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Flowers Bloom on Muffs for Fall BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE. Since milliners have gone into the business of making muffs there seems 0 be no limit to the variety of trim- ming that may be used upon them. he furrier brought up in the tra- itions of his trade often insists, that peltry Is best displayed with sreatest simplicity, certainly without the addition of artificial flow- rs. or silk or ment. But that does e vomen who set the in fashion from selecting muff are quite srnate. The sketch shows a muff of moleskin, with a little neckpiece to and both are and green satin leaves. re lined with green a Iver broc. This muff, following the lead of Chanel, who has made a ¥ mufls in sets, is wide and shape generally accepted as for this s / cess of t collar on the a <hoic ot prevent of cour ple tail although many a Frenchwoms use of some such set to igness to the coat frock as a strect Often_the cffect of unity of that seems so desirable when woaring the more or less stric 1y tailored suit is gained by wearing A set consisting of hat and bag. Many the American nery when making plans to copy sue- cessful models of French hats pro- vided themselves with material suf- ficient to make matching bags as well Lewis has made inte ind his hat _and lght has made for autumn might be called set were it not actually only ame picee. There Is a small black velvet hat trimmed with a black lace shawl which goes down the back and sides, With extensions at the side to form cves with elastic ba i the ists to keep it in positio success ting wrap that he BEDTIME STORIES Peter’s Exciting Race. a race. While others chase. —0ld Mother Na Peter Rabbit was going to get his wish for a race this cool October norning. There was no doubt about A strange dog was yelping on his trafl and Peter knew that that dog’s nose would lead him straight to where he® Peter, was crouching. At last Peter dared” wait no long- BLACKY FLEW IN A CIRCLE SO AS TO WATCH. er. That etrange dog was not more than two jumps away from him. For all the world as if he had springs in those long heels of his, Peter Dounded away. Of course, that dog him the instant he moved and was after him, velping with excite: ment. Away went Peter, lipperty- lipperty-lip, lipperty - lipperty - lip. Away went the dog aimost at his reels. saw importers of ‘milli- | sets, | other fabric adorn-| trimmed with | { o WORN WITH | NEC sCE TO MATCH. D WITH SIL- N SATIN f ED WITH GREEN > SILVER BROCADE i The scavf and muff set trimmed with fabr flowers, sometimes with feathers, suggests a w of using un a discarded fur coat. The muff i 1t need be entirely of fur. For the muff might be made of plush, velvet, or even of silk with appliques or bands of the fu. By Thornton | ] | | i 1 W. Burgess. | | He guessed right away that Peter knew about that hole and was run- ning for it. “He thinks that if he gets through |- that hole to the other side of that hedge he will be safe.” thought the dog. e knows I can't get through that_hole, but I'll fool him. Yes, sir. I'll fool him. Thas is just what Il do. He has forgotten that I can jump over that hedge. Once we are both on the other side T'll| catch him, for there is no place for him to hide” Lipperty-lipperty-lip, ran Peter and as he ran he was also think- | ing. “This i u strange dog and; perhaps he doesn't know about tha the Ledge” thought Peter. | in perhaps he does. I fool him when I get knows about that hole | he will expect me to go straight | through it. Tl give him a surprise. | Yes. sir, T'Il give him a surprise { He'll jump over that hedge, expect- |ing to find me on the other side. | T am afraid he will be disappointed. My, but he can run fast! I'm glad it | isn’t any farther to that hedge than it 1s. But I mustn’t run too fast. | 1 want him right at my hels whenl I get there.” It was a pretty race. Blacky Crow says so, for he saw it. | happened to be passing over at i ve to there. It he the | He the time. In fact, Blacky thought for {a time that he was going to see the end of Peter Rabbit. That dog was | so close to Peter’s heels that it look- | ed as If Peter hadn't any chance at| all. Blacky flew in a circle o as to atch. “Goodness!™ said he to him- | cclf. “I do hope that dog won't| catch Peter. I don’t know how we! ever would get along without Peter | Rabbit. It doesn’'t seem to me that| he i¢ running his fastest. He'll have | to do better than that If he wants | to_get away from that dog.’ Lipperty,-lipperty-lip, ran “Yelp, velp, yelp!” ran thé dog at his | heels.” - The dog didn't have to put/ his nose down to the ground at all. | All he had to do was to keep his eyes on_Peter's white tail just in! | frent of him. With every jump| they drew nearer to that hedge. It| Peter. | Ry (J Allways Be a Gentle: 1 Never contradict a lady nless youre pritty sure she's rong, Angdont go back and look in the ico ox In some house ware you dont belong. 2 To-tawk about how’ much youre' pre- spiring Is not _considered nect And ony pick up meet i In case theres more bone than meet. If vou haff to hit a gerl ba ™~ Dont do it in the face And If its your dooty to garsle The bath room is the proper place, 4 ever pick corners off the pies ause you cant without leeving a mark Andaliw ing Unless you do it quietly in the dark. By s ixcuse yourself for yawn- Annabel ¥ AloriRnston 1835 u can work in comfort- upon consideration An apron y ably! Perha {this recommendation of this apron design will mean a great deal. Just notice the back viéw and vou will see that the garment is so constructed 4s to keep the very-often-bothersome shoulder pleces from slipping over Peter headed straight for a hedge.| was clear that Peter was making |y, . The strange 4o Koo all about that | stralght for that Hole in the hedge,|Jout 1a" mude or hich oy on o logany hedge. He hag many times. He knew that there was only one small hole in it big enough for a Rabbit to get through. The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan | | “would. The dog began to run a | little faster. So did Peter. ' (Copyright, 1923, by T. W. Burgess.) i BY GLADYS HALL. ! Some Don'ts. tion of the cast Glyn's “Three Weeks" is expected soon. We hear that Mrs. commented favorably upon Crauford Kent for Paul Kenneth Harlan wrote me the other! day that all he ever hears by way of advice to movie aspirants is what to do in this and that situation, what to do under such and such a circum- stance. Kenneth goes on to say that he considers a few “don’ts \| |actress than the one playing the lead- CRAUFORD KENT. in order; that it is rather more valu- able to know what not to do than to Lnow what to do. At least it is a clean process of elimination. Kenneth's latest degree of success the fact that he will play the title role in Tom Forman's elaborate pro- duction of Owen Wister's story, “The Virgin io mnight me. Kenneth's, words have welght. hy VERSIFLAGE. Don't Push. from papers that I daily scan I learn each new and startling plan suggested by my brother man. And some are wise, and some are mnot. Some make me grin and lgugh a lot, and some just make me boiling hot. For instance, just the other day an llustration came my way (that now suggests this roundelay). A couple danced in proper style, they stood apart, at least a mile, she wore—oh my, it made me smile—a new con- traption for the dance, so if he fell into a trance, he could not any nearer prance! Threé spikes like horns she foldly wore: ‘they look prepared to #pill his more. now wouldnt dancing borc? But I admit without a Td like thosc humpers in a crusl for when it iz the noonday rush, like sardines packed in oil are we; the eléyators stific me—those spikes would. do just splendidly: for Elinor | Glyn has | " might be | an best be measured | ‘Don’t,” he writes, “enter pictures to | pe hard werk. | “Don't think a pretty face or a per- | [fect profile is all that you require for | a successtul career. “Don’t believe firmly that you are right and the director. wrong when he | corrects your faults. He holds his Job | because of_ability, too, you know. “Don’t_harbor _the impression that you are being ‘kept down' because the Qirector doesn't like you. Likes or dis- likes have no part in his daily toil. “Don’t kick against playing parts you are pleased to consider beneath you. | " “Don’t complain when you work long | hours. Others -are working with you, and may reasonably feel quite as tived as you do. i “Don’t put on airs if. you achieve some small success. You will have many al slip betwixt the first triumph and the { cup of established popular favor. { | "“Don't look condescendingly on the | screen because you may have played large roles on the stage. They both re- quire talent, but not always of the same | €0 | “And please don'l imagine you are | better looking and a better actor or ing role. You may be better looking (perhaps), but the chances are easily | seven to one that you would fail miser- ably in the coveted part.” ‘Well, you may not know what to do as yet, but at least you know what not to do, 'which is the first step to wisdom, as I believe the Chinese have obeerved before me. (All Rights Reserved.) Menu for a Day. BREAKFAST. Stewed Plums, Dry Cereal with Cream, Creamed Dried Beef, Toast. Doughnuts.* Coffec, LUNCHEON. Corn Chowder. Cracker: Peach Tart, Tea. DINXNER. Baked Beef Loaf with Tomato Sauce. Baked Potatoes. Creamed Cauliflower, Tomato Salad, Baked Rice Pr71ing. TOAST MAK The well done or entirely toast is considercd the. ‘m'.’)'ri healthful. To make it, the bread should be cut in' thin slices and held in the toaster sufficiently far from the fire to dry the bread before the outside is browned. To have the toast sofe inside, cut the slices medium thick and toast over bright coals quickly. Toast should be but- tered while hot, CORN CHOWDER. . Take one can ‘of corn, one grated onion, three potatoes cut in slices, a_small piece of but- ter, salt and pepper. After potatoes are cooked add milk until it is as thick as you want it. Some prefer it thickened. BAKED RICE PUDDING. One eup,_of cooked rice, one cup milk, one egg beaten iight, one-half’ cup sugar, one-half cup raicins, salt, vanilla. Bake thirty, minutes. Coffee. hunted along it|Jjust as the dog had expected he{aking an attempt to, hang your favorite picture to better advantage. Then, too, it's so awfully simple to make that you could finish it in an hour! You can obtain a pattern of apron style No. 1835 in slzes 36, 40 and 44 inches bust measure. For the 38-inch size, 2 yards of 36-inch material with 8% yards of binding is required. Price ol ttern 15 cents, in postage stamps only. Orders~should be a dreswed to The Washing tern Burenu, 22 Enst 15th street, New York city. Please write name and ress clearly. “Just Hats” By Vyvyan. Popular Paris ‘Style. Many of the Paris.models show a cloche of hatter's plush with a nar- row band of glycerined ostrich, pass- ed right over the top—the ends com- ing well below ‘the brim on either side. These odels should be all black or_all brown. - Fig and Cheese Salad. Wash twice as many dried figs as there are persons to be served. Plunge them into bolling water and remove them- as soon as they are thoroughly hot. . When the figs are cool fill them with cream cheese, to which has been added chopped stuffed olives. Allow six olives to each small cheess. Slice each fig into three Pleces and place them on a bed of lettgee and watercress. Serve fthe sal#d with one spoonful of mayon- nalse on each slice of fig. .-Stewed prunes cut in halves can pe stuffed with cheese and olives and served. in the same way. b Our Birds our fingers | ments & RED OAK—QUERCUS RUBRA. This substantial, wide-spreading, heavy-limbed tree is a handsome rep- resentative of the race of trees. It s a much admired tree in Europe, {where it has been introduced and frequently planted for shade and ornament. In sections farther to the north than the District the red {oak develops its greatest size, | especially north of the Ohio river and along the south shore of Lake |E Here its massive four-to-five-foot | trunk raises up a magnificent broad |head of stout spreading limbs and abundant, cool green follage | maximum height of 150 feet. It ranges from the subarctic re- gions south to Kansas and Florida. On the cold banks of the Saskatch- lewan river it is no longer a tree, severe climatic conditions restricting it to a helght of one or two feet, a low knotted bush, stubbornly striving to live, it would seem, where nature does not intend it. There is a close resemblance be- to a | | | | | | ] I tween the red and black oaks, but the surest means of identification is to examine the inner bark. If it is red, it is the red oak. If it is yellow, it is the black oak. The leaves are five to nine inches long oval in outline, shallowy cut into seven to nine spiny tipped lobes, dark green above, yellow | green beneath. Their autumnal color is | among the richest and most striking | of our great wealth of autumnal | foliage display, a_deep strong, rich, glistening red, rarely brown. H The acorns are ch. acteris: v large, about on inch rthe of an inch wid r-shaped cup. f the white oak on work and in « hecks badly in dryin ntal tree it growing thar native oak, and is Red oaks are planted of Pennsylvi a_ avenue soul along 12th 14th stree! they cross the Mall. The tre. trated is on 12th street just south of B street northwest, : veing | long and | set in @ wood is | Listen,World! T've no objection to laws for the { protection of women and amend- anting them suffrage. Nor ido I voice a protest against the { numerable clubs, committees and sociations which would brighten the {10t of the ladies. Their aims are e | alted. their motives noble. But nev- | erthelees I maintain that they're not | going to do a particle of good until | folks and the plans for getting along ( THE HOW-TO-MANAGE-A- HUSBAND CLUB. ] we tackle things from the other end. You can’t make a tree flourish by | tying ribbons to its top. You've got, to nourish the roots, changing the| stal earth for fresher, more vital- | izing -soil. By the same token, you| can't improve the condition of hu-/ manity by sticking new laws and | customs on its outer branches while the roots starve and wither in the| same old ignorance and darkness. | Yot that is exactly what we're trying | to do for women. We're trying to adorn the upper reaches of their | lives while the basic beliefs, preju-| dices and faith remain untouched. ‘Wrinkles. A badly wrirkled skin needs stim- ulation, astringent treatments and a nourishing skin food—this lasts more than the others. If it's a case of avoiding wrinkles, the wise woman | will_begin five years before she ex pects them and will use astringent treatments. But if it's a case of cur- ing wrinkles already well engraved, she'll find herself a wrinkle cream and use it methodically. Personally, I have had excellent re- sults with the following: Rose water, four ounces; almond oll, four ounces; spermaceti, one ounce; white wax, one ounce; benzoln, one drachm; bos 30 grains. | “The ofl, wax and spermaceti arel | melted together, then. the warmed | rose water and benzoin added, the | whole beaten until ready to congeal, |and then poured oft into jars. ' Olive | oil can be substituted if you wish. I |like this cream as well as the more | nourishing lanolin cr2ams, because lit is easier to apply gnd massage. { And massage {8 half the treatment. |""A new method of treating wrinkies iscalled ‘cuppfng. To'do this, take a | small cup, have: it quite warm, press it against the skin.and: press until you_have- a!fair. bulgeof skin- in it. Let it stay a moment, then remove. Repeat in another spot, and.do not in Verse By Henry Oldys WHIPPOORWILL Bird of the twilight and of night as well, ‘Waking to life as othérs sink 'to ‘rest, Dark anchorite, who lov'st thy beads to tell, ‘What stress doth nourish thy unfalt’ring zest? Is some dread secret hidden'in thy breast? And from the vesper to the mitin bell Dost thou do penance dir¢ to save tliy-soul from hell? g ; Bv Clsie Robinsan BEAUTY CHATS | the blood,, stimulates the circulation, ], | An egg_cup is a convenient size to! beliefs :mfl] woman of basic | aver- | What prejud the f the tly the prejudices basie rage me as the of the Yes, 1 admit Ma T knows that the th is round that typhoid comes from germ, and is sed in the use of radio, tele-| phone, acroplane and automobile, | whereas her great-great-grandmother ‘was profoundly ignorant of such mat- ters, But such knowledge is not com- | posed of “basic beliefs.” Basic beliefs are your deepest con- victions about other folks and the: way to live with them. And I repeat| average woman of 1923 has ex- the same ideas about other and actly with them as she had in 1423 Study her _attitude toward that most vital of all relfltiunshins—-lhe’ relationship of men to women. Li: ten to a How-To-Manage-Men Con- vention, whether it be mposed of | two women or twenty. What do you/ r? The same ideas you would| e heard in tffe ve d: s or when | knighthood was in flower. The same | belief that men must be managed— ust be lured, nd tricked, and fooled and manipulate The same old sex animosity burro ng along in the_dark Have the laws, the amendments, the militant suffragism of the twen- tieth century made a particle of d ference in that attitude? Not a par- ticle. Read the popular novels, view the popular movies—but with 'slight change In costume and scenery, the plot might belong to the darkest ages of human savagery. Not until you strike deep and hard at that hidden fabric-of prejudice and tradition are you going to alleviate woman’s condition and make the part- nership_between men and women & fairer, happler thing. Until you do strike at that, all impossioned speech- making and enlightened legis just s7 much waste effort. (Copyright, 1923.) By Edna Kent Forbes. do the same place a second time until the redness has gone. This draws but if done again and again on one | spot may cause a little congestion. | use., It should always be clean and | the edge wiped off each time with an antiseptic. Follow any treatment with an fce | rub whenever you can procure l(‘\'.! If this isn’t possible, use gery cold | water, quite salty, or with enough;j tincture of benzoin added to make a slight milkiness. H Mary A.—The best oil treatments for dandruff are those from crude oil, massaged into scalp hot the night be- fore the regular shampoo. Tie the head up overnight, so as not to_ stain the bed linen. Shampoo until all trace of the oil has been removed, when you will find that the scalp has no trace of the dandruff. In addition to from thy kindred, { c Elizabeth — G 3 The Guide Post By Henry van Dyke Moving Day) Get -thee out of thy country, and nd from thy father's house.—Genesid, 12.1. 1s not moving day marked in all our calendars? 1s it not a symbol of the unexempt condition of our mortal pilgrimage? From house to house we move; but that signifies little, if we do not over- burden ourselves with rubbis] From youth to age we move, but that is not fatal if we do not over- load ourselves with prejudices. From opiniog to epinion we mov: | but that is natural if we are no forced to do it in haste. The,man who thinks when old pre cisely-the same on all points-as he thought ‘when young. is not a con- seryative. He is an obstacle. Systems, (heories, idolatries, are hiNgH:ta be left! behind on moving ay. They will not fit the new house. But® three things are worth car- rying with us on all earthly migra- tions—the Ten Commandments; the Golden Rule, and, the faithful saying that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. (Coprright, 1923.) CUT-OUT Tubby had the biggest voice of anybody in the Jefferson school, and | nce he was too fat to play on the| foot ball team, h ad gallantly of- | fered his services as cheer leader.| 1t was perfectly thrilling to hear him vell, through the orange megaphone, i All right, let's go!’ Then he would | sway his body to the right and left! as he droned out the words, “Ricka- | chicka, boom! Ricka-chicka bah!” He was-s0 hot after he had led two or three yells that he went over: to the bench where the substitutes and put on his wfiuw;‘i‘l little orange and bi&ck.cap. = When the team ran out on the fleld everybody howled with -exeitement. Tubby turned a double handspring before the grandstand and- shouted, “Three cheers for the captain! Then Billy kicked off, and they all velled, “Rah, rah, rah, Billy Cut-out!" (Coprright, 1923.) MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN Mother's “Hour Off.” Ope mother says: 2 H 1 believe it makes Chlldren selfish to feel that mother is always at their beck and call; that her time is theirs, while father's time Is his, as is the case in so many homes. I have there- fore trained my children to observe as sacred mother's daily “hour off”. I take one hour every afternoon from my many household duties for m; self, to-read books that rest my mind or challenge ideas, or to read books on “the business of being a mother,” . just as any business man reads his Dbusiness journals.' The children understand that I am to be disturbed only for something ex- tremely important, and they actually take pride in “standing guard” when I am in my room. It increases their respect Yor me as an individual and keeps me from falling into & rut on my “job.” (Copyright, 1923.) d this, use a good hair tonic several times each week and massage the! scalp thoroughly every day - DELICIOUS CRANBERRY JELLY You can make 10 tumblers of jelly with pounds of sugar and 8 pounds of Cranberries! Try this recipe: 2% Cook until soft the desired g Nover werry about how late it is, because it never is as late as it will be a little later. uantity of cranberries with 134 pints of water for each two quarts of berries. Strain the juice through a jelly bag. it to the boiling two cnj briskly porcelain or crockery molds. Measure the juice and hear point. Add’one cup of sugar for every of juice; stir until the sugar is dissolved; boil five minutes; skim, and pour into glass tumblers, The most economical of fruits. Prudent housewives will secure cranberries now, The Spread that Betters the Brcad. Mind Your P’s and Q’s —Price and Quality are the big things to mind in buying food products. Never sacrifice Quality to Price. But when you can buy NUCOA— . Finest Table Quali At One-Half the Pr:‘cz 4 —well have you minded your P’s and Q's. THE BEST FOODS, Inc. NEW YORK CHICAGO ~ KANSASCITY SAN FRANCISCO T'S a fact! Green olives show more calories to the pound than medium-fat loin of beef, fricasseed chicken or white bread. Serve green olives often—st dinners, tess, luncheons, parties, etc. This plump, meaty fruit is decorative tothe table. And the salty, tengy flavor appesals to all your guesty. Buy a bottle or two of green olives to-day. Have them on hand. + Write for free folder giving green ol recipes wsed by Americe's ‘great hotels. Association AMERICAN IMPORTERS of Spanish Green Olives 200 Fifth Avenue, New York City panish GREEN OLIVES All gueem olives and staffed olives are Spanish Grees Olives. Cash Prizes for Used Envelopes $200 in gold to the woman collect- ing the greatest number of Sitroux Hair Net _envelopes before Novem- berlSth. 364 other valuable-prizes. Ask your dealer for information. SITROUX IMPORTING CO, NEW.YORK urou PRONOUNCED SIT-TRUE" ix Sixty’ cdll One Price Regal Platform This two tone brown kid pump has a darker kid vamp with an interesting insert of a lighter colored kid in the cut-out front. The most distinctive feature, however, in this Parisian model, is the elastic goring at the side, and the new round stage toe. One Quality, One Profit and One Price,— the three planks in the Regal Platform, are the reasons why we can keep the Quality up and put the Price down to Six Sixty, for every style in Sixty Regal Stores from Coast to Coast,, From Coast to Coast SSHOES Stores in All Principal Cities From Maker to Wearer REGAL ““Regal Factories, Whitman, Mass. 1203 F Street N.W. 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