GE "EIGHT

l.

l at shoulder level and twist the fore-

each. side. Repeat. (3) Repeat the twisting with arms held out straight in front and again with the arms extended above the head. Tense the muscles when the arms are turning outward; relax on the returnhiove- ment.

Other exercises which help greatly toward acquiring graceful shoulders and upper arms are accomplished with the aid _of a wand. In the absence of a wand the humble broom stick, if it is a short one, may be used. Stand erect, holding the wand withboth hands in front of the body, parallel with the floor. Inhale, rais- -.," ing ihe wand slowly above the head.

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~1< i Bring wand down back of the should-

ers,‘ elbows bent. Exhale as you

_ 1 {raise the wand again up above you!‘

» iheud and return to starting position. Absorbine Jr ;

TH! ANTISEFTIC LINIMENT

Aftu the dance, or hike, or game, rub your

ilaend from the waist and throw arms tired aching feet with Absorbine, Jr. This fa-

ACHING .

lout in front with the wand parallel wiih the floor. Return to en erect [position and repeat.

Another splendid shoulder exercise which is done without either wand

or a vigorous rub-down after I the bath with Absorbine, Jr., ,

0n returning movement.

which is conducive to sound ‘ or ‘sleep. It is not greasy and .5110 docs not stain. $1.25—at in“, (YQllT drl-lggisfls- s4 so tedious that they never keep- at - ' it systematically. These persons ‘perhaps, may find that indulging in

reducer for um?"

.- arms so the palms face outward to

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rue cuanwrrcroww GUARDIAN.-

k Realm -:-' Social and Persona

Dorothy "Letter

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Happening; of the Week

each have two children.

companionship we enjoy.

Which of us is right? Answer:

My sister devotes her entire time to her family. .'.he goes nowhere. Has no friends. And she claims that the ideal mother should have no interests outside of her home and that she needs no association besides her husband and children and that if they do not fill -her life completely there is something wrong with her. MRS. E. J. C.

Is the Ideal Mother Wrapped Up in Her Home? Shall a Bachelor of 40 Give up Marriage to ~ Please His Mother? -- A Few Flihgs

Before 40

Dear Dorothy Dix—My sister and I have good husbands, nice homes and I keep my home orderly, give my family excellent food and my children good care and my husband and I are happy. But I also have interests outside of my home. I belong toa couple of clubs and we have a host of friends whose

small spot here and there.

But when due time had pissed, garden plot

- heart's ground To rid of doubts and fears. and gre ing care.

' was found ., - Grown to a beauty rare.

There seems such odds and ends. common things

the while;

that rlngL

There was not much to do. Just one

To weed. Then plant small seeding

Bhawed fragrant, sweet, and fair.

There was not much to do, Just one

But after years hid PBS-led. I will

About each day-scraps hardly worth

‘ But ‘tis the helping hand-the cheer

kindly remembered by her heme friends. ‘

III

with the growing sentiment in favor of simple weddings. some brides prefer to be married in lus formal dress, made like on afternoon gown. - or in on ensemble that will answer for the going-sway dress. Many such costumes are being made of lovely materials, transparent velvet, satin and crepe. by the best dressmokers on this side of the Atlantic. Trans- parent velvet is the season's high- light for afternoon. A cost of the velvet will complete the costume. or later, s fur wrap. In an outfit of this description a one-piece gown, with separate wrap, and the three- piece ensemble of skirt and coat and a blouse matching the coat lining. are equally suitable. Besides velvet

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mous iiniment relieves the or dummens is to stasdlgrectlwgli congestion, stimulates cir- . “n” extended at’ 5 o“ er 8:1; culation’ relaxes the Oven i Throw both arms backward so i a worked muscks and takes , the shoulder blades touch. Return to out the ache and Sting A i first position. Inhale ‘on outward and small quantity in the bath, ibackward fling of the arms; exhale

As swimming is an exercise which produces a restful, soothing ‘brings every muscle of the body into effect on the entire system ‘ play, it is invaluable as a developer arms and uiders. There are many who com- in ihar, they find mere exercisinB

.4‘. when hre children grow up and leave her and when she will be a. lucky woman_if she has even her husband left to her in her empty house, for there

You are, as your sister will find out to her sorrow

is nothing that drives a man out of a home as

quickly andsurely as having a wife who has grown dull from staying in it

too much.

Your sister thinks that in absorbing herselfjn her family she is binding her husband and her children to her with hoops of steel. In reality she is taking the surest way of alienating them from her, because she is not keep- ing step with them and she does not go with them in the world in which they live. The women who keep close to their husbands and children are not those who stay at home all the time and wash and scrub for them. They are those who trot along with them to ball games and who have read the

~ the Prince's new ‘country home near

That smooths life's rock-strewn mile. there are the soft satin gowns that answer for many occasions the year ‘ round, and that may be worn for a simple home .. ’ ing.

I I I Regretful farewells were sold this week to Mrs. John Agnew and daught- ers, Miss Amy and Miss Bell Agnew, who left yesterday morning for Cal- gary, where they will ‘spend the win- ter months.

The Queen recently inspected, with the Prince of Wales. Fort Belvedere,

Sunningdale. Many alterations are being made, and among other alter- ations a.g_, mnasium is being prepar- ed for the Prince. _ I I It Js reported that the Prince of Wales or the Duke or Duchess of York probably will represent King

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Mrs. Arthur D. Pope, of Ottawa,

Whdfthe Fash

livormivrsaR-z, 19,, ,

l -:I- Fashions -:- Literdtllfej i

ionable A‘... Wearing

Ill tr ted Dressmaking Lesson. Furnish d "a a With Every Pattern e

A gtunulng afternoon dress that

for luncheon the same day.

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can cut out in the morning and Wear

last new novel and seen the newest movie and can dance the latest Jazz step.

George at the wedding of Crown

was hostess at the tea hour__Tues- day afternoon in honor of her els-

Prince Humbert of Italy and Princess

Your sister thinks that her children and husband will be filled with

Marie Jose of Belgium in Rome next

ter, Miss Anna McAi-thur. whose mar-

‘some sport such as swimming gives Itliey go ahead and enjoy it and . iincidentally get all the benefits to be ideriwsd with none of the boresome-

'—"i“ ‘ncsswvhich is often true of mere

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riage takes place shortly. Mrs. J. J.

. , them such a good time in itself that

gratitude toward her and remember how she was always waiting for them when they came home and how hard she worked for them and how she pick- ed up after them, but they won't remember that and show her the apprecia- tion that she craves. They will remember that she never had on anything but bungalow aprons. They won't think of her as a seif-abnegating angel. They will think of her as a drudge.

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Jemmv- McArthur presided at the attractive

tea table, and the ices were cut by Miss Florence Pope, formerly of this city.

The last tea of the season at the Golf Links this afternoon will be served by Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs. J. D. Stewart, Mrs. J’. A. Clarke, Miss

For, after alkhusbands and children are human,

and it is very human to take people at their own valuation and to look up to and respect the wife

and mother who makes herself nothing but a doormat. Also it is human and

Tomorrow-Beauty Questions Answered

i _ . _ l exercise. If milady will make it a _ Be Fa fpoui: w take ‘a vigorous swim every Wdady ant‘. jweek she will be more than repaid in ,_""_"_ i ' Iylnilnsh " both health benefits and beauty of v _, ifigure. For reducing upper arms the

breast stroke is especially effective.

Household Hints‘

natural to wipe your feet on a doormat. And husbands do it after a woman has taught them to do so.

narrowed her interests down to the four walls of

married a. fatal mistake. '

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and children always

The woman who counts it unto herself for righteousness because she ha5

her house and who boasts that she never goes anywhere and has given up all her old friends since she

She makes a mistake because she grows dull and narrow and bores her

Palmer, Miss A. Horne, Miss D. Bak- er, Mlss'M. Weeks. An exceptionally pleasant afternoon is expected as the season's prizes are in be awarded.

Miss Ethel Palmer, who has been spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. H. J. Palmer, 235 Prince 8t, left for Montreal this week, followed by the regretful farewells of all her friends. Miss Palmer will be greatly missed in the social circle, but most of all she will be missed inthe homes

The couturiers have laid great em- phisis on necklaces of the new length, perhaps three times that of a choker. They comistof fat strands that are thrown over the shoulders so as to fall down as far behind as to the front. Colored glass appears inmost of these which are only to be worn when 901i are tricked out in your best bib and tucker. Paton has sens over one t0 accompany his legion dahlia gowns. It alternates clusters of pur- ple glass grapes with crystal and

ByBnbeflllmo

husband and children to extinction. Every detail of their lives may be of

rhinestone and passes twice over the

floor and music excellent with us... refreshments

served I I

at a late hour. I

‘mere were numerous Ifallowebn

It's one-piece! You'd never suspect it with its circular tiers stitched along perforated lines, forming a hip

absorbing interest to her, but they don't want to hear over and ovcr again

The Raincoat

A rip in an otherwise good rainco

Slnilr/AYS <c n-ie

ARMS _ I good as new.

QWith the popularity of sleeveless‘ " gcks, a. problem which has assum-. i...‘ great importance in miladyisi

r igsuty program. is how to rcducei Salt l5 a good remedy for falli-u

A Hair Remedy

can be mended by pasting a piece o! .- ‘ adhesive tape larger than the slit on RCISE FOR FLABBY UPPER? the under side of the coat. It will never show and the coat will be as

about how much she paid for the roast and how the baby nearly swallowed a button and how she cleaned out the kitchen cabinet. _ '

at There are dinner tables at which the food is gobbled down in dead silence

and from which husband and children flee as quickly as they can because the wife and mother is one of those dear domestic women whose gamut of con- versation runs from the vacuum cleaner to the cook stove and back again.

And there are other homes where there is laughter and gay talk and where mother keeps the conversational bail rolling because she is full of pep and she has been downtown and picked up a dozen funny little stories or she has attended a club and is full of gossip or she has done a dozen other things

g that keep her abreast of the times and make her the best of good company.

of the poor and sick, where she Ins always a welcome visitor and where she endeared herself to all with her ever-ready and kindly sympathy. After a short visit in Montreal with her niece, Mrs. H. R. I-femming, Miss Palmer will go on to New York where she will spend the winter with hei- niece, Mrs. O. P. Swift. . I I I The serious illness of Dr. W. H. Pethlck is deeply regretted by his wide circleof friends.

one

i i,‘_ “my upper arms will give a Very

- "out arms:

‘ benched. Take a deep, slow breathi

_.. wjbby upper arms. No matter howl hair. Rub it well into the scalp. Also tinder and graceful she may otlier- add 551+, to the xvatcr when washing ' ‘be. it is true that unattractive the hair. Pure olive oil rubbed into i i’ the scalp every night is also 800d- i-‘vkward appearance either in the ' geveless sport dress or the formal melding gown. iyllbrtunately this is a condition hhlch can be remedied through excr- se. As in all systematic exercise, the . ward is well WOTih the effort. F01‘ ‘t. addition to reducing the fzibbiness ' thg upper arm, milnriv will F00“ ‘Jtice a decided change in the ipplencss oi‘ iicr body. (Ynnsirlvrlil? ' d8, the girl or woman who is sic-lul- ishould be just as conscientious in iklng her exercise as one who i5, 1o stout. The following exercise, if ken slowly and in a leisurely mau-| 2r, will help greatly in (ic-xclopinizl pper arms which may be too thin, he! if taken briskly they will reduce

Coffee

Always warm the coffee pot before making coffee. Then sprinkle a little salt on the coffee before pouring on the boiling water and the flavor will be greatly improved.

L4 Morning Smile |

An old farmer and his wife drove to market one day. It had been a very wet day, and large pools 0i’ WBWI‘ had formed in the roadway between the i farm and the town. On the return journey an old friend was met. "And how are you today?" was the friendly greeting. "Oh, very well, thank you!" answered the farmer. "How is the missus?" continued the friend. "Sh!"

.“Stand erect, arms at sides, fists‘

d raise your arms outward and up‘ cove your licarl, Exccuic this move-l

time is past.

interests than them.

There may have been a time when husbands and children were satisfied with a wife and mother who was nothing but a. wife and mother, but that A wife and mother has to be a pal and comrade and able to go all the gaits to satisfy the modern demand of a family.

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Furthermore, the woman who stays put in her own house and has no social contacts does her husband and children a. great injustice because she does not make for them the place in the sun the to make.

Furthermore. the woman is bound to be a burden on‘her own children when they marry unless she has kept. up with her friends and has other Half of the women who hang like milistones about their children's necks are those misguided women who have been so absorbed in their families that they have no other interest in life and have to go and

live with their married sons and daughters, no matter how unwanted they are.

Believe me, the wise woman is the one who lives as full and broad o. life as she can and who keeps many anchors to the windward.

DOROTHY DIX.

Dear Dorothy Dix-I am a. bachelor of 40 living with an invalid mother

y have a right to expect her A popular wife is one of the best business assets a. man can have. She makes clients and customers for him and sings his praises where they do him good. And a mother who has kept her friends and her place in society can open the right doors to her children when they are grown.

Miss Mona Saunders and Miss Helen Baker were Joint hostesses st the family residence of Premier sud Mrs. Bound a in Summerside this week, at an informal afternoon ten and miscellaneous shower in honor of

head, making a double strand. Vion- net favors the fiat band of choker length for an interesting combination of g etal and rhinestones. , I I I

Mr. I. D. Brodie and son, Mr. Jss. Brodie, of Montreal, spent the week- end in the city with Dr. and Mrs. Lantz. On return they were ac om- panied by Mrs. Brodie, who can; to Charlottetown toasslst at her daught- er's reception the previous week,

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The many friends of Rev. J. W. McKenzie will regret to learn of his illness.

er ie I ‘I I Mr- lnd Mrs. Lloyd Johnston and little daughtein-who have been visit-

‘ Miss Ethel Schurman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Schurmsn, of Summerslde. The reception rooms were ‘tastefully deoorted in Hallow- e'en colors of orange and black, as was also the dainty basket contam- ing the gifts. Miss Nina Schin-man read the verses which were attached to each present and presented the gifts to the bride-to-be, who express- ed her thanks in a very charmlnl manner. Miss Schurman was the re- cipient of many beautiful and useful gifts. Presiding at the tea-table were Mrs. Maynard Schurman and Mrs. M. L. Bradshaw, and the ices were cut by Mrs. W. W. Baker. Assisting in serving were the Misses Helen and Marion Leard, Mia-s Marion McAr- thur and Miss Cecelia. Bradshaw. Out-of-town guests included‘ the Misses Mary McPhall, Helen Duche-

her home last Monday at which many lovely gifts and happy con-

hnppy bride.

fine, fine," answered the farmer. “She's behind there"—-_ierking his thumb toward the back seat." She's

. Fieiit very slowly as though you were! " "fling l. pair of wry hoary (lumb-

for whom I have an attendant, but I believe that love is the, only one thing in life that really counts and I crave the companionship of a good woman

min, Iouise Hssurd and Marion

Viscount and Lady Wiilingdon are planning go visit the West Indies this

ing Mrs. Johnston's mother, Mrs. C. R. Harper, left on Wednesday by motor for theirhome in Mechanic- Vllle, New York, after l delightful holiday renewing friendships here. I I I Unusual pets for the home were shown at the recent Household and Health Ilxhibition’ at Glasgow. Scot- land. Among them were spring-tail- ed geckos, girdle-tailed lizards, cham- elions, a pet leopard, mormoset mon- keys, small eiiough to m. inm g tea cup. and fancy water fowl. I I I A delightful shower was given in honor of Mrs. S. A. MacDonald at

ret

gratulations were showered on the

soc‘

"U" old Ityle Paris house when the new mid-season fashions are shown. The style follows one for wearing blood red nails, adopted by many 5W1“? women lately. The mode re. quimd that only the little or the fin- Ier nail be dyed carmine. Fashion critics say emerald nails may be- some the rare as emerald Jewelry u having a tremendous vogue. I

Mr. and Mrs. Russell wheatley and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wheatley hqvg

Portland, Me. guests of Mr. Last Saturday evening they were him" Blleil-l 0f Ml‘. and Mrs. Alward s‘ I 41ml" Party at Dunscxoft. In the party were Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Alwafll- MP- and Mrs. Irving Aiward, Miss Lillian Heald, Mr.

i’; falls. Feel the tension of the muscles

not there!" said the astenlshed friend- ‘The old farmer turned and looked over his shoulder, then coolly replied: "Hiimph! that would be the splash then!"