Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 86, 18 February 1921 — Page 5

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND.. FRIDAY, FEB. 18, 1921.

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A SWEETHEART AT THIRTY Tha Story of a Woman's Transformation BY MARION RUBINCAM

Chapter 107 WE GO BACK There had been a flurry of snow during the evening, but the morning came clear and cold and the snow was only enough to make white lines along the hedges and fences. So there would be no difficulty about driving back to the city. I was up early and dressed, so as to be ready any time Francis wanted to leave. Francis had been given Laura's old room, and I had done what I could to dress it up a little when I knew he was driving out for me. And James, anxious to help me, had builc a fire in the little wood stove in the room, and volunteered to carry up hot water in the morning. "I can qualify now for both waitress and chambermaid," he joked as he passed down the hall with a great ju? of hot water. But there the extra luxury due a guest ended. The family thought they had done their duty the evening before this was a new day, with a new day's work. So when I hurried through the cold hall and the chilly sitting room, and opened the kitchen door, it was to see things as they had always been as they had been for years, from the time I was a young girl. A gust of warm air hot air greeted me, and the odor of many things cook ing for breakfast.. Before the hot stove stood Esther in one of her calico housedresses with the sleeves torn off at the elbow to allow her freedom to work. She had not put on her corsets, so from in back I got all the flabby shapelessness of her figure h shapelessness so lacking in grace or prettiness as to be immodest. Iler face was red from bending over steaming things on the stove, and her hair, haistily done, was hanging up wisps from her forehead and neck. In other words, Esther had slipped back into her comfortable old rut. The table was set in the kitchen, as wo usually had it. So there were to be no special preparations for out guest, I thought. But I was wrong

Esther was cooking what she considered a particularly good breakfast. I watched her, while I helped. She was frying ham and potatoes, she had batter stirred ready for hot cakes, from the oven she produced a batch of new biscuits, there were eggs ready to b3 fried as well. And oatmeal was simmering on the back of the stove, white several varieties of jollies and jams stood in jars on the table. "But, Esther!" I protested, "you're not going to have Francis see you looking like that!" "Like what?" Esther demanded, while her little eyes showed sudden resentment. "In my workin' clothes, you mean? Well. I guess it won't kill him. Enid Haines, you're not goin to start puttin' on airs, are you? He knows I got to work, so I can't come down all dressed up " "All right, it doesn't matter." I broke in, afraid her suddenly raised voice would reach beyond the kitchen door. "Have you fruit for breakfast?" "Fruit! Land, haven't we enough?" "Too much," I answered, sorry for this question, too. There was no help for it Esther was in charge and I bad to accept her way of doing things I had no desire to "put on airs," as she expressed it, l'or Francis Meade's benefit. Francis knew I came from a poor family, a plain farmer's family for generations back. The only thing I hated him to see was the lack 01 certain little niceties of everyday life, of civilized life little things that had nothing to do with money. He came in with a cheerful good morning, and kissed me with Esthrr looking on a greeting that made me happy and made me blush, too. Then Jim came in from the barn, and James followed. Jim, nodding good morning to Francis, walked over to the two buckets of water sitting on the ledge under the window, poured out a basinful, and went through his regular morning ceremony. This consisted ii ducking his face and most of hiss head in the cold water, with a great deal of splashing and blowing, and then wash ing his hands with soap and the same cold water. This ceremony ended by a vigorous rubbing with the roller towel which, I'm sorry to say, did more cleansing than the cold water and then Jim was ready to eat. Though I had seen this every morning for years, somehow it shocked ran awfully today I looked around at Francis, but he gave no sign of having noticed anything, except for a hu morous twinkle in his eyes. "I never take anything but coffee lor breakfast," he told Esther. Bu:

at Something in her look he - added, "but those biscuits of yours smell so delicious I'm going to have some of them." Esther was mollified and we all gathered about the table, Jim and James ravenous from their work in the air. ' "Enid can bake good biscuit and cake," Esther told Francis. But thi.-s got nothing but a polite response.

Francis did not love because I was a good cook! "I'd like to go for a tramp up that big bill," Francis said as he finished his coffee. "Do you mind? Ill bo back in an hour, Enid; well have to start then." And off he went, with a stride that was, for all his city life, more elastic and firmer than that of either Jim cr James. And when the good byes bad been finally said, two hours later, and the powerful motor began purring, and we slid away from our gate I drew c long sigh. It was relief more than pleasure or expectancy. Tomorrow A Long Drive.

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ANKLE MASSAGE Slim ankles, like slender hands, are considered a sign of gentility and are the desire of every woman. Most people possess slim ankles; those who do not are usually too stout all over. A great many of my readers write

you are too stout, you will reduce your ankles when you reduce your entire body.

Anxious Your weight is correct for

your heignt and age, and you seem from your description to be in normal

to me and ask whether massage will i neaitn. 1 tninK one trouoie wiui you

I make thick ankles slender. It will to j is that you are worried and temporar- ! a certain extent, if you are one of the j ily upset. The marks on the comfew people whose ankies are too thick 1 plexion might be due to some kidney for beautv . or liver trouble. I would not advise

But if your ankles are too thick, my treatment, except the use of first bit of advice would be to wear the cleansing cream and a daily thorhigh shoes all the time, particularly ! ouh washing with a r.M6 soap and I hot

laced shoes, which can always be drawn snugly about the ankles. Whether it is the snugness of the lacing or

! the friction or the shoe, is not known, j but the result always is that the ankles grow slender when high shoes j are constantly worn, i As for trie massage, there is no particular method that is more valuable than any other method. If you will hold your hands at each side of the j ankles and massage vigorously, using I the familiar circular motion that you j use for facial massage, you will have

as good success as experts who claim to make the ankles thin. You can bo as vigorous as you wish

in massaging the ankles. You will.

(also have to be patient, for it takes a; , long tlm to pee results. Of course if .

water. If the skin is dry. use a flesh

building cream instead of a cleansing cream. If you think you would be happier and that you could earn money by putting your children for the time" in a good private home, by all means do so, until you re-join your husband. If they are well cared for, you will not worry over them and the change will do you good. All Inquiries aflaretmeft to Mls Forbes In care of the "Beauty Chats" department will be answereo. tr. thes columns In their turn. This requires considerable time, however, owing to

th great number received. ' 6a, If a personal or quicker reply Is desired, a stamped and selt-addressed envelops must d9 enclosed with the Question.

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Dear Mrs. Thompson: Will you kindly pass my experience to the wife of the husband who continually reads during the family meal. After many admonitions I tried the following regime. My husband engrossed himself in his favorite paper and so I decided to take another. It occurred to me that it might bring in the desired effect if I would also read at the time he did. The paper I chose happened to be running a story at this time. Just as we were ready for the first course he started to read. I did likewise. When it was time for me to serve the second course he looked at

me rather surprised, but I continued to read. Then he said, "Is this the extent of the meal?" I seemingly did '. not hear him for a second, and then I answered, "Oh, yes, dear, please go to the kitchen and bring in tho second course just this once. This story is wonderful!" All the time I was holding the paper tight as if devouring) every line. Finally he went to the j kitchen, but I followed and served the ; course. j When it came to the dessert, he : having abandoned his paper by this 1 lime, again looked at me and said, j "Mqtber. are we going to have any ; dessert?" I said rather as if I did not wish to be disturbed: Please push the tp.a cart here and pass the pie." I All the time I was reading intently, j The next evening when he arrived home he took both papers and locked i them up until after dinner. Never I

again did this unhappy condition arise. A READER. Your ruse was very clever indeed. Thank you so much for submitting it to my readers. Because of the large number of letters I receive daily, I no longr find it possible to print experiences or give a reader's advice to some one who has already been answered in the column. Your solution was too clever to omit, however.

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Home made too isn't that appetizing? Well, it need not take long to have real ones. Get a sack of Liberty Mills Self-Rising Biscuit Flour from your grocer and try this simple recipe. V-i cup Sugar 1 Egg Vz cup Sweet Milk 2 cups of Dorsel's Self Rising Flour 2 tablespoonsful melted Butter Vz teaspoonful Vanilla Beat egg and mix in sugar and milk, add flour, butter, and vanilla, have the dough soft and do not work too much, roll out thin and cut with doughnut cutter, drop in boiling lard, powdered sugar on doughnuts while warm. Will make about three dozen.

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