Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1928, Page 32

WOMAN'S PAGE. Laxness in erting Social Notes BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. It may be true that letter writing is A lost art, &s it is said by some to be tcday. This does not pertain to the writing of notes. These brief missives have in large measure taken the place o! longer correspondence. They are sent v en occasion demands. Seldom does vae take the place of a letter, for the IT IS FUN TO GET A NOTE OF IN- VITATION AND IT DESERVES A| NOTE, GRACIOUS AND BRIEF IN REPLY. » latter infers a communication of some length. It is also more general in char- acter, covering many subjects. Persons away from home write home letters, | travel letters, business letters, etc., and some of these are written by those at home, also. Except in the case of the BEDTIME STORIE What Happened on & Warm Day. Do ow T von voud eep sive: © 1oL Wiitetoot the Wood Mouse. At last little Mrs. Whitefoot had re- built the nest in Farmer Brown's bee- hive to suit her. Whitefoot couldn't see that it was one bit better than the nest he had built there. No, sir, he couldn't see that that nest was one bit better. In fact, he couldn’t see that it was any different. “Well,” thought he, “if she is satisfied I ought to be. But it's the last time I'll ever under- take to do anything for her. Somehow or other I never can do it right.” ‘That beehive certainly was a very comfortable place in which to live. Mrs. ‘Whitefoot had to admit that it was It was needless to tell listen, She. | was doing that 'What is fit?’ all that Whitefoot had promised her | Sh% 2sked in a startied Witisper. 1 / W /—,'—: Winor 27" 77 “BEES,” WHISPERED WHITEFOOT. #t would be. It was the warmest Win- ter home she had ever enjoyed. Every CGay there was fresh meat, in the form of dead bees which had dropped from the swarm above, right on their docr- & 50 to speak. There were no ene- mies to be afraid of. Always, where- ever they had lived, there had been the fear that some day Shadow the Weasel ight make then a visit. But here they not fear Bhadow. Yes, indeed, it | was & comfortable place W live. Both Whitefoot and Mrs. Whitefoot PRESIDENTS QUESTION GAMES | was nothing to fear from the bees. . business letter, the note is more spe- cific. ‘The note, being of short length, can- not be considered time-consuming to write, Since it generally has to do with some definite matter, about which in- ['formation is wanted, it cannot e disre- | garded. Notes ave a necessity in social {life, even though the ftelephone has diminished some of their requirements, One of the things that are attracting attention is the lax way in which young people consider writing notes. A host- ess invites a group of her friends to some function at her home. She sends short motes asking if they can come. Notwithstanding the question she is quite as likely not to get replies as to get them. She does not know haw to provide for the refreshments, nor whether the dancing will be enjoyable, as there may be a lack of partners so carefully arranged for when planning the occasion. Nor does she have any idea how many favors to s@pply. All her perplexities would be solved in these matters, if the invited guests would send her the expected notes of acceptance or regrets. A distinct discourtesy fis| paid the hostess, if a note is not sent. Another occasion when a note is es- sential is upon the receipt of a gift, not presented in person. It may be flowers, candy, a book, or any one of the many things sent from shops in town, or by mail or express from a distance. Tho person who sends the present often is at loss to know whether the gift was received, let alone getting the thar that should be forthcoming. Such laxity is inexcusable. The lack of responsibility of the youth of today in matters of the kind men- tioned is appalling. Older people are astonished, and often so annoyed that further invitations are withheld and gifts discontinued. Yet it is the older folks who are largely responsible. If parents impress upon their children the necessity of sending just a few lines of acknowledgement or acceptance, ete., fewer social blunders of the sort would occur. Young people are apt to be punctilious about observing what they believe to be correct social customs. ‘They like to appear to be worldly wise, Why then is this attitude taken about writing notes? Is it not because they do not know any better? Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. ‘Words often misused: Do not say, “I agree with your proposition.” Say “agree to.” Often misspelled: Monsieur; note the feu. Synonyms: Disturb, misplace, dis- place, confuse, derange, unsettle. Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Squalid; extremely dirty, poverty stricken. “We found the family in squalid distress.” BY THORNTON W. BURGESS knew that they had no business in there. They knew that were those bees awake and active they would not be allowed in there one minutes if the bees suspected their presence. But as long as the cold weather lasted there It happened one day that Whitefoot | and Mrs. Whitefoot were fast asleep in their snug nest, after having been out most of the night. By and by into their dreams there crept a strange noise. At last Whitefoot awoke. The noise was more than a dream. It was a loud hum- ming. At least, it sounded loud in there. ‘Whitéfoot poked Mrs. Whitefoot. “Wake up. my dear, and listen!” said he. Mrs. Whitefoot awoke with a start. “Bees,” whispered Whitefoot. “What are they doing?" inquired Yttle Mrs. Whitefoot timidly. “I don’t know, but I know what we're going to do.” replied Whitefoot. * “What?"” replied Mrs. Whitefoot. “We are going to remain perfectly julet right where we are,’ replied White- foot. “We must either do that or make a run for it and stay outside in the 2o0ld until those bees become quiet again. | I'm tired, so I'm going to stay right | here.” “But—but suppose those bees find us!" whispered Mrs. Whitefoot ! THE EVENI NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. . v There Are Women Still Who Cheerfully Do Their Own Work. —BY JOHN CASSEL _WEDNES DA v so » The STYLE POST {s the marker on the road to being smart. Shirred Sleeve. Competing with the slim closely fit- ting sleeve on afternon dresses of silks and crepes is one which fits closely at only one place—just above the elbow. It is shirred there, and from the el- bow down falls in a graceful flare. It is loose fitting above the elbow also. This sleeve is a creation of Louise- boulanger and is characteristic of the mode for femininity which is sponsored by an increasing number of designers NANCY PAGE “Nancy Learns Methods of Saving on Clothes Bills BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. “Will you look at this? Here I just bought these gloves two weeks ago and now they are torn. Did you ever hear of such rotten luck? I can't afford to throw them away. What can 1 do?” “I'll show you’* said Lois' mother. Nancy had been spending the after- noon with Mrs. Aston planning some of the things for Lois' trousseau, and was just drawing on her gloves prepara- “They won’t,” confidently replied Whitefoot. “They don't like the kind of stuff our nest is made of and the are not likely to try to find a w: into it. 8o, my dear, we are perfectly | safe right here. There's nothing to worry about.” | “But what makes the bees hum so0? | They haven't ever done it before since | we came here to live,” whispered Mrs | Whitefoot. “It must be a warm day,” replied Whitefoot. “That must be it. It must be such a warm day that the bees have | wakened. They probably think it is { Bpring. Peep out here, my dear, and ¢ them going In and out of that little | doorway. DIid you ever see such a | sight?” Litile Mrs. Whitefoot admitted that fhe never had seen such a sight, and added that she didn't want to see an jother like 1t. It made her too dread- fully nervous. Prepared by the National Americanism Commission of the American Legion How Many Can You Answer? n or more people will is year. Do you enow who o our Presidents, ney were elected, what they did, ney are best remembered? These ¢ good fun end good Ameri- Yourg and old will enjoy and by them 1. What President was commander-in- chlet of the Revolutionsry Army? 2. Wno wes Vice President under Taft? 2. 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Leglon has arranged t have delivered [z T 101 6 cents o cover poste s idling cost, It containg the Ihl ial portrait of every President, with | history ‘of his life, election and publie | ervices Adl‘,\;u the Huskin Informa- | ton Bures i 5 Hesi ing 6 cer, 3, D, C, inclos- THE DAILY HOROSCOPE ' Thursday, March 8, atening s | ;. | row dominste tomor- W zstrology, which finds L many sspects gdyers Lerenee . aecordiy Rovernment, ad- of buriiess are wiise i sactng for who Geud 1 s1ocks ana bonds, for Vil ehow sudden fluctus- i foretld hould be avoided &t this 1 may be much tempts- » daw on Anivial provocation Ursnus 1 i mn wspect that is sup- Dosed v make Wie ming open Uy sug- with & pessiistic. or eritical any new line of husiness or Wping what s wiready estab- lehed the Blgns appear 1o ndicate much | N aegaiding dove affuirs all Whrouyli \hls yeur, i which persons of | Bl mges il be susceptible Persons whose brth dite 1t {8 have the sugury of Journeys and fnancs) difcultics Crildren born on \het day probably wilk be serious nomind snd nchined W the law, Girds will reveal ability in Jisancs, |did not tear the leather. perhaps | tory to going home when she discov- ered the tear. Mrs. Asturi brought sew- ing silk and a fine needle. She but- tonholed the edges of the tear and then drew the buttonholed edges together with the sewing silk. The fine needle The button- holed edges strengthened the leather, 50 that the glove was soon as wearable as_ever. While Mrs. Aston was working she told Nancy of a way she had made over an outgrown dress of Lois' sister, The dress was of dark red wool crepe, She slit down the front and ripped the seam of the sleeves two inches from the wrist. A slip of dull black crepe w worn under the dress, shightly longer than the red wool, The sleeve of Whe crepe slip became & cufl Ball buttons altached to the red wool sleeves became simulated cuff :lnlll;mn‘ v Pavs i et welt ; et T ¥ | | Caitend " Budgets A ! Aunswers | Questions Game, 1. George Washiiglon, 2. James B, Bherman of New York k] 4. No. Rutherford B. Hayes After heing shot and lytng wounded at the White House for some time, he was moved to Elberon, N. 1, in the hope of saving his life. 'He was shot July * 2, and lived until Beptember 19, 1881, John W, Duvis | 6, John €. Calhoun | 7. Becretury of Wit Stanton B McKinley 1L was known ax the McKinley tarift 9 Polk 1848 10, Willlam Henry Harrison's son, Johin Beott Harrison, I was | o KEEPING M Brains and Poverty. | We commonly speak of brainy men, | and the common notion is that brainy men have more brains tha the com- mon man. Accordingly they are wiser, accomplish more, get to the top places. | Size isn't the only thing that counts in | brains; quality counts. That means how the brain is organized, whether | fine or coarse. Something can be told | from how rich it is in those compli- cated foldings which you can see n! | calves’ brains or sheep's brains. | Though size counts in intelligence, it | is not always true that bigger brains are better, | Size counts, as do many other things in life, on the average, in the long run, in the group or mass. Men have larger | brains than women, about one-tenth | more by weight. And one might argue that for that one-tenth more men have more intelligence than women. If you take brain weight in proportion to body weight, there is still a slight advantage for the male and at all ages. Yet one cannot decide by weighing a brain| | whether it is that of a man or a woman. But if there were two groups of a score of brains each, already sorted out, you | could decide with greater certainty by weighing that the heavier group was that of the men. Yet weight counts in intelligence. While it is far from being the only factor, it may be an important one, and it is so in the long run, not in the individual case. You find average or even below-average brains among men who are superior or even great men, and you find large brains am~.g com- monplace men. By selection. .ne could make up a list of very great men, like Byron, Schiller, Beethoven, Gauss -and Cuvier, who had exceptionally large [ brains,” and also of those who became great on an ordinary allowance of brain or less, such as Shelley, Descartes, Schu- | mann. As a caution let it be added that you can't go by the size of head alone. Two heads of the same size may have brains differing in size by a | large amount. One of the most striking proofs of how brain weight is related to mental ability is shown by the records of Dr. Todd, who examined the brains of those unfortunates who end their lives as public charges in the City of Cleveland. The average brain size of these “soclal inefTecti; * as Dr. Todd calls them, ending their days in poverty as falures, was equivalent to 50 fluld ounces. In | &_familiar small unit this means about | palling level” of 393. NTALLY FIT BY PROF. JOSEPH JASTROW. doesn't matter how we measure, so long as we use the same units. You notice that the differenges are small, but hold or the average. If you have enough specimens of these “ineffective” brains they will lack only five teaspoonfuls as compared to the average and less than 20 as com- pared to an “effective” brain. But in 1018, the year of our intensive war efforts, the average ineffective brain fell to 358. “During that year none but the veriest fool was left destitute: the others were all in the Army or earning good wages in civillan life.” But in 1013, when the men came back and there was no place for the lowest grade of “incfTectives,” the brain size rose to 385. Now better and bigger brains also became public charges. As times became easier and there was em- ployment for those on the lowest rounds of the ladder of efficiency the | brain size of those who fell out of the race decreased. And then in 1921 it rose to the ‘ap- ‘That meant a sudden increase of “effective” men who in despair gave up the struggle, scme of them to take their own lives, others to yield to the poorhouse. situation became normal the brain size of Cleveland ineffectives went down to the “normal” level for them. Who would have guessed that the effects of a war in Europe would be registered in the ups and downs of brain weight in the poorhouse of Cleveland! So bigger brains are better brains, if you are careful to understand the term correctly and use a fine scale. Un- doubtedly the advantage of the superior brain is'a superiority of quality which goes with size. Apparently it is, be- cause that last addition indicates quality, also that it rises above the average in intelligence. Taking mean values, 375 teaspoons are needed for a fool, 380 for an honest man, and, on the average, about five teaspoonfuls saves from inferiority. A brain just a little better equipped is enough to make a great difference in v.hgl_h rcsul’; e effect of civilization is to make small differences count. We are no ::g:r )lc’ks of ll}{ trades, but little lers of one. we can do o worth-while thing supremely well Lhn: world rewards us, even if we are pretty poor in all else, It's the well organized brain that is at a premium: brains at par and the great numbers below par must take what they can get. A well | 375 teaspoonfuls as compared with 380 teaspoonfuls for the average. It ' Better Things in Life. “If the young ones wish to enjoy the better things of life, let them go out and earn them,” Is the modern cant. Reflection in every motherly head on this subject will soon lead to the thought that that statement of creed is selfish, in a way. Instead of being prompted by actual concern, it may be induced by a selfish unwilling- ness to share anything. It is sald that Americans do not know how to grow old gracefully, that we women hang on to the last vestige of youth. As a result, it s sald, we resent vaguely the maturing of our chil- dren, and are reluctant to yield to them the material advantages which we possens, It 15 & serious charge, that, that we are too selfish to share. Doubtless in some cases it rings true. In many more it does not. No young man or woman can expect to go out Into the world and overnight, 50 o speak, acquire the same position as his father or her mother has ac- Quired over a lifetime. It is to be expected that only persistent industry organized brain is a matter of quality as much as size, (Copyright. 1028.) Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. All of this means time. It is under- standable that the young man or wom- an shall wish to ‘enjoy some of the better things in life. 1Is it entirely fair that he or she be asked to walt a life- Lln(*n’c? ur younger generations, it has been alleged, fall into wrong ways, and yield to temptations, because they cannot walt to earn the things of their desire, How often would these sad experfences have been averted If these same chil- dren had been granted some of the bet- ter things in life in moderation? Is it true that American parents have not learned to follow the economic for- tunes of their children? That once married we allow them to sink or swim with nonchalant unconcern? 1f that iy 80, 18 1t any wonder that so many sink? Sharing the good things in life s the most thoughtful, the most enjoy- able, and the most satisfying way, With whom can we share them with Kreater pleasure and joy than our children? The most fronfc gift is that of the leg- Acy when the legatee 1s too-old to care much or use much. The disgrace or the traglc end which some parents have had to face might have been averted n'nn fortunate circumstances will attain that, WHY WE DO ing & good deal these ¢ hardbolled attitude of people I general and of young people In particular. From being shocked at ything we have arrived at the polnt where w shocked at nothing. What 1 the prye al explanation for gots Ung hardbotled? ‘The world 15 moving at such n rapld pace that we are living more, not to By fuster, than our fathers. Greater prosperity and more lelsure, together with thousands of luxuries and mechan- feal devices, lead us to Indulge In so muny fancy experiences that the ordi- nary routine of life leaves us cold, It I8 old stuff and kickless, Wo demand new und novel experiences, bigger and better thrills As the dope flend needs to increase his dose to get any kick out of it, 8o each experienice must be a little more exciting thun the last or there s an antielimax People ure a lot wiser than they used o he They wre mare sophisticated With such s background it is aifficuly ot Lo got hurdbolled ‘Thero ure thone who assume a hard- holled appearance to conceal fabhy muscles of wrm and braln. They aro connclous of belng fertor and hen advertise themmselves an had eggs o - Press you with thelr couvage and BlcURt, Ao the lnogusge of Pays if they had only given wisel Vi of thelr means, % b WHAT WE DO BY MEHRAN K. THOMPS n-hx‘ulnxy this is called a defense mech. antsn, Hometimes we get hardbolled in self defense. 1f you possess anything of value the human sponge will find you an futally aa the yulture spota his prey. Every rich mun receives dally hune ds of wppenls for money, It your fortune conslsts tn beauty you will find that “beauty hath more {hieves than wenlth We get hardbolled to protect our- selves from human parasites who live on softbolled eggs. ~ Some who lack the qualities of a forceful personality, assume the hardbolled attitude because 1t 18 supposed to be u mark of strength. Most of us get hardbolled as the fn. evitable result of emotlonal sprees, Vha do von 4o Al o lar, enly [ Wi sainl stapad enyvelone LSV 100 ) uticura J Loveliness at v e e, and As the soclal | WEDNESDAY, MARCH ' 7, 1928. MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Sliced Oranges. Oatmeal with Cream. Poached Eggs. Tomato Sauce, . Toast. Doughnuts. Coffee. LUNCHEON, Cream of Corn Soup. Escalloped Tomatoes with Cheese. Bran Muffins. Hot Olngerbreug_. Whipped Cream. ea. DINNER. Bouillon. Baked Meat Loaf. Tomato Sauce. Baked Potatoes. Creamed Celery. Lettuce, Russian Dressing. Chocolate Bread Pudding. Custard Sauce. Coffee. EGGS, POACHED, TOMATO SAUCE. Blend one tablespoon butter and one tablespoon flour, add three-quarters cup boiling water, then add one cup tomatoes and season with salt and cayenne. Drop in six eggs and baste with sauce until whites are set. With skimmer carefully transfer them to circles of thin buttered toast on hot platter, pour sauce around them and sprinkle with chopped parsley. ESCALLOPED TCMATOES WITH CHEESE. Place in frying pan piece of butter twice size of walnut, salt and pepper, small can tomatoes and one-quarter-pound grated cheese. Cook thoroughly. CREAMED CELERY. Boll one quart diced celery in salted water until tender. Drain, saving water for soup stock. Make cream sauce by stirring four tablespoons flour into two table- spoons melted butter until smooth paste is formed, and add three cups milk. Cook until thick, sea- son and add celery. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Me and Puds Simkins was sitting on Mary Watkinses frunt steps tawking to her, and I started to think of wat I could say to make myself sound grate, saying, Do you know wat Im going to be wen I get a little bigger, Im going to be a aviater like Lindberg. Aw, wats that, wats that amount to, wats being a aviater? Puds sed jelliss, and I sed, Wat is it, its the most dan- gerous thing there is, thats wat it is if you wunt to know wat it is. Go on, if you wunt to be something dangerous why dont you be a jockey like Im going to be, Puds sed. Jockeys get kicked rite off of horses backs, you never herd of a aireoplane kicking eny- body out, did you, of corse you dident and neither did enybody eits. Thats wat Im going to be, a jockey, I dont care how dangerous it is, he sed. O you dont say so, well how about a alreoplane catching on fire a mile up in the air and me having to drop out of it with nuthing but a parashoot to keep me from falling strate down in- sted of a little sideways? I sed. Try to take & parashoot on a horse and see wat would happin. you couldent do it because they wouldent leeve you, thats wat would happin, I sed. O yes, yes indeed, teetch a aireo- plane to jump over herdles and then you can tawk to me, Puds sed. and 1 sed, Teetch a horse to do a nose dive 1000 feet up in the air or even 100 feet if you wunt to be in my class, Wich jest then Mary Watkins sed kind of dreemy, I prefer a artist, thats wat I prefer, a artist with long hair and a big bow tie like the kind I saw in the movie yestidday, he dont do eny- thing except jest look artistic and stand around and leen agenst things. Me and Puds thinking, Aw heck, and changing the subjeck. Home in Go(;d Taste BY SARA HILAND. Long, low chests are somewhat awkward to place in the average home. Alone, they are not impressive, and Inasmuch as they should form the im- portant part of a grouping, it is neces- sary that a large wall space should be provided for the pleces. For any one whose desire it is to have & dining room furnished in a manner a bit out of the ordinary, there is the possibility of getting away from the regulation buffet by having in its place & chest as shown in the illustration. Over this may be hung a tapestry or plece of brocade and each side of it one of the dining chairs may be placed so that a dignified grouping is the result, Without in any way marring the appearance of the chest, the top may be fastened Into position and the front hinged so as to let down. The interior may be equipped with English tray drawers, for these are so conventent for the storing of linens and silver, This arrangement also allows for the | s on the top | placing of decorative obje of the chest without fear of thelr being disturbed In lfting the cover, (Convrisht. 1028 ) . . ' Auto owners in Parls are complaining agalnst the system of service stations in placing damagod cars fn storage and sending to the factory for necessary parts instead of keeping them in stoek. Works All Day, Stays Up Late, Gains 5 Lbs. | o . work and stay up late nights since taking Vinol. creased 5 pounds.”—Earl Dunlap, Vinol is a delicious compound of eod liver peptone, i y d, anemic people are surprised how Vinol gives sound sleep and & BIG very FIRST bottle often adds | for Mr. Smith or take a taxi and come FEATUR ES.” The Sidewalks of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. Jules Verne doubtless thought he was giving his generation a thrill when he unleashed his imagination and wrote yarns as fanciful as they were incon- celvable. Less than a year ego, un- erring truth emerged from the West, sped through the ice-laden heights, and descended in the fleld of Le Bourget to announce, “I am Charles Lindbergh.” Bewildered fiction exclaimed, “Truth is slrn’nur than 1" and collapsed on the pot. There 1s enough drama in a dally newspaper to furnish the movies with & dozen plots. .One of the most popular of American short-story writers once confessed to the writer that many of his yarns were inspired by news stories he had clipped and saved for the purpose. Many readers might relate personal experiences which would “listen” to the bystander like gross exaggeration. Some- time§ we can comprehend fiction when we il utterly to recognize truth. Here Is a short story. Is it fiction or truth? Smith, having dictated his final letter, rose from his desk, streached and | gazed out of the window upon the pass- ing throng below. In a few moments his own machine would join the endless caravan of cars rolling up Thirteenth street. In less than half an hour he | would be home, where the wife, kids, | and a steaming meal were waiting. He remembered that when he left home in the morning, his spouse had complained of a headache, but these spells were usually of brief duration, so | that he wasn't concerned particu- larly. As he turned to reach for his hat and coat, he was summoned to his desk by the violent ringing of the phone. It was the wife calling to tell him that her headache was no better. Moreover, | she had just re- ceived a phone call | from an old girl| {riend, Louiss, who had arrived at Union Station two days before she| was expected. Her | husband never having met Louise, it| was explained by the wife that the visitor was wearing a small green hat and black fur coat, and would be wait- ing near the telephone booths at the station. Would he dash right up there and get her? | Mr. Smith fairly sprinted to the | garage for his car and was on his way in less than 10 minutes. Arriving at| the station, he parked his machine in | front of the marble effigy of Columbus and dashed for the deport. Sure| enough, there was Louise waiting as| agreed, by the booths. He recognized | her by her green hat and fur coat. | “I hope I haven't kept you waiting.” | he apologized, as he seized her trav-| eling bag. | “No, not at all" she replied sweetly, | as she accompanied him to the door. It was unfortunate. he explained, that his wife was unable to meet her. | too .but she had another attack of | headache and had asked him to do| the honors. As they sped along the lighted streets | the lady in the green hat inquired about the children and then mentioned | her own family. Fatl had been ail- ing lately, but mother was as well as could be expected. considerirg her age. | Mr. Smith was secretly pleased at the comeliness of his wife's girlhood friend and expressed his delight that she was to be their guest. This being her initial trip to Washington, Mr. Smith and his wife would show her the sights. The wife, he knew, was waiting patiently for her arrival. “I've heard that little wife of yours say so many nice things about you,” said the lady with the green hat, and Mr. Smith beamed with pride. The journey home was short—too short, thought Mr. Smith, as he sttxned before the door of his domicile. Taking the lady's suitcase. he assisted her from the car and together thsy ascended the steps. Throwing opsn the door he shouted. “Yoo-hoo, Catherine. We're here. Here she is!” Mrs. Smith hastened to the hall and stopped abruptly. No sign of recogni- ticn passed between the two women, vhich rather disconcerted Mr. Smith. “Oh, I think there must be some mis- take,” said the lady in the green hat. "‘l’? sure there must be,” said Mrs. Smith. Mr. Smith stood silently by, chagrined and mortified, and for a crevice into which he might crawl. The situ- ation was somewhat relieved when the pihone rang. It was Louise, calling from the station. and wondering | whether she should wait any longer | by herself. l The strange lady in the green hat then explained that she was waiting for | a friend’s husband whom she had never | met, to call for her, and unsuspecting | that Mr. Smith was not he, of course. | did not hesitate to accompany him to | :xm she thought was her old friend's | ouse. Mr. Smith offered to return the | i | he exclatmed strange lady to the station, and at the same time meet his wife's friend, who was told to wait. And thus the story ends. The only E:" of this story that is not true is tl name Smith. This incident occurred within the past three days. Truth is, indeed, stranger than fAction. e oxox Whad a Nation of actumulators w2 are. For several weeks past a Washing- ton family had been preparing to move on the 1st of March. Coming home one night the h t the house saw what her anxiety to dis- | pense with what she considered use- less junk his wife had sought to dis- pose of her hus- band's accumula- ton of letters papers, photographs and clippings. ey, he shout- 1 want thosc N You haven" looked at them for years™ ‘s calm reply. ‘hat doesn’t make any difference,™ T want them. And was the going to keep it. what's the idea of throwing away this old brief case?” “Why 1t's 50 old you will never use it again. Besides, didn't 1 give you & new one for Christmas?” sald the wife. “Yea,” shouted the husband, “but the lodge gave me that brief case, and I'm What are these tin- types doing In this basket?" “Why, you forgot you had them until this minute,” returned the Missis. “They were taken 25 years ago and make us both look ridiculous, Cer- tainly you don’t expect to keep them.” “I certainly do,” persisted the other 50 per cent. “I want those pictures. Don't be so fast about throwing things “But you know you'll at that stuff again. That old, yellow, faded, fraternity photograph, for ine- stance. It's positively silly to k that any longer. Those clippings t mention your being present at the Elks' convertyn in 1906, what good are they to you?” “Well, I want them, that's all,” s the husband, as he applied him: the task of rescuing his 3 Among all this were three packages letters, written to him by during their engagement. storage box was required to transport the keepsakes to their new abode “And yet,” said the lady writer, “men accuse us of bei mental sex. Most women kno Palm Beach Serves it for Breakfast Palm Beach, Fla.—The fin- est hotels here are serving Welch's Grape Juice for the breakfast fruit course. Patronsaredelighted with it. Because Welch'sishealth- ful. It is the pure juice of Concord grapes and gives you necessary vitamins, mineral salts, laxative prop- erties. And it is so rich in fresh grape flavor that it tastes delicious straight, blended or diluted. Once you've tasted Welch’s no other grape juice will do. Welch's Grape Juice New Hair Mode Seen in NewYork The most way. 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