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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24

q PR1NG will soon be here. Madame,
and I've been thinking that I'd like
- a blue or black crepe meteor gown
suitable for afternoon wear. one that
can use under a cost now. and that will
be attractive without n coat ter on,
remarked Mrs. White
There is decided demand for such
dresses replied Madame. land have
several models in midnight blue and
black crepe meteor and charmeuse satin.
Made UP with collars or other aces
series of sheer white nousselaine or Or
candle they are exceedingly attractive"
II always wear white or ivory on my
dark silk dresses.'' replied Mrs. White.
White supplies an air Of good groom
ing around the throat. that nothing else
can innpart. l mover like the unfinished
peclSline, and I'm glad that collars are
coming back in. fashiL ~
THE small. round. turnover collar.
fastening at tie side. centre front and
even in the back will be much used on
spring dresses Madame said. Tuning
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GOOD -,
nj9hEy
SfOFJec
4g6&"hS4ee
JOHNNY GREEN FROG CHANGES
HIS MIND.
IuussrGted BY NeVs RGrrtscn

7 oHNNY GREEN FROG with ter
ribly loud croaa hoped out Of the
y mill pond ana settled himself on a
stone in the sunshine with a woe be-gone
look on his funny green face.
whats the trouble now?'' asked his
friend, Mr.. Perch. Tipping the water
with his shiny tail.
''Everything!" croaked Johnny Green
Frog. I'm tired OF living IN this tire
some old mill pond. Water. water every
where all the time. Why can't live
like my cousin. Bnly Hop Toad with thu
nice sweet meadow grasses to hop In. IN
Etead of only this tireSome old MN
pond?"
Mr.. Perch Topped his shiny tail until
the water few upon the stone beside
JS@z.ny Green Frog. laughing nlerriiy.
~Hol Hoi" he cried. 80 that's your
troubie-envying other folks instead Of
thanking your stars for your blessings!
Bad policy, bad policy. Johnny. BettC<
be glad you've place as nice az this
mill pond rs live in I wouldn't caro- to
1--we anywhere else myself"
Certainly you Wouldn't" croaked
Johnny Green Frog. folks like you
With nothing but hn.s to swim with
couldn't live any place except in the
water. But have legs and can hop
just as good AZ my Cousin Billy Hop
Toad. and there's no reason why he
should be able to 1.-Two among tho sweet
meadow grasses and have to live IN
this old mill pond. It Isn't fair!'
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This gown Is our newest afternoon
frock.s and I think 1t Is exceedingly
charming AMI youthful. It has been or
dered for young girls ard by several
older women. and II looks well on all Of
them There have been SO many orders
for this dress that always know when
] put it on that II means another gown
sold. Mrs. White liked It at once
II think this model Is extremely
original. Madame. and yet 1t is simple
obseryed Mrs. White. as soon as she
had taken it in" 1.-THE bolero Jacket
Of meteor and that scarf cut in one with
it are unusually attractive"
The simplicity of this dress makes its
style Madame replied
After all. n gown 10 like drawing
The sketch that achieves the maximum
effect with the minimum Of lines attests
little or no elsbora lions. and yet 1T In
extremely effective
THE Val. lace let into the mousseiSIn.
cuffs and unJerblouse give a dainty
touch and I'm particularly pleased wi.7
the collar
you see the opening Of the coilar Is
in line with the scarf ends" Madame
observed.
II like that e-.eraId ring ornament on
the scarf ends" said Mra- white.
THE emerald ornament answers IA
the emerald hat that gives an attraeA
tive dash Of color" Madam said.
I'D like 20 wear a block hat with this
gown" Mrs. White remarked.
EITHER a large or small black hat will
be good with this dress" Madame an
swered-
THE row of black bone buttons
fastening the back IS attractive" OBJ
served Mrs. White. 81 always like bona
buttons on black or blue meteor
There isn't a more effective fasten-
III than bone buttons and bound but
tonhoies on such a dress as this"
Madame replied
The draped lines of the skirt are
good. Madame. though thought skirts
woui6 e. wider
Skirts are growing wider" Madame
replied ''but fashion gives US great
/ leeway in skirts at present, and this
gown is effective viii draped skirt.
| think, don't your"
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scra ped in at the same time may poison
and infect the carelessly vaccinated IN
dividuaI.
Vaccination does prevent smallpox
Every child should be vaccinated before
it is s months old and again when II
reaches school age
If the vaccination does not take, the
operation should be repeated until it Is
successful. small papule should ap-
pear in IS hours. which soon changes
into q blister. This gradually enlargee
until at the end of one week 1t is the
size OF a fnger-nail. 1t is then OF a
whitish color and is surrounded by n
reddish area AT this time the patient
may have slight fever, headache or
some disturbance of digestion
On the 10th or 18th day these symptoms
have usually subsidized. the vesicle be-
gins to dry up. forming a scab. and the
redness of the surrounding area dimin-
ishes and finally disappears.
If the vaccination is kept dry and
Irritating substances, such as woollep
shirts or coats, are not allowed to~tauch
it, there is little danger of harmful
germs gaining entrance through the
abrased skin
Some physicians advise the use Of eel
luloid shields, but these shields are
harmful, as they exclude the air and
are hot and uncomfortable.
If care is taken not to break the bis
ter. dressing is usually unnecessary.
But IL a. dressing must be employed. the
simpler it is the better. little sterile
vaseline or boracic acid ointment. spread
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Answers to Health Questions

w. A. W. All you will send =
stamped. self-addressed envelope with
your query repeated I will be glad to
answer your questions.
]. r. Q-Kindly tell me how I can
become thinner.
A-You are IKE most persons, yoa
wish to get rich quick" without effort
or labor. Health. like riches cannot be
acquired by medicines, tricks or a
formula Work. exercise. eat little bread.
potatoes. sweets or oily, fatty matter
Poll or use electricity. swim and be
u1assaged.
J. A. B. Ar you will send a stamped,
self-addressed envelope with your query
repeated will be glad to answer your
questions.
c. J. C. o-what shall do for .
A-Holiowed out pads of channels.
called corn plasters,' placed over the
| bumps of corns will relieve the pain.
bunion is really enlarged bone and
| gristle.
| RUINED. An you will send a
stamped, self-addressed enyelope with
| your query repeated I will be glad to
| answer your questions
| MISS r. Fl. C-By what means can a
| doctor remedy poor circulation
. 2-Also please give me something for
| pimples.
Ar you mean airefnia, open air sun
| light, milK. meats. eggs, nuts, cereals,
! vegetables. butter, fruits. all fresh
country rations. light athletics and ex-
| ercises are all conducive to the cure OF
| blood defects. Open air sleeping. 10
! grains of carbonate OF iron in sugar
coated pellets. X-rays. bone marrow
and n few drops of arsenic. under DOG
tors vigilant attention. all help.
2-You must remember that candies.
cakes starcnes, over-eating, soups and
coffee. teas. pepper. mustard and catsup.
pickles and horseradish have much TO
do with this condition. Dust and grease
may also be the cause. Eliminate all OF
these and keep soap from your face.
Wash the face in plain cold water and
a. good toilet water. Then apply boric
acid water night and morning.
DR.. Hirshbero totu dns1cer oresttoxs
for readers Of this paper on MEDICAL
hy0ienfo aud sGnitotton subjects fhos are
Of general interest. He coHnot ostocys
andertdke /. to prescribe or offer oxscLos
for indsvidudI cases. Where the subject
| 20 not If general jnterest letters scSu BE
onsUered personally, " stamped and
addressed envelope Is enclosed Addrsss
LII INQUIRIES to DR.. Z. x. Htrshberc
in care Of this Office.
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well. II felt that way about It I'd
pack my things and 90 and I've with
Billy Hop Toad" and Tipping his tan.
Mr.. Perch swan away leaving Johnny
Green Frog sitting on his stone.
"WeiI, now" he croaked to himself.
him q visit. 1t ike It IN stay"
Johnny Green Frog soon had his bag
packed and was hopping nsrTly over
the green meadows
OF course. Billy Hop Toad was glad
to see Johnny Green Frog. ana gave him
n nice dinner, inviting him to take or
his hat and stay just as long as he liked.
That evening II rained. and Johnny
Green Frog laughed as he saw his
cousin run out and stand in Glne rain
until his suit was dripping wet. He
didn't have to do that where he lived;
his home was always wet Yet the rain
was refreshing, and Johnny Green Frog
sang nnerFfly in his hoarse. croaI<y voice
as he pranced beside his cousin
That's ono reason I should think
you'd enjoy your min pond home" aid
BfT1y Hop Toad. You can take bath
every time you want to. but we wood
folks can only have water when Il
rains
Johnny Green Frog enjoyed himself
immensely when the days were daErp
ones, but, dear me. when the rain clouds
few by and the sun came out bright
and warm Johnny Gresn Frog had to
take iii his old suit, which had grown
too tight for him In the suns heat. and
put on a larger che. All he could dc
was to sit and fan himself to keep cool,
uJuch to Billy Hop Toad's amusement
He thought OF the lovely sparkling
waters OF the mill pond and me next
morning when Eilly Hop Toad awakened
he found himself alone Johnny Green
Frog had picked up hts bag and bag
gage and had returned to his homo in
the mill pond. and Billy Hop Toad never
saw him again
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GI0N0lY9SlO1
SUNDAY AND MONDAY,
JAN. 1926.
BY GeHevieDs Kembls


Sundays planetary places are Of a
very conflicting nature While events
will be lively and interesting. possibly
involving a change or a journey. yet
there Is need for very keen judgment
and proper management to make for
success. Do not speculate. and cherish
and protect the domestic circle.
Those whose birthday II Is should
handle all matters carefully. A child
born on this. day will be active, quick.
energetic and clever.
Mondays astrological chart Is made
up Of splendid lunar hg'ures-ausuries OF
large and new undertakings, financial
increase. and promotion, honors andasal-
airy increase for those who have won
the right. Business generally Will be
active and prosperous. There Is a warn
ing against using the tongue too freely,
as this may lead to unpleasant Incl
dents, Mercury square Mars making the
speech caustic, cruel and vindictive- The
temper may be quick. and the mind un-
der fine stimulus Guard against acci-
dent.
Those whose birthday it is may ex-
rect a year Of success and prosperity.
but they should guard the tongue and
temper. 4 child oorn on this day will
be talented, clever and successful. but
sentcntious and perhaps Quarrelsome.
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A 8 your wedding ring wears you'll
"a outiive your cares
Monday for wealth, Tuesday
for health. Wednesday best of all.
Thursday for crosses. Friday for losses
and Saturday no luck at aIi."
Marry In Lent and you'll live to re-
pent-"
Marry in May and you'll rue the
day"
Dear. deari How serious a matter is
the selection of the Tina and place, as
we'll as the girl, for a wedding really
seems to be- Yet. undaunted the old
game OF love goes on. played In the
same way. varied only by changing
times and peoples.
The wedding ring made Of iron. ssdge,
grass. copper. brass. adamant, gold or
platinum still figures in the ceremony
The old g1unrnel ring. cunninsiy devised
in two sections. was after the wedding
service given a half to each, and is to-
day being copied in modern metals
The ring finger has remained the
same. having been originally chosen as
the one least active and SO safest for
the ring. and this finger was alsc
credited with having blood vein which
connects directly with the heart
Some Striking Originals.
The origin OF the wedding veil ha.
always been bit Of a mystery. The
crusaders brought a small veil custom
to western Europe. perhaps the first
and earlier the Romans shrouded theil
early brides in wells of flaming yellow
Mary Tudor claims to have worn thu
hrst veil when she married James o.
Scotland. However. It is safe to say
that the veil and the housewives cal
were Of the same origin, tho bride lay
ing one aside to don the other.
The groon's gift to the bride take.
the place of. the old ''dow-purse." which
was really the first instalnent of her pir
money.
The honeymoon lasts from a week Il
thirty days. SO timed by the customs O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
I am a girl IS years of age, and
going with a man 10 years my senior.
found oo- he does not love me.
How can / gain his lovef
Please answer soon ae I am IN q
critical condition as what &c do
FORSAKEN
r. ORSAKEN: II I were you wouldn't
do anything. Why should you think
yourself IN love with man 10 wears
older than you are. whom you are con-
WINGED does not love your Don't try to
gain his love and make up your mind
TO solve your critical condition" by TAX
ing a firm grip Upon yourself and learn
ing to forget him as quickly as possible.
ABsiie Laurie DtI tceIcorne letters Of
inquiry on subjects Of feminine interest
from young zcoBaea readers Of this paper
aud tcilL reply to them in these coIaHas.
Letters to Miss Laurie should be adj
dressed to her, care this office.
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| Secrets Of Health and Happiness
Some Vaccination points :
YouShould knowandO Observe
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG
A B. NJ A. NJ. D. (Johns Hopkins University

q MALLPOX and typhoid'fever have been practically
\ eliminated from the army and navy, and nurses
and doctors, because they know the facts accept
vaccination willingly and happily, even where It is not
an enforced regulation
1t has saved millions of lives and untold suffering
Where thousands of the unvaccinated still suffer- be-
come SCARED and die, only in army corps,
through unclean skin unsterized needle point
becomes infected by vaccination.
Vaccination is not treatment" but preventive
method The few deaths that have ever occurred from
vaccination blood poison due to the lockjaw-
which abides in dirt. If skin not
eced vaccinatcd if the vaccine point itself
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DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
am 4 young married woman.
and I have been married a year, but
don't believe my husband is true
to me. He is working out of the city
now. and when he comes home he is
all the time talking about other
girls, and have heard he went with
one not long ago
Please tell me what you would do
about it MARY LOUISE.
n AIRY LOUISE: II were you, my
tNH dear / should try not to distrust
my husband. The first seeds OF
distrust are the worst. and probably you
are wrong anyway. Give him the benefit
Of the doubt Perhaps you ought to be
with him Is it 50 you can be?
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upon piece of clean linen. generally
sufrices. This should extend beyond the
infamed area and he held in place by
strips of narrow adhesive plaster.
Immunity from smallpox lasts about
i've years. / always revaccinats my
children and myself every five years.
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The possibly lived
history biography and the novels life there will be-
phoographsa kinds of and the voices
OF our orators and singers will be heard by them
the
of transmitting
On of OF the
leader fashion,
dinner welfed
a
In the column the mother children
in
In another column Of the who threw his
and shelter in a police station.
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Copyright 1890 BY Newspaper Service. Inc.

while the saora magnr-
wilthe that of
man or
really do with happiness?
they really
smiles,
embacesbut who
be, in contrast, inside. to the brilliant outside?
friend
officer just home from Everything seemed be
military
health The
congenial which well
families that intimate with each other
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Diary Of a Fashion Model
Meteor Weather Wear
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

% IRE she remarked: Please show Mrs.
White the black crepe meteor gown with
the white mousselaire de sole under
blouse"
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I T is age of extremes that live in. / often
1 think it is by great mercy that most of have
little imagination. We are content to repeat the
old saying that zone half of the world does know
how the other half lives Is it because one-half
the world is calloused in mind and heart.
wonder if the time will eome-oh, and maybe
it will be in thousand years more-when men
and women will look back at these days with repug
nance for those of US who the planet
They going to know so much more about
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|HOME-MAKINC HELPS
By Jsanast Young Morton
EVERYTHING ABOUT rHE HOUSE HELPS TO MAKE THE


different lands. In reality>it may last
lifetime. The throwing of old shoes
after the bride signifies the casting off
of frivoiity. and the rice shower is a
symbol of the saying. Increase and
multiply" Perhaps this may account
for the present popularity of confetti in
the place of rice.
The yellow garter is worn for luck. as
is the borrowed old blue bow.
A handful OF wheat ears or a loaf of
white bread carried to the new home by
the bride insures thrift and prosperity.
Throwing away the pins from the
wedding veil means casting off the old
for the new.
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A World of Contrasts

But when the talk told his crushed
Of the miserable reality his life, which crowded
thought Of comfort
spoke his real because he knew knew it, and
sion for the relief to him.
mai with his of
bitterness and
Surely live strange old
of the of little
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Other Odd Origins.

Tossing the bridal bouquet to the
bridesmaids means an early wedding
for the lucky girl who catches it.
Cutting the wedding cake by the bride
IS the assumption of matronly dignity.
Matrons of honor bark back to Anglo
Saxon origin. as do bridesmaids, flower
girls and pages, the modern ushers
having but taken the place of armed
attendants.
Early wedding wreaths we're made Of
myrtle and olive leaves interspersed
with bright flowers until the Saracen
brides introduced the wreath of orange
blossoms.
Knutsfortl. Eng. is responsible for the
qunint old custom of sanding" for n
wedding. most original and fanciful
idea On the morning of the day set
for the wedding a load of red sand is
spread smoothly on the walk before the
brides home. then sand artist with a
bag of white sand and various sized
, sand-sifters fashions q most wonderful
pattern Of flowers for tho bride to walk
upon
The following Old verse is set to music
and sung as the artist works:
Then the lads and the lassies their turn
dishes handling.
Before all the doors for a wedding were
standing
ask'd Nan to wed. and she answered
with ease.
You may sand for my wedding whenever
you please"
Do these give you hints for odd and
| strikiugIy appropriate wedding gifts
that are different?
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SWEET SIXTEEN.

WET SIXTEEN: If I were you [
should be careful about inviting the
- boy over unless the dances are given
in the club name and the invitations
sent out BY the club as whole and
not as individuals.
Boys are likely to misinterpret these
little attentions, you know. and they are
also more likely to prefer the girls who
make them take the steps that lead to
better acquaintance.
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My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Carrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
of a Wife
The Reason Modge Told
Harry Underwood She
Must "Hurry Along.

XuYHEN Harry Underwood took on
VA his coat, rolled up his sleeves and
went 10 work upon the tire over
which I had Iabored SO truitlessiy. it
was as If watched another personality
enter his corporal body.
A heaven born observation-disclosures
entirely an amateur-there Is nothing on
seq or land or in the air that he cannot
either repair or Furnish some definite
helpful idea toward reconstruction Lii
Ian used to say that he approached any
broken mechanism with the sure rever-
ential touch Of a great surgeon in the
presence of q wounded body. while
Dicky's drawing comment had heard
many times:
Don't ever speak to old Harry or 60
near him when he's fixing up some tot
terdng thing that couldn't get house room
in a respectable rabbit hutch. The bats
that flock to his beltry at such times
would beat you to death with their
wings"
The Same Harry.
The comment came back to me forcibly
as watched the mans tail. powerful
frame bending over the tire. his face
absorbed az II the problem before him
were a most intricate one instead of the
simple thing IT no doubt was to his
experience.
What a maEnihcent animal he was!
could not withhold the mental tribute.
much a. I disiiked him. With his coat
OF and bending over the tire. could see
- - T. "a
prison. or his army life. had taken from
him every trace of the erossness. the
hint of coming obesity with which his
Indulgence in good food and wines had
threatened him. His face. too. had lost
the high color. the suggestion OF haobi-
neas which had marred it in the last
months that had seen him.
He was evidently in splendid physical
trim, his mentality unimpaired. but his
moral sense7 I realized as I looked at
him. reviewed his moc1ing comments.
his utter lack OF remorse upon facing
me-when he knew that was aware OF
his infamous attempt upon DiciSy's life
that he was the same selfish. unscrupu-
Vous. devil-may-care chap he had always
been.
And Lillian, usually so sane. with so
balanced viewpoint. had put happiness
out Of her life because this man. once
her husband. in the emotional remorse
for the awful thing which even he would
not have attempted unbiinded by liquor.
had sent an appeal to her saying he
wanted to begin over again"
Lost IN Work.
HE needs me-" she had said to me.
I looked at the man bending over the
tire and gritted my teeth IN futile ex-
ASPIRATION For this splendid specimen
Of physical manhood. housing a reckless
selfish soul. needed nobody. Good i'm
pulses. generous impulses he often had
without question: but close association
with him was only a crucihxion to a
woman possessing ideals and a con-
science.
A picture flashed before my eyes with
photographs hdelit that of Robert
Sayarin. falling almost lfeiess at Lii
lian's feet after his quest Of the mar
before me- She had nursed him bach
to life and then had made it worthless
| by sending him away from her because
of her fancied duty to the man whose
only bond to her was the empty Legal
one.
| A sob rose in my throat as thought
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DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
We are two cnurns. each 1s years
old. We have attended several dances
in a neighooring city There we met
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a Young man about Is years old We
are anxious to continue this ae-
Quai1tance
Please advise us as 10 the proper
thing to do My chum suggested m
viting him over to our club dance.
Do you think we are too young to
attend formal dances? We are al
ways properly achaperoned-
We know you will advise US in the
best possible manner.
SWEET SIXTEEN.
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thoroughly disin-
is safe. the dirt