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ent, some indulgent relative gave us
a leather-boun volume that boasted
a lock and key, our bliss new no
bounds
I have a lot Of mine still-and, in
way, they have been very valuable
to me in helping me to understand
my children. If some strange phobla
attacked my daughter, or an lrrltat-
ing habit developed in my son, find
that by going back to the journal kept
by me at the same age, l can often
discover that was going through just
the same phases at that point-and
considered myself Wickedly abused be-
cause my mother didn't understand"
me.
EOR instance, Daughter and I had
a little dust-up one day about the
possession of dog She had been
yearning for a dog for ages-flnally
she attained one. She didn't know
much about taking care Of it, and
good deal Of its career seemed to de-
pend on me. Consequently, the dog
made me the object OF his affections,
and the green-eyed monster bit
Daughter She turned ugly, snarly
and resentful. She accused me OF
alternating the pups affections. She
said awful things-and so did /, for I
lost my temper. and felt she had been
ungrateful for the trouble l had taken
over her pet Then I chanced to get
out the journal 1 had kept when by
first dog came into my life. And to
my shame. I discovered that the same
thing had happened to me-ry father
had taken charge Of the dog. and it
had, in reality, become his. although
nominally belonging to me. And I saw
in the bitter, childish sorrow and re-
sentiment expressed on those scraUled
pages. the duplicate of what my child
was suffering at the moment. 1t
taugh> me good lesson-I apologlzed,
and let her struggle through with her
own dog. He won't even look at any
body else, now. and she is blissfully
happy.
But if it hadn't been for that jour-
nal. the misunderstanding might have
gone on, and become a really serious
matter. Therefore, I am more than
ever convinced that our children today
should be taught to take time out, and
conflde their thoughts and reactions to
the pages of book. These are not
for any other eyes but theirs-but they
should keep them until they are grown.
| and have children OF their oWn-then
| refer to them as needed, TO help them
to understand the growing pains with
which the youngsters are afflicted. We
| forget all too quickly the fine sensi-
tveness of youth-we forget the way
our feelings stuck out ready to be
bumped. as did our knees and elbows.
But if We can see, in our own black
and white. that We have felt once as
| they do now-then We will tumble off
our parental high horse in a hurry
Stop your children for few minutes
every day. calling them from the rush
and clamor Of modern life. to put their
feelings on paper as hostage against
| the future!
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~ for first days back at school.
With several little blouses in
different colors and fabrics. it offers
whole seasons wardrobe. The jump
er itself is as easy as a dolls dress
to make thas only two seams and is
prettily made of plaid or sheer wool or
challis print. The little blouses to
contrast can be made in percale,
broadcloth, dimity or gingham-
washable fabrics that are easily kept
fresh. To add to the many ways in
which this dress can be worn. try a
patent leather belt or grosgrain rib
bon sash with tailored bow
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1868
is designed for sizes S. 8, 10, IL and
IA years Size years requires Is,
yards OF 39-inch material for the
Jumper and IL, yards for the blouse
Bias facing required for neck and
armhole. 2i2 yards.
Send IS cents for the Barbara Bell
Fall and Winter Pattern Book Make
yourself attractive, practical and be-
coming clothes, selecting designs from
the Barbara Bell well-planned, easy
to-make patterns. Interesting and ex-
elusive fashions for little children
and the difficult junior age slender
lzinR, well-cut patterns for the mature
figure. afternoon dresses for the most
particular young women and matrons
and other patterns for special occa-
sions are all to be found in the Bar
bara Bell Pattern Book.
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Learn To
Say No If
On Diet
Don't Be a Softie and
Give in When Trying
to Lose Weight.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

T THOUGHT I had completed the
reducing exercise last week. I
thought had said my say about
exercise and diet being the one sane
way to whittle down weight. And 1t
took another beach scene to re-
mind me that had neglected to men,
ton one very important factor: Un-
less one learns to say mo" the full
value of the sanest. finest reducing
routine cannot be realized.
At the above mentioned beach
scene one was complaining, and two
were talking to and about her. They
we're saying.
What earthly good is all your mas
sage, your rolling and your strict diets
If you take them in spurts and if
you haven't the will and fortitude to
say No You diet for a week and
then go off for a weekend to eat
everything at every meal and nibble
between meals"
The object of all the unklnd thrusts
tried to explain that she can't hurt
her hostess feelings by refusing any,
thing. To which they answered that,
mo, thank you, I'm on a diet" was a
swell excuse and covered a multi
tude OF retuSals one could use It
to pass up most any dish, and there
wasn't the necessity of SO much as
tasting dish one didn't like, let alone
fattening one.
1t really is ineXcusa ble-this inabil-
ity of so many women to say No, no, -
very definitely to every dish one
knows to disagree or prove fatten-
ing. mo" with double emphasis to
any nibbling between meals. Fresh
fruit now and then or fruit juice
drinks are not fattenlng. But lest
partaking of these may help one to
form the habit of also including
candy, nuts, cake or cookies or al
cohollc beverages. which have a very
high caloric value. dispense with the
mountaineering morsels. too.
A famous actress contends that most
women see themselves some 20 pounds
lighter than they really look to
others. And when they finally wake
up to the realization that they ought
to vhittle down they little suspec,
that the rest of the world has beer
thinking in those terms for some time
(and for some 90 pounds. The time
to check is just before the border line
Is reached, not after. Because the first
pound doesn't matter, nor the second
nor the third. but when they start
pllng on 50 thick and fast the only
way to stop them is to cut down or
the diet. double up on the exercise
and learn to say No" Along with
other exercises if you happen to be a
sottle OF the cant refuse" variety
practice this one: Lock hands tightly
behind back Keeping mouth tight
shut, wag head in negative direction
until person offering you a goodie O,
cookie or candy or vhatnot has passed
well out of sight. Repeat 10 times ool
as many tines as offer is repeated
It's a swell general reducing exer-
else and fine for keeping chin and
contour youthful!
tCOpyriEht 1897
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olescents-Were Crammed with char
acters who wrote endless letters about
their doings, and who kept secret
journals which were ruthlesSly laid
bare to the reader. Through these
mediums one was made aware Of the
inner workings of the hero or heroine S
mind their emotions and mental COM
pleXities were painstaklngly expressed
for the observers delectation. This
same trick is accomplished today by
writing the entire book from the van
tage point of seat within the chief
characters gray matter: we emerge
from modern novel which has been
constructed in muck Of psychoses
with the uneasy feeling that possibly
We are just as batty as the fictitious
individual with whom our identity has
been merged for several hundred
pages.
a S A matter Of fact, this is not just
joke-recently l read an un-
pleasant little book. whose heroine had
escaped from 'sanitarium' where
she had been placed as manic de-
pressive"; although l wasn't at all
sure exactly what manic depres-
sive' was, for days I couldn't get the
word out of my mind. and practically
got the jitters because l couldn't
shake off the personality Of that char
acter. That was one book I threw
away 1t made me feel creepy! And
all because the author, with unbeliev-
able skill, set his readers right inside
Of that shadoWed mind which he por-
trayed, and forced them to look at
things from his heroine's point OF
vieW
To get back to the main issue, from
which I seem to have wandered con-
sidera bly,. the technique of the old
days was pleasanter, and did not at
tain such drastic results. The jour
nails and the lengthy letters In the
books fired most of us younger fry
with a desire to try our hand at eX-
pressing ourselves through the same
medium. Copy books. blank books. OLD
account books-anything with ruled
pages and sturdy covers, would oe
filled with our dull little daily doings
usually dressed up with the romance
OF childhood. We wrote savage warn
ings inside the front covers, threaten
ing any snooper who might peer
within their pages with horrible con-
sequences; when, for Christmas pres
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a hallway or dining room might be
sheathed in pine from floor to ceiling,
and another room with pine dado
blocked paper Wood paneling may
be overdone very easily, and gives a
shut-in, stified feeling. The beauty
of wood may be set of to excellent
advantage by the use of paper or
plaster with it.
This is the perfect background for
rough surfaced cotton and linen
fabrics. Plaid ginghams and gay
chintzes may be used for upholstery
materials. Windows should be treated
very simple-starched organdie or
dotted swiss; muslin, ruffled curtains
that are always crisp, are ideal, Old
quilts, crocheted bedspreads, afghans
and paisley shawls belong in this
house. Strive for an airy, shining,
scrubbed look through the whole
place. New England women were good
housekeepers
The perfect furniture for this house
would be antique pieces in pine, maple
or cherry-or mahogany, as long as it
is simple in design. Don't make too
much of an effort to have everything
match; there is nothing that sets off
beautiful old pine desk better than
the rosey tone of cherry wood; the
deep brown of old mahogany with its
surface rubbed to satin finish is
further enhanced by an occasional
piece Of pine furniture. In case you
are not interested in old furniture or
are not in the mood to furnish your
house a stick" at time, as you COL
lect and refinish antiques, you will
find that the shops will show you ex-
cellent reproductions (and some that
are not SO excellenD. Before you
buy houseful Of these, go to the
library or the muSeums-or, best of
all, the Library of Congress, and ask
to see books with plates of interiors
of the best old houses. If you are in
New York 60 to the American Wing
of the Metropolitan Museum and try
to get ''the feel' of old furniture.
Your mind will very quickly accustom
itself to the real thing and you will
not have your house filled with mon
strosities that are too early Amer
ican' to be in good taste. Remem-
Der, the first requisites of an early
American house are simplicity, utility
and variability. This is the place
for hooked rugs and braided rag rugs,
for geraniums on the window sill, for
wing chairs and an open fire, for old
pewter and brass and candlelight, for
steeple clock on the mantel or a
grandfather clock in the hall.
In this house you should get all
that you desire in home for the
| smallest investment From the front
entrance to the back garden gate it
will give you the most for the money
| The furniture and furnishings should
be of the simplest and not expensive
in their first cost or their upkeep. II
is a house that may be enlarged
without destroying, in any Way, it!
good proportions. 1t has a fine hon.
esty about it which will lend dignity
to your way of living. It is truly
American and is as good today in tht
National Capital with all its moderr
comfort as 1t was on the shores o1
New England 300 years ago when tn.
long roof" was turned to the NORTH
for protection from Winter storm. Il
Is home which expresses very trul,
the ideals Of American living.
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Given To
Children
Start When They Are
Tots Teaching the
Value of Money.
BY ANGELO PATRI.


MOTHERS frequently have trouble
with children Of the younger
group about money. The little ones
discover early that money buys them
pleasant things like sweets, pony rides
in the park, toys that win admiration
and following on the playground.
They beg for money. and as their
demands grow with every achieve-
ment, the mothers are forced to re-
fuse. Then it is that pilfering is
likely to start
Mothers are always shocked when
children help themselves to money
from the family purse. They are cer-
tain that the child knows what it
means to steal and to lie Haven't
they been taught and haven't they
said, Yes. We know better: We know
it is sin and that we must not do lt?'
Children learn words readily. They
learn the meaning of those words
slowly, through the years, and they
learn the implications of their be-
/
to old age" 1t is experience that puts
meaning into words for all Of US, be-
ginning with children who start free
of all experiences. Words without
experience to clarity them are USE
less. In order to teach a child about
money We must allow the child 70
have experiences concerning money.
one of the reasons parents have 50
much trouble with children and
money.
AS soon as child begins to ask
for pennies put him on an allowance.
Allowance has grandlloquent sound.
but 1t can be very simple matter Of
few cents given at set time, with
impressive ceremony. Teach the child
that these few cents are his TO do
With as hefllkes and when he spends
them they are gone for good. That
IS the first experience you allow him.
| He gets; he spends; he is without. And
make certain he stays without until
next pay day.
You may find il better to give the
young child his allowance in INSTALL
ments. Mark the pay days on the
calendar and abide by them. Let the
child tell YOU about his spending and
don't criticize it. Let his expert
ences do their work His allowance
is so small he cannot do himself much
harm in spending it, and the knoul-
edge he gains will repay your self
control MANY times over
Don't ask him to save out of thi,
allowance. Saving comes at later
period, when he is about or so and
begins to want more expensive things
TO play with. The beginner learns to
accept his allowance and abide by it.
II he learns that by the time he is s
years OF age he has made good
start.
One point that should be noted
by mothers no matter what the age
OF the children. Let your attitude
toward money be one of careful. in
telligent management Let the chill
! dren understand that you know lust
how much money you have. what it
is spent for and that you consider
| carefully all expenditure Don't leave
| your purse about. Count change that
is brought back. Keep accounts. The
attitude Of the family toward money
| sets the childs attitude.
tCopyriEht 1879
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Proper Use
Of n aneS
Or Titles
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: have the
same name as my mother-in-laV
had. except for the junior, which my
husband and I continued to use even
after his fathers death years ago.
My mother-i law is now gone and
my husband Just died ana l am all
alone. I need visiting cards badly
and thought perhaps could use those
left by my mother-ln-law if you think
it does not matter that her cards do
not include Junior"
Answer-Correctly you have the
name which was formerly that of
your mother n-lav, therefore, her
cards would be suitable for your use
YEAR MRS. POST; How would
those in his family address a
doctor? ta) When speaking to him?
tb) When introducing him? (c)
When his wife speaks of him?
Answer-Every one who is related
to him, and all his intimate friends
when speaking to him, call him by his
first name and introduce him as Dr.
Brown. In short, at home and So
cially he is spoke:' to and of as every
other man would be. Professionally
he is always givell his title In other
words, when his wife speaks of him
to one of his patients she calls him
doctor" But if the patient is an
intimate friend, who also calls him
by his first name, she calls him
John" The onlv difference between
doctor, clergyman and man of
another profession is that in the lat
ter case a wife who is talking to ac-
quaintances or strangers properly
speaks Of him as my husband" But
the wife of clergyman or a doctor,
more particularly the former, speaks
of him as Mr.. Good" or DIR. Good
rather than my husband"
Copyright. 1879
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~ EAR MISS DIX: I am 70
and have Just become en-
gagged to young man OF rs
- after a vhirlWind courtshlp
of a few weeks. He is fine boy ana
I am very fond of him. He loves me,
or so he thinks. but 1 am doubtful
whether true and lasting love can
come in so short time. l am very
ambitious. One day l think l shall
be happy as a married woman ana
the next / long for career. / like 10
20 out and enjoy the company OF other
young people and have good time
but Bob is jealous and reserS my
having other friends. I feel that
am too young to be serious and that
am not ready to settle down. Every
body thinks that I would be foolish to
break my engagement, as this young
man is a good match, but l think l
should give him back his ring and
that we should both go with others.
Should I marry him and hope when I
am older l will not be SO tickle
minded and changeable as I am now?
BEW1IDERED Betty.
Answer: I earnestly advise you TO
put off your marriage until you are
more certain of your feelings toward
Bob than you are now. Give your
sentiments a chance to jell and, above
ALL take time to get acquainted with
this man with whom you are proposing
to spend the remainder OF your life.
Believe me, it will be a long, long en-
durance test If, when you get to know
him, you find out that you haven't
one single thought or taste in common.
No doubt there is that strange
phenomenon that we call love at first
sight. There are authenticated cases
where a man and woman at the very
moment of meeting have recognized
each Of ler as their predestined mates.
but such thing is miracle, and it
is just about as rare as hens teeth
Not two people in ten million ever
experience it. All the other foolhardy
youths and maidens who rush to the
parson after a tWo-cocktail acquaint-
ance find that what the old adage says
about marrying in haste and repent
ing at leisure is only too true.
X X
YOU see, my dear, no matter how
much you think you know per-
son, you can never really know him or
her until after you are married to him
or her. Marriage brings out unsus-
pected qualities in people, and. al
though you may have made mud pies
with Johnny Jones and gone through
kindergarten and school and college
with him, you will discover, If you
marry him, that he is no more like
the man you thought he was than he
is like the man in the moon.
But, for all Of that, there are lot
OF things you can flnd out about a
man before marriage that are Just as
important "a ascertainins Il he has
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houses never gave an impression Of
ease and plenty, they were famous for
the quality of their workmanship and
their spotlessness.
The lines and proportion Of these
early houses are so fine that they may
be used everywhere In Washington,
where land and building costs are ex-
cessive, they are an excellent invest
ment for the average person because
they manage to get so much house
under small roof and they may be
built to advantage on small lot.
This is the type of house in which
pine paneling is perfect. One room
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rock wool insulation, there is still
nothing finer than the clear sweeping
line of the north roof OF New Eng
land farm house.
The great charm OF most Of the
furniture found III these houses was
that it was sturdily built. to be con-
tinually used and to fill definite
need. The women who cared for these
chairs, tables and sideboards must
have needed them so much and been so
overjoyed to have them that they took
loving care of them and passed them
on to future generations in perfect
condition. with polish that was ac-
quired only by years, beeswaX, and a
strong arm. Though New England
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walls were sheathed with pine, and
floors were laid.
1t was thrifty, hard-uorking group
of people who had no time or patience
for frills. Theirs was the Job of liv-
ing independently in a strange land
to succeed by their own hand. and
they were not willing to waste time or
energy on anything but necessities.
All through New England are these
houses, which architects have called
Cape Cod Colonial Built of
weathered shingles or white painted
ship-lap boards. they are either
perched on top of a hill or on fiat
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accounts t h a t
" ere inscribed
within the covers
Of a formidable
volume, c h r is
tened my jour-
nal.' These were
truly labors of
love, and be-
came a running
a u t O biography,
replete with all
the literary HOUR
ishes possible.
The novels OF
the late Victorian
period-and even
the hooks of ad-
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uetel HlIlieO u MAKE out OF LnlS new
wild country place to live and believe
as they saw fit. Being most inde-
pendent, they preferred to struggle on
alone with only the bare necessities
rather than to ask aid Of any one.
The coast of New England was a
harsh one, where the forest ran down
almost to the edge OF the rocky coast
1t was necessary to clear the land of
stones as we'll as timber before it was
possible to build. The stones were
rolled to the edge Of each mans plot
of land to make fence surrounding
his property. They also made the
foundations Of the houses. The logs
from the trees were split and aided
for the side walls of the houses. Later
on, when the saw mills started, these
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plot surrounded by lilacs or old

plot surrounded by lilacs or old
fashioned gardens behind picket
fences.
In Northern New England this same
little "salt-boX" house was made
larger 1t faced south and the north
roof was long and sloping. coming
down almost to the ground. Snow slid
of this high pitched roof. and banked
up under the low caves. as an insula-
ton against the freezing north winds.
Though there is no real need for this
in our day, with central heating and
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Care of House Plants,

House plants need an occasional
bath, especially those with heavy foli-
age. Use cold water and soft, clean
cloth for this purpose. Once month
is usually sufficient to keep pores open.
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Pages From The Past
Often Tumble Us Off
Parental High Horse
Old-Fashioned Habit Of Keeping "Secret
Journal' Not Comparable With
Modern Diary.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

Of the knel
charming and courteous customs that founded the basis Of
surely living gentle Of
journal keeping. The still with
certain individuals decidedly
the diary Of
parable
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Strain Starch.

Strain starch to remove Jumps that
might cause ''blisters' when the
clothes are ironed
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lsh Emotions Apt to Prove Valuable t.
Byr1 ~ g AREI NOMLLL

ME- early houses OF the New England settlements
materials
were built Compact plan they utilized
built be lived
ollse that combines will
They
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Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
ISIhG SOLE CEEAM

RlHPeT
Cream fat and sugar. Add rest of
the ingredients. mixing lightly. Chill
the dough one hour or longer. Break
off bits of dough and f1atten down
3 inches apart on creased baking
sheets. Bake 10 minutes in moderate
oven.
SOUR CREAM CAKE.
2 cups -four 4 teaspoon
l teaspoon soda grated lemon
70 cup granu- rind
lated sugar 2 eggs
l teaspoon lemon q cup sour
extract cream
2 tablespoons
fat, melted
Mix ingredients and beat 2 min
utes. Pour into loaf pan lined with
waxed paper and bake 40 minutes in
moderately slow oven.
SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CAKE.
4 cup fat ! teaspoon
IL cups granu- vanilla
lated sugar "a teaspoon salt
eggs, beaten 212 cups flour -
70 cup sour tpaStry)
cream l teaspoon soda
2 squares choco- u teaspoon baking
late, melted powder
Cream fat and sugar. Add rest of
the ingredients and beat 2 minutes.
Half-fill two layer-cake pans fitted
with waxed papers. Bake IS minutes
in a moderately slow oven. Cool and
cover with white icing.
SOUR CREAM SALAD DRESSING.
For Vegetable Salads
a cup thick sour "a teaspoon salt
cream Il teaspoon
2 tablespoons celery seed
eranulated "a teaspoon
sugar paprika
2 tablespoons
vinegar
Mix ingredients with fork. Beat
well and serve poured over two cups
Of vegetables.