Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1926, Page 31

WOMAN"S PAGE. Frocks Which Lack Wearability BY MARY Fvery season a ver: bf frocks is made utterly lacking in that quality that we call wearabilit They ave often charming and inte THE TYF ATTRACTIVE RUT IMPRAC FROCK. 1T IS TRIMMED AT THE BACK WITH PLEATED RUFFLES AND A RIG VELVET BOW. behold. They please us when they are displaved by the pro- fessional mannequin. They are allur. ing as they hang our’ wardrobes waiting to be worn. and they might do very well A costume museum Rut for ordinary use, for walking, for sitting, for lounging. for sun and damp weather they are quite unsuit- ahle Sequin-trimmed worn thix Spring still offer them to Many of them are charming these frocks should he worn there is standing room only. might well enough in a esting to in frocks have and dressmaker their customers where is do New BEDTIME STORIE Jimmy Was Right. ou'll find 1h kh life there's nothing quite 8o viraning 4 ove You re right —Jimmy Johnny Chuck had been having such a good time wandering about and doirg just as he pleased that he had | almost forgotten had a home. that he had ever Rut one day there seem ed to he something wrong with every thingz. The i begin with Laste right where (v go. The now t right mble wis n't kne antil alon Littla Rreeze of Johnny's “You don't morning Breeze. “I don’t care swhat you saw,” grum- bled Johnny “You ought to Merry Litile L “Why? Why ought I to care”” iy demanded, wid he did it in a S5 Ianner. Grumpy. what ou and you ought 1o ¢ It's a queer that for his own children have all grown up and way,” mumbled Johnny. t <07 cried the Merry Little Riee: “Well, Polly Chuck’s haven't, if yours have.” . Johnny Chuck sat up very suddenly and very straight. “Polly Chuck < any children hat Ix. she " protested Johnny. “Huh!" exclaimed the Merry Little Rreeze. “Then whose was that that I saw on the doorstep of your old home this morning Right then and there Johnny Chuck knew what was the matter with him. He was homesick. He had had enough of wandering around. He wanted to see Polly Chuck, and though he wouldn't admit it, he wanted to see i€ Jimmy Skunk had been right. Jimmy Skunk had whispered to him that the reason Polly Chuck hadn't Jet him into the house was because ghe had a family down there and she didn’'t want him around while they were so little. Now the Merry Little Breeze had seen one of them out on the doorstep, so perhaps they were bhig cnough for Polly to feel a little differently about them. Anyway, he would find ou When Johnny weather His Wik wr o fomd didn’t lie n't want to play too hot. Nothing was matter of fact, the all with Johnny, but he it He didn’t know came daneing nd whispered ttle black ea know what 1 saw this whispered the Merrs Little nto one retorted the I saw be re for 't longs 1o 1. care “My gone drew mear to his old large number heen They | He couldn’t muke up his mind | it | Merry | MARSHALL. York subway or a presentation to rovalty in England The girl who wears a sequintrimmed frock to a dance must dance all the time there is music and must find excuse to | stand when there is no music. To put it plainly—the sequin squash. and a squashed sequin is not a thing of beauty. Then there are period frocks of | tulle with rufes all.around-about the | full skirts. These, too, are charming | ®0 long a& you stand. ! (Covyright. 1926.) MENU FOR A DAY. RREAKFAST. Stewed Prunes Dry Cereal with Cream Poached Eggs on Toart Griddle Cakes, Maple Sirup Coffee DINNER. Cream of Corn Soup Roast Lamb Delmonico Potatoes, Green Peas Tomato Salad Orange Sherhet Coffee SUPPER. hster Salad nger Rolla Strawberry Gelatin Small Cakes. Tea. EGGS ON TOAST. Heat one cup condensed toma- to soup. to which has been added one can hot water, one- half teaspoon salt, dash pepper and small plece butter. Lay pieces buttered toast on deep platter and turn over this the tomato sauce. Place poached €gES on top. CREAM OF CORN SOUP. One can corn drained and chopped fine, put over fire with one quart of boiling water and cook one hour. Rub through colander and return to fire, with one tablespoonful sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Roil two tablespoonfuls _butter in one tablespoonful flour and stir in. Scald one pint milk and add gradually two beaten eggs. When butter has entirely melted stir eggs and milk into soup one minute, then pour out into cups. RAWBERRY GELATIN. Take one package powdered strawberry gelatin and use as directions state. Turn It into fancy glass dish. set in cool place to harden. It is best made day before using. Take whites of three eggs beat to'a stiff froth, sweeten to taste and place on top of gelatin just before serving. Serve with custard sauce made as follows: One pint H milk, volks of three eggs. three heaping tablespoonfuls sugar. Cook until it thickens and flavor with vanilla or part vanilla and i part orange extract. Use half teaspoonful each BY THORNTON #’. BURGESS | home. he sat up every few feet and | looked. At first he saw nothing on the doorstep and he was disappointed. | But the next time he sat up to look | there was a very funny. small per- | =on siiting up just as he was, and the next tim» he looked there were two, and before he had gone much farther | there were three, and by and by there | were four. and then there were five, |and the next time he looked Polly | Chuck was sitting right up in the midst of them. “Hello. Johnny Chuck,” she called. “It's about time you cawe home. | would like to know where you have been “Oh, just around,” replied Johnny “HELLO, JOHNNY CH SHE CALLED. “IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU CAME HOME." THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 5. 1926. SONNYSAYING BY FANNY Y. CORY Where's 'at dead mouse 1 put in ‘is hox? .Just when I gets ready to “a funeral some ole smarty frows the torps. (Copyright, 19268.) SUB ROSA BY MIMI. Prolonging the Agony. 4 Flinore is considered by most of her friends a mild enough person, pleasant and easy to get on with. They'd laugh at the suggestion that there was the least trace of brutallty in her nature, and yet she practices a form of cruelty which escapes at- | tentlon. | Elinore is most popular with men, | and as is perfectly natural in the life | of a belle she's scattered a few bro- ken hearts behind her. Most of the hearts, it Is true, mend ed within two or three weeks after | belng fractured, but one or two re- mained shattered, and with these Eli- nore did not deal gently. I Jack had been going with her for | six months, and it almost looked as if she were going to select him as her permanent dancing pgrtner, when s«he chanced to meet a new man, and | presto! Jack got the alr. He felt pretty bad about It, kept out of sight for several weeks, and when he did appear at dances again resolutely avolded his faithless lady fair. His friends said he was beginning to get over her. Every one was glad, for Jack was a nice boy and no one { & little uneasily. “Whose are what “Those—er—bables?"" Yours,” retorted Polly. “‘Aren’t they yours?” inquired John- ny and looked foolish. “Well, they are ours, if that sults you better, and it is high time they had a father to help look after them,"” retorted Polly. “‘Oh,” sald Johnny, hecause he didn't know what else to say. He approach- ed a little uncertainiy. Polly reach- ed out and rubbed her little black nose against his little black ‘nose. And what do you think? She rubbed away all that homesickness. “Let's go get some sweet clove sald Johnny. | “let's,” said Polly. i (Covyright. 1926.) hose are those?" retorted Polly. = e The vogue of colored kid has been 80 great that British tanneries are unable to meet the demand for the different colored leathers. Making the Most of Your Looks BY DOROTHY STOTE. Dear Ann, The new models of the woven shoes for Summer wear this season are very but woe to the short broad foot that steps out in such a sipper! The checkered pattern design empha- sizes the short broad proportions, while, on the other hand, a plain model would show the foot off to best advantage. Yours for keeping step with beauty. LETITIA. (Copyright. 1926.) liked 10 see him suffer. Then one night he met Irene Jack son and seemed genuinely interested —danced with her steadily. and cut in | every 5 minutes, | verything was going strong, until Elinore appeared on the scene. Vivid as a peony in her secarlet dress, she stood in the doorway and took in Jack's flirtation with Irene. She looked faintly surprised and an noyed. A few minutes later Jack danced with her. She plaved up to him, teased him, asked him why he'd stay ed away 8o long. You mustn't be angry at me, Jackie, dear.” she told him sweetly “I only did what 1 thought best fc both of us. 1 value your friendship highly and don't want to lose you as a pal.” Poor upon more her saw old apell him no Jack! She cast him. and Irens ym that time forth he saw } nore as often as sha'd let him, always hoping that some day she'd change her mind and come back to him And Elinore, knowing perfectly well that she'd never marry him, hept him vunning after her, lonth to let another girl win such u priz That's unfuir tresiment. and Elinore must expect retribution some day. It yow've fallen out of love with a man, the only decent thing to do is let him go away from you, let him forget vou. let him get irterested in some- bhod. . 11'x selfish ernelty tn keep him hop- ing and walting just hecause he's too good looking and teo nice for any other girl. It's even bad to urge him to remain your friend. The best thing for him ix to see nothing of you at all for a long t'me, Since you've hurt him, it's up you (o uswist, not_hinder. his cure. (Conyriht, 1926.) Mimi wili be glsd 10 o disected to this pope addressed envelope is Your Baby and Mine er any inauiries ded 4 wlampe.! BY MYRTLE MEVER ELDRED. Children Who Walk Late. Mrs. L. M. M.: Tt is not normal for a heaithy child of 17 months still to be unable to walk. When such is the case one thinks first of rickets, the vietims of which are almost always Jate in both walking and teething. Children are not naturally so timid that they will not walk alone when the proper time comes, in fact, bumps and constant falls seem to have not the slightest effect on their courage. They get right up and start walking all over again. Since one cannot pos- sibly know why children afficted with rickets or any nutritional ailment re- tuse to walk, one can only guess that there must be some sensation in walk- ing which is so unpleasant to them that they refuse to do it. ©ne must do one’s utmost to bring the diet to perfection, so that one may feel assured that the child s receiv- ing the nourishment proper for his age. A child of this age who bas to be supported when standing and does not crawl is obviously not in a healthy condition. Sometimes the fault lies in a lack of muscular strength, and one lad who did not walk until long past 2 years of age and who was found to have had rickets in the past was helped to greater strength and confidence by putting him on a small play car which he was compelled to run with his feet. ‘This gave him the necessary exercise and he soon showed a desire to walk. This case was one of a sort of mus. cular weakness due to long malnutri- tion. Children do not walk at any par- ticular time, some children being far more precocious than others, but when a child is past 14 months ol and still does not walk, the mother should make some drastic changes in his diet. “Puzzlicks"” eeeeePuzzle-Limericks There was & young lady of —i—, Whose appetite simply was —2—; “There’s nothing like —3—, She contentedly —4—, As she let out a tuck in her —5—, 1. Capital of Bavaria. 2. Without equal. 3. Nourishment. 4. Remarked in a soothing voice. 5. Outer garment gathered at the waist. Note—There was no chance what- ever for this young lady to partake in the modern passion for slender- ness, as you will agree when you have completed the limerick. In case you can't figure it out, Jook for the an- swer—as well as another here on Monday. (Copyright, 1926.) DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Contrite Husband Warns All Men Against Swap- ping Old Wives for New—Shall She Take a Dare and Go to Party in Boy's Clothes? IDEAR MISS DIX: Five vears ago I married the deareat and hest girl in the world. She was all that a wife should be, affectionate to me, a tidy little housekeeper, who had a good supper smoking on the table for me when 1 went home at night, and my slippers toasting by the fire. Well, a strange woman came to our town who said she fell in love with me at sight, and who began running after me and writing love letters to me. I was fool enough to think that I was in love with her, and made my good wife divorce me, and 1 married her. Then my troubles began. This woman 1 am married to is lnzy and shiftieas. We live in a pigsty. 1 have nothing fit to eat. My clothes are never mended or washed, and she is a virago in temper. And, worst of all, I know now that I never loved any one but my first wife, and this other was only a passing infatuation. 1 wish 1 could warn all men against giving up a good wife for the “other woman.” A SORRY HUSBAND. Answer: Sometimes the punishment does fit the crime, and no sinner ever gets just exactly what he deserves quite so often as does the man who, without cause, forsakes a good and faithful wife for some woman who has fired his fancy for the moment. All of us know dozens of cases where a wife with whom her hushand could find no fault, a wife who had heen tender and devoted to him. who had borne him children. who had made a comfortable home for him. who had worked and scrimped and saved to help him bulld up & fortune, was forced by him to give him a divorce in order that he might marry some younger woman. or some woman who had flattered him into helieving that she was in love with him, and made him believe that he was in love with her. But not once In a dozen times have we seen these second marriages turn out anything hut disastrously for the man. We have seen how often these men break suddenly in health, hecause the new wives will not bother to take care of them and feed them and make them comfortable as their old wives did. We have seen how often these second marriages mark the end of a man's success in business, and the heginning of his financial downfall, because his conduct has shaken the confidence of husiness men in his integrity and his judgment, and hecause the new wife is extravagant, while the old wife was a saver. We have seen the forlorn spectacle of such men dragged around by their | young wives to cabarets and night clubs—they held down the tables and paid the bills, while their wives danced and flirted with boys of their own age. And we have known that among the men who trade off old wives for new, there are ve very few who have not regretted their bargains, and who would not have given a great deal to he back at thefr old firesides with thelr old wives who had proved their faith and love for them It is & pity that the men who let some flappers persuade them that their wives are too old for them, or have become too fat, and the idiots who, let some vamps get in their deadly work upon them don't take a look around at some of their fellow men who have forsaken their good wives for these adventuresses and see how few of these second marriages have turned out well. It would stop many a one from taking a step that he spends the balance of his life regretting. DOROTHY' DIX. [D¥AR DOROTHY DIX: 1T have alwavs wanted to wear men's clothes. and a friend has dared me to dress as a hoy and go as her escort to a dance to which we are asked. T would do it. but at this party there are to he several new men upon whom I should like to make a favorable impression, and some one has suggested that it would be impossible to do so if I were dress boy. Please give me your candid opinion on this. N Answer: Well, my candid opinion, Renee, is that for vou party dressed as a boy would be an insult to your hostess and would disgust the men. I will agree with you that it {a a misfortune to he horn of the persuasion and have to wear feminine apparel. Undoubtedly, a man's clothes ave more practical, more durable. more comfortable and convenient than a woman's. It must he perfectly heavenly to have pockets all over you into which you can put \hings, and to be able to get hy with two or three suits a season Rut Nature having wished vour sex upon vou. there is nothing vou ean do to change it, and you have to abide by its limitations and make the best of them. And no woman helps her case any by trying to make an imitation man of herself. On the contrary. she makes a bad matter worse, for convention demands that a woman shall be good-looking, and whatever drawbacks she may have. feminine clothes are a first ald to beauty.. The homeliest girl alive is attractive swathed in chiffons, The prettiest one is homely in breeches. I know that there is a perfect mania among girls now for wearing knickers. They the landscape with their ugliness. And when I behold them with their big hips and little ankles, looking like tops, I understand why there is such a decline in matrimony. For femininity is woman's greatest charm to man. So when yvou want to make a hit, stick to your skirts, and don't try to understudy your little brother. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle 1996.) . 19 (Copymght. &AW Wi = /3 diE JEEENG dNN Precious stone. Insect. JJENEEE 48 \ Across. Ovderly arangement of a group. Minister. American author, Material. Brazilian city. Once again. Period of time. Handle of a sword. Tiny spot. Exist. Pronoun. Towards. Negative. Devour. Prefix: again. Part of a clrcle, Male singers. Lair. River in Russian Turkestan. Comfort. Exclamation of disgust. Cereal grain. Flat metal circle. Greek letter. Tree. Tell. Burnt residue. Point of the compass. Cover. wily. Exclamation. Wicked. Myself. Allow. The holm-oak. Cornmeal bread. Walk through walter. Born. Made of wood. Down. Grecian city. Eternity. Hollow grass. Printer’s measure. Speak. Through the ageney of. French unit of square measure, Neat. Lubricate. Decayed. Beverage. Head covering. Pemnanasea SRS oo wepe . Possesses. . Bird. . Required. . Puts up. . Old matter name. . Bivalve mollusk. Spike. ountain in Thessaly. Known facts. Pronoun. . Exist. Finishing. . Free from. . Unit of length. Trustworthy. Lenient. : Tree. . Malt beverage. Cry of a cow. . Finish. . Exclude. Meadow. . Kitchen utensil. Wriggly fish. Pluto. . Qurselves, . Negative. o s S5 2% issued under a new " Red Herring on Toast. Head and tail a large herring. Pour boiling water over it and let stand on the stove for five minutes. Take from the water, remove the skin and bones, and with a silver fork break the flesh into small pieces. Have, ready . six boiled potatoes, let' cool and dice them. They must not be too soft. Have a frying pan of sizzling fat ready. Place the potatoes and fish mixed in lt.l season with T:yt, pepper and a little choj parsley, and fry a.good brown. m on hot buttered toast, EL[STE] ] AT E EIL pEE ENNS L [PIARRIE] IDIEIE] Fflmgfig D [ X [RIE™ 1IN (N] gfl [E] 2 [SiTIV] [PIETA] re strutting around all over the place in them and marring | Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “That new hoy iz all right. He traded me his bicycle and a plece of chewin’ tobacco for two little chicks we've hatched out.” BY LEE PAPE. Pop wos smoking and thinking and ma was putting crooked things strate and strate things crooked, and 1 went in saying, G ma. G_pop, you awt to see all the powder Gladdis is putting on her face, you mite think she was disgulaing herself as a snow scene or something. Yee gods, have I got a dawter or a sack of flour? pop sed. Now Willvum calm yourself, gerls will be gerls, ma sed. They wont if they can help it, they'll be_circus clowns, pop sed. Wich jest then Gladdis came in with aven more powder on her face than usual. saying, Well, olive oll, fokes, va home. You better not go out if you teel quite well, pop sed. Wat do vou meen, if I felt eny bet- ter Id be arrested for singing in the streets, Gladdis sed. Nonsents, you cant fool cour forced cheerfillness, your ghost, pop sed. father, | am not. 1 meen I cer- teny never felt less pale, vou must imagine it. Gladdis sed, and pop sed. No 1 dont. elther, your as wite as a sheet, 11l leeve it to Benny. G. vou certeny are, Gladdis. you bet- ter get away from those stairs before you fall down them and wake up in the hospittle, T sed. and ma sed, O, wake up, Gladdis, dont you see their { tawking about the powder on your tace. dont me with pale sed. Well T dont think so. the way the gerls ave wearing {t. ma sed, and pop sed. Thats so. 1 think you could get another half pint to stay on if vou wawked with your face tilted b werds. I 0. wat do men know? Gladdis sed. And she went downstairs and looked at her face in the hall mirrer and put a little more on. What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Gemini. Tomorrow's planetary aspects are adverse until noon. They then under- g0 a marked change and become quite tavorable. On the whole, it is a fair day for those observances or recrea- tions usually indulged in on a Sunday. The early contrary conditions that might ordinarily exercise a baneful in- fluence can be easily overcome, or counteracted by relaxation and thought, and the absence of the necessity of action will be advan- tageous Later on in the day there will be sensed a feeling of comrade- ship, optimism and good nature that will, of course, contribute toward the plesure that <hould be afforded by a “day of rest and gladnes Children born tomorrow will not di play much evidence of strensth physical well-being during infancy. They will be ailing quite frequently, and cause much anxiety to those who care for them. They promise, how- ever, to find a happy issue out of all thelr troubles, and to achieve physical normaley long before they are out of their 'teens. Their dispositions will leave much to desire. They will not be frank, but cling to evasiveness. They will not openly be disobedient, but surreptitiously they will do those things which they know they ought not to do. This desire to deceive can, and should, be cured, even if stern measures are needed to do so. The future of these children depends very much on sound parental influence. It tomorrow is your birthday You possess many sterling characteristics, but you have very little confidence in others, and your doubts and misgiv- ings make of your life a burden. It 18 not, of course, prudent to trust im- plicitly, but it is fatal to one's happi- ness to question the motives of all those with whom one comes in con- tact. “Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise,” but “doubt in- dulged soon becomes doubt realized.” and, in order to get along in this world contentedly, vou must give others such credit for thelr actions as you want given for your own. Your mind is a very active one and vou are never so happy as when hard at work. You are nervous and high- Iy strung, think quickly and act ener- getlcally—ofttimes impulsively. Your nature is very affectionate and your home life should be contented and harmonious. Well known persons born on that date are: Nathan Hale, revolutionary soldier; John Trumbuil, soldler and artist; Catherine A. Warfleld, poet and author; Henry Mosler, artist;: Thomas 1. Bradford, physician and author: \Bruno Oscar Klein, composer and MOTHERS AND TREIR CHILDREN. Table Talk. One Mother Says: I am not a believer in keeping children silent at table, though I do not want any one child to_ monop- olize the talk any more than I would wish an adult to do so. On Friday evening at dinner we have what we call “contributions.” Every one tells| milk of magnesia to counteract acid- some interesting little thing that he has read or heard during the week. ‘We laugh, discuss the item, and praise proberly wont be up wen I get | Have 1 got too mutch on? Gladdis | | ! the United States for the Department FEATURES. Women Who Have Important Tasks in ‘Government Service BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER Dr. Helen M. Strong. Most of us think of geography as the bounding of states and countries with unpronounceable names; as rivers and oceans and products that had to be memorized in school days. Wa tried to forget about them as quickly and painlessly as possible, on the basis that they were always chang- ing_the map, anyway, and who could be hothered. It comes as rather a shock, there fore, to meet a human being. and a woman at that, who really has her finger in the making or the world's mud ples; who really loves maps and boundaries; who can be intricately technical cze moment as to why the lines ar¢ drawn the way they are, and vet paint a fascinating word picture the next of some distant part of the globe that we didn't even know ex- isted. Dr. Helen M. Strong. geographic ex- | pert of the Bureau of Foreign and Do- mestic_Commerce, is this gifted per- son. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, of ea pioneer stock, she grew up on family talex of the building of canals and railroads and of the industrial strug- gles that went Into the making of the Middle West. The study of commerce and the economic laws under which it operated, with special reference to the physical factors. became her chief in terest. She went to the University of Chicago and took her doctorate, the first woman in that institution to achieve that degree in her subject. There are very few others unywhere. And ghe held honor fellowrhips and assisted in the department while she was carrying on her ciass work. In 1918 she broke her studying long | enough ta come to Washington “and | help prepare the basic material that | the Col. House commission was to take | with it to Paris for the peace nego. | tiations. This finished, she coliabo- | rated in a survey of the arable land of of Agriculture, returning to the uni- versity to finish her thesis in 1921. Followed a call to the University of Missouri as assistant professor of geography. and, in between times, she taught Summers at Northwestern and Penn State. The real beginnink of her present work came several vears later when | she revisited Washington for the pur- | pose of making a single survey of | world trade and agricultural products | for the Bureau of Forelgn and Do- | mestic Commerce. She found she | liked the work: the bureau liked what | she did with it, and she staved. They | gave her her own office and prac tically a free hand. and therein lies the uniqueness of what she s doing | fellow | se She 18 having the create. Aside from building up map files through co tact with the 44 bureau offices in ail parts of the world, she acts as con sultant on geographic matters and writes geographic analyses of trade, treating basic physical conditions ir the regions under consideration—the conditions that are fundimental ie the regulation of suppiv and demand opportunity to the routine of DR. HELEN M. STRONG. e of her con many ways. nd has re aper be- Assoela woman Recognition of the v tributions has come in She lectures frequently ently given a t fore the American Econo tion, where she was the ¢ present. She is a memt American ( phers’ As: of the Ameri jety and of the A 4 tion for the Advancement of Scienc Last Spring at the Women's World afr in Chi the represent of the Department of Commerce she was one of the speakers at the lunch eon to famous women But her outstan tinction came in b Prestdent (‘volids the first woman menib: States Geographic Board, mark of dis ppointment by last vear of the U 150 YEARS AGO Story of the U. BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, JR. Congress Guards Secrets. | | PHILADELPHIA. June 5, 1 Many vears after this cruel contest against ministerial oppression is over the people may learn of the great labors which are being exerted in their behalf at the present time by certain small group of men whose services are now surrounded by | secrecy. This group is known onl as the secret committee of Congress. | The existence of the committee is well known and Congress makes no attempt to conceal the fact that many of its most delicate and diffi- cult problems are referred to the committee. Rut no record of committee’s proceedings is ever al- lowed to reach the public, and results of its deliberations are rare- Iy known outside the the business is finished. The complete inside story of this war will never be known, nor will the people fully reclize what a many- slded contest this is, until the full records of the secret committee are pu’ For the present the gazettes are permitted to say nothing | order to procure, if 1 { On the same vo; the | the | N innermost | circles of Congress, until long after | longer held secret by the members of Congres The secret committee about weeks pplied to the mar mittee fe the use of pne o sels of the Continental fleet will 0 to the French West I sssible, ceeding these ves endeavor to discover t the French in assembl fleet and a great number of troo the West Indie hether French mean - or Amerdca. The secret two o com me R dles in a num ber of muskets ne 10,04 the against commitice recently re ceived news throuzh confidential sources that certain conditions in the British islands in the West Indies | were deserving of investigation. Th¢ committee will therefore fit out tw( rast sailing vessels and send them im. | mediately to the islands of the Ber- inhabitants take such v to dis lands and the inhabitants i to supply th dors and may be mudas, to with prov measures a cove disposition of toward America. When Gen. W the was em ahout the committee except. occasion ally. that certain matters have been | referred to it. Some indication of the committee’s great usefulness is gathered from recent frazments of | congressional news which are no | powered on Mond: employ in Canada a number of Indians not ex ceeding 2.000. his authority to do this W snferred npon him. not by Con gress itself, but secret com mittee, WHEN WE GO SHOPPING BY MRS, Your Awnings. probably as natural for You | as for myself to be inclined to put off the ordering of hot weather com- forts until the hot weather is right | upon us. The trouble with that pro- cedure is that you try to hurry. find haste is impossible and your awnings are delayed in arriving. Meanwhile | you broil while others bask in .‘hP! cool shade. Now fs shopping time for awnings, and don't forget it. There are two different kinds of awning cloth. One has its color or stripes painted and the other has them printed on. They cost about the same and are hoth satisfactory. If they are painted they should be painted with a mixture that includes no impurities which may change their color. The really pure paints give a brilliancy which most of the woven materials lack As for the materlal itself. it should be especially strong. Such factors are double twisted threads, and high numbers of threads to the square inch are important. In a store when the clerk says “high-count” he is refer- ring to the. number of thread: Awn- ing duck of the best grades is made | of 8 and 81 ounce Army duck. Bargains in awnings aren't obtained by buying a light or inferior material. The average window awnings cost from ‘6 to $20, depending on the materials used, so you can judge for yourselt whether quality = matters. 1t's BEAUTY CHATS Good Teeth. The shape of the mouth in vouth and of the whole lower face in middle age and the charm of the smile all through life depend on the soundness of your teeth, so it ig worth all the money vou can afford to spend to keep yours in good condition. Pov erty i8 no longer an excuse, there are so many good dental clinics where treatment is free, or very nearly &o. 1t ig never too late to improve your teeth, but really perfect teeth, of course, are the result of good care from childhood on, in fact from baby- hood on, since the insidé of a baby’s mouth should be washed twice a d: with boric acid solution. A bit of an- tiseptic clean cotton should be wrap- ped around the finger and dipped into the solution, and the mouth washed out with this, During teething, lime- water should be used in the milk to strengthen the first teeth, on which the health of the second depend. The baby’'s teeth should be brushed at bedtime and in the morning with a soft brush and water containing ity, the greatest destroyer of chil- dren's teeth. If you start a child brushing his teeth before he is 3 years or critize it just as_any group of|old it will become a lifelong habit. grown-ups would do. I think it gives the children valuable practice In con- ver:«tlu{n. The first teeth should be carefully watched by a good dentist, and if thel' HARLAND H. ALLEN. metting wnings for There is one way. though, bargains. Some stores have made to order, but never called or accepted. If vou can find a to suit your requirements you r find a bargain on the counter. Buying awnings often comes to a point of deciding between painted and woven ones. Painted awnings are brighter in color, and they can be repainted when they fade. The woven awnings are preferable, it seems, from the standpoint of wear, or showing stains. One point some housewives hold nst the woven awning material is that it shows the same design on both sides. It isn't always des ful to look into stripes or checks from the inside of the room, however fine they may look from the outside. You can buy one which are a_contrasting inside. While white underside: usually best because of the re of light into the room when the ing is down., some women softer rays or more colorful Green softens the light shed into the room and suggests the outdoor foliage. When buyving awnings it is neces sary not only to buy material that won't fade from sun or weather, but also to make sure that your iron frames and fixtures are galvanized so they won’t rust. It ou want vour awnings to look as well next vear as this, take the awning cloth “in hand." lor awnings sloir on the are BY EDNA KENT FORBES. come in crooked they should be straightened at once while the mouth is voung. Crooked, overcrowded teeth will spoll a mouth that is good looking in itself, thumb sucking will bring the teeth in badl and spoil the shape of * the jaw. Adenoids, which cause im- proper breashing, will also spoil the shape of tme wouth. This last, of course, is a matter for madical treat: ment. A rather pleasant mouth wasl for any age is made of equal parts alcohol, tincture of orris and rosewater fla- vored with a drop of peppermint or bitter almond. C. R. M.—Any scar that is only on the outer layer of skin will bleach oft in time, and a scar that shows there is fnjury to the under skin will not be improved b ving the outer skin peeled off. The best way to get rid of the blotchy appeatance after attacks of pimples is to keep the pores active over the entire body through daily bathing. Exercise and fresh air wiil also help to clear these blemishes. A skin that has been peeled is very sensitive and must be protected from the ‘sun and wind. In preparation for the completion of a large sugar mill at Alpullu, Tur- key, the cultlvation of beets in thas decond teeth show any tendency to vicinity has just been started.