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Beauty lessons
LESSON vi
The Neck and Chin

The chances are that the woman now
10 began destroying the beauty of
her neck by wearing stiff linen collars
in her girlhood. Later on, when these
went out of fashion, she adopted tighc,
high, very much bonded collars of thin
materials, and almost as destructive to
the skin of the throat as We're the
starched ones. Today, the result of this
long Imprisonment is apt to be flabby
neck, often discolored, with an area Of
wrink1ed skin behind the ears where
the bones of the collar pressed the
hardest.
The present fashion of leaving the
throat exposed is comfortable and
hygienic 1t is lovely on young girls,
but older women often feel that they
condition of the neck.
High Collars
/ have been preaching against high
collars for years. They not only ruin
the neck and increase any tendency to-
wards double chin, but they cause
wrinkles on the lower part of the face.
and. as years go on, will surely form
eiio'C VI uCl. dSiHS lines ludt run from
the lower cheek towards the chin The
present fashion of leaving the neck en-
posed is a great help in the preserving
of beauty, and l advise all my pupils
to adopt 1T. If the neck is in a very
bad condition, lace scarf or some thin,
unboned neck covering can be worn
until Improvement begins, but remem-
ber that the first step towards any i'm
provement is to release the throat from
any tight covering or restriction.
The causes that make flabby neck
make double chin; tight collars break
down the muscles supporting the flesh
Discolorations are due to the same
cause, for the constant friction of a
collar thickens the skin and causes 1t
to turn, first yellow, and then dark
brown. The high, tight collar restricts
the carriage of the head and this causes
wrinkles. Now let us consider what
we can do to get rid of these unfor-
tunate defects.
Correct Position of Head
Place your dressing table IN a strong
light and with the use OF a hand mir
ror examine your neck carefully. on
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II Is the Case Elsewhere

These facts relating to Boston are in a
general way of the kind which undoubt-
edly will lead the organization committee
TO make selections OF other regional bank
cities 1t is believed here that 1t will be
the purpose of the committee to learn
which of the great financial centers is in
the closest and most constant touch with
what are sometimes called the country
banks of the normal district. The COM.
mittee will endeavor to discover what re-
lations between all tine banks are. This
information will go far toward persuad-
ing the committee what cities are to be
named as those of the regional banks
whether there be eight or u.
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BOSTON EXAMPLE
OF PROBLEMS MET
BY REGIONAL BANK
Possible That This City Will
Not Be Selected By
the Committee
ISSUES SIMILAR
IN OTHER CITIES
Committee Will Be Governed By Busi-
ness Conditions, Allowing No
Sentiment to Interfere In
Selections
ny HOLLAND

New York. December 31.-(Special.)
One of the reports which came from
Washington a day or two after Presi-
dent Wilson signed the new banking and
currency measure intimated that the
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Surgeon General Buried

West Point N. Y, December 31.-The
body of Brigadier General George II.
Torney, surgeon general United States
army, was buried here today with full
military honors Officers of the bat
talon of cadets and various detach-
ments of troops formed the escort. The
cadets fired three volleys over the
grave and a field battery of artillery
saluted with 81 guns.
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the sides, and behind. Note where the
lines are the most conspicuous and
find out which ones are made by hold
ing the head in a wrong position. Study
the position of the head that makes the
fewest lines and practice keeping the
head in that position
Treatment of the Neck
The second step Is to treat the skin
of the neck Clean 1t with good
cleansing cream and then bathe with
hot water until the skin Is warm and
pink Next massage with good skin
fosd, according to directions L shall
give you, and follow by bathing the
neck with very cold water or rubbing
1t with a piece of ice folded in a square
of linen. If there are discolorations on
the neck, cover these over night with
bleaching cream and bathe with cold
water in the morning.
Three or four times day practice
the following exercise for five minutes.
Throw back the chin, keeping the fig-
ure very erect. and blow about an
ina ginsrys thistle, moving the head
from side to side.
U.esson vi to be continued.)
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BOston's Field


Bostons banking associations cover
New Hampshire, most of Maine, eastern
Massachusetts and TO some extent Yer
mont. These profitable associations have
been to some extent maintained by reason
OF Boston's ability to pay larger rates of
interest for banking business than is the
rule among New York banks. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has learned that
Boston banks have been accustomed to
pay from u to l per cent more in the way
of interest allowed to their country bank
depositors than New York has done.
This has been made possible by one Of
the effects of the old banking and cur
rency law. Boston banks were able TO
place 80 per cent of their legal reserves on
deposit i'm New York. New York banks
We're compelled by law TO keep in their
vaults the entire amount of their legal de-
posits.
It has been the operation OF the old
banking and currency laws which has so
affected Boston, according to reports in
Washington, as TO cause the Secretary of
the Treasury TO wonder whether IL may
not be advisable to include all New Eng
land in the fields whcn New York city
will save as one of the regional bank
cities
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pbia and much higher than Chicago. The
redemption system whteh had been ac-
eepted by q majority of the state banks
of New England qualified the currency
issued by these banks with very high
credit. These notes passed current al
most everywhere. Behind them was the
certainty that they would be redeemed
upon presentation at the great bank In
Boston which acted as redemption agent
The strength of New England's state
banking Institution, the utilization of BQs-
ton capital for the construction of some
OF the great railroads IF the United
states, notably the Burlington, the
Atohison. in considerable measure the
Union Pacific. and The very large COM
meree carried on by Boston served to
rank that city very high as a banking
eentes. If the Boston of today We're in
these respects similar TO the Boston OF
90 years or more ago there is not the
slightest doubt that the organization
committee would include Boston in the
list of regional bank titles. as it Is sure
to include New York, Chicago and San
Francisco
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An Embroidered GIrdIe.

A black satin girdle can be greatly en-
HANGED and frightened by butterflies on
the ends Here is another opportunity
for the woman whose hobby is art needle
work.
The ribbon for the girdIe should be
about five inches wide and preferably of
heavy double-faced satin. There is a
butterfly on each end OF the girdIe. Tne
pretty insect takes up the entire width
of the end with its outstretched wings.
II is not worked soIidly. but outlined in
a long-and-short stitch about the inside
edge of the wings. The stitches are
placed close together in this outlining.
The spots or markings inside the wings,
however. are done in SOLID satin stitcn.
The lower edges of the wings are done
in buttonhole stitch and the ribbon is
then cut away at the end. In this way
the lower parts of the butterf1ys wings
form the ends OF the girdIe. Any COM
bination of colors may be used.
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To Fold a Coat.

Do you know how to fold coat cor
rectly? Most people don't Lay the
coat with its back to the fat side OF a
table. then bring the front edges together
evenly. unless II is a double-breasted
coat, In which case fasten IL. Stun the
sleeves with tissue paper. and lay pads
OF tissue paper on the inside OF the coat.
down each side. with more padding In the
breast. Fold the arms over the front of
the coat, and if you find II necessary to
bend the sleeves, do so between the
elbows and cuffs. Lay padding under
the crease. over which fold the sleeves.
In case the coat T. long, fold the skirt Of
II from the back to the front TO fit the
coat into straight lines at the sides. In
these creases lay more padding. Fold
the garment near the center and pack into
a trunk or box.
1t is well to remember that when
packing any article Of clothing no creases
should ever be left without padding, or
the creases will become so deep and
marked in the material that II Is hard to
remove them: and II tine ARTICLES to he
packed for any length OF time IL Is apt to
wear out where the creases are.
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BOYS HANDS CLEAN
If MOTHER HELPS HIM
Little inducements Like Individual
Towels will Encourage Lad to
Personal Tidiness.

We will presume that Jimmy Is quite
young-if he Is past ten, the charm Is
apt to be less effective-and that Jimmy,
despite your constant care, seems to
prefer having his hands a darker shade
than his face. Don't you ofttimes wonder
what to do about 1t?
But come to think of il. why not offer
Jimmy inducements? Inducements In this
instance do not mean bribes or rewards.
Progressive mothers know that the old
time bribes and rewards did more harm
than good. Towels are a part Of the in
ducements Jimmy is to have-small
towels for his own particular use and
embroidered in a bright color. to please
his inartistic eye. You might embroider
across one end a border of ducks,
waddlinc one after the other. Indian fle.
Have the ducks yellow, with red bills,
black eyes and red feet. You might
have the ducks swimming in blue water
which would be even more appropriate
Brown rabbits make a good border
Scampering dogs, even a football-there
are any number of designs to catch
boys fancy. and one can usually get
them stamped ready to work Don't for
get to have one towel embroidered with
a sailboat II you run out Of designs,
red Jimmy embroidered on one end
will answer the purpose.
The next inducement? II is to praise
Jimmy's clean hands when they arc
clean and shut ones eyes. 10 the fact
when they are not clean: that Is. when
possible. Soon Jimmy will be glad TO
get that Word of praise. He'll think TOO
that you're acting pretty Square not
to nag at him when his hands are on
color Constant nasging upon this purely
boyish fault sometimes arouses a re-
sentiment that really prevents him from
doing that which he knows would please
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Framed Pintray.

You have seen. of course. the framed
trays which are very like a picture frame
with piece OF embroidery or tapestry or
cretonne where the picture would be II
the frame were being used fer its origi-
nal purpose. The pintray frame must
not be too large, and should be round or
oblong. 1t should not be over six inches
long and four wide. Smaller would be
even better The frame should have
smooth sides or should slope back I'm
rounded fashion SO that il virtually has
no sides, fer these. of course. will be
prominent when the frame 10 laid on the
dressing table. In the frame and COW
cred with glass. the same as one would
frame a picture or the tapestry in the
serving tray. Is a peice of silk. cretonne.
tapestry, embroidery or whatever one
wishes. II might be well 10 have the
frame In white. gilt or the color OF the
wood used in the room. No handles are
put upon the framed pintray. but this Is
virtually the only WY IL which II differs
from the teatray except in size. Felt Is
pasted upon the bottom to keep IL from
scratching the dressing table.
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4 Box Pincushion.

Have you any OF those nice little round
wooden boxes from the drug store. In
which the druggist sometimes gives you
prepared chalk and a few other things?
They make the incest kind OF pincushions,
30 save them all for making birthday pin
cushions for those people to whom YOU
wish to give but a tiny remembrance.
From one box two pincushions can be
made. Make fat little cakelike pincush-
sions by covering a piece OF cotton wad-
ding with silk or velvet Silk is more used
nowadays: IL is so much daintier. The
cotton ball thus covered need not he fin
ished of so beautifully on the under side.
because this under side is to be asted
into the wooden box or the box lid. Gid
the wood and then paste the silk cushion
in il. pressing the cushion into the box.
so that Il is just trile above the top Of
the-box. That cushion which goes in the
l'd will. of course. be only based with the
gilt wood. most of the cushion projecting
in ball-like shape above the lid.
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c.ItIv.t. New T..se =. .E.tans.

II seems strange that 50 few people
ever try to cultivate q varied taste in
eating. This is due probably to the fact
that az children they were not made to
eat different kinds Of food: II is unfor-
tunate, this restricting oneself to a cer-
tain diet. because there never were 50
many delicious edibles offered on the
market as today.
Not even in France. the home Of the
vegetable. are the vegetable Injuries
offered for sale at the low prices for
country. 1t is more than foolish for
foods merely because they have never
before done so. Mushrooms. even at
the high rate of 80 cents a pound. are.
for a small family. cheaper and more
nutritious than steak. -.r.
Artichokes need to be familarized in
many homes. Esgplant is capable OF
stufing, in combination with tomatoes.
and in many other ways than the usual
fried style.
Endive, chicory and romaine are salads
that deserve more recognition Cucum-
bers can be fried in batter. made into .
jelly and used in other ways different
from the usual vinegar covered manner
OF serving them.
Bananas baked are not the same pasty
fruit as when eaten raw, and lima beans
baked instead Of navy beans make a dish
ft for king The cost OF living can be
reduced considerably IL one is willing to
attempt IL and use many OF the new
foods on the market or the old foods
served in different ways. f--s
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BLOW, BLOW, THOU wINTER
-- WIND. --
BLOW,

Prom AS You Like IT,
Blow, blow thou winter vind.
Thou art not 70 unknd -'--H
As mans ingatitude.
Thy tooth is not 30 keen
Bcesuse thou ar. not seen. 20
Although thy br-Ath be r,ids.
Heizh-ho, Sing heish-ho unto the green hoEir'
Most frien1ship is feisnins. mo< loving mere folly.
Then. hezh-ho the holly
This life is most Jolly!
Freeze freeze thou bitter Ssy.
Thou dost not bite nigh
As benefits forgot.
Though thor the waters varp,
Thy sting Is not sharp
As friend remembered not.
Heish- no, Sing heigh-ho unto the green holly
Most friendship is feisnilg loving folly
Then. heigh-ho the holly
This hfe is most iOlly,
-shakeSpearc.
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Fig Ascend Figure in the One-step The Forward and
Backward Walk or Trot.

feminine figure? We are both poised for
the Pivot-Whirl, / with my weight on
the right foot. the left foot free; my
partner supporting his weight with his
right foot, leaving his left foot free for
the initial step. .r.
In making the turn-for the Whirl is
nothing more-both dancers sink slightly.
the man rising gradually and at the same
time pivoting on the ball of the right
foot. As he is doing this theslady makes
quick series Of short steps, passing
completely around her partner and the
figures finishes with both dancers In the
same position from which they started.
Novel. do you say? Decidedly, and
very much In advance OF most of the
ordinary ballroom dances. That Is why.
when the various figures Of the One
Step are Thoroughly understood. this
dance Is shown to be wholly different
from the Turkey Trot, which has no
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Shocking Hint.

Shocking is made easy II one bastes
tucks into the material before applying
the shocking stitch. Basic the tucks
in rows and then catch the tucks to-
gether at intervals with the smockin.
stitch. Afterward the hastings are
pulled out OF the tucks and the little
diamond-shaped pockets OF which the
shocking consists are left. This work Is
particularly effective when done on white
crepe de chine waists in amber silk twist
Smoked amber buttons should he put
upon the waist to match and carry out
the color note. Gray crepe de chine
shocked in blue. with turquoise buttons,
or taupe shocked IN coral silk twist and
trimmed with coral buttons is effective.
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ing in perfect rhythm to the music; and
1t really is nothing more than fast
walk. AS much distance as one wishes
may be covered in this manner. and
when desire prompts a little, quick trot
or half hop takes the place of the walk.
To see this trot gracefully. executed is
really r delight.
We are now ready to undertake new
figure in the One-Step. which / call the
Pivot-WhirL 1t is perhaps the hardest
of all the One-Step variations because
it demands much skill to keep the bodily
balance.
II you haven't already looked carefully
at the photograph accompanying this ar
ticle kindly do so. for it was posed for
especially to illustrate what I have to
say, and my partner being the subjects
for the camera.
Do you notice the position Of the body,
and particularly the left arm, in the
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
QUESTION OF METHODS
Mere Equipment Must Not Be Relied
Upon Altssether BY Wsnes
Starting Homes.

The girl who is starting on her ca
reer of housekeeping must make up her
mind at the very start to make the best
of the implements on hand and not to
allow any neighbors' tales OF marvellous
new inventions to disturb her eauanimity.
She can console herself with the knowl-
edge that II she Is a good housewife
without any aid to housework she could
not improve with these helps. They
might make things a little easier for
her. but they would not improve her
art. .r
Almost any woman can be a good
housekeeper when all her work is ac-
complished for her by the inventions
of men. II is easy to be a good house.
wife when the patent washer does the
laundry, the meat chopper hashes the
meat. the vacuum cleaner does the
sweeping and busting. the patent plate
rack dries the dishes. and so on. But
the girl who can point to spotless
house. well-cooked dinner, beautifully
washed and ironed clothes and can say.
This work has all been done by my
own hands without the aid Of any me-
chanical time and labor saving instru-
ments.' this girl deserves all the praise
and all the credit owed to that most
rare Of all modern women. the perfect
housewife.
Good housekeeping Is essentially a
matter of superiority OF methods rather
than equipment II Is true that many
OF the up-to-date implements invented
for the saving OF time and labor are the
greatest aids to housekeeping. but some
Of them are really very expensive and
beyond the means of a number OF women.
Does this mean that these women should
fold their hands and give up the hope
OF ever becoming efficient housewives?
Decidedly not,
The fact is that so much of the neces-
sary work is taken OF the shoulders of
the modern housewife by the labor-sav-
ing inventions that her methods become
decidedly slack She depends on ma
chimes and really grows to have no ideas
on the subject of real housework
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Cant Learn Nep
Tangled Dances?
NOnSenSe!"
Mile. PaplOWa De-
clares Any One Can
Master Them
tThis Is the second article of series
by Mile. PavIowa. the famous Russian
danseuse. on the One-stcp. These les
sons are fully illustrated by photo
graphs of Mile. PavIowa and her dane
Ing partner, Lawrenti NovIkonD

1 am sure 1 started host of Washing
ton Herald readers TO mastering the
One-Step in my previous article With
out doubt several regiments OF fascinat-
ing women and attractive men are prac-
ticing before mirrors at this moment.
And that, by the way, is exactly the
manner to proceed if one would gain
quick mastery of this dance. 1t is all
very well to think out dance figures. but
confidence comes only after going
through the movements again and again.
L want to put my hand in the hands
of Americans TO help them to gladness
by the dance read. I want to help to
make better dancers of those who do
dance, and to develop dancers from the
ranks of the thousands who say: Il
can't dance these new tangled affairs,
they are beyond me-"
Nonsense. Nothing is beyond intelli-
gent men and women who are physi-
cally able to walk briskly The One
Step, the Tango. the open waltzes all
these popular dances can be readily
mastered by nine persons out of ten who
will practice little and pay attention
to what 1 say in these articles.
Now, before going farther, l want to
state in as positive terms as 1 can that
the One-Step is not the Turkey Trot, for
I disapprove of the latter. The One
Step was evolved from the Turkey Trot,
from which all the excellencies of fig
ures and steps were retained but with
the Objectionable features of bodily
movement above the waist line elimi-
mated. Please remember that.
We took up, 1 believe, the first One
Step figure in the preceding article. 1t
was the complete turn, a one-two-three-
four step, with the dip coming on the
fourth count. The turn, We will recall,
came in a backward movement to the
right. And / stated that the steps were
Of about equal length.
We will assume that one or more
turns have been accomplished and that
the dancers wish to change into another
step. Nothing easier. And 1t being easy
will mention that the second One
Step figure is nothing more than a walk
or trot-but not a Turkey Trot.
For sake OF variety both partners may
now elevate their left and right hands
the mans left. the lady's right-the
photograph showing the appearance Of
the dancers.
The man steps backward now, walk
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For the Invalid.

1t is surprising what a convenience a
simple sewing lapboard is to the invalid
II makes the incest kind of a table for
the tray. A gool plan to steady 1t is to
place bed pillow under the knees and
then very small baby pillow on the lap
of the invalid i've are presuming the
invalid is in bed) before resting the lap
board upon IL. The pillows make a very
steady. even foundation. For the mascu-
line invalid who delights in playing soii-
taire the lapboard will make a good card
table.