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The Washington times., 1923-02-27
er - =: BIZ John Goodman

England. It's worth a fortune
in itself. I'm going to get 1t out
right now"
Drummond had heard Of the
famous Knayth pearls; indeed,
since they became doubly famous,
there are few who have not.
But surely you haven't brought
that down here?" he said.
Its been here all the time.
This Is the place it's kept.
guess you don't know as much
about the. Tallbois family as you
ought to, Harold. But you'll learn.
The executors put me wise to it,
and I've got the keys from the
bank. It's in the strongroom.
Come along"
She led him upstairs and passed
down the long corridor on the
first floor, to numbered door.
The strong room which held the
Knayth treasures and heirloom5-
all except the goblet, which had
no very great financial value be-
yond it's rarity-was certainly
we'll designed. Behind the wooden
door was steel one, such as
the deposit room of a bank might
exhibit. Lady Tallbois, who had
bunch of elaborate keys on
ring, unlocked both doors, and
the pair found themselves IN a
small room with walls of solid
stone and single narrow win
dow, heavily barred, high up near
the ceiling. A large safe stood in
q corner and smaller one In
the center.
"This is the place, all right"
said Agnes, L got a plan Of it.
Papers an deed in that small
safe-the musty rubbish can stay
there, for me. The real stuff in
the big steel one" She hunted
among the keys on the ring. Il
guess Callaghan and his crooks
would give a trifle to get in his
room. B'gee, they never shall
not a finger of Them.
Drummond silently echoed that
sentiment. He had already deter
mined that the chiefs plan of
squeezing Knayth like an orange
should come to .naught. Soon, by
the blessed sacrament of marriage,
Drummond himself WOULD be
master of all these splendors.
His eyes glittered with eagerness.
are dll lIIS INLAY III Jt"GlS
here, Agnes?" he said
"Nope. Most of them at the
bank l haven't taken them over
yet-they're all there waltz for
me. But the necklace is the pick
of the bunch. They tell me it's
worth anything between twenty
an thirty thousand pounds"
Drummond drew ID long breath.
He wished to take the keys from
Lady Tallbois, but she insisted on
opening the safe herself. There
were two locks to be dealt with.
Presently the heavy door swung
wide.
The safe contained many things,
the chief part of them Knayth
heirlooms. But on the right was
a steel drawer, and this Agnes
opened Drummond bent over her
eagerly. She gave an exclamation
of concern.
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Vampire in Office.

I AM a very capable and, from
what am told, a very attrac-
tive young stenographer. / have
been working for four years for
my employer, who is an exceed
ingly handsome man.
I think the reason I have
stayed here so long is not sbe-
cause I draw a good salary for
my hard work, but because I
like my boss. However, he has
promised me a salary increase,
which he has not given me.
Three months ago another girl
came here as a stenographer to
take the place of another one.
She is pretty but Of a different
type than / arm. She arrives late
in the morning and is Indifferent
about here work. But he never
calls her down. / get all the un-
pleasant work to do, she the easy
work. And she draws the same
salary l do.
She avoids association with
women as much as possible.
have seen her waiting for the
boss to take her to luncheon and
dinner.
One night at 9 o'clock, after I
had been to the movies, dropped
up. to the office for a package
had forgotten to take home.
There she was, taking steno-
graphic notes from his dictation.
His desk was locked. She gave
me look that could kill, and he
seemed annoyed that I had come
upon them.
Must I stay and put up with 1t,
doing all the real work, getting
no credit for it, not even raise,
after four long years, and not
even the personal interest Of the
employer l have served so well?
MARY v.
1t is demOralizing to your finer
sensibiIities to remain In this
mans employ. You should de-
vote all your energies to getting
another position, and forget him.
But do not resign until you've
landed another job.
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ut is from the same hand?' he
said, always this mysterious
hand in the background
Philip" she said, trembling Il
little, ''he is our friend, and never
yet has he been wrong. l am
afraid. Let us 60"
This clinches it," said Philip"
tomorrow 1 book passages for
Key West, Joan. Within the
week we shall be on the blue
water"
1t is easy in fancy to dispose of
the future. Little did Philip
guess how swiftly Fate was to
intervene.
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With this suit a sheik turban
Of silver crepe and silver-colored
suede sandals and chiffon hose
are worn.
Beautiful shades of brown, from
sand to dark coffee-colored fab
RIGS Of soft duvetyn hue, are re-
sponsible for some of the most
interesting suits of the new sea.
son. One model, Of a lovely
syrup color, is embellished with
a blouse Of Persian silk in
fetching green, gold and violet
tone.
The jacket is short and of a
box effect and opens at the front
to show the blouse forming a
vest. The sleeves are extremely
short. The skirt flares at the
ankles, forming a graceful bell
shape, old-time yet modern.
To complete this costume there
Is hat of the same syrup color,
with a coque feather trailing on
the cheek; brown fox fur at
the throat and satin pumps with
steel buckles. When the jacket
is removed Milady is ready to
preside over the teacups or grace
the bridge table.
The new Lanvin green is being
featured extensively for the COM
ing season, and while it is, per-
haps. a little daring for the street
suit, it combines wonderfully we'll
with a slightly darker shade.
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THE SMART SPRING SUITS
BY Rita Stuyvesant-

THE spring is almost here
and with it come pretty
- clothes and lovely hats and
the smart spring suit. This year
the new suits are really quite a
bit different, for the tailored note
seems to have entirely disap-
peared and in its place we have a
dressy sort of costume The
three-piecc suit is much in evil
dence this spring, and women ca
ter to it because it is not only
smart, but practical and economi-
cal as well.
Navy blue is always in good
taste. A very striking suit COM
bines tricotine with embroidered
silk crepe. The jacket is hip
length, bloused over with broad
band and fastened at the lCat
with a large buckle. The sleeve
are inclined to flare at the wrist,
and the jacket is lavishly en-
DAOiu1l <" III ShNVi stay S'dtdIiic
braid. The skirt is long, fea-
lures the slender silhouette, and
is wrapped around the figure and
draped a bit to the side.
With this suit there is a blouse
of silver gray crepe attached to
the navy tricotine skirt. 1t shows
clever peasant sleeves, fulled "A
bit at the drop shoulders and
caught into tight band cuffs. The
neck is oval end finished with
narrow standing collar.
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WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE

distance Lends Enchantment to
the View"
The .roughness and ugliness of
an object are not visible at dis
lance. 1t is only when we get
close they appear. Thomas Camp
bell u777-1S44l. in his Pleasures
of Hope" notes this fact n the
words cited above.
Genius means the transcendent
capacity of taking trouble"
Carlyle's definition of Genius, in
his life of Frederick the Great"
agrees with those Of other great
writer's.
"Heil is paved with good inten-
tions."
This well-known saying is from
Bosweli's Life of Johnson"
Death loves a shining mark"
No one, however great, escapes
the grim reaper, declared Edward
Young in Might Thoughts.
tcopyright. 1923. by Rihx Features
Syndfcate.l
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Intuition Is Right.
n MISS FAIRFAX.

nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I have been going with r. fell
low for about five months, and
love him dearly. He says he loves
me, too. But Miss Fairfax some
times doubt his word. don't
know why. But what want to
know is how could l really find
out if he Is telling me the truth.
WORRIED.
If you doubt his love, then he
IA surely doesn't love you, A
woman always knows when she
is loved by mans. whether it's by
instinct, intuition. or Whatever
you wish to call it. she knows. anu
doesn't doubt.
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WHEN. DID 1T
HAPPEN?

1-When were the Karlsbad
Springs discovered?
2-When was the peace of
Westphalia treaty signed.
S-When did Shays' rebellion
take place?
4-When did Oscar Wilde write
"Salome?"
5-When was the Review of
Reviews founded?
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed tomorrow.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Knayth Necklace.

"Dan't go yet. Harold" said
Lady Tallbois, restraining Drum
mond affectionately, that yellow
coyote Miguel can wait for an
hour or two sure. I want you to
see how I look in the Tallbois
pearls!'
1.-THE WHAT" exclaimed Drum.
mond with sudden interest.
THE family necklace. | amt
seen 1t myself yet. and they say
there isn't one to touch it in
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ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.

ANSW Frs
To Yesterdays Questions.
During the Crimean war,
1886, Florence Nightingale be-
came internationally noted for
her noble work as nurse.
2-The Chicago drainage canal
was opened in 1900.
3-"The Lady Of Shallot," Ten
nysons poem, was published in
1892. :
4-The mechanical power loom
was invented in 1886.
5-Wyoming was admitted to
the Union as a State in 1890.
Copyright. 1929, by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
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This Day ii, History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the abdication Of the
greatest throne in the world by Charles " emperor
Of Germany and king Of SPAIN who, in 1857 entered
the monastery of st. just, Spain private person.
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they swiftly walls of her the
the whole world.
a hangs disllng perfume
offer butterflies wing and clearer make the
path to Temple, within a whispering
opened wide eyes-but only
book dream PEGGY PRENTICE
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NOUeL Food Statistics

Az HEALTHY man with a good appetite in seventy
years assimilates nnety-sx tons Of material,
selid and liquid, or putting it another way, consumes
. oyer 1880 times his weight.
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LOVELY lady lazy day with magic wiles the hours
"A and dreaming, clearly thinks that Loves
- - ambassadors at -
Heralds the king who her hearOne bears fan
watt the perfumed gently about her
fill the air. another laden with jewels,
pearls queenly Humby they offer all their gifts and
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DO YOU Spend WISELY

1t is a splendid thing to be able to save wisely. 1t is
just as splendid to be able to spend wisely. Saving wisely
is negative. Spending wisely is positive.
You may be a young housekeeper. You haven't a cook
book. You feel you can't afford to buy one. There are so
many ways, to be sure, for a young couple to spend their
money. But it might prove wise economy to spend a couple
of dollars for a book of instructions that might save you
from wasting a roast by poor cooking, or running your cake
or bread because you didn't know just the proper amount of
ingredients to use.
Or you may be a young, inexperienced business woman.
You realize that there are many things about business cit
quette of which you are ignorant. You have seen and even
priced some of the various books on business etiquette, but
you feel that it would be an extravaganza for you to pur-
chase one. There, are so many other needs for your dollar
or two. Business women, anything that will help your Ell
fciency in business is the wisest possible expenditure you
could make.
Or it may be in regard to the question OF clothes that
YOU are not spending wisely. That was a line dress you saw
the other day-good style, everything about it of the best
quality and suitable for many occasions. 1t was a little
more than you had expected to pay so you bought a cheaper
one. Are you sure you would not have gotten twice the wear
out of the better dress?
Let us consider thoughtfully this question OF spending
money. For the greatest economy in the world is to spend
wisely.
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Metuchen League
Enjoys Luncheon

METUCHEN, June 15-Metucher
women gathered at the LeagIe
House yesterday afternoon to par
ticipate in the annual luncheon Of
the Borough Improvement League,
which by the way, marks the clos
ing of the clubs activities for the
seasOH. a varied and pleasing pro-
gram, arranged by Mrs. b. ID. Ford,
chairman, also featured the event.
The program entered Wy
The program opened with saluta-
ton of the flag followed by Amer
lea the Beautiful sung by the en-
tire ensemble and blessings by Mrs.
Charles Nook. During a short busl-
ness session reports of the various
officers have bee nreceived. The
chaIrmen of committees have also
submitted their reports. Miss Stella
Rules vocal selection An Old Gar
dem was much appreciated.
possibilities of Club Woman was
the theme of the toast made by
Helen Christine Bennett. Mrs. OTTO
l.. Seggel then sang "Snilin'
Through" and THE Lilac Tree
receiving the applause of the gath
ering. Another interesting feature
of the afternoon was a most inter
estin~ talk on federation clubs given
by Mrs. Charles Prickitt who point
ed out the important points of fell
Grafton club work and also pleaded
for a bigger and more progressive
Metuchen. The closing words were
given by Mrs. Aylin Pierson, chair
mai of the club.
The guests at the luncheon were:
Mrs. A. *. Hillpot, Mrs. b. Wittne-
bert, Mrs. r X. Lilwall, Mrs. James
NJ IDaFtft AIt~n L. nA.~Ar NJ n
Gerlufsen, Mrs. II. Nielsen, Mrs.
Charles s. Edgar. Mrs. II. II. Prize,
Mrs. Otto +. Seggel, Mrs. A. P.
Hanson. Mrs. G.. w. Litterst, MR..
Charles P. Hull, Mrs. L. +. Potter,
Mrs. Fred Sortore, Mrs. S. r. Man
ming. Mrs. A. V. Decker, Mrs.
Charles c. La Forge, Mrs. r. II.
Willmont, Mrs. Oscar Smith, Mrs.
]. Dix, Mrs. +. Thompson, Miss
P. Smith, Mrs. Andrew Tap
pen, Mrs. Edwin X. Cortright. Ms.
Charles G. Nook, Mrs. Charl IS
Ayers, Miss McFarlan, Mrs. A. u.
Quint, Mrs. Rule, Mrs. j.. A. Row
land. Mrs. DIR. Fenton, Mrs. Minton,
Mrs. G. c. johnson, Mrs. William
Dinwiddie, Mrs. W. r. Williams,
Mrs. j. NJ. Vale, Mrs. c. A. Prickitt,
Mrs. w. A. Knox, Mrs. II. S. Will
son, Mrs. r. c. Burr. Mrs. Z. H.
Foote, Mrs. r. L. Coerr, Mrs. E. j.
Drake, Mrs. L. c. Drake,
Mrs, T.. w. Currier, Mrs.
George NJ. Anderson, Mrs. Z. r.
Potter, Mrs, c. w. Hill. Mrs. l.. II.
Meade, Mrs. Ruth G. Rock, Helen
B. Maupin, Mrs. Roman Smith. Jr.,
Mrs. J.. L. Molineaux, Miss Julia
7. Bogart, Mrs. Stewart Crowel,
Mrs. Harry Raymond, Mrs. Walter
H.. Atwood. Mrs. Elizabeth Witte
and Miss T. Kramer.
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YOUR BABY AND MINE
~ MYRTLE MEYER ELDKEp

1t is surprising. isn't it, about that
neighbor's baby? He Is always
sncb a perfect child! The neigh
bor's bahv never had the colic-ie
gets all its teeth with almost alarm
in > regularity-it sleeps all night
n walks lust when it should, or even
q little sooner-it sits and holds its
head up when your OWL is still cor
tent to lie supine-it eats-od,
everything--right from the taole'
How can one have any peace In TINS
world while ones own child never
seems TO hit the mark scratched hy
the neighbours baby?
Just think how much happier Wa
would all be il we refused to pay
any attention to what some one
else child was doing. No II Will
ever know how many letters L reau
which contain in some form com
plants about the writer's child ana
quoting not only what the neigh
Dor baby does but the neighbor
herself. One can't help realizing
how much it meal to us TO nave
children that are as alike as mud
pies. We want our child not to ba
himself but a nice little copy of all
our neighbors' children and we feel
in some way that he is to blame II
he fails to recite poetry when
some other child does-or walk
or have teeth or what not.
We praise originality in every
thinF, but we don't want Il child
In his formative years to differ at
ali from the pattern.
In spite of it children will diffec.
Your child may not talk as early as
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The note of variety in clothes fa
Young girls lies chiefly in elevet
trimming arrangements and the ads
di,ion Of smart. dainty accessories
The dresses themselves are on th<
simplest lines, for however Fashion
may demand the ornamental for
adults, simplicity viii always remain
the correct thing and the smartest
for Miss Ten TO Seventeen.
So. then, the trimming must be
contrIved not TO interfere with this
simplicity. but, rather. 10 accentuats
il. This may seem p~erplexing, SO
let Us take an example:
suppose you buy two remnants OF
flannel, a plain and a checked. And
rub flannel, let me remind YOU, is
one of the most s~erviceable OF fab
RIGS 10 include in any girls ward
robe. as it is for the younger chill
dreu. Use the checked material for
a straight vest front and short skirt
and the plain for the rest which il
cut like a jacket and stitched to tbs
panel vest and skirt.
A pretty finish for the edges is a
Worsted braid with sealloped borcer.
Make roll-back cuffs and a turnover
collar of creamy white flannel and.
use this same edge as a hnish3
Here. You see, is a dress that,
though perfectly simple, is not plain.
Two-material frocks are not only att
tractive and in vogue, but they are
oftentimes an economy as a means
of using up short lengths.
An excellent way OF varying a
school dress IS 10 have detachable
empiecements of contrasting colors
and fabrics 10 be worn over one OF
the straight. plain froeks. For 8
plain worsted dress you might maks
a straight panel or apron about II
inches wide to be attached at the
shoa ers. or better to a back sec
ton like it. when it can simply bs
slipped over the shoulders and un
der the belt.
With cuffs finished all around SC
that they, too, can be slipped on tc
the sleeves-presto, another dress
This suggestion can be repeated IN
definitely. resulting in what is APP
parently a new frock each time.
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BROADCASTS
Bv#LoRA KELLY
only Way 10 Get Rid of Them

American men make love the
same way they play politics. You
may have noticed thar the morning
after election the statement from
the camp Of the defeated party al
ways stresses the fact that 1t was a
combination of circumstances rather
than the weakness OF the candi-
dates which caused the disaster.
\ man who has been turned down
b. d woma applies that same fat
tering excuse to his situation.
After he climbs out of the debris,
dusts off his tweeds and combs the
rafters cut Of his hair, he can al
ways refer to the cyclone that hit
him as a combination Of circum-
stances
Politics are a part-time diversion
with the American male citizen.
A few weeks before election time
he begins TO think about the cam
paign. He knows that peerless party
leaders have the thing framed up,
anyway, but still he likes to con
slider himself a ruler IN our demoe-
racy with the outfit in Washington
dS MS DuDA4L C1A ants LIZ NAANIt
swells with pride and he always ap-
plauds loudly when the campaign
orator starts in 20 recommend the
flag.
He stands up, too. when the band
plays the star Spangled Banner
When he isn't quite sur of the tune
he stands up when the band plays
America in order to play safe.
In the same way he goes about
selecting a wife.
lie doesn't give the matter much
thought until public opinion forces
him 10 think about it.. His married
friends see that plenty of prospects
are provided. He enters into the
campaign more or less enthusiastic
ally. Judging from the way some Of
them work, they must fix a time
limit to the "whirlwind drive" 1t is
something that must be done anc
gotten out of the way quickly, Sc
that he can turn his attention tC
some thing important.
Il married him to get rid Of him,
| many a wife announces. And nor
often than the world knows, she
does get rid of his society by marry
ing him.
Copyright, 1928, by Public Ledger
Company
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Chi1dren's clothes should be hy-
gienic. comfortable and durable. and
the one-piece dress for winter or
summer, or the rompers that so but
ton together that they are virtually
in one piece, are really the only
types OF garments to be considered.
Here again a single pattern viii be
an adequate guide, for there are viz
tually but two types-the straight
dress and the one that has the top
gathered into a waistband. A third
type in which the skirt portion flares
a bit can be readily adapted from
the pattern by slanting the sides of
the skirt pattern instead Of cutting
them straight.
Flat braids, bias bands cut from a
material of contrasting color, tiny
tucks. shocking. bone buttons. m
broidery and embroidered motifs are
the most desired forms Of decora-
ton, and there r many forms Of
applique that are quite as effective
as if the work were done directly on
the material. The wise home sewer
will make use Of them 10 save time.
The diminutive clothes are so quick
" outgrown that it IS not policy to
put too much time and energy into
them.
Brown linen and French flannel
are two materials that. though often
lost sight of, are splendid for chill
dren's clothes, as both launder ex-
eeedingly we'll, wear well and come
in exceptionally good tones and
shades for the purpose. Cotton wolfe,
too, is practical for the small boys
blouses and the baby girls dresses.
and a pretty idea for the latter. as
indeed for all the little straight-line
models, is 10 cover each seam as we'll
as the neck, sleeve and dress hem
with embroidered tape or to let in
a row of lace.
Never try to do this by hand.
Basic carefully and with small
stitches along either edge, then stitch
on the machine. it is difficult either
TO applique or to insert bands so
they have the professional touch, and
even more than in clothes for grown
ups most youngsters clothes show a
perfection of finish.
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PLANS TO TAKE AMERICAN
IDEAS TO CHINESE GIRLS
BY NEA Service

BY NEA Service
CHICAGO, June 14:-Enthused by
the progress of women in the occi-
dent. a young Chinese woman, pion-
eer in her field, is planning to lead
her sisters through a similar deVel-
opment in her homeland.
The girl is Miss Eva C. Chang,
pretty, petite and just %, who has
completed two years of study at
Oberlin and the University of Mis-
siouri, and is now engaged in Jews
paper work in Chicago. She is the
first Chinese newspaperwoman in
the world, she believes.
Her plan for the awakening of her
PRODUCTION of American methods
into Chinese journalism, emphasiz-
ing especially the part Won't nplays
in newspaperdom. Not only does
she expect TO make a stir in China
when she breaks into the field as
the first newspaperwoman there, but
she is preparing for fireworks when
she publishes the first women's sec
ton to be seen in a Chinese news
paper.
First In Field
I'VE have no newspaperwomen in
China" Miss Chang explains. and
no wonderful women's sections in
our newspapers. 1t is my hope to
acquire American methods in jour
nalism and introduce them in
China"
Thus. for the first time will al