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The Washington times., 1920-12-28

, dream, my dear. wallis ana i
stopped there the other day and the
caretaker showed IL to us. Can't
you make plan for me, so that
may begin next spring? And
there's something else l wanted to
ask you. Wallis and l are going to
New York the end of the month.
Shall you be there?"
81 don't know" said Alison. eau
tiously.
I'VE want so much to see one or
two of your gardens on Long Island
and especially the Sibley's on the
Hudson. l know IL will be late in
the season, but don't you think you
could take us, Alison? And l in
tend to give you a dinner. I'll
write you a note. Here's Wallis"
"Well, well, well" said Mr..
Plimpton, shaking Alison's hand.
where's father? / hear he's gone
to Calvary"
Alison made her escape. Inside
the silent church Eleanor Goodrich
gave her a smile and a pressure of
welcome. Beside her. standing be-
hind the rear pew, were Asa War
Ing and Mr.. Bentley. Mr.. Bentley
returned to st. Johns!
"You have come" Alison whis-
pered.
He understood her. He took her
hand in his and looked down into
her upturned face.
yes. my dear" he said, land my
girls have come-Sally Grover and
the others. and some friends from
Dalton street and elsewhere"
A NEW HAPPINESS.
The news. the sound of this old
gentleman's voice and the touch of
his hand suddenly filled her with
a strange. yet sober. happiness.
Asa Waring. though he had not
overheard. smiled at her, too, as in
sympathy.
His austere face was curiously
Illuminated and she knew instinc-
lively that in some way he shared
her happiness. Mr.. Bentley had
come back. Yes, it was an augury.
From childhood she had always ad-
mired Asa Waring and now she felt
a closer tie.
She reached the pew, hesitated
an instant and slipped forward on
her knees. Years had gone by since
she had prayed, and even now she
made no attempt to translate into
words the intensity of her yearning
for what? Holders success. for
one thing, and by success she
meant that he might pursue an I'M
faltering course.
True to her temperament, she did
not look for the downfall of the
forces opposed to him. She beheld
him prosecuted, yet unyielding, and
was thus lifted to an exaltation
that amazed. If he could
do 1t, such a struggle must surely
have an ultimate meaning! Thus
she found herself. trembling, on the
borderland of faith.
She arose, bewildered. her pulses
beating. And presently CHANGING
about, she took in that the church
was fuller than she ever remem-
bered having seen it. anu the palpi-
tating suspense she felt seemed to
pervade, as it were, the very ST.
lence.
With startling abruptness, the 81
lence was broken by the tones Of
the great organ that rolled and
reverberated among the arches; dis
tant voices took up the professional;
the white choir filed past-first the
treble voices of the boys, then the
deeper notes Of the men-turned
and mounted the chancel steps, and
then she saw Holder.
Her pew being among the first,
he passed very near her. Did he
know she would be there? The
sternness of his profile told her
nothing He seemed at that mo-
ment removed, set apart; conse-
crated-this was the word that came
to her, and yet she was keenly con-
scious of his presence.
To BE Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1920-12-28

"a o." replied Allison. dropping
m her words with cruel pre-
cision. ''he has gone to
Calvary"
The agitation was instantaneous.
'.To Calvary exclaimed mother
and son in one breath. "WhyT
II was Gordon who demanded. "A
"a special occasion there-a bishop
Or something?"
"Im afraid you must ask him?"
she said.
She was delayed on the steps,
nrst by Nan Ferguson. then by the
Laureston Greys, and her news
outdistanced her to the porch.
Charlotte Plimpton, looking very
red and solid, her eyes glittering
with excitement, blocked her way.
"Alisonw she cried. in the slight
" nasal voice that was a Gore
inheritance. "Tm told youn<ather's
gone to Calvary! Has Mr.. Holder
offended him? heard rumors-
Wallis seems to be afraid that
something has happened.
HE hasn't said anything about it
60 us, Charlotte" said Alison, in
quiet amusement, but then he
wouldn't you know. 1 don't live
here any longer, and he has no
reason to think that I would be in
terested in church matters"
"But-why did you Conner" Char
bette demanded with Gore naivette.
Alison smiled.
You mean-what was my mo-
Gsve!"
Charlotte actually performed the
miracle of getting redder. She was
afraid OF Allison-much more
and especially the Sibley's on the
vogue in the East When ALI
son had put into execution the as
founding folly Ito the Gore mind)
Of rejecting the inheritance of mill
ions to espouse a profession, it haG
been Charlotte Plimpton who lad
the chorus Of ridicule and diaap-
prevail
A WORLDLY VIEW.
But success, to the Charlotte
Plimptons, is it's own justification.
and now her ambition (Which mad
ramifications) was to have Allison
"do" her a garden. Incidentally.
the question had flashed through
her mind as to how much Alison's
good looks had helped towards her
triumph in certain shining circles.
'Oh, Of course I didn't moan that
she FASTENED to deny, although 1t
was exactly what she had meant.
Her curiosity unsatis1ed-and not
likely to be satisfied at once. she
shifted abruptly to the other BURR
ing subject. 81 was SO glad when
/ learned you hadn't gone.
"Grace Larrabbee's garden is
The Washington times., 1920-12-28
Baby's Health
What To Do For the Children
When They Are III.

Medical experts Of the United States
Public Health Service ioiH aNs,cer cues
tons OF Times readers concerning the
health OF babies or children. Address
Communications to Child's Health Ed
tor, The Washington Times .
The Washington times., 1920-12-28
An Unclimbed Mountain.

It has been said that it would
take two years to climb Mt. Ever
est, in the Himalayas. the worlds
highest peak. SO far no white man
has won the honor of scaling this
snowclad giant.
The Washington times., 1920-12-28
The Inside Of the Cup
p A great serial
OF ROMANCE, MYSTERY, ADVENTURE
By Winston Churchill.
\ great serial
By Winston Churchill.

. Awnsr 81 sRicAard CarveL" "The
Crfsas. and Many Other Novels
sf Worldwide Popularity.
: sThe Inside of the Cup." published
serlaIly here ~ permission of the
AaeMiIlan Co. and made into a mo
tiss picture by Cosmopolitan Pro-
auctions, will be released as q
Param eunt-Artcr picture.
The Washington times., 1920-12-28

Jenny excs;s IN simplicity q.
line, as proved by the suit at left
Of brown velour de laine, to which
brown stitching and leather but.
tons lend a distinguished note.
The bell sleeve Is Moyen Ago
feature. Drecoll maintains the
straight lines Of the season in tho
tailleur at right, OF green velvet,
on which gray squirrel travels
around the edge and dangling je
buttons play their part as trim.
ming. In the centre a jaunty beret
Of white felt. with a silver edged
trim.
The Washington times., 1920-12-28

x<AYo." replied Allison. dropping
m her words with cruel pre-
cision. "he has gone to
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01

placed by Czechs end Czech high Of
hcers Installed In the government
Slovak regiments on duty here have
been replaced by purely Czech soldiers.
In city as old and conservative and
routine as this, drifting through the
centuries undisturbed In Its social Gus
toms, these things have made feeling
run rather high In certain social strata.
Many Are Expelled.
Persons, regardless of sex, who have
not acquired legal residence are being
expelled. One man who told the Asso-
ciated Press he had lived and done
business here for forty years was ex-
PEELED few days ago. The list Of
those cited for expulsion Ia said to con-
tain names Of dead persons.
Some Hungarians do not hesitate to
express their resentment over the en-
ployment of Czechs in government DO
sitions here formerly occupied by the
Hungarians. Czechs and many Slo-
vaks Of the educated classes who hold
Office under the government say this
feeling liz due to Hungarian and Ger
man propaganda. and has no reSl
strength or extent Also they admit
the necessity Of Czech officialdom, rs
Slovakia has little or no educated class
from which to draw executives Of ablI.
lty.
Hard to Upset Tradition.
II is hard to upset rudely the tradi.
tions Of ten centuries, and talks with
many persons, both in official and un.
official circles, would indicate that the
antagonlsm displayed toward the
Czechs is natural condition Of this
period of transition and Is not deeply
rooted. Probably II is stronger here
In Pressburg than in the other parts
of Slovakia, where the change IL not
SO apparent.
The school question plays a very
prominent part In the situation here.
The government has abolished the Ger.
man and Hungarian languages in the
schools, and this means a general Gust
ing Of teachers and a reaction IN house.
holds.
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01

The well modelled physique Of the
American woman Is similar to fhe
Greek ideal. II shows a gradual In
crease in the fullness of the leg begin
ming at the ankle and rounding into
the calf. The French woman possesses
a higher placed calf. Her legs are more
like those Of the professional dancer.
which shows the biceps muscle rising
more abruptly from the long slender
ness Of the ankle. The thInness Of
French legs makes the women OF that
country more adapted TO wear the ex-
cessive short skirt than her American
sister.
For these various reasons am not
making my gowns too short Ny street
dresses and tailored suits are eight
inches from the door and my after
noon gowns are this length and longer,
depending upon the line OF the drapery.
Some are even floor length. which
gives charming grace TO the fulI-ngur-
ed woman. Long draperies Of black
charmeuse satin. meteor or velvet take
on pounds and pounds from the effect
Of che stout figure. How wish every
woman wonld realize thisl
Dance frockl Of Beg and otheE sheer
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01

There's a new war oni Hostiiities
are being waged between the moder-
ately short skirt advocated by Aineri-
can designers and the excessively alb
breviated frocks Insisted upon by the
French couturiers, writes a prominent
creator Of fashions.
The short skirt reaching barely be-
low the knees made its appearance 10
Paris last year and many stories came
across to us concerning the display OF
sllken hosiery observed at the leading
French hotels where the fashionable
Parisiennes gather for luncheon. tep
and evening parties. This fashion Of
displaying French calves with q frank
ness that outfranked even the French
was not confined to bizarre extremists.
but was adopted by the upper classes'
the descendants Of the old regime,
who still constitute the aristocracy Of
france that dwells In the neigborhood
IT st. Germaln.
When the races Of Auteullle and
Long Champs corroborated the evil
dence that the short skirt was ~ es-
tablished fact. American designers
hesltated and waited to hear the death
knell Of this fashion vibr4te across
the Atlantic. Instead Of dying young,
II continued to grow In favor.
The short skirt on this side Of the
ocean, which came into prominence
= several years ago. when a certain the
atrical manager dressed his far famed
beauty chorus in the short-long skirts
reaching eight or ten inches from the
floor, had been carried to such vulgar
excess by any women lacking both
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
SaltOn Sea Now
Rapidly Receding

way to the ocean. The sen would be
drained and the region relapse into
desert
Mud volcanoes abound hear the sea,
a short distance inland. They are of
all sizes up to great mounds 10 feet
In height. They all emit steam. some
In steady stream, others steam and
mud alternately. Many of them give
out sulphurous gas. At times their
roaring can be heard for miles.
More and more the sea Is being
visited by tourists, and during the
heated season, when he temperature
Is from 10 to 20 degrees cooler than
In the valley towns, dances are fire.
quently held on an old wharf which
once served as a landing place for
fishing boats, but which has been left
high and dry by the receding waters.
OF Interest to Tourists.
OF especial interest to the tourists
are the bubbling "paintpots." AS the
water retreats II Is in a state Uf con-
slant ebullltion. Gases from some I'M
known subterranean source are con-
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
HousEMAID FOR PARLIAMENT
HatIess English Lass PIans to seek
Election to Commons on
Labor Ticket.

London, England.-Jessie Stephens
a housenald with mass Of dark hair
and who generally goes about hatless'
has sIgnifled her intention OF entering
the race for parliament on the labor
ticket. She Is endeavoring to gain :
>seat in the local borough council OF
lBermondsey and will then stand az q
parliamentary candidate.
She has been employed as cook,
housemaid. cook-general, boss OF q
large common lodging house In Glas-
gov, porter In chemical warehouse
and driver Of three ton lorry.
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
SCOPE OF FOOD LAW

are shipped or delivered FOR shipment
from any state or territory or the Dis
trict OF Columbia to any foreign cOun-
try; (3) are being imported into the
United States; or az are manufac-
tured. sold. or offered for sale in the
District of Columbia or any territory
Of the United States.
The words food" and "drug" as de-
fined in the federal food and drugs act
have a somewhat different meaning
from the popular understanding Of
those terms. For instance, water I'M
der the food and drugs act Is chased
as food. The term flood" Includes all
articles used for food. drink. 0eonfec-
tiOnery. or condiment by man or 9th.
er animals, whether simple. mixed or
compound. The term drug" includes
all medicines and preparations recog-
nIzed in the United States pharma.
copoeia or national formulary for in.
temal or external use, and any sub
stance or mixture OF substances in
tended 20 be used Tor the cure. mItiga-
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01

tinually finding escape through unseen
vents In the bottom. Layer after
layer of-coIored pigment Is deposited
The retreatine waters have left uncov-
cred acres Of this deposit, said by En-.
perts to be fully equal to the dry
sienna and lumber colors OF which ~
much is imported.
II Is thought that the shrlnkage OF
the Salton sea will continue until u
finally becomes suit "sink" with q
pool Of brackish water In the center.
unless q fresh outburst Of the great
Colorado should replenish Its waters
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01

materials designed for debutantes and
the younger matronB are about eight
inches from the floor, and they may
be even a trifie shorter. The draped
brocades ard velvets are invariably
much more graceful when given q long
sweep Of line that accents the height.
Crepe chiffon also lends itself more
effectively to long, graceful drapery.
Before adopting the short skirt
woman should remember that what
may appear chic In Paris, a city VI
extremists In style, may look ridicu-
lOus In small American clts. Even
things that are moderately striking
where the eye grows accustomed to
clothes that are startling anc .near
freaklsh," may look quite absurd on
the main street Of less cosmnpolltnn
city than New York.
A variety OF gowns show the grace
Of the moderately long skirt. They are
offered as an argument against the
adoption Of the exaggerated skirt b.
the woman who values the effect Of
the stout ensemble a. opposed %
the unthlnking woman who wants 70
be In style at any price. evea unto
sacrificing the grace Of her nEurs.
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
Charming Evening Gown Of eroesds
In oeranIum Pink and Gold.

woman with such unfortunate physl-
cal defects should certainly avoid the
short skirt. The older woman who has
put on weight looks her worst in short
skirts. Youth should possess attractive.
slender ankles. yet many young girls
show a thickness In their ankles which
is far from symmetrically lovely, and
very unattractive in a short skirt.
The evening gown Of geranium and
silver brocade casts another vote for
the long skirt. This gown IL apparently
unsupported over the shoulders ex-
cept by the unusual straps. apparently
oblivious OF their object In life. In
reality two straps of fiesh-colored sat.
in follow the lines Of the brocade
straps and are attached TO the back
Of the gown on either side OF the cen
ter back.
A gown of gray channeuse ATTN
combined with gray chiffon falls In
Greek-lIke lines which In the perfec-
ton Of their drapery cry out against
the short skirt. The front OF this gown
Is interesting and shows q closing
fiatterIng to the figure. II ruus cross
wise and fastens down one side where
II continues into the bias of the skirt
drapery. The one.piece effect OF this
gown is broken by the belt that de-
fines the waistllne on one side and
disappears under the bound button.
hole so as 10 leave the side closing In
one continuous line. Gray chiffon folds
are an interesting trimming on this
gown.
In another evening gown that argues
for the long skirt jadegreen chiffon
pleads eloquently and Is ably aided By
It's unusual trimming, pendants Of
small jade-green beads strung on =
! thread.
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
$4,000 In shelf Paper.

Seattle, Wash.--How $4,000 Of Be-
attic Improvement bonds. bought By
a son for an income for his mother,
We're used by her to paper pantry
shelves. was disclosed when some OF
the mutilated bonds were brought to
the Office Of City Treasurer q. L.
Terry to see II they had any value.
According to the story told Account.
ant A. B. Lund. the bonds are the
property OF an elderly woman who has
been living alone 10 Seattle several
years. During long Illness i've or
SIX years ago she Il said to have suf.
tered temporary lapse Of memory,
and when she recovered apparently
had forgotten everything about the
bonds and their value.
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
Traditions 1000
Years Old Upset

Bradshaw, Slovakia.--It is only on
Czechoslovakinn maps that this an
cIent Hungarian city of Pressburg can
be located by its new name. Ruled by
Hungary for thousand years. II
passed under the control Of the new
Czechoslovakian republic by the decis-
ion of the peace conference. and a
large part of it's inhabitants do not
take kindly to the new order OF things.
Its people are dominantly Germanlc
or Hungarian.
The street signs are in German and
Hungarian characters and now to them
is being added Czech. The old postal
and telephone employees have been re-
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
misunderstanding as to AppIica-
ton Of Act.
Does Not Affect Foods or rruas Con.
sumed In State Where Manu-
featured.

washington.-Th federal food and
drugs act does not apply. as many peo-
pie suppose, to foods and drugs which
are manufactured and produced In one
state and not thereafter shipped out IT
that state, that is, that are consumed
within the state where produced, Such
foods and drugs are subject to state
lawg.
The provisions Of the federal food
and drugs act do apply to the
foods and drugs which ~ are shipped
or delivered for shipment from any
state or territory or the District Of
Columbia into any other state or Ter
VItory or the District Of Columbia; (2)
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
Waters Are Retreating at Rate
Of About a Mile
Yearly.
SETTLERS GRAB The LAND
Opens Up Largest Area Of Date Pro-
dueing Land In the country-eio
Fish cannery Planned by Ari-
roma Capitalists.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The Salton sea.
In the Imperial valley, one Of the
natural wonders of the West, is con.
stantly shrinking. At present II Is
about IS miles lorg and nine miles
wide at the greatest point. During the
last Eve years the water Is sud to
have retreated about a mile a year.
leaving salt-encrusted adobe land,
which is eagerly seized by homestead
ers. Often their location stakes are
planted far out in the water.
The sea, which lies 100 feet below
the level Of the ocean, 0bounds In null
let and carp, which local and Arizona
capitalists are planning to utilize by
the creation of a great cannery.
The United States department of ag-
riculture reports state that about the
Salton sea lies the largest area of date
producing land in the country.
Biologists say the Salton "sink," as
II once was known, in prehistoric
times has changed from desert to sea
and from sea to desert 80 times or
more.
becomes INLAND sea,
For centuries the Colorado river
would flow quietly to the Gulf Of Call
fOrnia and gradually build up n sand
bar across Its mouth. Then ZONE
spring flood would cause washout In
the rivers bank farther north. and
the whole torrent would sweep toward
the Salton "sink." The desert would
become an inland sea, remaining so
for centuries perhaps, until sSme
great flood would carve out shorter
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
Skirt Length Is
Topic of Season

That Is the aesthetic argument against
the short skirt. Into the morei dueu-l
ton enter not. The American woman
Of good taste Is capable Of Judging
that for>herself. You all know how
mnny actually bow-legged women the
short skirt has brought to notice. The
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01

ton or prevention of disease Of either
man or the animals.
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
Wolves indicate Hard Winter.

The Pas, Cana long winter. as
bitter as that Of 1915. when the mer-
curry fell to 81 degrees below zero.
was predicted by trappers reaching
here recently, who reported outlying
settlements surrounded by great packs
Of wolves. This, they asserted. was a
sure indication OF cold weather.
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01
PrIvatIon Desplte PrcsperItv.

London.-There were 20 deaths from
starvation or accelerated By privation
In England and Wales the past year
though wages were never higher ma
unemployment never lea. accordIae Il
an official statement
The Jasper news., 1920-01-01

In artistic taste and good breeding.
that an attempt to feature the long
graceful afternoon gown was made
with large measure of success.
Last season I made my street and
afternoon gowns quite long. This year
] concede nothing to the French fash
Ion and continue to advocate the long
or moderately long skirt Few women
have sufficiently weIl-shaped legs and
ankles to display them In this manner.