Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1931, Page 35

WOMAN’S PAGE.’ Giving Needed Length to Skirt BY MARY MARSHALL. v our readers writes to confess| three times as long as the width of the started to make a dress last|skirt at the hem. Turn a narrow hem and never finished it. The|at one edge of thé ‘Then lay cut straight and a little too | the flounce in box pleatf about an inch this season, but fortunately |and a half in width. te down care- re which to make necesary changes. The|in points at the top and turn the top material is pastel green crepe e chine. | of each point in about & quarter of an inch and baste down and press. Now carefully baste the flounce to the skirt with the points at the top and ma- chine stitch down. ‘The peplum is also made from a box- gluted strip of material, the pleats the skirt. It should extend across the back and sides, and in this way gives a jacket effect to a simple one-plece dress. Flounces of this sort are best made of the same material as the dress, but if you have a last season’s dress that needs remodeling and have no addi- tional material you may use contrasting several yards of material from | fully and press and then cut the flounce | ing a little narrower than those on! NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. XXXIX. THE EUROPEAN CORN BORER. Pytausta Nubilalis, STOWAWAY and a most ob- Jectionable one. She came, most likely, in broom corn, and so secretive was she that not until 1917 was she discov- ered. Men who make it their business to protect the farmer from insects that spoil his crops found that another had made its way, and something to be done. The mother moth is a rather plump lady. She is about an inch across from wing tip to wing tip. m:):oh.:r“ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1931. MODES p—d = LITTLE BENNY 'OF THE MOMENT After supper ma was tawking o pop FEATURES., The Woman Who Makes Good BY ‘WOODWARD. htghest paid business women in . She is now married to one of’Amerioa’s famous authors, e § il it —H i Bt } i e ihu ! . | I -E 8e ‘Who started her eareer u-mmumm—qn A8 material of the same color. Taffeta or |yellow or light brown. satin crepe might be used on crepe de|are splashes of darker markings. The chine or georgette. | father is smaller and darker, wings If your arms are not so good-looking lsplnshed with pale yellow. 2s you wish, add a scarf drapery to your | Very active fiyers and often go on trips new evening dress. of 15 or 20 miles. Would you believe it, the mu:hs nl:_;neume- alight upon the surface of a river or a to rest NANCY PAGE | v ning oo, ‘The mother moth stays at home during_the day. In fact, it is said she hides herself away among the 'When a Door Is a Panel but| |and weeds. It is =8 b &3 i 2gk B i i3 & * of 1 it} '3 gt ] - giz o B E g P g ESE i o i N | be, the of massadge, and i Not a Door, pop sed, It has its amusing angle, just i BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. “é:':. and T told ;:e“n g i it $ The Benders had bullt & large recre- — ,,,"’“;, it oy i ation room st the back of the family 20 e otier ihde b i home. The original home was almost | a hundred years old. It had rooms at | varying levels with a step-up or two here and there in the different parts of the house. Each step-up marked an :g:mon to the home at some distant e. ‘When they added the new room, they | morning she steals from plant to plant, used walls of knotty pine which was p]lcm:‘her flat, lxre.ulnr—puummuu lightly stained and then waxed. of usually from 15 to 20 ej each. @ H i | : days, late into the night and all night . And once in a while a stenog- rapher does become a scenario writer. A few of the writers began with the movies years ago and grew up with RN ; 1+ ful Staffordshire which were Mrs, Saunders’ |and have pale yellow bodies marked |of bacon cut fine, one large onion cut |the yolk of one egg and two tablespoon- ¥ T ho_!lz%{. Beriters Aseied ey Somil & with se‘ven}l mw:horuuun:ll. dnrk“-potl. fine and one teaspoonful of butter. |fuls of ground chocolate, and then add > D.Therz are :ll‘m;l:t no 1:5&1‘:} adver- a: bore: 5 the same thing, 30 in thelr Knotty pine |tented 1o, at the Surface. of the leaf 000k UBtl & light brown. Heat one can |five tablespoonfuls of hot, strong cof- The sketch today shows what we|room they had a cupboard built into|yupon which she was born. Later she|of string beans or cook the equivalent | fee. Stir well and add two teaspoonfuls W“' ‘To make the skirt flounce that | the chimney breast. Since the fireplace | digs into the plant with her strong jaws |in fresh beans, drain, then pour this |of vanilla and, two teaspoonfuls of I give needed length to the skirt, cut| was a large one the shelves were espe- | or moves on to another plant. She out- | mixture over them. cream. your material into crosswise strips eight | clally commodious. grows 5 or 6 coats and at last, be- or nine inches in depth. Join the strips| Then they did something else which |ing grown, rests up for the Winter in 2 In their visits they had seen an ides |Each egg is the size of & pi and — grad = wiich they adapted to their own Toom. | white. The color changes to pale yel- e Saii Ty Dociiae et et ke = mel:\::rn ‘t,:rdnflw:le;ud '.hm% low .'En darker before ‘borer and after they into the business, and they hardly = show these adequately they had bult | About 400 are lad by esch hiop the pidoe oo wetvers whvke Tor % ving S5 lmo s{‘ m;:‘nm Cabinets were every (mother, alth she may lay over a fish. Adedntvo some way or other before they ‘J.de 2 l‘)m]:-m;neom wzwgeg\:nénwfiel; tho\wxfimd_ mu% to Drg;:-!‘t:;e-g Put into a frying pan one-third cup- | Oream thres cupfuls of powdered |, i o4 gtuffed the motion picture colony. Large num- - breast. The inset shelves held pleces of |{eenth of an inch long biack-headed, |ful Of salad ofl, one large tablespoonful ES Al S G of e 2 1 Task, more of e workad oo maws- 3 Ty o e hendy Bolipiitice o e 3 i P H tising writers in the movie world. The i writing of advertising is a bad prepa ration for motion picture writers. Some of the best ones were at one at the edges so that your flounce is MENU FOR A DAY, BREAKFAST. Stewed Rhubarb Cornstarch Pudding, Strawberry Sauce Cookies Iced Tea DINNER. Cream of Corn Soup Beet and Lettuce Salad, French Dressing Cherry Ple Cheese Coffee OATMEAL MUFFINS. Two cups flour sifted with four level teaspoons baking powder, little salt, one egg beaten in mix- ing bowl with little sugar; add one cup cold oatmeal. Beat into egg; add flour and one cup sweet milk. Beat hard until all mixed; add three teaspoons bacon fat or other shortening. Any cooked cereal is good in place of oatmeal. Bake in hot oven. was commented on by all their friends. The room was paneled. It was neces- sary to have two doors, one on each side of the doorway which led into the room from the hall. Instead of putting T in two doors which proclaimed to the world at large that they were doors, the paneling was arranged in such a way that the doors became, seemingly, a part of the wall. A small knob, most inconspicuous, was the only break or distinguishing mark that let people know the panel could be opened and was, in reality, a door. Crisp Potatoes. ‘When frying white potato chips, if you want them to be crisp and fry separate and not stick together, slice them in ice water. Dry slightly and 1ry in plenty of grease. 810 her stalk or weed home. Sometimes she hides in rubbish in the flelds. At this stage, all borers are about an eighth of an inch thick and 1 inch long, with a brown or black a light brown body shading to a dark and each division of the body marked with dark Another cl at the surface of the plant so Miss Moth will be able to attend her own -out. ‘The ellk-draped door. She soon meets Mr. Moth and marries. Family cares come on, and Mrs. Moth has to search for a likely leaf on which to lay her eggs, Just as her mother did. t0 gt T of this pest, aiso Seeding the get pes e stalks to live stock. Several of our commonest birds are very fond of the juicy corn-lover. (Copyrient. 1931.) Fruit Cocktail. To the juice of one can of pineapple add one grapefruit and one orange shredded. Add about two cupfuls of stewed cherries, and sweeten to taste. Place on top several sticks of pepper- mint candy broken into bits. Leave on ice over night. 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