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every ono who comes into it-likc the little
miss who. on seeing a number OF women lcaV-
ing a neighboring house, exclaimed in very
worldly manner, Dear me, there must have
been another card partyV
1t is unwisc to allow our children to mix
so much in the company Of miscellaneous
adults that they become sophisticated while
the bloom of youth is still their cheeks.
But, on the other hand it is quite as unwisc
10 allow them to grow up IN complete igno-
rance OF adult human nature. restricting their
acquaintance with this species to the parents,
the cook. the nurse and the peanut vender.
IT is unpleasant indeed TO see a child JOIN
Familiarity in the conversation and the Gym
csm Of grown-up folks. But it is just un-
pleasant to see children shy at strangers as a
horse SHES at perfectly harmless newspaper.
1t is necessary to use discretion. This is no
doubt the reason why so many people adopt
the Always-or Never postion-it substitutes
rule for responsibility; it is device Tor
lodging discretion. There are some homes
that you visit which your children do not
need 10 visit there are others 10 which 1t
would be well worth while TO take them.
little girl or boy needs 10 find out that there
are other kinds OF homes in the world, that
there are other styles OF furniture and fur
nishngs. that there other ways OF serving
meals. II is too much to say that the paro-
chialism which considers everything strange as
queer" is developed exclusively among chill
dren who never visited the homes OF others.
But It IS safe 10 say that the restriction OF
early experiences goes far toward fixing the
pdrochal habit OF mind. OF course child
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
the fashion OF mans outing shirt COLI,
WOOLLENS ARE LUXURrrc

That anything as prosaic as sore.
be used TO trim silk is due to the co,s..
increasing price OF all wocllens. Wb,,.
rare is desirable. and so it comes TO M.
as a luxury OF dress, woolen s,uss ~ 1
present.
A Lelong costume OF white serge ,rvL.
double skirts. that are cut much sho,,. -
front, and arc hung over a lower sL..
knife pleated mousseline de sole; hi, :,
but few inches. The perfectly pla, ~''
closes in one-sided fashion on the lei, ~ *
under double row OF pearl ball button,
into long shoulder line. the long ,..
are so tight they must button from vr;,,
elbow. They turn back little to show !. !"
ing OF moss green cloth, and the high w,,.'',
stock collar OF green cloth is TONED :.
three-inch wide tulle pleating. 1t fastens a. 4.
buttoned side OF the waist under
buckle, and green cloth belt wrin.l.S ;.
match. fastens in the same manner
While the best made street dresses ar.
cent of any distending system. wired pe,,;c,.
SN'ASfSN idNhASS diS NOlIllIlOl cnOuch !
evening dresses, but there is no exasser,s.1
in the use OF them. The hopping is ol,...
placed above the knees than below them
FICHUS AND BERTHES ARE LIKpn
The pelerine cape that was shown n =.
enormous extent during the openings ).
found little favor among Parisiennes. \.
hchu and berthe effects are liked. and =,
double and triple round cape collars MAJ,
a favorite finish on sporting coats.
The crinoline method applied to children =,
a novelty must be noted. but as an absurd,
it should be frowned upon | saw ltd. ~,
of eight years pranked out in dress Of sud,
colorcd wolfe trimmed with silk h.ms A.:
bands, and supported by "eordene' pet
coat Her little hat. however, was charmir,
cloche of suede colored straw trimmed VII.
a stiffiy pleated silk frill, that stood so smus-
erect it quite covered the top OF the crow
at the base OF it ramblcd sweet little pin,
roses.
Always the large hat is talked OF, but womr
seem content 10 leave it as a subject Of %,
versation while they go contentcdly on w.u
ing various forms OF the small hat At pre-,
en- the hower-pot shape is preferred An
there are small round toques of gold an
silver cloth. and OF braided ribbon. tina, a.
covered entirely by a small black or VIII,
Chantily veil. M. A. F.
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its prototype that there is now little in COM
mon with it. While it still has its special uses,
this latter day costume is of a character 50
elastic that it is worn now in Paris at any hour
OF the day. Serge tryko, alpaca, ordinary serge
and gabardne. all arc used in the formation
OF this quite perfect toilette. There is no stiff
cning in the skirt nor under it. 1t hangs quite
soft and amply full. But there is variety III
tho manner in which this fulness IS used. 1t
may hang in loose but fatty pressed pleats-
not very wide ones-or it may be gathered
thickly and sewed plainly to round belt line,
or with heading that rises little above 1t.
This last-a favorite manner OF Martial ct
Automatically obliterates the waist line,
but nevertheless it has an air. They arc not
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gorcd these latest skirts, and the width is
much less than the skirts OF last season. Four
or FIVE metres. depending on the size OF the
figure is the usual width.
Whether the scarcity OF the necessary dye
stuffs is the cause. | do not know, but IT is
surety that this season navy blue is confined
by smart persons to the most practical tail
lcurs." Invariably the elegant ones are made
Of beige putty and butter color, but beige leads
the list. And the color is sufficient. There is
little trimming used. And this is reason
why the inexperienced person should not at
tempt to compass such toilette. The whole
success Of it depends on the faultess hang OF
the skirt, the cut OF the coat. and the placing
OF the belt and buttons.
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ct Armand on TIE inside relt. The fulneSs Of
the skirt was gathered into wide heading that
rose considerably above the waist line. and
fell over the hips into long loops that shaped
pockets. and into these convenient loops. that
were edged with band Of pale colored chi
broidery the charming wearer with saucy
air thrust her hands. The little coat that
topped this tempting skirt was short, barely
covering the ruched skirt top, and 1t Jared
wide at the hem. Though fastened once at the
throat, the front edges fell apart and showed
the pretty chcmisette of pale pink crepe de
Chine. and there we're small. closely fastened,
double collars. These collars DO not lie flat.
but they button closely in front. Except that
the front edges are rounded they are cut after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

Device for lying Deci

very little good from this Sor; Of thing; but
it does not follow that complete separation
between the young and the old is the best.
friend may visit the nursery, if he or she can
also be friendly visitor to the children and
not merely an amiabe inspector. Children
may we'll come out and make their little bows
and courtesies, notwiths standing the autocratic
regime under which these formalities had
their origin To the older people who asso-
ciate these ceremonial forms with the trump
cry and servity OF a caste system. they may
not be very attractive. But for the child some
kind of form is necessity, since it is the only
thing that will save him from the awkward
ness Of sef-consciousness An adult may be
able to shake hand. or say some words OF
greeting without erbarr assment. but the
child needs to have an outlet for his aroused
feelings through some muscular acton-and
d bow or a courtesy is better than shifting from
one leg to the other, or twisting the fingers, or
unconscious grimace. Until we have
better muscular formula with which children
are to greet adults. there is no harm and much
gain in teaching children to use these.
Apart from charging the childrens
quaintancc with homes and manners OF living
among their contemporaries. the visits to
adults may be valuable source OF intorma-
ton regarding furnishings and usages OF an
earlier day. and OF peoples from other lands
But. above all, it is through a reasonable
amount of intercourse with adults and through
the opportunity to observe adults in their in
tcrcourso with one another that children
learn the essentials OF good manners. 1t is
here that they assimilate most easily and most
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saw worn recently a Jenny "tailleur OF
soft. beige -coored serge, made with SKIRT
laid in two-inch wide pleats, and finished at the
edge of the hem by a two-inch wide fringe
made OF thicky twisted strands. The jacket
was SIMPLICITY itsclf-indeed, it was scarcely
more than waist. Loosc-hung, 1t reached
only an inch or so below the belt line, and 1t
was finished by six-inch wide cloth belt that
passed twice about the figure to finally knot
loosely in the back leaving two short ends.
Narrow rcvers turned back the fronts to the
belt line. and there were few ornamental
buttons.
Seen at the same function and made OF
similar material was costume that | telt Ger
tain carried the name Of the Malson Martial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

"HAT the latest frocks in Jersey erep
have capacious side pockets below To
- hip-line. so applied that they sbo'
from both back and front2 A fetching exam
pic Of this mode is seen in a model who's
skirt in al-whte Jersey crepe is covered hal
way TO the knees at front, by the eztensI''
OF blue and white striped Jersey blouse M
ished across the front by broad band
horizontal stripping. This band. caught dow
ten inches from either end, furnishes the unIcI
and really useful pockets for the skirt TN
blouse. buttoning at front from the ends o
striped revers joined 10 widely rolled wnI'
collar through a broad self-bet. makes an ids'
Southern or summer morning costume
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But Too Much Freedom OF IN
Device for Dodgimg Decisions.

must have great deal OF order and routine
IN his daily life-but there is point beyond
which routine and order make for narrowness
without adding to stability.
1t is not necessary for the child to sec
every one who comes into the house. But it
is very desirable for the child to see the pict-
urc OF friendly intercourse among adults, to
hear them discuss affairs of moment with Sc
robustness and dignity, or less wcghty matters
with wit and gayety. 1t is well, too. for the
child to learn that we may treat all corners
with courtesy and yet discriminate in our re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

CARDS and Valuations A child need not be
burdcned with the familiarity of all who hap
pen to be relatives; at the same time he may
assirniate considerable number Of 'uncles
and aunts" whose only claim upon the fam
ilys attention is kinship Of spirit
There was time when the visitor was
taken to the door OF the nursery to give Wis
iblc and audible expression to his conven-
,onal-and dcmorazing admiration. And
in those days the older children were trotted
into the "parior'' to make the rounds with
bow or courtesy. 1t is true that children got
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
Do You Know?

THAT rbbons may be used efecrUI
as a garnishing for semi-transpst,.
frockso The most novel way Of s-
ploying that sort OF trimming is as series .
loops-long or short, as circumstances MAJ
make desirable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
"'Dcar me. there must have been an
other card parfyr"

BY SIDONIE MATZNER GRUENBERG.
TOME is good enough place for
my children never take them
with me when ! 60 calling; they'll
have enough Of that when they get older.
That represents the sincere attitude OF a Ger
tain Mrs. Randolph, and OF several thousand
other mothers.
In marked contrast is the view OF another
mother, who also comes from one OF our First
Families. Il always take my children with
me. II family is not good enough for my
children 70 visit, IT is not good enough for
me-"
And there you Nor will you ever get
any further il you set upon being an AL
ways-orNever sort OF person.
We have the same extreme positions in the
matter OF having children see visitors. There
arc the children who are Kept hidden in the
nursery. ,sic from the possible contamination
through the ungrsmmaticsl visitor. or from
ne evil influence OF that other visitor who
always says. MY, aren't they cute And
there are slso the children who see and hear
everything that goes on in the house. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
SILK IS SERGE-TRIMMED.

The use OF serge and other cloth as trim
ming on silk dresses has already reached
high degree OF popularity in Paris. The first
one that appeared-I forget what house
launched twas quite sensational, composed
as it was OF full gathered skirt Of changeable
gray tafeta that was lifted into graceful
loops or the hips and topped by sleeveless
waist with short slashed basques Of gray
serge. The long sleeves, with huge elbow
pu6s. were OF the silk Quaint antique brace
lets OF carved silver. set with pinky -mauve
stones. were worn over the sleeves. fetch
ing fancy. this, of wearing unique bracelets
over long sleeves.
a Drecoll dress OF red wolfe and red taffeta
is lifted into prominence by trimming Of dark
blue cloth. embroidered in shades Of red. The
fitness OF the skirt is massed on the hips and
strapped across by strips OF the embroidered
cloth edged with a narrow band OF black toc
cire.
The "taleur" has moved so far away from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
Paris, March 81.

PdrlS, MdTCn Il.
"AFFETA is undoubtedly the vogue OF
the season, launched and Endorsed by
- every great house and by the lesser
ones as well The quality OF it-soft yet firm
makes it adaptable to many uses: PLAIN
practical summer morning irock or toilette
Of extreme frivolity, frlled and otherwise
furbelowed. Some new tafeta dresses that
have been produced since the openings show
buttons as the only ornamentation, buttons
covered with the silk and embroidered in Diff
ferent shades OF it. Drecoll model Of opa-
descent silk is made with an ankle-long skirt
the straight bTeadths thickly gathered tc
the round belt line and it is closed up the
middle OF the front by line OF buttons; the
fat nearly seamless waist continues the line
OF closing TO the neck, where 1t meets the
popular Drecoll collar, made OF two materials
the under one Of the material OF the dress,
the upper and smaller OF white linen, or col
ored cloth. or velvet. From each side OF dull
point in front OF the waist four-inch wide
frill OF the silk stands smarty out from the
figure The hem of the skirt is finished
with a bonnie femme ruche and below 1t is
seen a dainty line OF white.
THE GHOST OF THE PEASANT WAIST.
More elaborate and with flavor OF olden
times is another tafeta dress, with the
straight full skirt attached by plenty OF gathers
10 a halt corsage that seems modelled on the
peasants waist" seen in the fashion prints OF
fifty years ago The upper edge OF it is
shaped in four points-one back and front, and
one on each sde-snd the pointed outline is
followed by several rows OF black baby ribbon.
Rising in soft fitness above these points Is
a guimpe OF creamy white tulle; at the throat
it is gathered with an inch-wide heading, be
low which circles garland OF tiny, coored
silk flowers The full tulle sleeves finished
10 match.
This pretty whimsy. springlike and deli
cate has so captivated all tastes it is difficult to
overlook it. Marked everywhere, at no house
is it more charmngy accomplished than at the
Mason Buoz. There it appears in quite
original forms. The Bulloz taste is for light
shades in taffetas-pale rose. blue. and clear
yellow combined with white into lovely
changing tones OF color. The dresses
simply made after the motif OF straight skirt
and plain waist. with all exuberance OF fancy
concentrated in the sleeves With them is
worn Pierrot collarette of pleated black tulle
so wide it is that its edges reach to the edge Of
;he shoulder and mount about the ears. The
rlcatng IS separated by twist OF black velvet
ribbon that ties in long-looped bow, either
at The bacl, or front. With a wide -brimmcd
hat OF black tule the result is delightful.
SILK IS SERGE-TRIMMED
The use OF serge and other cloth as trim
ming on silk dresses has already reached
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careful attention to the passing of the
days. When they approached blue
marked date in the almanac he divided
his attention between them and the
soil. the latter found out by crumbling
bits of soil between his fingers.
The Smelling of the two ears was
almost a sacrament The grains were
| four, hundred and thirty-two." gran
| Their said. aloud. II can't waste a sim
gle grain for the crows an cutworms
No. sir! This is pedigree corn. I'll
thatll make-lemme see-lemme see
AZ hills. An every stalk ought to
have bout two ears-the expert writ
in good ground. an cared for .
stalk would gener'ly have three an
sometimes four. But IA caii :, IT,.
They'll have bout that sure. for I'll
make EN-. An I'll put up scarecrows
'ginst the birds, an will be hoein' or
hthnr sc suaworms all day an be an
The season proved long. dry one.
with practically no rain Farm crops
shriveied and yielded to the blazing
grew more. discouraged than ever.
Annie Elizabeth had decided on as
paragus and coaxed $50 from her IA
Their to buy roots But the season had
| not been favorable. Not more than a
third of the plants rose above the cur
face. and these were tiny, threadliks
stalks, that looked as il sorr, 80,
had done SO. Before the middle of the
season Fred abandoned all thought of
being a prize corn boy" Newspaper
yarns were lying things. anyhow. he
declared.
Gran'ther,s patch nourished. He
hoed his corn over and over. and over
and over. Tillage took the place of
rain. He never went to the house for
dinner. but brought snack along,
returning from under a tree to work
just as soon as the sun was low
enough. When the corn was ready he
picked and husked every ear himself,
packing them compact1y in barrels
2,457 ears In all. The barrels he
headed up to keep out the mice.
Soon after. he received a letter from
his old friend. the corn expert. He
read it twice, then went in search of
his son. "'Lisha." he quavered. his
voice a little more shaky than usual
through excitement. II want you and
Fred to load my corn into the big
wagon. I'm goin' to sell it. Fred can
drive me to the freight office"
"Al; right, gran'ther. But I'm will
in to buy the corn myself an pay you
a little later. My crops failed, you
an hens. I'll pay much as the stores"
said the old man. firmly. Coin to
send il off,
The week following the sending
gran'ther spent much Of his mornings
out by the mail box, often going there
an hour before the rural carrier was
due. Then came another letter. He
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read it and went straight to the barn.
where he hitched horse to the
buggy.
His son happened to see him driv-
ing out. Oh. gran'ther." he called.
better take Fred to drive"
Don't want him. Coin to drive
myself" answered the old mar.
tersely.
They were just sitting down to sup
per when he came back. Fred slipped
out to put up the horse.
Well Lisha," quavered the old
were seated before the fire. how
bout the MORTGAGE"
Farther of than ever" gloomiIy
I'll have to ask the bank to let the
int'rest go over or else sell COW or
something"
Gran'ther drew a paper from his
pocket and held it out There's tn.
n mortgage' al. az tight and safe he
ders. Read it over SON
Farmer Briggs did so. look Of
wondering relief In his face. .'Thirt
years or more an now on he choked.
the money. gran'ther?'
Didn't. Twas the pedigree corn.
Here. read this letter. Come Il week
ago"
The farmer read the letter with
dimming eyes. 1t ran:
Dear Old Friend: am almost
afraid TO ask you the fate of your two
ears. Every grain of my ten wcre
lost through the bad season. II yours
are gone it will mean the loss of -
very valuable improvement. 4 bad
feature of IL is that ] had told about
my corn and have received good
many orders. One man offered me s;a
for pound of ears. II you happen
to have raised any I will giady pay IS
cents an ear>and will forward a check
the day received. wish you could
send me thousand ears, but will b..
very. very glad to get Dozen
II sent him 2,3bf.-- said gran'ther
IAN saved out a hundred for plantin'
next year. 'Twon't likely be worth so
much. but IL sure to pay US all big for
gfvin' 'tention to a crop. The check
was for 1924. So. I've got s24 over
the mortgage I'm going to buy a new
dress for Annie Elizabeth an a suit O.
clothes for Fred with that"
CTHE END.)
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me pick out any acre I want, Won
YOU, pa, and give me lots Of stable
manure to plow in?"
of course. son. though / wouldn't be
out to lift it over thirty years age
and it's on our shoulders yet Blu,
what is it. gran'ther?' he asked ar
old white-haired man who had hall
risen risen. as though eager to say some
thing. Its your turn now.
Why-er, there's them two ears o
corn" quavered the old man, wistfully
They're varable. an would raise
The farmer laughed. Better feed
'em to your Wyandotte chickens" he
They're the best corn ever was
'Lisha, urged the old man. The one
who improved EN- SO high was 9
gov'ment expert once. an he raised
only twelve ears, he writ. An cause
he an l was boys together an saved
his life in a swimmin' hole. he sent
me the two ears to try in our land
Amt no store in the whole world got
Not enough for me to fool with
interrupted the farmer. Come. Fred
! want you to help me cut some seed
,taters for plantin'.''
Like to give 'em to you. 'Lisla, tc
sort O help on" shrilled the old voice
little more loudly as they went out
A little later gran'ther rose and
shuffled into the tiny room he called
his own. Opening q chest which con-
tanned treasures of fifty years. he took
from 1t the two ears of corn. lest
as much pedigree in corn as in horses
or poultry" he mumbled. It'll plant
the corn myself in my garden. Amt
no chickens nor nobody goin' to eat
en-
When gran'ther grew too old for
regular work he had taken a small
piece of ground for planting. In this
he raised potatoes, sweet corn, beans
and whatever suited his fancy. Some
he gave for house use and sold the
rest, using the proceeds in buying
things for Annie Elizabeth and Fred
Gran'ther's patch was always the best
worked acre on the farm
When Farmer Briggs and Fred re-
turned they saw the old man harness
ing a horse into the tip-cart
Coin to cover his land with stable
manure" chuckled the farmer Well
soon's he's done we'll have to put on
the double team an pillow his spread
deep into the ground. Then he'll want
to put more into the hills. an surface
dress for hoein' in. But he's welcome
to all the manure he wants. Gran'ther s
done pile o work in his day. an that
acre patch is keepin his .int'rest in life
as keen as ever.
He raises lots Of stuff on It. pa,
said Fred.
sure he does" heartily. Il wouldn't
wonder if he pays for all his keep. an
more"
After the acre was plowed and har-
rowed to his satisfaction and more
manure hauled and scattered over the
patch in generous piles, Sran'ther gave
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THE EVENING STORY.
The Mortgage Litter.
COPYRIGHT. 1915. By ". werner.)

"Why don't you change crops. pa, II
the old ones won't pay?" rebuked An
ME Elizabeth. New methods, study
ing Of soils. rotation. better seeds.
That's all losing farms need to be
profits BILE" Annie Elizabeth took mu-
sic and bookkeeping at the state agri-
cultural college, two miles away, and
was absorbing ideas from her sur
roundings.
But her father shook his head, edg-
ing toward the door. NO time for
risky notions with interest comm due
he said. gruffiy. I'll stick to the old
crops / know bout. Expenses
Not counting me- broke in Annie
Elizabeth. College is free, and 1
bought the books with money l earned.
Just some plain dresses and shoes and
things are all my expenses
Il know. / know" deprecated her
father. You've been a good girl, an
wish twas SO l could do things for
you more"
That's all right, pa. I'm glad to
help. And 1 wouldn't wonder if 1
could lift off the mortgage soon. Col