Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1931, Page 42

WOMAN’S PAGE. Keep Hands in Good Condition BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. Housework entalls keeping the hands in water more or less, which makes it imperative that the woman pay par- ticular attention to her hands to keep them looking well. All the attention should not be directed toward mani- curing, but some to the soaps and solu- WITH COURT PLASTER. tions she uses, the scouring agents and the very day care given her hands. It is as important to use a kitchen eoap that agrees with the skin as to have a toilet soap that does. Just what soap should be used each person has to find out for herself, according to the gensitiveness of the skin and its nat- ural oiliness or freedom from oil. This is true of solutions. Some which are excellent for clothes or dishwashing will redden certain skins or make nails brittle. Others roughen the hands It is advisable to use a hand lotion that counteracts the bad effects of agents that do not suit the hands when such must be emploved. In fact, a good hand lotion is an essential to use frequently. One home maker whose “BONERS” Humorous Tid-Bits School Papers. From THE PIGMIES’ CHIEF FOOD IS THE BANANA, BUT SOMETIMES THEY HAVE A BITE OFF A MOSQUITO, ‘WHICH 1S VERY POISONOUS. Chivalry is the attitude of a man to- ward a strange woman. A conservative is a kind of green- house where you look at the moon. King William had a New Forest maid ;nd he killed every one who chased his ear. Sir Walter Raleigh was the under- | taker of the Jamestown colony. Georgia was founded by people who had been executed. If an experiment be successful, the result will inevitable. The stomach is just south of the ribs. (Copyright, 1931.) hands are perfectly kept always washes them thoroughly with her best toilet soap after each dishwashing. Then she | uses the Jotion. Another woman whose nails are rather brittle finds the liquid nail pol- ish which, as you know, acts like a | varnish, is a fine preventive against | broken nails. It strengthens the nails |as well as polishes them. .Another woman who dislikes the high polish the liquid gives is very particular not to use any solutions that tend to make nails brittle, and after each dishwash- ing dries her nails thoroughl lndbgol- | iakes them §s Orientals 4o by rubbing them in the 3 Broken nails are annoying, since they | catch in every slightest hness. One of the best ways to treat them is with surgeon's plaster. Stick a tiny shaving of the plaster over the broken part-of the nail the nail. This soothing remedy is ex- | cellent when doing housework, as the plaster will withstand quite a little water. But for good looks use pink | court plaster in the same way. It will scarcely show while it protects, but it will come off when the hands are washed. It requires frequent renewing. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. 1 FOP 90t & letter-from ma today, being Deer Willyum, T arrived at my sister | even "unpacked yet. so naturelly there is 10 news, so I will exhaust this letter in relating a peculiar happened on the train. Well, it seems the sceot direckly facing me was fully occupied by a woman of such fat contours that the very site of her was enough to make me feel like an underweight famine victim in India instead of a normal dieting woman, and the ferst thing she did was to volun- tarily try to engage me into a conver- sation. Now Willyum as you know Ive trav- elled enough and read enough to know that experienced travellers dont greet chance travelling companions with open arms and_expansive information, so I maintained & politely noncommittal demeanor through all her apparently aimless remarks about the weather and the scenery. Well Willyum my suspicions were deepened when she came out poinf blank and asked me where I was going. | Of corse I wasent weak enough to tell | her. ~ I murmured something to the | generel effect that I hadent decided | yet. At that point my suspicions were absilutely verified. In other werds I suddenly missed my handbag with all my money in it. | Well Willyum, & plan of campaign | occured to me like an inspiration Looking her strate between the eyes I | remarked in a cold steely voice, Some- | thing very strange has happened, some- body has taken my handbag and I know | who that somebody is, in fact with very | little personel effort I could reach out | and touch that somebody. | Well Willyum I could see her change color like a dying rainbow. Who is it? she asked weakly, and just than I was | conscious of sitting on a protuberance | and I realized it was my handbag, and I answered quickly, The conducter. At that moment he passed by in person and if he wasent imbarrassed by that womans accusing glances it must of been because he dident notice them. | Anyway she saved the situation by get- ting off a few stations later, and my mental relief was ony equalled by my fizzical relief, because sitting on =2 an hour is no bed of roses. Fann: | love, and please write soon to your | distant wife Pawleen. | |'| Fashions of Today BY MARIE SHALMAR. Negliges. Orange, turquoise, geranium, coral, jade, sapphire, American beauty, emer- ald green, lobster, tiger lily, salmon, Chinese lacquer, = begonia, pumpkin, hollyhock, copper and fuschia. These are the colors favored this autumn for the important sort of negliges, hostess gowns and informal dinner pajamas. | They are made of transparent velvet | and” sometimes of rich satin. With | long sleeves that flare from the shoul- | ders or with more abruptly flaring sleeves that end just above the elbow. | ~They are very graceful, these new | negliges and_invariably make one look | one’s ‘best. Sometimes there is a com- | bination of two colors, or a color with | black. Occasionally there is lace and sometimes a girdle of metal cord, but all retain a strict simplicity that adds to their charm. ‘The choice is about even, perhaps, between pajamas and gowns. Both a{]e ]so lovely that there really isn't any choice, ithe most charming examples of them | 0il Stains. Oil or butter stains on fabric uphol- stery will respond to the following treat- | ment: Cover the spot with French chalk | or with a paste of fuller's earth and water. Leave this on for 24 hours, then brush off. and trim the edges as you cut | Fanny's safe and sound and havent | incident that | | handbag in one position for more than | Albit and little Herbit all send their WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. tered U. B. Patent Office. When plum trees attracted Washing- ton boys to Szymanowsky's Hill, Ninth and E streets northeast? THE STAR’S DAILY PATTERN SERVICE A charming new version of a Eu- genie model is sleekly molded below the hips in kasque effect, 1t is indeed flattering in sheer vel- vet in rich plum shade. Tip of whit> Venice lace accenis the one- sidedness of the bodice, that cuts its breadth so beautifully. The puffed treatment of the sleeves contrasts with the slenderness below. And here it is for you to copy ex- actly, Think of the saving in DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Are Good Clothes Needed to Achieve Success? JDEAR MISS DIX—Is there any way to make man spend s little money on clothes for himself? My boy friend is making only $115 & month and, of course, it takes a great deal of that to live, but he has only one sult and that is four years cld and worn and shiny. His overcoat is dreadfully shabby and his shoes and hat aren't nice. I know he would get along better in business if he didn't look like & tramp, but I don't want to hurt his feelings and make him think I am ashamed of him, because I am not. MARGARIE. Answer: Of course, on your friend's income he can't look like s ready-made clothing advertisement, but he should be able to dress better than he does, and if he has to economize somewhere he had better cut down anywhere else than on his back. It is & queer Q.hlnq that & great many men never understand the plychology of clothes. 'y think it doesn't matter how they look. The; uote glibly that the coat doesn't make the man, and are very scornful o ose Who judge a person by his appearance. They say that what matters is what is inside of a man, not what is on the outside of him. Which all 3;3;.2: nt;ue enough theoretically, but in reality we are all judged by our OPbeovilm, a true heart may throb under a soiled shirt and a wonderful rain function in a head that needs a haircut, and a lovely soul inhabit a body that has a dress of the vintage of five years ago; but the general public would be likely to ignore them and choose as companions men and women who were more familiar with the laundry and the barber shop and the specialty shop and pleasanter to look at. After all, judging people by their clothes isn't so silly a test of char- acter as it seems, for we unconsciously expsess ourselves in the way we dress. A man who is shabby, for instance, shows that he is one of three things—that he is down on his luck, or that he is lazy, or that he lacks a proper appreciation of the world’s opinion, g cost, over the original Paris model. And it's so_easily put together. Style No. 3400 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38 and 40 inches bust. Size 16 requires 3% yards 39-inch, | with 15 yard lace edging. Canton-faille crepe in dark green snd black crepe satin are other interesting suggestions for its development. For a pattern of this style, send 15 cents in stamps or coin directly to the Washington Star's New York Fashion Bureau, Fifth Avenue and Twenty- ninth street, New York. Don't envy the woman who dresses well and keeps her children well dressed. Just send for your copy of our Fall and Winter Fashion Magazine. It shows the best styles of the com- ing season. pattern at cost price of any style show, The pattern is most economical material requirements. It enables you to weer the new frocks at little ex- pense—two frocks for the price of one. You will save 510 by spending a few cents for this book. So it would pay you to send for_your copy now. Ad- dress Fashion Department. Price of And you may obtain our in | baok 10 cents. Now! 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Start using the KolynosDry-Brush Tech- nique. Resultsovernight. Buy a tube of Kolynos. OMETIMES a man is shabby because he is unfortunate, Through no fault of his own he has lost his ition, but this type of shabbiness is recognizable at a glance, because, although his clothes may be threadbare and his boots broken, his clothes are clean and pressed and his shoes shined. He has done the best that he could to keep uj appearances, and 1f T were an employer I fould give that sort of man a cgnnca He's almost sure to make good. Then there is the man who is shabby because he is lazy. He works only enough to make him a bare living. His clothes are of cheap material because he wouldn't put in the extra effort required to buy a good quality. His shoes are unshined. His trousers bag at the knees. There are gtease stains on his coat and waistcoat because he is too indolent even to keep himself clean, and if I were an employs sort of shabby man. Besi¢es clothes showing a man’s morals. A man's knowledge that he er I would never give a job to that s character, they also affect his is shabby takes the spunk out of him, while the feeling that he is well dressed gives him self-confidence. Also it is true that nothing succeeds like success, and the man who wants to be prosperous must look prosperous. (Copyright, 1931.) DOROTHY DIX. A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK BY HERBERT ANDOM notes in A Washington Day Book: A handsome young Government | official in Washington whose voice is bringing him a certain degree of fame | is building a rep- utation in the Cap- ital as “The Fly- ing Tenor.” He is Floyd Wil- liams, administra- tive _assistant of the George Wash- /. ington Bicenten- nial Commission. During the week Williams _aids in making the 200th anniversary of George Washing- ton in 1932 a suc- cess. Nearly every - | Saturday after- noon he hops & plane out of Washington and flies to New York | where he sings over the radio. ‘Williams, a brother of Miss Lola williams, secretary to Vice President Curtis, was a member of Curtis’ office personnel before going with the Bicentennial Commission. ‘While Curtis was Senator from Kansas, young Willlams worked in his | office for six_years. At one time he | was clerk of the Senate Rules Commit- tee. Ernest Jakncke, that tall, erect, dis- | tinguished Assistant Secretary of the Navy, tells this story on himself: . Jahncke, & granddaughter of M. Stanton, Secretary of War | under President Lincoln, has as one of | her most prized possessions a walking | stick which was presented to Lincoln on_the battlefield at Gettysburg. When Roosevelt was President, Jahncke was summoned to the White | House for a conference with “T. R.” He prevailed on his wife to let him | carry the Lincoln cane along and show it to the President. Mrs. Jahncke agreed after caution- ing him to treat the treasure with the | greatest care. ‘When ushered into “T. R.'s” presence, Jahncke carried the cane with him. PLUMMER. After chatting for a while, he called the President’s attention to ll.. “Teddy showed the greatest interest in it” says Jahncke. “He examined it carefully and commented on its historic value “It wasn't long before I realized T had made a terrible mistake. Roose- velt—I could see it in his eyes—thought g’l‘i I was presenting him with that ick. “As he talked I grew panicky. I knew that I didn't dare return to New Orleans and my wife without that cane —President or no President. “There was but one thing to do— | et out of there and get out quickly, “So, at the first chance, I jumped up. grabbed Roosevelt's hand, seized my cane, and with a hasty ‘Glad to have met you, Mr. President,’ I made it for the nearest exit.” To Clean Zinc. Zinc in sinks and on stoves should be cleaned by scrubbing with hot soapy water to which some soda has been added, afterward rinsing and drying. Finally polish with a little whitening mixed to a paste with turpentine. Ap- ply with a pisce of flannel and when dry rub off with a duster, Alec the Great I find most of my worries. That seem so great at night, Look smaller in the mornin When seen in broad daylight. Clean Up Dirty Woodwork INGER prints and smears on woodwork are unsightly. Get them off the easy way. Gold Dust cleans painted surfaces quickly—and safely. Always remember to let the work choose the soap. Gold Dust is the safest, quickest wayso get rid of dirty dirt. Ask your grocer for a box today. NANCY PAGE Takes Very Little to Make Baby Happy. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Because Ann Miller was the first grandchild and because she had been alling for the first nine months of her life, she had been on the way to being & spoiled baby. . All her relatives wanted to play with her. All of them wanted to shower her with toys. If she scorned the offering of one grown-up, then amother one came along with a bigger gift, hoping that her present ‘would find favor and that thereby she would score with the youngster. Perhaps & grown-up did win favor for the time being with the baby, but that adult was certainly looked upon with disfavor by the baby's wise parents. Qh, they realized the thoughtfulness FTZATURES The Woman Who Makes Good BY HELEN WOODWARD. Who started her career as a frightened typist and who became one of the highest-paid business women in ‘Whose Idea?” “Dear Miss Woodward: T am 40. I have had a hectic business career since it, wouldn't take it), chorus girl, movie extra, artist model. this the best, but j§ wages are poor. “Have an active new idens. 5ix years ago a magazine offered a big prize for movie idea. I submitted | two scenarios—both Indian stories. But ém-(ns my letter to them that did the | Helen Woodward, “In it T called attention to the fact that the Indian was the only race that | bad never been fully used. My idea is| this: ‘Exploit the American Indian.’| Use the American Indian as a hero. | I called attention to colorful costumes end blankets, their splendid horseman- | Office work (no stenography, hated | America. ed'to nothing at all. I don't want to hurt her; she is unfamiliar with #he | business and she sdoes not know how valueless such a bare suggestion must have been. For years in every big stu- dio hardly a week went by but that some one said, hy don’t we do some- thing with Indians?” and then the sub- ject was dropped, because nobody had submitted a story about Indians that was geod enougn. Mary can be sure that a big magazine and a group of motion picture companies wouldn't all ,et together just to cheat her out of a lew dollars. But there is a lesson in it. Don't submit ideas to anybody. Your ideas cannot be good if you're unfamiliar with the business. Ideas from the outside are almost never worth anything. Mary is a vivid and adventurous girl, I am sure she will find-a lot of interest- ing things to do, but they should mot have anything to do with writing or scenarios. JOLLY POLLY and generosity and love back of all the gifts, but they knew, too, that Ann was | being surfeited with things. Lois had studied child-care books | and magezines. She knew that a baby had more fun with a few simple play- | things than with a host of them. She realized, too, that a spoon and a tin pan were just as much, if not more, | fun in her daughter's eyes than a trick toy which worked automatically., It is the grown-up who realizes the clever- ness of the automatic toy. To the child it is just another thing to pull apart. When Grandfather Miller brought over a kiddie car she was glad it was that and not a gorgeous automobile Time enough for that later. Now the baby needed to learn co-ordination of muscles. And toys like scooters are useful for just such a purpose. Lois put some stripe of automobile | tire along the edges of the toy, and thus protected the furniture in the room, for untrained arms and legs will steer in queer and unexpected ways. FOOD PROBLEMS BY SALLY MONROE. Glassed fruits and vegetables are striking in their colors and designs. Whole peaches are packed in tall glass jars molded the fruit. peaches might have been considered s super- ficility in the good old days has be- come desirable in this sophisticated age, when beauty is a fetish with rich man, poor man, beggar man and thief Pint sizes in glassed fruits and vegetables, even smaller editions, attest to the fact that the majority of women prefer a one-meal luxury without left- overs. This 18 nothing but an endeavor to make a shopper's saunter through a And glowing within are food department as satisfying to the vision, in its own way, as an hour spent in a gallery of painting into a series of | | curves to accommodate the curves of inted to a rich red hue. What ship, their running ability. It was writ- ten in pencil on ordinary paper. I had no copy. I had faith in the motion pic- ture industry. Received two cards say- ing my work had been handed to the judges. That is all I ever heard. “This was in June. The following Fall, an Indian picture appeared in gorgeous ~olors and others followed in | ‘Whoopze.” Indian jazz bands appeared | at the Paramount Theater, with ideas taken from my own stories. I never | got & penny. Of course, I have been bitter ever since. MARY." | Mary says that she submitted her jdea to the motion picture people in June and in the Fall a picture appeared on Broadway carrying out her idea. My dear girl, it'’s impossible. ‘They could not have used your idea and pro- duced it as quickly as that. They must have been working on it long before they ever heard from you. 1 don’t see why picture companies and magazines advertise contests like this. Always afterward there are hun- dreds of people like Mary who think that they have been badly used, and| B. W. P.—Contractions are used freee their ideas stolen. But the people who |ly in everyday speech, but are to be know how the business is done can tell |avoided in formal utterance. Notice you that it isn't so. |that an apostrophe is used to denote In the first place, Mary's idea amount- | the omission of a letter or letters. KEeePs lictle AILMENTS from growing into BIG ONES! It may be just a coated tongue tonight . .. with dull eyes, bad color and breath. But by these symptoms Nature is telling you that you may have a sick child tomorrow. Help tonight is simple. Tomorrow it may be harder. A single sxmrle dose of Castoria is usually all thal's needed to bring relief; it often keepsa serious illness from developing. Castoria, you know, is the children’s own remedy—made specially to give the gentle help their delicate organs must have. It is a Eure vegetable preparation; contains no arsh drugs, no narcotics. In any starting illness such as a cold, a little fever, a food upset, a first-aid dose of Castoria is always a wise precaution. 1t’s never hard to get children to take Castoria. They love its taste, and are grate- ful for the relief it always brings to tied-up systems. 5 For babies or for older children, depend on Castoria’s gentle regulation. It has kept many a little ailment from growing into a serious one! Genuine Castoria always has the name Chas. H. Fletcher on the package. CASTORI CHILDREN RY FOR A Lesson in English. BY JOSEPH 1. 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