Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1926, Page 34

Art of Wearing the To wear manner tha difficult. woman sell what spoils There WOMA BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. L new dress in such t we appear used to it is is semething about of it that makes a fous, and that is ood effect: 1t is all con the MAR Y AL < SELFCONSCIOUS 3| AY MAR THE OF A} 1 \y very clothes he sur new it e What is wa well for TTITUT JARER L IMPRE N. SION @ child to exult in new it the little feet to s that proud possessions. We like th have her - the pleasure. When ind o message Is on new shoes.” » s ind 1 think they 'm are v Away. we grow older there is Lsurdly childish and unbe- such an exhibition. d is o wear new things ¥ were so ubsolutely suitable ) detense, ibranous pouch. organ. ty of value. Concerni Dandy N’S PAGE. HOME NOTES BY JENNY WRKX. New Clothes | for us and suited to us that they do not exude newness. They may accent beauty or bring out our best points to advantage, but if we are conscious of their newness and this is apparent, { that subtle element known as charm flles aw In its place is a crude- ness that is flagrant. Basting Threads. To acquire the art of wearing new clothes gracefully we can observe cer- tain matters. For instance, we can | ussure ourselves that there are no asting threads showing. You know there is an old sayving that when bast- ing threads remain in a gown it is sign that the frock is not paid fo Whether this is true or not, the bast- ing threads indicate that the dress is homemade, and that is something to be avoided. We would have the own look as if made by one of the best customers, without : truce of the work of a novice. And we should wear it as if we always dressed in this way. | Attention to Details. Another thing we can do is to be careful when we don the dress ihat it lis perfect in every detail, so that we do not have to be looking out of the corner of our eye to know that the bow is right, that the collar fits smoothly, that buttons are all done up. etc. And then we should dismiss | these details from our thoughts., If | not, we are lost. To keep looking at the dress in an appraising way is ab- solutely telltale. This should not be done, even when we fear the dress is getting mussed. Getting Used to Clothes. me women frocks for the first time when none but the family around. TIn this way the | newness toned down. They ems into such dresses {with o certain familiarity. | same way some men {inz new ‘coats with old trousers and new trousers with old coats before wearing+ both pieces of new suits to- | gether.” These persons like to feel at home in clothes. | But whatever means you emvloy, it | |15 wise to wear new clothes with an |air of familiarity. for then they set | you off. Otherwise you certainly will | { not appear at vour best in them. o R My Neighbor Says: To make your windows shine and gleam wash the inside of the glass with tepid water ap- plied with chamois, using no p or powder of any kind. The outside requires different t. it- ment, and should be cleaned with the following mixture: One ounce pulver; one ounce grain , one ounce “I had six of Rove fleas in ' liquid ammonia, one pint wat hottle, but it looked like stealin’ & ADEIS: SWith 5 wolt S10th ATl I give ‘em back to him today removing When allowed (Copyright. SUB ROSA polishing motion the surface This highboy of the Wil { Mary period, with its drawer fronts of handsome burled walnut and its gracefully turned legs and stretcher: is more than a beautiful piece of fur- niture—it is a personality. Among magnificent surroundings it elegant. In the cozy room it is ill elegant, but with a melting charm that helps to blend its personality with that of the room. When fond parents and rich uncles Wd doting grandparents search the {shops for handsome wedding gifts why do-they so seldom think of “selecting veal household personality =uc this highboy would suvely would hitrbor the young couple’s treas lures faithfully. grow old with them gracefully and finally resolve itself loom . 1026 | i | always. new | home, il be anting wear at (Covyrizht i Willie Willis again I the | on wear- | BY ROBERT QUII will be brilliant. re cleaning of saucepans is ¢ imperfectly understood in many households, but it is most important. htime a sauce- pan has heen used it should be put over the fire with clear, cold water and a little soda in it. \When this is hot it should be poured off and the saucepan nd its 1lid well scoured with ap and sand, the outside being freed from all black and dirt by means of a SUf brush kept specially for the purpose. Glass' spoons are better for medicines than metal ones, but a_small medicine glass is hest, of course. They can be pur: chased v few cents and are mo ate for measur- ing aspoons, which vary in si The kitchen table much more comforta cooking if it is rais BY MIMI. Laziness Doesn't Count. Dorothy told me the other day 't count any more, A girl can be lazy the Of course, wife and but that's I'm taiking nd I'm not inter in any areer-—at_all—just want to | and have a good time. | A Lo w girl in my posi tion of lazinéss isn't very deadly. What about it? Does little Dorothy, standing there in the smart red vel veteen jacket, talking so glibly, know n t will be ble for | placing !'| a brick or block of wood under each leg. The higher table will save many a backache. st of the popular bout enjoying them selves at dances are just they can be? Dorothy cites I 4s an example. She doesn't gy have to. Her h. enough serv: {and Peggy never has to get out of {bed until 12 o'clock if she's not in the mood. She has never cooked in her life, doesn’t know the meaning of the word housework. Just darn lazy. that's all, Dorothy tells me firmly. But she's a little b wrong. Pegzy never does stay in bed till 2. She's up with the rest of the amily. ’ ue, she doesn’t have to go to wor but she has @ date to play tennis, {another to go swimming in the new pool, and right after lunch there are a dozen letters for her to write to various friends. And in the afternoon she probably golf. Oh, and there’s w gorgeous buok she wants to read before tea All this doesn't sound like real work, but it shows a spirit that is far from la Peggy 1s keenly interested in sports ~that’s one reason the boys like her so well. She's intelligent and alert enough to keep up a big correspond- ence with all her friends—and her reading is what gives her the intelli- gence and alertnes Now if she were really lazy she wouldn't have the ambition to play a game of uny kind—she'd depend on her feminine charm to get by with the boys. The slothful maiden wouldn’t dream of corresponding with a dozen people. She loses friends constantly hecause of her inability to keep the corre- spondence going. As for her reading | —~that’s a minus quantit She hasn't { the mental energy to get through a whole book——certainly not a good book. She likes nice, easy magazines best With a thousand servan manages to look untidy. | gets frightfully riding in the wind, she lets it Her indolence wouldn't permit her brushing it into shape. s she still If her hair A torp collar from fitis s onuiient can turn it ov [ If she has to wi | whole day | & wreck . One who propels a boat. | _Oh. no. the lazy maiden isn't the Goddess of mischief. { popular girl. You've got to work to ter in the aeriform state, | stay in the ranks of the big-timers. car. | Laziness counts against you—just slender rod. | as much in social success a: an accident on fixed until she niebody else. at way for a and she looks | the: L more they doll a girl up Sl | other kind of serious husines t of square measure. (Convri Send for Mimi's <sed. stamped Hints, Inclose Resting place. ope for reply Mountain range of Russia. Close to. River in Europe. Jewish month. uit of the oak. Increase. Observe. el Optic or; egative. ot even. Form of woman. address for a married —_— Meat Decoration. Cook the volks of two eggs until | ry and mealy and mix with two ablespoonfuls powdered sugar, |adding a very little orange { water if the mixture is too d linto this one-half a cupful of butter | until all the ingredients are thorough- | 1y incorporated. Store in the refrig | erator, and when needed for decora flon press through a wire strainer with a wooden spoon. Use for salads or cold meats, of Grocers Recommend "SALADA” TEA And Housewives Demand It THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6. ,Dorothysz American Cult in Which' Every One Kotows to; Pampered Daughter of the Family Is [ Unfair to Other Children. Deplores Sacrificing of Family Daughter Worship in America YOUTH complains to me of the partiality that his parents show to his sister. He says that he has to go shabby in order that sister may walk forth in silk attire, and that every time he asks for a new suit it is denied him because sister has to have a special party -frock, or the latest thing in sports wear. He never can have the use of the automobile because sister monopolizes it, and he can't even go to college because it takes so much money to keep sister going with the right set. The lad thinks this isn’t fair, and that his father and mother are not giving him a square deal, and he wants to know why he isn't just as much entitled to good clothes and his share of the family car and income as si ter i Of course. the boy's position is unassailable. Parents should not play favorites among their children. But it is one thing to have rights and another thing to be able to collect them, and 1 am afraid that he is going to have a hard time making his parents see that we should have, at least, a domestic democracy in which girls and boys are born free and equal, and are equally entitled to dip into the family purse. For In this country the guaint custom of zirl worship obtains. Just as in China and Japan ancestor worship prevaiis, and the pious prostrate them. selves before the tablets of their ancestors and burn incense hefore them. so in America do we kotow before our young girls and burn up our money in their honor. In the average American family there is never the slightest question as| to who is the most important member. It is Sally. Nor is there any debate as to who has the divine right to the best of everything. It is Sallv. Nor would any one think of rebelling against her tyrannies and impositions. Such an idea would be considered little less than blasphemous. Iy must have fine clothes. no matter how poor the garments of the remainder of the famil Sally must have the best room in the house. and when she has company every one must gumshoe by the door so as not to disturh them. Sally’s mother and father may be people of importance in the outside world, but at home they are groveling slaves who take their cue from Sally, and; in the slang of the day, let her tell them where they on and off. FHIS cult of daughter worship pervades evers branch of society homes you see the fvhole family sacrificed to Sally. Mother 3 t making Sally pretty frills and furbelows. or v out camer lingerie. Mother not only gets up and cool Ak brings husky Sally hers on a tray. Mother's hands are sodden with water and rough from the tubs, so that Sally’s may be soft and pink manicured. In poor her but ish- and so that Sally may have a dozen, and | Mother never has a_new frocl v g0 on trips father grows daily more bent and tired in order that Sally ma or have an automobile, and keep up with girls richer than she The little brothers and sisters have only such crumbs as fall from Sally’s table, and sometimes these are poor pickings, because mother cuts down on the table to pay Sally's bills. Among hetter-off people it is Sally who changes the whole order of Jiving when she comes home from school. It is Sally who ousts the family from its comfortable old home, among old friends and neighbors, and moves them onto a fashionable boulevard among the people who don't want to know them. Tt is Sally who corrects mother's grammar and father's mwn- ners until they are afraid to move eak in her presence. It is Sally who drags them to Europe, where they are hored to death. and spends their time talking about the new bathroom with builtin tubs that they ce put in their home at Squeedunl er think of rebelling against Si or of refusing her de- mands. or of deposing her from the throne she has wished on herself. They Just go on. fanatically beating their heads on the ground before her, and fetting her walk all over them. 5 Why this blind adulation of Sally, nobody Know: Perhaps there is this much selfishness in it, that parents have a belief that the more of a goddess can make a girl the more desirable she hecomes in the eves of a suitor. . they know that*fine feathers make fine birds, and they think that the the better chance they have of marrying her off. * * A D, without doubt, in the mothers’ minds. is the pitiful thought that life = is hard on women, and that they want to give their girls as nearly « perfect girlhood as they can. so that they may have, at least, the memory of a little time that was carefree and full of pretty clothes and laughter and ncing. But they, ne A But all of this worship of Sally isn't fair to the other children. and it works untold harm to Sally herself. For it gives her a false idea of herself and her own importance. It inflates her ego and cultivates selfishness her. and it is the poorest of all preparations for real life in which we must all give and take and make our share of the sacrifices. It is these pampered daughters who rush to the divorce courts when they find out that their hushands refuse to be the slaves to them that their mothers and fathers were. Girl worship is a poor religion. et it! ¢ crusade DIX. Let's organize a mi DOROTH (Copsright, 1026.) EAT AND BE HEALTHY Dinak Day's Daily Talks on Diet The Right Food Is the Be: Medicine Laxatives. | tract?> Fresh fruit is a laxative aid. » o | It I8 less costly than medicinal fruit. There are at present on the market | It hus o plensant (aste. It atimulates varfous cathartic preparations herald- { the action of the intestines in a nat- ing the fact that they taste like fruit |Ural manner. No dulled efficiency fol- i 2 lows the use of fresh fruit. ~that they contain fruit, that they | “\rhy buy medicated fruit all cut in will el . are an d to [ little sections, each wrapped in its hit health : y | of paper and neatly packed iu a deco- e o atteae. | Tated boX? Go to the frult stand and _ These statements make an atirac-|y,¢ an apple or a few plums or some tive advertisement. Very few mortals | oranges and lemons. will deliherately choose ill-tasting medi- | in a4 vpaper bag. The, cine if something pleasant can be sub-|as much as the drug-store fruit treat stituted. Manufacturers are in busi- [ ed Wwith medicine. And the fruit ness to sell their siuff. The appeal, |stand {ruit is much the better. It is “easy to take.” is very alluring. Tlun-|really harmless, and it is dreds of boxes are filled with these |laxative. pleasunt aids to overcome constipa-| Prunes. washed thoroughly, so: tion. The public buys and buys. The |overnight in water and then simme dealers might also add, “Once used, |ed gently in the water in which the; always used.” Cathartics are habit. Soaked can be flavored with one or forming. The muscles of the bowels|two cloves or a slice of lemon. A in time become paralyzed, and artifi-|laxative dose is three or four prunes, clal aid will continually have to be eaten faithfully eve day. | knew used. | & makernity specialisty head of a Why buy fruits sandwiching a bit | private lyvingin hospital, and the of tasteless, harmless, medicinal ingre- | daily three or four prunes were the dients that stimulate the intestinal |mothers’ cathartic The new mothers had to take their prunes with their SONNYSAYINGS [ breakfasts. BY FA a clear will not e od were laxative They containcd week's supply They ne. 15 The prunes tcontained iron. { You can buy a %6 | cent: bl | " Both fresh lime and iron The; laxative. Why buy fig juice in bottle or fig paste in a cube, treated with habit-forming cathartics? \Why not buy just figs? A sensible diet, including whole- grain cereals, fresh vegetables and | fresh fruits, cuts out the necessity for laxative aids. If you feel that you must add some laxat aid, don't put your money into medicated fruit. Buy <h fruit or dried fruit and use it snerously tin vour dlet for and Murs, A.—-Thank vou kind letter and the verse D. G—Is it injurious to dr at a meal with fis A Both milk and -fish are foods which | <poll easily. If both foods are in good condition the combination is not .hamu‘ul. ing_personal answers to their | questions sheuld Send self-addrexsed. stamped envelope to Dinah I { The Star for your Serve this new relish that makes thewkole meal taste better/ PIN MONEY PICALILLI I could 'tand on my head as good as anybody, if the other foot would dest let loose. (Copyright. 1926.) cart them home | an offective | o other 1926. BEDTIME STORIES how “things are up on. the Green Meadows. feadow Mouse.” said the big black . and_snapped his bill twice. 3 Meadow Mouse. Are you sweet and »anny Meadow Mouse had stopped | fat™” oA . e etonee from the boat in| A terrible suspicion took possession witich he had just had a great adven. | Of Danny. There was something about ture. He needed to stop. He needed | this big black bird that wasn't quite to dry off. Fortunately the sun was | familiar. “Aren't you Blacky the Crow shining, and Danny was getting pretty | Who-lives up in the Green Forest on well dried out. He was making a very | the edke of the Green Mcadaws?' he areful toilet when he heard a sound 3;‘1":’3“13;; voice that ttembled in spite that made him prick up his little ears | Of himself. A 4 ux much as litle round ears could | |/ No. Tim not Blacky the Crow, and prick - ups Then' Daniny | giinad: | & 10Nt want to be called [EORY. © was : : the prompt _response. “I don’t know hing about your Green Meadows your Green k nd I don’t want I'm Jim Crow BY THI)RN1.’0N ¥. BURGESS Danny Hears Familiar Voice. The sound of a familiar voice Will often make the heart rejoice. —Danny Méadow Mouse. | bi He suddenly spread his black Jand flew toward Danny. Witha s | of fright Danny darted into the tall H which happened to be growing ‘And there for half an hour he | played hide and seek with that Fish | Crow. So it was that Danny learned t Blacky the Crow. whom vou all know, has a cousin called the Fish (Copyright. 1926.) Your Baby and Mine . BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. | 15 CROW, | CRo More Sugar Than Necessary. | Mrs. X. Y. Z writes: “My baby of {101: months old weigh pounds. the Crow.” said he to him-{j{e gets one quart of milk daily, with 3y the missing hair on my little | | eight ounces of water in it and four that is v the Crow, Mo my. T must bo getting home. | tablespoonfuls of dextrose. In addi- nd_cereal After hearing nothing but the scream. | tion, he zets orange juice . ing of gulls, and the squawking of | MOrning and night and vegetable at 2. | horons, the whistling of vellowlegs | HIS bowels are very loose and at | and the peeping of sand. | DIght he is restless and uncovers him- | Linly does seem good to | S€lf and sleeps on his stomach. How r voice. My, my, my I, can I change his diet to correct the | never Leard a sweeter sound in all my | bowel movements? Hjx gums are | life. s swollen, though he has six teeth. Is! Wouldn't Blacky the Crow have felt | this any cause for the many stools?" | flattered i he could have heard that? | Answer—It may be that if you cut | The cawin was coming nearer. | down the amount of dextrose in the Danny was becoming quite excited. | formula you would end the trouble. | He felt that if he could just see|The bal getting a quart of whole Blacky tlying over, that would help |milk and vegetables and cereals and some.” He hadn’t known how home- | fruit juices. There seems no real rea- sick he was until he heard that harsh [son to continue the addition of sugar crow voice. But harsh as it was, it)to the formula under those circum- lly had sounded sweet to Danny.|stances. The baby is slightly over- carer he came, and nearer nd | weight and overfeeding in general ny began to get quite excited. | sometimes causes excessive bowel over the tops of the grass|uctivity. Also unboiled milk and w Dblack form coming. There | vegetables, if the baby isn't used to old stake which had been |them. Teeth can sometimes cause the mud of the marsh a|activity for the period of eruption. v ice from where Danny was | From these facts perhaps you can sitting. Straight to this that black | pick out the offending element oper- | form flew and alighted on it. ating in the case of your haby. Danny forgot all about his toilet. He| Don’t be worried if the bab fl,,p__l ad just one thought in his mind, and [on his “tummy.” This is a natural that ‘was to get over there reasonably jon for many bables, though it near that stake. He wouldn't take a | ause the mothers a chance of getting too near, hecause he | great deal of anxlety. had heard a dreadful rumor that | Water. “NO., I'M NOT BLACKY ' AND I DON'T WAD CALLED BLACK short driven in short dis Blacky the Crow was like some oth people—rather fond of Meadow Mice sometimes. But he just had to get the news from the Green Meadows. When Danny thought he was near enough to make his squeaky voice heard, he called his loudest. ‘Hello, Blacky!" he cried. The crow on the stake turned his head in Danny’s direction. *Who's calling me Blacky?” he demanded in a harsh voice. “It's me, Danny Meadow Mouse,” cried Danny. “T just want to know Mrs, s “How much water s my 5-week-old baby daily? She is breast fed and drinks about six ounces of water daily. She'll take water whenever | give it to her. She has gained a i {pound since birth. She vomits after every nursing. What would cause this? | Answer—The baby who gets an ade quate supply from his mother’s breast | does not need a great quantity of | drinking water to supply his water | needs. One to two ounces daily is ! enough. The gain in weight would | indicate that the baby is being well fed and so evidently the vomiting comes from too frequent nursings, ir- regular“nursings, or too long a nurs- ing period. Three hours is the fini- mum time hetween feedings and 20 minutes is the maximum time at the brea: But don't force the baby to stay as long as this at the breast if he is satisfled in less time. What Do You Know fence Six. by speak . What tors when pupil’s 1. Q . What is‘an alienist? . What is meant by psychol- ogists when they speak of a Mongolian? 4. Is an adult with the intel- ligence of a 15-year-old child a case of arrested development? refod 5. Does the Government use 616 9th N.W. intelligence tests? Bl 6. Can a person’s intelligence be judged from his face? Answers to these questions in | | tomorrow’'s Star. | | is meant they’ Guaranteed pure importe Who Are the Intelligent? | Intelligence tes e just at present. applied in | 3 many schools, and children are ad- vanced or demoted according to them. | There scems to be no reason to keep | Sold Everywhere’ & child of 10 who is as bright s - - of 12 working with 10-vear The only difficulty ix to de a test that ix really fair. The picion arises that the tests hav some cases been made up from too small a group of children to strike an average. Intelligence tests have applied for some years to Colum fudents, and many a student n dropped from college on thelr | account. Recently, it is said; a group { Columbia students gave th s to their professors, most of whom failed s them w what do vou know about that? Av's Questic | is a cave dweller. | stalagmites | column of limestone | made by the drippings of lime-saturat- | ed water in caves | 3. Limestone and sandstone are the | commonest sorts of stones in which | found | olds. ORANG renoe 1 EA Containing Exrra Fanc y ORANGE PFKOE TEA from the Finest Gardens of INDIA ;s CEYLON M<CORMICK & CO., BALTIMORE . MD. The fiagic , sliding drawer | Answers fo Yester A troglodyte Cave dwellers were not the most wcient men, but they were the first to have habitations of any per-| manenc i 6. Caves are now being used as | awellings in New Mexico and Arizona | by the Indi pvright. 1 | With the little sliding drawer, Tre-Jur brought women the first logical idea for carrying rouge and pow- der in one compact case. The Tre-Jur Purse Size Twin is a blend of supreme convenience and graceful beauty . . . It ts an ample supply of exquisitely fine powder and rouge. isan le of most in value... Compact refills always available. Generous sample Tre-Jur Face Powder sent for 10c— stamps or coin. House of Tre-Jur, Inc., 19 West 18th St., New York City Be sure you use India Tea, or a blend containing India Tea. Jecondly Use an earthen- ware teapot, and put into it one good teaspoonful of India Tea for each cup of tea required. Be sure you pour the water into the teapot the moment it boils. Only fresh boiling water can bring out the true flavour of the tea. Hot wateris nouse. Water that has been boiling for some time does not givethebestresults Thisisimportant if you want a really good cup of tea. Allow the tea to stand 5 minutes to infuse. Putalittle cream or milk into each cup before pouring out thetea. It greatly improves the flavour. Then add sugar to taste. Any retailer or store can supply you with India Tea or blends contain- ing India Tea. He has no difficulty in getting it, as prac- ticallyevery whole- sale distributor of tea in this district supplies India Tea. He will gladly get it for you—but— Be,sure you use NDIA TEA ora blend coniaining . India Tea c.r