Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1929, Page 21

WOMA N'S ‘PAGE." THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. SATURDAY, 4 APRIL 2 1920, Decorative Importance of Walls BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. HANGINGS ARE PARTICULARLY WALLS OR PAPERS REPRODUCING PLASTERED EFFECTS. The walls of the room are of great decorative importance. They should be 80 treated that they are in accord with the scheme of the room, and they should not be out of keeping with the period type of house architecture. This latter point is not always given suffi- cieni attention. For example, if a dwelling is in mis- sion_style plaster walls with a_rough finish are true to type. If in Italian style the plaster is correct but the fin- ish may smooth or slightly rough. Ultra-modern houses, and especially nrnnmem houses, frequently adopt the style of rough plastered walls for halls, and a modified or modernized plaster finish is also sometimes used for main rooms. The walls are given the tones of age by paint in tints, or by some one of several different wall finishes applied with brushes or with a spray. Two styles of decorative furnishings suit rooms with such walls. One is antique in rare, old-world richness, and the other is ultra-modern, the oldest wall finishes having been chosen to APPROPRIATE AGAINST PLASTER farm houses of the better Colonial sort should also have papered walls. At the period when these houses were built, {or which they represent, however re- | cently they may have been erected, wall paper was a choice article imported from China, from France and from England. The earliest wall %per came in small sections, not rolls. ese sections fitted together to complete wall paper murals. These wall papers were entirely hand- made and are . today prized as art ireasures. Coples of some are available, and these are among the exquisite wall coveririgs of paper for fine rooms and halls to this day. For the usual run of houses of this architectural period, wall papers of many sorts are in keeping. The one kind to avold is the ultra-modern. A wide variety of wall papers, known as Colonial wall papers, is to be had at rices beginning very moderately, and {hue are recommended. It should be remembered that plain wall papers, that is, those in flat colors, were not set off the weird yet archaic lines of | used. ultra-modernistic furniture. namely, tgrot that type craftsman furniture, but these g:.nonuesed, as they are not a vogue y. Houses that have any tendency to- ‘ward Queen Anne architecture or rooms that are in Victorian decoration or in which Victorian furnishings predomi- nate should have papered walls, Colonial houses of any stateliness and The majority of rooms in this era have their walls papered, although paint for this purpose has earned a place of greater prominence within appreciate that each has its correct use, but that walls must be studied in con- nection with architecture and furnish- ings, as well as for color values, to in- sure proper treatment, whether plaster, wall paper or paint. (Copyright, 1929,) BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. “Made of Money?” Parents who ask their childern, “Do ou think I'm made of money?” would told “I don’t know"” if their children ‘were frank with them. It never seems necessary or desirable to some parents to acquaint their children with thelr circumstances. This is a forbidden sub- ject. Yet how can a child be expected to adjust his way of living without some information on the means of the family? Often parents sacrifice no end or ] to give their children a start in life, and yet their children never know a single thing about their self- denial. How can a child be expected to appreciate what he is ignorant of? ‘Those who look for a “spark of appre- ciation or gratitude” should not keep their children in the dark. The state of the family’s fortune should be bared to children as soon as they can reason or think, so they may conform their ways of living to fit. Countless children have gotten out ana hustled for a living when they made a belated discovery that their families had been scrimping for years unknown ted to give tender care value is & 'l:’unk to are e: ted make ‘what their had * to them. wl things dc?wxm t ut real clothes have cost, or what sacrifice to be made to buy them. There is no reason to conceal these facts from chil- dren. If we expect children to appre- cite them, and be grateful for them, they must be told. Many a youngster will maks a base ball bat do for another season or a doll last another year if he or she knows it Will help mother pay the installment on the radio, or enable father to pay his insurance premium. Unreasonable de- R e e ices of i3 the demands. 9B Some parents hesitate to “talk about money” with children. This is perhaps extreme, because if one denizs a cf anything it is either because one lacks the money or doesn't care to spend it Given a tical reason & child soon discerns the true motive. Whny not be frank with tht child, and appeal !:-yhl'lo m’f‘fg"fi;‘c%fl 'l".l:llt is ‘the onuly en| s | Pisns and hopes. p in realizing your Of course a child should not be told what he can not understand, and it is not necessary to tell a child facts which might react unfavorably if they are re- EM in places, but much can 'om 3 't where the “dollars come from.” gl (Copyright, 1929.) Skirt Lengths and Waistlines BY MARY MARSHALL. If any skirt has a right to remain short in the face of present tendencies it is the sport skirt, and the most tell- ing argument of the women who stout- ly hold out against the final acceptance of long skirts as anything more than a fad is that women who definitely and permanently adopted sports. Obviously the skirt that does any- ELIGHTLY FLARING SKIRT WORN AND WITH MATCHING JACKET WHITE BLOUSE HAS FRONT CLOSING WITH WIDE UNDER LAP AND 1S HELD IN POSITION BY MEANS OF TWO BU’I‘TR#- HOLES AND BUTTONS ‘TACHED TO BLOUSE. thing ease, more than cover the knees fs out of the question for active sports end the woman who goes unhampered Curing the hours she devotes to golf #nd tennis does not wear a long skirt when she dences with any degree of ‘The two or three inches that sports skirts have gained this season in length does not bring them much below the bend of the knee, and they are in- variably made with sufficient fullness round the hem to make them entirely wearable and practical. Pleated skirts are still worn for sports, but fullness in- by way of circular cut is newer than pleated fullness. By no mean- has the question of skirt lengths been settled even for the . _There are fashionable women of real influence here and abroad who are holding out stoutly t the really long skirt and more t! one of the well known Prench dressmakers is lending his or her influence to this reactionary group. Meantime the waistline has been gradually raised and with- very little opposition. There are, of course, some women of large proportions who find the long waist more favorable so long a5 it can be worn at all, but there are Just as many women who find that the new raised walstline has distinct ad- vu:u.u that the lower waistline has not. If you would like a very simple dia- gram pattern for a very attractive sleeveless frock suitable for any little girl who wears straight from the shoulder wash frocks, then you really ought to send me your stamped, self- addressed envelope so that I can send this week's Home Dressmaker's Help to you. ’ (Copyrisht, 1929.) My Neighbor Says: When making sour milk cakes if you have no sour milk on hand, add to a cup of swect milk either a tablespoon of lemon juice or a tablespoon of vinegar and the milkk will sour very quickly. If you have a willow or up- holstered chair that looks shah- by make a cretonne slip cover for it. Glazed chintz makes at- tractive covers. A good sandwich spread for children is made from dried fruit. Soak the fruit overnight, cook ft until soft, press through a colander, add sugar and cook until thick. French dressing put into a jar and kept covered in the ice box will keep for a lfln' time. Shake well each time before using. L OUR CHILDREN BY ANGELO PATRI Woeful Waste. ‘Waste of any kind is wrong. Whether is be waste of time or money or goods, it is wanton selfishness. It leads to noth- ng bui trouble. Take the matter of pads and note- books. The usual child buys a note- book and a couple of pads at the be- ginning of the term. They ought to last for months, but do they? You will find the first few pages in the notebook used, the rest soiled and crumpled. All that is left of the pads is the pasteboard i backs, well scribbled and scratched. “Ma. I need 10 cents for a notebook.” “What's that? Why I gave you money for that last month.” “Yes, but it's all worn out.” And he gets 10 cents for another that goes the way of the first. The waste carts are filled with paper; the streets are lit- tered with paper, and the trees are be- ing removed for more paper. I grudge the trees. Have you noticed the bread that is in every garbage can along the street? It 1s scattered along the streets, through the vacant lots. Bread enough to feed the Nation for a day is wasted daily, if the ash cans of .the city I live in are any standard of measurement. “The children won't eat stale bread.” Then why buy so much that it grows stale? And why not toast it, make bread pudding, or crumbs for other pur- poses? Something is wrong somewhere. Every loaf of bread means labor. Every loaf in the waste cart means waste of labor. There is no sin quite so stupid as_the sin of wasting labor. Nowadays the girls all wear silk stock- ings. Silk stockings have a habit of running—all by themselves. The sew- ing teacher suggested that once a week the stockings should be brought to the sewing room and mended. “We don’t mend them. It takes too much time. They don’t cost much. Why worry?” “If the young woman's time is too valuable to spend in darning torn stock- ings then some one else whose time is not so valuable might do it. Instead of that the stockings are thrown out by the dozen. Girls do not know how ‘to darn a stocking and don't want to learn. “I just get a new pair.” Some- thing is wrong. Rubbers are lost. Sweaters are left in lockers until moths eat them. Books are battered and lost. Paper is used recklessly. Time is treated as eternity. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. T ’spose the ‘ittle {7" me, an’ lwilhln ‘ankeee Doogle as good as I kin whistel it. (Copyright, 1920.) MENU FOR A DAY. angels is list'nen " they d play on they harks BREAKFAST. Grapefruit. Oatmeal with Cream. Broiled Lamb Chops. Rice Pancakes. Maple Sirup. Coffee. DINNER. Cream of Mushroom Soup. Roast Beef, Brown Gravy. Mashed Potatoes. RICE PANCAKES, Parboil 1 cup well washed rice 5 minutes, drain, cover with 1 quart scalding milk, add % tea- spoon salt and cook over boiling water until tender and milk is absorbed. Remove from fire, cool a little, add yolks 2 eggs beaten with ’/zncgp cream and 2 table- ur ites and until delicately browned. CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP. Chop finely : pound mush- rooms and cook ; hour in 1 quart well seasoned white stock, to which 2 through sieve, Mix 4 tablespoons flour with 1 teaspoon each salt and paprika and cook until bub- biing 4 tablespoons butter; add siowly 1'; cups milk, stir until smooth, add mushrooms and stock, bring to bolling point and serve, ORANGE CAKE, Cream % cup butter with 1 cup sugar, add beaten yolks 3 eggs, grated rind 1 orange, ; cup strained orange juice, 1. cups sifted flour, mixed and sifted again with 13; teaspoons baking wder and finally fold in stiffty- ten whites. Bake in shallow oblong pan. Grate yellow rind from 1 orange and 1 lemon, add 4 tablespoons orange juice and encugh confectioners’ sugar to make thick enough to spread, cover cake with this frosting when cool and decorate with halves of walnut meats. “Missis Jones’ garden hasn’t taen a complete failure—the chickens nexi door are layin’ better.” | (Copyright, 19200 Sublime Hours in American History The Real George Washington Seen in the Hour of Death BY J. P. GLASS. he hoped this was not the case, he | smiled. “It is a debt we must all pay. he remarked. “I am perfectly resigned. Mr. Lear tried to ease his position in bed. “I am afraid I fatigue you too much,” said the general. Lear pro- tested. “Well,” observed the dying man, “it is a debt we must pay to each other, and I hope when you want aid of this kind you will find it.” To Dr. Craik he remarked, “I die hard, but I am not afraid to die.” About, 6 o'clock his physicians raised him to a sitting posture. “I feel I am going,” he said. “I thank you for your attentions, but I pray you to take no more trouble; let me go quietly; I can- not last long.” At 10, after several attempts, he told Lear: “I am just going. Have me de- cently buried and do not let my body be put into the vault in less than three Perhaps one visualizes the real George ‘Washington most clearly in the hours preceding his death. At no time was the grandeur of his simplicity more evident. Highly ceremonious on all im- portant occasions, he did not allow his dissolution to become a ceremony, but made of it a mere incident among all the incidents, big and little, of his carecr. He set a perfect example of how to meet death. It was sublime. His throat was sore on the morning of December 13, 1799, as a' result of riding over his Mount Vernon estate in snow and rain the day before. That night breathing was hard, but he re- fused Mrs. Washington's aid, lest she should take cold. On the morning of the 14th he could scarcely talk, but he | managed to ask for Dr. Craik of Alex- | andria, mnn'mgt]z s:rflmonlng Rawlins, | &n overseer, to bleed him, days after I am dead.” Lear bowed; «The operation dismayed R‘“’"““-“h:”cnu}d not speak. “Do you under- Don’t be afraid,” said Washington, | stand me?” pursued the general. Upon adding, when the incision had been | Lear murmuring, “Yes,” he said, “ Tis made, “The orifice is not large enough.” | ywei]." i Mrs. Washington objected, but he mur- | " Lear held his hand. Toward 11 mured, “More, more.” Her doubts pre- Washington withdrew it and felt his vailed, and he yielded when only & own pulse. His countenance changed, half-pint of blood had been taken. his hand fell from his wrist. Speaking Dr. Craik arrived between 8 and 9 |to Dr. Craik, Lear took up the fallen o'clock. He called in Drs. Dick and | hand and held it to his breast. As Dr. Brown. But the general grew worse, | Craik approached the bed, George and at 4:30 in the afternoon he in- | Washington died without a struggle or structed Mrs. Washington to burn one | a sigh. of two wills in his desk. To his secre-' Silence reigned. Mrs. Washington, tary, Mr. Lear, he said with difficulty, | seated at the foot of the bed, broke it. “I find I am going; my breath cannot | Firmly she asked, “Is he gone?” last long. I belleved from the first that | Iear gestured an assent. * 'Tis well,” this disorder would prove fatal.” said Mrs. Washington in the same col- He instructed Lear as to the disposi- | lected tones. 1l is now over; I shall tion of his papers. “Have T overlooked | soon follow him: I have no more trials aught?” he added, remarking that the | to pass through.” end was near. When the secretary said (Copyright, 1929.) DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Can a Husband Be Spoiled?—Son Who Is Ruining Mother’s Business—Separa- tion as Preventive of Divorce. R MISS DIX: Iam a married woman and I agree with what you say to us. We should make the home peaceful and comfortable and live within our means and keep ourselves neat and tidy and so on, but what about the men folks? What about our husbands trying to please us and keeping themselves neat. and attractive looking? Don't you believe that you can spoil a man by catering to him too much? MRS. C. Answer: If T write more to women about making their homes comfortable and peaceful and keeping their husbands vamped than I do to men it is not be- cause I consider it more their duty but because I think they are more amenable to reason than men on this point. Also, because it is s0 much ‘more important to a woman to keep her home together than it is to a man and because it is so much more neccssary to a woman's happiness and well-being for her to keep her husband eating out of her hand than it is to a man to keep his wife crazy about him. We women may not like it. We may think it is unjust and unfair and all the rest of it, but it is the truth that when we are married we are ten times as much married as our husbands are. If we break up our homes we are the ones who have to go back and be dependent on father and mother or else take boarders or hustle out and get a Jjob to support our children. If our husbands tire of us there are plenty of pretty young girls who will be glad to step out with them no matter how fat and bald- headed they are, If the home is broken up husband can always go to some nice, comfortable place to live. But if we tire of our husbands, after we are fair, fat and 40, no young cake-eater comes along to make dates with us unless we furnish the tickets and the automobile and pay for the gasoline, Hence & woman's prosperity, as well as her happiness, depends to a large extent on her keeping her husband satisfied and keeping him thinking she is the great and only woman In the world. 1t is never a cinch and often it is just about the hardest job that any woman can tackle, neverth..2ss it pays her to do it. It is a good policy, as well as giving husband a square deal, for, after all, it is no sinecure to make the money to pay the bills. Husband has troubles of his own in the business world and when he comes home he is entitled to a good dinner, a comfortable chair by the radio and to be generally treated as the household pet. So far as his duty goes, it is certainly up to him to do 50 per cent of the smiling and to be just as much of a little ray of sunshine in the home as the wife is. It is pretty hard on a woman to nail on her face a grin that won't come off when, goodness knows, she has nothing to laugh about when she is mar- ried to a grouchy, gloomy Gus who never speaks but to find fault and whose one domestic gesture is kicking. It wouldn't do husband any harm to remember that if a slovenly woman i< disgusting to a man, a slovenly man is even more disgusting to a woman, be- cause women care far more for appearances than men do. No woman would fall in love with a man who came to sez her with a three-day beard on his face and who slouched around in a dirty shirt without a collar on and sat about in his stocking feet. Nor would any girl have ever fallen in love with a man who spent his z:‘;w telling her of her defects and calling her down every time she made a statement. No wife can take much interest in dolling herself up for a husband who never pays her a compliment nor does she feel it worth while to work herself to death cooking for a man who is going to gulp his food down withut ever appar- ently notleing how good it is. And why should a wife pinch nickels for a hus- band who is going to howl over the bills anyway? Of course, you can spoil a husband just as easily as you can spoil a baby. A woman can stay at home until her husband thinks it is a crime for her to go downtown. She can do without things until he thinks she doesn't want a new dress. She can wait on him hand and foot until he can't find a clean collar him- :el!.“ :he can let him talk back to her until he thinks he has a right to insul er. Every wife decides just exactly how her husband shall treat her and how much he shall give her and she gets what she demands. So a younf wife does well to bring up a husband in the way he should go and pamper , but not spoil him, s DOROTHY DIX. DIAR MISS DIX: I have a very dear friend whose business is going to the dogs as a result, of the carelessness of her son, who runs the business for her. The woman does not know the status of affairs and as no one will tell her she believes the decline is due to general depression in business. I do business with her office and in going there so often have learned just how things stand and that it is & joke how the son puts it over on his mother and how the salesmen play the races and soend their time discussing the pretty girls they pick up on their supposedly business errands. I can't possibly tell my friend that her son is playing truant and the business is on the road to failure through his incompe- tence, so what can I do to try to save her? E.O. K. Answer: 1f you tell the mother of her son's fault you will probably only make an enemy and do no good. Nevertheless, she should be warned. It has always seemed to me a pity that in such cases we cannot write a kindly anonymous lctter telling a friend of some danger that threatens her or of some fault that she would be glad to correct if she only knew about it. In this case I think I should venture it. It may wake the woman up in time to save her fortune. It may even make the boy realize what a foolish course he is pursuing in neglecting his work for play. At any rate you will have done what you can to help your friend without the danger of alienating her affections from you. But 'what a pity the anonymous letter cannot be used for good instead of re- maining only a stiletto in the hands of the evil-minded and revengeful! e DOROTHY DIX. . EAR MISS DIX: A year and a half after I was married my husband told me that he didn’t love me and wished for a divorce. Naturally this made me very unhappy, but I had a frank talk with him and when he said he did not love any one else, I asked him to continue to live in the house with me as my friend until he either loved some one else or decided what he want-d to do. I proposed that we keep to this arrangement for a year, as that would give an opportunity to get used to the idea of losing him and I promised that I would do nothing to hold him if he wanted to leave me at the end of that time: I made myself as charming a companion as I could, we went out together, studied at night school end lived as a devoted sister and brother. ‘When the year was up he went away for awhile, but scon wrote he couldn't live without me. That was three years ago. We are very happy and very devoted to each other-and I recommend this plan to other husbands and wives who think that they are tired of each other. E. Answer: Your plan was a wise one and I have no doubt that it would work in many cases. Very often husbands and wives think they have ceased to love each other just because they are fed up with each other and only need a little separation. A railroad ticket would save many a divorce. So would a little good sportsmanship on the part of either husband or wife. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1929.) Raisin Fudge. Cook together two cupfuls of light brown sugar and seven-eighths cupful of thin cream until a little dropped in cold water will form a rather firm, soft ball. Pour out onto a large platter or marble slab. When cool enough to work turn and mold the fudget with a broad spatula until it begins to get firm and creamy. Then add half a cupful of raisins, chopped fine, and half a tea- spoonful of vanilla. Work the raisins through the fudge and spread the fudge evenly in buttered pan, using your PRI Pork Chops, Tomato Gravy. chops and rub over with a_mixture of powdered sage and onion. Put a small rlece of butter into a frying pan, put in the chops and cook siowly, as they should be well done. Lay the chops on a hot dish, add a little hot water to the gnvy in the pan, one large spoonful of utter rolled in flour, some &epper, salt end sugar and half a cupful of juice drained from a can of tomatoes. The tomatoes themselves can be used for a tomato omelet. Stew for five minutes sud pour over the chops and serve, .. Trim off the skin and fat from the|da Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. April 27, 1862-~An arrangement has been made, it was announced today, be- tween the Baltimore & Ohio Raiiroad Co. and the Corporation of the City of | Washington, represented by Mayor iwnlllch and a committee of the Coun- lcil boards, under which the railroad transfers to the city all its rights under existing laws to construct horse rail- other city streets for the privilege to be accorded by the city to'the railroad company of making a rail connection | by steam with the Potomac River &nd inother with Georgetown through some street other than Pennsylvania avenue. As the law is interpreted by the city authorities, the raiiroad company, upon receiving the sanction of the city gov- ernment, may construct and work such extensions of the Washington Branch Railroad, while by acquiring from the railroad the right to construct horse railroads through the streets the cor- poration may secure for the sole benefit of the city the valuable privilege of building and working horse railroads in the Federal metropolis. This right the city will doubtless sell to the highest bidder for a large bonus, which will be appropriated for the so- much-needed sewerage, public schools and other city improvements. This arrangement simply carries out the ideas of the right of the railroad company and the city corporation to secure for the city the valuable rights and franchises connected with street railroads, for viich different parties of individuals are now contending before Congress. This matter was originally brought to the attention of the City Council boards by Mayor Wallach. The first Prench war vessel that ever visited Washington is the Gassendi, Capt. Gautler, which is anchored today off the Navy Yard in the Eastern Branch. President Lincoln is the first President of the United States to re- ceive personally the highest honors from a Prench naval vessel. Every prenaration was made to render the scene lively and impressive. The Amer- ican flag floated proudly from every mast in -the harbor. The President, Secretary of State Seward, Assistant Secretary F. W. Se- ward and Mrs. P. W. Seward were taken in a cutter to the Prench ship while a band played “The Star Spangled Ban- ner.” They were received -cordially by M. Mercier, the French Minister; Capt. Gautier and Admiral Reynaud of the French navy. A salute of guns was fired. Mrs. Lincoln remained on shore in a carriage. WHO. REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered U. 8. Patent Office, ‘When the Washington Saengerbund ?gu';agzend at 314 C street January NANCY PAGE May Day Is Play Day For Children BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Joan had strated going to a nursery school: She came home with more tales of interesting things that had hap- pened to her. Shortly before May day she brought home a little note from the teacher. “My dear Mrs. Page, we are planning for some festivities for May day and thought we would like to have a simple May pole dance. I am W— wondering whether you could make your little niece, Joan, a rose costume. Use crepe paper and make it simply. And we hope that you can come to school on the day that we have the party and see just how well Joan will take her part. She is a dear child.” Signed, “Vera Barstow.” “What does it say, Aunt Nancy, what does it say?” Joan could scarcely wait until Nancy had read the nots, and when she knew that she was to be & rose she danced up and down with joy. Nancy used two shades of rose crepe paper for the petals and a soft green for the calyx. This was the bodice of the little costume. Her hat was made of rose petals gathered together and held in place by green leaves. One tot was dressed in pale lavender and green. Her hat showed a heart of gold. The little slim green leaves swayed just as Jjonquil leaves do. There were pansies, isies with fluttery white petals and yellow bodice and violets. One girl was dainty as the snow drop she was sup- to represent, and' one was as shy as the pale pink arbutus. But they wound and unwound the May pole in a way that would have done credit to children much older and Aunt Nancy had much to tell Uncle Peter in praise of their niece, Joan. A may pole may be used as ¢ BD,! ":hawl wri a- center- e to Nancy stamy el e on I8 roads through Pennsylvania avenue and | PARIS.—“Lingerie touches” is just wool rep at Martial & Armand has Eton in color. The skirt has two tiers of flare The Sidewalks Young. Washingtonians begin their commercial careers early. As the sun began to rise the other day we saw a number of splendid-looking types of | American boys dealing out newspapers. | These youngsters, most of whom are from excellent families, are learwing what financial independence meuns. Summer vacation for many of them of- fers a host of opportunities to make extra money, and they avail themselves of the chance. B Probably no man in sports provided | more inspiration for youth the late Christy Matthewson. Walter John- son perhaps comes nearer being an | ideal than any other man engaged in base ball today. Clean living and skill have elevated him to a estal that might be coveted by many. Youngsters are easily swayed for good or evil, and the outstanding heroes of sports wield an enormous influence. * K * % ‘Whether one is justified in killing another human being is a question. Self-defense or the protection of one’s home is regarded as sufficient reason for pullirg a trig- ger. Some time ado a well-to-do man was awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of some one soft- shoeing on the first floor of his home. Rising quietly, he his 1 gripped and tip-toed to the second-flcor stair landing. Concealed in the darkness he looked down and saw the figure of a man stealthily moving about and placing the family silver in a bag, A flashlight in the burglar’s hand indi- cated his location. The intruder was sublimely uncon- scious that he was bel watched and went about his job in a deliberate fash- fon. ~The householder might have shouted and scared the robber, but he elected, instead, to end the burglar's career. Stoopi behind the bannister rail he had a view of the activities of the man whose moments were meas- ured. When theé prowler finally de- cided to leave with his swag, the resi- dent calmly drew a bead on him and fired rapidly. The burglar spun and fell to the floor, dead, whereupon the householder called the police. The question is, Was the owner justified in iklling the bur- glar or should he have given him a chance to make his get-away without the valuables? v Lately there has been a controversy as to whether we are too lenient with our criminals. Is our sympathy for the lewbreaker destroying the reform we seek? One we visited had a few large cells and the more permanent I HE HAD A VIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES. BY LOIS Suggestions on Reducing. Dear Miss Leeds—I am discouraged about myself. I am 26 years old, 4 feet one-half inch tall and weigh 195 pounds. My measurements are: B 4115 | waist, 40; hips, 46!3; thigh, | 15; ankle, 9'2. A. M. Answer—I wonder if you have not made a mistake in giving your height. If you are only 4 feet tall you would be considered a dwarf; this condition is caused by the faulty functioning of one or more of the glands of internal secretion and I do not know whether it could be remedied at your age. If you are 5 feet one-half inch tall, average weight for your age and height is about ' 120 pounds. Your messurements are, of course, very large |42z this height. Your wisest plan is to consult a doctor about your condi- tion, which may be due to some in- ternal trouble that requires medica- tion. Do not take any reducing drugs whatever without a doctor’s preserip- tion. Ask him to prescribe a diet for you also. You probably need to take more outdoor exercise. Do not try to doctor yourself, but get scientific med- tlcal advice. LOIS LEEDS. Ragged Cuticle. Dear Miss Leeds—The skin around the sides of my finger nails gets ragged, so that it 1s hard to keep my hands| looking nice. I have three children and | do most of my housework, but like to have nice hands because I play cards a great deal in the evenings. MRS. H. H. 8. Answer—Having the hands in water a good deal makes the cuticle, or fold of skin around the base of the nails, soft so that it tears easily. Wear rub- ber gloves when you wash dishes. Wear heavy cotton or leather gloves for the household tasks. Several times a day massage your hands with a.hand lotion. Use the lotion whenever your hands have been in water. At bedtime cleanse them by rubbing them with cornmeal and warm water. Rinse well, dry and rub in a good tissue cream; lanolin or cocoa butter will do for this purpose. Draw on a pair of loose gloves to keep the cream on your hands overnight. Have the palms and balls of the fingers cut out of the gloves to provide ventilation. LOIS Lflsfl Dandruff and Astringent. G TN t, 27; calf, M. L. and cuffs that can be detached and subjected to soap witch hazel. There are many good mercial astringents on the market, but another way of saying handmade collar nd water. One dress of collar and bow tie of organdy appliqued es. RITA. of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. lodgers were provided with chiffoniers, fancy coverlets and other appointments to make them feel at home. The short- tcrl“r?ers had to be content with ordinary cells, * ok k * A woman operated a large boarding house. The structure_itself was once an imposing home. It was a frame building of three stories, with a Vic- torian cupola on top. The place was patronized by excellent people and compared with the average hotel. Among the employes was a young Ital- ian dishwasher. He had just arrived in this country and was unable to speak English. One day the boarding house mis- tress reprimanded the youth for care- lessness. Immediately after, she forgot about the incident, but the boy brooded over it. Silently he went about his work, but the sting remained. One morning | this writer, who lived at the house, re- turned at 1 o'clock. The place was in darkness. As we ascended the stairs we were met by an old Jady, who ex- citedly motjoned us to be quiet and fol- low hetl'. Over her gown she had thrown a coat. More or less bewildered at the mys- tery, we followed her to the third floor rear, where the help slept. Gum-shoe- ing through the hall, we stopped before a room walled with rought lathing, sc that one could peep between the cracks. The old lady beckoned us to peel through an opening. What we saw as- tounded us. By the light of a flickering gas jet the young dishwasher was at- tempting to set fire to the house. That he had been at his task a long time was evident by the matches he had used. He was poking holes in the wall by means of a wire, In these holes he was stuffing paper. To the paper hLe was trying to nsmly matches which luckily did not ignite. Surprise being one of the elements of successful attack, we assaulted ir force and pinioned his arms before h could defend himself. The house, by some means, wa® awakened and the police were sum moned. The mistress hastened up an. burst into tears. A few minutes later a patrol arrivec Officers took charge and escorted th youth to the wagon. The boardin house keeper begged the police to wai until she could put ugl a lunch for th lad who, in another hour, might have laid her house in ashes. The officerr agreed and soon she handed the Italiar a large package of eatables which h might enjoy while locked up. Here again we find sympathy. One- again, the question is presented: Wa. she justified? MILADY BEAUTIFUL LEEDS. mend a cure for dandruff. (2) Wha' is the purpose of using an astringen® on the face? Please name a good one. Answer—(1) There is no way to stor the formation of dandruff, since it i. the natural scuffing off of the dead cell from the skin. The skin renews itsel in this manner all over the body as wel: as on the scalp. Daily bathing and th~ friction caused by one’s clothes remov> the loose dead cells from the surface of the body, but, of course, one’s hai. keeps the dandruff from falling out as it forms. Daily scalp massage and thor- ough brushing of the hair will remove the flakes a little at a time every day and thus prevent its accumulation in embarrassing quantities. Before the shampoo loosen the dand- ruff with a fine comb and brush it out. give your scalp a hot oil treatment anc then wash your head thoroughly, lather- ing and rinsing four or six times before the final rinse. Use only castile soap for the shampoo, in liquid form. Use of inferior soaps and failure to rinse thoroughly is a common cause of excessive dandruff. If your dandruff is very dry and abundant, rub a little cas- tor oll on your scalp every night and massage well; if it is very oily, use an astringent scalp tonic twice a week. (2) Astringent facial lotions make the pores smaller and counteract excessive olliness. A mild astringent is com- it is contrary to my policy mend any particuler bran to recom- ds in this