Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1926, Page 41

WOMAN'’S PAGE. Basque Influence Revives Bolero BY MARY MARSHALL. This new influence which has brought in the bolero, the beret, the orushed girdle with tasseled ends and the flaring circular skirt Is not simply THE 1926 VERSION OF THE TIME- HONORED BOLERO APPEARS IN THIS FROCK THAT IS SUIT- AFTERNOON OR . IT IS OF CHIFFON TRIMMED WITH PLEATING AND SILK TASSELS IN DARKER SHADE. Spanish. There would be nothing new in that. For the past 10 vears at least we have been treated to Spanish influence in dress. Kindly observe th: new influence is “basque,” not just the same thing as “Spanish Several of the leading French dress- makers have reflected this basque in- fluence in the making of Spring clothes this year. Chanel, Lelong, Patou, Poiret and Martial et Armand have toyed with the idea, and wrought much that is profitable from it. | race and language. track appeals strongly to many of these distinguished designers. One season they go to Cambodia and Anam to find modeis for a new silhouette. Czechoslovakia comes into political importance and the native costumery of the peasants of that region—up to then almost unknown to the world at large—are made to contribute thelr bit to the trend of fashion. Algiers and Morocco interest us and many- colored striped fabrics come into fash- fon. Scotch plaids linger in fashi.n for years after the Scotch soldiers so- journed in Paris, France takes a re- newed interest in her possessions in Africa and crude designing of the Congo contributes to the mode, This basque influence is especially interesting, because the Basques themselves have for many years of- fered such a perplexing problem of Several times be- fore Basque costumery has had its effect on cosmopolitan fashions. generation or more ago women wore close-fitting short bodice that they called basques. Basquine were short overskirts. As to the present revival of the bolero—which is looked upon now as a basque fashion—please note that it is often a bolero effect and not a dis- tinct bolero. Sometimes there is a bolero only at the back and some- times only at the front. e e My Neighbor Says: Never water the tops of your ferns or cyclanieus. Just pour the water around the pot in a deep dish and let the earth soak up water through the bot- 1 tom of the pot. | When making a layer cake in- stead of baking the cake in lay- er tins try using a medium size frying pan. When cooked split and you will find the cake nice and level. The albumin in eggs if sub- jected to great heat is hardened and rendered indigestible. Soft- boiled eggs are more easily di- gested than hard-boiled ones. When milk is heated the most easily digested protein sub- stance coagulates and forms a scum on top. Natural salts in the milk are thus lost. If you want a hot oven and the fire is a little slow, twist up newspapers into a rather tight roll. It saves kindling wood. You should not stretch table linen, but iron it while damp and press until quite dry; other- wise it will be limp. TLettuce washed thoroughly in cold water and placed in a gran- } ite pan with a tight cover or in a paper bag with top folded over tightly will remain crisp and fresh for several days and The study of out-of-the-way races and of people somewhat off the beaten always be ready when needed. WHEN WE GO SHOPPING BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN. Shades. You may think all shades are pretty much alile, bu when yvou get into a store and begin to find them dif- ferently priced and differently reco mended you may change your mind. Shades wear differently and look dif- ferently according to their make and quality. The difference in price .you must pay for a good shade doesn't be- gin to measure the difference in sat- isfactory service it will give. You don't have to buy either green or vellow shades any more. You can cho shades now that will harmo- nize with the colors of the walls and furnishings. Furthermore, window shades are now being made with one ecolor one side and another on the other, so that they will match the out- side of the house as well as the in- terior of the room. It's no longer necessary to buy two shades to pro- duce this effect. Gray shades, for example, look well with hangings of rose~and old blue. It you have casement curtains of pearl white, net gray shades will look attractive too. For hangings of plain wvellow, ivory-colored shades would Yook well, and they are particularly recommended for rooms with north light. It your chintz-curtained windows Parking With Peggy “Getting on your feet is important n business, but a ballroom is no place for the need shades you’)l find green is quite effective. A good window shade is made of fine, closely woven material. It hasn't any filling of any kind, a fact you can prove by scratching it and noticing that no particles of filling are loosen- ed and full cut. Good shades are soft and plable, and yet they hang straight and smooth. They are free from the pinholes and cracks you have noticed in inferior shades. Hold the shade up to the light and see whether it permits the light to come {rl;‘c»!ugh evenly, and how it tints the ight. The better shades are guaranteed not to fade from sunlight or become streaked and spotted from water and they are mounted on self-acting wood- en spring rollers. Both these factors are important in window shade econ- omy. If a shade doesh't fit your win- dow exactly it will fray at the edges or wear elsewhere; learn how to take the proper measurements, and don’t use a tape measure that may have stretched. Shades should be at least 6 inches longer than window openings. ‘When you consider that one good shade will outlast two or three poor ones, it is needless to say Which is cheaper in the long run. Fish With Macaroni. Boil about one pound or more of codfish or halibut in one plece. Re- move the bones and skin, break the fish into pieces and place in a baking dish. Boil one-half a box of macaroni. Strain and season with a tablespoon- ful of butter and a little salt, then place the macaroni in a baking dish with the fish. Make a cream sauce and pour over the fish and macaroni. Then grate cheese over the top and bake until brown, or about 15 minutes. If a more cheesy flavor is desired, more cheese can be grated into the cream sauce before pouring into the baking dish. Serve with baked po- tatoes. Ay THE EVENING 'SUB ROSA BY MIMI Advice to Molly. Molly wonders why she isn't perfect- ly happy. She's engaged to the man she loves; her trousseau is almost complete, and the wedding is not far off. Her man, Victor, never looks at an- other girl. She doesn’t have to worry about his faithfulness. Still there’s something in his man- ner which troubles her. She wants to know all about it. He has a queer little habit' which she cal quite understand—that of ridiculing her, lightly perhaps, but hurtingly. His sister May is a most up-to-date, sophisticated young person—awfully smart and pert and gay, quite the opposite of Molly’s demure, quiet, meek little self. v May and Victor had always run around together a lot before Vic's en- gagament and they are awfully good pals now. Molly was delighted with her new sister-to-be when she first saw her, but as the weeks have passed her fes ings have undergone a change. She can't explain it exactly, but she's almost afraid of May. Somehow, when the brother and sis- ter are together, she's made to feel an outsider and a rather foolish out- sider, too. ¥or instance, the other day, when she bought herself a rather dashing new hat—something a little more s« pisticated than the style she usualiv affects—May and Vic greeted her with shouts of surpri Quake up in the Frenchiest hat I'v year. Look out, my child, you downward path. The next thing w know you'll be taking to grape juice. Vic giggled. “Molly you aren't 'lhe same girl I asked to marry me. You, the quiet little mouse running around with a hat like that! You lok like a good little girl dressed up in her mother’s best clothes.” Molly was hurt and embarrassed. She stood there, looking from one to the other wondering whether this was all gentle chaff, or whether something maliclous lay behind the thrusts. They didn't seem to be handing her a friendly razz—rather they seemed to be judging her coolly and amusedly. She looked appealingly at Victor. He turned to his sister. “Now,” he re- marked calmly. “I believe the child is going to ¢ ‘And Molly rushed out of the room to prevent his prophecy coming true. < Is she oversensitive? Not a bit. Victor and May must either be made to understand that she isn’t going to put up with their brand of sarcasm, or Victor must be given a lot of air. A flance who enjoys holding his sweetheart up to ridicule will de- velop into a husband who makes his wife’s life miserable with cruel little ibes. % Victor's attitude shows lack of con- sideration—that's a pretty bad handi- cap to any happy marriage. Unless he's wiiling to correct this unpleasant little habit of his, his love {sn't the right kind, and Molly must look elsewhere. (Copyright. 1926.) Noodles. Mix together two slightly beaten eggs, about two cupfuls of flour, and one-half a teaspoonful of salt. Knead for about three minutes. If the dough isn't stiff enough add more flour. Roll thin. If the dough sticks to the board, flour it. Allow the dough to stand for about 20 minutes to dry. Turn the dough once. Roll like a Jelly roll and cut in thin strips. Sep- arate the strips and let stand for 15 minutes. Cook in bolling water. STAR, 'WASHINGTON, . C, THURSDAY, The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1926.) H. . Coverings for the head. Swab. . The cougar. Musical instrument. . In time past. . Prophetic sign. . Annoy. . Surgical instrument. . Streets (abbr.). Preposition. Toward. Highest mountain in Crete. . Not difficult. . Mohammedan commander. . Stableman. . Carrousels. Egyptian sup god. Exclamation. Grips. . Characterized by a delicate beauty. 3 A debauchee. Erudition. ‘Woody spike of an ear of maize. . Prefix, again. . Collegiate degree. . Territorial division of Denmark and Norway. . Worshiped. . Hear of anger. . Withered. Before. A national flower. Long ago. Acted. 62. Remain, * Down. 1. Policemen (slang). 2. Encourage and support. . Drink of hot milk curdled with lquor. . The brother of Osiris. . One who suffers. 6. King of Bashan. ‘ . One who makes earthenware. . American poet. . Referee. . A soft drink. . Coin of India. Comfort. 8. City of Italy. Nickname of a governor. Four (Roman). 3 grampus. . Salt. . Nephew of Abraham. . Bashful. Bowers. Thus. Unaduiterated. Bown. . Coated with a thin layer. Garment. Comparative suffix. 2. Vessel in which tea may be drawn. Box. 46. German river. Table land. . Three spot. Soak. Form of address. . New England State (abbr.). Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. ‘Words often misused: Don't say from hence we go to Florida.” Omit from.” Hence means “from here.” Often mispronounced: Volcano. Pronounce the a as in “cane,” as _in 28 Often misspelled: Tomato; toma- toes (plural). Synonym: Top. summit, apex, height, peak, pinnacle, acme, vertex, zenith, Word study: “Use a word three times and it s yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. 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LITTLE BENNY Glasses Magee's baby sister is 2 weeks old and so is my baby brother, and me and him was setting on my frunt steps comparing them, Glasses saying, Our baby can grab a hold of things alreddy, that pritty darn good for 2 weeks. 8o can ours, I sed. Wich maybe he can for all I know, on account of me not being allowed in the room mutch, and enyways I wasent going to leeve enybody say their familly was eny better than mine, and I sed, Wy G wizz, holey smokes, this morn- ing he was yelling like everything, and everybody ran in and heer he had a hold of his own toe and he had it all out of shape and in another minnit I bet he would of broke it. G wifinickers that baby dont know his own strength, T sed. Wich he proberly dont, not know- ing mutch _about enything, and Glasses sed, Well bleeve me, wen it comes to grabbing things, that baby of ours is in a class by itself, yestid- d% she grabbed a hold of my fathers tifim and stuck it in her mouth and bit his nuckle so hard she broke o of her frunt teeth rit in half, hows that for 2 weeks? ‘Wich it would of bin pritty good if it was true, ony if his sister hasent got eny more frunt teeth than my brother she would haff to be the champeen biter of the werld to brake eny, and I sed, Well wat of that? Thats nuthing, wy holey smokes our baby can sit up alreddy, wy G wizziekers if he dont like the way his pillow feels he sits up all by himself and changes it diffrent and lays down agen without bothering enybody, hows that for a fine disposition for 2 weeks? Wich jest then pop looked out of the frunt window saying, Benny, I unavoldably overherd your pardon- ably proud remarks, but kindly re- frain from divulging eny more family secrets because Im thinking of put- ting your little brother into the movies in a few weeks and I wouldent like eny more advance pub- }(cuy to get out till the time is ripe for_it. Being a argewment in my favor, and jest then the other fellows came erround and we got up a game of cops and robbers. HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. % “Humbug.” “That's just humbug,” we say about anything that we regard to be fuil of pretense, an imposition or a hoax, something contrived to mislead us. The word is used at times also to de- scribe the deceiver who is the author of the trick or pretenses, as “He's a humbug.” For the origin of the expression we may choose between the accepted etymological derivation and a histori. cal legend which for centuries has clung to the word. The first is that “humbug” is de- rived from the old word “hum,” mean- deceive or impose upon, plus signifying a frightful object. Accordng to the story which has fol- lowed the word into present-day speech we have it from the time of James 11, when a spurious coin made of an alloy of copper was issued from the Dublin mint, and called, in Ire- land, “Uim bog,” or soft copper. Doubtless there was frequent occasion then to say, “Don't try any ulm bog on me,” from which it would be easily comprehensible that we should have “humbug" as it is used in .modern speech. (Copyright. 1926.) FEATURES. PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE | q BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. 1. i But Why Quit? For the fourth or Afth year. writes a man aged 38, married, with two assets and a liabllity, T have made a New Year resolution to quit smok- ing and have kept it for a week or two and then resumed. I wonder if you can suggest something to help me quit smoking clgarettes. % There is nothing in cigarettes dif- ferent in quality from the tobacco ef- fect a devotee gets from chewing plug, snuffing Georgia dust, hitting the pipe or eating a stogie, yet there 18 an important psychological distinc- tion which has a bearing on the mat- ter of habit. The popular prejudice against cigarettes, that is the preju- dice popular with people who do not smoke or like cigarettes, has good ground, I think, though frankly I share the prejudice. Naughty, smart Aleck, ill incorrigible delinquent boy monly cultivate the cigarette habi and nowadays mentally defective girls likewise cultivate the habit. To cultivate a habit you must first iry it, out of curiosity, bravado or other impulse; that’s the way we learn to like olives, grapefruit, oysters, toma- toes, poetry and writing for press. Females sometimes take snuff, sometimes smoke a pipe; in some countries they prefer cigars; rarely they chew, but usually they choose cigarettes. A female of weak char- acter indulges in cigarettes secretly. A female with an inferiority complex indulges publicly. A regular girl not at all. Aside from these associations, the cigarette habit deserves the prejudice which emplovers have against it, for the habit cigarette smoker is usually a waster and careless or neg- ligent in his work. Of all forms of tobacco habit the cigarette habit is the most difficult to have. Whenever it is a habit at all it generally has the victim. The cigarette smoker finds a smoke scarcely sufficient to satisfy the crav- ing, even for the time being, and he craves another smoke soon afterward. This readily leads to the excesses so common among victims of this habit. A cigar or plpe smoker has to be a veritable hog to carry his indulgence to such excess as to interfere with his efficiency. Men seldom begin smoking pipes or cigars until they are old enough to have a fairly well developed char- acter of their own. No man should begin to use tobacco until he is 21. But actually the bulk of boyhnod in- dulgence in tobacco is eneouraged by the cigarett When a man's a man it is up to him to decide whether he will use iobacco, but if he is a man he whl * never surrender to the tobacco habft, even though he elects to use the weed. If a man’s a man he will never in- flict his second-hand smoke upon pe ple who may not enjoy it. He will not mix his smoking with tusines: work of play, first because that is t! way of the hog and second because he cannot do his best when he is under the narcotic effect of tobacco. A smoker who has the tobacco habit is master of the habit. He reserves his smoke for the hour of rest or relax- ation after the day’s work or play is done, and he derives infinitely more enjoyment from his smokiag than the tobacco hog ever knows. 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