Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1928, Page 25

* frocks have definite flares and that the WOMAN'S PAGE.' —_— THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1928, FEATURES.” The New Fur Coat BY MARY MARSHALL. tyles ‘With skirts that hang in uneven | over satisfactorily into one of these new points at the side or sag to the heels [ short coats. at the back, the question of coat lengths | Some of the newest of these jackets is somewhat puzzling and much as we [are of kidskin, krimmer and other of may like the effect of the straight line | the goat-lamb tribe. frequently in tones coat and dislike the idea of having any | of gray or beige. There are charming flare whatever in the new fur coat we | ensembles consisting of short caracul must remember that many of the new | jackets to be worn with colored cloth frocks to match the cloth lining of the A NEW MODEL SHORT FUR COAT | SHOWING SLIGHTLY FLARING ’é{(‘}E{S THIS IS OF GRAY KID- flared contour is likely. to become in- creasingly usual. So to suit the demands of the un- even hem line in evening gowns many women have evening wraps of the cape sort or coats that make no at- tempt to extend to the hem of the skirt. And to make matters easy for the daytime frock with a flare there are not only flared fur coats, but shorter coats of the sort that furriers call jaquettes. The short fur coat never stays ou of fashion for long at a time because it has so much in its favor. In the first place it requires less fur, so that for the same price you may have de- cidedly better quality skins if you choose the shorter garment. Then it provides warmth where one needs it most and is easier to wear when walk- ing. A third advantage which is im- 4 portant to many is that the short drailroad, bus, or trolley fares. . fur coat even in the heavier furs is less expensive than the coat that comes to the edge of the skirt—good thing to remember if you have the trick of tak- ing on extra weight below the waist- e, line. Incidentally if you have a fur coat on hand that shows signs of wear you may find it possible to have it made Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. The Expense of Commuting. A young husband in our midst was | astounded to learn that commuting would cost him over $200 a year in ‘This was no small item in his budget. He had just been raised in salary, but the expense of commuting to the suburban spot his wife had chosen amounted to 12 per cent of his income. ‘The expense of commuting cannot be reckoned entirely in transportation costs. Like every item in life, commuting has its advantages and disadvantages. Some of these latter are emphasized with a few of us, and tend to make commuting unprofitable for our fam- flies. That is why we dwell in town. Commuting is profitable chiefly to the young wife with a growing family to feed, clothe, educate, and care for. It means divorcing herself from the worries of city streets, from having to rovide guardians for the children, 'rom having to pay higher prices for living space. ‘The amount that a woman may save in more reasonable rent or mortgage charges alone may justify the expense { Jacket. | To give your sweaters a new aspect | and an up-to-date touch why not pro- | vide them with crochetted bouquets for | the shoulder? These are easy to make | and are attached to the sweater, and | as appropriate for little girls as for big ones. If you would like to | know how to do it, please send me a| | stamped. self-addressed envelope so that | T can forward you the circular giving | directions and {llustzation. The Personal Self. Although any personality is a cluster of selves, it is convenient for general descriptive purposes to speak of two | kinds of selves—the personal self and | the objective self. | You know the other fellow from | observation—that is, you see him as | an object. You know yourself not merely as an object, but as a subject | looking at yourself as an object. You | stand at one and the same moment in the two fold position of an observer and as something being observed. So | it matters not what others make you | out to be. That's only half of the | story, and the smaller half at that. | You know that you are something | other, something private, something | personal. This something’ is the per- sonal self. No one can know anything about your personal self except you. | And you don't know as much as you | ought to know or as much as | would like to know. And probably ¥ | represent your personal self as some- thing other than you know it to be. Argument about the personal self is | futile. Let us accept the fact and | merely ask where it comes from. ‘When you were a child you supposed this personal self was your body and | nothing else. You identified the self with the flesh. As you grew older you made a few changes in your estimate of your per- | sonal dimensions. You included the lothing you wore, the pets you owned nd the toys with which you played. And as you grew older you added, one after another, the sentiments and | values you attached to everything. | Even the memories of all these things became in time a part of that personal self which you alone knew most about. The biggest factor in your personal self grows out of your social surround- ings. Most people do about what is | expected of them and nothing more. | You identify your personal self with | what you think other people take you | to be. | So the -history of any personal self | is a gradual growth from the body alone to the society in which one family set- tles down. The egoist is made over in, say, 25 years into a social citizen. | Otherwise you remain a child. " sweaters | THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Sunday, September 30. Peace ana serenity rule tomorrow, ac- cording to astrology, which finds domi- nant a benefic aspect that overcomes adverse influences. Under this planetary government the clergy should benefit and the churches should renew all their activities. While bigotry and prejudice are sup- posed to be encouraged by the stars that hold sway this Autumn, kindly influ- ences overcome adverse conditions while this configuration prevails. stood while the stars are posited as they are tomorrow and a feeling of op- timism regarding the future should be active. Tomorrow is a most fortunate day for men who hold office and exercise au- thority. The President of the United States is well directed and will gain world commendation as the new year approaches, the seers phophesy. Students continue under a sway mak- ing for larger attalnments and wider interests. The young are now subject to the most promising occult guidance. Reaction against material tendencies has certainly sct in, astrologers an- nounce, and the generation that is to take Lhe reins from the leaders of World War tumes will be recognized as super men and women. Tomorrow is a day for intellectual pursuits, a time when the mind natu- rally will turn to spiritual things, ac- cording to the reading of the stars. The clergy and the churches certainly are to become factors in world reforms and in civic campaigns to eliminate vice and crime. If there is anything in astrology, then the masses are responsible for the reign s. Neglect on the part of | citizens in the business and professional fields has permitted a state of lawless- ness that must be overcome, the seers point cut. Police organization that is devoid of laxity or graft is to be made possible, if the stars are rightly interpreted. Women tomorrow should be able to radiate the finer spiritual forces and to bring into their circles of relatives and friends a sense of contentment and faith in the meanings of life. Persons whose birthdate is_tomorrow have the augury of possible gain through wills or legacies of some sort. They may engage in avocations as interest- ing as their regular work and they have the forecast of many new friends. Chil- dren born tomorrow probably will be exceedingly upright and unswervingly honest. Libra_subjects are often too unselfish for their own good. They usually love books and may have distjnct psychic powers. Many inventors belong | to this sign. SONNYSAYINGS | | | | | jof commuting for her husband or her- | self. In the suburb a home usually means | some grounds. Grounds mean playing space for children. They also mean | a saving on the usual Summer vacation | expenses, since it would be pointless | to desert one’s country place in its | most favorable season. Even though the cost of carrying | one’s suburban home and of amortiz- ing the mortgage be as high or higher than city rent, it is an investment, not a mere expenditure. Commuting ex- penses must be counted as part of the “carrying charges,” since one cannot reside at home without getting there. Perhaps an added economy is the fact that the country or suburb affords more of a chance for a communal life, and so reduces the cost of entertain- ment and diversion. The expense of commuting is not a single item. It must be considered in the light of ex- penses in_general. Commuting offers most, ordinaril to those with families of small chil dren. To them it offers real econo- mies and real comforts and pleasures. To others its advantages and disad- vantages are various and deserve con- sideration. The Daily Cross Word Puzzle (Copyright, Across. + 1. Vehicles. 5. Disturbances. 9. Man’s nickname. Mald loved by Zeus. . Prefix: into. . Himself. . Six (Roman). Ttallan city. . Hypothetical force. . Night before . Southern constellation. . Dealing. 1928.) 23. United States mountain range. . Constellation. . Expire. Upon. . Stings. . Myself. Continent_(abbr.). Metric unit. Isle near La Rochelle Man's nickname. 2. The cream. . Hollow stalks. Down. . Refuge. 2. Living. . Outfit. . Former French coin. . Portuguese monetary unit. Tavern. . Complete (modern spelling) “losed vehicle. . French King. For example (abbr.). . Three-toed sloth, Until, Part of a circle. Solitary. Pertaining to punishment. 5. Italian river. . Insect. . Unit of germplasm. Pointed. 29. Requires. . Winged mammal. . Anger. . Make a mistake, Observes e ‘The reason I didn't run away yes- terday was ’cause I met a freezer ob ice tream goin’ ter our house, an’ I 'membered how bad it is fer Baby ter eat too much ice tream. Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. Septmeber 29, 1864—The national Re- publican campaign for the re-election of President Lincoln continues to be reflected in Washington, even though the citizens of the District have no votes. Supporters of Lincoln are in a cheerful mood today as a result of an enthusiastic meeting of the East Wash- ington Lincoln and Johnson Club at the corner of Virginia avenue and Eighth street southeast last night, when a beautiful campaign flag was raised. The big crowd was augmented by a procession from the Central Club on Ninth street, headed by the Finley Hospital Band and bearing numerous transparencies with appropriate in- seriptions. Among the mottoes of the transpai encies were the following: “Our Army, “Our Nav President Jackson's fa- mous words, “The Federal Union; It Must and Shall Be Preserved,” and the memorable statement of Henry Clay, “It is Asked When I Would Agree tot a Dissolution of the Union? Never, Never, Never!” Democratic ladies of the seventh ward last night presented a banner to the Democratic Conservative Association of the ward at a meeting in Potomac Hall on the Island. The banner is of silk and bears the inscription, “McClellan, Pendleton and Liberty.” Lieut. Gen. Grant today reported by telegraph to Maj. Gen. Halleck, chief of staff at the War Department, that he has begun a new movement on Rich- mond. Gen. Ord’s corps of the Union Army advanced this morning and car- ried the strong Confederate fortifica- tions and a long line of entrenchments below Chapin’s farm, capturing some 15 pieces of artillery and between 200 and 300 Confederate prisoners. Gen. Ord was wounded in one leg, but not dangerously. _ Grant also reported that at the same time Gen. Birney advanced from Deep Bottom and carried the New Market road and entrenchments, scattering the Confederates in several directions. Gen. Birney is now marching toward Rich- | mond. In his telegram, which was made public at the War Department soon ! after its receipt this mornin Grant concludes: “I left Genvgvsigf:‘j where the Mill road intersects the New Market and Richmond road, This whole country is filled with field forti- feations this far.” nother report from Gen. made public hero today. states thor s Union force under Gen. Sheridan is pursuing its victorious way up the Shenandoah Valley. Sheridan’s Cay- alry has reached Staunton, Va., and he has destroyed the railroad tracks be- tween that place and Christiana Creek, e g Dredl My Neighbor Says: If sirup is not boiled long enough or too long, bolled frosting will be a failure. Do not pour the sirup over egg whites while it is boiling. Beat the frosting until quite Stiff. A little salt added to dried apples or apricots while cooking .greatly improves the flavor, Great care should be taken when washing colored stockings, Prepare a strong lather of good soap and warm soft water. Add a little salt tb the water and after shing the stockings wring as dry as possible and hang them out to dry. When baking juley pies put a layer of fine bread crumbs over the lower crust before putting in the fruit. | Unity of good is at least dimly under- | SIGHTS WE HOPE TO SEE. THE —By JOHN CASSEL. BRIDE WHO+1S A BETYTER COOK THAN HER MOTHER-IN-LAW. | DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX The Futility of Nagging to Cure a Careless and Untidy Husband’s Bad Habits—Unconscious Cruelty of a Daughter-in-Law. DEAE DOROTHY DIX: My husband read your article about nagging \Ai\‘es1 i aloud to me and agreed with every word of it. But I ask you what a wife | should do if her husband is untidy in his habits, drops his cigar ashes on the | floor and all over his clothes? When a girl marries, she does not know a man'’s | personal habits and it is frequently a cruel shock to her to find herself tied for life to a husband to whom cleanliness is unimportant, whereas it is of great | importance to her. YOUNG WIFE. | Answer: If a wife did any good by nagging, I should be for it first, last and | ! all the time. My objection to it is solely on the ground that it stirs up trouble, | alienates a husband’s affections and does no good. | I have never yet known nagging to correct a single bad habit in a man. | On the contrary, there is something in it that rouses all of the obstinacy and | | muleishness that he possesses, and makes him set his back up and “be darned i he'll give in." ! T have known wives that nagged their husbands for 40 years about smoking ' and the men went on smoking. I have known wives who nagged their husband: about going out of evenings, night after night, week after week, month after | i month, and year after year, and the husbands continued to put on their hats as | soon as dinner was over, and the last sound they heard as they slammed the | door behind them was their wives’ voices pitched on the same key of complaint. | 1 have known wives who told their husbands every time they came in the house | about hanging up their hats, and ‘they continued dropping them in the first | handy chair. And so on, ad infinitum. | { If nagging reformed husbands, I would advise . ives to go to it, tooth and | nail, hammer and tongs, but it doesn't. It is just a waste of breath and energy | | and'a promoter of discord and friction. So why not abolish it and try a new | method? Of course, husbands have plenty of aggravating ways that get upon | their wives' nerves. Nobody will deny that. And it is certainly a disillusioning thing to a delicate, refined, dainly woman to find herself married to a man who o an mnydsny in “Pinafore,” “a very imperfect ablutioner,” and"who is slovenly about his’ dre: For if a sloppy, untidy woman is repulsive to a man, a sloppy. untidy ! husband is even more unattractive to a woman. There is small choice between | kissing a woman with cold cream on her face and a man with a three-day stubble | of beard on his, and no allure in either proceeding. But after a wife has called her husband’s attention about a million time: to the ract‘that cleanliness is next to godliness, and he still shies at a safety | razor, what’s the good of fighting over the same old battle every day, and a { battlé in which she invariably gets licked? Why not try some other tactics, since nagging does no good? I knew a woman who confronted exactly the same problem that you do, and the way she dealt with it was by taking all of the clothes that her husband had worn during the day out of the room as soon as he had gone to bed, and substituting clean 3&?& :x;i a freshly pressed suit and newly blackened shoes for the ones he It was some trouble, of course, but it was less wear and tear on her nerves than having an argument about it, and, of course, the husband didn’t object, because it was just as easy for him to put on the clean clothes as the soiled ones. It is laziness that makes both men and women sloppy about their clothes. You will also find that it calls for less expenditure of nervous force to swee | s sweep up your husband’s cigar ashes and pick up his papers and his towels aft: | than it does to nag him about doing it himself. o R e I am not condoning husbands' shortcomings. I am just inti wives the folly of beating themselves against a SE)!n! wall. g‘or yg\‘; l'l::g tgu:ll(ig a husband as he is, and make the best of him on that basis. You can't change him. DOROTHY DIX. .. EAR MISS._DXX: I love my daughter-in-law and I adore her little baby, 3 but §he will not let me take the baby out, though she lets her own mother ake it whenever she wants to. This nearly breaks my heart, because as the child gets older he will not be allowed to know that I am related to him. I do not tell my son about this because he loves me dearly and he would be very much offended with his wife if he knew that she treated me this way. Please tell me what to do. A HURT MOTHER. Answer: You are a very wise and good woman not to go to your son with :{rg ‘C‘l)mp_lj\lnt (,Jgf his ert;c, bt:;ause yodu don’t want to make trouble between them. appiness s your happiness and you can best assure that L out to him his wife's faults. 3 PARane If your daughter-in-law is a sensible, broad-minded woman, why not hav frank talk with her and tell her how dear to you is your son’s little s%n‘ and hf)v': much you want the child to love you, and to feel close to you, and that that can only come about through intimate contact with him in his early years? Doubtless your daughter-in-law has never realized that she is preferring he ll:'e‘::‘n‘:f:e gleyi‘;ul.n tfl?eh jl‘)llstc ;“;n:s t&e :h\;ld over instinctively t(? her mgm:: se s abit of deferr; y e e g to her, and thinking she is the authority But certainly a great many women do their children and their husband’ people both a great wrong by assuming that their children belong to tml‘:'sp:xu‘glz and arep clsucs::ce'fi' tl}‘lem ;lhan“thley ?rehm the father’s people. Many children grow u| ly knowing their father's family and the advantages that they would otherwise have. & et B And it is a cruel thing to cut a woman out of the joy of holding her son’s first-born in her arms. . (Copyright, 1928.) BCR DR DIXE BEAUTY CHATS The Autumn Complexion. If you have tanned even a little this Summer, you want to get over the in- evitable yellow state as fast as possible so as to have your skin clear and BY EDNA KENT FORBES this case, rub the skin with cold cream before you wash. | Use oatmeal soap, and soften the water, if it is hard, with powdered oat- meal. This is bleaching. If the burn is very bad, use cucumber or peroxide | NANCY PAGE Baked Cheese and Nuts Is Peter’s Favorite Dish. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Nancy felt that Sunday should be a day which she could have with Peter. Before baby's arrival that had been comparatively easy, but now it took real planning to bring it about. It meant that she needed to plan simple Sunday meals, for the maid left early. It meant that she must prepare many things on Saturday. She often won- dered whether Peter appreciated the efforts she made, but Peter was a dear. She liked her “funny old Peter” better all the time. And that's saying much for both Peter and Nancy. - One dish which she often planned for Sunday tea was a cheese casserole. On Saturday she ground one cup of nut meats, one cup cheese and enough bread to make one cup when ground. She did not use dried ground bread, but some taken from a day-old loaf. Then she melted two tablespoons butter and sauted one-quarter small onion sliced, until the onion was golden brown. To this she added one-quarter cup water and poured it while hot over the other ingredients. She tasted it and added salt and pepper if neces- sary. A mild cheese called for the addition of a teaspoon of table sauce. This was packed into a casserole and set away in the ice box. On Sunday evening she put it in a moderate oven and baked it one-half hour or until the cheese had melted and blended with bread and nuts. This was served with a white sauce to which had been added a quarter cup pimento puree. .Strips of pimento garnished the baked cheese, which was turned out on a platter. The sauce was poured over it. MOTHERS Individual Identification. cream. The chief thing to keep in mind is that the skin must be thoroughly fed | and lubricated. Some skin will bleach and some will wear cff, thin layer after thin layer, gradually exposing the w parts underneath. But do not hastel this natural wearing process by deliber- ately having the face peeled. smooth for the Winter. Fresh sunburn is charming, but when it begins to fade it is as alluring as potatoes when they begin to get cold. You must go through the fading out stage, but you can hastep it and you can cover it up. Buy yourself two ounces each of fresh peroxide of hydrogen, pure glycerine and witch hazel, and mix them | Ames—If your skin is 5 all together. Keep them in a dark glass 7 tanned cucum: | ber juice will bleach it, but if the dark- One mother says: | service behind the | three or four times to begin with. LOIS LEED! bottle, for anything with peroxide in it must be kept out of the air and the light. At night, after you have cleaned the skin and rinsed and dried it, rub this mixture over the face and neck and any sunburned part, and let it dry on and stay on all night. This is very bleaching; each of the three ingredients bleach, yet the gylcerin keeps the whole from being too drying. During the day, use a vanishing cream of the very finest quality, and powder. After you've washed the skin in the morning, put on the cream, using it as a powder base. Buy* very finest, for the poorest kinds have s drying effect; Af you must economize, do Without, In ened tint is the result of a sluggish liver or any other digestive trouble you will have. to correct the condition in your system. Mrs. L. J. G—It is possible that the lotions your are using on your hair and the exposure to the sun have caused these streaks in the coloring. Your hair will grow faster if you keep your scalp massaged. Mrs. J. B. D—Better to reduce slowly, so continue the calories, losing as you have done at the rate of four pounds a month. You still have from 25 to 30 pounds to lose, as you should not weigh more than 125 or less than this at 28 years of age and height fget, 1 inch, _ I find that to have my children’s mes printed with indelible ink on the, inside of rubbers, on caps, and white tape sewed on the inside of umbrellas and sweaters saves a great deal of annoyance to teachers in settling dis- putes between children about the owner- ship of the articles. Also as soon as my babies began play- ing outside I printed their full names and address and phone number on the inside of each shoe as identification, in case of accidegfor of the child being lost, Jsi. {Copysisht, 19280 i b, The Sidewalks A well known theatrical manager said the other day: “At the end of a run of a recent play I called the cast, the electricians and stage carpenter to thank them f:r the part each played in the suc- cess of the enter- prise. The author, producer and act- ors, of course, were known to the public through the medium of the printed progran, but those who per- formed faithful though AS \MPORTANT AS unseen scenes were given scant if any thought by the audience. Yet without their sistance the play could not have gone on.” Not every one may bask in the spotlight. During the broadcasting of music, sports and speeches there must always be present a radio operator, who sits with receiv- ers to his ears, listening intently to the clarity and volume going out on the air. His name is never announced to the public. The man who delivers the morning milk, or patrols the beat through the night hours performs es- sentialsservice, but his faithfulness has come to be accepted so much as a matter of course that we do not inquire concerning him. Each is a man pos- sessing the same hopes, fears and am- bitions which motivate most of us. * ok ok K According to a local educator, we do not know how to converse. “Most ot us,” said he, “deal in trivialjties. Listen to the average conversation on the busses and cars. ‘I said’ and ‘he said are repeated until one wonders if the race has really progressed as much as advertised. If a stenographer could be engaged to take down the conversation of three or four men the printed lines would be ridiculous.” * ok K ok An artist friend has a sister who Is hostess in a night club. One night a “big butter and egg man” entersd the premises with his wife in search of adventure. They remained until the last jazz note and then demand- ed more excite- ment. The hostess suggested that they visit brother's studio. Never having seen a studio, they con- sented. As morm- ing dawned th left and the artist found himself in possession of & commission to COMMISSIONED TO PANT A FORTRAIT. of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. ness has been flourishing since the sister became the glad-hander at the night club. R A friend has moved to the city from his home in the suburbs. Outside his house the early birds twittered and chattered in the trees and ne usually awakened to the song of the feathered creatures. Across from his present abode in town a flock of pigeons coo each morning and automobiles roar past with horns blowing. The other morning he threw a milk bottle at one of the birds because it annoyed him. Life is like that. - He lives in a small Virginia village and has been visiting the city for a week. We met in the lobby of his ho- tel. 've never been so lonesome in my life,” he said. “When I get in the elevator the operator says ‘Howdy,’ and the clerk says ‘Howdy' and the doorman says ‘Howdy’, but it ain’t like they say it out in my town. I ain’t got but one letter since I been here and that was a postcard from my son, who's ai At- lantic City. I went over to the post office on Pennsylvania avenue this aft- ernoon and the only folks there was at the stamp window.. Out in my village everybody goes to the post office to get his mail and we stand around aad talk. We know the postmaster per- sonally and he has made the place a social center. Somehow, I like to hear my food sizzling on the stove and the smell of ham and coffee, but here it’s different. I'll be glad when I get back home.” s In our mail this morning we received a booklet on “Where to Spend the Winter,” “How to Invest Your Surplus Funds,” “Safe Investments for the Con- servative Man” and “What $20,000 Will Earn for You” How easily we are flattered. Not long ago we were in- vited to participate in a bond issue. The amount suggested was so pleasing to our vanity that we haven't. had the nerve to decline. It was almost us complimentary as being known as “a man of the world.” We know one local man who has been “high-hatting” all his friends simply because a beautiful young thing told him she thought he was a “pretty fast boy.” There is a medical practictioner in town who is an amateur magician. He would rather be complimented for making a card appear from nowhere than to receive an ovation for the successful perform- ing of a major operation. French Rolls. 8ift one pound of flour and rub into it two ounces of butter. Beat two eggs very light. Add a tallespoonful of strong yeast, an even teaspoonful of salt and enough lukewarm water to make a light dough. Knead well, cover the dough and set it near the fire to rise. It should be light in an hour. Put it on a bread board and divide it into small rolls or round cakes. Lay them in a baking pan and bake in a aint the portrait of the wife of the \lljlsm)n It fiuy be added that his busi- HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 29. —Leading men and leading ladies may be seen slipping quietly into Holly- | wood's “speakeasies” at a great rate these days. Which purple paragraph means noth- ing more nor less than that the rate of “talkie” making runs so high most of the famous can be found on the felt- padded stages, which have won the name “speakeasy” because they catch and magnify every slightest noise. Lupe Velez, Latin tornado, has blown | herself noisily into the forefront of the speakie craze. For the fortunate Lupe has not only beauty galore of a vivid and fresh type but a singing voice, an ability to play her own accompani- ments on the guitar and a flair for some of the most intriguing dancing imaginable. | Gg-nmng dignity on Lupe has been one of the hardest jobs producers have had cut out for them. By nature a gamin, the Mexican star’s instinct is to act, then think. She will rise in the theater and wave ecstatically to a friend, call out with the gay camara- derfe of childhood; nor realize she is making a social error until she sees the stern face of her chaperon. Then she will pout like a 5-year-old. Trving Berlin called attention to her singing _quality. She had so many negotiable assets that this had gone un- noticed until the song writer happened to hear her singing one day when he was visiting Joseph Schenck at his office. When luck smiles in Hollywood it smiles broadly. Bal Norton is another youngster whurrh{! made good in an incredibly short time. Norton is from the Argen- tine, and temperament and humor are both to be found in him. He is of the group which includes Charles Farrell and Charles Morton. Good-natured rivalry prevails among them. Charles Farrell is from Boston. When he got the role of a tempestuous Arab in a recent picture it was Barry Reducing Exercises. Dear Miss Leeds: Please describe some hard exercises for reducing my knees, legs and hips. CHRISTINE. ‘Answer: Skipping rope and climbing stairs, swimming, walking and running are good for reducing these parts of the body. Here are some special exercises: (1) For the knees—Raise one knee to hip level and rotate the lower part of the leg 50 times, alternating to left and right. (2) For legs and hips—Lie on your back on the floor. Raise legs and hips off the floor. Kick up alternately with each leg 20 times. Now swing the legs together over the head and touch the floor with the toes. Bring the legs back to the starting position, then swing them up and over the head again. Re- peat 10 times. (3) For the whole leg— Bend knees deeply and place hands on the floor in front of you. Stretch the right leg out straight behind and keep the left bent under you. With a quick movement reverse the position of the legs so that the left is stretched out be- hind and the right is beneath you. Re- peat the leg changings 10 times. If you are unaccustomed to strenuous exercise do not repeat these exercises more than Poorly Balanced Reducing Diet. Dear Miss Leeds: I am 19 years old, 5 feet 2%, inches tall and weigh 132 pounds. I have been heavier, but I reduced to 126 pounds by diet and ex- ercise. The last two weeks, however, I stopped dieting, ate all kinds of sweets and gained six pounds. My reducing diet consisted of the following: Break- fast—Peach and black coffee. Lunch— Sandwich of dark bread, with meat or salad, without dressing, and black cof- fee. Dinner—Salad without dressing, some kind of meat, two slices, of dark bread or raisin bread, four or five sugar cookies, tea without cream or sugar. I would like to weigh 118 or 120 pounds. Do you think I ever will? H. M. G. Answer: Unless you are willing to keep up the dieting and exercise re is little hope of your losing weight per- manently. The reducing diet you de- scribe is not sufficiently well balanced and does not provide the 1,200 calories a day, below which a person should not quick oven. MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. Norton who christened him “The Cape Cod Sheik.” Hard-luck Holloywood it is, according to the tales some of the successful tell. Two established actors confided to me recently that they remain at home at night rather than face the clubs and theaters of Movieland. One of them says every trip to the club means from one to a dozen “touches.” Actor folk do not let one another down. They stand by in ad- versity—the most generous group in the | world. But it seems adversity in Holly- | wood is never-ending. Harry Gribbon. comedian, says he seldom crosses the lot without meeting at least one or two of the Cut-of-luck Club. A smoke in the lobby of a thea- ter results in similar encounters. If a man has a big heart and a wide ac- quaintance, where is he going to get off? When an actor in New York is in luck he is likely to remain so for a sea- | son. But shooting a picture in Holly- wood no longer means three to six months security frem worry. Most of the stories are filmed in 18 d: to a month. Then the wait for another “break.” George Fawcett is one of the old- timers who worrles over conditions in the ranks. Fawcett knows every angle of entertainment-making for the public, has grown along with the theater and is one of Hollywood's most firmly es- teblished character actors. Eleanor Boardman's option was not exercised by her producers, which doesn't at all mean that her future in pictures isn't rosy. Not to have an option exercised sometimes gives a good player a chance to “go independent” and get a number of opportunities not available to the person tied to one studio. But when Marian Spitzer named her dog Option every one got the joke. The author didn't have to explain that she hadn’t time to exercise him. (Copyright, 1928. by North Amerfcan News- paper Alliance.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. including lettuce, a large tomato, chopped celery, grated carrot and cu- cumber with a teaspoonful of mayon- naise, one slice of whole wheat bread and 10 ounces of buttermilk. For din- ner you might have some meat, a medium baked potato, spinach or cab- bage, fruit gelatin, a cup of clear tea or coffee. Do not try to lose more than two pounds a week. LOIS LEEDS. Sallow Skin. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) What causes sallowness around the mouth and chin and how can it be prevented? (2) Please tell me an easy way to get rid of enlarged pores. (3) I am 5 feet 2! inches tall and weigh 117 pounds. Is this correct? (4) I have medium brown hair, hazel eyes and a comparatively good complexion. What color do you think is most becoming to me? WONDERING. Answer: (1) Possibly you do not wash the skin enough. Every night be- fore retiring cleanse your face with cold cream, wipe it off and then wash your face with soap and warm water. Mas- sage the lather into your skin, giving special attention to the sallow places. Rinse thoroughly in clean warm water, then bathe your face for several min- utes in cold water. Dry and pat on an astringent. (2) Cleanse your face as described and pat on an astringent I tion made of 5 ounces camphor water, 15 grains tannic acid and 3 ounces witch hazel. To make the camphor water, dissolve one-quarter ounce of go. Your breakfast provides only 50 calories this amount by eating two peaches or five ounces whole milk. It is not wise to cut out all fats and oils. For lunch Ve i Jarge you vegetable salad, It would be wiser to double | [ wdered camphor in five ounces dis- tilled water or rose water. (3) If you are 16 v old your weight is correct. ) A medium green. LOIS LEEDS. asiias . (Copyrights 10380 g el