Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1929, Page 42

‘WOoM Party Success Under Difficulties BARON WALKER. BY LYDIA LE Every hostess who entertains even | the matter is simplified, f infrequently knows what it is to have o b 2 party turn out very differently from Usually such tressing matter to her what she had Elumed. an event is a di JHMENTS REARRANGE- and she fears hfit Ther ‘uneasiness is transmitted to the to giests. It is the part of every erienced hostess to prevent this from being the case. She may see that, if her original scheme of entertaining is followed, peo- ple who are uncongenial will be thrown together and the “humor” of the occa~ sion spoiled. If there are several rooms in which the entertaining is being done, The Daily Cross Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1929.) il Ndid i dE==SEE . Result after multiplying. . Underhanded. . Member of Congress. . Sluggishness. Exist. . Graciousness. . King of Bashan. . Cut off. . Placed. . The whole. . To make smooth. . Embers. . Mirth. . Short composition. . Point of compass (abbr.). . The forepart. . Formula for compounding. . Vegetable organisms. . IAn a dripnmln' state. . Anthropoid ape. . Kind of tm-eu goods. . Large wild feline animals. . Wet earth. 7. A Roman magistrate. . Does wrong. . Persian money. . An entrance or passage. . Village in Orange County, Vt. . Like robbers. . Superlative ending. . Mixed type. . Darine. . That is (abbr.). . Puzzles. Instructions. Down. . Book of Psalms. . Sorrow. . Upon. . Light touch. . Members of a Western Indian tribe. . Pointed round object. . A fabled sea demi-god. . The close. . Single things. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'’S PUZZLE [FLIAW A e 2ONER ¢ Egflg% By AN’S PAGE.' some excuse can be found to take the “warring fac- tions” into different rooms, thus sepa- rating them. There are many expedients that can be resorted to in aid of such a situa- tion. By changing the order of serving the refreshments, an auspicious change may be wrought. A party which is stiff because of the wrong combinations of groupings may be re-combined thus into a more congenial gathering. Any changes in regrouping must be made with tact. It must not be ob- vious that the hostess has manufactured an excuse to take one person from a group. To quietly suggest that the friend can be of service to the hostess in some task of entertaining is one successful means. If the “guest of honor” is late in arriving, it is not a matter to be stressed by the hostess. Her attitude should be that all of her guests are of such value that their presence is sufficient to the pleasure of all, and no sign of discom- fiture should be made evident. She may “laugh it off"” with the suggestion that the main thing was an excuse for them all to foregather. Guests dislike_to be “bossed” but en- | joy being led. The host or hostess who has this latter gift will be able to com- mand any situation in entertaining, | even if the party turns out differently from expectation: (Copyright. 1020 A Sermon for Today BY REV. JOHN R. GUNN. Pigmies and Giants. Text: “As he thinketh in heart, so is he."—Prov. xxiii.7. It is recorded of the son of Louis XIV that two of the most eminent scholars of Europe were his teachers, but they could do little with him. The chief delight of this boy prince was to play with and kill weasels. The weasels in the barn interested him more than those wise teachers in the palace. His sphere was imperial, but his mind was pigmy. Therefore, he was pigmy. And little Louis was never anything but a pigmy. Even after he became king his head was not big enough for the crown he wore. He never was able to think, except in terms of little things —in terms of weasels. He was no match for such mighty men as Mirabeau, Robespierre and Marat. They were giant thinkers and giant actors, too bi for poor little Louis. If Louis ha been able to think big enough and energetically enough, there might have been a different story to tell about his reign as king. The size of a man is determined by the size of his mind. A pigmy mind means a pigmy man. It takes big minds and big thinking to produce giant men. Men become strong only by strong thinking. You will find all the stal- wart men of the world to be stalwart thinkers. Some men have stronger minds than others. But even weak minds can be developed into greater strength by thinking. The trouble with most men is not the lack of mental capacity, but failure to think up to their full ca- pacity. If you have average intelligence you need not be a pigmy; by thinking you can develop yourself into a' sizable giant. 5 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Fashionable Folk fBoyd THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Saturday, January 18. According to astrology, tomorrow will be an uncertain day in planetary di- rection, but benefic influences are likely to dominate. It should be fairly favorable to mer- chants and manufacturers, who will find much promise of increased busi- ness, the seers declare. Lawyers are to occupy more attention at this time, it is foretold, and sensa- tional lawsuits may be expected. Honors to men of legal training will be numetous, it is forecast, but financial wizards are to meet with good luck that brings favors from Europe. power everywhere in the world, if the stars are rightly réad. The total eclipse of the sun next May is looked on as of serious import, for Mars will be setting over the eastern part of the United States. Countries ruled by Jupiter are to benefit greatly. Success and prosperity continue in America. Mexico is to be much favored. As the year advances women will be more and more involved in important public service, astrologers forecast. They will work with men on the same plane of intelligence and training, for the era of woman's special. place has passed and equality must be proved by ability, the seers point out. The theater is subject to especially fortunate planetary guidance, it is an- nounced. Dramas worthy of those who hold high ideals of acting are to be produced, it is prophesied. The vogue of materialism and ex- ploitation of unpleasant subjects in art and literature is passing, the seers ex- plain, for stars that uplift the soul and appeal to the intellect are to gain power. The stars at this time are supposed to be favorable to the use of coal, iron luck for the President of the United Persons whose birth date it is may gain through a secret financial transac- danger from losses. There should be care to prevent robbery. Children born on that day have the augury of success in life. They are on the cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius and should be remarkably gifted. They are likely to be of fine nature and nobl: aspirations, but inclined toward stubbornness. (Copyrisht, 1920.) SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. Me an’ Baby goin’ downstairs in a| baftub ter see would we like to go ober | Niger Falls in a barrel. Baby kin do | as her likes 'bout it, but I'm turned 'gainst it—terrible! (Copyright, 1929, Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Mrs. O. M. writes: “I wish you would give me some advice on these ques- tions. My baby boy is three months old and weighs 14 pounds. I nurse him about every three hours and I give im three ounces of sugar water, one teaspoon of food in three ounces of water and one teaspoon of orange juice mixed with three ounces of water. Is this the right amount of orange juice? Am I giving it the right way? Shall I increase the amount of orange juice? He is a healthy and happy . Network. . Attempt. . Neuter pronoun. . Impetuous. . Young vultures, . A kind of fertilizer. . Pertaining to fishes. . By the side of . Girls. . Province in Spain. . Town in Belgium. . Unsteady, offensive light. One, in German. . Prefix, meaning before. . Pullman car. . Aviation route. . Shrub used in dyeing. 42. Suppression of a vowel or syllable, 43. Hunting 3 Marsh. 46. Mode. . Pertaining to the movement of the ocean. . Daughter of Tantalus. . A carnivorous animal. . Hints. . A lifetime. . Thoroughfares (abbr.). . Exists. . Toward. . In the United States 282 colleges and universities are lending nearly $4,000,- 000 a year to “students of character and ability for the purpose of completing their college education.” DAILY DIET RECIPE MONTPELIER BUTTER. Hard-boiled eggs, four. Butter, six tablespoons. Parsley, two tablespoons. Tender spinach leaves, fourth cup. Anchovies, two. Thin slice onion, one. SERVES 8 OR 10 PORTIONS. Mash egg yolks thoroughly and work in butter until creamy. Put parsley, spinach leaves, an- chovies and onion through fine blade of food chopper. Mash this well and add to the creamed butter and egg yolks. Mix thor- oughly. Can be forced through a sleve if ,dseired. Good as sandwich filling or used as a canape, or as a filling for prunes (see Prunes a la Montpeller, rel- ishes and hors d'ouevres). DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes fat in egg one- boy, only he has diarrhea. He has had 1t all the time, Will orange juice make it worse? Is there an; give him that will stop it?” Answer.—In the first place stop the food and sugar Water right away. Those are the probable causes of the diarrhea. A nursing baby, one who weighs 14 pounds at three months. is in no need of extra food, and if he were it wouldn't be the things you are giving him. Sugar is very laxative and all carbohydrate foods are. too, so these are causing the diarrhea, I feel very sure. ‘The orange juice is being given all right and you can increase by tea- spoonfuls up to the juice of half an orange by six months. If it is given directly before a bottle it will not be as laxative as if given one hour before one. Bables do not need sugar in their drinking water. Sugar is a food. It is not a flavoring. Water is to quench a baby's thirst as well as to supply his fluid needs, and in the case of some nursing bables getting a lot of breast milk, there isn't a great deal of water needed. You are using nine ounces a day, which is a lot. Nurse not oftener than once ir three hours. About every three hours has a_most irregular sound. Mrs. A. F. 8 writes: “So many mothers have trouble keeping baby covered at night. This is my method. His nightie is very long and draws together with a string at the bottom. I draw up bottom and then fasten to the bed with strings. He can turn over, but not pull his feet up over the blan- kets, I fasten these on both sides of the bed, leaving them loose enough so he can turn over easily. He is never cold. I pin a blanket on the side of his crib to keep off the drafts from his window.” AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. yolks and butter. Lime, iron and vitamins A, B and C present. Can be eaten in moderation by adults of normal digestion who are average, over or under weight. “The only time I ever heard Pa swear was one night when he stepped out on | The press is to gain marvelously in and lead in many lines of manufacture. | ‘Tomorrow is read as a day of good | States. | tion, but there is a certain amount of | by (Guy de Maupassant, 1850-1893, French novelist and writer of short stories. author of "A Plece of String,” “The Neck- lace,” “The Coward.” etc.) When the republic was proclaimed in France and Napoleon was no longer on the throne of an empire, the ef- fects of the cataclysm were felt throughout the country. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of the changes was peculiarly illustrated by what occured in the little borough of Caneville. The mayor was a small, thin little man, a Royalist. His town enemy was the Dr. Massarel, who ministered to the ills.of the body and wanted to minister to the ills of government as well. Dr. Massarel was the head of the Republic- an party in that district. He was also the organizer of the local rural militia, which was to save the country. When Dr. Massarel received news of the proclamation of the republic he had 63 soldiers under his command, thoroughly drilled and ready, as he supposed, to give their lives for the cause. He immediately sent out the call to arms, for ‘it was necessary at ce to depose the Royalist mayor and ke the supreme authority into his own hands. The mayor, with two guards, barri- caded himself in the town hall. He refused to come out, even when ordered to do so by Dr. Massarel and his mi- litia. And though Dr. Massarel com- manded one of his men to proceed against the town hall, the man was too prudent to obey. He did not want a bullet in him. Not he, and he knew the mayor's guards were excellent shots. There was nothing left for the com- mandant to do but draw his saber and advance himself to about half the dis- tance between the two buildings where the enemy was barricaded. Waving the saber above his head, Dr. Massarel shouted with all the force of his lugns: “Long live the republic! Death to traitors!"” ‘Thercupon he turned on his heel and rejoined his officers. But that was all —what else could be done? The mayor dared Dr. Massarel to try and make him leave the town hall before he had received orders from higher up. If the doctor ordered an attack the men might not charge. That would be ridic- ulous. Besides, perhaps he did not have the authority. An idea came to him. He went to the telegraph office and sent & mes- sage outlining the situation to the lord | mayor of the Republican government at Paris, and to the prefect of the Seine Inferieure at Rouen, and to the new Republican subprefect at Dieppe. ‘While waiting, the doctor set a guard around the town hall. He put pickets all over the parish, as though he ex- pected some kind of an attack. About 9 o'clock that night the doctor was startled, when he tried to effect a per- sonal entrance into the town hall, by a loud “Who's there?” After that fright he decided to let matters rest till the morning. At last a reply came to the doctor’s urgent telegram. It dismissed the Royalist mayor and told him to stand by for later instructfon. A messenger, under a flag of truce, communicated this intelligence to the mayor. The mayor evacuated the town hall, though under protest, and disappeared. Dr. Massarel was now provisional mayor of Caneville. 2 The doctor turned to the crowd in triumph. He shouted: “Hurrah! Hur- rah! The republic wins all along the, line!” But the crawd showed no emo- tion whatever. The doctor tried a new tack: “The people are free! You are free, all of you, and independent. Be proud!” The inert townspeople merely stared at Lim. There was not even the glim- mer of pride in their eyes. Dr. Massarel surveyed them with as- tonished eyes. Their indifference amazed and puzzled him. He tried to think of some way he might arouse them to some display of interest or enthusiasm. Sud- denly he had an inspiration. “Lieutenant, bring me the bust of the ex-Emperor which is in the debating room of the Municipal Council, and bring it to me with a chair.” The bust and chair were brought. The doctor put the bust on the chair. Then he stood back and addressed the statue of the ex-!‘m_geror in these words: “Tyrant? Think how you have fallen —fallen into the dirt and mire. The exhausted fatherland was expiring un- der your iron heel. Now avenging des- tiny has struck you down—you are de- feated at last! "You are vanquished, & prisorer, and on the ruins of your crumkling empire the young and radiant republic, taking up your broken sword, P Tise: int the patriotic doctor was & At this paused. But there was no applause. Not dJulia D. C., FRIDAY, JA McNaoght Syndicate, Ine., N. ¥. WORLD FAMOUS STORIES A QUESTION OF DIPLOMACY BY GUY DE MAUPASSANT held their peace. Even the statue of the ex-Emperor seemed to stare at Dr. Mas- sarel with a silent and ironic smile. ‘The doctor became very angry. Some- thing drastic must be done. He found the butt of his revolver. He pulled it out and aimed it at the head of the bust. He fired, pointblank. The ball drilled a small, black hole in the fore- head like a spot—hardly anything at all. The effect had been missed. Still more angry, the doctor fired sev- :ral shots at the bust. He did not stop— the forehead of the ex-Emperor flew into white dust. But the eyes and nose and mustache remained unhurt. Exasperated, the doctor overturned the chair. He placed his foot on what remained of the bust. In the posture of a conqueror he turned to the people and said: “Let all traitors perish thus.” Still no trace of enthusiasm could be discerned in the crowd. The spectators seemed quite dumfounded with aston- ishment. So_all the doctor could do was to say to his militia: “You men may return to your homes.” He himself made for his own home as if pursued by a flend, His servant informed him that some patients had been waiting to see him for more than an hour. They were a man and his wife, both suffering from vari- cose veins in the legs. They had been with the doctor when he first received news of the proclamation of the re- public. ‘The old man began his explanation as though no republic had occurred anywhere on the face of the earth: “It began—this condition of the veins just like ants crawling up and down my legs.” (Copyright, 1928.) WINTERTIME BY D. C. PEATTIE. If you will recall your school-child geography lessons you will recollect that geography included a bit of terrestrial astronomy and that teacher astonished you very much when she sald that the earth was round and the South Pole not_hot but cold, when she said that in Winter the sun is actually a little nearer to the earth than in Summer. If it is nearer, how, then, can it be colder in Winter? And if teacher an- swered yow eorrectly, she told you that it was bec#fuse, owing to the inclination of the earth’s axis, the nights are longer in the Northern Hemisphere in Winter and that actually a few million miles nearer to the sun make little difference, as the light from the sun travels at a rate that brings it here from our blazing lord in a little bet- ter than elght minutes. To me the study of night in the Win- ter months, when other things do not distract the attention; becomes an ab- sorbing one, and the laziest person may pursue it, for it may be followed in bed. I have already in these columns up- held my belief in pillow ornithology and pillow astronomy. I say now that there should be a science of night. More than the stately procession of the stars the phases of the moon (ever at its best in Winter), the gamey and elusive hunt for -meteors, this study might include the habits of animals, the odars of flowers, the very science of sleep itself. I know this much, that I never learn- ed so much about mammals as I did one Summer when I spent every night in a tent, for in our part of the world only those animals that can adapt themselves to night life are suffered to live. Many flowers, too, are espe- clally adapted to night, some only open- ing then and giving off their perfume to night-flitting moths, and others clos- ing tightly at the approach of night. To be afraid of night is to show that you are a soft, hyper-civilized, miser- able, city-cramped J)emn, as some plants are potbount and hot-house weakened. Fear of night is bred in closets, beds, cellars, attics and such musty, fusty, dusty, mistrustful places. Out in the open night may be cold, windy or rainy, but it is never any- in which bogey-men can live. 1t is too real for that. Indeed, if we think of night in ite rue philosophical position, we realize that it s the prevailing, the absolute thing. Light, day, burning suns and stars, are the exception. They are but glnmln: Jewels laid upon the velvet lack cloth of night. Throughout the universe - night prevails. It is the fil‘c’::er of the cosmos, the mother of . Clergymen of the Roman Catholic, a single word of encouragement came ! Protestant and Jewish faiths spoke at the upstairs porch to kick a cat off the | from the silent faces around him. The !a service of welcome to America’s Good roof an’ it was a brick.” (Copyright, 1929 peasants seemed bewildered by this dis- dlay of energetic denunciation, They Will Union, held in Temple Emanu- Fifth avenue, New ¥ork, H o 4 NUARY 18, 1929. Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. January 18, 1866.—It was learned to- day that Walt Whitman was dismissed from a department of the Government for being the author of a poem entitled “Leaves of Grass.” One of his friends has written a pamphlet dbout him en- titled “The Good Gray Poet.” It is stated in the newspapers today that | Whitman's “character as a man is of | the highest and that, 4t any rate in his poems, his intentions are unexcep- tionable.” ‘The War Department has issued a general order, published today, that municipal courts of Virginia embraced within the area of that department are prohibited from instituting any proceed- ings against any officer or soldler in the | service of the United States or any em- | ploye of the Government of the same for acts done by them while in service or employment in pursuance of their military duties, or by order of their su- perior officers. This applies also to | those who have been at any time in the United States service or employment | and since discharged. | Citizens loyal to the United States | are in the same manner exempted from | prosecution in the courts of Virginia | “during the rebellion against any of the | rebel forces, directly or indirectly,” or |t.he agents charged with the care of abandoned lands or custody “of any kind of property possessed under the authority of the President of the United States, or of any civil or military au- thorities of the Government.” The order continues that all such persons are absolved “from any and all damages inflicted by said courts in vio- lation of the provisions of this order ” Commandants of posts and provost judges are directed to prevent any vio- lation of this order, “and to this end will arrest all offenders under it and report the facts immediately to the headquarters of the War Department in Washington.” The Senate having asked by resolu- tion how many men are still in the military service of the Government, the War Department, in a reply published | today, says that there are yet 47 major generals and 151 brigadier generals in | the volunteer service. There are 1,124 officers and men now in the Regular Army, bringing the aggregate in the service up to a total of 29,919. Com- panies already organized are soliciting regular recruits and they are coming in at_the rate of about 3,000 a month. The highest ranking officer of the Regular Army is Licut. Gen. Grant, and the next highest ranking officers in the Regular Army are Maj. Gens. Halleck, Sherman, Meade, Sheridan and Thomas. “T thought this ‘give till it hurts’ was a new idea, but Laddie says that's all they been doin' over in Scotland for years an’ years.” (Copyright, 1929.) FEATURES," MILADY B BY LOIS Straightening Backs. Any pronounced defect in posture should be corrected under the personal supervision of a physician or'a physical cuiturist who is trained in giving cor- rective exercises as prescribed by & doctor. However, minor defects such as most of us have may be overcome, | in most cases, by the right sort of ex- ercises plus constant practice of cor- rect posture in our walking and sleep- | ing hours. ‘The most common of these lesser‘ postural defects is a slight stoop at the shoulders accompanied by a forward | sag at the neck. Practically every one | who engages in a sedentary occupation exhibits this postural defect, which comes from the habit of leaning over one’'s work. The shoulders become rounded. | Any exercise that expands the chest | will help correct round shoulders. Here | is a simple one that requires no ap-| paratus. Just stand in a doorway with | the palms of your hands facing for-| ward and resting against the lrame‘ of the doorway on each side of you at| | about shoulder level. Keep your 1eeti | together, with knees straight and head up; let the body swing forward as far | as possible. . In this position you are| kept from falling forward by the grip | of your hands on the door frame. Keep | chest up. Slowly return to starting| position and repeat 6 to 12 times. | Another similar exercise for over-| coming round shoulders may be done | with the aid of a bed. Stand with your | back against the foot of the bed.| Stretch your arms backward and grip | the top of the footboard. Keep heels | together. Let your body swing for- ward, raising heels off the floor and | curving back inward. Recover. Re-| peat four to six times. | BY MOLLIE HOLLYWOOD, Calif.,, January 18.— Casting has just begun for the leading characters in the film version of Jaime Del Rio’s play, “From Hell Came a Lady.” Strange to relate, but quite within the paradoxical orbit of this movie town, where comedy and tragedy go hand in hand and where the unusual | becomes the ordinary, the lot on which | the picture is being made is the one on which Del Rio's wife, Dolores, was swung to stardom. The stages where Jaime, once a proud, | indulgent husband whose joy lay in per- mitting his beautiful wife to indulge her longing for fame, sat about and watched her early struggles with the pantomime medium, will see his own story done in talkie. 1t is one of those tales from real life in Movieland, one of the things close to the heart of picturedom—so close that it has no semblance of the unusual. Lawrence Stallings at supper in the popular midnight gathering piace. He is doing a story for John Gilbert, and that combination should go well. ~Stall- ings writes he-man tales, and John mental. By which I mean that the fawning admiration of the feminine element is no longer sufficiently interesting to hold him completely. He wants to make storles for people who think. He even wants to write and to direct. But fate and a huge salary keep him in the me- dium which he does to best advantage. Fan enthusiasts often have more faith in the ultimate destination of their letters than is warranted by the ad- dresses. Mail marked “Madame le Marquis” is sent to Gloria Swanson by the Holly- wood post office. When a letter arrives marked “The Actress” they try it out first on Ruth Chatterton. I think there might be quite a difference of opinion on fhat, however. Several other ladies who have seen service on the speaking Gilbert is one leading man who is going cn EAUTIFUL LEEDS. An excellent exercise for straighten- ing the exaggerated curve that comes at the waistline in “sway-back” figures is begun in & supine position. Lie on your back on the floor. Raise legs and hips from the floor, bracing your body with your hands placed at the small of your back. Swing the legs apart in a wide V shape, then cross them over each other. Separate the legs again; cross them and repeat several times. Now swing both legs to the floor and Test. Raise legs and hips up again. Swing the right leg forward, attempting to touch the floor over your head with the right foot. Return it to the vertical position and swing the left leg down. Repeat alternately several times At first it will not be possible to reach the floor with your toes. ‘These two leg exercises are also very goog for reducing heavy hips, waist and ack. (Copyright, 1029.) MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE MERRICK. stage might have sentiments to convey regarding their eligibility, Ruth Chatterton has been accused of hi-hatting some of the merely movie ladies. She asked archly: “And who is this Gloria Swanson?” when that mighty name was mentioned at a tea. But hastened to add: “We of the stage have so little time to see pictures and are therefore quite unacquainted with the luminaries of the screen.” ‘Which doesn’t at all take the hi-hat | out of the original query. Betty Bronson's mail comes addressed to “Peter Pan,” or a large part of it. Her adorers little suspect how this girl, Wwho became identified with one part almost to the annihilation of her mo- tion picture future, regrets the fact that prluducers cannot see her in different roles. A trip to Europe and considerable broadening and modernizing of her per- sonality helped a lot. They have seen her since as a reporter on a daily paper ;{Id in t’{ few u:the;e roles as widely ivergent from the “Peter Pan” idea could be imagined. o ‘.l\:_d the regisseur at the Russian “Ady plahno ees Messis Obolensko- vitschivonovsky. Sinneries in diss | sketch iss diss-ign-ed by mine-selluf!” (Copyright. 1929. by North Newspaper Alliance. Creamed Squash. Cut a medium sized squash in halves scrape out the seeds from one half, and if the family is small the second half will keep for several days in a cool, dry place. Bake without peeling the half that is used. When the pulp is soft, scoop out and mash it, adding salt, pep- per, and a generous piece of butter. Keep hot until ready to serve. Squash baked instead of boiled or steamed is dry and full of flavor, and does not re- quire draining. American