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c& Hunting a Husband
No. 1 The Charming Widow Meets Her First Suitor Since Her Husband
Tom's Demise, and Is Attracted to Him.
■r-r THEN Tom Minor died, his wife.
I <A/ Beatrice. looked forward to a
t, . ' calm, rather uneventful, emi
•®lltary life. That is. she expected to
I live only for her children until they
ahould need her no lone or. and beyond
that point she did not al’nw her
Thoughts to rove. She dreaded the
loneliness that might then be hers
She did not dread life without her
husband. nor did she mourn him deep
fly, for hers had not been a happy mar
riage Tom had grave faults, some of
j them amounting almost to sins, his
(Wife thought. Whether they did or not,
® they made her so uncomfortable and
J "Unhappy that, while her husband's sud-
I den death was a shock to her, she was
; conscious that, with the pity she felt
for him because he had been snatched
out of life, there was mingled scarcely
any pity for herself She had long been
I aware that her children. Jack and Jean.
•were the dearest things in life to her
She had them, and Tom's departure
had been an unexpected solution of the
knotty problem of their joyless mar
ried e.xlstence She remembered grate
fully now that the true condition of
affairs had been unguessed by the
•world at large, that there had been no
open scandal.
For the first year of her widowhood
•he had thrust from her as absurd the
I possibility of her marrying a second
‘tints "I love my freedom too much."
■•he acknowledged to herself. To her
friends she said. "I do not want to put
anybody In Tom's place." To them,
the sentence meant one thing, to the
I Twldow, another. She added mentally.
"Lord forbid!" remembering Tom and
his ways At the expiration of her sec
«. g»nd year of freedom "he began to
I lighten her black and found that with
' th* donning of soft and becoming
| lavenders and purples her spirits rose.
’ Life seemed still bright and the world
• place In which to have a good time
•nd to make the most of one's self and
I ene's opportunities. Why must she.
| ’because of one mistake or error in
Judgment, be doomed to live a solitary
existence until she was an old woman?
Somehow the children, as dear as ever.
Satisfied only one aide of her nature.
Instead of thinking that she would live
for them and them only, she began to
appreciate that as they saw more of
life and other people they would live
; for others besides their mother. Then
f the would be even lonelier than at
present.
One Leaaon Enough.
So. gradually but. surely, grew upon
her the conviction that, perhaps, after
• 11, there might be a second springtime
* for her For a while she turned from
1 the idea, for with her was also the
Fecollectlon of her conjugal Infelicity.
But soon she persuaded herself that.
She would not make such a mistake a
Second time. Purely she had learned
her sad lesson well. The scars she
Still bore from the fire that had burned
her. had made her wary and watchful
tis all things that might scorch her. and
•he was not to be fooled a second time
by any man. She was no longer an
Ignorant and foolish girl, but a woman
, made wish by suffering. And, as other
jpeople were happily married, probably
tier experience had been the exception.
Hot the rule. Surely she might still ba
a« happy as these wedded friends of
| hers Rhe was still young, she told
I herself, for thirty-three Is not old.
Her two years of peace seemed to
have rejuvenated her, and it was onlv
When she was very tired that she looked
her age While her income from Tom’s
life Insurance was sufficient to pro
vide her and her children with the ne
cessities of life if she was careful, she
did not like to be careful. Now she
[ must economize In order to have
; I enough to epend on nrettv clothes she
I loved and which she felt were her right,
j As her children grow older they would
coat more than now. for she owed them
• good education and the advantages
•which other young people had. How
eh* would have to struggle to give them
these necessities and herself the lux
uries for which her soul longed. Yes,
•he would do well to marrv again.
But she would not be hasty With
•yes made clear by past experience in
matrimony, she would studv every pos
sible suitor. She would recall each of
Tom's faults and would consider others,
which he might have had. hut which,
Strangely enough, he had overlooked in
forming his character. And If any man
had any of these, or lacked any of the
admirable traits, which she expected
frpm the man or her choice she would
exclude him immediately from her cal
culations.
An Exacting C r eatu*"e.
A woman, unless she is in love, is an
exacting creature, and she has often de
' cided against some man for as slight a
reason as an unfortunate trick of man
ner. a lack of some small court* sy. or
some tactless speech. A man can
scarcely understand this, and it Is th<»
trait in women that m-.k*’’ him find her
incomprehensible.
F When she loves a man she Shu's h*"
eyes to his Imperfections, and will mar.
1 ry a boor if he has been clever enough
► or has possessed enough persona’ mag.
netism to keep her ignorant of his tn..
J nature until she has fallen in love with
him. But. lacking lov*-. site is a k* *-i
and sometimes mi unmerciful critic **f
him whom she considers as a possi’>>
husband —especially if she has had on*-
bitter matrimonial experience
The truth, summed ur> in a nut she .
is that she wishes perfection in themaa
upon whom she bestows her hand. and.
presumably, her heart, and. as no man
is perfeit. she is often disappointed
No. woman is not complex, as m*n be
lieve* her to be. Woman is so simpT
* that she seems complex She wants
perfeition, that is all, and will accept
nothing less when she once demands it
'So man can not understand that she is
repelled and disillusioned by some ill-
timed joke, or lack of consideration, or
small rudeness on his part. She does
not love him, hut she wants him to be
her ideal. And he isn't.
Thus it came about that Beatrice
Minor, being a woman, determined to
be satisfied with nothing less than the
best, and began to look about for it.
As she looked she found that there were
many attractive men still unmarried,
many, still more attractive, who were
married, and some widowers who. hav
ing vowed eternal fidelity to the mem
ory of the dear departed, had learned
at last that devotion to a blessed ghost
or a sweet and fading memory was not
as soul-satisfying as was companion
ship with a bright and living feminine
personality.
Her First Suitor.
To the widower class belonged Robert
Marcy. He had been desperately crush
ed and much bereaved when his wife
died. Now hfs friends were secretly
asking about him the old conundrum
"Why is a widower like a baby?” and
chuckling over Its veracious answer—
•'Because h» cries all the first six
months, begins to take notice during
the second six months, and it Is hard to
pull him through the second summer."
When Man y met Mrs. Minor. It was
the beginning of the “second summer"
after his wife's death. A friend at
whose house the widow and widower
chanced to be calling introduced the
pair to each other, speaking of Beatrice
as "one of my sweetest friends," and of
Marcy as “one of my very good ac
quaintances of whom I have seen too
little of late."
This last sentence was uttered w’ith a
regretful sigh, to which the widower
responded with one that waa supposed
to he a delicate tribute to the compan
ion of his happier days Then, gazing
into the eyes of the woman to whom he
had just been presented, he found their
owner pleasant to look at, while Bea
trice, noting his bright smile, told her
self that here was a good-looking man
w hom It might he pleasant to know bet
ter.
(The second article of this highly in
teresting series will appear later.)
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Exercise No. 2 (top picture)—For reducing the waist line.
Exercise No. 3—For strengthening the amis and shoulders.
WHAT do you want to look
like?
Have you an exact pic
ture tn your mind of your physical
ideal of yourself?
Don't you want to Jonk thin one
day and rather plump the next, and
have drooping shoulders in your
evening gowns and square ones for
tailor suits?
Most women don’t quite know
how they want to look, they have
never had an exact ideal to follow.
That holds good of everything
else, too.
You have got to have an exact
picture or Image in your mind to
hold to, and all your development
must be focused in that direction
in the direction of your ideal
My Ideal Is that of perfect health
and usefulness.
Physically, ft is nearly the Ideal
of the Greeks, modified slightly by
the centuries of civilization, which
demands brains as well as beauty
in a woman.
1 have always known how I
wanted to look, and I work stead
ily to retain the right physical
measurements which I gained by
systematic work
As to my face well, gentle read
er, Nature made that, and she alone
is responsible for It. All 1 do is to
see that no lines denoting ill temp
er, peevishness, arrogance and
other unpleasant qualities creep
Into It
I am mostly concerned with body
building and health-giving exer
cises, of which several are illus
trated today.
These particular exercises are
ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN
Bv BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
YOU ARE TOO TRAGIC.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am seventeen and a senior tn the
high -chool For the last two years 1
have been very friendly with a fellow
"f the >ame school who has confessed
his low for mo Whenever 1 see him
he tells me about other girls and the
enjoyment he finds In their presence i
am not jealous of him. but whenever
I he tolls me about these girls, I fee! a
; though he were treating me as a fool.
! yet he declares every time 1 complain J
' 1 am the only girl he lows
BLONDIE.
When fie 'ells you this, mu let him
' "i don't like it. and that en
j courages him to > ontinue.
Did you ever play the game of tit
i for tat '
Try it Nothing makes a man so
quickly lose interest in other girls »«
the discovery that The Girl is finding
an interest ir ther boys Above all.
don't be t’ >g- You are so young that
in a very - » x' viH b»- augh-
ing at what stresses you notv, Con- i
| quer the situat. nby laughing now. |
THE RIGHT ROAD TO HEALTH
THE IDEAL FIGURE AND HOW TO ATTAIN IT T. By ANNETTE KELLERMANN
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for strengthening the muscles of
the abdomen and waist. They are
especially good tn quicken the
sluggish organs of the body, liver
and intestines, which in the aver
age woman are seldom strong and
active.
EXERCISE NO. 1.
The first exercise shown in the
picture is for strengthening these
muscles and organs, as well as for
exercising the thighs. The subject
is shown kneeling, with arms ex
tended. head stretched back. First
go through the following arm ex
ercises. doing them with all the
vigor you can put into them:
Swing the arms back until the
hands meet behind you; now swing
them forward again quickly. Leave
them extended at the sides . and
bend the body forward, keeping the
feet firmly on the ground. Recover
your position again, place the hands
on the hips and bend the body first
to one side, then to the other. Bend
down just as far as you can until
you feel the strain in the muscles
of the thighs.
EXERCISE NO. 2.
In the same kneeling position
place the Hands on the hips and be
gin to twist the body. Tse a great
deal of force In doing the exercise
and try and make the muscles of
the waist respond. I'sually those
muscles are quite flabby, because
women insist on wearing corsets
which hold them up and take away
,the natural vigor and strength of
the organs and muscles.
Many people have the mistaken
1 idea that you make your waist
IS A GOOD TIME ALL?
Dear Mls= Fairfax
1 am eighteen, and a short time ago
I met .1 young girl of the same age
whom I love very much.
I have taken this girl to several
places of amusement, and have also
told her that I low her. This young
lady is afraid I am not able to keep
company yet, because I have no trade.
1 am a salesman, making a pretty
fair salary, and have a good future.
Do you think it ought to make any
difference whether I haw a trade ot
I not as long as 1 can give her a good
time? SAM G.
The gltl is to be commended because
of her good sense, and deserves for a
lover a man who thinks "a good time"
isn't al] there is to life.
If you are an expert salesman, and
make good in that line, you should in
time mminaml i wry good income. A
trade, while an effective weapon for
life's battles, is not essential.
But you arc not making enough of
your opportunity to be worth any girl's
low if a good time i? the height of
your ambition. You should save a lit
tle always, and thank a kind Provt-
Idence that the girl whom you love is so
sensibly inclined.
z
MISS ANNETTE KELLERMANN.
(Other poses In silhouette by Isabelle
Jason.)
larger by going without corsets.
Naturally, if you have been squeez
ing ourself, you will fall In at the
waist line and all the loose flesh
and flabby muscles will bulge there.
But with systematic exercise you
can soon strengthen yourself so
that your chest will he held up by
the natural of the muscles
and the waist will appear smaller
and more flexible than before.
Ten minutes' exercise daily won't
counteract years of tight lacing.
You will have to think about it as
often as you can, holding yourself
correctly, and getting away from
long, tight corsets gradually by
getting shorter ones, then simply
girdles or waists as you get your
figure into real shape again.
No one needs to be fat. Give up
one meal a day and cut meat out
of your bill of fare and you will
grow thin rapidly and healthily.
Trv it and see.
EXERCISE NO. 3.
I forgot to put down the last ex
ercise. which is rather difficult. You
see that it consists of bending far
back until the head touches ’ the
floor.
Begin slowly, bending onlv as far
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ening all the muscles and reduc
ing the hips. This exercise must
be pursued with considerable vig
or to gain the desired effect.
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as you can comfortably. Increase
the distance every day until you
finally arrive at doing it entirely.
When recovering—that is, bringing
'the body back to a straight posi
tion above the knees—be very
careful not to strain yourself and
“go easy," as the children say.
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Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
BY FRANCES L. GARSIDE,
IT is Daysey Mayme Appleton's proud
boast that she is such an accom
plished scholar she can spell every
word in the English language at least
three ways.
She can sing in Italian. Her German
sounds so much like scolding it proves
she knows the language well. And no
other girl in her literary club has such
a quantity of ink stains on her fingers.
At a meeting of the American Girls
Minerva club, her paper on "The Mi
crobes in My Powder Rag" wou the
prize because of its literary merit and
the author's deep discernment of hu
man nature. As her powder rag always
looks like the ragjised to wipe the dust
off the piano legs, her paper was vital
ly interesting
At a recent session of her Timely
Topics club it was left to Daysey May
me to define a rebate. When she ex
plained in a perfectly lucid manner that
it was a wild animal on railroad trains
that eats people up her fellow students
accepted her explanation without ques
tion, and marveled at her intellectual
ity.
But Daysey Mayme is not satisfied.
She wants to master the French lan
guage. and this ambition is born out of
her interest in her Best Beloved.
French the Language of Love.
Since meeting him. she has taken a
deeper interest in all love stories.
“At the most Interesting passages in
the bonk." she explained to her friends,
"the lover or his adored drops into
French, and I miss what is said. It
seems to be the language of love, and,
therefore, I must acquire it.
When a woman wishes to take up a
study, she doesn't go off irtto a corner
with a text-book. She beats a tomtom
and calls all the women she knows to
gether.
"We are wasting our time,” she will
say. after spending three weeks in get
ting the desired number together, and
three hours in calling them to order
after they have assembled; “we are
frivoling our days in fashion and folly
when we should devote them to im
proving our brains.”
This was the procedure followed by
Daysey Mayme. She beat the tom-tom
by inviting ten girls to lunch. Some
where between the salad and the ice
cream, she told them of her desire to
acquire knowledge, and with the cof
fee broached the subject of meeting
once a week to study French.
After much discussion over the se- ■
rlous problem of doing the hair—"ls
Hair Going Out or Coming In?" and
"What Will We Do With Our Hair If
It Is Going Out?”—it was decided to
meet again in a week to decide about
a French teacher.
Tom-Tom Again Beats.
A week later, another girl beat the
tom-tom. and, when all had assembled
to acquire knowledge, the cards were /
brought out, and, between deals and
slams and disputes over tricks and
scores, it was decided that it would be
perfectly lovely to know how to speak
French.
“And when we learn to write it,’
said one girl, shuffling the cards like a
professional," I intend to write a
French novel."
Such a notable ambition! Such a
lofty aspiration! Who is there who
can gaze upon the modern American
girl without his heart swelling with
pride?
Different girls have been beating the
tom-tom regularly once a week ever
since, and regularly these ambitious
young women respond. When they
meet they talk of what it means to
have a worthy ambition, and decry the
foolish but fashionable waste of time
of other women.
And always they play bridge, or
make fudge, or exchange recipes for
chafing dish concoctions, or patterns
for stamping sofa cushions, and al
ways they discuss hiring a teacher to
teach French, and always decide that
it will be so romantic, and such an in- .
centive to learning if the teacher is a
young man. *
Since this agitation began Daysey
Mayme has won seven prizes at bridge,
four at high five, learned three new
ways for'making fudge, .acquired five
new methods for making her hair stay
curled, and has had seven conversa
tions with a handsome young clerk in
a book store regarding the best French
text book.
And regularly, that being the way of
women, these girls beat the tom-tom
and call themselves together.
For ilo woman ever goes quietly in a
corner in her pursuit of knowledge
these days.
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