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Rating Mr.. Cameron.

ssTtsS inst this I said slowly. 'rd
like 10 give you a regular party,
dinner and dance at one OF what
YOU'D call the spiffiest places IN
Town. But there are these ob5ec-
a4icns. The other girls are oil pre-
paratory school girls. / want them
ETo have a chance 70 dance longer
than an hour after the theater, and
i-afaer midnight do not believe
Mrs. Underwood-or the other moth
lers-would approve Of having their
Young daughters at a supper club
until the small hours OF the morning.
lYet-"
yet me no vets " Mary parodied
Cant YOU realize. Auntie
3NadSe, that ] don't want n sophisti-
scated, Erown-up party. III have
tulenty Of time for them. What I've
never had Is q school holiday party
such as this one I'm not 80 much
older than Marion, after all. Wont
yea plan things accordingly
.sT1 be very glad 10 do just that,
MARY I said gratefully. You don't
know how relieved / am. Now Wei
so into an executive committee Of
he whole, and really plan things
Mary Topped down at my feet and
kucked her slender legs under her,
This is the way I've dreamed it,
abe said. and I think Lillian psychi'
raily was aware OF the lump in my
throat and diverted my mind from
tho contemplation Of Maryfs former
loneliness.
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Am / Awaken

"If any OF those girls Show any
signs OF preferring that conceited
sap 70 an honest to goodness Yale
boy, I'll take EN- over my knee"
Mary asserted belligerently.
II don't think you'll have 70 do
any disciplining. except IN your own
direction. Mary" Lillian said drily.
III ] gauge the young mar correct
~. he viii let the schoolgirls severe
" alone. but he will be your
shadow"
Mary flushed. He'd better not
be" she said darkly. but ] caught
an interested sparkle in her eyes.
We a deal with that problem
when the dance X on" / said briskly.
Just now we must plan where Wen
have it,"
How about here in the hotel?"
Lillian inteTposed quietly.
/ looked at her obviously.
Have they the facilities here?"
There aren't any dances given
hers nowadays" she said, but the
dining was once a ballroom
and has n or the finest dancing
floors in the city. You know il in
In two sections, and the rear part
OF *. shut off by Is used only
when there are q lot OF conventions
in the city. But I'm sure they would
fix IL up for us. 80 that we could
have dinner there, a practical pri-
vate room as il were. We could enter
Il through the library and that pas
sage back OF the office, so we
wouldn't be in the public view ex-
cept in the elevators. Then the reg
ular dining room closes 1T eight
O'Clock, which would give them time
10 get the floor waved before we
came back from the theatre. And
there's a small balcony at one end
for the orchestra"
"Oh-h!" Mary gurgled. 'Decora-
tons, orchestra, waxed floor. Pinch
me. somebody, so I can see II I'm
awake. I'm sure I must be dream
ing"
But even ms Lillian and I laughed
we looked at each other with fore
boding eyes. II we could only keep
the child from the awakening 10 un-
happiness which we were afraid
Philip Veritzen was planning for
her.
CONTINUED Temofrowl
cspyrisht. rsSs. NSEspzSE Fsstuas ssfvics, hA
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things 70 wrong II IL cheaper to send
for n competent workman, or 10
throw the broken object away and
buy a new one.
A great many household catas-
trophies miE4t be avoided by abolish
ing the quaint makeshifts that wo-
men so often resort to. II all the
curious substitutes for ladders were
firmly avoided. there might be fewer
sprains and falls. Nowadays there
are 20 many household devices made
for easing the difficult tasks about
the home. and they are no Ion ger ex-
pensive. a lew cents sometimes buys
q small tool that win do a job-and Il
really does Tot pay to resort to quick
and less reliable makeshifts. There's
no excuse for such dangerous tools
as hammers with heads patched on
after they have worked loose. There
are one-piece harr-nrs which can't
possibly fly off, ax& s-e a permanent
Etarantee against Seneident Wires
worked loose SO that thy hang axk.
warcly-cr worse vet. slip from
their grooves on floors and invite
slips ana falls-windows that some.
times stick. and sometimes fall with
an unexpected bang-these are types
OF home breakages that present def.
mite hazards. and need expert treat.
menf, not arnateurish makeshifts.
Euery hom@ has some.
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%burning because the former adds
brown tones to the skin. but burn
ing accentuates only the red ones.
1t would be ~inadvisable to try to
blend rouge to a Redeemed complex
ion. the better plan being TO bleach
GU the redness and regain ones
normal coloring.
But the tanned skin. which Just
darkens gradually and naturally as
the warm aso progresses can be
kept true in color value much easier
than IL can be bleached ut.
Regardless az your natural COM
plexion. rouge should suggest a little
more orange and a little brighter
red than at other times, and this Is
the most specific rule that could be
given without personal observation.
But with hat suggestion for a guide,
you should be able to make a salts
factory selection.
Face powders also should be a lit
tie darker and contain more rose
than when the skin Is fairer. This,
too. applies generally because the
gradual tanning requires an ecru or
rachel predominance, with sufficient
rose 10 give the same warmth and
depth TO the powder that the u
gives 10 the skin by tanning Il.
II the skin burns I think you'n
find the old favorite-white or egg
the quickest and best method for re-
ducing the redness as well as for re-
lieving the pain 1t should be an
piled. however. just as quickly as
possible after you notice that the
skin has been burned.
Just beat the whites OF two or
three eggs and when they are stiff
smooth the froth over the burned
parts. Let the preparation dry on
the skin and do not remove il for
an hour at least. "a washcloth
should be saturated with cold water
and then pressed to the skin to
soften the white OF egg thoroughly
before attempting removal. Con-
tinue the cold water applications un.
III the albumin is entirely wet. then
wipe II off. using the Washcloth and
keeping It very wet.
The white OF egg seals over the
skin. keeping the air from 1t. and SO
relieves almost Immediately the pain
attendant 10 sunburning. Then a. IL
II dries IL beaches out the undue
redness, making II possible for you
10 continue the use OF our usual
shade Of rouge and powder.
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By wINIFRED BLACK

how ! dreamed OF that day.
Then. as he progressed. he
changed. I noticed il. little by
little. but attributed It at first
TO study and increased RESPONSE
hilities.
He never took me anywhere
because 7 did not want him to
spend money on me: but II
nearly broke my heart when /
learned he was taking a little.
insignificant dapper. employed
in the office. TO a Broadway
show. OF course, we ~quarreled.
He does not need me any
more: I'm thrown aside like his
last years overcoat.
He Is free. I'm not. 30 I'm
taking the only way out can
not live and see him happily
married to some brainless flap
per who will ret all ! have
worked for for years. 7 went
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HAT a terrible letter to b
wv dropped on the desk by
W cheerful. Roodnarured offic
BOY! Read 1t and let yoIU hear
achel
Ny Dear Miss Black:
When you receive this letter
/ viii be In another world. No
n will know that ! did not
leave this world naturally; to
that ! shall see Only 1 and my
God will know that"
Am I sorry TO go? Oh. no.
The very fact that ! am mailing
this letter Tor rather the person.
/ trust IL TOT will be proof that !
an gone, for IL will be mailed
only in case OF my death.
Won't you. who have the
chance-please, oh do so-warr
girls OF the men who are not
sincere? The men who use them
only as stepping stones.
Some years ago I met and feE
in love with q man. ! say man
oh. well. we win call him that
he had Just started In a new
job and had little. He came into
my life. I worked hard to help
him succeed. ! went without
many things. II was through me
that ne got on IN his work. !
saw that he dressed well, !
taught him how TO wear his
clothes; I even. at times. washed
and mended his shirts, Oh, I
did everything possible to help
him succeed He got on wen in
his work.
We were to be married. !. oh.
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~ IDING at anchor IN the moon
light and cruising over a
A0 sunny sea. feeling the tang
Of a salty spray against my face
well. III never forget my first
yachting party The first night
cut I was too excited 10 sleep
and lay for a long time just
listening 10 the waves swishtng
against the side Of the ship. Helene
was so quiet that I thought she had
been asleep hours until l heard a
whispered Oracle" Then we just
had to talk over our big day and II
was almost dawn before we went
to sleep.
Madame's friends were perfectly
charming to US. They were all older
than we were except two delightful
English boys. who II seems ?
spending the Summer with the
owner Of the yacht. ] was glad that
/ could tell Billy that there were
two married couples In the party
that acted rs ~chaperones- And that
was the only part OF the trip that
bothered me-thinking OF Billy I
felt selfish enjoying myself and
knowing all the while that he was
at home brooding over q little
quarrel.
II isn't a pleasant feeling to know
that IL suffering for the
good time you're having and al
though I couldn't very well have
refused Madarne's invitation 10 join
the party. I was sorry about Billy.
All week T had been provoked M him
because / thought he had been un-
reasonable about not wanting me to
70. But as we sat about on deck
in the moonlight I got very lonesome
for him and forgot that I had been
annoyed. And when the two Eng
lish boys asked Helene and me to
dine and dance with them some
night this week. I was glad to be
able to refuse on Biily's account.
But while I'm getting my land
legs ] can't help thinking about
the smart shoes thu women pas
wore. With her shRntung
sports suit n OF the ladies' wore
comfortable looking white buckskin
sports shoes, fiat heeled and laced
with silk cord. Another had select
cd sgEshen ksd walking -ox1ords that
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The Stars Say

b. CENEvIEvE KEMBLE.

"HE sidereal operations for this
day assist to q fair degree Of
good fortune. with recogni-
ton or favors for those in the en-
ployment Of others and a fair prom
ise Of advancement and financial
stability for those following In the
beaten path There In little enccur-
agement. however. for new under
takinEs or for success with large cor
po~rations or secret societies. Per-
sonal activities may be lively and
pleasant
These wacss birthday II is are
under a fairly suspicious forecast for
promotion. recognition or increase Of
moneys or business. providing they
adhere to established lines. as new
undertakings are under 4 discourag-
ing sign The year may be a happy
and socially active one A child born
on this day may have many talents
and social accomplishments fitting
IL for success in employment and for
a generally successful and prosper
% life.
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There IRE over 500 600 miles Of
submarine cables. the most inpor-
tant being those which connect
Europe with America, under the At
lantio Ocean. But the longest cable
covars a distance OF $500 miles, from
British Columbia 70 the Tanning
Islands. under the Pacific Ocean.
Canary breeding is enc OF the sm-
portant industries IN Norwich, Eng
land, over 100000 birds being sent
out OF the city every season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-23

YyHE shades Of evening are principally blue
and pink, in pastel shades, rather than the
deeper shades that have dominated the
evening field so long.
We have had illustrated for you two an
sembles, one for evening wear, the other for q
sports outfit The evening ensemble consists Of
m evening bag Of pale blue and silver brocads
with m elaborate silver, turquoise and pearl
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Goodnight
Stories
By MAX TRELL

There was ID bug,
It diyed in "a barrel OF rain
Rain, rain,
And it never came out again"
Shadow Song.
XXI 8 that your mother7" asked
Nil. Flor. Hand. Yam and
Knarf. the Ehadow-chtldren
They were addressing a very curious
creature which looked n good deaI
Ike a small caterpillar. but which
lived in the rzin-barrel. The shadow.
children themselves were inside the
~rain-barreL II was nothing at all for
them. They didn't even get wet.
In the barrel (which was half.fu1
or rainwaterl were ga n IN b Ter C.
these curious creatures. and an equal
number OF other creatures which re-
sembled the heads or horses. The
first moved about by wriEgling. and
the others darted. The oldest thing
OF all was that they hung head-down
from the top OF the water, though
why they did this they couldn't say.
They didn't e. know what kind
OF creatures they were. or where
they carne from. or what they wera
doing inside n r~ain-barrel. AT length
one of the wrigglers exclaimed that
its mother had arrived. Wondering
what the mother OF such = strange
creature could look like and aston
ished that Il should be outside the
water while its child seemed per.
fectly AT home inside. they fastened
70 have n glimpse OF her. Imagine
their surprise 10 find she was simply
"a mosquito
lis that your mother7- they er-
claimed
"Oh yes" the wriErier answered.
talking from an ~upside-down posi-
ton just under the surface OF the
water. That being the case. the
shadows quickly drew themselves
out of the water and sat themselves
down in a row around the edge %
the ran-barrel.
'Good-day." Hand greeted the
mosquito. who was fitting about
nervously owe tho surface Or the
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well-marked disease. The ailment
il associated with certain diseases
which affect the heart or the
blood vessels by which the heart
is nourished. II may be associated
with diseases Of the aorta, the great
trunk blood vessel which leads di-
rectly 20 the heart. Hardening OF
the arteries may cause II.
The causes which bring II or may
be some infectious constitutional dis
ease. IL may follow rheumatism, In
fluenza. diabetes. BriEht's disease.
typhoid fever or diphtheria- a dis.
ease Or the blood In q very cornmon
cause.
An attack nay come suddenly and
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for q weck-reSutt OF a little
AA home repaAr-work. She had
= spell Of t~hrtftiness. and when the
handle OF her aluminium sauce
pan Ioosened she couldn't bear
to throw it away and spend n
few dollars for a new. heavy
saucepan She mended the old
one herself-stuffed the crevtce
whewe the handle and pan joined so
that Il seemed firm. But, alas, the
second time she lifted tine thing off
the stove, the pan rolled on the
suddenly ioosened handle, and spiaeh
went q let Of hot scuid on Maryes
arm.
It's q wise housekeepw~ wfo Knows
when not TO economic. E~~ are
times when q little breakage SENS
50 easy to make right-anybody - =
do Il. But few women have the mar
ual skill that most men seem to &C
quire easily. How many men seem
70 learn IN the first year the art OF
making minor repairs in electrical
mishaps-but how few women a
even replace q blown-out fused
Some women 20 serious'H about
the job OF learning 10 do tn manual
lrepair jobs about home-sin1rle car
| pentry, electrical emergency repairs.
and 80 ON. Bat In tina main, when
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heart, then "it
$ e q m Q q 8
0 h h e
b lotto m had
dropped out of
things. w e
have a sense
of helplessness
and fear.
angina pee
LbIAS Ln Y III y
e r m used to
d e 8 b e a
sharp pain in
the breast. The
term is ap-
piled to symp-
I o m 8 rather
than to IN y
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the pearls are tinted to match. The stockings
are Of pale flesh with lace clocks, and are worn
witt blue and silver brocade shoes that match
the bag.
The sports ensemble consists of a hat Of tan
hemp braid, faced with tan linen and ban0ed in
blue. The gloves are Of tan trimmed with blue.
The bag il Of tan linen trimmed with blue
patent leather and q blue crystal buckle. The
stockings are Of tan Isle lace and the necklace
Is of pale amber beads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-23

TYNFAILNG and regular ac-
ton Of the heart is essential,
vi not only to comfort, but to
life itself. When we have the
slightest thing the matter with the
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carefully TO be
ready with q
c j a OF
r Q U g e and
powder 50 that
( h E { 0 M
plexion is
c e + y
blended.
Undoubtedly
some of you
already h e
noticed h I
your makeup
seems to be a
little off-key
2 n d m a n Y
more will have
I h e s a m 9
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were interlaced with brown. When
Madame appeared on deck dressed
for the evening she wore a white
chiffon gown ~EorgeouSly patterned in
great red roses and slippers that
exactly matched. They were the
new sandal type and in red crepe
dc Chine piped in silver.
Ny. / wish Billy would call 50 that
I could tell him all about the party.
l suppose he is hurt and that I'll
have TO call him tomorrow and tell
him how sorry / am. It's up TO me
% make amends!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-23

w Il measures should be takeE IN
der the circumstances?
A.-The trouble may be caused by
failure in kidney functioning. conSti-
patton, or there may be a heart con-
dition at the source. Proper diet and
care will usually bring about results.
a READER. Q-What an I do
20 clear my complexion or pimples7
] have been told that It Is a blood
condition.
Adequate your diet and keep
the intestinal rae clear.
MRS. M. M. Q.-What would
cause a pain in the stomach toward
the right side running through 10 the
hack. causing a bloated feeling and
no relief until ! vomit? This brings
immediate relief.
Avery likely due 70 a gall blad.
der disturbance. Correct your diet
and keep your system clear. For
further particulars send a self-ad.
dressed. stamped envelope and re-
peat our question.
r.. G. Q-What will increase the
growth CT the e~yelashes?
Airy applications OF ! per cent
/ yellow oxide OF mercury ointment
This may be applied at night upon
retiring.
G.. D.. Q-what do you advise for
IN very dry skin?
A-Avold the use OF soap and use
a good cold ream
| Copyright. 1888. Ssuspaper Feature Service. Ina
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~ URING the Summer months
most skins tan a little, even
though one doesn't 60 in for
obvious sun-tan effects. There
fore it is well to watch the skin
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-23
Words Of the Wise.

Virtue ID bold and goodness nsvrr
fearful. Shakespeare
An empire e ne more thon
poicer IN trust. Dryden.
The man that bhShes ID not cute
q brute. Young.
Genius Wv mainly ON affair NY
energy. -ArHoIG
The talents Of n biogrspher are ofs-a
fatal 10 his readers. @Edgsworth.
A ma can't BE- too careful IN
the choice of hts enemies.
-FtIde.
To play billiards well u hs sign sF
q mis-sPent youth. Spencer.
Reflect that q friend mGv De
made out c1 an enemy.
-SeHeca.
We never are but BY ourselves be-
irayed. -Ccnraevs.
TO bear is 20 conquer our rcte.
Campbell.
Whilst we deliberate about begin
nins. it becomes too late to begin.
-Quintlisa.
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lillian laughed delightedly at
Mary's naive question as to
what / mean by my refer
ence 20 cadets AZ the dancing party
u vas giving for my husbands love-
young niece. Mary flushed hotly at
the laugh and Lillian made hasty
amends.
Don't he Offended. childr' she
said. j didn't mean 10 bait yoH. l
WAS simply glad TO know you weren't
100 preoccupicd 70 sit up and take
NOTICE when fascinating young men
were mentioned. 'Breathes there q
girl with soul 10 dead. she eve TO
herself hath said. ''There'ii be West
Point cadets al my party"
She finished her atrocious para
phrase with another comfortable
little laugh. but Mary had regained
her pcise by this time. and laughed
lightly with her.
I'm as curious as a t~en-year-old
about everything" she said. And
now that Noel's off my mind-IAve
been SO worried about him-I can
80 on and enjoy myself with a clear
con science. I warn You, I'm going
10 ask ten million questions And
aas Wall gOA AZ AiH ANtR pan htAAlAe.
II don't want 10 butt In, but-lve
never had a party before. you know,
and I'm just plum crazy"
was nearer tears than smiles as
] leaned over and kissed her. there
w1s 20 much u~nc11mcious pathos in
hcr plant And I wondered worriedly
whether this party we had planned
fvvere not too Juvenile for her.
ye. her training for future stardom
ha Philip Veritzen's organization had
Isolated her and left her without
l1ricnds or even acquaintance OF her
Town age.
"Of course you shall plan It ell.
dear child" I said. TT Is your
lrarty. There's only one thing which
worries me" I hssitated.
Tell me. quick. Nothing ought to
4 worry YOU" she said impulsively.
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Answers to Health Queries

T.. M o--What cause high blood
pressure and how can IL r. cured?
What measures should be taken un-
der the circumstances7
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Seek the Underlying
Cause of Heart Pain
Angina Pectoris a Serious Symptom
DR.. COPELAND
q Serious Symptom

This Ailment, Painful and Frightening, May Be the
Result Of Some Infectious Constitutional Disease.
With Proper Care the attacks May Be Controlled.
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Why Usual Beauty Aids
Are "Off Key" in Summer
Darker Skin NecessifGtes Make-Up Change.

sam, Despite Precautions, Has a Tanning Effect and
Then Rouge and POWDERS Must Be Blended to
Harmonise icith the NeU Complexion.
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BY ROYAL s. COPELAND, NJ. d.

United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner OF Health. AeD York City.
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A Fashion Models Diary
By GRACE
Her First Yachting Party Is a Compiled Success-SmtorioHy
and Socially.

~ IDING at anchor IN the moon1
light and cruising over a
4U sunny sea. feeling the tang
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-23

There was n bug,
re diyed in "a barrel or rain
Rain, rain,
And IL never came out again"
Shadow Song.
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"A READER. Q.-What can I do
70 clear my complexion or pimples?
] have been told hat II is a blood
condition.