HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1925-11-26, Page 213660
GIli, ,` TEA
The little leaves and tips f'om high
tamouratain tea gardens, that are used
SALA DA are much liner in flavor
than aa'aar. Gunpowder or japan.. Try it.
Th Challenge
BY MELLA RUSSELL McCALLUM.
PART I.
The iridescent stream of models
that had flowed through Neilson's life
meant no more to him than his palette,
his easel, his colors.
One summer he and Hendricks had
a shack in Maine together. They
painted the sea and the rocks and the
coast.; r They hired some fisher folk
to pose for them.
One of Neilsen's sketches— a girl
in coarse, dark clothes, looking at the
sea turned out rather well. Hen-
dricks predicted greatness for the
finished product; but Neilsen said he
didn't intend to finish it. He had a
different idea.
"I don't want to do a stupid figure
in a sea setting," he said. "I want
to do a girl—a gay young girl, in a
bright blue shift,poised on that rock,
with arms outstretched to the water—
youth challenging the sea. Only a
very young thing dares to challenge
an old, wise, cruel thing like the sea,
you know. The rest of us know bet-
ter."
Hendricks nodded.
"She must be not only young, but
beautiful and extremely gay. A danc-
ing. pose, no heavier than a snowflake.
Abandons=absolutely. There's no-.
thing' like youth, Hendricks.
"Ill db several studies of this girl
• here, facing the way I want. I can
refer to them for light."
";:le set to work. He made careful
sketches of the sea, also, for he had
decided to paint the real picture entire
in his New York studio. Then he was
eager to go back to the city.
Hendricks wanted him to stay.
There were some girls staying up the
coast a little way who were willing to
make thingspleasant for two unat-
tached men.
Neilsen snorted at that, The only
girl he could think about was the
spirit of •youth in a blue shift. He
arrived in New York at the end of
August.
He interviewed several models im-
mediately. One was too blond. One
was too statuesque. One load lovely,
childish features and the right color-
ing, but she couldn't hold a dancing
pose. She was a good-natured girl
and tried to help him.
"Why don't you try Aimee? She's
had ballet work, and she's a medium
brunette. She's broke now, too."
"Why is she broke?"
She was with a musical road show
this summer, and they didn't take her
on again when they signed them up
for winter."
"Why didn't they sign her up?"
The girl shrugged.
"Too many parties after the show, I
guess." : ,
"What do I want of her, then, if
she's not steady? I'm looking for a
model to pose for me alone for several
weeks—possibly months. I'll pay her
well, but she can's cut up on the job."
"Oh, Aimee'll be all right new. The
wind's out of her sails. She'll be a
regular, dray horse for a long time.
That evening Aimee came.
He knew at once that he wanted
her. She was dressed as thousands.
of flappers were dressed that sum-
mer, in a short white skirt and a
colored, low-necked sweater. It was
alue sweater—not the es shade de h
eh d
a
in mind for the picture, but sufficient-
ly like it. to make himsure that she
would' suit the right blue. Her face
was adorably childish.
"Bab said you wanted a model."
"I do. Will you stand over there
by the window, please? Takeoff your
hat. Turn so that I can get the pro-
file. Raise your arms."
Aimee did as she was told, and
something else --she poised on the toes
of ane foot and didn't wabble. It look.
•
7/wrel
a
only
one
ed to be natural grace, but Neilsen
knew it was largely the muscle control
of dame technique,
"That will do."
He was exulting Inwardly. Her
hair wasn't bobbed, thank God! It
was brown and blowy. Her eyes were
gray, and looked unnaturally large,
because of the mascara on her lashes.
He would make her leave that off.
The featuree were, the thing—eager,
young. Her color wasn't as high as
he wished. Aside from the mascara,
she had had sense enough to use no
make-up. Her skin was cream smeoth.
"Sit down, please. NYsv listen—I
don't want to hire any model who
won't stay until I'm finished."
"I see. T'Il be steady, all right."
"And I don't want her ; to work for
anyone else. I'll pay her so well that
she won't need to. She must rest a
lot and take brisk walks and eat -beef-
steak and drink milk. Your . color
ought to be better."
Aimee fidgeted, then giggled.
"Would I have to go to bed at 8
o'clock?"-`'
Neilsen raised his chin. •
If necessary."
Then they talked about pay, and he
offered her $60 a week. She was
startled, and didn't try toconceal it.
"It's cert'nly ayf'ly kind of you,
Mr. Neilsen!"
"Not kind at all. I expect you to
take care of your health for me. It's
%1st business." He did smile, however,
his kind, impersonal smile. "Canou
start to -morrow at 9?" y
She promised and tripped away.
Neilsen was pleased with himself.
He went across the hall, banging at
Adam Beith's door, and dragged hint
away from his etchings. They went
to the Brevoort to dine. He told Beith
about Aimee.
"I know the girl." Adam blinked
through his glasses. "My nephew
has a studio in the Charington, I saw
her there once. A beautiful. child!"
"Nott only looks young, but is
young," exulted Neilsen. "Seventeen.
Hear anything about her?"
The Scotsman laughed.
"She can't fail me. I've a feeling
that she can't." •
"Ah, well, well, don't borrow
trouble. Perhaps she won't."
Aimee came at 9 o'clock the next
morning, and they set to work at once.
Neilsen told her to rest when she felt
the need of it, as he was apt to forget.
She held the pose extremely well, he
found. Apparently she had no nerves.
He made line drawings of her head,
her hand, her foot. At 11 he told her
to goand take a brisk walk, eat a
good lunch, and come back at one.
She could rest on the studio couch if
she wished, but he thought it would be
better if she stayed out in the air.
He himself followed no such. pro-
gram. He brooded over the sketches
until she returned. He was delighted
with -his beginning. He told himself
that he would make a more thorough
study of her than he had ever done
before. He would paint' her in a thou-
sand poses if need be before he set
brush to the real picture.
That afternoon he made a figure
drawing. Her body was immature,
but
it was what hen d-
wa to gunand
g
thin, but not too thin. Again he ad-
jured her to walk and eat and to rest
a lot before to -morrow. He wasn't
afraid of her overeating, for she
hadn't an ounce of spare flesh.
Thus the work went on. Aimee
came punctually and .behaved perfect-
ly. She never seemed to be tired.
She never complained. Her color im-
proved.
One day he brought in an armful of
blue silk stuffs. Aimee squealed over
them. One length that she admired
—and that he rejected -he gave her.
She said she was going to make a
party dress of it.
"Just straight, with straps, and a
girdle," she explained.
"All right, but no late paik.ies,
mind! You're just beginning to get
the color I want you to have."
She pouted a little, but he ignored
that, and went on trying the effect of
the various blues against ,her. Finali�y
.
he chose the ;e one he wou,.d use. It was
'bluer than the sky in high, cold alti-
tudes -.ani exotic blue sometimes
fotind in Chinese embroidery.
Ile folded the rest, to berreturned to
the dealer. Aimee wrapped' up the
length he lied given her.
A r}ionth passed, and the 'studio be-
came filled with studies of the girl
Neilsen Was anxious to begin tie final
piece, but he e1 hilXioetf back. , He
wanted the �}re* nre of Ler to be ;aec-
end iit'ittrre o m.
One lino he Wed a profile
With her 0Atd 4ftr eitt angle,he
saw that t ere werd riniga"tinder her
erre
"Ow wearing the new gown,
haven't you?'"
"Ole yet, and it's grand! Every one
i"e►11• for" it," •
He west oat painting. Suddenly her
•
pose -collapsed, She tried to capture
it again and wobbled.
"You aren't well, Let's stop,"
If she had been ill from legitimate
reasons, she would have accepted his
offer of a rest, bet she braced hereeTf,
"1'm ailriijht, 1 tell you!"
Then ,Neilsen understood,
"You'e:beeter go home to bed," he
said, thr{wing down his brush.
Without a word she went out to the
dressing room.. When she came back,.
ready for the street, she was very
meek.
"Shall I come back after lunch?"
"No—not till to -morrow."
Ile didn't turn around. She opened
the door to go. A pauic carne to him.:
She might not carne beck to -morrow!
"Aimee!"
"Yes, Mr. Neilsen?"
"I didn't allean to be cross. I was
disappointed --that's all. You won't
fail Inc in the morning, will you? If
you aren't up to it, telephone me."
"Of course I won't fail you." A tear
rolled over one of her lids. She twist-
ed about and swallowed. "I—I'jixt
awf'.ly sorry, Mr.. Neilsen, but—but I
hadn't had any fun in God knows how
long, and—you see, Hortense's friend
has . a college chum M town, and
and we went out toa place to dance,
and—I had a little too much to drink."
Neilsen said nothing. His ideas on
such things were a generation back.
He didn't want to discuss it with her.
At the same time, it rather touched.
him to have her admit it.
"Well, please dq n't do it again,"
he said ,finally.
"I wee afraid you'dlet me go for
good, if 'you found out."
- "For good!" He swept •a hand in
the direction of the sketches. "Do
you think I'd let you go now, after
making all those?" •
"I'm •awfeiy glad! I told that fel-
low those highballs had .;a terrible
kick,"
"Have you another date with him?"
"Y -yes, but it's for. Saturday night,
and we don't work Sundays. Anyhow,
I'll be car"eful."
Neilsen sighed,
When she had gone he sat down
and stared around. Hundreds of
sketches of that girl! Anyone of them
was saleable as it stood. He knew
they were good. Beautiful, lithe
young Aimee! He was putting her.
into the best work he had ever done,.
He hoped, modestly, to immortalize
her a little; and she could go out ,and
drink too many highballs with eeme-
body's college chum!
He felt a destructive mood descend-
ing upon him. He feared that mood;
so he turned his back on the studio,
clappedon his hat and went out. He
had a vague °idea,of going somewhere
to think.
He took the subway to 1225thstreet
and ferried to New Jersey. He • rode
on a, trolley car toe, the top of the.
Palisades. Leaving thehighway, he.
scrambled down .the cliff and through
undergrowth until he came to a corn-
fortable ledge of rock.
Here he sat down ,and. lighted his
pipe. The October woods, the mild.
air, softened him: There was a violet -
gold haze over the Hudson and Man-
hattan.
He was ali artist, he told himself—
an artist of worth. He had worked
;hard. If he should die to -day, his
loss would be mourned in circles that
he admired. Some of his work, -he
thought, would live.
And now he was doing his best. He
knew it.L.It .was one of those things
a man is sure -of—likehis mother;.
yet in doing this, he was dependent
on a brainless little butterfly.
He ,couldn't go on with ."Challenge".
without Aimee. If he should take an-
other model now, all the work would
have to be Aimee. Her beauty had
become a part of him. He had done
her in every pose, with every medium
he could' command. He hadn't the
slightest personal interest in her, yet
she was a part of his life.
He thought of her side of the ques-
tion. Damned queer, how steel could
be yoked to a feather! Bah had said
that Aimee had grown up under a
cloud. She had no schooling. Sh
had no intellect. Her best sphere of
usefulness, aside from posing, would
be to marry some nice, stupid boy and
raisebabies; but beautiful Broadway
models do not have to • take' up. with
steady, stupid boys, There are too"
many _brilliant youths ofmoney or
"family" ready to give- them a good
time.
What would the end be for her?
Not nice, he thought. She could, go on
posing, using make-up more and more
freely, for some years. For figure
work she could go on indefleitely.
Then—no,the end would not be nice.
1sense! !
feather.
No brains! No A
Yet he, a man of steel worth, was
dependent on her. -
It did him good to think it over out
there in the woods, even if he carne to
no conclusion. He realized that he
had been working indoors too steadily.
(To"be concluded.)
`!'his, trade mark is on
ev'eryr package. Please .
look for it to be sure
you get the genuine
Kraft Cheese.
1881, 41 N. 47--'26
•
A Bridge Hard to Cross.
Persian folIowere of Mahomet have
slowly but surely devised a very clever
scheme by 'which the unrighteou-e are
sent to the place of eternal torment.
This 'scheme is not.in accordance with` E
the teachings of - Mahomet but is a -
natural outgrowth of fanaticisms like
those found in every religion of all E
time, `
When the end comes, accoa•ding to
this Persian plait, all the dead are
forced to cross a long bridge and this
directlyover
.brid,ge crosses the mouth
of the hertdquarten•s• of the devil.
The bridge tat like the sharp edge
of a sword and walking over it is like.
doing a king stretch of tight rope E
walking-
P�eraons who have lived according to':.
the beat rules and regulations -cross
this of,i arp bridge without. a tremor,
but the siemens knowing, they hove
been bad, become giddy and slip off in-
to brimstone, fire and such things. a
NURSES
The Toronto ;Hotplt&1 ter Inenrtiblee Iq
Mttiltatlea Wlth UeliM a end Anted HOeheate,
New Toile chit, s, ,pre * three years' Counr
ai. Tr}iiotnl to verso hoses. heals the
required cdueation,end deelioue of pecptniI •
solace Thi,, ttaepited has adopted the eight`
hour systeul. The pupils receive uttlforeas of
the $chum; a Monthly aliewanee and traveling
•ekernsee to And from Now York, For turthor,
Information apply to the:tauperinte•Ident,
THE PRINCESS COAT.
The princess flare ' comes straight
from Paris, and is exemplified In the
graceful lines of the coat pictured
here. It is styled with just enough -
flare to make it new,' and still be
smart in successive winter modes. The
new standing coker„ cuffs and lower
edge of : theecoat are generously trim-
med with fur, while two novel -soaped
buttons accent the double-breasted
closing. The fur trinuning may be
omitted, and still leave a graceful
and practical coat. Simple, "stralight
seams are used in this coat, making
it an easy modeler the home dress-
maker. No. 1236 is in sizes 34,. 36,,
38, 40,:42, 44 and 46 incha bust. Size
3S bust requires 5% yards of 36 -inch,
or 3%' yards of 54 -inch material The
lining requires the same amount of
thaterial as the coat. Price 20 cents.
The garments illustrated in -eur new
Fashion, Book are advance styles for
the home dressmaker, and the woman
or girl who desires to wear garments
dependable for taste, simplicity and.
economy will find her desires fulfilled
in our patterns. Price of the book 10
cents ...he copy. Each copy includes
one coupon good for :five cents in the
'purchase of any pattern.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Write your name and ads]ress plain-
ly, giving number and"size of such
patterns as you want. Enclose 20c, in
stamps or coin (coin preferred•, wrap
it carefully) for each :: number, ands
address 'your order to Pattern Dept;,
Wilson Publishing Co., 73 'West Ade-
Iaide St., Toronto. -Ratterns sent by
return mail. -
Her Preference,
Agent-'-' "Madam, may I sell you an'
electric washer on thirty days' trial?"
'Housewife ---"No, but I'd like to buy
a lox of candy that way,"
When Hoarse ude leileard's Liniment.
IF
CLEANING
or DYtEI NC
W e bring Master
Cleaner Service to
your door and pay
carriage charges one
way.
Your clothes , and
household furnish-
ings rung no risk in
.
the h. of our ex
arida,
perts..
Prompt service and
postage paid one
way.
"A* the Crow Flies."
"As the crow flies" -•--so runs the ear,-
bag
ay�ink old
'Because, the crew tilt* stratelatesrt,' 1
• am tole.
i
think is way mush' be a pleasant
Way--
saw
aiy saw a: crow take wing and fly to -day.
From a tali pine upon a:mountain-
staep,
He set his course across a chasm deep.
A river in the gorge roared far be-
low—
High to the blue above he soared, the
crow:
The gorge divided hdin from his in-
tent--
Straight
n-ttent—Straightt on an teepee], to his goal, he
went!
I stood and watched --with all my
pulses flinging—
As- to his far desire the crow. went
winging.
Swift as an arrow speeding from its.
quiver.
Across' the chasm and the roaring
river—
What errand took him only he Could
know,
He had the will, he had the wings to.
go!
--Roselle Mercier Montgomery.
Couldn't Gambol if He Did.
rind what` as your reason for not
gambling?"
"I'm not able to gambol after I do,"
Tile -Courtesies of the Road.
The motorist was --quite certain he
had not been eno ed1i1g -.:the speed
{limit, says the Motor. Magazine, and
so he was astonished when the 'village'
policeman held up his hand and
brought hire .to a •staidstill.
"Say," protested= the driver, "I
wasn't doing more than'tenmiles an
hour -I swear it1'
"Oh, that's all right!" replied the of-
ficer. "But I'd be obliged if You'd lend
me a few da'ope of .gasoline. I'm go-
ing to a wedding to -morrow ••and I'm
going to clean my gloves."
Minard's Liniment for stiff muscles.
a.:
Temperature Low Under the Sea.
In the ocean below 6000 feet the-
temperature
hetemperature is quits uniformly 37 to
•40 degrees Fahrenheit, the lowest reg`
corded temperature being 34. degrees
makes your food do • you
iC kQ d.
Note how ttt . n1igooeves .
that stuffy feeling
after hearty eating.
Sweetens the
breath, removes
food particles
from the teeth,
gives new vigor
to tired nerves.
Comes to you
fresh, clean and
full -flavored..
Ammonia.
"Have you may pneuonie. in the
house, ma'am? It's ixoilllentt-for cla.ne-
ing paTnts<,", said Maggie, to her ink -
tress, the other• day.
"You..meah ammonia, 'don't. you,
Maggie?" replied. the lady'.'
"No,, inldade, ma'am; I mune what I
say.I have had an eddioation as well
as another body," vigorously answered
the domestic, as the Sat -iron came
down on the shirt -bosom with renewed
vigor.
A Man's Price.
A man is not a poor investment till
he has ceased to take stock in himself.
"DIAMOND DYES"
COLOR THINGS NEW,
Just: Dip to ' Tint or Boil
to Dye
Bach 15 -cent past'.
age contains (Three-
' tions 'so shbpie_ any
woman can tint soft,
delicate shades or
dye' rich, permanent
colors in lingerie,
silks, ribbon's, skirts,
waiste, dress es ,
c o a t s, stockings,
sweaters, draperies,
at 13,560 feet, says the Scientific coverings, 'hangings
American. At a. depthof 1200 feet —everything!.
the temperature run ,from 53,, degrees Buy Diamond Dyes—no other kind—
to - 64 • d•egrees.
and tell your druggist whether the ma-
terial you wish to color•is wool or sills,
A matchmaker often gets her ,fin- or whether it is linen, cotton or mixed
gers burned. ,i goods.
;
On a raw winter's day you
wouldn't venture out without a
good overcoat to keep out the cold. t
But your inside wants keeping warm
as well.
Make a practice of drinking ,
BOVRIL regularly during the
t months.It
winter keeps up your
vitality and helps you to resist
colds, chills and influenza.
Puts peel intou-
;;y,2asur;s •'s,t'vrr. ,V.? -en,.
eet . 'J
eft 4-1610-,‹-
zwe
e
- ,7lhen you Will Want One jr our Own / ' c/ err I
1 The very feel of it will snake ou want to own' ifs
It balances so nicely, seenueto be'just right. The • I
l''' handle is rigid and doesi not tip around like a hinged
1 J , handle. That'nteatts no sli > tit scalded hands 1
� 1215 , aziva or
g
accidents. See how you fill ft? You lift the hinged
lid and can fin it right under the tap or by dipper
because the opening is at the side, not the centre.
Most important, these new up-to-date Kettles coterie more
then. the old fashioned kettle
i
miememour
I° TEA KET T..E
1
11
1
1
1
1
i8o1
•
0
"SAFETY FIRST"''
FOR RYE
Are we becoming a speecteclea raaet
Moro people are wearing speetraol>eo
today than ever before; and the wed
ing of certain . types, notably
with tortoiseshell or here rime, is'fast
becoming a craze from which some
opticians are reaping -a rich harvest,
In many instanoes there is no •d rubt
that these glasses are worn merely bei -
cease thewearer thinks they enhance
his or her appearance. At the -some
tints, there is no denying 'that, as a na-
tion, we are not so keenly sighted"as
we used to be. It its probable that
,00ulists have. never been busier than
thy are now, for eyesight and health.,
it is generally beling realized, are very
closely allied!. Some interesting facts
have Ia•tely come to light ,in this con-
nection.
A 'Bad Temper Cure.
A recent ease was that of a clergy-
auanwino, because- of a health :break-
down, had been obliged to resign his
living. Someone suggested that he.
should consult an eye -specialist, al-
though he believed his sight to be per-
fect, Ciafse's were prescribed, with
.almost miraculous results -in a few
weeks the pati„nt's health improved
so much that he was able to return to
the Church; now he is working harder
than ever.
1 ycsight, it has: beendiscovered, of
tett affects the digestion. ' A woman
Patient of a famoa eye -specialist found
that the elyspal.•sia to which latterly
she i ad• been a -most a martyr disap
pee ed after only a week 'or two of
wearing g`r zees.. The malady return-
ed when, Ly way of experiment, she
left cff a .sin, 11 t for a short period.
Another case was .that of chronic
bad temper i t a small boy; a dootor
ordered him—Os—sees, and his. habitual
irritability became a thing of the -
past.
Natures Danger Signals.
Our eyesare,, in fest, such compli-
cated
ompltcated' organs that it is lbs: ible that
they are even mors closely associated
, with health conditions,-».E'i:a ealy it is
known that eye train, newaadys, a
very, conunion defect, plays a part in
' various diseases of the nervous sys-
tem.
When we begin to have difficulty in
seeing small print or our eyes ache
after reading, the time has come to
take stock of our visual resources;
We must give our eyes the. help they
need in the form of suitable glasses,
or we should, give them a rest for a
time. ' ..
Fie ading.in a bad light is a potent
cause of eye trouble; light for reading
should come from • behind, and, pre-
ferably, over the left shoulder.
Fine needlework should not be. per-
~hated in too much fewer we •
would need glasses
if this wereF
g not
and acted upon.
Removing Eye Irritants.
When a foreign body lodges in the
'<tiny groves of the upper eyelid, a good
way of removing it is to take hold of
the lashes, of the upper lid between the -
finger and thumb and draw the lid cut -
wards and downwards; the lashes of
the lower lid, acting as a brush, syveep
the offending object out of its bed,
while your tears, brought about by the'
irritation' of the eye, will do the rest.
When an object rests on the eyeball
itself and is risible, the safest method
of applying first aid Is to take a strip
of clean white blotting paper, moisten
the tip, and apply it to the spot.. 'Phe
foreign body will probably adhere to
the strip; its presence is readily de-
tected.
No possible harm by scratching can
be done by this meant, as wouldt be
the case 1L.nnte were to try to remove
the' speck with a sharp Instrument
The latter practice is to beetr ngls
condemned.
Canada's Water Covered
Areas.
Did you ever look apt. a good snap of
Canada, look real carefully, and won-
der at the large areas that are printed
in blue, showing
that
they are cover
ed with water? It is remarkable how
much of Canada is thus covered, Of
the total area of Canada, 3,729,665
square melee, no 'less than 126,755
square miles Is water -covered•. It is
.interesting to note that the total land
area of the New England States and
the State of -New York combined ist but
110,000 square miles, so that if the
water surface of Canada were gather-
ed into one, place it would occupy
considerably larger aspics than the
northeasterly portion of the neighbor,
ing-republic. This water -surface, how.
ever, is der from being valueless..
What.would Canada be In fact, with -
Oat her lakes and rivers, with the ea
feet they have upon' the temperature,
upon agriculture, upon industry and as
a basis for our water supply? -Origin-
ally Canada's transportation syst'
was, practically all by � w t
v i .er; and t
daythe
Outflow Canada
'a. fiwof
Gan.
a a .
d s w '
.esf;
grown grain is largely dependentupon
our, Talisa and rivers. Industry am -
is utilizing more and 'more our water
resources., which. supply .the primary
power foe the de eekminent of hydmo-
eleota is energy. This d.evelepment of
ouz' Water -powers' oleo tends .to he
erease the amount of land: that is oev
ered with 'Water, as in the majority of
cases titre damming of rivers and
stream for Water storage purposes c .
to increase the railable head causes
the drowning of land,
Those who work`be'cause they like it
aro -better 'wei•kmea thou those who
work becaose these; hat), tdi,w-lie i
Moses.
•