Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1928, Page 33

WOMAN'S PAGE. The Sidewalks BY THORNTON FISHER. Sauntering up Fourteenth street Sat- urday afternoon we met an humble relative of a famous actor. Nearly all famous folks have humble kin—cousins, aunts or uncles. Of course, sometimes they are not all humble, even though they may be unknown to the public. Fate seems to exercise an “Eenie, Meenie, Mini, Mo” method of choosing its favorites. It seldom plucks more than one member of a family to elevate to the high places. The hum- ble relative referred to does not boast of his kinship with the actor, not be- cause he is ashamed of his achievements but because he does not regard his famous family connection as a hero. Not long ago, however, a woman was seen standing in front of a local thea- ter with tears in her eyes. They were tears or pride, for she was looking at the picture of a featured moving plcture player. It was her brother. The sister of a fa- mous woman writer —a Washingtonian is a stenogra- pher in a business office. Just a_few days ago John Evers, jr., reported to Georgetown Uni- versity. He is the son of one of the best known ball players who ever flashed across the diamond. His fa- ther was one of the celebrated trio, “Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance,” on the Chicago Cubs in 1908. The son may be- come as famous as his father on the diamond. A quiet, modest young fel- low is working daily in a shipping office. He is th> father of several children and he is rievoted to his home. His name is Leon Ketchel and his brother was the late lashing, smashing Stanley Ketchel, known wherever men foregather about ringsides. The son of “Terrible Terry” McGovern is a clerk in an office. De Wolfe Honver's son is engaged in Wall street. Christy Mathewson’s son is studying in college. + Twenty years or more ago Fate en- P Yered the home of a humble family and tapped a male member with a magic wand. Today he is one of the foremost moving picture impressarios in the coun- try. His parents own a small cigar store in the city in which the son is cele- brated. Very few even of the immediate neighbers or customers know of the re- Iationshin. The parents do not boast of their son although they are exceedingly roud of his achievements. Frequently t is true that more than one member of a famu; is chos to plav 21 imrortant fole in life. Ethel. Lionel and Jack THE. SON MAY BECOME AS FAMouS AS HIS FATHER. Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. ‘Where the Money Goes. ‘This country of ours is more produc- tive and prosperous each year. Are we spending more money then? Appar- ently we are, but ‘a good part of our money is falling into new channels. Years ago there was no national urge to own a motor car. Automobiles were regarded curiously, and a radio was something to read about in a scientific magazine of the imaginative type. To- day both of these are everyday facts in BRAIN TESTS ‘These intelligence tests are being given at most of the leading universi- ties. Study them, try to answer them, and, if you can't or are doubtful, refer to the correct answers: This will give you a slant on your mental rating. Here are several lists of words. Read through them several times rapidly. Then check off ev:g word that re- Sembles a word in ther list—except for one letter. Three minutes allowed. For example: “Male” anl “sale”; *guild” and “guile.” Only one letter heeds to be changed in one word to make the other word of the pair. List 1—Pale, play, part. Pine, pole, peal. Pert, port, punt. List 2—Court, crate, trait. Sloop, slain, slush. . Fresh, fried, frisk. Y, toop. List 4—Mole, mile, meal. Mush, mash, mist. Mean, moan, mote. List 5—Gay, gar, gat. . gin, gab. Flesh, flash, flush. ‘The words that have a similar com- panion in another list are: Pale, part, pole, peal, crate, sloop, fresh, mart, pay, say, pare, prate, sole, stoop, mole, meal, gay, flesh. MA RVELRAY RAYON B AT These bloomers possess that rare quality of looking ever so than they really are. “Marvelray,” their fabric, a super rayon, is responsible for the loveliness. The perfection of the tailoring is a delight to the fastidious woman. The Marvelfitt feature insures longer wear and 2 better fit. In street and costume shades. ©19281..4Co. of Washington sarrymore are examples. The late loved Marion Harland, herself a writer of note, was the mother of Albert Payson Ter- hune ard Virginia Terhune Vandewater, who have engraved their names in the hall of fame. Frederick Vandewater, a grandscn, is also rapidly attaining suc- cess as # writer of fiction. The 1~le Wallace Reid was the son of talented parents, his father, Hal Reid, being the author of scores of melo- dramas. Young Robert Fitzsimmons, the offspring of “Ruby Robert,” aspired to follow in his father’s footsteps, but failed to reach his parent’s heights. Dorothy Stone, the daughter of the versatile Fred, has been acclaimvd worthy of the family fame. While none of Eddie Foy's children has so far won the aifection of the public that was their father’s, they are growing in pop- ular favor. Then there are the Costello sisters, Helene and Dolories, daughters of the first leading man of the screen, Mauri:e Costello. They are carrying on where their dad left off. Robert La Follette is perpetuating his father's | memory in the United States Senate. The sons and grandsons and great- grandsons of the Bayards of Delaware, have distinguished the family name and maintained the traditions of their house. And so it goes. | * Union Station is one of the most in- teresting places in Washington on Sun- day. Itinerent photographers, guides and others who seek the patronage of tourists wait—and sometimes not very long—for those who arrive to | spend the day and | some money in town. H * ok ok % London and Paris | have their flower | women and Wash- ington has its flow- er men. Their| small carts laden with color are studded about Du- pont Cirzle these days and many automobil>s halt! traffic occasionally | while the occu- | pants purchase flowers. * ok kX The other day a member of Congress | contributed the equivalent of half of his annual salary to a certain causs. He maintains a beautiful home in this city in which he lives when the House | is in session. He is a man of great wealth and a patriotic citizen. One of his peculiarities is the wearing of a NS Rp ] [ o ‘plements of 'nth degree efficiency. g:rhy hat about two sizes too small for m. gur lives—some consider them necessi- | es. Well, take the cost of purchase and | that of maintenance out of the in- comes of those who own the above items, and you will understand why we are actually buying fewer articles today than ever before. Nowadays many of us live out of town. There is the cost of commuting to add to our cost of living. Every dollar that goes for mileage is diverged from other outlets. . We travel more today, at a higher cost than our grandmothers did in their dreams. A European trip costs more today than ever before, both passage and hotel expenses, yet more see the | other side every year. We live in a more comfortable age, but we must pay for our elevators, our central heating, our electric lights, our modern plumbing, our household im- Fur coats are no longer novelties. In | most_cities they are common, and so are Summer furs. We wear silken hose today as though we never wore cotton or lisle. We wear sheerer hose today than most of us had seen a score of | years ago. In other words we are spending more money. We are spending, however, on new objects of purchase. New things have ccme into our life which increases our comfort and pleasure. They also increase our expense. Our cost of living has risen because more people want these comforts and vleasures, and they must earn higher salaries to buy them. We all earn more money and spend more. Some of us spend too much. We forget that every comfort and pleasure may not be avail- able to us. It has been said that some of us bought in 1927 what we are wearing out in 1928, and will pay for in 1929. There is a constant temptation to buy more things. There is a constant need of the necessities of life. Buy the latter first, owe for nothing. The comfort of hav- ing one’s debts paid and the pleasure of paying as one goes is second to none. LODMERS $1 much more expensive *Trade Mark Reg. FPatented and Trade Mark Rer. THE EVENING JABBY Register and Tribune Syndieate; Wi “I wonder how the bee gets his in- dustrious reputation, when all I've ever seen him do is hang around those wild little prairie flowers.” NANCY PAGE Fur Rings Are Embroidery Hoops in Disguise. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Nancy's home was adequate in most ways, but it was short of closet space. Consequently the care of furs, beaded dresses, silk shawls, loosely woven bed jackets and sweaters was something of a problem. She did not have enough drawer space to allow everything of this type to be laid carefully away. If she, put the articles on hooks they were pul- | led out of shape. The' hook made them look as if they had been dragged hither and yon by the nape of the neck. If she used hangers the furs slipped off. The weight of the beaded dress pulled it out of shape. She puzzled and puz- zled over the problem. Finally she talked it over with her mother, “Why, my dear child, do you mean to say you never have owned a fur ring?” Nancy confessed.to such a lack. Consequently her mother made one for her at the earliest opportunity. She took a large wooden embroidery hoop. Since these come in pairs, she had the makings for two rings. She wound each hoop with velvet ribbon about a half inch wide. This winding was done on the diagonal. Then she put a small ribbon flower at the place where the binding joined. She sewed a ribbon hanger to the hoop, as shown in the illustration. The fur, the knitted article, the bead- ed dress is put through the hoop and the ribbon hangers are put over i'e closet hooks. The weight is evenly dis- tributed. The velvet ribbon binding gives an adhesive surface, which is better than slippery taffeta or chintz. ht, 1928.) clubs. apartment hotels, etc. cal step toward a big pay executive posi- t Write, call or telephone for de- ol Open 8:30 AM. to 9 P.M. Lewis Hotel Training Schools Pennssivania Ave. and 23rd St. | tion externally. STAR. WASHINGTON. 10,55908 BY LOIS Pimples on the Forehead. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) May pimples on the forehead be due to oil from the hair? I wear bangs over my forehead. How can I make my face look thinner? What is a good tonic for dandruff? (2) T am 5 feet 2 inches tall, 15 years old and weigh 112 pounds. Is this cor- rect? (3) I have an olive complexion, medium brown hair and dark brown eyes. What colors and styles of clothes should I wear to make me seem taller? BABE. Answer.—(1) I do not think that the ofl alone would cause the pimples, but the ofl mixed with dust and germs from the air might cause infection. Perhaps you have not been washing your hair often enough. If it is very oily hair, it should be shampooed once a week. I think it would help your skin if you developed & mild case of sunburn on the forehead. The bangs keep the air from your brow, and they also make your face look wider. Give up the bangs and Instead wear a high side part. Keep the hair off the center of your forehead, but let it wave over temples and ears. This will make your face seem slender. Let the waves come forward on your cheeks. Dandruff is of different sorts, the dry and the oily. If yours is oily, make a lotion by mix- ing two ounces flowers of sulphur, one ounce borax and one pint boiling water. Cool the mixture and let it stand three or four days before using. Since the sulphur is not soluble in water, it is necessary to shake up the liquid before applying it to the scalp. Moisten the scalp with this mixture three times a week and massage vigorously for 10 minutes afterward. (2) Your weight is good. (3) Your best colors are bright reds, rust and brick red. Dull pink, coral and apricot are also good. You may also wear bronze green, dark blue, ecru, deep brilliant yellow, deep cream and black trimmed with bright color. Rather close-fitting dresses with straight lines will help you seem taller. Verti- cal bands of trimming or tucks give height. LOIS LEEDS. Dear Miss Leeds: I have pimples on the backs of my hands near the knuc- kles. They look something like warts. How can I get rid of them? C. H. R. Answer.—You should consult a phy- siclan or skin specialist about this eruption. It may be some form of eczema. ‘Treatments should be con- stitutional as well as local: that is, you must build up your general health, especially the health of your digestive tract, besides using a healing prepara- LOIS LEEDS. ‘Whitening the Neck. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) My neck be- MILADY BEAUTIFUL LEEDS. 59 inches tall and weigh 96 pounds. this correct? PEGGY. Answer.—(1) There are a number of bleaching creams and lotions on the market that you may massage into the skin to make your neck whiter. Every night scrub your neck with a brush, soap and warm water. Rinse well and rub very dry. Now apply your bleach- Is £ ing preparation and massage it into the skin. Equal parts of ‘strained lemon juice and glycerin make a good bleach for this purpose. This may be left on overnight. Next morning bathe in cold water and give yourself a hard rub- down with a coarse, dry towel. Rub your neck until it is pink. (2) Your weight is good. LOIS LEEDS. (Copyright. 1928.) Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often misused—"Bacterium” is singular, “bacteria” is plural. Often mispronounced—Malice. Pro- nounce the i as in “kiss,” not mal-us. Often misspelled—Detour (a word we see too frequently, but often misspell). Synonyms—Impel, induce, influence, instigate, actuate. ‘Word study—"“Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one work each day. Today's word: Palpably; plainly; otlwlously. “It was palpably common- place.” It is on record that John Van Hel- mont, a Flemish chemist, produced il- luminating gas in his laboratory in comes very dark in Summer. How may I whiten it? (2) I am 14 years old, *It is a matter of record in the history of the coffee trade that Seal Brand was the first coffee ever packed in sealed tins. Your Hands Need Cuticura Soap Every day to keep them smooth. Bathe with after drying, especially at night. Soap 25e. Ointment 2 andb0e. Taleum 28e, Bold “Blours Caveratoran Dopt 04 Mateih pons: Be. A Y, Pt. Can & Up. “The Best” Under Test IT WILL KILL ANY INSECT Dead. And They Stay Dead. After You Learn Its Real Strength, No Other Brand Will Do You, So Demand 'EM. It's not what any dealer may have! KILLS HOUSEHOLD INSECTS INSECTINE rcovomcar, 15¢ & Up SAFE "“How do you Gleaming Floors” “All of my friends ask the same question. 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