Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1929, Page 53

WOMAN’S PAGE.” Search for Bargains in Remnants BY MARY Recently & woman assured me that #he never bought remnants of materials because she was convinced that mer- chants arranged to have materials cut up into odd lengths for the sole purpose of satisfying the demand of women who thought they got bargains in that way. Bhe felt satisfied that one paid just as SklRT OF BROWN WOOL CREPE, WITH HENNA CREPE DE CHINE ABOUT WAIST AND ON SLEEVES; ABOVE THAT CAFE AU LAIT GEORGETTE, AND YOKE SEC- ‘TION OF BLOND CHIFFON. much for remnants as for goods by the yard, and eventually more because there Was never any good use to which they might be put. Of course merchants don't arrange to have perfectly good materials cut up for remnant sales. Nothing could be more absurd than that, and of course one pays considerably less for short lengths bought at remnant sales than for goods by the yard. But they aren't al- ways bargains at that. In order to make them well worth while you should plan beforehand just what sort of ma- terials you can make use of and in what lengths, and then hunt around until you find them. For instance, from any attractive figured silk you may make a MARSHALL. frocks of dark or neutral coloring. You may make one of those new, vestees— blousettes, I believe they cal) them—for your jacket suit it you can find a plece of the right sort of material to make the front. The back may be made of something else. Or you may select one or two or even three or four different materials from which to make a frock. If you do this, you have the precedent of one of the best French ~dressmakers, who did not hit upon the plan in order to use up short lengths, but in order to produce a very charming and interest- ing effect. The idea is not to use the same material in three or four different tones that produce an interesting mel- ody of color, but to use three different sorts of material as well. The sketch shows how this sort of thing is done. A pinafore for daughter or a back- and-front apron for yourself-—you may easily make from the diagram pattern that I will be glad to send to you this week. It has a bib and shoulder straps that won’t slip off the shoulders and is held snugly in at the hips by means of button and buttonhole or snapper. You will be surprised to see how easy it is to cut out. If you do want a copy, please send me your stamped, self-addressed envelope and we will send it post haste. (Copyright, 1929.) Everyday Law Cases What is Eflect of Contract Negotiated by Agent Acting for Both Parties? BY THE COUNSELOR. Knowing that Samuel Gordon de- sired to purchase a certain business property, Mr. Smith, a real estate broker, went to the owner and obtained the agency to sell the property. In a short time Smith completed the sale and a contract between seller and pur- chaser was drawn up. Smith obtained commissions from both parties. Gordon, the new owner, learned shortly after the sale had been con- summated that Smith had obtained double commissions, Resenting this fact and being displeased at his bar- gain, Gordon filed suit to set aside his contract and to regain his purchase money. In defense of Smith, the seller declared at the trial that the agent, despite his double commissions, had acted fairly. Upon proof of the double agency the court ordered the sale set aside, stating: “The fact that no actual fraud has been practiced, no damage has resulted, and no bad faith has been exercised in a transaction in which the agent has acted in a dual capacity do not make the contract valid, in the absence or knowledge on the part of the prin- cipal of all the material facts. A secret payment of & commission to the THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, 'D. C., LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. My Ant Fanny sent me a sissey look- ing yello tle with ‘white dots for my last berthday, being a hecky looking thing for a fellow to wear unless he had to, and yestidday ma sed, Benny, where is that lovely necktie your Ant Fanny sent you for your berthday, I dont bleeve Ive ever seen it on you. Being the very question I was hop- ing she wouldent ask me, and I sed, Aw, do you meen that sissey yello tie with the sissey white dots? I fale to see anything sissey about it, as you express it, where s it. T did- ent notice it up in your room, ma sed. O well, I got lots of tles, I got more ties than I know what to do with, T could wear a diffrent tie every meel if I wunted to, I sed. Very intristing information Im sure, but it duzzent anser my question, where is that tie? ma sed. Do you meen that awful one Ant Fanny sent? I sed, and ma sed, I told you wich one, now where is it, yes or no? ‘What, that big wide sissey tie? I sed, and ma sed, If you make one more in- sulting description of that tie before you anser my question Ill positively give you a slap. Well heck, ma G, that tie looked more like a gerls tie than what it did a boys, I sed, and she sed, Is that an- sering my question? Yes mam, I sed, and ma sed, Why is it for land sakes? and I sed, Because G wizzickers ma, it looked so much like a gerls tie I thawt it reely awt to be a gerls tie to make it go with its looks, so I gave it to Mary Watkins and she’s been wearing it with a kind of a sailer suit and it looks just rite. How delightfull, ma sed. Your fa- ther shall hear about that little trans- action, she sed. Which he did, ony lucky for me it struck him funny. Crown Ront: Lamb. A crown is composed of two or more sections of the loin containing the rib chops, the ends of the ribs having been ! prepared for chops, and the sections sewed together so that the ribs curve upward. A cube of salt pork should be placed on each bone to prevent char- ring. Dissolve one teaspoonful of salt in half a cupful of water and pour over the roast. Roast in a hot oven for one hour. Remove the pork and cover the ends with chop frills, Fill the center with mashed potatoes and place sea- soned peas and cauliflower around the roast as a border. Special Biscuits. Put in a mixing bowl one cupful of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow- der and half a teaspoonful of salt. Place two tablespoonfuls of shortening in the center, work with the hands, gradually pouring in_enough milk to make a soft dough. When just barely agent of the other party is of itself a fraud upon the latter, regardless of guilty intent. and makes the contract scarf, handbag and belt set to go with 4% MILADY B * Blackheads and Smooth Skin. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) What can I do remove blackheads and make my (2) How can I reduce fat legs? ; LCE. Answer—(1) Blackheads are ob- structed oil glands. The natural oily secretions have become mixed with face powder and dust from the air. The only way to overcome the condition is to keep your skin clean by using plenty of soap and warm water. Lather and rinse your face several times before the final rinse in cool water. After cleans- ing out the blackheads you should use an astringent lotion or ice to close the Besides these local treatments you must avoid constipation, eat wisely, drink six or eight glassfuls of water daily between meals and exercise out- doors every day. Never apply new make-up over old, but cleanse the skin thoroughly before putting on & fresh coat of face powder or rouge. (2) Walk hbriskly five miles a day. LOIS LEEDS. Pimples—Reducing Abdomen. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) I have a few pimples, some blackheads and enlarged pores. I do everything you suggest in your column to cure them, but they do not improve. What more can I do? (2) My abdomen is large, although I do all the reducing exercises. It be- comes larger after meals. I take many exercises both morning and night. BY LOIS LEEDS. void or voidable.” EAUTIFUL por adolescence. Be very careful to avoid constipation and get plenty of fresh air and outdoor exercise. (2) The large abdomen may be due to 2 number of causes, including indi- gestion, incorrect posture, constipation, the habit of bolting your food without mastication and overeating. Acquire the habit of standing tall and contract- ing your abdominal muscles so that your abdomen is flat. Do not expect imme- diate results from exercises, but keep them up day after day. (3) The average weight for your age and height is 118 pounds. (4) Becoming colors for you include most shades of blue (sapphire, electric, cadet, Wedgewood and navy), browns, warm_tans, peach, pastel pinks, old rose, beige, amber, soft golden hues, cream, black, blue gray, bright red, rust, henna, dark green, almond, reseda and blue green. Lo1s Miss Sixteen’s Beautly Problems. Dear Miss Leeds:. (1) I am 16 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall and weigh about 112 pounds. How can I reduce, espe- cially around the hips? (2) Please name a hair-growing tonic. Some one recommended vaseline. Is that good? (3) My skin gets blotchy, with pimples stiff enough to handle, place on a floured bread board and knead as for light bread until the texture is very smooth, using as little flour as possible. Roll out to one-fourth inch in thick- ness and fold half the dough over the remaining half. Roll again to get well blended to three-eighths inch in thick- ness and cut out the biscuits. Place on olled tins, set on top of the oven and let rise for about 15 minutes, or until light and double in bulk. Bake very quickly in a hot oven. o Vegetables Delicious. Stuffed onions—Peel six Spanish onions and cook for one hour. Cool & little, cut out a piece around the root end and mix with one cupful of nut meats, half a cupful of bread crumbs, three tablespoonfuls of butter, half a teaspoonful of salt, one egg, one tea- spoonful of parsley, then refill the onions. Bake in a hot oven for about 40 minutes with half a cupful of water in the pan, Fried caulifiower—Clean and separate a caulifiower into flowerets, let cook for five minutes, change the water, cook until tender, drain, roll in bread “57‘ = o= e = ie @ @5 e i_fi = 7 L o 2.8 72 AN SO i SN T ‘v o PARIS.—Modesty is the excuse Mary Nowitsky makes for Introducing a new plece of beach apparel, a skirt of many colors made of jgined squares of printed cotton in the gayest colors possible. bathing suit.—RITA. KEEPING MENTALLY FIT BY JOSEPH JASTROW. i 1 have read your articles with great in- terest. 1 have n who has been in Florida for two When he returned home after a gre: any financial disap- pointments he acted quiet and queer and in a year broke down entirely. He is now in & hospital, and every time I visit him he has a new subject of dislike. He has re- fused to see any member of the family. He is only 28 years old. What I want to know , s there any cure? He does not seem ything. He eats and sleeps s & sLrapping specimen of heaith, Please let me hear from you. M. M. Reply. There are so many cases of mental trouble that are called just a “case of nerves” that it is well to call attention | to the fact that there are serious men- tal disorders that are not just “nerves,” though for a time they may present much the same type of symptoms. This is such a case. Any of the symptoms described might occur in a case of “nerves”; but occurring as they do in connection with other symptoms which only a trained specialist could adequately determine, they make a pic- ture of & brain that is abnormal. Such a brain, often just by the stress of years, reveals the flaw, the something (not always definitely known) that means mental abnormality. One of the famillar examples is epilepsy. An epileptic is born with a brain that under stress or merely in the course of growth is subject to cer- tain types of attack, convulsions and mental symptoms. Beyond this we know little, nor can we hold out a cure for epilepsy, only a prescription of a course of life which may best suit the condition. Other mental disorders run their downward course, in some in- stances slowly, in oth {{lpldly. to what the medical books call “func- tional nervous disorders”; nothing really crumbs, then in egg and crumbs. Fry in deep fat. around my mouth. How can I cure this? ABIGAIL. Answer—(1) You are about five pounds underweight. You need to gain, not lose, weight. Unlesg your hips are (3) I am 14 years old and § feet 4 inches tall. = What should I weigh? (4) I have golden-brown hair, blue eyes and a fair skin. What colors are becom~ 2 JERRY. Answer.—(1) Please see my reply to 1 C. E. above as to local treatments for_vour type of skin. The tendency to have pimples is common at your age and you will outgrow it in a few years, It is often one of the symptoms of like | more than 36 inches they are not too (2) It is contrary to my policy to recommend any commercial products by name. Vaseline is good for the halr, especialy for dry hair that is faling out. Do not forget to massage your scalp well for at least 10 minutes & day and your hair well. (4) See my reply to E. and Jerry, above, about the skin. LOIS LEEDS, (Copyright, 1929.) Somehow the party is a little gayer when you serve this fine old beverage wrong in the structure, only in the way of working. It is not like a clock with The skirt goes orf right. over the a part missing or bent; just needs oil- ing, adjusting and general repair. So in many cases of nervous breakdown we are dealing with neurasthenic symp- toms, such great sensitiveness to fatigue, poor sleep, wandering of atten- tion, constant dreads. When you may find much the same set of symptoms, however, say in a per- | son beyond the 50s, they may indicate & serious mental disorder that results from the hardening of the arteries, | rgflch prevents the brain from getting | h; can tell which it is, whether | N or subtle changes in nerve tissue; and he may have to await the | course of time to make sure. | Important as it is for the public to | understand this, it is equally important | not to be alarmed by the knowledge. | It isn't always easy to distinguish be- tween evidence of an abnormal nervous system or of decline through delicate changes in brain tissue, and similar symptoms that result from an exhaus- tion, shock, unfortunate circumstances. A dose of alcohol can incapacitate and induce & temporary “insanity” as marked as any resulting from serious mental disorder. The ways of nerves are so complex that only the specialist is competent to deal with them. (Copyright, 1929 Salmon Grill. Cut one and one-half pounds of sal- mon steak into six serving pleces. Part- ly cook some sliced potatoes and three parsnips. Place the salmon on a broiler and season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Roll the sliced parsnips in flour, with a little salt, pepper and sugar. Broil for, 12 minutes. Remove from the oven, roll six long strips of bacon around the fish, add one cupful of oys- ters and broll for 10 minutes longer. Grant. Gen. Longstreet states that his | THURSDAY, MARCH 14 Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. March 14, 1872.—Speaker Carter of the Louisiana House of Delegates has arrived in Washington with a letter | from Gen. Longsireet to President| resignation of the surveyorship of the | port of New Orleans is not on account of his political feeling, growing out of the recent Civil War, in which he played so gallant a part on the South- ern side, but only on account of a de- sire to retire entirely from public life and prepare for an extended absence from New Orleans. To this end he has also recently resigned his position as | quartermaster general of the Militia of Louisiana. Gen. David Atwood, ex-member of Congress from Wisconsin and chairman of the committee appointed by the Cen- tennial Celebration Commissioners at their recent meeting, has invited the special Japanese embassy in this coun- try to meet the committee at the Ar- lington Hotel tonight at 7:30 o'clock. On that occasion, Gen. Atwood, on be- half of the committee which he heads, will present to the embassy resolutions requesting the government of Japan to | participate in the grand Centennial Ex- position and Celebration, to be held in 1876 at Philadelphia to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence. The resolutions have been neatly pre- pared on parchment and their presenta- tion will probahly be something new in the experience of these Japanese am- bassadors and consequently very inter- esting to them as an example of West~ ern customs. It will, also, it is believed, have considerable diplomatic importgnce. Further evidence that Japan is prepar- ing to learn the ways of Western civil- ization and take her place among the other nations of the earth is found in the fact that she is educating her young people abroad. It was announced here today that several Japanese women will enter Vassar College next month to re- ceive an American education. ‘The dinner given by President Grant last night at the White House to the Japanese embassy was a brilliant affair. Cabinet officers, members of the Senate and House, Government officials and their ladies were present in large num- bers. An interpreter, who could speak the Japanese and English languages, made the occasion more enjoyable for all present. Card Party Tea. Boil two cupfuls of sugar with one teaspoonful each of nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon tied in a bag, and four cupfuls of cold water, for 10 minutes. Add half a cupful of tea leaves which have been tled in a bag. Add 10 or 12 cupfuls of boiling water, one cupful of orange juice, two-thirds cupful of lemon juice and let steep until cold. Pour off the liquid, reheat when need- ed, or serve ice cold. Crystallized rose | or violet leaves dropped into the cup ‘- FEATURES.Y (Charles Dickens, 1813-1870, was & British novelist, author, of “David ~Copperfield "Oliver Twist,” “Tale of Two Cities,” etc.) Preceding Mr. Weller, with the ut-| most_politeness, Mr. Muzzle conducted | him into the kitchen. “Mary,” sald Mr. Muzzle to the pretty servant girl, “this is Mr. Weller; a gentleman as master has sent down, to be made as comfortable as possible. “And your master's a knowing hand, and has just sent me to the right place,” sald Mr. Weller, with a glance of admiration at Mary. “If I wos mas- ter o’ this here house, I should always find the materials for comfort vere | Mary wos.” 4 A “Lor’, Mr. Weller,” said Mary, blush- ing. “Bless me, cook, I forgot you,” said Mr. Muzzle, “Mr. Weller, let me intro- duce you.” ‘How are you, ma’am.” said Mr. Wel- | 'Wery glad to see you, indeed, and | hope our acquainlance may not be a| long 'un, as the gent’m'n said to the fi'-pun’ note.” ‘When this ceremony had been gone through, the cook and Mary retired into the back kitchen to titter, for 10 minutes; then returning, all giggles and blushes, they sat down to dinner. Mr. Weller's easy manners and con- versational powers had such irresist- ible influence with his new friends, that Ter. were on perfect footing. “I han't got a glass,” said Mary. “Drink with me, my dear,” said Mr. ‘Weller. “Put your lips to this here tumbler, and then I can kiss you by deputy.” * “For shame, Mr. Weller!” said Mary. “What's a shame, my dear?” “Talkin’ in that “Nonsense; it ai natur; ain't it, cook?” “Don’t ask me, impertinence,” replied the cook in a high state of delight; and hereupon the cook and Mary laughed agains, till, what between the beer and the cold meat and the laughter com- bined, the latter young lady was brought | to the verge of choking—an alarming crisis from which she was only re- moved by sundry pats on the back and other necessary attentions, most deli- cately administered by Mr. Samuel ‘Weller. In the midst of all this jollity and conviviality, the bell rang. “That’s for us.” Sam Weller and Mr. Muzzle went upstairs and into the par- lor. Sam's master, Mr. Pickwick, was there, and when their business was con- cluded, Mr. Pickwick said: “Get your hat, Sam. “It’s below stairs, sir,” sald Sam, and Le ran down after it. Now there was nobody in the kitchen but the pretty housemaid, and as Sam’s hat was mislaid, he had to look for it,-and the pretty housemald lighted him. They had to look all over the place for the hat. ‘The pretty housemaid, in her anxiety | no harm. It's proper blood supply. Only a trained | 8&dd a delightful bit of color to the| beverage. to find the hat, went down on her before the dinner was half over.' they | WORLD FAMOUS STORIES SAM'S FIRST LOVE By CHARLES DICKENS there were heaped together in & little corner by the door. It was an awkward corner. You couldn't get at it without shutting the door first, “Here it is,” said the pretty house- maid. “This is it, ain't it?>” “Let me look,” sald Sam. ‘The pretty housemaid had stood the candle on the floor; as it gave a very dim light, Sam was obliged to do down on his knees before he could see wheth- er it really was his own hat or not. It was a remarkably small corner—and so—it was nobody’s fault but the man's who built the house—Sam and the pretty housemald were necessarily very close together. ‘Yes, this is it,” saild Sam, and as he said it he dropped the hat that bhad cost so much trouble in looking for it. “How awkward you are,” said the pretty housemaid. “You'll lose it again if you don't take care.” So, just to prevent his losing it again, she put it on for him. Whether it was that, the pretty housemaid's face looked prettier still when it was raised toward Sam's, or whether it was the accidental conse- quence of their being so near to each other, it is a matter of uncertainiy to this day, but Sam kissed her. “You don't mean to say yon did that 2" said the pretty house- at time,” sald Sam. he kissed her again. “Sam,” said Mr. Pickwick, er the banisters, replied Sam, rushing calling upstairs, “How long you have been!” said Mr. Pickwick. “There was something behind the door sir, which prevented our getting it open for ever so long, sir,” replied Sam. And this was the first passage of Mr. Weller's first love. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often misused: Do not say, “She said there was no God.” Say, “There is no God.” What exists per- manently should be expressed by the present tense. Often mispronounced: Fiancee; pronounce fe-ang-sa, e as in “me,” first @ as in “arm.” second a as in “say,” accent last syllable. 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