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Show i ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS ' 1 BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON THE SHACOW Santa Cia.ua was ieillhg N'anej and ik hoa Lhej i ouiri ten when the wicked wizard, who called himself the Bobadll Jinn, was near. They were .nbout to start on theli Journey to the South Pole to break up the power, of the Blue Santa Clans who wasn't a Santa an more than I A figure, thin and tall, crept across the gre.it room where the twmb were ' rlecpma. I am, but who whs pretending-so hard that folks wore beginning to believe In him. "Whenever wicked old Bobadi) .linn is i:e;ir." WarpOd Santa Clans, "you'll know blm: because no matter what he looks like, be li n spotted cow ot :i .novv.bill that he marie himself Into. ou'll small i 'acinth pcrfUme. Re Just loves hya clnlh perfume and donsen it all over him self it's rjucer that he chose such a noe Smell when lies so very ugly, but vou never can tell ahoi t peoble. Rattle snakes smell of cucumbers, which Is more like it. for who llk-.s either snake or eu. 0 . . cumbers, but this silly old Jmii. so wlek cd 'n" all. you' 6 think but there! You'll have to be off to bed, klddlei iou mai leave fiii'i thing in the morning." Santa ghow'ed them two dear little beds in the cornel of his ciiat 10.1m on win. !, were laid soft fleecv nightie, that looked as though the) h.id been male out of the I Milky Way. I'm about sUie they were, , too. and full of dream:-, for no sooner 1 Were two int.- heads on the pillow.-, vvilh the flames from Santa'.- ureal lire throw I ins cozy shadows all abOUt them, than they vvej-e off to nrenmland. Sa:ta slipped off quietly then nn.l soon the great hoiife wisj a sib-nt as a cave. except for the ooirtFortable roar or thi fuc I Suddenly the flumes seemed to go out for an instant Before iriey flared up again t figure, ihln and tall; crept across. the great room. (Copyright. 1020. X E. A.) . j dor of success in a georgette blouse and pool heel shoos. I The business girl must learn to dress ' senalbly bccauai her health large de pends uon ner rioihe-s, and her aT.ilit ' to hold down a big Job defends on her health No sickly, ncurotli semiinvalid 1 ia of anv value in an office, no matter! how much ability she has. The dail.v grind 1 of the business mill must go on. and em I ployers must ha' subordinates who I m be counted on to he at their posta Therefore, the rui who is always tele , phoning down to the office, or store, that she is jji,; vvlth a heavy cold, or IhIq up iwith a hoadache, or eRn't walk for th- ' , rheumatism, need never expect to get a bigger pay envelope than she i;J getting. t or to rise to any position of trust. Sin Is her own undoing because she Is nol dependable, i Now girls like to speak of ill health jaa if it wei- some myeterioua afflication 'of Providence for which thev are not re ' j sponsible. Inn in their secret souls they I know that tbev bring nine tenths or their I sickness upon themselves by the Wy they dress. Thev spend the moiiev on ! silly finery that should go into good warm flannels Thu inn a party dress' rwhen thej need a good cloak for cv.i j day wear. The mince through slopps snowy! njuddj streets in silk stockings' and paper-soled slippers, ami wonder how i the caught a cold. Thev Bit up and shiver, and shake. In thin silk skirts nnd lace blouses that are open down to their, 'wishbone- and can't Imagine why ihe have a COUgb that keeps them feverish. ! and dull and hc-av y If women didn't have as many live as a cat. not one of ihem would survive a win:. With the fool way they 'tress Thev must have ten times the stamina of men to gi nwnv with II. and when thev learn to wear sensible clothes, cinplovers vvi!l prefer them to men because they will lo.-e so much less time on account of be. J 1 1 1 K .- I K i The business girl should dress appro jpriatdv. An office is not a drawing I room or a dance hall It Is a place in which lo work, anil a gfr .'hould dress i dlngly Fluffy ruffles, and gvw gawa decollclcs anrl elaborate coiffeurs are out of place, and brand the wearer as not knowing what's what, and when to wear It. To succeed in business a Rirl not only . must be competent, but must look the 1 port. Vou vcptild never trust the .brdg ' men) and efficiency of a man tvhp cami down io busfnea in the morning wearing , his dress clothes, Neither more dor. .m-.employer .m-.employer ever fr thr.t it g worth Whtl j to train a ci rl for a higher place, no mat-. ter how bright she seems if ,he comes! I to business an dolled up as if she Were I going to a party. it s the jrirl who Is i dresserl as if she meant business, anil I was ready t do any kind of work, vvho; climbs up from cash girl to buyer, and' from stenographer io privets secretary I Th business girl Should remember that cleanliness is next io godliness in the; woman who works with men. and that being well groomed must he part of her lelljrion Men a re IIIOI e particular about' ps lonal cleanliness ihan women are and a man will forgive a woman anything quioker than he will soiled llnerv, and unkept handg, And hair that needs n shampoo. Therefore, whatever else vou 1 do, never economize on soap and waici and the laundry. The business girl should dress comfort -ably", sensibly, appropriately, pYeferabij Ii dark clothes without jingling ornnmeni" or Jewelry, but idir shbpld make herself look as well as she can, and have as good i lot lies as '.he can possibly afford. .b n like to have a pretty trim, trig, smart looking girl about th- ai. Someone who Is I easj n the eyes 5Cd frump need rv.-i , :ipp!;. for a good Job. Furthermore it pays a woman to in- well dressed In business, because we all fudge a fellow creature's ability b h--or her earning capacity, and we exprei that regiitned on his or her bat k So lo succeed, th'- business glil should I areas like sucresa the solid substantial kiini pf raccesa tliat rn draw monev out of ihe hank on lis face |