THE DAILY BRITISH *n FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1923. Life's Social Side en " Editor of Women's Page, Tele- phone 243. Private 'phone 857w. . After the closing of Brock strebt Methodist church the Ladies' Aid de- cided to form a club to do some work for the Kingston General Hospital. A very successful tea and sale was held on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. J. Allen, 354 Brock street, where over $30 was realized. Mrs. White took the money at the door. Mrs. Reid and Miss De Witte were in charge of the home-made dainties, while Mrs, Armstrong look- ed after the candy table. Mrs. Van- Luven, Miss Tena Hoppins and Mrs. H. E. Day poured tea, with Mrs. Nesbitt, Mrs. Potts and Mrs. Walker as assistants. Mrs. E. Godwin and Mrs. R. J. Allen received. Mrs. Prag- er sang delightfully for the enpter- | tainment of the many guests. The Brock street Club is furnishing a room in the new wing of the King- ston General Hospital. Thé final years of the 'various faculties of Queen's university, will give the last social evening of the season in Grant Hall on Saturday. . . Mrs, Herbert Steacy, King street, is entertaining at tea this afternoon for Mrs. A. Byron, Ottawa, who is visiting her niece, Mrs. Garnet Lock- ett, Kensington avenue. . Some of the officers of the R.C. H.A. are giving a dance at the Tete du Pont barracks this evening. c . . Mrs. J. S. Stewart, who has been visiting her mother and for whom several teas and bridge parties have teen given, returned to Hamilton on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davis, King street, who have spent the last few . v | ated months in California, returned to Kingston on Wednesday, coming home via Vancouver, B/.C., and the Canadian west. : Miss University, has left for her home in Madoc. Miss Amy McQuarrie, who has just completed her course at Queen's University, left for her home in Western Ontario on Thursday. | Mies Margaret and Flora Fawcett, Queen's University, have returned to their heme at Gravenhurst. » Dr. McCartney, Thorold, a grad- (vate of Queen's, is visiting in the city, a guest at the Chateau Bel- videre. Mrs. Alexander Jack, Gore street, is leaving shortly to reside in Roch- {ester, N.Y., with her sons. Mrs. Maitland Hannaford, Mont- |real, is visiting Dr. and Mrs. Bruce | Hopkins, King stréet. | Leonard Birkett Sherbrooke, Que., 'ts with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Birkett, Bagot street. {| Mrs. Harold Menet, Hamilton, ar- rived in town to-day to attend the | Roberts-Stewart wedding. | Joseph Newell, motored from To- i ronto this week to visit his mother, !Mrs. N. Newell, Charles street. Mrs. Bruce Stewart, Montreal, is {in town for the Roberts-Stewart | wedding. | Capt. Mollett motored from Mont- !1eal, this week, bringing H. Nixon, |New York, with him. Mr. Nixon fis {the guest of Mra. E. J. B. Peuse, West street. Harry Cox, Queen's University Ras left for his home in St. Thomas. . -. » Mrs. Albert Bannister, Sr., visit- ing her son, A. W. Bannister, man- ager of the Canadian National Tele- graphs, Brookville, has come to ------ Saturday A Sale of Unquestioned Values i New Spring Dresses PRICED BELOW THE LOWEST IN TOWN FOR HIGH TYPE MODES OF "McNABB" CHARACTER A Special Sale in which savings predominate -- savings that clearly demonstrate values--values made possible by our Four Store Purchasing Power, and week-end disposal of last minute Spring fash- ions to make room for incoming early Summer modes. Dorothy Roberts, Queen's | * | Kingston, - to visit friends, en route | to Detroit, Mich. Mrs. J. L. Whiting, Clergy street, | her sister, Mrs. her for a visit, Miss Elizabeth Smith, more," left for Ottawa today. E. J. White, | What the Editor Hears That the Sunday school basketball teams are lining up for the spring work. tering the league, among them, one 'from St. Paul's Sunday school. on Princess street is a busy place this week. in its typhoid epidemic. beauties are in bloom. Sir Richard Cartwright, longing to his family, where his daughters live at "The Maples," during six months of the year, will be overrun by children; and picnic parties will land at the wharf built j for the convenience of the owners, | light fires, regardless of the safety lo? the property of those whose guests they are; tear up by the roots the beautiful flowers that only here in the vicinity of Kingston grow in abundance, and otherwise act as if Cartwright's Point were their own. That the housewives have taken advantage of a week of sunshine to open up their houses and let the fresh air, plenty of soep and water and new paper and paint chase away the germs collected during a long winter. . That already Macdonald Park is a full of people who are longing for fresh air and sunshine. No errors are so dangerous as those of great men. | fl A Great Week-end Clearance of Cloth Dresses New- est in Spring Styles. *14.95 These Cloth Dresses would regularly sell for $19.50 to $35.00, and just one glance at them would tell you so. The finest sort of Cloth Dresses --style, quality, fabric--some embroidered, some perfectly plain tailored, some in coat style--new Spring models and a value as exceptional as it is infrequent. MISSES' SMART SILK DRESSES "$19.50 Smart, new Dresses of Flat Crepe, Canton Crepes, Printed Silks and sev- eral in Twill fabrics, modeled on the very newest lines and offering values that are most extraordinary. Navy, Black, and other new shades included. TA New Collection of Smart SPRINGTIME DRESSES $29.50 Rich in individuality, distinctive in every de- tail, varied in design from effects of studied sim- more elaborate in treatment, ion embraces modes for day-time, din- evening wear. you will find Navy and Black, in addition to tones--fine pleats, cas- plicity to this coll ner and informal Tans, Greys and embroidery and cading ruffies, just a few of the style details imterpreted im original new ways. ever so As for colors apron effects, as needlecraft in Specially Priced Group of Exquisite NEW DRESSES $25.00 Compellingly attractive new models that are as smartly practical as they are daintily con- ceived. Fabrics as lovely as feminine charms; colorings that vie with Spring blossoms, bellishments that are unsurpassed in artistry-- all these elements are smartly combined by fine these loveliest of Springtime Dresses, and for value you won't find better any- where for at least $10.00 more. BEAUTIFUL SILK CAPES DIRECT FROM NEW YORK $35.00 The joy of the day often depends on the smartness of one Cape. Selection of a "McNABB" model assures you of unusual individuality, correctaess in fashion and irreproachable quality through omt. SPECIAL! $39.50 SPECIAL! $45.00 SPECIAL! OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF FASHIONABLE NEW SPRING SUITS AND COATS On Sale Saturday at Greatly Reduced Prices. NO EXCHANGE--NO APPROVAL--NO REFUNDS. J. A. McNabb Co. Limited Eastern Ontario Chain of Ladies' and Misses' Ready-to-Wear Stores. Peterboro, Belleville, Kingston and Brockville. { has returned from Toronto, bringing with "Avon- Several new teams are en- | That the Red Cross headquarters | More workers and ma- | teria! are needed to help Cochrare | That the hepaticas and spring This will | mean that the property of the late | now be- | favorite place and the benches are | TOMORROW'S MENU Breakfast Pineapple Cereal Boiled Toast | | « Ege: Luncheon Baked Rice-Cheese Dish Lettuce Salad Wholewheat Bread Tea Jelly Dinner Beof Stew Vegetable-Stuffed Peppers Lettuce Coffee Cottage Pudding HOUSEHOLD HELPS FROM READBRS Old Housekeper: "I want to 'cll jother women how I make my shoes {last twice as long as most people do I always keep them on trees when not wearing them. When I got them {wet from rain I put ' them on the trees, too, away from artificial heat; {when they are about half dry, I rub them with oil--black shoes lin- {seed oil, tan shoes with castor oil, | | and patent leather shoes with white | grease. Scratches on patent leath- er slippers will not Le noticeable it you paint them with a mixture of |ollve oil and jet black ink (put on | with an old glue brush.) My | everyday work shocs of black | leather hardly ever ueed polishing { because, ever since the day I bought {them. I have rubbed them at inter- {vals with either oil or grease--just ta little at a time, These things {help the housekeeper to save | money." Mother of Two: "I am sending {You this note becuse I would like to have you tell your young married {Column Readers of a way that | made my husband's salary 'stretch' | when I was first married. | |The Christian Guardian Defends Modern Girl | Spirited defence of the girl of to- day ae coatrasted with the girls of {half a century ago is voiced editovi- tally by the Christian Guardian, or- [gan of Methodism in Canada, and. lenis religious journal takes to task tne critics of the modern girl who would make her out to be much | worse than her mother or grand- nother. "The girl of to-day will yield to {none in all the world's history," says {the Guardian, "when it comes to theroism, devotion to duty, or sacri- fice for others." * It is admitted that the girl of to- {day may be less domestic, but she is {not less attractive or less fitted to {be a real comrade to her husband, jargues the editor. He says: | "The girls of our day are not the girls of fifty years ago. They do inot dress the same; they do not talk [the same; they do not stay at home | waiting for the happy day when {some young man will appear and ask {them to share his fortunes; they {have crowded into business life and professional life, and they are pos- |sibly not quite so meek as the girls lof long ago. Some of them smoke, |some of them are never happy uniess f they are attending parties; some of ithem are actually man-hunters, and some of them are very free to ex- {press their opinions on anything un- \der the sun. Some of them spend most of their earnings on their iciothes, and they have no desire to {save anything for a rainy day. Some |of them are anxious to get married, fyet they know little or nothing about housekeersng, cooking, or the care of children. And the pessimist wails more dolefully than ever that the | girls of today are not like the girls of |a generation ago. "But there is another side to this question. We can, if we wish, pick out the Becky Sharpes of today and {use them as typical of our girlhood, {but this is no truer now than it was when Thackeray drew his satirical {sketch. We can accuse the girl of today of being improvident, ignor- ant of housekeeping, movie-mad, and sundry other things, and Wwe can clinch our argument by specific iltu- strations, and yet it is manifestly un- fair to single out a certain class which may not number five per cent. 'of the total and condemn the ninety- five per cent. for what they do not do. Even a pessimist should be fair, no matter if it does go sorely against the grain. \ "It is true, however, that changes have taken place and are even now in progress all around us, and they are affecting the young womanhood of our day. It is true that the arti- | ficial barriers which ages had erect- el about womankind have been somewhat shattered, and women are free today as never before to choose a profession, or a business career; and there is a spirit of independence abroad that makes most of our girls anxious to earn their own livelihood rather than to sit at home depend- ent upon father or brothers; but which of us in his heart can blame them for this? Surely it is rather to their credit. It was) _WHIG : - Laura A Kirkman a tiny salary then (as so mang new- rar salaries are!), but I made la rule, from the start, that I would | |never buy a single thing (for Se |ishings or personal dress) witnout | thinking it over for 24 hours! It | was hard to do--but I did it. I'd {80 down street to the stores and | see a. 'bargain' in house furnishings | land just long to buy it; then I'd re-! member my rule, and 'I'd go home | and think it over--generally ending | Jin the sensible decision that I] {didn't really need that article. II] I hadn't made this rule, lots of nfon- | ey would have dribbled away irom | impulsive, unnecessary purchases. | I shall wait to see this hint in| print for I do want other young niarried women to try it. I've | 'been there' myself--and I know how hard it is to make that salary cov-! er everything!" M. M.: "I tighten the sagging cane seats of my kitchen chairs' Ly turning the chair upside down, sat-| urating the seat with hot water, | then dryng in the sun." | Bride: 'I recently cleaned an old vhotograph Le rubbing it gently | with a piece of absorbing cotton wet | with alcohol. The alcohol evapor- iated--and the photograph was clean. 1 thought other people might like ic use it." Tomorrow--Making the Porch Cosy for Summer { All inquiries addressed Kirkman in care of the "Efficient | Housekeeping" department will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires considerable time, however, owing to the great number received. So if a personal or quicker reply is desired, a stamp- ed and self-addressed envelope must be enclosed with the question. Be sure to use YOUR full name, strect number, and the name of your city and province. --The Editor. to Miss Nm ay To-morrow's HOROSCOPE By Genevieve Kemble SATURDAY, APRIL 28, A lively day may be expected from this day's sidereal operations. The vigorous and inspiring Mars, in trine with. Luna, may be expected to stimulate to enterprse and initiative out of the usual. And while the energies and faculties may be stirred to bold projects, yet these snouid be essayéed with caution, since the | financial influences may be and another aspect may threaten new | ventures, In social, domestic ana | affectional matters the planets arc found to be positioned to bring har- mony. Those whose birthday it is have | the augury of a lively and active | year, with the disposition bold and | adventurous, set the finances should | not be jeopardized by too agressive | and unrestrained activities. New | projects should be embraced whe | precaution. A child porn on rtm! day will be enterprising and ener- | getic in business, but may be subject | to losses in this direction unless giv- | en early Araining in caution. i oe | Satisfied asked the lazy one. The employer sad down to write a non committal letter, His effort resulted as follows: "The bearer of this letter has worked for me one week, and I am satisfied." 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