Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1927, Page 26

26 WOMAN’S PAGE." Fagot Stitch for Children’s Frocks BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER RODUCING In the mmer children seem to grow like weeds, and so when Autumn comes the frocks that were plenty long enough for them are all too short, even for these days of abbre- viated sk . The question of how to lengthen the ments is a problem sometimes. To be sure, at first extra deep hems should have been put in, and probably were. If the goods have not faded too much, the solution is simple. If the fabric has faded and the turned-down hem is brighten than the rest of the goods, baste paper along the line where the faded part stops. Let the paper extend up over the dress. Wet the hem just let out and put it in strong sunlight until it has faded the same as the rest of the goods. Then remove the paper and face the lengthened strip. It was not this, but another method that I had in mind to tell you about today, namely, the use of fagoting as a means of lengthening frocks with- out apparently being used other than as a trimming. There are two or three ways of using the fagoting, ‘which may be a plain stitch or a fancy one, according to preference. It is wise to use the quickest way for dresses that are expected to give but comparatively little wear and save fancy stitchery for frocks that are distinctly worth while. Ma s Unlike. A tras material is best to use for this decorative method of lengthening garments. Then the con- trasting colors, the plain goods put with figured fabric or patterned with plain materials add elements of gar- niture as well as the stitchery. A yoke across the top of a dress can be put in to give extra length. But never be content with just this. It ‘will look too much what it is—a means of making the frock longer. This must be guarded against. Therefore, put in a belt portion, and then trim: ming, and not necessity, seems the reason. Qr a deep hem may be fag- | BEDTIME STORIES Another Escape. Ba not too sure: ‘twill often lead To where you'll be chagrined indeed. —O0ld other Nature. Farmer Brown’s Boy didn’t know Just what to do. It was the middle of the night, and he didn’t want to waken his father and mother. Yet hiding up in the springs of his bed was that mischievous little Cub which had caused them so much trouble. He knew that if he tried to get Cubby “HE'S UP GRUN BOY RUEF THERE, ALL RIGHT,” FARMER BROWN'S ULLY. D FAGOTING. ROCKS TO MAKE THEM LOOK LIKE NEW, | | of there he would he sure to vaken Farmer Brown and Mother Brown. “Perhaps the rascal 1y there the rest of the nig muttered | Farmer Brown's Boy , he n't get into very mischief in my room, and I'll shut the door so that he can't get into any other roc In the morning I'll chain hi til after by mis- very world of playing children, The world of people practical 2and wise, d that third world, 2 secret world, dream-pau IN REMODELING CHIL- oted on to the bottom of the skirt. If so, do not fail to introduce this same material into the frock in some other place. It may be as a finish for sleeves and pocket flaps. It may be a collar and belt or sleeves and belt. There must always be the appearance of trimming, not utility. Two Frocks Make One. Two old frocks can be united to make one good dress by using fagot- ing to advantage. For instance, the best of one dress can be transformed into a skirt, collar and upper sleeve portions. The best parts of another dress that harmonizes or contrasts well with the material already used may form the waist, deep hem, sleeve finish and pocket flaps. No one would imagine for a moment that such a dress was ‘“‘warmed over” from two old ones, since this style is used, as well as the others given, for dresses made of new cloth and sold as dainty garments for little ones. Preparing for Stitchery. To make the fagoting especially attractive, use two contrasting colors of coarse thread. Baste the material to be fagoted together (right side up) onto manila paper, leaving a small space between the hems, which are turned and basted on the wrong side. Blanket stitch the hems, making the stitches come as nearly opposite each other as possible on the two hems. The blanket stitches hold the hems and form gauges for fagoting stitches. Use a contrasting color for the fagoting and make each stitch in be- tween those of the blanket stitches. The thread must go down ahd come up (in the short fagoting stitch) in spaces alternately opposite each other across the space left for this stitch- ery. The work is the simplest sort, merely combining blanket (or button- hole) stitch with fagoting, but the result is charming when the colors used harmonize well with the two materials. , BY THORNTON W. BURGESS fond of him. But poor Mother can't stand much more. I don’t blame her for feeling as she does. My, my, my, what a mess he did get into this time!" Farmer Brown's Boy chuckled at the memory. Then he saw to it that his door was closed and locked, put out the light and went to bed. He lay for some time listening, but heard nothing more from Cubby. Finally he dropped asleep and, being tired, slept soundly. As usual, Farmer Brown's Boy was up early in the morning. The first thing he did was to look around the room hastily for Cubby. But he didn’t see him, “He must still be up in the springs of my bed,” thought Farmer Brown's Boy, and poked his head over the edge of the bed to look under. Then he 2ot out of bed and crawled under. There was no Cubby in the springs of that bed. I wish you might have seen the expression on the face of Farmer Brown’s Boy when he came out from under that bed. He began to wonder if he had dreamed that he had found Cubby up in the springs of that bed. Yes, sir, he actually began to wonder if he had dreamed it. Once more he crawled under the bed. This time he settled it. He knew now that he hadn’t dreamed it. You see, when he felt of some of those bedslats he found them sticky. There was no dream about that stickiness. But this didn’t | help any in solving the puzzle of what | had become of Cubby. | As he crawled out from under the bed Farmer Brown’s Boy happened to look over at the fireplace. There was an old-fashioned fireplace in that room. Now, the hearth was covered with soot and there was soot scat- tered out around beyond the hearth. That soot hadn’t been there the night before. Farmer Brown's Boy was sure of that. Mother Brown was too £ood a housekeeper to allow anything | of this kind. that’s {t!"” exclaimed Farmer 's X with a grin. “That scamp has climbed up the chimney, I | .| dia do believ He swept aside the fallen soot, and getting down on his hands and knees he peered up the chimney. As he 0 a little lump of soot landed y in his face. le's up there all right,” grunted Farmer Brown's Boy ruefully. “It is a wonder he didn’t go up there in the first place. Well, I'm glad he's out- slde the house, anyway. Now I'll have to catch him somehow.’” “‘Hi, son, have you found that Bear 2" called a voice from downstairs. Yes and no,” replied Farmer Brown’s Boy as he hurried to dress. T R Solutions of Today's Word Golf Problems. HOP, 1{OE, DOE, DEE, DEY, 2Y, FLY—six steps. ME, LAME, LADE, DADE, BABE, BABY—five steps. sq | | | NONE, NAME, MANE, MANY—] | |three steps. SUB ROSA e BY MiM Harmless Pastime. Eleanor feels that her day dreams are harmless enough, but she is just peal to me for judgment. She has been married a couple of years and she's perfectly happy- Jim- my isn't as thrillingly attractive as he used to be, but she's very fond of him and wouldn’t have another hus- band for anything in the world. She too, and considers her- train of romanticism in her makeup which still yearns for ardor under the moon- light and romantic adventure with a k man who will burn with love This sort of bunk appeals to some irresponsible side of her e admits she can’t quite mas- She has mastered it sufficiently to marry a good, sensible chap like Jim- my. with plenty of dependabilit But she hasn't mastered her sentl mental self sufficiently to give up dreaming about an impossible he who will love her as no woman in history has ever been loved before. She tells me it comforts her awfully to sit for an hour or two imaging a wondérful scene in which she, golden-haired heroine, goes blithely on a yachting trip with the wonderful, dark adventurer, She pictures in her mind their meet- ing, their first love, the joy of being all in all to each other. But Eleanor herself admits this streak in her to be a form of weakness. She talks about overcoming it, mastering it, yet she gives into it with her day It she resolutely banished from her mind thesé fancies, born of vanity and too much sentiment, she'd be really taking a step toward mastering her weakness. If she sits dreamily vielding to the spell of imaginary lova scenes with an imaginary hero, she’s succumbing to the weaker side of her nature. This wouldn't matter perhaps if the day dreams continud to be her only vice. But with a dreamy, sensi- tive kid like Eleanor, you must watch out. After awhile her day dreams will make impressions on her brain—deep impressions that she herself doesn't realize are there, She will hegin to compare Jimmy with the grand stranger of her visions. She’'ll find more fault with him than she used to. After awhile it will occur to her that maybe she has made a mistake in marrying so voung. How does she know that somewhere in the world that marvelous man isn't waiting for her? And, of course, if a handsome stranger hits town or comes rushing into Eleanor's life, it is natural that she should feel a bit flushed. That weaker side of her nature to which she has been giving in all this time will betray her into doing somehting rash and foolish and dangerous. No, it's better to cut out the harm- less pastime of sentimentalizing over an imaginary person who is not your husband. You may be innocent and pure mind- ed and well meaning, yet that senti- mental, foolish side of you may be- come the master if you pamper it and give in to it. Keep yourself busy and you won't have time to dream away the hours with a wonderful Romeo who never could be. (Copyright. 1927.) Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries directed 1o this ‘paper; provided @ stamped: addressed envelope is incloscd. NANCY PAGE Dinner Dress Has Style, Color and Drapery. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Nancy and Peter were going to the hotel for dinner. Some special client of Peter's had invited them. Nancy felt that the occasion warranted a new dinner dress. After much looking she chose a georgette of royal blue. It had long sleeves, which were not only correct as to style but also as to etiquette. Hotel dinners when held in the public dining room call for con- servative clothes. The outstanding style feature of S N\ y N AN the frock when seen from the front is the cascade drapery at the side of the skirt. This is held in place seem- ingly with a brilliant pin. The flesh georgette slip 18 outlined at the top with silver ribbon. This defines a low line for both back and tront. The back has drapery in the form of a cape back fastened with ties of georgette. The tie at the back, the softness of fabric, the general effect of drapery and flowing lines are all hall marks of the new styles for Fall. (Copyright. 1027.) . Irish Cake. Cream one cupful of butter with two cupfuls of sugar and add the | yolks of four eggs, beaten; also a | tablespoonful each of cloves and cin- namon, one-half a grated nutmeg, one-half a cupful of chopped English walnuts, one-half a cupful of chop- ped white seedless raisins, one-half a cupful of sweet milk, one-half a cupful of granulated chocolate, one teaspoon- ful of vanilla, one cupful of mashed potatoes seasoned as for the table, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted in two cupfuls of flour, and the whites of four eggs beaten and added alternately. Bake in a layer and ice with caramel icing or bake in a loaf cake, Corn Meal Fish Balls. Shred enough codfish to make one cupful and soak to remove the salt if nec ry. Combine with two cup- fuls of cold white corn meal mush. one egg and one tablespoonful of butter. Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat. Drain on porous paper. These codfish balls compare very favorably in taste with those made with potato and are prepared more easily and y auickly. The mush must be as dry as possible. This makes about 12 fish balls, - -t sufficlently worried about them to ap- | WORD GOLF—Ei'erybody’s Playing It BY JOHN KNOX. Go from HOP to FLY. hurry, but staying up is another matter. any one. Can you NAME the BABY without getting into a family fight? Some of the boys get them off the ground in a Falling in an airplane never hurt ‘The trouble happens yhen you hit the ground. You have to be alone to do this. If you let the relatives fn on it, all you'll get is a buttle, Go from NONE to MANY. T hope you will always be able to do this when wou want to and that it will work on everything from friends to dollars. PRINT your “steps” here: Il Il Il Bolutions om this page in today's Star. (Copyright, 1627.) The Problem of the Girl at Home Sympathizes With Her Situation lDoroth y Dix Just Because a Young Woman Is Single Her Parents Think Her Incapable of Choosing Anything or Managing a Life for Herself. “IT'S funny about parents and marriage,” said a young woman to me the other day. “If you are a girl your parents never have any respect for you until you get married, nor will they accord you willingly the slightest personal liberty until you annex unto yourself a husband. “This is especially true of mothers. Mary Jane may have half a dozen college degrees and earn a fat salary, but as long as she remains unmarried mother regards her as a moron who has to be told to do this and forhidden to do that, as if she were a 3-year-old child and not very bright, at that. Let Mary Jane get married, however, and she becomes automatically endowed with almost superhuman wisdom. Mother listens with awe to her utterances and accepts her opinions as the law and the gospel and defers to her judgment. “Whether a mother thinks that a daughter who doesn’'t want to get married is some sort of a feeble-minded freak who should be in an asylum instead of running around loose or whether she thinks that a daughter who can’t catch a husband is lacking in energy and enterprise, I don't know. But the fact remains that it is only her married daughters of whom a mother boasts. She always feels that there is something peculiar about her single daughters for which she has to apologize, “That makes it rather hard on those of us who have felt no call toward matrimony and who have preferred to espouse careers instead of men. We would be happy and contented enough if only we could convince our parents that we don’t have to be kept in leading strings and regarded as perpetual children merely because we have never married. KE my case, for instance. e s uTA I am one of four sisters, each of whom inherited a neat little fortune from an old aunt. My three sisters are married. 1 am in business and hold a responsible position, for which I am well paid, and I am 30 years old. “When my sisters were married, their money was turned over to them as a matter of course, and with my parents’ approval they set up homes of their own, in which they could do as they pleased, and were conceded the right to live their individual lives. One of my sisters went half around the world to her new home. “But because I have never married my father has never even thought of such a thing as turning over my property to me and letting me have the pleasure of managing it and getting the thrill of making my own investments. Because/ I have not had those mysterious occult words of the wedding ceremony said over me he doesn’t consider me competent to handle my own money, yet I not only know far more about it than my sisters, who never earned a dollar in their lives, but T am a better business man than either of my brothers-in-law and have a greater earning capacity than any one of them. “And when I suggested setting up my own establishment in a house that T own, it almost shocked my parents to death. They were horriflied, although I proposed to have a very dragon of a middle-aged woman as a housekeeper and watch dog, and if a woman of my age hasn't character enough to be trusted to behave herself she never will have. “My mother considered it perfectly natural that her married daughters should want their own homes, but she thought there was something abnormal about an unmarried woman wanting one. She couldn’t see why I should desire a place in which I could exercise the natural home-making instinct that every woman has—a place where I could express my own taste in paint and wall paper and draperies, where I could gather about me my own furniture and household gods, a place of which I should be mistress just as every married woman is mistress in her own ‘Home, b “Mother’s proudest boast is that she never interferes in the affairs of her married daughters, and to do her justice, she does heroically keep her fingers out of their pies. She lets them exercise their own preferences and judgment about their clothes and their homes and their amusements, and she doesn’t feel called upon to offer them unsolicited advice about everything they do and don't do. “But because I am single she feels that she has a perfect right to control me as completely as she did when I was in the nursery and to tell me just exactly where I get on and get off. “IN the business world my intelligence is highly respected, but my mother does not think I have sense enough to put on my rubbers when it rains without being told to do so. My employers risk geveral hundred thousand dollars a year on my taste, but my mother tries to pick out my hats for me, 80 little confidence has she in my taste, and is always telling me what I should wear, though I am considered a style expert when I am outside of my own home. “If T were married, my mother would not think of dictating to me about everything, but because I am single she feels she has a perfect right to supervise my personal friends and my correspondents, to tell me what I shall eat, how I shall dress, what I shall read, when I shall go to bed and what kind of a toothbrush I shall use. “It is because, as long as a girl is single, she has no liberty at home and is not permitted to set up a home of her own, no matter how old she grows or how sedate she is, that many women are driven into making unsuitable marriages with men for whom they care little, but who offer them a means of escape from the tyranny of their parents. Of course, this generally proves to be a jumping out of the frying pan into the fire, but the poor creatures don't find this out until too late. “And it 1s all such a muddle and such a pity and it leaves one wondering why parents can’t deal as fairly by their unmarried daughters as they do by their married ones. And, above all, one wonders why they think that just getting married suddenly gives a girl more sense and judgment or makes her more trustworthy than a single one.” DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1927.) PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. THE FEVENING RTAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1927. Everybody Should Know His Food. Having prepared himself for the study of health by acquiring an ele- mentary knowledge of physiology, the person of ordinary intelligence should next learn something about his food. He should know the types, amounts and proportions of the varfous food elements_essential to the proper nur- ture of the body. Most laymen know too many things which aren’t so about food. Not only popular fallacies or myths but all sorts of food fakers manage to Keep the laity pretty thoroughly misin- formed about this subject. Formerly it was customary to think of three types of food or three classes of food material, namely, proteid (nitrogenous matter, such as lean meat, white of egg, cheese or curd, gluten), carbohydrate (starches and sugars) and fat. Nowadays it is the rule to consider as of essential impor- tance also three additional types of food or food materials, namely, min- eral matter or mingral salts, fibrous matter or cellulose (roughage, bulk) and vitamins. Carbohydrate material is the most necessary food for man, the kind of food on which man can survive longest, the kind of food man must have in the largest quantity, and the kind of food man can most readily utilize for energy. A well bal- anced ration for an average adult must provide 2 ounces of proteid ma- terial, 3 ounces of fat and 14 or 16 ounces of carbohydrate in 24 hours. The proteid, fat and carbohydrate materials are burned, oxidized in the body, and by their combustion as fuel they furnish the heat and energy re- quired to run the organs and do the muscular work of the body. The mineral matter, cellulose, woody fiber and the vitamins, though neces- sary for health, are not oxidized or burned and do not yleld energy. These food material rather give the body something to aid its functions, as the ignition spark or the lubricant aids the working of an automobile. The fuel materials of food vary in their heat or energy value. This value Is measured in units, called cal- ories. A calory is the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of a gram of water 1 degree Centigrade or something like that. A gram is about one-third teaspoonful, and 1 de- gree Centigrade is equivalent to 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. So a calory or calorie is quite a hot little unit. Now, one gram of proteid will yleld just four calories, and one gram of carbo- hydrate (sugar or starch) will yield just four calories, but one gram of fat will yield 9.4 calories. An ounce is roughly 30 grams, so the well bal- anced ration for a 150-pound stenog- rapher figures out like this: Two ounces of proteld, 240 calories; three ounces of fat, 846 calories, and 15 ounces of carbohydrate, 1,800 calorles; total day’s ration, 2,886 calories. This means the nutriment digested, not the quantity of food eaten. not forget to include some vitamins, a reasonable amount of indigestible cel- lulose and such mineral matter as there may be in the natural foods. This constitutes a well balanced ra- tion, and it has the nutritive value required for good health and weight maintenance in the case of a seden- tary adult. (Copyright. 1927.) G Prices realized on Swift & Company sales of carcass beef in Washington, D. C., for week ending Saturday. September 17, 1927."on_shipments sold out. ranged fro 00 cents to 2300 cents ver poun averaged 18.07 cents per pound. ment. an -Advertise- —— Pear Butter. Use pears ripe enough to cook up well, Peel, core and slice them. Put them in a preserving kettle with a lit- tle water and cook slowly until soft, then add sugar, one cupful to one quart of sliced pears, and continue cooking very slowly, with frequent stirring for one and one-half to two hours. The pear butter should then be smooth and of the consistency of thick apple sauce. Stir into the hot butter a little lemon juice, with gin- ger, cinnamon or other spices to taste. Pack while hot in hot sterilized con- tainers and coveg with parafin, WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered, U. S. Patent Office ‘When “Billie” Robinson rode a high- wheeler bike down the Capitol steps, which was considered a most remark- able feat—something akin to an air- plane hop across the Atlantic these days. HOME NOTES BY JENNY WREN. The small breakfast set has become an institution in American homes. In this day of hustle and bustle, there is little time for stately hours of dining— and little space for stately dining room sets. In the small apartment and the small house the dining room is becom- ing a negative quantity—and the breakfast room. with its cheerfully painted furniture, is taking its place. Sets of the sort shown can be pur- chased in many finishes or colors, and for the ambitiously inclined there are unfinished sets which may be painted according to one’s own pet color scheme. It is not a difficult task. The raw wood should be sandpapered down to a satisfactory smoothness, coated with white shellac and very lightly sandpapered again. Then a coat of quick-drying enamel can be applied very simply. The color range of these new enamels is wide and can be made still larger by mix- ing various colors. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED, Many ideas have been handed down to us which have a slight foundation in fact, but which most persons ac- cept at their face value because fa- millarity has given them almost the semblance of truth. For instance, there is that old superstition about a child’s eyes being sore when he cuts his eye teeth. So if. during any of the months preceding the cutting of teeth, a baby’s eyes become sore, the mother comforts herself that they will get all right when the eye teeth are in, and she does nothing about curing the sore eyes. All of the ailments which may afflict a baby during the two years in which he is actively teething will be attrib- uted by such persons to teeth, with the result that the mother fails to look into the real causes of the baby’s ill- ness on the mistaken notion that he is bound to be sick when he teethes, so she just has to bear with it. Laying at the door of pre-natal in- fluence the blame for a baby’s bad dis- position is another way of blinding one's eyes to what is really the mat- ter with the baby. Mothers don’t do this on purpose, but they listen to what others tell them, and because they felt miserable and cross during pregnancy and the baby acts that way after birth, they consider the pre- natal influence ruined the child’s dis- position, instead of hunting down the reason for the baby’s crossness. If we could just urge mothers not to be satisfied with cut-and-dried expla- nations for a baby’s unnatural behav- ior, we would feel that we had a real reason for existing. Don't let people hush your fears with ‘the old hoaxes about “It's his teeth” or “Think of the trouble you had before Junior was born; no wonder he's a cross baby.” Babies aren't spoiled before birth by a mother’s trouble if that mother has fed herself properly, and mothers who have lived through frightful experi- ences and borne a perfect child will tell you so. Babies who are not well will teeth harder than well babies be- cause they aren’t well, and not be- cause teeth in themselves are any more than a temporary disturbance which seldom lasts more than a day or two. Canned Kraut. Cut some cabbage fine. Salt as in making other kraut. Pack in quart glass jars, using a small wooden mal- let for the packing. Pack until within about 1 inch of the top of the jar and until the brine runs out. Place the covers on the jars, but do not fasten them. Notice each day that the brine is kept over the cabbage by adding a little if necessary, as the lack of brine means a soft kraut. A few pieces of red peper makes it very nice. ‘When fermentation ceases, which will be in about 5 or 6 days, put on rubbers and seal. There is no waste when kraut is put up in this way. SRR Apple Cream. This presents a very attractive ap- pearance when served with chopped nut meats and a maraschino cherry on each portion. Peel and cut into small pieces enough apples to make two pounds of fruit, add one cupful of sugar, the same amount of water, a small piece of cinnamon stick and the Juice of one lemon. Cook quickly un til very soft and force through a strainer. When cold, add one cupful each of custard and cream and enough more cream to fill the freezer can to within two inches of the top. Freeze. isiiparssage shamming) Japanese Boom Athleties. Athletics are becoming more popular MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS New Autumn Coiffures. New styles in coiffures are as nec- ary to milady’ ar w shapes in ha How dreary life | uld be if every woman’s hat were exactly like every other woman's, or if there were only three or four dif-| ferent models available, instead of t scores and hundreds of shapes fr which one may choose! Tho variety in coiffures is not sof great as that in chapeaux, especiall since the bob has become common. Consequently, everything that seems new in hair dressing is welcomed with hopeful enthusiasm. Two novel ways to part bobbed hair are {llustrated in a re the American Hairdresse may be adapted easily to 1 ir that is being ha or to lon In| allowed to gre one of thes s the part runs ob- lquely backw from points above the outer ends of the eyebrows a Joins a little below the top of the b behind. The front hair is brushed for- ward in the manner of a long bang and falls in wav nd curls to the eyebrows. The hair below the circular part is all brushed backward with the exception of a short lock t on the cheek in front of t lower half of the ear: single pearl earrings, ‘When the b: hair y it may be divided down the center.| Give each strand of the hair a twist near the head and then cross the right strand over to the left side of turn the ends under and firmly. Pin the left-hand strand of | hair over on the right side of the cen- ter part. Thrust « strong hairpin in at the crossing of two strands to | hold them securely. A second new way to part the hair | begins over the center of the right eye- brow and dips downward hehind and | then comes around to the left side in front to a point above the middle of the left eyebrow. The top section of hair is brushed smoothly the crown of the head to the le ends are curled. The hair on may be waved and allowed to hang over the ears if it is too short to pull back. If the back hair is long enough it looks charming arranged in two small coils side by side and placed rather low, so as to conceal the short, straggling hairs on the nape of the neck. The first coiffure described above is becoming to girls with high foreheads and rather long, slender s. The second is suitable for oval or round faces. over f! Oily Hair. Dear Miss Leeds: I have very olly hair; about two days after I wash it it begins to get oil again. Does washing my hair every week help to remedy this condition? Please tell me what to use to get the oil out of my hair?—LOUISE P, Answer: An oily condition of the hair which is called “oily seborrhea’ or “Seborrhea capitis” is due to an oversecretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands. The oil glands are too active, and this makes frequent shampoos seem necessary. The trou- ble calls for the use of an astringent hair tonic as well as special treat- ments. Although the hair should be kept clean by shampooing regularly there is such a thing as washing it to death. ‘Warm olive ofl may be used before the shampoo in many cases. Al- though the hair appears oily, very often it is starving for want of oil, 4s the hair itself is not absorbing the natural ol that is excessive. Hair of this type should be aired and given a sun bath every day. Before the shampoo apply a little astringent tonic and massage the scalp. Then heat a little oil and apply it evenly. Shampoo, and rinse thoroughly in several waters. Dry partly and use the tonic again. Finish drying in the open air if possible. ‘The following tonic may he used two or three times a week as well as before and after the shampoo: Four ounces of bay rum, 3 dram salicylic acid, % dram tincture of cantharides, 10 drops tincture capsicum, 1 ounce of alcohol. Shake well together. ‘The systematic «care for several months is very necessary as well as toning up the health in general. The Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN, “I told Papa I was goin’ to be elect- ed captan of our nine, but one of the other boys has got a bat now.” (Covyright. 1927.) happiness as are | o} may shampoo made of equal parts of bran and orris root, or equal parts of corn meal and orris root. Apply the powder, and br out toroughly to remove the meal, which takes out the oil as > I ply a little cologne water and finish brushing with a clean brush. 1t the ends are split and broken they should be singed and trimmed regularly. Do not wash the hair more than once a week, preferably s often. Few people realize that eir general health affects the hair Build your health as well as i local treatments, to oily_hair to Louise mixtures on the market. ively oily hair tincture of green soap s excellent, as it contains a small percentage of alcohol. Good res are obtained by using soap in a form. Never rub a cake of soap on the hair. Pure castile soap, shaved and melted, is very good and may ba used by blonde and brunette. I shall be pleased to mail my leaflet, “Care of the Hair,” if you will write to me again. -— ‘Wages in the industries of Sweden are_still advaneing. This week. its the FULLER BROOM which you will be especial: ly interested to see when the Fuller Man calls with his many aids to easierand quicker homekeeping. It lasts a long time. ‘WASHINGTON FULLER HEADQUARTERS 618-19 National Metropolitan Bank Bldg. Telephone 3498 Main ‘W. A. Trescott, Manages P A LR B FULLER BRUSHES = 48 USES - NEAD TO FDOT - CELLAR 10 ATTIE @ Post Toasties than ever before in Japan. The opinion that short stature is a handicap to the Japanese has been broken down to the delight of the people, and many chal- lenges to world athletes are to be ex- pected from that country. 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