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OMAN’S PAGE. Encouragement and Criticism BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. Encouragement is the greatest stimu- Iant to good work. Adverse criticism is the greatest deterrent. Parents, above all other persons, should appreciate this. If they want their children to do cer- tain things or to improve their ways, the children should be encouraged in FIND SOMETHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THE CAKE. their efforts, not found fault with when they attempt, albeit in & small or even poor way, to do what they feel they should. Many a tiny bud of good in- tention has been nipped and further sttempts prevented by the adverse criti- cism of father or mother. Fortunately, the reverse is true and many a child has been boistered up in feeble efforts in the right direction by the needed words of enthusiasm by parents. The fact that ‘what was done was noted with approval NANCY PAGE Why Eat at Home on a Hot Summer Day. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Nancy's telephone rang about 9 o'clock one hot July morning. “Hello there, Nancy Page, how are you? This is Julia | talking. I am motoring through to Bos- 1‘ ton and could not pass your city without stopping and saying ‘hello’.” Nancy was | cordial as she could be—but—in the | first place, she was not doing much en- ter aining this Summer, due to the doc- tor’s orders. In the second place—the | @ay was frightfully hot. How could she | ask Julia to her home for luncheon? | She thought rapidly. “Isn't it nice to hear your voice. Of eourse, you are coming out to see us.| ‘Take the first turn to the right and fol- w the avenue. You can't miss our ouse. You have the number?” ‘Then Nancy turned wearily back to fer chaise longue on which she spent luch of her time. And she made her lans. She welcomed Julia cordially. They #pent an hour talking. Then Nancy sug- sted luncheon at a cool and attractive a_shop. This obviated the necessity of Nancy’s preparing a luncheon at her own home. e shop specialized on balads. There was a tomato and cu- TOLIATO — CUCUMRER JALAD - eumber one made by peeling tomatoes, making incisions at intervals and in- serting in these cuts thin slices of marinated cucumber. Another salad was made of a three- inch length of peeled cucumber, incised at eighth-inch intervals. Into these incisions were put unpeeled and thin slices of radish. Another cucumber salad called for hollowed boats of cu- cumber chilled and filled with wedges of fresh pipeapple and whole seedless green grapes. Julia wanted to take all three salads. Nancy did not blame her. “Tinkling Beverages” is a leafiet which ancy Page will send you on receipt of re- Quest and stamped, seif-addressed envelope. (Copyright, 1931.) ¥ i o« ” WHEN “SPILLS” SPOT Beverage ts vanish instantly— with Annatt:P-fl magic powder. Just Sorinkle on, rub in. brush o 1o0d spots, " too. friit stains serspiration. Bate for a o gelts, turs. {2 "and ' GUARANTEED Gool gg‘:“fl"mfl « + » Cannot Leave a At Department and Drug Stores. Large Shaker Box, B Vanity Shaksretto,toe SEND 10¢ For Trial Box and Guide, send NNETTE'S | t, Boston, Massachusetts FERFECT CLEANSER was a tonic to promote further and bet- ter attempts in the same direction. Co-operalon is a form of encourage- ment in good endeavors. Sometimes the ald can be openly given and sometimes it should be so carefully done that it would not be discovered. For example, parents can very often open the way, or at least smooth it so that it be- comes an easy matter to do the right thing. Then they can also show an in- terest in what is going on or appear to be blind, according to the .disposition of the child or the circumstances under which the matter is progressing. Children often like to try their hand at some job they have seen father or mother do, yet about which they know very little. They want to experiment. They like to see what they can do and are apt to prefer to do the thing without any supervision. Perhaps it is cake that a young girl wants to make all by herself. If so, the mother can co-operate, without appearing to do so, by having a cook book in evidence as if she were using it. She can have measures, utensils and ingredients handy, so that the girl can scarcely fail to find them without hunting. She can see that the butter she wishes used for the purpose and the milk, etc., are seen immediately the refrigerator door is opened. She can also set the oven heat regulator at the right number and then she can leave the kitchen to the girl, alone, or the young people who want to have a helping hand in the tasty experiment. And then when the cake is done, if it turns out good, the effort certainly deserves commendation. If it does not, the mother can find some good thing to mention. The flavor may be good if nothing else, If the child has left the kitchen in good order, that is a matter to praise. After noting good things, the mother may say how the same mistake can be avoided and the cake turn out delicious next time. Saturday—Summer decoration should be simple to promote restfulness. Small Lamb fioast. A family of two may have lamb roast. Have four or five lJamb chops cut in one piece from the loin. Put in a hot oven to brown. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until done, or for about an hour or a little longer. The meat that ':.l left over can be made into meat pat- es. Apricot Sherbet. Drain five cupfuls of canned apricots and put them through a sieve. Add to the juice, then add three cupfuls of cream and four cupfuls of milk slowly, and lastly add one and one-half cup- fuls of sugar. Put into a freezer and freeze until hard, using four parts salt | to one part ice. Potato Cones. Season four cupfuls of mashed po- tatoes with salt and pepper, moisten vith milk, then add half a cupful of grated cheese. Form into cones 2 inches | high and 115 inches at the base. Roll the cones carefully in grated cheese. Sprinkle the tops with paprika and bake until a light brown in a moderate oven. My Neighbor Says: When filling glasses or jars with preserves or jelly, place them on four thicknesses of cloth that has been wrung out of cold water. Don't let the jars touch each other. If you do this, they will not break. Bacon fat is excellent to fry potatoes in. It is the sweetest and most nutritious of fats. When pressing neckties, cut out a cardboard the shape of the tle and slip it inside the tie. Cover with cloth and press with hot iron, and there whll be no marks from seams or hems. A plece of rubber tubing slip- ped over the sink faucets pre- vents china dishes being nicked when washed. (Copyright. 1931.) NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1931. NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Tliustrations by Mary Foley. LXXI. ANT LIONS OR DOODLE BUGS. Myremeleon Family. VEN the insects have llons in their paths. Take the busy lit- tle ant, seeking food for the hungry babies. Suddenly she finds herself on the edge of a great precipice and the next minute she is sliding down a steep bank with the most crumbly sides she has ever known. It is the den of the ant lion or doodle bug, who is famous all over the world r his clever trap. Sometimes the un- vary ones will, by superstrength, catch themselves before they reach the hungry jaws walting for them. The lion, not to be cheated out of its dinner, sends up a sand storm which knocks the pinning from under a victim's feet, and she goes sprawling down to her doom. At one time it was thought the doodle bug had an ear for music. Country boys took great delight leaning over the lions' den and whistling or singing, “Mummy, mummy, come out and dance.” They thought the little tune pleased it. The lion was seen to move its jaws about in an excited manner. What_really happened was that the whistling started the sand running down its slopes. When food did not anpear the lion thought it was escaping, and sent the sand flying in every direc- | tion. It was this and not the music | which caused the agitation. The mother of the ant lion is a dainty, slender-winged creature, very much like the damsel fly or the smaller dragon files. In June or August the mother flles about near an ant hill and also where there is an abundance of dry sand. She steals out in the dark and lays five or six eggs, little white, elliptical ones. Before Winter the baby ant lions hatch. They get busy and construct their wonderful little den. First they make a ring, then, sticking |the tip of their body under the soil, | they use the front legs to dig into the sand. When enough of it falls on the flat head it is given a sudden jerk and | the sand goes some distance away. The worker then goes around its circle in the reverse way, and thereby rests one set of legs. The hind legs are strong and flexed and used more for pushing or walking. The ant lion always walks backward Her body is a yellowish brown, the skin | tough. The trap is most important, as it is the only means for catching food. The digger keeps loading sand upon her head and tossing it out. Usually the size of the trap is in keeping with the owner. Many of them are 3 inches deep and a similar distance across. The sides are very steep and the sand will start running with the slightest touch. Down at the bottom of the den the lion is hidden, except the strong, hollow jaws. These are open and ready. When ihe insect falls into them it is dragged | under the sand. and the juices are ex- | tracted from its body through these tubelike forceps. Later the remains are | placed on the lion's head and with a snap sent over the walls, far enough to | escape attention. | " These strange little creatures will live in the sand for two vears. is plentiful the growing up will hastened. to turn into an ant-lion fly it will spin a cocoon of silk and sand. After a be If the food | When the time comes for it| short time it cuts its way out with a | pair of strong jaws. There are more than 300 hundred species of ant lions | known. (Copyright, 1931.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL Applying Make-up. As proper make-up is one of milady's greatest beauty allies after youth has passed or to camouflage defects, it will not be amiss to study the various steps in its application. While proper make- up can make a plain woman look at- tractive, it is equally true that nothing can defract more from one's appear- ance than make-up which is appiied in an inartistic and slovenly fashion. The first step is the removal of all old make-up by the application of a cleansing oil. Leave the oil on for a minute or two and then remove it with tissue squares. Now saturate a piece of absorbent cotton in skin tonic and pat this gently over the entire face and neck. Next apply the foundation cream. There are many women who like to add a little skin tonic to their powder-base cream, as this makes it somewhat easier to apply and also has » toning effect on the skin. After the powder base has been ab- sorbed, leaving the skin velvety smooth in texture, apply the rouge, putting a rather generous dab in the center of each cheek, and then, with the finger- tips, blending this upward and outward, so that the coloring is quite faint at the outward edges. There is nothing more unnatural than a dab of rouge which does not blend off into fainter and fainter hues toward the edges. ‘While every one must,choose rouge with reference to her coloring, a good gen- rule to keep in mind is that for daytime wear rouges should be medium or fairly dark in shade, but for evening one is wise to choose shades which are lighter and brighter, with more yellow in_them. Now apply powder. patting it on very generously over entire face and neck It | with & clean puff or with a plece of | cotton. Dust off excess powder and | blend what is left onto the skin with a | brush of soft camel's hair. | Beauty specialists realize today more | than ever before how much can be done to enhance milady's appearance by bringing out the color of her eyes. | Choose an eye shadow in a shade to harmonize with the eye color and blend | just a little of this on the upper lid, | using very little for daytime and more |for evening. Gray eye shadow is be- |Dust off excess powder ’ brown shadow suits the darker colors. 1t is surprising_ how this little coloring can bring out the depth and beauty of one's eyes. Then groom the brows with the aid of an eyebrow brush. For eve- ning wear a little coloring may be gently brushed onto the brows. Finally, apply just a little lipstick to the lips, chcosing & shade which matches one’s rouge. (Copyright. 1931.) 's simple, with CALO You'lifind it simple to feed even afussytoydog if youuse CALO. Scientifically compounded, contains ALD all the food elements.a dog should have, and in exactly the right pro- portions. Fresh meat, vegetables, ce- reals. cod liver oil, carefully cooked. Readytofeed.Easy, convenient, sure. Recommended by veterinarians. At it stores. Or write for free sample. CALIFORNIA ANIMAL PRODUCTS CO. 67 West 4th Street, New York City DOG and CAT FOOD ‘’His Master's Choice” FREEY 4 vev and votoabie book Iot, “His Master’s Choice Hints on Train- «and Care of Dogs.” Write for it! 4 coming to blue or gray eyes, while| How To Be Popular |DorothyDix Follow Golden Rule TH.! desire for popularity is universal. We all yearn to be liked and there is probably no one thing out of which we get such a genuine kick as we do out of sceing peoples” faces brighten at our approach and knowing that they enjoy us and admire us. Such lucky men and women, darlings of the gods, are born with a faculty of attracting all with whom they come in contact. They are no better looking, no wiser or wittier, no kinder or more generous than the balance of us, but they have al we fall helpless victims. babe, even It is the unexplainable in its cradle, the favorite fair-haired child in a family. bout them a mysterious charm before which thing that makes one IT is what causes one girl to have a dozen dates for every occasion and to have to cut her dances into mince meat, while another girl even pret= tier and a better dancer has never a beau and papers the wall at parties! It is what makes hard-working business men get together and find some sinecure of a job with good pay and no work for dear old Charlie, who is & lazy ne'er-do-well. ‘Those whose Falry Godmother failed to besww.upon them this magic talisman need not mourn without hope, for there is nothing occult about the secret of popularity. It is a simple formula. If you follow its rules, you cannot fail and none need to be persona non grata with fellow crea- tures. What, then, are the things that attract people to us and make them like us? FIRST, I should say, our personal proach. Strangers literally take us at our face v: / appearance. That is our selling ap- ue, and while that need not be beautiful, it must be shaved or have its complexion properly put on. We all like people who are, as the phrase goes, easy on the eyes. We like to look at a well-dressed, well-groomed, spic-and-span man, and at & woman who has on pretty, appropriate, well-chosen clothes. ‘The next thing is good manners. We like people who are courteous. People who are suave. People who always say and do the right thing at the right time in the right way. We like youngsters who are polite and deferential to old people. them little attentions. of the things they do for them. ‘Women like men who are gallant and who pay Men like women who are gentle and appreciative TH‘!.' next element of popularity is adaptability. Being able to fit your- self to your crowd. Being able to get along with others without fric- tion. play the game. Next, those who would be popular must be good sports. They must ‘They must tote fair. ‘They must not expect to boss the show and have everybody do their way. They must be willing to give and take. not whine. ‘When they win they must not boast. And they must pay their part of the score. When they lose they must Finally, and most of all, the secret of popularity consists of listenini to other people talk about themselves instead of talking about yourself. DOROTHY D! IX. (Copyright, 1931.) MODES OF THE MOMENT vaAR. g iaa)n. Ky Jrv‘.l‘ crife crosses the 504- Pofama effect is fust OUR CHILDREN BY ANGELO PATRIL Pay as You Go. “Ma, can I have my bank book?” “What for?” “I'm gecing to buy a car.” “Nonsense. How can you buy a car? You have only a hundred and fifty dol- lars in the bank. Surely you are not going to take that out to buy a car? Why must you have cne?” “It would come in handy this vaca- tion. I can get one for a hundred.” “And then what? Garage fees, gas and ofl, repairs. This is nonsense I tell you. ¥ “Oh, I'm not going to pay it all at | once. I'm going to pay twenty down | and five a month.” “You'll be paying for the car for 16 months. You'll wish you'd never seen it. You know what your father says about paying for dead horses This will be yours. You can't afford to buy & car. You don't need it. And you must | not go into debt. If we did'that we | wouldn't have a rcof over our heads and yop wouldn't have that money in | the bank.” | “Thats> what you always say. We | can't afford it. We have more money than lots of other people in this town and we have less fun. All the cther boys are buying cars and things and I can't. It's my own money, ma. Didn't I earn {t?” “It's your own money. You earned it. You can spend it as you like, of course. But remember this. I'm not going to pinch and save to help you throw away money. I understood that you were saving up to buy a college education. Now it's a car on time. This family buys only what it can pay for. You won’t get my approval. That's all.” “You're the only mother in this town that talks that way. Nobody pays money down for things. It isn’t gogd business. You pay so much and then each month you pay——" ““We pay as we go or we don't go. ‘The only time I'll approve your going into debt will be when you make your first payment on a home of your own. That's going to be a long time from now. I'll help you save up for your education. I won't help you save for debts that you need not have taken upon yourself.” (Copyright. 1931.) Children to CHAPEL POINT «The Pride of the Potomac®® BY BOAT Take this trip often this ‘summer. You’ll enjoy every bit of it. A wonder- ful boat ride to this beautiful resort. Bathing, boating, fishing, dancing, pic- nicking, rides and added attractions. SCHEDULE (Daily Exeept Mon.) Lv. Washington 9.00 A. M. Lv. Chapel Poiat 4.00 P. M. FARE (Round Trip) Weekdays—Adults, $1.00; Children, 50c. Suns. & Holidays, $1.25 and 78e. REDUCED RATES Twes. and Fris.—Kiddies' days—Children 35¢, Adults 75e. WILSON LINE Moonlight Dances Daily Including Sunday st 8:45 7th ST. WHARVES SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. I don't like the way eyer’body seems to be callin’ “sonny” all ob a sudden. (Copyrisht, 1931.) BEDTIME STORIES Flip Feels Disgraced. Fpere nothing harder iz to face an feeling you are in disgrace, Flip the Terrier. Flip the Terrier never had felt so disgraced in all his life. How he wished he hadn’t boasted. But he had. He had boasted of how he could run, and he had boasted of what he would do to Speedfoot the Coyote when he caught him. True, he had made good his boast as to how he could run, but his best running had been in the wrong direction. That Coyote had given him one of the worst frights of his life and | had chased him back to his friends, the three dogs who lived at the ranch. He had been so' terror-stricken that he hadn’t seen Speedfoot stop at a safe distance, sit down and grin at the other dogs. And he hadn’t seen them grin back. It was all a joke that everybody enjoyed but Flip, who didn't know it was a joke. Now, there is one thing about fear | that is unfortunate, and this is that once it has been implanted it is almost | imposstble to get rid of it. Flip was not a coward. There really wasn't a cowardly hair on him. He had fought more than one dog larger than him- self. Had he met that Coyote with the | expectation of a fight, he wouldn't have | run, He wouldn't have been afraid. It | was the suddenness, the unexpected- ness of Speedfoot'’s attack that had | made him turn tail and implanted fear | in his heart. | ‘The one thing that Flip wanted most | was to get out of sight. He wanted to get out of sight and keep out of sight. | He had disgraced himself before those new friends to whom he had so bravely | boasted. They had been very polite. | The oldest one had said, “You really | wasn't mentioned. But Flip knew that inside they must be laughing at him. He slunk away by himself and not | even breakfast brought him out. He ‘hnan't any appetite anyway. The worst of it was he was afraid of | that Coyote. He tried to make himself believe that he wasn't, but he knew that he was. He tried to make himself believe that if ever he got the chance | he would show that Coyote and all the Great World that he wasn't afraid, and | right then he would seem to see that | savage face with drawn lips and long, sharp teeth right at his heels and| woulld shiver. | All that day he kept by himself. | ‘When, very sheepishly, he joined the | other dogs at breakfast the next morn- ing they treatec him as if nothing had | happened. ~ Gradually he felt Dbetter | nd began to hold his head up. But he cid no more boasting. No, sir, he did no more boasting. He was cured of | that, He even joined them in a hunt for Ground Squirrels and, because of | his quickness, was more successful than his friends. They noticed, however, | that every now and then he would | look around nervously, and he took | care never to get far from the others. They grinned at each other under- standingly. | A day or two later, very early in the morning, Speedfoot’ came snooping | around again. “There's your friend. | Better go chase him away,” said one o the other dogs. “He is too fast for us.” ENERGY FRO can run,” and after that the matter | h FEATURES New Scarf for Summer Gown BY MARY MARSHALL. A new scarf to go with one of your’ Summer evening gowns, or to make for a gift for some young friend of yours who appreciates attractive evening ac- cessories, Here it is, and you can make it in one short hour. It calls for a yard square of plain or figured chiffon. Fold over to form a triangle and cut from one corner to the center. The slash should be just half of the diagoral line from corner to corner. Then cut the opposite corner to form a curved line as shown in the diagram. The scarf is worn around the shoulders with the diagonal slash forming the opening for the neck. If you like, the edges may be finished with machine picot or you may roll the edges and whip with silk to match the chiffon. When worn the ends are tled infcrmally at one side of the front or on the shoulder. A charming scarf with a suggestion of old Spain might be made from a yard square of white or black all-over lace, with the edges finished with ma- chine picoting. Another interesting way new scarf is by using two colors or tones of chiffon together. The picot edge will | hold them in place. Black might be used with white to wear with an eve- ning dress of black and white. Or black might be used with light pink or flesh colored chiffon. If your favorite make this By Thornton W. Burgess. “I don't feel like running this morn- ing. I'm not feeling very well,” replied Flip lamely, and hung his head. The same thing happened on the following morning. This time Flip did | make himself go part way to where | Speedfoot sat, but when the latter sud- | denly showed his teeth and started for him, FHip turned tail. He just couldn't help it. He was afraid. There was no denying it. He was afraid, and the other dogs knew it. So did that hate- | ful Coyote. He began to suspect what was the truth, that Speedfoot was com- | ing there just for the fun of making him afraid. Poor Flip. He felt s0 disgraced that it l‘l‘ HIKoY FLIP THE TERRIER NEVER HAD FELT SO DISGRACED IN HIS LIFE. vished his master would take him away from that ranch where he could forget about that Coyote and once more hold his head up. (Copyright. 1931.) Rice Dainty. Mix three-fourths cupful of cooked rice with three-fourths cupful of pine- apple, shredded or diced, bananas cut in cubes, dates stoned and cut in small pleces, or cooked apricots. Add three- fourths cupful of confectioners' sugar, then fold in about three-fourths cup- ful of cream whipped. Alec the Great Those who live in the future, or ‘Those who dwell on the past, Never seem to enjoy the now That's flitting by go fast. NOURISHMENT AND M GOLDEN SUN-DRENCHED JUNE WHEAT FIELDS evening dress is made of figured chif- fon, then choore two tones of chiffon to match the two predominate tones of the print. Thus if your print shows light blue and pink flowers on a white background you would use light blue and pink chiffon together. ADD HEALTH TO HOT BREADS Hor breads are tempting. But often they lack roughage. The absence of bulk from foods often results in constipation. But now you can have hot breads with roughage. Simply add a cupful of Kelfozg's ALL- BRAN to the recipe. This deli- cious cereal furnishes the bulk needed to_assure proper elim- ination. You will find many appetizing recipes on the red- and-green ALL-BRAN package. Equally tempting as a ready- to-eat cereal with milk or cream. Two tablespoonfuls daily are F\mnnteed to prevent and re- ieve both temporary and recur- ring constipation. In _severe cases, use with each meal. ALL-BRAN also furnishes needed iron for the body. At all grocers. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. Ask your dealer for Schneider’s Dan Dee Slices today—the fra- grantly fresh, fine-tex- tured Bread that is being served regularly by thousands of Wash- ington housewives. And don’t forget that Schneider’s Bread is your vital food—your economical food. Yon always get your money’s worth when you insist upon Schneider CHARLES SCHNEIDER BAKING COMPANY ALWAYS A 100% INDEPENDENT WASHINGTON BAKING INSTITUTION