Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1929, Page 31

WOMA N°'S PAGE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1929. Vogue for Short-Vamped Shoes BY MARY We have thought much about the length of shoe vamps for several sea- sons. We have all gone along wearing the usually comfortable, - medium- length vamp, thinking more about the height of the heels and the arrangement of the straps of our shoes than any- THESE NEW OXFORDS IN BROWN AND TAN LEATHER SHOW THE | NEW TYPE OF SHORT VAMPS. thing else. Naturally if we have short toes the expert shoe dealer provides us with a shoe that is fairly short vamped—if we have long toes he chooses a longer vamped model—usually saying nothing about it. But now, like a bolt out of the blue, BEAUTY" CHATS By exercise alone you can keep your figure supple and young. You may diet and reduce if you are too fat; or if you are too thin, you can concentrate on flesh building foods. Either way | you must exercise or you cannot hope to have graceful lines that bglong to youth., Youth nowadays is no longer counted by so many years; it is alto- gether a matter now of how supple, how graceful, and the number of years a woman dares appear to be, Fortunate- ly, for woman, fashions favor her and many women look younger now by 10 years than they did a decade ago. With everything else in woman's favor, she should do her part in keeping herself youthful. Dancing, swimming, and certain sim- ple exercises are recommended. An easy set of these follow: Breathe deeply & number of times until you feel re- freshed by the addition of so much more oxygen. Start with arms stretched in front of you at the level of the shoulders, opening them out until they are held slightly behind you. Clench MARSHALL. comes the revived vogue for short- vamped shoes. Short “French” vamps they are called in one shop where there has been a demand for them recently, although the exaggeratedly short vamp has been no more worn in Prance than here recently. Many American women hold to their convinction that the oxford type of shoe is all very well for sports or walk- ing, but that it is all wrong for more formal afternoon wear. They have real objections to oxfords or ties with decidedly high heels. Yet in Paris at present many women are choosing new ties for elaborate afternoon wear with decidedly high heels and cut lower over the instep than in the case with the mannish walking oxford. Often there are but two eyelets on either side of these shoes, which are sometimes made of crepe de chine to match the frock with which they are worn—made very simply with nof a suggestion of metallic trimming about them, Look through our box of odds and ends and see whether you cannot find an old belt buckle. Usually there are [a few of them knocking about some- where. Then hunt up your crochet hook and buy a skein or two of mer- cerized twixt to match one of your frocks and you will have the essentials for one of the new crocheted belts that have recently come into favor. If you would like to know precisely how to make them and how they look when worn, please send me your stamped, self-addressed envelope and I will send you this week’s illustrated circular tell- ing all a2bout them. BY EDNA KENT FORBES weight. This develops the upper part of the body. For the waist, back, arms, shoulders, and for general suppleness, try the fol- lowing: Place hands on your hips, keep legs rigid and bend trunk of the body forward, sideways, and backward a dozen times, ending by rotating it around the waist like a pivot. Miss J. B. L—I will send the form~ ulas if you forward a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your request. Meantime, apply hot damp cloths to the places where the blackheads are the worst; and after you have partially opened the pores through the applica- tions, work some oil or a cleansing cream into the skin. The cream will soften the soil in the pores so you can wash it out with warm water and soap. Rinse a great deal and make the final rinse ice cold. Your skin will look better after each cleansing, but it will require an endless number of cleans- ings before you get your pores in the state where they no longer take up more soil. Each time it will be easier, your fists and pull your hands back to the shoulder as though pulling a great but the pores must contract again, and that takes time. Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. Your young husband, we will assume, is capable, energetic, ambitious and promising. He has mastered the details and problems of his particular business or trade. Why can he not “go into business for himself?” Because he 'acks capital is the highly probable ans~er. How long must he forego the profits of his work? Until k2 is in a position to invest capital as well as time and labor. In order to start a business, some women will argue, it requires more meney than we could save out of our income anyway. Things are not actu- ally as dismal as that. Few men are reouired to furnish all of the capital of a business. 3 ‘Tragedy enters into & man’s life when the lack of three to five thousand dol- lars rcbs him of an opportunity he has pointed for all of his working life. Many inexperienced women are not aware that businesses and business men often require capital of their partners to assure themselves of continued in- terest. The amount may be set at a The Daily Cros nominal figure. In other words, even when money is not needed it may be requested for personal reasons. It is well to remember, however, an- other possibility with regard to capital. If you have been thrifty and accumu- lated capital, it is no guaranty that certain returns will follow when it is invested in business. Joint control over the capital account is desirable. Then the husband who is wanted by a busi- ness for his money value alone will not be swayed by vanity. That is, he will not if his wife keeps her eyes open and her mind alert. ‘Wives must adjust their lives to this necessity of life. It may be more pleas- ant for some to wear their capital on their backs, or have it on display in their homes, but when the “business call” for capital comes, only cash is of real significance. In co-operating with our husbands to accumulate this capital fund we should not lose sight of the fact that the future rewards are well worth whatever petty sacrifices may be necessary. s Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1929.) . Persian ruler. . Twig broom. . Jerk with the fingers, . Well. . Banish. . Long, narrow mark. . Holly. . Repairs, . Prefix: before. . Enjoyment. . Church official. . Pith. X . Wind indicator. . Word of honor. 29. Novice. 33, Representative. 34. Stained with a reddish discoloration. 35, Cutting implement. 36, Troubles., 37, Blends. 88. Spotted cubes. 39, Tumeric. 40. Snooped. 41, Even. 42. Instruments used in navigation. 44. Inns. 45, Javanese tree. 46. Melody. 2 ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE Al NOIENA INETT JAGIAMAT GEITE] [CIABEN]| [SE] G E S8 ITIEK] SoWE-E OfCore ENRIAGE] ’av 10. Like A 11. Scraped linen. 12. Preposition. 55, Levied on. 57. Hawalian food root. 58. Refrigerated. 59. Visionary. 60. Place of egress. 61. Novice. 62. Artificial division of society. 63. Eat at a banquet. Down. 1. Vessel. 2. Place of assembly. 3. From the windward side. 4. Six-sided figures. 5. Perplex. 6. Put forth with effort. ;, ‘Trigonometric ratio. cient. 9. Communications. tow. 13. Ball of a hammer. 21. Dirt deposited by a stream. 23. Woman's name. 25. Annoyed. 29, Spars. 20. Artless, 31, Be superior, 32, Large spools. 34. Clenched hands. 37. Pertaining to monks. 38. Disliked intensely. 40. Back of the neck. 41. Solitary. 43, Dinner coat. 44. Jump over. 46. Apply remedy to. 47, Move lightly and swiftly. :n. Of fine, delicate tracery. Aye. Lines of revolution, 51. Hired automobile. 5 re Erse is spoken. 53. Love exceedingly, 56. Woman's name. e, ) MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST Sliced Bananas Fried Cornmeal Mush Corned Beef Hash Bran Muffins Coffee LUNCHEON Baked Sweetbreads, Spanish Style Clover s Spiced Crabapples Chocolate Cake, Tea DINNER Chicken Soup French Chops Baked Potatoes Creamed Cauliflower Grapefruit Salad Tapioca Cream Coffee FRIED CORNMEAL MUSH Pour a spoonful or two of mo- lasses into a plate and put some flour into another; slice mush and dip first into molasses and then into flour; do not get too much molasses on. Bacon or sausage fat is nice to fry it in, and sliced bacon is good with it. BAKED SWEETBREADS SPANISH STYLE Boil sweetbreads 45 minutes, then remove membrane and split them into halves. Cover one- half with chopped red peppers. Season lightly with onion, salt and pepper and put over other half. Baste with melted butter and bake in quick oven 20 minutes. Serve on bed green peas, nicely seasoned. FRENCH CHOPS Take one-half pound of cheap cut of beef and one-half pound pork. Put through food-chop- per. Add beaten egg and salt and pepper to taste. Shape into 6 chops. Beat another egg and add 1 teaspoonful milk. Have ready one-half cup fine bread crumbs. Dip each chop first into beaten egg, then in crumbs. Re- peat. Let stand in cool place 1 hour, then fry brown. Place two-inch piece uncooked maca- roni in each “chop” to imitate a bone and on this place a paper 1rill before sending to table, Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. Candlesticks must not be overlooked when there is a need for accessories which will be useful as well as orna- mental, and in these practical times nothing which is not of use to us is considered especially beautiful. In the accompanying illustration is a pair of candlesticks which might be used in hall, living room, dining room or bedroom with equal charm. Made of bronze and crystal, they would lend richness to a room which depended upon accessories for its character. person of | telligence rating. the entire lmi.“‘ The crystal may be blue, amethyst, amber, green, rose or clear, and the drops may match the crystal of the column or be in a contrasting color, ‘While these candlesticks, which are electrified, may be used without shades, they are much more attractive if equipped with them. For the living room the shades should be neutral in tone, perhaps of beige or sand chiffon over pale gold taffeta and trimmed with braid to match the color of the crystal in the column. For the bedroom daintier colors may be (Copyright, 1929.) BRAIN TESTS ‘This is an interesting test of asso- clated ideas. Several questions are asked—each of which has an unusual answer. Read the questions and the answers and form a mental picture of each. Then cover the answers -and read the questions—to see how many of them you can answer correctly. Let some one read you the questions if you prefer. Allow two minutes to read the ques- tions and two minutes to answer them. Questions. Where is the money? Where is the dog? Where is the table? Where is the letter? Where is the canary? Where is the book? Where is the cat? Where is the telephone? Where is the pencil? ‘Where is the sugar? - Where is the baby? Where is the clock? Where is the candy? Where 1is the pitcher? Where is the door mat? Answers. In the stove. Up the tree, On the roof. In my pocket. Under the piano, In the sink. In the fish bowl? On the door step, In the envelope, In the furnace. At the barber’s. In the wash. In the oven, On the telegraph pole. Up the chimney. Ordinarily a person would remember but a few of these absurdities in two minutes. But by forming mental pic- tures, the average person should re- member 12—and a h in- DAILY DIET RECIPE APPLE FRITTERS. Flour, one cup; baking powder, two teaspoons; salt, 1> teaspoon; apples, four; melted butter, one tablespoon; egg, one; milk, % cup; deep fat, two cups. SERVES SIX PEOPLE. Peel and core apples. Cut in quarters. Beat egg. Add melted butter. Add milk. Sift together dry ingredients and add them. Dip each plece of apple in the batter and fry in de hot fat until apples are soft. Fat should be hot enough to brown small plece of bread in 40 seconds. Drain on soft crepe paper and serve warm. Can be sprinkled with powdered sugar if desired. DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes starch, pro- in, and some fat. Lime and iron present, but vitamins have been damaged by the action of the baking powder, Can be eaten in moderation by normal adults of average or under weight. . | [ Fashionable Folk \ by clulia Boyd Why Marriages Fail Blames Carping Criticism 'Dorothypix‘ NINE times out of ten the question why marriage is a failure could be answered by one word: Criticism. Of course, in order to get a divorce a husband or wife has to accuse the party of the other part of some offense. A woman can't go into court and say: “I've stood my husband’s knocking everything I do until I can’t bear it any longer.” A man can’t say: “Judge, my wife has nagged me for 20 years about everything I do and don’t do, about the way I sit down and rise up, and my taste in neckties, and the way I drive a car, until she has gotten on my nerves so that I would rather die than live with her another day.” None the less, the allegation of unfaithfulness, or drunkenness, or cruelty, or whatnot, that is officially put forth as the reason why the marriage bond should be broken, is more often than not just a smoke screen behind which hides the real explanation of why a couple fail to hit it off together, and another marriage goes into the discard. It wasn’t the big offenses they committed against each other. It was the little, carping criticisms that kept them always irritated, and their vanity raw and sore, and made them so discouraged that they got to the place where they asked themselves as to the use in trying to please a person who wasn't going to be pleased with anything, anyway, and why they should go on with a marriage that was all kicks and no ha'pence? The only answer to this conundrum seemed to be the divorce court. R AFTER all, most men and women are pretty decent citizens. Not many men are roues. Not many women are vamps. Nor are tnere many men who are brutes, por many women who are shrews. The average youth and malden who get married are honest, and sincere, and kindly. They are in love with each other, and when they plight their vows at the altar they honestly mean to do their duty and to make each other happy. How comes it, then, that so often they are “disillusjoned” with each other, and disgruntled with matrimony, that they sit up in sullen silence when th‘:z are alone together, or else engage in verbal battles in which they hack eacl other to pleces and leave wounds that never heal? It is because one or the other, or both, indulge in perpetual criticism of the party of the other part, and criticism is the headliner among all the domestic vices. It has broken up more homes and alienated more husbands and wives from each other than all the combined immorality, and intemperance, and failure to support, and temper, and nerves, and extravagance, and bad house- keeping in the world. For a woman cannot forgive a man for his wondering every morning at the breakfast table why she can never learn to make bread like his mother used to make, and why she can't make the children behave better, and why she can't keep house without running up bills. Likewise a man can overlook his wife’s not being a good manager, or a blue-ribbon cook, and being too fond of bridge parties and the movies, but the thing that gets him is to have her always harping on his little faults and weaknesses, and reminding him of what a poor, weak, miserable creature he is. All husbands and wives know exactly how little they relish being criticized by the partners of their bosoms. They know that it makes them feel as if they had been stabbed to the heart by the hand they trusted, and that had turned out to be the hand of a traitor. They know that the hurt rankles in their memories and makes them bitter and 'rufin'{ul. And yet they keep on doing it. THERE are plenty of households in wiich the only music is the discord of the anvil chorus, and in which husbands and wives are at each other, hammer and tongs, all the time. There are plenty of wives who never hear a word of praise. Their husbands will gobble down a thousand good dinners without comment, but let there be a little too much salt in the soup, or the roast be overdone on the thousandth and first, and husband is right there with some scathing criticism of the meal. ‘There are plenty of women who pinch every nickel until the buffalo howls in agony without ever getting a commendation from friend husband, but let them :‘:Zt (;nle high-priced hat and husband shricks to high heaven about their efulness. There are plenty of wives who never give their husbands the glad hand for tolling like dray horses to support them and give them luxuries, and for sticking to the hearthstone like the house cat, and for rolling the perambulator, but who never weary in pointing out to husband his defects in grammar and manners, and finding fault with his smoking too much or wasting time on the golf links, or reminding him of how poor his judgment is. There would be some justification for husbands and wives critici other if it did any good; but it doesn’t. slow the individual down. No wife is going to break her neck trying to please a husband who is 30!:1: to hand her a knock instead of a bouquet no matter what she does. No hi is going to work himself to death trying to achieve things for a wife who tells him plainly that she doesn’t think he amounts to much, anyway. It is praise and appreciation that inspire us to do our best. Criticism takes the last bit of heart out of us and makes us slump. izing each Its only effect is to hurt feelings and ‘The worst of husbands and wives criticizing each other is that it destroys their children's respect for them. A child naturally takes its parents’ valuation of each other, and if Johnny hears papa call mother a fool, and sees that mother regards papa as a poor, weak failure, he feels that he is not called upon to listen to the advice of a Dumb Dora or be guided by the admonitions of a ne'er-do-well. So if you want to be hapgy though married, cut out the criticism. Nobody marries to get a critic on the hearth. DOROTHY DIX. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “I don't 1ks to think the worst, but| ~The doctor was goln' to give sometimes 1t looks like it's the only Wey | satarrh: DUL'T eroiny e b to keep from bein’ Wled." Just practicin’ a sneer.” 1of the two principles must give way, Everyday Law Cases Illa'y Wife of Employe Sue Em=- ployer for Injuries Caused by Husband’'s Negligence? BY THE COUNSELLOR. With the permission of her hus- band's employer, Mrs. Jones accompa- nied her husband on a trip to deliver a load of lumber to a nearby city. Through Jones' careless driving the machine overturned and Mrs. Jones was injyred. She brought sult against the em- ployer of her husband on the principle that an employer is liable for the wrongs of his employe committed in the course of his employment. Thé problem presented itself in two States. In Nebraska the wife was not permitted to recover, the court stating: “It is a well established principle that a husband and wife cannot sue each other in an action of negligence. As an em- ploye is liable to his employer for any damage occasioned by his misconduct or negligence, the employer in turn could sue the employe for any claim he would be compelled fo pay the em- ploye’s wife. This would conflict with the accepted rule.” In New York the wife was permitted to recover, the court stating: “If one we prefer to hold that the doctrine of master’s liability be maintained. Such loss should be treated as a business expense to be added to the cost of pro- duction and borne by society in general.” MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE HOLLYWOOD, Calif.,, January 28.— Theatrical first-night attendance is be- coming as imposing as a movie pre- miere. Movies we have had always with us, but the influence of the theater is laying its hand heavily on the Holly- wood shoulder. ‘When the Los Angeles Repertory Co. decided to open with a Molnar plaf, lntrustln{ the leading role to a movie gentie, all of the gelatin village hurried over to town to see and be seen. They came in shiny limousines with silver noses. They were bawled by the megaphone man as they arrived and more hoarsely bawled as they departed. Their wax-like faces were perfectly done. Huge garlands of gardenias fell from perfect shoulders and were made awful by the liberal addition of ostrich feathers and enough tinsel for an ordi- nary Christmas tree. ‘The movie gentleman, Lowell Sher- man, read his lines in perfect talkie technique. He ?reserved the microphone monotone until some of the audience wanted to rise and tear their hair. Yet I am told this same actor has given excellent New York performances. Lay deterioration at the door of Lady Cinema. Norma Shearer and husband, Irving Thalberg, in the audience and holding hands surreptitiously under cover of the dimness. Asked to tag Norma Shearer quickly, the only answer would be “the most patrician face in pictures.” There is a haunting equiline weariness about her, a disdain. of the bleaching and dyeing and other artificialities of her ilk. She has small eyes and she does little to make them larger. Her hair, a fine dark brown, is severely drawn back from the face, She is far more deli- cately beautiful away from the camera than before it, and she carries her frail hauteur convincingl; Ruth Chatterton and Ralph Forbes together again, ver~ full of chatter about things theatrical. Forbes is to appear in the stage version of “The Swan,” and is aervous over the outcome in a way that bodes well for him. One is fearful only for the person who just knows everything will be perfect. Doubt in such instances is an indication of ability. Said the Chatterton, with a charm- ing hesitance: “I've been so lon from the stage that I know know how to act again.” = ¥oi dently cannot' make the childrefy of the !ootuflm take the camera seriously, al- though Chatterton has made an out- standing success in both mediunis. In a land of feverish color, éxag- gerated near-jewels and loud afd reso- nwn‘¥ L FEATUR ES. MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS Muddy Complexions. A clear, smooth, unblemished com- plexion is attractive, no matter what its shade. An olive or medium skin is as beautiful in its way as the white or ivory shades. It is when the skin CREAM ON EYEBROWS & LIPS becomes sallow or muddy that it loses its individual charm. The chief factor in maintaining a clear skin is good health. Nothing can take the place of this, for the healthy skin has a glow and bloom upon it that cannot be counterfeited by cosmetics. Milady’s complexion may MERRICK. small pearls whose genuineness was ap- parent. Jetta Goudal did honors for the col- ony. She looked like a Rembrandt lady gone Hollywood. She wore a black vel- vet artist’'s tam some 12 inches in diam- eter, a long black velvet cape, sable lace swathed about her throat, inky black gloves on her primly crossed hands. Her hair, also black, was worn low on the neck in a figure eight. At least she made people look, and that is the | . primary object in this colony. Nils Asther met a charming blond at a party and fell for her quite hard. Said a friend: “Oh, Nils, why don't you pick on some one your own age?” “She looks all of 25 to me,” bridled Asther. “She's_all of that” said the friend. “That’s Fanny Ward.” (Copyright, 1929, by the North American PYTIERt: Newsbaper Alliance.) meffYIE T @ REG.U.S. PAT.OFF. Vo Tennis Dress. There is rejoicing throughout the feminine camp when the time comes for enervating games of tennis and the freedom-inspiring clothes that are worn | on the cofirt. And the time comes in | February for those who go south for a | Winter vacation. This little dress is one of the newest and most typical | of the court costumes—an off-white | crepe de chine, sleeveless and with a | bertha and trio of bows to make it LEEDS. be said to reflect the condition of her digestive tract; if her skin is rough or dull, the cause is almost always diges- tive trouble or constipation. Lack of fresh air or outdoor exercise also robs the skin of its beauty. A sluggish cir- culation and a rich diet make the skin muddy. Besides correcting the unhygienic habits that are the underlying cause of the muddy comblexion, milady may use bleaching treatments to help light- en her skin. The materials required for the bleaching treatment I am go- ing to describe for you today include (1) & cleansing cream, (2) a skin lo- tion, (3) a bleaching cream and (4) & food cream. Pure commercial preparations may be used in this treatment, or you may make the cosmetics yourself accord- ing to the recipes that appear in this column every week. The bleach used may be a lemon cream or the follow- ing mixture: Three tablespoonfuls stearate of zinc, two tablespoontuls lemon juice, six drops tincture of benzoin, one tablespoonful boric acid and enotigh white vaseline or cold cream to make a thin paste. Begin the treatment by cleansing the skin with cleansing cream. Wipe off the cream, massaging your face slightly upward as you do so. Next pat on the skin tonic, which may be made of one ounce rose water, one ounce cologne water and 30 grains sulphate of zinc. Now apply some cold cream over the lips and eye- brows and spread the bleaching te over your face and neck. Leave it on for 20 minutes. Wipe off the paste with a clean cloth moistened in warm water. The food cream is applied next. Spread it evenly over your face like a mask. Massage gently for a minute or two and then wipe off cream. Pat on the skin lotion. Apply founda- tion cream and make-up. The treatment just described may be taken daily for one week when the skin is very dull and faded in appear- ance. It is especially helpful for wrinkled, sallow skins. (Copyright, 1929.) Sugarless cereal- means a fight A little sweetening does away with an awful lot of trouble CHILDREN'S meals should not be something to be dreaded. One of the most important of all diet- ing problems 1s to get children to eat enough bone-building, health- promoting foods. Ranking among the highest of foods. for children are cereals, and yet, as an eminent food authority recently stated it, “Sugarless cereal means a fight.” He went on to advise mothers to make these necessary foods welcome and even looked forward to by the children through intelli- ent and judicious sweetening. ugar in itself is the most perfect fuel to furnish ener?y for active children, and best of all it makes other necessary foods so easily and gladly eaten. Children should not dread their meals. The wise mother or nurse, by an intelligent use of sugar, can enable children to enjoy all kinds of healthful cereals, fruits, vege- lal:lles and l;nil‘kl;ol’mpuly :'a&t ened cereal en Shild o eat more milke Sagar is Nature’s ideal flavor. The r nant greetings, she looms quiet, reserved, calmly lovely in severe black vejvet and * You're Missi feminine, (Copyright, 1920.) g Something If you don’t hear “FORHAN'S SONG SHOP” Thursday night at 8, Sta. WRC Institute. Health is in danger when gums break down Too many men and women ignore the fact that sooner or later they may pay the price of neglect. They brush their teeth faith- fully and feel secure. Yet, health, youth and beauty slip away. And here’s the reason Teeth are only as healthy as the gums gums must be brushed daily, morning and night, if they are to resist such dread diseases as Pyorrhea, Gingivitis, Trench Mouth. When once contracted only dental care can stem advance of these diseases. Forhans for And will delight you. #4 out of 5 people at forty and thousands younger pay the extravagant price of neglect As a measure of protection, brush your qums vigorously with the dentifrice de- signed to help keep them firm and sound .. Forhan’s for the Gums. When you have used Forhan’s for a few lays, yow'll notice a distinct improvement in the way your gums look and feel. In addition, the way this dentifrice cleans teeth and helps to protect them from decay Start using Forhan’s today. And see your dentist eveyy six months, the gums