Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1921, Page 29

* with a high arch and with sufficient WOMAN’S PAGE. Is Your Living Room “Homey”? Have you ever gone into a living ¥oom which was stiffly and formally arranged and had the impulse to move a chair forward here and. push one| back a little there, so as to give the Place a more careless look? A stiffly arranged living room is an uninviting | and comfortless spot. may have a formal dignity about i but one’s living room should sa: pCome right in and make yourself at om. “Is it proper to have a desk in the living room?” a reader of this column writes to ask me. *“Are footstools used nowadays in the living room?” Says the letter of another Reader Friend. “Would it be all right to stand my upright piano across a cor- mer of the living room with the key- board facing the wall?” asks still a third letter. | And to these inquirles I_answer, | es—by all means, yes. Don't be afraid to snub Old Man Formality in planning and arranging your living | room furmiture.” A living room should | make some provision for letter-writ- | ing. A footstool, if good-looking. | ‘" gives a living room a carel look ‘which contributes to the des mosphere of comfort. An upright pi- ano may stand with its back to the room if its ugly Ivm‘k be draped \\hh some rich- toned tex v be and to it, against Fiat Feet. One of the commonest troubles to- @ay is flat-footedness, and, strange to say, it is a trouble of which few Ppeople are aware. One reason for the commonness of flat feet is the sort of shoes we wear and another Teason is that most of us either do Dot get enough exercise or get the ‘wrong sort. The first thing to consider is the type of shoes, because this is a mat- ter that is the most easily corrected. It is perfectly possible to purchase Shoes with a moderately low heel, room to allow the toes, not to spread, but to lie comfortably together, with- out being pinched in. Once you have started in wearing the right sort of shoes. you can consider the matter of foot exercises or. of wear- ing something to support the fallen arch until it begins to grow strong and healthy. One of the best things to do is to take the feet in both hands while | you have your shoes and stockings | off and knead and rub and massage | them for about three minutes. If One’s hallway | |the drapery. On this table might | stand a piece of pottery to harmonize with the drapery. If the living room boasts an open | fireplaca the following’ popular dav- nd-table arrangement is ef- Stand the davenport directly in front of the fireplace, facing it Stand the long table behind the dav- enport, touching it. Or these two standing close together in this | way y be placed at right angles with the fireplace—so that the daven- port will be at one side of the hearth | instead of in front of it. | One of the old Heppelwhite winged {chairs always looks well standing ynear an open fireplace: this may be |covered in chintz of figured design, or in a plain color.. The ht piece parlor suit. v tasteful three-piece being made, consisting of davenport |and two chairs; a.set of this sort, | with some odd’ pieces of furniture that harmonize, gives a room more character than our ancestors ever dreamed of achieving with their all- matched furniture. A bookcase without doors is another indispehsable piece of living room furniture. A taboret with a fern on it, too, will give a room a “homey"” look. Sometimes an armchair stand- itself needs a small table near > awa look of isolation. ble provides a convenient place for the occupant of the chair to rest a maganize or an ash tray. Sim- | ple touches like these may make or mar the general effect of your living room. deal, particularly when the feet are temporarily tired. Best of all, in my opinion, ‘s the tip-toe exercise, which is ncthing more nor less than walking or tip- toes every day. This stretches and strengthens muscles on the insids of the foot. Climbing mountains or steep hills is one of the best.things for flat feet, because it forces earth for _a ‘foothold, causing weight to be thrown on the ball of the foot. And most important of all is to buy footwear that has a straight inner last—in other words, one that allows the large toe to lie in a per- fectly straight line. Orange and Currant Cream. To four oranges use one gill of | eream, one-fourth pound of currants, one-fourth ounce of gelatin and sugar. Cut the oranges in half and scoop out the inside carefully with @ teaspoon. Pass the juice through a strainer. Whip the cream and mix in some of the orange juice. Add sugar you will do this twice a day, morn- ing and night, it will help greatly | to strengthen them. Salt baths and | alcohol rubs will also help a great! to taste and the dissolved gelatin lastly add the currants. Fill up the oranges and decorate with chopped pistachio nuts. THE EVENING . STAR, ‘WASHINGTON Defore they feel quite certain of their own clothes demands for the summer, to work out the problem of a spring :'lndl summer wardrobe for their little rls. Dotted Swiss:Frocks For:the Youngsters BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE. The time was when the only varle the shops offered in dotted swiss was in the size and frequency of the dot- or the quality of the swiss. Those were simpler days. Now we have red swiss with white dots and white swiss with red dots, Red and White Swiss. ‘You may be sure that any form of dotted swiss is a good selection. Re- cently at a children's party at Palm Beach red swiss dotted in white was worn by one very little girl. Dotted swiss lends itself to a varlety of trimming. It is used this year with valenciennes or Irish lace, and rick- rack braid of the color to match the dot in the swiss is not found to be too heavy 2 trimming. Often a sash is worn to match the dot. And, by the way, it is interesting to note that when sashes are made of colored rib- bons they usually tie at the left side, whereas if they are made of the ma- terial of the frock they tie at the back. This holds as well in women's clothes as in children's. There are women who persistently avoid elaborate trimming on their children’'s clothes. To them the little frock shown in the sketch would recommend itself for its simple trim- ming of white organdy, contrasting gently with the all gray of the dot- ted swiss. ‘The organdy forms a frilled collar and frills on the sleeves and a little inget at the front. There gre bands of ‘organdy caught invisibly around :ih(? kgldo and back portions of the rt. Skirts Are Short. This spring, as last, the honors are di ed between high-waisted frocks =nd long-waisted frocks. In either case brevity is still in evidence, and there is no tendency worth noticing to have little girls' skirts come to their knees or below them. Socks with the one-strap slipper ere the choice for party or afternoon wear generally. Certain children’s speciaities have perhaps as much to do as fashion for the continuance in Vvogue of the one-strap slipper for children. It has for long been gener- ally worn by children of the south, while children of the north have been more usually made to coddle their ankles in laced or button shoes. There was a feeling that they pre- vented weak ankles. It was noticed, however, that south ern girls, used to low light shoes in childhood, seldom had fallen arches: whereas girls of the north not infre g:\ently suffered from this slight de- ct. It did not take certain specialists long to conclude that the little light, one-strap slipper of the southern girl had much to do with the development 0f strong ankle and instep muscles. GRAY DOTTED SWISS IS COMBINED WITH WHITE ORGANDY FRILLS RONT PANEL AND APPLIED OO IN (THIS LITTLE GIRL'S FROCK. ecru dots on ecru swiss, gray dots on gray swiss, blue dots on white swiss, white dots on blue swiss. Meantime the supply of swiss moving along quickly. . For many mothers take this time of the year. Beautifyu. Complexion HV TEN DAYS treme cases. Rids pores and tissues of impurities. Leaves the skin clear, soft, healthy. At lead- ing toilet counters. If they haven't it, by mail, "two sizes, 60c. and 31.2& NATIONAL TOILET CO., Mfm ——— Your Assurance of Satisfaction Just as other household necessities differ from one another in quality, so there is a difference between “Wear-Ever” and other aluminum utensils. 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THE ALUMINUM ICOOKING UTENSIL CO., New Kensington, Pa. the unwary); Sateen Pettibockers, full length, all colors, $1.98 Navy Blue Serge Suits, $19.98 Wash Satin Cami- White Voile Waists, $1.00 Dresses, $19.98 Jimmy Skunk’s Family Grows Smaller. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. The Great World calls: The young give heed. *Tis thus the wheels Of progress speed. —Jimmy Skunk. Spooky the Screech Owl sat in his doorway in the hollow trunk of an old apple tree in the far corner of the Old Orchard. It would soon be broad day- light. It was already past his bed- time. Spooky blinked. He blinked again. It was hard work to keep his eyes open. He was sleepy. He was very sleepy. But Spooky was not yet ready to go to bed. There was something he wanted to know. and the only way to find it out was to sit right there and keep watch. Between blinks he kept his eyes on the doorway of Jimmy Skunk's house. It was between the roots of the very next apple tree, the last one in the far corner of the Old Orchard. Nearly all winter Jimmy and Mrs. Skunk and their seven children had slept down in that house. Not one of them had come out until the v last of the winter. Spooky knew, for he had kept watch and not a single foot- print had there been in the snow. Then, as you remember, they had awakened and all had come out the the old stone wall close by. Spooky had not seen them come out, but he had seen them return just be- fore daylight the next morning. He 1 counted them as they went in, 1 they were all there, nine of them. veek later he had seen them return 4 but this time they were not fat and they no longer waddled. Nor had they come home together. They had come straggling in one at a time. And that night Spooky had had harder work to catch a dinner. He had hunt- ed and hunted before he found a si gle Mouse. Everywhere he hunted some one had been before him, and 8th and Penna. Ave. N.W. “Ring ’Kound the Rose” Sale No. Don’t Miss the News in the “Circle of Saving” Trustworthy merchandise only in the circle of saving (no undesirable odd lots to catch clean, fresh, high quality apparel for women and misses at prices infi- nitely small to invite the thrifty shopper. This is sale No. 2 — be sure to get here early for the pick of the bargains. Crepe de Chine and Wash Satin Combinations, $2.98 | "All-Wool Plaid Skirts, $5.98 "Van Raalte Thread Silk | — 2?98 Hose; :al;z;:k and rusget Baronette Satin : Skirts, $10.98 Novelty Plaid Skirts, $9.98 "New Thread Silk Hose, pair, $1.39 " Ready-to-Wear Hats, $1.98 Fine Trimmed Hats, $3.98 " Taffeta Silk Floance Petticoats, $1.98 Novelty Silk Bloom- ers, $1 Beautiful Hats, $6.98 New Velour and Polo Cloth Coats, $14.98 Striped Silk Waists, $1.98 Ladies’ Novelty Straw Sailors, $3.98 ' Women’s Ribbed Vests, tape straps, regular and extra sizes, 29¢ Georgette Lace-Trim- med Waists, $2.98 Size Silk Spring Palo | mumbled Spooky. afternoon Peter Rabbit had hidden in | sir, it isn't right. C. THURSDAY, MARCH. .10, 1921 those youngsters of Jimmy Skunk. was just because he was feeling so bitter and upset. blinking. He was wide awake now. Presently he saw two of Jimmy's children return and enter the house. a handsome fellow, returned. Spooky Spooky suspected that some one lived down in that house between the roots of that old apple tree. Spooky and Jimmy Skunk had been very good neighbors all the summer and fall before. But now Spooky was beginning to have bitter feelings, and t was all on account of Jimmy Skunk's big family. “The idea of | SPOOKY THE SCREECH OWL SAT IN HIS DOORWAY. keeping seven grown children abl look out for themselves at hom “It isn’t right. No, It is hard enough at best for an honest Owl to pick up a living these days without having nine Skunks interfering. If some- thing doesn’t happen pretty soon I shall have to move. And I hate to leave the Old Orchard. I do so. Ha, there comes Jimmy Skunk and there is Mrs. Skunk. Yesterday 1 didn't see but five children return, and I'm just wondering if a couple of them have left or something has happened to them. I don't much care which, so long as they stay away from here.’ Of course Spooky didn’t really mean that. He would have been sorry to learn that anything had happened to to WOMAN’S PAGE. g - two tablespoons of granulated sugar, two tablespoons of w-ter and one- third of a cake of Put the milk in a double bo“ bnt do not let it bou. just get lul 'm. Put the sugar and water i A pan, until the sugar melts and let it boil two or three minutes. lve the yeast in two tablespoons he warm milk, then add the sirup to the milk, then the yeast, which should be poured through a strainer. Stir all thoroughly. Bottle and cork tightly. Stand in a warm_ place for twelve hours. Then turn bottles on side and put in the refrigerator for twelve hours, when they will be ready to serve. QA Soekt It He was no longer A little later one, dressed all in black, continued to sit there in his doorway until the Jolly Little Sunbeams hurt his eyes, but not another young Skunk did he see. Then he went,to bed feeling better. It looked to him as if Jimmy Skunk's family was growing smaller. The next morning only Jimmy and Mrs. Skunk and the handsome young- ster all in black returned. Spooky slept even better that day. Two mornings after Jimmy and Mrs. Skunk were the only ones who re- turned. ~Then Spooky knew thati Jimmy Skunk's children had at last gone “out into the Great World to make homes for themselves, and that day he had the best sieep he had had for two weeks. There would be bet- ter hunting now around the Old Orchard. 7 I Coalo oo To AR to t all. Perhaps that found it easier to had said, those enough to take 1 big family was bes get a li ig of themselv “opyright, by T. W. Burgess.) For the Invalid. Egg Lemonade—Beat the yolks of two fresh eggs until very light, add the strained juice of two lemons and sugar enough to suit the taste. Fill a large glass with shaved ice. Now beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth and add to the mixture, add a | little water to the shaved ice, then the egg and lemon. Serve immedi- ately. This is very noutishing. Pulled Bread.—Bake ordinary yeast bread in the shape of long, narrow French loaves. When cool, but not entirely cold, cut lengthwise through the center, then with two forks scoop or pull the bread out of the crust, and still using the two rorks pull it apart in strips six or seven inches long and an inch or more in width and thickness. Line a large baking pan with brown paper and arrange the strips of bread on this, rough and crinkled edges uppermost. Set in the oven with the door partly open until it dries out thoroughly, then close the door until the bread turns golden brown. Warm each time be- | fore serving. This is much like zwelback but its odd shape appeals to the invalid. 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