Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1929, Page 52

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, FEATURES. NANCY PAGE Joan Helps Nancy Make Apples on Stick. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1929. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. WOMAN'S PAGE. D.. O DorothyDix| Youth Would Make His Fortune Before Marrying MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. Getting Weary by Proxy . —— e ail BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER on Fortune? mportant lax. Close tired eyes, Iet‘|e the mouth Getting tired by proxy is something Relaxation. » naturally form into a smile. Uncon- attempting the job. A person who is Il AR T to guard against. Almost every one has suffered weariness from the work an- other does. In a family this is espe- cially true. A daughter thinks her mother is overdoing when she attempts to do some household task for which she, apparently, has not the strength. A mother, just as frequently, is anxious lest her child, even though grown up, tax her powers of endurance by being constantly “on the go,” or by studying | strength, |not to attempt a job, the doing of gets weary and so retards her recovery when she does the work mentally that she cannot do physically. She realizes that extra work, her work, must fall on some one else, and to that must be | added such care as she has to be given. | Really, when you think of it that way, | just the thought is tiresome. The important thing is to find out what can be done to avoid this getting tired by proxy. One should realize that the satisfaction of work accom- plished is actually so restful, mentall that it reacts on the physique and di- | minishes the physical weariness that | the task might create. To have a mind | | At rest is as relaxing as to have the body inactive. The onlooker, who is powerless to prevent another from working beyond what seems her should find consolation in such an attitude. ‘The worker, on the other hand, should be wary of going against advice which will be upsetting to those near and dear to her. It is for the worker to prevent others getting tired through | IT IS A TIRESOME TASK TO TRY TO PREVENT A DETERMINED PERSON FROM WORKING. too hard, or by doing some mental or physical work that is arduous. In each instance the person who is not doing the work puts a strain on herself that is wearing. She gets tired by proxy. Some Reasons. Perhaps the person doing the work really is quite fit for the labor invelved. | Perhaps the person watching the work is the one who is not able to do it, and 80 finds it tiresome to think of another’s The Sidewalks BY THORNTON FISHER. Generally speaking, Washington is not a demonstrative community. It might seem that important or colorful spectacles fail to elicit the enthusiasm which frequently makes the welkin in other cities. _Visitors often comment on this peculiarity. But it isn't a pecu- liarity at all. When Col, Lindbergh returned from his epochal sky ride to Le Bourget,-save for & few hysterical folks, he drove between ranks of Wash. ington citizens whose modulate cheers were none the less sincere. Orderliness prevailed without the use of police clubs or the driving of mounted men into the crowds. The manner of his reception adequately expressed the spirit of Wash- ington. Its waters run deep. Contrast his reception here with the greeting colonel moved up Broadway to the ticker tape and pages torn from telephone di- rectories rained on the procession. The DAITOW canyon was forced to guard the open automobile in which the young hero rode. New York reacted dif- ferently, but no more enthusiasti- cally than the National Capital, which seems to Have learned the art of sup- pressing the desire to throw hats in the air and otherwise raise whoopee for the benefit of those honored by their country. * Kk K In other cities an alderman or other municipal - representative may attract attention. In Washington national and international figures are so familiar that the average resident seldom turns around when one passes. Just the other day we walked by a man who nearly became President of the United States. We do nét refer to Charles E. Hughes, who is a familiar notable in town. Secretary Mellon may be seen any day walking from the Treasury Building to his home on Massachusetts avenue. In Washington men in the public eye have a freedom unknown to those in other places. They may be said to have a certain privacy even when walking the public streets. Becoming used to seeing them, the Washingtonian goes on his | way without exhibiting the common curiosity. | ik We knew an actor whose popularity | as a matinee idol was the source, strange as it may seem, of annoyance to him. After each performance it was | difficult for him to make his way from the stage entrance to his car. Crowds | pressed about him, eager to see and My Neighbor Says: Cold roast beef should not be cooked in hot gravy for any length of time as the meat in this way becomes toughened. It is better to heat the gravy and | the knowledge that she is working too | To be sure, bein, | wants to accomplish a task is disturb- hard—or what seems too hard to others. held back when one Nancy was arranging the fruit for | the dinner centerpiece. She used her pewter bowl and piled it high with | pears, grapes, pomegranates. oranges | and rosy apples. In the chinks she placed a few highly polished Lady ap- ples, those tiny fruits with yellow skins and one rosy cheek. Joan watched her and begged for some of this and some ing, but working under opposition adds to fatigue. ‘The persons who in spite of all she can say or do cannot prevent another from attempting work that scems too hard has two alternatives. One to fret and worry and get tired usel the other is to relax in the thoug! that the worker has the right to follow | her own judgment, and perhaps the | work will not be so tiresome as she fears, | The person who wishes to work should | be thoughtful of those about her and see to it that she does not go beyond | her strength, but that she takes things | sufficiently easy to prevent others from | worrying. She should hesjtate to give reason for others on her account to get | tired by proxy. | (Copyright, 1929.) s ! - e 1 | Guest Luncheons | At this time of year children like to | have their friends come home with them for luncheon. And the mother who plans carefully can accomplish chil- | dren's guest lunches without too much | trouble. A few cakes of milk chocolate on hand will mean that a little extra tidbit can be added to the simplest home lunch. Most children like milk shakes, and a can of one of the prepared milk- shake powders, chocolate flavored, that can be added to milk and beaten up quickly will make this sort of treat al- ways possible. Most children like jam, and so crack- ers and jam can be drawn on for an- other “treat.” The substantial part of the lunch can always be augmented by the addition of a good dish of baked macaroni, or, hot rice with honey for dessert, or French toast served with sirup. Chil- dren like these things, and they are nourishing as well. . of Washington touch him. Finally he decided to use the front entrance of the theater. Even this ruse failed, and then he re- mained an hour in his dressing room. The admirers, of course, tired of their vigil, and the actor was permitted to leave in peace. * ok K ok A teacher speaks of the change in the teaching profession and the demands made upon the teachers these days. g to know that the duties of a New England school- master in the 1600s were as follows: 1. To act as court messenger. 2. To serve sum- monses. 3. To conduct cer- tain ceremonial of the . To ring the bell for public wor- ship. 6. To dig graves. 7. To take charge of the school. 8, To perform other occasional duties. i ‘The return of the body of Secretary Good to his home in Cedar Rapids re- calls the number of America’s illustri- ous sons who repose in their native soil. ‘While it is true Lincoln was not a na- tive of Illinois, nevertheless, it was in that State that the war President be- gan his climb on the ladder of undying fame. George Washington lies in his native State. So do James Garfield and William McKinley, the other martyr Presidents. Gen. Grant, although an Ohiolan, rests in the magnificent tomb in Riverside Drive, New York City. The longing for home in life is no less than the desire to rest there after death. * ok ok K ‘There is one automobile for nearly every four residents of the District, ac- cording to the latest figures. And the nearly three others ride around wiih the owner. * ok ok K ‘That very foolish feeling strikes the driver when he is held up by a red traffic signal at a few seconds to 12| midnight, and while he is waiting for the green light, the signal ceases for | the night. * ok X We know a man who lives within view of a traffic light and set his watch | by it when it goes on in the morning. | Pickled Cranberries. ‘ ne teaspoonful whole cloves. One | poonful broken stick cinnamon. | Three and a half to four pounds of | suga. One quart vinegar. Eight quarts cranberries, Tie spices in cheesecloth, add to vin- egar with sugar, heat to boiling point, boil five minutes, pour over fruit which has been packed close in earthen jar, place plate over fruit, set one-pound weight on it, cover jar, let it stand in cool place three days, drain off vinegar, reheat with spice bag, boil five min- utes, remove spice bag, put in fruit, heat pour it over the eold meat when you are ready to serve it. To remove seeds from grape- fruit use small candy tongs. Almost any cookie dough may be made into drop cookies by adding more liquid. To prepare mushrooms, wash them, gill side down, in two or three waters, then dry. If the stems are tough pull ‘them out. Scrape the mushrooms with a vegetable knife. The buried treasures in your eyes —-are instantly revealed by Delica Brow. Longer lashes adorably curly 1 new sparkling loveliness in the eye brows smartly shaped immediately appear. Waterproof, a_single appl cation lasts all day. Delica-Brow wili bring out those treasures in your eves and disclose your personality. *Ask for Delica-Brow, brown or black, at any toilet counter. well in the sirup. seal in giass, | Joan.” said her aunt, “I'll make you | gave them an extra polishing. She set of that. “I tell you whi some candied lgples on a stick. Then you can pass these to the guests late in the afternoon.” Forthwith Nancy picked out medium size rosy apples and Joan at rubbing them-until they shone. Then a wooden skewer procured from the butcher shop, was stuck into the blossom end of each apple. They had 12 apples in all. Nancy put two cups sugar, one-half cup light corn sirop and three-quarters cup water in a saucepan. The mixture was stirred until sugar dissolved, then the sirup was boiled without stirring until temperature reached 300 degrees CANDIED ADPDPLE”S Fahrenheit. This is the hard crack or brittle stage when tested in cold water. The saucepan was removed from fire, set into larger pan of hot water. A few drops of red coloring were added and sirup was stirred. Then a few drops of oil of cloves was put in. Nancy held an apple by skewer and twirled it in sirup, drew it out quickly, twirled it about until sirup covered le and then stood skewer in small to al- low coating on apple to harden. Nancy had learned that these apples must be used on day they are made, and that oil of flavoring, not essence is needed. Perhaps you “would rather pass small cakes at tea time. Write to Ni e, care of this paper, inclosing stamped, self- addressed envelope and ask for leafiet, ““Tea Time Dainties " (Copyright. 1929.) AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “I'm goin’ to quit makin’ brown gravy on sundl{ if Pa don't quit wearin’ stiff- bosom shirts or let his whiskers grow out again.” Duchess Potatoes. Press two cupfuls of hot potatoes through a potato ricer, add three table- spoonfuls of butter, half a teaspoonful of salt and the yolks of three eggs slightly beaten. Put the mixture into a pastry bag and press out in the de- sired shape onto a buttered pan. Brown | in the oven. Remove with a broad- bladed knife and use as a garnish for meat or fish. JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in Etiquette. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. DORA, WHO IS PRETTIER BUT NOT Sp DOCILE AS FANNY, SAID, "ONSOUR FIRST PARTY WITH COLLEGE BOVS, WE < [ LEARNED WHY They « ARE_CALLED, N FRESHMEN!’H desniis Do not omit necessary conjunctions. Say “Dora is prettier than but not so docile as Fanny,” or “Dora is pretticr than Fanny, but not so docile.” Docile (doss-il or 'doe-sile) means easy to| teach, easily managed; as, the elephant is a dneile brute: docility (daw-sill-i-ty) | in children is necessary to the reception i Caucas, FURNITURE POLISH is the same wax that has beautified floors for OHN generations SON'’S POLISH . But Dorothy Dix Replies, “Love and Happi- ness You Can’t Put Off” 4¢] DON'T see you about with Mary Blank any more.” I said to & young man of my acquaintance the other day: sweet that I hoped you would make a match.” “It is because she is so pretty and fine and sweet that you don't see me about with her,” he replied. “With a {lrl like Mary absence is better than tons of resolutions to remain platonic, and keep away from her because if I didn't some moonlight night I would hear myself telling her that she was the only one and dooming us both to double . wretchedness. For, you see, dear lady, I am not ready to marry yet. I haven't the price of a wedding ring.” “Wedding rings are not necessarily expensive,” Irreturned, “and generally the plain gold ones outlast those of platinum set with diamonds and -have more | happiness in them.” “Well, I want my fetters gilded,” he went on gayly. “I want to annex a wife to my other pleasures, not subsiitute her for them. I don’t want to give my clubs, my good clothes, my car, my trips, my little luxuries, for the dublous pleasure of living in & cheap bungalow or a two-by-four flat and pushing a perambulator for a Sunday afternoon’s diversion and being harassed and worried wondering where the money is coming from to pay the grocery and the doctor's bills. Besides, after I had pulled A woman down to this sort of penury, how do 1 know that I would still stay in love with her enough to compensate for all the sacrifices I had made for marriage? Mary, for example, is tremendously attractive to me because she is fresh and gay and carefree and always daintily dressed. But suppose she was overworked and tired and shabby and smelled of the kitchen and sterilized milk instead of expensive French perfume? Would she still be as alluring to me or would my tired eyes roam off in search of some other woman who hadn't been up half the night with a sickly baby and fried her complexion out over the cook stove and whose father dressed her up in chiffons? Believe me, I have seen too many romances that petered out under the blight cf the installment collector and too many marriages that went bankrupt just because they were not adequately financed. So none of this marrying cn a shoestring for me. I am going to wait until after I have made my fortune and can afford to marry.” “ v e €6Y70U speak,” I said, “as if love was like a pot of jam that you could order in whenever you felt that you had a little money to spare and that you would like to sweeten up life a bit, but, unfortunately, this is not the case. Love is the gitt of the gods, bestowed capriciously and without regard to our convenience ane esires. “You ean put off marrying until you are 35 or 40 and have an income upon which to support a wife in luxury, but because the hour has struck when you are able financially to marry no miracle will happen that will give you back the rosy idealism of boyhood nor the fire and passion of youth. Nor will it auto- matically supply the beautiful young girl who is madly enamored of you, for it is only in fairy tales that the golden-haired princess always appears at the psychological moment. Of course, at middle age you may fall in love and some woman may fall in love with you, but you cannot count upon this as a certainty. For after we have turned love away from our door and denied it bite and sup, it has a way of leav- ing us and refusing to return to us when we whistle for it. “Certainly no man has a right to marry unless he has some settled way of | supporting & family. There can be neither peace nor happiness nor security in the home where the wolf howls forever outside of the door, where little children fr{ for food and the husband’'s and wife's nerves are ragged with fear for the uture. “But this margin of safety is all that is necessary. It doesn't take riches to marry on. Money doesn't guaranteee domestic felicity, for love and congeniality and understanding and sympathy, the things that make marriage a success, are not for sale over the counter. ¥ i . “SO. T think & man makes a great mistake if he puts off marriage until he has accumulated a fortune, because if he does he misses g0 many of the very best things in life. “He misses the high enthusiasm that sends a youth starry-eyed out on the great adventure, feeling that nothing else matters as long as he has the beloved woman by his side. He misses the dreams that make a man see an angel in some ordinary girl. “For by the time a man is middle-aged he has grown cold and cautious and learned to discount every emotion. He misses the fun of making his first home with his own hands, for no palace that he may subfequently own gver fills a man with the pride and delight of the cottage which he and his brie paid for by the month and where. they painted their own woodwork and varnished their own floors and made their own furniture. He misses knowing that he is loved for himself alone and he misses that comradeship, that close- ness that comes to the man and the woman who have begun at the bottom and wo;‘ke«zhmgether and who have shared every hope and plan and aspiration of each other. “And so, son,” I said, “if T were you I would not wait until I got rich to get married. Love and happiness are two things that you can’t put off. You have to take them now or never. DOROTHY DIX. “she is so pretty and fine and ' One mother says: Sometimes we see a grown-up holding a child by the hand dash across a sireet against the “Stop” signal -when she thinks she sees a the traffic she can get through. We cannot expect children to he our admonition to cross the strest with the signal if we do otherwise ourselves. When I have a child with me I am careful to explain the traffic signal and im) upon the young mind that one should never at- tempt to cross until there is a “Go” sign. Even children who cannot read know green from red and the meaning of the respective colors in traffic. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Me and Skinny Martin was llfim on ::u hrmm l&wh'ltlflnl t{:x;. log! ing 0 happen without any! appen- :n,, and I sed, Hay, G, lets do hing. e:lf rite, what should we do? Skinny S I dont know, G wiszickers cant you think of anything? I sed, and he sed, Sure, lets go around in the back street and wawk fences. O yes, like fun, you ean wawk them all rite but how about me, I always fall off, good nite I thawt you sed you could think of something, I sed. I got a bum knee now from the last fents that I dident stay on. Thats & heck of a ideer, I sed All rite, go ahed and think of some- thing yourself, this is a free country, Skinny sed. All rite, what do you say we tern cartwheels? 1 sed. Lets see who terns the best ones, I sed. Like nit, Skinny sed. You can tern them all rite with your little short legs but I got something to make go around. Nuthing doing. no sir, he sed. All rite then, make one up yourself, what do I care, I dont care what we how about jumping the street and see who can do it in the leest jumps? Skinny said. Thats a good one, he sed. Good one nuthing. thats the heckiest one yet, I sed. No wonder it seems like [y {md one to you with your long legs, l;l,l“ b};ou aint everybody and never ‘Well who is? Skinny 3 Being a good anser., the result being we just kepp on sitting there waiting for_something to happen. Proving what you can do the best &oumfl always seems like the best eer. TUDOR OAK lacking only the calendar virtues of the originals F unusual interest at Mayer & Co. is the vast collection of sturdy English oak . reproductions of XVII Century motif, ex- quisitely carved and with charming indi- viduality., It is a delightfully simple task to walk through this showing and choose pieces for a dining room ensemble or pieces for library, living room and hall. Here you will find pieces reproduced as the originals at the time of their discovery. The buffet above is 66 inches long, at $144; the refectory table opens to 8 feet, at $135; the armoire, $195, and chairs, $22.50 each. Beauty depends upon many things | sciously scowl lines will disappear and and sometimes it all seems so compli- cated that milady becomes discouraged. With the host of creams and lotions on the market, each claiming that in its jars lies the secret of beauty, it is no wonder that she sometimes raises her arms in despair, scarcely knowing which way to turn in order to make the most of that beauty with which nature has endowed her. over the face will come instead a look of serenity and peace. A’ dear old lady was once compli- | mented on the strength of her eyes. She | had never worn glasses and her eyes | seemed never to weary, though she read | a great deal and used her eyes for very fine sewing erhaps.” said she in | planation, “it’s because I've alw But there is one essential to beauty | which cannot be purchased at the most exclusive drug counter or beauty | salon in the world. It is more essen- tial, however, than anything which | money can buy and yet, though it is | with'n the reach of all (perhaps for that very reason) it is often neglected. That essential is relaxation. Every one knows people who sesm never to relax; they go through every day with nerves taut and muscles tense. They may sit down to rest, but do they relax? No, this is a type which seldom indulges in that luxury. If they have nothing else to do they can usually think of something to worry about, and this habit is sure to result in unlovely facial lines as well as other more seri- ous ills. As one medical authority has put it, “Though we may feel that we have developed a long way from the lower animals, there are many things which we could well learn from them. One of the most important things humanity could learn would be to cease worrying. As far as is known no bird ever tried to build more nests than its neighbor; no fox ever fretted because he had only one hole in which to hide; no squirrel ever died of anxiety lest he should not lay by enough nuts for two Winters instead of one, and no dog ever lost any sleep over the fact that he did not have enough bones laid aside for the declining years. While such absolute freedom from concern would not be practical for a civilized race of human beings, surely one may take the lesson seriously enough to make it a point to really relax every muscle and every nerve for a few minutes each day. The remark, “Sometimes she sits and thinks and sometimes she just sits,” has caused many a smile at the expense of the per- son who is accused of doing nothing but just sit. Well, maybe she’ll be the one who has the last laugh after all. It would be a good thing if every one would follow her example for a few minutes daily. Or, better still, lie down to relax. If ible, lie in the posi- tion of an inclined plane, with the feet elevated and the head down. every muscle of the face will be leaning upward instead of down in the usual way.. Blood will naturally rush to the head, thus stimulating circulation in the scalp and facial muscles. But more important than these benefits derived from a few minutes daily in this posi- tion is the perfect relaxation. Forget every problem and every ill which life may have given you. Rest, rest and re- Then | | | given my eyes plenty of rest and re- laxation every day. Not a day has passed in all my life that I have not | sat down for a few minutes, closed my eyes and rested them and my whole body. And several times daily when I'm not using my eyes I have formed the habit of closing them and thus giving them a short rest.” Though this may not have been the sole reason for an unusually strong pair of eyes, it is worth considering, and one thing of which I am quite cer- tain is that this daily habit of relaxa- tion is responsible for the calm, serene beauty of this woman’s countenance. Relaxation will keep wrinkles out of the face more surely than any external treatment and, incidentally, it is just as effective in keeping wrinkles and kinks out of one's mind. — Orange-Nut Mousse. Blanch two-thirds cupful of chopped almonds and brown them in the oven. Mix three-fourths cupful of powdered sugar with one and one-half cupfuls of orange juice and one-fourth cupful of lemon juice. Let stand until the r is thoroughly dissolved. Whip one pint of heavy cream, adding three-fourths cupful of powdered sugar, one ful of vanilla, and t! and combine with the fruit juice mi ture and pour into a fancy mold which has been chilled. Adjust the cover and seal with a strip of cheesecloth dipped in melted butter. The ice hardens the fat and a perfect seal is formed. Pack in equal parts of ice and salt and let stand for three and one-half hours. | This may also be molded in the me- chanical refrigerator. This amount will | rerve eight persons generously. It Completes the Thanksgiving Feast SCHNEIDER’S DVII Tuglish FRUIT CA KE Made of the Very Finest Imported Fru its and Spices ON SALE AT Grocers — Delicatessens and Market Stands The Charles Schneider Baking Co. 413 EYE STREET N.W. Washington’s Own NEV Accept A Substitute MAYER & CO. Between D and E Seventh Street ol - N AaUTEH BE - S Home -Town Bakery JOVISION.