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EFFICIENT HOUSEKEEPING
BY-LAURA KIRKMAN

, thoroughly before you apply paint of
a contrasting color. When it is quite
dry squeeze some Of the gray oil paint
from its tube and simply drag" this
gray paint onto the vase over the old
rose shade. The gray should be
dragged on" in streaks, not at all
| evenly-in fact, the more uneven the
streaks the better. Do not attempt
| to cover all the pink paint. In some
places apply the gray thinly. so that
the pink shows through it slightly.
In other places apply it thickly.
The blue paint, used exactly as the
old rose, with gray put on over it in
streaks, as described above, gives
equally beautiful results. Or one may
use yellow for a foundation paint on
the vase and then drag on" brown
paint over the yellow. Select your
own color combinations. 1t is a good
plan to have a piece Of fiat window glass
at hand to try out the various color
combinations on before putting them
on a vase. COR an old piece Of broken
china may be used for this testing
work.)
And the best part of it all is that
one does not have to be naturally
artistic. One needs not the slightest
talent for drawing in order to make
one of these artistic vases. The
friend to whom referred above. who
makes these pretty vases 80 success
fully. knows not the slightest thing
about picture painting-indeed, has
never. had q lesson in drawing or
painting. She Is an invalid. who
spends her life In q wheel chair and
who keeps herself happy with simi-
lar delightful occupations. Some day
am going to tell you about other
things she makes. In the hope that
other invalids. AZ we'll as well people,
NAV also enjoy makinx. Them. W
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'nored. The last became the founda-
tion stone of the present styles.
Women who wore draped frocks last
fall felt themselves somewhat out of
scale.
They were in advance of the multi
tude. Those who wore long sleeves
last summer felt like pioneers. They
were blazing the path. Those who
wore the square neck instead of the
boat-shaped kind looked as though
they were copying old pictures. Those
who were the decollete slipper on the
street were called Cleopatras in the
wrong place. They bore witness to
the fact that it is as conspicuous to be
ahead of the fashion as behind it.
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The Henna Shampoo.
Copyright, 1927

Almost every week 1t seems to me
a new variety of henna shampoo
comes on the market. They all claim
to make the hair fluffy. glossy, abun-
dant and beautiful. They. vary in
price from 10 cents for an envelope
to 50 cents for fancy glass box.
and I have no doubt that the most
fashionable beauty parlors charge
even more. All these shampoos are
very good, for all are made Of ex-
actly the same thing. You. il you
wish, can make yourself enough for
half q dozen shampoos Of the most
generous variety for so cents or less.
Purchase one ounce Of powdered
Egyptian henna and three ounces of
powdered CASTLE soap and mix these
together. For each shampoo take as
much as q large kitchen tablespoon
will hold heaped to overaowing. Mix
this powder with a pint Of hot water.
as hot as you can possibly stand 1t.
Lather this over the head while the
hair is dry and let it stay on from ten
to fifteen minutes.
It will be much better II the scalp
has been previously rubbed with oil.
The henna shampoo Is somewhat
drying though not harmfully so, and
has the great virtue OF cutting
through the dirt and grease which
collect on the scalp. Ordinarily 1t
takes three or four vigorous soapings
to remove all the grease from hair
that has been previously oiled. But
the henna shampoo does this gently
and effectively while at the same
time 1t gives the hair a gloss and q
richness that no other shampoo Inn
parts.
It should be given four to six rims
ings with hot and then cold w4ter. II
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So we'll do the designers like or
candle that they insist upon per-
suading the public to accept it with
or without approval. 1T Is fresher,
they say. TT makes you look cool.
1t is crisp and transparent, and ex-
cessively neat"
But" argoes the public. 'it. can
not be. worn twice without serving
time with a warm iron and the skill
full hand pressing it. 1t is too stin
to be attractive against any kind of
flesh but young flesh that is soft in
texture with pinkish glow. 1t gives
a hard line to the neck. It does not
sink into the figure. 1t does not
ripple 1t does not undulate."
So each has its say. The argument
never ceases. No one is persuaded
that the others convictions are right
Throughout the years. throughout
the centuries, unthinking women
have thought they were doing quite
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never 80 highly esteemed, or at least
not since the days. centuries ago.
when 1t was introduced as a novelty
from the east as q much-to-be-de-
sired substitute for commonplace ma
terials wrought OF max flbers. The
eventual cheapness Of cotton was its
undoing. Since 1t was cheaper than
linen or silk, it was treated with less
respect by manufacturers. The finest
workmanship and design were re-
served for moro costly fabrics. Now
as clever designers are employed in
cotton manufacture as in the making
of silk, the colors Of the new cottons
are no. less appealing. They have a
freshness Of tone that gladdens the
eye of the colorist.
Meantime. linens have by no means
been thrown into the discard. With
their exclusive position challenged
by so forceful a rival as the present.
day cotton fabric. they have sought
to show themselves in new and clever
guises. Ergo the new two-tone hand
kerchief linens-checks and stripes
of white and blue. white and red.
white and rose, white and yellow
white and every other color that Ia
counted smart this season. And these
may be fashioned into separate
blouses that cleverly fill the order Of
tho day.
TUE red and white checked glns-
= ham became so unusual. a fabric
last summer that a woman must pos
sess moro than the courage of her
convictions to indulge in q frock
thereof this spring or summer But
there are ways Of using tho red and
white combination in summer apparel
without running into the danger zone
Of red and white checked gtngham.
Red and white stripes are still dis
tinct novelty. with little chance Of
being rendered overpopular for many
months. The frock or suit In which
these red and white stripes run round
about instead Of up and down has
been sponsored by Paris.
Some women shy like young colts
at the sight Of red in the road. They
may honestly like red and may feel
convinced Of its wearableness, but
they feel. seemingly. that It is too
vivid and startling a color to wear
when 1t has passed tho anteroom of
real exclusiveness. II you have such
misgiv4ngs perhaps you had better
heed them, 50 far as wear about town
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Fe, F0, Fl, Fun.
Is there any truth in the idea that
an Englishman's blood is thicker
when he arrives in this country and
that it becomes thinned out like ours
after he has lived here for some time?
IF. So
Answer-No. 1t is his wits. not his
blood. It IL the climate.
Smallpox Pitting.
When child had smallpox. which
left my face marred to this day. l
have heard recently that some new
invention will remove these horrid
Dit marks from my face. am twen-
ty-two years old and very un-
happy (Miss J. w 49,,
Answer-I rexret know Of no new
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Mixed Vegetable Pie.

Mix two cups of cooked carrots.
three small boiled onions. one cup OF
string beans and one cup Of cooked
asparagus ends with three cups of
white sauce. Season with salt. pep
per. and paprika and pour into tak-
ing dish. Cover with a crust of bis
cult dough and bake In hot oven
for about twenty minutes. or until
well Drowned.
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COUNTRY CLUB COSTUME MADE
Up OF BRIGHT BLUE JACKET OF
RED CLOTH, SKIRT OF PRINTED
SATIN. THE FIGURES IN GREEN
AND BLACK. THE BROAD-BRIM-
MED STRAW HAT HAS A CROWNED
SCARF OF THE SKIRT FABRIC.
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SPORT COSTUME OF IVORY
WHITE CREPE DE CHINE WITH
PLAITS DOWN EACH SIDE OF
JACKET AND SKIRT. THE
SHOULDER PIECES ARE TIGHTLY
FITTED TO THE ARM. A WHITE
MONOGRAM IS EMBROIDERED ON
RED CLOTH AND PLACED AT ONE
SIDE.
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remedy which will remove the scars
OF smallpox. A very old and emcient
remedy prevents characterization.

remedy which will remove the scars
Of smallpox. A very old and eh1cient
remedy prevents sthem-vaccination.
.Stomachs,, High and Low.
Will a woman who has superfiuous
flesh about the abdomen, vulgarly
called a high stomach" more readily
get back her normal figure by wear
ing corsets or other tieht-fitting ap-
pliances. or by going without?-tMrs.
c. A. E.)
Answer-Corsets or other tight ap-
pliances merely push the mass in
ward, upward or downward. SO the
woman temporarily has gotten rid or
It, to be sure, but this camoufiage ID
bad policy because the muscles grow
fiabbier and weaker and that rather
favors further accumulation or
Stacker flesh or fat. The way to get
back normal figure or some sem
blance of 1t is by omitting all such
makeshift appliances and training the
muscles by regular exercises to sup
port the body.
Itch.
would be pleased to get from you
the symptoms Of the itch IL you have
them. This trouble we have had most
| of the winter and some men working
for US first had 1t. the winter itch.
! suppose.-(W. NJ
Answer-yarious communicable dis
eases. and several that are not COM
municable, cause itching. The wrong
treatment is particularly bad for skin
troubles, SO I advise you to consult
your family physician about 1t.
Copyright. 1922,
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Spring Fads.

Figured moires are suitable for the
Slim -bodiced, ull-skirted evening gowns.
Organdy and georgette are being used
in combination with exquisite success.
A frock Of striped crepe de chine has
rufaes Of the same as its only trim
ming.
Tiny ostrich balls and swirls of
slycertnixed feathsrs trim limbo straw
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and feminized so that they would be
made gracious additions to women's
clothes. No woman should be ignorant
of the fashion for the frightened shoulder
line and the ornamental effect given
by an inserted piece. The latter may
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sY ANNE RITTENHOUsE.

w HENEvER fashion Is not in
NN/ revolution it maintains in
" " terest, by being fantastic.
No one designer tried to
overturn the established style OF the
winter, even when she had the chance
in spring. There was an accumulation
of what had been less universal dur
ing the winter months.
There was much done last summer
and much was ignored after 1t had
been done. The dressmakers in Paris
foreseeing the avalanche of American
tourists and missing the dictation OF
the powerful few in France, tilted a
cornucopia of clothes over the heads
Of the public. They exhausted the
imagination. Some ideas were accept
cd. Some were refused, others ig-
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is of great value as a soil improver.
Attempts have even been made to in
trOduce it as a human food and us a
medicine but ii cannot compete with
other staples as a food and it has no
special medicinal properties.
Although not detailed enough to
make laborious reading, each subject
from haymaking on through to alfalfa
meal manufacture, and a consideration
of fake and fad alfalfa products, Is
treated so fully as to give the reader a
thorough understanding of the posi-
bilities Of this great crop. Those who
are Inclined TO be too enthusiastic over
certain uses will find reason In the col
lected experience of many growers and
feeders to modify their views, for al
falfa is not a panacea for all the trou.
bles of the farm and feedlot. Consid-
GRAFTON is given to the needs Of dairy
cattle, beef cattle, hogs, sheep, horses
and poultry, and to the crop in various
forms, including hay, pasture, silage
straw, soiling feed, tea and meal.
Those who are interested shoulG
write to the United States Department
of Agriculture, Washington, for Farm
ers' Bulletin 1929 which will be SEN
free of charge.
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MOSAIC DISEASE
HARMS POTATOES
Adequate Measures for Elimina-
ton 0! Aiiment Must Be
Taken Immediately.
TROUBLE SPREAD BY INSECTS
Situation May Be Somewhat improved
by Partial Wedding Out of Worst
Cases-YieId Is Reduced
About so Per Cent.

Prepared by the United States Department
of Agrtculture.)
A survey of the Western states con
Quoted during the past summer by pa
biologists OF the United States De.
partment Of Agriculture shows that
unless adequate measures for the
elimination of the mosaic disease OF
potatoes are taken Immediately the
work of potato seed Improvement in
the West will soon become extremely
difficult, If at all possible. Being of an
infectious nature, the disease is spread
In the field throughout the summer by
means of insects which carry it from
diseased to healthy plants, and it is
also transmitted with the seed tubers
from one generation to another.
There is no evidence that a plant
onc infected can recover and produce
a healthy progeny at any time. On the
contrary, the infected plants ordinarily
under certain envirOnmental condi-
lions practically cease to produce tu-
bers in the third or fourth generation.
If only a partial wedding out of the
worst cases Is ]praCticed, the situation
may be somewhat improved, though
not in all cases and by no means per
manently. The mild and the medium
stages of the disease left in the stock
serve as perpetual sources Of infection.
and eventually the entire strain be-
cOmes diseased and is apt to run out"
completely.
Reduces Yield 80 Per Cent.
II has been repeatedly demonstrated
Ia the East that the average reduction
of yield due to mosaic is about 80 per
cent. Precisely the same effect of this
disease was noted in the case Of all the
varieties grown in different Western
states. Some remarkable instances
were observed during the last two
years of field observations carried on
by the department In which the reduc-
zion of yield in individual hills was in
direct proportion to the severity of the
infection.
The potato acreage in certain irri-
gated sections of the West has been
Increased this year by one-third as
compared with that of the last year,
yet the yield in these districts is only
two-thirds of normal. Many growers
complain that where 800 sacks or more
were raised to the acre in former
years, only 100 to $50 sacks are obtain
able now. This is in fields under good
cultural conditions, showing good
stands and a high freedom from
fungus and bacterial diseases. The
low yielding quality of the strains in
question no doubt is principally a
mantle station of mosaic. The need of
good seed in the West is well recog-
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lUO MUCH run GRANDMOTHER
Mathematical Problem, old Lady De-
cided, Was Something That mo
Fellow Could Understand"

The little girl ut the elementary
school had been promoted to multa-
plication and for her home work YVES
set the task OF finding out how many
legs 400 normal horses possess. A bit
puzzled as how TO work II out. In
the evening, ms she sat with her exer.
else book In front of her, she called In
the services of her grandmother.
Lets See" said Grandma, adjusting
her spectncles, "one horse'Ii have four
legs, two eight, three twelve, four SIX
teen, five twenty" and then she
broke OF. How many horses did you
say2" she asked.
-Four hundred, granny" replied the
little girl.
Zee, child" said the old lady, shut
ting up the book, there isn't n iv-
Ing could do that sum."-Edinburgh
Scotsman.
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HIGHWAYS ARE FLEECE LINED
Because Cotton Is So Cheap, Ranch.
men of California and Arizona
Use II on Roads.

Fleece-lined roads for getting motor.
lists yer desert sands have recently
made their appearance and have sur.
prised a great many motor tourists
travelling through certain sections of
California and Arizona, says the H.
Illustrated World. There Is such a low
market value upon cotton In certain
sections that II scarcely pays to
haul 1t to the railroad stations. Much
that Is raised, therefore, goes into the
making of roads.
Ranchmen Of the Salt River valley
Of Arizona are doing with cotton Just
what farmers In other sandy sections
do with straw or brush. Cotton is
simply thrown down upon the road
over stretches where the sand is an
noying. Traffic aver the road then
packs the cotton down into the sane
until it forms a firm, smooth and re-
silent surface, over which motor
vehicles may progress with almost as
much ease Is over a paved street In
a city.
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THOUGHT IT LUuKED STRANGE
Odd Appearance Of Drug Store AS
tonished Woman Customer, Until
the Clerk Explained Situation.

The woman needed three ounces of
tincture Of myrrh. Hurrying up the
street her glance wal caught by tive
mammoth bottles OF apothccary wa
tiers. and two swinging doors of
frosted glass.
Down she stepped-three steps
down-into as attractive a drug store
as she had seen. All was pure white
walls, dazzling pIategIass mirrors,
cleaning soda water accessories aud
row upon row of shelves filed with
bottles of ointments, camphors and
medicinal remedies.
"rhree ounces of tincture of myrrh,"
said the Woman Ia the clerk.
The clerk hurried ont Of sight and
the Woman hogan to notice how queer
was the structure of this drug store.
There We're columns and pilasters
where there shouldn't have been any
The counter had a peculiar bend 20 il.
Then a strange, prickly feeling came
over the Woman.
When the clerk finally appeared he
explained cheerfully: used TO be a
barroOm. lady !'-Chicago Journal.
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WAY TO PLANT IRISH POTATO
Crop Not Particularly Adapted to
Small Gardens and Requires
WelaPrepared Soil.

While Irish potatoes are not adapt
I'd to growing in the extremely small
yarden, most gardeners prefer to in
,lude them In their list. One peck of
iced Irish potatoes will plant about
800 feet of row. 1t seldom pays to
plant homegrown seed and 1t Is much
better to use the homegrown pota
toes on the table and purchase seed
hat has been produced In some local
ity especially adapted for seed grow
ing. Potatoes require a w~ell-pre-
pared, rich soil, and 1t pays to use
commercial fertilizer, well mixed witt
rne soil of the hills or the rows. The
seed should be two eyes t.
each piece, with plenty Of potato at
Tached. One piece should be planted
in each hill and covered TO a depth of
about 31s or ! inches. The row
should be at least 80 inches anart and
he hills II to 10 inches apart In tha
row.
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Healthy Irish cobbier Potatoes.

Aized and is growing every year, yet
sRiy q meager quantity Of even rela-
lively good seed is obtainable.
There is very little, If any, hope of
improving badly infected strains of po-
tatoes, the department specialists
think, therefore, prompt efforts should
be made to locate the most healthy
strains Of the various important COM
mercial varieties. Since there is no
means at present Of detecting mos"ic
ON the tuber the search should be On
fined exclusively to the fields during
the growing season. When the best
strains are found they should further
be improved by the annual elimination
Of all the diseased individuals.
Specialists Must Be Sought.
1t Is necessary to place this work In
charge of highly trained specialists,
since the Identification of certain
minute and peculiar characters of the
disease requires q considerable expert
ence and a great deal Of pathological
knowledge. Furthermore, manifesto
lions OF mosaic under the varied cul-
tural and climatic conditions Of the
West are often very obscure and not
yet fully understood.
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In,porfanf TO Mothera
LESSER EVIL, As 1T WERE
Darky's Excellent Reason for Pre-.
ferring to Take His Chances
With the Bear.

A New York man tells Of an excit
ing bear hunt in Mississippi. The
bear was surrounded In a small cane
thicket. The dogs could not get him
ont, and the gentleman who was al
the head Of the hunting party called
to n of the darkies:
"Gus, 20 in there and get that bear
out"
Gus hesitated for q moment ana
then plunged into the caiie. A few
moments later the negro, the bear and
the dogs were rolling on the ground
outside. After the hunt was over the
man from the north said to the darky :
Gus, weren't you afraid to go into
that thicket with the bear?"
Colonel said Gus, sit was jest dis
way: | aeber had met dat bear. but /
was Dussunally acquainted with de old
boss, so | jest nachurally took dat
b'ar."-Philadelraia Ledger.
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For the Parade"

something very fine so that when he
called me a peach he meant | was a
peach of a pony or a very fine pony.
HE asked the circus manager il he
could lead me through the streets for
the parade, and i wish you could have
seen his joy when the circus manager
said,
"'Yes, indeed
swell, the little boy with the blue
eyes led me through the street. And
[ can tell you / was proud and / was
good.
For who do you think that little
boy was, or rather who do you think
that little boy is nowr
The other animals shook their heads.
"We don't know" they said.
'That little boy is none less than
the young man Dexter Fellewes you
all know here, who helps to manage
the circus.
1--WE certainly all know him and
think mighty well of him too" they
said.
.'Yes, 1t was little Dexter Fellowes
who led me through the streets that
day, and SO / am very proud, for it
isn't every, If any, pony who can say
that.
Think of the honor Of being led
Dy little Dexter Fellowesi !"
ut was a great honor" all the
animals said.
"IIe has many, many friends" the
pony continued. II believe every one
likes the young man Dexter Fellowes,
just as they all liked the little boy
Dexter Fellowes, but | know something
else too"
"What is that?' the other animals
asked.
II know there is no one, In or out
Of the circus, who cares fer him like
his little friend the pony who is So
proud to have known him longer than
the others.
HE is always doing kind things for
other people, he never gets tired OF
being kind. And ] think l know the
reason why. Neigh, neigh. or In other
words, yes. yes, for my neigh is differ
ent from a persons Nay yes. yes
the pony repeated. II think know the
reason why. And that Is because he
Is SO full of kindness that he simply
cannot run put of It'll"
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THE PROUD PONY

There are people, said the pony.
"who have thought they would like
to be the trapeze performers in the
circus, swinging and doing tricks. They
think IL would be nice 10 be looked up
to like that and admired. But i am
not only a pony! ! have something
else Of which to be proud.
II have been in the circus quite q
long time, and Of that l Sm very proud,
for find the circus life pleasant, most
pleasant.
when first / was in the circus j
used TO feel a bit shy. l used to think
it was enough 70 make a pony shy
to be such a center OF attraction bu
| soon grew to like il and | was petted,
and | was loved anG my nice long name
was stroked and smoothed.
well, / must tell you about those
days in the circus at first.
1--WE were in a small town, and
when / say we l mean the circus Of
curse.
I'VE were to have a parade that
morning and we were fixing up the
tents down on the Fair Grounds where
the circus performances were 10 be
given in the afternoon and evening.
$50 we were very busy getting ready
for the performances and also getting
ready for the parade.
There were a number of little boys
around the Fair Grounds that morning
who didn't belong to the circus and
there were a number of big boys too.
There was one particular little boy
with lovely blue eyes | took a great
fancy TO, and he took a great fancy
to me.
Neigh, neigh l said, and he an
swered,
"'Oh, you adorable little pony, you're
a perfect peach?
Now of course l knew / wasn't a
peach at all. / didn't quite know what
he meant, though / knew from his tone
that he thought l was very nice.
81 puzzled a bit over being called a
peach. I've never yet known a pony
who was a peach. and I've never known
a peach that was a pony.
peaches are things people eat!
They don't eat ponies I'm very thank
full to say.
but / found out afterward that
peach vas a slang expression meaning