The evening world. Newspaper, May 18, 1918, Page 13

HOME PAGE Saturday, May 18 The Evening World’s Kiddie Klub Korner. Making Bedrooms Pretty In the Summer Home Conducted by Eleanor Schorer ) * Old-Fashioned Furniture Can Be Restained and Made to Seice NEWYORK . 10 y 0 Yor et Look New Again—No Need for Gloomy Interiors With ; TAN NAT Lone Conyrtaht. 1018, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World) Paint and Curtains Easy to Obtain. y CANOUPLAGING E By Andre Dupont BusinessoR. > Covrstaht, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York ®reotng World), WORKING MEN PRETTY bedroom| and as she could not afford to buy fa not necessarily| new she was going to change It as an expensive one.| best she could. So she stained the A little paint or| bedstead, the bureau, the washstand nish or a rollor|and the table and chairs a dark shin- two of paper will|ing brown, giving them two coats. brighten up the| They looked like mahogany when they most hopeless| were finished and the effect was very place and a iittle| good. The furniture would have been cheap cretonne or| handsome stained a dull finished scrim or thin cur-| black if the wall paper bad been tain stuff wil) | lighter or it might have been painted work wonders.|a forest green. White would have GEORGE A: DEWEY LANCELOT DE COSTA These two Kiddie Kiub members were presented with medals by Major A certain clever young woman of My acquaintance has just changed the appearance of a bedroom In an 014 house on Long Island where her family bas always spent the summer. She has made a very attractive room been pretty, too, but not very ser- viceable. The old matting was ripped up and to the discouragement of this amat- eur decorator the boards were found Gen, Daniel M. Bedell of the Am silver medal jan Junior Naval and Marine Scouts be- cause of their good work in the Liberty Loan drive, Young Dewey got a nd De Costa one of gold. to be full of gaping cracks, but a \ out of what at first seemea a nopeless| visit to the Paint shop soon remedied WELL ‘ 1AM place, and she did it at cost of not|this for she bought @ patent filler R, My OWN By Uncle Harry | Seeing America more than five dollars. It was one of|that plugged them up so that they is / CHAUFFEUR Those rooms with dull drab wall scarcely showed. The floor was then am paper and furniture that was an/stained a handsome old oak shade heirloom trom the ugliest of all peri-| The woodwork was varnished and the oda, The kind of room I mean 18] paper wiped off with a bag put ov warranted to give even @ person witb/a broom. The girl then begged her @ clear conscience and a sound di-| brother to put up a@ shelf to hold fields where Chinese farmers were vel bt ploughing with water — buffaloes | JT was a fine morning with a DIM! banana trees without end, and then | ant breeze from the ocean as Trix,| what seemed miles of sugar cane ‘Teddy and Mra. Martin get out for] ‘They stopped to get some of toe Inet lo trip around the Island] Purple stalks, which they cut tn ec Pettit dn bike bbe . tions, peeled and ate aa they we | AM NO LOAFER LAM A THINKER 1A A POET MY BRAIN WoRKs o bs . fm the nightmare. On the floor) books and ornaments, This was done WAITING FoR WHILE Ny Bopy GRASS EATER of Oahu, on which Honolulu stands} aiong, i : a Soot 0 * ca ache ‘op of al “Eel ses “ ‘was @ matting #0 old that it chipped! on a side of the room that had always INSPIRATION s LOAFS (AN & STUDENT Soon: th r reached the top of, me Hy ro te womething | you rant te Off whenover it was stepped on and| been bare and uninteresting and the ——$——_- » diaarl| ace,” the driver eald w ttle tater, All ever looked clean even after It had| shelf was stained to match the furnl Just been swept. The two windows | ture, v0: " look like ferns,” exclaimed| women were dressed in a beautiful , Were uncurtained, but had green} Next she bought twelve yards of Ae] Trix, pointing to the trees which] cloth called “tapa,” which they make shades to keep out the eun in theltne cheapest flowered cretonne she Gk lined the road from the inner bark of the mulberry early morning. The bed was covered) could find that had a pretty pattern. AG | “That is what they are.” the chauf-| tree » With @ plain white counterpane and|sne used thr-e yards of this for each y. the bureau and the washstand with| window. There wore two windows, eS hill from waieh they could 5 o' Hart the big navy yard Buas | direction a fort wh Khaki Were drilling. © many} native village, In the mic cocoanut grove were the houses, The t of a Jour sd her; reat of fern tre Imost twenty feet high The party reached Honolutu sus n time for a dinner to whic They passed the Country Clut , towel Repapering was out of the|so six yards were employed in this ten: urts and a golf course ' question this year ao the only thing to|way, The curtains reached only to oe : = ‘9 tho et county, native dishes wera he it of at do was to brighten the furnishings. | the sills and the cretonne was cut in stat t oa en Bom ane oa “aa hk The furniture was of that era be-|two lengthwise to | | watlans wer ing the berries.|of the taro plant, baked and fer Next. came a broad field of plants| mented, It has to be eaten with the with spiked leaves, stretching away| fingers and the Hawattans all ait as far as the eye could reach.| around one ble dish, But this time make @ narrow foved of our grandmothers when it|hanging for each side. This made Was thought beautiful to paint a bed-|two yards do duty for four. ‘The re- * room set in some light color and then almost maining two yards she made into w 'S TH These « pine trees and they/it was tn Individual howls Next further disfigure it with decaicomaniée | valances for the t ps. This gave a HE 5 NO LOAFER D BRE 5 “ had nome of » delicious frult for} came fish baked tn "ti lerves, yams pictures. Age had made the paint a|iittie too much fuiness so that she HE IS A lunch. ‘Tha was no rips and) breadfrutt and queer puddings. Real driv) erage Eo the ray Wilegi thal Kenta ee ; POLITICIAN NEWTON WAS t vent that tt could be xcooped oUt] iTawatians would have ended the q pleco left. ‘To ave buy- | WAITING? UNDER "m4 with a xpoon and needed no sugar. east with @ roast, pol-fed puppy ou girl did was to buy # can vfling rods she ran the cretonne on R THE Thy 4 NG To w “Tine afternoon brought one new | at foreigners draw the line at this Halogany atain, She aaid this Curni-| stout tapes «1 tacked the ende fire WORKS aight’ after another; marahy rice] dainty, abel Peale pedi pallid ly to the sides of the woodwork. ¢ since ene had been a small child/ with the six. remaining yards of "hl Aces ality said cr ores in Eleanor’s Klub Kolumn , A ? d Pp |] . fan box she found in the she Advice to Lovers |°".""° Preppy er abla Ary dear Kiddie Kin: wil, upon renueRt, atve you permla- ri ap iare ny A : rlon to plant on his vacant rt By Betty Vincent and had a pleco lett for u sofa. pil ly , ile VaaAGl Crone ty j ' { { ! ‘ h the had been invited, It was served or 1) the beach, In the moonlieht, and onty | native dishes w 1 the bill of fare INCE my letter to you on WAT) in your vicinity, providing he ts not sardena many Klub Cousins] planting there himself Patriots re write tng that they| Wishing io plant war gardens shou! | have written seerel e could be) Seek this permission [nad no yard or roof w! tottc| There ts scarcely a netehborhood made Into one of these little patrtotte) wun in the heart of this big, busy Institutions. | city, that has not a square of ground Iam certain that any land owner | sultable for cultivation. Apply fér Peery ————————== | permisaion to plant in the lot nearest | you to-day! Our great country needs | Your help as a farmer, Ww. She has hung a few pretty pic- Ts «irl who marries for any # on the walls and put her books other re son than that ahe is! PMotographs and brfe-a-br: fu love iy making the gravest toon {tie oath re st ° ° ae e kbs ma cuve. She is n mistake her life. It would be #b- busy braiding a rag rug for the flo eurd to say that all marriages for av old handmade rugs are now Jove turn out happily. They do not, Very latest thing, 8 the most superficial observer real- Under an almost inescapable haadioap, | BAA OSTRANDER No amount of respect, friend! jzes. But at least they have a fair J . bury’ vice.” de Luxe, w bas bi th h ove > admiration will take tho piace of love Betty Goes on a Mysterious Errand yor os te ee eae ine, resceved'tntyour name, but Jou wil about yout Fancy Tact tart, wheras the girl who weds with- out feeling a deep, passionate and profound affection for the man of * her choice is cheating herself of a € great glory and starting her life ABOUT KLUB COUSINS. | LTHOUGH Cousin Amilcare Ac | conce, No, 608 Crescent Avenun Bronx, har not bo ht an ; | bonds she ts an active and loyal pa herself again In the car and speeding] t?lot. Sho has sold so many thousands Ai vi i Pee urhetel tavern lower part of town. Her| of dollars’ worth of bonds that she wa: and devotion. As for the way to tell sane aen nie You mies sat Sai nee eo alone, as befor You will find @ Isn't this fascinating destination on this pocasien Tee: Ber presented with a bronze emblem of the : ee J o YOU FOF FOUP IOF® tog progress and prégel Hetty turned slowly. A plump, fair- tie garish Cafe de Luxe, oN | Liberty Lo be: if you are in love, I have said some- A d Th k Sh A Failed is Shaw ey a dance in progress and présently y y. A plump lar itae tab Py Pea y Loan Legion by the Liberty Giiks THEY thai tebe te Sick Ak Mla? nN m s e as al e alty, even if you are ungracious to g jady will join you at the table haired girl with a pretty, doll-lke Hotel Rochefoucauld on Jefferson) yoin Committee. juare, whose ¢ paaervative Foor she, Sinco sho has learned that The Ev- ening World i# not published in Eng lund as weil as here, Cousin Louls i |Schnittke has resolved to send th me. Will you not give me your hand A lady?” Betty murmured face stood beside r. She was that you can live with the individual To C It t ‘and say that we shall be friends?’ Yrs. Aiterbury paused and dressed in the extremo of fushloa, tered now only the el fn question but @ feoling that you arry u “It you insiat.” "| Hetty forced a went on carefully. "A young but valley filles: insted of orehids Fesime, which atill clung to the aria. smile. “I am sorry if T appeared un- | with golden hair and very rich- Were clustered at her belt. Betty tocrauic puriicus of a bygone ge cannot live without him. - ry busy A Reade ‘Sh ? has & bestowed upon her a siow, deliberate at gracious, but I am really v r to a Viddio Klub Magazine to ae Ei sr How to Tell Hor. (Copyright, Frank A. Munsey Company.) Rudeness to any friend of Mrs. Atte rto you, You will br 6 toiden- Stare of non-recognition, which th Hut If the lady with the orehids Ohl avery. Banitiae tas (Reta “M. Y." writes! “I am very much in Betty Brav plecen on Ay NOES OF Dury’s 1 furthent from my thoughts.” hor by. the purple or- other returned in wide-ayed bewll- does not come thia time,’ Betty had! nay have a Kiddie Kluy Yoar Doo ‘ r ihou ak one placed her hand shrinkingly chids which ghe will wear. Please derment which swiftly change » faltert » her employer, e Co > deca, edd love with & certain oung Indy, but tive saint aichouah harthmark his, and he raised tt to nis lips tn ex- nher thie carefully, Batty, for confusion and diemay when her eyes received her parting inatructiona, “If Cousin na tne bec me acquainted although she is kind and friendly and friends of my friends are ‘my Aad a 1 a Lf she murmured @ halting pears again, what od say f through sending a request to Cor geems to enjoy being in my society. b ted. “You will find * RO YOU BxCO} aay leanor, You can do the same {* nie ahaolutely, “Ye t and turning, fled prectpi- Mim?" How ghall I tell her of my affection? Instead of fleein ead of ‘fle our service also, Miss Shaw. 1 * Aes ie lat aw voll ly. Betty watched the stranger "He will not, never fear.” Mra, At-| YOU Wish. De you think tt would be wise to Yims ,uat™ Dr Marard: will leave you now to your tabora and} fonductoyousself just an yor until ahe vanished in the congested had but) the cold Cousin Eleanor. write her a letter?” In H “§ \ her, “His oly if Lam sult ently fi Mi ud and return home immediately. Do Rroup at the entran foor, then ed in her eyes once more. 1 do not—answering your last quos- fr, 9 jf. te fg thar’ art ae bstfution, * to coax @ cocktail from rebuEn , Meh » her way Into th ant The lady will be there herself, and —- ton first, The only way to propose | iv thinks iat sho is tie Binfne’neekat a 8 When the door had closed bet Quite, Mra Atterbury. “When shal) aThere & new surprise awaited her, ned exchange no. words with} MAY COMPOSITION CONTEST, to a girl ls aimply to propose; to tell him Betty rubbed a oa ;; re any tho peadeen.” : The orehid lady did not 4 ur, but just take my letter from her] SUBJECT—"A WAR GARDEN,” at care about ber and that 4 ully as if @ stain remained from con- Burs ree De A young man who sald that } 1 binds and bring it to me." iN’ “peleea a on her to be your wits. From CHAPTER XII. "But I much prefer to talk to you.” tact with his lips Tha car will be brought armind come in the other’a place, And it — telty made her way down the wide, DEMO G88) GRAN Wi Me you want her to be y: fo 1 at four and will walt to 0 awarded Kiddie Klub members Four description of the young lady's| ( (om SHALL return in time for Th® smile deepened, and an impish, At luncheon she learned from Mra, {91.0 J im was only with the greatest difDeulty dim corridor of the ancient hoatelry attitude toward you, your chances lunch." b mocking Iight danced in his pale Atterbury’s own lips what the visitor . bigs SCR that Betty escaped from h to the writing room to which she had —ages from six to Afteen in took good. in Me AOE ant re {a time that we be. Nad meant about their seeing more of . ERY She reached home in the greatest been directed. The heavy velvet cur- | clusive—who write the best compost paused tn the doorway. “You °° ; Fee” each other. Both Jack Wolvert and CHAPTER XIil, agitation and described her experience tains at the windows almost wholly| tone. : . — came bette tnted hi ho! Of the eft tions on a war garden, Compositions “D. 7.” writes: “T am working for a have quite enough work to SA StU Ae Doe tate. Mine Comming ware ia, BA, Rous HEN at the t named Chie to eeeeenggn in detail, omitting obscured the light, and sh fancied! should tell which vegetables are best man who {ts married but separated " " +, |re to see so much more of eac! guests for a time, th Jatter hay Rett aasandad io alain pays 5 Oo me on he girl ho. ad ne at firat that the room was deserted, > raise & : yhe: ee Lis wife, elthough there fs no| tere 70% cooupled, I imagine. Don't feaporesiiy closed har apartme Retty descended the atatra conted her in the lobby, and Mrs At- but aa her eye becar ustomed| {0 false and how and when to plant divorce, He has always been perfect- | leave the house until I return, Betty, uni, very puay you aes.” ghy Wolvert on tho plea of quict a demure but radiant in the terbury heard her without Interrup the gloom ahe descried a small fig. bea re ike retake ite mite to me, but lately he has|for you may be called to the other very DUB, Aen eee at clusion in which to finish # new cou- dovelike. ccatume, Mrs, At n to the end, then fi shor hond tre hait hidden in @ buge leather hundred and fifty (160) words, Loked me once of twice to take lunch |telephone, Welch ts so atupid I dare (0K UP her pen suamestively, *Mrm Cosition terbury intercepted her at the draw- ;auiath the girl's chin, she lifted ner chair Gontestante must state thele name | » eit ‘ge positio! ¢ , $ fa he Nigh’ ddress, nd cer with him. I went once; the second not trust him with messages, and I ateahe uk J exmect me to Rave An fietty glanced at him with fr room. door. “You have’ been x, my enita, ,.A% 9h® approached tt sho wan con-|““Aidrces COUSIN. -BLEANOR time I had some excuse. [ am sure ed with her _ terest. She had frequently ! Put wh Is there something wh se 1 Lp of soft, brown! pyening World Kiddie Klub, No, 68 that my employer {sa gentleman and | ®™ expecting @ rather Important one wqugy? py J I should think snatches of brilliantly executed voll? sg a marae mae t be blur of orehtds | park itow, Now York City 1 Mike him very much, In the cireum-|from Ds. Bayard you were! What an industrious little 0dy from the music room during pans is te Betty was thankful for the burning ilted abruptly mmm gtances, do you think it wrong of me| “I doubt if I shall be able to finish person! Our co! ostess ¢ ad, KGW CORE B TRRSTBE and you do not need it 1, Sh which swept t 5 » other rose! APRIL CONTEST AWARD WIN- to accept his Invitation?" efore lunch, but I'll try.” Betty Q be _ uchin, 6 keys, but she nad to ahrin “I did ery a little, int moment the two t is unwise, Your employer ts tn |” 3 at 2 ° tainly belleves in S 's influence teethined the ‘ddan tt Spy yy home,” she admitted 1 at each other phicteult ana anomalous position, but | #lanced rather ruefully at the loose over idle and haz guarded might be Wolvert eed I know, but the r the art shop—the you have your own reputation to think |assortment of letters scattered about you well against him.” He reached — All idie thoughts were driven frou | i ok Tat he wen’ ta penned tairvitke ‘creature ‘who. had 4X ut, In the eyes of society a man|the desk top. Ageeh anihaekiate neal’ clekad snp her mind, however, when at th ree. I'm. very Mod wity reRarde r with such evident re +7 ies till he te unmarried, and| No, please, for this afterncon 1 Oe 1 picked Up On® Viusion of the meal Mrs. Atterbury employer shot a keen glance mission, Mre pulsion fear! Betty stood rig % 4 Sout shold not lunch or dine with @ rf . ig oon of the letters, Quite distinetive, summoned her to her room. A t r. Failed!’ “My dea va mn * nt 1 then the trut “a Peaeciad wan, she rank yey to 0 on an errend your handwriting; like your person- the occasion of her appearance at the ou mist not permit youraeit to ceeded! You. carried EF © to her in # flash of understand [ for me which may keep you until ality, it paffles by tts lucidity." opera, a neW costume was spread . : a sks mit to the letter 1 v, Pi" writes: “My sinter does Mot |iate, Don’t tire yourself, though, my — fetty’s quick eve had followed the Det Fr, this time a gown at self-conscious, 7 i nore, T regret t were a he purchase of the mirror w lke @ certain young man who '8 pay- | gear,” i hy 4 ' 1 of duinticst gray, with soft, siivery absolute d urement, as 1 er 1, but the gent he oa k get her to the entio a1 tke hin ‘ action and noted the purpose beacat! ' } t cae et you did not 1 ce where this othe Ing me attention, although T like him |" ihe nodded a careless farewell, and Pre ats Pont rage truaee : t eaituallon | doubtless been dire ° very much, T am over twenty-one} hie studied ca dui “My dear, Iam sending you to ex liable, You can y wo ; miveton, I t t A to! ff | and have heen supporting myself for|a few moments later hor ear whirled — scive me that letter please.” Bhe ecuteanother errand tor me since yu f wrniohad bee 7 ou that you will Piet a Hei ure re. oe- | MC two pears. st epems to me that | havelot down the érive, spoke courte , but there was a Were so successful with the lust. T? tit f t thing to contend with enotaer | serene TOR OS Fear WACO the rizht to make my own frien’ tty waited until its rather bi- ji spiat : should be no more difficult than t with the ’ om mM faatane p {a disazreeahle to ma every time T #9! I, tone Bite nem ide of iv lta Hace arn Sartet ‘ee sly, but. th oxte if to ward off « blow Ye out with the young man, and rude) then resolutely applied herselt to her “jut there ts no harm.” He smiled. ‘some furs and a suit of whieh you hectare ee icgp ey tor {ey rested awain upon ihe girl's f pg Fa i rday, for 1) to him when they meet? What shall | task, nee “Burely you know that Mrs Atter- have been in need,” Bee en ae oy ee Wo a I do?” A light knock interrupted her, and pur, ults me about all he: “But, Mrs, Atterbury, I really oan he Cafe do Luxe was the mont ’ shortly c Jone understanding with y cons r at. + f ee be, Tune ¢ 1am well pleased with what 5 y The Ame mete ee make {t plain to her| before she could epeak the door eairs, Whatever you may write for Rot .!c* Pe Seas Sony ae oe P o Gh tie newer estan Jone and I eA see aati that you will not suffer her Interfer- {opened @nd Jack Wolvert entered, her, 1 may read.” you are pi { Theauahenee thee ¢ , [ietty’'s heart wa A t Fre ence in your affairs. Of course you g in bland assumption of his phat is for Mra, Atterbury to Nonse Consider them a tL @ appotnted, it ¥ sane ataran in i sue 1 Ait out | LEVY. ag should choose your own friends welcome, any," retorted Betty, flushing with commission for the extya work w tant in character as lens exatement ‘and a) itie But had not ol me a "I felt wure I should find somebody resentment at the man’s insolence, }*,°! TO Our rlOR. airs » whom @ most part It thought to its 1 rs touch oye To Clean Tan Shoes. about!" he remarked. “Weloh left +7 will ask her on her return, Mean- tion. ‘The last errand must. ha sho fi N Gontaminated $HOW TO JOIN THE KLUB AND ON'T be afraid to use plenty of|me to cool my heels in the drawing while, her correspondence ts in my seemed strange to you, and this 0! : Meni Tes. Oy Frey aiieye) OBTAIN YOUR PIN D soap and water on your $15 tan|room, but Tam not overfond of my charge.” will doubtless be more of an enig 1, tly fure aa tf they RAT aes rs Beginning with any cum shoes, If they are discolored |own society, Do be charitable and Ho stratgntened, and thrusting hie put! cen assure you that when I am Sho waa’ filled with loatt eee ried, her tute by mud and grease, and even if those| give me permission to bore you @ hands in hi: pockets, strolled to the willappreciate the reason for my ret {Retsiean ALRNet URL EON? Who thet faba) eee spots have been covered with shoe |iittle, Mise Shaw! window whore he stood with his back !cence, as well as the necessity f eld a vista of crowd ; Gut 1a bATthe hearec ce tite: fey Caniae Faves dae, acne Oe cae “Mrs, Atterbury will not de back turned to the room, whistling softly putting to, use all your finesse and with yutually ed rious missives? 1 been f ade to m a ” plomacy. 1 be them ed prepared to o t wemont ‘ito t sel . 4. the shoes on shoe trees, take a fine) until lunch Lat Mr, Wolvert.” Hor botwoon his teeth, "I had no thought of prying or cu juare ancers, swaying like under which she hed been ‘unganed Mat Para ROR Rae agen brush and soap suds and scrub, ad-|volce wae coolly impersonal, “If you Dotty pulled a fresh sheet of paper riowity, Mrs. Atterbury.” The girl's ettes, Aa @ hesitated, @ but she shrank from the cule of con no future danger, J am al { S vies the Mlustrated World. After| care to wait until then, however, toward her, and when he whoaled fnco flushed. “I am ready to do what white-«l hand was laid fidential meqpenger and hoped fwr- now, but I shall have enough the B bay, Gres And besn vinnes A there are books here, and Welch will about she was apparontly absorbed Over you require, as t told you when upon her arm, and A ineery volom vently that afle would not soun again yJeft to take myself beyond you loos. thing elae you may require,” "L, too, am wholly at Mra Atter “To the Carnival Room at the © Ruth! Where have vou bees et eq the following aftarnoan she found (T nued Monday.) ieee