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LivingcSl Leisure vTHE woman's REALM!

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Now the joys of the road are chief- ly these: ‘A crimson touch on the hardwood trees; ‘A vagrant! morning blue, In early fall, when the wind walks, too; ‘A shadowy highway cool and brown. Alluring up and enticing down From rippled water to dappled swamp. The outward eye, the quiet will, From purple glory to scarlet pomp; And the striding heart from hill to hill; The ienipter apple over the fence; The cobweb bloom on the yellow quince; l The palish asters along the wood— A lyric touch of the solitude. . . —Biiss Carman. l

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BONNETS. BERETS BY VICTOR

New York —- Sally Victor has s‘ gift for turning the ideas of any period into a modern enchanting piece of miiiinery. Every hat she makes sets on the head easily and firmly. Her bonnets are completely, modern in line with a forward movement — no ties. These are embroidered with braid and jet, or covered with a band of fur, or en-I hanced with a two-color arrange-i ment of satin ribbon in Victorian, colors.

Her berets are velvet embroider-i ed with jet and braid. One hand- some prize rises to a three-figure price. This she shows with is waist-length cape completely cover- ed with braid and jet beads in Vic- torian pattern. Sally never is afraid to go ahead with her ideas. Her double brim beret is in all colors}

A mink toque is exactly that-n, mink toque--and she calls it by its‘ right name. It has a lemon-color-

ed satin twist and bow at the back.‘ A rose pink toque is veiled with loosely crocheted lace studded with jet for evening. She has a tiny satin hat in white, covered with

pearls and crystals, and close fitri ting lace hats of black Chantilly, lace which will go right through_ the cocktail hour, dinner and the-

atre without removal.

As in every other collection there ' are u few big hats. picture hats of: wide black velvet, with the brims piled with black ostrich plumes and one red rose for flippancy. Hatters plush in Chinese blue is another big hat.

KEEP BALANCE 01" SOCIAL IJFE i

It's a smart wife who knows just. how much social life is right for her husband, writes a commentator.

Nobody can tell her. least of all her husband, so she has to figure it out for herself.

As one wife puts it: '1 try to keep our social life at e point where Jim is pleased to find out we're going to have a quiet evening at home. but not so fed up with see- ing other people, being agreeable,l melting conversation, that he draws ; inside a shell and won't even both- er to be pleasant to me." i

What keeps most wives fronsl achieving that happy balance ill that they tend to either selfishly, insist on something doing every- minute. or they plan practically no social life at all because their husbands claim all they want to l ‘

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"We shall reside at the 01d Manse." said the blushing bride on being interviewed by B "lbw l'°' porter. 4

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The first group run their hus- bends ragged and never give them a chance to really enjoy the peace and quiet a home should afford.

The second group find their mar- rlages getting duller and duller. and that they have less and less to talk about with their husbands.

A life that offers nothing but work and sitting around resting up to start work again can get pretty dull, not only to the wife but to the husband who thinks that is all he wants.

So a woman has to figure out how much social life is enough— and then have enough backbone to keep it at about that point.

Here is a reminder that for every type of skin and every costume there's a right shade in lipsticks. So choose your iipsticks carefully and make sure to wear the ap- propriate shade with each costume.

When you make cookies to send through the mail, use a baking- powder can for a cocky cutter. lifaii them in the same backing-powder can after baking. The cookies will shrink a little and will fit in the container perfectly.

BLACK DRESSES SHOULD BE GOOD

The woman who in spite of the season's temptations to wear col- oured dresses clings beloved blacks probably knows what she is about.

She does. if she chooses the best

.black dress that she can afford to

buy. The better the dress, the better is the dye that makes the fabric black. A good dye means that colour will be deep, strong and flattering to begin with; will con-

‘tinue to remain so after a dress

has had repeated cleanings.

The more simply-styled the black dress is, the more expensive it is apt to be. Simple line calls for the use of quality material and fine workmanship. But the argument for the simple dress is that it can be kept indefinitely in wardrobe IBFVlCQ. which in the long run spells economy for the woman on a budget.

If she is mature in years, she proves that she knows what she's about in picking black by the way she contrives to relieve its som- breness. She will dispel any gloomy look of all-black by winding ropes and ropes of gold chains arounri the neckline of her dress or have 111°" 1"" by mixing ropes of pearls with strands of coloured beads. Such highlights are not only fash- ionable tricks to use this fail but are simple ones, the wherewitiml for which can be dug up out of a box of costume trinkets.

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a Q. 1s it injurious to the ever- greens to become overloaded with snow? A. Yes. When an evergreen is overloaded wit-h snow 1t often breaks the branches. Take s. broom I114 Emily knock the snow of! be- fore it becomes heavily laden. How can I determine the cor-

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A This can be determined by placing the palms of the hands flat on the top of the table without steeping.

Q. How can I prevent the ink spreading, when marking

A. Use s lead pencil for draw- ing the letters. tihen trace exactly over these lines with the ink.

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TB! PINE TREI

By Uncle Joe

The old pine tree of this story grew in the wooded area of War- ren Grove, North River, and hard by the little cemetery which holds the ashes of early settlers.

In its palmy days the old tree might have been the monarch of all it surveyed, but time had withered its mighty branches and rotted its roots. And at some undisclosed period the wind has carried away its upper portion so that at the time our story opens tho old pine was only a shadow of its former glory, a mere skeleton, standing like a frozen sentry among its fellows.

Not far from this spot lived a farmer, with his wife and daughter, Margaret. The girl was ten years old.

It was the custom in those days to gather beechnuts when the first autumn frosts nipped them from the trccs and scattered the nuts upon the ground. Children and grown-ups. too, worked hard to keep the sly squirrels from getting the lion's share.

One October afternoon in the year 1840, little Margaret, together with three other young girls of the district, went to gather beechnuts in the Warren Grove. It was a beautiful day, calm and clear, with rays oi soft, mellow sunlight play- ing among the shadows of the trees. a good day to be alive.

Merrily the children chatted as they dropped the tiny kernels into neat little sacks which their moth- ers had made for the occasion. Their nimble fingers worked fast. it was always a race to see who could fill the first sack.

When they had completed their task and picked up their burdens, the four children headed for home, following a narrow trail that led by the old pine tree.

The path being too narrow for, the girls to walk abreast, they had to travel sheep fashion-—that is. one after the other. Margaret was in the lead, some fifteen or twenty feet ahead of the others, when a strange voice filled the silence of the wood.

“Stay right where you are, little girls," it said.

The four stopped dead in their tracks; and, upon looking in the direction from which the voice had come. the children were astonish- ed to see ll little old woman with her arms about the pine tree. Thcn they heard a soft crackling noise, followed by a mighty crash us the old pine fell directly across the path nnd not ten feet from where little Margaret stood.

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“BRIGHTNESS ENGIN EERING"

When the hearing becomes poor and the ear specialist. advises that he cannot give furtiher help, the sensible thing to do is to obtain a suitable hearing aid-Just as we ob- tain suitable glasses wihen the eyes need help.

However, there ere millions of people who have normal eyes and require no glasses who, however unknowingly do sccne damage to their eyes or who fail to obtain the satisfaction their normal eyes can give them,

The reason that. many of us do not get full satisfaction from nor- mal eyes or from eyes helped oy glasses. is that we fail to observe some simple rules of eye health. Because good eyesight and good light are so necessary in flying and naval operations the engineering profession aided by psychologists, is preparing s handbook for psy- chologists and engineers called "Handbook of l-flsman Engineer- ing."

At s conference of Human ii- gincering, under the ‘ of the New York Academy of Sciences, Henry H Houser, New York Univer- sity, pointed out that illumination of today can be considered sa "brightness engineering," ind that more care is token st present than ever before to prevent annoying glare. Electronic devices permit measurements of the activities of the eye muscles, thus ‘ ‘J g the causes which bring on tiredness.

"Experimental investigation have shown the effect of illumination on the accuracy of vision and on tihe speed of working. Good industrial light or illumination may increase the quality of products. reduce the spoilage and increase production thus making plant operations more economical. Good light makes see- ing easier. lessens fatigue. in- creases order and elesnlineu - in this way improving morale.”

These investigations also show that noise effects our seeing sb- iiity and should be controlled.

In the meantime. for comfort end safety we can svoid glare. see that light comes front behind, from the side. or from overhead, snd that we close our eyes or look sway from our work frzm time to time.

IIIII‘ AID

Know what to do in an emerg- ency. Bend today for Dr. Barton's

helpful booklet Untitled “First. Aid

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DOROTHY DIX SAYS-

Tredting Home Ties

Mother Complains Of Adult Sons Breaking From Apron Strings

DEAR MISS DIX: I am the mother of two sons who cause me n great deal of trouble. One is 23 years old and the other is 22. The one who is 23 married last month without my consent and has left me. My

22-year-old son is constantly threatening to leave home. What can I do? A DISTRACTED MOTHER

ANSWER: Let them go. That is what every mother has to do in the end, because it is the law of life. The young must cut their mother's apron strings and go into the world to seek their for- tunes. They must live their own lives. They must stand on their own feet. They must make their own mistakes and have their own experiences. They must stumble und fall and hurt themselves, and get up and try it all over again.

'And it is hard for mothers to accept this and to realize that their children are individual human beings. and that they get to be grownup men iind women, en- titled to lead their own lives. Mother would like to held them by the hand and lead them about as if they were babies until they were old men and women themselves.

At 23 your son had a right to marry and leave you and set up his own home. Let him do it in peace and with your blessing, instead of making a row about it and alienating him and his wife from you.

And at 22 the other boy has n right to leave home if he so desires. Let him go and try his wings. if he is strong enough to fly, well and good. If he isn't. he will come back to the home nest humbled and chastened and content to stay in it and appreciate its softness.

INCOMPATIBLE

DEAR DOROTHY DIX: I am a business woman whose life and ex- perience has always been in the business world and with business peo- ple. My father is a successful business man and the people I associate with dress and have the same habits that I have.

Now I have become engaged to a man who comes from a very humble class. His folks are careless in their manners and appearance. They have no interests outside of their homes and children. They seem perfectly happy, but the life they lead would drive me crazy.

Can there be snobbery in love? I love my sweetheart, but I just can't take his family. What shall I do?

TROUBLED

ANSWER: I do not think that either you or the man would be happy if you married, because your habits of life are entirely different and they would bring you into continual conflict. You would always be trying to lift him to the higher life, and there is nothing a man re- sents so rnuch as having his wife attempt to improve him. He is what his environment has made him and you would change him at your peril. Naturally, he loves his family and the way they live seems all right to him. so he would never understand why their manners and appearance offended your sensibilities.

Each of you will be happier if you marry in your own class, among the people who have the same tastes and background that you have.

DEAR DOROTHY DIX: I have a daughter 1'7 who is a good stu- dent and makes a fine record at school. She is very attractive and has many boy admirers. Do you think she is old enough to attend movies and go to school dances on Fridays and Saturdays?

MRS. D. R.

ANSWER: Of course. a girl of 17 is old enough to have dates with nice boys as long as they do not interfere with her school work. A girl of 17 is as old and sophisticated now as u girl of 2U was in your day.

I think it is a great mistake to try to keep a girl from having any association with boys until lifter she has finished school or college. it makes her boy-conscious. and sllc is awkward and ill ni case with them, and she invariably idealizcs them and thinks thcm romantic heroes to be worshipped, instead of just pluin lads io be played with. There is no surer way of making a girl boy-crazy than to try to kccp her away from them.

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"twkfiex item-enlists} For snurday’ December u 1. What. is wrong with this sen- ,tence? "They promised how they |would be there." 2. What is the correct pronunc- llation of “venison”! 3. Which one of these words is issoelled? Racketeer, railery, rat- ionalize. . What does the word "eigni- cant" mean? What is a word beginning iwltli my that means “to make dif- lficult to understand"?

A RATHER dangerous and tricky state of affairs is destined to COtfn! to s happy ending by the friendly intervention of those in influential positions, who may be graciously‘ impressed by a brilliant idea, a 4m clever proposition or even a flash o1 genius, clearing the wfiy for con-, spicuous progress or surprising goals. It is e most propitious time for a decisive about-face renewal of plans and programs, in which higher-ups may be disposed to be tolerant, understanding and gener- ous. Mske changes quickly.

ANSWERS

LSay. “They promised that they would be there." 2. Pronounce ven- i-z‘n. and not ven-i-son. 3. Raillerv 4. Having a meaning: expressive. "I saw his significant gesture. and stood prepared for any emergency." 5. Mystify.

For the Birthday

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A child born on this day is splen- didly equipped for a progressive and Lrnpressive career. with much versatility. and also adaptability to secure friends and cooperation from high places.

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James. int evening recalled many a one that knew the haunts of mill- pond and stream in byQ-Ieli! divi- Ono couple remain in mind clearly but whether or not they carved their initials on the poplar l-iP he!" the spring in the field across creek. he, not so muc with romance. as I “wouldn't know." They came from the city. driving a livery team, an intrigu- ing horse and conveyance in the eyes of a country lad. Perhaps that is the reason the incident is un- able bay, a handsome animal,- white - stockinged, his forehead. white-starred. “Marked as evenly as though it were painted there." James remembers to this day. He would likely have found a good ex- cuse to stroll past the spot where

shade of Summer trees that in the afternoon threw long cool shadows that took in the mill. An admirer of horses he would be drawn there as irresistibly as another to some other fancy-es I to plant or flower, a painting, an old cup or plaie or n hewitching panorama of shore or countryside, or city against a sky. e e e

Details down the years seem to be intertwined with the remem- brancs of one or another of James’ own stable. “Now how old is . . T“ I may puzzle of one of a younger generation of the community in his hearing. "How old?" he will re- ply offhand, "why he's just —. He was born the same spring the old mare-not the old mare that you knew. but the old mare of all. had her first colt, Ellen." And there is no error. James remembers correctly by that. Of the couple who used to come a-holidaying he recalled the girl the best. because in his boyish mind "she was rare- ly pretty. Ellen, fair and blue-eyed. Light haired too. not Just light. Ellen, but with sunny glinis in it something like grand-daughter's. near to golden in some lights.“ And what became of the two? They, of course married and when we read not too long ago the notice of their grand-daughter's nuptials, it was James looking back into the ycars who remarked, “well, if she's as pretty as her grandmother was, she'll make a lovely bride!" Many u one murmuring sweet nothipgs to a sweetheart has known the dc- lightful haunts of the mill-pond and stream, and stopped to drink at our spring, in the rolling ficld across the "creek."

Those are the diiys that our farm- ers. especially Jock. enjoys -dnys when pressing seasonal work is past iind interests may be (lircctctl to ends of choring that have been postponed or to a gcncral tidying- up of buildings or y-ards. ‘This "writing. nonr to the 5\\'l‘l‘]iill,'.", time in ihc ltitchcn. my broom was spir- ited iiivay. "Arc lhcrc witches rid- ing today?" I inquired of granit- daughter now about. "my broom is missing." "No." she laughed. "lhPYPP Sweeping-up there", iind slic poinicd to a iiuilrliii: that sometimes houses an iimounl iii‘ foed for tho pig-fuiuily iind vcigv suddenly as today. becomes empty. So. vacant. it was cleaned and set l" Rood order‘ to hold Winter sup- plies, the first load of which ar- rived this evening in a great truck ndorned with bmvitching "riding" lights of green and red. "Dear mo. Ellen," James commented when we valued the load roughly at supper, a few tons of that stuff would soon put a fellow on the road!" the latter often beguiling. yet much 1° be dreaded by fzirm folk, But new pens were set up in our once. Pr°ud BOUNTY house. in a more ex- tensive hog raising endeavour 3nd thither with e minimum of squeal- ing. since our help is well experi- enced in the handling of wean- "Ylgl, Small P125 were carried to their places in an old familiar cycle of husbandry at Alderlca. I O I