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there should be long morning aprons
and collars and cuffs of substantial
white cotton. Thought, of course, no
aprons nowadays are really long even
If they cover the skirt entirely.
This question of skirt lengths for
maids is one that is sometimes dis
cussed. More conservative women
feel somehow that maids should
wear frocks much longer than those
in general fashion The trim young
maid naturally prefers the shorter
sort. 1t is at all events a question
for the mistress of the house to de-
eide. With the black uniform black
stockings are invariably chosen with
black slippers. With colored frocks
light stockings with black slippers.
The chambeTmaid's uniform is of
cotton chambray with a fairly long
bibbed apron with collar and cuffs
to match. A small white bow cap
may be worn or, for the bobbed-
haired chambermaids, a bandeau.
Many women like pure white uni
while others prefer light shades of
pink or blue.
The waitress may be provided
with two sets Of uniforms-one of
cotton for morning. which she
usually wears through luncheon
time, and the other Of mohair or
silk for afternoon and dinner. If you
are one of the conservative sort YOU
may choose white or gray cotton for
the morning uniform and black mo-
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or cotton broadcloth frock Of black q
whatever color you choose.
Even that coveted treasure, the gem
eral houseworker, may appear in uni.
form, wearing some substantial sort
of cotton frock for morning. with O.
black or colored bro..ll tn or
sateen frock for afternoon, when
supposedly the more arduu1I; tasks
of the day are over. The - idea
was to provide the general house
worker with checked blue ,,I brown
aprons for kitchen wear and clean
ing and white aprons for whiting
on table. answering the door, etc. But
many housewives find that there ia
really no special economy in the dark.
er apron. White aprons really get
soiled no sooner than dark ones. and
there Is less temptation to wear n
white apron after 1t has become soiled
than darker apron that does not
show the soil. The laundering of q
few moro aprons a week does not
amount to a great deal
One housewife who manages very
nicely with one maid in a small subur.
ban house provides her maid with a
few smocks in addition to her usual
morning work frock and black after.
noon frOck. The smock can very
easily be slipped on over the afternoon
frock when time comes for the maid
TO prepare dinner In the kitchen, but
may be slipped off quite simply whsn
she appears in the dining room to plav
her role as waitress.
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to say about her uniform, for she
may feel obliged to wear the uni
form of the hospital or training school
where she was trained Such uni.
forms usually have professional ap-
pearance that cannot be improved
upon. But if your child's nurse has
no such distinction, then you may
choose pure white frocks or frocks OF
blue, pink, gray or other color. The
apron may be of white linen or cot
ton sheeting made quite long, with a
bib, and perfectly plain save possibly
for hemstitched hens. Cuffs and col
lars and caps are similarly simple and
untrimmed. You may choose frocks
Of seersucker in blue and white or
pink and white stripes. Sometimes
colored frock of a practical sort is
chosen for morning, with white for
afternoon White frocks of cotton
sheeting are inexpensive and practi-
cal, but you may prefer more expen-
siVe nurses frocks of linen, bengaline
or poplin.
In France and England it is a mat
ter of course for the baby's nurse or
chIlds nurse to wear a uniform coat
and bonnet for outdoor wear. 1t is a
decided luxury to have q nurse so
garhed in this country. Since these
wraps are comparatively expensive
and could hardly be passed on from
one nurse to another, as might be pos-
sible for washable frocks and aprons,
1t IS customary for the nurse to pro
vide herself with wrap and hat In
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the waitress and the personal maid
though in many houses where men
are employed there is no waitress. If
there are young children then you
must consider the uniform for the
nurse or nursery maid. Although the
cook Is not seen outside her own do
main you must also see to it that she
has the proper sort of working
clothes.
The parlor maids uniform may or
may not be chosen to harmonic with
the decorations. But unless it Is, then
1t is assuredly better to cling to the
conventional old-time black. The par
Tor maid in wistaria uniform i'll
room in which blues and oranges pre-.
dominate is anything but pleasant.
The material for the uniform may be
Of mohair, cotton broadcloth or sateen.
Occasionally taffeta silk is chosen and
in some cases q fine ribbed silk-lik
faille.
Makers of uniforms supply these
parlor maids frocks in black, gray,
blue, brown, green. wistaria, tan, navy
blue. So unless you have an unusual
shade to match you may usually find
what you like ready made. For morn
ing you might select cotton broadcloth
or some washable material for the
parlor maid, while for the afternoon
and evening silk, faille or mohair
might chosen. The parlor maids
dress cap and apron are dainty little
things-point d'esprit trimmed with
valenciennes, for instance. The apron
is quite short, made with little bio
and shoulder straps, and the little
fiuted or pleated cap Is finished with
a band of ribbon to match the froclI
that serves as a sort of bandeau end
ing in long streamers at the back.
One assumes that the parlor maid
must sometimes take a hand in the
lighter sort of cleaning and for this
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Easter was a great occasion in the
home of Billy and Mary and Margaret
and Baby. Baby hadn't experienced
very many casters yet, but to the
other children that Sunday was a day
10 be looked forward to second only to
Christmas.
On Friday Mother had returned
from town with mysterious packages.
Mother" cried Mary and Margaret
in unison. Let us see! Let us see"'
NO. you mustn't" replied Mother,
laughing gayly. There isn't anything
here that would interest you at all to-
day"
Yes, there is Yes. there is"' cried
Mary and Margaret. jumping up and
down in their excitement. There is
something in there for us
What makes you think I would
have anything for you?" smiled Moth
er. And in spite of all their pleading,
she refused to open the packages.
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APRON.

tain colors were traditional in certain
families-and had no reference, of
course, to the prevailing note in deco
rations, for in those days there seldom
was such a prevailing note in most
houses
In number of the conservative old
American households the fashion for
black maids uniforms varied by
gray-blue or white for morning-still
persists, along with other Victorian
survivals. To some women the green
or blue or wistaria uniforms seem to
smack Of tea rooms. And there Is, of
course, something dignified and neat
about the black uniform. 1t Is all a
matter of taste. You must decide for
whether dignity and con-
formity to tradition are worth more
than the effect of color harmony that
comes from having maids dressed to
match the upholstery or hangings.
At shop where uniforms are sup.
piled to a number of the smartest es-
adjustments, woman recently came
bringing a plate of rough glazed ware
in soft, rather light shade of violet.
1t was not the usual wistaria shade
found in the readymade supply of
uniforms-so uniforms for her wait
AeSS anu pdIloI iIldIuS nou 10 DS Hlaue
to order, This fastidious young house
wife had recently filled her china
closets with dishes of this soft violet
Italian ware and, finding it so much
10 her taste. was having her dining
room and drawing room done over
in the same shade. The decorator
who was working at the problem
would, of course, use the color rather
sparingly-but it would be the key
note to the rooms. All other furnish
ings would be chosen to harmonic.
If you have a number of servants
you will need uniforms for your par
lor maid, for the chambermaid, for
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On Saturday afternoon Daddy took
Billy and Mary and Margaret to the
movies" They were gone all after
noon and had wonderful time. When
they returned Mother was just com
ing out Of the kitchen.
What were you cooking, Mother?'
asked Billy.
Il was fixing things for us to eat to-
morrow" she answered. And now,
girls. try on your new hats. I want
to be sure that they will look just
right when you start to Sabbath
school tomorrow
The house was filled with a mys-
terious air all evening, and the chill
dren were so excited that they could
scarcely contain themselves Baby
wondered what 1t was all about.
You see, Baby" they explained to
him, tonight the Easter Bunny will
come TO visit us. He's something like
Santa Claus. only he has long ears.
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"Wheey cried Billy. "The Easter
Bunny's been here. 1 dreamed about
him painting eggs for US last night!'
so did Ir' the twins shouted.
"Goo.Gubr' said Baby, indicating
that he had been dreaming. too.
At once the search was on. They
hunted high and low, and soon joyful
shouts told of important discoveries.
In a few minutes the gifts Of the
Easter Bunny were collected. There
were fancy colored eggs, and chocolate
eggs with their names on them, and
candy rabbits, and little fluffy chick
ems and fine nests for them.
Then, when they thought that they
had found everything, there was d
sudden movement in corner of the
room, and there, Under pillow they
found a basket. Billy lifted up the
cover and a yell Of delight burst from
his lips.
.Whss!' he shontsd. The others
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He'll hide all kinds of nice things
around the house. and tomorrow we
will hunt for them
At last they quieted down and went
to bed. And then, as they lay side by
side in their big room, a wonderful
dream came to them.
They dreamed that they were Wis
iting the land of Easter Rabbits. 1t
was a wonderful country. All the
trees were huge Easter lilies and all
the inhabitants were rabbits. And one
rabbit they found was an artist. Billy
and Mary and Margaret and Baby
looked on in wonder. as they saw him
painting huge eggs in the most beau
tiful colors and patterns that they had
ever seen.
The night passed quickly in this won
derful land, and when the Spring sun
awakened them on Easter morning
they leaped from bed with joyful
shouts.
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BY MARY MARSHALL.

UNIFORMS to match interior
decorations are, according to
a prominent maker of aprons
~ and frocks for maids, the lat
est thing in this sort of dress
making.
There is nothing exactly new in this
idea, for a number of women who
have been able to afford to indulge
their fancy in such things have for
some years been dressing their maids
in green to match green hangings, in
soft old blue to match a blue dining
room. in violet to go with house
in which violet was the predominant
shade in decoration. The important
thing is that the fashion for these
harmonious-colored uniforms is stead
lily growing and it is no longer fad
Of a few very rich, rather daring
women.
There is, as a matter of fact, good
historic precedent for this fashion. as
it is only in the sedate nineteenth
century that women adopted the plan
of dressing their maids always in
black frocks and white aprons, as IL
the drudgery of their existence called
for a sort OF perpetual mourning The
blue cotton frock chosen for morn
ing wear for mattresses and house
maids was Of the duh gray hue,
chosen because of its practicability.
But before that maids used often
TO appear in liveries and uniforms as
gay as those worn by their masters
and rlistresses. Diana of PQitiers, once
reigning beauty of France, wore white
and blue and her retainers and serv-
ants wore raiment of the same colors
to show their allegiance to her. And
for some reason or other. the custom
of choosing colored liveries for man
servants persisted in some wealthy
families even in Victorian days. Ger
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Fehead dark col6r AMI get word
meaning TO be without.
Answers
/. The words in the crossword puzzle
are: Horizontal--I, lightning; s. no; 3.
Ed 10. owl, Y 50; Ii. tow, II. EN-; IS.
ere 20, rid; -. real; "a, pores IS.
gives; 27, vie; 2S. pct @9 resin; 81. fir;
SO Sal; IS. IN: SO. pea. ~ he: 22.
meals; al, oat; t2. meanGerings. Velti-
call, losers; 2, en-; 8, hot; 4, new
5, I'd; 6, go; Z, aims; l. we; l3. Gre 15.
on; 16, air; 10, eager; 20, roses; 81.
devil, %, lit; "a. per; -. sin: eS. pin:
81, sad; 81. form; 32. head 81. rets;
81 pen; 81. ale: 3>. bag; SS. ma, 40,
sr.' Al, on.
The wo"ds in the word diamond
ate f, mar. Marie, farmers, niece,
ere. g.
:. The mixed III v.rd is. gold, over,
Lena, drag.
4. Il lack.
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Simple!

An automobile halted by the curb
and a pedestrian addressed the driver:
Your pneumatic contrivance," said
he, has ceased to function
"Whazzat?" barked the notorlss.
Il say your tubular air container
has lost It's rotundity."
Brother" said the man In the auto
mobile. II don't getcha."
''I mean to say" explained the
other. that the cylindrical apparatus
which supports your vehicle Is no
longer inflated"
But
''The elastic fabric surrounding the
circular frame whose successive revo-
lutions bear you onward in space has
not retained its pristine roundness."
Say" began the motorist---
when there came another voice:
Hey, nister!" it said. you've
gotta fiat tire!''
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You can make many beautiful
things for your garden from lath or
strips Of white pine. All you will
need will be a hammer, saw and
square. The illustration shows three
articles which can be made in a short
time.
To make the fan, which is ideal
for climbing roses. get q board with
out knots and with straight grain.
one and one-half inches thick. four
inches wide and from four to 10 feet
long. Mark a line across the piece
two feet from the end, then with
rip saw. make cuts from the other
end to this line, each one.half inch
apart.
Now spread the upper ends apart,
as shown and bend lath over them,
driving a small nail through it into
each stick end. To finish, give two
coats Of white or green paint, then
place where needed.
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The ladder trellis is even more
easily made. You will need two
sticks two inches wide and one inch
thick for the side pieces. and a mum.
Der of other sticks one-half inch
thick, one or one and half inches
wide and two feet long for the cross
pieces. Fasten them in place with
two small nails at each joint to pre-.
vent 'wobbling." This can be made
as high as desired
The checkerboard trellis is for the
more profuse type Of climbing plants.
and is made quite like the ladder. ex-
cept that there are four or more
vertical pieces. If you wish, the in
side vertical pieces can be of the same
kind of material as the cross pieces,
to lessen weight.
All garden furniture should be we'll
painted. You can make these for
your friends and neighbors and make
good spare-time money.
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With the Puzzle Editor.

ton.
34 Favorites.
36.Writing implement.
81. Beverage.
3S. Sack.
80. Mother.
40. Senior (abbr.).
Il. Upon.
The second word in this seven-word
diamond is a male, the third q girls
name, the fifth a relative, the sixth
before-what is it?
F
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Shake These Up and Put Them
Together.
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came running. And there. blinking
his eyes at them. was a beautiful. live
white rabbit--the very image OF the
one they had dreamed aAout the night
beforel
Evening star., 1927-04-17
BY CECILLE LYON.

A typical April shower is represent
ed in this crossword puzzle, with light.
ming flashes forming it's pattern. These
flashes are not destructive when they
strike, however, but serve to clarity
the difficult spots in the puzzle.
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Posers!

/. What is a cyclone?
2. What is the capital OF Belgium?
8. Who Is Mahatma Ghandi?
4. Who wrote "Oliver Twist?
5. Where Ia Bagdad7
6. What is blubber?
7. What does susceptible" mean?
Answers.
/. A violent storm, rotating about a
calm center. 2. Brussels. 8. Leader
of the pacific group opposed to British
rule in India. 4. Charles Dickens. s..
In Turkey. 8. The fat of whale.
used for oil. Z. Capable of emotional
excitement.
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Simple Garden Furniture.

(Copyrixht. 1877
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to abandon the whole scheme, to
seek refuge in the safety and pla-
cidity of her old existence.
But the clamorous, warning in
Stincts reminded her that she had
not been happy, real happy, in her
life, and warned her to make the
most of this heaven-sent miracle
before youth slipped away from her,
taking her new beauty with it.
Vera Cameron squared her shoul-
ders and lifted her chin defiantly.
"It's bargain, Aunt Flora. I'll play
fair. And so must you"
"Good!" Flora smiled. "I1l phon.
Jerry in the morning ana ask him
to have Sunday night supper with
us. You can't begin your course in
the charm school a minute too soon,
if you're going to be ready for your
Schuyler in three weeks. I wish
you luck, darling"
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of June and then later in the sum-
mer up to Maine for the hottest
weather.
"And Aunt Flora, knew then that
I'd go to Lake Minnetonka if it
took the last cent I had in the
world"
"Then you went back and told
Jerry Macklyn you'd accept his
odious offer to make beauty out
of you for advertising purposes. It's
all crystal clear now, darling, and
I'll do every thing I can to help you.
"By che way does Jerry Macklyn
know the story of the handsome
stranger"
Certainly not!" Vera was indig-
nant. do you think I'd go around
telling just anybody what a fool I
amp"
II wouldn't say that Jerry Mack
Ign is just--anybody," Flora smiled
and her blue eyes took on that
dreamy softness that Vera knew so
well. "Of course" she recovered
herself briskly, you realize that
Pygmilion has fallen in love with
his Galatea?"
That's silly!" Vee-Vee retorted,
but a flush dyed the cream satin of
her cheeks. 'Remmeber-he knew
me when!"
tAll the more reason why he'd
fall for you now. He made you,
didn't he?"
For advertising purposes" Wee
Wee reminded her.
"Are you sure you don't want
Jerry Macklyn?" Flora asked softly.
Dead sure. I know the man I
want-and it is not Jerry Macklyn!"
Then, dear, shall we strike a
bargain?" Flora asked with insinu-
ating sweetness. you can have
Peter Darrow to practice on if you'll
promise to play a strictly business
game with Jerry Macklyn.
"And I'll teach you everything I
know about the art of attracting a
man and bringing him to the point
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I in the magazines as "The Peach
Bloom Girl"
"Of course I guessed all that, and
I confess I'm eaten up with Curl
osity. But you don't have to tell
me unless you want to, darling. I'll
help you. Of course will! Don't
mind me, honey.
IT suppose I feel like an old stage
star who finds herself supplanted
by a younger and lovelier actress
But I'll be a good sport. Kiss me
Vee-Vee!"
Vera flung her arms about her
aunt, kissed her on her cold
creamed cheek, then burst into a
flood of tears.
aunt Flora" Vee-Vee said, 81
want to tell you about it, but you
mustn't laugh. I've made an abso-
lutte fool of myself. I know it, and
I can't help it to save my life.
"I'm going right on making fool
of myself until-Aunt Flora, did you
ever fall in love at sight with a
man you had not been introduced
to, man who paid no attention
whatever to you, did not even speak
to you, a man you only saw once?'
Flora Cartwright laughed shakily
"It almost invariably happened to
me Just like that" she confessed
"And it still does. Why, my dear
didn't I ever tell you how landed
Jack Preston? I'd gone down tc
the Penn station to see a friend OF
mine off for California, and I was
just leaving the train when I saw
Jack settling his bags in a state
room.
ut struck me like a flash of light
ning-love, I mean-and didn't
stop minute to consider. I marched
right back to my friend-luckily II
was woman-told her was going
to California with her, though
didn't have even stitch of clothes
with me except the things I had on
"Had to wire to Chicago for some
things-well, won't bore you with
the whole story, but by the time
we'd reached San Francisco, JACK
Preston and I were engaged, anC
we were married as soon as we coulo
get a license.
"And Jack was one of the niceS1
husbands I ever had. If he hadn't
been so unreasonable about alimony
I'd marry him again, the darling
Now-tell mel"
st wish I'd had the nerve to fol-
low Schuyler" Vee-Vee murmured
her lovely face dreamy-eyed anc
wistful
what name did you say?" Flora
asked sharply. Schuyler"
"That's- just a name I made up
to call him by,"i Vee-Vee lied.
st once knew man named
Schuyler" Flora told her. and il
ever see him again-but go on
dear"
There's almost nothing to tell,
Vee-Vee flushed. II was going down
in the elevator when this man got
on, and I simply fell in love with
him.
HE was the most thrillingly hand
some man I've ever seen in my life
but that wasn't all-his eyes were
sad and wistful, as if he's known
a great sorrow"
"He has excellent technique
Flora laughed. "And then-,?"
ST overheard him tell the man
he was with that he was going to
Lake Minnetonka for the last hall
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And I have no intention of spending
a lonely old age. If I can get Jerry
Macklyn shall certainly do it, and
I'll have an excellent chance when
you've gone off to Minnetonka to
hook your own fish"
II think we're both perfectly dis
gushing, Aunt Floral" Vee-Vee
flushed scarlet With shame and an
ger.
You'll find, my dear Vee-Vee,
that the sex game has no Marquis
of Queensbury rules. It's every
woman for herself. I'm being mag
unanimous.
I'm offering to teach you all the
tricks so that you can land the man
you want. All I'm asking you in
exchange is that you keep hands off
OF Jerry Macklyn and give me a
chance.
Hes certainly old enough to take
care of himself, and I have no in
tention of abducting him. You
can't accuse me of being crude
darling"
Vee-Vee stood for a long minute
trying to steady the chaos of her
mind. Every instinct of order
illness and decency shrieked at her
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AnSzOerS

Below are answers to the ques-
lions on page 4. Missing words
are printed in capital letters:
l. James WHITCOMB RILEY
wrote THE Old Swimmin' Hole-'
2. The entrance to SAN FRAN
CISCO harbor is called 1.-The COL
DEN Gate"
3. The Roman god of war was
called MARS.
4. Remember the MAINE" was
the war cry in the SPANISH
AMERICAN war.
5. The United States Senate has
NINETY-SIX members.
6. Joan of ARC was known as
'The Maid of ORLEANS"
Z. Mt. Pelee is a VOLCANO in the
WEST Indies.
8. Mrs. O,Leary's COW kicked
over a lantern and so caused the
great CHICAGO fire.
9. Andrew j. VOLSTEAD spon-
sored the Federal law which inter-
preted the prohibition amendment.
10. The normal adult human be-
ing has THIRTY TWO teeth.
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of popping the question. Is it
bargain?"
- "You mean you want Jerry
Macklyn yourself?" Vee-Vee stepped
back and regarded her aunt with
blazing green eyes.
THAT puts it crudely, but fairly
accurately" Flora retorted coolly.
AUNT Flora, I'm-I'm not going
to have you playing with Jerry
Macklyn, deliberately leading him
on to propose to you, then breaking
his hearth"
who said anything about break
ing his hearth" Flora laughed, but
there was a tremble. in her voice.
my day is nearly done, -vee-Vee.
Yours is just beginning. You'll be
marrying and leaving me any day
now, though heaven knows I never
dreamed before tonight that I'd
have to worry about that
"And may as well confess that
you made me so desperate tonight
that I'd have married poor Peter if
I hadn't already lost him to you.