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Her place as "mother" In the home is taker} by Aunt Grace; Fairy Is engaged to wed. The twins and the "baby," just coming Into Womanhood, have the usual boy-and^rtrtoTB affairs, and the .usual' amazing adventures of adolescence.^ J\' >V i -CHAPTER VIII-Continued. "" • * A '$>* - , .-H*-- tt < "Oh, no, I like to be out in the night i air. r I want to talk to you about be- log's preacher, you know. I think it ls t*16 most' Wondefful thing in the $?•'" world, I certainly do," Her eyes were <'4,., upon his face now seriously.- '*1 didn't jypf"' .• say much, I was surprised, and I was £.$"• ashamed, too. professor, for I never , -oould do It in the woirld. Never! It /',*?:}>/always makes me feel cheap and exas- ^ -Operated when I see how much nicer X ^ other folks are than I. But I do think lit is wonderful. Really sometimes I 'Jhave thought you ought to be a preach- '• ;;er, because you're so nice. So many f\_ jpreachets aren't, and that's the kind need;" '$ 1 '$ The professor put his other hand *. ' » .°ver Carol's, which was restlessly fln- jlilgering the crease in his sleeve. He :/ udld not speak. Her girlish, Impulsive > / Swords touched him very deeply. p. "I wouldn't want the girls to kuow & -'l .,Ut, they'd think It was so funny, but--" »v " She Paused uncertainly, and looked 4 " questioningly into his face. "Maybe '>• fc/.;you won't understand what I mean, w? 'but sometimes I'd like to be good my- "i.^Hself. Awfully, food, I mean." She :" vY :< i smiled whimslcaly. "Wouldn't Connie scream If she heard that? Now you wont give' me away, Will yoh? ' Btit T j; mean It I don't think of It very j|j; often, but Sometimes^ why, Professor, ^ - honestly, I wouldn't care if I were as Q}!/y. :,good as Prudence!" She paused dra- / matically, aad the professor pressed »: , the slender hand more closely in his. 1^-^-+" "Oh, I don't worry about It- I sup- i||0 pose one hasn't any business to expect a good complexion and just natural : . goodness, both nt once, but--" She smiled again. "Five thousand dollars," she added dreamily. "Five thousand dollars I What shall I call you now? ,&*?> P'fesscr is not aipproprlate any more, is itr "Call me David, won't you, Carol? Or Dave." Carol gasped. "Oh, mercy I What would Prudence say?" She giggled . merrily. **Oh, mercy!" She was silent i-> a moment then. "HI have to be con- " i tented with plain Mr. Duke, I suppose, until you get a D. D. Duckle, D. D.," she added laughingly. But in an in- f stunt title was sober again. "I do love esse our job. Ml wfre a man F4 be a a?pv tntols^er myself. Wouldn't I be a ' - peachr He laughed, too, recovering his eqna- feJfr nlmlty as her customary buoyant 5^, brightness returned to her. ; "You are,".lie said, and Carol ap- 0wered * ^ . - . ^ ; "Thanks," very dryly. "We must gd §4: i back now," she added presently. And %>' they turned at once, walking slowly p£: bade toward the parsonage. "Can't you write to me a little often- er, Carol? I hate to be a bother, but prf nkjr Uncle never writes letters, and I r%;. - Wee to know how -my friends here are getting along, marriages, and deaths, j$f1 and just plain gossip. I'll like It very W * much If you can. I do enjoy a good i; oprrespoutience with--" , "Do you?" she asked sweetly. "How 7°a have changed! When I was a f if >,>) freshman I remember you told me you .</* C received nothing but business letters because you didn't want to take time ff? to wrlte letters, and--" ^ \ "Did I?" For a second lie seemed a !W ' ^U:: '-T' mi $ it m 1 little confused. "Well, I'm not crazy | about writing letters, as such. But I'll | be so glad to get yours that I know I'll i; even enjoy answering them." Inside the personage gate they stood ' a* moment among the rose bushes. Once again she offered her hand, and he took it gravely, looking with sober l&tentness into her face, a little pale In the moonlight. He noted again ihe royal little head with its grown-up crown <*f hair, and the slender figure with Its grown-up lengtiv of skirt. Then he put his arms 'around her, and kissed her warmly upon the child­ ish, unexpectlng lips. A swjft red flooded her face, and re­ ceding as swiftly, left her pale. Her lips quivered a little, and she caught her hands together. Then sturdily, and only slightly tremulous, she looked Into his eyes and laughed. The profes­ sor Has Is--nowise deceived by her at­ tempt at light-heartedriess, remember­ ing as he did the quick quivering lips beneath his, and the uncons^iopi yield-. lug of the supple body la his arms. He condemned himself mentally in no uncertain terms for having yielded to the temptation of her young loveliness. Carol still laughed, determined by her •nerrlment to set the seal of jusrtguifl- eance upon the act. • -» -• "Come and walk a little farther, Carol," he said in a low voice. "I want to say somtrithing else." Then after a ftm minutes of silence, he began rather awkwardly, and^Davld Arnold Duke wuf not usually awkward: *l!3arol, you'll think I'm a cad to say what I'm going to, after doing what 1 have just done, but I'll have to risk that. Yon shouldn't let men kiss you. It Isn't right. You're too pretty and (meet and fine for it. I know you don't allow It, commonly, but don't at all. I tiate to think of anyone even touching a girl like jrou.* Cftrtf leaned forward, tilting back her fccad, and looking up at him rogulahly, her face a-sparkle. Mm* - ' J ' .Hj 1 i•' \A„ ^ know It," he said. "I'm ashamed of myself. But I can't help what you think of me. I do think you shouldn't let them, and I hope you won't. They're sure to want to." "Yes," she said qriletly," very grown­ up indeed just then, "yes, they do. Aren't men funny? They always want to. Sometimes we. bear old women say, 'Men are all alike.' I never be­ lieve It. I hate old women who say It. But--are they all alike, professor?" "No," he said grimly, "they are not. B*it I suppose any man would like to kiss a girl as sweet as you are. But men are not all alike. Don't you be­ lieve it. You ,-won't, then, will you?" ">*on't believe it? No." "I mean," he said, almost stammer­ ing In his confusion, "I mean you won't let them touch you." Carol smiled teaslngly, but in a mo­ ment she spoke, and very quietly. "P'fessor, I'll tell you a blood-red se- ret if you swear up and down you'll never tell anybody. Tve never told Lark--well, one night, when I was a sophomore--do you - remember Bud Garvin?" "Yes, the tall fellow with black hair and eyes, wasn't he? In the fresji- ihan" zoology class." "Yes. Well, he {oolf; me, Jiome from a party. And Bud, well--he put Tiis arm around me. and--maybe you don't know It, professor, but there's a big difference In'girls, tod. Now some girls are naturally good. Prudence is, and so's Lark. But Fairy and I--well, we've got a lot of the original Adaui in us. Bud's rather nice and I let him--oh, just a little, but It made me nervous and excited. But I liked it. Prudence was away, and I hated to talk to Lark that night, so I sneaked in Fairy's room and asked If I might sleep with her. She said I could, and told me to turn on the light, It wouldn't disturb her. But I was sa hot I didn't want any light, so I undressed as as I could and crept in. Somehow, from the way I snuggled up to Fairy, she caught on. I was out of breath, really I was ashamed of myself, but I wasn't just sure then whether I'd ever let him put his arm around me again or not. But Fairy- turned over, and began to talk. "She said that once, when she was fifteen, one of the boys at Exmlnster kissed her good night. And she didn't mind It a bit. But father was putting the horses in the barn, and he came out just in time to see It; It was ja moonlight night. After the boys had gone, father hurried and took Fairy Indoors for a little talk, Just the two of them alone. He said that In all the years he and my mother were married, every time he kissed her he remem­ bered that no map but he had ever touched her Hps, and itjnjade him hap­ py. He said he was always sort of thanking Ood Inside, whenever he held her in his arms. He said nothing else in the world made a imm so proud, and glad and grateful, fts to know his wife was jail his own, tind that even her lips had been reserved fop him like a.sa­ cred treasure that no one else could share. He said it would take the meanest man on earth, and father thinks there aren't many as mean as that, to go back on a woman like that. Fairy said she burst out crying be­ cause her husband wouldn't eye? be able to f^el that way when' he kissed her. But father said since she was so young and innocent, and it being the first time, it wouldn't really count. Fairy swore off that minute--never- again! Of course, when I knew how father felt about mother, I wanted my husband to have as much pleasure In me as father jlfd In her, and Fairy and I made & solemn resolve that we would never, even *hold hands,' and thatrs very simple, until we got crazy enough about a man to think we'd like to marry him if we-got a chance. And I never have since then, not once." "Carol." he said in a low voice, "I: wish I had known It. I wouldn't have kissed you for anything. God knows I wouldn't. I--I think I am man enough not to have done It anyhow If I had only thought a minute, .but God knows I wouldn't have done it if I had known about this. You dolft know how--con­ temptible--I feel." "Oh, that's all right." she said com­ fortingly, her eyes glowing. "That's a)l We .Just tneant beaux, you tknow. We dida't include uncles, and fathers, and old schoolteachers, and srhingR . like that You don't count. That isn't breaking iny pledge." The professor smiled, but he remem­ bered the quivering Hps, and the re- haxfhjafOf the-llthe body, and the forced laughter, and was not deceived. "You're such a strange girl, Carol. You're so honest, usually, so kind- hearted, so generous. But you always seem trying to make yourself look bad, not physically, that isn't what I mean." Carol smiled, and her loving fingers ca­ ressed her soft cheek. "But you try to make folks think you are vain -and selfish, when you are not. Why do you do It? Everyone knows what you really are. All oyer bfount Mark they say you are the best little Wd In town." "They do!" she said Indignantly "Well, they'd better not. Here I've spent years building up my reputation to suit myself, and then they go and shatter It like that. They'd better A "But what's the object?" < **Why, now, pfesBor," she said, care­ fully choosing her .weirds, "you know, it's a pretty hard Job living up to a good reputation. Look at Prudence and Fairy and Lark. Evefyone just naturally expects them to be angeli­ ca !ly and dishfcartenlngly good.' And if they aren't, folks talk. But take me now. No one expects anything of me, and if once in a while I do happen to turn out all right by accident, it's a sort of joyful surprise to the whole community. It's lots more fun sur­ prising folks by being better than they expect, than shocking them by turning out worse than they think you will." "But It doesn't do you any .good," he assured Iter. "You can't fool Qiem. Mount. Mark<wkiiQW3 Its Carol." ^ "You're not going?", she said, as he released her hand ahd straightene^- the collar of his coat . > "Yes, your father .will chase m% off if I don't go now. How about the let- ters, Carol? Think you can manage a iittle oftener?". "I'd love to. It's so Inspiring to get a letter'from a five-thousand-dollars-a- year scientist; I mean, a was-once. Do my letters sound all right? I don't want to get too chummy, you know." Get as chummy as you can," he urged hen "I enjoy It." "I'll have to 'be more dignified if you're going to McCormlck. Presbyte­ rian ! The Presbyterians are very dig­ nified. I'll have to be formal from this on. Dear sir: Respectfully yours. Is that proper?" He took her hands in his. "Goodby, little pal. Thank you- for coming out, and for telling me the things you,have. You have done me good. You are a breath of fresh, sweet air." She moved her fingers slightly In his hand, and he looked down at them. Then he lifted them and looked agjiin, admiring the slender fingers and the pink nails. Don't look," she entreated. "They're teaching me things. I can't help It. This spot on my thumb is fried egg, here are three doughnuts on my arm-- see them? And here's a fe£ular pan­ cake." She pointed out the pancake in her palm, sorrowfully. "Teaching you things, are they?" "Yes, I have to darn. Look at the tips of my fingers, that's where the needle rusted off on me. Here's where I cut a slice of bread out of my thumb! Isn't life serious?" "Yes, very serious." He looked thoughtfully down at her hands again as they lay curled up in his own. "Very, very serious." "Goodby." "Goodby." He held her hand a mo­ ment longer, and then turned suddenly away. She watched until he was out of sight, and then slipped upstairs, un­ dressed In the dark and crept between the covers. Lark apparently was sound asleep. Carol giggled softly to herself a few times, and Lark opened one eye, asking, "What's amatter?'* "Oh, such a good joke on p'fessor," whispered Carol, squeezing her twin u tuirable admixture of dignity and Indtff* "nation In their attitude. "Who's haunted?" inquired Carol ab­ ruptly. "Where's theu criminal f .demanded Lark. f!- "Yes, little twintalk Kn^llsh and maybe you'll learn something." "Then, in common vernacular, though It Is really beneath us, what's up?" Fairy turned Innocently inquiring eyes toward the celling. "What, In­ deed?" "Oh, don't try to be dramatic. Fairy," counseled Lark. "You're too fat for a star-Starr." ' The twins beamed at each other ap­ provingly at this, and Fairy smiled. But Carol returned promptly to the charge. "Are Jerry and Prudence hav­ ing domestic difficulties? There's some­ thing going on, and we want to know. Father looks Jike a fallen Samson, and--" "A fallen Samson, Carol! Mercy! where did you get it?" , "Yes, kind of sheepish, and ashamed, and yet hopeful of returnihg strength. Prudence writes every day, and you hide the letters. And Aunt Grace sneaks around like a convict with her hand under her apron. And you look as heavy-laden as if you were carrying Connie's conscience around.with you" Aunt Grace raised her eyebrows. Fairy hesitated, nodded, smiled. Slow­ ly then Aunt Grace drew one hand from beneath her apron and showed to the eagerly watching twins a tiny, hand-embroidered dress. They stared at it, fascinated, half frightened, and then looked into the serious faces of their aunt and sister. "I--I doh't believe If," whispered Carol. "She's not old ehough." Aunt Grace smiled. "She's older than mother was,*1 said Fairy. Lark took the little dress and exam­ ined It critically. "The neck's too small," she announced critically. "Nothing could wear that." "We're using this for a pattern," said Fairy, lifting a yellowed, much- worn garment from the sewing basket. "I wore this, and so did you and so did Connie--my lovely child." Carol rubbed her hand about, her throat in a puzzled way. "I can't seem to realize that we ever grew out of that," she said slowly. "Is Prudence all right?" "Yes, just fine." „ The twins looked at each other bash­ fully. Then, 'Til bet there'll be no living with Jerry after this," said Lark. "Oh, papa," lisped Carol, in a high- pitched voice supposed to represent the tone of a little child. They both giggled, and blinked hard to crowd back the tears that wouldn't stay choked down. Prudence! And that! "And see here, twins, Prudence has a crazy notion that she wants to come home for it. She says she'll be scared in a hospital, and Jerry's willing to come here with her. What do you think about It?" TJie twins looked doubtful. 'They say It ought to be done in a hospital," announced .Carol gravely. "Jerry could afford It." I FASHION KEYNOTE .Mjfrfvr Y^rkMThe few fc^lh .fash­ ions give us pause. T4iey have a sad* den and peculiar Interest for us that we did not expect, observes a fashion authority. There is a Grecian revival of importance. There Is the revival of the fashion which was once made so commonplace in this country that It be­ came a joke; the long, straight, cor­ slet frock to the knees, With the pleat­ ed flounce headed by a wide sash tied In the back. ^ «f / . \ There are Chinese clothes ' galore. Chinese embroideries, sleeves, tassels, galloons and tunica flicker all through the first fashions. All that we have prophesied in this country concerning the cut-to-the- bone silhouette came ttTiet Paris not The Starr family is setting much store by Jerry Junior, to be, but Mother Nature doesn't tell all her secrets--she enjoys a joke on human beings now arid then. (TO ME CONTINUEJD.) JOY FOR THE MEN AT TEA Tip N«xt Morning Was Larlfa Turn For Making lip the Bed. with rapture. "He doesn't know It yet, but he'll be sp disgusted yvlth himself, when he finds It out." "What in the worty Lark was more coherent now". *" "I can't tell you, but you'll certainly scream If you ever, do know It." "You cah'V tell me?" Lark was wide awake, and quite eghast. ; . r "JJo, I truly can't." Lark drew atfay from the encircling arm with as much dignity as could be expressed In the dark and In bed. and sent out a series of deep breaths, as If to Indicate that*snores were close at hand. Carol laughed tJ herself for a while, until Lark really slept, then she buried her headrln the pillow and her throat swelled with sobs that were heavy but soundless. The next morning was Lark's turn for itjakJag the bed. And when she shook tap Carol's plltow she found it very damp. . "Why, the little'goose," she said to herself, smiling, "she laughed until she cried, all by herself. And then she turned the pillow over, thinking I wouldn't see It. The little goose! And what on earth was She laughing at?" Seme Good Samaritan Has invented OvjM Saucer That Safely Hold*. ^,-v , Cup and Dainties. Any man who knows that, sooner or later, he must go to another, afternoon tea cannot but rejoice at the recent In­ vention of an oval, platterlike saucer, large enough to hold with ease a cup, a lettuce or other sandwich, and a dainty trifle of pastry. The thing was needed, the modesty of the anonymous Inventor--evidently not Mr. Edison-- reveals him one of the large body of occasional and unwilling tea-goerB: We, the reluctant and unwilling, are all strangely alike at these functions; and we have all been embarrassed by the old-fashioned saucer. Circular In shape, and hardly larger than the cup that belles Its reputation and dances drunkenly whenever another guest Joggles our elbow (which happens so often that we suspect conspiracy), the old-fashioned saucer affords no reason­ ably secure perch for a sandwich; re­ sponds with instant delight to the law of gravitation If left to Itself; and sets us wishing, those of us Who think sci­ entifically, that evolution had refrained from doing awuy with an extension by which aloue we could now hope to manage it. We mean a tall! If after­ noon teas had been started In the Oil gocene epoch lustead of the seven­ teenth century, we are convinced that evolution, far from discarding this use­ ful appendage, would have perfected It. A little hand would have evolved at the end of it, such a little hand as might hold his saucer while a gentle­ man sips from his teacup**--Atlantic Magazine. . ~ •' CHAPTER Jerry Junior. For some time the twins Ignored the atmosphere of solemn mystery which pervaded their once so cheerful home. But when it finally reached the limit of their endurance they marched In their aunt and Fairy with an ad- • • • "• » V. • San a, but insane. Sane but mad, according to the doc­ tors, a man has been released from a London asylum. He had been suffer^ ing from insomnia and was given an injection of some preparation of mor­ phia, the effects of which were prac­ tically unknown. He went to stay at a boarding house and in giving a reatU> Ing from Dickens Impersonated Pick wick. As "Pickwick" was In the mid­ dle of his performance the doctor who had attended him came to the house, and, assuming his dressing up to be an act of insanity, gave a certificate next day for his removal to the coun­ try asylum. Sports Suit of White Fiber--Silk .Jer­ sey With Sleeveless. Blouse Turned Up at Hem to Form Series of Pock­ ets. All Edges Buttonholed .With Canary Yellow Worsted. only conserves wool, but evidently con­ siders It necessary to conserve all oth­ er materials. There Is nothing novel In fabrics, ex­ cept the Egyptian tissues, the use of exceedingly soft patent leather and a new material that has a Roman stripe In It Reviving Primitive Gowns. Possibly, the fact of first Importance In the frocks that Paris sends to thfe country, is the revival of the kind of frocks which were worn by women In the earlier ages of the world. The designers in France who went back to Greece, took the gowns with which we are most familiar and repro­ duced them for our every-day usage. The most conspicuous of these show the antique lines to perfection. There Is the# loose decolletage at the top, caught on the shoulders with buckles; sometimes, there is the drapery falllug backward from the arms; there Is the gold line at the edge of the flowing tunic and the narrow, limp skirt that is longer than most of the others 6f- fered for our choice. t We do not think of Grecian eostum- ery in colors; we always visualize It In dead white and gold. But a few of the French designers have used the Idea and departed so far from white that one sees mixtures of green. and gold and golden embroidery; also that curi­ ous gray-green that Is called Tanagra, and here and there, touches of ex­ ceedingly,-well cut jet CUFF PINS ARE PERMISSIBLE Buttons Are Not in High Favor foif Helping to Keep the Frocks Neat at the Wrists. Now that long sleeves are-terfash- lon the fastidiously dressed woman finds It necessary to take pains to keep the sleeve of her frocks neat at the wrists. In light frocks this shows the soil more quickly than any other part. With the coming fashion for separate cuffs of washable material, the problem really solves Itself so far as dark frocks are concerned, says a fashion writer. With a wash frock, of course, the only thing to do It to con­ sign the whole frock to the tub when the cuffs look soiled or mussed up, un­ less they can be washed and pressed without disturbing the rest of the frock. r ' 1 When separate cuffs are worn with a dark frock, pins to keep them In place are quite permissible. Sometimes cuffs are made with buttons that Insure their neat appearance. But more often eith­ er pins or basting is depended on to keep them in place. All sorts of little NOVELTIES IN STRAW HATS Otherwise, there is much novelty In the frocks, and the combination of materials which the conservation of wool demands, brings about an ap­ pearance of novelty that sometimes does not really exist The young generation has grown up In the belief that a gown must be made of the same material, and there­ fore, whateveifdevlates in fashion from that accepted principle, Is looked upon as a dangerous experiment or as some­ thing unique to be instttotly accepted. There Is no doubt that the one-piece costume Is no longer necessary to fashion or good taste. Danger lies in these piece-meal gowns, of which all writers have warned the public. Yet, the fashion is here and must be reck-' oded with. What About the Fabrios? The shops over this continent should find joy in the fact that the French gowns are not built of uncommon and dlfllcult fabrics, What was on the £helf last spring can be brought out this spring and sold to the most fasti­ dious customer. The dressmakers are not in such good luck, and therefore, not in such high feather. The casual observer, looking over Che French display, may say that gowns have changed so little that women need not put their hands In their purses. But the dressmakers and the report­ ers know that this Is not so. Paris has changed everything sufficiently to lure women Into renewing their ward­ robes. The shops should reap ah abundant harvest from this move In Paris. The minor dressmakers should make a great deal of money. As to the exceedingly high-priced dressmakers --those who begin at two hundred and fifty dollars for a gown--they are.still nervous. There Is so much lace that we may be dressed In It every day from four o'clock on. The Chantilly shawl has come back into fashion, and It Is an easy prophecy that every woman who owns one will be trying to sell It be­ fore this pionth, has turned Into April. All the colored woolens, serge, Jer­ sey, Cherult twill, gaberdine, satin, chiffon, and tulle are just wherfe they were last year. What of the New 8uits? > The American woman has fevlved her Interest In coat suits. She went on a one-piece frock debauch a year ago and Is slowly recovering from It France turns out an astohishlng number of gowns that are delectable, yet the suit Is shown more considera­ tion than has been accorded It for two years. In America, It will be mow worn than in France. The tailors should have enough *) do this spring to keep them from financial trouble. On every side smart women and others who are engaged In all kinds of office and open-air relief work Insist that they need today a slim coat and skirt of wool. They know they can be patriotic enough to keep within the four and a half yard measurement, as the new silhouette does not demand more. They are eagerly accepting the fash- Ion for a checked skirt and a plain coat, for a satin Zouave jacket and a woolen skirt, or the other way around. A vast number are demanding suits of twill gaberdltle and serge which are made on severe lines, and this return to the early American fashion of - a mannish costume for the opea air should be encouraged by every power­ ful means. I n . a l l t h e s u i t s , n o m a t t e r w h a t the material or the choice of color or combined colors, the skirt Is narrow, although It need not be tutked In at the hem. Mid the Jacket Is short. It reaches the top of the high girdle, tt just escapes the curve of the hips, or It rests on the bone of the hips. (Copyright, 1918, by the McClure Newsps- i per Syndicate.) pins at any price one wishes to pay are sold for cuffs. Small enameled pins In colors harmonizing with your frocks are always a good choice, and the vari­ ous kinds of silver and gold pins are also always worth while. For such a purely useful purpose as keeping the cuffs neat the more elaborate jeweled pins are not especially suitable. Black Satin 8tock. One of the new collars consists of a stock of black satin, unrelieved hy any white to which Is attached a big Jabot of fine meshed cream colored net, edged with lace. The effect Is de­ cidedly smart, although the absence of any white in the stock might not be well borne by some facesi . 4 ^ Help to Knitters. ^ Everyone who knits sweaters or scarfs knows how hard it Is to. knit anything real wide and have so many stitches on one needle. Try using three needles Instead of two. Knit half way across one needle, then use another, holding the work as If knitting with four needles. Common needles, with the balls on the ends, may be used. ^ Keep Your House Sweet. An excellent deodorizer is a little pan of cloves which huve been sprin­ kled with a few drops of spirits of lav­ ender. Put a few bits of charcoal Into the bottom of the pan. If charcoal Is not convenient some bits of orange peel will do, as they soon turn into char­ coal. Sprinkle the cloves liberal!;* on these, and when wanted to perfuiue the house place on the stove until thej begin to smoke. The fumes soon wll penetrate the house, and the odor if much like that of the &rnutiou. It will effectively cover the odors of fish. caUuife, tnrnips and 4t» Jtfet. .£.}/' Bright Brown and Green Grays Will Be Appropriate With Thin, Soft, Colorful Gowns to Be Worn. ft is not often that the milliners turn their attention to bright brown and green-gray etraw. Yet, France has de­ cided that these two colors will go admirably with the thin, soft, colorful gowns we are to wear, states a Paris correspondent Novelties are brought oi^jt In all of the hats made of these colors, such a modernized harem veil of pale yellow chiffon which hangs from each side of the hat the back, down over the shoul­ ders and swirling over the bust. The veil today is not intended for the face; It is Intended as a kind 4ft shoulder drapery. Gray and yellow is a charming mixture, and If it is projected with success by the millin­ ers, It will probably be taken up by the dressmakers later In the season. A gray chiffon gown with a yellow mus­ lin sash and a pink rose tucked in the front makes an admirable costume. tte naUtlMM have produced a draped crown of a new type. It Is made of silk to mntch the straw and Is pulled severely over the front of the hat and Into a series of convolutions at the back which gain height and fullness as they go. " The Helmet Effect. Small, close hats which come well down over the head, and round collars which extend as far as the shouldefs and come up high under the chin, are worn together to give the look of a soldier's helmet. 0Qe these sets Is made of navy blue ribbon, with edg­ ing of some other color, sewed to­ gether. The collar is edg^d around the bottom and top with mol&jklu, and a little rosette of the same fur trims the hat high In front This idea can be developed In any kind of ribbon or In suede or fur. The effect as any one who has ever tried on a knitted helmet knows. Is very becoming. > Princess Slips Again, popularity of the one-pleCefreck Is probably responsible fbr a revival of the princess slips, so popular a few years am Strength Cave Oat Hit. Sckftitt Was Hictalk Fna Kidney TrtaMt Uitil Dtu't CUM to Her Awiitwce. Now WcS. ."My kidneys gave out during the <h*4Cfe of life," says Mrs. M&rg&retlu Schmitt, 63 Ave., Brook- Jyn. N. Y. "My beck ached and paftied m jf it were broken. 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