Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1929, Page 36

The Sidewalks R, WASHINGTOXN. D. C. TUESDAY, M! of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. The charming wife of a distinguished Journalist living in Washington says that her husband had a yen to see Venice. He was at the time the Conti- nental correspond- ent for American and English new papers and was familiar with Eu- rope as with his own U. S. A. But he had never visit- ed the romantic environs of the city famed for its /)] canals and gon- A He yearned gon- te his craft and listen to the plaintive =1 strains of stringed instruments. Under the azure Italian skies he fain would consume inspiration and perhaps things to_write about. So they went to Venice. Now, any one who has ever been in ‘Venice knows that it is not a town of exotic fragrance. Structurally it is in- teresting. Its people more so. The ca- nals provide the allure, of course. ‘The correspondent and his wife en- gaged a gondola and embarked. Pro- pelled by the skillful manipulation of the oar, they moved through the water. It was rather romantic, after all. The lady was absorbed with the picturesque- ness of the scenes. Just as the trip was about to conclude, she turned to her husband and found him fast asleep. He had slumbered during the entire voyage through the canal. 4 lack of appreciation but merely fatigue that induced sleep. His professional duties had been onerous before he left for Venice, and the iong train ride had not been conducivé to rest. Some day he will return to the Grand | Canal and give it the “once-over. * ok k% Most of our successful actors have toured through the “sticks.” Fewer today are compelled to suffer the in- dignities so familiar to the old troup- ers. A well known actor who appeared in the city recently told us this one. It was the first night of a barnstorm- ing troupe in a small town out We: billed to play the remainder- of the | week. The villain entered and after | a short speech dragged the weeping heroine down the stage to the footlights and hissed in her ear, “Are we alone?” From the meager audience came a wearied groan—"Not tonight, you ain't; but you will be tomorrow night.” x koK x Heckling is still a favorite indoor sport during a political campaign. Few public men have not had to compete | with “hecklers.” A legislator who was | re-elected to office last November tells us of an experience of the late Champ | Clark. He said: “Mr. Clark had the | happy faculty of being able to parry | unexpected and inconvenient interrup- tions. On one occasion he was speak- ing at a rather noisy meeting, and after a short time a large chunk of wood was thrown at him. Luckily the aim was bad and it fell harmlessly on the platform. Mr. Clarke picked it up and showed it to the audience. “My goodness!” he exclaimed in tones of mock anxiety, “one of our opponents It might be added that it was not has lost his head.” PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. Lovely Though Light. ‘There are still a lot of girls who are always trying the latest reduction rem- edy or playing with a reduction diet whether they need it or not. The trend of modern popular education— which is carefully controlled by com- mercial interests—is to make a girl sus- pect she is too stout even when, in fact, she is shy some pounds or per- haps actually in the inciplent stage of some insidious illness. In recent years it has happened often enough that a girl in her ’teens, the time when lung tuberculosis usually develops, has played with the dangerous game of dieting, or, worse, taking dopédin a silly effort to reduce when tuberculosis was already invading her lung and her body weight already below the normal standard. I am speaking now not of the lackwit, but of the average girl, the girl who has a fair education as popular educa- tion goes. Here it is well to repeat that nearly all height-weight tables now in popular quse are unsafe to rely upon. These were compiled on the basis of old-time ideals and sundndsdmmdd wer_reh mph l;atel enough for grandma’s day. The physical = mei‘.ls‘uumenu that were normal for girls and women 40 years ago or 20 rs ago are by no means normal for girls and women today. During the past three decades girls and women have become bigger, better and beautifuller by several than they ever managed to be in an earlier era. Accurate measurements of college BEAUTY CHATS Some Neglected Places. T can think of few things that look By all ‘means wear your clothes with a little opening in the front; such dresses are much more youthful than those which close tight around the neck and ever so much more becoming. But protect the skin so the Spring winds do not make it hard and tough looking. It's so easy to do it. You either fold a scarf across your back and even down a the shoulders. Yet this part Cloth collars t the skin by the i Metal and silk and wool pick up dirt from the air and rub it into the pores of this delicate skin. Use cleansing cream, Tub it in well and wipe it off with a cloth wrung from hot water. In this way there is no skin Bas been thoroughly Use ice as well whenever you use it on your face. M. L. L—Up to the present time there is no better method of destroy- ing superfluous hair than the electric needle for each separate hair. Anxious—Trim all the split ends off your hair, and continue to massage scalp every day to improve its circul tion. The waving you had done must have increased the dryness of your hair yet the cleansed. girls in various parts of the country during the past 30 years and more prove that the female of the species is phy- sically stronger, taller and heavier to- day. If it be a girl's ambition to look like a cartoon or a mannikin, of course there is nothing more to be said about good health and form. But I earnestly advise all but college girls to take off their heavy flannel underwear and solid lead galoshes before they weigh in on a penny scale. ‘When a girl has fully grown up, it is not only safe, but in many cases bene- ficial to her health to follow a reason- able, moderate scientifically planned reduction regimen if there is a tendency toward obesity. Aagirl is suffi¢iently grown up for that at the age of 20 years, in my judgment, and accordingly I am glad to offer any woman of that age instruction if I think she should reduce. To all girls under the age of 20 years who seek,advice on this I must turn a deaf ear—and I have one of the defeast ears on the portside you ever tried to get through—and refer the really fat girls to their own family physician, under whose observation and direction a course of reduction treat- ment may be safely carried out. A normal woman gains in weight until she is 40 years of age. At 40, if she has taken care of her health, she should confidently believe and say she has never before been such a perfect ;:mln as she is now. I'll say she is, BY EQNA KENT FORBES and, take extra care of your hair. I shall be glad to send you a formula for & good hair tonic. If you wish it kindly forward a self-addressed, stamped en- velope for mailing. M. 8.—As the fullness over the bridge of your nose is the result of a past acci- dent, it is just possible there may be some displacement of bones or car- that could be corrected by a doctor. You could not improve the condition yourself and even if you massaged the place ever so gently, it might not be the right thing to do. Better consult a doctor. C. C—You will lose the extra five pounds easily if you omit the starchiest of the foods from your diet for a few weeks. Among these will be potatoes, white bread, all pastries, beans and bananas. May K—Attaining a correct posture should not keep you from taking the different positions you mention in con- nection with your housework. The work you are doing should help to keep you supple. Include this exercise with those you are taking. Lie flat on floor, and for the first few times have toes under a heavy piece of furniture and then rise to a sitting position without the ald of the arms or elbows. DAILY DIET RECIPE MILK AND HONEY. Milk, 1 glass (8 oz). Strained honey, 1 teaspoon. SERVES ONE PERSON, Barely heat the milk, add honey and stir until dissolved. Can either be taken slightly warm or can be placed in the ice box to cool. Do not serve it very cold, however. DIET NOTE. Recelpe furnishes protein, some carbohydrate, and is rich in lime, vitamins A and Good for children and convalescents. Can be taken by normal adults of average or under weight and by those wishing to reduce if daily ration of sugar is not ex- ceeded by including the honey that was probably already too dry, but your scalp will recover if you massage in this drink. BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered U. S, Patent Office. When the neighborhood druggist did all the minor prescribing and first-aid work for his community. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. A table of excellent design which will look well in living room, library, hall | or bedroom is one of Willlam and Mary | period, as shown in the accompanying illustration. It might even be used for a serving table in an informally furnished dining room, for, regardless of the place in the house, it is practical and harmonizes with any furnishings which are simple but rich in’design. If used in a hall, a mirror could be hung over it. This same arrangement might be used in the living room, un- less it is desired to turn it into a desk, in which case it might have a three- tiered, hanging book shelf placed over it. A blotter, inkwell, penholder and stamp case would supply sufficient ma- terial for writing, and the drawers will take care of stationery and other mis- cellaneous articles of use in the living ! room. In the bedroom it would take the place of a dressing table if a mirror were hung over it, and a tall slender boudoir lamp of silver or crystal, with a :;:lnmy colored shade, placed at each end. (Copyright, 1929.) NANCY PAGE Tiny Refreshment Napkins of Many Materials. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Nancy wrote home to her family that she was having a glorious vacation, seeing many old friends, making new ones and gathering ideas for all sorts of things. “Just wait until I get home and show you my collection of little re- freshment napkins. They are as gay and as sunny as this Southland.” Her first little napkin, which was about 7 inches square, was made of cot- ton crepe in yellow. She had fringed the four sides, stitched along the edge of material to keep fringing from going in farther. In this set she had six dif- ferent colors, all pastel shades of cotton crepe. Her second one was of white hand- kerchief linen with a little corner ap- plique of fruit, two cherries with tiny red leaves. These napkins were finished with a hand-hemstitched edge. The third napkin was 5 by 8 inches with hand-rolled hem. It was made nf the popular printed handkerchief linen. She chose a small pattern in red and white and used no trimming. These, as she said, could be made up in any color scheme. Some checked gingham in the finest DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Why Man’s Mother and Wife Can’t Agree. Sympathy for Young Wife Who Is So Weary. Marrying Bossy Woman. I)EAR MISS DIX: Why is.it that in-laws do not agree? Before I married my mother thought my sweetheart was the finest girl in the world. Two years ago we were married and came to live in the house with my mother, and since then everything has turned entirely around and nothing my wife does pleases my mother. My mother is a good woman. My wife is a good woman. They both love me, but they cannot get along together, and they are running me crazy with their quarrels and calling upon me to judge between them. 1 My mother is well off and has other children. Do you think it is my duty to stay with her and take care of her or to go away? I have a good offer to go in business in a distant city.- My brothers and sisters think I should stay with | mother because I am the youngest child and have always been with her, but life | has gotten unbearable under present conditions. Please advise me. EDDY. Answer: Go, Eddy, go. Go while the going is good and before you waste any more of your life on the impossible task of keeping the peace between the two women who love you and who are fighting over you like dogs over a bone. The fact that you happen to be the youngest chiid doesn't necessarily make you the family goat, and there is o more reason why you should sacrifice your | happiness to your mother than there is why your brothers and sisters should not sacrifice the In nothing else does human nature show itself so selfish and so self-seeking as in the way in which men and women evade their own responsibility to a cantankerous parent and shunt the whole burden of taking care of a cranky or tyrannical old mother or father on some one brother or sister, If they would divide it out, if Mary and Tom and John and Helen would each take their turn in staying with mother or father, or have mother or father stay with them, the situation would be endurable for all. But no. ‘They wish it all off on Sally or Eddy and content themselves with paying mother or father an gl;(;ailonll 5 tdt)l;lthe,\"nvllr'l;e a Le,w affectionate letters, while poor Sally or Eddy to wrestle dally wi e whims and caprices an of a querulous old woman or man, ki SRRl et tons 1t isn't fair, and the family goat should rise up on its hin | and demand that the others do their part. You can force yoflrkgfotflr?gsr::fl sisters to do their duty by accepting the business offer away from home and when you get your wife and mother separated you will not only find peace, but they will be friends once more as soon as the daily friction between them i3 onded. As to your question why a mother-in-law an -in-law | agree, that s easily answered. Jealousy. And Lh?:re‘ 1glxgh(t)‘£ll;l‘l: ’1::.103:;1“001: earth more fierce and consuming than that a mother can feel for the ‘woman who has taken her son from her, the woman he has preferred before her, the woman who is his comrade in a sense that she can never be. Nor is there an: Jealousy any greater than that which a wife can feel for her husband’s i’\o(hfly the woman who had him before she had him, who has been everything to him: to whom he is accustomed to turn for sympathy and advi the woman whose influence over him has always boen p:rc;mz?x?n?nd"m"dmg' 1t takes women with more heart and more brain tha posse: to be able to understand that a man’s love for his wlren::g“h;om:: for hfi mother do not conflict, that one does not supersede the other, but augments it if it is given a chance. Most mothers are little and narrow a'nd selfish and the; want to keep their sons tied to their apron strings and to be first with then’sl, :x:n :'ib‘:: :;my are rlnlrrlrd. Most wives are little and narrow and selfish and hadyn mo’herfnonopo ize their husbands and to have them forget that they even In seeking their own happiness they never consider the happiness of the poor man who loves them both, who wants to be loyal to both and to do his duty by bot. They run to him with their quarrels. They call on him to take sides. They tear his heagt in two between them. For in the fight between mother-in- law and daughter-in-law it is always the son and husband who is the victim. Furthermore, it is eternally true that no house is big enough for two women to live in if they stand in that relationship. So rarmns heE housekeepm‘gmls concerned, every woman is a jealous Turk who permits no rival near the throne. Any other woman interferes with her ways of doing things or criticizes her cooking at her peril. And no woman can ever stand around and see another woman make a pie without putting her finger in it. So there you are. I have known one far-reaching family feud that broke up a family, that started over a mother-in-law insisting on hen daughter-in-law washing dishes her way. Any man who takes his wife to live with his mother has simply gone out to hunt for trouble, and he finds it aplenty. The only cure for uplsyfig put as many miles as possible between them. DOROTHY DIX. .. DEAR MISS DIX: I am 22 years old and have three little girls under 5 years of age. My husband is very good, but he makes only enough for the bare necessities of life and I am tired. I am not hunting romance nor am I in love with any sheik. Iam just tired, tired, tired. What can I do? WONDERING. . Answer: I don’t know unless you have some relative or know some kind woman who would take your children for a little while and let yofloo:n' away and rest. Or perhaps in the city in which you live there is s day nursery where you could make arrangements to leave your little ones for a month. For even if you have not the money to go away anywhere, t : ;l;‘e"c?:;zglfedlhe chudrenhfnr H:Bbb:hlil]e Tnd to havey pel)(’te and 3:‘1‘?1“;1::1;“;!\?: Ve nerves a chance to ealed and your wear: to be restored to health again. % T ety I think there is no other figure so pitiful as the poor children who is always overworked, who never has a nlghlgounbm::rsl:e{p 1&:& is always running after restless little feet and washing dirty little faces and listening to the eternal cries and fretting of little voices. No wonder she gets to th.e breaking point. No wonder she becomes a quivering bundle of nerves, No wonder she is so tired that the only thing on earth she craves is rest, What an opportunity this problem of the tired mother, who fo hire a nurse or to go away for a little change and recrim‘.lcm,ect.lr;:ll"’at ':’fl&r’: Pphilanthropic women of every community! What a blessed thing it would be if one or two kind-hearted, sympathetic, motherly women, who Deriupu have gone through this very same experience in their own youth, would borrow these poor tired mothers’ children for a week or two and give her a chance to rest and come back refreshed to her job once more, ~ 1t would mean new hope. It would mean the saving of many a youn mother’s life. It would mean that she would be a better mother to th’; chuygreng, because when one is tired to death and one’s nerves are taut as fiddle strings ‘17!' ‘:h:.dr-% to be patient with youngsters who are in some mischief every minute So I urge the empty-handed, middle-aged women, whose own children have flown from the home nest, to organize a Baby Borrowing Society and go to the uscuz cé tlhe lsio:\:‘ xagthfrs w:no are so tired, tired, tired. nd I call the attention of all the 16 and 17 year old girls who are h in love they are thinking of making premature marriages fo this lelunwlg“:;u show them what comes to the girls v.lhn.lngul!e in such folly. DOROTHY DIX. EAR MISS DIX: I am engaged to a girl with whom I am very much in love, but she has the bad habit of wanting her way In everything, and I always have to give in to her to keep the peace. Even when I am right I have to say I am wrong to avoid trouble. Do you think she will make me a good wife? GROOM-TO-BE. Answer: Not unless you enjoy being henpecked. I can think of no fate worse for a man of spirit than tocbc tied to a bossy wife, DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1929.) sliced into thin match-like pleces about one or two iInches in length. There should be two cupfuls of the veal when cut. Brown a chopped onion in a Veal and Potato Ring. This is a good dish for the main course of a dinner. To make, boil, quality was made into 5-inch squares with a small applique in each corner. These were just the thing for guests’ use when popcorn balls were passed. Nancy suggested making these of polka dotted English print in white with red dots. A large cloth might be made to 80 with the napkins. In the very center of the cloth a large applique flower or fruit could be appliqued and “there you are,” said she, “with a picnic cloth de luxe.” These little napkins are nice to use when & beverage is being served. Write to Nancy Page, care of this paper, inclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, asking for her “Bev- erage” leaflet (Copyright, 1929.) QUALITY COAL May we have your orders for the balance of your coal needs this winter? CONSISTENT QUALITY—SERVICE—PRICE WATCH for our announcement for spring reductions: American Ice Company Successors to J. Maury D¢ .. Company Main 4270 Phones: {\1in 6240 Y Blick Bros. 1320 F St. N. W, mash and season some potatoes, then pack them solidly into a thoroughly olled ring mold. A few minutes before dinner time ‘urn the potato ring onto an olled baking sheet and brown the potatoes in a hot oven. The browned ring should then be slipped onto a hot platter or chop plate and some veal strips placed in the center. The meat should first be prepared by removing the skin and fat from one pound of veal cutlet. Then the meat should be Every meal is more enjoyable when this delightfully rich coffee is POUND NET WEIGHT E<SANBOR frying pan containing three tablespoon- fuls of butter, stirring constantly with a fork. When the onions begin to brown, add the veal and continue stir- ring. After the veal has changed color, sprinkle on two and one-half table- spoonfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of salt, and a 'little pepper. Pour in one cupful of thin cream and stir until thick and brown. Around the edge of the plate and the outside of the potato ring arrange clusters of diced, cooked carrots and sprigs of parsley. Seal Brand Tea is of the same bigh quality, ARCH 12 “With this automobile war getting so hot, 'm glad they're making dugouts | for us innocent bystanders.” (Copyright, 1028 BRIDGE TALKS BY MRS. JOHN MUNCE. JR. Continuing the discussion of initial suit bids, it would seem fitting to re- peat the points previously covered in initial hids with five cards or longer suits, as they are very important. In summing these up you will find the following a very easy way to remem- ber them: A hand with a suit of five or more cards contains the necessary strength for an initial suit bid of one, when it has: - First—Two quick tricks in the long suit. In other words, a five-card suit headed by the ace and king, and with no side strength whatever. Second—With a five-card suit head- ed by the ace or king-queen, which is one quick trick in the suit, and with one other quick trick on the side. ‘Third—Holding a five-card suit head- ed by king-jack: king-10 spot; queen- jack, or queen-10 spot, with two quick tricks on the side. Fourth—With jack-10 spot heading a lt‘)'r;z suit, and three quick tricks on the side. ‘This brings us to the discussion of the initial bids of four-card suits, which are generally conceded to be sound and advisable. The following fillustrations are splendid examples of the bids. Dealer holds the following: Spades, ace, 7-spot and 2-spo hearts, ace, king, 4-spot and 3-spot; | diamonds, 7-spot, 5-spot, 3-spot and 2- spot; clubs, 5-spot. | ‘This hand contains a four-card suit strong enough to bid on initially, as it is headed by the ace and king, and the | hand contains a side trick in the ace of spades, therefore the correct bid for | dealer to make, on his hand would be | one heart. | Another example, dealer holds: | Spades, ace, king, queen and 7-spot. 1 Hearts, 9-spot, 7-spot and 5-spot. Diamonds, 8-spot, 4-spot and 3-spot. | Clubs, 6-spot and 2-spot. i ‘The hand just given is an accepted | bid of one spade initially although there | is no side strength. I If holding such a suit as the ace, king, jack and 10-spot of spades and no side strength, this is also recognized as s‘z:?]ng enough to bid one spade on ini- tially. Any four-card suit headed by the ace, | king, jack and one small card would be 1 bid initially when you have a king on | the side or a queen-jack of the same; suit. ‘We discussed previously the four-card suits headed by ace, jack and contain- | ing two small ones of the suit; or king, | Jjack, 10-spot and one small card of the same suit, as being doubtful bids, but | with side strength consisting of an ace. | queen of the same suit, or one quick | trick plus a king, to bid one initially is | generally advisable. To bid any weaker four-card suit the | hand would have to be of a most un- | usual type, with extraordinary side strength and then. generally some other | bid would be advisable. i The indiscriminate bidding of four- card suits would bé most unfortunate. They should not be bid unless the per- son bidding understands and complies with the minimum requirements, and the most important thing in bidding four-card bids is to know that you have a dependable partner, and one who will not unduly raise your bid of | one, and who will deny the suit when | he should. Later bids and denials will be discussed in another talk. One will do well to remember that every combination given for four-card bids shows substantially three tricks. Do not bid four-card suits with less strength, Potato Timbales. To two cupfuls of white mashed po- tato add half a cupful of milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter and two eggs slightly beaten. Season with salt, pep- per and a little chopped parsley. Put into buttered cups and bake until firm in a moderate oven. L 18 ~ FROM THE THOUSAND WINDOW BAKERIES of Lowed¥'iles Biscui Co. | cream, MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS Bowlegs. Dear Miss Leeds—What is a good cure for bowlegs? I am 21 years old, 5 feet 5! inches tall and weigh 122 pounds. (2) How can facial hairs be removed? (3) What makes lashes and eyebrows long and dark? (4) What colors should I wear with black hair and blue eyes? BLUE EYES. Answer—(1) There is no cure for bowlegs at your age except a surgical operation, but you can make them less conspicuous by gaining your normal weight and by wearing the right kind of clothes and stockin®s. The aver- age weight for your age and height is between 128 and 133 pounds. Dresses with an uneven hemline, such as a piece of drapery at the side, help camouflage crooked legs. ‘The new | vogue for longer skirts will ben:fit you. Wear stockings of gunmetal or dark brown, with black or brown shocs. When standing or sitting do not put | vour feet side by side or with heels | together, but place one in front of the | other. i (2) It is usually better to bleach facial hair than to try any temporary methods of removal. For perman~n | removal the electric needle is reccm- mended by physicians. . (3) Apply white vaseline or olive oil to the lashes and eyebrows every night at bedtime. This will gradually darken . them and _encourage their growth. If the hairs are very light, this treatment will never make them black, but it will make them a shade or two darker than they are now. «4) You forgot to describe your skin tint. If your complexion is fair, you will find bright blues very becoming. You may also wear black, soft, me- dium blues and greens, dark greens and blues, orange, yellow, orchid, deep buff, beige, blue-gray, most | pinks, old rose and dark brown: Bright reds, rust, henna, and also t cold reds, such as wine and Burgundy, are good, but not so flattering nst!'he blues. I LOIS LEEDS. Falling Hair. Dear Miss Leeds—I am a young man 21 years old. My hair comes out in combfuls and the scalp itches. The trouble began with dandruff. At times my head feels warm. I have used a number of different hair tonics that barbers recommended, but they helped only for a time. A druggist told me that hair tonics are harmful, because they close the pores. Is this true? Where can I get information on the care of the hair? BOY BLUE. Answer—I shall be very glad to send | ou_my leaflet telling how to care for; OMBINE with a can of “‘Show-You’’ Chow Mein Noodles, add a dash of ‘““Show-You" Sauce, and you have a most tempting, substantial meal. It's inex- pensive, too. OrientalShow.YouCo. Columbia City, Ind. Write for Free Recipe Book LEEDS. the hair if you will write again and in- close a stamped, self-addressed en- velope. It is true that the astringent hair tonics tend to close the pores, and they are recommended for very oily scalps. You do not complain of oili- ness, so that you prcbably need an oily tonic. Carbolated vaseline would be good. You probably also need an an- tiseptic lotion, as the itching may bé due to a skin affeciion Your best courss would be to ask a doctor to examine your head and ad- vise you. The warm feeling seems to indicate some sort of inflammation. Sometimes the use of hair tonics that are too stimulating causes scalp frri- tations; if your barber is rot very careful to sterilize his instruments, it is possible that you have caught a skin disease from another customer. The study of these diseases is & very wide field, and not all barbers or cos- meticians are thoroughly grounded in it, so that it is best to consuit & phy- siclan in cases like yours. 1.OIS LEEDS. SWEETNESS A spoonful of JACK FROST BROWN SUGAR llthatisneeded togive cereal thedelicious flavor childrenlov: Brown Surn contains mineral salts of health value to young- sters. SUGARS IN THE HOME are essential. Each kind should be | bought in sanitary pack- age form. There’s Jack Frost Sugar for Every Purpose Granulated Confectioners "Tablet Sold By All Stores That Feature Quality Products Natic 1 S, Refining Co.ofN.J. CANE SUGAR NATURE'S ESSENTIAL SWEET For 100% mornings QUAKER OATS eaten steaming hot SDICKWspAN ; Y One word means all this. The word Qun whenever you want crackers, cookies and cakes