Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1929, Page 19

WOMAN'’S PAGE. Season’s New Hats Are Welcomed BY MARY ‘There is a certain disadvantage about styles that are entirely satisfactory. Unless the hats and wraps and dresses leave something to be desired, there is little chance of having new fash- fons next season. Changes of fashion 88 they come may be looked upon as progressive efforts to make clothes and | accessories that are more becoming, more wearable, and more in keeping with prevailing ideas of smartness. And so0 it may be fortunate that the hat fashions of the season leave some- ABOVE, BROWN FELT CLOCHE FOR | SPORT, WITH MARRON GROS- | GRAIN RIBBON BAND: BELOW, | BLACK SOLEIL CLOCHE-SHAPED HAT, TRIMMED WITH BLACK | AND WHITE STRIPED BAND OF | HATTER'S PLUSH. | | thing to be desired. We have wel-| MARSHALL. reminiscent of the cloche. Handkerchiefs have . always been a favorite sort of Christmas present, and this season large costume handkerchiefs are among the most acceptable presents that one woman can give to another. ‘This week’s circular shows how to make several interesting handkerchiefs of this | sort, trimmed with rhinestones or crys- tal beads. If you would like a copy, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Mary Marshall, care of this paper, and it will be forwarded to you. (Copyright, 1929.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Pop was smoking to himself and I sed, Hay pop, will you advize me about something? Why yes, I feel in a very instructive mood this evening, pop sed, and I sed. Well this afternoon I went a errand for Mrs. Hinkle, and G wizz is was a long errand, too, and there was 12 cents change and it was all in pennies, ani Mrs. Hinkle sed to me, Here, here's 5 cents for you. And she handed them to me and shut the door and here there ‘was 6 insted of 5, I sed. 1 see, there was one cent too many, pop sed, and I sed, Well it dident seem 100 many to me, I mean it was a fearsc long errand and it was worth 6 cents, any how could I tell weather she had put it in on perpose just for a serprize | or weather it was a kind of a mistake? A very intristing ethical problem, and what did you do? pop sed, and I sed, ‘Well I dident feel like ringing the bell and maybe bringing her all & ways down stairs agen just for a cent, espe- cially if it wasent reely her cent, but I dident feel like keeping it either, espe- cially if it wasent my cent, and of corse she’s kind of stingy and even 5 cents is a lot for her to give, so I dident know what to do so I dident do it, and thats just it, and thats why Im asking you. And thats why Il tell you, pop, sed. After all theres nuthing in this werld so valuable as a cleer conscience. All lite harted, laffing peeple have cleer consciences. So even at the risk of ser ously disterbing Mrs. Hinkle, I think I would run over there rite now and ask her point blank and settle the matter comed these new hats because they are different, but many of us have found | them trying, if not actually unbecom- | ing. And few women, I suppose, would | grant that one of the new off-the-brow, down-at-the-back felt hats is as wear- eble or as practical as the old-time | cloche. Cloches were, in fact, too wearable, | t0 becoming—and the time came when milliners would gladly have seen every last one of them sunk in the Seine or the Hudson or Lake Michigan. ‘They were so generally popular that! millinery feshions were virtually at a standstill until the break was finally | made in the direction of the present bennet type of hat. | But don’t imagine that the cloche has entirely passed from the field of fashion. or that every one who wears | 8 hat of this type is out of dat>. With- in the past few wecks several hats of | this sort have ccme into the picture Strzight Talks to Women About Money for all time, he sed. But gosh, pop, that wont be easy, be- cause while I dident know what to do abont it I spent the 6 cents, I sed, and pop sed, Well, that almost gives the thing an international aspect. Well here, here's a cent to redeem your con- science in case its necessary, he sed. Can I keep it if she says it wasent a mistake? I sed. and pop sed, We'll see. Proberly meening yes, and I ran over to Mrs. Hinkles house and came back, say- ing to pop. G wizz, whats you know | about that, she thanked me for my hon- esty and went and took it, of all the derty mean tricks. Ha ha ha ha, pop sed laffing like any- thing. Excuse my mirth but a con- science has been cleered and somebos awt to be lite harted and laffing, so as ll’lnng ;s your not it mite as well be me e sed. Wich he kepp on being for about 5 minnits. BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. Did You Scale Your Orders? | During the recent stock market crisis | hizhest and the lowest prick at which the k sold. | Ordinarily an entire scale order is | that are definitely new and yet strongly THE EVENING S&‘AR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929. Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. November 30, 1860—The Washington, | Fredericksburg and Richmond Railway and Steamboat Companies are quietly but steadily improving their transport- ing facilities jn a substantial and per- manent manner. On the land portion of the route heavy “T” rail has been subsituted from of Aquia Creek, but owing to the early approach of Winter operations have been stopped until the opening of ! Spring. Cars of approved models for day and night service are being con- structed and extensive improvements in their locomotive power are projected. On the water portion of the route— between Washington and Aquia Creek |by way of the Potomac River—large sums of money have been expended. The steamers Baltimore, Powhatan and Mount Vernon have been thoroughly re- paired and several improvements added. The magnificent iron steamer Balti- more, which paid a transient visit to Washington last season and was se- lected as the most becoming conveyance on which to bring the Japanese em- bassy to the Federal Metropolis, has just been purchased and in a few days will supersede the Mount Vernon in_the daily service, under command of Capt. Reynold, a well tried and accommoda ing officer. The Powhatan, under Capt. Charles Mitchell, whose name and services are well known here, will perform the usual nightly service on the river, J. F. Brown, secretary in charge of {the Washington Gas Light Co., an- nounced today that the price of gas after December 31, 1860, will be only $3.15 per thousand feet to all prompt- i paying consumers instead of $3.50 as heretofore. There has been a gradual reduction in the price of gas in Wash- ington ever since its introduction here in 1848 by the Washington Gas Light Co. During the first two years the price was $8 per thousand feet. By 1850 it had dropped to $6.40. Two ears later it was $4 and the present price of $3.50 was fixed in 1857. With a capital of $500,000 actually expepded in the business, with new works capable of producing 800,000 feet of gas every 24 hours and storing 1,000,- 000 feet, with 50 miles of street mains covering all parts of the city, so laid as to admit of any future extension, the Washington Gas Light Co. is in a posi- tion to improve its service to the public and reduce the price of gas from time to time as improvements are made and the consumption of gas increases. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. T T B I did you “scale” your investment-buying not executed, but even when executed | [ orders? | In many _news . accounis women read of “scale-buying” -being done in volume, and it was alleged to be one of the contributing factors to falling pri | ing the latter, woman in- westors should learn the technique of scale-buying. It will not only conserve their funds, but enable them to buy more economically, and san Scale-buying consists of giving orders that are scaled down in price. That is, instead of ordering a stock to be bought at one price, you order it to be bought at_a successlon of prices. Each successive price is lower than the preceding one. If one’s order is entirely executed. the price one pays| for her stock is the averige between the | NANCY PAGE Even Unbalanced Lamps Can Be Remedied. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. | stock should be bought unless it is sell- One of Naney's friends was a great bargain h ~ No matter what the sale might be, Martha found something to buy. But usually her purchases were not so satisfactory when viewed | in the cold light of the day after the | sale. One of the stores had advertised | 8 special lamp sale. Martha came | home and announced in great glee that ' the had purchased two lamps. “One has a nice figured silk shade and the other is a stunning black base with a pleated paper shade. Really, I don't see how they can sell things so cheap- |a hot oven, and bake until brown. | Iy. Do come over tomorrow, Nancy, and see them.” Nancy promised to go. The next ‘day. Martha was more eritical. “Those lamps I bought yes- terday are not quite right. See the way the lamp fixture shows in the &ilk one. And the paper shade comes down so far on the black base one that most of the base is hidden and ther is no chance for the light to radiate.” | Nancy suggested that Martha put a ruffied strip of crisp taffeta picoted in points around the base of the silk shade. This covered the framework cf the lamp fixture. The paper shade was taken from its frame and folded tightly. With a pair of scissors one and one-half inches were cut from the bottom. A smaller frame was purchased for a small sum and the abbreviated shade was attached to this. looking Christmas gifts which were in truth bargains. Budget. _are useful around . Christmas. | sugar, a cupful of mixed chopped fruit, Then Martha had two good | in part it represents a saving for the investor. | igures may f{llustrate this form of buying in an even more lucid way. | You decide that a certain stock is a | sound, seasoned investment. It seems to | be selling a bit too high in price. The market is undergoing adjustment, and | it is probable that your stock will sell at_lower-price levels. You talk it over with your broker. and decide that the stock will be an attrac- tive purchase at a specified price. You | place your initial buying, order for 10 chares. let’s assume, at $50 per share. If the stock goes lower than that you believe it will be in the bargain class, so you place another order for 10 shares at $45 per share, and a final order for 10 shares at $40 per share. You wait patiently, and there is a setback in the stock: it sells as low as $44 a share and quickly recovers to $49. You therefore own 20 shares at an aver- age price of $47.50 and can put away in your safe deposit box a desirable investment at close to its bottom price. Scale-buying may be done over a period of a day, a week, or a month. This should be borne in mind. No ing at or near its approximate value as that is based on vield and earnings. | The fact a stock may be picked up at cheap prices does not mean the stock is desirable at any price. . Stuffed Onions. Peel six large onfons and cook them in boiling salted water until almost tender. | Remove from the water and take out | the inner portions of the onions, leav- | ing the outside layers in the shape of a cup. Chop the portions of the onions which have been removed and mix with | one cupful of dried bread crumbs. Melt | two tablespoonfuls of butter, add to it the chopped onion, bread crumbs, half a teaspoonful of salt, a little pepper, half a teaspoonful of celery salt, and stir all together for a few minutes over the fire. Now add one-fourth cupful of | milk, and if this is not enough to make | the stuffing moist, add more. Fill the | onion shells with this stuffing, place in Serve at once. Brown Bread Pudding. Grate on a rather coarse grater enough Boston brown bread to fill a pint measure. Mix with three-fourths cupful of fruit sirup, half a cupful of such as figs, dates and raisins, and a pint of cream. Freeze as ucual, keeping the mixture well stirred. When stiff serve in sherbet glasses, with fruit on top, either canned or fresh, and pipe some whipped cream around each, serv- | ing to make a decorative border. DAILY DIET RECIPE SPICED GEMS. Solid vegetable shortening, one- helf cup. Egg, one, Flour, two cups. Raisins, one cup. Brown sugar, one cup. Sour milk, one cup. Soda, one teaspoon. Cloves, one teaspoon. Cinnamon, one teaspoon. Nutmeg, one teaspoon. Walnuts, one-half cup. Makes about 18 or 24 cakes. Blend shortening, sugar and egg together. Add sour milk. Sift dry ingredients together and add raisins and nuts. Add this to first mixture. Pour into greased muffin tins or into paper baking cups and bake in mod- erate oven (350 degrees F.) for 15 to 20 minutes. Can be iced or eaten plain. DIET NOTE. | Recipe furnishes starch, pro- | tein, some fat. Much lime and iron present, but vitamins have been damaged by action of the baking soda. Can be eaten in moderation by adults of normal digestion who are of average or Write to Nancy Page, care of this inclosing '8 stamped. self-addresse velope. Ask for her leaflet called Budgets (Copyrisht, 1920.) under weight. Could be given to Drandpa say “It look like snow. Well, it don't look like nuffin’ ob th’ sort, it's too black-lookin' fer 'at. AUTUMN BY D. C. PEATTIE. The world, one of these nights, will go to bed while the air still has a lingering hint of balm in it, as if In- dian Summer were not quite willing to depart vet. In the moist and misty air the crickets still shrill in the quiet grass; the Winter coat, the Winter olanket are still stored away. Then, in the dark hours, a wind will rise, blowing the mist and balm away. You will waken stiff and cold while it is still dark, and hunt shivering for an- other blanket. Lying awake, you hear the house boards begin to crack and snap, with ghostly footfalls in the attic, in the rooms downstairs, in the hall outside. When morning comes, the sky is an empty, chilly blue; the wind still bounces down the street, and the news- boy’s breath, as he lopes in the wee hours past your door, comes out in visible white puffs. And Autumn is over. ‘The frost, that steely besieger, has moved upon our citadel. A city-goer may notice no more of this than that the sidewalk for a few hours shows a faint and lovely frost, the fallen leaves are silvery with it. The country- man will tell you that persimmons now are ripe, and_papaws to be had for the picking. The gardener finds that the last late zinnias and marigolds are stiff; hopefully he brings them in the house, and thrusts their stems in and flop over. ~ So frost has taken our first citadels, and the chilly rabbit in the woods Jumps fast to keep warm, and the wee bird huddles on its perch, its head beneath its wing. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often misused: Do not confuse “ingenious”. (talented, clever) with *in- genuous” (free from reserve, open, frank). Often mispronounced: ~Remediablc Pronounce re-me-di-a-bl, both e's as in ble. Synonyms: ticular. Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Denunciation: act of 'denouncing, or accusing_publicly “Then followed the lawyer's bitter de- nunciation.” Nice, discriminating, par- [ water, but as they thaw they blacken “me,” 1 as in “it,” accent second sylla- | Richmond to a point within three miles | i substitute for it. | | “It takes a long time these find a girl who likes cookin’, and even children 12 years and over occa- i sionally. then you can't be sure that you're gonna like it too.” (Camrright, 1020.) ¢ 4 PARIS.—Intertwined lengths of emerald-green chiffon, twisted together in front, achieve the sophistication of Augusta Bernard's emerald-greechlhlflon dance dress with fishtail train. DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX EAR MISS DIX: Should a woman follow the dictates of her heart or her head when marrying? My sister thinks one way, I the other. What dflAz;o;‘lE{Bly? D Answer: T do not think that there can be any happy or successful marriage unless both the head and heart equally participate. You cannot afford to do ‘without either one when you pick out a husband or a wife. Certainly love is indispensable in marriage. Wordly advantages do not take its place. Nor res) abstract appreciation of an individual's worth. Nor liking. A man may appreciate that a woman has every charm and virtue. She may come up to his ideal of perfect womanhood. He may know that she would make They may be interested in the same things, have the same tastes and habits, and be congenial in every respect, but unless he has that intangible feeling for her that we call love, unless he thrills at her touch and for some reason that he cannot explain to himself she has some allure for him that no other woman has, he will not be happy if he marries her. him a model wife. And the same thing is even more true of women. The woman who marries | | 2 man because he is a good match, because he can provide for her and give her the things she wants, or because he is a fine and honorable man and she knows that he will be good to her, or because she is getting along in years and wisdom counsels her that this is probably her last chance to settle herself in a home of her own, is never happy, no matter how hard her husbgnd tries to make her so, nor how appreciative she is of all his goodness to her, nor how much she admires 1 him as a man. Liking isn't loving. If we trusted to our heads alone to guide us in marriage we should make safe and sane unions with men and women w! health and who were moral and sober and industrious, and we should feel toward { them just about as we do toward our business partners, and the holy estate ‘would be dull and flat and with no thrill left in it. But, on the other hand, if we marry solely for love and with no thought of future consequences, we bring even worse misery does not stand the wear and tear of antagonistic personalities, nor does it often survive the strain of shame or poverty. | in love with a girl when he marries her, he is not happy with her if she develops into a shrew or a peevish neurotic, or if she keeps his nose to the grindstone and balks his ambitions by her extravagance. or if she is a sloven and a poor housekeeper. Nor is any girl happy who marries a drunkard or a roue or a ne'er-do-well, no matter how much he intrigues her heart. Indeed the more she loves him, the more miserable she is as she sees him throwing himself away on drink, or as she watches his philandering. Nor can love reconcile her to being shabby and down at the heel and seeing her children lack the advantages that should be theirs. And o it is only when the heart and the head both put their O. K. on & marriage that it is happy and successful. We must have love in marriage, but the only love that endures is that which is founded on respect. Origin of Modern Chair Backs BY LYDIA LE BaRCN WALKER. THE CHAIR BACK OR ANTIMACASSAR PICTURED SHOWS THE PAT'i‘ERN IN AN ATTRACTIVE USE. ‘The present vogue of antimacassars is due to the popularity of overstuffed furniture. In olden times when this furniture was previously favored, men and women used an unguent for the hair. This ofl was called macassar. It would soil the upholstery that it touched. As heads would rest back upon upholstered chairs, tidies were needed (o protect the textile. These took the name of antimacassars. ‘There is also a natural oil to the hair. So although this macassar ofl is not in fashionable use today, there re- mains a certain danger of upholstery becoming sofled merely by contact with ;.lhz natural and necessary ofl of the air. Previous to the present vogue for overstuffed furniture, many of the chairs had high backs of wood, some- times plain and sometimes handsomely carved, and many of the so-called easy chairs had backs so low that there was no inclination to lounge in them and rest the head, however weary, against the backs. The overstuffed furniture, therefore, is actually responsible for the present name of “chair back.” Historical records state that when the antimacassar first was in use it was of stiff, uncomfortaglp crochet. Later days to | the return of the Nothing else is a satisfactory ct, nor Nor friendship. had tidy bank accounts and good upon ourselves, because love No matter how wildly a man may be' DOROTHY DIX. DANGEROUS DAYS } There are so many forms of doom, 50 many roadways to the tomb, that caution will not do; men eat the sort of things they hate, that they may not be overweight, then perish of the flu. Man says, “I would be strong and well, so I will walk through' dale and dell some seven miles or nine, for it's or- dained by savants wise that man must have much exercise if he'd be feeling fine.” He sees me basking in the shade and_says, “Well, neighbor, I'm afraid you'll soon be dead and gone; you are too fat to stay alive; it's exercise that makes men thrive, that builds up thew and brawn.” And while he speeds upon his way there comes along a truck or dray that cuts short his career; -the | crowner comes and holds his quest, what_time the sun sinks in the wes and fits him for the bier. ‘Then I re. mark, “If he had stayed, as I did, in this oak tree's shade, he might be standing pat”; but who can say? The lightning stroke might then have slain this spreading oak, and also knocked him flat. I had a neighbor once who! said our city water claimed its dead.! its mission was to slay; for it was full of noxious germs, and everything that writhes and squirms, and drives good health away. So every day he took a jar and walked away to springs afar for water that was pure; one day he wet his feet and knees and then’ de- veloped a disease for which there was no cure. So many perils lie in wait for every tolling human skate we should forget them all, and jog along our destined way attempting to be blithe and gay until at last we fall. We may protect ourselves from one, but while we say, “The danger’s done,” another one arrives; while we are dodging some one's wain there falls a sandbag from a plane and robs us of our lives. ‘WALT MASON. (Copyright, 1929.) DAILY PATTERN SERVICE. It's Cute! A cute kiddie dress of printed cotton broadcloth in red and White tones, box- plaits the front from shoulders to hem. The one-piece back is slightly flared to- ward hem. - A Peter Pan collar of plain white broadcloth uses a buttonhole stitch to finish edge worked in matching red heavy floss, with corresponding treat- ment in turn-back flared cuffs and in front tab closing fastened with huge red bone buttons. Style No. 987 is designed for the littie girl of 2, 4, 6 and 8 years, who spends a great deal of her time in play. The generously full width of skirt allows plenty of freedom for activity. It will interest mother, for it is so easily made, for it is really just a one- piece affair to be pressed into p! front, and then it is ready to close side and shoulder seams. French blue pique dotted in white 'll;h plain white contrast is very practi- cal. Chambray in nile green, rose, daffodil yellow or light blue with white pique contrast is very fashionable. Orchid and white checked gingham with white organdie trim piqued in the gingham is adorable. ‘Wool challis prints, wool jersey in pas- tel shades and prints, sprigged dimity, striped percale, linen and crepe de chine appropriate, For a Dattern of this style, send 15 cents in stamps or coin directly to The Washing- ton Star's New York Fashion Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth street, New York. We suggest that when you send for pattern. you incloge 10 cents additional for a copy of our new Fall and Winter Fashion Magazine. MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Sliced Bananas. Wheat Cereal with Cream. Vegetable Hash. Spoon Bread. Ccffee. LUNCHEON. on it became less objectionable, but so common that it lost prestige. Today chair backs are so handsome that they add to rather than detract from the artistry of the furniture. Today a pattern is offered free, with the compliments of the writer, artist, and this paper. It can be used either for crochet, cross stitch, darning or other embroidery. The _illustration gives one effective way of using the butterfly design to ornament a chair back. To secure the pattern, inclose a self-addressed and stamped envelope in one directed to Lydia Le Baron Walker, care of this paper. Please do not expect a pattern without the S. A. 8. E. inclosed. If pattern gives out another will be substituted. ‘The design can be worked in filet crochet for which counted stitchery di- rections are given with the pictured pattern. Use a wide spaced filet net for embroidery and run in the butterfly in darning stitching, using two or more strands of working medium to match the foundation net or in artistic con- trast. Theatrical gauze is another fine material from which to make these “tidies.” Natural colored, rather fine linen thread is recommended for filet crochet chair backs. The pattern can be in scores of ways to ornament Christmas presents. . Minced Turkey on Toast. Stuffed Celery. Olives. Banana and Orange Salad. Creole Cake. Tea. DINNER. Mock Bisque Soup. Lamb Chops. French Fried Potatoes. Green Pea. Stuffed Pe Raisin Pie. Cof pers. ee. SPOON BREAD. Pour cne cupful boiling water over one cupful white cornmeal and let stand until cool. Add one cupful cold bolled rice, one-half teaspoonful salt, three beaten eggs, one and one-half cupfuls milk and two teaspoonfuls baking powder. Beat thoroughly, pour into a buttered baking dish and bake in a moderate oven. CREOLE CAKE. One-half cupful butter, two cupfuls brown sugar, yolks of three eggs, one-half cupful cocoa, one-half cup hot strong coffee, one teaspoonful scda, .one-half cupful sour heavy cream, two cupfuls flour, whites of two eggs beaten stiff. Cream butter, add sugar gradually while beating constantly, then add yolks beaten until thick. Add coffee to cocoa and let cool, then add to butter mixture. * Sift flour and add alternately with cream in which scda has been dissolved. Beat well and fold in white. Bake in layers in moderate oven. Put ‘layers together, when cool, with boiled frosting made by pouring hot sirup over heaten white of egg.. Cover top with frosting, and when set spread with a thin layer of melted chocolate. RAISIN PIE. One cupful raisins, cut fine: one cupful sour milk, one cupful sugar, two eggs, juice of one lemon, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of cinnamog, one-half teaspoonful of mace, a'pinch of cloves, bits of butter on top. Bake with two crusts. FEATURES.’ BY LOIS Developing the Muscles. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) I would like a f>w exercises for developing the leg muscles below the knee. (2) I am 19 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall and weigh 120 pounds. Is that correct? (3) I have hazel eyes, blonde hair and light complexion. What colors should I wear? —MISS ALICE D. Answer — Swimming, dancing and hiking are fine exercises for developing well gormed legs. Knee-bending exer- cises and high kicking are also good. Stand with heels together, hands on hips. Slowly bend the knees outward until you are sitting on your heel Keep your back straight. Rise slow and repeat 10 to 20 times. When your muscles become accustomed to this ex- ercise, practice the Russian dance steps for & few minutes. Then try high kick- ing. Keep your knee straight and your toes pointed, kick your leg forward 20 | times. Keep your leg well stretched | from your hip to toe during this exer- | cise. Repeat with each leg the same number of times. Walk around the | room on your tiptoes, every night and morning. (2) Your weight is correct | for your age and height. (3) The fol- | lowing colors are becoming for your | type: Cream-white, pastel shades in orchid, blue, gray, vellow and green, | green-blue, Sherwood green, almond green, greenish yellow, bronze, Bur- gundy, brownish red, turquoise blue, delft blue, peacock, dove gray, blue- violet, delicate pinks, light brick and fawn, warm tans and browns. LOIS LEEDS. How to Gain Weight. | Dear Miss Leeds: I would like to gain a few pounds. I am 22 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall and weigh only 100 pounds I would like to know how to develop my chest znd bust. My measurements are: Neck, 12; bust, 29; waist, 25; calf, 12; ankle, 715, MISS DOROTHY R. Answer—Yes, indeed, I agree with you and I think that you are very sen- sible to want to bring your weight up normal. There is a vast difference be- tween being slender and being thin. The former state is desirable, but the latter is not. Excessive thinness denotes physical inferiority and every normal girl wants the marks of health and beauty, the well rounded corners, clear, smooth skin and sparkling eyes which are indicative of a well regulated and well nourished body. While you prob- ably have small bdnes and will never weigh as much as a girl of your age and height who has a heavier frame, I feel that you could gain a few extra pounds of firm, healthy flesh. There are several points to be con- sidered in any weight gaining or re- MILADY BEAUTIFUL LEEDS, symptoms which may indicate disease. ‘The only way to find out is to consult your physician. The next point is to develop a keen’ appetite and choose well balanced, nourishing meals. Fats such as cream, butter, oll, bacon and cheese should be used freely. Milk may be added to each meal or taken between meals. Drink at least one quart of milk extra each day. Fruits and vegetables stimulate the appetite as well as supply valuable vitamins, minerals and rough- ) i age which are necessary for the health, ‘The next point is to learn to relax nerv- ous tensions before and after eating, for what is the use of eating nourishing food if it is not properly digested and assimilated? Worry and the habit of muscular tension, eating while tired or nervous and eating too quickly keep a great many people from gaining weight. Thin, highly strung nervous individuals must learn to relax especially before and after meals if they expect to develop well knit, shapely figures. Another im- portant point is to spend an hour or | more in the fresh air and sunshine daily. A moderate amount of exercise in the fresh air is very helpful, but too | vigorous or strenuous exercise will make you too tired and nervous to eat. Have an interesting hobby that will take you out of doors every day. The last point is sufficient sleep and rest in a well ventilated bedroom. Learn to relax before you go to bed and take none but restful, soothing thoughts to bed with you. Avoid mental strain; Reading an exciting book or thinking about tomorrow's work will interfere with a sound, restful sleep. LOIS LEEDS. Mr. E. W.—Your weight is exactly right for your age and height. I would suggest seeing your physician regarding the bones and the knee joint. Prob- ably he will be able to adjust them for you, but for a time you may have to ducing for that matter. The first one is to consider whether you have any The Sidewalks In response to a request we are print- ing another imaginary broadcast. The landing of the pllgrims would have given the announcers ample material to_do their stuff. It is a cold, bit- ter day in 1620. The broadcaster is sitting on a rock with a set of field glasses raised to his eyes. The wind is blowing off the rock - bound coast and threatening to dislodge the micro- phone. The bleak hills in the rear conceal a host of enemies, who re- sent the approach of the white men. ‘The announcer begins: “Well, folks, here we are up at Plymouth, where we are waiting the arrival of the Mayflower. There are very few people out this morning be- cause it is very cold. They don’t want to look for May Flowers this time of the year. Ha! Ha! Ha! No word has been heard from the ship with its| brave band of pilgrims who are seck- ing liberty in the new world as we have learned to call the land on this | side of the sea. ! _“We understand that John Carver, Willlam Brewster, Miles Standish and John Alden are among the passengers expected. The Mayflower should be sighted now any time. Whoopee, folks, here it comes. It is a tiny speck on the horizon. My assistant tells me it is the Mayflower. It is rolling consid- erably in the water. “The breaking waves are dashing | high on the stern and rock-bound | coast. What a poem this event would | provide. Some day we will doubtless read of it in song and story. “It's getting nearer now and we can just see dark objects leaning over the rail scanning the new country to which they are coming, and where they will cast their fortunes. It is getting much | colder. Pardon me while I have a cup of hot coffee. “The few people here this morning are now beginning to rush down to Plymouth Rock, where. it is said the Pilgrims will step ashore after their long, tiresome voyage. “About a half mile back of us we can hear the Indians yelling. It looks like a big day. Now we can see the Mayflower quite distinctly. It has been said that there are scores of forefathers and ancestors aboard. From this sturdy band come some of the socially elite of America. It is almost at the dock now and the Pilgrims are waving as they see a few friends wait- ipg. The Indians are setting up a terriffic howl back over the hills. “Here it is, folks, the famous May- flower. It is a tiny bark, not half so large as we expected. It seems hardly possible that is survived the elements and the beating of the mighty sea. They are letting down a gangplank, so called, because the gang comes down the plank. The captain, a ruddy (llcet'll man, is directing the seamen as they WE ARE UP AT PLY- HOUTH SAYS THEE BY MOLLIE | Special Dispatch to The Star. HOLLYWOOD, Calif,, November 30 (N.ANN.A)) —Just how serious the pub- lic is in the talkie versus silent busi- ness few of us understand. At present I am preparing data for Kansas City people to use in a debate on the subject. While fully sympathizing with those readers who are anti-sound, I yet must be honest enough to tell you that talk | is here to stay. The history of progress is the one record which cannot be inted, and improvement in these fields will reconcile many people to the changes. News reels and travelogues have picked up 100 per cent with sound. ‘The junior Schildkraut faces perhaps the most splendid acting opportunity of his career. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” which is under consideration for him at another studio, will be his big chance if the studio which holds his contract sees it to farm him out. We are taking a turn for the better in stories. If the big tales of the earth are filmed without being distorted to fit “formula” as of yore, movie entertain- ment will improve vastly. Talkies pre- vent the complete distortion of drama which silent pictures allow. Mae Murray is making talkie versions of some of her old silent hits. More than any other star of the silent regime, sh: defies the vicissitudes of this gelatin art. She has a little difficulty opening her eyes, due to the miracles of facial mod- i But the Murra; | ting that we should settle here wear a bandage such as a foot ball player wears. LOIS LEEDS. (Copyright, 1929.) of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. move excitedly among the passengers, some of whom have small bables. It it a clear,’ though cold day, and some of the passengers are shivering. ‘Now they are beginning to land. The first is John Carver. Mr. Carver is a man of serious mien and he ack- nowledges the oration with a slight nod as he steps upon Plymouth rock. He is now followed by others. The Pil- grim fathers and Pilgrim mothers leave the boat in pairs. Some of them have scarcely more than the clothes they are wearing. Their hats are high- crowned and wide-brimmed. Some of them have wide, white collars, Their trousers are short and have buckles just above their black stockings. The women, generally speaking, are wear- ing gray gowns, with tiny bonnets on their heads. “They are still coming off the May- flower. There seems to be no end of them. Oh, there comes Miles Standish. He is a big, jovial looking man, and apparently says some amusing things to his com- panions, for they are laughing. John Alden is just step- ping ashcre. Wait, folks, see if I can He says, is America!’ Two writers are inter- viewing kim. They are asking him what he thinks of the American girl. “Mr. Standish is now surrounded by |4 reporters and is being asked what he thinks of the buildings in Ply- mouth. ~Several forefathers are now in a huddle near the rock and are posing for pictures. Two other ancestors are looking sadly toward the east. “Mr. Alden says, ‘We have not made | up our minds where we will locate, but I suppose it will be in Plymouth. It seems to have everything one might desire, and the rock is here, too. Ou: descendents will always associate the rock with our landing and it seemA_P}E- e voyage itself was uneventful, although there were not a few cases of sea- sickness, due to the pitching of the Mayflower. The first month at sea was our hardest.” “Several little Pilgrim babies are cry- ing. Mr. Carver is speaking to friends. “The first thing we must do is to give thanks' says he, ‘and then begin to build our homes. Each man must prepare to defend his domicile against the Indians, which, I am told, flourish ‘l;'el‘s in the States, I mean in the coun- ‘The boat is now about emptied and the band of Pilgrims is slowly moving up to hill toward the village destinea to become famous in history. This is John B. Cracky announcing for the Universal Broadcasting Co. Next Tues- day evening at 8 o'clock Mr. John Carver will address the radio audience. We will now return to our studios. Please stand by.” . MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE MERRICK. are her daily menu, and plenty of cc keeps the girlish contour of a counte. nance which sclence preserves eternally young. Canned talent is a tragedy which ma; overtake the most popular of stars. A present John Gilbert's first talkie ven ture reposes in a tin on a studio shelf Tolstol’s “Redemption” has not been given to a breathless world. “Queen Kelly” of Gloria Swanson i another canned story which threaten momentarily to burst its lia and be re made. And Norma Talmadge's first talkie should be out any time now, 1/ it isn't being kept on the closet shel: for some good reason. ' Mary Philbin, a pretty lass, whos: cameo beauty filled many an eye when silent pictures were the go, is amony. the ranks of the forgotten these days Yet her beauty is as fragile as ever ' But the powers that be apparently dc not see Philbin “with sound and effects.’ First Extra—Gee, after all these year: in this town I got taken in. $ BeculudEEtx"._How.s that? First Extra—Sought a second-hanc typewriter that belonged to an actor and found the letter “I” all worn off. (Copyright, 1929, by North 20,0y North American New: Lobster Salad. Cut some cold cooked lobster int small pleces. Marinate with very litti * French dressing, place on lettuce leaves cover with mayonnaiss dressing angd garnish with olives, n.m.mu‘é? egge cut into pleces and capers. Arrange the lobster claws around the lobster on: the edge of the dish. L