Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 4, 1915, Page 3

HER SSTER'S NG By EDWARD MARTINDALE. “Worshiping a divinity at a dis- tance, eh?” railed Don Warren. His chum and familiar, Nate Stan- bro, flushed and looked embarrassed. Then he challenged boldly: “Do you blame me?” Warren cast a look through the leafy screen of greenery that shaded the river path where he had come upon his friend. In the center of a rustic bridge spanning a purling brook stood a young lady, a fair pic- ture, indeed, in her neat walking dress and dainty sunshade cap. She stood gazing dreamily down into the limpid waters, mechanically slipping “Engaged!” Be groaned. “Ah, it will be hard to cure myself of this ' folly!™ He was terribly humbled and din-1 appointed. He thought not of his wet and uncomfortable condition. His dream was over—its fair guardian spirit lost to him. Ava belonged to another. Oh, the bitter awakening! Nate wandered about for hours. Then he lay down on the grass to rest, to think. A cold wind came up. , He reached home clilled through and through. The next morning Nate | Was in the grasp of a hot fever. ! It was a week later when he came back to something like normal coher-| ency. His landlady explained to him , about the flowers that stood upon the | stand at the head of the bed. “Miss Ava Reese sent them, sir” she explained. “She has called twice. 1 promised to phone her as soon as you were well enough.” It would be pain ineffable o view that fair face agatn, yet Nate could up and down her slender finger a! ring, her glowing face showing health, | beauty and intelligence. “Jt's Miss Ava Reese of the big! not forego the opportunity. He saw a trap driven by a hand- some roung man come up to the house. Ava was with him in another place up the road, isn't it?" spoke Warren. “No, 1 don’t blame you, Nate. She has some handsome sis- ters, and if 1 wasn't called back to the city I would put in the rest of the vacation courting their attention.” | The speaker passed on his way. Hazelwood for a week. Only inci- dentally twice at formal social func- rions had Nate met Miss Reese, not Lalf a dozen words had been passed lood Gazing Dreamily Down Into the Limpid Waters. rrendered his soul's best adoration the charming miss who had croesed path, a fresh bright rural flower, e modest violet, and not a wilted paried rose of the great city. ‘I must speak to her,” he resolved, er watching the object of his oration in silence for a few min- “She is gentle, kindly and will take it amiss.” va did not change her attractive ditative pose as Nate approached. was not aware of his coming. was almost at her side when she rted back with a quick scream. 'Oh, dear! what have I done?” she ped, turning pale with dismay, her ended eyes fixed upon the surface ithe brook directly beneath the spot ere she stood. Miss Reese, something has dis- Esed you?” ventured Nate. va turned quickly. Involuntarily placed her hand upon his arm a pleading way and he thrilled at touch. Oh, can you help me?” she plead- “See,” and she held up her fin- “‘the ring was too large for me. foolish I was to wear, to toy h it! There—there! It fell right she pointed tremblingly, with 8's pecring face dangerously close er own. The stream was shallow clear, but the lost object had n engulted by the pebbles and was valuable?” hinted Nate. lo—oh, it is not that. Indeed, I recover it! Is it possible, do think?” shall try hard,” promised Nate descended from the bridge. Miss uttered a little dissuading cry ate waded recklessly out into tream, She quite besought him esist, as he reached the spot she indicated and thrust an arm clear he shoulder into the eddying reckoned on it that the missing was held within the shallow ringed pocket that she had in- d. Nate worked carefully. He grope out a handful of sand gravel at a time until he had his cap. Then he would sift nd free much like a miner with eve. was wet now from tip to toe, e kept up the labors of love in- Hously, uncomplainingly. It was a real cry of satisfaction that least held the lost ring aloft. ere it is,” he announced. With p of joy Ava took it from be- his fingers as he held it to- the bridge, he knee deep in ater. < are soaking wet,” said Ava liseratingly. “You must come you have dry clothes. Sister. ill want to see you and thank Il make a quick dash for home Il later, it 1 may,” suggested cannot know how glad I am,to is back,” said Ava. “It ‘s an ment ring,” and she fondled it it were a préclous possession precipitate haste Nate waded and started away. Ava gazed him in manifest surprice, al- eling that he was discourteo! ode on in a passion of vivi He was like one who d a smarting blow, Ho and Nate had been together at| between them. Nate, however, had jde of that little heap of rocks,”* the house and father will see | minute. Her words were sweetest music to | his ear. She was gracious, gentle, | sympathizing. She told of how she | would never forgive herself, that she !\ad brought upon him such serious iliness in his efforts to restore the ring. l Nate hopelessly thought of the: handsome fellow in the trap—prob- ably her lover. Happy rival! Ava noted his glange. i “My biother,” she explained. “H@l | is anxious to know ‘the gallant knight errant.’ as he calle you. My sister has yet to thank you, to0— “For what?" stammered Nate, not nmderstandin | ! “For restoring her engagement ring. She had loaned it to me. She is a -uperstitious boing, {a Marcia, and—" “Your sister!" breathed Nate, & whole heart of hope springing to his ardent eves. She flushed and thrilled. Artless as she was, Ava read in the radiant | glow of love in those intense eyes the | secret of his soul—and was glad! (Copyright, 1914, by W. G. Chapman.) PIECE OF BLOTTING PAPER| Its Characteristics and What It Indi- cates of the Mabits of Its Owner. Few people realize the true mward- | ness of blotting paper, particularly | people who live in big towns and should know better. It is, for instance, a real pleasure to sit down to a large, clean sheet of new pink blotting paper | and instead of its soiling one, to be the first to sofl it. White blotting| paper has to be very thick and ab- sorbing to hold its own, while green blotting paper is only suggestive of banks and business, and little soiled | ends which are used for the week's books. The blotting paper connoisseur changes his blotting paper with apso- lute recklessness. It becomes to nim like the paper target which, once marked with his prowess, nas rulfihea its function. It is a delight o cear the corner off a sheet of thick pink, ¢ and pick up as much as possfble of the blot made by an overflowing pen. But the corner ence .way the sheet! loses Its charm and should be re- placed by another. { Blotting paper and blotting vad are| indices of the household psychology a writer in the Manchester Guaraian | observes. There is, for mstance, the ! pad which, though not very much used, | has grown shiny with use, and its ac- quired surface absolutely refuses (o ! viek up any ink at all. There is the ! pad that has been overused and has| lost its absorbent power through the! writing of many black and dashine | notes. There is the neat pad which| is always carefully tended which suggests that the sooner trace of writing be removed the better, :nd there is the blotting book, with U its choice of half dirtied leaves a { its surface which by no possible m \‘ can ever be as level as blotting paper { should be . The ideal way of using blottizg pa- j per is to have two or three loog | sheets of thickish white or pink, which can be thrown away, used or stolen with impunity. It is useful to be able 1o blot from above and the singlenoss of the sheet enables this to be done efficacionsly. Also it necessi no conscientious scruples as to te. and enables the writer to wiite straight ahead with comfort iust.ucd of dodging about his pages to avuid § the paing of blotting. inost The | Method. “Figures can't lie,”” said Representa- tive Wagner, apropos of a Galvesten zirl's wooing at the hands of a Polish baron. “There's nothing like figures “This Galveston girl, entering the parlor, said to her father in surprise: “‘Why, where's the baron? “‘I've just told the baron,’ the old man answered, ‘what your dowry is to be and he has retired to the library to fierure out whether he loves you or rot ¥UCH NEGLECTED RCOFS T0C Valuable Space in City That Is Seldom Put to Any Kind of Use Teday. At a convention of owners and man- “skyscrapers,” held recentiy ng prophecy as to the fu- of the tall building, empha- ar the nezlected roof. “Bungalows built on top of tall build- ings,” he predicted, ill house the owners in summer. A permit for such ! a bungalow has already been taken | out in Chicago.” The rather odd suggestion brings up the whole problem of wasted opportu- nities which the roof of the average tall building presents. Long ago the hotels realized what an asset a roof is, and developed the roof garden. In a | number of the middle western cities the upper floors and roofs of commer- clal buildings are leased by the prominent city clubs, which thus se- cure airy and quiet quarters with fine restaurant location, in the very heart of thecity. _ - PRETTY dress of taffeta silk which will commend itself to the woman who likes an odd style is shown in the and simple afternoon plcture given here. It manages to be very unusual without being bizarre, and very noticeable without losing re- finement. The model, in its outlines, suggests nothing so much as the silhouette of a Japanese lady. This is a very clever management of modes of the present, and the West, into a semblance of those of the Orient. The gown is es- pecially adapted to small and youth- ful figures—if they be prettily curved. It is not a dress for the angular young girl. A changeable taffeta should be chosen for a dress of this kind, since the trimming is of the same material as the gown. The two-color effects and the play of light in changeable silks is a substitute for decorations. Instead of embroidery or braid, or other applied trimmings, ruchings, made of full box plaitings of narrow | strips of silk, are wonderfully effec- tive. And there is no silk quite so well adapted to making ruchings as taf- feta. The composition of the gown is so simple and so plainly set forth in the picture that it hardly needs descrip- tion. ! clared, as she wearily pulled off her Household Economy On the ledgers of the First National Jank are the records of many dollars saved by women of Lakeland and vicinity who have learned how much more eco- nomical it is to manage the household fi- natces on the “pay-by-check” plan. FEconomy in household managemment is daily becoming a more pressing neces- sity. Follew the mple of those house- holders who have found the practical so- lution of the problem of how to make the family income go farthest. STILL THERE WAS GHEER By NETTIE KENNER. PP DI DG d “I'm going to give up,” Loretta de- gloves. “I'm not going to be conceited any more.” “What a terrible resolution,” chuck- led her brother. “Fortunately you den't say it as if you meant it, so I shail not send for our family physi- cian uniil I hear the details. What's up?” | “I traveled downtown this morning very well cantent with my looks and | 5 my clothes,” Loretta explained, with a little ot in her smooth brow. “Of | course I don’t mean that 1 couldnt be iZaproved on.” ! “Of course not!" i $ $ 8 3 £ S P ey SRDP PR PP PP 23 4 An expression of further interest on vour part will be appreciated. FIRST NATIONAL BANK “I merely mean,” she went on with- LAKELAND, FLORIDA sHE figure, the easy sleeves and the skirt lengthening at the back and hanging in about the feet, give the model its Japanese aspect. There are several combinations of color in two-toned changeable taffeta. Among them sap- phire blue and black, blue and green, light green and rose, dark green and red, and green and black have a ra- diance like that of jewels. But these are only a few of the wonderful color combinations that have been wrought in taffeta. In some of them the play of light reminds one of its fascinating shiftings on the polished surface of an opal. very effective JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Handkerchief Collar. A pattern is sold which shows how a rolling lingerie collar may be cut from a 13-inch handkerchief, and as almost everyone has a choice hand- kerchief or two stored away some place, one of these patterns could be bought to make the heirloom useful. The work of making such a collar is very simple, as, naturally, the out- side edges of the handkerchief formn the outside edges of the collar. Wires can be neatly fastened into these handkerchief collars so that they may The wide girdle, swathing the’| be rolled in any desired way. Handsome Midwinter Coat of Fur-Cloth MONG the coats displayed for wear in the depths of winter, there is nothing handsomer than those of black, or very dark browa, fur-cloths which imitate so closely the natural skins after which they are called. Next to fur they are the warmest of garments. The new fur-cloth is not bulky but possesses the sort of weav- ing that makes for comfort. Lined with silk and snugly adjusted to the | figure about the shoulders, neck and chest, the fur-cloth coat adapts itself to all degrees of winter weather. Not being heavy or bulky, coats of this fabric, unlike fur, are not too heavy for moderately cold weather. And when the thermometer plays hide | and seek above or below the zero | mark the pliable fur-cloth garment al- lows of re-enforcement against the ex- | treme cold. Knitted vests and jack- ets, those cozy garments that hug the figure so closely, worn under the fur- cloth coat give wearer delightful com- fort. Another point of advantage pos- sessed by these coats lies in their very excellent wearing qualities. Rain, shine and constant wear seem to have uneven pile. When coupled with this ' is the item of low cost (very low a8 compared to fur coats) the popularity of fur-cloth is easily understood. One of the newest models is pic- tured in the handsome garment shown ! here. The full straight-hanging ruffied skirt and lines, design in the front row of novel ideas in coats. There are not two opinions &s to the style and beauty of this striking wrap, which, by the way, i8 an American production. Occasionally one finds a sentiment at war with the use of skins. More- over the supply of fur. unequal to the demand in normal times, must send prices upwarc If they are out of reach, or the fur garment cannot be worn with an easy consclence, fur- cloth is the best of substitutes. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Corduroy for Girls. For young girls corduroy is decided- ly in fashion. It is used in brown, blue and sometimes green, and whes it is made up in a sult with a full skirt and long coat it 18 most appro~ small effect upon thelr surfaces of | priate for cool weather. ) knew whether she was going to be with ample | width around the bottom, place the: out heeding, “that considering the { fact that it's me I look and dress pret- ’&-hmmw«mo&ws»« i Sl d ty well. 1 was quite satisfled. 1| 388ppedsdedP0ERIE stopped at my dressmaker's to see about having that crepe meteor made in case I have enough of my allow- ance left to get one, and that is where I hed my first shock.” | “Ilow on earth did madame hurt your voung feelings?” “Yon needn’t laugh! You wouldn’t like to be told that you are too sallow to weur lavender or that you can't have one of the new girdles because it would call attention to the fact that one hip is higher than the other. I know you wouldn't.” !' “7t wou'd break my heart.” | }pe thot tsn't all” sighed Loretta. I'm so awfully narrow NASSEEESSEE LA M. Herron Grocery Co.’s ta RCASH Y N GROCERY N ) N %2 Y l::::tvdmt,l‘;'!' . am just in style and 17 EAST MA'N ST. ke Wl 4% wlsts that make you W v. 1 am going look so horribly skim., ¢ adpeny to take up gim work Bew have any money Jeft.” ¢ “You needn’t try boxing with mé. » value my life.” “I'm glad that somebody does. Well, listen to my tale of woe! From the dressmaker's I wirt to the milliner’s. There my hat wo< ready to be sent home if T liked it- -which T most em- phatically did not The back of it lay down on my collar in » most ridiculous L All New Goods 'u CASH ON DELIVERY ‘ Yy ha ~ D. M. Castles. Mg-. PHONE 418 way and 1 asked the milliner as nicely T e e SO said she was afraid she could not dui any better because 1 ays insist on | i LB SOOI BOEOEO SO B0 QU SISPGSBS 0D L R e S R =t S L SRR e R LR L R R L 2] WELCOME Florida i{ Educational Association You are welcome to Lakeland Also to cur Store [\\'enrlng my hair in a coil on top of my head. She said that when I wore !mn hat the way I like it there was £ 3 We invite you to make our Store Head- quarters while in our City : Conner & O’Steen ' Jewelers f NEXT DOOR TO POSTOFFICE Sl “She'd Have to Swing the Skirt.” an awful line from my collar to the top of my head that was extremely ugly. She said that this was the truth though she hated to say it.” i “No more than you hated to have | her say it, I'll bet.” | “I wasn't pleased. I took the hat, | but when it comes home I'm going to | put a whole newspaper in the back of | | it to keep me from looking like a to- E boggan. Then every time anybody looks at me I'll think of that perfectly ! horrible line from my collar to the top of my head and shiver.” “If you only could cut off your head when you wear that hat!” “I wanted blue,” Loretta went on. “But that incorrigible milliner sald | black subdued my features better, s0 | I got black. I've been wondering ever since which of my features need sub-l | duing. It'll end in my getting another | %3, hat. for wy suit is hrown.” A 0020304050 PEPPPPIPQ P PROPPPPPDIPOIDPRI We Thank You 4 ~ “Oh, you got a sult?”" 234 “That's what I went for, the fitting of my suit. I had to hurry because they don’t like it a bit if you are five minutes late and they make you lose your appointment. They kept me wait- ing half an hour but that’s different.” “Certainly.” | “I had hardly put the skirt on when | * the fitter said that really she scarcely [ We are just about to close the year 1914, which with us has been the most prosperous and successful, from every standpoint, in the history of our busi- ness. During tho year now ending we have been particularly favored; and, as we stop to think of the many new customers added to our credit, we wish to thank each and every one for their business. We will do our utmost in the year Nineteen Fifteen to retain your friendship and patronage. able to make it do because I was so | tall, you know. Then, too, she said, | my hips were large and she'd have to swing the skirt a lot. | “Cheerful, wasn't she?” | “The hairdresser was just as bad,” Loretta sighed as she gathered up her gloves and hat. “She sald my hair I8 losing tone and luster every day. I came home after I'd been there. I was the last drop in the bucket.” “It's always darkest just before the dawn,” suggested Loretta’s brother. “You know that cousin of Al's from Philadelphia whom I introduced to you the other night? Well, he hung aroung the office all the afternoon ask- ing when you'd be home, so I brought him back to dinner. He’s up in my room prinking now.” | “For goodness sake!” Loretta cried , as she turned to run to her room. “It ! you aren’t the worst! Why on earth | didn't you tell me!"—Chicago Daily | News. 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