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‘'WOMAN'S PAGE. Currency of Good Will in the Home BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. ‘The fluctuation of family fortunes is not always dependent upon the dollar mark. The most important security which a household possesses is the in- ner harmony, the currency of good will WHEN A SELFISH PERSON GETS THE “CONTROLLING SHARES,” MERELY VERBAL PROTESTS ARE USELESS. in the midst of prosperity or financial hardship, which makes living a’ pleas- ure. It is just as important in a domestic mismanage them. Sometimes it hap- pens in a home that they are misplaced. A sure sign is given that they are when the co-operative spirit, the helpful ‘mosphere which should prevail, is p: vented from doing so by some one mem- ber who has manipulated matters to suit his or her especial pleasure at the general sacrifice of the rest of the family. While it is no sort of kindness to cater to this “off” member of a house- hold and encourage a wrong situation, it often appears to be the easiest thing to do, and one after another of the family has been known to slip into the habit for the sake of preserving calm. When the cause of such despotic con- trol is illness of a temporary nature or is attributable to a nervous strain that makes an individual less than his or her best self, such calm is well justified for there are extenuating circumstances. Leniency should not be withheld. It is when tyranny is exercised for purely selfish reasons that the price of unrest in the household is too much to pay. For selfishness, if unchecked, does not of itself decrease. On the contrary, it increases. To let it continue without protest is to add to its burden. The question then arises as to how to make such protests effective. Merely verbal ones, made to a selfish person, may serve to increase the sense of power, dear to such a one. So_it would seem that a policy is bet- ter than any amount of unfruitful re- proaches. ‘To definitely settle within oneself or among the others of the household ‘just what rights are invi- olable and then, without fear or favor, go on with the assumption that, con- flict or no conflict, they are geing to be pursued and that whatever scenes fol- low will have no more effect than the water which.“rolls off the duck’s back” —that is to assist every one in the home to a more equitable balance of power. If tact is added to such determina- tion, and a sense of humor as well, the battle is likely to be a less bitter one. Sometimes it happens that at the very first show of genuine force the usurping stockholder of the family fortunes may see that further efforts to tyrannize are to be without results and may as well be foregone. There is an attitude of weakness which selfish people recog- nize as their opportunity, just as they recognize strength as their defeat. My Neighbor Says: Puff paste bakes best at a high temperature, though for patty shells it is well to reduce the heat after raising it to cook the cen- ter thoroughly. When hanging pictures, if two rubber-headed tacks are put into the wall or the bottom of frame on the back of the picture, dust cannot collect and mark the wall- paper. Butter to be used in cakes should be wrung in a clean cheese-cloth to take out all the water possible. Watery butter makes cakes that are heavy and biscuits that are tough. A wise economical housewife will always buy an extra yard . .. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D.” C.” FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, ‘1929 The STYLE POST is the marker on the road to being smart. Torchiere. ‘There is no surer way of introducing dignity into the hall or living room than by lighting effects, The modern torchiere is well designed to accomplish this particularly formalizing feat. ‘This one has a base .of nickel. The light sifts softly through shades of ground glass modernistically shaped. This model is characteristic of the vogue for one-color effects, nickel and white glass being a popular combination. (Copyright, 1929.) Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. February 15, 1869.—Gen. Grant's declaration that he will not announce the names of his Cabinet officers until they are sent to the Senate for con- firmation caused a stir today in govern- mental and political quarters and set many persons to looking up the custom of former Presidents in this connection. ‘They found that Gen. Jackson arrived in Washington February 11, 1829, to prepare for his inauguration. The Na- tional Intelligencer announced the members of his cabinet, evidently with authority, on the 27th day of February. President Van Buren made only one change in the Jackson cabinet. President-elect Harrison arrived in ‘Washington February 9, 1841, and four days later the “probable” members of his cabinet were published in the press. These “probabilities” subsequent- ly turned out to be realities. Mr. Polk arrived -here February 13, 1845, and his cabinet was not until after March 1, but it became known before his inauguration. Gen. Taylor reached here February 23, 1849, and did not announce his cabinet until March 3. President-elect Pierce came when purchasing a stair carpet. Fold surplus length in at either end, and, when the car- pet is worn at the portions just over the edges of each step. it may be shifted first up, then as in a business enterprise to see to it that the controlling shares are not in the hands of a person who is likely to down, so that the whole cover- ing may be used up evenly. The Daily Cross Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1929.) . Fragrant flower. Particular. . Certain part of the year. . Handcuff. Fuel. . Throw open. . Grandeur. ‘Unbolt. . Overawe. . Of the moon. . Chinese measure. 26. Fabulous bird. . Cavity. . Negative. . Goddess of mischief. . Condiment. 1 . Aeriform mixture, . Genuine, 39. Yours. 40. Contest of speed. ., . West African tribe, . Restrict, . Exist. . Declare. Administer extreme unction to; variant. . Gift. . Title of respect. Driea . grass. . Dip into water: angling term. ‘8. Geometric ratio. 9. Native of Malacca. 1. Small island. . Rod. . Seaweed preparation. . Distant in manner. . Biscuit. 0. Goddess of vengeance. 72. Dressmaker. 74. Fluttering effect in music. i5. A cut of beef. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE. 1. Sprightly and comical. 2. szla«mmlfl'h us plant. 3. Plerce. ‘4. Kind of tooth. 5. In the same place (abbr.). Fresh. 6. 7. Famous Norse navigator. 8. Diving bird. 9. Greek god of flocks and herds. 19 Measure of type. 11. The head. 12, % 14. Scaly. 19. Accomplish. 22. Gypsy. 24. Cover. - 27. Edged instruments; collectively. 28. Feign. 31. Zealous. 33. Glow. 34. Eras. 35. Feeble-minded. 36. Sports. : 38. Household god. 40. Blow. 44, X 45. Traveler. 48. A stroke in fencing. 49. Bauble. 51. Compensation, . Appendage. . Mahometan women's apartments. . Lover of Helen of Troy. . Halt, . Too. . Large yellow moth. . Grave. 5. Tooth of an animal. . Sicken. . Because. . Therefore, . Prefix, meaning two. Variety of éalads Supplies Vitamins ‘There are several kinds of desirable salad greens that can be had this month. To many people lettuce is the only salad green, and when they grow tired of it, they stop eating salad! ‘Watercress, romaine lettuce, French endive, chicory—all these are in the market, and can all be used in the same way as lettuce. Each has a char- acteristic ‘flavor, but all supply the vitamins - and minerals that are so necessary this time of year. FL In October New York high school at- tendance averaged 93.44 per cent, the Jjunior high schools, 95.99 per cent; the elementary schools, 95.69 per cent, and to the National Capital February 21, 1853, but before that time the mem- bers -selected for his cabinet had begun to “leak” out through various channels, one or two at a time. There was much speculation about Mr. Buchanan’s cabinet and many un- authorized statements were made in ad- vance about it. He finally selected it while at Lancaster, Pa, and it was given to the press here for publicity February 26, 1857. Abraham Lincoln arrived in Wash: ington for his first inauguration Fel ruary 23, 1861. His cabinet was Lot fully decided on, however, until March 1, when the names were made known. . President-elect Grant was at his office here ,as usual today receiving callers, most of whom came to see him on business. . The President-elect sent his formal acceptance of election to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, today, as the representa- tives of those before whom the electoral votes of the States were counted. A Sermon for Today BY REV. JOHN R. GUNN. Tooting One's Own Horn. ‘Text—"When thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee.” —Matt., vi2. Or when thou doest anything else, “do not sound a trumpet before thee.” In other words, do not toot your own horn, For— “Whether mighty in station or hoer of corn Unwelcome's the fellow who toots his own horn.” 1 have read somewhere, “He that hath a horn, let him blow his own.horn; for he that hath a horn and bloweth not his own horn, verily the horn of the same shall not be blown.” Evi- dently a good many have read this somewhere, and practice it as zealously is if they had read it in the Bible. But we do not find this in the Bible. What we find in the Bible is, “Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth.” Self-praise is always a mark of in- feriority. True importance is always simple. Self-importance, however dis- guised in its own majesty, is littleness. Men of real importance are too busy with their work to talk about their im- portance. As Joseph Morris writes: e | “The poorest woodchopper makes the most sound; A poor cook clatters the most pans around; ‘The 1;nmn( spoke carries least of the And jln:glnl pennies pay little that's owed; A rooster crows, but lays no eggs; A braggart blows, but drives no pegs. He works out of harmony with any team, For others are skim milk and he is the cream. “The world,’ so far as he can see, ‘Consists of a few other folks and me.’ He richly deserves to be held in scorn— The ridiculous fellow who toots his own horn.” T Ra T Savory Spaghetti. Stir into one cupful and a half of milk, over a gentle heat, three table- spoonfuls of flour rubbed to a smooth te with three tables fuls of Wm fat or butter, and additional seasoning of one teaspoonful each of salt and dry mustard, six drops of tabasco sauce or a few grains of cayenne, and enough paprika to color the mixture. Cook until the whole boils, remove from the fire, add one slightly beaten egg and three cupfuls of cooked, chopped spaghetti. Pour into a greased baking dish, cover with but- tered crumbs and bake until these are brown. ]Ilked‘ Chioken.- Belect a roasting chicken weighing about three and a half pounds, and have it cut in pieces for serving. Singe each piece, wash, drain thoroughly, and dip in beaten egg diluted with two tablespoons of cold water. and seasoned highly with salt and pepper. Roll in fine dry breadcrumbs and place in a greased baking pan. Bake in a very hot oven for about 15 minutes or until the crumbs begin to brown. Then pour one cup of milk in the pan, cover, re- duce the heat to a moderate tempera- ture and bake slowly for 40 minutes. One-half. pound of mushrooms may added to the chicken.during the last 15 minutes of cooking. When done transfer to & hot platter, garnish with parsley. and serve with a milk .gravy made by adding two tablespoons of flmummtltrmdn%hm?n. and, :;un well mixed, ing in two £ups ~ funisrs ‘| and wives and, in particular, Finds Women Have Deeper Appreciation. DorothyDixL A Man'’s Esthetic Sense Rebels at a Homely Wife, But a Woman Looks at a Man’s Character Instead of His Face. IN trying to solve the problem of why marriage is so often a failure a questionnaire was sent out not long ago to & thousand middle-aged married them what qualities they found most distasteful in their husbands ‘what one specific thing in the partners of their bosoms got most upon their nerves. An amazingly large number of men replied that their chief objection to their wives was that they were no longer young and beautiful, whereas not a single woman mentioned her husband’s lack of pulchritude among his short- comings. There is food for thought in this. Are men, in reality, so much greater beauty lovers than women? Or is this just an alibi for a wandering foot? Certainly the average man exhibits no superdeveloped esthetic sense except as it pertains to flappers. On the contrary, it is women who seem to yearn after abstract beauty more than men. In the art galleries you will see more women than men., Housewives organize clubs for the study of art so that they may better ‘appreciate fine pictures and statuary and tapestries, but if there is any tired business men’s art study club, I have never heard of it, and in most homes it is the wife and not the husband who is responsible for its adornment, if there is any. The man is satisfled with solid comfort. Often he fights against curtains and draperies, and sneers at antiques, and howls over haviMg to pay for Oriental rugs when linoleum is so-much cheaper, and it is the wife who insists on furniture that is made on beautiful lines, and draperies and carpets of rich and lovely covering. SO far as personal beauty goes, the middle-aged wife has as much right to be critical of her middle-aged husband as he has of her. If she is no longer the Prettiums he married, neither is he the slim young sheik that she espoused. 1If she is no longer as alluring as a debutante, neither is there any call to romance in a bald-headed gentleman with a bay-windowed figure. couples asking « s e Looking over any assemblage of middle-aged people, the women are quite as easy on the eyes as the men. Perhaps more so, for women have the advantage of the rouge pot and the powder puff, and of being able to deck themselves out in clothes that camouflage their defects and flatter their good points, whereas men are forced to remain as homely as God and time have made them. Yet it is men who claim that they find the lack of beauty in their wives harder to live with than nagging, temper, nerves, extravagance, bad housekeeping, any of the sins which one might reasonably suppose would wreck matrimony. It is men who only too often offer as an excuse the fact that their wives have become old and worn in their service and are no longer pleasing to gaze upon. They seem to think that they have the same right to trade in their old wives for new as they do their automobiles. Undoubtedly just as many wives fall out of love with their husbands as men fall out of love with their wives. There are just as many disillusioned, disgruntled wives as there are husbands. Just as many women who find marriage a failure as men, but the thing that kills a woman's love for a man is not his taking on a few pounds of fat or losing a few hairs. Tt is something bigger and more important than mere looks. It is coldness and neglect that slay her affection for him. Or it is grouchiness and surliness. Or it is stinginess and injustice. Or it is because she has found out that he is mean, and little, without an ounce of generosity or honesty or loyalty in his soul. It isn’t because he has become stout and clumsy and grizzled and his cheeks sag, and his neck rolls over his collar, or because he has become gaunt and gray that she has ceased to love him. As long as he is tender and loving and good to her, she doesn't care a rap nboufi how he looks. f e . YOU hear every day about some otherwise sane man divorcing his good old wife to marry a girl young enough to be his daughter, but you almost never hear of any woman being fool enough to divorce her husband to marry a pretty little cake-eater boy. As a matter of fact, the one place in which women show a superior intelligence to men is in putting a proper valuation on physical be-u& ‘Men rate it at 90 per cent in judging women. The first question a man ever asks about a woman concerns her looks. He does not inquire if she is intelligent or broad-minded or entertaining or thrifty or domestic. He merely asks: “Is she pretty?” Any beautiful moron has men fluttering around her like bees around a honey pot. Any nitwit with a peaches-and-cream complexion can marry early and often. Any girl with a natural wave in her hair and a boyish figure has dates to burn. But a homely girl may have brains, education, humor and every qulml}' thtll:. fits her to be a good wife and never have a single beau to bless herself wit ‘You can't imagine men cutting in on a dance with a girl who is stout and freckle-faced and red-haired and who has a snub nose and protuberant ears. They would pass her up as if she had the leprosy, but there are plenty of boys of that kind who are perfect riots with the girls because they are intelligent and amusing and delightful companions. ‘Women don’t judge a man by his looks. “They don't care about it. of the ugliest men in history have been the greatest heart-smashers. Some ‘Worse still, men often marry for beauty, and when that is gone they have nothing left. Perhaps that is why they consider that the chief defect in a wife is for her to lose her looks. But women look at a man's character instead of his face when they consider his desirability as a husband. That is why I contend that when the time comes that women can open], choose their husbands we will have better and more lasting mnrrl.u:s. g DOROTH 4 (Copyright, 1929.) i e Beach Fashions and Sailor Boys ‘BY MARY MARSHALL. Gob is a rather ugly sounding mono- be | Southern beaches at present. syllable that has come rather suddenly into fashion, and if you don't know what a gob is—well, it doesn’t much matter so far as your knowledge of fashion is concerned, if you know that a gob’s Rat is a little round cap with GOB'S TROUSERS IN WHITE LINEN ARE WORN OVER THE SWIMMING SUIT, WITH A WHITE LINEN GOB'S HAT FOR BEACH WEAR. THE NAVY BLUE SWIMMING SUIT HAS SILHOUETTES OF SMALL SAILBOATS. a flexible brim that may be turned up or turned down, made of stitched cotton or linen material, and that gob's trousers are long and rather loose about the ankles, but fit snugly about the hips, and t among fashionable women lounging on the beaches nowadays there are pretty sure to be some wearing trousers and ,caps of this sort. The shape of the hat and the silhouette of the trousers will lead you to infer, I suppose, that a gob is none other than the well known sailor boy. ‘There is something less suggestive of the boudoir in the fashions worn o_?hthe ere may not be much difference in the cut of & mlr of pajamas and a pair of gob's rs, and both serve the pur- ‘ of protecting one’s legs from pain- severe sunburning quite well, but there world of difference in their g - when they were still fresh from the Lido ‘beaches, looked rather shocking and later they looked—well, just a little negligee and, as worn by some women, a trifle sloppy. But these new gob trousers, which are sometimes made of the identical material used for the real sort, look trim, youthful and perhaps daring, but certainly never the least bit shocking. One clever new beach costume seen recently consisted of a pair of overalls made of mixed black and white linen worn over the bathing costume—and with them a most workmanly hip- {f:nth Jacket made of the same gray en. Lingerie collars give a touch of smartness and freshness to frocks and blouses that we have worn for several months—making them tide over the short interval that must elapse before we wear new ones for Spring. This week’s circular gives a sketch and work- ing directions for a number of simple but most effective collars and cuffs that may be made of curtain scrim. They are most effective worn over navy blue or other dark or bright colored frocks. On receipt of your stamped. self. dressed envelope I will gladly send copy of this little circular to you. I am sure that you will find it helpful. (Copyright, 1929.) Universally accepted as the standard of excellence ONE POUND NET WEIGH WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered U. 8. Patent Office. When the telephone company would install & phone free of charge to intro- duce its value to the public. NANCY PAGE Basket Bed on Wheels Fits Small Apartment. * BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. One of Nancy's friends lived in a i small apartment and had a small baby. She said it was a good thing her infant was tiny because she did not see where she could have stowed her away other- wise. Knowing that the baby would outgrow a bassinet soon, and not want- ing to put the money into a piece of furniture which would so soon prove useless, Mathilda and her husband had done a clever thing. ‘They had purchased a good sized clothes basket. They padded this on the inside and put a washable cover over that. A small thin pillow was laid flat in the basket. The basket was painted white. A child’s express wagon was purchased. The sides were re- moved. The frame and wheels were painted white. On to this was put the baby’s bed or basket. The whole thing could -be easily moved. It was high enough so that the mother did not break her back when she bent over the baby. And, best of all, the clothes basket and the wagon could both serve their- original purpose later. Another makeshift “which Mathilda used - concerned itself with the baby's weight. Like any modern, well trained mother she kept a chart of the baby's weight. This was ready for the doc- tor's inspection at any time. She had not received a pair of baby’s scales with weighing basket. So she took her kitchen scales, placed a dishpan into which was laid a bath towel on the platform and weighed them first. The figure was noted. Then in went the baby, and the difference in weight rep- resented the child’s body weight. Perhaps u 'S Tavette thap in" the scales” of bed. “Wiite W‘N‘ll.m' Page, Cl;ledgl thla DlD!ll’y lhflo;- seif-addressed envelope, ask- 1ng for her leaflet on lavettes. o (Copyright. 1929.) Soup Has Two -Good Purposes Though soup is a specially good cold weather dish, there p:u n{o good reasons for serving it at any time of the year: First, as an appetizer to stimu- late the appetite and ald digestion; and || second, as a hearty, nutritious and in- expensive main dish for the meal. In the-first instance, only the clear soups, such as consomme, bouillon and clear broth should be served. The thick vegetable soups, chowders and cream in the second group. FEATURES: BY HERBERT @A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK Lafayette once stood on the porch of Arlington Mansion in the National Cemetery across the Potomac and pro- nounced the view one of the most beau- tiful he had ever looked upon. The traveler to- day, although com- ing like Lafayette from distant lands, \ still may pronounce the scene one of the rarest he has beheld. The mansion stands on the brow of the hill. Some 200 feet below flows the placid Potomac. On the shore rise George- town and Wash- ington. Beyond, the encircling hills roll away to the hori- zon’s rim. In the far north stands out the white tower of the Soldiers’ Home. :‘u‘ the south are the spires of Alexan- ria. The view is wide and far reaching and it has many attractions upon which the eye lingers long, but Washington is ever its central and commanding figure. The Washington Monument looms with a dignity and grandeur denied at & nearer. view. It one is so fortunate as to be here when the day is one of cloud shadows, there will be exhibited a play of light and shade not elsewhere perhaps to be paralleled, The entire face of the white Monu- ment stands white against blue. A dark shade appears at the extreme base, broadens and extends upward. As it moves up the side the brightness re- treats slowly. Only the tip glows for an nstant, darkens, and the whole Monument appears as a planet in eclipse. The relighting begins. First a glow of illumination at the base, then a deliberate progress upward of light. Up and up it moves until the tip catches light again and the Monument once ‘more shows light aghinst blue. Over and over this play of light and shade goes on. The grounds of Arlington are noble in contour and adornment. The art of the landscape gardener has beautified the surroundings. There are flower beds and lawns, and a profusion of orna- mental trees and shrubs. But above what the skill of man has done, and beyond it all, one recognizes the majestic beauty of the site itself, with its slopes and ravines and hillsides crowned with oaks. It is as if through long centuries nature herself had lovingly molded the spot, making it ready for its final great purpose—the resting place of the Na- tion’s heroic dead. Not even President Coolidge’s neigh- borhood is spared by the peanut and popcorn vender. On the corner of East Executive street and Pennsylvania avenue—within a few feet of the entrance to the White House—sits a small yellow wagon laden with hot roasted peanuts and freshly popped corn. - And the operator says his business is always good. An insolent child never received as further | ¥ C. PLUMMER. frame. A man less robust could mot stand much of that sort of punishment, Senator Watson's leg-slapping is just one of the many idiosyncrasies observed among Senators when they “orate” on Capitol Hill. A larger part of them have some pecullarity that comes to light when they become excited. ‘There’'s Joe Robinson. When he warms up his left foot stamps the floor about his desk until even the well cleaned Senate carpet gives off dust. He, too, makes liberal use of his right arm, but more often he grips the edge of his desk and seems to hold on for dear life. Jim Reed reels off miles every time he , the number depending on the of his address. He must have ed 10 during debate on the Kellogg peace treaty, and at least five when he aired his views on the cruiser bill. leny The Missourian ale so delights in fling- ing a retort at an opponent as he g stalks out of the / )\ chamber. We heard 93\ him spoil the effect \ of a perfect speech ;~ made by Senator Brookhart the oth- \ er day with a dozen ‘words of biting sar- casm thrown over )/ his_lett shoulder & as he headed for AT the door. Senator Bruce of Maryland has a plaintive way of say- ing “Mr. Pesdent” when he addresses the presiding officer. This and his never-failing quotation from John Ran- dolph set him apart. And there is Senator Heflin of Ala- bama. who utilizes every trick known to the pulpiteer and at times works himself up into such a state of excite- ment that one fears he will fall to the floor in a hegp at any moment. And Borah of Idaho—the Senate's greatest orator. A colleague once said of Borah that if he wore whiskers he would scarcely be noticed. It is not hard to believe. The gaunt face and long hair are the two things about him that compel attention. Certainly every teacher of public speaking in the coun- try should refer his pupils to the Idaho Senator as an example of what they should strive to be. Senator-Hale of Maine holds his gold- rimmed nose glasses gracefully poised in front of him while he is on his feet. Another Senator twirls a bunch of keys as he talks, and another plays with the small coins in his pocket. And so on. VWillie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. many beatings as Senator Jim Watson administers to himself when he is mak- ing a speech or engaging in debate on the floor of the United States Senate. At times, it is almost painful to see how the Indiand Senator punishes him- self when he is striving for emphasis. His hands will come together with a re- sounding thwack above his head, de- scribe a - semi-circle downward, then land with an almost bone-splitting thud on each leg just above the knee. At other times he will raise his right hand high above his head, shake his clenched fist heavenward, and then bring it down with telling force and accuracy on the side of his leg. 1t is fortunate he has such a powerful At the Big Upstairs Store Saturday Only A SALE of RESSES Only $1 Down “I purty near cried when that rock hit me on the head, an’ then I looked around an’ it was just Pug a-playin’.* “(Copyright. 1929 EveryDressa Brand New SPRING STYLE A galaxy of new Spring shades in a plentiful varie- ty of styles, materials and sizes. Such high quality dresses are usually featured at twice this low price. Special at s Values to $19.98 bASESANBORN Seal Brand Tea is of the dome bigh quality, That’s all you need to own one or two of these smart dresses. “Charge It” and pay weekly! LIBERAL RS ‘I, 5 Over Kresge § and 10c Store Cor. 7th and E Sts. N.W.