Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1929, Page 24

WOMA Accessories Important in Evening BY MARY MARSHALL. Accessories are always important, but they are especially important in the evening, and among the women of any group gathered together in the evening it is always possible to make a clear di- vision between those who regard the ac- cessories as of paramount importance and those to whom there are mere after- thoughts. It is the girl with well plan- ned accessories who stands out as being well dressed. 8o, if you are planning an evening ensemble and have only a limited TWO NECKLACES. ONE OF GOLD BEADS AND THE OTHER OF BRONZE BEADS. ON ONE WRIST , A GOLD BRACELET AND ON THE OTHER ONE OF BRONZE BEADS. LARGE HANDKERCHIEF OF BROWN CHIFFON WITH GOLD LAGE APPLIQUE. BRONZE-COL- ORED SLIPPERS HAVE GOLD BUCKLES. amount to spend on it, let me suggest div'ding this amount in two portions. Spenu 22 more than one such amount on the dress, and not less than that amount on the accessories. You will meed all of this fex the small things, even though you heve cerlain things— shoes, stockings, handkerchief, gloves and jewelry—that will answer. A smart sort of evening ensemble consists of a dress that is extremely simple, a mere background for the ac- cessories, A carefully made of black or white or off-white crepe satin conforming to the new lengtheped, more slender silhouette, would lend itself to several treatments merely by changing the accessories, It is often possible to NANCY PAGE e Muffs and Tippets Are Back in Style. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. If you rummage in grandmother’s trunk in the attic, you will*doubtless find a funny little round muff shaped something like a melon. If only grand- mother had been twins, it would have been easier to outfit the Major chil- dren, for their mother chose tweed coats of sturdy weave. The color was dull blue. They buttoned snugly at the neck, and the sleeves were long, with an inner lining gathered at wrist. Small children are active and play with snow and generally chill themselves. Of course, Mrs. Major hoped that these two daughters of hers would not engage in snowball fights when they wore these outfits. She hoped the muffs would keep their hands occupied. She knew the caps and fashioned tippets of !;:y caracul would keep them warm. e muffs were to serve the same pur- BOFwo little children who were always well dressed were neighbors of the Pages. Franklin and Frances were twins, Their mother dressed them alike in suits of jersey. The coats for both children were made in Cardigan coat Aashion. The pleated skirt of the girl's suit was just a bit longe# than the plain, short trousers of the boy. Both of them had broadcloth blouses ¢n white. The collars of the blouses were cut alike. The simplicity of the outfits appealed.to Nancy. She noticed that the children wore plain woolen socks and simple, sturdy oxfords. Perhaps _child care than child clothing Page. care of this paper. stamped, self-addressed i for her leaflet on “Child Ca (Copyright, 1929. more Nancy a interests you I 0, write ) Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often misused—"First-rate is an adjective. “He is a first-rate mu- sic| It is used colloquially as an adverb—"He plays first-rate.” Often mispronounced—Leghorn. Pro- nounce as spelled, leg-horn, not “laig.’ Often misspelled—Malign, not lice. Synonyms—Aggregate (noun), com= bination, mass. ‘Word study—"Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word eacn day. Today's word—Devoid, destitute of; not in possession of. “The article was wholly devoid of public interest.” Pickled Pigs’ Feet. Scald, clean, scrape and chill the pigs’ feet. Pack in a scalded stoneware jar #ad cover with a brine made by mixing three pounds of salt with two gallons of water. Add one ounce of salt and two-thirds cup of sugar for each nds of feet. Spice mw be ‘Weight the 1 stand £ l;m- first love, the screen, and sets a lot peter | walking on the eet, or N°S PAGE. find necklaces, bracelets or earrings at amazingly low price that still carry with gxeg a look of solid worth. and good ste. “I have a jade necklace and some jade earrings. Would you consider them appropriate for wear in the evening? ‘Would they look well with a black, low- neck dress?"—Jane S. B. While jade is not so often worn in the evening as in the daytime, it is in good form. Black with jade may be very effective, but it is a little old for a young girl. It is very easy to do cross-stitch work, and this week’s circular gives some es- pecially attractive anima! designs that you may use effectively on children’s clothes, sports clothes or household lin- ens. If you would like a copy. please send your stamped, self-addressed en- velops to Mary Marshall, care of this paper, angfit will be forwarded to you. (Copyright, 1929.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. The Weakly News. Weather. Previous thawts of Criss- mass presents. SISSIETY PAGE. The Junior Social and Athaletic Club | held its reguler meeting on Benny Pottses frunt steps Satiday afternoon, many subjecks being discused such as what gives you the dummest feeling, such as thinking you are tawking to somebody and then looking around and being all alone in the room, and being kissed by your ant or somebody rite out on the street, and dropping a bag of eggs on the payment while peeple are looking. INTRISTING FACKS ABOUT INTRISTING PEEPLE. Shorty Judge says he wouldn’'t mind going to skool so much if it wasent for getting up in the morning and all the studying. Sam Cross gets the werst marks in arifmetic of anybody in the class, say- ing he. cant understand it because no- body could rub out more than what he does BIZNESS AND FINANCIAL. Sattiday morning Puds Simkins pay- ed Glasses Magee back the cent he owed him, Glasses Magee being the most serprized of anybody. LOST AND FOUND. Lost—A cent somewhere on the way to skool. Owner can ideniify it if he sees it. See Sid Hunt. POME BY SKINNY MARTIN. A A Private Bath. I-can't hardly wait for Sattiday nite And this is the reason what for, THE EVE VG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SAT OUR CHILDREN BY ANGELO PATRL “Explain.” “John Alexander, explain what you mean by this phrase in your compo- sition, ‘transcendent moments.’ John Alexander colored to the roots of his hair, but gave no other sign of having-heard the teacher’s demand. “I asked you, John,” in tones of strained and patient sweetness, “just exactly what did you mean by that phrase?” John’s lips moved but no sound came. “I sce. You don't know what you meant. Neither do I. Neither does any one else,” and the teacher included | the class in A superior smile. Strange to say the class did not return the smile. They sat silent and aloof from the teacher. They were in spirit stay- ing by John, who had used a tremendous term without being able to explain ft. If youngsters never used words that they could not explain, if they never did things that they could not give rm-' sons for doing. if they never did any- thing without knowing why they did it, they would never pass from childhood | into maturity. Children in high school know far more than they can express. That is true of children of any age, but especial- ly are we {o take it into considerstion in dealing with high school children. They understand things, they lea'n things in wholes. The great truths, the high lights of Jiterature, of conduct, of life, sink deep into their souls and color all they think and do. These great stores of power cannot be put into words, Much of them must remain in the silence where they generate and send out power. It is cruel to task a boy with a demand for an explanation for such an expression as “transcendent moments.” Nor will it help any to demand expla- nations for conduct. “Will you please tell me, Mary Ann Meeks, why you had the assurance to go to my desk, open it. take my record book and change your mark? ~Will you have the goodness to explain youfself?” Now what is the good of that? You very well know that Mary Ann wanted a better mark than she got, so she took it. You know that. What vou desire above all things is that Mary Ann Meeks get an inside view of her con- duct; that she catch the implicatiors of what she has done. You don't care a hoot about the mark. But Maiy Ann cannot answer you that way because the soul is not articulate. Far better that you check John Alex- ander's theme as very good and go ahead. Far, far better that vou look kindly at Mary Ann Meeks and, when you and she are alone, to say very kind- ly, and mean every tone of it, “Muy Ann, when you changed your matk in my book you ¢heated your own soul, for truth is precious above any earthly marking.” Trust an adolescent to understand a sweeping truth. Don't nag him for ex- pignations. Know that he understands far more than appears on the surface, far more, in fact, than he realizes. Just be a little kind and take big strides I found a sine saying Private Keep Out ‘To hang on the bathroom door. BY MOLLIE Special Dispatch to The Star. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., (N.AN.A).—Ethel Clayton returns to October 26| of memorles going once again. She was once the golden-haired star of silent dramas which featured Arthur Johnston. Henry Walthal, also in that cycle, is a shining light now in talkies. Ethel Clayton is of the group which caught time by the forelock and took to vaudeville and to the legitimate when the Clara Bows and Alice Whites began their day. Now she returns for a role in “Hit the Deck” with a talking technique well per- fected—something a few of the silent sisters wouldn't mind having. s Rose Tapley and Mavel Van Buren are two others who faded from sight a while back and have returned success- fully from hibernations in stock thea- ters and various other places. “Rose Tapley played leads in a day when a young man was content to take a box of candy or a bunch of flowers one evening a week to his girl. She had a good, comfortable waist line and the sort of silheuette that type of girl usually possessed. > When Gloria Swanson came along with her match-like slimness it threw the generously curved lady into the discard: Dimples and rounded cheeks lost out. Talking pictures—noisy, diffi- cult—say the worst you can of them, are bringing a varled type back to the screen for our entertainment. T am becoming more and more' inter- ested in the way talkies are projected in different cities. My readers have convinced me through their letters that they do not enjoy the type of projection we in Hollywood are familiar with. We h:‘vfi the finest projection extant, nat- urally. I saw a very poor projection of Gloria Swanson’s latest picture in San Fran- cisco recently. The voice snapped off entirely during the run—of course, in a vital spot—and what we knew must be” important dialogue went by the Sprained Ankle. Sprained ankle used to be a thrilling episode when the emergency had to be met by ImFrovmng a bandage from the hem of the heroine's ruffie. For- tunately we have other means of first aid today; and besides, the knee seems more susceptible to twists and sprains nowadays. A sprain is sometimes as bad as a fracture; and sometimes it is just a slight fracture near the ankle. If there is any break in the bone it must be treated accordingly. If there is only a tear or a stretching of ligaments, then the emergency treatment I shall now describe is effective if promptly and thoroughly carried out. Immediaely plunge the injured leg into a tub or bucket of water as hof as endurable, and keep it so for an hour, frequently dipping out some water and adding hotter water, to main- tain the extreme of heat. Following the hot_footbath, gently massage the ankle and leg, using upward strokes, with camphor liniment (camphorated oil) or other mild application such as witch hazel or plain soapy water or soap water with a drop of turpentine added.. After 15 minutes of massage, apply dry heat in any available form. 'A 50 watt ordi- nary frosted electric light bulb arranged to hang a few inches from the ankle, under a cover, will serve very well. In mild cases, where the injury is clearly not a fracture, the foot, ankle and leg should be immediately bandaged or strapped after the preliminary hot . Then the patient should re- ring in addi- tion dressing a snugly laced high shoe additional support of the le. In any case, in the absence of medi- cal advice, a sprain will do better if the tient makes earnest effort to use the E:]uud ankle. If the ankle is left long be more trouble from adhesions and other difficulties later on. If the pain felt on stepping out with the injured foot is not intolerable the patient need not worry about.the thought of possible fracture of bone, for even if there is geae harm 1s done by jured foot, at least until proper medical care is available. How to wll’z" a supporting bandage or adhesive T strips to ined such fracture no to torn or MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE | boards while the figures mouthed and PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. at_rest after such an injury there will | when you walk with youth. It travels fast. MERRICK. no sound came fort] The audience sat Patiently for some five minutes until the strip was read- justed, and then the story went on with the gap unexplained. Some time later action in the piece gave us the clue for what must have taken place in the con- versation we missed. One_of my editors assures me that New Yorkers have a trick of applaud- ing when * such ill-synchronized mo- ments occur and continue their applause until the reel is turned back to the spot where the dialogue was lost. Ronald- Colman seems due to make permanent his success as a talking art- ist. When “Condemned” is released he will ‘go to work immediately upon “Raffles,” a vehicle which will give him charming opportunity for his somewhat different humor. It is a pat time to revive “Raffles.” An entire generation has grown up since it was the vogue, and it could be given in no better way than with an English- man who is at once handsome and cast by nature for the gentleman adven- turer’s role. Billy Blees of Detroit has the right idea. When I sent him some souvenirs of the stars he humorously suggested that autographs, “preferably on blank checks,” would be the ideal way to re- member your favorite artist. Pretty good for nine years. \ Serjously speaking, this has been a popular way of seeing the inside of the local gaol. Stars will have their pho- tographs on their checks, just as they love large monograms on cigarettes, automobile doors and even occasionally in neon light on their housetops. A few good inside jobs in which trusted employes have had.access. to check books have resulted in some auto- graph collecting which has brought about permanent results. Some of the best bunco put over in the village never finds its way to print. Famous faces must be saved. 1929 (Copyright, , by North American News- aper Alliance. ) dressing in such a way as to draw to- gether the torn or stretched tissues. Bandage or straps should be applied from the forefoot upward to the middle of_the calf. ‘Where diathermy is available, the vic- tim ot a sprain with obstinate after- lameness is in great luck, for this is the only means at our disposal for getting heat in where the damage is. Modern surgical experience teaches that disability is shortened by this mobile treatment, as compared with the prolonged disability that often attended sprain treated in the old-fashioned, immobile way, with plaster cast or similar splints. Only when fracture or other complication is clearly recognized should the injured joint be immobilized. (Copyright, 1929.) Toy Plane and Flyers. A toy plane, adjusted to zoom and dip when fanned by a regular airplane propeller, aids student flyers at Mem- phis, Tenn, “I just want to show that to the guy ;!‘l#uidudoleu ankle is eu&r to dmnn:}: describe. [wfilfl the ““h it then try to apply the | ACapyrisht, 1929 b hold o ste8dy’ . othwise on a PARIS.—One of the trickiest little velvet suits of the season is signed by Jenny. Three are tiny loose panels in back, edged with silk braid. A tuck-in lame blouse goes with it. RITA. DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Dm Miss Dix—The big question of today is: What are the young people coming t0? I am one of them and I demand to know what can the older people be thinking of. Last week I attended a public dance with some friends and found there were only school children present. Girls not more‘than 15 and boys of 16 or 17, and we older ones said to each other, “what can their parents be thinking about?” The parents most likely were too busy with their own social affairs to trouble themselves about their children. I believe that my generation will make the best parents the world has ever known. They will understand the child’s need for its parents companionship and they will .be broad-minded and will be their children's chief teachers and advisers in'the way of the world, instead of allowing them to learn by ex- perience only. PAULA. Answer—Well, you see, Paula, there is not only a younger generation. There is a youngest generation, and you are already being relegated to the' rear with your ideas that no doubt seem antiquated to the 14-year olders. You are shocked at your parents giving your little sister the liberty that you have been demanding for yourself, just as your older sister was shocked at you and her older sister was horrified at her, and.so on, ad infinitum, Each generation has thrown up its hands in consternation at what the younger generation was doing and prophesied that the world was going to the dogs because the boys and girls were treading a different measure from what they did when they were young. Not long ago I was looking over an old Godey's Lady's Book that was published in 1859. It had antiquated pictures of ladies in the fashion of the mode, big hooped skirts and $coop bonnets with strings, and gentlemen in peg-topped trousers and blue coats with brass but- tons and flowing, mutton-chop whiskers, and there weig quaint diagrams about how to knit tidies, etc. But there was one article that was up to date it might have been written today. It was about the younger generation, who were our sainted and revered grandparents, and it told at length how inferior they were to their parents and about how wild and abandoned they were, how loose in their morals and un- mannerly in their conduct and dress, and it gloomily prophesied that the country would be wrecked when it passed into their hands. But it didn’t, you see. gave a pretty good account of themselves. shudder over what youth as a whole is doing. ‘They settled down into respectable citizens and And so_I never feel called upon to It will cease to be flaming after a little while and knuckle down and go to work and have babies and go to church and amuse itseif by asking: “What is the youngeg It has always been our favorite indoor generation coming to?"” sport and always will be, because our vanity makes us think that surely we are the people and wisdom will die with us. But I think you are right about this younger generation making super- excellent parents, because it is time for the pendulum to swing, and for the stern parent that enforce discipline to come in vogue again. DOROTHY DIX. Line and Color for Your Rooms BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. EVERY LINE ACCENTS HEIGHT FROM THE SHAPE OF PICTURES AND THE WAY THEY ARE HUNG TO THE WINDOW TREATMENT AND THE TABLE. Line and color should be as carefully considered in the decoration schemes for rooms as in the matter of personal costumes. The whole appearance of a rogm from the decorative standpoint may be ruined by failing to accent these two features correctly. By means of line the height of a celling can be made to appear lower or her. The width of a narrow room can be made to seem greater or less s0 that proportions are more pleasing, or & room that gives the im- pression of being a bit too stiff by its squareness can be tfansformed to have good lines and coziness. These points cannot be overlooked if successful dec- oration results. z. ‘To accent lines correctly it is neces- sary to note what has to be overcome, and work toward the right effect in wall and floor treatment and furniture ar- rangement. Think of the room as some- thing to be costumed. See that hori- zontal lines are made pronounced when ceflings are too high and that vertical lines are stressed when ceilings are too low. These effects can be brought about through wall papers, paneling, hang! of pictures, mirrors, draperies, etc. * ‘The pfllluunlni of rugs crosswise seem longer or narrower thnq,u really ing | duea tones or cool tints 1d be used. oor can make & room | or is, or even more or less square, if that is’ desirable. The pattern of 'a large Tug or a carpet can accent lines also. In this great discretion must be exer- cised in the choice of the carpet or rug, for unless you own the house the rug may be needed in a room, later on, in which different lines should be ac- cented. The placement of furniture can be so well planned that correct lines are stressed to make rooms appear longer or narrower, or larger or smaller. In a general way, lines should extend cross- wise to make a room appear short and lengthwise to make it seem longer, and corners_should appear to be cut off to um::e room seem smaller through nes. In turning from line to color in stressing good decoration, it is im- portant to note the exposure of a room, north, south, east or west, for it is this that determines whether or not a room is sunny and bright and needs to be subdued, or sunless dnd cold and should be brightened. For the former, cool col~rs such ms blues, greys and sub- of warm colors For the latter, yellows, uch as rose, etc., and colors, rm tints of cooler needed. EY JRDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1929, Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. October 26, 1855.—The Protection Fire Co. of Rochester, N. Y., 40 strong, arrived in Washington this morning in the 11 o'clock train of cars and were received at the railroad depot by nu- merous delegations from all the local fire companies except that of Anacostia. The Rochester firemen were accom- panied by a delegation from the In- dependent, First Baltimore, Vigilant and Washington fire companies of Baltimore. ‘The visiting firemen were conducted to the Capitol, the Patent Office and the President's House by the local dele- gation. the President's House the firemen were invited into the East Room. There the visitors were introduced to President Pierce by James H. Brown of the Co- lumbia Fire Co. President Pilerce received the firemen with his usual coldrtesy and made a few remarks appropriate to the oc- casion, which greatly pleased the visi- tors from Rochester and Baltimore. After these ceremonies at the Pres dent's House the firemen repaired to the American Hotel, where dinner was served by direction of the local dele- gation. The visitors were. in_the city only five hours. About 4 o'clock this after- noon they proceeded to the raiiroad de- pot, escorted by the Washington fire- men and a city band, which played “Pop Goes the Weasel” and other lively airs. An immense throng of men and boys followed the procession and crowded on the car platforms, where a big demonstration took place before the cars started northward. “We never before witnessed a more innocently cene, writer for The Evening Stal body appeared to be happy. time the cars left our firemen had huzzaed themselves hoarse. A little af- fair took place which added some spice to the exciting variety. A middle-aged man, not a fireman, who, it was plain, had been molstening his clay with something stronger than Adam's ale, additionally stimulated by the music from the city band in attendance, gave an exhibition of his dancing powers, going through all the steps and figures and bowin? to his imaginary female artner with as much grace as his gal- antry, under the alcoholic circum- stances, permitted. “The reel was executed admirably, his legs being peculiarly in condition for that purpose. While he thus made a ‘Judy’ of himself, he amused the more refined portion of the spectators by his e-legrant gyrations.” Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Parents have a common failing. They belleve, and are terribly disappointed if their belief is shattered, that they can spoil a baby for most of its young life and then, seeing the light, can in one or two forcible lessons break down what they have been at such pains to build up. There is Betty, for instance. She is 6 months old. She has been living in the {home of her grandparents and grand- mother can't bear to hear her cry, not even for exercise. With two women to jump at her first whimper, Betty has led an ideal existence, for her. Now, mother has moved into her own home. She is busy with housework and the baby's constant demands for attention and her orgies of crying at night when she is put to bed without rocking are, so she says, “driving her crazy.” She realizes now that she has started all wrong, but she has faith that if she can let the child cry herself to sleep one night, or cry in the daytime without at- tention, she’ll learn not to expect it. Meanwhile the neighbors are complain- ing al the way the baby yells and the mother wishes a simple and easy method, preferably in one lesson, of training the child not to cry. ‘We wish, quite as fervently as the harassed parent, that we knew one. ‘Then there is Charles, who has gone untrained for 15 months of his life, ac- cepting the wet or soiled state as.a, per- fectly natural one. Suddenly his mother decided that this is a terrifle way for Charles to act. She is going to .rain him. Right away, too. No more such actions, young man. Aren’t you ashamed to be such a dirty boy? The very next time you do anything like that I'm go- |_ ing to spank you. She gives, as she would express it, a “good” spanking, but she finds to her distress that it does no good. Charles is as blithely uncon- cerned about his misbehavior as he has been for 15 months. There is one change, though. He is more secretive. He tries to prevent being “caugt” be- cause he has learned that this is quite unpleasant. Otherwise his training is as incomplete as it was before his moth- er made this momentous decision. Habits are long in the making. They are imprinted deeper by each repetition. They must be unmade in the same way. Constant repetition of the new habit, accompanied by as pleasant and satisfy- ing a sensation as was the repetition of the old habit. When we spank a child in an effort to unmake his old habit we are making the formation of the new one distasteful, so that no amount of repetition is going to be effective until we learn to apply that cardinal factor. Make it pleasant for baby to be clean and dry while constantly trotting him to the toilet, and he’ll outgrow his old habits. Break off his bedtime attentions gradually. Instead of rocking and sing- ing, just sing, and accompany this with a plensant, rhythmic patting. Then stop singing, then taper off the patting until he is willing to go to sleep witi just a loving pat or two. BRAIN TESTS Mark all the following statements either true or false. Time limit three minutes: 1. Every fourth leap is Leap year. 2. Ice floats because it is lighter than water. 3. An airplane flies because it is lighter than air. 4. There are more months with 30 days than months with 31 days. 5. The moon is nearer to the earth than the sun. 6. The highest mountain in the world is in Asia. 7. There have been 48 States in the United States ever since 1900. 8. Automobiles have traveled faster than locomotives. 9. Gold is the most valuable of all metals. Answers. TRUE: 2, 5, 6, 8. FALSE: 1, 3,4,7,9. Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. you keep first” two ‘When the procession reaéhed | FEATURES. The Sidewalks of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. ‘Many Washingtonians are learning to fly at local and nearby airdromes. This despite the report that the past year has seen a decline in the airplane in- dustry. ‘The other day an air official said to the writer: “The reason more people are not en- thusiastic is be- cause accidents are magnified and day-in-and-out fly- ing seldom men- 4] tioned. “Our mail pilots are going through on ' schedule daily, but little attention is being paid to them. “Frankly, I do not agree with those who believe that the airplane will compete with the automobile. In the nature of things it cannot. In the first place, a plane needs more than a small garage in which to house it. For city work it would practically be use- less. The ship of the air is constructed for speed and intercity travel. Few men, comparatively, need to travel vast distances, and a ship for family pur- poses will remain out of reach of the average man, no matter how much he finght enjoy one or how great his abil- y to fly.” He continued: “More skill is required in the fiying of a ship. Almost any one can drive an automobile today. In an emergency on the ground there is a chance to escape disaster. Sudden and sound judgment must be available in the air. Most of our accidents above are not dye so much to faulty construc- tion as tb faulty flying on the part of the inexperienced pilot.” * ¥ ok kx Mr. Elwood Street, director of the Community Chest, referring to a re- cent_coumn, writes as follows: “That was a fine series of statements you made about the problem of beg- ging in your ‘Sidewalks of Washington’ of October 15. I think you might find that right here “in Washington there is a syndicate which collects its beggars at night, takes them home in automo- biles and brings them down in the morning in the same automobiles, plants them in their carefully selected stations, and continues the cycle day after day. “Social agencies are helpless in the fact that clearing the beggars from the streets is a police function. “There is no need for begging in ‘Washington whatsoever. The social agencies are adequately financed through the Community Chest, but they cannot force a man to take aid or go to work when he would rather sit on the streets, soliciting alms to which he is not_entitled. “Many of the beggars, as a matter of fact, are not Washington residents, but are transients, who stay here as long as the picking is good and the climate agreeable, and then move over to some Eyelashes and Pimples. Dear Miss Leeds: Glancing through the paper, T happened to read your col- umn, and while I am a boy, I thought maybe you would help me anyhow. (1) ‘The last few weeks my eyelashes seem to be falling out. Each day two or three of the hairs drop out. I wonder if you could tell me what to do to stop them from falling out, as I am afraid that I will be lashless in a few weeks if it keeps up. I wonder if you could tell me the cause and if they will grow in again. (2) I have been troubled the e | last few months by pimples, but now they seem to be going and they are leaving terrible marks. I have tried several things, but they don't seem to help much. Is there anything I can do for them, as I have quite a few, on my nose and chin especially. Hoping to see my answer in print and thanking you in advance. Answer—Falling eyelashes are usu- ally caused by a poor physical condi- tion and certain eye troubles. I should advise you to have a thorough physical examination by your physician and ask him to give you a treatment for the acne at the same time. Build up your health in general by wise diet, plenty of fresh air and sunshine. Tanning and mild sunburn are excellent for your type of skin. Now, about your diet. Do you eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables (many of them raw) every day? Drink Keep It While You Have It. Keep it while you have it. You know what we mean by that. About. the saddest thing that can be said about any poverty-stricken soul , “I knew her when she was a per- son of means.” 20 or 25 years hence be one of these folks who have it, rot one who had it. There is no great secret in keeping it, and by this time you have identified “it” as money. The time to conserve money is when it is coming in, rot when earning pow- er_has ceased. It does not matter whether that earning power is yours or your hus- band’s. It is natural ‘to expect it it” will decline. The time to save is when that earn- ing power is at its greatest height. That is why we say, “Keep it while you have it.” Arrasge your saving and your in- vesting ‘on ‘a scale that calls for the putting away of most of your capital between the ages of 30 and 55. During those years of your life re- member money is yours to have ana to hold, and that if you do mot hold it you will regret it if you live long enough. “Be merry today, for tomorrow you die” is a weak philosophy, because most of us do rot die tomorrow, ror the day after. We live, and, if we lacked foresight, we live in want. ‘What's the sense of having money if one doesn’t enjoy it? None what- soever, but that is no reason to think one must spend as one earns it. Plan some of your enjoyment for the future. Everybody has money at some time in her life. Everybody, or almost every- body, needs money at some time in her life. Fortunate is she who needs it when she is able to earn it, or when her husband is up and doing. She learns the wisdom of putting | more congenial city. I certainly think you have said several constructive words which will help to cast doubt upon the whole ancient, dishonorable practice of begging. “For Washington's sake, “Elwood Street, Director.” * ok ok X 8o far in our round-abouting Wash- ington, we have seen no “fit- wers™ or “crust-grabbers” such as prey upon the gullible in other large cities, but, as Mr. Street declares, there “are tran- sients who stay here as long as the B Re oher Mght & friend was gasin other & friend was at an airplane. He was joined by : stranger, fairly well attired. In true American fashion, they began to talk. ‘The stranger informed our friend that He explained that his health was bad and he was seeking his way back, where he might not die among strangers, 't it be rewrde.d that we are not dis- “was hitch-hiking whenever an op- portunity afforded. He had ridden “blind baggage,” too. So far he had not spent. a cent in travel. depending on his two sturdy feet and the kindness of the public—when he was not stealing rides from railroads, He told our friend that he had not eaten that day, although he had walked from Baltimore. He said he had $1,000, but wished to save it in the event of an emergency. The Washington man looked over his friend carefully, and inquired why he had eaten nothing. Some excuse was “Here’s 75 cents,” sald the Washinge tonresident. “You'd better go buy yourself & meal.” The money was refused, but the donor insisted that the stranger take it. Again the offer was resisted. Im- jl man’s story and the tale of his trou- the kind- friend “forced” the money into the hand of “unfortunate.” believe he made a mistake. The traveler owned up to possessing $1,000. Obviously he did not need to go hungry. A man with $1,000 does not have to steal rides. The circumstance was indeed peculiar. Just a short time ago, a local woman was summoned to the door by a beggar to whom she gave a quarter. Later that day, upon her return from shopping, she was astonished to find that sneak thief had entered her home dur- ing her absence, though luckily'he had taken nothing of real value. She sus- pects the “beggar,” who had ample op- portunity to survey his prospective victim’s home. MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. water between meals, See that you in- clude sufficient protein in your diet, but avoid an overabundance of sweets and starchy foods. Avoid constipation by including bran and fruit juice in your breakfast diet. You will find that white vaseline or olive ofl will encourage the growth of the eyelashes as far as local treatments go. oil or vaseline every night before re- iring. (2) Bathe the pimples in hot boric- acid solution, which is made by dis- solving one heaping teaspoonful of boric acid in one pint of boiling water. Allow it to gool before using. After bathing the pimples for several minutes open them, press out the pus and bathe again in hot boric acid. Divide the so- lution in two parts and use one part before pressing out the matter and one part afterward, so that you use fresh boric acid to bathe the skin each time. Dry the skin and pat on the following lotion and allow it to dry on the skin: One dram sulphate of zinc, one dram sulphureted potash, four ounces rose water. Dissolve the potash in half of the rose water and the sulphate of zinc in the other half of the rose water, then mix the two solutions together. Shake well and apply with clean ab- sorbent cotton. The above treatment may be taken every night for several ‘weeks. ‘Try to expose your face to the sun's rays for several minutes every day. Sometimes X-ray treatments are nec- essary in overcoming a chronic case of acne. The ultra-violet ray (Finsen, Kromayer or Alpine light) is used by some physicians; other cases respond well to vaccine treatment. This con- sists of injecting under the skin a vac- cine prepared from the same variety of germ that causes the acne. The effect is slow and can only be carried out by a skin specialist or file\yslchn‘ ‘The same idea applies to the X-ray treat- ments, which should be carried under his supervision and directions. LOIS LEEDS. Falling Hair. G. 5.—Please send stamped, addressed envelope with a request for my beauty leaflet on care of the hair. The treat- ment and care of the hair are given in detail. It will give- you much more L When you walk down the street some | information than space here will permit at the present time. (Copyright, 1920.) Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. intention stage, go over the hill to the poorhouse and reserve, a room now. If you don’t fancy the accommodations at the poorhouse, adjust your life a cordingly. If you don't go to the poo: house or spend your last days as an old dependent at the hearth of u benevolent relative, you will be the ex- ception. All we have to say in con- clusion is, be exceptioral! SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. I hears a lot ob 'citement goin’ on in_our house. 1 don’t ‘member doin’ anyfing bad, buf I e AL NO chaBaml ¥ away. Goodress knows this is hortation to save. Those who noug! past redemption. It is when nvinl; is_easiest reall; something to save. I have rever been heyond the (Copyright, 193%) ‘To keep Clovelly, England, clean, schoolboys are being hired to pick up ll rubbish. in the streeta. . Apply a little warm: LOIS LEEDS. ¢