Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1928, Page 39

WOMAN!S PAGE{ THE EVEXN NG STAR," WASHINGTON, ™ D. FEATURES.” Fa ©.” THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1978, shionable Folk by dulia Boyd MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. ‘Tangerines. Farina with Cream. Soft Boiled Eggs. Toast, Fried Cornmeal Mush. Maple Sirup. CofTee. LUNCHEON. Fish Chowder. Crackers. WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO Developments in Uneven Hemlines Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEVER ELDRED, RBY MEHRAN K. THOMSON, Ph. D. BY MARY MARSHALL. Mrs. D. L. C.—Babies hate to have | their hands confinea or clothes | wrapped so tightly that thelr free movements are hampered in any way. { Doing this always makes a child angry. {Use the night garment having long Stuffed Prune Salad. sleeves which pull down ov Brownies. Tea. hands, or eise use a sle e a |is about all one can sugy DINNER. . i v - |~ Mrs. W.—It is quite all right to give Tomato Bisque, | cod liver ofl in the Winter instead of Fried Fillet of Sole, | exposing the baby to raw alr and sun- D(‘l"l“nrt'nr Sauce. 1 do not see why there would | nonico Potatoes. ore ble g sou | A pDamglcoRRuialoss 1w more trouble giving soup and | SO0 (GROE | TS HE PTUECE d_vegetable together, and I |PCAT outwardl et to o Baked Tndian Pudding. | think for this ihewoaidiiianbettai | comenVIWIAk W Covet omiaurseives offee, = Coffee. than the vegetable alone, The adition | is ‘especlally desirable FRIED CORNMEAL MUSH. . b Mg B Pour cornmeal mush into en- o He enroaches upon our self- ameled dish. When cold cut extive oo mto slices and fry i hot drip pings until brow FISH CHOWDER. Four pounds of haddock, pre- pared for chowder. Place in kettle, barely cover with cold vater. When it comes to boil turn into colander over a recep- tacle, so as to hold fish water, in which boil 4 cups sliced pota- toes until done. Cut slice of pork in inch pleces and fry out. Add sliced onion, fry five min- utes. Strain fat into the pota- toes. Have fish all boned and skinned. Leave in large pleces. Add to potatoes. Then add one pint hot milk, large piece butter. Season to taste. BAKED INDIAN PUDDING One-third cup granulated cornmeal. one-half cup molasses and pinch salt, mixed together. Pour over above ingredicnts three cups scalded milk. Let stand few minutes, put in bak- ing dish and when it has baked from 8 to 10 minutes (accord- ing to heat of oven) stir thor- oughly and add one cup cold milk. Bake about two hours in moderate oven. Since uneven hemlines have come|than anywhere else. into general fashion there seems to be | downward droop is at the back, and the no rule as to the exact angle that the | effect is perhaps smartest when the unevenness should take sagging lines are repeated in the belt- Some skirts sag at both sides, some | line and decolletage as well. The women who first followed this fashion of the back droop were quite courageous, because mots of us still | retain e old prejudice—which flour- ished in the davs of the straight front and the front dip waistline—that the | lines of a frock should all hang in | just the opposite direction In keeping with this general back- ward sagging effect. evening frocks are | frequently cut_with bodice fairly high at front and in & decp U line at the back. Sometimes there is a broad shal- low U at front and a deeper U at the back | In the new frocks necklines are de- cidedly varied. The droad U's are | spoken of frequently for the coming season. but the V neckline, both broad and narrow, porsists, and so does the square neckline and the one-sided ef fect with A diagonal line that makes | the decolletage lower at one side than the other. Bowknots have come into prominence as & decorative motive recenily, and ap- plied bowknots of ribbon are seen on some of the more picturesque evening frocks. Small bows of ribbon are also | sometimes used by way of decoration Ifor the top of shoulder straps of eve- ning frocks, and sometimes there is a small bow of ribbon of the dress ma- terial at the point of the V neckline. Ribbons or neatly finished strips of material offer an unusual finish for the little girl's frock described in this week's home dressmaker’s help. If you | are interested, piease send me your | ddressed. stamped envelope ‘and | T will send if to vou at once with a| ketch of the frock and a diagram pattern that mav be adjusted to suit any measurements. But usually the | Modesty 15 mot an instinct. No|He eringes and crawis on his belly one is born modest in any sense n(l;’f"h his_tail bfi"&rvnh h\Ls ll"u-_mflfl ¥ ¢ ae | bears every mark of submission. ere the term. It has to be acquired. The | \;"n, ycentive for the big dog to pick |infant has no sense of shame. a fight Contrary to the popular motlon,| Originally modesty was doubtless en- clothes were not originally worn 1or | couraged by those in authority as & the sake of modesty. In fact they | means of domination and exploitation. were first used as ornaments to altract | The head of the family demanded a9e attention. ute obedience of every member of Modesty s0 covers up stark ego- e household, tism. Good taste dictates a modest | th ng, t ttitude toward one’s nd tal It Is s My Neigbhor Says: as a laxative. Perhap: (0.0 wasia {the formula would help tion, especially if you use sugar. I do think the tm {the diet’ will help and the suppos 1s all right to use for immediate frs. N. M.—A good: many mothers | have trouble with blackheads -on the | baby’s face, and I can find no real rea on for this except the use of hard | water and ne soap, which is usually | We are rather quie |omitted when washing the baby's face. | for personal vices, but, will I would use some mild soap, Castile is | tate to call him to time for a |good, and will clear up these black- | fringement of modesty as regar heads. Use some good cold cream on | sense of s portance. A the face after washing so that the | pomopus fellow is hard to liv B soap will not chap the skin. This| is a constant menace to our superiority | ought to relieve the condition. complex We value mode | Mrs. F. G.—It is possible for frozen | it makes life tolerabl milk to make a child ill and one should | all a chance at being b> careful about this. Let the milk | deal of friction and a N ar fors putting thaw out gradually | v 1t co his humility with our s ———— e stitution of hazing is Similar regulations are enforced in office, factory and sho comes out. g ham or t in the pa bacon bea Mock Terrapin of Liver. | Take enough calf's liver to fill & pint | cup after the meat has been pan boiled " and trimmed and ground or chopped | fine, two hard-boiled egs. two table- THE SILHOUETTE se Spoonfuls of flour, three tablespoonfuls A ?)ow%wmp STX{C:TAgH%g of butter, one teaspoonful of salt, and BACK 1S EMPHASIZED IN THIS ® pinch of ground mace and paprika. FROCK OF TAFFETA AND Rub the butter and flour together and in @ gracelul TULLE WITH SKIRT, BODICE 2dd to the meat in the saucepan, then R 4 Lo g AND NECKLINE CUT IN A LONG ?dd the seasoning 1o three-fourths . L. GORDON. owmn. eyquiai c mented. ! cupful of thin cream. and cook over a i o AT S RERCIC very slow fire until thoroughly heated. | Words often misused—Do not say “the 1"1 S .COJ ored lace 8t one side only. A very new frock Chop the eggs very fine and add them |data was presented by Mr. Brown.” Say and a lmflmf‘ ounnament” I saw the other day had drapery that to the saucepan a few minutes before | “were presented.” Data is the plural of M. s a was considerably longer at the front! removing from the fire. Serve at once. | datum. | oo, « gy e g WORLD FAMOUS STORIES Often misprox\nun('ltidgcnpflic(. lAr- i cent noun on first syllable, verb on last. d.(L . v flf fi\L it Vondenbilt KL Gotel . THE LAMBTON SERPENT Often misspelled—hygiene: fe, not ei. | Ine N Y Lessons in English essess neqol Now you can have a good iron You have always wanted one. Now you can have it. Bring or send us your old iron, any kind or condition. and we will allow you one dollar for it-to apply on the purchase price of a brand-new, shining, good-for-a-lifetime ; HAmericon Beauty” €leCITiC 1TON —the siet iron made Pay us only 95c. now; then one dollar a month, added tc your electric bill, until balance is paid. Youmust act quickly before this special offer is withdrawn. Synonyms—pride, vanity, egotism, | conceit, self-esteem. Word stud. Us a word three times " Let us increase our v mastering one word each Today's word, embryonic: unde- veloped, rudimentary. “His business nch writer. |Tays of the sun struck the surface of /15 stil in the embryonic stage. 1fic | the water at an oblique angle, and at | Willie Willis % |the touch of its light decomposed by BY ROBERT QUILLEN, MeNunght 850 BY JULES VERNE. | River. Little If a causeway is buiit Rive! I Tand across of ter can | kept the Today in Washington I turned mud, in wiil and s works etk . “Five Weeks in b in thus "1 sm, flowers, " |refraction as through a prism b8 rocks, plants, shells all were shaded at Ty the edge by the seven solar colors. It ‘arines. Jules Ve | was marvelous, a feast for the eyes, this - onceived a boat that could | complication of colored tints, a perfect e kaleidoscope of green, yellow, orange, h his guests Two outsiders violet, indigo and blue. s “taking for 3 hunt in ‘an ocean forcst 31 | * Various pinds of ists, clusters of pure ey et Y | tutt-coral, prickly fungi, and anemones, formed a brilliant garden of flowers, decked with blue tentacles, sea-stars studding the sandy_bottom, together with streamers like fine lace embroid- BY DONALD A. CRAIG, n to navigation | » “chief obstruct |1s the mud i January 19, 1805.—Congress authorized the corpor: town to levy a special within the town limits to defray the cost of bullding a causeway from Analostan Islang to the Virgiia shore. The principal furpose of this projected today ion of George- ax on real estate | WAter will « washed furt} r water. Some persons say lever, that the only result will | increase the size of the mud bank at (its present location. use her A dozen diving apparatuses hung| from the wall awaiting our use. Ned| Land showed evident repugnance to dress himself in one. - {ered by the hands of sea-nymphs, whose e ATe ou going 1 dress yourselt in | 762 The Rends Of sea-pmps, Ahone g d | dulations caused by our walk. “There is no alternative, Ned.” | __Soon the nature of the soil changed “At the captain's call. two of the We entered upon slimy mud or ooze, ship's crew came to help us dress in|and traveled over a plain of sea-weed. these heavy and impervious clothes, | This sward was of close texture, soft to causeway s to turn all, or most of the water of the Potomac River into the eastern channel opposite Georgetown, in the hope that it will sweep away the mud deposits there, and decpen the channel on that side for ships coming up the river from the bay and ths ocean. Baked Spanish Onions. Choose large, perfect Spanish onlons | for this pi ». Trim the bottems, | but do peel them. Put them into | e ¥ Potomac Electric Appliance Company 14th and C Sts. N. W. Main Ten Thousand |a kettle of boiling water, add a tea- have | soonful of salt and boil rap! hour, then drai ¢ cach one out s d roli in tw made of india rubber without seam. and | the feet, and a light network of marine constructed expressiy to resist consider- { plants hung over our heads, growing at able pressure. “Ome would have thought | the surface of the water. 1 noticed this a suit of armor, both supple and | that the green plants kept nearer to the resisting. This suit formed trousers and | top of the sea, while the red were at a waistcoat. The trousers were finished | greater depth. of with thick boots, weighted with| We had quitted the ship about an Beavy-laden soles hour and a half ago. It was near noon, | The fabric of the waistcoat was held |as I knew by the perpendicularity of | together by bands of copper, which|the sun's rays, which were no longer crossed the chest, protecting it from the | refracted. The magical colors disap- great pressure of the water, and leaving | peared by degrees, and the shades of the lungs free 1o act; the sleeves ended | emerald and sapphire were gone. We in gloves, which in no way restrained | walked with a regular step, which rang the movements of the hands. tupon the ground with astonishing loud- Capt. Nemo and one of his compan- | ness. The slightest noise was trans- fons (a sort of Hercules, who must have | mitted with a quickness to which the possessed great strength), my servant | ear is unaccustomed on earth—water is Conseil and myself were soon attired in | & better conductor of sound than alr, these garments. There remained only |as four to one. At this point we were to inclose our heads each in & metal |undergoing & pressure of six atmos- box. | pheres. One of the crew gave me a simple The citizens of Georgetown been looking with considerable jealousy on the plans to the ‘Eastern “I've got a nice surprise for Mamma, | Branch of the Potomac the chief com- all right. I found some good blue mMercial water front, instead of brin; paint in a can in Skinny's aliey an' | iDE the ocean-going vessels up the river painted that old chair she got at the !0 the Georgetown wharves. The argu- antique store.” ment used against the Georgetown ot | Channel is that it kecps filling up with e | mud. no matter how fast it is dredged | At present the river at this poin divided by Analostan Island. the por- tion between the island and ihe Vir- ginia shore being known as Little Y P AP QP QP QIR QP AP AP A QA QP AP YA 2 fi‘.g fivfi ?fi:'z‘m QLo &"nr\af;fa Qv ,Q.’m Ala ol AL QLA AL - - - £ - - - P V4 St bl - S QAP V] Have everything electrical; pay on electric bill. e paper keep it closed and bake in or un x done tak papers. peel a deep dish, W with butter for a Season with salt and 1978.) e New reductions in living cost bonuses in Italy are expected to save the gov- ernment more than $1,000,000 a year. We were l;uzwuslu A reddluh twm(h![. % e of | but we could still see well enough. B e in e Crenter. was sather |saw Capt. Nemo pointing—it was the large. It served as s reservolr for com- forest of the Island of Crespo, under the pressed air, which a valve, worked by |58, to which he had promised to 8 spring. allowed to escape irito a metal | take us tube—being the force that shot out of | Over the the ball. A box of projectiles in a groove in the thickness of the butt end contained about 20 balls charged with electricity, which, by means of a spring, could be forced into the barrel of the a5 one shot was fired snother was ready. These balls. on| coming in contact with any living thing, | released their high electric charge, kill- ing whatever they touched Capt. Nemo thrust his head into they heimet, Consell and I did the same, and Ned land was heard o mutter an tronical: “ Good i The u part of our attire was a copper collar, upon which was screwed the metal helmet. Three holes. pro- tected by thick glass, allowed us to see ¢+ in all directions by simply turning ou heads in the interior of the helmet, As »00n as it was position breathing apparatus on our back began 10 act, and I found I could breathe with ease. With the special undersea Jamp hang- ing from my bel hand, 1 was rea truth, imprisoned es I wax in heavy garments, it was impussible for me 10 take & step But this was also provided for 1 feit myself being pushed inw a bLittle room next v where we had aressed oompanions foliowed, wv.ed wlong § 1 heard » water-tght door, ' rnished with stpper-plates. close upon us. and we were wrapped in profound | dariness OW many of you that read this column have heen brought up to admire and revere the mem- ory of Robert E. Lee? 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