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WOMA N'S"PAGE. Tasks That Are [There are “coward corners” in almost every housewife’s home, as there are also in many business men's concerns. ‘They hold the jobs that are always de- ferred because the one in charge has a FOR SOME HOUSEWIVES “THE COWARD CORNER” IS A CLOSET LONG LEFT UNTIDY, dislike of that particular kind of work and is continually putting off the doing of it. The housewife is sincere in thinking that the tasks are put off because some= This_humorous selection is the synopsis witnessed, ef & play which a clty newsboy wltnessed, and told in his dialect 2s he te ©f the drama to his friend. Two small boys stood gazing admir- ingly at the colored posters on the boards of a theater. ‘The larger boy was overdressed in & man’s overcoat, of which he had rolled up the two long sleeves. The coat, open in front, revealed a great deal of rather dirty cotton shirt. His grimy hands were.thrust deep into his trousers pock- ets. His heavy cap visor, loose except at the ends, rested on his nose. ‘The smaller boy wore jacket and trousers much too small, even for him. He had on a black felt hat, shaped like a loaf. His eyes grew round with wonder as his older friend told him the story of the play which was depicted in the colored posters on the boards. “This duffer,” said the boy, t-king one hand from its pocket and pointing to the picture of a genteel man with a heavy black mustache, “is the vill'n. It begins with him comin’ on the stage and sayin': “‘Wat, ho! Not here yet!" “Then an Eyetalian covey wid big ‘whiskers—he’s the vill'n’s pal—comes on, an’ the vill'n tells him.that the girl mus’ be did away wid, so he can git the boodle. 9 ?‘w much-a you give-a!’ says the n. ‘Five thousand dollars’ says the an’ they makes the bargain. The Eyetalian is goin’ to make believe that the girl is his'n; that he's the girl's father. Then he is goin’ to try to git her away f'm her friends an’ kill her. ‘While they is makin’' the bargain a Dutchman and a darkey is listenin’, an’' when the vill'ns goes away the Dutchman comes out an’ says he: “‘Maybe yer don't was tink I hab heard sometings. Don’t it? I vill safe dot girl!" “The next scene is in a big, fine house. An old woman, all dressed up swell, is tellin’ a young prig that the girl is heir to fifty t'ousand dollars, an’ dey don’t know who her fader an’ mudder was. She was picked up on the steps when she was a kid. The young feller tells his mudder that he don't care who her folks was, an’ that he’ll marry he: anyway, even if she is blind. ‘The ole woman goes out, an’ a be-youti- ful girl comes in, pawin’ the air 'cause she’s bilnd an’ can'’t see, an’ says she to the young chap: “‘It can't never be!’ “The feller he don't b'lieve her, an’ tells her she’s givin® him guff. After a lot of coaxin’ she owns up that she likes him, an’ he spreads out his fins ollers: ‘Then you do love me, Marie!’ an’ she tumbles. “Then an ole man wid a white wig BETTER BY FAR TRY Kellogg’s Pep Bran Flakes. They are crisper. They have a better flavor— ithe famous flavor of PEP. More nourishing too. You get the vitamins and mineral salts from the wheat. Just enough to be mildly laxa- tive. Ready-to-eat. Sold in the red-and-green package. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. BETTER BR AKES BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. WORLD FAMOUS STORIES THE NEWSBOY'S TALE (ANONYMOUS.) THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1929.° Always Put Off thing else “comes first.” And yet with something of a shock comes the reali- zation some day that it is preference | {rather than necessity which has been responsible for tae delay. | " Fiere is no panacea for making such | tasks congenial, but the odiousness of | them increases as they are put off from |day to day. It is obvious, therefore, | that the only policy to pursue is that | of “grasping the nettle.” or, in other | words, taking hold firmly of the worst | that there is and making up one’s mind | to_dispose of it. | Doing of such jobs seldom is more | wearisome than the idea of doing them, | and frequently it happens that they are urprisingly easy when attacked in this vay. The sense of relief when they are is out of all proportion great, and | the exclamation “Why didn't I do that | long ago?” not unkno A day once a month at least should be dedicated to these “coward corners,” and if the housewife requires something added as an inducement to the doing | of them she can promise herself some | | unusual, though perhaps trifling, reward for “good conduct.” Just as there are some tasks which are always avoided, there are generally | others for which the housewife has “a flare.” Since those are usually the ones to get done first, she must delib- erately restrain her desire to go to the doing of those pieces of work upon the selected for attacking the If she does not look out, the her energy will have gone to them before she has reached the stage in her housework where she thinks she can devote her attention to the tasks | which are neglected. (Copyright, 1929.) Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. ‘Words often misused—Do not say, “We are apt to forget his faults and remember his virtues.” Repeat the preposition. Say, “to remember.” Often mispronounced — Jews-harp; pronounce as spelled, not juice-harp. Often misspelled—Awl (a pointed in- strument) . Synonyms—Agree, accede, acquiesce, concur, consent, assent, approve. ‘Word study—"‘Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: “Portent; that which foretokens; omen. “The night wind bore sounds of fearful portent.” comes in—he's the doctor—an’ he looks at the girl's eyes an’ says that he can cure ‘em, but it may kill her. He takes out two bottles an’ says: “‘In this is sumpin’ thatl put yer linto & sleep like death. Will yer risk it?’ “‘Be this me anser, says the girl, an’ she swallers the bottle, an’ tips over on the lounge. “Jest before the doctor is goin’ to fix her eyes the Eyetallan jumps in an’ says: ““Where is mai poor childa?’ an’ he won't let the doctor do anythin’. There is a big row, an’ the Dutchman comes in an’ says: “‘She don’t vas his child.’ “But_the Eyetalian lugs her off, an’ the vill'n—he turns out to be her cousin—gets all the money. “The next scene is in the street. The Eyetalian an’ the beyoutiful young girl, all dressed in rags, comes along, an’ says she: “‘I'm s0-0-0 tired.” “‘How much-a money you got-a?" says the Eyetalian, an’' she says she hain’t got no money. Then he goes to k)i}s her, an’ the Dutchman hops out an’ “‘You macaroni son-of-a gun!’ an’ the Eyetalian lights out. “The Dutchman he takes the girl into his house an’ comes out in the street. The girl's feller comes along, an’ while they is talkin’ the Eyetalian comes back an’ sneaks in an’ steals the girl away. shows the way to the cop, an’ when he g2ts there they finds out that she's gone. They find her in a dive where lots of Eyetalians is playin’ whisky poker for the drinks. There's a big row agin, an’ the girl is took out an’ carried back to her home. In the row the Eye- talian gits all chawed up by the Dutch- man’s dog, the cop lugs him off, an’ he’s sent up for 10 years. “In_the last act the girl's eyes has been fixed, an’ she’s sittin’ on the piaz- zer. The papers bas been found, an’ the vill'n has hollered, I'm lo-host! I'm lo-host!” “The girl is sayin’ how glad she’ll be to see her feller an’ look into his eyes, when the Eyetalian, who has cracked the jug, comes cre-e-epin’ along in striped togs, an’ says he to hisself: “‘I will now have mia revenge!’ “The lights is turned down an’ the big fiddle goes zub-zub, zub-zub. “Then the Eyetalian creeps up an’ grabs the beyoutiful young girl an’ hollers: “‘I will kill you!” and pulls a big knife out of his breeches pocket. “The young girl yells, an’ jest as he's goin’ to jab her wid the knife they all rushes in, an’ the darkey pulls out a pop an’ lets the Eyetalian have it in the ribs, an’ the Eyetalian tumbles down an’ squirms, an’ the beyoutiful young But the Dutchman’s dog follers him an’ | girl faints away in her feller's arms— an’ down goes the curtain.” : Sure enjoyment in every cup when you use a percolator and —Seal Brand Percolator | v a i JABBY “Them gladiators had the easy life— when they was licked they didn’t have to think up no alibis. (Copyright, NANCY PAGE Medieval Wedding Dresses Always Effective BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. 1929.) ‘When Lucille Rogers was married she chose to dress her attendants in medie- val costumes. For herself she chose a heavy satin in deep, deep ivory. The tulle veil matched it in shade. dress was made with long bodice, plain and tight fitting. The skirt had a long train, which hung in two panels. Her attendants wore dresses with {ivory transparent velvet bodices and skirts of georgette. The georgette was in three flat tiers, the first being a light shade, the second darker and the third deepest of all. One maid had three shades of roses, another of yellow, an- other of green and the last of lavender. The bodice was cut low in the back, and depending from the bodice was a large, soft, two-looped bow with ends which formed short trains. ‘The flower girls wore quaint dresses of washable, fine voile. The dresses were short-waisted and puff-sleeved. The three-tiered skirts were of pale pink, a deeper shade and then a soft rose. At another wedding the ring-bearer was in white satin with white satin pillow, His little blouse had a frill of soft satin at the neck. The little girl had a dress with a deep Bertha collar, which was caught up on one shoulder with grosgrain ribbon. Both of these children were pictures. Their mothers had sense enough not to curl the hair. It fell loosely and naturally, and did not have the frizzy look that 80 often has. Usually children should wear simple clothes, but weddings are one time when they are dressed picturesquely, so that they belong in the pageant of the wedding procession. (Copyright, 1929.) interested in weddings, write e, care of this paper, inclosing a stamped. ddressed envelope, and ask for her leaflet on *'Wedding: Filled éookies. Cream one-half cupful of shortening with one cupful of sugar until thor- oughly blended. Add two eggs and beat well. Then stir in one-third cupful of milk and two cupfuls of flour mixed and sifted with one-half teaspoonful of salt and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. If necessary, add a little more flour to make a dough that can be easily handled but that is not too stiff. Turn out on a floured board and roll to an eighth inch thickness. Cut in small rounds, spread half of them with raisin filling, cover with the other half and press the edges firmly together. Place on a greased pan and bake in a hot oven, 400 degrees, for about 10 minutes. This makes about 18 medium sized cookies. Seal Brand Tea is of the asame high guality, The | To the Girl ° e v | DorothyDix| & |Can’t Fail to Be Popular if She Is as Good-Looking as Nature and Art Can Make Her, Good Sport, Gay Companion. THE‘ one question of perennial heart interest to girls is: How to be popular with boys. Every day I get dozens and dozens of letters from anxious maidens who propound this riddle to me, and I have passed the buck, so to speak, to a group of young ‘men, and this is their answer to the conundrum., They say if a girl wishes to be & wow with the boys she should: First. Be as easy on the eyes as Nature permits and dress.as well as she can afford, but by being well dressed they mean suitably dressed and they were & unit in deprecating loud and flashy clothes. A boy likes to be seen out with a girl who is smart enough looking to make people rubber, but not with one who looks like a figure of fun. They didn’t object to cosmetics. In fact, they thought that a girl who used no rouge looked faded and washed out, but they liked it put on with artistry and restraint, not slapped on by the bucketful like paint on a barn door, and they preferred their kisses mildly flavored with lipstick instead of being a mouthful of grease paint. Second. They like a girl who asks questions. Tt gets the conversation going and steers it into a channel where the boy feels at home. It is easy to talk to a girl who asks you if you have ever got Honolulu on your radio, or what kind of a car you have and how many miles you make on a gallon of gasoline, or what you think of the Babe's batting average, or if it isn’t exciting and perfectly thrilling to be in the grocery business? ‘They said that a boy never gets bored with a girl who knows how to ask intelligent questions. Besides, it makes him feel that she is personally interested in him. e .. "THIRD. They like a girl who is natural and unaflected and who doesn't pose or pretend and who doesn't high-hat them. They like the girl who frankly admits that she makes her own dresses and works because she needs the money, instead of pretending that her frock is & Paris importation and a little thing that she picked up for $150 and that she is a millionairess who is just pounding & typewriter or standing behind a counter for a lark. ‘They give a wide berth to the girl who tries to show off how cultured she is by asking them what they think of the new Einstein theory. Also, it is never again for the girl who, when a chap takes her out in his fllvver, spends the time telling about what a wonderful machine some other man has, or who, when he escorts her to a vaudeville performance, depresses the occasion by discoursing about her passion for grand opera. Fourth. Boys like girls who can do things. They wouldn't take Ve herself to a ball if she stepped on their feet and had to be towed !l’ounld )He(gu: barge, whereas even a homely girl with nimble heels who knows her Charleston is lurse of having plenty of cut-ins. ame way about bridge and golf and tennis and swimming and hiking. No amount of beauty or brains or charm will make a boy o\?erhmk a8 xlgl trumping an ace or ruining his game or having to be helped over the hard places. Fifth. Boys like girls who are neither indifferent nor over-eager. Thi like girls who neither run after them nor away from them. ‘They llk'e a girl :fi show that she is pleased at thelr attentions, but they don't want her to hound them into coming to see her or to take her to places. And they simply loathe g:xrg";la‘Iv(ix:gw“\::hu{?hoge ccn:pll)ex v\;ho is always calling them up in business vhy they haven't been to see her and w} what about a date for tomorrow night. R G They like to have a girl show that she enjoys their society, but if she gushes ail over the place about it, it leaves them cold, because it indicates that a date is a rarity with her and no boy ever falls for a girl that all the other boys have passed up. He likes to be one of a crowd and it fires his sporting blood to get in a date with a girl that all the o(h:r boys are rushing. .. . QIXTH. Boys like girls who are easy-going and good-natured and jolly and pleasant to get along with. They like the girl who enjoys things and who appears to be having the time of her life every time a chap takes her out to any place of amusement—the girl who is always the life of the party. ‘They like the girl who can eat a hot dog and thihk it perfectly grand, who can dance to the phonograph, who can laugh at an old joke, who can accept a reasonable excuse for a broken date and who doesn't have to be handled with gloves for fear you will hurt her sensitive feelings that stick out of her like quills on a porcupine. Seventh. They like girls who have mercy on their pocketbooks and who ;rlllli: thlbla chap likes to eat corn beef himself sometimes as well as to feed a n caviar, They like girls who propose going on a street car instead of in a taxi, girl: Who. suggest going to the movies instead of to a high-priced show, xlr]s; E&’hs don’t pick out the most expensive dishes on a menu at a restaurant. And they mt?}e}g’c:?‘m: i!kh'l; \l‘hjo re;mln from having more than one birthday a year v] va) y & jeweler's window or a window in which tI bags for sale without even turning their heads. e e Eighth. Boys like girls who know how to jolly them, girls wh how handsome and wonderful and big and strong and c]cver‘1 they lrt; ulll‘h'fle?; nlnren song that never fails to get the glad hand and any girl who knows how to sing it in the right key knows all about the secret of how to -be popular with boys. (Copyright, 1029 DOROTHY DIX. Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. To Sublet or Not to Sublet. To_sublet or not to sublet, that is | the burning question in hundeds oll‘ Most of the unsatisfactory conditions attending subletting are due to the neglect or carelessness of the sublesser. households. With the family packing off to the country or to far pl;rts, fi seems a waste to many to leave their homes unoccupied. On the other hand, Teason some, it may be cheaper than to sublet to persons who may damage one’s belongings. The tendency today, however, is to sublet. Often” one's belongings are better off in the care of a responsible tenant than they are in an untenanted house subject to marauders, fires that escape discovery until they have become unmanageable, and the dirt and dust of disuse. It is as important, however, to lease to responsible parties as it is to get one's price. The responsibility of any person is not dependent only on moral character, reputation, or facts to which references attest. It is dependent fun- damentally on the material resources of the person. In other words, to what extent he or she would be responsible personally for losses or damages. Cheer and refresh them with ‘Welch’s grape punch—color, taste and fragrance of luscious Concords ~— glorious refreshment indeed! So simple—so easy to make—so ‘brimful of jollity and zest! Here's the recipe: a pint of Welch’s, 2 pints water, juice of 2 lemons, an orange and a cup of sugar. It ‘makes enough for 20 punch cups. ‘Three other famous recipes + areon the label L Ty it for break- fast Subletting should not be done hur- riedly, both because one should select tenants carefully and because haste does not make for a good bargain. Often it is possible to retain one’s domestic help by arranging far their retention by the temporary tenant. This is no minor detail to those who have been blessed with faithful, con- scientious servants. It is not always wise to keep a home open for one member of the family. Often if the husband is to be alone, he would prefer a spacious hotel room to an empty home where details of the household will fall on him after his business day. If a son or daughter is to remain at home and work, it is often more economical to install him or her at a hotel. 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The latter are to elect the officers, who are to have entire control of the company’s affairs. The Secretary of War, upon applica- | tion of Representative Ely, has ordered | the release of Col. W. F. Baldwin of Virginia to be exchanged for Col. Cor- coran. _‘Two lately released prisoners from Richmond, Capt. Farrish and Lieut. Dempsey, wha have been in this city for a week, represented to the Sec- retary of War that the exchange of Col. Corcoran is advisable on account of his ill health. The fugitive slave law continues to be quietly enforced in the District of Co- lumbia. The military authorities are not interfering with the judicial proc- ess. At least 400 cases are pending un- der this statute here. The steamer Louisiana, Capt. Pear- son, has just arrived here from Fort Monroe with 213 sick soldiers on board from Yorktown, Va. They are in charge of Dr. A. H. 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In the back yard the guests saw a small box cage contalning two hens. “Why, what are they cooped up here for?” inquired one. “Well, € am go- ing_away for my health in a few days,” said the hostess,” and the doctor insisted that I have fresh eggs daily. Therefore I am taking the hens wnl‘lvme." “What a good thing he didn't prescribe fresh milk,” said one of the women. * K K K The Washingtonian and a New Yorker entered a retreat suggested by the latter. “Hello, Sap,” was the hostess’ affable greeting. “See, they know me” said the Gothamite proudly. “All the worth- while people in the world patronize this place. Over there, you see that fellow with the dark hair. "He was a star wit- ness in one of our most important mur- der cases. That young fellow at the table near the pillar is one our best gigios. He dances with stout, elderly ladies for a fee. The doorkeeper of the place was once a prize fighter. He knows more prominent people by sight than any one I ever saw.” ‘The headwaiter approached. “How do you do,” he said to the New Yorker, calling him by name. “Your friend is a stranger here, I presume? The show will go on.” The drum rattled, & spotlight flooded the floor and a smooth young chap danced nimbly to the center. “Well, folks,” he shouted, “I just heard a funy one on the Main Stem tonight.,” and he spun a yarn that Nero told the boys one night after a fiddling bee. “Now, folks, we are going to introduce to you two little girls who are trying to get along. Helen of Troy, N. Y., and Cleopatra from Niles, Mich. We wouldn’t fool you. They are not sisters, and only met each other for the first time last week. ive 'em a hand.” ‘Two painted little creatures dashed out to the introductory notes of the orchestra, The brass instruments were silent as the remainder of the band boys began, softly, “The Humoresque.” Four light, twinkling feet pattered rythmically on the floor. The music speeded up and Helen and Cleopatra finished in red-hot fashion. The cus- tomers applauded, but one of the girls gave a little farewell kick with her heel and ran off. Then the announcer rushed out. “Next you will hear a boy from the South. He learned his songs at the feet of his old colored mammy. Give the guy & hand.” Everybody obeyed. “He sald the boy was from the South,” whispered the man from Wash- ington. “South of where? And if he is a boy I'm still playing with rattles. I——." The music interrupted. The saxophones wailed as the singer be- ‘something T MISS THAT M(SS FROM M(S5~ 1SSIPPI_TOWN - from Mississip- pi town, Dear old mother at the gate and darling sweetheart Kate. Her_ crimson lips, her rosy cheeks and eyes allur- ing brown—." ‘Well, at any rate it sounded like that. The other verses contained references to water- melon vines, magnolia trees and South- ern_moons. Next a chorus of girls romped in. They were bold, bad pirates, for they told the customers so. One of them suddenly became enamored of & gray- BY THORNTON FISHER. of Washington haired gentleman seated with a lady, and seampered over to sing a verse for him. The elderly man blushed like & June rose. The lady with him gave the girl a mean look and went on with her chicken a la King. ‘Then the head girl, who seemed to be captain of the pirates, did a dance standing on her hands. This act was concluded with a wild shriek by the lassies as they ran off the floor. The Washingtonian began to dream of Sixteenth street and Park road and Chevy Chase. His train left in the morning. His meditations were dis- turbed again by the announcer or mas- ter of ceremonies, who introduced a brace of eccentric dancers. These boys also goubled in imitations of celebrated stars. This concluded the entertainment and once more the dishes rattled and waiters hastened about. “No use talk- ing,” said the New Yorker to his friend, e certainly have good times up in this old burg.” The man {rom Washington wondered. PR an had just purchased a home- maAde'nradlo set from a friend. The maker was present when & q?lghbor dropped in. ‘The neighbor didn’t know that the maker was present and began to criticize the set. The maker ad- mitted that he built it and broadcast an argument which almost ended in & fist fight. Most men resent allusions to the quality of their handiwork. Everyday Psychology Tattlers. I the tattler is a community labil- ity, the world of communities is heavily incumbered. Its future is mortgaged to the psychological limit. There never was & time when men did not take note of, complain of, and deplore the existence of 8 menacing sectidn of the population called tattlers or gossipers, Nor is there any likeli- hood of the situation's ever clearing up. The instinct to carry tales, to rumi- nate, and to talk some more about the affairs of our neighbors runs deep and wide in the stream of psychological im- pulses and motives. Practically every one feels that he just must know what other people think and do. The little he finds out is passed on eagerly to others with an abundant supplement of inference and speculation. The imagi- nation always fills in the gaps between facts. Sometimes the facts are entirely covered with the sedimentary imagina- tions which collectively make up the bulk of the stream of human reflection. So much for the facts. What about the cause? Why do people gossip? Why do they tattle? No one really knows. The curiosity to know why men and women tattle and gossip is satisfied with varying degrees of success. Some investigators are content to study noth- ing but symptoms. The search for cause often turns out to be a search for what might be called the ear-marks of a tattler. Since tattling is a deroga- atory type of behaivor, and since women have until recently been very generally regarded as inferior to men, the logical conclusion has been that the female of the species is a greater tattler than the male. This deduction will not stand even careless scrutiny. There is no sex difference on that score. The biggest gossip-mongers on earth, if any bigger there be, are likely to be found among the males. Male vanity has elevated old superstition to ridiculous heights. Another old superstition has it that you can tell a tattler by his hand- writing. Those who write with open o's and a's are said to be unable also to close their mouths about neighbor- hood news. There is, of course, not the slightest reason for that conclusion. 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