Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1926, Page 27

WOMAN'S PAGE. Candlelight Illuminating Fixtures BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. THE CANDLE F FLOOR LAME JRES ARE To “dress by yellow candlelight” is not found agreeable to child or adult If it necessitates getting up early in the morning. But it the light is used at other times it is a most de- lightful illumination, whether to dress by, to eat by. or 1o sit and chat cozily under. Therefore, it is not sur- prising that candelabra illuminating fixtures for gas or electricity are in- creasing in demand. They take the form of chandeliers, sometimes with many rows of candlelights, or wall hrackets and sconces, or tall floor Jights, or lamps, as they are apt to be termed. Many of these candelabra are re- productions of old-time chandeliers which were used long before gas or even oil was known as illuminating elements. hey may be extremely simple, consisting of a central stem for conducting the gas pipe or electric wiring, with several branches, each curving upward and fitted with porce- lain candles. 1t is important to have the bulbs in electric fixtures conform to the idea of candle {llumination—if not, the charm is spoiled. Amber Bulbs. It is possible to get amber flame bulbs of zlass that give the ‘'vellow candlelight” effect, even to the un- even flime, for the glass is spiral. ‘The bulbs come. in white also for use when a brighter light is wanted. These -white-frosted bulbs cost I than the amber ones, and therefore are frequently chosen for this reason solelv. KFortunately the home dec- orator can tint the frosted bulbs with amber water color. As the water ton- ing can be washed off, a little experi- SEEN TO ADVANTAGE IN 'S IN ANTIQUE WROUGHT IRON MODELS. mentihg on one of the bulbs will re- veal just the correct mixture of yel- BEDTIME STORIE A New Way of Fishing. It always seems to me that wishing Tn rather more than half of fishing. —Reddy Fox 1 suspect that Reddy is right about that. However. Reddy isn’t much of & ticherman. There are some fisher- men who do very little wishing. Billy Mink, for instance. Little Joe Otter is another, o is Barker the Seal at the weashore. When they want fish, they inst go get them. They don't waste anv time wishing. Reddy Fox, Jimmy Skunk and Gravwing the Gull watched the queer ereature swimming in the water just < =t WOASY “WELL, T NEV. JIMMY R EXCLAIMED SKUNK. & little wayvs from where they were. s antli tie. B oD EwimM i ARA Jay quietly on the sand. He was so nearly the color of the sand that, had they not seen him stop Mght there they very likeiy would not have seen him at all. 1t was Graywing's sharp eves that discovered a little school of all h swimming that way. r now. and what said he. | The little fish came darting along | through the water until they were di- reetly over that queer thing on the wand. Then one of those lone arms shot ched one of those little fish s it would, that little Another arm , to it; and| it_down to | see will | k-like mouth, and a piece was | of the back of the neck. 1 never:" exclaimed Jimmy “Why couldn't that fish get Gay breezes dance zcross the lake And kick vp waves with|| quick light Reels. Great stars shine down 2t night and make Small weater stars for fish and eels. | B i i | | | TALL low paint tinged with red to use on them. Candle Shades. 11 the fixtures are for gas, no globes should be used with the porcelain can- dles. They are the decorative feature, and as such should be clearly visible. There is a shallow round “drum” shade that sometimes encircles either electric or gas candelabra-chandeliers. The candles are plainly visible. The shades are generally used with elec- tric fixtures, for, with gas they re- quire to be lined with mica lest the light beturned on too strong and the shade be scorched. Side-lights or sconce fixtures are apt to have quaint shield shades that do not conceal the candles, while they do provide decora- tive elements and degree of “shade” also. * Simulate Candle Flame. Since the tips of gas fixtures are the same whether used with candle fittings or not, it is imperative that the lights be turned ,on but half or even less to continue the candlelight impression. It must be remembered that a candle flame is not large and glaring, but small and soft. It is incongruous to have a blazing light come from can- dles. Have all the candles at a low light and the cost of illumination will be no more than a few gas jets at full pressure. Economy in Lights. One of the advantages of candle- light fixtures is that a little light can be left in a room when not occupied and the cost be trifiing. By turning off 2ll but one of the candlelights the room i& not in darkness on re-entering, and yet the homemaker can feel that the light {8 not an extravagance. So there are advantages as well as artis- try in using candelabra fixtures. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS away? What made it stick to that arm that first touched §t?” “‘Suckers,” replied Graywing. “Little suckers. Those arms, or feet, or what- ever you want to call them, are coy- ered with little suckers on the under side. Once they touch anything, they certainly do get hold of it. That little fish didn’t have a chance in the world.” “I guess it is a good thing that thing isn’t any bigger than it is,” said Jimmy Skunk. “Well,” replied Graywing, “there are some so big that if it ever wrap- ped one of those around you, you wouldn’t have a chance in the world. But none of those big one live around here. 'Why, if one of them should get hold of you, it could pull vou into the water just as easily as ;l!vat fellow down there caught that sh.” Reddy stared down into the water. “1 don’t like the looks of him,” sald he. “T don't like those wriggly arms. And T don’t like the way he stares. And 1 don't like the way he swims backward instead of swimming for- ward like an honest person.” At that Graywing laughed right out. “What difference does that make to you, Reddy?” he cried. “It doesn’t make any difference, but T don't like it just the same,” replied Reddy. “And I don't like the looks of him, because he doesn’t look as if he had any bones or any shell.” *‘Well, he has' replied Graywing. “He has a sort of shell inside, instead of outeide.” “If it's inside, it must be bone,” ex- clalmed Reddy. “There’s no must about it,” retorted Graywing. “It isn't bone; it is a sort of shell. He doesn’t look it. but he belongs to the moliusks. You know, the clams and the snalls and the scal- lops and the oysters are all mollusks. So that fellow down there is related to them in a way.” “Huh! He doesn't look it."” exclaim- ed Reddy, staring down into the water. (Coyright. 1926.) Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. ‘Words often misused—Don’t Charles is a new beginner. “new.” Often misprounced—Conduit. Pro- nounce kon-dit, the o as in “of,” { as in “it.” eay Omit misspelled—Toeing, Note Fantastic, fanciful, odd, Synonyvms -- visionary, imaginative, grotesque Word stridv—"Use a word three times and it is vours." Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word— Efficient: acting effectually; compe- tent. No man can be efficient with- out proper tralning.” Date Tapioca Meringue. ook four tablespoonfuls of mirute tapioca In one quart of milx until it is soft, adding one-hzlf a teaspoontul of sal d one-third 10 one-half a nearly done. unreal, | | cuplul sugar when | When the tapioca is done, add two {heaten egg yolks and cook for about 110 minuies.” Then add dates which i have been cut in pieces. Raisins, figs, or fresh fruits may be added in place of dates. Make a meringue by adding two tablespoonfuls of sugar to th two egg whites beaten. and bake in the oven as a meringus on a pie. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SUB ROSA BY MIMIL Sylvia’s Spoiled. Sylvie is iled. ¥rom the time she was 15 she's had more attention from boys that is good for any girl. She's romped through hundreds of dances, made thousands of promises and had Jun-b::tu'oodl.umu it's possible to have. Now, at 23, she's fearfully discon- tented with life. Shs can't seem to fall in love—it worries her. All her friends are stepping off with nice husbands. She alone seems to pick the kind of men who wouldn't make t companions. Each new suitor is hailed with en- thusiasm and then quickly dropped, because he has such a quarrelsome nature. Sylvia is losing friends continually. She's troubled and unhappy. Why are her men so disagreeable and unkind? Because Sylvia is disagreeable and unkind to them. She expects too much of them. She wants a perfect man. Because of her former popular- ity, she feels that nothing but a per- fect man will suit her. She has a right to expect one. Consequently, she nags and frets at the imperfect creatures who coms her way. Paul is quite nice, but he's a wretch. ed dancer and a perfect dub at games, So she twits him about his dancing and openly ridicules his poor efforts at s g Can you think that any man wouldn't resent this? Paul gels furi. ousmlnd snaps back when she laughs at_him. 1In no time they’re engaged in g, seri- ous battle, and Sylvia really thinks that it's all Paul's fault. She really believes that his ugly dis- !r:LnUon is at the botton: of the quar She has the same trouble with Doug, ‘whom she might have married, only he had such a loud voice, and some- how he wasn't quite as suave and charming as her husband ought to be. So she took him to task for his shortcomings, both by hints and by open allusions to him voice, with the result that Doug turned frritable and aross. She had to give him up. Sylvia doesn't stop to realize that any of her boyvs might turn on her with a few remarks; might tell her that she's not half as good looking any more as half the girls she goes with; that she's no world champion athlete herself; that she's not too witty nor too wise. She doesn't realize that she hasn't any right to expect a perfect man— her own perfection is an illusion. ‘While she is trying to turn a man into the perfect specimen she is los- ing what little claim to perfection she aver had. Instead of picking out flaws in the boy friend and trying to correct them, she ought to be concentrating on elim- inating her own faults. (Copyright. 1926.) Send for Mimi's Fashion Hin inclose self-addrossed. stamped en MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Food for the Convalescent. One Mother sava: Barley jelly is very @ood for chil- dren who are recovering from an ill- ness. Boil two tablespoonfuls of pearl barley with one and one-half pints of ‘water, until a pint of the liquid re- mains. This will jelly when cold. Use about two tablespoonfuls ef this jelly in six ounces of milk. Oatmeal may be similarly prepared. Rice water, served with or without milk, is also nutri- tious. (Copyright. 1936.) What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Tomorrow's planetary aspects are quite benign and are especiallvy suit able for the observances and rec- reations of a Sunday. They betoken equanimity of temperament and a sense of self-satisfaction that can only radiate happiness and contentment to all those around you. Children born tomorrow will be ex ceptionally strong and healthy, and the only danger to be avolded is ex cessive confidence in their ability to do things which they should not do in a sense. They will be always will- ing and anxious to bite off, in a physi- cal way, more than they can chew. This tendency, unless curbed, is liable to lead to accident, or to the loss of that strength in which these children will find their greatest happiness. Their dispositions will be frank and candid and aboveboard. 'They will never seek to cefend themselves by evasion or deception. but will always he ready to accept the consequences, whatever they may be, of anything they may do. They will show a strong passion for everything that is con- nected with “the great out-of-doors,” but will not neglect their studies to do this. lowed to choose their own careers, if success be desirable, as anything of a sedentary nature will only cramp their energies. and defraud their ambi tions. 1f tomorrow characteristics arc methodical, thor ough and faithful. You are onc of those that feel that there is a place for everything and that everyihing should be in 1ts place. You possess a quiet, quaint hunior, that often war off petulance and anger. 1f, however, 'ou do give 'way to your temper, every one around knows fi. Your lovalty to vour fricnds, and your in tevest in their affairs, 1s one of your ]mn:L charming traits, and has earned for you their gratitude, esteem and confidence. They unload a!l their troobles into your willing ears. You enjoy pleasant surroundings and do your utmost to have them in your own home. Your disposition is a very affectionate one, and vou are very demonstrative in your reveia. i tion of vour love. 1 persons born on th : Elias Parker Needham, in Richard J. Gatling. Chartes Dudley Warn nalist and author; Willlam Sprague, manufacturer and Governor of Rhode Isiand, and Charies W. Super, edu cator. {Copyright. 1926.) An evil sayer differs from an evil doer only in the want of epportunity. —Quintilian. l r{ Your suitor, get a job with somebody else. These children should be al- { is your birthday, ‘-‘flur1 SATURDAY, SE I DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Why the Too-Decorative Business Woman Does Not Succeed—Problem of the Old-Maid Sister Who Is an Unpaid Servant. JDEAR MISS DIX: Tam a stenographer for an unusually successful busi- ness man. Recently I unconsciously began calling him by his Christian name. He called me down for this, saying that it did not add to the dignity of his office for me to treat him with such familiarity. Was he justified in reprimanding me for this? 1 have a friend in a neighboring office whose chief occupation is looking pretty and entertaining her employer, who is ussally found at her "desk Joking and talking. She insiSts that I had better leave my t place and present find one where I can have a better time. I have to work for a living. What do you think? 3 PUZZLED. Answer: Your friend's advice is very bad. Don't take it. Stay where You are, because you want a permanent job in a good business, where you haye a chance of future advancement. e No employer who spends his time hanging over a pretty stenographer’s desk laughing and talking to her is going to have any business very long. He is slated for bankruptcy, and befors you know it, your friend will be out looking for another job herself. x Anyway, you are not in business to have a good time. You are there to work. A business office is no place for entertaining, and amusing your employer is no part of your duties. Get that out of your head and you will save yourself a lot of trouble and add enormously to your chances of working up to be a highly paid private secretary. As for your employer reproving you for addressing him by his Christian name, he was entirely right. Any such familiarity lowers the tone of the office. In most business houses, even when members of the family are employed, they address the head of the business as “Mister” in the office, no matter if he is “Dad’ or “Uncle” outside of it. Big business men do not like to have in their offices girls who are pert and flip and who dress inappropriately. They want girls who are quiet and :llhll:ald and who look llke competent business women, not flappers out for Not very long ago 1 asked a man why he had dismissed a very competent secretary that he had. o use she was always so overdressed,” he replied. ‘‘She is a good 8irl 80 far as I know, but it didn’t add any prestige to my office.. I wish T had had the courage o tell her that she was killing her chance in business by the way she dolled herself up, but I didn't have the nerve to do it. so I Just let her go.” % DOROTHY DIX. I am a woman 50 years old. For thirty-five years T have worked at home and done the housework and cared for an invalid mother. My brothers are all married and my mother s now dead, and I am alone. I also have three married sisters. Each one of them wants me to come and live with them, but if I do I will be nothing but an unpald servant, a cook and a nurse, A man whom I have known a long time and who is well off wants m to marry him, but my family object and say that I am selfish and that they need me. What do you think? WORRIED X. X. DY EAR MISS DI Answer: T advise you by all means to marry the man. every chance of happiness with him. You will be fndependent and have your own home, and your family will respect you and treat you a thousand times better than they will if you continue to sacrifice yourself for them. You will have There s no position in the world more pitiful than that of the woman who goes to live with her married brothers and sisters and who is supposed to earn her board and keep by doing the work of about three servants. In anybody else’s house she would not only have her food and lodging, but big wages besides, but because she is Sister Sally or Aunt Sue or mother-in-law she gets nothing. And in addition to getting no salary, she is expected to be grateful for their kindness in taking her in, and they pat themselves on the back and talk about how good and generous they are and what a sacrifice it is for them to have to take care of a dependent female relative. I know dozens of such women who are perfect slaves in their kinsfolks’ houses, and I always marvel that they haven't the spunk to get up and leave and go and work in somebody’s nursery or kitchen and get the appreciation and money to which they are entitled. Don't let yourself in for this kind of an old age. 1f you don't marry Don’t work for your sisters and brothers. DOROTHY DIX. « s e . DEAB MISS DIX: I am a widower past middle age. I have renewed my suit with a sweetheart of my youth, but since doing that T have fallen desperately in love with another lady whom T have just met. Shall T marry the sweetheart of long ago or will thi v o 8 this new love beG!’nl;;e ‘::llls- Answer: 1 do not think that you can revive the old love. ¥ you c: . . You hav probably been dreaming about this sweetheart of long ago-—she has heen core of the ideal woman to you—-all through vour marrlage, and now vou turn to her and think to awaken in your heart re 3 L 9 once more the feelings of your You can't do it, my friend. You could just as easily. now in your as S . ur stout rynol:dls-ase, ]’l;\ll on fi(l{ndlh! ‘;:nrmem.s that vou went a-courting in at "00:5 can make your mind and heart slip bac ; you can n p back into the skin of the boy you You have changed. The woman has changed, and vou ean' 3 | . & 12 . @ ¥ can’t go hack. 1 think that you will have a far better chance of happiness with the new love Who represents your taste of today instead of that of yesterday. o DOROTHY DIX. T am a voung man, have been married four vears and 1 provide a fine living for my family and would get my wife if it wasn't for my mother-inlaw interfering oL . EAR MISS DIX: have one child. along beautifully with between us. ‘We are now separated, my mother-in- home with her. Why do mothers-inlaw break up their homes, especially when t. iaw having come and taken my wife interfere with their daughters and here are children? . K . . Answer: The devil only knows, D. K. mother is jealous and cannot bear {o have her ;ihll’l u‘h; «;lloeu.d Soy'v‘wu‘men it is because she is ve with her daughter,'no matter how unwelcome she i Son-in- and how much friction she makes between the huahamlea:d“"vltl:.e T'f.i’n‘.,"rlin'é it is _because she is just bossy and is rmi; - r rul daughter’'s home. determined 1o rule or ruin her Sometimes it is because the ughter love anybody better selfish and is determined to 1t is a great pity, but noboay seems to know how to abate the mother-in- law peril, and, according to divorce statistics, mothers-in-law wreck more homes than all other causes combined. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1. Evolution Is Revealed in Felt Hats BY MARY MARSHALL. The millinets feel now as 17, thanky {to“thefr own concertsd efforts, wom- n had been persuaded to, lay asido the untrimmed felt hat that thev have heen wearing so many, many months. “Phis style so charming at the out- felr hat trimmed only with a bow of bbon, and there seems not to be the lizhtest disposition on the nart of well-dressed women to drop it. The milliners would perhaps like 1o see 2 complete extermination of the of- fender but they could scarcely hope | for that. The important thing is to provide new and interesting fashions in these little felts and to make it quite ob- vious that they are really suitable only for the sports or tailored cos- tume. You can hardly call these new little felts for Autumn cloches, though they have been evolved from the cloche by a very gradual process. | Crowns have hecome ever narrower and higher and brims have likewise become narrower, with an increas- ingly persistent tendency to turn up at the back and down at the front. The top of the head no longer touch- 28 the top of the hat. There is plenty of ventilation at the top of the head but these new hats fit very closely and very low on the forehead. Some of the plain little felts show a single crystal or other metal orna- ment and these ornaments are be- coming larger and larger. But for strict sports or tailored wear the band and flat bow of marrow ribbon is stfll in very good repute. “Puzzlicks” 'uzzle-Limerick smm——| There was an old lady who —1— When she found a thief under the “So near to the —3— And so close to the —i—, fear you'll take cold in the - . Remarked. . Where thieves are supposed to hide. . Entrance to a room. | Lower surface of a room. Top of the human body. i (NOTE: That the old lady in ques-) tion was a motherly soul will be ap- THE NEW#ST FELT HATS ARE | purent to all who complete this limer. VERY HIGH IN THE CROWN.|ick, for no one else would have taken THIS MODEL I8 OF BEIGE WITH {such an interest in the intruder. If A GROSGRAIN RIBBON D IN|vou can't complete this ‘Puzzlick,” BEIGE, TAN AND BROW and it’s an eady one, look for tl {answer as well a3 another “Puzzlic {on Monday.) Yesterday’s “Puzalick.” A you;\lg man on the journey had met or | | L 1 2 { | 2 4 5. vs one millin had become vie development.” they complained that “le D vas usurping the place of 'a modiste.” Mere hat makers were | taking business from milliners—arti- { sans against artists. But now this peril seems to be over. The milliners aren't worrving about it. They have persuaded enough women to wear enough trimming on thelir hats to make them quite happy. However, there is still room on the millinery bill of fare for the Mttle s { And tried quite his hardest to get her; He kneit at her feet, | Said, “1'd die for you, sweet,” And she cruelly told him he'd bettee! To reduce the number of street ac- cidents Parls plans to Install elevated woving sldewalks at busy crossings. PIEMBER 11, 1926. What Do You Know About It? Dally Science Six. 1. What is 2 solution chemistry)? . What is a precipltate? 3. What is a collold? 4. What is a suspension? What s an intimate mixture? €. What is a supersaturation? Answers to these questions in tomorrow’s Star. (n Magic Explained. At county fairs and on the vaude- ville stage one may often see magi- clans turning wine into er water into wine. They have thr tumblers, one white and two red, to start with. Adding the two whites together they turn the whole thing red. Into the tumbler left empty they pour the red and white together: it all turns white. Everybody gapes in astonishment. Actually the ma- gician s only doing a well under- stood little chemical experiment. There {s a substance called ,phenoph- thalein, which turns red when it comes in contact with alis, white when in contact with acid: Before the experiment the surfs tumblers are smeared with acid or al- kaline jellies. It is easy then to jug- gle the colors around just about any way you want. Now what do vou know about that? Answers to Yesterday's Questions. 1. The common yellow butterflies eat cabbages. 2. Wheat rust spends part of the year on the European barber (the tall kind, not the low Japanese bar- berry). 3. Legumes, even when not used tor food, are often planted because they restore nitrogen to the soil. 4. Tobacco, wheat and cofton are exhausting to the soil if grown with- out rotatio: 5. The “worm’ found in apples is the Java of the coddling moth. 6. The mosaic diseases of crops are mostly due to bacteria. HOME NOTES BY JENNY WREN. Summer is passing, but it need not take all its delights with it if one has a bay ndow which she can de- vote to « little garden in flower pots —Ilike the one sketched here. There are dozens of plants which will do nicely indoors. Ivy vines are old stand-bys and if they can be trained on slender, wires to trail around the window, 'they will make the indoor garden seem 2 very real bower of Summer. Petuntas will flower in riotous pro- fusion if given half a chance. Re- sonias have alwavs been indoor fa- vorites and their bricht blossoms and vaxy Jeaves furnish charming va- et eraniums in many shades are old-time favorites. and, of course, there ave all the bulbs—tulips, nar- {cigsus, daffodils and hyacinth Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. From the time the child is old enough to learn the fascination of spending, even if this is limited to pennies for candyv, he should likewise learn the joys of savinz. Our lives are made up of habits, which are con- tinued because they give us real sat- isfaction, and lacking this satisfac. tion all the arguments in the world won't eonvince a boy or girl that it is proper to save. In order to come to have some idea of money the child should reccive not just odd pennies, but a stipulated amount of money each week, no mat- ter how small. It is' impossible for 2 child to come to have any real undersianding of money and its uses if all he gets comes by the easy method of liberal handouts from dad's pocket. It goes as gayly and easily as it comes and nothing is learned thereby. One should not. vears later. tear one’s hair because the daughter or son seems to know nothing about money except what can be bought for it, if this has been_ his education throughout life. And the worst of it is such boys or girls won't learn any- thing even when they earn their own money. One must teach saving and spending at the same time, and such teaching must begin in the earliest years. Make it plain that if a child has only 10 cents a definite proportion of this must be saved. Two cents out of 10, perhaps, and the other § cents may 2o to buy those trifles which seem so unimportant to the parent and so all-important to the child. Let him manage his allowance himself. Let him spend it all in one day if he so likes, because it is only by this method that he will learn there isn’t any more to be had until the next week, and that he must spend judiciously if he is to enjoy it all week lonz. Don’t give a child money and then force him to save it all. You have taught him nothing at all by this method. Don’t pay him for every- thing he does for you and rob him of the pleasure of doing things Yor vou. But do make excuses to payv him for some certain things, so that he will feel that he is really earning his allowance. The allowance {tself naturally de- pends on the needs of the child and the resources of the parenis. One cannot set down arbitrary figures. But it is vitally important that a child have his own pocket money; have it at definite times and in defl- nite amounts. This does not encour- afe parsimony, miserliness or being a spendthrift. It does teach early in life the principles of economics, earning, buying and saving. Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle. FEATURES. THE MILLION DOLLAR WIFE By HAZE DEYO BATCHE OR. “I WANT TO SEE YOU DRESSED AS YOU OUGHT TO BE. THAT SUITS YOU DOWN TO THE GROUND.” Betty Ames nurscs James Cornell through pneumonia, and they fall in love with each other. Dr. Amos Craig is in love with Betty and is hurt when he hears the mews, while Alice Griffith, a girl Jimmy has once been interested inm, is more than sur- prised. Jim is the type of man who is always talking about what he wwill | do when he makes his "million. CHAPTER XIIL Jim Returns. ‘When Jim relurned from Atlantic [ Betty was on another case. She had hoped to have time to refurnish her wardrobe somewhat before he came back, but the case was an emer- gency one and she had automatically responded, as she usually did. On the night that he was to return he wired her to meet him at the Penn- sylvania station, and inasmuch as she was not off duty until 7 o'clock and his train got in at 7:30, she hadn" very much time to get out of her uni form and into her street things if she wanted to be there on time. 1t wasn’t until she had reached the 1ower level of the station and saw the train like a long black snake come gliding in that a strange feeling of not looking her best swept over her. For one thing she was tired. If she had had time for a het bath and a change into other clothes, she would have felt better. Aw it was. she realized suddenly that her brown Winter coat. if not.shabby, was cer. tainly too serviceable to be smart. Her hat, ino. w an old one. She had worn it that morning because it looked like rain and she hadn't had time to go home and change. The passengers were leaving the train and beginning to swarm up the steps when Betty realized that she had not even stopped to powder her nose. She was about to open her handbag and dab some powder on quickly when she suddenly saw Jim, and he was not alone. A woman and a man were with him and the woman was dressed with that exquisite sim- plicity so difficult to achieve. From her simple felt hat with its marcasite arrow to the tips of her buckled patent leather shoes she was perfect, and her face had that delicate pearly look at- tained through massage and very careful and judicious make-up. For just a second as Jim and his companions came up to her, Betty on of dis approval crossed his and she realized that it w: ause her ap- pearance had disappointed him. he was her Jim again, his handsome face widened fn a grin, and he had taken her in his arms and kissed her He introduced the couple as Mr and Mrs. Arrowsmith, people he had met in Atlantic City. Then they were all trooping up the stairs toward the taxi stand. Jim, insisted upon dropping the Arrowsmiths at thelr apartment first, and {t wasn't until he and Betty were alone that he drew her to him and at the same time said lightly “You look tired. I got quite a shock when 1 saw you." Betty knew what he meant. It was his way of telling her that beside Mrs. Arrowsmith sihe looked like a frump and she was bitterly aware of that fact without being told. But she was t0o proud to let him see that she was hurt. and with a quick little movement, she turned her vivid face upon him and sald gavly “It doesn’t matter ahout me, any- way, let's talk about vou. You're looking simply marvelous, Jimmy. Of course. 1've never seen you really vourself until now. It's splendid to know that you are well again.” Jimmy was quite content to have her talk about his own geod looks, but later, when they were in her tiny apartment, the question of Betty's ap- pearance came up again. He had brought her a gift, a really beautiful Spanish shawl, and as he folded it about her, he said suddenly “I want to see you dressed as yo ought to be. That suits you down to the ground; the women wear them a great deal for evening wraps, don't they? Betty, who had been walking up and down the room, cheeks flushed nd eyes starry, felt her pleasure in his gift suddenly dulled by his im plied criticism. She was about to say something, but as she turned toward him, his eyes suddenly glowed and he caught her in his arms. With a little sigh she gave herself up to the sweet ness of his embrace. After all, what did it matter? (Copyright. 1926.) Continued in Monday's Star. The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Capyright. 1926.) i H 4NN fl= L. dud B T e R i Across. . A mark in a book to point out its particular place. . Heap of memorial stones. Be in accord. Seat in a church. . White linen vestment. 5. Sun god. . Ostrich-like bird. egative. . Engineering degree (abbr.). A bone. . Meshwork. . Before. . Mount (abbr.). . Enjovs oneself. . 8mall animal. . Rescuers, . An acid substance. A. continent (abbr.). . College yell. . Swedish coin. . Note of the scale, Conjunction. 2. Southern cuckoo. . Conducted. . Preflx: into. . Steal. Small wooden spike. . Pertaining to ships, . Man’s name. Hindrance. . Down. t of an animal ew England State (abbr.). . Comparative suffix. . Noses. . Method of . Silver (sym Rallroad (abbry. g:‘osedur'. 8. 9. Stop. 11. A AT a o o e B T ‘arrion parrot. . Any one of several gum resins. . cher . . Making more desirable. . Abstract conception of being. . Encountered. . Openings. . Rebel (colloquial). rother of Moses, otahle period. . Hurried. 2. Protect. . Ancient inhabitant of Mexico xist. . Color. Mohammedan officlal, . Exclamation of contempt. 7. Foot-like organ. . Southern State (abbr.). . Indefinite article. . Southern State (abbr.). . Member of Parliament (abbr.). Chocolate Cake. Cream one-half a cupful of butter | add one and one-half cupfuls of sugar | very gradually, the yolks of four eggs. | well beaten: two cupfuls of flour, in | which three teaspoonfuls of baking | powder and one-fourth teaspoonful of | salt have been sifted; one-half a cup- | ful of milk and four ounces - cboco late mixed with five tablespoonruta a2 boiling water. Beat well, add the beaten whites of the four eggs, pour into buttered pans and bake for §0 minutes in a mcderate oyes.