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wWOoM AN’S PAGE. Avoid Contrast When Using Gray BY MARY Like certain succulent vegetables of & very mild flavor, gray usually needs something to give it seasoning. Other- wise it is too neutral, a little insipid. good cook knows that important CREAM-COLORED LACE WAS CHOSEN FOR THE VEST OF THIS DRESS OF GRAY CREPE DE CHINE, WHICH IS MADE SNUG OVER THE HIPS BY ONE OF THE NEW TIED GIRDLES. @s the seasoning is with mild tasting foods, it should be rather delicate. And 80 with gray—too strong a color con- trast should be avoided. Red or bright green should not be chosen as color companions for gray, but there are soft shades of coral and light rose as well BEDTIME STORIES Danny Has a Fight. B Comara rine e v ot agnt. ny Meadow Aouse. Danny Meadow Mouse had right past the old tin can in w] Nanny Meadow Mouse had escaped from Flip the Terrier. You see, Danny didn’t know she was there. He was a hurry, was Danny. Those little legs of his were moving very fast for such & little fellow, “Oh dear!” sald Danny. “I haven't the '-ast idea where Nanny has gone. I do hope that dog didn't get her. I don't think he did, but he must have given her a terrible fright. There is no knowing where she has . It there were some nice little run- ways all cut, T would know better where to go. Ah, here is a little path! Some other Mouse must have made it. Perhaps Nanny found this.” It was easier going in this little path, @and Danny scampered along thinking HE WAS GOING TO PASS WITHOUT SO MUCH AS SAYING, “HOW DO YOU DO?” of nothing but catching up with Nanny. He didn't even think of danger to himself. He wanted Nanny and Nanny was all he could think about. Danny traveled until he grew tired. Then he found & tussock of grass. ‘There was new grass, but there was also a lot of old grass, which was more or less matted down. Under this was a good hiding place and there Danny took a long rest. It was dusk when Danny finally started on again. He didn’t know where he was going. He wanted to find Nanny, but he had no ddea where to look for her. So he an to wander about aimlessly. Now and then he stopped for a bite to eat. Somehow, Danny felt as lonesome as ever he had felt in all his life. in| g MARSHALL. as pastel tones of green that produce pleas ‘harmonies. In the gray crepe de chine dress shown in the sketch cream-color lace at the neck gives just the contrast needed, and makes the dress becoming to many women to whom plain gray would be trying. The tied ends at the wrist are an- other becoming note. An actress known for her good taste in dress says that every costume should have at least one bow or tle. Placed at the wrists she says they are most flattering to the hands. The girdle on the dress, copied from an original French model, is easy to make and gives the much desired snug hipline. For an average figure a strip of material 47 inches long and 12 inches wide is needed. Slits 5 inches deep and 5 inches apart are made at each end. A dart is taken at the side oppo- site the tied ends to adjust fullness to the tapering of the waist.. The girdle is finished at the edges by picot or a very narrow hem. (Copyright, 1930.) DAILY DIET RECIPE CURRIED LAMB STEW. shank, three pounds; sliced onion, one cupful; fat, one tablespoonful; canned tomatoes, one quart, water, one quart; cel- ery leaves, minced, one-quarter cupful; curry powder, one tab’ spoonful; salt, two teaspoonfuls ‘Worcestershire, one tablespoon- ful; diced potatoes, two cupfuls; diced carrots, two cupfuls. SERVES 6 OR 7 PORTIONS. Have lamb cut in uniform pieces. Dredge lightly with flour. Put fat in stewpan, add onion and floured lamb. Brown these. Add tomatoes, salt, curry, Wor- cestershire, water and bring to boiling point, reduce heat and simmer about one hour till meat is tender. Add vegetables and also one cupful green peas if de- sired. Cook moderately about 30 minutes longer until "vegetables “i cdo?kedie Djump!;:ngs could be coked in stew just before servin, time if desired. : DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes protein, some starch, as well as fl'opn. lime, vita- mins A, B and C. Can be eaten by adults of normal digestion who are of average or under weight. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS a place where another path joined this one. Just as he reached it he heard a little sound and he looked up this THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Tact. Webster’s Dictionary defines tact as “ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances.” As in the case of many other social traits, your tact is never called into question until you have done some- :l)amlngnw demonstrate that you don't ve it. MONDAY, MODEST little path to see a small person that at first glance he thought was a young Mole. He was going to pass without ' 80 much as saying “How do you do” when this little stranger made a sud- | len rush at him, fairly knocking Danny off -his feet. Now, Danny Meadow Mouse is a chunky little fel- low and when he has to fight he is a very good fighter. This stranger was smaller than Danny and Danny hadn’t the least doubt that he would soon make this stranger take to his heels. That was Danny’s mistake. This stranger, whom it just happens Danny had never before met, was Blarina the Shrew. This is the Shrew with the short tail. Often he is mistaken for a small Mole. You know that was the mistake Danny had made at first. It didn’t take Danny a second to scramble to his feet after he was knocked over. Never in all his life had he been more angry. He was filled with rage. “I'll fix you for that!” he squeaked. “Yes, sir, I'll fix you!” Blarina paid no heed to this. He was himself chattering angrily. Instead of turning and running, he made a little rush to meet Danny. Then they were locked together, biting and kicking. Danny found this stranger surprisingly quick, with surprisingly sharp teeth. Presently they separated. Then they came together again with another little rush. Danny found the fur of this stranger was very thick and very soft. It was hard for him to bit through it. Meanwhile, the stranger was making his own teeth felt and you may be sure Danny didn't like it a bit. It wasn't before Danny realized that though this stranger was smaller than he, he was a better fighter. Danny began to feel tired. He felt more and more tired. Blarina did not seem to tire at all. Danny was think- ing now of nothing but a chance to get away. So when at last he tore himself loose, Danny took to his heels. My, my, how he did run! (Copyright, 1930.) Pineapple Trifle. In one-fourth cupful of cold water soak for five minutes one and one- half tablespoonfuls of gelatin, then dissolve over hot water. Add two cup- fuls of crushed pineapple and half a cupful of sugar, then set the pan in crushed ice and stir until the mix- ture thickens. Add one-third cupful of chopped nuts, two tablespoonfuls of chopped maraschino cherries and one cupful of marshmallows cut into small pleces. Fold in one cupful of heavy cream stiffy beaten. Turn into indi- He was wandering along a little path made long before by some other Meadow Mouse. Presently he came to vidual molds rinsed in cold water and chill. Serve unmolded with a_little whipped cream on top and garnish with a maraschino cherry. M = BATH SALTS €@k d A recent analytical study of this| important trait shows that it has at least 1,173 sides, which teaches us something of the chances we take in| “what demonstrating inability to do is required: by circumstances.” In the order of their frequency of | occurrence in every life, the following | denote the more important signs of the lack of tact: 1. Continually talking in the first verson. 2. Boasting about one's self. . Talking too much. . Speaking out, of turn. . “I told you so. . Not taking criticism kindly. . Dressing conspicuously. . Causing another’s plans to fail. . Talking about one’s own misfor- is tunes. 10. Inattention when talking. another 11. Assuming that you are always right on all questions. (Copyright, 1930.) NANCY PAGE Blankets Covered or Put in Envelopes BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Lois had a letter from a cousin in California. “I am so sorry that you and your new baby cannot come out to stay with us this Summer. I am so sorry for you back in the hot East. Of course it is warm here in the day- time, but the evenings and nights are always cool. You could sleep like a top out here.” Lois read the letter to Nancy. “Queer how pyoud Californians are of their wonderful climate, isn't it? But then they do have a good deal to talk about at that. The Summer nights are wonderful for sleeping.” “When I was out there, Lois, I learned one good trick for Summer bedding. My hostess took a Summer blanket of light weight and made a cover of washable material for it. It was a soft, washable mull in pastel shade. “The material covered the blanket just like a comforter cover. The edges were bound with washable ribbon. “Then the blanket was kept smooth and flat in its mull cover by small bows of ribbon which were put on just like the yarn ties in comforters. “Back in the East wher we put blankets away for the Summer we need to find some sort of enveloping cover. Sometimes I put the heaviest ones in the cedar chest or cedar closet. “But the light-weight blankets which we may need for an occasional Sum- mer night are kept in envelopes of mull A;r'r.h unlbalelched mpl}llln or figured Eng- print. ‘The blanket is folded into fairly small compass. Then material is cut to make an envelope covering. “The edges are bound with ribbon. The flap has a buttonhole which in- closes a nice plump, bone button. In this case the blanket is kept clean and folded. It is but the work of & mo- ment to slip the cover off and get the blanket for the bed.” (Copyright, 1930.) Seven hundred unemployed seamen at Hull, England, recently x:lud a resolu- tion protesting against, Arabs being em- ployed as firemen on 3ritish ships. MAY 12, 1930. FEATURES. MAIDENS 773 ROOM- L%Alrz%\i NTS AGENT N PREMISES- A © 1990 oo A P. Great Sriaie Rigdis Raservs “Have You Any Vacancies?” OUR CHILDREN BY ANGELO PATRI Lonely Children. It is astonishing how many lonely children there are in the world. Chil- dren seeking some friendly face, some kindly word, some comforting spirit somewhere along their route of duty. Being an only child is not the chief cause of loneliness. I have met the loneliest of children in big families. Loneliness is a matter of the spirit. It is an inner hunger for that which will feed the soul. e soul of this particu- lar child, not all other children, is what must be considered. Some children find companionship in nature. You will find such a child contentedly sitting, his eyes fixed on some lovely cloud. Or he paddles in a stream, hopping gaily from stone to stone and laughing in unison with the water swirling about his feet. The stars and the trees and the flowers and the birds have words for him. All kinds of weather are his weather and he is a child of the open. Let him fulfill his hunger and do not try to substitute your food for his. Let him alone. The child who loses himself in a book shuts out loneliness. He opens his book He is indeed a lucky mortal who is in love with honest toil, who is impelled to sing and chortle when wrestling with the stubborn soll; who wears a smile that's truly sunny, and hums a merry roundelay, while he is earning useful money by sawing wood or baling hay. He is inclined to look with pity, with ity, sorrow and disdain, upon his fel- flmmm, less gritty, to whom work gives a convex pain. He says, “Hard work will never hurt you,” and buckles down to work some more; he makes of in- dustry a virtue, and idle people make him sore. And yet the garlands are but meager, that I upon his form bestrew, for he was born alert and eager, without a lazy bone or thew. If he were doomed to rest forever ‘twould be a punishment severe; for he was built for fierce endeavor, for ceaseless labors, year by year. Long, long ago—the date is hazy—I landed on this good old earth and I was born supremely lazy, toil seemed a thing of little worth. I hated every form of labor, detested working with a hoe or pruning fruit trees with a saber, or going forth to reap or sow. I never smiled when I was shearing my father’s sheep or feeding swine, and no one ever heard me cheering when 1 was milking patient kine. I groaned and wept when I ‘was splitting the day's supply of kindling wood, and grandma paused where she was knitting to say I surely was no good. I sobbed and sighed when I was bidden to ply the garden rake or spade, while I was longing to be hidden in some cool hammock in the shade. The fellows who were fond of working looked down on me with deepest scorn as they went plumbing, baking, clerking or cultivating rows of corn. And I looked down on them with sorrow, wifh sympathy too deep to speak as chaps who'd sweat today, tomorrow, and keep on sweating all next week. T MASON. appelizing nulrilious and it is as though he unlocked a door to a heavenly land where nothing can reach him to trouble him, no worry, no haste, no fear, no discontent can seep through as long as he is within the mystic walls thrown round him by his book. Let him alone. Why force lone- liness upon his spirit by thrusting him into a world that is strange to him and to all that he is? ‘There is a child who finds joy in creating beauty. Give him a lump of clay, a sheet of fair paper and some color and & brush, a bit of wood and a chisel, a loom and some rags, a sheet of paper and pencil and quiet—some- thing that touches his hands and be- comes a part of him, and at once he expresses his desire for creative beauty. Let him alone, I beseech you. There is no loneliness like that of the creative spirit apart from its work, it is not your work, it is not mine. It is peculiarly the child’s own way of peace and:happi- ness. Why force him into bleak lone- liness when he knows a world peopled by all the masters of art, by all the i1~ lusive spirits of beauty? For & lonely child is not lonely for people. He lives in a world of people. They are all strangers to him unless they can speak in the language of his spirit. All else is foreign to him—just as it is to you and to me. Speak to us of what we understand and we love you, come close to you in fellowship and in love. But speak to us of what we do not know, of what we cannot under- stand, you are a stranger to us and we flee from you. I am pleading for understanding of individual children. If you have given them every advantage, if their school is the best possible, if the course is out- lined and interpreted by experts, and still this child remains outside, lonely, search his spirit for the answer. Only there will you find it. (Copyright, 1930.) Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. May 12, 1865.—The prisoners who are on trial here today in the improvised military court room in the grounds of the Washington Arsenal on the charge of conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln, and attempt to murder several other Government officials, are David E. Herold, George A. Atzerott, Lewis Payne, Michael O'Laughlin, Edward Spangler, Samuel Arnold, Mrs. Mary E. Surratt and Dr. Samuel E. Mudd. The local and out-of-town papers have been print- ing long articles about their lives and every particular that they could get about them. Mrs. Surratt is attracting much pub- lic attention. She was raised near Waterloo, on Calvert Manor, Md. Her father died when she was young. As she grew up she displayed considerable force of character and expressed a de- sire for a better education than it was gomslble for her to get in her neigh- rhood. She was accordingly sent to a female seminary at Alexandria, Va. After returning to her mother's home following her schooling, she became an acknowledged belle. in Prince Georges County, Md. She married Surratt about 1835, Their home was burned by slaves, who were said to have been goaded by the cruelty of Mr. Surratt to perform the act. She and her husband barely escaped with their lives. Later Surratt became engaged on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad as a contractor. On finishing that work he came back to Prince Georges County, buying a farm on which he established the tav- ern known as “Surratt’s.” He was un- educated, and when he was appointed postmaster his wife did that parf of the work. i ‘They had three children. One boy went South at the outbreak of the war and is reported to have joined the Con- federate army. Their sympathies were always with the Southern cause. The father, who was known as an inoffen- sive pro-slavery man, died about three years ago. Mrs. Surratt then came to Washing- ton and opened a boarding house on H street, where the conspirators are al- leged to have held their meetings and p‘lanned their campaign of assassina- tion. Surratt’s, farm and house, is situated on the mail route from Washington to Leonardtown, Md., and is about 12 miles from the Washington'Post office, at the Junction of the Marlboro and Piscata- way roads. The house is a two-story frame with 9 rooms and porches on the front and one side. The farm has ylelded a profit in to- bacco and wheat since it has been leased to John M. Lloyd, who took it over when Mrs. Surratt came to Wash- ington after her husband's death. May Dessert. Eight sponge cake circles, one quart orange sherbet, one cup whipped cream, one-half cup diced marshmallows, three tablespoonfuls sugar, one teaspoonful vanilla, one-half cup candied orang® peel and one-half cup salted pecans. Bake sponge cake in shallow pan. Use cutter two inches in diameter and cut out eight circles. Arrange these on serving plates and top with rounds of orange sherbet. Mix whipped cream, marshmallows and vanilla. Spread on sherbet. Sprinkle with orange peel and pecans. The salted pecans add a flavor which is most acceptable. Egg Biscuit. ‘Three cups pastry flour, 6 teaspoon- fuls baking powder, 1 teaspoonful salt, 5 tablespoonfuls butter, 2 eggs, well beaten, and 1% cups milk. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter with knife. Mixing with knife, add eggs and milk. When soft dough forms place it on floured paper or boa P out with fingers until dough is thick. Cut out biscuits with a cutter. Place side by side on greased baking pan. Bake 12 minutes in moderate oven. Serve hot. BEAUTY CHATS Beautiful Eyes. I am always receiving letters from readers asking what to do to make the eyes more beautiful. So today let's list the number of things a woman can do to make her eyes more expressive or a more prominent feature of her face. Of course, the eyes should be the most prominent part of the face, the most remembered, the most beau- tiful. As to shape—nothing can be done. We hear of actresses having the skin at the edge of the eyes slit a trifle, to make them larger—Ileave that for the movie stars, if they really have it done, which I doubt. . But the eyebrows can be shaped, thinned, made thicker, dyed, bleached or touched up with mascara and treated with hair tonic. And per- fectly shaped, dark eyebrows add im- mensely to the beauty of the eyes themselves. We talked of these meth- ods the other dny\.: The eyelashes an be treated with castor oll, a darkening tonic, to make them longer, thicker- and deeper in color. This will make the eyes seem larger and shadow them so they'll be lovely, even though they were not so before. Mascara or my black cold cream can be used as a temporary way of making them blacker and thicker. It is best used in the evening. Eve shadowing powder comes, too, to be used over the eyelids and spread out beyond them. This gives them bril- liance and seems to increase their size. 1t can only be used for evenings, though. Now, for more sensible methods. Keep in good health—a sluggish liver MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Stewed Prunes. Bran with Cream. Creamed Beef on Toast. Coftee. LUNCHEON. Chicken Salad. Olives. Pickles. Hot Rolls. Irish Moss Pudding. Macaroons. Tea. DINNER. Cream of Potato Soup. Fried Pork Chops, Apple Rings. Mashed Potatoes. Bolled Spinach. Beet and Cabbage Salad. Banana Pudding. Coffee. CREAMED BEEF. One jar of chipped beef, three potatoes cut in dice, four pieces toast. Boil potatoes until done; then make a white sauce as fol- lows: Two tablespoonfuls but- ter (melted), two tablespoonfuls flour, one and one-half cupfuls milk. Mix flour with butter, stir in slowly milk, a pinch of salf and pepper. Cook carefully until it thickens, add chipped beef, which has been torn in small pleces, and potatoes. Stir well and cook for a minute. Pour on hot, buttered toast and serve at once. IRISH M )SS PUDDING. One-third cupful Irish moss (bought at any ‘large grocery store), fill cup with water, soak 15 minutes, wash, pick over and strain. _Add four cupfuls cold milk. Put in double boiler and boil 30 minutes, then strain ana add pinch of salt and one and one-half teaspoonfuls vanilla or do not flavor at all. Put in molds to cool. BEET-CABBAGE SALAD. ‘Two cupfuls cooked beets, chop- ped; two cupfuls raw cabbage, one small onfon. Mix and add salt, sugar and vinegar as for coleslaw. A salad dressing may 1so garnish with hard- , sliced, if desired. Insist On BY EDNA KENT FORBES. or chronic colon or digestive trouble means yellowish, ugly eyes. Now and then rinse the eyes with boric acid so- lution and an eye cup, to keep them free of dust. Besides, occasionally used, this is healthy for the eyes. Learn to look people straight and steadily in the face as you talk to them or the}: to you—three-quarters of the “secret’ of expression is in that. H. 8. S—Mrs, J. A. McG.—Baldness is not hereditary at all. It is a dis- ease that men pass along to one gn- other In various ways, such &s trymng on hats or using combs or other arti- cles that have contacted scalps that have the trouble. There are different forms of bald- ness, some working devastation more quickly than others, but all of them are deep seated, with the microbe working below the hair roots. Possi- bly that is one reason why it takes many months of daily treatment to effect a complete cure, although there will be & noticeable improvement after a few months. A acalp specialist should diagnose such cases and prescribe for them. o Turnips and Spareribs. Peel and quarter eight turnips, put over the fire in a saucepan with two pounds of spareribs, with just enough water to cover,‘add salt and pepper to taste, with half a teaspoonful of sugar over the turnips, taking care to have the meat at the bottom of the pan. Cook for one and one-half hours, or until done. This is delicious. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a living room large enough to have a card table and four chairs set up in it 80 that there would be always opportu- nity to play bridge at a moment’s notice without robbing the other rooms of chairs! It isn't enough to have a regulation table and four chairs—they must be comfortable ones. A comfortable table is one that does not bend, sway or wabble at the slightest touch, and the chairs should not be the kind that makes every player wish he could be dummy and get up and walk about. In the illustration is shown a table of metal construction which is bound to make it sturdy, and the chairs are unusually comfortable, as bridge chairs g0. The seats, backs and arms are up- holstered with a™flat-weave material, for material with a pile is much warm- er, and the rounded backs are always found to be unusually comfortable. If there is not sufficient room in the living rocm, perhaps there is a space in the sun room which may be spared for this permanent bridge “set-up.” (Copyright, 1930.) Prices realized on Swift & Company sales of carcass beef in Washington, D. C., for week ending Saturday, May 10, 1930, on ghipments sold out, rarged from 5.50 cents to 21.00 cents per pou jod 18.87 cents per poun dv It Because You Love ~ntolling lo THIS FIRST FRAGRANT STEP IN THE PERFECT BATH— COMPLETED WITH LUXUR- IOUS COTY CREATIONS ALL IN THE SAME LOVELY COTY PERFUME ODEURS. Heat and Eat At All Chain and Other Good Grocers MADE IN WASHINGTON'S LARGEST AND FINEST BAKERY A 100% WASHINGTON INDUSTRY FOR MORE THAN % YEARS OTHER BATH ACCESSORIES TALC — SOAP DUSTING POWDER TOILET WATER OBTAINABLE P EVERYWHERE The Charles Schneider Baking Gompany | &)