Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1928, Page 25

REAL ESTATE. Repainting Furniture in Design BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. E_VA N Co IT IS NECESSARY TO “DO THINGS P E WAL K | BY HALVES” IN DUPLICATING THE DESIGN ON FURNITURE TO BE REPAINTED. ‘There is no reason why the home decorator should let her work bear the marks of the amateur when she wirlds @ brush. She can be as craftsmanlike as she will permit herself to be, and by following certain rules known to skilled decorators can ever reproduce designs on painted furniture grown shabby. With a little practice along recommended lines, she can do the striping which adds so professional an appearance. Indeed, she can make her, own energy take the place of dollars, and have the work look as if the money were spent, not saved. If the piece bears a design to be copied, the process differs from that in an unornamented one. Half of the patterned surface to be reproduced is done at a time. One half is entirely completed before the other is even scraped. Use paint remover or a sharp knife to scrape the old paint from the half surface first being done. When all the paint loosened by the knife is off, fin- ish the removal process by sandpaper- ing the surface to the wood itself. The process, though strenuous, is simple. ‘When the wood is ready to receive the new paint, apply it with a brush |ing wiose bristles .are firm and will not shed. Work from the lower part up- ward, being careful to eradicate none of the pattern on the untouched half of the surface, as it will be difficult to restore it accurately if concealed. Should some paint stray over the pre- scribed edge, it can be removed with a rag dipped in turpentine. After the first coat is dry, apply & sccond. Wait for that to dry, and then use the finest grade of sand- paper or emerypaper to take away all signs of brush strokes and give the beautifully smooth finish which marks the work of the professional. One who knows fine furniture tells much of the quality of the workmanship by the finish of the paint. This much done, the surface is ready to take the design. If it is a light design against a very dark ground, it is wise to use white paint upon the area it is to cover before introducing the colored pattern. If an old piece is being copied, the recommendation is to keep to the original colors in order to preserve it as authentic. The novice may need to be told that there should be many small brushes for use in reproducing a design of varied col- ors. Each should be kept to one color in order to have it unaffected by other colors lately on the brush. Allow the newly painted half to be thoroughly dry before attacking the second one. Striping in color is hard to do if one does not know the knack, but not difficult if one dces. It consists of holding the brush properly and support- the hand so it will not slip as it travels down the edge. Practice on paper spread over an edge before at- tempting the finished article. Hold the brush in thumb and forefinger, press- ing it so that its bristles lle full length against the surface. The third finger takes the pressure against the side of the edge and steadies the arm as it is drawn the Inegth of the striping. KEEPING MENTALLY FIT BY JOSEPH Does Burned Child Dread Fire. I vas in your psycnolosy class 10 years ago, and remember the picture in the book of a child reaching out for a candle and then drawing its hand away, and what was supposed to go on in the brain when this happened and the child learned that fire burns, but I don't re- member whether you said the explana- tion was right or wrong. Now that I have observed it in_my two children, I S eigar lighter 1o & heat: he wasn't burned, but he developed a terrible fear of fire. He from the cigar 1 two years la Ruth™ is just t1 ; ed just the other She | ated by the cigar .~ blows it out and puts it out. ough she touched it once when it eaction t ¢ eI OTHER OF BABE-RUTH. Reply. That “Psychology” infant in the textbook hehaves according to what the writer of the test thinks the proper way to prove his point. Infants in real life, observed in the flesh, do as their nature prompts. The proverb: “A burned child dreads the fire” is the moralist's version of what ought to happen, and, in & sense, does happen. Whether or not it's the best way to teach a child a right attitude toward fue may be questioned. It doesn't mean that by burning them you will teach a child to treat fire with respect, and most parents haven't children to burn. In the Ger- man picture book the scare method vas used, and little disobedient Paulina, who played with matches, is pictured * with her dress in flames, and then a little green mound where she lies buried. Children survive even that method of teaching. As a fact, the matter is not so sim- ple as it appears. To the infant the flame is attractive, and the tendency is to reach for it and put the hand | ‘The tendency for the mother | on it. is to seize the child’s arm and stop it. This has been called the frustration method. The result is twofold; first, it sets off the anger of the child at being stopped and 8 little rebellion against the person who did it; second, it increases the tendency to find out chout the flame. If the child is old enough so that the mother can give it & warning, perhaps by placing her own finger near to the flame and pulling it away with a sign of pain and let the child do the same and feel the heat, the child will not feel frustrated and will have in the slight burning just enough pain to keep the finger at a proper distance and not enough to be shocked by a severe burn or scared by too intense an emo- | ticnal warning. Later on it will not need to be so constantly guarded, nnd] it is set on the rcad of attending to the parent’s warning. : The other method recommended is fo rap the child’s hand enough to cause pain when it reaches for the fire or fc* anything you don't want it to touch. There seem to be three methods of | teaching a child the proper attitude to- ward fire: “The “stop” method, the taking-the-consequences method, the | artificial plan, or mpgmg-me-knucklu method. "And since the child and the condle in the text represent the gen- eral method of establishing habits, we may as well consider it as applied to ! training in general. There is some- thing to be said for and against each toethod, and they may be combined. | The objection to the frustration, or stop, method is that you may pre-| vent useful experience and check de- sirsble curlosity, or you may arouse re- sentment and strengthen the very ten- | dency you want to check, or you may | by overdoing develop a fear that per- sists and later limits and incapacitates; it becomes the shock or scare method. For children disposed to fear complexes (like Babe), the fixation of fear may| last much too long i Paulina in flames may scare an im- | aginative, timid child; most children take it as a joke with a warning in| it. Yet, until the child understands, 3ou must do some stopping, though as scon as you can insist that the child JASTROW. has all in its favor, provided the con- sequences are not too serious. It's the 'd method that children will t childhood and But it has to be and often you can’t possibly use it on account of the cost. You can’t let children take the conse- quences of exposure and overeating and get sick. The “consequence” method is sound, but its graded adaptation to ea:h stage of impulse and sense is an art. The artificial pain method has its champlons and its orponenu. Used moderately in infancy it helps to estab- lish control without cramping freedom. ‘When generalized to universal spanking method, it is open to severe criticism and soon raises many questions of humiliation, resentment, evasion and defense reactions generally. Since you have to train the whole personality of the child in so many directions, any indiscriminate spanking tends to de- stroy the perspective of behavior and to arouse an attitude of hostility ‘and distrust that defeats its end. All this is a long way from that in- fant -and the candle in the textbook. Proverbs serve as catch words; they can’t tell the whole truth; they offer a warning, not a prescription. Even the simplest beginnings of habit training are complex, because you must steer between the too much and the too little. In the end we all have to use fire whether we play with it or not. We may as well learn how. (Copy: Terrace THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Ed Wernick and Lew Davis was stand- ing around the lam post this afternoon peeking in a cigar box by raising the 1lid about a inch and then quick shut- ting it agen and making sounds as if they saw something wonderful, me watching them a wile and then saying, Wat is it, Ed, wats in there, Lew, wats you got? O, nuthing, Ed Wernick sed. Open it agen, Lew, just a half a crack, be care- ful, he sed. Wich Lew Davis did, and they both stuck their heds together and peeked in agen, saying, O boy look at that, aint that a scream, ha ha ha, dont raise the lid so high, are you crazy, whose raising it high, keep your shert on, G look at it now, thats the best yet, ha ha ha, hay, close it, quick. And they both grabbed a hold of the lid as if they was afraid something was going to get out, me saying, Hay, wat is it, good nite cant you even tell a fel- low wat it is? Nuthing, I told you, Ed Wernick sed. There aint anything in there, is there Lew? he sed, and Lew Davis sed, No, czrt;xy there aint, wats a matter with you' You wouldent be looking at nuthing, would you? I sed. ‘We would if we wunted, Ed sed, and I sed, Well I bet you wont cross your harts and say theres nuthing in that X Lew and Ed looking at each other gllty, Lew saying, Why should we, you aint our judge or anything, are you? and Ed saying, Yes, who are you, some Jjudge? ‘Well Il tell you wat Ill do, 1l give you my 2 Chinee good luck cents if you leave me look, I sed. Ed and Lew looking at each other agen and Ed saying, Well, all rite, see- ing its you, and Lew saying, “Well, all rite, just out of friendship, wares the 2 Chinee coins? Wich I gave them to them and Ed Wernick sed, Here you are, have a good look. And he pulled the lid of the cigar box all a ways open and here wat was in there but nuthing after all, me saying, Hay, there aint anything in there, and they started to wawk away saying, Well aint that wat we told you, Carrot-Patch Party Breaks Up. It was a funny little procession mov- ing down from Farmer Brown's carrot- patch to the water on the overflowed Green Meadows. Ahead were Jerry Muskrat and Mrs. Muskrat. Right be- hind them were Johnny Chuck and Jimmy Skunk. A respectable distance on either side were Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy. Jerry and Mrs. Muskrat S “SUITS ME,” SAID JIMMY, AND TO- GETHER THEY STARTED OFF. looked anxious. Johnny Chuck and Jimmy _Skunk. looked ~unconcerned. Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy looked dis- appointed and angry. And how Reddy and Mrs. Reddy did hate Jimmy Skunk! They were sure that if Jimmy hadn't meddled they would have had a Musk- rat dinner. It wasn't very far down to the water. When they reached it Jerry and Mrs. Muskrat waded right in. They didn't have to wade very far before it was deep enough for them to swim. Then they turned toward Jimmy Skunk and Johnny Chuck. “Thank you, Jimmy. Thank you, Johnny,” they said. “We'll never forget what you've done for us.” Then Jerry good nite, some people are hard to please, holey smokes, wats you wunt us to_do, tell you lies? Proving sometimes you can fool peeple easiest by telling them the truth. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND, You would look loong and far before you would find a wallpaper which would make a more delightful room than this one shown in the illustration. ‘The background is cream and the de- sign is in light green with just a touch of medium green. This is:the kind of paper that is love- ly in & room with curly maple furniture. ‘The woodwork might be finished in light green to match the softer shade in the design and hooked rugs in geo- metrical designs and soft old colorings used for the floor covering. For the glass curtains, crisp white organdie might be made into ruffies and tie-backs, behind overdraperies of light green ground glazed chintz with old- time bouquet design in rose, yellow, blue, amethyst and deeper green. with separate overmirror, small table, hanging bookshelf and ladder-back chair with rush seat would complete an utterly charming room. A patchwork quilt in green, rose and cream might be used for the bedspread. (Copyright. P 3 i WY Bread Pudding. Separate four eggs, reserving the whites for the meringue. Beat the yolks and add four cupfuls of milk slightly warmed, one cupful of sugar, three- fourths cupful of seedless raisins, one- fourth teaspoonful of salt, and one tea- spoonful of vanilla. Grease a pudding 1928 Detached Homes of Charming Colonial and English Design STONISHING values are offered in this exclusive locality overlooking Chevy Chase golf course and yet only 15 minutes drive from the White House. h or any flat pan and put in a layer of the diced bread. Pour the custara mixture over the bread and add one-fourth cupful of melted butter. Bake in a pan surrounded by water in a slow ovel De- A four-poster bed, chest of drawers; looked over toward Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy. He slapped the water hard with his tail. Then he dived. Mrs. Muskrat did the same thing. When they came up again they were out where they had no cause to worry about Reddy Fox. It was now Johnny Chuck’s turn to be a little anxious. He wasn't afraid of Reddy Fox alone, or of Mrs. Reddy alone, but he was afraid of the two together. “Which way are you going, Jimmy?” said he to Jimmy Skunk. “I don't know,” replied Jimmy. “I DAILY DIET RECIPE Chicken Mousse. Boiling chicken, 415 pounds. Lemon gelatin, 12 package. Boiling chicken broth, 1 cup. Celery chopped fine, 1 cup. ‘Vinegar, 1 tablespoon. Salt, % teaspoon. Cayenne, 1-18 teaspoon. Heavy cream whipped, !z cup. Mayonnaise, 1 cup. SERVES 10 OR 12 PORTIONS. Singe chicken. Cut in pieces. ‘Wash. Put in cold water with a bay leaf and an onion. Simmer gently until tender. Remove meat from bones. Have chicken broth free from fat. Dissolve gelatin _in the boiling broth. Chill. When cold and slightly thickened beat with eggbeater until consistency of whipped cream, Mix chopped chicken, celery, vinegar, salt and pepper. Add to gelatin. Fold in whipped cream. Rinse a mold with cold water and turn in_chicken mix- ture, Chill until firm. Slightly and quickly dip mold in hot water and remove mousse. Serve on lettuce or watercress or endive. Garnish with ripe olives, asparagus, quartered tomatoes or any preferred garnish. DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes protein, some fat present in mayonnaise and cream. Lime ‘and vitamins A and B present. Can be eaten by adult of normal digestion who is of average or under weight. If cream were omitted and non- fattening mayonnaise were used could be eaten by those wishing to reduce. 3060 orter Street N. W. This New Brick Residence Charming in Every Detail BEDTIME STORIES D. €., SBATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1928, BY THORNTON W. BURGESS haven't any place in particular in mind. I'm just out for a little exercise.” “I saw some fat beetles up near my home early this morning,” said Johnny Church artfully. “Did you?” exclaimed Jimmy Skunk, brightening up. “I wonder if they are still there?” “If you haven't anything better to do, let’s go over there and find out,” said Johnny Chuck. “Suits me," said Jimmy, and together they started off. Now and then Jimmy started to catch a grasshopper or dig a white grub out of the grass roots. Now and then Johnny Chuck stopped for a bite of sweet clover. They didn't keep close together, but Johnny Chuck took pains to see that they were never far apart. Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy followed at a safe distance. They hoped Jimmy Skunk would take it into his little head to go off and leave Johnny Chuck alone. But Jimmy did nothing of the kind. He hadn't forgotten those fat beetles. He has a liking for fat beetles. He didn't hurry, so, of course, Johnny Chuck didn’t hurry, and, of course, Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy Fox didn't hurry. So at last they reached Johnny Chuck’s house. By this time Reddy and Mrs. Reddy had given up. They saw they hadn’t a chance in the world and went off to hunt for grasshoppers and Meadow Mice. Johnny Chuck sat up on his door- step and watched them and his face wore a satisfied grin. “Where did you say those fat beetles were?” said a voice. Johnny remembered what he had told Jimmy Skunk. “Do you see that old stump over there?” said he. Jimmy nodded. “Well, if you'll go and dig in that rotted wood I think you will find some fat beetles,” said Johnny. Jimmy ambled over to the remains of an old stump and began to dig around in the old wood. Johnny saw him sud- denly pounce on something. “He’s got one!” thought Johnny. . For a few minutes Jimmy Skunk w: & very busy person. Then he returned licking his lips. “Thanks, Johnny," said he. “Don’t mention it,” replied Johnny. (Copyright. 1928.) MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Two Pairs of Bloomers. One mother says: ‘When making dresses for my little daughter I always buy enough material to make two pairs of bloomers. The bloomers usually become soiled before the dress, if your tot has the same desire to sit down in damp sand and on muddy sidewalks as mine has, and they also wear out sooner. It is nearly impossible to wear out the dresses with- out bloomers, as bloomer dresses are so short that little white panties under- neath are too conspicuous. I also adopt this same policy when making my son's little boy suits. (Copyrij 1928.) Feature | Homes with big rooms in MARIETTA PARK $9,950 On Terms You'll Like TQ—Take 14th St. car to I'!OW 5th and Kennedy, two COME yiocks north to Madison. or Georgia Ave. car to Longfellow, east to sth, north to Madison: or drive out 16th St. or Georgia Ave. to Longfellow, cast to 5th then north to Madison. or phone Main 8949 for automobile. *19,450 The STYLE POST is the marker On the road to being smart— Petal-Ends. A scarf neckline takes its cue from other details of the dress or is copled with harmonizing details, as the case may be. This applies to evening gowns as well as daytime models. A petaled skirt, for example, is the inspiration for petal ends on a scarf, the combination creating a new de- sign of frock by Nicole Groult. He uses a plain white scarf and skirt petals on & gown of heavily beaded white silk crepe. (Copyright. 1928.) Everyday Law Cases Is Owner Liable for Damage Caused by His Cat While Trespassing? BY THE COUNSELLOR. John Gibson, a pigeon fancier, brought suit against his neighbor for $300, claim- ing that his neighbor’s pet cat had en- tered the coops and killed 15 of his best pigeons. At the trial the neighbor argued that he could not be held liable for the acts of his cat, as it was the natural tendency of cats to kill birds, contending further that it was Gibson’s duty to protect his pl{eom from the natural habits of the cal The court dismissed Gibson's case, stating: “There are two classes of animals. The first include ‘nature’s animals,’ such as a tiger or a gorilla, which are of a dan- gerous nature. A person who keeps an animal of this class k"{: it at his peril. “The second class includes horses, dogs and cows, which are not naturally dangerous. These may develop danger- ous tendencies, but until they do the, owner is not liable for the consequences of their trespass. “The cat belongs in this second class, and the owner of a cat is not liable even though it does damage in obedience to its natural instincts.” §ix Fine Rooms 0od-burning Firepla Full-tiled g e Three Large Bedrooms Mirror Doors Cedar-lined Clos Large Sleeping Porch Big Dining Porches Built-in Refrigerator Electric Outlets in Each Room Built-in Radio_Outlets Fenced Back Yards Paved Streets and Alleys Only One Left Exhibit Home 413 MADISON ST. mpletely Furnished Cot Open 9 A. M. to 10 P, M. 1416 Eve St. N. W Main 8919 “BEYOND COMPARISON" + XEBAD ESTATE BEAUTY CHATS Some Necessities. ‘These things you should keep in your | own particular corner of the bathroom cupboard: Sulphur ointment, zinc oint- ment, peroxide of hydrogen and clear lemon juice. Most scalp troubles are relieved or cured by sulphur ointment, which is very healing. The ointment is really only powdered sulphur and grease, but it is so cheap that I'd advise you to buy # tin box of it from the drug store. Zinc ointment is also cheap: this is bet- ter for the skin, and its action is like the sulphur ointment, soothing and ‘healing. If there are eruptions on the scalp, dandruff, dry hair, falling hair from a dry scalp, use sulphur ointment. It is as effective and it is easier to wash off afterward, if you take about half a teaspoonful of the ointment and mix it with the same amount of oil, it works in better and comes off more quickly. For pimples, scaly pitches on the skin, little red lumps, use the zinc ointment. And as a bleach for a tanned skin, mix a third zinc with two-thirds cold cream and use at bedtime, wiping off gently what is left on the surface of the face. Peroxide of hydrogen is for dark hairs that show on the face, and to dis- courage and kill the growth of down on the upper lip. Also it is good to dry up pimples and is best used by wetting a film of cotton wool and putting it over the pimple, keeping it wet as it dries out. This should be kept up for half an hour at least. Lemon juice, as you know, has a hun- dred uses, mostly for stains on the hands and nails and as a bleach for the hands. Also, it keeps the cuticle around An Invitation! Exhibit Home 1824 Irving St. N. W. Open 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. BY EDNA KENT FORBES the nails from growing too fast, and so makes a manicure last longer. { P. C.—Hopeful—As you are but 16 | years of age, you will be developing for another four or five years. this exercise for your shoulders: Place fin- gers on the end of your shoulders and rotate the shoulders in a circle, starting in one direction and then in the oppo- site one. D. & R—If your creams were made from a fine grade of oils they would not encourage hair. Bay rum will the pores almost as well as & cleansing cream. If you give your skin an ice rub every day after the special cleans~ ing you will not need any other kind of astringent treatment. Witch hazel has astringent value and is soothing, too, wher 1~ skin has been exposed to wind ust or much irritation from sun- Berlin Has “Gym” for Balies, # Catering exclusively to bahles less than a year old, a gymnasium ‘has just been opened in Berlin. Dressed in tiny “gym” suits, the tots are given setting up exercises, just as though. they were fat business men trying to reduce their waist lines. The exercises are given on flannel-covered tables, and, each baby has a trained assistant, who holds the child by the arms and legs as 1t is put through the abbreviated 'regular gym- nasium program. Tha eyercises are be- gun at 5 months, and, defects of the | spine can be cured or prevented, say the proprietors of the place. FOR SALE BY OWNER 1614 Longfellow Street N.W. Private Detached Residence must stop “it,” whatever the “it” may be. 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The true Colonial style kitchen with its eolorful woodwork and every modern convenience is sure to de- light the most fastidious. Three large master bedrooms with well-planneq closets, a cozy nursery with gayly papered walls depicting Mother Goose characters, and two tiled lavatories—one with built-in bath—complete the second floor. High, healthful elevation on a beautifully terraced and landscaped lot. Exceptionally attractive terms to a quick purchaser. EXCLUSIVELY, OPEN ; ] R EALTORS. SUNDAY REALTORS. OPEN SUNDAY Lot.50x120—Double Garage—50 Feet From Rock Creek Park Consis ing of 8 rooms, breakfast room, sun porch and 2 sleep- ing porches. This residence is decorated in French and Spanish oil colors by one of Florida’s best Spanish decorators, of over 30 years experience. Phone Georgia 2711 Open Sunday, 10 AM. to 5 P.M. Week Days, 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. 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