Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1930, Page 14

WOMAN’S PAGE. Trimming Dainty Evening Dress BY MARY MARSHALL. you ever tact Jental? Cl mang coat, d hardly Ria with a bow o} ribbon in her hair, No one of course, knows when or where bowknots were first invented, but if take do play an important part until the fif- teenth century or thereabouts and that they were at their height in the ga; days of th- eighteentn century. them profusels Mine. G Pompado, pro —Mme. de lour, Marie Antoinette, du Barry and the Test. During the Victorian days of the MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. 1 h Bill fll:u:nd.y'lmomhadom it M MENU FOR A DAY, BREAKFAST. Chilled Grapefruit Cereal with Cream. Baked Beans Chili_Sauce Date Muffins Coffee DINNER. Roast Pork with Dressing Pried Apple Rings ipped Cream Two cups flour, three teaspoons powder, one tablespoon sugar, one-half teaspoon salt, one Sift flour, the leaves, cut off stock and soak one-half hour, head down, In cold, salted water. Cook .. two tablespoons of our in two tablespoons of butter, season with one-fourth teaspoon of salt and a dash of pepper, add slowly one cup of milk and stir until smooth and thick. Add the mrued oysters, one teaspoon of table sauce and the beaten yolks of three eggs, fold in the stiffy- beaten whites, turn into buttered cup and bake about 15 minutes. (Copyright, 1930) stop to consider the that bowknots are entirely Occi- Perhaps not—but when you {nmx of it now you realize that a bow- , 88 we know it, would be entirely it of place on a Japanese kimono or ‘hinese darin and you & Jady of old In- 'trylncm last century, too, bows of ribbon and silk were & usual means of dress trim- ming—and now that the picturesque fashions of the last century are serving as a_source of inspiration in dress, it is only natural :’l‘;n ‘we should see a re- vival of bowknots. Bows of narrow pastel-colored rib- bons are used in many ways to trim dainty evening dresses of the ingenue type, and large bowknots with puffed Joops and long ends are used on side or back of the girdle. Bows of ribbon are also used by way of shoulder or- naments, and hair ribbons tied in bows are again in fashion for little girls. The simplest way to make & bow is from ribbon, but it is not much trouble to make one from dress fabric. Velvet should be cut on the bias and lined with silk—either chiffon taffeta or silk crepe. These velvet bows are usually, not actually tied. The lined velvet is lald into two loops and two ends and a small plece of velvet is drawn across the center and firmly sewed into po- sition on the wrong side. OUR CHILDREN BY ANGELO PATRL “I am troubled and confused. My son and daughter are fine children. They are intelligent. They do good work in school. They are healthy. They have rarely been i1l and then only for brief periods. They are well man- nered, well intentioned. But they are not the kind of children that I l'mpe(vlv my children would be. Have I failed? “What sort of children did you hope yours would be?" nice children. Interesting Awfully nice children, you Endw.” “Your children are nice. What is it that you hoped they would do that they do not do? What pattern of be- havior did you set for them and they refuse it?” “It is very hard to say. It's a sort of dream I had for my children. I wanted them to be good—not saintly, but good in a way that would make them differ- ent. They are not different at all. ;I:!y'ue just like any other good chil- “You wanted your children to dis- tinguish themselves. Give them time. Maybe they will. Children grow into the distinguished men and women they are to become. That takes a lifetime, provided they have the talents.” “But the children in ‘Little Women," the girl in ‘Eight Cousins’ didn’t have to _grow up to distinguls] “Yes, I think they did. in those books were Miss Louisa Alcott. They had to grow up in a hard school before they themselves at ‘Little Women' and ‘Eight Cousins.’ ‘Those children are not, never were children, save as they lived in the mind talented wril And Miss it up in the af of by-gone days. This year times is as different from th which you were born as ever time could be. Your child was born into a world of motors, of telephones, radios and airplanes to which you were & stranger. He was born into a world of ideas as new as the Y? t cannot turn the clock backward. If unwise to try. " . Dear Miss Leeds: Should I remove underarm hair, and, if so, how? Shall I use a razor or other methods? (2) I am rather pale, my age is 14 and I am 5 feet 4, inches tall and weigh 125 pounds. Am I underweight? (3) How can I reduce my calves and ankles? Answer.—Yes, you may use a small safety razor to remove the underarm hair or a cream depilatory at regular intervals. Wash the underarms with warm water and a mild soap every night. Strong salt water may used. After bathing with the salt water, rinse in cooler water and finally with cold water. Dry well and dust with talcum powder or boric acid. (2) Spend as much time as possible in the fresh air and sunshine. Have a well balanced diet, including plenty of fruit and veg- etables. Drink milk in place of tea or coffee. Avoid constipation and drink water between meals. Your weight is good. (3) Walking 4 or 5 miles out of doors every day will help you to build trim ankles and calves and bring color to your cheeks. Practice walking on the tiptoes and do dancing steps in your bed room every night and morning. ‘Write for my leaflet on the care of the feet and legs. There are several exer- cises given in it for the calves and ankles. Be sure to inclose a self-ad- dressed, stamped envelope, so that I may mall it to you, however, LOIS LEEDS. Eyebrows. Dear Miss Leeds: What will make my eyebrows grow quickly and darker? They are very thin, sparse and light in color. A DAILY READER. Answe If your eyebrows and eye- lashes are naturally light in color, you may darken them by using an eyebrow My Neighbor Says: ‘When making biscuits, dough- nuts, cookies and jumbles, the softer you can handle dough after turning it on to the board and the less you handle it the better results you will get. ‘To remove wrinkles from a coat, lay the garment out flat on MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS, Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Fears, As we grow older we seem to change new fears for old. The fears of child- hood are apparently different from those of adolescence, maturity or senes- cence. Childhood is by no means a care-free period of life. Another thing, as we grow older we }:rogresawely suffer less from fears. At least, we should suffer less. Old age should find you conqueror of your fears. It not, you may put it down that you have failed to develop the proper philos- ophy of life. Children fear supernatural powers mostly. The fear of death and everlast- ing punishment has ruined many a nervous system in the making. At least, that's what the psychoanalysts find when they have succeeded in get- ting back to the earliest memories. Children also suffer intensely from fear of pain and ridicule. If you want to ruin a child’s outlook upon life, point him out as an object of ridicule. The ground is laid for an inferiority com- plex he may never overcome. Along about the- forties most people begin to fear the pressure of public opinion. There is a monster called “they” which seems to be peering at them from every angle. That's why men who hold important social positions 50 often mistake slight things for enor- mous bugaboos. A different philosophy would save many & stampede. There is one fear, however, that out- lasts them all. And that is the fear of death. It is called thanataphobia. Some say that every fear i just one of the thousand®of forms that thanata- phobla may assume. A few very old persons have been known to acquire the philosophy that conquers it. (Copyrisht, 1930.) Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAN It is not always a simple matter to find a small table that will hold a great deal, and when you consider that there are two shelves and a top with tiny drop leaves held in position with this little butterfly, you will have to admit that this table could be put to many uses and stand considerable strain. ‘With the drawer beneath the top, it becomes practical for a small serving table in a breakfast room. Just think, it could hold the silver and a small amount of linen in the drawer, the percolator, cream pitcher, sugar bowl and toaster on top! And what about those shelves for the muffins, popovers or_bacon and eggs? It seems as if the average breakfast table is never large enough to be set for four people and hold all of these mlnm also, 50 why not add to the fur- nishi of the breakfast nook a little table such as this? It is made of solid maple, stands 28 inches high, and the top with the leaves raised measures 31 by 16 inches. (Copyright, 1930.) darkener, liquid, salve or pencil. To encourage their growth, apply vaseline or olive oil every night at bedtime. This will lubricate the hairs. Use a small eyebrow brush, moistened with oil, to brush them into place before you apply the eyebrow-darkener. LOIS LEEDS. Dear Miss Leeds: Some time ago you published in your beauty column a recipe for a faclal pack that could be used on the neck, arms and hands. I did not see it, but a friend of mine told me that she had used it and had obtained wonderful results. I am call- ing upon you to reprint it, please. I need it badly. MRS. 8. J. Answer—I think this is the pack that your friend has in mind, although I have published several types of facial packs recently. The following will be found beneficial: To ounces carbonate of magnesia, one-half ounce fuller's earth, one tablespoonful lemon juice, ten simple tincture of benzoin and sufficient witch-hazel to mix a smooth paste. Use your cleansing cream, remove, and wash your face with warm water and mild soap; next apply your hot towels. Have your pack ready mixed and apply it evenly over face and neck. Leave it on 20 minutes to half an hour. Remove with tepid water. Dry the skin and massage for several minutes with tissue or skin cream. Remove and pat on a mild as- tringent or skin tonic. LOIS LEEDS. (Copyright, 1930.) SUB ROSA BY VIBGINIA VANE. Backward Child. Mrs. B. E—I should certainly keep the child in school. He may be very backward, and it may take him longer to” get started, than it took the other children. But don’t despair. Youll only discourage the boy if you nag him too much. Let him be put back if necessary, until he's developed to a point where he can at least keep up with the cther children, even though they be younger than he. I feel heartily sorry for the child, it the teacher thinks of giving him up. She can do a great deal to help him, by not showing her uiter discourage- ment. Let him once become convinced within his own small mind that he is the world’s complete dumbell, and he'll lose the incentive to do better. You, at home, must keep on cheer- ing him up. He is still at the very inzsc's age. There is no reason to suppose that he is going to turn out to be a complete mental failure just be- cause he doesn't start off well. Don't lose patience with him, and don't lose heart within yourself. My guess is that in another year, he'll find his feet, and start off well enough even though he'’s slightly behind others of his own age. (Copyright. 1930.) Pumpkin Pie Filling. Two cupfuls mashzd, cooked pumpkin; one cupful dark brown sugar, two table- spoonfuls granulated sugar, two tea- ) fuls cinnamon, one teaspoonful cloves, one teaspoonful nutmeg, one ful salt, one-fourth teaspoonful ginger, two eggs, two cupfuls milk and one tablespoonful butter, melted. Mix Mix all ingredients and minutes. Pour into deep un- baked :hfu. N&; :nlzour in :‘l‘w 7'!& Inspect uen turn the pie allow Wenkln( Cool. * 8| with whi cream and 3 P ~ ple . shell gl be from 1% inches to 2 inches deep. . | ing TURDAY, DECEMBER 27, OF THE MOMENT PARIS Costume of two shades y greenin sclR marocain and, velvet. Clhe skirt ARas a wide pleated. Frond godet. Lucile .pcwcu/ design DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX DEAR MISS DIX—I am a young man in the middle 20s, and I would enjoy meeting girls who enjoy the things I do, sports, art, music, etc., but I fail to find any who have similar tastes. Th ose I have met think only of their own self- ish pleasure, such as dancing, theaters, automobile riding, etc. In my estimation there is nothing worse than having to associate with a girl whose ambitions reach no further than going to & show or whose brain is incapable of any deeper thought than the price of silk stockings. Nothing is worse than being bored to death. It is better to be alone, for then at least you are in company with one of the most sympathetic persons in the world, yourself. M. K. T. Answer—And generally when you spend your time with only yourself for company you are not only alone with one of the most sympathetic persons in the world, but with your greatest admirer. And that's the trouble, my boy, and why almost anybody is more desirable company for us than ourselves. For if we withdraw into ourselves we are sure to become self-righteous, conceited, ‘opinionatéd and cranky. When we associate only with ourselves we have nobody to argue with, 30 we decide we are right about everything. We have nobody to match our witd against, and so we conclude that we are the wisest person in the world. We don't have to adjust ourselves to any one and so we acquire all sorts of little disagreeable ways and habits. A long time ago Mr. Howells said that the only way for people to be per- fectly certain that they lived in the most wonderful place in the most wonderful country in the world was for them never to go out of it and see the rest of the world, and pretty much the same thing may be said about the man who wants to believe himself superior to his fellow creatures. He had best not associate with them. For there are none of us so clever that we cannot learn from those about us. There are none of us who cannot get a broader point of view from those with whom we associate, even if these are humbler people and less intelligent generally than we are. They all know something that we do not know and that it would be to our advantage to learn. You could even learn from these girls whom you so scorn. Take the girl who dances, for instance. In these days it is important that a man’s heels as well s his head should be cultivated, and the man who does not know how to dance or who dances badly is at a very distinct disadvantage socially. Part of your suc- cess is going to depend on your megting the right people, the people who have money and influence, who have jobs to give and who can push your fortune, When the on Einstein's invite you to their houses they will not expect you to discourse eory of relativity or any other abstruse subject, but they will ex- pect you to dance with their woman guests, and the better you do it the more likely you-are to be invited again. You are contemptuous of the girls who want to go to the theater, but where else would you learn more about life, about modern society, about philosophy, about poetry and romance than at the theater? The people who never go to the theater miss not only one of the greatest pleasures of life, but one of the most potent means of culture. Why, a young man can learn a million things he needs to know from the stage—how to rise up and how to sit down, how to enter a room, how to conduct himself in a drawing room, how to handle a teacup, what to wear and how to wear it. So don’t scorn the girls who like to dance and like to go to the theater. Go along with them and let them teach you all they know. You don’t have to marry them and listen to their babblings the balance of your life. And if you want intellectual girls, heaven knows they are all about you. There must be a dozen in the office you work in, only you have passed them up for the pretty little nitwits and have never tried to get acquainted with them and to see how they responded to a serious line. And in every city there are clubs connected with every church where you can meet the nicest sort of girls from the higher standpoint. ROTHY DIX. (Cepyright, 1930.) Adjusting Old and New Furniture BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. A FINE INSTANCE OF THE ARTISTIC COMBXNA'I:ION OF MODERNISTIC \ AND OLD-FASHIONED FURNITURE, Most houses have some redecoration requires the most careful management or refurnishing to be done after-Christ- mas passes. What & joy this work is! 1t signifies that a_gift, or perhaps many, for the home has been the home maker's good fortune to receive. But also there are problems to solve when-|to take ever new pieces of furniture have to be fitted in with old ones. The prob- lem may have to do with the difference in types of decoration, the new reflect- e modern spirit, perhaps, among an array of earlier period styles. Or perhaps the question is one of space and redistribution of articles in other rooms to give place for the new things. There have been few times when new furnituré was more difficult to merge flculn'ly with old than this season. lodern furniture has a distinct. atmos- phere of its own. plece or two lest it appear amusingly incongruous. Either the decoration in the room must be given a modernistic slant by introducing more of like kind or a new style must be quelled so that it sppears on the quality of the things with which it is put. Difficulties are present in each instance, for the first takes money since more new things|them have to be introduced. The second takes the deft handling of an expert, or a person who is skilled in decorative treatments though not a decorator necessarily. Some home makers have such skill. ‘Without consideris the first, & costly phase, namely, t of actual re- decorating to n type, let us con= sider the assimilal of new with older types of furnishings. Modernistic fur- 1930. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. The Weakly News. Weather: The same ony werse. SISSIETY PAGE. Mr. 8id Hunt's big brother Fred, who is not werking again just at present, has had to have his room changed to the back of the house insted of rite over Mr. Sid Hunts unkle's room on account ot spending almost alf day and a good el of the nite practicing jig steps in case he ever gets a offer to go on the stage. Mr. Sam Cross announces that when his collection of cigar bands gets over 400 he’s going to stop it and start a cullection of different kinds of ded insecks. SPORTING PAGE. Amung the diffrent fellows making new records this week was Benny Potts with a perfeck score for being late for lupfiel’ 7 times late and none erly and S| backwerds the ferthest without looking around, wawking 3 blocks and_ having some fearse things yelled at him by drivers while he was crosing streets. SKOOL NOTES. Among those who feer werse insted of better at the ideer of going back to skool after the holidays are Benn: Potts, Artie Alixander, Sid Hunt, Puds | Simkins, Leroy Shooster, Shorty Jut and Skinny Martin. i EXTER! Big Scare! ‘Wensday ll!{urmon dn-;«ooc the cop was saw going around rin fellows doorbells, and it was uuwv.‘“: gang was mfln. to be arrested for som: till it was found out he was handing out goink cards saying on all householders are hereby notified that they are libel to a fine not exceeding 10 dollers if after Sattiday next they fail to cover all refuse cans when same are exposed on the streets by order of the Depart- ment of Helth. NANCY PAGE Saturday-Sunday Night Suppers Easy. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Barbara Ann was an artist who had just moved into hér own new a ment. It was a charming place with its open fireplace, wall niches and broad, low windows. She had had such fun fixing it up and was so generous in sharing it with her' friends that she said she never had time to grow lonesome. Many a simple supper did she serve on Sunday evening. Frequently would ask a fe wguests for Saturday supper also. Her studio work her busy until rather late in the afternoon, so that her menus had to be simple and the food of the quickly prepared type. One of favorite menus—and judging by the enthusiasm of her guests, it was & favorite of theirs, too—was this one: Potatoes au gratin, sliced cold meat, relishes, jelly, hot rolls, garlic salad, small cakes, fresh frults or raisins and nuts and coffee. She had no dining room and a rather small kitchen. This meant that she had to utilize a card table and tea wagon in the living room when it trans- formed itself into a dining room. She peeled the potatoes before she left in the morning, put them in cold ‘water to cover. The lettuce, radishes and mild onions used in the salad were washed and put in the food freshener of the refrigerator. She bought the rolls, celery and rel- ishes such as cbutney or pickled wal- nuts. The cold meat was purchased already sliced. It was a simple matter to put the potatoes over to cook, make the white sauce for potatoes, mix the salad and set the table after she reached home. ‘Then she le the drip coffee, heated rolls, ligh the candles, took the browned potatoes in the casserole from the oven and supper was served before the open fire in the living room. orty Judge for wawking | part- | Jerry was at home. she | him FEATURES. The Woman Who Makes Good BY HELEN WOODWARD. Who started her career as @ frightened typist and who became one of the highest paid business women ih America. To Girl Out of a Job. I had been out of a job for six months. It was a gloomy and dreary time. I had a very good friend named Julia Nathan, who was an expert law stenographer. Sh said one day, teach you sten raphy, if you wisl idea of the hard work she was vol- unteering. We worked together for six weeks. And after a while I got rapher. Helen Woodwatt. B s Wilng is that even while I was studying the stenography, and before I got the joB, I felt happier than when I was merely looking about blindly. No matter how anxious and eager you re, you cannot spend all your day looking: for a job. Even if you had the vitality, there is no place to look. So you have five or six hours on your g‘:o%‘ each day with nothing to do but rood. When you're in a job and working hard, it seems to you that if only you had a little time you could have so much fun. You would go to the thea- ter; you mmnfi) to the beach; you would play ten: you would, if you have that kind of taste, go to the mu- seums. But, somehow, when you are out of work, about money takes out the savor of all this leisure activity. BEDTIME STORIES Jerry Muskrat Moves. It is experience of age That gives his wisdom to the sa —Old Mother Nature. The news that Jumper the Hare had brought to Stumpy the young Muskrat was lDeedll‘v1 taken home. While Stumpy was somewhat disturbed to learn that Little Joe Otter had a slippery slide farther up the Laughing Brook he was not serlously frightened. Still it was im) int news and he felt that his parents, Jerry Muskrat and Mrs. Jerry, should be told at once. So he bade Jumper farewell and, diving, swam under the ice straight to the fine house in which he and one of his sisters were spending the Winter with their parents. His_mother and sister were out, but Stumpy repeated ;l.u'. he had heard from Jumper the re, ‘To Stumpy’s surprise Jerry Muskrat seemed very much disturbed. “I don't like this. T don't like it a bit,” said Jerry. “I don’t mind having Litle Joe about in Summer, when food is plenti- ful and easy to get, but I Jon’t want for a neighbor in Winter. If he has a slippery slide up the Uaughing Brook he will be paying the Smiling Pool a visit one of these dafy, and I for one would rather mot be &t home when he does. It looks to me as if we m move and the sooner we do it the T “‘Move!” cried Stumpy. “WHere under the sun will we mnve%fiy)?" “We won't move under the sun,” re- plied Jerry with a twinkle in his eyes. “We'll move under the ice.” “Well, where under the ice will we move t0?” demanded Stumpy. Just then Mrs. Jerry came in and was at once informed of Little Joe Otter’s presence on the Laughing Brook. ‘We must move at once,” she declared. e sooner the better.” “That is what I have told Stumpy,” said Jerry. “There is no knowing when Little Joe Otter may take“it into his head to visit the Smiling Pool and the fact that it is covered with ice will make no difference. If he should hap- pen to be very-hungry I would rather no‘t' be nl\l“wnaé’;“ ust then mpy’'s sister, a some- what headstrong young Muskrat, came in and was told the news. “But I don't want to move,” she declared. "!zlll ’l&mewne: mwluu to do things we do wan do,” mugly. i said Jerry “But this fellow may never come here at all. Even if he does he may not so much as look at one of us,” protested the young Muskrat. “True enough, he may not. On the other hand, he may. SoI think we will move and we will waste no time about it,” declared Jerry. “‘Where will we move to?” Stumpy asked again. “To the hole in the bank beneath DAILY DIET RECIPE MOCHA MARSHMALLOW PUDDING. Marshmallows, one-half pound; strong hot coffee, one cupful; whipping cream, one cupful; vanilla, one-half teaspoonful. SERVES SIX PORTIONS, Put marshmallows in of double ‘bolier. " When 'pesioming to melt add very hot strong coffee and stir until marshmal thoroughly dissolved. Remove from fire and quickly beat in the cream which has been whipped stiff and flavored with vanilla. Pour into molds and serve cold. Can be garnished with a rosette of whipped cream or eaten plain. DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes much sugar and fat, a little protein present. ‘The cream furnishes vitamins A and B. Can be eaten in mod- eration occasionally by adults of normal digestion who are of aver- age or under weight. Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN The people of the country were shocked, & few days ago, when the story first came out of that working man who had signed on the dotted lines to make “little easy payments” so many times that he was obligated for more than his total salary. The amazing thing was that no provision was left at all for the ordinary living expenses. ‘Well, perhaps he was the exception. ‘We ought to hope so. He may be the only person in the, United States who has gone quite so far as that. But he niture has one marked characteristic. I1* is angular. Most periods in deco- ration stress curves and lines of grace though of simplicity. Therefore the hard and severe angles of modernistic pleces have to appear softened to go with curves of previous periods. This can be helped by placing the furniture where the harsh lines are not accented by the light they get, or else by shading this light with furniture in the fore- ground. Or again the fashion for “throws” can be used to advantage. A scarf can be placed or “thrown” across & modernistic table, stand or chair so that the harsher angles are subdued. Another method is to assemble the things most closely allied modernistic and use gcoupmx to help in the assimilation. k out the ar- ticles that reflect somewhat the same general characteristics and arrange 50 the eye is led in pleas- ant paths to the new type. ‘Ther g each situation of this sort, although to be frank it is regrettable when new fur- niture has to suffer its peculiar isola- tioin by haviny to be combined with old. If an article is ill at ease in its new surroundings try to change it, if for another that naturally onizes with what you already own. (Copyrisht. 1930 with _the | buy. certainly is not the only person who has found it easier to buy things en the partial-payment plan than to stretch his income to cover the total pavments required every month. Mearly all of us went farther than “addition” in the arithmetic we took at school, yet it is strange how very’ many appear unable to add up their expenses before the end of the month. “Only 16 cents a day” or “just $4.30 a month” don’t seem like very burden- some figures when we compare them with the total of our regular income. And so they aren’t. The trouble is that we have nc right to compare them with the total of the monthly pay check. Most of that is already apportioned for other things; and we owe it to the landlady or the grocer, to the laundry- man, the street car company and others who supply our daily needs. ‘The only part of our salary which we have a right to weigh against new expenses is the balance that is left when our regular obligations htve been met. Sometimes that isn't a very big sum nn%fln easy payment of “$4.30 a month” might entirely eclipse it. This method of figuring doesn’t have any bearing, of course, on the worth whileness of what we had in mind to It merely lets us know whether we really have the money to pay. Mak- ing the decision ought to come after- | ward. It is fine, sometimes, to be able to buy a thing on the installment plan. This is a kind of gredil arrangement d many.q, person to get what needed when needed it. For z;:epuonll cases it y be a splen convenience, but person nds on buying things,regu- larly this way is almost ceffin to be buyi} more than he or sH . d that is when the & curse who a job as a stenog- | g can ittle | every It Coesn't work out either way. Eilher you're too busy for daytime pleasures or_you haven't the desire. But you will really forget the worry a bit, and you will feel better about yourself, if you use those idle hours to learn something that will be of com- mercial value to you. Learn some- thing new connected with juar busi- ness. Tf you are a stenographer, study English and English composition or | learn bookkeeping. If you are a book- keeper, study accounting. Prepare your- self to be an expert accountant. Study filing or operating a comptometer. Learn to operate a dictaphone. You will say you can’t afford to pay for & course. And probably you can't, if you are out of work. But there are more ways than one to manage things. Perhaps you are a stenographer and one of your friends is a bookkeeper, ‘Why not exchange lessons? And you can learn many of these things from a book which you can bor- row from the library. All that will help you get a job and will bring you more money, once you are working again. Perhaps for years you have longed to do something different. In that case, this is your time to learn it, whether dress designing or French cooking or flower arranging or Spanish. Everything comes in handy to the girl who is working for a living. having problems in connection with Girl: their work may write to Miss Woodward, in care of ‘this paper, for her personai advice. (Copyright, 1930.) BY THORNTON W. BURGESS the Big Hickory Tree,” replied Jerry. “As you know, the hall from the water up to the bed room passes between some roots that no cme larger than ourselves can_ squeeze between. We'll be safe there from Litle Joe Otter.” Stumpy'’s sister turned up her nose. “That old place!” she exclaimed. “We'll be crowded half to death there.” “Better to be a little crowded than to have room to spare in Little Joe Otter’s stomach,” retorted Jerry. “Come on now. When we know that Little Joe Otter has left these parts well move back to this house.” So, with Jerry leading the way and Mrs, Jerry bringing up the rear, the FOUR IT THEY WERI CROWDED. four Muskrats swam under the ice to the hole in the bank under the Big Hickory Tree that grew on the bank and over the Smiling Pool. The bed room was well back and not far beneath the grass roots. It hadn’t been dug for s0o many and when the four squeezed into it they were rather cramped. But as Jerry said, “they would sleep all the warmer for that.” Only Stumpy’s sister made objections. She grumbled and complained and declared that it was all foolishness any way. THE STAR’S DAILY PATTERN SERVICE SQUEEZED E RATHER It's smartly different—it brings with it a feeling for slim, gracious lines. ‘The jabot bib-like collar is particu- larly becoming and slenderizing. The fored turs~ skirt gives it a charming engthened Ime. The original Paris model combined turquoise blue with negre brown Canton crepe. Again, for very smart wear, black crep: marocain with white is dignified and perfectly stunning. Indelible blue patterned wool crepe with plain blending blue crepe s ex- tremely chic. Wine-red transparent velvet with self-jabot collar and ecru lace sleeve frills is luxuriously lovely. . = It's an opportunity! Style No. 109 may be had in sizes 16, 18, 20 years , 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches ust. Sizz 36 requires 414 yards 39-inch with % yard 39-inch contrastini For a pattern of this style, send 15 cent. in s or coin directly to The Washington Star’s New York Fashion Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth street, New York.. We sugan that when you send for {ourp-t , you order & copy of our arge Winter Fashion Magazine. should be in every home, for, of course, ‘woman wanf look - her best@ its to.