Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1925, Page 39

FEATURES. Seating the Dinner Guests BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. Perhaps there is no one among us who has not been the guest at a lunch- €on where there was some confusion about the places where guests were to sit. Such a moment is one of embar- rassment to guests and hostess alike. The mood of merriment that should attend such a festivity s for the mo- ment suspended. How simply and eas- ily the whole matter might have been facilitated hud the hostess resorted to place cards Interesting Cards. That place cards be elaborate is not necessary. especially if the dinner is one to which formal invitations were not issued. One of the things which make place cards adaptable to simple and formal occasions is that they can PLACE CARDS MAY PART OF THE ENTERTA AT A DINNER WHEN SUGGESTED. be as severely plain or as decorative as one desires. If they are severely plain, however, let their severity be of the sort that one can truly call “smart’—for instance, a plain card. with a tiny silhouette in the corner, and the name written upon it with a small paint brush and India ink, in- stead of with a pen. This carries out PROVE NMENT USED AS BEDTIME STORIES Mrs. Red-Eye Leaves Her Nest. You'll find it risky is at best To e'er unguarded leave a nest —Mra. Vireo. Out near the end of a branch of a maple tree, close by the sunny bank, which was the playground of the little Chipmunks, was a dainty nest. It was really & wonderful nest, for it was woven so that it hung in the fork of two twigs. A beautiful swinging cradle it was. It was the nest of Mrs. Red- eye the Vireo. Very proud was she of that nest, and she had every reason to be. Well hidden was it, for the broad leaves of the maple covered it from prying eve: Now, of course, Mrs. Red-eye had heard the excitement when Mr. Black Snake had caught Smarty Chipmunk. Little as she was, she had at once ' SAID HE 1S ANYTHING ¥ DO ABOUT IT. “THAT CAN flown to join the other feathered peo- ple who were doing their best to make Mr. Black Snake uncomfortable. There were three eggs, three speckled eggs, in that dainty nest. One more would be all that it could comfort. ably hold. Anyway, it wouldn't com- fortably hold more than four babies. Mrs. Redeyve in the excitement quite forgot her eggs and she stayed away longer than she meant to. You know that was such an exciting event that there was a great deal to be talked over among the feathered folk. When at last she realized how long she had been away she wasn't at all worried. She was quite sure that no one knew about that nest of hers. At least no enemy knew of it, she was quite certain. Sharp as are the eyes of Sammy Jay, Sammy hadn't vet discovered it. He and Chatterer the Red Squirrel were the only ones she really feared. Chatterer. hadn't been seen about for a long time. So Mrs. Redeve felt that her secret fe. At last she flew back. The excite- ment was all over and everybody was going about their own business. With a light heart she flew to her nest, making sure that nobody was watch: ing her. She alighted on a branch just above it and looked down into it. She blinked her eyes several times and again down into that little nest. Then she called to Red-eye, who was singing close by. Red-eve came over at once. “Do you see anything wrong in that nest?” demanded little Mrs. Red-eye the style of the card, and is easily read from a little distance, instead of rwqux:‘ : the close scrutiny that is necedlary to the reading of fine pen strokes. A Good Design to Use. The ship design,“soon to appear in this department, would be delightful for such use at Summer luncheons. It could be traced on heavy paper, out- lined in black, or made of solid black. If the sails are not “inked,” variety may be given the cards by putting touches of different bright colors to each that will accord with the color scheme of the table. Or the paper it- self on which the ship is patterned may vary as to color. Thus there could be green ships and rose ships, sailing alternately upon the billowy tablecloth or doily upon which it rests. Designs will be sent with a re- quest if accompanied by a self-ad- dressed and stamped envelope. Souvenirs. As has already been syggested, place cards do much to decorate the table and give a festive look to the board. The exquisite daintiness of some is what makes them appeal. Also they act as souvenirs of a pleasant occasfon. After forsaking the dinner table they frequently are so attrac- tive as to linger for days and weeks on the dressing table or in the boudoir mirror of an admiring guest. As Entertainment. Place cards besides their usefulness and decorative value have another function, with which you are perhaps less well acquainted. They may form part of the entertainment which the hostess has planned. A series of ques- tions, the answers of which are to be guessed, may be written on the back. The following are some of the ques. tions, the answers to which await vour request upon receipt of a self- addressed and stamped envelope. These answers are not printed now, since a prospective guest might see and read. spoiling the fun. Please send separately for “ships’ and answers, Requests on post cards cannot re- ceive answers, but all separate re- quests will be gladly answered with- out any _charge for designs or quiz re- plies. The following questions are suggested to be written on the backs of the cards: 1. What fowl is a flapper? What fowl is a country? What fowl is a foreign coin? What fowl is a piece of cloth? What fowl is a spy in the un. derworld of society 6. What fowl is the silliest? What game is the most lovable? What game goes unclad? What roast is the greediest? 10. What relish is a girl's name? 11. What relish do we want to keep out of?, 12. What vegetable always wins? 13. What large New York hotel has a salad named after it? 14. What vegetable represents brains? 15. What rolls are named after a famous Boston hotel? 16. What fruit married? BY THORNTON W. BURGESS “Not a promptly. When d dear?” “There!” cried little Mrs. Red-eye. “I knew that my eyes hadn't fooled me! There is a fourth egg there, and I didn't lay it. Red-eve looked puzzled. “Well, if you didn’t lay it, how comes it there?" he demanded. “That's what T want to know,” de- clared little Mrs. Red-eve. “When I left this nest I left three eggs in it. Now when I come back there are four. If vou had really used your eyes, my dear, you wouldn't have asked me when T laid that fourth egg. You would have seen that it is bigger than any of the other eggs, and it is marked differently. Has Sally Sly the Cowbird been seen around here that you know of?” Red-eve shook his head. = he, “I haven't seen her myseif this Summer, and I haven't heard anybody over in the Old Orchard mention her. I don't believe that she has been around this year.” , 1 do,” retorted little Mrs. Red-eve. “I don't believe she is very far from ‘here right this minute. I never have seen one of her eggs, but if this isn't one in our nest I am greatly mistaken. The question is, what are we going to do about it?” But that question was too much for Red-eve. “I don't see,” said he, “that there is anything we can do about it.” (Copyright, 1925.) thing,” replied Red-eve “It looks all right to me. vou lay that fourth egg, my MODE MINIATURES ‘The Deauville sandal is the Sum- mer shoe for everybody'—this the prophecy of one of New York's largest store: And the minute you step into a pair yourself you will realize why it is so. For this gay little slipper of braided strips of leather surpasses all others in coolness and comfort—and this season is chic. It first won its fame several seasons ago at fashionable French seaside re- sorts and is now the sandal over here that follows the mode down to the beaches and out to the ultra-smart country clubs. There are conservative versions of tan or black, novelty ones of white, trimmed with red or green for women and children. MARGETTE. Women of England use renewable shoe heel: ETLEYS You don’t know how good iced tea is till you use Tetley’s. Orange Pekoe Tea Makes good tea & certainty \ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Cancer. The planetary aspects of today are not of a character to inspire cour- age or to breed optimism. For, while not definitely adverse, the vibrations are sluggish and inspire doubt and create misgivings. Under such con- ditlons it is not advisable to do any- thing of a dastic nature or to make any resolutions of far-reaching impor- tance. The ordinary routine and cus- tomary dutles of everyday life must be adhered to as closely as possible, and there should be no straying into unknown or unexplored paths. While there will be little temptation experienced to exercise or find fault with others, there will be sensed a strong feeling of self-dissatisfaction, which, if not strenuously curbed, may develop into an unhealthy pessimism. Children born today are, according to the signs, fated to suffer much from sickness during the early part of their lives. Untoward consequences mav be avoided very successfully if they will be given during infancy careful nutrition and plenty of out door air. Temperamentally they will be docile and obedient. aithough, as their physical condition improves, they will become less amenable to parental influence, and will frequently display evidence of self-will and insubordin: tion not compatible with good disci- pline. Thelr natures will be affection. ate and loving, and the appeal made thereby will often secure for them Immunity from rebuke. They will always seek companionship, and_soli- tude will be abhorrent to them. They will not be of the persevering type and will be satisfied with little. If today is your birthday, you have no great love for what is generally known as soclety or for the idle chat- ter in which it invariably indulges As a result of your intellectuality and the brilliancy of your mind and the lack of communion of interests among vour friends and associates you have become somewhat self-centered and rather too fond of your own company It is possible that you take vourself a little too seriously, and If yvou cannot appreciate small talk, it is also fair t0 assume that your intimates are apt to be bored by your line of conversa- tion, and many of them accuse you of “putting on airs.” If you are engaged in some humdrum capacity, where there is no scope for your intellectual mental attributes, would it not be practical to create an outlet for your- self and your tastes on literary effory? it Me and my cuzzin Artle was wawk- ing along wishing we had a ice creem cone and diffrent things you cant get without money, me saying, G winnlc- kers, I had 13 cents the day before vestidday, and today I aint got a cent, G wizz I dont know ware all the money goes to. Me neither, holey smokes the more I get the more I dont seem to have, G roozalem the high cost of living is fearse, Artie sed. Wich jest then I saw a ladys han- kerchiff laying on the payment, look- ink kind of muddy as if diffrent pee- ple had stepped on it but all rite out- side of that, me saying G. maybe that lady dropped it and maybe if we run after her and give it back to her may- be she'll offer us a reward, maybe. G wizz, hurry up, Artle sed. And we each took a hold of one end of the hankerchiff and ran after her saying, Hey lady, did vou drop this? Wat, that derty looking thing, how dare you ask me sutch a question? T:dke that away from me, the lady sed. Being a short round lady with bob hair, and jest then we saw another lady looking erround on the payment as if she lost something, and we hurry up ran up to her saying, Heer it is, lady, we found it. And we held out the hankerchiff, me still holding one end and Artie holding the other, and the lady sed, O, thank goodniss. And she terned erround and took the hankerchiff and then she made a noise as if she thawt she had saw a mouse and quick dropped it agen, saying, Wat do you meen by putting sutch a looking object in my hand, Im looking for my door key, thats wat I lost. My goodniss I neerly fainted wen I saw wat I was holding, go away from heer before I give you each a good slap, she sed. Wich we did, still not having eny reward. Proving poor peeple genrelly stay poor. Spanish Buns. Make a sponge with one cupful of milk, one-half cupful of sugar, one- half teaspoonful of salt and one-half yeast cake. Dissolve fn warm water, using enough flour to make a drop batter. Beat well and set aside in a warm place, covered, to rise. When light, add one-half cupful of melted butter, four eggs well beaten, one tea- spoonful each of powdered cinnamon and mace and one-half teaspoonful of cloves. Add flour to make a soft dough and knead until smooth. Let rise a second time, then roll out on a floured board and cut into circles. Put close together in a greased pan, cover and let stand until very light, then bake about 18 minutes in a quick oven. LEAVES LACE WHITE Dip any lace-trimmed silk garment in Glorient and the color will dye only the silk, leaving cotton or linen lace unchanged. ‘This is true of every one of the 18 glowing Glorient colors. Avoid disappointment—be sure you use Glorient. At Drug and Department Stores Locitind SILK DYE 1 6. 11 13. 14 20, 21, 4 29 33. 34 35. . Heavenly 42, D. C, THURSDAY The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Copyright by Public Ledger Company. Across. Footwear. . Conquered. . Part of the eveball. . Domestic animal. . Fermented drink. A chest Not {lluminated. . Personal pronoun. . Object Association (abbr.). Biblical mountain. . Be the victor Japanese admiral. Thirds of a vard. . Not many. . Soft wool fabric. Forward. By. . Proceed. . Join to. Expire. A State (abbr.). body. Use bribery. . Gibe. . Cornered. Down. Rogue. Pit. Raw metal. Type measure. 8] [SIEIEIRIME [T]C] [TIU[R] [N[O[D] Slime. 9. Draw forth. . Evil spirit. . Courtyard. . Sharp instrument. Large. . Plant. . Famous. . Married . Cord of a muscle. . Ever (abbr.) Forms bubbles. . Legal paper. - Provision. . Mirth. 5. Female deer. . Consume. . Copy. - Point of the compass. Title of respect (abbr. - Scalloped Smelts. Butter thoroughly a shallow dish and sprinkle the bottom with fine bread crumbs or cracker crumbs. It will save some trouble at the table if the fish are first split and boned be- fore cooking. Dip each one into melt ed butter and fit together in a close layer. Dust with salt and pepper and cover with a thin layer of crumbs Add a second layer of fish and crumbs and dot the top with a tablespoonful of butter in bits. Pour six tablespoon tuls of cream over the top and bake for forty-five minutes in & hot oven Foot Comfort. The following is a good method for preventing hard skin from forming on the feet, softening any that has al- ready formed and for giving a feeling of comfort in hot weather: Empty into a box large enough for the foot to rest in, about four ounces of boracic pow- der. Each morning rub the powder over every part of the feet and be- tween the toes, leaving on as much as possible. Then sprinkle the powder thickly inside the foot of each stock- ing. It is surprising how soft and smooth the feet will feel after a few weeks of this treatment. Kill FLIES by the roomful ! 1f not satisfi your money igd with Improved Dethol, ack. Half-pints, S0c lons, $4.00. Combin: sprayer, $1.00. Dethol Manufacturing Co., Inc., IMPROVED DETHOL, made by a wonderful new secret formula, never fails. Itkills every fly in sight. Just spray it till the air is misty. Keep doors and wincdows closed a few minutes. Then sweep out all the flies—dead. IMPROVED DETHOL is sure death to all pests. Get IMPROVED DETHOL to- day. Simple—Safe—Sure. Full directions on can. of us by asking for * aining pioc con aad ckage con R inmond, Va. Never Another Failure~ never a re-cooking One minute’s iling is all your Jam or Jelly needs + O longer a trying task! Just add Certo to the fruit when you make your jam or jelly, and every glass jells perfectly every time. For Certo is the element that makes fruit /jell— taken from the fruits themselves that are rich in it.| Some fruits lack this jellying property; it grows less in all fruits as they ripen. But with Certo no fruit can fail to jell. And it needs only ont minute’s boiling. Certo’ short boil saves the fruit juice, saves the flavor and color that you lost in the old long}boiling down.! You make half again as much jam or jelly from your fruit—and it is lovelier, more delicious thnnJ ever. Order Certo today from your grocer. Douglas-Pectin Corp., Granite Bldg., Rochester, JUNE 25, Bistory of Pour RName BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN. PINKERTON RACIAL ORIGIN—Norman French. SOURCE—A locality. Perhaps you have wondered about this family name. It is misleading. In spite of yourself you Keep associ- ating it in your mind with the word “pink.” but it has no connection with this word at all. Agaln, it is a natural, but as it hap- pens, erroneous, assumption that the ending, “ton,” recalls it as one of those purely Anglo-Saxon place names compounded of the word which has &iven us our modern word “town" and which is to be found in the ending of s0 many English place names. The name, however, is 4 splendid ex- ample of the way in which a name developed in one language can be in fluenced entirely out of its original form by another tongue. The original form of this family name was “De Pontcardon.” Pontcar- don being a place name in Normandy. It was, of course, first borne by men probably in the ranks of the Conquer- or's army, who came from that lo cality. But in the course of time fts pronunciation was a bit slurred, and men, forgetting that it was a French began to spell it as it was pro Hence Pinkerton WATCH T 1925 LOSELY WOMAN’S PAGE ’ BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES. Answered Letters. S. E. R.—In the shingled part of your hair—where it appears to be so much lighter than the rest—apply hot henna paste for about 20 min- utes after each shampoo and the or- ange shade will tint to that of red like the rest of your hair. You can purchase henna powder at any drug store or at the toilet counters of the department stores. The uses of cream are as follows Cleansing cream has no nourishment in it, but it softens the skin and dis- solves the soll in the pores, where ordinary washing with soap and water will not do it entirely; a good nour- ishing cream (one made from fine vegetable oils) cleanses, softens and nourishes the tissues under the skin Never use a cregam on the face or throat in which there are animal fats. These are heavy and may clog the pores and attract soil, and it is this combination that will lead to super fluous hair if there is a tendency to it. SEVENTEEN.—The little white pin head formations that have massed on prisoned blackheads. You can remove them by careful pricking with a needle dipped first in some antiseptic solu tion, and by pressing them out. Wipe off the skin afterward, using an anti septic. As vou have such a sensitive skin you should not use any cosmetics at your age. Continue to use fine cas- tile soap when bathing 'your face and take a full warm bath all over every day; with a good digestion, enough fresh air and exercise, you need no other help in attaining a good com- plexion. When fine veins appear close to the surface of the skin there should be only very gentle treatment, espe- clally when using a vibrator. WORRIED.—In addition to the exer- cises you are taking, add those of kicking to help develop vour legs Massage will also help, and with it use cocoa butter. This is bought in a cake at drug store, and rubbed over the palm of the hand that is used for the J. G.—Try the best quality of old- fashioned castile soap for your dry skin, as it is made from olive oil and contains nothing to irritate, not even a perfume. I should think a pure rice powder would agree with vour skin the upper part of your cheeks and eves are whiteheads — really im — U. S. Public Health Reports Show;Terrific Increase in Infant Mortality From Intestinal Disease During Hot Weather “Summer is the purgatory of motherhood,” according to Assistant Surgeon General W. C. Rucker and Surgeon C. C. Pierce of the United States Public Health Service, in a Supplement to the Public Health Reports. From 12 to 20 out of every 100 babies born in the United States die during the first year, and the majority of these deaths occur during warm weather. ‘The principal contributing causes are given as improper feeding and intestinal disorders. Many valuable sugges- tions are made for proper feeding, sanitation and general care of children in summer. The mother should nurse the child for the first year if possible; if not, modified milk is the best substitute. Keep baby cool during hot weather, especially by proper clothing and frequent bath- ing in tepid water. Give plenty of boiled water. Keep flies away from baby and all utensils used in preparing its food. Never consider any disturb- Dcp‘elzd, Upon — ‘Health Se during hot safety. It can be Dr. Caldwells SYRUP PEPSIN THEIFAMILY{LAXATIVE or all ' Household Uses— it’s better than bar soap DAY more than a million women are using a new kind of soap wherever they used to rub and rub with bar soap. Using it to get sweet clean clothes with- out wearing themselves and the clothes out over the washboard. easier, quicker, Using it to safely remove grease and dirt from dishes, kitchen utensils, porce- lain, marble, floors and linoleum. = o Wonderful for Reproduced from chart published by U. Try a cream made from almond or | olive oil for massagi < S. Public rvice to show appalling increase in the number of infant deaths from intestinal diseases t weather period. ance of baby's bowels as unimportant, or “only summer complaint.” At the first sign of bowel disorder the disturbance should be immediately remedied. In thousands of homes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is relied on to correct and regulate the bowels. This mild, pleas- ant laxative, free from injurious drugs, can be given to even the tiniest babies with perfect bought at any drug store. surfaces and the suds dissolve away every bit of grease and gummy dirt like magic. It makes washday and house-cleaning cheerier, saves you and saves your belongings. Get the big new all porcelain surfaces package and always have enough for all the things youwant to clean this simpler way. Lever Bros. Co., Cambridge, Mass. Rinso is better soap made just right to loosen dirt and dissolve grease. And best of all made so it does the hard work of cleaning without your aid. It works for you, gently penetrating grease and dirt so they float out in the water. All thie work Rinso leaves for you is just rinsing out the soapy water. Rinso makes your dishes sparkle like new. A swish of dish cloth or mop and off comes every speck of grease and food. Even hard to clean kitchen utensils come spotless without scouring when you soak them a bit in hot Rinso suds. Use it, too, to keep your bathtubs, basins and porcelains smooth as satin. ‘There is nothing harsh to mar fine glazed good cleansing For the best results—For clothes dissolve Rinso in boiling water to set all its power free. Soak; boil or use a washing machine. Always use enough to get creamy lasting suds. For other uses just NOW the big new packa, sprinkle it right on.