Evening Star Newspaper, September 16, 1927, Page 37

WOMAN'S __?AAGE.' Short Skirts Helpful to Feet BY MARY MARSHALL. The fashion for short skirts has than those we have been wearing certainly been of great value to the |They are still a long. long way from | #hoe manufacturer: the dealers, dealing friend or acquaintance yours whether he would toe-touching skirts come back fashion again and see what he But the short t fashion and it has heen to the shoe dealer. IR FOOT. BLACK BUCKLES BLACK A ] OF PEARL. S\ " M CENTLY WORN WITH AFTERNOON FROCK MOTHI IRE R A BLACK A matter of decent have had to buy had to discard ave had appearance we more shoes, we have old shoes sooner keep our shoes in er condition. And surely nothing is =0 bad for feet as shoes that have lost their shape worn down at one sid Even 0es an do no more harm than e old shoes that women used to hide under their decorous long skirts When fashion reporters nowadays speak of longer skirts they mean skirts for daytime wear that are an inch or an inch and a half to =hoe | touching, Ask any shoe-making, shoe. | shoes. of | like to see into | signed for and longer much less covering, the Ribbon the new bows appear shoes of oxford type de- street wear, and large | buckles of the sort we used to speak on some has|of as “colonial” are another present- been just as helpful to our feet as|day substitute for straps, But are no longer used Brown alligator shoes are making [their appearance worn with new |frocks of beige or brown and black | shoes _that |graceful fine lines and usually | heeled, are chosen now by many well | dressed women for street wear. They |are worn either with beige or gray | stockings, | The p: of | this As |does not, of course, mean that straps are sturdy though cut on | high- | tern diagram for this week is for a clever little neglige or for an | informal evening wrap. It is _copied | from the wardrobe of a well dressed | young actress who uses the o as an informal sort of wrap to ive: over her frock on chill evenings home. Just send me a stamped, self. addressed envelope and I will send you the sketch, diagram and working directions. al (Covyrizht. 1027, DAILY DIET RECIPE Baked Eggplant. plant, about 115 Salt, 1 teaspoon Pepper 13 teaspoon. Saze, 14 teaspoon. Thyvme, 1 teaspoon. Butter, 2 tablespoons. Wholewheat breadcrumbs, 1 SERVES SIX PEOPLE. | Bake the ezgplant whole about one or one and one-half hours. Use oven while roast is cooking. When done the skin will he shriveled and it will le soft to the touch. Split open !{and remove from the shell. Chop fine. Ad4 breaderumbs, seasonings and_butter. Arrange on a platter. rinkle with hreaderumbs and brown under the broiler. DIET contains with same of hutter. i be eaten adults, even those overweight. provided little bread ix eaten at thiz meal in addition to the crumbs in the recipe pounds, cup. NOTE. Recipe Time, vitamin and the fron A by B OIJR CH[LDRhl\ By Angelo l;alri Vulgar Teaching. Now and a ahout schools Nicliolas Nickleby. Of late y have laid the book down with a feel ing of joy. Schools are not like that these days. Children are not taught by vulgar people. They suffer no such indignities. And shock. There are evidently some peo- ple who have not yet read their Dick- ens, who do not know their Dewey ond Thorndyke. There are camp directors ‘who do not know Gulick and Hamilton and Seton Thompson and Baden Powell, I read about a camp counselor who admired himself because of his fine method of teaching Jis boys table manners. most vulgar kind of teaching 1 have read outside the pages of Dickens. How any man in this day and genera- tion could be guilty of it I cannot imagine. ch boy was to report on the errors ¥y other boy made. When a boy was caught he was called out from the table, elected to the Order of Hogs, forced to walk around the table and then stand behind his chair in silence for a minute, keeping watch on the manners of his fellows. At the order of his “superior” he could resume his scat at table, ‘What kind of a boy would allow any- body to elect him to the Order of Hogs? 1 know of rone who would not consider himself deeply affronted and if circumstances were too much for him at the time of his humiliation. would not properly resent it. “What kind of a teacher was it who Gegraded the spirit of a boy ql such in T refresh my mind then 1 get aq It was an exposition of the | | |a fashion? Was he a teacher at all? 1 cannot imagine an intelligent human being who had taken the teacher's and teaching by reading | training, who had devoted himself to ars 1) the education of children, being so stupid. so vulgarly stupid. One would imagine that people who believed that |a Summer camp would help the chil- dren would put them under the care of real teachers, not vacation workers. But this counselor set forth a par- ent's letter, according to the article [ read, heartily indorsing, praising high- the methods the camp folk used to h his children table manners. could not eat my meals in peace,” says he in evident glee. “They took me up on every point.” ‘What is wrong here anyway? Are there parents in the world who think it good mannered in their children to criticize the table manners of their parents and that openly at the table? Have we lost all regard for the old re. serves and tendernesses” Of course | not. But if we want to preserve them, It we want our children to have truly good manners, the happy way of doing things, we will have to be very cave. ful of the people to whom we intrust them Summer and’ Winter. One of the crying needs of education today is the better training of teachers, the recognition of the teachers who have high standards and fine training. Un- til the teacher, the real teacher, comes into his own in America, we will be shocked by the pseudo-teacher who the Hog. (Coyricht. 1927.) Mr. Patri will give personal attention to inquiries from parents or chool teachers o the care and development of children. Wril him in"care of this paper. inclosing sell: dressed. stamped envelop for reply. The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyrixht, 1927.) & PR “EHER ' @y SR Apanese swe entleman’s man. Go in Rub ont 3. Christmas . Whirlwind Recess in off the Faroe Islands. . hurch 6. Distress sigpal ranation apanecse coin Beries of important cky numbers, Yireman Persian poet . In favor of Presently Friend. Organs of hearing Printed notice Answer to Y stesglay’s Puzzle. First man. he cream. Relaxes. Egyptian Kings, Down. . Taut. Pry ahout. . Western Indians. Babylonian deity Awaken. Turn aside. Constellation. Licks up. . German city. . Years between 10 and 29. Requests. English river. Bird of Hawaii. Wears away. Printer’'s measure. Weapon. Go over. .. Rare violin. Verses, . Useless leavimgs. 3. Paddles, . Entrance. 36. Toper, . Beverage, Guaranteed pureimported ' POMPEIAN 'OLIVE OIL old Every where elects children to the Royal Order of | |is this | with one-half a cupful of water, one. | 1arge peaches and cook THE FVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. MOTHERS AND THEIR CRAILDREN. Telephone Etiquette. (Epilogue.) | | Nan Hartiew. an artist’s model, | marries Tom Elliott, a poor artist, | having first had a chance to marry | Sartin Lee, a rich broker. Tom and | | Nan are very happy. but they haven' heen married long when Tom develops | pnewmonia_and dies. He leaves Nan about to have a baby. Martin Lee comes back into her ilfe and she mar- ries him-without love for the sake of he child. Of course, it is an impossi- | e wituation. for, although Martin hopes to make her care for him, love {is impossible o force. Nan feels wed- | |locked. At this stage of the game Alicia Rumsey enters the story. Nhe has known Martin in the past and | | fecls that now there may be a chance | with him. Nan makes a desperate at- | | tempt to escape but finds that she is| chained hecause of Muriel. On a drive | one afternoon Alicia very clevery tells | Martin that Nan is unhappy. Martin | offers Nan her freedom one night after | they have given a dinner party for | Alicia. Nan accepts, belicving that she actually wants her free v[rm’, but One mother says: :M!rr realizes that she docsn’t. | I am training my children carefully | 2 | in telephone etiquette. I often give CHADTIE | my 10-year-old daughter list of | Haa names, tell her exactly what message T want delivered, and leave it up to[more the sun shone sands at Vineyard Haven. hor. When I am husy with commu B e R foe i [ were falr nwilhithe sky o cerulean hlvlv! her the proper way to cnll the opera.| overhead. Nan found it difficult to} tor, how to address the one answering | sleep in the morning. She loved the | [little gray cottage that Martin had taken. She loved with the phone, ete. My friends all prais her telephone courtesy and assurance. s everything about it. The white dim-| ity swaying (Covyrieht, 1027.) 2 in, the breeze | IS S air and the light. | BY JENNY WREN. Muriel sat on the sands all morn-| Her skifi was a delicious golden | Nan's ivory pallor had deepened | nd she had lost her look of fra once the Six months i and golden on The days | curtains ing. tan too, Among the new kitchen furnishings cabinet. which combines the office of hreakfast table with its many | other uses. There is an extra shelf which slides out from heneath the | working table and provides a space where break t for two may be with ease. Needless to say, this fe ture is extremely convenient Now that it is possible to secure every conceivable sort of kitchen fur niture in pure white finish, the i | e the month of August for his tion, but he had sent Nan and Muriel up the last of June. Nan had met very few people. She wanted to rest and to be bask- | ing on the hot sands. And at night she was tired and ready to go to| sleep early. She hadn’t once thought {of such a thin the walls of her room closing in on her, and she and Muriel were alone, save for Bessie, | who was competent enough to handle their simple housekeeping. | Nan woke on the morning of the | first_of, August with a strange little theill in_her heart. Martin would he here today. ‘Since that night when she had come to him With the request they make theirs a real marriage, deep friendship had grown up be. tween them. Nan was happy. She understood. Sometime he would see that she had grown to care deeply for | him. ¢ It wasn't the warm, impetuous, | girlish love that she had given Tom. | but it was more than that, it was | deeper. Sometimes she caught her breath with the knowledge that she loved her husband, loved him so| surely, Some day he would see for himself. Perhaps it would be today. The boat got in at 11 and Nan went to meet it. She wore a gray linen dress and an orange hat turned up in the front. The pier was crowded when she reached there, S ; d several people turned to look at | kitchen may be made as picturesque [and sex Deop) el v Tap | her. ~She could still be sure of atten. | and cheerfully colorful as any other | ot (e cotid ets Mo en o B eart-shape room in the house. i 3 Washable walls of smooth plaster | fA¢e. but she looked a little older nov and'she seemed more certain of her: may be tinted in various attractive shades—primrose vellow, pale green,|%elf. As she moved through the crowds of | faint pink, pale gray or even mauve. The floor may be covered with lino.|People that massed the pier, she saw that the hoat was just nosing in. leum of a deeper corresponding shade Again that little thrill swept over her, or a contrasting color. catching at her heart, and bringing for a moment a touch of color into the whiteness of her face. She feit suddenly embarrassed and strange, as though she were about to meet a lover. Would Martin kiss her when he met her? He hadn't kissed her | when she had left, The hoat shoved its way into the slip and the crowds surged forward. S | ) —a |\! — = Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON, Words often misused: Do not say “the man was very nice to us.” Say “kind to us.” | Nan's eyes swept the deck eagerly. Often mispronounced: Camouflage.| And then she saw him. He w Pronounce ka-mu-flazh, both a's as in | standing by the rail, tall and dark an “father,” u as in “rule,” accent last|distinguished looking. His e: syllable, roving over the crowds beneath him. | Often misspelled: Dahlia: note the h.| Impulsively she flung up a hand to Synonyms: Temporal. temporary, | get his attention. | provisional, cursory, perishable, mort-| ~ The color was hot in her face now | al, impermanent. i that she knew he had seen her. Her | Word study: “Use a word three times { pulses were hammering. and it is your: Let us increase our | The crowd was a holiday one down | vocabulary by mastering one word|(o meet friends. They Jjostled one each day. Today’'s word: Irreproach-|another good-natured| And then able: blameless; not reproachable. “He | fust as the gangplank was flung up. was a man of irreproachable morals.” | and the people had begun to come ~— down, Nan heard a laugh behind he Jellied Peaches. It was a laugh that she would never f 2 forget, It was a laugh that she For six persons, pare and halve six|would connect always with corn- / them until blue eves and chestnut hai tender in a thin syrup made by boil-| It was a laugh that had a little false ing one cupful each of sugar and|nota in it, water tpgether for 10 minutes. DIs| Hor joy of a moment ago died. She solve a’ tablespoonful of gelatin in | gign‘c want Martin o see Alicia! Not two tablespoonfuls of eold water Ilnrl’"n“,' not this lovely golden morning add to the syrup, first removing the | iha’ saemed to hold a Happinesa for Praches to a wet mold, interspersing | e that was trembling on the brink them \\.uh halved maraschino, cher- e was crowded in among so ries. .Cool the syrup almost to the others that she couldn’t move point of congealing, then pour over And she was in the direct lin the peaches and set away to chill and | /P, IV e e 3 e oy, Serve with plain or | ® pogple came off and more people. tive dish, turn out on a round platter ";""" el laughing ,f"",’;;'“fi”- sy and dec: iR L then there was actually Martin, com- and g orate with rosettes of whipped ik stowand ler. . Th a_mimute he would be here. She would be greeting him. (" arims glance was §o concentrated on the slender figure in the gray linen gown and the upturned orange hat, that he saw no one else. And| Nan. carried away by this strange excitement that was hers, forgot mo- | mentarily that Alicia stood behind her. | As' Martin approached, she lifted wide_ violet eyes to his face, happy | eyes, starry eyes. She was smiling— | she was actually so glad to see him. She looked as if she wanted him to| take her- in his arms and kiss her. | He wondered if she did. 1 | i Omelet Sauce. For each egg used in a plain omelet allow a sauce made of one-fourth cup- ful of cooked tomatoes, one medium sized slice of onion, one-fourth sweet pepper, a pinch of chili powder and salt, one-fourth tablespoonful of flour and one-fourth tablespoonful of fat. If not Mked, the chili powder may be omitted. ~ Melt the fat in a pan and brown the chopped onion in ir. Add the pepper chopped, the tomatoes and feasonings and thicken. Spiced !‘mh~~ Clean two pounds of fresh fish, keeping it as nearly whole as possi. ble. Place it in a long haking dish or pan and pour over it a cupful of water, or enough just to cover. Bake slowly in the oven until the water is absorbed. A little butter or oil may | be added to the water. Lift carefully | onto a platter. Make a sour sauce | The blood was suddenly hammering in his temples. His glance had nar- rowed to her wide generous mouth with its fresh childish lips. Only this time he must not make a mistake. He must be quite sure. As though Nan knew what his thoughts were surging through his mind, she suddenly made up her own third cupful of vinegar, two table. spoonfuls of sugar, one tahlespoonful of Chinese sauce, one tablespoonful of salt_and one teaspoonful of paprika or pepper. Thicken with one table. spoonful of chestnut or almond flour, If you cannot obtain these, use a scant tablespoonful of pastry flour. Chili or other sauce may be substi- tuted for the Chinese sauce, & STORAGE. 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And Martin Lee realized that at last he had come into his own. As they made their way to the shining, sunlit street heyond, Nan had forgotten Alicia, and Martin had not seen her, Alicia had seen them, however. She had seen Nan fly into N s arms and cling about his neck. She had seen the look in Martin's eyes as he had gathered her close Alicia’s corn-flower blue eves had grown fcy, her lips had drawn into a straight line as she had quickly wheeled about so0 as not to be seen. But she needn't have worried. Neither of them could have scen any one else in that moment of revelation when they had clung together. And there w ummertime ahead of them in shingled cottage by the sea. THIS END, (Copyrizht, 19 VWillie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN, gra “If T was helpin’ my little hoy with his ‘rithmetic an’ T wasn't a good ex- plainer, 1 het 1 wouldn't thump him on the head with a pencil.’ (Copyright ) remove spots and grease quickly use Flash TRUE to its name, Frasn kills grease instantly. It has saved many a suit or dress from the “old clothes” pile. Frasn has beaten grease fairly and squarely. Pour Frast in the dishpan.’ Grease disappears. Glass and china glisten] Use Frasu next wash-day. Notice how crisp and clean the clothes look. FrasH also cleans upholstery, rugs, curtains. It will not harm the finest fabrics. Get FLasH at drug, department or shoe stores. Always keep a bottle on hand. Prices: 2} fle 30c; 8- : S1;1-gallon bottle $4. Manufactured by John C. Stalfort & Sons, Inc., Baltimore, Md. Est. 1868. Atalforts FLASH * * SEPTEMBER _16. 1927 FEATURES. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. The care of the teeth begins be-| foré the child is born. The mother's diet should contain the correct foods for her own nourishment so that she | may supply the developing child with | them. Children whose teeth are ridged and spotted or decay early prove that some time during the pre- [natal period the mother's diet was inadequate in some way. The first teeth begin to form six) weeks after conception; the second | teeth during the latter months of | pregnancy. The first teeth make | their appearance in the mouth about five or six months after the baby is born, so that whether these are| strong and white depends not so much on the diet during the first five months, though this is important, 100, as during those months of preg- nancy. Daily care of the teeth should be- | |gin as soon as they appear. This| | means keeping them free from food | particles. The green_stain which | sometimes appears on A child’s teeth is due to a deposit formed by the | saliva. The daily use of a soft tooth- brush or a bit of cotton dipped in powdered chalk, or any good pre- | pared tooth paste, will prevent this green stain from forming. i Food particles allowed to remain in the crevices of the teeth turn acid and eat into the enamel. After the hard enamel is destroyed the work decay goes on rapidly. If these ‘holes” go unfilled the food col in them and likewise decays. decay mixes with the food eaten and | is_swallowed. Teach the child early to have pride in his teeth. Undoubtedly a healthy mouth, with sparkling white teeth, is one of the most prized health and | beauty assets Mrs. S. H.—The baby has made a fine gain. If the baby does not take a bottle at 6 p.m. I would wake him for the 10 o'clock feeding. You can buy a small tape and net cap in any department store which has a section | | devoted to baby necessities. These are just like a_tightfitting hood, but | are made of fine net and have an | edge of cotton tape afd strong cross | bars of tape over the ears. The baby | can wear this at night so that when | | he rolls over the ears will stay in| place. He can wear it in the day-| time when he is sitting up if his ears stand out too far and the mother | wishes to correct this tendency. % open. (2) Using a proved soap on | your skin. for soap and water. 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