Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1927, Page 29

WOMAN'S PAGE. Keeping Knives and Scissors Sharp BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. One of the failings of most women | are almost no homes where there are seldom in homemaking is that they It have sharp utensils for cutting may be either the knives that are dull or the scissors, but one set of implements or the other or hoth are apt to be imperfect in this respect Sometimes there are good reasons why the things are not sharp, but the fault is too universal for this to hold good always. Inattention to the detail is a common cause. Men IT I8 ONLY WHEN SCISSORS ARE SHARP THAT THEY CAN BE RE- LIED UPON TO CUT WITHOUT HACKING THE EDGES OF GOODS. are far more particular, and because of this they get exasperated with this form of carelessness in women. Im- provement, therefore, lessens one reason for altercations in the home, and at the same time raises the standard of housekeeping a degree in competency. It makes work and sewing both easier. With such an array of excellent reasons, it certain- 1y behooves women to mend their proverbially lax ways regarding dull implements. Duplicate Implements. ‘There are several ways of attending to this seemingly minor matter that mevertheless at times has the same effect as a major difficulty because of its results. A customary solution is to take implements with a certain degree of regularity to a hardware shop to be sharpened. This requires & duplicate set of utensils, or fore- ®going the. use of those taken for the time needed to get the work done. The fact that in so many households there are no duplicate articles is one reason for neglect, but the increased convenience well repays the cost. Be- sides, two sets will last longer when used alternately than one set used continually, followed by another also used continually. ‘Work Quickly Done. ‘Where a scissors grinder comes to the house speed is assured, for arti- cles are sharpened quickly without requiring duplicates or foregoing the use of them. It is necessary to have the work well done, however, for when the edge has been hurt by poor sharp- ening, ‘the steel has to be ground down considerably to restore its per- | no dull ones. | | | do more | bought | “whet' Yet every woman ap- preciates that dull scissors are an annoyvance. To cut georgette or soft materials with dull scissors is to en danger one’s good disposition as well as haggle the goods. Sharpening. One easy remedy for such trouble is at hand in every home. A regula tion steel for whetting the edges of knives can be put to the odd use of sors in the right hand and the steel in the left, open the scissors wide and insert the steel into the angle formed by the blades close to the handles | Draw the steel slowly backward while vou shut the scissors as if cutting with them. Be sure to work slowly If vou have never tried this you will be amazed at the results. Sharp scis sors in the twinkling of an eve! Doesn't that sound like magic? it is one of the housewives’ magic tricks, or it should be. Emergency Methods. In an emergency, knives can be sharpened on a stone or even on a brick. not a sand brick for polishing knives, but a regular house brick The blade has to be dexterously and quickly drawn across stone or brick and held almost flat. If held at a per ceptible angle the blade There are small “stones” that can for a few cents on which blades at home, but none of these devices can be relied upon to than keep blades in fairly good edge after being expertly sharp. ened. set of is harmed to MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Sliced Pineapple Dry Cereal with Cream. Frizzled Beef with Eggs Oatmeal Muffins, Coffee. LUNCHEON. Rice Croquettes, Cheese Sauce. Parker House Rolls. Spanish Cream. Frult Cookies. Tea. DINNER. Cream of Mushroom Soup. Baked Ham. Bolled Potatoes. Boiled Spinach. Endive Salad. > Prune Whip. Coffee. FRIZZLED BEEF. Tear into tiny shreds enough dried beef to make one cup, cover with bolling water, let stand five minutes and drain. Melt large tablespoon butter in frying pan, add dried beef, heat thoroughly, then add six well beaten eggs, season with pepper and stir until creamy. Serve with buttered toast. PARKER HOUSE ROLLS. Two quarts flour, one pint milk, cold boiled: one-quarter cup sugar, one-haif yeast cake, lard about size of egg. Make hole in center of flour and put into this sugar and pinch of salt. Add milk and Jard and veast, which has been dissolved in warm water. Let stand over night. Next morning knead 15 minutes. Let rise and then cut into rolls and let rise again be- fore baking. PRUNE WHIP. Soak one-half pound prunes over night; in morning stew un- til tender, rub through sieve, add one-half cup sugar, beat whites four eggs until stiff, add prunes, beat well together; put in pudding dish and bake 20 minutes. Serve with whipped cream. fection. When it comes to scissors, there The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1027.) . Bright light. . Town in S. . Awalits. . Theater box. Get up. Tardy. . Organs of audition . Kind of fortification An image Collection of facts. . Devises. . Finish . A feeble groan . Animal of India . Permits. . Sphe Thus. . Japanese coin. River in Europe. . 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Smoke in the industrial centers so pollutes the aid that city residents re- ceive only one-third of the sun's ultra- violet e which people of the country enjoy, says & wellbknown sclentiste Ty well, | Le | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T Fashionable Folk SUB ROSA BY MIMIL | Reading for His Own Sake. Corinne asks a question which “hows a mistaken frame of mind. She wants to know what books to | read—which ones will give her friends | the impression that she's “literary” | and rather high-brow { She longs to read the correct things, | admire the authors whom it is good form to admire, in order that she may get the most out of the hours she |a scissors sharpener. Hold the scis?|gavates to books. | Of coursa, the poor girl won't get | anvthing at all out of hooks if she at- tacks them with the solemn determi nation to admire nothing but the cor rect authors If che’s only | sake of impressi | literary tastes and a | g00d books in the world prove her mentality The only possible way | fust to gobbie up everyth jov. You bad for you—that vour tastes at pres- lent run to sickly sentimental novels | which can't possibly do anvbody any |'o0d | You may argue that to improve vour mind you've got to turn Away sternly from the temptations of the thrillars and concentrate on what is { verv dull reading matter for you But T can assure vou girle with activa minds that you'll all get sick of the grand old sob storfes. In time vour stomachs will others spirations. won't im- to read to seek out books which will mean something to yvou 1 know it takes time for the mod ern girl to acquire a taste for really 2ood stuff. but once she does, sh on the road to having a good brain | She'll naver get a good brain, or 2 trick of saving amusing things, by cteadily applying herself to reading matter which Aoesn't interest her at | all | death =imply as a matter of duty. it | will leave no impression on her. s Won't get a minute's good out of it. But if she will read extensively evervthing which comes her way | ahe'll gradually begin to weary of the old blah novels, and her interest will grow In the worthwhile stories which are going to do her good. Nobody gets benefit from books which are no more than tiresome les- “ons. The girl who has a good. auick mind, who talks well and easily, is | the girl who has abeorbed enough from the hooks she loves to help her all through life. Corinne won't make a hit with in- telligent people by talking glibly | ahout the correct hooks of the year. They won't admirs her and respect her taste for choosing the right nov els to talk about. | But they will admire her if her conversation shows that she must be fcquainted in some measure with good literature—if she possesses a mind made rich and interesting by reading good Look: Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries ed o this paper; proviied a stamped. ed envelope is inclosed (Covyright. 1927.) MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. PRGNS | One mother says: The busy mother who wishes to entertain children in a delightfully different way will welcome the “camping” party. The children are asked to wear khaki or gingham. The games may be “Indian” or hunting games although the woods are miles away. For refreshments, serve baked beans, sandwiches, homemade ice cream and cake. These should be served on the floor or lawn in regular picnic fashion. (Copyright. 1927.) Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Often mispronounced: Inexorable, Accent ex, not o. Often misspelled: Tyrannize; , and ize. Synonyms: Pathetic, pitiful, piteous, pitiable, touching, woeful, miserable. Word study: se a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Liaison; illicit or secret intimacy be- tween a man and a women. “Their liaison was carefully guarded, for ex- posiire meant ruin.” two n Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle. E0E EER mnN CnEn annE []sHl [olo] llo[P] ENENE GNENEAR NG AsK going to read for the | with her | g you en- | | may say that that would be | revolt | | against sickly trash. and you'il hegin | | | It she reads stuff that bores her to| She | a MeNaught Syndicate, Inc., N. Y. Our Children Her Family. “I've had more trouble with John Alexander than with all the rest of the family put together. 1 don't know where he came from. Not from anybody his father and I know any- thing about. “Take this morning. All five chil- dren were at the breakfast table just as nice and peaceable as could be. Daniel, the oldest, is a senior in col- lege, the others are scattered along down to John Alexander, who is only 10. Of course, the older ones look out for him a little. T think that is only right. He, being the youngest, needs their help and advice. But he doesn’c think so. Not John Alexander. “Daniel sald to him, ‘Is your gram- mar mark any better this month, John? And John Alexander looks at him coolly, crunches his toast to the last crumb, swallows that and then says, 'Oh, I guess it's as good as your physics. Now if you took some of the time you spent on teaching Doris to drive the roadster and put it on your physics, old man, you'd raise that mark a point or two and duck the dean. Take it from me, old bean, dad’ll be madder'n a hornet if he gets a note from the dean and you'll be minue the roadster—and Doris.’ “Daniel was so angry he couldn't speak. ‘John Alexander, said 1, T don't know where you came from. You're the only child in the family who ever gave me a moment’s anxiety. The only one who ever talked as you talk. None of them ever behaved the way you do.” “‘That's all right, mom, don’t you fret I'll disgrace you when it comes to holding my own in the world. I'll be right there. But I'm not going to < By Angelo Patri let anybody put anything over on me unless he's got something. If he's ot something I'l up and grab it ‘fore he knows he's got it. I'm the only one of your family that's worth ou know what he said Imagine that frofh a 10-year-old boy! Where did he come from? What am I to do with him?" He came from the same place all children come from, and he is a mix- ture of all his ancestry, a new mix- ture and very likely a fine one. In- stead of being the usual 10-year-old, he is partly 10, partly 2, partly 17. Seventeen is the strongest factor, so accept it as the real John Alexander. Treat him with the seriousness, the dignity, the respect due 17 and things will be easier. It won't do to have the older broth- ers and sisters patronizing him. They are to cease molding his character and accept him as grown up, although he may wear knickers and likes jam on his bread. If a brother helps a younger brother it must be without condescension and with positive af- fection. Anything else breeds an- tagonism that lasts long and goes deep. In handling difficult children it is best to let all idea of birthdays go and hold to the intelligence age of the child in judging his conduct and vour consequent course. There is no clean-cut line between 10 years and 12 years or 17 years. They merge and go forward and back like the yarn in the weaver's shuttle. Select the dominant age, best found in his in- telligence age and interpret him and his doings on that. (Copyright. 1827.) WHEN WE GO SHOPPING BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN. Early Shopping. Those women who do their “early shopping” all year 'round have not suffered any post-Christmas regret. It is a wise woman apparently who realizess that no woman can leave more shopping than she ordinarily does in a_year wait for a last week of snap choice and doubtful buys. Every woman who so desires can do her “early shopping” all the vear ‘round, and when next Christmas rush season comes along, she can view the rush from afar. What is more, she will have gotten more, dollar for dol- lar of her shopping money, than the woman who waits. This month will see the usual white sales. Linen is an ideal gift at any time of the year, because it is beau- tiful, serviceable and always accept- able, The early shopper begins by buying her linen gifts now when they may be bought at almost half their cost later in the year. This year there were many presents of furniture made. February usually sees the town's shops offering furni- ture at bargain prices to clear out their stocks. Furniture doesn’t spoil, and 1t may be easily kept for future presentation. No matter what sort of furniture you may care to buy, it will be cheaper in a month than in 10 or 11 months from now. These sales are only the outstand ing ones at the beginning of the year. There are seasonal sales all through the year. If you are really an economical shopper you know when the various shops hold their annual or semiannual sales. A great many of. them come in-June or July, though For "SALADA” TEA BAGS . Used in every hotel, restaurant or tea- l room that serves its patrons choicely. September is also a big sale month. It is really extraordinary what values can be obtained by early shop- pers through the year. After the holidays stock is often marked down in some departments that were ovel stocked, or which don’t wish to carr a big inventory over into next year. Shoppers by becoming aware of the advantageous buys available can make extraordinary buys. All through the vear the center tables in the various stores contain real bargains from time to time. Often there is not enough of a stock of remnants or left-overs to make ad- vertising worth while, but the early shopper doesn’t need signposts. She keeps her eves peeled and she knows a bargain when it is offered to her. Often an article on sale suggests | ttself as a perfect gift for some one. Around December one may be wrack- ing her brains for just the gift for that particular some one. Early shop- ping has many other advantages which will séon become obvious to you. Golf links will be laid out in the national park at Sydney, New Zea- land, with the hope that fees from players will provide funds for main- talning the rest of the reserve. € Tor the good old Fashioned kind~Golden Brown Feathery Light~ Nourishing Delicious | | | | | | would consider him 0., TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1927. LITTLE BENNY BY LEF. PAPE. Pop still has a button off of his overcoat, and after suppir ma sed, Willyum, now you simply must stop in at Hookbinders as soon as you get downtown tomorrow morning and get a button for your overcoat, you cant keep on going around looking like a delabbitated tramp with one button off. Thats redickuliss, if a had one button off, the other tramps a dude, pop sed and ma sed, Well, the prineipal is the came, and I wunt you to promise youll | go into Hookbinders in the morning | and get a button to match the ones on your overcoat, I know they are unusual buttons but Hookbinders are famous for their button department Yee gods, how can a full grown man | tramp ony | wawk into a big department store and | announce that he wunts a button? ) pop sed | You don haff to do enything of | the kind, so dont be abserd, all vou | haff to do is meerly ask ware the no- | tion counter is, and buttons are all weys invaribly wold at the notion | counter, ma. s Could enything be simpler’ than that? she sed. Yes, it would be mutch simpler if vou went and got it, pop sed, and ma sed, Now Willyum this is ceesing to be a joke, I cant drag that heavy overcoat, all a way down, can 17 Cant you get a boy to Ty it? pop sed. and ma sed, Your the boy thats going to carry it, and pop sed, Weli cant you snip off another button and match it from that? And have you still more delabbi- tated looking, I should say not, ma sed. 1 tell you all you haff to do is simply inquire for the notion counter and then show your buttons to the young women in charge, she sed. Is that all, absilutely? pop sed, and ma sed, Absilutely, and pop sed, Well then you do it How can you be so impossible, Tm going out to the movies with Gladdis, ma_sed. Wich she did. KITTY McKAY BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM. Clothes certainly do make the man, especially dress clothes: they make him mad. (Copyright. 1927.) HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. “Mind Your Ps and Qs.” This expression, so commonly used in admonishing .people to. take par- ticular care in whatever the case may be, has given rise to much curiosity as to its origin. Guessing at it, some of us have taken it to refer to writing, because the “p” and “q" are among the most difficult letters to form cor- rectly. The fact of the matter, how- ever, takes us to an entirely different story. Among the old inn-keepers in Eng- land it used to be a custom.to chalk on the wall the letters “P" and "Q” under which they would enter the names of customers who owed for ale. Under the “P" went those who had | taken a pint and under the “Q" the | ones who owed for a quart. When Saturday night came around they llected according to the “P’s” and Q's”! So the literal connotation of this phrase would be “Mind your obligations . (Covvright. 1027.) For Kitchen Sink. Soap jelly, which is made by dis- solving a_large bar of soap in two quarts of boiling water and two table- spoonfuls of kerosene, is a great aid in keeping a white shining kitchen sink. Keep a glass of soap jelly on the sink shelf, and when the dishes are finished put a little on a cloth kept specially for that purpose, and clean the sink, then wash the sink out with clean, hot, soapy water. Beauty That Attracts ~——80_enchanting and allur- ing it commands_the admir- ation of all. You can possess this soft, fascinating appearance instantly thru Gourauo's ORIENTAL CREAM Made in White - Flesh - Rachel Send 10c. for Trial Size rd. 7. Hopkins & Son, New York 3 | would FEATURES. MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS Becoming Clothes. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) T am thinking of getting a red felt hat. Do you think that sh: would become me, as I have very light brown halr, blue eyes and a light complexion with good > (2) Which do you think nore suitable for a girl of my age, a ton crepe or a chiffos velvet dress? (3) I am 16 years old 5 feet 415 inches tall and weigh 143 pounds. My measurements are: Bust 34 wa hips wrist, § forearm, 12; neck, : ankle, 9: ¢ 2. Am I much overweight?—( Answer—(1) Yes, T think a would be bece I think crepe thful, but, ¢ much depends on the style and color vou select. (3) You are somewhat over the average weight for your age and height, the excess weight being in legs and hips. I do not advise the course reducing diets for young girls, but in | your case I would suggest exercise for reducing the lower part of your body. Take a brisk four-mile walk every day. Take up skating or other sport that requires quick foot work I would like you to have a copy of my leaflet on “Beauty Exercises.” Please send me a stamped, self- addressed envelope for it LOIS LEEDS. Colors for Medium Brunette. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) T have chest nut brown halr, absolutely green eves, dark red lips and a medium comple ion, What colors may I wear? (2) How can I make my evelashes darker and more luxuriant? Venus de Milo’s proportions? am 16 years old, 5 feet 4% inches tall what should I weigh? What are the correct measurements for a girl of my age?—EVE Answer—(1) Do not use such dark red lipstick, my dear. At your age a girl's chief charm is her natural- ness. You may wear flesh, dull rose, peach, red as trimming, dull orchid, pink-violet, dark green, blue-green, dark blue, dull yellow, brown, warm tan and deep cream; black, if trimmed with bright color. (2) Brush them each night with white vaseline. grow slowly. (3) Venus' measur ments are: Height, 5 feet 4 inches; Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “I wish T was dead. Mamma made me lean over her lap while she sewed a place in my pants an’ Mary come r to borrow some thread an’ seen (Conyright. 1926.) 2: | J red hat | (3) What were | @ 1| They | LEEDS. | neck, 14.8 inches: 40.8; shoulders, 41.1 bust, 34: length of foot, 10.4; thigh 1915: calf, 131;. ankle, $%. (4) You should weigh between °120 and 124° pounds. Since girls in the adolescent | period develop at different rates, it is not possible to give measurements to which q ¢ You may, however, be inter aring | vourselt' with nown seauties wk hysical specifications are given leaflet on “Femintne Proportic Please send a stamped, self-addre envelope for a_cop: LOIS LEEDS walst, 31.2; hips, upper arm, 13.2; several well Brittle Fingernails. Dear Madam—T very much em- barrassed by the fact that my finger- nails break and sliver to such an ex- tent that they are unsighly, Vase- line and creams do no good. Please | recommend a cure. ANXIOUSLY. 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