Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1923, Page 22

The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan BY GLADYS HALL. Now Professionals Take Notice! Hobart Henley has “just finished making “The Hlirt” for Universai— Booth Tarkington's book, you know. It is said that it is near to being a perfect picture, if not quite so It seems to me that it ought to be more than the well known “fair to " for we all know the Hobart Henley Has Made “A Perfeet Picture.” prowess of Mr. Tarkington, am more or less assured of the prowess of Mr. Henley in his par- ticular capac The combination should be good! T first met Mr. Hen- ley, I remember, with Mrs. Sidney Drew—I just hate to tell you how many years ago. Which reminds me that I understand Mrs. Drew is sell- ing all of her personal possessions and 1 isevering her connectlons and hieing herself to foreign shores to live. Italian shores, I-Dbelieve. Mr. Henley is an awful human sort, and this quality seeps into his pictures, .'for a man cannot give greater than he is. He is naturally a homey sort of person, with & rich sort of speaking voice, Kentuckian in accent and rather slow; romantic eyes and hair, et cetera. He adores his mother. He is a believer in the great American home. His idea of happiness, he told me, impressionistically, 1s to get up in the morning on your own place in the country, jump on your horse, take a good gallop before breakfast, then back to steaming coffee, eggs and things, then dalliance in the sunshine, browsing among your books, dreaming, planning— “Of_ course,” sald Mr. Honley, one late dfternoon when we were pleas- antly having tea together, “to be happy and normal there must be work, interest of some constructive nature. Every individual craves self-expression in one form or another, and you are most apt to flud unhappiness in a person who is not doing the thing he or she is best fitted to do. Self ecxpression,” he went on to say, “should be the form of work where' the spirit moves the actlvitie: An artist—and funda- a director should be an nnot work by the clock. It would be very fine if it were pos- sible to do so, but it just isn’t! Some training can,” of course, be brought to bear. but eficiency—horrible word—will grind out inspiration if one is not careful. And,” Mr. Hen- ley was very serious, “one flash of inspiration, one moment of genius, is worth a year of plugging, plod- ding effort. Speaking of art, 1 asked him if he considered the screen essentially as an_art “The art of the screen is certainly art,” he said, “the business end of it no. It is the business end of it that is the retarding factor. Mr. Henley is a man of ideas as well as of charm. He directs only those stories which appeal to him as human and akin both to tears and to laughter. He belleves that “Judy O'Grady and the colonel's lady are sisters” under their skin” in fact, and that fundamentally ' the same thing appeals to both of them. There- fore the story should deal in funda- mentals. He also believes in cngag- ing non-professionals to play in his pictures, providing they are the in- trinsic type: Non-profs, here is your chance! Many Straight-Line Gowns Shown BY ANNE RITTE Suddenly over tain gown or the horizon a cer- hat will come into view and soon the country will be covered with it as a tiny cloud in the west develops into a sk ing. Such a frock is of patterned silk. Tt is like the helmet hat in its carcer, and the two are now slde companions, both having conquered the universe. The silk frock, with its figuration taken from an Indian stawl, was one of the popular gowns in France last spring, and held its for six months. The same Success appears to be {its portion in Americ; 1t is not often offered in black and white. bu it originated in these two colors. In_its present stage it shows the faded colors of Indian shawls and Persian carpets, for such oriental coloring has superseded Russian or Slavic vividness because of its warmth without crudity. It js well for women to know this turn in fashion, even if they do not choose to abide by it; their preference may run to the rainbow colors of Rus . hut they should be aware of fash- fon’s change. The shawl gown, as it {s popularly called, is a simple affair, selling for & smalil sum of money in many shops It 18 cut in a straight line with a bit of drapery down one side, which appears to be an extension of the irdle. The sleeves hang loosely 'rom the arm and open widely be- low the elbow to show a facing of Jjade green or rust brown, two colors | of high importance at this moment. The contour of this own presents | no startling innovation. vet it is sig nificant. It proves that dressmakers realize that women prefer the slip- on frock to the elaborate period gowns which have been launched for individualists and worn by them. In al] the early spring costumery there is an amusing number of straight-line gowns, the kind of chemise frock we wore through the war. The girdle going about the hips ends in side drapery, or it is omitted because one prefers folds of the material. To offset the slimness of such zowns there s a jahot of material at one side.” Sometimes it is lined sometimes it edges an opening at the side that shows a colored under- slip. Women who like more free- dom than the slim frock gives use this opening to show a glip of jade sreen one day, of rust brown another day, of old French blue a third day. In"such trickery there's variety. (Copyright, 1923.) i | AFTERNOON PROCK MERE PATTERN 1S SUBSTITUTED FOR FOULARD IN SOUTHERN CLOTHES. THE COLORS ARE RED, BROWN AND RUST ON A BEIGE BACK- GROUND. THE SLIP IS NAR- ROW, THE SLEEVES OPEN AND OF A SASH CASCADES AT O SIDE. PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D., Noted Physician and Author. Camphor. Camphorated oil (camphor liniment) 1s made by dissolving about an ounce of camphor gum coarsely powdered in about four ounces of cottonseed oil, sweet almond oil or olive ol The oil should be kept quite warm, the bottle tightly stoppered with a rubber cork lest the camphor vola- tilizse. This camphor liniment is an excellent ‘application for the chest, neck and bridgs of the nose in acute coryza. It should be the choice for young children in any case where ‘mother or nurse feels tempted to re- sort to such harsh remedies as mus- tard or turpentine or other external medicaments which may burn or blis- ter. Camphorated oil may be rubbed over the chest twice a day for a few days if necessary. Camphorated oil relieves the {tch- ing produced by certain plants, and pome cases of simple pruritus (itch- ing without apparent lesions of the =kin). Some persons experience much re- lief by inhaling camphor when suf- fering with acute coryza (wrongly <called “cold” in the head), and tor this purpose it is best to smell a bit of campinor gum held in the hand. This is also a familiar old remedy for meurotic headache—the kind of head: ache one develops when some trial or erdeal is to be evaded. 4 ‘Taken Internally, camphor gives a mensation of warmth in the stomach, ! stimulates the circulation mildly and =mcts as a mild sedative on the nervoug system, producing a feeling of con- tentment. A grain or two of gum eamphor or five to ten drops of spir- its of camphor may be taken inter- nally for palpitation, hiccough, intés- tinal flatulence (gas discomfort) or neurotic fainting—the kind of faint- ing heroines did in old-time novels, timely and effective, you know. By thoroughly shaking up about three ounces cf camphor Iliniment (camphorated ofl) with one ounce of mromatic spirits of ammonia ane may prepare an excellent liniment with ;\1~1c|1 to rub lame muscles and lame oints. The gentls pubbing of the forehead with spirits of camphor, or, belter, pewplor dizselved in wlogue waler, relieves various kinds of neuralgia and headache. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Constipation and Appendicitis. In your opinion, does constipation ever cause appendicitis?—Miss B. H. Answer—No. Chronic appendicitis often causes constipation, and the nagging habit (taking physic) may predispose to appendicitis in some cases, Meat for Baby. Are animal products necessary for a balanced diet? If not, what may be given to a young baby in place of broth? Does butter take the place of meat? What is protein? Is that the only thing obtained in meat, if no fat is eaten? Is anything gained or de- rived from bones when cooked In soup? Is there any public or free iiterature or chart showing the ages at which various foods should be given to babies? If not, is there any book containing such information?— Mrs. J. E. E. VERSIFLAGE In Winter. Hearken to the sighs and groans, ! mothers have such weary bones, This | 52id to have is what they have to do-—scores of mothers, you and you. “Dress me please,” sweet Barbara pleads, Moth- er fetches all her needs. In a woolen suit she goes, from her head down to her toes. Then come leggings tall and thick, cold- would make dear babsy sick. Rubbers, too, and mitts a pair, now she's like a teddy bear. Out_she goes, but very soon mother hears this well' known tune: “Please let me come in to play, in the housc I want to stay.” Rip off sweaters, un- wind scarves, pull off mitts, unbotton calves, tug off rubbers, take off cap, untie tapes and loosen flaps! I can hear them by the score, mothers at this winter chorc, buttoning up the precious mites, then dragging off the coats and tights! r WILHELMINA STITCH. Setomome Pign that are washed put on & Afth wore flesh than those that are Left dirty, . CASH- | 5D SILK WHICH | Portrait of any stenographer getting her desk open and a sheet of paper in her machine before she departs for the washroom to take off her wraps, adjust her complexion, and gossip till 9:27. Your Home and You BY HELEN KENDALL. The Kitchen Jazz. One morning recently 1 stopped at the door of a friend’s pretty home to return a borrowed pair of rubbers. As we stood chatting in the hall, there came faintly to my ears the sound of a eprightly tune played on & phonograph somewhere in the remote rear of the house. It was the famous “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers,” and I _commented on that cngaging air which has amused so many thousands of people. “My dear,” confided my friend, with a rueful laugh, “we literally eat, drink and do our housework to that snappy march these last few days, for my cook, Matilda, has an obses- sion for it and keeps her kitchen vic- trola grinding it out most of the time. 1 go out there and find her with a broad grin on her face, wiping dishes, and patting her foot rhyth-! mically on the floor to the time of the tune. She will tire of it in a day or two and specialize in another rec- ord; but for the time being we must listen to it, I'm afraid. “'A phonograph in the kitchen?” T que- “T never heard of such a thing. “Well, it's a wonderful idea,” my friend assured me. “Matilda used to be a heavy, silent sort of woman, | willing enough and a splendid work- er, but with an occasional grouch. Then one day I found that she used ito spend every spare moment in a phonograph shop down the street, listen- | ing to all the latest jazz music. We had no instrument in the house, as we do not care especially for it. But I promptly went down and purchased an inexpensive machine for her, and installed it in a corner of the kitchen. The only condition I imposed on her was that she should keep the doors closed and play with wooden needles, in order to reduce the noise as much as possible. “Matilda has been a different woman ever since. She sings all the latest songs, accompanied by the instru- ment, and is always in a cheerful, pleasant mood. The kitchen is for-, funately so shut away from the rest "the house that her music sounds only faintly, and I don’t let it annoy me at all. Now and then when 1 have guests I ask her not to play, and she shuts it off. E “Working to_music is not a new idea at all. Servants spend many hours alone in their kitchens, and I don't know why they aren’t entitled %o combine work and pleasure. If jazz makes Matilda enjoy her job, Why jazz she shall have. Bistory of our Name. BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN, MACLAREN VARIATION—MacLaurin. RACIAL ORIGIN—Scottish. SOURCE—A given name. Here 1s another Scottish family name derived from a given name which the progenitors of its bearers brought to Scotland from Ireland in the anclent days when the Dalriadic Gaels orossed over and by conquest and settlement won the dominance {of the Highlands. The MacLarens are traditionally descended from “Loarn” or “Laurin,” who was the son of Eric, one of the Dalriadic chieftains who !elllgfl in Argyle in the sixth century. This “Loarn” is the same chief who is given the district of Lorn its name. The clan, for the MacLarens once constituted one of the leading clans in the Highlands, was for a long timo a big factor in Scottish history. As early as the reign of King Ken- neth MacAlpin it appears to have ac- quired considerable territories Strathearn and Balquhidder. 1138 they played a prominent part in the Battle of the Standard, under the leadership of “Malise,” the Earl of Strathearn. But the clan was reduced from the status of proprietorship over its land in 1138, when the earldom of Strath- earn became the property of the Scottish crown, though they retained & status as perpetual tenants. But its fortunes received tback from which. they have never re- covered in 1745, when it took part in the uprising which attempted to put the Stuart line, in the person of “Bonnie Prince Charlie.” back on the throue of Bngland aud Scétland {in crepe de chine. (Copyright, 1923.) BEDTIME STORIES 0ld Jed Thumper Decides to Help. The one who seeks to aid snother Doth prove himself in truth a brother. * “beter Rabbit “What's all this? What's all this? Why don't you know what to do?” demanded a voice so unexpected that it made little Mrs. Rabbit jump. It came from a bramble tangle in the Old Pasture {n front of which she was sitting, and into which she had not looked so closely as she should have. It was the voice of Old Jed Thumper. She knew it at once. Of course, Old Jed Thumper was her father. “What_are you doing up here the Old Pasture, anyway continued Old Jed Thumper. “Don’t you know that youd are better off down in the dear Old_Briar Patch? What have you left Peter for to coms up here? This is no place for you.” Little Mrs. Peter found her tongue. She poured out her troubles to Old Jed Thumper. She told how Shadow the Weasel had come to the dear Old Briar Patoh, and how ghe and Peter had fled to the Old Pasture. She told how Peter had insisted that they | meparate when they reached the Old Pasture, and, how she was sure that right that very minute somewhere in the Old Pasture Peter was running for his life, with Shadow the Weasel following his trail. She told how she wanted to do something to help Peter, but didn’t know what to do. Old Jed Thumper looked very grave. “This Is bad news,” said he “This is very bad news.” { 1 hope,” said Mrs. Peter rather | timid, “that you don’'t think we did | wrong in leading Shadow up hers to | the Old Pasture. There was nowhere else to go." ‘Just Hats” By Vyvyan Between-Season Model. A lovely in-between-season type of hat is this light pearl gray model A wreath of “string bean” petdls of self material surrounds the crown and thatches the brim. —_— Prices realized on Swift & Company sales of carcass beef in Washington. D. C., for Week ending Saturday, January 27, ; on shipments sold out, ranged from:9.80 cents to | swampy in 16.00 cents per pound and averaged 13.49 cents per pound.—Advertisement, . 'I’Hls is the family por- trait of one of Mrs. Busy House Wife’s best friends—the plump blue- and-yellow can of the original ready- to-fry cod fish cakes—made of fatious Gorton’s Cod By Thornton W. Burgess. “Tt is all right. It was just the thing to do,” replied Old Jed Thumper srufy. don't like Shadow the Weasel is up here in the Old Pasture, but he has been here fore and Tni still alive. 1f it wasn't such cold 'weather it would be easler for Peter to fool him. He could run a while down In the swampy part, where in the water he would” leave no scent. But that part is all frozen hard now and there is no water anywhere for Peter to make ‘use of, T guess I will have to go help him. ' Yes, sir, T will have to go help him. T know the Old Pasture better than he does, and two of us together ought to be able to fool that white-coated little robber. Where did vou say Peter went”" “I don’t know where he went,” re- plied Mrs. Peter, “excepting that he didn’t come in’this direction. THe knows I came over here, so 1 don't think hell come this way. I sup- pose he Is running his legs off some- Where on the other side of tha Old Pasture. Oh. dear. do you think you can really help him Old, Jed Thumper nodded. “T haven't a doubt of it,” said ha. *T! am fgeling as strong as ever, thanks to good food Peter led me to down in the Old Briar Patch. Now you stay right here in the bramble tangle and watch out. Don't put a foot outside of it unless you see Shadow fthe Weazel coming this way. That isn't at a elyy for he will stick Peter's trail i e “Hadn't I better coma along too?” ventured little Mrs. Peter. “Perhaps I can help.” Old Jed Thumper shook L most decidedly e ou sl;““ r’:;?g here,” he commangded. Y So Mrs. Peter crept into the bram ble tangle and Old Jed Thumper started off, lipperty-lipperty-lip, to the other’side of the Old Pasture. (Copyrigh! Menu for a Day. BREAKFAST. Stewed Figs _ Oatmeal With Cream Tggs Scrambled With Minced Ham Fricd Potatoes Buckwheat Cakes Coffee LUNCHEON Hot Potato Salad Boston Brown Bread N Sliced Corned Beef Cookies Tea DINNER. Chicken Soup Pressed_Chicken Mashed Potatoes With Chicken Gravy Celery Salad Currant Jelly Fruit Custard Pudding Coftee Scalloped Fish. Boil three pounds of halibut or fresh codfish with.plenty of salt, re- move the skin and bones, then flake it. Boil one bunch of parsley and one large onion in a little water to ex- tract the flavor, Take from the water and thicken the liquid with three tablespoonfuls of flour, then add it to one quart of mixed cream and milk, the more cream the better, | and one-hgif a cupful of butter. Put alternate lavers of the fish and sauce in a deep buttered dish with sauce on top, cover with bread crumbs and bake until brown | to think that | FEED THE BRUTE Favorite Recipes by Famous Men. BY OYRUS H. K. CURTIS, Baked Beans. To prepare Mr. Curtis’ favorite f0od | is nodifMcult task and any number of mmm., original and otherwise, may be followed. For the best results have a large covered bean pot and the rest is easy. Select fine white or navy beans. Wash them thoroughly and let them soak in clear water for several hours—most folks soak them all night. Place the beans in the pot with several pieces of salt pork (with fat) and cover with water slightly salted. Put the lid.on the pot and bake in a moderate oven until done. That's plain baked beans. Chili sauce or tomato catsup or chopped tomatoes may be added to taste. - Took at the beans occasionally and add water if they seem too dry or in danger of burning. Another method which produces wonderful results is to omit the pork and tomato preparations and add gen- erous lumps of butter and brown su- gar — better still, add genuine sor- ghum molasses. When you do it this {way be extra careful to see that just enough water is added in small quan- tities to prevent burning. Always remove from the oven while the beans are still whole. If baked {too long they will break up. The time necessary for baking will vary, | laccording to the heat of the oven and {the length of time the beans were soaked. (Copyright, 1923.) orecast > Ausshson ashion? | collars and bouffant skitts the loveliness of a slender Bertha add to figure The charming style shown could be {developed for street and afternoon wear in a dark colored taffeta or vel- vet. It is al=o an excellent style for a dance or dinner frock Made of taffeta at $1.50 per yard, {it would cost about $6.75. If bought {in the shops readymade it would cost at least $25 The pattern, No. 1633. cuts in size sixteen years, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires four and one-half yards thirty-six- inch material. Price of pattern, 15 cents, in stamps only. Orders should be ad- dressed to The Washington Star Pat- tern Bureau, 22-iast 1Sth street, New York ecity. Please write name and address clearly. Pressed Chicken. Boil a chicken until tender, then take out all_the bones and chop the FEATURES Listen TTEN AND ,World! 1LLusTRATED By Elsie Tobinson I have never met John B. Ham- mond, chief of police of Des Molnes, but I herewith give him the high isten to what John did, as clipped from thel sign of ardent admiration. daily news: “Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 26 (The Ham- mond, chief of police, announced to- Assoclated Press).—John brought into police headquarters will have his picture taken. “When the offender Dealer B, has -and -, become sober agaln he will be givema picture of himself so that he may know how he looked when taken Hammond hopes this ‘picture cure’ will be a potent weapon against drunkenness.” Wondertul scheme, isn't it? Think how Huston, the billionaire of Broad street, would feel if he should sec the photograph of that silly smile he wore on New Year eve! And how it would put heart into meck Iil Henry Henpeck if he could gaze upon the warlike frown with which he greeted his militant spouse on Christ mas night! And there’s plous Simon Sniffer, he of the ready text and the day-of-judgment glare—wouldn’t | take a rise out of Simon if he were given a photograph of that hard- cider simper he i in the depths of his cellar? We' v would! But while we're at this good worl why stop with photographs of mere souses? How about a sepia tint of Lovely Lily when she's on the war path? Show the world how she looks when her calsomine is cracking fron the heat. Or a dainty miniature of Tilly in a tantrum—Tilly who Is o guict and demure that she munages to make the other girls look like rowdies? Or how about showing up that haughty sneer with which philanthropic Mrs. Andrews her poor cousins when, they call? the sneaky expression on the right- cous Mrs. Brown's classic protilr when she open’s her husband’s mail” reform sweep this country if John Hammond's bril Hant idea were applied to homs life” It is our humble opinion that would. to the “jail. Consumer Both have Confidencein "SALADA" ‘T X A Hence the tremendous Demand. H “The most delitious Tea you can buy” JUST TRY IT W affles start the day off with hunwr,y it’s a plate of golden covered with _delicious good waffles, and Golden Crown for Breakfast— If there is anything that will Golden Crown S: pensi! a smile and It’s inex- y to pre- Ithfol- pare—and something really good to eat. This Golden Crown Crystal-Cut Glass SYRUP PITCHER meat fine. Season with salt, pepper and plenty of butter. Add to the liquor the chicken was boiled in one | cupful of bread crumbs made soft with hot water and the chopped | chicken. When heated. take out and | press into a dish. Serve cold. This sttractive, neatly cut glass £ S0 up Pitcher is 5% inches tall, and And the Label from a can of Golden Crown « Syrup. hasa patent nickeled top that can easily be removed for cleaning. 500 isfar below the usual Mail the Golden rice. rown Syrup label and 50c—check, stamps o ost. money-order—and we will send the pitcher by Prepaid Parcel STEUART, SON & CO., President Street, BALTIMORE, MD. a soft, white cheese wrapped in foil There’s a distinctive richness about MacLaren’s Cream Che: ese that you just don’t forget. : You can distinguish that difference read- ilysitaccounts forsomanypeople calling for MacLaren’s Cream Cheese by name. Andyouwon’tforgettosay“MacLaren’s” after.you -have once tried it. Be sure you get