, radio inventions. A RADIO comm .. n, walnut “WAY OLLUWING the recent . tests with a directed radio beam on upproximult‘ly a loo-meter \mvolength. as carried out by Sonny annoyance of all tor Marconi. it is announced that sptclnl reflectors for the sending and rcnmiiou of directed beam radio are to to N‘t‘l'tt’il both in Canada and in Attrltrullu. NI-ws has nrrived. also, concern- ing what is really the most impor- tnnt feature of tho Marconi tests—- indeed the only feature of these tests that has any grout novelty. This is the special trunsmlttinc antenna do- vised by Dr. (2 s. ll‘runklin' for the production of tho directed beam. This antenna (onsists of a vertical wile framework mom or less like a section oi! overgrown wire fence. It is so designed that most of tho onelgv goes out in one direction only. instead of in all directions at the some ‘..ilne The use of directed beams of radio waves is one of the future develop- ments that we may regard as prac- tically ccrtuln. This new antenna may prove to he, therefore, one of the most important. of the recent The new vucuum tubs specific»- t.ions drawn up by the United States Government for the purchase of the Government's supply of tubes con- min one remnrkablo novelty. contacts between the tube and the socket connections are made by knife-blade contacts, Just as in elec- tric knife switches, instead of by morn pressure, as in the usual tubes. This innovation will soon spread, I imagine, to other users of vacuum tubes. To the curious incidents of sounds broadcast accidentally there is to be added the broadcasting of a cookie from KllKA. According to Mr. H. W. Arlin of that station a. visitor near the microphone was once oat- lng a cookie while selection was ’golng out. Listeners miles away telephoned in to ask what was caus- ing the loud crackling, crunching noise in the broadcast. The cookie was hcnrd, it is said, over on area equal to half of the United States. One of the dangers about the Super-heterodyne, excellent as the net is in many respects, is the fact The . I that it can very easily fall into I condition where it rndiates the most terrible bowls and squeals, to the listeners within miles. 0! course it is entirely pos- sible to stop this. ifs-cu are using a super- -hetelodyne you owe it to your neighbors to muko sure that your set is not among the offenders. W... _ THE RADIO PRIMER OnI DIily hot for LiItInIrI. Energy Losses in Insulators is one of the main reasons for weak signals in radio receivers that are not prop- criy designed. The insulators used in radio include not only the insul- ators that hold up the antenna but .tlso the material used for the tubes on which coils are wound, the silk or ' cotton used to insulate the wire itself and scores of other things titled around the set andwhlch are alike only in that they are made of mate- rials through which electricity does not pass: materials. that is. that are not conduCtorl. ' In the Primer recently we saw how insulating and conducting substances differ from each other.. In conduc- tors the electrons inside the sub- stance are 1 through the substance gully. In in- sulating substances. on the contrary. the electrons are fixed and the cur. rent of electrons cannot pass. Radio waves behave in somewhat the same way. For example. the radio waves' in a receiver follow along the wires and do not pass through the insulators. But they do affect the material of the insulators and this is what makes the losses of energy. The electrons inside the insulators are not absolutely fixed in position. When a radio wave is passing in the neighborhood these electrons inside the mass of an insulator are set. into a vibration; slight or great depend— ing on the nature of the insulating substance. This absorbs energy and the energy comes from the radio wave. That is what makes the losl. ‘ In wood, for example. the electrons are a little looser than they are in glass. Accordingly when n rndio wave passes around a. wooden insus later a substantial part of the energy of the wave is used up in shaking the electrons of the wood. In glass the electrons shake less and less energy is lost. Lyrics of Life I. DOUGLAS MALLOCH W SILVER AND GOLD I'll find a place, and there I'll lIy A mighty store of wealth sway. Silver and gold and glittering gem. Yes day by day 1:11 gather them. And other men in days to be Shall see my wealth and envy me. I shall acquire some golden friends, For I am sure that heaven sends No treasure that will last so long And keep my heart as brave and strong As will a fireside friend or turn Like you. and you, and you, and you. Some silver memory I'll store To shine for me forevermore. Though coin mny tarnish, memory cheers And grows the brighter with the ' year Lucky til man whose purse is lined With thoughts of others who were kind. And when I come to darker days. 0r age must wander lonely ways, Silver and gold and glittering gem, Ah. I shall have a. wealth of them, From which I never need to port, Stored in the strongbox of my heart. TO MYSELF. ON MY BIRTHDAY I always have thought well of me, So many people say; I know i do especially Upon my natal day. Though many send me greeting cards, And wires and wishes and regards, And other things their love to tell, I also wish to wish me well. I may hale made a mess of life, Some people any I do: I' ve alums had a lot of strife, And victories were few; And there nele times, I must admit. I praised my self a little bit And said that I was pretty good—— But, it I hadn't. then who would? We ought to practice modesty. . Humility and such. And yet too modest we can be, Bo modest much too much. Now, modesty is fine, any I. But, if your virtues you deny Too much. the rest will think it's so, Because they think you ought to know. - And so I wish myself success As well as anyone. Though modesty is good, I guess, It can be overdone. It's Well to be a modest man. Bo jilst as modest as you can About your talent, place or pelt—— But not so much you wrong yourself. COCOANUT TART Line a deep baking dish with good pastry. Make a custard of three eggs well- beaten, two cups 'and a half of milk, and sugar to taste. Cook over a slow fire until thick. but do not let it boil. 'Tske from the fire, add a teaspoon of butter. a teaspoon of vanilla: sprinkle of nutmeg. and half a clip or more of grated cocoanut. Pour into the baking dlsh. bake when on dut . '. mt llllllil uni tenuous till 22‘ .; .> as . s... loose and can pus’ lyId Icrou the it Ill depends on the, girl Ind I ctr-sauna.“ fimlzn 3115::th for me Ind I "claim t i F ads In Perfume HILE the usebf perfume: is perhaps less appaRnt at the present time than it was some years ago, perfumes are more important in the world of fashion than ever. Perfumes are more subtly chosen, and women pay more for their perfumes than they. used to do. Moreover one is far less apt to detect the use of perfumes out of place. You less frequently find a business office with the air heavy laden with the favorite scent of the telephone ppsrstor or the stenographer. Women are very insistent that their maids and house workers leave of! perfumes in working hours. It is a rule of nearly every hospital—written or understood—that nurses re- frain from the use of perfume- In some schools the girls are orbidden the use of perfumes. But for all that the use of per-‘ fume is still a. fashionable accom- _. plishment. . In France many of the dress- making houses have taken up per- fume selllng as a sort: bf side line. and women choose their perfumes in connection with their ward- robes. Another thing that fashion do: mantis now. is that one should be consistent in this matter of per- fumes.‘, To the person of refined sense of smell to use twa kinds of scent at once is I. real discord. Your talcum powder. your soup. ‘- your face powder. creams. rouge and other cosmetics should all be scented to match, and none so until light brown, and serve either hot or cold. strongly scented as to make one I stains so before tibia" _ , v WHO WROTE TlllS? A Berta of Peru!» attention- from "menu Authors. actuated by J. WILOON ROY. w 1—"New occasions tench new duties." 2-—-"Fes.r always springs from ignoth once." 8~“Exborienoe joined with common sense, To mortals is a providence." 4-"Ahi who can tell how hard it is to climb ‘ The steep where F'Ims'l proud temple shines star." r 6—"50metimes we msyi learn more M from a man'I errors than from his virtues." 6~--”In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves for o bright man- hood. there is no Iuch word us Full!” . 'l-—"Let none presume to wear undo~ served dignity " S-u'miany things difficult to design prove easy to performance.” Answer-I . Russell 5~Iongfellow . 6-»Bulwer Lytton Waldo 7—Shakespeare ill—Samuel John- son l—James . Lowell 2~Raiph Emerson 8~Matthow Glenn i—Jsmes Beattie How DowYou Say It? Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them By 0. N. want __ "ONE HAVE WHEN you use the word "one." referring to one person, one object, eta, be careful to use with it the verb in the singular number. since one is singular. and not plural. An example of the error that is commonly made in the use of this word "one" was noted not long ago in a report of a lu‘vn tennis match. It. read: “She was always on the move. darting from side to side, nnticipab . ing with that keen tennis sense that only one out of a. thousand players have," etc. This should have rend. "‘ith only one out, of a thousand The subject of not players." al- lonnis players has.” the verb is "oils." though the latter word is placed ntnrr-r to the verb than is the former. You would not say "one player huvo that keen tennis sense": you would sny.“ooe player has that keen tennis sense." Jewel To-Day’ 3 ”Lucky 9 If MILDRED MissuA'u. GARNET llE garnet, today's tsllsnnnie . gem. and also the new stone of those born on an anniversary or this tiny. was believed by the contents to he strangely potent in aiding in the solution of a. mystery or in aiding its wearer to decide the best course to take when in a doubt- ful situation. Doubts aroused hv friendship were also solved by it. and it was looked upon us .1 help in helping lovers to straighten out their difficulties. Todny's lucky color is crimson. It was a custom in Oriental countries for the high priests to wear crimson robes on this dnv. since they be- lieved that this color gme them mvstic powers. - The cameliu, believed to be potent in bestowing great beauty onwomen who wear it. is today's flower. 1‘ Linen Ind KIIhI on Combined in BmIrt InIImblI. OUR little boy or girl learns It school that one half of all the pimple in the world never wear any sort of clothes save those on- tirely made of cotton. Ind you.your- self may be ‘nwaro of the fact that the. oultlvstloh‘of flax and the mak- ing of linen of clvilizatioiz. They did it wav luck in the stone age and until about one hundred and fifty years ago linen making was s most important textile industry. Sheets and table cloths, napkins. and underwear— all the fabrics that we still call from force of habit table linens. bed linens and body. linens. really were linen. v New table limits are very ofttin cotton, bed linens are almost entirely so nml the wo- man who still \vetlrs linon lingerie is the rare exception. She may wear under things of-ootton or silk, even of. wool if she h. Very old- fsshioned. but she is the rare excep- . tion it she wears them of linen. Probably the world could we; Ilong just about as well if there were no linen. \l' e wouldn't like the feel of cotton: napkins to begin with but we'd soon get used to them II we did in “to war duos. Folk en- gaged in tho linen lnduatty would be put n'ut for a time but an adjust- ment would come and cotton would fill all the needs of linen as it does now till almost nil of them. Because of comparative uncom- monnoss, no,» doubt. linen carries with it on tilt of distinction now that was not the case two hundred years ago. The linen frock is a prized possession in most women's wardrobes. Not only is linen more expensive than cotton but usually it requires greiter attention. Many women wish that they could wear linen frocks oil summer. But they muss so easily. they say. that they would have to have one freshly pressed every day. This spring the dressmskers have been making interesting experi- ments with linen. and sometimes they have combined knsha'with it. The sketch shows an ensemble con- sisting of a‘ltrtly linen frock but- toned in front and bonded with navy blue linen. The unlined coat with which it is worn is of navy blue kosha, with pockets. collar and cuffs edged with the gray linen. M. WISE. “AND OTHERWISE THEM AND now 011 the diversion of In hour or P so get «or some old volumes of a magazine that published sc- counto of utinen's fashions. There may be soul old bound volumes in your attic } not go to the public library and igltlnce over the old family magtlaines for the years around 1850 find 1860. A riding dip” of the earlier date, which is descllbod as of the iiioldavw inn style. is} of dark green cloth covered with embroidery and lace. and displayilg the shape of the wetuer to tie greatest perfection. Long white tinves are worn with it and a gray}: aver hut mounted with a twisted ost'ich feather. This, the writer exploits. is the “bout ton abroad." Tb same reviewer states that "damsel bereges are most rp- rherches for --romenudes." And in a fashion review of 1852 we rend “Not a woman of the . slightest pretensions to fashion now- alloys who can ulup her hands above dates from the dawn . her heat." L‘ -‘ ~ .. IL‘ 3.x . . 123 ass” ‘w ' - .\ Kan» ‘\ :1“ “ I‘ . I-\y‘~“’ “V .s "~\‘ ' A - (.‘A —. ,--¢.. : . g...— ' ‘05.: '1“ \ .- s. K‘- ‘k.\ « Q}:- . ll, ”l ".05 iii “’| TV}: " git/45.1“? ' (if; ' l . \ “if. . x“. 2‘ m“ “ - ,. ‘ . . \ ‘ WW“‘ I ' ' . . Grey Tim [rock buttoned to [roof and. bonded with navy blue linen; unlined coat of new blue kasha has pockets, collar and cum edged with the any linen. A NEW EGG SALAD Melt a. little butter in a small fry- ingcpnn and break into it two eggs and cook gently until it thickens, stirring all the time. When evenly thickened but not over done turn it into I bowl and add two ounces of cream cheese. Stir. together until well blended and then set in the re- frigerator to cool. Arrange beds of lettuce and place debs of the gg and cheese .mixturs on each with slices of cold cooked beets for gor- nishing. .\ ~— SOMI VEGETABLE MIXTUREs Sonia housewives servo boiled buts tel-Id boots with baked onions. Pens and carrots are as usual as corn and beans. Some cooks cook cabbages and onions together. Tomatoes stuffed with a mixture of bread- crumbs Ind mushrooms and than baked Ire liked by many persons. GRAPEF BUTT CUSTARD hit: one cup ,°f grapefruit pulp with one cup of milk. two table- spoons of melted butter. and one- holf cup of sugar: then add the yolks of two eggs and the white of one egg beaten together. Pour the mixture intomdlvldual grehsed fire- proof dishes. and bake in a moderate oven until set, about twenty minutes. Whip up the remaining white of egg to a stiff froth and pile. on the top of each custard. Dredge with sugar. and return to the oven for a few minutes. , SCHOOL-DAYS_ w * . .g ,. Theda? rt Is .915? — moment tees acumen no asaenh Etch was 4051’ “(outlet By leg on NO, deE- 7 Cars Hot Silov‘i rr To AH‘lBOD‘l- , - w Iggae V Hi! How line bots Lens JusT lice? ., FL‘i‘. LET-s CALL HERMpi it To CURSELVES“ Nip NEU- MD Show lT' OUR aecaET NILE To men ...— SEEMS RoMA¥C$- DEAR tastes» A‘i *- m. wt poo cu. Lille , Soot—— ‘ Q jRT S * ORY use @ Faggolsandflames By nun! girls." begsn Ida Dalton. sitting on the low stool be- formthe fireplace, “.thst at last, I have found the road to economic independence." “But wbIt can you do?" asked In old friend. , "That's what I asked myself for I number of years. ‘Wbst can you do?’ " ."Won't you tell us, Ids?" salted Inother girl. “It isn't a secret?” questioned I third. They were all having toe and I reunion at the home of I class- mate of school days. At last Ida was persusdod to reveal her secret, but she msde them all promise to come to her Itudlo and see for themselves what she had done. ‘ “Of course you know the sort of town we live ln—one of those suburban places that has hundreds and hundreds of middle~ciass and IDON'T mind telling you. ‘upper middle-classfiso called—~— llolues. It is the nicest sort of I community to make a living in. The people don't go Abroad for everything they want. Neither do they go to town it they can find what they want at their doorstep. In a richer community they won't look at anything prdduced in the vicinity. In a poorer one. they couldn't afford nor appreciate my .--my invention.” “Dear mewlt sounds like boot- legging. Ida," sang out a member of the group and drawing her chair closer into the circle. “No," laughed Ida. “but. anwe said at ‘school when we played hide the thimble, you’re getting warm. Mine is for external‘heat and quite within the law." “I'm consumed with curiosity," admitted every girl present. “I call my little studio—which is no more than my father's old barn glorified by interior and ex- terior decoration and dignified by the name of studlom'l‘he Faggot And Flame." “An alluring name. Ids. ” "It was an inspiration—the name. I make and sell what I call faggots for the fireplace. It is a lot of work and it took me all lasteummer to get ready to open up my studio. I save. beg. borrow. even pick up. all the newspapers and magazines I can possibly get my hands on. I soak them in water in little piles and roll them into twists about two inches long and‘perhaps two feet in diameter. This while they are thoroughly wet and pulpy. Then I put them out on the fence and on a. rack I have had made. to dry in the sun for days. After a while. as I put out more wet par- cels, I bring the dried faggot like twists in and shake into eachrbe. tween the folds that may still DOUGLAS exist. I. quantity of powder that we call driftwood powder. ” "But—Ida——aren't they expen- sive " “N—no. I sell them for fifty cents a dozenntn I. package and you tuck one or two away among your logs when your fire is laid in the fireplace. Extravagant folks will use several faggots in an eve- ning, but. what is fifty cents if you are having n party about your hearth and can get such wonder- fully beautifully colora out of your logawgreens, blues, purples. just like the drift-wood we love to pick up on the shore and build it camp- fire. of. I keep my own fireplace going all day and in the evening so that folks who come to buy may see how pretty it is. 1 can‘t mitkt: enough to keep my orders filled. One person sees the pretty fire and asks what it is. It hardly used the little advertisement card I carry in local papers. I am add- ing toasting forks, a special wroughbiron chestnut roaster which I have designed and am having mildew—by the way, it is being made by an old friend of ours—Bert Bailey. Remember him?" . “Something tells ms t h e wroughtdron chestnut roaster is the kernel of the Romance." sug- gested the girl who, perhaps. knew ids better than any of the other friends. “Bert and I were always“ friends." admitted Ida. “Friends and foes alternately. if I remember correctly. I think you used to quarrel." “We get along famously-mow." Ida told them, but not without a telltale color rising in her cheeks. Just then a Step was heard on the porch. “I declare—speak of an angel and you hear the fluttering of its wings." cried the hostess, jumping up to admit none other than Bert Bailey. . The young man was obviously shy in the presence of the girls who were expecting no male in- truder. He apologized and spoke to Ida. about some business that had come ill—a quick and large ordain—while she was out. . "And you have driven all the way over~to tell me." said Ida. gratefully. “Of course," he said, lamely. And most of the girls could see that any excuse that could bring that man to Ida' 5 side would bring him. "I' ll go home with you in your car. ” said Ids, hastily. _ As she left. the girls promised to be in her studio two Weeks from that day. “We'll sit before the 'pretty fire and—I'll tell you a secret,” she whispered, as she fol- lowed Bert. "It's no secret, hostess assured her. you still." dear," her "He 'sdores WHAT’S IN A NAME? FIctI Ibout your nImI; its hlItory; its mooning} whence It was de- rived; its significance: your lucky day Ind lucky Jewel. AMANDA ROUGH not generally considered a romantic name. Amanda. has, by heritage, the right to be considered the essence of sentiment. The name signifies "worthy to be beloved" and is one of the feminine names derived from the Latin verb "8.1110." to love. There are many modern derivatives of the little Latin word, especially in all the Southern languages of Western Europe. The Gallic Christmas found pleas- ing religious significance in employ- ing amo as a root of names given to their children. Amabilis (lovable): _, Amator (lover); Amats (loved); and Amandus (about to be‘lovod) are successive steps i the evolution of Amanda. The xistencs of St. Amnnd caused the last-named to survive and find popularity among the religiously inclined. Amanda was considered one of the compli- mentary noms tie plume of the eighteenth century. and Amandine became a favorite fanciful French version. Amanda. has always been popular in Sweden. The Swedish poet Eric Stagnelius is the author of a charm~ ing lyric to her. , “Whore sun and flower are beaming. Amanda's chums appear; Her beauty's rays are streaming ‘Rotmd all this earthly sphere: The breeze when lightly blowing—- The rose that scents the grove—— The vine. when brightly glowing-— And tell of her I love." Amanda's talismsnic stone is the amethyst, which has a sobering effect upon its wearer. It strength. ens her self-control, intelligence. and preserves her from evil. To dream of an amethyst signifies freedom from harm. Sat~ urday is Amanda's lucky day and 4 her lucky number. The primrose. signifying youthfulness, is her flower. Painting Your Own Floors We Brag of Our Ability to Do This Nowadays. .. sdsys at getting. down on her knockers and painting her owa- floors. In fact Women brag of such things when they do them. and their friends regard it Is very clever. There are . so many ways to cover floors that we should think several times beforo‘deciding on the method. Willi vacuum clean~ ers one can even have carpet all over the floor, since sweeping the carpet does not then mean r‘slsiux I dreadful dust. For the boudoir or bedroom, where one desires the maximum of quiet, the all-over carpet put down with sufficient padding beneath is really a good selection. One does not choose figured carpets for this urpose. Soft greys or buffs are t e usual selections. Linoleum and similar floor cov- ering answers the floor- question nowadays for many persons. It the floor to be covered'iszin poor condition and you do at want to NO one makes apologies now- use an all-over carpet than it is s better plan to put an all-over cov- ering of linoleum than to attempt to stain. paint or was it. For this s good selection is one~of;ths plain I varieties in wood tones, or a slut‘ ple tile design in some color to . harmonize with the rest of the room. For the nursery or chil- dren’s room a good quality of heavy linoleum in plain brown, grained like a hardwood floor. is a good selection, or you may see lect one-of the tile patterns in two tones of brown or gray and blue. rugs placed beside the beds and elsewhere will then finish the floor problem there. If you paint or stain your floor the niost important thing is to have the floor perfectly dustless , and perfectly dry. After the floor has been thoroughly washed. lot it dry with the window closed so ~ as to. keep away any possible dust. And just before painting dust it on again with a dry cloth. Use two brushes, one for the plain open stretches in the middle of the robot and the other to help with the more difficult edge work. A good plan is to. have a large piece of cardboard to holdup ,Iinnst the bass boards when painting around the edge of the floor. so as to keep any paint from sputtering up. quickens her' Two or three washable
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