The Times from Streator, Illinois • 6

Oriental type ettserdJds a.tid dtimottds Fashions move in iffjcles. Twenty-five gears ago no jirl unis fas i il ab I dressed without earring. Then for years earrings reposed on the shelf. And now the raftings are back with ns again only in more elaborate and novel forms than mother dreamed of when she was a girl. Hrlle Bennett, movie aelress at has made a study of all kinds of ear -rings.

In the following article, she selects earrings fo; each type of girl or ho-nan. BY BELLE BENNETT HtSTOIlY prove that the earring "fad" Sis hew to stqv. 'If no ron tiiijoibly least in-t -eminently. buys the Diamonds in will become her better than other selections. The athletic girl finds her best bet in the little button earrings i pressing snugly into the lobe of the ear.

The tali, slinking girl of course seeks ornamentation which makes more pronounced the undulations of her movements; while the vampire types do the same in more extreme measure. Many earring novelties now are ajpearing oil the market. Clara Bow, film actress, carries, a tiny complete vanity bo from one of her ears, ft is silver Hth some colored enameled work and really adds to her attractiveness. In the earring vanity box art a tiny powder puff, a powder compact, a mirror and a small lip-stick. Otlier novelty earrings have a small lipstick in a silver cow.

decorated with brilliants and fill gree work. DK. JAMES BARTON of the University of Toronto says that too much fat makes "qaiU lets" aind cowards of us. VOvgrea tin poi sons the liver," he "anti the liver is the. gland Ii our bodies that makes us brave lor cowardly accord- 1g to ills activity.

When It doesn't wie lose our energy nnd coilr-, age. ttte lfut vhethcr or not we all Want to be brave, we certainly do want lobe bdeutiful women at leasU- jt And ibday beauty means slender nee. cyen in Turkey where the fatter girl was ibeiore nt rac tlve atib was considered a quartoij of a century ago. "1 Jiaye found instance after In stance where couples have refullen I in love 'when the -man or womsi has reduced," Says Lulu Hun Peters, 1 1 tiiiujk lhat this is because It so hard: for fat person to lo well these da ys purticuth A fat Woman! For afl the styles are made- Xlim princesses not for ly dowagers with three chins. The smart little hats are all small bobbed heads.

The dress of the Jhoment are tube-like on for straight boyish figures. 4 There Is no such thing us "Stylish stout" any more, anywhere! We lomen are all supposed to aa sylph like as the Princess Salome who danced for Herod, the king. 2000 years ago. And Salome was so slender that they ay she looked, like "the shadow of a Wiiite rose In mirror of Which! youll ndm-it, was quit some slender! if A Girl Can't Gossip and Be a Success Business BY CORRA SAN MARTIN gossiping, "loud ieaker." The gossiping girl often -has-, been the medium througli which a competitor Was able to steal a good lkiea and jmaiket it very profitably. milE gossiping girl! A she may be the life of an, afternoon tea or bridge party, but In the business world she lots about as much chance of success as a man who would make ail wo- men atop bobbing their hair by constitutional amendment.

Business simply has no place for the gossip. I once knew a girl who had real bualncss ability. She worked hard. She was the first one down in Die morning and one of the last to leave at night, and yet abe never was able to advance beyond the position in which she started that of a filing clerk. She couldn't understand why-other young women were given positions of trust and advancement, while she vvas kept at the same The average worni ornaments as site would a painting for 'her house, because It looks pretty.

In this she 1- ivrong. She studies icr dress for color and line: her aut also tor ruler and slwpc She should give at, least as much to the decorations she will place Mt thq aidqs of her face yerluipa the owl strategic; point for iiettnty enhancement. Four things should be considered before the purclmpe Is made: 1. Will (liy (blend with my rojor? i 2. Are tii-y -iteltted' lo my else and birfid? 3.

Are they the best for the time of day aind occasions on which I wilt' wear 4. Wilt they, accentuate me in rURING the World War, a men played a most import(int part. in governmental affairs at Washington. But those who wre given high positions and aided their country most were the girls who could keep an office secret. Anti there ere many vi ho couldnt.

Secret service constantly were down teaks on war secrets, and often the trail led to gossiping, thought-less girl, who simply talked too much. They were not German sympathizers and yet during the hectic war days this stigma was .4 placed upon them, because of their gossip. Every girl should make, it a rule to talk about office affairs with no one. except her superiors. When the days work is done It is much better to forget all about the office than -to start a local broadcasting station.

Your mind needs a rest from office affairs, and your success will be far greater. Onyjc -fexpAtiiite DBAWMBS BV CLAIRS WEST FASH OH DCTATOE UNITED STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD ail-utile. It relieves the otherwise heavy appearance while sacrificing nothing of the exotic effect. Theae may be from eight to 14 Inches in length. The time end occasion when to be worn are also of Importance.

Foi daytime wear, topaz, amber, lazuli and onyx are matchless. and set in gold or silver cannot be improved upon aa challengers of the sun. Composition evening wear are emeralds, dia-. monds, pearls and platinum. Effectiveness in creating a desired impression must be con-elder ed.

The homey" round faced girl, withcharm in her demureneee. should wear earrings of the more conventional designs. Pearls often stone also will prove serviceable, and is a favorite. FOB AFTERNOON WEAR Onyx is better fitted loir afternoon wear with tailored things than for morning display. Cut steel is strictly an afternoon adornment.

Infallible accompaniments or Where Old Age Is an Asset T)UT she was a paradox. While AA Bhe was working hard, site was also gossiping about everyone in the office from the manager down to the office boy. She talked most of the dey, and slowed up the work of other employes, whose curiosity was so great that they couldn't work and listen at the same time. At lunch she kept up her gossiping chatter about affairs of the office, and in the evening when out with frionda she continued her rapid-fire pratter. tt was not long until she made AS.

a profession and an environment in folk may grow old peacefully, bnsily happily, there ie nothing bet-er than motion pictures. The movies are honored by the rear nee and singular talent of a umber of persons, especially wm ten who would, be treated as uperannuaten in other walks of Ie. Thy are soft merely tolerat-d. They share fully the active nd changing life of the studios, fheir business ie being Just whet hey are they dramatize their ge. Their salaries are ample, TtlE! burning toplp of can versa Bon; around any lunch table In Americai these dayg Is "how 1 took off three pqunds, girls, in For (it spite of the fact that all of us women wnnt to be thin, very few of us have the stamina to take off more than about three pounds a month which is really nothing at sill And its a pity.

For truly there ugliness in stoutness. Fat jneans sluggishness lack of alertness And alertness quickness of recaltB the golden smile of the departed Arthur Johnson, the gentle boyishness of Bobby Herron-some stirring memory, some incident In the lives of today's screen celebrities, when they were groping youngsters. IN MELODRAMA Forty years ago Kate Bruce set out from Boone, Iowa, in a Jolting wagon as one of a band of strolling players. For 20 years she was identified with a brand of melodrama no extinct. Those were the days, as she recounts, played with James Kirkwood.

Arthur Johnson and "Little Mary. and later with Herron, Walthall and the tabes. AGE AN ASSET Most wohaen who have covered such a long span of activity have retired to what now passes current for the rocking chair. Kate Bruce isn't even thinking about retirement. She's happy in her activity.

And the position of a mother" in the movies la ona for which youth cannot be a Fashions Hints FANTASTIC Fantastic but effective ere some of the new silk frocks heavily ornamented with colored kid cut into elaborate embroidery patterns. fro TOOTHACHE A bus of salt applied to face often Will ease the pain of toothache. POLISHING SOLUTION A splendid polishing and cleansing solution can be made by add-ting one part of paraffin. to three ports of water. It wifi brighten COOKING VEGETABLES firtclr when nail kegs served to box the competitor.

-The older Kata Bruce many enemies in the office, because she couldnt keep talking most of the day without tramping on someone's toes. But znorj, important than that, the executives of the office realised that she could not be placed in a position of trust and confidence. In every business there are trade secrets which must be kept in these days of keen competition. Things arise daily la every office which cannot he- broadcast by- a associations pleasant, stim-tiating, vivifying. They have a eugh at father tttnc, PLirto WITH MARY One of the mostt distinguished in this gray haired galaxy is Kate Bruce, beloved by screen players and one of the industry's pioneers.

An actress from early girlhood, her mother rules of the present are projected against the background of 40 yearn of active theater and motion picture fife, she played With. Alary Bickford when latter was a little sir). She inind and body is beautiful end thrilling; In itself. So if spinach end tot wilt maljm us thin; and if "loading up" on. dumplings end custard pie will do just the opposite the wise thing is to stick to spinach and toapt! But before you do It, ask your good old family doctor Just how much "bulk" you can afford to lose kju and how quickly.

Dont be like ''Jo" in Louisa A1 cott'e book "Utile Women." when abe saM desperately, "Let us be fashionable or die!" footlights, when flickering oil lamps shed a smelly Illumination on pompous figures striding a creaking stage. She ednjured this past as she re-eyned in a wheel chair at the First Natibnal studios in New York, where she is playing ao Te-vaUd mother with Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon Want My Mm." Skipping ahead another 20 years she dwelt upon the days when movies began the time when under directorship of D. W. Griffith nha comes, the more secure she Is in her elderly roles. There' Is in her face and her manner a manifestation of serenity which it is good see in people who work.

"People of stage and screen." says Kate Bruce feelingly, "ace the finest and most unselfish people in the world. I have mingled with them all my fife. I am proud and happy that I am still one of them. Here, among such people, aaaid such stimulating scenes, la the teat place in the world -to grew Old." Green vegetables should be oooked in as little water aa pW-eiblj and the liquid used for so jjB and gravies. furniture, tiles and enameled sur-cee.

SINGLE CURL Lady Galloway of the British nobility has started a fad In London by wearing a single carl in the middle of tier forehead, if has been found quite attractive witlf bobbed eir. WHISK BROOM HANDY Keep a whisk broom in your sewing room for brusbihg up cloth Then pressing an) for removing threads from garments. BAMBOO FURNITURE Wash bamboo furnitun wpti salt water and polish it with a duster moistened with linseed ell. HAT NOVELTIES Novelties recently Introduced fer the. trimming are tiny Utile ptne la the form of sntmals.

Hoards, birds or fish. These are act with brilliants and the more bleerre they are the smarter. CLEAN UPHOLSTERY Upholstery can be dry cleaned by covering thickly with a mixture starch and Let Maud-Jor day. brush off. HEMSTITCHING Rub a piece of hard white soap over mateHkl from whkib you wish to draw threads lor Mpe -U-.