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MILADY WEARS A "MASK" an unnecessary moment in the thea ter. The time spent in the dressing room making up she considered as wasted time when she could be out in her car. Prompted by this thought she began to devise a way to avoid the losing of this time. With the assistance of the experts, a special motor car containing a fold ing mirror, dressing table and clothes hooks was designed and now the captivating little prima donna enters the car at her hotel dressed in street attire, and with the assistance of her colored maid emerges at the stage door of the theater where she is playing, made up and dressed for her first appearance before her audience. Not 'a moment is, lost, and fully 30 minutes are saved from her time in the theater. Miss Lyons is enthusiastic over her dressing room car and fully expects it to be adopted by many busy soci ety women as a time saver between the afternoon dansant and the full dress evening social affairs. HAIR, NOT HEAD, WAS .THICK An Irishman with a very thick head of hair was one day the center of a ring of English farmers, who were endeavoring to crack jokes at his expense. "Why," exclaimed one of them, "you have a head of hair like a stack of hay." "Ah," returned Pat, unruffled, "that's just what I, was thinking; that accounts fqr so many asses around me." FRENCH PUNCH For French punch mix the grated rind of one orange, one lemon, the juice of two oranges and two lemons, one level cup of sugar and one pint of strong green tea. Flavor with vanilla and wine, or rum or brandy, if it is used. Strain through cheesecloth, turn into freezer and pack In salt and ice, a By Betty Brown s The veil is indispensable "nowadays. And the latest in veils is the "mask veil," though many smart women give preference to the veil that drapes over the shoulders. Note this Fashion Art picture and see how the "mask veil" is draped. It is caught to the fur band of the sailor hat and beneath the chin is gathered on almost invisible silk draw strings. The scarf is gray chiffon trimmed with mole, and mole trims the gray plush sailor. o o HE KNEW .-' "Tommy," saicffather, "if you had a little more spunk you .would stand better in your class. , Do you know what spunk is?" "Yesj sir," replied the little fellow. "Spunk is the past of spank." Judge. WrtWWB8AMfcMfcVabMba lMttfe. --1M ...-. -- ...: