Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1925, Page 22

WOMAN’S PAGE Hints In Garment Buying BeEay™ e BY LYDIA LE F HEN buving ready-to- we clothes there are many points that should be we! id becoming and well Your purchases may pensive but ins pparel ine BUYING CLOTHES ADVANCE EXTREME TO SHOULD B IN STY of amount impor- subject » zet wonderful values The hould 1 fr and they articles, styles. ns, the advance t things, what you > delayed late one BEDTIME STORIES Bobby Coon Is G reatly Interested. Av may Mrs. saw tle the Moonliglit at was ip the For Bobt / CWHAT'S TH ASKED PETE course, Peter stopped to pass (or should 1 say the with Bobby. Bobby Coon?” ing. Of the time of day time of night?) “What's the ed Peter. “There is no news,” Coon en't enough hing like n with you, old Lon “I don’t know « > replicd Pe news, replied Bobby been awake long d or seen an at is the new real news m Then he hap- Mrs. Snapper the I knew that wise in the ways of it popped into Bobby might know ad Dbeen about Muskrat's house the way, Bobby,” ild Mrs. Snapper > be interested in krat's house?"” p little ears of that again, Peter, ap an it per ain. “What she was inter- erry Muskrat's ¥. . “she dug into it : were trying to_dig a hole ide. But I guess b, for after it up and filled that She was there most m 1 looked more and more v she dug a that at roof on > replied Peter. enough for her into. T can't im- vanted to get inside house t she Muskrat's fc »on shook his head said he, “I can't, Peter. I never k known her to do such a thing part of the roof that hc d in order to | apart | BARON WALKER. i being ready for the Weigh these matters well be- « deciding which is wisest in vour wn case—the early or late buying. ch has points in its favor, as you an readily understand. Suitability of styles is a point that annot be stressed too much. If expect an article to last two, or e three ons, buy conser {and colors that are not y Watch the trend of fashion to insure getting advance mod When Fads May Be Followed. If you plan to wear a dress, coat blouse, ete.. but one season and get the zood out of it by constant use, ou may pick out articles that re even faddish, provided they suit your style. When this the case the fabric does not have to be care- fully considered. Long we: not expected. 1f the article looks well during one season, that is satisfactory, s0 a less expensive ment fills the need. Good material is absolutely e | sential, however, for endurance ntinued wear without shabby. se a becoming Smart Novelties. It is unwise to buy more than one or possibly two articles of apparel that are in any extreme of fashion, | however, unless money-is no object A novelty blouse or one especially modish sport frock may add chic to one’s whole wardrobe. Accessories that are “the very latest things" are even better for this purpose, and do not increase the expense account to the same degree. Also it often easy to make such accessories at small cost Make Use of Long Mirror. Be sure things fit well or can be al- tered casily. Do not allow vourself | to buy otherwise, though price, style {and color It usually ruing ready-to-we arments to take them in too much. The 1 = will never be | the sam: and lines absolutely must be When trying on a gar- ment, always look in a full length mirror, preferably a triplicate mirror, to assure yourself that the back sides fit as well as the front, and that the garment suits you from head to foot.” Whether the style is for long or short waist lines, they must come in the right place on you, in accord with {the vogue. An ~exaggerated long waist, for instance, looks ridiculous on a very hort person A dress that is too large makes a woman appear stouter than she really is, and this is | something to avoid. Too small dress is quite bad, however, for it will draw across the hips and cup below them in an ungainl; annler, 1y nothing of its looking skinny the bust. This i3 sure to in- re with the set of the sleeves, One thing more, remember that what suits one person may look very badly on another. Therefore do not try to ape another’s style unless you are coavinced t is vour style too. | Preserve individuality within the Irealm of prevailing vogues. correct BY THORNTON W. BURGESS | “Let’s go down there right now, replied Bobby Coon, scrambling ashore from the old lo on which * had been sitting, watching for a 1 to come within reach. Peter stared at him. He couldn't derstand this sudden interest on the part of Bobby Coon. “Tell me, Bobby Coon, what is the idesx?” he asked. “I don't see any sense in go ing down the now. M Snapper ;i~'n‘t there. Besides, if she were there | what diffe iwce would it make? I [ watched her all afternoon and I don't know now why she dug that hole and then filled it up again. I've just come up to Green Forest and I don't | want to go back down there again. | What do you want to go for, any- | w y?" “‘Oh,” replied Bobby, trying to speak !{‘.vrcIPsFl_\'. ‘I just thought I'd like to | see the place where she had been dig- | . but it doesn't matter. it was on rest the side of the roof this bank or on the other Alveady Bobby was shuffling | along down the bank ‘as he spoke. (Copyright, 19 “Puzzlicks” Puzzle-Limericks, Said a youth, as the sleigh bells did “All the blood in my veins is a When I think that —3— You my fair —4 But _she said, remain, dear 1. Tinkling sound 2. Prickly, stinging sensation. 3. In favor of: the person speaking (two words). 4. Head harness of a hors xist @wo ‘words). Strap that holds a saddle (used as two werds). (Note—What was the repartee be- tween the young man and his fair companion?” Put the proper words, indicated by the figures. into the cor- responding spaces and it will appear in the form of a complete limerick. The answer and another “Puzzlick” will appear tomorrow.) Yesterday’s “Puzzlick There was an old maid of Vancouver Who captured a man by maneuver. For she jumped on his knee, With a chortle of glee, And nothing on earth could remove her! The Edges of Your Wearing Apparel Streak Your Clean Linea To prevent your Ii from becominy soiled, clean l{e edges of your coat cul.l.'.. cuffs and lapels with Carbona. Dries in- stantly, leaving absolutely mo after-odor. For Safety’s Sake-demand CARBUNA UNBURNABLE Cleaning Fluid -, REMOVES GREASE SPOTS ‘Without Injury to Fabric or Color 200 30¢60¢& % Stze Botiles at al rag Sores nd Did you | THE EVE COLOR CUT-OUT DAVID COPPERFIELD. V. | l A Strange Homecoming. This fs one davs chapter of the story of “David Copperfield . Children who cut out the' pictures every day will scon have a whole sef of paper dolls with which to act out the story Vhy, Peggotty,” David, n't mother home yet “Ye: , Master Davy,” Peggotty stammer She’ home. W a bit, Master Dav I'll— 1 you something “Peggotty,” David cried, frightened way she ed, matter? Where's mother?" Peggotty got down from the cart took David by the hand and led him, wondering ve much, into the kitchen, where she shut the door. “You see, dear, I should have told you before,” she said, looking very white, and frightening David more than ever. *I should have told you before, but I couldn't. You have a new father.” (This lovely dress of Mrs. Copper- field's should be made a pale blue, trimmed with pink. The bonnet also should be blue with pink_rose buds.’ right. 11 cried comy an at the s first used by has played occasions of »s and knights gave handker- men and since its ori an important role ir tender sentiment. Lad of Old World courts i i { chiefs to .their favorites as tokens of their love. It was the gentlemen, however, who, first recogmized their decorative values—vain King William spending vast sums upon lace-trimmed ones. But the women were then quick to see their possibilitles as a means of coquetry and adornment. This sea- son chnning little fringed ones and gay handblocked prints are chosen with an eye for harmonizing or con trastin, o v with one’s co: MARC Py - 2 Handy Knife Sharpener. 1o convert the ng machine into emery wheel on which knive sors and pencils can be sharpened. Get a alf-inch adhesive tape }and cut off a strip long enough to go routid the hand wheel. the metal rim of the wheel until it adheres firmly. - Next cut a strip of fine emery cloth and glue it to the tape on the wheel, winding a strip of cotton cloth, or anything similar, round the emery wheel to hold it in place until the glue is dry, After 24 hours the wheel will be ready for sharpening purpbses. This will not prevent the machine from being used in the ordinary way. When the emery strip is worn out another may be put in its place. - ‘When some men make mistakes hey repeat them by way of o] easy an t i | | i | Tints the Silk ~ Jeaves lace WHITE/ ECETRIMMED silk finery can be kept colorful—and the lace left white, too. For with Tintex in the Blue box you can keep the silk what's lhr“\ Press this to | Can a Girl in Her Twenties Be Happy With a Widower of 70?7—Should the U. S. A. Have a Uniform Divorce Law?—A Young Busi- ness Girl Who Wants Own Apartment Dl‘l‘\fl MIS8 DIX—I am a business girl not yet 30 years old, and am thinking of marrying a widower of 70. His children object to the match. 50 do my parents. I have a good home, and can earn my own monev. Do you think that I should be happy, or would I soon regret m ct? 1 will not 0 any further in this matter until I hear from you. JOLLY GIRL. oy Answer: T don't think you will ever again sign Yourself “Jolly Girl” or Jolly Woman” if you muke this match. Why, the man is old enough to be Your grandfather, and no girl could possibly be sentimentally in love with her grandfather! What promise of happiness could such a match offer you? To begin with, you start out with & nice family row with the children, who don't want a stepmother younger than themselves. And I know of no other one thing that can so completely polson life as to be at outs with your near relatives. Then you will find, when you are married to your old man, that you have absolutely nothing in common with him. You will both look at life frem two entirely different standpoints. You will have different views, different opinions. different tastes, different standards of conduct, different interests. He will live in the past, you in the future. He will want to reminisce about the things that happened the vear you were born, and you will want to talk of the latest play, the latest book. Perhaps your elderly sweetheart seems well preserved, and younger than his years, and makes no objection to trotting around with you to places of amusement. That's only a kind of synthetic youth on which old widowers dope themselves up when they go a-courting, and it only lasts until they get married again. Then It collapses like a pricked balloon, and your old man settles back into being an old man, and rests his tired feet, and you can’t pry ‘l:un out of his easy chair where his weary old bones have settled down for eeps. Don't believe the foolish old proverb aboyt it being better to be an old man’s darling than a young man's slave. All old people are tyrannical and and ycu will find that if you marry an old man vou will have to do his way, and as he says, and vield to him on every point. He will think it outrageous that you want to go out in the evening or to dance, or to have any of the pleasures of your time of life, because these things do not interest him any more, and he will tell you that wives in his | day didn't zad around to places of amusement, but stayed at home and looked | after their husbands. | And ten to one he will be close about money with vou, for tight-fistedness is also a vice of age, and he will tell you that his sainted Maria never had but one dress a season. Furthermore. you ill spend the balance of your life rubbing rheumatism and doctoring and coddling a querulous old man, and why any girl who can make her own living wants that kind of a job is more than I can understand. I can imagine no reason for a girl in her twenties marrying an old man, except for money. And if that is what you are contemplating doing, let me advise you to ask a stiff price, and get Your money in advance. Sometimes old men cut their young widows out of their wills. DOROTHY DIX. DRI DIX—Do you think that the United States should or should not have a uniform divorce law? I don't think it should, but T am open onviction on the subject. C. 3. B. EAR MISS | | to o llot Answer: T am strongly in favor of a uniform divorce law throughout the United States. It is absurd that you can be legally married in one State and | & bigamist in another, and that one State should sanction & marriag another forbid the banns. Also it gives rise to many complications aff the legitimacy of children and the inheritance of property. Of course, 1 recognize each State's right to deal with the matter indi vidually, but it seems to me that in this enlightened age they might agree on a divorce law that would be acceptable to all. because if we make it harder for people to get married, and require them to give more thought and consideration to the subject, we will do away with the necessity of so many divorces. In many of our States it is still possible for girls of 12 and boys of 14 to get married. In nearly every State boys and girls who have been on a drink- ing party, and who are half-intoxicated, can wake up a clerk at 2 o'clock in the morning, get a license and go to a marrying parson or a justice of the peace, and get married. Nobody could expect these marriages to hold, and they furnish a large percentage of the divorce cases. If it took as much for- mality and time to get a marriage license as it does to get a divorce decree, it would be better all the way around. T think that there are far too many divorces, and that divorce is not the cure-all for domestic ills that mahy people, and especially many women, think that it is. I believe that nearly every marriage could be made a success if husbands and wives really tried to get along together. But when a man and woman find that they are hopelessly dismated, when they come to hate each other and bring out all that is worst in each other, I cannot see how it serves any good purpose to keep them bound together, fighting like cat and dog, mstead of letting them part and go their ways in peace Therefore, I think that we should have a uniform marriage law, as well as a uniform divorce law, and that both should be foolproof. DOROTHY DIX. EAR DOROTHY DIX—I have recently lost my mother, and my married sisters want me to Jive with them. I am 20 years old. Now I want to get an apartment with a girl of the same age and live alone with her, but my family is very much against it. 1 have been working for flve years, and feel that I can take care of myself, both morally and financiallv. Do you see any harm in having my own home? M. A ... Answer: Not at all, under the circumstances. A girl who has made her z for five vears is as worldly wise as the domestic woman of 30. and the t that she is able to support herself shows that she has poise, discretion !and judgment 3 Every girl wants her own home—some little place of her own that she can furnish as she likes, and of which she is absolute mistress, as she cannot be when she is staying in some other woman's house. And I see no reason why she should not gratify this perfectly natural desire. T am no believer of families living together. It nearly always strife and discord, and oftener than not it ends in a row. There is nothing like absence to make our hearts grow fonder of our blood kin. And so I think the unattached woman is nearly always wise to set up her own home when she can afford to do it. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyril 1625.) means Suggestion for Mr. Dawes. abolishing *lame duck™ sessions and From the Springfield Republican, get In line with a reform against The Vice President should advocate | Which nothing can be said even in 1 you want, the best tea ‘ buy from selfish and self-opinionated, and feel that they have a right to dominate youth, | and | ting | Personally, I am in favor of rigid marriage laws, and liberal divorce laws, | FEATURES HOME NOTES uY JENNY WREN SUMMERTIME BY D. . PEATTIE | The first detalls a connoisseur ex amines when he wishes to determine the maker or period of a piece of furniture are the feet and legs. 1f he can place these he gan make a very shrewd guess, and by obsery- o] | ing one or two other details can sub- stantiate or disprove his first judg ment. Sketched are five types popular in the eighteenth century: 1. The square, tapered leg and spade foot seen in many Heppelwhite designs. 2. A straight, fluted leg in Louls XVI style. 3. A cabriole leg with acanthus carved knee and claw-and-ball foot, by Chippendale. 4. The round. reeded and tapered leg in which Sheraton delighted. 5. A leg of the William and M ary period with spinning-top turning and bun foot. Pitcher Plant. If you want to s the flower around Washington, o out to Laurel or Benning and try to find the pitcher plant. It fx a much bet ter test of wits than trying to solve cross-word zzles, for the pitcher plant in our neighborhood has a way of tucking itself into queer corn especially where tho ground is roft and moist, for it likes ever to keep | 1its feet in wet soil if not actually | upon a bog. { The pitcher plant is a monster that eats animals: It traps its prey and devours it, much as a spider spreads a net of flies. 1t is chiefly upon flies, In_fact. that the pitcher plant feeds. The very mark by which the pitcher plant ma alwayvs be re 8- nized is its wicked organ of offe —the long tubular-shaped leaves with 2 sort of enticing ear-shaped open- ing at the top. The insect fiving about in search of nectar peers down the tube and sees at the bot a ! a little shining liquid Te thinks | he has found hiz meal, though in reality it is nothing but | rain water collected there. And could he see more closely he would di cover the corpses of his fellows the bottom of the pool. Down he goes, at any rate, and finds that his way s impeded b long hairs which, however, are easily pushed apart, and plunges to the be tom, into a cold bath. Now he tries to get up, but finds his way barred by the long halrs. which are like a turnstile that will revolve in one direction but not the other. Baffled nd again until he sink sirangest | | | What TomorrowMeans to You BY MARY BLAKI F Virgo. Tomorrow’s planetary aspects show a continuation of faverable conditions. They apparently favor all new enter. prises, provided thought and careful deliberation has been previously given them. Under no condition do the signs spell success for anything of a sp lative or risky character. In taking advantage, if you do, of these condi- tions for the launching of some fresh undertaking, care must be taken to} avoid misrepresentation, as the very | optimistic sense that will be in evi- dence is liable to make vour wish father to the thought and possibly color your ideas with too roseate hue. Go ahe: all means, but go ahead slowly! { A girl, born tomorrow, will expe: rience quite a lot of sickness during infancy, but with correct alimentation | and careful attention will outlive these learly weaknesses and blossom into a {healthy and wholesome womanhood. A boy, on the other hand, will be prac tically immune to sickness during his early years, will in all probability suffer more or less from one or two ailments of gravity during his youth. In disposition and temperament both and girl will be very similar. They both have winning ways and a ss of decision and strength of Il keep them from doing things that they should not do, or leaving undone those things that they should do. rrow is your birthd is made up of many At times vou are very de: ble and reliable. At other times 3 whir 1 and hea mes you a . self-contained and reserved. At other times you are im- pulsive, emotional and frank to the point of excessive candor In one thing, however, y change. You always refus anyth for granted, and shown.” The signs denote the Franklin Iron Heating Element ‘roning in 34 minu out. 1415 Ne (/) u mever to take must be that you should be blessed with a confiding, dominant love and have a home that will be both attractive and hap (Covyright. T : LAKESIDE or seaside—a Dutch Salad. Hollow out deeply six cold-boiled | beets and stand them in a solution of | vinegar and water mixed half-and- half. 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