Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1925, Page 40

" WOMAN’S PAGE.” Head of the Household Social Life BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. There is one part of the house in which the woman holds precedence. She is head of the social life of the home, She is expected to have charge of entertainments, whether in the daytime or evening, and be responsible for their smooth running. She re- celves guests, sees to the comfort arranges for their praised or blamed successes or failures in social matters. There is an honor in'all this, but it also has #ts responsibilities. Courtesy that PUZZLED ADDR TO K THE NOW HOW ENVELOPE. TO &prings from kind thoughtfulness is the keynote to success. In the matter of invitations, while they may be sent out in the name of both husband and wife, as is the case when children are married, when din ners are given and when there are real evening functions, the replies should be directed to the wife. The wording of these regrets or accept- ances, if formal, includes the names of both the man and woman, but the envelope goes to the wife, not to the husband. It is the wife who is at BEDTIME STORIES Looking for Digger. To me it always bas been plain A’tongue was meant to knowledes gain. Peter Rabbit. Peter Rabbit isn't afraid to ask questions. He never has been. If he wants to know a thing, he asks ques- tions until he finds it out. That is artly the resuit of curiosity. You now, Peter is full of curiosity. There is nothing in all the Great World equal to curiosity for leading people to ask questions. One day it popped into Peter’s head that it was some time since he had AS A LITTLE FINE SPIDER EB. RIGHT ACRO:! THE DOORWAY OF DIGGER’S HOME. seen Digger the Badger. Peter never did feel really acquainted with Digger, but he used to like to pass near Dig- ger’s home once in a while just to see him. He was so very different from any one else in the Green Meadows or the Green Forest that Peter never tired of wondering about him. So now, having thought of Dij Peter promptly started over to pa: spects. When ed the place on en Meadows where his home, Digger Peter re the edge of the G Digger had made was nowhere to be seen. ‘“He's prob. ably down inside,” thought Peter. “I wish [ dared go down in and make him a c But I guess that would be a very foolish thing to do.” Peter was quite it about this. He couldn’t possibly have done a more foolish thing than to go down into the home of Digger the iger, for the chances are that he never would have come out again. So, of course, didn’t go in. He all around to see if Digger m nting some- where near. He couldn't see him Finally Peter ventured ri; up on the sandy doorsteps of Digger’s home and right away it struck him that there was an air about that house as if it were deserted. He looked for footprints on the sandy doorstep. There were no fresh one: “That's queer,” muttered Peter to himself as he scratched a long ear with a long hind foot and stared at the entrance to Digger's home. “If Digger were out last night or early this morning there should be foot- prints. Just then he w something which made him_jump right straizht up in FRECKLES DISAP- PEARINAFEW DAYS Guaranteed Result. Medicinal Soap Acts While You Sleep There is no need to suffer a ruined complexion because of homely freckles. Nor need you experiment on your deli- cate skin with any sort of| bleach. STIEFEL’S FRECKLE SOAP sately and surely rids you of treckles, and leaves the kin soft ‘and lovely. It works while you sleep. Sim- ply wash your face, apply the lather, leaving it on over night, and wash off in the morning. ~ Almost immedl ately the freckles begin to r; in a_week they gone. If not, your Jurchase price will be'cheer- ally refunded without ques- tion by the druggist who| sold you. Stiefel's Soaps have been JEeeczibed by phystetans for| Years. sk your own “a @0c cake today at ome of these stores: | | | |away home to receive the replies. It is she who has to plan the refreshments and should know for how many to provide, ete. In Care of Matron. 1f friends are visiting in a home and letters are written them they should be directed in care of the wife, using, of course, her husband’s name with the prefix of Mrs. For example, sup- pose we are writing Miss Anna Black, who is visiting Mrs. Jones, in Califor nia. the envelope should be directed as follows: Miss Anna Black, Care of Mrs. Hen 18 North Street, co, Calif. It is bad form to direct a letter in care of the husband. It is the observance of little details such as these that determines whether or no a person is versed in the social rules of present-day life. Most of us like to keep abreast of the social re quirements. My Neighbor Says: To starch organdie collar and cuff sets, dip them in the wa- ter in which rice has been boiled. This will make them just stiff enough. Hot salted vinegar will re- store copper and zine to their first luster. When mixing mustard for the table it is a great improve- ment to gradually add a little salad oil. Before washing lace cur- tains for the first time let them soak for an hour or two in cold water to which two tablespoonfuls of table salt have been added. The salt takes out the dressing and the curtains are no trouble to wash afterward. For old mahogany furniture that is what the trade calls “dull polished,” don't use any furniture polish at all. Wipe it occaslonally with a cloth wrung out of vinegar and water, then polish with a soft duster, and it will have just the right amount of polish. “Your _sister in writes: “No more more holding _on of water. There isa right way, and If vou do it there will 'be no spray. Simply hold the onions in your left hand with sprout end up and root down. Cut off top and with a few strokes peel downward toward the root. When all of the peel is loosened, cut off the root end, but never until last. If you turn it around and do part in the wrong direction, vou will be sure to cry. Just peeled half a peck in few min- utes and never a tear.” sorrow” tears, mno s in a pan BY THORNTON W. BURGESS the air with surprise. It was a little fine spiderweb right across the door- way of Digger's home. Peter knew then that Digger was not living there. He knew that that house was de- serted. What could have happened? Was Digger the Badger dead? Had Digger moved away? Peter wasted no more time there. Off he started, asking every one he met if they had seen Digger the Badger. No one had, and what is more, no one seemed to be at all interested. This made Peter all _the more eager to find out what had become of Digger. He hurried this way. He hurried that way. He looked everywhere on the Green Meadows. He even went over to the Green Forest, though he knew very well that Digger was not fond of the Green Forest. Nowhere did he find Digger, or any sign of Digger. And nowhere did he find any one who knew anything about what had become of Digger. All this made Peter only the more curious. It re- minded him that Digger had come to the Green Meadows in the most mys- terious way in the first place. He didn't belong there. He had once said that his home had been in the Far ‘West where Old Man Coyote had come from. Peter knew Old Man Coyote's story and how it happened that he was now living so far from where he was born. But Digger the Badger, who kept very much to himself, had never explained how he happened to be there. He had appeared mysteri- ously, and now it seemed that he had disappeared just as mysteriously. Raspberry Granite. A granite is a grained ice which is served, like a sherbert, in little glasses, usually just before or after the roast. For one made from raspberries take three pints of raspberries, one cupful of sugar, one cupful of water and the juice of one lemon. Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes, take from the fire, and add the strain- ed juice of the raspberries and lemon. ‘When cold, pack in a freezer and set without working. At the end of an hour scrape the sides of the freezer can with a long flexible knife, mixing what has frozen with the rest of the more liquid portion. Do mnot beat it, as it should be ¢ arse and grainy. with lcy particles through ft. Close anA set aside again, openin} and mixing .t in this manner three times in as many hours. At the end of that time stir in a pint of the whole fruit and serve. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JULY-2 1925. COLOR CUT-OUT LITTLE BOY BLUE. The Search. “Boy Blue has always before taken such splendid care of the animals that T had planned to reward him by giving him the little spotted calf,” said his father. ‘“‘But where can he be now The mother and father searched everywhere for their little son. They ran to the road to ask the neighbors if they had seen anything of Little Boy Blue. They hunted all over the farm and deep into the woods behind the farm. calling his name all the while. But there was never any answer and no one had seen any one at all in blue. Boy Blue's overcoat is navy blue with tan leather belt. Make his hat tan with a blue ribbon to match his coat. (Copyright, 1925.) HOME NOTES BY JENNY WR Bedspreads tufted with candle wicking are now sold in nearly all of the large stores at prices sur- prisingly low. They are made by hand in the homes of Southern mountaineers and gathered and sold by an agent, which keeps production costs down These spreads are the same sort that were used many years ago and are particularly appropriate for beds of quaint character, such as four- posters and spool beds. The designs are old quilting patterns and are worked on creamy, unbleached sheet- ing of good quality. Some are tufted in colors, such as rose, blue, lavender or yellow, others in the natural color candle wicking. Besides having artistic value and historical background, these spreads are extremely practical, for they are light and cool in Summer, are easily laundered and do not require ironing. (Copyright, 1925.) Beauty Unsurpassed The wonderful refined, entrancing complexion rendered. brings back ihe sppearance of Tt Higaly aatacp: b ealy as Hie: “Exeria a soft and scothing action. 80 Sars fouse. White Tesb-Rachel. 2 Send 10c for Trial Size FERD.T.BOPKINS& SON, New Yark Gouraud’'s iental Cream As often as he wants it . « - and Perfect every time your husband’s Favorite Dessert! IT'S so quick and easy to make delicious pies with Mrs. Watson’s wonderful home- made Pie Crust dough. Mrs. Watson does all the troublesome measuring and mixing for you in her own model kitchens. You just add water and roll out your crust. In three minutes it’s ready to pop into your oven—the perfect pie crust you have longed to bake. Ask your grocer today for the new pack- age of Mrs. Watson’s Pie Crust. Or, send 15¢c in stamps to Mrs. Emily Watson, Inc., Fort Plain, N. Y., for a full size package of Mrs. Watson’s Pie Crust and a leaflet of delicious, easy recipes. ad i | ——— MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX How to Deal With an Unfaithful Husband—Ad- vice to a Dependent Widow Who Is Grafting on Her Parents. Preventing Spilling. DEAR DOROTHY DIX: Seven years ago I was separated from my husband because of an affair he had with a married woman. My children are grown up, and through their influence we got on friendly terms, and decided to bury the past and start anew. I had, however, been in my new home but a short time before I discovered that my husband was continuing his relationship with the woman. I am very miserable. What would you advise me to do? HEARTBROKEN WIFE. Answer: If your husband and this woman still love each other after seven years, you may accept it us a fact that they have a real and genuine affection for each other that will not change. That it is a guilty love and that they have no right to love each other, does not alter the matter. Somehow the woman has a_charm for your husband that you lack. Somehow your husband has for her an attraction that her own husband has not. s Inasmuch, then, as your husband and the woman have a passion for each other that has lasted as long as Jacob served for Rachel, it seems to me that the wise thing and the right thing for you to do would be to go to the woman's husband and tell him just how the matter stands, and that you are golng to divorce your husband, and ask him to divorce his wife in order that they may legalize their relationship. That will, at least, keep them from being social outlaws, and give your children’s father a measure of decency in the eyes of his neighbors. One Mother Says: After the sad experience of break- ing a bottle of medicine I had taken along in my trunk for the children last Summer, I hit upon the plan of putting bottles of liquid, such as medicine and perfume, in a thermos bottle. Then if an accident does happen to one of the bottles in the course of traveling, the contents of my trunk are safe. (Copyricht. SUMMERTIME BY And it will bring you peace to have the matter ended. You can then 1925.) put your husband out of your thoughts, and go about building your life anew on other lines. There will be no question of reconciliation, no perpetual debate in your mind as to whether to take him back or not; no jealous wondering whether he is with the woman or not. Sometimes divorce is like a surgeon’s knife that cuts away a cankerous growth in our souls. We suffer at the time. It leaves a hideous scar that often throbs with the pain of old remembrance, but the old conditions do not poison our lives, and after a while we get well and happy. D. C. PEATTIE. Clover. As you rumble along on whatever little “Toonerville trolley takes you commuting home to your suburb or the house or mp that you have tak- en for the Summer in Maryland or Virginia, watch for the stately, the fragrant, the friendly spikes of the sweet clover rising between the ties of he track and swishing the sides of the car from the embankment. For clover breathes the very spirit of June days —odorous, gay, and innocent. There is vellow sweet clover, and white sweet clover, but they are equally fragrant, and if they are as common as the cinders of the track, they are in their modest way really beautiful. And we ought to think gratefully of plants that will cover up unsighly” spots, and grow, without ca in any back yvard. They are as picturesque as gipsies, and they have the same habitats, the outskirts of large cities, and the roadsides of coun- try districts. Besides the sweet clovers, there are, this month above all others, the true or common clovers, favorite of the bees, loved by the children because one is never forbidden to pick them, and, like the sweet clovers, foreigners mthe country who, in their dress, crowd the vacant lot ard And it will give you an added sense of dignity to rid yourself, once and for all, of an unfaithful husband. You will not be squabbling with a loose woman for him. You will not be humbling yourself by trying to win back a man who 1s”tired of you. You will not be feeding your heart to one who disdains the gift. When there are little children who need a father to provide for and educate them, and give them a start in life, I think a woman should stand almost anything from her husband in order to keep her home together. But when she has no children, or her children are grown, there s no re: for her to cling to an unfaithful husband and let him make her miserable. DOROTHY DIX. .« e e EAR MISS DIX: Iam a widow with two children. T am 35 years old and dependent on my people, who are not really able to support us, and who have to deny themselves many things they need on our account. What would you advise me to do? Get married, or stay on as 1 am? LONELY WIDOW. Answer: Nelither. What I advise you to do is to go to work and support yourself and your children. Any able-bodied woman of 35 is just as capable of making her own living as & man is, and she has no right to become a parasite on others. Certainly any right-feeling woman should be conscience-stricken at the thought that she has come back home to be & burden on her poor old parents and is forcing them to deny themselves the little luxuries that age needs in order to provide for her and her children. The knowledge that she is taking the very bread out of their mouths and thrusting unmerited hardships upon them should spur her on to make every effort to stand on her own feet. Marriage offers a poor solution of her problem to the poor and dependent widow. Not many men are anxious to marty & woman with a ready-made family, and take upon themselves the support of another man’s children Nor are such marriages often happy. Stepfathers are quite as apt to be | e ynoion e Cato W6 Ve unkind to stepchildren as stepmothers are, and so the mother is torn between | paqutifur 2 SPots and render them her husband and her children. All the clovers belong to family, and therefore they high favor with the farme For the clovers are, par excellence, the re- storers of nitrogen to the sofl. Nitro- gen, that precious element which most plants remove from the soil, which lies at the bottom of the Muscle Shoals controve , which man at great ex- pense captures from the air, is re- stored, to the soil, for nothing, by the roots of the clover plant. On these roots invariably live colontes of bac- teria which take nitrogen from the air and restore it to the soil. Herring Salad. Soak three herrings in cold water overnight, then rinse several times. Skin, bone and cut in half-inch pieces. Peel two apples and chop fine. Mix with the herring, then add two table- spoonfuls of chopped almonds, one chopped onion, half a cupful of vine- gar, a little sugar and a pinch of pep- per. Mix well, then pour over the her- rings and set ready to serve. the pea are in Also, to marry a man just because he offers himself as a meal ticket is a shameful thing, and the woman who sells herself for a home is no better than the woman who sells herself on the streets. Believe me, Lonely Widow, you will be far better off and happler if you learn some trade whereby you can be self-supporting, and make a living for yourself and your children, than you will if you graft it off your poor old parents, or marry for it. There are lots worse things than work. DOROTHY DIX. « e e IDEAR DOROTHY DIX: We are two girls, each 19 vears of age, and each has an offer of marriage. But the young men are not our ideals. They are very handsome, but are not wealthy. Our ideals are men who are handsome and wealthy, and who think a woman should be beautiful and accomplished, and an ennobling influence in their lives, not a domestic slave Shall we accept these men or risk meeting our ideals later in life? UNDECIDED ONES. Answer: My advice to you both is to wait untfl you have more common sense, and until you find men with whom you are so much in love that you will just yearn to cook and darn and mend for them, and who will look better to you than any shetk, no matter how homely they are. If you wait for a husband until you find men who are handsome and wealthy, and who expect nothing of their wives but to be beautiful and exquisitely dressed and social leaders, you will wait a long time. In fact, yvou will be still waiting at the church when you are 80. there are no such husbands as girls of 19 picture in thelr dreams. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright. For in the ice box until Put sliced lemons on - 1925.) Serve it tonight. Buy a double supply. For they all demand an “encore” for the FOURTH OF, JULY PICNIC. FEATUR IN THE GARDEN ES. WITH BURBA As Reported by Elizabeth Urquhart and Edited by Luther Burbank. Midsummer Garden. “Is it too late, Mr. Burbank, to plant vegetables for Summer, especially aft- er heat has done its damage?”’ I asked. “You know, also, that there are many owners of country homes who cannot begin their garden work until late in June or ‘u July, and who can- not stay away from the city more than two months to enjoy the prod- ucts."” “Fortunately there are vegetables ready and willing to accommodate these Midsummer growers, Burbank, “so that if such a garden be properly started and the plants kept growing constantly there is much that may be produced within 60 day. “First, everything depends on ge ting the seeds to sprout prorptly; they should be planted a little deeper than in the early Spring, because there is less mofsture in the ground, and the soil should be pressed firmly about them. After sowing them, in the absence of rain, water well with hose or sprinkler. “In planting New Zealand spinach | soak the seeds for 24 hours before | sowing, and it must not be forgotten | the spinach requires a heavily en- riched sofl. If not well fed the plants will not be ready for cutting within the 60 days.” ““Radishes and lettuce will, of cou always make good time, I suppose said. “Yes, early radishes will be ready for the consumer within 25 to 30 days | and are to be recommended for the children’s garden, where time drags | 5o heavily and the growing season | seems so unnecessarily long. “It must be remembered, however, that these small y varieties must be gathered and used in their extreme youth, because they do not stand heat well and foon become pithy. Some varieties, such as ‘Icicle, will grow larger without deteriorating and last longer, although requiring a week longer for ripening.” “What lettuce best stands the Sum mer_heat?” I inquired. “Several varieties of the crisp heads and the Cos or Romaine will remain in good condition for two weeks after maturing, and will be ready for the table in 60 days; Tom Thumb is the earliest. | “The Swiss chard greens will be found satisfactory, as it is ready for cutting in 50 days after sowing the Gmy -and resigned “Y LOVE you just as muc %t believe him—or heed i trying to console you. Your proof will be his smile of sur. rised approval, after you've used rownatone, the guaranteed, harmless vegetable preparation that tints gray, faded or bleached hair any shade! You can use it at home unaided. It does not fade or wash out! Further applications are necessary onl/y to new hair growth. Two colors, shading from lightest blonde to black—S0c and $1.50 at druz and foilet counters. 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However, the old faith beets, carrots and turnips, ma: counted on to make their appearance ion is over. lipse beets will first flush nd the end of th escape the family b in excellent condition surpassing the grown beets. “Early carrots will mature quickl and will be good and sweet i gathered while sma ome of the early varieties of t will be ready for use in less t tted two month: ties do not ke use those requiri for ripening should be “This might tensive li marked. “And it be grower remembers t provides the he must pro days of dr ine be in the flavor by nd it any will be for canning Winter-stored full for Winter ther month i the e the sun er heat ire in Enthus| people away return in disg "OUR vacation-wardrobe must be colorful to be fashionable. Here is your need for Tintex. For Tintex—made in the latest fash- ionable colors—will instantly give fi'csh,g’orious:olo(toaflyourdfi}n- ty finery. For the very colors you want see the Tintex Color Chart. 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