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WOMA N'S PAGE. Ways of Arranging Chairs BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER AL E e A CHAIR SHOULD TURN TOWARD A DAVENPORT OR DAY BED. Chairs in a living room should be so cheerless. as if among chairs it was a arranged tha. at a glance they suggest | “wall flower,” lonely and a bit uning {riendliness and invite conversation. ‘The home maker should bear this in mind, and after placing the furniture so that it suits wall space and floor space correctly, she should look to chair arrangement. The coziness of a room depends largely upon the disposition of these pieces. If the room is large and has in it a davenport or sofa or day bed, draw a chair up before it so that persons would face one another when seated. The chair should be selected with care, for it _must not be obtrusive. It should have a low back if overstuffed and not be cumbersome, but easy to move about. A chair with a wooden back of pleasing open framework presents the most dec- orative aspect. If the room is com- paratively small this occasional cbair may be omitted, but there should be one near the davenport and turned to- ward it at an inviting angle. Avoid having a chair with its back toward a nearby entrance doorway. It presents a forbidding aspect, as if one turned a cold shoulder to one's friends who call. Also avoid as much as possible having an isolated chair, one without another at close range. It looks so The Sidewalks Army tales provide an endless source of amusement. Some time ago several Cavalry outfits engaged in a sham bat- tle. During the “hostilitles” a cavairy- man’s horse sud- denly bolted and started to dash toward the rear. “Hey,” shouted an officer who saw the steed galloping madly from the “don’t you you're sup- posed to be ‘dead.” “Yes,” replied the mounted man, “but the horse doesn’t know it. % “Where do good people go when they die2” “To California, responded a native of that State proudly. California has more adopted “na- tives” than any other State in the Union. Chicagoans, St. Louisans and even New Yorkers proclaim themselves “natives” after a few years' residence in the State of moving pictures and orange groves. Once in a while a na- tive Californian chocses a place in the East. One of them purchased an ex- cellent parcel of ground near Washing- ton several years ago. By diligent effort he has transformed a desolate piece of ground into one of the most charming It will always be his hom ? For his own safety we cal not mention it. i Usually when we think of those who g0 down fo tihe sea in ships and com- mand our modern ccean liners, the image conjured up is one of a gray, grizzled veteran of hardened visage and sharp tongue. The skippers of ancient sailing ships may have been of this type, but the master of a magnificent craft today is just as likely to be a com- parative youngster, with the address of a cavalier, the attire of Beau Brummel and the language of the drawing room. ‘The sociai demands on the mocern ship’s commander are regarded as nec- | essary to the popularity of the line em- ploying him. His table is usually the social center of the dining room, and scores seek the distinction of occupying a position at his board. A friend of this writer's happened to be the skipper of cne of the largest and best known ships sailing the At~ lantic. He began life in a small village in New York Stafe. ‘His family was poor. During the luzy Summer days of vacation the youngster would steal away to a small stream, where he would lie on the bank and dream. A small stick inserted in a plank was a ship. He would send his shlg from the shore and watch it drift witl the current. As he watched it its pro- portions increased. He saw a great black prow pushing its way through the resisting waves. To him the opposite bank represented those mysterious lands of which he had heard strange tales. He decided to become a sailor. ‘When he was 16 years old he entered a training ship. Ten years later he was a mate on an oceangoing vessel. , Before he was 50 he commanded a! ship known as the giant of the seas.! ‘He might ‘have passed easily for a man | 40 _or younger. i There were innumerable times when he remained sleepless on the bridge for | 48 hours, being supplied with coffee by his faithful steward. Once, when his ship was in port, we sought & small Bohemian restaurant. He was dressed in civies and carried a cane. When arrayed for the street he did not resemble Somehow it “be- came known in the restaurant that the \|skipper of the —— was present. His name was as well known as his ship. Strangers \] introduced theg- izing” mcdestly. Later in the eve- had been imbibing slightly. One of the patrons knew them and introduced them to “the cap- tain of the—". . > 3 BY THORNTON FISHER. | teresting. 3 | Where two chairs’are in close prox- imity they should be turned genially {toward each other at angles that suit the proportions of the room. Wherever a third or fourth chair naturally falls into group with others, it should find a place, thus suggesting a wider circle of friendly conversationists. A chair by a window with a view, or where the light is excellent, looks wel- coming to one who would read or ply the needle. It should be of the easy- chair variety, its size and proportions depending upon that of the room or the particular space it has to fit into with- out appearing crowded. A chair before a well equipped writing desk or table may have its back toward the room, for thus only can it indicate its real purpose. It invites one to sit down and have a pen chat with absent friends and therefore indicates in no way a lack of cordiality. A home decorator who finds a living rcom lacks coziness, however well fur- nished it may be, usually can capture this necessary element by rearrange- ment of chairs as indicated. (Copyright, 1929.) of Washington “Ha, ha.” laughed cne, as he sur- veyed the face of the young officer. Look who is supposed to be the cap- tain of the ——. Now I'll tell one.” This brought a giggle from his friend. | “Yeah,” he chortled. “Maybe it's Santa | Claus himself. Who knows?” In the meantime the captain re- mained silent. Apparently he was en- joying the situation. He must have confessed to himself that he certainly didn't look the part. His modish hat, superbiy fashioned suit and swanky cane belled his profession. Finally a serious person, sitting nearby, took one of the smart youths aside and informed him that the gentleman was, indeed, the captain of | the —. Impressed at last, the young | man approached, extended his ~hand | and apologized to the officer for his {lack of respect and wisecracks. The captain, being a regular fellow, laughed | and told him to forget it. |~ The same captain was annoyed by i socially inclined passengers who sought his quarters. Frequently they were peo- ple of prominence or those who had letters from officials of the line. Once admitted to his private cabin they re- mained an interminable length of time, until it interfered with his duties. The captain, however, knew his onions. Secreted beneath his desk top was a button with which he might summon his steward. The steward knew his captain and between them existed a | private code. Unseen by the guests the | captain would push the button. The | steward would enter, whereupon the skipper said: “Steward, I think my | friends here would be pleased to see | the fira-control room.” | “How interesting, indeed,” gurgled the guests. They would rise and be | escorted through the door. The steward | knew that when the master mentioned | the fire-control room he wanted to | dismiss visitors courteously. He was one of the most able and at the same time most popular skippers sailing the sea. Piccalilli. Wash in cold water half a bushel of green tomatoes and half a peck of green peppers. Remove the skins from half a peck of onions. Put the vegetables se] arately lhrough a meat chopper, using the large knife; or, if a meat chopper is not at hand, a chopping knife and tray may be used. Now chop two | medium-sized cabbages. Put a layer of ) tomatoes in a large preserving kettle, cover with a layer of cabbage, then with 2 sprinkling of pepper and onions and a generous sprinkling of salt. Continue until all is used, then cover and let stand overnight. In the morning drain, return to the preserving kettle, add three pounds of brown sugar, two pounds of white mustard seed, two ounces of allspice berries, three ounces of whole cloves and six ounces of stick cinnamon, the last three spices to be ; tied in bags made of muslin or cheese- !cloth. Cover with vinegar, bring to-the boiling point and let simmer for six hours. Remove the spice bags, turn the mixture into glass jars and adjust the covers. JABBY “The murderer who returns to the scene of his crime must be something like the artist who hangs around look- in’ at his own pictures.” (Copyright. 1929. Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. August 17. 1861.—Secretary of the Treasury Chase has succeeded in nego- tiating & loan to the Government of $150,000,000 on the terms offered by Congress. It is to bear interest of 7 3-10 per cent per annum. The takers are the bankers of New York, Philadelphia and Boston. Fifty millions are to be ad- vanced now and an equal amount on the first of December at the takers' option. ‘The success of Secretary Chase's ne- gotiations cannot fall, it is believed in Government circles, to operate bene- ficially upon the value of all the securi- ties of the Government in the market. So far, the public has sustained the Government financially as well as can possibly be desired. The capitalists of the Nation have shown a triotism that has been very helpful in the pres- ent crisis. The Government is trying hard to stop the extravagance such as usually occurs when a Nation, after a long peace, goes to war unprepared. In the first months of the present conflict with the Southern States, there were many “leaks and sink holes,” through which much money slid away for doubt- ful purposes—“ltke ~water passin through the seams of an illy caulke boat,” as The Evening Star expressed it today. But already the War Department has stopped any number of such leaks and is stopping others as fast as their ex- istence bécomes apparent. Officers of the Mount Vernon, which has just come up the river, contradicted today the story of the capture of the Confederate vessel, George Page, which gained credence here yestrday owing to th firing heard down the river. This cannonading proved to be of trifling im- ortance. v The Confederate batteries at Aquia Creek opened on the Potomac Flotilla, apparently to test their range. They did no other damage than slightly cut the rigging of the Pocahontas. —The vessels of the flotilla hauled off shore and the firing ceased. NANCY PAGE Corn Relish Lives Up 1% Its Name. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. The Page kitchen was Jragrant as a garden had done well this Summer and the making of corn relish. The Page garden ha ddone well this Summer and there was more corn than the family could possibly eat. So Nancy decid~d she would make some corn relish to serve next Winter with cold meats. The worst part of the job was the cutting of the corn from the cob. First Nancy husked the corn, then she used a little new vegetable brush to get off the RELIJH - -+ {fine corn silk: She had a large kettle of water on the stove and when it be- gan to boil she put the corn in. Shc was using nine ears.of Golden Baniam corn. Her other ingredients were these—one small head cabbage, three red peppers, three green peppers. two medium sized white onions. She washed the peppers, cut off the stem ends and removed the white core and seeds. Then she peeled the onions and cut the cabbage into small pieces, discarding the core. These vegetables were chopped while the corn was blanching or cooking in the boiling water for five minutes. As soon as the corn was cool the kernels were cut off. Then she measured four cups vine- gar, one cup sugar, one and one-half tablespoonfuls dry mustard, one table- spoon salt and one-quarter teaspoon turmeric. She put the dry ingredients togetiner and added the vinegar. When this was hot she put in vegetables and cooked for a half hour. Then she sealed it in well sterilized jars. For the Camper. Toasted Sandwiches.—These are es- pecially delicious made of cheese or bacon with a slice of tomato or lettuce added. They must be eaten while piping hot to be thoroughly enjoyed. The bread must be toasted and the bacon fried or broiled. Camp Style Beans—Fry as many slices of bacon as there are people to be served. Remove the bacon from the skillet and add one can of pork and beans and two or three tablespoonfuls of catsup. Heat thoroughly and serve. MENU FOR A DAY. . BREAKFAST. Honey dew melons, cold molded oat meal with cream, tomato and cream toast, doughnuts, coffee. 2 DINNER. Fruit_cup, roast lamb, brown gravy, Delmonico potatoes, green corn, tomato and lettuce salad, French dressing, orange sherbet, macaroons, coffee. SUPPER. Shrimp salad, mayonnaise dressing, toasted crackers, hot blueberry cake, iced tea. TOMATO AND TOAST Scald 1 1-3 cups milk and add 1 tablespoonful flour, mixed with cold water to form a smooth ste. Cook 20 minutes in double g:ller, stirring constantly until mixture thickens, afterward occa- sionally. Add 2-3 cupful stewed and strained tomatoes to which has been added 1-8 teaspoonful soda. Add 1 tablespoonful butter and one-half teaspoonful salt. Dip 6 slices of toast separately in sauce, al on a platter, pour over remaining sauce, and pour over all 4 scrambled eggs. FRUIT CUP. Cut canned pineapple into small cubes, add an equal quan-. tity of grapefruit pulp and glue in small glass cups. Pour 2 ta- ‘blespoonfuls of maple sirup over each ch nut meats and chill near “the ice. Rk AUGUST 17, 1929. | [EITTLE BENNY PARIS.—Jenny's hem-long squirrel scarf, which forms the collar of a Ziblikasha coat of rather ornite cut, is quite new in line, but follows the tendency of collars to be detachable. R DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX One Woman’s Solution of the Mother-in-Law Problem—Adyvice to Newlyweds. D!:AR MISS DIX—T have solved the mother-in-law problem successfully, and this is the way I did it: . . When my son married I old him that he must put his wife before me and think of her first. Although I am a widow and he was my only child, I refused to g0 to live with them. I never meddle in their affairs or give advice. I didn't try to furnish their house, but let them fix it up to suit themselves. The result is that my daughter-in-law loves me and I am a welcome guest whenever I go to visit them. What do you think of this plan? C. Answer.—I think your middle name is Mrs. Solomon and that your plan for getting along with in-laws will always work. It contains all of the law and prophets about how to get along with a daughter-in-law or a son-in-law. And mother has only to apply the Golden Rule to her daughter-in-law and treat her as she would have liked to be treated when she was a daughter-in-law in order to ie: along with her and win her heart. And the wonder is that so few women have sense enough to try this plan. For no woman ever gets 50 old that she doesn't remember her bridal days ald how she thought and felt when she was a bride. She remembers that as she worked the monograms and embroidered the linen for her hope chest she stitched in the dreams of a little home for two in which she would be sole mistress and which she would run as she chose and where she would use her best things every day if she wanted to. She remembers how, when she was first married, she wanted to be alone with her husband without any third party about. She remembers how cocksure she was of herself and how she resented all interference and advice. And she remembers how she hated her mother-in-law for always acting as if her hus- band were a poor martyr every time she asked him to do anything, and how Jjealous she was of his mother’s influence over him, and how mad it used to make her when her mother-in-law snooped in the garbage can and asked her if she didn't think she was peeling the potatoes too thick. Any mother-in-law can get along with any daughter-in-law if she will fol- low your advice and mind her own business and let daughter-in-law mind hers and if she will keep her own house and only visit instead of being _n?ermmznt incumbrance. T e 2 DOROTHY DIX. DEAR DOROTHY DIX—In your discussion of women working after marriage it seems to me you overlook one salient point. That is the formation of habits which require two incomes. Then if the wife's employment is terminated by maternity the couple must face increased expense and decreased income, H My solution was to permit my wife to continue her employment on con- dition that every cent of her salary be invested in her name. The arrangement did not last long, but it gave her a taste for seeing the dividends come in, and| each year has increased her investment. H. W, Answer.—This is such a wise suggestion that I hope many of the young married couples who are starting out together in a working partnership as well as one of sentiment will adopt it. There is no doubt that one of the main causes of domestic discord comes from young married people trying to support a style of living beyond their income. Girls who have been in the habit of earning a good salary, dressing well and going to places of amusement find it very hard to adjust themselves to the style of living made necessary by their husbands’ salaries. They miss the pretty frocks they were accustomed to and the money in their purses. It is fatally easy to acquire luxurious habits and cruelly hard to break them, 50 it is certainly wise for any young couple not to start out on a scale of ex- penditure that they might not be able to keep up. And doubly wise is it to begin saving, for thrift is also & habit, and little as most young people realize it, it is quite as much fun to save as it is to spend, and there are few occupa- tions more agreeable than wx'a:h{lég a H’?k’mum grow. DOROTHY DIX. opyright, 1929. MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. . C. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., August 17— The first step. toward improving the presentation of the talkie is Douglas Shearer’s post-| ate course in sound transmission to films being given to a group of picked men. Young Shearer, brother of the fa- mous Norma, is & genius in sound ef- fects—not a haphazard, mnflenmenul creature who regards his calling as an art and himself as an artist, but a cool, expert young scientist who revels in the precision of his craft and in the exacti- tude he can bring to it. His class will go forth to all points of the country to aid_exhibitors with thelr expert service. Sound and dia- every single sentence, or he will under- amplify in a rapt desire to kill out the crackling noises incidental to the pro- Jection and give an artistic and finished production. ‘There are ways of doing these things, but the man who does them perfectly is a busy creature. He has as much to do, sitting up there in that booth, as & good organist. Low-frequency voices must be “juiced up” a bit and high-frequency voices must be tuned down. Studio operators understand this perfectly, and the result of their production is excellent. The day is surely coming when the logue pictures thus will be presented to the best possible advantage. This will ultimately make ideal projection in every theater, even the smallest. public will get this ideal angle of audi- ble film presentation, but the ideal “talking picture,” or rather “picture lay,” a far better name, will be shown smaller houses than the huge audi- toriums of gilt and plush which are monuments to the fortunes movies have made for their producers. Sid Graumann has always been a jump ahead of every one else in the movie impressario racket, and he has ftmr?fl“ to a friend that he will build, ) e ever returns to theaters, small frozen with ‘);‘ormr at ‘the product as|tajkie houses with higher prices. He“l Dresentad 1o the public on & Jarge scale the human voice in its reproduced state e o el E’i:’:f.':e 188t the | will be heard to best advantage. largely 0 et hards oL the ‘in the projec: ‘There's something in the idea tha it tion booth. If he has no sdequate|ioces, Of the people who rail . t T have heard talkies in a studio pro- ‘| jection room virtually perfect. Ground noises and the ludicrous d of tone so common to talkies were gratify- ingly absent. Then I have taken others to see the same picture in one of the city’s large theaters and have been peo] agains knowledge of his subject or no fiair for talkles tune-in the radio and let it run it, he cannot show the picture in a correct manner. He will overamplify in his 1 to make the very last gallery rows hear all evening. The canned voice is with us to stay—we might as well make it ‘welcome. Wi 0 a greal ward making it a weleomen:uzut. Marie Dressler said in an unguarded moment that she thought she'd buy a house in Beverly Hills. Next morning there was a line of real estate salesmen at her hotel. Marle took one look at them, then, turning to the clerk, she bawled in her best fortissimo: uub-#rmnn (Cop; 1929, by North - yright, v“on American News. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. Picnic Sandwiches. 1. Cream one-fourth pound of*but- ter, one-fourth’pound of grated cheese, and add salt and pepper. Spread on thin slices of new bread and roll. Toast Last nite we was eating suppir and pop sed to ma, O by the way, I saw ’lma“" very intrisf news in tl'\AI,le kx:mrn- paper col g some s you are intristed in. i O yes, you meen Thyrold Limited, T saw it too, ma sed. It sald Thyrold Limited was going to do something or other, I cant think of the werd, with International Calorics, she sed. Consolidate, pop sed, and ma sed, Yes, that was it, consolidate. And bleeve me I dident let any hay under my feet, I acted she sed. Do you mean you bawt more? pop sed, and ma sed, Certeny not, you cant catch me that way, I called up Emma Parkers neffew and told him to sell my shares at once, so I cleered a profit of a hundred and 80 dollers no matter what happens, she sed. Let them go ahed and consolidate now if they wunt to, she sed. But for Peet sake, that was the time to hold, not to sell, sed. It was the opportunity of fetime, Inter- national Calories is a 5 billion doller corporation, so Thyroid Limited auto- matically shoots up in value like a sky- rocket, why it mite go up a hundred points a share in no time at all, so with 20 shares of that you'd of made 2 thousand dollers, he sed. O my ess, I thawt consolidating ment something like going into bank- rupsy, O shaw, wheres the evening paper, I wunt to see just how much I would of made. Beny, run upstairs and get the paper, ma sed. S ‘Wich I did, and ma quick opened it to the financial page, saying, Heres something about it in big letters. And she started to reed it out loud, saying, Officers of Thyroid Limited Under Arrest. Government to Take Action. For fraudulently circulating a statement that Thyrold Limited was about to in- corporate with International Calories, the erly reports of wich proberly caused the misterious rise of Thyrold yestid- day, all the officers of the company have been arrested. The stock, wich is sed to be werthless, fell 20 points when thl: :uument was found to be fraud- ulent. Yee gods, pop sed, and ma sed, Now, you see, you can always trust 8 womans intuition, even when it comes to finan- cial matters, I was rite all a time. 80 you were, pass the butter please, D sed. powu:h she did. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILA! ‘What could be more in keeping with a daintily furnished room than bro- caded taffeta with this tiny floral de. sign in pastel shades? Often all we need to plan the color scheme for an entire room is just one small plece of material and, given the one shown, it would be a very simple matter to imagine a room in putty, gold and pale green. The line stripe is of gold, the flow- ered stripe has a background of green with flowers of lavender and gold. With this to work on, the woodwork and walls in the room might be a putty shade, which is ideal as a background, and the glass curtains of pale gold gauze. The overdraperies could be of plain lavender taffcta trimmed with straight bands of the brocade illustrated (using three stripes with the flowered one in the center) and the bedspreads of brocade piped in lavender. ‘The chairs could be covered in lav- ender moire and the lamp shades should have a gold glow with green and lav- ender trimming. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Their Own Hot Drink. One Mother Sa; I do not approve of small children drinking tea or coffee, so sometimes when I am drinking mine and they say they want a hot drink, too, I fix them one of which they are very fond. I shnplymflu up a cup with hot w:ter and drop a_cream p:flpemln This makes a delicious tasting and smelling drink and the children enjoy “sipping” it while I finish up my coffee. WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered U. 8. Patent Office. Eomectity, | worn FEATURES. Artificial Flower: s as Ornaments BY MARY MARSHALL Among artificial flowers to use as but- tonhole orsaments for the tallored suit gardenias are the conventional first choice. Asters, daisies and other sim- ple, rather flat flowers are also chosen, and the newest trick ‘s to wear two flowers of the same species in two tones. ‘The sketch shows a combination of a brown flower with orange center with ! an orange flower with brown center as recently with a tailored suit. The brown hat was trimmed with an orange and brown flower of the same sort. For wear on the navy-blue suit a smart ef- fect might be achieved by wearing a beige flower and a blue flower—of a color slightly brighter than navy—with ',hzt same sort of flower on a navy-blue White flowers are attractive when worn on darker suits or dresses, but they should never be chosen save by the woman who is willing to discard the bouquet after a few wearings, because there is nothing that so quickly mars a smar¢ costume as flowers that show a touch of grime that comes so soon in cities nowadays. For daytime street wear flowers made of felt or leather are appropriate, while for afternoon and evening silk and vel- vet flowers of more lifelike aspect are the rule. Artificial flowers are worn with more distinction on evening gowns now than when nine out of every ten evening dresses you saw had a festoon of flowers on one shoulder. Now flowers are sel- dom worn on the shoulder, but make their unexpected lpfelrance at front, back or side, often furnishing the sole note of ornament on a severely simple | dress of plain-toned material. This week's circular gives diagram | pattern and directions for making a| sleeveless pinafore or play apron. The | diagram as given is for a child of 6 to | 8, but it can easily be cut larger or| smaller. If you would like a copy, | please send a stamped, self-addressed ! envelope to Mary Marshall, care of this | Ppaper, and it will be forwarded to you. (Copyright, 1929.) 1 KEEPING ME BY JOSEPH These Depressions. Is there any cause for morbid depressions that occur almost regularly once a week? I am an art student. 20 years old, and | have been suffering from fts of depression during which I pace the floor in agony and | bite my hands. I don't consider suicide an &ccount of the grief it would bring to my parents, but I often long for death at any brice. "n spiie Of the Tact that these emo- | tional orgies ng lines to my face, which | are hard to age away, I can't seem to | control them. Yet people say that I am pretty. I have had several love affairs | which' I ook serigusly and which ended | unhappily. T don’t get much recreation. | for when I'm not drawing I make my own | clothes, but as a rule I'm fairly happy. 1 read your column every day and would be | o you if you would advise me throush 1t.—V. M. T. " Reply. I print this letter rather than half | a dozen other plaints of the same type | because it has a lighter touch about it, | and this dismal subject needs it. Sui- | cide in a 20-year-old pretty girl con- | cerned about the lines in her face and, | as a rule, fairly happy sounds like | comedy, but is, in fact, tragedy, even | though thus relieved. I have letters | too tragic to print; they might induce | depressions in others. { There are two classes of persons who | are disqualified for understanding these ! depressions; those who have them and | those who haven't. The first because | under their influence they see things | too darkly and nothing rightly; the sec- ond because they can't understand what | all the fuss is about when there seems | 50 little the matter. The latter, | fortunately, represents the great ma- | Jority, or this earth of ours would be a | vale of tears. They tell you, if you' happen to be a victim of depression, | that, of course, they also often feel blue and have disappointments, but they | smile and get over it. Then why all | this agony and thoughts of suicide? | Nerves are ridiculous im- | gedlments’ but they are as real as the | ackbone which they seem to lack. | These fits of depression find their place in the general picture neuras- | thenia, one common form of nervous | breakdown. I have no doubt that this young woman has other symptoms which she doesn't mention, because she | is so troubled about this owe, in which | her case happens to be marked. These | conditions fluctuate, but this regular | “‘once a week” is a peculiar flourish and | suggests a little touch of hysteria, | which in the female often accom- panies the neurasthenic disposition. If | it is always the same day, it may be | that that day is associated with some | tragic happening in a love affair. I} know of a case of a man then aged 34 who had to stop work on the 23((‘ of the month, and for the nine months | of his incapacity he had a day of extra.| deep mourning on the 23d; he was de- | pressed for almost the whole of the period. Lo At times the agony of nerves cries out_with such despair that anything— deaih itself—seems preferable to this | ghastly sense of intolerable misery and | terrific disaster, all the worse because it is so vague. I know of another vic- | tim, a man in the 40s, struggling brave- MILADY B BY LOIS ‘Wrinkled Fingers. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) How can I} make my fingers appear longer and less wrinkled?. How can I keep my nails from peeling? I used to bite them. I do my own housework. (2) I am 5 feet 3 inches tall and am large-boned. My measurements are: Neck, 13}z; bust walst, 31; hips, 41; thigh, 25; calf, 143, ankle, 10. Does spraining the ankles make them larger? Does wear- | ing a rubber anklet reduce and strengthen the ankles? I have sprained mine several times and they seem larg- er. I love to walk, but my bunions hurt me, although I wear a shoe with a bulit-in arch support. (3) I walk out- doors two hours a day, exercise for one bath, cold rinse and B e s s, 4 Gor the skin? Is this good I have tried to diet, but it hurts my stomach. I eat a little meat and b , a few potatoes, lots of vegetables and fruit. For breakfast I have a cup ! of the woods. BROWN AND ORANGE FLOWERS ARE USED TO ORNAMENT THE SIDE OF THE HAT, WITH THE SAME ORNAMENT SHOWN ON ‘THE COAT LAPEL. NTALLY FIT JASTROW. ly for years against these attacks, who bears on his wrists the scars of his attempt to open his veins when one such attack was too great to be borne. There are reasons for believing that this condition is due to a special sensi~ tiveness to the formation of toxins or poisons of fatigue: it is aggravated by emotional upsets by way of the same mechanisms. It must be treated both by proper bodily regimen, including much rest and active elimination, and by mental means inducing peace of mind, control, courage to carry on. The very best cure is happiness. The way is long, there aré up-hills and- easy going at times; there are swamps and thickets; eventually the trail leads out ‘The proper adviser for this or any other sufferer must be able to stand by and direct the course, must enter rather intimately into the condi- tions of her life, the make-up of her temperament, the resources within her- self. Every such perscn should have some one to lean on, while yet told in the strongest terms that she alone can do the biggest job to get the upper hand. The attacks will come and they will go; it will be easier to endure them as the confidence in surmounting them increases. At 20 the joy of living is & sufficlent asset. The tone of this letter is more sug- gestive of wedding bells than of a funeral march. I shall expect to receive an Invitation. (Copyright. 1920.) Key-Ring Watches in Paris. Paris has a new mode in carrying watches in key rings as well as in vari- ous other articles of utility or adorn- ment. Timepieces in cigarette lighters are still popular, and the wrist watch continues in demand, but novelty time- pieces are taking the lead. DAILY DIET RECIPE GLAZED CARROTS. Medium sized carrots, six. Sugar, two tablespoons. Butter, three tablespoons. SERVES FOUR PORTIONS. ‘The carrots may be steamed or boiled in their skins. Left-over carrots could be used if desired. Cut them in half lengthwise. Melt butter in a frying pan. Add sugar, mixing well until it bub- bles. Then add the carrots and cook them gently until well browned—time about 20 minutes. Shake pan frequently to prevent burning. DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes some fiber. energy value in the butter and sugar. Lime, iron, vitamins A and B present. Can be eaten by nor- mal adults of average or under weight. Good in diet to increase weignt. Could be given to normal children of 12 years and over oc- casionally. EAUTIFUL LEEDS. toes. (3) Yes. (4) You must learn to besr the pangs of hunger if you wish to lose weight. Sip water slowly when you feel hungry between meals, but do not eat =nything then. I suppose your coffee has cream and sugar in it, which are fattening. Drink it clear or omit it in favor of a fruit juice beverage. Try eating nothing but fruit for breakfast. For lunch have a large vegetable salad. For dinner have a little meat, a starchy vegetable or bread (not both), two non- starchy vegetables, a fruit dessert. (5) f coffee and a plece of cake; for lunch, gn egg and one slice of bread. (5) Do u think it would be good for me to earn to swim? (6) I have straight blond hair, and am thinking of having a permanent wave. Would you advise it? (7) My face perspires a good deal; this? MRS. TILLIE Z. Answer—(1) Having the hands in water & good deal tends to make them d. ;Vm m;“‘r’::“ xlm{eb: when hing dishes avy cotton ones s ‘Whenever can I prevent well, rinse and massage butter, leaving it on overnight. old gloves at night to keep the grease on. ‘Cut out the palms and slit the front of the fingers for ventilation. Perhaps S uRe Song wasning toup, which 15 strong soap, whic too g. Soak them in warm olive ofl for ten minutes several times a week. (2) nuzou are about 30 years old you should weigh 124 pounds to conform tion | give me a better coloriny Yes. (6) Yes. (7) I would not advisf {ou to try to check the sweating entire« ; just wipe your skin with an astrin- gent lotion several times during the day. You may use witch-hazel or some toilet water. LOIS LEEDS. Weight and Measurements. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) I am 18 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weigh 150 pounds. My measurements are: Ankle, 9: calf, 14; thigh, 21; hips, 38; bust, 38; waist, 28. Are they correct? (2) I have medium brown hair. What col- ors are becoming? LOUISE B. Answer—(1) The Iml:! weight for your age and height §5 134 pounds. The excess in your weight is largely due, I think, to your having heavier bones than the average. Your measurements are in good proportion for your type. (2) In sel colors it is important to consider one’s complexion, whether fair, medium or olive. -n:ihse color should also be considered. I 1 be glad to help you if you will description of your g 1S LEEDS. {(Copyright, 1939.)