Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1928, Page 20

'REAL ESTATE. Suburban Woman’s Problems BY MARY MARSHALL. ‘The suburban woman has dress prob- | home, James—or by bus or subway—for Jems all her own and every season |luncheon. Maybe she gets it herself there are more of them—more subur- | in a two-by-four kitchenette and maybe Ban women, I me: not more prob- | she ecats it in a dinette and dresses e {in a slit in the wall that she calls her ssing room, but she does have the | privilege of _dross for the tea or | bridge or wedding or what not that she has to attend in the afternoon. And it’'s home. James, again for dinner or | to dress for dinne: nd the a((vl'm\un‘ frock is put aside for an evening frock, id the rouge and powder that have 1iy l are replaced by other rouge and powd re bec that are supposed to by artifictal Tght. i song aunt | in the morning, 2 friend, more shopping | a-—-an errand or two-— to meet, Friend Hu hd o show just to | 5 Shoppin h ¥ nice to be subur- | boasts of the fact now- | another matter to | You dont want to h violets pinned to vour ) your hand bout. And t the the- we have ready for you a arming little stment of This week . Oysters a la Newberg. melt one then stir in one flour. When well add one cupful of cream and | uce is smooth and in one quart of well ed ovsters. When tk add the beaten yolk: of red pe ;\')Lr ful of sal ered slices of ith lemon slices. MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. table- AETREEE 3 SION FROCK OF BLUE TRIMMED WITH Correcting Bowed Legs. Miss Leeds: 1 an Invest in hower bath 1ness in cleansing the skin ¥ beauty at o been attended to | b mild antiseptic lotion. \\'Hrn it is dry, | b in some zinc ointment and leave ui Persist in these treat- LOIS LEEDS. to Curing Constipation. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) I am 18 years | feet 5 inches tall. What should I eat plenty of nourishing food and pl y of fruits, but I am | ed with constipation so that l 1 take a laxative every other | (2) I have a friend 20 years {'o.d who is 4 feet 11 inches tall. What | should she weigh? Her hair is very | ol What should she wash it with? Answer.—1) The average weight for | Is of your age and height is about | 125 pounds. It is a great mistake to imrm the laxative habit. Instead, in ve clude in your diet laxative foods suc as bran, prunes, figs and plenty of oils | in salad dressings. me raw vege- s every da: s lettuce, cole- . grated carrots, tomatoes and ce as these provide roughage. Before g in the morning do vigorous kick- 20 times with each leg | Repea: e exercise at bedtl; 2) | Your friend should weigh b n 107 and 113 pounds for her age and | height. If her hair is dark, a tar soap would be a sultable ShlmDOO Always ’r-duw the soap for shampoos to a | | liguid before using ft. If her hair is blond, she may use a shampoo liquid , | made of pure castile soap with a pinch | jof borax in it. Ask her to send a | .*lnmpv:d 1f-addressed env ~—Yes, you are a few pounds | leaflet, “Care of the Halr, a how to tr oily hair. LOIS LEEDS. nyright. 1978 ) 2nd skirts that are not too short. To- sacco brown or Indian skin is a good nade for your hose to be worn with own suede or tan sk Pimples on the Back. Miss Leeds: My back is ut with pimples. Is 1 have a good, Dear 1 ve that the pim- ‘ biood | notes in THE WINTER BY D. C. PEATTIE. ‘They say in books that some grackles live here all Winter, and yet I never find them.” They say, too, that these gossipy black creatures, when they mi- grate, often go no farther south than to Virginta, and this must surely be the case, because they reappear before any right-minded bird could think that pring had come. For lovers ever run before the hour, sald Shakespeare, and | the grackle, too, is a lover in his own foolish v I heard s sweet whistle as T crossed f a moment thought like a cortain mocking, mysterious call the catoird gives, BUCin the next tant I knew it for the grackle, be- ise he cannot sing more than two fine voice before it eracks ) tones of an outworn opera friend usty pump e like the hi siny The grackle's son s like the squawk of a one accord they give the cter in the matter and, what is far worse, tment of the other birds, eg and youn ckle-infested ne a time be barren ¢ nish [ieg of corn fields m his tre ny other sp 1d insolent are these crea- And yet, withs mus- r his g the reddening of ain days Hm swoon with unborn Spring | PAGE How Should Naney Deal With Tattling Child? BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. began over ball. Tommy came over to play. well until he grat | insisted upon noth! e how any boy to take a ball a Joan, when she looked | er ‘qurly mop of hair | and her dotted chalils dress with its ollar and cheery red bu to match the dots. After Joan had trled to snatch th : running to_her | Tommy is § nd Aunt Nancy dr to Joan play as he have one.” work and part she should ped” her out the re- membering that her guests' pleasure | was most important. T] she we n" on { to talk about the manship which let any one c and tell tales on another. Nar to tell her crestfallen niece might confess one’s own shortcol but that one never tattled on ]'V)lh! person, not that is, if one has the in- stincts of a lady or gentleman But it seemed to Aunt N that failed to convince Joan. Now Ready to Show 4 Semi-Detached Brick Homes Built by J. J. James Value Here Cannot Be Duplccaled ip and I . t Possible Lot 30 Feet Wide Arranged Just a Little Different 117 Herk CHEVY Overlooking The Chevy € The Price Is Only 4 with large pec erful il compl wie, lur parag Tour large, o rpray chower v, flo ar Sample House 6118 7th Place ! Tt Northwest OPEN Hitten- Ste) Your Inspection Urged WE WILL BY PLEASED TO SERD AUTO FOR YOU Waple and James 1116 141h St NW, Wisin 10260 brie (Between Quackenbos - bouse-T1h and Bih Drive West from HEALTORS N.W. 1621 K St NEW BRICK COLONIAL THARMINGLY and sulint with comple linen INTIL Chevy Chase bt 100 feet, then left an Hasheth Street o blochs 9. €. Douglass Co. eth Street borhood may fnx" sh. | me | RVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Hints to Parents. o ‘ }‘4 FOR WOMEN * O | | | | | 1IT'S WATCHING YO WIGGLE THAT —— CA RTOONS{ H1S INTEREST SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1928. —BY JOHN CASSEL. 1 ? ! a. / 2 R IN UR CHIN PUTS OVER MANY A BED TIME STORY BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLE Money and Marriage. | ome married women do not like to about money and matrimony in o breath. They feel that the | is not worthy of the latter sub- | Of course the two are not quite ame, but let us reflect. What is »m the sentiment or emotion | rily something gment. Abroad, \hmld knn\\ marriage is arranged with + intention in_ view of providing for the cconomic welfare of the people and | of that of their children We could learn a gre: older | riage, al from our ()nxr‘ S\ n talk further {about money, because the parents have arranged everything. The wisdom of aving economic rangements adjust- | | n‘ by older fol experienced and | know is plain enough. ‘While we have not the same customs | or traditional practices, it is quite possi- | ble for us to adopt the same approxi- | | mate procedure. If before marriage | mothers will confer—of course, fathers | will be included, too, and try to assist | the couple in arriving at a satisfactory !mu(h' and way of living—many stum- bles along the marital road would be avoided. \ \ Ideal Location —pp— DParkside IN THE HEART OF . PLEASANT Exhibie Ofpen CHA hase Golf Course Grounds 7] wially huil eption hall, place, builtis dishwasher built-is frooms, living duuble unit; b two il elosets, Wiphe letely equipped el e covered s e, barge Landoo 9 PM. Circle on Magnolia Purhway ~BUILDERS k. 5078 Near churche preat neighborhood tected brom tricted inevery o who seel st tively wndday hopy commercial wense the e | | / chouse P S i the en f{of their parents in making economic 1818 Irving St. N.W. [T Where You Will Remam »Perpetually Satisfied 1714 Hobart Street N.W. Price *12, schoals, finest the ()run From 9 AM. to 9 P.M.—Take Mount easant Car to Hobart St.—1 Square West ©McClors Newpaper Synficaia SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. i | | | | Marriage is fundamentally an eco- nomic contract. It is made lasting, or | should be, because the two parties to | the contract love and respect one | another, “for better or wor: | Money's part in marriage can be minimized only by careful preparation and planning. Those parents who | abhor the often frightful disputes and wrangling that follow marri themselves to blame, ‘The responstbili of a parent does not cease cither during ement or at the altar s parents are not too much to | because when children are neither respectful fore- sight and_provide ts are | wasted. Without doubt, however, most children would welcome the asisstance Perha blame, morally h adjustments. It is obligatory for their parents to strive to utmost to promote conditions of har ir | | monious adjustment that will avert any | sordid rife later on. Money and mar- | riage must be mixed well or neither will last. All day long nobody gibs The new Paris fashions indicate a | where I s, but dest the berr strong inclination for Spanish motifs o (s sk e in evening wear for women, according | o e i, to Mary Brush Willlams, fashion ex- | pert, in the Liberty Magazine. a wap minute (Copyrizht. 1928 “ i First Showing! Our Latest Conception of a New English Town-House Interior WE anticipate that this home will prove by far the most popular plan of any we have shown—and as there are only two of this kind at the exceptionally low price of $13.950.00 we urge that you inspect this home—Sunday! By 1416 Eye St. \\\ Main 8949 Home el D -r]u.vlm.,v Rock Creck Park “BEYOND COMPARISON" I High elevation, superb view of Rock Creek Park, quiet seclusion, proximity to the heart of the city, adja- cent to beautiful homes and cultured surroundings. Tapestry brick, six vooms, tile bath, latest sanitary built<in plumbing, buili- in shower, large breakfast and sleeping porches, cedar-lined closets, fiveplace, big basement with laundry travs, extra toilet, cold storage rooms, automatic heater, -x M6 Fye St.NW. Main 8049 950 transportation, the g districts, yet pros encroachment and - re ity has to otler of these Tnspect them HEYOND COMPARL T m LA “l Il I REAL ESTATE. BEDTIME STORIES # 1uorstoy W. BURGESS disappear in the old stone wall. He stopped to study the little mouse In his hand before carrying it over to the old wall. It was the first time he ever had 50 _small a mouse in his hand. When at length he was ready to move on and carry the little mouse over to the stonewall he looked up to get a great surpri Little Mrs. Whitefoot, Yes, sir, she was retus left, the four bables and actually eoming back after that had dropped. Farmer Brown's Love Overcomes Fear. er threatens those most dear, ' puts aside all fear —0ld Mather Nature, 1t ever there was a frightened Wood | Mouse that one was little Mrs. White- foot when Farmer Brown's Boy pulled her mest out of the beehive. But, frightened as she was, sne aidn't run until she had ail her babies. Such @ |sh |slght as little Mrs. Wi |she struggled along over the ground, | | while four bables clung to her and she 1 rmer Brown's Boy followed her, Now, to little Mrs. Whitefoot, Farmer Brown's Boy was simply a terrible giant You can re ily see how it would be so. Never in all her life had she been more | Xlluhll-nl ed. She could have dropped all 'hml’ babies d fun. That would have | been a simple thing to do. But such a thought never once entered the head of | | little Mrs. Whitefoot. Her bables were | | helpless and she must protect th 5 must get them to a place of safy o she struggled on mmn) stone wall. Oh, how far a If only she could reach th: feel safe. She was so inten ing this great giant follo: she didn’ another_d of her. She didn’t sce Bla ti? ) Cat. But Black Pussy and | Elack Pu eyes gleamed she crouched close to the ground and began to crawl swiftly toward that help little family. She was she was doing that s Farmer Brown's Boy But Farmer Brow Pussy and he saw what she o to do. With a wild h: little Mrs. Wh dropped the bat ker mouth, Black Pussy, Farmer | jumped forward. Black | her “heels. "For just a | Mrs. Whitefoot forgot the b | been carrying. With clinging to her she ran faste | had been able to run before emembered the baby she had stopped and_looked t glant was j Pussy looked toward the s had four babies. 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