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‘WOMAN'’S PAGE,’ age Requirements Abr(;ad BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. Those who intend to travel abroad wd acquaint mu;mmm a l‘l:‘tl: lg:h language of country that they intend to visit. If the travels are to be general, French is the m‘w. since for the accepted The time between th set for journe) will_sli) progress have diate study Engiich fi:.mm atic tongue. made, unless imme- understood that the is being spoken on \ A FEW MOMENTS EACH DAY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO INTEN- SIVE STUDY. the continent, as Europe is designated, and that this makes the absoiute ne- cessity of a knowledge of other tongues of no actual importance. However, those who travel appreciate that such as “English spoken here” may mean that but one person in the whole establishment English, which is apt to be very broken Engiish and it may be restricied to a comparatively few commercial phrases. If one is a tourist and is hurrying lace to another, it is quite without French. and of intel- well. But to know what :‘,ulnl on about her, and to make her- really understood. A little be understood and to make others understand requires a sort PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. Immunity in Tuberculosis. ‘When we speak of immunity we don't mean resistance. When we speak of Tesistance we don't know what we mean. So we'll confine our discussion to immunity—until some one comes tlong with a reasonable conception of the meaning of resistance, if there is such a condition or state. And when I sa; lol{leflgn!t with a reasonable w}l"l; eeptzm n't mean an; Wl cherishes a pet notion or a S.m Every disease in which or to which immunity is possible or recognized con- fers its own special or specific im- munity upen the host. So far as we know, this is the only way one can ac- :m—ulrmdevebp immunity against any having the disease or at least & trial size sample of it. sclence can a trial size Sample of typhoid fever, diphtheria, lmlfl'gox or what would you escape. he trouble is to make people appreciate the wisdom of “kld% samples. Accord- ing to official statistics there were only 26,000 cases of smallpox in the regis- Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. re i especially attractive. T right is of brass and heavy drapery material is of glass, the flowers white might be used -n{"{n'fl""‘ tate e O 5 And don’t {mfi that you can buy n wooden pins and enamel and dec- Blowers cut from ¥ A small bouquet of ‘wallpaper or chintz may be the motif. (Copyrisht, 1980.) of im- erations it has date and that P by and no | should be magic lanterns | the little details which can make life | | artistic. | which the story or movie writer tells | the steady glow from a clear light, but WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD, Registered U 8. Patent Office, of special tourists' vocabulary, It is not of the first importance that tenses of verbs be mastered and all idioms also, but there are certain words one must hear and say—somehow. ¥ For éxample, the words “how much" are invaluable, If one picks up an ar- ticle in & shop and uses this phrase the beginning of a purchase i3 apparent. Then learn the names of the coins of & country and the numerals and you will have an understanding of the reply. Learn simple words as “room and board,” so generally referred to “pension” but pronounced quite d ferently from the English and as differ- ent in significance a'so. Learn also such words as meat, bread, butter, coffee. tea | and other articles of food, also names of | articles of furniture, and window, door. trunk, keys, etc. Consider the words you would use in traveling at home and : find out what they are in French or the languege of the country to be vis- ited. Frao HESsiICk Learn the names of foreign places in their native tongue. In English they are apt to be quite different, as, for ex- ample, Munich is Munchen, Florence is | Firenze, etc. This is important, unless you are of a touring party, for other- wise you may miss your station. 1o not forget to include verbs, whether in cor- rect tenses or not. It will be found that even a smatter- ing of a language will add immensely to | one’s comfort and pleasure. And if | this is so, how much more does a real knowledge of the language add. How- | ever, we are not considering the mas- | tery of a language for continual us | but a speaking acquaintance as a trav- cler’s aid. When we used to place apple seeds on a hot griddle and name each seed and if the seod popped the one named loved you? SUB ROSA BY MIMIL Lanterns. { Uncle Tem Ediscn has made the world | s0 bright with that incandescent lamp | | of his that we have forgotten all about | | the little lanterns which used to shinc ! | on a small scale. There was the magic | | lantern which has been put out of busi- | | ness by the movie, and Jack O'Lan- , | tern who still comes out on Halloween. | It seems to me thet a lot of the books and shows which are put out to- | day are of the lantern variety. They with the power | to throw life on the screen and magnify | ‘They should let us see things | in & laige way. i Often, however, the kind of lantern amounts to no more than the kind of smelly, yellow light which streams from the mug of the Jack O'Lantern. It isn't “I don't know what they're fightin’ | about, but I never saw two fellas strug- gle %0 long and get nowhere.” (Copyright. 1930.) A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK BY HERBERT PLUMMER the miserable flare in the bilicus brain of some ugly writer. I'm not going to advertise the books and shows which seem to me to have the Jack O’Lantern light to them. But I think you'll recognize the fact that there are just such things which grin at us and seem to make faces at all mankind. Of course, we can't live in this realistic age and think that we get along with our young heads stuffed with romance. ‘We aren't going to be spoofed by a book which tells us how the sweet young things met a charming prince in his Sunday clothes and they were married and lived happily ever afterward. No, but we needn’t believe that men are all lounge lizards who are all set for unsuspecting heiresses or that girls are just so many vamps who know nothing and desire ne but gold digging. Such yellow stories give as ugly a look to life as the candle does to_the Jack O’Lantern. ‘There may be some people who try to live by their wits and have no ides of honest work and a decent life. But they are in the minority, and some of lh]txu;tlr! in the hoosegow, as the boys cal Most people are decent and want to read decent books, just as they want to see decent shows. They read these yel- low stories and look at yellow films just out of curiosity. ‘They think that are getting the s et i o e 1 S matter of 'y are only a narrow, distorted view. A Jack | Bis words descrip- O'Lantern is a comical to look at | Sive of the flery once in a while, but it doesnt shed | Democratic leader were JOHN ROBSION'S book of synonyms must have been pretty well thumbed after he had finished the composition of his farewell speech to the House of Representatives prior to ‘moving over to the Senate. For he had com- pliments for every- body — those now who have sat there for the last 11 years. And the Ken- tuckian is no miser of praise. In his swan song he put it on and put it on thick. He opened with Jack Garner. And ble, ject. onest, earnest, active and .mm:- R g O ot Hal he ssig o Tennesseean “could do as goed a job as President as any Democrat in the country.’ Finis Garrett “would adorn any law- making body in the country,” Champ Clark was a “great American,” and tration area of the United Sta year, although there were 900, minded persons in the registration area ERAN 'WAFFLES, (covering approximately nine-tenths of Flour, 1% cups. the population). 8o it is clear we are » 4 teaspoons. making great progress, at least in the| | Salt, 3 n. prevention of smallpox. I am not so| | Sugar, 1 tablespoon. confident about the prevention of tu- ‘Wheat bran, 3; cup. berculosis. Eggs, 2. Tuberculin tests indisputably prove | | Sweet milk, 1% cups. that most of U are infected with tu-| | Melted shortening, 3 cup. rculosis in infancy or early child- hood and ordinary observation shows MAKES 4% WAFFLES. that most of us acquire from this child- Sift flour, baking powder, salt hood and sugar together. Beat infection a cetrain degree of im- egg munity, sufficient to protect us against | | yolks and combine with the milk. ordi infections to which we are | | Add to the dry ingredients. Add subsequently exposed. This childhood melted shortening and the bran. infection is seldom recognized as tu- Add stifly beaten egg whites. berculosis; indeed, in many cases it Bake in a hot waffle iron. is not recognized at all at the time it harpens—the sample is so small that DIET NOTE. the host isn’t aware of it. No symp- Recipe furnishes starch, pro- toms or signs are produced. It is just tein and a little fat. Much lime, like taking T-A—toxin antitoxin “for | | iron ‘are present, but the vita- immunization against diphtheria; in| | mins "have been damaged by most cases this gives no symptoms or action of the baking powder. The signs of disturbance. bran not only adds much fron, In the case of tuberculosis it is im- but s also useful in laxative diet. ortant to keep in mind the fact that | | Recioe"can be eaten in modor munity is always only relative, never tion by adults of normal dige: tion who are of average or un- der weight. last feeble DAILY DIET RECIPE absolute. That is, the childhood in- fection gives one a certain degree of immunity, but by no means complete The Secret of Popularity \DorothyDix| When Ordinarily Attractive Woman Finds Her Society Shunned It May Be Some Annoying Habits. “WHAT is the secret of popularity?” asked a woman of a group of other women the other day. “Why are some women soclal successes, while other women are social flops? “I am not speaking of the women who are unusually beautiful, or charming, or intelligent, or interesting. It is obvicus why they are sought after. I am talking about just the ordinary millrun of women and am ‘wondering why some women are invited everywhere, and asked to make up foursomes at bridge, and to belong to little clubs, while other women who are i]ult as good looking, and well dressed, and intelligent, and live in as good style, are left high and dry soclally and have to flock by themselves. /‘Now there is my neighbor, Mrs. A. lived. She is well born, well educated, well dressed. She gives beautiful dinners and she would give her eye teeth to be popular. But ncbody ever goes to one of her entertainments except upon compulsion, and no one ever asks her to one except thmu{l: dire necessity. I have worked like a coal heaver opening doors for her, but before she can get her foot in them they slam in her face. e is Just soclally all wet, and I wonder why.” R “I'LL tell you what is the matter with your Mrs. A.” replied another ‘woman. “She talks too much. Wherever she is she monopolizes the conversation. She never lets anybody else get a word in edgewise. I have been at dinners at which she was present, and at which guests of honor were brillilant men and women of world distinction, but Mrs. A. talked them down in the first round and thereafter they sat and ate in silence while she monologued about herself and her private affairs, and the hostess looked as if she could commit murder upon her. A better and kinder woman never “You can count on Mrs. A. ruining any party to which she is asked, and that is why she is left out. Nobody wants to spend three or four hours listen! to even the most brilliant conversationalist discourse, for we are all vain an self-centered and love the sound of our own voices, and our idea of a pléasant evening is one in which we get to talk about ourseives, and tell our pet stories. It is never the endless talkers who are popular. It is the gifted listeners who make a hit with all with whom they come in contact, and if Mrs. A. had less tongue and better eardrums she wouldn't find herself out of everything.” “My friend Mrs, B. is very much in the position with your friend Mrs. A." said another woman, “and she is always asking me why people only ask her to their big clearing house partiss at which they pay up their social debts, and never to the little intimate affairs to which they ask those they really like, and I can't tell her that it is becuase ‘she has made herself such a bore talking about her children that everybody avoids her as they would a leper. “And there are a lot of women like Mrs. B. who never get anywhere be- cause they have the mother complex too badly, and labor under the delusion that the world is waiting breathlessly to get the lastest tidings from the nursery. Sterilized baby talk is not the pabulum that whets the appetite of this sophisti- cated age, and any woman who specializes on that has to 0] nobody else is going to listen.” p: i T . “THE white woman's burden that is on my shoulders,” said a third woman, “is Mrs. C., who is as good as gold, and a friendly soul who longs for the goclny o(hhelr re"l'lo‘lv v;cnfin. l:ut':}:o is the be;lut disliked woman I know just ecause she is utterly lacking in tact. er to a party is like ti cow loose in & china shop. Everybody in reach Sensipiltics smeoncit (s smithereens, and the poor dear tramples seren: lacerated vanities, and busted pretensions, and nor why she isn't persona grata in society. lings, and 't know what she has done, “She has a perfect genius for saying touch for rattling family skeletons. Let there be some rtbroken woman Whose husband is known to be untrue to her, or some shamed mother whose idolized son has defaulted with his employer's money, and nothing on earth can keep Mrs. C. from discussing men who fall in love with blondes and from dwell- ing on what should be done to boys who steal, the wrong thing, and an unerring “I have heard her ask a painted-up old woman who was dressed and acted like a flapper, how old she was, and tell her how good looking she used to be 40 or 50 years ago, and I have heard her tell a mother whose whole soul was tied up in a frail little child that she really must be careful of Claudy because he looked tubercular, and that children with that complexion hardly ever lived. "Peogle shun Mrs. C. because they think she is malicious, but she isn't. She is just a blunderer and, anyway, to be hurt is just as painful whether it is done by accident or design.” “And a lot of other women are unpopular.” said the fourth ‘woman, “be- cause they brag and tell you how much superior everything they have is to what you have, and others are unpurnhr because they whine and complain and you get tired of listening to hard-luck stories and being wept on, and still others are unpopular because tHey try to boss everybody, and still others are unpopular becn\lue thety ;e;zr learn how to play a decent game of bridge, or do what other people wani “And,” put in the first woman, “kissing does go by favor, and the gift for pleasing our fellow creatures is a smack on the mouth from Lady Luck.” (Copyright. 1930.) Claude Kitchin, one-time Democratic leader of the House, was “one of the cleverest and best debaters I ever heard.” Senators Patterson, Connally, Barkley, Hayden, Schall, Caraway, Greene, Hawes, McCulloch, Stephens, Tydings and Gillett. On and on he talked, bestowing lavish praise here and there. He was given 8s much time as he desired. And did his hearers like it? Quite. Time and again they applauded him. The late Uncle Joe Cannon was a “fine old Republican statesman and patriot.” James R. Mann was “the greatest of all parliamentarians.” Martin Madden and James W. Good were men of “great distinetion.” Maj. Stedman, the only Confederate veteran in the House, he described as “gallant...a man who has enriched my whole life.” And Speaker Nick Longworth—he gave special attention to him—is a capable parliamentarian, ripened states- man, courteous, all-round good fellow, our own Nick.” Nor did he forget the ladies of the House. He was loud in his tribute to the seven gentlewomen. They were “splendid, honest and efficient.” But that is not all. Turning to the House, he cried: “I am not a prophet, or the son of a prophet, but you young men of the House, if you continue in the service, need not be s to arise some day and address the chair as Mme. Speaker.” Those he did not single out for praise nevertheless got their share. For before he was through, he surveyed the entire membership, and in a veice loud and strong told them: “There is no group of men and women...in the world...who more ability, more real courage, more sincerity, a higher sense of honmor, a loftier patriotism.” His regret at leaving the House was softened only because in the Senate he would be assoclated with so many former Representatives. ‘There he would find one of his old professors, Senator Fess of Ohio. And he would renew acquaintance with an old school- mate—"“the fine Senator Hatfleld.” And there, too, he would find his old immunity against further infection. H friends and associates of the House, | And so it is that, in most instances, | tuberculosis is insidious in onsst and chronic in course. It s gradually | because ‘the early infectfon has con- ferred a certain degree of immunity which gives some protection against further infection, but the immunity re- sponse i not quite sufficlent to an- nihilate all the germs that gained en- trance at the first infection. Some of the germs remain alive, perhaps dor- mant and walled up in some lymph node or other nidus. The livin still Emd"" their toxins, ane ence the ost will react to a tuberculin test, even if his tuberculosis is quiescent, in- active, arrested, dormant. The feeble colony of living germs cannot produce enough toxins to give rise to any symp- toms or signs; fo the host has no toxemia (no manifestation of toxins in the blood). If such a host is expesed to repeated infections, in due time he will begin to have toxemia, symptoms, nw of iliness and that's the way tuberculosis develops, Patients who are wise enough to fol- low good medical advice often improve and get well without a definite diag- nosis of tuberculosis having been . (Copyright, 1930.) Cream of Oyster Soup. Put one quart of oysters in a sauce- pan over the fire in their own liquor and allow them to come to a boll. Drain them and chop the white part very fine. Strain the liquor, then add the chopped oysters, return to the saucepan and simmer for a few min- utes. Blend two tablespaonfuls of but- ter with two level tablespoonfuls of flour, add one pint of milk and stir un~ til smooth. Add the chopped oysters and their liguor. Season with salt and wflnr. and just before serving beat well into the soup one cupful of whipped cream. you brew your morning Because they had not been consulted five resident doctors in the lrpo!.nlment of a new m body. doctor of the Swansea, Wales, hn. recently You Will Appreciate the Quality When You Taste It Wilkins Coffee tastes the way it does because it is roasted RIGHT. Every step in the opera- tion of converting Wilkins Coffee from the -green bean to the delicious product from which according to a tested formula. play a tremendous part in feminine charm. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1930. THE STAR’S DAILY PATTERN SERVICE. e AN AT "(’.“Q‘fi?}fioh‘ Slender Type. You'll appear charmingly slender in this new silhouette with flat hip yoke that merges into front panel, to achieve vertical line to slenderize the figure. The deep Frenth V-front completed with vestee also adds to the effect of slenderness. Pin inverted tucks nar- row the shoulders of collarless neckline. The skirt flares gracefully at sides and at the back. Style No. 108 in a jacquard silk crepe in dark dahlia tones, uses plain crej in blending tone for rever facing; cuffs and bow at end of V-opening. Ecru lace vestee adds chic touch of femi- ninity. It is designed in sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44_and 46 inches bust. Black crepe satin is very attractive and wearable with the rever facing, bow, cuff bands and vestee cut from the dull surface. Black canton crepe with vestee in egg- shell shade silk crepe is smart. Featherweight tweed in bottle green tones with vestee in plain green in blending tone wool crepe is sportive. Crepe de chine, suede broadcloth, faille silk crepe, crepe marocain and sheer velvet appropriate. For & 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 arcopy of our new Fashion Maga- zine, 3 A Century of Paint. A block of paint 2 feet long, 12 inches wide and 4 inches is ex- in a Dorking, Eng., decorator's It ated and grew . the practice of the iters. brushes of on ‘wall. akout 100 years cyrpulate. to ac- OW to hold a man’s love? That question is asked me oftener than any other except how to gain a man’s love, The answer to both is the same—make him feel how feminine you are! Many women know that clothes can registering Wearing pretty, feminine things has an enormous effect on your own personality. You feel more feminine, more charming, and therefore you are charming. The clothes that don’t show are just as important as the ones that do. Exqui~ sitely tinted lingerie makes you feel almost fifty times as dainty and feminine as when you have on plain or faded underthings. Now, that psychological difference is highly contagious—men and women both sense it, and very quickly. A Sure Way So quickly, so surely, that women who are wise in the ways of attraction are careful to invest money in the silky, lacy things that make them feel, and there- fore register,'as more intensely feminine. They know that they can take such simple, economical care of these engaging garments with Lux that the psychological advantage of lovely lingerie is within the el iNienvetily tiued. means of everyone. 1t iz important, too, FEATURES. The Sidewalks of Washington DY THORNTON FISHER. A man who has contributed much to the success of the radio industry said to the writer: “If breadcas has done nothing else worth wr;'ne t'x%n reflfie: fflm- ant _speecl e swashbuckling :&y&or does not appeal to the folks at the other end of the air. The one who |ly speaks in a quiet, conversational tone is the convincing mnlu&y today. Re- cently we have developing that type. “Of course, they must have a message to deliver. During the past campaign, 8] kers learned their lesson before the m1icr ophone. President H oo ver u the conversa- tiondl method, and it worked. ‘Th radio list not see swinging arms or other ges- tures used by the old-timers to drive their points home. “In a broadcast- ing udio the speaker who would orate finds.no mass pyschology to deal with, There is none to cheer his efforts or start the applause which may result in a pede. The radio listener has no way by hearing a speech through his loud speaker of knowing the reaction of other listeners, hence is more apt to weigh the words than to accept them because persons in the crowd begin to clap hands. He is not likely to be in- fluenced sgve by the logic of the speaiz er. Thl.l‘el not mean that we should seek to eMdicate our platform orators, though they are l'lp)l.ldl}; disappearing.” PR ‘There is much truth, we believe, in the quoted remarks. Undoubtedly the world has been inspired by its Danlel Websters, Haynes, Clays, Beechers and other silver-tongued speakers. Into our hands the other day came a book entitled “Th= New Speaker and Declaimer,” published in 1858. It con- tains rare bits of elogquence by men of intellectual eminence. In the light of present events, what some of the speak- ers said in the days long before the Civil War should be of interest to the reader. We hope so. An excerpt from pesch by John C. Calhoun: ‘The first thing that strikes me, sir, in casting my eyes to the future is the utter impossibility that war, should there unfortunately be one, can have an honorable termination. The capacity of France to infliet injury upon us is 10 times greater than ours to inflict injuries on her, while the cost of the war, in proportion to her means, would be .in nearly the same proportion less than ours to our means. She has rela- tively small commerce to be destroyed, while we have the largest in the world in proportion to our capital and popu- lation. She may threaten and harass our coast, while her own is safe from :xn I do not hesitate to pronounce it r with Prance will be among the greatest calamities—greater than a war with England herself.” * Ok k% Pierce is a speech (and he was prob- ably speaking before some men who had fought in the Revolutionary War) said: “We should provide our harbors, in addition to the stationary fortifica- tions, with the best floating defenses known to the world. We should make our Navy equal at least to one-sixth of that of Great Britain. We should provide for an organization of the mili- tia to be efficient and uniform through- out the Union. Thus prepared, with our large cities in a suitable state of defense, and with 600,000 disciplined citizen soldiers, so enrolled and organ- ized as to admit ‘of being promptly mustered and called into the field, we shall be ready for the conflict which, under such circumstances, will hardly be pressed upon us.” * ok k% James Otls, speaking in his own time, said: “We are two millions—one Afth fighting men."” s i Senator J. C. Jones’ ancient speech revives a Jmnl Mississippl Valley thought. He was referring to this coun- try's sympathy at the time with Hun- "Kep the RoMANCE MARRIAGE BeaTricE FAIRFAX’ advises the women of W ASHINGTON b2 Keep Your Home Charming, Too that your home should always seem dainty and charming to your husband. Keep the glamour of lovely fresh color, not only in your house frocks, blouses, scarfs, handkerchiefs, but in wcrythin{ love cheerful color. charm with Lux. The most fragile silks and laces will last and last, the most delicate and enchant- ing colors stay fresh and thrilli always wash them with Lux. ng if you about the house, for men Curtains, linens, spreads, cushion covers, all retain color (Above) Washed 12 times in Lux, silk and lace fibres intact, color lovely asnew, You feel and are charming when lingerie is so exquisite. gary. He sald, “If your sympathies are so large, go into the Valley of the Mississippi, that I have the honor in part to ‘r:gmer;t. lda':!e n:{:eh honored Tepresentative of my ere now. Go there, and see the unnumbered and numberless lives that are constant- sacrificed to the imbecility and weak- ness of this Government of ours. There is a hecatomb of living spirit carried down into the deep and angry waters of the Mississippi and its tributaries. ‘There is no sympathy for them.” It is well to note that Mr. Hoover, in later days, has devoted profound thought, ~coupled with vigorous ac- tion, to the aid of the Missisippt Valley folks. * k% % J. P. Hale said: “We live in a re- markable age of the world.” It is |& too bad that the worthy gentleman did not llve to see the advent of the telegraph, radio and airplane. ITS Too BAD HE. DIDNT LIVE TO SEE| THE AIRPLANE « N Household Methods BY BETSY CALLISTER. This is a good time of the year to buy cretonne remnants. For they are on sale in the shops at a very reason- able price. There are ‘lots of things you can do even with & small piece of cretonne, Of course, there are bags. One sort is that made on an oval embroidery ring of wood. It is used for a laundry bag, and made in a small size is just ;he thing for a handkerchief laundry ag. One young woman has a set of four, in different sizes, The largest is for underwear. The next is for lingerie blouses. Then there are two smaller ones, one for handkerchiefs, the other for neckwear, Cretonne is a ticu- larly appropriate material for ?:erary Jbeuuls: frequent washing does not in- jure it. These same bags, made on the big embroidery rings, are useful for many household purposes, because of their open tops—for holding paper and string, for holding cleaning rags and dust cloths and for holding rag-bag scraps. You can cover all manner of little objects with cretonne. One thing to make is a cretonne-covered bridge score. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. I ’'members where I put sum Foe e TR Tt spose 3 aren’ in shape t' say nuffin. ) (Above) Washed 12 times in ordinary soap, delicate fibres pulled, lace damaged, color life~ less. Dainty lingerie has ynut lost the charm of new, If it’s Safe in Water . . . 1¥s Safe in LUX! S