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By HElISX RQWLAKDThere exclaimed DM Bachelor Girl

flinging down the morning paper with ajingle of her bangle Theyvs dose itgain

What have they done again dtmanded the Mere Mill glancing up with anervous start brought on a panic ordeclared another war or assassinated another President or r T-

Theyve made another antidlvorcs lawMr Porter returned the Bachelor Girlaccusingly Theyve driven another nailInto the dead wall of matrimony Theyve

a new padlock on the door and giventhe key an extra twist And it was al-

ready worse than x charity faIrHow could anything be worse

the Mere ManIts cheaper and easier to get into

explained the Bachelor Girl pulling herhatpins from among the marabou

and putting then one by oneher little white teeth and more

expensive to get out of It they want toabolish it altogether

But they dont remonstrated theMere Man Its divorce theyre tryingto abolish

How The Bachelor Girl spokethrough a mouthful of plus By

making it difficult awl unattainable anda rare privilege

No byBy putting a price sad a pre-

mium on itExactly By puttins It out of reachAnd dangling it there tantalizingly like

forbidden fruit er the Tantalus cupTscoffed the Bachelor GirL If they reallywant to stop divorce why dont they dothat to matrimony Why Bbnt theycharge as much for a marriage license asthey do for for

A dog Hcetc suggested the MereMan laconically

Yes agreed Bachelor GIrl adecree of separation Wiry dont theymake us go into court and prove thatweve a right to be married and swearoaths and pay lawyers and tell ourarid make affidavits as to our dispositions-and our pasta and our presents and ourfutures and our good intentions and thesize of our incomes and our collars andthe color of our characters and our eyesas they do when we want to be di-

vorcedI dont know why sighed Mere

Man And I dont know how any of usr mId thai we have a Tight to bemarried unless be added with a nappyinspiration we could bring refer-ences from our former wives and hus-bands or our old sweethearts or

That would be a good idea broke inthe Bachelor Girl approvingly takingthe hatpins from her mouth and Jabbingthem into the crown of the maraboucreation in her hands If we require awritten character from a prospectivemaid or valet why not demand one froma prospective wife end husband But itwouldnt be enough she added wrtnkling tel brows thoughtfully above hersmall noes

And besides added tile Mere Men re-

flectively we might not be able to getthem to recommend us

No said the Bachelor GUI shakingher head decisively and teaatn her chinin her hand every marriage should be acase for trial

WeliIsnt Inquired the Manpromptly

A sultl meanA suitease exclaimed the Mere Man

interestedlyOh dear me signed the Bachelor

Girl if youre going to try to be fan-ny and she waved her beads con

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fensivoiy I was only trying to make itconie out

WhatYour dimple and and your meaningI mean exclaimed the Bachelor Girt

trying to look haughty in spite of hertsp that two people who contemplatedomestic bliss should be arraigned andtried by law for the offense The manshould be made to take an oath as to his

his habitsAnd the ability of tifs constitution to

etand the strain Interpolated the MereNan derisively

And what he Intended to demand fromhis wife

And what allowance be expected togive her and how long he could wear apair of socks without darning and howhard he was on buttons and whether orrot he snored

And Instead of swearing that he lovedher in a dusky conservatory continuedthe Bachelor Girl Imperturbably withthe waltz musk deadening his andhis conscience and no witnesses to hearhis statements he ought to be forced

it in broad daylight and faceof a cooleyed judge and jury with hisliaml on the Bible

And indifted for perjury if she everfound out hes lying rejoined theMere Man

Of course agreed the Bachelor Girlcheerfully That would make men a lit-

tle more careful about what they prom-ised and a little less careless aboutbreaking their promises But that isntall

Help help cried the Mere Man des-perately

He should get affidavits continuedthe Bachelor Girl from his mother andMs aunts and the family servants as to-

Ms temper and his disposition and Whattime he usually got to bed nights andwhether or not he called for ice water inthe morning and how he treated his sis-ters

The family cat suggested the MereMan enthusiastically

And bring in witnesses to testify thatlie never had been in love before

WhatAnd bow many times and why lie bad

or hadnt married them and whose faultit had been

And broke In the Mere Man des-perately the girl ought to be made toswear to the truth about her and to

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bring a written guarantee from the doc-

tor as to the genuineness of her complex-ion and tailors affidavit that her

her own and to exhibit samples ofher cooking and her brothers socks andto testify on oath that she never hadbeen kissed before

WhatAnd how many times added the Mere

Man maliciously and whether or not itwas her fault if she hadnt

And wouldnt they both be surprisedgurgled the Bachelor Girl delightedly

half so surprised as they arenow sighed the Mere Man when theyfind out the truth

By the time they got a license theydso wildly excited about it went on

the Bachelor Girl enthusiastically thattheyd fairly run all the way to the

altarAnd so deeply in debt to the lawyersthe Mere Man cynically that

they couldnt f e he minister nor payfor the trousseau

Well why shouldnt we pay a highprIM for being married protested theBachelor Girl Wrfd prize our weddingcertificates more if they werent cheaperthan the fancy postcards that are given

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sway with every pound of ten or theSunday newspaper Its because maVriagealways has been given away free

being held at a premium that its go-

ing out of fashion When cheesecloth wasfirst invented smart people used to makefrocks of it but now that Its only 5

cents a yard they use it for dishclothsWhat everybody can get nobody wantsIts the thing we cant afford thatalways sigh for and value when we doget it It matrimony was more difficultto get into we wouldnt be so anxious toget out of it What we need is not more

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antidivorce laws but a few antimarrIngs laws that would make people thinktwice before they got married once Andthen as for divorce the Bachelor Girlwaved her hand over the whole sex prob-

lem there wouldnt be anyWouldnt be any The Mere Man

looked disappointedNot if only the right sort of people

were allowed to marry only the right sortof people returned the Bachelor Girtconfidently Besides she added rais-ing th price and the dlfliculttes of di-

vorce will only make It more fashionableThe best way to make It unpopular wouldbe to make it so cheep that every servantgirl could have her decree framed andhanging on the wall

And thou declared the More Manno real lady would be caught with one

around the houseOf course agreed the Bachelor Girl

divorces would go out of fashion asquickly as flare hats and spottedyells If husbands and wives wereas difficult to gt and as easy

rid of as a good cook wed all treatthem with the same deference and con-

sideration that we now ahow to the ladyof the kitchen Instead of being anxious-to part with them wed be afraid of los-

ing them Its because the cords of mat-rimony bind too tight that we long tobreak them If they just hung round u

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in a casual slipknot that was easilyslipped wed be holding them on withboth hands

Yes acquiesced the More Nan eager-ly If all a man had to do was to go

down and get a divorce license as he nowdoes a marriage license his wife wouldbe a little more particular about havingthe dinner hot when he got home andputting on her best frock and curling herhair and holding her tongue and her tem-per and the baby

And if all a woman had to do was togive notice when she wanted to resignher position her husband would thinktwice before he joined a club or refusedher a new hat or went around withouthit collar If marriage were more of aprivilege and tees of a duty and huebands and wives were just leased out onprobation or good benavjor wed treatthem as carefully ss we do a borrowedbook or a borrowed punch bowl

Instead of like an old shoe or thefamily door mat finished the Mere Man

And yet be added with a sigh of sat-isfaction Its nice to think that all achap has to do in order to get the girl hewants is to slip around to the City

HallThen why have you done Itdemanded the Bachelor Girl pushingback her pompadour and sitting up sud-denly with a challenging glance-

I dont know began the Mere Manlamely because because

I do retorted the Bachelor GirlFor the same reason that people who

live in New York go to Brooklynand people whe live in South Chicagonever go to North Chicago because itstoo easy

WhatBecause you know perfectly well that

lie City Hall and the license will alwaysbe accessible and waiting But if theywere as expensive and as hard to got atas Europe or South America or thenorth pole youd be saying your moneyand making your plans tide minute

I am broke in the Mare ManI have been for years

For yearsBut the plans always changeChangerWith tife girl explained the Mare

Man And every time they put a newaril in the door of divorce I get a newinspiration to etay on the safeand he lit it cigarette shuddering

And yet sighed the Bachelor Girlpensively studying her patent leathertoes on the fender only last night yowwere coaxing me

I wasnt protested the Man withapprehension in his eyes

You were trying to persuade meThat youd look well in whit inter

rupted the Mere Man hastily and withorange blossoms in your hair and aprayer book in your hand But that wasonly poetic fancy

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It sounded murmured the BachelorGirl softly just Ifke an offer of mar-riage

Wnat cried the Man sitting up per-fectly straight and putting down Idacigarette Do you suppose Id offer youanything

Mr PorterAnything so cheap finished the More

Man indignantly

Among the various forms of the drapedskirt we see that which is cleverly ruekadover the hips and which falls In a longpoint to the feet in front and in two atUte back another ends at the knees infront and is long behind a third Is ex-actly the reverse while a fourth is turnedup as was the vogue in Du Maurlersdays when the fishwife skirt was all therage turned up and pinned at the backwith careless draperies This carried outin one of the extra supple modern mate-rials is not in the least clumsy The

ends at the back when the upper skirtIs of soft satin are and fringedlike sash ends

Girls DressesSemlBmpire effects are rarely seen for

day dresses where girls are concerned andneat gored skirts finished with pUs religieuse or simply terminating in a wide hemsewn in the case of lighter materialswith large French knots are almostubiquitous Instead of the inverted pleatsat the back which have ontalnad favorfor so long a wide boxplaits is insertedwhile the same style is noticeable Infront the doublebreasted short coat be-ing not infrequently fashioned so as togive the same effect

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The Choosing of Yonr VegetablesVegetables should be fresh to the eye

crisp to the touch and have oool re-

freshing odor says the Delineator With-ered or decayed vegetables are extremelyunwholesome It is important that vege-table of all kinds bo carefully pickedover before using They are much bettorwhen freshly gathered and cooked assoon as possible

Fruit must perfectly ripe soundand fresh to be fit for the tablet

TO RLTII CONSTAXCE-

Seaebody hu aty heart IA wee little maidflfl bright and sweet

Vr awayThough aleae wits it I may not soThe na heart datfe Indeed I tir

Best sad beatby day

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Wfco is the Itttte maiden sweet aad brightID tell IB truthShe is my little goddaughter Ruth

Is this lever dear Ruth of thlaaVIt is not rightTo tell his In valentine

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WHEN WOMEN VOTE-

A Few Interesting Opinion ns tothe Results

Some of the ideas of women as to whatthey would do if they came Into theirkingdom are to put it politely quaint

Mme Sarah Bernhardt believes Itwould make no difference Whon

nil they will retain all their goodand bad qualities while Mme SuzannaDespres says they will do nonsensicalthings

Lady AlmaXTadema dismisses the subject with the remark that Women pos-sess all power and have always done soand Lady Henry Somerset done not bolIeve In the superiority of one SOX Overthe other Mrs Despard earnestadvocate of the vote for women holds theview that womens accession to powerwill the reconstruction of societyon a firmer basis 2o many women somany opinions

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WHO IS DRESSMAD

Ilst io the Talc of the Frenchmanand His Collar Stud

Women often accused of bolngdrossmad and one has heard it said thatit is the constant attention to dress whichfrets feminine nerves But as yet onebelieves no woman has attempted sui-

cide because she failed to find some ac-

cessory to her toiletIt Has been reserved for a man to do

thatThe loss of a collarstud is said to have

so upset a Frenchman a few days agothat he declared life was not worth liv-

ing Certainly m his case it was hardly worth while continuing existence-If he must needs weep and stabhimself because be had dropped an elu-

sive stud how could he have borno an Illfitting collar or what would haveleft him to do in the face ot n real griefor loss of fortune At any moment hishat might have been blown off by thowind and what wouLd h have done thenpoor thing

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College Girl MakesValentines Popular

Although college girls are supposed tosniff at Cupid and statistics thattho devotees of higher education makemarriage a side issue It was a collegegirl who Invented the first Americanvalentine She was Eethar A Rowland aMount Holyoke girl who was graduated In1817 Tot at that time she possessed themodern college spirit of enterprise andenergy for she not only made a fortunefor herself but established a new In

dustry in this country-It was two years after her gradua-

tion and when she was back in her homein Worcester Mass that Miss Howland conceived the idea of the Americanvnldntine The earliest fancy vAlentinotpoome to this country from Englandtoll Into her hands In tttf It had an elab-

orate border of line lace paper and wasd eoratod with colored flowers cut outand pasted on In the center was a smallpbckot containing a tiny red edged notewhich bore a tender love message

Miss Rowlands father who was a staUonor imported a few of these valentinesHis daughter ON seeing them felt shecould Improve on them so she manu-

factured two out of lace paper coloredpaper and ptper fiowers Even the

had to admit that they outclassedthose of English manufacture and shewas encouraged to make a dozen moreShe induced her brother who traveledfor her father to take tha samples withhim on his next trip to see if he oouldget any ordara

On his return he handed her ordersamounting to 8tt She was aghastShe had hoped for orders representing1109 but IGM meant work enough tokeep her for several years Shewas in a quandary until she thought ofasking her friends to help her They con-

sented willingly Bmbossed paper wasordered from England and colored pic-

tures from New York from the onlylithographer In this country One friend

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WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY PARTIESThe Washingtons Birthday party is sel

dom arranged as a progressive functionyet In nanny cases notably when gueststobe are not well acquainted the pro-

gressive IdeA is a capital one for gettingthe fun started the frolic for FebruarySS can be so planned with very titUstrouble writes Mary Dawson

Let me describe a very successful en-

tertainment of the kind arranged In callaboration with a friend to illustrate tIeposslbimies of the Men-

The TablesWe planned for six tables TWo wore

no taw of the ordinary kind but wedecided to keep score with flags and laidIn for this a quantity of the tiny onesthat can be bad everywhere for 1 centapiece or less

The player winning most points at eachtable received a tag the prise afc the endof the progression being awarded for Utegreatest number of flags held by any onemember of the company If two playerscame out equal m any round two napwere gives

For the fun of the first tibia we hada tin pie heaped nigh with cran-

berries made a Btisfactoryfor Washington cherries not

obtainable in February En playera fingsr bowl and a long hatpin

When the signal was given every onestabbed at the little red fruit with hisor her spear endeavoring of course todeposit it in a finger bowl The flagswere given here for the greatest numberof berries found in any two bowls whenthe pie plate was empty

Georges PortraitFor the second round we collected from

old magazines and papers about a dozenpatriotic pictures particularly portraits

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of George and Martha Washington andscenes relating to their times We mount-ed these on cardboard and cut each Intoseveral pieces according to original size

Fragments of these pictures wereheaped up In the center of the tableAnd the pusxle consisted In seeing whocould In the allotted time arrange mostpictures correctly

There were no special rules to gov-

ern this contest save that but onepicture could be built at slice andthat but one fragment was taken fromthe heap at a single time to be Imme-diately returned In case not availablefor lbs picture in the courts of mak-

ing greatest number of picturesformed during the ten minutes allottedto each round won flags for those mak-

ing themAVKshlngton

another stage had a remark-able Washington TIll was ar-

ranged after the manner of a JackHorner in a deep dishpan with apasteboard crust Whoa the pie wasopened a number of miscellaneouslooking objects one of which auggted something relating to WasWngtonor Ms times wore regaled

A naturalistic looking sketch Incolor of green leaves on a earpuzzling unless one happened to rec-ognize In them the leaves of the cherrytreeA ball suggested the name of thegreat mans mother Mary Ball

A picture of the ptlaware stood for Madauntless midwinter crossing of thatstream

A small object in green represented hisgeneral Greene and a map of Virginiahis birthplace

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A BECOMING LITTLE DRESS

Yoke effects are so popular Just nowthat every little girl wants her newfrock to ho built on this order Thedress sketched will appeal both to thelittle maids and their mothers for It Isa most becoming design and is not at alldifficult to construct The yoke effect Isobtained by a facing which should preferably be o contrasting material Thewaist Is bloused slightly all around andIs simply decorated with the trimmingband and a belt to match while thesleevecaps add appreciably to Its smart

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appearance The sleeves may be madeIn full or shorter length as desired Theboxpleated skirt has straight loweredge and Is attached to the waist thusmaking the dross easy to slip on Anypretty woolen fabric Is suitable for making 6 12 yards 24 Inches wIde being re-quired for the tenyear size

Four sizes eight to fourteen yearsThis pattern may be obtained by In

closing 10 cents In stamps and address-Ing Pattern Department The WashingtonHerald 734 Fifteenth street northwestgiving the number 2776 and siza waatedl

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cut out the pictures and kept them assorted In boxes Another with modelsbefore ber made the background of thevalentine passing It to stilt another whoput on the adornments Thus It wentfrom hand to hand each one elaborating-it a little more until it was finally turnedout a thing of more or less coquetry andbeauty At last the big order was com-pleted

The nut year Miss Howland lookedabout for novelties and gave her brother4 stilt larger assortment of samples whenhe started on his trip Many of thesewore Quito costly and among them wasthe message of Dan Cupid on satin or silkA tragedy hung on tbe introduction ofthis novelty The young woman whopainted these valentines formed the habitof moistening the brush with her lipstitus absorbing so much paint that shedied from paint poisoning

In the second year tho orders wets sonumerous that it WAS necessary todouble the working foreo Mte Howlandsoon found herself with a valentine

on her hands She began to importcolored pictures v and other ornamentsfrom Germany but as It was a tediousprocess to cut these out by hand she bada set of dies made to shorten the processShe next conceived the idea of emboss-ing the little lithograph ornaments andwrote to the firm in Germany outliningher plan and proposing to have the cut-ting and embossing dies made and sentto it at its expense It declined MissRowlands offer however and speedilyhad dies made In its own country

The American valentine er the Wor-cester valentine as it was known rapidlygained a reputation all over the countryand the business Increased so much thatin a few years Miss Howland was sendingout aaOOe worth of goods In spite ofgenerous offers from manufacturers totake over her business Miss Howlandstuck at It even after an accident thatnecessitated her confinement to a wheelchair for several years When her Latherbecame ill however sad required con-

stant she sold out her business to thefirm which conducts It today in Wor-cester

But the Mount Holyoke girls do notforget that it was a graduate from their

mater who was responsible for theAmerican valentine sad every year onFebruary 14 they toast the same ofBother Howland and th IttU god oflove

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Revolutionary history and selecting thetiny objects to suit using those givenher aa illustrations

Each puzzle has a tag with a numberand at the bottom of theple should befound an envelope containing a card enwhich all the correct answers are writ-ten By these the lists are revised

Before leaving this table each quartetof players rearranged the articles in thepie

WashingtonPer the fourth competition had the

favorite anagram game hi a sew and pa-

triotic version The anagram chips wereplaced hi a neap in the center of thetable face down

Some one to begin the fun then selected-a chip from the pile and turned it

The person lest to nameof patriotic suggestion beginning

with the letter turned up received thechip Tbe two persons winning the largestnumber of chips received flags

To Illustrate it the letter S Is turnedUP some one calls out Stars andStripes and wins the chip If the letterK occurs he or site gives our national

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motto K plurtbus ununr if C Cherrytree and so on

Patriotic SonsAt Use antf station pqoivt cards contain-

ing verses fMp natrh le SSJME wenraasjed the names t to guessedCedwwbta The 5tar Spt9gJM Ban-

ner Yankee Doodle and Americaamong the oM favorites represent-

ed An envelope containing the answersnumbered like the selections was openedwhen all had guessed

At the last table sheets of paper andpencils awaited the guests Here it wasrequired to form ss many words as posBible out of the name of Washington byjuggling the letters and choosing such asseemed to tend themselves to other combtnatiott A small dictionary sty on thetable and by this all the doubtful ques-tions were decided

With this game the series ended Thewinning man was rewarded with a lifeof Washington well bound and titustratsd To the lucky woman we gave a

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fan decorated with a design of the colenial days of periwig and powder

How to Change TablesIt is very important in arranging a

prstgfefietve trolls out of the conventionalorder to have all the games simple andof a sort which can be played in ten min-utes without a referee W made it apoint to have only such games and thesmoothness with which the little affairstowed onward was most gratifying

All players left a table after the jamwas ever The first and all successivepositions of etch Individual were Indi-cated by a specially prepared chart sothat no player played the same gametwice

Lovers ContestAa entertaining contest of a rather

more intellectual order which might ap-propriately figure in any valentine progntmme is called Famous Lovers

It is easily preparedBach couple paying the game receives

between them a card or sheet of paperSB which are written the names of fa-mous lovers of ancient and medievaltimes Of romance poetry history Op-

posite the name of each man the guestsare required to write the name of the

LOire ladyo with whom his name Isconnected for all time

Fifteen minutes is a good period toallow for Working out the answers Atthe end of that time the cards are eellooted and compared with a key card indie possession of the party giver Incorrect answers are crossed ort

The lady of the couple naming mostlovers correctly could receive a heartshaped pincushion while the clever manIs rewarded with a volume On the loveaffairs of celebrities

This partial list of famous lovers withtheir affinities will help to show tho pos-

sibilities of the puzzle gameParis and HelenAntony and CleopatraRobert Browning and Elizabeth Bar

rettAbalard and HeloiseDante and Beatrice

A Catch Gamegame without tha sentimental

motive undesirable for a middleagedcompany is built upon an amusing trickTo play it the entertainer should secure

as many fancy valentine envelopes asthare will be players Fold In each en-velope a blank sheet of paper to give theeffect of a letter or a valentine and sealPass around a dish heaped with thosemissives and let each select a valentine

When the bell is sounded each one istold to open his or her envelope Thehostess then examines each in turn anda prize Is awarded for the one most neatly opened This never falls to surpriseeverybody and will create much fun

Spring-It is comingOne whiff is here nowIt is In florists windowsTheres one jug ForsythiaAn entire window Is ablaze with daffo

dilsAzalea forcellngs lend a whiff of en-

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By ETHBTr THERESASimplicity Is the keynote of Switzer-

land This was naver so clearly borneIn upon me as one afternoon last weekup in Grindelwald We had Just comedown into tho village from an alldaystour on the Busomtlp Such as werefeminine of the party had on kneehigh sUrts heavy leggings and bootswith pointed hobnails The teen weren heavy tweeds with putteas We all

had pointed canesAs tramped clumped woufl be a

better word up the principal street ofthe village we saw three gentlemenmincing down the middle of the roadThey had no irons on their shoes andthey slralpy had to mince as all theroads in winter in and aroundwald are worn by sleds

tAs we cam nearer they all saluted

us and we stopped to chat It was aremarkable trio The handsome grayhared graybearded man was MrEmil Frey once minister from Switzer-land to Washington afterward Presidentof Switzerland anti now date of the 1-

ternaUonaten TeJegraphen BureauOne of the others Mr Huffy was

also once president and is now chief ofthe International Postal Bureau

The third Ihe one with the smallpointedbeard and the very marked Baster ac-

cent was Mr Draper the presentPresident of Switzerland As we stoodthere talking now and tbt meneuverIns and sidestepping out of the wayof the sfedders they told us afunny thing that had happened to themin train oa their way up to Grindelwald

A Hungarian count seeing that theywere Swiss citisens began to question

about the goventsjteni Aftermet tins on the feet that te coun-

try is guided by a council of sevencalled the federal council the Hunga-rian said

But you have never had a Presi-dent from the Preach part of Switzerland have your

Oh yes answered sad Brennerindicating HuSy he k Qreatastonishment on the pert of the Hun-garian nobleman Whoa he had recoveredhe said

Very interesting very InterestingThen I suppose you are the only exPresident in Switzerland

On no laughed Brenner and Reifypointing to Frey Hems snetber one

Surprise of lha Hungarian mixed withsuspicion Finally after much thoughtbe ventured

And who is the actual President ofSwtturland

Why Brenner here roared Prey andRusty and tile Hungarian count muchaffronted arose sad left the comport

thinking himself the rfeUan of aSwiss Joke

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Grindelwaki was filled with English peepie coasting or as they vail it tobaggaantns on those high little Grindelwaldsleds and calling out with great veoam

Achtung which corresponds totore in golf Lots of them skated the

girls In the pointed Grindetwald hood ofall colors that is so becoming and coquet-tish with short skirts to match TheScotch element stuck to curling on theice But the favorite sport seemed tobe skHng and the snow fields all aroundwere scored and zigzagged and rrowsfooted with their tracks

Grindelwald a heavenly place It isbitter cold in the village for the sun is solow in the winter the shadow of the Eigercovers the place till late in the afternoonBut once started off on a tramp up oneof the hills you are soon in the sunshineand by one off tome glove coatand whatever else is practicable Thatwas our experience on this trip to theBusenalp When alter a stiff climb ofthree hours we finally reached the tinychalet we had decided on ss our haltingplace we were glowing as if in midsum-mer But wisdom directed us to put on ourcoats again as we sat down on the sunnyside of the tiny brown building and un-

packed the ranch One of the men hadhad the energy to pack up a bottle ofchampagne in his rucksack and made-a mild little joie by sticking it unobserved Into the snow behind tbe chaletand then apparently knowing nothingabout It when it was discovered

I believe it would be impossible for aforeigner I speak now from the standpoint of a Swiss to feel tin same rever-

ence sad admiration for the high Alps asdo tim Inhabitants of the country themselves The members of our party wereall Bnese ladles and gentlemen Scarce-

ly seated and not waiting to take breaththey begun to exclaim over the marvelouspanorama spread out before us The Wetterhorn Jagged and cruel the Bfcger Im-

posing forbidding the Jungfrau rockyand austere seen from this side with hereand there patches of snow clinging to therock the Silver Horn daxsiing white thelong stretch of the Scheidegg with its boxof a hotel perched so perilously near theedge aad far oft to the left the glaciersgleaming green One of the peering

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cinity the animals looked so free andhappy We were told that they are on theincrease in spIte of rumors to the co-ntrary and In spite of the depredations ofpoachers

The luncheon finished we disposed ourselves to rest gad contemplate morenearly the beautiful view In a few mo-

ments came a shout from belowGross Each and a peasant in that

peculiar mountain stride that knows nofatigue hoisted himself Into view Howas clean shaven and dressed in verydecent clothes and he had n air of ralief as we addressed him in his own dfa

Oh Im glad you are not English peo-

ple he said not that I dotft like thembut I cant understand their languageand I do like to talk With this Intro-duction he announced that this was hischalet that he had come up from hishome in the village to take down on hissled some mountain hay he had cutand stored here last summer and thatwe were perfectly welcome to stay aslons as we wished At this G said-

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Did you make this chalet with yourown hands I asked hint noticing thewooden nftlis that held It together

God bless you no he answeredKhis was built more than 400 years ago

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convinced me that such was the case

At about 330 oclock when the sunhad drawn his two fantastic shadows onthe Wetterhorn one of a comical oldwoman the other of a iashk n We maidenwith retrousse nose both hundreds offeet In height we took leave of thechalet and slipped and slid down intothe shadow of the vsilew below Wewere worn out but happy and after acouple of hours sleep were in fine oemdillon dancing tbe sight sway theboat of them at the famous Boas Banat the Bear Hotel

FROM WOMANSPOINT OF VIEWT-

he woman wise is trying to savemoney would do well to stay away fromthe shops where tempting displays ofbargains are spread out These ar toosevere a teat on the average women Ifpennies must be counted shopping shouldbe limited to a list of needful articlesand a woman must be blind to theallurements of the bargain counter Bntacathere are to be found the articles oaher list

is deltghtfttl to be able to taka ad-

vantage of markeddown sales and layin a store of articles to be used in thefuture Of eovrfe there is always thedanger of running into extravagance bypurchases which can never be used Ihave seen trunks flied with such thingsstored away in attics and left to the

of mice and moths and still theerase for buying was not satisfied Onewoman of this class hag a large numberof leteUves who were cramped for moneyand hsr mother the wastethat had gone on In the wake piledunder the eaves and more which weresure to follow drew upon their contentsto supply the poor relations with clOthmg It was a species of pilfering but asIt was never discovered u generousthief had no twinges of conscience Sheregarded the transaction as a mere cheat-ing of mice and moths and buffao bugs

If she had asked the owner for anypart of the treasure to give varwould have been refused for the ladywas given to parsimony savem her personal expenditures She bada mania for bargain Lmting and apoeketbook that permitted her to indulge-

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needs are not so many alterwants are numberless It hi dis-

tinctly feminine to crave beautiful andartistic things and generally these comehigh Edmund Russell the exponent ofbeauty in Jewels and possibly otherthings professes a dsjdane for pricedeclaring that real art is more oftenfound in rare but cheap stones But Itis not to gems alone we look for beautyw women of everyday world We havea weakness for imported rugs tapestryand mahogany furniture solid silver finechina and good pictures to say nothingof the fabrics for and nobodycan deny their exposes

To own even a few of these thingsmoans saving and careful expenditureand whoa the demands of business placesuch articles on the bargain counter weare not to be censured too severely ifwe forget to look on both sides of adollar before spending it If we canlearn wisdom by experience are to becongratulated as one woman confessedto me with a rueful countenance Shewas trying very hard to hold a NewYears promise made to her husbandand she did not relish the perpetualstruggle He promised her a new auto-mobile in the summer if she would keepher expenditures within the limits of herallowance for live months It seemed tome that a reward of such size wouldcure me of any habit I might possess

The Glass Dress uIt has cameIt is all aglisten jSee how It sparkks

is actually made of glassConsider smooth polished surJaeo

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But not so It is designed for aaUroomwear

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insist on to myself said the girt witha small income One is to keep ray hairwell brushed and becomingly arrangedthe other is to have my shoes polishedand the heels kept in perfect shape Ifmy hair Is all right then I know I looknice and If my shoes are good then Icnn stand or walk with more assurancethan a brandnew gown would give meIf my heels were run down Its not alonethe way they look that Is important butthe way they make me feel

Chinese NegligeesThe Chinese womans gown of rather

gorgeous hues which she wears withtrousers Is conjured Into an effectivenegligee by being mounted on a crepe ormousseline uitderdress Some women alsobuy the everyday coat of the welltodoChinese which is to be had made otheavy raw silk in handsome dull colorsThis with the sleeves shortened makesan excellent dressing Jacket

On Lending HooksWhy Is It I wonder mused Ute

woman philosopher that people alwaysresent it when you ask them to return aborrowed book within any period shorterthan a year I would rather lend moneythan a book for there is some chance ofgetting that back but you might as wellgive a book to the average person as to-

go through the form of lending ItMotherhood-

Dr Saleeby in the Ladys RealmThe new movement for the teaching-

of motherhood is one which appeals aliketo tho humanitarian to the biologistthe physician and the patriot

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