Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1924, Page 29

WOMAN’S PAGE. Women Now Interested in Gloves BY MARY As the manufacturers and mer. chants put it, “a healthy condition” prevails with gloves. No need of doctors or nurses, tonics or antitoxins th thank you You know what that mea en at last have Leen prevailed upon 1o spend what the glove dealers re- zard as a decent and proper propor- tion of their dress money on gloves. Perhaps they may be induced to:spend little more than ever befol It has been difiicult to bring about Just this situation, for women have uired the habit of going gloveless on many occasions. It seemed futile to try and persuade them to do other- wise. If they won't spend money buving many gloves, then let them be persuaded to spend much money buy- ing a few gloves—that was the logic of the glove makers, So gloves have bed Women do not go to their glove d crs and simply order gloves by half-dozen or dozen. That sort thing d to be donc. Now each vair gloves is different—as dif- ferent as hats, and somewhat more ely ornamented than really rt hats are nowadays. r instance, gloves are trimmed with silver kid—sometimes with gold kid. Bright-colored glace kid is used to trim white, black or other.conven- tionally colored gloves. A pair of white kid gloves shows clubs, dia- monds, hearts and spades in bright red or white kid appliqued upon them Presumably one wears such Rloves to a bridge party. These are short gloves with a turn-back cuff. Flaring cuffs and Biarritz gloves are also well liked, and these are elaborately trimmed. Sometimes there is elaborate embroidery of metal and silk. Iur is used, not in generous warmth-giving bands about the cuffs, but quite discreetly in a narrow band at the edge of the cuff. Cut-out flower designs on black gloves show a white silkk lining beneath and cut outs on white gloves show bright-colored silk beneath. A white lined with Wom- kid glove shows a cuff plaid silk, following the insatiable fondness for Scotch tar- tans in France. Batik finds a place to show its delicate design on the cuffs of tan and brown kid gloves, “nd a pair of light beige kid gloves shows a cuff of slightly darker beige fabric woven with black, greens and in floral design, somewhat re- mbling tapestry Ask vour friend who has recently retyrned from Paris what the glove situation is there and you may meet with some confusion. Longer gloves scen at afterncon and evening en made elaborate. | MARSHALL, or cream-colored long glooves. If you choose the more striking con- affairs, yet sometimes women wear short gloves with sleeveless frocks even for evening, and sometimes they wear no gloves at all. If you wish to follow the Paris precedent in long gloves, then choose light ¥ At top, white kid glove with Scotch plaid silk lining to cuff, and brown suede glove in two shades, with three pierced and scalloped frills. On figures, beign kid gloves. 'e- low, bridge gloves in white h heart, spade, club and dia- mond in red and black appliqued on cuffs; scalloped glove bound and decorated with figured silk, and light beige kid glove with cuff of woven fabric in tan and black, with roses of red and green. trast of short gloves with evening dress, then wear light kid gloves with short cuffs showing a lining of sold or silver brocade Smart Ameri- can women are following this French | trick of wearing short gloves with | sleeveless evening frocks. (Copyright, 1921.) WHEN WE GO SHOPPING BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN. Flannels for Fall. Whether vou are planning your own one-pie dress or whether it's babies’ shirts and petticoats that are claiming your attention, when you buy winter-time flannel, your first re- auirement is that it be warm, soft, of open texture, and spongy, elastic eave. It is constructed either of tton or wool, or a mixture of these 0. You should understand, though, that an “all-wool” flannel may have a small proportion of cotton in its make- <ay, 1 per cent flannel” is the kind for women's blouses, for baby ments, and in the heaviest qualities, for men’s white trousers. It is a closely woven material. creamy-white in color, and of fairly fine yarns. Although it is usually all-wool, it also often comes in silk and wool. and less frequently, in wool and cot- ton. The all-wool and the silk and wool kinds are, of course, the warm- est, but the cotton and wool cloth has the advantage of laundering bet- ter than does the all-wool flannel, and shrinking less readily. “Flannel shirting is heavier and usually darker in color than is “baby flannel,” and so is suitable far men's work or sport shirts. It is often used for interlinings, too, and for petti- coats. You can get it in both vlain nd twill weaves. It comes in many 2rades, too, and for that reason vou Should be sure the piece you choose is firmly woven if you expect it to wear well. This is a warm, soft, relatively inexpensive material, with the single bad quality of shrinking readily if not quite carefully laundered or dry-cleaned. “French flannel” is a much finer quality than the “baby flannel” or the hirting flannel.” It has a beautiful [ finish, attained by pressing, waich |gives it the alternative name of “pressed flannel” It is warm and soft, wears fairly well and does not | wrinkle readily. It is an excellent choice for sports coats, blouses, sim- shirts and trousers. cloth” should not be con- fused with broadcloth, which was so- called when it was first made for women's wear, as opposed to the broadcloth used for men's clothe: When you ask for “ladies’ clot now-a-days you get an extremely g00d, heavy grade of French fannel. The cloth does, however, have a fin- sh similar to that of broadcloth, though it is much lighter in weig] than that material. “Ladies' cloth” is perhaps the best buy among all the flannels for women's dresses, and it may even be used for light-weight wraps and suits. “Silk warp flannel,” a pure flannel of silk and fine woolen weft, used mostly for shawls and baby clothe navy twilled flannel,” a heavy al wool flannel usually dyed blue and used for men's rough shirts, and “shaker flannel,” a white flannel with cotton warp and woolen weft—these are other flannels you will frequently see in the “yard goods” department. Our Children—B Angelo Patri Manners and Tact. Sid_is a_very sturdy boy downright fashion of speech. He has a- clear notion of what a spade is and can't for the life of him see why it should ever be softened into any- thing else. He is rather dangerous in a drawing room atmosphere, but as he must sooner or later reach there, his mother, in fear and trem- bling. trots him out now and then. There is an old family friend who drops in when she feels like it and checks up the family record since her last t with more curiosity than tact at times, She asks about the new furniture and its cost and states lier opinion freely. Unfortunately she rarely has a favorable one and Sid resents the idea of her criticism ~o hotly that his mother usually keeps him out of the way during her visit. But this time she asked for him. “fle must have srown quite a bit. T paven't seen him in a long time. Is he out?” “Oh, no,” somewhere. Now sid had with a mother, “he T'll send for him.” during the Winter previous met with an accident and MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. about A History Meal. One mother says: ‘We devote our Friday evening meal to talking over the week's history lessons with our children. Each child takes a turn in telling what he has Jearned, and the rest of us ask ques- tions or add bits of interesting in- formation about the events they have been reading about. In this way his- tory becomes to them something more than merely a school subject which must be learned in order to receive a favorable mark. Since we have taken this interest they are all which is to many children a bug- bear. R L L L ST wore a scarlet scar across his cheek as the result. He was very sensi- tive about that scar. He squirmed when he thought a stranger was noticing it and took great pains to turn that side of his face away from any eye, however kindly. His mother never thought to warn Aunt Mamie and the instant Sid entered the room she exclaimed, “What have you been doing to your face? How did you come to get it scarred like that? Youll be marked for life. How'd you o 3t “I bit myself because I couldn’t mind my own business,” stormed Sid, and strode out of the roont. “Ot course, mother, if it will do you any good, I'll go to her and tell her that I'm a villainously tempered boy. I was very rude. I know it. T'll tell her that, too. But you must understand that all. the time I'm mighty glad I said it to her, and if 1 could think of @eything worse to say 1'd say that When will grown-up people remem- ber that it is quite as essential for them to be good-mannered and tac ful as it is for the children to ha manners? The person who wouldn't dare ask an adult how he came to be marked asks a child publicly the #ame sort of quéstion. It i worse than tactless; it is cruel. I a child has a bandaged finger, the first person he meets asks him how he did it, thus emphasizing the trouble, whatever it is. If he is lame or ailing they come along and begin: “How long have you had it? How you come to get'it? Isn't it too bad? It is much kinder, much more tact- ful, much more healthful to ignore any trouble the children have until they indicate that they need your help and care. Then give it with as little speech as possible. Tact is a Ppriceless gift, but a few of us might gain a little of it by practicing on the children. (Copyright, 1024.) s R Prices realized on Swift & Company fales of carcass beef in Washington, D, | for week ending Saturday, September 2, on shipments sold nged from 8.50 to 15,00 Centa ner pound 'and. averaped Lis cents per pound.—Advertisement. . » Ham Salad. Take the odds and ends of boiled ham cut very fine and five hard-boiled eggs mashed to a paste, with a piece of butter the size of an egg, half a pint of shredded cabbage one chop- ped apple, one chopped cucumber pickle and celery seed, pepper and mustard to taste. Place in a salad bowl, put a little of the shredded cabbage on top and decorate round the edge with. watercress or parsley. Maryland Baked Chicken. Dress, clean and cut up a chicken. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, dip in flour, egg and bread crumbs, place in a well greased dripping pan and bake for 20 minutes in a hot oven, basting after the first five minutes of melted butter substitute. Arrange on platter and pour over omne cupful leading their classes in this sub]ect.lcookln! with one-fourth cupful of THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Menu for a Day. BREAKFAST. Stewed Prunes Cereal with Cream Soft Bojled Eggs* Hashed Brown Potatoes Dry LUNCHEON, Hot Buttered Toast with Melted Cheese Apple Sauce Fruit Cookies Tea DIN Bouillon Baked Ham French Fried Potatoes Creamed Carrots Tapioca Pudding Coffee HASHED BROWN. Simmer 1 good tablespoonful of chopped onion in butter, then add 2 cups of chopped cooked potatoeg; Season and heat through\well; have moist with butter. In an iron frying pan have plenty of hot butter, turn potatoes in. Shape into a mold. Cook slowly until a crust has formed underneath, fold over onto a platter. FRUIT COOKIES. One cup brown sugar, butter, % cup rich milk or cream, 2 well beaten eggs, 2 cups sifted flour, 1 cup currants, 1 cup raisins, 1 teaspoonful cinnamon, 1 teaspoonful soda. Drop on buttered tins. 'z cup BAKED HAM. Instead of boiling ham try baking it. After soaking it in several lukewarm waters, dry it, put it in pan, and pour over it enough milk to nearly cover. Bake until brown—about 3 to 1 hour. YOUR HOME AND YOU —-—— BY HELEN KENDALL. His A Shop in the Home. Dropping into her husband's office the other day, to go to luncheon with him, a certain housewife noticed a piece of furniture in one corger which seemed to be unused. As she sat waiting, she idly regarded this cabi- net, a sort of tall filing case, with a double row of shallow drawers reach- ing fromy the floor to the flat top. It was dusty and slightly battered, but when she rose presently and examined it, she found the empty drawers slid in and out easily and were nicely finished inside. “It's an old outgrown thing” her husband explained in answer to her 1 question. “Used to keep catalogues in it, but it grew too small so we got a larger file-case. I'm going to dis- pose of it—it's in the way.” “May 1 have it at home,” she in- quired, and was readily presented with the derelict. When it arrived, she first gave it a coat of mahogany stain, well rubbed down. She then had a demure little swinging sign-board made and fast- ened to the top—"The Village Shop"— in amusing lettering and colors, with a little frought iron bracket to hold it. Then she went to work to equip the drawers, and to slip a prettily printed label in the metal slide on the front of each drawer. In one compartment she put needles of every size and kind, carefully classified—machine needles, embroid- ery needles, crochet needles, knitting needles, darning needles. = Another drawer held spools of thread and silk, in black, white and colors. There was a drawer for pins, in papers, balls and boxes; safety pins, lingerie pins, large-headed pins. There was space for stationery supplies—blot- ters, pens and penholders, household paper and envelopes, correspondence cards and a supply of stamps. In one drawer she kept tags and labels of all sorts for sending trunks and packages, marking jelly glasses, labeling boxes for the storeroom, and so on. There was space for rub- ber bands, and erasers, for manicure supplies, extra toothbrushes for guests, court-plaster, pencils, bridge scores, decks of cards and a hundred other small articles which are gen- erally scattered all over the house. This home “shop” stood in the upper hall, where it was handy to every member of the family. A suf- ficient supply of every commodity was kept on hand, and when the supply became low, it was replenished promptly. The old cabinet had found an exceilent use, indeed. - As a mark of gratitude for her medical services, Dr. Regina F. Keyes, who has been for four years the only American_ practicing physician in Apia, in British Samoa, has received the royal title of “Samalaulu” and has been made a member of the royal fami CHILDREN a formal, The Art of Letter Writing D. C, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER DorothyDix| Many Persons’ Greatest Sin of Omission or Commission Advises Taking Pen in Hand often Is Declared to Be in Writing - or-Failing to Write Letters. Jt warms the very cockles of our own hearts to get letters from old friends who write occasionally from far-off places, and who thus show that they hold us in affectionate memory, but we let those we truly love pass out of our lives because we are too selfish and lazy to keep in touch with them through the mail. Nothing pleases and touches us more than the letters of condolence or of congratulation that we get when some sorrow befalls us or some good but we do not do as we would be done by, and write the note of sympathy that would soften another's sorrow, or the word of praise that would be another leaf in his laurel crown. luck comes our wa We make the These sins are heavy on cur heads, but the greatest sin of omission at all is committed by men, who have grown so case hardened in their self- indulgence in doing only the things they enjoy doing that they never write It seems incredible, but there are otherwise decent men who from year's end to year's end never take the trouble to write a real, warm, loving, personal letter to the mothers who bore them. Sometimes they occasionally dictate back to their old parents at all. Sometimes they do not write at all. lifeness note through their secretaries. delegate the task to their wives, as if any mother wanted to hear from her own child through a third part. to his parents. shake the world. imagination is dull. The man pleads that he is too busy, too rushed with work to write back home, but he isn't too busy to answer the letter that will bring him more business, yet what business so important as bringing a little cheer into the drab_lives of those who have little left to interest and entertain them? Be sure the time will come when a man will look down on the dead face of his old mother, and he will be giadder to remember the loving letters he wrote her than he would be to have written a best seller or a letter that brought him $50,000 worth of orders. in failing to write those letters that we should have in in writing letters which we should not have written. and herein women But if we sin written, we equally Chief among these offenders. like a merry whecze. got nothing in it but aMictions. cold, o~ T is funny, isn't it, that all of us like to get letters, and most of us would rather have a tooth pulled than to write one? that both our greatest sin of omission and that of commission is letter writing. There i4 no other step we listen for so eagerly as the postman's, and we fall upon our mail like a famished tiger on its kill, perfect correspondence is one without having to send back any reply. D OD only knows how any man justifies to his conscience his not writing He knows that old people have few interests of their own; that they live only through their children, and that the smallest thing that he does is of greater importance to them than public events that He knows that only in words of affection and appreciation and gratitude can he repay his debt for all the sacrifices they made for him. he does not picture the old people watching for the letter that never comes; if he does not vi that springs into their breasts as the postman pauses at their gate or the dull despair that settles down on them as he passes by. indeed, if is the blue letter, in which we are always receiving letters letters that we receive—the appreciation, the prompt letter of thanks for a gift, or some courtesy—a test of breeding, but we fall under our own condemnation by deferring the hated task of putting pen to paper. or omitting to do it altogether. The very hallmark of culture is the ability to write a charming letter, yet we let our children grow up in absolute ignorance of how to do it , and in a duty letter, to boot. . are nothing less than a crime. Also it is passing strange but our idea of a little graceful note of Generally they fon the hope Cut-out’s, there was mother, “About exciting ti are the great self? Gee, th Freddy They break down your COLOR CUT-OUT Nothing " sighed Freddy, a friend of Billy length, kicking his heels in the air, his nose buried wish I'd lived in the old d. ‘What are you reading man Friday. “Of course you play being Robinson Crusoe your- There's an old horsehair robe in the attic you can use if you want HERE are women whose letters make the Lamentations of Jeremiah read | to And when you get one of their cpistles you feel e taking a dose of rough on rats. and getting out of a world that has They literally comb their community for horrors, and there isn't a case of sickness or a broken nose or a bankruptey or a scandal or anything unpleasant that they do not retail for your benefit. And they always wind up by telling you that they don’t think they will live long, and that they pine for your society in their departing days. Such letters take all of the heart out of you. morale, and when they come to one who is already staggering under all the load that he or she can bear they Somehow the written word has far greater weight than the spoken word, and so no letter should ever be sent that does not carry with it a message Away he hopped for the attic, rosy cheeks. and the tips of hi Mount him and cut - FEATURES. BEDTIME STORIES A Good Guess. Alwars two and two make four; Nothing less and nohhing more. ~Farmer Brows “Well, well, well!” Farmer Brown’s Boy. “What under the sun has upset Black Pussy? She certainly is a scared cat. Whatever it is that scared her is underneath the back porch. She came out of that hole under the porch as if she were fright- ened half to death.” He walked over to the tree up which Black Pussy had climbed and talked to her. “What is it, Black Pussy?” said he. “Come down here and tell me about it. What is your tail so big for? What did you find under that back porch?’ But Black Pussy didn’t even Jook down at Farmer Brown's Boy. She continued to glare over at that hole under tho porch, the hole which she had always regarded as her very own The halr on her tail continued to stand on end. It was plain to sec that Black Pussy was both scared and angry. Farmer Brown's Boy walked over to the back porch.’ He got down on his hands and knoes and looked un- der. It was dark under there and he could see nothing. He got a long stick and poked around underneath But he didn’t find anything that way. At first the only thing he could think of was a Snake. It might be that|p,. e Black Pussy had found a big Snake | p :‘figué’x: Ly under there. Then, all in a flash, it| Brown's: Boy. . “It Came ot wonder how 1 It's Uno' Billy Possum!” he ex-|racoal” claimed. “I just feel it in my bones. (Copyright, 1924, by T. W. B ) I wondered how the old rascal dis- AUNT HET appeared so suddenly last night. It BY ROBERT QUILLEN. 29, 1924 BY THORNTON W. BURGESS Nothing to Do. Then he went over to the henhouse and got a couple of fresh eggs. These he put just inside the hole under tie porch. Then he went about his morn- ing work, whistling. Later in the forenoon he went over to see if those eggs were still where Boy. exclaimed Mlaey BUT BLACK PUSSY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK DOWN AT FARMER BROWN'S BOY. They were gone. exclaimed Farmer is Une¢ Billy. I can catch the 1d is clear enough now. He saw that hole under the back porch and in he went. Probably he found it so com- fortable under there that he decided to spend the night there. Il see what Bowser says about it He went over to Bowser's little house and unchained Bowser. With Bowser at his heels, he returned to the back porch. He bent over and pointed to the hole. e if there is anybody in there, Bowser,” he com manded. Bowser understood what was wanted. He put his wonderful nose down to that hole under the porch and sniffed. His tail began to wag with excitement. He looked up at his master and whined. Then he put his nose down and took a longer sniff. Then he began to dig. Yes, sir, he began to dig, and it was clear that S 1 he_was excited. t they?” 5 Farmer Brown's Boy did. Why don't |«stop t, Bowse he commanded “You've told me all T need to know. Some one is under there, and I haven't the least doubt that that some one is Unc' Billy Possum He took hold of Bowser's collar and dragged him away. Bowser didn't want to go. He tugged and tugged. trying to get back to that hole. But Farmer Brown’s Boy led him back to his little house and chained him up. ever happens around as he stretched at full in a book. lots of advent asked his Robinson Crusoe and his They had all kinds of mes, did huckled. a chuckled at would be lots of fun! “I'm satisfied to wear long hair the way the Lord made me, but I can't help wonderin’ how I'd look with it bobbed.” has light brown hair and His Dblouse and hose lippers are tan. m out. (Coprrizht, 1924.) (Copyright, of cheer and hope. Of course, the most dangerous sin of commission in letter-writing is| the love letter, and to this weakness women are likewise especially prone. only too many women go on an ink jag and write things to men which they are ashamed to remember, and which they often have to pay For, alas, good money to get back. The only wa 24 hours after you have written it. aloud in court. (Copyright, 1924.) What TodayMeans to You BY MARY BLAKE. - Libra. Today's planetary aspects.are fairly £00d and indicate that iggressive ac- tion along new lines—provided it is carefully thought out—will probably be productive of good results. The aspects, however, do not favor any enterprise of a hazardous or specula- tive nature. The signs reveal that new friendships, of a mutually bene- ficial character, are liable to be made today, and it is more than possible that you will meet the one person who may change your viewpoint of things in general. You today may meet vour fate. A child born today will, although subject to considerable sickness in its early years, prove a comfort and a blessing. Its character will be frank, its disposition amenable to all that is worth while, its mentality exception- ally alert and bright. This child will never attempt to dissimulate or to convey wrong impressions. It will possess good, clear judgment and will always weigh consequences of its acts and speech. It will succeed in any walk of life for which it shows a predilection. If today is your birthday, you are very ambitious and eager to make good, and the only stumbling block to the realization of your hopes and desires is an Inherent hesitancy, which often prevents your making the most of your many opportunities. The tide in the affairs of men, about which Shakespeare writes, has on more than one occasion presented itself to you, but you have conspicu- ously failed to take it at the flood, and have thereby only secured med ocre success along routine lines, in- stead of that large measure of achievement which is within your grasp. 2 “Nothing venture, nothing have,” is a true saying, and while you are de- bating the pros and cons of a propo- sition, some one else, with quicker mental processes than those possessed by vou, jumjs in and ‘gets away with it,” and you have the poor sat- isfaction of seeing your ideas worked out to fruition by others. “Look before you leap,” does not mean you are never to leap. Too much looking will blur your mental vision. While impulse is a greater evil than delay, it is necessary for you to quicken your thinking, and to learn to make decisions without undue hesitancy, and to act on them courageously. “Faint heart never won fair lady,” and irresolution does not spell suc- cess. CRY FOR o Teie 4 C MOTHER :~ Fletcher’s Castoria is a pleasant, harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teeth- ing Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared for Infants in arms and . Children all ages. To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of A brown. ¥y to write a safe love letter is to keep it on the ice for Then it never will be sent. The moral of all of which is that we should write plenty of letters, but we should write each letter as if it were one day likely to be read DOROTHY DIX. Fish Sausages. Pick up two cupfuls of cooked fish fifiely, removing all the bone and skin. Add one-fourth cupful of cooked rice, half a teaspoonful ©gg or one tabj which the rice was boiled and a sea- soning of salt and pepper. oughly, form into small sausages, roll in dried bread crumbs and saute until | U f dried herbs, one ~water in Regular price $1.75 This offer is good for a limited time-only Mix thor- HOW IT STARTED BY J NEWTON. “Flea in His Ear. The rather inelegant but commonly user phrase “putting a flea in his ear,” describes the action of a trou- blemaker, one who, in the present connotation of the words, points out to an otherwise amenable person some reason for dissatisfaction or discontent with the matter in hand. The allusion is to the fact, well known to owners of dogs, that a flea in his ear js one thing that will throw a dog int6 complete confusion. Hunt- ocerned if this occurs during the chase, because a dog who could cope with almost any other annoyance becomes absolutely useless, if there is a flea in his ear, until he rids himself of the parasite. 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