RIDGWAYl HOUSE AT- THE-FERRIES PHILA. —

»HOTEL RIDGWAY AT- THE-FEMUES CAMDEN

^ ASSOCIATED HOTELS . eji • *.l- EUROPEAN PLAN '£*< ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATH • MOT AMD COLD RWOOMC WATT* IN EACH ROOM

Real Estate Insurance BUILDING LOTS

In a Growing Section Ripe for Improvements

COOPER B. HATCH

:& CO., —

211 MARKET ST..

Camden, ‘ - - N. J.

The IbihI of tiie nvgligi-e Is the land of perprtuu! sumnier that may be found wttliin four walla inclosing a beating apparatus, or In other walls that look out upon summer akles. The negliBee In do respecter of dimatoa; It Insists upon-being colorful and flowerfol and encbantlngly suggestive of spring scphyrr and garden paths, whatever its cnvirobment. It U an Inspiration. an invitation to leisure and Idle hours, a happy change from ordinary work-a-day clothes. Every woman should do lierself a kindness by adapting a pretty negligee oh a playmate. It will put her In a pleasant frame of mind. Usually these fanciful go rmontr are made of sheer and soft naleriul* as lace, georgette, chlffo'i Mid fine malls, that float about the figure no more burdensome than the air and not very “long" on protection. Crepe de chine and very thin wash silks make negligees a little bit heavier and equally soft and bcromlag. The same gay

colors are used for these. One of them Is shown in the picture made with an accordlon-plalted skirt cf light pink crepe de rhlhc and a short kimono of the same material. This kimono is true to form so far as Its embroidered wild roses and rose foliage are concerned, but It departs from ’he original Japanese model, having front.- that lengthen Into a girdle that ties in the back. Its neck and front edges have folds of georgette crepe set i: . and a border of narrow black ribbon. The ribbon follows the girdle to tin- end but the plaits stop at the waistMne. These folds of georgette with the hand of black ribbon make a pretty finish for the flowing sleeves. The skirt of this negligee Is long, as Is the rule with neglige--a. It might b« i-veti longer. Satin slippers go well with It. but there arc many lovely, four' boudoir sli|>|iera of ribbon or other materials to choose from, since a negligee tnust have footwear of its own ••harailer to go with IL

TWO-COLOR BLOUSES OF GEORGETTE CREPE

Notary Public Commiarioaer of Deeds J. P. DELANEY SONS Sea Isie City Cement Works All kinds of Cement Work Done. Walks, Porches, Piers, Chimneys. Blocks, Lawn Vases, Hitching Posts, Building Blocks — Plain and Ornamental Also Plastering, etc. Agents for Cape May Sand Company. Tel Bell 5 Landis and Ocean Aves^ Sen Isle City, N. J.

CHS H. CLOUTING COMPANY

DEALERS IN

LUMBER AND MILL WORK, CEMENT, LIME, H«IS. PUNTER, NEILS. SC.

OFFICE AND YARDS

Swain Street, neat Reading Depot

Both Phones.

t BOTH PHONES

PROMPT SERVICE 5

West Jersey Oarage Ludo Avccce, jest Soot o! Octao Aren, i SEA RLE CJTT, H. J. t REPAIRING, STORAGE AND CLEANING j

GASOLINE, OIL, ETC.

Tin- Mouse of georgette crop- ne.nl* no <mv to dug lt» praise*. This quMte fabric- W a permanent accjulsttlon. and ha* mode a place in the esteem of women that It will be difi fleult to usurp. Hut we are grateful ! to the blouse imikc-r* who have turned their talrats to designing new styles. In which two color*. Inst.nil of one. *re used, rill* color eninbinstl'-n lends tep io new trimming ideas and lend* un added Interest to Inromlug styles In

spring UltKi*e*

Along with the two-color blouses j routes thread embroidery, more strong |. featured »hl* »ea» >n limn ever. In the picture above a blouse of Ugh' sod clark georaetle la shown, wllh j li^bt ami dark heavy embroidery silk making • rich deroniUaa for It. In an renbroidery that I* quickly done and n .t heavy. Any two oil or* ths! [ test coon I v may ce used in those tw . ■ •dor blouse*. I uvorite oolubUm.lon' ate lu-ig.- and nai>. <vrlw and navy. I coral and Ivory. Mack and while, gray and rose, purple and rbstnpagnc-. Amrrj. jn Beauty and nsvy. or cherry

and navy, the Ia.st being the Victory color*. I The Mciukc plrlurcsl Is In the slipover ».yle, but It fastens cm the shoulder. A |4>nel of the dark gcorgrtta at the tin<-k and front I* split Into two panel* at Its lower half and serves as a ttacltgroaud for the thread embroidery. The sleeves have deep cuffs of tin- dark georgette nnd a flare- nt the bottom fiiu*hed with n bund of tf.a dark erope. A preliy finish fer flie round neck Is made by twisting the light und dark embroidery silk together In a rope of which loops and ends an- made and placed at the front of the neck. It will Ik- notlnsl that the belt of the skirt worn with this blouse aets below the normal wnlstliUr and I* fitted about the figure. This gives a new king waist which appears to 1m- making head way as a feature of spring styles.

So many of out American farm bouses are situated In very rigorous rlinmies that a good many mother* will not think the onl-of-doors n possible playground in wintertime. This I* less true than they an- apt to think. On nlm.T*t any sunny day In winter, little children. If warmly dressed, will benc-tlt far more by a brisk, romping, jctlve ha I Munir's running nnd Jumping than city hatdes do In their swathed. Riottunless outing In a baby carriage. And when really bad weather drive* them In. ns It should do very seldom, the country mother has a great advantage In space over a city one. For there Is about a farm nearly always some corner, a woodshed, a corner of the hnrn, an attic, or an unused room where the little folks may romp slid play actively. If necessary the sacred Slum- room Is better used fo< this purpose than kept In Idle emptiness. And nil the varieties of handwork are re-•ourc-e* for rainy days. For. as the c hildren advance beyond real babyhood and the mere need for constant romping nnd climbing ami nmulng like little animats, their Instinctive desire to use their hand- Inrrcase*, and this Is an Instinct which should he encouraged In every' possible way. Just as tlte wise mother to It that they are provided wh-n baMes with ample chime-.- to roll and kick and tumble, so when they are older she 1* neve r more pleased than when they are doing something with their hands: and rite has nil nmttnd her ample material for beginning this handwork. A imn of Icentis or shelled com. with a wide-mouthed bottle and a spoon, will keep n two or three-yenr-old happy nnd aSsortMsI for u lone time. A *«ick of'cards to be ahuflled or used to bn house* 1* another “plaything" whivu does not need to In- specially 1-ought. A pun of bran anti a linadiul of clothespins occupy baby of fourteen months ns he pushes them into the dowdy packed bran nnd pulls out. A big rag doll, the sire of a small child, 1« easy to make and stuff with cotton. Many Home-Made Toy*. And then then- are blocks, perennial blocks, which tioecl not at all be bought from a store. A father with a plane and a saw can plant- a couple of tyro-by-four pieces nnd In about half un hour make ns many square or oblong blocks (two by four by six Indie* ia a gotsl sire) as any child need* to play with. These large blocks not only cost practically nothing, hut are much better tor the little children to use titan the smaller PA,*-aidve kind that are sold: and the set will outlast a family of most strenuous chil-

dren.

A collection of empty spools of different sires Is a treasure for the child of three, who will rejoice In stringing them on a cord passed through a bodkin. When he I- a little older and has acquired skill in this cxerdse lie may graduate to stringing buttons with :i real needle nnd thread, tin baking days a small lump of dough (made less sticky by working mure flour into !t) which can lie rolled and played with or. a bit of smooth t-oard Is g’-cat fun 'or little folk*: and let the mother constantly rememl-er that any fun which U secured by using the hands does not only make the child happy, hnt Is of educational

value.

On washing day a Iwisln of » water and some bit* of cloth t< washed out will fill many happy minutes. The oilcloth apron i« as indispensable t..r this play a* for the outd'K>r water play nnd for day modeling. This Inst Is perhaps the must eternally Interesting of the indoor occupation* for little children. If the clay I* kept on a hit of oilcloth on n low table. It 1* not tut untidy element in a kitchen. If dried pens are noaki-.l tor a fen hour* they are soft enough to he pierced with a needle and can he Klrung by four nnd flve-year-oM- into necklace* mid bracelet*, or they can 1h- put together with wooden toothpicks into many fnsriuatlng shape*. Dried watermelon ami sunflower *••• •d* ran he used in the same way. A h-tx of dried corncobs can convert a fr.-e corner of the floor Into n farm with log cabin house, rail fences and ham*. Rag Bag la a Help. A rag hag Into which tin- children may dive anti delve Is a resource for rainy hour*..and If the mother la at hand to keep tin eye on the proem-s and tell what colors and material* are. t« suggest matching these colors and stuffs which an- Idcnth-al nnd to make agreeable romlitniition* with others, rag-bag hour Is as edu-ational as any exercise in a mrefullj run modern school. The country mother has hen- Mgain great advantage over many <Tty mothers in that her work is always nt home, and of a naturi* ’-tiilch allow' her to supervise •he children's i-lu)' without giving up nil her time to tbrir •Wse "f little children for their d-d re to ha ml I*- all sort' of ohjets: thdesire wbh-h makes them enjoy s<. gsentty a tutulding o»vr of mother's Work basket Ther.- Is no n.-ed I - let then- upael that when there are In ever) country house such » vast num-

ber of other articles which are not hurt by baby band*—apoonx. Mb pans, boxes, tong*, dotltes basket* and darning eggs. Furthermore. In-st,-ad of being told “Don’t touch!” they shonld he encouraged to learn how neatly nnd competently to perform such ordinary operation* i.* opening und shutting drawers and doors and boxes nnd gate*, screwing tin- lops on cans, hanging up clot Id— und taking off rubbers. EARLY EDUCATION IN HOME By MRS. WINIFRED C. M'BROOM. For those who Intend to teach little children of four and five as a profession. n training in kimlergnrten method.' i* required by law In practically every stale in the Union. Why Is such training not equally necessary for those whose future work will probably be home-making? Tlte hrnod principles underlying kindergarten training have been tbought out for u* by tunny great educators nnd philosopher* of the past and present, and these principles will help the individual parent us well n* the teacher to interpret hi* surrounding*, to form a wiser attftnde toward life, ami to love and understand children. Such an education Is almost indispensable 10 mothers who would give Io their children the ties! of all opportunities—the opportunity t > grow aright. Bat If. na mothers, we mm-nt have such trnln-rhlhln-n to kindergarten, let n* phut their •-arty education in the home so that It will lx hased ns far a* j-osslblc up m i-ound principles of child-study. The.child between the ng»— of three and six years Is very Impressionable, afld upon his enrly experiences must la* iuisctl his whole future education. Therefore it la important to s*-e that he receive* only right Impression* and has only right cx|Mflencc*. The child I* and should be constantly handling olijecls and ix.',.*!nntly inquiring about them. Such inqilisitlveness I* the greatest aid to education. How many interesiing sight* we pass over Itecnuse we lack v the keen hhservatl >n of u' child! ‘'lie who is Interested In much has In advanc- a great advantage over the tnj different iiersoo and remain* younger even In age; whereas the indifferent becomes old in the seasons of youth." Let the child live with you. Thi* la | not easy for a busy termer** wife such ! as I am. It does not mean. “Keep out J of my way while I ! It moans. “Roll up your sleeve-- ami ! wash your linnds. • Kow dip ojt four i quarts oY flour for me." Ivrieip* some ; of the flour may Im- apitled. hut nly by using 'lie hands will tlte child j learn motor control. LVhgt If the htaruits arc not nil smooth? By making I three rows of four each, he will be I learning valuable numlier fact*. Answer All Questions, j The child may »*k. “Why l< the | flour w hite? Tin- wheat Is not while.” j This question brings out tin- wh-do | at or)- of bread. Don't merely tel! It; *ce it if passible—the wheat-seed, the i growing wheat-Oeid, the rea|dng. and j litre.diing. the flour-mill. Ihe bakery. Ebrich the child's experience with picI lures, stories nnd song* relating to j this subject, and after this a slice <•( bread will lie au object cf gov interJ est to the child. ! Tell in the same way about the ' I strawberries that he eats with hi* j bread. Where do they e-.iue from? If 1 you cannot show him the growing • plant*, find a picture or draw one so I that he may not say. a* u lady of n.y acquaintance did. “I’ve alwtijs had such a desire to see sirawherry

bushes."

City ehlhlren ask. “WTty l* there a pirtun- of n cow on the butler im-|H-r?" If you cannot visit a dairy or a creamer)-, buy a gallon of milk and let the chihl skltu It and churn the cream Into l*Utt»*r with the egg l—aier. j Then after he has salted It. let him ! . ......... .... bla l-l-.—-I Ale eouiltry

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children a*l:. "How d know then- was n tire?" Tln-ir father t-H.k them to thi- tin- house to ms- ttiv' alarm l»eil nnd the Wit*, eiotiie* and bras* pole ready for tip- night .-ilimi. When father* go to the field t.. *.«e the o-its planted tin*) si.-iul-i take their five-)ear-old ht.y or girl along and tell the story of the growth of

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j In piny children are eonstmitly educating themselves. They nn- learning I to dire,-: their attention and their tine j tldbs |*-r*l»tenlly towanl n definite jend. \V< ran suggest plays and tu-'

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