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SliRIAL STORY BRIDE ON A BUDGET UY JANET DORAN Copyright. I'j39, NEA Service, Inc. IRIS IVES â€" • radiant bride who thoucht (ove came first anil money cojld take care of tt»etf. BART WHITTAKERâ€" a righ»- coui bridegroom who looked at the bcir.libook fir.', end hit wife afterward. CHAPTKIJ 1 At fir.t, when bhc saw the pow- der blue gabardine iiuit, Iris did not think about Unrt Whittaker. At first, there was just the shop window and the suit with the rich, Cleaming strand of mink fur flung rarcli'ssly over one shoulder and Ihe long suede gloves, on the floor nearby. The suit did something to her. Cry.'^talized a desire that had lain dormant, threading its uneasy way through so many things she had done up to now. It was a suit year, this spring. Everyone wore them. Matrons, Blim schoolgirls, business women, career girls, mothers. But only a few wore them as they should bo worn. Only a few had the slend- er figure, the supple hips and the slim waist that made a suit just right. Everyone Knew Her Then Iris remembered Bart. She had to do s<vniething about Bart, really. She had tried every- thing, done everything â€" still they were about where they were a year ago. Busine.is wa.s bad, Bart was cautious, thrifty and too proud to marry when he felt he couldn't support a wife. "I'll take it with me, thanks." Iris told the salesgirl. And the little blue book in her purse said, "cash ?15, balance due, $65, pay- tnenta weekly." Flvoryone knew Iris Ives, knew she worked in the dean's office, and was the best-dressed girl on the campus, the moat popular. Few remembered that she had been the best-dressed girl in 1931, or that uhe was the belle of Fraternity Itow, that year, though. Only Iris, and a tiny calendar in her bed- room knew that. By the time she had discovered the tailored linen blouse with tho French cuff:^ the alligator pump.s, and the pin«e.il purse, the weekly pay checks of Miss Iris Ives were inortcaged for six monlh.i to come. But by then, Iris didn't care. By then, she wa.s sure, Bart would chanee his mind. The suit would do that. "Yi'U oneiht to model, Miss Ive.s." th« sdle.Hgirl had flattered her, when she tried on the suit. .Secretly, Iris had always thought 8he should loo. But models led precariou;) liva.i, and a private sec retary, while not getting anything glamorous in tho way of .salary, (lid have a definite sum (o depend on each week. Do You Budfiet? "Do you budget, Mis.i Ives'"' the salesgirl wt^nt on. Iri;i nodded, .''ho honestly believed she did. .She honestly lK'lil^ved this wa.s th» trick in looking like a debutante, on a privalii secretary's salary. At least she bought her clothes in budget shops, agreed to pay so much a week, and becsu.sc ;.he was a living, lovfly adverti.s'Tiion'. tor tic clothes, wa.s able to explain, prettily, to credit managers, why thia week'.H installment would have to go over until next week, he cause she had to go to the den- tii-f. (Or the doctor, or pay her insurance, of which there was iioii*, only it was a grand alibi, or anything else that occurred Ic her at tho lime h-i .'lUitable explanation f ( r robbing Peter to pacify I'aul.) That night, there were inany licw thing.'! in the little two-room ppartmcni wjjf^re she invited Uart for Sa'iirdHy inippers. ThfK- wa; the deep ioun/>c chair she bought becau.sc b'art liked to ri'i<l IIh- pa- per vkhil' (.lie prepared Ihe food ahe had p in haaed from Mis. Kembls's home kil<"h:'.n r.hop 'J'hero wait tho amoking siaiul, and both would coat her but a dollar • week, and tho wet of gl^'ed blue l^ot.tery diahea inrjudeil aa pre- inium.s with the bargain rh.iir. Thoro wa.". the food â€" teniptinijly old- fashioned home cooked liak- rd beani from a b'lgc cmri; Mrs Komble rookeil each .'iHtiir<l»y. and hot cri:,p roll... and brown lin'-,«d Th<*re wa.i the unlid Iri.i a.sufinli- )ed from hitiu-e, halveh f.f can no.* peiir.v and |tiiieapple rifigx, and a jar of Mr.i Kcmble'i, Ixiincmadn Mlad dr'VAinjf. There was the vleitli. And a slrawliorry short- rake, befau.^- it was late May ^nd berries were in from I'lorida, and • l»ox of prepared Khortcake bi.t cMit roquirecl only a bit of milk, and a Ikol oV''>n to tranjifnrm M inUt n delectable desi'rl. But the ulcali VHH the main item Me* r^aved .'ilnok M<*n l'>^ed aleak, Iri.-j kn»w Hh\ had learned long a|;o .'Ihe tiad learned liov? (o foot; it ling -igo, to«. A (Jamma lOpsifoii l>oy from WifcC-onsin laiicW her. The heavy iron Bkill'd, Ihe Acjt hot fire, and ^h" iron .III iVin;; int bin :* hot Then time the steak. Exaitly so many minutes for each side. And it was a d' 'i fit for an epicure. Kven liart rttved about it. "(lood steak feed costs you .fi.r>0 apiece, these times; and you rook tne for a fraction of that. Iris. I don't .see how you do it." Iris never told him. Bart was a bound for figures and if he knew how much these Saturday suppers cost her, thcre'd be a riot. Too, be thought she cocked the things herself. ".Nothing like home cooking," he was always saying. "Now take these rolls, and baked beans â€" I'll bet there isn't a house on Fac- ulty Kow that has anything to touch them tcnight. Immigrant cooks, Saturday night.'t off, and their minds are on the clock and their dates, not the table." Iris kept her own secret coun- sel and tried not to worry about; the two dollars, or three that each supper bit out of her pockctbook. Home-cooked rolls were 35 cents a dozen, brown bread 25, fruit for the salad 20, mayonnaise 25, lettuce 15, steak 60 a pound, and it came to 94 cents, and so on, to the berries' that were 35 a pint, and the half pint of cream, 25. It Wa» Worth It .Still it was worth it. Bart had hia own little radio shop, and was coming along fine. And he was by far the most attractive man she had ever known. Though he hadn't reached the point yflt wherein he realized the value of dre.S3ing to look the part of a succe.ssful, ris- ing young busino.sg man. "What for, Iris?" he argued, when she mentioned a sale on men's suits once, "Why should I mortgage my future just to keep up with the Joneses? This suit is good enough for me â€" had it three years now, and there's still plenty of good wear left in it. A man has to think of his bus- iness these days; can't put it all on your back and have anything left to snap up bargains with." So ho hadn't bought the suit. NOVEL COLLAR ON MATRON STYLE PATTK1{>; 4.'i05 By ANNF. ADAMS Bvei »eo a dr,:.,.; patt.'rr. with a dim! jiersonality " Anne Adamu has dc .:ftned one in versatile I'atlern 1.'!(»5. Use a cheery print, .ind you've a peri'e>a house style. Make ii in ;ioft wool ur silk, and you're re«dy for bhopfing, office or visits ing Oeneriiua dar'j at the .ihould- <TH and above i>the wai.'it give .'imooth fit and keep fiilln.i.ss in througii the bu.'illine. The Ijng, well shaped c.Uar is Kmart in crisp contrasl or wiiii gay trim, Tho at- home vcrsit>n ha.i puffed f.l;'rtvea with liille rufl'.i, Ihe other ."jtyle iiHCji long, full lilcevea Pattern 4305 i.s available in wo- men'a hikoji ;14, ;I6, 3B. 40. i?., 44. 4(1 iMid 48. .')i7.n Ifi takes 4 y&rda .1ft inch fabri.- .»nd i yards rie- ra< .â- Â«<wid TWKfJTV CKNTil (20c) in roini. (atamp.4 cannot be accept- "d) for thts Anne Adanxa pattA^rn. Writ.i plainly .SI'/.K, MAMIO. AD- nilK.W and HTYIM DUMBIiJ ."^end y,)iir ir Icr to Ann.- Ad «in*. Jloom 1.:., 7.1 Wfst. AdMiide •' , •".ronl . But secretly Iri* speculated vu what ahe could do to improve him. He was really quite handsome. Not (luite so tall as some of tha glamor boys she had known from Fraternity How but well-built. He had f.xrellent shoulders, bread and square, and a flat stomach and lean hips. Long legs, and a grace- ful .sort of swagger. And his fea- tures were excellent. Thick, dark wavy brown hair and brown eyes, .and u big mouth that didn't smile often, but reveakj strong, white teeth and a definite charm when he (lid break into a grm. .â- \ sturdy, dependable youn,{ man, Bart Whittaker. Ambitious, thrifty. A good match. And when a girl was sliding into her 'Hh'a 5'car, sha had to consider sucn things. The Wifely Touch The evening paper was folded on the smoking s'.and, and Iris stood behind the new chair, wear- ing the new slipper satin house coat that zipped to the very floor, and made her waist look not an inch more than 20 inches. Bart flung open the dcor and grinned. "Hi, honey," he greeted her. Not noticing the new housec«at which had cost $11, and was pal- est lilac satin with a sash of deep royal purple, noticing only the new lounge chair, so deep and in- viting and comfortable looking. And the paper on the -smoking stand. "Hey, what is this, a wifely touch? Or do I notice a little solid comfort offered the tired business man?" "Goof," Irish chuckled, but sec- retly, her mind was winging back to the new suit, spread out on the bed, and the new fur scarf and gloves, the handmade linen blouse. After supper, she'd put them on, to wear to the movies. After she had fed the brute, :ihe'd spring the new suit, and it would do what the lilac satin house coat, and the good food, and the comfortable lounge chair had failed to do. It would make Bart realize she was an attractive girl. Make him see she wouldn't lan»- tii.sh around unnoticed, un-apprec- iated forever. Over the shortcake. Iris men- tioned the offer the dean's wifa had made her. "They're going to Japan for the summer vacation, Bart, and they want me to go along too. He plans to do a book on his trav- el.H 'â-  "Great," Bart began enthusias- itically. "chance of a lifetime for you honey. Nothing like travel â€" â-  .and with all your expenses paid." Iris cleared away the things, stacked them in the sink. She slip, ped out of the house coat and in- to the suit. Then she came out quietly, so not to rouse Bart from his paper. Standing before him, she swept the paper aside and watched recognition leap alive in hus face. Sensible and Smart 'You see, darling," she told him regretfully, "I might not come back to Linwood, after a trip like tihat. Though of course there's a chance I might decide not to accept the offer. If . . . if . . ." "Look, honey," Bart began pa- tiently, "I'm barely clearing $50 a week now. That wouldn't run a house and pay expenses. So BrUliant Girl Canadian Makes Aviation History Elizabeth Gregory MacGill De- signs, Builds end Tests A Primary Tminer Airplane Lllz.ibetli (Klsle) Gregory Mac- Gill. n.Sc. M.Se., <'li., D., has add- ed anotlior trlumpli to the long strlus of dislinsulslK-d •'firsts' tii.u chaniclerize her career. She wus tho first woman in the world to re- ceive a master's dej-ree In neroiiau- tlcul engbU'ering. tho first (and us far ao we knonW) the only womar. In Canada to bold a position In ib'U profession, the fir.-.t ou this c^ui'in eut to become chief aeronaiitli'al engineei' with an.v compan.v. :ind now she has become i\:f> fhst wo- man to design, build and test hor own airplane. Controls Are "Beautiful" Tlie 'iilani' was dosiyiied for -a Mexican co.itrnct but now that the war has started it is hoped that Caii.nda wiH also lake it over. U it a pri;nary training machiue on nhkh you learn to fly before you go into an advanc&d "Trainer." The pilots aUo have flowu it al! say tliat t'le controls are "bfiauU- lul." It is silver-colorei' with black appointments. I.e., struts, etc., are black. It has a Chinese-red nose, and the black stripe down the aide Is now edged with Chluese-red. There Is a maple leaf Insignia now painted on the fin and it is called tha Maple Leaf Trainer. Jt has a Warner engine 145 horsepower U Sea Level. Censor Re-writes Lover's Letter Opening an envelope from Eng- land addressee in her fiance's handwriting, a Danish girl found inside the following note from a British censor: "In this envelope was a letter from your fiance, Mr, . He â- was too talkative and wrote of things which did not concern him, and for this leason we were ob- liged to destroy his letter. "All the same, we wish to as- sure you that ht is quite well and sends his loving greeting and many kisses. you'd better . . " The richness of the wool gabardine turned her eyes to deep violet and the mink added entrancing shadows to her lovely face. "I'm making $25, Bart. That'.s $75. And we're not growing any younger. If we can manage as we are apart, now, we could save by pooling expenses and income. I know we could. There are budg- ets." His brown eyes studies her ex- citedly. Then a big grin broke ov- er his face. Budgets! It would take a girl like Iris to know about budgets. Sensible, she was; smart. Figure every penny. "I've this suit, Bart â€" I wouldn't have to buy anything else." "I should say not. It's a knock- out, honey. But let's figure this." (To Be Contiaued) Table Talks By SADIE B. CHAMBERS A Happy "New Year to one and all, â€" and as we say farewell to the <dd year, which is leaving us with a good deal of sadness and anxiety, let us hope together that there may be "just around the corner" the turning of the road where all the sign-posts point to an assured high- \vay, â€" where all the dear hopes and bright promises will be fulfilled. â€" NEW YEAR'S DINNER MENU â€" CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUl' ROAST DUCK FKUIT DRESSING SWEET POTATOES (Southern Style) STRl.NG BEANS RED CURRANT JELLY DINNER ROLLS LETTUCE SALAD CHEESE STRAWS MOCK MINCEME.^T PIE COFFEE GRAPES SALTED PECANS DIVINITY FUDGE MOCK MINCEMEAT PIE m cups seeded raisins .t medium-sizet* tart apples Gr:>ted rind and juice of one orange hi cup grape .juice cup cooked sweeten*'' "â- Kn- berries â- y, ojp sugar Vi teaspoon cinnamon Vi t'lspoon clove.H < tablespoons finely crushed cracker crumbs Chop the raisins, pare, core and alice the apples. Combine raisins and ,<>pple8, add or-inge rind, juice ginpo juice. Cover in sauce pan and simmer until a.oples are soft. ;^fir; idd augsr spices and cran- berries and ci acker crumbs; blend well. This recipe i,i sufficient for one '>-inch pie. which car. ha w«di> with double crust or single. SWEET P01AT0ES ^Southerr Style) U >il -it steam po'aloes (steam- ing IS preferable a.t it retain.s all the flavor ol the vsgetable.) Aftj.' they .ire thoTO'Jshly cooked, mash well, being 4ure .il. U.mpa are re- moved. Gfeosd a l)a!iir.g dish (t ca.'u;r.> â-  ^ â- " ' â-  â-  ir. it a lay- er of potatoes, then a layer ol brown sugar dotted with butter and sprinkled with salt and i>ep- per; then another layer of pota- toes. On the top put a layer ot marshmallows (whole). Cook in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes oi until marsh- mallows are a light brown. â€" o â€" FRUIT DRESSING Rica and Apricot StuHiag 3 cups of flaky cooked rice, M lb. dried apricots, 3 tablespoons butter, 1 cup chopped celery and top.s, 1 small onion, a sprig ol cel- ery and 2 tablespoons green pep- per chopped, and '4 teaspoon of poultry dro.<«sing. Wash the apri- cots, dry find cut in strips with the sci.s,soi.-, ; then mix with rice and seasoi ings. GOOSE AND DUCK FEATHERS WAN 1 ED lllttltrxl l'rti-r« I'Hid. Iitintrdltiu- Itriiilllimre lA>tl>.t « ov.'dli'l i:ii « 41 'rrlrt*li<»«' AitrlHliI^- Hui T.IS llMHilnM It. I-'. â€" l«r»fiii> "It DOES taste sood in a pipe!" HANDY SfAUTlGHT POIKH - 15^ ViiB. "LOK-TOP" TIN . tOt also picked in Pocket Tins Canada's Army Eats 8 Tons Beef Daily Soldiers of Ono Division Con- sunce Equal Quantities of Bread and Potatoes Eight tons each of beef, bread and potfoes, one ton of jam. an- other ot butter â€" these are tue major items iu the daily Issue tor a Canadian army division ot 16,000 men, as outlined lu tbo si.\th radit- talk by a defence dep.irtmt-ut spokesman. Tho talk showed the amount ot work involved lu oreauizins a di- vision for war. Liviug accommoda- tion, clothins, food, and war equipment have to be provided on abort notice, the spokesman said, and this has proved a huge task, because in Canada no unit wa? maiutain&d at war strength in peacetime. Clothing, Equipment Clothing and equippinp the troops has lieen an "intricate and highly technical matter." said 'he spokesman. The mauy chauges that have taken place since the last v.-ar Including the mechanization ot the equipmeitti and Instruction ot new types ot armament, ammunition, technical cxiuipment, clothing, have Increased. Women In Army Make It Costly Britain Finds Out How Expen- sive It Is to Supply Them With Clothing and Footwear V.'cmon are an expensive pro- position even if they're iu the army. Lord Woolton, director general of e(|uipmcnt stores at the Britioh ministry of supply, disclosed re- cently that footwear rtquivements for women in the army are great- er than that cf the whole army in peace-time. Lord V/oolton announced some astronomical clothing figures. Gveat Britain last month deliv- ered 1,2-50,000 yards of cloth foe army overcoats, ccmjiared with the annual peacetime production of 000,0(10 yards. Astronomical Figures Last month the army received 500,000 battle dress outfits against the normal annual production ot 17i:.,000. The Yorkshire \7ocllen mills are producing; more than 200,000- army blankets vveekly. More than 130,000 pair of arniy boots ai'C being turned out week- ly, an increase of 10,000 pair over the annual pre-war demand. .Since June more than 2,500,OOU sross cf buttons for uniforms were nianir/actured. Why Does Dog Wag His i aU ? Not Because He's Happy â€" Explanation Not Yet Fotuid My little old Irish terrier, chas- ed a rat into a crevice of a stone wall, a few minutes ago, writes Albert Payson Terhune, expert on dogs. She is standing crouched in eager quest in front of the hole. Her stumpy tail is wagging viid- ently. Why is her tail wagging? She is not happy. Indeed, she chagrined that the rat should have reached the hole before she could kill it. I have seen a dog, furiously c:.- gaged in a death-battle with an- other and larger dog. and with hia tail wagging just as hard. The dog was in pain. He was facing death. So why did he wag his tail ? I don't know. Do YOU? Wats When Happr Twice, I have seen fins dogs beaten by thiir masters; and stand. ing slaulilika under the puniah- meni. with their plumed tails awag. I saw one of my dogs lyinj with his ieft foreleg broken in two plac-:s by a car. .Vj I ran up to him he wagged hia tail. We ha.» been told since our childhood that the wagging of a dog's lail is a aig;. he is happy. Yet 1 have seen unhappy and bad- ly injured dog.i do that .lamc thins. Wh.it did any of thvr.i have to be happy abo'Jt? Nothing. Monastic Mode Invades Fashion Paris Is Showing Air-Raid Clothing Topped by Hoods and Girdled at Waistline Food tal:i:,^ 33 cents out of the typical city 'Aorker's dollar in the United States, while housing and f'lel t.i'c'i ."iir-it',,;. Zj cents. PAUIS â€" -Air-raid s."mnk now calls for clothes patterned on monk'^' costumes. Hoods tcp them and heavy cords girdle them in true monastic fashion. More than one cord ties knots around models in Lanvin's new collection. One descent-to-cellar suit has dark green flannnel trous- ers and a hooded blouse of green and yellow plaid belted with a thick green cord. The mechanician one-piece suit with tight-ankle trousers still is the favorite garb for possible gas encounters. New ones are cf honey colored flannel with a gold fast- ener. Blouse And Trousers Capes and coats are often hood- ed. Belted coats suggest array of- ficers. Small pillbox hats are flanked at sides with fringed "ep- aulets." Greys, hydrangea blue, dark brovms and almond and vivid greens are most popular gbades. Shaved lamb dyed vivid green makes a fitted coat and forms yoke and lower sleeves for an aft- ernoon coat of the same color. Red frequently accents black and a cape ensemble ccmbines poila blue with legion red. Soviet Girls Fiy Bombers More Than 500 Women PiloU In Russian Air Force, Many cf Them "Suicide Squad" Parachutists Soviet women pilots are believ- ed to have participated in the bombing of l'"i;inish cities. l.\ dispat.;!! from Helsinki said that a woman aviator had been captured there after JJAiay rinrt" ' down by Finnish anti-aircraft guns.) Women piloti? form an integral part of the Si\ let air force. They live in specijii sections of the regub.r men's barracks ana range in age from 1 y to 30. Aside from a skirt and a beret, they wear the siiwe unitoim as do the men • â€" a brown tunic, a Sam Browne belt and a grey greateoat. The majority have bobbed hair, which they frequentl.v marcel. The exact number of military women flier.s was not availRfe'i, but it was estimated that tiu-.e are more than i'OO, including some "suicide squad ' parachutists who are trained to drop behind enemy' lines, blow up bridges and do gen- eral reconnoitcring work. The women are spread through all branches of the air force and several have 9 rank equalling that of a general. Only A Candle If I had a ship I would sail upon the sea; If I had a gun Then a soldier I might be; If I had a horse I'd go hunting; but Instead. As I've only got a candle, ^ am goin^ up t^ bed. Addres.i coupon to Acaiut. !«•â-  iMUtii<« at your neareat city. llamUUB â€" 6i> Banff Bt. E. KItekeacrâ€" 142 Victoria St. & (â- o«4ms â€" in KImwood Avd. otUna â€" 3«) Nopean St roTvato â€" 330 Uay St. M'lateM â€" 40il Uurtlet Did* ACOUSTiCltN IN^riTl'TB Oaut send full tnTormation 11 A'TOUSTICONâ€" no obltga- â- .lon. N»nn AJdrs.vi ... fawn . ... ^ * \ h - '5fc f i A. '^i^ % •f • "4 3 ; -♦ 1"^ ;T ISSUE NO. 52â€" -39