Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1930, Page 11

WOM | BEDTIME STORIE | Paddy the Beaver's Visitor, better far to be te i n give offense and start s fight. y the Beaver. Paddy the Beaver is not used to visi- . 1 mean, he is not used to having visit his house. He is used to pond. There are visitors there. Indeed, I does the pond of Paddy the But Paddy's house is out in d and it isn’t often that he has r there. Once in a great while feathered acquaintance may alight on Toof of Paddy's house. Once in & t while Little Joe Otter swims out re. Billy Mink has visited it. But B NN SARGUIENASY these vistis have always apart that Paddy is always very much llxrtm.oed when a visitor arrives, It happened one morning that Paddy and Mrs. Paddy were over at the dam, looking it over. They have to inspect their dam every so often to make sure that there are no leaks in it. They had been very busy for some time. | ‘There had been some work to do, and | Paddy the Beaver and Mrs. Paddy are two le who never shirk, When there is work to do they do it. You see, they know that to shirk necessary work might mean the loss of their home. If there should be a bad break in the dam, there would be no pond. Then their home would be exposed to all their enemies. Now, the eyes of Paddy and Mrs. Paddy are not as ,ood as the eyes of Some of the other little people. Their been so far| AN'S PAGE. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS noses and their ears are better than their eyes. So it was that when Paddy hntned to glance over at their house in the water he failed to notice some one swimming close to it. However, when this some one began to climb up the roof, then Paddy saw him, but he couldn't see well enough to tell who it | was., “Huh,” said Paddy. “We have a | visifor.” Now, I wonder where he came |from. I didn't know that there were any other beavers near us.” “Where is this visitor?” demanded Mrs. Paddy. “Over there on the roof of our house; just climbing up on it,” replied Paddy. Mrs, Paddy sald nothing, but slid into the water and headed straight for home. It was evident that she didn’t intend to have visitors prowling around her | home while she was absent. Paddy | promptly followed. “That fellow has a black coat for a Beaver,” thought Paddy, as they drew near. “He is the blackest looking beaver that ever I have seen.” Nearer they drew to that house, and nearer. Presently Paddy and Mrs. Pad- dy stopped swimming and stared up at the stranger on the roof of their house. It wasn't a Beaver at all. No, sir; it wasn't & Beaver. Who do {ou suppose it was? It was Prickly Porky the Por- cupine. “Well!” exclaimed Paddy. “What are you doing on my house?” “I'm resting,” replied Prickly Porky. “I'm resting. And if you don't like it, vyou can go away.” Prickly Porky spoke | crossly. Paddy didn't know just what to say, He looked at the thousand little spears in Prickly Porky's coat and he knew right then and there that he didn’t want to have any real trouble with Prickly Porky, “I didn’t know you could swim,” said he, for the sake of saying something. “Well, you know it mnow,” replied Prickly Porky. “Why shouldn't I be able to swim? “I don’t know,” replied Paddy. “I | just thought you couldn’t, that's all. | I suppose that you'll be telling me that you can dive and can swim under “I" never tell things that aren't so,” replied Prickly Porky. *“I can't swim under water and I can't dive, and I don't want to do either.” “Then I cannot invite you into my house,” replied Paddy, “because my house is under water.” “And I wouldn't thank you if you could,” replied Prickly Porky, “for Im not interested in the inside of your house. The outside interests me, be- cause it gives me a place to rest.” (Copyright, 1030.) Longer Skirts and New Problem BY MARY MARSHALL. The dress that you have not wom _for several months, possibly not since Tast Summer, is brought to light and sent to the cleaner’: fake it from its tissue-paper and try it on your first imp Woubt is to biame the cleaners. They gnust have had the dress washed in p and water, and you told them to sure to dry clean it! You cannot make yourself believe that only a few Months ago you wore a skirt that was #0 outrageously short. And you simply Gas = =, TR 7 F I /i LIGHT BLUE LACE EVENING DRESS TRIMMED WITH TULLE OF THE SAME SHADE. eannot afford to discard the dress—and you would be embarrassed beyond words o appear in a skirt that was so short. All of which goes to prove not that the cleaners have shrunk the dress, but that you with the rest of the world :k'fn becoming accustomed to the longer ‘The best solution to this problem, of course, is to buy new clothes, and not to attempt to skimp in your clothes ex- K:nmtunt this Spring. ~ You may even wve to spend more than you planned. And then try to make up later on when fashion changes are not so drastic as they are at present. There are ways by which longer skirts can be pieced out, and this is easier to accomplish with evening and afternoon dresses than with the simpler daytime things. The sketch shows one way in which & lace or figured print evening dress sion of plain georgette or crepe silk is added to the edge of the sklfl.pelnd the same material is used to make a cape collar for the bodice. Y If you have a little daughter you will want a copy of this week's circular giving diagram pattern and directions for making a slip to be worn under thin wgfln‘ and Summer dresses. If you 1 send your stamped, self-ad- dressed envelope to Mary Marshall, care of this paper, a copy of this will be sent to you. = (Copyright; 1930 MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit. Oatmeal with Cream. Fried Ham and Maple Sirup, Bottee. DINNER. Fruit Cocktail. Celery. Olives, Roast Duck. Currant Jelly. Mashed Potatoes. Cauliflower au Gratin. Tomato Salad, French Dressing. Orange Sherbet. Coffee. SUPPER. Crabflakes au Gratin. Pickles. Olives. Frozen Fruit Salad. Macaroons. Coftee. * RICE WAFFLES. Half cup freshly cooked rice, one tablespoon ' sugar, one-half | teaspoon salt, one and one-half cups flour, one tablespoon butter, two teaspoons baking powder, one cup sweet milk, two eggs beaten separately, one-half tea- spoon vanilla. To the hot rice add the butter and sugar. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; mix all together with the milk and egg yolks; beat vig- orously to get out all the lumps. Last, gently fold in the stiff beaten whites and vanilla. Cook on a hot greased waffie iron. Serve hot with butter and honey or sirup, jelly, ete. ORANGE SHERBET. ‘Whites of two eggs beaten and one pint of sugar. Ad to this one-half pint of cream, also one- and one-half quarts of milk, juice of one lemon and three oranges the last thing before freezing. FROZEN FRUIT SALAD. Four egg yolks, four table- spoons tarragon vinegar, four ta- blespoons sugar. Cook in double boiler till thick. Cool, stirring occasionally. Stir in one pint of Whlrped cream, one can of pine- apple, cut in dice or shredded; one-half pound blanched almonds, cut up; one-fourth pound marsh= mallows, cut up. Freeze, pack in mold in ice and salt for three hours. Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN P Salary vs. Vocation. Among the letters I receive daily from readers there are numerous queries of this sort: “What's the average salary in this line? How much can I make as an . .? Is there any money in this field? Unless wages for an occupation are fixed by Government rate or union scale, there is little chance of being able %o fix an average salary. ‘Women with vocations to choose, and now that “school’s out” there are many, are best advised to choose appealing, congenial work. The mater of salary will work itself out. In commercial flelds there v-vre few real ullndry lunlt.da or averages. Women are aceory o their worth. - e Unfortunately, women unfitted for Yocations choose them use they hear of high salaries. They forget that the individual earns the salary, not the classification of her job. A skilled decorator earns a substantial income because of her skill, not merely because she Is a decorator. Salaries, therefore, are indications of individual merit rather than the un- ‘usual advantages offered by any par- ticular vocation. Everyday women de- ceive themselves with the aid of adver- tisements to the effect that artists or nurses or secretaries or what not earn this or that per week. ‘There is an element of truth in such | =mmlunfi women do earn our husbands to become steel workers because so and so became a millionaire, nor would we advise our husbands to become mechanics because a few me- chanics have become wealthy automo- bile manufacturers. Another fact which many seem to forget is that salaries vary with com- munities and sections of the country. Certain cities are known to pay higher salaries than others, In such places living costs are generally higher, and the increased salary simply meets the increased demands for iiving. Any wnm-g who excels at a vocation will find that ample rewards follow nat- urally. Just as there-are all class and types of secretaries, secretaries are paid all kinds of salaries. Inferior abil- ity does not profit because it is em- ployed at a special form of labor. Choose your vccation without regard for salary, it “all depends on you,” Fish and Vegetable Pie. Make a white sauce with two cupfuls of bottled or diluted evaporated milk, four tablespoonfuls of flour and three tablespoonfuls of butter. Add one and one-half cupfuls of cooked diced car- rots, one cupful of cooked peas, one and one-half cupfuls of flaked fish, two ta- blespoonfuls of onion juice and salt and pepper. Turn into a casserole and cover the top with mashed potatoes put through a pastry bag. rush with melt wwmmm;'\wmu hold and ‘would not advise | hot. oven until brown, THE EVEN LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Pop was trying to make his cigar lighter wetk and ma sed, lyum, do you realive that that grandchild of yours is developing an obstinate streek? Meening my sister Gladdises 3 weeks old baby, and pop sed, I hope he has- ent been impudent to you. ‘Well you couldent precisely call h impudents, and Im just hoping that it wasent any more than meer mischiviss- ness, ma sed. I told you yestidday that he was starting to tawk alreddy, dident 1? she sed. Yes, he complained that his back was itching, wasent that it? pop sed, and ma sed, Dont be abserd. What he sed for Gog, and he kepp repeeting it every time we asked him to, thus proving that he knew very well what he was doing, but today when I tried to make him say it agen he looked rite in my face with the most impish ix- pression and delibrity sed, Gick. ‘That sounds even more difficult, pop sed, and ma sed, Perhaps it is, but the point is, he delibritly sed it when he knew very well that I wunted him to say Gog. I kepp after him for a quarter of an hour, but Gick was all I could get. Of course its all very well for the child to have a will of his own, but I just hope that it wasent pure ob- | stinacy, ma sed. Why' dident you take his little hair brush or something and give him a good paddeling? pop sed, and ma sed, Now Willyum dont be redickuliss, and anyway, I couldent axually prove any- thing. Gladdis thawt it was just a case of ferm determination, and she seemed rather pleased than otherwise, ma sed. Anyway Im not going to let it worry me, she sed. Thats the sensible view to take, pop sed.+ Let's go to the movies and get it off your mind, he sed. Wich they did. (Copyright, 1930.) SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. may be lengthened. A circular exten- | I aren’t goin' to hab nuffin’ to do wif Baby while her actin’ so smarty. Drandpa planted tomater seeds in 'at box, an’ now her is plantin’ a apple cord. (Copyright, 1930.) MOTHERS Encourage Hobbies. One mother says: I have tried to interest each of my children in developing a hobby. One taken ta collecting butterflies, an- other gets much pleasure from his kodak and the youngest boy has taken a fancy to collecting ship pictures. Not only is this & pleasurable pastime for the child now, but it will help to cultivate the habit of taking a definite interest in something outside of business when the boys grow into men. (Copyright, 1930.) —_— Diamonds sent to the United States from the Netherlands in a recent month were valued at $847,000. DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX DIAR MISS DIX: My husband is a steady domestic man, very kind to me and much interested in his home, but here is my complaint—he simply will not make friends with people and all the minute he meets any one. and he ury He is quite wllllng me to go out in the afternoons, bul our house in the evening. I am a sociable sort and long for meighbors to my efforts are in vain, He freezes up that I havé woman friends, he wants nobody coming to rop in, have a nice game of bridge, or just sit and talk, but he hits the sky as soon as it is suggested. All he wants is just to have me, his People have made advances to us, but he re. riendliness and they never come again. What can you do with a Am I forever to do without -friends, or find them only among PERP! ‘This has buffs all chap like that? women who are free in the afternoon? is ,one on for 15 years. Answer: Your husband making a very great mistake. and the radio. 'LEXED WIFE. Friends are not the only chief joy in life, but they are one of the greatest and most humanizing influences in ‘Therefore, when & man cuts himself away from all friends the world, and they are among our most valuable assets in a business and financial way. he deprives himself of great pleasure and happiness. He invariably narrows himself down ‘and becomes cranky and queer and opinionated. And he shuts the door of opportunity in his own face. Somebody has well said that friendship doubles our joys and halves our sorrows, and this is true. There are mighty few things do alone. The most wonderful journey that are any fun to loses half its charm if you have no one to enthuse with you over the strange and interesting and beautiful things you congenial see, whereas com the dullest trip becomes a delight if you take it with a ‘Why, even the finest meal has little flavor if you gobble it down panion. alone, but a couple of sandwiches become a feast if they are flavored with laughter and jest. Our friends educate us. It is the rubbing of wits ainst wits that polishes them up so they scintillate like diamonds, Dull and egotistic indeed must be the man and woman who do not learn from their friends. No man is so wise that he knows it all. never seen, knows things that he does Every man and womi he has never had, has read books he has never read, has seen he meets has had expel:lenees places he has not know, and it is in talk with these that he learns new things, gets a fresh outlook on life that widens his horizon and makes him tolerant, and keeps his mind receptive. gent friends will teach a man much. And our friends play a major part A group of intelli- in our success in the world. As Shake- gpeare says, “We are advertised by our loving riends,” “They are our press agents. ‘They trumpet our good qualties. They boost us to good laces, They are on the lookout for advantgeous openings for us, People will do things for us because they like us that they would never do for us because it was our right. DOROTHY D! (@pyright, 1930.) How to Supplement Writing Desk BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. THE BOOK TROUGH STAND AUGMENTS D ND LENDS ANOTHER DECORATIVE TLEMENY ALCO. The family writing desk, or that of any person who has a large corre- spondence or whose work or study re- quires much writing, and hence con- stant use of the desk, is apt to need augmenting. The top of the desk gets littered with papers that cannot very well be put one side. The drawer space is too limited. It becomes a matter importance to the home decorator to have some solutions to the problems whereby order can be kept without in- terfering with work. Immediately comes the thought of a' roll-top or a drop-leaf desk. However, this merely incloses’ the confusion. It does not solve the problem of order out of chaos. There must be supplementary aids. There are several, some one of which should sult each special need. A side table with shelves may be the solution. For the student or writer a book trough table is execellent, The reference books can be neatly stacked in the ‘!mlll"l'.. leaving the top clear to ve han books oo Consuliea; s tabis makes it possible to omit books from the top of the desk, thereby providing extra space for papers neatly stacked or boxed. The boxes in which type- writer paper comes make excellent desk containers for papers of like size. Book letter files will supply extra containers for papers, and these aug- ment drawer space well. These files, ;:::::e& Zlphabetically as tney ave, ng papers so t art easy to consult. o j¢ A magazine rack is another excellent accessory of the crowded desk. Papers ut in large envelopes can be slipped ito such a holder as readily as a maga- zine. Write on the top of the envelope Just what it contains, and the rack be- comes a sort of open file. An old set of book shelves can be curtained and hold innumerable books, cheap files, boxes of paper in reserve and all those little things, such as extra rubber bands, clips, pencils, etc., that take up the coveted u&m ‘The Today in Washington Histery BY DONALD A. CRAIG. March 29, 1791.—Accompanied. by Thomas Johnson, Daniel Carroll and Dr. David Stuart, Commissioners of the Federal City, and other gentlemen, President Washington today rode over the site of the proposed new city. Un- fortunately there was a thick mist and it was difficult to see clearly. At 6 o'clock this evening, at the President’s request, the land holders in the vieinity of Georgetown and those about Carrollsburg on the Eastern Branch met the President at Suter's Tavern in Georgetown. President Washington talked frankly to the various land holders about their differences over the location of the pub- lic bulidings for the Federal Govern- ment in the new city. He said that the contentions of those who want the buildings located in or near George- town and those who want them located in the vicinity of the Eastern Branch did not “comport either with the pub- lic_interest or their own.” He declared that, while each party was alming to obtain the public bulld- ings, “they might, by placing the mat- ter on a contracted scale, defeat the measure altogether, not only by pro- crastination, but for want of the means necessary to effect the work.” ‘The President sald that neither the offer from Georgetown, nor that from Carrollsburg, taken separately, was “‘adequate to the end of insuring the object.” Both together, he explained to the land holders, did not “‘comprehend more ground, nor would afford greater gfitm than required for the Federal ‘The President concluded by declar] that “instead of contending which o the two should have it, they had bet- ter, by combining more offers, make a common cause of it, and thereby secure it to the District.” ‘The land holders seem impressed with the President’s remarks and it is belleved that the interests of the new city will be considerably advanced as a result of his efforts to end the contro- versies that have been evident here for some time. . After the conference the President had dinner with Uriah Forrest. The City Commissioners and other guests were present at the dinner. If the land holders will agree to get together and surrender part of their land for the Federal City, the President will speedily conclude his visit in Georgetown and proceed to Mount Vernon, where he will rest a few days before starting on his tour of the Southern States. cles, which, although neatly arranged, are not decorative. A folding table can be mned when table is essential. It extra can be put away in interims between rushes of study or heavy correspondence. A narrow . table with drop leaves known as a tuck-away table can afford ample table space when its leaves are open ,and take up the minimum ce when closed. Such a table is a desirable piece of furniture when housing quar- ters are limited, as in an apartment. It can be used for tea table, card table and occasional table as well as to in- crease desk room as needed. ACopyright, 1030 *.0.r :OUB CHILDREN 4 BY ANGELO PATRL Passing, Examinations, Examinations have their proper place and function, but they are not to usurp the place of education. When a school makes passing examinations the most u::‘fmn'. idea in this life, that school 1 in its great mission of education. School is to fit all its children for living. There are many children whose life purposes are not served best by & rigid course of study and examinations. There are flelds of activity upon which school examinations can have no bedk- ing. re are very precious minds that do not take kindly to examinations. School, especially elementary schools where the great mass of children are, must never be subordinated to examina- tions. ‘There must be some standard of achievement. Unless there is a recog- nized standard to which the child must be held he cannot have the thrill that successful achievement offers and which is the spirit of all growth. Success feeds success. But examinations need not be the test of achievement. Or, put it another way: The kind of examina- tion which sets the standard ought to \tr‘nry according to the children in ques- lon. We say a child succeeds in school when he finds opportunity for using his personal power to advantage, when he is able to accomplish his purpose, when he uses his full capacity and achieves maximum results in proportion to his capacity. You see I am saying that if a child finds great difficulty in spelling— there are some who do and they are not worthless children because of that —we study his capacity, adjust his work to his need and power and, when he does all possible within his limitations, rate him a good pupil. Another child may be able to learn to spell with ease. His standard is set accordingly and he is held to high marks. The two puplls ought not to be given the same tests. They ought not %o be trajned the same way. It is the privilege” of the elementary schools to measure the capacities, search for the gifts of its children, train them as fully as their capacities permit. To cram young children full of facts in order to pass examinations is not education. It is an entirely different matter. Infor- mation is not education. What shall the high schools and col- leges do with children who are not fit- ted for the courses presented? I would say that the thing to do is to set the higher schools to meet the needs of various groups of children. Make up one's mind as to what sort of child the school is to serve and admit only the children who can profit by the educa- tion offered in the particular school. The test of fitness is not the state- wide test always. A certain type of child answers that call. But a number of other types of intelligence, rather other qualities of intelligence, do not answer it. These children, too, are precious to the life of the country. Test them on the basis of their gifts and pur- poses and send them to the schools best equipped to meet their needs. It would be a queer laboratory that had but one test for every substance that was presented, now wouldn't it? If the elementary school is not the lab- oratory of childhood, the testing ground, the place for seafching out hidden qual- » FEATURES. MILADY BEAUTIFUL | BY LOIS LEEDS. Wants to Darken Red Hair. My Dear Miss Leeds: I have writ- ten to you once before, but have not been successful in hearing from you, so I am taking this opportunity to write again. I have always been immensely interested in your beauty talks and would appreciate your advice on my oblems very much. (1) I have red ir and would like to darken it, but am afraid to use anything which would harm it. Could you suggest something for me? I am inclosing a sample of it for you. (2) I am 5 feet one-half inch tall and weigh 119 pounds. I am 20 years old. Am I very much over- weight? I am takirig some of the bend- ing exercises which I read about in your column and they have helped me a great deal. GOLDY" LOCKS. Answer—I'm sorry that you missed seeing an answer to your problems in this column. When a great many read- ers ask the same question (as they often do) I have to save space by answering in an article which applies to all. Now for your special questions. (1) I think the "hair indicated by the sample you sent is very pretty, and I don't believe I should Wi darken those lovely bright tints. However, if you are sure that you want it darker, you may use & henna rinse without hurting the hair, The henna rinse for auburn or chest- nut brown hair is made by boiling 2 ounces of dried, henna leaves in 1 quart of water until a dark reddish- brown liquid results. Strain out the leaves and add water until the desired shade is obtained. Apply the warm liq- uid to the hair while it is still wet after a shampoo, using a small sponge or toothbrush to spread it evenly over each strand of hair. Leave it on for a few minutes and then rinse the hair in clear water and dz it. You may have to ex- periment with the henna tea for sev- eral shampoos until you get just the shade you desire, but as this is a vege- table product, it won't harm the hair, and I'm wishing you ‘good luck. (2) Your weight is correct. I am glad you enjoy the bending exercises. They are very good for keeping the body supple and muscles youthful. Keep them up regularly, for they are as much of a DAILY DIET RECIPE WINE JELLY WHIP. Wine jelly, one package. Bolling water, six cups. Egg white, on SERVES 4 OR 6 PORTIONS. Dissolye wine jelly in boiling water. Let it cool. When it be- gins to “set” add the egg white which has been beaten stiff. Beat mixture well. Set on ice until thoroughly chilled. Serve in glasses set in crushed ice. If strong wine flavor is desired use less water and add wine flavor- ing instead. . DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes protein. Can be eaten by adults of normal, over or under weight. in ities of childhood, what is it? (Copyright, 1930.) MODEST gducln: diet as it is non-fatten- 8. . MAIDENS s I NANCY PAGE Breakfast Tastes Better If Beautifully Served BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Mrs, Lee's faithful Christine was leav- ing after 15 years' service. To take her place she was sending a young girl who had had some training in waitress work, but not enough to satisfy Mrs. Lee. her first afternoon was lp:xf:midnh‘rlgfie-:sml the serving of breakfast. “I wish_ you to wear black in the morning, I furnish the uniforms and the aprons, cuffs and collar, But I ex- ct you to see that they are kept spot- F.L. I cannot abide a mussy or spotty uniform. “I preside at the breakfast table and pour the coffee at my place. I will ex- pect you to remove the fruit dishes, rnhce the cereal which you will serve the kitchen. by fl.-; bring in the hot-dish | % of bacon or eggs or fried mush or what- ever it may be, and pass that. “Then _you come to me to get the coffee. You will have brought in the coffee service with cream pitcher and sugar_bowl and the cugu, which have been heated. After you have passed the coffee you pass the toast and marma- lade. “At each place you set the breakfast plate on which you will later put the fruit-juice glass. At the left of the late is the fork, tines up, and at the re(t of that the napkin, At the right of plate is knife with cutting edge turned toward plate, two teaspoons, one for eone:h u]m one for leeml, or %fi‘: :lfl;y use the larger cereal spoons. - let is at head of knife. The bread and butter plate, with bread and butter :;m‘e Eut squarely across it, is at head ork. “When you take a filled coffee cup from me you stand at my left. And ga dwl{‘l stand at left of person when - is to help himself to something you er. Watercress Sandwiches. ‘Wash well some watercress and then dry in a cloth, pressing out all moisture, then mix with the cress some hard- boiled exgs chopped fine, and season with salt and pepper. With a sharp knife cut as many thin slices of dry bread as will be required for two dozen sandwiches, then cut the cress into small pieces, remo the stems, place some between each slice of bread and butter with a slight sprinkling of lemon Jjuice, press down the slices hard, then cut them sharply into small squares, leaving no crust. My Neighbor Says: If & can of paint is placed up- side down for several hours be- fore it is opened, it will not be necessary to mix it before using. Half an hour is ample time to allow for baking fum sized apples. Chamois leathers used for cleansing silver require frequent washing. The simplest way is to squeeze them, through the hands in warm water and soapsuds to which a few drops of ammonia have been added, changing the 1':’:.'" it mmd:yindm them Warm soapsu h-n‘ tfi: out to dry, rubbing the hands- a_few times it is dry to soften it. If rinsed in clear water, the chamois gets hard. When washing {neuy dishes add a few drops of ammonia to the water. The work will be more and done. a:nllrh me;.lur;‘e "z they are an essen- part of a beauty program. i LOIS LEEDS. Chapped Lips. Dear Miss Leeds: I wonder if yoi could tell me why my lips are always cha and dry. ‘There are three Smail places in the center of my upper lp that just peel and peel. They look something like blisters that have dried. My lips have been like this now for about six months. Is this due to some internal disorder? I am apparently en- joying the best of health. L. E. E. Answer—I wonder if the chapped places on your lip have not annoyed you so much that you may have formed the habit of biting them and thus have not given them a chance to get smooth. Be sure to avoid the habit of either biting or licking them. Also, use & soothing salve or Iotion on them every day. Plain cold cream may be used. Always aprply a little of this before go- ing out of doors and never apply lip- stick without first applying cold cream. Or you may use the following lotion, which is very good: One part glycerin, one part witch hazel and four parts rose water. LOIS LEEDS. (Copyright, 1930.) JOLLY POLLY N A Lesson in Etiquette. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. CHINESE PUZZLES AND FRENCH MENUS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON = THEY ARE BEYOND THE <COMPREHENSION OF £ H. H—If a name on the menu is puz- zling to you, do not hesitate to ask the waiter to translate it for you. Or you may ask him to suggest something. He will be glad to do this. Are you in doubt about certai: social sased Aak 3oy Fofiyroin points of ABE MARTIN SAYS Leslie Hanger's new home 'l have three bath rooms, one fer beer, one fer gin an’ one fer Saturday. Some folks are loved fer the enemies they've made, an’ still more others are sidestepped fer th’ friends they’ve made. (Copyright, 1930.) THE STAR’S DAILY PATTERN SERVICE New Smartness. A black silk crepe with long-waisted bodice that is caught in plaits at left -side is new achievement of couturier to mold the figure. These plaits give & swathed movement through the waist at the left side. The right side being left free dips to low hipline, creating a tapering diagonal movement across the front and back, which gives the figure charming height. ‘The bow placed over the plaits at left side of bodice is youthful detail. The gathered insert of lace that assumes a diagonal course at the left side of the bodice is decidedly feminine and tends to minimize the width. Gathered lace ruffies are also inserted in darts of tight-fitting sleeves. Style No. 333 is designed in sizes 16, ;a. tm years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches ust. It is very fascinating for afternoons and informal eveniny chiffon with the r fabric. Purplish-blue crepe Elizabeth, datk purple silk crepe, navy Iue canton and printed silk crepe gmart m.h:l‘. ns. For a pattern of this 'style, send E-’b in flame-col les and bow of cents in stamps or coin ¢irectly to The Washington Star’s New York Fas] Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-n! street, New York. ‘We suggest that when you send rtlem, you }m:lo!e 10 (:nt.‘snlddl or of our new I | gapy of our pring nnun ] ”