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Notary Public Comminioncr c( D*«da J. P. DELANEY SONS Sea Isle City Cenit-nt Works All kinds of Cement Work Done. Walks, Porches, Piers, Chimneys, Blockr. Lawn Vases, Hitching Posts, Building Blocks — Plain and Ornamental Also Plastering, eta. Agents for Capa May Sand Company . Tel Bell 6 and Ocean Avea, Saa Isle City, N. J.

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Onp may c-.oose n atnilchl'Uiie ault or a bpltprl flilt. or one of the alwaya popular Beml-flited motJelx. wlUi equal assurance thl* rpiIdb. But there la a youthfulnes* In Htrnlsht-llnea that Ir very engaglug. The added length of fashionable skirts compel* designera to cast about for means of softening the„e uu compromising straight line* nnd lure U oue clever solution of this dltnculty. The skirt Is slightly draped at the haj-k so that It Inclines toward the ankles, hanging in, from the hips down. At the hack a row of bone buttons, set Keren I inches npart. accentuate the long line. The coat n.-.s a pane’-bock. and Is longer at the back than at the side*. It Is open to the waistline. The designer has introduced pleasing cur»W at the hpttom and called attention to them with a silk braid that follows their lines on the aide panels and is extended to the back In an attractive arrangement. Patch pockets, outlined with braid, -ileo have curved flaps »< the top. bonnd with braid and flnlsbed with a bone hntton. ThU coat fastens with two buttons and loops -at the front, over one of those smart silk vests that play so

important a part In spring fashions. As summer comes In. these may be replaced with vests of thinner materials or be lett off. with light blouses taking their place in supplying the note of crispness nnd freshness which is the glory Jf tailored suits. For a suit of this kind substantial weaves In wool are to be selected. a« tricot, gabardine, serge or broadcloth. Men’s wear serge, for the business woman.,or any one else who Is on the street much of the time. Is as good a selection as can be made.

Taking Out Fullness. It Is surprising to the amateur to nee how much fullness can be coaxed out of Uie tops of sleeve seams by a little careful easiug of the full edge alotij the scant one. Don’t get discounted If your neckline bulges or your sleeve puffs. Just rip It npart. aud. holding the full side to you. haste^ It t<* the under one, allowing the materiel to He. not puffed up between stitches, but Just easily. The machine stitching will distribute the fullness so It is scarcely noticeable.

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Facetious husband* speak of It as “spring inllllonary." with a spice of malice, and cartuonlsts are Indulging In their annua! luistlme of poking fun at new spring hat*. They Jl!*e hut they admire, and leave no room for doubt that they take notice. Meantime the milliner, with more assurance and serenity than ever, place* such gent* of the mlllluery art a* are pictured here In her shop windows. Then-, after a brief triumph, they p»*»

on to crown fa'r heads.

The hat at the top n-vewls s trausparent crown of niallnes. that is blocked like a braid reown. At St* aide there are seitilrtrclea joints! by band* of piping braid. Till* t* set on to a milan brim farm! with georgette and edged with a falling fold of thl* soft material. At the aide one of the numerou- small ornament* wade of aatrieb flue* U |»*ed. and a aillrhed band of ribbon He* about the crown. A hat of pl|><ng braid I* shown faced with *attn, with a crushed Mi«b of wide satin ribbon about the crowd, with rjaes set again*! It at Intervals. More flowers bloom on spring hat*

than for many season*.

The third hat ha* a crown tf tlir)* anthewum braid i-nd a taUan brtm tb»t rolls np at the edge. A gay wrwatli of fli «rr> and fruit 1» !>oaed against the crown and narrow rlbtNMi 1* tied about tl This end* In a bow th^t Hen flat to the brim. There are a great many black hat* In the spring dtspla)*. of lustrous straws, brightened with rib-

bons and flow era. Flriti flower* arc popular on them, and occasional short laic veil* fulling from the loirk help out In producing quaint effect* nnd bringing to mind millinery of long ago. Taking Out Fullness. It In Murpn*l«g to the amateur to acre bow much fullness can he coused out of the top* of sleeve-*, lo ckllne* and sleeve scam* by a little careful easing of the full edge along the scam oue. Don't get discouraged If your neckline bulge* or your sleeve puff*. Jtt*t rip It •part, and holding the full ■Id* lo you. haste It to the under on* - , allowing the material to He not puffed up between *111(101*, hut Just caidly. The machine stitching will distribute the fultnes* so It U scarcely tiotlcaable.

Trimming Hint*.

ISnorntou* braided buttonhole* buttons at one end form the li of Some of the new dresses put out by I’rem.t. (.in one there are three of those, forming the entire trimming of the Ihsii.-v. the topmost one being at least slk iuebe* In length, the center | one perhaps Ove Inches and the one nearest ttie u Hist I Inc possibly four indies Four graded buttonhole* of ■droilnr cous'nn-ai/B trim the upper part of the front panel of the aklrt.

Kindergarten Helps for Parents ArMdbjDeWar the Dp.rtai.ar

FLAY FOR MOTHER AND BABY

Baby I* mstloctively active from the time ho Is bom. Little feet kick about, little hand* reach all around. Ami mother Instinctively attempt* guide and develop this activity. From ’time Immemorial mother* have played with their babies' toes and sung to their babies' Anger*, and so wo have ths ever new-old baby classics; "Pat-a-cake“Bye, Baby Bunting“Sleep. Baby, Sleep,” “Bock-n-bye, Baby “This Utile pig wen; to market," and “Ride a Cock-horse to Banbury. Cross.’ There are many other little playi or games of this kind, -not so well known, but which the trained mother makes use of to catch first sense perceptions. train (tie awakened emotion* and hold fast the affections. They minister to baby's growing activities In right ways, before wrong ones cun assert themselves. The following plays, with music, are to be found In “The Song* and Mush of Froebel’s Mother Play." D. Appleton & Co.. N. Y.. publishers; price, »1.C0. Naming the Fingers. Baby point* to each Anger ns described. In this game he becomes acquainted with his {lands, his Angers, himself. This Is little Tommy Thumb. Bound and smooth ns any plum. This Is busy Peter Pointer; Sorely he’s a double-Jointer. This I* mighty Toby Tully : He’s the biggest one of all. This Is dr inly Reuben Ring; He’s too fine for anything. And this little wee one. maybe. Is the pretty Flngcr-baby. All the five we’ve counted now. Busy fingers la a row. Every finger LuoWs the way How to work and how to play; Yet together work they best. Each one helping all the rest. , —Laura E. Richards. The Greeting. Baby’s hands are held up. facing each other, nnd do as bidden. In this UtUe game, baby advance* from knowto willing, and hi* fingers are hi* tools, to be used for a definite purpose. Thumbs nnd finger* *ay.'“Good morning. Tl* a very pleo*ant day"; Little pointers l>ow politely. Tall men nod nnd smile so brightly; While the rest with joyful greeting. All tbcdr little friend* are meeting. —Eleanor Smith. The Family. Played with the baby hand* held Up, firm one and then the other, and beginning with the thumb. In thl* game, baby becomes .acquainted with the world Just Immediately ontsldhimself. This la the loving mother. Always good and dear; Till* is the buoy father. Brave and full of -beer: This Is the merry brother. Grown so strong and tall; Till* Is the gentle sister. This Is the hahy small; And here they oil together meet. Thl* whole glad family complete. Here’* grandpapa and grandmamma. And father, too. nnd mother. With baby wee. one family; Ob. how tbej* love each other. The aunt and unde now we see. And little cmu«Iu*. <mc-two-three; And thl* good family Ik found In happy love together bound. —Kinllie 1‘outiuon. Going a little farther afield, baby will now enjoy finger game* of nnimnl families. A number of charming Mte* suitable for this period of baby education cor be found in Emille PoulsKon’N "Finger Play*," published by Lotbrop. Lee and Shepard Co„ Chicago; price. $1.23. A HOMEMADE DOLL’S HOUSE. My HILDA BUSICK. A friend of mine entered her fire-year-old on In a kindergarten. Khe took him there every- day. end once In a while stayed with Iter three-year-old daughter to vlalt. Nothing that the children wdr* happy because they were busy with work whirl) appealed to them. Attd that the doll’s bouse wa* frequently the center of altraetlon. decided to allow her little ones to re a house at home. So for 30 cent* wooden egg boxes were M-miwd fyom the grocer, amid much *Xdbv mi-ut on the |iori of the children. The boxes were tnk<-u straight to the children's comer, and it ws* decided that work should to* done on them on rainy days only, and Ihut the children were to (to all (he work If puosJUIc. At their dictation, mother made a !l*t of Hi* thing* they Intended 10 do: Paint the outabb- of the boxes white; • a curtain nemos the front , have a kitchen, dining room, ulttlng room and bedroom; paper the rooms; make ruga for the door*, mid make furniture for the different room*. The next thing to do mb* to prepare a list of the various material* needed: Paint, paper, scissor*, thumb lurks, cardboard Ihixcs, spool*, glue, *rn I loped-edged tlsaucpaper napkins fm window curtain*,

wfcH* blldotb, J*p-« iac. and bo on. hut added to a* the children thonght of thing*, or a* new things were ms do for the kindergarten doll house, which served a* their modcL Training In Memory. All this wa* splendid training In memory nnd In concentration, for It kept the attention directed toward one object and at the same time It was sufficiently varied work not to become monotonous. It also developed skill In the use of the handk. Mother, who wa* Just a* enthusiastic as the children. would occasionally suggest something of which they had not thought, and sometimes. In their walks, they would stop at shop window* to play u new game which this occupathui had suggested, “finding Iren sure* for the doll house." , The children were allowed to ask tho shop clerks for the mate.Ini. and *omerimes they paid for It with their own money, for mother knew that, like “grown-ups." they would prise thing* more If they bought them with money of their own than If the things were given to them. In this way the boy learned to coun’, and both realized, to a 'slight degree St least, the relation between value and price; also that they could buy only what they could afford. For example, one day they planned to buy a paint brush with five pennies they had saved together. When they reached the store they noticed first a large, attractive brush, but found It was ten cents. There were smaller five-cent brushes, hut It would take more than they had to gef one for each. Little dr.u^Wer wanted mother to give them the extra five centa needed. nnd son wished her to lend It to them, hut both these suggestion* were finally ruled on*, with Incalculable value to both children. There was quite a long debate and a hard struggle In each little head liefore the final decision was reached—to buy one fivebrush and each take turns using it. Materials were kept In a covered box ou top of the doll's house. The children returned everything to tills box when they were ready lo *lop play fo» the day. including their aprons vvlilcfc mother had made large enough to cover them completely, and sheets of newspaper which were used to spread the floor to protect the rug from stains. Finishing th« House. It took n number of day* to paint the outside of the house, as little children cannot remain at one occupation long, and many articles were made for the rooms during this time. Tho wallpaper was evt from a samptebook given by c neighboring «all-pnpor Urm. blue' and white tiled paper for the kitchen, flowered paper for the other room*. Rug* were cut from mail-order catalogues nnd pasted on stiff cardboard. Tables, chair* nnd bed were made of pa]>er boxes, with spool leg*. The kitchen sink was made of a small tin box fastened to the wall, with two square brass books. Inverted, to repre•nt hot and cold water faucets. Tlds house was kept for bcvemt years, but the Interior wa* constantly changed ns the children became more efficient In hnnd-york. There was no hining. “What -ludl we do’-' They would play for long period* nt this fa- >• vortte occupation, while mother K.tt by and mended nnd made their clothe*. She. for her part, never became Irritable when they interrupted for legitimate assistance, for *he realized lit* ilerful least u* they ware constantly learning.

Ladybird* for France. Southern California ha*, during re•nt yeai*. been silted with leading alt Other section* of the United .ttntea in deretoping natural method* of coa»hutlug Im-eeC |HHt». Among these ‘s (he ladybird, thr tiny red hug wo cli feed* ou plant Insect*. Millions of thf*f hug*, propagated In the Caltfor11 mi merle*, are now being sbipiM-d erseas to France, where they will be incubated until spring and relenucd to ilo their ]>art in destroying noxious insect*. Great stretches of land In southern France have been untitled •luring ,e war. uud It I* expected Hint vart1* p.-sW will be greatly in evidence. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Frank Comment. Robert wa* a great admirer of noidlcr* and. having attended a military wedding, he wa* loud In pralao. Soon ;er he was taken to *ec another wedding where all were In ilvlltau clothe*. At the wedding dinner he received a dhh of Ice cream full of fruit, raisin*, etc. H<- especially di» liked rnl*ln*, *0 he mold in loud tone*, flitk thl* wedding and till* lea nm I* wot ten—no soldiers or nothin’." Squelching a Smile. There wen- plenty of empty seat* In lie ear. hut the Mulling youth, who ■ore hi* hat on the back of hi* head. I upped oplHudte the handsome young -oniuii In the red hat and said ip hi* 111*1 engaging manner: “Can 1 take thl* seat, mi**?" "I have no objection, sir." kite xaiit, 1 a tone that froze the last xmllc on hta face, "hut I think it’* nulled dow ti.” Deduction. ThV letter you ha'- 'u-r received t* from u muu of »tr..ng will rnd given tu uae force." ■How can you t‘!l all that? It look* like 11 terrible *.Tnwl lo me." That** Ju»t H. It I* a nulled fl.t." A Necesetty. •Why 1« there *0 much caloric In the soup. 4an-V ’Cauac. ma’am. It wa* the only aeaauntn’ th- grocer wuan’t oat of.”