Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1927, Page 30

sadn, WOMAN'S PAGE? Talcum Powder BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER to take out a spot of rment and do not wish ace with hot water and . It you wan grease on a to wash the | HE ) TOWDER INTO THE THAT IT SIFTS NGER TIPS there is another means of the spot. Use talcum soap suds rid of powder! 1t you mever have tried it, let me Vfor Grease Spots vecommend this_simple remedy for | grease spots. Do not expect the | powder to remove anvthing but the ase. That is, if there is some col- matter in the ofl or fat, it may | remain or it may not, according to the kind of stain. Some colors will | come out with the powder when it is | brushed off, and some refuse. But | before doing anything to take out the color get the grease out. The powder should be sprinkled on the spot as soon as possible, so that it can sink into the weave of the goods and absorb the oil. If the first treat- ment does not prove entirely success- | ful, repeat it, for there may be more loil'in the spot than the taleum can ibsorb, and more powder will then be | required. Leave the powder on the | spot over night if needed. But if a | fleck of butter or salad oil or fat gets "on a dress, shake a little powder on | the spot as soon as the meal is ove and when the powder has rubbed off, as it will while you are wearing the frock, the spot will probably have vanished with it also. Powder Your Gloves. Another excellent use for talcum powder is to ake into kid gloves after they have been worn and are [ being put away. The powder absorbs the moisture of perspiration that may | be inside the glove without showing | through the kid. When taking out | the gloves later to wear at another | time, shake out the powder and the gloves will be fresh and sweet and | flexible. Taleum and Rubber Goods. | Talcum powder put on rubber goods, ch as bathing caps laid away for | another season, rubber hottles not { often used, and rubber gloves that | have come in contact with grease, | | will help to keep the things in good | condition. I Varied Uses. In, fact, it is surprising the number | excellent uses to which taleum | n be put besides those ordi- narily considered its function. We recognize it as a toilet accessory, but | are not apt to think of it as a house- "hold help in the little ways mentioned. powd: The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Coprrigt Lyric poet of twelfth Uncooked. Continent (ab.). French definite article. . Devoured. 5. Utilize, . Like. 7. Printer’s measure, . Particular thing. . Insect. News paragraph. High (musical). . Cry of a dove. . Compass point. . Engine. . From here. Metric unit. . Portuguese colony. century. Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle. To Users of Percolators Seal Brand is offered especially prepared for use in percolators. It brings out the finer, fuller flavor of the coffes. Ask for Seal Brand Percolator Coffee, Seal Brand Tea is of ht. 191 9. Southern_cuckoo. . West Indian witcheraft. . Before the Christian era (ab.). . Proposed international language. yivan deity. . Negative. . Babylonian deity, . Hebrew month, . Craft. . Moons, Down. . Clubs. . Kind of fabric. . Be in debt. . A great republic (ab.). . Sew loosely. . Beverage, . Lai . Paddle. _ . Western Tndian. Restrictions. Daughter of the river ged. . Toward. Ancient Peruvian. Printer’s measure. Dela: . Preposition. Behold. i For example (ab.). . Negative. . Equal (ab.). . Otic. outhern State (ab.). pon. . Fur neckwrap, . Interest (ab.). . Insect. . A State (ab.). Voodooism. Stroke. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, |ou Not My Child. Miss Maria was struggling to tell Mrs., Minny that Ker hoy Todd wasn't quite perfect; that he had heen, in fact, a_ bit unruly; that there was | more than a suspicion of hix having { told a fil to cover his misdolng. Mrs | Minny did not want to hear that kind | of a sta She did not know it, but she was’ determined that Todd was perfect and that nobody should show her that he wasn't. Underneath, you know, she was frightened, — She thought that mayhe, maybe, Todd sometimes did things You see,” stammered Miss Maria, in her anxiety to spare this timid mother’s feclings, “Todd fs like most boys. Sometimes de does things hix mother would not like to have him do.” 1. “Not my boy, Miss Maria.” | “Well, almost anybody's boy will ilhvu\\' a stone and b k a window. 1t's something no boy lets go by with out least one try at it."” Not my boy, Miss Maria, always told him, ‘Todd, no matter who throws stones, don't you throw “and I've never seen him throw SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. I've Iss goin’ to be the most purniment wave anybody ever had I guess, ‘cause I ain't never goin' to be able to get baby off 'is turlin’ iron (Copyright, 11 AUTUMN BY D. C. PEATTIE, | . “But this time dear Mrs., Minny. | Who led the attack on the mill win- dows. e put a good big stone through the office window and Ches- ter Wall sent the next one into the basement door, and from then on the hest man threw the straightest until there was not a window left unbroken in the old mill. The watchman is | furious and says the boys must share | the expense of putting in the glass. | IWHO REMEMBERS? he threw one, In fact, it was he Equinox. You can break up a pleasant soc gathering any time, strange though| it seems, by starting a discussion of the equinox. The subject is about as dangerous to social peace as religious topies were in the middle ages. Do you belong to the party that denies | there is such a thing? Or do you hold with those that remember from earli- est childhood the terrible storms and | misfortunes of the middle or last part | of September? That there is an equinox no one | should doubt. The term is an astro- | nomical one, meaning the few days in | Spring and Autumn when day and | night are practically equal in length. At this season. too, the tides ave dis- tinetly affected. since tides are astro- nomically regulated. As for the storms, if any storm, little- or big, appears at this time of year, people say, “What did 1 tell| you? This is the equinox.” But if no storm oceurs, then people forget o note the fact or they pick on a storm | some time in October and say, “The | equinox is late this year.” However, the equinox is never late; that is, the true astronomical equin: n be pre- | dicted to a nicety. If it were ever| late or ecarly, then the solar system | would be in turmoil and we might expect anything. Mars might come | near enough to be dangerous. | MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered, U. S. Patent Office Thumb Sucking. When the rubber collar first came One mother say: out and you thought they were the It your little hoy sucks his thumb | cat's hips, for when vou wanted a slip over his elbow a cuff made of a|clean collar all the rubber affair re- section of pasteboard mailing tube, | quired was a little water and a hand- slightly larger than his arm. He will | kerchief rub. then have the use of his hand, but| will be unable to bend his arm enough | to bring the thumb up to the mouth. | Sauce for Beans. sauce v beans is made in the Melt one-half a cup- | An excellent combine kidn following ful of fat | sized onion minced. When the onion {is tender add two finely chopped | canned _pimentos and two cuptuls of | strained stewed tomatoes. Mix two | tablespoonfuls of flour with a little | water to form a smooth paste and | cook until thickened. Cambine the { sauce and the beans and simmer to- gether several minutes hefore serving. | This amount of sauce is sufficient for “lhl'?e cupfuls of beans. b ‘ Tn spite of the failure of a similar attempt many years ago, an effort is to be made in New Zealand to culti- | vate flax, of which the famous Irish {linen is manufactured, the project be- | ing backed by the government. Guaranteed pure imported POMPEIAN After wearing this preventive for a| while he will forget the habit, and the | danger of his spoiling the shape of | his mouth or of developing a crooked | thumb will be averted. SAVE Y OURSELF NEEDLESS WORK AND WORRY USE ELITE'S UNSTARCHED RUF-DRy SERVICE Everything washed and dried. Flat work ready for use; personal work ready to fin- ish at home. Minimum Bundle, 75¢ This Ruf-Dry Service Smoothes Away All Laundry Cares a good breakfast even better the same high quality Such truly superior work at such a remarkably low cost! It's no wonder many Washington home managers turn over their entire washing problems to Elite each week. You, too, wiil be a regular user of Elite's Ruf-Dry Service when once you see how capably, how carefully, how economically Elite Serves you. Try it this wesek! Phone Today ELITE LAUNDRY Potomac 40 < 2117-2119 14th St. N.W. my | with which to| nd in it saute a medium | R CHILDREN By Angelo Patri I thought 1 must fell you personally. I thought you would rather hear it from me than from old Mr. William.” “Oh, vertainly, certainly, Miss Maria. 1'd rather hear a story about my boy from you than from anybody els beeause I know vou won't believe it 'd know that my child wouldn't do such a thing.” his time he aid, Mrs. Minny. amsure you he threw the first stone, and probably the last one, for he usually finishes what he sets out to do, he It_good or N Miss Maria, I don't know who has heen talking to you about my bo hut, whoever it is, you can tell him from me that I know my boy and 1 know that my child did not throw stones at the old mill windows. I asked him and he said he didn 1 know my child. You may tell tha »dd told me himself.” hen all 1 can v is that you to be ashamed of yourself to bully a child he never did. That condition of mind in a parent is ahout the worst influence a child can have upon his character growth. Keep an open mind about your child. Keey your mind open and your emotions cooled. Remember that he is a child, an unfinished growing hu- man being, and act as(‘ rdingly. (Covyright, 19 b Patri will give personal attention to inquiries from parents or school teache on the care and development of children Write him. in care of this paper. inclosing self-addressed, stamped cnvelope for reply. THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Mr Wednesday, September 21. In the busiest hours of tomorrow the planetary government is unim- portant, according to astrology. > in the morning there is a benefic aspect that is most promising to industry, making for contentment among workers. There is a fairly good sign for con- structive activities and it should be helpful to merchamts and manufac- | turers. It is forecast that iron and steel interests will profit greatly from | world needs, which will increase in the coming Winte Women should make plans for the coming season while this sway pre- vails, for there will be many avenues of usefulness opened to them. Under this direction of both men and women must depend upon themselves for success of any sort, for they will not easily obtain support or assistance. It is not an auspicious date for those who seek employment, but women probably will be luckier than men. All the seers appear to think that women are to have a period of tre- mendous success in the world of busi- ness as well as the domain of art. In dress and in customs fashion is | to ohange o more in favor of ex- tremely feminine ideals, it is fore- told. Women are to gain fame and for- tune in special fields of work that they will make all their own, it is | prophesied. | ences the greed for money wlil be stronger even than hitherto and will lead to many crimes, such as forgery. Persons whose birth date it is have the prospect of an unusually pros. perous vear, but it is wise to be cir- cumspect in financial matters. Children born on that day prebably will be prosperous all through their live: The subjects of this sign like the good things of life and are able w0 attract them. | to the person who told you such a | frightened him into it and you ought | into confessing to doing what | the stars | Owing to certain astrological influ- | D. €, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1927 NANCY PAGE Flapping Laundry Bags Surely Please Flappers BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Nancy thought she had seen every kind of a laundry bag but she came (upon a new one. She liked the idea 1| so well that she made a set of them | for Lois' sister for Christmas. The | hanger and the bound slit down the front were not new, but the bottom {flap was. This flap buttoned the over onto |front of the bag. When the hag buttoned and the soiled clothes fell right out, Then she worked on another idea. | Naney scorned crochet which was | loose and wobbly and out of shape {as soon as it was laundered. But |she made a luncheon set which had {none “of those faults and had an added virtue of its own. | of heavy ecru crochet cotton, it did {not show the soil quickly. But the | filet stitch was so firm that even re- peated launderings failed to spoil it She made the doilies oblong, thus obviating _that curling up which | comes with round lace doilies. | “The pattern was bold but simple. !The edge was of picot crochet. (Covyrizht. 1 Pt s Pickled Turnips. Parboil some small, tender turnips in slightly salted water after peeling. If larger turnips are used, cut them into_very thin strips. Boil together one ‘pint of vinegar, two tablespoon- | fuls of sugar, one clove or garlic, one teaspoonful of powdered ginger and half a dozen « res for a few minute: ason with one level tablespoonful of salt and one-half a_teaspoonful of paprika. Pour over the turnips and | let stand until cold. Buttered Biscuits. Pass through a sleve together one quart of flour, two level teaspoonfu! | of baking powder and one teaspoon- | ful of sale. Work in two level table- spoonfuls of lard, then mix to a dough with cne generous pint of thick | buttermilk in which half a teaspcon- | ful of soda has been dissolved. Han- dle the dough just as little as possible, | then roll onto a sheet half an inch | thick. cut in rounds and bake in a \hot oven. were to he emptied the flap was un- | leing made | FEATURES. PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. The Experts. | “pronounced” tomatoes the cause of r : cancer ihis healthful succulent and early everybody with a modicum | for some conditions specific preven- of sense agrees that it i€ poor policy | tive and curative vegetable has bean for a layman to delve in morbid “doc- | o favorite target for the vagaries of tor books” or pathological literature | some ““food experts.” of any kind. A few people find this It is strange how credulous even department not to their liking, be-|esducated people are about such cause it provides no symptoms for | things, and yvet not so strange when them to try on. but on the other|ye remember how thoroughly human hand a great many readers with | hysiology and hygiene are neglected nothing the matter have the habit of | in the “‘education” of our best people taking a peep at this column to learn | One correspondent quotes this from how to stay that way, a book: Often it is not only desirable but| “Tomatoes—Oxalic acid, and are a advisable for an ailing person to read | girect poison to the blood medical writings about his condition | hones and muscles, and one and its treatment. Nowadays this is| direct causes of rheumatism.’ practically indispensable for the sue nd this from another hook cessful treatment of diabetes, and it | Fomatoes—He says tomatoes have |is an ald to recoverv that is more|a high vitality.” K 5 nd more employed in the treatment | Now, adds the eorrespondent, with of tuberculosis. When the patient is| the medical and the food experts at | to undertake such study his ph: ' | variance with each other and both at should tell him precigely what litera- | variance with the chemists, whers [tre to study and the wise patlent | does the pooc lavman come in? hould read nothing else. At anv| rThe only chemist the correspondent | rate, it is Scarcely necessary to point| cites is a lecturer who sald tomatoes | out the danger that lies in such read- | have some food .value and: contain |ing if the one whose precious health | gxygen and iodine. These facts mav |or life is at stake undertakes to|phe at variance with sgme ©Of the | select his own reading without the | “foq expert but - 1o witlany | onFexes of a reliable, disinterested | medical teaching. So the clash nar- ad g .. ,rows down to our dog and another A few weeks ago, discussing in-|qog. [ stances of food sensitization, we un- fortunately quoted the experience of | a_correspondent who had suffered a | litelike swelling about the eye after | eating tomatoes. It might just as| well have heen any other wholesoms | | food item that contains eny protein | material—and most good foods con- tain some protein. But it just hap-| Often mispronounced: Gooseherr:; | the « pronounced as z is preferred Often misspelled: Frolic: one 1. no | pened to he tomatoes. From the time when Synonyms: Delay, procrastination, deferment, suspension, postponement HOME NOTES | "Waiti Word study: “Use a word three time« {and it is yours.” Let ws increa our vocabulary by mastering one wor each day Today's word: Substan ate: to establish the truth of by pro | or evidence, “Your story substanua - what I have been saying.” nerves, of the Lessons in English I BY W. L. GORDON. the hermit | AR Oyster and Vegetable Stew. | ! | L i : | Boil one-half a cupful of choppe: | = i {turnip in a cuptul of water for five | | minutes, then add two cupfuls o} | shredded cabbage and one small onic | n i | chopped fine. Cook for 10 minutes B Add one quart of oysters, one (ea | d spoonful of salt and four tablespoon i als of butter. Cook for a few min. AN utes until the oysters curl at the edge | 3 NAL ) Add one cupful of chopped celery just ! P | before serving. A little thickening | i may he used if desived, for the lquor | : i | comes out of the oysters as they cook, | Serve toasted bread or crackers ot crisp biscuits with the stew Youth —developand hold its glovi- ous freshness until youth is but a mem- ory. | Every c one has his or her idea of wher pfort leaves off and actual luxury begins, Our own private | opinion is that true luxury is first at- tained when one has a fireplace in her bedroom. Think how delightful to retire to | your room after a hectic day. and | v a hectic evening as well, and ¢ little wood fire erackling | | | | ¥ Retain its soft, smooth, en- | trancing beauty over the | merrily away in the fireplace — or vears- to some. Check the even a bed of glowing coals in a wrinkles and flabbiness and grate. | Keep the appea ce of 1 e, | appearance of youth How grateful one feels then for an with you always thru | easy chair to sit down, quite alone Gourauo's i and remote from the world, and ch! || ORIENTAL CREAM, i the sparks fly while toasting the toes {and repenting ‘the sins of the day. Made in White - Flosh - Rachet Nend 19c. for Trial Size A bedroom which has a comfortable Ford. T. Hopking & Son. New York !hl\d. a fireplace, an easy chair and s chest of drawers for clothes needs little else to make it utterly luxuri-| 1027y (Convricht - omen Enow 1t’s True Every family is fussier about food nowadays! There is such a tempting variety to choose from. Wives and mothers knowhow trueitis! To meet this criti cal taste, bread, too, must be finer—more appetizing. That is why we have baked Merit Bread —a loaf for people who are dissatisfied with ordinary bread. Richer in flavor—finer in texture—so much mo You will notice the difference at once! Ask your own grocer for Merit Bread today. ¢ § MERIT BREAD A loaf different from any other you can buy! Makes bread as appetizing as all the other good things you serve nowadays. HAVENNER BAKERY re satisfying. Get it from your Grocer today!