The Hallett Herald (Hallett, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 14, 1914 Page: 4 of 8
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TWO LOYAL LOVERS
•y MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD-
RIDGE.
It was a festal eve everywhere. The
ground was covered with snow and the
thick flakes bUII falling. A biting wind
blew John Lane before It, but bis
heart was warm and he smiled as he
buffeted the tempeBt, bearing a goodly
•tored market basket.
Still a bachelor at 28, John Lane was
pursuing a brief Journey that had a
rare tinge of romance to It. He had
come to Hrookvllle, a near suburban
town, upon the Invitation of some old
friends the, Ward family. John had
known these worthy people for a long
while—Miss Muriel Ward particularly.
She was two years younger than him-
self, still she classified In the group
of "BplnBtera."
"1 don't know that I am doing a
wise thing," mused John, as he strode
along. "It'® opening up the lost past—
lost, because 1 have never been able
to put enough aside to offer Muriel the
home she Bhould have. Ah, me!" he
sighed resignedly, "the little savings
1 put by are small, Indeed. Now they
have asked me to spend a holiday
with tbem. 1 shall see Muriel. Her
aunny face will make life the sweeter,
but when I go back to my humdrum
work again the regret will be the
keener."
John had brought a genuine holiday
offering with him—a noble turkey, a
parcel of toothsome fruit, several
boxes of bonbons, some toyB for the
children. It cheered hlB sterling soul
to be thus generous, even amid his
necessities He knew the old Ward
home at Hrookvllle, but they bad
moved, and be was trying to locate
them from their written directions.
"1 declare,' he said, halting and puff-
ing from his undue exertions, "I'm
quite at sea. ThiB can't be Magnolia
terrace. I believe I'll Inquire.
* John started towardB a little isolated
house where he observed a light In Its
rear rooms. He rested his heavy bas-
ket on the Btoop and knocked at the
door several times. No one respond-
ed, and leaving the. basket where he
had placed it, John started around the
house to pursue his Inquiries at the
kitchen door.
"The mischief!" exclaimed John, as
he passed near a frozen water spout.
mm
sweet womanly ways, and 4MpIr and
deeper grew his love for her.
Meanwhile the festal basket which
bad been left by John an the doorstep
of a house he could not now locate
had performed a glorious mission.
In that humble cottage lived a Mrs.
Bernard and her three little children.
For over a year her husband had been
lost, missing—dead, she now feared.
He had gone to a remote part of Aus-
tralia to look up the estate of a dead
brother. The months passed by. and
no word was received from him.
With the family on the verge of pos-
itive destitution and ill, discouraged,
nearly heartbroken, when John L*nq
knocked at the door of the house that
stormy night the mother lay very
near to the point of dissolution and
the children huddled over a smolder-
ing fire In the kitchen stove. They
had not heard the summons at the
front door, but the next morning
when the eldest boy went out to seek
for some dry branches to burn he dis-
covered the basket.
What magic of Joy It proved to
them! Mrs. Bernard never doubted
that some kind person had thought of
them, and secretly provided for their
necessities. What a royal feast they
had! The nourishing food, the good
will of kind hearts Implied roused
the woman to new hope and courage
and saved her life.
And then two nights later there
burst in upon them the husband and
father, returned. He had been lost,
delayed amid great danger, but had
come back to the happy home fold a
rich man.
The evening after that John and
Muriel were seated conversing in the
cozy parlor of the Ward home.
"I am asking so much of you, dear,"
John was saying lovingly. "After wait-
ing bo long, we must be patient for
another year or two."
"What Is that to a woman who
truly loves?" murmured Muriel.
There was a ring at the door bell.
Muriel answered the summons. A
stranger confronted her.
"Is there a Mr. Lane here?" she was
asked, and the caller was led into the
parlor, where he graBped Jobn* band
warmly.
"You are the gentleman who left a
basket at my home a few nights
since?" he said.
"Unintentionally," replied John,
"but if It made anybody happy—"
"It saved my wife's life, and 1 have
come to thank you," Bald Mr. Bernard
earnestly. "I found your name on
one of the packages. It gave your city
address, and from there 1 traced you
here. 1 must know you better.''
He got to know sterling, honest
John Lane so well that he started him
In business for himself.
And the fullnesB of Joy and happi-
ness complete came at last to the two
loyal lover*.
(Copyright, 1914, by W O Chapman.)
"HOMING" INSTINCT OF BEES
Their Remarkable Powers Demon-
•trsted by Most Thorough Series
of Experiments.
IN DAINTY NE6LI6EES
FASHIONS WERE NEVER MORE
VARIED OR CHARMING.
Height of the Picturesque III ths
Gracsful Drapery Arrangements
Shown—Small Coat to Be
Worn With Tea Gown.
The shops have shown unusually
attractive tea jackets, matinees, sack
and patticoat combinations this sea-
son, but the most exquisite develop-
ments in the realm of the negligee
are among the more elaborate tea
gownB or robe d'lnterleure models.
The picturesque and graceful drapery
arrangements, the lines in vogue and
the softness and beauty of the ma-
terials and the wonderful color har-
monies all conspire to make the hand
some type of negligee more beautiful
than ever, and one hardly knows
where to begin in discuBBlng the love-
ly things.
These robes usually consist ef a
clinging slip of saW crepe or other
sheer fabric with tunic or similar dra-
8SSSS3
Henri Fabre. the naturalist, tells in
the Fortnightly Review a characteris-
tic story about Charles Darwin and
himself Darwin wanted to explain
the "homing" Instinct of bees, and in-
duced Fabre to begin a series of ex-
periments with that purpose in view.
A regular plan of campaign waB
drawn up.
Marked bees were placed In a dark
box and carried away from the hive in
the opposite direction from that in
which they were finally liberated. The
box waB repeatedly turned about, so
that the Inmates would lose all sense
of direction. Every possible means
was taken to render useless any
known or conceivable method of ob-
Wi.tv talnlng one's bearings. The bees
lie must have soon aroused, but in a were even placed within an induction
coil in the effort to confuse them
The result of a long and elaborate
series of tests was nil bo far as any
S
material rather than to
where trimming is lavished upon a
robe of this character it is apt to be
of lace rather than embroidery.
For Instance, one of the robes seen
recently was of pink charmeuse, the
skirt being trimmed at the lower part
with two deep flounces of cream
shadow lace. The lace flounces ex-
tended up in a point at. the front of
the skirt and slanted toward the bot-
tom at the hack, the lower flounce
forming at the back, the lower flounce
forming a slight train. The bodice of
the frock waB made of the shadow
lace, and waB ornamented at the high
waist line at the iront with a pink
chiffon rosette.
Worn over this charming tea gown
was a coat of pale pink chiffon bor-
dered with white swansdown. The coat
fronts fell open down the front and
were trimmed with frills of cream
shadow lace, the lace frills begin-
ning at the waist line and extending
down the fronts and around the bot-
tom of the garment. The sleeves were
also trimmed with a frill of lace.
Another model also had a chiffon
coat arrangement bordered with
swansdown. The entire under robe
was formed of shadow lace. Chiffon
roses ornamented the coat at the
fastening at the waist line and at each
side below the hips where the coat
draped'toward the back. The ends of
the coat were draped again toward
the front and tied In a loose knot, giv-
ing the robe the fashionable narrow
effect at the bottom.
IDEAS PASSED FR6M ONE HOUS«r
KEEPER TO ANOTHER.
MAY LEAVE OFF THE CORSET
Present-Day Styles Permit the Doing
Away With That Garment,
If Desired.
*1 Don't Know That I Am Doing a
Wise Thing."
His feet gave way, he waB conscious
of a heavy fall, and then lost sensl-
dazed condition. It was at a new spot
to which he had wandered, that he
came to himself. His arm huug help-
less at his side, he had forgotten all
about the basket, he was seated on a
street curb and a village watchman
was shaking him
"Rouse up. my man." urged this lat-
ter Individual. "You'll freeze to death
here What's the trouble?"
"1 have had a fall and lost my
senses, 1 gues«," responded John
weakly. "1 was bound for the Ward
home
"I'll help you there," and in desper-
ate faintneBB and pain John was wel-
pery of tulle, lace or chiffon. There
are many exceptions to this rule, how-
ever, in tfce form of brocade or em-
broidered crepes and silks, and the
models may be ornamented by a
wealth of embroidery, though the
tendency now is to entrust the sue*
cesB of the gown to line, color and
CORD TO HOLD IN KIMONO
Device That Very Properly May Be
Said te Fill a Long-Felt
Want.
The long kimono seems to have
been permanently adopted from Ja-
pan; it is so delightful a garment to
slip on In a hurry. There is no ad-
justment, no hooking, no buttoning.
But haven't there been times when
The woman who has always detest
ed wearing corsets has at last come
into her own. She can lock the hated
articles in the deepest drawer of her
closet and prepare to be happy In her
own way, for no longer are stiff lines
and snuggly girded waists the fashion.
The new gowns demand that all our
loft curves should show, but in re
Btralnt, as it were, and while the cor-^
set may be discarded you need not
think you can get along without any
aid from the corsetlere. No, indeed!
for while your waist should be supple,
your bust muBt not have the slightest
appearance of flabbiness, and there
must be no sagging or sloppiness of
line about hips and abdomen.
If you are to be a corsetless woman
you should add to your wardrobe at
once a "slip-on" and a brassiere. A
slip-on is quite the newest thing.
There are many varieties, some of
which are merely modified corsets,
boned and laced, but the style for the
Blender woman who is turning her
back on stays is of elastic boneless
webbing and extends merely from ths
waist to about the length of the ordi-
nary corset. It is in one piece, and
slips on either over the head or Is
pulled up over the legs, chorus girl
style It holds the hips firmly, while
permitting the uncorsetted effect so
sought after. With this our beauty
seeker should wear a dainty brassiere
to keep the bust in form. You can
see that the waist ia left supple and
unconflned. For that reason a few
exercises to keep any superfluous
flesh from settling at the waist line
should be part of milady's dally beau-
ty training. And the application of an
astringent lotion to the bust will aid
in the good work.
For Quick Removal of Ink Stains Ta
Curl Feather Properly and Quick-
ly—Economical Substitute for
the Ordinary Starch.
To Remove Ink Stains.—Having
found out another method for taking
out ink stains, 1 pass It on to others:
Rub the Ink stains on linen with a
ripe tomato cut in half, and the stains
will disappear when the artlclo is
washed. I also ^nd tomato very good
tor taking the Ink stains out of dark
cloth, sponging with cold rain water
after using.
How to Curl a Feather —If you
would like to know how to curl a
feather, you will find the following
very good Sprinkle the feather with
salt, then Bhake in front of a hot lire.
To Preserve Gas Mantles.—To make
gas mantles laBt longer and to give
them a more brilliant light when they
are new, I find It very good to im
merse them In a glass of vinegar for
a minute, and then hang them up and
thoroughly dry before using.
Baking Hint.—Here is a discovery
which has been of great help to me:
When making fruit pies, to keep them
from boiling over, make a funnel of
greased paper and place It In the cen-
ter of the pie.
To Clean a Mackintosh.—For clean-
ing a mackintosh I find the following
method excellent: Dip the garment
first in cold water, then with a scrub-
bing brush and yellow soap proceed
to scrub it all ever, having spread it
flat on a table. When the dirt Is re-
moved, dip the cloak in repeated wa-
ters until free from suds, but do not
wring It. When finished, hang It up
in the air to d*, or in an airy room,
but not near a fire.
To Remove Varnish Stains.—Hav-
ing made a discovery in removing var
nisli stains from white goods, I pasa
it on to othere: Moisten the Btaln
with ammonia, then put on a few
drops of turpentine and roll it up.
When this is finished, leave it rolled
up for about 16 or 20 minutes. Then
wash out with soapy water, rinsing
well, and dry In the sun.
For the Laundry.—Having dlscov
ered a good substitute for starch that
will not stick to the clothes or rot
them, 1 pass it on to others: Wash,
and rinse the clothes as usual, then
rinse in skim milk.
Nut Pudding.
Thoroughly sift together one pint
of flour two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one-half of a teaspoonful of
salt and one-half of a cupful of granu
lated Bugaf Beat two eggs, add to
them one cupful of milk. Stir into the
dry mixture, add a scant half cupful
of melted butter and beat hard. Stir
in one cupful and a half of broken or
chopped nut meats, turn into a but
tered mold, cover closely and steam
for three hours.
Sauce—Cream well one heaping
tablespoonful of butter, gradually add
one cupful of powdered sugar, beating
until white. Gradually work In the
yolks of three eggs beaten with three
tablespoonfuls of rich cream and fla
vored with one teaspoonful of vanilla.
explanation of the homing power was ^ longed for a girdle of some sort
concerned. In every case from 30 to ^ ^ flowJng foWg tQ the flg.
40 per cent, of them found their way ^ go lQ tfae way at
home without apparent trouble, no ^ ridiculous any girdle would
matter how confusing the trip away upon but the wide obi sash,
from home had been made ^falch q( courBe> iB a part of the real
The story Is characteristic, because JapMMe garment And the obi, while
appropriate and beautiful, Is too elab-
orate and needs too much adjusting
for people In a hurry.
But If girdles are out of the question
cords are not, and an Ingenious wo-
man recently took to making cords
end to cover the fastening of the ends
Attach the center of the cord to the
center back of the kimono, and It is
ready to knot about the waist.
ATTRACTIVE MILLINERY
it Illustrates the thorough way In
which the author of the "Origin of
SpecleB" attacked all his problems.
He was not one to merely opine pret-
tily and probably," and let It go at
that He put everything to the test
corned with concerned faces by the ; of experiment, and when the ans ^ ^ hlmonog My, the New York
family ten minutes later. came out wrong, oi■ dldn t come out a ^ effe{jt remlndB 0De gome-
Old Mr Ward saw at once that there j "•crapped the hypotnesic n ^ Qf ^ flow,ng cordbound gowns
was something serious the matter with of course Instead of trying WQrn ,n the mlddle ageB The cord is
John s right arm They made him com- i explain away its failure. brought from the back around to the
front or side front, and Is loosely
Small Csuses of Wsrs. knotted
The borrowing of a tobacco pipe and To tfae procur< about
its retention caused civil wY„,n *ight yards of common cotton cording
Pamirs and Afghanistan, while the ^ co^pr ^ wJth tbe oolor of th#
fortable, Muriel hovering about him
'like a veritable ministering angel.
The) sent for s doctor.
"You will not be able to use that
arm for a full three weeks, was the - - uuu wim •• -* * — — — — —— — —
dictum of the physician stealing of a c° kimono To do this, make a silk tub-
"Hut my work In the city!" to a lady of Caatlle by a Moor led1 to ^ of blag Btrlp§ and thread ^ cord
"Friend John, said Mr Ward quiet a long and bloody OOOfliCt. The war throufh u wlth a bodkin, 0r Join the
ly. "you are going to be patient aud , between Sweden and Poland. ch fl&( ^ togMber tura the edg„
happy among us until you are all well, began in J664'; Sweden su£ ,n w<,n- pU<* the cordln* ln *** °®D
We are going to give you the vaca- P°*«d ' * °f 8 ® and whipstitch the silk about the
tlon and rest you have needed for ten denly J iCO*"7i„Ttit es wTre foltow- I ®°rd Th* elfht ***** of C°rdlnf
years ' ^ bi* le .bould be out Into three pieces. After
Bo John Lane settled down into the ed by only two at^ m covered with tke silk, braid
fair groovy In which circumstances had k,n" °^lb, S iwB) WM ths three pieces into one This will
•laced him Muriel, his .ollcltous , result, incredible as it may seem, was ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
fcurse. flitting abont blm With her wsr
This smsll hat. with two long velvet
ends, Is becomingly plsced to show
of the hslr.
Frocks and Furniture.
Women are now buying frocks to
match their furniture. The Idja Is
to achieve harmony in a perfect col-
or scheme But if they are going to
change their gowns every time they
pase from the drawing room to the
dining room or to any other apart-
ment. life will surely become a little
laborious.
Thin Dishcloth.
Our supply of thin dishcloths giv
lng out when we were at an isolated
summer cottage, a friend recommend'
ed ordinary white mosquito netting,
wrlteB a Good Housekeeping contrlbu
tor. It sounded absurdly Inadequate,
but proved more satisfactory in every
way than the cloths woven for the
purpose. It was thin enough tu gc
easily Into pitchers and Bmall cups; It
was pleasant to handle; it scalded and
dried easily and quickly, and It was so
cheap there was no temptation to
keep It after It began to grow dingy
It was necessary to make the cloths
double and large—say 12 by 24 inches
Germsn Potsto Kloesse.
One pint mashed potatoes, one pint
flour, two eggs, one even tablespoon
salt Blend all together, form Into
balls the size of a plum, cook ln boil-
ing water about 12 minutes. When
first put in kettle, keep stirring bo
they will not stick to the bottom
These are fine with roast veal or
pork, but you must have a first class
brown gravy and plenty of it and
have a dish of German sauerkraut
Kloesse must be eaten at once; when
cold cut up and warm In gravy oi
butter. •
The gown that Is shirtwalsted
the back has gone out of fashion
iQ
To Maks Smooth Sauce.
If the sugar and flour used ln pud
ding sauce are stirred together dry,
there can be no lumps when adding
other Ingredients. Boiling liquid may
be poured over the mixture with per
feet results.—Home Department, Na
tional Magazine.
Uncooked Salad Dressing.
Take two eggs, one can of cos
densed milk, one cap of vljMgnr. hal)
cup of melted butter, taj^teaBpooni
of mustard; sprinkls cayemw- peppm
and salt
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