Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1929, Page 23

WOMAN'S PAGE. Black Comes Back Into Its Own PR G AR RN BY MARY MARSHALL. Black is the supremely smart color of the season. But there is nothing remarkable about that, because, in one way or another, black is always smart. Black, like white, never becomes actually commonplace so long as the inventive mind of dressmakers and fabric design- ers can think of new ways of using it. And each age of fashion has its own ideas of the way that black should be worn.. Black stockings were once, a very E-FITTING HAT OF BLACK LACE IS WORN WITH BLACK EVENING DRESS. long time ago, accepted as the smart successor to white stockings generally worn all but_hidden under ballooning long skirts. Then black stockings be- came a matter of course and finally in our own age gave way definitely in favor of those of lighter tones. Interestingly enough, black gloves have come into favor again. There is no longer any question of their smart- ness in certain ensembles. They may even be worn with the formal evening dress. The all-black or black-and-white evening costume is especially smart this season and black has come back into its own for the daytime suit and coat. There are rough black fabrics that combine with gray, beige or brown for sports or informal daytime suits and | habif dresses and smooth browns—materials that have no peer for afternoon. “What is the fashionable way to ar- range a little girl's hair? If it is bobbed should it be cut in a bang or arranged to part at one side? How long at the es? Efther in a bang or parted at one side. It should be shaped but not short at the back and short enough at the sides to show at least the tip of the ear. maker consists of a disgram showing how to cut and shape an old-fashioned felt hat to make a hat of the new fash- fon with ofl-lhe-brow:e 1“!‘ rmn:’ o.ux;g close dra at the 3 you like a nop;"wlth sketch of the finished hat and full directions, please send your stamped, self-addressed envelope to Mary Marshall, care of this paper, and it will be forwarded to you. (Copyright, 1929.) Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Meaning of Speech. Once in & while you still run across that old picture entitled “Can’t You Talk?” or something like that. Any- way, the child in the picture is wonder- ing why the dog has nothing to say. Back in the days oé our gun‘n dmot‘l::::. anthropomorphic art was 3 because a correspondingly childish phi- losopHy dictated the sort of questions that were asked about behavior. ’ It has been said that animals do not talk for the simple reason that they have nothing to say. This must mean that they have no ideas. At this point I seem to recall a definition in my old | school grammar, which stated that words were signs of ideas. Now the old picture plus the old say- ing plus the definition in the grammar lead to one conclusion: Speech is con- nected with ideas. To go a step farther, the larger your vocabulary, the larger your storehouse of ideas. So much for | every-day philosophy and old-time ped- ” In these latter days psychology has fallen from grace. It es nothing for granted. It is content to take note merely of the facts of behavior, whether the behaving is done by a dog or human being. * Ac‘mrdlnu to modern psychology, speech is movement. The larger your vocabulary, the more numerous are the ovements you are able to make when gmfmnred y&th something that calls for “verbal behavior.” Speech is there- fore, in the modern sense of the term, a system of reaction patterns. You juire your speech patterns in exactly the same way you acquire every other it. r distant ancestors tried first one acl?e‘:md(word), then another, until they found one that worked. And the ones that worked were the ones that were handed on to us as a sort of social heri- tage in the form of a dictionary. And 50 it happens that you simply imitate these movements—that is, you learn the meaning of words at school. Your h, then, is merely an acquired m of movements found to be success- ful in tHe presence of so many different situations. This week’s help for home dress- (Copyright, 1929.) MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE Special Dispatch to The Star. HOLLYWOOD, Calif,, November 9 (N.AN.A).—Although Alice White and Clara Bow long ago kissed and made friends and voted no longer to feed the gossip writers with material for » gelatin feld, Alice seems to be get- ting the better of the race for popular favor. Next week she starts “Show.Girl in Hollywood,” and the future looks serene. She is no longer troubled with fears of Clara Bow's supremacy. The rivals had an engagement each. I might say a new engagement. There's always one inithe offing. But when Olara Bow let an unbelieving world know that Harry Richman was the gentie of her heart— and groblbly her hand—Alice White wasn't long in showing the village that Sid Bartlett was her boy. And hands off ! ‘While we are on the subject of the Bows I may as well telly of something that lurpened the other night at the Roosevelt. In a big display evening which in- cluded most of the Hollywood stars & SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. @ * ¢ T likes the enemy, better now— ‘cause Daddy ’'splained how ya' allers has to like folks when ya' get ’'em licked. ‘What lots an’ lots my dear Muvver must like me! (Copyright, 1920.) MERRICK. weary. lady was searching for some one who looked different. “Some one,” she explained to me, “with more than mere beauty, Not aristoc- racy, exactly, but personality and style. I picked a girl who obviously wore blonde transformation. = An amazing wig, parted in the center and combed down plainly to be colled in a knot at the nape of the neck. She wore a flesh-colored velvet evening gown cut in |, "4, the latest extravagance of the mode. Slim and tight about her torso, it bil- lowed out nto a_circular skirt with billowing godets. Tiny flesh satin slip- pers twinkled in and out. “The effect was exquisite. I couldn't restrain my _curiosity. I called the manager of the hotel. Who is the new beauty? He glanced across the heads of the dancers. “‘Oh, that,” said he, ‘is Tul Lorraine, Clara Bow’s mothgr-in-law. She di- vorced Robert Bow' a couple of months ago. " A tremendous wave of being your- self has swept the colony. Ladies who | yesterday dieted and were quite proud of their knowledge of calories and the qualities of fat-giving food now tell you with the sweetest smile that “I ‘eat chop, of which they carefully eat only the lean little heart. Moral: Never let your friends know what your appetite is doing. Once two buddies drove stages' in Yellowstone Park. Two big rough and ready guys from the open spaces— Lane Chandler and Gary Cooper. ‘The movies discovered them. They took the boys out of the country, but they couldn’t take the country out of the boys. Theyre both knockouts when they stick to type. Put either one in a dress suit and you somehow wish you hadn't. Gary fell victim to the charms of Lupe Velez, a Vulcanian Latin lady, who advertises the fact of his infatuation at rtunity. y the gentleman stated to an er that “I am not engaged. to ‘elez, have never been engaged e and do not intend being engaged er.” Yet the bets run high in the village that he is already married to her se- cretly. Producers do not encourage matrimony for certain types. It would tend to rob the flaming Lupe &f some of her devastating charm. Yet a mere citizeness can marry with impunity. iLnterv wug:r Pirst Extra—Stocks have fallen to nothing—— Second Extra (with a yawn)—Yeah? Has the price of coffee an’ sinkers gone up enny? (Copyright, 1929, by North American News- paper Alliance.) Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZ, Bonds That Bind. ‘We have had a few inquiries about bond maturities, By that is meant, of course, the date at which bonds are re- deemed. There seems to be a notion among some women investors that long- term boud: ’:fl;r greater advantages for paymen years. tnp.other ‘words some women investors think a bond that has 20 years to run is better than a bond which falls due for payment in two years. As a matter of fact, short-term bonds, or bonds t will mature in a few years, offer greater price stability than long-term ones. What is true of bonds applies to notes and debentures as well. An example of this will illustrate the point clearly and simply. Today high-grade bonds are yielding abou 43, per cent. If you buy a high- grade 47> per cent bond that yields an extra % per cent it will cost you $960. Suppose now that a year hence bond yields increase to 5 per cent. It means that the bond that cost you $960 (re- member it is nominally a 4}, per cent bond) cost buyers a year hence $930, and if you were compelled to sell ;gn is the price that you would receive T it. We trust you have borne in mind in the above example that we have been eiting the case of a long-term bond. Suppose the same bond is going to maturg in 3 years rather tl 15 or 20. At its present yleld of 4% per eent it would be selling at about $992.50. Two years from now if high-grade bonds ‘were yielding 5 per cent your bond would be worth $997.50. The reason, of course, is that ma- ABETH ALLEN. vestors are attracted in numbers to the bond market, as they are likely to be, it may mean a swift decline to 4 per u:‘l ledlsi decline bond P, y lecline prices go up, and women mxu% bonds today or| similar securities find they have appreciated considerably in price, T« the woman who wishes to funds profitably invested this vance will mean little unless s to liquidate some of her . An extra three fourths dxx cent in income wxul be’ more’ attractive than the profit ot a sale. We trust the advantages of short- term securities are understood and that the facts will overcome any prejudices or false beliefs that may exist. . Salt Fish Souffle. Boil one pint of prepared salt fish for 20 minutes. Drain and set aside unti cold. Boil eight good-sized potatoes and mash them smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper and two large tablespoonfuls of three-fourths cupful of stir in two well beaten eggs. a greased baking dish and heat in the oven for about 10 minutes. Beat the whites of two efi' to a stiff froth. Add half a teasponful of salt, then add two beaten egg yolks. Spread this over the top of the fish and retw: 3 to brown. Serve from the same dish | while hot. s Oysters on Toast. Clean and drain one pint of oysters. is ff and that at Ei‘oam.”;\‘»’w‘nifi&' wil bring & full $1.000. Today, however, the yield of high- imade bonds isexceptional, and if in- P i Melt two tablespoons of butter, add LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. The Weakly News. ‘Weather —Genrel. SISSIETY PAGE. Mr. Puds Simkins has such a bad cold he cant taist anything he eats, the result being he has been eating even mor: than usual just for the experi- ment. ‘Wensday afternoon Mr. Shorty Judge crawled through a long empty black pipe where the street is going to be fixed just to prove it was all a ways hollow, and he e out the other end with his hands d clothes all rusty, and he went home and wasent saw any more that day. SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS. 5 pidgins was wawking around in the street looking for things to pick up Sattiday morning, and Benny Potts, Glasses Magee and Leroy Shooster de- cided to make a experiment for the benefit of science and see if you can reely catch berds by Futfin' salt on their tales, and they all went in their houyses 4 diffrent times to get salt and a lot of it axually went on but the ex- periment was a failure, and that after- noon they was all send around to the st:iv{e on the same errand, being to buy salt. 3 POME BY SKINNY MARTIN. A Grate Site. I can sce a man getting arrested And carelessly wawk rite by, And when fire engines wizz rite pass, I let them, for what care I? But the thing I always stop for Even if I have a date, Is a horse laying down on the car tracks With 6 men trying to pull him up strate. LOST AND FOUND. Nuthing. NANCY PAGE Children's Clothes Closets Can Be Orderly BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. In the new house to which the Page family would. soon be moving Aunt Nancy had assigned a room to her niece Joan which would later be the second guest room. As long as Joan's mother remained ill Aunt Nancy planned to keep Joan. But some day she would be going back to her mother. When that happened the room would be avail- able for guests. Nancy had the carpenters fix up the closet so that it would be useful for grown-up or for small child. She knew that it was foolish to tell a child to hang up her clothes when the hooks were beyond the child’s reach. Ac- cordingly two rows of hooks were put e closet. The full length mirror was inside the door. A low shelf was placed at one end. to this were fastened ree stands. Nancy had discovered that these could be fastened in place. Then they did not topple over when a hat was placed upon them. The slanting shelf near the floor held the shoes. At the other end of the closet was the rod or pole on which the clothes hangers were put. The hat shelf had a padded covering and a frilly edging to finish it off Joan was so proud of her closet that she kept it in perfect order and took delight in going in, pulling the light cord which was low enough for her to reach, and then showing it to guests. Peter had decided against the automatic arrangement that puts the light on when door is opened since he was afraid Joan would be . careless about keeping door shut. Later when an adult used the room he planned to install it. Formation of habits 1s mother’s problem. Write to Nancy of this paper. inclosing a stamped. ddressed en- leaflet on Child Care. Fried Spinach Balls.” Mix three cupfuls of cookad, chopped spinach with two tablespoonfuls of but- ter, two tablespoonfuls of grated onicn, two tablespoonfuls of grated cha2se, one egg, « little allspice, and one cupful of fine, dry bread crumbs. Let the com- part of Page, velope, sking for her hat ( bined ingredients stand for ten minutes to swell the bread crumbs, shape in balls, then roll in bread crumbs. Then dip .the balls in egg which has been slightly beaten with half a cupfvl of cold water and roll again in crumbs. Fry in deep fat. Serve at once, or re- heat in the oven when desired. Orange Puff Sauce. Beat the whites of two eggs until very stiff, adding & few grains of salt. Then add two-thirds cupful of powdered sugar slowly, beating constantly. Then and the grated rind and juice of one orange and the juice of half a lemon. Serve with cottage pudding. JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in Etiquette. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. MOTHER SAYS VEAL MAKES BETTER CHICKEN CROQUETS THAN PORK DOES the oysters, and cook until the sauce js slightly thickened, -stirring constantly. Serye on pleces of toasted bread, Oml:u. fish balls, sofe boneless fish d 'r such foods are cut or broken apart with the fork, one piece at & time as eaten. The knife should never be used to cut them, PARIS.—Flowers are worn in the back and on the skirt, and not on the corsage of the new evening dresses. Nicole Groult uses pale blue velvet flowers on a dark blue faille dress. RITA. l DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX I Is the Easy Alimony System Keeping Men From Marriage? EAR MISS DIX—We men are on our guard. We are watching out and get- ting leery of marriage since the divorce records furnish such glowing accounts of women getting divorced and living on alimony on easy street ever after. The records of the city in which I live show for last year: Marriages, 1,147; divorces, 928. Men who have a good business or draw & good salary dare not take a chance where there is only 25 per cent or less of a chance of a marriage venture being & success. They hesitae in assuming the prospective chance of supporting an idle woman of alimony. Change the easy alimony system, then men will not think every woman or girl is a gold digger, and 100 per cent more lonely men would venture into wedlock, and the fair ones would land their meal ‘:lsugité Answer—TI think you are right, Oscar, and I often wonder that any man has the courage to take a chance in the matrimonial lottery when it is run as it is at present. For there is no denying that the cards are stacked against him and that he doesn't get a fair show. In every marriage that is a failure it is the man who has to pay, and pay, and pay, no matter whether he was the one who was at fault or not, and nothing is more iniquitously unjust than that a good upright man, who has done every- thing in. his power to be a model husband, can be divorced by an unprincipled woman and forced by the law to support her the balance of her life. ‘There are just as many bad wives as there are bad husbands, and a large percentage of the women who ask divorces have never made any honest effort to make their marriage a success. Many of them ask for divorces because they were not willing to do house- d didn’t want to have children and wanted to live free ahd independent work ized by having to lives, and it is outrageous that their husbands should be victim! pay these quitters alimony that sentimental judges award them. On the other hand, when a woman has been a good and true and faithful wife, & real helpmate to her husband, and he forsakes her after she is middle- aged for another woman, she is entitled to a fair compensation for the years that he has robbed her of and the service she has given him. No subject is more complicated than the alimony question.. I think it should be settled before a couple gets married, and in these days, when divorce hoVers on the horizon of every couple entering into’the holy estate, that they should have a marriage contract and agree before marriage on what compensa- tion, if any, a man should make to his wife in case they separate. If there are no children and the woman has earned her own living before marriage, there is no reason why she should not take the same sporting chance on marriage that the man does, and not ask for alimony at all. And in every divorce case I think that before a wife is granted alimony she should have to prove by credible witnesses that she has been a good wife, that she has made a comfortable home and has been thrifty and economical and reasonably pleasant to get along with, No man should be forced to pay alimony to & wife who has reneged on her part of the bargain. It is fair that a man should have to support the children he has brought into the world, but supporting an able-bodied woman who has quit on her job is ln&ther matter that should be determined strictly upon the individual cir- cumstances. Certainly alimony should not be permitted to remain the potent source of easy graft that many women fln:ic it to r?te lr;g:l. D&gomy DIX. opyright, 1929. Curtain Rods, Poles and Fixtures BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. HEAVY HANGINGS REQUIRE POLES. When curtaining the windows of a home, do not forget to suit the rods to the style of dral used and to the windows themselves. There are enough kinds of window rods to choose from for all requirements to be met. For heavy draperies curtain poles may be | ha needed rather than metal rods. These | These give a good top poles will take the heaviest textiles |also. . without sagging, which is a feature | Fixtures to hold rods of any sort not to be overlooked. The fixtures that | should be strong and should always be hold the poles must be as sturdy as the | put up with screws, never tacks. The tter pull out, and nothing is much poles demand for their draperies. If several curtains are to go at one | more annoying than to have curtains window, choose the duplex or triple | come down. They seem to fall at the rods. This will save trouble in put- | most inauspicious moments, just as ting up the fixtures and also save the | company is coming and you have no window frame from many screw holes. | t: to ladder and put One set of screws will else they come rods at & windo Just ‘Whatever the of rod, avold ting. those that- to0 Hghts Hoflow cur~ Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. November 9, 1861.—Maj. Gen. Mc- Clellan has taken a house here at the . ‘The of the Army of the Potomac will soon be removed to more convenient and com- mmqummmmmwmu Gen. McClellan and his staff went across the Potomac River_to Vi today, and Gen. McClellan reviewed the Union Army division under Gen. Fitz John Porter. President Lincoln had intended to witness the review, but changed his mind on account of the disagreeable weather. President Lincoln’s order officially announcing the retirement November 1 of Winfield Scott, veteran lieutenant general of the Army; on his own appli- cation, was made public in the press ay. “The American people will hear with sadness and deep emotion,” says the President, “that Gen. Scott ‘with- drawn from the active control of the Army, while the President and a unani- mous cabinet express théir own and the Nation's sympathy in his personal af- fliction and their profound sense of the important public serviees rendered by him to his country during his long and brilliant career, among which will be gratefully distinguished his faithful de- votion to the Constitution, the Union and the Flag when assailed by parrici- dal rebellion.” Adjt. Gen. Thomas’ official order an- nouncing the appointment by President Lincoln of Gen. McClellan to command the Army reads as follows: “The President is pleased to direct that Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan assume the command of the Army of the United States. The headquarters of the Army will be established in the City of Washington. All communica- tions intended for the commanding general will hereafter be addressed di- rect to the adjutant general. The dupli- cate returns, orders and other papers heretofore sent to the assistant adju- tant general, headquarters of the Army, will be discontinued.” ‘The Treasury Department has been rapidly settling during the past week all the accounts of the Army and Navy. ‘These branches of the public service require the earliest attention because of the present hostilities. The claims of private individuals are necessarily post- poned, but they will be attended to as soon as the public exigencies will MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. FEATURES. The Sidewalks BY THORNT A convention in Washington. Dele- gates fill_hotel lobbies and sightseeing busses. Wives are also Merry chatter in the foyers. ‘Wife Dt‘h mfi :e _te—7 -Have you folks in the Lib'ary l”:lx‘wtlmar 'ue—rlo?”lmt Robert says we ;uc:oen o l‘!!) haven't read orus of giggles. IR Delegate rushes up and asks all the men to please hurry up to the meeting which is about ready to be held on the third floor. “Come on, fellows,” he shouts, “don’t hold up the conference.” Sev- eral delegates who had figured on a sightseeing trip re- luctantly leave and go_to the elevator. Delegate’s wife— Oh, ere's Mrs. Umhaha from our . Oh, hello there, Mrs. Umhaha. Mrs. Umhaha waves and calls back and joins the group of women, all of ;hum have met within the past few ours. - Remember this is a national con- vention. Delegate’s wife—Mrs. Umhaha, you must meet all these nice ladies. Mrs. Smith—or is it Brown, and Mrs. er-er- what is the name again, and Mrs.— oh, yes, Timpson. Mrs. Umhaha declares she is de- lighted and explains that she got a run in her stocking while visiting the Capitol yesterday and never was SO embarrassed in her whole life. Every one is duly shocked. Mrs. Brown explains that she visited the White House the day before. “It was beautiful and just what we ex- pected it would—why where did you get those lovely gloves? We had hopedl to see the Hoovers, but—yes, the Wash- stores are most attractive. What's_that? Have you ever tried Peach Blossom soap for it? It brings out all the luster. Yes, we were going to Mount Vernon tomorrow, but my dear, I have so much purchasing to do. If I didn’t take Aunt Nettie something home from Washington she’d never forgive me. Oh, there's Mrs. Filch from our home town. Oh-hoo, Mrs. Flich, come over and meet the ladies. Mrs. Filch says she is delighted and shakes hands. ~ Mrs. Pilch said that when they planned to come to the National Capital they really expected to see things, but her husband has been with the men folks every minute. She says he was up until 2 o'clock this morning singing in one of the other men's Tooms. It was something like “Sweet Adeline,” or “In the Eve- ning by the Moonlight.” . Mrs. Filch says she wants to see all the interesting places in town, but she doesn’t know how she is going to do everything in such a short space of time. She will have to give up a trip to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, she reckons. Mrs, Filch sees Mrs. Jennings from of Washington 'ON FISHER. “Isn’t it funny,” says Mrs. Jennings, “that one has to come to Washis n to see a friend from home who lives only six blocks away?” Mrs. Jennings says she has been so busy shopping that she hasn't seen the State, War and Navy Building. Besides, her husband has been so busy performing his duties as a delegate that he 't taken her anywhere. Mrs. Jennings asks Mrs. Filch if she has heard how old Mrs. Saunders is back home since she fell down the cellar stairs with a panful of preserves. Mrs. Brown says the ladies ought to see the tiny room she and her husband have in the hotel. There is a sudden silence as one of the women points to a distinguished looking man at the hotel desk. “That’s our Congressman,” she says in an ex- cited whisper. “He has something to do with the tariff, John says,” she goes_on. “I'd rather see Dick Barthelmess,” says one woman. “We have enough here for two tables of bridge,” suggests somebody. The men will probably be in conference all day and we can't go without them.” Mrs. Blink says she is sorry, but she really has some mending to do it they plan to go to Mount Vernon to- morTow. Mrs. Gimp says her feet are hurting her something awful, she has walked around so much, and there is nothing so_tiring as sightseeing. Mrs. Jennings says she has sent two dozen postcards home, and she is afraid she has forgotten somebody. Mrs. Fred Lurch, vice president of the Ladies’ Literary Society back home, says she has spent a whole day in the Library, preparing a talk before the ol ition when she gets home. It is entitled “Washington From a Political and Social Viewpoint.” Mrs. Green jo! the group. She ex- plains that she once had a friend in Washington who lived here 25 years ago, and she can't find her ndme in the telephone or city directories. She is sure the girls wonld like to meet her friend, if locate one of the Huff fl boys from back home, 7t seems he got a job with the 4 Government. Mrs. Niff says she would have en-, | joyed her trip to the D. A. R. Hall more if she hadn't been worried about little Willle at home, who has the measles. He has had the whooping cough and diph- theria, and it seems as if the poor child is heir to every disease. Mrs. Whim says she wants to go to the Department of Agriculture and get some peony seeds. Her Representative used to send them seeds, but he doesn't do_it any more.. Elevator door opens and a dozen del- egates rush out and seek their wives. CANT FIND HER IN home. Mrs. Jennings joins the ladies. One mother says: After my baby had broken two nurs- ing bottles in her little bed and suffered several cuts, I made a protector for her tle. I took an old plece of flannel- ette and cut it the shape of the bottle, sewed it up and put a drawstring in the top. Now I slip the bottle into this, tie it up and if she does hleen to hit it so hard that it breaks, all the pleces are in the sack. This little sack also helps to keep the milk at the right tem- perature while baby is drinking it. SUB ROSA BY MIML Some guy has calculated Just how long it takes a modern girl to dress. The modern frock is, of course, a swift one, so that dressing is a matter of seconds. The buttons are few and they use no hooks. But that is no excuse ao.i putting the stop-watch on the bou- oir. It isn't speediness which makes a girl's outfit charming. She may be able to dress as fast as a fireman an- swering an alarm, but she doesn’t want to look as though she were on her way to a fire. A better question than the one about speed is that of purpose. For whom does a girl dress? It's natural to think that the gentle art of attiring is for the purpose of attracting masculine attention. She does see a man when she looks behind her mirror, but the masculine motive isn't enough. No, because the average man, which includes about all of ’em, has very little knowledge of silk and satin, and if you ask him what a girl wore on a certain accasion the answer he makes ne convicts him. He's innocent of -;gnknowled:e on the subject of proper a Ofher people have the notion that a girl dolls up for the purpose of putting others in the shade. She's motivated by the idea of contrast, and looks upon her attire in the light of what the other girls will wear. e, again, you have the man idea butting in a , since the girl gvants to be all set for compe- tition when the boys romp in. Perhaps the whole business of dress- ing has the trousseau idea behind it. A girl is a kind of pretty spider who uses ner clothes to spin a web for the ad- venturous fly. she’s married she may let “i on dress, but if she's sensi- ble she’ll hom e. But, after all, it's safest to assume that a girl dresses for herself. She wants to_make an impression upon her mirror. Her frock is a part of her per- sonality, the expression of her woman- the genuine feathers of a real Nowadays a girl trusts to nature to make her appearance appealing. except in the matter of cosmetics. She re- fuses to trust Dame Nature to give her the proper tint. But her frock is a natural creation without any of the arti- ficialities of the old-style costume worn by women in the days of heavy dressing. Te be well dressed a girl must be slim and speedy. We live in a zippy age when slow-moving dames are outof style. When we are neatly, appropri- ately and modestly clad we have a right to brag about it. Taste is better tains conform to window casements neatly, Inside rods should have incon- spicuous fixtures that fit into side casements so that the curtains hang close to window panes. Because they cover the fl:n merely they are called glass curtains. Solid brass rods cut to order to fit windows and that are pul up firmly with stout fixtures are al- ways satisfying. When decorators measure the windows and attend to get excellent results by careful selection of rods to suit window necessities and then putting them up yourself. This cannot be done in a jiffy nor in any slip-shod way. It takes careful meas- urements, precision in positioning fix- tures, screws and screw driver, and a step ladder that stands firm while you put up the rods. Now that windows are being freshly eep on dressing right in the | St On with the convention. MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. Tall @Girl's Clothes. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) I am 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 162 years old. How much should I wzu?n (2) How can I make myself - look shorter? (3) Wil Would you advise one for me? hair is verv elastic. MIR . Answer—(1) You should weigh be- tween 128 and 138 pounds. (2) Two- plece sport costumes are good for a girl of your height. Choose the skirt and coat of one shade and the blouse of another contrasting tolor. Horizontal lines and ruffies will tend to make your figure look shorter. Avoid the straight, beltless dress if you wish to appear shorter. have godets are becoming and your skirt should be neither very long nor ex- tremely short for everyday wear. For evening the long flowing back and short front or uneven hemline, with huge bows and shirring, is smart. Avoid ous colors and remember that for your type the elegance of simplicity in good materials is in much better taste than extreme styles. (3) A permanent wave will not make your hair gray. Have a ycompetent operator give you the wave. Be sure to give your hair and scalp systematic care afterward, however. your scalp and brush your hair every night and morning. | LOIS LEEDS. Stubborn Blackheads. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) Every night be- fore I go to bed I wash my face with soap and lather it well. I then rinse it off with warm water and then with cold. Is that the thing to do? (2) The skin on my nose dries and it peels ter- ribly. What can I do for this? (3) I am 18 years old; will I ever get rid of blackheads on my face? When I squeeze them out they leave awful red marks. 1Is there any other way that is helpful? (4) Before I go to bed I always put on some vanishing cream and leave it on overnight. Is this the proper cream for night treatments? (5) Is it good to leave cream on the face overnight? (6) Will bleaching the hairs on the upper, lip with peroxide make the hair grow in longer? What is a good bleaching process? BLACK-EYED SUSAN. Answer—While your —method of cleansing the face is fine for some skins, the dry peeling skin on your nose indi- cates that it is too harsh a treatment for your skin. You need gentler treat- ment for both the dry skin and the blackheads. Before you wash your face with soap and water at night, cleanse your skin with a cl ofl or cream. Leave it on a few seconds and then remove it with a soft cloth or tissue juare. Now was it with warm water and a very mild soap. If the water is hard, soften it by adding one table- spoonful of almond meal, oatmeal or cornmeal. Rinse in tepid water and dry momu;hlew, Apply a little of the following salve to the stubborn blackheads and leave it on overnight: One dram ichthyol, two drams zinc oxide, two drams powdered starch, four drams petrolatum. Mix to & smooth salve. In the morning wash your face with warm water, rinse in cold water and dry with a little fric- tion. Twice a week steam the face by holding a towel wrung out in hot water over it. Gently press out the larger blackheads and bathe the nose with warm boric acid solution, which is made by dissolving one: hnptn{ tea- spoonful of boric acid in one pint of boiling water. Allow it to cool. You can rid your face of blackheads by faithful treatments, but you must have patience and not bruise your skin by trying to press out stubborn black- heads. The salve will soften the hard- ened, dry mass so that it may be pressed out easily. After the skin res are thoroughly cleansed, prevent the black- heads returning by keeping the skin ac- tive and well lubricated. After washing your face at bedtime, massage it for a few minutes with an oily cold cream. Remove the excess cream and leave a it feels dry and scaly. (4) Vanishing cream fis foundation cream, but it is enough for your type of skin to be used as a night cream. (5) Use any reliable brand of cold cream or night cream for this purpose. Pat on a mild skin tonic before you apply your face powder. (6) The peroxide and am- monia will bleach the dark facial hairs eventually, but, as you have probably discovered, it is not a very hasty process. No, peroxide will not encouras 3 permanent wave make my hair lflli; s Skirts that flare or | used as a not ofly - bin chin and enlarged facial pores. Please advise me what to do to overcome them. MRS. D. H. YATES. Answer—Neck exercises, correct pos- ture and massage will help to counter- the flabby chin. t bedtime, after cleansing the face and neck cream and soap and water, rinse in hot and cold water al tely. Wear a chin bandage that has been some astringent lotion at night. following may be used regularly: ounces witch-hazel, one-half ounce sim- ple tincture of benzoin, cologne-water, one dram boric acid. Take a few neck-bending and twisting exercises every morning and again at | bedtime. Massage the throat and neck with your fingertips two or three times a day. (2) Enlarged facial pores may eventually be overcome by using a mild utflngent after washing and drying the face or after removing cream. Take more active outdoor exercise, Avoid constipation and indigestion; Coarse and enlarged facial pores need internal adjustments as well as local treatments, however. The use of & Sonp, Sogether With an asitirgens washs soap, er with an as was] will in time overcome e factal pores, and wise selection of your food will in time change the texture of your skin. Exercise will keep your muscles firm and supple. Plenty of fresh air and sunshine are also necessary. ce tice correct posture. LOIS LEEDS. (Copyright, 1929.) AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “The way Jane holds her )‘\nd ups an’ looks around when she's ridin’ in her new limousine always reminds me g: a loose mule in a pasture on Sun-, (Copyright, 1929.) Individual Duck Pies. Make a rich ple dmh of one cupfult of flour and one-half a cupful of this film on the face overnight when| ler vy enough to make b mixture, and blend with a tablespoonful of flour, stirring until smooth. Cut the - in slices, roll out on a floured and put a tablespoonful of the duck' mixture in the center of each slice. Fuld over like a turnover, or roll likd & jelly roll, making sure that the edges Brush the edges ge the wth of the facial hair. Electrolysis dressed for the Thanksgiving festivities and_home- the home decora- | tor may well attention to rods and hangings used to remove the long, h facial hairs permanently. wmw Dear Miss Leeds: I have a flabby AP . are pressed together. with a little water to help make stick, mnll'lv;“modenu ovelx’xmlnd desired, or bake,> This makes a del individual duck pie. ‘ -