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Evening journal., 1917-03-16
SKILL IN HAIRDRESSING
Proper Arrangement Of the COif-
fure Promotes Health.
and Beauty.

not have them, when circumstances
permit both. But when this is not the
case hair brush is-Or should be
so essentially a practical affair that no
sensible person ought to be in two
minds as to which aspect of the affair
should have the money available.
After having obtained our brush, let
us keep it clean.
An easy way 10 wash brushes is by
means of liquid ammonia. with this
even cold water can be used, nothing
but a few drops of ammonia added TO
a basin of water being necessary. This
does away with the use of boiling wa
ter. The brush should first be rubbed
vigorously with cloth, TO free It from
dust. fakes of dandruff and so on.
Then the bristles "patted." as it were,
on the top of the prepared water until
they are quite clean. Then rinse them
in plain cold water. This rinsing pro-
cess should not be omitted. especially
if hot water has been used, for the cold
is very good both for the bristles and
their mounting in the handle.
1t is most important, too, that a
brush should be dried quickly. All su-
perfuous moisture should be removed
by hitting a thick pad of bath towel
over and over again with the bristles,
after having shaken the first water out
over a basin. This done, the brush
should be exposed to gentle heat, either
in the sun or near radiator. Some
gauge of the ideal heat may be gained
by remembering that the drying ought
10 be completed in a little under an
hour.
Needless to say, the backs Of brushes
should never be allowed TO get in the
water They should, if of polished
wood. be well busted and rubbed over
from time to time with a little olive
oil.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
REAL WORK

81 S work something to be proud
Of? Is it an opportunity that
~ beckOns TO you, a source Of
energy and hope. something
you like. and that you feel helps TO
make life a broader and more inter
esting thing? Or is it simply the means
of earning money which you need. or
which you can spend on luXuries thai
you crave? Because your success
yes. and your happiness in life-dc-
pend very largely on the answers YOU
have for these questions.
girl who had grown weary Of an
aimless life and was bored to eXtinc-
tion by the so-called round of pleasure
took up the study OF social problems,
and became a hard and serious work
er. She was asked whether she didn't
sometimes sigh for the ease and leis-
ure Of the past
MY dear" she said. "T never knew
ease and leisure till / had job. There
are no hours for the idle woman. She
has TO be on the job eyerlastiLgly.
used 10 drag out TO dinners and dances
when l was sick from lack of sleep
and make calls and so to receptions
and talk TO hundreds Of people when
all my being was crying for silence and
isolation. There never was a moment
l could call my own. Dressuakers
and tailors were an unending bane-
and it was always the same sort OF
thing, over and over. with the same
circle of people.
And it was all vacation. in spite oil
being such hard work. I never had q
real vacation till / began to do real
work, work that counted. I have my
hours now for both play and work ]
do what interests me immensely, and
do It as well as ] know how. I have
an aim in life. ] have something tC
show after a year And there is end.
less variety in the problems that meet
me daily"
Work is certainly a relative term
What do you mean by il
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
BY EDNA EGAN.


IA ~ HE manner of hair dressing now
most smiled upon-that is the
UksSe parted coiffure-makes the
condition of the hair as impor-
tant as the way in which it is arranged.
This is always the csc when partings
play a prominent part in the scheme
OF things. and there is no doubt that
to have badly brushed. dull hair now
adays is to be quite out of it,
Now this means two things. that the
hair should be really we'll kept apart
from the immediate dressing. and that
this dressing should be done in such
a way that the charm of color. of rip
pie, or of grOwth-and most of us have
some charm-should be given full play.
There is no doubt that American wo-
men, fastidious as they are in most
ways, are often very lax in caring for
their hair. Hair can neither prosper
nor look well unless it is really clean.
and it is kept clean to a very great ex-
tent by brushing. The majority of
maidless mortals ignore this fact alto
gether, treating their hair to only the
most perfunctory brushing. and often
with bad brushes, even those of doubt
ful cieanliness-andt trusting TO repeat
ed washings to keep 1t clean.
First of all, let us remember that a
brush with really good bristles, and
those suited to the particular type OF
hair must be obtained and, secondly
that il must be kept meticuliouly clean
IL only the money which goes to the
purchase Of silver and other artistic
ally backed brushes with rubbishly
bristles were spent entirely on the ac-
quisition of good ones with the plain
est of backs. the condition of the hair
would benefit enormously. OF course
we all like beautiful brushes, and there
is naturally no reason why we should
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
KDIDIY lIl a


with cretonne and the inside with pus-
sy willow silk to match. SILK stock
ings should be kept in this box for this
makes it easier to select just the right
pair when one is in a hurry. The mod.
ern woman has bronze stockings fol
bronze slippers. natural silk stockings
for wear with fawn-topped boots anC
pastel tinted hosiery TO match dancing
slippers of satin.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

ln HE stocking box to a.
or chiilonier drawer i Ouleau
cA made. CCt up a lon~ eoslly
board box. such as 90. paste-
suits are delivered in. Divide - ; anu
compartments with pasteboard na,,' mo
tons placed at intervals of abort "a, ~, .,-
or SIX inches apart according 10 m,
length of the box. Cover all the piece.
of pasteboan with cretonnc. or cove
the sides OF the box on tho outsid
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

To clear discolored water bottles
put in some garden mold. FIJI with cold
water and shake well. They Will be-
come clean and
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

kf11 DOL embroidery on coarse net is
NX one of the new trimmings for
l- the season. This decorative
work is expensive, but as il
is not difficult TO do. any girl, even
one unskilled in embroidery. could
make the entire trimming for her dress
at little expense. She should buy the
transfer patterns and sew the paper
10 the under side OF the net. then carry
out the design on the right side. To
cover the papers and then pick them
away is an endless task. The thread
used resembles the old fashioned
crewel wools.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

~ of danger TO the child family
and state as we'll.
In every state. in almost every
county. you will find people and so
cieties calling the attention of mothers
to the necessities OF detnal cleanliness.
Clean the teeth. You will find that
clean tooth never decays-you will find
dark spots on the teeth under which
lurlS small germs that eat holes in the
teeth Get a little orris root and a
good brush and rub your teeth. Get
a brush for the boy and one for the
girl. When you find tho teeth and
gums sore bleed, the teeth falling into
holes, the gums separate from the
teeth. black spots on the teeth inside
and outside Of jaw, there is bacteria
on tho teeth; a dentist should be Wis
tied.
Don't wait until you have lost your
best teeth TO look after your mouth.
Watch the boys mouth and glrls
mouth. Disease often comes from de-
cayed teeth.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

sary TO recuperate quickly. Even when
tho duty Of entertaining a strange
guest falls on you. smile and look in
terested. but say as few words as de-
cency permits until some one comes
to relieve you.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

"a NG0RA wool knitted sweaters.
1aV whether coat shape or MILDLY
1s>- blouse contour. are very ample
In the skirt part They often.
700, are held into the figure, at the
waist by apron string straps Of the
same materials, which are wound
aoout several times. Two colors are
ose1 IN the same sweater, the border
on hem' collar and cuffs contrasting
s ~a'n me sweater color-as a garnet
S~ea'Tr S"' 81, with a three-inch yellow bor-
v,, H. inc SILK sweaters follow tbe san,,,
t;ns t;,,ss' especially as 10 faring skirt nor
st,,S, s,VHs, ano, II MILDLY blouse shapes have
der ~ + s'aaps aai, to tie about the neck nm
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

n opening a window have It
down from the top at least
saHAA four or fve inches. This with
the broader opening at the bot
tom will give a gentle circulation Of
air. Do not lie in direct draft. but
do not be alarmed II you feel the cool
air fresh on your face. IL is just what
you need TO give you sweet dreams and
a blooming complexion.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
RamcA<Llo 6Az5Calaalag
THE TEETH

III ROCKED, twisted, gnarled and
a deformed teeth are a source
Al of danger TO the child family
and state ae yvoll
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

HEN very tired stop talking.
Don't let tho fear Of being
thought rude force you into
conversation when IL Ia neces-
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

EM EFT mother kiss it, has made
many a hurt better. but IL is a
I'll medicine which loses its chram
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

klna' anyway and in this new world all
tnat sort Of thing is out of place Let's tust
long journey" " ''"e
peatrice could no longer keep back her
eiieI hheeling beside the grave she ar
ranged the flowers and the eyergreens on
which her tears fell shining.
Dust unto dust !" Stern said. ITO you,
~ notner nature, we give back the body
y, this friend, your son. May the breeze
olow gently here, the sun shine warm. and
the pirds forever sing his requiem. And may
those VINO shall come after us, when we
700, sleep, remember that in him we had
friend, without whom the world never again
, Eouid have hoped for any new birth. any
lie! To him we say good-by-eternally +!
Dust unto dust good-by!"
"Good-by!" whispered tho girl. Then
greatly overcome she arose and walked
away.
Stern. with his naked hands filled the
shallow grave and this done. rolled three
large boulders on it to protect 1t from the
prowling beasts of the wild
Beatrice returned. They strewed more
flowers and green boughs, and in silence
stood while. gazing at the lowly bed of
their one friend on earth
/ Suddenly Stern took her hand and drew
her toward him.
Come, come, Beatrice" said he, 'he Is
not dead. He still lives in our memories
His body aged and full Of pain, is gone, but
his spirit still survives in us-that indomi-
table soul which. buried alive in blindness
and the dark, still strove to keep alive the
knowledge and traditions of the upper
world, hopes of attaining 1t and visions Of
better time to be!
Was ever greater human courage, faith
or strength? Let US not grieve. Let us
rather go away strengthened and inspired
by this wonderful life that has just passed
In us, let all his hopes and aspirations come
to reality.
His death was happy. 1t was as he
wished It. Beatrice, for his one great am
biton was fully granted--to know the real
ity of the upper world. the winds of heaven
and the sun Impossible for him to have
survived the great change. Death was In
evtable and right He wanted rest, and rest
is his at last.
1--WE must be true to all he thought U.S.
you and Ito all he believed us, even demt-
gods He shall inspire and enlghten u.s.
o, my love and with his memory to guide
u.s. faith and fortitude shall not be lacking
Now we must go. Work waits for u.s.
Everything is yet to be planned and done
The world and its redemption lie before u.s.
Gomez"
He led the girl away. AS by mutual
understanding they returned to where the
biplane lay, symbol OF their conquest OF
nature, epitome Of hopes.
Near it, on the edge of the abyss, they
rested, hand in hand. In silence they sat
thinking for a space. And ever higher and
more warmly burned the sun; the breeze of
June was sweet to them, long-used to fogs
and damp and dark the boundless flood OF
light across the azure thrilled them with
aspiration and with Joy.
Life had begun again for them and for
the world: life even there in the presence
of death. Life was continuing. developing
expanding-life and its immortal sister,
Love
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returned I figure II this way: A party
of the survivors probably started for New
York, exploring. The big concrete cathe-
dral on Storm King-it was new in 1916,
you remember-was known the country
over as the most massive piece of archi-
lecture this side Of the pyramids. They
must have planned to leave one set of
records there. in case the East, too, was
devastated. we'll"
DO you suppose they succeeded"
mo telling. At any rate, there's a chance
of it. And as for this Rocky Mountain
cache. that's manifestly out of the question,
for now"
80 them" she queried eagerly
80 then our job is to strike for Storm
King. incidentally we can revisit Hope
Villa. our bungalow on ths banks of the
Hudson. It's been ye since we left It
amost-ten months, ? any rate. Cad
What marvels and 4cles have happened
capes wouldn| you like to SEQ our little
and strengthen ourselves for the greater
tasks ahead And then"
He paused. change upon his face, his
eyes lighting with a sudden glow. She saw
and understood; and her breast rose with
sudden keen emotion
homer
where better?"
She paled as he knelt beside her. flung
a powerful arm about her and pulled her
to him, breathing heavily
Don't Don't" she forbade. "No, no.
Alan-there's so much work to do-you
mustn't"
To her a vision rose OF dream-children-
strong sons and daughters yet unborn.
Their eyes seemed smiling, their fingers
closing on hers Cloudlike, yet very real.
they beckoned her, and in her stirred the
call of motherhood-of life to be. Her
heart-strings echoed to that harmony: II
seemed already as though a tiny head,
downy-soft was nesting in her BOSOM while
eager lips quested, quested.
mo, Allan! MOI"
Almost fercely she fung him back and
stood up.
Come :" said She let us start az once
Nothing remains for us to do here. Let us
go-home!"
An hour later the Pauillac spiraled far
aloft above the edge of the abyss, then
swept into its eastward tangent, and in
swift, droning flight rushed toward the
longed-for place of dreams. of rest, of love.
Before them stretched infinities of labor
and tremendous struggle: but for a little
space they knew they now were free for
this, the consummation of their dreams, of
ALL their hopes. their happiness. their Joy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
CHAPTER II
EustUard HO!

-pA CTICAJ matters now for a time
thrust introspection. dreams and senti-
ment aside. The morning was already hai,
snent. and In spite of sorrow hunger hao
begun to assert itself; Tor since t,ine Was,
no two such absolutely vigorous and healthy
humans had ever set foot on earth as Bea-
trice and Allan.
The man gathered brush and drykye and
nroceeded to make a fire not far from tne
precipice, but we'll out of sight or the patri-
arch's grave. He fetched generous heap Oh
wood from the neighborlng forest, and pres
emily swapping biaze Huns 's eiiiono-
banner down the breeze
soon after Beatrice had raided the sup
niles on board the Pauillac-nsn, edlpie sea :
weed and the eggs Of the strange pirds o.
the abyss-and with the skill ana speed o..
long experience was getting an excellent
meal. Allan meantime brought water from
a spring nearby. And the two ate In silence
cross-legged on the warm, dry sand'
= what first now?" queried the man.
when they were satisfied. "lve been thlnk-
ing Of about fifteen hundred separa.e
things to tackle, each one more important
than oil the others put together. How are
we going to begin again? That's the ques-
She drew from her warm bosom the
golden cylinder and chain
Before we make any move at al, sno
answered. "I think we ought to see what's s
In This record-if It Is a record Don't
your" sh.v T onsn n
for you?" .s.s.a ton
,.v wrsorewed in her hand. Within the
cvlinder a parchment roll appeared.
A moment later she had spread 1t on her
knee. taking care not to tear the ancient
crackling skin whereon faint lines OF witt
ing showed. - and hrsatb-
,.ss The girl, too, gazed with anxious
ewes at the dim script. all but illegioie win
age and wear. .ux, a..
you're right, Allan" said she. This Is
son,a kind of record. some direction as 10
tba Anal history of the few survivors after
ths great catastrophe. oh, look, Allan-ts ;
fading already in the sunlight! QUICK read
II quick or we shall lose II all
only too true. The dim lines, perhaps
fifteen hundred years old, fcertaihly never
exnosed 10 sunlight since more than thou-
sa "a were already growing weaker; and
the parchment, too. seemed crumbling into
dust Its edges, where her fingers heid IT,
already were breaking away into nne' I'M
paipable powder.
'VaOulck' Allan! Quick !"
Together they read the clumsy scr2W>,
their eyes Ieaplng along the linz
10 grasp the meaning ere 1t be to.A..-se:
TO ANY ONE WHO AT ANY LIME
MAY EVER REVISIT THE UPPER
woRI.D: Be II known that two records
have been left covering our history from
the time Of the cataclysm In 1920 TIL we
entered the Chasm In 1867. one Is In the
Great Cave In Medicine Bow Range. Col
orado near the ruins Of Dexter Exact
loca ton 1o6 degrees II minutes , seconds
Iest; 10 degrees ~ minutes seconds
north Record Is IN left Or northern branch
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CHAPTER w
Tomorrow Is Our Wedding Danf

DURPLE and gold the light of that dyfne
i day still glowed across the western nlEvs
when the stanch old Pauilac. heated ytf'
throbbng with power. SKINNED the last
league and swung the last great bend Of the
river that hid old Storm King from thu
wanderers eager sight
Stern's eyes frightened at vision of the
vast, rugged headland, forest-clad and e1r-
perb In the approaching twilight. Beafrics.
weary now and spent-for the long iour~
neys, the exctements and the griefs Of th4
day had worn her down despite her strength
-paled little and grew pensive az The
massive structure of the cathedral lo0mad
against the skyline. s
What thoughts were hers now that tie
goal lay near-what longings. fears ana
hopes what exutation and what pain4 she
shivered slightly; but perhaps the oveninn.
coolness at that height had pierced hor
cloak. Her hands clasped tightly, she tried
to smile. but could not. X
Allan could notice nothing of an fhie.
His gaze was anxiously bent on. the enrf&
below, to find landing for the great 1r1
chine. He skinned the broad br. w<o(
mountain. hardly n hundred feet aboVo a
spires of the massive concrete pile that r
reared itself steadfastly upon the hc1@1
facing the east. Il'4<
All about II the dense unbroken fo41
spread impenetrabls to the eyo. n&tc
the bold breast of the cliff Morrow 1@r@<
Of beach appeared. 1'4< <
Hard job to land. that's one sure thio< =
exclaimed the man, peering at the lu|
pitable contours of the land. mo nHo@
make It on top of the mountain. n1I
we take the beach II means most tr>1S
dous climb up the elf or through the 4c
on tho flank HeIzzis a situation B>n&I@
Now--ah--see mere? Look that h4r33
ridge to westward !" k.'>'4 .<
Half a mile back from the river ~ k
western slope Of the highlands spur a.
Storm King stretched water-worn and 1n&
sandy spit dotted only sparselv
scrub pine.
TITS that or nothing :" cried tho
banking In wide sweep.
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CHAPTERHH
CatastrODhe

TyowARD o'clock next afternoon from
i the swooping back Of the air dragon they
sighted far blue ribbon winding among
wooded heights and knew the Hudson once
more lay before them.
The girls heart leaped for Joy at thought
of once more seeing Hope Villa. the beach,
the garden the sundial--all the thousand
and one little happy and pleasant things
that, made by them in the heart OF the vast
wilderness. had brought them such Intimate
and unforgetable delight.
There IL is. Allen.' cried she. pointing
There's the river again. Wen soon be
home now---home again.
HS smiled and nodded. watchful at the
wheel and swung the biplans . little q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

southwark, in the direction where he Judged
the bungalow must lie.
Weary they both were, yet full OF life
| and strength The trip from the chasm
had been tedious. merely long succession
| or hours In the rushing air, with unbroken
Forest, hills. lakes, rivers and ever more
| forest steadily rolling away TO westward
like vast carpet a thousand feet below.
No sign of man, no life, no gap in ma
lures all-embracing sway. Even the occa-
sional heap of ruins marking the grave of
| some forgotten city served only TO intensity
the old half-terror they had felt when fly
Ing for the first time at thought Of the tre-
mendous desolation of the world.
The shining plain OF Lake Erie had served
the first day a landmark to keep them
true to their course.
That night they had stopped at the ruins
OF Buffalo, where they had camped in the
open, and where next morning Stern had
fully repenished his fuel tanks with the
usual supplies of alcohol from the debris of
two or three drug stores.
From Buffalo eastward, over almost the
same course along which the hurricane of
ten months ago had driven them. battling
at random with the gale, they steered by
the compass. Toward midmorning they
saw thin line of smoke arising in the far
north, answered by still another on the hills
beyond, but to these signs they gave no
heed.
Already they had seen and scorned them
during their first stay at the bungalow
They felt that nothing more was to be
seriously feared from such survivors of the
Horde as had escaped the great Battle Of
the Tower-a year and a half previously.
Those chaps won't bother us again; I'm
sure of that" said Allan. nodding toward
the smoke columns that rose lazily blue,
on the horizon. The scare we threw into
them in Madison Forest will last them one
while."
sin In tbia copAdapt dae,nt ,,ood 70
was that they sighted the river again and
watched II rapidly broaden as the Paullac
in long series Of fiat arcs, spurned the
June air and whlrled them onward toward
their goal.
Nearer the Hudson drew, and nearer
| still; and now its untroubled azure, calm
save for few cats-paws of breeze that
idled on the surface. stretched almost be-
meath them in their rapid flight
Were still little too far north, I
see." the man judged, and swept the bipane
round to southwark
The ruins of Newburgh lay presently
upon their right. Soon after the crumbled
walls of West Points pride slid past in
silence, save for the chatter of engines
the whirling roar of the PR blades
vast energy. y
No boat now vexed the Upon is
bosom neither steam nor plowed
furrow. Along the ba speeding
train flung its smoke pen the wind
Primeval silence. univers N, wrapped
all things
Beatrice shuddered t1y. Now that
they were nearing "ho. IS the desala.ion
seemed more appalling.
"Oh, Allan. is It SA ~ will
her hand dor d id.
Certain ton those rec
ords and begf~ vthe Meru-
caans, the rest WIZ pa matter of
time" w.
Cha p,ada M apouax i.t.t,t L. -.