Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1927, Page 25

WOMAN'S PAGE. ~Old-Time Artistry in Decoration BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. THERE ARE MANY ARRANGEMENTS POSSIBLE TO CONCEAL A RADIATOR AND ALSO ADD TO THE BEAUTY OF THE ROOM. It is making well to remember i home that artistry and mechanism ring elements. The old-time per dealt with articles of 7 in their primitive forms, and, strange as this may scem, the very crudity was picturesque. Every line was for a purpose. Every embellish- ment that was not necessary was eliminated. There was no thought of embellishing_except of the necessary elements. These could be made as beautiful as inlay, carving and con- tour could make them, but nothing was superimposed that could in any way detrnct from the actual simplicity of the arucle. There was fineness of workmanship and fascination of in- genuity. After this period came the one of overalaborateness, when extra curves were put in furniture and machine- made ornaments were glued to plain woed furniture, as if by so doing beau- ty could be added. Articles were made then which, because they employed inventions for doing work hitherto hand done, and ‘because more embel- lishment could be put on with little expense, were eagerly sought and| bought, Today these articles are dis- carded as in poor style, and there is @ reversion to the grace of line as adapted to the utility of the article, and the former decorative treatment. In this we find a decided advance in artistry. Difficult Problems, Tt is when we come to modern de- vioes that the home maker who would continue to include artistry with good housekeeping finds problems that have to be solved. Modern devices for les- sening lebor are eagerly sought, They have becom absolute necessities, es- peclally in thc well run servantless house, which is so usual in American life of today. Instead of finding that utensils have beauty in themselves and can con‘ribute to decoration, such BEDTIME STORIE Timmy Is Suspicious, Whe thing it “H Sometimes well 10 be saspicious. ~—Timmy the Flying Squirrel. Chatterer the Red Squirrel found everything at home just as it should be. So atter'a rest he turned and went back to the tall stub of a dead tree, in which he had found his pre-| T, cious beechnuts—the ones that had been stolen from one of his store- houses. He scampered up to the hole balf way up the stub and chuckled. “I'm as sure that it was my cousin *MY COUSIN CHATTERER HAS BEEN HERE,” HE MUTTERED UNDER HIS BREATH, Timmy the Flying Squirrel who took those beechnuts and stored them in here as 1 am that I'm alive,” said he, talking to himself. “I have an idea that Timmy will come over here to- night to see that they are all right. Yie'll be some surprised to find me in here instead of the nuts. I'll give him \ scare that he'll never, never h a thing again.” tterer looked ail around to be » that no one was watching him. If I give what I can to the world the ‘general plan I ).:ill grow, and my as the pewter porringers which were also cooking and serving vessels, we find that the articles must be kept in closets, to be brought to light only when use is to be made of them. The modern_house should have plenty of closets for vacuum cleaners, for pres- sure cookers and for the hundreds of delightfu'ly useful mechanical devices and utensils. Candle Glow. There is nothing more attractive in the way of lighting elements than the old-time hand-dipped candles, yet what housekeeper would be content to do away with electricity for artistry in this one matter alone? But candle light can be simulated when artistry should be accented, while the steady, strong light can be made use of when that is nceded. The latter light can be so focused that it falls on whatever work it is needed for, while exquisite shades can be made to add a note of ‘beauty to the room. Cheery Logs. In the matter of heating, every one who' loves the artistic finds pleasure in open fires, but who in our Winters would prefer to do away with central heating? Even in sections of our country where cold is not severe, fine houses are best when tempered evenly with central heat. Then comes the problem of how to make radiatord add to and not detract from the appearance of rooms. There are many ways, some of which 1 have already de- scribed in past articles. But, together with central heating, who would alto- gether eliminate the cozy open fire? Its flickering flame is too artistic and the glow of warmth that it brings to hearts as well as bodies is sufficlent warrant for its introduction into mod- ern homes. And so, while it can be seen that artistry and mechanism are warring elements, the former charac. teristic can be instilled into the latter, and has to be for attractive and beau- tiful rooms. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS pered across the snow and disappeared under some young hemlocks. You know he had hidden all those beech- nuts in thers, Satisfied that no one had found them while he had been gone, he returned to the now empty storehouse. That is, it was empty of nuts. There was, however, a soft bed in there and Chatterer intended to spend the night there. Ho fussed around and made the bed comfortable. en he sat with his head out of the doorway. It wag almost time for the Black Shadows to come creeping through the Green Forest. He had no intention of being outside after those Black Shadows arrived. Cousin Timmy usually wakes late in the afternoon,” thought Chatterer, “He probably will start out just as soon as the first of the Black Shadows arrive, 1 feel quite sure he will come over here to see if these nuts are all right. Were I in his place I would, so I guess he'll do it. I'l keep out of sight inside here, and when he pokes his head in the doorway I'll give him the fright of his life. I'll teach him @ lesson that he won't soon forget,” Chatterer chuckled. 8o, when he saw the first of the Black Shadow stealing in between the trees, Chatterer dropped back out of sight. He made himself very com. fortable inside on that soft bed. He knew that in all probability he would know when Timmy arrived. Timmy would probably land on the foot of that tree with a thump, jumping from another tree. It w darker and darker. Chatterer gan to get im- patient. Perhaps after all Timmy wouldn’t come tonight. He had just about made up his mind that this was to be the case, when he heard a soft thump. He grinned to himself, That was Timmy at the bottom of the tree, He had heard Timmy land on trees before this. Then he heard the sound of little claws, as Timmy climbed. Chatterer got all ready to spring at Timmy when Timmy should poke his head in at the doorway. Suddenly the scratching of those little claws stop. ‘What did that mean? Chat. terer waited and waited. Timmy didn’t appear. Finally it grew so dark that Chatterer was sure that Timmy wasn't coming. Disappointed, he curled up and went to sleep, Now, Timmy the Flying Squirrel has won his name because he is so timid. Being timid, he is naturally suspicious. Timid folks always are. They always suspect danger and trouble. So it was that this night Timmy, coming over to see that those sweet beechnuts were right where he had left them in that bollow in the tall, dead stub, had a curlous feeling when he was halfway up to the entrance, He had a feeling that things were not as they should be, Instantly he became suspicious, He began to use his nose on that tree trunk, and presently he caught a very faint whiff of a scent which he recog- nized. My cousin Chatterer has been here,” he muttered under his breath, Then he stared long and hard at that little round entrance. “If Chatterer has been here, he has found those beechnuts,” | “Have you been fighting?” MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit Dry Cereal with Cream Baked Beans, Chill Sauce Sausages. Steamed Brown Bread Coffee DINNER. Cream of Asparagus Soup Chicken a la Maryland Riced Potatoes Creamed Onions Fruit Salad Crackers Coffee Cheese SUPPER. Creamed Oysters on Toast Preserved Pears Chocolate Cake Tea BAKED BEANS, Soak one eup dry white beans over night In cold water, then wash and drain, put in beanpot with one tablespoonful ginger, slice pork half inch thick. Cover with boiling water and cook (covered) as usual, adding more water if needed. Parboiling beans makes them mushy; so does too long cooking. Serve with chili sauce. FRUIT SALAD, Peel and slice four oranges and four bananas, carefully re. moving seeds; peel, eye and shred one small pineapple, Chop one cup English walnut meats. Arrange fruits and nuts In la ers in serving dish, and over each layer pour following dress- ing: Beat yolks four eggs until light colored and thick, add gradually one cup sugar and pinch salt and continue beating until sugar s dissolved, - then add strained juice two lemons, Place on ice until ready to serve. Serve with whipped and sweet- ened cream, CREAMED OYSTERS. Wash and pick over one pint oysters and parboil until plump. Drain and add them to follow- ing cream sauce: Warm one cup rich milk, beat yolks two eggs, strain them into hot milk and cook in double boiler until eggs thicken milk like boiled custard, Stir all the time, and when smooth remove from fire and add_salt and pepper to taste. Serve ‘on toast or crackers, DIiARY OF A NEW FATHER BY R. E. DICKSON. Friday Night. I finished my work early today and came home at 4 o'clock, and Joan had taken the baby out for a buggy ride and was not back yet. While I was putting my hat and coat away I re- membered Joan had asked me to get down a suitcase from a shelf in the hall closet that she had left something or other in, and I stepped on the baby's kiddie kar, which s parked in there until he can use it, to reach up. ‘Well, I am no acrobat, and the darn thing slid out from under me, and 1 almost lost my left eye on a hook while I was on the way down, and I left part of my right cheek on the wall Just before I struck bottom., Well, I picked myself up and I kicked that kiddle kar back into the closet, and I would not be surprised if I will have to buy a new one—I mean kiddie kar—and I slammed that closet door on it and went into the bathroom to fix myself up. I was trying to find something besides pow- der and face cream in the medicine chest when the front door opened and Joan came in with the baby. Joan said, “My heavens, what have you been doing now?” and I said, “I fell down in the——" but Joan had looked me over enough then to see that I was not quite breathing my last, and she laughed one of those laughs that women laugh when they are not feeling like laughing, and she sald, I said, “I tell you I fell down in the—" and she said, “Did you fall down twice? You have two big bruises, on opposite sides of your face.” I said, “I tell you I fell—" and she said, “And you are home an hour early, too, Tell me, have you been fighting?" I said, “I was trying to get that suitcase down for you.” Joan said, “You thought that one up quickly enough. And you needn’t have both- ered, because I got it down myself, today.” I sald, “You did?" and she said, “Yes, I did. What is your next best alibi?” 1 said, “How did you manage to reach it?” and she said, “I stood on the baby's kiddie kar.” I said, “And you didn't fall?” and she said, “No, I didn’t fall.” I said, “All right, then; I have been fighting.” S0 I went back to fixing my face and she put the baby in his bed and started taking off his outdoor elothes. 1 said, “Do you want me to give him his exercises when I get through?” and she sald, “If you feel strong enough,” and then I heard her say to the baby, “Him must get big end strong so him can help daddy when daddy wants to start a fight, musn’'t him, darlin’?”" and I could haye kicked a hole in the bathtub, but I did not because I have got to let this thing die out as fast as possible, which will be In about 10 years, I guess. Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. thought he. "“If he has found those beechnuts it is useless to look for them up. there. I think I'll keep away for a while. And so it was that the suspiclons of Timmy saved him from the fright | that Chatterer had planned for him. (Covrrisht, 10970 2 “When Papa an' Mamma is mad at each other, the house seems just as lonesome as if it was Sunday.” (Copyright, 1927.) by cdulia Fashionable Folk Bo_yd MeNoaght Syndicate, Ioe., N Y. a a DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Believes Women Could Stop Divorce—Advice to Girls Who Want to Know Qualities Preferred by Boys. DEAR MISS DIX: Jeast no women who need stay ugly. There are no ugly women in the wide world, Or at Take a homely one, give her a rest from work, buy her fine clothes and perfumes, let her travel and get fresh ideas, and in a year you will have a handsome and attractive-looking woman. Clothes make a woman'’s looks. she is well dressed. Any wife can cut out the cute flappers if Women must be told that no man is going to stick to a wife who is slouchy-looking or is too independent or who s cold and indifferent to her husband or who treats her husband only as if he were a meal ticket. women understood how to be attractive they could stop divorce. Answer: Fine and good, Burt. 1 agree with every word you say, 1t BURT. The average wife who loses her husband to the husband-hunters does so because she doesn’t know how to play the game, or else because it 1s impossible for her to play the game. But did you ever think, Mr, Burt, how hard the game of hearts is for a wife and how difficult it is for her even to hold her own in it? ‘Take this matter of clothes, for instance. in love with a sloppily dressed woman. You say that no man can stay I'll admit that it isn't easy to see anything romantic in an untidy, ill-fitting wrapper or a soiled bungalow apron and floppy house shoes. But how is the poor woman who has to do her own work and who has perhaps three or four little children clinging to her skirts and a baby in her arms to keep herself always spick and span and looking like a lady love instead of the domestic drudge that she is? She has no time or money to spend on facial massages and manicures and marcels and pink crepe de chine and lace negligees. And that's where the injustice of men so often comes in, For the very men who forsake thelr wives for the pretty, smart, daintly dressed young flappers are the very ones who begrudge their wives the price of a new dress and would have a fit if their wives spent §6 in a beauty parlor. It takes leisure and money for a woman to keep herself fit and make the most of her looks, and that is exactly what the poor woman cannot do. If you will observe you will see that the vamps make a profession of vamping. They do not fry out their complexions over the gas range or ruin their figures having babies or roughen their hands by sweeping and scrubbing. Nor do they wear shabby clothes to save a man's pocketbook. So in the end, unless a man is rich, it pretty well comes to the question of which he would rather have as a wife—a parior ornament or a good cook in the kitchen. But the trouble with most men is that they want a woman to be both, and because the woman can’'t be Dresden china and an earthen pot at the n.meA!‘lm'e they n:n dtss;usned ]\;\;‘lth ’281‘. or your two other qualifications of & good wife—bels oving affectionate to her husband and jollying him nlofxr—you are r!:fx l s Even & poor woman may do that, and if she does, it really d much difference whether she keeps herself like & daily hint from Paris or not .. 't make young and beautiful and dressed DOROTHY DIX. .. EBAR MISS DIX: We are three young girls nearly 17 and we would like to know these things: Do boys prefer quiet, retiring and rather shy girls or the free and kind? ‘We would like to know how to be good sports. easy Do you think a girl should ask her boy friend to stop -m%kln"l Answer: The kind of a girl that a boy likes depends on the boy, 'HREE PALS. ‘There is no standardized type of girl that every man admires. It is purely a matter of taste, the loud sort, Some men like violets; sunflowers make a hit with others, men like girls who are self-possessed without being generally speaking, Some men prefer quiet girls, others like But assertive; who can talk without being chatterboxes and who have poise without being bold. To be a good eport means that you know how to do the things other boys and girls do; how to swim and dance and play tennis, and so on, and that you are willing to fall in with the general plan. It also means that you are willing to give and take and that you are not a whiner or a cry baby or a spoil eport; but it doesn’t mean that you should pet and drink and swear. Of course, a girl should not ask her boy friend to stop moking. 1ts nons (Copyright, 1027.) of her business. BEAUTY CHATS An Examination. Try this method of making yourself rettier: P ery day spend half an hour in experimental beauty culture. The first day dress your hair several dif- ferent ways and examine your head from every side, using your hand mir- ror and your dressing-table mirror to get reflections of yourself all around. All your life you may have been doing your hair the wrong way, spoiling the ®ood lines of the head and emphasiz- ing the bad ones. Generally speaking, buflding the hair out or cutting it so it fluffs out in back improves the head. Halr that won't dress nicely when it is long will look well when bobbed, hecause there are so many bobbed styles, Next day try improving the com- plexion. If the skin has seemed dry and there are decided wrinkles around the mouth or the eyes when the strong light comes down on the face, wash with hot water and rub on a thick layer of cold cream. This may be ordinary cleansing cream, but should be, if possible, a flesh-building cream, Leave it on for 20 minutes, You can read or do any number of 0dd jobs during this time. Wipe off with' a warm wet cloth and either owder or rub the skin with ice, Rhose wrinkles will have gone! try a cold cream rub, taking about a minute, followed by ap ice about five minu does ‘to your rub, 5ee DIX. BY EDNA KENT FORBES Another day try shaping the eye- brows. Pinch them together with the fingertips. Never mind If you pull out some hairs; others will grow in, Clip off with manicure scissors hairs growing outside the proper line of the brows. Rub them with castor ofl if they are too thin and light and draw them fnto a fine, firm line with muci. lage, letting this dry on, If they are thick and coarse. ‘What about your nose? Steam the face and press out blackheads if the nose shows them. Do the same with your chin. By giving a little time to such details you can greatly improve your appearance in even a week, A Reader—&top the massage, as ovidently do not. know how. to o qt Try an astringent made from one part white of ug to six parts water, Ap- ply the astringent over the entire face and throat after you have first cleansed all soll from the pores by either scrubbing with warm water and a good soap or by using a cleans- 1l'l{~c|.r0l-m< t the astringent dry and make the skin taut while you relax for about 20 minutes. h it off then and massage with fingertips, working as much of a nourishing cream into the skin as it will nblarg. A vibrator well to use for this if you can, Or | low up with ool(d“ur or THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1927. : WINTER The Potomac, ‘Washingtonians chiefly kmow the Potomac in its upper reaches, In its spectacular rapids and wooded bluffs. Beyond a boat trip to Mount Vergon, | they scarcely appreciate that as the Potomac flows on to the sea, it Is more majestic, far, than in its upper stretches. From the Inn where I sit writing this, of a misty, soft, Winter morning, I see the tidewater Potomac as a shining “V" of water, with ships rid- ing on its rise and fall, and plumed smoke rising in voleanic puffs from the trains gliding beside it. Some- thing maritime and'universal there is in this lower Potomac. It is not just a rather ordinacy Ap- palachian river here, bt a great estuary. On this stream _George Washington, when a boy, used to sail his little skiff up ‘rom Westmoreland County, to visit relatives near Alexandria, perhaps to look at the low hills where his capital now stands and dream of empire, Today, skiffs of a sort not so very different tack thelr way up from the Northern Neck, bringing the farm- cers’ firewood to the city, and some: times, in May, vegetables and poultry, t00, come this way to the great Center Market. One may see them there, if one is up betimes of a Spring morn- ing, unloading at the lower wharves. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Weakly News. WEATHER. Thousands of berds have flew away south And chilly breezes are meny, Icicles are numerous But sines of Spring, not eny. SISSIETY PAGE. Mr. Shorty Judge has a little red notebook saying Memorandam Book on the cover, that the insurants man gave him, and wenever you ask him to do something or go somewares he has to take it out of his pockit ferst and look in it to see if he's got & In- gagement or not. Mr. Benny Potts and his cuzzin Mr. Artie Alixander went to the movies Sattiday afternoon, saying the show was pritty bum but theyve saw werse. AVVERTISEMENT Wat good are.your clocks if they wont go? For 10 cents a munth we will garantee to either make them run or elts take them up to the joolers with no exter chardge. The Ed Wern- ick and Lew Davis Clock Service Co. SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS, Reddy Merfy has invented a new trick, being to tell you his fist smells funny and then shoving you in the nose with it wen you try to smell it and see. INTRISTING FACKS ABOUT INTRISTING PEEPLE. Puds Simkins found a key ring last week and this week he has a lot of keys on it, but if’you ask him wat their sippose to fit he changes the sub- jeck on account of not knowing. Sid Hunts big brother Fred has an. other boil on the back of his neck. HOME NOTES BY JENNY WREN, If you are planning to build a Sum- mer home this year you may be in- terested in the charming little place shown in this sketch, It perches on top of & bluft overlooking a little blue Michigan lake and seems to harmon- ize perfectly with its wilderness set- ting. The walls are stucco, a dark brown- ish gray, the color of the native rock. The roof is a mixture of dark green and black shingles, so that from a distance it is hardly discern- ible among the trees. An unusual feature of this cottage is the room which has been hollowed out of the face of the bluff beneath it. This room has been planked up and furnished as a dressing room, so that bathers coming up from the lak need not enter the house proper in dripping bathing suits. A steep ship’s staircase leads from the dressing room to the living room above. (Copyrixht. 1927.) Everyday Law Cases Can Child Born After Will is Made Share in Parent's Estate? BY THE COUNSELOR. Richard Shaw made a will, leaving all his property to be equally divided among his wife and two children, Jane and Jack. He had been delay- ing the making of his will for years, and now that it was done he felt con- tent and relieved. Years passed, another child was born. Tim, the youngest, the new arrival, was the apple of his father’ eye. Tim grew up to be a fine youn, man, and still the favorite of his father, But Shaw was careless. The will that he had made years ago remained unchanged. He completely forgot about the matter. It never occurred to him that all of his property had been left to his wife and Jane and Jack, and that Tim's nam even mentioned. Shaw died. The will was discovered among his papers, and read to the family. Tim was broken hearted. It grieved him to think that his father im. Jane and Jack were unwilling to share the estate with their prother, LIFTED FEATURES. MASKS BY HAZEL DEY0 BATCHELOR. JESSICA STOLE NOISELESSLY ACROSS THE YARD. Mark Burton returns from abroad because of a letter recelved from Maude Maynard, the aunt of his ward, Jessica Bartlett. Jessica s about to inherit the principal of her father's estate, and Maude is afraid that a fortune hunter named Ray- mond Townley is preying on her af- fections. Although he is interestod in another woman, Mark drops hia af- fairs to attend to Jessica’s. He dis- yvers that Ray Townley is a thor- ough rotter, and after Jessica has an- nounced her engagement tries to rea- son with her. They quarrvel. Then Aunt Maude comes to the fore and suggests that he carry Jessica off. At firat Mark ridicules the idea, but finally accepts it. He makes plana to take her to his hunting shack in the Shawangunk Mountains. An older woman, Mrs, Morse, is to act as chap- eron and housekeeper. Jessica walks into the trap by suggesting that Mark show her his place. He drives her up there, and the truth comes ouf, erv is furious, and that night refuses to eat, Later, however, she climds out of the window and goes out to the ;‘ar '{or the remaina of their picnic unch. CHAPTER XXX. An Interruption. Sitting in the car, Jessica delved into the picnic baskets. There were sev- eral sandwiches, a deviled egg and a small pilece of chicken, and she sat there and munched contentedly. Food had never been so deliglous, never! She had never remembercd being so hungry. ‘When she had finished she left the basket on the floor where she had found it, and was about to get out of the car when she heard footsteps ap- rruAchlng. At first she was terrified. fer heart leaped to her mouth. But they were not stealthy footsteps and they were accompanied by a cheery whistling. The smell of pipe tobacco drifted to her nostrils, It was Mark! Bhe drew her feet up under her and crouched in & corner of the seat. Cau- tlously she pushed the basket to the other end, It was very dark. He might not see her if she were careful. Mark appeared at the side of the car and she scarcely breathed. What did he want? Had he come after the pic- nio basket? Certainly he couldn't have any idea of her whereabouts. She had left her door locked. He reached over snapped on the headlights. moment he saw her. She sat there motionless, staring at him. Of course, he would have to come out here and discover her! It was like him! He couldn’t even leave her with some remnants of pride. How she hated him! In a second Mark’'s mind leaped to the conclusion that Jessica's hunger had driven her to raiding the picnic the door and In that basket, but he was wise enough not to say 80. As though he were not at all surprised, he sald, lightly “Hello! Getting a breath of Great out here in the country 1t? You remember that knock engine we notl thought I'd h Jessica didn’t know what to do. She wanted to leave, but she was consclous of the fact that she was wearing nothing but her pink slip under the caps. She thought nothing of disporting herself in the waves clad in & one-plece bathing suit, but to- night the idea of displaying an inch or two of bare ankle before Mark was intolerable, She did not answer him, and as though he hadn’t noticed, Mark went around to the front of the car and began to tinker with the engine. He vas still whistling cheerily and appar- ently paying no attention to her. After a moment Jessica cautiously opened the door, and without closing it. because she didn't want Mark to hear it, stole noiselessly across the yard. Mark, however, was conscious of her leave taking and smiled to him- self. Then he loft his engine tinker- ing for a look at the picnic basket, Not a scrap of food remained, and quite a lot had been left over from 1ach, Well, Jessica wouldn't starve téhight, even If she had refused her supper. He returned to his tinkering with the engine, found what was wrong, and then, realizing that he was tired, decided to walt until morning to re- pair it. Jessica, in the meanwhile, had climbed with difficulty into her window aml ass once more in bed. She la; awake a long time remembering tae fragrant smell of Mark's pipe. She longed for a cigarette and remembered that she had smoked all of hers on the way up. And then the long streak of light at the bottom of her door van. ished. Mark and Mrs. Morse had gone to thelr rooms. There wasn't a sound in the house. But putside that eerie cry still persisted. She cried a little into her pillow. She had always hated the country. She wouid probably lle awake all night. What had she ever done to deserve anything like this? There were strange, mysterious rustiing noises under her window, probably some wild animal prowling about the house. She longed to be back in her own little room with its pink-vefled lights. The kerosene lamp still burned in the cormer, but it was worse than none at all, and on impulse she sprang out of bed and blew it out. When she got back into bed she felt cold and drew the blanket over her as well as the sheet. She fully expected to be awake when the morning dawned, but the next minute she was asleep. n in the (Covyright, 1027.) (Continued in Monday's Star.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS Advioce on Costuming. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) I am 20 years old, § feet 2% inches tall and weigh 103 pounds. I have stralght, black, bobbed hair, a medium freckled com- plexion and hazel eyes. What styles of dresses and hats should I wear to make me look taller and slimmer? Should I wear long, straight lines or soft, fluffy dresses for evening, and in what colors? (2) My abdomen and hips seem too large. Should I wear a girdle or reduce? (3) I am thinking of letting my hair grow. Do you think I would look better with it long? My face is full and heart-shaped. (4) I am uging white vaseline on my eyelashes to darken them. that good? (5) What colors of powder, lipstick and rouge should I use? I have a very fine-textured skin with a little color. Would it make my face chap to leave off the cream and powder? (6) How can I remove freckles? I have tried some strong commercial freckle lotions, but they have not removed the blemishes entirely, although they have become lighter. FRECKLES. Answer~{1) A girl of your age and height should weigh between 118 and 121 pounds, There is no harm iIn dressing to look tall and slim so long 8s you do not really lose weight; you need to gain, Straight, neatly tailored cloth will help you Jook thinner Avold flares and any bulky trimming or large fur collars, A dark blue georgette crepe dress with a vertically striped slip would be becoming. Wear with it a deep cream or flesh-color col- lar and cuffs. A two-plece wool jersey frock in dark green trimmed with ver- tical bands of tan or the same pattern in light brown with dark brown as trimming would be pretty. For eve ning you may wear deep yellow, me- dium green or old rose, with straight lines. Choose fairly heavy, clinging tabrics, For other color suggestions SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY ¥. CORY. for your type please see my leaflet on “Color Schemes,” which I shall be glad to mail you on receipt of a stamp- ed, selt-addressed envelope. This leaf- let gives color and dress suggestions for all types. (2) You may do hip- reducing exercises that you will find in my leaflet on “Beauty Exercises." (3) If the bobbed coiffure is not becom- ing, by all means wear your hair long. To make your face seem slimmer, part your hair far over on one side and let it fall diagonally across your forehead and temple. (4) Yes. (5) Use & medium powder or a mixture of ivory and flesh. The lipstick and rouge should match your natural coloring as nearly as possible. A mixture of dark and light red often makes a satisfac- tory combination for your type. Yes, you need a powder base and powder to protect your skin, but be very careful to remove all traces of it every night before you go to bed. (6) I do not be- lieve- that it is possible to rid a skin ' like yours of freckles. You will always have a few faint ones no matter what you use. My leaflet on “Camplexion gives some simple bleaching recipes for freckles. Ask for it when you write for the other leaflets, LOIS LEEDS. Remodeling the Nose. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) When a hump is to be removed from the nose, is it necessary to take out the entire nose bone or just cut out a piece? (2) When a hair is plucked out, does it ever grow In again? CONSTANT READER. Answer—(1) Only the part of the bone that is causing the hur:lg needs to be cut out. (2) Yes, indeed, when & hair is plucked it is merely broken off just below the surface of the skin. The root is left and from that anether hair soon grows. For permanent re- moval the electric needle is used to burn out the root. LOIS LEEDS, (Covyrixht, 1027,) Dried Beef Rolls, Scald six large slices of dried beef by pouring boiling water over it, drain, .-.J” dry. Mix one and anmh‘h cup- fuls of mashed oes with two or three tablespoonfuls of choj dried blolef and a'::]uhlmoon(ul of chopped olives, pickles, or green pepper. Spread each slice of beef with to, roll up, fasten with a t 5 Place In a baking dish, brush with one hmm} of melted butter, cover and bake in a moderate oven: for 20 minutes. Remove to a hot dish, surround with two cupfuls of eg§ sauce, and serve