FASHION NOTES Interesting Items for the Fair Sex

PORTABLE CORNER CLOSETS Short leanes and the moving habit, soon contracted by some city dwelltnt, make the search tor portable furniture, .■.specially that which looks as though built In. one ol deep Inter-

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Interior decorators, realizing the fact, are creating a demand for this class of furnishings which the manufacturers and craftsmen must supply. Oecorators have turned their attenrton mainly to comer closets, which are an wpecial weakness of women, and have adapted many beautiful examples from those found preserved In our museums and private collection* ot antique pieces. Perhaps the Colonial period la the richest in suggestion, though much of h bear* memory marks of the be'ter old lOngllsh maker*, peculiarly adapted to American needs. One old closet of this type stand* eight feet tall. It* depth Is two feet six inebe* and It 1* made of the most beautifully marked black walnut. At the bottom there are two compartments. 18 inches deep, with doors having excellent lock*. The lop of the compartments forms the first shelf. The next open ahelf18 inches above—is scalloped back a shallow half-moon shape with little half-circles to hold a fringe of silver teaspoons on the edge. Some Fine Example* The next shelf ha* the same edge to hold stemmed tumblers, and the top shelf hae a row of hooka for hanging the dainty old china teacup* on. This part of the closet U without doors but is quaint and fascinating. The top serve* a* a “pewter” shelf and has a rail to keep the pieces from Joggling off. The comer closet hating the open thrive* is first cousin to the old • whatnot." rare example* of which are ellll met with in furniture collections. Door* are a great protection fiom the dust and manage, and in many Instances they add to cloeet* made from the old designs. Oios'-ts with solid doors.below, then an open shelf of 12 to 18 Indus according to desire, with the upper

shelves protected with a door, or doors, having diamond-panel glass set U are popular. All portable closets have ball-bear-ing castors so they may be readily moved, and the taller ones are almost aiway* built In two sections which fit trgetber with pegs and boles. They fit together so perfectly there l anger of their having a rickety tendemy which would endanger their

content).

All »!■* old doseta were built of hardwoed. variously polished and araishid with elaborate hinges, knobs, handles and lock* which formed the decorative Onlab. Those brifht brass and In Dutch or Japanese s tver. require frequent polishing to keei them up to the right standard of brilliancy. Unusual New Types Mode-a doseta are carried out In plain y How pine, well seasoned and <llled. t ten they are palmed and decorated 11 fit the rooms in which they e used. Some arc painted In black and ornamented with designs of fruit Cowers, figures or scenic penris. in natural colors. Other* at p.Mntri ic Chinese red, varnished to high )>oUsh. r>nd the decorations at Chinese design ami are worked om in gold with black shadows. Elabormetal hinge* are used on this type of closet and are very at tractive. Uher closets done In other wood are simply sand papered, filled and varnished to bring out their natural wood grain. Still others are painted futurist fashion, shaded blur and green swirling Into a definite design at certain points whore a mere maid. r a human figure work* itself distinctly into view, coloitul but ultra modem In school. Everyone Is conscious of the charm of the octagonal room .and a bit of the charm may be brought into a square room by cutting off two of It* comers with portable comer closets, a third comer bv.ug disguised by a triangular-shaped tea table, or serving table, built with three center drawer* reaching the floor The table, of course, like the closet*, matching the woodwork m the room, black, with yellow wall*, for instance, or some other contrasL

luring the early Spring It is de- during the day to allow the sdr to light ful to have something growing enter, but not wide enough to permit lu the house or in th* schoolroom to too much of the water within the little

inteP>*t little boys and girls In what green house to evaporate.

Is going to happen very soon out-j If It 1* impossible to buy suitable doorr. I Plants, and it might be in some places. If father or the older boys In the ; plant In the soil some seeds of cornmanual training shop will make a mon geraniums, of beans, oats, com

rectangular box with glass sides, line t and some of aweet alyssum.

the bottom with xlnc. and have a seeds will sprout quickly, and while glass cover which may be opened | the grains will not last long, the litslightly to let In the air. the children!tie geraniums and aweel alyssum will

will have a fine little conservatory of last a long time,

their own. Put about four inches of, If you live in tb“ country when rich soil In the bottom of the box and j woods are close by, then get eome either -dant or transplant into the moss from underneath the leaves and soil some bits of growing life. Por | some hepatic* plants and put those example, buy a small coco palm, some j in the small greenhouse. You may use holly fern, a ptesls. any begonia ex-'a large fish bowl tor the purpose, but

Training Little Citizens AN INDOOR GARDEN FOR CHILDREN By Ellen Eddy Shaw

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cepl the Rex begnola, and a small asparagus fern, letting the last named trail along the soil of the little greenhouse. The earth should be kept moist, and the box set In the suniigbL preferably In a sunny window. The.cover should be raised a little

the box with the xlnc bottom Is realb a better arrangement. Any child will •ake t> great deal of Joy and pleasure In having a little conservatory of this kind, and will also take a greater interest In working in the outdoor garden because of this experience.

Mme. Schumann-Helnk during s recent visit to Universal City wa* amused at an incident related by Gar et Graham, assistant to Charles L ifertzman of the publicity departmenu Graham, during the war. wfca stationed at an army camp near San Diego and heard Mme. Schumann Heink sing for the soldiers. She sang icveral simple songs, not wishing to have the music "go over the heads" »; her audience, and then asked foi lequests" from the soldiers. Two rural recruits on the edge of the crowd who had expected a cabaret performance, called for "Over There.’ She laughingly explain* d that she had pc*, or learned "Over There,” declaring that there were ao many word* In It rhe ooundn’t pronounce them all. The pair turned away in disgust Afterward they said to a comrade ‘The show was the hunk. She didn j know a single new song. Everybody’s heard The Rosary.’ and ’The End

Perfect Day.”’

Jack Ford, Universal director, to an English friend to a ball game he tween the UnlverwJ City team and

New Stories for Motion Pictures

Most big film companies want original storl*-*. written especially for the screen. The big film companies believe that writer* developed solely to supply the needs of the screen will do more good In the upbuilllng of the motion picture, than released play*, novel* and magazine stories. Neither is it thought that established author* are necessary to the screen. Any new writer, if he can write good screen stories—stories where the action really happens, instead of being tal'cd about—com ■•dies where the humor !>« In the situations and incidents. ‘nstead of the lines—storiej that can be told in panidtnine rather than by subtitles, can be assured that his stories will find a market. “As long as motion picture producers continue to pay big prices for a play that has been a failure on th? stage and hesitate about accepting an original scenario written especially for the screen" says J. C. Brownell, "just a« long do they continue to ad mil that the screen is inferior to the stage in artistry and in public estimation. ’ All stsge pla>- in order to make acceptable material for the screen, must be rewritten. Dialogue must be <-ltanged Into action: continuity must lie supplied: the many things that are supposed to occur between act* mast he actually shown to happen in the film version of the story- Then.

If the play baa Intrinsic value, and it I* properly played and directed .11 will make a good picture. •The majority of plays, howeter. are cot suitable for the sere*^, as many producers have learned at great When a big price Is paid for a ttage success the producer la simply paying for prestige—for a name—for an advertising point He thus gives he spoken play first place In Importance over the silent drama, when the producer ha* in his power with his vast resources and hi* vast audience. to put the screen production In the first place and so popularize an original story that It wfU be sought after as a vehicle of some star of the audible stag«. "The stage and the screen are allied. It is true. Both belong to the dramatic family, but their relationship does not go much further. Each require* individual treatment: each has its own technique. Occasionally you will find a play that lends Itself to screen treatment, but in the- majority of cases bat the bare outline can be utilized and the rest of the garment must l»e supplied out of the whole cloth. “1 prefer original stories—stories written by men who understand the requirements of the screen and written for the screen. Or I will buy clever magazine stories that contain the ingredients of a good motion picsure play.”

Pure Blood Chicks Sure to Pay Best By F. T MAC FEELY Seven years experience In the poultry business exclusively, has convinced P. E. Squires, of Indiana, that It pays to feed only the bert stock. When Mr. Squires urst entered the business he began with nothing but •crubsT-left-over chicks from regular order* at a nearby hatchery. The flock consisted of <50 day old chicks. Even with his poor start he was successful in maintaining a highaverage yield of eggs and meat. With good care and proper feeding, this flock grew to more than 1200 chickens the second year, aside from those that died and those that were sold. the end of the third year Mr.’ Squires cleared a net profit of more than 8500. In addlt’on to living expenses. But he was not satisfied. He wanted greater returns in payment for his labor ond the irfterest on hi* capital, so ho decided to try pnre-bred stock. Using the $500 a* a stall, he built another series of coops and purchared 100 j.ure-b’.ood Rhode Island Reds, day-old chicks only. He still kept a omparison. to see If It really paid raise pure-bred poultry. Mr. Squires has figures lo show that the 100 pure blood chicks have brought bigger profits tn the past four year* than the 450 scrubs have returned In the past seven years. The pure blood hens are better layer*, tho chicken* are heavier and more healthy. Besides this. Mr. Squires gets a better price for the setting*, and when he sells a breeding cock he gets twice as much for it as for the scrub. Ir faet. he U unable to sell his scrub cocks, except for meat- Mr. Squires is getting rid of his scrubs entirely.

Borders for Gardens The beat place for a hardy border is again*! a wall, or along a walk, leaving a apace of grasa between. To make a nev/ border, remove the sod and soil lo a depth ot about two feet. Whan refilling put a layer of clinker* or smell stones in the bottom for drainage: then. sods, face down, or leaves. After that, mix chopped ood. coarse fertilizer and inch bone, and fill In a few inches from the top. The 'op layer should be! fine garden loam, with a depth if j

about fin incuea.

Flower bed* for annuals are more Mutily made, as it U only necessary to remove rbout six inches of the top j soil and fill in fertlllndr. mixing »ithj

the soil underneath.

A small bed o' Everbearing ptraw-. I>erriea Is a profitable imeetmem for j the home garden Select a ph>< <-j vhere well fertilized vigetabln* were 1

grown the previous year. Have your bed all ready before the plant* arrive. Progressive and Superb art* good varieties a«.d should provide berried up to the coming o! frost. Set the plants 12 lo 16 inches apart In row* two or three feet from each other. Keep the blossom* pinched off until July aud you will get fruit in the fall from plant* set out this

’ spring.

For home use the bed may be six . feet wide with a row dowu the center and u rrw on each aide about a foot In. Trench each row IS inches. Put plenty of fertilizer in the bottom ana fill it four Inches from ’J>e top. Plant the crowns, spreading out the roots very carefully. Add more soil and level up as the plants grow. Cashmere shawls are manufactured from the nair of a diminutive goat found !n Tibet. \mb than half the peopJe etrneF by lightning are killed.

Concerning Mme. Georges Carpentier Although she la atlll In her early twenties, practically but a carefree school girl, Mme. Carpentier imprease.* at first sight by her "aUveness." her Jole de vine. She radiates health, happiness and charm. Her brain Is alert, her sympathies alive and her sense of humor alert to the nth degree. according to the New York Evening Post. The American people are so bejsntlfnl!” she exclaimed enthusiastically. "They are Just a* ch'c as cur women. I love the shape of heir fast*, the way they dres* their hair, the way they walk and their chancing man

ners."

Although their married life Is so sw, M. and Mme. Carpentier have already decided how “to live twenty four hours every day.” Their schedule is so *ane that there is no doubt that it will easily be accomplished. "We begin our day at eight o'clock," they told In unison. ’’We drive to the ood* and then take a long walk.” “My husband eats anything.” c tinned the wife, as though delignted that though married to a celebrity she would not have to spend her fu tore thinking out new and strange dishes to tempt his appetite. “He is not fastidious, although he never eats much meat, but lots of green vegetable*.” Already In Pari* Mme. Carpentier has been Initiated Into the mysteries American dances “I love to dance.” she almost warbled. “In Parts we dance every afternoon at 5 'clock and have Jaxz music, too.” Movies also have a big fascination for this Parislenne. She Is Interested in the stuolo work her husband contemplates In this country, but she does not hanker for the limelight for herself. Her role 1* to be that of the In

Recrnt statistics show that 1,”26 britlsh girls 'Tarried American doughboy*. A wag. referring to the publishing firm of "Stewart & Kidd." write* that he likes the fi nn "Stewart and Son better.—Exchange.

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the nine from a rival studio. The British cousin bombarded Ford with r volley of what, to him. seemed silly questions. Finally the crowd yelled "four at what locked like a hit but turned out to be otherwise. The Eng Ushman by this time had developed quite a sense of humor. “Foul,'* he bald to Ford. “Oh, I say, I saw no feather*.” This was too much for Jade, who came back with, "No, you uphead. this happens to be a picked nine.” Certain terms and Idioms of a profession or trade will ueep into one's vocabulary and. like alang. will sometimes prove more expressive than English a la Webster. Entering the offlee of Erich von Stroheim. Universal director of "Blind Husbands" and "The Devil’* Pass Key.” Chartes Hertxman. publicity director, found Von pouring over a score of printed*

forms.

“Having trouble with your Income lax?” inquired Herman. Til say so.” remarked the director. Tve Jnst about decided to have It pt.t Into conUnuity.”

terested spectator.

'1 adore Charto.” she murmured gleefully. Then somebody Interpreted that Charlo was no other than Charlie Chaplin, that all small boys Paris went to and from the movies chanting "Charlo. Charlo.” Norma Talmadge, Mary Pickfcrd. Naxlmova are also hung high in Mme. Cr.rpentiere's gallery of famous movie stars. Before she recrosse* the Atlantic It quite certain that most of the nooks and crannies of New York will have been explored by this enterprising Parialennc. She Is not likely to be content with what the highway* supply. The more she talks the more she reveals the fact that she is keen ‘see the wheels go round.” to find for herself Just how and why

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voice capable of filling It with wordw that yon forget how to listen. To Us-' ten Is to learn. Talking la a mighty fine exercise—for developing thiol her fellow’s schemer and Ideas. Put a maximum silencer on yonr mouth and Jet him develop your*. The successful man la the successful listener. When yon have something to say, say it and shut up. Even a parrot learns by limning. He first hears what the other lellow has to say and acts accordingly. You would do well to follow his example. A human being conu s equipped wltb two ears and one moutb. Use them that way.

And Just Beneath Your Hat Brim By GEORGE BRINTON BEAL Learn to use your ears. Don’t be so proud of having a mouth, and a j

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