Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1930, Page 49

WOMA An Attractive BY MARY For the woman who prefers one- Dlece dresses to separate blouses and skirts and who still realizes the style value at the present time of the shorter Jacket there are jacket dresses of wide THIS NAVY BLUE CREPE FROCK AND JACKET HAS TIE, FLOWER AND FUR SCARF OF BEIGE. THE FROCK HAS ELBOW SLEEVES. variety. My own opinion is that as the season advances these dresses will come more and more in favor. An attractive little costume that has been much admired consists of a one- plece rather high-waisted dress of printed silk—showing rose-colored flow- ers on a navy blue background with just & dash of green and cream color | with the flowers. The dress is sleeve- less, with pleated ruffles falling a few inches over the shoulders, and it is cut | fairly low at the back with tie strings | of the material tied in a bow at the back of the neck and falling over the bare back. While actually a sports type of dress, it is appropriate for informal afternoon and evening wear. With this dress there is a coat of plain navy blue extending within a few inches of the knees. I was interested to learn that in the shop where dresses of this sort are sold it is possible to buy the dress alone or with the jacket—and, while | many women hesitate about adding the cost of the jacket. to their bill, feeling that some other wrap will answer the purpose, they usually end by selecting the jacket. The sketch shows & navy blue crepe My Neighbor Says: If a small pan of water is iplaced in the oven-when bread is baking the loaf will be larger and crust more tender. Sour cream or milk may be used in any cake recipe if one- half teaspoon of soda is added to each cup of sour milk. Omit two teaspoons of baking powder for each one-half teaspoon of soda used. The raising power of one- half teaspoon of soda and one cup of sour milk equals that of -two teaspoons of baking powder. To remove nut meats whole from the shell, pour hot water on the nuts and let them remain overnight. You can crack them easily and remove the meats in the morning. Any chopped meat made into balls and broiled makes a very palatable dish for luncheon, sup- per or dinner. N’S PAGE. Little Costume MARSHALL. dress and matching jacket. The dress has elbow sleeves and a small beige tle; buttonhole flower, gloves and fur scarf are also beige. ‘This week'’s circular shows how to make one of the new cape collars which may be added to a sleeveless dress to make it up to date. If you would like a copy, please send your stamped, self- addressed envelope to Ma rshall, care of this paper, and will be forwarded to you. (Copyrisht, 1930.) Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED, Any mention of left-handedness is certain to start a controversy about the | subject. Some parents hold firmly to | the idea that it is a bad habit which they should “break” at all costs to the |child. Authorities are discouraging this |idea, showing up its relation to speech defects, such as stammering, and urg- !ing parents not to consider the use of | the left hand as indicative of anything !except a changed position of the ner- | vous centers in their relation to the | muscles which they control. | Some confusion arises from the fact that parents are not aware that all children use both hands lhulfl freely at |first. Gradually the child begins to show a preference for the right hand and eventually, if objects are put into the left hand, the child will change them over to the right. This situation is reversed with the naturally left- handed child, for, despite the most strenuous efforts to get him to use the right hand, he Insists on changing everything to the left. Such! a child should not be nervously upset by forcing the use of what, to him, is an awkward hand. | The following letter from Mrs. E. W. | L. offers an Interesting experiment: “Dear Mrs. Eldred: I always read your column, even though my babies are grown. A short time ago you dis- | cussed left-handedness, and I wonder if my experience would be helpful in this situation. “I had_ one of those left-handed bables and, of course, received advice | from all the relatives as to the dmtlc! methods I must use to break the child | of the ‘habit.’ Just at that time I came | across a paper which stated that in | Germany they were teaching children !to use both hands. So I said to my- | self, ‘Why not?’ I aliowed the child to | | use the left hand freely, doing my best | e the use of the right hand | 1 also. “In school, of course, the right hand had to be used. The result is that at 23 years of age he can use both hands | freely for all purposes except drawing. | In this he showed unusual talent and | his drawing teacher, a woman of sym- | pathy and understanding, finding that | | his left hand was the most sensative, | |allowed him to use it. He uses the | right hand for rough outlines, but the |fine work is done with the left. “Three right-handed babies followed and I tried the system on them, but it was a flat failure, and as far as this family is concerned, only the left- handed member has attained mastery of both hands.” | This seems o me intensely inter- | esting from two standpoints—the one | “in school, of course,” showing that we are still stupidly laying unnecessary burdens on the shoulders of the left- handed individual by forcing him to follow a pattern of activity which is the fact that the pressure of our right- handedness is actually a spur to the left-handed child in helping him to try to be like us. Your right-handed chil- dren have no such social spur to in- spire their use of the left hand so the | system didn’t work. Broiled Hadoiock Fillets. Arrange the fillets, either whole or in individual portions, on a greased broiler rack, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and dot with butter. oven and cook until browned, or for about 15 minutes. Select two or three large mushroom caps for each serv- | ing, cut off the stems, and place on the | broiler ¥ack skin side up, 7 or 8 min- utes before the fish is done. Turn after three minutes, sprinkle with salt pepper, put a bit of butter in each cap, and finish cooking. Arrange the fish and mushrooms together on a hot plat- ter, and garnish with parsley and | which makes possible such a remark as | awkward and handicaping to him, and | Place in a broiling | d | beautiful da; lemon. OUR CHILDREN BY ANGELO PATRIL Perfect Children. Let us understand right at the start that perfection in childhood, as in any other section of the human family, does not exist, There is no perfect child. ‘There is no perfect teacher, no perfect method, no perfect system, no perfection anywhere, There is an honest, earnest effort to get as near perfection as is possible in our present state of knowl- edge. There is an upward tendency in every human being.. But nb perfection. An anxious mother was almost in tears because for three or more years she had been teaching a small boy to put his things where they belonged and he skipped that bit of routine once in a while. “Why can’t he hang up his night clothes?” Well, does father ever hang his on the hook? And he has v for considerably longer on this imperfect earth. Cheer up. Tell him the next time and the next and some day it may register. Of course, it might register quicker If father set the ex- lll’r.‘llpl”e. but fathers hate discipline, don't ey’ “Jesse howls every time he is crossed. I did just what you told me to do when he howled yesterday but he howled again today. You see it didn't work.” Well, do it again today and tomorrow and next year. By and by he will get the idea that howling only inconven- fences him, and brings mocking laughter ringing about his ears. “I don't think much of that teacher. I asked her to make a point of seeing that Harry did his homework every night. She said she would keep after him but he skipped it again last Friday. I told her about it and she said she couldn’t reach into the home every night to see that Harry did his lessons. Inferred that I didn’t help. I think a teacher ought to have a little influence, don’t you?” A whole lot of influence. But if that influence doesn't touch the mother who is anxious to have the child do his home work, to what degree can it touch the boy who does not want to do his home work? If the teacher influences him to do it four nights out of five, that's pretty strong influence. Home might manage the other night. U It is best not to try to place blame for every failing. We will fail again and again day after day, every one of us, as long as we struggle to make each day reach a little farther intc the prom- ised land. Is there any disgrace in that? The disgrace is in not trying to grow. You can't fall while you do nothing. It is only vhen you try to do that a failure is registerrd against you. Then don't ask for perfection. Per- fection is the end of growth. You would not have that? o long as teachers and mothers and fathers and children try to make progress we can hearten ourselves. We can study the failures and so gain wisdom. We can feed hope and in- spire faith and reach and reach toward the beauty that lies on the horizon. But we can't obtain perfection on this earth. (Copyright, 1930.) JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in English BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. THE NAME OF THE RECENTLY ISOLATED INFLUENZA GERM 1S "PLEOMORPHIC STREPTOCOCUS” ANYTHING WITH A NAME UKE THAT SURE OUGHT TO BE 1SOLATED! G. B.—Do not use “sure” for “surely.” “Anything with a name like that surely ought to be isolated.” “It surely is & " not “It sure is.” Isolate (ISS-o-late) means to place or set apart or alone; as, “Collective action is more efficacious than isolated indi- vidual effort.” *“Johnson's youth was poor, isolated, hopeless, very miserabl Potato Salad Heidelberg Dice, when cool, boiled new potatoes, then marinate in French dressi chopped onion, celery, Then mix thoroughly with Gel nf. Aadz to taste, 'y 3 T. et EfPPe ‘and’s Mayonnaise. Arrar:‘;e on crisp lettuce. Top with Gelfand’s layonnaise, chopped parsley. Serve with cold meats and c WASHINGTON, m‘m}@%fiom@ D..-C., ofthe FRIDAY, A BEAUTY CHATS Cosmetics. ‘The modern woman is ruining her skin with cosmetics. It isn’'t all her fault because the manufacturers of these lotions are so very plausible in all they say and their articles are so attractively gotten up. But skin spe- cialists will tell you that more and more women come to them every year whose ailments can be traced to skins s0 clogged with cosmetics that they simply cannot function naturally. The one thing that's used most, of course, is cold cream. Cleansing cream ordinarily is made in enormous quan- tities, sold to beauty shops, where it is tinted or perfumed, given a fancy | individual name and sold at varying| prices as that shop's speciality. As all | cleansing creams are pretty much alike | there's no harm done, and it's easier and cheaper for the shops to buy the | stuff in bulk and resell it than to make it. The woman who wants to save money can make it herself from my cleansing cream. ‘The very best manufacturers of cold creams are making them lighter and lighter; they are now practically jellies which melt at once to a liquid as soon | as they touch the warmth of the skin. | There is very little in the way of wax or spermaceti to clog the pores. I pre-| fer, however, to go one step ahead of | all of these and calmly say discard all cleansing cream, and use instead an | oll. My own preference is for almond oll, because it is light, nourishing, very cleansing, and because it could not | possibly clog the pores or injure the skin, but olive ofl will do. You must be sure to get the very finest, lightest | | not | with the lighter weight patters that | will do just as well as a bought one grade of olive oil. Whether you use cold cream or ofl | you should remove it from the skin by wetting a cloth with warm, soapy very tender. Here’s delicious the cost ingredients BY EDNA KENT FORBES water and taking it off with this. Then wring the cloth once more from clear warm water and give the skin a cold rinse and powder. Mary Ann K.—Almond oil should be yellow and not white. It does not follow that the ofl should be the same shade as the nuts, although even the nut is not really white, Rosalle G.—Since you cannot pur- chase a patter at a reasonable price, | why not make one yourself? I believe | a fair substitute for the usual patter be made from a shoe stretcher, | the flat side of the wooden por- | tion that is pushed down into the toe of the shoe. Of course, you should cover the surface with something sim- ilar to a plece of canton flannel and pat quite so hard as you would are sold for the purpose. It probably it you get used to the stroke and suit it to your needs. Spanish Steak. Brown in a hot frying pan two pounds of top round of steak cut about 2 inches thick, leaving on the. fat, then add three-fourths cupful of water boil- ing, cover, and bake for 45 minutes in & moderate oven. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover with a layer of sliced onions. Bake for another hour, then cover with a layer of the solid meat of a can of tomatoes. Bake again for 15 minutes. Sprinkle over the top two tablespoonfuls of grated cheese and place in the oven long enough for the cheese to melt. There 1 be a de-| liclous thick gravy and the steak will be PRIL 4, 1930. 'Today in Washington History April 4, 1791 —President Washington, a letter itten from Mount Vernon to Maj. L'Enfent at George- town, says that in his inion the bounds of the new Federal include all lands “I; Rock Creek, Potomac River and the Eastern Branch and as far up the lat- ter as the turn in the channel above Evans Point (about & mile north of the ferry), these including the flat back of Jenkins Height; thence to the road leading from Georgetown to Bladens- burg as far easterly along the same as to include the branch which runs across it, somewhere near the exterior of the Georgetown session; thence in & proper direction to Rock Creek at or above the ford, according to the situation of the ground.” By referring to the Georgetown ses- sion President Washington meant the precincts of the town fixed by the Maryland law of December 25, 1789, embracing all that portion of the county lying within a quarter of a mile of the limits of Georgetown proper, which are under the jurisdiction of the corpora- tion of Georgetown. Jenkins Height, or Jenkins Hill, as it is more frequently called, is the high point that Maj. L’Enfant mentioned in his talks with President Washington at Georgetown a few days ago as the most suitable site for the Capitol and other public buildings, It is Maj. L'Enfant’s idea that the Capitol might well be built on the brow of this hill, overlooking the lower land to the south, in the direction of the Eastern Branch and its junction with the Potomac River, and the lower land to the west in the direction of Rock Creek and Georgetown. The vast plain, or plateau, to the eastward of Jenkins Hill, in Maj. L’Enfant’s opinion, would be an excel- lent site for other public buildings and for private residences. This plain ex- tends at about the same level as Jenkins Hill for a considerable distance east- ward and then slopes gradually down to the Eastern Brank of the Potomac. Maj. L'Enfant has proposed the erec- tion of a bridge over the Eastern Branch, directly east of Jenkins Hill, with a broad avenue lined with trees stretching from this proposed bridge through the city and on to Georgetown, where he would build another bridge | across the Potomac River. in Cream of Pea Soup. Put one No. 2 can of peas with their liquor and two cupfuls of water and one sliced onion in a saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes. Press through a sieve, saving out half a cupful of the peas for garnishing. Add one teaspoon- ful of sugar, two cupfuls of very slightly beaten egg yoke and one cup- | ful of cream and heat without boiling. | Serve in cups with a few of the whole peas in each cup. Top each with a spoonful of whipped cream and sprinkle with minced parsley. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “A man never learns to do things the | easiest way. No matter how fat one gets, he still tries to bend over to pick | up things instead o’ squattin’” (Copyright, 1930.) FEATURES. FAMOUS KNIGHTS OF COOKERY Angry Napoleon Kicked Table Over, but Famous Dunand Immediately Duplicated Me BY J. P. GLASS. “HE LIFTED HIS FOOT AND KICKED THE TABLE OVER. CRASH WENT BREAKFAST ON THE Great generals seem frequently to| have been lacking in judgment regard- ing fine foods and how to treat them. Caesar ate freely when sweet ointment instead of oll was poured by mistake on his asparagus; Wellington had so little appreciation that his chef, one of the best in England, deserted him; Washington passed up delicious dishes to eat one simple food:; Napoleon bolted his meals and so did not savor their excellence. ‘The maitre d’hotel of Napoleon was Dunand, who had been a celebrated cook. We can imagine that if Napo- leon had not been Emperor he could not have commanded the loyalty of the one-time chef. ‘The conqueror came f{rregularly to his meals. When he arrived he did not stuff himself, but he ate”hastily, his mind elsewhere. ‘That he injured his health is certain. And perhaps he affected the destinies of nations by his imprudence. Indiges- tion incapacitated him at the battles of Borodina and Leipzig, and while the ;ox;me'r was a victory, the latter was a efeat. his energies were impaired on the third day of Dresdem by the effects of a shoulder of mutton stuffed with onions. Dunand had to be a man of resource. He had cutlets and chicken ready for service at all hours, night and day. Con- triving to fall in with his master’s mood on any and all occasions, he did it with a dignity that preserved his stand- | ing in his own eyes. An fllustrative anecdote is told. Napoleon had come back from the counsil of state in a very bad temper, perhaps due in part to the fact that he had fasted since daybreak. Dunand provided an excellent break- fast—dejeuner a la fourchette—com- posed of the Emperor’s favorite dishes. But the latter had scarcely seated him- self, and taken his first bite, when some recollection of the proceedings in the council of state made him angry once more. Pushing back from the table, without rising from his chair, he lifted his foot and kicked the table over. Crash went the breakfast on the floor. Not conduct worthy of an Emperor, certainly. Dunand looked on without a change of expression as Napoleon paced tigerishly up and down. A gesture sum- DAILY DIET RECIPE RICE WAFFLES. Cold rice, one cup; flour, three- quarter cup; baking powder, two teaspoons; salt, one-half tea- spoon: melted butter, two table- spoons; milk, two cups; eggs, two. MAKES SIX WAFFLES. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Combine beaten egg yolks, rice, butter and milk. Add this to dry ingredients. Add stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake on hot waffle iron. Recipe furnishes starch, protein, a little fat. Lime and iron present, but vitamins have been damaged by action of the baking powder. DIET NOTE. Recipe can be eaten in modera- tion by adults of normal digestion who are of average or under weight. R. moned one servant, a glance brought another, ‘The wreck was cleared away. Magi- cally, a second breakfast, exactly simi- lar to first, appeared immediately. “His majesty is served,” quietly an- nounced the maitre d'hotel. Napoleon appreciated the finesse of this sort of service. His anger fled, he smiled broadly. “Thanks! Thanks, my dear Dunand,” he said. One meal served by the maitre d'hotel saw dish after dish brought on to re- main untasted by Napoleon and the Empress Josephine. It was the dinner at which Josephine was notifled of the intended divorce. _Not even Dunend could blame the imnarial pair for not eaging. (Copyright, 1930.) —_— Venezuela will shortly have an inter- nal and foreign airmail service which eventually will be extended to French Guiana, Natal. 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A year round “stand-by”, made newly good with Gelfand’s Mayonnaise! Your grocer has it. Order a jar today. GELFAND’S Mayonnaise - Thousand Island Dressing - Sandwich Spread Distributor: The Carpel Co.; Inc.; 2155 Quien’s Chapel Rd., Washington, D. C. By ALCE ADAMS PROCTOR THIS Pineapple Layer Cake with its home-made -flavor has convinced thousands of women that baking cake doesn’t pay. It is actually better —finer in texture, more delicious in flavor—than any cake the average housewife can make. You would actually pay mote than the price of this cake for the ingredienss alone. Specially milled flour, the freshest of fresh eggs, finest creamery butter testing “90 score,” are found only in the THostessoCake _Here’s how we make a Hostess Cake. We BAKED BY THE BAKERSHN WONDER BREAD AND WONDER PAN ROLIS GELFANDS YNAYONNAD‘[ All the Hostess Cakes have just such rich good things put into them. You'll want to try the other Iayer cakes, Cocoanut and Chocolate, the Lemen Loaf with its flavor of fresh crushed fruit, and the old-fashioned Cup Cakes (2 for 5¢) with vanilla ot chocolate icing. Tey 2 Hostess Cake today. You know there are things you would rather do than bake. Tell your grocer that it is Hostess Cake that youl want, for Hostess freshness and goodness are guaranteed. 4 4 4 Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Yo Ho! for the Happy Wonder Bakers every Tuesday evening at 9:30 in their entertaining Wonder Period: ‘WRC and associated N. B. C. stations, fine and dry. The flour is sifted over and over. The ovens are kept at ideal cake temperature by baking experts. To make this delicious Pine- apple Layer Cake, we take two tender, evenly baked layers, and put them together with rich butter cream filling and frosting, with plenty of fresh, juicy pineapple. Of course it’s delicious! use an old favorite recipe. Then we see that every ingredient is of the highest quality .,and in perfdit condition. The sugar must be