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Show j Zoe Beckley's Story Joyful News to Women From Paris i J Jackets to Be Moderately Short Box Pleated Skirts 1 1 j Fashionable Coats Are Lovely New Ideas fl i J ! For Household Work. j : THE BITER IS BIT. 1; Rose Brett rarely allowed herself 1 1 that weak and pleblan emotion rage, 'fc More rarely still did she permit her fi j strong and masterful Bolf to show It. I But here was a situation such as had j), never confronted Mrs. Brett before, ft: Her husband, her silent and self-effac- ing mate, who for twenty years had J 8, jogged comfortably beside her in well- " j j fitting matrimonial harness, was being I ! flattered and entertained by a beautl- I ; ful woman! Not only that, but he was i ; hugely enjoying itl ( '! Rose was amazed at her owa feel- j ings. Just as the waters of a dam, ! long pent up and placid, when suddenly sudden-ly swollen by storms, break into torrents tor-rents of terrible force, so Rose's out- i 1 1 raged wifeship and mastership burst j j bounds and engulfed her husband. J Rose was, characteristically, at the i ? steering wheel, her husband beside , jfj her. For some minutes she drove the car silently. She was at that point of I anger where an ordinary woman would i j have burst into tears. Rose only turn- I ed cold and was unable to speak in a I ! natural voice. ! j "I can admire a knave, Garter i Brett," she said tensely, her nostrils ; dilated, her breast heaving, "but I de- i i test a fool. And the worst fool of all I j is an old one an elderly man who sud- ! : denly throws dignity to the winds and r I lets himself be cajoled by an actress f; through the cheapest opera bouffe L I methods. In public, too, among his ; ; ' friends and those of the wife he seems ' j to have lost entire regard for." i Carter Brett during the first part of ' his wife's tirade had sat back quietly smiling. But at her final words he ; suddenly looked grave. :; "Steady, Rose, steady," he said in a 'i low kind tone. "Don't bo absurd." j His words, however, only angered i her the more. Rose's resentment was I the surprised resentment of the driver r! of a horse car whose meek animal has I I jumped into sudden and violent revolt, Bis : run away, cavorted wildly, overthrown i all authority, and, worst of all, smiles j at its master's effort to reduce it to l:i submission. j j "Absurd!" cried Rose, her gloved hands tightening on the steering i . , wheel. "To think you could apply ! , ' such a word to me, who have made you. Carter Brett! Could any man have managed your affairs as I have done? Could anybody have done for you what I have done? Could any one have developed, Improved, created " "Stop, girl!" Brett spoke In a quiet tone. "You'll say something In a r minute you'll be sorry for. I think - you took the wrong turn at that last crossroads. Yes, It's as I thought '. We've made a detour. Bettor go back. This is a bad bit of road." It is unspeakably aggravating to give proof that your anger has blinded your perceptive faculties. Rose's cool head. Rose's keen eye and steady hand had boen victimized by her indignation. indigna-tion. She hardly knew herself. She felt that the cool, self-assertive man beside her was a stranger rather than the partner, though a somewhat silent ono, of her life for the past twenty years. She brought the car to a stop, turned turn-ed to her husband and half rose in her seat! "Probably you know better how to drive than I. You take the wheel." To her Yast surprise he took it and drove home without a word. As they entered the house Rose Brett had that most distressing sense of failure, exasperation ex-asperation and bafflement such as always al-ways comes from losing one's temper when one's adversary has kept his. NO HIP DRAPERY, SAYS PARIS. The designers Avho have intimated that they will bring out the Empire evening gown in August, also Insist that they will also make the high waistline the prevailing fashion that runs through all clothes. Joyful news this should be to the woman with the large waist, slender hips and slight bust which Is the typical typi-cal figure of the older American woman. wo-man. She can arrange all her clothes to better advantage If this Idea prevails. pre-vails. As regards the street clothes, the French designers have let It become known that they intended to exploit the straight, moderately narrow skirt without any hip distension. The minority mi-nority of well dresed women in America Amer-ica and the better class of New York dressmakers will not be surprised If this comes true, for the latter have anticipated It with prophetic souls and have inaugurated a slim, narraw, street skirt that is guiltless of trimming, trim-ming, puffing, looping or reeding. Its claim to high distinction is the sharp contrast It makes between itself and the mass of skirts that have been spread over this continent. Jackets are to be moderately short, which is, another youthful style. It is said that belts will not be used with them and that they will show a return to the mannish severity of three years ago. Knife pleated and box pleated skirts wiU also be Inaugurated, it is rumored, but these have had quite a winning way with them in America for the last four months. Coat collars that rise high in the middle of the back and lie flat over the chest until they reach the first button of the single breasted coat, have been exploited by Callot in fur is well as in cloth, and It may be that they will bo serious rivals to the flat man's collar that is sure to be worn. Straight coat sleeves that reach to the wrist, wtihout trimming, are put into these short coats. There Is a slight ripple Just below the waist, just enough to give grace, but not enough to form a pannier effect. NEW IDEAS FOR HOUSEHOLD WORK. One of the latest household appliances appli-ances is the hot-water platter. It is especially useful at breakfast time. Boiling water can be turned into the tank under the platter and the top screwed down. Then by placing the nickel cover over the 'food, it will keep hot for at least a half hour. A good furniture polish can. be made in the following manner: To six ounces of the best refined kerosene add one ounce of the best yellow resin, one dram of vermillion to color, and ten ounces of turpentine. Mix these Ingredients at a gentle heat for at least an hour. Then strain and stir constantly until cold. Paint stains may be removed from cotton or linen by soaking in turpen-tino turpen-tino or gasoline. If on silk, do not use turpentine; ether will probably dissolve it-Grass it-Grass stains, when fresh, can be removed by soaking in alcohol. If the stains are old, rub with molasses and allow to stand several hours before be-fore washing out. |