Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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T II !•; I ' . I, A N K S O M !•; S h O ; A N ' riicic was .u ' l ' cat cxcitcinciit at Branksf.jiic Hall un file avcn ' n of October 10th, for the V. W. ( ' . A. was ;iviii ; a Baby-Partx. Each g ' irl as she entered the yynina.siurri was f reeted with loud laughter, and such remarks as. Doth baby talk? Wh reth your dolly, baby? and My mamma wouldn ' t let me even wear a bracelet ' cause she said children should never wear jewels. ' ' The last to enter the crowded room was Betty Travi.s, com- monly known as Bones, smiling ' sweetly on the whole a sembly. Being nearly five feet n ' ne and very slender she looked almost breakable. Her costume was a little hand-embroidered dres.s, end- ing quite three inches above her knees, a wide scarlet sash, a very short pair of white socks and little black slippers. The short- ness of the skirt and socks gave her a never-ending, always-going- np appearance that made us gasp. Her pretty brown hair was parted on one s ' de of her face and tied with a large bow matching her sash. The ringlets were really marvelous and they had been made in such a short time. Tender her arm hi carried an enormous teddy-bear, around whose neck was a searlet ribbon. Her conduct during the evening whs quite in keeping with her appearance. When they played musical rhairs she didn ' t think she ' d play, ' cause of erush ' ng her dress, so sat smi iiig on th platform.

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T 1 1 K li R A N K 8 O : I K S L O ( J A N 21 on our i y ajiniii. We fouiul out l.ilt ' i- that Essence ' ' is French for tjasoline and that there is a tax on gasoline £!,o ni ' into Paris. We drove for some distance hefoi ' e we got into the heart of the city, and then we stopped up every few minutes to enquire for Rue Castigiione and Hotel liOtti. When you consider that all we knew about our destination was the name of the street and the hotel, and that the answers to our enquiries were for the most part unintelligible, it is ratlier remarkable that we only went two blocks out of our way in reaching the hotel. ' W e were greatly amused at our chauffeur at one of the very busy corners. A num- ber of motors had been stopped in a line, and we drove past them, instead of taking our place behind the others. A gendarme ru.shed upon us, and began to remonstrate, but when our chauffeur an- swered him in Engl ' sh, he decided not to bother with us and turned away with a significant smile. Whereupon the chauffeur, as he started up ' the car again, called after him, Which way to the hotel? It was really very funny. Well, we got to the Lotti, and had not been long in our rooms before we were sipping afternoon tea in good old English fash ' o]], and I as-ure you that tea reached a spot that hadn ' t been touched for some time. W e are near the shops here, and not far from the Louvre, the Opera House, etc. W e haven ' t done any sightseeing as yet, but we went out right after breakfast this morning to some of the fascinating little shops on the Rue de Rivoli. We are planning a trip to A ersailles for to-morrow if it is f ine. I think I hear the family discussing in seath ' ng terms iny weakness for letter-writing and it behooves me to break away. If you see any of the old Branksomites please give them my love, and write when you can. With all sorts of good wishes, Sincerelv, E. U. A.

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THE HKAi KS()I rE SL()(iAN 23 WMtclriiii ' the otliors. Suddenly her smiles tufiied to tears, for she saw a lar •er teddy-bear than her own. Nothing ' wonld comfoi ' t the little iiii ' l till we told her that her Tcnhly was m A moi ' e intelli- Si ' i ' iit lookin.ii ' . Even if she did not know what that meant, it sounded nice anyway. Quite happy a ■ain she fell asleep in the big arm- ehair, peacefully sucking her thumb. No one disturbed her till supper-time, and then she was taken down the long passage to the gii-ls sitting-room, where a lovely surprise awaited all. Four long low tables, decorated with streamers of ivy leaves, foi ' med a cross ' n the centre of the room. The bii ' thday cake at the head, with its chocolate icing and Y. W. C. A. written in pink lettering, was so lovely Betty said it was awful to cut it, yet she seemed to enjoy her sh-ire. Each Baby was given a dish of ice eream. all pink and white and yellow, and a piece of the very stickiest candy. After supper Betty received a lovely doll with a wobbly hccHl for being the best baby, and thus ended a very l)leasant evening. GRACE PONTON. HEART CULTURE. Breathes there a girl with soul so dead, AYho never to herself hath said, This is my own, my latest ' crush ' ' ; AYhnse heart hath ne ' er within her burned, As t ' wards her crush ' ' her eves have turned: If such there he. gf). mark her well. For her, no tlorist ' s bill doth swell; TTigh though her standing, wide her fame. Boundless her marks, as wish can claim. Despite her honors, brain and pelf. The wretch, concentred all in self. At s?hr,ol shall mi=s the looks that thrill. The kiss that makes the heart stand still, And when from school she does depart. She ' ll wish she ' d eult ' vated heart. : lARaARET WALTON and DELPHINE BT RR.