Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1931, Page 50

WOMAN'’S. PAGE. Balance in Departments of Home BY LYDIA LE B, The word balance is an important lumerous realms of life. With 1t is apt to be coupled the word well, the term well balanced being defined as evenly balanced, and also adjusted | | cost of another ARON WALKER. ‘The well balanced meal is one in which the needs of the body are even- 1y catered to. It is the endeavor of every good housewife to serve well balanced meals. In the realm of interior decoration it is an essential. No room can be satisfactorily decorated without well balanced schemes for wall treatments, positioning of furniture, for placement of rugs, etc. The home decorator has constantly to keep in mind this im- perative idea of well balanced treat- ment. In the matter of money, accounts | must be balanced perfectly in the final summing up of expenditures and in- comes. It is in the grovldlng of suf- ficient food, for good th, of enough entertainment and recreation for men- tal well?being, of the proper relations of expenditures in all the departments of housekeeping so that none sare slighted nor ove{hpmvlded for at the Z ;: 1thz ;nmuement of a home is wel anced. Most important of all to the good of a family is the well balanced mind. No one who lets suspicion creep into the family relations can have a well balanced mind, for suspicion is one of the insidious elements that throw_ the scales of reasoning out of gear. Jeal- ousy is another such element. In fact, | all things that sway the mind so that | the correct equilibrium is upset, such | | | | | ANGER DISTURBS THE MENTAL BALANCE OF A PERSON. | with reference to welfare. In its other significance it pertains to physical well-being, to mental health, and no less to such mundane things as menus, | which washing soda | their original price s anger, hate, etc. prevent a person from having a well balanced mind. It is fortunate that there are such things as love, kindness, sympathy, tol- erance, patience, tranquillity and kin- dred moral forces that are constantly exerting their influence to establish a proper equilibrium and preserve the balance of well-being in & home. Household Methods BY BETSY CALLISTER. “Can you help me in a matter that is not only troublesome, but expensive? The drain in my sink becomes fre- quently clogged. Twice recently we have had to send to the plumber, who says there is nothing the matter with the drain. grease down the pipe. I always let it harden and then wrap it in paper and | ~Puzzled.” se the sink strainer In pouring out the put it in the refuse. Do you always as_you should? | contents of the teapot or coffeepot or | any other liquid that is to be thrown out you should always pour through the strainer. Be careful, too, not to use linty dish cloths because particles of cotton or wool do more than anything else to stop drains. When pouring out water that has been used for cleaning be careful to pour it through the sink strainer so that particles of lint, etc, will not go down thé pipe. Mu:h dinner m have'zteeg“ wu}tneh(: evi i wal wn dr:;y:klidpofluum 'ellb.o Once or twlfl’:‘: a w r down boiling water aani has been dissolved. A good plan is to add a little vinegar and salt as well as the soda water, After this has been poured down be sure and flush the pipe well with plenty of hot water. “T bought & pair of very nice shoet at a bargain saic—paid only a third of ‘They fit perfectly, but they are too light. I would like to have them a darker brown. Some one told me that I could use fodine to color them. I do not want to try it if there is_chance of injury. What would you advise?—J. L. M.” I see no advantage in using fodine when you cen buy specially red shoe coloring lquid that would prob- ‘meanings, to a high and fine quality. A WASHINGTON ably not be so expensive as the iodine. (Copyright, 1931.) DAYBOOK BY HERBERT PLUMMER. GE’N. PERSHING is the most deco- rated of Amecrican soldiers, there is only one sign of his multiple decorations he ever wears when out of_uniform. It is & tiny but- ton of the Distin ice Medal—the re- ward of his own | Government for his services as com- mander * in chief of the Army in France. Others in both civil and military life evear that same ribbon. But there | is hardly another American, living or dead, who ¢ boast such ancient fo tokens of high service There is, for example, the British Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath the Prench Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, the Italian Grand Cross of the Order of St. Maurice Lazearo and gther honors from a dozen more coun- ‘ es. All the general's decorations, Ameri- can and foreygn, with the six campaign | badges he is_ entitled to wear, would | Justify some 30 bits of ribbon on the | breast of his tunic. | It's no use asking him about them,l Inquiry would only cause him to turn| the conversation to something he con- | sidered more important. { The bejeweled stars and erosses and medals are at various piaces. Of them all, except when paying official visits | abroad where courlesy requires he wear | them, the little Distinguished Service | Medal butten is the only token seen.| And even that disappeared at the burial of the Unknown Soldier in Washington in_1921. | When the general walked behind the casket from the Capitol to Arlington Cemetery, he v ly the Victory medal, to whick man who served in the armed of the coun during the W War at home o abroad is en ‘While he headed the commission to solve the territorial row between Peru | and Chile, he formed the habit of wear- | inz a carefully selected list of his deco- Get this valuable bt | ture reproduction ¥ibbon of bis | 0 guished Serv. rations. This, however, was a little ges- e calculated to increase his preéstige among the latin Americans. His decorations are not possession. There is still in the hands of the State Department a beausiful ornamented sword presented Pershing by the President of Vene- zuela. It is known as “the Sword of Gen. Paez.” ‘The law permits distribution of stars, medals and crosses or any other type of decoration. But so far the legal minds of the State Department have been unable to read a sword into this classification, whatever its name or significance. So the weapon remains in govern- mental storage indefinitely. all in his PUFFY in } quite & while, And yet no grass skirts have I seen —1 guess they's out of style.” “The only place you see them now,” says Puff, “or 50 I'm told, Is in the little shop where native curios are sold.” RECIPE BOOK Florence Brobeck wrote a cook book that every woman should own. ‘We have just published it and it’s interesting and practical. Your copy is ready for you upon the receipt of two cent stamp to cover the postage. International Products Corporation 90 Wese Sc., New York City Enclosed is 2 ceat stamp for new cook book. Name Address 1 am careful never to pour | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. Nobody lookin'l Aren't 'at allers the | ny.] A feller neber gets seed at his (Copyright, NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. 1931) THustrations by Mary Foley. V. GAS BOMBERS. ONG before Columbus discovered America, the insects were using | gas bombs. The bomdardier | beetle 15 an expert in producing volleys of blue gas. jport this gas is fired—three rounds— and he hits his enemy or pafalyzes him every time. Then there are the “stink bombs The squash bugs and the stink bugs With a re- | are certainly that Take the hopper who spits his tobacco all ove your hand. The ant has a formic acid she sends out with deadly Intention: it stings like fury. Many insects just have to be around and at once you are aware of their presence. The scorpion fiy has a squirt-gun which he uses on his foes One shot from that gun and his enemies run for their lives. The oil beetle oozes a yellow fluid from his leg joints and his enemy lights out.| It is said this ofl will cure rheumatism. | One hardly knows which is worse. ‘The cockroaches are not perfume bottles, as we well know, and the lady- bird uses her offensive gas at the least prpvocation. The Spanish fly carries about at —not just a sour taste. pucker. cooking needs. Malt—White. PRICES SOME OF THE b _C. FRIDAY CORRESPONDENT asks: “What type of women do men prefer?” Oh, all sorts, for there are many men with many minds and each has a different mind about women. Some like them tall and some iike them short. Some are strong for Amazons and others fall for pocket ‘Venuses. brows heve their followers. brunettes. Some like grabbers and other dummies. Highbrows and low- Some gentlemen prefer blondes and others So 1t goes, and If you look around among your married acqualntances you will observe that one woman seems to have about as good & chance as another of appealing to some man’s fancy, and that locks, brains, character and intelligence seem to have little to do with ft. I_IOW'EVER. taking the subject by and large, I think that the type of weman that men not only fall in love with most but stay in love with longest is the soft, gentle, feminine sort, and that the clinging vine has ten times more chance to hold oak sister. her husband than has her sturdy One of the main reasons why girls find it so hard to get dates now- adays, why there are fewer and more divorces, {s that women are less feminine and more pggressive than they used to be. P‘\'ERYWHBRE you see women aping men and trying to make imita- “ tion men of themselves. But when a woman tries to be a man she never succeeds in being a gentleman. persons choose masculine occupations and do their work in a masculine way as nearly as they can In a word, they make themselves competitors of men, and it is not of record that any man i particularly drawn toward his deadly rival. Nor are men attracted by mannishness in & woman any more than women are by effeminacy in a man. IT is a curious thing that women reaction sgainst the masculing do not realize that men have this woman, and that they are not attracted toward the betrousered creatures who don't even look or act like little brother. Whether men are in reality more intelligent than women and superior to them is, of course. men are firmiy convinced tha a debatable subject. they are, and that is a good and sufficient But, at any rate. reason why they prefer women who do not rouse any uncomfortable doubts in their minds. THE best loved wives are not thosenoble, strong, energetic, capable helpmates who have worked shoulder to shoulder with their hus- bands and done more than their lhll:hgln building l‘l‘gkm family fortunes. The adored and petied wives are hung on their husbands’ necks cared for and protected like babies. ‘who have and who have‘had to be thought for and It is & trulsm that marriage and careers don't mix for women and that virtually every woman who is successful outside of her home is & . failure in it from her husband’s point of view. This is not because the woman isn't a good and loving wife or because she neglects her home and does not make her husband comfortable. 1t is simply becadse his pride can't endure the gray mare being the better horse or his wife being more prominent than he is and outshining him. IT is something fine and gallant that makes him love best the woman who is weak and helpless, who turns to him for protection and whom he must defend against the world. She makes an appeal to him that the sturdy, self-rellant woman, whe can stand on her own feet and fight her own battles, never does. And that is why the eternal feminine will always prevall and why women throw away their trump card when they cast their femininity into the discard. DOROTHY (Coprieht, 1931.) deadly poison. Woe betide the victim sprayed with this. There is a beautiful butterfiy which | is so_offensive if you come near her that her enemles are very few. . ‘There are beetles that send out a spray of gas which affects the ants 5o | They stop dead in their tracks and take some time to recover. Many bugs living in the water have 1all sorts of guns and sprays. tubes which they use with great dexterity. So by their scent you shall know them. It is often the Way they recog: nize each other. (Copyr ht, 1991.) Dry Cleaning. Before cleaning a garment go over it carefully anc note the parts that are | spotted or stained. On each of the soiled spots place” a’ safety pin. After dipping the garment in gasoline, it will be easy to find the spets and give them special attention. Creamed Turnips. Boil six large turnips until done, add one cupful of sweet milk, half & cupful | of butter and salt and pepper and half Beet-Cheese Salad. Mix two cupfuls of cottage cheese with one cupful of pickled beets cubed. add salad dressing, and serve on crisp lettuce. The smooth, mellow flavor of Heinz Vinegar is due to long aging in wood. No rawness—not a hint of sour It’s delightful for salad dressing and all Three kinds to suit all tastes—Cider— | a teaspoonful of sugar. Mash with a potato masher until smooth. Serve very hot. MAY 15, 1931. WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered U. 8. Patent Office. When the “Old Clam Man” was a | familiar figure around the “wet goods” places on Saturday nights? Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Real Human Nature. ‘Human nature in the abstract! That's the picture painted by the philosophers of a former day. The earlier students tried their best to make human beings ‘aupear to be something they are not, something they can never become. Just lately, as if only yesterday, a new school of philosophy has arisen. | You might call its adherents realists. Darwin led the way. Freud followed with an enthusiasm that shocked the older philosophers out of their academic | thrones. And they have not entirely given up the hope of being re- enthroned. What do the realists stand for? Hu- |man nature in the concrete. Darwin, in the mildest way possible, taught that human nature is merely a part of all | nature. Living things are related. The | kingdom of man is continuous with the | animal world—part of it. The_essence of Freud's realism is this: Human beings, in trying to live up to the abstractions of our old philos- | ophies, make a mess of things. Man thinks so highly of himself that he is forced to mask his real self behind a lot of pretenses which, in time, become burdensome. The net result is incipient or actual neurcsis. We know these bur- | dens in terms of _fi;mpuxu, repressions, | rationalizations. These and other mech. FEATURES. | the highest paid busi I If You Can Draw. | ‘There are many grades of artistic | ability and many ways of making a liv- ing through art. Some are very pleas- ant; Here are a few: whose work is fill- ed with imagina- g} tion is unusual and caring. He sel- much. Helen Woodward. Second — The clever fllustrator. He draws the pic- | tures used in the lycu or to help you | ising. He makes a lot of money. The big popular maga- zines often pay thousands of dollars for | & single cover. | ‘These artists are clever to begin with with pencil or brush. Often their work | has no imagination and is forgotten soon after it appears. Sometimes one cover looks just about like another. But the artists who do this work have a feeling for what's popular at the mo- ment and can draw it. Most popular are cover drawings of 18 It sometimes takes a little while to gig a start. You make a few samples and take them around to the offices of magazines and advertjsing agencles, | where you show them to the art editor. Sometimes he takes one at ence; some- times you have to wait. But after you | have succeeded in selling two or three | you usually go on without much diffi- azines, both in the | Straight Talks to Women The Woman Who Makes, Good BY HELEN WOODWARD. Who started her career as a frightened typist and who became ome of iness women in America. - culty. It is an uncertain thing, but m_enr‘n;uds in money are big. hir tographers or newspaper and ldvert&lr officzs. They make & good enough li ing. And it's a steady one. ;1 rl‘ourtn-t'née n;'ls who can draw the ittle sweet drawings en greeung and | Christmas cards. This pays less and is seasonal work, but is not bad. Under a similar heading comes painting of china and painting of fabrics. Fifth—Draftsmen. I suppose I ought to say draftswomen, but I never -heard [the word. These are people who ¢ mechanical drawings for architects and | builders. It is specialized work an< takes special training. Sixth—Fashion drawings. There's a huge markect for this. If you have a sense of style, if you can make smart original drawings, you can make & Iot of money. These drawings are bought by fashion magazines, newspapers, ad- vertisers and manufacturers. The mere ability to copy some one else drawings won't get you anywher: A great many people can copy drawing: Manufacturers of clothes and dress- makers pay to have drawings copled but the pay is small & Yo:x must be able | drawings. Even then you muist have training. Once in a éhlle lh:‘r:‘.!. a great genius who needs no teac Once in a wi ey | trator who gy own head. For most girls it's wiser tc take a good course. Yogkcm tell quickly nough whether 1t will e or not. v Y to do original Abount Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. Making out one’s will is & cdmpara- tively simple task. and yet a vital one Perhaps more wills would be probated and post-mortem troubles avoided if clear to all. | One’s attorney should be consuited for | the final forms, but any one can pre- pare a will. First of all, provision should be made for the disposal of “personal effects.” | These include jewelry, silverware, works of art, furniture, automobiles, books, | pletures and the like. ;mafle up of ome's heirs and heiresses | duly listed. It is customary to tell each one’s relationship—sister, wife, cousin, triend and so forth. After making bequests of ome’s per- sonal effects it is usual to list one’s gen- eral bequests. These are generally in the form of money. Each person to A-list should be | | with _the articles intended for them| Then each one for whom a trust<has been provided should be listed with name and address. It should be clear whether the income is to be paid quar- terly or semi-annually, what the term or period of the trust will be and wha should then be done with the principa! In determining what shall be done with the. residue or remainder of one's estate it is essential to make sure of the balance remaining. It is advisable to bequeath the balance of one's estate in percentages to avbid trouble should the prior bequests require greater amounts than first thought. balance of one’s estate may, be left outright or in trust. Last of all, one should not t naming the executor and trustee of one’s estate. These may be either pri- vate individuals, banks or trust panies. In most States fees are fixed |anisms reval the realities, the absurdi- | Whom you bequeath any amount should | by Jaw and they are the same for in- |ties of civilization and the dangers which beset §t on every hand. ‘The plea of the realist is this: Don't expect absolute sanity; overlook a lot of weaknesses; be prepared to expect some curious twists in the minds of i (Copyright. 1931.) Nourishment and Energy From Golden Sun-Drenched June Wheat Fields ad- | be listed, together with his or her dre and i ess and relationship. Accuracy | clearness avert future disputes. Next one may list what trusts are | desired. Trusts are always made “for the benefit of.” First of all, one should | state the amount of money or share of estate that will constitute the trust. | for individuals. In an; | while to have one's any ! and 1t is a detail of life stituticns and corporations as on e at on bank and lawyer’s office. 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