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THE STAR-—SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1912. ourme nt for § Investigate SY iL 510 People's Bank x BEST AND LEAST HARM- FUL LAUNDRY BLEACH Dear Miss Grey—Will you please tell me what is good to bleach | Egyptian cotton thread that is just out of the mills? Also a bleach for white clothes? BESS A.-—To bleach the thread nse one teaspoon of oxalic acid crystals to one cup lukewarm water, Rinse well and be careful of scratches on the hands, as it Is said to be polsom ous, What is claimed to be the best and least harmful bleach for clothes is given by Charles Boet- tinger in the Kevne de Chimie In- dustrielle: Potassium hydrate 8 grams, alcohol 20 grams, olein 24 grams, «glycerine or vaseline 2 grams, turpentine 4 grams, ultra- marine 2 grams, water 190 L. Mix and take an amount sufficient for the clothes you wish to bleach, put in kettle and add one-third of amount of lye ordinarily used for washing. Mix and boll two hours and the clothing will be absolutely clean. POST CARDS—$1.00 PER Doz. Kodak Films developed, 100 a roll, any sige. A. M, FROST 1932 Firat Ave, Seattle. i ee a a a 2 a a Y A MOTHER'S LETTER TO HER . YOUNG MARRIED DAUGHTER The Star will publish tomorrow a “Letter From Mother’ written to her only daughter, who is soon to know the bless. inge of maternity, 1c ts the firat of a beautiful sheaf of these letters which The Star is privileged to print Ne woman lives who has not the maternal within her, Down in her innermost heart each has the eternal mother love, the tenderness toward the coming of w life. In these letters the mother writes to her daughter frankly of the great change that ts coming into her life. She advises her aa to her mental aud physical activities, There t» a sweet ayy through all that every mother will recognixe as YOU witt mae something fine and rare in heart literature je firet letter TOMORROW—or any of those the Lyceum Theatre from Jan. Ist, Presents SADERS -OR— it you to follow it, pevyite ssi iit ses ess SESRSES REE E DEES SEEDED fee ee ee ee ee ee ey HOW WOMEN CAN HELP Dear Misa Grey: Perhaps you will help me. I have been happily ‘ : ; married to a good, true man for 14 years. All he hy 4 wh Sat ‘ F ¥ he gave me his wages was "Make it go as furan you can, girl, and : <b} : A RIGHT-OF-WAY FRAN. 4 nee Bean 4 Fa “ny more years we will have . ea CHISE home . We have worked hard, Dear Miss Grey—(1) Does {1- been able to take but one week's vacation, bai way penal i sabpenatitn arte = bee pbc A with ph its road built, hold its franchise for lan’t years, without giving service to the public? (2) Does not the state law re quire said company or corporation to render service in order to retain its ownership to the right-of-way? (3) How often would said com- pany or corporation be compelled to render service in order to retain its holdings, should the law require it to render service? A SUBSCRIBER. A.—(1) No, not longer than @ reasonable time. (3) That depends entirely (3) de; entirely on the franchise. The THIRD. WEEK Edwin London Company’s GREAT REORGANIZATION SALE The grand, good work of reducing this immense stock to a minimum and eliminating all broken lots and odds and ends previous to a change in our company has proven an immense success. More and bigger bargains will be ready for you Tuesday morning than we have yet offered. It’s empty shelves, counters and tables we want to see. This will give the new firm of Panton & London Company. an opportunity to open with a brand new stock of merchandise that will be a credit to Seattle, besides giving the people a store they will be pleased to trade at; a store where the domestic necessities and new things will always be found; a store where your child can trade and can buy just as cheap as you can yourself; a store where only a small, legitimate profit is taken; or, in other words, this will be continued as a cash business on the SMALL PROFIT SYSTEM PRICES. Watch our advertisemente— they are money-makers and money-savers for you. EMBROIDERIES|Rugs All of London's Embroideries, hundreds of yards, are thrown into six lota, and the prices are a Lot No ® sesssse 48c 25c 36x45 Ingrain Sample Rugs— You seem 60 Kood and utrong, Miss Grey, please show me how I can help. MRA. McB. A. wish you could get your husband to see that when one saves to the extent he does, when he does have plenty, he will not feel tree to enjoy it. That is the cause of the rich monopolizing the the country, They stinted and saved and held on If you care for the The hat iteelf ts of deep violet extending bigh beyond at the back stiffened with a whalebone bra: feature of late winter immings. Day a peepee a ve) narrow Noh ite the fall of hat . A Gull bromse Backle hole the feather ta ninas, 1°77" ‘B ese CEU. EATRE d and Renamed “The Melbourne.” D, NEAR UNIVERSITY LECTURED. SPECIAL MUSIC AI would stick {t out, girls, and my company, Such treatment antioipations of a real welconw. some day these very children will condemn ideas tuto their minds before they are old enough to defend themsel A letter like this simost makes me pinch myself to seo if I living tm the twentieth century of people who are back In the dark ages, and, sirts happen to five in such s “spot.” only sorry for these benighted ones, ai in your work, for that is what It amow! “THE ONLY CHILD"—A GRAVE MISTAKE Dear i a ie ae 1 = Sue ree with my little girt . Tt seeme she lx all kinds of playthings. gE stdides "i x for real, want to out her extra money to support a real it tho best investment A YOUNG MAN’S [A-One thing publish « request jig the town tm wht the town in in reading your a Phe paper each day I notice both wise |, OF lived. nm, and foolish questions. 1 cut out => me bg the ono from that sensible girl aak-| 109 ~<a ing if a girl couldn't go with a bay Nay Fay record, Also go or without bim thinking she was eraay | Tecor of the county ! You will ixea® i885; & record—that is, tf y¢ name before adoption, for succevs, Edna. WONDERFUL BARGAINS IN WOMEN’S AND missae’ Separate Skirts Regular Prices $5 and $10, at— $2.98 siria. I would lke to meet her and shake hands with her. READER. At thank you “Reeder.” tale ****** *eeee & 8§ Her old lady, poor and with on whom to depend, thrown, she tells me, from car on Madison at, near public library. As @ quence she ia about the sight of one eve. case lacks witnesses, ask in the name of ju that if any read this wi saw the acident, they will tify me at once. CYNTHIA GREY. RERKEAEKRHREHERER think they can't be popular unless they indulge in this silly make-be- Heve love, and kissigg games. SHALL SHE FLIRT, TOO? Dear Miss Grey: 1 am « young married woman, and I would like your advice, for I have no mother. T am ashamed of my busband’s ac tons In company. He flirte with every woman he meets, or tries to say funny things at my expense, or Qegiects me altogether. People no- tice it, and I don’t want their pity. Shall 1 Mirt to show I don’t care? Een. Tite seeeeseeseeeeeens 5s and mixtures, All sizes. Seeeeeeeeeeeeeee TO $1.50 WOM. Tbe THE GREATEST SAL EN'S WAISTS people of Seattle a splendid chance to buy at half price It's a clean-up of all short : @ hundred samples; all styleg, grades and to get some Chairs to go with those you " All the Crea't You Want FIFTH av. a ‘is just Your opportunity, but it wil! be well to ily in the day, as there are only a few uf each style Will soon be selected. Great Covering Sale Is Now Going On— And if I do, what will the men I firt with think of me? I have two small boys. Please tell me what to do. NAOMI, A-—-No, I would not flirt. You won't gain anyone's respect by it, and you won't fool anyone, efther. I would appeal to his sense of honor jas the father of his children, and 1 would put myself f | ground, and try to get him to do | right for right's sake. If thie had |no effect I would refuse to go out | with him until he ts ready to stop it, And if that didn't work—weil, you write and tell me if it doesn't. |1 kf®w what I would do, but you jare not ready for It yet HAS SHE THE RIGHT? Dear Miss Grey: Would it be proper, after giving a gentieman @ birth: present to ask him to re ltarn it, as he has grown very in- [different toward me since recely- fing It, BROWN EYES. A—A girl gives a man a prosent thinking, “Oh, yes, I can always trust bim, and I want to show my appreciation of this or that.” Then something comes up, and she feels he does not want him to have any- hing she ever possessed or gave him, Forthwith she takes to her- | self the right to recall any or all lof these presents and letters. This is but another point in my “con- tinued argument that it is a pensive presents. In this case you have absolutely no right to a thing you have given away. You may ask for it, but he reserves the right to keep it, and you have no cause to think you are abused if he does. TO LOCATE A LOST BROTHER Dear Miss Grey: Wili you kind- ly tell me if there is any way of locating a lost brother who was adopted about 12 years ago, the me of the family unknown. the back: | lo UNJUSTLY SUSPICIOUS Dear Miss Grey: and married people. Lately my ually looking at a little blonde who sings fn the choir, I am not at all attracted by this young woman, and to go to church with my wife. How can I convince her that she te mistaken? A FAITHFUL HUSBAND. A.—1 think the best thing ts to show her this letter when it is pub- lished. There are people who have the disease called jealousy, and they are to be pitied. They really suffor, and it is more often than not 4 mere waste of words and time to try to convinee them of their er ror, I would show her I wanted the pleasure of her company, and go to chureh if I wanted to. Then, if she saw fit not to go, she could stay at home. SUGGESTIONS FOR VAL- ENTINE PARTY Dear Miss Grey: WI! you please tell me some nice games to play at @ valentitte party? There will 14 girla between 13 and 16 years age; no bo: MARY. A.—Have « fortune teller (some girl with lots of wit) stirring a big black kettle in a tent. She can pre- dict all sort of future thi: but I * | would confine it to good and funny things. Then you can have a tub of water on which you sali half shells of walnuts, each named and started with a wish, If it reaches the other side without bumping Into others and being upset, the wish comes true. Tie candy hearts to the ends of a number of strings and make a cobweb in the room, and lot each girl find her nartner at the other ond by untangling the strings. For skill, paste a small red heart in the center of a large white one, and shoot otft the center with bows and arrows. The prize—a heart. shaped box of candy BLANKETS —GQray and white Blankets, large onough for a dou- ble bed; neat striped borders; special sale price, per pair . Venetian Cloth, 980—64-Inch all wool Venetian Tailor Cloth, a few yards will make you a $40 17¢ — Formerly way above this price. 86-inch 500 fancy Mo- hair Dress Goods and Waistings; enough sald— $1.50 LONG ~ KIMONOS ..... vt T5e. Full length Filannelette Kt- monos, in several good patterns. All alzes, ys Muslin Underwear Bargains 280 AND 80c COR- 750 AND $1 MUSLIN 29c SET COVERS UNDERWEAR ..... .... Gowns, Skirts, Drawers ané Corset Covers, from our regular TSe and $1.00 stocks. A trifle mussed up. $1 TO $2 MUSLIN UNDERWEAR Combination Suits, Skirts, Gowns, wers and Corset a worth regularly from $1 to Lace Embroidery Trimmed t Covers, worth up to 600 each. “Muss ed and tonsed.” 260 MUSLIN DRAWERS New stock Women’s Mus Mn Drawers, good quality, well made and finished with tucks, Messaline SILKS Hundreds of yards of rich Mossa- 35c 71-In. Plain, Also Dotted, SILKS A stack of beautiful shades, but 1 7c only one price Wide Black SILKS Shaking Ont. Astonishing But ‘True and Rosedale = Ink Tablets cut to— 8c Extra heavy Ho- tet Cable Cups and Saucers cut to— Well - known Rainier handled Axes, spectal— 69c 36-inch Taffeta Silks; never mind former pricee— Sitghtty ~ 59c 69c 8c, : Sbc, $1.38 Bouncer Dolla cut (o-- 36-inch Black Peau de Cygne, dull but rich glose- We | “Toc, 980, $1.39 Baby Shoes, pat- 86-inch Black Satin Duch- entl eather] esse, brilliant and heavy— vamps, rather T5c, 98c, $1.39 heavy— 10 We beg of you ladies to Cc inspect above Silks, Kodak Folding Lunch Boxes cut decorated 50-po. Dinner Set, all large pieces, out to— $4.49 Brownlie rolls Paper, 8 for— 25¢ large 35c 27x27 Brussels and Velvets— 39c 27x54 Brussels only— 95c 27x54 Body Brussels and Ax- minster Rugs— $1.20 27x54 Wiltons, ete— $1.45 cy Decorated Sugars nd Creamers cut to INDIA LINON — White India Binon, 30 inchea wide; 25c regu- lar; special 1 5c sale price, yard .. FLANNELETTES — 16c Polonia velours, good weight and fleece, for kimonos, wrappers, etc. Come in red, pink, blue and tan ground with stripes, polka dots; also fig- ured and floral styles; special NAINSOOK—Lingerte Nainsook, 40 inches wide, boxed in 10-yard lengths; worth 26 yard, sale price, per box GINGHAMS—Good quality Apron Checked Ginghams, mill rem- nants of 5 to 10 yards; special sale price, ‘43