Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1931, Page 12

WOMAN'’S PAGE Surface Finish in Home Articles BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. THE PATINA ON OLD ITALIAN LAMPS BECOMES PART OF THEIR BEAUTY, Antique metal articles acquire a pe-|ished, while others are loud in their unless they are|disapproval of this idea, believing that is then lost because of its mod- culiar surface finish constantly polished or otherwise cleaned | its THE EVENING Handwriting What It May Reveal. BY MILDRED MOCKABEE. | HIS writing demonstrates force- i ful character. A keen men- tality and ability to concen- trate are great assets to the { writer in the business world. | He is quick to grasp opportunity and | his boundless enthusiasms make him appear almost obstinate at times, for he will allow nothing to stand in his way once con- vinced his method is best. He be- lieves in himself, not with any ego- ism, but because he knows self-con- fidence is essential lack of exactness provokes and an+ noys him. Al | though he is well | fitted for large ad- ministrative _work, | he never ~forgets that small things build up the whole and that every de- tail is important. He gives himself wholeheartedly to his work, and in re- turn demands loyalty and trust from his friends and associates. Note—Analysis of handwriting is not an_ezact science, according to world in- Miss Mockabee. . The Star presents the above feature in that spirit, 11 “you wish to have your writing analyzed send a sample to Miss Mocka- bee, !/ The Star, along with @ 2-cent stamp. It will be either inter- preted in this column or you will receive @ handwriting analysis chart which you will find an interesting study. STAR, WASHINGTO [ Should a Poor Boy Ask a Rich Girl to Marry Him? EAR MISS DIX: I am in love with a girl who appears to care for ‘me, but because she is much better off that I am financially I hesitate to try to win her for a wife. I am afraid that she might think that I was influenced by her money and that others might call me a fortune hunter, Of course, I couldn't support her in the style in which she has been ac- customed to live. Do you think any girl loves a man well enough to be willing to give up luxury for him? What should a poor boy do under such circumstances? READER. Answer—Put his cards on the table and give the girl a chance to sit in on the game, or keep out, as she pleases. That is only giving her a fair deal. She may love you well enough to prefer bumping through life in a flivver with you to rolling through it in a limousine with some one else, and she has the right of choice. She doesn’'t have to marry you unless she wants to, * IT is the curse of the poor little rich girl that her money is a matri- ‘monial handicap to her, because it keeps away from her the poor, ambitious young men who are going to be the go-getters and the big business men and the famous professional men 20 or 25 years hence. ‘They pass up Miss Croesus because they are afraid they will be called fortune hunters if they pay her any attention or that she might think that they are after her money or because they are not willing to ask a girl who has always lived in a palace to live in a bungalow or a two- by-four flat. So Miss Croesus is out of luck. The worth-while men pay her no attention and she is left to become the victim of some male parasife, who thinks it is easier to marry for a living than it is to work for one, or else she has to take a husband from among the gilded youth of her own set, who are nothing but playboys and wasters and spenders. LIK!'LY as not, none of these men really appeal to the rich girl. In- deed, the chances are that she has inherited from her hard-headed old father sound common sense, energy and ambition, and she would much rati~* marry a young man who had brains and initiative and the sbility to achieve things than one whose only remarkable performance ‘was being born his father's son. I knew one very rich girl who was in love for years with a man foo proud to ask her to marry him and who solved the problem at last by proposing to him. They lived happily ever afterward. But a man should be more gallant than that, and not force a girl to pop the ques- tion. And it is queer, when you come to think of it,that a man will feel it humiliating to take a little money from his wife, but will let her work herself to death for him and feel that is is no more than she should do. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1931.) By Thornton “BONERS” Humorous Tid-Bits From School Papers. QUEEN VICTORIA WAS THE ONLY; QUEEN WHO SAT ON A THORN | FOR 63 YEARS. | God's Own Country Is Heaven. ‘Emphasis in reading is putting more distress in one place than another. An eavesdropper is a kind of bird. ‘The serfs were & low form of medi. eval life. William Tell, first President of the Swiss Republic, shot his little boy through the head for stealing an apple. After the Battle of ‘Waterloo, Na- (poleon fled from the scene of action in a sedan chair. Climate is caused by the emotion of the earth around the sun. (Copyright, 1931.) NATURE’S FEATURES, . Collar of Crepe de Chine BY MARY MARSHALL. The separate collar is still ome of the smartest accessories of dress. It takes many forms. Sometimes it is | at its prettiest in sheer net and lac: | and muslin. Sometimes it 15 most at- | tractive when made of crepe de chine. ‘Today's sketch gives a collar that any clever needle woman can make, and one that is lovely with any sort of v-necked dress. It is made of crepe de chine in two colors. The one I saw was blue and white, light blue and white, and it was worn with a white dress. But it might be made up in any two colors, in white with & color or in two shades of the | same color. You see how it is made. Pirst & row of points of one color is basted evenly & material, And then that row is care- second row is put on, with poinis alter- nating with those :t the first row, and keep the squirming little points in The detail gives & pattern actual size for the points. Two pieces are made for each point, which is then seamed in a nNarrow pressed. BEDTIME STORIE Brown’s Boy Sees Twitchtail. That is & pest which doth annoy The nelghbors, or thelr crops destroy. ~—Farmer Brown's Boy. NANCY PAGE Nancy Does a Mind-Reading Stunt. W. Burgess. fully stitched firmly in piace. Then the (Copyright, MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. 1991.) This reminds me of an antique spin- ning wheel that stands in an oid Ply- pot pan | mouth home. It was so dull and age- of metal or earthenware, and it should | toned that it looked dirty to one of the be added that ancient earthenware jars | family recently possessed of the wheel. and vessels are among the t):::g, which | So with arduous work and painstaking have this peculiar changed face fin- | care it was scrubbed and scoured until Ish. Glass gets it, and even wood. |1t looked spic and span. A collector CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. tance around know that we are here |and will heed the warning.” | _“If you say they are pests, I suppose they are,” replied Farmer Brown's Boy, “pbut I don’t like to think it, for the It was a great ranch on which both little rascals are so like our Squirrels at BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. i & Tllustrations by Mary Foley. “There doesn't seem to be anything When a patina is centuries old, it is prized. There are bronzes which have | marvelous tints and tones in them| through age, and this is true of other | metal articles. Perhaps the most ex- | friend called one day and said: “I see you have a new spinning wheel. It will go better with your other antiques when it gets toned and mel- It was only when he examined the spinning_wheel that he found its an- iquity. The wheel has been let alone mellow—that is, to get a touch at btk in on it. . But the person bnunnmuurinmzmg{em- | tiques should as 18 pos- (Copyright, 1931.) The Woman Who Makes Good BY HELEN WOODWARD. career as a frightened typist and WfluMwmaA:heg Joan, age 17, just graduated from high school in June and aiso m; up stenog- Melen Woodward., Taphy. “Both of us are unemployed at pres- | ent, and neither of us is keen about | office work. We would appreciate it | very much if you would advise us. | “JEAN AND JOAN" | You don't have to go to schocl to be 8 fashion model. You simply go to the | 'go-d stores and wholesole houses, dressed in smart, simple clothes, and ask for a | THE STAR’S { DAILY PATTERN || This darling dress is one of those happy models that is so lovely for late er wear. It may be made with long sleeves, or sleeveless, as the capelet collar falls Softly over the upper part of the arms. It's 80 effective as sketched in white dimity with navy blue pin dots and plain white collar and cuffs. The nar- Tow bow tied sash is navy blue gros- ribbon. Style No. 3263 is designed for girls of 6, 8 10, 12 and 14 years. Linen, batiste prints, shantung and novelty rayons are nice for this model For early Fall, a plaided woalen wil prove very smart. Size 8 requires 2, yards 35-inch, with 85 yard 35-inch contrasting. . For a pattern of this style, send 15 cents in stamps or coin directly to the Wi ‘Stars New ‘York Pashion became one of ica. Job. That's the only way to h work. The wboiuay.h e houses are at their busiest now. Social Worker. “Dear Miss Woodward: I am at pres- ent in a position where there is no ehnncem > mmemm:fl I am desir- of & soci worker an m'fl\xld like :)dkn}:)w what the quau.uc: are, and where the course may be taken—H. 8.” ;i 1 am zafraid you have made a bad cholce. Social workers must have a college education or a strong political pull. It is almost impossible to get a Jcb in this work without a college edu- cation, unless you have a strong politi- cal pull. However, there are several fine courses. Inquire at the School for So- | cial Research, New York. ‘Why don’t you study hairdressing and manicuring? Architecture. | “Dear Miss Wcodward: I am just starting my sophomore year in high | school. Although I am rather young to be thinking of a career, I want to have some definite plan before me. I should like to be an architect, and think I have talent for this line work. Could I learn enough of archi- tecture in two years of colleg? What sort of course is it? Would it be advis- | able for me to plan to take this course? Is there any subject I should swrlal-‘ ize on, or t to major in, in high! Architecture would be an _excellent thing for you to study: it has morn | future in this country than sny of the | arts. | Two years of college might be enough | if you g=t & position during the daytime with an architect, while you are study- | ing. But you'd do better if you'd take | the whole course and get your degree. If ycu intend to be an architect spe- | cialize in mathematics and drawing in | high school. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Pcps vacation started today, and he | came down late for brekfist, saying. Greetings, cne and all, Im going to start my vacation in stile { How do_you meen? ma said, and pop said, Im going to take my time with my brekfist, in other werds Im | going to dawdle over my cawffee and | eggs while less fortunate men are hang- ing onto straps in trolley cars on their way to the daily grind. But for land sakes, Willyum, Ive never known you do do anything elts but dawdle over you brekfist, ma said. I never remember a brekfist when I havent had to warn you that your cawflee is getting cold, she said, and pop sald What you're referring to was meerly taking my time, today its going | t> be dawdling, and when I say dawd- | ling I meen dawdling. Im going to read | through the whole paper and laff hartily at the vacation avvertizements. 111 proberly be at it abcut 2 hours, and Il let 3 cups of cawflee get cold, he said. But my goodness Willyum how 1is Nera going to cleen up the dining room? said, Thats her prob- lem, my problem is to do a good job -of -dawdling. O for goodness sakes I mite of know cation at home, this is going to be awful, ma said. And she went out cf the. dining room and I stayed to see how long pop would reely take. Being itty long, and Nora kepp sticking her through the kitchin door to see if he was finished yet. Wich he wasent, Nora raying to herself out loud. Wili | 1 ever get me dining room cleered up or is this & perpetual motion to be g-ing on the whole day I wonder, And after a while ma stuck her new to do, Nancy. We are all so tired of bridge, and we haven't the brains to iry a guessing game. And, for goodness’ sake, don't bring us pencil and paper. We don't want that kind of & game.” This last was sald hastily as Nancy Iappened with pencil and paper for each and every one. “All right. If that's the way you feel sbout it, I'll use the paper and pencil myself.” She tore the paper into as many small strips as there were guests. ‘Then she asked each person in turn to give her the name of & city in the cho wrote. Iy o & 6D of Peper e on a of paper. She folded them all-&nd threw them into a hat. After shaking them up she had one person draw one of the folded slips and hold it carefully, still folded and unlooked at in the hand. ‘Then she took the remaining slips and burned them in the ash tray. “Now,” she said, “hot evening or not, I am able to do some mind reading. The name of the city written on that paper is—and she named the first town whose name had been given by & guest. You are always right, no matter how many times you repeat the trick. The idea being this—you write a name on each slip, but the name is always the same—that of the first town given. Then, no matter which slip is taken out, the name you give will be written on it. The guests seldom remember which | name is given first. To confuse their thinking, it is wise when the trick is repeated to ask some other person to start the city naming. Don't have the same person do it twice. MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Melons Oatmeal with Cream Baked Sausage Apple Rings Hot Corn Cake CofTee. DINNER. Bread Dressing Brown Gravy Currant Jelly Glazed Sweet Potatoes Green Corn Tomato and Lettuce Salad French Dressing Milk Sherbet Coffee SUPPER. Cold Boiled Ham Potato Salad Hot Rolls Prune Whip Cookies Tea HOT CORN CAKE One cupful flour, one-half cup- ful corn meal (white preferred), one-half cupful sugar, one cupfu. milk (sweet). two teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, one teaspoonful soda (dissolved in milk), one egg, salt. Bake quickly. It should be as light as sponge cake. SWEET POTATOES. Boll together 30 minutes one cupful granulated sugar, one cup- ful of water, Dip the point of & skewer into the sirup after it has been boiling the given time and then in water. If the thread formed breaks off brittle, the “irup is done. Have potato bolled 4nd divided into eighths. Pour part of the sirup into & cup, which should be kept in bolling water. Take piece of potato on @ stick or the skewer and dip into the sirup. Place them in a dish that hes been buttered lightly. Care shouid be taken not to stir the sirup, as that spoils it. PRUNE WHIP. of- Wash, cook and stone and chop fine one pound prunes, add the whites of four eggs, well beaten, and one cupful sugar and bea minutes; bake in moderate wheat and fruit were grown that Farmer Brown's Boy was now visiting— very different from the small farm back East on which he had always lived. It seemed to him that nothing was fa- | miliar. ‘The very grass was differer.. | And, of course, there were little folk in feathers and fur who were wholly strangers to him. It was with some- | thing of the feeling of seeing some one | from home that he got his first glimpse | of Twitchtail the Ground Squirrel, and he made the same mistake that Flip had made. | It was while he was looking at the orchard where for I;he first time he saw | prunes growing. He caught a glimpse of Twitchtail in a prune tree, not a real | good look at him. Twitchtall jumped | to the ground and ran for home and | Farmer Brown's Boy merely saw that he | ‘was a Squirrel and he looked to be gray. “There goes Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel!” he cried joyfully. “It is good to see him.” Cousin Tom, who happened to be along, smiled. “Wrong this time,” said he. “That isn't Happy Jack, but a dis- tant cousin of his and more closely re- lated to Seck Seek the Spermophile. In fact, he is a Spermophile or Ground Squirrel. He is Twitchtail the Califor- nia Ground Squirrel, often called Dig- ger Squirrel, and in some places Rock mu&mfi 1. He isn't a tree Squirrel at “But he was in a tree and he looks Jjust like Happy Jack,” protested Farmer GRAY SQUIRREL!" JOYFULLY. home that I like to see them. There goes another and another” “They are all right in uncultivated country,” said Cousin Tom, “but not on a ranch. You see, it is one of those cases where man had provided a plenti- ful supply of food by planting crops and the Squirrels have taken advantage of it. And because there is plenty of food they increase much more rapidly than where food is Dot 80 easy to get. It is one way man has of upsetting the balance of nature.” HE CRIED Brown's Boy. i “But you notice he didn't stay in the tree and he was only in the lower part,” replied Cousin Tom. “Ask Flip i he thinks these fellows are tree Squirrels. I saw him having a wonder- ful time this morning chasing them to their holes. They can climb, but you never see one high in a tall tres as you do Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel, and their homes are in the ground. Further- more, the rascals are pests, and you wouldn’t call Happy Jack a pest.” “In what way are they pests?” asked Farmer Brown's Boy. “By destroying crops,” replied Cousin thoughtfully. in one way or another. blames the wild things. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. vmE. STATION -No 4~ ‘Tom. “But a little fellow like that couldn’t eat enough to be missed on a big ranch like this” protested Farmer Brown's Boy. “That would be true if there were but one, ar even two or three,” replied Cousin Tom. “But they sometimes have a dozen babies at a time, and you will find them swarming all through this part of the country. It is said that 20 of them in 12 months will destroy enough food to keep a cow a whoie year. You ask our host what he thinks of Twitchtail, and what Twitchtail and his friends cost him every year. Out here they don't love Twitchtall the way you do Happy Jack. It isn't just one crop, but all crops that suffer. Those Squirrels will get a good big part of the prunes, in this orchard, and in the grain and alfalfa fields they are worse than Danny Meadow Mouse and his relatives in the meadow at home.” “Wlat was that whistle?” interrupted Farmer Brown'’s Boy. i “Your friend Twitchtail again.” re- plied Cousin Tom. “He whistled a ‘They was comin’ Ground Squirrels for a considerable dis- | fast ’ittle runner. “I see,” said Farmer Brown's Boy, “He is forever doing that And then he It isn't fair.” home from the warning to his friends, and now all the | fire—Oh, well, I still think I am a berry MODES OF THE MOMENT XCvVIL Anthrenus Scraphularise. CARPET BEETLE. OME folks call them “buffalo moths,” but they are beetles and not moths at all. In 1854, when they came to America, the family got a good start on us. Then we tacked the carpets to the floor and kept the shades drawn. The furni- ture, being very heavy, was not moved about very much, and when it was great irregular holes were discovered under it in the carpet. In museums, where furs, woolens, feathers and like materials are stored, prob- lem. The varied carpet beetle is most fond of the seeds that are exposed to view in the cases. The stuffed animals and birds are attacked by these beetles. The grown members of the family love the light. They may be found on window panes and eagerly fly out of the open windows. They are extremely active fiyers and may be found on many varieties of flowers. The spiraea seeins to be the favorite. There on the stems hundreds of these beetles will cungi togethier. In parks and gardens thou- | sands have been seen. { disturbed. The baby of the varied carpet beetle will spread her bristles and hairs and roll herself into a tiny | beautiful ball, hoping for the best. In the Spring the grown beetles may be seen flying about. spot where she can place her tiny white eggs. In a few days these hatch | into minute creatures, dressed in red- dish brown and trimmed with stiff dark hairs around the body. At the tip of the body will be found tufts of long hair. ‘They apply themselves at once to the | food at hand and shed many coats. Often these have been mistaken for larvae. After several months they spin a yellowish wrapper and In this turn into a beetle. In colder climates the beetle takes all of the year to complete its growth. It will lie dormant until more favor- able conditions are present, then re- sume its growing. These beetles are known all over the United States, and in Europe are a pest. There are six species which at: tack museum materials and four of glfidflmflfl are a problem in the house- old. A diet of camphor and naph e hurts their feelings greatly, and where ntiful atal to 3 . (Copyriehs. Jos) Seson Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Food-Minded. Time after time great naturalists have asserted the primacy of food in the making of mind. Primitive theology indicated the im portance of food long before science began to take an interest in such a commonplace affair. There was no famine, no thirst, in the Valhalla of the ancient Nordics. “Bread of heaven™ has its place in all modern religious ceremonies. So much for supramundane institutions. A similar philosophy holds for mundane existence. Sociology says the family is the unit of the social order. But the family, so far as sociologists can re out, is centered around the heart] place where food was cooked. getting, food preservation and food dis- tribution constitute the fundamentals of wealth. But it Is possible to go still farther. Perhaps the same organ that masticates food- manufactures lan- guage What do we mean by “sweet memo- ries”? Under what conditions do we have “bitter experiences”? What is meant by “mental craving”? Why do some feelings “set your teeth on Y Why do I say that some expr ns “make me sick”? Why does a disgusted person usually pretend that he is spit- ting his disgust out of his mouth? (Copyright, 1631, My Neighbor Says: Sweeping oilcloths and lino- Jeums wears them as walking on them. An oiled mop or dry mop is much better to use on them. A coat of wax fre- quently applied helps to preserve both oilcloth or linoleum. If cream or custard sauce cur- dles put the vess3l in which it is cooking in a pan of hot wa- ter and heat well. It will soon become smooth again. Flaked salmon and The children, however, not only stay | m in the dark, but will feign death if tl After mating | f | the mother seeks a place in a secluded Any economist will tell you that food | th Brittle Fingernails. Dear Miss Leeds: I wonder if you could tell me what to do to stop my fingernails from splitting? Could it be caused from the nail polish? I| ‘week, ‘any _advice. MAE. Answer—In many cases of brittle ‘The fective for least 10 minutes every day for two weeks. By the end of this period the nails should be so improved that they may be kept in condition by & weekly use of the oll. LOIS LEEDS. Freckles. Dear Miss Leeds: How can you get rid of just a few freckles? L. K. Answer—Here are two mild bleaches for freckles. Either of them should be nuts, SERVES 6 PORTIONS. Slices from a No. 2 can are & nice size. Place the slices of toug! elt 3 drams (avoirdupois) ax in 10 drams of olive oil. from the fire and gradually stir in 1| dram of salt, 1 dram of powdered resin and 1 dram of powdered alum. | In order to pay a man $50 a week his employer must get $40.000 worth of productive business out of him. Even then there might be a loss. Let us pre- sent the case this way: Assume that you are in business for yourself and that you do a business of $40,000. If you could clear § per cent net as your and the normal interest on the money you bad invested you might consider yourself lucky. Yet a man who is not actually for him- self earns the same amount of money and women who have managerial ity and they can capitalize it only their own ent . Yet it N right to say that one class of work: JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in Etiquette. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. TIMES ARE SO HARD THAT SOME FAMILIES CAN NO LONGER AFFORD is working more for iiself than the other. Some of us are so close to our work that we haven't time to see things in a clear light. It does us all good to detach ourselves from the scenes, as we have tried to do here, and get an perspective. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. It seems to me that mothers under- estimate the power of their val. Yet all of us have a clear of our childhood. We remember vividly many occasions when we recognized that some speech or action did not meet the approval of our parents. Disapproval can be as terrible to & sensitive child as the lash of a whip. But too frequent disapproval of every- thing and anything soon loses its sting, its power to correct. @& mother asks: “How can I prevent the child from interrupting the conversation of older persons?” she is disfegarding the fact that disapproval of the child’s actions is one of the thods by which she shows that they Her next step