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t ~The Evening World’s Perfect Figure Contest Conducted by Pauline Furlong ; Reducing the front at the waist line and ‘Fight, then backward, so that the small of the back forms a hollow, and then | @round to the left side and back to the front, making a complete circle, Rest | & moment and take a deep breath and then repeat the exercise five times, if it does not tire you. Body circling churns the intestines and stimulates | the digestive and eliminative organs. It also reduces the abdomen. All women who wear corsets should practice exercises which strengthen it the waist, sides, abdomen and back, such as the one shown jon, because the pressure of the corset, when worn many | hours of the day and evening, forces the ribs in upon the abdominal con- | To Make Pertectiy Proportioned tor Their Height Women Now Fifteen or More Pounds Over or Under Their Proper Weight. Conyriaht, 1917, by The Prem Publishing Oo, (The N 4 Body Circling Exercise. Lesson XXIV. ODY ¢ircling is a very valuable exercise for the internal organs, Stand with the feet nearly together, hands on hips. Lower the body to York Brening World.) then throw or circle it around to the tents and the liver and these are forced downward out of their rightful Places and greatly hindered in their important functions. ? It {s not dificult to understand that many dangerous conditions may &rise from the constant pressure of tight corset especially if the muscles in the immediate region are not stretched, exercised and relaxed when the corsets are discarded for the night. | Lesson Talks and Answers to Queries. UCH of the freedom of move- ment of the body and the flexibility of it depend on the strength of the back and this natural freedom of grace and ease gives to the in- ternal organs ex- tra exercise which is essen- tial and benefi- olal. The spine sup- ports the weight of the head, connects the bones of the chest with those of the lower begy and pelvis and forms a channel for the spinal cord, and the muscles of the spinal column must be firm elastic to hold the body in prop- @ position and prevent shocks from Walking, jumping and other strenu- ous exercises. persons resort to plasters massage to relieve aches anc the back when the real ‘cause of the condition is not at- tacked. Tae nerves of the system move into the spinal canal through ings on thelr trips to and from the brain and spinal cord, and these regions must be kept healthy and trong in order to help the body in its wonderful duties of keeping the system in normal healthy working condition. Curvature of the spine, round @houlders and other disfigurements arise from a woak condition of the spine and muscles in the back, and many of them can be entirely over- come, or at least corrected, especially if taken in time, by the practice of a few simple exercises for the chest, trunk and shoulder muscles each day for several months. We all know women who cannot be comfortable a single waking hour without wearing a corset, and this condition is deplorable and proves that the corset has formaa a Lived t for so long that the muscles {nthe back have become soft and flabby and wholly incapable of per- forming the duties for which they were created. Trunk raising exer- cise, body bending, circling and twisting are beneficial to the weak back and if persisted in will ‘on- tually strengthen it as nature in- tended. PANCING AND INSOMNIA-—-GER- TRUDE N.: It is the excitement of the evening and not the exercise which Keeps you awake after dancing all evening. Also the foul usually filled with tobacco amoke and hun- dreds of people breathing it, which js the harmful part of the ‘ballroom. ‘Walk a mile or #0 before going to bed, and fill your lungs with deep inhala- tions of fresh, cold alr, This will in- duce sleep. SWELLING OF THE ANKLES— MRS. Il. G.: This ts probably caused by poor circulation and improper working of the kidneys. Constipa- tion must be overcome and guarded against and the skin must be kept acti nd clean through sweat baths, prevent t To 1 iy swelling, which is probably dropsical in nature, you | Imitation Potatoes Coming Soon TER the tmitation potato! It E is called the dasheen, is @ member of the tuber family and flourishes in Trinidad, Reeently the desheen’ has been introduced into the South, and it 1s expected that cultivation of the plant will help to cut down the cost of high Hving—as represented in the potato, A frosticss seasbn of seven mont! is required to grow. the dasheen, which cannot be cultlvated further north than South Carolina, As an article of food It ts sald to have less water than the potato, and Increased protein, starch and’ sugar, ‘These qualities would be likely to render tt even more palatable than the familiar potato, and we may soon be con- fro! with restaurant bills read- ing: “Dasheen Lyonnaise" or “Di ems @ la O'Brien,” | under a poor light, should follow a careful diet of green | vegetables and ripe fruits, much| water drinking, and take fresh-air ex- ercises, | TO STRENGTHEN THE EvEs—| BEATRICE D,; Rest the eyes and do! not strain them through overwork | Bathe them in salt water and practice some eye ex- | ercises, such as rolling them up and | down and all the way around in cir- cles. THIN LEGS—CASSIP R: Heel and toe raising, skating, bicycling and other exercises will develop the calf of the leg. SALLOW AND BLOTCHY SKIN —LAURE' R.: Keep the system clean through light diet and exercise | nd breathe decpiy of fresh air at} 11 hours of the day and night. This | will clear the complexion and make | it_pink and healthy looking, “Frening World Daily Magazine STAY RIGHT HERE You BIG PIECE oF CHEESE TILL | TELL You dp Go - ‘You Bottersces Pup! Now GO OR 1UL KNOCKS Your. Block oFF % Bia Stoppy JEUWYFISH | U (The Now York Brett By Maurice Ketten You Big HUNK OF FAT! ‘STOP ANNOYING: THIS LADY You C i] TAKE Sour tag pe WHEN A GENTLE SPEAKS bu ne THE IVORY CHILD In Which the Famous Allan Quatermain Goes on a Strange Quest. | | Ds aceeaeeaeaeeameamaamnameeaeeeeel BEST NOVELS PUBLISHED ON THIS PAGE COMPLETE EVERY TWO WEEKS, ® (Copyright, Paget SYNOPSI6 OF PREC lady Iagnall, wife of an Engli atrangtly fascinated by thougtne of Africa, Bhe Gove “to” Farpt with her husband and dinaxrenre gn \ trip ‘up Wie Nile, No trece of her can be fowd, Lam Hagnall’ fourneys to South “Africa and culite the ad of Allan iy fanous Sdventurer, in oman of hor,” They sot oft tor the laud of the White Keudah, where they hare to beliere, nho haa b ass ot chia ent With ‘theo rage, Lord “Hagn personal attendant th ar) erat, fo quickly converted to prices of the White Harut and Who wane Quaterimin to. go ‘with ‘dean and ‘slay Jana," tlevtant god of the Black Kendal, The party reaches Kendal land a Hart agrees to do, help olay Haga be Teloaned when viowry le CHAPTER XV. FTERWARD we returned to the town and threw our- eelves down for a rest. When we awoke it was to learn that the King of the Black Kendah had sent an embassy whose demands weie repeated to us by Harut in these word) “The Child has destroyed my har- vest and therefore | demand this of the people of the Child—that they give me three-fourths of their har- vest, reaping the sume and deliver- ing {ton the south bank of the River Tava, That they give me the two white lords to be sacrificed to me, That they give the white lady who ts Guardian of the Child to be a wife of Simba the King, and with her a hundred virgins of your peo- ple. That the image of the Child be brought to the banks of the River Taya, there to make obelsance to the god Jana in the presence of his priests and Simba the King, These are the demands of Jana spoken through the mouth of Simba the King.’ When these demands Were refused, the messenger departed, threatening war, Now {t will be remembered that on the chance of their proving useful Kagnall, in addition to our own eport- ing arms, had brought with him to Africa fifty Snider rifles with an ample supply of ammunition Clearly our first duty was to make the best possible use of this inval- uable store, To that end I asked Harut to select seventy-five of the boldest and most intelligent young men among his people, and to hand them over to me and Hans for in- struction in musketry, We had only fifty rifles, but I drilled seventy-five men, or 60 per cent, more, that some might be ready to replace any who fell With the exception of these men nearly the entire male population were working day and night to get in the harvest The fortifications in @ mountain pass leading to the temple required . moon our swift 7 order ny Not been gathered through lack of unceasing labor and attention, This was the task of Ragnall, who be- fore he succeeded unexpectedly to the title wa for some years an officer in the Royal Engineers and therefore thoroughly understood that business, On the fourteenth night from new camel scoute who were posted in relays between the Tava and the Mount reported that the Black Kendah were gathered in thousands upon the further side of the river, where they were engaged In celebrating magical ceremonies, On the fifteenth night the scouts report- ed that they were crossing the river, " about five thousand horsemen and wt fifteen thousand foot soldiers, and that at the head of them marched the huge god-elephant, Jana, Two nights later, for the Black Kendah advanced but slowly, spread ing themselves over the country in to collect such crops as had time or because they were still un- rips, we saw flames and smoke rising from the Town of the Child beneath us, which they had fired. Now knew that the time of*trial had come and until near midnight men, women and children worked feverishly fin- ishing or trying to finish the fortifi- cations and making every propara- ton In our power, Our position wag that we held a very strong post; ¢! {4, strong against an enemy unprovided with big guns or even firearms, which, as other possible approaches had been blocked, was only assailable by direct frontal attack from the east, In the pass we had three matin lines of defense, one arranged bebind the other and separated by distances of @ few hundred yards, Our last refuge tomple itself, In the rear of which were camped the whole White Kendah ed in watching the herds of cess ~ of the Mount. CHAPTER XVI, morning scouts came in who had been watching the all night. ‘There had been some question as to night attack upon their camp, of which I was rather in favor, Deen abandoned, owing to the fewness of our numbers, the dislike which the of attempting to operate in the dark, 4 the well-chosen position of our to rush before We were discovered by their outposts. they might try to rush us, Only on the previous afternoon that cunning me how advantageous such an event would be to our cause, and, while probably the Black Kendah knew this ax well as we did, was furnished by the walla of the ve a few hundreds who were ble positions on the northern slopes UST before dawn the next camp of the Black Kendah whether we should not attempt a full debate, however, the idea had White Keudah shared with the Black enemy, whom it would be Impossible What | hoped in my heart was that oid fellow, Hans, had pointed out to agreeing with him, I suggested that Yet that very thing happened and after /Y, through Hans himself. Thus; Old Harut had come to me just one hour before the dawn to inform me that all our people were awake and at their stations and to make some last arrangements as to the course of the defense, also about our final conce: tration behind the last line of walls and in the first court of the temple, if we should be driven from the outer intrenchments. He was telling me that the Oracle of the Child bad ut- tered words at the ceremony that night which he and all the priests considered were of the most able import, news to which I listened with some impatience, feeling as [ did that this business had passed out of the range of the Child and its Oracle. As ho spoke, suddenly through the silence that precedes the dawn there floated to our ears the unmistakable sound of a rifle, Yea, a rifle shot, half a mile or so away, followed by the roaring murmur of @ great camp unexpectedly alarmed at night, While we were investigating tho matter, scouts rushed In with the in- that the Black Kendah, apparently that they were being attacked, had broken camp and were advancing toward us, We passed a warning all down tho lines @nd stood to arms, Five minutes later, ag I stood lis- tening to that approaching roar, I thought I caught sight of something running toward me like @ orouching man, I lifted my rifle to fire, but, reflecting that !t might be no more than a hyena and fearing to provoke @ fusiliade from my half-trained com- pany, did not do so, Next instant I was glad indeed, for immediately on the other side of the wall behind which I was standing I heard a well known voice gasp out: “Don't shoot, Baas; it is I." “What have you been doing, Hans?” I said as he scrambled over the wall to my side, Imping a little, as I fan- cled “Baas,” he puffed, “IT have been paying the Black Kendah a visit. I crept down between thelr stupid out- posts, who are as blind in the dark as a bat In daylight, hoping to find Jana and put a bullet into his leg or trunk, I didn’t find him, Baas, al- though I heard him, But one of olr captains stood up in front of a tehfire, giving a good shot. My b 1 found him, Baas, for he tum- bled back into the fire, making sparks fly this way and that. Then I ran 1, as you see, got hero quite safe- “why did you play that fool's trick? I asked, “seeing that 1t ought to have cost you your life.” “T shall die just when I have to dle, not before, Baas," he replied in the intervals of reloading the little rife. “Also 1t was the trick of a wise man, not of a fool, seeing that tt has made the Black Kendah think that we were attacking th@™m and caused them to hurry on to attack us in the dark over ground that they do not know, Listen to them coming!" As he spoke @ roar of sound told us that the charge had swept round a turn there was in the pass and was heuding toward us up the straight. Ivory horns brayed, captains shouted orders, the very mountain neath the beating of thor feet of men and horses, while in one great yell that echoed from the cliffs and forests went up the battle cry of “Jana! Jana!"-—a mixed tumult of noise which contrasted very strangely with the utter ailence in our ranks. “They will be among the pitfalls presently,” sniggered Hans, shifting his weight nervously from one leg on to the other, “Hark! they are going into them.” It was true, Screams of fear and pain told me that the front ranks had begun to fall, horse and together, into the cunningly devised 8 of which we had dug many, concealing them with earth spread over thin wickerwork, or rather Inter- laced boughs. Bull the enemy surged on, since tho pits were only large enough to hold a tithe of them, till at length their mighty mass became faintly visible quite close to us, a blacker blot upon the gloom, Then my turn came, When they were not more than fifty yards away from the first wall, 1 shouted an order to my riflemen to fire, alming low, and set the example by loosing both barrels of an elephant gun at tho thickest of the mob. At that distance even the most inexperienced shots could not miss such a mark, especially as those bullets which went high struck among the oncoming troops behind, or caught the horsemen lifted above thelr fellows, Indeed, of the first few rounds I do not think that one was wasted, while often singlo balls killed or injured several men The result was instantaneous. Th Black Kendah, who, be it remembered, unaccustomed to the ef. and imagined that 4 two or three guns thelr advance as thous a few seconds there was silence, ex t for the intermittent crackle of the rifles as my men loaded and fired. Next came the cries of the smitten men and horses that were falling everywhere, and then—the un- in all, stopp paralyzed. ¥ mistakable sound of a stampede They have gone. ‘That was too warm for them, Baas,” chuckled Hans exultingly rees the dawn began to break. was, | remember, @ particularly beautiful dawn, resembling a gigantic an vivid rose opening in the east. Very peaceful also, for not @ breath of wind was stirring, About @ quarter of an hour jeter two aples that we had set upon the top of the precipitous cliffs, whence they had a good view of the pass beyond the bend, came scrambling down the rocks like monkeys by a route that was known to them, Theso OPPORTUNITY Wherein Chance Thrusts a Career Upon One Who Didn't Wane It, Begins on This Page March 19. By Edgar Franklin BRAVE | NOTHING! HEIS A PACIFIST” | HEARD HIM MAKE A SPEECH AGAINST FIGHTING ULL SMASH THAT PIE FACE OF Yours} Ou FAT SLoB! The Home Advice in the Selection of Materials and Styles for All Types Original Designs for Dre ssmaker | ; Furnished by The Evening World’s Expert, By Mildred Lodewick Courrtatt, 101T, vy The Prem Publishing Co (The New York Evening World.) 4 Description, HE problem of « wedding trous- eeau ts pumaling the heads of many girls this spring Chapters could be writen on the subject, but it fe difficult for an outsider to advise specifically in this matter, as each girl's | eootal opportunities | must be taken fnto | consideration, Out. side of @ sult, how- | ever, It le aafe to as- sume that every bride will need at least two dressy afternoon frocks and two more practical one + ploce Greases, also sport | dreases, coats, blouses, skirts, hate, &o, I hope the design that I am showing to- day will prove useful, elther in ite interpre- tation at the left as & sport dress, or as on the right, where all sorge or satin would make a distinctive spring street frock. A Sbantung etlk such as Yo Ban, which comes in delightful color combinations of stripes, would be pret- ty for the front view model, combined with plain silk to match one of the colors. A waist of the plain silk would make the stripes = unnecessary, except as suspender straps, which are in} one with a pocket seo- tion of the skirt, The use of pockets, however, Is denied by the authority of five buttons, which attach the tops of the pocket pieces to the section of plain silk extended from the waist at each side, To match these buttons are two at the front of the neck, which serve to hold together a slit in the walst. Instead of a collar to com~- plete the neck, @ tiny inner yoke of | white, matohing narrow inside cuff | pieces, gives an individual touch to | the frock. In maxing the dress it would be boys, for tney were no more, re- ported that the Black Kendah were reforming their army beyond the bend of the pass, and that the cav- alry were dismounting and sending their horses to the rear, evidently because they found them’ useless in such @ place. A little later solitary men appeared from behind the be: carry.sng bundles of long eticki sh of which was attached a plece while cloth, @ proceeding that ex- cited my curlosity, Hoon its object became apparent. Swiftly these men, of whom tn the end there may have been thirty or forty, ran to and fro, testing the ground with #pears in search of pit- falls. I think they only found a very few that had not been broken Into, but in front of these and also of those that were already full of men and horses they set up the flags as a warning that they should be avoided In the advance. Also they removed a number of thelr wounded, When they had thoroughly ox- plored the ground they retired until a little later the Black Kendah army began to appear, marching tn serried regiments and excellent order round the bend, till perhaps elght or ten thousand of them were visible, a very flerce and awe Inspiring Impl. Now from round this turn « peared the strangest sight that I think my eyes had ever seen, Yes, there came the huge elephant Janu at a slow, shambling trot, On bis back and head were two men, in whom w'th my glasses I recognized a priest and Simba, the King of the Black Kendah, himself gor- goously apparelied and waving a long spear, seated In a kind of wooden chair. Round the Brute’s neck were a number of bright metal chaina, twelve in all, and each of these chains was held by a spear- man who ran alongside, six on one side and six on the other, Lastly, ingentously fastened to the end of his trunk were three other chains to which were attached spiked kno! of metal, “T am going to kiN that elephant,” IT nald, “Let no one else fire, Stand malt and you shall see the god Jana Still the enormous beast foundered forward; up to that moment I had never realized how truly huge it was, not even when It etood over me in the moonlight about to crush me with its foot. Of thia T am sure, that none to equal ft ever iHved in Africa, at least in any times of which T hava knowledge. whispered Hana, “it ja_nen But ke cock pheasant, until it stopped, wishing to finish it the Frenchman and the T determined to wait with a single prestige ball, 4f only for the f the thing. At length {t did stop and, opening {ts cavern of a mouth, lifted Ita great trunk and trumpeted, while Simt anding up in his chatr, began to out some command to us to surrender to the god Jana, "the In- vincible, the Invulnerable.” “LE will show you If you are inva. nerable, my boy,” @ald I to mysolf, rlancing round to make une that Hans had the second rifle ready and catching sight of Ragnall and Harut snd all the White Kendah standing up in their trenches, breathlessly By Sir Rider Haggard awaiting the end, as were the Black Kendah 4 few hundred yards away, Never could there have been a fairer shot and one more certain to result in a fatal wound. The brute’s head was up and ita mouth was open, I lifted the heavy rifle. 1 got the sights dead on to @ certain spot at the back of that red cave. I pressed the trigger; the charge boomed—and nothing happened! I heard no bullet strike and Jana did not even take the trouble to close his mouth, An exclamation of “O-oh!” went up from the watchers. Before it had died away the seoond bullet followed the first, with the same result or rather lack of result, and another louder “O-oh!" arose, Then Jana tranquilly shut his mouth, having fin. ished trumpeting, and as though to give me @ still better target, turned broadside on and stood qui etiil, With an inward curse I snatched the second rifle and aiming behind the ear at @ spot which long expert- ence told me covered the hoart, let drive again, first one barrel and then the other, Jana nevor stirred, No bullet thud- No murk of blood appeared upon hide, ‘The horrible thought over- came me that I, Allan Quatermain, I, the famous shot, the renowned ele- phant-hunter, had four times missed this haystack of a brute from a tance of forty yards. So great was my shame I think I almost fainted, kind of mist I heard va- de “Allemugte “The Child Harut Hana leaped on to the top of the wall, ‘Then he touched the trigger and simultaneously with the report [ heard the bullet clap and saw blood Appear on Jung's hide just by that very spot over the heart at which I had aimed without result, the soft ball driven fr help us!" muttered rifle with @ light charge of powder was fur weak to penetrate to the vitals, bably 1 did not do much ro than plerce through the skin and un inch of two of flesh behind It. Sull, tts effects upon this "invulner- able" god were of @ marked order, He whipped round; he lifted bis trunk | screamed with rage and pain, hen off be lumbered back toward his own people, at suoh a pace that the attendanta who held the ohains on elthor side of him were thrown over and forced to leave gv of hin, while the king and priest upon his back could only retain their seats by clinging to the ebalr and the rope about bis neck. And yet, and yet, how was it siblo that with all my akill I should have missed this towering mountain of flesh four times in succession? The question ts one to which I have never discovered any anawor, espe- y as Hang hit it easily enough, hat the time L wished heartily since his success ize my miser- rtunately, Just then a diversion occurred which’ freed my unhappy self from further public at- tention, With a shout and @ roar the great army of the Black Kendah woke tnto life The advance had begun (To Be Conciuded.) pos SPRING FROCK OF DIGNIFIED BUT YOUTH- FUL LINES, well to make two or three of these lite yokes and cuffs, for they can be easily replaced as any collar and cuff set, One of satin, another of batiste and another of heavy linen would give @ pleasing variety. Dark blue silk striped in rose or old gold could b plain silk to match either Art. An excellent quality wool back satin rt satin would make @ beautiful ‘with stitched bands of the same material for trimming, and elt bead or pearl buttons, Lavender, olive green, light brown, dull blue or copper color would be pretty. Answers to Queries. Peahion Editor, Brening World Kindly answer through your col- umn !f it is proper to wear a veil with a wedding dress that wil! have no train, as I don't care to have a train on the dress and I wish to wear a vel, It ts to be a mass at 9.30 A M, Thanking you, MISS B. Yes, a vell may be worn with per fect propriety with @ short skirte! gown. Fesbion Editor, Erening World: Will you kindly tell me how to fix (| over a dark blus wilk poplin dres» It fs gathered an! has @ ruffle on the bottom of the hem. Tho wails’ has ttle tuck» running acror length and widt with one big ti hanging over th okirt Would hk 8 for after and bes: r MISS FE. 8 Remove ruffle and of it make « crumh belt and sleeve flares. U. it color Georgette crepe or indestructible voile for sleeves and under arm se tions and skirt band, Bead motits in various color Fashion Rdttor, Evening Word: I have & last summor's dress of dark blue striped taffeta, Skirt is full gathered, sleeves long and tight uld be thankful to you for « sug gestion as to some summer materia I could combine with sleeves and skirt to make the dress ov: Am aged eighteen, 5 feet 2 inches tall, have dark hair and eyes and pale Dark ‘blue Georgette crepe wa made like to-day's model, with sho dor strap and inner yoke of the tripe, also the two buttons, and sleeves. Peston Eitttor, Brening Word: I have three yarde of dull blue Kkhakt-kool atl, which I would like to make up nto @ ort of sport dress, that can be worn most | any time. Material | is very wide, Am jtwenty-elmht years old, & feet |6 inches tall, 36- linch bust, weigh 138 pounds MRS. L. | White foul silk with a polka dot of cubist {square in dull | blue to maton |i" silk, for vest front, and lining to sleeve flares, Blue silk fringe