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WEAR PAM:
It's the season for evening
~ frocks, and Helen and l are
kent busy all day long. We're busy
showing them q debutantes. to
Young matrons. TO old maids. to old
ladies who must be grandmas-
everv type OF woma in the world
seems 10 be investing in an evening
.-ou-n You'd hardly think IL possible
shat some of them would have any
-crcasion Tor wearing them. You
rronder how they ever get q GATE.
Rut I guess there's someone LOT
every little girl in the world. VI
Wa have a swell time talking
,Ncut them in our few off moments.
They seldom have sense enough 70
know lust what style OF evening
Gown i appropriate for their type-
e,d It's more than Madame and every
one in the shop can do 70 prevent q
srr.wnv. elderly old lady from buy
tnr a fluffy flesh chiffon dress, ana
uhen we've finally succeeded N get
ting her something suitable. a sweet
voung thing will come IN
something that Will make ner looh
i,re her own mothers mother. or. IN
other words. her WI grandnotner.
But we did get In one dress this
week that has proven almost ihNaEi.
ablv becoming 10 every type. Ana y
isn't something ordinary either. II
has plenty OF style ana inul.luusI
and dash. You'd turn around 70 ioOA
81 n on any bali room floor
ms a robe de style OF black tai
ana net. The net j. used as
edging on tho fun scalloped skirt
And used again-in 2 very rev My.
: think. for an evening frock-in a
Four peach colored cameilias IN a
-~aduated row from the walstiine
down add a bright touch n are 2
..arv smart contrast with black. And
an,her stray camellia is used nj the
neckline. -,.,,,.~, g..
.erested in this frock. Pam for i
can serve two purposes. You wrote
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ROmances of the Worlds
Great Lovers By cozETTE
Marie Anfoinehe and Louis XVI.

which she had dreamed from her
husband. that she plunged into a life
OF gaiety and extravaganza?
Perhaps Il was tina the innocent
amusements which she planned were
designed with a view toward attract
ing her husband AT any rate. i
prefer TO think IL so. rather than
attribute II to sheer love OF display
and extravaganza.
Eventually. Louis came to a
realization OF his wife's love. and the
distressing period before the execu-
ton OF the king and queen are fun
Of incidents showing his dependence
upon her. his love for her. and his
agony at the position in which she
was placed.
To the last she showed a devoted
love for her husband and family.
She suffered privations and degrade
tons under which many another
woman would have given way.
Her enemies told such terrible
tales OF her. Her name was con.
stantly coupled with men other than
her husband. but I cannot find ii in
my heart TO believe such tales.
Perhaps her greatest crime was
her youth. but in the troubled days
in which she lived. such things were
never taken into consideration.
Although she was accused OF being
more allegiant TO Austria than "a
France. her love for her husband
and her children was 50 great that
one Is inclined TO believe that France
held TIE greatest part of her heart.
Misunderstood. maligned and
finally executed. Marie Antolnette
and Louis will yer 60 down In his.
tory as being one OF the mos;
romantic pair OF sovereigns ever &c
! have reigned.
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room that he saw, but a tea
room, but somehow we didn't
and somehow | am glad of 1t.
His tearroom fancy has given
me an idea-why wouldn't It be
"A good plan for everyone of Us
to have q tearroom or a tear
corner in some special room and
never cry until we e safely
there-and by the time we had
got there
And how about a cross-room
and how about a reproachful
room and how about a room to
feel above other people. and
how about d room for jealousy?
Now there's Mary. Nice
girl, Mary. a perfect darling,
really, but she has one terrible
fault and that fault is running
her life. She's jealous, fright
fully, wickedly, miserably
jealous. Now, what If Mary
would say to herself |
won't hate jamie just yet, | will
wait until | get to my jealous
room and then I will just hate
her to death and until then |
viii say how are you, Jane, and
try 20 say something nice about
her"
Then Jane wouldn't have any
fun making poor Mary jealous,
and Mary would forget all about
it
Not such a bad idea of a tear
DON after all, is it?
| believe | will try II myself.
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CUou NhOrNhnBS EEohGssuF FFOE.
they mustn't forget that they were
just the reverse OF tho boys and
girls whom they reflected. "A they
were always in the water they didn't
have to wash their faces. ears and
necks. But you may DO sure Il
IL IL had been necessary they would
have done so gladly. BY and by.
they were ready to start for school.
II hope that teacher is not alb
sent" said Yam.
so do H." exclaimed Nil and Flor
and Hand and knarf.
With their little writing shells
under their arms. the five little re-
Elections ran all the way to school.
And teacher wasn't absent. He was
squatting on "A white. flat rock.
Good morning. Professor Frog"
greeted his five pupils.
Morning" crcaked he. winking
ar eye. After they raj down on
little pebbles and spread their shells
on their knees. Professor Frog an
nounced:
I'VE shall have singing les
son. Are you ready?"
Yes they replied.
Thereupon the professor gulped
twice very hard and sang what
sounded like this:
"Zu-u-up. zooooonk. zu-ug-uR. unk-
unk-UNK, bo-oo-ONG. ZOOOOONKn'
The children sat very still and ala
not open their mouths once.
Very fine. children" he remarked
pleasantly after he had caught his
breath again. You have done "
well for today. very well inde, It
we had more time I should h, "a
to reward you with another z.
But recess will be here any moment
now n we must go OF TO our SWIM
ming lesson. Please. observe mo
closely"
With a spring the grave professor
suddenly rose in the water. Up. up,
up he went. his long hindlegs going
like scissors. At last he vanished
above the surface.
Taking M their little white shells.
tho five little water children walked
off.
Professor Frog forgot to give Us
homework" they sighed.
ocryriFhi. 1878. Newspaper Featurs se-v:ca. Inc
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II DREW In my breath sharply
as Marion Morton told Carolyn
Brixton that she would love 10
room with her at the school to
which they both were going. There
was no way. short OF Grass unpar.
donable rudeness. by which / could
question the advisability OF such an
arrangement. which on the face OF
II, seemed a most natural and
pleasant one. But the look on
Samuel Brixton's face-a regular
cat-with-canary-inside leer. and the
reflection Of the same Snug sat
isfacti5n in Charles Owens eyes.
told me that they had counted on
this very liking OF the two young
girls for each other.
Nothing would so further their
secret meddling In Lillian's affairs
as such an intimacy. and so angrily
resentful was I that for n few sec
onds I included gentle Helen Brix-
ton IN my mental arraignment or
the people sharing in the scheme 70
throw Lillian's daughter into ihti-
mate companionship with Carolyn
Brixton.
But a single look into Helen Brix-
toms face told me that I wronged
her cruelty by such n suspicion.
Her surprise and delight at the dis
covery hat the two girls were TO be
schoolmates were as genuine as her
pleased approval OF their plan u
room together. She turned TO Lii
Ian with a wistful appeal in her
eyes.
Dear. I hope you approve" she
said. IT couldn't ask anything bet
ter for Carolyn. It's been such a
worry. this question OF roommates.
felt that I couldn't let her room
with a girl OF whose mother or
training I knew nothing. no matter
how carefully the pupils Of the
school are selected. And yet ! have
been afraid being n e pupil. she
wouldn't have the chance 10 have
a single room. This arrangement
seems Providential 10 me. If"
And to me also" Lillian inter.
rupted her cordially. and I realized
that her love for her old friend and
her Joy in their reunion had taken
the edge from her usually keen per
ceptions. She had no suspicion that
Helen's husband and brother-in-lav
had deliberately chosen the whitney
School for Carolyn. solely because
| Marion was a student there. But
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'also hat have the customary soles'
and high heels.
Among the baskets for all uses
none are q attractive than the
so-called linen baskets. These bas
kets are as large as a small ches,
with loop and pin that fasten over
a good sized button or rosette made
of the raffia. The baskets are white.
or rather straw colored. decorated
with punches OF flowers on the
back. front and sides. they are. OF
course. in the natural colors and r
as gay as a country bouquet. The
baskets have a strong double bottom
and strong side handles. so they r
stout enough 10 carry quite a bur.
den OF linen. There are Just a few
that are dyed in yellow. raspberry
red and grass green. Then there are
some attractive wood baskets suita-
bic for use beside the open fire.
There are fascinating witch-like
hearth brooms to match. These has
kets have an inner canvas lining TO
protect both basket and floor. and
strong lifting handles at the sides.
The clothes baskets are used not
only Cor clothing. but for basinettes
as well. They are woven closely so
that they do not bulge too much at
the sides and when daintily lined
and a soft pillow mattress Is placed
at the bottom they are very pretty.
The scrap baskets are both varied
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shall we do today?"
wv asked Nil. pokirg his
wv head out OF n old rub
Der boot where he had passed tho
night.
Flor. Hand. Yam and Knarf NIL
poked their heads out or the old
rubber boots where they had passed
the night and rubbed their eyes with
the backs or their hands until they
squeezed all the sleep out or them.
You see. they were all water re-
Elections and they lived in a little
lake right behind a little hin which
u not very far from wherever you
may be. Each or thcEa was the image
OF some little land boy and girl
Only as everything seems upside
down in the water. they were ex-
actly the reverse OF the little land
children. Even their names were
spelled backwards. Nil was jim.
Flor was Rolf. Hand was Dinah'
Yam was May and the q~ueer-sound-
ing Knarf.was merely Frank
What shall We do today cried
Mil again, pulling himself out OF thu
boot.
by this time all the others were
fully awake and Hand said:
LET US 60 10 SCHOOL,"
ITO SCHOOL, shouted Mi. Hoo
rayi i love to go 10 school Let US
hurry
"Oh, school is such sport" cried
all the reflections. rising out or their
strange beds In haste.
Little land children will think X
odd that boys and girls-eycn if
they do happen to live in the water
should be SO fond OF school. But
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The Stars Say
For Thursday, Nov. 8.
BY %CENEvIEvE KEMBLE.

NUDDEN and comet-like may be
- the unexpected revolutions Of
~ Fate. Judging by the predomin-
ance OF Uranian influence on this
day. And. although these indicate
abrupt and quite unforeseen changes.
Journeys or removals. they also. IN
der a somewhat benefic ray from
Jupiter. may be interpreted as bring
ing some unexpected financial or
other good fortune. There may be
desirable openings. difficult az first
and calling for unwelcome change
OF environment. and Il IS a fair time
for renewed contracts and for deal
ing with corporations or secret
orders.
Those whose birthday Il IS may
look for a year OF sudden changes.
with possible journeys; and while
disturbances may be unwelcome and
seemingly disintegrating. In the long
run they may bring benefits or sd-
vantageous change. since contracts.
new projects and secret agreements
are under a favorable sway.
A child born on this day may be
restless and changeable. fond OF ad.
venture and talented in many direc'
tons.
Oh, ho,r p~ortsnfous 10 prosperity!
Hosc comef-iike 10 threatens rhiie
10 shines.-Young.
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BY wanda BARTON.

unusual In shape. some are
round. some triangular. and some
are like a pail with loop handles.
The baskets are-many OF them
dyed In solid colors. but all have
the floral decorations. There are
market baskets as gay as those we
wend our way TO Chinatown To buy.
only they lack the gay silken tassels.
There are fascinating school bags
with little fairy story figures used
for decoration. Work baskets and
knitting baskets are also in wide Sc
lection. Italian blankets come in
the brilliantly colorei stripes two
inches wide and finishing the fringe
in the colors OF the stripes.
Raffia has been used by other ma
tons. but not in quite the same way
as the Italians have used II and not
with the same ideas OF color com.
bination. The pretty things are not
seriously expensive and are lovely
to own Interest has been so keenly
aroused IN basket making OF all
kinds that decorators are looking
out for novelties OF all kinds. hence
the warm welcome the Italian offer.
ing has received.
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wish we mad one IN THIS house, Ike TO be
alone when I cry and I never can"
"You shall have a tearroom in this house."
said the little boys mother. "Come on, let's
choose what room it shall be-"
No, he didn't want the living room, that
was too big.
Nor the dining room-that was too dark.
Nor the library-that was too quiet
Nor any of the bedrooms they we're
not the right place to cry at all. So finally
the little boy chose a tall tree ut the back
of the house and said he was going to have
that for his crying room and he climbed up
into the tree right then and there and tried
his best to cry, but somehow he couldn't man.
age it. l don't think he ever will manage it
very well, do you?
Rv the time he gets To the ton Of the
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

~ I am a married woman with
two children. Have been married
eight ears. I was engaged 10 the
man I was going with before I
met and married my husband.
This man met and married "A girl
before married. | do not know
the girl he married and have seen
neither since our parting. as i
moved n great distance away when
I married
I have often thought I'd like 70
know hts wife and family and her
friends. as I always knew and
liked this mans people
I was wondering II at Xmas
time II would be right for me
TO send an Xmas card and address
Il TO mfr. and Mrs" and send II
from my husband and myself.
What is your advice?
wESTBRooK.
WESTBROOK: l a e no harm
w at all in your sending a Christ
mas card addressed and signed as
you suggest. However. the overtures
should then come from the man and
his wife. not you. II they are tc
accept your friendly gesture and
follow II up-well and good. IL not
then I am afraid there Is nothing
more q car do.
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OF his lie, The quiet OF MS home.
The young man unused: "There was an un-
broken ~placidity ard yet one strongly alive
placidity with an edge to it. Is it that a certain
philosophy ensures its own inevitable moods?
More, is It that a certain philosophy is inevitable
for right living?"
Alistair's conclusion was, Anyhow. a good
rule seems to be TO take life as it is lived, to try
to comprehend it by following the course it takes
in different places-with discretion"
There is good sense in this, isn't there? In
Pauline's language. why kick against the jobs
of life?
If you are in constant rebellion against your
fate, constantly finding fault with the condi-
tons Of your life, you are sure to be in a fer
ment Of discomfort and miserable unhappiness.
c. - r. - Is.A,,rkn lie clnnn .rrnairr
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Helpful Hints

Instead OF folding linen. such as
tableclothes and sheets. lengthways
as is generally done. Il is n good
plan TO fold them the other way oc-
casionally. as they last much longer.
II the folds are sometimes changed
in this way than IL always folded in
the same place.
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a somewhat deeper rose shade. with flower motif.
as is also the ~footstool.
The pillow SO suggestive of comfort, is Of a
soft yellow green. The old-fashioned fire screen
is black with a flower motif.
At the right Of the chair is placed a mall
mahogany table to hold the smoking articles, or
perhaps a vase in a dull green pottery.
Immediately one senses that such a corner
has been designed primarily for comfort, and
the restful combination of colors Is most sooth-
ing to tired nerves after a hard days work.
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4OA ~ GA0 dAAh AUi 1AAtA -
might destroy health. But to follow
the course Il takes and to be watch
full for snares and pitfalls. in short.
10 follow IL with discretion. is proba-
bly, the best way TO govern your life.
Most OF US are wickedly careless
in many things. We Expose our
precious bodies TO many excuses and
needless abuses. In consequence.
accident and disease are all too
common.
Discretion is only another name
for common sense. Why do we fail
10 exercise common In
contacts and experiences In life?
Most OF the time we do. but too
c.ten we take a chance" Many a
young man and sometimes young
Gomen. too. take the chance that
causes them 70 repent for always.
Nature is kind. but she win not
permit herself 70 be cheated. She
resents our sly efforts 20 evade her
rules. We must pay in mental and
physical suffering for all these vio'
Iations.
There IS plenty az honest pleasure
IN this world. We can have fun.
entertainment. real Joy and be
decent. too.
I am not preaching. or IN a
"preachy'' mood, but I am pleading
for a N living that has no
after regrets. TO follow any other
course brings sacrifices that are out
OF all proportion 70 the indiscrect
action. I am speaking as your
friend. the doctor.
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For further particulars send a self
addressed. stamped envelope and re
peat your question.
NJ. II. r. IT, Q.-what would
cause numbness and rigid sensation
in the fingertips and hands during
the night? With this Is also stiff
ness and aching Of the limbs par
tlcularly the knees when anything
which requires exertinn. bending. for
instance. is necessary
A.-Neuritis and rheumatism are
probably responsible. The circula-
ton Is disturbed and the entire sys-
TEN affected. First Of all. clear up
the source OF infection. Massage
and application Of heat will give re-
lief. For further particulars send n
elf-addressed. stamped envelope and
repeat your question.
p. II. Q.-Can hemorrhoids be
cured without resorting TO surgery?
A.-Depends upon the extent or
the trouble. In some instances cor
recting the cause. constipation. will
help 10 cure the trouble. For full
particulars send a self addressed,
stamped envelope and repeat your
question.
A. r. c. OIL am n boy OF thir-
teen. 56i5 ms tall-what should l
weigh? How can I become strong
and robust? Also taller?
A.-You should weigh about f12
pounds. You viii become taller and
develop generally as you grow older.
You have at least seven or eight
more years in which TO grow and
develop. Build up your general
health. For further particulars
send a self addressed. stamped en-
velope and repeat your question.
c. Fl. L. Q.-What causes dream
ing and talking in the sleep and
what can he done for IL?
A.-Usually due TO an intestinal
or condition. Do not cat
before retiring and be sure that the
system is kent clear. For further
particulars send a self-addressed.
stamped envelope and repeat your
question.
Copyright. 1928. Newspaper Feature Services. tns
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Some Odd Facts

Rubbcrized wall paper. which may
be washed or dis.nfected without
injury. is being used by hospitals
and some other public buildings.
The Grand Canyon OF the Yellow
stone River. 1900 feet deep and
twenty miles long. is regarded a.
Yellowstone Parks finest scene. The
soft rock walls OF the canyon are
colored in pastel shades from deep
green through yellow to bright
orange.
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eLb ~ TIC StyH OF an eDI mind
-SHrus.
Courage, brotherl do not
stumble.
Though thy path be dark as
night:
There's a star to guide the
humble;
Trust in God, and do the
right. Macleod.
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
Cicero.
The most positive men dre the
most credulous. Sniff
There y rery fen rho frould
not rather be hated than BE-
laughed 90. Smith.
He who would eat the kernel.
must crack the shell.
-PlautuS.
We think according 10 nature: ".
speak according 70 rules: bu, W. &C,
according 10 custom. -B.cn7
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Advice to Girls
BY Annie Laurie
ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ I like dancing very much.
but my sweetheart doesn't He
doesn't want me to go TO dances
Snail / do what he says? We have
been going together for quite a
while. LOU.
T on: II you are engaged. my dear.
II II is not proper that you should
go out unless accompanied by your
fiance. IL you are not engaged. then
YOU are free to go where you will.
and IL the young man tries TO tell
YOU what you must do. he Is indeed
very selfish.
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A Fashion Models Diary
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE


me that you're oroke-so am L. by
the way-and If you can't afford
both an evening gown and a dinner
dress right now this model can do
double duty.
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TEARROOM"N Il
BAL IDEA AT THAT!
Room, A Reproachful Room and jealous Room
Where We Can Freely Indulge in Tantrums.
By WINIFRED BLACK.

~ H" said the little boy, and his blue eyes were very big
and very round.
"Dc you know what I saw uptown Just nowf 7 saw
a tearroomL I guess it is where you 20 when you want to cry. /
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the appetite and undeTmines the health To take life as It is and
TO follow the path that opens before you each day is not a bad rule
of conduct. But as Aistar decided, you must travel with discretion,
Merely to take the easy way, to take it because it is easy, is bad
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LET COMMON SENSE
DIRECT YOUR ROUTE
Constant Discomfort with Your Lot Tends to Under
mine Health-Take Life AS 1t Comes, But Strive,
with Saneness, to Fulfill Your Ambitions.
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, Nj. D..
United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner Of Health, Net0 York Cit

Former Commissioner Of Hedth, NeW York CITY
HAVE just read an interesting book, "Whle Rivers Rum" by
Maurice Walsh. The hero, AHstair MacIan, had many converse
tons with a charming character, Alec Brands, "a really, truly
philosopher Alistair pondered the old mans sayings and the pacidity
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~ OMETIMES the corner of a room is quite
a problem when it comes to furniture. Per-
~ haps the rest of the room is beautifully
done, but there is just one odd corner that
never looks exactly right.
Illustrated above is an idea corner arrange
ment, combining comfort with good taste.
The built-in book shelves next to the fire
place are painted in a deep cream. which look
lovely against the background Of rose-biege with
which the walls are papered.
The wing chair is upholstered in a linen Of
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tree, he viii see so many interesting things out over the roof TOPS
that he will forget all about crying, and that, after all, won't be
such a bad idea.