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THIS USEFUL DUST CLOTH Page Two Here is an absolutely Free 31ft for our customers--no strings attached whatsoever, nothing to buy to get it, absolutely free for the ask ing. For a limited time only we are giving away a special Dust and Wiping Cloth convenientiy packed in a Glassine envelope. This Dust and Wiping Cloth is designed especially for dusting automobiles, furniture, woodwork and for cleaning golf clubs. Come in and get your cloth right away, before it is too late, because our sup ply is limited and we want all of our friends to have one of these very fine cloths. BH -00317 \ GLIDDEN BRIGHTER HOMES VO*. 4 Published in the Interest of Brighter and Better Homes "Brighter Homes Magazine" is published foe you through your local " Brighter Homes Store," the Paint Center, by The Glidden Companies. National Headquarters, Cleveland, O., Adrian D. Joyce, Pres., manufacturers of the highest quality paints, varnishes, lacquers and enamels. Copyright Reprint rights on request. No. 4 *< CQ S, ... i ur it 5- nt rc s. l i One of the very first duties of life is the establishment of a borne which shall be to us and to our children the fountain and reservoir of our best life; and this home should be a permanent one, if possible. Home is the center of every true life, the place where all sweet affections are brought forth and nurtured, the spot to which memory clings most fondly, and to which the wanderer returns most gladly, receivinganincomparablewelcome. It is worth a life of labor and care to have a home whose in fluence shall enrich us while life lasts. God pity the person who cannot associate with his youth some dear spot where he drank in life's freshness, and shaped the character he bears. BH -00318 Page Three <2i $riqhtey$onui+ 3 SALESMANSHIP By MARY ELLEN CHASE Inserted Through the Courtesy oj The Pictorial Review MR. HENRY STAPLES felt a new spring in his knees as boys' underwear and stockings to suits things were well on their way. he descended the apartment-house He took a new and delighted in steps and started downtown. terest in the sounds chat issued from Something of the sprighdiness of nearly every opened window. In his dreams the preceding night their tight little living-room Nora seemed to have gotten into his feet was at last listening to the morn as well as into his mind. Funny ing's radio talk on housekeeping how things worked out, he toid him hints and recipes for the day. Ex self, if you just gave yourself a tremely satisfying to him was the chance. And fifteen dollars was knowledge that she might enjoy little enough to pay for such a this outward and visible sign of his chance as he had given himself. new discovery of powers latent To be sure, the full prophecy of within himself! his new course on salesmanship had He smiled as he recalled yet to be realized. He had still to Charley's hurried and unwilling be called within the glass doors of exit to school, his earlier participa the manager's office, to be met with tion with his father in the morning a firm hand-clasp and the genial exercises which were to make them proffer of a doubled salary. But both "more manly, more fit for this with his Saturday's advance from game of living and of life." Once in the store, his benevolence diffused itself among his fellow em ployees. He beamed upon floor walkers, floor-polishers, and sten ographers. He commented on the weather to Mr. Nesbit, still in the underwear; to Mr. Sims, who had sold belts and suspenders for years. Jt seemed impossible, now that he was so gloriously ready, to wait for his first customers. These he saw before the white coverings were fully removed from the'counters, and with that peculiar divination which his course had promised, he marked them as his own. They stood without the en trance-doors waiting for nine o'clock. There was a difference in their attitudes which Mr. Staples, (Continued on page 17) Page Four BH >00319 Ql brighterfflormi* & FOOTBALL A Swiftness--Grace--A lertness By ED BANG Nationally Known Sport Writer Modern football permit the audience to see what was orphaned only football was all about. Once hav a f e w months ago ing seen it, people enjoyed it and when a giant Fok- began flocking ro the games. The ker passenger plane result of it all is apparent today in catapulted onto the the colossal throngs that attend col plains of Kansas lege games every year. Thus in in- Ed Bang and carried Knute teliectualizing football, Rockne Kenneth Rockne also emotionalized it, and therein along with half a dozen others to lies the reason for the sport's breath everlasting sleep. Rockne was the taking popularity. Briefly then, greatest single vitalizing factor foot Knute Rockne's genius civilized ball has ever known. The mourned football. master of Notre Dame, more Ac the same time, the than anyone else, was respon raw material, the clay the sible for the meteoric rise of sculptor Rockne h a d at the sport. From the compara his command was tively oblivious status of a staunch, enduring stuff, brutal contest indulged in by and to its strength can various high school and col be attributed at least lege athletes, Rockne elevated half of the success of the game to the exalted level it now occupies, a glamorous spectacle that each autumn lures half a nation into the classically designed stadii which stud our landscape. In retrospect the methods Rockne employed in t r a n s- forming a collegiate sport into one of the country's leading Benny Fried'man businesses appear altogether simple and obvious. Certainly countless other men before him recognized the possibilities latent in football, but all of them lacked the forceful personality needed to innovate so radically. Rockne revolutionized the the game of football by intel- lectualizing it. He shunted the ven Jim Thorpe erable notions that sheet size and strength were the chief require the finished product. In its essence football is a test of power, but the ments of a football player. He sub delicate, fine phases of the game are stituted speed, precision and brains. legion, as Rockne has so clearly Rockne took the muscle out of foot demonstrated. Swiftness, grace, ball and replaced it with mentality. alertness, split-second decisions and He opened the game up. He ignored tremendous courage all are qualities the old-style game which amounted demanded by football, and surely to little mote than 22 perspiring none of them can be catalogued un brutes hurling themselves into a der "power." conglomerate mass some 100 times It is unfortunate that so many or more per game, in favor of the football enthusiasts are forced to more spectacular sweeping end runs follow the game vicariously. News and exciting forward passes. In paper accounts dazzle the fans and other words, Rockne was the first to they lend a deceptive masquerade to Knute Rockne the game. The layman, after a while, comes to chink in terms of "steam-rollers,'' "gridiron glad iators,'' "high-powered, horrendous machines," "giancs" and the like. And of course the grotesquery of football's apparel fosters the illu sion. Onlookers forger char under neath those dreadful helmets are 22 ordinary boys, each with a distinct personality. Each is crying des perately to learn a subtle and intri cate game, and to him, each play is a separate lesson. In the mild hys teria that accompanies every major grid battle spectators are inclined to overlook the fact thac for che boys on che field, those exciting scrim mages so stirringly chronicled on the front pages che following day are a series of individual clashes. Jones at cackle pitting his skill against Smith at end. Each is a con test of wits as well as of strength. It is chose man-co-man duels chat hold the charm of football for the participant. And while it might be a commonplace observation, it is un reasonable to suppose that c' e player who can oucwir his rival on the grid iron might be the one to best his adversaries later in life? Remember too, the next time you witness a football game, chat be hind every action of each player, and behind che coordination of che group stands the skill of a coach-- his ability as a teacher. Try forget ting the ball for a moment and di rect your eyes co che activity of the linemen, the blockers who cleat the path for che runner. There is beauty (Continued on page 14) BH -00320 Page Fire Ql brighter (Hornet & MAKE YOUR HOME BRIGHT AND CHEERY WITH COLOR By WILLELLA DE CAMPI Well Known VVijc*- on Home Decoration ALMOST everyone loves color, the red of the rose, the gold to learn few of the qual ities of colors to know en yellow fields of ripe grain, tintsthat red and yellow are were used, appeared dark, shadowy, and gloomy; whereas the of the sunset sky--they are all de warm colors, and blue is lighter colors seemed to lightful. A thrill of pleasure comes cold; and every other dispel the gloom and when we look at these things out color is warm oi cold make the booths appear of doors; but we are too often con according to die amount more light. The one tent to turn away to the drab in of each of these colors it finished in light cream terior of our homes without mak contains. was the lightest of all. ing any effort to supply the same The light and ex A knowledge of all this sort of enjoyment. posure of a room gov is essential if we wdsh to We are afraid of color, because ern, to a great extent, we do not understand how to use the colors that should Willella de Campi bring brightness and cheer into our homes. it. If we attempt any color scheme be used in it--this is a Before selecting a at all, we are liable to overdo it. common fact. Yet, nevertheless, color scheme for a room, decide, Color schemes, in reality, are a rooms with a northern exposure w'ill first, what kind of color is necessary. qreat deal like music. The domi nant chords cannot stand alone be found, in homes of people of most intelligent tastes, finished in One thing to keep in mind is, the smaller the room, the more light without other notes, or the whole dull, drab grays and cold blues, and that comes into it, and the color used would not be music. So it is with the cheery southern rooms, in warm should be duller and less'bright in browns, reds and yel order to suggest the shadows and lows. spaciousness that are lacking. Suc The duty of colors cessful decorators realize that the ef used in decoration is, fect of space and atmosphere and obviously, to supply the suggestion of a few soft shad the warmth and ow's and half lights are a necessarj brightness that is part of every room. In their clevei absent in t h e light handling and knowledge of this, lies that comes into the the secret of those subtly attractive room. rooms for which they are respon Yellow reflects sible. light and produces a Having decided upon the kind of warm glow wherever color, the next step is to choose the it is used; therefore, actual color that is to compose the yellow^ is said to be "luminous." To the contrary of this, red "absorbs" light, mak ing a room seem Cream Walls--Speed Wall Jade Green Woodwork--]ap-A-Lac dimmer. The least luminous of colors are blue and violet. color in our homes--the big masses These are all scientific facts based of color on walls and draperies upon the study of W'ave lengths and must be relieved by bits of color vibrations, but they may be proved here and there. personally by noting the effects of When the light which comes into different colors in different rooms. the room is dull and cheerless, the One lighting company, in order to color used in decoration should tend demonstrate this, finished different scheme of the room. Although, taken generally, there might be any number of selections and combina tions possible, when it comes right down to your actual room w'hich you are working on, there is generally only two schemes, at the most, which will prove- satisfactory when finally worked out. The type of woodwork desired must be taken into consideration along with the kind and the amount of furniture to be used. And last of all, that most important, most intangible to supply the missing warmth and booths in several colors and used ex thing in relation to color--persona) sunniness. Conversely, the Hood of actly the same candle power illumi preference. For it cannot be denied, brilliant yellow light in southern nation in each. The dark browms, that, to some people a certain colo* windows needs to be toned down a blues, and reds absorbed so much may produce joy and delight, an.' little with cool soft colors. We need light that the booths in w'hich they another, displeasure; both, appa Page Six BH -00321 encly, without any logical reasoning behind it. The drab hues and colors of yes terday are past. Paints are manu factured now in such delightful fascinating colors--colors that put joy and cheer into one's home, and they are made so that they are very easy to handle. It is so chat nowa days with a little time, a brush and a can of paint or enamel, wonders can be worked--wonders that rival the magic of magicians. Breakfast sets made cozy and pleasing, furniture chat has been discarded brought back to life and usefulness, walls transformed from dull uninteresting surfaces so that they fairly radiate with warmth, joy and contentment--all of this can be done very inexpensively. You will be surprised how little it costs to do over a room, paint a breakfast set and other pieces of furniture that need to be refinished, chat need to be given a new chance to help make your home brighc and cheery. An illustration is shown here of a living room with the walls finished in a light tan. Nocice how the fur niture, woodwork, grate and the carpec all blend in together, how de lightfully restful an atmosphere is created by this color combination. You can do the same, coo, and do it easily. The kitchen, as shown here, is decorated with cream walls, the cup boards being finished in a green quick drying enamel. The kitchen walls are finished with that new Semi-Gloss Finish which dries quickly and is so much in demand these days. This new quick drying semi-gloss finish is the practical finish for kitchen walls. It makes the whole surface washable--easy to clean and to keep clean. Decorations in the kitchen should be reduced to the minimum. While we do not want our kitchen to look bare and inhuman, we do not want to spend our time dusting and clean ing fussy ornaments. Generally, one picture apiece in the kitchen and breakfast room is sufficient, chang ing them when we become tired of them. In the bedroom, which is quite small, walls and woodwork are painted a fiat white in order to make the room seem larger. Then, to give a decorative effect which takes away the plainness of this all white background, the door and base boards are painted in orchid. A lit tle draped dressing table in one cor ner of the room has a flounce which matches the window curcains. Lampshades are of orchid parch ment paper, and blue. All of the furniture is painted dull blue, and on the bed there is a white bed cover decorated with candlewick embroidery in raspberry red. All in all, you see, a great deal of individ uality may be expressed even in a very small place. Generally speaking, paint may be used freely on woodwork in almost any interior. There are a few ex ceptions, however. For instance, in a small drawing room or library done in Jacobean style, painted woodwork would be sadly amiss. Here, in order to be in harmony with the decorative scheme of the room, the woodwork should be fin ished with a dark oak stain, and should then be given a good coat of varnish to protect the wood. Because a high gloss is not desirable in a room of this type, the wood work may be rubbed down with wax after the varnish has dried so that it will have a soft, mellow patina. Walls in such a room should be of rough plaster tinted ecru. BH -00322 Page Seven brighterJfome^ d> "I'm Dummy Again--Mr. Smyibe" WHICH IS THE CORRECT WAY TO PLAY THIS HAND OF BRIDGE? --Inserted through the courtesy of Th e Cl e v e l an d Ne w s -- S K-6 H K-4-2 D K-J-9 C A-10-9-6-4 S A-J-8-5-4 H 8-6-5 D 8-5 W North E es Dealer a g S 10-3 H Q-J-10-9 D 7-6-3-2 C 5-2 t South t C K-8-3 S Q-9-7 H A-7-3 D A-0-10-4 C: Q-J-7 Milton C. Work, noted authority at Bridge, has prepared this hand and we trust that you will find it delightfully interesting in working out the correct solution. A deck of cards will be given free to the first twenty-five people who send in the correct way to play this hand. Address all communica tions to Publication Headquarters, Madison Avenue and Berea Roads, Cleveland, Ohio, giving the name of the merchant who sent this maga zine to you. If the above hand were being played at auction bridge. South's bid of one no trump would be followed Page Eight by three passes. At contract, South bid one no trump, West passed and North bid three no trumps. Both North and South held well above the minimum requirements for their respective bids. West led the five of spades, which was won by dummy's king. Eight tricks were in sight, with the club finesse the only possibility for winning game. The finesse was won by East, who led the ten of spades. South played the nine, but West took with the jack and quickly won four more spade tricks. Five spades and a club set the contract two tricks. Declarer admitted that he could have made one more trick by playing it safe, but contended that he took the only chance for making game. Was he right or wrong? HERE ARE A FEW FUNDA MENTAL HINTS Honors never are affected by dou bling, revoke, or failure to make contract. They always are scored as held. For winning little slam, or 12 tricks, there is a bonus of 50 honor points; for grand slam, or all 13 tricks, 100 honor points. Declarer can score for little slam even though his contract is all 13 tricks, and he takes but the 12. Declarer also gets a bonus of 50 honor points, if he makes a doubled contract, plus a bonus of 50 points for each trick by which he exceeds the contract. If declarer has redou bled, these bonuses are 100 each. When opponents set the declarer, opponents score 50 honor points for each trick by which declarer falls short of his contract; 100 if bid has been doubled; 200 if bid has been redoubled. A redouble of an opponents' bid is a double; a double of an op ponents' double must stand, and is a redouble; a double or a redouble of a redouble is void and is penalized by a new deal or 100 points in the adverse honor score. A double of a partner's bid or redouble of a part ner's double is void and is penalized by 50 points in the adverse honor score. Either opponent may exact any of these penalties. BH -00323 Ql 0 . 'RtinhfMffnmeA^ HALLOWEEN 0 Table 1--Bloody Hands his face by reading what is wriccen Here each player must get in the square on which the feather his score lands. With his clumsy hands red with gore. Table 2--7'he Ghost Meet THE CUP OF FATE Place three cups or saucers on the table. Half fill one with water, an Oh! do not break the silence other with milk and che third with here; vinegar. For every word will cost you Let each person, blindfolded, dip A MYSTERIOUS atmosphere must prevail on October thirty-first, so the invitations to the Halloween party should cany a weird note to prepare the recipient for an unusual entertainment. Although invitations can be pur chased ready to fill in, there are so many possibilities for originality that che hostess almost always wishes to make her own cards. By using seals, silhouettes or cut dear. a finger in the first cup touched; if it concains milk married life will be happy, if vinegar one's future wife or husband will have a sour disposition, and if the cup concains water single blessedness is in store. The position of the cups may be changed before each trial. ` outs and adding a few simple lines CHAMBER OF with brush or pen, invitations that are really unique can be made. HORRORS On Halloween the unexpected is Guests can be con *? expected, if you know what we mean, and even the most rabid of ducted two at a time to the Chamber of Horrors bridge fans enjoys a bit of levity which is in reality a sandwiched in between his rule- dark room or a passage 13 bound bids; so plan a different way where all sorts of rer stunt for each table. creepy things happen. .gh Label the first table "Bloody Table 3--Blind Fate Terrifying noises may be made by he Hands." Here the guests must Before the cards are dealt to you, scraping pieces of tin together, and play their cards wearing gardening You'll have to tell what you will do. the ghost guide, who has a tantaliz 50 gloves, the clumsy cotcon kind that ing way of frightening you with a led make your fingers feel as free as a Table 4--The Double Cross feather duster, though, of course, nts bird in a cage. You can purchase A pitfall here, my trusting friend; you don't know it's a feather duster, ;ds the gloves at the ten cent store and For those who win lose in the end. tells you a pitiful story about his OU- make them "bloody" by spattering friend who has died. In a dark cor diem with red ink. No party on October thirty-first net every now and then two eves :er. Call table two "The Ghost is a real Hailoween party unless che flame for a second. These have been for Meet." No one may speak a word time-honored games, cricks, and made by using empty egg shells con ills at this sepulchral spot; all bidding stunts have been tried. taining Bashing electric lights. He has being done by pantomime. He We can give directions for buc a makes you handle parts of the dead ?en who breaks the ghost-like silence few games here. There are many man's body. These parts are kept on must give five points of his score good books of games published places placed on a long table, or on bid to each of his opponents. suitable for all kinds of parties chat chairs. The guide directs the vic op- Let table three be known as will be of assistance to the hostess. tims' hands over each plate although :s a of "Blind Fate." At this table all bids are made blindly, before the cards THE FATAL BLOW it is not necessary to lift each piece. As he comes to each one, he moans zed are dealt. Mark off a large sheet of paper and sobs out that "These are his the Name table four "The Double into six-inch squares and in each poor dear eyes," etc. The eyes are f a Cross." Here the winners and square write a fortune or fate. two hulled grapes; the tongue a raw ire- losers exchange scores. Place che paper on the floor. Each oyster; the heart a piece of liver; zed You might prior these verses on player in turn, standing on a mark the lungs a wet sponge; the brain nor the backs of the tallies so the guests three feet from the paper, places a a coil of rope, dampened, or part :act will have an inkling as to what it's small feather in the palm of his of an ear of green corn. This is a all about. hand and blows it. He may learn terrifying experience, try it. BH -00324 Page Nine & brighterfflomei* 0 The Glamorous BARRYMORES By MAE TINEE Ethel Barrymore h o s e Ba r r y mo r e s ! T Everybody's interested in them. Everybody has been since grandmother's time. Grandmother and her crowd raved over Mrs. John Drew, and about her daughter Georgie Drew-- and Maurice Barrymore--who be came the parents of Lionel, Ethel and John. Mother was crushed if she had to miss a matinee played by John Drew, brother of Georgie; and Lionel, Ethel and John have had Mother and her sons and daughters--US--stage and screen mad since then. Ethel, bom in 1879, and called "America's foremost actress," made her debut at the age of 15 in her grandmother's (Mrs. Drew) com pany, playing Lucy in "The Rivals." Next she appeared with her uncle, John Drew, in "The Bauble Shop." From then on, her name was a household name. Her marriage to Russell Colt, from whom she was later divorced, didn't impede her career. She kept right on acting. Two children of that marriage, Ethel Barrymore Colt, and Russell Colt, Jr., bid fair to carry on the family tradition. She made several pictures, including "The Twelve Pound Look" and "Declasse," but Page Ten she despised the screen and her photoplays were not wildly success ful. She belongs to the stage and, chances are, will never stray from it again. Lionel, the eldest, born in 187S, also made his first stage appearance in "The Rivals." His career has been brilliant. Stage and silversheet know no better actor and as a director, this Barrymore has had all the companies whistling for his services. Lately he has returned to acting and appears on the screen in "A Free Soul" and "Guilty Hands." Which brings us to John, about whom this story is mostly to be. For, at present, he is much in the public eye. This youngest of the three celeb rities gave his first blink at the light in 1882. Folks called him Jack, and he was a favorite with all who knew him. John, for a while, was an artist and could almost always get a dol lar or so by doing a drawing for the advertising of certain clothing firms. While he was looking for a chance on a newspaper, John went into a very peculiar business for one who wanted to become an artist. He was supposed to be a testimonial getter for a lotion to be used after shaving, and it was called Schaeferine. The job was principally given him because he was the nephew of John Drew, and in their advertising, the statement appeared that John Drew uses and endorses Schaeferine. He got $5.00 for this testimonial and was to get $5.00 for each other one that he secured. While the prep aration, when it was put on the mar ket, was intended to be used only BH -00325 by men, because there w a s a pros pect that he might gee an endorse ment from his sis- t e r Ethel, it was changed to a Face Lotion. His sister was Mae Tinee away and he urgently tried to get in touch with her and for several anx ious days no word came from her at the office of the Schaeferine Com pany. Then came the following message: "Dear Sir: I received your-------, I can't remember the damned thing's name------- but I think it's the best table water I ever drank." Nat Goodwin gave the company a serious testimonial and then sent a personal one to John Barrymore: "I have used your Schaefer ine--my lawyer will see you in the morning." Needless to say, the Schaeferine Company did not last long and once more John was looking for an art job. For a period of time he worked on the New York Evening. Journal doing a variety of conventional newspaper work but usually his drawings illustrated something on the editorial page written by Arthur Brisbane. Although John's work was usu ally on the editorial page and did not always reflect the immediate news of the day, it so happened that it was a news item that caused John to be fired from the Evening Jour nal. When Leicester Ford, the novelist who wrote. Janice Mere dith, was shot and killed by his brother Malcolm, John was to make a drawing of this. The day of the handling, he got to the office late as he so often did, and his drawing could not be reproduced as ordi narily it was in a half half-tone. It <2i brighter$ormi & had to be reproduced the quickest way which was an ordinary half-tone reproduction and the reproduction came out badly. There was no time to do anything about it and the bad drawing was reproduced. It so happened that Mr. Brisbane had written a very strong article on the subject of this crime and in the middle of the article he referred to "the picture on this page illus trates." etc. However, it was so badly done that it looked like the work of an artist who had been out the night before. Mr. Brisbane immediately sent for John and stated: "You were an actor before you came here, Mr. Barrymore." John admitted that he had been on the stage. "Well," Mr. Brisbane continued, "don't you think you could--'' John Barrymore didn't know w'hether he could or not but he had to, so he did. Little was heard about him till his initial appearance on the stage at the Savoy theater in New York in the Clyde Fitch play "Glad of It." He portrayed a press agent and created little, if any, stir, but the papers mentioned him affably, and it was his start. In 1916 he appeared in his first dramatic role. For this he shaved off his beloved mustache. Enter the profile! The play was John Gals worthy's "Justice" and so enthusi astic was the young actor that he smashed the door of his prison cell (wood painted to look like iron) which feat was not in the script. But it served well to put the name of John Barrymore on everybody's tongue. Among his first pictures were "The Dictator," "Raffles" and "The Red Widow." In "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" he made the audiences' hair stand on end and from then on has been fulfilling the old saying that "the Barrymores always land on their feet." You cared for him as Francois Villon in "The Beloved Rogue," didn't you? And were thrilled by his performance as Captain Ahab in "Moby Dick"? His last picture, "Svengali," was a knockout and now he plans starting work on "The Genius" as soon as he, Mrs. Barry more (Dolores Costello) and the baby (Dolores Ethel Mae) return from their trip to Alaska, where they intend to hunt bear. Mr. Barrymore is addicted to strong language and, it is said, is more proficient in profanity than was the late Louis Wolheim who was, at one time, supposed to know more naughty words than any living male. But the language that drips from John's tongue in the presence of his infant girl is sweet as honey. Mr. Barrymore is a fine swords BH -00326 man. He is fond of yachting and owns two boats--the Injunta, a wonderful yacht with a nursery for the baby, and the Mariner, a sailing vessel. The latter won twice the transpacific race from the Pacific coast to Honolulu. His favorite piece of music is "Canadian Capers" which he heard once, years ago, on a phonograph record. He loves the thing, and, could he manage it would have the dirt)' played in his sound movies. Page Eleven BH -00327 ON FLORENAMEL OR SPEED-WALL Here is your chance to save money on two very fine paint products--Glidden Florenamel or Glidden Speed-Wall Finish. Buy a quart of one of these famous finishes and secure free of charge one half pint of either one. Or, buy a gallon and get a quart free--the amount you buy at this special sale is un limited. Florenamel is a perfect finish for kitchen floors or in fact, any floor, wood, cement, or linoleum, where a painted surface is desired. Speed-Wall Finish--the modern finish for kitchens and bath rooms--dries in four hours. It is semi-gloss in nature, making cleaning very easy as dirt and grease will not adhere to its sur face. Sign the coupon now--Save 25%. Don't delay. \ FREE DUST AMD WIPING CLOTH. 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Offer Expires in 30 Days BH -00328 Pane Thirteen J o. , --------- ^Jdriqhtey & FOOTBALL Swiftness--Grace--Alertness (Continued from page 5) in the quick thrust of a tackle who cuts down his rival with the de cisiveness of a scythe. You have heard it often, but it remains none the less profoundly true that the linemen play the less glamorous but vastly more important roles in the drama of football. Until you fully appreciate the fine art of blocking, you cannot watch a football game intelligently. When you do, you are regarding the spectacle with the eyes of an expert--the eyes of a coach. The game assumes a meaning. It becomes a significant display of skill rather than a mere colorful spectacle. When you realize that the end who cleverly took two men out of the play was responsible for the halfback's long dash, and bestow due credit, then and not until then will you enjoy football to its fullest. When you can do that, you won't have to waic for a Merriwell sprint in the closing seconds to get a thrill out of your trip to the stadium. In stead, your afternoon will be replete with thrills. In fine, you will be come an appreciative observer in stead of a maniacal fan waiting for the behelmeted warriors to war. Of late nasty rumblings of over emphasis charges have been dis turbing the quiet of the football front. It is not our purpose to either deny or affirm the accusation. But if the charges are true, it is the newspapers rather than the colleges themselves that are responsible for the aggrandized importance of foot ball. Unhappily sport fans have come to demand that journalists dramatize individual personalities, and in supplying that demand the newspapers may have magnified football beyond its due. Of course the colleges have erected mammoth stadii, but can you .blame them? Any institution would be stupid to turn thumbs down on an annual in come that often mounts as high as $350,000. And only a tiny minority of colleges emphasize football fur ther than to take advantage of the opportunity which fans afford them all too willingly to swell their ex chequers. Like all sports football has its "greatest game" and "greatest player" controversies. Both nacu- Puge Fourteen rally defy any sort of a definite set tlement, since both are strictly rela tive arguments, but time and con stant reiteration of the questions have furnished fairly acceptable an swers. When coaches and grid experts discuss the "great games" of the past several of the bitter Big Three games of earlier vears are invariably mentioned. But the memorable Army-Navy struggle in Chicago five years ago is generally accepted as the classic grudge battle of gridiron history. You will recall that the skirmish ended in a 21-21 deadlock after one of the most spectacular and gruelling fights ever waged. In attempting to single out the most "perfectly played" games, two lead all the rest. It is entirely fitting that Knute Rockne should have had a share in one of them, the PennNotre Dame game last season. It seems illogical that a game that saw one team overwhelmed 60-20 could pack a punch. But the Rockets thrilled the 70,000 who crowded Franklin Field as they had never been thrilled before. Nor was pity for Penn the strongest emotion. In stead it was sheer awe for the per fect performance of the Notre Dame eleven. The other game was played in Ann Arbor in 1925 and saw Michi gan humble a formidable Navy outfit 54-0. It is natural that the two most perfectly played games should have resulted in lop-sided scores, inas much as perfection cannot be coped with. At any race the Michigan team, which Yost has styled the fin est all-around squad that ever stepped on a gridiron, was "hot" against the Middies. Everything the Wolverines tried clicked with pre cision, and as the score wouid indi cate, not a few of the formations ripened into touchdowns. You saw intricate plays crystallizing behind a powerful, unyielding line. You saw Benny Friedman tossing his unerring passes to Oosterbaan. Finally, you saw the teachings of Yost dem onstrated flawlessly and decisively. BH -00329 No team could have withstood Michigan on that particular Satur day, and it was a stupendous climax to Yost's quarter of a century of coaching. Without a doubt, the most daz zling individual performance in the history of football was given by Red Grange in 1924. Against Mich igan that year the famous Phantom startled the world by scoring 5 touchdowns in the first 12 minutes of play. And each of his scores came after a dash of at least 32 yards. He was lightning in cleats that day and was almost singlehandedly responsible for the 39-14 triumph Illinois scored. The nominees for the "greatest player" honor are as numerous as the leading coaches of the game. Each mentor has a separate candi date and in every instance seemingly irrefutable reasoning supports the selection. Rockne always main tained that George Gipp topped them all; Pop Warner tells you Ernie Nevers; Yost names Willie Heston; Zuppke, Grange; Stagg, Eckersail; Percy Haughton used to back Eddie Mahan. Others name Jim Thorpe, and, basing their con tention of his career as a profes sional, many modern critics' hold that none ever equaled Benny Fried man. All of the stars enumerated were outstanding in one phase or another of the game. But when it comes to naming the most complete player the game has known the list narrows to Thorpe and Friedman. This pair could do anything and do it just a trifle better than anyone else. According to Glenn Warner, who should know Thorpe better than anyone, the Indian lacked but one thing,--competitive spirit. He was imbued with a trait of his race, carelessness, and that alone kept him from being the perfect gridder. As a pro Friedman approached the ideal. Aside from punting, no as pect of the game escaped his talents. He had a genuine instinct for the game, and in addition possessed a splendid competitive temperament. Which was the greatest, is impos sible to state. Friedman was the greatest quarterback, and Thorpe the greatest fullback of all time. More than that, one cannot say! Each of them is one of the game's immortals, and that should be honor enough for any man. ^Brighterfljomeb mm CRACKER & The professor had jusc finished an evening calk on Sir Walter Scott and his works, when a lady said: "Oh, professor, I have so enjoyed your talk. Scott is a great favorite of mine." "Indeed," said the professor, "whac one of his books do you like best?" "Oh," said the lady, "I haven'c read any of his books, but I am fond of his emulsion; I've used a lot of that." "Mr . Bl a n k , can you tell us whar electricity is?" Mr . Bl a n k squirmed in his seat, hemmed and hawed for a time, and finally admitted: "I did know, professor, but I've forgotten." The professor gazed at the stu dent with an expression of unspeak able sorrow. Then he said sadly: "Mr . Bl a n k , you do not know what you have done. Alas! what a sad loss to science! You are the only man that ever lived who has known what electricity is--and you have forgotten." ** "I suppose you got a lot of honey moon couples billing and cooing around here?" asked the inquisitive stranger of the landlord of the fashionable hotel at Niagara. "Well, ye-es," replied the man of experience. "They do the coo ing; I manage the rest." * ** St r a n g e r (at station): "What kind of a town is this?" Na t iv e : "A college town." St r a n g e r : "Yeah? And what do the people who don't attend col lege do?" Na t iv e : "Oh, they 'do' the stu dents!" * as * Tir ed Bu s in e s s Ma n : "Why did you leave your lastposition?" St e n o g : "Because the boss's wife accused me of flirting with her husband." T. B. M.: "H-m-m. Can you come to work tomorrow morning?" Dir ec t o r : "All righc, Joe. Now you walk into the lion's cage." Mo v ie Ac t o r : "But suppose he gets nasty." Dir e c t o r : "Oh, that's all tight; we'll alter the story." * * as "I want my. hair cut, and no caik," said a sixteenstone man as he walked into a barber's shop and sat down. "The--" commenced the man in the apron. "No talk, I tell you!" shouted the heavy man. "Just a plain hair cut. I've read all the papers, and don't want any news. Start right away now." The man in the apron obeyed. When he had finished, the customer rose from the chair and surveyed himself in the glass. "Good heavens!" he exclaimed. "It's really true, then? You barbers can't do your work properly unless you talk." "I don't know, said the man in the apron. "You must ask the bar ber. He'li be in presently. I'm a grocer's assistant come in for a shave." The fussy old lady was looking at piece goods, but she was very particular. For a half hour the weary clerk cook down bolt after bolt of cloth and spread them out on the counter. Finally, with only one more left on the shelf, the old lady put away her glasses and pre pared to leave. "Thank you," she said sweetly. "I was just looking for a friend." "Well. lady," said the exasper ated clerk, "if you chink your friend is in that last bolt, I'll glad ly take it down fot you." A very lonesome American tour ist in London went into a restaurant one morning and, after scanning the menu disconsolately, said to the waitress: "I'd like two soft-boiled eggs-- and some kind words." In due time the waitress returned, placed the eggs before him, and started away. BH -00330 "What abouc the kind words?" inquired che lonesome one. With a quick glance around, the girl bent over and whispered in his ear: "Don't eat them eggs!" *$* "Veil, Ikey, my poy," said Sol to his son, "I've made my vill and left it all to you." "That's very good of you, father," remarked Ike, eyeing him suspiciously. "Buc, bless you, it cost a lot of money for the lawyer and fees and things!" "Veil?" said Ike more suspi ciously. "Veil, ic ain't fair I should pay all doc, is it? So I'll shusc cake ic off from your next month's salary." *** "Whac sort of an appearing man is he?" "Little dried-up feller," replied the gaunt Missourian, "that looks like he always etc at the second ta ble." ** * A popular Oklahoma City sales man recently married, and was ac companied by his wife as he en tered the dining-room of a Texas hotel famed fot its excellent cuisine. His order was served promptly, buc the fried chicken he had been tell ing his wife so much about was not in evidence. "Where is my chicken?" he asked somewhat irritably. The dusky waiter, leaning over and bringing his mouth in dose proximity to the salesman's ear, re plied: "Ef youse mean de li'l gal with blue eyes an' fluffy hair, she doan' wo'k heah no mo'." *** "Can you play bridge tonight?" "Sorry. Going to hear some Wagner." "Whac--do you like the stuff?'.' "Frankly, no; but I've heard on the best authority that his music's very much better than ic sounds." Page Fifteen WHAT you CAN DO WITH JAP-A-LAC MARVELOUS transformations can be made with Jap-A-Lac--the modern Four Hour Enamel for furniture and woodwork. delightful experience of doing it yourself. Jap-A-Lac is made in a very fine variety of colors--beautiful colors. Come in and let us Old and discarded pieces of furniture can show you the large selection from which you very easily be given a coat of Jap-A-Lac-- may choose. you will be delighted when you see the won Of course, Jap-A-Lac is fine for woodwork derful results that you can obtain. Jap-A-Lac --it is germ-proof, easy to wash and is ex flows on easily--no experience is necessary to tremely durable. In fact, Jap-A-Lac can be use it--just a few strokes used on any interior sur of the brush and presto face where an enamel a new chair, a new finish is desired. table, a new breakfast set Let us tell you about and you will have the PAINTS - VARNISHES -- LACQUERS -- ENAMELS more uses for Jap-A-Lac. Page Sixteen BH >00331 <h Jdriqhterfflomei* *s> SALESMANSHIP (Continued from page 4) now chat such ceiling things had been called to his attention, noced at once. The woman, small and incon spicuously dressed, stood close to the window, scaring with a rapt ex pression upon the boys' apparel dis played there, Summer things-- blazers, flannels, gay shirts--inter spersed with tennis-rackets and golf-sticks. The man stood nearer the outer doorway, his hands in his pockets, and stared, sulkily, Mr. Staples declared to himself, into the street. Obviously the woman was- to be the purchaser, a conclusion im mensely reassuring to Mr, Staples, since'from the careful analysis of temperament provided by his course the truth had been borne in upon him that he had been expressly fashioned to deal with women rather than with men. He was not at all surprised when five minutes later they came down the aisle, the man several paces be hind. And Mr. Staple's cordiality knew no reserves. He gave it full swing, partly because he felt cordial, partly because he sensed an air of determi nation in the somewhat set face of his customer, a determination which he must combat with all che forces of persuasion and gallantry at his command. "In selling there is no asset like extreme politeness," he quoted to himself. "Keep your reservoir filled to the brim." Seemingly unimpressed by his welcome, the woman came to the point at once. "1 am looking for a blue suit-- for a boy--twelve years old." "Certainly," said Mr. Staples. "Our stock, I may say, is excellent. Were you thinking of serge or cheviot?" "I hadn't thought very much of --the material.'' "I see. It's color you want. But material's important; take my word for that. There's a lot to be said for both. Serge may be dressier, but cheviot won't take a shine or show spots like serge. And it's newer. It's sure to be worn now by boys and men for two seasons straight." "I see," said the woman. Mr. Staples felt vaguely troubled as he turned toward the cases. He always liked interest in his cus tomers. It made things go better even if they were fussy and hard to suit. He groped about in his mind for something to liven up things a bit. "You said twelve years old? Now, that's an age to keep you guessing, isn't it? I've a boy twelve, myself. They're alive to everything at twelve." The woman did not answer. Mr. Staples did not resent her neglect of his allusion to Charley, buc he had thought his last remark original. Queer how some folks expected the salesman to do it all, and yet he had been forewarned by his course of just such an attitude. Undaunted, he started on another and more di rect course. "How big a boy is he? Large for his age or small?" "I think you'd say average," said the woman. "It's always more satisfactory," said Mr. Staples, "to bring them along. But, of course, there's school." "Yes," replied the woman. Funny, thought Mr. Staples, as he spread put four suits for her in spection, funny how little heip her husband offered. He stood at the extreme end of the counter, fum bling with the buckles and straps of some knickers piled there. "You wouldn't want me to lay these aside now, and bring him in, say, at four to try them on?" "No," she said. '.'I think not. I'll choose myself." "I know just how 'tis," remarked Mr. Staples genially. "Try to catch a twelve-year-old after school and there's something doing. Funny how when they get older--" "This looks about right to me," interrupted the woman, "this cheviot one." "You can't go wrong on that," assured Mr. Staples, "no matter what. That's genuine Scotch cheviot, all wool to a thread. My word on it. Madam, and the score's guaranty. That suit'-ll wear the toughest youngster in this town a good two years--one year for Sun day-school and the like of that, and one for common. And being cheviot, it's not going co show every BH -00332 spot on earth or take the shine that serge is bound to." He lifted the suit from the coun ter, hoping thereby to attract the at tention of the man; but he still fumbled at the buckles and straps. The woman fingered the cloth, and then with a sudden, impulsive ges ture put her hand in one of the pockets of the coat. . Mr. Staples laughed aloud. "I see," he said knowingly. "A boy does always raise Ned with pockets. But these are cough ones and lined with che best. He'won't sag these, no matter what he fills 'em with!" For a long time, it seemed to Mr. Staples, she kept, her hand in that pocket. He began to feel foolish standing there holding che suit up on its hanger. . "It's good and roomy, too," .he said at last, a little ioudly.so that she withdrew her hand. "Buc there's one drawback. There's only one pair of pants to this suit. Most have knickers and longs, but this has only the longs. Most of the kids now, though, wear longs. You see, in a sort of dressy suit like this they don't--" He stopped, surprised at the suddent movement of the man, who walked quickly from che knickers coward the door. Buc he paused after a moment and, to Mr. Staple's relief, came nearer his wife. She put her arm in his and drew him closer. "I believe," she said to Mr. Staples, and as she raised her eyes he was surprised again by che brightness of them, "I believe I'll take this very suit. He's always wanted long trousers, but I've thought them rather silly for small boys." "They're all the rage, Madam," said Mr. Staples, relieved alike by her decision and by her increased interest, though withal puzzled a bit in thac she did not seem co be speak ing to him at all. "And once he wears them through, you can just combine the coat with sports knickers or flannels, and presto! he's fixed as good as new." He was not prepared for the silence which greeted his words. A customer might at lease acquiesce, he thought, in such an economical suggestion. (Continued on page 21) Page Seventeen & brighterflomei & Colonial Yellow--Trim; Cream White--Body PENNY WISE AND POUND By Delight Sweney Trimble, Architect HAPPY In designing this series of houses there has been an effort made to meet the tastes of almost everyone. A great many people are happy with nothing but a center-hail house-- others prefer one with an irregular plan, costing more but presenting greater possibilities for making a house rather more unusual and dis tinctive. This house was designed with a view of strictest economy, be ing rectangular in shape, having simple gable roofs with no dormers; ana still there has been an effort made to give it distinction. Page Eighteen The exterior, being so very plain in its lines, needed something to en hance it, to redeem it from being simply a shelter to withstand the weather. So extra time and atten tion was given to the design of the doorway -- and extra money was spent here, but the result justifies this expenditure. The door is set in a frame of tiles, the little unique hood over it is of copper. It has a tile step, and an iron railing. All of these things cost more than the entrance ways one usually sees--but all the rest of the house is plain, simple, inexpensive, so one can afford to spend a little extra here. Because this par ticular detail is set a g a i n s t so unass u m i n g a back ground, the eye wilt more readily be drawn to it. It will not be attracted by other scattered de tails, confusing and bewildering. This one detail will strike the keynote. It is essential that it should be quite as lovely as it is humanly possible to make it, not only in design, but in quality of materials, workmanship, color and setting. As the copper shelter will at firsc be brown, then eventually turn green, the rest of the color scheme must be chosen to harmonize with both brown, and the peculiar shade of green that copper has. I would like to see a rich cream colored door set in warm yellow tile--not that cold, lemon or greenish yellow, but BH -00333  Brighter {ffomei* & yellow, warm, mellow, glowing. The iron railing and the hardware, black; dead black, not shiny -- the tile step and the bricks used in this step to be dark brownish red. Bright red would be too garish. The roof could be moss or apple green, and as the shingles grad ually lose their color, they would be nicely softened and greyed by the time the copper hood had turned green; in this way keeping a nice balance of color. If the house is of frame con struction, that is, clapboards or shingles, it might be painted ivory, slightly lighter than the door, the shutters, the same deeper shade as the door, with dull black hardware. This seems, no doubt, a bit unusual --it is. But you see in every way possible we are leading up to the climax of the doorway. The chim ney should either be painted or stuc coed, the porch columns, the deep cream. Now let's go inside. The living room is not large, but the wide arched opening into the hall helps to lengthen it, at the same time, giv ing an effect of greater width to the hall. The dining room is comfort ably large with convenient wall spaces for placing furniture. There is room for a sideboard at the porch end, a serving table and china cup board may be placed either side of Side View Showing Torch the door leading co the kitchen. If the cable is rectangular, why not cry placing it the long way across the room, thus giving greater space be tween the pieces of furniture. I think every woman will ap prove of the kitchen arrangement. It is small, of course, bur everything seems co work out so conveniently. If you wish, you may put your re frigerator where the cupboard is in dicated beside the dining room door, and have a cupboard over it. I believe, however, it would be wiser co enclose the little rear entry porch and keep the refrigerator there. When this is done, in cold weather, you can gee on without ice, or if you have one electrically run, you can swicch off the current for a great part of the time. If this porch is used for that purpose it had bet ter be kept level with the landing at the head of the cellar stairs, to save up and down steps. If you are de pending on getting ice from oucside, this outside porch gives you the opportunity of locking up your house and going away and still get ting- your ice. It also saves your temper by not having to clean up your kitchen floor of dirty foot marks and melted ice. The smallest room on the second floor would be fine for a small child's room, or might serve as an extra room. If you liked, you could have double windows instead of the single ones shown. Thac would flood the room wich sunshine and you've no idea how cheery such an upstairs small room is on cold win ter days. You may use it for sewing, a study, or just sitting in the sun. On the stair landing is room for a linen closet with a window over it, allowing plenty of light for the hall, and if you open the windows in the storage room too, and leave all the doors open be tween, you gee a good cross Wall--Buff (Speedwell) : Woodwork-- Sea Green (Jap-.i-l.ic) The space over the porch is not much, but ic would be a great pity co waste ic. There is bur six feet of head-room ac irs highest part, so ic may not be used as an extra bed room. Bur whac a convenient place for trunks or for shelves on which you may keep magazines chat you would like to keep, and for which BH -00334 The Unique Hood Is Copper there never seems ro be a place where chey are noc in the way. If, however, you are noc given to keep ing things, but have a small child who has countless treasures, why noc let him have this as his very own room? Here may electric trains remain withour cluctering up your living rooms. Here he may build gorgeous castles to the roof, and keep them for Dad co see when he comes home at night. His heart need not be broken by having to tear down some half-finished thing that needs time and atcencion on the morrow. And besides, it will probably save the mother much exasperation. If you decide to put ic to this use, have a cheap grade of building paper laid over the floor beams and che ceiling boards of the porch be low, then fill che spaces between the beams wich about 2" of sand. On top of che beams lay insulacing boards (there are many good wail boards on the market now) and lay the finish flooring on this. Thus you are assured of a warm floor and need have no fear of your child's catching cold from that source. A radiator may be placed out here, or you may take a chance on warming ic from the bedroom. In thac case you had better have an excra-size radiator in that room and have ic placed as near the play-room as pos sible. There will be some heat com ing from the chimney, and for char reason che chimney has been in cluded in che room. We find so often in life thac we have co do, whecher we wish co or noc, a great many things, and wis dom lies in doing these things we would rather noc do, as gracefully as possible. Page Nineteen brighter fflomei* & GENERAL INFORMATION Ke r o s e n e A working knowledge of what a little bottle of kerosene will do in keeping a house clean is an essential part of a housekeeper's education. As a disinfectant and a purifier for closets and pipes, ic has no equal, and it is a deadly weapon against pests and bugs. A soft cloth dampened with kero sene works like magic in cleaning porcelain, woodwork, linoleum and tile. Furthermore no scratches are left. It takes rust off gas stoves and off the iron around the grate and after its application the rust does not col lect so readily. To renew the youth of the sewing machine, soak all the bearings in kerosene, wipe them off carefully, and apply the best machine oil. Added to the water in washing windows, oilcloth, closets and linoleum, kerosene, will give a bril liant polish. A teaspoonful in the water when boiling cloches will whiten them. If ink spots are soaked in kerosene before boiling, the stains will usu ally come out. Boots and shoes stiffened with water can be made pliable again by rubbing them with kerosene. In cases of poison oak and poison ivy, if the affected parts are sponged immediately with kerosene, before the poison has a chance to get under the skin, further trouble is less probable. A little kerosene squirted from an oil can at the roots of weeds, after cutting off their tops, will kill them. Poured over stagnant water, kero sene prevents mosquitoes hatching, sprayed over refuse heaps, it will check fly hatching; and sprayed over garden plants, ic checks in sects. This is by no means the whole story of kerosene. A painstaking housekeeper will make new discov eries every day. Ch in a Little cracks in heavy china dis appear if the dish is boiled in milk. For broken china, paint the broken edges with Pure White Lead, ground with linseed oil to Page Twenty Cracks disappear if boiled i>: :i!k. consistency of cream. Press the edges together, tie securely, and place in a position in a box of saw dust, to harden. The pieces can be held together with adhesive tape until cement - hardens. Collodium and also melted alum will stick the pieces together. Coarse ware can be mended with the white of an egg mixed with plaster of paris, or -with whiting. Ma h o g a n y To prevent blisters on mahogany dresser tops covered with glass, put little pieces of flat cork, stained to match the wood under each corner. Fis h In preparing fish for cooking, rub melted butter down the back bone and when cooked the bone easily be removed. In baking fish, line the pan with waxed paper. If with stuffing, stick wooden toothpicks along the sides of the in cision and lace up with finish string. In this way the stuffing is kept in place and the string is easily removed. When boiling fish in one piece, put the fish on a plate and tie a cloth around BH -00335 both. Add a teaspoonful of vine gar to the water in which it is boiled to keep the flesh firm. For fried fish have the fat very hot and salted before putting the fish in, skin side uppermost. After washing the pan in which fish has been cooked, rub it thor oughly with a damp cloth dipped in mustard. This will remove all smell of the fish. Pe n c il Ma r k s Pencil marks on cuffs and other linen should be removed with a soft rubber eraser before laundering. Do o r To keep a door closed and to fix it so that it will close without a slam, slip wide rubber bands about one knob and carry them double to the knob on the other side. For squeaking door hinges, give them an application of vaseline. The tip of a lead pencil applied to the hinge will also stop the squeak. If the door sticks, rub the re fractory place with yellow soap. Br o o ms A screw eye placed in the end of a broom handle enables the broom to be hung up instead of standing in a corner. This not only saves the broom but also keeps it in place. A screw eye placed in the handle of a broom help< keep the broom in place. V =3 neled ery che ich orin ail lec C>ft fix a >uc to :ve le. to ik. re ef >m he J Qi *3riqhterfifomei* 3 SALESMANSHIP (Continued from page 17) "Successful salesmen," he quoted to himself, "learn to creace the at mosphere in which their customers move." Vaguely conscious though he was chat he himself was moving, how ever blindly, in an atmosphere not of his own creating, he strove to re adjust himself, to be "master of the situation." "He'il be some surprised this noon when he comes home and finds his longs," he said with what his book would have termed an at tractive chuckle. "We're in somewhat of a hurry," said the man bmskly, startling Mr. Staples by the first and unexpected sound of his voice. "If you'll do che suit up, please." "Certainly." "Weli, we sure must trust each ocher. Here, I entirely forgot to tell you che price or you to ask!" "It doesn't matter," said the man, caking out his purse. "Cash or charge?" asked Mr. Staples, seemingly unconscious of the pocketbook. "I'll pay for it," said the man. Mr. Staples consulted che pricetag. "Twenty-nine fifty," he an nounced. "And I know that seems a bit steep for a growing boy. But I'll guarantee your money's worth, and if he outgrows it quick, send him in. Alteration's free. And here's my card." From his inner pocket he secured and extended a bit ol new, fresh pasteboard. The man ignored it. but the woman took it. "Thank you," she said, and smiled suddenly at him, a strange smile which Mr. Staples was at a loss to interpret. "You've been very kind, I'm sure." "Not ar all," said Mr. Staples, now secure in her thanks and in the consciousness of a good sale. "Not at ail. We aim to please. I'll cell vou whar. Madam. Wich a sale like this we like to throw in a bit of a gift. This Spring it's a base ball, a good league number, none of your twine-and-sawdust balls. If you'll just show your slip in the sports and my card they'll give you one. Present it to the young man with my compliments." He felt magnanimous as he be gan to secure the box with stout twine and wrap it in brown paper. For a moment only the crackling of the paper broke che silence. "Were late, Margaret," the man said then, his voice high and tense, his hand pulling at her arm. "Come, darling." Mr. Staples stared. The word of endearment seemed to him so at variance with the cone and gesture. Little as he was given to calling Nora such loving names, he rarely spoke co her in that cone or treated her co such roughness. Perhaps che woman had not heard his offer of the baseball. He started co repeat it, and chen decided not to. If these queer customers did not want something for nothing-- why, the score was bur the gainer. He looked after them as they walked hurriedly arm in arm toward the door. It had been a good enough sale, but a queer one, one hard to dominace by his own per sonality. Then he suddenly recalled an omission which must be rectified, and he hurried after them, book in hand. As he reached them che man was speaking, still in a tense, almost angry voice. "I told you, Margaret, 'rwas crazy to do it yourself." "Don't worry, dear," said the woman. "I wanted to. And I'm pleased about the long trousers. He's always wanted them." "I beg your pardon," said Mr. Staples to her as he intercepted them at the door. "Even wich cash sales like this the store asks for names and addresses so we can keep track of our patrons. I hope I may have the pleasure of fitting out that youngster again." He colored a bit under the resent ful gaze of che man, but recovered himself when the woman smiled again at him. The coursebook was right. His temperament was made for dealing with women. "Of course," she said, laying her hand upon her husband's arm quite as chough she were curbing a rest less child. "Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seymour. 100 Forest Avenue. And thank you again." That evening Mr. Staples stretch ed out luxuriously upon che green davenport with his paper under the bridge-lamp. He had had a BH-00336 good day, had earned his relaxation. Charley was fussing with the dial of the radio. Nora was wash ing the dishes in the kitchenette. Mr. Staples was a thorough reader of his paper. Immersed in sports, in the society columns, where he ofeen found the names of his patrons, he. was oblivious of Charley's impatience. "Say, Daa, I wish you'd help a fellow. I keep geccin' this correctEnglish stuff when I want baseball. Don't I get enough English in school? I'll say I do!" "Henry!" called Nora from the sink. "Henry! What's the use of the new radio if you can't help Charley get what he wants?" But Mr. Scaple's eyes were all at once concentrated on one spot, in the last column, on the next to the last page. SEYMOUR--On Sunday, Charles, aged twelve, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seymour, 100 Forest Avenue. Funeral Tuesday at two o'clock. "Dad," called Charley again. "This thing's funny. I can't do nothin' with it." "Henry!" supplemented Nora, appearing now from the kitchenette and snacching the paper from his hands. "My word! You're read ing even the deaths. Don't you hear Charley?" "Yes," said Mr. Staples. He got up from the davenport and began fussing with the dial of the radio. Queer, he thought, how you couldn't tell some folks some things even after you'd lived years with them. Funny! "You don't seem to be doin' much better, Dad," complained Charley. "It's funny how we can't get what we want, ain't it?" "Yes, Charley," said Mr. Staples, passing his left hand in a dazed fashion across his forehead. He glanced about the room, at its tight security, at the fat pink sofa-cushions, ac Nora in her beflowered rubber apeon, ac Charley in his blue suit, ac his course-book on the center-table, awaiting his half-hour study. "Yes," he repeated, neithec to Nora nor to Charley, "yes, 'tis funny. Most things are kind of-- funny, I guess." Page Twenty-one 'Rri/jhtpvffimeA. Flat Wall--Light Blue; Furniture--Coral Rose ADDED CHARM TO BEDROOM WALLS arrangement day in and day out, and a DO you know that you can have brand new bedroom walls for only $3.75? This is based on a room 14 feet by 12 feet, and fin ishing the wall with two coats of Flat Wall Paint. In too many homes the bedroom is just a place to sleep, and little change now and then has a delightful effect upon us. Illustrated here is the same room show ing arrangement with twin beds and the same room with a dou attempt is made to give it character, ble bed. The furni color, beauty and individuality. The bedroom is probably the only room in the house where your per sonal note may be properly empha sized. How much pleasure, satis 1, Double bed; 2, Bed side table; 3, Woman's dressing table; 4, Chair; 5, Chair; 6, Highboy; 7, Table; 8, Desk 1 and 2. Twin beds; 3, Night stand: 4. Wom an's dressing table; 5, Highboy; 6, Chair; 7, Desk; 8, Table; 9, Chair ture, with the excep tion of the beds, is the same in both rooms. Possibly this will be an idea for the ar faction and comfort one may enjoy and there. Look over your bed rangement of your bedroom furni in a room where due thought and room walls today--see for yourself ture--but at any rate, change your consideration is given, but this fact if this room can not furniture around now seems to be entirely overlooked by many people. In the first place, the proper col ors on the walls have a lot to do with one's personal satisfaction and comfort in a bedroom. When walls can be finished so easily and inex pensively now, it is so easy to have bedrooms that are pleasing. Beautiful colors are now avail able--colors that will stand wash ing when fingermarks show here be more individual, more colorful and more cheerful. Another thing to watch is the arrange ment of the furniture. The re-arrangement of furniture periodically tends to liven up one's interest in the b e d room. We get tired of seeing the same old and then and enjoy new arrangements. While we are on furni ture arrangements for the bedroom, don't forget the other rooms in your house --your living room for instance. Change the ar rangement of your furni ture today and enjoy the delightful result. Page Twenty-two BH-00337  lk>r!/ihtor rUnm/)A^ R -Ca p id o t e 4-hour drying varnish that will beautify and protect Varnish your floors at one o'clock and move the furniture back in the room at five--the floor will be dry and ready to use if it has been finished with Glidden Rapid-Cote. Think of the advantages of this! Rapid-Cote is a Varnish that dries in four hours and wil! beautify and protect your floors, keeping them looking spic and span at all times. Durable? Rapid-Cote is extremely durable. Think of the grinding of the heels, the scuffing of feet that a floor receives, and Rapid-Cote is a Varnish that will protect your floors from this abuse and still present a beautiful surface. It is not affected by water--it will not turn white. Rapid-Cote is also very fine for woodwork because it can be rubbed and polished --and for linoleum, this is the Varnish to use to increase its life. Come in today, let us tell you of the many advantages of this truly marvelous varnish--Rapid-Cote. It is very easy to apply. -C; EVERYWHERE ON EVERYTHING PAINTS -- VARNISHES -- LACQUERS -- ENAMELS BH-00338 Page Twenly-three <2 brighter 9 Take advantage of the big sav ing on Florenamei and SpeedWall Finish that is advertised on Pages 12 and 13. Florenamei is recommended for either wood or cement floors and will wear and wear, it also fine for worn linoleum. Speed-Wall is a modern semi-gloss wall paint for kitchens and bathrooms--easy to apply and easy to clean. Giidden customers are satisfied customers. Every product carrying the Giidden name is a quality product. Satis faction is guaranteed. If you purchase a can of Giidden Paint, Varnish or Lacquer and for any reason it is not satisfactory, bring it back and get your money. 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