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New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Sleeves are still conspicuous for their absence in many of the new evening dresses.
 A pretty afternoon toque is made of - softest flowers of white satin, against mole fur.
 Nothing is better for a very in expensive evening frock than a silk and cotton poplin.
 Pearls are the favorte artificial necklaces, followed by glass beads and next by coral.
 High Russian boots of soft leather for little girls are now seen. Often they are dark red.
 Narrow bands of fur are seen on chiffon and crepe de chine skirts, with circular tucks.
 Black chiffon, brocaded with gold, is popular for afternoon gowns to wear at matinees.
 The newest corsage bouquets have a central flower and a little fringe of tiny flowers.
 The tiered skirts are showing the new dropping spangles.
 Ribbons are much used both for afternoon and evening gowns.
 Try to induce the children to eat each at least one apple day. It
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

school will close Thursday afternoon. and will reopen January 3. Rev.
 Patrick Daly left today on a short vacation to New York. ..-.-4
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

A sportylooking umbrella has a crook handle covered with pigskin.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
will keep their systems in good condi-

will keep their systems in good condi- tion.
 Golf suits are made of wool jersey with yokes and big pockets.
 Warp-print ribbons have moire stripes alternated with garlands.
 Half belts of the fancy type are very apparent in the newest styles.
 It is possible that separate capes will be in favor the coming spring.
 Dresses fastening in the back are coming in among the new fashions.
 Silk jersey sweaters are now being modelled after the middy blouse.
 Long pearl chains are the favored neck adornment just at present.
 A sporty-looking umbrella has a crook handle covered with pigskin.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Silk jersey sweaters are now being modelled after the middy blouse.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Long pearl chains are the favored neck adornment just at present.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Madeira scalloped and embroidered handkerch1efs seem never to go out of fashion.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Dresses fastening in the back are coming in among the new fashions.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Many forms of high collars appear on the new afternoon gowns of silk or chiffon.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Scraped raw potatoes put intd, decanters will clean them if eft'fcr| two or three days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25

! young tea planter who is home on fur
Tough inquired artlessly when my next
birthday was" she announced. II knew
he intended to give me dog 1 didn't
like to dash his hopes by telling him II
wasn't till the goth of next November,
so l decided to celebrate 1t on the 10Th
of this month instead The dog duly ar
rived. / was pleased, he was pleased,
the dog was pleased, so where's the
harm9'
Another type Of girl CRATER leads her
male acquaintances regularly around the
stores. What a beautiful dressing case
that is, Jlml" she will exclaim rap
turously. "oh, l simply must save up
enough money to buy IL. II economize
on my allowance for two months I'll
manage 1t. Isn't it perfectly beautiful"
And Jim-infatuated. foolish Jlm--im-
mediately effects the purchase. His little
friend is overcome with amazement and
delight Why, she'd never for moment
imagined-surely he didn't think that
she was hinting-no, she really couldn't
accept-it was far too kind etc.
But she takes the dressing case all the
same, in spite of her timid protestations.
She always had intended to take 1t, ii
Jim could only be induced to make the
purchase. And she knew that she could
induce him. too, and without his know
ing II. Yes, the little feminine CRATER is
clever.
Round Christmas time the girl CRATER
is very busy trying to change some of her
"changeable" Christmas gifts. She isn't
bit shy about walking into a strange
store with book she has received and
doesn't want, and asking that 1t be taken
back and some of the money returned
that was sent on its purchase. Grating
needs whole lot of nerve, but the girl
CRATER soon acquires that.
II her male acquaintance are poor or
too hard up to be very useful she dscards
them or keeps them as sort of reserve
for between seasons or dull days when
nothing better is available.
Unfortunately, the girl CRATER is sooner
or later bound to be found out and left
alone. 1t takes tremendously clever
girl to play the game satisfactorily for
any real length of time. She generally
ends like the dog with the bone in his
mouth, who. on looking in the water, saw
reflected there another dog with similar
bone, and dropped the first to secure the
second, thereby losing everything. Graft
ing Is pursuit that, sooner or later,
ends dlsastrously. and the girl CRATER
should be warned in time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25

They were going to travel, and all letters
would be forwarded. He had written to
her-once-and had received no answer.
Then he had flung himself heart and
brain and soul into his work. There had
been a little to make up-after the kid
mapping of Lord Wimberley-and for two
terms he had had to fight with all his
strength to keep the school up to the
mark It was as prosperous now as 1t
had ever been.
"I wish we had stayed in Italy, mother
said Joan after long silence. why did
We return? 1 hate this place now-I hate
i'll"
MY dear child-you have only been
back week, and 1t has been raining
most of the time; thought you wanted
to come back. You said so again and
again"
yes, mother, I thought 1 should like
It, but Nnow-I am here-oh, 1 can't bear
It'll can't bear it-without Guy"
Lady Wimberleys lips moved as though
she were going to speak, and a shadow
seemed to pass across her pale. calm
face. She paused for a moment in the
work that she was doing, and then put
another stitch into the embroidery.
TITS all so different" the girl went
on. "If we can't go abroad, couldn't we
live in London? One thinks too much
Couldn't we go to London now?"
mo, Joan, dear. 1 have been away
from here too long. We have duties
down here-among our own people. There
is so much to be done, so many to think
of. Joan, my child, we have to bring hap
piness into the lives of others"
"WelI. in London, mother dear. there
are plenty of people who want n little
sunshine in their lives"
1.-THE people here have the first claim
on us, Joan. They are our people-some
of them bound to us by ties that have
lasted for centuries"
Joan rose from her seat by the window.
II think 1 shall go out mother" she
said, NOW that 1t has cleared up-just
for few minutes"
VERY well, dear; dare say the fresh
air will do you good"
Joan kissed her mother and left the
room. Ten minutes later she was walking
across the lawns toward the lake. The
yellow sunlight threw long shadows over
the grass, The sky overhead threatened
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25
CHAPTER XIV

A year later Anne Wimberley sat before
the fire in the drawlng-room at Monksil-
Yer and worked steadily at a piece Of en-
broidery. By the window sat Lady Joan
Meriet, her eyes hxed on the sunlit lawn,
1t had been raining all day and every
thing sparlled with drops like diamonds
The sky overhead was still black with
clouds, but near to the horizon there was
a level bar of clear sky, and the setting
sun threw a warm yellow glow over the
earth. 1t tinged the girls face with gold
and flooded the whole room with light.
Her face was pale and there were tears
in her eyes.
Lord Arthur Meriet, now Lord wimber-
ley, had gone abroad on one of his big"
game shooting expeditions. He had par
ticularly wished his niece and sister-in-
law 10 remain in possession OF Monk
silver, at any rate until he returned, and
as long afterwards as they chose to stay
In their old home. Before he had left
he had had q stormy interview with
John Erlelghi and had made 1t plain to
the headmaster of Harptree that unless
he at once broke off his engagement, Lady
Wlmberley and the whole of England
siAphiN NC loAA dDDul fOT
two days and two nights Erleigh had
hestated. Then, after a terrible mental
struggle. he had given in. He had writ
ten letter to the woman he loved, say
Ing that he considered that the death OF
Lord Wimberley was entirely due to his
own earelessness. that he had been
warned to keep especial watch over him,
and had failed in his duty, and that,
under the circumstances he thought 1t
would be better for the engagement to
be broken of. Lady Wimberley, numbed
with the pain of her terrible loss, had re-
piled in very few words.
Perhaps you are right, Jack" she had
written. II do not blame you for what
has happened. but / do not think that 1
could love any one or marry any one
again. All power for love seems to be
dead in me. You have your work in the
world-a great work. and you must devote
all your thoughts and energies to it.
have my little daughter and the memory
of my dear, dear SON"
On the receipt OF this letter HIS resolu-
ton had broken down. and he had hurried
up TO 'nonksilver to tell her everything
and ding himself on her mercy. He had
found the house shut up. Lady WimbeF-
ley had gone abroad with Lady Joan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25

more rain, but for the moment she was
walking through a land that was fiecked
and splashed with gold.
She passed through the trees that bor-
dered one end of the lake, and. walking
round the edge of the water, came to
small summer house on the far side, In
the old days she and her brother had
bpeen depvoted to this little place. They
had furnished 1t and hung pictures of
their own on the wpalls, and kept a great
many of theirtre asures in an old writing
desk that was also used as q table. In
turn 1t had been a fort, an impregnable
castle, palace, and even, by stretch
of imagination, a ship.
AS she came near to 1t she saw that the
door was open and something moved in
the shadows within. She paused, and her
heart beat very quickly.
us that you, CROSSE" said Joan, Cross
was the name of the gardener who had
kept key in the old days and tidied up
the litter made by the two children.
A young man came out of the shadow.
1t was James Travers, and his face was
very pale.
"Oh, how you frightened me, Mr..
Travers," she said. "I couldn't think who
II was"
Continued tomorrow
Copyright, 1914 by the Associated News.
papers, Limited
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25
Attractive Negligees

have just received a present OF two
delightful negliges, and am rejoicing over
them They are so suitable, too, for a
person recovering from grip and at pres
ent confined to the house like myself
rhe first one is Of pale pink crepe de
chine. made in the kimono style, the neck
in a deep shape. The sleeves are cut
short Just above the elbow, and are fin
ished with deep frill of valenciennes
lace. The neglige is very short and round
the bottom is deep border of lace A
ribbon of delicate pink silk fastens in
front In a loose bow, and the whole effect
is as pretty as possible.
The other neglige is in an exquisite
shade Of mauve silk. 1t comes just to the
waist line, and large collar of filet lace
is worn. The lace is embroidered with
tiny rosebuds in shades varying from
palest pink to deepest mauve, and a
larger choux of lavender satin forms the
fastening at the base of the collar.
II don't think 1 have ever seen you
wear anything that suited you better,
Dorothy" said mamma, when she came
into my room with some wretched medl-
cine, and perceived me sitting UP in bed
arrayed in the new neglige. Certainly
these styles are very becoming"
'It is pity that it should waste its
sweetness on the desert air." said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25
WE GIRL

The girl CRATER Is not to be confused
with the girl vampire. For the vampire
tfafiics In human hearts, just for the sake
Of the sport, and Is altogether an undes
sirable young person. ethicslly speaking;
while the girl CRATER frames in goods of
a much more material and satisfactory
character
An engaged damsel. who was a bit Of
a CRATER. was talking the other day. "Oh,
no, don't intend to marry Jim for some
time yet" said she. decidedly. Long
engagements are pest. you know, for the
sake OF the presents Jim is so infatu-
ated Just now that really he will give
me anything. Not that I ask him for
lhingp. OF course. But he can take hint
hints come to him."
Another girl CRATER then gave her
view Of the matter. II quite agree"
said she, "and the more expensive
a girl can make herself to a man, the
more indispensable does she become in
his eyes. This is positively true. I'VE
tested Il ever so often. What a man
gets easily ne doesn't value. Correspond
ingly. what man spends little on he
doesn't value SO when I go out with
men I see to It that am a pretty ex-
pensive luxury. No cheap restaurants or
trolley rides for me. No thanks. 1 know
better. walk right into taxies and on
to the best hotels for dinner. 1t costs
quite lot to entertain me, and my value
goes up with the money spent on my
amusement. Believe me, girls, know"
Thus speaks the typical CRATER. Her
theories are rather pleasing to herself,
but rather disconcerting to her male ac-
quaintances.
We all know the type of girl who is
forever celebrating anniversaries or "hav-
ing birthdays" l knew a girl to have
II birthdays in one year. On inquiring
how she managed this feat she calmly
said that a monthly celebration was as
good as a yearly one, and more salts
factory to herself from the material
point of view.
You see, only the other day that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25

method does not in any way hurt m.
enamel, but makes 1t look new and brirh,
A prize of so cents hRs been AWARDED 4.
M. G. Flynn, 4002 Arch street, Phiiadeinh,s
for the following suggestion: Ri''-'
have found way to make old yeIyst
look like new. Have a well-heated ron
turn fiat side UP. have piece OF musn
which has been thoroughly soaked In LUXE
warm water, with clothes brush handy
Place the wet cloth on hot iron and havs
velvet ready to place right on this wlth
the right side up, and brush with ths
nap; keep moving so that 1t will moi
burn; when cloth becomes dry wet again
and continue to do so until velvet Il
steamed satisfactorily. BY taking velvet
after this process one can mirror or panna
1t by placing same on an ironing board
and have iron very hot, and only run iron
one way-that is, with the nap. Now. "a
panne it, take wet cloth and place n
right over velvet to be panned, and iron
with hot iron with nap of velvet.
"A prize of 80 cents has been awarded Ia
Mrs. Grace, 1903 NenangO street. for the
following suggestions:
Having several white crepe de chine
waists that had become yellow after
several washings 1 decided to try an ex-
pertinent to whiten them.
To the last rinse water L added a table.
spoon of peroxide of hydrogen. II you
hang the waists in the open air for Ave
minutes bring in and iron on wrong side
until perfectly dry. You will be mora
than satisfied with results.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25

Desert air2" said mamma. iaush,-
ut doesn't strike me that Won -.
all deserted. for this room seems ! =
the meeting place of all the girls -
neighborhood. And that reminds me- - ~
you may expect at least four mas. -, -
afternoon, for when was shonn,a.
town met Alice Smith and soma tr,,..' =
of hers and she announced that a.. - :
coming around to see you again .
The girls arrived at 4 o'olook
cheered me UP wonderfully Aue. :.
very amusing girl. and always bas q
latest Items of interest. She declare. ~.
she has just broken her engagement 49,
Jim Walters, but no one will beIisv, ~
as Jim still appears with her evervwA...
and is as devoted as he always was H..
one asked him the other day II n ~.
true whether the engagement was ro.u.
broken, and he said he wasn't oulta s,r.
as Alice had broken It so often. but h,,s
gathered up the pieces. and what was ,s,,
of It was still 'on." 1t seems cur,on.
plan, but everybody has different v.,,
OK managing their own affairs and Ano.
is exceedingly competent to engineer -
affairs of the heart.
We had a very amusing afternoon arN
between the visits of my friends ana ~
gift of these two pretty negllRes fasI
that l really must get up tomorrow ana
forget that l was ever victim Of Efip,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25

were singing, and all over the countryside
there was the promise of leaf and flowers.
Il we'll remember" said one old farmer
on~the outskirts of the wood "how his
young lordship come to our house one day
and he say to me, 'Dolland,' he says, can
you tell me why everything be so jolly in
the sprlngT and 1 says to him, No, my
lord, can't say as l do, but so it be-; and
he say, We'll, Dolland, IT be because the
days be gettin' longer, and we be lookin
forward stead OF lookin back /"
Aye, the poor darlln'," sobbed the
wife, "and that's what 1t be now, reck-
on, with him. He is lookln forward and
SEEM wunnerful things
The crowd began to dispense, the hum
bier folk on foot or in their carts, the rich
in their motor-cars and their carriages
An hour later the churchyard was empty
save for two men who were filling in the
grave. BY their side a mountain of flowers
rose almost as high as their heads.
THE new marks be one of the right
sort, Bill" said one of them. I've heard
say that he be offerin' ten thousand pound
to any one as bring them scoundrels to
the gallows''
Not gallows, sure, but prison Well,
If he offered ten million he couldn't bring
his little lordship to life again"
THAT be true, for sartin'. But If ten
million would do it, he'd find the money"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25

Mailed anywhere you enclose IOclextrG in stamps
coin. Be to mention size I0Gnted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25

TO the cleaners, 1t may be done very
easily at home All the blackening stains
and the usual dirty footprints of some
gallant youth can easily be removed.
With warm water and purQ soap, Ivory
preferred, scrub the slippers with small
stiff brush giving special attention to the
worst spots. When all Is covered with a
lather wash off with the brush and dry
with an old towel. Put shoe trees in
them to prevent shrinking and hang them
before the heater to dry If the weather
is favorable, they may be hung upon a
line outside to dry.
A prize of 80 cents has been awarded to
Mrs. Irving Dillon, 5716 Christian street,
Philadelphia, for the following suggestion:
To remove the stains that so persistent
ly disfgure knives and spoons, rub the
spots briskly with a typewriter rubber.
These erasers are mixture of soft rub
her and fine emery and not only remove
the stains and tarnish from all kinds of
metal, but give the article treated a splen-
did lustre without scratching the surface.
A prize Of 80 cents has been awarded to
Miss Alma Seeley, $40 North 18th street.
Philadelphia, for the following suggestion:
Seeing in the EVENING LEDGER prizes
say that L find the best way to keep
white-enameled bedstead clean and new
is to saturate soft cloth with coal oil
and rub over the bedstead thoroughly,
retracing with clean soft cloth. This
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25

Guy Wimberley. son OF Anne, the Marchion-
ess OF Wimberley, and heir to the vast VIM
berley estates Is in danger of death from two
groups OF conspirators, One group is led by
Dick Meriet, cousin of Guys, and Vertigan.
science master at Harptree School, where Guy
IL studying. The other group is led by a
Doctor Anderson. also Of the school. John
to Anne wimberley. His sister, Mrs Travers
is involved in tho first plot. Years ago John
Erleigh killed the man who had betrayed his
Nertigan alone knows this, and blackmails
Erletgh. Lord Arthur Meriet is watching over
the boy. but his vigilance is ineffective. After
several unsuccessful attempts Guy wmberley
is kidnapped. Mrs Travers denies all knowl-
edge OF his whereabouts. She is withdrawing
from the plot. because her son James Is In
love with Guys sister, Joan wlmberley. Pre-
on a desolate island but. instead OF the con-
spirators, he finds dead man, Doctor Ander-
son. News comes that Guy Wimberey ana
Dick Meriet were drowned of the coast OF
Spain day later an attack is made on
eession.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25
Suggestions From Readers of
the Evening Ledger
PRIZES OFFERED DAILY

For the following suggestions sent in by
readers OF the EVENING LEDGER prizes of 81
and 80 cents are awarded
All suggestions should be addressed to Ellen
Adair, Editor Of Women's Page, EVENING
LErGER, Independence Square, Philadelphia.
A prize of 81 has been awarded to Miss
Josephine G. Dever, GAG North S2d street,
for the following suggestion:
A little economy can be practiced in the
way of cleaning white or colored satin
dance slippers. Instead of sending them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25
Your Gas Stove

A sheet of tin. fitted to the size of your
gas stove placed over the top of the
range, will impart heat to several sauce
pans placed upon 1t at the expense of
only one burner being alight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25
For the Cook

When making mush, do not thicken 1t
too much or the mush will be harsh and
unpleasant to eat. Quit thickening before
you think 1t thick enough and it Will be
about right.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-05-14

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gen fir ocn nGd,itct 9o9 treffe1i
fonntc nnh ihrc NiQr0ue ncrQob.
(Gortiesune ioIst.)
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-05-14
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(Gortiesuns iolst.)

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