Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1926, Page 33

WOMAN'’S PAGE. Rest and Change From Daily Routine BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. Things as well as persons require a | For example, two suits used alter- Initmy wear longer than two bought one after the other and each worn So having two suits use in the case of articles, while it | of evervday clothes for a man or wom- . |an is actually economical. y come from Both persons and things de- | matter would have been scoffed at a they | one sort or proper amount of rest to look best, to resist wear and tear and to longest. The rest may come from dis. may come from sleep with persons. Or in each instance it ma change. ierjorate surprisingly have sufficient rest of the other. unless Change of work for a person means | regains A CHANGE OF SCENE OR OCCUPA- ‘TION IS SOMETHING A HOUSE- ‘WIFBE SHOULD INDULGE IN, IT 1S RESTFUL. that new muscles are brought into use and there is a different nervous reaction. More can be accomplished without added fatigue by working in- termittently and by varying work than by urging tired body and nerves 10 do one thing incessantly. This abil- ity for change is one of the pleasures of housework. It permits constant di- versity. But it must be remembered that rest as well as change is essen- tal, and definite periods of rest must be taken from work that could be con- stant. It is not enough to go to bed and sleep when so tired that no more can be done. Rest that is taken for pleasurable relaxation, when reading, games, puzzles, fancy work, etc., can be enjoyed and walking or outdoor exercise can be a stimulant, is & ne- cessity. ‘When it comes to things we find that change provides the needed rest. BEDTIME STORIE ‘Were the Grosbeaks Stupid ? 1 no one stupid ‘til know ¢ Gertain (bat their wits are’ slow. ~—0ld Mother Nature. Peter Rabbit was think that he had found the cousin of Piny the Grosbeak. This cousin, the Evening Grosbeak, and Piny were the best of friends, as cousins always should be. Both were from the North and both were comparative strangers in the Green Forest and the Old Or- chard. Peter spent considerable time LAIMED HAPPY T THAT STUPID?” where they were, for Peter is always anxious to know about places he has never been, and he hoped he might hear some stories from the Far North from these pretty visitors. Neither the Pine Grosbeaks nor the Evening Grosbeaks seemed to be in the least nervous. fidgeting about, as so many of the feathered folk did. They never ap- peared to be startled by anything. ‘When Farmer Brown's Boy came over 1o look at them they allowed him to KITTY McKAY BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM. When T get my husband's socks, 1 think of how Tast | They were never | ored to death mending - | untll threadbare. The | of rest having anything to do with the few years ago. ow it s a recognized Experiments have proven the The very fiber of the material its strength of endurance which we call Its “wearing quality, 1Just by belng laid one side to re This same is true of shoes, stockings |and other wearing apparel. Tools and Utensils. Tools and utensils require change to keep them at their best. That is, either two of a kind should be used | alternately when the article needs to |be constantly employed, or time | should elapse between the using of | the same article many times in suc. cession.. Fortunately for household utensils, the very varlety of work makes the use of different utensils usual rather than the constant use of any one in particular, Kettles, for example, of different sizes and types |are used for different purposes, and not one for all purposes. {71t will be seen that efficiency de- mands rest of persons to recuperate continued excellence of ~work, health and happiness and good looks, and that rest is economical for things which wear out sooner when used constantly. MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Apple Sauce with Bran. Creamed Codfish on Toast. Milk Toast. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Corn Chowder. Crackers. Sliced Peaches. sSnowflake Cake. Tea. | truth. DINNER. Oyster Bisque. Fried Haddock. Tartare Sauce. Delmonico Potatoes Baked Stuffed Peppers. Fruit Salad. Graham Pudding. Coftee. MILK TOAST. Dry six slices stale bread thoroughly in oven, then toast over fire to golden brown. Heat tiwo cups milk in double boiler, add two tablespoons butter, and when scalding hot two tea- spoons cornstarch moistened in cold milk. It ought to be like a milk sauce. Pour creamed sauce on toast. Dot with jelly. CORN CHOWDER. ‘Take four thin slices fat pork, fry out crisp, then slice in one large or two medium sized onjons. Fry till tended. Slice potatoes thin, say about four or five, put all into kettle with water and boil. When nearly: done, put in one can corn and boil little longer. Season with salt, and before removing pour in little milk. GRAHAM PUDDING. Put two cups graham flour in bowl and add one-half teaspoon each of salt, nutmeg and cloves, one teaspoon cinnamon, one cup sweet milk, one cup molasses in which one scant teaspoon soda has been dis- solved, one beaten egg, one-half teaspoon orange extract and one cup well-floured raisins. Mix thoroughly and steam three hours. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS | come very close indeed. They didn't appear to notice him. They content- edly went on feeding, just &s if he were mnot there. “They are stupid,” said Happy Jack the Squirrel. “Yes, sir, those fellows are stupid. Why, if Black Pussy should come along she'd catch one of them beforé you could They'll be lucky if they ever get back where they came from.” Peter Rabbit shook his head. “Per- haps you're right,” said he, “but the: don’t” look stupid to me. No, sir, they don’t look stupid to me. They just mind their own affairs and seem to expect other people to mind their affalrs. 1 don't call that being { stupid.” Brown’s Boy. | ..r There!” "exclaimed Happy Jack. “Isn’t that stupid? He doesn't know that Farmer Brown’s Boy is a friend. He hasn’t been here long enough to know anything about Farmer Brown's The first chance Peter got he went ! over to where Piny was picking some | low-hanging ash-berries. “Are you | stupld?” asked Peter. | Piny stopped and looked at Peter and such a funny expression went over his face. “What do you mean by that?” said he. 4 “Happy Jack says you' are too o know enough to he afraid of rmer Brown's Boy,” replied Peter. “Why should T be afraid of Farmer | Brown’s Boy?” asked Piny. | “You shouldn't,” replied Peter. “But [ bow did vou know vou shouln't? That's what I want to know. Tew did | youknow that you shouldn't be afraid { of Farmer Brown's Boy?" “Why should any one be afraid of anything until they see reason to be afraid of it?” asked Pin Peter shook his head. may be all right u { where you came from,” $aid he, “but it won't work here. Here we are {afraid of evervthing until we know | we shouldn’t be afraid.” | “Huh! excluimed think much of that. T come from, we seldom see these tw { legged creatures c | we do sec them they “That idea the North Piny. “I don't never harm 0 why should we be afraid of them | when we sce them down here?” ‘It seems to me,” interrupted Mr. Fvening Grosbeak, who had come over | {just in time to hear what e , “that fear is a most uncom. feeling. I'v noticed that Piny everybody around here seems to have @ great deal of fear. I sHouldn't want to live here all the time if 1 had tc feel that way. Now, up where we come from we have to watch out for some members of the Owl family & some members of the Hawk family but that is about all. Down here it seems to me that everybody is all the time watching out for, and distructful of, everybody else. It mus be a most ¥ to live.” { "It 18 replied Peter frankly, “but i somehow that is the way it fis here.” He sighted wistfully. “It must Le _;s—r\' nice up there in the Nort h,” said Piny, Which reminded friends had made | this long journey in order to get food, | So even the Far | drawbacks. idea vink your eye. | | { _Just then Piny the Pine Grosbeak { flew down'almost to the feet of Farmer Up North, where | led men, and when | > | when there THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON; SUB ROSA BY MIML This is the second time we've spok- {en about the matter—but we find it ‘ aecessary to speak sharply to you girls on the subject of clothes again today. You've been behaving very badly lately—some of you. I've watched you on subways, in restaurants, the- aters, and hotels and I've longed to {shake some of you firmly and say: “Don’t you remember what I told you a couple of months ago about the folly of dressing simply to atter your face? You think you look stunning because you've made your face pretty and youthful—but you don't. You look like an overgrown sausage. What causes this savage outburst? The spectacle of so many nrettv kids who could be smart and attractive, making themselves look overdressed and ridiculous in order to give their faces the proper setting. For instance, Velma is awfully 1f over a new coat She phoned me the other night that she was going to run in on me just to give me the full benefit of the new purchase—she wanted to hear my shrieks of admiration. When she breezed into the living room, her face was rosy, her eyes sparkling, her hair enchantingly waved and flat under a smart little felt hat. And an enormous fur collar of genuine blue wolf stood out several feet from her neck and swept grandly down the front of her coat, setting ox the pretty laughing face to the best advantage possible. For what is more flattering to the average pretty girl than a wealth of soft fur next to her face. There was no getting away from it, Velma had done her face a great favor when she selected a coat with the enormous fur trimming to enhance her beauty. But, oh, dear, when she turned and minced away from me to give me a slant at the back view, what a cruel disillusionment awalited me. The huge collar dragged on the coat, made it lumpy, bunched itself around Velma’s figure, until she looked like nothing more than a badly tied bundle. She hadn't one iota of style, viewed trom the side or back. Simply she looked pretty from the front. She hadn’t bought that coat to be really smart. I don't bel.eve she even knew that the lines of the thing were bad. I don’t believe she cared. She Just smiled at her pretty reflection and assured herself that she was well dressed. Yet Velma is sensible enough to turn and stare with admiration at the stunning stranger who sweeps through a hotel lobby in a smart, perfectly fitting cloth coat, with just a small collar and cuffs of some really good fur. Velma has the sense to realize that she’s out of the picture, when a really distinguished-looking woman comes into view. Only she hasn't sense enough to analyze what she herself lacks, and do something about it. She continues to give her face a square deal and she neglects her figure utterly. So many of you are doing the same thing. Cut it out. Before you buy anything, be it hat, shoes, dress or coat, give your back and slde views a long look—and then make the purchase. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Tipping the Shoe Lace. One mother says: Often the children’s shoe laces lose their points and become frayed. This annoying condition is easily remedied by applying glue to the frayed end and twisting it to a point. Do this at | night and by morning the point is dry jand hardened. . REACHES FOR CEGmalL risseEs T | | | i | TuRNS PAPER To READ INSIDE PaGEs PapER scrapes’ W BUTTER DisH, SCRAMBLED EGGS, €TC | | ] confronts. If it isnt one thing it's another — And sometimes it's two at once. | | North must have its | D. Fashionable Folk by dvulia p. . the Mirt and. the. bodice.. McNaught Syndicate, Ine., N. Y. panels, o Boyd N PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. The conception of ‘“nervous break- down” is absurb because it is not only figurative, but quite fallacious. It implies exhaustion, a running down, a kind of bankruptcy, does it{ not? But exhaustion or giving out/| of what? Nerve energy? Vitality? Patience? Courage? Confidence? Hope? Endurance? Capacity to con- centrate? Mental efficiency? Shucks, we're only getting colder and colder. The plain truth—and I tell it not to irritate “‘nervous’ people, but to help them find themselves—is that the idea of “nervous breakdown” or “nervous exhaustion” or “nervous prostration or “neurasthenia” (this means literal- ly lack of nerve strength), was coined by old time ‘“nerve specialists” (now obsolete) conspiring with a very de- sirable class of patients or clients who wished a nice_respectable alibi for everyday use. By no stretch or twist of physiology can we make the nervous system responsible for any form of energy or stremgth, and the individual who explains or excuses his frailties or failures by pleading “nervous weakness” or anything like that fs simply concealing the truth, knowingly or innocently. Now, then, T am not prepared to suggest to any victim of the “nervous exhaustion’ hoax what really alls him is not his “nerves.” I simply publish the plain, sclentific facts here and defy anybody to refute them. But hang it, we're getting nervous about the nerves, when our sub’~ct was to be the veins. ‘Venous breakdown is never featured in the news or gosip of theday, but it happens often enough. We have given two definitions of ‘‘broken veins, "one being actually bleeding from a ruptured vein, hemorrhage BREAKFASTING AND READING AT THE SAME TIME. BoLSTERS PAPER AGAmMST SUGAR ‘mowL PAPER ALL BUNCHED UP €LBoW N BUTTER “ask tor Horlick's ORIGINAL Malted Milk - most readily stopped or controlled by moderate pressure with a folded clean handkercheif or the hand upon the bleeding place; and the \other definition being the inflammation and induration about a portion of vari- cosed (dilated) vein which spells im- pending ulceration of the leg and warns the patient to assume the hori- zontal position and remain horizontal or better keep the leg elevated on pil- lows until the. inflamation, swelling; hardening and soreness shall have subsided. * An ulcer (raw area, sore) may occur on a leg from various other causes, even when the veins are varicose or dilated. Thus slight injuries are more likely to cause ulceration when the blood supply or nourishment of the tissues is impaired, as it obviously must be when the veins are dilated, enlarged or swollen. Fig Layer Cake. Creamn one-half a cupful of butter, add one cupfull of sugar gradually then add alternately one-half a cuptul of milk and two cupfuls of sifted flour, sifted with three level teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one teaspoonful of orange or lemon extract and the whites of three eggs beaten stiff. Bake on two layer-cake pans for about 15 minutes. For the fllling chop one-half a pound of figs and cook with a little hot water. to a smooth paste. Spread & part of the mixture while hot upon one layer of the cake, press the other layer upon the figs, then add a little hot water to the rest of the figs and stir in enough confectioner’s sugar to make an icing of the consistency to spread over the top of the cake. —By BRIGGS. . sPitrs wiver LEAVES HASTILY WiTr FaoD AND WNEWS NOT PrRoPERLY, DisESTED 5:: InhnNu. Convalescents, lothers, and Idren, etc. (3= 0., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1926. ! WINTER BY D. C. PEATTIE Owls. As all who read the papers know, we are being visited this year by an invasion of white owls from the Arc- tic. 8ome read in this the presaging of a bitter Winter; others, less meta- physical, belleve that a scarcity of rabbits has driven the owls in search of their favorite food. Certain it is that every few years we experience one of these uncanny visitations. There is no denying that the psychical effect of the owl is some- how supernatural. The owl is thought to be wise, but like the man at the English dinner party, who had the reputation for being a sage because he was so silent antil Yorkshire pud- ding was brought on, and he ex- claimeds “Them's the fellers for me!" the owl’s stare is not penetration, but stupldity, or at least stupefaction. His silence is a rort of yokelish craft; his weird screech only a self-satisfled vaunting. ‘When the owl is preying upon rab- bit or field mouse or squirrel, he has the sense to be silent; his flight is ab- solutely soundless, like the tread of a cat's paw. When he strikes with that short cruel bill, he strikes to para- lyze or kil Macbeth, listening guiltily, hears, or thinks he hears, the owl scream: yet Shakespeare heard the owl's whistle in lighter vein. In the song, “When Icicles Hang by the Wall." he brings the owl in as a jolly refrain, and to me the soft, quavering call of the owl tribe is never ghoulish, but merry, sweet and even a little ridiculous. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. ‘Words often misused: Don’t say “her jewelry was beautiful”; say “her Jewels were.” Often mispronounced: Indisputable. Accent on second syllable is preferred. Often misspelled: Suspicion; clon. Synonyms: Essential, important, in- dispensable, necessary, momentous, material, determining, Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Laceration; the act of rendering or tearing; a har- rowing of the feelings. ‘“Her letter made my feelings undergo fresh lac- eration.” DT G Orange Layer Cake. ‘Three cups flour, one-half cup but- ter, two eggs, one orange, two tea- spoons baking powder, one and one half cups sugar, onehalf teaspoon salt, one cup bolling water, one-quar- ter teaspoon bicarbonate of soda. Cream the butter and sugar and add the beaten eggs. Have ready the grated rind of the orange and stir in | one teaspoon of this. Sift the dry ma- terfals and measure and sift again, combining the baking powder, salt and flour. These are added to the first mixture. Have the soda dissolved in the water and add tRis with the orange juice alternately. Stir until very creamy. Bake in greased layer cake tins in a moderate oven for | about 20 minutes. Prepare the filling as follows: Two egg whites, grated orange peel of one orange, juice from two large oranges, two cups confectioners’ sugar. Beat the eggs well with the sugar and add the orange juice. Then add the grated peel and spread between the layers and on top of the cake. taking care to have the filling quite thick. FEATU BEAUTY CHATS Winter-Time Hands. These days are hard on the hands. The best thing T can think of for this time of the year and the colder days that are to come is a cosmetic glove treatment occasionally at night. There are several kinds of cosmetic glove treatments. One is_quite sim- ple—you merely rub the hands with a nourishing cold cream, rubbing and rubbing, working the cream into the skin, then pulling on old white cotton gloves to protect bed clothes, or your own clothes if you do this during the day, while the hands go on taking up more of the cream. Apgother hand treatment is made hy melting an ounce of cocoa butter in an ounce and a half of almond oll, adding a dram of oxide of zinc, which is healing and bleaching, and a dram of powdered borax. This is a rich. heavy, nourishing cream. To get it thoroughly into the pores the hands should be washed with soap and quite hot water, dried quickly and the cream used while they are still hot. The pores are open then and will take up more of the cream than if it were rubbed on a dry, cool skin. Rub and rub, for the massage not only brings the blood into the hands, but works the cream well into the pores. Most that is on the surface will go into the gloves; of course, that cannot be helped, but some will go RES. BY ED! KENT FORBES. | into the skin, too. It 1s surprising how much the skin can take. T have a time saving cosmetic glove ! treatment which 1 use frequently. I buy rubber gloves 214 sizes larger than the kid ones I wear. I use cold cream or this cocoa butter cream. rub it into the hands, pull on the rubber gloves and do all sorts of odd jobs in the way of housework for an hour or so. Then I turn the gloves inside out in hot, soapy water to soak clean, and wash my hands with hot water and soap and dry them. It's a good treatment for the hands, it keeps them from chapping and it makes the skin soft at once If it has chapped. It {s also good for use for the finger nalls. Mrs. George F bout 10 minutes a day will be enough for the exer cises. Try bending from the walst with the knees straight, to touch the floor with the hands; try lying on the floor with the feet under a heavy ob- ject and rising to a sitting position without the ald of the elbows or hands. Esther May.—Your circulation s poor, which ‘may account for your red nose. You can help it somewhat by massaging and tapping it to dispel the congested blood. If you do_not strain the voice when you sing, I do not know why the eyes should water —or perhaps you may feel embar- rassed. HOME NOTES BY JENNY WREN. In the old Spanish houses the patio was one of the most important fea- tures of the house. Then it was always completely inclosed within the house walls, but today we consider it @ patio when it is inclosed by the R Y W 1 " ) k ) i\ W I | i house on three sides and separated from the garden on the fourth side by a wall, fence or merely a terrace. One of the most delightful features of the patio in a modern home in Los It Angeles is this little alcove retreat. THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Friday, December 31. Tomorrow should be a falrly for tunate day, since the sun in benefic aspect dominates in its influence on the eartlr. It is a day most ausplof ous for big ambitions, and for the first steps in realizing them. ‘While this rule prevalls, thers fis good luck in association with prosper- ous men and with all who possess power in any form. Promoters and those who have far- reaching visions are subject to the best direction of the stars, which en- ables those who have dreams to face the new year hopefully and even en- thusiastically. ‘There is to be culmination of many far-reaching plans for the good of the Nation in the year 1927. Unity of purpose that cements the interests of the States will be more apparent than in previous years. One of the prophecles for the new year suggests for women & new ad- Justment in which they will stabilize their public interests and settle into the right channels of activity. Wives and daughters are‘ to be- come financiers, who are able to ad- minister large amounts of money, but they are to stress the importance of home* life. Romance is to have a renewed reign, the seers prophesy. Although there will be violent con- vulsions of nature in 1927, and dis- asters more appalling than have is built under the overhang of the sec- | marked this closing year, the next ond story and finished off with stucco. The seat is lined with tiles in the old Spannish manner and the floor is bricked. The vines which ¢lamber up the side of the plastered arch add much to the effect of seclusion and cool beauty. From Pastry Scraps. ‘When there are pastry scraps left from pies or patties, roll them out thin, sprinkle with sugar and cut in Fold each strip over a small- er strip of cheese and bake in a hot ‘When served hot these crisp strips are quite an addition to either a formal or an |active, restless lives. strips. oven until a gelden brown. Informal luncheon or tea. without a worry or a dis- appointment. 112 months will bring many marvelous benefits to the people of the' United States, astrologers predict. Inventions which will affect trans- portation, motion pictures and the preparation of food are foretold. Dress is to take on a pecullar sig- nificance, owingeto some sort of a manufacturing crisis, if the stars are | read aright. Persons whose birth date it is are to write “finis" to many interests and to face life with changed ideals and high ambitions. There may be many money troubles, but they will be solved most satisfactorily. Children born on that day will lead Many will find happiness in travel and invention. = The Flour of the Family is scientifically and practically adapted expressly for family use. Made of selected wheat—always of the same rich gluten content, Specially milled, with the good old-fashioned water power that grinds uniformly and consistently. The nutrition test is always maximum. Use the Plain Washington —for all purposes. It’s better than any, because it is best of all. Use the Self-Rising Flour Washington Flour —for biscuits, waffles, pastry—with delicious results. WASHINGTON FLOUR is the one Flour that is a kitchen suc- cess—whether you are a skilled cook or not—the “Flour of the Family.” For sale by grocers and delicatessens, in all sizes from 5.Ib. sacks to full barrels Wilkins-Rogers Milling Co. Washington D. C. Mrs. King Arthur, or any other of | (Copyright. 1926.) ihose Middle Age wives, hed to keep | o up their husband’s armour with| Women are employed as porters %itchem cleanser and wrenches, and |around the r: stations in Ger- then I feel better. many and work right along with the e s4.3 LCaTEI. Wil ecrcogth ead visity dusiog o period. Whmd“fim ourishing catract of tho graind. Prepased at Home in @ momeat. No cooking. » It’s made good, right here in Washi