Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1927, Page 20

W Service Cards Should Be Artistic BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER " One of the country ways which have invaded the city and proved so con- wvenient that they are probably here to stay is the summoning of tradespeople THE SERVICE CARD SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM WINDOW AS | BOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER AN ORDER HAS BEEN FILLED. by the means of signs put in windows. In the city it used to be by order, phone, or in response to a tradesper- son’s call that wants were made known, and so in large part it &till remains. Yet there are certain commodities the delivery of which de- pends upon the displaying of a win- dow card in sections both residential and restricted. The cards cannot be called decora- tive in any way, and while crediting them with their efficiency the house- ‘wife should see to it that the cards are taken down immediately that the response is met. Many home-makers are so dilatory about this that their neighbors and those passing by hours after the order has been filled find their eyes attracted not by the charm of window treatment, but by this ex- traneous plece of cardboard, making them realize that the home needs re- Plenishing in some article, Avold Confusion. This is an undesirable thing to stress, nor does the home-maker real- ize always that she is doing it. Not only is this bewildering to the passing tradesman who may have already filled the order, but it is incongruous to see a kitchen need advertised in the window of a parlor or living room. The tradesman passing, if not the same that has passed that way earlier in the day, may duplicate the order, with considerable inconvenience and annoyance both to himself and the housewife. Are Cards Correct? Some of these “want” cards, for such they may be called, often attract attention to’'an article not wanted at all on their reverse side, which under certain circumstances is required to be displayed. It is possible, however, ta insist upon having a card with the' firm’'s name and article wanted em- blazoned upon it and none other. Home-Makers’ Help! There scems to be no really good reason why the cards themselves could not be designed with some semblance of artistry. The conspicuous position in which they are required to be put would certainly seem to make them deserving of decorative elements. It is rather surprising that American housewives, interested in decoration as they are, do not make a point of seeing that this matter of their house- keeping dutles is glven a more artistic slant. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Much has been written about the menace of thumb-sucking. It arches the roof of a child’s mouth; it causes the teeth to grow out of alignment so that mastication is difficult. Mal- nutritfon follows because of the in- ability to chew the food properly and to eat enough because of this diffl- culty. Adenoids are encouraged be- cause of the constant sucking. All these effects are the well known ones attributed to thumb-sucking, but heretofore we have laid it to the ac- tion of the sucking and mot to the underlying real cause, which is rick- ets. Rickety children are much more likely to be thumb-suckers than the healthy child. This is due undoubt- edly to the child’s malnutrition, his unsatisfied appetite and the comfort he gets from his thumb. The reason for the malformation of the mouth is because the bones cf rickety children are soft and easily bent and pushed out of shape. Such children are sub- ject to bow legs and kneck knees and pigeon breasts, all because the welght of the body is too great for the soft bones, and they are bent out of shape. This happens also to the thumb-suck- ing child. The soft bones of the roof of the mouth are easily misshapen by the constant suction. All of this should make it clear that when a child persistently sucks his thumb or fingers the first way to cure it is to be sure that his diet is correct, that he has plenty of sunlight, and that he gets cod liver oil. This removes the cause of the thumb-suck- ing, and if the child is not rickety the thumb-sucking will not cause the malformations of the mouth. This puts thumb-sucking somewhat out of the class of habits to be cured, and puts it into the correction of diet class, Surely this should allay the worries of the mother who is strug- gling to break her child of thumb- sucking. Correct the diet, so there is no danger of riekets, and then let the habit take care of itself. The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1927.) 1. High officer. 11. Resist authority. 12. Dwelling. 13. Fresh-water tortolse. 14. Mother. 16. Grows old. 17. Fragrance. 21. Short bolt. 26. Toward. 26. Chum. 27. Southern constellation. , 28. Six (Roman). MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. more attractive to ¥y youngsters I serve it with apple rings. Pare, core and slice two small apples and cook until tender in a sirup made of one-half cup of sugar, one-third cup of water and the juice of a lemon. In the center of a flat dish make a mound of one cup of cooked rice, decorate the top with an epple ring and lay the rest of the r&n in a circle around it. In the center of each ring place a cherry or bit of red jelly, Pour the siri ver | tion_in electrical engineering, Wl Tl R e . < . Street (ab.). . Eternities. Indefinite article. . Short sleep. 5. Ostrich-like bird. Exclamation. Belonging to me. Spirited. . Pluto. Goddess of earth. Down. Maker. 2. Border. Explate, Man's nickname. . One hundred and fifty (Roman). Exclamation. African insect. . Reposing. Men. Gap. Market places. Angry. . Different. . Not odd. . Obstruction. . One, indefinitely. . Concealed observer. . Man’s nickname. . Old horse. . Herself. . River of Europe. . Note of the scale. Special Chicken. Place two tablespoonfuls of butter In !.lrylng pan and add one-half a poun of fresh ham cut into narrow strips, and brown. Dress and cut up one young chicken weighing about three pounds as for frying. Saute the chicken in the fat after removing the ham, adding more fat if neces- sary. Fry until well browned, then place in the bottom of a casserole or covered baking dish. Stock or rich milk may be used in making one and one-half cupfuls of white Add one pint of mushrooms to son well with salt and paprika and a little minced parsley and thyme and bits of bay leaf. Pour over the chicken and the ham. Cover, and bake in a slow oven until the chicken is tender. Serve in a border of seasoned rice and garnish with sliced olives. ‘Women’s colleges may yet render future housewives a service by instruc- bt Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “Papa sald me an’ Pug an’ Skinny could camp in the woods some night, but there ain’'t no woods around here except right there by the graveyard.” (Covoyright, 1927.) THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Saturday, August 6. Through the busiest hours of tomor- row beneflc aspects are strong, &c- cording to astrology. This should be an auspicious time to make contracts for advertising or to formulate plans of a financial na- ture. There is a sign of promise to all who are engaged in literary pursuits, for Americans are subject to influ- ences that are most stimulating. Correspondence of every sort is under a most favorable sway and love letters should be especially persuasive. This is a fairly lucky wedding day it the ceremony is performed in the afternoon or evening. Theaters now come under a plane- tary rule that is of lucky import and among early plays more than one big hit will be indicated. This is not a fortunate sway for the Navy, which will be the target for new criticism. Some sort of an accident to a battle- ship again is foretold and much atten- tion is likely to be directed to naval officers. This is read as a most helpful day for ambitious persons and especially for those who have reached a high goal. Promoters and all of large vislon have the forecast of great good for- tune in the early Autumn, when many big projects will be undertaken. Mars may disturb the iron and steel industry this month, when foreign contracts will be of peculiar interest. Sudden storms will be frequent all through the month, which will offer many sensations in the way of weather. Persons whose birth date it is have the augury of a year of temptations, for new friends will be especially strong in leadership, it is predicted. Children born on that day probably will be kindly in nature and inclined toward changes that bring vicissi- tudes. (Coyright, 1027.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Sundey afternoon my cold was get- ting worse insted of better, and I had to stay in the house on account of it being kind of damp out, and I could heer the fellows out in the street tawking but not yelling mutch on ac- count of it being Sunday and I sed, Hay ma, hay pop, cant I go out? With that cold in this weather, cer- teny not, ma sed. ‘Well holey smokes G wizzickers, ma, why? I sed. . Jest lissen to that, did you ever see sutch a boy for obstinacy? ma sed, dnd pop sed, It may not be obstinacy, it may merely be persistents, wich is a good trait if applied at the rite time and shouldent be discourraged in children, persistents got Washington across the Delaware and Lindbergh across the Atlantic. Wat we haff to do in a case like this is to appeel to the boys reason, he sed. ‘Well for pity sakes let me heer you try to appeel to it, ma sed. *Wich pop started to, saying, Now look heer, Benny, even though your comparatively young your a reason- able human bean, arent you? Sure, I sed, and he sed, Then Im sure you wont persist in asking to go out when I remind you that the Goo- gooumpti, or common cold germ, thrives and multiplies in dampness, 1nd that at a conservative estimate you have 9 billion 6 million 567 Googoo- umptles in your little system, and if you went out in this weather they would immeeditly hold a convention and vote to multiply themselfs to 18 billion 7 million 452, in other words sutch an action on your part would make your cold mutch werse. ‘Well G winnickers, pop, why would t? I sed. Yee gods, because the Russians have failed to make a success of bol- shevizm, now go and get a book and stick your face in, it and let me finish the 2nd half pound of this Sunday paper, pop sed, and ma sed, Hee hee, the grate appeel to reason. Me sticking my face in a orange in- sted of a book. o Attention, Men! From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. There exists nowhere in the world today, says Dr. Nicholas Murray But- ler, & genius who dwarfs his fellow men, This statement is going to make CIAIMENSTETARN STo[8] R] Al D. O, FRIDAY, WORD GOLF—Everybody’s Playing It BY JOHN KNOX, NOTHING HARD HERE. " l‘:. How many steps from WATER to RIVER? This is shorter than looks. 32. How many steps to SHUT a DOOR? Every one ought to learn this. i !z. Go from ORE to TIN. Maybe there is a wise crack in this—you write it. Print your “steps” here, Correct solutions on this page in today's Star. Copyright, 1927, Husband Perfect Man” Never Will Exist, Because He Must Be Handsome, Amiable, Love-Maker, Money-Maker, Who Can Hand Out Beautiful Thoughts and Checks. WOMAN'S ideal husband is a man who is a sheik, But who is as domestic as the house cat. In appearance he is an understudy of the young men in the advertise- ments and he certainly is an eyeful. But he never struts his stuft for the beneflt of other women, and he never wastes the family money on buying glad apparel for himself. He carries a nifty line of soft talk, But he is never tempted to hand it out to any woman but her. He s a strong, determined, masterful man to all the world. But is dough in her hands and she can twist him around her fingers. He is loyal and faithful and grateful to those who have shown him affection and kindness, But he will turn against the mother who bore him and the sisters and brothers and old friends who have cherished him all his life if she doesn’'t happen to like them. He is a go-getter money-maker. " But he is also a lounge lizard who has time to go to tea dances in the afternoon and an intellectual who can discourse beautifully about art and poetry and literature and the Over Soul. He is a hard worker, who brings home the bacon and pearls and new cars and things, But he is never too tired to put on his evening clothes and go out to places of amusement. He supports the house lavishly, But he shouldn’t expect to have even a closet in it that is his exclusive property, and he should esteem himself lucky if he gets to ride in the automobile when the children are not using it. “ e e HE takes an interest in his home and s willing to cut the grass and hang the pictures and look after the furnace and make himself useful, But he shouldn’t feel that he had any right to any authority in it. He is always willing to have some of her family in the guestroom, and to take them to places of amusement when father comes to town to get new teeth, and mother comes because she needed a little change, and Mamie and Susie and Tommy and Bobble come because they want a cheap trip, or to take music lessons, or to hunt for jobs, But he must see how awfully inconvenient it is for any of his people to come on a visit, and how much extra expense it involves, and how much work it puts on her. He must be devoted to his family and find his chief enjoyment in being with his wife and children, But he must see how necessary it is for her and the children to get away to somewhere where it is cool in the Summer and warm in the Winter, and he must be perfectly satisfled to come home to a stuffy, shut-up house after his day’s work and spend his evenings writing long letters telling how lonesome he is and how he misses them. He must be content to take second place after the first baby is born, and thereafter be nothing but a cash register to be punched to supply the children’s wants. But he must never think of her just as the children’'s mother. She must always be first with him and remain a ladylove in his eyes. He must continue to be the lover after marriage and keep on telling her how “l‘a“cthhhe lovis :"i:’ a;m‘.lnhl?w beau’:x(ul and wonderful she is, ut he mustn’t be foolish enough to expect her to jolly him alon tell him that the balder he gets and the bigger his wnlatllr{e, the mur‘t :':'3 admires him. HE must always be telling her how much he appreciates everything she does for him, and what a wonderful cook and manager she is, and that he doesn’t know what he would have done if he hadn't been lucky enough to ge}t; herhlol' a wife. ut she doesn't feel there is any call for her to throw an gratitude over the kind of a living he makes her, when Mary Jonelyh::'razs pearls instead of imitation and that snippity Perkins woman’s husband gives her a new car every season. getln:uthnev(e; q\:a‘x:rel about the bills. ut she has the right to nag about the mone; tho!eulitlla Idlolicl fishing lrlps.g e G R e must call her temper “nerves,” and when she doe: ‘a0l thtnng x:n;ibute :t to her1 ";flghly strung temperament.” e e ut he must never indulge in grouches — v!vomed. 8¢ 8 when he is tired and worn out n a word, a woman's ideal husband is a_combination of Vale, Job, and a matinee hero and Joseph and a miile Pollyanna, and il":u!?et:::unldo she can’t find any one man who is handsome and amiable and a love-maker and a money-maker, and who can hand out beautiful thoughts with one hand %r‘;g (l:]hecks vlv‘m: the }?t!lle;, llg:t ;vhen ‘women get together they sigh and say: ‘ell, you know what husbands are.” (Copyright, 1927.) LR BE BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES The Fair Type. It seems like a contradiction in terms to talk of a serlous blonde or a frivolous brunette. Why we expect a fair-haired girl to have lightness of soul and no brains. and a dark-haired girl to have intelligence and a most serious outlook on life is a problem— but we do. ‘Which happens to be your type? You may be as golden-haired, as blue- eyed, as the girls on the magazine covers, and yet your chief joy in life is taking college degrees in higher mathematics and sclentific * research. I think the unexpected . combination might be the most attractive after all; I think if you are a blond and yet serious-minded the best thing you could do would be to make yourself look as frivolous and even flapperish as possible. You know the saying “the charm of the unexpected,” and you also know, or ought to know, the value of surprise. So it you are fair, do all you can to bring out your fairness, your blond- ness, your alriness, your fragility— blonds so often have that quality. Keep your hair as golden as possible with lemon juice rinses. and sun baths and henna washes. &eep your skin clear white; cucumber cream will be a good friend of yours, and so will vanishing cream and thick pow- der for sunny days. These new Solutions of Today’s Word Golf Problems. 31. WATER LATER LAVER LIVER RIVER—four steps. 32. SHUT SHOT SOOT MOOT MOOR DOOR~—flve steps. 33. ORE ARE ART AIT TIT TIN—flve steps. ‘“What a Killer” Ir’s THE DEADLIEST stuff to bugs ever made. Doesn’t 1eave one fly, mosquito or roach in your home alive. Kills other bugs, too. Sold at drug, grocery, hardware and department stores. Powder 15¢ up, and floppy-brim hats will be fine for you on hot days in August and Septem- ber. Freckle creams will be useful. Your face powder must be flesh in tint and your rouge a light rose red if you use rouge. You must wear the new vivid blues, for these odd new shades positively put blue into your eyes, no matter how little is there originally. You know, one is a blue four shades lighter than navy, one a shade below royal, one a little too bright to be French blue. AUGUST 5, 1927.’ SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. : Here’s Nippy and here's me, but I'se afrald daddy and the tent is lost. (Copyright, 1927.) NANCY PAGE “Do Christmas Planning Early,” Is Nancy’s Motto. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Christmas shopping in August has its advantages. Shops are mnot crowded. Special sales are advertised. Nancy became an ardent August Christmas shopper. She purchased a palr of fleecy blankets in pastel color- ings for one of her relatives. She spent one long August after- noon working on a lamp shade in the studio workshop of a d-partment store. She was almost the only per- son there and had individual instruc- tion. Her next venture was a quilted chaise lounge cover in taffeta. It made nice “plek-up” work for the porch. She purchased pillows with oilcloth coverings offered at end-of-the-season prices. She covered them with the- atrical gauze ornamented with yarn stitchery and had effective pillows for Peter's room. She tried her hand at textile painting and evolved a lovely, filmy scarf. As she and Peter motored through the country she watched for little antique shops. She found old prints, mirror frames, pleces of table glass. Her Christmas shelf was quite stocked before the end of August. (Cooyright. 1927.) o Peculair to Libraries. From the Iowa Frivol. “Isn’t there a peculiar smell in that reading room?” “It’s only the dead silence.” The average thickness of the skin of a hippopotamus is 2 inches. Guaranteed pure imported EIAN OLIVE OIL Sold Everywhere FEATURES. MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LoOIS Developing Thin Thighs. ‘The vogue for underweight has pro- duced some slender, graceful figures, and also some thin, awkward ones, which goes to prove that reducing one’s weight below normal does not always improve one's appearance. As a matter of fact, the girls and women whose bony framework is naturally small find fashionable slenderness be- coming. When one has long, heavy bones and large joints at knee, ankle and wrists, it 18 necessary to carry a certain amount of muscle and fat to give the figure smooth, flowing con- tours. This i3 why many of those who deliberately keep their weight be- low the average exhibit knobby joints, bony necks and unshapely limbs. I have recelved a request to publish some exercises or other methods for rounding out hollow thighs; that is, thighs that do not meet when the feet and knees are preied together closely. My correspondent®ays that aside from this defect her flgure conforms to fashion’s standard, and so she does not want to gain flesh anywhere else but at the upper part of her lower LEEDS. with knees bent outward and soles of the feet pressed together. Grasp on ankle in each hand and try to pull your trunk down until your forehead touches your heels. You will feel the pull on the inner thigh muscles. Re- peat 5 or 10 times. If convenient have a second person assist you at limbs. I judge that there are many readers in the same predicament. They are underweight, but afraid t- gain. In order to fill out thin place in the figure it s necessary to provi: the body with extra building materis in the form of more food. Gentle, sistent exercise of the parts wiil stimulate and direct the growth of tissue in the desired spots. However, exercise alone is likely to reduce rather than develop the limbs of per- sons who are already below average weight. Here 13 a group of exercises for de- veloping the muscles of the inner side of the thighs: First. Sit on a bed or on the floor | first by pushing down gently on your i shoulders. Second. Stand erect. Raise one knee high. Rotate the lower part of the leg from the knee down, describing wide “ircles in the air with your toe. Com- plete from 10 to 20 revolutions. Third. Stand erect with arms out at shoulder level and feet as nearly on a line as possible, with heels to- gether and toes pointed directly to the f;}d:s. 2 SIm\'lyLbelr_I{d knees, keeping em far apar ise slowl, - peat 5 to 10 times. R Fourth. Repeat the above move- mrn!ts with the heels about a foot apart. (Copyright, 1927.) Elite Gives Dirt a Long Vacation your curtains, rugs and blankets lurks those little particl es of dirt that are not only unsightly but really take the “life” out of your home furnishings. Let Elite send that dirt on a long vacation—one from which it will take a long time to return. 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