Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1926, Page 43

WOMANS ‘PAGE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, BY MARY MARSHALL. Short skirts, like short hair, <hion. And _speculations concern n these two ide-aw jectures fashions will about about as bootless as con. the inhabitants Most of us aurse short s GNED FOR THE WOMAN WHO DOES NT TO WEAR SHORT T I° MADE OF BLACK SATIN _ WITH DULL ~ GQLD EMBROIDEF T Y. that long hair will come back into fts own. Most fashions are transi- [ tory. But then we must not fofget inent short hair—that at one time ten wore h ong. but that once they got the habit of having it cut they never went back to long locks. snd no one considers a revival of jong hair as w possibility for men. Aso, men once knee breeches, but they seem to have permanently adopted long_ trousers. wore dressmakers are makmg s nd that practically all mikers make oceasionally skirted frocks not reall; cite an immi sing of the tial s the long- indi hort does t pa BEAUTY CHATS Headaches. A headache is a sort of red somathi warn you that some part of you other than your|¥ou head Fatigue, a growing cold, eye strain, o disordered stomach, nerve: wed of food, and some hundred may be the other 1 trouble of v warns voi 15 It youw've heen overeating or are a few hours away from a rich or heav meeal, it will relieve your head if yvou drink hot water. If you are hungry, -, food and a hot dfink are ob- medies. Personally, I find tea which rests, refreshes, p one vou into wakeful- ts differently with diffes But it's always good as sons t vour first treatment rest. diet for a meal r the lack of wer amount of hot as you pre- vstem, ut the d. Besides > to diet for estion 2 chan: ciuse nd make up taking a K by either cold ¢ This flushes out the s nd wter, W for My literally wash cause 1 bad he t harm any it gives the di tive. Don't try to treat vourself; sne headache cures are hard on the Go to your doctor for the that suits vou best. But if “nerves,” keep them quiet by » means; and find the so you can cure \ches are doubly bad, spoil vour looks. You with pains shooting ehead, vour eves will strained. and ain, will wcross the skin will A will the pain for a color re thin, s hollow your nake to hair the, one shade unless you are z to be very hard to banish from the time and the manner in which make their of a matter of will replace , just as we assume fact that some of the influen- | e sometimes follows—and | the leave | skirt. Lanvan is_making longer skirts for evening. Word comes from Paris that Madeleine is making all skirts - two centimeters longer than she did a season ago—that is about an inch. But that does not really mean long =kirts. In this country recently we have heard some cornment anent ‘the fact that her majesty, the Queen of Ru- mania, wears fairly long skirts. Ten inches from the ground is said to be her rate. But we must not forget that there are plenty of well dressed American women of the age of Queen Marie who have never followed the fashion of extremely short skirts. In Europe queens no longer set the fashion—though in America we seem to think that the royal precedent should count for a good deal. It is certainly a mistake to think that any sort of skirt may be worn long. The frock that is designed short must be worn short. The longer skirt, if it is not to appear actually dowdy, must be either of the bouffant period type, when it is fre- quently made longer in back so that the facing is revealed, or of the draped type. Skirts of the first sort are suited best to the young and slender and the uneven-draped skirts are designed especially for the older woman of more matronly figure. (Copyrght. 1926.) THAT GUILTIEST FEELING. SAY PA- DO You HONESTLY BELievE THere 1S A SANTA CLAUS - WATH REI1N- DeEERS AND ALL THAT SomT OF NoNsSeNSsE 1 TouenT So' AND YET You'veE Been TRVING To , Fomce Suck A BELEF oM To ME FoR Tue LAST EIGHT YSARS — THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Thursday, December 9. Venus, the sun and Jupiter are in benefic aspect tomorrow, according to astrology. Saturn and Neptune are strongly adverse. o It is preeminently a day advanta- geour to women, who should push all their affairs while the configuration prevails. This is a most auspicious rule for marriage and they who plight their truth should prosper. It is a lucky day for theaters or for any sort of amusement enterprise. Nation-wide enterprises will flourish. Much attention is to be paid to beauty in the coming ' year, it is prophesied, but artificial aids will cease to be countenanced. New fashions are to foreshadow strange world events, the seers »hophesy. Decided changes are in- dicated for men as well as women. Christmas this year may be marked "y a decided increase in travel. Long- separated relatives will enjoy reunions, if the stars are wisely interpreted. According to a London astrologer, the stationary position of Uranus and Mars will unsettle the ruling powers in many countrigs, but Ireland, Italy, the Balkans and Japan will be most affected. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of pleasure and posperity in the coming year. Quarrels with women should be avoided with unus- ual care. Children born on that day probably will have many changes in homes and even in the countries in which they live. These subjects of Sagittarius may be easily susceptible to throat 5 10 [ dye in your hatband caused a chemi- « is Wrong in | cal action that neutralized the dye in real | vour throbbing head | h | | nd | | great general improvement. The aver- troubles. (Copsright. 1926.) BY EDNA KENT FORBES. have it dyed again. Evidently the per- spiration from your head and -the ar hair. You are more fortunate than most | people who have not cared for dyed hair after they acquired it, for you an cut off all of it now and still have enough left of your natural hade to have a becoming length. nxious.—Sea salt can be bought at drug stores, and if you cannot salt will do almost as well. mos get it rock Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Four-Hour Nursing Period. Mrs. A. G. writes: “My baby is 8 weeks old, weighed 91 pounds when bhorn and now weights 14%. I nurse her every three hours for 15 minutes. The trouble is that she is cross end has colic. Her stomach and bowels rumble and growl much of the time and she is constipated. She does not sleep much in the daytime, especially in the afternoon. She will sleep only two or three minutes after she falls asleep. At night she wakens only once to be fed. Do you think it is the milk that is causing it? Or is it some- thing about my diet? [ eat meat, vegetables, stewed fruits and drink coffee and milk. She does hot throw up her milk." Answer—When a haby has gained 5 pounds in two month it is quite plain that she is getting more food than her system demands and this extra food, just like big hearty meals for an adult, s causing the baby much distress. The fact that she sleeps all night with only one feeding shows how much bet- ter off she is with less to eat. It is possible that the constipation is at the root of the trouble. Change to a once- in-four-hours nursing. Nurse at 6-10-2-6 and once at night. Give one tablespoon of boiled water or the same amount of oatmeal water before cach nursing. I feel sure you will see a | | age gain weekly is 5 ounces, and this| baby is far exceeding that. lH\\i a oy that there ar erned The Tea Party —————— By SHIRLEY RODMAN WILLIAMS s when grown-ups can legitimately shut their cyes and just not see certain little digressions from standard practices. There are so many things which really matter and have to be watched and gov- hat one might better overlook a few lesser shortcomings so that there might not be constant nerve tension of having to live acording to rule. For in- Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. Do You Meaw To SIT Tuere AND ASSERT THAT A LONG WHISKeReED GENT WiTH A HUGE PACK OM HIS BACK ComES Down A DIRTY OLD CHIMNEY ABOUT A FOOT GQUARE ko ! DiDN'T Tl You'D cARE T Discuss 'T Tueme S NOTHING To DISCUSS You R® 1IN A TRAP AND YoU w .T-—W SmTa CLaus HAVE You Evewr Been AN EYE WITNESS To SUck A PERFECTLY ABSURD PERFORMANCE ? B AT AND B Dinah Day’s Da E HEALTHY ily Talks on Diet The Right Food Is the Best Medicine “I like it best when Papa drives, so he won’t growl dawn in his throat that way if we hit a bump.” (Copyright. 1926.) What Do You Know About It? Daily Science Six. 1. In what way did Ptolemy confuse astronom} for hundreds of years? 2 In what way did Galileo correct the mistuke of Ptolemy? 3. What happened to Galileo for those views? 4. Who was a very great astronomer who tried to revive the mistaken views of Ptolemy? 5. What was Halley’'s place in astronomy? 6. Why did the medieval church forbid people to read the works of Copernicus? Answers 1o these questions in’ tomorow’s Star. Spying on Venus. The planet Venus is a difficult world to see, for though it looms brliliantly as the evening star at certain times of the year, it sets early and shinés chiefly while the sky is full of light. For a long time astronomers regarded the size of Venus and the exact course which it followed as nearly insoluble mysteries. In 1639 Jeremiah Hor- rocks of England predicted that Venus would cross the path of the sun at a certain day and hour. Nobody be- lieved him, and all sald that anyway if you had to look at the sun at that moment you could not possibly see Venus. Horrocks placed a tube out of the window pointing toward the sun. Then on the opposite side of the room he placed a board, and on this board the disk of the sun as it appeared in the shaft of the light through the tube, fell precisely. As Venus passed on its transit across the face of the sun it appeared as a little shadow. In this way the compara- tive size, the speed, and the course of Venus were easily measured. Now what do you know about that? Answers to yesterday’s questions. 1. The glottis is the opening from the pharynx into the larynx. 2. The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle beneath the lungs and heart. 3. Nose breathing is better than mouth breathing because it filters out dirt and germs, and warms and moist- ens the air. 4. Hiccoughs are spasmodic mo- tions of the epiglottis, caused chiefly by digestive troubles. 5. A choking baby should be held up by the feet and shaken if choking on a liquid; if choking on .a solid a finger can easily reach any part of a baby’s throat and remove the obstacle. 6. Men usually breathe 15 times a minute; women usually breathe 18 times a minute; children breathe fast- er the younger they are. (Copyright, 1026.) To Improve Narrow Hall. A hall which is long and narrow gives an uninviting appearance to a house. Without incurring much expense a considerable improvement can be made in its appearance by following the suggestions which are here described: In order to break the monotony of a long and narrow hall, a valance and curtains should be hung half way down the hall. The shape of the valance should be simple and cut out of buckram covered with suitable material. Fringe and tassels Menu Making. “I wish to goodness I had some one to plan my meals. I get so tired of trying to think up something for breakfast, lunch and dinner, day in and day out. Jack won't eat this, and Clara-won't eat that, so between the two of them I have my hands full trying to get together meals that will please everybody.” Because each family group differs from every other family group, hard and fast menus cannot be planned by an outsider. The respective ages, the family income, “leftovers,” individual tastes and health requirements all en- ter the problem of “What shall we have for dinner?” But food is important to health. If there is not enough nourishment in the food provided, health declines. If there is too much food offered, so that every one overeats, health declines. If the growing members of the family do not get food necessary for their growth, health suffers. Nutrition scientists by experiments have shown what food does for the body and how it does it. We know that protein foods, or muscle, bone and tissue making foods must supply the body with building and repair ma- terial. We know ' that carbohydrate foods, or the starch and sugar group, and fat foods, are the fuel or energy (Copyrig! The Dally Cross-Word Puzzle foods. And that the foods supplying fiber or cellulose together with the mineral salts and vitamins bound up in all really nourishing foods are es- sential to health. Adults engaged in sedentary work require less food than adults engaged in very active and muscular work. An _unperverted appetite will be a guide as to how much to eat. sedentary workers, who do not crave much food, will be hungrier and need more food on a day in which they have indulged in some unusual exer- —even if the exercise is no more than an unusually long walk. The normal body needs food from ch group. Roughly, foods fall into separate groups, but_individual foods may ‘contain some of all the groups. FFood is, however, classed in the group in which its chief constituent would be. For instance milk is in the pro- tein group, though it contains pro- tein, carbohydrate and fat, and be- sides, mineral salts and vitamins. Po- tatoes go in the carbohydrate group because of their starch content, though potatoes also yield some pro- tein. Jutrition can point out health prin- ciples, and each housewife can make her own menus. eay answers to their addresxed. stamped re of The Star. Readers desiring per questions should send se | envelove to Dinah Day. ht, 1926.) Across. English_river. Moved by air. External appearance. ‘Wanderer. Fabled monster. A plant. Word of agreement Marks of a whip. Craze. Regularity. Sprites. Large plant. Coronet. Tnusual. Set at rest Entrance to a mine. Feminine nickname. Article of belief. Was mistaken. Change for the better Muscular. Unaccompanied. Bad. Compass direction Froth. Residence (abbr.). Tries. Dry stalk. Business. Awesome. Encounter. Greek letter. Merry song. Periods. tablespoon cup hot water, one cup maple sirup, one pint milk, one-half pound marsh: One gelatin, one-half mallows, three tablespoons chopped pecan mes Place the milk in a double boiler. Add the gelatin, which has been dissolved in the hot water. Combine with the marshmallows and maple sirup. Allow the mixture to stirring all the while. y remove from the fire and beat until thick. Pour into glasses and set away to chill. Sprinkle ven |- SUB ROSA BY MIML ‘Warning the Girl Friend. In spite of what the men say about our lack of faithfulness to our own sex, there are a few girls whose dis- | interested love for their friends is { worthy of notice. Such_girls often come to me with the sad news that their best friends are throwing themselves away on per- fectly awful men—and can’t anything be done about it? It would be nice to help these un- selfish maidens; I'd like to be able to give them a few definite rules about the best means of warning a girl against her worthless love, but it can’t be done. There’s no indoor sport more dan- | serous than that of warning a girl |against anything or anybody she { loves. I had a nice letter from Anne to- day, telling me that Georgiana, her pal of 10 years’ standing, had gone and fallen for the most contemptible man in the world—a perfect beast, with a ghastly disposition and a fiery temper. The perféct beast apparently in- sults little Georgie publicly if he hap- pens to be in the mood—has even struck her on occasion—and seems to have the impression that he's so su- perior to his sweetheart, he can treat her like a slave. It makes Anne's hlood boil to see her dearest friend ordered about by a perfect cad—she longs to do some- thing, and asks whether a straight talking-to wil bring Georgie to her senses. ‘There’s hardly a chance ‘in the world of it, Anne. You know what happens when parents put their feet down firmly on a sentimental attach- ment. Best friends can't hope for much better success. No matter how much Georgiana may thirk of you—how she may look up to you and respect you right now— she’ll get over that the second you tell her that her true love is a per- fect beast. For though her mind may tell her that vou're trying to hep her, her primitive instinct will be to defend the man she loves from any possible criticism. Do you know what will happen? She’ll make a terrific scene with you, or just listen coldly and ask you not to talk that way again about the great lover. ‘Then she'll rush to him post haste and tell him gravely that you've tried to break up the beautiful romance— and then you'll be in two kinds of trouble. For the perfect beast, in order to protect himself, will make sure that Georgle sees as little of you as pos- sible. 5 And Georgie herself will be led to belleve, if she's really as infatuated as I think she is, that you're not the pal you ought to be. While a girl is under the spell of a man's personality, she believes what he tells her—and very little else. The kindest, most beloved, wisest, best friend in the world will get noth- ing but a snubbing and trouble if she n_ttzmms to set the misguided maiden right. The only course for Anne to pur- sue is one of silent hostility to the boy friend. She may use any means in her power to show him up for what he really is, but she must not do it openly enough to scare away the af- fection of the girl whom she means to help. . (Conyright. 1926.) Mimi will be glad to answer any inquirie directed to this paper. provided 4 stamped, addressed envelope is inclosed. Savory Carrots. * ‘Wash and scrape four medium-sized carrots-and cut them in thin_slices crosswise. Put two tablespoonfuls of drippings into a skillet and brown !slightly, Mix the carrots with four tablespoonfuls of flour and one tea- spoonful of salt, so that each slice of carrot is well coated with flour. When the fat has browned, put the carrots in the pan and brown slightly. Add one cupful of hot water and turn the flame low, or cook on the back of the stove until tender. Sweet Pickled Apples. Use tart, well flavored apples. Wipe and cut them in halves. Stick each half with three cloves. Make a sirup, using one part sugar to ome part water. Use one pound of sugar to two pounds of apples. Put the ap- i ples in the sirup until they may be | pricked with a toothpick. Keep in a stone crock. My Neighbor Says: 1f milk or water is spilled on the dining table cloth, place a piece. of white blotting paper over it. This will absorb the mrdsture almost immediately To test custard put a silver knife in the center. If the knife v when it comes out the custard is «done. Never put_bananas into the ice chest. They will not only flavor everything else but will turn black themselves. If your hardwood floors are solled and badly scratched, scrub them with a good scouring powder and when dry rub in equa] parts of linseed ofl_and turpentine and let dry. Next day wash and polish. When making several pairs of pillow slips with lace edging measure off the entire amount of lace required and stitch it onto the sclvage of the material in one plece, then cut off the pillow slips and sew up on the machine. Waxing linoleum has been found very satisfactory. First wash-a small area. of the linole- um with steaming hot water. Dry while still warm, add wax and rub well. PEAYUXRES Army Again Elndes Howe. SOMEWHERE IN PENNSYL- VANIA, December 8, 1776.—The broad and peaceful Delaware River tonight separates George Washington and hie Army of Freedom from the British and Hessfan hordes which have been pursuing our people across the Jerseys since our loss of Fort Lee on Novem- ber 20. And along the Pennsylvania shore, where we are now encamped, are snugly moored every water craft |y of any description which our men have been able to find in the last few days for 40 miles above or below Trenton. This is the little surprise which Gen. Washington has been pre- paring for pursuers, as foretold in these _ dispatches a few days ago. Thanks to our general's foresight in | thus gathering in all the boats, his hard-pressed soldiers can tonight jslumber peacefully with no fear that the King's men and mercenaries may pounce upon their camp at any mo- ment. G withdrawal from Trenton to the Pennsylvania side began yester- day and was completed this morning only a few minutes before the van- guard of the enemy reached the town. The British had marched from Princeton by two or three roads, hoping, apparently, that some of them might happen upon detach- ments of our force. But they had BY LOL Invisible Barriers. Most girls place entirely too much importance upon . physical beauty. Such beauty alone is not enough to insure happiness and succe: and it is quite possible to achieve a large measure of the worthwhile satisfac- tions of life without it. There are other qualities that are more neces- sary for a girl to possess than a per- fect figure or a roseleaf skin. If you had to make a decision be- tween being beautiful or having the charm of a friendly, attractive per- sonality, the latter would be the wiser cholce, because it would bring more happiness. A definite choice like this is perhaps never offered, but there are girls who make a habit of sacrificing the claims of friends and family in their pursuit of what they think will make them more beautiful. Beauty obtained at such a price cheats the possessor out of the pleasant human relationships that make life sweet. Besides those who make the unwise, selfish choice there are many who would like to develop pleasant, friendly personalities, but who. “‘just one of my read- ers puts it. particular corre- spondent confesses sadly that som people consider her piggish or “stuck up" although really she is hungry for triendship. How can she break down the invisible barriers that shut her off 50 effectively from a world of love and friendship? In cases like this the instinct for soctability is there,but the technique is wanting. It is sometimes like the condition of a person who loves music and would like to play in an orchestra, but who has not mastered any musical instrument. It is necessary to know how to express one's self in harmony with others. Usually the girl who lacks a_friendly personality has had too little socal experience, like the would-be musician who has not prac- ticed with others. The obvious rem- edy is to seek social contact: to widen one’s circle of acquaintances. to take advantage of every opportunity to mix with people and make one's seif agreeable to them. And what one does mechanically at first with an effort will become a pleasure later. There is usually some basis of truth, however small, in others’ esti- mates of us. The girl who appears offish and proud may wish to make triends, but there is an attitude of condesention or superiority in the back of her mind that repels in spite of hefself. One must really love and 150 YEARS AGO TODAY Story of the U. S. A. BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, JR. MILADY BEAUTIFUL no such luck. Some of them lost time repairing a bridge at Stony Bronk which our people had thoughtfully destroyed. Von Donop's Hessian battalions marched gayly into Trenton at 11 o'clock with banners flying and bgnds playing. The people of th town had made no preparation for their reception, but the Army of the United States was ready with a fitting salute consisting of a few musket volleys and grape shot from the Penn nia bank of the Dela A rest of 20 hours in Pr which the British commande ed their men, from that village, provi enough for the Americans t plish their withds | der without the l¢ blanket. The great flotilla t row boats, gondolas, ferry boats, galley and Durham hoats which had heen |assembled by the scouting partles looked very good to our men as thev were paraded and marched down to the river, where Lieut. Col. David | Henley superintended the transfe: s9 the hope now i< that the Delaware River will hold its pursuers off until reinforcements reach him from Pennsylvania and Virginia and until Gen. T.ee arrive: with his 4,000 men. He has a no certain intelligence of Lee. (Copyricht. 1026.) LEEDS appreciate others in order to win their friendship. Under the technique of friendship comes “courtesy. An old couplet e presses the idea in simple terms “To be polite is to do and say The kindest thing in t kindest way s will do more to open the hearts of friends than an: amount of wit or beauty. Hold the ideal of ¢ friendly personality constantly in your thoughts, and slowly but surely it will break down the barrier of aloof ness between you and others. (Covyright. 1926.) abin was the first a full professorship redical school of the Dr. Florence R. woman elected to in an American first rank, and elected president of one of the lead ing selentific medical societies, Does MORE Than Soap! 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It loosens and s the phlegm, stops throat tiekle, and soothes’ and heals the rritated membranes of the throat 1ad bronchial tubes with such ease ind promptness that it is really astonishing. Pinex is a special and_highly concentrated compound of Norwa; pine extract and palatable guaiacol, i bably the best known Feaaiig coughs, throat || ds. There are many worth jons of this mixture. T lisappointment, ask_for ounces of Pinex” with direc- tions. Guaranteed to give ab- solute satisfaction or money ‘52 promptls retunded. T 7 Pinex Co. Ft. Wayne. Ind.a %7275 Pfor Coughs, wi NG <, and Golden Hot Cakes Crown now in Season A CRISP morning---an eager appe= tite—-and a plateful of good old- fashioned hot cakes---topped off with Golden Crown Syrup of course. That’s the breakfast that is now send- ing forth millions of men on the way to success. Hot cakes do taste better with fra- grant Golden Crown. Heavy bodied, full flavored Golden Crown Syrup gives new glory to the popular dish of hot cakes or waffles. At All Good Grocers Steuart, Son & Co., Baltimore, Md. chopped_nuts_on_top and serve. ER'S e tea parties. Everything goes according to grown-up tea party 1 ladylike behavior. The party progresses and | giggle and signs of fun. T deliberately don't en to see because I know things won't get too bad as a certain amount of careful’ | training will corh them a bit. They're having a wonderful time and what I don't, e. 1 don't have to correct, seeing as how it doesn’t matter fundamentally any- I'hey knowsperfectly well what they're doing that is not quite sanctioned no harm is done. 2 \\“E had a tea party with REGULAR tea, With lemon for spice And everything nice And at first were polite as could be. can be added if liked. Two ped- estals, one at each side of the cur- tain are practical additions, one ped- estal holding a vase of flowers and the other holding an electric lamp or candelabrum. If the curtains are dark, they will form an attractive background for the flowers. The walls lined with mirrors will add beauty and apparent width to such a hall. The hall may also be taken care of by the console table, with its accompanying mirror, which may be of almost any design and shape you desire as long as it fits in the space and is proportionate to the table. A high-backed chair may be nlaced in the hallway also. ving ' <ery come suppres Gluten Whole Wheat k | up law Rich and fragrant ETLEY TEA ~ Every sip satisfies 3 | | “] was the hostess and poured for my guest, 1 passed her the cake And asked, “Will you take Some cream, or d'youslike lemon best?” * But then we got giggly and acted like US, We soaked sugar lumps And sucked lemon chunks And made a most elegant muss. We mixed queer concoctions and had lots of Soaking cookies in tea Just like Granny Magee,— Post of course, at real teas that's not done!