voften be
1 111 alter of his memory.
11 gets forgetful, and we say,
Yes even when not even gray. :
'He' 5 getting old: he can‘t recall
Thr things he used to do at £11,
\.1 mmc her coat and hat he brings
. 1- mlps his wife en'with her things.
\1 .~ ell grow gray—the women. too—
{41: not so fast the woman who
still a man who keeps Vher
:‘ouns—
x t 111 some flattery of tongue
1 i 11-. the little kindly deeds
.1 1 oinan's heart forever needs.
\l'. l am sure the woman sings
“'3'er husband helps her with her
things.
:‘115
.-. 1‘- man who wants to keep himself -
1 gathering dust upon the shelf.
_- man who wants to keep his
11 ifc
v11} looking on and up at life.
. -ure could and no better way
-V keep their hearts from growing
”11".
1 1 keep their hearts forever spring's,
1 , -~—-v oil, to help her with her
things. .
ro MY DAUGHTER. on HER
BIRTHDAY
111:}: all your friends around you-—
And many I hope there are!—
l . 11.2: new home you've found you.
Tint always seems so far.
1'~:-. this. the day of all days
1—,... mortals to be glad.
l tape that you recall days.
1 birthdays with your dad.
353;, this day be a fair one.
Your buds begin to blow.
11:12:11 maybe here and there one
l.1ke hurls of long ago.
7w» long-l beg your pardon!—
‘1::.-'. long it seems to me
5:111:11 baby ran the garden
1 Dad was there to see. ‘
‘l‘fifi: all your years before you——
And many .I hope‘the year!» ' ‘
l‘-'1‘l1 blue skies ever o'er you
,‘xr‘r! good friends ever near.
37 1‘21» should ever fling you
1 ‘11 rthday that is sad.
than may memory bring you
1 liday with your dad!
sy MILDRED MARUHALL
FAMBER
“BER is‘the talisman against
A sorrow today. According to
_ the ancient Greek. poets. the
grams 'of amber were the tears an-
nually shed over the death of their
brother Phaethon by the Heliades.
after grief had changed them into
poplars. growing on the banks of
the Eridanus.
Thus no more charmingly poetic
stone could be chosen for wear than
the amber. and for that reason it is
well suited as a gift. For those
whose birth anniversary this is. the
coral is the natal stone. It should
makes it- conspicuous. if the wearer
' - wishes to secure the full benefits of
its power to bring good health and
long life.
Dark blue is today's significant
color. Those who wear it will be
granted any favor for which they
ask. according to ancient supersti-
tion.
The purple pansy is today's special
flower.
TOTALLY new variety of vac-
A 1111111 tubeis coming into in.
V“.\' European experimenters.
: :- 1- speaking it is hot a vacuum
. 1- :11 all, for it does not contain a
1 1:1:111n. It is filled, as a. matter of
. i ith a. liquid and this liquid is
:1 to the air.
1.1:? liquid is a solution of some
1 :1 i ”if colloid, colloids being a class
if chemical solutions characterizati-
' cumming a vast number of tiny
:1; particles, like the specks of
1 1.1 fl. muddy water but far
‘ 713111-31". '
mm. mmmon colloidal solution used
'- 1: 11; new European tubes is gullste
‘ which is the same as the
solution that used to be used
-. “rs ago for black ink.) Another
2111011 is made of certain cont-
Zv of silver; :1. third is made of
r. secret of these liquid-filled
19 that the tiny. particles in
volloidai solution act as do the
1 2mm: in the ordinary vacuum
‘ ‘VV'VVV' The tube current is carried by
rmm of these particles instead of
1 stream of electrons.
'11.; liquid tubeaVcan be used, it is
"1, either as detectors or as ampli—
-_ although they are much better
he former role and. in the latter.
.1: is. of course, the advantage
i-‘n ed.
“7 is necessary; as new.
It is to be doubted whether these
VVTVV devices will ever replace the .
-' iiiiary tubes but they may lead to
ra- eszing improvements or other
'.i“
the
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or circuits into much; but
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--2 no hot filamentis necessary "
:-1 therefore no "A” battery is em- '
The high-voltage “B" but- _V
metropolitan. radio 3'
rs mentioned a "wombat!”-
I have heard of meals that ..
“beats" andz: that Vest ones,
is: the first time I hive I“? -
Intheearwdanofradimbefore
the vacuum tubes were devised, all
the sending sets Were spark sets.
You produced a spark in tho ether
and the wave spreading out from
this was picked up and read. There
was no tuning at all, but since Vthere
were onlyiua few radio transmitters
in all the world, that did not matter
much.
The spark set has been improved
a good deal since those days. but it
still possesses the disadvantage of
spreading its supposed wavelength
over a large number of waves. If
you are operating a receiver any-
wherre near a spark set you will
hear its continual “ditdah” no mat-
ter where you place your tuning
controls.
The only remedy for this sort of
thing is the abandonment of the
spark senders and the substitution of
the vacuum tube. This is being
thorities as Vrapidly as possible.
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always be worn. for its brilliant color '
arranged by the Governmental au- .
when aw“
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1 gave rise to the feminine
LEANOR SVMTrH took the let-
ters from the postman and dis-
tributed than: among her family
just leaving the breakfast-table. '
"And one for me. " smiled Eleanor
happily. flying out of the door to
read it in her own room. As she
settled down among the cushions Of-
her big chair she scanned the en-
velope amusedlyn
“Mel was in aV terrible hurry t0,
get this on,” she commented tearing
it open "“he has used his business
stationery, and calls me ‘Miss Nelly
Sinai-1%— ——Vw.th such haste. young-
man?“ opening the single sheet of
paper which bore Melville Allan's
embossed letter-head. -,
Eleanor’s bright face clouded: as
she read brief formal m “d
when she finished she set there
puieand still, herdarksyespnaslsd
and full of trouble. .
"My dear HadaP1— ‘V’thevietter.
read ,
”Your note of the third inst. is
before me. and after due consider-
ation. ,I havedcelgled that the mat-
ter of Your property rights should
be brought before my colleague.
Judge Parks. who is now out of
the city. 1 Upon his return he will
write to you immediately.
Very truly yours. .
Melville Allen.”
That was all—every'V bit of the
letter he'had writtenrin reply to her
‘ warm little note rcproaching him
for not comingto see hen—she had
even suggested playfully. that their
engagement invested her with: some
right to a portion of his time-Fund
she had said some very loving
things about the past. present
and future and. was his “always.
Eleanor.”
"And this is his answer.” mot-
tered Eleanor suddenly breaking
into a little tempest of eoba. “The
horrid mean thing! To refer me to
Judge Parks—crusty old men—what
does he mean?
"I will find out for myself." do-
clared the indignant Miss Smith.
hurrying into her most becoming
suit and powderlng her pink nose
with vicious little dubs. ”If Mel
Allen thinks Just because 1 wear his
ring that he can sendn'ie an im-
pertinent letter. he is .xuiataken.
- Jealous. I suppose. because I iunched
with Judge Parks at the club last
Saturday'"
Another passenger was waiting
for the elevator. a tall severe-look-
ing elderly woman who had emerged
from a handsome motor car Just as
Eleanor reached the , “Lawyers
Building.” They ascended in the
elevator. two stem-faced women
cidence that they
arr‘the eleventh
and it was, a co
both‘létt the
V floor and entered the laW'oifice of
Parks & 'Allen ’- together. An office
boy ushered the other woman into
‘Judge Parks's private once and
Eleanor was led to Melville’s door.
She knocked softly and in answer
. V a; CLARISBA MAcKlE
to his voice she mrned the knob
and entered, closing the door after
her. ..
Melville. looking immaculate as
usual, jumped up to greet her, his
nice ugly face breaking into de-
lighted smiles. .
“Eleanor- iariingl’“ This lsV
a surprise " he cried. then drawing
back as she withheld her hand, and
stem! coldly aloof. "What is the
matter, dear? What has hummefietl‘tu
“N thing has happened except
that I have received your—Jetter.”
she said with cold emphasis on
every word.
Mel rsddened. “I thought that
was a pretty good letter.” ‘
1‘ “It was very clean". said Eleanor
bringing out the missive. 1 L
< “What is the matter with i‘-V's
letter?“ b6 mrted to know us he
pulled it out. of the envelope and
began to read- It is veryivrdbsbia
that Mel discovered the. troubleat
once for his face changed from red
to white and back again to red. his
expression became grim.
"This is the wrong letter." he aVVn-
nounced stiiiiy. "it is intended fer
one of our clients." ,
Eleanor look‘ed reliexed and still
doubtful, -
opened and Judge Parks appeared
with the severe lady.
"Excuse me. Allen,” said the
“Jig: after he had greeted Eleanor
ly
"Mi ss .\' ily Smith is h _
complaining about some letter that
you have written to her—I have ex-
plained to her that the letter was
probably in' ended for another lady—
llttle Miss Eleanor. here—eh?“
“Eleanor has received the note
intended for Miss Nelly Smith-and
she doesn‘t understand it." said Mel
with a sickly grin.
The Judge roared and Miss Nelly
Smith: smiled.
"It was addressed to me." {altered
Eleanor. “and so I thought—"
At that moment Miss Nelly Smith
out into Eleanor’s hand a very fat
envelope. "It made me feel quite~
young again. dear." she- whispered.
"You are a lucky girl.”
As the two-whispered there. the
Judge was poking his young partner
with a. purity forefinger. "see here,
Mel. Miss Nelly has promised to
marry me—yss. we're going the rest
of the road together. and you’ve set
me an example in writing love let-
ters that I cannot follow—Tana at
first I think she believed I' had
written it."
After all explanations had been
mrde and the engagement of my.
Nelly and the Judge had been for-
mally announced. MeIVIlle and
Eleanor found themselves alone.
Mel held out his hands. "I’ve been
a careless idiot. Eleanor. will you
forgive me?”
Eleanor eyed him appealing”.
"l‘ve got to get out of this bramble-
bush. " she murmured guiltily.
“Jump.” he teased with a tender
note in his voice.
And the “Jump” landed her. in
Mel’s arms.
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Facts about your, name: its history. its meaning; whence it was de-
mu; m‘ significance; your
lucky day and lucky jewel.
BVyVMVILDREDMARSI-IALL
AMY
MY. signifying beloved. is de-
A rived from the Latin nine. to
-There is an adjective
meaning. lovable which
proper
name Aimsble. ,Vxnuch used “in early
times. probably through some com-
plimentary allusion to the quality
which is an admirable if sometimes
rare feminine possession.
The first Aimable known to his-
tory was. the Norman heiress of
Gloucester who so strongly protested
against accepting even a king's son
without a name. On English lips.
her name became Amabelrwhich has
been handed down practically uric
changed in English families. France
adopted the name. after placing the
stamp of her language upon it. and
long honored a. Saint Amata or
Aimee. She had many “namesakes.
so there can bei‘little doubt that
Norman families are responsible for
pretty sunpie Amy: ,
England liked the name and adopt-
ed that spellinggbut France has
always clung to Aimee. About the
love. .
end 1 of the seventh centin'Y. “I.
masculine counterpart was given a.
religious significance by Saint Aime.
or Amatus. a. hermit of Vaiuis. and
later Bishop of Sion. who was perse-
cuted by Merovingian kings.
V Amicia was ew‘olved by the English
from Aimee and served as an affect.
ed form of Amy, Just as EGYthe and
Alye are used by ultra-smart young
ladies today for Edith and Alice.
The most notable instance of the
adoption of Amicia was the daughter
of the Earl of Leicester. who brought
her county to the flier-cc old perse-
cutor. Simon de Montfort. and left
it to the warlike earl who imprisoned
Henry III. Her sister carried Amide
into the Flemish family of De Raye
where straightway it became Amice.
Amy's lucky gem is the carnelian
which gives courage and confidence
to its wearer and preserves her from
injury or accident. Singers are cape-
ciaily fortunate in possessing :a car.
nelian since it is said to have great
potency in promoting strength and
clarity of voice. .
Who Wrote The?
A Series of VPeVpular QVuotthisnsfrei-a
Famous Authors, Selected by \
J. W! LVBVON ‘ROY.
t
1V—' 'Rather to do nothing than to do
good is the lowest state of a de-V
graded mind." 1
8—“Be slow in. choosing e. friend
' slower in changing.” ‘
c—“Grim vishg'd war hath smoothed
c
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but just then. the door».
Friday is Amy's V
lucky day and 6 her mystic number. .
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.show the bands of butterflies
"his
once and
FOR 5mm“ oh oncol-
Fashioaable Dressmakers Pre-
mmvmsmmusm
NotEveryFashionabis Woman
West-alt.
VtVDME women seem to feel that
there is always a definite and
“lrrefutabie .“con-sct" length for
skirts. The country woman writes
to the fashion editor and asks her
to give her in enact numbers!
inches and fractions thmof the dis-
tance from the ground that her skirt
smoldhang. She adds that she is
two feet live and a quarter inches ‘
tell. if that makes any difference.
The suburban woman stops in at
the once of a well-known fashion
magazine and asks to see one of the
editors; She salts this young woman
exactly the “correct length” for the
1‘ skirts of an eighteenyyear-old girl.
She wants her Mary Jane to be in
fashion.
Such cut~snd~dried rulings would
be convenient. But who in the world
shall be elected to make the decisions
for us? The dressmakers. the tailors.
the manufacturers of women's
clothes, women on the stage and in
the films. the smartest women or the
moat aristocratic? If we_ followed
the example 'set by the Queen of
England we should wear our skirts
very long, and if we followed the
advice of most of the French dress-
makers and tailors we should wear
them very short.
Just at present the question is die-
tinctly a ‘moot one. The French
dressmukers have for some reason or
other a decided leaning toward the
very. very short skirt. The all-
houette as it is at present. according
to their opinion, demands the very
short skirt. Meantime women in
Paris. whose claim to fashion de-
pends only on theirpursuit of smart
clothes.l wear them as short as the
dressmakers suggest. while some
; duchesses. and other members of the
old French aristocracy, wear their
skirts amazingly long. There are
actresses here who definitely abjure
the very short skirt. while others
show precious :little skirt below the
knee.
The sketch shows one of the ex-
tremely s -aldrta mm at the
Paris races. it is sliort «ml; to
em-
broidered on. fiths stocldnga just
below the‘ knees. The frock is of
beige georgette with cream laoejabot
and coils. ._
. .Az 7}.
V One of the calmly short frocks,
butterflies“ WV on the stock-
Gigs Just Debts the mess. The
{rock is a] beige ”organs with
cream lace 1am. —
‘:mostimportantthingV
aueveningfroekistheeelor
One autism on such matters
short enough to allow the bands 0f~
saysthatth‘womanwltbbiueeyes,
_should ilunar. blue in the events-11¢.
._ ~01 course the blue-eyed
, wouldhardiybeepextedal'wayato
: hi certainly
M braid. the fesllngbeing un-
doubtedly that war conditions would
wait: to show their patriotism and
fiioiuiymtmy. Theboominmili-
mm of Paris has used
it lavishly this spring. But as in
today revivals of old
m it Is used in an original man-
ner. Never before has braid been
used so profusely on a single gar-
ment. 'On one of Tollman‘s frocks
cite black braid almost entirely
covers it. On others the entire wide.
w. turn-hack oak and rolling
collar are covered with it.
The sketch shows a frock of nat-
‘tll hubs trimmed with rose and
violet braid. The kusha frock or
wrap lends itself well indeed to braid
Georgette. too. is some-
made more comm by the use of
military braid upon it.
. winners have not been unaware
a?
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Norwalk Chronicler