Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1928, Page 38

WOMAN'S PAGE. Psychic Adventures of Great Men and Women Strange ion Which Foretold Lincoln's Death and His Dream Which Preceded All Great Events = “I SEEMED TO BE IN A SINGULAR AND INDESCRIBABLE VESSEL.” BY J. P. GLASS. ‘The Republican convention at Chi- cago had nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presidency. At his home in Springfield, 111, after an intense period of waiting, the candidate received news * of his election. From then on he moved in an atmosphere of consecration, for he, more than any one else, realized the solemn portent of the events amid which he was moving. ‘Then came other matters to still his Mner being. His very life was threat- ened, for the times bred violent antipa- thies. Quite naturally, becauhe he was ® genuine son of the soil, and because he was fully sensible of the incredible romance of his career, his mysticism was aroused. In the midst of his exaltation an in- teresting thing happened. FPuture de- velopments were to prove it prophetic. He described the episode fully to his friends. “It was just after my election,” he paid, “when news had been coming in thick and fast all day. I was well tired out and went home to rest, throwing myself down on a lounge in my cham- ber. “Opposite where I lay was a bureau with a swinging glass upon it. Look- ing in that glass, I saw myself reflected nearly at full length, but I noticed that my face had two separate and distinct images, the tip of the nose of one being ng?ub 3 inches from the tip of the other. “I was a little bothered, and got up and looked in the glass, but the illusion vanished. On lying down again I saw it a second time, plainer, if possible, than before. Then I noticed that one othl;he faces was a little paler than the other. “I got up and the thing melted away. I went out and in the excitement of the hour forgot all about it—nearly, not quite, for the thing would come up once in a while and give me a little pang, s if dsometmnz uncomfortable had hap- pened. “I told my wife about it, and & few | naq this days afterward I made the experiment sgain. Sure enough, the thing came back. “I never succeeded in bringing back the ‘ghost’ after that, though I tried to show it to my wife, who was somewhat ‘worrled about it. She thought it was vision. And yet she already had proved herself a first-class prophet. efore she and he had even become engaged she had predicted that the man she would marry mould become President of the United States. At that time Abraham Lincoln was a struggling young lawyer, and it required a far stretch of the imagination to picture him in the White House or to envision that fatal 14th of April, 1865, when he was to be martyred by an assassin's bullet. ‘The White House family breakfasted happily on the morning of the 14th. Gen. Lee had surrendered and Gen. Grant had come up to Washington to give the full'details of their agreement. He stayed for the cabinet meeting, and, of course, was the target of many questions. No news had been received from Gen. Sherman, who was marching North to affect a junction with the Union troops, but who was still being opposed by the Confederate army under Gen. John- ston. The cabinet was anxious, but President Lincoln was calm. “News will come soon,” he said, “and it will be favorable.” 3 His assoclates regarded him ques- tionably. “I have no doubt of this,” he went on, “because last night I had a dream which has preceded nearly every impor- tant event of the war.” According to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, who put this conversa- tion into writing, Mr. Lincoln then de- scribed his recurring dream, which he said had occurred preceding the fi on Fort Sumter and the battles of Bul Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Stone River, Vicksburg, etc. Victories did not always follow, but the events and re- sults were invariably 1 rtant. “I seemed,” Mr. Welles quotes the President as saying, “to be in a singular and indescribable vessel, but always the same, which was moving with great snhpldlty toward a dark and indefinite ore. “I do not doubt that a battle has now taken place or is about being fought, and Gen. Johnston will be beaten, for I strange dream again last night. It must relate to Sherman. My thoughts are all in that direction, and I know of no éther very important event which is likely to occur jusy now.” He was right about Ged. Sherman, for on the preceding day Gen. John- ston had sent a flag of truce to the @ 'sign’ “She interpreted it to mean that I was to be elected to a second term of office, and that the paleness of one of the faces was an omen that I should not see life through the last term.” Poor Mrs. Lincoln! She could not foresee how accurately she had trans- lated the implication of Mr. Lincoln’s KEEPING ME BY JOSEPH Learning How to Live. A well-meaning, middle-aged person, uncertain how to break the social ice | the in approaching a 10-year-old, fell back on the original question, “What do you learn at school?” and received an iilu- minating reply, “I am learning how to live.” Naturally that wasn't original on the part of the youngster. He attends a prpgressive school, and repeated a phrase used by the principal in his weekly talk at assembly. It's an excel- lent summary. Of course the three R’s and all the many varieties of information that we need to get along in this complicated old world of ours have to be learned at school. Later on that boy will have to learn how to make a living, but the main thing is to learn how to live. If the child gets a good start in that and in the right direction, he and the school have done well. He is learning the same thing at home and on the street and everywhere else. Important and obvious as it all is, we haven’t any courses or texts in learning how to live. The first part of it is learning how to take care of his body: how to breathe; how ‘to hold himself; how to walk; how to eat; how to keep clean; and, as important as all the rest, how to rest, including how to sleep and keep the body machinery going with good energy, making a humlike happiness. Sum it all up and it’s a big job—quite too biga job for a small child to learn perfcotly or in a year or two. The course starts at home and long before school years, and keeps on | in early school life. The nursery school makes this part of the course its center. Next and overlapping is learning manipulations, the finer use of the spe- clalized muscle systems with which we ! do things. The hand Is by so much the most typical that we call it all! manipulation. We play and we work with our hands, and with his hand the child learns how to handle his toys, his clothes, his brush and comb, his spoon and knife and fork and cup and plate, his books, his pencil, his growing kit of tools. Man is a tool-using ani- mal. Getting control of the speech muscles is a similar accomplishment, and talking and handling go together. Third and central in learning to live | is control of the emotions. Children taunt one another with “Cry baby!” Learning not to cry for every hurt or disappointment, and even more, not to fly into'a tantrum. That’s & huge job, and in the same course in emotional control is learning a little patience and keeping down restlessness, and taking a joke, and getting along with others, and not sulking and going off by one's Northern commander in Raleigh, N. C. Howev:r, ther: wl: another ""‘;l::y im- portant event” impen very night in Ford's Theater. e President was shot. The -vessel bearing him toward “a dark and indefinite shore” had ended its voyage. o (Copyright, 1928.) NTALLY FIT JASTROW. live, how to behave, how to get control of one’s self anl develop right habits and attitudes. Compared to that, all e book knowledge a child picks up is the smallest of his education. It’'s surprising w quickly a brigh child (of course, not a dull one) will learn all the essentials in the book of knowledge once it gets an interest in doing so, and has good command of its powers, and it's equally surprising how many children, bright and dull and in between, to get even a fair start in handling themselves and their emo- tions, their habits and attitudes. When Johnny brings home that re- port card, showing how well the teacher thinks he does in his studies, the chief course that Johnny is taking is hardly indicated. How well is Johnny learn- long it takes and how hard it is for|C THE_EVENING THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Tuesday, December 18. Fairly good aspect will be strong to- morrow, according to astrology, which reads in the stars much of pleasant promise. Industrial lines of business should benefit tomorrow, which favors expan- sion and reorganization. Merchants and contractors should profit exceedingly, for there will be an amazing amount of construction in the coming year, astrologers foretell. Mechanics in many branches of ac- tivity have the nngury of great activity in 1928, which will surpass all previous periods 'of progress, it is foreshadowed. The coming year is to be a time when past events are to be surpassed, if the stars are wisely interpreted. It will be marked by emphasis that seems exaggeration of previous -happenings. This is a favorable rule for those who use their minds in intensive work. Inventors should prosper tly. Books of superior quality will be published, and a woman of the West will win high place as a poet, the seers foretell. Women may count on another first- rate procession of hours in which they should be able to accomplish much. ‘Women are warned of small jeal- ousies which may impede their best attainment in public work. Peace movements, which will engage the best efforts of women as well as men, will have an impetus. Many distinguished visitors to the United States will be gorgeously enter- tained, astrologers foretell, and the so- cial season in Washington, as well as New work City, will be exceedingly gay. Persons whose birth date it is may have surprising experiences that bring benefits. They will hear numerous con- fidences and confessions. Children born on that day probably will be restless and fond of adventure. The subjects of this sign usually enjoy the best the world can offer and are fond of travel. NANCY PAGE Peter’s Pet Is a Puppy— Peppy and Perky. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. If you are of English descent and if you are a man you do not feel as if your home were quite complete when it holds no dog. That was the way Nancy knew that Peter felt, so her gift to him was to be a Scottish terrier. She chose a puppy so that he might ¥OR PETER PAGL have the pleasure of teaching him. A Scotch terrier is a good puppy for chil- dren, too, and since Joan and Repeter were both mugh in evidence in the Page home, she felt a dog was now quite an essential addition. The terrier is canny, it’s lion-hearted, it's wise and powerful. Nancy felt she had made a wise choice. With the dog she gave a leash and a puppy basket. Joan wanted to give something to her beloved Uncle Peter. Nancy felt it was wise to let her have a hand in’ the mak- ing hl:f the :(1{: So she and Joan spent a y rnoon up some mml?phoxu for Uncg:. gfer. Nency bought six of the small boxes. Then she cut out pictures of dogs, outdoor scenes, and clipped small bits from hristmas cards of previous years. ‘These were pasted on top and bottom. She let Joan use her crayons to color end and side pleces. There were asted in place. Then all six were led together with a big, broad, tobacco brown ribbon. Joan was so pleased with her work she took the box to bed with her, much to the dismay of the perky bow. It never looked the same again, but Uncle Peter appreciated the ing how to live? What are his strong points and what his weak ‘ones in the course in living? When you are through with Johnny. ask yourself the same question. For a good deal of life, long after school, is spent in learning how to live. If we had all learned it well and early, the world would be an easier place to live in, and we should have taken a long step toward mental fitness. (Copyright, 1928.) Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often misused: ‘“Dear Mr. Brown” is considered less formal in the salutation of a letter than “My Dear Mr. Brown.” Often mispronounced: Telemeter; ac- cent after the m, not after the 1. Often misspelled: Apparel; two p's, one 1. Synonyms: Income, profit, proceeds, interest, receipts, revenue. Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Corroborate; to make more certain; confirm; establish. “Have these statements been corrobor- ated?” AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. self and refusing to play the game of living. For personal emotions are 2ll social- 4zed, and emotional control can only be learned in a social setting. Learning to live is learning to live with others. Consideration is a pretty big word for it as applied to a small child, but it is rooted in sharing and give-and-take and entering into the spirit of com- radeship. Learning to live socially is the cream of the course, and child morality starts there. Learning to live is forming habits and attitudes, and each includes the other. Cleanliness and order are the standard examples, and what a huge undertaking! How much of your en- ergy as a parent goes to keeping Johnny meat and clean? Is it 50 or 70 or 90 per cent? And is it a 50 or 70 or 90 per cent success? If you had a pedometer to register all the steps you take to pick up after Johnny and straighten things, how many work- miles a day would you record? ¢ Al this and more is learning how to “I'm willin’ to believe most of the gift just the same. Child care is always a fascinating and S persiexing Droblem. 'Write to Nancy is paper. inclosing a stamped: ften i’lfliaamufihmve ope, asking for leaflet on “Child Care.” (Copyright, 1928.) MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Preserved Raspberries Dry Cereal with Cream Chipped Beef with Eggs Squash Biscuits Coffee. LUNCHEON. Cream of Potato Soup Bacon and Lettuce Sandwiches Frult Gelatin Creole Cake, Tea. DINNER. Cream of Pea Soup Broiled Ham Baked Stuffed Potatoes Escalloped Tomatoes Baked Apple Dumplings Lemon_Sauce CofTee. BQUASH BISCUITS. One egg, one-half cup sugar, one heaping large spoon boiled squash, one-half cup milk, one- haif cup flour, two teaspoons bak- ing powder and three-quarters teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg. Add milk to squash, then sugar and egg. Sift flour and baking powder and salt together, then add to first mixture. (Spices may be omitted if desired.) Beat thoroughly and bake in hot but- tered gem pans about 25 minutes. BACON, LETTUCE SANDWICHES. Cook bacon until it is crisp, butter slices of bread, and cover lightly with salad dressing. Add little ‘chopped lettuce and chop- ped tomato which has been sea- soned with salt and pepper. Add crisp bacon, put remaining slice of bread on top and then serve. BAKED APPLE DUMPLINGS. Make SHff paste of two cups flour, two tablespoons lard or two- thirds cup butter (it is much nicer), one teaspoon salt, one tea- spoon baking powder. Rub all together and moisten. Do not knead. Roll out one-eighth inch thick, cut Up in squares and fill idiots around here got that way by fallin’ on their heads when they was little, but not when there’s two of ‘em in the family.” (C;ymm. 1928.) T . '8 with pared and quartered apples to fold over and make like snow- balls, Bake as ples. Make boiled lemon sauce and serve hot. STAR, WASHINGTON, The Sidewalks D. G, MONDAY, of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. A Christmas shopper stood at the glove counter and asked to be shown a pair of gloves which she desired to give her male drawback for Christmas. “What size glove, madame?” inquired the sales person. “I don’t know,” was the reply, “but he wears a size 15 collar.” P The small boy is'a pathetic and wist- ful figure these days. The home in which his personal liberty and pursuit of happiness have been regarded as his rightful heritage, has suddenly be- come a domain of grown folks intent upon the single purpose of making his life as miser- able as possible. ‘The doorbell rang in the afternoon. ‘The small lad ran to open it. “Keep away from that door!” exclaimed his mother, Non- plused at the or- der, the youngster started for the cel- * lar where his tool chest rested on a low shelf. The boy was fond of making things. “Don't you dare go down into the cellar!” shouted an older sister. Well, then, he would go out in the garage. “Stay away from the garage!” screamed the mother, as she snatched at_his blouse. How about the attic? Could he please, Mother, go in the attic where most of his old junk had been taken? N& indeed, he couldn't go up to the attic. ‘There was & clothes closet in the hall on the second floor. He remembered that he kept a foot ball there. But in- Vvisible eyes were upon him. He had no sooner grasped the knob of the door than he was pulled away from it most unceremoniously. A delivery man knocked at the back door and the older sister received a suspicious-looking package. The boy followed her and received a peremptory order to beat it. Little Otto, his playmate next door, is having the same experience and his bewildered soul is unable to fathom the mysteries that surround him. And yet there is a moral in this for some of us oldsters. The afTairs of men and women are mysteries. Given a key to unlock the closet door of our hopes and desires, we might be disappointed or lose the excitement of anticipation. To see the prize might cause a cessation of useful effort in the attainment thereof. L A remarkably successful man, for his age, has returned home for the holi- days. Graduating from a local high school, he attended an Eastern univer~ sity where he studied business admin- istration. Today he is one of the most important executives of a nationally known corporation. He was shopping. Save for the size of their purses, most men are alike when seeking gifts. A friend met the shopper as he made his way through a department store. “I thought,” ventured the friend, “that a man with your training and theories never procrastinated. Up-and- at-'em people, so I've heard, do not put off until tomorrow what they can accomplish today. If it were a matter of business, you would not countenance an emgnye doing his shopping at the last minute.” “Let's have lunch,” suggested the suc- cessful one. “T’ll continue my buying this afternoon.” ‘Whereupon theI adjourned to a nearby restaurant frequented mainly by men, “Your reference to last-minute shop- ping was interesting to me,” said the successful one, between bites, “because it is common belief that many business leaders give long and profound thought to some of the big problems that arise. On the contrary, I know some of the greatest geniuses in the business world who are ‘minute-men’— last-minute men. “With a minute or an hour in which to reach a decision, they are better able to scintillate. They gear their minds according to time. “At a recent conference of the ex- ecutives of my concern we were faced with a proposition demanding instant decision. It was a mdtter of expansion. 1 dare say that had we mulled over the problem for a week or a month, we would have turned it down. Many of our directors are conservative men. We decided the issue one morning in two hours and so far it looks as though we chose the correct road. “Battles are carefully planned, but often a swift, sudden, unexpected stroke on the part of the leader of a_ small unit will turn the tide of affairs. I have seen foot ball teams facing defeat after weeks of prac- tice and time de- voted to gridiron strategy. With but & few minutes to g0, the captain will strike on & brilliant idea. Probably he never would have thought of it in training quarters. A hasty powwow is held among the 11 men and they go through for a touchdown. “One of the coun- try’s best illustra- tors is employed by our company to provide pictures for our advertising. He is a last-minute man. We used to annoy him with tele~ phone calls asking if he would get his stuff to us weeks ahead of schedule. For a while he accommodated us. Frank- ly we were not altogether pleased with the stuff. The drawings were well ex- ecuted, but there was a lack of ‘punch’ to the ideas. “One day our advertising chief sug- gested that we let the artist alone. He had a reputation for being the prize procrastinator. We followed the sug- gestion and then one day a drawing came from him just 12 hours before the ‘dead-line’ It was the best he had ever turned out for us. In fact, it was a wow. We discovered that this fellow was unable to do his best unless he worked under pressure. “I do not mean to say that all peo- ple have this capacity, but it is com- mon with many. Personally, I hope to accomplish more in two or three days of concentrated shopping than I would have done with a month before me.” BY MOLLIE MERRICK. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., December 17.— Dark-haired, sloe-eyed beauty still queens it in Hollywood, despite the noisy activities of the dizzy blonds. One of the largest studios has made three Latin importations during the last month. It chose a Spanish type for a leading man, and when_looki: for new material for leading ladies | sent Bob Flaherty to Mexico City to pick out two new beauties. The result was the coming to Holly- wood of Delia Magana, hailed as a com- bination of Elsle Janis and Raquel Meller, 60 far as talent is concerned, and with a touch of Helen of Troy, Venus Angdromede, Phryne and Lady Lavery where beauty is concerned. ‘The other girl is Lupita Tovar, whose exquisite hands appealed to our Irish emissary, who had the golden apple of a big studio contract to award. Thi Paris with a broad dash of the Celt in his speech didn’t hesitate a second over Luglu, he tells me. She dances mag- nificently, has the most beautiful han he has ever seen and runs true to type in pulchritudinal endowments. Dark eyes and hair whip the audi- ence to emotional heights far quicker than blond beauty can do, it seems. And Hollywood knows its stuff when it comes to whipping emotional heights. Sue Carroll is one of the most popular young actresses in the motion picture industry. Her following is large and rapidly increasing. She is dark-eyed and has curling dark-brown hair. Blonds best typify luxury and ex- travagance, and, st as it may seem, create the idea of vampirism more quickly than brunettes. But a brunette must have more ap- peal. All things being equal regarding figure, a blond with a fairly good-look- ing face will cause more excitement among the masculine element than a brunette with a pretty face. That may be a survival of an n§-old memory. There was a time when blond hair signified a definite station in life. All this excitement about blonds may be only the old atavistic flutter. The next husband accused of flirting with a blonde might try this alibi and see how far he gets with it. One Latin beauty in Hollywood is living up to her name. Dolores Del Rio has been plunged into grief at the thought of Jaime Del o's fate. Dolores means sorrow. And _trouble has come hand in hand with fame since that day when Edwin Carewe, MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Star Snowflakes. One Mother says— ‘The first snowstorm of the season was a disappointment to the children be- cause they had planned a visit to I recalled an exhibit that an old sclence teacher of mine had once pleased her class with. I found a broken pane of glass, a blue square of wrapping paper and a good magnifying glass. Then we caught snowflakes lightly on the glass, put the paper beneath,. and studied them through the glass. All sorts of stars were shown, all six-pointed. After the children had looked at them a long time they drew all the different ones they could find: The next week Elsie wrote an inter- esting theme for her English class absut what she had seen. (Copyright, 1938.) scouting for talent in Mexico City, saw the beautiful Del Rio and perSuaded her intoe career in motion pictures. Hollywood, once so sure that Dolores Del Rio would mrrx Carewe when her divorce decree was final, is not so sure now. Hollywood's authorities say love is cooling. 0w do they know these things? There is a system of tea- table-to-tea-table gossip, known as the grapevine, over which the pulse of the moment “beats. It is often not quite right, but eeldom altogether wrong. Its rumors are many .and run far afleld and nobody is spared. In Holly- ‘io?.d‘ if you t;i’l;n'cboblk about motion pictures, you about the people make them, i To Luclle Webster Gleason credit for Hollywood's most .g:gl;hnel is | luncheon invitation. The luncheon was in honor of Dorothy Parker, and the invitation, on note paper which carried & comic map of the road to the Gleason menage on the hills, read as follows: “Will you come to luncheon with me on Tuesday to meet Dorothy Parker? Luncheon at one. And then you can talk, play cards, wash your hair, or Whatever you like for the rest of the nf&einoon." Wik now what you're thinking. Yes, did. And three others with 1:!54 'I.;kule: talked as it dried in the Hollywood sunshine. C . 1028, ———e Oysters and Sweetbreads. Prepare the sweetpreads by washing thoroughly, boiling for about 20 mine utes in salted water to which a table- spoonful of lemon juice has been added, and plunging into ¢old water for a minute and_discarding every bit of membrane. Break into small pieces and combine with an equal amount of oys- ters which have been allowed to come to a boll without added liquid and drained. Molsten well with thick, hot, rich cream sauce to which has been added flecks of pimento. Make very hot and fill a hot pastry shell with the thixture. Serve at once, uses a cup of SUGAR in boiling ham A famous cook gives his recipe A MAN, famous among his friends for his fine cooking, was asked the secret of his delicious boiled ham. He gave this simple recipe: Put a cupful of sugar in the water that ils an average size ham. Also one-half cup of vinegar. Try this and see how much it improves the taste and flavor of the ham. Every good cook knows that there is no substitute for sugar in improving the enjoyment of other foods. Whether in prepar- ing fresh vegetables, fruits or meats, sugar 1s the secret of suc- eessful cook v Sweetness is nature’s perfect flavor. It is also the cheapest nue triment that you can buy. Health comes from eating good foods, flavored to please the taste, Beware of extreme reducing diets. They are dangerous. Eminent medical authorities warn us that ?ermlnenf injury often results from starvation diets. Be sure that you and your chil- dren are properly nourished. Eat enough of varied foods, sweete ened for enj t. The E e DECEMBER 17, 1928. Linings. ‘These days one must be smart inside and out to be smart at all, a fact which aceounts for the significance of linings. Last Summer there were ensembles wtih rinted silk coat linings to match the rock. 'This Winter there are tweeds and furs lined with soft wool jersey to match sweater or dress. The coat shown is a golden brown moire lamb, dmgx‘]ed by Louiseboul- anger, with a facing and scarf of red and beige jersey. (Copyright, 1928.) Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. The fireside in the informally fur- nished living room seems to demand a chair of generous proportions and sturdy construction. For this is one chair which is sure to be given harder usage than any other in the room. For such & purpose nothing could be more nearly ideal than a wing chair similar to that shown in the illustra- tion. This may be in maple or ma- hogany with a covering of chintz. The cushion should be filled with down and the back upholstered to a comfortable softness. A plain covering of glazed chintz is the best selection for this chal if a really quaint effect is desired, the chintz may be quilted in a diamond pattern. This should really be done by hand. Although machine stitching would be all right, it is not as much in keeping with the t; of chair. A candle stand, old- glass lamp with pleated chintz shade and cricket would be delightful in combinatiorr with this chair at one’s fireside. Cheese Sticks. Remove the crust' from a loaf of whole wheat or graham bread. Cut the loaf into slices half an inch thick, then cut the slices into half-inch strips. Cream four tablespoonfuls of butter, add four tablespoonfuls of grated Edam cheese, and beat until créeamy. Spread the cheese mixture on the strips of bread, sprinkle with paprika, and set in the oven to melt the cheese. e with any vegetable or fruit salad. My Neighbor Says: When making mayonnaise dressing have the bowl and in- nts cold and add oil only a few drops at a time. One of the prettiest of indoor decorations can be made with wire baskets, a few kages of dwarf nasturtium and some small flower pots—the ordinary red kind, filled with soil. Plant about half a dozen seeds in each pot, and keep them in a dark place until the green shoots ap- ar. pe'ru remove machine oil from linen rub in a little lard, let it stand until the stain disappears, then wash in warm water and soap. If you have packed up your automobile for the Winter, be sure to cover the nickel with pe- troleum ointment to prevent its tusting. DEL MAI As growers and packers of the finest brands of sweet corn, years ago we sensed there was a strong public demand for a better table corn than we or any other packer had yet produced. With the old varieties packing methods could go no farther. We believed only Nature, with the aid of our seed experts, could produce the de- sired result. It took us 12 years of expert culturing to perfect this necessary fiew seed. But now you can ene joy in DEL MAIZ that delectable fresh corn flavor you have always wished for, and big, tender ker- nels in a rich cream, containing no unpleasant tough particles— the specially bred, tall DEL MAIZ kernel permitting a deeper, cleaner cut without including por- tions of the cob. If you could see how DEL MAIZ is grown, cultivated and packed—so different from other FEATURES. Frocks Made of Old Material BY MARY MARSHALL. There is no excuse for wearing old frocks this season. I mean frocks that look like old frocks. There are many things that can be done to give last season's clothes new touches, and most of these new touches may be added by the amateur with good results. The frock shown in the sketch came from Paris, bearing the name of one of the well known dressmakers, but it gave inspiration for a woman I know to provide herself unexpectedly with a new frock for her Winter wardrobe. She had an old one-piece brown velvet gown—Ilong-wasted but in really good condition come back from the cleaner. ck as she had worn it for a season or so had shoulder straps and a bouquet of brown and beige velvet roses on one shoulder. Without difficulty the side seams of the frock were drawn in so as to give the bodice a slightly molded out- line, the roses were taken from the shoulder, and over the bodice was posed one of the new panel collars in cream- colored lace. Another thing that makes it possible to make one’s last season’s frocks look up-to-date is that drapery, panels, tiers, etc, are so often made of contrasting materials—and though skirts are gen- erally longer the added length may be introduced by way of drapery. An eve- ning frock from last Winter or the Win- ter before may be slightly alterea as to sithouette and then gain a new fease on life by the addition of a little cocktail jacket., There are many sorts of de- tachable lace collars and cuffs which when added to a dark silk or cloth dress give it an entirely new aspect, A nine-inch strip of cotton corduroy and about three-quarters of a yard of two-inch ribbon are all you need to make one of the new sectional berets that are so much liked at present for sports and inforrmal wear. And the pattern! But that I'll gladly supply if TO WEAR WITH A BROWN TRANS- PARENT VELVET FROCK, NOTH- ING COULD BE MORE EFFEC- TIVE THAN THIS SCALLOPED PANEL COLLAR OF BEIGE CHIF- FON EMBROIDERED IN GOLD. you'll send me a stamped, self-addressed envelope—and with the pattern there will be directions for making and a sketch of the finished beret. (Copyright, 1928.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS Christmas is only a few days away, and I dare say there are many of us who have not kept the resolve we made last year to shop early and avoid the last-minute rush. In spite of our best efforts, the:. are sure to be a few more gifts to comes, and some of us are at our wit'’s ends to think of something unique and personal. Among the most welcome kinds of gifts are beauty aids, and when the giver prepares them herself and puts them into dainty contaiizers théy are all the more appreciated. The jars or bottles may be of hand-decoratzd glass or some quaint design in pottery for which the recipient has a special fond- ness. o I am giving you today several useful recipes that will make desirable holiday gifts for the friend who appreciates rdinary. something out of the o First—Muscle ofl for dry skins. This is quite expensive if bought ready made. Mix three ounces oil of sweet almonds, two ounces sweet oil, one and one- quarter ounces ¢ologne water, half dram oil of rose, half dram tincture benzoin. Put it into a dainty Venetian glass bot- tle with a glass cork cast in the shape of a flower, Second—Cleansing cream. Half ounce white wax, one ounce spermaceti, four ounces sweet oil, dram sodium borate, 10 drops oll of lavender (or oil of rose), two ounces lavender water (or rose water). Melt the waxes and oil in a double boiler. Beat in the other in- gredients after the mixture has begun to cool. Pour into glass jars decorated with sealing wax or enamel paint flowers. ° Third—8Softening skin lotion for face or hands. Half ounce quince seed, seven ounces rose-water, one ounce glycerin, two ounces alcohol, one tea- spoonful borax, 10 oil of bay, 10 drops oil of rose. seeds in rose- water for 24 hours, strain and slowly mix in the other ingredients. Fourth—Gtreaseless hand lotion. Four tablespoonfuls glycerin, fouir tablespoon- fuls spirits camphor, eight ounces rose« — provide before the great day LEEDS. water. Mix the first two ingredients and let them stand overnight. Add rose water. Let the mixture stand six or seven days, then skim off the scum, leaving a clear lotion. Fifth—Lip salve. One ounce glycerin, two ounces ofl of sweet almonds, five drops oil of eucalyptus, one ounce white wax, two drops cochineal. Melt the wax and blend in the other parts. Sixth—Ourling fluid for the hair. Give this to the girl who uses water- waving combs_or who has her hair finger waved. Boil half ounce of quince seeds in a pint of water until the liquid is reduced one-half. Strain through cheesecloth and stir in one and a half ounces cologne water, one and & half ounces alcohol, 10 drops ofl of cloves 12 drops oil of lavender (or rose). Molasses Pie. Cream one eu}:ml of sugar with tw. tablespoonfuls of butter of margarine, ,and add three well-beaten egg yolks. When_ well blended, add one cupful of teaspoonful rich dark molasses, one vy of g8 v::mflneé with rich hutmeg and the pastey until ffm, having e hot pastry un rm, oven for 10 minutes, then r:gumu to mod- erate heat. HIS s a eandwich! It has Gelfand’s Relish Sandwich Spread — so crowded with juicy bits of pickles and peppers that you must spread it thick as your thumb. Have some? By the mak- ers of Gelfand’s famous mayonnaise. Distributors The Carpel Company Washington, D. C. GELFAND'S RELISH SANDWICH SPREAD We Not Only Bred a New and Better Corn But Perfected It Through Better Methods of Growing and Packing e New Sweet Corn The husking machines corn—you would understand why it is so exceptionally tender, why it is so uniform in quality. Every stalk of it is grown under the di- rect supervision of our experts, and every cob is washed in run- ning water and inspected. Tests are made of every batch. 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