Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1929, Page 20

WOMA N'S PAGR" Old Vase Used in Modern Decoration BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. VASES, SQUAT SHAPED AND OF HEAVY MATERIAL, ARE OF THE SORT RECOMMENDED FOR DECORATIV] ‘The vase, which for a long time came | under the category of bric-a-brae, or | ornament, has entered the field of util- | ity in interior decoration. | Of late years vases have become im- | portant as lamp bases. Old vases have | been so converted and new ones bought | for the special purpose. Thus it is that vases of pottery, porcelain, glass, bronze, | silver, pewter, etc., are prized for sush use. Since they can be fitted out with- out drilling holes in them, as formerly, they are not even damaged by the| transformation. A use to which vases are being put, and which fits in with interior decora- tion or exterior schemes, is that of flow- | er pots or jardinieres. Vases suited to | such purposes must be squat and have | very wide mouths. Rare vases are un- suited to the purpose, although they | sometimes fulfill their function as flow- | er holders. Now that Summer is approaching vases can enter into decorative plans in the uses mentioned and beautify rooms, verandas and gardens. Vases of stone, cement and coarse pottery, old-time earthernware jars and crocks are the sorts well suited to gar- den and veranda jardinieres. For in-" |a jar or E PLANTS. doors or semi-indoors, such as sun par- lors, breakfast porches, etc., American Indian pottery, or that showing old Peruvian influence, is in high favor. Quaint New England bean pots are picturesque, as also are ginger jars. of these types of containers now come under the inclusive term of ‘“‘vases” when their use is for plants. The name “jars” is also used and is somewhat more appropriate, but “vases” is the latest name, or application of the name, to be accurate. It must be remembered that there is a radical .difference between a flower pot and a vase used as one. The former has a hole in the bottom while the lat- ter has an unbroken surface. The hole must be present if a plant is to flourish, for this serves as a drain for the mois- ture. Without this hole roots rot and the plant dies. Therefore, when using e as a flower pot or jardi- lant must first be.petted in a regular flower pot and this put in the ornamental container. If the flow- er pot is so large that it cannot be re- moved readily from its container, it ihoulg be slightly elevated on stones or & rack. nere, the (Copyright, 1929.) MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 11.—Ben Lyon and his fiancee, Daniels, are two of the movie regime to land neatly with the new order of . Lyon will have the lead in ene of the new 100-] cent talkies, and Bebe Daniels, finished so far @s silent pic- tures are concerned, will eapitalize her really excellent singing voice with the radio pictures. Their wedding is slated for June. And meanwhile Ben Lyon's erstwhile fiancee, Marilynn Miller, is coming to Hollywood to star in musical comedy in sound. Typewriting novices may try this sentence: “Now-is the time for all good Manhattanites to eome to the aid of the talkie.” g—trainloads every | They are comin day. In their honor Hollywood is building great skyscrapers of stone with thou- sands of windows—white towers of Babylon that stand in ironic contrast to the dark hills and blue water. ‘This is a land of sumshine made for play, and men have converted Holly- wood into a factory ecity where talent s turned into canned talk. Legitimate stars have one point of technique at variance with stars of silent pictures. The latter want privacy when the big scene is being made. A relaly great Hollywood star made the big scenes behind a complete wall of screens which hid them even from the studio workmen not actively engaged with camera and lights. George Fawcett, dying in the arms of John Barrymore, was supposed to be a big scene. But those who went to watch saw only 50 yards of white linen held together by some pine strips. Bar- rymore, once of the legitimate, had MERRICK. gone movie completely, and became ner- mfi as a witch when people were ut. Greta Garbo frowns upon studio offi- cials who happen upon her set. And | so successfully that some of the gentle- men hie themselves off with abject apologies. But Ruth Chatterton, abeut to make a big scene, gathers together an audi- ence to play to, to the intense disgust of the movies who may be acting in the sequence. Barbara Stanwick is another who wants some human element as a gauge | for her emotional reaction. “Some one to play to” is the cry of the stage. | “Away from prying eyes” the slogan of the camera. Stage folk are finding themselves well represented in the newest pictures. | George Fitzmaurice’s latest picture has | only one strictly motion picture product —Betty Bronson. Renaud Hoffman and Le Roy Mason | were arguing a point in Hoffman's pro- | duetion of the old stage play “The Climax.” Said Hoffman, who is directing: “We mustn’t read this line as a cold faet, ‘we must be subtle about it—just give a hint of what we mean. Do you un- | derstand me>” “Sure,” said Le Roy Mason, who knows something about movie subtlety. “We should be like the man who was asked what had happened to his father. He answered: “‘My father was on a platform with | 8 sheriff and the platform broke. My | father got tangled in a rope and his | neck was broken.'” (Copyright, 1929. by North American News- aper Alllance.) : Value of Matching Accessories BY MARY MARSHALL. It is getting incréasingly difficult to buy anything singly—that is, any- thing to wear. You go bravely forth with a definite sum of money to buy a new necklace and you come home with & necklace and a pair of earrings. You | have spent a little more than you in- | sports ensemble, and you come home with a linen bag to match the shoes. Evening dresses as well as daytime dresses have wraps to match, there are scarfs for many of the new Summer sports hats and sports sweaters some- times have matching sports socks. AlL | { THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY. MAY 11, Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. May 11, 1857—One of the most valua- ble maps ever made of the City of Washington has just been completed by Mr. Boschke of the Coast Survey. Mr. Bohn, the well known bookseller at the Capitol, is soliciting subscriptions for the map. Nothing like it has yet been got up for this city, as regards beauty of execution and minute accuracy of de- tail of streets, lanes, water courses, cle- vations, depressions, landmarks, boun- daries, ete. It is especially valuable to property holders and real estate dealers, because it shows, in addition to the public bulld- ings, the location of every dwelling house, outbuilding and improvgd lot in the City of Washington, and eVen of the suburbs for some distance out. The river surroundings are also lald down. In fact, the map seems to bz & complete picture of the city and its surroundings. It is being sold at a price which places it within the reach of all. The amount of labor requisite to get up sueh a map must have been prodigious, and how it can be made to pay expenses at the price for which it is being scld is hard to _see. Within the past week several fugi- tive slaves have been arrested here by the auxiliary guard of police officers. 1t is quite certain that there are agents of the “underground railroad” at work in the nearby counties of Maryland and Virginia. Of the first lot of six, three were ar- rested by Watchman Horner and the other three by Assistant Officer Wol- lard. They belong to a Mr. Geary of Anne Arundel County, Md. ‘The next lot of three, belonging to Mr. Sullivan of Virginia, was taken.by Police Officer Williamson and Watch- men Gill and Sessford. Watchman Horner arrested another slave belonging to Mr. Bell of Maryland. Three others belonging to C. B. Cal- vert of Prince George County, Md., were arrested by Watchmen Donnelly and Dove. These were provided with changes of clothing and were armed with pistols and knives for resistance. But the watehmen, by the rapidity of their de- from using their weapons. The Italian marble bust, ordered by the friends of W. B. Magruder, mayor of the City of Washington, is completed and ready for presentation to him by the committee. The sculptor is Fred- erick Schmidt and the cost of tl}e bust $400. NANCY PAGE Lois and Roger Fix Porch for Summer. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Lois was struggling with the problem of the front porch. She knew they would spend much time on it and she wanted it to be comfortable, livable and yet not so fussy that a wind or rain storm would upset it. Roger buyilt a porch seat or bench up against one part of the wall of the house. He put a straight plece of wood at one end that acted as the head of :tl‘xe"bench. ‘The back was the house self. For this Lois made a cover which ex- tended the entire length plus the ad- ditional headboard. She chose a flex- ible oflcloth. She cut two pieces the length she wanted, allowing 12 inches for padding. ‘Then she stitched the material at two ends and along one side. Dividing the length into four equal parts, she stifched across. This gave her four crosswise sections. She stuffed these, one at a time, with a cotton mattress filling, As soon as she had one section stuffed she sewed it shut. By allowing 12 inehes for stuffing, she had 3 inches in each of the four sections. This al- lowed her to round the seetions until they looked like miniature pillows. A mattress of this type can be laid on the porch floor, ean fit a porch lounging chair or even a reed upright chair. The furniture was painted a soft green. She did not use the striking orange and black combination whigh used to be so popular for porcHis. Rather she chose to get her color in scent upon the fugitives, prevented them | 1929. DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Why a Self-Supporting Girl Need Not Wait Three Years for E. D ask your advice. Here is our story: He is 22. I am nearly 21, established in his profession and has $1, as his work takes him away from wh eternity to me. he is gone, Besides, I think that in thre from each other; that we will not be int; I have a good profession and am willing everything is al to get married, or risk it, anyway? Answer: Your sweetheart, who h poekets. that after marriage & man and woman his first marriage, realizes that it might put it on & more secure foundation. Consider that, m marriage that is against his better be a handicap or a hindrance to ready to marry. Sometimes a wife, helpful, is a drawback free to go where fortu taking his mind off his work, an love to her instead of hustling te because she tles 0 get bu However, this might not one of the wives who help th Of eourse, if you had not a yourself, there would be no merely a question of risky game. ‘The modern girl is truly Ci ;;we nr‘e;] In'n man’s heart but stol possible for young pe beautiful, Tl e For it is true, frazzled out around kes the marry 88 you say, that lon the edges and I 80 I think you and your sweet! yourself, might risk it, Of ceurse, '?)::l: hesitate about wishing herself on a m and helps him, ‘t is another story. (Copyrighf X-ING A P. (Bdgar Allan Pos, 1809-184, Ameritan Poetand l‘to{,hvrlur' avthor ‘ot the Rue Morgue," - 5 atey s i Mr. Bullet-Head was an editor. Iras- cibility was his sole foible; for in fact the obstinacy of which men accused him was anything but his foible, since he justly considered it his forte. It was his strong point—his virtue; and it would have required all the logic of a Brownson to convince him that it was “anything else.” ‘Touch-and-go Bullet-Head went out West and started a rival newspaper in a small town. His first issue carried a strong editorial against his rival editor, containing the words: “Oh, yes! Oh, we perceive! ©Oh, no doubt! The editor over the way is a genius—oh, my! Oh, goodness gracious!—what is this world coming to? Oh, tempora! Oh, Moses!” This created considerable excitement. The rival editor, by name John Smith, reprinted the words just quoted, and added the comment: “Why the fellow is all O! That accounts for his reason- ing in a circle, and explains why there is neither beginning nor end to him, nor to anything that he says. We really do not believe the vagabond can write 8 word that hasn't an O in it. Wonder if this O-ing is a habit of his? By-the-bye, he came away from Down East in a great hurry. Wonder if he O's as much there as he does here? O, it is pitifyl!” Mr, Bullet-Head was fearfully indig- nant. At first he thought he would ac- cept the chalienge to write a word with- out an O in it. He would write a whole paragraph, even a whole article. with- out an O in it! On second thought, that would be yielding a point to John Smith. He, Bullet-Head, would not alter his style for that idiot. Instead, he-would be an O-wy as O-wy eould be. Indeed. Bullet-Head wrote an editorial announcing his intention to write in words in O’s—the Emblem of Eternity. Finally, after long seclusion, Bulle Head achieved this masterpiece, redun- dant with the letter O: “So ho, John! How now? Told you 80, you know. Don't crow another time before you're out of the woods! Does your mother know you're out? Oh, no, no—so go home at once, now, John, to your edious old woeds of Con- cord! Go home to your woods, old owl —go! You won’t? Oh, poh, poh, John, don’t do so! You've got to go, you know! So go aj once, and don't’ go slow; for nobody owns you here, you know. Oh, John, John, if you don’t go you're no home—no! You're only a fowl, an owl; a cow, a sow; a doll, a poll; & poor old good-for-nothing-to- nobady, log, dog, hog or frog, come out of a Concord bog. Cool, now—cool! Do be cool, you fool! None of your crowing, old cock! Don't frown so— don’t. Don't hollo, now howl, nor growl, nor bow-wow-wow! Good Lord, John, how you do look! Told you so, you know—but stop rolling your goose of an old poll about so, and go and drown your sorrows in a bowl!" Bullet-Head, tired out, handed his copy to the printer's devil to set, and how it will cost more for us both to live if T Now please tell us what you think is best to do, wait three years until set to get married if we are still of the same opinion and want My sweetheart has been married and divorced and has a child and has to pay $7 a week alimony, Perhaps, also, your young man, wh no matter how ne calls him.” Sometimes she ket drawn-out waiting and even love perishes. Marriage. AR MISS DIX: My sweetheart and I have a problem to solve and wish to He does not want to marry until he is 000 in the bank. We figure it will take three years to accomplish this, and during all of this time we will be separated, ere 1 live. Now three years scem an I have given up every one for him and will be very lonely when e years' time we will have grown away erested in the same things: that we will have got used to being separated. and that our love may be somewhat cooled, T do not think we nced $1,000 to be married on and I would bz willing to endure a few hardships in order to be married sooner and to be with him. to go on with my job and I do not see am working also. H.C. as been married, is the one who has developed cold feet when it comes to rushing into matrimony with empty Perhaps his experience has made him cautious, and he has found out can no more live on bread and cheese and kisses than they can before marriage. en he thinks back upon the disaster of not have gone into bankruptey if it had been properly financed, and as he doesn't wish his marriage with you to come to the same unhappy end, he wants to wait to build his new home until he can y dear, when Wou are urging on your young man an early }Jll‘xdgrlr:nt. and also consider whether you wiil m his career if you marry before he is good & wife she is or how thrifty or her husband down when he should be eps him from success by d by demanding that he spend his time making isiness, be the case with you. You probal eir husbands to dg better wi SrSheEly, euid make them and who are a spur in their ambition, ork by taking care of profession and were not able at least question of the foll; N ooy o supper contemplate, but the fact that you are not only winner changes the whole aspeet of the situatios playing safe or taking a 1i y of such a marriage as you 8 bread-maker but a bread- n and makes your marriage ttle added risk in an always upid's al Ily and because she not only lights t family cook stove u(lel'wll’d’,’ afi‘e mflk};: while their romance is still fresh and engagements d e L3 lo get dull and drab and grow tired of each other in their long- t, inasmuch as ou are S ¢ able to support be supported she had to an, but when she makes her own living DOROTHY DIX. TORIES 'ARAGRAB. t, 1920.) BY EDGAR ALLAN POE. cxme xut xf a Cxnexrd bxg. C: nxw—cxxl! Dx be. cxxl, ysu e Nxne xf yxur crxwing, xid exck! Dxn't | frxwn sx—dxn't! Dxn't hxllx, nxr| hxwl, nxr grxwl, nxr bXW-Wxw-wxw! | Gxxd Lxrd, Jxhn, hxw yxu dx Ixxk! | Txld yXu s, yxu knxw, but stxp rxll- | ing yxur gxxse xf an xld pxil abxut sx | and gx and drxwn yxur sxrexw in a The uproar occasion cal and caballstical a conceived, The first tertained by the some diabolical tr ed by this mysti- rticle is not to be definite idea en- Ex:guhlce was that n lay con In the hieroglyphics; and there g:;'g 7enelnl rush to Bullet-Head's residence or the purpose of riding him on & rail, but that gentleman was nowhere to be found. He had vanished, no one could tell how; and not even' the ghost “of him has ever been seen since, Unable to diseover its legitimate ob- ject, the popular fury at length sub- slded, leaving behind it by way of sedi- ment quite a medl this affair. ey of opinion about One gentleman an_X-ellent joke. ;r{ldue;f, Bullcg-flend -uberance of fancy. A third admi him X-entric but l!',m morel.rdA 1011::;1\\ could only suppose it the Yankee de- sien to X-press, in a general way, his X-‘Hsslx'l‘xuuln. ‘Say rather to set an X-ampl suggested a fifth. b thought the whale Another said that, had shown much pasterity.” at Bullet-Head had been driv an X-tremity was clear to all any 1o {:cutndsgllgf that editor could not he e was some y ing the other one. MRl e e more common conclusion, how- ever, was that the affair w il:)x;y X-traordinary and in-X-plicable. Even the town mathematician confessed that he could make nothing of so dark a problem. X, everybody knew, was an unknown quantity; but in this case (as he properly observed) there was an unknown quantity of X. e opinion of Bob the printer's devil (who kept dark about his. 'h’n‘f‘?i.é X-ed the paragrab”) did not meet With so much attention as I think it deserved, although it was very openly and fearlessly expressed. He said that for his part. he had ne doubt about the matter at all, that it was a clear rase, that Mr. Bullet-Head never could be | persvaded fur to drink like other folks, | but was constantly a-svigging o' that ere blessed XXX ale, and as a najteral consekverice, it just puffed him up savage, and made il him X (cross) in A Sermon for Today BY REV. JOHN R. GUNN. Cry of Greece to Judea. Text: “Come over into Mac edonia | and help us.”—Acts, xv1.9, | Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE ‘-V:IOWLS. Apron-String Inferiority. ‘The biggest problem the average in- dividual has to face in this world is the problem of self-inadequacy, or what some psychologists call the feeling of inferiority. Every cne has it to some | Gegree, though he may not admit it. In some cases this strange feeling be- |coies fixed. The individual stops growing. He remains in the childhood | period. The accumulated experiences |of years eem, not to change or to modify thé patterns that are so closcly |allied” with™ the intense emotions of youth, A great deal, of course, depends on | just how and when the individual ac- quired his feeling of inferiority, as to | how he will succeed in getting rid of it. ‘What is more important, however, is the {way he goes about getting rid of it. | Different people face this problem in | different ways. Naturally they arrive at various degrees of success in dealing with it, ‘There is a type of Inferiority wiich I shall call apron-string inferiority. It gets started in early childhood. Par- ents are most responsible for this child- hood tyre Mothers sometimes show [too much | especially those who tend to be sick a great deal in the first three or four years. Such children in growing up are really never detached from their i mother’s apron strings. They tend as children to cry over every disappoint- ment, big or little, If this apron-string inferiority car- | ries over, as it usually does, to the ado- lescent period, you find the individual suffering a great deal from homesick- | ness during the first years away from | home. If it carries over into the adult period, as it sometimes does, you have a man generally shy of all women execept those who strongly resemble his mother in | personality traits, if not in actual phys- ical appearance. Apron-string inferior- ity wili account for a certain type of bachelor. You have probably heard one of this type say he would not matry as |long as he had & mother. | _Apron-string inferiority will also ac- | count for those curious love affairs that adolescent boys sometimes get into. Now and then you read of a boy in the late teens or early 20s marrying & woman in the 30s, 40s or even 50. Such love affairs are sometimes lasting, sometimes temporary, depending on the amount of inferiority the young man possesses. But sometimes a man with thi of inferjority choose a wife of th me age. In that case she must 58 8 domineering temperament as her chief personality trait. The man eoncerned eventually becomes a ‘“hen-pecked” hus- band as others see him. So far as he himself is concerped, he is usually well satisfied. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. I'm swingin’ high so I can watch Mr, Trueman shave. He's eut hisself three | times an’ said a different naughty word ever’ time. Baked Cottage Cheese. Place one gallon of firm clabber on until it becomes dry and can be rubbed between the fingers. Pour it into a thin sack ‘or sifter and squeeze very dry. Turn the curd into a mixing bow! and with a fork mash until fine and mealy, then add two eggs well beaten, salt to taste and enough sweet cream to make a thick batter. Pour into a buttered pan and bake quickly in a hot oven. By preparing the curd the evening before, this makes a tasty breakfast dish. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN, Everready Handkerchief. solicitude for their children, | the stove, stirring frequently, then heat * FEATURES. It must be interesting as well and the m new draped collar. The Sidewalks BY THORNT! Next to a sporting goods shop wi dow, the most fascinating window is the one in which pets are displayed. That many think so is evidenced by the number of people who daily linger in_ front of them. In a window on Ninth street sits a dignified little monkey, disdaining the companionship of common dogs and silly little guinea pigs. His wistful face looks up at the bystander as though back in his head he cherishes a hope that some one will take him home and gime him a tree around whose branches he might swing and screench to his | heart's content. ‘To those who, through force of cir- cumstances, are compelled to live alone | there is nothing s comforting as an understanding an- imal. Even a small yellow canary can dissipate a blue mood. Few who are accustomed to home life appreci- ate the lonesome- ness of those who “room” about town. Hundreds of young men and women Government em- E‘loyes seck solace the companion- ship of one or two kindred spirits, not so much for its economicel value, as for the need of comrades. To enter | even the most luxurlously appointed apartment and heme without one to greet them is not an experience to be desired. A chronic bachelor leaves a light burning in his home when he goes out in the evening, as it has the effect, ac- cording to him, of some one present to welcome him when he returns. Even a small, dirty-white pup, wagging his tail in greeting, erases that all-alone feel- ing when one returns from work. * K ¥k The Arab on his tented hills evinces an affection for his lean, hungry-look- ing dog. Cruel as he is to his animals, there flames or at least flickers an af- fection for them. The Arabs’ beasts of burden are the donkey and the camel. One day we admired & certain camel in the foothills of the Algerian Mountains. The camel possesses an admirable poise. Having lived among the hooded Mo- hammadans, he has acquired somethinj NOTHING SO COM- FORTING AS AN the pleats on a Lucile Paray frock made of printed crepe de chine. Ae RN PARIS.—To be ladylike isn't enough for a dress of this year of grace. ore irregular the interest the better, like It has the RITA. of Washington 'ON FISHER. owned a cat. Being more or less of an inventive genius he devised ways and means of killing two fish with one cat. is task was simplified by the fact that his cottage was set back from the river a few yards. First he inserted a forked stick in the ground in front of the structure. Through the fork he ran a line from the water to the house. On one end of the line he attached the bait and hook. The other end was carried into the building and attached to a tin ean near the ceiling. The slightest tug would dislodge the can. Continuing on the line was tied to the cat’s tail. The cat was in the habit of sleeping in a large rocking chair. To the chair was fasten- ed a bell. Jow here . comes gy trick. e The gentleman |, -0, would be puttering |'& around. The eat would be , asleep. Suddenly 8 fishe would snatch at the bait. The line would yank, dis- lodging the tin can which would fall on the cat. The cat would awaken and leap from the chair dragging the line after it, thus pull- ing the’ fish eut of the water. In leap- ing from the chair the bell would ring: s thus notifying the owner that it was thme to go out and disengage the fish from the hook. Now you tell one, * % ¥ % The other night we were “back stage” during a theatrical performanee. Between acts, while the curtain was lowered, we heard what sounded like the roar of the sea. The wash of the surf was discernible. “That is the au- dience talking,” said the stage director. 1t provided a strange illusion. E Qur idea of a soft job is to be a storm maker back of the seemes. This consists of turning a wind machine and beating a bass drum. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. of the philosephy of his owners. He en impressive sight, standing in an Afri- can twilight, with one leg hobbled to his body to prevent a dash for freedom. | He would not escape if he could. At any rate the owner of the camel we | admired was not so devoted to his i humped creature, and, marking well our interest. offered to sell it to us for $15 American money. Up to that time we | had always had a profound respect for | camels, but when one could be pur- chased for less than the price of a| balloon tire, our enthusiasm waned on | the spot. We now pass the circus| camels by with contempt. Mo Here is about as good a fish story as we have ever heard. It arrives in this column from a reliable source. We believe it and hope the reader will. A Washington man had a shack on the banks of the Potomac. He was ex- tremely fond of fishing and also tinker- ing about his place. It often happened that, when he was busy about the house, the fish bccame active. The man “None of my folks ever was famous, except Cousin Jim used to sing tenor in the Methodist Church at the county seat.” (Copyright, 1929.) Such companionate accessories need | “The ery o S not, of course, increase your dress ex- | e e the bright pillows. She must have went home and to bed. Stariing out chosen well, for her porch was popular with the first word, the devil had no MILADY BEAUTIFUL NATURAL - COLORED STRAW HAT AND SCARF OF NATURAL-COL- ORED PONGEE _ ARE GIVEN UNIT OF DESIGN BY MEANS OF ROWS OF APPLIED DISCS CUT FROM COLORED VELVET. tended. but you have acquired earrings as well as a necklace and you have the satisfaction of knowing that when you choose to wear both types of jewelry you can do so without looking like & penses. Almost always they do make it easier for you to attain thet appear- ance of unify and harmony in dress | that is such an important ingredient of smartness nowadays. i If you make some of your own things you have doubtless often been able to make these little links.in your ensemble at very small expense, From scraps left in cutting a dress of chiffon you may have had the wherewithal for an attractive handkerchief, from silk _scarfs you may have had enotigh to make the border of a scarf, or the band of a hat. Italian quilting has been used by many of the leading dressmakers and milliners this season and it is especially admired because it gives the desirable dressmaker touch to wraps and dresses. If you would like to know how to do it, please send me a self-addressed envelope end I will gladly send you this week's circular giving full directions. (Copyright, 1929.) Halibut Special. Beil one and one-half pounds of hali- | but in enough salted water to cover well, together with one teaspoonful of minced onion, one small chopped car- rot, one tablespoonful of lemon juice and a little bay leaf. Cook until the fish flakes easily. Drain, flake the fish, | and place fish and vegetables in a shal- | low, well-buttered glass baking dish. Pour over all a rich, well-seasoned | cream sauce in which some snappy | {cheese has been melted and added. | Top with buttered crumbs and place in {a hot oven until a golden brown on top. Bake in ramekins if you prefer. | Ac ompaiy with the following celery | sal he salad— Stew in salted water un- | til tender some hearis of celery four or five inches long, not pulled apart but quartered or halved lengthwise. Drain, Christmas tree loaded with hit-or-miss ormaments. You plan to buy s pair of linen and cover with paprika dressing while hot, then let stand until cold. This salad with the halibut s & delicious combi-' kid shoes to go with your new Summer nation, erages. pa enve all Summer. On this porch she often served ool bev- Write to Nancy Page, care of thig . inclosing & stamped. self-addressed iope, asking for her leaflet on beveras (Copyright, 1929.) WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered U. §. Patent Office, When. the Washington Railway and Electric Co, inaugurated the first sight- seeing system over their lines prior to the coming of the rubber-neck wagon, sooner started with capital “S” than he discovered that no “o's” were in the | case. He rushed to the foreman. “Sir!” sald he, gasping for breath, “I can't never set up nothing without no ot “What do you mean by that?” rowled the foreman, who was in a very 1l humor at heing kept so late. “Why, sir, there bean’t ‘o’ in the office, neither a big un nor a little un.” “What—what has become of all that were in the case?” “I don’t know, sir,” sald the boy, “but one of them ’‘ere G'zette devils is bin prowling 'bout here all night, and I ’'spect he’s gone and cabbaged 'em every one.” “Ah, well, then, if it's not a very long paragraph, do the best you can with | it! We must go to press. Just stick !in some other letter for ‘o’; nobody's going to read the fellow's trash, any- how.” houldn’t call it & wery long para- grab,” said the boy. “So here goes.” |~ Now when any letter was missing in printing offices — especially of rural newspapers—it was customary to sub- stitute the letter “x” for the missing letter. As the devil said: “I shall have [to ‘x’ this ’ere paragrab, but it's jest about the awfullest ‘o’'-wy paragrab I ever did see.” Next morning the population was taken all aback by reading the follow- ing extraordinary editorial: “Sx Hx, Jxhni Hxw nxw? Txld yxu sx, yxu knxw. Dxn't crxw anxother time befxre yxu're xut Xf the wxxds. Dxes yxur mxther knxw yxu're xut? Eh, nx, nx—sx gx hxme at xXnce nxw, {Jxhn, tx yxur exdixus xld wxxds xf rd! Gx hxme tx yxur wxxds, xid 27 't? “Xh, pxh, pxh, ot e B! Yxuve gat tx gx. xw. Sx gx at xnce, and dxn't w; fxr nxbxdy xwns yxu here, Xh, Jxhn, Jxhn, if yxu dxn't gx yxu're nx hxmx—nx! Yxu're xnly & fxw], an Xwl, & €Xw, & SXw; & | | | George Matheson calls this. Greece | had beauty, philosophy, art, culture, | law, gayety—everything belonging to| secular life and a secular civilization. What need did she have for Judea’ It was the necd of the secular for the sacred. Judea was the land of reli- gion. Greece needed Judea's religion, Judea’s vision of God, the spiritual, the eternal, “Come over and help us” is ever the appeal of the secular world to the spiritual world. No' nation, however ' rich, howéver vast its resources, how- ever great its commerce and industries, however cultured it may be in worldly knowledge, however perfect its laws and organization, however abundant its provision for social life and enjoyment, however adequate its military e ment and defenses, can vive permanently in a state of spiritual ignorance and alienation from God. The spiritual is the supremely essential element in human life, and the nation that ignores this truth is doomed to perish.” Greece cannot live without Judea. What is true of the nation is true of the individual. No man can fulfill his duties in his everyday affairs, in that life which we call secular, if he ignores and neglects the culture of his spiritual nature. It requires spiritual experience and vision to redeem the secular from narrowness and sordid- ness, and to make life free, abounding | and happy. To make life liveable and | preserve peace in the counting-house, ! the secular must be married to the sacred. The things of time end sense | can be properly regulated only in the light of the divine and the eternal. | And from every individual soul, as well as from every nation, comes the cry of Greece to Judea. i While Germany's excess of births over deaths was approximately 800,000 be- fore the World War, it is now only one-half that figure, according to the dxli, & pxll; a pxxr xld gxxd-fxr-nxth- Prussian ministry for public welfare in # Teosnb Feport, » One mother says— I have used a method which I think is'a time saver as well as a guarantee that my child always has a handker- chief when she goes to school. I iron the handkerchiefs the first thing when doing the weekly ironing and put them on a little rack by the ironing board. Then es I iron Mary's blouses, I slip the proper handkerchief into the pocket of the blouse. This is a saver of time at the last minute before going to school and has saved my patience and temper many e time. ; “The fellah who wakes up to find himself famous isn't the one that sleeps Ul BOOR” et 10092 BY LOIS Darkening Lashes. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) Do you know of a harmless preparation for making light eye lashes and brows darker? (2) Iam 25 years old. Can a receding chin be remedied? A READER, Answer—You may use a good brand of mascara for this purpose. Remove it thoroughly at bedtime with the aid of cold cream. After cleansing your face at night apply white vaseline to the small hairs, letting it remain on overnight; this will gradually darken the hairs to some extent. It is be not to use a dye on the-lashes for fear of irritating the eyes. but strong black tea may be used. (2) It is pos- sible to develop the muscle on the bait of the chin by massage and constant | exercise. LOIS LEEDS. Too Much Steaming. Dear Miss Leeds—About two months ago while steaming my face with hot towels I seem to have scalded my skin. At times, since thep, it gets reddish looking. ‘What shall T do about it? I have black hair and blue eyes. What colors are becoming? ELEN. Answer—The reddish appearance may be due to blood vessels that became dilated with the excessive heat. I think the condition will pass away in time. In the meantime avoid using hot water on your face; use tepid water to wash | and follow with an ice rub. Avoid stimulating beverages like tea and cof- fee, and also_condiments and highly spiced foods. Eat fresh fruits and green vegetables, drink plenty of water be- tween meals; avoid constipation. If the condition does not show signs of clearing up by Summer time consult a physician, as it may develop into acne rosaces. If your skin is fair you may wear dark and medium blues and greens, warm tan, brown, beige, bright Ted, rust, pastel pinks, old rose, mml LEEDS. yellow, orange, the popular yellowish greens and sun-tan shades, eream- white, gray, blue-violet. LOIS LEEDS. Sears From Pimples, Dear Miss Leeds—I had pimples on my face but now they are going away and they are leaving indentation: I am a boy 18 veras old and am afrald that I shall be marked for life. J.H. Answer—The best thing you can do is to consult a skin specialist about the scars. Ordinarily, holes left hy pimples will heal completely in time, but if yours seems unusually deep they may require electrical or other treat- ments. I cannot tell without an ex- amination. Slowness in healing is fre~ quently due to lack of gensrel J:hys!cnl tness. Be sure that you are the right weight for age and height. digestive traet in erder. Exeret doors daily. A little healing salve rub- bcdonnumn-lyhd&.’ 1S LEEDS. (Copysight, 1839.)