Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1930, Page 25

wWoM AN’S PAGE. Christmas Gifts Made in Summer BY LYDIA LE BARON A QUAINT PINCUSHION Now is a good time to be working on Christmas gifts. The season of heat tempts the homemaker to do as much inactive work as she can_ select her many duties. There is also something in fancy work that accords with the prevailing beauty of Summer- time. The very term. fancywork, sep- arates it from practical sewing and gives a certain attractive glamour to the needlecraft By following the in- clination to do the daintier stitchery of fancywork, a woman is saving her- self some of the undesirable rush-that precedes Christmas in most households. Several designs have been given lately, and these can be used to ad- vantage in ways other than those specif- ically described. “The Lady With the N " & cross-stitch needlework picture | ttern, is a handsome gift. Framed in black, its worth is increased. A cushion top with the design in | crossstitch, either in colors or in fiat tone contrasting. If a friend has | is another suggestion. If a friend has & foot stool and you wish to give her ® top for it, cut the shape of the can- vas s0 that' when worked it conforms to the size of the stool. Allow for all turnings. It will be just the thing to delight her. This adaptation is no le. 2 it simply means increasing the background length of width. WALKER. WITH BEADED DESIGN. ber of holes to the inch the smaller the design will be. | "A smart way to embroider the pat- tern, and one which takes the least time, is to baste the canvas to a piece of | textile and cross-stitch the design only, | taking each stitch through canvas and | textile. Pull out the strands of the can- vas after the work is done and the sil- | is one of the olden-time, popular ways of working designs, especially thqse for chair seats, and it can be used to ad- vantage today. Be sure the textile is well suited to the purposs to which the work is to be put. For example, a stout material such as light-weight woven felt, heavy bro: cloth or men’s suiting, or something of similar weight in upholstery textiles in a plain flat tone is right for chair seats, stool tops, eic. If the embroidery is to b> used for a bag the textile can be . linen or even cotton. It is impor- tant to have the textile correct and the work done in a color in artistic contrast. The working medium may be wool, silk or cotton, rayon or a mixed me- dium, such as silk and rayon, silk and wool, etc. The design can be done in beads, making a_handsome thing if the work is for a bag or a pin cushion. Beaded pin cushions are coming into evidence in antiques revived, today, which brings them also into popularity This does not interfere with the design in the least. | Remember to select the canvas with | few or many holes to the inch, accord- | ing to whether you wish the design to | be large or small. The fewer the num- | in modern work with a quaint flavor, which this design l:eruiniy has. The canvas <hculd be very fine for bead em- broider? and the beads large enough for each one to fill the space of a stitch. (Copyright, 1930.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS Keeping Slender in Summer. 1&&_ who put on excess weight quickly sometimes find the Summer season more trying than the Winter months. It is not so easy to do strenu- ous exercises when the thermometer ‘hovers around the 90s, nor is it par- ticularly advisable, for it may prove too fatiguing. Then, too, Summer is the season when.one enjoys cool drinks of all kinds, and most of these contain a great deal of sugar, so are decidedly fattening. Picnics, t0o, belong to Sum- mer, and unless the hostess is p: larly careful her picnic menus may cont such an amount of starch that they give the insidious pounds a chance to_grow in number. That is the dark side of the picture. ‘There is another side, too, and those ‘Who are really in earnest about keeping | |Do the Breathing Exercise 1 times | | & slender silhouette will find ‘hat the lighter foods which belong naturally to | Summer menus and also the excessive perspiration caused by the warm weath- er are great alds in any reduction pro- gram. Though warm weather is not con- ducive to vigorous exercise, there are many very simple exercises which will help one to reduce. Deep breathing is not too strenuous for even the warmest days and when practiced systematically it brings wonderful results. When maintained regularly before and after meals it doés much toward reducing the waist and abdomen. Stand erect, in the open air, and with hands on hips inhale to the very depths of your lungs. Hold the breath for a second or two and then grad- ually exhale with an even, whistling sound until you feel that the lungs are entirely empty. Then inhale again, deeply and slowly. Repeat this exer- cise 15 times before and after meals and note what the results are in a month’s time. This exercise does more than merely reduce one's waist measure It increases the capacity of the lungs and stimulates the flow of blood LEEDS. ency to reduce excess flesh. But unless some exercise is also taken this way of reducing will ve disappointing, as the muscles will be left soft and flabby. The steam bath and the alternate hot and cold shower bath both help one to reduce, but they should be supplemented by exercises wmctl:e will keep the muscles firm and supple. inally those who would lose weight must learn to count calories. Those who actually starve themselves will most certainly lose weight, but they may also lose their health. The body must have a certain amount of food and special care must be taken to see that a necessary amount of building and regulating food is included in the diet. Specialize on fresh, juicy fruits and leafy vegetables; drink plenty of water between meals, so that free perspiration will be induced, and exer- cise regularly every day. ‘WOl who chooses food carefuily may take from 500 to 1,000 calories less per day | than the normal amount for her weight and still feel splendid while the pounds are melting away. (Copyright. 1930.) kil\lhll’b Betty. Three cups diced, peeled rhubarb; two cups bread bits (one-eighth-inch dice), one cup sugar, two tablespoons | lemon juice; one-half cup water, four tablespoons melted butter, one teaspoon vanilla; one-fourth teaspoon salt. Mix ing fents and pour into but- tered baking dish. Cover with lid and | bake 20 minutes in moderate oven, Re- move the lid and bake 15 minutes in moderate oven. Serve in glass dishes and add sauce. AUNT HET As a consequence is purer, the perspiration freer and the skin becomes healthier and clearer. Many readers ask me if stes baths are reducing. Yes, heating the body d inducing perspiration has a tend. | ; | ENa Mge's girl has got right good | manners, except sometimes she forgets | an’ pops her gum in church. | houstte wijl be left on the textile. This Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. August 4, 1805.—Joel Barlow, author and man of wealth, who has been living abroad for some time, under to- day's date wrote to President Thomas Jefferson that, having returned to his i native land, he proposed “to pass the | Winter at or near Washington, and to {look for a place to pitch our tents for ,lhr residue of our lives." | M™r. Barlow is an ardent Repuilican and a friend of Mr. Jefferson, whom he | has known and with whom he has cor- responded for many years. As long ago as 1801, he wrote to Mr. Jefferson that his private affairs were on such a foot- ing “that my intention is to devote the remainder of my life to the promotion of the solid improvement of the country, social, political and economical.” Mr. Jefferson and other local friends of Mr. Barlow fully expect that he will choose the city of Washington as his place of residence and will thus be- come, in a sense, a pioneer of the residential leisure class which optimists expect to grow up soon in the Federal City. Another of Mr. Barlow's friend's is Robert Fulton, reputed inventor of a steamboat. although this claim is said i to be disputed by a man named Rum- boat by steam power on the Potomac | River near Shepherdstown, Va., in 1787. | Mr. Barlow is interested not only in | furthering the plans of his friend Ful- ton, but is said to have plans for a | national university to which he will ask | Congress to lend aid when he comes to live here next Winter. While in Prance and England Mr. | Barlow showed deep interest in Ful- iton’s experiments in those countries with his steamboat and submarine torpedo. He had intended to return to the United States before this year, but delayed ‘the voyage across the | Atlantic Ocean until May of this year. He did not. come at once to Washin, ton, as his letter to President Jefferson -—quoted above—indicates. Mr. Barlow made most of his money during his residence abroad. His ap- parent selection of Washington City as | a place of permanent residence fis| heartening to those who look forward | to the time when the Federal Capital will be not only the seat of Congress. the President and the Government departments, but of a large colony of | residents interested In literature, art| and science, independent of the Govertment. THE STAR’S DAILY PATTERN SERVICE Modish Accent. Spots! Spots! 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Taylor —Indlan | fighter. veteran of countless cam- paigns in the old West, now retired and a seasoned | ° globe trotter, de- | spite his advanced | age — was making has way to Hono- lulu alone, He haa spent several days in| ‘Washington among | his old cronies| around the Army and Navy Club be- fore staiting his trip to Honolulu. He still owns his home in the Capital, in the northwest section of the cit; and returns here between visits to va- rious parts of the world to keep alive old memories. The colonel’s resemblance to the late Willlam Howard Taft is remarkable, Portly, of exactly the same build as the late President and Chisf Justice, his jovial face and white mustache are those of Taft. He even has that in- fectious chuckle so definitely identified with Taft. On deck, in the dining salon, or over | the bridge table—the colonel's ability raconteur’was always in evidence. stories of personal experiences cam- paigning in the old West against the Indians never failed to charm. His only rival was the captain of the ship—an old sea dog of more than a | quarter of a century at sea, whose ship was torpedoed during the World War while serving as a troop transport and who first went to sea in a sailing vessel. Retired as a colonel of Cavalry in 1915, Col. Taylor still retains a lively intbrest in that branch of the service. Although he admits there have been vast changes since his day, he is firm in the belief that the spirit of the troopers now is the same as (hen. “The phrase, ‘If you want to have a good time, jine the Cavalry,’ still means something,” says the colonel, “despite the fact that they now have motor GRAPE JUICE For Breaktast! Physicians Recommend It Hereareseven of the reasons why Welch's is fast becoming the favorite breakfast fruit juice in many thousands of homess 1. Welch’s is the pure, unadulter= ated juice of luscious Concord grapes, Pasteurized. 2. 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Pershing: ““There is not in the world today an officer of distinction * * * who does not declare with emphasis that Cavalry is as important an arm today as it has ever been. ¢ * * And the words of Marshal Foch: “The greatest threat of disaster with which we were faced in 1914 was staved off ‘by the devoted bravery and endu ance displayed by the Cavalry Corps.’ , P Mock Chicken. Cut two thin slices of round steak into pleces 2 by 4 inches in size. Trim off all the fat. Carefully pound some flour into the steak until each piece has become quite thin and pliable, but not broken. Make a dressing of two cup- fuls of bread crumbs, two tablespoon- fuls of melted butter, some chopped onion, one cupful of water, one_cupful | of milk, and salt, pepper, and sage to taste. To this add the pieces of fav and any other trimmings from the steak. Place a tablespoonful of the dressing on | each piece of steak. Roll and pin se- curely with toothpicks or tie with string. Roll in flour and place in a kettle. Cover with milk and water mixture. Bake in a slow oven for an hour and a half. When done, take the meat from the liquid, and brown under the broiler flame. Serve with gravy made from the remaining liquid. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Ma was standing on our frunt steps waiting for pop to come home for sup- per. being partly worried on account of him bem:. 13«’; and partly mad for the same reason, and Leroy Shoosters mother started to go pass, saying to ma, Good evening. Good evening, ma sed. And they both looked at each other kind of anx- ious on aceaunt of both of them are| running a race to see whose grand- childs ferst tooth comes out ferst. Mrs. Shooster saying, Has it happened? Not quite, ma sed. Has it with you? she sed, and Mrs. Shooster sed, Not quite. | Making them both look as if they felt | better, Mrs. Shooster saying, My dawter | rubs the place a little bit every day| with a towel, we bleeve in giving the | child every possible incouragement. | We dont, just the contrary, ma sed.| We bleeve a child should be tawt to be | seif reliant from the ferst possible mo- | ment, and if he cant push his ow ferst tooth through his own gums with- out his mothers asststant, whats he go- ing to do later when life's reel battle: begin? she sed. Life is a struggle, and if we dont soon lern to put our best shoulder to the wheel, we quickly get passed in the distants, she said. Gerls are different, Mrs. Shooster sed. | Gerls need more protection if they ex- pect to hold on to their feminine| charm, and Im sure I dont wunt, my| grand dawter to be on° of these ex- cessively masculine types that spend | half their life under an automobeel. We dont begrudge her a little help with her ferst tooth, Im sure, she said. All rite, go ahed and make a cllnl!-; ing vine of her, and she'll cling all rite, | ma sed. She’ll cling to you the rest of | her Tife because she wont even have the public spirrit to marry herself off. Here comes my husband, I must go in and see that everything is reddy, she sed. Wich she quick did while Mrs. Shooster was still trying to think up a good anser. | Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Half and Half. There is a “law of averag seems to rule the world of nature. Take it out of the business world and Wall Street would turn out to be an alley. | Take It out of base ball, and the club | owners wouldn't know how to trade | players. | This same “law of averages” has a | place in psychology. There it is known | as the attitude of “half and half.” But somehow this attitude is usually not ob- | | served. Otherwise, we would find fewer | faults with other people. | The fellow who thinks he 15 always | right and the other fellow always wrong | | has failed to understand that at le; | one-half the world belongs to othe people, | The man who understands this ele- | | mentary mathematics of human nature | | recognizes that on the average almost | | any one may be counted on to have few vices and also a few virtues. The | rest af the world, as well as he, is one- | half in the right. | This_attitude of “half and half” in | psychological matters is merely a aues- tion of experience. You can apply it to everything that men think about, ceomplain of or approve \ | This attitude of “half and half" ha: | something to do with your mental re- | | actions to rainy days, hot days, needed holidays, poor highways. meaning of such an attitude stopped growing mentally when young. There was a time when each of | | half the time. Those who haven't able to handle their own business. (Copyright, 1930.) | | She thought: *If I only dared tell you my real reason for refusing!” Yet, to be polite, She said: “I'm sorry—Ican’t marry you. ‘We wouldn’t be happy.” FEATURES. CELEBRATED Poppaea Won Imperial and Kil GOLD-DIGGERS Crown, But Nero Kicked led Her. BY J. P. GLASS. THE LATTER'S HEAD WAS SEVERE! T ‘D FROM HER BODY AND CARRIED 'O THE TRIUMPHANT POPPAEA. Gold-digging as an avenue of ap- proach to happy old age seems, from many historic _examples, to be full of breaks and ruts, and apt, presently, to take unexpected drops over sheer preci- pices. An outstanding instance of this is Poppaea Sabina, the fairest woman in the Rome of Nero. Had this accomplished intriguer been content to be the wife of Rufius Cris- pinus, her first husband, she might have a fairly ocontented existence, though virtuous beauty in imperial Rome had many trials and tribulations to undergo. But her tastes led her to the most lavish luxuries and indul- gences. She enslaved first Otho, the intimate of Nero, and then Nero him- self. It scarcely seems possible that she could have loved either of these men. Otho was thin and bandy-legged. As | for Nero, although his busts and models show him as possessing a handsome face, his figure was short and .badly proportioned. His neck was thick, his stomach prominent, his legs were thin, his skin was pimpled, ‘his hair was sandy colored and his “greenish eyes were shortsighted, causing him to scowl. Poppaea’s ambitions caused her to divorce Rufius Crispinus and marry Otho, who might possibly succead Nero as Emperor. But as the wife of Otho she soon became intimately acquainted with Nero, and decided there was no MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN, Picturesque Breakfast, : i One mother says: When the children have no appetite Those who have not learned tiae | for breakfast I often try making the alone in a baking di every-day dish seem different. One way they were |is to cut toast into narrow strips after | drippings. buttering and build a log cabin. First | us had his way about things more than | one and then the other eats a log until| the cabin is all gone, and they have so | learned the “law of mverages” are not | enjoved the game that they did not for realize they were being tempted to eat. (Copyright, 1930.) | use in postponing her climb to an im- | perial partnership. Snhe quickly won | the heart of the Emperor and won it 8o | completely that he banished Otho to | Lysitania. | Poppaea shed mot one tiny sigh as 1 Otho departed. - Her thoughts turned |to obstacles still in the way of her | marriage to Nero. . The monater's | mother, Agrippina, was determined to | make him_stick to his wife, Octavia | believing this_would make his positio | more secure, Poppaea could not achieve | her goal uniess both were removed. { "By degrees she drove Nero to double | crime. Scornfully, she treated him as | a child who was afraid of a domineer- |ing parent: she reproached him with timidity; and finally he procured the assassination, first, of Agrippina and next of Octavia. The latter's head was severed from her body and carried to | the triumphant Poppaca. Poppaea ought to have foreseen that all these crimes and plottings could end but badly. Apparently she over- rated her power to control a madman. One day Nero returned late from & | chariot ride. Poppaea was in ill health, her temper was not good and she found fault with him. His answer was truly imperial. He kicked and killed her. At her fuperal Nero himself pro- nounced the eulogy, praising her beauty 1ling upon her personal merits. and A el S orient. 1030, Apple in Caramel. Into a skillet put one cupful of light brown sugar and a half a cupful of hot water. Let boil for three or four min- | utes, then drop in five nice cooking ap- ples which have been peeled, cored and halved. Let these stew in the sirup untll they are tender and fluffy, then drain them out into a glass dish. In another saucepan have ready one tablespoonful | of butter melted with one tablespoonful | of flour, and over this pour half a cup- ful of cream. When hot add to the | boiling sirup, stirring briskly for several minutes, then pour the mixture over | the appies. / stnfieti Potatoes. Peel some white potatoes and hollow them out with an apple corer. Stuff them with the following mixture: One cupfu!l of ground chicken, bsef, or pork,’ half a cupful of cracke:r crumbs, one well beaten egg. salt and pepper to taste, one tzblespoonful of meltsd but- | ter, and one tablespoonful of chopped parsley. If the potatoes arc small, they | can “e roiled in cracksr crumbs and | egg and fried in deep fat, I they are | rather large, they can b2 baked with & roast or in a bakis dish. If baked 0, add some cook- ing. fat to the dish and baste with This makss a delicious dish. 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