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CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLORS.
Women early in life decide that
certain colors are "becoming" to them,
In later years they never bother to
re-edit their first impressions of them-
selves, even though complexions have
faded and eyes that once reflected the
favorite colors so radiantly are now
paled and dimmed. Personal coloring
changes with health and happiness,
with sickness and sadness, so that a
shade or tint that is very becoming
to you at one time may be very try-
ing at another. Under such circum-
stances a readjustment of color is
necessary.
But there is no reason to look drab
and dowdy.
It used to be considered out of place
for an older woman to wear anything
but gray or black. Fortunately this
cruel notion has been swept away with
sundry old-time ideas and to -day we
see our grandmothers wearing what-
ever touch of color will best bring
out the beauty that was concealed
under black.
A. good rule is that all hard, cold
colors be avoided by the woman past
her youth.
Black also emphasizes. age and adds
years to any face that isn't glowing
with youth. "Black should not be worn
after a woman is thirty, unless for
mourning, nor again until after she
is sixty," is an old saying in France,
that cenntry of fashions.
Black should always be relieved
with a light color at the neck line.
Black satin has too high a finish to
be really becoming, where soft -
finished stuffs might be lovely.
A gray-haired woman rarely looks
well in tan or brown tones.
Colors, such as green, which accen-
tuates sallowness, should be avoided.
Blue and purple, in the dull, warm
tones. with some yellow in them, are
frequently becoming.
With iron -gray hair beige is usual-
ly good, while with clear skin and
pure' white hair gray may be worn.
From youth to old age every wo-
man can 'wear white, but, of course,
it should not be pure white, which is
"hard" and brilliant. But then there
are many of the soft milk, cream and
pink whites front which to choose.
Pink is usually for youth, but helio-
trope, mauves, etc., are usually be-
coming.
AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE
CHEST.
The farm mother is the nurse of
the whole family. Not only is she ex-
pected to treat the minor ills of the
children, but she must be in readiness
to render first aid to the farm workers
who aro injured, She should there-
fore always have in her emergency
medicine chest a small quantity of
sterilized absorbent cotton, -a small
roll of adhesive tape, some antiseptic
tablets, to be dissolved in water used
in washing wounds, a small roll of
sterilized gauze bandage, a small vial
of 'turpentine, a small vial of iodine
and a number of other simple and
well-known remedies that will suggest
themselves. By having these things in
readiness, cuts, bruises and other
wounds may be promptly treated by
the housewife, often preventing infec-
tion and consequent troubles,
ON WASH DAY.
The clothesline is a rosary
Of household help and care;
Each little saint the mother loves
Is represented there,
And when across her garden plot
She walks with thoughtful heed,
I should not wordev if she told
Earh garment for a bead,
For Cello's scarlet stockings hang
Beside Amelia's skirt,
And Biles breeches,
which
of late
V
era sadly smeared dvith i
d rt.
Yon' kerchief small wipecl bitter tears
For ill succeas at school;
This pinafore was torn in st1'i.te
"Next Fred and i;ttle Jule.
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2'he household r ws wear,
And sinlie to think how hear of kin
Are leve and toil and prayer,
-Jutta Wald llc,wa.
PAPER PLAYIIOUSeeS,
Ono of the Moen cor,venisnt play-
houaea I ever caw was made with
ecissoi'e arid paste and avas tueked
away in e largo book. It hal: been a
sample book for moon: clothing. The
eenrplee were reano,ed and there- re-
Mained a large ae,rapboelc with ei b-
etar,iisel cover. mantes any large'
store will give away these discarded
books.
The girls who built the playhouse
chose the front of the book for -the
lawn, porches and beautiful entrances.
Then a page or two were selected
for every room, and this playhouse
was one of every room that children
could imagine. Furnishings were
cut-outs from magazines. Advertis-
ing pages offered the more valuable
choice of pictures, but rugs and chairs,
bathtubs and beds, wall decorations,
wonderful lamps, modern convenieces
—all these went.
Even when the book was full, if a
change was desired a new picture was
placed over the old. When a guest
came the little hostess opened her
book at a chosen room and they pro-
ceeded to play.
A NEW PLAY SUIT.
4760. This is a good model for
percale, seersucker, drill, linen of lin-
ene. The blouse may be of the same
material as the Overalls, and may be
finished with the sleeves in wrist or
elbow length.
The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 2,
3, 4 and 6 years. A 3-year•size re-
quires 2% yards of 36 -inch material.
The Blouse alone requires 1 yard. The
Overalls may be worn over any blouse
or shirt waist.
Pattern mailed to any address on,
receipt of 15c in silver, by the Wilson
Publishing Co., 73 West Adelaide St.,
Toronto. Allow two weeks for receipt
of pattern.
Send 15c in silver for our up-to-
date Spring and Summer 1924 Book
of Fashions.
Had Only Bought Wholesale.
She—"You say your wife has gone
into the wholesale millinery busi-
ness?"
He-"Why—er—not exactly that -
1 said she's laid in a full line of new
iipring bats."
Too Fast for the Professor.
Old Professor "Emmy" was one of
the most absentminded men who ever
lived. One day he went to New York
to an important meeting. The train
was late, and when he came out of the
old Grand Union station he,popped in-
to a ca d called to the cabby,
Y,
"Drive fast!"
Off they went at a gallop, with the
cab swaying from side to side and the
professor bouncing about and onca-
sionally striking his head 011 the top,
Finally, after a particularly vicious
bump be glanced at his watch, looked
perplexedly into the unfamiliar street
and then, sticking his head out of the
window, cried, "Rey, where are, you
going?"
"I don't know," the cabby yelled
back, "hut I sure am drivin' fast!'
A Natural Ink.
The juice of the ink plant of New
Granada. Can be used as ink without
any preparation. Atfirstthe writing
is red, hut after a fern hours it changes
to black.
is
Mlnard'e Liniment for Dandruff.
;y.
Tile Hidden Hour
late. J had to let -them go to a dance,:
They •insisted on it."
Sir ,Alexander 'detail the doer and
. Lady Anne,held out, lzer two alien
• white hands to -hijn. lie caught' hold
of them and 'drew her cloi,e to, him
and held her in his arms lend kissed
her ,passionately, '
"Dearest," she whispered. ' Dearestl
Oh, how I love yop I IIow I. love yowl"
TIS-BURLANU [Teak. He did not Manlike, ho was
content.to show his love rather by
action than rby .words: -He closed her
Mouth 'with kisses. 'And.' then he
laughed and. let go of her and placed
• his strong -hands on her shoulders zed
looked .steadily into her. eyes -those
eyes that. were like the golden' brown
.of a cairngorm.
His face• was Cvhite and haggard,
and .she was frightened tee ,she saw it.
in the full light. of the roots,
"You are ill, dear," she' said. "Oh,
you look so 1111 Things cannot gd on
like this, Alec. I cannot bear it, And
you cannot bear. it either. Is there
no way out for us—no way out at
all?"
(To be continued.)
Play Safe With Explosives.
"Picks up detonators -ono explodes
—boy Loses hand."
The above. newspaper heading em-
plsasizei the need of greater know-
ledge in 'the uses and handling of ex-
plosives. Familiarity breeds 0011-
tenrpt is unfortunately too true with
many users of explosives, and numer-
ous accidents to• innocent�.victinis re -
suit. Notwithstanding the great care
with which manufacturers place their
products in the hands 01 consumers,
the repeated warning issued regarding
the hazardous nature of the material,
and the strict regulations covering the
manufacture, transportation and stor-
age of explosives, there le a continu-
ous record of accidents due to care-
lessnees and ignorance.
The explosives division of the Fed-
eral Department of Mines has recoutly
issued a small pamphlet on "The
Handling of Explosives," which is de-
signed, to gtaote from the pamphlet,
"to call.atteutlon to the cardinal prin-
ciples' which should be observed in
tho handling or explosives and shot -
firing, from the point of view of safe-
ty." While the general public may
rarely come in contact with explosives
a knowledge of the fundamentals in
their handling, transportation and
storage and of their employment, eith-
er on the farm for land clearing or in
construction work, will in many cases
allay a curiosity that may result in
serious accident or loss of .life. Copies
of the pamphlet may be obtained from
the Explosives Division of tiro Depart-
ment et Mines at Ottawa.
A Strange Farm
�•— BY J. B. HAR
CHAPTER XXXIV.—(Cont'd,)
Ruth felt that she had . demeaned
herself unutterably in playing this
trick on Lady Anne Westholme. She
had been tempted by a sudden;impytlse
'and she had yielded,to the temptation.
And the result had been hardly worth
the price she had paid for' it. Sooner
or 'later Lady Anne would discover
the deception, and than it would: be
open warfare. Her husband and Lady
Anne! She had never been able to
get rid of the idea that Lady Anne
was an enemy, that Lady Anne knew
her secret and had told her husband.
The door opened and a pretty girl
advanced 'three paces into the room
before she saw Ruth Bradney. Then
she stopped and cried out, "Oh, I'm so
sorry, I—" She paused and Ruth
looked at her with a smile,' The girl
was wearing a charming hat, and her
clothes were simple by well cut,
"Who are you?" queried Ruth. "I
don't think I've ever seen you before."
"I'nr Ruby Elstrop—Miss Fletcher's
niece, my lady."
"Ah, you know who I ani?"
"Yes, my lady. My aunt has often
showed your photographs to me."
"Fletcher's niece, are you?" said
Ruth pleasantly. "Yes, I've heard of
you. Are you staying here?"
"Oh, don't you 'know, my lady? I
was parlor -maid with Lady Anne
Westholme for a little. while, and now
I'm here as upper housemaid. I've
only been here two days."
"I didn't know," said Rui-h with a
smile. "Well, I hope you like your
place."
"Yea, indeed, my lady. Oh, ,you
ought t to ser, the like this, my lady.
It's my •afternoon out."
"And you came in here to t•'le-
phone?"
"Yes, my lady. The cook at Lady
Anne Weetholme's is a friend of mine,
end I wanted to ask her to reef me
this evening. I'm afraid I've taken a
liberty, my lady."
"Yes, you have. I do not like the
servants to use the telephone for their
private affairs. But you don't know
the rules of the house yet. You can
ring up Lady Anne's cook,"
"Now, my lady?"
"Yes, now."
A frightened look came into the
girl's .eyes and she moved a pace back
towards the door. "Oh, no, my lady,"
she faltered. "I—I couldn't thine, of
disturbing you—indeed'I couldn't,"
Ruth smiled, rose from her chair,
and walked towards the door. She
saw the look of fear vanish from the
girl's eyes. Ruth paused for a mo-
ment. Then she closed the door and
turned the key in the lock, The ,gii4
gave a little cry of terror,
"What is the matter?" queried
Ruth.
"Oh, you frightened are, my lady—
locking the door like that."
Ruth took the key from the lock and
went to the telephone. Then, seated
in the chair at the table, she turned
and looked at Ruby Elstrop, The girl's
face was piteous with terror.
"I'm going to ring up the police,"
said Ruth, "and I have locked the dor
so that you cannot get away."
The girl screamed and covered her
face with her hands. Yet she was not
more terrified than Ruth herself at
this sudden clash of battle.
"They will arrest you on a charge
of perjury," Ruth continued after a
pause: "Yon told' a lie when you said
there was no one with Mr. Merring-
ton in the ear that night. Fletcher,
your aunt, told you to say that—"
"Oh, it was only to save your lady-
ship," sobbed the girl `My aunt
would do anything for you. She knew
you were with Mr. Merrington that
night."
"You have done nothing £or. rile,"
Ruth said coldy. "You are a couple
of blackmailers. And you, you little
fool, are a go-between, taking mes-
sages to and from my husband and
Lady Anne Westholme. I have just
been talking with Lady Anne. She
thought she was talking to you and
she has given the whole game away.
Do you think I have anything to con-
ceal now? I have nothing, but I am
going to see that you get punished by
the law."
Ruby Elstrop cried out for mercy.
She was not of the stuff that goes to
the making of conspirators and black-
mailers. Ruth had staked everything
on that, and Ruth had won. She saw
that she could do what she liked with
this sobbing, terrified girl, who had
not even the strength of mind to say,
"Well, beat me down if you like, but
you'll go down with me,"
"A go-between," said Ruth, press-
ing the victory home. "Lady Anne
sent you here, because neither she nor
my husband could trust the other ser-
vants, and 'Fletcher was away with
me at South Barton,` You have a let-
ter for my husband. Give it to hie nt
once."
"Oh, they will ruin me, my lady."
"Nonsense. No one shall hurt you.
No one shall know. It is I who will
ruin you if you don't give me the let-
r,
ter. .
a „
lad—I be
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"Give me tare letter, ar I°l] send for
the police. Mind, I've nothing to lose
WOMEN! DYE FADED
THINGS NEW AGAIN
Tint o
Dye or n An _Worn, Vl1 rn, Shab-
by Garment' or Drapery.
Diamond
Each 15•cent pac11ege, of ".Diamond
Dyes" contains directions so:Sim.ple
that any woman can dye .or tint any
old, worn, faded thing new, even ifsh'e
has never dyed before. Choose any
color at.dr.1g,stora.
now. You're' only' a weak little fool,
and I'll protect you. I carr be a good.
,friend if I choose. Unless you like to
tell Lady. Anne or my husband, no
'one will know ,you've givenme the
letter."
The girl opened the leather bag that
she had been carrying.in
her hand.
She took out an envelope addressed
to Sir Alexander fradney and gave it
to Roth.
(Again the red flush of shame came
into Ruth's faee, and she hesitated.
between her husband and Lady Anne,
I This yeas an intolerable thing that she.
was going to do, but it would have tp
be done. For if there was anything
between her husband and Lady Anne,
that would be the end of all her scrup-
les. Openly and without fear she
would declare her love for John 14Ier-
rington, and she would do all in her
power to win Ms' love 'again. If he
recovered that lost portion of his life'
she would have to do nothing. But
if that which was lost' was never
given back to him again she would
wait and wait until a year had paes-
ed, and then she would tell him the
truth.
For quite a minute she hesitated,
and then Ruby Elstrop cried out, "Oh,
my lady! I beg of you—"
The sound of the girl's voice served
to rouse Ruth to action. She unlocked
the door and rang the bell.
"I'll have tea in here, she said to
the footman. `Bring it as quickly as,
you can." And when the man had left
the room," Now, look here, Ruby, you
. and I are going to be friends. Now
tell me the truth about your aunt.
Has she told Sir Alexander that I
was with. Mr. Merrington?"
"Not that I know of, my lady."e
"Come, the truth."
"I don't know, my lady; indeed I
t don't."
i "You liked Mr. Merrington, didn't
you';
"Yes, my lady. He was always very
kind to me."
"Well, I ata fighting for him, Ruby
—against—well, against a great
many enemies. Now I want you to
help me. I don't ask much of you—
only that you'll hold your tongue.
Than rro one will know that you've
given me this letter. I don't think
I shall read it. But if I clo, no one
will know I've read it, I am going to
trust you. You will go to the ser-
vants' hall mrd have your ten. I will
send for you later on"
"Yes, my lady."
The girl left the room, and a min-
ute later the footman brought in the
tea. When Ruth was alone she held
the flap of the envelope over the steam
that came from the spout of the silver
kettle. She despised and hated her-
self—saw herself as something utter-
ly contemptible. But neither self -
hatred nor self-contempt turned her
from her purpose. She was fighting
with her back against the wall—for
the love of the man she loved,
And she was willing to abide by
the verdict of the letter. It might
condemn her husband or it aright
prove his innocence.
As she opened the sticky curling
flap of the envelope she tried to see
herself in that light—an impartial
judge, as ready to acquit as to con-
demn.
„
CHAPTER XXXV.
Lady Anne Westholme sprang to
her feet at the sound of the bell. She
was wearing a black evening dress,
the simple •and exquisite creation of
a great artist in clothes. It, made her
seem very tall and slender and form-
ed an admirable l
d able contrast her milky
to
white skin and golden brown hair.
Save for a single ring—a great emer-
ald en'the forefinger of her left hand
—she wore no jewellery. The room
was aglow with roses—white, yellow,
pink, orange, and crimson roses—and
the air was heavy with the scent of
them. In all the brightness and radi-
ance of the room she stood motionless
for a few moments like a tall black
column But her face was more rad-
iant and beautiful than any flower.
It glowed with light and love.
She did not move until the echo of
the bell had died away, and then she
went out into the hall and opened the
door. Sir Alexander Bradney, wear-
ing a thin black overcoat over his
dress clothes, entered the fiat without
a word and followed Lady Anne into
the drawing -ronin.
"The servants- are out, Alec," she
said. "They will not be back until
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C.G.S. "A.rctie" Will Go
North This Summer.
The C.G.S. Arctic will again be em-
ployed, under the direction of the
North West Territories and Yukon
Brandy of the Department of the In-
terior, in connection with the estab-
lishment of post offices, custom'houses
and Royal Canadian Mounted Police
.posts in Franklin district.
It is expected that the ship will sail
from Quebec about the end of buns
and in addition to calling at and re
supplying the posts at Craig Harbour,.
Ponds Inlet and Panguirtung will
again visit dodhavn, Greenland, and
will also .crake another attempt to
reach Cape Sabine en Ellesmere is-
land, opposite Etah Greenland, if
ice conditions there show no improve-
ment over' last season, it is probable
that the new post will be established
at some point to the westward, pos-
sibly on Cornwallis island, or at sono
point on ,Melville sound.
The Government's new ship, the,
C.G.S. Franklin, is now being repaired
and strengthened in England to en-,
able her to stand the strains of an
Arctic voyage, but she will not be
sent north this year, although she
may be brought to Canada when the
alterations have been completed,
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In Japan flourtah some very odd "I hear the tenants of your new
farms. From one farm there conies two-family horse do not got on well
each year a crop of tens of thousands
of snapping -turtles. This farm eon-
sists of a number of ponds. Certain
of these are set apart as breeding
grounds. Once a day men go over the
shores, and with little 'wire baskets
cover up all the new egg deposits.
Sometimes thousands of wire baskets
are in sight at it time, marking the
places where the eggs lie and prevent-
ing the turtles from scratching the
earth from them. Hatching continues
from forty to sixty days, according to
the weather. The young as soon as
they appear, are put in separate small
ponds and are fed with ihrely dropped
fish. They eat this during September
and October, and late in the latter
month burrow in the mud for the win-
ter, coming out in Aril or May. Most
of them are sold in the market when•
they aro from three to five years old,1
at which time they are most "deli-
cate."
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The average horse has strength
equal to five men.
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"No, they don't. The fellow who
has the lower part wants to build a
radio r.erial on the roof, and the chap
in the upper part wants to raise mush-
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If instead of a gem or even a flower,
we could cast the gift of a lovely
thought into the heart of a friend, that
would be giving as the angels give.=
George McDonald. •
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163
ISSUE No. 21—'24.
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ID OF HONOR
MUST; BE DISCREET
RULE AGAINST KEEPING
A s DIARY.
Close Companion of I-Ier Ma-
jesty Must: be Good Lianguist
.and ,Nusiaaian•
Her Majesty,Queeti lviary has been
malting additions to her household
this year, 'but she has not yet appoint-
ed another maid of honor. At the pre-
sent time the Queen has only one
maid of honor; Miss Ursula Lawley,
but the prescribed number is four, and
additional appointments to this 00100
are expected to be made in the near
future.
Fifteen women are in attendance on
Queen Mary in addition to her maid
of honor, including amistress 0f the
robes (the Duchess of Devenshire
holds this post), four ladies of the
bedchamber and six bedchamber wo-
men. Some or these positions, of
course, merely are nominal, while
others involve nothing more strenuous
than accompanying the Queenon a
shopping expedition, perhaps, or at-
tending some public function with her.
Duties of Maid of Honor.
A maid of honor, however, really
does have some duties, .though she
does not, like others of the household,
live at Buckingham Palace, but in her
own town place, only lnhabiting the
00m0 place, ss her royal mistress when
the court is at Windsor Castle or Bal.
moral, A maid's duties begin just be-
fore luncheon, when one of the royal
carriages; or autos, fetches her to
Buckingham Palace, where :she re
mains probably for the test of the day.
In any case she does not .leave the
palace until the Queen has gone out.
While she 1s in attendance on the
Queen, Albs Lawley wears a badge, a
miniature of the Queen set round with
brilliants, which is tied or pinned to
her left shoulder, and she is expected
to these quietly and not 10 wear bright
colors,
In Queen Victoria's time a maid of
honor was obliged to be clever with
her needle, as the Queen always ex-
pected' her attendants to help her
make clothes for various charities, but.
Queen Mary does not ask for this
training. The principal qualiflcatiaus
for the post to -day aro that she be the
granddaughter of a peer, a good lin-
ciutst, a good musician --and discreet.
In fact, with reference to the last
quality, there is a rule that no maid
of honor keep a diary.
Queen Alexandra also leas one maid
of honor, in addition to other attend-
ants, but tate Duchess of Yr,, -k, Prin-
cess Louise, and other feminine mein-
bers of the royal family are attended
by a lady-in-waiting only.
Walking on Fire.
The rite of fire -walking, known
among the natives of Tahiti as umuti,
is described and explained in a pamph-
let issued by the American Museum
of Natural History.
The ceremony is performed by a
priest for the purpose of insuring good
crops, and consists of walking several
times with naked feet over a bed of
stones which have been heated until
red by a fire from beneath. A shallow
pit, two feet deep, is dug. Wood is
placed in the bottom of the pit and on
it are arranged about two hundred
round stones io two or three layers.
Wood is lighted ted an i
g d Turned about
four hoots beneath the atones until
they are glowing.
Six natives appear bearing poles
nearly fifteen feet in length. These
are used to thrust aside the top layer
of stons. The performers at tines
thrust the poles . through to the fire,
where they. burst into flame, convey-
ing the •, idea that the heat of the
stones removed caused the fire.
The priest appears bearing a large
spray of ti leaves in his hands; He
passes about thefire, uttering a sort
of incantation for protection; then,
beating the nearest stones three times
with the ti leaves, proceeds with due
dignity, but, it must be admitted, rath-
er hurriedly, , over the centre of the
pile. As he walks he is followed by
those disciples who have courage to
snake the attempt under his directions.
The spectacle of the tire -walker is
a very interesting one, inasmuch es an
apparent impossibility is performeit
with suevident of .
q. clonech
examinationlack, howeveinjuryr, straw-
e i,, that the' stones used' were basalt,
of. volcanic origin, the most noticeable
featureenee which is its non -conducti-
bility. It wvas found that a stone could,
be heated red''L•44e at one end . while
tho. other end remldits.ed comparatively
cool. H e
owev i thi ` " r r
s featu a dies
no_
appear to trouble
the nativ
ho
rs
garde; 'the
-
ceremony with the greatest
reverence,
Sealskin Not'Fashionabie,
The United Stales, 'because it :ictus
the Most can islands where the settle
have their rookeries, , has a virtual
monopoly of the tondo in the skies of
the fur seal, though it shares 'Lli
profits with the British, the Japanese
and the Russian government under
tteatias by ch those th oe at
meflain fromwhikilling seals iu the open
sea .in reennt varus the government
has ' taken 05 many ;as ttventyflve
houaan l sealskins, but het year it
out "1he number in half,•. and has cold
.L-ias at, i30 apiece. 'Of ilia twelvo
ttiooeiuid „ken only-Jiwo thousand
were toad, there was no demand, and
SO tl:netc moment le storing the root
un 11! the fashion eleligaa•