Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1931, Page 34

WOMAN’'S PAGE. | Avoiding Tiresome Methods BY LYDIA LE BARON "lm that the very speed is fatigulng, and the other so slowly that the tasks prolonged unduly and so Weary worker. Between the two m there s little choice, so far as the bodily effect is concerned, but the balance is THE TEMPO OF WORK SH NOT BE SO SWIFT THAT THE HOMEMAKER IS RUSHED. decidedly in favor of the former when it comes to making the most of one's time. There is & happy medium be- tween these two ways, fortunately, which is less wearisome than either. Avoid the feeling of pressure when performing household if you would thruuq:h the routine with least ?:cigue. e exercise of housework, while it does take one's energies, good for the health, just as any de- velop muscular exercise. But, like the latter, it must not be overdone. that opportunity is 1far sitting down tasks as well as which keep one on her feet. ‘The tasks which must be done stand- ing up or wd‘mxfi around, such as e or NANCY PAGE Nancy Fares Well When in Hospital, ’ ‘While Ne was in the hospital she had many v ‘bearing . Most of them came Nancy sald that every tmas. She felt so possession of her new daugh- ter, Susan, that she felt she was giving Ter friends gifts when they came to see her and she could show off this new daughter. But her friends who had day was like rich in the been helped and cheered by Nancy s0 many times in the past wanted to show their appreciation in some way. Nancy especially liked some little nosegays that one of her cousins sent. ‘These little bouquets of flowers were often called “tussymussies.” They had one small rosebud, some tiny spricis and separate blossoms, often the size of a button chrysanthemum, arr: d sym- metrically around the center flower. Nancy could hold one of these and smell its fragrance. With large bou- quets set in vases on dresser or bed- side table this was not possible. Another appreciated gift was a_bed Jacket, made from the popular knitted face. This is being used for dresses this year, and consequently is on sale in the yardage department of most shops. A’girdle of the lace was cut, hem turned and feather stitched.: A’ small circle was cut for neck. Two slanting Ppleces were turned back for revers. . Ribbon ties placed strategically on circumference caught the bed jacket under the arms, making it warm and comfortable. DAILY DIET RECIPE COFFEE MOUSSE., Ground coffee, one-quarter cupful; boiling wafer, three-quar- ters cupful; egg yolks, two; sugar, halt cupful, and whipping cream, one pint. SERVES 10 PORTIONS. Cook coffee and water five min- utes. Drain. Beat egg yolks and sugar together, add coffee, and cook in double boiler five min- utes, stirring constantly. Cool. ‘Whip cream and gently fold in cooled coffee mixture. Put in freezing pan of refrigerator until frozen, about four hours. DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes much fat in lks. Rich in A and B, Can be eaten by normal adults of average or under weight, in. Hyen the tasks which sre done sit- down, if performed under pressure imited’ time, become wearsing. 1t is when they are done with reasonable and the pursuit of plessure. (Ocpyright, 1931.) BY D. C. PEATTIE. | I was walking around the north side of my house when I stopped short, and | Imepared to give battle. On the wall | ere clung a little brown centipede, | not a foot from the open window. Now | centipedes are reputed to catch flles and other insects, and thelr poisonous qualities are reputed to Be richly ex- aggerated, the bad reputation of trop- ical centipedes having been transferred | tosour small native species that looks | more like a ball of flufl drifting along | than any dreaded monster. Still, I | cannot, with the best of will, work up | sympathy with centipedes. I like in- | Bects (except chiggers), having, indeed, a passion for beetles and a tolerance for many less beautiful six-legged fel- lows, and even the eight-limhed spiders larl:‘fasclnatinx to watch at their spin- | ning. But a hundred legs, more or less, is 92 more than I approve, and justly or unjustly, reasonably or inconsistently, I decline to extend the faintest hos- pitality to centipedes. In this case, as I approached the motionless creature, T saw that he was already dead. I don't know how I knew this. He hadn’t curled up his 100 toes or dropped his jaw or rolled up his eyes. And he still remained on & perfectly vertical wall, but he had | & look, as coroners in detective stories | say, of rigor mortis, so I knocked him down, with military honors, counting | one more victim of the advancing | osts. . | With each Autumn night, now, thou- | sands, millions of living beings, almost all of them ypry- small and frail, meet | death. Some of the humble wild folk, of course, have means of living through the Winter, but many, most, I think, have not. Theirs is the span of one | hrief season. They sing, they fiy, they swim, they run, they gleam and feed and mate—apd they are gone. But they live as long as we do—if Mr. Einstein is right. If time is relative to your location in the cosmos, why isn't it also relative to the species of animal you are? To LLI: , they used to belleve, and to the fairies, a year is like a day. A god might marry a beautiful mortal, but the mortal bloomed and faded before his eyes, in the space of almost no S0 to the brainless, reckless, 11 their beauty, light, mate, drop , die where they cling, and vanish into dust while to us it®is only another Summer. Fireflies live a few weeks. Periodical cicadas emerge for a few days once every 17 years— and are glad for all that Nature gives | them. And yet some old men com- plain that life is short. I'r MAY be mistaken judgment, buf it seems to us that however good cooking, 15 & sameness about family dinners NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Illustrations by Mary Foley. CLX. STILT BUGS. Jalysus Spinosus. ALKING on stilts is an old story in this family. They knoy-how to use them from the very beginning. The family is famous where the - | large, juley tomato is grown. For a long time this bug was able -to enjoy the fruit of the vine and then walk away on his stilts and hide him- self dut the day. Look for him when the light came and he had mysteriously disappeared. In a thorough search for him’ after the family had made a raid on a very fine tomato pateh. he was discovered hidden under the low vegeta- tion nearby. His actions were such as to make you think it impossible for him to be in- terested In anything at all. He was so sluggish and indifferent when you roked him about that you about decided t could not be one of these insects after all. The sleepy littie were removed from the field and ti tomatoes in- spected the next day. There were fewer tomatoes punctured, but the bugs were somewhat clever. The truth was, the [ )y the mother a few days before had hatched and her children were busy. They had been on the lant while the family of grown-ups ad been removed. The eggs are 1-36th of an inch long, cylindrical and rounded at each end. ‘They are faintly ridged lengthwise and are wh‘a to &fle brown. e mother places them singly to the stems of the tomato plant. In five days the little egg opens and tiny brownish green nymphs, with very dark legs, step out. They crawl about tryt_;_ug their stilts and also their beaks. ey puncture the stems, the young frult and the hlossom stems. Deprived of the sap, the fruit falls to the ground. As soon as the little stilt walkers out- grow a coat or two, they hide under leaves and low growing vegetation dur- ing the dgy. S‘heu seem to be three generations a season. The older insects will go some distance in order to hide under Jeaves, oak leaves being the favorite source of protection. The adults are slender, brown crea- tures, with very long, thread-like legs, six of them. The last joint of t delicate antennae is thick and black. ‘The thighs thicken at their tip and give the bugs the strange gait. They walk along as if teetering on a pair of stilts. They have very small eyes and a beaklike mouth for sucking as well as biting. They are a light yellowish brown in color. ‘The morning is the time to get them. Prowling about ;u night, drinking deep of the juice of the plant and fruit, they are sluggish and indifferent. Go after them with a spray gun. (Copyright, 1031.) “BONERS” Humorous Tid-Bits From School Papers. that soon makes them acce] as a matter of course . . . especially by Something the he acquires toward the feminine ward- | robe soon after marriage. New things | —unless very startling—must be point- | ed out, or he will overlook them. { And what to do? Certainly not re- proach him ‘'with a plaintive “John, dear, don't you like the new stew?” ‘Thus does one rob a dish of the sav- or it might have if discovered yn. prompted. o | “If there is humor in the*family, a few circus tactics might not be amiss now and then. When along comes a ragout recipe that sounds piratical, Ject a little fun in to its ser 3 Set the table that it with coarse linen runners or & cked kitchen cloth; get out the crockery instead of fine china. Like crossbones, place a huge spoon and kitchen fork before | the host to facilitate service from the central pot. Potatoes should be plain bolled, or served in jackets; bread laced on the table in the loaf and | icked off for waiting members, slice | by slice with a big carving knife. Salad may be just assorted pickles; dessert, & tray of mixed fruit from which each may make a different choice. For the “Yo ho...and a bottle of rum” motif, beloved by adventurous spirits, there could be mulled cider, with the tang of harvest fields and presses. The same idea could be worked out for a real farm dinner, a Down in Dixle meal, a seaside dinner when fish is featured, a picnic in Midwinter, Cheese Pie. | _Line a pie pan with pastry. Cover the bottom with four ounces of cheese sliced thin Beat two eggs, add one heaping tablespoonful of flour and a pinch of salt, then mix with one cupful of sweet milk. Pour over the cheese |in a pie pan. Dot with bits of butter ARNOLD BENNETT WAS A SOL- DIER IN THE WAR ON THE UNION SIDE. HE TURNED TRAITOR TO THE _UN; BATTLE, TO BE ALLOWED TO PUT ON HIS UNION SUIT. Hydrophobia is an airplane which takes off from the water. The apostrophe is used to denote sex. ‘They don't raise anything in Kansas but Alpaca Grass, and they have to irritate that to m: it grow. Burns wraps his mouse in philosophy to make it more palatable, « Posthumous—a child born after the death of its parents. Why are the Middle Ages often re- ferred to as the Dark Ages? Because it was knight time. (Copyright, 1931.) Sauerkraut. Shred some cabbage, pound it thor- oughly with & wooden potato masher |and allow two teaspoonfuls of salt to each quart of shredded cabbage. Mix well, pack in hot glass jars closely, fill to running over with boiling water and seal tightly. This method does away with the odor and extra care during the on top. Bake until the custard is solid. CLIMBINC stairs to answer telephone | calls may be good exercise, but it's a poor economy for busy housewives. Put in an extension gelephone and save your strength, Cost— sbout what you pay for newspapers each (Bell System) 786 Thirteenth Street N. W. I3 souring process. The Chesapeake and Potomae Telephone Company MEtropolitan 9900 —_ THE_EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESI}AY“ OF THE MOMEN “Tippete of the J05 are wppearing m new coatn The nupfalso s seen. Tha Vin by Line Lo echioved &y the wrapped lines of e cont o the seated figure, collered end eupfed in. £it fox. DL The Woman Who Makes Good BY HELEN WOODWARD, Whose uniquely suce ul career, both in business and private life, enables her to :ruk with euthority on problems of Her Child. “Dear Miss Woodward: I have been married five years. I am 27 and a high school graduate. My life with my hus- band is unbearable, and it is getting worse and_worse. I . thought just, he best of it until my 4-year-old lit- tle one would be Helen Woedward., and whom I love more than my life? I have no place to leave him while I g0 to work, as I haven't any famil whatsoever. The salary which I hafi recejve will not enable me to keep up an apartment or employ some one to look after the child. Therefore I want you to g{eflu tell me what I shall do. If possible, I would want to board with & couple of refined old ladies who love children and where the environment would be pleasant. “GLADYS J.” Isn't it & pity that some woman with he madern woman. more money than ideas doesn't tackle this problem? There is really desperate need for places where women can leave their children when they go to work. And by that I don’t mean charitable places. There should be some place where a girl could pay a small sum and know that her children would be taken care of by trained nurses and trained teachers. In the meantime, Gladys J. may find her way out by putting an advertise- | ment in the suburban town in which she lives, stating the kind of boarding place she wants. She should also get in touch with the local Knights Women’s Christian Association, or Young Women'’s Hebrew Association, de- g;:!dln' on what rellfion she prefers. ey may be able find & place where she and her child can hoard. She ean also get some information ”01!% the Big Bisters’ Organization. e probation officer of the Chil- dren's will have the addresses of some le who would like a boarder like Gladys and would take g90d care of her child. Theres no trace of charity in this thing, because it's an honor for a mother to work. It ought to be an honor. She ought to be rewarded for it. Instead, usually she's made to suffer as if she were doing something disgraceful. (Copyright, 1931.) Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN, Working on Commission. “Working on commission” is a term that holds a great deal of mystery to the woman who has always been em- ployed on a fixed salary. To some it beckons with the lure of unknown possi- bilities. Others are sure there as a “catch” in it somewhere. You should have & fair knowledge of business customs and usages before you essay the saleswoman's life. Commis- slons vary according to the house for which one sells. It i+ a matter of ex- perience to find that different businesses vary‘in their rates ana methods of pay- ing_commissions. Needless to say, highest commissions are paid where the job of selling is most difficult, For example, we know of a security saleswoman who is paid a 10 per cent commission on her sales. ‘To go to the other extreme, there is a saleswoman in dress fabrics who is paid & 2 per cent commission. ‘The former's sales are infrequent, and they are the result of difficult “drum- ming.” The latter has a regular “line of accounts” which favor her with such business as she can take care of satis- factorily. Commissions are “ligt prices.” For exa is told that the watche: to sell must be sold at $5 and $10 & watch and she sells them under that figure, he;m ulu lol commission will be correspondingly less. Some commissions are paid only after C. G. Sloan & Co., Inc. S)odn have been bought and paid for. thers are pald as soon as the orders have been ‘“confirmed.” The term vdrawing sccount agamnsf commission” is familiar. It means that one is per- mitted to anticipate the payments of commissions by drawing against the total that will be owing one. Usually such drawing account is limited in some prearranged manner. Solicitors sometimes receive the down payments on magazines, household im- plements and such things as their com- missions. Insurance saleswomen may recejve from 40 to 50 per cent or there- sbouts of the first premium on a life golh:y as their commissions and about per cent of subsequent payments. ‘Women will geperally find that there is a cpstomary eommission paid in the business field of selling which they have chosen. Usually the better known or lower priced their article, the lower the commission. These factors will vary, and it is not amiss for a woman to in- vestigate the comparative commissions or remunerative conditions prevalent before committing herself. Baking Dishes. Pireproot baking dishes will last as long if brought to a boil saucepan before using. Soak brown oven ware in «old water before using. twice in a Hong Kong, China, has increased im- port duties on alcoholic preparations.. TRADE MARK Auctioneers 715 13th Street Antique and Modern ORIENTAL RUGS and CARPETS Including extra large sizes up to 31 feet long. A fine lot of Caucasian pieces such as Cabistans, Shirvans, Kazaks, Daghestans, Bokharas, as well as Sarouks, Keshans, Heretes, Heriz, Kermanshahs, Fereghans, Chinese, etc. . At public auction At Their Galleries 715 13th Street Today, Thursday and Friday, November 11th, 12th and 13th, 1931 at 2 P. M each day With Night Session Thursday, November 12th, at 8 P. M. mastuam On Free Exhibition Up to Hour of ruotwam Sale Each Day, TERMS: CASH. Columbus, Young A nd “t HE writer of this fragment ap- rently gives us an excellent clue ta herself in manner of ¥riting words disjointedly. The e i n’nd L” standing distinctly apart, are illustrations. We should be- lieye the writer to be uniquely fitted far either of two interesting vocations. She would prubng be sugoessful in the line of work finally chosen fi these two for which she seems so well adapted. s Hsthe 'upplr‘enul uv’etumthe et a success in the operal of Aynflt ‘drI“ Hflfi‘ove of the strange and unusual in trinkets and curios would enable her to satisfy a particu- larly profitable clientele. Seemingly, she would enjoy this type of work. We should also e:x:ct to find her capable of coess conducting a travel bureau. Here her apparent abil- ity to inspire confidence and trust would help in convincing strangers that her recommendations ¢ould be relied upon. The pern?l! contacts in this work she would find of great interest. / Although arousing confidence in others, she at_times suffers from a lack of faith in her own abili- ties. This infe ty complex is ap- parently not acutely developed and should disappear with the of her health. A period of relaxa eac] 'y, apoom] spent out of dcn,l. will work wonders u: :fis';ol;lm her feeling of self-reliance a 4 ? She shouiq avold getting hurt easily by her friends and relatives. can be avercame by their statements and acts less seriously, Could she real- ize that it is usually difficult for close associgtes to show an appreciation of true warth, she will be less irritated by their seeming indifference. o ote—dnalysts of Randuriting (s a0t In e rding to world in- A ] o i d lots of fui . The lar presents the hove reature. 1% ;:“"i"}mi o T a_handwrit will fing -n{it’nfié‘: k JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in Etiquette. BY JOSEFH J. FRISCH. HI FLYER 1S THE TYPE OF MAN WHO WiILL WORK AT ANVTHING — MOSTLY AT INTERVALS. E. G. M—In making introductions, such as, “Let me make you acquainted with—," “Meet “my friend—," “Meet Miss—," “Shake hands with—,” ete., should be avolded. “Mrs. Gray, Mr. Flyer,” with a rising inflection on “Mrs. Gray,” is the correct form. On formal occasions, we say, “Mrs. Gray, may I introduce (or present) Mr. Flyer?” o Mt st numiaio + Shelves. ‘To keep white enameled shelves look- ing fresh, cover them with waxed paper. It makes an invisible covering easily replaced and the ghelves will retain their appearance, My Neighbor Says: Candied ginger, orange or grapefruit lings are very nice to serve with the dessert course of & party menu. Never attempt to sweep up at once soot that has fallen onto a rug. Cover the soot with dry salt, let stand for a short time, then sweep up. Windows may be quickly and easily cleaned if rubbed with a woolen cloth that has been wrung out of hot water and molstened with kerosene. Polish after a few mir;utu with t:h‘mll:l i 1 stamps have . gluetP m". lay a thin paper over gxlem and l'\l;h & hot iron over the paper. e mucilage will not be spoiled. (Copyright, 1931 e o o o o o FEATURES, A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK - BY HERBERT PLUMMER. I’l' is a tribute to thet “grand old man of the Supreme Gourt” — Oliver ‘Wendell Holmes—that anxiety was felf in all quarters of effielal Washington when he failed ta take his usual place - seems more usual, that he does not get up from seat on | the bench as he once did. They would be quick to note such things in Justice Holmes. | The youngest of them remember his soldlerly erect bearing, the short and quick tread, the ever-twinkling eyes and friendly smile. ‘There was, for example, the time he went to the central post office in Wash- ington to call for a pareel which he had been motified was there. Inquiry re- ;::léd that it was a large one—some ‘The post office clerk, realizing who he was and fearing that the load would be too great, suggested that she have it sent to his home. Mr. Holmes gave her one of those ::‘nd:o\ll smiles of his, bowed low and Mldfl’. the French have a way of | sayin, t there are two things a man.| may never be ashamed to carry on his arm. One is & woman. The other is a i t Wlt-hktx “l'l:y_m:kad up the parcel ‘Was ‘ng pere many ld abot 50 stordes told about Justice Holmes in Washington that a veritable tradition has grown up around ‘him. One or more of them are always | told whenever his name is discussed. | He is of his career as a wgle’r in the Union Army during the Oivil . At one time he served on the bench with Justice Lurton, a Oonfed- erate soldjer. Every morning when the court is in session the justices don their robes in an anteroom and, headed by the Chief Jugtice, file inta the chamber. The line Ppasses a screen. Justice Holmes would always stand behind screen. As Justice Lurton passed he would snap to attention and Cheatth.e P - of y 'i'. ‘t:u original such ag-, tleman Ve M‘:finvfinz Cider Apple Sauce. Reduce four quarts of mew cider to two quarts by k enough pared, cored and q apples to fill a kettle. Let lowly for four hours. Good to serve with poast pork. Aflurins W a.u ways l)ut ‘HE American girl enchants men of every nation, for she has the grace of Spain, French chic, Italian culture, and Oriental allure. But there is one lure missing to make her irresist ihle—the :-Mmg-l mplemu }g!thg Wh'nm For years Pears’ Soap guarded English complexions, Get d. ;ke and *1-(& your skil respon Pears’ itle lather. You'll find Pears’ v e o] goods are sold, Pu.rs’ Soap, scented, 15¢, Scented, 8 bit lnon.". “Sleep Robbers” Don’t let an uncomfortable, flattened-out mattress abscond with your sleep-time. Semd the eld cheater to us for reformation. Our electric even kills all lurking germs in mattresses. $4 to $9. Our cleaners take out the dirt that invariably gets inside. new ticking is put on. Charming The cost is only Box :lprings and pillows renovated, or made to or: er at factory prices. We are headquarters for beds and bedding. : ZAB\N:; - 903 E St. N.W. e e o 0 o o e 0 0 0 0 00 00 0 00 00 0 00 “«P 29 44—St. Paul, Minn. National 9411 LOUELLA WINS This telegram tells the Story:— AMERICAN STORES CO. Louella wins again. Geo, A. Johnson, ope- rator of a Louella Creamery, Eaglebend, Minn., wins highest honors for butter entered in a scor- ing contest held by International Dairy Products Show, Portland, Oregon, October 24th to 31st.” \ 1931, Oct. 31, P. M. Lovella Butter has won more Prizes than any other Brand of Butter in the United States Americah Stores Co.