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WOMA N’S PAGE. Insm'i;lg Prompt Reply to Letter BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. It certainly is delightful to have the deslgns and patterns that are offered readers of this paper prove &0 much to their liking. Indeed, €0 VELOPE IN THE OUTER ONE. popular have many of them been that second, third and even more printings have been necessary to fill the demands. Frequently readers will write me most interesting let- ters, telling of ways that they in- tend to make use of the designs be- sides the ones specified for their BEDTIME STORIES A New Home. ‘Tis nice when you can so arrange To have in life a hittle change. HERMIT THE CRAB. Danny Meadow Mouse didn't find it easy to get acquainted with Hermit the Crab. Hermit was bashful. Every time that Danny came near, Hermit ran away. Then when Danny ran after him Hermit retired inside h shell and closed the door in Danny So finally Danny gave up t ing to get acquainted-and his curiosi: ty_had to go unsathsfied. | Perhaps, if Danny had had a little | more patience, he might have seen THEN HE WENT OVER TO HIS OLD HOUSE! Hermit in a new house. You know the house that he carried about with him on his back was an empty snail shell which he had found. He carried it about with him because he had no shell of his own. No, sir, he had no shell of his own. This funny little crab has a soft body, and if he were not protected in some way he would soon be gobbled up. Not having a shell of his own given him by Old Mother N: ture, he remedies the latter’s oversight | by finding a shell for himself; and he is actually better off than are some of his crab cousins who have shells of their own. You will remember that Danny Meadow Mouse found out how other crabs grow by getting out of their old shells and hiding until new and bigger shells formed. Hermit grows, and oc- casionally he has to get & new shell or new house, but he has the advan- tage of hig crab cousins, because he gets a new shell already hardened. He doesn’t have to run any risk wait- hile his shell is soft and he is as the others Hermit had been getting uneasy. had realized for some time that he wa outgrowing his house. The very de that Danny Meadow Mouse discovered him Hermit was house hunting. That | is what he was doing, house hunting. | Of course, Danny interfered. But just as soon as Danny left, Hermit started out_again. g First he peeked out very cautiously to see if Danny was watching him. Denny had disappeared. So Hermit started off in his usual hurry. Pres- ently he came to a shell. The first thing he did was to look to see if it was empty. The shell looked just about the size he wanted, It was a little bit bigger than the one he was now occupying. He examined the opening to it. It was ocupled. There was another crab in there. Hermit trled to pull him out. Yes, sir, he d_to pull that other crab right out use. And it quite warms the cockles of my heart to read the pleasant words of appreciation that often ac- company requests. In connection with these patterns and designs of the household let me suggest ways of insuring your get- ting them in the shortest time poss| ble. For instance, it is absolutely necessary to send a self-addressed and stamped envelope. Do not send a stamped envelope merely, nor just a stamp. Envelopes have to be put one side until there is a chance to direct them, and delay occurs. It takes valuable time for this to be done at the paper, while it is o for a design. Your correct addre is insthéd, which is sometimes diff cult otherwise. design wanted. Do not s: sign offered in” and give the date. Say exactly what is wanted. This makes it easier to send the design promptly. Write your address in full. Do not 1" If 50 you may not receive the design. Address must be in full. If the envelope with your address on it is too large to go_inside the outer envelope, fold it through the { center, or again if needed. It is not necessary that it should be small. It can be folded. Avoid Disappointment. I want you to get the designs. but some of you will be disappointed | because ‘vou do not send the stamped and addressed envelope. Then the designs cannot be sent. o if you { fail to get a design, write again, say- {ing what you wish and inclosing d and stamped envelope, and design will be sent just promptly as possible. When there are hundreds of letters coming in each day, handling the mail is some- thing of a_problem, so please co- operate with me to facilitate speedy and sure answers. Rules to Follow. If you would be sure of getting prompt replies, please— Inclose a self-addressed and stamped envelope for each design re- quested. Name the design desired. Write your address in full on the A. E. Direct the outer envelope to Lydia Le Baron Walker, care of this paper. these instructions out and keep them in your: writing desk. Then time when you wanted a design you could refer to it and know you were sending correctly. It is disappoint- ing to me, as”“well as you, for you to fail to get what vou wish and which is offered with the. compli ments of this paper and the Walke BY THORNTON W. BURGESS of his house. But he didn’t succeed. So finally he gave up and went on his way. Presentiy he came to another shell. | This one empty. “Hermit looked it | all over as he had the first one. Then he looked al] around to bé sure that no one was watching him. Finally sure that he was alone, he came out of his house and hacked into the other one, and he did it s you been there you wi known what he wa: Then he started off with it. He topped. He Wigglod around. He didn't like the way | it felt. e came out and backed into | it again. Then he went over to his old house, backed into that, adjusted | himself, and away he went, still with his old house. y and by Hermit found another shell that looked about right for h He tried this one. This one didn't ! suit. He tried two or three others. Finally he found one that looked about right, but there was another crab in | it. Hermit undertoo o pull him out. For a few minutes they had a great fight. Then Hermit managed to get hold of the other crab just right and | out he came. Quick as a flash Hermit | was out of his own house and had | backed into the other one. The| other crab, feeling helpless without any kind of a house, backed into Hermit’$ old house, and then in his turn went looking for another. Hermit was satisfied with his new | house. It was comfortable. He could grow quite a lot before he would have to get another. (Copyright. 1926.) Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often misused: A man once asked a zoologist, ‘‘Are oysters healthy?” The latter replied, “I never heard one complain.” Say “healthful.” Often mispronounced: Cement (verb). Accent the last syllable. Often misspelled: Chaos. Synonym: guard, shelter, cover, screen. Word study “Use a word three| times and it is yours” Let us in-| crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. “The medicine quality, and his slumbers were un- disturbed.” | Poorly Balanced Breakfasts That’s Where the Great - Dietary Mistake is Made F YOU feel tired, hungry, “fidg- ety” hours before lunch, don’t jump to the conclusion of poor health. Thousands have unenergetic mornings because they start the day 3 Give to your complexion a charming, soft, youthful freshness. This delicate, re- fined touch of adorable beauty is yours to command thru Gourauo's ORIENTAL CREAM Uade in White - Flesh - Rache Send c. for Trial Size Ford, Y. Hookins & Son, Mew York City with wrong breakfasts. To feel right, you must have a well-balanced, cémplete breakfast ration. At most other meals—lunch - and dinner—you get it. But break- fast is a hurried meal, often badiy chosen. : u Thus Quaker Oats, containing 16% protein, food's great. tissue builder, 58% carbohydrate, its great energy element, plus all-important ‘vitamines and the “bulk” that makes laxatives seldom needed, is the die- tetic urge of the world today. It is food that “stands by” you, through the morning. Don’t deny | yourself the natural stimulation this rich food offers you. . Get Quaker Oats today. Grocers have two kinds: Quick Quaker, which cooks in 3 to 5 minutes, and Quaker Oats. 2y for you to do it when asking | | Be sure to mention by name the “the de- | he | * {loyal, Protect, defend, shield, | | Today’s word: | Sedative, having a soothing’ tendency. | was of a sedative | SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY I tried to look at them baby wasks today but I guess they ain’t berry | "tunnin’ anyway- 1926.) (Covyright, | | What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Leo. Toniorrow's planetary favorable during the morning. | noon, they become adverse, while after sunset they will be benignly but not actively favorable. The day is not S |a propitious opportuhity for launch- |ing any new enterprise or undertak- ing, as the good time is_altogether of too short a duration. It is, how- ever, a splendid occasion for research and investigation and scientists and teachers will be especially benefited in their labors by the prevailing, con- ditions. The chief thing to guard against is your own emotions and im- pulses. There will be sensed a tend- ency to be captious and arbitrary, and both speech and action should be | carefully guarded. Children born tomorrow will not {at birth inspire confidence or pride. They will, however, quickly .develop strength and vigor and will recover | very rapidly from any and all ail- | ments to which they may be sub- It would be a good idea to clipjected. "The signs indicate that they | will achieve a normally healthy adult- hood. Temperamentally, Vi | slow and rather heavy. not be noted for their mirth or jo; | ousness. On the other hand, grouchi- | ness will form mno part of their | “make-up.” They will take them- | selves very seriously and will be' with- | out a sense of humor. They will be frank and sincere, and those who know them best—and it will take a long time to know them well—will value their friendship and association. If tomorrow is your birthday, vou are volatile, rather talk- ative and vel ic. This does not mean to imply, however, that your energies are - productive. On the whole, they are usually the reverse. | Your loquaciousness is the terror of your friends and intimates, as they ever know™ what vou are going to ¢ or what difficulties you are going {to create for them or for yourself by yo idle chatter. You are fond of gayety and.are looking for a new thrill. You feel called upon to take an part in all that is going on around ‘you. Your ‘emotions your actions eptional This does tillating charm, and you have many admirers, but few real friends. You demand attention and love, and while you love deeply yourself you | do mnot take the trouble to show it as much as you might. “Puzzlicks” Puzzle-Limericks. There was a young lady named Who was fat as a capital When the people said, she'd —4— the way that T —5—" r form of Florence. " letter in the alphabet. i 5 Note—"I quoted this limerick to my rather plump sister-in-law,” states C. D. 8. of Boston, Mas: now she won’t speak to me." will complete the limerick you'll see the reasong The answer—as well as another “Puzzlick”—will appear to- morrow. Yesterday’s “Puzzlick” A Scot from the town of Dundee, Wore his kilts rather high from the knee; Of course you'll conclude It was frightfully rude, But his mother still dresses him, see? (Copyright, 1926.) No rubbing—just dipping. ..« de- | | ' DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Shall \K’onlan of 50 Lose Husband for Haircut? How Can He Keep Girl From Going on Petting Parties? DEAR MISS DIX—Much has been written about the boy or gir] who started: at the foot of the ladder and doggedly stuck to little tasks, doing them well, and in time realized success beyond imagination. many who are just the opposite go ahead of us in leaps and bounds. I know so many faithful and conscientious workers who never get beyond being just that. What do we lack, we who are so necessary to success, yet who are only as a bit of grease used to keep the machine going smoothly? « - A PLODDER. Answer—Nobody knows the secret of success. Perhaps least of all can those who succeed tell you how they did it. Certainly success does not come as the inevitable result of ceaseless labor or tireless effort. The writér cannot tell you whence comes the seintillating wit, the clever plot, the brilliant idea, the happy turn of phrase that makes editors clamor for his output and offer him large sums for every word he puts on paper. I have known many writers who spent years in the study of literature preparing themselves to write and who put in months of exhausting ldbor over their articles who could néver sell a word they wrote. The man who makes his fortune cannot tell you by what mental process he knows when to buy and sell or by what intultion he sees opportunity when it is yet no more than a speck on the horizon. If he told the truth he would have to admit that-he was guided oftener by hunches than by logic. And so success, in its last analysis, is a gift of the gods that is bestowed apparently by capriclous chance. One is lucky enough to get it, another misses it, and that’s all that any of us know. Perhaps there isn't much comfort in that to the plodder, but there is this to be sald for plodding, that if you have even the faintest flare of suc- cess, if you have even the minutest particle of this gift for success, the plodding cinches it. Plodding enables a man with very little talent to make the most of whatever ability he has and to go farther than the man who has flashes of genius but no sticking ability. For you have to build a foundation even under a vision to make it of any worth. You have to transmute dreams into concrete facts to make them of value 1o the world. In the end it is the hard workers, the detail men, who o things. So it still remains true that the best advice that can be given young people is to be patient and do day by day the task to which they have set their hands. If nature ordained that they should be only hewers of wood and drawers of water they will at least make a living and be independent and self-supporting and have the satisfaction that théy are doing their indispen- sable part of the world's work. And if a kindliér fate is theirs and if the gods lit the spark of genius in their souls, they have prepared themselves in the best possible way for doing the work they are destined to do. For, after all, as has been said, genius is just a talent for taking pains, and certainly none succeed who are not willing to lay on the altar the sacri- fice of the best labor of which they are capable. DOROTHY DIX. © e e EAR DOROTHY DIX—I' am a woman over 50, Have a husband, a married son and a grown daughter. Now I want to bob my hair, husband says that he will ot 1ivé with me if T do and that I will h‘::e“g find 4 home elsewhere, and he will refuse to support me. My daughter says that no woman of intelligence of my age would bob her hair, that it is only old fools who are full of imagination that think it makes them look young to cut off their hair. My son says there is one born every minute, and that he will not speak to me if I have it done; but my daughter-in-law says, “Mother, it is your own hair and your own problem. Do as you please.” So I have decided to abide by your advice. E. G M Answer—Well, if you take my advice, you will keep your hair on and re- main on speaking terms with your family, It seema ts me thAt 10 Jge o husband, & meal-ticket and the respect and affection of your children is en- urels('J;ou high a price to pay for a haircut. Ot -course, as your daughter-in-law remarked; your hair is v vi at first blush, it would seem that you had & right Y0 wear it Tong or sHOrt. e you please. It might seem that your own taste was the taste to be gratified in the matter, but {n reality this s not the case. b fou do not have 1o look at yourself. An occasional briét gli i mirror is all that sy woman of 50, unless she 18 very vain, ever takes ae herself. But her family has to look at her continually, and so0-it is a matter of grave concern to them whether she is easy on the eves or offends their esthetic sensibilities every time their gaze rests upon her. So, a)l things considered, it seems to me that it is but just to yield her own taste to those of her husband and children, who mavs 1o han at her every day and all day long, and if they-think that she will look like a scarecrow with bobbed hair to cut out the cutting, so to speak, even If she is under the delusion that it will cause her to be mistaken for a flapper. Personally 1 agree with the family, I have never seen a wi to whom a boyish bob did not add from 10 1o 20 years in looks. benanee foo a middle-aged woman to cut \oft her hair puts her into direct competition \ith her daughter or her granddaughter and institutes a comparison be- ween em at4s deadly. . X e DOROTHY DIX. Drar DOROTHY DIX-—1 ani a young man much In love with a girl. We pet a lot, and she tells me that T am the only vith w this; but my ‘friends tell me that she Kisses and neoks With-crers po ooy goes out with her. 1 know she is gullty, but I do not Know what to de Your advice will be greatly appreciated. Anxrous. Answer—She's found out that men exact petting parties as the price of their attentions, and so she pays for her rides and her movies and her good times with kisses that soil her lips. And because she has found that every man likes to believe that she is the only one for whom she would so degrade herself, she lies to you about it. The modern girl is what you make her and you have mo right to object to your handiwork. DOROTHY DIX. . also in the way it is used in this quotation from W. Black: “Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly she was re- solved to be a good deal more circum- spect.” \ % Then, before the arbiters of slang knew it, “brass” said, “that means me,” and the root word had found its way into common use for “hardness,” “shamlessness, impudence, Bring ¢ = HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. Calling It “Brass.” “Brass” is familiar in common speech as a synonym for “nerve,” “im- pudence,” “effrontery.” It is slang, of course, but its everyday usage has galned it the recognition of a place in the dictionary. In the story of this werd we find a common characteristic of slang and the way it grows; that is to double back on figurative use of a term further on and give it new applica- tions. “Brass,” for impudence is{such a double back on the figurative use of “brazen.” Meaning “made of” or like’* brass, brazen came into- use to describe a hard or immodest or im- pudent aspect, as “a brazen counten- T Dull.coats must be washed away « . « 80 light can reach in and reflect all the hidden beaaty That is the theory. || But those of us who are built on those exacting lines and who plod on sce so Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “I~had bad luck this mérnin’. I slept too long an’ the circus men had two of the tent pegs drove in the ground before I got there.” (Copyright. 1926.) What Do You Know FEATURES. PALE HANDS Leila Marsh, who has always been accustomed to'idleness, is left with- out money. She finds her rich friends are of the fair-weather variety and, because she has never been taught to do anything, is forced to take a_posi- tion as lady’s maid with Mona Kings- ley. In the family are Richard and Barry, the son. Mona amuses her- self by humiliating Leila_before oth- ers, and Barry, because of ner heauiy, persecutes her in other ways. Rich- ard discovers this and is sorry for the girl. He learns that she is. try- ing to fit herself for a better posi- tion and offers to help her when she is ready. CHAPTER XXIL A Man’s Thoughts. After Leila had gone Richard sat down and, lighting a cigar, gave him- self up to his thoughts. His conver- sation with the girl—a conversation that for some reason he had wanted to prolong—had convinced -him of her courage. He had offered her help in the mattter of getting more time to About It? Daily Science Six. + 1. ‘What is the chief charac- teristic of the climate of the Eastern United States of Amer- fca? . - 2, What characteristics haye tropical and polar climates in common? 3. Maine and Washington State are aquelly far North. Why is Maine so much colder? 4. What accounts for the dif- ference in climate between northern and southern Cali- fornia? 5. What gives Florida a wet and a_dry season? 6. What part of the world, aside from deserts, has very lit- tle rain? tomorrow’s Star. Answers to these questions in l New Kind of Rain. ‘Three men sat talking in a smoker. The man from California and the man from Montana were boasting about the climate, and both based their claims upon the old assertion that it is the humidity that makes weather dis- agreeable. “'Isn’t it pretty cold in Mon- tana?" asked the man from California. “Yes, but it's a dry cold and we don’t | mind it. Isn't it pretty hot in Cali- fornia, though?” replied the man from Montana. “‘Yes,” admitted he from the Golden State, “but i's a dry heat and we don’t mind it.” They turned to the man from Washington State. “Isn’t it pretty rainy in Washing- ton?” they asked him. His expression of disgust as he listened to the boast- ing of his companions changed to the flicker of a smile. “Yes,” he sald dryly, “but it’s a dry rain and we don’t mind it!” N Now what do you know about that? Answers to Yesterday's Questions. 1. Coddling moths lay eggs in fruit flowers and the larvae hatch out as apple worms. 2. Cut worms eat through the stalks of plants at the ground. 3. Earthworms are not harmful to plants, but beneficial. 4. The disadvantage in setting poison to kill harmful animals is that useful ones or pets or children may eat the poison. 5. The precautions against clothes moths are: Leave no dirty clothes in the trunk or closet; keep door lid tightly closed, but do not let clothes go too long without inspection and airing; use mothballs; kill all moths as soon as seen. 6. Butterflies are not harmful to vegetation as butterflies; the larvae of some' are very destructive, of others quite harmless, (Copyright. 1 Klopp: Chop sufficient cold boiled mutton to make one pint. Add one-half a pint of bread crumbs and bind to- gether with the white of an egg. Add one teaspoonful of salt and a little white pepper. Form into little balls and drop into a kettle of boiling water. Pull the kettle to where it will not boil, and cook the klopps slowly for five minutes. When done, they will float on the surface. -Lift, drain carefully, place on a heated dish, pour over creimed celery sauce, and serve with peas. 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And because its lather is so soft and fine, it rinses out casily. your hair soft and easily managed, full of life and light and lustre. - 00" AMP o e haie ©1MC.80n herself, and she had refused. And her | manner toward him! The quiet way in which she had accepted his defer- ence, as though it were her right to be respected. The proud lifting of her head when she spoke, the level eves that looked into his, without any attempt at coquetry. ? If she had been made of coarser clay she would have seen an opportunity and grasped it; but, instead of that, she was proud. Richard had known many proud women, but never one who had bzen unwilling to accept favors from him. Yet here was this girl—a servant in his house—with a dignity like that of a queen. It would have been an easy matter for him to offer to finance her while she was making herself ready to take a better position. Later, when she had hecome independent, she could pay him back: but he knew better than to offer such a thing. He could imagine the look of proud disdain_thdt would sweep across her |mce. He was as sure as if he had .already made his offer exactly how she would meet it. Eyes narrowed to slits, he visual- Sometimes [ feel so powerful, A lovely mood to stert the dey with — Hunger with— BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR. ized Leila as she had sat there in the chair opposite him. Her hair had looked orange in the lamplight, and what extraordinary hair {t was, the strangest color he had eVer seen. And her gray, level eyes and her mouth—a young mouth with childish, parted lips. Quite sud- denly and alarmingly Richard founs his pulses hammering. What on earta was the matter with him? He hadn't felt like (this since he had first met and loved Mona. No woman had meant anything to him since he had discovered the hypocrisy of one. Was he in love with this girl, this lady's maid, who waited upon his wife? Was he going mad that such strange emo tions were assailing him, making him feel young again, rousing curious hopes and fears in his heart? “Young,” ran his thoughts; “but, after all, was he old? At 40 was he ready to put all hope behind him? Was there nothing more in life for him than the ceaseless grind of mak- ing money?” A silvery laugh broke in on his thoughts and Mona was advancing toward him down the long room. As usual, she was exquisitely, flauntingly beautiful. Her dress of eilver cloth outlined the delicate curves of her body. A broad silver fillet bound the golden hair in place. She was a mir- acle of pink-and-white loveliness, a veritable goddess, and vet Richard's eyes as they rested on her were cold She affected him no more than a beautiful lay figure; he was immune to her charm. “So_here you are,” she said, light- Iy. “T thought you weren't going to be home this evening.” She flung her blue and silver eve- | ning wrap on a ecouch and dropped into a chair—the Very chair that Leila had sat in just a short time ago. With languid fingers she took cigarette from a silver box. leaned forward to light it for her. “I've been home just a short time. he offered in explamation. “Did y have a good time?"” She shrugged lightly. Fair. Ronny Cameron was amusing, or the dinner would “have been dull. We were at the,opera for a time, but it bored me and Ronny brought me home.” She was watching him with eyes that were jewel bright. There had been a time when the mention of an other man would have fired him with jealousy. It didn't please her to find |any man indifferent, not even her husband. . But he made no comment matter of fact his thoughts |away. He was hardl the words she W (Copy As a (Continued in tomorrow’s Star.) ,Chicken Terrapin. This is a good way to serve left-over chicken. Cut up the remains of the chicken into smalt bits and stir into a cream made by cooking together one-half a pint of cream and one | tablespoontul each of flour and butter. Add one-half a teaspoonful of salt and | a dash of pepper, then add two hard- | bofled eggs chopped fine. Let come to a boll and serve. Meet that Enjoyable Outdoor SALMON ‘King of Food Fish” A REFRESHINGLY delicious flavor that satisfies one’s longing forvariety. Richly nutritious sea food, ready cooked for instant serving, adaptable to so many hot-weather dishes—yet inexpensive in thie éxtreme and always ready at your grocer’s. For your next beach or outing treat— Sand- wiches ened ‘Wil d with canned Pink SALMON moist- mayonnaise will be greatly relished. A canned Pink SALMON salad is wonderfully good, or enjoy the tender fish flakes just as they come from the can, with lemon or may Pink SALMON keepsindefinitely Canned in the can when u ‘That's why it pays nopened. to keep several tins or a case in your pantry. BE SURE THE LABEL SAYS “PINK SALMON” ASSOCIATED SALMON PACKERS 2530 L. C. Smith Bldg.. Seattle, Washington $1,000 in Cash Prizes! Cash Prizes in our for reliable canned Please state whether recipe has been tried by you and how many persons it should serve. We would like to know sotel cosk prepasiugiitioh: Kladiy Mihcats brand o Pink (ON used. Con- test closes Auguse, 31 1926. ‘ '