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By RUTH MORRIS

/ II is a fine art that can reach
tragic heights On the stage. but
there are those who contend
II true comedy is even a greater
| I Of histrionic power. The great
nedian must not only possess a
Sc of comic values but Of dramatic
as we'll. An art that provokes
.ghter must have its firm founda-
al m the moist soil Of human
trs-for without pathos, comedy is
rely an antic art that leaves no
ting impression with an audience.
The name of Catherine Give lives
ay because she possessed this
animation OF faculties-because
truth of her portrayals beneath
broad and expansive humor made
Fifteenth century London adore her
stirring the humanity OF its
ghter.
~itty Give was London-born, but
roots Of her humor were planted
40 in the Ireland Of her ancestors.
"a the roots of her temper. as well,
Kitty always "a ready for a
d rousing fight. She would flare
, anger, row as fiercely as any
'rrior and then. having achieved
principle would often surrender
issue. 1t was the fights sake
n Kitty not the outcome.
virulent attack Of stage fever
her to the Drury Lane where
boisterous Joy and Irish humor
her, at first, dispensing musical
sertainment between the acts Of
drama. She would watch IN the
sags while the plays unfolded and,
* in her dressing room, would
"a the various tragic roles in a
amer which sent her fellow players
, boots. Everything she touched
mad to the gold OF laughter.
4 1872 she married George Give,
. ,rother of Sir Edward, who was
sidered a fortunate catch for the
iring young actress-but Kitty
not find him so. and IN short
e, obtained a legal separation.
Litty's life develops into a chron-
Of one row after the other
a rival actresses, with the public,
b managers. A lifelong enmity
ted between her and the wife OF
.ophilus Cibber. It had its origin
the fact that Mrs. Cibber had
q given the part OF Polly in the
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COntl1ueu use OIL the Dl6dCn a llSnL
cream may be rubbed over the af-
fected area at night.
Six drops Of lemon Juice added TO
n tablespoonful OF honey and
spread over the face and throat,
beaches and clears the skin, and
also makes it soft and smooth.
If the tips o, the fingers or the
cuticle under the point Of the nails
have become d~iscolOred, just dig the
fingers into half a lemon and move
them around a bit SO that the juice
has a chance to penetrate. Rinse the
fingers in cool water and they will
appear beautifully white. A slice OF
lemon rubbed over the fingers after
peeling vegetables or fruits that
stain the skin will erase such tell
tale marks Of housekeeping.
After using the lemon on the
hands. rinse them in cool water and
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Advice to Girls
ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ l am twenty-five years old.
not good-looking but have lots Of
friends. About eight months ago
I met a boy the same age. He had
been gong with me steadily until
a week ago and 1 have not see or
heard from him since.
Shall I forget him, and return
his Christmas gift and photo? Or
shall 1 try to find out what is the
matter? HAPPY.
HAPPY: Perhaps you understand
Ii now why I say never tie your
self to but one friend until you are
engaged" 1t so seldom works out
happily. my dear. Had you not al
lowed the young man to mOnOpOlize
your time for such a great length Of
time, you would not now feel so lost
and h~eartbroken. However, I would
advise you to go out with others and
not sit around and NOPE over your
self. I don't think I would return
the gift unless it be something quite
valuable, until you find out definitely
what has caused the young mans
Indifference. Some circumstance be-
yond his control may account for his
absence. Wait until you find out
what is the matter, and then act ac-
cordingly. In the meantime. go about
with your other friends. and in the
future don't let any n person
monopolize your time unless you are
engaged.
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- l met a young man well es-
tablished in business during Christ
mas vacation. l only saw him
twice and he has asked me to
marry him. What shall | do? |
do not love him but yet I wish to
keep up friendly relations
BEWILDERED.
DBWILDERED: Simply tell him
- that you feel you do not know
him well enough TO accept his offer.
If he cares for you he will wait
until you can decide how you feel
toward him and do everything he
can to make you care You can still
be friendly with him, for how can
you get to know him better unless
you are.
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Helpful Hints

After boiling salt beef, leave two
or three carrots in the liquor till
cold; the carrots will absorb the
salt and the liquor can be used for
soup.
Two ounces Of fuller's earth
boiled in half a pint Of vinegar and
the juice Of three onions is splendid
for removing scorch marks from
linen.
ChintZ or cretonne covers and cur.
tains may be dry-cleaned at home
with bran, powdered chalk, and hot
salt mixed in equal proportions. and
rubbed over the material with a
piece Of flannel.
To clean enamel pans. apply salt
or fine ash with a soft cloth. Either
will remove all stains. Rinse the
pan with warm water. Never use
soda on enamel.
A little mustard rubbed into the
hands after peeling onions will re,
move the ~disagreeable smell.
A few drops Of paraffin will usu
ally remove odors and grease stains
from the kitchen sink.
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OF. Worst OF all, she discovered
every day, that there were ever so
many objects that she did have a
real need for. and which she would
have bought in preference to the
superfluOus items which crowded the
house.
The safest plan Is to begin with
the absolute minimum Of h~ousefur-
nishings, and buy d few pieces at a
time as needs disclose themselves.
1T takes longer to completely furnish
the home, true. but the final result
is likely to be much more satisfac.
tory.
There are three groups OF home
furnishings. First. the large essen
tials, like tables. chairs, bedroom
furniture. Second, the smaller items,
china. linens. silver. kitchen equip
ment. Third, the purely decorative
pieces.
C~uriously enough. this large group
is too often purchased first, a most
risky process. To make a really
harmonious room, it's necessary to
be absolutely sure about the final
color scheme. about exact sizes, and
also how the purely decorative OBJ
jects will harmonic with the rest OF
the home equipment. A few days
ago a new bride displayed the dining
room equipment she had received az
a wedding gift from her single
wealthy relative. 1t was f~lagrantly
expensive stuff-beautiful lace and
linen for the table, fine china and
crystalware. But these things made
her modest. good taste living room,
look like a poor cousin uncomfort-
ably housed with his rich relations.
She lauGhingly admitted that she
wished the rich uncle had sen her
the check instead, so she could buy
more suitable objects, but there it
was, no choice had been offered her,
and so she would do her best to live
up to her dining room.
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GOODNIGHT
d
Water Reflections Today,
knarf and His Companions
Meet a Tiny MAY Fly.
By Max Treil

tn M II, Flor. Hand, Yam and
WI Knarf-the five little shadow
~ children with the turned.
about names-were always on the
lookout for adventure. If there was
none on dry land, they sought it
under water. Shadows aren't like
their masters and mistresses. They
can live under water just as we'll as
they can anywhere else. In the
water they became reflections. You
can make your shadow turn into a
water-reflection before your very
eyes. All o must do is look into
the water.
We'll. Mil, Flor, Hand, Yam and
knarf were walking along the bot
tom Of the pond when they met a
little May fly. You may think it
strange, perhaps, that a May fly
should be under water. IT IS not
strange at all. May flies live for a
long time under water before they
grow old enough to leave the water
and fly about.
The little May fly was sitting on
a pebble with a very thoughtful ex-
preston on its face.
What are you thinking Off"
So Ldl1is LILO Aldy LILY 1DOheQ "a
little frightened. Then it replied,
very modestly: I'm thinking Of
what month it may be. Its very
hard, you see, because I have no
calendar"
It's March" answered the shadow.
children promptly. The little May
fly's face lit up with joy.
"Oh, I'm SO glad" it cried. I'm
another month it will be April and
then it will be May"
That's nothing to be happy
about" said knarf. Its always
April a month after March, and then
it's May" The May fly seemed just
a little sad.
1T IS something to be happy
about-for me-" it said. I'm May
I'm going to leave the pond and fly
away. I'm going to fly far, far
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Of old times and people we both
1t was not insincerity, either,
hose nice things Mary Ann said.
t was easy to see that they
:ame from her heart and the
brown eyes were gentle and
oft, as if they had looked on
ife and seen many things.
. I'm glad l saw Mary Ann. I'm
clad l could change my ideas
Of her, and erase from my mind
iome of those petty stings that
will persist in clinging to the
bdd places Of ones brain in spite
If all we can do to the con-
!rary.
II l pondered for a long time
}ver what might have changed
larry Ann and the trail of my
thoughts led me, as such trails
o often do, to a poem to gather
ggisdom. 1 found the reason in
Is red book, and then it dawned
/ pom me what had happened to
.Hary Ann, and there was no
mystery at all, not really-she
lad just grown old gracefully
End age, like a kindly friend,
lad brought out the hidden
Ieauty Of Mary Ann. He had
harmed her heart and taught
Ter sympathy and human I'M
Ierstanding.
The whole world had passed
hore or less before her eyes
nd had broadened her vision
md had taught her, above and
.eyond all things, to appreciate
ne value of the things she had
earned. II
There was no attempt on
larry AIMS part of hiding the
rinkles that Time had put upon
:, err face, the smile wrinkles and
those that come from tears
.shey were all there for anyone
, ) read and that was part of her
harm, the gracious wilderness
f her hair-time had left a
atural wave in it and it soft
ned her face as the red hair
f youth had never done.
/ shan't mind being old a bit
hall you, if l can grow lovely
nd gracious and wise as the
ears go by.
SriSht. 1929. Nsxspapx Feature Service. In;
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with nasal catarrh which require:
specific treatment. A nose anC
throat spray IS often helpful.
ONE OF YOUR READERS. O.
What should a girl do to make her
hair grow?
Al would suggest weekly sham.
poos and a stimulating tonic.
J. v. Q.-How much should a girl
aged Is. 5 feet 3 inches tall weigh?
A.-She should weigh about 121
pounds.
G. A. P. Q.-What do you advise
for dandruff?
2.-What will promote the growth
Of the eyelashes?
A.-Daily brushing and the use Of
a good tonic should prove helpful.
apply n per cent yellow
oxide of mercury ointment TO the
lashes at night.
E. NJ. H. Q.-What do you advise
for gas and mucus in the bowels?
A.-You should be on a special
diet in order to correct this trouble.
J. c. j. Q.-Can warts be success.
fully removed?
Ayes. For further information
send a self-addressed, stamped en-
velope and repeat your question.
II. r. Q.-Would a goitre or indi
gestion bother the heart in any way.
A.-Yes, 1t is possible.
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Friends Flee from a "Sharp Tongue" Says Winifred Blac
THE FOUR-PIECE CAPE ENSEMBLE
Whether Two, Three or Four
Pieces, the Ensemble
Reigns Supreme.
By MARIE MAROT.

INTRODUCED as a novelty
several seasons ago, the
ensemble has since proved
itself the most important of
fashions staples. For sports
wear, formal and informal af-
ternoon functions, and even for
the most elaborate evening occa-
sions the ensemble is of para
mount Importance.
Whether the demand created
the supply, or those responsible
for supply created the demand
has not definitely been ascer-
tanned, but certain it is that
there is a wider and lovelier
range Of ensembles to choose
from now, than you can find
among individual dresses and
coats.
Consider, for instance, the
latest and most sophisticated
idea in the costume conception
the four piece ensemble of
semi-tailored severity. 1t is
ultra-practical, and at the same
time tops the fashion horizon.
What more could an alert shop
per ask?
Here it is, complete in every
detail. In black grain de
poudre" with a hip length
jacket, this smart costume uses
a three-quarter length cape as
complement. Note the fatter-
ing jabot extending from the ex-
tremely high collar to the hip
band. All four pieces, blouse,
skirt, jacket and cape are
adorned with wide bands of
soutache braid.
A simple black felt hat,
banded in braid, completes this
costume of undaunted chic and
unvarying adaptability.
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be married next month dropped
in to ask. please. a complete
list Of all the housefurnishings to so
into a modern three-room apartment.
And they must not cost too much,
because there's only a very modest
budget. But whatever else is
omitted. there must be a chaise
lounge in the list because all her
life she has wanted one, Just to feel
luxurious once.
Well, I'm not making out the list.
Because you can't buy house equip
ment satisfactorily in that way. "A
home, especially a small one where
there's room only for a limited num-
Der OF pieces. should be built gTadu-
ally on the basis of what is needed.
OF course, if you have plenty Of
money. you car get up a beautifully
complete list. buy all the charming
new devices and labor-savers and
decorations that the shops are
crowded with. Put everything in its
place in the little house, and what
there is no room for a be given
away. Also, the things that you find
out, after a month or two Of house
keeping. that you don't want at all.
you can just discard. This is me
way Of knowing exactly what kind
OF furnishings one wants perlna-
nently. but it is rather extravagant.
and too expensive for most people.
Some years ago an indulgent
father who wanted to make things
easy for his only daughter, fur
nished her entire house for her. from
rugs to saucepans. so that when the
young couple arrived from their
honeymoon, they entered a house in
practical working order. But was
the young daughter pleased? She
was not. The house was filled with
innumerable things she did not need
and had not the time to take care
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never thought I'd ever have a chance to forget
Mary Ann.
She's that kind, not that you'd remember
her pleasantly, oh, no.
Mary Ann had fiery red hair when I knew
her first, and her eyes were brown and
snappy, and she never had anything very
pleasant or agreeable to say in those days.
She was thin and somehow you were al
ways conscious of her elbows.
Her tongue seemed to be all corners
she didn't have very many friends-nobody
likes to be hurt by anyone's tongue, and Mary
Ann took a peculiar delight in seeing people
vince when they ran against the corners Of
her tongue.
But the other day Mary Ann was pleasant,
actually pleasant.
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Commissioner Craster has worried over the
dangerous spread of colds, pneumonia and other
diseases of the breathing organs of children. He
is determined to do everything humanity possible
to spare the innocents.
What do you suppose this progressive man
purposes doing? He is going to send to every baby
born in Newark a bib printed with the warning
l quoted: Don't kiss me. I do not want to get
sick"
All the old fogies will laugh at this. Too
at It. But everybody who realizes the infectious
or contagious possibilities Of colds and other
diseases Of the breathing apparatus, won't laugh.
They will wonder why somebody didn't do such
a thing long, long ago.. Bravo, Dr.. Craster!
doubt if anybody in the world loves babies
more than I do. | am positively rude at times,
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dry thoroughly. 1t is imperative
that the lemon juice be used first,
as soap usually sets" the stains.
or course, we all know that the
Juice Of one lemon added to a tum-
bier of water and used for the final
rinse after a shampoo will preserve
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Words of the Wise.

HOl0 much easier our 1UorE
1DoUId be II nee put forth as
much effort trying to improve
the quality OF ID as most Of us
do trying to find excuses for
not property attending to it.
BGllinger.
The man who trusts men will
make fewer mistakes than he
who distrusts them.
-Cavour.
An author may influence the
fortunes Of the UorId to as great
an ertent as O. statesman or a
U0rrior. A book may be as
great q thing as q battle.
-DiSrdeH.
Man is ice to truth, fire t.
falsehood. -Voltaire.
What then do you cali your
soul? What idea hare you OF
1T? You cannot OF yourself,
WithoUt revelation, admit the
existence Within you of anything
but q poUer NnknOtbr to you Of
feeling and thinking.
-VoItdire.
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There is not so much business
nowadays for the old-time cowboy,
with his pistols and aggressiveness.
! can suggest a real place for the
cowboy, however, a place more i'm.
portant than the n he filled so well
a generation ago. Let's put him on
guard to keep the babies from being
kissed
Do youa know hat a man with a
hard cold or the influenza, who
sneezes in a crowded street car and
fails to cover his face-do you know
that he Is really more dangerous
than a man with a loaded pistol? II
a crazy man fired N shot into a
street car he might inflict a painful
wound, but his chance Of killing
somebody is not nearly so good as
the sneezer has.
"Droplet Infection" that is the in
lection from the infected %secretions
Of a person with an infectious dis
ease Of nose. throat or lungs, is a
real menace to the public health.
kissing a dear little baby by such
a person should be made a States
prison offence.
If you must kiss the baby. kiss
the top Of the head, or the back Of
the neck. BY the way, that's a fine
place to plant.a kiss. That sort Of a
kiss may tickle enough to make the
baby laugh and it won't do any
harm. But, / beg Of you, don't kiss
the baby on the mouth.
If the baby could think and talk
and knew the Significance Of it, I am
sure it would say in no uncertain
tones: Don't kiss me. l don't want
to be sick"
AnsMar To Hanlih nunrinS
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Varied Uses Of Lemon In Field of Beauty

pthe color as well as add a lovely
gloss to the hair. This is particu-
larly desirable for light shades Of
hair which are inclined to grow
darker with advancing years.
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By JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON.

Y EyHE lemon has long been recognized in the beauty field. Even
! though its taste is tart and acid, its results in the beauty world
are soft and sweet. Therefore it should hold a high place among
the many aids to beauty that are being utilized bY the nodern woman.
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PERSISTENT NAGGLNG
'amous Writer Is Agreeably Surprised at the Change il
MARY Ann" Who Once Delighted in Seeing People
Vince When Her Fiery Tongue Was Looscd.
Ry WINIFRED BLACK

IA AIRY ANN looks like a different woman.
lVE l met her the other day and 1 wouldn't have known
~ her at all.
OF course l hadn't seen Mary Ann for years, but even so I
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Equal parts lemon juice and peroxide IS also effectual and will
bleach out stubborn cases Of tan or light freckIes. Simply pat the
liquid over the skin and allow it to remain on for half an hour, then
rinse it off with cold water. Should the skin become dry from the
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s BABYA VERY
DANGEROUS PRACTISE
DIR. Copeland Warns Mothers to Guard Their LovabIt
lnnocents Against Possible Infection Through This
Method of Showing Affection.
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND. M. d.

UnNeu OJdJe ndU0 I1Om New 1OTK.
Former Commissioner OF Health, Nelo York CftH.
IS 0 Not A5s me- New I don't don't want amt to t get sick, s.,,+, nu,.u
He is my friend, DR.. Charles V. Craster, who is ever alert
to maintain the health and welLbeing of his city and all its citizens.
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Answer TO Health Queries

N. I. S. Q.-What causes mucus
to form in my nose?
A.-You are probably troubled
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STOPPING over a Daby carriage TO get a glimpse OF a sweet, snllng
!" baby. 1t is a sight for orr eyes!
p Of course you want to kiss the baby. | wanted to kiss mine and
1 am afraid L did, too many times. But 1 know better now.
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her cheeks were pleasantly filled out, so that there were real roses
IN them, instead Of Just red cheeks, and her voice was softened
somehow. 1t fingered over the pleasant things that she had to say
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ome-Making Helps
Bv eleanor ROSS.
BY ELEANOR ROSS.
That Houseturrtishing Impulse.

TNEGGY ANN who Is going to-
be married next month dropped
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M H IL. Flor. Hand. Yam and
W5 Knarf-the five little shadow.
children with the turned.
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Man is ice to truth, fire t.
falsehood. -Voltaire.