Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1929, Page 22

Personality Goyerns Decoration BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. ma sed, O my 1 lock? /1002 | Sy 77777 THERE IS A CHARMING FREEDOM FROM CONVENTIONAL DECORATIVE RESTRAINT THAT IS PERMISSIBLE IN A BEDROOM. ‘There is perhaps no room in a home that slould express personality in deco- ration more than the bedroom. The main rooms of the house are for general use, and apart from any definite decora- tive schemes that may be carried out in them there is an atmosphere about: them of varied personalities. This is correct, for whoever continuually en- Joys the rooms must find in them cer- tain things that appeal, certain things that exactly sult their preferences, and in a measure, therefore, express their own personalities. There is and should be a definite idea of the composite in the living room particularly, and this idea should be instilled into other main rooms. It is left for rooms devoted to the use of one person to express solely the occupant’s personality. Chief among such rooms is the bedroom. There is a charming freedom from conventional decorative restraint that is permissible in chambers. Here the occupants can surround themselves with the things of their choice, and if artis- tically arranged the rooms possess not only character but pleasing effects. Tro- phies can appropriately hold conspicu- ous places. Photographs of friends and snapshots of places visited during travels or of favorite haunts nearby can consistently ornament the walls. Photographs bespeak the intimacy of friendships or the pleasure of places, and nowhere else in & home can they more appropriately be put than in one's bedroom. It is a pleasure for the occu- WHY WE DO BY MEHREN “Pay attention to what you are do- ing.” we say to a careless boy or an indifferent worker. We know by expe- rience that attention has something to do with learning; that the more at- tention we -give the better we learn or the better work we turn out. The why of this well known fact is that attention increases the amount of nervous energy driven-through the arc, and therefore modifies the arc more ef- fectively than does the small amount of energy sent through in imperfect ‘at- tention. In the absence of any attention, there can be no learning at all. The thing simply doesn’t register. That is why we miss seeing what is right before our eyes. To see a thing it must register on the visual centers of the brain in the back of the head. The eyes are merely conductors of the impression. If there is no attention there is no real seeing. ‘This is illustrated by the fact that if you are preoccupied with some problem you go right past a friend and never speak, because you really do not see him, despite the fact that your eyes are turned in his direction; or you go past the store you were to shop at. The same holds for all our sensse. pant to be surrounded by friends and views of one’s liking. A boy's room should be so decorated that it will suit the things he will be sure to have in prominent view. If he is fond of boats, his things will have the flavor of the’ sea about them. If he is a college lad, there will be flags and streamers of college rather than ships. Let the walls be backgrounds for sporting things. If he is fond of ks, he will strew tables and chairs unless bookcases are provided. The home decorator should work with the boy in planning schemes for decoration, and thus increase his interest in the room and decrease their own work in caring for the place. A girl's room is just the opposite type, generally having about it dainty femi- nine touches. Even if the girl is a great sportswoman, she will express per- sonality in its decoration in a way quite different from her brother. There will be feminity in her surroundings or the room will be lacking in its atmosphere. ‘The importance of parents allowing a child perfect freedom to express per- sonality in his or her own room should be remembered. This does not mean freedom to leave things in any untidy way, which merely signifies disorder and lack of interest. But there should ‘be freedom for the display of articles meaningless to another, but conveying to the owner pleasant memories or ex- pressing that subtle element of human I nature known as personality. WHAT WE DO K. THOMSON. Attention is absolutely essential to learning, and the greater the attention the more effective the learning. Intense attention drives the largest possible amount of energy through the brain center. In thi€ way it modifies the cen- ter to such a degree that the next im- pulse will easily go through with little resistance. The situation is very like clearing the streets by a group of mo- tor cycle police for the approach of a celebrity on parade. . If the attention is intense enough, a poem, a lesson or a book could be I learned at one reading. - You should not begin to study a thing until you are ready to give it absolute, undivided at- tention. Note that our greatest scholars and statesmen are able to do this very thing. tery of a subject and mental efficiency. Repetition helps us‘to remember be- cause it serves the same function as careful attention. Each repetition makes up for some imperfection of attenticn, | Conversely, the more intensely you at- tend the fewer repetitions you will need to make. the essence of (Copyright, 1929.) Simplicity in Wedding Gowns BY MARY MARSHALL. Fashions™ in bridal attire launched by Easter brides are always watched with keen interest by the brides-to-be of June who this year must have been struck by the simplicity of the gowns and the conservatism of the accessories. Some of the new gowns are de- | for it, an ¥ length at the front and touching the floor at the back where the fullness of the skirt is lost sight of in the drapery of the long train. A charming net bridal veil to be worn by a June bride consists of an arrangement of seven circular capes, each somewhat longer than the one just on top. All seven are attached to the close-fitting lace cap—the shortest one being only deep enough to cover the shoulders—and the last one extending :’:loknr three yards on the floor at the ck. The correct footwear for the formal white bridal costume is satin slippers of just the same shade of white satin as the gown. Stockings are of the very faintest nude. The diagram pattern for this week shows precisely how to make the skirt drapery and shawl drapery for a Span- ish dancer’s costume, and I am sure will prove helpful to you in planning a fancy dress costume for an informal masquerade party. If you would like a copy, please send me a stamped, self. address:d envelope and I will gladly send it to yo uat once. ° Lessons in English: BY W. L. GORDON. Words ‘often misused: - An article is } “cheap”. when the is_low com- i pared with its real worth. It is “low- i briced” when but little is asked d yet it may be “dear.” ften mispronounced: Envelope or ienvelop (noun). Accent first syllable jor second syllable. - Always accent the ; verb on second syllable. Often misspelled: Hundred; “red,” inot “erd.” W57 ly. & word three times jand it is yours” ”uz us_increase our | vocabulary by | dav. Toda; It is the secret of quick mas- | | | use green THE EVENING A_lei: BENNY || —— nd ma was of a sudden , Where is Sher- ‘Meening our parrit, on account of the door of his cage being open and nobody being inside, ma saying, We must look for him immeeditly. What dc you meen by we? pop sed. I wouldent lock for that berd if you offered a reward of 50 dollers and all ixpenses including railroad fares, he sed. And he started to lite a cigar and Jjust then there was a fearse noise rite under his chalr, being Sherlock, and pop pritty neer berned his fingers and dropped the match, saying, Blast that animal, if there’s one way I never wunted to die. its by sudden frite. Well then you shouldent tawk so | slightingly about the poor berd, natu- | rally he herd what you sed, ma And Sherlock came out from under- neath of pops chair and got up on the back of another chair and started to stretch his neck around like he does, ma saying, Now all we haff to do is pick him up fermly and put him back in his cage as if nuting had happened. Wich she started to do, and Sherlock made a bite at her hand and ma pulled it away just in time, saying, You do it, :h'ulhynm, he’s proberly use to a mans ouch. ‘Weil Im not use to a parrits touch and I dont mntend to educate myself at my time of life, the site of blud always unnerves me, pop sed, and I sed, How about getting my old butterfly net and glt:l;tnl him with that, I think I can ind it. Dont try, Im not going to have m; parrit treeted like a butterfly, ma sed. Im just going to appeal to his best instincks, she said. And she unhooked his cage and held it up in frunt of h'm, saying, Come on Sherlock, be a gentle~ man and spend the nite at home, ‘Wich Sherlock dident, yelling Bul- loney, and flying up on the chandeleer, Being why the living room door still has to be kepp closed. JABBY After suppir me and in the living room &nd goodness “There seem to be times when it ain't such a good plan to stick to the finish.” (Copyright, 1929.) NANCY PAGE A Ring Luncheon Is ‘An Engagement Affair, BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Lois was planning the menu for her luncheon. Since she was announcing the engagement of Dorothy it seemed wise to use some symbols in her table decoration and in her food. Her many years’' acquaintance with Nancy had so colored Lois’ idea of good taste in enter- taining that she never made her tables fussy with gimcracks -and overloaded with decoraticns. The same was true of her foods. They were not overdeco- rated, overtrimmed, overgarnished. She did not tie up foods in ribbons, mor incase them in crepe paper. She had decided that she would use the ring mold in this luncheon. Dorothy had Jjust received her ring and was properly excited. Why not, then, make a ring luncheon? Her first course consisted of a slightly sweetened lemon gelatin in | mistake when they marry. To | jailer. i there are plenty of STAR, WASHINGTON, \D, DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX Should Children Be Spared the Burden of House- .work?—Can a Wife Win Back Her Bachelor-Minded Husband. Dmmssmx: T am a poor woman with a large family, and as we can't afford to keep any help I do all of the housework, .I overwork, and the doctor says that I must not do so much, Now I have a daughter just entering her teens, but I do not want her to have the hard life that I have had, so I don't make her do any of the chores.. The hardships of life come soon enough and I want her to spend her youth in play and pleasure, not in working. What is your idea? Ay MOTHER. Answer: T think you are wrong, and that it will be better for you, and fax better for the girl herself, if you will let her help you with your work. Your spirit of self-sacrifice is beautiful, but it is unwise and, like most sacrifices, it will be a boomerang that will return to annihilate you. For if you slave and let your daughter idle; if you do without everything to give to her, you sed. | will not cnly make her selfish, you will teach her to put you below herself and despise you. Believe me, it is not the mothers who work themselves to death for their children and who sacrifice everything for their children whem their children admire and reverence and appreciate. On the contrary, the adored mothers are those who put themselves up on a pedestal and make their children serve them. T have known many mothers who have gone shabby in order to dress their daughters like the Queen of Sheba, and the only result was that the girls were ashamed of mamma. I have known mothers to work themselves into nervous prostration cooking and scrubbing and dishwashing so that the® daughters might keep their hands beautifully manicured, and the girls ordered mamma around like & servant and complained of the way she did up thejr silk lingerie and because she always smelled of the cooking. So, if you want to ruin your daughter and teach her to have contempt for you, go on doing all of the work while she loafs, but if you want her to love you and sympathize with you and understand you, teach her that she must help mother and save mother. That won't curtail the pleasures of her youth. It will add to them. She will enjoy helping because it will make her feel important and grown up and of use in the world. And that is about the most satisfying feeling that any of us ever get. Besides this, it is a curious law of nature that the more we do for people the more we love them. T think that parents always make a great mistake in not making partners of their children and in not making them feel that they are real factors in the happiness and success of the family, and that just as they are entitled to share in the good fortunes they should share in the bad. People are always trying to keep things from children, especially when there is financial misfortune. I think this is wrong, and that if father and mother would talk it over with the children and explain why they couldn’t have a car or go to a Summer camp or have a new frock or gratify some other desire, it would take the sting out of the children’s disappointment at being denied their heart’s desire and they would acquiesce cheerfully in the sacrifices that father and mother were making. I think from the time children are little tots they should each have their family responsibilities, the littlejobs that they are capable of doing and that they should be held responsible for doing. This would not only teach them habits of efficiency, industry and reliability, but it would breed into them a sense of family loyalty. It would make them feel that they had a duty to the family and must do their part toward making it a success. I would have children broughit up o feel that they must help beautify the home, they must help keep it orderly and clean and that they must help make it happy and cheerful, ‘There is no need for a mother with a houseful of children to work herself to death unless she is a poor manager and a worss disciplinarian. Even very small children can be tasght to wait upon themselves and to do little chores about the house, and children like to be usefully employed just as much as grown people do. I often visit in a home where there are three boys in their early teens who can cook and serve a beautiful meal. And why shouldn't they? Are not the best cooks and waiters men? And these boys adore their mother and are proud that she can sit up and entertal V. fidre e p and fn company while they get So, poor, tired mother, divide your burden ameng your children. The load that many shoulders bear is light for all. DOROTHY DIX. s e s e 5 DEAR MISS DIX: What is the matter with the men of today? I have been married just three years and my husband came home one night and told me that he was tired of matrimony and wanted his freedom. He said I had been an ideal wife, but he just didn’t want to be married. He left, and is now living in an apartment with two other men who work in his officz, and he has a roadster and plays golf. But the queer part is that when hs has anything to talk about he calls me up on the phone and we have dinner together, and he z’fx“s me atfixt }:iis 1nl\1vestmen§s. his xx".muhhas. his joys, etc. He never mentions vorce, neither does he mention going together, I nevs i i Vi him gs 1 did when we were lovers. . et s en we parted, he voluntecred to pay me $25 a week, what s will make in an office, and there was nothing to do but to accept }xlre flD.zlsm,\:mxx think I am too easy and that if I told him y o W want to come back? i G e LT Answer: I doubt it. Evidently he has no strong affection for you. Hs enly likes you as a friend and admires you as a woman, and he likes ym have sonm'e woman to go to with whom he can talk over his personal affairs with a freedom he couldn’t display with another man, but that is all. You don’t inspire any feeling in his breast that makes him want to have you for his own. i There are a lot of men who are celibate by nature and who make a greal & them a home is always a prison and a wife They are always straining at their bonds, no matter how silken the, are, and' they are never happy until they break them? They chafe at the responsibilities of matrimony. "Domesticity gets upon their nerves and the pity :: it l’:glg::: they don't realize this before they ruin some woman’s life by arTy) . R I YERT DOROTHY DIX. DEAR MISS DIX: Does the young man of today prefer the ‘indifferent, unsympathetic girl, or the sweet, s athi: v] y to offer her shouldet for Johmnny fo weep onp = o O 8 Alvays ready ke the girl who high-hats them. They Answer: T don't think men ever 1i like a girl who shows that she apprec always ready to lend them an Especially is this true of t would never get a date if she car when they want to discourse about themselves. he spoiled young men of today. Dear Lady Disdal pursued her tactics of snubbing the modern sheik. (Copyright, 1020.) e s The Sidewalks ‘of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. ‘There is an astounding sincerity with which people see things at night—and sometimes in the daytime. A ghost story is usually a fascinating yarn, and HE NEVER SOPPED TO INVESTIGATE « ? On the second floor a child slept. The light would be left burning. The‘;e was {llumination in the room so long as some one was in it, but the minute he or she departed, tHe light would be extinguished. The family eventually moved. * ok ok X In woods near Washington there is folks ready to tell a few that will keep one up all night, whose deptiis she put grated raw car- rot and grated, drained, canned pine- apple. Since her flowers were fulips in their gay eolors she felt that she could DLJ//CRT and orange in the first course, ‘With this salad she passed mayonnaise and she put well washed and drained feathery curly endive in the center of the ring. It shaded from pale yellow to deep green and was effective. Her dessert was a sponge cake, baked in one of the popular shell pans.” In these the ‘batter is put in the outside rim. <At serving time the shell of cake is inverted and the hollow center is filled with whatever is .desired. Lois planned to fill it with fresh, well sweet- e e ‘whip] cream. e cake an the salad were both served at’the table. 4 (Copyright, 1929.) Willie Willis A year or two ago a young Vir- 8 man died suddenly in a dis- tant city. Not long after his burial, a lady visited a fam- ily living in the vicinity of the man’s home, Ar- riving un2xpected- ly, she found her host and hostess out for the evening. Instead of re- turning to Wash- ington, she sat on the porch and await- ed their return. The night was warm what is known as “the haunted tree.” It is said by many that on certain nights a body can be seen swinging at the end.of a rope from one of the branches. The assurance with which the tale is told makes manv. detour ltgo k.r':hi t‘h?t “creepy” sight. We have ed for it numerous 3 far have failed to see 2!.‘““3 i i * % ok % farmer in Virginia employs a num- bero of hired hands, lmnpnuy whan‘amgs an agreeable colored man. The colored man has a girl friend whom he visits three nights a week. He usually arrives home at midnight. The owner, upon several inspections, noticed that a rail iates and admires them and one who s | and the woman made herself comfort- able in a rocking chair. . She had not been there long when a personable young man joined her and sat on the porch railing. He told her his name and said that he was looking for his parents, from whom he had been separated. Then he spoke of numer- ous other ‘things, the woman occasion- ally replying to Him. ‘They were having an excellent time. The apparition—for it was an appari- tion, acco: to the .woman—proved to be a very interesting: spirit. He was most agreeable. . He explained how he had come to his sudden death, and said he wished to get a message to his fa- ther and mother, who lived near. Then he disappeared into the darkness. The woman was not frightened, and when her hosts returned, she told them of her ‘experience and’ even gave the name of young man, which proved to be corrcct. Up to that night she had never heard of such a person. “The host and hostess were amazed. 1 BY ROBERT. QUILLEN. ‘Washington. This tale started an epidemic of wild aeunce was opened at the far end of tracks. This started him to won 3 He coudn’t understand why ffi;'o'ife should enter his property in that man- ner. Nothing was stolen from his place and there were no neighl the pasture for a short cut. He was be- wildered over the problem. One night he remained up: to solve the mystery of the broken fence, and his ce was rewarded. He saw the colored man drive carefully down a side road and si- lently let down the bars of the rail Iem:e].l Next ?Lqm- e questiones the tellov?. He wl‘: tonished to learn laborer frightened at sight of white HE SAT ON THE FORCH RAILING. 4 spirits or ghosts. He was to {{ someone grabbing the humor of %‘I:n‘ ut\nth:'ne; saw e o e Aan then explained that some tales and . It is still said that the ghost of this young chap night- ly walks a certain area or road used by _many motorists. ‘We shall not mention the thorough- he teason that we would not | f the poul- try had acquired the habit of roostin; near the gate. That is what the c man saw and mistook for ghosts. The man now uses the main ¥ .disturb the peace of mind of those whohad told compelled to ride over it S * ok koK farm and observed automobile | bors who used | take no chances on SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1929. : Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. April 20, 1859.—The friends of the movement for the annexation of George- town to the City of Washington are re- ported today to be moving forward in the matter with a degree of eamest- ness and zeal which has rarely char- acterized any portion of the people of that town in any similar movement. uncement was made today that roughly or ve put com- mittees to work in every department of the town procuring the signatures of all citizens who will lend it their support. Judging from the character of the present. movement and of the gentle- men who are actively at work in the matter, it will not be permitted to go to sleep again until it is fully consum- mated, or it is ascertained to be wholly impracticable, which no one who has given the matter any consideration is willing to admit. The careful course which the friends of the measure are pursuing in keep- ing it entirely divested of any other question and presenting it to the pub- lic mind solely upon its own merits, and also the weight of the arguments now brought to bear upon the question, are daily winning for the scheme many warm supporters, according to the latest information available. The leaders of the movement made a preliminary canvass to ascertain the trend of sentiment in Georgetown, and they are convinced that, even if the vote were taken now, without further agitation or discussion of the advan- tages which would accrue to the people of Georgetown from the proposed an- nexation, it would probably receive a very considerable majority. ‘The musical convention now in prog- ress in the Smithsonian Institution is of such a character, according to local musicians, that it can hardly fail to conduce materially to the elevation of the musicel taste of Washington's ama- and Perkins. Mr. Bradbury is well known as a thoroughgoing mugician and conductor, and Mr. Perkins is a tenor whose voice has been much admired. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. Oh, Tommy! Come _a-runnin’! Johnny's et up all his babies but two! (Copyright, 1929.) MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. “Bedtime Steambcat” Game. One mother says: It was always hard to get children to bed at our house until we made a game of it. Pive minutes ahead of time father sounds the whistle of the “Bedtime Steamboat” docking at the wharf. It never fails to delight. The youngsters have time to finish what- ever they are doln1 and put toys away. Then they fall in line for their tickets which father tears from a piece of newspaper. Once safely in bed they give their tickets to the ‘“conductor” who collects them with kisses. Sometimes the game is varied some- what, but there is never any variation in the time it starts. (Copyright, 1920.) Home in Good Taste (BY SARA HILAND. Something more for the closet and the traveiing bag—and something the fastidiously dressed woman can scarcely afford to be without. Heretofore the care 6f the hat meant having several large hotboxes in the close} and in a room where space is at a premium these are not practical. "However, doing away with the boxes does not mean forfeiting proper care PARIS—Just one of those little coats with the chic that every woman knows but seldom achieves is Lelong's bl teurs. The sessions are being conducted | tations and a belt sewed flat across the back. In front there are di under the direction of Messrs. Bradbury | S Lelong designates it “for & young girl.” MOVIES- AND ue wool crepe model with shaped incrus- .gon-!nglnu. RITA. MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 20— Hollywood's “going lady.” Stars who heretofore went out of their way to megaphone their doings, to bray and ballyhoo their every move, begin to pine | for secrecy. Olga Baclanova and Nicholas Sous- sanin took out their three days' an- nouncement of intention to wed, re- quired by the California law, some time ago. Then, when every one had for- gotten to watch them every moment of the time, they slipped off and were married, and said not a thing at all about it. It all came out in court when Olga told a sympathetic jury that she didn't understand sufficient English to know the contract she was signing was for five years instead of three. Gentlemen who have been in the business of peddling talent to studios are finding business as dull as that of the local bootleggers. The last-named have gone into a gentlemanly retire- ment, due to a sudden burst of activity in the village. The local police are on the rampage. And more than one little girl and boy star has to do the big scene in the immortal gelatin without the aid of alcoholic stimulant. In like manner juries are developing an amazing amount of sympathy for the beautiiul star who, unknown and un- sought, comes to Cinemaland and is glad to get an agent to go the rounds of the studios peddling her charms and talents. Said agent generally signs her up for five years and 20 per cent. ‘The star makes a hit and the salary skyrcckets. Then the agent discovers in" a court of law and before 12 tried men and true that the lady he signed |on a five-year contract thought five | years meant one. | * Juries are still standing by beauty. |1t’s an old Spanish custom among the | male sex. | ‘There is a bigger and better move- | ment throughout. Today I was intro- !duced to a chap whose name I have | been familiar with on movie screens | throughout the country. “Of course, you knew who So-and-So was?” said our mutual friend when the famous Hollywoodian had left. Yes,” I said blithely and innocently. 's a scenarist.” “My, no!” My mentor looked pained and shocked. “He does nothing but first | treatments.” | P But when I heard that one of the gag men of the village was advertising him- self as a “comedy constructionist” I had |a light attack of the vapors. | When gag writing passes the five- | hundred-a-week mark it is comedy con- | etruction. Mature reflection convinces | even the most sceptical of that. Be brave for this one: Gentlemen | who regulate the emotional waves are tabbed “emotional metaphysicians.” | And we thought we were smart when we had comedy and tragedy, actors and | actresses and writers! And one more tip: Scenario | scenarist_are pronounced with an “sh. | Herbert Brenon seems to have removed all possible doubt of Hollywood's atti- | tude on that score. He pronounced it roundly, with a fine flourish on the initial syllable. “Sh" as in shenanigan. Hollywood is “going lady.” | (Copyright, 1929. by North American News- paper Alliance.) d PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM How to Handle a Doctor. In the first place, catch your doctor, *1 and be sure he is a real one. Tell the doctor what your present complaint is. No, don't offer him a ready-made diagnosis, and don’t try to impress him with your command of medical terms. Use your own words to describe your trouble, no matter how homely or unfamiliar you may think your words will seem to the doctor. Call a spade a spade in the secrecy of the consulting room; it may prevent mistakes. Never begin by saving “Doctor, T am in a run down condition,” or “my nerves are all shot” or “I'd like a good tonic”— it is a sore temptation to a busy doctor to let it go at that, since you seem so dumb. What has really brought you to the doctor? Tell him that. Leave it to the doctor to decide whether your nerves are shot or whether your condi- tion requires a tonic—whatever that may be. From my own years of prac- tice, I think a good tonic is something the doctor ‘prescribes for you when he hasn’t the foggiest notion just what, if anything, does ail you. Every interview should commence with a simple statement by the patient of his present complaint. Having told the doctor that, the patient properly pauscs to draw breath, and then the BRADY, D. doctor may intelligently put any ques- tions he thinks pertinent. Some patients approach the physician with a notion that they are not going | to let him pump them: It is such | simple minded bromids that delight in | unburdening themselves of a bit of | smart repartee, thus: The lackwit en- | ters the consulting room. accepts a | chair and sits there grinning vacantly | instead of stating his complaint. Finally | the doctor tries to draw the visitor out—"What seems ‘to be the trouble | today?” and then comes the snappy re- joinder “That’s just what I want you to tell me, doctor.” Such patients should be taxed a premium for wasting the doctor’s time. If you are not certain you undeér- stand any word or term the doctor uses in the course of the interview, no mat- ter how simple it may seem, do mot hesitate to interrupt him and ask him to explain what it means; he will have | much more re: t for your intelligence than he would if you attempted to biuff | about such a-thing. No one realizes | more than the good doctor himself how | difficult it is fof him to express hit | thoughts in language without technical | obfuscation. As a matter of fact the | greater the doctor's erudition the:less | he resorts to that quaint trick in his conversation with patients. (Copyright, 1929.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. as a bleach. How is it used? Should |it be left on overnight or washed off? | Will it bleach freckles? LUCY C. Answer—This is a mild tleach. After cleansing your skin ledve the bleach on for an hour or.so. It will not remove dark freckles, but tends to fade them and lighten the skin in 1z)e!rgeml. Reducing Problem. Dear Miss Leeds: Pleas2 tell me how to reduce. I have been going without breakfast and supper, but my friends tell me that I should not do this, but should go without lunch instead, I am 18 years old, 5 feet 2 inches tall and weigh 110 pounds. My measurements are: Bust, 28; waist, 26: hips, 37; calf, 13, and ankle, 8'.. I work in an office. Please tell me what to eat, so that I can become thin, and also suggest exer- cises. A READER. Answer—You need to gain weight, not lose it, my dear. You are five pounds below the average weight for your age and height. Your thinness seems to be mostly at the chest. you realize that by starving yourself you are inviting | tuberculosis? A girl of your age needs three solid meals a day. ‘Your bust should be at least 32.inches to be in proportion. If you are set upon reducing, how- ever, you may reduce your hips by exer- cising. Sedentary work tends to make the hips spread. Walk to and from your office if possible, or. walk at least four miles a day. Here is a good reducing |’ exercise for the hips: Stand erect. Raise the left leg, sliding the left foot up the inside of the right leg and keep- ing the left knee bent out to the side. When the left foot hes reached the right knee straighten the left leg with » vigorous sideways xick. Repeat 20 times with each leg. You should not omit any meal. For breakfast have an orange, cereal with thin cream and sugar, poached egg on toast and a glass of milk. Your lunch may include salad, nut and cream cheese sandwich, a glass of milk and a | U% gelatin dessert. For dinner have one |* serving of meat, a starchy vegetable, two watery vegetables like spinach or car- yots, a fruit dessert and a glass of watef, LOIS LEEDS, Superfiuous Hair. Dear Miss Leeds: I am very self-con- cious about having hairs on my lip. I have tried bleaching them and plucking them. I have hairy arms, too. How can I get rid of the hairs? A MISS A. L. Answer—There are drawbacks to any method you may use in regard to the Milk and Lemon Bleach. Dear Miss Lesds: In one of your ar- you mention milk and lemon juice