Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1931, Page 26

WOMAN'S PAGE Simple Dresses for Babies BY MARY MARSHALL. The ideal baby dress is easy fo put| g eu;lw make and easy to wash and | {ron. should provide warmth. and | protection with the least possible dis-| comfort to the baby. :Ideas’ have | | | 2 elaborate or expensive dresses. What he should have is plenty of very simple, egsily laundered dresses or slips so that he can be kegl as spotlessly clean and fresh as possible. The pattern diagram given here has these ‘measurements: . AB—12 inches, BE—4 inche:. AG—20 inches, GD—10_inches, AY—3 inches. AX—3 inches, ¥Z—1 inch. ZF—8_inch: The straight and curved lines should | be drawn as indicated, connecting the various points given. ‘When cutting the dress, lay AG, which is the center front and center back, on a fold, and AG, which is the sleeve and’ shoulder, on a fold. The material is really first crosswise, for AB, then lengthwise, for AC, and is cut fourfold. The gown is French-seamed along ED, for underarm and under-sleeve seams. It is slashed down three inches in the center back and is bound about the neck with the softest white tape or with a narrow, soft white linen bind- ing. Tie ends of tape are used to hold it loosely together at the back. My Neighbor Says: After removing the tough por- tion 'of the center of a grape- fruit and separating the pulp, place an after-dinner mint in the center of each half and chill. The mint gives the grapefruit a deli- clous flavor. To clean fireplace bricks, cover them with a paste made of pow- dered pumice and household am- monia. Let it dry for an hour, then gcrub with warm, soapy water. A teaspoonful of granulated sugar added to the water in which turnips are boiled removes the strong turnip taste some ob- ject to ‘When making mayonnaise, stir the beaten egg into cold vinegar and when it is boiled it will not curdle, as may be the case when eggs are added to hot vinegar. (Copyright, 1931 Soccer as a Beauty Aid BY CHARLOTTE C. WEST, M. D. | HOSE who are interested in the improved health of young girls will welcome the fact that soccer, a form | of foot ball, is becoming more and more | popular. | In soccer, the hands are not allowed to touch the ball, which is kicked over the fleld with the feet, legs, head and body. It is a team game with all the pos- sibilities of socidl ‘contacts plus won- derful physical training in swift skillful mrovements which perfect co-ordination of nerve and muscle, The number of players on each side is 11. The circumference of the ball 5 not less than 27 nor.more than 28 inches. For organized team work gym- nasium track sults of distinguishing color are worn. Mature girls should wear brassieres. The game includes many types of kicking, and beginners will remll: preliminary “warming-up"” exercises it prevent stiffness, lameness, spraine and ankles. kn‘;'eh!uenexerdsea will limber your mus- cles and joints and make for extraor- | dinary suppleness and flexibility, pre- | paring for the real work of the game, | the object of which is to get the blll! through the cpponents’ line. | The players are constantly ofl_the% ground, runn'ng, kicking, heading the ball with the front of the head (just above the forehead), jumping to stop & high ball from scoring goal. | While the hands and arms are not allowed to touch the ball, they are also in constant motion, elevated above the head when playing goalkeeper; out- stretched for body balance when kick- ing, and so forth. This gloriously strenuous game calls for a good deal of strength and vitality and should not be undertaken by girls whose physical condition will not war- rant the outlay of energy required. | Soccer increases the height, as is shown by college statistics, molds the | body into symmetrical lines and culti- vates great skill, fleetness and agility of the feet. so overcoming awkward- ness and any defects in walking. Bowlegs and knock-knees, where these tendencies exist, will quickly yleld to the forceful kicking exercises. “Heading it.” as the play of the ball with the head is termed, develops the musculature of the neck so that a beautifully rounded column is the re- ward of faithful players. Simplified soccer holds out wonder- ful possibilities for girls o6f younger MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Perrs. Bran with Cream. Baked Sausages. Potato Cake. Corn Muffins. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Vegetable Plate. Ice Box Rolls. Cofiee. Chocolate. Blanc-Mange. Tea. DINNER. Cream of Onion Soup. Fried Liver and Bacon. Potato Croquettss. Baked Stuffed Peppers. Lettuce, French Dressing. Green Apple Ple, Cheese. Coffee. CORN MUFFINS. Three-fourths cup cornmeal, 1% cups white flour, 14 ‘cup sugar (little more if you like it sweet), 1, teaspoon salt, 1 cup milk, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon melted butter, 4 tablespoons baking powder. Mix and sift dry in- gredients, add milk, beaten egg and butter; *bake in muffin tins ° in hot oven 20 minutes. BLANC-MANGE. Heat 6 cups strong black cof- fee in a double boiler until it reactes the boiling point, then add 1, teaspoon salt, 3 squares unswectened chocolate, ' 1 cup sugar and 2; cup cornstarch whifh bas been dicsolved in '; cup water. Cook until smooth and thick. Remove from the fire and add 1 teaspoon vanilla, Pour into a mold and allow to harden. Serve surrounded with cream which has been whipped to a stiff froth, well sweetened and flavored with vanilla and nutmeg. POTATO CROQUETTES. cups sifted bread crumbs, ¥4 of a cup grated cheese, a few spriggs of parsley cut fine (not too small), 1 tea- spoon of salt and !; teaspoon pepper. Into these put 6 largc- sized mashed potatoes and 3 . Mix all together and when all is mixed weil form into flat ob- longs about 2 inches long (not too flat) and fry until brown. ‘These can be fried in butter or lard, but I always use olive oil. This recipe usually makes 30 or more, (Copyright. 1931.) vears, and there is no doubt that much of the discomfort experienced by girls will_disappear entirely under carefully regulated _physical education of this “BONERS” Humorous Tid-Bits School Papers. From ~ “THE LARK THAT SOARS ON DEWY WING" MEANS THAT THE LARK Wgfi GOING SO HIGH AND ING HIS WINGS SO HARD TT':!OAI;“ HE BROKE INTO PERSPIRA- An heir is when anybody dies you get what is left. Shakespeare wrote tragedies, comedies errors. . ¢ In what order to the Gospels come? One after the other. Climates last all the time, but weather only a few daje. Name the three races of man. Foot race, horse race and automobile. ‘The Augustan era was a mistake of Augustus. Masculine, man; feminine, . woman; neuter, corpse. The Pilgrim Fathers were Adam and | Other State will fiv over and place her company an’ Eve. (Copyright, 1931.) I'M LEAVING YOU TODAY, MRS. KENYON NEXT WASHDAY MY, MY! LOOK AT THIS SNOW-WHITE WASH. AND | DIDN'T SCRUB ONE BIT. RINSO’S GRAND, MRS. KENYON E EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1931 WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered U. 8. Patent Office. When Harry Park of the old Century Cycle Club performed remarkable tricks on a wagon wheel? NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Tllustrations by Mary Foley. CXVIL CABBAGE LOOPER. Autographa Brassicae. OOPING the loop ‘is a serious business with this worm. Her | enemy, man, is forever dusting her food with vile tasting and | evil smelling powders. In order to | preserve her life, she must loop herself | about the plant to get the food which | the spray gun failed to reach. | _She has cost us millions of dollars. | She seeks the potato, parsley, tomato, | beets and many other vegetables and, | not satisfied with these, goes to flowers | as well. . A great traveler, she is known all over the United States as well as in Canada and Mexico. Her mother is an attractive looking moth, éressed in mottled brown, turn- ing to bronze. Her forewings are brown, {and in each of them is a silver letter | U. Sometimes the letter runs together | {in the center and makes an eight. This |is her distinguishing mark. e hides | | during the day and steals out at night. | | On the upper sturface of & leaf she | places singly, tiny greenish-white eggs. | | They are beautifully marked. She hy:‘ dozens of these during the, night and | hides when daylight comes. | Two weeks later, or earlier, little pale: green loopers are busy on the plant. They grow darker and in two weeks are fully grown, ebout one and a half Inches long. Along his fat sides each | has a white line. His legs are located | | near the ends of his body. This is why | he has to loop like the measuring worm. His head is dark and small, his jaws | are strong. The body has fine hairs over it. If nothing happens, he will be full- grown in two weeks. Now he gets busy | and spins a fiimsy curtain and hides behingd it. It is fastened to a leaf with many tangled threads. So thin is the greenish brown material you can see | the youngster transforming from the ! dark green worm into a moth. In about | two weeks he will step out a full grown | meth and at nightfall seek his mate. Moths do not destroy food. It is their children that are so destructive. In this family, the first children are so few that they do little harm. It is when the family is increasing every two weeks at an alarming rate that our plants and flowers are consumed. I | They have several parasite enemies, especially a wasp that makes great in- roads on the family number, and they succumb to a disease which often wipes out a who'e colony of them. This af- fords some relief. but the moth in an- family on our fresh crop. (Copyright, 1931.) WHY, KATE... | THOUGHT YOU LIKED IT HERE THEN YOU'LL STAY, KATE? I'M GLAD! WE'LL USE THOSE THICK RINSO SUDS FOR ALL CLEANING THE GRANULATED SOAP IN if : i . : & Thurs, 4,30 P-M., Station WRC, ' ' s o - Millions use it for whiter washes . = {DorothyDix| 1 oro X} 5o Tact? Salesmanship A ‘WOMAN correspondent asks: “What is tact? What is your idea of a tactful woman?” Tact is that sixth sense that makes us divine things with our hearts that we cannot fathom with our heads. It is the gift of the gods that makes us say the right thing to people instead of the wrong thing. It is the lubricant that keeps social and family life moving on oiled bearings without friction. It is the magic that enables a wife to manage her husband without his ever finding it out. It is the apotheosis of the proper s proach and the sublimation of super-salesmanship. N My idea of a woman of-fact is one who never steps on our toes and who skirts nimbly around our prejudices instead of running rough- shod over them. One who perceives our “Keep-Off_the-Grass” signs and respects them even when we do not flaunt them in her face. One who can say “no” without giving offense or making enemies and who can even tell us]?(l our {aults in a way that flatters our vanity instead of wounding our self-love. The woman of tact recognizes that it saves time and energy and painful bruises to walk around a stone wall instead of trying to butt it our head. Therefore, when she.has t> deal with people who down with are, as the homely phrase goes, “set” with them about them. She lets them hold in as she does to her own. And just because she does not - petually on the defensive championing their e o P sensibly modify it and often come to her way of thinking, Nor does the woman of tact ever drag forth into the family eircl the topics that are like & red rag to a mad bull and that meVlubl; Dl:l;pl:t: a free-for-all fight. On the contrary, she keeps the forbidden subject Tonked up tight and fast in the skeleton closet, ana when ber of the housel about to approach the door she lures hi; it and steers the conversation into safer channels. S I The tactful wife does not rawly henpeck her husband and make him She does not make him a person of small importance in Itis own home and blatantly impose her own authority. Far from it. She exalts him so continuously as the head of the house and pays him so much outward homage that he never an object of derision for the ribald. runs things. If she is married to a stingy man she doesn’t fight with him over an allowance or wheedle pennies wants, and tells him that, of out of The tactful woman never corrects her children i humiliates them and makes them surly, nor does she coniimcal noss, that about, their defects, because that breaks down th an inferiority complex. She rules them by judicious praise nd enee them to make the most of themselves by putting th‘; loud p&:lngn“?h‘efi good qualities. ‘The tactful woman never loses a says the kindly thing. She gives us enough and She mever.pays unexpected vists. tions, nor pries into our affairs. She praises our things that she Keeps silent about, those she doesn't like. s e v At we don't think we are putting on weight. clety. is the incarnation of the Golden Rule, BY LOIS It is not unusual to see some girl | | or woman who looks very charming in | her evening gown or sleeveless sport | frock until one happens to notice her | elbows, when the entire effect may be ruinéd. Perhaps they are rough and red or even calloused in appearance, Such elbows are among the first signs that youth is passing and they are ugly signs because in most cases their unat- tractive condttion is caused by neglect. | In order to see one's elbows as others see them it would be a good idea for | milady to take a hand mirror and study them. Notice if the skin is red d crepelike in appearance or coarse and | rough in texture. The woman who finds them smooth and white is indeed fortunate, but even she should pay par- ticular attention to this part of her arms in order that they may remain in that condition. First of all the elbows should be thor- oughly scrubbed with soap and water | 'SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. | | | | | You better beat it out to the shed, Nippr. We's habin’ some dress-up h> hor> s too el T adorsh for doos. in—Whoo-hoo! Muvvert | DO, MA'AM. BUT YOUR WASH IS SO HEAVY, IT'S REALLY TOO MUCH FOR ME Say scrubpe, “Thank linens,” suds! No, course, she has to dress han everybody expects it of the wife of such & prominent el e 3 DOROTHY DIX, MILADY BEAUTIFUL | ofl or cream and then-proceed to mas- goodbye to ~out in their opinions, she'does not argue Peace to their own belfefs, own point of view, they in- she perceives any mem- finds out that she really him. She goes and gets what she man as he is, she continually nag them eir morale and develops friend because she always does and not too much of her so- She never asks indiscreet ques- And she never, never asks us if In a word, the tactful woman LEEDS, when taking the nightly warm cleans- ing bath. If the skin is discolored or | calloused, soak the elbows for a few minutes every night in warm water in which a teasposnful of borax. has been dissolved. Also Tub the elbow with the TSRO inside of half a lemon that has had most of the juice squeezed out. The skin of the elbow is very likely to become harsh and dry unless it has a thorough massage treatment at least once a week. If the elbows have been neglected, it is & good plan to give the treatment every night for two or three weeks to restore the skin to normal condition. First cleanse the skin thor- oughly as described and then apply a little warm almond oil or olive oil to which & few- drops of tincture of ben- zoin have been added. If preferred, a bleaching tissue cream such as a lemon or cucumber cream may be used. Lu- bricate the elbow thoroughly with the sage as follows: When m:issaging the elbow on the right arm, place the thumb of the left hand on the inside of the right elbow, bend the arm and rub around the point of the elbow with the fingers. Massage the left elbow in a similar fashion, After the skin has absorbed as much of the crezm as it will, wipe off the excess. Pat on a little skin tonic and powder, If the skin of the elbow is particu- larly dry and scaly it is a good idea t> avoid the soap-and-water cleansing for a few days and apply a little of the following lotion every night and morn- ing: Tincture benzoin, 10 drops; alco- hol, one drzm: oil of sesame or sun- flower ofl, four ounces, Continue to use this until the scaly patches are smoother TRY IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK, KATE. FLL GET YOU SOME OF THAT “NO-WORK"” SOAP 1 HEARD ABOUT clothes t frothy “top” ‘in tub, washer and dishpan FEATURES Not Only the Best—But - The Most of the Best for the Least in Your Nearby &5C0 Store Thousands of modern Women taught by their mothers to know values trade regularly in their nearby 4500 Stores, where they always get Quality at a Saving We're Growing—Growing—Growing! Another 4500 Combination Grocery and Meat Store 2614 ConV{,lehc_:tgitcus éAve. N.W. 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