Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1929, Page 19

WOMA The Sidewalks BY THORNTON FISHER. ~ Age ‘usually produces reflective moods. <1t 18 educational to sit with an elderly Washingtonian and listen to tales of =the old city, let us say just prior to : and after the Civil War. There 1is something dis- tinctly personal in such narratives and the imagina- tion is quickened. F and G streets were not flanked wit h _attractive stores. In the stor- fes street cars and automobiles no longer fill these horoughtares with /il their din and gas fumes. Even Penn- OS2 sylvania avenue is more like a wide country lane, stud- ded with old-fash- sloned stores and dwellings. Young gal- slants and girl friends, restricted to the E;:]euurm of riding in horse-drawn ve- icles, chuckle decorously at the humor sof the day and attend square dances. SThe ample gowns of the women, as they ssaunter down the street, meeting here sand there an acquaintance, are a far sthrow to the styles of the present F and %G streets as we moderns know them. ® A few blocks away, the tall, sublime fLincoln is meditating silently over th whadow which is rapidly obliterating the ace and security of the Unlon. Soon &the placid Capital will be a hive of emilitary industry. Already there are Sindications that the people are pro- | oundly stirred and there are unusual ctivities up on the Hill. There is less ®ayety in the city. ® Christmas comes. Small children Seagerly awalt the arrival of Santa sClaus, but there are heavy hearts mong the elders, for the flower of the ation is at the battle front. ¢ Spring comes, touching the trees swith its magic brush. But Spring mmeans renewed fighting. The splendor ? nature’s new birth will drip with the lood of the young men of both sides. 2 The warm Summer days in Washing- Ston. The river and the countryside #invite the city folks to seek the refresh- ing water and shaded lanes in the vi- scinity. But everywhere ~there are .armed camps. The blight of war is supon the earth. There are uniforms 3n profusion. Brilliantly attired officers iand drab-garmented privates pass along i and G streets. The less formal wom- «n stop to chat with them. * Most of these men are homesick. They ave come to the city from New Eng- sland farms and villages, perhaps. Nor- smally, they mever would have left thair mative heath. Washington is change- Hul in wartime and they will be gone somorrow. ® There is a_signal station out in rgetown. From its position one can look across to the peaceful Virginia hills, They do look so peaceful, but just on the other side of them—, Residents Wwisit the signal station and speak in awed whispers, The National Capital is in danger. + Comes Autumn in Washington. The llen winds tear the dying leaves from LISTENING TO AN asssssscessssunmsrssssnne s N*S"PAGE THE EVENING of Washington been so encouraging and the faces cn F and G streets express the emotion of the hour. A few young Washington men call upon their sweethearts, but their respite will be brief. They will scon return fo the hammering of the eternal guns. Down the Avenue in the great White House Mr. Lincoln strides across the floor of a dimly {lluminated room. Criticized and condemned, his is the problem. Seward and Stanton, generals, line officers and troops cannot help him in these hours of darkness. ‘Winter comes again. Christmas! The grown-ups go about with troubled | hearts, and yet the youngsters must not know. The small stores display attrac- tive gifts and toys. Father will not be home this year to set up the tree. He is engaged in & more important enter- prise. From store to store moth°r and | children wander. There are gleeful shouts among the kids and even mothers wanly smile. | " "Uncle George, brother Bill and hus- | band are at the front. What shall they | send them for Christmas? What does a soldier want or need most. Tobacco, | yes: and cigars, or perhaps & pipe. No ornamental gifts for them this year. | Perhaps by the time the gifts reach | { them they will not—but why engage in such distressing thoughts? | Another year and maybe they will all | be together again. But the youngsters | must not know. Their Christmas must | be as merry. Shopping must be done early if husband and brother are to receive their gifts in time for Christmas. Christmas eve and thoughts of other days. Christmas morning and the noisy | awakening of the children. They shout and scamper eagerly for the parlor. There are all sorts of gifts. The elders look on and smile. They cannot. btray their feelings. They would like to know | it John and Bill received the articles they sent and wonder what they are doing this morning. And thus Christ- mas is celebrated. * E kK Christmas in Washington in 1917. F and G streets have changed. The city is filled with strangers. The country is at war. The western front of Europe is aflame and the flower of American youth is engaged in the con- flict. The stores are crowded again. John the third is over there, What does a soldier need? ‘Tobacco, cigarettes, cigars or & pipe? ‘The papers convey ghastly details of sanguinary fight- ing. The boys are in the first line, Down the Avenue a few blocks another war Presi- dent seeks the solution of his problems. There are uniforms everywhere, only they are different. The small town of the sixties has become a Capital ot magnificent structures and vast dis- tances. Anyway, gifts are sent and the | THERE ARE UNIFOR he trees. Bleak and desolate are the giays now. News from the front hasn't H Coiffure for Straight, Oily Hai Dear Miss Leeds—(1) What makes imy hair 80 oily? I have to wash it once br twice & week. (2) It is very straight and will not hold a water wave longer d¢han half an hour. Wouid a perma- Ment wave harm my hair? (3) I am Jetting my hair grow. Will you please suggest a coiffure for me? (4) I wash Jny face every nfight with warm water @nd soap. I then rinse it in cold water nd apply an astringent lotion. I have th enlarged pores blackheads. Can you recommend a better method Sor my type of skin? DAISY G. censrwmernmesaTens ! Answer—Excessive ollness of the hair s sometimes due to general poor health, ervousness and other internal disturb- nces. If you are underweight, build up our weight to normal. Give your scalp nd hair an air bath every day. Once @ week is not too often to wash oily air. Use a good liquid shampoo or incture of green soap, which contains & small fercenuze of alcohol and is helpful for excessively oily hair. Be wure to rinse the hair thoroughly in #several waters and dry between warm Stowels. Two or three times a week ap- y astringent tonic and massage the p every day. The following tonic :mly be used regularly until your scalp scondition improves, then use it less fre- MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. folks at home sit and wonder. And thus Christmas is celebrated. ounces ajcohol, 1 dram borate of soda 1 ounce cologne water. Shake well. (2) When your hair is in a good con- dition the permanent wave will not harm your hair._ Go to a reliable oper- ator, however. Remember that after a permanent wave, the hair and scalp will need attention regularly to keep them in good condition. (3) A center part with the hair combed flat and coiled over each ear | makes a becoming coiffure for straight | hair. If you have small features and a low forehead you may wear your hair brushed straight back off the face and | arranged in a flat bun or a coil or a French twist if it is long enough. (4) It takes time to correct these complexion blemishes, but you will soon overcome them with a little patience and regular care. Continue with the treatment that you are using and ap- LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. The Weakly News. (Crissmas Number.) ,Weather. Snow if possible, SISSIETY PAGE Mr. Sid Hunt and Mr. Shorty Judge paid severel visits to diffrent frends houses Sattiday afternoon to see the diffrent sizes of their Crissmas trees, and when they got through they both sed they would rather have their own. Amung those who have made special requests not to be gave hankerchiffs | for Crissmas are Mr. Benny Potts, Mr. | Puds_Simkins, Mr. Glasses Magee and Mr. Reddy Merfy. BIZNESS AND FINANCIAL Artie Alixander has promised Sam Cross to leave him use the ice skates he expects to get for Crissmas if Sam Cross promises to give him a half in- trist in the Flying Linberg sled he ex- pects to get. POME BY SKINNY MARTIN Thawts of the Season T expect lots of things for Crissmas And Im wishing for many more, And if I get half as much as I expect It'll be twice what Im hoping for. Crissmas cards are bewtiful And full of werds of cheer, But if thats all I got for Crissmas It would spoil the rest of the year, NANCY PAGE Garden Furnishes Tts Own Wreaths, BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. ‘Two unusual wreaths for holiday dec- oration were noted by Nancy and Peter as they thumbed over the pages of a magazine. They were undecided which one to try to make. The first one called for kumgquats, lady apples and rhodo- dendron leav ‘They found they could get laurel leaves more easily. What they wanted was a rather heavy, glossy leaf. ‘To make the wreath they used short lengths of copper wire, which they ran through the kumgquats and the lady apples. These tiny white apples with the rosy cheek seemed to be made for Jjust such a jolly purpose. ‘The Pages took an old wreath, stripped it down to its wired, cireular foundation. To it they fastened the green leaves with invisible green wire. Then they stuck the apples and kum- quats in place. Later they put a band of gold ribbon, such as florists use, around the wreath In Greek fillet fashion. The second wreath was made from gl}‘ the following salve to the stubborn lackheads: One dram ichthyol, drams zinc oxide, 2 drams powdered starch, 3 drams trolatum. Apply after cleansing the skin at bedtime and leave on overnight. In the morning wash the face in warm water and a mild soap. Rinse well and dry with a little friction. Apply your astringent lotion and allow it to dry one the skin. Steam the face two or three times a week, and press out the blackheads, LOIS LEEDS. Colors for Hair Type. Dear Miss Leeds—I have hazel eyes, | blond hair and a light complexion. What colors should T wear? (2) I am 20 years old, 5 feet 3'c inches tall. ‘What is my corect weight? A. B. N. Answer—The following colors are be- coming for your type: Black, cream, eggshell, pale yvellow, peach, warm browns and pinkish tans, bronze green: reseda, medium and dark green, m dium blue, gray, orchid, blue-violet, | dahlia, brownish reds, Burgundy, flesh, rlle pinks, turquoise blue. (2) Your deal weight is between 122 and 128 pounds. LOIS LEEDS. (Copyright, 1929.) Nearly $4,000,000 is spent each year Squently: Four ounces witchhazel, 2 sravesss oSpecial Dispatch to The Star. # HOLLYWOOD, Cali, December 21 3(N.AN.A).—Mabel Normand, one of the Slast of the ol gelatin guard, seems to %be losing ground in her fight for life Swith the ending of this year. MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. on divorce cases in England. you're not, chances are your sun has set. ‘Today Nils has leisure for long visits to the desert, and leisure is dangerous. | What the plans for him are seem to be cloudy. Some German versions being |made on his lot perhaps will give him opportunity for foreign releases. But 2| had % Her struggle against phthisis has been | uniess the English is negotiable, the #one of the bravest records of a colony | {lnte (ly‘r ngy u!o}: is dmflpd, no matter % . ow handsome he may 3 in which no small amount of sacrifiee) M0, §*he Criticlsms on the last Garbo sand pain has been written down. | silent prove that intriguing lady could Yew Cody arranging for his first pic- | not have held out much longer in the Sture in 1930—a return after weary demoded medium. months of illness—the girl who made| When we have Beryl Mercers and $“Mickey” is relinquishing her grasp on Charles McNaughtons in the village to #life. Doctors yesterday were of the!show us what a performance can really Sopinion that the end is near. s Another and gayer, reminder of the Sold-time Hollywood was the presence $at luncheon vesterday of Constance $Talmadge and Anita Loos and John erson. % Hollywood is so young a place that these women are old-timers. They were $identified with the first crude merry Saltempts at entertainment manufa Sture in celluloid. % Both have backed gracefully out of sthe gelatin struggle. Anita Loos, via Seuthorship, has made the world her Splay place, specializing on the Riviera. . #And Constanc: Talmadge, when the stemper of Joseph Schenck didn’t indi- Scate a rosy future for her under his $banenr, sagely concluded that there are sworse things than to retire while you Sstill have yous and beauty. + Anita Loos was oddly out of the pic- sture in the village where she was part $of the social and professional fabric for 50 long. Her straight little dark dress, scut very long, was typical of larger and smore worldly cities. So were her trim Shigh-heeled black oxfords. About her {milled ladies in brown and white sports sleathers and vivid wool sports en- $semble. s+ Constance Talmadge Netcher wore *dark red crepe and a little red turban, Sbeneath which her sudden brown eyes tlaughed invitingly. Twe zelatin plo- sneers enjoying a reunion. $ “esterday Nils Aster was one of the $hard-working leading men of the rol- ®onr. That is one thine moviss never growl about—being hard worked. If | be, some of the good old ham acting of the pre-talkie period will have to | cease. 5 If Joseph Schildkraut gives another performance like the one I witnessed in a pre-view yesterday, the audience | will fall into the unpleasant habit of Jaughing. And that is fatal. | grossly miscast &s a smart-aleck Amer- | ican reporter. But ham acting can be | avoided even in an uncongenial role. | The newspaper theme has been too well done on stage and screen to permit any second-rate ventures now. |" Murray Anderson is the hardest | working man on the sound stages of | Hollywood today. This New Yorker, garbed in sweater and dark trousers of ordinary cut (he has no time appar- lently for the imposing tweeds of the | village directorate) is whipping the Paul m\fll‘mln revue into shape in rapid .. He has taken to the new medium like a duck to water. Mounting huge camera cranes and being swung 30 and 40 feet into the air, the while he sights the shots, is something vastly different from directing & New York show, And to prove that the village brand of Christmas cheer isn't so puny, & |local gent rushed into the main street police station shouting that his enemies He was| cranberries and huckleberry branches. These are quite stiff, 80 small branches to be wired to the foundation wreath. Here again the Pages used an old wreath stripped to its original foun- dation ring. They took large, bright red cranber- rles and strung four of them on a fine green wire. The wire was twisted, so that the berries were formed into a cluster. These clusters were placed at close intervals in the depths of the feathery green wreath. They might have used boxwood in place of huckle- berry. This wreath was tled with & bow of scarlet ribbon. Menus.” 'Send ‘n self-addressed. envelope to Nanc: asking for your cop: Peanut Bisque. Add one and one-half cupfuls of stewed and strained tomatoes gradually to half a cupful of peanut butter to whip or rotary beater, and when well blended add two and one-half cupfuls of bolling water, three-fourths tea- spoonful of salt and one-fourth tea- spoonful of paprika, and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve at once with wafers or { eroutons. This makes an escellent soup to serve to the school child for lunch- l’l‘,(’:‘l.‘éu:! it is both nourishing and de- MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit. Oatmeal with Cream. Baked Sausages. ‘Waffles, Maple Strup. Coffee. DINNER. Frult Cup. Ronst Duck, Apple Sauce. Glazed Sweet Potatoes, Caulifiower au Gratin, Lettuce, French Dressing. Fig Pudding, Foam Sauce. Coffee. SUPPER. Duck and Orange Salad. Brown Bread Sandwiches. Canned Cherries, Chocolate Cake. Tea. ‘WAFFLES. One quart sour milk, two eggs, two teaspoons soda, three table- spoons butter, one teaspoon salt, one quart flour. Separate the eggs and to the well beaten yolks add the sour milk with the soda dissolved in it. Add salt, flour and melted butter, then the well beaten whites. Beat thoroughly and bake at once. FIG PUDDING. One-quarter cup of shortening, one cup of sugar, one egg, one cup of milk, two cups of flour, four teaspoons of baking powder, one-eighth teaspoon of salt, one and one-half cups of chopped figs, one-half teaspoon flavoring. Foam Sauce.—8ix tablespoons of butter, one cup of powdered sugar, three eggs, one teaspoon of vanilla, two tablespoons of boiling water. Cream butter, add sugar and beaten egg yolks. Beat well, add ten egg whites, vanilla and water. Before serving heat over boiling water 5 minutes. DUCK AND ORANGE SALAD. Peel the oranges with a sharp knife, cutting deep enough to re- move the white, then cut the fruit were shooting him in the legs with poisoned arrows. Investigation revealed that he hed fallen into a cactus bed while in the | best of spirits. (Copyright, 1929, Nerth Amerigian New:paper i P Niisnces "™ into small pie: Acd twice the uantity of co'd cooked duck, i | ress with otl. salt ‘and paprikn | and_zcrve in' nests of lettuce caves., Nancy has a leaflet on “Bridee Luncheon | stamped | ¥ Page, cafe of his paper, | make a smooth paste. Beat with a| STAR, WASHINGTON. D. ¢, do a lot of things | Christmss shoppini SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1929. PARIS.—AIl the ladylike touches are assembled by Monsieur Worth in one long, lean dress of black broadtail-breitschwantz in French, believe it or not. ‘The fur is black fox. RITA. DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX DEAR MISS DIX—Can you possibly give an outline of the “business of being & woman”? I am a young girl and I want to know just how to shape my life so that I shall make an eflgclent job of being & woman. MARY. Answer: Hurrah for you, Mary! It warms my heart to hear of even one girl who is going to try to make a success of being a woman instead of attempt- ing to make an imitation man of herself. But let me tell you, my dear, that the profession of being & woman is the most arduous and strenuous and complicated career to which any human being is ever called. Being & man is a simple enough matter. One merely has to be born of the masculine persuasion and let nature take its course, and if he learn how to do one thing reasonably well, it is all that is asked of him, - But it is far different with a woman. To be a successful woman one has to be jack of many trades and proficient in them all, and then add o them all of the arts and graces and a large and varied assortment of virtues. And at that nobody pats her on the head and tells her what a world’s wonder she is. They merely say she is a nice woman and a good wife and mother. ‘To begin with, a woman has to be easy on the eyes. Otherwise she will have no dates, no husband and no job, for while a man can get by in society and business on a sterling character and intelligence, efficiency and industry, a woman has to have all of these and add pulchritude to them. 1f you go into business you will need to put about 10 times as much ability and punch in your work as a man does, for employers are still suspicious of the female sex and are always expecting it to fall down. So you will have to work harder for less pay than a man, and to be humbler spirited than a man, and to no man would ever be asked to do. Such as%loing your boss’ s g and remembering his wife’s birthday. If you are a daughter and live at home you will be the family goat and be offered up perpetually on the family altar. And when the other children marry it will be your lot to stay and take care of the old people. And if any of the brothers and sisters die, or get divorced, their children will be dumped on you | and you will have to spend the next 10 or 20 years educating them and giving them a start in life. If you get married you will be expected to cook like & chef, sew like a dress- maker, buy like a professional buyer and nurse dimes like & savings bank. In addition, you will be expected to be & judge and jury, a doctor, & clergyman, a trained nurse, a baby specialist, a tommissary department, a professional enter- tainer, & vamp, & living picture, a good bridge player and a human poultice, DOROTHY DIX. Decorations for Christmas BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. e ER s T = S Anattractive mantelpiece and overmantel Christmas decoration. One of the charms of Christmas deco- ration is that it is so familiar. Each year pine and fir trees in varlety are used for Christmas trees, and their branches and sprigs for lesser decora- tlon. Ground pine and laurel leaves find a special service in the making of wreaths, The former festoons gracefully and is in demand for wall decorations, while the glossy foliage of the laurel adds uster and the significance of vic- tory. Holly supplies other glossy leaves and cheerful rpd berries. Mistletoe and bayberry enliven the green with white and pearl gray. Natural and gayly stained everlasting flowers, poinsettias, milk weed pods and other seed pods rose pips and, the cones from pine, fir and acorn trees add beauty of color or form to decoration. These are for Northern and temperate climes. In the South roses and geraniums in full bloom and all sorts of tropical flow- ers and follage are called into play to give beauty and festivity to rooms. Each section of the country has its special type of decoration that is used annually at Christmastide. | There are specisl nooks and corners, | wall spaces and architectural features in | Among | rooms that invite decoration. them mantelpie-a and ehimney corners | are prominent. The mantelshelf 15 ready to hold pots of green, and vases and baskets of the various types of foliage, berries and gayly toned grasses, pods, etc., while the space above invites wall decoration. Central lighting fix- tures, doorways and windows supply other beckoning spots for ornamenting. Banisters and rails in staircases imme diately suggest other places vantage, Bay windows and chimney nooks, those recesses and alcoves in rooms that are formed by the protruding chimney, indicate appropriate places for Christ- mas trees that are large, while center tables, dining tables and consoies stand ready for the small trees known as table trees. ‘With each room inviting decoration, and with so wide a range of foliage, berries, flowers, etc., which to choose, every house should be decked with some Christmas greens to suggest victory, life-everlasting and beauty ac- cording to the significance of the type of tree or plant foliage or flowers se- lected. (Copyright. 1929.) . Bees are being sold by the swarm, at a certain price per pound, in England. where ' Christmas decorations will show to ad- | Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. December 21, 1855. This is the sea- son for gifts, when most persons are preparing lists of purchases, says The Evening Star today. “Surely, then,” adds The Star, “we do our readers a service in.indicating what to buy. “Every one enjoys Christmas parties, yet housewives rather dread the trou- ble of the preliminary arrangements. Let all such engage the services of Gautier or_ Portentini, who will also furnish_such as wish only partial sup- plies. Each of them can purvey choice dainties, luscious creams and delicacies which melt in the mouth, and at their well stocked stores are candies, con- fectioneries and many other good things. These sweet and beautiful gifts can also be obtained of T. Eckardt, J. C. ‘Weaver, Havenner, Willlam Gruppe, Ridenour & Co. and of Arney in George- town, “There is no better Christmas gift than a book selected with special ref- erence to the literary taste of the per- son for whom it is intended. Never have we seen s0 many new and costly books, or so many beautiful portfolios, penholders, etc., as are offered by Col. Joe Shillington, Taylor & Maury, Frank Taylor, Gray & Ballantyne ani Lundy. “In the department of fancy articles the stores of the metropolis are equal to those of any American city and those who visit them will admit that they present a great display in articles of the toilet, statuettes, table ornaments, artistic trifles, portmonnaies, cutlery, perfumery and legions of other gift ar- ticles of all prices. Visit without delay Lammond, Francis or Roberts on Sev- enth street; Ellis or Mrs. Clitch on Pennsylvania avenue, the Lakes', near Adams Express office; W. H. Forrest, Galligan Son, Richey & Co. or Hutchinson & Munro.” For jewelry The Star suggests visits to Galt & Brothers' palace store or Semken. Samuel Lewis, M. Hoffa or J. Robinson. “The fair daughters of Eve are busily preparing for wedding parties, holiday parties and other gatherings where the whirl of fashion and of pleasure daz- zles th®ir worshipers,” adds The Star. “It is said that the most beautiful as- sortment of ladies’ embroideries and other adornments are offered by Max- well & Co., Mrs. B. E. Gettings, A. Tate, Mrs. R. G. Etchison, Mrs. Darr & Miss_Hickey, Mrs. Kroff, Mme. Devo (at_Lakes’), Mme. Cassiday & Richey & Co.—or at Georgetown by Miss Mc- Donald and Miss Mann.” Stores for the purchase of men's hats and furnishing fine furs are also listed. entle- and The Star’s Daily Pattern It's Novel! Novel idea in two-plece frock for the younger fashionables. Style No. 875, for instance, the sepa- rate blouse with inset chemisette is fnthered into band at lower edge to af- ect smart tuck-in type. ‘The two-piece skirt with plaited in- sets is attached to an underwaist with the plaits topped by inset pockets. The sleeves are finished with scalloped cuffs. It combines navy blue wool crepe with vivid red shade. Printed wool jersey in yellow and brown with plain yellow is ever so effec- tive and new Paris vogue. French blue wool jersey with contrast of matching blue and white dotted jer- sey is neat and practical. It is designed in sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. For the 8-ycar-old miss 1% yard§ of 40-inch material with % yard of 36-inch contrasting and 5 yard of lining is all that is needed. Hunter's green wool jersey self-trim- med is ultra-new. Printed ‘wool challis with plain, two tones sportsweight linen, printed and | plain pique and tweed-like cotton prints are appropriate. Crepe de chine and printed sheer vel- vet are lovely for “best.” For a pattern of this style, send 15 cents in stamps or coin directly to The Washington Star's New York Fashion Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty- ninth street, New York. ‘We suggest that when you send for pattern, you inclose 10 cents additional for a copy of our new Fall and Winter Fashlon Magazine. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Handicaps. One mother says: If Mary is timid about speaking her | part in the Christmas day program the mother heart of you most likely will try to make an excuse for her. In thinking over the matter you may re- member very vividly how hard it was for you to take part in a public pro- gram when you were her age. The best thing for Mary is not to let her know anything about your timidity as & child. To say in front of her, “Well, Mary takes after me in this mat- ter,” simply wishes a handicap upon her. She begins to excuse herself even as you make excuses for her. Most likely she will later be overheard saying to someone, “I'm just like mother. She couldn’t take part in a pr-g:am, either when she was little.” It is much kinder to gently and tactfully hels Mary cvercome her timid- ity than to excuse her for it. E K.| FEATURES Dressing for Winter Sports Mother doubtless knows best about | ! many things, but when it comes to giv- ing advice to active young people about ihow to dress for Winter sports she is likely to be all wrong. Her advice is more likely to be worth giving if she herself takes part in Winter in spite of her 30, or 40, or 50 years of age. Children contract more Winter colds through overbundling than through be- ing too ligiitly clad. The right sort of clothes for sports wear in cool weather are light in weight, comfortable and secure. Coats that would be appropri- ate for motoring in cold weather or for spectator wear are likely to be entirely too warm. Feet should be protected by stout, |hlmh shoes of the waterproof sort, worn jover short wool socks, with cuffs, to Reep snow or dampness from getting into the shoes. Stockings need not be heavy, but are best of wool or wool and silk, as they keep out moisture. Light-weight woolen knickers worn beneath a short skirt snug about the hips, with the necessary fullness intro- duced by way of pleats or circular cut, are & good choice. Th» coat should be of short-jacket length. If a heavy woolen or leather blouse is worn, no jacket is necessary. Substantial gloves are chosen with | gauntlet cuffs drawn up over the sleeves, fastened snugly at the wrists. The woolen scarf should be fastened DAILY DIET RECIPE BROILED FILLETS. Haddock of halibut, 1% pounds. Salt, 15 teaspoon. Melted butter, 4 tablespoons. SERVES FOUR PORTIONS. ‘The fillets can be bought already prepared or the market man will fillet halibut or other fish, as you prefer. Cut fillets into four portions. Place on bak- ing sheet or on a plank or in glass serving platter. Brush over with melted butter, sprinkle with salt and place under broiler flame until cooked—about 12 to 15 min- utes. If fish were cooked on wooden plank or glass platter, it can be garnished with duchess potatoes, olives, vegetable soups, ete. DIET NOTE. ' Recipe furnishes protein, lime, phosphorus, iron, iodine; vita- mins A and B present. Can be eaten by normal adults of aver- age, over ot under weight and by children over 6. PERSONAL HEALTH BY MARY MARSHALL. securely, and the cap of light wool should protect ears and forehead. This week's “Help for the Home Dressmaker” shows how to make one of the smart little muffs that well dressed women are including in their cold-weather ensembles. If you would BROWN WOOLEN SPORTS COS- TUME MADE WITH SEPARATE BLOUSE, THE SKIRT WORN OVER KASHA CULOTTES. like & copy, please send your stamped, self-addressed envelope to Mary Mar- shall, care of this paper, and it will be forwarded to you. (Copyright, 1929.) SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. Cancer of Stomach. In the first place, nobody and no family is imniune to cancer, and in the next place every family is bound to have a case of cancer now and then, sooner or later, because cancer is such a common disease and we don't know yet what causes it or how to prevent it. So every one should be prepared to follow the ways of health if it befall that he or she is threatened with can- cer. Here is a map for the man or woman with cancer of the stomach or, let us hope, only a reasonable ground for suspicion of such development. Among 3,000 patients complaining of stomach symptoms, only 92 had cancer of the stomach; 205 had duodenal ul- cers; 57 had gastric (stomach, peptic) ulcers; but among the entire number of 3,000 patients who came complain- ing of “stomach trouble” only 450 had anything at all the matter with the stomach. Remember that, whether or not your stomach lies easy. No special symptoms point to cancer, but among the more frequent com- plaints are constant discomfort, food distress, distaste for food, loss of weight, nausea and vomiting, appearance of blood stains in material ejected and anemia. In one-fifth of all cases the early symptoms are not referred by the pa- tient to the stomach. In two-thirds of all cases distress, pain, soreness or sense of pressure in the stomach are the first symptoms noticed by the patient. are usual, but patients frequently do not refer these symptoms to the stomach. A lump or mass in the stomach is sometimes felt by the patient himself, but such & mass is found by medical examination in less than half of all cases. Chemical analysis of the gastric juice uniformly shows a lack of the normal free acid, though in a few cases some free acid is present after a test meal. X-ray pictures, interpreted by a com- petent expert in that field of diagnosis, considered in conjunction with the | clinical signs—that is, the opinion of the attending physician—pretty depend- ably clinch the diagnosis today. Good doctors now edvise an exploratory op- eration—you know, a look-see—when Loss of weight and loss of utrength' in this way, but what of that? If it proves to be something else than can- cer, almost anything else, the patient ought to give three cheers for the cour= age of his doctor. It's easier, I can tell the world, for I've been there as the doctor, to refrain from “interfering” than it is to insinuate a scalpel or a set of tractors in such cases. Also, I can tell the world, for I've been there as the patient, that it is a lot more comfort- adle to be opened and found faking than it is to remain intact and in sus- pense. In the event that a cancer is found at operation, there is at least a chance that it may be successfully at- tacked. If it is advanced beyond reach of surgery, then, anyway, one can say, “Well, I've had 50 years of life, so I can't kick. > JOLLY POLLY (Copyright, 19: A Lesson in Etiquette BY JOS. J. FRISCH. ‘THE WALL STREET CRASH CURED SOME PEOPLE OF A simple expression of good wiches the Roentgen picture indicates rancer. | It it were my stomach, I'd want to be | | explored, just on the chance. Unques- | tionably a certain number of patients | are doomed to be “opened by mistake" BEAUTY CHATS Acne. Acne, which is a form of pimples and which has various causes, is be- coming alarmingly frequent among women who are in ordinarily good health. Acne is a disease of the fat glands of the skin, a gland disturbance. Besides bad diet, it can be caused by putting too much oil on the skin so that the pores are clogged and unable to breathe. The worst of it is that it comes on very gradually. The skin is generally pale, greasy, relaxed and flabby looking. Sometimes the marks break out and sometimes they appear and disappear within the skin. Microscopically small acne bacilli cause this. They are present in a healthy skin but only cause trouble to some internal or external disturbance of the skin. I am not speaking today of acne | caused by diet, though you must look to your diet during any cure. I want you to begin a new way of cleansing your face, since cold crcams will only do you harm. Get yourself a cake of castile soap and a small amount of powdered oatmeal or almond meal. Do not ever cleanse your skin entirely with cold cream, instead wash with hot water, then a lather of castile soap over your face rinsed off with hot water and then cold, or followed by an ice rub. You must be particular about | closing the pores of the skin and ton- ing up the muscles, or rinse with quite warm water and rub the oatmeal or almond powder into the skin and rinse ‘this out. This thorough cleansing | should be done morning and night and | {no make-up of any kind used on the | face. If you are getting so old that 1 2ou have wrinkles you can use massage | | | icream only around the eves or around | ! ihe chin and neck, as the skin rarely | breaks out here. You must, of course, | use powder when you go out. Use as a base glycerin and rosewater. An- other time I will give you an antiseptic face lotion which helps cure these ugly marks. Wash off the powder at al times when you can go about with a clean if somewhat shiny skin. Mrs. P. G. K—When you rub your skin with a plece of ice it clmsy!ohe pores, so this should come at the end of & treatment and there would be no purpose in using cream after this. Sara E.—It 1s hardly possible that the mucilage ysed for setthig your waves would cause your hair to fall out. 1 Some hair will be shed at times, and | more so in the fall of th= year. but if | there is much less without new hair | coming in to replace it, the scalp should | be treated for whatever is causing tie | is first extended to the bride, then con- gratulations to the bridegroom. To reverse this order of felicitations is a soclal mistake. since the groom, 2nd not the bride, is to be congratulated. BY EDNA KENT FORBES trouble. You will always be able to help any condition if you massage your scalp, so it is advisable to bej that yourself. You may be surprised to find that the muscles of the scalp are so tight that you cannot move them at first, and that means vigorous massage several times a day. After a few weeks of this your minor scalp troubles will 3&"? gone, and your hair will be very al. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY ¥ CORY. « fi/f/"'-/”*“fi" i ‘This here waitin’ fer Christmas t' come is makin’ a old man ob me! ® (Copyright, 1949.) Fruit Punch. ‘To one pint of grape juice add the juice from two lemons and the juice from one large orange, one cupful of sugar and two pints of cold water, or one pint of cold water and an equal amount of charged water, immediately before serving. Turn into glasses and garrish eech with a candied cherry. Milan. Italr, will h natioual fair from April G its next inter- 13 to 27,