Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1925, Page 17

siving Room a Different Aspect BARON WALKE LYDI\ LE 2t THE EVENING S T | LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPI Ma was in her m this afternoon ; jand I stood in the door a wile and {after a wile T sed, Hay ma do vou | know wat apniversity this is today’ | Wat, wy 18 none at all, that 1 know of. ma sed t ‘ ure it is, ma, its Mary Watkinses berthday, I sed, and ma sed, O, is it reely, how could I of forgotten sutch | an important occasion, hee hee. re TAR, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, 1D e DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX g Should a Married Couple Continue to Live To- gether When Love Has Died?>—*Why Don’t Women Pop the Question?” Inquires Mere Man. d 1o love each otaer, living together? 1s this compared with the age D R MISS DIX: When a married couple have ce: isn't it better for them to separate than to go on striking ont for individual happiness wise or foolish, i "Me jest keeping on standing there | SRR ont for individual happiness v MRS. E. J. | | wondering if ma would leeve me give | | jher our silver sugar tungs thal We| — \nger There is come excuse for a diverce when men and women are | | dont_hardly ever use for a present.} aypieq 1o wives and hushands who are brutal and cruel, or unfaithful or | {and 1 decided 1 better ask ner Stad | drunken ana worthtess just because men and women come 1o (he place w;:«' I sed, We ‘;'I . m\., :;‘ ‘::“ when they are no longer romantically in love there is no reason why they | now that big red EetiE b should break up their homes and defauit upon their obligations. : Wi duwhine duenc Ravide Ay Honerable peopie do mot try to welch on their contracts just because | | \\31 mhlv'm it, dont sou dare ell me [ qic'in prospect. There are times when all of us et deadly tired of our dobs [ nuthing Bas DD roitan. ana T|| 2nd feel like ihrowing them up, but if we have anv strength of characte, sy | 4’:""‘-‘ \‘“*' "‘"l"‘:fl;' ) S i | real manhood or womanhood in us, we don’t do it. We stick on and dq i | sed.” No mam. s jest wondering | i 0 thing that we have under en to do. if I could give it to Mary Watkins for | & | ruvell please wonder about somethink | woman into marriage with each other, lasts but a very short time. People { more sensible. sutch an ideer, for £00d- { 0" L TR0 into the lose intimacy of family life cannot long cherish | | niss sakes I thawt something had hap- | {0 S0 C SRR B0 e tecs & woman as an angel or a_goddess | [ e L e Ee e ons. (at | fter the honeymoon sets. nor does any woman cherish the fond belief that | ‘i s A i P AL per husband is the romantic hero of her girlish dreams. ¢ ekl Gl L i et S Both know each oiher as ordinary, faulty human beings, with tempers | vou [dm\\ aeem ;ul:..‘ at dtimutch, 5 s SRS itating le viavs. Neither thrills at the sound of gheA: O e e At es from the fry.) Other' footsteps nor do they have palpitations of the heart every time they inz pan into the fire, ma sed. Aeen. | 100K at each other | ing that was even werse 1 sed. | = ey nd-fever period many | v i But hecause they have passed this hectie chillsand-fever p Tiow wonld vou ilke to sive her the ! £re just settling down into what i wost heautiful And satistying love on e ot comeetls forntahed. nove | carth. a sort of glorified friendship, a partnership in which they have every- | L out of heer before you give me a | NIN8 in common i splitting hed ake, ma sed hrill . with 1he husiness But whether thev thril! or don’t thrill has nothing to do h 1 Proving my idecr dident werk i Sl tha Hial and wife U i AT { of marriage which they have ung en. Both the hushand and 3 ife have | andl bt 5 Ahertlans d for 3 cents | Assumed responsibility foi th 41 well being and the spiritual happiness | and stuck 3 cents | rather. They have set up a4 home. Ther have given hostages to fortune d stuck it under Mary Watkinses | 4 SEhey he A e Rey have b FIEHE 01| e »n i, May each anntver. | their children They have ¢ ed 1! i B sity be brite and gay, Meny ha break up that home or to orphan those children and geprive them of the Meny happy 4| terns of the day { | SHT =1 SCHEME FOR REARRANGEMENT | ¢ NITURE n < 1o honsewives | than one room will he the nicer for { < Christmas | ihe fresh furniture. 1t is surpris ane settin notice the marked chanze in S t= and brinzia nee of several rooms in A order The whole p Jise After Christmas, s e ling from e nt has heen completed fohotto ey House Furnishinzs. i Sitie: thomits Fuvntiig Even when there are no added ! Abd %o eive W <pect i pieces of furnitnre, there senerally rooms. One new f ive fornishinss thal are presents io may be the insphation of ) memalkers. A new lamp, a hand- | fea toiredecorate By rearranzeme some ixble cover, some new cush- | ©r not even this may he ne ions. an ornament that just suits a It may be merely the dexive f room. a picture or wall hanging, new | Irii dftferent wa curtains or draperies. 1 rug to re- | ce one that was worn. elc., mav Tt is well to mike the most of the el Fel it s G e e responsible for the chanzed aspect | ) h stch & 42 | ¢ 1ooms. Onlv the housewire know s Se g jH“h“‘ e el | the delight that such gifts bring s e o and the happiness that rearranginz not he too much time in which Wise Elimination. rnjov the fami to et them| jr {he Christmas Just passed has | know that vou are relixinz volun- givan sparsely of honsehold furnish- i tarily. Every one will e the han- | inze wevertheless, the homemaker nier vided that you 1AKe ity feels u call to change things this withont seeminz eazer hout mare or less when the rooms to get at thinzs e straizhtencd out following the Plea Task. confusion. If rooms are too i o of 2 number of things” (heve There is 1 jox. however. 1 i nothing so needed as elimination ihe home decorator when the fime Without this the houss cannot have | @ines come. he it the day after y pe<iful atmosphere. Crowded rooms Christmas or a few days later. When are inartistic. So when vou size un | rearrunzement of roons is un- the rooms, study them with a view | i dertaken. This is joy partly he- (4 removinz unimportant articles as | cause she sees thinzs with the iresh well as to chanze things about. De | vision of one who has not been « not hesitate to put away unnecessary ! | lv alert to household affa things that detract from good in- | exclusion of other matters terior decoration even though they | ‘ i the time clearly to size up rooms. | do have pleasant associations. On [ | orniture nnd furnishing as well a< | the other hand. do not make yvour | i H the plaecinz ticles bext ad- rooms cheerless and lacking in that' A Gift of Happiness. vantaze subtle charm we call “atmosphere When the stranger saw Cosette. he New and Ol N pomoving cherished articles 10 |00k the hox from under his arm and, e nate as to have | tich an extent that rooms £eem bare | opening ft. took out the beantiful d i Copad 3 asjomm e cnld ke vomr rooms home- | for \which Cosette had longed so man: e piece or two of new furni- like and cosy. Instll into them anipours, Jts waxen chesks . ceemed ure a different placing of seversl inviting ook, Change furniture | pinker than ever, and Its halr more e L Diask e abovt until vou et hese necded | zolden and resplendent in thic homely tinzs thev will wdd New Tear with' s, home thar (hes | e as: LIRS (UG8 CoREcte , ne 1o the <nrrenndinzs. Move speaks cheer as well as artistry BY THORNTON W. BURGESS BEDTIME STORIES When Terror Cxme. +nd finally stopped with just his head Fesiaaiiie o ut of his hole. “Wha what is it?” Eear i on lop the mit he asked in a squeaky little voice. —Petar Rubitat Terror the Goshawk is here,” said = Jumper. Terror the Goshawk arrived in the Oh. dea cried Whitefoot., “Oh < oen Forest the dav after Christmas. dear me! As if I didn't have troubles Wt it nice that he didn't arrive on ®nouzh without having to watch out ctmas day? There was a snow |for that dreadful fellow. Oh, dear!" i the Ay arich Ghricbmss: wna T thought yon weuld like to know Tumper the Hare is sure that Terror it.” said Jumper “ome with it. 1t wasn't until the day Thank you. Of course. Thank fter that that Jumper saw Terror, | YOI ever =o much.” squeaked White. e R e e R and disappeared n he nizht like Hooty the Owl, What were vou frightening Whire Himyer ‘ls coge. i he must have {00t With?" demanded Chatterer the come with that starm. Anyway, he Ited Squirrel from a neighboring tree You ouzht to he ashamed of yvour. to scare a little fellow like that I was just telling him some news that 1 thought he plied Jumper What news?" susplcionsiy. I told ught to know,” re. demanded Chatterar him that Terror the Gos. hawk hasx come.” replied Jumper A look of fear flashed in Chatterer's eves and he hastily looked thix wa and that way. “I don’t belleve ft. he declared. Then he hastily looked all about again. But if Chatterer didn’t believe it he took great care no 10 make any noise, and as Jumper went on his way he grinned. as he no longer heard Chatterer's voice ring. ing through the Green Forest | He passed the news to Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel, and Happy Jack ! behaved much as his small cousin. Chatterer. had. Rut though he looked evervwhere he conld think of. Jumper &5 ey SWHAT WERE YOU FRIGHTEN-|couldn’t find Mrs, Grouse s onopel NHAT ERE ol CHTEN | couldnt, find Mr=. Grouse ‘or ‘any of AANDED]. CHATTERER) DHE | 101000 othing: nan napnaned ta SQUIRREL. them.” said Jumper to himself. «as there in the Green Forest. and (Copyrisht. 1925.) e he eame made no real difference. Jumper hecame aware of Terror Willi Willi whemThis s ears caught the sound illie Willis f wings rushing through the air. I 4 sound Jumper recognized. and | he Jidn't stop even to look over his BY ROBERT QUILLEN <houlde He simply jumped to flh(‘l {ie behind a little hemlock tree, and | he wasn't one second too soon. A Zreat bird swept past and alighted on The top of a tall stub of a tree lumper’'s heart seemed to skip a beat he saw who it was Terror the Goshawk!” 1imed under his breath hat the fellow would stay up North Ihis Winter. It must be that food <carce up there. 1 wonder if Mrs. (irouse knows he i< here. 1f csn’t she ought to he told av. Yes. sir. she ouzht to be told vight away. Terror lkes Hare al zether tno well, hut he likes Grouse crter. At least I have been told that “vonse ie his favorite food, and when he can get Grouse no one else need worry very much. He hasn't found wer vet, T guess, or he wouldn't have tried for me just now. I wonder ‘here Mrs. Grouse is? For her own nke and the sake of every member ,f her family she ought to know that rerror is here!” Jumper kept he ex I did hope under the hemlocks, \here Terror could not get at him, i after a bit Terror flew away. \hen Jumper came out and at once Liaried to look for Mrs. Grouse. On {he way he caught a glimpse of | Whitefoat the Wood Mouse. i “It don't do me much good to pray for things if I don't pray for mamma to hear me. (Copright. 1 Fashionahle women in London now provide their pet dogs with fancy Wait a minute, Whitefont,” cried Timper. \hitefact Wemitated. started tn run,!hoods or honnets o protect them from theught better of It, started again, the Winter cold. t loud enough | “Here. little ane, is the doll vou have wished for.’ At first Cosette was afraid i doll could not really be for her | Cosette, the little drudge. i{landlady said sharply, ‘Take It, {Cosettel” and <he stretched out her jhand. When she held it and stroked !the silk of its dress and patted the | wax of its cheeks, she knew it was jtruly hers, and a great happiness ove: | spread her face. The kind spirit « Christmas had reached even little | Cosette. This not for Then the ! This is Cosette’s beautiful new doll {1t has golden hair and a pink slip. Its 1. s« and cap are blue. | (Coorrizht. 19 What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Capricorn. The planetary aspects of tomorrow Are not very encouraging for the us observances of a Sunday. They indi te restlessness and nervousness, aind a great degree of self-restraint ;\'v ill be needed in order that the day be rassed without bickering and quarrel omeness. In the late afternoon condi !liunfl show an improvement, but is not {5 of such a marked nature as to war. nt any effort out of the ordinary. A boy born tomorrow will, during jinfancy, be normally healthy and al !most_ entirely free from the ordinary |ailments of childhood. 1In character he will be demonstratively affection {ate, loyal and frank. He will always |say. with absolute sincerity, what he {thinks, and time and experience alone {Will teach him the benefits of tactful {ness and diplomacy. A girl will be ail ing during her eariy vears. but, with proper nourishment and plenty of out door air, will develop into a good | [specimen’ of womanhood. Her cha jacter will be erratic, and she will have | very little control her fecling: She will carry her he.ct on her sleeve. and “they who run may read.” This girl should marry at an early age, as {responsibility will change her outlook on life. 1f tomorrow is vour birthday you are conscientiously accurate and very meticulous. You also possess poise, {and rarely, if ever, become excited or lose your temper. You are considerate {of others and, their likes and dislikes. | !You are kindly, and always: prepared {10 assist those ‘who stand in need of your help. You are also optimistic, and take a very cheerful view of hap. penings that would cause dismay to | others. You have great ambition, and, as |¥ou are both persevering and deter- mined. generally attain what you start lout to achieve. Your knowledge, how. ever, is more superficial than funda- | i You arb a great home lover, and in the family circle you are seen at your best, as you spare no effort to make your ‘“nest” attractive and comfort. able, and are patient and forbearing toward those around you. You are very affectionate and de- monstrative and fond of children, who always cluster around you in prefer- ence to seeking the companionship of others. Well known persons born om that date are Nicholas J. ‘Roosevelt, inven- {tor; William_Allen, United States Sena- tor; Roger N. Stembel, naval officer; Lucius Fairchild, statesman: John S. Wise, lawyer and author; Ruth Ogden, author. | Copsrizht: 1023.) cround in which to grow up. They have no right | proper atmosphere and ac a father's rearing to deprive them of the Lenefit of 4 mother's or The man has no riznt to forsake the woman he has sworn to love and honor and cherish just because he happens to get tired of her. nor has a woman a right to leave her husband hecause he doesn’t turn out to be all that her fondest ney painted Unless there is something ridically wrong with those to whom they married. it is a4 husband’s and wife's duty to carry on for the famity th so that you may bring about chaos when we vou do The idea of swappinz tners Litomebiles have alwavs the latest maodel. is unthinkable. It would in society. Nor would it add fo the sum of zeneral happiness. for attempt 16 foliow our fancies we ave led by a willo -the-wisp that never lands us in any settled peace and contentment. These we find only when we are | zuided by our consciences and take our stand on the unshakable rock of | | principie and right DOROTHY DIX ' [DBAR MISS DIN: Please give me your views on popping the question Don't vou think a woman should hive the same tight to choose her hushand as a man has to choose his wife” the life of me 1 can't see why + girl should =it down and wait for some man to come along and ask her to marry him F my part. if a4 zirl were in love with me 1 would not want to be kept in the dark wout i Why don't women pop question, anyhow? A MAN. | to do &t lions of women lona to do so. but they are withheld by a silly showing their out their 4 superstition that there is som = unwomanly : feelings and that the only modest thing is for them to try to cajole a man up 1o the proposing point, instead out boldly and taking the initiative | themselves. There never was a more idiotic custom. and it will be a real emaneipation day for women when thev have couraze enough to snap their fingers at it and zo out and epenly select their mates. T believe that for women to have the rizht 10 do this would do more than ! any one thing to promoie napny marciages. hecause then practically every voman would hive the husiand she wants instead of having to take any =ort of husband i offered himself And it wer d be just as advantazeous for the men, hecause & happy contented wi 1 mood wife, and the woman who was married to the one man she had , ked out and who suited her taste would he so anxious to keep | him that <he would break her neck trying to please him 1 | Furth rmore. women are wiser in matlers of the heart than men are | and they © ould make better selections of life partners than men make. Men are taken Ly a pretty face or they fall for a beautiful moron who rolls her them and asks them fool questions, but you wouldn't see women any such idiotic selections as that Personally 1 do nc right to pop the question 1o ome’s vanity P EAR MISS DIX: My dauzhter. aged plans a trip unchaperoned to a nearby cily 1o =pend the week end in company with her fiance at a hotel He is a man of fine character. hut 1 oppose it. However, she and her mother think it perfectly safe and proper and 1 am old-fashioned in my ideas and see why men should object to women having the Beinz courted is & pleasant sensation and soothing DOROTHY DIX. that a chaperon is not necessary. Kindly zive vour opinion DAD. Answer. You are quite correct. and vour danghter will hopelessiy compromise herself if she zoes and spends a week end with # man ta whom she is not married. 11 is one of the ihings that simply are not done. Both _ the zirl and the voung man may bhe “as chaste as ice and as pure as snow nd their conduct may be bevond reproach in every way. but they will never convinee a eynical and censorious world of their inmocence. Your wife and daughter evidently do not read the aceounts in the daily newspapers of divorce suits or else they would know how often the hotel rezister fizures as evidence. The young man must be very iznorant of the usaze of good society or else he would never suzzest such an outing to your dauzhter. DOROTHY DI (Cepyright, 1925.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Coprright. 1925) N w ACROSS. 31. Stem. 23. Territory of French Indo-China 1. Merriment 7. Portuguese coin. 8. Three-toed sloth. 9. Goddess. | Proposed international language. | d of love. | In favor of. | 11. Highwa; | 39. River in_Europe. { 12. Pronoun. ; 40. Bronze (Roman). Il 13. Nest gr s;mlll Japanese boxes car- | 41. Pithy sayings. 1 ried by Japanese. £ ' 15. Officers attending a general. DOWN. | 17. City in New York State. 1. Proceed. | 18. Misgivings. 2. Helped. 1 Slectrified particle. 3. Merry. Chum. 4. Hasten. Unit. 5. Prepares for publication Confusion. 6. The painter of “Aurora. Snakes. 7. French King. uth_American _mount; 10. Part of a circle. 11. Judicious. 14. Rowlock 21. Point of the compass. 22. Father. 23, Advertisemet. 26. Fabulist. 27. Water in the form of vapor. 29. Short sleep. (EMR 30. French painter and engraver. oMb 32. God of war. ILIA[TITIT]1 33. Spanish_definite article. [T IA] 35. Plece of torn cloth. | 36. Instrument for propelling a boat. Parking With Peggy One way to get something on your radio s to hock it." DI | the more beautiful RIBEIVIRY [0 0% 26, 1925. EEATURES:. 17 SUB ROSA BY MIMIL Christmas Wishes. Dear Mimt: Will you send me a nice man for a Christmas present. [ can give you my exact requirements. { He must be attractive and pre sentably dressed, with nice manners and the marks of a good education. He must have a sunny disposition s00d sense of humor and a r to laugh, He be kind and thoughtful mindful of little courtesies and always must vientive He talk easily and well intellizent and quick-witted. He must be complimentary. but not fattering—fond of me without acting lovesick. He musi he athletic, fond of sports and outdoor life—not a sickly lounge lizard, Still he must be a good dancer and know how to conduct himself in a ball- room. e must he very brave and strong— be must but most zentle and tender. Honest and loyal without being a tiresome prude.” Can vou send me anything in this line, Mimi? JUST AN AVERAGE GIRL. I can’t send you the man unless he | |wants 1o be sent. and hefore he'll ce. there are a few things he wants to know about you He says he wants vou enjoy Christmas. and will 1 please ascertain the followi s Are vou attractive and smart? It you are smart, vou mustn't be clothes er: You must thoughtfu talk easily. You listen, how to how to must know muist have plenty of pep. but not enough to give him a headache— just a nice averaze amount of pep. You should alwavs be a good sport— never complain whiningly about trifles You should he sweet and sympa- thetic: kind and understanding You. too. must like outdoor sports; must be fairly proficient in one or two. Of course, you must know how to dance very well, ar what would he 1o with you when he wanted to shine 4t a hop You mnst he truthful girlish fibs that <o qn lies. You must be g ous and for giving—ready to give in now and then Just 1o keep peace in the family. You must ve darn good princi- ples act You must kn when 1o be gay—not to run the risk of conflicting with his mood. none of these ‘kly grow into You must have a dash of sophistica tion—just_enough to put you out of the baby class. But yon must retain as much of little girl enthusiasm as you possibly can You must be kind and loving—par ticularly to his relations And there are « few other things he insists upon. hut these are the main requirements. Now. if veu think vou fill the Lill. the man is vours And hoth ought to like each other a 1ot Merry Christmast Mimi will he zlad ta anewer ans a1 ehis “paner” provided Ll eiad to send “Faod for and “How i vou amped Al he onversation onsciousnes NUMEROLOGY BY NEYSA MeMEIN. Red. Probably the most exciting of all colors is red. It is, too, a significant color, rich in symbolism and historical background. For centuries red has meant fire and war. cruelty and danger. It iz also always used to represent bravery. strensth and cour aze. The color of blood. it plays an fmportant part in” military decora tions. The famans croix de zuerre for instance. is red and sreen. and is intended 10 symbolize the red blood of valor spilled upon the green bat tlefields of France In numerolozy red is supposed to be the most suitable and harmonious color for people whose mber is 9. Women who rumber are apt to be benefited in health and spirits by using some of shades and tints of red in their clothes and in the decoration of their homes. If you are a brunette you have an advantage over all the neizhborinz Llondes in that vou can wear red even in the most striking tones. How ever, even the most vivid red. when mixed with varving proportions of ellow. results in lovely nasturtium shades which are hecoming 1o the blonde as well as her darker sister Most reds clash violently with red’ that von whose tresses are auburn henna ¢honld carvefully avoid ha and dresses in which red i= the dominant eolor. thouzh I must virth nu vibrate to this hair or say that one of the smartest women I | e hed her dresses to her d hair the effect was magnifi B Men. as a rule, like red the hest of all colors, and it is so zav and vivid and stimulating that I am not sure 1 don’t myself. Puzzlicks Puszsle-Limericks A tiger. by taste—I—, Felt a yearning within his—2 He spied a fat—3— And growled W A peripatetic—5— ere’s the—4— 1. Man-eating. 2. Gullet. 3. Member: of the first of the four castes of India. 4. Wrong: within (two words). 5. Tomb. (Note: If you'd like to have a busy week end. just make up your mind to puzzle out this *Puzzlick™ for it's the most difficull one vet. Just as a hint—l—contains no less than fifteen letters. The answer and another “Puzzlick” will appear on Monday.) Yesterday's Puzzlick. There once were two cats of Kilkenny, Each thought there was one cat too ‘many So they quarreled and fit, They scratched and the Till, instead of two weren't any (Copyright, 18 bit, cats, there 25.) Though some would welcome gifts like these To me they seem both wild and strange It might be quite » public boon To start a Christmas @t Exchange. adiness | but vou mustn’t pull the Puritan | when to e serious—- | Making the Most of Your Looks BY DOROTHY STOTE. Dear Ann Some of the new metal gorgeous, aren’t thev? And have you noticed how many of them have high ish collars? Of course, for a short stout nec tunics are . they would be very bad, for the material itself is quite stiff and thick, and so would only add unwelcome cir | enmference. A low neck is the thinz | for a stout neck, if you know what I | 1ear Yours for the hest alwayvs, LETITIA Thin Frock Under the Heavy Coat BY MARY MARSHALL. A simple way of solving vour dress . table. She has solved her problem in | diffculties nowadavs is wear a|an easy way. Next to her is a woman fur u._q» or one S coats, who has choser, a charming metallic . Iwith & little frock henea There is | jumper, which she wears with one of Y little chance now for weather when | the new black satin skirts, flaring and i the warmth of a fur coat is really op- | very short. She wears a silver fox bout her shoulders and a silver- nmed little black satin toque. We ! assume that the coat she chose was [\ heavy cloth garment sans fur trim- \ ming—to give room for the separate | fur collar. One well dressed woman whom you i have not failed to notice wears a frock trimmed lavishly about the hem with fur and with an upstanding fur collar. Her coat is 10 be seen on the back of her chair. an integral part of the cos- tume, made without fur, and when i | worn' over the furtrimmed frock ‘_<hn\\’|n;; the fur on the frock. making it seem that the fur hem and collar are its own The sketch shows a luncheon cos- tume chosen by a woman well known for her good faste in dress. It con- sists of black satin coat and skirt with a white crepe de chine blouse with black buttons. It is worn with black oxfords and sheer zun metal stock- ir which, by the way, are frequent- 1v chosen by smart women to go with Wlack frocks. The very sheer black stocking was and is st worn very oceasionally The sheer gun met: stocking seems to be the only sort of dark hosiery that most women permit themselves (o wear. WINTER BY D. C. PEATTIE. \ | Christmas Fern. While 1 was riding home through the dusk last night. my eve was "aught by a bank of zreen under the pines, stretching u and out of sight nd. beinz but two stops from my home, 1 Zot off the car and walked back, out of pure curiosity. tg see | what it conld he that made <o brave 4 show in this drear month It was the ¢hristmas fern, a mighty bank of i zlorifying the Virginia | wonds, and for the first time the mean. inz of its name was borne in forcibly upon my attention. With what good SnagTe e heer it waves its green fronds at one WOMAN FOR TH now when the davs are shortest, the | HOUR—A BLACK SATIN COAT nights long, and most green life van AND SKIRT WITH WHITE CREPE ished from the earth! Long live the DE_CHI SLOUSE WITH BLACK Christmas fern that. present all the BUTTONS. IT WAS WORN WITH Year. stands modestly unseen in our 'BLACK OXFORDS AND GUN | Woods until our eves, craving the METAL STOCKINGS sight of something green, are ready to behold it! | pressive—and o v problem in | Evervthing about the Christmas fern getting ready for t luncheon or is strangely pleasing—from its sturc | that tea or a committee meeting here stems, with their rugzed brown scales or a_call there is to select which one at the base, to the fine-drawn tp of | of the little frocks hanging in your the fronds. where the spore dots elus | wardrobe you will choose wear be- ' ter. Wonderful things. those spores: i neath your warm coat Licht as the wind, numerous as the | There are some women wha are not hosts of Tartary. strong as seeds and quite so easily satisfied. You may see even more fertile, they spread abroad i them during luncheon hour at any | propelled Ly the swift uncoiling of smart vestaurant, 'There is a woman | springlike Uny . threads, o fol on with the littie flared crepe frock—you ' lucky soil, let us hope. and brinz e may he sure that she has a fur coat birth more of the most welcome of in the dressing room. for it really ferns. Polvstichum. May its tribe iroublesome ta dispose af it at or increase: i | THIN ICE | J) (J . By Hazel Deyo Batchelor | 2 | Rosaind Nash decides that as a | would think nothing of riding around stenographcr she is wasting her and mizght even have her own time. She shares an apartment with She tried to picture herself as Madeline Browning, and on the day | mistress of a large limousine. It ' | Siie gives up her job she rushes | would be lined inside with deep violet, | home to tell her friend the news. |and there would be a little silver vase : | Madeline does not approve. fllled with fresh flowers just beside the { i window. The chauffeur would be in | CHAPTER V1 Liive with leather legzins and a | 5 mart peaked cap. and her monogram i The First Step. inside a_slim silver circle would he i By tacit consent both givls avoided enzraved on the shining enamel of <peaking of Rosalind’s plans when the door. e ming. Made. | Of course somewhere in the back ihey awoke the next m sl 2 ground there would be a man who |line was hopinz that at the 1ast me- \ouid delight in paving for all thi i | ment Rosalind would decide azainst |but. as vet. Rosalind saw him only | i1 her job, and'she knew Rose ; Vaguely. She had an idea that, after | ziving up - i all. she needn’t see very much of him {100 well to nag at her about it ANY- ppe phore monev one had, the more vay. So neither reforred to their talk | possible it was to have privacy. In [t and after breakfast Rose hooke wealthy women never got up of lastnicht, and after br until long after their husbands had went back to her sewin 1 go left for the office. ‘Then at night there | Madeline had an enzazement 10 B0 . .14 he things to do, dinner parties, a concert with another girl in the tarnoon, and after she had left the | house Rosalind went into the bedroom, slipped out of her faded pink cotton | | kimono and began to dress. She chose everything carefully: the opera and things of that kind. At all these social functions Rosalind always saw herself as the center of an admiring group. All the other women would be frankly envious be- cause her gowns would always be the even " lingerie was put on with an idea {aUSe b . hflh““‘ Sie would Teel after: she Was /|2y clsst, et repartee thewittiest, hey s aie when st he lookea | charm the greatest. In prospect it all ready, and : e lttla | was all very delightful. and so carried * at herself in the gl ! {away was she by her dream that the nod of satisfaction g . |taxi had stopped hefore a_towering The effect was good. .\'Iw X rtin |mass of stone on exclusive Park ave { straight one-piece dress of black satin | o " atore she realized that this was with a little coat to match. It had fpore” Dorothy lived. and that she I heen an extravagance. that suit. hut ¥ was actually here at last. She paid the bill. gasping a little hecause the meter read $1.90. and then with an air of superbh nonchalance sha entered the impressive and decorati she was glad now that she had vielded | { to the temptation to buy it, Of course, 1it would have cost a_great deal more | |if she had not hought it at the end | of Jast season. But she had figured ;T ere | that the style would be good this |'*’ii iuq in Monday's star) Year. aud It wes. i (Copsright. 195.) Her hat was black and came down | , mushroom fashion over her eves. A | i black silk tassel dangled at the u(de.[ She wore black gloves with tan and black zauuntlets at the wrist, and car- | |ried a little silk bag. | She was going to see Dorothy. She had a vague idea that Dorothy might Best Lemon Pie. Beat three egg yolks thorough ]addh\g one-half a cupful of sugar and be able to help her, that she might be | the julce of one lemon gradually. willing to introduce her to some |Cook in a double boiler until smooth people. At least it would do no harm jand thick. Make a meringue of the to try. egg whites and one-half a cupful of Once in the street she flung discre- | sugar. Add half of this to the cooked tion to the winds and hailed a taxi. Of | volks. folding in carefully. Do not course, it was absurdly extravagant, |beat down too much. Place thix in a but, after all, what Ald it matter? ' caoked ple shell. spread oan the =ast Some day not far in the future she of the meringue, and brown. §