THE CONFESSIONS OF ROXANE By Frances Wa Iter. formal. Soon, genlality became manifest was telling me many of her intimate affairs, ; It seemed that her mother had- died when she was very young and that her father, with the aid of a nurse, who afterwards became a companion, had reared her. So Jealous was he of her welfare that he to permit her to go to school, and she had been taught by governesses in their Rome, Her companion had been ill a year or so before and had sent west to recover, So that had been virtually alone when she was stricken with ty- phoid fever. After an illness which held her for weeks on the verge of the grave she had gradually recov- ered 'until she was well enough to £0 south for the remainder of the 'winter. She told me of her long- ing for friends and how her father's great business necessitated his con- stant attention and left him very lit- i tle time to be with her. i "If 1 only had a sister or brother," | she said tively, "how different life would have been? Strange as it may seem, I) have never had any- I could exchange which are so dear > The pathetic. Nttle figure was so appeal that I took her hand in mine held it, 1 F 'how' you feel," I told The pathetic little figure was so a and held it. her. "There are times in every girl's lite and in every woman's life when she yearns for a confidant." My words must have betrayed my own depths of feeling, for Mariam in turn became the comforter and stroked my hand with gentle and re- assuring tenderness. I had not in- tended to display any such weakness, but now that I had I was not sorry. The response which had come from Mariam was so quick, and generous that I was not only unembarrassed but grateful. 'We sat for a moment with our hands clasped, drawn together by mutual sadness. "I have often wondered," Mariam said at length, "what is to become of me if T recover. I used to have dreams of my future that were full of brightness, but lately the outlook has been dark." "Oh! you will be well in a month," I told her cheerily, "and after that you will marry and be a happy little wife." She sat for a moment thoughtful mein. "I don't know," she replied ."That used to be one of my dreams, too, but as I grow older I grow more doubtful. I have not seen the mar- with Write for Feeding and Management ried life of many persons, but what ] have seen has mot been encourag- ng." She paused for a moment, her face flushed. I knew the cause of her embarrassment, for she had spoken thoughtlessly, and I hast- ened to her rescue. "That is the way with everything," Isald. 'Few of the roses in a gar- den are perfect roses, yet we could not do without them. It is the same with married life.' Few such lives are perfect, yet despite their faults, many of them are beautiful. Even the perfect roses have thorns." She pondered the thought a mos, ment, / "You may be right. After all, there is bad in every one, just as there is Sood in every one, and we must take a little of one if we are to have much of the other." Extraordinary HEN you buy Ivory Soap you not only have a mild, pure, white floating soap for personal use i bathroom and , for silver, for everything that you d6 not care fo trust to ordinary cleansing methods. % wade Sh 5 ~ (=) 994% PURE, Proctér & Gamble Factories in Hemilton, Catade 1, /'Another thing that we often for- od nursery but you (Continued from page 7.) A delightful miscellaneous shower was given on Thursday afternoon in honor of Miss Gladys Burton, when | Mrs. Harold Hughes was the hostess at her summer cottage at Collins Bay. The guests included Mrs. Harold Davis, Mrs. R. H. Partridge, Mrs. J. H. Byrne, Mrs. R. H. Cooper, Mrs. Charles Taylor, Miss Dorothy Burton, Miss Campbell (Newmarket), Miss Elmo Wood, Miss Edith Fraser, Miss Johnston, Miss Grace Martin, Miss Bessie Robertson, Miss Dougall, Miss May Rogers, Miss Lucia Robin- son, and Miss Rankin. * . * Miss Nan Patterson left to-day for Winnipeg to visit her brother, Alec Patterson, and Mrs. Paterson. Misses Shaw, Clergy street, 'who have been visiting Miss Nan Skinner | at "Cataraqui Lodge," returned home on Thursday. Miss' Nina Kinghorn arrived yes- terday from Rochester to visit Mrs. H. E. Richardson, Johnsop street Major Justus Willson, 'who | been visiting his sister, Mrs. Colin | Jor Willson is in Canada on Hamilton, for the past two weeks, left on Wednesday for Calgary: Ma- leave from the front. - The Bishop of Montreal and Mrs. | Farthing are spending some weeks | at Minett, in the Muskoka district. poenling that I took her hand in mine get," 1 told her, "is that women frequently are to blame for their own domestic troubles, When this is the case the women either herself is the cause, or she permits trouble to come upon her because She will not assert herself. Many a Bood woman's life has been spoiled because she adopted the other-cheek policy. Instead of standing upon her womanhood, she permitted her husband's treatment of her to go from bad to worse.. With such wo- men as these I have no patience." "But can they help it?" asked Mariam. "That is the kind of woman they are, perhaps," I admitted. "But such a woman should be careful in choosing their husbands. If they are too weak-minded to assert them- selves, they should select partners too tender-hearted to trample on their rights. .In any event, a wo- man has the privilege of leaving a brutal husband." "But some of them cannot," ob- jected Mariam. "You might, be- cause you are strong-minded and can care for your-self, and I might, be- cause I have a father to care for me, but how about the woman with no one to go to and with many chil- dren to love and care for?" "A case like that is indeed -trag- ie," I sald. Perhaps a woman is justified, for the sake of her chil- dren, in bearing treatment which otherwise she would not." Poor little Mariam sighed deeply. "It is all too bad," she said. "I don't know what I would do if my husband did not treat me right." "But he will," I told her. 'He will love you so dearly that he will never give you cause for pain." "I don't know," she replied. 'Men must be very peculiar creatures. They must tire of their wives very quickly. I have never seen but two men whom I thought could be trust- ed. My father and Uncle John." I could not suppress a smile. Poor little thing! Her father and her Uncle John were the only men she really knew, and she had faith in both of them! She was the kind of | woman who would have faith in any- one. Aloud [I said: "And both are worthy of your con- fidence." "Indeed they are," she responded brightly, "My father is the best man in the world, and Uncle John has a character that is just as fine." "Of course he has," I returned earnestly, and blushed as I realized what I said. "There now," said Mariam, as she smilingly patted my hand. "I knew you liked him, and I told him so to- day." "Yes," I said, "he is the type of a man that any woman would admire and trust." (To be Continued.) ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN London, England, has 757 woman tram conductors. Great Britain now has nearl 000 war widows. Female munition workers France average $1.15 in wages. y 40, in The queen of Belgium often visits the men in the trenches. Italy has over 3,000,000 women engaged in agricultural pursuits. Women form 80 per cent. of the school teachers in this country. this country are women. The New York National baseball club was once managed by a woman. Woman church workers in Eng- land get on an averige of $275 a year. . Among the 172 persons who will be granted diplomas to practice law One half of the textile workers in| in Saint Louis are three women. & * Miss Veta Minnes, "Hillcroft," left yesterday for Brockville, where she will de the guést of her aunt, Mrs. Griffin, . * » Ld Mrs. (Dr.) 8. J. Shorey, Port Hope, and her daughter, Miss Mary, are| a Discolored or Spotty Skin Easily Peeled Off The freckiing, discoloring or rough- ening to which most skins are subjeqt at this season, may readily be gotteh rid of. 'Mercolized wax, spread Mght- ly over the face before retiring and removed dn the morning with soap and water, completely peels off the disfig- ured skin. Get an ounce of at any druggists. There's n« fective way of banishing + freck- lés or other cutaneous defects. Little skin particles come aff eac h day, so the process. itself deesn't even tem- porarily mar the complexion, and one Soom acquires a brand new, spotless, girlishly beautiful face. Wrinidos caused by weather, worry or tilness, are t treated by a sim- ple solution of powdered saxolite, one ounce dissolved in one-half pint witch hazel, Bathing the face in this pro- Sucey a truly marvelous trangforma- thon. p wax more ef. has | | | a visit to the Sandbanks. { Living" | Menu | spoon. - Directions--Cut the celery very fine and mix with two tablespoons of mayonnaise. If you have a few chop- ped nuts they can be added to the celery. Wash the tomatoes, cut off the stem ends and scoop out the cen- tre; fill with the celery and put 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise over the top. Serve on shredded lettuce. "Low Cost of TT Menu for Sunday guests of H. C. and Miss Nannie Mc- Shiced BREARY Berries of Mullen, Picton. . Dhol Mr. and Mrs. William Thomson | Ceren Onaiee and Master Knox Thomson, Ottawa, | EE aT will spend a few weeks in Kingston | . with Capt. and Mrs. Arthur Tett. | Coffee or Cocon Dr. and Mrs. Ely, Ottawa, and fam-| DINNER Broth With Rice Deviled Egg Paste Materials -- vi es eggs, 1 teaspoon m ly - spoon salt, dash paprika, 1 table- Spoon butter or olive oil, 1 table- Spoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon onion Juice, 1 tablespoon cut parsley or green pepper, Utensils--Mixing bowl, food chop- per, teaspoon, tablespoon, small' saucepan to boil eggs in. Directions~--Put the eggs through fooll chopper, add the mustard, salt, pepper, paprika and vinegar; mix well and all the butter or olive oil and other ingredients. Mix well, and if not moist enough, add more vine- gar, or mayonnaise can be used. Cut the bread in thin slices, spread with ©gg paste. This will make six large sandwiches. ily have returned home after a month's stay at Christy's Lake. Mrs. Ely is leaving to visit her mother, | Mrs. George Mills, Kingston. Miss Edith Rankin, Brooklyn, ! N.Y, who has been visiting Miss Edna Richardson, and was also the! guest of Miss Helen Graham, Ottawa, has returned to her summer home at Collins Bay, accompanied by Miss Graham. Mr. and Mrs. MacGillivray Knowles, with their houseboat and party, are anchored in the harbor of Picton. | Hospitable as ever, Mr. and Mrs.| Knowles find their floating home the! mecca of many visitors, especially in! the evening, when the artists return from sketching tours through the! country. ! i Chicken Ch Lettuce Vanilla Jee Cream with Fruit Sauce. Small Cakes. Coffee SUPPER Deviled Egg Sandwiches Peanut Butter and Cheese Sand- wiches. Marshmallow Cake, Fruit of Cholce. Buttermilk or Tea -- Tomatoes Stuffed with Celery Materials---Four tomatoes, 2 cups of 'very finely cut celery, 4 table- spoons mayonnaise, Utensils--Knife, tablespoon, tea- Mrs. Charles Butlin and her two! sons have returned to Toronto, after! visiting Mrs. Franklin Pound, Prin- cess street, salted) ; mix all well together, spread on platter, place in refrigera- tor to get firm. Divide into six parts and form into cones or oblong rolls. Roll in floured hands, then ia the egg, which has been beaten wih 1 tablespoon of milk, then in bread- crumbs. Be sure the croquettes are well covered with eggs and bread- crumbs so they will not break. Fry in deep, very hot drippings. Serve with cream sauce. P.S.--One cup of rice is bolled and 1 cup is used for the croquettes with- out blanching Creamed Rice with Fruit Sauce Materials--Half cup rice, 2 cups milk, 15 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup crushed ber- ries, 1 cup whipped cream, % cup sugar. Utensils-- Double boiler, two meas- Ham Croquettes with Cream uring cups, ' teaspoon, tablespoon, Miss Campbell, Newmarket, is the | Sauce al lo bof] Tice In, mold. on in Bhest of Mrs. Harold Davis, Stuart] Materials--One cup cold ham, 1 top of double boiler. Wash the rice street, 2 . | cup boiled rice, 3% cup cream sauce, 8 4 Miss Daly and Miss Kathleen Daly| teaspoon grated onion, 1 teaspoon ae Saud] nid add 0 the botiing milk, are leavipg on Monday to spend "| Worcestershire Sauce, 1 tablespoon the salt and two tablespoons of su- --- Menu for Monday Miss Fannie McLeod, R. N., super- BREAKFAST intendent of Parker Memorial Hes-! Orange Juice : 1 : 4 } Bolled' Ei Dry pital, Columbia, Missouri, after visit-| Marmalade ing her sister, Mrs. W. J. Blacklock, | Coffee or Milk Glenburnie, for three weeks, has re- tures to her hospital duties in Col LUNCHEON OR SUPPER Potatoes or Rice with Cheese ance, umbia. Sauce, Col. and Mrs. James Galloway, Sliced Cucumbers Cake from Sunday Toronto, arrived on Friday, and are at their camp at Macdonald's Cove. | Buttermilk or Tea DINNER Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Johnston, Mont- | Onion Soup or Iced Blackberry Juice, Tonst real, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. W.| Bailie, Barrie street, will return on | Monday. | Mrs. J. F. Sparks and Miss Betty, | Welliggton street, have returned from Ham Crogquettes, Cream Sauce Buttered Beets, String Hean Salad. Creamed Rice with Fruit Sauce | Hot or Iced Tea or Coffee A t------------ Mrs. J. W. Elliott, Brock street, is hotidaying at Rockport. { * - » - | couple of weeks at Bon Echo. chopped parsley, 1 egg, breader: s, y Miss Viola Pound is visiting rela-! 3 hid ey hoes. b eaderumb Lar When cold, add the vanilla tives in Belleville and Picton 3 y and put into mold, which has been > Ss ¢ 0 » > Utensils--Mixing bowl, food chop- 'rinsed in cold water. Place in re- per, two measuring cups, teaspoon, frigerator. When cold, turn out on tablespoon, platter, deep frypan. deep plate and cover with whipped , Directions--Put the ham and rice cream and the crushed strawberries, through food chopper, add the cream" which have been mixed "with the su- sauce, onions, Worcestershire] sauce, gar and put around the edge. Two parsley, paprika and salt to; taste or three berries are used to garnish (very little is needed as the ham is the top. g Mrs. Julius Miles, Toronto, an- nounces the engagement of her daughter, Lilian, to Capt. C. J. Allan, Canadian Rield Artillery, B.E.F., son of Sheriff and Mrs. Allan, of Guelph. The marriage will take place in Eng- land in August. al vr HERR AE AAI ATCH your alert, keen-eyed, clear- headed business man at breakfast. You never see him eating heavy, soggy foods that clog the body and slow up the mental processes. No, as a rile he selects some appetizls , easily digested cereal suchas Kellogg's, for he knows that these thin, crisp, toasted corn flakes supply all the nourishment that the ordinary body needs without dissipating his energy in * digesting and absorbing them. Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes go well with fresh or cooked fruits in place of the usual milk or cream. } ' The only product made in Canada by The Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co.; Limited Lohdon, Oatario;, Canada