Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1925, Page 26

26 *FEA Basket Motif Has TURES. Interesting Uses BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. For the benefit of those fond of needlework and who have sent in a great number of requests for the rasket design, it will be good news to hear that a whole new set of uses for this pattern has been worked out al apparel. Although the elf is the same, so different the treatments given it from that which it has when Worked in_etching embroider: the re-| sults re, indeed, va: Bright colors, striking contrasts and | silhouette cffects are a few of the ) m— s FOR THE' MANY THE BASKET DES IN WOOL OR APPLIQU BROIDERY ARE & IN Tk PICTURE. SUGGESTIO T OF Heavy wools <en, e oppor- uali- modes to be considered. or exquisite silks i cording to one’s preference. tunity for e ng one’s ind ty always lends charm to the se and executis of a hand-wrought de- It is the woman who is fastidi- in such matte who will most | appreciate the opportunity for orig- inality and distinction which is hers in picking and carrying out the best | THE GARDEN As Reported by Elizabeth Urquhart Scenting the Dahlia. “T think the dahlia might well be called responsiv h and so easily does it var, fes,” answered Mr. Burbank. “Its variation has been caused not only | by being transpi ted, but by repeated sings of the different species with other. My own experiments have been| chiefly with the cactus dahlia and I| have raised hundreds of thousands of them and have produced some beauti- ful varieties by crossing the culti vated rms with the Me: species, especially dahlia M Is it ever possible to ha come true from see They seldom do, bank, like all specialized and lo cultivated flowers they have been | moved about so much and have been | crossed so often itivated always e dahlis said Mr. Bur-| the produced from the seed of | one plant alone, and only last season | more than a hundred distinct varieties | were produced from my “Oakland | white “But the dahli has no fragrance,™ with 3 11 its beauty. Mr. Burbank, ‘“com- flowers such as the dahli seldom have need of perfume to at- tract insects; they depend on the bright fringe of petals around the tiny blossoms in the center; these are their e common form of advertisin; “I have tried to remedy this lack,” said Mr. Burbank, “and have suc- ceeded in producing a fragrant dahlia, but at the expense of form and color. However, further experi- ments will overcome this difficulty.” “How did vou do this, Mr. Bur- posite s with the fragrant calla. ch was made among many dahlia having a faint one_w Now science has discovered a harmless new way to banish—almost overnight— freckles and tan! Since this Amazing Neg Discovery there is no excuse for unsightly freckles on face, arms or shoulders, or du tan. Even black- heads, pimples, sallowness, roughness and muddiness vanish as if by magic. Your skin takes on that enchanting beauty that every one admires. ime _smooth some of this e on your skin. The very ce how freckles and tan ady started to give way. Ask your of Golden Peacock Bleach ted). Use it for five days. Wit (e transformation cool, next mo Creme (Concent: 1f not delighted your money will neighborhood d Stores, 0'Donn: Drug Store, Goldenbers's Department Store Diiais Hoyal Department Store. King's bai: S PARIS TOILET COMPANY, Paris, Tenn. Peacock “Bleach Creme Store, | wonld be | The though they as | tuber color schemes for her style and com- plexion. For Throw Searf. Never have patterned silks, satins and georgettes vied more for the su- premacy which will ngke them the choice of the well-dressed woman to wear as the scarf to accompany her costume. It is a relief and a joy to see an occasional plain one, made distinc. v some touch of hand work. If this embroidery is upon a. neutral ground and contains colors to blend with several costumes, it will appear to be especially appropriate to each. If the scarf Is wide the ends of it may contain the, large 1sket embroidered in the centér and a small one on each side of it. If a blonde is’ to wear the scarf, it may, be made of black satin ined with a neutral green satin or georgette. 1f it is to be worn by & brunette, it may be of a deep brown lined with a sand color or the fash- ield mouse”shade. In either kets of flowers should con- bright colors. The s may be done in icker, the flowers and in green on the black ground, in black on the light or col- ered scarf. For spart wear, a white scarf embroidered in brilliant hues makes a stunning appearance. Making Embroidery. As to the actual materfals the embroidery i those are best ccording to the use of the article. For instance, if you were making a large bag, perhaps of linen or homespun, em- ng a large-size design, you would I to use wool for the handwork. If you were making a small hand on’a metal frame and employing the small design, coarse silks would be suitable to use. On a linen d 3 a mercerized cotton or linen thread hest. Whatever the medium used, the stitches have certain rules in the making which can be quite gener: observed. The diamond shape tions which form the basket filled in with flat, parallel stitches. directions of the stitches may alternate in every other section. The effect of this is pleasing. The divi- sions between the sections may be further accented, if desired. by lines of black in outline stitch. Those flowers in the design which you wisl to make prominent should be filled in, for instance. An outline of ack gives character to the flowers. The flowers may be made to look realistic. or they suggested scheme is as follows: the centers of the roses in a deen shade of pink, and the outer petals in a paler shade of the same colo Make the daisies of solid, clear yel- low, outlined in black. The horizontal lines indicated in the pattern may be indicated by black outline stitch reaching to the end of the hag, or they may be omitted altogether. The leaves may be worked in two shades of green. Ensemble Suits. Some of the ensemble suits this sea- son have a georgette coat as one of the pieces. The hasket design. em- broidered in color upon the dress be- neath, shows prettily through the coat. Or it may be applied upon the coat itself. If the design is used on a hu‘\. there is opportunity for colored raffia embroldery; if on a bag, beading may best suit the purpose. The design is ready for distribution and will be sent to any one who writes to Lydia I Baron Walker, care of this paper, ar accompanies her request with a self- addressed and stamped envelope. WITH BURBANK and Edited by Luther Burbank. that had a faint, pleasing nething like a magnolia. v and planting the seeds and by selecting the most fragrant seedlings for a number of generations, a race of dahlias was developed with perfume.” On_looking over the list of bulbs and tubers, I found still a number |that I felt must be planted as soon possible. Mr. Burbank,” T said, begonias in our garden.” “You may have them by following cultural directions carefuily, for al k but little, they are ther exacting in certain wa iey need plenty of moisture, but no water on the foliage, and most kinds thrive in a well drained bed in partial shade in a sheltered y Begonic wre all tropical plants and should not he planted out of doors until all dan- ger of frost is over “What else on the bulb list?" “Would it he possible to have ses, agapanthus, lilies, cal montbretias?” 1 asked ainly. ves maj “I want diums and rather uncer ““Montbreti Burbank, “th answered M be grown and are easily cared for. The other three, however, require more care and protection and are more sensitive to cold. “Some of the caladiums do fairly well out of doors in Summer if given plenty of moisture and a rich warm soil and are easily started by dividing the tubers when they sprout in the Spring something like potato “What about the lovely blue and white African lilie: “The Agapanthus,” sald Mr. Bur bank, “will thrive out of doors, too, during the Summer-if given plenty of water and a rich soil.” “Now the last on my tuberose.” “They are very easily very tender list is the grown, but and_the bulbs should be Following the scarf mode “I find it great fun, Anne, toGlorientsilk scarfs. Every one of my frocks, includ- ing my new ensemble, has a pretty silk sarf for a fetching contrast. This special part of my Spring wardrobe has been so inexpensive. Oh! indeed you can—it’s so easy to use Glorient. No boiling and no muss.” Every shade or tint you could wish for may be made from the 18 colors, all fadeless-to-light. THE NON-BOILING SIK DYE At Leading Drug and Department Stores < in swhich | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, -D. C., DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Business Girl and Ballroom Finery—Bachelor in Love With His Stenographer—What to Do With a Lazy Husband. EAR DOROTHY DIX: T am a lawyer and have a girl working for me as stenographer and bookkeeper. So far as her work is concerned, she is perfectly satisfactory, but she does not know how to dress for an office. She jcomes to work dressed as if she were going to a party. In fact, one time | she appeared in such a decidedly evening costume that a client of mine laughingly asked if I were giving a ball in the office. I feel that this girl in her silly, bedizened clothes detracts from the dignity of a lawyer’s office, and I shall have to get rid of her unless she dresses more auletly. ' So won't you please write something about business girls dressing suitably EMPLOYER. Answer: T have written much on the subject, urging business girls to dress like business girls when they go to work, instead of trying to look like a millionaire’s daughter who has dropped in on papa’s office, or store, for a moment on her way to a reception at Mrs. Million Bucks. But the working girls didn’t take my remarks very kindly, and I recelved many hot letters from them saying that they never went to parties, and to balls, and receptions, and had no place to wear their finery except the place at which they worked, and that, therefore, they were going to doll themselves up as much as they pleased for busines: Furthermore, they averred the only place they had to meet men and catch husbands was at their places of business, and so they were justified in putting on all their war paint when they went to the office or store, which was their happy hunting ground. : All of this Is true, but the weak point in the argument is that inappro- priate dressing is never good dressing, and that chiffons and beads, and no sleeves and low necks, which are ravishing in the evening in a ballroom, are ugly and repulsive by day in a business office. Certainly the plainer, the more tailor-made and the darker clothes that a girl wears at work the better she looks, because she is suitably gowned. A girl with beads and rattling bangles and flimsy finery at work is just as | ridiculous looking as a man would be in a swallow-tail coat. Girls do themselves a great injustice by not dressing suitably for business, because if they look silly and frivolous every one believes them to be silly and frivolous. They destroy the confidence of their employer or customers g |and get no credit for whatever ability they may have concealed under their | bobbed hair and chiffons. There is nothing like looking the part, and if a girl wants to be trusted with important commissions she must at least show that she has sense ‘enough to dress herself properly. You can't climb the ladder of success in high-heeled satin slippers. Of course, it is a temptation to a girl who has never had any pretty clothes to put all she makes on her back when she gets to earning money but she must use discretion in what she buys to wear when she works. It is good policy for her to dress well and to look smart and up to date, but she must dress like a successful business woman, not like a society debutante. DOROTHY DIX. D! I emploved a young girl as a stenographer, and I have fallen in love with her. Now, Miss Dix, in the office she is a very sensible and sedate little girl but when I took her out I found that she is a jolly good sport. Though I lik to go out and have a good time, I thought I wanted to marry a sedate and sensible girl, but now I find myself more in love with the gay and jolly girl. Do you think this girl will make a zood wife and mother? HAPPY. . .. SAR MISS DIX: Tam a voung bachelor established in business. Recentlv . Answer: Certainly a man is playing in great luck who finds in one and the same individual the girl who comes up to his ideal and who fires his rally he has to choose between the two, because it is only once in‘a blue moon that you find a woman who is both sedate and a jolly good fellow. I should say that such a one would make an ideal wife and mother. That she is sedate in business hours shows that she has poise and discretion and knows that there is a time and a place for all things. She would not make a pleasure-mad wife, and you could trust her always to conduct herself with dignity and propriety. Beinz sensible, she would make a good housekeeper and manager, one who would be thrifty, industrious and who would look well after her household, as did the lady in the Bible whose price was above rubies. Being a good sport, she woul® not only make a good wife, but a good playmate, and that means much to a man's happiness, as nothing is so depressing as being united to a lady who is a wet blanket on every pleasure. Chief among the virtues that a wife may possess I count a sense of humor, that keeps a wife from taking her husband too seriously and that enables her to laugh at his weakne: instead of nagging him about them. A girl who is at once sedate and sensible, and a jolly good sport, will certainly make a paragon of a wife. Grab her and rush to the altar. 5 e DOROTHY DIX. EAR MISS DIX: My husband is the personification of kindness. He is big and strong, but for three years he has not done any work whatever. My father, having been a very industrious man, left me enough to live on. 1 pay for the rent and for the food, buy my husband's clothes and have given him money for a business venture, which failed. Although he is so kind and zood natured, I feel at times like telling him to take his two trunks, which are his only possessions, and go. What do you think I should do? Answer: There is only one chance in the world to make a man of him, and that is to tell him that he must go, and not come back until he is at least self-supporting, that the price of your love is your respect for him and annot respect him as long as he is a parasite upon you. rou turn him out of vour house the chances are that he will never forgive you and never come back, so before you resort to any such drastic remedy you had better decide whether his kindness and good nature make up for his lack of energy or not. Many women keep husbands as they keep Pomeranians, for household pets. M. But if The problem of the no-account husband is a very difficult one to solve. To an industrious, thrifty woman there is no vice that a man can possibly have which so thoroughly disgusts her and gets upon her nerves as does laziness. To see a big husky man so slothful that he will not make any effort to work fills her with contempt of him, and she writhes with shame at the knowledge that he cannot hold his own with other men, and that he has so little_spirit that he is willing to be dependent upon a woman. But what the wife is to do under such circumstances no one knows. His very weakness makes an appeal to the eternal mother in every woman. She cannot bear to think of his going hungry and cold while she has food and shelter, and so she lacks the courage to throw him out on his own. But if she keeps him on, there is small happiness, because in her heart she despises him, and no man can let a woman support him and keep on loving her. So whichever way you do vou will regret it. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyrigit, 1025.) started in a warm place and not planted until Ju they demand a very rich soil, warmth and plenty of water. The bulb blooms only once Roast Veal Au Jus. Season a fllet of veal with salt and pepper and put in a pan with an onfon, 3 like | gladioli, but not so deeply planted, | and is of no further use except for propagating ‘pips’ or offsets.” (Copyright, 1925.) The Danish government has ar. anged a merger of the two air trans port companies of the country and has granted the combine a state sub- { vention of $45,000 for a four-year pe- | Remove the meat to a platter. a carrot, a bay leaf, clove and a plece of butter. Put in a double roaster. place in the ¢ven, and bake in a mod- erate oven for two and one-half hours. Remove the cover, and baste every five minutes for one-half an hour. Put a little water in the pan and let sim- mer for five minutes. Strain and pour this gravy around the roast. Do not thicken veal gravy. forth. Just a few times. Shining bright. In a few seconds. Burned in spots whisked clean. LireTive Take your dingiest and dirtiest alu- minum ware. Wet one end of a pad of S. 0. S. Rub it briskly back and Now behold! A surface like new. TUESDAY, SPRINGTIME BY D. C. PEATTIE. ‘Wild Geranium. ¢ Over the swales and meadows and beneath the trees now richly leafing out, the wild geranium is spangling the grass under foot. Ahkle deep and knee high, these pretty plants &row thickly in lush places, so thick- ly that the passer cannot avoid crushing some of their frail, pale blossoms. The _ special charm of the wild geranlum is its symmetry, the five-rounded petals of lilac purple or magenta pink, and_the ten anthers ot a delicate blue. When picked, the wild geranium has a somewhat sick- Iy appearance in the house—it is in- clined to droop sadly, and the colors are not sufficiently vivacious to make a pleasing bouquet. But in the woods the translucent flowers have the ephemeral charm of the light dews that cover them of a bright May morning. The wild geraniums, it must be con- fessed, does not much resemble the cultivated one. But, to be exact, our wild species s the true geranium; the cultivated plants, so gay and aromatic, are really pelargoniums, cousins in the same family. They come, for the most part, from Africa. The wild geranium takes its other name of Cranesbill from its long, bill-like fruits, that, when the seeds are ripe, split open from the bottom upward, the valves curling back in a curious and fanciful way. Before the seeds can ripen, however, the wild geranium must be fertilized by bees butterflies or bee-like flies. Tt is im- possible for the geranium to fertilize itself, as do some plants, as the pol len ripens and the anthers fall away before the female parts of the flower have matured. So arbitrary are Na ture's laws. A word of advice to the June bride who will choose her first furniture this year: If “you are looking for furniture which will fit in the larger home you ill some day have as well as in the mall apartment of honeymoon days, which will not quickly go out of style, and which offers lasting worth and beauty at regionable prices, do by all means choose American Colonial re- productions in solid mahogany. The flat-topped highboy sketched is a typi- cally good investment. It can be used in combination with 18th century French or English furni- ture as well as other Calonial pleces, and will suitably provide storage space in whatever room it is needed —bedroom, living room, dining room or hall. (Copyright, se e The original Bulgars were = Tura- nians, akin to the Tartars, and appear- ed first in history toward the close of the seventh century. They were then a wild tribe of horsemen, who, under their chieftains, known as bolyars, ravaged the territory between the Ural Mountains and the River Volga. = [ 1925.) )N A NATURAL BEAUTY Enjoy a youthful appearance of ex- quisite charm minus that “made up” look. A beauty 50 natural, the use of a toilet prepars- tion cannot be detected. Send roc. for Trial Size Ford. T. Hopkins & Sen, New Yerk City like new in 10 seconds! New! Quicker and easier! A fine cleansing soap .and soft wool polisher —all in one handy pad. Entirely harmless to the hands. S.0.S. will not harm the most sersi- tive skin. And it cuts down the time your hands must stay in hot dishwater. Equally good on any kitchen utensil. Pat. Jan. 15, 1918—Reg. U. S, Pat. OF. Just as thorough S.0S and swift. Be sure to try S. O. S. Order a packagetoday. Atall grocery, hardware, department stores. Leading makers of Aluminum recommend S. O. S:— Mirro AND Viko QuaLity UNIVERSAL-ALADDIN WacGNER . Wiear-Ever Wast Benp MAY 12, 1925.. Ramble Around “ MAGGIE” 1 Fiftieth Day. EL TIGRE, Argentina, Ma In the Holy Land they wi “apples of the eye,” and ev is “‘peaches” down in Georgia, Buenos Alres, if you wish to pay senorita a compliment, vou will ca her a “sweet potato.” Do not laugh. | “Patata”—meaning “sweet potato” —is deservedly complimen shouldn't it be? Consider the value | of the lowly potato. It has been worth | more to the world than all the gold | and silver of its mounainsides, and | surely any maiden in any land would prefer her swanking swain to call her a patata inst of a peach—which blooms and fades so quickly We go to “El Tigre" today. The Rio Tigre is the fashionable boating resort of B. A. It is dotted with fslands covered with trees, gardens and green meadows, and along the shore are pretty hotels and restau-| rants with music and -other attrac- | tions. I went into a barber shop. 1 sat in an ordinary chair and hung my | head over the back while the barber, who was evidently from Seville, | |shaved me. Then 1 was saturated | with “eau de smello” of some strange and undying odor, after which he al- most suffocated me in a fog of pink face powder applied with a puff as big as a pumpkin, and before I could defend myself old “barbero” began | squirting perfume on my clothes from | !a huge atomizer. Reeking I reeled to the sidewalk. My friend, Harry Goldflam, tells me that he accidentaily fell asleep in a barbero’s chair one day and awakened to find himself so soaked in French | perfume that he was afraid to | home for a week. T was thankful that 1 was going down to a river and hurried to the Calle Lavelle where King and_Lowe, and Mado, Marriette and Maggie awaited to start for El Tigre. Mado and Mariette are just down here from | Follies Bergere, Paris; and Maggie— which is not her name at all, simply King's idea of comedy—is a real New | York girl. “Why Maggie?" I asked. “Because she came from the Bronx," | he said. | “Sure, I came from the Bronx,” | says Maggie, “and I wish I was back | there. I have been down here so long | that T can't speak English.” Which was true enough. Maggie now speaks er native tongue with an accent—and | Spanish, French, Portuguese and | Italian perfectly. | El Tigre—"The Tiger"—ls so-called, | no doubt, because of its vellow color. {1 can imagine no other reason, as it is an indolent, lazy thing that creeps ch 16— called vthing | but in al go IS BY RIPLEY. EAMES RAISIN BREAD WOMAN’'S PAGE. South America sewing on het chine and I sed, Hay ma Do I look like a hay? ma sed Well hay ma, you know Im goinx erround to cousin Arties for suppir tonite, I sed. Yes, I know sed Nuthing, I sed. Wat a brilliant conversation sed. And she kepp on sewing on he sewing machine and pritty soon I sed Well hay ma, how about if I stay at Arties all nite? You'll be back heer by 9 o clock sharp and no more questions asked ma_sed. Well G wizz ma, sipposing it start to rain cats and dogs and dont stop? I sed. Well if theres eny sutch a rain that of corse you'll haff to s all nite, but its ixtremely improbable ma_sed. Yes mam, theres a cupple, I seq looking out the window, and ma sed,” Well well, if you look hard enuff vou mite see 3. Meening 2 clouds wasent enything and T sed, Well G, ma, sipposing rains pritty hard but not ve then? We'll discuss that over the telefone wen the time comes, wich it never will, ma sed Well hole a few drc give a pe 1 =ed. One more ¢ the subjeck c home intirel from your ov Being my sewing mi it, wat about it? —— FRoM THe BRONY smokes, ma, sippose jes come down, jest enuff t in their deth of newmoni you'l the mocn ma. ed. down from the La Plata with a flock of fruit scows on its bosom. I was glad to be in the water and | forgot about its color in my anxlety | to rid myself of the barbero's bar- | berousness. We disported ourselves in the muddy river much to_the | amusement of the natives who lined the shore, and to whom, evidently. water was a strange and foreign thing 1o be avoided at all cost. T have begun | to think that they call this river * Tigre” b ause they are afraid of it. I know that we were the only folks in swimming this day—and the ther mometer, let me add, is above 100 degre We returned to Buenos Alres after a delightful day. We were hot and hungry. We stopped first at a cafe the Spanish-speaking people “Higgy called the High Life—pronounced by Leafy.” We paid our respects to th dear departed Father of his Coun San Martin, by ordering a San Martin Secco, and then decided to dine at the Restaurant Conte. But Maggie said asked. “I would estion out rain and nd admire frunt steps ist question My difficulties test my strength So, as I strqulg t}xrouqk, By tezching me to know myself, Tkey re'&“y 7 | help me too. ¢ Rlsesns no. “Why?" I be pleased to dine with you, but you must remember {hat B. A. is not the Bronx. If I should stay out to take dinner with you folks tonight I would be compelled to move from my home in the morning by the strict Argentine family 1 am living with. They would consider me a bad ‘woman."” ICED TEA prepared with fresh "SALADA" 878 quenches thirst and banishes mflm- mer fatigue. So easily made — Try it. ! da DAY 7 I prepare a special baking for mid-week —fine, golden loaves generously filled with plump and flavory Sun-Maid Raisins. Make this delightful and inexpensive treataregularWednesday custom in your home. Phone your baker or grocer a standingWednesdayorder today. Then you will be sure to get this famous raisin bread each week. ndorsed by bakers everywhere, inoluding the Retail Bakers’ As: ciation of Americaand the Ameri- can Bakers’ Association Place a $tanding Wednesday order with your Baker or Grocer