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dreds Of tiny. colored handkerchief
that flood the shops. Some women
prefer the large colored ones and
show them off by securely pinning
them on the inside Of their jacket
pockets
Most Of these handkerchiefs are
Chinese red, Orleans blue. Vatican
purple, jade green. Women use them
with any kind of suit and let them
drop we'll over the edge Of pocket
as II they were falling out This ia
IN keeping with the scheme OF lining
pockets gaily.
Pockets on skirts and coats are
mainly decorative. They are Of gold
galloon and fur. Of heavy Venetian
embroidery on brightly colored VEL
vet. Of imitation chinchilla. of black
caracuf bordered with furnished sill
yer braid. They are lined with lively
colors such as geraniuIn. apple green,
mulberry. No woman who has in
cluded such pockets in her costumery
has any intention Of letting them GO
unnoticed. They are the twentieth
century substitutes Of the moyen-
age swinging aims bag.
When one gets over the startling
effect Of them and looks about for
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A Talk on Lime.

In recent work on the chemistry
Of food and nutrition. Prot. II. c.
Sherman of Columbia University
gives 1t as his opinion that the or
binary mixed diet Of our citisens. 1t
least Of jewellers in cities. Is proba-
bly, more often deficient in calcium
than in any other chemical elements.
Calcium Oime) constitutes 2 per
cent Of the body weight. % Z man
Weighing $50 pounds has, or should
have, three pounds Of lime In his
chemical constitution This lime lie
Contained largely in the bones. which
includes 80 per cent Of it
Man eliminates a certain amount
Of lime from his system In one way
and another each day; and In order
to maintain a normal reserve Of the
element in the body he must INCEST
a certain minimum quantity Of lime
in one form or another The amount
Of lime required per diem to main
tain this reserve is estimated by good
authorities as about fifteen grains.
That amount would be obtained In
about one and one-half .pints Of milk.
Many other foods contain lime. but
not in such ample quantities as milk.
For instance. the cereals. the roots
and tubssA ~ veSiene mssts ere
rathsr pk9r In lime. and these ere
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Knitting a Child's Mittens.

A reader Of this column has been
good enough to send in the following
knitting directions for rnittens with
thumb. for . child from one to two
years OF age. These complete the
teddy bear suit" directions requested
BY several rsadesA
'.Mra xY. z: ! an glad to give
other mothers my directions for nit"
ties I make . pair Of mittens from
one ball Of blue wounds yarn. using
i've steel knitting needles. No. 10.
"Dirsotiens: Cast on 20 sts, k - sts
on each of two needles and Is sts on
third needle. K in ribs in rounds Of
X 9. p . for Is rounds (abodt two
and one-haaf inches).
goth round: X SITS together. IT,
k . SITS togsther. 4 Is. eth round:
Knit plain. 2sth round. . over. y .
sts together. repeat from. around.
K 3 rounds. p round. k J. round. p !
round. asth round, X 81. for thumb
increase / ct. X 2. increase !. ct, ? ]
round, k ! round. p round.
'.asth round: K 81. increase q. Z
I. increase / St ? round. X round
- ! round ga round: Z -. inersass
! ct, K &, incrssss 1-st p 1 roundrtk J
round. = ! round. 47th rounds Z ~
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two tabs over one ear to keep within
the general movement OF hat deco
ration. *
, These handkerchiefs were extrav-
agantly worn at summer resorts and
they return to winter fashions in silk
instead of cotton.
They are used over the bare shoul-
doris when an afternoon dance frock
Ia worn. Tiny chiffon handkerchiefs
In bright embroidery on black or
leaf-brown foundation are tied about
tho wrist, even when one Is In full
evening dress; they act as bracelet
One frequently sees them at dinner
parties. Women seem to spend most
Of their time taking them off and
tying them back.
Still another curious trick that
women do is to use watch as a
brooch in the form OF fob. The
fiat chain which holds 1t is about a
half inch wide. made Of crystal beads
Of jeweled platinum. OF strands OF
metal thread held by slides Of jewels.
The top Of the chain has pin that
fastens it to the end OF the blouse
oollar-for many blouses have tennis
collars this season-and the small
jeweled watch hangs at the other end.
This trick is borrowed from the
French days Of Catherine Of Medicl
Mary Of Scotland put q 3eweled chain
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. D..
Noted Physician and Auhor.

the foods on which American people,
especially in towns. chiefly rely.
An eXpectant mother. as well as a
nursing mother. must consume a,
least quart Of fresh milk daily If
she means to keep herself and her
baby in the best Of health, for there
10 q considerable demand on her lime
reserve for the development OF the
baby's bones and later for the secre-
ton Of milk. which 10 rich In lime.
A pint Of milk contains as much
lime ~ seven oranges. three egg
yolks. two ounces Of cheese. seven
ounces Of beans. ten ounces Of car
rots, I'VE ounces Of oatmeal or two
ounces Of peanuts.
Some competent students OF the
question advocate the addition OF
lime carbonate to the salt in the salt
cellar for the table and. for cooking.
Equal parts Of powdered calcium car
Donate and salt might well be used
In this way in households in which
fresh milk is not freely supplied for
every person.
The psychologist Loeb has shown
that calcium or lime diminishes nerv-
Gus irritability. and clinically we be-
lieve lime salts produce sedative
effect in many health disturbances due
to hyperthyroidism. which condition
|ovesstimulatss metabolism or the out
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EFFICIENT HOUSEKEEPING

Iincrease / st, X 8. increase st. p /
round. k round, p round. 61st
round: P 81. k l. p 10. k l. having
4e stitches on needle. 52d round: x
II SITS on each Of two needles.
'Tor thumb: Divide the 10 SITS. hav.
ing 4 SITS on each Of three needles;
? / round. K round until there are
sAvsn ridges Or II rounds, OF the de-
sired length on IL SITS. 18th round:
p ,. p SITS together until closed.
break Oh yarn. fasten ON inside.
.Foy hand: p ~ SITS on each Of two
needles. p 10 SITS on third needle and
pick, up = SITS at start Of thumb; X
round. , / round on SO sts until there
ar, o. ridges from whore syslets were
msds 1t: wrist Cor desired: LENGTH,
Next round to close: k"4. K 2 SITS
together. repeat from = around; = 1
/ round. k round, p 1 round.
. Next round: 'k3. k2 SITS together.
repeat from around: p round. X l
round.
Next round: sp2. - sts together.
repeat from. around. X l .rouad.
Next round: 'p /, p sits to-
gethsr, repeat from . around. 2 sts
tassthsr.. Bind OF. break OF yarn.
draw through 70 insidss Of. gloya ana
foGten."
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Window Flowers.

II you are not sure Of your knsck
Of raising flowers indoors plan to
have plants Of green leaves, such as
ferns, ivy. wandering Jew or inch
plant that are not difficult to raise and
that do not have to be forced into
bloom. But make your plans now be-
i. fore there is any chance Of frost
Green plants that you want to keep
| indoors In the winter should be put
| into pots now and kept potted in your
garden for little while.
One Of the best Of all plants for In
doors In cold weather is ivy. OF
course this is not the sort of ivy that
grows In your garden. but a sort that
florists usually have of hand at this
time Of the year for indoor use. In
stead Of getting two or three small
pla nts. get large one. It Is very easy
| to make new plants from the old one.
A hairpin will do the trick. Loop
back one Of the long shoots Of the ivy
into the pot and pin. It down with
the hairpin At point where lit
tie feelsrs have already been sent
! out. In contact with the soil these
| fes'ers develop into roots OF course.
90 long as the new root is attached to
the old stem Il derives nourishment
! from the original plant and you
should. not cut 1t OF until It 10 we'll
established. Then dig the new. plant
from the old pot ana plant it In . pot
Of. its. own. With care you can soon
get Ave, or six new plants from the
original one. - =.
These ivy plants may be placed on
| q high place and allowed to grow with
foliage hanging. Or: they may :, be
paced beside or before . window and
allowed to grow on . little wooden
! trsl,is., Some people. even have luck in
letting them grow up the side of 4
curtain. It does not hurt the ivy, to
remove the little feelers as this is .
most adaptable plant, seeming to re.
suira- nothing more, than. plenty q
water, fresh cir, and some sunlight.
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other decorative novelties one finds
that leaves from any tree are used
IN light and son,ber colors. They are
long and slender. short and spiky.
or round and thickly veined- They
are made Of velvet, cire satin. cloth
and chiffon. They are heavily jeweled
in the Indian manner and are put at
the side Of tho skirt to hold the
drapery where q buckle once went.
or they are used over the shoulders.
agatnst the flesh. to hold together
tho two edges Of the bateau deool-
letage.
Leaves are also worn In the hair
At theaters. at formal dinners. at
private and public parties. They are
made Of black panne velvet with
brilliants of gold or silver cloth lap
ping each other. The effect is Ma
poleonic-
And, by the way. these empirical
wreaths are not worn etraigh: around
the head They dip downward to the
base of the neck as hats do. There
are women who tilt them upward in
front, permitting some Of the hair TO
show on the forehead. The Queen Of
Belgium wore her jeweled fllet in
that manner when she was in Paris.
And writing OF hip ornaments in
the form OF leaves, one quickly re-
members there is a new buckle made
Of turtles. That's Egyptian. The best
Of them are cut from quartz in a
faint color. .
Earrings lengthen as the days
shorten. Some OF them go SO far
they rest On the shoulders.
They are made Of quartz or any
colored store or crystal. which gives
an oriental effect. II is smart to
wear them on the street with turba ms
and large hats. and in the evening
with the most costly gown. Jade.
lapis.lazuli. rose quartz. Orleans blue
enameled on nother-of-pearl are the
things chosen to make earrings.
Jewelry is definitely barbaric.
Copyright, 1922
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Bananas With Grape Juice.

Peel six bananas. cut them In two
iengthwise and lay them in a shallow
pudding dish. Sprinkle over them
half q cupful of sugar and pour upon
them two cupfuls OF grape Juice. {"
which has been s5J"d half a tea
spoonful of lemon ju &c. Set the dish.
closely covered. in a moderate oven
and cook slowly for half an hour. BY
this time there should be strip
around the bananas. The bananas
can be uncovered and Drowned light
ly. and then served in the dish In
which they were baked. They are
delicious served with whipped cream
- . dessert. or may be served a. q
vrEetable with meat.
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around her waist from which was
suspended a jeweied filagree mirror.
We are not tho only women. you
know. who use our mirrors In public
and constantly touch ourselves up
with cosmetics. The gay Italians
taught the gayer French to do it
when the Medicis and the Queen OF
Scotland were! young and fiirtatious,
when women were moro given to
trifles and great artisans worked for
them.
~ 49,
IN tho passing parade a woman on
the lookout for what IS new dis
covers that pockets arc placed whore
ever they can get a perch. They are
not for service. except at one side
Of the coat or blouse.
Tho breast pocket had to be in
vented to supply a place for the hun
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Important Details Caught in Passing Fashion Parade
edWo Da Way haS Of
kdA pUuaraO aGr
New
by ANNE RITTENHoUsE.

BY ANNE RlTTENHOUSE.
TINE passing show Of fashion
keenly delights many women
who prefer to see clothes In
the wearing rather than in
the making.
We are all imitators. Darwin used
this tact as an excellent example OF
the source from which we sprang.
Therefore, being imitators. we like to
see the parade 60 by and exclaim.
like children. Il like that gown.
wsh had . hat like that could
make my old coat into one just like
that If could get closer view"
Such are the comments OF women as
they view the clothes OF those who
have a right to be called leaders OF
style. those who, if lacking clothes to
buy or discuss, would find their life's
occupation gone. Not that all we'll
dressed women come under that in
dictment, but one must think much Of
clothes. also spend much on them. TO
be the beloved Of the dressmakers
and never TO be found wanting in the
perfect proportions of costume. 1t
vas the shopkeepers. initiating the
French dressmakers. who founded the
parade Of manneauins on just such
beautiful psychology.
To a woman q gown in the hand
is only q bird In the bush. She gets
4 direct and concrete idea of what
gown would mean to her figure AMI
her wardrobe when she sees 1t worn
by the mannequin-
1t is the canny American woman
who insists upon the fact that she
sees her clothes In movement. She
wants to ind how the back looks
when the wearer turns. how the hat
sweeps out when the wearer dances.
or takes tea, or faces the wind: she
wants to see how the lapels OF the
coat rise or rest on the chest when
the wearer sits down.
She knows quite a thing or two
about getting clothes In these days.
the canny American woman. and the
amusing part Of it Is that she Is quite
determined 10 have her own way
when she Is In the hands Of a seller
of clothes. That's not as it used to
be.
1t must be your observation that.
after all. we catch the true glimpses
OF fashion in the parade of the street,
the crowd in a restaurant. in the the
alter, at the dance.
TAKE hats, Tor instance. II you
i have regarded the fashions in
head covering through the shop win.
dows you said. probably, that moth
ing has changed in millinery. that big
brirns still swirl outward like wheels.
that turbans are draped and have
nat ornamentation at the side. But
you're wrong. And you find you're
wrong the moment you see smart
women wearing their new hats.
Paris sent these same shapes TO
America last spring, but we did not
put them on as though they were
poke bonnets. Now we do. This is
the important difference between
what was and what is.
New hats are worn as far down
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not show the hair on the forehead
unless the wearer Is An individualist
and manages to pull one curly lock
dewn between the eyebsowa
Tho most fashionable hats have no
brirn whatever in the back. They
cling TO the head whore the crown
ends and they are trimmed with an
immense. outstanding bow that goes
straight across tho back and either
projects itself toward the cheekbone
or runs we'll out beyond tho ears.
The small hats. whether they are
draped turbans or high Russian
toques Of soft felt with a cuff brirn,
rest on the neck below the edge Of
the hair. Such hats demand a good.
looking neck. II it Is scrawny or
overlaid with fat which rolls UP like
q bolster. this type Of poke bonnet
is better when seen from. tho front
+ There Is, practically no kind Of hat
worn above TIE hair line at the back.
and there Is no brim. whatever its
size, that Tits over the eyes. Eyes
are to DO seen II ears are not. And
many smart women are again show.
ing their ears beneath 4 sleek COLI
fure.
i i 4 4
TT may be that you have decided
] on feathers. or cocks plumes. or
metal ornaments. or lace as a hat
decoration. when you suddenly dis
cover in the passing show parade
that turbans Of felt and velvet have
. curious new decoration. 1t is made
Of dattened lunches Of large oak
leaves which have been put through
the shining process. These run DOWN
ward from the top OF tho crown, nat
against the surface Of the hat, and
extend beyond the tip Of the year.
The give an instant suggestion Of
old warrior helmets Sometimes nat
loops Of ribbon are substituted for
those leaves. SILK handkerchiefs in
brilliant bsadanna colors, when wrap.
ped about the crown Of hat. fall in
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Advice and Information


am to speak to a girls club OF
things girls Of sixteen or older should
understand. vii! you kindly put me
in touch with any articles or books
along these lines that you can recon-
mend. NJ G. NJ
Answer should be glad TO send yoa
some information and advice i have
prepared in the form Of letter for
girls OF that age. and also a list Of
books and pamphlets dealing with the
subject OF sex hygiene for persons o:
either sex or any age. Send a stamped
self-addressed envelope for these.
How Not to Catch "cold.n
My mother has had a bad cough for
eighteen years and has colds alraos,
she can do to keep from catching cold?
Mrs. 4. A.
Answer-She should keep outside the
barrage Of persons who have what pur-
port to be colds" For oriinarv ron
v.rsation or laughing, tbs IS not oyc'
FIVE feet from the nose and mouth. Bu;
the barrage is raised t. ten feet /!
the ATTACK is made with open face
sneezes or unmuzzled coughs.
great deal passes back and forth
across street car. subway car and
other aisles besides glances and ban
ter. But 1 imagine your mother
doesn't catch anything when she has
wha. you call another cold" More
likely there is q focus Of infection
in her throat, or a nasal sinus. o.
somewhere, from which she receives
constantly or rather repeatedly re-
plenished infection. Fiddling arounc
eighteen years trying to avoid catch
ing cold is a mighty bootless bust
ness. wonder il has never occurred
to your mother to try 4 little GOOD
hyg 81. and maybe a good physical
for her trouble. You call II bad
cough. I dare say IT is really q YER:
good cough, for which your mother
should thank her lucky stars.
Neuritis.
What are the symptoms of neu
ritis:-W. T. r.
Answer-should l ever have It. ano
feel hateful toward humanity. II!
publish the symptoms here.
Copyright. 1927
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on the nape Of the neck as a woman
can push them and they scoop up
ward over the eyes. somewhat like
4 srocers sugar shovel. They do
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put of energy. Much milk. then. is
good for nervous people. Well. much
milk is good for US ALL prefer mine
skimmed-I mean ] am doomed 10
take it that way. not TO grow any
fatter. But all except fat people
should take not less than a quart of
fresh milk every day for health's
sake. This custom harmonizes with
every good teaching from Metchni-
ko6 down.
Pure fresh milk is the best food
and medicine thus far discovered for
man. and especially for his young.
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moment in the water, and was
gone. Antony steadied the boat and
took another look at his landmarks.
Bill came up behind him with a
loud explosion.
Its pretty muddy" he protested,
"Weeds?"
mo, thank the Lord"
well, try again"
Bill gave another kick and dis
appeared. Again Antony coaxed the
boat back into position, and again
Bill popped up, this time in front of
him.
Il feel that if l threw you sar-
dine" said Antony, with a smile,
you'd catch it in your mouth quite
pret5ily."
ITS awfully easy to be funny
from where you are. How much
longer have l got to go on doing
this?"
Antony looked at his watch.
"About three hours. We must get
back before daylight. But be
quicker if you can, because it's
rather cold for me sitting here"
Bill flicked a handful of water at
him and disappeared again. He was
under for alfost minute this time,
and there was grin on his face
when it was visible again.
''Ive got it, but it's devilish hard
to get up. I'm not sure that it isn't
too heavy for me-"
That's all right" said Antony. lie
brought out a ball of thick string
from his pocket. "Get this through
the handle if you can, and then we
can both pull
Good man" He padded to the
side, took one end of the string and
padded back again. "Now then"
Two minutes later the bag was
safely in the boat. Bill clambered
in after it, and Antony rowed back.
well done, Watson" he said
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quietly, as they landed.
He fetched their two coats, AMI
then waited, the bag in his hand,
while Bill dried and dressed himself
As soon as the latter was ready, he
took his arm and led him into the
opcse.
They sat down, and taking the bag
between his knees, Antony pressed
the catch and opened it.
As socn as the latter wa ready, ''e
"Clothesw said Bill.
Antony pulled out the top garment
and shook it out. II was wet
brown flannel coat.
''Do you recognize it?' he asked,
Marks brown flannel suit.
The one he is advertised as hav-
ing run away in?"
yes"
Antony put his hand in his breast
pocket and took out some letters. He
considered them doubtfully for mo-
ment.
81 suppose I'd better read them,'
he said 81 mean, just to see" He
looked inquiringly at Bill, who nod
ded. Antony turned on his torch
and glanced at him. Bill waited
anxiously.
Yes. Mark Halo"
"What is it,"
The letter that Caylcy was telling
the Inspector about. From Robert
Mark, your loving brother is com
ing to see you Yes, / suppose |
had better keep this. Well, that $
his coat. Let's have out the rest of
it." He took the remaining clothes
from the bag and spread them out,
They're all here" said Bill.
Shirt, tie, socks, underclothes,
shoes-yes, all of them"
"All that he was wearing yester-
day."
eyes"
What do you make of it,"
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Bill shook his head, and asked an

Bill shook his head, and asked an
other question.
as it what you expected?''
Antony laughed suddenly,
ITS too absurd he said. 81 ex-
pected-well, you know what | ex-
pected. A body. A body in a suit
of clothes. Well, perhaps it would
be, safer to hide them separately.
The body here, and the clothes in
the passage, where they would
never betray themselves. And now
he takes great deal of trouble to
hide the clothes here, and doesn't
bother about the body at all" He
shook his head. Pm bit lost for
the moment, bill, and that's the
fact"
Anything else there?"
Antony felt in the bag.
Stones and yes, there's some
thing else" He took it out and held
it up. "Therc we are, Bill"
1t was the office key.
"By Jovc, you were right"
Antony turned the bag gently up
side down on the grass. A dozen
large stones fell ont and something
else, He flashed down his torch.
{" Another key" he said
He put the two keys in his pocket,
and sat there for a long time in
silence, thinking. Bill was silent,
too, not liking to interrupt his
thoughts, but at last he said:
Shall | put these things back?"
Antony looked up with start.
What? Oh, yes. No, III put
them back. You give me light, will
your"
Very slowly and carefully he put
the clothes back in the bag. pausing
as he took up each garment, in the
certainty, as it seemed to Bill, that
it had something to tell him if only
he could read it. When the last Of
them was inside, he still waited
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board, but feel that we must look. 2
do you still think Marks body
might be there?"
"No. And yet where else can it
be? Unless I'm hopelessly wrong,
and Cayley never killed him at all"
But the cupboard had not much to
tell them that night. 1t was empty
save for few old bottles.
"Well, that's that" said Bill.
But Antony, on his knees with the
torch in his hand, continued to
search for something.
What are you looking for?''
asked Bill at last.
Something that isn't there said
Antony, getting up and busting his
trousers. And he locked the door
again.
{ Continued in our next fssue.)