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Show fl SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR M H ' THE SCHOOL GIRL - ka ONCE again comes the time for splendid splen-did resolutions and the opportunity of beginning all over again to make of ne's self a quite perfect being. It haH ilwnys Keemed so fortunate that the time f making those tine resolves should come itst at a season when every one is In cx-ictly cx-ictly the right mood to help one's efforts dong. At the ChrLslni.TJi season there surely '.innot be a single person who is not .so mbiied with Ihe spirit of tho Christmas dea that be or she does not nncousciously urn over a new leaf and determine to how all who have been n-o kind and hoiichlful with their gifts and expressions f good will that their advances nre appelated. ap-pelated. And then just a week after -"lirislruas day conies tho beginning of the iew year, when one sees stretching abend i vista of days to com that may be filled it h happiness or discontent exactly in ir.qMirtion as one rises to meet theru. In making tbe new year resolve it niild 1m well to be governed as completely i ".sible by a sense of tbe Chrrstmas Wliug. To practice "good will to all" lght through an entire year woi.Id of lelf make a lovable and loving eh. i racier, no who practicn Cood will ! all so n oiu-s to feel kiudly dUp-iso nnd ready i parJon and excuse even those nbo f.r-l f.r-l rly cu.) bud disliked most c-"iviially. Tike the old liK'lh-xl ()f turning Hie nrgu-yut nrgu-yut ngaiinl one's elf. Without doubt l.e one tif.-liusl whom the ill is f,-'.t '.U a Mrong r.i!ike in return, and the Toil ud for one is prooably u. ui re uti-e:ioning uti-e:ioning th j ii for the oth.-r. A girl who ;niuin.-ly wUhes to feel good will to every me vl!l make no r special clT..rt make ill whoUl lle pe,, call' II.. t enre fof r.tne fond of her. and she ill K ur- ri-. at how ,.ou n feeling nal alTcv- !!! "ill erMjj ou b'.r part iu aiiio-t .-ry . j?-e. If she can really practise good will it will be ostonishiug how little ditllculty she will experience with all her other old faults tha; formerly caiwed her no end of worry and bother- A person imbued with a spirit of good will cannot commit ouy great unkiudnoss, cannot even be rude, for both unkindnrss and rudeness, like every other fault, retlect upon aome one else and ruuse theiu r.nbappiuess or discomfort. Tbe popular girl may owe some of her attraction at-traction to ber beauty, some to her natural i harm, some perhaps to a brilliant mind, but three-quarters of it must come from her good will to her friends. Unconsciously Unconscious-ly she makes hr friends feel that she is interested In them, wants them to have the bct ia life, and if there Is anything she can do to help at any time this girl is always ready. Sho radiates good will and ber friends give her the best they kuow. The girl who knows the meaning of good will to all rould not be small. Sho Is too anxious to make those about her happy to be able t do the little thiogs that burt or ls.iy the little things that wound. She never tries to give the impression of how 'splendid a time she Is having or has bad it a time when she knows ber listener has t.ot bnd the same admiration. .She could not be Miuill about money matters either, 'for sl'.e will always want to keep from the i friend wlib has not so large nn allowance !a her-elf nil ronlition of the difference. ' di-nero-iiy is but one of the minor nttri-li nttri-li j t iLi'h c:ne oaturnlly to tbe girl who li.is t;ik ti as her New Year resolution the ' ! determination, to keep alive through-'or.t through-'or.t Ihe re.ir ;ho beautiful menage of C!iriii;iiB ' The spirit of Christina is to give, to! 'give literally everything la one's power to -all v horn one meets, but gift bought with i 'gold are a '.u!l part indeed of thu divine j ;')ir;t of gating The gift expresses tbe hhuvM il'-ii U:c donor wishes io please, ! and snrely this idea can be carried out in a thousaud difTerent ways through the year. Hut it is the giving of one's self which counts, the giving of oue"s mind and personality to one's friends whenever th.il help is wanted. Often a girl Is heard to wonder why it is that certain of her friends nre so much more popular than others. Any number of her other friends a girl will know to le just as fine of nature, often mueh stronger of character, than Ihoso who naturally attract at first meeting and make hosts of new friendships every year. Invariably the girl who attracts Ininie diatoly, anil theu keeps these friends through thick and thin, is one who give herself spontaneously spon-taneously to all who seek. When yiu-pathy yiu-pathy Is wanted she bos It in store to give, for she is genuinely Interested in each person who comes to her. First anil foremost, however, she is not afraid of being personal. She trusts her friends and Instinctively they guard her c rets and are always loyal to her. It is those who never trust their friend with the psrt of themselves wbieh they value who are not In return trusted. It Is necessary to give of one's own experiences, experi-ences, ideas nnd ideals before one can hope for a like trust from others. Nor w ill the little 6ccrct aims nnd hopes lose by being shared with other. On tiie contrary, con-trary, they will only broaden and grow finer by telos allowed a glimpse at another an-other wint ot view, For ber own sake, then, as well as for the ake of those with whom fhe eomcs in ooutact during tbo year, let her adopt a resolution to keep ou with the (.pint of CliriMmas throughout the whole twelve mouihs, that at the end of that time it ;m.iy be proved whether or not ho who il-is eincerely prnetiel this doctrine has , ..t mre out of lite, l.i a on more friends. i herself a happier girl because ,of Hi" reolve tukeu cu the oral d.iy of I the tew i car. jacket with rever, collar nnd cuffs of jseal- while a deep (.kirt of the fur liliUlieil tin- coat below Ihe waist, the jacket being iciit 111 a seiui-blouse effect. A deep bor-1 jder of the raine fur ended oil the skirt, ! but this was really uniu-cis-aiy ami made l!io dress rather too old in fashion. Moleskin Mole-skin is another fur which can be ucd in the same form of trimming as the French! eal. j I 01, skating on a country pond the cos-! t iiiiio J; somewhat more "sporty'' in of-j feet thou that worn either iu a rink on nn a popular club lake. A heavy knitted j I sweater made like the now models for 'n:c:i und boys, which button down the. 'front, but fasten up snugly about the, lthro.it ns well, is a uecessity to have nt Ihand, even though it will not be worn nllj the lime. It is a fashion of the timi to j I wear quite thin bodices all the year round! land lor comfort out of doors to put on, if j I need be, a long sweater of Angora wool jtindcnienth the jacket. For skating such t ia sweater is invaluable, uj. it will tako Kip no appreciable room beneath the coat iiind will add tremendously to the warmth j of the coat. With a skating costume there must al-iways al-iways be provided to wear to and from the pond a long ulster or fur wrjp which ,1s largo enough to slip on easily over an entire suit if neeossury. The smartest' fur coats used for this purpose are wade fof the most rtrangeaiuj curious colored Iskins iiii.iciiuble. ( 'ooii. leopard, niusk- rat, ohnggy bear the iiuci-r the better i and the rougher and !,si trim .quarter sii- li is the fashionable fur gjr- tuciii lor country sport. I'nloss it is bitterly cold a muff is generally gen-erally dispensed with on tho iv and the hands are kept warm by woollen mittens or heavy w bite knitted gloves worn over tin- fur lined ki I gloves. A loo.-.e fur eol-lir eol-lir is .io very much in the way, so ih.it the fur neckpiece should really he ut-l.ii ut-l.ii h'sl to the collar of die co.if. The ears are kepi delightfully warm this year hy tlw new little fur toques which tit Well ilon n over the head and can be pulled en tirely over tbe curs if desired. The coon skin cups made so that the brim con be pulled down over the earn or el.; rolled back iisuinst tliocrowu make the warmest of all kinds of caps for skatiug. Tbe hnug little knitted caps which can be drawn right down to the eyes if it is very cold indeed in-deed are ulso delightful for skating, as they are almost as warm as the fur and stay on to the strongest gale without the need of hat pin or veil. A silk huntiug veil or a knitted llocco veil will prove the greaiVst comfort in zero weather and some such protection for the skin is a really necessary precaution.' Tho srnurt skating boot of tho year is of ru-.-ct leather, laced and much higher than the o Miliary walking boot. The skate in of course screwed to the oboe. The necessity neces-sity of having the shoos sutlieieutly targe cuunot be too strongly emphasized, ns one day of skulini." in too small a boot will I prove beyond further parley. j r,UU indoor or rink skating ihe ro I nine is of a slichfly different oni.-r. 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