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WOMAN’S. PAGE. THE EVENING 'STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1929.° Windows and Curtains Which Fit BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. THIS SECTION OF WINDOW SHOWS ONE OF THE SEVERAL WAYS IN WHICH CURTAINS MAY BE LENGTHENED. ‘The problem of suiting old furnish- ings and draperies to new surroundings confronts many a housewife at this time of year, when so much moving is done. Sizes and shapes of windows may be different in the new home from those in the old, and outlay for fresh curtains may seem undesirable for any number of reasons. Economy may be chief among them, but even if it is not the solution given today has points in | its_favor. When windows are smaller than those | previously adorned by the hangings there is little difficulty, for the mere turning of a hem or shortening of a valance may solve the matter satis- factorily. When, however, the window is larger there is more perplexity. There are two ways of meeting the emergency, and a third which is a combination of the two. Bandings or insertions can be let in, fringes or pleat- ings appended, or the use of both may be necessary to a consistent and satis- factory effect. Curtains of cream colored raw silk were lengthened by means of a row of lace above the let-out lower hem, and the addition of fringe below that. The | homemaker who found this solution was | more pleased with the appearance of | her hangings than even before the necessary changes had been made. It | was quite essential to have the iringe, she found, as the lace did not look in- tentional without it. It looked inserted for the purpose of lengthening rather than adorning until the fringe success- fully relieved it of that appearance. A graduated row of colored bandings. of which the topmost is narrow and | those below of increasing width, may | lengthen and give a fresh appearance to size. If time is lacking for the work required for the insertion of these sev- eral stripes, a single wide one may be | made to suffice, but should be accom- panied by tie-backs of the same mate- rial if any are used. Should the dis- crepancy in length be very great, the addition of a valance may solve the problem. A" rather deep valance may conceal the fact that the curtain is | hung well below the top of it. This valance when of the same color as the ! banding gives a very decorative effect. MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 18.— Marilyn Miller dances her way into some of the fattest figures Hollywood has yet offered a star. With $100,000 for her first picture and the same for her second, she goes one better for her option on a third picture, which is to net her $150,000. No more than 10 weeks must be spent on the picture. That puts the falr Marilyn in the class of Pola Negri and Gloria Swanson when Pola was in her heyday here in Hollywood and before Gloria the Great went out making pictures of her own in her own backyard. And Marilyn Miller isn't the conven- tional beauty once necessary for a suc- cessful movie, either. She has charm and a certain boyish flair at times that is {irresistible, but in addition she has genuine talent, and she would be diffi- cult to replace. ‘The New York star will arrive in Movieland June 9. It isn't her first trip. When she was Mrs. J:xk Pick- ford she knew Gelatinland all its phases. And rumor hath it that she didn't lose her heart to our California sunshine at all. Now comes the story that Sid Grau- mann, who is retiring as a showman to become a producer, will bring the much-abused Max Reinhardt back from the fastnesses of Schloss Leopoldskron to make the first Graumann produc- tion. If the master of German theatrical | might makes such an alliance, the re- sult gould be a spectacle indeed. Sid does Wnings on the grand scale. He's just added Marion Davies' hand and Tootprints to the gallery before his theater. Ina Claire, entertaining friends who dropped in to chat a few moments. was passing comments on the John Gilbert nouse. 1 like this room," she said. “So did Greta Garbo,” observed they with true tact. “Yes,” came back the indefatigable Miss Claire, “Jack and I have made up ar minds that it would be a delightful | Greta, it seems, lost interest long ago in Jack Gilbert. This strange creature, with her undeniable gift of creating | drama, seems to care little for any- thing. She is the queen of indiffer- ence. Even that dear public which most stars fawn upon is totally ignored by Greta. Simply because she doesn't know what they want and feels- that they do not know what she is after, Just now she is after English without & Swedish accent, for this silent picture | she is making will be a terrible test of popularity. The dear public is cer- tainly tired of seeing ladies and genties make gestures, however well they do it. (Copyright, 1929. by North American News- puper Allinnce.) Rules for Selecting Gloves BY MARY American women within the last 10 or 12 years have become amazingly careless about gloves—and so wide- spread is this indifference that the woman who does make a point always to be immaculately gloved is sure to attract favorable comment. There are A hundred women who are very par- BEIGE_OR_SUN TAN BUTTON- | thoroughly LENGTH GLOVES OF WASHABLE | SUEDE. WASHABLE DOESKIN 1IN | SUN TAN AND PASTEL BLUE. | MARSHALL. | is one that re1ulrel nothing but pa- | tience and a little soap and water. | Gloves with ornamental cuffs are | still much worn aboard, but among the smartest French women as amonk well | dressed women here the simpler type of * glove is preferred. |~ Gloves are usually chosen to match | the stockings, and for this reason chamols or washable kid gloves in sun tan tones are in demand among dis- criminating women. White kid or | chamols gloves are sometimes worn— when, of course, they do not match the | stockings, because white stockings are never worn even with white shoes. | White gloves are at their best when there is some other note of white in the ensemble. A pure white light felt hat may provide excuse for pure white washabie kid gloves. The lighter tones such as sun tan, beige, ivory, white, light gray are usually chosen. For motoring many women prefer gloves of darker tone. In the sketch is shown a pair of washable antelope gloves that may be had in tan or beaver color. This week's diagram pattern shows | how to cut out a charming poke: cloche of the sort that women and girls will wear this Summer for country or resort wear where a shade hat is wanted. It may be made from pique or heavy | linen. It you would like a copy of this | circular, piease send me a stamped, | self-addressed envelope and I will glad- Iy send it to_you, 1 (Copyright, 1929.) e Fresh Asparagus. The stalks must be white at the tips. 1t pink, they are apt to be bitter. Snap off the tough ends. Cut away the thick skin at the lower end., Parboil, drain, add fresh boiling water; and cook gently {until tender. Add salt, butter or any other desired sauce. Another way is to serve agparagus tips in pepper rings or rings of lemon or orange rind, or in rings made of | stale, toasted French rolls, with the | ¢nds’and centers removed. 'Serve very ot. Cucumber Salad. Pare and dice enough cucumbers to make two cupfuls, then chill. Mix two-thirds cupful of ofl mayonnaise dressing with one teaspoon- | ful of finely chopped capers, one tea- spoonful of chopped parsley, half a P WASHABLE ANTELOPE IN TAN | 'easpoonful of anchovy paste, and two OR BEAVER. FABRIC GLOVES IN | tablespoonfuls of tarragon vinegar. Add TAN OR GRAY. SINGLE GLOVE OF WASHABLE CHAMOIS. ticular about stockings to five who give | lengthwise. special thought to their gloves. Nowadays almost all types of gloves | the handle. are washable, so the question of al-jend to the handle. to the cucumbers. Serve on lettuce leaves or in green pepper baskets. To make the baskets, lay the pepper Make (wo downward cuts, leaving & half-inch sirip between for Then cut in from either Remove ihe cul s wearing absolutely spotless gloves sections and seeds. Fl | plain draperies which are not the right | Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Seeking a Genius. Johns Hopkins University has inau- gurated what is known in local circles | as & school for genius. The idea 15 to form a special curriculum for the gifted. Already they have selected nine youig men who are to enter the university next Fall, knowing that it is the inten- !tion of the universily to start them on the road to fame On the heels of this movement comes a similar one hended by Thomas A. Edison. Mr. Edison will on_August 1 call 49 boys from the several States and | the District of Columbia to his labo: | tory for final selection. ‘These 49 can didates will first be naminated by the 1 governors of their respective States. The one Mr. Edison passes on will he | sent to college for four years. These ventures sound good and may. of course, be worth all they cost. ~But they certainly demonstrate that the supposed makers of great men, Or even the great men themselves, forget just how a genius comes about. turned out nine geniuses, not half of that number. Geniuses come along. not on account of universities, but in spite of them. Nor have great men at any time in the history of great men their sons, not to speak of handing the torch on to an adopted son. The plain fact seems to be that human selection and human educal fall down on this matter. Nature is the parent of genius. In her own wa and time she endows certain individ- uals with special ability and energy. She turns them loose often under the most unfavorable circumstances (o mike their own ways. ‘They labor and create. A new high standard of achievement is set. In time the mass:s catch up and human progress contiaues on a new high level. It's all & matter of natural selection. So let nature take her course. expect very much from the Hopkins venture, Better be a little skeptiai about Edison’s mental test. (Copyright, 1929.) NANCY PAGE Red and White Color Scheme for Bedroom. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. One of the brides-to-be had already fixed up most of her home. She took Lois over to see the house and Lois promptly fell in love with a little room in red and white. She knew it was a splendid setting for the girl with hair who would live in it. Lois her- self was too fair to live in so vivid a -oom. The wall paper was red and white polka dot with the dots in red on he white background. The bed was a Jenny Lind painted bright blue. On the bed was a spread of unbleached muslin with candlewicking in blue. The pattern was & simple geometrical one. The pictures were framed in silver. The lanip shade was of parchment with a print outlined with red. At the window were simple ruffied curtains of white voile with & double ruffie. Since there were polka dots in the paper there were none in the cur- tains. They were sheer and plain, The ladder-back chair was red with and blue. The rag rugs were mostly red and white, although flecks of in- tense blue were found occasionally, A chest of drawers was paintéd in the same shade of biue as the bed. The silhouettes were framed in black. ‘The room was the simplest thing imaginable but effective just because it was so simple. Lois knew that Nancy would adore seeing it, and the hostess sald she would invite her as soon as she was actually living in her home, Coffee Clrlmelr Clie. Cream together half 'a cupful of but- ter and one cupful of brown sugar. Add three eggs, two cupfuls of flour, half & cupful of coffee and one tea- spoonful of baking soda dissolved in one tablespoonful of hot water. Bake in layers. For the filling boil together one-fourth cupful of strong coffee, one cupful of sugar, one tablespoonful of butter and one teaspoonful of vanilla until they form a soft ball when tested in cold water. Let stand until cool, then beat until thick enough Lo spread. Place between the layers and cover the whole cake with white icing. 2 Jellied Veal IA)I(: Wipe a four-pound knuckle of veal, put into a kettle with one small onion and cover with boiling water. Cook gently until the meat is tender. Re- move from the liquid, cut from the bone, cool, then put the meat through a chopper. Add salt and pepper. Gar- nish the bottom of & mold with four hard-cooked eggs sliced and sprinkle with parsley. ~Cover with the meat. Reduce the liquid to one cupful and pour it over the meat. Press and chill, turn onto a dish, garnish with parsley and serve. ! “Since Stubby’s old man guzzied some wood alcohol he ain’t been able to visitors,” (Copsright, 1920.) < sometimcs ! In all its history Hopkins has not| been able to transfer their abilities Lo | Don't | DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX ge—DBad/ Unutterable Folly of the Secret Marria Taste of Making Up in Public. | DEAR MISS DIX: I am in love with a medical student who will not finish school for two more years and who will not be financially able to marry until he gets settled in his practice. He begs me to marry him secretly, but I don't approve of this and have refused to do so, but I fear that I will lose him unless 1 relent. We both belong to prominent families who would not countenance & secret marringe. What shail 1 do? A GOOD GIRL. Answer: Refuse to marry any man who will not take you openly for his wife. You say you are afraid thal you will lose this young man’s love if you do not | ! agree to a secret marriage. Believe me, my dear, you are much more likely to | Jose it if you do. For if his aflection cannot stand the strain of waiting with | the reward of gelling you in the end, still less will it endure the straln of a half-and-half marriage. If he ceases to love you, it will be because separation has weaned him away 1. because he has developed along different lines from you in a different nment, because he has found some other girl. rs confront you whether you marry him or not. A marriage certificate will not bridge over your separation. It will not keep his taste from | changing. It will not shut his eyes to pretty women. So you are bound to take this Hsk of his wearying of you and coming, perhaps, to prefer some other woman, and surely if this is to happen it is far better that it should happen before you are married than afterwar These dange the man is not able financially to support her she can support herself. So if you and your young man are so much in love | that you cannot wait, get married openly and honorably, and go on with your job until he can make & living for two. i But don't marry any man who isn’'t man enough publicly to acknowledge you as his wife. DOROTHY DIX. of a secret marriage, because if l)EAH MISS DIX: What do you think of women who do their primping in public? ‘The other night I saw a girl standing in the middle of a ballroom | and, while talking to three men, take out her compact and start powdering her nose. And not long ago al & bangquet a woman opened her handbag and proceeded, with the assistance of her pocket mirror, to make her toilet, even to painting her lips, What would women think of men if they brought along their safety razors and shaving creams and proceeded to remove their beards in public? A CONSTANT READER. Answer: I am with you, Mr. Reader. I have never got over being shocked at the bad taste of the women who make up their faces in public, and thereby give away all the secrets of their toilet, i And it certainly does make me fighting mad to have a bobbed-! aired sister | comb her hair in a restaurant. Yet that happens continually. Nothing is more | common than to see a woman calmly take out her comb, and comb her hdir in the theater or at & public table. 1t is all right for women to use cosmetics and fo make themselves as beautiful as they can. I have nothing but good words for the woman who makes { roses bloom on sallow cheeks, and Who puts a permanent crimp in lanky locks, and who calcimines a sallow complexion until it is like a lily, but surely there |is & time and a place for all things, and the rites of the toilet should be | performed in secret, instead of being fiaunted in the face of the public. The only thing that reconciles me to this public beautifying is the spectacle | it affords of perfect and complete satisfaction when it is accomplished. ~Watch |'the next woman you see who draws out her compact and makes up her face. | When 1t is done, she regards her handiwork with the same look of satisfaction “There is less reason now than ever before for a girl to be guilty of the folly | | Washington. & cushion In which there was some red | | that some great artist must wear when { ! Answer: quality. because he protects you and takes care | as the other. (Gharles Dickens, 18 { 1o Chaveriet Patinor. of “Oliver Twist.” “Ple | Tale of Two Cities. “Well, Sam,” said Mr. Pickwick as that favored servant eu ‘ed his bed- chamber with his warm water, un‘lln- morning of & Winter's day, “stlll frosty?" | *Water in the wash-stand basin has {a mask o' ice, sir,” reported Sam. “Severe weather, Sam,” observed Mr. Pickwick. Fine time for them as is wrapped up, as the Polar bear said to himself, ven he was practising his skat- ing.” replied Mr. Sum Weller, I shall be down in & quarter of an hour, Sam,” said Mr. Plckwick, untying his nightcap. "w\e.ry Yood, sir” replied Sam. “There's & couple o' Sawbones down- stairs.” A couple of what!” exclaimed Mr. Pickwick, sitting up in bed. ‘A couple o' Sawbone: 3 “What's & Sawbones?” inquired Mr. Plckwick, not suite certain whether it was a live animal or something to eat. “What! Don't you know what & S: bones is, sir?” inquired Mr. Weller. thought everybody know'd as a Saw- bones was a Surgeon.” “Oh, & Surgeon, eh?” sald Mr. Plck- with, with a smile. “Just that, sir,” replied Sam. “These below, d Sawbones; they're only in_trainin’. “In other words they're Medical Stu- dents, 1 suppose,” said .Mr. Plckwick. Sam Weller nodded assent. “I am glad of it,” sald Mr. Pickwick, casting his nightcap energetically on the counterpane, “they are fine fellows; very fine fellows: with judgments ma- tured by observation and reflection; tastes refined by reading and study. I am _very glad of it.” “They're s smokin' cigars by the kitchen fire,” said Sam. “Ah!” observed Mr. Pickwick, rub- bing his hands, “overflowing with kind- ly feelings and animal spirits. Just | what I like to se | " “And one on ’'em,” said Sam, not | noticing his master's interruption, “one of 'em’s got his legs on ‘the table, and lis a drinkin’ brandy meat, vile the | Uother one—him in the barnacles—has | got a barrel o oysters atween his knees, | wich he’s opening like steam, and as |fast as he eats 'em, he takes a aim with the shells' at young dropsy, who's| & sittin’ down fast asleep, in the chim- bley corner. “Eccentricities of genius, Sam.” said Mr, Pickwick. “You may retire. | 'Sam did retire accordingly; Mr. | Pickwick, at the expiration of he quar- ter of an hour, went down to breakfast. | “Here he is at Jast!” said old Mr. | Wardle. “Pickwick, this is Miss Allen’s brother, Mr. Benjamin Allen. Ben we call him; and so may you if you like. This gentleman is his very particular | triend, Mr—." “Mr, Bob Sawyer” interposed Mr. Benjamin Allen; whereupon Mr. Bob | Sawyer and Mr .Benjamin Allen laughed {in_concert. | Mr. Pickwick bowed to Bob Sawyer and Bob Sawyer bowed to Mr. Pickwick; Bob and his very particular friend then applied themselves most assiduously to the eatables before them, and Mr. Pick- wick had an opportunity to glance at them both. Mr. Benjamin Allen was a coarse, stout, thick set young man, with black | hair, cut rather short, and a white face cut rather long. He was embellished with spectacles, and wore & white neckerchief. Below his single-breasted | black surtout, which was buttoned up to his chin, appeared the usual number of pepper-and-salt legs, terminating in a pair of imperfectly polished boots. Although his coat was short in the sleeves, it disclosed no vestige of a linen wrist band: and although there was quite enough of his face (o admit of the encroachment of a shirt collar, it was not graced by the smallest approach to that appendage. He presented, alto- gether, rather a mildewy appearance, and emitted a fragrant odor of full- flavored Cubas. Mr. Bob Sawyer, who was habited in course blue coat, which, without being ither a great coat or a surtout, par- ifok of the nature and qualities of both, about him that sort of slovenly smartness, and swaggering gait, which is peculiar to young gentlemen who smoke in the streets by day, shout d scream in the same by night, 1 waiters by their Christian names, and 1do various other acts and deeds of equally facetious description. He wore EAR MISS DIX: If you have loved and lost one who was extremely dear | to you, is it possible ever to love some k| same extent? I don't think we ever love any two people in the same way, | because we love one person for one quality and another person for another You may love one man because he is gentle and tender and another man because he is bold and domineering and a caveman. You ma Ilm’e John because you have to mother him and look out for him, and Bob That is why it s so foolish to be jealous of the love for the dead, or to make | & fetish of it to which one sacrifices the happiness of the living. (Copyright, 1929.) ORLD FAMOUS STORIES A COUPLE O’ SAWBONES By Charles Dickens. 1 wen| though, ain't |$ he achleves his masterpiece. DOROTHY DIX. .« . one else in the same way and to the DOUBTFUL. nd understanding. of you. And you can love one as much DOROTHY DIX. & pair of plaid trousers and a large rough double-breasted waistcoat; out of | | doors, he carried a thick stick with a | big top. He eschewed gloves, and looked, upon the whole, something like a dis- | sipated Robinson Crusoe. Such were the two worthies to whom Mr. Pickwick was introduced, as he took | | his seat at the breakfast table on this cold morning. “Splendid ‘morning, gentlemen,” said Mr. Pickwick. | Mr. Bob Sawyer slightly nodded his assent Lo the proposition, and asked Mr. | Benjumin Allen for the mustard. “Have you come far this morning, gentlemen?” inquired Mr. Pickwick. “Blue Lion at Muggleton,” briefly re- sponded Mr. Allen. i “You should have joined us last| night,” said Mr. Pickwick, “So we should,” replied Bob Sawyer, “but the brandy was too good to leave in a hurry, wasn't it, Ben?" “Certainly,” said Mr. Benjamin Allen; | “and the cigars were not bad, or the | pork chops either, were they, Ben?” “Degidedly not,” said Ben. The par- ticular” friends resumed thelr attack upon the breakfast, more ffeely than before, as if the recollection of last night’s supper had imparted a new | relish to the meal. “Peg_away, Bob,” sald Mr. Allen to his companion, encouragingly. So 1 do.” replied Bob Sawyer. And . 10 do him justice, he did. “Nothing like dissecling. to give. one ! an_appetite,” said Mr. Bob Sawyer,| looking round the table. Mr. Pickwick slightly shuddered. “By the bye, Bob,” said Mr. Allen, “have you finished that leg yet? “Nearly,” replied Sawyer, helping himself 10 a half a fowl as he spoke. “It's a very muscular one for a child’s.” “Is it?” Inquired Mr. Allen, carelessly. “Very,” said Bob Sawyer, with his mouth " full. “I've put my name down for an arm, at our place,” sald Mr. Allen. “We're clubbing for 'a subject, and the list is nearly full, only we can't get hold of | any fellow that wants a head. I wish | you'd take it.” “No,” replied Bob Sawyer. “Can't| afford expensive luxuries.” “Nonsense!" said Allen. “Can't, indeed,” rejoined Bob Sawyer. | “I wouldn't mind a brain, but I couldn't | stand a whole head.” | “Hush, hush, gentlemen, pray,” sald Mr. Pickwick, “I hear the ladies.” | As Mr. Pickwick spoke, the ladies, | gallantly escorted by Messrs. Snodgrass, | Winkle and Tupman, returned from au early Wulk. A Sermon for Today BY REV. JONN R. GUNN. Day by Day. Text: “As the duty of every day re- | quireth.”—II Chron., viii.14. When one learns to be faithful to his duty “as the duty of every day re- { quireth,” he has learned the great secret of life. To do well our duty day by day 1s the best anybody can do. Onlx thus can we round out a good life's record. Only by making the most of each day, can we make the most of our years. No one can fail to realize the Tullest possibilities of his life, if he fol- lows this practice of living day by day. Never should we allow today to be en- cumbered with things that belong in our yesterdays and tomorrows. We accom- plish no good by this, but only weaken ourselves for the duties of today: God | does not promise us strength. for more | than a day at a time. His promise is, “As thy days, so shall thy strength b A newspaper editorial gives a helpful word along this line: “It is a blessed | secret, this living by the day. Any one can carry his burdens, however heavy, until nightfall. Any one can do his work, however heavy, for a day. _Any one can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly and purely until the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means to us; just one little day! Do today's duties, fight today’s temptations, and do not weaken and distract _yourself by looking forward to things you cannot see, and could not understand if you saw them! God gave us nights to shut down the curtain of darkness on our little days. We cannot se> beyond. She horizons make life easier, and give us one of the blessed secrets of brave, true, ' holy living.” { Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. May 18, 1860.—The presents brought to President Buchanan by the Japanese embassy were opened today for inspec- tion and then transferred to the Naval Commission, after which they were de- livered privately to the President in the name of his Imperial Majesty the Ty- coon of Jupan. “The articles are of the most mag- nificent description. They include sad- dles richly embroidered and embossed with gold and silver; silk bed curtains and bed screens, similar-to those used by the Prince of Japan, and ingeniously elaborated; two swords, such as worn by the Japanese princes, and superior to any ever manufactured in this coun- try or France; paper hangings orna- mented with gold; lacquered cases, in- cluding writing vases, and a lot of valuable miscellaneous articles, all of them exhibiting the most refined taste and artistic skill, and superior to any- thing of the kind ever brought to this country from Asia, in the opinion of those who have had the privilege of mining them minutely. This morning the Japanese Ambassa- dors called on Mr. von Limburg, Resi- dent Minister from Holland to the United States. After that they paid a visit to Mr. .de Stoeckl, Minister from Russia, and then_called on M. Mercier, Minister from France, leaving their cards. A complimentary call was made on them by the Belglan Minister, Mr. von Coulebrouck. This evening the Japanese Ambassa- dors attended as honor guests & recep- tion at the residence of the venerable Secretary of State, Gen. Cass. They left their quarters at Willard's about half past 9 o'clock in a closer carriage accompanied by the naval committee having them in charge. Arriving at the residence of Gen. Cass, each of the four principal ambassadors entered the hall, accompanied by a naval officer in uniform. They were welcomed by their host in a cordial and hearty manner. After passing through the various rooms they were conducted to the large and elegantly furnished parlors and seated. There the most distinguished guests were presented to them. With this ceremony they seemed much pleased, and they declared they were more highly delighted with the kind and brilliant reception they met with on this occasion than any event that had taken place since they arrived in After a sumptuous repast they watched the dancing, which seemed to them quite novel. Wil0 REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Recistered U. S. Patent Office. ‘When a ham cooked in champagne and another cooked in ink were placed be- fore a blindfolded committee at Shoe- maker's place to decide a wager that the difference in taste could not be de- MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Soap Bubble Pipes. One mother says: One day Jean three of her little playmates wanted to blow bubbles and they could find only one pipe, and as we are quite a distance from the shops it was up to me to invent pipes for them. I got several good sized empty spools and inserted a piece of soap in one end. When Jean dipped this into the hot water she discovered that it would blow even better bubbles than her old clay pipe. Sometimes I add a few drops of cake coloring to the water and the bubbles which are blown are really quite lovely and the children call them their “rainbow bubbles.” (Copyright, 1929.) In Northern Norway, at Gimoy, storms are so violent that the old church was blown away into the sea. The new church has been fastened to its site by heavy chains. SONNYSAYING:! BY FANNY Y. CORY. When T wake up in the night ‘iss way an’ hear Drandpa snorin’, I ain't ‘zaclly scared<but I sort ob wish I hat been a better boy. (Copyright, 1929.) FEATURES™ chine printed in ship pattern. The front The Sidewalks One morning, not long ago, & family | | living 1n a row house was awakened by | the scream of a mald. Dashing down stairs, the head of the house asked the reason for the dis- i | turbance. The | speechless maid led her employer to the living room and pointed to a (7 figure sleeping |73 | blissfully on the | couch. The in- [ truder was imme- diately recognized | %4 1 as a neighbor, who, & | apparently, had | mistaken the Neg | house. Every one 7 i | was sworn to se. crecy and the vis- itor is none the worse for the ex- 1 | perience. { | A kindly-faced, gray-haired man stood on a corner and watched the au- | tomobiles speed along the street. H&i was out enjoying an evening constitu- | tional. A car dashed up to a stop sign | and almost failed to obey it. The gray- | haired man is a city judge. What might | have happened if the motorist had failed to stop! | * X X X | Numerous _violators are invited to | call on Mr. Harland, director of traffic. | Mr. Harland has a way of dealing with | these people that is effective. * X ¥ X Many a District driver is under the | surveillance of an officer without sus- | pecting it. Plain clothes men are on | the lookout for those who flaunt the | laws in Washington. One of the most active and efficinet detectives assigned | to the automobile squad is an innocuous | laoking person of rather slight stature. | He seems to possess a sixth sense in the | | spotting of stolen cars. His body is | marked with scars of combat. * ok x X § One of the most carefully guarded spots in the cit® these days is the Ana- costia Bridge. Any car that seems to weigh heavily on its springs is in for more than & cursory examination. * k ¥ X A Washingtonian entered an elevator in'a New York skyscraper. “Thirtieth floor, please,” he said to the operator. “Hafta change at the sixteenth for the express,” said the uniformed fellow whose cap was tilted at a reckless angle. Reaching the sixteenth story, the PARIS.—Dresses with bolero effects are extremely good style. Drecoll-Beer’s made with pleats let into the bolero back of a biack crepe de elevator stopped. “Turn to the left,” BY LOIS | Dandruff, Superfluous Hair. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) How can one | remove dandruff? Is an antiseptic lo- | tion good for this purpose? (2) What is the best way to remove underarm | hair? (3) How can I get rid of all the blackheads on my. face? (4) I am passed 16° years old and weigh 110 pounds. Am I too thin? MOLLY. Answer—(1) Excessive dandruff often | results from the use of harsh shampoo | soaps that are too drying, or from fail- ure to rinse off every particle of soap | after washing the "hair. Use pure castile soap in liquid form: lather and | rinse your hair several times before the fihal rinse. Use a bath spray to rinse | out all the soap. Belore your shampoo, | massage your scalp thoroughly, loosen | the dandruff with a fine comb and brush it out. Now apply warmed olive | ofl all over the scalp, massage for sev- eral minutes, apply a towel wrung out in hot water and then proceed to wash your hair. Wet your hair with warm water before rubbing in the liquid soap. Every day brush your hair and massage your scalp for at least 10 minutes; this will keep the dandruff from accumulat- | ing. The lotion you mention will do| you no harm and will give your head a | pleasant, cool teeling, but I think you | will find that the treatment I have out- | lined will be more effective. | (2) A good brand of depilatory | would be satisfactory for this purpose. | (3) Soap and warm water is the | best care for blackheads. If you use | face powder and rouge, omit them for | & while until your skin is in better con- dition. At bedtime wash your face | thoroughly, working a rich lather into | the skin. Rinse well and lather a sec- ond time. Rinse in clean water and press out the ripe blackheads without | bruising the skin. Rinse in cold water and dry. Never go to bed with make- up on your face. Use a complexion brush to work the lather into the skin. Take a warm cleansing bath each night and in the morning a cold or tepid sponge bath followed by a hard rub- down with a dry towel. Exercise enough each day to cause sweating. (4) If you are 5 feet 2 inches talf you should weigh about 113 pounds for your age and height. You forgot to men- tion your height. LOIS LEEDS. Tan and Freckles. Dear Miss Leads—I have a fair com- plexion and in Summer freckles come ACross my nose. I do not want to bleach my face as my neck and shoul- ders will be tanned. Is it possible to et a coat of tan over my freckles? I ave y-green eyes and medium brown hair; what are my best colors? JANE Answer—What you can do Is to use an’ I'm eatin’ »pple an' savh ome of new sun-tan creams and pow- o ders to cover the freckles and give your ' Saw one at of the blouse is a plain bolero. RITA. of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. said the operator, “and push the ‘up’ button ‘The Washington man is still wonder- ing if the operator was honestly giving him useful information or was slipping him a line, * K kO Distance always lends enchantment to Washington. Wherever the Wash- ingtonian may be. he fl!\gs himself instinctively comparing the city he happens to in with the National Capital. Once snared by the blandish- ments of Washington, the resident re- mains a, willing captive. ‘Though he visits foreign countries, the boulevards of Paris and the ancient, curipus alleys of London fail to enshroud his vision and affection for the city on the Potomac. * kK X A young woman was gazing in a shop window on Fourteenth street the other night. Suddenly the peace was dis- turbed by a hiss and a growl. Past her vision a cat darted, followed by a large police dog. The young woman screamed and seized the dog by the collar. This interruption allowed the cat to streak up a tree, where it sat on a branch and looked .down upon its erstwhile enemy still clutched by the young woman. Tugging desperately to escape, the dog finally contrived to break away and sprang for the tree. It was a trivial incident, perhaps. ‘What impressed us was the courage of the young woman in essaying to stop the charge of a strange dog, and un- muzzled at that. In pursuit of his prey, he might have turned on the peacemaker. ‘We once owned a middleweight bull His keen nostrils could scent & cat a hundre fur- longs away. As & puppy, he had nominated himself chief exterminator of the cat kingdom. He seemed to pos- sess more valor than discretion, for in all his encount= ers he always re- turned a defeated, if not dejected, warrior. Once we sepa- rated him from a cat in order to save his life, and he carried scars of the conflict to his obséure fuvo in the Virginia hills. dog. MILADY BEAUTIFUL LEEDS. face the much admired tanned look. Your most becoming colors are soft medium greens. tans and browns. For sports or evening Wear Vou may use bright, vivid greens and blues. Navy is good, also peach, rust, brick, deep cream, dull or®hid, amber, soft medium blue and, of course, the sun-tan shades, orange, flame and burnt orange. LOIS LEEDS. Knock-Knees. Jean M.—You should consult a doc- tor about the knock-knees. It may be that wearing corrective shoes and adopting more healthful habits of living can help you. There are bleaching preparations on the market for remov- ing freckles, but since the blemishes are on your shoulders I would suggest that you just cover them with liquid powder, with a_dusting of face powder of the right shade over it. LOIS LEEDS. (Copyright. 1920.) Willie Willis BY RORERT QU divide ever’ thing even, the outside half of this him the middle.” @opyrignt, 1929.)