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Silver nail-heads stud this grey wool dress worn by Virginia Grey. The tiny collar is caught with huge ham- mered silver clips; shoulders are slightly squared; the bodice is tucked for slight fullness from the shoulder yoke. The high, curved waistline is thickly studded with nail-heads to. give a semblance of a belt; the skirt is circular. Instruction In Charm Necessary SILVER NAIL-HEADS Tact: Should Be Taught Early, Parents’ Duty to Teach Boys sum! Girls Gracious Manners When a girl is thirteen or tour- teen, it is time to teach her some- thing about charm. For charm is going to be her stock in trade, to he frank. ..It is'the' finest asset of any hu- man being, indeed,, but the girl without charm seems to deny her femininity. Or is being denied it, because it is the parents’ place to train her, writes Olive Roberts Barton. Naturally the art of kindness and friendliness should have been also taught from early childhood. And friendliness is an art as well as a virtue. It is one thing to feel very friendly to people but another thing to show them we feel friendly and make them feel comfortable and happy in the knowledge, But there are certain graces to be added to the' unsophisticated sociability of early years, to make the woman womanly, the girl, just as the word implies, “gracious.” Tact is a wonderful thing. To say the right tiling at the right time is the crux, I think, of gentil- ity. To rescue a .situation by_turn- iug the subject quickly fay: another matter. Boys and girls, too, need to be taught this social habit early if they are to make friends. And keep them. When. Girls Grow Taller Than Roys “Adolescent Spurt” Starts for Girl When She’s 9; For Boy When He’s 12 One fact that very few parents realize is that boys and girls grow differently” Dr. Josephine Kenyon, of Now York, last week told the Fifth Institute on the Exceptional Child. "Until they are 8 years old, the growth is the same, but the adolescent spurt starts for the girl when she is 9 and for the boy when he is 12. Eventually Grows Taller ‘‘So while the boy is still slow- ing down, the girl is shooting up- ward so rapidly that before long she outstrips him and for three years the girls are actually taller than boys of the same age.” Dr. Kenyon said that a boy’s ado- lescent spurt,” is well underway by the time that he is 14, while a great many girls have reached the full height when 1.6, Boys continue to grow until they are 21, when the average- youth is slightly more than four and a half inches taller than ’he average girl. The Goose Woman by REX BEACH SYNOPSIS â€" Ames Ethridge is found murdered in a country lane with a crude cross of twigs on his breast and a scented sheet of note paper in his pocket. He was the richest man in the state with power and influence enough to make him- self candidate for Governor. With his death came hints of an unsav- ory private life, of wronged women and betrayed husbands and fathers who had reason to wish him dead. There was also a powerful secret political organization opposed to him . . . Mary Holmes, called “the goose woman” by newspaper reporters, lives nearest the scene of the crime on a small chicken farm Where she ekes out a poor living and tries to find in drink the forgetfulness of past glories when she was Maria di Nardi, world-re- nowned opera singer . , . Ger- ald' Holmes, a talented young ar- tist is hated and loved by his moth- er who is embittered because his birth caused the loss of her voice and wrecked her operatic career. He has been ebfriended by the murdered Ethridge, and is engaged to another of Amos Ethridge’s pro- teges â-  â-  â-  Hazel Woods, lovely and brilliant young actress, has been helped to success by Ethridge. She lives in a small cottage owned by Ethridge . . . Jacob Riggs, eccentric old-time actor, now a doorman at the theater where Ha- zel Woods plays, has appointed himself her guardian and lives in a room over her garage. This gave the mother a disagree- able sensation. She inquired cold- ly, “Have you been to see him?” Hazel shook her head; her voice faltered. “How could I, after what came out? I was tried, convicted, andâ€"publicly branded, all in one day. It would only cause him pain to see me and I can spare him. that.” After a moment she went on: “I’ve done what little I can. I’ve hired the best, lawyers In the city, butâ€"that is so little.” Again she choked. “Oh, Mrs. Holmes, he didn’t do it! 1 know it and so do you, but what can we do?” “I---- Nothing, I’m afraid,” “We must do something. Don’t you understand the danger he’s in? If it hadn’t been for your state- mentâ€"” “Oh, of course, blame it on me!” irritably cried the elder woman. “I suppose everybody expects me toâ€" to go back on my oath, just because he’s my son.” “He Didn’t Do It” The girl pondered this gravely, then nodded. “Why, yes, I suppose they do expect that. It’s what any mother would do. . I’d lie. I’d steal, I’d sin, I’d doâ€"anything if I had one. But------” “He has never been a real son to me. He never cared a snap for me. He has caused me every bit of unhappiness I ever had. I’ve had more than my share, by the way.” CHAPTER XVIII The sick woman raised herself laboriously, gathered the newspa- pers together and flung them as far as she could. A terribly bitter but impotent feeling of resentment came over her; tears wet her cheeks. Again she had been foil- ed. The world was always against her. Why did everything she touch- ed go wrong? Why was she frus- trated in everything she tried to do? So Jerry had bought an auto- mobile without telling her about it! That’s where the whole trouble had startedâ€"out of his deceit. He was not only cold and indifferent; he was deceitful. He had been her ruin, from the very first; now he had ruined both of them.. But he had brought this upon himself. The fool! She had never hated any- body as she hated him at this mo- ment, for once again he had turned her triumph into disaster . How cox’d she help hating him when be despised her and disap- proved of everything she did? Well, why should she worry? There was no love lost between them and the mere fact of their relationship meant nothing. It was an irksome tie . . . There had been a time when it meafnt something; he had seemed to care a great deal for her. when he was a little boy He had been a pretty boy, by the way, with cute, lovable ways. Mrs. Holmes stirred restlessly and roll- ed her head. But no longer! All he did now was preach and voice- his contempt , . .. Contempt, from her own son. Well, this would take him down a peg. He’d have, to get out of this scrape the best >vay he could: she did not propose to make a liar out of herself, to make her- self ridiculous orâ€"-worse........ She couldn’t, go back on her sworn statement, even if she wanted to. That was perjury. And this Woods hussy who had played at love-mak- ing with him, what did she want? Help, of course, in clearing him. Humph! Some mothers might feel called upon to go to extreme lengths for their sons, but not she. No. She would not talk to her . A Change Of Mind The next day, however, when Ha- zel Woods came again, Mary Holmes suddenly changed her mind and had the girl: sent upstairs. She was feeling strong enough to sit up in a chair by this time; she steel- ed herself to endure some hysteri- cal outburst, some extravagant ap- peal to her sympathies. It surpris- ed her When .none came. Miss Woods was haggard and listless, but she was in perfect control of herself. She had fine eyes, the eld- er woman noted, but, they were hopeless and they gave the impres- sion of thorough defeat, She made it plain with her first words that she accepted as true what had been given out through the- papersâ€" namely, that Mrs. Holmes’s illness was the result of shock and mater- nal anxiety, and took it for granted that she was ready to join in any effort, however desperate, to undo the mischief she had caused. We have found from-- experience that there is something about a bunny that lias an irrésistible charm, for little folk, so1 if you have a very young person in your family, why not make him one for Christmas? This cuddlssome lit- tle. fellow is crocheted from soft,; wool and stuffed with kapok. You will find him so attractive that you will almost want to keep him yourself when he is finished. The pattern includes - full in- structions for crocheting, material requirements, and directions for: finishing. Send 15 cents,- coin preferred,- to" Peerless, Patterns, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. HOW CftM ATTRACT men Don’t let love and romance pass you by. Men like girls with lots of pep and energy. So start taking time-proven. .Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable- Compound and note the difference. Pinkham’s Compound, made especially for women from wholesome herbs and roots, helps Nature tone up your system and thus calms irritable nerves and gives you ’ more pep to really enjoy life. For over 60 years one woman has told an- other how to go “smiling thru” distress from female functional disorders with Pinkham’a Compound. Let it help YOU! Issue No. SOâ€"’33 • like millions of happy boys and girls, and grown-ups, deli- cious Quaker Puffed Wheat is Shirley Temple’s favourite breakfast. Quaker Puffed Wheat gives you quick food energy because it’s shot frc.n- guns. Each grain is Skploded ta eight times its size to re- lease its nourishment more quickly and easily ! Mothers ! Even children with the most "pernickty” appetites just love Qu aker Puffed Wheat. You never need to coax when you serve this delicious, crisp breakfast. Not only is Quaker Puffed Wheat easy to digest, quick to give energy, but as well, one serving of Quaker Puffed Wheat, with milk or cream,is equal in energy value to as much as two whole lamb chops. So give your family this deli- cious treat â€"- start now to serve Quaker Puffed Wheat. Order a package today. Quaker Puffed Wheat FREE! with Box Tops loin the DICK TRACY Secret Service Patrol. It’s easy! It’s fun ! Get your ne w 1939 secret code book, member- ship certificate and badge! Special honour badge for 2nd year members ! Send name, address, and 2 box tops to Dick Tracy, Dept, N100 Peterborough, Ont. State if you arc already a, member and want second year badge,’ T o makeit extra easy for you and to give Mother : a variety of delicious cereals, you may send ; box tops from either Quaker Puffed Wheat Quaker Corn Flakes or Quaker Puffed Riçe’ The speaker’s tone was one of ut- most bitterness. “.And yet It makes no difference, does It? You love him just the same.” Mrs. Holmes uttered a de- risive sound. ‘‘Oh, now! Why try to deceive me? We women nurse our babies at our breasts and no matter how old or how big or how bad they become they’re still our babies and we fight for them, tooth and nail. I’m a woman, I know.” “Humph! We fight for our lov- ers, too. Do you, honestlyâ€"care for Jerry?” “.[ love him. 1 want him so much that I’dâ€"burn eternally to have him for one day, one hour. You must know how I feel. I’m speak- ing to Maria dl Nardi . . . But that’s not all. I care* for him so sincerely that I wouldn’t marry him, even if he asked me. It’s too late. You understand that, don’t you? He can be cleared; he can. make a name for himself; people will forget, so .far as he is concern- ed. But they’ll never forget, the girl in the Ethridge case. You see, Mrs. Holmes, I’m not the great ar- tist that you were. You had. a God- given voice and a God-given genius. Maria di Nardi wasn’t an ordinary woman; she was more; she was one out of many millions. She loved and suffered more intensely than we common women;, she topped greater heights and sounded lower depths, Jerry told me the story you told him. It is the divine talent, the heaven-sent gift of the artist, that we must worship, not the weak, human artist herself. The one is so insignificant, so unimport- ant as compared with the other," An Appeal Mary Holmes experienced a grateful warmth about her heart at these words. Here was a fellow “professional,” a woman with soul and understanding. Hazel wa.s still speaking : “Jerry feels the sameway. Even what you told him that last night made no real difference in his re- gard for you. When you say he is no son, that he never loved you, you are so mistaken. The world suffered a loss when you lost, your voice, but you have passed on, through him,'a talent perhaps as precious as your own. It must be saved..-not for us only, but for the world. Your career was ruined: you can’t permit his to be destroy- ed.” (To Be Continued) chest colds Hem’s Quick Relief from Heir DISTRESS! Rub soothing, warming Musterole well into your chest: and throat. Musterole is NOT j ust a salve. It’s a. “coisnteT-smiani” containing old-fashioned cold remedies, oil of mustard, and other valuable ingredi- ents, in a clean white ointment. That’s why it gets such fine results â€"better than the old-fashioned mus- tard plaster. Musterole penetrates, stimulates, warms and soothes, help- ful in quickly relieving local conges- tion and pain. Used by millions for 30 years. Recommended by many doc- tors and nurses. Made in Canada, in three strengths:, Regular Strength, Children’s (mild), and Extra Strong. All'druggists, 40(1 each. Household Science By DOROTHY HIGGINS CANADIAN FINNAN HADDIE FOR BREAKFAST Keep the Family Energy Up On Cold Winter Mornings With a good breakfast, the family steps out into the brisk wintry air with a smile and “Isn’t this a grand day !” feeling. This Canadian Finnan Haddie is an ideal breakfast because it’s nour- ishing, delicious and easy to pre- pare. And it’s really a great help to a busy mother on the days when the family straggle down to break- fast and the children have to be bundled into snow suits and mit- tens, because it keeps at the right serving temperature in the oven. (What mother hasn’t had to stop and sew a chewed thumb in a mit- ten, or help the youngest into galoshes! That’s the time when a breakfast that “waits” wiSiout spoiling really counts!) Here’s the recipe. Try it to- morrow and serve it often ! 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