Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1926, Page 29

WOMA N’S PAGE y THE SPIDER WOMAN By HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR. 7 Helena replaced the received on the hook with a strange feeling of discomfiture. John Henderson and Helena Ford are Snoaged 1o, be married and John i riced @f her. He doesn'i know whAeiher fo Finally he de tell Aer the truth or mot them loses- his cides that he will and merve. They are moarried and go to Havana jor ‘a Aoneymoon. When 1hey raturn Helena finds ler younger sister. Natalie, engoged end thot Fred Parsoni cialie’ very’ diferently from 1ie oves her CHAPTER VIII. Getting Settled. Helena loved her apartment The furniture had been bought and moved into it before their honey- moon, but of course it took time to get things arranged and to buy dra peries and so forth, 8o that for several weeks after her return she was very busy getting settled. They had three kitchenette and bath. The lving room was unusually large and Helena had bought at auc- tion a refectory table where they ate their meals. Aside from this one piece the furniture was quite conventional. A large davenport before the fireplace flanked with a long table on which magazines were strewn. A Chippen- dale desk, some good rugs, several comfortable chairs. a mahogany low boy, which held the bed and table linen, and a small grand piano. Of course there were other smaller things. A wood basket in jade green to match the curtains, which were of beavy velour over gold gauze. Nu- merous lamps for which electrical at- tachments had to be made. The apartment had bulltin book shelves 30 that no bookcase had to be pro- vided, and Helena was glad of this. The book shelves and the refectory table gave the living room a charm ing. unconventional look that she Toved. The bedrooms were fairly large, par- ticularly the one she shared with John. She had chosen canary vellow for the curtains in their room and mauve for the smaller room. which couid be used for an occasional guest. John had glven her carte'blanche on her selections and he complimented her generously on everything she had chosen In small ways he was always more than generous with Helena. It was onlv in the larger things that he was rooms and a | her. She missed the little extravagant compliments that made a union so adorable. She missed the foolishness that always goes with a love match. And she was bewildered, too. She hardly knew what to make of John’s attitude. She could not seem to stir him to any enthusiasm. It was al- ways as if he were playing a role with His consideration seemed forced. Tais was particularly noticeable when na Price came to the city. 8he telephoned John at his office and after she had talked with him called Helena “You see. I didn't know how to reach vou." she explained. “so T called vour husband first. I'm taking another trip and just came on from Denver yesterday. But I did want to see you people before I left. We did have such good times on the trip to Havana. I've never forgotten. Helena was properly cordial and in- vited Nina to dinner: the invitation was promptly accepted. They made it the following evening. and Nina had no sooner rung off. than John rang Helena up. “Did Mrs. Price call” “Yes, she did, dear.’ “'She said she would.” invited her to dinner tomorrow evening,” Helena said aweetly. “We might ask Harry BRarron te make a fourth if vou want to plav bridge: that fs. unless you can think of some one better. John was good humored to the point of eagerness. “Fine!” We ought to have a evening. And then, jocularly. “too bad the old colonel isn't in town. It would be rather nice to have a re- union. We could talk about the good old days on the boat. But then you like Harry and he likes you. Besides he plays a corking game of bridge.” Helena replaced the receiver on the hook with a strange feeling of dis- comfiture. Perhaps it was involun- tary on John's part, but he had rath- er definitely paired them off. She had always taken Col. Hurlburt's devotion to her a8 a joke. Now it seemed as if John rather liked the idea of being paired off with Mrs. Price. (Copyrigbt. 1926.) 0od lacking | (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) WHEN WE GO SHOPPING BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN. Safety Pins. We have all laughed over the ator perhaps, of the voung father who was asked to drop by at the notion coun- ter of a big department store and buy some afetv pins for his first-born. When the voung lady s sweetly, “What size, please?” his answer came confident and unhesitatingly: “'Six months Now. mavbe. in our hearts, we do not expect young fathers to he versed in the science of safety pins, but would you at once know what size would give the most matisfactory mervice for the purpose for which you wish 1o nse {t? Thera are three types of safety pins fn common use-—the stesl ones, plated first with copper and then with nickel: the brass ones, plated with nickel: and then the “Bessemer " steel onea. which are not plated first with copper. but the nickel or tin is put right on next. to_the steel The reason the steel pina are plated is 10 avold the possibility of rusting. | A brass pin. of course, would never rust, but they are usually nickeled | anyvwar, or else “japanned” by baking a black varnish on the pin. or polished | to ook like gold The hest siee! pins made of a | very stiff. finely tampered steel wire, | which is so strong that it will not | aasiiv hend or break. and so slender | that 11 makes o a verv fine hole | whan pinned through one's ciothes. | The more piatings such a pin has, the | surer the protection against rust. Naver use a cheap steel pin where | riusting would be much of a disap. Pointment. The poorest grades of ateel pins alko bend easiiy A brass pin makes a inger hole | eracker in the fabric than the fine steel ones. The cheaper grades of this kind are made of smaller wires than the high- est grade, but they are soft and bend rather eastly. The best kind of safety pins to buy are those which have a metal guard around the coil-spring to pervent its catching in_the material. and they should also have a tongu. in the cen- etr of the end so that the pin can be slipped into the head from either side. And now as to the size. These run 00, 0. 13. 3 and 4. For baby's outfit ould be at least two wizes. There are larger sizes, the 6, 8, and 10, which are commonly called “blanket pins.” “Baby pins” are the small. fancy pins used to fasten bables’ dresses. A small size brass pin used for attaching dress shields in garments is called a “shield pin.” Some of them have a slight bend or twist in the back to facilitate pinning them on the shield. All steel safety pins are imported. Brown Betty. Arrange in a baking dish alternate lavers of buttered bread crumbs or crumbs and sliced apple. When the dish is full. dot over the top with butter, pour over one-balf a cupful of milk, in which has been stirred one-half a cupful of sugar, sprinkle the top with nutmeg and cinnamon and bake This dish takes about -half an hour to cook and re. quires & modern oven [t may served served hot. or custard If cold with ecream or soft P2 WHERE tea is the national drink, as in Ire- land, Scotland, England and Wales — Lipton’s is the popular choice. be | plain or with hard sauce if | FOOD AND HEALTH BY WINIFRED STUART GIBBS. Food Specialist. Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming, and these autumn days sug- gest wintry tfeats, such as toasted marshmallows, nuts and similar dain- ties. Because of their popularity there is usually considerable interest felt in discussions relating to the food value of nuts. It is such a comfort to know that something which we like i= good for us' This reflection must be qualified, however. Some one hears or reads that ‘‘nuts are very nourishing.” Straightway he goes to some one else with his bit of good news. Some one else promptly decides to include nuts frequently in the dietary of the whole family, and then the trouble begins. Unless nuts are chosen and served with due regard to certain principles they may lose their good, if they do not work actual harm. First, as to the food value of nuts. Body-building material contained in most nuts has been found to be equal to that of meat. This statement ap- plies especially to English walnuts. peanuts, pecans. chestnuts and almonds. So let us think of these nuts as something which contributes this necessary food element. not as a mere luxury to be added to a meal which is already perhaps oversupplied with food value. Now as to the digestion of nuts. The first thing to be careful about is thorough mastication. Nuts should be masticated until they form a smooth paste in the mouth, and never swal- lowed while there are still hard and unsoftened bits remaining. For children, who may not always be careful about this matter of mas- tication. nut butters and nut meals frequently solve the difficulty. THE DIARY OF A NEW FATHER .BY ROBERT E. DICKSON. Monday Midunight. I took motherdnlaw to_the train at 9 o'clock tonight. Joan wanted te go. too, but there was no one to stay with the baby. and besides it was raining. so motherinlaw and T taxied down alone. Just before the train left, she said, -2 “You folks are goipg to get along fine with the baby, aren't you?" and 1 said, “Sure, we are.” and she said, “Well, 1 wish I could be sure.” Why do women contradict them- selves that way? All day long I had been trying to think of things to ask her about tak- ing care of the boy. but I couldn't think of a single one. And then, no sooner had I kissed her good-by and watched the train pull out than I thought of a million. When 1.got home 1 found Joan in the same fix. besides feeling a bit weepy because she was lonely for her mother _already said, “I wish vour mother had tayed & while longer.” and she said. Well, why didn’t you try to make her stay, instead of almost pushing her out of the house the way yvou did?"” and T said, “I like that,” sald, “Well, I didn't like it.” Just then the baby woke up for his 10 o'clock feeding and he velled o hard that béth of us had to rush to get his bottle ready. So the argu- ment was a draw. Tiat's better than couldn’t win on The boy is a great maker. losing, and I little peace- The volume flow of the Gulf Stream, according to a calculation made near Florida. is 90,000.000.000 tons per hotir. “ ER of the guished from Kentucky. Crittendon. with perfect coiffure . at- tired in a superb moire antique, of the most del- icate pea green, with point-lace bertha . .- . All the political and dip- lomatic world flocking to compliment and con- gratulate her on the very able speech of her husband. made in the Senate during the day.” distin- Senator Mrs. her EVERYDAY . Dr. . fos thai appear o be repre- RS Schepectady, N. Y. I have to meet v the tragedy of a friend of singular strength of character and great gifts confined in a body ed with overwork. What can I do to help him? Answer—Do not on any account let him think that you ‘deem him a trag- edyv. Always approach him with the reverence due to a master mariner whose physical weakness disabled him before the vessel had reached port. If he is inclined to despondency, refuse to admit its reasonableness. 80 long as his fine mind maintains its eficiency minify in every possible way the disabilities of its bodily in- casement. If. on the other hand. he vews his afiction with serenity and finds the strength denied to none who seek it quietly to submit to the will of God, rejoice in his spiritual triumph. There is a truly divine philesophy for this man is the text: “Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of thelr souls unto Him as unto a faith- ful Creator.” A patient similarly sit- uated was visited by his pastor, wh was the lady ofe deeply moved by his agonies. aske ‘‘How fares it today “1 am going down into the valley,” was the answer, “but everything is as quiet as a Sum- mer night: not a leaf stirs on the trees of my pllgrim way. Youngstown, Ohio. 1 am 16 years of age and want to g0 to sea. Don't vou think this is all right? 1If so, tell me what books T can read upon sea life and sailors, please. Answer—I think it is perfectly right and proper for vou to’'he a sailor. But what do your parents say about it? Of course, you know that a gen- uine seaman s as much a finished product as a (rst-class mechanic or a practiced musician. He belongs to a hard but healthy set, clean-bodied. quick-minded and two-fisted afloat or ashore. Yet the men who go down to the {sea in ships today have an easy time of it compared with the A. B.s before the mast in some 60-year-old hooker rounding the Horn. Not many of these are afloat now except in desert- «d dockyards. But there are tough and seasoned salts around Gloucester. Mass., and in Mariners Snug Harbor, Staten Tsland, New York, who insist that you cannot be a genuine seaman if vou haven't served with sails be- fore you went into steam. Not a few of the foremost captains of the mer- cantile marine began In the sailing ahips that were popular half a century ago. If, after getting your parents’ con- sent and thinking it all over again. vou still want to be a sailor, write to the authorities of "our Shipping Board or to the Navy Department at Washington, D. C., and ask the of- ficlals there to direct vou. Afloat or ashore you can stock 3 fair-sized library with books about the sea. “Two Years Before the Mast." “‘Moby Dick,” “Peter Simple.” Clark Russell's yarns, lives of great sallors like Nelson and Farragut. the won- derful history of Paul Jones, the doings of those pirates, Drake. Fro- bisher and Hawkins; ‘“Hull Down,"” by Sir Bertram Hayes: Admiral Mahan's learned works. 4nd the text books you must study if you want to rise in the profession are hut the beginnings of your library outfit for maritime affairs. All 1 say, however, is a landlubber's chatter, who may know port from starboard but little else about the sea. for curting: oS Peanut Burrer oz ven amid the distrac- tions of those troubled times just before the Civil \War, people found time to honor the leader of faghion. Dress ap- pearance has ever been of prime importance. And Elite dry cleaning Service is constantly maintaining apparel smartness for many cerning Washingtonians. You will find Elite serv- ice complete. efficient and most economical. Phone for an Elite < driver to call . . Elite Laundry 2117-2119 Fourteenth Street N.W. Potomac 40—41—42—43 QUESTIONS PARKES CADMAN Get tn touch with thoss who under stand the game, and don't forget that the National Academy at Annapolis turns out some of the finest sailors afloat. Camden, N. J. ‘What is meant by St. Paul when he saya “forgetting the things that behind”? Js this a wise pro- cedure? Answer—The apostle refers to the pernicious habit of allowing one's past to paralyze one's power to fulfill pres- ent and future duties. Some people are captured By their ancestors: others by their pride in youthful achieve- ments, still others by bygone wavs and a host of professed believers by glowing spiritual experiences long since extinct. All allke belong to the tribe which looks back, entranced by a splendor largely imaginary or depressed by faflures hugely exaggerated. What 18 more wearisome than the man who insists on prociaiming the story of his birth? He is a burden to be borne in any ecircle. But tha loquacious person who is always telling his but ¢ almost twice as friends of his marvelous deeds in youth or manhood’'s prime is an in- sufferable bore. So are the gloomy persons who predict ruin for tomor- row because today rejects the bellefs “Forget slogan for balf America and the older half at that. He viewed useless regrets, futile boastings, vain assertions of a van- ished prowess and longings for the fic- titlous paradise of years that are dead beyond recall as so much impedimenta to be discarded. Men, like nations, can be damned by a great past un- less it is imbedded in the present hour. The living moment is our concern. Push ahea Cover the bottom of a frying pan with milk seasoned with salt and pep- per to taste. Break from two to four eggs (one to each person) into a cup and touch them with a spoon or knife to break the volks. Turn into the bolling milk while stirring constant- ly. Add immediately from one-fourth to one-half a cupful of grated cheese. Continue stirring, preferably with a wooden spoon, for & minute or two, until the eggs have taken up ail of the milk and no longer. Serve at once. - Persia. plana to build new highways at once. FEATURES. 150 YEARS AGO TODAY . Story of the BY JONATHAN A. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., November 9, 1776.—Not since this war began have its officers met so difficult a problem as that which now confronts them regarding Fort Washington. Shall this sironghold be abandoned or shall it be defended at whatever cost? By holding it, some say. the Uni States can make Gen. Howe's quar- ters on New York Island very uncom- fortable for him. But how can we hold the fort. sav others, with strong British and Hessian encampments on three sides and I.~ison River on the fourth side, wt~e Britannia rules the wave? Congress wants the Army to defend the fort to the last. Gen. Washington, though reluctant to give it up, counts carefully the great difficulties. and has told Gen. Greene that he does not think it will be prudent to hazard the men and stores there. “But as vou are on the spot.” he savs. “I leave it to you to give such orders as to evacuat ing Mount Washington as you judge best.” Gen. Greena takes this to mean that the final decision rests with him- T.S. A RAWSON, JR self. In that case the fort will remain in American hands until the enemy takes it by force. For Gen. m‘fi has today spoken strongly in faver retaining the position. The Ing of the enemy’s ships up the river, he admits, is sufficlent proof that no re- llance can be placed in the ebstrue- tions with which the Americans sought te block the river channel. As to conditions at the fort, Gen. Greens says: “I cannot conceive the garrison to be in any danger. The men can be brought off at any time; but the stores cannot be so easily removed, yet I think they can be got off it matters srow desperate. “If the enemy don't find it (Fert Washington) an object of importance they won't trouble themselves about it; if they do, it's a full proof they feel an injury from our possessing it Our giving it up will open a fres com munication with the country by the ~ay of King's Bridge that must be s great advantage to them and infurv to us.” (Copyrizht. 1036.) ompares more favorably with Home-made than any other BREAD we know” WO of the leading classes in Domestic Science and Cookery re- cently tested White Rose Bread. We wish that every housewife might make these same tests for herself! This is what they did— First, they compared this loaf with other loaves on the market. They tried it for flavor—for texture—for thor- oughness of baking. They compared its keeping qualities—the way it toasts —the way it slices. 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