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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
BY GERTRUDE BAILEY

IND you know that there are
~ now white gabardine shorts
in size Sc? We're so afraid some
one is going to buy them and
wear them on our southern
beaches that we are determined
to sway every woman larger than
So in the direction of another
counter where there are graceful
ly cut culottes that cover the
knees and look like skirts and
where there are ladylike slacks
with three-quarter coats and spec
tator sports ensembles so fatter-
ing that we hope every size 40
will sense her niche in the sun is
the hotel terrace or the cabana
porch.
Brevity and smoothness that
get briefer and smoother for the
bathing beauties every season
have a size limit, or should, if not
an age limit. Neither was in
tended for a comic ballet on the
boardwalk. Stores say they have
to carry large sizes in shorts and
halters because larger women de-
mand them, after they see how
cute they look on somebody else
on magazine cover. If the FASH
ion writer's have neglected to
point out the inverse ratio of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
Good Health Is
Aid to Beauty,
Expert Says
BY ALICIA HART

Having warned you against wear
ing cosmetics which bear no rela-
tion to your natural skin tones or,
worse yet, to each other, I want to
go a step farther (then I'll be
through with negative advice for
months) and say that it's possible
to overdo the use of creams and To-
lions.
I am reminded of letter I re-
ceived from a reader. She writes
that, although she uses soap and
water, cleansing cream and two To-
tons each morning before she
makes up, cleansing cream, tissue
cream, a lotion, anti-wrirkle and
pore creams every night, a mask
and the accompanying treatment
twice a week and has professional
facials now and then, her skin never
seems healthy and clear. She was,
Of course, perturbed about the fact
that she does so much to her COM
plexion, yet seems to get practically
no results.
I think every one ought to ap-
preciate the value of regular and
meticulous night and morning beauty
routines, of course, but after
months, if these seem to have no
visible good effects on The skin, one
ought to. look behind the scenes.
Check Health Carefully
In other words, make careful
check-up on health. Sometimes a
visit to a doctor and careful fol-
lowing of his directions have been
known to do more to improve the
complexion than any number of
beauty treatments.
In addition, if many creams are
used several times day, their
method of application has to be
particularly gentle. Delicate mus
cles and skin on face and throat
were not made to be scrubbed like
laundry or manipulated this way
and that as though you were try
ing TO massage away fatty tissues on
your thighs.
Do be gentle with your skin, use
only the purest beauty preparations
land no more of them than you
actually need, get plenty of sleep
and see your doctor the minute you
suspect some organic disorder Is
spelling your complexion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
CHAPTER TWELVE

VXTHEN Royal Nesbitt had been
w administered a stiff brandy
by the excited Obo he went imme-
diately aboard the yacht so that
Capt. Bakely could give him ade-
Quate first-aid from the medical XII.
At the lodge, under the direction
of Woodford preparations Tor leaV-
ing were swift indeed. Julia was
certain that it was not the serious
ness of Nesbitts wound which
prompted the sudden breakup OF
the party.
1t was not, she felt, the wound
itself that worried Woodford, but
rather its implication. She was al
most sure that Hugo Nash's aim had
been calculated-and obviously the
Lee girl thought so, too.
There had been something vaguely
furtive about the three men as they
returned that morning. 1t was as
If they had come to an agreement
of silence before the women.
But Julias thoughts were direct
NA AAAOAG WV al " AOlAl L cJ OOAA bAAS1AA
toward Royal Nesbitt. AS she hur-
riedly packed her bag she planned
an attempt to see him before the
Wood Nymph should leave the lit
tie bay.
1T proved an easy matter to leave
IL the lodge without being seen.
Mach a1ad (yaodfarI IaoJ -
gone to the yacht, while the widow
and Cintra Lee were still in their
rooms getting their luggage packed
tor Obo to take down to the beach.
Julia slipped quickly out the door
and down the path she had taken
the night before
She felt somehow that Payson was
on Evergreen Island-Where he could
keep in touch with her.
Mindful that the Wood Nymph
would be leaving within the hour,
she ran along the path as swiftly
\ as the clutching foliage and over
hanging boughs would let her. Soon
she was relieved to see an open space
5ahead, then the blue waters on the
other side of the island.
The path ended at beach, and
there were marks where the bow of
small boat had cut into the sand.
But beyond this there was no indi-
cation of the recent presence of Pay
son.
What he had called Ibis island"
\ was within shouting distance, but
Julia could see nothing but a thick
green wood. Not even a spiral of
smoke limited at habitation-and
there was no small boat moored on
the shore opposite.
Il q q
CHE stood there, uncertain wheth-
~ er to return to the yacht or stay
behind in the hope of seeing Payson
again
Somehow it didn't seem fair to
leave on the Wood Nymph without
some woodland yet, what assur-
ance did she have that Payson was
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not width. The loose hanging
jacket is aqua crepe with a tuxedo
collar and loose panels in du-
bonnet, again to heighten the up
and down line. The aqua felt hat
with dubonnet stitching is neither
too flip nor matronly TO be any
thing but becoming to a face all
the more interesting because of a
few character lines. This ensemble
is even gayer in taffy color with
Kelly green for contrast.
Sitting on the arm of the chair
is woman who likes more casual
clothes, especially the one-piece
dress of turquoise basque linen
that has diagonally tucked Shout
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their chic in relation to hip lines,
let us emphasize that the large
size shorts are not sketched on
'today's fashion page.
y +
TN their place are two resort cos
l. tunes that come in sizes from
Is to 46, that are frankly Slim
ming, beautifully contrasted as to
color and youthful.
One is an ensemble of turquoise
and dubonnet Pueblo crepe. The
lighter tone is used for the one
piece dress that has a V neckline,
an inverted v waistline to main
tain that optical illusion of height,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
JOAN LIKES WHITE
AS ALL-YEAR WEAR

For smart, all-year wear, Joan
Crawford chooses white. The new
sport coat of the Metro Goodwin
Mayer star is fashioned from
white chinchilla cloth and is swag-
ger in type. 1t features a large,
coachman's collar and pockets and
may be worn belted in at the waist
or flaring.
Miss Crawford is particularly fond
of this wrap over a dress of white
lightweight wooden, accented by a
scarf OF fog blue. Matching blue
accessories complete the ensemble.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
SUITS FOR WOMEN
MEET WITH FAVOR

If you do not feel like buying a
printed silk or sheer wooden dress
to freshen up your winter ward
robe, why not consider suit? You
can get navy blue, gray, brown or
black one right now, wear it under
your fur coat and, later on, with a
topcoat. Gray probably is to be the
most important suit color this
spring.
Mems wear fabrics are best. One
interesting model looks very much
like directors suit. 1t includes a
slim skirt of black worsted with
gray chalk stripes and a nipped-in-
at-the-waist jacket with man tai
lored lapels and cuffs.
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4AOO III " n llO1
drink, and it seems I can't think
of very interesting things to talk
about while with a fellow, even
though try very hard. I felt like
I didn't want to be such a poor
sport, and that is why I kissed him
at all. I enjoyed kissing him, but
feel very remorseful for doing it.
What should I do toward making
amends? WONDERING.
Answer-You are attaching too
much Importance to five kisses. Aft
er all, there is nothing so terrible
about kissing an attractive boy, and
certainly nothing unusual about it.
Most girls have done the same thing
many times without ruination. The
main thing you are worrying about
is the boys opinion of you.
There may be some boys today
who prefer girl who makes them
wait little longer for such favors,
but there are few puritanical
enough to cOnsign girl to the
gutter just because she kissed
them.
Instead of worrying about the cir
cumstance, which is harmless
enough in itself, 90 your worrying
about your limitations. The girl
that can't think of anything to say
suffers a social handicap which she
can overcome if she will 1t is en-
barrassing to realize that petting is
the only form of entertainment you
know.
What is the boy interested in
schools, sports, business, movies,
politics? Find out what it is and
lay in good supply of informa-
ton on his pet subject. Then you
will have something to talk about.
He, on the other hand, will like to
broaden his knowledge by hearing
about your activities, aspirations
| and ambitions. If you are pro-
| foundry interested in some feminine
pursuit, what you have to say about
it will not be boring. Read news
papers, books and magazines until
your head is cram-full of events,
stories and incidents which you can
impart to others.
If you do not dance well, prac-
tice! If you do not talk well,
practice! Any dumb bunny can
pet, but boy likes a girl with
other attractions, as well.
Nothing lowers a girl in boys
estimation more quickly than pro-
miscuous petting. 1t is so unaatter-
ing to him. He prefers to believe
that his charms and his alone broke
down the resistance of the charm
| ing young lady who doesn't kiss
everybody but who saw fit to make
an exception in his case.
Dear Jane Jordan-My boy friend
has no dates, but lunches with an
other girl. We have been going to-
gether for almost 10 months and
still I don't know if he really likes
me or not. Should I just forget
about the other girl and not step
out on him or should I say some
thing to him about her?
UNDECIDED.
Answer-Even if you were mar
ried to the young man can't see
why you should object to his lunch
ing with another woman, nor can
see why you shouldn't lunch with
one of your men friends if you want
to. The notion that you can be all
and everything to another person
has no foundation in fact. Perhaps
the boy is not head over heels in
love with you, but he enjoys your
friendship and you enjoy his. Why
break it up because you are not the
sole owner of his time?
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ders, sleeves that are cut in one
with the bodice and an en-
broidered motif on a tricorned
pocket that comes out of deeply
curved seam to break any sug-
gestion of width above the waist
line. White pearl buttons from
neck to hem in back emphasizes
the vertical line going. This dress
comes in gold, white, dubonnet, as
well as turquoise. The white felt
tri-corn hat has plenty of depth
at back where the brim turns up
and the right brim for eye-shade
at the front. 1t is young and
casual at any angle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03

by leading the jack of clubs. Now,
if South wins this trick, his con-
tract probably will be defeated,
as he will count West for three
clubs and therefore will be afraid
to cash his other high club.
His safest play is to refuse to
win this trick. Now his contract
is assured and West is forced to
lead into declaref's ten-ace posi-
ton.
This gives declarer three clubs,
two diamonds, two hearts and two
spades (nine tricks in alb
Copyright, 1895. by NEA Service. Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
Broddmoor Luncheon Set

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for Ladies Guest Day at
Broadmoor Country Club Wednes-
day. Keno is to follow the lunch
con. The committee in charge in
cludes Mesdames Sidney J. Stern
berger, Louis j. Borinstein, M. s.
Cohn and Milton L. Sternberger.
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"a t4llo anu AAOn \
regret it. Do you
think he will con-
slider me common
and cheap for
kissing him at
all, let alone the
first time I went
with him? I don't
know why I did it
and my con-
science botherS
me.
I do not dance
perfectly and Go
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
Calls Board Meeting

The Rev. George S. Southworth,
governor of the Society of May
flower Descendants in Indiana. has
called a luncheon meeting of the
board of assistants for noon Wednes-
day at the Y w. G. A.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
Take Heart,
Study Your
Love-Jane
Skip the Kisses, But You
Must Learn Ways
to Hold Him.

Discuss your handicaps with Jane
Jordan, who will help you overcome
them by her answers in this column.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03

Dear Jane Jordan-The other
evening I dated a fellow and while
coming home I kissed him five
times. do not make a practice
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-28

"Maughan!" I started suddenly
when the doctor addressed me. ivan
Every is rather incoherent about
this. Perhaps you can tell me some-
thing Of Miss Younger's health"
1 shook my head. and admitted
that when l had lunched with her
the previous noon, she had said she
was feeling very well.
ivan Every's been telling me a
ridiculous story about murderous
ruby" He stopped and threw back
the blanket, took off the ruby and
chain and handed them to Van
jewel.
What would you say caused.s
death. doctor?" I asked hesitantly.
"Offhand I would say cerebral
hemorrhage. but 1 shall have to ex-
anime the body"
''The body!" I cringed and stepped
back. Margalo designated by "the
body.
do you wish to remain?"
I did not wish to remain, . fol-
lowed Van Every to his bedroom.
We did not go through the hall, but
Van Every pushed aside some heavy
Grapes at the back Of the library, and
l found myself few seconds later
sitting in wing chair beside his bed.
The room was brightly lighted,
comfortable, biggish bedroom, ascot
ically furnished. but the bed downy
and soft appearing. the chairs wen
upholstered. He drew up a chair,
and was sitting near me.
II can't believe it, Vaughan" he
was muttering. The ruby was still
in his hand. and the chain dangled
at his knees.
II can't believe It"
said nothing. I was thinking of
Margalo. alone with Mario in the
next room. Margalo. a dead, lifeless
thing. She who had been so beau
tiful. so alive. Marga!o in there.
Mario calling her "the body. Now
he must be looking at her white
skin . -.
II shouldn't have let her wear
it" Van Every went on incoher-
emily.
"She would have worn it anyway"
1 COInIOFleU as pest COulQ. And
she would have. Margalo always had
her way. She had had her way Is
years ago when she told me it would
be frightful if we married. In the
end she had me believing her way.
That was Margalo. 1 had seen her
eyes when she saw the ruby. Seen
in them the urge to have it near
her, on her. l knew she would want
to wear it. ;. 4.
Besides" I went on, ,"the ruby
had nothing to do with her-death."
The word came hard. I could not
believe yet what Mario had said
that she was dead.
II dont-know. shall sell the
stone tomorrow"
ITO RE CONTINUEDJ
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have a hint, though, that Morley die
not know of his wife's purchase. that
he would not have let her buy it il
he had known.
Someone had killed Nell. That
was certain. But i: could not have
been robbery, for the robber could
easily have made away with the
ruby Never in any of the deaths
occasioned by the ruby. had the
stone been stolen. Strange. isn't 1t?
| perhaps Nell had enemies. Un-
doubtedly she had. Perhaps she was
killed for another reason than the
ruby. l don't know. but I've read
everything l can find on her death
TIL tell you it isn't much.
II wanted the ruby years ago. Is
| years ago, when first heard about
| it. but that comes later, in due
| time.
Lord Morley sold the ruby after
his wifes violent death to the Earl
| of Barrimore. and 1t remained in the
| possession of his family for some 200
years. The original earl who bought
| it wrote a paper much like the one
John. Lord Of Camden. had written.
warning whoever might inherit il
thai it was never to be worn by
anyone. He was afraid of the jewel
but was fascinated by IT, There are
tales that when he was alone, he
used to take the stone from Its cof-
fer. which fitted into a secret cleft
| in the wall or his chamber. and look
at it for hours at a time. trying to
solve the mystery of its red depths.
A stone will fascinate one. I know.
Much misfortune came to the first
Earl Of Barrimore His wife fed with
his best friend, his daughter defied
her father, and married a man of her
own choice.
"a son finally same into the prop.
erty after his father had died of a
slow. lingering disease. He. how
ever. we know nothing of. And we
hear nothing more of him. More
heirs followed. but still misfortune
came to the E~rrimores. They had
been immensely wealthy. Now. n
1860. they were poor. and the family
line had died out. A nephew far re-
moved came into the empty castle.
for none Of the furnishings remained
They had been sold. one ~ one. for
debts. Not a picture remained of
the great gallery The grounds we're
neglected. The castle in ruin. The
nephew who took the title knew that
at one time famous ruby h; been
the prize possession of the Barri-
mores. For hundred years 1t had
been lost. Whether it had been sold.
he did not know. He rather sup
posed so. but was going to look for
1t anyway.
"The castle vas completely torn
down, stone by stone. and at last
the ruby was found in master
chamber. a great dark. shadowy
room. In a secret cleft in the wall.
near where a bed had once stood, the
box containing the Camden ruby
was found. Some Earl of Barrimore
on his death bed had been unable to
tell the secret hiding place to his
heir. There were evidences that the
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Every and were both silent. When
his fingers slid off the lids, Margalo's
eyes remained closed.
"She's dead, Van Every" He
snapped the stethoscope back into
the black bag.
Dead" There was surprise,
establishment. grief in Van Every's
voice. I could not speak. I could
only look at Margalo's quiet figure
her white skin, the chain around her
neck holding the ruby which was
under the blanket. The eyes closed
she seemed more peaceful. more
content
"This is DR.. Mario, Vaughan, "
Van Every was saying. I heard him
as If he were far, far away. His
voice came to me family, weakly
down at Margalo. A few minutes
ago she had been here with us alive
Now she was dead. Margalo dead
1t could not be possible. Margalo!
I knew now what 1 thought when
twice my eyes had met Van Every's
He suspected, too. The same as L
Only we could not voice our sus-
picions. We dare not. We were
more than willing, each of us. that
Margalo live. We dare not utter the
words that she was dead.
Van Every was talking to Mario
I knew he was talking. but did not
know what he was saying. My mind
was on the dead woman. It was
ridiculous. frightful these thoughts
that came to me. The ruby. No. II
could not be the ruby. That could
not have killed her. Not in this en-
lightened age. A jewel could not
cause a woman to die. She had been
frightened by Van Every's tale: her
heart must have been weak. It was
a heart attack. I breathed more
easily. Yet knew in my heart that
Margalo would not feel fear over a
silly myth about murderous ruby
God knows, I knew her better than
that! What was I thinking of?
Yet how-had she died? What
caused her death?
didn't know her state Of health
her physician would be able to tell
me- This noon-it must be yesterday
noon by now. because it was past
midnight-when I had asked her how
she was. she had said she was feel
ing very well. Yet. despite her
cheerfulness. something must have
been wrong. something she didn't
suspect. 1 remembered how tired she
seemed this evening: how she had sat
back on the couch with her eyes
closed; her inert attitude in the taxi
coming over here. / recalled the age
that had come like veil on her face
since / had seen her last-10 years
ago.
Still in a dream I saw Soon COM
ing in with hot water. carrying an
electric pad under his arm; saw Van
Every wave him away. and the
Chinese disappear into the hall
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Evan Every, something is wrong!"

castle had been searched before for
the jewel.
Mark, the new earl, Immediately
found a purchaser. so he passes from
the picture. He made a fortune out
Of the stone. and as far as can
learn. left for America with his for
tune to reinvest it here.
He sold rhe jewel in 1860. to Sir
Henry Moorehouse. a London bank
err with yeti for stones. especially
rubies. The price was $4,000. a big
sum in those days. Moorehouse did
not haggle over the price; he thought
it was cheap. With the ruby came
the box. and in the box was the
warning the frs Of Barrimors
had written
| He planned having the ruby reset
for his wife. but when she heard that
he had bought it. she persuaded him
| TO sell 1t. which h did. Since 1860.
the stone has not rer'ained in any,
ones hands very long. There Is a
stigma attached to it. stigma that
perhaps will never leave 1t.
| The curious thing about the
stone. one ] can't understand is that
the chain is old. and the jewel has
never been reset. There is still the
original piercing These days one
Immediately has a stone fixed up, re-
cut. and 'pecially would one have
the Camden ruby recut. For the
cutting is frightful. II 7poils the
jewel from jewelers. standpoint.
ALSO another strane fact: When
7 bought the ruby. the box was
rather new. certainly not the one
the first Earl of Barrimore Mark,
too. If I remember. placed it in. But
under the ruby was the paper he had
penned l have it here in the box"
He touched the box in his lap. "The
| writing Is rather -illegible and faint.
but the paper. a.th ugh yallowed. is
good" He swallowed the remainder
Of his cognac and sighed rather
deeply as he re. .ched over and put
his glass beside the other two on the
small table.
Cory tale. Ell, Margalo?" ] said.
looking at her to see how she had
reacted toward 1t. But her position
was unchanged. her eyes staring
ruby glowed against her skin. It
seemed to me that she was In a
trance. so quiet was she. so tense.
reached out my hand and
touched her arm-she was only a few
feet away.
"Margal0! What's the matterY'
Her bare arm seemed clammy, cold.
She did not move No answer.
"Margalo!" cried. shaking her
gently. The expression in her eyes
did not change. nor did she move, It
was as II She lad not heard me.
ivan Every. something swrong!"
put my hands on her forehead. It
felt peculiar to me. cold like her
hands 80
Van Every's eyes met mine They
were wide with fear. as 7 suppose
mine were His lips were twisted
queerly.
fTQ BE CONTINUED
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READ THIS FIRST:

Do,o Van Erery. a collector of rare
jearets, inUiteS an acquaintance, Gary
Vaughan, and the idtter'S old friend
Mdr9dlo Younger, an actress, to has
home to rie'c the priceless Camden
ruby. al Van EVery'S both Mar
gaio, sitting before the fire, and
Vaughan are impressed ,cith the Siee
and briHidnce of the rare stone.
Van Every objects in cain ,Ghen
Mar0alo hangs the ruby from her
neck. explaining it is called q "mar-
der stone. and then proceeds to re-
late its 0rueSome history. Van
Erery pduseS in the midst OF his
story to ask it he should continue.
Mdr0dlo apparently is so enOrosSed
she does not dmSlrer him but Mdu0-
han urges him to tell the rest.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY