Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1930, Page 20

| BY MARY Artificial flowers are always in vogue. Fortunately, for they are surely be- eoming and lovely. ‘There have been long years, too, when we did not see them at all. Rather drab years, I think, for many dresses are redeemed from utter insignificance with pretty flowers and the judicious {hlndnz of a flower can greatly heighten e becomingness of many frocks. I saw a most attractive young girl the other day in a black crepe after- noon frock, with white collar and cuffs, and a big white rose posed on the shoul- der of the dress. It was the only trim- ming—that and the collar apd cuffs of white. And it was both smart and be- coming. The rose_today may be made of geor- | other. Flowers Attractive gette or chiffon or taffeta. The petals are oblong in shape. One edge is rolled, and you may best be able to do this by rolling the material over a thin lead pencil. Then the petal is gathered up in & curve from one end of the roll to the You can see how this is done from the sketch. The gathering thread is drawn tight and the petal automatic- ally cups itself until it looks just like a rose petal. Put together your rose with eight or nine or more petals and sew some peax] or rhinestone or other sparkling beads in the center. The pearl beads make the best centers for afternoon dresses. The sparkling beads are charming for evening, (Copyright, 1930.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. Shampoo for Wavy Hair. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) What kind of & shampoo do you think is best for hair that s slightly wavy? Have you any spe- clal hints for coaxing the natural wave in the hair after washing? PERP] . Answer—(1) There are several rules to observe in the hair. First, never rub the hair with a cake of soap, but reduce the soap to a liquid or jel first. Second, do not use water. ‘Third, do not use water that is too hot; Just hot h to make a rich lather and dissolve grease, ofl and dirt in the hair. Fourth, rinse thoroughly at Jeast three or four times in clear, tepid water. Fifth, do not use strong artificial heat to dry the hair, but squeeze it gently between warmed towels. You massage the scalp for several minutes. MOTHERS AND TREIR CHILDREN. Training Hair. Jack had lovely thick lustrous brown hair, but it was “stubborn.” I could not keep a part in it and consequently he just wore it in “bangs.” But when he was ready to go into the third grade I decided that something would surely have to be done about that hair. 8o I got & good hair lotion and rubbed quite a bit onto his hair after washing. Then parted it nicely and put & small cap on him to wear to bed so that his hair would stay in place at least overnight, which is one-half of his time. I made the cap frdm an old stocking of mine, which I cut off about eight inches from the top. Then I tied a knot on the cut end, forming & cap which fitted snugly on Jack's head. At the end of a week there was a great improvement and now, at the end of two months, Jack’s hair is ss well groomed as any young man’s. (Copyright, 1930.) MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST, Gnr:kpe!nm. Hominy with Cream. ed Beans, Boiled Sausages. Bpider Corn Cake, Coffee. DINNER. Bouillon, Crackers, Baked Virginia Ham. Creamed Caulifiower, Glazed Sweet Potatoes. Pineapple and Cheese Salad. Baked Indian Pudding. Coffee. SUPPER. Oreamed Oysters on Toast. French Rolls, Preserved Peaches. Almond Cake, Tea. 5 SPIDER CORN CAKE. ‘Take three-quarters cup of corn meal and flour enough to Aill the cup, one tablespoon sugar, one-half teaspoon of salt, one~ half teaspoon of soda. Mix flour, meal, sugar, salt and soda to- gether. Beat one and add one-l'x! cup sweet milk and one- half clip sour milk, and stir into the dry mixture. Melt one table- spoon of butter in 8 hot spider and pour in the mixture. Pour over the top one-half cup of sweet milk, but-do not stir it in. Bake in a hot oven 20 minutes, and serve at once. SALAD. Drain slices of canned pineap- ple, and cut them in halves., A range on crisp lettuce leaves, cover the fruit with cream cheese, strips of canned pimento -and dress with French dressing. ALMOND CAKE. Cream one-half cup of butter with one cup of granulated sugar and add the beaten yolks of three eggs, one-half cup of milk and one-half teaspoon ef almond ex- tract. Sift two cups of flour with three teaspoons of bak- powder and add to the butter alf tely with the stiffly beaten whites. Turn into a shallow pan, B oven. Before the hair is quite dry arrange your waves into place with the aid of ur comb and fingers. Pin the waves nto place if necessary, using fine,gin- visible hairpins. When the hair is thor- oughly dry comb out the waves and ape them with your comb and fin- gers. Naturally wavy hair will re- spond to this type of finger waving. If your hair is only slightly wavy, it is a good plan to have your hairdresser give you a finger wave at regular in- tervals. Before the wave loses its out- line, practice arra; the wave again ourself with your fingers and comb. A ttle practice is necessary $o acquire the knack of finger-waving your own hair, but practice makes perfect. LOIS LEEDS. Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Dodging Reality. The stern hard facts of living are at times so real fhat one would like to fet away from them. Individuals dif- er enormously in their methods of reality. It seems that one's mef of getting away from difficul- ties are determined by one's general personality ‘make. Baes History ' Some have been known to go on an emotional “spree,” of which there are people belong to type of personality. An: excitement will afford temporary relief. But the bills have to be paid later on, mind no cancellations reality by the . They have been known all their lives for their “childish™ traits. Such dodgers often have sev- eral mansions in their souls. When one mental retreat is threatened, they re- gress or withdraw to a still earller dlem:i:’ development, even back to cra- A third method is to get sicl A of this type is recognized as a ‘hondrjac. Successful hypo- chondriacs are able to get a pain for dvery occasion. ourth The nd most common method is to rationalize. This means a clever substitution of feelings for reason, a discovery of rich reasons for poor ex- cuses. (Copyright, DAILY DIET RECIPE ONIONS WITH SPINACH. Spanish or Bermuda onions, 4. Cooked spinach, 2 cups. Lemion juice, 2 tablespoons. Melted butter, 2 tablespoons. Grated American cheese, 2 ta- blespoons. SERVES FOUR PORTIONS. ‘Without peeling, parboil onions in salted water about 15 min- utes. Drain well and peel. Re- move centers, leaving a good shell or cup. Chop centers with the spinach, add lemon juice, melted butter, salt and a little pepper if needed. Fill onion cups with this mixture, sprinkle with cheese and bake in moderate oven about 45 minutes or until onions are quite tender. DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes fiber, a little protin, much lime, iron, sulphur, vitamins A and B. Can be eaten by children 8 years and over. Can be eaten by normal adults of average or under weight and those wishing to reduce if amount of butter is lessened. 1930.) ' as & tree, Yet I think he's as clever as clever can H His u’l‘ephom has an extension, you see. $y Copyrisht 16302 Certeny its not, iner is to going. to e it easy for you by ask- in you the ferst 3 questions on the list, one two three, he sed. Well then why did I study the ferst 3 questions? ma sed, and pop sed, Be- cause you mite be asked them and you mite not. Well all rite, repeet the question, ma sed, and pop sed, On what side must a street car be passed, when possible? It shouldnt be ed at all if there are passengers getting off or on, thats one I know, ma sed, and pop sed, Thats not the question, you wont get a very high score for ansering questions you havent been asked. How can you tell? ma sed. The ex- aminer mite just be pleased at my am- bition, she sed. Anyway, repeet the question again, she sed. Yee gods, on what side must a street car be passed, when possible? That sounds like a trick question, be- cause a street car reely has 4 sides if you include the frunt and back, ma sed, and pop sed, Well then lets ex- clude the frunt and back. Are you reddy with the anser? he sed. Repeet the question once more, ma sed, and pop sed, Absilutely not. Wich he dident. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. In spite of this chair being modern in design and looking as if bullt espe- clally for father's comfort, it will soon become the most popular chair in the family, and mother, brother and sister will each try to be the first in the “l::’nm‘ room so as to “grab” the easiest chair, This chair is simple and sturdy in design and sitting in it reminds one of a bus or automobile, it is so springy and luxurious. The covering is of soft leather and it seems that leather of this texture is enhanced by use end age. No mat- ter if it does put on a few yemrs along with the rest of the furniture, you ma; feel sure it will gflw old gracefully. Some of us who have scorned fur- niture which a extremely mod- ern in design will bend a bit when we realize how very comfortable so much of it really is. ‘The seat and back of this chair are deep and soft, the seat being long and the back high enough to make a com- fortable head.cest. The arms are softly padded and make excellent rests for the elbows, so important for & read- ing position. o yeignt, 1830 SUB ROSA BY MDML Minerva's Mirror. The definition of good litérature va- rles according to the individual. To the glutton it is the sight of luscious recipes in a cook book. To the lovelorn it is & few lines written on a license blank stating that John Smith, 21, and Mary Jones, 18, etc. To the golddigger it is a little green slip print- ed by the United States Treasury. | Disillusion is the great ,alchemist whom every boy and girl must meet at the threshold of maturity. He blinds cowards and transforms the indifferent into cynics, but to the brave he hands the key of life and bids them pass on to_become men and women. It's an il wind, of course, that a mosquito makes as he taxis to the fatal landing! Some modern philosophy is like a | merry-go-round. You keep finding yourself right back where you started. Fortunately, after a while, you get dizzy and fall off. A ticking clock and a clacking grow_equally monotonous after a while. The difference is that the clack gets somewhere. ‘These days some of us are born un- inhibited, some of us cast off our in- hibitions and the rest of us just have them torn from us. 1t is probably only a coincidence that the men who have gone down in his- tory as great lovers were also colossal fools. Imitation is not always the sin- cerest form of flattery. Sometimes it's a subtle form of criticism. Of the peroxide blonde it might be said: She shines with suspected glory. | Men who wax their mustaches usu- ally have waxed intellects. Goldfish are only red-headed sar- dines. “Ham" actors have delicatessen egos. A cynic is & humorist who has noth- ing funny to sayl (Copyright, 1930.) Fruit Salad Molds. One package lemon flavored gelatin mixture, one cupwul bolling water, two- thirds cupful boiling fruit juices (from canned fruits), two tablespoonfuls lemon Juice, ‘one-half cupful seeded red cher-! ries, one cupful seeded white cherries, one cupful diced pineapple and one- | half cupful grapefruit (dic Pour | the boiling water over gelatin mixture = and stir until it has lved. Add | fruit juices and lemon juice. Cool and | allow to thicken a little. Add fruits. | Pour into individual molds which have been rinsed out of cold water. Set in| cold place to stiffen. Unmold on let- | tuce and surround with dressing. My Neighor Says: ‘The most delicate fabrics may be washed in bran water. To prepare, fill a cheesecloth bag with bran, r boiling water over it, leave for 10 minutes, then squeeze out the bag and remove. The water is taen ready for use. To remove coyers from preserve jars place the jar top downward in a dipper of hot water (not bolling) and allow it to remain 5 or 10 minutes. Remove the jar from the dipper and insert a steel kitchen knife at different points under the rubber. This will let \ in the air. ‘The cover can then | | be_removed easily. 3 It sllk stockings are washed wut each time after they are last months 1‘.: avold scraping carrots, wash them well -and put.them on ‘to boil for about 10 minutes. Then remove from fire, peel and resume cooking as usual. % * Rugs are made in various sizes and { not come in machine manufactured ! covering designs fluctuate to suit forth- WASHINGTON, D. ©. MODES OF THE MOMENT DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX JEAR MISS DIX: I am a young girl and go out with quite a few boys, but I never can think of anything to say talk more. Will you please tell me how to them and they ask me why I don't to be an interesting conversationalist? MAR Answer—Nobody can tell you that, Mary. The gift of gab is a gift of nature and not an art that you can acquire. Nor can any one tell you what to say, because talk to be interesting and stimulating is the inspiration of the moment and must spring spontaneously from the mind and be provoked by something that has gone before. It is no use to prepare cue-md-d?i;fl—npeechu beforehand for any occasion. They never come in. It is no use to memorize stories and jokes. No one has an appetite for canned humor and warmed-over anecdotes. ‘The best advice that I can give yo u, Mary, is to ask questions when you begin to find yourself tongued-tied and see that the conversation is running down and shows signs of coming to a dead stop. I know that our mothers used to teach us that it was bad manners to exhibit curiosity about the affairs of others, but believe me, the questionnaire is a life-saving service to the dumb. Nor, as a matter of fact, do people resent it, because we are all so much more interested in ourselves than we are in anything else excuse to discourse on our favorite topic. under the sun that we clutch at any 80 do not hesitate to ask a boy about, his college or his fraternity or his job and that will start him on a monologue keep_ discreetly throwing in ejaculations that will hold him by the hour if you of, “How wonderful!” “Did you really do that?” “Amazing!” And so on. Supplement that with inquirés as to what he gets over his radio and how many miles he makes on a gallon of gas in his car, and he will have spent a pleasant evening listening to a most eloquent con- versationalist. good memory 1s also invaluable to & poor talker because nothing flatters 50 much as to have what they sald considered so important that it made A peoil: an indelible impression upon the listener. Hence there is no better way to fill in & conversational gap than to beg Mr. Smith to tell over again that side-splittnig story he told the other day, or to ask Miss Jones to relate to you the interesting ices she had in last Summer, or to entreat Mrs. Brown to repeat experien that cute thing her little Johnny said to the milkman. One reminiscence will on another and behind the barrage into silence without anybody being aware As T.sald heaven. Some few have bestowed upon of words you have set off you can retire of it. " before, the gift of the spellbinder is a present straight from them the wondrous knack of always being able to say just the right thing at the right time in the right place; of having that is gay and witty always at their ton, ull and commonplace, thrilling and speech to make any subject, however d of being able to juggle the conversational individu use you e’s end; of being able teresting; ball s0 as to keep it always in the air, find it hard to find something to say. 1If you are not & brilliant conversationalist, neither are you a babbler. If people do not hang upon yo bble. Between not talking enough and talking Q'z:nnluly preferable. ur words, neither are they bored to death by your incessant too much, the silent one is DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1930.) New Styles in Carpets and Rugs BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. MODERNISTIC FURNISHINGS CALL FOR MODERNISTIC FLOOR COVERINGS AS NOTED IN THIS EUROPEAN TYPE. There are two kinds of textile floor coverings, yard goods and .rugs. The former come in rolls and are sold in any quantity the purchaser wishes. shapes. If they are Oriental, they do sizes and shapes, but follow the custom of decoration in the country from which they come. Do not expect to get a 9x12-foot rug in these handmade prod. ucts, for instance, unless you h rug recently e on order from an American concern. Dulfm in Oriental rugs do not vary, but follow tradition of tribes, countries, family patterns, etc. Domestic floor coming styles. Just now the latest vogue is for medernistic designs. Apart from these patterns are not so much stressed as colors. The changes in these are transforming. A new note is introduced into modernistic patterns, of eometris them less radical. ‘The homemaker modernistic floor coverings only to rooms decorated in must not forget that | ni style throughout. Nothing is more in- congruous than to see one element of furnishing in some pronounced style and the rest in a period entirely op- posed to it. It is true that today stricted period decoration is not co) sidered as interesting as combined fur- nishings, but these must be and not at variance. The skill of the decorator is shown in the correct as- sembling of allied periods not in the conglomeration of all styles. So the home decorator has to beware of buy- ing & modernistic floor covering. The style of the floor covering must be in harmony with the furnishings of the room and the colors also. In sharp contrast to these ultra de- signs the small well covered pat- terns that are viewed with decorative favor, “These are what are known as the word indicating that they used without fear of decorative ‘They will not clash with cus- tomary decoration. - They cannot be expected to be in harmony with ultra styles, such as modernistic decoration nor some of the pronounced period fur- in favor of these can be error, _ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1930. ANCY PAGE \ Does Your Child Wear Clothes Too Large? “Why is it that some children look 80 cunning, so well dressed, and others look so gawky, so awkward and so poorly dressed? It isn’t that the second child does not have money spent upon it, that's sure,” Nancy was musing as she watcheq the- children passing her door on the way to school. K There was Mathilda James, whose father was well off, but whose mother was just & bit “close.” That was why she had Mathilda's hair cut in an un- becoming and close bob. This hair- cut lasted longer. It was not necessary to go back to the barber quite so often. Perhaps that idea of economy explained the dress, which was too big. It had been chosen with an eye to using it next year as well as this. So the sleeves were too long, the skirt was too long, the belt was too low. By next year the lines would be right, for Mathilda would have grown up to them. The same thing was true of small boys' clothes. Here was George with the dreadful hair-cut which was achieved by shaving the back of the head near the neck. Here was the suit which would fit him beautifully next year, but which was too long as to trousers and sleeves this year. Even boys’ appearances are improved by the right waist line as witness the same suit a size or two smaller on the boy | beside George. Stanley has a mother who spends less on her son's clothes than does George's mother. She buys more of them, it is true, but she realizes the quality is not so important, since they will soon be outgrown, anyway. Even when clothes are purchased large enough to allow for next year’s growth the plan is poor, because by the second year the clothes have lost their fresh ook, and so the child still looks be draggled. - (Copyright. 1930.) JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in Etiquette. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. A POET INQUIRES, “WHAT ARE _ DREAMS MADE OF1” HAS HE TRIED EATING A FEW DOVGHNUTS JUST BEFORE D. M—No matter how stringent the pains of hunger, one should never eat anything on the street. This includes candy and fruit as well as doughnuts. A Sermon for Today ‘ished BY REV. JOHN R. GUNN, Idleness and Work. ‘Why stand ye here all the day idle?”—Matt. xx:6. One gets nowhere standing idle. Be- sides, idleness breeds discontent, un- happiness and misery. The most miser- able of all creatures is the lazy man :‘l‘g‘o does nothing but idle away his e We may sometimes think of our work as a hardship, but if we never any work to do life would become a mo- notonous affair with no interest or in- centives. “Go work in my vineyard,” is a com- mand of God to all men. His vineyard is broad and includes the whole world of human interest and wellbeing. Every kind of useful work is work in His vineyard. The man who disregards this com- mand is out of place in God's universe. God has built His universe so that it co-operates with every one who works. But, on the other hand, it thwarts, de- feats and finally destroys every one who idles. ‘The nations that have advanced in civilization are those nations where the people are active and industrious. Wherever the people are slow and lith:rflc you will find a backward ‘na- jon. ‘The same law applies to individuals. ‘The man who backs away from work becomes a backward man. The men we see moving forward in life are workers. Life gives its best only to those who work. Activity is the very law of life. Inactivity is a trait of death. The man who shuns the fatigue and discomforts of work will soon find himself being shunned by life’s oppor- tunities. This is not a very comfortable world for loafers. ‘Work does more for man than all his playing. It is true that “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” But we can better afford to go without play- ing than without working. Work in- creases our capacity for pleasure as well as for achievement. Tomato Blocks for Soup. Strain one cupful of tomato pulp, re- taining the juice for some other use. Put the thick part through a sieve, place over a fire and cook slowly to a thick paste, or for about 10 minutes. There should be half a cupful. Add one bay leaf, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, a dash of tobasco sauce, two egg whites beaten slightly, mix well, pour into a shallow dish, set in a pan with one inch of hot water, and cook on top of the stove until the paste is set, or for about 10 minutes. Cut in small fancy shapes and drop into soup just before serving. Hot Sandwiches. ‘These are made of cooked chicken either chopped or cut into one-fourth inch dice. The giblets should be in- cluded. - Heat with enough chicken stock to ‘moisten and be sure that it is well seasoned, Place a slice of ‘bread, not toasted, but with all the tough crust cut off, on a hot plate, put a table- spoonful of the chicken orfthis, cover with a second slice of bread, pour two or three tablespoonfuls of hot thick chicken gravy over, and serve at once. This is good for luncheon. Serve with hfit mashed potato and little pickles or ollves. and they look well in small or la Pooms. Tt 1o in these carpets especially that changes in color schemes present the chief differences this year rather than novelty in pattern. Plain carpets continue to be in high favor. The vacuum cleaner is largely responsible for the increasing vogue of carpeted floors, as keeping them clean without raising a cloud of dust is easy. The points in favor of these covered floors will be taken up in a later arti- cle, together with tendencies in oflcloth which are technically termed “hard- surface” floor coverings. In the field of rugs any woman can make there is a whole new range from Collectors’ types of Colonial rugs the exquisite rugs possible for women to fashion today with their own to equal and, in some instances, to 1 old-time products. Neither an @n- tique nor a modern homecraft rug. is worth using unless it is artistic. artistry may be of the sort devel by “the Primitive,” or of & more era. : Copyrizht. 1630 Black Pussy Is Upset. g T TR e Jimmy Skunk was standing in the lnoonl\l;t just outside Black Pussy’s round new. doorwm Jimmy Skunk was grinning. His nose told him that somewhere inside that shed was a saucer of milk, also & plate of liver, Jimmy knew well enough that they were not put there for him. He essed that they were put there for BLACK PUSSY BQUNCED OUT OF HER BASKET WITH HER BACK ARCHED, HER TAIL SWOLLEN. Black Pussy the Cat, and that either Black Pussy was not hungry or else she was not at home. Jimmy. poked his head inside and sniffed. ‘That smells good,” said Jimmy to himself. “That’s just the dinner I am Iooklng for. I think I'll go in and help myself. I won't wait to be invited.” So Jimmy went right in through the round doorway and simply followed his nose. His nose took him right straight to the plate with the liver on it. Jimmy fairly chuckled as he set his teeth.in the first piece of liver. He didn’t bother to even look around to see if Black e She would teach this strange cat a Jes- son never to be forgotten! She started to growl way down as deep in her throat as she could. “Get out of here!” & wled, and dug her claws into e floor. At the sound of that growl the strange cat paused in his eating and slowly lifted a great bushy tail. That great bushy tail spread out and grad- ually covered the stranger’s back. Did you ever see a toy balloon collapse when a . was stuck in it? Black Pussy just the same way. Her / ‘went. down; her tail went down: all the hair ‘that had been standing on end went down. She tried to shrink She had recognized Jimmy Pussy bounded to the far corner of the shed. There she crouched, shivering with fear. Jimmy Skunk just gave one look at Black Pussy and then went on eating. When he had finished the liver, he drank the milk, Then he be- gan to investigate the shed. He found Black Pussy’s basket, It contained a most_comfortable looking bed. Jimmy decided to try it. He curled up in it and went to sleep. - As for Black Pussy, she saw her chance to get out. She was the most upset cat that ever lived. She made straight for the barn and ther she hid in the darkest torner she could find, Pussy was anywhere about. The truth while Jimmy Skunk peacefully sl in the bed that was her very o!ym.a?' f OUR CHILDREN BY “ANGELO PATRIL Force is a poor tool to use in the elevation of the race. us anything but founded. It works evil when turnsd against children. My hand is against it and all its works. There {5 more education in one smile, in one gentle , ple, kindly action than in all the force of the Army and the Navy rolled in one. There are those who disagree with me. They even call me dangerous—“A menace to the race,” one man me, forgetting to send me his address. He believed heartily that a * kick in the slats” was what nent child needed. That them. T insist that it will do nof et s S rutality and a of fault, if there [~ one, is It is hushed for the moment by fear. Fear breeds crime. Putting aside meanness of child beating, putting aside the suffering of the child under such treatment, the effect upon his mental and spiritual growth is deadly. ‘The folk who believe in bea chil- dren point to the reform scl and Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. ‘This morning we passed hundreds of children going to school. Small boys with hands dug deep in diminutive pockets. Small girls in groups of three, carrying their books importantly. Tiny children, clinging to the hands of their mothers, headed for kindergarten. How do they feel about school? You might be astonished if you knew. Ask your own children what their most vivid remembrances of school are. ‘With one of my children it was terror, of she knew not what, crystallized one day by who “bawled her out” a teacher for sitting on a stone ; with the boy, who, when he* inads tly pulled & shade down too far and it crashed to the floor, was directed to find the janitor. He hunted for him with aw- ful fear in his heart. He was sure some dire punishment lurked around the corner. Listen to older children initiate the younger ones into the “joys” of school. “My teacher is terrible. You can't move. Not an inch. If you're late you have to stand up in front of the class because you've spoiled the record.” “My teacher hit Johnny West’s hand with a ruler because he wouldn't say he was sorry he sassed her. You can't sass teacher.” Suppose it isn’t true. The poor, shivering child doesn’t know it. Ol children accentuate their own courage by seeming indifference to these ter- rors. They show their superiority by uugmtyln‘f the dangers of school. The child goes to school swamped by his emotions of fear. He is conscious of his ignorance, and that, because of it, he may transgress d himself in the morass of teacher’s disapproval. ‘The mother must these fears to the light+of day and erase them. She can do this best by questioning the child. Ask him if he likes school and if he enjoys his pl teachers. HI ted should be enlightening to her. If there are fears, uproot them. Talk him out of them. Remind him of de- lights of school. Plenty of playmates. Games to play. Songs to sing. Books to be read. If his mind is focused on the joys instead of the terrors, his spirit is uplifted. Children are easily cowed by adults, and are fearful of speaking up for them- selves. “You mustn't talk” is taken literally to mean that while they may burn with indignation and a sense of unfair treatment they must keep it to themselves. For expiaining they may be punished or ridiculed, the latter being worse than the first. Fears burrow deeply, making sore places and “complexes.” They destroy the child’s ability to do successful work in school, If the mother realizes their, 2 significance, she can easily uncover these fears. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. It never brought | e _more con- | the ‘mu and_say’ such as I, in infinite. folly, fill such places. Punish- ment would soon settle the whol matter. 2 Well, we have had a long time in which to try that out. The old ish- ments were drastic, their severity ter- rible. Centuries ago the dungeons and the rack, the gallows, the fire—still men erred. If punishment cured, the race » has been washed white ages since. The only advance we have made has been love and und q ‘when all else fails. But it is not weak, remember. It is a force as dangerous and as powerful As any, but allowed to work its perfect will, it « the | in; Ives when: Reform schools will be as we rear children of d ct’lr , THE STAR’S. DAILY PATTERN g SERVICE Youll like this dainty apron mensely. ‘It's so attractive to slip over one'’s best frock. 1t is gay chints that is useful as well. 1t offers lovely protection to the front of the frock. Aten't you surprised to learn that im- on ® pattern of this style: mxg or coin to e ‘ork. “Keep a smilin’ face,” my ‘Well, when Dranpa out at fim-,;mv Iflwm“w!