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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
BY Max .Trell
"Hats Are Worn to Be
Tipped" Says Knarf, the
Shadow Boy.
Shadow Boy.

hNE day Knarf-the little
shadow-boy-who was always
finding things that other
people had forgotten, discovered a
hat lying on one Of the chairs. Now,
to find a hat on a chair Is nothing
at all, for hats have to be placed
somewhere when they are not cover
ing a head, and though a chair Is
not the best place for it. it is bet
ter than m at all
"Hooray!' shouted Knarf the mo-
ment he discovered the hat. In.
stantly from all parts Of the house
came Mil, Flor. Yam and Hand
the other little shadow-children. It
was a nice soft hat, with all sorts
Of inviting curves and hiding places
in it. What should the little
shadows do, therefore, but spring
up on it at once and go scampering
helter-skelter over it as merrily as
you can imagine. Was the hat
ruined? Not in the least. Shadows
weigh SO little that not even a felt
hat car feel them, although they
can feel the felt.
Bye and bye they grew tired OF
so much running about and sat
themselves IN a row on the Drlfn OF
the hat with their legs swinging
down.
"How did hats first come to be
worm" asked Yam.
LET me see,' began Knarf
wisely. although he hadn't the least
idea what he was going to say. All
at once his face frightened and he
continued: Hats were worn for the
following reason. In the beginning
there were plenty Of hats but no one
wore them. They were used only
to hang on hat-racks and to put in
hat boxes. When q mar went walk
ing down the street and met his
neighbor and his wife, they all said
good-morning and passed each other
by. AThen when they were out OF
sight, they said to themselves:
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appearance and eventually the ends
of the fingers will shape themselves
around them, thus becoming more
tapering toward the ends.
If the hands are of nice proper
ton and the fingers long and taper
ing, the same knowing care should
direct the shaping Of the nails. If
you allow the nails on this type
hand to extend far beyond the fin
ger tips the hands become claw-like
in appearance. Therefore, wear the
nails at whatever length best bal
ances the hand, but they MUST NOT
be more than one-sixteenth OF an
inch longer than the tips Of the fin
gers.
The nails must never be ~conspicu-
ously manicured unless the hands
are soft, smooth and Of beautiful
proportions. Even then the color.
ing and length must conform with
the daily work, and most assuredly
must harmonic with the entire en-.
semble.
Liquid nail polishes, If used. should
be pale in color and almost trans.
parent for daytime wear. Only the
roster hues should be affected fol-
evening wear.
Study the hands carefully to ar
rive at thhe best and most s~atisfac,
tory treatment in the cultivation oil
hand beauty. Wear the nails al
whatever length best suits the in.
dividuality Of the hand, as well as
the best and most practical length
Keep the hands soft and smooth and
the nails free from rough edges and
hang nails. Cleanse them carefully
and brush the nails thoroughly sew.
era1 times each day..
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Ear Complications Which Follow Disease

damming up OF the fluids within the
!.
One OF the functions Of the Gus.
tachian tube Is to "ventilate" the
ear. That is, 1t permits the entrance
Of air so that the atmosphere pres.
sure il the same on the inner side
Of the ear drum as il Is on the out
side, where air reaches it through
the outside ear canal. But that isn't
all it does.
The eustachian tubs Is a drainage
canal. 1t permits any fluid that
may form in the ear to flow into the
nose. II there is Inflammation and
swelling Of the lining Of this pas
sageway so that fluid cannot pass.
the drainage is stopped.
In all acute determinations OF the
mucous membrane there Is an IN
crease in its natural secretions. fou
know how your nose runs II you
have a cold or the influenza. There
may be a perfect stream OF this
fluid at first and later thick mucous.
You don't have to be a doctor to
realize what an extension OF lnflu-
enza or any other infection OF the
nose may do to your ears. There
may be an accumulation Of fluid in
the ear, damned back by the closed
eustachian tube, and then what hap
pens?
First, there Is severe earache.
This is caused by the congestion and
the increasing pressure Q the re-
tanned fluid. Then as the fluid gath
ers, it causes the drum to bulge out
ward, and unless the Inflammation
is controlled there is a rupture OF
the drum and you have a running
ear"
This possibility Is another reason
whv nasal Infections, whether from
acute colds or the influenza, should
be given prompt attention.
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Isn't Mr.. So-And-So impolte? He
doesn't even tip. It's a pity
hasn't n manners" The next tin u
they met they made up their minds
to show each other what good man
ners really were. SO after saying
good-morning the man tipped him
self over, and his neighbor did the
same. Then they knew that they
had both been very polite. Tipping
became the custom. But it was I'M
comfortable to tip over, for It often
happened that they tipped over on
their heads, or tipped into the road
way, or tipped down the cellar.
Then one day a man tipped into a
hat store window and tipped right
into a hat. He looked at the hat
and the hat looked at him. The ma
said to the halter. who had CONS
out 70 see what was the matter
What does this hat do all day?'
1T does nothing but stay in tbs
window" replied the halter.
Very we'll" said the man, "sincs
1t has nothing to do and I am very
busy all day long, it can easily tip
for me-"
1T will be very glad to tip for
you" said the halter, only"
"Only what?" asked the man.
only you'1 have to touch it when
you want it to tip or otherwise IL
won't know"
THE man agreed and took the hat.
Thereafter. the mar instead OF tip
ping himself, tipped his hat. Soon
all the men bought hats, which
made the halter very pleased"
knarf paused and looked around
at the other shadows with a smile
Of satisfaction.
And that's why hats are worn,r
he added.
Are you sure that's the ~reason7T
asked the others doubtfully. Knar1
shook his head. "Of course" he said
what other reason can there be?'
Mi and Flor. the twins, looked up
Hats are worn . . y" began Flor
ITO keep heads warm" concluded
Mi.
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THE LIVES AND LOVES OF
GREAT STAGE L
adelaide Riualed the Belored
Rachel in the Hearts Of French Theatre Coers.

time would come. And come it did,
when she was made leading lady
after an apprenticeship Of two years.
Meantime. Ristori had married the
Marquis del Cello, who wanted her
to retire from the stage. Ristori de-
INJURED. She had enjoyed the sue
cess she had worked for in Italy
but there were other worlds she
would like to cOnquer-Paris, London
-even far-off America. Just let her
accomplish that and then she would
retire.
knowing not a word Of French. she
conquered Paris. She divided the
theatrical world OF Paris into two
hedtelly partisan SchOols-thOSe who
chung to the French favorite, Rachel,
and those who hailed "lItalienne"
as having no equal in past or pres
ent. Alexander Dumas was one of
the latter-whether this was actu-
ated by the fact that Rachel had once
turned down a play of his or by his
sincere admiration Of her rival is not
known-but he missed no occasion to
declare his adoration-even kissing
the hem Of Rlstori's cloak at a public
gathering.
<llSA LIlS IdlIS Ll4QIA4plit ISASLOI 1
toured the continent, enjoying tre-
mendous success and returning to
Paris. After a successful engage
ment in Legouve's "Medea" she de-
parted for London. where she i'm
mortalized three British heroines
with her portrayals of Lady Mac
beth, Mary Stuart and Queen Eliza
beth.
In 1860, back in Paris, she was
persuaded to attempt a part writ
ten in French specially for her by
the now famous Legouve. Paris was
elated at this gesture Of courtesy On
the part of a foreign star.
Again the Marquis attempted to
persuade her to give up the stage
and, 1t first, it seemed that he had
succeeded. Ristori left with him and
their children or a tour of the world
lasting two years. But on return to
Italy, Ristori confessed another am
bition-to act in England in the Eng
lish tongue. And it was not until
she had mastered the English Ian
guage and performed her favorite
British roles upon the London stage
that she returned to Rome to live
peacefully and happily in retirement.
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AIRY UNDERWOOD struck
his hand against his knee at
my revelation that Prince
Georges had told me to say "Kenel-
los" to Charles Owen if ever I needed
a weapon against the sinister half
brother OF Charles Brixton. 1t Is
a gesture which he sometimes per
mits himself when no one but those
in the secret Of his long confidential
government work is present. At all
other times his debonair lightness OF
manner masks an alert watehfulness
and an iron composure whenever
anything of importance is being dis
cussed.
THAT strengthens the case against
your Mr.. Owen" he said. You say
Prince Georges told you that Owen
did not dare to come back to Trees?'
I nodded. for the rush Of his ques-
tioning needed only the yea, yea
and may. nay" Of the scriptures in
answer.
"And the prince told him that II
Queen Olga found out where her
daughter was, Owen would be pun
ished for It whether he were guilty
or not? I know you told me that
before-your tell tale eyes. Lady
Fair-but I haven't your marvellous
memory and I want to get this dope
all checked off. Did Georges say
in so many words that Owen be-
longed to Kenellos?"
NO"
I'm admit that was foolish ques-
ton number two million and some
thing" Mr.. Underwood said with a
grimace. Georges wouldn't have
mentioned It if he hadn't had sure
knowledge. Which presupposes that
our ~princeling either has joined the
thing himself under a disguise and
an assumed name-just the sort of
medieval thing he'd revel in-or has
some confidant who has Joined in
the same way out Of devotion to
Georges. so that he may have first.
hand information Of the organiZa-
ton"
Surging Doubts.
I shot a furtive glance at Lillian.
She was deadly pale and her eyes
were fixed on her husband. 1t was
easy to read the agonized query in
her mind. Was Harry Underwood
also a secret member Of this sinister
organization Which-aS he himself
had just told US punished even
slight breaches Of discipline with
mutilation such as had d~isfigured
the face Of the nan who had at.
tempted entrance to Mary's room?
He looked at both Of US in shrewd
comprehension OF our terrors. then
laughed heartily-a Bit too heartily
| told myself-and hoped Lillian did
not share my doubt.
Calm your tremors. little ones
The kenellos means nothing In my
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By RUTH MORRIS

(, A DELAIDE RISTORI. Italy's
"A most brilliant actress Of the
nineteenth century, was re-
markable for many reasons, but
chiefly for the energy she put into
her work and the amount Of study
she gave to it. She was her own
most rigorous task mistress. Having
conquered Italian audiences, she laid
siege to the Partisan public and cap
tured it by performance in her ma
tive tongue. But not satisfied. at
the age Of fifty. she started study
Ing foreign languages with such sue
cess that she was able in short time
TO perform roles in both English and
French.
That her three most famous roles
were those Of British herolne5, and
that she became the rival OF the
French Rachel. the idol Of all Paris,
shows to what great heights her
amazing determination drove her.
Ristori's' stage debut was made at
the tender age Of three months when
she wa carried on the stage by the
villain OF Inc piece. me
screamed with such true ardor and
vanked the v~illainous beard so
yiciously that she was a tremendous
hit. 1t took minutes to quiet the
audience after her speedy exit.
Three more years found her en-
scting lisping children OF the italian
drama. nine more, doing sparkling
s~oubrette parts. At the & OF th1r-
teen she was portraying second parts
an an obscure company and at SIX
teen was offered the post OF leading
woman with this same organization.
But her father preferred to have
her accept less important parts with
q more important company. And so
h was spared the fate OF many
another child prodigy. who has
snrung prematurely to fame and suf-
fered a speedy decline through lack
of development.
The lew engagement was with the
PovaI Sandman Company, where
Adelaide put in hours Of study on
.,e more important parts which she
was never allo-ed to play. But she
was not discouraged-she knew her
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young life. I'm not on its member
ship rolls, but there r a couple Of
chaps belonging to it for the good
Of their respective countries who are
good pals Of mine and who keep me
pretty well posted on what's doing"
i longed to ask him whether he
ever had been q member Of the So
ciety. but l knew better than to let
such a question appear even in my
eyes. ] put a baral query quickly:
You think then that Mr.. Owen
belonged to the Kenellos?"
His eyes fEckered over my face
as If he guessed what lay behind
the question. and then he answered
it crisply.
mot a doubt in the world.
Georges was playing on that when
he made that threat Of his to see
that he was returned to Trees
There probably has been no trace
able connection between Charles
Owen, broker, of the United States,
and the man with whatever unpro-
~nounceable name was his when he
lived in Trees.
Owens Treachery.
Georges didn't need even to re-
veal to Owen that he knew anything
about the Remedies Society. ,fhe
threat to see that he was sent back
to Trees would be enough. If Owen
is in bad with Kenellos, which is
highly probable. what they'd do to
him would be a plenty If they ever
got their hands on him. Owen has
lost no time in sending word of
Georges MISUNDERSTANDING in
an anonymous letter or wire or tele-
phone message to the members Of
the society who have been hunting
the prince here"
1T seems queer they'd take the
risk Of coming here to try to kill
Mary" Lillian said.
Think a minute" her husband
urged. "Those fellows take no
chances. They want to insure a
clear succession for this cousin of
Georges. their high joss. They've
been busy checking up on Georges,
and find that he's been devoted to
Mary. They're simply acting on the
theory that there might have been
a secret marriage, and they're tax
ing M chances on a possible post
humou5 heir"
The beasts!" Lillian said venom.
ously.
Anything you choose to call
them, old dear" her husband said
"But we'd better lay that question
aside and concentrate for a few min
utes OF how best to safeguard
Mary"
From. the hall outside the tele-
phone shrilled while we looked at
each other in the panicky uncer-
tainty which seizes almost everyone
at after-midnight telephone calls.
Continued Tomorrow
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE JACKET
Nc Matter What the Occasion,
the Jacket Is an Essential
Part of the Costume.
BY MARIE MAROT.


EVER in the history Of
Fashion has the jacket
assumed the Importance
that it has at present. For
every occasion, from sports to
formal evening wear, the jacket
is considered an essential part
Of the costume.
For early Spring wear, it is
shown in a diversity of styles
and materials. Sometimes match
ing the costume, more often
contrasting as to color and ma
terial, the jacket seems to be
here to stay.
In the illustration are two
fetching costumes for Spring.
At the left an interesting COM
bination of materials is effected.
The jacket is wool georgette, in
sage green. The skirt in a light
weight wooden material, is plaid
in shades of cream and sage
green. The interesting blouse
with it's round collar and tiny
pleatings is Of cream crepe satin.
Worn with a green felt hat and
matching shoes and bag, it is
indeed worthy of attention.
On the right is a more formal
outfit of black crepe satin. The
abbreviated Elton jacket is worn
yer a blue blouse which carries
an interesting jabot friu at the
side. The skirt is worthy of at
tention inasmuch as the lacing
Of the yoke at the side is a dis
tinct innovation. A hat match
ing the blouse completes this
charming costume.
Cardigan jackets in gay col
ors, over sleeveless dresses Of
plain color, bid fair to be one of
the most popular sports outfits
of the season. Then the flow-
cred materials, crepe, georgette,
chiffon and cottons are showing
a bewildering array of Jacketed
costumes that are adorable.
At any rate, to be distinctly
Gin the SWIM" don't neglect
the jacket.
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Home-Making Helps
By ELEANOR ROSS.
Milking q Painless OperatiOn OF DishU1Shing.

: If you can afford 1t, a mechanical
dishwasher is a good investment. II
YOU choose a good make, it will last
indefinitely, not get out OF order
and save hours Of time. It's quite
possible to stack in a large dish
washer the dishes Of several meals
and not do more than n dfshwash-
ing per day. Dishes are more
thoroughly cleansed than by hand,
and also you spare your hands.
Less expensive than the large
mechanical dishwasher are the small
helps. There are half a dozen items,
the sum total Of which cost only
a few dollars, which will enable you
to do dishes in half the time. First,
a little wooden paddle. costing about
10 cents to scrape the dishes before
stacking. Second. a soap shaker.
Third, a rubber hose with spray on
one end to be attached to the hot
water faucet. Fourth. a wire dish
drainer. Also a hand mop and large
basin.
After scraping dishes. fill the pan
with hot water. make suds with the
soap shaker. wash with the dish mop
and place in the wire dish rack on
sloping drainboard. Attach the rub
Der hose to the faucet. turn on the
hot water and spray the dishes in
rack literally. If the water is suf-
ficiently hot the dishes will dry OF
themselves in a few seconds. Only
silver and glassware need towel
drying.
Its not the dishes ] mind SO
much-it's pots and pans" is a fire..
ouent complaint. But even this can
be minimized by doing more cas-
serole cookery. Serving food en-
casserole has several advantages.
You save yourself the trouble OF
transferring hot food from cooking
to serving dish-and the extra wash
ing entailed thereby.
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eustachian tubes. They are lined,
with mucous membrane identical
with the lining membranes OF the
lose. Each tube opens into the ear
or the side of the head.
In its turn, the middle ear Is lined
with mucous membrane. In short.
the same kind Of tissue that covers
the walls Of the nose and eustachian
tubes Is found in the ear.
You know how difficult II Is to
keep strawberry plants in rows or
hills. The tendrils and roots will
spread into the paths between the
rows or to the spaces between the
hills. If left alone. it won't be long
before the whole area Is a solid mass
Of strawberry plants.
In similar fashion the inflamma-
ton in the nose extends its effects
into the mouth Of Of these tubes.
presses on through, and pretty soon
the middle ear IS inflamed. The in
Illumination causes the walls OF the
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standing on a clean kitchen table in a cheer
full, sunny kitchen-no, not just that, either
a glass bowl of hyacinths, purple and blue,
but mostly white, just a little creamy, the
white of the hyacinths.
Dear me, what a girl.
Nineteen years old, a skin like cream,
eyes as blue as any eidelweis that ever grew
in the SHOWS of Switzerland, yellow hair with
a tint Of bronze in it, teeth like milk, lips
like cherries, and a nice, girlish, figure.
What long steps she took, and what a
sweet awkwardness she had, the awkward
ness of early youth with the promise of
marvellous grace in the years to come.
Bashful, too, if you please-speak to her
and she hung her head on one side, like a
little shy child, and tried so hard to answer
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dies from influenza. It's complications are what
we most dread. This is particularly true of
pneumonia.
The germs of influenza set up a violent in
fammation in the breathing organs. The tissues
become infamed and their powers of resistance
to other germs are weakened. Along come the
germs Of pneumonia. They find just exactly
serious trouble.
Some diseases, then, prepare the way for
other diseases. Some diseases extend rather
widely their fields Of operation. Instead Of
staying put" they reach out, gradually spread
ing to neighboring parts and creating trouble
wherever they go. In short, they do not limit
their evil effects to one single part of the body.
What we speak of as "relapses" are some
times signals of new involvements Of other por-
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NCENE. happy home. Young hus-
- band. beaming after an especi-
~ ally good dinner, benevolently
offers to wash the dishes. Fifteen
minutes elapse after dessert has
been served. Wife looks significantly
at coffee cups on table and makes
an involuntary move.
Husband: DO sit down, dear.
Didn't l say I'd wash up?" He con-
tinues to smoke. Half an hour later
wife rises with a sigh.
Wife: Don't bother tonight,
darling. Really l don't mind dish
washing" she lies cheerfully. All
she cares about is getting the darn
thing over with.
Husband: mo. 1 said I'd wash
them and I will. But you women
are funny. Because a little work
has to be done. must It be done this
minute? Can't it wait an hour or
two?' He gees into the kitchen by
himself, and presently come sounds
of great clatter and splash. Also a
tinkling crash as Of fallen glass.
With unbelievable gentleness the
wife calls out, What did you break,
sweetheart To which the husband
replies:
did we really use so many
dishes? What for? Anyway. what's
the idea Of washing dishes after
every meal when we've got plenty
of unused ones in the cupboard?"
A mans idea of simplifying dish
washing Is to avoid it as much as
possible. Impractical. from the
overly conscientious housekeeper's
point OF view. yet. truth to tell. 1t
has led to several inventions which
make dishwashing more endurable.
There are several ways of reducing
the number OF dishes to be washed,
and also to make the job itself
easiers -
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canal to swell, and there may be so
much swelling that the tube is OBJ
structed.
You know what a mea feeling
that gives you. The a is stopped
up" and the hearing is reduced for
the time. But this effect is more
serious than the production OF tenn
porary deafness. 1t may cause a
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The hands and fngernails respond more
readily to daily care than any other part Of the
body, yet in our daily identifying routine the
care of the hands, which includes our manicure,
Is most often the last part of the toilette to be
considered.
A thorough manicure once each week, with
general going over each day, should be sufficient
to keep the nails in a well cared for condition.
In shaping the nails, the contour and gem
eral characteristics Of the hands must be taken
into consideration. If the hand is short and
pudgy, no one is led to believe that the fingers
are long when the nails are allowed to extend
beyond the finger tips. A more suitable length
for the nails of this type hand is to allow them
to taper only to the finger tips, keeping the cor
ners and edges of the nails filed close at the sides.
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jellies do not jeIl.
Shy-yes, with grown-ups,
but give her an ailing baby to
nurse and watch the brooding
sureness Of her-someone ought
TO paint her picture with a baby
IN her arms-the American
madonna, paint her while she is
young and bashful and innocent
Of the dark ways of the great
world.
Innocent, but not ignorant.
Oh, no, she knows more about
Me real facts Of pain and sick
ness and death than any twenty
girls Of her age.