Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1930, Page 29

WOMAN'S PAGE, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY. Tt- = bR 26 1930 FEATURES. The Woman Who Makes Good BY HELEN WOODWARD Who storted her career as a frightened typist and who became one of the highest paid business women tn America. - SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY %. CORT. After the Christmas Festivities WALKER. BY DICK 'MANSFIELD. BY LYDIA LE BARON Registered U. 8. Patent Office. In America we might well follow the THE LITTLE CHILD'S NERVES NEED SOOTHING TODAY. kinds. The very name Boxing day has 1ts significance, immediately associating the day with one of the special sports. This one sport is no longer featured in this era more than other good times, but the name clings. BEDTIME STORIES Stumpy Gets Warning. Pa & warning when you may 'h e S e e Life was so quiet and peaceful under the ice in the Smiling Pool that Stumpy, the three-legged son of Jerry Muskrat, lually forgot that there was to fear. He forgot that there were such things as hungry ene- mies who would be glad of a young Muskrat for dinner: He couldn't know that certain folk were hungrier than ever in this cold weather, for the sim- ple reascn that they seldom had enough to eat. You see, storms and bitter cold weather made hunting difficult, and among those who ate meat full stom- were seldom known. Only’ those who slept all Winter or who, like Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and Chatterer the Red Squirrel and Striped Chip- munk, had stored up food in the days of plenty, knew what it was not to be .~ The family of Jerry Muskrat mmg&lclfn fresh-water . And the weather, you know, made no difference to them. living 5o quietly and pelce(uflfi “Hello, Stumpy!” said Jumper. “I've brought #>u some news.” “I hope 1t is good news,” replied Stumpy with a grin. “That is for you to say,” Jumper . “Who do you think I have seen?” “I haven't the least idea. Who have py. || time the freedom from discipline can be example set by England and reserve the 26th of December as & holiday. For the benefit of the tired shop girls and trades persons the ‘idea deserves consideration. times of a family it would For the be a delight to preserve Christmas day ) for the home, and give the next day, the 26th, aver to outside festivities. As it is now, December 26 business starts up as usual, with every one weary, to begin special sales, or to attend them if purchases at first reductions are to be made by prospective buyers. And so the nervous systems craving continued relaxation get frayed by the sudden plunging into routine work again. What a joy it would be if only one more day could be allowed in which to have pleas- ures, though of a lesser degree than those of Christmas day, and one in which to gather up one’s energy for finer and better work. In the home it is well for mothers to consider the 26th of December as a rallying day for little folk. They need [to be humored as much today as yes- terday, and perhaps more. But this supplemented by a soothing atmosphere if the mother will only allow herself the pleasure of having the day a continu- ance of the Christmas holiday. She can cater to the family best by so doing and make home more enjoyable for her family and herself. (Copyright. 1030.) My Neighbor Says: ‘When making bread and butter pudding, sprinkle each slice of bread and butter with grated coconut instead of currants, and strew some on the top. This will make a change from the ordi- nary pudding and will be found very tasty. Do not scrape a frying pan; it is liable to burn afterward. In- stead, rub well with a hard crust of bread and wash in hot water. Japanned articles should never be washed in hot water, as the japan is likely to wash off. Use lukewarm water and soap. Steaming is a good way to cook vegetables, as it reduces the loss of minerals and vitamins. It is also economical because you can cook several different vegetables at a time. through the Smiling Pool on his to the Big River. He had stopped long enough to catch and eat a trout and had pald no attention to year plentiful and Little Joe was quite satis- By Thornton W. Burgess. fled with them. Now it was different. Stumpy remembered that his father had warned him that both Little Joe Otter and Billy Mink were dangerous in hard times, and although there were no hard times with the Muskrats, he suspected that there might be with other folk. “Where did you see him?” Stumpy. “Along the Laughing Brook up in the , STUMPY. I'VE BROUGHT YOU SOME NEWS!” Green replied Ji “He was playing on his slippery slide at & open e at the end of the slide. “Did swim under the ice?” Stumpy asked. “I didn’t see him do that, but he can. I am told he travels long distances un- der the ice” replied Jumper. Stumpy began to look exactly as he felt—uneasy. “In that Smiling Pool right to our house.” “Certainly,” replied Jumper. “What is more, he is sure to pay you & visit sooner or later. He will look over every foot of the uu'fil.nl Brook from pond of Paddy Beaver deep in the Green Forest to the Big River into which the uulhlng Brook flows, He always does. So take my advice and keep an eye open for him.” (Copyright. 1930.) All Sorts of Clever Trimmings BY MARY MARSHALL. A generation or so ago homemade were very frequently over- trimmed. The amateur was likely to feel that any defects in the line of the dress or of construction could be hid- den by the trimming, and so ruffies and brald, rosettes, ruches, etc., were added type of dress, trimming has come back into favor, but the home dressmaker is now quite likely to ignore it too much. She has acquiged the habit of making dresses in short order and she begrudges the time needed to make careful pipings, frills, rucl s and other embellishments. Actually, of course, some of the smartest French dresses are severely simple, but theirs is a simplicity that is extremely difficult to attain. A great many of the new dresses on the other hand are definitely trimmed and the wise home dressmaker should take advantage of this fact, without, of course, overlooking the im- aonnnce of well constructed founda- lon. There are all sorts of clever trim- mings that you may easily copy at home to give this becoming note of femininity. The twisted ruche shown today was used on a charming black taffeta dress of the informal dinner, late afternoon sort. The short sleeves were trimmed with the ruche made from deep rose chiffon velvet. To make this ruche, which may be used on sleeves, at the neckline or on the skirt of a new dress, you will need to cut that the edges meet and lap a trifle in the center. This will give you & strip of velvet about three-quarters of inch wide, with edges lapped at one side and plain on the other side. Now thread through the center of gu strip. Draw up the thread so that the ruch- ing is a little more than half as long asked | cal Dl | “Thank you, SOTTY, don me, please,” “I'm glad you bols of their small -fi'}f of garisms, which Just to show you what kind ! time I has been habing’; 'Iss is the first chance I'se had to suck the orange I got in the toe ob my stockin’ yesterday. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. If there is one thing which fills the B Repring's. dlspiy o0 & pleasing T s of a ple selection of wfi:od manners without prompting. t so often happens is that despite constant lecturing and the child’s knowledge of what to do, he exhibits shocking manners in the cru- cial situation. . I have a childhood remembrance of one child who always did the proper . She was any mother’s ideal come to life. She never forgot to say “Thank you.” e curtsied with the left foot behind and the skirts held out in the manner inculcated by a con- scientious dancing school teacher. She never falled to ask adult “How are you?” quite as if it were of some interest to her. I thought her terrible, and in inarticulate protest against such perfection my own manners in her presence were insufferably bad. some; o para- gon and held up as a model. When small children act like little hoodlums in my presence I wonder what sec:'el idol they may be smashing defi- antly. Manners are difficult to paint on a child, yet many mothers work vllunu{ to do just this. *“You must say “Than] you’ You must not forget to say ‘How do you do?’” The children forget the lessons when put to the test, and they stand tongue-i or make ugly faces in an endeavor to put the right phrase and the right situation together. Instead we have to keep this chinery in action every day in home. " “I'm " “Par- tame,” “I'm happy to meet you” are mechani- hrases, but adequate expressions of what we wish to say. If children hear them constantly they are not self- conscious about thelr use. The words beome part of the whole situation, and one is not complete without the other. Our leaflet on “Etiquette for Boys and Girls” likewise outlines the man- ners which are in vogue today. Any reader may obtain this leaflet by send- ing a self-addressed, stamped_envelope request to the “Your Baby and epartment of this newspaper. The stilted phrases, the old-fashioned servility is out of place in 1930, and while children no longer say ‘Yes, ma’'am,” or “Yes, sir,” neither do they utter a curt “Yes” or “No” when spoken to, but reply with a just as polite but with her Mine” dt not so servile, “Yes, Mrs. Blake.” guest with ease. Table manners are taught from in- fancy. ‘The small child looks about him and coples what he sees, a truism which seldom comes home to his par- ents until strange eyes are focused upon NANCY PAGE Make Christmas Left-Overs Attractive. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Lois was appalled when she looked at the | her refrigerator and pantry on the day after Christmas. . Here was the fairly well m«! skeleton of the turkey, a dish filled with mashed potatoes, some looking dish partly filled with cranberry sauce, some rolls which had been heated once and were rather discouraged look- ing, a partially eaten plum pudding. How would the Miller family ever eat this food, which did not begin to have the appeal on the day after Christmas that it had on the day itself? Pirst, she took the cranberry jelly out of its messy dish. The mixture was stiff enough so that she could cut it into small mounds with a teaspoon. :uu;)d she could get a few slices of cold urkey. She split the rolls, sprinkled them lightly with water and toasted them. On each toasted hal{ she put butter and then spread a thin slice of turkey meat, Then she took her carving knife and | b ACOORDINO to newspaper reports the German government is considering putting a tax on kisses as econpmic principle that excess upon necessities, this is a good a means of raising more revenue. taxation should be laid upon luxuries and not ides, and doubtless it will meet with great favor On the sound ¢dith the middle-aged, married class, who will feel that the one thing they can ‘é‘m down on easlest is osculation. The young may not take so kindly to the measure, but, then, luxury taxes are never popular, anyway. One sees, however, many difficulf begin_with, who would write the tariff bill and set the pric gray-beards to whom & kiss has become nothing but the touch of col other lips that are just as chilly? Or young men And shall a man ust as pu{ 2he girl with a provocative cuplid’s bow mouth, of heaven? for kissing his sweetie? And shall who was accessory before the crime of the Ikiss, ties in enforcing such an excise act. ‘To ice on kisses—old d llYe on to whom a kiss is a little much for kissing his Aunt Jemima as be assessed for her share in it, or shall the man be the one who pays and pays and pays? Also, left to a man’s conscience and honesty? o!( kisses in his little daily expense book after each petting party? how can the revenue from kisses be collected? Shall the matter be shall he write down the number e pe ‘Will there be sleuths and spies hidden around in romantic nooks keeping tab on amorous couples? One shudders to think of havin, expense to one's income return. And one emotional poverty that would be revealed if the kissing tax. to add a few milllon kisses more f- filled with shame to think of the one were altogether exempt from ‘Then there is the difficulty of call for expert classification, for it we a market price on kisses. This will be_as unjust to put the same value on all kisses as it would be to put the same value on all diamonds or all potatoes. Some are intrinsically worth more than others, Class A would, of course, be the youths and maidens. first edition, 0 to 8 then it was worth Class B would be the allure and warmth as a col imost any price. ctory flapjack. romantic kiss, the kiss exchanged between What is that worth? There was a time when it was & eak, when it was a gift a girl saved for her betrothed, and kiss, which has about as much family Nobody either wants to give or receive one of these, and if they could be taxed out of existence it would be a great reliet to all concerned. Especially would this be an untold benefit to the bables who are the helpless victims of elderly female relatives with false teeth and catarrh. Class C would be the conjugal kiss, the kiss that tastes of ham and eggs and nothing else, and that is usually & man hurrying to catch the 8:05 train on the rim of his wife's left ear, or the back of her head, and which she returns with a mouthful of buttered toast and her mind on the grocery order. Practically any valuation whatever that was put on these dafly habit kisses would be far in excess of their intrinsi c worth, and it is easy to see that when the average husband and wife sat down together to go over their budget and see where they could cut down expenses, the very first thing they woul to eliminate would be it or them. But at any rate, the idea of taxing kisses is interesting ‘whe! together. ‘wonde Kissing PARAG Qorth, Lkes dech. sbaps edening wear “Ihis model ST P PO P decide and leave es us er it would give us more and better kisses, or if it would stop DOROTHY DI (Copyright, 1990.) ODES OF THE MOMENT IX. 254 b P NOTED CATS AND CAT-LOVERS The Cat Pope Leo XII Bequeathed to Chateaubriand. BY J. P. GLASS, MANY TIMES WHEN THE FRENCHMAN W. ADMITTED TO THE PRES- AS nggi OF THE POPE HE FOUND THE CAT RESTING ON HIS MASTER'S Chateaubriand, the French soldier, statesman and writer, went to Rome as the Ambassador from France in 1828. A warm friendship grew up between him and Pope Leo XII, and this resulted when his holiness died in an unusual juest to the Frenchman. Of his first lence with the Pope, Chateaubriand wrote: “Leo XII, a prince of noble presence and with a countenance serene yet sad, was clad in a simple white soutane. No . His cabinet 's, it developed, was named Micetto. Chateaubriand de- scribes him: Micetto, the Ambassador says, “ very sweet tempered, like his owner.’ Many times when the Frenchman was admitted to the presence of the Pope he found the cat resting in the loosely hanging lappet of his master's robe. No human could enjoy such intimacy “I looked upon it with envy,” “He is a large cat, red-| dish gray in color, streaked with trans- | homesick for the barely furnished room in the Vatican where he and gentle Leo XII dined f: ly on humble polenta. He was a simple cat, with simple tastes. (Copyright. 1980.) | ABE MARTIN SAYS I “Well, the poor child never had the right_sort of environment. He's been in school or college all his life,” said " |Mrs. Em Pash, whose nephew is bein’ " ditry in held fer murder an’ bant (Copyright. 1930.) unatce Refreshing Flavor Wholesome and Delicious ‘These essentials combine to make ATWOOD GRAPEFRUIT THIS IS THE r::sr\ :flm!l\/sivm When a skating rink was ducted in the buflding now occupied the Hecht Annex, on E street between Sixth and Seventh streets northwest? LITTLE BENNY Pop was smoking and thinking and ma sed, The New Yeer is neerly here Willyum, and I havent herd you men- tion your annual resolution about cigars. Meening to stop smoking them, and pop sed, 3 things are not being done alone this year, drinking, argewing and making New Yeer resolutions. So if youll keep me company by resolving to stop playing bridge Il take my an- nual fiyer in- cutting out tobacco, he sed. But Willyum my goodness theres nuthing harmful about bridge, but smoking taints the breth and discolors the teeth and sets a bad example for the young, ma sed. And what does bridge do, yee gods what does bridge do? pop sed. Its a relaxation, ma sed, and pop sed, Yes, it relaxes the pocketbok to a meer shadow. And ferthermore it re- laxes the feet so that yo ‘cupples kick each other black and blue under. the table, and it relaxes the temper so that elderly cupples bark at each other like dogs on opposite sides of an fron ralling, ne sed. How redicullss, ma sed. You know very well that smoking is bad for the nerves, she sed, and pop sed, And bridge is bad for the teenth. It con- stantly causes you to grind them at your pardner. It has been estimated that enough enamel has been ground off of bridge players teeth in one year to sipply all the elefants of Africa with new tusks every 3 munths. And ferther- more bridge imparts a steely glitter to the eyes that makes it dangerous for a :fld'f! player to visit an insane asylum, e sed. O hush, if you wait for me to sware off bflgge youll have to wait some time, ma sed. ‘Well, in the meentime Il smoke, pop sod. Wich he kepp on doing with a sattis- | good fled expression. Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Self-Analysis. ‘The one big problem In everyday psychology is to find out how to an- alyze yourself. At least, that's what literally hundreds are seeking informa- tion about. Good Saleswoman. “You have probably heard often woman is oné who is a good thusiastic about her thizes wil that different. It is the |3 ability to make people do as you other words, Helen Woodward. o the preacher or the good teacher. There are people in the world who are consumed by a desire to convert others to some notion or other, it doesn’t matter what. You may be one of those people. Your notion may be to make a new world, to build up an ideal country, to give every man a job, or it may be merely to convince some- body across a counter that the cake of ality against the personality in front oul!gaummmthummm see. sell any to - have that quality copybook maxims or rules to help you. 'ou will have no_consideration for ur customer. Youll think you have use you will be so sure what you have will be good for him. But that's not consideration; that's the desire to convert. If you have that it is no use to tell you to work hard, because goods won't be work, It will be such natural ex lon of your personality that it will be pleasure. ‘The good saleswoman differs the great preacher or the great er in one way. Usually the great 3 however well he may think of his ideas, has a very low opinion of himself. But the good saleswoman as a rule does not suffer from this inferiority complex. Bhe thinks fairly well of herself, so she isn't afraid of mflk. ‘Th to go out into world peosla that & certain cake of sosp # of importance. i soap in your hand is better than any | with other cake of soap in the world. Behind all these activities is the same push, the same thrust of your person- (Copyrizht. 1930.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. Fading and Falling Hair. A certain amount of falling hair, especially in the Autumn, is natural, as it allows new hairs to replace the old ones. It is also natural for the hair to lose its youthful sheen and shade as one passes into middle age. But there is a premature fading and loss of hair Toue in s that need not be accepted pas- sively. This beauty problem, which is far from be! rare, is called alopecia areata and, if taken in time, it may onAe‘n be ite streaks first thing to do health. Anemia, poor circulation, under- weight and, in fact, anything that de- pressés one’s physical vigor may be an underlying cause of falling hair. Fevers and prolonged iliness, shock or mental strain also have an adverse effect on hair and scalp. Local treatments for baldness in spots may be had at any beauty shop or at home. They begin with a hot oil treat- ment. The is-divided into many small strands, each of which is given a brushing. The oil is applied to the scalp as warm as can be borne without discomfort. A mixture of equal parts of olive oil and castor oil is frequs used for this purpose, but either may be used alone. Steam the head with hot towels and then shampoo. If thé hair is dark, tar soap makes a suitable shampoo. , stimu- spots ‘The next step is an an lating treatment. The balt painted with tincture of lodine after the ted the next day and a third ap- lication is ‘made on the lister will In order to get at this problem you the bald must train yourself to look at your- self as if you were some one else. That | % takes time and effort. You may have to carrya on it:fll’ experiment for years. Much depends upon your willingness really to look at yourself. It is very. often a painful experience, you go along you will soon discover, however, that you are an interesting soms The law of learning, which is terest, then gu into action. You will in all probability soom un- earth the fact that your ignorance of yourself is a homemade commodity. And then the way will be'lin to open up for you. Little by little, you will get a peep at yourself from behind the screens. You made these screens. And you made them for a purpose. The purpose was to keep other people from seeing your real you. -This puts you right in the midst of your problem. gnce there, you begin to find a solu- lon. ‘The answer, erally s , 18 this: You have putting on false faces so long that you have acquired the habit of tal for pictures of your real self, words, you lost . track of yourself by ocontinually trying to remake yourself. Your screens or false faces are, of course, merely wishes which you have continually tried to make over into realities. In order to make them seem as flattering and as real as possible to yourself, you com- pare them with your estimates of your neighbors. In order to find out what you are, apply to yourself the catalogue of faults you find in other persons. (Copyright. 1930.) The FAMOUS is not. matched by any other sausage IF YOU could see what per- fect cuts of tender fresh pork are chosen for Deerfoot Farm Sausage—see the way this meat 1s chopped to a uniform fineness instead of ground— see how in, you would say tha e footFarmSausage should taste better than any other brand. A-Jdil daes!. l’o;cx:’ool try - pound -and: balf-poun: T w Patties in h‘:; e o sage: One ounce lanolin, one ounce.- petrolatum and five drops ofl of sweet lavender flowers. places. A streak of white or gray may.. e and This usualy happens & alrs, ‘usual % :r;‘ieddle age, when restoration of color to_~, as they may be tinted with a hair to match the rest of the coiffure. there are just @ few white hairs al | the temples or scattered in small throughout the hair, it is often Sheciat King of pencii sold by sy special kind of pencil sol facturers of beauty aids for just this purpose. The color is snd off during the shampoo. Pear-Nut Salad. Mix some diced celery and minced pimento with boiled dressing. cavities of halves of canned pears this mixture. Pleace the leaves of romaine and top salted almonds. JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in English. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCR. M%MWMA\LW VESTERDAY, SAID, “MANY A MAN WOULD COMPLMENT HIS WIFE |F HE COUMD GET A WORD " HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING SCHNEIDER'S FRUITCARE Imported Ingredients Make It Wonderful ERRAIAALARZRLADY