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Loves Reawakening =

returned, and spoke no more for
several miles. indeed. not until we
had traversed the wider road of
which he spoke and come out
upon the main thoroughfare above
Tarrytown. 7 wondered II there
were something besides his close at
ton TO the road IN his thoughts, II
he was remembering. az ! a those
hectic years Immediately following
the war when he had been the puts
SAINT leader OF q gang Of b~ootle5gers
and underworld men. We had
known for a long time that his lead
ership had been but a clever blind
for his unofficial secret service work
and that II was solely through his
efforts that the gang. which had
been used by q dangerous plotter
against the Government. had been
broken up. But those years had
given him a familiarity with the ter
rain around New York which 1usti-
fled Mary's sally.
We were well past the historic old
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Material evidence az the coming
Spring is found in some interesting
innovations in the fabric world. The
new chiffon prints designed with
different kinds OF vegetables are
really delectahie. Then there Is an
amusing print with the pattern COM
posed OF photograph records. with
s~edge-shapcd high lights on them.
Another designer seems 10 have gone
90 the bottom of the @ for his
inspiration. offering a fragile chiffon
patterned in shells. coral, and fishes.
Pictorial effects reminiscent OF the
hunting scenes on Greek = and
fern fronds particularly on lame. are
quite original. Flowers in patterns
both large and small OF all the vari-
cites that ever doomed are festoon-
ing the mode. Lily-of-thevalley.
field flowers. large and small roses
are being cultivated with the great
est enthusiasm by Partisan couturiers.
II would seem that we r getting
back to Nature in a material way.
| It's a short game for the tennis
rostume this Summer. with a high
score for bare legs Neatly tailored
shorts in plain. striped, or figured
silks and cottons have had an active
season on the courts OF the South
ern resorts this season. which pre-
a busy Summer for them else
where. One costume that had dash
I'm dots was OF shorts Of blue and
white polka dotted crepe. a fitted
belt held two inverted pleats in place
in he middle OF the front and the
trousers were cut off we'll above the
knee, sufficiently wide TO provide
GOODNESS and freedom OF action. The
shorts were 10 be worn with a short
R,eeved white Isle blouse finished in
the front with two buttons and a
tailoxed collar. Blue Isle socks with
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The Stars Say
For Saturday, March 8.
~r~-xvrxvr UEnwnvr

A LTHOUGH there are some pos
~ sibilities OF gain and lively
business on this day. yet there
nay be some Universities in employ
ment and hazardous changes With
determination, good management and
most discreet personal conduct. much
progress may be made.
Those whose birthday Il Is may
look for a very lively year, with
splendid prospects and new contacts.
but they must. be prepared FOR perils
TO employment and govern them
selves with wisdom. determination
and circumspect personal behavior.
A child born on this Say may have
many excellent opportunities in life
With splendid qualities for success.
but II must persevere and be very
discreet
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Helpful Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

him II I didn't do something pretty
quick. and I cared too much for
him 70 let him get away from me.
Mother and Dad thought the world
and all OF him too, 30 ! thought
there was only n thing TO do, and
this Is what I did.
/ wrote him a letter and signed
this other girls name TO II, /
made Il read Ike she wrote 70 him,
and the things / said in II were 20
cause trouble between him and
this girl.
That part worked out fine-he
really thought this girl wrote the
letter and never went back 70 zee
her.
Then II went quite awhile before
I had another date with him. I
called him UP one evening and
asked him over 10 supper. After
supper we went TO a show. then
we went home. and all OF this
time he didn't say cver ten words.
When we got home / asked him
what was wrong. he explained the
whole thing 10 me. he said he Eve
had anything against me or my
parents. but he couldn't love me
ally III vi III AE u&4 Tic III AONV
with another girl and could never
love anyone else
Then he told rae about This let
ter that she was supposed 10 have
written him. he said that he really
didn't think that she wrote II. but
because OF some things In the let
ter. he thought too much or her 10
90 back and find out.
So you e my plan didn't work
out. ] only made things worse, and
now I am very sorry that I caused
him and this other girl to fall out,
for he doesn't love me any more
and I am only keeping him from
the girl he really loves.
How can ] fix things so he and
this girl can 70 back together.
without their finding out that I
was the cause OF their separating?
Il. II.
II r.: Your plan ala not work GU
IL Of course and I am glad yol
have told me the story. for II ma
be q warning to another foolish cir
who IS contemplating similar action
I understand OF course, that you IL
not want to expose your story. Blu
II IL only just that you should maxi
amends. Perhaps you could max,
amends by inviting both OF them q
your home and SO bring them &c
gether again. n this does not sue
coed. I am afraid your conscience
will cause you considerable uneasi
ness until you have told them tn
truth.
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Home Making Helps
By ELEANOR ROSS.
I'm Defense of Telephone Marketing.

-ties when sand happened in the
sugar, and scales were not govern
ment inspected and sealed. and
housekeepers pr!6ed themselves on
being e~sgle-eved.
Today that's as obsolete as horse
cars. Government inspection OF foods
and scales and sanitation. the pack
aging and trademarking OF foods
BY known advertisers who are re-
~sponsibie. and most important. the
modern methods by which a high
standard OF quality II uniform-all
these have made it somewhat an
necessary 70 supervise every bit OF
marketing.
II a grocer or butcher or dsiryman
sends inferior goods on a telephone
~order-well, he does II only once.
There are plenty OF others carrying
high-grade products who won't make
such a mistake. No question about II
-telephoniHE an order is much nor
convenient than travelling around 70
do marketing. And II we discard this
time-saving invention IN the interest
OF some abstract ideal OF thrift. we
might as well discard other labor
savers that make for more comfort
and leisure.
There are Of course. occasions
when personal marketing Is desir-
able. To begin with. the shop which
is 10 receive the major part Of ones
orders should have a personal once-
over. Shops that carry only the best
QUALIFYING second-rate stuff al any
time-are the most dependable.
though OF course their price on
everything will be a bit higher.
Also. personal marketing Is a great
help when one doesn't know what
to order. The sight Of different
foods. fruits, vegetables displayed
conveys pleasant suggestions. One
learns about the great number Of
foods available - including those
we've never eaten before-by seeing
them displayed in the raw IN market
stalls
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curly blond hair and lace over his
armor. who was madly In love with
his child wife.
Under the trees OF Chantilly she
lived out her idyl OF love. Her
praises were sung by poets. among
them the wild Theophile. who found
a sanctuary in her home where the
arm OF the Paris executioner could
not reach him.
Then sorrow struck her. Mont
morency, her brave husband, was
betrayed and executed for high
treason.
Maria Felce Orsini became a nun
In the ascetIc order OF the Holy
Chantal. There God found a place
in the heart OF the lonely Ursuline
sister, beside that Of her beloved
Henri. And she lived for many long
years frequently visited by the man
who betrayed her husband.
She let him speak. She herself
never spoke a word.
Yet her voice had been like the
voice the stars had when they sang
together.
The most Eiaring voice faults Of
LAlc llOlcl HEe are. 0pGAGuR III TOO
high a key: speaking too rapidly,
speaking TOO loudly and harshly. and
speaking through the nose
Your voice Is a violin-divine II
correctly played. frightful II rot. And
there Is hidden beauty IN every
voice.
Determine today to have a peauti-
ful voice that viii echo ever in the
memory or those who love you'll
Commence by carefully and consci-
ousiy watching for Just the faults
you have been warned against.
Olive skin Is very attractive, but
sallow skin never. In an effort 70
get rid OF that resort tan which you
perhaps unwisely acquired and now
find bleaching into unattractive sal.
lowness. try having your druggist
prepare the following:
2 OF. Bay rum
80 grains salicylic acid
? drops altar OF roses
Apply with absorbent cotton and
leave on overnight. Regular atten.
ton must be given 10 this 70 make Il
effective. Save this formula for the
Summer months TO CONS,
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at Cora's competence in holding
down an office Job and keeping
house. nevertheless regarded her a
bit thriftless in respect. Cora did
al her marketing b. telephone.
"Ah. that's whers YOU waste. a. lot
OF money" sighed the old lady. You
cant choose, but have { o take what
they send you. and you probably pay
top price FOR second-rate stuff lots
OF times"
YES. our bills are high" admitted
Cora. but one thing is sure we do
get the best. And ] haven't the time
10 20 marketing myself l did try II
for a while-Stopped off at the shops
each evening just before / came
home. but that was just too exhaust
ing at the end OF a busy day. Stand
ing around until I got waited on.
trying TO decide what was best when
there wasn't much lett to choose
from. and then the thought OF going
home TO cook 1t was too much"
why didn't you market on veur
wa downtown then2"
Cora laughed gently. You don't
know how precious every second I'm
when YOU have to dress. prepare a
bit OF breakfast. and get down 20 the
office by 3 o'clock. No. what !
finally arranged suits US nicely.
Every noon, when ] 70 out 70 lunch.
] telephone the marketman, find out
what's fresh in vegetables and order
IL together with whatever meat or
fish I've decided on for dinner that
night. II only takes q minute or
two. and it's delivered by the time !
arrive home. And III tel you even
that IS strenuous enough. and I'm
well pleased on the nights we dine
out"
But motherein-law sdl doubted
she wouldn't trust any market 10
send her everything. sight unseen. as
q regular thing.
This distrust OF merchants Is a
hangover from the suspicious Six
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Seen Along Fifth Avenue
By LOUISE DUNTLEY

white polka-dotted cuffs. and a blue
beret made the costume a sure win
ner,
Jumping up TO serve Spring fash
sons Is the alert little bellhop Jacket.
In a perfect sartnrial manner II is
quite saucy with its notched collar.
double breasted closing indicated by
two rows OF buttons. and abrupt way
az being cut of al the waistline.
There IL something quite youthful
and piquant about this interpreta.
ton Of the short-jacket mode. and Is
decidedly practical as a part OF the
sports costume.
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AIRY UNDERWOOD was
speaking only FOR Lillian's
A benefit when he asked me 10
tell him from the mirror when the
booth policeman could nc longer
see US. I had guessed II from his
carefully loud tones. / was sur OF
Il when in the mirror ! saw the Off
Ger step into the road and with up
flung hand halt the driver OF the
black coupe which had been trailing
US. In tones as ~impersonal as his
own I answered him.
II think you're safe 20 get away
now. He's stopped the driver behind
US who was trying to pass us. His
back Is toward us. There. The
curve hides him now"
And usr' Mr.. Underwood added
with apparent giee. sit tight, ev-
erybody. I'm going TO speed while
the speedings good and ret off this
road on to one / know that the com
mon or garden variety OF motorist
hasn't discovered"
AZ an uncle" Mary squealed
from the rear seat. Lillian said
nothing, but / knew that she was
glad OF the increased speed which
would bring her sooner 10 her goal.
and answer with finality the tortur-
ing question as 10 whether she would
be In time to grant Robert Savarin's
last wish.
Mr.. Underwood was conscious OF
one thing-no one in the a was ner-
vous over fast driving. Long expert
ence with Dscky and Harry. both Of
whom chafe II the motor speed drops
below forty miles an hour, has in
ured both Lillian and me 10 racing
across country, while Mary is a typ
ical young modern, never happier
than when the car in which she Is
riding IS speeding along.
A New Road.
Ny thoughts were not concerned
with the speed OF the car. however.
Every faculty within me vas focused
upon the mirror. rejoicing in every
second that gave me back no reflec-
ton OF the black coupe which had
logged every revolution OF u
wheels since we left the hotel.
There were other cars reflected in
our mirror now, however. for Mr..
Underwood was passing every other
car on the road as II they were idling
az the curb. Ahead Of US a left turn
led into a winding parkway. and
Harry slowed down a little as he ap-
preached X.
"Okay7' he mur-nured from the
side Of his mouth. and my Yes"
must have been equally inaudible to
Lillian and Marion. Then he swung
into the parkway slowing his pace
a little because OF the winding
curves. and IN a minute or two
turned sharply out OF IL again into
a road not particularly well-paved.
but which appeared to have no traf-
fic whatever upon It.
This won't be so comfortable.
In" he said. turning partly toward
the rear seat, but with one wary
eve on the road. Harry Underwood
may deserve the appellation speed
demon but his watchfulness OF the
road ahead Of him is q pattern for
any motorist to follow. But II won't
last long and Il brings us out on n
splendid. but little used road that
Will land US beyond Tarrytown and
cut out al the heavy traffic"
When Do We Eat?
rs there any road or country lane
within a hundred miles OF New York
that you don't know. Uncle Harry
Mary asked, and there was some
thing IN her tone which told me that
she was playing UP TO the cue ! had
given her. although she had no idea
why she had been instructed 70 keep
Llllian's attention anywhere but
upon me.
"Darncd few Of EN-. Mary" he
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n ~ e expended
in medical and
health service,
in a | m o 3 I
c ry C o m :
rnunity I he 3 e
ailments con-
tinue.
II e z = o n s
Of middle age
and the aged
r the ones
who S ( e r
fro m I h 9 4 e
diseases. Such
persons a r G
really paying
the penalty Of
a neglect.
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Seventeen told the other kids
about II AZ schocf-how they all
did envy him. lie told them about
the Married Woman too-a tempt
inr. wicked roma with ways that
set a man crazy and she was wild
shout Seventeen.
Just simply wild. He couldn't
figure II out himself.
OF course. he wasn't had-lookinE.
but he wasn't what you might call
handsome. and not exactly brilliant
either. he supposed II was some
thing he had about him that you
couldn't Just explain.
Anyhow. she was Wild about
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Many more people reach middle
age now than formerly. Instead Of
an average life span Of forty years,
as it used to be, we now have an
average expectation Of life Of
fitfy-six years. The longer the life
the more likely Il Is 70 acquire some
such sllnent. IL il natural. there
fore. that we have more Of the de-
~generative diseases in our day be-
cause they are characteristic OF the
latter half OF life.
The most common OF these chronic
diseases r heart and ctrculatcry
troubles, cancer. rheumatism OF ar-
Thrills: BriEht's disease and para
lysis resulting from brain hemor'
rhages. This is a very general group
ing. but II covers what 1 have Id
mind.
There are, OF course numerous
contributing factors IN this increass
or the average life span. This n ar
age Of medical progress and much
splendid public health work. IL IL
a time OF advanced thinking and OF
greater knowledge OF health promo
ton through publicity OF all kinds.
People are living richer lives. They
I Contribute AAtOAG AAACAF ~ lAAC WCA'
fare OF society. Society as a whole ie
far better off than It was fifty years
ago. in spite or the growth I'm de-
generative diseases.
There has been a wonderful ad.
vance fl overcoming the infectious
diseases which tend 10 cut life short
before middle age. Methods OF in.
struction are developing good health
On - lie wLA -~nFrn~ ZrV~A
notwithstanding Is OF the greatest i'm.
p~ortance.
In many. and probably most. OF
our public and private schools early
instruction IN good health habits is
the rule. Every child in North
America should have health educa-
ton in earliest life. The practice
Of habits Of health should begin
in the kindergarten years. Home and
school should take part In giving
vital health knowledge to every child.
Every community should have ad.
cuuate medical and health services
IN order to meet this increased de-
mand. Hundreds OF patients there
are who. II helped in time. car be
restored to normal health and their
place in society.
Every person should have a physi-
cal examination by the family doctor
at least once a year. To nip IN the
, bud" any Of these d~eEenerativc
diseases. before II gets into an ad'
vanced chronic state. means one
more person saved from endless
suffering. He is given years OF
active work IN life. IL you do not
feel up TO the mark. II life seems
dull and embarrassing. and every
thing an effort. you had better see
your doctor.
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Some d Facts

Among the srr4cter Egyptians.
women are not allowed to 20 to the
movies the film audiences in Cairo
being composed OF men, with occa-
sionaIly a few European women.
Sark. one OF the Channel Islands.
r. one or the few parts OF the British
Isles where the men outnumber the
women. Compulsory education was
in vogue there before the reign OF
Queen Victoria.
Toys OF a varlike nature and cadet
corps have been banned In lie Locle.
Switzerland. which claims tbs record
OF being the least military town in
the world.
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him, everybody knew that. why
even her husband was jealous. and
as for the Other Man, why he was
Just Ike a tiger about IL.
The Other Man was Seventeen's
greatest friend. Oh, he was along
in the early thirties. Gee. he was
e girl killer all right. You ought
70 see them fall for him. but the
married woman fell" for Seven
teen. as ar for Seventeen. he Just
couldn't eat or sleep or think Or
anything. and he Just had to plan
some way OF getting hold OF some
money. A man had 10 give his
wona pretty things, you know
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Answers to Health Queries

L. ID. o.-How can bow legs be
corrected?
A-Ccnsult an orthopedlst
Z. J. Fl. o.-Is the extraction OF
abscessed teeth dangerous?
Cam a local anesthetic be given7
A.-No.
2.-Yes.
MRS. ". r. M. Q.-what should On
girl or is. 5 ~. Q ins- tall. weigh?
2.-what should a girl Of Il. 5 II.
. in. tall. weigh?
A.-Thsv should weigh respec.
lively: $50 and 14T pounds.
II. v. -. o.-What causes perox-
ide 10 foam when put on q wound;
il il poisong
2.-Can q growing person reduce?
SWIM glycerin used on the
hands and face cause wrinkles?
A.-No.
Yes.
3.-NO.
cSsyrisht. lsSs. Newspaper Feature Service. L.
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BY Laluna de Serranno.

BY Laluna de Serranno.
MHARIA FELICE ORsrNT was
a beautiful She had
Avn dark Italian eyes, fun or fire
and pride. and her skin was smooth
and dark as an olive.
She went TO France from the
sunny vineyards OF Italy. and It was
such women coming out Of Italy who
completed the grace OF the French.
One OF these was the 12-year old
Maria. who came In the retinue Of the
Medicis and united her southern pas
sion 10 the proudest OF French aris-
tocracy. Henri de Montmorency. A
brave and chivalrous warrior. with
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ing his homework with a classmate, in the
classmates home, but far from il. /,
Leave it to him
He let the classmate stay in and muddle up
his brains with ''math" and history, and ethics.
and things. but for him-he stepped out among
them, and ne stepped out high. wide and
handsome.
He was the youngest Of the crowd, but they
We're all crazy about him. They told him so
every time he came around and he managed TO
get around three or four nights in the week
and when he didn't get around he stayed at
home and dreamed gorgeous dreams about his
daring double" life.
The beautiful women, the cool, s~elf-cor-
trolled men Of the world, the gay talk, the
merry songs, the naughty stories, and, oh, the
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Diseases of
the Later
Years
More People Are Living Past
Middle Age, Accounting for
the Increase i'm "Degcnerative"
Illnesses.
Bv r. :. COPELAND. Vi. ID.

By r. s. COPELAND, vi. ID.
U. :. Senator from New York
Former Commissioner OF Health,
Ne1 York City
GHRON1C diseases, particularly
what we call the 'degenera-
- tive" diseases, are becoming
more and more prevalent. In spite
of the fact that enormous sums
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Beautiful Women, Songs and Naughty Stories-H,
] Boosted of Them-Then a Flare Of jealousy
' 4 Knife Thrust-dnd Jail!

TTE WENT TO a Bohemian" party the other night, the seven
teenyear-od boy.
Dear me, what a tough guy" he's getting to be, poor
child. He's been going to these parties for over half a year.
His fathar ard rnnthnr Thought Re "a do
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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
- BY Max .Tre1 n-u.--a
The Shadows Find Business
Booming In Worm
"A worm can't stand
To hear q sound, ~
That's why IL lives
Deep I'm the ground
Shadow Sayings.

<fOoME IN out OF the COLA sale
80 the worm 81 cant offer
~ you very much. but 1t least
it's warm IN my house"
Mi. Flor, Hand. Yam and Knarf
the five little shadows with the
turned-about names - didn't no a
rule. like 10 20 down into worm
holes. which are rather narrow and
dark. Still il was cold and almost
anything was better than having the
wind 10 through and through them
shadows are not like real-perscns-
When the wind blevvB IL really goes
through them. And that ts any
thing but pleasant. as you may
imagine.
50 into the worms house they
went, letting themselves down care
fully at first. for the entrances was
exceedingly steep. like a well Soon.
however. II turned level and they
walked along quite easily. BY draw
ing themselves closely together tas
shadows canl they made themselves
the proper size The worm wvrfggied
before them. holding up q glowing
lantern.
We've been terribly busy this
WINTER II EA1d-
Don't you sleep al Winter7'
asked knarf.
Goodness, no! We hardly ret On
chance 70 close our eyes There's
SO much TO do"
The shadows couldn't help wonder
ing what Il was that worms could
do, except wriggle. and be caught
by robins and 10 fishing on the end
OF a hook. They were on the point
Of asking II to explain when they
reached a large room. all III Up with
more lanterns OF the same kind. And
here they saw q curious sight.
A score OF worms OF all sizes and
shapes were busy cracking open
nuts.
only they're not nuts" said the
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Loves tn
Secrets

THERE rs Hidden Beauty
in Every Voice, Says the
Beauty S~orceress. Determine
Today to Find it-znd Keep 1t!
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plThITTE UTTIA5
The girs, and the men, and the party-the cheapest ten,centr
store jewery giiIered like stones OF the first water, and the
girls eyes-wel. they were Just simply pools OF deep delight