Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1929, Page 37

WOMAN’S PAGE. In Tune With Trend of the Times BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. The expression, “the trend of the times," is one full of significance. Every woman who keeps up with fashions in dress, novel devices in household equip- ment, the latest books, the modern plays, etc., is in tune with this tend- ency. But the phrase has a far wider meaning that is also subtle. It con- cerns original ideas and their frequent ‘THE WELL DRESSED WOMAN AL- WAYS KEEPS INFORMED OF TRENDS IN FASHION AS SHOWN IN ADVANCE STYLE BOOKS. and almost simultaneous duplication without any communication existing between persons developing them. Such persons are in tune with tendencies of the age and help to promote their ad- vancement, often without fully realiz- ing this. It would seem as if the very atmosphere were pregnant with ideas and that certain ingenious minds “tuned in” on them. A practical demonstration of what is meant is found in the ideas that home makers think out and work out for themselves. These may result in labor- saving devices, in simplified methods or in decorative schemes. Each person is interested and often amazed to read of “her idea” being originated also by some one else. There is something almost uncanny about such simultaneous developments. The “trend- of the times” quite evi- dently has much to do with it. Cer- tain conditions and certain needs which arise are universal. They set thinking brains to work. These minds may ex- press themselves in clever diagnoses of situations or in practical inventions. It is .when they are the former -that makers to thoughts culminate in practical inven- tions for labor-saving devices that can be used in the home that housewives have cause to rejoice over the results of a trend that permits them more leisure and greater comfort. Any readers who have original ideas that they feel will be helpful to others are cordially invited to send them in. By such co-operation the department is sure to prove of greater value than ever to all readers. There are few home makers who have not discovered sorae ways by which tasks can be sim- plified, steps saved or food conserved. Or it may be that home life has been made to run more smoothly by some well thought-out plan for the good of all or by some unique entertainment for young or old. By passing along your ideas thousands of other homes will be helped during the coming year. In this way each can help others to keep in tune with modern tendencies. If we discover others have similar ideas, we can be convinced that each is follow- ing the trend of the times. A Sermon for Today BY REV. JORN R. GUNN. Don't Worry. ‘Text—Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplica- tion with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”—Phil. iv.6. In other words, don't worry, tell God. That is precisely what the text means. One of the most prevalent evils is that of worry. Yes, worry is an evil. It is an evil because of its effect upon our health. Much of the ill health from which many of us suffer is due to worry. ‘Worry is also injurious to the spiritual life. The care that produces ill health in the body produces also disease in the soul. Not only so, but it results in a bad mental condition. In every way, men- tally, spiritually and physically, worry produces evil effects in our lives. The word worry is from the old Angle-Saxon word which was originally used to describe what a dog does to a rat—"worries a rat,” takes it by the throat and shakes the life out of it by degrees. That is what worry does to one. By degrees it shakes the life out of you. The remedy for this evil is here: Don't worry; tell God. And while telling Him, take time to thank Him for what He has already done for you. Worry re- sults from anxious thoughts. While you are telling God and thanking Him for what he has done for you already, He will replace those anxious thoughts with peaceful thoughts. Try this remedy. Why go on worry- ing? Your situation may be bad, but worry will not help you out of it. It will not help you to anything better. Instead, it will unfit you for conquering your difficulties, Besides, it will make your life & burden and a misery. Stop worrying; tell God. Potatoes. Potatoes are an important part of our food supply, yet in many instances a large percentage of their nutritive value is lost through improper prepara- tion or cooking. Potatoes contain a lot of starch, and starch is partly soluble in cold water. From the nutritive point of view, starch is necessary for the pro- duction of heat and enes and the large percentage of starch in potatoes makes them valuable as a food. ‘When potatoes are peeled and soaked for several hours in cold water before. cooking a considerable part of their starch is wasted. It is best, therefore, to peel them just before cooking, to drop them at once into boiling water, and to cook them at the boiling point. Baked potatoes are more easily di- gested than é)ohtoeu cooked in any other way, and they gre more nourish- THE EVENING Everyday Psychology BY DR. JFSSE W. SPROWLS. Arguments for Graphology. A great many people maintain that a person’s handwriting is a reliable index to his character. In other words, graphology is a clue to characterology. The arguments most often proposed may be summarized in the following six points. Unconsclous self-betrayal is a uni- versal human trait. We all tend to ex- press our inmost personality in external signs (the things we do). Handwriting is mind-work—mind- work in shorthand. Each letter form stands as a symbol or summary of thoughts and feelings, all of which in the course of years have become con- nected and hardened into what is called character. No one writes constantly with exactly the same hang. No one possesses ex- actly the same character throughout the years. Therefore, handwriting and character must be related some way. We all learned to write under sub- stantially the same type of training. Despite all this similarity of training, ‘\'\P come to display dissimilarity in writ- ng. Characters sometimes change com- pletely. For example, a spendthrift in youth may become a miser in maturity. Then it is noticed that in such cases the handwriting undergoes correspond- ing changes. Temporary moods influence the char- acter of one’s handwriting. For ex- ample, when a person is excited his writing is less legible than usual; when a person is sad his writing is more legible than usual; when his spirits are high and the general outlook on life is optimistic he writes with a heavier and bolder hand than usual. The arguments against graphology in yesterday's article and the arguments for graphology in the present article represent two sides of an unsettled question. For something like three hundred years men have carried on ex- tensive experiments in their attempts to determine whether or not handwriting has anything to do with character. At the present time nothing is known for certain, (Copyright. 1929.) Peanut Butter. Peanut butter can be used in many ways to make appetizing and nutritious luncheon dishes. It is high in protein value and is easily digested, so that it is a good building food for children, A good variation of French toast is made by using peanut butter as follows. Spread slices of bread generously with peanut butter that has been moistened with a little milk and seasoned with ing because there is mno chance of losing any of their food value during the cooking. Bake them in a hot oven so that the pulp will be mealy and dry, break them open as soon as they are done to let the steam escape and to pre- vent their becomi , and serve they help home problems of their the light shed on the subjects is when the The Daily Cros own by . It ing s0ggy, with butter, a little salt and a little cream. s Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1929.) Door. . Plant capsule. . Growing together of parts, . léd'lxed type. . Bee. . Large sting ray. Toy. Seesawing. Demonstrative plural pronoun. Venezuelan town. 23. Nomad. . Wind instrument. . Sadden. Accompany. . Prong. Exhausted. . Void trials of lawsuits. 47. Legs: slang. 43. Fountain. 49. Wise man., ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE DPE] GIlS - = rr 11 [ LiETIDA _ ED = el s O gzgém,;g o \vg AP e BOM 1 12 e TEL] salt. Cover each slice of bread with another slice that has been lightly but- tered. Dip each sandwich in egg and milk mixture, using one well beaten egg to a cup of milk. Fry in butter or well darified drippings to a golden brown, and_serve hot, either plain or with maple sirup. JABBY “This all judge new neighbors by the size of the moving van.” Deep Dish Apple Pie. ° Fill a deep baking dish with apples joes to prove you can't that have been peeled, quartered, cored and sliced. Sprinkle one cup of sugar mixed with one-half teaspoon of cinnamon over the apples, using this amount to six or seven large apples. Cover the dish with a good pie crust rolled about one-quarter of an inch thick; press the edges firmly to the edge of the dish and prick the crust several places with a fork. Bake in a hot oven—400 degrees—15 minutes, or until the crust begins to brown, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 40 minutes, or un- til the apples are very tender. Serve warm either plain or with cream. Curried Eggs. Cut lengthwise some hard-boiled eggs and the yolks in olive oil in which you have cooked a little choped parsley and a little onion flavor. Mix all well and put back in the whites of the hard-boiled eggs. Pour the fol- lowing sauce over them and serve sur- rounded with rice: Melt four table- spoonfuls of butter, add one tablespoon- ful of curry powder and one table- spoonful of flour, stir and cook well and thin with cream or milk until creamy. Season with salt, Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. Here in the illustration is shown a modern adaptation of the old-time but- terfly table, which was usually round or_oval. No living room, whether in a small apartment or large house, is complete without a fairly good sized table, and 50, Natural mineral. 51. Middle. 53. Russian river. 54, The spirit: Egyptian myth. 55. Wearing gloves. 57. Marine fish. 58. Gaseous hydrocarbon. 60. Refuse liquid after scrubbing. 62. Required, 63. Offered. Down. 1. Leave. 2. Epic poem. 3. Blue titmouse, 4. Near. 5. Masculine name. 6. Bows. 7. Ephesus native. 8. Becomes more profound . 9. Secret scouts. 10. East Indian wood. i e. : Latin, ! Eagl 12. And 13. Indian babies. 14, Low shoes. 19. Rough bushy mass, 22. Place. 24, Topic. 26. Witty response. 28. Burn slightly. 30. Implant firmly. 31. Sots. 33. Hire. 34, Asked for in advance. 35. Utter with a breathing sound. 36. View. 37. Male descendants. 38. Remoteness, 40. Smallest. 42, Nearly all. 43. Electrified particle. 44. Sour ale. 45. Umbelliferous plant. 46, Trapped. 48. Feasted. 51. To sap. ine name. this is one which would be especially appropriate for the small apartment. It is not large enough to appear over- STAR, WASHINGTO? Fashionable Folk « by dulia Boyd 9 TMusicole.. Hen patiny the mon.otone., a What f D L Cm?{lden onstitutes iz a Good t h _D Essential Husband? i Or 0 y lx Characteristics.| Really Good Life Partner Tries to Make a Success of His Marriage as He Does of His Business. A WOMAN asks: “What is your idea of a good husband?” My idea of a good husband is a man who tries as hard to make a success of his marriage | as he does of his business. Who handles his wife as diplomatically as he does his best customer. Who makes as much effort to sell himself to his family as he does to his boss. Who treats his wife as politely as he does his stenographer and whose manners are as good at home as they are abroad. Being a good man and being a good husband are not one and the same thing. Some of the best men in the world, judged by every ethical standard, are | the meanest husbands, while on the contrary many men who are short on the | standardized virtues are long on the domestic ones, There are plenty of husbands who never touch a cocktail, or play a game of bridge, or see a horse race, or chase a petticoat, who are so stingy, and tyrannical, and grouchy, and hateful that they make their wives’ lives a burden | to them, and there is many a weak brother who is always falling off the water | wagon and straying in forbidden paths who is so generous and tender and ; considerate that he is easfer to live with than the austere saint. ‘We set it down to the inexplicable vagaries of the feminine temperament | when we see with what fortitude and resignation some widow bears the death of her husband, who was the model in the community in which he lived, while the widow of the town drunkard breaks her heart over his loss. But it is only the woman who has been married to a man who knows what sort of a husband he was. . e e NOW my idea of a good husband is a man who enters into matrimony with a full realization of its responsibilities and a firm determination not to welch on them. To begin with, he doesn’t marry until he has some settled way of supporting a family, because he feels that no man has a right to take a girl out of a good home where she has three square meals a day to starve her, or to sskhone to give up a job with a pay envelope attached to work for him for nothing. It isn’t necessary for a man to provide his wife with an expensive apart- ment, or jewels, or cars, in order to be & good husband, but it is necessary to provide her with the ordinary comforts and decencies of life. No man who is not willing to work for his wife is a good husband. Amiability | does not atone for laziness, though many women seem to think it does, and so high a value do they put upon a little jollying from the men to whom they are married that they are willing to work their fingers to the bone for husbands who will kiss their hands and tell them how beautiful they are, A good husband Is a man who considers that he is just as much married to his wife as she is to him, and that it is just as much his duty to be a little ray of sunshine in the home as it is hers. He doesn't expect to spend his evenings playing poker with the boys while she keeps the home fires burning. He doesn't expect his wife to scrimp on the butcher bill and wear her last year's clothes in order that he may have the money tc throw away sustaining his reputation of being a good spender in night clubs. A good husband is a home-keeping husband for the most part, because he finds his chief enjoyment at home, and because he realizes that unless he cultivates a companionship with his wife they will lose step with each other and drift apart. Also he realizes that when he brought children into the world it became his chief duty in life to guide and direct them and develop them into fine men and women. Therefore, the good husband takes an interest in his home and tries to make it a place of happiness and cheer. He chums with his wife and children, He advises with them antl consults with them. He is their friend, counselor and guide, and their best playmate. G THE good husband gives his wife a square deal in money matters. He makes her feel that she is a full partner in the firm of Benedict & Co., and that she is just as much responsible for its prosperity as he is. He knows that no human beings with a particle of self-respect in them can endure the humiliation of having to ask like a beggar for every cent they spend and so he makes his wife as liberal an allowance as he can afford for running the house and a ' personal allowance for her own needs. | A good husband does not think that just the fact that she is married to him is all the joy that any woman could possibly ask of life and let his obligations to his wife go at that. He does something actively and definitely ' to make her happy. He makes her continually feel that he is always thinking of her pleasure. He devises little treats for her. He remembers anniversaries. He plans surpriges for her, : Perhaps it is no more than taking her to the movies, or bringing her a 10-cent bag of gumdrops, or staying at home with the baby of an evening while she runs over to gossip with a neighbor. It is showing her that he cares whether | she is happy or miserable, that he notices whether she is tired or rested, that | counts with & woman. A woman is perfectly satisfied to do without things if her husband will go window shopping with her and tell her how it breaks his heart that he can't buy her a sable coat. Above all, the good husband is a2 man who never ceases to make love to his wife. He never takes her for granted. He always shows his interest in her and tells her that she is as young and beautiful to him at 40 as she was at 20 and | that he blesses the day that Heaven bestowed her upon him as a wife. I He is tenderer. more thoughtful, more considerate, more anxious to give her pleasure as a husband than he was as a lover. Indeed, he remains the perpetual lover, and as long as a husband is that he may have every other fault in the world and his wife will never find it out. . D. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 19 sized in the room, nor is it too small to be practical. In a large house It room this table ‘might be an occasional one in nd%%xon Qtoo & much larger table. e P measures appproximatel: 30 by 40 inches when hoptgpleavu arz lifted, and, of course, the leaves may be adjusted so that it will fit into a small or large space. Another use to which this table might be put is that of a breakfast or lunch- eon table in the small apartment din- ing alcove. It accommodates two, three or four persons very easily, and be- tween meals may be set with a bowl of flowers or candlesticks, Ladderback chairs with rush seats would be attrac- tive to combine with this table, two mht&be&ng left in the b"r:lktél.ll room ers placed living ¥oom and bedroom. He will be the ideal husband. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1929.) Your Personal Note. How much is your personal note worth? In some States it is worth nothing. In other States you may be able to borrow reasonable amounts on it. The working woman usually has better credit standing than the married woman, whose income is dependent on_her husband’s carnings. The banking laws of the State in which one resides or does business usu- ally determine the qualifications of bor- rowers. In two nearby States the laws and regulations are quite dissimilar. The result is that residents of one State can borrow money freely, those in the ther “ O-wslfl-fll!wm!m or Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. ; Your personal note is merely a prom- ise to pay. If it is accepted wlthogt in- dorsement it is a tribute to your good faith. It is a personal loan in every sense, because if you default in payment the bank that loaned the money has no collateral of yours to change into cash. nor can it require a responsible party to make good for your debt. If you are a professional woman it is sometimes more difficult for you to ob- tain a personal loan than if you are a woman with a business. The reason is obvious.. A woman with a business has tangible property that may be seized by judgment to settle a ‘The pro- fess woman has her the tools of her % 'lng:fl: 10 be greah | the! THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Saturday, January 12. Many planetary influences will be strong tomorrow, according to astrology, rvhitch finds that_benefic aspects dom- nate. Under this sway the {udxment should be keen and there should be the sort of foresight that assures success. It is an auspicious day for planning big projects. It is held to be favorable for mak- ing contracts. Authors should benefit, for publishers are supposed to be ap- proachable. ‘Women are fairly well directed, but they may be inclined to be extravagant. There is a good sign for shopping, and clothing bought under this direc- tion of the stars should be becoming and in other ways satisfactory. Importers and all who cater to the wants of men and women of wealth should profit tremendously in the next few months, if the stars are l'lghtly‘ read. This should be a fortunate wedding Y. .Duconunt among certain workers may disturb manufacturers as ti Winter advances, but it will be over-| come. Under this sway elderly persons may be a bit trying, for they are likely to stress the good old times and to find fault with the present. Because in the new era of the world progress has been so rapid that older persons cannot adjust themselves to changed conditions, the death rate among prominent men and women will continue to be high, the seers explain. New leaders among the men and women will be recognized in great num- bers in 1929, it is foretold. Women are to carry heavy respon- sibilities in public work, astrologers | forecast, and the younger generation will perform splendid service. Persons whose birth date it is have the augury of a year of many new activities. Profit may be expected from quarters not generaily productive, and he | for her children thi There is no acceptable excuse for go- ing around shivering this Winter—short of actual poverty. There are so many different ways of keeping warm without spoiling one’s ensemble. There is very attractive wooly under- wear this Winter—not the long-sleeved red flannel or balbriggan sort, but soft knitted little garments of soft pastel tones. It leaves arms and neck bare hut keeps the body snug gnd warm enough to wear thin frocks with comfort in cocl weather. Or if you prefer to wear summery lingerie all Winter then there are wool- ens for frocks more attractive than ever before—wool voiles, wool crepes, thin tweeds, that are decidedly warm in spite of their light weight. Grandmother's idea—so often ex- pressed—was that if you kept the “ex- tremities” warm you were safe against chilliness. Hench she insisted on woolies actually came down over the wrists and ankles. The French idea apparently is that if you keep the body well protected with wool the arms and legs and neck will take care of themselves. What a transformation has taken place since. Amelia Bloomer first gave her name to the loose wool garment which she thought more convenient than skirts Those first bloomers scarce- ly showed the ankles—and the newest bloomers to be worn under evening or daytime frocks are barely more than 8 or 9 inches long. They suggest the little puffs that gentlemen of the reign of Queen Elizabeth wore at the tops of their trunk hose. This week’s home dressmaker's help consists of directions for making the new tufted wool trimming that may be used effectively to trim a little girl's coat or any woolen frock. It may be other pleasant surprises are indicated. Children born on that day probably will be strong mentally and physically. | a little knitting wool and a blunt hese subjects of Capricorn usually ar e N They | stamped, _self-addressed _envelope generally succeed in the commercial | that I can send the circular to you. are adaptable and diplomatic. world. (Copyright, 1929 g iy Baked Lima Beans. Soak one-half pound of dried lima beans over night in cold water to cover. In the morning drain, cover with boil- ing water and boil slowly for an hour, or until tender. Melt two tablespoons of fat, add one medium-sized sliced onion and one shredded green pepper. Cover and cook slowly for five minutes. Then add two cups of canned toma- toes, one teaspoon of salt, one whole clove and one teaspoon of sugar. Boil slowly for about 15 minutes. Drain the lima beans, put them in a baking dish, pour the tomato sauce over them and spread a thick layer of buttered bread crumbs over the top. Bake for .| 30 to 40 minutes in a very moderate oven. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. ‘Whoo-hoo! Muvver, here's a feavver in baby's hair! What you fink? Chicken x? i (Copyright, 1929.) — Dried Fruits. Dried fruits offer an inexpbnsive way of insuring a good supply of the nutri- tive elements found in fruits in the Winter diet. Of all the dried fruits prunes are, perhaps, the most used and the most abused. This is largely be- cause so little care is used in cooking them. Dried fruits should be soaked overnight in cold water to cover, then cooked very slowly in the same water for 20 to 30 minutes. For those who do not like the flavor of prunes alone, the combination of apricots and prunes is a good one. In this case the two fruits should be soaked and cooked together, using equal parts of each. Because of the tartness of the. apricots, one-half cup of sugar should be_added for each pound of fruit. Many people like the addition of a small amount of cornstarch to slightly thicken the juice. This has the further advantage of reducing the acidity of the fruit and saving on sugar. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Shiny Windows. One Mother Saj My children were possessed to make markings on windowpanes, and were never careful about not rubbing noses and sticky fingers on the shiny glass. ‘When scolded they would always claim 'y “forgot.” So I set them at the task of washing and polishing win- dows one Saturday mo; ‘They be- came so interested in the glossy effects they could produce, trylng to outdo one another, that they were very zeal- ous to keep their windows in condition. The climax came when they corrected me for allowing my hand to rest a mo- ment on the glass as I lowered a window! (Copyrisht, 1929.) Manage a-Room BE INDEPENDENT! Qpmoriunities everywhere in ‘ea Rooms and Motor Inns. Tes Reom in your ows with little capital, or done easily, when once you know the | trick, and calls for nothing more than needle. So please send along your FEATURES." Problem of Warmth in Winter BY MARY MARSHALL. 50 (Copyright, 1929.) (Ed hough little known in the United St Tairly prominent Ger- man_ humor r of “Her Nigerl"). One Sunday morning, very early in the Sprtn%oflerr Nigerl and his better half were honoring the Corso with their resence. The Corso is Vienna's great “broadwalk”—a kind of show prom- enade of the populace. Though Herr and Frau Nigerl had made up their minds to avold arousing any vulgar curiosity, it happened, in spite of their determination, that the looks of the passers-by kept being turned in their direction. “It is amazing,” said Frau Nigerl to her husband, “how many people know one that one never suspects.” As a matter of fact: the amused curiosity of all the people who stared at the Nigerls was due to the astonishing Spring costumes being worn by that worthy pair. While others were trying to protect themselves against the icy wind and occasional flurries of snow, by wearing wraps and even furs, Herr Nigerl and his wife had on the flimsiest of Spring garments. Herr Nigerl him- self wore light plaid trousers and a short yellow overcoat. His wife was proudly disporting herself in a pink silk gala dress, a huge hat with magnifi- cent nodding ostrich plumes, and a black lace shawl—all of which regalia she fancied was in the height of fashion. Indeed, thg Nigerls looked down with a certain comtempt on the people clad in Winter coats and cloaks. They sus- pected, with sniffs of superiority, that these poor folk simply did not have the money to provide themselves with Spring attire. “Aha, there it is” sald Herr Nigerl, after they had walked along for some time. He pointed to a building with placards on the doors. “You mean where all those people are going in?” asked Frau Nigerl. “Of course. Where eise? Karl de- scribed the place and its location ex- actly. If I had not forgotten my spec- tacles on account of your being so fussy at the moment of leaving the house, I could even read the placards. But that is not necessary. Come along, now. Keep close to me, so that we won't get separated in the crowd. Fof I am going to explain to you the fa- mous painting, or otherwise you might never realize why it is entitled, ‘The Dream of Rapture.’” Soon after Herr and Frau Nigerl were standing in the rather crowded hall in which the paintings were hung on ex- hibition. The spectators were speak- ing in a low mumble of subdued tones, exchanging comments and offering to each other criticisms and bits of praise. A solemn, even an almost devout at- mosphere prevailed throughout the gallery. Frau Nigerl pressed her husband's manly arm. She hardly dared to take a deep breath, so thrilled was she at being in the art gallery. She stared with open mouth at the work of art which so many people had come long distances to see. She was completely at a loss, however, what her own opin- fon should be until she heard the deci- sion handed down by her lord and master. ‘Thinking this, she glanced up at her husband’s face. She was glad to see ward Poel Seal Brand’s matchless strength and flavor make it the ideal after-dinner UND NET WEIGHT s N CAMI - PETTICOAT OF KNITTED ‘WOOL AND SILK MIXTURE SUCH AS MANY FRENCH WOMEN WEAR ON COOL DAYS IN LIEU OP HEAVY UNDERTHINGS, WORLD FAMOUS STORIES ART CRITICISM BY EDWARD POETZL. that even his heavy jaw was hanging in amazement. Here, at last, his wis- dom was put to the supreme test, and seemed to be failing him. Herr Nigerl inspected the picture from all possible angles. He would perhaps have stood on his head to get that viewpoint, too, g:ep& that he saw no one else doing . At last Herr Nigerl delivered him- self of his judgment, giving his wait- ing wife the much-desired cue to her own opinion 9That's a very fine pice ture,” he said solemnly. “I believe it,” said Prau Niger]l im. mediately. “One does not see so fine & picture as that every day. Look at the beautiful colors in it. No doubt they are the most expensive colors the artist could get.” “Well, what would you expect?” de- manded her husband. “An artist like that would not paint a picture with bluing. But that is really the least of the picture’s distinction. It is so natural! One could touch it, it seems so real.” “Cnly don't do it,” said his wife, cautiously. “It seems to be forbidden to _touch the pictures.” Herr Nigerl continued to contemplate the picture. “It just goes to show,” he said, “that one can never trust 2ny one else’s opin- ion. One must always see a thing his own eyes if he wants to know ex- actly how it is. It is impossible !ost the right impression from the scriptions of others. And Karl is - tainly an idiot—I am sure of it now.” “Why, what did he say that makes you think him an idiot?” “The fool must have had a drink too much when he was here. He told me about this picture, and he said that it showed a woman who looks as if she were in love with someone, and that the picture is therefore called. ‘The Dream of Rapture.’ But look at the picture for yourself. The young woman is in love, all right, but her sweetheart is with her, as you ‘They are kissing each other. It's fectly obvious. Also they are tied gether with a rope—that is no doul to signify that they are united in their love for life. You understand?” “Of course,” sald his wife. t do you think I am—an idiot, too? Who wouldn't understand after such a clear explanation. shore of a lake. that is where people go to swim. Are they going in bathing, do you think?” “Don't talk nonsense!" expostulated Herr Nigerl. “Don’t you know that all lovers go to lake shores and to sea- shores and along the banks of brooks so that they can be by themselves and keep their love a secret? But we must leave if we are going to catch our train. I want to get back to tell Karl what an ass he is.” But Herr Nigerl did not seem able to convince Karl that he had been an idiot. On the contrary, it took Herr Karl a great deal of time and pa- tience to prove to the obstinate and stupid Niger] that the picture he had seen was not “The Dream of Rapture” at all, but another painting called “Suicide.” & Children_of foreign parents—390— constitute half the freshman class at BORS Boston University. Russia heads list. s