Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1929, Page 51

FEATURES. Ready-Mado Cl BY MARY ‘The great majority of women I have found really like the present-day cus- tom of buying dresses, suits and coats ready-made. “Even if you could have all the money you wanted to spend on clothes, would you have them made to order or buy them ready-made?” Put that question to a dozen women and you BLACK MOIRE BLOUSE WORN WITH GRAY TWEED SUIT. will probably find that eight or nine are still in favor of the dress or wrap that can be bought off a hanger. Ana if you go on asking questions you alsv will find that most women who make their own clothes do so for reasons Famous Woman Bosses of History Princess Orsini Sought to Give Philip V of Spain Dull- Witted Wife, and Her Downfall Resulted. BY J. P. GLASS. _ “Get Thee from this Spain also had fefhale political bosses. ‘Witness the Princess Orsini, early in the eighteenth éentury. | Even as the funeral of Maria Louise, | wife of Philip V of Spain, was bel:g held, the Princess Orsini laid plans to supply the soverelgn with another wife. ‘The weak Philip, a hypochondriac, had abandoned himself to grief. Be- neath a mask of grave “decorum, !hl‘l rincess spoke of him to Alberoni, the tallan envoy, who rode beside her in the cortege and was her favorite. ““We must find him another bride who will console him,” she said. The wily Alberoni, who was at the court of Philip as the representative of | the Duchy of Parma, answered respect- WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered Tl 5. Patent Oftice. | | Orsini. othing Demand MARSHALL. of economy, though some women do it from the sheer pleasure of doing 1t or the satisfaction to be derived from wearing clothes that are distinctly in- dividual. My own experience has been thar for the woman with a small dress budget the best plan to adopt is to buy some things ready-made and to make some things. Among the things that are almost always more satisfac- |tory and in the long run more eco- nomical when bought ready-made are coats and suits and the rather inex- pensive everyday dress of jersey or tweed which nowadays may be bought at_small cost. There is more actual saving when it comes to the evening dress or formai afternoon dress, the simple Summer dress or the cotton house dress. Sepa- rate blouses, too, may often be made to advantage at home, and this season there are all sorts of interesting ways that the simple tweed suit may be | varied by means of a variety of in- | expensive homemade blouses. | BEAUTY CHATS There are certain facial blemishes, | | usually red marks and sometimes little | | lumps, which hang on, no matter what you do. Diet does not seem to relieve | them, laxatives have no effect on them. These marks may be acne, and I shall write more fully about them later. They are often the result of too much oil in the skin. I would advise you to try the following treatment for a month, al- ways keeping your diet very light, with plenty of fruit, both cooked and raw, and not too much starch. Unless the body functions normally you should take a mild laxative or a Plombiere treat- ment. The rest of the cure is external. ‘There are cold creams which can be rubbed into the skin, which, having been worked well into the pores, auto- matically work themselves out again. ‘Too much of this treatment is too dry- ing, but if your skin is oily you can use one of these creams once a week or even twice a week, but not oftener. You must used your own judgment, for if the skin feels uncomfortable after- ward, obviously it is not good for you. Do not use ordinary oily creams on the skin for a time. Twice a day wash | the face by holding over it a large spongy cloth wrung out of hot water, keeping this hot pack treatment up for about two minutes, followed by one minute of a cold rinse and another minute of an ice rub. This will open the pores of the skin, dispose of & lot of oll, close the porse again and meke the skin feel fresh. If you've no ice room,” she ordered. fully that he would be glad to help. Philip was King, but the real ruler of Spain was the princess, herself cf Italian_descent, since she came of the noble Orsini family, which gave to the church Popes Nicholas III and Bene- dict XTIT. Entering Philip’s family as governess of his children, she had so won his good opinion that she had become his chief adviser. Now the affairs of the king- dom were altogether in her hands. It was unfortunate for her that she had met Alberoni. This man, whose father had been a gardener, Was un- scrupulous. “If you want the King to have a wife whom you can manage easily,” he sald, “I would suggest Elizabeth Farnese, step-daughter of the Duke of Parma. She is a good girl, fattened on Par- mesan cheese and butter, and so illy educated she has not an idea beyond her embroidery.” Furthermore, hinted the Italian, Elizabeth might succeed to the throne of Parma and Spain then would have |a chance to regain her lost Italian provinces. The proposition suited the Princess C:rsml exactly. She arranged the mar- | riage. | _ Alberoni had lied to her. Elizabeta Farnese was a woman of relentless am- bition. Setting out for Spain her first | intention was to get rid of the Princess | The latter met her as she alighted | from her carriage, kissed her hand and offered to conduct her to her apart- +| | princess. —When Washington'’s _leading race track was at_Moffett's Park, near St. Flizabeth's Hospital, in ~ Congress Helghts? | ment, a reception Elizaboth accepted | with the utmost graciousnoss. But they had no sooner entered the Queen's | chamber than she turned on the “Get thee from this room,” she | ordered. “Thou showest thy Queen not the proper respect. Even thy dress is not fit for the occasion.” The amazed princess gasped and | sought to apologize, but Elizabeth would | not listen. She called an officer. | “Arrest this woman,” she said. “And }m that she is sent out of Spain at once.” Needless to say Elizabeth had been schooled in this action by Alberoni. The gardener’s son now became Philip's prime minister. It must be said that he ‘was a good one. | (Copyright. 1920.) | o= An old Elizabethan oak dinner table | was recently sold for $6,400 in London. EASY TO SERVE—EASY TO DIGEST SHRE "WHEA With all the bran of the whole wheat With Shredded Wheat in the home you are ready for every emergency—a quick breakfast for husband DDED THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Good Milk Supply Becomes Potent for Family Health “For some girls, Jookin' at a mirror s vanity; for others I'd call it bravery.” (Copyright. 1920.) BY EDNA KENT FORBES saturate a large pad of cotton in witch hazen and use this. You can use any other facial cleanser and astringents that you want, the good ones usually have ether in them, which is very cleansing. You must never dry the skin out too quickly. If at any time it feels too dry, use a little cold cream as a lubricant. in any case, If you are getting wrinkles use cold cream around the eyes, for these red marks never show here. H. L. M—It depends amount of cream in milk whether it is fattening or not. Try rubbing a piece of cut cucumber into the places where yo:x have the freckles to help lighten the color. A. B—The only thing you could use on your hair that would count for any color that is not a dye would be henna. C. 1. H—Chewing gum would not give your chin any different kind of exercise than that of eating your meals, and there are more effective ways than this to help you. Throw your head far | back between the shoulders and go through a series of chewing movements until you feel all the muscles of chin, cheeks and throat have been thorough- upon the| | 1y exercised. . The family will have a background of which it need not be ashamed nor will it need the doctor so often if there is sufficient milk. It is one of the few foods of which there is no danger of having too much. Of course, it has advanced in price since our childhood days but it's the same old milk, doing its” good work, building straight bones on which to hang good strong, well- built muscles and it keeps the grown folks in repair. ; Packed in the top of the milk bottle with a few down in the milk are those little fellows, so popular these days, called vitamins. The fact that they are shy and evidently dislike being con- spicuous does not mean they are not on hand in the bottle to do their part of the health work ds soon as released. ‘When one thinks of it he realizes there is almost no other food that is good for the person who has a stomach ulcer and equally important in the daily diet of the big, strong man or boy. One does not have tc drink all the milk one needs as it may be eaten made mnto the dishes one enjoys most. Some can remember the good old days on the-farm when the milk pan held clabber or lappered milk and a little sugar or perhaps sugar and cinna- mon were sprinkled on it, and for a supper dish it was just right. the work and helped to make a night of pleasant dreams. What is this food that has made so many boys and girls into happy, healthy, worth-while men and women? It is protein, carbohydrates, calcium, fat and vitamins. When served in a glass to drink we have eight grains of protein, ten of fat, twelve of carbohy- drates, a generous supply of calcium and phosphorus, with some iron, and the A, B and C vitamins. ‘The protein is the building and repair material, the carbohydrate and fat the energy or ‘“go” material, and the calcium and phosphorus are used to make bones and teeth, also nails to protect our fingers and 'toes. There are three different vitamins which help to place all these materials where they are needed in the body. Milk contains all the food essentials to support life, but because of its large amount of water an adult would not be able to consume enough to supply suf- ficient energy and iron, nor would it provide roughage. That is why creamed vegetables are worth eating. The vege- tables furnish the iron and roughage and in this way supplement the milk, while the flour or corn starch used to thicken the milk in making the white sauce furnishes added energy. It did | | D. C, FRIDAY, Cows’ milk is used almost exclusively in this country. In other lands it may be unknown except when canned. A trip into Egypt would necessitate be- coming acquainted with buffalo milk An American family living there usually keeps a goat to furnish the milk for the baby in the family, as it is not easy in that climate to keep milk. There- fore it is more convenient to have a goat in the kitchen or courtyard to milk when it's time for the baby's feed- ing., This means that the milk s clean | and fresh, On the deserts in Arabia camels’ milk is used, usually drunk after it sours. In Italy and the Near East countries goats’ milk is used almost ex- clusively. It is as hard for our friends the Finer Flavor ‘White House Tune in every Monday night on the White House Coffes Radio Concert at 8:30 on WIZ. NOVEMBER 22, 1929. ‘WOMAN'S from across the seas to become ac- customed to our cows’ milk as for the people from these United States to like goats’ milk when served to them abroad. Sour milk, known as bonny clabber, is a form of milk much like buttermilk and has an important hygienic value in disinfecting the intestinal tract. It anakes no difference where one travels, where health is found milk is there in some form. If milk is the conspicuous back- ground in every family pleasure and | health are assured. (Copyright. 1920.) Savory Spinach. Cook two pounds of spinach in the usual way, then drain and chop it fine. | | Cut one medium-sized onion into very | small pleces and brown slightly in two tablespoonfuls of butter. Mix thor- oughly with the spinach, season with salt and pepper, and serve. We challenge world to find a Celery au Gratin. Cook four cupfuls of diced celery in bolling salted water until tender and then drain. Make a sauce with two and one-half tablespoonfuls of butter, two and one-half tablespoonfuls of flour, half a teaspoonful of salt, a pinch of pepper, one cupful of milk and one cupful of water in which the celery was cooked. Butter one cupful of breadcrumbs by stirring them into one tablespoonful of melted butter. Put one-fourth cupful of the crumbs in the bottom of a baking dish and put half of the celery.over them. Place another one-fourth cupful of the crumbs over the celery, and on top of this sprinkle one-fourth cupful of grated cheese. Add the remainder of the celery and pour the sauce over this. Finally, add one-fourth of cheese and one-fourth | cupful of crumbs. Place in a hot oven and bake until well heated through and the crumbs are browned. Serve hot. Lessons in English BY W. L. GOI—D_UN. Words often misused: Do not say, “He is a Chinaman of eminence.” Say, “He is a Chinese of eminence.” ften mispronounced: Dynasty. Pro- nounce di-nas-ti, first 1 as in “die” or as in “din,” accent first syllable. Often misspelled: Acknowledge, ge; acknowledgment, drop the e after the g. Synonyms: Partake, participate, share, Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. 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