Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1926, Page 41

WOMAN’S PAGE Treatment of Hair for the Evening BY MARY MARSHALL. ‘Whatever you decide upon for your evening headdress—you may be sure that your hair must neeis be done With a simplicity almost severe. ‘For 2- FOR THE GIRL WHO DARES THE VERY SIMPLE COIFFURE IS CHOSEN FOR EVENING. HERE YOU SEE THE SMART LITTLE BANG WITH A SMALL KNOT AT BACK HELD WITH A TOPPED COMB. GOLD BRACELE WHICH ARE ONE OF TH ‘W FADS, ARE WORN WITH THE PLAIN GOLD COMB. the elaborate evening headdress is not orate by reason of puffings and wavings and paddings and twisting of hair, but by reason of bandeaux, tiaras, turbans and evening hats. A large class of evening head- dresses_consists of turbans and caps built vhon a sort of skull cap of ma- line, which fits as closely as possible to the smoothly dressed head. Some- time two-toned pastel-colored laces are draped over this and there is fre- quently a jeweled pin. A neat little metal met cap has a visor of maline. Sometimes jeweled leaves are ar- ranged around the little maline skull cap to resemble the Greek victory wreath. One of the prominent French milli- ners is responsible for velvet evening hats which have been worn this Win- ter, in shades of mauve, linden green, blue, rose or golden yellow. They have drooping brims of silver cloth draped with tulle. Their only trimming is a band of velvet ribbon two inches wide, which passes around the crown and hangs in long loops at one side. The name of Lucien Lelong has been closely associated with head- dresses of great splendor this Win- ter—which are, of course, always worn over the most simply dressed hair. One of these headdresses, known as the blue butterfly, consists of a sort of close-fitting shaped bandeau covered with blue gems that fits over the fore- head, covering the eyebrows, with a jeweled band passing over the ears and across the nape of the neck to hold it in place. There are little points of the bandeau covered with the blue gems coming well down over the ears. Sometimes Lelong's bandeaux are like tiaras, but they always fit very far down over the forehead and eyebrows. One of Lelong's evening headdresses comes so far down on the forehead at the sides that it actually covers the evebrows and all but hides the eyes, while an ornament of jewels rests well down on the bridge of the nose. It is held in place by a jeweled band that passes from the middle of the front to the back, forming a mask for the cen- ter hair parting. 4 Answers to Food Questions Auswers to readers’ questions regard- Ing diet will be given by Winitred Stuart Gibbs. food specialist. writer and lecturer on nutrition. Questions should be ac- comparied by & self-addr stamped envelope. as only 1 inter- est “will ba answ olumn Others will be answ agh the mail Every effort wil uestions promply. ndulzence of of avoidable delay. d i« large and each must take its t ddress: Winifred Stuart Gibbs. 37 West 3uth street. New York City I am always interested in vour questions and answers and am com- ing to you for some advice. 1 have high blood pressure and am a hearty eater. W1l yvou please tell me just what T had better eat? I am_very tired of milk, and I am getting thin.— Mrs. V. C. V. In general a diet which is advisable in cases of high blood pressure con- sists largely of milk, fruits and vege- tables, milk preparations, starchy foods, such as cereals, and fats. I realize that this is w very general statement, but it is, after all, the fun- damental principle used in planning diets in cases such as yours. Another suggestion is to eat more moderate quantities. If you will tell me something of your age and height I will tell you what you should weigh and also give you an idea of the size of portions that you should eat. It may be that a regulation of this would be all that would be necessary. T find that high blood pressure fre- quently only comes from disturbed di- gestion and that adjusting quantities of food eaten will effect a complete cure. Won't you let me hear from again? you Your articles have been very help- ful, the one on rheumatism especially. I am a business woman and since July have had constant pain in my left arm. I am unable to raise it to any height. I have made use of every suggestion and have taken many treatments and have still no improve. ment. Two physiclans call it arthritis. I am writing to ask if that disease is curable—E. A. M. Among most authorities rheumatic arthritis is thought to be chronic infectfon. It is on say that most of the authoriti are working on this problem frankly uncertain as regards many of the problems connected therewith. Those who prescribe a diet based on the infection theory lay stress on the necessity of food being very nourish- ing. It may even be stimulating, ac- cording to one leader, and it should contain a fair quantity of body-build- ing material, considerable fat and car- bohydrate. I do think that it might be worth vour while to experiment carefully with yourself along these lines. You could usually let your own intelligence govern your experiments. Your diet, as you outline it, seems to me to be all right, but suppose you try gradually and very carefully to ircrease the nourishing properties. This would mean, for example, that your breakfast would practically be the same as now, except that you would experiment to find what e: tremely nourishing food you could di- gest without trouble. If plain milk disagrees with you, you might try either buttermilk or some form of fermented milk. I notice that you say that your lunches have been very frugal. While for many business women I advocate a light lunch, I do think that perhaps your lunch plan may need a little revising. Can you, first of all, take plenty of time, so as to relax thoroughly while you are eating? This is far more important than appears on the surface. Then apply the principles we have been discussing and see how you can best build up your mid-day meal without causing discomfort. I realize that this seems a.very general statement, but long experience has convinced me that in case of disturbed bodily proc- esses one must be fed according to in- dividual requirements. I suggest then that keeping within the limits already outlined you try eating a normal mixed diet without any special restrictions. You can soon tell whether you will be able to carry this on. If you can, I know of no other one thing that would help you more. Evidently, what ycu need s to be, in the old-fashioned phrase, built up. As to vour question in regard to alicylate, aspirin and the like, I really must not advise. I feel that only a physician could take such a responsibility. (Copyright. 1926.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copsright. 1926.) .i 1. Hurried. 5. Character in Othello. 9. Beseech. 11. South American mountains. 12. European river. 13. Long for. 16. Like. 16. Muscular twitching. 18. Tiny portion. 19. Friar's title." 20. Possessive. 22. Possessed. 23. Over. 24. Existed. 25. Hole. 27. Inclosure. 29. Distant. 30. River in and. Switz Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle. [E]STA[URE P [T B sTo] . Japanese coin. . Exists. . Wild_time. . Behold. . Thin, broad piece of a substance. . Falls in drops. . Small pie. . A flower. Down. . Quarrel. . Double in narrow folds. . Engineering degree. | Twenty-four hours. . Tavern. . Printed notice. . Mechanical appliances. | Mountain in Thessaly. . Debutante (colloguial). . Craft. Help. Group of singers. . Starves. - . Nevertheless. . Possesses. . Turkish general. . Distant. . Utter a sharp cry. . Clenched hand. . Likely. . A color. . Part of the face. . Place. . Make a mistake. . Comparative suffix. . Maiden loved by Zeus. A G e Miss Rhode F. Graves, only woman member of the New York Legislature, as been honored by being made chairman of the committee on public B5% 2 8e ' institutions. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SUB- ROSA BY MIMI Telling Tales. D. writes in great excitement that she is one of the few girls in the world who have real chums. Hers is a girl she cares 86 much for she would g0 to some trouble to save her from be- ing hurt. Ruth, the chum, has been in love with Walter for a long time. She trusts him implicitly, takes his every word as gospel truth, and laughs at the mere sugestion that he could ever be capable of infidelity. They are to marry in May—what could be more charming? But friend D. is ‘worrled. She dashes about a good deal, takes in a lot of dances and shows, and she keeps her eyes open. And the other night she was amazed and horrified to find the Faithful Sd#itor Walter at one of the new night clubs, having the time of his life with a woman who seemed slightly older than himself. There was no hope that his com- panion might be his aunt, or cousin or any of the convenient relatives whom men usually summon to aid them in an alibi. ‘Walter was too obviously devoted, too thoroughly wrapped up in his fair ore) to permit of any misunderstand- ng. If D. tells all this to Ruth, the lat- ter will refuse to believe the tale. It finally convinced, her heart will be broken. And there is every chance that, even with thig knowledge of W.'s true character, she will go straight ahead and marry him. Under the circumstances, D. asks is there any use in her antagonizing her dearest friend by telling tales on the boy friend? Yes, D. I'm afraid there is. Yours isn't a very pleasant task, but in the interests of your friendship you must make the effort. How would you feel if you let Ruth march into marriage with this boy— unaware of his cheating habits? And if, a year or so fater, she came to you in despair because she had discovered him to be deceiving her— could vou forgive yourself when you realized how much worse her posi- tion then was as his wife than it might have been as his sweetheart? Don't you see that you must give her the chance to decide? If, after she hears all you have to tell of him, she is still anxious to be his wife, the rsponsibility is hers. You've done the best you could, and thing that may happen in the future. But you have no right to keep from her information which might open her eyes to the nature of her intended husband. Never mind about her anger—your possibly ruined friendship. If you are as truly fond of her as vou claim to be she will understand your mo- tives, and won't hold a grudge against you. Even if it seems contemptible to you, tell on Walter, go ahead with our dirty work. Ruth's happiness may be at stake. Mimi{ will be glad:to answer any inquiries directed to this paper, provided a stamped, addressed envelope 1s inclosed. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Leaflet Information. This department is now able to offer some leaflets which should be exceed- ingly helpful. Here are the leaflets which now may be had for only a self-addressed and stamped envelops and a request for them. But the little we ask {8 most important. Don't for- get your address in full, your name, and a stamp on the enveiope in which you want us to return the leaflet. 1—Pre-natal Care and Diet for Nurs- ing Mothers; 2—Constipation; 3—Feed- ing and Weaning, covering periods from seven months to three vears; Eczema; 5—Lavets; 6—Forcible Feed- ing, infants and older childre; Various Questions, teething, sleeping, thumb-sucking, sitting and walking, training in cleanly habits, periods of nursing. These leaflets include almost all the information possibie about these vari- ous subjects: Before asking a personal question, save my time and vours by asking_for the particular leaflet. It very likely will answer all your per- plexities. Mrs. A. H. A.—This sleeping on a springless bed has evidently done the baby no harm. Since no one has ever tried out the experiment of sleeping permanently on a_springless bed it would be impossible to say if it is actually harmful. For pure comfort's sake I would certainly get a sprnig now. Mrs, N. E—Please write me, follow- ing directions at beginning of this article, and ask for the leaflets on con- stipation and feeding. Your baby would be helped by having corn sirup or malt sugar in his formula instead of the saccharine; he needs the carbo- hydrates of sugar, and this will help the constipation. We don’t put sugar in cow’s milk to sweeten it, but to pro- vide it with the sugar that is lost when the milk is diluted. The leaflet on forcible feeding will Help you in getting him to take the fobd he needs. He must have solid food now. Mrs. M. M.—Please send a self-ad- dressed and stamped envelope for the leaflets you desire. I should say, to your other question, between the Tth and 14th of September. Nose Studs. Will the next fashion craze for women be jeweled nose studs? A London woman, Mrs. Muriel Blan- tyre, says they are wonderfully be- coming. Her husband bronght back from India a ruby nose stud such as is worn by men and women in that country. In a spirit of curiosity Mrs. Blantyre plerced her nostrils and in- serted it. . “I was surprised to discover how pleasing the effect was. My friends Who have seer. it quite agreed.” Sweet Potatoes au Gratin. This offers a much-relished change from the *candied” way of preparing them. Get a can of whole sweet po. tatoes, slice them and place them in layers in a buttered baking-dish, sprinkling each layer with a little brown sugar, flour and grated cheese. Omit the flour from the top layer. Add enough milk to cover, and bake until a delicate brown. FLAGSTAFFS OF WASHINGTON BY JENNY GIRTON WALKER. Ul | Flags of Republic of Switzerland and of Red Cross. The white cross of the Swiss flag has arms of equal length which do not_extend to the edge of the red fleld. This shape is called a Greek cross. The vertical lines in- dicating red show plainly that the flag of ihe Bed Crom Society Ia the Swiss flag with coloring reversed. It was adopted at Gene- va. Switzerland, and is sometimes called the Geneva Cross. It was during the Crusades that the Christian device of the cross came into familiar use on flags. Many of the early banners were square, and the crosses placed upon them assumed the shape we now call the Greek cross. At first the white cross of the church on a red fleld was chosen by the Christians as a badge in their crusades against the Saracens in Pal- estine. Later on different national- ities were distinguished by the same emblem in different colors. St. Mau- rice, who has been honored in Switz- erland since the third century, is pic tured, when accompanied by St George and other warrior saints, as wearing a white cross emblazoned upon a crimson vest. In the early part of the fourteenth century, the period of the stery of William' Tell, the Swiss were fighting valiantly against the oppression of the nobles, who claimed the vight to govern thém. A Swiss writer is au- thority for saying that in that cen- tury, as early as 1339, Swiss patriots chose the white cross for their ban- ner, “believing that they might weil assume the sign of the Crusades, since the freeing of the nation was for them a cause as sacred as the deliv- erance of the holy places.” The coat of arms for Switzerland is the same as the flag and is re- peated on the shield at the base of the flagstaff at the Swisxx legation, 2013 Hillyer place. The Red Cross Flag. Prior to an official international conference at Geneva, in 1864, no in- ternational .treaty protected the med- fcal and nursing services of different armies. Each country had a different mark for its sanitary service and soldiers recognized only their own. The proposal to adopt a common and uniform flag was most welcome. The red cross, adopted as a distinguish- ing emblem in 1864, was ratified by the International Red Cross conye tion, meeting again in Geneva in 1906, in the following articl “Out of respect to Switzerland, the heraldic emblem of the red cross on a white ground, formed by the re versal of the federal colors, is co tinued as the emblem and distinctive sign of the sanitary service of ihe armies.” The red cross may also be used to distinguish the peace-time zctivities of the Red Cross Society. In Was ington the flag is flown daily at the American national headquarters, Sev- enteenth and D streets, and at the headquarters of the District Red Cross Chapter, 16 Jackson place. (Copyright, 1926.) WHEN WE GO SHOPPING BY MRS. HARLAM Tablecloths. Many housewives are as careful about the way they dress their tables as they are about the way they dress themselves. No matter whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner, they know just what kind of a cloth they wish. = They take this knowledge with them when they go shopping. For every-day use in the family a simple tablecloth is preferred. It doesn't require careful handling, and it is easily laundered. Then, every housewife likes to have at least one elaborate cloth for occasional use. Plain hand hemming is the most satisfactory. It is the strongest and most beautiful hemming. You have probably noticed that hemstitching cuts and breaks, and it often leads to serious damage during laundering. It your tablecloth is made of beautiful linen it is a_shame to have cheap- looking machine hemming on it. It you can do your own hemstitching vou can save vourself money and have beautiful linen, too. Pattern cloths are popular with the woman who likes to do her own hem- ming. They have a border going all around, and yet they are unfinished. Many of the beautiful cloths you see in nelghbors’ houses are pattern cloths of original design. ODD FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF BY YALE S. NATHANSON Department of Psychology, University of Pemnsylvania. A Bundle of Instincts. From the very first’ moment vou opened your eves to the light of day you proved you were a great big bun- dle of instincts. You cried because vour stomach was empty, because you were cold, because of pain. As you grew older your pains and pleasures became more complex things and you showed this by your manifestation of other instincts. Why does your little son jam string, nails, marbles, jacks, pebbles, buttons and a wild miscellany of articles into his bulging pockets? Tt {s the expres- ion of the instinct of possession, not nnlike the sprit which goads many a financier on and on until he has cor- Clues to Character BY J. 0. ABERNETHY. Chin of Reliability. It you wish to select a man to per- form a difficult or dangerous task, pay special attention to his chin. If the applicants do not have strong, well developed chins, reject them without further ado. A well developed chin indicates strength of character. No undevel- oped races possess good chins. Lav- ater said, “The more chin, the more man.” If the chin is broad as well as square and firm it indicates great constitutional vigor, thoroughness and reliability. : Persons with weak chins rarely ever accomplish great things in life. All great men and women have well developed chins. Some are broad, some square, while others are long and pointed. Each represents differ- ent characteristics. Men and women with square, broad chins are positive, courageous, consclentious, energetic and dependable: You will find that persons who have accomplished great things, particularly in the business world, have square, well developed chins. Set a person with a square, broad chin to perform a difficult task and he will tear down obstacles in his way without loss of time. This type of chin may be relied upon. The wearer of it will be faithful in love or business. (Copyright. 1926.) Sealed Tight "SALADA" TEA Always in Aluminum Packets D H. ALLEN. Which fabric shall it be—cotton or linen? Both have their merits. Cot- ton soils more quickly than linen, but it launders well. It may be boiled without danger to the fiber. On the other hand, spots may be more easily washed out of linen than out of cot ton. Of course, that's a great advan- tage in tablecloths, especially if you have a family of children. Linen i harder to iron than union or cotton cloth, and it dries 8o quickly that if it isn't pressed while quite damp it does not look smooth. Colored tablecloths are economic: to use and good looking, too. T imported ones are often better made but more expensive than the domestic cloths. You may buy either kind by | the yard or finished. They come ir blae and red, green and red, blue and white and turkey and white. Usuall the finished cloths are fringed all around. There are two arguments against round cloths. They are hard to iron because they don't keep their shape very well, and they aren't usable on a table when extra leaves are put in. Before you buy a heavy cloth remem- ber that it. will be difficult to wash and that it can't be washed as quickly s a light one. Partly bleached and coarse fabrics are cheap, but they probably won't look smooth enough to suit you. B. Sc., M. A. nered the market in some_ particular industry. Do you know why many people take such an active part in organizations of all sorts? Do you know who pe ple crowd themselves into cities, why they love to be with large groups? It is the instinct of gregariousness—love of association. Do you dislike having people tell vou how wonderful you are, how handsome, how charming? Certainly you don’t. You fairly thrive on it! It is universal, as true in Darkest Africa as it is here—the love of ap- probation. Hunger, thirst, pain, protection of young, imitation, fighting, hunting, play, curiosity, clenliness, shame, love—these and a thousand other qualities which go to make up your day’s behavior are your instincts. The drowning man grasps at the passing straw because he wishes to hang on to life. The dying victim of an accident, crushed and broken, fights hard for life. The most marked instinct of life is survival—the desire to live. This is seconded only by the instinct which leads parents to protect their young—be they humans or ani- mals. Animals have many instincts, it is true. But, contrary to the popular be- llef, they do not have as many in- stincts as human beings, because the latter have accumulated through all the years of racial development the many habits which have come down to the present race as important in- stinots 50 necessary to life. (Copyright. 1026.) Curried Apples. 6 A novelty to serve with cold meats is curried apples. Select a dozen tart apples, wipe and core them, and place in a baking dish. Cream to- gether one-half a cupful of butter and one cupful of brown sugar. Beat in one tablespoonful of vinegar and one teaspoonful of curry powder. Fill the whole with this mixture and bake in a quick oven. Serve when thoroughly chilled. ?_-:,%‘u:fl._ = WOMRATH S 1238 607 13h Se. N.W. ot lve mear & branch, writs owr "::fl‘;oll ervice for Lidrary terma. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1926 FOOD AND HEALTH BY WINIFRED STUART GIBBS. Food Speclalist. We are becoming more and more familiar with the idea of training our children and young people in right health habits.” There bas for some time been a pievailing impressicn that it did not much matter what the grownups did. In eo far as this fm- pression relates to their own dfet it is partially true. Certainly, men and women who have reached maturity are possessed of bodies which are pretty much what they have made them. It s, of course, possible to keep these bodies in better health than they would be if laws of diet and nu- trition were disregarded. It is all systematic health training in parents that.we are thinking of just now. BSo important does a well known educator feel this to be that she has worked out several interest- ing projects. One project has to do with the keeping up of family health, and that series of questions mother has a working guide for her own use. These questions include such as: What changes_in food, exercise, amount of rest and recreation should be encouraged during adolescence? ‘The mother who knows exactly what to answer to this question will have healthy boys and girls in the teen period to rise up and call her blessed. What are some of the bad effects of constipation? What can be done to overcome the condition? What is the cathartics? The mother who knows the answer to these questions need fear the at- tack of very few diseases. The main- tenance of perfect intestinal cleanli- ness is one of the best preventives known. Is the “soda habit” for indigestion angero If so, wh The mother who knows how fo call a halt on in- discriminate use of bicarbonate of soda is accomplishing much. She is help ing her family to avoid ill health sure to come from the abuse of this or any other habit. Without golng into complicated chemistry, it is in order to point out that from the mere standpoint of balance, a_term which is familiar to students of nutrition, it is on the face of it inadvisable to take any one food or drug to such an extent that the balance is disturbed. Bicarbonate of soda is taken as an agent for relieving acidity of the stomach or other parts of the body. Properly proportioned it does neutral- ive certain acid. It Is easy to see what happens if we take too much. If we take more of the acid neutralizing agent than there is acid, nature’s ad- justed chemical plans are very much interfered with. It may be said, in passing, that it is far safer to let the balance err on the side of too much alkaline food than on that of too much acid. To return to our mothers’ training courfe. Such a plan, which the housekeeper will probably prefer to best substitute for make out for herself, should include | such questions as diet for the house- keeper. Using this as a starting point, the interest of the children may be aroused by appealing to their love for their mothers. They may learn how to adapt their school lessons to providing a proper diet for their mothers when they are busy or {ll. (Copyright. 1926.) Bistory of BY PHILIP FRS DUTTON. RACIAL ORIGIN—English. SOURCE—A locality. Family names, their meanings and the manner in which they originated, are something of a mystery to most people today. A hundred years or more ago they were considerably more of a mystery, for a study of the tend- encles and directions in which lan- guages and epelling change in_ their development had not been carried so far as it has today, nor had those who were curlous about family names col- lected the data which are today avail- able. ~ In the beginning in the period when family names were being formed, there was, of course, no mystery about them Their first use was as mere descrip- tive additions to the given name. Yet it is hard to eradicate the erro- neous notion, still prevalent to some extent, that these place names of old England were derived from family names, whereas the opposite is true. Thus the family name of Dutton comes from the place name of Dutton, not the reverse. But the place name of Dutton, in Cheshire, is a bit clouded with obscur- ity, and its origin Is open to some speculation. The idea that it comes from “Dutch-town” may be discarded as improbable. ‘More likely its origin lies further in the past, and is to be found either in the Cornish British “du,” meaning in some cases ‘side,” in others “two,” with “ton” meaning “hill” added; or else the first element comes from the word “dhu,” meaning “black.” But the “ton” here does not mean_ “town.” Thus the real mean- ing of this place name may be “Hill- side,” “Two Hills” or “Black Hill. Bour -_fiamt 1S NOWLAN. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. ‘Words often misused: “Wages” is plural in form, but may take either singular or plural verb. “The wages of sin is death” is preferred. “My wages are meager” is preferred. Often mispronounced: New. Pro- nounce the ew as in “few,” not as ue in “sue.” Often misspelled: Truly, not ue. Synonyms: Love, affection, liking, fondness, tenderness, devotion, ador- ation, infatuation, passion. Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.”” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Obstreperous, making a great dis- turbance; noisy. “The few glasses of wine made him loud and obstreper- ous.” STARTS you right for the day—Chase & Sanborn’s Seal Brand Coffee for breakfast. Chase&Sanborn's FEATURES Making the Most of Your Looks BY DOROT! BEAUTY CHATS Quick Manicuring. Manicuring need not be much of a| ceremony; at least, it need not be a lengthy one. Learn to take intelligent care of your nails and you won't have to spend many minutes on them. The vast amount of advertising of mani- cure preparations has undoubtedly made women take better care of their hands than they used to—but none of the advertising that I've seen has edu- cated them into ways of preventing 2 manicure, or of shortening it. The best way of avoiding laborious minutes with preparations and orange wood sticks is to rub the nails with cold cream each night, as soon as you have washed your hands thoroughly with hot water and soap. Clean under the nails first, then rub the cream in thoroughly. Then push back tlLe cuti- cle with an orange wood stick and wipe off the left over cream. It may sound involved, but it actually takes less than a minute. And it's necessary to clean under the nails first, because the cream works under of itself and would, otherwise form an ugly dark line hard to get out. Do this nightly and in the morning wash the hands, push back the cuticle again and polish quickly; this will make your nails fit for the day. Once 'HY STOTE. Dear Ann: A large hand on a woman may de note capableness, but it is no mark of beauty. And so rather than a cuff at the wristband, her should be needed with a wide f which will make the hand less con spicuous. Yours for concealing flares LETITIA. (Copyright, 1926.) BY EDNA KENT FORBES. | every two or three davs | have to | reshape each nail with an emer board, occasionally vou'll have to clip off bits of cuticle with manicure scis- sors, and now and then you'll have 1o bleach off dirt and stains. You can use any of the quick cuticle removers, providing you use cream afterward, since they are drying. Or you can use lemon juice, which takes off stains, but does not, like the removers, take off dead cuticle. Polish your nails every day. It's good for them, it helps keep them smooth, it makes them pink, and it makes them healthier because it stim- ulates the blood around them. If you must, use liquid polish or varnish, but don't if you can help it. Bertha F. H. and Katharine D. Nails that break from being fragile or from being brittle usually come from the same cause, which is a lack of lime in the system. Consult the doc- tor about this condition as vou must be in need of a tonic that will supply this lack internally. Dorothy B. J.—When massaging lines from the forehead, follow their direction from the center out to the temples. For lines under the ey stroke from the nose and work u ward to the temple HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. To “Spot” Some One. f there is a mistake, I'll spot it —that is one way in which the word “spot” is used in every-day speech to express “discover” or ‘detect.” “He'll spot the thief” is quite fa- miliar. So generally accepted has the term become in the latter sense that “spotter” is synonymous in po- lice or criminal circles with detec- tive. The following quotation from the old Providence Press shows {ts use in this way: “An immense amount of ingenuity has been expended in hiring spotters and detectives to watch the men.” Although the term is now used in England as well as on this side of the water, America—specifically the woods of Maine—is credited as being the locale of its origin. It is a sur- vival of the days when trails were blazed by marking trees with cut- ting a chip out of their sides. To so mark a tree was called in Maine “spotting” it and it was with refer- ence to finding the trail by means of these trees that the term was first used by the Mdine woodsmen in the sense of “detect” or “discover.” as it is used in its wider application in common speech today. (Copyright. 1926.) A reader asks why purple, not black, is the mourning color of the Catholic Church. ~The practice is full of_significance. In olden times purple was the mourning color of all Christian kings and princes. As late as 1680 Charles II of England mourned in purple for his brother Henry, Duke of Glouces- ter. The “Princes of the Church” have ranked with sovereigns. There- fore they used purple in the mourning for one of their number. They wore purple also on Good Friday, in mourn- ing for Christ. It is in memory of the purple gar- ment that the Roman soldiers threw around Christ when they mockingly called him “The King of the Jews,” that royalty in olden times and the Roman Catholic Church to this day mourn in purple. And of the same ancestry is the common use of purple for “second mourning,” the dress of milady during the later mourning when all black weeds have been dis- pensed with. (Copyright. 1926.) Papas Aji. Boil six large potatoes, and when done cut in dice. Put two tablespoon- fuls of butter in a frying pan, and when hot add one clove of garlic, one onion and one sweet red pepper, all chopped fine. Stir until a pale brown, then add two ounces of chopped Amer- ican cheese and one-half a cupful of vinegar or one-third cupful of lemon juice. Gently stir in the potatoes and simmer for five minutes. Mk SEAL BRAND COFFEE Seal Brasd Tes is of the seme high quality T it My Neighbot Says: When you choose poultry, see and claws of a are soft, not stiff and horny. The bones of all young birds are soft. If you have a waxed finish on the living room floor and wish to clean it, put a few drops of crude oil on a soft, dry cloth and give the surface a_light polishing after having dusted it well with a dry cloth. To remove the cloudiness which comes over highly pol- ished furniture, wash it with a sponge and tepid water and rub it dry with a wet chamois wrung out of cold water. A dry chamois streaks the sur- ace and does not remove the blur. In stewing meat the outside should first be browned, so as to keep in the juices. The meat should be placed in a saucepan and a small quantity of boiling water poured over it. An easy way-to clean bottles with small necks is to chop a potuto into small pieces. Put the bits of potato into the bot- tle with warm water and shake vigorously up and down. When the glass begins to shine remove potato and rinse several times with cold water. Veal Chops With Macaroni. 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