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THREE INTERIORS Drawtnc tb« r««c>d curtain iu*ld«, c«atut4«a v,fr« c Mlterated. There Uy th« babe. The floor, covered with rou»h roatttaif und a little 6tr»w. wm tiks cradle. Joaeph oruuciied on the left eailnc at the Uny fomi wrapped In suaddllni; clothes, while Mary lay be- hind It hair supported acaJnet the straw. Her hand reai-iied ou< to touch the baby Hmlxt In fhe ahodow be- hind wae a wuuuui ahrouded In whMe woolen robes; her afi face, dark from exp<k»\ire, looked down on the croup reverently. Outsld«. cattle and assea moved about In the Fond&k aiul men loaded or uokNuled Uielr beaata. Aa I looked the child stretched out lis tiny arms and Joeet^h and Mary leajied closer In the g'.ooiT> of the ti<«ll. Only some refugees from tiie Sp<in- lah Zone driven Into Tangier by bonvba- Only a poor Moorlt>-ti luoUier and her Infant? Nay, 1 mw tiie Holy Family that day! • • • * The fluii»lilne without was bo dat- Ung that the doorway of the Jewish provlalon sliop at Arxtlu at tlrst dis- cloied only a group of people quar- reling over tlie price of some vege- tables. Presently the tzU thin figure of a MoorUh woman with her baby couM be dlAlngulatied, a little child t>reesed close against her, and at hor feet the basket of greens for -.hlch the proprietor wa» bargaining Prottd, •tralgbt. elirn as a lance atov : :e wo- man, face uncovered; In her > es a Badness that darkened her beaut... for she was beautiful. The short fat swarttiy shopkeeper gesticulated and gabbled; the womans face uever al- tered Its trnclc aadnees. The baby moved rcstle6»ly; the other child pulled at her cloak. S'he stood tall and straight and proud, refusing firmly to be beaten down from the price she sot upon ber wares. Who won? Did sibe get the few poor coins needed to buy her oo&rse bread, I do not know, for It was time to be gettln« on to Tan- gier. Winter Color-Print A grey afternoon without wind, A atlU mistiness of town and winter combined, When folk sit within doon And yellow lights u'how palely through the windows. An old poplar^ tree drapes the balcony, A dark-grey etching of lunumerable branches Marveloiisly combined in rhythmical order. Tile twigs curve upward, And buds, like little hands. Seem to be lifted in praise toward tba sky. A mauve-grey pigeon rests heavily in the tree. His feathers In perfect tone with the picture â€" A silent, sulumn watcher in the culor- prlut. Below, a split cocoanut, sus-pended from a branch. Twists slowly on its string This way then that. And a blue tit, clinging to the edge, Pecks- -peckflâ€" pocks from Its doubt- ful balance. In the naldst of the balcony a ghost ball, Like a Japanese lantern, Glows ruddily; It is the reflection of the lamp within my room. One by one the shutters in the houses are drawn; Groat, heavy, old-fashioned shutters That close with metal hinges As if to defy the night. Figures come to the windows, Look out for a moment or two. Then pull the wooden flaps together. What, I wonder, Is the more lovely thing They prefer to look upon Indoors? I open my French window And stand in the evening air. Would It were possible to frame my color-print â€" My poplar, my pigeon, my blue-tit â€" And keep it forever. But the grey has already turned to heavy shadow. I do not even see my tree. â€" D. A. Lovell. 18 ASTRIO TO BE BRIDE OP THE PRINCE 07 WALE8T Out of the low door of the liovel, ap- parently its only opening, came a young woman who added bits of dried thl»tle«tems to the blaze in her little earthenware stove. It w»m the hour of eating. The rulioa of Ram'adan, the Mos>eni fast, forbids all fooj or da-ink while the aun le vp, but as It sIuIls to re»st theee tiny fires may be 8«en among the MoorisU hamlets, ami wo- men make a meal for their lords and masterH, In ihelr kitchens, the great outdoors. Loaning againvt th« feoioe of dried millet stalks I watched the young wo- man until ftlie bc-came "aware of my presence. Young and amlling she was ready to bo friendly, bo I motioned to my mouth In the univemsnl sign-lan- guage for hunger. Nodding vigorous- iy, she laug:h»'d her iinderBlandlnK of my geeture. "Itamadan!" I snld. "Flamradan," she answered. Then wo both laugihed for we understood each other perfectly. 1 then made the mo tlon of hunger again, nri'l ropp,atod, "Ramadan!" She threw her head baok and laughed, noddlnc forcibly n.'s â- he also made the sign of wishlns; to «at. A haa^ril voice called from Iho <Jarknesa of the but, quite evld<.>ntly ber husband, so I waved a "good night" •nd went my way up the long white road in the twIllghL New Diving Suit. An armored diving suit of Kngilsb patent, similar In iJoiin> ways to the t3''i>e ueed by German divers in «»:tr<',h- Ing for the loet Hul)ma.r!n<> Ml off Start Point, attracted coiiaideable at:teiUlon at the Sitlpping Kxliibltlon at Olympia, where It was on view for the flrs.t time. It is the Invention of Mr. J. 3. Peress, a young engineering designer of Byfleet, who has taken Ave yesns to complete It. Fifty pieces of tYiUi's ruithess Shef- field steel go to tlie making of the suit, which wel«tis over G&Olb. No depth test has yet been carrie<l out in the sea, but the device has been subjected to pressure te«ts in a tank uniier con- ditions it would met-l nt a doplh of 6B0rt. Puizia of the Day. Another prohlpm of tlilii unsettled age Is whether ii mother should he hi-r daughters guide or her pacemaker. Bhiebeard. Who liaa not been a bluebird to him- self. Locked up one door and thrown the key away, Fcr fear of something bidden on a ehelf That he might And If be returned fvome day, And. finding It, not iKJther any more With what his frlemde we«re always nuining after. Nor care if they did mock htm and de- plore His loss to their security, their laughter T Who has not bung his dreama wltli siilnlng hair Twls>ted to rafters of dark common ' sense, And gone untroubled by the wiioie af- fair, Or, punished only by Indifference, Making achievement bitter on hia tongue. OWL-LAFFS O. W. L. (On With Laaghter) Jonesâ€" "Sorry, old man, tliat my hen Because he closed one door when he got lost and scratched up your gar- den." Smithâ€" "That's all right. My do« was young? â€"Ruth Flitch Bartlatit. RUMOR SELECTS BRIDE FOR PRINCE OF WALES Princes* Astrld of Sweden to Visit Their Majesties at Buckingham Palace. A despatch from I.x>ndon says: â€" Princess Astrid of Sweden iu about to pay a visit to the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace, and the news- papers are all agog. She is a niece of the Kinj? of Swe- den, and, according to an unnamed Swedish diplomat, she is one of the prettiest girls in Europe. She is just twenty, a keen sportswoman, and a delightful dancer. Moreover, it is pointed out that this will not be the first occasion on which she has met the Prince of Wales, as she stayed in London about a year ago. Whether the Princess has any romantic dreams no official information is available, but if so, she is pitted against an e'usive Prince Charming. London it-inu.iibcrs that a J'" ^''J so ago the late Queen Alexandra had the delightful Swedish Princess as her guest at Marlborough House for months, but the Prince hardly went near her. Princess Astrid is a daughter of Prince Charles and Princess Ingeborg, being a grandniece on her motfter s side -of the late Dowager Queen Alex- andra. With the announcement of Princess Astrid's impeding visit to Buckingham Palace, it became kno\vn to-day that the Princess and her sister. Princess Martha, were dinner guests of the King and Queen last November, the Prince of Wales and Prince Henry | also beins present Prirccfs Astrid and Princess Mar- tha wore also guests of the Duchess of Norfolk during their November visit. When they were entertained^ by the Duchess, Prince Henry was i pre.sent, but not the Prince of Wales. This led to rumors in society that Prince Henry also was interested in one of the sisters. Stoop to Succeed. Nothing will ever go right in busi- ness It you ai'en't physically fit. and the best way to secure fitness in win- ter is by taking some simple exercises. Thoae whlOh involve stooping are propably the most vataiablew Tou stoop to succeed. With the knees straight and the heels together, bend down slowly un- til the fingers touch ,the toes or, if possible, the floor. Breathe out as you go down. Comie silowly to the upirlght position again, breathing In as you do so. With the feet apart, Uie knees straight, and the arms raised sldewaya to a borlzontaj position, twist round silowly until you caji see the wall be- hind you. Keep upright, and remem- ber that your waist muscles are the flrs't consideration and not those of your neck. Do this alternately to left and rigbt. From the same starting position, bend down to touch your left heel with your right hand, and come up again. Then touch the right heel with tJie ate your hen." Jones â€" "Fine! I Just ran over yonr dog and killed him." There never was an arUcle placed on the 'market that some one else couMn't make It worse and »eM It for lees. A maiden fair tn a dairy doak Wont out to Doilk the family goat; She Vatted, cooed, and said, "Nanny b« Mill," The animal said, "I ain't Nanny, I'm WIU." E^ver see anybody who didn't hava a weakness for punching the flreT Fashion dictates suspenders again to be worn. Judging from the appear- ance of some of our young men, tha present suspense is terrible. Ha Would Beef. Just suppose that the prodigal son hadn't liked veal! Head Polar Flight. Cupt. Ueorgo Hubert Wllklns, avi- ator and explorer, who, witli Stefans- son wHl lead the expedition of four planes across the North I'ole In the spring. The trip will take In about 1,900 miles and ^11 cost about |150,- OOO. The Detrclt Aviation Club, of whicli Henry F\)rd Is i^iueinbor, and the North American Newspaper Al- liance, are mnong tho backers. Beauty of Snow. Tlie pencil flower ajvd tho plum flower have a beauty, \Vtiich flouriiih in the wtarmta of sun and Mliower; The snow'H brief charm is purity and brlghlness; It doc<4 n<»t claim tlie »un-tlnita of the flower. â€"From the Chinese of Pao-Oliao, by Charle* Budd. Oossword puzzles have he'.ped to improve tho health of a patient in a Sussex infirmnry. He had been bed- ridden for six years, und had become very depressed; but the .solving of crosn words has proved successful in chi'cring him up. Familiar Nickname of Banki of Elngland Baffles j Historians. | The origin of "The Old Lady of j Thix!adnoedle Stroat," the nickname of ; the Bank of England, never has been ' definitely establislted, but "The boii- j don Economist" traces the appella- ; tion back aa far as May 22, 1797, when : William IMtt induced Parliament to suspend cash payinont.s at tho bank. This moved Ciilray to draw his fa- mous cartoou, which si'-ows an old ' lady, seated on a chtft labeloil "Dank . of England," l>eing savagely attacked â-  by PRt. The drawing was publis>hed j on May 22, 1797. with the .caption: j "Political Ravls'hment, or the Old Lady of Threaduecdle Street in Danger." i But, It is argued, GUray may have j made use of an old Idea. As early as j 1695, a raodo.lllon appeared, and still appears, on the bank's notes. It con- ] slsts of a seated, draped llgure, wltli the hea<i uncovered, holding a sprig in one hand and a svoar In the otlier, and throughout more than 200 years it lias remained sabstantlally Uie fiume. "In n recent medaUion." says a writer in a roceii't number of the bank's staff magazine, "if only by rea- son of the extraordinary persistence of tlie essonllal details, wc have a pei^ fectly reasonable explanation of the origin of the phrase, "The Old I>ady of Threadnoedle Stroet." Moreover, he adds that it \3 not un- likely tlmt tho medallion wiis tho bank's «ign yhen iSdgms w«re universal- ly used, and that in the archives Ihoro are old letters ad<lT«nised to the bank "nt ye elgn of the (Old) Lady in TlireudneedV (o r Threeneedle) Street." On the whole, the inelalllun pri)Vldi»8 the most ncc?';U:ihli' explana- tion of tho origin of t!u' familiar phraF'B (Ml often attributel to Ct.hbc;. So prolific In now d.-pitrtinonU has the "Old 4.,.idy" become under the stress of new functions forced upon her by war and post-war financial de- velopmente that her children became too numerous to be housed under the roof of the old name. Now the famous premises are being rebuilt In raagnlfl- cont fosihion to provide all necessary accominodailion. When tho new im- posing structure has arJsnsn, may we not expect the old nick: auio to give way to a new one â€" perhaps "The Belle of Threadneedle Street?" Exploits. A former's wife, in speaking of the smartness, aptness and Intelligence of her son -a lad sixty years oldâ€" to a lady acquaintance, said: "He can read fiuently in any part of tJie Bible, repeat the w^hole catechism and weed onions as well as his fath- er!" "Yes, motlier." added the young hopeful, "and yesterday I licked Ned RawBon, throwed the cat into the well, and stole old Hinckley's gimlet!" Patientâ€" "Why, doctor, you told m* to. show my tongue, but you haven't looked at it even." Doctorâ€" "No. It was only to keep left hand, keeping the knees and arms ,' you quiet while I wrote the prescrtp- sitralght throughout. tion." WlUi the heels together, rise on your | - toes and stretch your airms above your i Ajiother good memory te«t la to try head as high as possible. Bend your , to remember the peace plan th%t won knees outwards fairly quickly and the Bok award. bring your hands between your thighs to the floor, bendJng the back but If the Engaged Man Answered Hit keeping the oMt on. the heels. Finacee's Questions Truthfully. Prom six to twelve repetitions of' 1. How much are >t)u making a each movement should be sufficient, j month? Fifty dollars per month less Ocoasdoiially, at intervals In the ' than I am S'pendlng. day's work, it is very useful to sit up- '• 2. How much of your salary do you right in a chair, with the feet flat on | save? See above, the floor and the knees together, and 1 3. How do >-ou like your posltionT to twist the tnink round as far as pos- ' IXjou know of another? s.1We to left r*d right alternately. *• WluU do you think of your boss? Fee the limbs there are a great num- j Deleted, ber of well-known movements, Bu-ch as ' 6. How many positions have you bending, stretching, and circling thejli^'d? Kept chat'.ging. Haven't held arms, and knee-bending with heel- ^"y- raialug. Misuse of Rope. Brownâ€" "Give a man enough rope and he'll-" Jones (chucking a stump) â€" "Put out a new brand of flve-cept cigars." Famous Downs -- Touch down, young whilskers^, $1 down. The Window Picture. There hangs a magic picture on my wall. Framed in a glass, aa anyone may see; I have not hidden it iu some dark hall, Or for Its view charged any man a fee. WTien strangers come to visit in my home, I watoh their inclinations with a smile; At once their busy eyea begin to roam â€" They classify my tasite, or lack of style. Upon their left they see a little cJiild, (Such prints are quite p«Lsse since nineteen three!) While oppc<slto Is bung a kwdsoapa wUd, 6. What did you do with the first money you ever earned? My bootleg- ger got It. A chaperon Is an old maid who waa sweet enough to e«t in her days. But none of her suitors were himgry. Acid-ine. There was a certain old geeser. Met an old nuUd and tried to pleaac her. WTM.«n she said. "Stop, mister," He grabbed her and kissed her. Now his friends call him l»mo& equeexer. It is rumored that a fisherman dis- located one of his shoulders telling about a big one that got away. (How I stand such a mess they cannot | know. see! ) Now my best picture never has been seen. Its beauty, to my dole. Is not admired; I emlle at guests who claim a vision keen. When they pass by my window, siun- set fired. â€" Lyday Sloanaker. Men may come and men may go, but i where in the heck they go to I don't Lota of girls have more on their cheeks than on their minds. Mr. Seymour Hicks, the wnil-known actor, has not eaten breakfast for Childâ€" "Sheep is the dumbest of all anlmaJs. ain't they, mamma?" Mothei- (absently) â€" "Yes, my lamb." "Funding an obltgntion" sounds won- derfully Impressive, but It Ju&t mean* paying up. Cop tto pianl»t> "Someone called years. He finds that a good lunch and '"P l'>«' I*"** Nation, reporting that a a good supper are sufficient to keep ^'y named Schubert Is being uuirdM. him fit. ed In here.' MUTT AND JEFFâ€" By Bud Fisher That's the Kind of Trout They Have in France To S«tf THe T-OMBt-AU WAP 0JA«, A f:.,>tAT