The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 319, Ed. 2 Friday, May 25, 1928 Page: 8 of 12
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American Girls Just Will Marry Dukes—It’s Such Fun!
LURE OF GRANDEUR
SOMETIMES MIRAGE
'inifred Black Delves Into Her Memory and Finds
That These Near-Royal Marriages
Are Not Always Happy.
By WINIFRED BLACK
SO she’s married the Duke—after all. Married him with bell
book and candle—in the church and out of it—wedding veil—
seven yards long—more or less—two centuries old—yellow
with age and heavy with tradition—pearls bridal bouquet brides-
C maids ushers best man groomsmen flower
girls—and all.
I wonder how long she’ll stay married and
how long she will love being a duchess?
We’ve had quite a number of American
duchesses and it seems to me there’s only t.
few of them who stayed married and stayed
happy.
I knew an American duchess once—pretty
little thing she was—good-natured good-
hearted; she liked to laugh she liked to sing
she loved to dance she was crazy about riding.
She had a wonderful saddle horse and she
doted on camping out in the deep woods with
her saddle for her pillow She could cast a
fly with the best fishermen. She could swim
she could dive. She could hike for miles and
)I31ACft never even get a blister on her heel.
She hail a trick of frying bacon over a
camp fire in the deep woods that was really astonishing. She had
a nice boyish figure and a pair of bright blue eyes that told the
truth no matter how hard she was trying to keep from telling it.
She was kind and generous and loving and she liked the world.
She believed what people said and when she met the Duke over in
I’aris she couldn’t believe her eyes.
He wasn’t exactly handsome but dear me! such an air—such
manners and how he wore his clothes! He knew’ all about pictures
about statues and he could furnish a house to look like—oo la! la!
He loved flowers and could write verse about them and he was
crazy about moonlight. He rode wonderfully and danced—
oo la la la la! and three times la la!
And what a bow! And what a smile! And the way his valet
brushed his hair. And how he loved her—so modestly—so devoutly.
He thought she was a saint in a stained glass window. He hardly
dared profane her ears with the story of his earthly love. She
walked on air.
Her father was a common every-day American and he couldn’t
hear the youth. He ju.-t simply couldn’t stand him that's all! And
the Duke smiled patiently and said—“What would you have?”
The American girl ran away and married the Duke and after
the marriage her father settled money on the Duke to make him be
good to daughter. He was very polite to daughter and helped her
buy lovely clothes and went with her to her hairdresser and chose
the sort of shoes she ought to wear. It was quite a shock to the
duchess when she discovered that he had two or three sweethearts
and was supporting them with the money her father gave him. And
when she cried about it. the Duke smiled and shrugged his shoulders
ar.d that was that
The Duke’s mother was very cross with the American duchess
and she made fun of her and snubbed her and the poor little duchess
ran away back home to her father.
“To live with the American savages” the Duke’s mother said.
Anil now the duchess lives very quietly in the deep woods by a clear
lake and she has her little son and a big curly dog and a faithful
maid for company.
She seems to like them very much better than the Duke for all
of his fine manners.
1 wonder how often they’re happy—the girls who marry Dukes
—don’t you?
C<H»rl*nt. H-I. K.aipapar Ke.tur. ferrtev. Inc.
Love’s Awakening *
__~——By Ariel* Garrison-
Madge Tries to Clear the Wag for Lillian’s Happiness.
DESPITE Harry Underwood's-^
ability to control the muscle
of hi* face 1 "aw ta bia eyea
the startled acknowledgment that I
had thrust home In my query con-
cerning hi* reaction to the old ro-
mance between Lillian and Robert
Savarin. _ . „
'•Oh. I suppose I might as well I
acknowledge the com.” he said. "I (
»eo red every time I think of that
old lad. and he s a harmless old|
coot at that. Hut when I think of
Lil getting romantic over—
••Stop rigfht there. I firmly. |
•*I can sec that I have my work cut
out for me in setting you right on
your wife's romantic reactions. Now
I don't know whether you know the
things I’m going to tell you. but if
you don’t it’s time you did. and I
don't want you to say a word until
I get through.”
"A needless injunction.” he mur-
mured mischievously but I ignored
the gibe. .
“In the first place 1 began
•'when Lillian was a very young girl
w»th artistic ability and ambitions
she had no way of studying the
things she so longed to learn because
she had to support herself. Robert
Savarin. much older than she but a
taler.ted and most attractive artist
be.-ame much Interested In her and
gave her the first instruction in
drawing she ever received He deeply
admired her. but because of her
youth he kept their association
strictly ujon the plane of master
an<l pupil. _
"Lillian later went to France to |
study. Upon her return she found
that Robert Savarin had disappeared
and that orly intensified the roman-
tic adoring gratitude she had felt for
him. Then for several years she
was the loved and admired chief
i figure in a group of artists most of
whom were younger than she. TMcky
was the youngest of all. They all
grieved when Tom Morton appeared
and swept her into marriage by his
Impetuous wooing. You know the
ref>t of that part of the story as
^*“1 *know that Tom Morton was a
Gaderene swine.” Jie growled. “He
wanted to marry that other dame
and the way he managed to trap
lil into giving up the kid to him
would have been a hanging and
quartering Job if ther- had been any
lust Ice in the world. Lucky thing
isn't it. that the kid takes wholly
after her mother. Thera ton* .
trace of Tom Morton In her.
• Unless this secret sullen Jealousy
Vou Is an outcropring of his
««?ure in her" I said ap-atn feeling
Vke a traitor to the winsome child
fa
W“C^'tmyo7nsoe” I hurried on
jt is worry over Marion 3
*n ‘rit which is troubling Lillian not
legret for Rot**rt Savarfr. m>r Tear
|f her future with you? Reniemt»er
{hat when he came back into her
► life after you bad gone out of it. be
was surrounded with a romantic
halo—the great artist missing for
fifteen years—years which. Insane
over the perfidy of the woman he
had loved and married after Lillian'*
departure for France he had spent
in his sister's secluded mountain
home. He appealed to all that was
romantic and maternal in Lillian
and his love for her was a beautiful
overpowering passion until It con-
flicted with his set. archaic Ideas of
a woman's place In the world. He
was a Turk at heart. Lillian's pro
fesslonal career her Independence
her social life would have ceased at
her marriage And though be was
gentle reverential in manner and
though I believe he sincerely loved
Marion yet I believe he would have
resented bitterly any Indication that
Lillian held her child higher than
she did him. And that my friend—’•
Mr. Underwood took the words
from my mouth.
"That is what any man who mar-
ries Lil must expect Don’t I know
that? And do you think I’m swine
enough to resent It or wish It dif-
ferent? No. Lady Fair I’m per-
fectly content with second fiddle as
long as I'm sure It's Marion playing
first. But I won't be third."
"You never will be that." 1 told
him earnestly. "And I’m going to
tell you a secret which I think Lil-
lian doesn’t know herself. I am sure
that she has missed you far more
than she knows all these years.
Yours was a wonderfully cheery
comradeship you know.”
“She was wonderful." Harry
Underwood said loyally. "She
sure saved my life when I needed
her. and I rewarded her by raising
merry hell and getting out when
she brought the kid home.”
"You needed her then as you do
now” I said quietly. "But do you
realize that Lillian needs you sore-
ly?"
Cowrlsh*. (ML S'ewpapw gtatur* Stnrl me
Seen on 5th Ave.
By Miss Shopper
Violet a cool becoming shade
Is Ideal for Spring and Summer
frocks.
• • •
Do you know that many of our
smartest women n r e wearing
negligees for evening wraps? The
negligees are developed in such
exquisite materials are so beau-
tifully made and so formally cut
that no one has ever suspected
that they were thus transplanted.
• • •
The fan Is returning to popu-
larity. Often the large ostrich
feather model of bright color Is
worn with a contrasting evening
gown. But there are a number
of noveltv fans. Among these is
one of stiffened silk gauze fash-
ioned Into transparent leaves.
Gayety the Keynote In Bathing Attire
^ Two Model8 Following the
More Elaborate Trend in
J Bathing Sty'es.
By Marie Marot
WITH modes daily becoming
more elaborate It Is not sur-
rising to find bathing suits
dressing up into something more dis-
tinguished and folblllzed (a good
word—even If we had to make !t
up ourselves) than plain Jersey An-
nette. Designers may be as frivo-
lous as they please—as long as they
keep suits swlmmable. this depart-
ment will not protest.
If you like bathing styles more
elaborate than the Jersey two-piece
variety (than which we claim there
is nothing more appropriate or com-
fortable) you will t*e sure to be taken
with the two models displayed in
the accompanying sketch. They ere
tremendously trim yet not too be-
frilled to permit gentle swims—not
to mention their swell-elegance for
basking on the beach.
The model to the left utilizes a
multi-colored landscape print on a
turquoise blue background. Com-
bined with the darker greenish blue
of tne cape and trimmings Its effect
is simple knock-out. The little kilted
s'-.rt looks too "Jeune fllle" for
words and should gladden the heart
of everv eternal Ingenue. Worn with
it Is a rubberized turban of the same
material.
Surely no one will quarrel with
the suitability of water-silk for water-
sport and not care for the trim little
moire ensemble shown at the right
I might add Just to make sure of
your appreciation that this partlcu-
«*• »atr model is being shown at one
of New York’s leading shops selling
for $75. Dare to criticize It after
that!
It is done in pale green. The
moire coat gathers smartness In a
circular line. A cunning moire tie
emphasizes the darker green crepe
blouse. The trunks contribute the
^ most Interesting note—they are
* pleated Into a yoke In accordance
with the best London tailoring for
) the Well Dressed Man. Little Insert
i Dockets a pear on the yoke.
X Pictured with the suit is a rubber
_J ized moire bandana.
Baby’s Sudden Shriek May Mean Colic
By ROYAL S. COPELAND M. D.
United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner of Health Sew York City.
m arANY a young mother has been frightened
Vl nearly to death when her baby without
the slightest warning has let out a
shriek loud enough to raise the dead. What is
wrong ?
This is a svmptom of colic. Crying in chil-
dren is usually due to colic. The child may seem
perfectly well and go to sleep as usual. Suddenly
he starts from his sleep and utters his cry. The
legs are drawn up or moved about in efforts to
get relief from the pain.
There are many causes for colic. Wrong
feeding is the most common one. Undigested
food in the intestinal tract may produce the
trouble.
Generally there is constipation with in-
testinal fermentation as a Result. Gas formation
follows. Colic is the natural consequence.
Too much candy too much sugar—these are
common causes. Over-feeding and irregular feeding are other im-
portant factors. Hasty drinking of the milk or bolting the other food
I may be followed by these unpleasant symptoms.
While we are speaking particularly of colic in children the same
ML* J Bill PkPrvA I i nA aaIIa 4*. r>e/ltnri
wm Jiruuui'f CUUC III RI UW u<
people. But today we are thinking
particularly of the youngsters.
The sudden cry of the chtld is not
always due to colic. It may come
from earache and the possibility of
ear trouble must never be over-
looked Too often It Is unsuspected.
Frequent attacks of colic demand
correction of the feeding. The first
thing to do ts select the right food
to prepare the milk properly and to
give the food at regular times.
The constipation should be over-
come by right feeding and at the
time of the acute attack the bowels
must be emptied at once. An enema
of hot water and soap will speedily
stop the cutting pains of colic. One
or two Dints of water will be ef-
fective.
Hot water compresses to the
stomach or tha use of the hot writer
bag will promote the oomfort. Heat
la of great value.
I am sorry to say that paregoric
ts given by mothers to relieve the
I colic of the baby. Under no circum-
stances should paregoric or any
other opium product be given by a
The Stars Say—
For Saturday May 2fi.
By GENEVIEVE KEMBLE.
nCCORDING to the lunar and
mutual configurations this
day may prove on# of intrlgu
lng and peculiar complexes The
mental activities may turn into sin-
gular or novel channels with strange
alms qulrpe or fancies. But these
may not be harmful tf they be held
to sound philosophical conclusions
under the indicated proclivity to sta-
bility and soundness. Safeguard the
employment.
Those whose birthday it ts are on
the threahhold of a year of strange
or unique vision or impulse with
this peculiar tendency however
backed up by wise and substantial
conclusions practical and depend-
able. The employment may give
concern. A child bom on this day
may seem to have strange contradic-
tions of character. With a fanciful
and visionary mental view It also
carries stability and profound In-
right. Diligent and responsible It
may yet find difficulties in employ-
ment.
Trial* temptationa. disappoint-
menfs—o^/ these are help* instead
\ of hindrance*.—Buekham. i
r
layman. It is rare for the modern
doctor to resort to opiates but. tf
they are ever Justified they must
not be given without the personal
direction of the family doctor.
Sometimes rhubarb and soda or
milk of magnesia or a little baking
soda in water may be given. But
it is better to employ the enema and
hot applications and call the doctor
If relief Is not obtained quickly.
{"Answers to Health Queries [
J. VV. Q.—What is the cause of
excess perspiration under the arms?;
What is a remedy?
2—What can I do to get rid of
superfluous hair?
A.—For full partlcoljrs send a
self-addressed. stamped envelope.
2—Superfluous hair may be re-
moved by the use of the electric
needle. The work must be done by
an expert skilled In this particular
line. For full Information send a
self-addressed stamped envelope and
repeat your question.
• • •
W. P. Q.—Could lack of sleep be
responsible for loss of weight?
2— 'When doe* the period of phys
leal growth normally ceaav?
3— What can he done for dandruff?
4— What will help oily skin and en-
larged pores?
A.— Yes.
2— At the age of twenty-one.
3— Shampoo the hair frequently
and use a good tonic. Send self-
addressed. stamped envelope for fur
th*»r particulars and repeat your
question.
4— I'se hot and cold compresses
alternately for fifteen minutes night
and morning. This will help to close
the pores.
• • •
Y. A. Q.—What do you advise for
a boy seventeen years of age who is
lean and lanky?
A.—If he Is underweight he should
eat plenty of good nourishing food
Including milk. eggs fresh fruits and
vegetables. Exercise dally In the
open air and practice deep breathing.
• • •
a. Ft. Q.—What ts African sleep
tng sickness? Is there a cure what
ts tt caused by. Is It fatal what are
the symptoms etc.? I am Interested
because one of my family dropped
suddenly on the street from what Is
said to be that trouble (it Is now ths
sixth month!.
A.—There are volumes written on
this disease. Apply at any public
library medical department where
you will be able to read up on the
subject. It Is known as encephalitis
lethargy.
• • •
M. M. G. Q.—What causes a sharp
stinging pain In the heel7
A.—This may be due to neuralgia
or possibly flat feet. An examina- j
tlon Is necessary to determine thd J
exact cause.
CopvrtxhL l»:t. Sumrip** f«»l«r» B«rrle* tea
Famous Composers
By COZETTE DOUGLASS
Henry Purcell (The Younjjer).
□r English composer whose'
work had a vast Influence on
the history of English music.
Henry Purcell (called The Younger)
was horn in St. Ann’s Lane. Old Pye
Street. Westminster. London in the
year 1658.
He was admitted as a chorister
In the Chapel Royal and first at-
tracted attention when in 1670 he
composed an ode In honor of the
King’s birthday.
In 1680 he was appointed organist
at Westminster Abbey and tn this
same year composed his famous
opera “Dido and Aeneas " In 1682
he bacanie organist at the Chapel
Royal succeeding Lowe and in 1683
was appointed composer-ln-ordlna.ry
to the King.
The first of twenty-nine ’’Odos" and
"Welcome Songs" were published in
1680 This was followed by a volume
of chamber music published in the
year 16S3.
While the texts of his “W elcome
Songs.” which were written while
he wag serving in the capacity of
composer-in-ordinary are more or
less bombastic and stupid some of
Purcell’s finest music was written
for them.
Although he had given a great deal
► of attention to theatrical music from
about the year 1680 It was only dur-
ing his last five years that he de-
veloped any activity In this style
of composition In spite of his close
connection with the theatre. Purcell
wrote but the one opera.
Hts church music shows him to
have been an original melodist and
a master of form and harmony. His
stage music was largely Influenced
by his model. Lully although Pur-
cell's compositions are as dramatic
and probably more melodious than
are those of Lully. Handel was a
profound admirer of Purcell’s church
music and studied it to his profit
There is a long and varied list of
Purcell's compositions and In 1878
the Purcell Society was formed for
the express purpose of perpetuating
his memory by publishing and per
I forming his work.
I Purcell died after a lingering Ill-
ness. probably consumption on No-
vember 21st. 1695 and Is burled la
Westminster Abbey.
His burial tablet is a positive tn
dlcation of the esteem in which Pup
cell if held reading as it does -Here
lyes Henry Purcell. I-'so : wha left
I this life and Is gone to that hlexs-rl
i place where only his harmony can
1 be exceeded."
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WAR-BORN FOLLIES
ABATING A LITTLE
Wild Youth of a Few Years Ago Seems to Be
Settling Down to Saner Basis But It Has
Taught Its Elders Something.
By DR. LOUIS E. BISCH
SOME of the young men and women of the present day have
shocked us a great deal. Their independence their pretended
sophistication their lack of respect for the old orders of things
have made us wonder. Whither are they heading?
Is it to destruction or—well really!—are we
not already beginning to suspect that their
antics represent a wholesome development after
alll?
At any rate we are not as shocked as we used
to be. Is it because we arc used to their cap rs?
Is it because they have already calmed down a
bit and the pendulum is starting its backward
swing?
Personlly I believe it’s a little of both with a
dash of common sense added to boot.
We’ve had time to reflect over what we have
seen. The newness of it all its boldness took
our breath away.
It made grown-ups Just a trifle pannicky.
Then again we may have been somewhat sen-
sitive. We knew the world needed reformation
—it still does!—but we scarcely expected to b<i
taught by our children I
When the war knocked so many of our cherished ideals into a
cocked hat youth seized its opportunity! Always rebellious over
restraint youth saw that the time was ripe to express itself!
And what did it express: it ex-"
pressed the freer play of its emo-
tions!
On the whole there is no more
Immorality now than there ever
was. Young people talk more
freely and behave more freely but
fundamentally our young men and
women are just as fine and pure
and noble as ever!
There is no question that when
youth threw down the bars it went
too far. Many girls and even boys
have tom and bruised their wings
against the thorns and briars of
reality. There has been many a
rude awakening. There have beqn
many regretful tears!
Goethe has said: “If the world
does improve on the whole yet
youth must always begin anew and
go through the stages of culture
from the beginning.”
Yes present-day youth has al-
ready learned its lesson. And we
elders have learned our lesson too!
After this the world wili always
respect the individuality of its
children! We sidetracked them
and hushed them up far too much!
Now we realize what happens
when no safety valves are provided
and the boiler bursts!
But let us be sure that we do not
slip back. We must continue to be
understanding We must continue
to realize what their struggles
have been and will continue to be.
Be on the alert to help and learn
all the time.
Coprrlfht 1SSS. N**r»p»p«f r**tur« s«mr*. IBP. I
Keep the Eyes Forever Youthful
By JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON
YOUNG face# and old eyes are°
not a pleasing beauty combina-
tion an. yet there are hundreds
uf women who do not realize that
the eyes grow old vehy quickly un-
less they are given special attention
to offset the aging tendencies of
Time. Incidentally ITn not refer-In*
to the expression of the eyes which
can be eternally young but to the
physical structure of the eyes and
Home-Making Helps
By Wanda Barton.
Porch Partiea for Children.
SUMMER porch parties for chil-
dren art delightful functions
and It la so easy to entertain
them to the open. Where there are
two or more children in the family
many mothers are giving one gen-
eral party and requesting in the In-
vitations that "no presents” be
brought by the children. This pres-
ent business has been a subject of
much unfavorable comment among
mothers and a reform will be wel-
come.
Another point Is the dropping In
of mothers after the children but
early enough to be in on the refresh
menta This Is not a grown-up
function and it Is troublesome to
have them coma In at that time. In
setting the party hours many man-
age to have the refreshments early
and have them all cleared away be-
fore the outsiders come.
If a tabl# Is prepared in the hall
a maid can take the wraps and thus
save opening a room upstairs for
the purpose The festivities begin
with group games. Be sure that the
groups are not too large so that
the children get restless If the game
goes too slowly. There ara several
versions of the ring toss games
bean bag toss dart throwing at a
target tape races cutting the tape
in half which should be a half Inch
wide with blunt scissors the tape
being fastened securely at one end
and the racers start at a given sig-
nal. Cutting off the tape disquall
fies a player for the race as there
are prizes.
If the grounds are large a trea-
sure hunt is Jolly for the older chil-
dren. Each child ts given the first
paper and thereafter finds written
directions at each stop and even-
tually the treasure. Grace hoopa and
croquet aflso interest children and
the rules should be posted plainly
so that there will be no dispute
arise among the players to spoil the
fun this happens frequently so It
Is best to be safe.
The refreshments should be simple
but It Is always easier to seat chil-
dren than to hav# them tray served
and having to hold the platen In
their bands. They are not deft and
are very apt to spill things. A long
kindergarten table can he borrowed
or rented for the smaller children
and the ordinary table will be all
right for the larger guests.
Cocoa with sandwiches may be fol-
lowed with Ice cream and cake. The
sandwiches may be made of minced
chicken with a very small amount
of mayonnaise use Just enough to
moisten so that the mixture can be
spread. Minced ham with a little
mustard sauce to moisten the mince
and cream cheese with orange mar-
malade makes a good selection.
Vanilla and chocolate are the general
favorites in the tee cream The
rakes should be lady fingers maca-
roons. small sponge cakes or sliced
white fruit cake. j
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their surrounding area such as the
upper and lower lids.
The upper lids particularly dis-
color and wrinkle so that they have
a flabby appearance tinged with a
brownish color all of which is u
fatal to b«*uty as It is unnecessary
The wrinkling and discoloration of
the upper lids is caused by the
natural oil eupply being depleted
and the most effective remedy Is oil
in one form or another whether It is
creams lotions or the direct appli-
cation of olive oil or lanolin.
The following bedtime treatment
will do wonders to elim.nate such a
condition within a short tune: After
removing all trace of make-up wash
the eyes with a weak solution of
boric acid using the eyecup made
for this purpose. This is to relieve
the Irritation caused by eye strain
which Is largely responsible for the
eed streaks seen In the whites of the
eyes and which are so dlsflgurtng.
After finishing with the eyecup.
remove any moisture from around
the eyes then apply either a good
nourishing cream such as tissue
buildingor muscle building creams
which are skin foods. Vaseline olive
oil and lanolin also are good and then
of course there are the creams on
the market specially prepared for
this purpose. Whatever you choose
to use apply It liberally around the
eyes both on the upper and lower
lids permitting It to remain on until
morning. At this time any cream
that remains on the lids should be
removed with a soft cleansing tissue
before applying the make-up for the
day.
Now for a few srords about
shadows over the eyes that is tint-
ing the uppeT lids with an eyebrow
pencil liner or one of the eye shadow
preparations on the market. Per-
sonally I think that a light shadow
on the upper lid Is most attractive
as It brightens and enlivens the ex-
pression of the eyes as well as
making th**m appear larger. How-
ever. that is a matter for you to
decide. If you don’t care to make
the shadow massage a tiny bit of
skin food or nourishing cream of
some sort over the upper lids and
DON'T you dare powder the upper
lid! I’ll spank any one of you who
does! By powdering the upper eye-
lids you are drying out the natural
oils which you have been trying to
give back to the lids by the use of
creams at night.
Advice to Girls
By Annie Laurie
Dear annie laurie:
I am a girl in my teens and
am very much In love with a man
four years my senior. He seems
to love me very much and we
are engaged to be married. His
mother does not like me In the j
least. I have never done anything
to cause her to dislike me. She
Is Jealous of her son. and I think
that Is the reason she does not
like me. Do you think we should
let this keep up from marrying^
we really love each other?
BROWN EYES.
BROWN EYES: Your cue m.v
dear. Is to be as sweet and
charming as you possibly can be to
your fiance’s mother. You will have
to win her love and It will probably
ba a difficult feat but I know that
If you persevere you will find that
she will be enthtts latisc over her
daughter-in law. But you ».ll hav.
to be very patient and. perhaps en
dura many slights. ii
GOOD-NIGHT 1
STORIES |
—By Blanche Silver-
Dotty Hears a Story from
Funny Little Lady.
✓ ✓ JAPANESE SILK” muse* J
* I Dotty as she ran her hani *j
** over tha folds of her i
pretty new silk drees. "I wonder why I
they call It that?*'
• Because that's Just what It is.*
laughed a queer little squeaky vole#
at her elbow. . f'
Dotty turned around expecting ta
see Happy Giggles or Squeedee. her
little elfin triends but instead there
on the porch rail sat a dear little
winged creature. J
"Well. Mrs. Butterfly was that
you who answered me just then? J 1
thought it was—began Dotty
when the dear little winged lady la.
terrupted her:
"Yes. Indeed. It was I speaking j
heard you wonder why the silk in
your dress was called Japanese silk
and I replied that It was because It
was made In Japan.” and the little
winged creature spread her wings as
If to fly away when Dotty stopped
her.
"Oh. please dear little Butterfly
Lady." she begged "don't fly away
1 won’t harm you. Y’ou're Mich «
pretty little Butterfly I.ady. Maybe -
you can tell me how you knew this
silk came from Japan?
"So I can. Dotty." said the
Winged Creature with a smile on
her funny little face "but first of
all let me tell you I’m Mrs. Silk
Moth. Mrs. Butterfly's cousin and
maybe It would Interest you to know
that I helped to fashion that very
piece of silk from which your dres*
was made. I remember it so well I
was Just a great foolish looking
ugly old worm. I was wondering
where I would go to take my last
nap. for old Tree Toad had often
trld me 1 would have to take a long
long nnp before I could ever sprout
I v. ^
"Please Don’t Fly AW-*. ^
wings. Well 1 was wonderlaff wtiere
l would go to sleep when a thought
came to me. Why not build me *
cradle? I had been taught to spin »er
old Mother Nature who teaches all
the Insects bugs and meadow folk*
just what to do. so I decided I'd try
my luck at spinning a cradle fop
myself. I began by letting the wrft
silken threads come out of my spin-
neret which was on the underside of
my ugly head. I wrapped the long
silken threads around my body until *
1 was covered with the dearest little f
cocoon cradle you ever saw and l t
soon went to sleep. I don't know how .
long I slept but one day I felt some-
one unwinding ray silken threads
and I didn’t know just what to do. I
guess 1 would have died like so many
of my brothers and sisters did when
their silkeD cradles were unwrapped
from them if it hadn’t been for *
Happy Giggles. He saved me. after
they had taken my silken threads ’
and brought me over to this coun-
try. Here I had to build myself an-
other silken house and from an ugly
worm I turned into a real Silk
Moth."
’’But how can they make silk from
silken cradles?’’ asked the astonished
Dotty.
“Well the Japanese girls all
gather the cocoon cradles out of the
mulberry trees where we are put to
sleep." continued Silk Moth. "The
best cocoons are separated out and
the silken threads spun of.' and wo-
ven together. From these they make .
the lovely silk you have In your
dress. I believe Happy Giggles told
me the first silken threads were dis-
covered in China and they carried
to Japan several Moth* so they *"
would lay more eegs From our eggs
come the caterpillars who make the
silken threads. Happy Giggles told
me so " Spreading her pretty wings.
Mrs. Silk Moth flew away.
Dotty Jumped up and ran into tha
house. Sure enough her Mama told
her Mrs. Silk Moth had told her Ui*
truth about the silk making La
Japan.
i-nriiM. I»:s. ifMnsasw r—cur* SwOo* lea *
• .
Word? of the Wise
Live every day as If thy
last. —Marcus Aurelius.
Men. he human; that is
your first duty. —Rousseau.
Laugh while yon can. Everything
hae its time. —Voltaire.
What you ace. yet cannot
see over is as good aa In-
finite. —Carlyle.
ft is the cause not the
death tchick makes the
martyr. -^Napoleon.
Every mortal loss is an Im-
mortal gain. The ruins of
time build mansions in eter-
nity. —Blake
—
More men hare been ruined
by their servants than by their
master. —Colton.
Foolish loves make foolish
people. —Gondtnet |
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