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— — The Evening World’s Perfect Figure Contest Conducted by Pauline Furlong Can You Beat It! om i iginal Desigrts for = = = he Home Dressmaker Bho Bur We HAVE Foon Ne MEN| IT's AWFUL *LETS TAKE THEN | THE Wo rr Advice in the Selection of Materials and Styles for All Types oR Ar We OFFICE Baas RoR Show Ie HERR Furnished by The Evening World’s Expert. IGHT. VERY SPORTY By Mildred Lodewick - — Coprtaht, 1017, by The Pres Publishing Oo, (The New York reming World.) Description. % Eine ws gowns To, Make Perfectly Proportioned for Their Height Women _ Now 15 or More Pounds Over or Under Their Proper Weight. Coperight, 1917, by The Pree Publishing Oo, (‘The New York Evening World.) Reducing—Lesson VIII. fais Nie THeN Rae “sone” So HARD” NEY WORK the winter are go brilliant with 014, atlver, steel, crystal and gorgeous fabrics that this will go down in the his- tory of fashiona as the age of gold. Rioher colors and more striking com- binetions of colors have not been at- tempted for many & year, and they have proved deautifully BIuL, HAVE You EVER WHAT | NEVER | effective am back- HAT | NEVER HEARD as eae, junds for jewelle chats - EEN To THE CHICKEN HEARD OF IT! f | | immmtngs BARET 2 Te Seats @ America, always un- der the restraint of civillaation, etrive to subdue the tone of their clothes, Their creed i@ not to be | “notsy” in clothes or | manner. There Is an \Inatinetive revulaion ‘from the blase of color or freedom of line, For this reason some of the foreign male insurgents in clothes have not been able to impress their colorful costumes upon many women until the original daring conception For THE SIXTY certs) was moditied yt, } PRETTY EVENING FROCK FOR A Miee. FOR RGOT toward spring It 1g’ eenennnnnnnnnmmtgpennen, PAY FoR. Past ( oe — safe to predict that the heavy gor- Pale green and lavender or pale ye! t= Body Twisting Exercise. + < 'TAND with the chest and head well up, feet apart, arms outstretched S and elbows slightly tent as shown in the illustration. Bring the Tight closed fist argund with a sweep in front ot the body and around to the back, as though striking a hard blow. Swing the body far around with each move. Return to starting position, relax a minute and then \ repeat the movement to the left side Repeat this ten times ot each practice with any others previously shown for at least ten minutes several times each day. In beginning these exercises you must remember that overdoing the Movements before you have become accustomed to them will cause the un- ‘used and dormant muscles to become atiff and sore and certainly can do no | good toward bettering health and figure. This practice also usually makes those who persist in it disgusted with the entire reducing course before Teally giving {t a fair chance to prove what {t can do for them. Readers who are accustomed to the various exercises hardly overdo em, LS =e, them, and unless a feeling of fatigue or exhaustion is noticeable after _ practising the movements they can feel assured that they are taking the sein NER HEARD) BILL NEVER HEARD oF exercises with discretion and care as to their kind and number. Most \T EITHER So IT WIL breathing exercises and those taken in a reclining position can be prac- terse Go 0 THERE BE SONETHING NEW tised by all women with safety, and even the delicate and those past youth Fo! M 1 or middle life should practice some of them for a few minutes each day R TRE -— Geousnons Of winter evening ft Maieeiuns Gre mae Seen diese Gf thule Welght, kata ‘o NIGHT ,—~ ae will be supplemented by a light and |ComMnations for the . rege: $Y dainty airiness, Fine lace and net Answers to Querie q in combination with silk and satin 8. Lesson Talks and Answers to Queries. will be a popular meana of expressing | Petbicn Kalter, Rrening World: O-DAY'S body twlating exercise) body larger than the other. Any ality in cloth I bought some elegant silver ino ts another valuable one for the |8Nd all exercises, especially atretcn- Pan aes Oke re uy juced dainty but lack any particular charm | now notice that ft ts ‘besinaing to of distinction will appreciate the de- tore it oak there any way I can fe- sign of to-day, Soft tace flouncing | More fore it gota any wren’ attached to a net foundation offers! 88 H. two ruMes to the akirt, leaving a| cover, the lece with bincke tissue panel In front which 1s trimmed with Paber and Dut the dress in @ black C_—_—_. the same danding that 1s used to| s. finish the neck. ‘This banding may be | pas reermd Studded with pink end bile beads to | wal isl Breutng ‘Wena: match the blue faille and pink satin | ribbon which combine @o prettily to | trim the bodice and skirt. ing ones, will help correct this in the important trunk muscles, and, | cnijd since she is 80 young. e as it Is beneficial | to the digestive} PEROXIDE AS ASTRINGENT— and eliminative; M. T.: Peroxide is astringent, but organs, both etout| Would hardly make any one of the and slender read- bic eesti Lex eee ers should prac- Shee tee, WITHOUT SUGAR| | tise it. T. T.: Grapetruit should During Seialear parts without sugar, especially by trying to reduce, After you course Thal s1¥@ (have enten it plain for a time you ' many new exer- will prefer it to the sweetened grape. The back view suggests dotted net i ™ cisen, and most of fruit. Popsonally 1 never take #ugar Rex for the main yertion of the frock, the | Pecnsre untemte them are helpful OM it, and I aim not trying to reduc 2 ere: ruMes finished with lace banding. to all readers, because all @: ed pane — : stimulate the blood circulation, which fs their chict object and benefit. [| shall, however, outline @ epectal lesson I desire your aid in regard to a quit able dress to wear to vt an informal dance. [ A V Jere: 8 yde. of %-in s 7 g@ray silk pongee. What can I put with it? I am 86 in. duet, mall hips and waist, for fat and thin readers on alter- dark reddish hair, nating days, and later on in the ; | fair akin, red cheeks, course give exercises which are espe- | Sterne Hedge had followed as far as the “Mine?” Tuptly dimnissed the subject. “Mr, Brooke never has his lurch- of my staying. Why, I'd have only gray eyes and thirty- clally designated for just the stout or| BEST NOVELS PUBLISHED 3 front door and saw it all. He watched ‘Certainly. When do you go to “Here,” he said, placing bis hand eon at home, sir.’ batted him one, if T had." aéeder. |3 ON THIS PAGE COMPLETE until me car Sieepeanred, Aroubd a were ond hy led Bult pod Ramat pile Cad Mg ey k Who had lunch? “It's too bad yes ways te busy you | +d corner, jen return oO ere Con- be lon’t go,” drawles ly. iJ of n your brother it another minute.” Readera must learn to believe that { EVERY TWO WEEKS. stance and Billy were standing, “Is it a fact that this grown man famillar with the work, I'll take care snorted. MRS A. W. M. exercises taken each day will correct | many physical defects, even of long | ve “Does it take four persons to send does not work?” demanded Hedge, of them. They are bookk ping . the Frank A, Munsey Co.) Alice to school?” he inquired briskly. his question addressed to the girl. books. A comp! set of household “Hereafter | wish to be called “Think I'm afraid of him, eh Gray ‘ehiffon anc indeed,” said Constance, w | gold {ace as sketched i “Sometimes six or seven,” ri Constance was silent for an 4 . accounts will be kept, with a separite lunch “I'm gure he never sianding, and bring about erect car- | rocks, har marked Billy carelessly. “Any objec- In nearly all things she w: account for each d I's “You, afr." hreatened you"— ve Silk tunic and sk riage, poise and grace. More strength | care of WY Me ton! i ne Champion of ber brother, the looge leat ayatem, of course,” 16 a sandwich and a glass “ted bh bottom, also overbodios should be me 0% aw tentific ledge ignored the contempt of the was not. She was not ‘proud of him Just why it was “of course” Con- « “with ! poring or making over Lid gh ee 9 pe ina ity Brook Congtance snd Alice inquiry. es an idler: stance did not know; she was not fa ” William W. Brooke flushed a deep festion Eiiior, Brening World: an after consideration, o' reorgauize thmgs at ouce aud in “Now I desire to you and your “My Wrother does not work,” she millar with loose-leaf systems. » home in the middie of red ° t for the time bring be bas all tne sister in the library,” he said, and led the only object of the exercises. for ne all ea oe. “T have here,” ha © ntinued, iadts oe nd elastic, it 44 At ou (he the way. asked Hedge, cating, “a set o: y report cards; door of the library and saw him in- rr th apreiy. Tinnelte #92 ugpo) eee tant, | om ea, ice shows cans of “Constance whispered to her brother, turning again to’ Billy. Br in dant, two gets, ‘The set for the wer: tent upon his writing, Por-an inc aes oe ote AN iy, rane Gee | ROMs. be Sepremey tT Should and will quickly throw ot ——s motioned him to follow the efficiency {f that’s any psatie- vants is buff-colored, that for mem- stant she hesitated, uncertain; then “Well, | have to to school,” aaid | th \ oo ave aoe tars “ed an@ superfluous flesh, which are vei | CHAPTER IV. man, and then hurried upstairs to the a bers of the family waite ry Oh Here apparently changed her mind about end pare to fees J 1a | or navy blue thread? unnecessary to the - telephone in her boudoir, car 6 reported daily all mat- something, passed on through the hall ae dighguring an: | (Continued) Mr. Hedge displayed a surprising “Do T look tt?” tera of concern to the household. Ner- and went upataire, Bhe found Con. #6® Why you shouldn't work, or run} your Suggestion ts excellent. Navy ey. sath that stout readers amount of patience when, after ten “He tried the hardware business vante will report as to what duties stance in her private den on the @ec- }, oF do something to ue threa should be used, T sincerely hope a Balter ing World: T have four yards » afternoon, She tiptoed past the York!" he blurted. “What do you ace tive fete Ags Rive 4 taffeiu minutes, Constance had not made her with father,” satd Constance defen- they have performed during the day, ond toc wit! take the course as It is given appearance in the library. If he feit “but—well, he wasn't suited in what manner, et cetera, as weil as “Why is he still here?” demanded from day to day, and not rush ahead any annoyance he concealed it. He what things have been left unpor- fiinging her books on the flgor. ne. of tl back again, scowl y Agr . “What month is this, Hor- devoted the interval to the work of ¢ “All right,” said Hedge, “I'll find formed. In this way we shall soon elder tossed her novel ve | of bic! with the more advanced exercises nor aoe te asked sternly, examining @ gie of papers "On the ‘wes mousing to aoe oe systematize the work and establish A nig a corner. doped out the proper cohen 5 and I'm ¢ diack ehidies otetd attempt to follow out a starvation (Databank centre table, Billy Brooke had set- Billy straightened up tn his chair proper schedule of hours.”” “Hut, Connie, you said’ going to see — 2 be os eo ni ‘ and would like it let, because I want this course to be| |December, ies, tled back In a great leather chair and and thrust out his chin, “You mean to say,” asked Con- “Never inind what | ald, He'ahere The sisters looked Interested: yet) oa, inty an after- " ducer as well as a figure ou buy strawberries in Decem- was smoking a pipe. There was a “Ig that #0?” he sald in fine con- stance slowly, “that you expect us and it looks as If he were here to Constance was cautious i a health producer acyl ’ ” glimmer of amusement in his eyes. : me—to make out one of those cards— stay.” We'll _go to Uncle Roscoe. He'll noon dress. Can you Improver. Many new and interesting era seg (Presently Hedge looked across at every day? \licg swallowed a few times and AX It Hell do, anything for YOU.) susgost style and exercises as well as health articles in| ,2t Mie ea oen" Certainly. You will eee the ad- josked about her, ‘Somehow. “the Ca@nie. y combination of color, I do not want it all black, Am twen- ge. ook ead. , out] ft bah “Ber haps your s.sier has forgotten — Billy shook his head, vantage of it lat Brooke mansion seemed an unfamiliar ‘onstance ah poor general will be given for both stout| ‘Certainly, she replied, somewhat 7 8 iy o . : “Well, t's the matter?’ de- and slender in this new course, and) sharply,» mnt P U wish to see her,” he remarked, “Tecan teach you. Ever run a type- nstance relapsed into silence piace, A subtle change, atmospheric, ‘ell, wha C jen ‘Oh, I guess 1 awned Bill in, perhaps, had been wrought, Every. Mmanded Billy 1am Interested in finding readers in| “How wuch did these strawberries apne) come when pu yale vy 4 up) es a ° have hore," he remmed pleaa- ting was in its usual place yet “We are not going to Uncle Roa-| 0 io om oe mentally well an ost?” i And then you'll get yours.” “ antly, “a filing cam and card index overthing lacked diferente very! 000," whe sald firmly. ‘You are not | t¥-elsht, fatr, § fe evar aban mentally oe I think they're a dollar and a half “here was no misundermanding be- yor qi ,lenrmge time. What can joie “in tt all report cards will thing falt wrong, Uneonacions of a, een to think of tt, Billy | Smee ta ele physically, at the end of it. [a box, now, air” ventured Hor SweA HOLE SONNE CRTC TOG OU enue am sutomoblin'! be HR Arian WAR DRERATY, CGRs!e the elctawe epee Ie toe Ones “Why not? Wouldn't he do tt? 195. ‘Thanking you ai Well, by tho ‘great.god of extrava- [irary, ‘Breakfast rules were off. A Oates Amante "Hed, ‘There will bee personal index, ' “Whoren Billy" waked Alice “Perhaps: yoo, probably-tf Belin advance, I a URIC ACID—MRS. H. T.: ‘To pre-| sance:"’ exclaimed H. Hedge, pushing "Anat um 1 to get? inquired “she was not particularly proud of #4 well axe mibject Index, All cor: “Out in his. car.” sould, Thate Hot the Delo MOOI ty vent an over supply of urle acid in| Paci hia chair und'eturing once AgMiN Hedge, the enawar, after It was out; ahe was Fespondence relating to household “Couldn't he think of anything?” We are not going to Uncle Roscoe, or | eratefully, eee tallow a care. | tiig, mucuilian dish. “How many "°6y you gidn't suppose you could qfrald It was hot impremive, Bur it. matters will be fled." “Certainly not, Did you expect hin nybody. This is our affalr Mie. 7. @ W, eet away with all this stuff, did you? : oe Fobe, Saree “May Jut suppose we're not 7. ” was true, Billy could run an auto- Dnatance FOSe, Bhe stood tramb- tor Par ete were three delivered, sir.’ full fully outlined diet, Open air exer-| Bright blue eatin, Billy's voice was jainful’ Hi bile wonde He had been ar- ling, in spite of an effort to steady Alice hitched an ankle acrows one *ble to tackle it? x cise, deep breathing and copious) ur dollars and Balt for straw added @ meer by way of local color Fested eight times and Bla aa bees }AT] herself, against the deak. , knee and looked thoughtful Tt’s still our affatr, fuat the sama,"| Dive beads, «white cate “drinking are also eagential to 2ereioe in Hecember’ “Why. thave “eq have an idee that Twill, Mr, foun'‘reveknd twice, Mr wi never obey you! Never! “UNS MT" guess not ane assented, afirmed Constance ' grimly. “Why, | yoke and collar. ‘ al tO} cnough money to buy brea Brooke.” Maan ident gues I will, Coonie.’ Never!” “Did--did he run out on y ink of it! Do you want to make ‘ rae le Be va a ert weal Horace SER ROR” eines co Tieet You wait till Connie Lg ey river got ‘out of ‘his | “You are appointed my pooretary “Approximately.” us a laughing stock of all our rela-|Pem@ion Editor Brenig Worlds tive organs. aha! 10 omes. WU you please eug- gest an evening gown “And what did you do? tives and friends? Do you suppose “veg, alr,’ hed @ cowl taneuid we'll pot any sympathy? Not for No more strawberries!" Constance “per chair and moved toward the he said with apparent irreley wheat bread, ceroals, fresh, ripe, raw rrived oon and her je the same time making a not broth : dene deedhs pad, ow anything?” me | and cooked fruits, stewed with very| ‘The “three Brookes exchanged higher, glanced Up expeotantly. He Very, well; run your eutemobtle— PaVOr anawer, he flew Into atemprmt yon hin atte rly well T've oute wT suppone we're to atand for an for an eighteen-year little sugar, bles, fish! glances: . he found in her eyes, ‘They were (Or 00y 7 nad ee ete en UBD of tears and turned away, just In grown that, Alice. Don't. be silly.” thing then,” 1 old girl who ts 5 feet and shellfish Ment aga], “Horace,” said Constance, “you will bright, but troubled. Her cheeks were that youre my clerk.’ | ne A°* time to fling herself into the arms of “still it's usually bewt; i's sim: 8 inches tall, 87-Ineh , on © strawberries to-mer- far redder than the; en fiftear ff ; Matilda, who had been Hatening out- plest,” said Allee ow are we s iy, iat be y had been fittean AS 2aNce mY plest,”” said All But how are w bust, weight 86 eggs should be eaten sparingly, If at) row morning minutes earlier. Sho spread her beck fing a: Cond » wide the doorway until she could no koing to get hin out of the house?’ can't see the way out—yet, But that . aM, Buttermilk and milk may be} “Horace,” said the efficiency man, hands in a helpless gesture and i er tee on Racha ry x longer restrain herself, Mey MeL ule thee a cea MEDEAIe Mean TRLi Te acl Rk Gam pounds? Have dark drunk and iithia tablets taken under)!" equally calm tones, “if you order nodded her head slowly. Hae eee ong enough sot withouc The efficiency man paused @ mo- — “tqn't toll me you've quit, Con- OF you, or Alice. Heavens! Wha do hair and brown eyes nyaician, Avold tea,| 22d serve strawberries to-morrow — “It's true, Billy,” she half whts- 2° Te on ree eth Geeatat ment and studied « blank line on the pte we have brains for?” ek advice of your p v4 A Ave bo morning you will pay for them out of pered, achieving one Te aie Lea@ ln. ra card, When he had completed the Of course T haven't quit,” retorted "So we can get a headache,” coffee, alcoholic and mait drinks, your own pocket, after. which you Pet. yellow roadater bugged out of tho Perengary entry. it read: Comm ciutee PATON) GUE” TOTRA iad Ati, mm feed warnaiae | Rose color soire, Se etiat cay en eT Ma Re Ba Lingly at noe y TRO Wimstakable anxlety tn Milly's Honater that. is unnecessary. long “Temperament Uncertain." And not criticise, wid get somewhern, about It alrandy.? | rose velvet ribbon cal a andy. orace looked appealingly at ttract tt Mt : he Ineidental ereafte oO uk to Constance ignored the ramark | ONE HIP LARGER—MRS. K. @.; | no further remark, Histor with plains interest: They lke @ dachshund. It had wire wheela, RR clit chia onleds. WctAllaeu Tl RAE 1OReTnOR SO aE IRRER. Ce teal and ellver lace on Carrying the books on one hin con-| | Bo ended the fixed rule for a wy meemed for the moment 0 be ob- MY ORURUE, 08 1 Cras to HE eMiciency man sat at the nop ‘onnie, Til—Pil_ tear oan,” she concluded. ‘It's a’ pity tf skirt. Gtlver lace and tinually will ne side of the breseeah, Out 1a ihe hall Ag immmees vious of his presen: Billy was great at that. . desk for a long time, He up all hy pera. I'll wreck bis We can't do something, And mean | iridescent beads on HE fire-brick ning of @ stove gundie of achool books The HMdence Cameeny, fret,” sald A. Hedge, addressing Constance, forms. He identified, labelled, .NOnsenan gn pnatanes © WOM so. Aiyieer. Aven, 138 \ To HATNE will last much longer and give |» “Hurry, now, ; you're late aid Constance, “They condrmed | ‘a ie how Ser {a to the school and dated a quantity of ar; Adion arose and ‘atrolied to the The Rrooke butler was occastonalty| ~ a T~ phe design with all better service tf promptly ded Con ance: “The car Then to father's office. They “Six or seven blocks,” wered Count books window, Presentiy she turned and consulted in his extra capacity as an antes for J. B. « minutes,” he'd gone away and didn't know ¥ eek” Ae It wae past two o'clock when he said oracle. suggestions tor Jointed with fire cl When thegew! Alice flung hee AL, carelessly into @ where, or if they do know they won'e Constance, carelossl F “Here comes Pilly now, We'll get “Oh, all right,” sighed Billy, ‘Ry | Will be suftable for yo fire bricks are placed in the stove set| garment of fur, jammed a rakieh lit. tell, which te just ae bad.” te. tnpgines & Tie something. like Slanced at hie watch, Immediately | 1D here and see if he bas thougnt the way, Connie, you're mire you them with the clay, which is mixed | {lo Bat over her ruddy halr, sols “Try the lawyers?” soe itnis god enercles, end the °0,rene for the butler, of eavtinne,” haven't got a ten spot?” HARD Joe IN PROSPECT. r. Reareriint arate olay ea ler books and raced toward the door. Constance nodded. "They Bnow fem air will clear her mind for her ‘When is lunoh served?” he asket Constance’ shook her head tdiy, Bhe “I've got lean than three dollars.” LONDON bank, in co: uence 0 @ mortar with r, say It was swung open for her by Hor- that a man was to be sent he ee “It has been served—at one o'clock,” wes not optimtatic as to Billy's think. “How about you, Alice?” DOP ma tributor to Popular Mechanics, Burn @ce, the butler, Down the front s id mroarily, vend say th Constances was about to re Hed Horaon aoldly. ing Sho rather feared that If the "Then she brightened of a farmer's failure, had to &@ few aticks of wood, taking care not, ¢) the rocks mansion sho leaped, ordered it, And they anid they would yoy when, with a gesture, he a’ Rhy was I not notified?” F. E. incubus was to be removed, ‘ fm allowance day! finance @ large farm, and lest to heat the etove too rapidiy, and that (ree at & time, crossed whe paremens only communicate with him in @ mat- the thinking would have to be done at's right; I forgot. the man they hed put in o eo idly, in two bounds, and plunged through ter of life [or death, ‘Those are bie n her own head But, say! spring a Way will soon harden, The lining ihe open Goorway of a mnasive Iimou- orders, | Tilly Brooke found his steters in Tilly topped short and regarted Charwe of it wired to the Londen usually degine to deteriorate at the tne. A foouman oloned the door ee fa doaptuly to bie eter, THE IVORY CHILD * By Sir Rider Haggard |] moody sionee his minfora with’ an expransion of managor of the bani ‘Lambing be owul e situation * ij “How'd you make out, Connie?’ ha dreadful doubt, gins next mont ‘ough - gig tend Se an se ar the sent bealde the chouttear a a Last and Best of Famous Allan Quatermatn Stories femanded 10 we AO Ween finuea, will result tn tote! loss,” | ye Mid motor a new layer inserted when it has pit-|car wi rolling tmpressively up the “At leant ae wall ax vou a14, before THis votoo sounded hollow and fal- Postpone | mbing till further er~ yon ran away.” tered again 4 wired back the London man- Oh, come There waan'« any use (To Be Continued.) ager | Begins on This Page February 19 _ | ted or cracked badly, j avenue,