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Nerit1en scores

He had scored. decidedly. and. al-
ready regretting the Isle temper fit
which had been responsible for my
batting him. / was willing to cali
quits Just why after ai my ef-
forts 10 keep the great producer nla-
Gated y in 4 tolerant mood toward
Noel and Mary. ! had rIsAed every.
thing for which ! had worked nv this
omen announcement wy the hetrOthal
between MIR. Nerifzen's son ana
Dicky's niece. I was at a loss 10
know. although | guessed that Mg.
Neritzen's subtle assumption Of pro-
p~rietcrship in the party had been the
last straw in the stack ~ irritatiuns
which | had been piling up against
him. and that I momentariiv had
taken leave of what my mother-in-
law calls "the little senses I was horn
with.
Mr.. Seibei bowed with an inscruta-
bile look, ana 7 would have given
much ~ know what was going on
behind his keen eyes.
lt YOU will come this way" he
said. and led the way 70 the room
just back az the dining-room-which
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03
Seen on Fifth Ave.
By LOUISE DUNTLEY

Il looks like a rough Winter ahead
FOR knitted fabrics. Following closely
upon the announcement that smooth
surfaced woolens would Be replaced
by those Of rough finish In found
evidence that knitted fabrics will
weave their way to popularity In a
Ike manner. While sometimes there
Il only an occasional nub some ma
terials display looped effects that
suggest terry cloth. More than that
they are designed 10 develop a
frosted effect which gives a soft.
~flattering lightness TO the Winter
shades Of dark brown. green and
rust. The sports mode or which
these fabrics are synonymous lightly
face the drear days Of Winter.
The sophisticates are turning to
modesty and demureness-at least in
their evening attire. One see the
evidence Of this metamorphosis in
the details or new evening gowns.
For instance the ruffled decolletage
OF Summer Is appearing in Fall
gowns a. are shoulder straps tied UP
with bows on each shoulder or flow
testooning the decolletage. Dinner
dresses of the heavier materials such
as velvet reveal the same develop
ment as they are cut with unusually
high necklines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03
Loves Reawakening =,
Phil Verit=en's Quick, Bdrbed Reiori
in The Presence OF Nr. SeibeI, Con-
rinces Mddge IL uouId Be Wiser
TO Piacnfe the Producer
BY Adele Garrison

was indeed. n part 81 u - where
furneli with a flourish MAS opening
the door To an array n boys bur
dened with huge boxes. | had found
ont that Purnell would be of duty
from two O'Clock WI. and hAd
promptly commandment his services.
Mr. NeritZeu tool UP his station
behind one uf the empty tables which
almost filled the rear room. and mo.
TONED the hOys pcrcmptorily % bring
the boxes "a ii and undo them. Most
ueticulously n Y scrutinIzed I'll y
masses 0f blooms they contained.
giving no word o. commentator. but
InceremOni0usiy bundling Nv 0f the
hoxes hack With The biting iniunc-
ton 70 See that these are replaced
hv something decent. III your people
ever want me to come into gnfr
shops again" And when the bows
had scurried away. he strobe up and
down in one ~ the tcmperamentai
RACES su well known by his office
force. uttering anathemas against
the whole tribe of florists
Air. Scibel looked on im~perturbI.
bly,. but ! guessed mis- disapproval.
dreaded the cynical inquiry which I
feared was going on In his brain.
With an enthusiasm which. fortu.
natelE. ! did not need t. feign. 4
turned to the boxes of flowers upon
the tables ana exclaimed AZ their
beauty
"0h, Al. Neritzenl How exquisite.
And how many blossoms. You have
been Ear too lavish.
tie whirled from his pacing ana
came % my side looking down with
me AZ the masses OF roses in all
shades III yellow. AZ the Eaudier but
effective calendulas. and at the long
spikes 0f snapdragon. all resting
against fronds Of delicate green.
These are not 30 bad" he said
s~rudringly.
Bad I echoed. You are pleased
20 be facetiOus. I really need IA.
rion or Mary with their list az mar
velous' and wonderful and ~'fascinat.
ing and 'spiffy' ~ do real justice
70 them. This will be a lavishly
decorated ballroom indeed"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03

NAPITULATING to the new caps that are
being innovated in millinery circles il an
irresistible impulse to tie woman who
desires to be captivating this season. Although
often quite decorative in detail, they are
actually no more than small caps that perch
eoyly on the back Of the head. Those designed
Tor daytime wear are frequently Of a flat fur
which matches the fur coat. Illustration of the
enc cap creations for evening wear is shown in
two models here; one Of white silk embroidered
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BY wINIFRED BLACK.


Maybe the dog realizes that Ne
belongs 90 the man. and that the
man does not belong 20 him.
Maybe be thinks the man has A
right 70 a mind and a soul. aud a
life. and even "a body or his own.
And that must be a great comfort
10 a man who's married 10 o woman
who would be Jealous or a doc.
! suppose that w0ma thinks she
loves her husband.
She doesn't love her husband
at ALI
She loves herself and her own
way. her own vanity and her own
queer. warped ideas or life ard Iiv-
ing. ard she's determined to twist
and turn her husband into q kind
OF pattern that pleHsts her.
I'm glad fer one that husband
went be twisted.
| knew "a man who's jealous OF his
wlfe's Persian kitten.
tie says his wife thinks more ol
the kitten than she does Of hIri.
Wen. I've seen the ma AMI I've
een the kitten. and really the kitten
Is A good deal more attractive and
better natured than the man.
And as for intelligence-well. lid
hate to give a kitten test and z
human test. and size up the man
and the kitten accordingly.
! don't blame the man 60 much m
this particular case.
You see he was an only chile. and
his mother Was IA widow. and when
he breathed she hreathed. and when
he couEhed she cOuEhed. and when
he had "A headache. mama had me
too.
50. ~ course. when he married a
sane. healthy. normal human being
there was bound TO tie trouble. ever
III il was over nothing but a Persian
kitten.
Love-wuulcn't ID he nice X We
grew 10 learn just exactly what that
simple little word really means and
really ought 10 mean.
Copyright. ta7n ~ Nvws7Fr~r Feature ~erriTs the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03
Good Nature "Flies"
When Your Feet Hurt
Happy Feet Promote Personality aud Health
In addition to Making You Cross and Irritable 4ching
Feet viii Impair Digestion, Says Authority,
Urging You to Select Shoes That Fit!
By ROYAL s. COPELAND. VI. ID.
United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner OF Heqlh. Neir York Cifn

selves. Our clothes. their make and
material. the shape Of our ears. the
siz Of our noses. our thinness or
fairness. and the shoes we wear-we
imagine an these are studied and
commented upon by those we meet
II the truth were known we should
be Inundated by the indifference Or
the public. The fact is. our neigh
bors are little interested II the de-
tails az u Eet-up. They like Us Or
they don't. not for our looks or our
feet. but for what we are. and par-
uculariy for the vitality we possess.
What ge know as personality
r. largely the sum total III vigor.
energy. enthusiasm. sparkling eyes.
rosy checks. springing step. hearty
hand-clasp and bubhling over good
nature. All these are signs OF I'M
failing health and make up what IL
ordinarily called personality or
at"
You can't NY good-natured. Won
canS smile. your eyes won't sparkle
II your feet hurt. Aching feet will
ruin the appetite and impair diges.
ton.
Any kind az pain Is disconcertinc
and undermines the health. N "
bad enough when YOU cannot find
its cause. bat II II ~fooiishness indeed
II You know your pain is caused bv
shoes. 20 tight and wrongly shaped
Sit down and think 10 over. isn't
y better 70 be free from pain and
happy all the time than ~ try 70
camouflage your feet by hiding them
in shoes made for a much younger
member Of your family? Isn't "
better 10 promote your W hapni-
ness through the entire day than to
cater TO the fleeing glance an a
stranger
Wear comfortable shoes ana have
better health as a result. With bot
ter health add to your personality.
Go 10 a shoe shop where YOU can ~
properly fitted and your usefulness
will multiply.
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"Choo. choo, rhoU.-- cried knarf.
a. they started off again. Knarf
was delighted. The others wanted
20 return. They weren't fond az
lions. Turn around they urged
IL. II couldn't 10 that. The walls
Of the passaEeway were too clOss
together. Besides. knarf kept shout.
lng az the cop or his voice ''Choo-
chOo-choo'" to make IL seem a.
though they were riding on q real
train. All at once the worm came
20 q stop. This Il the Jungle sta
ton. Get or quickly. for I'm not
supposed 20 stop here
But where's the jungieg" Knarf
dera1E"I slancins down the Xxx
Walk TOWARD the back ana ygEll
find the proper opening" N repkrA.
moving or again. Mind YOU watch
n for the lions
knarf now walked toward the back
and n few moments later announced
that he had found the opening. The
others Joined him. The walls were
no longer made or earth. a. they had
been all along. but of wood. Tbs
opening was small. They peered OUT
cautiously. Ii was pitch dark. which
WASH rAldHE@s - ~ was AAAE az
night. Suddenly Yam drew back In
fright. Look al the eyes, she
whispered.
Two huge eyes glowed IN the dark
ness beyond the opening.
Its "A lion" said Knarf. his teeth
c%hatterinE They turned 20 flee.
Alas. Il vas too late. Al that very
moment q gigantic paw was thrust
into the opening. and they were
dragged out. They expected 10 ue
devoured on the spot.
Meow" roared the lion.
Then Knarf made RI discover.
Why. it's only the cat,'
And that's all IL Was. She n
waiting In front Of n mouse-hole i'm
the cellar. That was the opening.
Meow" she said. III thought u
were mice. I can't eat shadows
and they were glad or that.
1880. by Newspaper Feature ssfrics. inf-
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In cut steel beads and the other. a cap Of black
velvet decorated bv a single black velvet rose
posed AZ one side.
In order that every detail Of your first
Fall ~testiyity may be perfect from the ~sartorial
standpoint we ask YOU to begin to think of
trifles that are not to be trifled with this sea-
son. Long gloves of black or white, a vanity
case in gold studded with diamonds and emer-
aids and slippers of white satin trimmed deli
cately in morie are all deserving Of your dis
eliminating consideration.
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TEAR NANCY LEE:

nEAR NANCY LEE:
~ Would you mind answering a
question which T. very difficult
for me.
am a girl Of sixteen and in my
third year In high school. We have
numerous dances and al one. two
months ago. | met a very nice
boy He attends the prep" and
these boys haven't a very god
reputation and therefore my peO-
ple do not approve w him. bur !
love him dearly. lie takes me 10
the movies every Saturday and
Sunday and the other day he
asked me ~ run away 70 New York
and get married. His people ere
very wealthy and he said he would
20 In business with hts father.
What would YOU advise me 10 do2
DOLLY
DOLLY ! would advise you 10 tel
~ the whole story ~ your mother
Surely she Il entitled 10 know about
the affair Ask her not 10 condemn
him because hts sch0oImates have
not good regulations. Perhaps she
would permit you 10 invite him "a
your home. when she could ther
judge for herself just what type Of
NOV Tie wv. But certainly YOU would
not consider clipping and continuing
10 deceive your parents.
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Answers to Health Queries

~. r. o.-what causes puffiness
and hagginess under the eyes?
A-This is often due TO a kidney
or heart condition Have a careful
examination.
NJ. q. c. Q.-would you advise an
operation for an eye that IS slightly
turned2
A.-consult a specialist for ex-
animation.
MRS. T.. 3. @. Q-Is cottage
cheese OF the same food value as
buttermilk?
Are sailed peanuts harmful In
any way to the stomach?
A.-Yes.
2.-No. IL not eaten to excess.
X Q.-WhAt should a girl of Is
years, 5 IT. 3 inches tall weigh?
2.-Ffow can l reduce?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03

thu glanced Ut Il cunningly fash.
Toned breaks in the molding running
around the whole or the big room.
breaks which wldened INTO shelves
for flower receptacles.
You viii need more than these "
all those are to hold clusters OF
flowers. ne said.
oh I'm sure there viii tie more
than enough" ! answered. Il am
going 10 steal some az these roses
Cor my dinner decoration. they are
much 20 my liking than the
ones J ordered"
The Personal Note Again
But | thought YOU understood =
he said quickly. II already have or
dered the dinner decoration. but 7
told them not 70 bring il until the
latest possible moment-that will Ne.
when he turned 10 Mr Scibel.
Half after four" Mr. Seibel r..
turned promptly. lin wilt see that
the cloth is laid At that time. Then
tile decoration can be put IN place,
and the silver and china put on
afterwards"
III will see that il i here al that
time Mr. Veritzen promised. then
turned w me AZ II the restaurant
proprietor were not present.
II do 81 hope you will like it, ne
said. "and I do not want you 70 see
il uatil il Is properly in its place
upon the table. Won't you keep
away from the dining-room at that
time until IL is IN place.
His voice WAS tender. pleading. and
two widely different emotions shook
me. wrathful chagrin that Mr.. Seibel
should have heard him. and thank
fulness that Dicky had not yet come
to the diaing-room.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
copTriEht 1880 Nv Newspaper Feature Serrtrs. the
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She says ner nuSOdnu ~ "A lOOl
about the dog.
She says her husband thinks
more Of the dog than he thinks
of her, and the other day she
brought suit for divorce and told all
these things-and some others-in
court.
My husband shows no affection
for me whatever. said p man ~
wife in her complaint.
But he shows great affection for
the dog. especially when his wife Is
present"
Dear, dear. what a brute Of "A
man,
or course l suppose the dog really
does love the man with an unselfish
love.
And maybe the dog doesn't nag.
snd doesn't watch and spy. and boss.
1f.l ret Jealous M the mans work
and the mans friends. and the mans
very thoughts.
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Home Making Helps
BY ELEANOR ROSS.
inexpensive Aids 20 Cleaning

glass baking dishes. or the glass door
u the
Borax ls another inexpensive aid
70 quick cleaning. Instead of rub
bling silver plinstakingly. let il &C
qulre it, own polish BY a little Inn
mersion IN hot water in which some
borax has been dissolved.
washing soda is a great little
cleanser. with a but" attached. II
Is powerful as well r. effective. and
while IL is tine stuff 10 use for
cleansing pots and pans and grlmv
floors or woodwork. ii should not ne
permitted TO touch the hands. That
coarse-grain. prominently yeined ef-
feet sometimes seen on the hands OF
model hOusekeepers Il very likely
due to excessive immersion In soda.
The hands need not touch cleansing
agent or the surface 10 be cleaned.
They can he kept covered with
gloves. and in addition. 5e protected
hy the use Of mops OF various
lengths fitted TO the task.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03

s.-what causes biackheads and
pimples?
A girl Is years. : III. 3 inches
tall should weigh 124 pounds.
weight reduction Is chiefly a
matter o. self-control az regards diet.
3.-Incorrect diet and constipation
cause blackheads and nimpies.
Y. N. Q.-Are night sweats a sure
sign Of tuberculosis
A.-Not always. may be due 10 i'm
proper ventilation or % many bed
covers.
II. NJ. Q.-What do you advise for
constipation
A-Eat simple. ~well-cookcd foods
Drink plenty az water between
meals. For further particulars send
self-addressed stamped envelope and
repeat your question.
C~oryriEht. 1850. 81 Newspaper Feature Service. inr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03
A Fashion Models Diary
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE
Helen Plans a Smart F1remeH
ELENE believes that last I'M
pressions are lasting ones. at
least 30 she laughingly said

pressions are lasting ones. at
least 80 she laughingly said
tonight when she told me about the
frock she had bought TO wear when
she babe James Bon Voyage. She Is
really being a very good sport about
his going away and right there I
think she is once more proving her
self a very smart young lady. And
the fact that she has been gay and
shed no tears over his going away
does not mean that she feels CAV
about il either. But she knows that
men despise tears and fearful part
lngs probably more than anything
else in the world. She said to me
tonight that she and James had had
a wonderful Summer and that she
wasn't going to spoil the memory Of
IL by letting him 90 away with the
picture Of her an unhappy one.
Instead she is determined that his
last picture OF her Is 70 be one or a
smiling girl dressed I'm latest
Partisan She said:
James IL going TO run over to
Paris before he starts school. in Eng
land. you know; and | want 10 look
as well as those French women he
will see while he's there"
That she will succeed I'm her am
bition / have no doubt. for her frock
is the type both as 70 material and
design that smart Partisan women
are wearing Just now. One OF its
greatest assets is that while II Dor
ders on the dressy type of costume
yet II Is practical for both street and
general wear. The material Is black
satin which Is an outstanding Fall
fabric and the model Is made with n
long tunic. a sartorial theme Of late
Importance. There are a few neat
pleats on one side Of the plain an
derskirt which give It desirable full
ness. Trimming H. found IN the flat
tering collars and cuffs which are
made In petal effect or very pale.
pink crepe dc Chine. The buttons
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Hand. Yam and Knarf-
the shadow-children with the turned
about names-hastily boarded TIE
train. snd the mex, they
were or.
IL was IA curious train. not at all
like the kind real persons ride on.
In front IL had "a light. but otherwise
Il looked like a worm. Indeed. IA
was "A glow-wUrm. II served as 4
train for the shadows. taking them
deep under the earth. Instead OF
having tracks II moved along the
rassaEeway. which 4. had dug out
itself. The glowing lamp IN front
RI its head III UP the way
China Is the next stop.' the glow
worm said. after thew had gOne "A
ways Show me v1ur tickets
please"
~Oh. we didn't buy anyl' the
shadows exclaimed. The worm
stopped short. You didn't buv any?
How do son expect 10 ride I'm a
train without A ticket. never
heard OF such a thing
Neither did l." knarf agreed.
trying 20 appear severe. at thAWr
moment Mil broke I'm loudly I'm
found a ticket He had discovered
"A radish sticking down through the
roof 81 the passagewav. Breaking
OF the tau or u Iradlshes 40 have a
tall. he passed h 40 the worm. Who
eageriy nihbled Il.
Yes. iI's a perfectly good ticket
IL said AZ length. "o7lv-"
"Only what"
"Unly it> not long enough 10 taka
you 70 China. It's only long enough
to take YOU TO the jungle"
THAT will do nicely" knarf said.
rs II a biz iungle2"
ITS full NJ lions" Ii answered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03
Little Known Love Stories
By ALICE ELDRIDGE RENNER
MicheInngeIo and Viuoria CoIonna

time. deep. and almost holy. lows for
NittOria Colonna.
Micheiangeio came az a race ~
a and dignlficd men. who had
held for generations honorable no
sitions under the Government of
Florence. He had been put out to
nurse at a country house IN the hills
among the marble ~quarrlrs. and. 80.
from earliest childhood bad been
familiar with the first stage in The
sculpror's art. By the age ~ fifteen
he was a. work non p antique
marbles In the gardens ~ the Mediri
ia Florence. winning the praise ann
patronage or Lorenzo the Magnifi-
cent. But. even an this period M Tits
life he knew how 10 excite strong
hatrcds. and. during a violent quar-
rel with "a fellow student IN received
the blow which disfigured him for
life. the blow which broke his nose.
He worked in Florence he worked
" Rome under the Pope. ear by
wear creating those figures beyond
the imaginations Of nos men. His
life was lonely. bitter. and love
passed him by until that day. when
the passions quiet and the sunset
near. he met Nittoria Colonna
Michelangelo was nearly seventy
she was no longer young She had
vowed that she would remain a
widow seventeen years before this
time. when the news OF her nus
hands death had been brought 70
her. She had never been beautiful.
and these years Of mourning had LEFT
their traces upon her. But she was
talented. brilliant a great lady. not
alone by birth. bat by nature, and
these two found III each others
presence an understanding. a SYM
pathy which so far had been denied
them.
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He goes SO far
as TO say that
the making Of
shoes ought to
be under gov
G r n m e n [
s u p vision.
The evils pro-
duced by wrong
shoes are just
as great, ne
says, as the
evils perpe-
trated by un-
lie G nsed doc
tors.
800
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03
Al NOT usually given % the
performance popularity known

performance popularity known
as kicking over the apple
cart but Tor a scant second w two
after my little speech explaining MN
Mr.. Seibel that the flowers sent by
AR. N~eritzen were ia honor Of has
sons fiancee. 7 thought I had Suc-
ceeded IN accomplishing the feat. MY
employer face took on a purpiish
tinge and something sinister. menac-
Ing cleaned from his eyes. Thea
the flush gave way W his usual pai-
ior. and his eyes were again calm.
though family hooking
You see. Mr. Seibel." NV SAID
coolly. Mrs Graham. possessing N
decided i~nferiority complex. cannot
imagine amy other reason WHY flow
crs should De sent ta her party
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"HERE'S a man out in San
Francisco, who owns "A dog.
It's a perfectly good dog with
q perfectly good disposition. and
smart-you ought to hear that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03

man tell about
that dog of his
It's a police
dog, a d his
name l. Bis
r1arck and the
things Bismarck
does and does
not do a n d
thinks and al
most sayswell
you just ought
to hear about il
that's all.
II h e mans
wife hates Bis
marck.
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Helpful Advice to Girls
By NANCY LEE

u say the least. II ne reall, did
care for you. he would not even re
fer 20 the matter. If he knew that
II hurt YOU. And even II he does
get telephone calls. what IL &C ter.
rihle about thai2 I think that when
you are older and better able ~
judge for Yourself YOU will realize
that sou were a foolish little girl
70 take such an affair seriously.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03

Ambition can creep a. well
as soar. Burke.
Many me- build as c~dthedrdIS
ucre buiIt: The part nearest the
ground finished. but that part
iChich scars t0iCord he0Uen, the
tHrrets and the spires, Jorercr
Incomplete. -Beecher.
To all mortals conscience Is a
God. -Menander.
Let no man kn0E your bEsG.
ness safe some friend.
The winds and waves are al
ways on the side of the ablest
navigators. Gibson.
Character lis a perfectly edH.
Gated DslL -Nordfis.
The farther off, the more de-
Hired; thus lovers tie their knot.
Howard.
He Who has felt nothing does
NOT ksoU h0tC 10 learn 0nVfhfno.
-RoUssedR.
The older the abuse the more
sacred IL Is. -Voltaire.