JOHN BRECKEM&DGE ELLIS
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SYNOPSIS.
i'Tran MTtvos at IlainUtmi. i»re£v:>
h nn' »p I iillcbuvg. but finds bin; aliacnl
c»»ng*icmig the clunr ut a carr.p meeting,
wttu* repairs GiltiCr Mi searei of In*
8iu4»hi» during the service and is asked t • .
**»iv*\ Abbott Ashton, superint* ndniit <1
js'lunils. escorts Frm from the tent U
iu Ms her Gregory is a wealthy man#
|d*svplv interested in charity work, and a
iplMrti ot the church. Ashton Uvv:;. *s
jgi 'otiy interested In Fran and while tnk
[*n;: l mv<* of her. holds her hand and
.'*<**'*» by Sapphim Clinton, sister of Hot
» *rt Ctmton. chairman of the school K«s , J.
I Ft *r tells Gregory she wants a hc.ts
jwHh him iln* c Notr, Gregor* 's profit
•stave* »«> take's a \ uvlcr.t dislike to Frsi
‘ *>hi advises tier t*» go away at omv
• h*r »n hints .■;• a txv. . \-ycu*'-eH "•-• '■ U
land On'«i»rv in agitation «SKs ilex v to
{it sec (be room Fran relates to sicry
v>f how Gregor v married a yo«n? girl at
»Sp: tngfioUi while attending i,ewp' ami
hhcti deserted her Fran Is the chid of
hbei marriage Gregory bail married his
•present wife throe years bo or the deWth
jx»f hYa«**» imdher. Fran takes a liking to
|ktrs Gregory. Gregor; explains -:;11
f ran is the daughter of a very dear tn* ;.d
• vho is dead Fran agree* to tee story
M • h»n ins
Jhooie with them and take? her to her
Urms It la dtvickyl that Fran tnu.st go A'
Urhoot Grace shows perils ton; iateiv st
kn Gregory’s sttry of h;s dead friend and *
#c»ds that t»Ya.t tn«) be ai importer.
an declares that F secretary n . go.
Fin e begin* nagm g t ie; v < it a: efft ;*t
tu» drive Fran fcom t* ' Gregory b*ure. bet
Clim. Gregory rent Una s:«n in h*r
rt* n Jship Fran is or»K red before S v*» r
;iui!-n Hit Ashton to tv* punfcd * f* »>.
yuhirxliratidn in s. hool Chatman dr
«i>»» present The alfs r ends In Fran
s ivihK the school »r. ompaiur of the tw '
«n to the amusement of the <• . d. i
anongors of the town. Abbott, w lie tak
png v walk .Gone at midnight, finds Fr»n
'hi % bridge telling -.er fortune by raid*.
-She i.'tls Abbott that s - Is * <■' f*i u<::s
lion t :mer, t .11 N««rivirwil. She tired of
Imp life nod sought s fi »tre Grace toils j
♦t seysng Fran cm;, ho?d# after mMnigi f
with a man fttve guess's nsr of th
si are and sun>risw* the rest from Abbott.
CHAPTER XII.—Continued.
Oh," Grace exclaimed. disagreeably
tuu'pf'dbt. *‘i did co! know th*“ you
iRuf ctnlx Professor Ashton Oo you
ttso Uiend the dances? Surelv you
kim'n’t brio ihttcnit; and piaytng
cauls very long?'*
Mot for a great while," resimuded
Abbott, with the obstinacy o* a good
v*»w»science urOQffuiiy tccused.
A>nly vince Frai Y\me l am s .re."
she said, fx'eling kin. escaping Sfc '
•»s*,x'd at him with somethin^; »ik<'
s? gti, .aspired by righteous iud gna
♦ .'»i hat such as he could b inftu
'MOlil hy Fran. That look wrought
k;mk' with the V.a.o he had so long
tiHnked at, as it swung above her head.
\ tXH's that caean," he inttnired. >vith
% steady look, "tha; you tsrt&gme Fraa
has Jed me into bad habits* '
1 trust the habits are not fixeit*
rather conteraptuously I hardly
think you mean to desert the church,
uid lose your position at scho •*. for
.the sake of—of that Fran."
t hardly think so. either, returned
*Abt*>tt And mil fd better go fc my
M ovvt Ml VM «.
Fr*» .s imprudent." suul Mr*. Gres
•*ry. in distress, "but her heart :> '-tire
g*»t>i t don't know what iti tbi.- n arts,
hut when l have had a talk with ur—
' thu’.'t go. Professor Ashton." :tor
t»»sed Grace, as he started op. ' until
you Advise me Stall I t: ii Mr. Greg
ory? Or shall I conceal it on th>- as
surances that it will never happen
again *"
Abbott seated himself * .:h sudden
persuasiveness. "Cooce&i it. Miss
’Grace, conceal it!” Uc urged
,* If 50c wtU frankly explain what
feappooed—here before Mrs. Gregory,
wo she can hsre the real truth, w will
me .tr betray the secret. BiU if you
-annot tell everything. I shall feel it
«j duty—I don't kuow how Mrs. Greg
ory feels about It bat l must tell Mr.
Gregory -
i would rather wait." said Mrs.
Gregory, "and taik to Fran. Sh- will
pi >n»;3P tee anything l trust ycu Ab
be, : know you schi <1 never lead r.jy
Id lie girl into wrong-doing. Leave it
alt to awe 1 will here a good taik w. h
•A .m **
And,"' said Abbott eagerly, *jf tie
Uvh solemnly pron ssc—
Grw bit her lip I' ? "t, f,.
deinaed him
- iowl ask >a.t to hide the r.ff.-.r v.;
*r account." ho said, holding his
he.id. "I don't want Frr.n put In an
»«.* light She isn't to be judged
tike other people "
Oh.* murmured Grace, ;bv you
thmk there is more than our standard
tV right* l don't. There’s on * Get
and one right. No. I cannot consent:
wti.V might satisfy Mrs. Gregory tei;h:
on? seem best to me No. p-o ssor.
*t jvsw fort that you cannot expiate
what l saw last night. I shaP feel
obliged to ted Mr Gregory as ace.a as
♦h*- choir practice eriis."
“Didn’t Fran reiuse to teli?" Abbott |
temporijed.
"Yes." was the skilful response; “but!
her roc: tee must have been to save’
you, for ! tie girl never seems ashamed
ot anything she (toes. 1 imagine she
hated to get you into trouble."
“Miss Grace, you have heard Mrs.
Gregory say that she trusts me—and
she is Fran’s guardian. I ask you to
do tli< same." , !
“I .iras: consider my conscience."
That answer closed all argument
"You had better tell her.” said Mrs
Gregory, “for she is determined to j
know."
”1 war ;akiug a wi.lk to rest itt>
mind." Abbott said slowly, proceeding]
as if he would have liked to fight his
ground inch by inch. ' and it was rath
er late l was strolling about Little- i
burg. At '.ist l found myself at the i
rew bridge that leads to the camp
meeting grounds, when ahead of me.
there was—1 saw Fran. 1 was much j
surprised to find her out there, alone.”
’’! can understand that." said Grace
Quietly, “tor 1 should ha\i- beers sur
prised myself" j
Mrs Gregory turned upon Grace
Let him go oat she said with a das’.,
that petr: ed the secretary.
When l esme i:p to the bridge, she j
w.,s sitting there, with some cards—j
ail alone She hud sonic superstition ]
about trying fortunes on a new bridge
at midnight, and that explains the Ute- t
uess ot the hour. So l persuaded her j
to com* home, and that is all."
Mrs. Gregory breathed with relief. •
“Wha: ti odd little darling’" sh* nur- ]
mured, smiling
“Wtn. Lind ol fortune was she tell- j
ing*” Grace asked.
“Whatever kind the new bridge
would give her"
“Oh. thee the cards stood for peo
ple. didn't they! Auo the card you
dropped the yard was your carts, of
retire*"
“Of course."
Ar.ti ti n Fran have a card to repre
sent hers If. perhaps?"
I have toid you the story.” ssui Ah- 1
bolt, rising.
That means she did. Then she'
wanted to know if you and she would
. . Mrs. Gregory. I have always
fei‘, teat Fran has deceived us about
her age! She is older than sh c pre
tends to be!"
”1 believe this concludes our bar
gum" said Abbott, rising
Mrs. Gregory was calm. “Miss Grace.
Fran told me long ago that sh° is
eighteen years old; >he came as a lit
tle girt, because she 'bought we w ould
"Sitting on That Bridge at Midnight
^Alcre. Telling People's Fortunes-"
a\»' her in mere readily. if be
; lieved her * mere child.”
"Does Mr. Gregory know that 7~
"! haven't told him; I don't scow
whether Prat has or not."
"Yen haven't told him!" Grace was
#;<och!ess "Yo« knew it, aad ha . eat
id IntnT YYhat ought l to do”"
"You ought to keep your protr.ee-”
Abbott retorted hotly.
"Sitting on that bridge at midgn.ght,
• alone. telling people's fortunes by
*rds . . 4 Professor Ashton—
Mrs. Grtgery! ' Grace exclaimed. with
i oae of thos flashes of inspiration pe
i caliur to her sex. that Fran is a sbow
grt!"
Mrs. Gregory rose, and >ivke|
through her mother's ear-trumpe:: j
"Shall we go heme, now’"
"That Fran." repeated Grace, “is a
show-girl! She is eighteen or ni:u ••>« u
years old. and she is a show-girl!'
"Wouldn't it be best for you to ask
her?”
"Ask her? ,Htr! No, 1 ask mu;!"
"Let me push the chair.' said \> •
bott, stepping to Mrs. Gregory’s side.
He read in the troubled face tha she
had known this secret, also.
The secretary gazed at him v :’h a
far-away look, hardly conscious ’ha;
ho was beating retreat, so abse'bed
was she in this revelation. It would be
necessary for some one to s> to
Springfield to make iatrestigat us
Grace1 had for ever alienated Abbott •
Ashton, but there was always Robert j
Clinton. He wouid obey her very i
wish: Robert Clinton should go. And
when Robert had returned with a fall '
history- of Hamilton Gregory's school- i
days at Spriugtield. and those of Greg
ory's intimate friends. Fran, with the
proofs of her conspiracy spread before
her. should be driven forth, never
again to darken the home of the phik J
anthropist.
CHAPTER XIII.
Alliance With Abbott.
For the most part, that was a s.ieat j
walk to Hamilton Gregory's Abbott
Ashton pushed the wheel-chair. and it
was only Mrs. Jefferson, ignorant o: !
•chat had taken place, who commented '
on the bright moon, and the relief of
rose-scented breeies after the musty
auditor.un> of Walnut Street church.
"They were bent and determined on
Fran going to choir practice." *b’ old
lady told Abbott, "so Lucy and t went
along to encourage her. for they say
she has a fine voice, and they wan: aii
the good singing they can havt at j
Undo Tobe Fuller's funeral. 1 despise j
big doings at funerals, but I expect to
go. and as 1 can't hear the solos. r.or i
the preacher working up feelings, all '
FU have to do will be to sit art5 look
at the coffin "
"Mother." said Mrs. Gregory, ‘‘you '
are not cheerful tonight."
No.” the other responded. "I think
it's from sitting so long by the Whited j
Sepulcher.”
Mrs. Gregory spoke into the trum
pet. with real distress—"Mother, moth
er! Abbott won't understand you: he
doesn't know you are using a figure
of speech."
Yes." said the old lady, "number
thirteen, if there's anything unlucky
in figures. "
Abbott effected diversion. ' Mrs. !
Gregory. I'm glad Miss Noir agre-ni to
say nothing about h“r discover.-'?. for .
the only harm in them is what people
might imagine. 1 was pretty uneasy,
at first, of course 1 knew that if she
felt she ought to tell it. she would !
never knew anybody so conscientious.''
There was a pause, then Mrs. Greg
ory responded "She will cot te
Abbott had seen them safely into
the house, and hai reached the gate
on his departure, when Fran cac run
ning up la pleased surprts he
opened the gate for her. but she
stopped in the outside shadow, atd he
paused withm the yard.
"Fran!" he exclaimed wirh pleasure.
Is the practice ended*"
She made no response
"Fran, want's the maturf
Silence.
Abbott v as both perplexed and hart.
“Remember what we said on the ne
bridge,” he urged: “weVe triads
'while we're together and after we
part:’”
“Somebody ought :© barn that new
i bridge." said FTaa is a muffled tone;
. “it's no goat’ mu.i.g wishes '.cm*
j trae.”
"Why lo you say that? AreaY we
the best of friends *"
1 Ftan collected herself, and spoke
with cool distinctness “l have a pret
ty hard fight. Mr Ashton, and it's nec
l essary to know who’s on aa< side, and
i who isn't. 1 may not come oat an- ad:
bat I'm not going to lose oat from tak
ing a foe tor s triend '
t "Which yon will kindly explain?"
"You are Grace Noir's friend—that
| explains it."
"I am your friend, too. Kras.”
"My t'riead, Coo!" she echoed bit
ter!.- “Oh. thanks—also!”
Abbott caute through the gate, and
tried to%rerd her face. "Hoes th. fact
that ! am her frioud condemn me?"
No — just classifies you. You
couldn't be' her friend if you were not
a mirror in which she sees herself:
her conscience is so sure, that she
hasn't use for anything but a faithful
reflector ot her opinions."
Her friends are mere puppets, it
a: r< ..:s." Abbott said, smiling. "But
that's rather to her credit, isn't It?
Would you mind to explain your imagi
nation of her character?"
H!s jesting tone made her impa
tient I don't think her character
has ever sad a chance to develop:
sh-> s too fixed on thinking herself
what she isn't. Her opinion of what
she ought to be is so sure, tha; she
has never discovered v. hat she really
is. And you can't possibly hold a se
cret from her. if you're her friend: she
takes it from you as one snatches a
toy front a little child."
Abbott w as still amused. "Has she
emptied rn£ of all she wants?"
'Yes You have given her strong
weapons against me. and you may be
sure she'll use them to her advantage.”
"Fran, step back into the light—let
me see your face; are y ou in earnest ?
Y'our eyes are smoldering—Oh. Frau,
those eyes! What weapons have l
given her?”
Fran set her back against the fence,
and looked at him darkly. "The secret
of my age and the secret of ns> past. "
"1 told her neither."
“As soon as you and Mrs. Gregory
wheeled away Mrs. Jefferson." said
Fran. “1 went right down from the
choir loft, and straight over l> her.
1 looked her ia the eye. and 1 asked
what you had been telling abcu* me
Why. you told her everything. ev--u
that 1 was trying to Srd out whether
you and I would ever—won id ever get
married! 1 might as well say it, it
came pa: enough from her—and you
told! Nobody else knew And you
dropped vour King of Hearts o-*-' the
fence—you told her that! And when
we were standing there at the sate,
you even tried—but no. Ill leave you
and Miss Grace to discuss such sub
jects. Here we are at the same gate,
ba: l guess there's no- much dagger,
now!"
"Fran!” cried Abbot: with burning
cheeks "I didn't tell her. ujfco my
Fran Set Her Sack Aga ns: the Fence
and Looiied at Him Darkly
hoc or I didn't- I had to admit drop
ping the card, to keep her from think
ing you oat here a: midnight with a
stranger. She saw ns is tne shadow,
and guessed—that ether. 1 dtdn t teii
her anything about ycor age. I trdu't
mention the carnival company."
Fran's tmaeeatraied tones grew mild
er; "Etui Mrs Gr-gory has known
about the sbe- ail this tint**. She
would die before she'd tel? on me.
I never told. Fran. I'm aot gr*ng
to say that again; bet you shall be
lieve me- '
"Of ccnrrs". Abbott. Bur it just
proves what I said, about her empty- j
ing tier friends, about taking their se- I
crets front them even without their
>knowing she's doing it. 1 said to her.
sharp and quick. 'What have you been
saying about ate. Miss Xoir!" She
said—"I understand front Professor
Ashton that you are not a young girl
at ^all. but a masquerader of at least j
eighteen years.' I answered—'Being ■
a masquerade: of at least thirty-five,
you should have found that out, your
self' I hardly think she's thirty-five;
it wasn't a fair blow, but you have to
fight Indians in the brush. Then your
friend said. Professor Ashton informs
me that you are a circus-girl. Don't ;
you think you've strayed too far from
the tent?' she asked. I said—Oh. 1 ,
brought the show with me; Professor .
Ashton ;s my advance advertising '
agent.’ Then she said that if I’d
leave. Mr. Gregory need never know j
that I'm an impostor. But I told her
no tickets are going to be returned.
1 said—‘This show absolutely takes
place, rain or shine.’”
"Frau." said Abbott in distress. “I
want to talk this over—come here in
! the yard where you're not so con
spicuous."
"Show-girls ought to be conspicu- :
ous. No, sir. I stay right here in the
glaring moonlight. It doesn't call for
i darkness to tell me anything tnat is j
| on your mind. Professor.”
"Fran, you can't hold me responsible
tor what Miss Grace guessed- i tefl
| you. site guessed everything. I was
trying to defend you—suddenly she
saw through it aii. I don't know bow
it was—maybe Mrs. Gregory can ex
plain. as she's a woman. You shall
not deem me capable ot adding an
atom to vour difficulties In snail
feel that I'm your friend ‘while we’re
together and after we part.’ Yon must
believe me when I tell you that ! need
your smile.” His voice trembled * :th
sudden tenderness
She looked at him searchingfy. then
her face relaxed to the eve of revo
lution. "Who have you been trying ’
to get a glitnps- of. all the times y©e
parade the street in frost of oar
house?”
Abbott declared. “You!" In mute
appeal hr- held out bis band.
"You’re a weak brother, but here—"
And she slipped her hand into bis.
• If she'd been in conversation with
i me. I wouldn't have let her have any
| presentiments. It takes talent to keep
; from telling what you know, but gen
ius to keep the other fellow from
guessing. What I hate about it is. that
the very next time you fall into her
| hands, you'll be at her mercy. If I
j told you a scheme I've been devising,
j she’d take it from you in broad day
; light. She «.ar. always prove she's
right, because she has the Terse for
It—and to deny her is to deny Inspira
tion. And if she had her way—she
thinks I'm a son of dissipation—
there d be a national prohibition of
Fran."
"If there were a national prohibition
of Fran. I'd be the first to smuggle
you in somehow, little Nonpareil,
isn’t it something for me to have tak
en you on trust as I have, from the
very beginning*"
j His brows eyes were so earnest that
i Fran stepped into the shadow, “it’s
1 more than something. Abbott. Your
j trust is about all I have. It's just
j like me to be wanting more than I
• have. I'm going to confide in yon
my scheme. Let’s talk It over in whia
I pers.” They put their heads together,
i "Tomorrow. Grace Noir is going to
{the city with Bob Clinton to select mc
j sic for the choir—he doesn't know
j any more about music than jwor Uncle
• Tobe Fuller, bet you see. he's •till
' .dive It will be the first day she's
• been oil the place since 1 came. While
she’s away. 1 mean to make my grand
effort.”
"At what. Little Wonder?”
"At driving bei away for good I'm
going to offer myself as secreCar '. and
. with her out of sight. I'm hoping to
win the day."
"But she s seen his secretary for five
! years—is it reasonable he'd give her
| up? And would, if be honorabi : for
you to work against her in that way?
j Besides. Fran, she is really accessary
\ to Mr Gregory's great charity enter
prises—"
“The more reason for getting r.a of
| her.”
CTO BE CONTINUED •
STRIKE WON IN 20 IttINUTES
tired* Is Penned srd Disbanded W.th
in Short Time After Cause
is Woo.
A story comer from Sydney of a
Wk«ob that »ss formed, strike d-'efared
aod won. the union dissolved, all ic
ade of ft ai&vies
The Strike seas of ;feea!er-.t»>'rs »e
Mt Gamhie.r. ia Sooth Australia. and
eras apniBsi the caa&ugetaest of a
hara-stonn»Rg troape.
Tfe. stABSpeasest asked two siuiii&gs
fttr atahshs to the show, ks: the
prospective nadteece refused to pay
ffiw this one shlUisg. and after a
' »■«*« oosssnltathMi ouhside the theater
termed « theAter*t*>:rs «b»^
Pickets were statweed and «Wu« a
few ■mate® *T$ persons—practically
aft who were there—had agreed act to
pay the two skitfihf*
The manager aj^eated at the door
way and refased te make the required
isdedS*- .
m yon tin i «** =* ^
two resident of the onion. ^nad after
pane* t&ttead
of co - shilling Ho counted slowly
to nine, wfcen the manager capitulated.
The strike ns. declared at an cad.
tiro or«>” lissdved and the strikers
trooped into th. hall.—New York Trib
M
Rectrving a Seat.
Why ik'n't yxc let tbc people tn?
.' uggested Mr. Justice Joyce ic trying
to solve the PaUdtnia qaeoe tangle
This would he putting the theatrical
dock back, la the seventeenth cen
tury doors were opened long before
the cartata rose. Pepys' fer instance,
patronises the pit: "To the ptayhoase
at a little past 12 to get a good place
ia the nil - and then, getting a
peer man to keep my place. I oat and
' spent an hoar at Martin's, my book
seller's, and so. back again, when t
found the house quite foil Bat 1
had my place."—fjondoo Chronicle.
Queer Use* far the Croon.
The «w» is nowadays held to
Justify its existence hy its beauty
bat is bygone centuries it wax cattf
rated with an eye to profit—its saffron
being la high demand both u an
! aromatic and as a Save ring for cakes
! and pies. A distinct sen of crocus
i blossoms, also was held to be good
for strengthening the leasts and heart,
land as a preventive cf plague Evi
dence of the dower's commercial
value survives in the name of the
chief center of its cultivation Saf
froc Walden but saffron nowadays is
appreciated only by the sparrows
who wreck the crocuses to obtain it
*Lono DooneV Popularity.
Richard RJacktnore s romance. Lor
aa Doone, was h> no means a suc
cess oa its first publication. The pub
lic gave it hut grudging approval, and.
like many another good novel it
might have hovered oa the verge of
oblivion bat for the opportune mar
riage of the Marquis of Lome. Then,
for the first time, did the taitial word
of the hook's title. “Loraa." catch the
ey e of the public, who. imagining that
it mas have reference to the ;seea s
new sen-is law. rushed to get a copy,
which, if it made no reference to the
Argyle family, afforded is its charm
tag Devonshire story ampie UTigMHta
uoa to Sts purchasers
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QUICK WIT PREVENTS PANIC
Naiura? Aptitude to Grasp a Situation
Turned tc Gooc Aoeourt
cn Stage.
Xararai. aptitude to grasp a siraa-i
tsoB has been turned to ictoue t mare
than coop on the stage, and. in one
case, if the veracity of a favorite
comedian goes for anything. it saved
a panic ana possible loss of life.
"> were play .eg ocenaight stands.'
said be *in Kansas dnriag the ter-,
ribie period of cydoaes. and fonnd
ovrsel ve* In a large, dilapidated baiid- j
iag. called by eoortesy, n tbeater.
"Tbe low comedian was on “the;
stage in the part of a drunken its-.
band receiviag a vtgaroas lector*
from bis wife. ‘Madam..’ be bad last
observed “if yoa keep <* yea 13 tali
the roof Then there was a roar
beard, followed by a tremendous
crash. the belldiss staying 19* a
tree in a storm. Everybody jumped
to tketr feet, for they saw the roof
bad bees carried away. Tiiej were
; ahoet to tans and make aoe dash tor
[ ibe exits, wtea lb« wmediaa. cnat
tsSii.ua** jssb
ing dowa to the footlights looked up
into the air. and. quick as a Sash
tensed to the lady and said: "Ther*.
what did I tell tbcT »
•‘The audience howled with laugh
ter. and the qaick-wtrted corned:*®
was undoubtedly the means of pte
ventirc a tenors calamity ” %
St. Hildas PaHUrretrt.
One fea'cre of St. Hildas life would
have appealed strongly to Doctor John
son if he had carried owt his intent!®*
of spending a wiater o® the island.
The. me® of St. Hilda.” writes John
Sasds. "are is the habit of congregat
ing ia from of one of the booses al
most every morning for The dsscsssio* ■
of bsaioess. 1 caHee this asseaaMy the
jsihasot. and. with a iaagb. thej
adopted the ranee. IV her the awbjock ,
is exciting they talk with tosd voices
and all at one time, hart when the qaes
rt»o 3 once settled they work togeth
er is perfect harmoaj. Shall «P»
catch soJa»-gee*e. or Hat
the boat twdayit S»ch are
slew of the qaestkwa that occwpy the
jfosse. Sometimes disputes are KttW |
by drawing to**.”
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VARYING IDEAS FOR BATHIN6 COSTUMES
AMERICAN and Parisian designers agree that white makes an attractive
tone for bathing garments. The two models shown tire sse an idea of
the bathing garments very much in -rogue at Americas ana Phrueiaa.
seaside resorts. The American costume os the left is of white «i& with,
sun dais to match and headgear of the same co-cr The Parisian aa rases:. :a
the right, is of white taffeta trimmed with broad sils braid of the
co.cr. and cap to match.
FIVE-MINUTE SCALP MASSAGE
Persevered la This Treatment WHI
Bring Best Results and Hair
W:H Net Become 0*:>.
If joir scalp is dry and shows dan
druff. ,r« a bottle of ordinary red
vaseline. Pat a very little of the vase
line oa the tip of each finger of year
hand; then mb the tips of the fingers
of the other hand against those that
have vaseline oa them. There should
be apparent then only a slight oiliness
of all the finger tips. Next place the
finger tips a pen the scalp at the edge
of the hair, one hand at either side
of the head. It does not matter much
whether yen start at the cape of the
neck, or on the forehead, hat wber
ever yon do start, let the hands be an
even distance apart. For instance
place one in back of each ear Once
started rub the finger tips above each
temple, slowly and gently forward, un
til they meet at the crown of the head,
then draw them back to the starting
point in the same manner Repeat
this operation until the finger tips be
come dry. when more vaseline should
be applied to them By means of this
five minute massage more vaseline is
robbed into the scalp than one real
izes. and it is well nour-saed thereby.
If the massage is properly carried
out. that is to say. always started a:
the hair line, and tittle vaseline used,
the hair will not become the 'east oily
- a resuin
LATE PARISIAN MODEL
v-.t' * prodigal see awti fca >
IMPROVING SKIN OF THROAT
Jm: a Few Miiurtes Each Day. W.m
Proper Applications. W.n Ac
catnpiish Wonders.
If tie skin ©f ihe threat is loose sad
baggy, dip the tips of year angers is
alcohol, massage from tie throat tp
ward toward tie chi a and ties froza
the throat downward toward the
chest. Do this two and a half wia
ates. and the re main log two and a
half massage with a pare skin food
along the same Uses. Toa will Crd
that alcohol is absorbed rapidly, asd
that if the skia food is applied <?u>ck
ly after, it. too, will sink prickly in.
When &r.seed give the throat a few
dashes of cold water and pat dry.
Now. if you wish the best resakn
do not put off starring this massage
untti you are badly in need of the
treatment, for them ffre m.cs3t*s will
hardly scrSce. Start right in sow and
make a ffce-WiEote massage a part of
yoar daily toilet- Keep it up and is
time yon caaaet help bat notice a de
cided change ia tobt skirt Fire min
utes may not saem worth while, hat it
wifi surely help to retain the beauty
you do possess, besides keeping u
abeyance the many DhMmm blem
ishes which affect the skia
Drtpee Lace Tunc*
Akboatk perhaps the lace toe has
a tfsieicj u> age its wearer it has
! compensating merits which recoac
—end ft to women of middle age and
' eves younger women who have * test
1 dene; to ssostaes*. Fee the cSase-b:
ting pciEted TaErc of black lace e*t
! a i the tpper part la the fans of a
' coat testes to make the fegare look
| slim fa a manner that many. alas* hr-4
: win early desirable as years come fas.
Epos them.
The favorite Uce employed is C&ax
uCy. and when one knows how to
drape artft^caijy nothing rax be mere
elegant. Ox the costrary. nothin* caa
be dowdier than a drapery which
seeks to he artistic—and Utils fame*
tabSy sx the attempt
Tjlaah S Tv beet coats.
TV'ash silk petticoats are a wsefal
xdCitio* to an? wardrobe. he it ftmfted
or not. They are made of somewhat
hoary silk Sdk and ,vn» so-.-L e;
tab SEik. is ahesmt as durable as heavy
sfiwOk material and ft more darahie
bw pstkwts. at Vwst. than cheap
al. s-.it The petticoats are made at
striped partem wan scant bis
Seances at the beensaa. They can be
: worn with any b*k: street restores.
Owe of violet and white in »arrc-»
stripes e»»id be wsra. with taw. green
w aides eotside skims: owe of tas
and whit* rnawld had many wee*, and
mate decided robes wvwld be reefs: la
wwar with a few frocks.
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T« &*.« bwalth art Beauty
A beaspeoafad of often eft beaftew
ouch meal js an exteilett tkeey *®r
’ the nerves as wE as a tsosae Wilder.
and is said to prevent the joints Uea
becoming sr.t and tbennmtjc, Owt
i warCy applied, it t»'—■> wriakhms.
which ft oareed hy a dehc-jeaey <d fa:
|Sh the <*B* dt the skin. tn cases <*
: extreme waste of t sss®e targer dnes
■awe adrfted. as the od is abscisteSy
jstre aeanshmeet Keeping wE fa
darknoss ft the secret of its. remain
ihg **wf. OoM ft loss omeatnC
darkness.
..
Far Ago— in Tannin
The fetching neck reft remains a
great Jarerfte with the gift of the sow
