Evening Star Newspaper, May 30, 1929, Page 34

WOMA N°S PAGE' When Wedding Gift Is Well Chosen BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. To the many who are on the point of Belecting wedding gifts for some friends or relatives soon to be married a few suggestions may be welcome. What to WHEN WEDDING __INVITATION COMES, ONE OF FIRST CONSID- ERATIONS IS THE GIFT. l\']oidt is almost as important as what to select. The personal gift, for instance, is never suitable except from the imme- diate family of those of the “in-laws” to be, and even then the nature of it is rather definitely prescribed. The wed- ding gift otherwise must be something of permanent value and pertaining to the home. Since choice is so wide, it is, after all, rather a help than a hindrance that some boundaries are set. Elimination, which is always a factor, becomes less difficult. To carry it still farther, there are two more suggested restrictions— one is to avoid the extreme in current style, since a thing which is a fad will not turn out to be of permanent value and answer the true needs of the well chosen gift; the other is to resist the temptation to fall into the lines of obvious choice of the sort that results in so many duplications. Every one wishes to give the gift which will receive the heartiest welcome possible at the price allotted to spend. An excellent method pursued by some is to find out in some roundabout way from the members of the family of the bride-to-be or from some close friend what specific things she has expressed a wish for. It may come within the sum you intend to spend. This solves the problem. It may be suggested to the one who advises on the prospective gift that an effort be made by him or her to see that no one else makes Just that choice of gift. ‘The person who can spend little must see that there is some other value than the purely intrinsic to recommend the gift selected. Perhaps there is some spot which has a sentiment connected with it in the eyes of the bride from which a gift could be obtained. Possi- bly there is some foreign land which she has visited or always wished to that would suggest the type of thing to be welcomed. There is something artistic in the very method of choosing in this matter which will mark such a gift as a special one, whatever its worth was in dollars and cents. (Copyright, 1929.) My Neighbor Says: A slice of cake covered with crushed strawberries makes an excellent quick dessert, ‘The pipe connecting the ice chamber of a refrigerator with the drain below is often neg- lected. This pij is always adjustable, To sure perfect cleanliness in a refrigerator it should be removed once a week and boiled in water to which a teaspoon of baking soda has been added. ‘To remove the fat that forms on the top of soup, put a piece of ice in cheesecloth and pass it rapidly over the hot soup. All fat wiil adhere to the cheesecloth, Colored oflcloths now seen in the stores make attractive bridge table covers. MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE ‘HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 30.—With some village producers making three monthly trips to New York, train serv- ice has been speeded up five hours— quite appropriately. Despite the rigors of transcontinental air service, Hollywood notable, more in a hurry than notables of other places, have made the trip pow and again. ‘Will Rogers saved time by the air. Bebe Daniels was the first star to try it. Dr. Paul Fejos, Hungarian director, flew to New York recently and had a unique experience, The plane made a forced landing in a Wyoming snowstorm and turned over in a field 15 miles from nowhere. Since the mall is the main considera- tion 4n the transcontinental service— and not the passengers—Dr. Fejos had to do his bit and help carry the heavy sacks to safety. He was just the right person for an emergency. He has been through more than any other artist in the colony. The story of his fight from poverty to his present position is one of the most colorful tales of Movieland. Colorful tales abound in Movieland. The young lady who wrote a tragic note dramatically bidding farewell to life when Jack Gilbert married Ina Claire had told a friend the day before that she'd like to borrow her apartment to yeceive reporters in. “Every one in Hollywood will be inter- yiewing me,” was her comment. A few hundred didn’t bite. ‘The clever little girlle attended to all the Ppublicity, but forgot to turn on the gas. Clive Brook will make “Sherlock ‘Holmes” in the talkies. It was one of John Barrymore's silent successes, But Brook, with his clear-cut voice and ad- mirable British accent, should be ideal in the role. There is a certain sclen- tific_coldness to Brook's countenance which fits in with my idea of Sherlock Holmes, /s And if you happen to be a student of Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. May 30, 1864—The War Department Yeceived a dispatch today from Gen. Grant, dated at Hanqvertown, Va., say- ing that the Union Army has success- fully crossed the Pamunkey River and occupled & front about three miles south of that stream. Two divisions of Talon Cavalry had a severe engage- ment with the Confederates yesterday south of Harris' Store, driving the enemy about a mile upon what ap- peared to be & new line. The Union | loss in this engagement was 350 killed and wounded, the known killed num- bering 44. Most of the Confederate killed and wounded fell into Union hands. A steamer from Port Rayol arrived at the Sixth street wharf this after- noon with about 800 contrabands—men, women and children—who have been picked up at different points along Gen. Grant's line of march. They are genuine, jet-black contrabands, with hot a mulatto among them. ‘When the steamer arrived at the wharf here it was discovered that there were several cases of smallpox among them. ‘These were immediately re- moved to a smallpox hospital. "It is understood that these cantrabands will be sent to the Freedmen's Village to await further disposal ‘Twenty officers from among the 637 Confederate prisoners just arrived here on the Steamer Dictator from Port Royal have been sent to the Old Capi- tol Prison. The 635 Confederate pri- vates have been sent back down the Potomac River on the Dictator to Point Lookout, Md., to be unloaded at the jprison camp there. While the Dictator was lying at the wharf here several prisoners tried to make thelr escape by jumping over- board, but were caught in the act by the guard. One succeeded in jumping into the water, but was fired upon by the guard, the ball taking effect in the neck. This intimidated the rest, who became quiet. ‘When it became known that so many Confederate prisoners were at the rf, & large crowd gathered there, in- uding several women who gave e dence of their sympathy for the pris- oners by purchasing pies and cakes for them ‘When the military authorities started to send rations aboard the contraband MERRICK. the restrained type of literature I offer this from the pen of a village scribe: “Born of the storm, this half-clad human hurricane takes her love where she will—from old, from young; from father, from son. Cyclone in her caresses—venomous, Voluptuous, super- vampire—the fury of her passion lays waste the hearts of men.” (Think how slighted the middle-aged and the uncles and cousins must feel at being left off her roster. A charming ev:mng!', Be sure to bring the little en!, g ‘The “auddhles” are going over 100 per cent in dear old London. Somehow, it makes our term “talkie” s0 embarrass- ingly bourgeois. Lya de Putti is quite overcome at the havoc wrought by & British reporter who quoted her as saying Hollywood was no place for a nice girl, or words to that effect. Lya sent a cable which must have set her back $500. In it she bemoaned the uracy of certain newspaper men in the British Isles, and penned expen- sive encomiums to the dear old village. The little Hungarian contributed color to the scene. She was a black- haired mite with a vixenish eye when Emil Jannings first played with her in the film which brought them both to Movieland. But in the village Lya's personality expanded. She changed her hair from black to red and her nose from Roman to retrousse. Two New Yorkers, members of a team, were brought to the movies by a mi ite who is wearied of derby hats and of hearing that Hollywood is a hole compared to Broadway. Said magnate asked them to dinner. One raised his glass in a ceremony which 'hu become a habit with expa- triates: m,"?&lnh&thn—flle greatest thing in el His friend caught an icy look in the }:nogts eye, whereupon he interposed: It's great, but I still prefer a Martini!” And on the way home: “Well, we got out of that one, but what would I have said if he'd served Martinis?” (Copyright, 1929, by North American Newspgper Alliance.) . e S —" MENU FOR THE DAY BREAKFAST THE EVENING SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. I likes tream. (Copyright, NANCY PAGE Decoration Day Means First Page Picnic. 1929 BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Peter announced that he was ready to take the familly on a jaunt in the car on Decoration day. purchased a large brimmed hat for Joan to wear after she reached her destination. For the ride itself she gave Joan a tight-fitting beret, This kept the child from clutching on_to Preserved Peats Dry Cereal with Cream Creamed Codfish on Toast Coffee LUNCHEON Egg Croquettes on Spinach Clover Rolls Sponge Drops, Tea DINNER Clam Broth Broiled Mackerel Creamed Potatoes Asparagus Fruit Salad Crackers, Cheese Coffee CREAMED CODFISH ON TOAST Soak codfish in cold water until soft; shred in very small pieces, put over fire in stewpan with cold water; let it come to boll, turn off this water carefully and add milk to fish. Set over fire again and boil slowly about three minutes. Now add good sized plece butter, shake of pep- per and thicken with 1 table- spoon flour in enough cold milk to make a cream. Boil five minutes longer. EGG_CROQUETTES ON SPINACH Melt 3 tablespoons butter, blend in 4 tablespoons flour and add, slowly, 1 cup milk, Place over boiling water, add !z tea- spoon grated onion, 1 teaspoon chopped parsley, % teaspoon paprika and J2 teaspoon salt. Stir and cook 1 minutes, add 6 chopped hard-boiled eggs and turn on buttered platter to cool. Shape into croquettes, roll in i crumbs, dip in beaten eggs, roll again in crumbs and fry in deep hot fat. Serve with white sauce on mounds of spinch, | FRUIT SALAD. H Three oranges cut into small | | pleces, 2 bananas cut fine, 12 pound Malaga grapes, 1 cup pine- apple. Drain juice from fruit and pour over this dressing ready i | to serve. Dressing: 1 tablespoon sugar, ', teaspoon salt, }2 cup Jaborers at first hesitated to go among e prisoners, being afrald the Con- ;{‘demms ‘would injure them, but th ' difficulty wes qvercome when 3 fls. Union/ soldlersiwente 8long, cornstarch or flour, % teaspoon mustard, % cup weak vinegar. Cook_over hot water; when cold #dd 3, cup whipped cream, her hat and making everybody erable while she did so. Nancy had one large steamer rug_which she kept for picnic purposes. When they were ready to eat she would spread the rug on the level ground and then over it she spread her picnic cloth. The oil- cloth pillows were distributed and din- ner was announced as soon as she had spread the contents of the picnic hamper, Now that Joan was 4 years old it was, fairly easy to pack the lunch basket. First came pmilk for Joan and coffee for the grown-ups. ‘Then came & thermos jug which held the creamed potatoes and kept them piping hot. There were some hard cooked eggs for the adults. Usually Nancy took along a small jar of cream- ed butter, a loaf of bread and some sandwich spread of one sort or another. She had crisp, washed lettuce in a covered airproof jar. It was an easy matter to make sandwiches to order. She seldom took cake, choosing cookies instead. Cake was too dry if it was un-iced and too messy if it was. There was always fruit. On occasions she took bacon or steak and cooked it over an open fire. And always she had marshmallows in re- serve so that if they did build a fire Joan could have the fun of toasting a marshmallow or two over the coals. She might have taken other beverages. Write to Nancy Page, care of this inclosing 'a _stamped, _self-addressec velope, asking for her leafflet on Beverages. (Copyright, 1929.) Everyday Psychology Abnormal Psychology. ‘What is called abnormal psychology has a far greater place in the affairs of everyday life than most people are willing to admit. It is said that there are as many people in mental hospitals suffering with queer streaks of one sort or another as there are in all other kinds of hospitals combined. And to this js sometimes added the profes- sional opinion that as many more suf- fering more or less from queer streaks never find their way to an institution for the mentally unadjusted. Abnormal mental conditions come on gradually. The professional psychi- atrist can often recognize abnormal trends even among children. Some people, in the words of their neighbors, “don’t think straight.” Such thinking is described in terms of a “flight of ideas”” When this condi- tion becomes noticeably exaggerated the physician calls it paranota, and the mental hespital has another candidate for admission. Some people, as they reach advanced years, fall back into what is known as “second childhood.” They remember and are able to recall events that hap- pened long ago, but they must again and again be reminded of recent events if they.are to carry on an in- telligent conversation about late hap- penings. Extreme cases of this called “senile dementia”—old age f getfulness. Some people begin as early as the teens to display a similar return to infantilism. They ibit a “second childhood” befors et out of the first. This is known as “dementia praecox”—precocious mental back- sliding. Some people lose interest in their social surroundings. As children, they would .rather play by themselves. As adults, they avoid crowds, follow occu- pations that require little or no contact with other people, take up their resid- ence in some lonely section of the city or country, etc. = These are called “autistic personalities”—shut.ins. ‘These names are some of the classi- fications that psychiatrists use in des- cribing hospital cases. They help to create the line of demarcation be- tween normality and abnormality. But, after all, the difference between nor- mality and abnormality is often an arbiirary name only. Everyone now and then has his “queer streaks.” (Copyright, 1929.) Abe Martin Says: Jest when I git to thinkin® this is the greatest Nation on earth some rot- comes out and takes. it by Nancy had | STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., THURSDAY, DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Should a Wife Return to the Husband Who De- serted Her?—Family Relations. EAR MISS DIX: I am a woman of 22 and have been married three years. Six months ago my husband left me and I had to go back to my mother, but now my husband wants me to come back to him. He tells me how sorry he is and what a big mistake he made in leaving me, and that I am the only one he loves or ever will love. He wants me to forgive him and take him back and start all over again, but my people are opposed to my going back to him and say that if I do they will be through with with me again. What should I do? Answer: me and will never have anything to do ‘UNDECIDED. Of course, this is a matter between you and your own heart and one in which no stranger dare intermeddle, but there are two things which should guide you in making your decision. The first is, of course, your own feeling toward your husband. Do you love him well enough to forgive him for the indignity he has put upon you and the humiliation he has made you suffer? 1t takes a lot of affection to make a woman able to forget that her husband has not cared how much he hurt her, nor how much he shamed her. Will his love make up to you for the loss of your family, who have been g0od to you, and who took you in and gave you sheiter when he threw you out? ‘The other point to consider is the character of the man himself. Is he trustworthy or vacillating? weak, or is he strong? Is he Is he the sort of man who can stick to a thing even it it is hard, or is he always changing? Above all, is he a philanderer by nature, one of the men who always have an eye out for every fluttering skirt? There are men who can make a big mistake and profit by it, men who can learn a lesson from experience, and other men who never change, but who long as they live, You should be able to judge to g0 on committing the same old sins as which class your husband belongs and whether he would be liable to Tepeat his offense and leave you the next time he was bored with matrimony. Unless you love him so well that you feel that life without him will be cinders, ashes and dust, and unless you feel assured in your own mind that he has enough manhood in him to live up to the obligations of marriage, you will be wise to stay as you are and let well enough alone. who has failed you once is such a bad hardy to chance it a second time, For certainly the man matrimonial risk that it is almost fool- ‘However, there is this to be said in such a case: Very often & man, and particularly a young chap, who marries too early, gets fed up on matrimony. He resents the obligations’it imposes upon him. He longs for his lost liberty. He wants to be free to run around and his money to spend on himself and his pleasures. play with the boys and girls and to have He doesn't want to be tied down to one woman, or to have to pass his evenings at home, or to have to spend his money on groceries and rent instead of wild parties. So he breaks up his home and leaves his wife and after he has racketeered around a bit he finds out that the gay life isn't so gay as he had thought it was. He begins to contrast the wild women, with their gold-digging, with the good little wife who loved him for himself and whose one thought was for his happiness and domfort. Even his freedom palls upon him, for the reason that he can go and come unquestioned is because nobody cares where he goes, or whether he ever comes back or not. So sometimes the prodigal husband does look his folly in the face and him repent sincerely the wrong he has done his wife, and if she takes makes her a good and faithful husband. in giving a man a second chance. ack he Therefore, perhaps a woman is justified But there is no denying it is taking a long shot, because no man ever deserts his wife who is not lacking in moral stamina and utf self-centered. E D tional love, honor and obedience? brothers and sisters? these questions. Answer: that automatically settles itself. terly selfish and M DOROTHY DIX., AR MISS DIX: What do children owe their parents besides the conven- Also, what feeling should exist between You will save & youth from gray hairs by answering E The amount of love and honor you owe your parents is a debt You love ahd honor them if they are kind and tender and affectionate to you, and if their lives are such as to Inspire respect and reverence in you, but nobody can expect children to love parents who are cruel and hard to them, cr parents who live degraded lives. Also, the amount of obedience children owe their parents depends upon the fustice of the parents’ demands. After a child has reached the Ife he must use his own judgment in obeying his parents. A mother, for of reason instance, has no right to force her daughter to obey her and marry & man she doesn't love, nor has a father a right to expect his son to obey him and go into an occupation for which he has no taste. *So far as money is concerned, it is children’s duty to support their parents if they are old or sick and in want. The relationship between brothers and sisters should be that of affection and comradeship, a sort of superfriendship, because they have not only the tie of association and congeniality, but of blood and a common interest. When this love exists between brothers and sisters it is one of the most beautiful and satisfying and comforting of all human l’elltl’ggahl;l. (Copyright. 1929.) PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM What, Cheese Good Food ? A reader offers this interesting comment: “First I want to say that I have gained many useful hints about health from your column and I have picked up considerable general information from it, too, but I believe you dwell too much on technical matters which your readers do not understand. For in- stance, you often argue that ‘nervous- ness' and ‘nervous breakdown’ cannot happen, that there is no such disease. That may be true, but the average person reading your column would think Yyou meant there is no such condition.” ‘Well, I earnestly hope so. I do try to say what I mean and mean what I say, though I admit that I make a dis- mal failure of this sometimes. But let our friend continue: “, . . which of course is not true, I would say that some people are born with nervous temperament, and while it might not be classified as a disease, it is a condition that is just as bad as & disease, and one that cannot be cured. Nervousness may not be the correct word for this, but it has been used so long that everybody understands it, and so I can see no good reason for changing the name at this late day.” That's just what makes me so mad— that everybody understands this “ner- vousness’ thing. And I can’t get head nor tail of it. I would say that in the absence of definite disease or defect, nobody is born “nervous” or with “ner- vous temperament.” I believe we are all born equal in that respect, always provided_there is no actual disease or defect. I am not seeking to change the name of ‘“nervousness” or ‘nervous breakdown” to anything else. I seek only to arouse the curiosity of victims of the “nervous” complex as to just what, if anything, really does all ’em. If everybody understands this condi- tion of “nervousness,” or whatever it may be called, 1 do wish somebody— anybody at all—would enlighten me about it. No sense in my carrying on this way if I am wrong. My medical friends or enemies surely should speak out about it when I tell the world that a doctor who explains a patient's troubles away as “‘nervousness” or “ner- vous breakdown” is either conceal- ing his own ignorance or concealing something in the patient’s behalf. But our friend had not quite finished. He continues: “Now, I am writing this to request - e iy I | TDEAL:COPS. . | &~ ‘We ehoose our cops for brawn and size, they must be large and husky men, quite fit to cope with deadly guys who shoot and run and shoot again, They must be brave as old-time knights, serene and calm and unafraid, pre- pared to mix in sudden fights and face the gun or lethal blade. They should be handy with their fists, so they can quell unruly dubs by strength and skill of arms gats or clubs. as though they came this minute from the cleaner’s shop; we all declare it is a shame when we behold & shabby cop. Their patience must possess no flaw, for all day long they must reply to foolish questions that would draw from any human breast a sigh. When there is nothing else to do we all approach the nearest cop, and ask, “How far to ‘Timbuctu? Where can we buy a soda pop?” ‘They must forever be polite, and never to their temper yield, and speak to every locoed wight with all the grace of Chesterfleld. They must, above the common tribe, be honest as the light of morn, refusing every tip and bribe, with righteous and indignant scorn. Their private lives must be as clean as those of parsons or of saints, if they get mixed in scandals mean, the voter wrings his hands and faints. When we are out selecting cops we want the virtues all combined; we want no man whose courage flops, who has & cheap or moron mind. And having thus built up our force, we roast coppers all the time, and say their work is crude and coarse, they cannot nd wrists, instead of using | They should be dressed | = ROTHY DIX, BRADY, M. D. you not to use so much good space to discuss technicalities. When you say that cheese is not binding and people X8 Nt meEvous yotl me atarting Aeile ments that will last till doomsday with- out good coming to any one. Use the space to give us the good, sound medi- cal advice that we all need.” ‘The closing suggestion rather spoils the effect of our friend’s criticism. I do not purport to give readers medical advice at all. Not that I would hesi- tate to do so if I believed I were com- %eten: cg gi:e medical advice by mu’l‘. ut on't believe any physician competent to do that. It is downright obstinate of me to reiterate here that cheese is not bind- ing, and that no other wholesome food is binding. Cheese is perhaps less laxa- tive than other foods, but a sensible rson should not exclude cheese from he diet for that reason. Rather he should take cheese, whatever kinds he likes, and take it often or daily; for it is an appetizing, wholesome, nutritious and economical food. But he should include in the diet a reasonable variety of other foods which will bring the average effect of the diet to the desir- able laxative level. If we refrain from changing or try- ing to change things because they have been long customary, the world will stand still. I prefer a world that moves, (Copyright, 1929.) Everyday Law Cases Witnesses Sign Before Testator Signs, Is Will Valid? BY THE COUNSELLOR. John Russell died leaving the bulk of his estate to charitable organizations. He had no wife or children living at the time of his death, and closest Telations were his cousins. ‘The cousins employed a firm of ewyers to attempt to break the will in an effort to share in the bulk of Russell's estate. Investigation failed to disclose any possible ground for break- ing the will except the fact that the witnesses signed the will before the testator signed. On this question, counsel for the cousins urged upon the court the contention that when the witnesses signed they had no. signature to wit- ness, the testator’s signature having been placed on the will later. Thus the document was not actually wit- nessed, and the instrument was, there- fore, vold. The ":;lrgum‘e::, hn;leve:', did not im- press the court, who, after declaring the will valid, stated: “Where there is no explicit require- ment of the statute as to the order of the signatures, and when all who participate are present at the same time and their acts are part of one continuous transaction, it requires no | extended argument to determine that | the order of such signing is immaterial under such a statute.” ~—this alluring, fascinat- ing attractive beauty with its subtile, mystic appeal can be yours. Possess this bewitching appearance thru, Gourauo's ORIENTAL Made in White - Flesh - Raohel Bend 100, for Trial Sise Ford. T, Hopklas & Sos, New York MAY 30, 1929. WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered T. S. Patent Office. ‘When the Washington Light Infan- try won the $3,000 First Battalion Prize of the national drill and encampment on the White Lot, May 30, 18872 BRAIN TESTS ‘Take a pencil, and follow the words in each group that appears below. Each succeeding word has one letter different from the word preceding it. Mark each letter that is changed in each new word. Example: Dine, wine, wins, wind, ‘wand, ward. Mark “w” in wine; “s” in wins; “d” in wind; “a” in wand; “r” in ward. Allow three minutes for the groups below. (1) Cain, rain, raid, said, sail, saul, gaul, gall, call, tall, tail, tael. (2) Crane, crate, grate, grade, glade, ggf;, slide, slade, spade, spare, share, . (3) Will, hill, pill, pile, tile, rile, mile, male, malt, hal le, bale. (4) Dune, rune, runs, tuns, tuna, tune, tone, lone, gone, hone, none, nine. (5) Cries, tries, trees, treed, creed, rreedbmd‘ greet, great, treat, tread, bread, (6) Fare, fate, mate, mats, cats, cars, bars, barn, warn, warm, harm, hart. Answers. out letters as follows: (1) *, tie 2 °%¢tg . (3 *. hope, . @) 15t ae ® *%tedcgt @® % tmsecrbn, Cross T, d, BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “It ain’t no wonder Amy's kitchen looks shiny an’ spotless. She's wore out three can openers since Christmas.” FEATURES. MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. Costuming Mature Woman. Dear Miss Leeds—I am 51 years old, but look and feel like 35. I have brown hair and light eyes. I am 5 feet 3 inches tall and weigh 140 pounds. My measurements are: Neck, 13; bust, 34; hips, 34; thigh, 20; calf, 13; ankle, 8. All my friends say I am too fat. Please advise me what to wear. READER. Answer—Your measurements ate very good and your weight is that of the average woman of your age and height. I should not consider you too fat. Do not gain more weight, however. It is considered better for the health to be- gin losing a little weight as one grows older. Dark clothes are smart and will make you look slimmer. Black and navy blue and dark brown are safe choices. Use light trimming at throat and cuffs. The V-shaped neckline and the surplice effect are becoming to your figure. For dressy occasions I would suggest & chiffon printed in some soft, misty colors. Tan and brown is a pop- ular combination; a pale pinkish tan with medium blue is also good. Old rose and peach shades are excellent. LOIS LEEDS. House Slippers. Dear Miss Leeds—I wear bedroom slippers around the house all day. ‘Would this ruin my feet? A READER. Answer—The answer to your ques- tion depends largely on the type of slippers you wear. I think a neat, well-fitted kid slipper with a rubber heel would be suitable to use around the house. Felt slippers would tend to make the feet perspire too much. The purpose of wearing heels on our shoes is to break the jar of walking on hard floors and pavements. If the floors in your home are not thickly carpeted it would be better not to wear heelless slippers all day. Sometimes women who wear bedroom slippers de- velop a shuffling gait. In general it is & good plan for every woman to wear heelless slippers for a while each day so that the big tendon at the back of the heel may be stretched and the have exercise. LOIS LEEDS. Reducing the Hips. Dear Miss Leeds—I am 16 years old and 5 feet 1 inch tall. What should age and height is 108 pounds. Do mot WOITy about your hips unless they are over 36 inches around. Stair climbing is a good reducing exercise for the hips; hiking and swimming are also. Leg- raising sideways, high kicking and the inverted bicycle exercise are helpful. LOIS LEEDS. Blackheads. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) I am past 16 years old and 5 feet 312 inches tall. How can I get rid of blackheads on my nose? I cannot squeeze them out. ‘What should I weigh? (2) I have light brown hair, blue eyes and a light olvie skin, What are becoming colors? RUTH R. Answer—(1) The average weight for your age and height is between 118 and 121 pounds. The time to squeeze out the blackheads is just after the face has been washed with warm water and soap. Work up a rich lather on your face cloth and rub this on your nose. Let the lather dry on your skin, then rinse it off thoroughly. You may use & comedo, extractor for pressing out the larger blackheads; this little instrument may be purchased at a drug store. Do not try to get out the tiny black- heads by pressure, but wash them out. (2) You may wear creamy flesh, peach, medium raspberry as trimming, pink- violet in sheer material, dark taupe, bottle-green, dark blue, dull yellow, dark brown, deep cream, black with I weigh? Will running up and down stairs reduce my large hips? CARROTS. Answer—The average weight for your bright trimming, dull old blue, honey beige, terra cotta, medium blues and greens, LOIS LEEDS, (Copyright, 1929.) WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO BY MEHRAN K. THOMSON. No one likes to make mistakes. It is & mark of carelessness and stupidity. ‘To make mistakes, to be in the wrong, is not complimentary. There is noth- ing in it to increase our prestige and Rather just the opposite effect is produced. ‘That is why we cover up our tracks as best we can, to make a virtue of ne- cessity, to blame some one else, to make alibis, and to pass the buck. Our in- herent dislike for getting caught in a mistake leads to a number of well ing mistakes is unpopular is that the erring person is liable to ridicule. We are s0 sensitive to the will of our fellow beings that we can't stand being laughed at. The person who does the laughing holds the whip hand. He is the suael:lor person. At least he as- sumes t position. This will explain why we are so eager to laugh at people and to poke fun at their ideas, their judgment, their mannerisms and their al appearance. Some form of punishment is always in order when one is caught in a mis- take. It may take the form of thym-l punishment, loss of prestige and power, getting fired, or in some other way feel- ing the pressure of disapproval. In any case apologies are in order and to apologize is like having a tooth pulled. It is exeremely painful. It plays havoc with our self-assertive impulses. Making & blunder occasions disgust. ‘This unpleasant emotion wells up in us and must be got rid of. One way is through physical activity. Even kick- miane’s self is preferred to inactivity. icking one's self appeals to our sense of justice. We are accustomed to inflicting punishment on others for negligence, mistakes, wrong doings and all sorts of offenses against soclety. A price has to be pald. We feel like kicking ourselves as a means of com- pensating our outraged sense of fair play. That is why we gladly do pen- ance. It is a way of paying for the luxury of making mistakes. After be- ing punished or doing penance we feel that we have ?lld the price of our folly and hence I? better about it. (Copyright, 1929.) Vegetable Ring. Soak one tablespoonful of gelatin for five minutes in one-fourth cupful of cold water and dissolve in one cupful of boiling water. Add one-fourth cup- ful of sugar, one-fourth cupful of vine- gar, two tablespoonsfuls of lemon juice, and one teaspoonful of salt. S cool, and when bezinnplenJ to add one cupful of chop cele: a cupful of shredded cabbage, cupful of small cucumber cubes, fourth cupful of cold cooked peas, and one-fourth cupful of cold coked diced beets. _Twn into & ring mold and chil. Remove to & serving dish, sur- round with thin slices of meat d garnish with watercress. 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