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inch colored braid such as can be
bought at the notion counter OF
many department stores.
A clever friend Of mine has de-
signed a dress apron which com
pletely covers any. good dress that
one might want to wear as she pre-
pared a meal. This Is made OF
butchers linen with carefully
matched seams cut on the bias
which give the apron It's excellent
lines.
think that perhaps much OF the
stigma which has always attached
to Homework has been due TO the
fact that homework and a dirty.
untidy appearance were always as
ISOLATED. In SO many women's
minds the thought has been that we
must look dirty and unattractiye In
order 20 clean a room or cook
This may have been true when
we used the old-fashioned soft coal
or wood or the Anticipated corn
broom and rag mop. But today
with fuels like gas and electricity
which create 80 little SCOT or dirt
and with modern equipment like the
vacuum cleaner. etc. there Is no
need for q woman to appear n
sight" Just because she Is doing
homework in the homo.
My plea this morning Is for al
housekeepers to take more interest
in the design and quality OF the
clothes we wear while at our house
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and irritations. II is also astringent.
discouraging fiabbiness, crows feet
and wrinkles. This unusual powder
Is called La-may French, Poudre
Because La-may Is pure and
because II stays on so well II Is al
ready used by over a million Ameri-
can women. All dealers carry the
large sixty-cent box, and many deal
ers also carry the generous thirty
cent size. When you use this harm
less powder and see how beautifully
1t improves your complexion you will
understand why La-may so quickly
became the most popular beauty pow
der sold in New York. We will give
you five thousand dollars IL you can
buy a better face powder anywhere
at any price. Herbert Keystone, 16
East 18th ST.. New York
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Up to the present time 1t has been
almost impossible to get face pow
der to stay on the face longer than 1t
takes to put II on. You powder your
nose nicely. and the first gust Of wind
or the first pun of your handkerchief
and away goes the powder, leaving
your nose shiny and conspicuous,
probably just at the very moment
when you would give anything to ap-
pear at your best A specialist has
at last perfected q pure powder that
really stays on; that stays on until
you wash 1t of. II does not contain
white lead or starchy rice powder to
make It stay on. This improved for
mula contains a medicinal powder
doctors prescribe to improve the COM
plexion. In fact. this powder helps to
prevent and reduce enlarged pores
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will get a clear idea of this very
simple but efficient garment.
The next best Homework dress
is the familiar bungalow apron. al
though my objection to II is that II
Is SO often too loose, badly fitting
and too wrappery for a neat APP
pearance. However. II carefully
cut, stitched and made OF good ma
terials II is attractive and allows
much freedom OF movement.
When I tackle the subject OF
aprons / wish that | had a fashion
expert and an illustrator at my
elbow. Once. some years ago,
saw a double spread page of aprons
designed for Red Cross and can
teen workers. Some OF these were
almost like dresses, others were
notifications of the typical nurses
apron, and still others were. so
novel that longed to see them
made and sold by the millions TO
housewives everywhere.
One l recall was made OF or.
dina-y kitchen toweling, about "a
inches wide, such as can be pur-
chased for about 20 cents a yard.
This apron was placed over the
head through a single opening and
hung In a straight line from neck
to dress hem. In the back a cross
strip with buttons fastened the
back portion to the front with the
aid Of a strip Of white elastic. The
whole apron was bound with q two
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Easter Clothes
BIZ Mrs. Christine Frederick,
The Distinguished AutAerity Household Efficiency

n cut all In one piece without
single seam. the sleeves are kimono
and the garment slips on over the
head. There 10 . two to three incn
belt. loosely adjusted.
From my point of view such .
dress fuinlls. nrst. the need OF aoso-
Lutte freedom which any housework
dress must have. There are NO
tight srmholes. no pull" even
when the arm 10 raised straight up.
as. for instance. in using dry mop
to clean q wall The whole garment
moves, not from the waist. but from
its whole length. SO that STOPPING.
reaching, or any arm or body mo-
ton is perfectly free.
Next. the garment has no puck
ers. gathers or anything to get
bunchy. II 10 ample without being
too full. The rather wide belt its
II somewhat to the figure, but still
allows II to be loose.
II q woman prefers collars. she
may add any such touch to the
neck. but my preference is for q v
shape or square Dutch neck with
no lapel or collar hanging behind.
The materials which such a dress
looks best In are unfinished and
somewhat heavy materials of the
type called imitation linen. Such
q weave is much coarser than what
used to be known as ramie linen.
Since the material Is unfinished, II
never needs starch and practically
no ironing.
In Summer time II is not neces-
sary to wear any under petticoats,
and this again is an advantage. be-
cause the dress still looks we'll and
10 presentable even for doing
morning shopping. l wish had
the space to show an illustration
OF this dress, but am sure that
from my description any reader
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~ HEN l asked my charming
" young secretary what !
y should talk about to my

IVY HEN l asked my charming
w young secretary what I
p" should talk about TO my
readers to-day. she replied; Easter
clothes"
YES" answered. but you
know I'm not q fashion expert. and
besides. We are supposed to dis
cuss only household and kitchen
matters In this department"
"weil." she replied. why not
kitchen clothes thenr"
And so ! agreed that 1t this sea-
son OF the year. when every
woman's thoughts turn clothes
ward. We might talk about what IL
the most efficient or most becom-
ing costume In which to serve
meals or chase the dust from the
furniture.
have tried vsinly several times
to induce those more expert than
I to design some special clothes
for the housewife. But In some
way the subject OF q dfshwashfng
apron, for instance, or a cleaning
dress does not appeal to these de-
signers quite as much as imagining
q "taupe duvetyn afternoon toll
ette." Yet Is II not true that for
the one time that a woman wears
the afternoon dress. there arc ten
times when she needs a well-made,
Violating garment to wear In
household work"
After some experiment on my
part ! have designed a garment
which, for Summer wear at least,
nils most Of the requirements Of an
attractive and efficient housedress.
In type It Is a smock, similar to
many that may be seen either In
good shops or made by the woman
herself. II IL a. long as the usual
dress (short length), SO that II
completely envelopes the figure. II
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duties. Many q woman who Ii
clever at cutting and sewing can
surely design attractive housework
clothes. Her children may always
recall her In later life. not In her
special occasion dress. but the way
she looked every day when they
saw her around the house. Also
for her own self respect the house
keeper should take pains with her
appearance while at work. II Is
positively true that we work more
efficiently in violating, practical
work clothes than In sloppy left
overs or down at the heels dance
slippers.
Clothes for Easter, yes. But let
US include in our Spring trousseau
two or more attractive, we'll de-
signed costumes for Homework.
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I'LL TEACH PIANO TO
$4,000 THIS YEAR

Last year | taught about 1000 persons.
Way back in 1891, when | first started,
taught IL, and the public nearly laughed me
out Of even those few students. My method
was thea looked upon As huge joke.
How do you account for this marked
change in the public attitude! Could il be
that there is really something ORIGINAL
and BETTER about my method? My free
booklet, How to Learn Piano or Organ"
will interest and inform you.
Ny students become skilled players Of the
piano or organ in quarter the usual time
at quarter the usual cost.
To persons who have not previously
heard of my method, this may seem a
pretty bold statement. But | will gladly
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By Mary Lee Swann,
Pineapple au Naturel.

CEPARATE pineapple into wedge
- shaped sections with a fork.
By following the natural line OF
the eyes" this may be easily done.
Place these pineapple bracts
around tiny mounds of powdered
sugar and serve in the same way
as strawberries. au naturel.
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Fruit Soups.

nREPARE stewed fruit as for
I any other purpose, having the
sifted fruit pulp OF a more liquid
consistency. Sweeten to taste and
flavor with a little lemon juice or
spice. Reheat and thicken with a
little arrowroot dissolved in cold
water. Chill and serve in tiny
soup bowls as the first course at
luncheon. Garnish as desired.
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Tested Recipes for Spring Days
The WeH-Known Writer
and Lecturer on Cooking.
Spanish Casserole.

- OMBINE Q cups cooked rice
- with quart tomatoes and
season with 1 tablespoon salt. q
dash OF pepper and I finely
chopped onion and add n pound
hamburg steak which has been del
icately Drowned. Turn into creased
casserole and bake about 2 hours.
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Baked Apples with Junket.

vJASH, pare and core apples.
w Place in baking dish with a
little sugar. wate- and any desired
fiavoring. Bake until tender. Cool
and place apples in individual serv-
ing dishes and sprinkle with finely
chopped almonds. Pour 1rnket
around the apples and set in ice
box to chill. Garnish just before
serving.
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UNIV iIiNt you VI
It's accuracy by re
ferring you to any
number of my
graduates in any
part Of the world.
There isn't a
State in the Union
that doesn't con
tain a score or
more skilled play
ers OF the piano or
organ who obtained
their entire train
ing from me by
mail.
We 8 tigate by
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page free booklet,
How to Learn
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My way of teach
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Out OF every four
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hour Is spent en-
ftrely dDuv from
the K ep b I'd
learning something
about II arm on y
and The Laws OF
Music. This Is an
awful 3 h ock TO
most teachers OF
the old SCHOOL,
who still think tina
learning piano Is
solely a problem OF
finger gymnastics.
When YOU do go "a
the keyboard. you
accomplish ticiCs as
much because vow
understand Vhd
Uou are n n .
Within four lesson
I enable you T.
play an lntcrestlnr
piece not onlys In
the original Key
but in all other
keys rs well
I make use Of everl
possible scientific helr
many Of which arr
enfreiV unkrOtcr g
the AVERAGE ten cher
NV patented invention
thu CGIpROTONB
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Learn in Spare Time

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DR.. QUINN AT HIS PIANO-From
the famous sketch by Schneider,
exhibited at the St. Louis
Exposifion.


fascinating with my 9Th lesson I introduce
another important and exclusive invention,
QUINN. DEN. Quinn deN Is simple. hand
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you to see, right before your eyes, every move
mcnt Of my hands Mt the keyboard. You &c
tudliy sec the fingers more. Instead OF having
TO reproduce your teachers finger movements
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during every minute OF practice. The COLOR
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Men and women who have failed by all other
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You may be certain that your progress 4. st
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POPULAR STYLE (3182). Cut
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An S.yesf., size would require ~
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difficulties that have a.. ub,rd ~ dants for gen
erations. By 80 use. 1,lnspo if'uI.-usunlly
might mar" 20 students. becomes easr and
", Gus Lu.iri Oriin
Conservatory OF sic
s.ud,o SCI, So,ial w; Bldg BOSTON, Mass.
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LITTLE MISS $3.50. Cut In 4
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A LITTLE ksrossns n - voesr
"A In which white gnSmsats ere
washed VIII prevent thsir looking
yellow.
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Scratched Pumps.
DAD SCRATCHES ON hid pumps
d can be made almost invisible
by . skiiful application OF liquid
court plaster.
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iLI I9.O intentional featurr SuI'iUc INC
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-07
WE CAN WAIT A YEAR OR TWO

It Is suggested by a leading Of
fetal of a state which has about 10
millions available for road work that
instead of putting the entire sum into
paving at present inflated prices OF
material and labor to use a consid-
cradle part of 1t In drainage. repair
work, grading and graveling.
It Is good advice. In the hrst place
there Is the danger in rushing paw
irg that the necessary preparation
Of the road to be paved will be hur-
ried or neglected in some way. To
make certain that paving will hold
up the drainage and other prepara-
tory work should be thoroughly done
and the grade given time to settle to
a sure foundation. Paving depends
upon its base. Householders who
have had fills made for sidewalks
and the walks placed too soon know
what happens when the ground be-
meath the walk settles. It will be so
and more SO where the foundation
for paving that must support 10 ton
trucks is neglected. The preparatory
work Is the life of the best paving.
II our road paving is to be cheaply
maintained 1t must not only be good
paving laid right but it must be laid
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-07

on . foundation that win not sivs
way under TRAFFIC. win withstand
spring brsakups because Of CORRECT
drainage and pay for itself by it,
'permansneA.
We can wait . year or two years
for some Of the gas to 80 out q the
balloon. Meantime We can Be gstting
ready to do business on . scale that
Will soon oatoh UP with the proess-
SIGN.
The expectation that costs win Do
lower Ia reasonable and u held by
all forscastsrs Of economic condi-
items. II they are to continue to
clumb at the past rate we'll have
to start building birdie paths and
foot bridges anyway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-07
John BrnrouSbs
Nss''sss::

1. Can all dogs catch game when
on tho rum
.. OF what does the cedar-bird
make its nsstf
9. Does the humble bee build its
own nest.
Answers to Yesterdays ousstlens.
i, How can . squirrel jump greas
distances without injury?
One reason, doubtless, why squir-
r,ls are 10 bold and reckless In leap
ing thru the trees 10. that, II they
miss their hold and fall. they sustain
no injury. Every species OF tree
squirrel seems to DO capable OF SORT
of rudimentary flyins-at least Oh
making itself into = parachute SO as
to case or break fall or leap from
q treat height. The so-calied Tying
squirrel does this the most perfectly
Il opens its furry vestments, leaps
into the air, and sails down the steep
incline from the top Of one tree to the
foot OF the next as lightly as bird.
l, q. Whore 10 the little peeping
frogs live 3'"."
The little peeping frogs load q sort
Of arboreal life, too. q part OF the
season, but they are quite dineren'
from the true tree-toads. They ap-
pear 70 leave the marshes In May,
and TO take to the woods or bushes.
I have never seen them on trees. out
upon low shrubs. They do not seem
to be climbers. but perchers. ! do
not think they pipe much after leaV-
ing the water.
8. Describe the egg Of the whip
poor-will.
The eggs Of the whip poor-wiil are
slliptical. both ends OF q size' "oou'
an inch and a quarter long, OF a
creamy white spotted with lavender
Perhaps It's wide. awkward mouth
and short beak are ill-adapted TO
carrying nest materials. It Is awk.
ward upon the ground and awkward
upon the tree, being unable to perch
upon a limb, except lengthwise OF 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-07
JOHNSON IN MICHIGAN.

Senator johnson by latest reports
,s Tar ahead Of his competitors for
the Michigan primary vote for presi-
Dental leadership. Wood Is running
second but we'll back. Johnson will
take the Michigan vote to the repub-
lican convention.
Johnson's strength in the north
west and middle west has been more
or less an astonishmsnt to the poll
teal dopesters. In the Michigan
primary the ballot carried only the
names of the candidates so the test
was purely on the popular vote. john
son appears TO have been especially
popular In Michigan.
Senator Johnson should take on
his hat and offer thanks to Presi-
dent Wilson. The presidents inter
ference in Michigan politics was
very present help to the Californian's
canvass.
Leaving the popularity Of john
son beyond question as indicated by
his vote the resentment OF the Mich
igan voters toward the Wilson ukase
to elect his kind Of congressman and
Mr.. Wilson's assumption in hand
picking Michigan senator's Is evil
dent in the vote for Johnson and no
doubt had effect to swell the Wood
vote as we'll.
Handicapped by geographical loca-
ton and facing a bitter fight IN his
or, state AGAINST elements that de-
sire to defeat and destroy him that
man johnson is putting up a fight
that must evoke the admiration OF
all who like an open hard fighter.
How far his success elsewhere will
affect his vote in Iowa Is Of course
guesswork but that it will bring
him a bigger vote than was expected
a few weeks ago is certain.
This Is a new year in politics.
Things are shaking down and nobody
is able to safely predict who and
what will be on top when the quake
Is over.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-07

~ souipusat rhe psepula1sa equip-
msnt We manufactured q eeAaaec-
tadX. N. 7. The shiD va. launched
II Newport News Va. And viii BE-
put Int commission 1t the Mare
Island navy yard. California.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-07

other man, let him have the KIND OF
support that will do him the most
good"
Mr.. Hoover with not be nominated
by the Chicago convention until
General Wood. Governor Lowden
and Senator Johnson have been elm
mated from the contest" predicts the
Sioux City Journal.
The Charles City 1ntelligencer re-
calls that, time was when the writer
was opposed to Senator Cummins'
political aspirations, but that time
has long passed and We now believe
that it would be a tactical. political.
ard economical error to elect any
other man to a seat in the United
States senate"
1T is quite little while now since
a new party slid of the ways and
entered the political game. By the
way. has anybody heard anything
from the "4s" party, latelyT in
quires the Waterloo Courier.
The waukon Standard says, THE
entry Of Colonel Brookhart BODIES no
good to republicanism in Iowa. The
old standpat wing Of tho party op-
posed Cummins, and Colonel Brook
hart doubtless thought he could
muster the standpat crowd At his
side, but In this he = mistaken"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-07
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

1.-THE peril In which the country
was placed by the president IN keep
ing such a man at the head OF the
ravy in time of war is being realized
since the senate committee has been
uncovering the real facts says the
Mason City Globe Gazette.
IF you have $500 you can buy ST.
600 worth of Liberty Bonds with it,"
advises the Cedar Rapids Repu blican.
The interest rate will run about five
per cent and the chances are that the
bonds in a few years will be at par
which would give you ten per cent
more on your investment. No man
with any financial sense can figure
it out otherwise than that such bonds
are good investments" Il
The Charlton Herald Patriot says
that, IAN instructed delegation from
Iowa will do Lowden more good than
forty votes secured later on. Iowa
and Illinois, standing As = unit at the
convention, will have weight. We
favor Il showdown at the state con-
vention and If the majority sen
timent is in favor Of Lowdsn. or any