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Y WOMAN’S PAGE. Decorative Value in Flog'al Colors BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER, £~9~1930. ‘THE COLOR OF THE LILIES AND THE HANGINGS MATCHED. Suiting flowers to houses and rooms f8 one of the pleasant decorative pos- sibilities during the Summer when grow in profusion. A striking example of this arrangement carried out to its full perfection of beauty is instanced in a Summer estate on Cape Cod. The large rambling house of shin- gles has blinds painted blue, the shade of which hydrangea blossoms that skirt the wide- flagged piazza before the house. The effect is one of stately comeliness. While this is undoubtedly the result of the planning of some fine landscape archi- tect, it indicates what can be done by well thought out schemes begun in a previous Fall or Spring. ‘While it is now too late to introduce such & plan this season, it is suggestive for coming years. Not that this eolor acheme is the particular one to be fol- Jowed by others,“but it indicates the plan of suiting plants to the color of a residence or the color of a residence to | the flowers one intends to feature about » place. Great beds of scarlet sage along the front of a white house with red-painted chimneys supply a charm | of symmetry in such decoration. ‘Another interesting scheme is to have pink rambler roses on trellises against & house through the windows of which are glimpsed dainty pink curtains with their ruffied edges looped back. The trim of such a house could be bottle recisely matches the great | | color of flowers to interiors rather than to exteriors. One country residence about which tiger lilies are featured has the north living room quaintly cur- | tained in old chintz, in which a like tone is the background for white fig- ures of a simple pattern. The blooming | season for tiger lilies is long where this house is, and during that time the lilies are kept in profusion about the room. The unusual hue of the textile and the hangings gives a trim character to the room. In & room that is rather drab in char- acter, either because of its exposure or its decoration, bright scarlet geraniums or nasturtiums lend zest. A few notes of such color can be struck with a cush- ion cover and some bit of monotone ceramic. This is & color to be used re- strictedly, except when it comes to the. flowers, which can be as lavish as the garden permits or the purse allows. There are endless pink, yeliow and purple flowers to be used in rooms in which such colors are stressed. The blossoms do not have to be used solely. Often the tome is made more distinc- tive by-combining the flowers haying the right hue with white blossoms or with those of a neutral tone, as mignon- eite, or by having one or two sprays of some contrasting color. Bouquets of variegated flowers are well suited to old-fashioned rooms, and gre:n to bring out the pink color notes | in sharp conurast. | For the present season the home- | maker can develop this idea of suiting | BEDTIME STORIES Just in Time. time'" How much they mean, le words s0 often seen “Just n Thoss Farmer Brown's Boy. 1t just happened that Farmer Brown's | Boy saw Jim Crow when the other Crows forced him to fly over to the| Green Forest. Parmer Brown's Boy had | happened to be looking down on the Green Meadows when the other Crows arrived. He saw them surround Jim Crow and presently he saw Jim Crow fly away with them. “I do believe,” said Farmer Brown's Boy, talking to himself, “that those Crows made Jim Crow go with them. ‘That's the way it looked to me. Now, I| wonder why. 1 wonder what they are | up to. I do hope they don't mesn any harm to Jim Crow. It looks to me as if | Jim is trying to get away from them. I| MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Melons ‘Wheat Cereal with Cream Ham Omelet, Toast Blueberry Griddlecakes, Maple Sirup Coffee DINNER. ‘Tomato Bisque Rosst Ribs of Beef, Brown Gravy Radishes Pickles . Green Corn Mashed Potatoes Pear and Cream Cheese Salad Coffee SUPPER. Pive Fruits Salad Bread and Butter Sandwiches Lady Baltjmore Cake Tea HAM OMELET. Beat four eggs very light, whites to stiff froth, yolks to thick batter; add to yolks four tablespoonfuls milk, pepper and salt and one-half cupful cooked chopped ham. Add whites last. Put plece butter half size of egg in frying pan; be careful not to scorch; when sizzling turn in egg and cook on back of stove until done. Fold over and serve. TOMATO BISQUE. Heat the contents of a can of tomato soup and an equal guan- tity of milk separately. Bring them to the boiling point, but do not let them boil. When ready to serve take them from over the fire and pour the hot soup into the hot milk, not the reverse. Remember that boiling curdles the milk. This does not hurt the flavor of the soup, but affects the smooth and pleasing appearance. ‘This soup is not only delicious to taste, but is decidedly wholesome they can be used in any room, of course, but it is the color of flowers in relation w colors of houses and rooms that is being specially treated in this article. (Copyright, 1930.) BY THORNTON W. BURGESS believe T'll follow to see what's going 5 the Crows had disappeared in the Green Forest. Then he hurried after them.| Farmer Brown's Boy knew that they probably had sentinels on watch. You see, he knows a lot about Crows. So when he reached the Green Forest he | moved very cautiously, It didn’t take him long to discover where those Crows were. As he had expected, he discovered a sentinel on duty. Then Farmer Brown's Boy moved more cautiously than ever. He didn’t want to give the alarm. Presently he discovered that Lhe sentinel was not paying attention to his business. He was too much inter- | ested In what was going on among the other Crows. So, moving very. very carefully, Farmer Brown’s Boy at last got where he could see the whole per- formance. There sat Jim Crow. Yes, sir, there sat Jim Crow in the middle of a circle of Crows and Jim Crow looked most forlorn and unhappy. In fact, Jim Crow looked frightened. Every now and then a Crow would lean forward and jabber in Crow-talk. When he had finished, another would do the same thing. Farmer Brown's Boy suspected that Jim Crow was the FARMER BROWN'S BOY AT LAST GOT TO WHERE HE COULD SEE ‘THE WHOLE SHOW. subject of that Crow-talk. Yes, that'’s what he suspected. Once, and | once only, did he hear Jim Crow say | anything.” Meanwhile, the voices of | those Crows sounded ‘more and more | angry. They did so. They sounded very angry indeed. Farmer Brown's Boy be- gan to feel uneasy. He didn't like the Sound of those angry voices. He had & | feeling that things were not going alto- gether too well for Jim Crow. How- ever, he didn’t want to interfer “I'll wait,” said Farmer Brown’s Boy. | “I won't interfere until there seems io be real need of it; but I won't let any- thing happen to Jim Crow. It looks to | me as if this is a trial. Yes, sir, that's | what it looks like to me. If it is a trial, | I, want to know what they're going to do to Jim Crow.” So Farmer Brown's Boy remained hid- and nourishing. LADY BALTIMORE. Two cupfuls bread flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder (lev- e:, sifted four times. - Beat the whites of six eggs until a froth, then add slowly one cupful sugar, add one-half cupful butter to the flour, working it in good, then slowly add the eggs, then cupful sweet milk, working sll in good, and one-half teaspoonful lemon or rose water. Bake in three layers. The yolks of this can be used for johnny cake and salad dressing. Filling.—Dissolve in cupful hot water three cupfuls sugar. Boil until it strings, then gradually pour over whites of three egge which have been beaten to a standing froth, adding dozen chopped maraschino cherries, three figs cut in thin strips, one- half ‘cupful chopped raisins, cup- ful chopped pecan meats. Place between layers and on top and den where he was and listened to all | that went on. The Crows became more | and more excitec; they did more and | ! more jabbering. Finally, at a signal | from one old Crow, who seemed to be | | the leader, they all started for Jim| | Crow. Poor Jim Crow! He was in the middle of a whirling black crowd. | Peathers began to fly and they were| | Jim Crow's feathers. Yes, sir, they were Jim Crow feathers. Farmer Brown's Boy waited no longer. With a loud yell he sprafg forward. Such a scaitering of Crows as there was then! They béat the air frantically with their big black wings. Forgotten | was Jim Crow. There was but one | thought and that was to get away. AS for Jim Crow., he was & sorry-looking sight. In just that minute or two be- fore Parmer Brown's Boy had interfered, feathers had been pulled out from all over him. If birds could cry, Jim Crow would have cried from pure joy at the sight of Farmer Brown's Boy. He jumped up on the shoulder of Farmer Brown's Boy and crowded against his face, all the time doing his best to tell him’ all about it. You see, he knew that Parmer Brown's Boy had stepped in just in time to save his life. = had a mirror above S0 Farmer Brown's Boy waited until | sir, | Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. August 9, 1861.—The United - States steamer Freeborn, commanded by Lieut. Hurld, arrived at the Washington Navy Yard from the lower Potomac River this morning, for coal and other sup- plies, and left this afternoon. The Freeborn is now engaged in cruising between Fort Washington and Aquia Creek, on the Potomac River, and running into the little inlets and creeks, overhaulinj and destroying boats. All boats of which a satisfac- tory account is not given are summarily destroyed. thereby very much impairing the facilities for communication be- tween the Maryland and Virginia shores. Occasionally a shot or a shell is tossed over onto Mathias Point, Va., and other places where the Confed- erates are supposed to be, but there has been no reply. Night before last the George Page, a Confederate vessel, attempted to_run out of Aquia Creek, but the Ice Boat engaged her and, after a brief period of firing, during which only a few shots were exchanged, the Confederate vessel returned up the creek out of range of the Union guns, The Ice Boat was not struck and it is not certain whether the Page was hit. The Page carries six guns and is said to have been painted black. She frequently shows her daring by coming down to the mouth of Aquia Creek, and usually goes back to her “den” after a brief look around. The Ice Boat and the Pocahontas now guard that point for the Federal Navy. They occasionally drop a shell into the woods, in order to test the range. ‘The Pawnee and the brig Perry— Union vessels—lie in the Potomac River off Alexandria. Several vessels, taken by the Union vessels as Confederates, lie off the wharf at Fort Washington, Md. NANCY PAGE Would You Like Dining Room Done in White? BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Millicent had lived in Italy for & number of years. The pitiless sun which shone in sueh a bright glare made it necessary for home owners to obtain cool effects in their homes. It was because Millicent had done some successful experimenting that Nancy asked her to address the Nancy Page Club on the subject of interior decorat- ing. She spoke on the necessity for adapting color schemes and fittings to the local conditions. “For instance,” sald she, “I found that it would be necessary to have some sort of floor covering in Ttaly which did not harbor t0o many insects, “I chose a rubber tiling for my dining room. soft yellow. I chose that color scheme because my room was done in white and shades just off white. The walls were painted in egg-shell shade. The “My fireplace was of white marble. I it which was fin- ished in silver. That looked too cold, 50 1 had it done over in dull gold leaf, paint was washable. “The hangings were of damask in T, “I used that old-fashioned silvered glass for vi ., I had the table and chairs painted just a shade warmer | es8 shell. Any trim in the room—and there really was very little—was done in egg shell, too. “With this color scheme I was able to use colored glass in any shade, to vary my flowers and to use linens and dishes as gay as the rainbow or as sil- very as the moonlight. All in all, I con- sidered it a successful room. For your climate you might consider egg-shell walls, crimson damask at the windows and crimson rug with a border of color- ful flowers.” uch & dining room one needs to serve Tood." Write to Nancy Puke. care of Evening Star. inclosing a stamped, sell- addressed envelope. Ask for her leaflet on salads, (Copyright, 1930.) Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND, A dressing table is one piece of fur- niture that just must not be left out of | the guest room, and it is a pleasing and | practical addition to any bed room. One of the beauties of this piece of | furniture is that it is not necessary to | spend much money in order to have an | attractive table. Just any kind of small or medium- sized table will do as & foundation, If {1t 1s In good condition the finish may | | | | be gone over and & small, separate mir- Tor on & support added, as shown in the illustration. If & mirror such as this is not avail- able, & simple one may be attached to the wall by wires which do not show, or it may be suscended from the pic- ture molding with silk cords in a_color to_harmonize with the general scheme. The bench used with the table is covered in light green plain glazed chintz, the seams and edges of the pleated ruffle being bound in coral, which_two colors are found in the de- sign of the draperies, which are of cre- tonne with a plain light green chintz ance, (Copyrieht, 1930.) The pattern was in white and | rARIS he burnoore of s deliach tied, behind . Collar and. slote blue silk. drear-by §7afw /{@7’”/ DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Magic Formula for Making a Girl Attractive to Men. EAR MISS DIX—I don't agree with you that it is impossible to hand out a patented formula for making a gir! attractive to men. There is an old, attested recipe that my mother used when she was a girl, and she taught it to me and I have handed it down to my daughter, and it stili works in this modern day j]\fi:t as It did in the old mid-Victorian period, because all men of all ages are alike, For a conversational line tell 'em that they are great and wonderful and big boys. Learn how to do things—how to awim, play tennis, golf and so on. And especially how to dance. Find out what a boy's favorite sport is and get him to teach it to you. Learn how to do it well enough to keep him interested, but never get proficient enough to beat him. Don't ever try to be brilliant or show off before a man. Keep the spotlight on him. And aiways surround an unat- tractive girl with plenty of other girls who attract. They will draw the man and the homely sister gets the left-overs. Try this rule, it never fails. FLAPPER MOTHER. Answer—These are words of gold framed in_silver, which every girl who wishes to make a hit with men should hang over her dressing table, for, as my correspondent says, men are pretty much of a muchness as far as their taste is concerned and the poor fish are still caught with the same bait that the lady fishermen have used from generalion to generation. 1t is all very well for a girl to be a good looker and a swell dresser, be- cause that gives her her chance al 8 man, but the thing that holds him is for her 1o be a good talker, and when I say a good talker I don’t mean that she must be brilliant or intellectual or witty. Indeed, far from it. The farther the better. No man wants a girl around who is & wise-cracker, because, in the first place, he may not feel himself capable of handing her & snappy comeback and in the second place because it shocks a man’s ideal of a girl for her to be “wise” and cynical. No matter how hard-boiled he may be, he wants a girl's soul to wear white muslin and blue ribbon #nd for her to say her prayers and believe in Santa Claus and be generally sweet and gentle and unsophisticated. Nor do men want to discuss high-browed subjects with women. When they talk about the Einstein theory and the modern movements in literature and art and politics, they want to talk with other men, and there are two good reasons for this also. One is that their vanity will not permit them to enjoy talking to a woman who knows more than they do on any subject, and the other is that LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are proberly the most un- popular of all the insecks. Even the most tender harted gerl would hit & mosquito all her ‘mite and not feel| sorry, umless she missed it. i Mosquitoes hide in the daytime and | ony come out at nite and bite you in | the dark like cowerds. They are such| expert biters you cant. even feel them, and you mite never know it if you! dident have a genrel sensation Tite| afterwerds of serprise mixed with mad- | ness mixed with itching. | Their favorite time to bite you is| while you are asleep and maybe dreem- ing of something intirely opposite, such | as biting something yourself such as a big peece of watermellon, and even if you knew you taisted just the same way to the mosquito it wouldent make you any more sattisfied when you woke up and found out you was scratching a bump. We have an amusing picture of Louis XVIIL that mild, obese King who re- ‘t?tr;e:ntoft;;z French mmnn: after the i e of Napoleon, surrendering him- oihis < proves there are limits 'D‘selsthl:) the charms of & ;nm-mn.er. y. was goin, A mosquito waking you up flying up | Mile, Mars, T t?em;un' fl:‘uv:z‘! o Toake U, s ‘mind i Hbel o ake, you | 7, ‘bur I haauty. 1a Bersotn even madder than one axually biting | sould be added, had one m-;'ma e you, especially if you try to hit it all tage over the other—that of youth. your mite when you think its on your Louis XVIII did not go to the thea- nose when its reely on one of your|ters. He was prevented by his at and other feetures injoying the joke. | the gout. Nevertheless, he fancied him- £ {Cep:::‘tn : ;,:rm keiep ;:%S:e“r‘l;o?& ';:m ;;:;e - g)ll-mi And when mthu d“bh-t ¥ creens in, - 3 urgoin was a T0) t— 1“75 11‘;l:e b.td.ny trick to the mmmw‘dlfl:‘rlnl (::m Mile. M:rr;.whoy:v-: a outside, but nobody simpathizes with a ' confirmed Bonapartist—h - mosquitoes feelings \rieaa maybe. some | clently ntereated to have her brought other mosquito feeling the same way. | to his cabinet in the Tuileries. Presum- THE STAR’S DAILY PATTERN Louis received her with the reassur- SERVICE. -use toward “Be seated, mademoiselle,” he sald, indicating a chair which had just been placed close to his own by the first gen- tleman of the chamber. 5 | “You may turn your back on us,” he Mornings, Sports, Afternoons, }mldd:he first "nnm;'xh who obeyed, The skirt has the new kilted plaits | S14nding at a discreet distance. | Louls now took the hand of La Bour- lt.:;‘n‘tr“nu 80 thoroughly young and | goin and raised it to his lips. The short elbow sleeves trim their | cuffs with bows. 1 ‘The belt nips the slightly hllheri ‘waistline. i The rever neckline is generally be—i coming. | The original model used a smal} pat- | terned print in daffodil yellow pique. BY MARY Most, well-dressed young women would think twice before they carried a home- made piece of luggage, but the suit case shown in the sketch was made at home and actually added smartness to the costume. You may use a shabby old suit case as the foundation or you may You may use natural colored khaki or heavy linen crash with colored stripes for the cover. You will need a piece of material a yard and a quarter Jong and a yard wide to make a cover the size indicated in the sketch. You may vary the size without much trouble by measuring the box-or suit case you wish to cover and substituting your figures for thuse shown on _the diagram. and a quarter long. At each end of this strip turn under a hem 2 inches deep. ‘This plece is marked X in the diagram. Cut two pieces 13 inches wide and 18’2 FEATURES. use a substantial pasteboard dress box. | gt " CELEBRATED GOLD-DIGGERS Mile. Bourgoin Won Interest of Louis XVHI, But Killed It by Laughing at Him. BY J. P. GLASS, “Never until this day,” he derly, “have I so regretfully weight of my 12 lusters.” ‘The young lady repressed an inclina- tion to laugh and merely smiled. But she could not long restrain herself. Louis led the talk to the roles she wis playing @nd then suggested that he re- hearse a scene with her. “I'shall take the lover’s part,” he said. She felt now that she could not re- main serious, much as she wished to gain the favor of the King. When Louis begap to declaim the language of love in fervent tones, she broke into uncon- trollable laughter. Her host could not conceal his vexa- tion. Very soon he terminated the in- terview—and not gallantly, either. “As Dagobert said to his dogs” he ““The best of company must part at last.’ " Mile. Bourgoin departed, crestfallen at being put in a category with Dago- bert’s dogs. In the morning she was re- assured. She received a gift of a hand- some carriage, a pair of fine bays. an elegant dressing case, 30,000 francs in cash and a complimentary message from his majesty. She envisioned more and more gifts that would come from her royal friend, l;l‘;lrll:"er again did she hear from Louis said ten- felt the Smart Suit Case Made at Home MARSHALL. Cut a strip 21 inches wide and a yard | if she doesn't know anything about the subject she bores them to tears. inches long. These pieces are marked Y Turn under a half-inch hem at one end of each of these pieces. Now sew the | No woman makes A greater mistake than in trying to be humorous with men. Men don't like funny women. Nor women who laugh too much. They always have an uneasy suspicion that they are laughing at them. other end of theoe pieces to the part of the long strip marked ab and cd in a French seam. Or else seam them up on the right side and bind with narrow ey | You have no idea how effective it was. | Therefore, the woman who is a good talker with men talks to them about themselves to the exclusion of any other topic. t their childhood, about how they succeeded in and’ she listens with bated breath while She asks them minutely abou business, about their golf or their car, they tell the stories of their lives. She is the human questionnaire. o Then, times when men sought out only a sunflower, but one w a man’s way. In o Many girls they fear cOmparisons. best-looking girl she can attract the boys and that do not always wear well on closer acquaintance. in this day, girls have to be up and doing. Gone are the halcyon the shrinking violet. ho takes the precaution of planting hersell right in ther words, she has to be Sally on the spot. ho are homely avold being seen out with pretty girls because This is & mistake. find for a running mate, because the pretty girl will will give her a chance to do her stuff. For beauties Now a maiden has to be not Every plain girl should hunt up the Nearly always they are egotistic and selfish and like to show their power by ordering men about, and this does not make a hit with the sex that likes to have the kow-towing done to it. So here is where Little much sweeter, so much and so appreciative of every a the beauty. A Plain Face gets in her deadly work. less self-centered, so willing and anxious to be pleased ttention that oftener than not she wins instead of (Copyright, WASHINGTON DAYBOOK She is so DOROTHY DIX. 1930.) BY HERBERT PLUMMER. (JIMBASSY ROW"—that swanky “" section of the Capital crest of the hill on Sixteenth street—is holding its own despite the encroach- ments of other parts of the city. Some thought, when King George selected a site far out Massachusetts avenue and erect- ed a million-dollar structure to house the British em- bassy, that other natlons would_fol- low suit, Some have. Japan has begun work on its new diplomatic home in the neighbor- hood of the Brit- ish embassy. ldA ificent bul R cost more than $300,000, con- 1o ing some 40 rooms and featuring & :::'ll Jflmneu garden, is o be erected. Norway has ‘decided to locate its new legation some two blocks from the Jap- anese embassy—an exterlor of lime- slone with carved stone”ornamentation Shd & roof of hand-made tile, in the Style of the English renaissance. But old “Embassy Row” still can st of its caste. ot e the Spanish, the Cuban, the Ttalian, the Persian, the.r’P“;);:sh and i ssions ; the Lithunnin o are to be found the t the | h | living quarters for the Ambassador and is family. In the magnificent entrance hall of the embassy two statues will be placed —one of Washington, the other of La- fayette. “Embassy Row"--now one of the show places of the Capital—not so many years ago was an open fleld. Mrs. John B. Henderson, who lives at “Boun- dary Castle” nearby, developed most of the neighborhood. She and her hus- band, the late Senator Henderson, built that home on a site which then was the city’s boundary line. Upon the Senator's death Mrs. Hen- derson built a number of embassy buildings and sold them to various governments, English scientists claim that while the physical condition of American men be- gins to decline at 40 that of Britons show, on the average, a distinct im- provement rather than any deteriora- tion after that age. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. It showed striking contrast in white organdie trim. Here it is to copy at & small out- lay. Style No. 735 is designed in sizes 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38 and 40 inches bust. Ceil blue handkerchief lawn is very pretty, as is also a pretty sheer lawn in_nile green tones. Printed batiste is youthfully smart in_gay coral-red dots on white ground. Cotton striped shirting in dusty-pink tones is jaunty. Shantung, slik pique and pastel flat washable crepe are used extensively for semi-sports and sports wear, and lend themselves charmingly to thi model. For a pattern of this style, send 15 cents in stamps or coin’ directly to {The Washington Star's New York Fashion Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth street, New York. We suggest that when you send for this pattern, you enclose 10 cents addi- tional for a copy of our large Fashion Magazine. A Sermon for Today BY REV. JONN R. GUNN. Love Is Supreme. “The greatest of these is love."—] Cor., xili.13. Greater than eloquence, greater than knowledge, greater even than faith and hope, is love. preme above all other possessions. Other possessions are profitless un- less they be possessed in love and their use is directed by love. “Though I speak with the tongues of I* am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal, “And though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have tains, and have not love, L am nothing. “And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my | it _profiteth me nothing.” Love painting, of every poem, of every song. Indeed, love is the music of life, and makes all existence a sweet melody. And the wonderful thing is that we may all experience love. As another 5 [ classic Indeed, love stands su- | men and of angels, and have not love, ' all faith, so that I could remove moun- | body to be burned, and have not love, i is the heart-throb of every| |A HOMEMADE SUIT CASE COVER ADDS TO THE SMARTNESS OF THE ENSEMBLE WHEN THE BELT AND HAT BAND ARE MADE OF CANVAS TO MATCH. holed, o te the buckles, as indi- cated in the sketch. When you fold the case up you first fold over the ends of the two pieces marked Y. Then fold down the flap B and bring over. A, Buckle the straps and there you are: (Copyrisht, 1930 Straight Talks to Women About Money tape. Now seam up in the corner from | a to e and f, and the other four cor- ners in the same way. Finish all re- maining edges with narrow hems. Fasten a strap handle on section B as indicated. This handle is made of a double piece of the fabric an inch and & half wide seamed on the inside. Fas- ten on three buckles on a line between b and ¢, and three straps of a double piece of the fabric, with holes punched in with a stiletto and strongly button- | BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN i | What You Can Afford. | -“My husband makes $5,000 a year,” writes & woman, “do you think,we can | afford to buy & house in the country?” | ‘This is not totally dissimilar from the “If & steamboat has “three | smokestacks what's the captain's | name?” Unless something is known about a family’s cost or standard of living, it is impossible to say what else can or | can not be afforded. Family costs | vary more than some may suspect. They vary by families, cities and communities. | It is likewise true that while many |families are debt free, others have | present and even pressing obligations. These should be discharged before new ones are assumed. Any woman who has definite | knowledge of yearly income and yearly | expenses, such as her budget might MODEST MAIDENS afford her, knows also what surplus is available for new investments, commit- ments and expenditures. Before undergoing any additional ex- pense, a wife should study the family ‘budget. Perhaps if some items are displaced, the new expense can be Jorne. For example, a home in the country might obviate the need of Summer vacation, because the latter might be spent pleasantly at home. This nvh;& might furnish the extra funds need to “carry” the house. ‘What you can afford is not a ques- ‘tion to be answered loosely or care- lessly according to the experience or opinion of others. Your rent may be higher than others, or you may spend more on better clothes, richer food. or more entensive entertaining. It isn't so much what income you enjoy that de- termines what you can afford, as it Is what you spend, and what is left. | | | | | the same cluster ar f Freneh, the Dutch, the Mexican and O there is to Tisé:in this neigh- borhood & structure which will l‘h"lfl: that of the British embassy for beauty and grandeur. ‘On Sixteenth street at | Euclid, a hundred yards from the pres- ent embassy, France is té, build her new | diplomatic home in Washington. Tts design will be of the eighteenth century classic style, will cost in all | puts it, “Few can attain wisdom: health | is denied to many; power may be exer- cised by only the favored few: wealth seems the gift of fickle fortune to her scattered favorites; fame and glcey crown not many heads; but love can enter every heart, shed its radiance about every hearthside, brighten every life and bring a foretaste of Heaven into this old gray earth itself.” ‘The happlest people in the world are not those who have the most learning, | $1,000,000, and Dl‘ugz:b‘y will be ready 3 ncy by 1932 for occybtade of France's new embassy will overlook Meridian Park, whicl probably will be one of the most beau- Piful spots in the Capital when exien- sive improvements, are completed. be @ three-story structure, wlfi: :.i :: 15 rooms on each floor. og- fices and reception rooms will be on the ground floor, with a large kitchen in e e the second floor will be two din- ing rooms. & large ball room and of- fices for the counselor and secretaries. The third floor will be given over to I thought baby would be ’stonished when I telled her I went out last night all by myself an’ seed the full moon-* but all her sald was, “What was it full of?" (Copyright, 1930.) or the most wealth, or the most lux- urles, or the most power, or the most fame, but those who have the most love. Of all life's blessings, love is| supreme. ; ‘The police system in the smaller towns of China consists of an inspector and & number of watchmen under him to walk about the streets at night. Each householder and storekeeper is levied upon for their support, and should % one neglect to pay his premises be ignored, and if the neglect still con- tinues, a burglary is arranged by the ‘watchmen, “SAY, OU'D BETTER §EE A DOCTOR IF YA HAFTA DRESS LIKE THA' &VEN - IN. SUMMER!" =