The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-25
the same desire on the p;

the same desire on the p;
one else.
"And when the same group has been
finished and you talk about light and
shade, tone and contrast-you were
not in it; of course-and you try to get
anyone else to observe these points
and you say, Don't you think the
shadows are good?' your friend will
invariably reply, I didn't know l had
double chin!' or I certainly can't
wear a soft collar!'
Then you suddenly realize that
your modest self-effacing friend has
normal ego.
For social popularity the snapshot
is an open sesame. II with your bread
and butter letter you can inclose few
snapshots of the infant idol of the
family, Of your hosts new chicken
coop, or your hostess new porch SET.
the invitation to come again will be
sincere and urgent.
when 1t comes to generosity this
gentle art Of snapshotting has no
equal. Suppose in rash moment you
have promised each Of eight friends a
full set Of IL prints. After a prelimi.
nary struggle with drains and scruples
you start in to print. Your family ad.
monishes, urges and finally commands
you to be sensible and go to bed, but
you feel that you must persist in your
altruistic endeavors. It is midnight
before you get your Sc prints to wash
in bowl of running water in the
kitchen sink.
when you return at the end Of an
hour you find that several of the prints,
with the perversity Of inanimate
things, have slipped over the drain
and miniature Niagara is splashing
down upon the floor.
"The heat has been off two hours
and it's ten degrees below zero. and
the kitchen has west exposure, but
you open the door and sweep strenu-
ously and exhaustively. And you hear
the splash of the water out the porch,
on the landing below, then on the walk
in the yard, and you think Of the pro-
file Of drainage of the great lakes, AND
you tread lightly and softly, partly be-
cause you are reluctant to dislodge
the water soaked ceiling in the fiat be-
low and partly because you are afraid
Of waking your family and bringing
down on your unoffending head a
chorus of I told you sos
after three hours of hard labor you
close the door just before the milk
| man tears up the back stairs. And
then, when you come to the breakfast
table the next morning, heavy lidded
and sore of spirit, but discreetly 81.
lent, another of your household comes
in and says in convincing and appeal
ing tone: I'm dead tired! J didn't
sleep a wink last night
"Then. II you can restrain your
words Of contradiction and offer SYM
pathy in soft and gentle tones with an
Invisible smile for the audible slum-
bers to the rhythm of which you
swished broom half the night-well,
amateur photography has done more
for you than Gideon tears and long
weeks Of fasting and sacrificed"
combination Dresses.
For girl who has to count pennies
there are many combination frocks
which are saving.
Not long ago at sale of odd lengths
of summer fabrics, such an economist
picked up a remnant of cotton crepe, a
dollar quality being sold at half price.
Six yards made her separate skirt
and a bodice and overskirt combined
to wear with the skirt like coat Being
separate. the dress launders we'll; be.
sides she also ran across some flow.
cred wolfe with border, also a rem
nant. Four yards of this was enough
to make another separate belted.tun'c
for wear over the same crepe skirt