The evening world. Newspaper, January 17, 1917, Page 15

\ foods will make blood. Grapes, green Evening World’s New _ Perfect Figure Contest i To Make Perfectly Proportioned for Their Height | “Women Who Now Weigh Fifteen or More Poundp Over or Under Their Proper Weight. The Contest Will Begin Mon- day, Jan, 22—For Twelve Weeks Contestants Will Follow Illustrated Lessons Prepared by Miss Pauline Furlong and Published Daily in The Evening World. + AWARDS, the t for her height. to the contest. ant’ who shall rank second. Every Woman Whose Weight 3$ cen Is Now Fifteen or More ant who shall Pounds Greater or Less Than It Should Be for Her Height Is Eligible to Enter This Contest-—Consult Ac- companying Chart. $5 each to the THREE contestants ‘who shail rank fourth, fifth ind sixth, goated. By Pauline Furlong: Copyright, 1917, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening Wort.) Toe now remain only four days in which to apply for entrance in the contest, as positively no applications can be accepted later than the last mail Saturday afternoon, To apply, write me a note, asking for an appoint ment, which will be granted by return mail, State your age, weight and height @nd sign your name and address. You will be directed to my private suite of offices, where you will come in contact with women only. There you will be weighed and measured and officially entered in the contest. As appointments must be granted in the order in which applications are received, I urge you to write mane rua for yours just as soon as you conveniently can, par-{ tieularly if there is some day or hour (between 10 A. M, and 6 P. M.) which ia the only time you can call. * All’women who have entered the contest or who have applied for ap- potntments should not fail to read the article which will appear in this column Saturday, as it will contain information whioh every contestant should possess regarding the contest lesson course and concerning your participation in the contest itself. Answers to Beauty and Health Queries. ®MELLING SALTS—MRS. G. I the following to soften them and Powdered orris 1 oz, powdered | also the cuticle, Powdered castilo doves % 62., powdered cassia % oz.,|S0ap 1 dram, petroleum 1 ounce, ofl powdered calamus % 0%, ammonium | bergamot 10 drops. Mix well and carbonate (coarse powder) 3 ozs.,/ apply to the nails at night. This pol- strong ammonia water % 02, oll ber-| !shes and smoothes the natls also, gamot 1 dram, oil lavender 1 dram. Mix well gnd keep tightly sealed. TO MAKE HAIR GLOSSY—KATH- ERINE P.: After shampooing the ROXIDE AND AMMONIA FOR | hair brush a small amount of liquid BLEACHING SUPERFLUOUS | vaseline into it on a stiff brush, This HAIR—MRS. WALTER H.: This] gives a lasting, beautiful gloss and mixture will only exaggerate the \{y also beneficial to the hair, hm and peroxide alone will pula leach the hairs. Several drops of} SOAP SUPPOSITORIES—GER- ammonia may be added to the per-|/TRUDE R.: Colon flushing 1s supe- oxide, but it is not necessary, rior in many More ways than soap suppositories for constipation, ' . ANAEMIC—RUTH R.: Wholesome (SIN MY THROAT! IT’S ABAD CASE OF REDUCITIS, . iif PREVALENT ST Now accep HER VERY QuieT SHE HAS HAD 4 TERRIBLE MENTAL SHOCK | tables, fruits, nuts, raw eggs and are also recommended, MASS8AGE—MRS. LAURA D.: Massage affects merely the local sur- Wom a n Geraldine Farrar now starring in a &lm spectacle based upon this story | Joan the fase of the body, while exercise stimulates the circulation and Its cf- fects are much deeper. Heavy n sage is effective In removing super- fluous fat, while gentle pressure builds up the shrunken tissues. T (Copyright by Jowse L, Lasky.) | * SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALMENTS Joan, daughter of a poasant couple living in the village of Domromy, France, hears with suffer from continual f. tired feeling will find ma for them than exercise, how- over, MANQG NAILS—MABEL T.: Keep @e hang nails out closely and apply = Betty Vincent's Advice to Lovers | M a business office a girl should mever forget that she 1s, pri- marily, a worker. Ser dress and her manner should be conditioned by this truth, She tt mot to wear downtown the sort of clothes sho would choose for her club dance or a visit to the thea- tre, And she ought not to treat the men around her as though they were gocial acquaintances whose only job fa that of pleasing her with pretty es and small services. Self- rellance and a freedom from self- consciousness and sex-consclouspess are ameng the most valuable things any girl can bring to the business world. She may form pleasant friendsiips among her office mates, but such friendships should not be cultivated during business hours and at the expense of proper attention to the work on hand, “A, ¥." writes: “The other evening I was in a bad temper. I went to a party with a men friend and treated him most rudely. On the way ! 1 y forced a quarrel and asked e e totters Thad writ ten him, in. ord th them up. We terms before : course of u T think, in the cireumst € y owe the man a note of anotory. Write ft, and you can peraaps unmake t quarrel that was of your making Calling. writer meet escort Is it pr her to inv ask if b the when leaving » him do call, or may come and her theatre. him, fo should } see her? The latter procedure is correct +p, to spe to whom I ar says that this M. w ‘Ig it proper for me every evening with the ¢ ensaxed? s not ri pect the friend ia Jealous.” You ath ma with your Mace as she | permit op, ¥" writes: “A young man whom I know very well is travelling in the South, He has made of sending post cards to thee if from a ertectly prop’ pained interest of the continuous defeate that fall upon the armies of Charles VIL, her young and |weak King ‘The English have eelsed more than half the land, Fic Trent, « young Englishman fighting in the France of to-day, finds an old sword and in the night @ vision comes to him in which be see Joan tortured by the eorrmowe of her France, ‘The urgundiana and the English here sent one George de la Tremoille to Charles with instruc- tions to keep the young King engaged tn pleas tures while they ravage the country? Ho also sees another Bric Trent, an ancestor of his, ride into the village of Domremy at the head of @ band of raiders, Ogiy Joan is there to bid hiew stay his band, ‘The leader is impressed by the strange girl's bravery and spares the cattle of hor father, As [he talks to her one Gaspard, a peamnt suitor of Joan, attacks him from behind, ‘The raiders have fore on at thelr captain's onder, and the towns. people are beginning to retam, Joan takes the wounded Englistinan and bidee him ime hay loft, (Continued) JRIC asks her tf she knows F the daisy game, She shakes her head and he explains: “I'll name the daisy for the | sweetest maid I know, and | ask it 1f she loves me!” Joan watches Ieric as he starts to pullaway the dalsy petals, one by one, Outside Gaspard has followed and 1s listening at the His jealousy knows no bounds las he finds that Erto ts really in the }loft and realizes that Joan bas given | TIS flowers to Eric. Erto now cones to the last two petals on the dalsy re- peating softly, “She loves me NOT." Joan 1s watching breathlessly. Erle pulls off the last petal, and looking at the eager young face so near bis Jown, says slowly “She lovés met" 1 both pairs of eyes look For a sec ® y in ach other's, Then the smile dies infeach, and Joan, with a [sudden realization that all this ts growing much too dangerous, pulls lropping her eyes in confusion. ks up the pitcher and tn spite ot Eric's appeal, hurries down, Out- sido, the furious Gaspard has picked n axe and rushes In to dispose of Ho 4s met at the foot of the by Joan, who is fust coming back She fi down: spard, unable to proceed with |Joan's scornful eyes on him, atill jauivers with rage, and tells Joan he volng to tell every one that her hay ft concedla an ENGLISHMAN! Joan bids him leave her shed in- stantly, and Gaspard goes sulkily. Tealizing that Eric must eseape be- | fore ird carries out his threat, |Joan hurries to the loft. Here she s Eric his sword and with dim- overcoming his determination to meet Gaspard face to face and sct- tle him, finally persuades the English- man to leave, Follows a scene of parting in which Joan says a little prayer for Eric’a safety and hangs her crucifix around his neck. Erie tells Joan of his love and begs her to marry him and let him take her out into the wide world which she bas never seen. Joan, Ustening to the call, Is just about to go into c's arms when the Radiant Sword, the same that ap- peared to her in the vegetable gard: begins to glow directly BETWE Erle and herself, Joan pulls back, THE GOVERNOR TO JOAN: @we-stricken, She no longer beeds Erio, who watches her surprised, not seeing what she does. When he finally taila to recall the absorbed Joan to his presence, he goes down the ladder and out, a ttle piqued Joan's eyes have never left Radiant Sword, which pended in midair, Ba suddenly appears Michael, who brings his hands on the hilt and says: “Prepare self, Joan, for thou art to save France and the King!" o the hangs sus f the sword a vision of St W thy Then the vision fades from before Joan's startled eyes. The voice of Joan's mother impatiently calling the girl reaches her as she sits frightened and huddled where the vision left her. When Joan finally reaches her mother, Isambeau tells her that her father is late with the sheep and to go at once to the flelds and help him. She scolds Joan for her dreamy, ab- stracted manner and fears that her heretofore helpful daughter ts losing her mind, Reaching her father in the woods, where he is rounding up his sheep =i) sill i 2 Manag ul certain, anxious thoughts, there sud- denly appears—glowing with soft ra- diance against the follage—a vision of St. Michael and St. Katherine, Between them hangs the radiant sword! Joan falls to her knees in frightened pdoration, and once more with still deeper command St. Michaol speaks: “Haste thee to the Governor, that he may send thee to the King! While Katherine explains io her that the King shall believe in her through a align! Joan is about to ask more—how she is to go—what she ts to do, &o., when 4 af} \ me “IF THOU ART SENT FROM GOD—LET HIM ANSWER THI6!" for the night, Joan explains that “volce have commanded ber to FIGHT for her King and asks him to take her to the soldiers, Misunder- standing entirely, old Jacques angrily refuses, and tn astonishment asks if she would become a “camp follower!” As Joan tries to explain, Jacques stops r and forbids her ever to bring up the topic again, He leaves for homo tolling her to find the lost sheep and follow. Joan comes at last under a glant oak where, as if in answer to her un+ the vision fades, Joan—almost un- nerved—is certain of but one thing-- she must obey the voices that speak to ber and reach the Governor! At home, when she again explains her mission, ahe receives only angry de- Nouncement from her father and shocked surprise from her mother: During the quarrel which ensues, Jacques takes a large whip from the wall and starts to lash Joan, Old Laxart, usually gentle and tlinid, intervenes angrily, stopping Jacques. Jacques tolls him that he must keep By Maurice Ketten | Sue Dip! pie Saw THE SANE AG SHE PAID TEN DOLLARS FOR, REDUCED TO One NINETY FIVE THE NEXT DAY Description. N the construc- I tion of a frock there are threo important conalder- ations—the design, the workmanship, the material; and their importance is in just the order mentioned. Some women whose hobby {s excellent fabrics will be as- tounded at this as- eertion, and I would not Hike to have it understood that I do not approve of excellent quality. But I do want to impress upon wom- en who cannot af- ford rich materials that there is no reason for being disconsolate and finally giving up that much-needed new frock. A smart and be- coming style ex- ecuted with care ful workmanship makes the matertal of third import. ance, The front view of my design of to-day shows how — effectively brick red silk and cotton crepe may be combined with self-color —ohiffon and black satin. ‘This is a frock ault- able for home en- tertaining now, or for early summer ‘wear later on. ‘The cord and tassels are old gold, Tho figure at tho right shows one of the new printed allks in champagne color and green. Just as distinctive as the first one described, is that combining champagne color chiffon Original Designs The Home Dressmaker } Advice in the Selection of Materials and § Furnished by The Evening World’s Expert. 4a By Mildred Lodewick and lace, The pipings and girdle are of plain green satin. A frock of this sort will fiid its way to many a summer “affair.” out of bis affairs or leave, and Laxart saya he will leave with the dawn. After the rest of the family have gone to bed, Laxart site dozing in the fire- Mght alone, Joan, meantime, having done up her clothes in a bundle and bade her little sister farewell, starts out of the house, Laxart, roudps, hears her, makes her stop and tell btm why she is leaving. She explains about the voices and, insisting that she must save the King bofore it is too late, begs him to take her to the Governor. Moved by her great earn- estness and conviction, Laxart finally gives in, and together they start out into the night. Joan and Laxart reach Robert de Beaudricourt, Governor of the Province; and after overcoming many obstacles, obtain an interview with him. This ends in the Governor's tell- ing Laxart to “box this hussy's ears and send her home to her spinning!” But Joan, far from daunted, tries sev eral times again. Finally, through the help of Jean de Motz, one of the Governor's young captains, who has been won over to belleving in Joan and ber ‘mission, sho succeeds in got- ting another interview with de Beau- dricourt. This time Laxart remains at the tavern, waiting. Joan pleads long with Robert, say- ing that God has commanded her to go to the King that he might grant her men-at-arms; that she ts to drive the English from France and win for Charles his crown. Robert whips out @ sword and replies that if she has REALLY come trom God, to show him what answer He would make to that! Joan turns to de Metz, takes his small poignard, and with a strange light glowing In her face strikes the blade of Robert's mighty sword, It crashes Into bits! Robert is astounded, and a little frightened; and as Joan pleads again he promises her a guard, headed by Jean de Metz, to take her to the King, De Meta 1s to tell Charles that “Rob- ert de Beaudricourt's sword bas with- stood all blows but the Matd'’s!” The problem of Joan's riding a bundred leagues in petticoats now presenta ttaelf, but Is solved by fitting her in @ page's outfit; and Joan starts for the firat time in man's clothes ‘Tho strange little party of horsemen leave Beaudricourt’s gate to ride to the King’s castle at Chinon, Old Lax- THE BLIND MAN By William MacHarg and Edwin Balmer Begins on ThigPage Monday, Jan, 22 Sy seule Menten art, very anxious indeed, after bid- ding his niece farewoll, watches her leave on her strange mission to the King, with only de Metz’s pledge that she shall be guarded safoly. Meantime, the day of Joan's wed- ding to Gaspard has come in Dom- remy and Gaspard has arrived with the old priest, to marry Joan. When the etill angry Jacques and = grief- stricken mother tell him that Joan has gone to the soldiers, ha leaves tn Mgh dudgeon, To think that Joan should prefer anything to marrying him! At Chinon, Joan changes back to her peasant's garb, while de Metz goes to the extravagant Court of Charles which the money of Tre- moille, “The Spider,” has purchased, Tremoillé is now the power behind the throne, having been made Prime Min- ister by the grateful Charles, who 1s too much absorbed with arranging bunting parties and balls to bother with affaira of state, Tremollio and the Court are amused by de Motz's tale of the peasant who wishes to lead an anmy for the King! But the King himself 1s impressed by the pleces of Beaudricourt’s broken sword, and decides to sea Joan, Tremollle, at once suspicious of this strange maiden, suggests that ¥ she ts really of God she will be able to find him, Charles, among the crowd: Charlos, falling in with the ruse, places Tremoillo on his throne to represent the King, while he himself stands by, among the courtiers. Joan, who at last Is to see her King, comes to Court. She 1s formally announced by trumpets, and finally finds herself in the great audience chamber of the King. Half fearfully she looks around then taking courage, starts down the! long alsle of beautifully dressed ladies and gentlemen who stare at her phas- | ant dresa, ‘Then, as she sees her King's throne at last, all her timidity is forgotten and she f mission, ‘There !s @ smile of triumph on the “Spider's” face which turns to a eud- den frown ds Joan suddenly hesitates just as she 19 about to knecl. ‘The volcosclose at her ear—are wh pering that this is NOT the King. | | (To Be Continued.) 'S EYES Is only the urgency of her| All watch her eagerly as she} approaches the steps of the throne. | ples TWO STYLISH FROCKS THAT CAN ECONOMICALLY MADE, for All Types Answers to Queries. Fashion Editor, Brening World: I have enough of Mateoriallike sample (tan serge) to make a dress for miyself accord- ing to a dosign which I would ask you to suggest for me As I am short, ail styles are not becoming.’ I have fair skin, hazel eyes, dark brown hair and am twenty - two years of age. With many thanks for all your helps. MISS B. B. H. Silk and braid embroidered band- ing In tan and brown, gold buttons and brown braid trimaming. Fashion Euitor, Drening World: Will Fou kindly suggest a design for the blue satin like eample? Am 6 ft. 2 in, tall and woll built. I desire thle dress for wear in the house at present, but will also want to wear it without a coat in the spring, With much gratitude, yours, MRS. K. H. Black satin girdle, black embroidery and tassel. Double chiffon collar and cuffs, under ones black, upper ones white, Fasiion Editor, Evening World y belt or Georgette crepe with self color sati and green braldin, i \ a Please tell mo if satin ts to be more popular, than taffeta this epring? I want’ @ dress and will appreciate your suggestion as to style, Would like it to be of some pretty shade of » green IT am 27 years of age, welgh 138 pounds, bust a9, hips 35, 5 feot & inches tall, MISS A. Crepe de chine would be pretty, a yoke and cuffs ———_—_—_—- RIGHT! MBE teacher of a class of small’ child phys of ti body. tions had come, Lowy le recently wave a, esson on the bones The time to ask ques. The question was a poser, and no one ventured to reply, » Finally the teacher detected a of gleam of hope in Sammy's face anal’ smiled encouragingly at him, Well, Sammy?” bone, and you sit on the apnea ks kbone Is a long, straight Your head sets on the one endc> other,” answered at” 2