Dress and Costume
LIGHTS OF
HOME
By
P H I L I P
K E A N
(U -lu ri«til, 1»IU. I*/ A L u a n r r
I'rwM )
Stephen did not mind the dark.
The night was tempestuous and back
of him the sea moaned. He wan sure,
however, that In a little while he
would see the lights of home; that
had always been the Joy of his re
turn. His mother had kepi a candle
In the window, and after a long voy
age the steady flame was Stephen’s
welcome. A Jutting rock hid the cot
tage until one was almost upon It,
but be knew that the obstacle once
passed he would see the
starlike
gleam. It was with a feeling of In
tense disappointment, therefore, when
having rounded the rock, he faced
blackness. Following the disappoint
ment came fear. Why had the light
gone out?
The house when he reached It
showed a locked door and closed
shutters, the forlomness of an unin
habited building.
Stephen sat down weakly on the
front steps. He was sure that some
thing had happened to his mother.
In his voyage of two years It had not
been possible to recelvj letters, al
though he had
written
regularly.
Many things might have happened In
that time— Illness, death.
With a feeling of deep foreboding
he rose, uncertain where to go, but
with the remembrance of a farmer
schoolmate, little Anne Martin, who
had comforted his mother In her
loneliness.
He went down t’-e path with heavy
steps, then stopped short and turned
as a sudden flicker of light Illumined
the darkness
With the light life
came back Into the empty house, the
From Outside -the W indow He Called
the G irl:
“ L ittle A n n e!"
shutters In the sitting-room
were
opened, and the candle could be seen
straight and tall oa the table.
It was not the candle at which
Stephen looked, however, but at a
girl who stood behind the table, her
hand shielding the flame. She was
tall and fa ll with a blue ribbon band
ed around her shining curls.
The
room behind.her had the dreary look
of a place not lived tn
There was
no fire on the hearth, ho work basket
on the window ledge, or purring cat on
the cushioned, bench. There was an
unreal air of tidiness which chilled
him.
From outside the window he called
the girl: "Little Anne!”
She came and looked Into the dark
ness
"Is It Stephen,” she asked,
breathlessly, "at last?”
He caught her hand In his.
"W here Is my mother?" he de
manded.
"Oh I” she walled, "has nobody told
you?“
"No, but the room tells me," he
aatd, heavily.
"She was very 111," the girl said,
•oftly. "and at last she went to sleep
and I promised to keep the light al
ways In the window for you. Tonight
I was late because I stopped at the
wharf to watch the ship come In.
never dreaming that you were on It."
She opened the door and let him In.
" It Is a sad home coming," she said,
“ but you must let me get your sup
per
I bought mine In town and I
will cook It here and then I won’t
have to eat alone.”
"A lon e?" he questioned.
“ Father Is out Ashing. There’s Just
the two of us left.”
In the basket which she brought
from the steps were a loaf of bread,
bacon and eggs.
“ There Is tea left In your mother’s
eanlster.” said Little Anne, "and If
you will build the fire I will soon have
things ready ”
With the Are burning steadily In the
stove, he watched her git from room
to room
Her presence rested and
comforted hltn. In his wandering life
he had felt little need for domestic
Joys. The little New England village
had not provided enough excitement
to satisfy him. and he had traveled
to the end of the world seeking adven
ture.
He had found It, and what after all
was It worth? He had a sense sud
denly qf utter forlomness. With his
mother dead, there was no one who
cared. No one but little Anna He
had a vision of wbat life might be If
he could make himself settle down
In some quiet place with this girl as
his wife. Surely there would be much
that was pleasant In an existence
with such a woman by his side.
W’ hlle he was not conceited, he had
little fear that he could win her. They
had been friends, always, and he did
not doubt that he could rouse a deeper
feeling.
He voiced some of his feeling
when, as they sat down at the table,
he SAld, " I wish your face might be
always opposite me, Anne."
She was pouring his tea and she
smiled at him brightly.
“ You must
stay with father and me until you go
away again."
“ Perhaps I shall not go away,” he
said.
She shook her head at him. “ You
could never stay In one place long,"
she said.
Perhaps If there was some one to
keep me,” he said, significantly.
But she refused to take his mean
lng. “ You could never settle down,'
she Insisted.
It was not the time or the place to
press his suit, but when he had been
home a week he asked her to marry
him, and she refused.
“ The spirit of the wanderer will
come upon you," she said. "Your ship
sails next week, you will want to go
with It, and I could never live the life
that your mother lived, waiting with
the candle in the window.”
I would stay with you,” he said
ardently. "You would hold any man.
But Bhe persisted In her refusaL
"You will want to go with your
ship,” she repeated; "you will grow
restlesB, and I shall feel that 1 am
second In four thoughts.”
’I shall not want to go," he de
clared, but, when the time for sailing
came, he found himself drawn Irre
sistibly to the dock. The great steam
er was ready for her voyage, fresh
HE first Is a smart style for In or
with paint; and there was about her
outdoor wear; It Is made up In
the atmosphere of mystery which be
terra-cotta face cloth and has a
longs to vessels that sail the tropic
seas. The other end of her voyage plain skirt trimmed with two rows of
would find her where dark-skinned Russia braid at about the knees and
people stood on white sands to wel one at the top of hem.
Silk Is used for the yoke which Is
come her. Back of them would be
waving palms, where brlght-hued birds cut In points on shoulders and at
front and back; this Is edged with
made their nests— a land of Indolence
braid and has a button sewn In each
and allurement
point. The chemisette Is of nlnon.
He realized that his love of Little The sleeves are cut In one with
Anne was a thing of recent growth, bodice; they are set to a band below
while, all his life, his passion for the elbow.
sea had held him. Was there
any
Hat of black velvet trimmed with
thing about this falr-halred girl which large white wings. In the prevailing
would keep him contented In a future mode.
of Inaction?
Materials required: 5 yards cloth 46
Even as be thought of her, she Inches wide, 4 buttons, 1 dozen yards
came and stood beside him on the Russia braid.
dock.
I want you to go away, Stephen,’
LINEN FOR A BRIDE
she said, "and If, when you come back TABLE
In two years, you still care for me. I
will believe that you know yourself Soma Few T h in g * W o rth Remember
better than you do now."
It was not easy for him to go, yet
he realised when he was once on his
Journey that It would not have been
easy for him to stay. The spell of
the sea was on him, and he was, be
fore everything else, a sailor.
But he realized, as time went on,
there was another spe'J upon him— the
tropic country, the lazy life did not
satisfy. He found himself buying, not
as he had bought before, useless trink
ets, but things which would beautify
a home, a carved cheat, embroideries
and linens— things that a woman
would like. And when he bought a
ring of curious workmanship, of beat
en gold with a dull blue stone, he
knew that he had made up his mind.
He knew, too, that he had made his
last voyage.
On the return trip his heart failed
him.
What If Little Anne had not
been true? What If her love were not
waiting for him?
Other men knew
her charm, and other men had not
sailed away and left her.
She was not on the dock when the
boat came In, and fearing to face the
things he dreaded he took his way to
his mother's cottage. As he rounded
the Jutting rock he looked for the
light. And It was there I Anne was
waiting!
” 1 shall never go away again,” he
Bald, as she welcomed him.
"But won't you long for the sea?
I am jealous of 1L"
He shook his head. ”1 know now
that nothing has for me the charm
of the lights of home. There Is beau
ty to be found elsewhere and wonder
and adventure, but these things do not
count when weighed In the balance
with such women as you. 1 have found
that out, and I know my mind now,
Little Anne.”
lng In Connection W ith the
Dower Cheat.
The girl who Is starting a dower
chest will be particularly Interested In
her table linen.
She may well choose either Dresden
or Irish linen or both, as both are said
to wear indefinitely. Where one buys
the napery in sets, these Include
cloths of two yards wide by two and
a half and three yards long, and nap
kins of breaklast and dinner size.
If possible, buy these sets In their
natural color, and bleach them In the
sun.
Chemicals used for whitening
are likely to destroy the texture of the
linen.
Luncheon sets come In both
Irish and Dresden woven napery in all
white.
The newest luncheon sets, however,
are máde from Austrian linen, and
consist of a round cloth and 12 nap
kins.
Each piece carries a damask
thistle design in pale green, maize, blue
or rose on a white ground.
sonous.—America.
Newest
Wadtlghter (who has just been
asked for the price of a night’s lodg
lng)—1 wish those beggars would
leave me alone!
Mclntlmatte— They would If they
knew you as well as I do
Showy Confection* May Be H ired for
About $3 Each and Are Re-Iced
A fte r Each Occasion.
The second would look well tn
serge; the skirt Is made with a slant
ing wrapped seam down front on up
per part; the lower Is quite plain and
Is Joined to the upper under a ma
terial strap.
The seml-fittlng coat has the fronts
arranged In two parts; the Inner or
side front Is braided at the edge, the
center fronts then wrap over one an
; other In a slant and are continued to
panel at back, this forming the lower
edge of sides. Satin forms collar and
revers; a bow Is worn where fasten
ing comes.
Hat of silk with a large rose at the
side.
Materials required: 6 yards serge
46 Inches wide, 3 buttons, % dozen
I yards braid, V4 yard satin.
SMART FOR THE AFTERNOON
Blue
Eollnne the Best M a te ria l
T h is Exceedingly E ffective
Dress.
fo r
A very smart little afternoon dress
In nattier blue eollnne Is shown here.
The skirt has a panel front and a
pjpln piece round the lower part of
sides and back; this Is headed by a
band of embroidery, the slight full
ness of the upper part being gathered
to it.
The bodice Is cut round at the neck,
the opening continued with a deep
Short T rain s fo r D inner Gowns.
W hile skirts continue to be very
short In almost all day dresses, the
couturleres have had to lend ear to
the cry of the women who absolutely
refuse to give up trains In their even
ing gowns. I have seen several very
smart dinner dresses lately cut with
short, slightly pointed trains, and I
have no doubt that there will be oth
ers before the winter Is over. One
that was worn recently was of ochre-
colored satin, but the rather vivid yel
low was very much subdued by an
overdress of dark aluminium-gray net.
The satin underskirt had the short
train I spoke of, but the tunic, of
course, was short. It was gathered In
a little at the top and Its waist line
was raised somewhat above Its nat
ural position. The bottom of the tunic
dropped Into points at the sides and
was hemmed with a deep band of the
Blau Gas Recant Product.
yellow satin, which drew It In a trifle
Blau gas la a recent German prod without giving It any appearance of
uct akin to ordinary Illuminating gas, awkwardness or constralnL— The De-
although the proportions of the Ingre Ineator.
dients differ, and It Is similarly man
ufactured.
It Is liquid under ordi
A M uff Holder.
nary atmospheric presure and there
Reverse the wires of a coat hanger,
fore easy for transport. Hence, It la
a convenient substitute for ordinary making them curve upward Instead
of downward. (One can get wire and
gas where this Is unobtainable, and
Is Invaluable for heating, welding, press It Into shape If no hanger Is
available.)
Make a long casing of
metal cutting and high-speed solder
satin ribbon and slip It over the wires
ing. Its range of explosion Is one-
twelfth that of acetylene and one-third until It Is gathered neatly, then fasten
that of Illuminating gas.
The cost with ribbons.
This will conveniently hold the
of production though somewhat great
mult and keep It In shape, and the fur
er than that of ordinary coal gas, 1s
collar can be thrown over the other
less than that of aceteylene. As It con
tains no carbon monoxide It Is not poi side.
Did N ot Know H im .
WEDDING CAKES FOR RENT
L e tte r
No Such Goats Now.
They must have had some pretty
savage goats In Connecticut a hun
dred years ago. Under an old law if
a boy was driving a goat along a high
way and they met a traveler and the
goat Jumped on to the traveler and
threw him down and hit him and oth
erwise harmed him, that boy could be
sent to Jail for three months and his
father sued for damages.
The goat has Improved In temper
since those days. If one Is being
driven along now and meets a traveler
he simply winks and passes on and
•he boy Is safe.
[>olnt In front to show a yoke of lace
embroidery, and buttons with cord
loops form the trimming
The under sleeves are of lace to
match the yoke
Tagal hat to match the dress, trim
med with velvet and feathers.
Materials required for the dress:
six yards 46 Inches wide, one and one-
half yard lace, about four and one-half
yards trimming.
Paper.
gome of the prettiest note paper has
very narrow border of blue, pink,
gray, lavender or red, and one Initial
at the top set In a ring of color the
exact shade as the border. Corre
spondence cards also are thus bor
dered and are very pretty
Fo r Paper Patterns.
Get a large Japanese lantern, hang
it In the sewing room or any other
convenient place and use It to hold
light paper patterns.
A lantern Is
durable and wilt hold a great many
oatterns
and
There was something wrong with
the cake, the baker said; It looked all
right and It smelled all right, but his
artistic sense told him It would not
taste all right
“ Then fix it up with an extra coat
of icing and we will keep it for a
renter,” said the proprietor.
“ Who in the world would rent a
cake?” some one asked.
“ Wedding parties.” said he. “They
want a big cake in the center of the
table for show, but a cake of that
size good enough for a wedding would
cost more than they can afford to
pay, so they order fine cake put up in
Individual boxes for the guests and
use the bride’s cake Just as an orna
ment. They don’t buy It, they rent It. MAN MAKES AWFUL MISTAKES
Sometimes a cake is rented a dozen
different times. After each wedding Did Not Recognize Cook on S treet Car,
Allow ing H e r to Stand— W ife
it is freshened up with a new coat of
A fraid of C riticism .
icing and looks as good as new for
the next occasion.
A good renter
“ Why didn’t you get up and give
fetches about $3 a wedding.
her your scat or permit me to give
her m iner’ suld a woman to her hus
ASK THE SALVATION ARMY band.
They had Just got off a car. The
woman's face expressed great anxiety
T h a t Is W h at M any Do W hsn Thsy of mind.
W an t A nything, Even a Bonnet
"W hy should we give her a seat?“
fo r the Horse.
the husband asked. “ Just because she
was so richly dressed. I suppose,” he
A teamster who needed a bonnet added.
for hts scrawny horse applied to the
"Is It possible that you did not know
Salvation army.
her?" the wife exclaimed.
“ Why did you go to them for such
“ Of course; 1 am not supposed to
a thing as that?” someone asked.
know every well-dressed woman who
"Because I knew they had them," comes along.”
he said. "I saw one of their wagon3
"Oh, James, she Is our cook, and
go down the street with two strings I’m afraid she will treasure up against
of horses’ bonnets stretched from the us our lack of oourtesy."
top of the cover to the tailgate, so I
"W hy didn’t you tell me?” the hue-
hustled down and asked for one be band exclaimed.
fore they were all gone.”
The woman did not reply, but,
“ His case Is typical of hundreds of trembling violently, leaned heavily
others,” said an army worker. "Our upon his arm.
collection wagons are veritable curi
osity shops on wheels.
Household
According.
goods and clothing comprise the bulk
of the load, but It Is topped off by
Mistress (to prospective servant)—
curious oddB and ends. Penurious or And what wages have you been get
poverty-stricken souls keep au eye on ting?
the most oonsplcuous contributions
Servant— Well, you
see, ma'am,
and when they see anything they want wages vary according to what you do.
they simply follow the wagon down
Mistress— You mean that the more
you do the more wages you would ex
to headquarters and ask for 1L”
pect?
Servant— Oh. no, ma'am.
That's
what you might think, ma'am, but my
“ Con” Knew H is Duty as Usher.
The congregation of a certain brother Is a student of political econ
church Is not “ exclusive,” but some of omy and he said It's Just the other
Its members were surprised at the ap way: The more you do, the less you
pointment of a new usher. They said get. And so, ma’am, If I take charge
that he might be a very good young of the whole house and do the wash
man. but he had not belonged very ing, I get $3 a week. If I just cook
long to the church, and, besides, It and help with the upstairs, I get $5. If
seemed unlikely that a street car con I do nothing hut the cooking I get $7,
ductor would suit the etiquette of a —Llppincott’s.
house of worship. But the trustees
said that he had been chosen for that
Real Considerate.
very reason, adding: "W e need a man
The aeroplane was stranded In the
of that kind to deal with the end seat
hog. He Is a greater nuisance In the top of the apple tree.
'Help! H elp!” shouted the air pilot
church than In the cars. Early In
the service he plants himself at the ‘Can't you see I am up here In the top
aisle end of a free pew and later of your apple tree?"
The old farmer blew a quid of to
comers who are ushered Into that pew
fall all over him taking their places. bacco at a wide-eyed grasshopper and
It takes a man with grit to make him chuckled softly:
"I see yeou, bub,” h> drawled, "an’
move along. This former conductor
has the grit, and he has tact gained I was just wondering."
"Wondering what?"
from experience. That Is why we
"Haow much yeou would charge to
made him usher.“
pick them thar apples, being as yeou
are so close to them. The hired man
has the rheumatism an’ can’t climb a
Odd W ireless Telephone.
Writing from German Africa, a ladder.”
tourist says: "W e found here In the
dense forest, among people who know
A W F U L HO T.
nothing of modern scientific discov
eries, a good and practical wireless
telephone. The natives have for the
purposes of ceremony, peaceful and
warlike, drums of various dimensions
made of wood, and these, when beat
en, emit sounds of about an octave in
range.
Aside from the ceremonies
the drums are used also as a means
of communication. W e had a proof
of It one day. Our caravan was ready
to start when our head servant stop
ped suddenly In his work, listened In
tently and then gave unmistakable
signs of pleasure. W e learned later
that the Indistinct sounds conveyed
to him the news that a boy had been
born to his brother In a neighboring
village.”
She— Do you believe In the theory
that the sun Is losing Its heat and
eventually will be burned out
He— Sure. The snn Is losing It*
heat and we are getting It
Beyond the Styx.
” 1 believe you were called the fath
er of your country," remarked the
shade of Bonaparte. "Did you like
the title?"
”1 did,” answered the shade of Wash
ington. “ but between you and me. I'd
The Cost.
hate to be even a stepfather to some
Seymour—I don’t believe that Wall- of the cities therein today.”
man has a single enemy among all
his neighbors; every one of them
Proof of H er A b ility.
speaks of him as If he were the best
The One— I can't understand why
man In the world.
Ashley— Well, I guess that’s right; you Imagine she has wonderful conver
but Wallman has to pay pretty high sational powers, when, as a matter of
for their good opinion; every year fact, she talks extremely little.
The Other— That’s Just I t
8he
he has to Invest tn a new lawn-
shows remarkable discretion In the
mower.
selection of things *o be left unsaid.
A Terrible Creature.
"Father,“ said the small boy, “Is
there any animal more terrible than
a Uon?“
“ Yes, my son; a cow. If she Isn’t
kicking you In the neck or pursuing
you over the peature to hook you,
she’s trying to send germs arouad te
jo u r house In the milk.'*
Just Asking.
Bobby— I say, dad—
Dad— What Is It now? Can’t you let
me have a minute's peace?
Bobby— I only wanted to ask you If
s near-sighted man could have a far
away look In hla e y e s — London
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