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Port Perry Star, 18 May 1922, p. 8

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A itself by the labor expense saved. . HA, Agencies open in some localities, 62 COLBORNE ST, Dept. "C * TORONTO SPRYWHEEL. : pr 4 rei ex oie EE yrywheel will mo man todo five times. E ThE re than paid for as ol Dick" . Jennings. takes him eo So uitistar Color, Color, What's My Color? "I am a sallow blond." "I have too much color." "I have too little color." "I am very dark and have blue-green eyes." "My hair is red, can I wear nothing but blue, blue, blue?" "Not being exactly a blonde or brunette and haying greyish-blue eyes, what colors are most becoming to me?" These questions and many others of like nature puzzle girls and women on the Kastalia. Frank checks up the ship's provisions accounts and enjoys his" first breakfast at sea: i CHAPTER FIVR-- (Cont'd) | It was a strange .sea-picture. eo dim-lit fo'¢'sle ranged on either side | | with two tiers of bunks which ran be-: ; r =<' | hind the pawl-post up into the dark hold your hat comfortably, and of 0 other o round or oval in. Remove Filed with steaming pots of potatoes, tha 3d from. the box and discard it, boiled Leef, cabbage, and beans, bread, 3 doughnuts, and stewed cranberries;i From a piece of cretonne cut a piece tye'anoned aook standing by his stove' to fit the outside bottom portion of at the after end of the fo'c'sle ladling the box, allowing a quarter of an inch out mugs of coffee to those who: called seam all around the edge. Cut a strip for the beverage; the tousled bunks of cretonne long enough' to reach littefed with suit-cases, ditty-bags, around the box, allowing for a seam and varicolored .counterpanes and Where the. ends come togéther, and blankets; ' the eilsking hanging like , and foredeck of canvas reared silently aloft, S| wor recess of the peak; the narrow table," 0 d the 238 ax, ane ors, wl BL AE full with the wind and quietly doing their with but oof mast the grinding of boom j he clink of sheet blocks fi against sha he man avi of the 'men overhau their voice floated 'aft in- monctone, while the rattle and ¢f f pans sounded from the fo'c'sle interjected by snatches of song from 'the cook. With the letters "E.N.E." for ever before his eyes, Shorty was yet able to daydream a little as he twirled the spokes to the swinging of the needle around the lubber mark, and his fancy pictured himself as a modern embodi- ment of Amyas Leigh steering on his mission 'of revenge to the Spanish : y x dead men upon the bulkheads; and three times as wide as the height of 'lastly, the: men themselve, ons Main, It was a delightful fancy, and from time to time. the box. Sew the ends of this strip £2.04 and loud' of 'speech, lad in odds Color can make us beautiful or|together in a seam so that a continu-| and ends. gea-booted and rough: homely. It has much to do with our ous piece is formed, and then sew this looking, all piling in to the food, while disposition, too, at least so the very, strip to the circular bottom piece of the whole apartment creaked and very wise people are telling us. We, cretonne, so that a complete case is swayed to the rising lift of the sea know how uncomfortable and utterly| formed into which the box is slipped. under She Kastalia's forefoot. unhappy we can feel when every re-| Turn a two-inch hem at the top of this glance at the vessel's crew thén flection of ourselves in the mirror; bag and make a casing by putting fairly screams, "Why did you put on, two rows of machine stitching through' that awful tan which just exactly] this hem. Insert a wide tape or piece. emphasizes your sallow skin, makes' of ribbon as a drawstring. Put the the belief that they were a gang pirates. Gone were the nice table man- ners of the shore; gone were the trim clothes, collars and ties, shirts of linen would have confirmed a landsman in of wheel of his ship Shorty was steering your eyes look faded and your hair, dull?" . We choose colors in relation to the up the strings. So simple and so very. color of our hair, eyes, complexion practicall and figure. Always to bring out our best feature and subordinate the less attractive is the big gecret of appear- ing well. If you are one of the fortunate girls with a clear complexion, you have a vast array of eolors from which fo choose. The girl who is pele appears at harbest usually in the warm colors, that is, colors containing red or yel- low. <And here is the answer to Little Miss ; Sallow Complexion! try dark blue' or warm browns. With a pair of clear bright eyes, by | all means wear the color that makes them -shine forth in all their bright- ness, Most of us may wisely avoid dead white and chogte in its place cream white, The dark ekinned girl, espe- cially, will remember that white em- -phasizes the darkness of her skin. Don't you just adore the lovely grey things in the shop windows .these days? The rosy-complexioned girl may safely enjoy the grey costume. A touch of gay color will make it more becoming to most of us. Dark reds are becoming to fair skinned brunettes and blondes . Red brings out the color in the cheeks and Lips and. must be avoided by the girl with too much color. Our aubnm- haired girls must beware of reds and pinks, They will find their colors in rich browns, blue, dark. green, pot purple and violet, amber and gold-- ab gnite an array from which to 'choose: In hues which are nof too intense, yellow is a delightful color to wear once in @ while by almost all types, except possibly the brunette with dark eyes and sallow complexion. 2 ~ coral, or pink will be most becoming to her. Dark blue is the oasis in the desert for all of us and is in good taste in many different types of dresses and suits and hats, for many different oc- casions, 3 k ' «Remember this, girls: there is the color for the oceasion-as well as the correct style for the occasion! : Selecting the 'color that makes us attractive is riot a matber of hard Rose, box into the bag which should fit ex- actly, place your hat inside, and draw and natty shoes; and gone also were the niceties of speech. Men paseed the boy's imagination took a dream- er's license and wove 'the ancient story into a more modern conception, with Carrie Dexter as Rose Salterne and , Bob Morrissey as the hated Don Guz- man. Not that Shorty huted Bob as 'much as all that, but Bob. was forced to take the part owing to the lack of a better, or worse, rival. At the Packed to rescue his lady-love, and he had 3 : got to where he was hanging the Tight-- wretched Bob from the cross-trees ; 'when his uncle stopped in his weather- «f= their remarks cursefully, and conver-i {sation became painfully free and! | ghly Charged Tn the Fefsbipoded! {talk of the sea. e environment | Porch Seat From An Old Bed. {changed it all, and. the kick of Frog An inexpensive swinging seat for surge underfoot had dissipated the! the porch or arbor can be made from 'shams and feibles of the land. At' an old cot bed. Remove the four legs sed a man comes out in his true colors. and to each of the corners fasten a and he speaks as he thinks, and Shorty alléy pacing and song out in the pe- culiar long-drawn shout eommon to all seafarers, "H-e-y. thar'! Sheet in an' jig up!" And when the men turnzd out to sweat up on the slackened hal- liards he relieved Shorty at the wheel, "Git all th' gang aft here, Frank," he said. "We'll set th' watches at Right &§ candy-coated peppermint gum, is also a great treat for your sweet tooth. = . All from the Wrigley fac- - tories where. practice 'h madesperfection. as | noon." When the men were haled out chain long enough to reach from the cot to the porch ceiling," These four chains should be of equal length and the upper end of each should have a strong hook for screwing into the ceil- ing. Put the lower end of the chain around the framework of thé cot and fasten into -the wood with strong but not too large hook screws. Cover the mattress with any dark-colored den'm or madras and you have a comfortakleé and good-looking porch seat for very little outlay, If desired, the goods used to cover the mattress' ¢an be fastened to one of the front chains, brought around across the back and up the side to the opposite front chain, making three sides of the swing enclosed. Short Cuts to Housekeeping. If. you desire to save feathers from chickens or turkeys, it is a good plan to shear. the fowl before scalding, leaving pin feathers and quills in the fowl--Mms. F. C,.T. °° } A neat way. to keep the oilcloth on the kitchen table clean is to paste it i instead of tacking it-on. I have dis- covered that it will wear much longer, it cannot move and wrinkle when wiped and it does not crack and soak up the water--M. A. P. : An equal mixture of talcum powder and baking soda sifted inside the hose before one starts on a long walk will keep the feet from growing tired and aching --L. M. T. Dye Old Wrap, Skirt, "Sweater, Curtains _ In Diamond Dyes |2f "Thar now, son," ced a man, ad | Each package of "Diamond Dyes" contains directions so simp.e any-wo- man can dye or tint her old worn, patch faded things new. Even if never dyed before, she can fadeless - color 'into shabby s waists, coats, ) i himself "began to feel he had taken his place as a man and no longer as! a fourteen-year-old boy. |. When he came on deck again'it wes ' tosee Cape Ann astern and the Kas-: talia scudding along and 'curtseying! to the swell. The sun had risen clear of the sea to the eastward, and the 'day was sunshine and clouds with a} 'fresh sou'-westérly - breeze -blowing.! As soon as the first table gang 'emer- | ged the skipper sung out sharply, "Set th' light sails." Spying his nephew, | hé called him. "Kin ye steer, Frank?" | "Sure thing," answered the boy. Hy kin steer Cap'en Dijeys packet." | Uncle Jerry laughed. "Huh! Waal, ef ye kin steer that barge I callate i ye kin steer anythin'. Take th' wheel. ! and do East-no'th-east th' course!" | | "East-no'th-east, sir!" repeated | Shorty, and he grasped the spokes,' while his uncle went forward for breakfast. If ever a boy felt proud it was Shorty that morning. Standing at the' | wheel of the schooner he Sept a vigi-! lant eye on the compass aloft at' the gaff:topsail which was set. Therd' was a spanking breeze blowing, and: hen the .gang piled on the "kites"; he Kastalja careened to the weight of the wind in them and buried her lee' scuppers in a boiling of froth. Up 'went the great balloon jib, and the men swaying on the liards were drenched in spray when she hefted the' six brine-drenched fishermen laid their weight on the lee sheet and belayed: it tant as a wire backstay. J The fisherman's staysail or main-! topmast-staysail was gent aloft next and set to vard, and then; having "dressed" the vessel with all _ the "patch" of four lowers, two topsails,' balloon, and staysail, the gang trooped t , dressing Shorty. "We've hung out all her rags for ye. See ef ye kin tear th'. her!" sail, "Hey yi! Sheet her down!" And i from fo'c'sle, hold, and cabin he tossed a. piece of «chalk to John Ross, the oldest fisherman aboard. "Mark th', baitin' places, John," he said; and the man went around the house and "kid! "Everything aboard a fislierman is drawn for at the beginning of tne voyr age, and by this means there is no iquabbling afterwards, as edech will and by what he draws for. The top its edge by planks, upon which the men cut-their bait, but there is not enough room for all the twenty men to cut bait and bait their trawls around these bait-boards, so some have to bait on the gurry kid--a huge box just forward of the cabin house--- wn in the hold. Thus the reason why the favored spots are drawn for, After this apportionment was sat- igfactorily carried out the skipper | asked, "Who drawed Number One dory ?" Two men answered. "All right, boys. ot th' watch -at 'twelve noon. One hour an' twelve minutes to watch." The positions for the fishing work were also portioned out, and the men were detailed off into "splitting > consis of «a "throater, 'gutter," and "splitter," while the best # and oldest salt fishermen aboard were | | sted, : "kench-| ing" work in the hold. Shorty, as spare| and, was given no definite place, but || e was competent enough to jo ali eh selected. for the salting and splitting gang if necessary, ah B t- . nd the science e did not understanc salting fish. He did not have a watch to stand, but he was supposed to give 8 hand to' anyone who wanted him. i day passed eleven-knot clip. Hou hauled clip. 1 por . with "n-her. Drive her, son, drive'] marking the baiting positions, | + 4 of the cabin house is capped around, schoo ed 'alo yen: sud he ner sped 'along at a steady rly the log was |. x vessel tearing over the dark-swathed sea 'cradled him into the forty-fathom slumber of blue water. When he awoke next morning at four the wheelman pointed with -a mittened hand to' a light gleaming over the port bow. "Cape Sable!" he said, and Shorty | stared once more at the land of his birth until the sun quenched the flare of the lantern and illuminated the | low-lying sandy shore, fringed with 8 green of spruce, past which they were tearing, A * All day long they stood up the coast ' of Nova Scotia, dropping the land into ia blue streak towards nightfall, when "another light gleamed, star-like, in the darkness off the bow. "That's Ironbound," said the skipper in reply | ito his nNephew's enquiry. "Th' next one jest barely showin' above th' horizon is Sambro Head at the en- trance to Halifax harbor. We'll see th' lights-all might Jong as we travel up th' coast. That is; ef it don't shut in thick o' LA ! When Sambro Head was passed Shorty turned in and fell asleep with his uncle's admonitions to the wi ringing in his ears. "Keep a good out an' call me ef it shuts in thick + th' wind shifts." It seemed but a few minutes ago that his uncle had spoken when 'the boy "was awakened by the skipper's: voice. "All cut below! Git th' higliy sails in!" and he crawled on deck to find the vessel dr] a steaming wall of fog. e.breeze had freshened and the Kastalia was driving ahead in lurching dives, while from out the gloom for'ard came the drone of a horn, The crowd were all up and mustered aft--their oilskins gleaming in the wet of the mist. "All right," cried the skipper, taking the wheel. "Clow up yer tops'ls an' tie them up. Down balloon an' stays'l!" 7 (To be continued.) mere ee meen Minard's Liniment for-Burns, eto. ~Vaseline CARBOLATED ; VERY efficient 4 X antiseptic when used as a first-aid dressing for cuts, scratches, bruises, in- sect bites, etc. Keep a tube in the house ~ LG

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