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The Coconino sun., 1926-11-12

Archie Grant is in Phoenix this
week.
Evening star., 1926-11-18

ness of things. I shouldn't like to see
you cross your legs in public convey
ances, but that is something you must
decide for yourself. l have often sat
.)pOsite girls and longed to make a
eW constructive suggestions. Have
you ever observed people in subways
and surface carS?"
Helen smiled. II haven't been very
observant, I've lived mostly in books"
Its lots Of fun, I can vouch for
that. 1 get considerable amusement
out of it. 1 see an interesting. face
and wonder what Is going on behind
those eyes. And speculate a little
about the particular person that would
give a great deal to be sitting there
beside them. Sometimes / weave a
life's history-I become quite alb
sorbed. Then I'll be jolted out of that
trend by a fat woman, perhaps, barg-
ing into the car and pumping down
beside me. A fat woman's knees al
ways fall wide apart, and often the
skirt stretches dangerously tight
across her lap. She sighS, usually, as
she eases her bulk into a seat.
Knees do, indeed, tell tale. Per-
haps in the corner of the same car a
woman somewhat past middle age
presses her legs from the knees down
tight together, drapes prudent skirts
carefully over bony legs, and inWardly
shifts as her gaze settles on f1apper
across the aisle, crossing and uncross-
ing eXQuiSitely Silken, sheathed legs,
Wriggiing an ankle and perhaps even
dangling pump, wholly Indifferent to
criticism as she reliveS what he said,
and what l said, the night before.
Then there Is the greedy reader that
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FRED SHOOK HIS HEAD "I STILL DON'T GET IT"

John Henderson and HeIen0 Ford
are engaged, and John IS tired Of her.
At first he decides to tell her and then
changes his mind. and they are mar
ried. When they return from their
honeymoon Helena finds her younger
sister Natalie engaged. She also dis
copers that the love bet1ceen Natalie
and Fred Parsons is Dery different
from the lOve John 0tUes her Mrs.
Price, q aoidoto 1ChO 1cGS on the boat
,oith them going doaon to Hdudnd,
comes to toaUn, and John sends her
ertrauaoant Yoarers. This leads to q
quarrel, due largely to the fact that
Helena feels something is acrong be-
t1ceen them Natalie is married, ana
on her return from her honeymoon
questions her sister aCithout results.
She feels, hoaceUer, that Helena Is Hn-
happy, and on Mrs. Prices meat Gp-
pearance In to1Cn Natalie meets her
at dinner party gfUen by Helena ana
John. She notices that John Is paying
her q great deal of attention. and de-
cides to Yirt acith him herself.
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

In skool today Miss Kitty started to
tell us about Nature and diffrent
things, and how catterpillers go In
coocoons at one end. and come out
butterflies at the other end, and cr1ck-
its make crickit noises with their
wings insted of their voices. and diff.
rent things, and she sed, Now the
reason I am telling you about these
diffrent things is because everybody
awt to take an intrist in naturel
histry or the study of Nature, and
now I would like some Of you to ask
me questions on the subjeck to show
that you take reel intrist.
Which Shorty Judge waved his
hand around and Miss Kitty sed. Well
Howerd? and Shorty sed. How Is 1t
you never see eny ded ants?
Sutch a question. my goodniss,
somebody ask me something Cheerful
ask me something about herds, for
instants, Miss Kitty sed.
Wich Raymin Levy did. saying,
How is It you never see eny ded herds?
This izzent wat Id call a reel intr1st,
IT'S a morbid intrist, hasent enybody
eny curiosity about live animals or
live herds, ask me something about
the intelligents of animals, Miss Kitty
sed.
Wich I did, waving my hand and
saving, WITCH is the most intelligent,
q snale or oyster?
I'm sure I don't know but I'm sure
either one of them is more intelligent
than this class seems to be, we will
pass on to arifmetic. Miss Kitty sed
Wich she did. being verse insted Of
better for me on account Of arifmetic
being one of my werst things.
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Women Who Have Interesting Tasks
i'm the Government Service
BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER

task to examine them with the utmost
ambiguity in wording that would later
cause delay and confusion when they
have become law may be detected fol
the committee in charge. Where these
bills have no effect on the Controllel
Generals office and it's work she ha
nothing more to do with them, bu
when any auditing or accounting mai
terS will result from their passage
then they come within her province.
The Importance of her work car
best be realized when it is considered
that a necessary ruling made in &C
cordance with the provisions of a new
law may cause weeks of waiting and
disorder in some Government office
through fault of badly worded clause
In that law. 1t Is her job to make the
suggestions for correctness that will
save Uncle Sam both time and money.
One of the most interesting things
that Miss Graecen has done was her
work during the war, when she went
overseas as a member Of the legal
force of the Assistant Controller
General Of the United States in Paris.
She left New York during the week
that the German submarines were re-
ported in its harbor, and arrived at
Bordeaux in time to hear that the
American office had been moved from
Paris because that city was in immi-
nent danger. When the office moved
back again a few days later she Joined
it and began her work Of caring for
the checks Of the officers in the Amer
lean expeditionary forces. These
checks were frequently lost, destroyed
or stolen, and a great deal of red tape
had to be gone through with before
the officers could get their money. 1t
was Miss Graecen who helped them
through and Strengthened matters out
for them, executing their bonds, TAX
ing their evidence, tracing down for
geries with the banks and making the
necessary legal decisions.
Sometimes the check wagons sent
out to the front were blown up, and
as the duplicate check forms were
slow in coming from home she had
to make the arrangements with the
French printers for the issuing of
emergency duplicates-no small task
in itself because Of the technicalities.
She was also the representative in
France Of the Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee, having headed the Treas
ury section while she was here. It
was not until October, 1919, that she
was finally released by the Paris office
to come home.
Miss Graecen is member of the
American Bar Association, the Amer1-
can Association Of University Women,
the Women'S Overseas Service League
and a charter member Of the Women's
City club.
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A Wife's Transformation
mmBy MARY CULBERTSON MILLERs
By BRIGGS.

sits pigeon-toed, almost motionless,
wholly unconscious Of everything but
the printed page until she reaches her
destination"
Us it not the correct position to
press the legs together from the knees
DOWN."
Most certainly We decided that,
but the stern type Of woman have
just cited was too strained for grace.
I am going to show you some bad
habits.
"a moment later the instructor was
sitting on one leg, dangling the other.
The next she was crossing and un-
crossing her legs, working her toes,
for she had no pump to dangle. The
next moment her feet were curled
around the rungs Of her chair. the
next her feet were tucked under the
chair. At that Helen blushed. She
could see how ridiculous she had ap-
peared.
II know that 1 have a lot of bad
habits-I've caught myself curling my
feet and legs into all sorts Of odd posi-
tons"
Eyes, and the appearance is
self. And then there is strain on the
muscles. It causes that tired feeling
you haven't been able to account for"
Even after my settles are stretched
out think I shall continue. I want to
become perfect through rhythm"
I've heard that many times"
laughed the instructor. THAT Is our
purpose in the work-we hope to make
each pupil perfect being, mentally
and physically"
(Copyright 1926)
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THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Friday, November 10.

Jupiter and Uranus are in benefic
aspect tomorrow, according to astrol.
ogy. Venus, the sun and Neptune
are adverse.
Again the stars smile on American
trade and commerce. which will be
prosperous in the next few months.
Christmas buying will be generous
in the extreme. and there may be
great extravaganza, for the stars
tempt with great craving for gems
The rule is most auspicious FOR
aerial navigation and depots in the
sky are foretold by the seers
Lawyers are well directed, and
those in criminal practice have the
forecast Of much work. An interna.
tional case is foretold.
Sudden wealth again is prognosti-
Gated for many lnen who are in man
ufacturing lines.
1t is not a lucky day for those who
have any secrets to hide, for they
will be uncovered disastrously, it is
prophesied.
Women are not we'll directed under
this rule and should postpone impor.
tant matters Of every sort.
Oil interests tomorrow are subject
to sinister influences and it Is we'll
to be wise in dealing with competitors.
Deception is supposed to be encour-
aged by this rule of the stars, which
is not propitious for the rule OF truth
and honesty.
Again many novelties In toys and
clothing are prognosticated, and they
will come from Europe
Great variations in fashions, which
will manifest extremes, are presaged
by the stars.
Persons whose birthdate it is
should not marry within the year.
for the months may bring disappoint-
ment in love and slow prosperity.
Children born on that day proba.
bly, will be gentle, affectionate and
very sensitive.
Copyright. 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-11-18
CHAPTER XVI.
Natalie Has a Plan.

On the train going home that nlgnt
Natalie snuggled UP against Fred's
shoulder. They had talked vocifer-
ously in the taxi to the station
you poor idiot" Natalie had salo'
Couldn't you see l was playing
game? You don't think I'd pick my
sisters husband to make love 10 IL 1
were going to have an AFFAIR, 40 you
I wish you could have seen the eA-
preston on your face.
But what's it all about?" Fred
protested "You can't expect poor
man to appreciate the subtleties OF the
feminine mind. Helena didn't under
stand, either. / think she's terribly
unhappy if you ask me-
"Of course, she's unhappy Nata-
lie assented. 1--WE known 1t Tor
months, since the day we were mar
ried. Tomorrow, I'll make q trip to
town and have a talk with her. Shes
got to snap out of it.
Right here the conversation was In
terrupted while they rushed to make
their train, but the minute they were
settled Fred said bewilderedly:
II still don't get It,"
Its just this. There's something
wrong between John and Helena. l
know that. But what wanted to dis
cover was whether he had any special
feeling about this Price woman. / was
making an experiment. l wanted to
see whether he liked her particularly
or whether it was just any woman
but Helena, and l found out what
wanted to know"
Fred shook his head.
II still don't get it,"
"Oh, Fred, do be sensible. It's per-
fectly simple to me. AS I figure it,.
John fell out of love before he mar
ried Helena. They were engaged a
man, anyway, who doesn't know what
he wants unless it's crammed down
his throat. Helena is adorable and
just the woman for him. but if she
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Improved Sitting Posture.

Helen was feeling the intoxication
of movement now. For some reason
she enjoyed walking even more than
sitting or standing. What is your
conception Of the word relaxation,
Mrs. Crane?" the rhythm instructor
asked, as Helen dropped down on a
straight chair.
turned quickly.
quite right. But at first you con-
fused sloppiness with relaxation. To
sit easily and gracefully your" body
needs the suppleness and complete
control that come from relaxation as
much as standing or any other bodily
attitude. AS you sit there, there must
not be a CONSTRUCTED place in your
body. Knees a little closer together
please" She smiled, you are losing
your surplus flesh and you must real
ize 1t.
"One should sit well back in the
chair SO that the coccyx will follow
the chairback all the way up. Slop-
piness is utter lack of self-control,
while relaxation is an easy feeling that
can be maintained in any position.
Your most comfortable sitting position
has been to slide down in chair and
rest on the end of your spine-your
body like jelly mold"
II feel easy and comfortable; am
sitting correctly?" Helen asked.
You are, indeed. Your position is
easy. yet straight. Your shoulders
are squared normally and feet loosely
crossed. Every part, Mrs. Crane, must
be perfectly co-ordinated and con-
scious Of the dictates of your brain.
You yourself can feel the difference
try slumping in your old position. then
sit I'D straight as you have just shown
me-"
"How about crossing the legs?"
"It used to be very bad form in any
place, but I should say it was quite
all right If one had a sense of the nit
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at time when a woman lawyer was a
rara avis. In some of these courses
her fellow student was Miss Cynthia
Cleveland, cousin of Grover Cleveland.
Miss Graecen finished this work and
took her bar examination. Shortly
afterward Columbian College, now
George Washington, decided to admit
women to it's law department. She
promptly enrolled for graduate study,
and when she completed it found her
long fight recognized by an appoint
ment as the first woman law clerk in
the Treasury. A few years later she
was admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court and was transferred
to the Controller Generals Office as
attorney. During the last two years
she has been acting in the capacity Of
legislative expert. a position involving
much responsibility.
And this is what it means: Every
bill that is brought up in either house
of Congress comes to her desk. She
has, Of course, no power or will in
making changes in them, but it is her
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came handbags, and then the milli-
ners borrowed 1t for hat trimming,
later making entire hats Of it.
Followed its introduction In the
dressmaking workrooms. 1t was used
for trimming. A sleeveless jumper Of
white calfskin with black spots at
tracted much attention. Meantime,
the furriers, ever in need OF more
plentiful supplies of inexpensive pelt.
ry. were experimenting with 1t. and
early in the Autumn. when women
began to think of buying warm coats,
they found in many of the shops
really attractive coats made entirely
of this hide. A calfskin coat had the
advantage of a leather coat, and some
Of the advantages of fur as we'll.
However. this making Of calfskin
coats is not SO simple as It may SEEM
All calfskins that are good from the
leather point of view are not good
from the fur point OF View. Much
good leather calfskin is heavy-too
heavy for comfort II made into a coat.
Only the skins that are fairly thin,
but strong. with fairly soft coat Of
hair, are really suitable for the fur.
rier. Therefore, very careful selection
and elimination must take place he.
fore the coat-making begins.
Copyright. 1926D
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SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Morbid Curiosity.

Morbid curiosity is q funny thing
We all start with little bit OF 1t. we
all have an itching desire to know the
ugly details of this and that awrul
case.
We all run for two or three blocks
TO see the famous criminal as ne
being marched of to Jail.
But most of US try to coqusr tnls
strange interest in disagreeable' otten
horrible things.
We make this attempt from an IN
stinctive feeling that it's bad Tor us
to indulge our craving for lur1d, sen
sational information.
And we're wise to do It. The girl
who let's her morbid curiosity get the
better of her deliberately tnf1icts a real
harm on herself.
For the mind filled with the details
Of horrid murders, abduct1ons ana tne
like Is not likely to be the most intel
ligent, clear-thinking mind in the
| world.
It's apt to grow concentrated on the
one subject-that of horror or any
sort.
The possessor Of a sin and disease
filled mind can't keep q normal. happy
disposition.
The awful things she has read OF
must begin to take their effect. Sne
must begin to feel fear-to have a
sense of terror at being left alone
to imagine danger where there Is none
in short, she very soon loses that
normal, calm optimism which Is the
greatest helper a girl can have, and
relapses into a despondent bundle OF
nerves.
This may sound exaggerated. but
I've seen it happen often-that per-
fectly nice kid, with an abundance OF
the joy of living, has turned Into
rather a confirmed nervous wreck,
simply because she's let herself be-
come obsessed with fear.
One particular case I have in mind
devoured all tales Of kidnapings with
the greatest ardor.
She knew the names Of all the poor
girls who had disappeared myatcri-
ously for the last eight years. She
read eagerly to ascertain whether
they were discovered, what had hap
pened to them If they were discov.
cred, etc.
The result was that she became one
Of the greatest physical towards and
one Of the most unhealthy specimens
Of girlhood I've ever seen.
She was afraid Of her own shadow.
She reminded you constantly that this
anu LIldt OCCupdIlOu was uduScIOuS
because 1t left you alone and unpro-
tected.
Just suppose" she used to say,
that you had to 60 through that side
street all alone. You can't tell what
might happen to YOU"
The poor girls obsession was so
great that it deprived her Of all the
joy and peace and happiness which
should have come to her.
Now this, of course, is an isolated
case, but it's an indication of what
one Indulgence Of morbid curiosity
did to its owner
It's a temptation for some girls to
read every last word Of every last
horror of the latest crime-but it's a
temptation they must overcome.
The danger you run in letting all
those things sink into your mind is
too great to be made up for by the
slight exhilaration you get out Of
gruesome details.
Curb the old morbid curiosity.
tCopyright. 1926)
Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries
directed to this paper provided a stamped
0RGn Tn0In noa.6
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wants him she's got to make him see
that he wants her"

wants him she's got to make him see
that he wants her."
And suppose you have q plan ali
worked out for her." Fred said, with
a grin. You women are certainly
marvellous. A mans brain doesn't
work that way at ALL"
Most of the time 1t doesn't work at
ALL" Natalie said, impudently, and
then Snuggled her head little more
deeply against him to take the sting
from her words.
Helena has slumped," she went on
after a moment. land it's perfectly
natural, too. She has an inferiority
complex. She has grown to think
that any woman Is more attractive
to John than she is, which is true.
l proved 1t tonight. But look at the
assets she has. She's darling looking.
and she has plenty of personality. L
wish L were just half as attractive
as she is."
Don't make me laugh" growled
Fred, and Natalie turned q laughing
face upon him.
Don't forget that you're prejudiced.
But, as l was saying, Helena must
be made to look at the situation.
Once she's faced 1t. she can go on
from there. l have a PLAN
You have? What Is it?"
m not going to tell yet. / want
to see Helena first and have a talk
with her. After all. it's her affair.""
1T seems to me that you're making
1t your affair. You vamped John tho
entire evening, and he liked it."
"Of course he did, but how much
better to keep these things in the
family, my love. That Price woman
is a cat. I saw her little game and
nipped it in the bud. OF course, the
next time l see John he won't know
me for the same person, I'll be SD
demure and sisterly. Just leave this
thing to me, darling. The one thing
that worries me is Helena. Once a
woman gets to feeling sorry for her
self. she's impossible. But 1 know
she's mad about John and always
has been so. I'll do the best I can.
or course, she may think it nervy
or me interfering in her affairs, but
something has to be done or that
marriage is going on the rocks. I'm
as certain of that as am that love
YOU"
Copyright. 1e26)
Evening star., 1926-11-18

Here is a new ana interesting glazed
chintz in formal tulip design. The
background is peach color; the tulips
violet, deep rose, yellow and white
with dull green leaves, and the flower
pots brown and yellow. This chintz
suggests a delightful color scheme for
breakfast room.
The walls should be paneled and
painted dull violet, with green mold
ings The chintz would make the win
dow drapes and should be bound in
plain violet glazed chintz. The under
curtains would be pale yellow gauze.
The floor should be covered with q
velvet carpet in that very deep violet
shade known as EGGPLANT color" The
furniture might we'll be Louis XVI
pieces, with the chair seats Of antique
gold stripe.
On the paneled walls would be hung
eighteenth century fashion prints
framed in black glass mats with gold
lines.
Copyright. 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-11-18
Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Don't say ''he
gave the fruit to John and myself. "
Say Ito John and me-"
Often mispronounced: Ally. Accent
both verb and noun on las syllable,
not the first.
Often misspelled: Judging; no e
after 6.
Synonyms: Base, basis, founda-
ton, origin, bottom, establishment.
Word study: use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us increase
our vocabulary by mastering one word
each day. Today's word Discretion;
cautious and correct Judgment; pru.
dence. "He abandoned all discretion
and plunged into the midst of Them -
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Continued I'm Tomorrow's Star1
Hamburg With Gravy.

Put some raw hamburg steak into
a hot, creased pan. Stir and turn
with fork until we'll broken apart
and thoroughly scared. Let brown
slightly and then stir in about three
level tablespoonfuls Of flour. Add
more grease IL necessary to have the
flour combine well. When combined
remove from the direct heat and add
slowly two cupfuls of milk, stirrins:
constantly. Return to the fire ami
let boil for about three minutes.
Onion or parsley fried with the meat
will give a richer flavor
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Miss Clara Graecen.

Miss Clara Graecen has a unique
and interesting record in the Govern
ment service. She was born in Kal-
kaska, Mich, and came to the Capital
for her first position as a clerk in the
Treasury Department. But that was
only the gate to opportunity so far as
she was concerned, and, having decided
on law as her ultimate goal. she began
taking legal courses in night schools
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Increasing Popularity of Calfskin
BY MARY MARSHALL.

One might think that the furriers
had lately gone to Shakespeare for
inspiration and had. hit upon those
venomous lines of Queen Constance to
the Duke Of Austria in King John:
Thou wear'st a lions hide, Doff it
for shame
And hang a calf's-skin on those recre-
ant limbs"
Al any rate. women We're wearing
such peltry as leopard. tiger and
mountain lion a season or SO ago.
Much OF this is still worn. but many
women have followed Queen Con-
stances advice and adopted ca'feISin.
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a few years ago no woman would
have considered calfskin coats seri-
ously. It would seem as if the makers
Of fine luggage started the fad, and
they really only effected revival
when hey began to show various
sorts Of bags and boxes of calfskin
with the fur still on. A generation
or so ago strong luggage of that sort
was to be seen. but no one thought
Of It as being very elegant
After travelling bags Of calfskin
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Salmon Chops.

Drain the oil from one can Of
salmon, remove the skin and bones
and pick the meat fine with a fork.
Add one-half a teaspoonful of salt,
little paprika and one biscuit
rolled fine. Mix thoroughly and
bind with white sauce. Shape into
chops and stick small pieces of
macaroni in the end for a chop
bone. Roll in egg and water slightly
beaten together. then in the remain
ing biscuit crumbs. and fry. Garnish
with parsley and lemon. For the white
sauce use one tablespoonful each of
butter and flour, one-fourth teaspoon
full of salt, a little pepper and one
cupful of milk. Melt the butter, add
the dry ingredients, then the milk
gradually and cook until 1t thickens.
A new shield to protect an automo-
- ~vla ,,i~ 1f<vf, f~l1 1c
Evening star., 1926-11-18

There are not many old people
around nowadays, probably because
so many of them are dyeing, says the
Office Boy.