Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1926, Page 28

28 WOMAN’'S PAGH, How to Make Scarfs in Costuming BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. SUB ROSA BY MIMI Ignorance. Fear of admitting ignorance is only another form of vanity. Because we like to think that we are wise in every way, we resent others discovering that there are things which we know nothing about. When Ethel first started her mar- rled life, she found herself up fo the ears in difficulties about housework. She didn’t know a thing in the world about the grand old job of being a good wife, and friend husband was getting wise to the fact. In the same apartment house with THE SCARFS MAY MATCH TRIMMINGS ON FROCKS AND BE WORN IN DIFFERENT WAYS There scems never to be a time when scarfs in one shape or another are not in style. Sometimes the scarfs are wide, sometimes narrow, sometimes long. sometimes_short, or they may take the form of kerchief scarfs and be square. The way of wearing them depends upon the chape.. Just now Parls is showing very small scarfs and they are put twice around the neck, forming a neckband, with both ends hanging down like tabs from the shoulders close to the neck. The most interesting thing, per- heps, about these new scarfs is that they are worn as part of costumes, end arc not relegated to street wear alone. In fact, such a searf forms an integral bit of the trimming or garni- ture of the costume. It is decidedly ornamental, because it is not a plain scarf in itself. It may be painted, embroldered, beaded or made of some fancy fabric. Arranging Trimming. When trimming is used it is put in the center of the scarf and usually on both ends as well, though it may have but one end ornamented, in- stead of both. Just now Parls seems rather keen on avodiing similarity in the two sides of gowns or accessories such as scarfs and neckwear. Bal- ance sought in the completed cos- tume extending from head to foot rather than the two sides of a blouse or a skirt. OdA4 effects are galned, but these are not askew, but artis- tically irregular, as instanced in the scarfs in question. There is no pre- scribed width for the scarfs and they may be worn in several ways. Directions for Making. The narrow scarfs are chic when made of black satin 414 inches wide by 46 inches long, seamed on the wrong side, turned and pressed, mak- WHEN WE G Is Your Coat Becoming? Have you ever Leen in a store on the verge of buying a coat which you thought a beauty and then hesh tated because you didn’t know for sure 1f it was becoming to you? Most of us have. It really isn’t hard to tell if a coat 18 hecoming, but you must keep certain facts in mind which may be easily overlooked. In the first place, is the coat appro- priate for you? Some women can wear a coat with extreme lines and look well; others can’t wear it at all. 1f you're a tall woman, you can’t wear a short coat, and if you are a stout woman you can’'t wear a coat that's too full. Sometimes a woman will try 1o wear a coat that would look better on her young daughter. She herself would ‘appear much better—even younger—in a more dignified coat. Ts the coat really effective on you? Has it the right lines? Do the colors blend well with the natural coloring of your skin, hair and eyes? Does the whole bring out your most favorable points or does it obscure them? Is the coat so striking that it is freakish or 1s it stunningly becomirg? Nobody has had as much experience dressing vou as you yourself, so you ought to be best qualified to answer these questions, BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALL TO SUIT ENSEMBLES. | ing the width 21, inches and the length a fraction shorter than the 46 inches after each end is finished with neat blind stitching. One such scarf has a center motif in leather painting that is nearly 2 inches wide and 8 inches long. A conventional floral design is used. On each end is paint- ed the same motif measuring 4 inches in length. As the painting is varl- colored the scarf can be worn appro- priately with several costumes, though it was Intended to go with a black satin frock. The scarf would be equally smart if the design was em- broidered in colors, beaded or worked in a combination of stitchery and beadwork. Many scarfs are far less elaborately ornamented. Fabrics and Colors. Scarfs may be made of the same ma- terial as the silk of a gown or of & contrasting color which is attractive in combination, and which may be introduced in other trimming on the dress. Beauvals embroidery is de- cidedly smart, though the usual satin stitch is well adapted to the purpose. It is essential to have colors esthetic and the embroldery is so conspicuous that it must be well done. How to Wear Scarfs. These Parisian accessorles take the place of necklace, though a dainty pendant on a fine chain may also be ‘worn, provided the color of the pend- ant is in accord with some hue in the design on the scarf. The bandeau .part of the scarf must fit snugly about the throat or the effect is spoiled. Tiny $naps may be used to hold the scarf tight, if these are so placed that they are absolutely hidden. Tllustrated initials A’ directions for the filet crochet and B are now ready for dis- All that is neccesary them §s to‘sond & stamped. addressed en- velope with a request to Lydia Le Baron Walker, care of this paper. O SHOPPING | Young girls must wear youthful | coats if they wish them to be becom- ing. They can afford to wear lighter colors and coats of rougher materials than older women. The youthfulness | of a coat depends upon its color, lines |2nd material. Young girls with ma- | tronly figures must wear older coats, but they, too, can find attractive and becoming styles if they hunt for them. Ask yourself if the coat is in good | taste. "You know that if you have a | poor complexion a light green or pur- ple may make you look ghastly. “You know that a Sunimer coat may be of a light cheviot or satin, but that a heavy coat must not only have more body to it, but must appear warm as well. A coat to be thoroughly becom- ing must be suitable not only to your physical appearance and years, but for Ethel and her young husband lived one of E's old friends—Helen. Helen had always been a rather dull sort of person—she hadn’t had the same gay rush and courting which come to most girls. She had ambled along in a placid way, had marrfed some one nobody knew and had gone on living very hlappuy without creating any atten- tion. She was fond of Ethel and liked running into see her old friend at odd times during the day. “Ye gods!” she exclaimed one day as she caught Ethel in the kitchen performing weird rites on a helpless chicken. “That’s not the way to pre- pare a chicken for roasting! Let me show you how!" No, thanks,” Ethel retorted light- ly—but coldl very coldly. ‘“Bob likes the w cook, so I guess that's £00d enough for me."” After Helen had gone she worked herself into a perfect fury over the matter. How dare that insignificant Helen Brady tell her how to manage her affairs? Helen was a_nobody—stupid and uninteresting. Where did she get off giving advice about anything. But still, when she heard glowing reports of Helen's cooking, Helen's thrift, Helen’s excellent system of housekeeping, she grew wistful. If only she hadn’t been so snippy to H. If only she had had the cour- age to ask the other girl how she managed so well. It was only after the most desperate struggle with her own pride that she approached her old friend, and ad- mitted frankly that she needed help. She wasted slX months because of her pride—six months of bad meals for Bob and blg expense accounts for And there are thousands of’girls all over the country who are obstinately going about things in their own way, refusing aid from others, simply be- cause they're ashamed of what they don’t know. Peggy, for instance, refuses to ad- mit to her best friend, Carol, that she doesn’t know how to dress, and would glve anything in the worid to learn. She goes deflantly along, selecting her own clothes, wearing them in the wrong way and looking perfectly dreadful. She's aware of what people say about Rer costumes—she knows that Carol would be delighted to help her —but she doesn’t want to lower her dignity by asking for assistance She's losing time and popularity. Ask for all the help you can get. Forget your pride if it stands In the way of your advancement. Don't pretend knowledge you haven't. (Copyright. 1926.) What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Pisces. Tomorrow's planetary aspects are favorable until noon. They then abruptly change and become adverse, which condition remains in force until sunset. They then assume a benign character, with stimulating vibra- tions. If vou have anything of ur- gency on hand =nd which you are anxious to initlate, the morning should l\prove to be a propitious opportunity. The signs, however, are not good for travel or for any change of a radical character. In the afternoon you should aim to do as little as possible While Women Spend All Their Time Improving e lDorothyDixfl"’“zt‘w‘:«f’ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1926. Says Men Beat) Contest Themselves, Men Are Vain Enough to Think They Need No Change. CORRESPONDENT asks: taken by and large, are vainer than women. and shout In unison that this is not true, and that the vanity of the feminine sex far surpasses that of the male. ‘Which is the vainer sex?’ I tiink that men, Of course, men will arise In proof whereof they will cite facts. First. That most of the business of the world is devoted to ministering to the vanities of women, and providing them with fine ralment and jewels and cosmetics and perfumes and beautiful backgrounds against which to strut like gorgeous peacocks. Second. That about three-fourths of a woman's time and thought, and nearly all of her money, go into dolling herself up. Third. That women cheerfully undergo martyrdom for the sake of their looks, that they suffer themselves to be parboiled and skinned alive trying to attain that schoolgirl complexion, and undergo all the agonies of slow starvation to keep a boyish figure. Fourth. That they risk death by wearing knee-length skirts and gossamer stockings and thin-soled satin slippers in zero weather, in order to be fashionably dressed. Fifth. That they are so enamored of their own looks that they carry about with them pocket mirrors in order that they may refresh themselves by gazing at their own reflections every half hour or so. Sixth. That there is nothing else in the world equal to the expression of complacency on a woman's face after she has drawn out her vanity case and powdered her nose and touched up her mouth with her lipstick. It simply megaphones perfection. to the beholder that she regards the result as absolute None of these things is to be denied, and it sounds as if man made a strong case against woman when he Men interpret wrongly the signs and portents, and what they take as an indication of vanity is, in reality, only an expression of humility. .. THE reason why women spend so much_time and money on clothes and undergo such sufferings in order they think they are so beautiful, but because they are distrustful of their appearance and are willing to do anything to improve it. appearance, for the average man i own looks. This shows that they are far less vain than men of their personal apparently, perfectly satisfied with his He may be fat and bay-windowed, yet you rarely hear of his indicted her for vanity. But not so. . . to enhance their looks is not because counting his calories and denying himself the rich dishes he loves in order to reduce and attain a lissome figure. gaze with the spectacle of a shiny bald head, but it i man who considers that he would be easier on the ey And it careless about his dress. is not modesty, but superhuman In his soul he is filled with the conviction that he cannot fail to be attractive to his fellow creatures, no matter how unshaven No woman would affront her neighbor's only the occasional if he wore a toupee. vanity, that makes a man and unshorn he is, no matter what misfit clothes he has on, no matter how much he looks as if he needed to be s It 18 not vanity that nt bodily to the laundry and the presser. FOOD "AND HEALTH BY WINJFRED STUART GIBDS. Of course, it stamps one as being frightfully old-fashioned to confess to the possession of a philosophy, whether of life or of manners. Our flapper ad- visers will tell us that “the thing is discarded absolutel. Nevertheless, now and again we of an earlier genera- tion find & few anchors comforting. Therefore, we need not stretch a point unduly if we allow ourselves & bit of fireside reflection as to just what we wish to accomplish after all by all this study and occasional prac- tice of dietary rules. Was Epicurus, for example, a good dietitian? There is undoubtedly a warming thrill when we hear our- selves described as ‘‘epicurean. It seems to surround us with an atmos- phere of discrimination and taste. Then, too, have we not the highest authority for the statement that dell- cate fare and dainty service actually contribute to health? But do we know how to steer a steady course be- tween indulgence and the enjoyment of a well balanced suffictency? Epicurus, we find, it we delve into his history, preached a doctrine of what the dictionary calls “refined vo- luptuousness.” Please for its own sake is said to have been his slogan. So evidently this old philosopher will not be a safe guide. The truth of the matter is that we shall do well to consider whether we are happlest with the slim silhouette of fashion or the allaround health that accompanies adequate food. To “reduce” to the point of “fitness,” of a truth that were wisdom, but to starve to the point of matchlike pro- portions—well, that is all too frequent- ly to throw actual happiness away with the energy so blithely discarded. Or suppose we are among the minor- ity, snapping scornful fingers at fash- ion's dictates. What care we "for ylphlike forms when we are able to ‘eat when we are hungry’ All very well. But are we careful to balance our inclinations as well as our diet? Do you prefer an ‘“eat-drink-and-be- merry-for-tomorrow-we-dle” philoso- phy to the incomparable thrill—the younger generation Would no doubt call it a “kick"—to be derived from the realization that you are master of your digestion, and that you can achieve that perfect co-ordination of muscles, nerves and mind that only complete nutrition will give? For if we leave out the ‘“reducing” sister- hood it is probable that a goodly share of the remainder of the human family eats too much. Stomachs are loaded nds middle-aged women to the beauty parlors and .that causes them to bob their hair and kalsomine their faces, and make an abortive attempt to look 16 instead of losing their husbands’ love when they lose their figures and complexions. But no such terrors assail the middle-aged man. he never dreams that his wife could 46. It is because they live in dread of His vanity is such that possibly cease worshiping him, no matter how tubby or angular he gets, or how he changes from the young godling she married. You never hear his walstline in order to hold his wife’s of a middle-aged man trying to reduce s affections. The vainest woman knows that no man wants to hear her talk about herself, or is really interested in her hopes and plans, unless they have some- thing to do with him. Experience has taught her that the minute she begins to monologue about herself to a man he will find that he has a pressing engagement calling him elsewhere. But the great majority absorbing Interest to every treat of her life when they her the story of their lives. they hear the dets the length of skirts. 1T about them, they are always and that they will be old malds. forever asking their husbands: of their husbands falling A man’s vani any woman could r most attractive gi e knows. is women’s lack of vanity that makes them distrustful in love. No matter how pretty and attractive they are, of men believe themselves to be such topics of woman they meet that they are giving her the discourse to her about their achievements, or tell Seemingly it never occurs to them that she may not be a bit more eager to hear about what the boss said to them, and sald to the boss, or how many miles their car mad Is of her conversation with her dressmaker, than they are to or her views on . . or how superior to the young men afraid that no man will fall in love with them d And when they are married they are Do you still love me?"” and they live in dread in love with some one younger, fresher and prettier. saves him from all of this. st him, and so he goes out and takes his pick of the It never occurs to him that And after he is married he never bothers to inquire into the state of his wife’s affections. of a degree. It never even dawns on the millionaire of 70-odd that The ratio of rich old young girls and rich old women who marry boys marrying him for himself alone. between the sexes. and confine your attention exclusively to those duties to which you are ac- customed—the daily round. The eve- ning can well be given up to social or family enjoyment and it is more than a favorable opportunity for the plighting of troths, as there is a rest- fulness in the atmosphere which will prompt the best feeling and cause those of the most affectionate nature to predominate. A boy born tomorrow will enjoy ex- uberant health, not only in his infancy but right up and through manhood. The few minor ailments from which he will suffer will respond very quick- ly to the right treatment and the one thing to fear in his case will be fool- hardiness or any effort not commensu- rate with his strength. A girl, on the other hand, will be alling as an in- fant, and not until she reaches wom- anhood will she attain that normally healthy condition which is essential to happiness. There are no serfous consequences, however, to be feared if she be given that care and attention which her case will merit. In dis- position both boy and girl will be very similar. They will be winsome, at- tractive and affectionate. They will also show a great ambition to ac- quire knowledge and will do credit to themselves, and to those dear to them, at school and at college. They will have pleasing personalities and their friends will be legion. If tomorrow s your birthday you are more idealistic in your tempera- ment than practical and your friends often chide you for your lapses into regions which are incomprehensible to them. Although your line of activity may be distinctly different from that its particular purpose. A becoming coat, of course, must fit well. Does it hang straight and yet seem reasonably snug and smooth? Is there any point about it where it appears skimpy? How about the col- lar? If it is wide and large it won't become a large woman. These are the most usual things that go to make a coat becoming, and if you wish to be sure of your judg- ment when making a selection insist on answering these questions to your- self before ordering the wrap sent home. Powder. In choosing powder you must be careful to get the very best grade and to have the right shade for your skin. Most women, beauty shops tell me, ask for flesh tint, on the theory that the slight pinkness will take away pallor from their skins. Yet few people can really stand the flesh shade. If you are naturally pale, by all means emphasize your palior. Pallor is very attractive, especially with dark hair or eyes. If you can stand it—that s, if your cheeks are slightly rounded and your skin is clear and fine—use the lightest shade of rachel if you are a brunette, or the dead white, the blanche, if you are a blonde. And don't rouge. You'll achieve contrast, iIf nothing else, these days of highly colored make-up. Learn, then, to dress in colors to accentuate that pallor—with dark hair, the palest lemon yellow, the faintest greens, light blues that have gray in them, the most delicate of pinks, beige, but never gray. With light hair wear pinks, greens, blues and such pastel shades, and whenever possible, a little plnk tewards the face. For the BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES. blonde is apt to look washed out un- less there is some note of decided color about her, either her complex- ion or her clothes. Silver and gold are becoming to every type. And [Tor the same reason that they glitter and have life, bright beading and em- broidery are becoming. The real brunette should emphasze the olive of her skin with medium or dark rachel powder, which is very vellow. I wish some beauty firm which you desire, yet you derive a great deal of happiness from your thoughts and are very much inclined to spend a great deal of time in your own soclety. This is not prompted by any selfish motive, but simply because there is lacking in others sympathetic understanding. Although temipera- mentally artistic, you are not lacking in courage, either mental or physical, and no one has ever looked upon you as namby-pamby. You have a very high sense of honor and among those who know you best your word is con- sidered as good as your bond. Yow are the confidante of many and never betray a secret told you. In your home life you are very happy, as although the actuality of life may not be all that you would 1ike it to be, you are happy in dream- ing of what it might be. (Copyright, 1926.) Lenten fast becomes would bring out the true olive tint —which would have vellow in it and green, too. It would be no more star- tling than the lavender powder we now have, which makes the skin such a transparent white. If you must have color in your face, and haven't it naturally and do not want to stay pale, use rough, but don't use flesh pink powder unless your skin is naturally pinkish, too. —_— Miss Pauline Jordan, an American girl and Near East Relief worker, has just returned to this country after visiting the Svanotians, a race living high in the peaks of the Cau- casus Mountains, who have not had a visitor from the outside world for, many years, ’ v b . feast with Cod%'f_hm- Men are much more easily flattered than women. up, of course, but when you flatter a_woman you have and subtlety and discrimination in offering her tidbits All he wants is quantity. you do to & man, will gulp it down whole. He is absolutely certain that they stay at the boili point, and that nothing that he does could ever cool them off by the frag:l'v;fi a girl of 20 is not 3 men who marry is the ratio of vanity Both sexes gobble it to use far more skill of compliments than Make it strong enough, and he The one and only way in which women display superior vanity to men is in their bellef that they can reform men, that they can marry a drunkard and cure his thirst for liquor, or a philanderer and blind him to every other petticoat, or that they can inspire a ne‘er-do-well to become a hustler. Very few men are conceited enough to believe themselves miracle workers who can alter the nature of women. But any discus: the kettle for its blackness. vanity.” {Copyright, 1926.) fon of vanity between the sexes is the pot reproaching “Vanity of vanities,” saith the preacher, ‘all is DOROTHY DIX. What Do You Know About It? Daily Science 1. What is the difference be- tween @ cyclone and a tornado? 2. What Is the difference be- tween a typhoon and @ mon- soon? - 3. Is a sirocco a dry wind or a molst one? 4. In what part of the world do_the trade winds occur? 5. What sort of an instru- ment measures the speed of wind? 6. What is a hurricane? Answers in tomorrow’s Star. Criminal Winds. coast of North Africa across the Mediterranean northward to Spain, France, Greece, and above all Italy, is always taken as a sign of trouble on the way in Italy. It is sald that even Mussolini hesitates to issue any new, orders when the sirocco is blowl because people are so intensely irrit- able at that time that they might re- volt. Many a Roman emperor lost his throne and life during periods of popular unrest which coincided with the sirocco, which is sometimes re- ferred to as the “ill will of Hannibal's ghost,” blowing from the ruins of Carthage to Rome, which was his enemy. ‘Scientists recognize the pe- culiarly torturing effect of the sirocco on the human nerve system and it is said that In Slclly when that wind blows it causes the crime wave to jump up with a bound. Queerest of all, the courts are actually inclined to be lenlent toward offenders who have during the sirocco committed crimes of an emotional origin—as Jjealousy, revenge for annoyances and other uncontrolled passions. Now, what do you know that? Answers fo Saturday’s Questions: 1. Anthracite coal is rich in carbon but rather poor in hydrogen and oxy- gen and nitrogen; bituminous coal is the opposite. 2. The Middle West chiefly pro- duces bituminous or soft coal. . Coal was first used in the north of England. 4. The United States produces more coal than any other country. 5. China and Mexico have vast un- used coal reserves. 6. Coal is formed from fossilized plants, chiefly prehistoric tr‘ee ferns. s about Fried Scallops. Wash the scallops thoroughly and dry them on a cloth. If very large, dip each separately in slightly beaten egg and roll in fine crumbs. If small, dip them in milk and roll well in flour. Saute them in a pan in a few spoonfuls of very hot fat or drop them into a kettle of smoking hot fat and cook until well colored. When the large scallops are used, it Is often considered advisable to dip them in boiling water for a minute after wash- ing, then dry them thoroughly. This counteracts a tendency to soften, and so_spoll the crumb cover. P PUTNAM FADELESS DYES Easier to Use Always ; Dresses, coats, lnn.—euui:z cushion covers, etc.—dyed simply and quickly. 'l"i;-;l colm;' by boiling. Baiai 'L‘ifii’?.f’ ing. Norubbing or messy A Bame package tints or dyes sl kinds of materialinone . Price15cents -(z:n dealers. Use Puinam No-Kolor Bleach to remove color and sisins. Free lllustroted Booklet: How to 0y ety ods of Things in im-m Wardrobe. Addrese Dept. N MONROE DRUG CO., QUINCY, ILL. s with heavy ‘“made” dishes when they are clamoring for fresh vegetables and milk. Kidneys are given more nitro- gen than they can possibly dispdse of. Intestinal systems are most sinned against, but are expected daily to rid the body of an accumulation of waste products that should properly repre- sent the work of at least two days. And all because we enjoy the flavor of a luxurious meal more than the clear brain and responsive muscles that are the heritance of the wise eater. It is not in the least necessary to assume a high moral attitude in the matter. The rewards of right choices in diet are as deflnite as those that follow the realization of life values. If, as some one expresses it, “‘charac- ter is the history of one's choices,” then nutrition is equally so. If the raillike flapper will eat more the obese gourmet less; if the harassed housewife will but rems:lher that she has a responsibility toher own body and not let John and the children" meals interfere with her own; in short, if every ome of us will formulate philosophy of diet that shall help him make the most of his own powers— this somewhat hectic planet will slowly but surely become a different place for us to live in. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Party Refreshments. One mother says: Ralsin sand- wiches and iced cocoa make good re- treshments for the young people’s party. Pour freshly made cocoa into a tall glass one-third full of cracked ijce. Add a tablespoon of whipped cream. The cocoa may be made by mixing two teaspoons of cocoa and two tablespoons of cold water for each portion to be used. Cook these to a smooth paste (about two minutes). Add ore cup of hot milk and cook over hot water five or ten minutes, For the raisin sandwiches, use one cup of chopped raisins,‘ one-fourth cup whipped cream and three table- spoons mayonnaise. Spread the mix- ture on buttered graham or whole wheat bread, Thank Science for this new hy- gienic pad that discards easily as tissue — no laundry HERE is now an exquisite suc- cessor to the old-time “sanitary pad” A new way that offers far greater protection. A way that ends the old problem of disposal. Eight in 10 better-cl now use “KOTEX.” Discards us easily as a piece of tissue. Nolaundry. Noembar- rassment. Five times as absorbent as nary cotton pads. ‘women ordi- ¥ Deodorizes, thus ending , ALL danger of offending. Obtainableat all drug and depart- ment stores ‘simply by saying “KOTEX.” You ask for it without hesitancy. Package of 12 costs only a few cents. Proves old ways a needless risk. In fairness to yourself, try it. KOTEX No laundry—discard like tissue {get closer to her. {about her own, if only Natalie would Dear Ann: It is just as well that the short woman should watch her neck line. | A collar that opens like the one on the right makes for a good high neck line and so adds, perhaps, a little to her height, whereas the other collar, opening so low, imparts that sugges- tion of shortness to her figure which she should be so eager to avold. Yours for not cramping one’s style. LETITIA. (Copyright, 1026.) Martha Dennison at 41 faces the fact that her husband and children have drifted away from her. She¢ meets Perry Macdonald and they become friends. — CHAPTER VIL Natalie. Martha told herself that she would not see Perry again. He attracted her, and to encourage him would be playing with fire. And yet, all the next morning she kept looking for him to call her on the telephone. Each time she took the receiver off the hook she expected to hear his voice. In the afternoon she went out for a walk. She sauntered through the park, and all the while she kept won- dering If he would call while she was out. It alarmed her to realize that she was thinking a great deal about him, was allowing him to obtain a grip on her imagination, when, after all, he probably thought no more about her than he did about any casual acquaintance. She resolved to put him out of her thoughts, and yet when she returned to the apartment she questioned Hilda closely as to the telephone messages. Fhe was keenly disappointed to know that he had not called her. And vet why should he? There was no reason in the wnx.‘td why she should expect such a thi At 4:30 the bell rang, and Martha's heart leaped. She sat motionless while JHilda went to the door, and the sound of Natalie's voice in the hall brought Martha a keen sense of dis- appointment. She was quite com- posed, however, when Natalie came into the living room, and she looked up expectantly as the girl threw her- self into a chair. “Did you have a good time dear?” Martha's tone was eager. She would try to plerce Natalie's indifference, to A companionship with Natalie would mean everything in her life. She could be interested enough in Natalie's affairs to forget be friends. “I was bored with the crowd, but we had plenty to drink, which helped.” She had lighted a cigarette and was Inhaling deep! ith each puff. Her face, so like Martha's own, looked pet- ulant, and there were circles beneath her eyes. She yawned daintily. “Didn’t get to bed until nearly 4,” she vouchsafed. “The Bannings cer- tainly do throw wild parties. What have you been doing, mother? You stick too close to the apartment. You ought to make father take you out more. I wouldn't stand for as she spoke, and almost immediately she lighted another on “Natalle, don’t you smoke a great deal too much?’ Martha's tone was gently remonstrative, but Natalie only laughed. “Of course I do, T do everything to excess. It's the only way to keep rom being bored.” The Kind of Soap Beautyexpertsusethemselves A soap made for ONE purpose only: to foster good complex- ions; and thus, to safeguard yours in this way EFORE Palmolive came women were told “use no soap on your face.” Soaps then were judged too harsh. Then came Palmolive — a soap made by experts in beauty with 60 years of soap study behind it; a soap made to be used freely, lavishly on the skin. ¥ On the advice of beauty authori- ties, the whole world soon adopted it. Youth preserved, beautiful com: plexions came to thousands as a result. Made for one purpose only —to safeguard your complexion— Palmolive the skin as no other soap, Just try it one week in this way. Note then your com- plexion. The daily rale that thowsands follow now . Wash your face gently with Palmolive Soap, massaging it softly Making the Most of Your Looks BY DOROTHY STOTE. DAUGHTERS OF TODAY By HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR She was crushing out her cigarette | Keeping Your Schoolgirl Complexion By IRENE CASTLE Copyrighted 1926 by P. O. Beauty Features “But why are you bored?” Natalle's eyes widened. “If I could answer that qeuestion 1'd make @ mil- lon dollars writing for the magazines. I don’t know why I'm bored, but I am. Just the same old round of gay- ety with the same old crowd, and no- body seems to be getting anything out of it. Talk about youthful dreams and illusions. Why, you take the Ban- nings. Married six months and al- ready they're bored to death with each other. And not only that. Last night I saw Mabel and—and—"" _Natalle suddenly checked herself. “Well, it's all in a lifetime,” she said airily, “and there’s no reason why I should talk.” “I wish we could talk more than we do,” Martha sald quickly. “I wish you would feel that you could tell me things. Sometimes I feel so far away from you, dear, so entirely out of your life.” Natalie interrupted lightly. “Oh, now, mother, don’t get senti- mental; that's a dear, Don’t you know that mother-and-daughter talks have gone out of style? You'd be shocked if T ever confided in you. Your hair would turn white over night, believe you me."” She laughed flippantly, but without merriment, and it was that mo- ment that the telephone rang. (Copyright. 1926.) (Continued in tomorrow’s Star.) MODE MINIATURES Pick up an old magazine—a Gody's Ladles' Book, perchance. Can it be that the feminine figure has remained es- sentially the same? For the hour. glass silhouette of those early days and the str: | today can | each other. 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