Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1929, Page 55

WOMAN'S PAGE, Dress Display at BY MARY If there is evér a time when women )IIV: w perfectly good excuse to dress for eac party, and Judging from the dress dis- play one sees at afternoon bridge par- ties almost everywhere ,women are quite a3 willing to take pains with the small MATERIAL USED LAME PRINTED IN ‘WAS SHEER ‘GREEN. details of their costume for other women er, it is at the afternoon bridge | close Bridge Parties MARSHALL. the ears and cheeks. It should either match the dress or be of black. Long, sleeves are the best selection, bracelets or trailing cuff drapery being entirely out of place on the bridge table. ‘This week's illustrated circular gives directions for smocking, which may ef- fectively be used on children's dresses or on silk or jersey dresses for women. If you would like a copy, please send your stamped, self-addressed envelope to Mary Marshall, care of this paper, | and it will be forwarded to you. (Copyright, 1920.) Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. November 14, 1860—A well known lumber merchant of * this city, who went to Springfield, Ill.. recently on land business, told today of the im- pression made upon him by Abraham | Lincoln, the newly elected President | of the United States, whom he visited | while there. He was taken to call on | Mr. Lincoln the night before the elec- tion by a citizen of Springfield, who | formerly lived in Washington. | ., The visitor from Washington found Mr. Lincoln to be a “frank, genial and kindly gentleman.” not undeserving the soubriquet of ‘“Honest Uncle Abe,” | which has been given to him. | . He was introduced to Mr. Lincoln as |"l Bell and Everett man who didn't 'wnnt an office.” Mr. Lincoln received him with much cordiality and said he was the more welcome for that. ‘The conversation turned upon the excited state of the public mind in the South at the anticipation of his election, of which Mr. Lincoln ex- pressed no doubt. Mr. Lincoln went on to say that in his part of the country, when a man came among:them, they were in the habit of giving him a fair trial and a chance to show his merits or_demerits. Mr. Lincoln - said this was all he wished from the South. That part of the country, he pointed out, has always professed to be law-abiding and Con- stitution-loving, placing its reliance on the Constitution and the laws of the land. Mr. Lincoln declared that as far as he was concerned these would be fulfilled to the fullest extent. Several merchants whose places of business are on Pennsylvania avenue made inquirias today to ascertain the proper officer to protect their prop- erty from injury by boys playing ball on the avenue. They complained that t,hedlr “:h;' ‘windows dm" edn broken and the en: red. Appar« enty very fitte wisenion s paia to this violation of the law, which annoys citizens in many parts of the city, The act of June 3, 1853, is very definite, declaring that it shall be un- lawful for any person to play foot ball, or any other game with a ball, or bandy, shindy, etc., on any street, ave- are draped closely to nue or alley of the city. The penal :(g violal “h one dollar tor::"ct; fense, or not more than sixty n the workhouse. 5 & The comedy of * E Van Winkle, with Joe Jefferson playing Old Rip, was given, with much eclat at the theatre here again tonight. The house was crowded and the audience ap- glmlded Mr. Jefferson continuously as e went through the performance with his characteristic skill. He will remain here only two more nights. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. One of my readers gets her thumb right square on a fiat-headed tack and pushes when she says, “If mothers had more imagination there would be fewer irritable and more contented babies. I have “knowh “both objects of new shapes an fascinating new possibili- ties from baby’s angle. 1t was the following letter, from Mrs, . P, A, which urged me to stress this particular subject today. She writes: “Your department has been a source of great interest to me, and now my husband and I read it together and save many articles for future reference. ke . been feeding according to your leafiet with the doctor’ lfl'n! 7thu. Isn't there danger of bow- egs: p “I followed your article suggesting how to smuse & baby with 5',,;‘.'.“5 few toys at a time and he is fascinated by them. I have devised several forms of amusement which other mothers it toy by an elastic a strong hook or chandelier, and baby plays with it like a kitten. I place toys a light, strong cardboard box and leave it in different corners of the and let him find it. He enjoys tting the box and spill the toys. He likes toys placed in a cuj too, turally from fruits of his discovery. If baby wants spool that is too small for safety, tie several together. Thev make a toy and avoid the necessity of refusing him the one and thus disappointing him. If mothers had more imagination there would be fewer irritable and more contented babies. I have known -t ity for a_month or two New Way to Improve Skin sy T shesld e MELLO, revents lai o rge pores. stays om longer, preciate ¥ e -GLO Face Po wely ine. Try itl 00D COFFEE like Wilkins Coffee deserves the fre- quent deliveries which are THE I Everyday, Psychology BY DX. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Autosuggestion. A young woman who once had a painful experience with a bee later mistook the humming of an unseen electric fan for ‘a bee. Before this mistaken source of the could be explained to her, she became frightened and to scream, fear- ing another attack. By the time the situation was cleared up, her lower eye- lid was swollen to twice its normal size. This story is told by a reputable psychologist to illustrate autosuggestion. He claims that similar things have often been observed. “Believe it or {not.” We pass to milder examples of autosuggestion, ‘There are lots of people who upon reading some book on pathology begin to imagine they have all the symptoms for all the dieases described. A professor of pathology knows exactly what to look out for when he begins to lecture to the undergraduates: The students begin to g0 to him, fearing that that have this or that disease. The same is true for students visiting hospitals for the in- | sane. Many a beginner begins to wonder whether he himself is after all really balanced. One needs to have a pretty stable temperament to under- take a study of abnormality, physical or mental, Here we have a crying need for a knowledge of the facts of auto- | suggestion on the part of vocational | advisers and teachers. And then there are a lot of people, especially nervous children, who, in order to maximize their waning egos. exaggerate things they have done. In | their accounts they draw heavily upon their imaginations. The whole thing amounts to a gross exaggeration of the facts. Having told it once of twice, they actually believe that what they say is true. Again, we have autosuggestion. something that every parent should know somethin gabout. Also something every judge and jury should have some instructions about, when called upon to consider the testimony of those who suffer from the self-inflicted vagaries of autosuggestion. Less striking are those cases of auto- suggestion wherein a person puts him- self to sleep by counting sheep, or by talking himself to sleep from head to oot. Even if it does work with some people, I am not convinced that it is a good practice. Antosuggestion really needs no encouragement, : (Covyright, 1920.) MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Dramatizing Rhythes. 80od | théy eagerly run to get it. both | when & rhyme or stor ui three pre-school children get much pleasure from dramatizing the simple nursery rhymes, first memoriz- ing them, then acting them. Very little material is needed for costuming, and Our little 3-year-old loves to be Miss Muffett, and finds her stool, bowl and spoon. Often the neighbor children come in to help with the cast of characters. Sometimes is well drama- tized we allow the children to put this on when we have guests as their part in entertaining them. (Copyright, 1929.) PARIS—A black E Jeane Regnys black sat tent leather belt and skirt cut in form.—RIT Rllcl satin revers distinguish Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. Pay Attention. A nice prepossessing young man talked his way into a woman’s good graces. She was induced to trade through him, and for a while things went finely. Not knowing much about market operations, and nnamg her brokerage statement a bit confusing, this woman simply took matters for granted, and spent her winnings. ‘Then the market changed, and losses began to replace gains. She took it in good spirit, confident that she had a short “unlucky streak.” Then one month her statement showed that her rokerage account balance had shrunk from $3,500 to $1,900. It seemed uieting at first, but she quelled her first fears and decided to call on the firm and ask what was wrong. When she- got there she was told that her broker had been given carte blanche by her to trade with her money. That was all they knew about it. Looking up the records in the file they found that she had been evidently satisfied with the arrangement for over four months., The fact luck had turned against her seemed the only plausible reason for her call. As a matter of fact this woman did not know what was going on. Occasion- ally she gave an order to buy or sell, but hecause she did not find her state- ment intelligible, she was unaware of what had been done on each preceding month. We advise women to avoid any arrangement of this sort. It leaves too many loopholes for unscrupulous per- sons to gamble with one's money. If a statement seems a bit vague and com- plex, ask to have it explained. Know what you are holding, whether your instructions have been carried out, and in short what is being done with your money. Of course, it is a felony for any one to convert your funds for his use, but once the harm is done, there is usually little chance for redress. And, as some women have told us, the young man was such a gentleman they hadn't the heart to prosecute. As a matter of fact the broker is often a friend or relative who by what seems like & chance to make easy money for you and himself, 0 Mind your investment business. Give' nebody discretionary power. A woman speculator who depends on T _peo- ple’s ju&‘gent is riding for a fall. Keep your f in human nature by not tempting it too strongly. Misunder- stand of this sort arise fsom a lack of positive instructions from the woman who is investing or trading. Keep your brokerage statements on file, and know what they mean. My Neighbor Says: A wooden stool of correct height for the housewife should be found in every kitchen. Dishes may be washed, ironing done and vegetables prepared just as well 'thllz one is sitting as when standing. To fill a steaming tea-kettle, place a small funnel in the spout to prevent burning your hands in taking off the cover. One tablespoonful of orange juice and one teaspoonful of chopped Maraschino cherries to lad dressing lads. A light-weight rubber bathing cap worn while cooking over the stove protects the hair from Florida Oranges and Grapefruit Bring i Florida’s best to you Recognize them by their weight for size and thin peel FLORIDA—Iand of luxuriant growth— offers you her exotic finest in the sweet- ness and juiciness of her oranges and grapefruit. Here all nature unites in bringing these delicious fruits to their utmost perfection. Gentle tropical showers mingling with days of soft sun- | EVENING STAR, “‘ASHINGTO.\’. D. C., THURSDAY, A\'Q\'EMBER 14, 1929. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Mtermpg\grpoplwudloltul cigar and sneezed, sneezing the match out, nyln’. Yee gods I hope Im not catching a cold. Now Willyum, dont tawk yourself into youve got a cold just on the feeble foundation of one sneeze, ma sed. My goodness I never saw such a person for imagining things a matter with them, she sed. Wich just then she sneezed herself, saying, There, you dont heer me declar- ing myself an incurable invalid just for one passing sneeze. You wouldent take it so litely if you had any ideer of the number of diffrent kinds of germs in the air just now dis- tributing free sampels of diffrent sorts of colds, pop sed. I was just reeding a list of them got up by some docter who apparentiy had nuthing better to do. For instants the peskiest germ of all is the common bumpuslogiss, or, if you wunt to speek of them in the plural, bumpusl ._And bleeve me their and plural, a half a million of them can sit down on the point of a pin without overcrowding, and if you wunt to keep out of trubble Id advise you not A:.lt. wi and stings with the other, depending on how it is introduced to you, formally or informally, but either end carries a wallop that will keep a strong man sneezing for a week, pop séd. Now Willyum if you are making that all up I wish you would stop it any- way, you know my genrel feeling tords germs, ma sed, and pop sed, Its nuth- ing compared to their genrel feeling tords you. Take the droppewiskiss, for instants, plural droppewisky, they go around in 2 armies. One army lites on your chin and tickles, and when you open your-mouth to 1aff the other army pops rite in. he sed. Willyum P. Potts I think your per- feckly terrible, ma sed, and pop sed, You dont meen to say the meer men- tion of germs is enough to make you complain of a cold, do you? and she sed, No T dont, but Im going to take a pill before I go to bed anyway, and keep on laffing if you wunt to. ‘Wich pop did. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. Furniture in the manner of the crafts- men of the eighteenth century in Eng- land holds its standard like sterling sil- ver. It has never been what is termed “out of style,” and those home furnish- ers who are of conservative taste recog- :me the true worth of a piece of this : 1 There are many styles which come and go, but for those who are desirous of homes in good and lasting taste fur- P niture of the Georgian peripd is most attractive. | In the illustration are shown two the manner ¢ two of the | t interesting period— | lwhite (upper) and Chippendale. e Heppelwhite style is most de- lightful for the dining room, and with table and buffet in the same delicate du!;nmn gorgeous atmosphere may be created. ‘The Chippendale ladder-back chair is also appropriate for the dining room,{ but lends itself as charmingly to the hall, living room or library, and is very lovrel‘; against rich printed linen dra- peries. He T d | sound possible, and at first it BEAUTY CHATS is not an article on reduction, about that once a week. There chance for the woman with a figure s long as these compli- dresses that seemed to be made out of bits and pieces were the vogue. BY EDNA KENT FORBES cases of constipation. One pefruit and several ld"'lf‘mlll great difference mr 3 then a careful selection of food, so there is balance, should be consi also. If diet runs to starches ex-- . I your But there is no chance for her any jclusively, omit some of these and add: more. The newest, very newest dresses, the ones for Midwinter and early 'at‘:’nu are made for the slim and lowy figure and they will not look well on any other kind. The Princess line has returned, hips must be held in, blacks flattened, shoulders held straight, alto- gether the woman must work harder than she has ever worked to achieve smartness. The casual dress that hid or flattered the figure is a thing of the past. The great consolation is that dresses really are prettier than they have been for a long time. Obviously, if you're going to show your figure you must have a good one to show. You must take exercises to improve yourself, you must go back to the old-fashioned trick of standing against a door or a wall and flattening your back so that you touch with your shoulders, back and heels as well as the back of your head. may not may not be possible, but you can do it after a little practice and it will greatly in- crease the flexibility you can touch the ‘wall your head and shoulders to the bottom of your spine, if you stand with your heels about four inches away from the wall, and draw up the ab- en and keep the chest out. There ld be s0 little space between you and the wall that you cannot get your hand between it and your waist. Proper bending exercises, as much outdoor exercises as possible, and holding your body correctly will give you the proper figure to set off the new styles. They are sophisticated without being too old. They suit best the woman who does not acknowledge more than 28 years. Pat: You can massage the fatty places over the back of your neck and upper arms and you will not need to take exercises. Dorothy H: It is evident that your red nose follows your sluggish condi- tion, and if you get rid of the constipa- tion you will not have the red nose. “Your extra large appetite, of course, does not improve the condition, either. You can do a great deal for yourself through proper diet. For instance, cit- rus fruit will usually cure all mild The upsets of tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, celery, cauli-: flower and other fresh vegetables to counteract the effect of the starches. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “Gettin’ married is like buildin’ & fire. You got to have somethin’ solid| tohkeep goin’ after the kindlin’ burns out.” Childr®” ‘All children are subject to little upsets. They come at unexpected times. They seem twice as serious in the dead of night. But there’s one form of comfort on which a mother can always rely; good old Castoria, This pure vegetable reparation can’t karm the tiniest infant. Yet mild as it is, it soothes a restless, fretful haby like nothing else. Its quick reiief soon sees the oungster comfortable once more, {uk to sleep. Even an attack of colic, or diarrhea, yields to the soothing influence of Castoria. { Keep Castoria in mind, and keep a bottle in the house—always. Give a few drops to any child | whose tongué is coated, or whose breath is bad, Continue with Castoria until the child is grown! Every drugstore has Castoria; the genuine has Chas. H. Fletcher’ signature on the wrapper, A MESSAGE OF GREATER LEISURE Hundreds of thousands of women owe their present freedom from burdening cleaning tasks to the ‘demonstration of more efficient cleaning given them by a Hoover man. You know that The Hoover removes more dirt per minute than “J other cleaner. But you must see it suctioning up surface ust, sweeping up lint, beating out embedded grit ordinaril, untouched in cleaning, to understand how much time an labor this efficient cleaner saves. The Hoover man will gladly leave The Hoover with you on trial. He will explain the convenient terms— only $6.25 down, the balance monthly — aad the liberal allowance for your old cleaner. Don’t miss: hearing his message when he comes. The Model 543 Hoover, $63.50 cash. THE HOOVER COMPANY NORTH CANTON, OHIO Jhe HOOVER IT BEATS.... asit Sweeps as it Cleans Barber & Ross, Inc. * . Dulin & Martin Co. WILKINS co ' F ‘ . ‘ | ; o Com";’::iward & Lothxv‘I:)t:aMbm-gh & e Authorized Hoover Service, Bank of Commerec & Savings B;d‘.. Natl..7690 shine transimutate a rich, responding soil into gleaming globes heavy,with golden sweetness. Florida oranges and grape- fruit are unsurpassed in flavor, in weight for size, in the quantity and quality of their juice. They are easily recognized by the thinness of their peel. To get the best in oranges and grapefruit say “Florida.” Florida Citrus Growers Clearing House Association, Winter Haven, Florida. our policy, in order to insure its FRESHNESS when you receive it. Wilkins Coffee is always fresh. It /is delivered to your grocer on a regular schedule, like bread. In addition, it is sealed in a moisture proof flavor-conserving carton. [Witkins \COFFE ¢