Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1931, Page 32

WOMAN’S PAGE. Happy New Year in the Home BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. Putting yourself behind the wish |era, for that consists in setting a table for & Hl;py New Year amounts to the | that is full of dishes that are different, same as giving yourself to fur-|in entertaining in ways that are novel, ther the fulfillments of the wish. We | and at which some of these odd dishes hear of persons who “give themselves | form the refreshments. Nor does it to a cause” and it is always with |consist in decorating a house or having THE EVENING | § PUT _YOURSELF BEHIND THE GREETING WISH OF A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HELP MAKE IT COME TRUE. enthusiasm that such characters are considered and talked about. These people have not drifted into the cause for which they are working and giving their lives. They have been stirred by the id:als and purposes, and have entered into the work with undaunted ¢ many women who have become famous through their world work in bringing ort, improved condi- tions, and happiness in consequence, to great groups of people, such as these ploneer nurses of our own country and England, namely Clara Barton and Florence Nightingale. And there are thousands of women unknown to the outer world who, within their h have done great work in trans- dwelling into a home of the ‘The homemakeér who wishes to have her home one blessed with the comfort must give herself to the home as heartily as did thete women give themselves to their chosen work. Unless she does this, she cannot expect to have genuine success, for_such success does not follow in the wake of dny hal earted endeavor. The making of » home does not 1t decorated in the latest mode of | STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX DEAR MISS DIX--When the young men I know want a quick date, it’s me. ‘When they want entertainment free, listen to the radio, dance in the par- lor, play the piano, eat good sandwiches and cake, it's me. Too broke to take a | girl out, spend the evening with me and talk about the girl friend. Nights and nights I sit at home while girls who have nothing on me in the way of looks or clothes or danc! are taken to the parties. I play the piano, sing, talk nmmsmu , listen (perhaps too well), play a crack game of tennis, am big sister and hail-fellow to three-fourths of the boys I know, but that’s all, I don't want a lot of parlor sheiks, but I want one certain party to care if I JANUARY 2, 1931 SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. FEATURES. New Types of Self-Trimming BY MARY MARSHALL. ed geor- In this ice is ate tached by means of a tiny crystal bead or nall head, but in some cases they are simply applied with an invisible For lack of a better word, dressmakers speak of self-trimming to indicate any sort of dress decoration made from the material from which the dress is made. To the clever dressmaker this sort of trimming s often chosen because it | | fashion. It goes far deeper than these things which are the outward and | material expressions of homemaking included under the business manage- | ment. | _The making of a home in its truest | sense consists, first of all, in giving to the atmosphere of the house that elusive element of happiness that is as important to the spirtual and mental well being of personalities as is pure fresh air essential to the life of the body. The combination of these el- ements fosters good health, physicians now agree. It is the wife and mother who, more than any other member of a family, instills the happiness element into the home. The husband and the children recognize such a home as a haven, because within its walls there is peace. There is just one way in W a woman can succeed in making such a home and that is by giving herself to 1t with all her heart. It is a cause deserving of the finest work a woman can give. It will bring a Happy Year to those around her, and bring that wonderful happiness to her that comes from an earnest effort in the | best of causes. the highest paid busin, Strange Bosses. | There was a woman executive in our |office who nad a trying way of saying, gently and hesitatingly, “I wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea to do so and %0.” She meant this as a definite Icomrnmd. but she was so afraid of hurting people’s feelings by making them feel inferior that she put the command in the form of a sugges- tion. But, being at the same time very impatient, she would be furious |if the command gently give New people understand that she was giving & com mand. They thought she was consult- ing them. After alhg% they learned er hesitating “Do you o had befter. l'.x;ld “Would it | be possible?” meant “Do this at once.” But a worse case ls that of a very | famous man, the fhe:g of l'hul:e;;fi ization, one of tl most po l‘n‘nlhz world. You would think he was afraid of no one. But he is so afraid of everyl | the smallest department head. The ad- | meant “You ea. “Yes,” says the Boss, “very fine. “Shall I put it through?” asks the a vertising manager. The boss thinks a minute, then says a little slowly, “By all means.” This is said so slowly that the advertising manager thinks he had better make sure. “Shall I start it to morrow?” “Of course,” says the boss. ‘The happy and sets the machinery goin The next morning the boss telephones the chief accountant to kill the idea. This, of courss, fills the advertising manager with rage, As a consequence this organization is filled with furious employes, all doing as little work as they can. When this employer discharges anybody it is always by telegram when he is far off on a trip. There's another man, the head of a gigantic corporation. He is.a hard boss to work for, but you wouldn't guess it | at first because he plays practical jokes The Woman Who Makes Good BY HELEN WOODWARD. Who started her career as o frightened typist and who became ome of think?" l‘ body that he cannot say no to| | vertising manager brings him a new | consist in the kir<' of homemaking on his people. And they play practical that we read so much about in this|jokes on him. Once when he ask NOTED CATS AND CAT-LOVERS Miss Alcott’s Black Cats Always Had Tragic Ends. BY J. P. GLASS, In Bronson Alcott's Summer home left her in the charge of a local dweller, | there was a back kitchen contalning|poping ghe would get better. When H ;',’,f,]: e for sOMe | ) oy returned in the Spring, Miss Al- One day his daughter, Louisa May |cott’s first inquiry was, “How is Mother Alcott, whose stories for children later (Bunch?” This elicited sad news. brought her world fame, opened one of | Mother Bunch had pined for her old two doors in the lower part of the side- | quarters in the sideboard after the ‘%board to see what was in it. To her'Alcott's left. She insisted on sleeping TO HER SURPRISE SHE FOUND A CAT WITH THREE KITTENS OCCUPYING THE COMPARTMENT. ALL WERE BLACK. surprise she found & cat with three there. One bitter Winter night she kittens occupying the compartment. All | froze to death. Where the intruders had | The tender-hearted keeper of the old come from Miss Alcott did not kno However, she adopted them all on the | She had saved Mother Bunch's skin spot. She gave the mother cat the and she now turned it over to her. name of Mother Bunch, and put her |young authoress kept it until the fol- name on the door of her quarters. The | lowing Christmas. Then she made it children were dubbed Cuddle Bunch,|into muffs for doll gifts. Othello and Little Purr. | She wrote that she feit certain that Old Mr. Alcott didn't care for cats. | Mother Bunch would have agreed with He decided to get rid of Mother Bunch, | her that this was the thing to do and Cuddle Bunch, Otnelio Bunch and Lit- | not felt that her remains were treated tle Purr Bunch. He packed them into | With disrespect. After all, it was better basket and carried them far out into |to rejoice the hearts of little children the woods. Leaving them in a 1one1y’thln to satisfy the appetites of ruth- spot, he started home less moths. It was a ; Summer afternoon. | various times Miss Alcott had Mr. Alcott wandered here and there to feven black cats. All died tragic the bsauties of nature. When he deaths. MOTHERS ed his domicile he got a terrible AND THEIR CHILDREN. Probably lost. too. This_ineident caused & v of jccting at Mr. Alcott’s exp never sought again to the lives of his daughters pets. idn't need to. Miss Louisa had no- | screen. On th: ot toriously bad luck With cats. - Cuddle | ing them. often baovgh o thay they Bunch had a fit and fell out of & win- |do not lose their interest. Just now dow, killing herself. A bad boy shot . Ofthello by mistake. Little Puir wes|® Do'e binued onto ths acreen ‘a 200 caught in a trap some one had set for a woodchuck and was so badly hurt that | she had to be put out of her pain. | Mother Bunch mourned and mourned Her health declined. When the Alcott’ went back to town for the Winter the: thought he had been t amount | . Screen for Pictures. ~-covered DAILY DIET RECIPE CAVIAR FANTASY. Celery kncbs, three; oyster cocktall sauce, six tablespoon- fuls; caviar, one-fourth pound. SERVES SIX PORTIONS, Boll celery until tender. When very eold make into six cups by preling, cutting each knob in l‘ulr.mwoo lnwl out unl;‘r, Into a cold p'ate place one tablsspoon- ful cocktall sauce, then celery knob filled with caviar, Serve with saltine or che'se wafers. DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes fiber, protein. Miners] salts and vitamins are present. Can be eaten by normal adults of average, over or under weight. I have cut out all the pictures of ani- mals I could find in the magazines and Patsy has a collection and is gradually :le-rmns the names of the animals. In the Spring I will put up flowers from seed catalogues and later I will plan & food show. There is endless variety daughter is rapidly learning lots of by asking me quu{mn and | studying the pictures herself. ed | going cat had done her best for Miss Alcott. | ‘The | room | m, L t old expression you have heard, ‘As silly as a goose,’ “I asked this chap,” says Pufty, “if he | minded such Ebuu.y' “Why, no,” he said, “what people sa: | is all the same to me— > I re}ilg' have no other way to get pub- | y. ess women in America. | for a drink, they gave him one of those | !trick glasses, which, when tilted for | drinking, go all down your neck instead of into your mouth. “He laughed and laughed. But not long afterward one of the men gave him one of those cigars that explode and he got so angry he g:etd the man. An uncertain boss at st. There is the head of one office who is very kind really, but excitable. When the least thing goes wrong he doesn't sputter and rage, but he says quietly, h, it doesn't matter. Of course, 1 had no right to expect anything better.” ‘This fllls the girls with fury and they either answer back sharply or burst into tears. In either case, he protests | that he is not angry, only disappointed. Very exasperating, ind there's very little you can do about it except laugh. | Which, by the way, works very well. (Copyright, 1931.) Woodward: ai Girls having problems in connecti may wi Ber,*tor "her Derson: | thelr work n care of 't avice, Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. The I's Have It. ‘The wider signifiance of graphology stresses thoughts instead of letters of the alphabet. The old slogan, “Mind your p's and q can't begin to be as significant as the mind that minds them. An ordinary message or letter about everyday matters brings something more than mere a-b-c's into the situ- ation. If you are analyzing handwrit- ing, study actual notes and letters in- stead of requested s 3 letter is a brief blo'hm*b-hy n!m personality or character. That's be- cause ordinary correspondence generally contains some reference to the writer's “self,” his opinicns, and so forth. S8uch references are the real revealers of character. How would the personality you are “I am studying write the foll - Chicago m‘“;'.': of the o month"? 1f the symbol “I” is about three or four times as large as the other It's detect o On_ the other hand if the “I” is no taller than any other large letter you might con- that he is a quiet, reticent sort of character. One's opinions are important. They are psychologically & part of one's self. | How would your subject write: “The Eighteenth Amendment should be re- pealed”? If the word, ‘“repealed” is underscored, you may take it as a | gesture. The writer values his stand on the question. It's more than his | opinion; it's & settled conviction. And | if you want to know something about | him, this underscoring has a story for (Copyrisht, 1931.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS Milk Treatment. The dry, sensitive skin that becomes red and chapped when exposed to wind | and weather is a serious problem at this | season of the year. Some women hesi- | tate to use facial cresms on such skins for fear of enlarging the pores or caus- ing growths of superfluous hair. Vet it is absolutely necessary to apply some sort of olly substance to dry skins to keep them smooth and avold premature wrinkles. A special facial treatment once s | week, in addition to the daily use of cold cream both as & cleanser and as a powder base, will do much toward | keeping the tender, dry complexion in | good condition. | After binding a folded towel flrmlyl about the hair, the next step is to ap- | ply olive oil or a special cleansing oil to the face and neck with a cotton swab. There is no steaming with hot | to in this treatment. Wipe off the {oil with a clean soft cloth or with tis- | sue squares. Then dip the fingers in a cleansing cream an ive a patting e all over the face and neck. | Use plenty of cream and then wipe it | off as before. A gentle massage with an almond | food cream follows. Muscle oil is pat- | ted on the eye and mouth wrinkl | Two pads of clean absorbent cotton are | moistened in boric acid solution and | laid on the closed eyes. | The skin is now ready for the made of three tablespconfuls of al mond meal (or cornmeal) mixed to a paste with milk or cream. Paint the pack on with a brush and leave it for 10 or 15 minutes. At the end of this period, wipe off the paste with a clean plece of cheesecloth tened in warm water. Sponge y every trace of the meal. Now | 'nnfl out a small towel in cold water | and lay it over the face so that the| middle of the towel comes over thz chin and lower part of the face and the ends overlap on the forehead, leav. ing lthc nose exposed. Remove the towel. | A mild astringent may then be ap- | plied on a swab of clean absorbent cot. to be had in this little game and little | mond food have had a hard Ito get him? What's my trouble? t the office or notice if I have on a new dress, but :Dzw am | MAE. Answer—Why some girls are popular and other girls aren't, why some girls are Shebas and others are wall flowers, no human being knows. It isn't a matter of beauty, or brains, or tact, or anything tangible that you can put your fingers on, for we see homely girls who have dates to burn while pretty ones flock by their lonesomes. We see Dumb Doras that men fall for and college graduates they flee from. We see girls who break their necks to please men but never make a hit, while men run after other girls who never raise a | finger to attract them. In diagnosing your case, however, it seems to me that it is & case of the | boys taking you too much for granted. They are used to your being a big sis- ter to them, so they have come to regard you in a sisterly light. ‘They have become so accustomed to coming to you with their confidences | about other girls that they never think of making love to you themselves. In a word, they have lost their perspective on you. ‘The thing for you to do is to get y from home. Find fresh pastures. Meet a lot of men to whom you will be a novelty and to whom your good looks and your sccomplishments will be fresh and interesting. Spring yourself as a surprise on a new audience and do your stuff. Remember how often a girl who has never been a hit at home is a wow abroad. Reflect upon the significant fact that most of the girls you know marry | men from far-away places. There is nothing that catches a man's fancy like a | new face, so wise is the girl unappreciated at home, who seeks other worlds to | conquer. & i DOROTHY DIX. | EAR DOROTHY DIX—How can I acquire the gift of getting along with | people and making friends? RAYMOND. Answer—The old adage says: “If you would have friends you must show ly:x:ll{"“ friendly.” I doubt if any one can improve upon that recipe for popu- y. ‘We all instinctively like those who show that they like us, whose faces | brighten at our coming, seem to enjoy our conversation, and who show by a thousand little ways their thought of us and their desire to promote our pleasure and happiness. Cultivate & cordial manner in meeting strangers. Learn how to be a | listener. Lend a willing and attentive ear when people discourse to you a themselves and their irs. Charge your memory with the things they tell you 50 that when you meet Mr. Jones you can ask him how he is getting along with his new radio set or inquire of Mrs. Smith if her darling Fido has recovered. Nothing does more to promote popularity than the observance of the little niceties of life, which most people are too busy and too rushed to consider. The little note of condolence when we have had a misfortune; the flowers when we were sick; the ul:gum of congratulation: the post card from some place that has some special cance to us; the small gift that shows a remembered taste or ‘whim, make a hit with us out of all proportion to the trouble for which they call. The golden rule for getting along with people is never to argue with them: never to try to force your opinions on them; never to interfere with their rights DO j and privileges; never to borrow from them. DIX, (Copyright, 1931 MODES OF THE MOMENT a oarie m‘fiflq& gown in bolero banded in & ol ounces sweet oil, one and a quarter ounces cologne water, half a dram of | have alws | ed logn! ofl of rose and half & dram simple tinc- ture of bengoin. LEEDS. ounces oil of sweet almonds, one ounce crm'g; flower water and five drops sim- eture of benzoin. Melt the first | three ingredients in a double boller, | add the oil and remove from the fire. | Now mix in the orange flower water and lastly the bensoin. ‘The muscle oil is made of three ounces of oll of sweet almonds, two ATWOOD GRAPEFRUIT For Breakfast Luncheon or Dinner is always Refreshing and in Good Taste — whether served to embellish a Banquet,oras a Breakfast Fruit, Salad or Desaert, Every Day at Home. ou Really I'm sure Puppy was here dest before I rolled 'iss terrible big snowball, aren't you, Nippy? (Copyright, 1931.) Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. The White House Conference em- phasized child care and parental knowledge as vitally important to the welfare of all nations. This official recognition has given the mother a greater incentive than before to acquire all the available knowledge in this year of 1931. Children are undoubtedly the same today in original equipment as they been, but, since we have made their care and traini parental profession instead of AH;I aven-sent duty, they are no longer such mys- teries to their parents. It is becomin increasingly more difficult for paren to say, “I can't imagine sonny acts as he does,” for, if she has been studying and taking to heart the vast amount of literature written about sons and daughters, she knows fdulrly well what makes him act as he oes. All normal children go through phases of growth and development and exhibit characteristic reactions to characteristic home and school situa- tions. It becomes the duty of each mother to know what these situations are in order to be prepared to deal with the reactions wisely and under- standingly when they arrive. ‘The feeding of the infant has be- come so standardized that from one end of the country to the other, ir- respective of climate or individual homes, bables are having their orange juice, their cod liver ofl, their cereals and vegetables and milk formu'as with an almost monotonous uniformity. Such agreement of ideas gives the mother the faith to pursue a method of feeding that is n> doubt strange to her, and certainly strange to her mother. It would be equally soothing to the parent if there were some uniformity of opinion Imonf authorities about the methods of handling behavior problems. In 1680 or thereabouts John Locke wrote 8 book discussing phases of edu- cation, and expressed the opinion that “Children should be taught how to e e use e T 85 a means of teaching the child the joys of conformity to adult standards of conduct. This may come as & shock to those parents who feel that we, who see nothing magical in the use of a spank- ing as punishment, are expressing & very young and untried opinion. If this is not a new opinion by 400 years, it is as new to each new crop of parents s if it had never been hsard of before. There is much still to be learned about children and, more important, what is learned must be put into prac- tice. So long as we have criminals, racketeers and the insane, we are not dol our full duty and rearing our children to be happy, ugeful and adapt- to thelr particular sphere of so- clety. We cannot be smug or content with what we know, or inhospitable to new ideas, however revolutionary, until we have brought about a more ideal state of affairs. Each new mother of 1931 bears a burden of responsibility to her child and society, and she can't fulfill it untii she has made use of every available source of information to build up her knowledge of children. - Surprise Oysters. Cook four medium-sized potatoes un- til done, and mash and season Wwith salt, pepper, butter and a lit*le parsley. Scald a dogen oysters in the liquer, then drain. Take up enough potate when rolled to be about the size of an a cavity in one end, insert an oyster, fill in the cavity, dip in beat- en egg, roll in eracker crumbs, and fry in d fat until golden brown. Serve while hot. This is nourishing and in- | expenstve. SCHNEIDER’S i LOAF BREAD Ry Taste The Extra Quality On Sale by Quality Dealers Al Over Town CHARLES SCHNEIDER BAKING COMPANY jones finished was Puds Simkins and g ‘The old adds a certain needed note of elabora- tion without detracting from the essen- tial simplicity of the dress. To the home dressmaker it makes a strong appeal because it gives finish to the dress at little or no expense. The bertha collar shown here is one of the new sorts of self-trimming. It consists of an arrangement of small flower-shaped pieces cut from the'| material of which the dress is made, LITTLE BENNY BY LER PAPE. We was having la ge in skool and Miss Kitty sed, I k it would be very nice if we made up some little verses today. I wunt everybody to write a little verse about the New Yeer and the ferst ones to finish may reed theirs to the class, she sed. And she gave out paper and the ferst Ed Wednick and Raymin Levy and me. Pud Simkinses being: The New Yeer. The New Yeer is just beginning, It has hardly started yet, But when its had 365 days It will be as old as a yeer can And Ed Wernicks being: The New Yeer, This yeer would be a leep yeer will just be an ordn r As many have been before. And Raymin Levys being: The New Yeer. We may all get one yoer older In nineteen therty one, But as far as I remember last yeer, I doubt we will have more fun. And mine being: The New Yeer, eer has went alreddy And the New Yeer has took its place, But the one after this will soon arrive, And so on in the human race. Miss Kitty saying that was enough on t of them all sounding too sad, stitch in the center without the bead or nail head. As shown here, the flower des! are strewn irregularly over the bertha. More often lm‘{ are arranged in two or _three rows along the lower edge. In one of the new figured silk dresses there is a draped scarf collar of the figured material, the edge of which shows a close row of flower-shaped cute outs, also made of the silk material. The flower devices, in this case show- ing five pe‘als, are cut without regard for the patiern, so that no two of them show precisely the same design or color arrangement. (Copyright. 1931) According to a recent ruling the Brit- ish rent restriction law, which prohibits landlords from raising rents more than 40 per cent above the pre-war level, is to remain in force until Christmas day, 1931, ‘(n En, bxéd. and until May 28, You’re missing a wonderful treat if you haven’t tried the FAMOUS D‘ee'rf‘oo,t farm Sausage IT’S WINTER in New England and that means sausage-making time at the Deer- foot Farm, If you could be there and see this wonderful sausage as it is made, you'd cry for a skillet and a fire to cook some then and there. The pork that is used for Deerfoot Farm Sausage is the same kind you buy for your table—tender, fresh roasts and chops. No trimmings or tough parts. Then—and this means a lot—the meat is chopped fine in- stead of ground, Lastly is the season- ing process and a secret blend of savory spices is mixed in to"give the flavor that will win you forever. Don’t put off trying Deerfoot Farm Sau- sage. It goes great at any meal and combines tastefully with eggs, hot breads, vegetables and grilled apples, bananas or pineapples. Dealers everywhere sell it—linked sausage in pound and half-pound cartons; Sausage Patties in half-pound cartons and sausage meat in one and two pound bags. DEERFOOT FARMS CO; Southborough, Mass. Local Distributor: THE CARPEL CORPORATION 2155 Queens Chapel Road, N.E.,Washington, D.C.