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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
BY Jane Mclean

Don't worry about Ann, she likes
to do them. Really I don't know
what we'd do if there didn't happen
to be one domestic person in the
family"
The speaker was dark, vivacious
looking girl with a careless way of
saying exactly what she thought, re-
gardless of tact. Colby Burns had
been attracted to her first by her
very intense way of living. She
seemed to be all youth, all fire and
indeterminate impulse. 1t was un-
usual to see New York girl with
so much nerve and naivete. Cen
orally they posed as being blase and
worldly.
Colby stole a glance at the girl
who was supposed TO like washing
dishes. She was so very different
from her sister that she might have
passed unnoticed if not called into
observation by the careless remark.
Now she looked up and met the
grave eyes of the stranger her. sis
ter had brought home to dinner.
1t was the first time these two
young people had looked at each
other during the evening. Ann
smiled a little and Colby was con-
scious of a feeling of interest. The
girl had wide gray eyes and reddish
hair. She was tall and slight and
might have been quite wonderful to
look at if she had been dressed be-
comingly and had taken the trouble
to smile.
DO you really like to wash
| dishes?" he questioned.
The girl spoke, and her voice was
the loveliest one Colby Burns had
ever heard. Her eyes, too, lighted
alive with humor. Burns did like
a girl with a sense of humor.
"Of course you know the story of
the Inflated youngest" she said. In
the case of boy, he has to wear the
madeover clothes; in the case of q
girl, she has to do the dishes and
| seldom says whether she likes to do
them or not"
Ann turned to Evelyn, whose face
had suddenly darkened and who was
! making signs at her mother to make
Ann stop talking. Everyone Won
dered what had possessed Ann to do
such an unheard-of thing. Ann, who
had always been forced to take sec
ond place whenever Evelyn had
brought her friends to the house.
Ann, who because of her inher-
ent sweetness, never had time to have
friends of her own because she was
too busy doing things for others.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30

Copyright, 1917. International News
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30

Copyright, 1917, International News
Service.
Helen eyed the place as they turn
ed in at the door, with some suspi-
cion. Somehow it did not appeal to
her. Not that she had ever heard of
it; in fact, when Warren mentioned
going there for dinner she had as
sented laughingly asking if it were
some place he had just discovered.
No. he had responded, but the
food is excellent. think you'll
like it,
They went in the doorway, which
was simply the area of an old-fash-
ioned brown house. Many of them
are now used for restaurants-sonle
excellent ones, some fair and some
hardly second rate.
My" exclaimed Warren; they
have made some improvements since
l was here last"
oh; haven't you been here lately,
dear?" asked Helen.
Not in ages"
They had reached an empty table
now, and Helen was drawing off her
gloves and was looking around the
room. 1t was decorated whit a
great deal of shoddy, neargilt TRIM
mings, and was lined with cheap
mirrors. Most of the people at the
different tables looked very much
like the trimmings, Helen thought,
and her words voiced what was in
her mind, as she said to Warren:
Perhaps the atmosphere has
changed, too, since you were here
last"
Warren looked around. "Oh, !
don't know! You can't get every
thing, you know; and the food is so
excellent here and so cheap that of
course the crowd isn't always just
what could be found in some of the
exclusive hotels"
But they all look so cheap. War
rem. 1 have been in restaurants be-
fore where the crowds were far diff
ferent than this one. The women
look so loud"
We'll, don't start to nag now that
we have come here. It's the same
every time we go anywhere, unless
we spend a lot of money. You wom-
en- are always such sticklers for the
respectability of the crowd. What
difference doesit make If we get good
food and good service and go on our
way without bothering anyone?"
IT should hate to be seen here by
anyone 1 know"
well. don't worry, you're not
likely to be. Not many people know
of this place anyway, it's real
fine If you want good food and plenty
Of it for a reasonable price"
Helen was silent. All that War
rem thought of was plenty of food
and bought reasonably. To a woman
the food was not of such Importance
as the place and the daintiness of
the service. Warren spoke of good
service by which he menat prompt
service. Helen was now eating soup
out of the thick soup plate which
had been served to her from huge
greasy tureen.
To be sure the soup was>1 good,
Helen was fair enough to admit that
but it had stopped over the side OF
the bowl and when the waiter had
poured it out, and this fact almost
took her appetite away. Warren,
who was hungry and was eating the
soup eagerly, had not noticed any
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
Fashions of To-Day By May Manton

What girl could ask a pref
tier frock than this one, made
of foulard with a detachable
collar of white organdiel 1t is
exceedingly smart, yet it is abb
solutey simple and that COM
bination of smartnees with sim
plicity means an ideal costume
for the younger contingent.
You can, of course, copy it in
one of the fine cotton voiles
that are being so much used
or you can use the model for
organdie or for handkerchief
lawn, but the foulard is always
serviceable and the white or
candle collar gives just the
touch of Summer-like dainti-
ness that is essential.
For the I6-year size will be
needed, IN yards of material
SO inches wide, 5H yards a.
with Cd yard SO inches wide for
the collar.
The pattern No. o432 is cut
in sizes for I6 and I8 years. 1t
will be mailed to any address
by the Fashion Department of
this paper, on receipt of fifteen
cents.
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NERVOUSNESS
and BLUES
Symptoms of More Serious
Sickness.

Washington. Park. Ill.,-"I am the
mother of four children and have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
| The
Daredevil
~
: ~
, By
! Maria Thompson Daviess
! Author Of The Melting
Of Molly"
! NJ
S
Copyright 1916, by the Reilly &
Britton Co.
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(Continued)
CHAPTER vi.

And if I felt in that manner as I
entered the house I felt it to still
greater degree when l was welcomed
by that most lovely old black slave
woman of the high temper and good
cookery. She opened the door for us
herself, though nice boy the color
of chocolate bon-bon stood in wait
ing to perform that office. She had a
spoon in her hand, and upon her
head was a spotless white turban, as
also was an apron of an equal spot
lessness tied around her very large
waist.
You, Mas Robert, you done come
home from the heather land to keep
my food waiting jest like yo' father
did from the minute l omitted him
from my apron string. Come right
into the dining room fore my gravy
curdles and the liver wing l done
saved for you gifts too brown in the
skillet" was all' of the introduction
or greeting that she gave to me as
she waddled along behind Mr.. Buzz
'C1endenning and myself, driving us
down the hall and into the dining
room.
Gee. I hope Kizzie killed by the
half dozen last night. If there aren't
three chickens apiece you'll be hun
cry, L'Aiglon," said Mr.. Buzz Glen
denning, with a laugh, as he seated
himself beside me and unfolded his
napkin.
Il wish that you might call me
Robert, Mr. Clendenning," l said,
with a great friendliness, as We in-
ished the nice lunch.
Sure, Bobbie, and you'll forget
that 1 wouldn't let you kiss me,
won't you?" he answered as he drew
back from the table and lit cigaret
after passing me the case. Every
body calls me Buzz the Bundle Bee
because of a historic encounter of
mine with a whole nest of bumble-
bees right out here in the generals
garden. 1t is a title of heroism, and
I'd like to have you use il as if we'd
been kids together, as we were slated
to have been. Say, let's go call on
Sue, and you can get nice little
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
Resorts
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.
Fireproof HOTEL WILLARD

New York ave. and Beach; delightfully."-
cool location; open surroundings: full
ocean view; running water in rooms
bathing privileges; excellent table;
capacity, 400
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
Removing Ugly Hairs
Entirely New Method
actually Removes the ROots)

The question is often asked whether
a really permanently efficacious hair
remover exists, and the answer has
heretofore been very unsatisfactory.
Fortunately. there's a new and re-
markable process that really removes
different from and far better than
electricity. depilatories, the razor. or
any other method. If you'd like to
from your druggist. follow the simple
instructions-and with your own eyes
see the hair roots come out! Roots are
removed instantly, easily, leaving the
Phelactine is non-irritating. odor-
less, and so harmless you could eat
it! 1t is so reliable that every stick
is sold on satisfaction-or-m money
back basis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30

came to another very fine old house
where, I was informed by my Mr.
Buzz Clendenning, resides that Mile
Susan of so much loveliness.
And it is of a truth that I discov-
cred that loveliness to be as great as
was told to me by her true lover
When 1 raised my head from the kiss
of presentation 1 gave to her hand
looked into very deep and very won-
derful girl eyes that had in theiI
depths tears that were for a sym
pathy for me, I knew. My heart OF
an exile beat very high in my owr
girls breast that ached for the ref
lge of her woman's arms, and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
By McManuS

have this" And he threw the coin,
which was picked up by the girl
herself, who smiled and bobbed Mt
him charmingly.
"Why, WarrenA that's almost the
price of the meal here" Helen pro-
tested.
well, what of it?"
"I thought you wanted to econo-
mize and that was why you didn't
go to better place"
"Stinginess isn't economy"
ooh, Warren, you never argue fair
ly," Helen exclaimed, provoked al
most to anger. you bring me to a
cheap place and then throw away
money like that on cabaret per-
formers. Will you tell me the jus
tice of your economy"
(Watch for the next installment
of this interesting series).
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not want anyone to talk to me at
times. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
stored me to health and I want to
thank you for the good they have
done me. have had quite bit of
trouble and worry but II does not
affect my youthful looks. My friends
say Why do you look so young and
well2' I owe 1t all to the Lydia e.
Pinkham remedies" - Mrs. Robert
Stopiel, Sage Avenue. Washington
Park, Illinois.
II you have any symptom about
which you would like to know write
to the Lydia e, Pinkham Medicine
Co, Lynn, Mass, for helpful advice
given tree OF charge
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30

NELLUNDY SdIIsn SNiTgintia t1or, ag; y:,:S "a
/ minute to Steel Pier; excellent cui-
running water; elevator to street
level. Capacity $50. Special $12.50 up
weekly: $3.50 up daily. E. II. LONDW.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
STOPS HEADACHE,
PA|N,> NEURALGIA
Don't Suffer- Get a dime pack
age of DR.. James Headache
Powders

You can clear your mead and re-
lieve dull. splitting or violent
throbbing headache. in a moment
with a DIR. James Headache Powder.
This old-time headache relief acts al
most magically. Send some one to
the drug store now for a dime pack
age and few moments after you
take a powder you will wonder what
became of the headache, neuralgia
and pain. Stop suffering-it's need
less. Be sure you get what you ask
.for.-Adva
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male tr o u b l e,
backache, nerv-
Gus spells and the
blues. My chill
dren's loud talk
ing and romping
would make me
so nervous /
could Just tear
everyt h | n g t o
pieces and I
would ache all
over and feel so
sick that I would
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imitation into the girl bunch before
the general stops you by locking you
away from them"
''I co." made answer with a great
pleasure.
Then we descended to the gray car
of much speed and did use that speed
in turning many streets until we
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26

which the hat may be carried, along with ones bathing dress and perhaps bit of knitting for the soldiers, to be picked up as one dries off on the sand. The crown of the hat is col- lapsibIe and is made of taffeta silk,
 Did you know that you can keep Handkerchief nice and dry. and fresh ly folded as it came from the laun- dress, the while you swim out to the raft-a1l ready to wipe the salt water from your cheeks when you emerge from the ,briny deep? There are rub Der handkerchief bags which may be tucked in a pocket of the bathing dress, and an inside, oiled silk pocket makes assurances doubly sure, if you feel any doubt about the dryness of your mouchoir after a long swim. Vanity belongings. also. can be car ried in these little bags; tiny pow der puff to take the shine off ones nose, or tube of cold cream to rub into arms likely to become sunburned.
 Crepe rubber sandals hug the foot like glove in the water, and are not as cumbersome for swimming as the ordinary canvas bathing shoe. There are rubberized silk capes too, for beach wear and cushions of rubber which a wet bathing suit cannot in- jure in the least.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26

one merely frolics in the surf or dab b1es about in shallow water-or even if in deep water provided the head is not submerged. Flying spray will not do much harm if the hair is we'll covered by a well-f1tted rubber bathing cap or hat; but the swimmer who goes under water and through the waves must be better protected, The hair, is brushed smoothly back and made into a compact, yet soft knot high on the head and ths rubber diving cap is pulled well down over it, not a loose outside the edge of the tight cap. Then the becoming rubber hat or knotted kerchief is donned and one is ready for underwater swimming. quite sure that ones locks will come through the. ordeal fluffy, soft. and dry. Be sure,- however, that no longfpronged hair pins are sticking out anywhere before the diving cap is donned. One sharp point, piercing the cap,s will ruin the latter absolutely for use.
 The woman who has not naturally curly hair can buy coiffure accessories for bathing in the way of curls, wavy front pieces or ear puffs. These, al- lowed to show outside the edge of the rubber cap will add much to it's becomingness, and the artificial hair may be rinsed in clear water and dried after the bath, without affecting the looks of the dinner coiffure. The harsh line of a tight diving cap is anything but becoming; but somehow or other there Is a sporting sugges- ton about the effect. One is certain the young woman who comes down the beach with hair firmly and stern ly covered by one of these anything but-beautiful caps, is a splendid swim mer and above small vanities about personal appearance when real sport is in progress. It is out at the last ropes. beyond the breakers. or on the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
WI h5p@YGr LIMO

pockets started, or other details at
 tended to. The best thing to begin pn
 is a washcloth or compress pad. Cot
 ton is used. not wool, and after the stitches are set up in proper number
 one has only to knit straight ahead until a square is obtained. If a mis-
 take is made little time will be lost
 pulling! out the stitches and beginning
 over and one will not feel the same
 Encouragement as in pulling to pieces a potential woolen garment. After you have acquired the knack of knit
 ting evenly without dropped stitches
 or extra stitches unaccountab1y bur
 dening the needle, begin on a wool
 muff1er. For this you will need half a pound of knitting yarn and fifty
 stitches must be set up-or least on'' if you prefer that term. Then knit until the muff1er is fifty-eight inches long, no longer and no shorter; for
 remember it is the Red Cross you have to deal with, and every bit of work submitted must meet specif1ca- tions. It may not seem to you that half an inch on the length of a ten
 inch washclothe could make any pos
 were Red Cross nurse. handling piles
 and piles of these knitted cloths, it
 would matter a good deal to you
 whether the piles could be heaped up evenly and accurately, and not. with i ragged edges where .washcloths pro jected half an inch here and there.
 Directions For War-Knitters.
 1 Sometime ago this page gave a. list
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
Easy To Learn To Knit But Practice
 Makes A Good Knitter.


 Anybody can learn to knit-even a child of five years old; but the ability ito knit perfectly and at the same time rapidly comes only with practice and close attention: Some of the sweat CTS turned out in the past few years by enthusiastic women who "could hardly wait to get them finished" have been disgrace to the gentle art of knitting. Dropped stitches, bulg ing or sagging lines and knot-tortured surfaces have betrayed the unskilled and too-hasty fingers that wielded the flying needles. Nc such work is to1- erated in garments for the soldiers, and if woman is learning nothing else this summer. she is learning to knit perfectly. Best To Begin On Something Easy.
 Do not plunge into the knitting fcoterie with a sweater. set up on your needles by some kind friend, or by a demonstration in the shop where you bought the wool. Learn to set up stitches yourself and set up and pull off after a few ribs have been fin- ished, several times until you, have mastered this, first important step in the craft. There are women who have completed whole sweaters for them selves without ever having learned how to set up stitches on a needle: some kindly individual starting the work and attending to the setting up business where sleeves were added,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26

the b1ue-bird cap, a favorite this sum- mer, and deservedly so; for the tight cap keeps the hair dry, the puffeo crown makes it possible to pile the hair up softly on top of the head un- der the cap, the bluebird adds a charming trimming touch and the blue, blue color of the rubber is in- finitely becoming. The cap in the picture accompanied pretty bathing dress of tussah in a checked pattern Of white and shaded blues. with collar of plain blue silk. This was model built according to the new sveltline idea-and its excellent lines made the rather plump woman who wore it ap- pear surprisingly trim and slender. This sveltline idea-the inspiration of an artist, one feels sure-is being taken up by many of the manufactur- CTS of woman's clothing and the stout woman finds herself quite made over' when she looks in the glass. Line" is the fetish of the new movement. and. of course, "line' is as vitally in- portant in a bathing suit as in any other costume.
 The most becoming type of rubber swimming cap-or one should say. rather, stunning cap, since these caps are better on the sand than in deep water-is the mushroom type. A very fetching mushroom hat of pearL>gray rubber, with a Ipleated edge and flower of rose pink rubber at the front, is pictured. The puffed crown and pleat- ed edge are mounted on close fitting under-cap of rubber and the hair Is well protected from flying spray. A sailor type is illustrated also. Of course one would not expect to dive and swim in this smart hat, but it is ideal for beach wear, shading the back of the neck as we'll as the face. The brim of striped. blue, rose and black rubber, matches a roony reticule in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
Strong Sunlight Bad For
 the Hair

~ HE very young girl may dash
 ~ about a tennis court under the
 2 blinding glare of a midsummer
 " sun, with no covering for her bonny brown hair except ribbon tied about her head; but the woman who is not so young and whose hair does not grow as vigorously, should be careful about taking such chances. Sunlight seems to do the hair of youth good-at least it brings out the bright color and the 1uster of it most pleas ingly: but as a matter of fact. ex- posture to strong, hot sunshine for hours at a time does no good to any hair. Quite the contrary indeed! h. stead of brightening the tresses, the hot sun fades them and roios them of luster-one is speaking of hours of exposure to a baking sun. not of twen-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26

trees in the garden, some member of but something interesting, pertaining to the war;. Better work is accom- plished by the knitting contingent in this way. for though one may chatter Pblithely while doing ordinary knitting. purling requires absorbed attenticps and much concentration-and purl- ing is an important feature, in -the knitting of war garments You will note that the young woman who >knits as she walks has passed the purliEg stage on her sweater and is doing straight knitting. Only an expert could
 walk and purl at the same time
 One has become so accustomed now to seeing flying knitting needles in the subway and other public convey
 ances that the sight no longer arouses special attention. With the knitting bag always conveniently at hand, 1t is easy to add a rib or two between or dering and lunching at a restaurant, or between the acts at matinee One enthusiastic maiden even carried her knitting to, the movies, but so many uTOpQ6u StltCucS lldu 'IO De plCkGQ OR next day that she reluctantly aban-
 doned the practice. And by the bye
 be sure and learn how to recover 1 dropped stitches by aid of crochet hook. A dropped stitch picked up in /, time may save nine ribs of raveled ou.
 work! And learn, if yolI can, the 1 rapid Dutch method of knitting It is
 not as graceful as the old-fashioned | Colonial way. of. fhrowinD tbe woo.
 over with a movement of the wris..
 but it is much more speedy when once
 acquired. One must learn this method
 of knitting as a beginner, however; if l is almost impossible to acquire the 1 knack. once the other method has be
 come a habit.l If your eyes are not strong, use white bone needles, upon
 which the dark wool shows up betrer
 than on amber needles. And by all means learn to wind your ball of yarn
 from the inside-out so that it is not
 forever rolling about and making peo
 pie stoop to pick it up
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26

ty' minutes or so in the sunlight when drying the hair, which will do no harm and possibly be of benefit. In youth, when the hair grows rapidly. and is rich with natural 1ustre. the fading process is not so apparent, though in years to come the exposure will tell it's tale. But the woman whose hair is not as rich in color or as lustrous as it was, should be care full to wear a hat when sitting on the beach or in a sai1boat, or when play ing golf or tennis in the sunlight If the hair has been artiflcialfy col pred, sunlight directly on it will be very bad indeed, causing a streaked and dingy appearance that VIII De anything but beautiful and which XII make deal of trouble when the next retouching date comes around.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
American Women One Vast Unit Knitting for the Red Cross Are Easiest To Do But Sweaters Are Most Interesting
 Sort of Wool To Buy and How To Set To Work
MuHlers What

needles, with lists of directions about setting to work. Let not the tyro at knitting think. however, that she can turn in work of any old kind. Every article knitted must come up and the standard of work is high in this organization. Dropped stitches will not be tolerated. or uneven widths resulting from that frequent fault of the beginner in knitting-too many stitches. The beginner is very. very careful not to drop stitches, but where is the beginner who is not sorely puzzled to understand why more and more stitches keep grow ing on her needles as she goes along :?