Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1929, Page 21

0 WOMA Tables at Right BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. N’S PXGE? THE EVENING S Angles to Walls Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Fire Psychology. When the sirens sing and the fire ‘wagons rush through the streets, every- body takes notice. There is a never- failing curiosity aroused by fires and by the activity of the men and ma- chinery sent to extinguish them. No one knows this better than firemen. A few have told me that if it were not for the curiosity that is aroused when they are called to the hose and ladders, the business of being a fireman would be too monotonous to follow. place in fire psychology. More for the firemen, of course. But a fire helps to relieve monotony for the public as well. You always feel “pepped up” when the wagons go by. You have a sense of something else in the world worth saving besides your own business, day dreams and introspections. But there are other factors in fire psychology that are worthy of mention. Every one likes to think that his busi- ness is important. In all probability vocational pride is more important to the fireman than is the monotony fac- tor. Who does not feel important when large numbers of people are taking note of the way he does his work? en a person’s work attracts attention, his Tgo is mcr::sed, his sense of importance s On the other hand, from the by- stander’s point of view, fire psychology is largely a_matter of attention and its arousal. Fast-moving objects, loud noises and the like attract attention. The whole outside world is momentarily centered on the here and now. None but the hardest-boiled introverts can resist the temptation to turn their at- tention to things that forcefully stimu- late the eyes and ears. So curlosity about fires is a product of the psychol- A GOOD POSITION FOR A WRITING TO GET THE BEST LIGHT WITHOUT FACING EITHER A OR A BLANK WALL. A rectangular table, with or without | drop leaves, may be placed at right angles to a wall and promote comfort- able use and provide excellent decora- tive effect. One of the good results of such posi- tioning is that less wall space is taken up. This is of moment in small rooms. Another is that an irregular contour is gained instead of the more usual and less artistic straighter line resulting from setting furniture against the wall. Every homemaker has at one time or another found it difficult to break up such an even arrangement without en- croaching on needed floor space. Here is one solution. If a room is longer than it is wide, the length can be pleasingly interrupted by a table set thus at right angles to a long wall. It should never be so placed against one of the short sides of the room. In the first instance the results are fine, but in the second they are very poor, accenting the wrong lines of direction. It is often possible to get a good light on a writing table or desk when it stands at right angles to a wall before or near some window. Otherwise, the light might come over the right shoulder, which should always be guarded against. It is easier on the eyes to write with a light coming from the side than when one faces the light, The Daily Cross Word Puzzle (Copyrigh | back, is toward others ogy of attention—mostly that. ‘TABLE, PERMITTING THE WRITER WINDOW My Neighbor Says: Nut size kindling charcoal makes an excellent fire on which to_broil steak. If hooks to be used in the kitch- en and pantry are dipped in enamel paint they will not rust. When removing basting as would result if the table were placed against the wall under the window. A drop-leaf table at right angles to a wall is easily opened to its full size; whereas, when placed with its length to the wall, it has to be moved when both leaves are opened out. ‘If the table must serve for a combination living room and dining table, as so often is the case in apartments, the ease with which the table can be enlarged is one to be considered. Apart from the various decorative aspects that may be pleasingly stressed as indicated, the right-angle positioning of a table promotes a cozy scheme. A person sitting at the table does not have her back to the room. She is more en rapport with others, 1If, instead of writing, she is playing solitatre, this coziness is delightful. ‘To read seated at a table with a book opened on it, where the light is good, is a favorite pastime of many book lovers. One does not seem so un- sociable when the side, and not the n the room. ‘The monotony of facing a blank wall is relieved when writing, studying or reading at a table placed as described. It will be seen that decoration and com- fort are both conserved when a table is positioned at right angles to a wall in a room where such a scheme can be carried out well. threads do not pull a very long basting. Cut it every few inches to avoid pulling the material. Be careful to keep fruit and vegetables where they will not freeze during the Winter weather. A dry, cool corner in your cellar is the best place. Dried fruits, soaked over night, cooked the next day until soft, then pressed through a colander will make a delicious spread for sandwiches for the children's lunch-box. Egg Noodles. Sift a pint of flour into a mixing bowl and make a well in the middle as you would if making soda biscuits. Beat two eggs well and add to them half a teaspoonful of salt. Drop into the well in the flour, and mix the flour in until it is as stiff as you can mix it. Flour the bread board and remove the noodle dough to the board. Roll into a very thin sheet, adding flour as need- ed to prevent sticking. Allow to dry for one hour, if possible. If you have not time for drying, they must be floured very thickly before rolling. Roll the sheet into a cylinder and cut across. To cook, drop into bolling meat broth or chicken soup. They are de- Hcious with stewed chicken and gooa with any stewed fowl or meat. Boil for three minutes after they begin to boil. A good-sized dish of noodles may be made with one egg by adding to the egg as much water as may be held in one-half of the eggshell. Chicken Livers and Bacon. ‘Take a quantity of chicken or turkey livers and place them on skewers with alternate pieces of bacon. Salt and pep- per well. Dip the skewers with tl contents in a ‘well beaten egg and then roll in bread crumbs. Cook for two minutes in very hot lard. Remove from the pan and broil for five minutes. t, 1929.) Monotony and fits relief occupy a big ! TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1929 Fashionable Folk by dJulia Boyd DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Do Good Housekeepers Make Poor Husband- Keepers?—How to Tell When a Man’s in Love. Caught by Age-Old Trick. JEAR MISS DIX: Don't you think, as I do, that excessive housekeeping is the reason why most marriages fail? How can a man love a woman who is_always cleaning the house, cooking, washing dishes, etc, ad nauseam. ‘When a woman is always working she has but little time for loving, which, after all, is what most men desire. The reason men so often love the “other woman” is because they never see her cleaning the house. They see her when she is at her best. Keeping the house is all very well, but keeping the husband is better and more important. AN OBSERVING MAN. Answer: Even s0, brother. It is certainly more important to keep a husband than it is to keep a house, but I greatly fear that the woman who is a punk_housekeeper is also a poor husband-keeper. Perhaps I have been unfortunate in knowing men of a sordid and earthly type and much given to the fleshpots, but I have never yet observed a husband burning incense before a wife who always burned the roast or one who toak any interest in holding the hand that was too fine and dainty to sweep a floor or | make a bed or do any of the necessary work to make him comfortable, So far as my observation goes, after marriage, at least, men are more stomach than heart, and no amount of beauty or wit or talent in a woman l"n'::]‘:: t:) them for her being a bad cook, a slovenly housekeeper and a wasteful er. ‘When done, serve en toast. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. 8 i/ 2 |57 s ] 5 . Across. 1. Restrain. 5. Perfect. 10. Manufacture. 14. A continent. . Region between heaven and hell. | Mesopotamia . Withdrawal from acti . Measure. . Verbose. . Adjacent dweller. . Corded fabric. . Adept. . Body of water. 7. Salutation. . Water nymphs. . Night before. . Falsifiers. . Combining form meaning dead. . Purveyors. Landed Dutch settler. . Ship’s lowest deck. . Former Russian rulers. . Dress. . Hoarder. . Entity. Makes melanchol: . Fruits such as the raspberry, ete. . Lengthy fish. .I?ccurawd with raised ornamenta- tion. Halt, Breathes no more. . Newt. Opposed to. . Goddess of peace, Minute quantity. Soldier's meal. Place of worship. 5. White ant of the Philippines. Down. Nag. Employer. Burden of song. Emptied of water, Evergreen holly. Not bright One who corrects literary work. Councilor of Saul. Healing fluid. . Stronger. Street urchin. . Japanese pal . Common wal ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE | | the provision literally. | st 3 ‘To achieve a truly successful room A from a decorative standpoint, crowd- | ing together of the furnishings should = be avoided. Take the illustration, for example: | In the same space some furnisher 6= 156 might feel that the table could be | placed nearer the window to allow ! for another chair in the same space. It does not take much imagination to make one realize that this effect would ~% be very awkward. The background of this room is very plain, the woodwork and walls being finished in a parchment shade, and the floor covering is of plain, deep blue green Wilton, made large enough to 18. Tear. 22. Titans. 24, Stop! 25. Mexican coins. 26. Open. 27. Tune. 29. Plant without seed lobes. 30. Wilt. . Musical pileces, . Outcasts. . Bridges. . Curvature of the spine, . Land measures, . Small seed. . European country. . Rupture. . Precious jewel. . Period. . A kind of, cheese. . Territory salted with explosives, Wagers. ‘The United States: abbr. . Bristle. . Salver. . Collection of anecdotes, ete. Everyday Law Cases How Is Provision in Policy, That Insured Remain Indoors When Sick, Construed? BY THE COUNSELLOR. Henry Carson carried a health in- surance policy enabling him to receive $50 a week in the event of sickness. One of the provisions in the policy re- quired that the insured, in order to be Jentitled to benefits, had to be “strictly Eanfl continuously confined within the ouse.” Carson fell sick and was unable to work for a period of six months. Not having read the policy, Carson, after a few months of iliness, started to take | daily walks and sometimes stopped on his way home to make purchases in | stores. ~ When the insurance company learned that Carson had not strictly obeyed the provision of remaining in- doors, the officials refused to pay Car- son his full claim. Carson instituted {suit and at the trial proved that he 1701& the walks on his physician's ad- vice. The court’s decision follows: “As 8 general rule, from an examina- tion of all the cases on the subject, the provisions of a health and accident in- surance policy requiring the insured to be confined to the house do not have to be literally complied with in order to entitle the insured to his indemnity. { In a few jurisdictions, however, it is re- | quired that the insured comply with Pt S, Golden Potatoes. The following is a good way to use cover the floor up to the baseboard. This gives the room a more spacious appearance than would be the case if a smaller sized rug were used. The glass curtains are of pale gold silk gauze and the overdraperies of copper and blue-green damask. ‘The covering of the chair is copper velvet and with this the rich walnut of the small semicircular table is very rich appearing. SONNYSAYINGS On the contrary, the woman who is a super-excellent cook can ki he husband eating out of her hand, and not many men roam away lro; netelrpesléz | :‘lgu‘%rl.: :llt‘l"!’%:‘ ::1““ E.ndk::egu ';I;dnwl:;e;;, after a good dinner, their own pet | em flan| t g Y g] at is adjusted at the particular angle ! I agree with you that few men are reasonable in their d d: | Xg‘:]e; I:en%o tg.:w mns}: ]I;lecll‘l véuuld like their wives to be ml::‘:‘l‘en \flo‘:ggl?s tgfi;i usehol rudges and Lady Loves at th time; | do the cooking and cleaning and scrubl 4 By AR Pa bing for the family and yet have their hands always immaculately manicured and the: it e mmaouiats v!:'" mselves decked out in frills and | ‘e some sort of magic w subject of bills would mever come up. gic wand so that the disagreeable : I also agree with you that the charm of the “otha: i always sees her when she is dolled uj lssin curled, whereas he gets a close. she leaps up to get his break the million other chores that of chiffons. is that a man | p, with her complexion on and her hair -up of his wife as she appears at 7 a.m., when | fast and get the children off to school and do | call for a good, stout bungalow apron in place Lady Loves are one thing and wives are another. The; same technique, and I am very confident that no wife will with her husband by devoting more time and labor and th ;Ipr’emee. tllrn she does to making him comfortable. E: 'W mal jes. t e rriages on the rocks, but neglectful hou%‘gfz%%{ l‘.; 'i;‘lex first . .. B EAR DOROTHY DIX: If in doubt whether a man loves you do? Can you always tell by actions? 'y cannot employ the i improve her standing | ought to her personal Xcessive housekeeping you, what would R. 8. Answer: If I had any suspicions about the state of a man’ for me I should give him the benefit of the doubt and decide that h: fileenc-flm ‘There is nothing that women kid themselves so much about ] about men loving them. They are so anxious to be loved, so ugerufo t::tyme:‘z men, that they befool themselves into believing what they want to believe. They :::’:‘:’1‘::5 u; mer;hmouve: that tlheyt ':e&er dl’;lmed of having. They read deep n e most casual attentions from men. devotion in a common politeness. TEae et 'uhm;,‘ ‘women hllul';ns .!!l :‘hehtlme that the because, al ugh he has never mentioned the matter to tI can read his devotion in his eyes. Other women tell me that trhey él::"v' :‘l;:{ certain men love them, but that they are too shy and timid to tell them 80. Still other women are sure men love t| 1 e e T e love them because the men have been coming ey know a certain man is in love All of which is utter nonsense. No woman, not even if she is the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter and born in caul and is endowed with the gift of prophecy, can read what is in a man’s eyes. They may tell of the state of his liver, but not of his heart. Nor was there ever yet any man so shy that he didn't have spunk enough to propose. Neither is a man's camping in a girl's parlor year after year the slightest indication that he has anything more than a brotherly feeling toward her. Like as not he comes because her mother is a good cook and because her house makes a comfortable free club for him. ‘Take it from me, sister, that when a man is in love with a doesn’t leave her in doubt on the subject. He tells her about it monv:l?\:“.:o?x: and night, and then for fear she may not have understood him, he telephones it to her all over again after he gets home. He is insistent and persistent and consistent, because he not oni; love the theme of his monologue but he backs up his words by deegxl.’ n;‘:k:: ?-x’ev?:: nto& xll:\l‘uy‘w 'Tfif her oumwx;e ;a nl:ver lmo tired to come to see her. of a million things o for her pleasure, and he h: his life in giving her a good tllme i i Love makes the dumb eloquent, the tightwad a spender, the selfish self- sacrificing, the lazy industrious. Above all and most conclusive of all, it makes | a man get out and hustle so he can hurry up his wedding day. Unless a man | shows some or all of these nymptor:u re :sn.t in love. DOROTHY DIX. DEAR MISS DIX: I am a young man and for the last six months have been “keeping company” with a girl 19 years old. I do not love this girl and have never led her to believe so or that I had any intention of marrying her, but because I was alone and wished company I showed her a good time in a perfectly respectable way. I am now leaving the State to go into business elsewhere, and she declares that unless I marry her she will kill herself. What am I to do? I have been perfectly honorable in all my dealings with this girl. . The girl is simply trying to bulldoze you into marrying her, and you v%xis w‘:r. poor, :nk simpleton if you let her do it. Don't be afraid of her killing herself. That is a mere bluff. ‘Why, ; the game this girl is trying on you is as old as creation. When a wamm’:::u to l'mn-y a m'nn who doesn't want to marry her, she pulls this I-can’t-live-without-you and I-will-commit-suicide-if-you-leave-me stuff. It is an ancient line, but it works, because the man's vanity is so flattered by the thought of the woman’s devotion that he hasn't the courage to say “Nay, nay, Pauline,” or to take to his heels and run away. Thousands of men have married women they didn't care anything for because they didn’t have the courage and the sense to break away from the clinging arms that held them. Then they were miserable ever after and made the women miserable, for no man who is shanghaled into marriage makes a good husband. { | up small potatoes: Boil them until ten- in flour seasoned with salt and pepper and drop in deep, hot fat. Fry until a golden brown. Serve hot. Me an’ Baby hadn't ought to hab der, remove the skins, roll the potatoes | D'ayed growly-bear so late in the after- | And, as you value your life, don’t go to tell the girl good-by and give her a noon. Baby berry nerbous, an’ eben 1 kind ob wish somebody come an’ turn on the lights. “Coprright, 1920.) So my advice to you Is to beat it while the going s good. Just fade away. ‘'FEATURES? Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. January 12, 1882.—With the Criminal Court so crowded that it required much 1 moral suasion on the part of the bailiffs to keep clear the space in front of the jury box, the closing arguments of coun- sel were begun today in the trial of Gitteau, the assassin of President Gar- field. As soon as Judge Porter, who was a few minutes late fn arriving, came to the bench, all of the members of the court were present and the prisoner was immediately brought in, Mr. Davidge, of counsel for the Gov- ernment, spoke first. He said the only possible plea in behalf of the prisoncr was on the ground of insanity, which could not, in his opinion, be proved. “In respect to his intelligence,” con- tinued Mr. Davidge, it cannot be doubt- ed that he is a man of uncommon abil- ity, nor can it be doubted that he has nerve and resolution enough to execute his conceptions. To sum up the man in a word, he has the daring eye of the \'ultrure combined with the heart of the wolf.” Gitteau has requested the court to be allowed to address the jury in his own behalf and this will probably be granted. He says his speech will fill several news- paper columns. “It will be like an oration of Cicero,” he said. “It is a very important document.” This and the speeches of counsel on both sides are expected to consume two weeks or more. While it is not usual to forecast the result of a trial, especially a murder trial, the conditions in this case are so plain that it is generally belleved by lawyers about the court room, as well as the public, that Gitteau is certain to be convicted of killing the President. ‘The trial began Monday, November 14, and bids fair before it ends to last beyond or near the middle of January. DAILY DIET RECIPE HEALTH SALAD. Cottage cheese, 4 tablespoons. Salt, !4 teaspoon. Paprika, ! teaspoon. Crisp lettuce leaves, 8. Grated raw carrots, 1% cup. Shredded raw cabbage, 12 cup. French dressing, 1 cup. ‘Watercress, 4 teaspoons. SERVES FOUR PORTIONS. Season cheese with salt and paprika. Mound on crisp lettuce leaves and surround with a ring of grated carrots. Have cabbage soaking in French dressing for about !5 hour. Drain and place cabbage around the cheese. Sprinkle with watlercress and dress salad with the French dressing in which the cabbage marinated. DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes much fiber, some protein, as well as a great deal of lime, iron and vitamins A, B and C. Can be given to chil- dren of 10 and over if the paprika were omitted. Can be eaten by normal adults of average or under weight and by those wishing to reduce if a non-fattening dressing were used. NANCY PAGE Ever Had a Pot Roast With Dumplings? BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Nancy was living within her bud- get and it took some planning to do it. Peter liked roasts and chops and steaks about three inches thick, and you know how far meat money goes when you buy those frequently. Nancy had ordered beef for a stew, but when the butcher delivered it she found it was cut for pot roast. She did not have all the vegetables she needed— there were no carrots and just two po- tatoes. It was too bitterly cold for her to go to the shop. She decided she would try a pot roast with dumplings. She never had heard of it, but surely dumplings could take the place of po- tatoes. She took the roast, wiped it with a damp cloth and then seared it in the bottom of a heavy aluminum cooker. She had some drippings from bacon, which she used as fat for seare ing. When the meat was browned on all sides she turned fire down, added two teaspoons salt and four cups hot water. A few peppercorns, a dash of table sauce and a chopped green pepper went in. The meat caoked slowly for three hours. At the end of this time the liquid was rather low, so she added {two cups water and two tablespoons | { | | | | | flour stirred in cold water. When this was boiling she dropped in dumplings, put cover on pot and cooked 12 min- utes. She did not lift cover during cooking. Here is her recipe: Two cups flour, one teaspoon salt, five teaspoons baking powder and one cup milk. Mix- ture should be thick enough to drop from spoon without sticking to it or dripping off like thick cream. These dumplins do not re%ulre shortening. A knife is best utensil to mix milk into mixture of flour, salt and baking pow=- | der. “Budgets Are Fun” is the leaflet Nancy has and which she will send you if you write her care of this paper. inclosing a stamped, sel{-addressed envelope and ask for that particular leaflet. (Copyright, 1929.) MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Comparative Rewards. One Mother Says: When I offer rewards for special favors or excellence in manners or behavior occasionally, I see that each one of the three children gets some- thing. Instead of giving one an apple or a nickel for remembering to put all his toys away or to be prompt atrdin- ner, I do this: I give the best a big apple, the second half an apple, or a medium-sized one, and the one who failed to score high a quarter apple. | chance to melt your backbone down with her tears. & i The man 3’110 takes a girl around and gives her a good time has paid his way as he goes, and he doesn’t t:a:,ha nl:'ll" o})m'. DOROTHY DIX, , 1029, This avolds any bitterness or unfair feeling, and yet points the lesson of distinction which proves effective. 13 * Combinations of It is hard enough to spring a real surprise—to think of anything in dress that can possibly be considered a real novelty. Sometimes it seems as if the only way that a dressmaker could achieve this desirable bit of novelty was to launch something quite absurd, since everything that isn't absurd has obvi- ously been thought of and tried before. Perhaps the new combination of figures and plaids or of two sorts of figured materials in the same costumes is just an absurdity. But the effect is not really so preposterous as it might seem, since the colors and shades used in the two materials are the same. Sometimes two distinct figures are used in this way, but more often a figure with a plaid or a check, or a large scroll figure with a dot, or a small figure with a stripe. ‘There are companion prints consist- ing of chiffon and crepe printed in the same color and design, These are less striking. Then there are printed crepes showing the same design and the same colors, only on one piece the dark color is printed on the light and on the other the light is printed on the dark. A smart effect may be gained by com- bining a navy blue dotted with ecru g{ld an ecru ground dotted with navy lue. White has turned out to be more in favor than most of us had expected— that is, pure white. The prediction was often made that with sunburned skin off-white shades would be preferred and eggshell white and oyster white have been seen a great deal. But for the smart evening ensemble pure white—in satin, georgette, chiffon or tulle, worn with the wrap of white moire velvet or ermine—has taken on a place of real importance both with older women and with the younger ones. This week’s circular for the home dressmaker shows how to make the new wool tuft trimming, which makes a most effective and inexpensive finish for cuffs, collars and panels of the Win- ter coat or frock. If you would like a copy, please send me your stamped, self- addressed envelope and I will send it to BY MARY MARSHALL. Figured | NEW SPORTS FROCK HAS PLAID KASHA SKIRT WITH POCKETS AND PRINTED CASHMERE BLOUSE WHICH BUTTONS ON SKIRT. THE BEIGE AND BROWN ‘TONES IN SKIRT AND BLOUSE you. The Sidewalks It is said that Henry W. Longfellow was once the guest at a party attended by the elder Nicholas Longworth. Some one remarked to Mr. Longfellow that his name and that of Mr. Longworth started out alike but made very dis- similar endings. “Well,” replied the poet, “it offers only another proof that worth makes the man, the want of it the fellow.” ik “Washington is a beautiful city but and the out-of-town critic be- gan to “pan” the National Capital. The native resident to whom he was addressing his uncomplimentary re- marks stoutly defended the town and indignantly denied the charges of the outlander. It is true that Washington has no subways, elevated, great white way or roaring forties. We have no bridges comparable to those impressive structures that span the East River, but, on the other hand, we have com- pensating advantages. Native pride resegts attacks on the home town whether it be situated on a murky creek or by the side of broad waters. One evening a native of a cer- tain city was sauntering down a main thoroughfare when he was ac- costed by a flashi- ly-dressed strang- er. The stranger wore a yellow sport. coat, lemonade gloves, and swung |- a cane. His hat was of rakish de- sign and, general- ly speaking, he i was “hot stul “Say, buddy, said the stranger to the native, “where is there a lively spct in this dump? Is there any place in this one-horse village where you can pick up any excite- ment?” The native pondered a minute and | then, suppressing a smile, answered, “Why, yes. I think so. Just walk two blocks farther on until you come to a sign that says——and go down in the basement. That's where most of the town boys gather in the evening. Just bust right in and tell 'em what you think of this place. Theyll show you a good time. I hope you enjoy yourself.’ | “Thanks, old top, I will,” returned the stranger, as he dashed on his way. What happened to him before the eve ning was over may be left to the imag- ination of the reader. * K X K | ‘The guests were trying to disguise the perfectly obvious fact that they | were bored. During most social func- | tions, unless the hostess is exceedingly | alert, there is bound to be a ‘“dead spot,” a time when even small talk ceases to interest. (_WHERE (AN YOU ) ACK UP SoME BIX-, SUTEMEN | | _ “Perhaps,” said the hostess, “Mr. Smith will sing for us.” In nearly every gathering will be found a singer or one who can perform on a piano. Some of the guests stifled a yawn and feebly applauded. Mr. Smith was a stranger, and it seemed that he sang tenor or something. The modest young fellow said that he would try if someone would play for him. He had no music with him, and he searched through the song sheets on top of the instrument. He finally drew forth a plece by Percy Grainger and handed it to the volunteer pianist. In the meantime, some of the male When Do You Spend Most? Of course you know women who boast that no clothes are fine enough for them, and those same women may be observed buying second best eggs | and butter for their families. Or they | may vaunt of the value of their jewels, and then begrudge a fair salary to a cook or maid. ‘There is a moral side to the spending of money, just as there is a moral side to the earning of money. If you wil recall when and where you spend most, you will have a fair picture of the moral side of your own finances. Nothing that money can buy is per- manent. Clothes wear out, jewels may be lost or stolen, houses deteriorate, fine furnishings fade, in fact everything is subject to change and fortune. On the other hand, good wholesome food is only seen once, it is true. But one need not ask which will produce a healthier and happier family, good food or luxuries of an ostentatious sort. Money may bring happiness in other ways. To spend money to make other people happy is one way. Another way is to spend money so that one’s own family may enjoy life’s pleasures and comforts. Generally, money is spent eithher to satisfy a real need or to produce show of some sort. ‘Those who spend most on their needs and least on “show” enjoy to the full- est money's benefits. There are some items which do not fall exactly into these classes: travel, art and other col- lections jewels, luxuries of all kinds. ‘Travel may be a needed diversion, or Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. ARE THE SAME. of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. guests wandered out to the Summer porch to escape the punishment they anticipated. The song was begun— and finished. Courteous, but weak handclapping did not assure the singer or hostess that the tenor's efforts had made a_decided hit. Mr. Smith, of course, had done the best he could but the poor boy was only a parlor singer after all. | We happened to be present. Two | years later we were passing a famous theater in Haymarket, London. In front of the ancient edifice were the name and picture of young Mr. Smith (of course that isn't his name). He was starring in a popular musical pro- duction. ‘We dropped in to see Mr. Smith in his dressing room and mentioned the incident recorded. The modest young fellow smiled, and, before he could res ply, was summoned by his cue to go on. Later he returned to the States, where he starred in another musical show. The truth is he had been sing- ing leads long before the house party where his work had been received with yawns. Those who merely tolerated his entertainment, a gratis performance, have probably since paid legal simoleons to hear and see him on the stage. ‘What we get for nothing we so seldom appreciate. o Fiction is often easier to believe than truth. One whose veracity is beyond | question says that a Washington girl who had been employed in a business office met a young fellow at a small social function. There was a mutual attraction and each time the man came to the city on a visit he called on the girl friend. Apparently he didn't have an abundance of funds, for he used the street cars when he took her to the theater, and the seats he purchased were not the most expensive. Instead |of dining at the best restaurants he sought the less imposing ones. In due time he proposed and was accepted. Occasionally he sent her a }box of flowers or a pound of candy. When they w married, she would | save his thoney and perhaps some day they might be able to buy a small | house in the count: She considered | retaining her position in order that | she might help with the family fi- nances. Perhaps she would be able to resign in time after he had con- trived to establish himself. Her af- | {4 fection was unsel- | ‘ v fish. i “ ‘Then they were married in a simple fashion. The next day the young weman was informed that her honeymoon was to be spent abroad. A magnificent car was drawn up at the door. It was to be hers. She had married not only wealth but character. It seems that the man had met hosts of “gold-diggers” and sought a companion who wouid care for what he was rather than for what he pos- sessed. The jibes of some of her girl friends who se-cracked” about her friend’s inability to hire taxis turned to envy. Wiser folks declared that she deserved her good fortune, not to mention the luck of the man who won such a spouse. WAFFLE SERVES S MAY BE 5- amont of beauty to life by way of personal adornment. All of these things may be justified if one has not neglect- ed the essentials. When and where should one spend most? Life to be happy, content, and full must be well nourished, comfort« ably sheltered, and attractively clad. Its spiritual needs must be satisfied too. Money can do these things only if it finds its proper destination. You are mistress of your own dollars. It is for you to succeed! Raisin-Pineapple Cake. Plump and cool three-fourths cupful of raisins. Cream one and one-fourth cupfuls of sugar with half a cupful of shortening, add two egg yolks, the raisins, and three-fourths cupful of crushed pineapple and juice. Mix thor- oughly, then combine with two cupfuls of flour sifted with four teaspoonsfuls of baking powder, one-fourth teaspoon=- ful of salt, and one teaspoonful of mace. Add one teaspoonful of vanilla and when well mixed fold in the two stiffly beaten egg whites. 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