The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

= You Can Try "SALADA" GREEN TEA .. Write 'Salada', Toronto, for free sample. For the... Boys and Girls THE BIRTHDAY PARTY é BY HARRIET MARSH. Lille's sore throat was almost well when she awoke, and Lillie herself was 80 much better that she could not help dancing a little, while mother was dressing her. The piece of flannel she had worn so long was taken off and laid in the drawer, which was another reason why the litthe girl felt so happy on that bright morning. She hopped downstairs, one step at a time, and after breakfast begged her mother to let her play in the gar- den, but Mrs. Brown thought her lit- tle daughter might catch another cold. "Wait till this afternoon, and Brid- get shall take yo. for a walk," said she, and Lille ran to the kitchen, for Bridget was helping Kate that morn- ing. "Bridget,'"' she began, but could say no more, for Katy--who felt very cross--told her to "go away!" and shook her big cooking-spoon at poor Lillie in so threatening a manner that the Htt'e girl was glad to shut the door. After that, she went and sat on the stairs, feeling very lonely; but in a little while Bridget came out. "Bridget! Bridget! won't you take me somewheres?" sobbed the Httle girl. "I'm so tired staying in tho house, and Mother won't let me play in the garden!" "Where do you want to go?" asked Bridget. She had been wanting to visit her friends for a long time, and perhaps she could go that afternoon were, and it waa really a treat to see all the beautiful dolls in the windows. There were tall dolls and short dolls, dolls with gotden hair, dolls with black \har, and some with no hair at all. The last were supposed to be little baby dolls whose hair had not grown yet; while one, a very fine young lady, in a red silk dress and carrying a lace handkerchief, was able to walk around a small circular platform and call "Mamma," At first Lillie liked this young lady doll the best of all, as she seemed so accomplished, or, as our little girl said, \"so smart." But when nurse said there were many tiny wheels under her pretty dress, and that she walked and talked by the aid of these and other machinery, Lillie did not think her so | very smart after all. There were also many toys for boys --tops, marbles, hobby-horses and ve- locipedes, also a little locomotive with real wheels and smokestack, and a bright, well-dressed engineer, with shiny red cheeks and blue eyes, all made out of the best kind of tin. It was some time before Lillie could |leave these lovely windows; but at | last nurse, who was getting rather im- patient, persuaded her to walk on. So |they proceeded down the street till |they came to a bridge which marked |the city limits. Lillie stopped a few ; moments to watch the minnows in the \clear stream beneath, after which they i went on, and.take Lillie with her. There were no pavements to walk "Would you like to go and see the} upon now, only a strip of soft, green parrot?" she asked; "and the pig, and! 8788s on each side of the road, and the ring-tafled monkey?" | back of this grass-plot was a row of "Oh, yes!" said Lillie, drying her: tiny white cottages, with large gar- eyes and looking very much pleased. | dens in front, und in one of these So, that afternoon, they set out Meanwhile, Lillie had told mother what she was going to see. "Are you taking the child to a men- agerie?" asked Mrs. Brown. "Oh, no, mem!" said Bridget, smil- ing. "I'm only going to pee my sister." At the gate they found Jimmie, Lil- lie's younger brother, sitting in the sand and making pies. "Can me go, too?" asked this naughty little boy, standing up and her commencing to empty the sand out or|in the next room, and was just won-/ with what was left of the pomatum, his hat, in which he had just been| dering what caused them, when the! eq the visitors to supper, the weak lit- shaping a very large pie. "No," said Lillie, "you're not in- vited!" | cottages Mr. O'Brien lived. | Mrs. O'Brien opened the door and | seemed very much pleased to see them. | While she talked to her sister, Lillie {had an opportunity to look at all the \odd and pretty things which the room contained. She particularly admired} a large, yellow-plaster cat which sat upon the mantle and stared at her with a pair of the largest, greenest eyes any cat ever had. mother's soft-soap and in tearing her dress, proposed they should go and look at the birds. Liliie, was lifted from the barrel, with a considerable quantity of flour clinging to her clothes, but the chil- dren shook it off--that is, all of it that four girls entered the house. The birds shared the same s'eep- ing apartment as the family, being a small room directly off the parlor. In one corner stood the bed occupied by Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien, over which, ranged against the wall, was the dove- cot. It seemed full of birds, and even Lillie wondered how the family cou!d sleep with these noisy pets over their heads. The children reposed in a trundle bed;-which they rolled about for the amusement of their visitor, who had never seen one before. In one corner hung the parrot's cage, and on the other side of the room was an immense ring-tailed monkey, chained to a pole, while in still another corner, in a basket, lay a small Mexican dog, wrapped in a plece of old blanket. This unhappy animal had no hair, and shivered so much when the children held him up for Lillie's inspection that she begged them to put him back to bed, which they did. Jacko, the monkey, was inclined to be quite friendly, and playfully pulled the children's hair whenever they ac- cidentally came near enough. He had been amusing himself, before the girls came, by snatching their clothing from the pegs and throwing it about the room. He had succeeded in dis- posing of every article within his reach, and the O'Briens, with dismay, beheld the strings of their mother's Sunday bonnet dangling from the top of the very old and very tall wardrobe, while one of the best dresses reposed on the dove-cot; nor was this all, for a careful investigation showed that Jacko had found Mr. O'Brien's only and much-treasured jar of pomatum, while a strong smell of citronella also revealed the fact that he had anointed himself literally with its contents. A shoe-brush and box of blacking stood by, and it is possible that Jacko in- tended blacking his feet in still fur- ther imitation of Mr. O'Brien, but of this we are not quite certain. Two more pets remained, in the form of a large gray fox, which lived in the attic, and an immense bulldog, which lodged in the small woodshed at the-end of the lot. Lillie received pressing invitations to call upon both of these distinguish- ed animals, but she remembered Nat- ty, and declined. Being rather timid of Jacko, and not altogether enjoying the close air of the bedroom, she was quite glad to: rejoin nurse in the parlor. Bridget had taken off her bonnet and informed her little charge that they were going to stay to tea--,"sup- per," the hostess c tas iv was Mr. O'Brien's birthday, and\they had cooked a "fine goose" in honor of the oceasion. As the "fine goose" had been a pet in the family for at least five years, and had grown old and tough in their service, it is possible that the visitors might not find his flesh as tender as could be wished; but of this Bridget, of course, knew nothing. As it was now growing tate in the afternoon, active preparations were commenced for supper, and the goose soon sent forth a savory odor. At six o'clock, Mr. O'Brien arrived, and after washing himself, putting on She also heard many strange noises (esse little O'Briens came in, with red |shiny faces and very smooth, | hair. They all smiled at Lillie, whom Jimmie did not know what "invited" , they had seen before, and sat upon the meant exactly, but it had a strange ¢dges of the chairs in very uncom-| sound and, as it seemed to be the rea- fortable positions. This was particu- places, the sugar-bowl battered and son for his staying at home. he com-|/arly true of the youngest Miss O'- menced to cry. "Some other time," said nurse, shut- Brien, who, being very short and un- | able to reach the floor, was obliged to ting the gate after them, and Jimmie | dangle both feet in the air. was obliged to be contented. They all sat very still, however, and He watched them through the fence, 822d at Lillie with huch attention as long as they could be seen; then, as| that she began to grow quite nervous they went down the hill, he stood upon 'under the fire of the six great, round his hat until, turning a corner, they ; °Y¢s bent upon her. were lost to view entirely, after which Jimmie went on with his ples. Tt was a long distance to Mrs. O'- Brien's, and Lillie thought she had lieved to find they could walk again, | never enjoyed a walk so much before. They went through the principal! Just as she became yery uncomfort- | able, nurse proposed they should go and look at the pets, and, quite re the children left the room. Outside the door the oldest Miss street of M------, where the toy-shops O'Brien found her tongue, and invited Meal It doesn't take much to keep you in trim. Nature only asks a little help. Wrigley's, after every meal, benefits tceth, breath, appetite and digestion. A Flavor for Every Taste an ----_ catia ISSUE No. 2426. | her friend to go and look at the stunt- jed pig. The naughty litt'e animal was |named Natty,-and lived in the back- | yard, in a small kennel made for him j by Mr. O'Brien. | "Natty, Natty!" called the children, | and out came Master Natty at a sharp | trot. He was evidently much embarrassed jat the presence of the visitor, for he no sooner caught sight of Ler pretty blue dress than he made a sudden and | desperate plunge at her slender {ittle | 'egs, which, being wholly unexpected, | carried the young lady completely off her feet. The O'Briens, with many apo'ogies, | assisted their visitor to rise, and dne | Of them then-attempted to teach Natty | manners, by means of a small stick; {but as this proceeding caused him to rush frantically round the garden, Lillie begged them to stop. They compromised matters by plac- ing her in an empty flour barrel, and }from this secure and comfortable po- sition she watched the proceedings with much interest. | The fight proceeded with great briskness, the three O'Briens taking lan active part. In a few moments ; the pig, whom they were enabled to ee once, was driven into his ken- nel, and the oldest Miss O'Brien, who had succeeded in overturning her damp| a clean shirt, and anointing his head jtle table fairly groaning under its weight of good things, while the goose | eceupied the place of honor in the | centre. The crockery was chipped in many homely, while the crazy little teapot, which supported itself with difficuity upon three legs, looked as though it had seen active service in the late war. | But in spite of all these drawbacks, jit was a hearty, happy little party | which met at that birthday supper and | wrestled with the goose; I say '"'wres- tled," because no other word expresses | the energy which every one was oblig- ed to use in disjointing this obstinate; {old bird. * | The supper proceeded merrily, how- ever, and the good things were rapidly disappearing, when a nois= in the attie aroused their curiosity. chose to come off--and together with | ing, fell upon the table with a dread- ful crash, breaking the dish which had held the goose, and crippling the wretched little teapot forever. The supper party rose hurried-y, and the frightened combatants rolled to the floor, accompanied by broken crockery, bits of food, etc. After a little delay, Mr. O'Brien succeeded in chaining up the dog, while the fox slunk to the attic of his own accord: but the enjoyment of the little party seemed oroken up, and in | short time Br'dget deciared it was growing late, and the visitors deport- ed, -leaving the O'Briens to mourn their losses by themselves. To tell the truth, the poor nurse wss much mortified, and carefully chrrged 1He to say nothing of her visit at lome. "T'll tell mother myself," said she, + but whether sho did so or not, Lillfe did not know, for Bridget put her to bed very soon after they arrived at tome, and being very tired the little girl soon fell as!cep and dreamed. Friend: guarantee. like new. "T see you've been buying some new Table Linen" Hostess: "No, my dear, I've been using Sunlight Soap"' 'GuNeee the all-pure laun- dry soap, is backed by a $5,000 Sunlight will do your washing quickly, more thoroughly and will keep your clothes looking Sunlight Soap The Largest Selling Laundry Soap in the world Made by Lever Brothers Limited, Toronto Sold Everywhere Singers are made, not born. When one hears a successful singer spoken of as a born singer, it means simply that the singer shows a natural en- thusiasm in the delivery of songs; an evident love of singing, faeility in ex- pression, and in general what the Italians call "Volonta." = -- The voice may be big, resonant, IMPORTANT THAN EVER. sympathetic and mellow by nature; Since Chanel in Paris introduced; but the possession of all these attri- the two-piece frock a few seasons ago,! butes does not mean "a born singer." the vogue for it has grown until now! It simply means "one born with special THE TWO-PIECE FROCK IS MORE it has attained to the very pinnacie of fashion. Printed crepe de chine in a gay design of many colors makes this stunning sports model, which has a blouse that slips on over the head and a collar that may be worn button- ed high, or turn back as illustrated. talent and aptitude for singing." ~ AN~real "singers are made singers. Which is to say, that if their scale is even, their modulation under control, their shades of tone color appropriate to the expression of the test of the song, accurate, convincing, sincere ex- The back of the blouse is plain and! pression, it is reasonably sure that the there are gathers at the shoulders in! singer has been made or carefully front. The long set-in sieeves are| trained, and that there has been much gathered into cuffs at the wrists, and| time spent in the making. patch pockets adorn the front. The} There are in reality two classes of string belt --% @<a detail and pro-| made singers; those who have been vides a soft b'ou8ed effect at the hip-| made from good material, and those line. Fulness in the skirt is attained} who have been made from poor or {n- by two box-plaits in the front, the| different material either back being plain. The blouse, No.| physical, or both. 1343, is in sizes 16, 18 and 20 years. Size 18 years requires 2 yards 39-inch' figured, and % yard plain material. The skirt, No. 1349, is joined to a bodice top, and is in sizes 16, 18 and 20 years. Size 18 years requires 1% yards 39-inch figured material; lining for bodice top % yard 36-inch. Price 20 cents each pattern. | Our Fashion Book, illustrating the newest and most practical styles, will) be of interest to every home dress- maker. Price of the book 10c the copy. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. | Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you vant, Enctose 20: in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrao it carefully) for each number and address your order to Pattern Dept. Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade | lnide St., Torento. Patterns sent by veturn mail mental, "-- ---- Larkspur. 'What's that?" asked Mr. O'Brien. "T guess the bull-pup's figsting the} fox," said one of the chi'dren. | This explanation being considered sufficient, all went "merry as a nar- riage-be-l." | ' A renewed attack upon the goose reduced it to a skeleton almost, and the litte O'Briens--very warm and very oily--were' resting after their labor, when the noise, which had abated somewhat, suddenly grew much} The gorgeous turquoise of a dragon- louder. ] Nearer it came, and stiil nearer, juntil it sounded directly overhead. | pup and the fox were fighting, and Mr. O'Brien was just considering what to do, when the plaster gave' way, and the angry animals, fast in each other's embrace, and still fight-' NURSES | - The Toronts Hozpital for Incurables, in affilation with Bellevue and Allied Hospitals, New York City, offers a three years" Course of Training to young women, having the required education, and desirous of becoming ' nurses, This Hospital has adopted the cight- hour system. The pupils recelve uniforms of ' the School, a monthly allowance and traveling expenses to and from New York. For further Intorm:tion write tho Superintendent, i There was now no doubt that the bull-' Ah! you and I well know {- A certain widow is the mother of a But yesterday I looked upon the lot,-- | This clump of green-gray stalks stood | empty. ! Spanning the intervening hours Some chalice filled with heayen's blue S78a =< -- - - ---- -- Singers Are Born. Modest heavens: Mother--"This is your birthday, Tommie. What can I do for you that will make you happy?" Tommy--"Spank Freddie." ae Minard's Liniment for burns. re oss Paper posters on billboards are waterproofed by a varnishing process. NoMore TiredWrists The strain of holding and the work of lifting are both elimin- ated with the Hotpoint Iron be- cause of its patented Thumb Rest and Heel Stand. Over six mil- lion women have found in the Hotpoint Iron a freedom from tired wrists and aching backs. At the presen low prices, you should not overlook the comfort of the Hotpoint Iron. $5.50 Special Hotpoint Iron $1 extra. THE 'IRON H-27-D A Canadian General Electric Product Pours out,-- Lo! the stalks are sprayed With flower-cups Of every shade of blue: The blue my mother's eyes wear When she looks at you; Flax--sun hazed; fly; Hills, far disiant. The hue of every Steepled larkspur's eye. ~ --Gertrude S. McCalmont, i oaeneniiiianinien Stern Measures. decidedly unruly lad. One day a friend expressed the opinion fhat the mother was not sufficiently firm with the youth. "Oh," said the mother, "sometimes I fear I have been too harsh with him. I have often talked very sternly to him," > "Indeed! And what have you said?" "Why, | have said, 'Clarence! Clar- ence!' and other severe. things." everywhere. 1] labelled is. fully Montreal Ed. You will see this trade mark in hardware stores Every utensil so service and satisfaction by ~ the Sheet Metal Products Go. "Lome! TORONTO anteed for long Winnipog z10 ----eo------_ & Minard's Linlment for Backache, =