Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1924, Page 29

WOMAN’S Quilted Negliges BY MARY It was the Chinese who first taught the rest of the world to put two thin tabrics togett with stufling be- tween to make a garment that was very warm. This is what we call uuilting. This trick of quilting h been long known in the Occident, and wen QUILTED LIc IN WITH FOUR-IN TRIMMING. OF PINK SAT "H LACE FOR to quilted petticoats and bodic three or four hundred years ago. At present there is very little re: son usually for quilting our clothes. Usually we prefer to wear fabrics that are warm enough in themsel s Certainly the quilted petticoat would s worn Emancipation. The first money contributed to the fund for the Emancipation statue, n Lincoln Park, on East Capitol street botween Tenth and Twelfth streets was given by Charlotte Scott, who had been a slave in Virginia. he after Lincoln was assassinated *she expressed the desire to apply her first carnings of freedom toward crecting a monument which should be a memorial to the martyr Presi- dent and in commemoration of the emancipation of slaves. For several years contributions were collected from freed negroes throughout the South by the Na- tional Lincoln Memorial Association, which succeeded in raising $17,000 for the bronze statue, which was cast in Munich, but which was designed by Thomas Ball, living in Italy. It shows Abraham Lincoln standing be- side a stone pedestal on which is the face of Washington in bas relief. President Lincoln holds the emanci- pation proclamation in his right hand, which rests on a book on the pedestal, while he extends his left nd over the figure of a kneeling slave at whom he looks intently. The face of the negro expresses wonder- ment, for the chains which had bound him have been broken and he seems ibout to rise in freedom. The carv- ed word, “Emancipation,”. tells -its own story. To the left of the statue, but hidden from the front view by the slave, are iwo whips and a chain beside a whip- ping post overgrown by a rose vine, in- dicating that it had not been in recent use. The bronze tablet on the front of the monument refers to the monument as “Freedom’s memorial in grateful me- mory of Abraham Lincoln, erected by the Western Sanitary Commission of St. Louls Mo. with funds contributed wolely by those declared free In the prociamation of January 1, A.D. 1863.” The closing words of the emancipa- tion proclamation, quoted on the ronze tablet at the back of the inonument, suggest that the books on the pedestal on which Lincoln rests his hand are probably the Bible and ihe Constitutiem: “And-upon this act, { ay find in old records references | PAGE. and Lace Frills MARSHALL. | be anything but popular in this day of bean-pole proportions. A few years ago the quilted black satin coat came into brief favor. Here and there tb idea is made use of in odd or unusual coats or waist- coats. But it is in the guise of winter negliges that we seemingly never grow tired of the quilted idea. And most women can face the prospect of Winter in the North more cheer- fully if they are reinforced with an attractive quilted neglige. If this quilted neglige has wool between | the fabric instead of cotton, so much the better. It is possible now to get very attractive quilting for the mak- ing of negliges of this description, and -some of this is reinforced with wool. Lace-trimmed, quilted negliges are something of a novelty. The con- ventional type of this garment used to be of Chinese persuasion. showing more or less intricate cmbroidery— usually chrysanthemums. The quilted bathrobe shown in the sketeh so far departs from the Chi- { nese idea as to show decorations of lace—four-inch lace in this case which falls from under the collar and cuffs and is placed on the pockets. While this takes the fancy of most women by way of Winter neglige | others are turning their thoughts toward striped woolen negliges of the sort the men arc wearing. These mannish lounging or bath robes are really quite warm, although the fian- nel is uot especially thick. (Copyright. 1921.) HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. = TIron. It has been said that the most val- uable of metals is not gold, but tron. If this is true it is more valuable than gold. not pound for pound, of course. but by virtue of all the uses o which it can be put, the most im- portant of which is the manutacture of steel with its n ifo'd benetits to man. its gigantic industry which gives employment to more than a million and a half workers. The history of iron starts as far back as the latter stages of pre- historio man. Indeed, it was when me to have iron for his tmple- that man began his advance to zation. The first recorded mention of irc in the Bible, where in Genesits we find Tubal Cain, sixth in descent | from Adam, an instructor of workers in iron. Then Homer., writing %0 { ycars before Christ. of tempering stec Piiny discusses th steel 1 In about 50 A. D ig of stecl. and { harde the fourteenth century in Eng- land we have iron used for ornamen- tation and in the sixteenth we find being constructed three tons It was the engine, at the | century, and | which gave the From then on, inventive genius, of the stea the eightec Iroad) in 18 industry its impetus with the full j improvements came | by leaps and bounds. The highlights were the blast furnace and the in- ntion of the Bes emer process, the latter in 1536, which brought us to | the modern miracle of iron and steel | today coming end of the th (Copyright, 1924.) incerely beliecved to be an act of ustice warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.” When this monument was dedicated in 1876, on the tenth anniversary of Lincoln's assassination, President Grant, several members of the cabi- net, Senators, Representatives and members of the diplomatic corps were present. The emancipation proclama- tion was read and Fred Douglass made a speech. Numerous colored bands furnished music, and such or- ganizations as the lst Battalion of colored troops; colored Masanic bodies; Sons of Purity, with white aprons and colors; Sons of Levi; Good Samari- tans, with gold-embroidered regalia, as well as numerous clubs and asso- ciations, marched in the parade. (Copyright, 1924, by Victoria Faber Stevenson.) BHistory of Pour Name BY PHILIP m'u\n; NOWLAN. SIMMINGTON VARIATION—Symington. RACIAL ORIGIN—Scottish. SOURCE—A locality. Symington is the name of a parish northwest of Kyle, in Ayrshire, Scot- land, and it has in the natural course of events become a family name for many families which at first used it as a surname, to indicate that they had come from this place. The place name of Symington is itself a development of tho more ancient form of “Symonstown,” vou'll just substitute an " you will see, resolves itself naturally into the meaning of “Simon's town.” History records the fact that this parish derived its name from one Simon Lochard, or Lockart, a chief- tain who held these lands under grant from Walter, the first of the Stewart (Coprright) speaks of the art | cannons welghing | STAR, COLOR CUT-OUT Everybody Works. “Bang! Bang!™ pounded the ham- mers as Billy Cut-out and his friend Dix worked busily in the Cut-out's basement, putting up the booth for the fortune teller, who would have wonderful fortunes for all the boys and girls at the Halloween party Betty Cut-out was giving. Where's Betty?” asked Dix. “She's upstairs making some hats she's going to give as favors at the party,” answered Billy. Now that we've got the booth put up maybe we can make hats. Thatd be more fun, anyway, than bullding things in the basement.” So the two boys ran away to find| Betty. H Dix is wearing dark blue overalls, a tan hat, and a tan shirt. What TodayMeans toYou BY MARY BLAKE. Scorpio. | Today’s planetary aspects ave quite ladverse, and do not counsel any ac- {tion outside of usual routine. fort of a speculative or haz | character is doomed to failure. signs indicate however, that it is a | propitious opportunity for “putting | your housc in order.” for mentally | revamping plans and ideas that have been temporarily discarded. and for zotting together material for the initiation of a fresh campaign. Self- restr: t and self-control must both be exercised in order to avoid the do- ing or saying of those things which |you should not do or say, and which, |if done or said, will causc an aft math of reg X A child born today will, during in- normal health, and. glven | proper nutrition and wholesome en- | vironment, will develop into physical | normaley. Its character will be se- | |cretive: its disposition morbid; its | mentality above the average. This |child must be persuaded to mingle |freely with associates of a similar age, o0 as to eradicate as far as pos- sible its excessive secretiveness and its abnormal morbidness. It must be made to join in childhood's games, and should be given as much outdoor life as Is compatible with its circum- stances. It will not be a success in any sedentary or studious atmosphere | but will excel in manual, rather than | mental tasks It today is your birth nn\.‘ in your way, fairly successful, but n[ re sclf-made there is no reason [ Wiy you should always worship your {maker. You arc undoubtedly fortunate | {in your sccial and family life, but! |there is no need to take all lln:i credit to yourself for these conditions to which others have so liberally contributed. You never hide your light under a bushel. Rather do you set it up on high, so that all the world may see it and bask in its re- fulgency from away off. A salesman can harp too much on the merits of his merchandise and finally persuade a prospective buyer that goods which require so much verbal commendation arc not worth buying. In the same way you are so prone to advertise yourself as to con- vince vour friends and associates that your appraisal value is subject to a large deduction for deprcciation and “wear and tear.” The real, tangible assets of a hu- man being, as well as good will, are apparent to all and, while advertising pays, it can become a liability and dc- feat the very end for which it is em- ployed. Too little self-appreciation is just as harmful as an excessive self- appraisal. True values are to be measured by what you really are and not by what you say vou are. Blow- ing your horn to the exclusion of all other instruments in the orchestra produces noise, but does not necessa- rily create musical co-ordination. Well krnown persons born on this date are: Thomas F. Bayard, states- man; Samuel E. Warren, educator; Justus H. Rathbone, founder of Knights of Pythias; Jee Evans, land- scape artist; Dora Read Goodale, poet; Anna Case, singer. “JUST HATS” BY VYVYAN. | i | | you This is & small felt to be worn with the big fur collar. The crown is screened by gold lace that is bound in _sable. ‘This hat has all the requisites of a smart chapeau—felt, to begin with; small, beige and trimmed in metal terial and fur} o { could save him from being a laugh lana’ everything, WASHINGTON, D. C. |DorothyDix| Cannot Bear to Be Imperfect, Which Accounts for Failure of Self-Improvement Courses in Home. Says We Marry, for Admiration Not Reformation The Critic on the Hearth SHOULD husbands and wives try to correct each other’s faults and impro each other? It would seem that there could be but one answer to this question. Every human being who possesses a grain of intelligence must desire to progress, to learn, to become better educated and more cultured. This being true, it seems that one of the sacred obligations of matrimony is for the stronger one of d married couple to reach out a helping hand to the weaker one and help lift him or her up to the higher life. More than that,-it would seem that the inferior one of a married couple would be eager to sit at the feet of the superior one and learn all that he | or she had to teach and that he or she would feel that no criticism could come so graclously as that which was inspired by love and an ardent desire for his or her own good. - Nothing, however, could be further from the state of the case. Neither husbands nor wives accept with gratitude a few well intentioned hints about their manners and habits. The minute either a man or a woman attempts to turn matrimony into a mutual Improvement society it becomes a scrapping match. Neither a vamp nor the Demon Rum can break up a home so quickly as can a critic on the hearth. It is a great pity that men and women refuse the gift that their husbands and wives yearn to bestow upon them because so often it is the magic talisman that would bring them the success they crave. Sometimes, for instance. a woman comes from a much better family than the man she marrics. She is better educated and has had far wider social advantages than he has had. He has great native ability. He has push and enterprise, all the quaiities that enable a man to climb high, but he will never reach the topmost rung because he is handicapped by his lack of early advantages. He is shy on gram nd short on pronunciation. He is like a bull in a china shop in a drawing room, and hopelessly befuddled by the silver on a dinner table. = . IS wife would like to call his attention to his lapses in grammar and pronunciation and teach him beautiful English. She would like to instruct him in table ctiquette and help him to acquire the little niceties of manner that distinguish the gentleman from the boor. But she dares not do it, for at the very first suggestion that he change his ways she sees that she has wounded him to the quick, or else he hies into a rage tnat makes it impossible ever to reopen the subject unless she is one of those women who are born fighters and enjoy a domestic scrimmage. Nor are wives any more amenable than husbands to criticism. It is a very common thing for a man to marry out of his class under the fatuous belief that he will have no difficulty at all in making over his wife according to his taste. A man who is cultured in mind, clegant in manner, fastidious in dress, will often choose as a wife a girl whose pretty face has captured his fancy, but who is uneducated, untaught, loud of voice and bold of {nunne!r'and who knows neither how to dress nor how to conduct herself n society. Her husband would like to polish his rough diamond, but he attempts to do so at his peril. 1f hic suggests that she try to imitate the quiet charm of manner of some old woman friend of his, she becomes green-eyed with jealousy. If he finds fault with her clothes and tells her that real ladies do not wear flambouyant garments tl hysterics. If he ‘tries to get her to read and study, she weeps that he is tired of her and no longer loves he And, after having proven by his failure that no husband can improve his wife, he gives up the hopeless task and settles down to make the best of his bad bargain or else repudiates it, Certainly it is tragical that a woman cannot tell her husband that he eats his soup audibly, or that he has told the same old storics over and over again until pcople flee at hig approach. For if she could tell him, she stock among his acquaintances. Certainly, it is a tragedy that 2 man eannot tell his wife that when she paints herself up like a barn door, and dyes her hair the color of strawberry jam, she makes of herself a fizure of fun, and that she bores people to death talking about her children. For if she would listen to him it would save her from being ridiculed wherever she went. But neither husband nor wife dare offer a word of honest eriticism £ ar of bringing on a scene, and bei accused of nagging. that Lusbands and wives are so much more h other tha a ERHAPS the reasor to criticism from ¢ their vanity cannot stand tie knowledge other one’s eves. Their self-complacency e out that the other one thinks that they r In the days of courtship the man has told angel, that she was as far above other wo earth, and that she was the most bLeautiful a ever created. sensitive e from any one ¢lse is because that they are not perfect in the ot endure the shock of finding ed any improvement. > woman that sh the st d gifted and marvelo The woman marries him expecting to listen to this paen of praise the balance of her life, and naturally she doesn't enjoy the douche of cold water she gets when her husband begins telling her of her faults and suggests remodeling her character, her manners and her habit, 3 Before marriage the woman has put in many solid working hours kow- towing before the man, and telling him how big and wisc and strong and great he is, and he assumed her support for life in order to have ever at his side a competent Incense burner. Is it any wonder, then, that he is chagrined when he finds out that his wife considers him a subject for reformation instead of admiration? v was an us being world our one wive AN of uws know that the weaknesses and a dull cne fo for is to secure for our own the vanity will not permit us to That is why husbands aud constructive criticism. at large has o virtues. The thing we really rson who really admires us, at that person al canne fier cach keen eve for our marry and our sces our faults. other helpful and DOROTHY DIX. t (Copright. 1021.) and pritty soon Puds puiled out his watch agen saving, Timo flies all rite, its ixackly .18 minnits to 5 alreddy, now its 17 and a half to 5. Maybe it {s by that watch, 1 sed, and Puds sed, Wats a matter with this watch, I bet you any amount of money this is the correct accurate time without a second out of place and Mary Watkins thats a hewtifill Wateh, it his initial t T ite as weli serape cause no theef would steel th watch enyways, unless there wasent another watch Ieft in the werld to steel, and even then lots of theefs wouldnt, I sed And I got up proud and wawk away qujck wile Puds and Ma Watkins ‘still had the werst of the argewment. Me and Iuds Simki on Mary Watkinses frunt - tawking to her about different sub- jecks as wich is the best holliday, Crissmas or vour berthday, and all of a suddin Puds sed, Well, I wonder wat time it is And he pulled a watch out of his watch pockit and looked at it, Mary Watkins saying, O my, wat a bewti- fill watch, is it new? O, not so new, 1 zot it yestiddy Puds eed. Trying to sound as if it dident matter to him wen he got it, and Mary Watkins scd, O, O, look at | the initials on ft, its got initials| on it O, them, theyre my initials, Puds sed. Theyre ingraved on therc per- manent, he sed. And he showed her the watch and she started to act us it it was the ferst watch she cver saw, saying how wonderfill it was and I took out my combination pencil and pen holder and started to look at it like some- body that dident care envthing about watches no matter whose watch it was, and Puds put it back in his pockit and pritty soon Sam Cro: came running down the street an went running past, Puds taking out his watch again and looking at it, saying, Wats a hurry, Sam, its ony 23 minnits after 4 ixackly. 1 dont care wat time it is, Tm late, | Sam sed. Not saying wat for, and he kepp on running past, and I started to make my combination pen- cil and pen holder changé from a pencil to & pen and back agen with- out enybody looking at it but A Shade is only as good as its Roller ste - Savory Fried Mush. Thicken left-over soup of any kind with cornmeal, using one part cornmeal to four parts soup. When cold, slice and fry the same as plain mush. soup and all kinds of meat broth are most delicfous, but vegetable soups in small or large quantities give a more appetizing flavor to the fried mush. This is a good dish for a cold morning. e Meat-Vegetable Salad. For this salad use cold meat, such |as back bone, hog's head, or meat or fowl soup meat. Run through the food chopper. To four cfipfuls of meat use one small head of cabbage shredded fine, oné chopped onion, and two hard-boiled qggs chopped. The cabbage may be bmitted, or a stalk of celery used instead. Season to taste with salt. pepper, celery salt, a pinch of sugar, one-fourth cupful of vinegar, and one-fourth cupful of sweet cream. or salad oil may be used. This is good for school lunches mex or a cold lunch at home. ROLLERS are the best that - money can buy!/ t shrick at the beholder, she goes into | according to the type of man he is. | above the | Chili | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1924, MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Holiday Boxes. One Mother Says: I have, on a high closet shelf, a series of holiday boxes which sim- plify the problem of decorations ap- propriate to the ever-recurring festive occasions throughout the seasons. One box is marked “Easter” and is stock- ed with bunnies, painted cggshells, cards, ete. Another is “Fourth of July and Washington's Birthday,” with tiny flags, bunting and other such articles. Then there are “Valen- tine's Day,” “Halloween,” and, crown- {ing the year, “Christmas.” These col- lections” are added to from year to year, so that we always have on hand 1 large supply of decorations for the { holiday (Copyright, 1 YOUR HOME AND YOU BY HELEN KENDALL. The Exposed Stairway. “I wonder,” mused voung Mrs Home-maker aloud to her spouse, ‘why we almost never see in people’s | houses the pretty rooms they show ion the stage. Don't you know how | many plays we have seen where there a little stairway running right up out of the room, with a balcony above looking down upon the people | below? It is always interesting to see a pretty actress or a busy actor, or even a maid, come along that bal- and then nto the room. cony run_down the i Besides, the effect i the room itself is lovely. Why are our stairs always out the hall | | somewhere, and our rooms all cut| perfectly squarc or oblong. with no| | nice breaks like that in them?” ! hey have those balconies and | stairs_in some studio apartments,” | offered her husband. | | “Yes, but they are few and far {between, hard to get and expensive,” | {she answered “Now, I have an idea, | {Jimmy. When we take out that par- | tition between the living room and | {the den this Fall to make the living | jroom larger, why don't we play games | with the partition between the liv-| ing room and the hall? Couldn't the | wall be taken out ®o as to let the| {lower part of the ‘staire—from floor to the first turn, say—come out | into the lving room, With a door| !leading to the rest of the stairs?| | 1 the partition were dropped bagk.te | the farther side of the stalrs instead: {of the living-room elde I belleve we | could get a charming effect.” | “Well, vou're about as clear a ! mud,” remarked Jimmy. “but at that |1 believe I set you, and 1 don't see any reason why it couldn't be done. | The firet landing and the lowest flight | of steps could be in the room as weil as out of it, so far as I can see. |7 “Yes, and we could replace the |wooden banisters with a wrousht- | {iron railing and hang an ornamental |rug over the rail,” said his enthusi- | astic wife, “The door from the hall into the living room would remain is, of course. Why, that is greatest improve- has ever dreamed of end | val- | u Just comin = that little con and run & down the stairs| into the room? And think of the | coquetting possibilities! _ I'll become | | contirmed matchmuker with that | stairway here. | —_— il On the crest of Mount Ventoux, 5,000 feet above sea level, French engineers are going to ervct a group of powerful | wind mills which will bo geared directly {to electric gemerators. It ls estimated that each of these electric wind mills will produce 700 horsepower of elec- trical energy throughout the year. 1508 H STREET jmake of it. FEATURES. BEDTIME STORIE Bobby Understands. Tain and fright may be so great That one cares little what his fate. —Bobby Coon. Bobby Coon didn’t know what to He was being carried away by Farmer Brown's Boy, but where he was being carried to he didn’t know. You see, he was wrap- ped up in the coat of Farmer Brown's Boy s0 that he couldn’t sce. At first he had tried to struggle, but he-soon found that this was useless and gave it up. He felt pretty bad, did Bobby Coon. What with the fright he had suffered and the aching of the swol- len leg to which a little tin can was fast, Bobby Coon felt sick. He felt too sick to care very much what hap pened. So he soon gave up trying to struggle and lay quiet in Farmer Brown's Boy's arms. Farmer Brown's Boy held him as gently as he could and did his best to keep from touching that swollen leg. Bowser the Hound trotted at his mas- ter's heels. He looked very much pleased with himself and well satis- fied. He had found Bobby Coon's trail. He had followed it with that wonderful nose of his, and finally he had shown his master where Bobby Coon was. Now his master had Bobby Coon and Bowser was no longer in- terested in him. What would become of him Bowser didn't know and didn't care. Up the Lone Littls Path through the Green Forest they went, then into the Old Orchard to the farmyard and across this to the house. “For goodness sake, son, what have you there? demanded Mrs. Brown. “A friend of mine who is in a peck of troubls,” replied Farmer Brown's Boy. Then he showed his mother Bobby Coon’s swollen leg with the can fast to it “Oh!" cried Mrs. Brown. “Poor little chap! This really is dreadful! We must get that can off right away.” hat’s what I brought him up here for,” replied Farmer Brown's Boy. "I couldn’t get it off down in the woods where I found him. That can has got to be cut open. I guess you'll have to hold Bobby while I usc the can opener. Mrs. Brown looked a little bit doubtful. “Will he bite?” she asked. “Not if you keep his head wrapped up =0 that he can't,” replied Farmer Brown's Boy, as he brought the can opener. “I'll tie his hind legs together with a handkerchief so that he can't kick and scratch.” So ¥Farmer Brown's Boy tied Bobby Coou's bind legs together. BY THORNTON W, BURGESS wrapped a heavy cloth around Bobby's head in such a way that Bobby could breathe, but couldn’t bite. Mre. Brown held Bobby and Farmer Brown's Boy went to work with tes can opener to cut that tin can. He did his best to be careful. But tha: leg was so swollen and tender that merely touching it made it ache. At last Farmer Brown's Boy got the cai off. Bobby didn't even know it. You see that lez ached so and was PUT HIM IN THE PEN HE HAD BUILT FOR UNC' BILLY POSSUM. swollen that he didn't know when it was free from the can. Of coursc he couldn’t see because his head was wrapped up. Then Farmer Brown's Boy carefully bathed that swollen leg, put healing ointment on it, and bound it with a strip of clean cloth. Then he took Bobby Coon out to the barn and put him in the pen he had bui for Unc¢' Billy Possum, but which Unc' Billy had never seen the inside of. (Copyright, 1924, by T. W. surgess Sweet Potato Pudding. Weigh after peeling one pound of sweet potatoes and one-half a pound of ripe bananas. Grate the potatoes or run through a chopper and mix with the bananas well mashed. Now add one tablespoonful of butter, one cupful of brown Sugar, one teaspoon- ful of ginger, one teaspoonful of mixed spice, half a teaspoonful of salt and three cupfuls of water. Bake slowly in buttered pie pans forabout Then he|one and one-half hours. Sugreme on the Market because "SALADA" T E A. a1y is actually superior in the tea cup. BLEND of INDIA, CLYLON and JAVA TEAS ¥ o 4 1YS VeRv EASy to FARSC Farbo! So easy to put on that a child can do it! 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