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said the Constitution and Bylaws
of a high school club formed in the
| Middle West. Were tired of
imitation boys"
"No more lip sticks and pocket
TASKS. and no more cuss words-not
from the girls"
Well now. wouldn't IL be fun II
the high school girls should form
a club and demand some old-time
boys7
Boys who can skate. and climb.
and hike. and swim. as well as dance.
Boys who want TO hunt and fish. and
girls. why don't you demand a boy
who carried a pocket knife7 Have
any OF you ever seer one?
And a knife used to be the one mas
culIne possession or every boy over
seven years OF age-what's happened
TO the pocket knife7
Has the corkscrew entirely taken
it's place?
! know a girl who can shoot and
fish. and swim. and ride, h has a
skin like a Mexican saddle. she has
muscles like a circus performer-she
smokes, and she drinks. and oh how
she can swear.
Someone spoke 20 her about II the
other day. and she said:
We'll we have 70 have one man
IN the family. don't we?"
/ couldn't imagine what she meant
until | saw her brother.
The minute I saw him-T knew.
Brother Is what Is called a Poetic
Dancer-he does Spring Songs. and
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Loves R~eawakening >:>
By Adele Garrison

FNHE first ting OF my alarm clock
awakened me from ! fantastic
dream OF hurrying Noel through
a maze OF lockwood such as one finds
in old English gardens. while some
where behind Us the boys father
trailed our footsteps relentlessly.
Mechanically | snatched the clock
and thrust IL beneath my pillow. that
Dicky in the room adjoining, nor
Mary IN the bed across from mine.
might not be Weakened. / waited
until Mary's undisturbed breathing
and Dicky's silence-he always calls
out when awakened by any noise IN
my room-told me that they were
safely asleep. Then | slipped put OF
bed. and taking my clothing with me.
went down the hall 70 the bathroom
that / might not have TO turn on the
light and disturb Mary. / was so
sleepy that | could hardly find my
way. but my favorite tonic. a hot
shower followed by an ice-cold one
effectually Weakened me. and i
switched on my tiny coffee p%ercolator
before | dressed. knowing hat the
hotel dining room would not be
opened for a full hour.
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Masculine Molly" Takes
a Change for the Better
The Real, "OId.Time'' Girl Is Coming Back
With Highschool Boys Protesting Against Limitation
Boys, Famous Writer Sees the Pendulum Swinging
Back TO the Feminine Girl OF Pre-War Days.
SAYS WTNTFRED BLACK

studies OF . water Lily; oh how
graceful he Ia.
he sketches. and he paints a little,
and he's devoted to what he calls
Fabrics and Color Tones-white vel.
vet now. ~ gives him the most *.
quistte delight just TO think about
white velvet-and there's something
about blue satin that Is Just .oc
thrilling for words.
l don't know which ~ the worst,
Masculine Molly. or S~tepsister
Sammy.
I shouldn't want to live very lonr
IL either or them were q child "
mine.
You don't have 10 Join clubs and
write resolutions. boys-the Real Girl
has come back. The Summer resorts
ara crowded with them-why.
actually heard a girl scream at u
snake the other day.
Well anyhow. II was better than
swearlng-wasn't III
What fools we've been TO fret
about the mannish girl-women are
women and men are men. and you
can no more turn one into the other
than you can turn an oak into q
cherry Just by wishing about Ii.
The independent. masculine-take-
-care-of-herself girl Is all right in her
place.
But somehow her place never has
been and never will be in the center
OF the heart OF a real man.
Billie was always rather neglect
full OF hts wife-we used 70 whisper
about II among ourselves. Mary was
Biilie's wife and she was a fine,
honest-hearted. frank. candid woman
but Billie never took much trouble
about her-he didn't have TO.
Mary died. poor girl. and now
Billie " married to Emelie and you
ought to see him sit up and take
notice. He fetches and carries, and
runs back and forth. and telephones
half q dozen times 4 day and sends
flowers and everything.
He's begun to do better nj the
office. too. Emelie makes him believe
he's a wonderful man. so big and
so strong and 50 wise.
And he holds UP his head as he
never did when poor. dear Mary was
looking after him and telling him
Just what to do and when TO do Il.
Queer. isn't it-maybe II ought not
to be- true-but oh II is-it really iB,
and that's why / am glad for my
part to see the real girl coming to
town again.
csDyrfEht. 1879. " Nsvspap< Rsaturs SERVES. Iss
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Hand. Yam. Knarf and Flor werv
of IN a doze when a cry OF alarm
from Nil woke them with q start.
DI5mayl The MISUNDERSTANDING
had disappeared. and 80 had Mil
Mi. Mir they called. "Vherf
are your" From far of IN thu
meadow they heard a faint answei
and they sped towards ~. Over tht
fence they bounded. across the brook
hardly touching the ground witt
their feet ag they ran. All at once
they made out a queer sight Tx waa
Mil. clfnGing with all his might "a
the chimney OF the shadow-of-thes
house while the rest or II. spread QUE
on the grass. tuEged and strained ta
break away.
Help. help,7 cried the shadow boy.
II was a dangerous moment, for thu
black-shadowed woods were close 81
and ono 1t slipped into a.. they
should never be able 10 disentanEla
IL. Luckily the moon went behind
a cloud az this moment and The
shadow lay quite still. 70 they
bounced on IL and rolling IL UP Ike d
carpet. quickly carried IL back 10 the
house again.
Nv this time II was beginning "a
grow light Instead OF spreading II
over the house. they put IL down
IN the cellar. where the shadcw-ofl
the-house Is always kept during the
day. as you can easily see for your.
self by looking down into your cella1
without a light.
The shadow-children were certainls
glad the shadow-of-the-house didn't
get lost. They would have been sd
ashamed they wouldn't have been
able 70 look their masters and mis-
tresses IN the face again-and every
shadow ought to be able 20 do that
Copyright. 1850. sy Sswtrapar Feature Service. Fnr.
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sheep and chickens have been
affected. but hogs. ducks and geese.
as a rule. do not suffer
Probably most cases OF seaslck.
ness are aggravated BY the fatigue
OF the traveller. by excitement. i'm
proper diet. and by constipation. IL
may be brought on by disturbance
or the vision, due 10 constant motion
OF the surroundings. But the opinion
Is commonly held hat seaSickness Is
caused BY irritation OF the semi
circular canals" parts OF the ear.
The sen1icircular canals are hol-
low tubes associated with the hear
ing apparatus. They function in the
same way az does a spirit level. No
matter in what direction the head
IS turned or tilted. the brain receives
the news by the movements OF the
fluid in these canals. On shipboard
your head hobs and jerks about, and
the semicircular canals 60 on the
warpath. Then you become sick and
dizzy.
To avoid trouble. II is advisable TO
take certain precautions IN advance
OF sailing You should be as rested
as possible. BE sure the intestinal
canal IS cleared out and avoid con-
stipation while on board.
IL you are especially susceptible to
se~asickness, 70 TO bed Immediately.
II you are able to stay up. spend
the greater part OF the time on deck.
lying quietly In q chair. with the
head steady against the chair back.
For the first day or two take light.
easily digested food. Avoid excessive
drinking OF liquids.
There are a number OF remedies
OF more or less value in preventing
s~easickness. Your doctor will advise
YOU about this.
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NIadge Seeks Aid.

Madge Seeks Aid.
"Dicky" / whispered. gently ahak-
ing him, for I did not wish my voice
TO be heard outside the room. "Dicky.
wake up"
He opened his eyes and fairly
glared at me.
What the" he began. shot a
glance at the open window. "Nhyl
it's hardly light yet. What's the big
idea?"
Please don't speak above a wills
per-" I pleaded. Il wouldn't have
him hear you for worlds"
"Him2 Who2'
MIR. Veritzen."
Dicky sat straight up IN bed.
Where II he?" he demanded.
In the sitting room. l opened the
door 10 look for the papers. and saw
him just about 70 knock at the In
derwood door. When he saw me. he
asked to come in here"
Dicky's eyebrows narrowed into N
frown.
"Itfs Ike his condemned nerve" he
said. still. he's probably justified
in thinking the newspaper excuse M
fishy as IL looks to me- You've been
honing 70 play the role Of Missus
F1xlt ever since old Phil sailed away
leaving Noel and Mary marooned on
the rocks. But why stall about It'll
And why. in heavens name wake me
up 10 tell me about TT"
Continued Tomorrow
CopJrirht. 1889. ~ Newspaper Feature Service. rne
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Helpful Advice to Girls

told ms that he loved me. But yet
no Is continually telling me fihs.
He tells me that he will call me
and then doesn't can me. This
makes me angry. Should / getangry
ut all this II he does II time. time.
and again. I have been trying to
make myself believe / love him.
Do Il" or do Il" not He gets
angry n / let some other boy come
70 see me. When he comes to see
me he IS always very sweet 10 me.
What should I do about all this?
LONESOME WILLIE.
LONESOME WILLIE: AS yoJ
grow older you win learn not I,
bother about people who prov,
themselves unreliable and do no
keep q promise. I would advise yot
70 just treat this boy as a friend
He has no right to ask you 70 con
fine your friendship 70 him alone.
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Veritzen On Time.

I had time for a glass OF grape
fruit juice and a cup OF black coffee
before the time I had set for myself
TO be stationed at our apartment
door. | knew the hour OF the arrival
az the first morning train from Sag
Harbor which l was sure Philip
Neritzen would meet in the hope OF
seeing his son.. and / was also sure.
that. falling TO see him. he would
come directly back 10 us at the hotel
and demand that he talk 10 Noel.
Ten minutes after the trains ar
rival / took up a position just inside
our outside door upon which ] had
set the latch. and which l held altar
ever so slightly that I might have a
clear view OF the corridor.
I had not long 10 wait. Soon Philip
Veritzen's unmistakable tread came
down the main corridor from the
elevator. Firm measured footsteps
they were. giving one the distinct
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impression that the man making
them was a stately and impressive
figure.
The impression was justified. !
told myself. as my employer came
into view. and l softly closed my
door. Even that fleeing glimpse had
told me that. despite the mental
strain under which he was laboring,
not a hair OF his head nor a detail OF
his costume was out OF place. and
that. TO all appearances his was a
personality to command. not TO beg
as ! was sure he planned 70 do II he
could get hold OF Noel no other way
I waited only until / thought he
had reached the door OF the Under
wood suite. when I opened mire and
stepped out into the corridor. recoil-
ing In what Y flattered myself was
well-simulated confusion.
"Oh, good-mornins. Mr.. V~eritzen."
I stammered. added mendaciously: II
am looking for the morning papers.
but / fancy they are o in yet.
What time is It anyway? My watch
needs repairing. I fear"
Mr.. Neritzen gravely consulted his
own timepicce.
"Six-thirty-three." he said. as he
lifted his eyes and gszed steadily al
me. How much he believed or my
statement concerning the papers. /
could not tell. but had the impress
sion that he had his wi opinion as
10 my early appearance, and hat Il
vas one OF clarity concerning my
mental processes.
Il was going TO knock at the I'm
derwoods' door," he said after a
second or two, but your opportune
appearance may make IL unnecessary
for me TO disturb them. May / come
in a minute?"
I hesitated. for what Dicky's reac-
ton TO so early and unconventional
a call would be should he waken. |
hated TO think. There seemed no
other way out. however. for ! surely
did not wish 70 be seen by any pass
ing hotel employee in conversation
with Mr.. Veritzen In the hotel cor
ridor at this hour o. the morning.
and ! threw open the door behind
me.
"of course" ! said. smiling. as /
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
Home Making Helps
By ELEANOR ROSS.
" hat Can BE Eaten uifh The Fingers?

that only the tender. edible lengths
are served-the several inches from
the tip end that can be cut con-
veniently with A fork.
A~rtichokes however. still remain
finger food. and IL would take a
genius TO deSse a way OF eating the
whole vegetable otherwise. True. the
hearts require fork service alone,
and IL one wishes TO serve artichOkes
in the most elegant fashion. then
only the hearts and not the attrac-
tive whole vegetable will be served.
Olives and radlshes have to be
eaten with the fingers-unless they
are served other than au naturel. II
the sight OF food eaten primitively
with the fingers Is not wholly agree
able 10 the sensitive hostess. then she
can serve these vegetables sliced
either flat. or in a curl. This means
more work in the kitchen-an ardu.
ous oblation 70 the higher etiquette.
Strawberries. which always have
been regarded as something TO he
spooned out OF a dessert plate Cat
least IN the East. are really taStier
served with their stems and eaten
with the fingers. They have 10 be
washed. drained and chilled. then
piled into individual dessert plates,
perhaps accompanied by an indi-
vidual service Of powdered sugar,
One picks them up BY the stem. dips
them lightly in the sugar. and then
pulls the berry OFF the stem with the
teeth. Simple. and car be done with
elegance.
Corn. ike a~ruchokes. remain the
. bstacIe 10 Immaculate dining
There's only one way to eat green
corn with any pleasure-grasp both
ends firmly with rhree or four
fingers apiece and bite away. No
body can make an aesthetic spectacle
out OF this performance. and IL there
are hvstanders 10 whom il gives
pain. then Il were better 10 eat green
corn in private. than 70 serve the
kernels cut off the stem SO one car
eat them with a spoon-as ORR pud'
ding or corn souffle.
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The Stars Say
TUESDAY. JULY -
By CENEVIEVE KEMBLE.

"A FAIRLY successful and pros
porous day is the forecast
40 made from the lunar transit
In ascendency on this day. The strong
est augury is for new undertakings
and for plans in connection with large
corporations or secret bodies. or
wherever shrewdneSs. diplomacy and
subtlety enter as determining fac
tors. Those in employment are likely
TO encounter small anxieties.
Those whose birthday Il IS may
took for a fairly successful year with
new plans and projects. or in all
manner OF negotiations calling for
subtle. intriguing and cunning ma
~nipulation or agreements. Employ
ment may give a small measure OF
A. child born on this day
may be inclined 70 ~secretive and sub
tie ways of managing its affairs. and
may incline TO curious or mysterious
research. IL may succeed better with
secret bodies or mergers" in regu-
lar employment
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wv re are certainly headed for chic this sea-
wv son. For the variety of becoming and
beautiful hats offered for our delight
has never been surpassed. As we are free for
the time being Of an arbitrary mode in millinery,
this is as good a time as any to decide just what
shape and line becomes US, and gives US addi-
tional youth and charm. The wide-brimmed hat
has met many old friends and made many new
ones, and seeing how becoming and appropriate
it is for warm weather wear. it makes US wonder
Summers.
Shown today are FIVE hats, each Of which has
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MM ADAME gave Helene and me
WH quite a surprise today. She
Avn was already at the shop
when we arrived. industriously open
iEg intriguing boxes that were IN
mIstakably from Paris. Some time
ago she decided 70 add q department
OF accessories TO the shop. but didn't
take us into her plans until her or
ders actually arrived She explained
that the continuous demand Tor
gloves and bags and costume Jewelry
items that completed the style theme
and color scheme OF the costume had
made il necessary. Fashion dicta,
tors are getting continuously more
and more fastidiouS about the selec-
ton OF accessories. and Madame
wants to help her customers 70 select
each costume with the idea or max
ing II q complete unit.
Every o and then Madame's ar
tistic impulses overcome her bust
ness instincts Just as today when
she said. I'D rather my clients had
one good looking outfit. complete In
every detail. than several that Just
missed being smart because Of some
error IN tie eCAtIAACA " = b16 -
gloves or shoes. That, my dears. Is
the thing that characterizes the
really chic woman"
or course Helene and ! couldn't
wait to get our hands on the new
French gIoves-and what a variety
we found / liked the shirring at
the wrist on a pair OF three-Quarter
white suedes. Helene declared that
before nightfall she would be the
proud possessor of some black lace
mitts that reached above the elbow.
And she was. Tonight when she went
out / had TO admit that they added
n romantic suggestion TO her apple
green organidie frock- And. Of course.
she can wear them with all her pas
tel Summer frocks and black eve
ming gowns SO they were not really
an extravaganza.
Then there were one-button white
kid slip-on's with black kid applique
IN a diamond pattern that I liked
particularly. But what ] couldn't
resist was a pair OF black and white
suede evening gloves in . sixteen
button length. The trimming was
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been sent in for examination and
each one OF them Is available In most
stores handling beauty accessories
All OF them are good and all Of them
embody the SAME basic principle OF
stimulating circulation. Two or these
patters actually pat the skin although
the third enc gains its results in an
entirely different manner. From my
experimentation they all are equally
good.
The first patter is similar 70 a
spray and cold water Is the only adj
ditlonal aid required. a hose fsstens
on to the water tap and then the
spray Is turned toward the face. and
a small lever pushed which releases
a fine spray OF water. The action or
the water on the face IS intermittent.
although the flow is so steady that
one doesn't realize II unless they are
familiar with the mechanics OF the
patter.
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"Patting" to Win a Soft, Velvety Complexion

Massage Is practically unnecessary
under normal conditions. and even
then Is apt 70 do more harm than
good unless the structure or the
muscles and tissues IL thoroughly
understood by the person giving the
massage. But the stimulation OF cir
culation IS vitality important TO a
clear. velyety skin.
The eason why some artificial
means OF stimulation is so essential
for retaining the beauty OF the COM
plexion Is because all other parts OF
the body receive ut least some con-
sistent form Of exercise and this
increases circulation throughout the
parts that are so used. But facial
expressions generally are subtle and
gentle and do not give sufficient
movement 10 the muscles to increase
the flow OF blood 70 any extent.
Within the past few months three
decidedly new types OF patters have
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HINGBRS as fork substitutes
are almost completely out Of
style. There was a time when
Il Was considered quite good form TO
pick up asparagus with the fingers.
and gently bite ones way from tip
70 end 10 as tender a part OF the
stem as the teeth could squeeze.
Now that is less than perfect
etiquette. One can do il without
risking social o~Stracism. but it's more
the custom OF using the fork eXclu-
sively. Which puts half the respon.
sibility on the hostess. Asparagus
should be prepared in such a way
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Goodnight
Stories
BY MAX TRELL.

See here" cried the moon to thf
clouds i'm the sky,
You're sailing across my pool
face"
"The wind IS ALLOWING" tho
cloudIets replied,
"Oh. won't you come join IN
the race!"
Shadow Song.
NC was late me night. Ma. Flor.
III Hand, Yam and Knarf-the five
A shadow-children-were sitting ON
the roof or the house.
Why were they doing that? They
had a strange reason. They were
watching the shadow-ofthehousa td
see that X didn't slip away.
The shadowchIldren had cd
duties AZ night. when the shadows
started falling. they had 90 busy
themselves picking them I'D and put
ing them back IN place again. They
had 10 do this for the furniture. for
the pictures on the wall. for the
chandeliers. and for everything else
IT the house. II they failed 70 do
this the shadows or all these things
would spread all over the floor. like
Ink. and present a very untidy ap-
pearance.
When they were through with the
inside or the houss they had a stiu
more difficult task on the outside.
which was TO keep the houses huge
shadow closely wrapped about tho
house. Tho shadow was 10 large
that they had TO make themselves as
tall as telegraph poles shadows can
make themselves any size they
Piease) to be able To lift X. It was
like "a tremendous black blanket,
which they tucked under the shingles
and stuffed down the chimneys.
On this night the sky was fun OF
little clouds which the wind blew
swiftly across the face OF the moon.
Every time the moon shone out, the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. drew hack as
hard as II could. Cor II couldn't bear
the strong light. The shadow-chll-
dren were afraid IL would slip Off al
together so they each took a corner
and held on As tightly as they wer
able.
IL was getting on 20 two o'clock
IN the morning and they were be-
ginning to wink and nod-Lndeeds
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Some Odd Facts

Laurel wreaths. 50 much used
for memorials. have hitherto been
made mostly OF Italian magnolia
leaves: los a London lady has dis
covered hew to preserve British
laurel and other leaves for long
periods. Shs has presented the secret
to the British Legion Poppy Factory.
The ideal man. ms described by a
number OF women art students re-
Gently. must be a good dancer with
intellectual ieanings. send flowers.
treat his wife as an equal, and never
wear red ties. In appearance. he
should be tall and dark.
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ing elu b q all
over the coun-
try and demand
ing better girls
and impro owed
dates"
The boys say
they r tired Of
the hard boiled
girl and sick of
the m W ing
Girl and ready
to die of weari-
ness with the
Masculine Girls.
"W e w ant
some real girls"
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90 SHE really Is coming back
- the Regular Girl-after the
- way she scared US all to death
ever since the war.
The high school boys are form
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A Very Early Morning Mail Call by
Phil Terit/i Places Madge in a
Rather Embarrassing Position.

ushered him into the sitting room
and drew forward a chair for him.
But / must ask you TO excuse me
for just a minute. ! shall be back
directly"
I went out OF the room swiftly,
closing the door after me. and hur-
ried into Dicky's room For / had
swiftly decided that Dicky must
know OF this call now. and that ne
must come into the room In time 70
escort Mr.. Veritzen into the corridor
when his call should be finished. But
! infinitely hated 70 awaken him. for
like most men his temper Is uncer-
tain. or-rather-most fiendishly Ger.
tain when he Is first awakened from
q sound sleen.