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Picking Out Curtains

OF cretonne to rooms with plain
walls.
A plain or two-toned rug always
pleases the eye IL cretonne is used.
The predominating color in the cre-
tonne should be in harmony with
the color OF the rug. An excellent
effect is obtained by cutting a Sc
ries of designs from a desirable
cretonne and appliqueing them up
on some plain material
A lady in search of some appro-
pirate window drapeFies for her
Dutch dining room finally pur-
chased some lightweight old-blue
denim. From a cheap cretonne she
cut several dozen green stemmed
yellow daffodils. These she ap-
pliqued on the curtain to form a
border. The effect was delightful.
AS rule. figured wall paper calls
for plain colored drapery. Case
ment cloth. purchasable at any
good shop in a number of Colors,
as well as some good neutrals. is
inexpensive and appropriate for GER
tain types of rooms. With wicker
or mission and certain finishes in
oak, cretonne or easement cloth is
appropriate. But unless every
member OF the family as we'll as
unwary callers are devoid of color
sense. please do not buy a cretonne
just because it is pretty or cheap,
without due regard to its appro-
priateness to the room in which
you wish to use It.
For easement curtains allow one
width Of material for the length
and divide this in naIf lengthwise
Properly finished, these side cur
tains should hang on a separate
rod. The top valance SHOULD hang
on another rod, preferably one that
curves in toward the window at the
ends.
Choose your curtains carefully
and wisely. Do not buy until you
can AFFORD to buy appropriate cur
tains. Sew them neatly, il sewing
they require. Then select and
fastAn properly into place the nee
essary rods or poles-for improperly
adjusted curtain poles have at
tempted to assassinate more than
one unfortunate admirer of window
curtains.
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"She came in about 5 o'clock"
Mrs. Higgins said, although I was
surprised to see her away from the
office at that time. But she said
she had TO take her blue dress TO
the tailor to be altered at once.
She took il out in your suitcase,
by the way"
A spasm OF alarm gripped Hon
ora, but she said nothing and ran
on upstairs. When she entered her
room and looked about the familiar
place her ridiculous fears subsided.
As she removed her hat and laid
her hatpins on the tray on her
bureau her hand touched an enyel-
ope lying there. There was no
superscrfption on it. yet her fingers
trembled as she opened ii.
When she read it, she groped for
q chair and sat down Imply, the
letter dangling from her hand.
Dear Sister, the message had
run, II am leaving to marry Tom
Chandler before he goes overseas.
He loves me and I am proud to
have a soldier for a husband. You
won't see me until after the we'd
ding. Both of US hope you won't
be angry. Love. Mildred"
A rap at the door made Honora
thrust the letter into her bosom.
"Come in!" she called unsteadily.
Mrs. Higgins stood on the thres-
hold, the evening paper in her
hand.
isn't this awful about young
Chandler" she exclaimed.
what about himT' Mildred de-
manded. springing TO her feet.
In response. Mrs. Higgins held
out the paper, the front page upper
most
Sergeant Thomas Chandler Sued
For Divorce" ran the glaring head
line
To he Continued
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''THE DARK STAR"
Neeend For the First Time, Notices the ChIdke LOvIi
ness of Rue and Realizes She Has Grown Into
Most Engaging Creature
b ROBERT w. CHAMBERS

leaving . young girl thrilled, ex-
cited, and deeply impressed with his
most ardently 20 find herself At
0aBe.
Also she thought Of his friend,
the PFincess Histchenka- And
again, as before, the name seemed
to evoke within her mind q recol-
lection OF having heard II before,
very long ago.
she wondorod whether Neeland
would remember to write, and II he
did, she wondered whether 3 real
princes would actually condescend
to invite her 70 take tea
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The Charm of Melody.

"How are you getting on with
your music, by dear?" inquired a
lady of her niece. "WeTl. OF course"
replied the niece diffidently, at
wouldn't be proper for me to com
pliment myself, but some of the
neighbors have told me they have
stayed awake at night for hours
listening TO my playing"
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Close Friendship.

A visitor to the Highlands went
to hire a carriage to take his family
for a drive. He looked at a vehicle
suggested and inquired how man.
1t would hold. The hostleF scratched
his head thoughtfulIy and replied.
1T hauls four generally, but six II
they're Weel acquent."
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The Rhyming Optimist

will take good care not cen a ST.
lent clam or crab shall be a tenant
there. Meantime, when each tired
nerve asserts that it must rest or
snap, they do not shed their coats
and skirts and try to take a nap.
Instead, racing car they seek, and
on their Joyous way they speed to
spend a happy week where only
deaf mutes stay
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TfrIterina the CaLendar.

THE Peace Conference will be asked to consider calen
l dsr reform. One proposition is TO have each month
tentyeiaht davs with one day and two in the leap
wear Another suggests year of four quarters each
AZ bv the first plan one or two extra days.
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Draped Blouse with Sash

The most popular of all midsummer fabrics seems to
be the printed chiffon for comfort and dainhnesS and is
also extremely dressy This is in sand and woodbrown
shades with inverted paings and daped blouse with
sash of brown satin draped at either side.
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SYNOPSIS

RuhAnnAh Carsw. born in Tre6i1ona'
daughter OF an American mlselonettSs
Reverend Wilbour CareW. aecompee.ns ~
her parents TO their old home N ~
heid, New York State, after the LoLEs. Los.
had oten crippled By . MonanALl -
fanatic. Her favoTito amusemg y
playing with the wonder box o -
late Herr Conrad wilmer. rev 49,
OF whose diary are always read y. -
father or mother to her aS . oe1tL-..S
story. The box contains Hees
with which Rue plays ana nnol -
sorbing interest. She learns zen -
diary that wilmer saw the Do1 DSlnS
dropped from = yacht IN the bcSpnSSL
Us and fshed II ~ WIKI the booy q
beautiful girl sewn In . eAek.
Wilmer, as an agSut q the 49,
government, makes plAno tor Ho!st1H
Gallipoll- The duplicates OF
are stolen and ~ gets 0Ytdence SatSt
the Turks seek his life. He gfScS -
box to Rev. Mr.. CareW for STE k9sR-
ing, with instructions to send the 2iAns
TO Berlin in case he IL killed he y
stoned TO death, but Mr.. CaTsW kespS
The child displays . talent fer
drawing. She learns she IL to get
legacy Of S6,0aO upon her marriage.
Rue meets Jim Neeiands young
artist, and likes him.
Eddie Brandes, gambler, ana hiI
pal Stuil meet Rue and the former %
gInitten by her beauty. Stuii fails 70
dissuade him from falling In love
Brandes marries Rue through take
ceremony.
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This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the beheadng Of Lord Lova
for treason in 1747. He led life full Of vcisSitudes
and finally after protesting be loyal to the Government
and urging his followers to fight for the Pretender he was
captured taken to London and met his death the block
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Butch. dear!-a princess"
You won't even notice it," he said
reassuringly. shes a corker;
she's an artist, too. 1 couldn't
begin to tell you how nice she has
been to me. BY the way, Rue, whom
dis you marry?"
Mr.. Brandes."
Doesn't Recall Brandes.
''Brandes? I don't remember
was he from up-stats?"
T.. 'No: New York; think"
As she bent forward to taste her
ice again he noticed for the first
time the childlike loveliness OF her
throat and profile; looked at her
with increasing interest, realizing
that she had grown into a most
engaging creature since he had
seen her.
Looking up, and beyond him to-
ward the door, she said:
II think your friend is waiting for
you. Had you forgotten him.
"Oh. that's So" he exclaimed.
Then rising and offering his hand:
'I wish you happiness, Rue. You
have my address. When you return,
won't you let me know where you
are? Won't you let me know
your husband?"
yes"
"PIsase do. You see, you and I
have a common bond in srt, an
other in our birthplace. Gayfield
folk are your own people and mine.
Don't forget me, Rue"
mo. won't"
So he took his leave gracefully and
went away through the enthrall-
ing. nlittering unrealifY Of Il all.
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NIIlLE LLt III ' III
= YONORA looked on dUmbly as
RI her sister and Tom Chand-
4 \ Ter vanished through the re-
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oXfords for boots that protect the
ankles. woman decides it is time to
mutIle up her throat or run the risk
of a bothersome cold-in-the-head. So
She fares forth to buy new neckscdrf
of one sort or another. Canny are the
shopkeepers who display at this
psychological moment scores and
scores Of fluffy, becoming feather boas,
collarettes and capelets, The soft,
feathery things, daintly light yet
gratefully warm, are allurins in their
character Of go-betwecns for the be
twccn-season. They give summer
frock that one would like to use bit
longer. spruce, freshened-up-for-
autumn look; yet they are net actually
fur-which one may not want to don
until nearer THANKSGIVING season.
Feather neckwear does not last
very long-that is, its vogue does not
last long in any one season; for by
the end Of October or middle Of No
vember furs have replaced it. But
while its vogue lasts there is nothing
prettier or more becoming and every
woman should have feather neckwear
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9,
which you VIII admit qul'e lloNe9
The hat, is of taupe net with me
lace pattern showing acorns and
leaves. Many of the French hats
show the draped crown and rolled up
brim. one specially charming model
by Pauiette is Of almond green velvet
and from the top of the rolled brlm
sprouts sort of hedge of clipped
ostrich in the same soft green color.
Another roll brim hat from Paulcttc
has crown of castor brown velvet
and the brim IS Of beaver in the same
shade. a tiny castor brown ostrich
feather curls down over the right ear.
Goa The Paris Millinery Fad
one of todays illustrations shows a
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more or less fdelity-by admiring
women in an audience and the new
style does not always become its wear
er as IL did the actress who started it.
Many have been the imitators of Miss
Elsie Fersuson's charming, fluffy Golf
fure, but it takes hair of beautiful
quality and plenteous quantity to
achieve the effect and few of Miss
Ferguson's .mitators succeed. Many a
debu'ant' has tried to reproduce the
curly headed daintinoss of Miss Billie
Burke, but few debutantes have the
curly, vital, golden red locks that give
the Billie Burke effect successfully.
Mrs. Castles bobbed hair set Il fashion
that spread over the whole United
States and bobbed hair is really very
becoming to most women with the
facial contours Of youth.
The new hairdressng is very soft
and fluffy; loose waves descend over
the ears and there Is wavy little
fringe at the brow. The hair is piled
in a great soft knot that seems to be
held in place without visible pins on
the crown of the head. It is a coiffure
that can only be built with ones own
hair, and a plentiful quantity of that.
brushed and FURNISHED and softly
fluffed and waved.
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air-DresSingS Higher

80 HERE IL notable tendency to-
A wards higher dressing Of the hair
particularly with evening attire.
~ Women who cling to the prevail
Ing close arrangement Of treSses
through the day hours-when sport
hats are dragged down over the head
most of the time-are building the
coiffure high and fluffy when the din
ner gown is donned. And many of the
stage hairdressings are high and elab-
orate-always a forerunner of high
coffures for womankind generally
Nothing takes" like a new and be
coming coiffure. Let a woman with
charm. personality, or some other in
teresting qualification appear day aft
er day in the dining room of a summer
resort with hair dressed in some in
dividual and characteristic manner
quite different from the prevailing
mode-and sooner or later other wom-
en- begin to copy her coiffure arrange
ment. casually It may seem at first,
until several of the new hairdressings
make themselves evident. BY that
line the individual one may have
moved on. or may have adopted some
other mode of coiffure-but the new
style has been set.
The hairdressings Of famous ac-
resses are always eproduced-with
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side. Around the dark gray angorA
crown-dividing it from the black vel
vet brim-is a band Of grebe feathers
in rich, soft rusty red
Another popular sailor is the small
mushroom style which frames the face
These hats are particularly becoming
to young women who wear their ha.r
well huned out over their ears; the
mushroom must always frame some
thing and the more hair that shows
under its downturned brim, the more
becoming it is The style was original
ly intended for little children with
curly locks, and only women with
round youthful faces and fluffy hair
should adopt it. 1t is painful on a
thin-taced woman with slickly drawn
back tresses. A dainty little autumn
sailor in the mushroom style has a
turned down brim of velvet and a
moderately high crown of velvet, un-
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falling off. Quite surprisingly warm
and comfy are these feather-light
wraps and they make it possible to
wear a trotter frock far into Novem-
ber and put off consideration Of an
,umn topcoats until first prices have
come down q bit. The stole in the
picture accompanies a new trotter
frock OF taupe colored tricotine with
hip drapery that gives the silhouette
now favored.
Another very good looking feather
neckpiece is picturel--a straight scarf
finished at one end with three feath-
cry tails. This style of marabou
neckscarf is very smart just now. The
scarf may be worn as pictured, with
the tailed end hanging below the
waistline, or the scarf may be twisted
around the neck and the tailed end
tossed over one shoulder. These
scarfs are not quite as drcssy as the
little shoulder wraps tied with mar
about-tipped ribbons, but they are pre-
ferred by some women because of the
various ways they may be worn, and
because they have special smartness
with tailored semi-sport costumes. The
capewrap, of course, may not accom-
pany sem-sport costume but de-
mands a formal frock and hat to Sc:
it off.
There are smaller collarettes and
capelets of marabou and quaint and
graceful little cape-collar is pictured.
Worn with new basque-bodce frock
Of quaint high-waisted style, this
dainty maraboU collar is most at.
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tractive. And it is warm too-oh. de-
lighffully warm and cozy, on one Of
those September days when the ther-
momotcr drops down in the fifties, just
to show what it is going to do IN
earnest, in few weeks The hat
worn with this marabou collar is so
new and smart that you must not
overlook it. The mushroom brim is
Of supple golden brown felt and the
crown is Of darker brown velvet. a
narrow band of picot edged satin rib
bon IN deep blue is tied around the
base of the crown and an embroidery
of long and short stitches, done with
blue silk decorates the velvet crown
above the ribbon band.
Coz feather ncckwear is immensely
chic in Paris just now. There is a
dash and daring about coz neckscarfs
and craNatS that only q Parisienne-
as rIle--can carry off successfully.
Coz nyckwoar is seldom becoming
not nearly as becoming as the fluffy,
dainty marabOu, and it seems a mis-
take to pay a large price for an en-
tremely smart but rather trying set Of
raggedy cog, and pass by a soft, flat
tering set Of natural marabou that
will undoubtedly be useful in several
successive Septembers. If you can
have neither COO or marabou this fall,
you will be relieved to learn that
knitted scarfs are still good style"
with simple. tailored suits; and the
smartest Of these scarfs are black with
var!-colored stripes in a narrow border
at each end.
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made of fabric over a stiff foundation
and not of felt which stands alone.
Fine French felts softly draped, are
seen in some Of the more expensive
hats, and there Is great demand for
beaver felt; but if you are looking for
a cheap hat and rather fancy one in
blocked felt you will find after a days
search that there amt no such ami
NAL" Felt is now one OF the high
priced millinery materials and cheap
hats are Of cheap cotton backed velvet
over buckram frames.
\ Stunning Autumn Sailor
one of the smart felt hats of high
degree is pictured; and only half Of
this hat is felt-the big crown is Of
gray angora. The brim is of velvet This
ls the authoritative sailor shape for
fail; a big crown and a brim that
droops at back and front the least bit
with a wide, dashing sweep at either
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E@ II u women who are not crochet.
AZ ing filet sweaters this summer
"a are making pretty dining room
WV belongings - sideboard scarfs
doilies and luncheon sets-for use in
the home next winter. Linens are
again on the market, since war re-
strictions have been lifted, and with a
yard or two of linen and a little col
ored yarn smart and attractive things
for the dining room may be fashioned
with very little labor.
One woman. on a hotel porch last
week. was making a set of runner
and doilies for bridge luncheons and
she completed the whole set within
the week. She used plain ecru linen
and decorated the edges of runner
and doilies with a simple crochet
stitch done with rather small crochet
hook and olive-green yarn. The run.
ner was Is inches wide and long
enough to extend the length of her
table. The place doiies were -
inches square. All edges we're turned
over, first, in a very narrow hem and
basted carefully with fine cotton. Then
a thread was drawn an eighth of an
inch above this hem as a guide for
the crochet hook. A loose buttonhole
stitch of olive-green yarn was put all
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COLLARLEsS NECKS NO LONGER
GOOD STYLE

~ HE collarless neck is in tho
Y minority where smart women con-
Rregate. Practically all frocks
ana bIouses seen at smart restaurants
are inlshed with small collar, a long.
narrow shawl collar or a peated frlll.
Very dainty collars are of sheer hand.
Kerchlof linen with hand-scallopel
cage and little hand embroidery in
the open eyelet effect. Fine linen.
hand embroidered in eyelet patterns is
more and more fashionable and as
men, now released from war service
grows more easily obtainable these
embroidered linen belongings will un.
uouo'edly become still more fashion.
able.
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marabou for mourning wear. A
young actress who is noted for her
stunning off-stage attire, came into a
Fifth Avenue restaurant the other aft
ernoon wearing a frock of sea blue
;alfeta, drapod out over the hips in the
new way and cling!ng at the instep
over little patent leather pumps and
blue silk stockings. A long stole of
gray marabou was folded across her
figure. the ends held in place under a
rather small, round muff of the gray
marabou. Her hat was small, poke
shaped and trimmed with sea blGe
ostrich. The gray marabou stole,
thrown back over chair, revealed a
lining of blue chiffon. the color of the
blue taffeta frock. This blue and gray
harmony was beautiful, simple as was
the frock; and the lines of the long
stole &C gray marabou gave dignity
and grace to the costume.
The short stoles Of marabout, tied
together with ribbons to keep them
from slipping off. are very popular.
one of these short stoles is pictur ed
4 longer stole. like the gray cne just
described, would have ends descending
below the waistline. and these ends
crossed surpice fashion. would hold
the stole in position on the shoulders:
but the short stole must he anchored
by ribbon ties or it will be forever
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fcArHER nEcHHWEAR cHS|1
CC2HZZECcJ CD5ZZI2zxc5

to add to her attractiyeness once a
year and make the most of it while
the brief vogue lasts Luckily this
neckwear changes little in style from
season to season, and usually a col
larette or stole of marabou or
ostrich may be worn for several years
in succession.
Perhaps because its vogue is so brief
in the between-scason feather necE-
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Bonnet

stilfened. This crown is banded with
4 narrow strip of picot edged ribbon,
tied in a careless bow at the back and
above the ribbon. on the soft velvet
crown, are long and short stitches
done with embroidery floss, the grad
uated stitches producing scalloped
pattern above the ribbon.
Saucy Holl-Brim sailors Too
There is something captivating
about the gay little roll-5rim sailor
with its floating veil; and indeed these
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around and then with a darning
needle threaded with the yarn, she
woVe in a straight odge-through the
loops of the buttonhole stitch. An
other woman was making a set of
runner and small lunch napkins. using
coarse-mesh linen in natural tone with
the crocheted border done in deep
blue This set is to be used with blue
and white china.
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In Favor This Season With Trottcr
Frocks In Simple Style.

wear is never, very cXpensive-though
that does seem rather too altruistic an
idea in connection with style-mongers.
At any rate very attractive bit Of
feather neckwear may be bought for
around ten dollars and some of the
capelets and collarettes descend as low
as five or six dollars. OF course large.
handsome wraps and capes are much
more expensive and there are stole
and muff sets that are almost as costly
as fur. The natural marabou. in
soft taupe shade is the favorite; hut
gray marabou is very lovely with GER
tain costumes and one may have black
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THE GRATEFUL SHADE OF LAWN
UMBRELLAS

A big. shady lawn umbrella makes de-
lightful outdoor teas possible and add
attractive color and gaiety to the sum-
mer landscape. Four or five people
can gather about an afternoon tea
table under one of these big, shady
umbrellas and it is pleasant to have
the restful spot of shade always ready
TO sit under. on a hot day when the
only breeze is away from four walls.
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~ HEkE Is tendency toward Dig
M ness in even the little hats for
IA fall. That is, turbans and toqucs
%2y are made with large head-sizes
and the crowns are draped and
swathed with soft fabric SO that the
hat looks larger than it really is. An
instance of this is the new bonnet-tam,
lately from Paris where these soft
'squashed-down" models are distinct
ly the rage. The bonnct-'am. as you
will note by the picture, settles farther
over the face and eyes than even the
most eclipsing chapelu of summer
time. one might so out TO luncheon
in this convenient bonnet without trou-
bling to do ones hair-one might
even venture forth with locks wound
over curling pins in preparation for an
evening festivity. They would never
show under this loW-settling bonnet
lam! The pictured model is of Kings
blue velvet with an underbrim facing
of shirrcd chiffon in faint pink. The
little ostrich tip that cur!s jauntily
over one edge of the brim is in the
same dainty pink tint. Very import
ant is this diminutiyc ostrich feather;
II gives the final touch Of dash and
chic to the big. "sQuashcd down" hat
and completes that important clcmcut
termed line. Study this hat closely
and. you will observe that there are
TWO brims; the lower one wired and
faced with shirrod chiffon and a SOC
ond brm made of stiff Loops of velye,
t.,
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EAAA OST women feel warm II their
VI ,hroats are warm. This is
n @ y strange but well established
N Il K fact, Give woman a fur