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The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-10

is never a year when the mode has no
place in its heart for the fine panama
or banded Sailors.
This seasons story Is not told until
the rainproof coat. Of shagmoor cloth.
discloses its sterling worth. 1t Is un-
shrinkable and In a position to defy
even a downpour. Then there is the
cheerful waistcoat Of plain or checked
flannel, with which one may add dash
of color to a quiet ensemble.
The world is full of number
Of things which the little miss Of five
and upward is entitled to enjoy, and
for which she must have the right kind
of frocks. All her relatives are of one
mind in this matter and nearly all little
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-10

embroidery or organdie frills furnish
ing the decorations. But taffeta, crepe
de chine and georgette are never out of
the running. All these fabrics ara
shown in lively colors-yellow, powder
blue, rose, light greelN lilac and tan,
and linens and cottons are equally col
orful.
great progress in the art of using
dye stuffs. The sturdiest cotton fab
RIGS are to be found everywhere, in
the gay pretty colors that look so well
on children. They are expensive and
will stand tubbing.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
CO, 1924, Western Newspaper Uni0n.J
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-10

minutes
Why hott te
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wiuth thiclen yourh ha and
t willie cleanse the
nothing the market
Call for
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Denver.
same.
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; Of your life without a. struggle.
wouldn't you?"
I'D have to-" I agreed with an
the control Z could muster. M
But II YOU thought she. was
diseased by her work. interested
in Jim as new conquest-pas-
sionately fond OF power rather
than love, what would you DOR
II don't know / murnured.
"Ill put it more clearly. /" said
Betty IF you thought Ruth
Gregory was one of those women
who delight in conquest and who
lose interest the minute they
know they've won. aren't you still
fond enough Of Jim to save him
from the disaster of loving a
woman who il twicegas much the
hard.headed business woman that
/ you are
she's an artist" / blurted out,
begging the question, but prov.
ing. as l did 1t. that / was mulling
:. over In my mind the meaning
back Of Betty's words.
She's an artist-and you're
one OF those modern women who
insist on working without eco
nomic necessity or some artistic
talent to compel them" smiled
) Betty. When. a man like Jim
gets through trimming up the
facts, do you think either you
or Ruth Gregory represents the
s type he'd have chosen to fall in
I love with IL he'd. been able to
! make up his own dream. princess?"
Nor / answered ruefutly, and
as said it I didn't know for
which Of US ! was sorriesa Jiri,
or Ruth Gregory or myself. Z,
Betty Winston didn't give me
time TO back down from my mo.
nent OF. plain frankness. Leaning
across my desk and pointing to
the mass of papers upoa it, she
said:
III Jim were free to, summon
. .dreamlady from beyond the.
clouds. she'd be a mixture OF.
clinging vine. appreciative audi
ence. glowing beauty, perfect
housewife, and shy little mouse.
When Jim called you his Lilac
Princess, in the beginning, he said
It all" 1900
"But the woman grew into
isn't right for him." 1 said grim.
. without. disputing Bettysss
'$clever Characterization.
1.-THE woman he thinks he's
looking for would bore him TO
death in a fortnight" Betty an
announced firmly. For his true
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WAYS OF A HUSBAND = BV Ann
Delightful Sequel to when Girl Marries : Which
II Il Scored Such Tremendous Success Throughout
stasS.7# the Country rssE -f,.

! love he wisely and instinctively
chooses an executive Z construc-
s5tive-but reals pman like you.
For his stimulating cuisine fri6ad.
ship he chooses another executive,
constructive woman. Ruth hap.
pens to model in. clay, andsYoa in
words. Forgive ime-but Jim's
! enough OF snob and OF n big
! kid to- he capehtaby tie glory
of Ruth's,4 profession. Sculptures
/ has SO much more ef the fairNfale
! quality than Advertising BUT
there's no Lilac Princess ito
Ruth."s
"Only he may think be
gan timidly. go
HE may" agreed BsttY dirty.
''But If you had q little son and
loved him honestly and wisely you
wouldn't let him tumble into q
like just because he became en-
arnored Of the moons reflection
in, the. water" e.4. ass +
Betty, stared, at me challeng.
ingly, and with a momentum not
to be denied, she. switched the
subject. ~. @ MI
eve had an adventure-or the
beginning and end Of one-when
we got out to the Yarmouth
Hills place. may not sound
consecutive. but I'm on my way.
You'll let me tell my adventure
in my own topsy-tnrvy fashion,
won't youT'
How can l. prevent?' I laugh.
ed, recovering my breath and find
ing could follow Betty pretty
well even il l had no idea where
we were going.
That's right, you might AZ
!. well reconcile yourself to the
!. fact that I'm cunning this discus.
sion," grinned BETTY with an air
aof satisfaction. las / was saying
i when you SO rudely interrupted,
II stopped for Ruth at the studio.
and we Jared along to Yarmouth
Hills by train. The las Ruth
!. keeps on as caretalxer and gen.
. ieral factotuhn out at her cottage,
drove down to meet US in. hei. car.
We were quite a long time get.
ting out. to. her place, because the
gasoline gave out after we'd gone
half a mile. I"
Betty stopped with an expected
air. ~ =
Sounds as. If the Jap wasn't a
very good chauffeur" I suggested.
= -a''Or very clever chauffeur"
Betty amended.
you mean the lack Of gasoline
was planned for a purpose?" I
asked.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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GOOD LOOKS BRING.
YOU ATTENTION
"Of her bright face, one glance
viii trace a picture on the bruis. >
Poe.

Down in your heart you may be
Just as good, kind, generous and
lovable as any other person. but
good looks" simply have the ad-
vantage over all these things, and
you have no doubt seen many cases
in your own circle Of friends where
q girl wins good catch" just be
cause she is attractive, where the
plain, more sensible and practical
girl is left behind.
Girls and women who keep their
complexion clear and smooth use
Cleansing Cream which bears the
well-known Black and White labe!
because It cleans the pores and TRY
skin crevices of every bit of tire
days accumulation of powder, duss
and excess oils. They. have learned
from experience that soap and
water only cleanses the surface and
when the pores are not cleaned out.
blackheads quickly form, and in
time the complexion looks muddy
and begins to get coarse and dis,
colored. s%
Your first experience with Black
and White Cleansing Cream will
make you wonder why you did not
learn about II sooner. II don't make
your skin greasy like heavy creams
do by Overlooking" the pores. All
dealers have It In liberal e25c and
SOC sizes. &s,s, h. L " y AN
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Go:on-a."
,,s"Go-onsa yourself Bobby
laughed under his breath.
Then the native said Yum,
YUM" again and rubbed his
| stomach, as, he pointed to the
lizard.
II do believe that fellow is try.
ing. to tell US that that lizard is
good to eat" / unused. -
Eat a lizard? Not. met! ex-
claimed Bobby" I've eaten a lot
of strange, things on our travels,
but, Foxy Grandpa, / wouldn't
like to eat him.,
II draw the line at that, too,
Bobby" laughed. II wouldn't
relish him." ~
7 But, do you know, one never
should make such statements.
For you never, know In your life
what you are going to do and
what you aren't going to do. -
One evening not long after this,
a friend invited us to dine with
him. He said he was going to
give us great treat.
And 1t was a real treat. The
dinner was delicious. We, had a
dish%cf meat that was far more
delicate than chicken, white ana
dainty. .butfdifferent. z,
When we finished l, said to my
host, What was it?"
'Iguana-our famous big liz.
ara" <iart
Bunny. Bobby and I looked at
each other but none of us said a
word. -; q, .,,x,
Saturdays ,StOry-Juno, the deal.
Gus Goddess. 1888
copyright. 1924, by InternationSf
Feature Service, Inc.) ! :, !.
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Famous Prima Donna Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company
and One Of the Most Beau
= tifuI Women of the Day.
~ HE woman who aspires to
daintiness, charm and beauty
must needs see to it that
her finger nails, like the honor Of
Caesars wife, are above suspicion.
In the case Of the nails the
general rule holds that good
health ID the foundation Of
beauty.
Your. finger nails faithfully re-
fleet the general condition Of
your system. II they form ridges.
are brittle. break Off easily or gre
too soft. to perform their office
Of protecting your finger tips.
look to your general health. tYou
may even find it advisable to con-
suit your physician.
We owe it to our fellow beings
as well as to our own beauty to
keep our hands and nails abos-
lutely clean. Stop to consider the
number Of hands through which
your food, your clothing, your
newspaper. the coins and bills in
your purse-every article that.you
handle-pass and how many arti-
cles go from your hands to others
and you will realize at once the
supreme Importance, ethically as
well as esthetically. Of hands and
nails as pure as flakes Of snow.
When we notice finger nails
trimmed with gray CRIME we are
instinctively prejudiced against
their owner. and the fairest face,
the. most winning smile cannot
altogether Danish this sense OF
repulsion.
Immediately lovely finger nails
are not to be acquired and re-
specifically from time to time
tanned by merely scrubbing them
and then hastily drying them.
Much more than this is necessary
to insure their dainty. cleanliness
and good grooming q
And yet the whole process when
reduced to q system need not take
more than q few moments each
day. -.. '.t,'' '...':,,..
Every time you wash. your
hands you should take. just the
moment needed to cleanse under.
meath the nails with an orange
stick. For this purpose, keep
available orange sticks especially
shaped, to fit easily under your
nails. One should always be on
your toilet table, a second in the
tiny toilet kit you keep in cor.
ner Of your desk at your office,
studio, classroom or dressing.
room. ~
II the skin beneath your nails
is chapped and rough. 1t will
catch and retain dirt and you will
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EvANGEI4INE WEIR.

Il 4
ii FTER . long, unfriendIy 81
IA Ience. Alice. Griffith raised
a n her head ana with a war
like attitude opend the battle.
you have come here to ask me
to marTyiyou. hoping that / may
refuse and the money be yours.
Let me warn you; intend to ac-
cept you IL you ask me, and 1
shall Anake you as unhappy as
only q woman can"
The man thus. threatened an.
swered with an amused smile in
his dark eyes.
The man locked. grave. He de-
tested theS'thing into which they
had been driven. I'VE are like
puppets he said bitterly. "If
you refuse to marry me, Igct
the money only under one con-
dition: that take an. oath never
to give. or do anything with it to
beneflt YOU"
do not apologize for accept
ing the terms OF the WILL OF
course. you want the money.
Neither OF us knows how to do
anything useful. We are gradu-
ates Of the Summer Colony. We
know q lot Of drawing.roon
tricks. but we. cannot use our
knowledge without money
Alice Griffith. will you marry
me?" Jerry Blake asked.
Yes, / am glad TO do so. con
sidering the conditions OF that
objectionable WILL" !,
81 thank you, Miss Griffith. J.
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Movie Beauties
Use these powders-you will revel in them
By Edna Wallace Hopper

1 have for years paid IS per box
for my powders--to get the finest
in existence. So do most movie
beauties. They must have the best.
started to offer other women
my aids to beauty and to youth.
But I never thought. of powders.
/ did not dream that such powders
as / use could be supplied at mod
est prices.
But the makers have helped mo
out. They now supply me these
powders under my name at price
which all can pay. told them
that women would Slse millions Of
boxes. So those who use my beauty
helps may now get my powders,
too .a..1
4y :. None so exquisite
These powders are supreme pro-
auctions, made for those, who de-
mand the best without regard ITO
price. They are as fine as vapor,
as harmless as dew, and fragrant
with my favorite perfume. Mos.
Of you have never seen such ex.
quisite powders.
There are two kinds, light ard
heavy. use n heavy cold cream
powder. with shrse like my Yorth
Cream. II clihgs and stays. But
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IS. sest - &@Nz e. Ar.-tss
T7IluYuls0mlQ
L1tfE4B & 42|Elf9lA!}y
THEY ENJOY A NEW DISH IN SOUTH AMERICA

E<TT0W would you like some
nice hard boiled pigeon
- eggs for lunch?" shout,
ed Bobby as he came running to-
ward me holding some pretty lit
tie eggs IN his two chubby
hands. 49, AZ
Fins' said'rI.1 putting on my
glasses to examine them.
Where did you find them.
Bobby?". asked Bunny.
Right over here in the sand"
said Bobby.
That's a strange place for a
pigeon to lay her eggs. com
mehted Bunny. giving me a sus-
picious look. .e @r
We were in South America and
were taking. a. trip through wild
section Of the country with a
native guide.
While we were examining, the
eggs I, was about to put them
into the water to boil our guide
came up. When he saw the eggs
his face Hghed Sup and he rubbed
his tummy and said something
that sounded like Yum! Yum!"
and fhen he said another fun
ny word that sounded like
: "Go-on-a."
Il guesssi that means pigeon in.
his gibberish." chuckled.
why that fellow can't even
talk pigeon English! Bobby ex.
claimed.
mo" laughed Bunny. IF he
could, tax pigeon English he
could tell .us whether these are
pigeon eggs or not"
"Ha! j,ha! / laughed. Well,
;well see"
~ So ! cooked the eggs for a
long time. Finally said:
They must be hard by now"
And then 1 took them off the
fire: We opened the eggs and
would you believe It, those eggs
were not bard at all, but just de-
.licious and creamy.
!. We're they good? They were
fine! A real dsiicacy. S,4
Soon after lunch we started on
our way. We plunged on and on
through the thiclset, when sudden I
ly our guide called to us. ano /,
motioned up, to stop. He pointed
to a tree.
We looked ana there was a
huge, brightly-colored thing that
looked like 81 Ereat lizard, four
feet long. AZ he was an inch!
whipped" out my kodak and
took a" picture of him. This evil
IDENTIFY made the big lizard angry,
for while he glared lat us his I
throat started to swell up, so !
Bobby laughingly said:
Hes getting the mumps" .
The native,g not understanding
US, Satd:, So <ss go. ~
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; shall leave you free to live out
your own life,.
VERY. WE'LL Where are we 10
liver" ts ~
Il cannot leave my home" she
said. ~
II prefer to remain in mine. n 4.
was his quick reply.
I'VE must settle this. BE-
added. Perhaps we had better
run separate establishments: IL,
IL not a real marriage, anyway.
You can come here for some, Of
your meals and go back to your
bachelor quarters"
Agreed" .Es
They were quietly married the
following week, and :, each CON
tinued to live in the old way
He took dinner with her at her
house or elsewhere. Friends won
dered and talked, but neither
Blake nor his wife said anything.
to dispel or increase their Curl
osity. They appeared on the
best of terms in spite Of the odd
arrangement. - u Y
One evening Blake entered his
wife's library and found a, small.
boy on the rug building a block
house.
81 have adopted him." Alice
said. He is an orphan. have
told him to call me mother" !.
What relation do I bear
toward"- 3 ~
Benny, this is daddy" she
told the boy as he looked UP.
1t was the beginning OF a
friendship which called Blake
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some like a powder light and fluff&,
without the cold cream base. 50
had both kinds prepared. q
Edna Wallace Hopper's Youth
Cream Powder--the heavy, cling
ing poWder~-sells for 81. EdfM
Wallace Hopper's Face Powder
the light and fluffy powder-selIs
for SO cents. Both come in thrsA
shades--white, flesh and brunette.
Supplied by all, druggists ana
toilet counters. They also supply
my Youth Cream, based on fruitS
My Facial Youth--my famous
liquid cleanser My Hair Youth,
which brought my luxuriant hair
And my White Youth Clay--tlio
utmost in facial clay. Thosa
are the creations which made me d
beauty and which keep me IL
beauty at my grand old age. M
Beauty Book comes with each. n
II you want a matchless powder.
go ask for. a box OF mine. II you
want more beauty or perennia;
youth. the very ways whicf,
brought them to me are at yom
command. p
Edna Wallace Hopper, 5at
Lake Sh5-e Drive, Chicsg
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS

-.,''.' SO 80. g. 800. .-,
II grease is spilled. on the
kitchen table, cover it at once
will coarse salt. This prevents
the grease sinking into the wood.
Il. y E a..
To clean an enameled bath,
scour with thick flannel and
plenty Of salt. A little soap on
the flannel renders the. process
easier. 80. .'''.'...'' ''.''.'
Pain caused by a burn or scald
will soon cease to throb IL the
white Of an egg h applied. a. soon
as the accident happens.
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in while hearonqung Byron beautifully of love- but
most OF the sweetest sentimental
Love like OIL is becoming plentiful that most men are s,s
PcGgs Oh IT, love- like liquor were prohibited, every
$50 : ~ @" ' s Uns case "a u istOn nsno' .f*
Life loses it's flavor for when she has begin scrap
ping all the whipped of everything food to her
Pleasures for fear it will disagree with her.*" = -
bachelor never wondering about marriage; twenty
ing; at forty ne wonders what he's missing.
What remembers poenanty is NOT
the kisses 81 mans lips but the in his eyes IL
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YOUR BEAUTY.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR NAILS REALLY REFLECT
-r...- YOUR BEAUTY .&,....s as-.aa..a

find 1t hard to avoid ~ dark line
beneath your nail.tips.@ Inssuch:a
case, dip your ftuger.tips; In cold!
cream just before retiring. Let
the nails take up as much as they
win hold. then. dip them inFtdlcum
powder.
Each morning before your bath.
shape your nails with 4 good nail
NE. Let them foilow In general
tie shape Of your finger-tips,
usually a delicate cval. Both too
long and. too, short nails are in
advi&bles Your mails should be
just long enough to protect the
finger-tips and thus insure the
delicacy of your sense OF touch.
After your bath clean beneath
the nails with an oraugestick to
the point OF which a bit Of alb
sorbent cotton is tied. With the
same stick. gently press back the
skin about their half-rnoons or,
lunnina.
On your most leisurely morn
ing-say Sunday-gi give an addf.
tional five minutes to your nails.
Complete their toilet by placing
ION each nail a bit OF paste. then
polish It in well with your buffer.
Here is a good nail-polish that
is easy to make at home:
Glycerin.
Powdered pumice stone.
Make paste Of these two In
gradients. This cleanTng paste
win give your nails a smooth,
lovely sheen.
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.DlOaYOlU KNOW.
N; THAT

:, .s As,sa NsiF W. ~ w. ". -, ~
Smoking lis now forbidden, In
all aircraft Registered IN Great
Britain wherever flyins. '.7.s !tt.
q =. s1.ks sia+ 49,. ,.tl-sis.sss. u ).
Three hundred tons 81, the best
rae paper are used I'm producing
lacne Years supply, Of British
Stamps, numbering ssven hundred
million. ; ': 3
Snoring cam be cured BY
means OF an operation on ) the
! air passa ges,T says a welI!known
scientist! !, $,ss G,, "
III ~ 50 I est -ss.-----l--- F's.s tgG ~ \
Low necks and short sleeves
are now forbidden. to the women
clerks in the German Financial
Department. Ill,
Lemon juice. squeezed on to rice
when the latter Is being -.haiied
will whiten IL and sepaI1R e IL,
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WHEN THERE'S IA WOMAN'S WILL
Story OF Couple Condemned Marry Themselves
G. Money Left By Unfeeling Testator

. many times to his wife's home.
The small boy demanded atten.
ton from Daddy ana received
Il gladly. Otherwise they were
as far apart us lever.
j Alice loved the boy as she had
| never loved any one before in
her pampered life. and was un-
able to. deny him anything.
Blake's love for the lad led him
/ to, fear that her indulgence was
bad. He spoke to her about it,
and they had words which stirred
them both to their depths.
You have no right to indulge
him to such an extent that you
weaken him." he said warmly.
II found him and adopted him."
she told him.
~ know the whole argument
he replied. but that does not
give you the right to spoil him.
Even q real mother has no right
to do that"
This is our first quarrel.
Z isn't it?'' Alice asked with hard
I: eyes.
"And our, last" he said, NOV.
ing toward the door.
I. - =.
Several days passed but Blake
did not appear nor write. Alice
was annoyed and hurt, but still
angry. Benny asked for and de-
manded his Daddy" and was
cross when mother refused to
send for him. She gave him %
much candy instead that the child
had indigestion and spasms. 1t
was then that she called him
over the phone,
When Blake arrived, he found
a very sick boy. He remained
in the nursery for the child, beg
ged for him, continually. When
the danger was past, he went
to the library to, taIi Alice.
Benny is better, and L shall
remain until he is about again.
Then / am going to Europe for
! an indefinite time"
h Benny will misg, you, ? she
faitered.
:'He win soon forget.
:. There was a long siience dur
ing which he never took his eyes
from her face.
Aren't you afraid I'll spoil
him?" she asked when the silence
had become painful.
His eyes were still on her nee.
Don't you think we nssd a
. man in the house?' she ven.
tursd. Then, as he was still
silent. she said, why don't you
say what you longed to say the
day we were niarried2',
Alice, did you know all these
months that I loved your" a
Yes" IN
.fTou are rather cruel" he said
coldly.
II waited for you to tell me
like any other woman" moving
toward the door.
How much or how little do
: you mean by this?''
IF you go to Europe. III d.
vorce you
II think I'll stay; you and
Benny both need a guardian" he
said happily.
Please don't spoil u.s."
The answer was too low to
catch.
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BY Ann Iisle,
Whose Serials n iAGarIaeN LIE.
Have Won = Big popular !.
Copyright. 1924. King Features
Syndicete. Inc.

rfsssf9Sg.
IN ACH Of us managed q smile.
VI A.stiashs,a across my mind,
that pnly An heir bstore
When Pat wanted To- lsslp M I'd
put him off with l. phrase.
= "swell.. then. Il went 10 Mar
mouth Hills convinced that Ruth
Gregory wassalli at sea. Thought
she couldn't stand on her own.
had an idea that. it was drag
ging her pride and maybef her
heart in the dust TO think that
Jim could march off about his
own affairs in the midst Of her
work on the statue. I thought,
she had, come TO depend on jim
and I even went SO far as to
feel that il you weren't riding
straight into tragedy Ruth was.
Am ! going too far, Annex.
'You are being very honest and
very brave, / said. ,s
"Am ] hurting you?n
"You are dragging things out
from the cobwebby. dark attic in
to the light Of day. il answered
grimly. IF they won't stand day
light, l had better know, it now
than later" ss5.
Betty set her lips into a firm
line. -, p
Il ran away. when. I found out
had to have my hand cut" she
said. II wasn't brave enough to
face the pity and the kindness of
my friends when I realized that
my right hand was going to be
Scared, and. probably crippled.>
too. You'd have faced that,
wouldn't your" r
I'm face anything now" /.
cried. &
'''I see it this way" Betty went,
on quietly. eff you. thought Ruth
Gregory had Jim's happiness in
her hands-you'd' let him go out