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HER LITTLE MISTAKE
By STACY K. 1UKKK.
Origin. mu, t<> iii« Associate.!
UUr*r) ires* i
**I MB the— utt.Mii me young man.
Mi aiipremtUit femme at me
hi ait*, v-uiniiM.
Tims emu. ym.li.iul matron in till
JIM.I WMil'M ion*. Mlt h«u
tjjiit: j.i tiurmiu. tlous.
"i Mini a. *oi in. i-iruj.tett tmpa
U«iil>. inr. cuuins t< ir.pnoiii.vi it
•ape. i you."
■ M(,-••
3 "atr. t omiif." reiterated tht «tfe <«!'
; that ttuuaiic person Ana. rranv, I
|b httM 1 tun. to turn lurn.tr. am you
|;m, t am *<>»ww i>-r me slice..
|j Tihaae air viit> tirn mt-titj mnpii-i
llu Vm»|.imim Ji.m in in.ru m in. i.misc.
Ita kvi Uiin lucin loo much; it man. i.
: Ml here aim there, it ymi villi—arm
J»; Mnae to sirim mu e.tu oamio e. i
' win return ij » oclmK, mm u you
S**Mr ttliUHM oefole n,ell. you may go,
p »nu ituiie uaiK tor :uni i>m> iau«r "
5 The youth Ht.ireu ion* alter the it<
parang Hrt. i nluns. his hiifeern nil
(Una me nair <•! a |uissi<-u iiemt. At
ft that ne tiPHir.i s nen.v sign mm
| Stione on in the opposite direction lr.
that taken l.y th<‘ tuny, a i urmus
mine on his lips.
l,e* porrester « as tall and hrnail
tmusually tail and br.-ad—and this
may him amiuntud tor the heavi
ness of the sigh in guest inn. Alan, lie
wa* dressed \try becomingly, and tr. j
the height of the autnnin fashion.
i' His own eyes could ndn t no flaw In ,
■ hta clothes ur bearing, arm yet this ,
i woman—the sister ol the Kiri whom
* l»« intended to make his wife had
; Mkvmptly and on first sight assigned
; him to manual labor, evidently mis
* taking him for rune outdoor w orker
Sf|pM4 by her husband.
|sr "Nothing like favoring the idtosyn
,! tEfMrtea of relatives to he." mused the !
t youth as he strode Into the ttrst hard
| WBCe store he came to and ordered i
f. th* paraphernalia essential for tree.
, clipping.
sm Lae Forrester wav an observing
gMttdent of the things that took place
it him. Otherwise It might have
difficult to have essayed the role i
over to him by thi mistaken .
Collins.
J^MTeater, the son of ' Hattie" For- '
it. amalgamator of n. dozen rati- j
had no reason to know the
tjua of t.ree clipping, but he did.
'ore. the maples and poplars of j
_ absent Mrs. Collins were safe. I
iAmt.* fell before the ruthless on- *
it of the strenuous young man. '
'- file for this ’Ine of work, If I'm
tVt tip against it," mused Forrester,
intly. as he blithely sawed and
. "Now I ran understand i
my august ancestors not th<
lly name, and some inherited run
bat certainly descended to me. i
Mite the game "
•ffWittr'l facetiously was title a i
len Jolt.
“Bey, you. what are you doing- in '
tree?” I
‘Having a brain, my friend, and
Wlmt might be termed a pair of fairly ;
SHgent eyes, 1 shall suggest that
tgti Sherlock Holmes your own prob- ■
"Fresh, ain't you ’" asked the oth
p-iW. "f want you to come down.”
pLi "Sorry 1 can’t otdige you," answered
y-Irsn1 ester. This is my busy day.”
py The man latlow was a bulky fellow
of face, and huskily framed
jjjtP* wore a scrubby mustache, and
tegjspeared. as he pushed back the
■touch hat shading his dull ensemble
Wt features, to about Corn-fin
frmn of age.
&' "You're on my job," he groaned.
i’f'gJMl I want you to g«t out fit here.ii
Is is th»- Collins bunch of trees, •
its Is, and I'm here to grab down all
» graft."
“Ydu're a little late." >«me sarcas
tically from the younger man. I've
I'hean working several hour*, and. as 1
'f you a«>e, 1 am nearly done."
p* “That's nothing to me. I'm the
pMWr who's got the contract for the
; M‘"
fee. It was a new sensation -this argu
Wng for the jraltry sum due the couth
jUf/tree- doctoring. It amused him
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By MARY ROBERT* RINEHART
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1 T»k<* a « uonlry House.
This is thi- story of How a middle
spinster lost h*-r mind, dr rerun
Hr domestic toils In the city. took r
t*d house tor the rummer otr
town, and found herself Involve!
Oita of those mysterious crinw
heap our newspapers and urtec
agencies happy end prosperous
twenty years 1 had Pern :»er
comfortahle; for twenty year..
1 had the window Poxes filled in
■Print, the carpets lifted, the
■ put up and the furniture
with brown linen: for as
V summers 1 had said good-bye
' friends, and. after watching
perspiring begin*. had settled
to a delicious quiet in town,
the mail comes three times a
\ and the water supply does not
uid on a tank on the root.
_Aad then—the madness rfelzt-d me.
I look back over the months
at Hunnyslde, I wonder that
ived at all. As it Is, 1 show
Wear and tear of my harrowing
s. I have turned very gray
Ijr reminded me of it, only ye»
» by saying that a Utile bluing
i rinse water would make my
■livery, Instead of a yellowish
I hate to be reminded of
t things and I snapped her
I said sharply, f ni not go
■* bluing at my time of life,
eh, either.'*
r*« nerves are gone, she says,
•t awful summer, but she has
left, goodness knows! And
h« begins to go around with
i to her throat, all I have to do
mten to return to Kunnystd*,
—7 id frightened Into a eehn
of cheerfulness—from which
• that the summer there
hut a success.
- tper accounts have been
•nd incomplete—one of
lotted me but once, and
.as the tenant at the time
I happened—that I feel it my
Vi what I know. Mr. Jamie
detective, said himself he
liave done without me,
•ave me tittle enough
, dl^il, leaving riu- his (wo children. ;
; Halsey was eleven then, and Gertrude 1
I 'vfts woven AH the responsibilities j
, of maternity were thrust upon no*
■ suddenly; to perfect the profession
' "I motherhood requires precise)} as
many years us the child has lived. I
like the man who started to carry
the calf and ended by walking along j
! with the bull on hi* shoulder*. How
1 ever, 1 did tile host I could. When
Gertrude got past the heir ribbon!
age, anil Halsey asked for a scarf i
pin and put on long trouser*—-and a !
, wonderful help that was to the darn- j
lug’—I sent them away to good!
schools. After that, niy responsibility
; was chlettv postal, with three months
j every summer In which to replenish
j their wardrobes, look over their lists
| of acquaintances, and generally to
I take my foster motherhood out. of Its
nine months' retirement in camphor.
I missed the summers with them |'
then, oomewhut later, at hoarding
school ami college, the children spent
i much of their vacations with friends,
j Gradually 1 found that my name sign
' ed to a check was even more wel- 1
j come than when signed to a letter,
t though I wrote them at stated inter
vals. Hut when Halsey had finished j
j his electrical course and Gertrude her
boarding school, arid both came home j
■ to stay, things were suddenly changed.
The winter Gertrude came out was
nothing but a succession of sitting up
late at night to bring her»home from
things, taking her to the dressmakers
! between naps the next day. and dls
' couraging ineligible youths with either
I more money than brains or more >
brains than money. Also, I acquired
a great many things: to say lingerie j
for under garments, "frocks” and
"gowns'' instead of ureases, and that,
beardless sophomores are not college I
boys, but college men. Halsey re
quired less personal supervision, ami f
as they both got their mother's for- ;
tune that winter, my responsibility
became purely moral. Halsey brought
a car, of course, and I learned how
to tie over my bonnet a gray bade!
veil, artd, after a time, never to.stop'
to look at the dogs one has” rue. ,
down. People are apt to be so un
pleasant about their dogs.
The additions to my education mad?
me a property equipped maiden aunt,;
and by spring i was qujte tractable.
Ho when Halsey suggested camping in j
the Adlroadacks and Gertrude want* 1
I
i "Can't «v riimpinmiw?" asked I hr
ol "i-.yUic' r orrralpr, caiuesny,
. »• dim everything. it, h* you
--**. illy job is f.uri, win you »t.iM
<<in. i i osii.fl ,ii(< ii.oi me More is
all doily ?"
".No m 111 ’’' roared the other lustily
"Ann l>> wnat hook op crook uiu you
•rot newt to this atm come here to
beat me out”"
Mi>. i Hum* hire.| me."
"lou 11**! Mr. founts hlreil me."
The aLrong Jaw ot tin- yuilth shoved
it.* i-il out. i <|on t allow people to
ten me I lie "
There was a cold chill to the word*
that brought a *•« use of the earnest
net** of tin- other to the last arri.al.
Well, 1 11 say I don't know any
thing about that," he compromise.*,
"hut 1 do know that I collet t for tnm
-■-and I don't filvyy n blamed rent,
VIi fresh. If the nilseua put you on
ihe job then it s up to the missus to
pay you "
i tise< n hy either, n dim young fel
low in a nest business suit had stop
ped to hear the argument.
•Whuff the matter here ’ he ask
ed authoritatively. He turned to the
scrubby musiaehe. "Has soup* one
disputed your Job. Nankin*- "
The* one addressed whirled, ns on a
pilot. "Ah' Mr. Collins!” he tri
umphed Vo there's a young swell
In that tree who claims to have been
put on the work by your wife."
Korrest'r was how completely hid
den ill a cluster of leaves.
"Com® down." ordered folline.
pushing a straw hat back from hts
,f orclvend. "Come down here, you
man up then*, and we'll talk it over
"I'll not," came gruffly from th<*
boughs. "I ll stiek up hire until tb*
lady tomes. I' mon the job imw and
I intend to stay on."
From Forrester's point of conceal
ment. he could not see, hut the froii
fron of approaching skirts reached his
cars distanctly
"What's the trouble. Tom ' <pies
tioiied a laughing voice. "You have
the expectant look of a sip cessful
hunter who has treed valuabl. game
Forrester recognised the voice «v
that of Mrs Collins.
"I've treed something," growled her
husband. "Here 1 ve hired a man to
prune there trees—-a professional
forester, and Home one else has beat
him to the job. Said some one ns.
also refuses to coup* down anil arhi
irat-."
'How absurd." niodulatfd another
voice—unr rich»-r. deeper and. withal,
younger than that of Mrs. Collins a
Htt 1»- trill of l£ tighter came up to tin
youth in the trees.
I'll comp down now," lip called,
still assuming the gruff r-'tir.
"Voc:' ,c«me In surprise from a
eery petit young portion.
"Even 1." assured the disheveled
young man. meeting th- si runny
mustarhed ons’s tuib-ful glare with
i bland smll-. "Before tv*> begin the
peace treaty 1 wlah to assure thfs
irotiaJdy very efficient workman that
I have no intention of collecting for
i!s job,”
The professional coat u hern eye
iver the snipped limb and the tr ct
iliove them.
"Hum!” he ar.ld grudging!- . "Xot
t bad job at that, young mi."
‘But." begun'Mm. Collins.
"You can t deny it, asstm-d For
»#ter. You are responsible."
"But- but I expected the forester,
mil Torn called m • up and tol l nt<- to
y.-ilt for--"
"Bee Forrester." interrupted tin
male Collins l.ee Forrester. my
bar. not th' forester Mr. Forrester
s your sister's most sedate arid most
•nijaged young man' her ttance. He
ind Florence nine in from Fair-town
in the morning train. You evidently
•an across Flo us she was coming
rom that subtle trousseau excursion,
tut before that you—”
"Put a young millionaire to work
nutllating tree*!'' gasped Mp Col
itis. "Well. 1 never!"
Miss Flifrem e Moreland, who bail
■een separated from Forested for the
letter part ol' three hours, gu/.ed ail
niringly at t.hf» youth
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H OfUCWT PUKC
twwt wjg
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ed liar Harbor, wp compromised on
a good country house with link? near,
within motor distune*’ of town and
t»*lephoTH* distance of the doctor That
vrst* f’.rrw W r we«t f » S$tiftt»>odtie.
We went out to fnspe. t the nrop
erty. and it seemed t«> des< rve It*
mime. Its cheerful appearance .irav •
no indication whatever of anything
out *•: the ordinary, only one ‘hlny
seemed unusual t** me: the houxe
keeper, who had boon left in charfee.
had moved from the house to the;
Kurdom r’a lodge, a tow days before. !
Ah th** was jar enough rv.uy
front the house. it memed to m. that
either lire or thieve® could complete
their work of destruction undisturb
ed. The property v as an cxtomuvo
ole*; the house on the fop >,f u hill,
vho h sloped away in great stretch a
of green lawn and .clipped hedges, *o
the n.ad; and across the per
haps a couple of miles atvav, van the
Ot ecu wood Clubhouse. Uertrud and!
Priht y were infatuated.
“Why. It * everything you -vant," !
Halsey said. ‘‘View, air. goo] waf*.rj
end good roads. As for the house.
MODES OF ARRANGING THE HAIR
The arrangement of the hair is n
matter entirely in type. The head and
fate must be suited first of nil, fie
height considered, whether the features
are large or small. So while an elab
orate coiffure may be just what is r.
quirt'd for one girl, it is the wrong
thing for another. There is nothing to
do hut study the various st>les und
try them all until the one is found
which seems becoming and suitable.
As the close turban and huskt t
shaped hats now worn In numft ladles
proclue anything liK" an elaborate ar
rangement for tile street the roots,
picturesque hair styles are kept for the 1
evening and house. t \>ifftires for
dances, the theatre, opera, smart din
tiers, etc.. Include middle and sid. ;
partings, a forehead fringe w here the i
brows are high mid the- is heconi- '
Ing. utal loose knots which elongatf ]
the head at tile bio k. A soft pom- t
padour Is allowed a yen short face. 1
but the stsle is not among tit- newest t
effects, the front, or side parting lie- •
ing preferred. I
For girls under 20 ribbon bandeaux •
and wing bows set at tic nape of the I
neck, under a loosely twisted knot, are
seen among the evening and indoor ef- <
fecte Tlte front hair is loosely waved, l
aiul the top of the rear knot, which is
lotig rattier than round, is directly on j c
a level with tile rest of the head. So r
icrosa the top of the coiffure thaws :
in almost straight line. When the i
wing bow is tucked under the knot—it
■Ills Is only suitable for girls <jf IT— t
ts bottom line comes slightly below t
he lobes of the ears. With tilis coif
PICTURE PU7ZLE
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it ■ hi** enough for a hospital. If it
Iims n Qijp(>n Amu* irunf and a Mar
Aim. i»iif k," which vvn ; ridiculous:
it was pure Klis&aoetHu n.
< >f rf'UW, \vp t< !l the place; it
was not my idee ••' Voiriiort. b* 51,sc
much to.* large and »iiTleiently iso
lated to -make the fvunt ciueHion
serious. I Jut I giv* myself c redit for
this: whatever ha.- happened since. 1
newr blamed Halsey and Oertrude
for taking me fciiorc. And another
thing: If ih* varies of atastrophes
tiler.* did nothing- else, it taught me
< no tiling -that . i.nu how, s< m .-w in re,
from perhaps ■ half-civilised in ■•os
tor who v ore a sheepskin garment
and trailed h - I'iM.d or his pr**> 1
have in 11>»• the instinct of the eha.se.
Were 1 a man i should he a trapper
of criminals, irailing- them as relent
lessly us no d "ii>t my sheepskin an
cestor did his wild boar. Hut being
an unmarried woman, with the handi
cap of my sov. rr.y first accjuamMnee
with c rime v 11 probably be mv last.
Indeed, it < am near enough to being
rny bt:>\ ac-!{iiJ.iutaii<:(- with ar .\ thing.
'To He • ’oiltintled. 1
fur*'. If ii
the how,
i n.
••r,; is worn instant] of
it would he put around the
with soft bow at thi left
A waved front, parted in tlie
middle over a pointed fringe—the aides
higher than the renter—is a very be
coming hair stylo to girls with high
fun-heeds r.nd prominent features and
if the hair is naturally wavy the hang
softens nil the fare. With this the
hair must he parted in the middle, fori
a certain balance must be kept, and I
across the head, going around the soft
i knot at the back, a black velvet band
is u becoming feature, s-icli it hair
stye- is suited to girls from J7 to 25.
an.) tor functions of a gala nature, the
band uniy he studded with pearl heads,
or trimmed with one or two rhinestone
fllles, says a writer in the Portland
Oregonian. The g>r’ after 2d might'
wear i single pearl .star on tills hand. I
something big enough to be observable
and v itli some of the hair backed be- !
hind it so tna: (be ornament will stand !
up.
For fores with liussii features there
is nothing more beautiful than a niid
d!e parting, with the fronts loossly
v lived and the long ends carried
wreath fashion nround a soft knot at
1 he back.
.•is to th" proper point for this knot,
it must be decided entirely by the
shape "f tie- head and the cut of the
features. It is nfumest plnced high,
but when* the type demands it the
chignon may be almost at the nape of
the neck.
ORIGIN FOR THANKSGIVING
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rhunksgiv ii.tr I 'ay "as first ewle.
trail'd in the autumn of 16 21. The
trevious wlut r had severely tried the
■enrage :itfd .-nd: ranee of the hand of
Pilgrims at pi month. But the sum
n* r of IK21 changed the course of
-vents and when the autumn came
i uii fair crops the survivors were all
•cady to withstand the rigoi* of the
•omlug winter.
Governor W'lii.iin Bradford decided
hat tiler* was cause for giving thanks
tnd for feasting, and he detailed four
n>-n to go hurting to supply the table
iith wild foul Wild turkevs were
(lentitul in fir- woods at that time,
nd in one dm historians say. the four
runters killed . rough game to supply
he company for i week. Thrifty wives
upplled tile net -skary pies made from
he yellow pumpkins recently gather
d. and thus turkey and pumpkin pie
Trued a prim ipal part of the first
'hanksglving *■ -h hratlon, as they have
f every anniversary of the day since
hat time.
The Pilgrims were not content with
elchratlng one day, and feasting and
nerrymakiug !.i.,cd for a week. Chier
tassasoit and ninety of his copper*
olored followers paid a visit to the
olony during the week and were
eartily welcomed and royally entrr
*ined.
Thus Thanks*; , jng was horn. It
continued to I■> celebrated in the Xtw I
1 Kngland colonies, though not with j
nay regularity, fur about 50 yearn. ■
Thanksgiving was observed In July, I
1 flZ:t. because of the timely arrival of }
a shipload of supplies. Wlx years later l
the accession of William and Mary to
the Knglish throne was similarly cele- |
brateil and the victory over the IV- '
'Plods was the cause of a day of
thanksgiving In I fi3 7.
It was about 1880 when the ceietira
1 tion of the day became an annual
custom in Massachusetts colony, and I
was regularly ordered by the General
I'ourt. During the Uevolutlonary War
there were eight jiubflc observances |
<«f the day by act of the <'ontiWental ;
Congress. The first national Thanks- I
giving was ordered by Congress and I
proclaimed by President Washington
In -78k, and since that time the last j
Thursday in November has been reg- !
ularly declared a national holiday.
Gradually the various States adopted
the custom of recognizing the Insti
tution by proclamations by the va
rious governors.
HOME HELPS
Minced chive* and chervil are add
ed to the usual seasonings of tomato
salad, with decided improvement to
the dish.
To cool an oven while baking never I
leave the door open, but cool It by'
the dampers or removing one of the:
plates over the oven.
The chicken meat left over after i
m king soup can be used In croquettes i
and salads. Chop or mine it after
freeing fmm gristle and fat and sea-!
son it lightly.
A Bordeaux pudding is made by;
cutting «nonee cake into two or three!
iMn layprs. spreading each with some
kind of tart Jam and crowning all
" Ph whipped cream appropriately fla- i
vored. s>!
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To remove rust from steel articles
rub them with keresone oil and let.
them soak 21 hours. Make a paste
of emery dust and kerosene and rub
on to give a polish.
Kid gloves may he cleaned, when
•tightly polled, With a small piece -
f oiled silk wound tightly about the
r'nger and rubbed vigorously over the
urface of the glove.
To avoid unnieo-aet odors thst arts*
'fom cooking cabbage, rover It with
!Des Of bread »h"in hwlf an Inch 1
b|ek during the typing process.
The best mystery story since *The
eavenworth Case"—'The Circular
Staircase." Read It In' the Richmond
Virginia exclusively.
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Reflections of a Bachelor Girl
HY HE UK PI ROWLAND.
( Take care of a man’s digestion and
I his devotion will take care of Itself.
The average man would cling to hU
wife forever If she would let him
alone, just as ho clings to his teeth
until they begin to bother him.
A woman always wants her photo
; graph to Hotter her, hut & man Is
i perfectly satielled If he gots one that
! looks as fascinating and Impressive
i as he thinks he does.
A man never worries about lfsing
I his reputation, because, to most of
them, that couldn't be much of a
: 1'ISS.
It Is sometimes hard for a woman
to knew whether to feel flattered or
; Insulted when her husband vow* fer
ventiy that he never would merry
again Is she should die.
The modern matrimonial agreement
is merely a matter of ‘Til vote for
you, think for you, sweer for you and
I button your dresses up the back. If
you’ll cook for me, pray for me, waft
for me and keep the studs In my
shirts.”
Nothin* can equal the score with
which the woman In a hobble and Uie
woman in a bifurcated Skirt retard
each other as they pass on the street.
A trustworthy man Is one In whose
presence It Is perfectly eafe for a
pretty girl to pucker up her lips and
blows the curie out of her eyea
in love making the tnor* art the
less heart.
Art of Pouring Tea Gracefully
and Way to Preserve Its Flavor
The girl who ha* the happy faculty
of pouring tea gracefully Is sure to
he much In demand by the hostess
with large social obligations.
Hut so few girls possess this accom
plishment and so many shirk It, that j
the tea table has become the ac- i
know lodged property of the married 1
wofhan. 'This Is a mistake. A hostess' I
attention should be free to engage I
her guests in conversation rather Mian
submerged under the thought of how
man.v lumps and whether one takes
lemon or cream.
Pouring tea. which 1* a charming
function when properly done, should
therefore be the prerogative of the
voting girl whose whole attention can 1
be given to It. And If she ha* poise i
and grace, nowhere will It be seen to j
better advantage.
A girl who lasily declined to ac- ,
quire this simple art was forced by [
circumstances to preside unexpectedly j
U a tea table. An intimate knowledge 1
of its equipment was unknown ground |
to her, the kettle refused to boll until
In despair she made tea with luke
warm water, cups capered gaily away
from their saucers; thin slices of lem
on hugged each other so fondly that
It was impossible to separate them,
and the silver sugar tongs became
a, sounding brass, so often were they \
dropped. Now she advocates the Idea!
that every girl should be taught to j
Daily Hints From Paris
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VIRGINIAN’S DAILY PATTERN
LADIES' COAT SLEVES
**70?
The sleeve Is the pert of a garment
which always seems to get old-fash
ioned drat. This season sleeves are
•lulls snug In all tailor-made coats and
the models illustrated will be found
quite up-to-date. ->■
Both styles are made In two pieces
and finished with a cult. Thera is
only a little difference In the cut at
the upper part, aa a fiance at the open
pattern will show.
These sleeves may he used for mats
of velveteen, tweed, cheviot, cloth and
the like.
The pattern Is In slses small, medi
um and large. Medium else requires
for either sleere 7-* yard of 44-inch
material.
Military Board to Merc
A meeting of the military board at
which It Is expected that the deed
to the new rifle range at Virginia
Beach will be turned over to the State
by the Norfolk donors is scheduled
for Friday evening. The meeting will
be held in Governor Mann's office.
Adjutant-General Sals Is most en
thusiastic over organising an aviation
squad In the Virginia militia and fur
nishing It wth n Blertot monoplane
He will try to convtno# the board of
the wisdom of forming the squad and
buyng the monoplane.
VIRGINIAN PATTERN.
LADIES’ COAT 8L1BTBS—■HO. «r»r.
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To obtain this pattern .an out tho eon fra sksn sM mt wltl
ua»a or coin to tho Pattern Departra ant. Rlohmoad Virginian
pour tea properly. Her# are a fee
rules:
Hr«t, the kettle lamp should have
sufficient alcohol; then the maid
Should brink hot water la the kettle,
so that It will take only a few min
utes to boll. Umon slices should be
successfully separated whan ent and
not have a Mt of skin that Is unaut
to fold them topsthor. All seeds shanlrf
be extracted. The little lemon fork
should not be mislaid, but always rest
on the small tray.
If a teabell Is used, theft It Shonld
be filled before.
If, however, one has to take tea
from the caddy, then unserew the top
and fill it with tea and pour from
that into the teaball. A sliver or
china waste bowl is a nacsMity for
the tea table, and a glass lire aereen
is the greatest help. To keep oup«
from eliding about put a drop or two
of hot water In the saucers.
When everything Is in feadlnsss
for making the tea. if a teaball Is
used It should rest for a fsW min
utes In the cup with the boiling water
P«ured over It. Then It Is lifted two
or three times and the cup of tea Is
brewed. This Is a slow method, though,
if one Is making tea for many peo
ple.
A better way Is to make it in the
eapot. Scald the pot first, then put
n your tea, generally three teaspoon -
■'ils to two cups of boiling water, and
et It stand for a few minutes. Strain
ind pour Immediately. Serve with
either cream and sugar or lemon.
One can avoid the second steeping
>f leaves with the addition of a fee*
resh ones, hong steeping destroys
he delicate flavor by developing a
arger amount of tannic add.
Between the Days.
Between the day#, the wearr day*
Xfe drop# the (Jarknee#' and the
dear#;
Over tired eye# hi# hande he lava,
And strength and hop# and life re
new#.
rhank «3od for reirt between tlie daye:
Bl#e who cot) Id bear the battle a tree/
Or who withstand the tempests
•hook?
IVho thread the dreary wnderneae
Among the pitfall# and th# rocha,
Came not the nlirht with folded
Hooka *
["he white light scorehe#. and the
plain
Stret'*’-# before us. parched with
heat;
5ut. by aim by. the fierce beams wane:
And lo. the nightfall, cool and sweet
With dew# to bathe our aching
feet!
'or he remembereth our frame;
Kvtn for thl# I render praiaeu
X tender Master, alow to blame
The falterer on life’s etormjr wa;a
Abide with ue between the day*.
—British Weekly.
A Cadaad Law.
oe#y caught a motiae for dinner.
But the mou#e was wise and old.
Walt a bit." apake he unto her.
"Have you never yet been told
’MW »*»«•"• !• a law |n Motmeiand
Tltat pronounces it disgrace
o begin tat your dinner
Ere you go and wash your facet"
%
•atmy felt ashamed. "A cat should ‘
l>o as well’s a mousie can.’’ ‘
oosed her claws and in a jiffy
Off the wise mouse lightly ran.
ery vexed, the puasy scolded:
Mouseland laws would work dis
grace.
*«■ rtmu he the law In Catland:
After eating wash yonr face * "
- Christian Commonwealth
The opening chapter* of ottr new
•rial atory. "Th# Circular Staircase."
’HI appear In a few day# exclusive
f In the Richmond Virginian.