Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1931, Page 28

WOMAN’S PAGE. Decorating l Scrap Baskets BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. oA e . A i v BMART WASTEBASKETS MADE AS DESCRIBED WILL ORNAMENT A | LIVING ROOM NY woman can transform ordi- nary waste baskets, such as can be bought from 10 cents up, so that they are novel and even handsome. One of the in- teresting ways is to embroider a design on the basket, using the cross bars of the weave exactly as if they were those on cross-stitch canvas. As the squares are very large on most of these baskets, @ small design will be greatly enlarged, 8o be sure to note whether or not the design will fit the basket. A fine border for this work is the flowering vine, which is eight stitches high. This is narrow enough to be worked around both the top and lower part of the basket. The flower to match EFFECTIVELY. man's room, especially if he is fond of fishing. This is 5 cents and a self- addressed and stamped envelope. An ordinary handbox type of scrap basket can be given character by gluing an interesting picture on one side. The picture should be quaint as the bandbox | suggests, for it was in olden days that the pictured bandboxes were in vogue. | A gay colored box with the tandem | coach design pasted on with a gilt pa- per border framing it should be remin< iscent of the old sampler era. It would | Jjust suit the type of scrap basket. The | cross lines about the coach and tandem THE EVENING NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Tlustrations by Mary Foley. ROSY APPLE-APHID. Anuraphis Roseus, Baker. HE rosy apple-aphid is a colorful creature. Her stepmother is clad in deep purple, but her children are dressed in waxy pink, tinged with green. She has deep-pink eyes and rose-colored legs. Her antennae are long and a pinkish-green. Being handsome is no reason for spoiling our apple trees, however. As soon as the aphids are born they make their way to the newly opening buds. They feed on the outside of the leaf-bud and frult clusters, pumping and sucking the sap from the stems and formed fruit. As soon as the leaves appear the aphids pump the sap from the stems. The leaf curls form a shelter over the little sucker. Here, hidden from their natural | enemies, the birds and ants, to say nothing’ of the tree owner with his spray gun, the aphids continue their destructive work. When the rosy apple-aphid is 2 weeks old_she gives birth to her children. Two or three every day for a week or more. In a little over two weeks she is a grandmother. By the time July arrives the standing room is pretty crowded. Then to relieve the situation winged females are born. They fly at once to the narrow-leaved plantain close by. Here are born daughters who do not resemble their mother or grandmothers. They are | clothed in greenish-yellow and nearly | | all are wineless. | ‘The family increases at an alarming | rate. Of course, the ants are forever or the lookout for additional cattle, and birds are hungry little beasts, so the crowded condition at the sign of the plantain leas is somewhat lessened. pair of horses should remain. These suggest the canvas which in samplers is always left unworked. As Winter approaches a new situa- tion presents itself. A plantain leaf or weed is no place for the coming gen- ‘Then STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. 0. DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX DEAB MISS DIX—What is the 'ment him? I did love John when I and constant nagging have killed my love and I know I can nev for him again. I am engaged to him and I hate to cially I hate to hurt his parents, who are very fond of me. right thing to do? honorable thing to do—break your or marry & man even though you know you do not love engaged myself to him, but his jealousy care hurt him, and eSpe- What is the TROUBLED. Answer—Break your engagement, even if vou are on the very steps of the altar, if you are certain you no longer love the man. That is the retenses, because the man believes does. marriage. .. [DEAR MISS DIX—I am a wife happy. want him to go, although I have eve I should let him go? ‘more he will regard your wishes. own firesiie. You can’t hold a husband by (Copyrii SCREEN always cut the string and escape you. is to make home so pleasant that he wants to stay 1&)’& only honorable thing to do. Otherwise you are marrying under false that you are agreeing to spend the lance of your life with him because you care for him so much that you would be miserable without him. ‘When a man marries he takes on himself the burden of his wife's support as well as putting his happiness in her hands, do that if he did not believe that she loved him and that she would repay him in affection for all that he does for her. No man would marry a woman if she told him outright that she did not love him. Very often men and women marry those whom they have ceased to love because they are bound by a false sense of honor or because they lack the moral courage to tell the other one the truth. They justify this weakness by saying that it will make the other one happy, b and he would not ‘t ‘never In your case, Troubled, you would be particularly foolhardy to marry the man you have ceased to care for. naggi not to be borne before marriage, think how unendurable they will be after If his jealousy and ng were .. of 22 and have one little boy of 4. My husband is good and kind and generous to me and we are very But he sometimes wants to go out with other men and I don't ery confidence in him. Do you think UNDECIDED WIFE Answer—Certainly you should let him go. Matrimony should not be slavery, although a lot of misguided husbands and wives make it that for the unfortunate creatures they captured. Of course, no man should g0 out every evening alone and leave his wife to spend dull hours watch- ing the baby sleep, but every man has a right to one evening off a week. The lighter rein with which you drive a husband, my dear, the surer you will hold him. The less authority you try to exercise over him, the Lock him in at night and he will climb out of the window, but leave the door open and he will stay put by his tying him to your apron. He will e only way you can keep him ROTHY DIX. ght, 1931.) ODDITIES BY CAPTAIN ROSCOE FAWCETT Constance Bennett wAS PAD $25.000 A WEEK ING A FOUR-WEEK V/ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1931. WHO REMEMBERS? DICK MANSFIELD. Registered U. 8. Patent Office. ‘When old Ebenezer Methodist Church stood at Seventeenth and E streets southeast and John Shelton was the sexton? Handwriting What It May Reveal. BY MILDRED MOCKABEE. HIS writing is interesting because of its size. This type of very large writing is frequently used by an executive. The writer seems accustomed to direct both her own life and that of others. We should expect to find it a tactful and diplomatic direction, as she seems a pleasant, charming person. She has perhaps had a great deal of experience FEATURES. MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS, Your Weight and Beauty. N__most pecyle the weight is a fairly reliable index to the state of health. By this I do not mean that one should be guided entirely by standard tables of weights for one’s age and height. Constancy of weight is & more important comsider- ation, and any sudden variation is t be regarded with suspicion. Rapid loss of weight may be due either to wrong methods of diet or to the onset of some constitutional dis- order. Young girls are apt to go in for injudicious “slenderizing” diets and sometimes are unable to check the rapid loss of weight started by this means. If you are losing weight and there is nothing in your diet or mode of life to account for it, have yourself thoroughly examined by a physician, special consideration being given to the chest and lungs. Loss of weight is one of the most constant signs of early tuberculosis. Like any other good thing, the fad of weighing and measuring one’s self may be overdone; it may become an unhealthy obsession unless it is handled with common sense. Although there is an average height and weight chart for girls and women of different ages, that does not mean that all must con- form to this standard in order to be considered normal. It is just as right and natural for some 15-year-old girls to have large, well developed figures as it is for others to retain flat, child- My Neighbor Says: Salt should not be added to the water in which delicate green vegetables are ccoked until they are almost done. To pre- serve color, greens should be cooked in an uncovered pan. Heat & lemon thoroughly be- fore squeezing and you wiil ob- ;ain nearly double the quantity of uice. ‘The gloss of a rubber plant is greatly increased by dropéalna about a teaspoonful of sweet of about its roots once a month. Soak a new toothbrush over- night in a glass of water. The bristles will not come cut and the brush will last twice as long. (Copyright, 1831.) like lines until later in life. People mature at different rates during adoles- cence, Another point to remember is that dome girls have heavier bones and muscles than others. Two girls or women may differ greatly in this re- spect, one being broad and thick-set with Itr’er hands and feet and the other being of a smaller build with lighter bones and muscles. Of course, the first girl should weigh more than the second one. ‘The difference in the structure of the body may be due to racial origin. Some people are built on a heavier, stockier plan, while others are of the slim, race-horse build. One may allow from 10 to 15 pounds either below or above the average weight chart and be normal, depending, of course, upon the general build. Here is a weight and height chart that will help those of my readers who have written to ask if they are overweight or under- ——Years— 16 1.6 17 18 19 20 AAARAARAAAA DB NRBE5C23288: A band | = of black with s little Tine of gllt around | Sraion® (Of To8Y Al o o the bandbox at top and bottom edge | This is the first and only time there | makes & good finish. These can be|are boys in the family group. These | painted on, or be of paper strips glued |in_posttion. The tandem coach s 10 | croidren By back to the old home place, the border is 26 stitches high and as many wide. This is without counting the eight buds about the blossoms. If the basket weave permits, two, three or four of the blossoms between the bor- in public life, meeting many people and possibly helping to influence their destinies. She appears to have the qualifications for a successful speaker and leader. | der strips would be excellent. pattern is 10 cents, accompanied by a self-addressed and stamped envelope. A seaweed and fish pattern which is 183 stitches high is just the thing for the double border, or it can be used as a band around the middle of the basket. This design is one well adapted to a BEDTIME STORIE Another Home. ‘tis 1ot wthout somt fright and o o e " Bluy Fossum. NC’ BILLY POSSUM isn't much to look at. No, sir, he isn't. He doesn't care much about his personal appearance, not as much as he should. Per- rance counts for a great . You are very likely to be judged by your ap- pearance by those who do not know you and sometimes by thcse who do. Unc’ Billy's fur coat usually is rum- pled and it is not always too clean. Some people think he looks stupid, but here again appearance is deceiv- ing. He may look stupid and he may seem stupid, but no one really stupid «could live as long as Unc’ Billy Possum has lived in the Green Forest. No, sir, it couldn’t be done. You see, Unc’ Billy has nothing wherewith to defend May fing Who suf HE FELT SHAKY, FOR HE HAD HAD A TERRIBLE FRIGHT. himself as Jimmy Skunk has. He can- mot run fast or dodge as Peter Rabbit can. He is too big and too slow to lefmr in a small hole or under an old log or little heap of brush as Billy Mink and his cousin, Shadow the Weasel, can. He has no little spears as Prickly Porky the Porcupine has. 8o if he were really stupid he would have been caught and killed long ago. The tree in a hollow of which Unc’ Billy had been living alone since Spring had been struck by lightning and split, 50 that part of it had fallen, tearing away a whole side of Unc’ Billy's house. The rain had poured in and given him a thorough s-aking. He had not known it at the time, for | he had been stunned. The wonder ‘was that he had not been killed. He knew it now, however, as he slowly climbed down to the ground. He felt shaky, for he had had a ter- rible fright. He was wet and alto- gether miserable. And once more he ‘was without a home. This did not r him as much as it would have ‘bothered you or me, for Unc' Billy is not fussy and is used to sleeping in all sorts of places. He kngw he, could find a place somewhere in which to sleep until he could find a new house. DEERFOOT FARM SAUSAGE This | cents. Please send a self-addressed | and stamped envelope atso. Delays will | occur without it. These scrap baskets with their novel decorations can be made in a short time, and they are just the sort of tl:’t:n!gu to be appreciated as Christmas gifts. By Thornton W. Burgess. But Unc’ Billy is naturally lazy, except when he is hungry, and he didn’t want to take the trouble to look for another home. He wondered if Mrs. Possum was still living in the old home which she had turngd him out of to make room for the children. He hadn’t been over there for a long time. Pernaps by this time the children had left home and Mrs. Possum would let him come back. There would be nothing lest by find- ing out. So, whining and muttering to him- self, Unc’ Billy made his way over to the old home. “Ah reckon O Mrs. Possum done gwine let me stay if she is all alone and hears how Ah done lost mah home,” he muttered as he shuffled along. “Ah reckon she done g':ine to be sorry fo' me and let me stay.” But when he came in sight of the big hollow tree which was the Possum homfi hur’)es were dashed. Two small, sharp faces were peeping out of the doorway. The children were It was useless even to think of trying to_enter that crowded home. Being_hungry, he put off looking for a new home until he had had some- thing to eat. Having dined, he felt better and the finding of a new home didn’'t seem half so ‘mportant as It had before. In fact, he didn't think about it at all until the Black Shadows began to steal away from the Green Forest and he realized that he was tired and sleepy. Then he began to look about for a place to spend the’l day. Finally he came to an old stump. Under it was a hole dug long ago by a ‘member of the Chuck family. The en- trance was between two stout old roots and was just big enough for him and no more. It couldn’t be dug any bigger because of those roots. “This will do fo' today,” muttered Unc’ Billy, and a few minutes later was fast asleep inside. He came back there the next day and the next. Then | he decided to make it his home. “It| isn't so good as the home Ah done lost, but it isn't so bad as it might | be,” said he. “No, suh, it isn't. Ah | don’ have to climb to get into it when Ah am tired an’ sleepy.” Then a | thought came to him. n’ lightning never will find this ol stump. No, suh, it never will. Ah reckon Ah have the apple tree. Before cold weather sets in, the fe- males are busy placing eggs which will Winter on the stems, branches and twigs of the tree. At first the eggs are a yellowish-green, then they turn a lark-green and finally are very black. ‘There are about a dozen. When seeing an egg-infested tree, it is difficult 101 imagine how many females are placing | eggs. ‘Two weeks before the buds begin to open, the little eggs hatch. This is a most critical time for the young aphid. The outer shell opens about one week before the inner sheath splits. Then the head appears with a spiked helmet on it. This is known as the egg- breaker, Next the shoulders and finally the young aphid stands up on the tip of her abdomen. She is wrapped in her swaddling clothes. The head begins to swell, the helmet splits and drops to her shoulders, it widens, and finally drops down her body to the shell. She must now free herself from the shell to which she is still attached. She twists and turns until the tip of her abdomen is broken free from the shell. Her legs and antennae move about. The aphid is free at last. (Copyright, 1931.) “YOD’NG DAVE” INGALLS, 32-year- old Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics, has a boyish en- thusiasm which has carried him quite far in life already. He was shooting down German air- planes at such a good clip in the World ‘War that when he was 19 years old he had four enemy lanes and two lloons to his credit and had be- come an “ace.” A few years aft- er the war he was elected to the Leg- islature in Ohio and served two terms. And by the time he was 30 President Hoo- ver_had called him to Washington and made him a mem- ber of the junior Becretary of the Navy for Aero- nautics. All of which is quite enough to make a young man—an exceedingly ambi- tious young man at that—feel rather confident of himself and his ablility to get along in life. ‘That’s how young Ingalls feels. And he feels it so strongly that he will make an attempt to be elected Ohlo's next Governor. He has announced that he | ;-111 file for the May primary in that | had enough of hollow tree: (Copyright, 1931 Teeth A WASHINGTON BY HERBERT PLUMMER. cabinet — Assistant | In 0ID You KENNETH MACKENNA WAS PRIVATE HELEN CHANDLER USED TO BE A DAYBOOK came out with the formal announce- ment. He's been toying with the idea a long time. A man of his youth and enthusiasm who has had a taste of politics and liked it could hardly be not to have such thoughts. He has not lost touch with Ohio since his stay in Washington. He climbs into his speedy ‘‘Helldiver” on & moment’s notice and flles to his native State and back. It is in a plane that he expects to do most of his cam- paigning. If Ingalls is successful in his bid for the governorship, there are those who believe that he may attempt to go even higher up the political ladder. ‘That he likes politics is a well known fact. Two terms in the Ohlo Legisla- ture and his service as Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy have whetted his ap- petite considerably. — ‘There's o be & mn?-ln for the United States Senste out in Ohio 1934. That Republican stalwart, Benator Fess, comes up for re-election at_that time. 1f Ingalls were to be elected Gov- ernor, he would take office in January of 1933. A period in the Governor's chair might possibly go a long way toward making him & strong opponent for Fess. But even if he is defeated in his bid for the governorship, not a great deal will be lost. He is still young and has plenty of time ahead of him. And a campaign, were it to be a losing one, :l’;‘uld give him some excellent adver- ng. tate. It occasioned no surprise when he! 3 Shades in 3 Days LOOK in the mirror. Are your teeth ridged At any rate he'll bear watching. Tried for years to brush away ugly yellow then-— Whitens KNOW SECRETARY TO J.R MORGAN, FINANCIER ? THAT = CLERK IN A NEW YORK STORE ? FOOD PROBLEMS BY SALLY MONROE. Simplified Sponge Cake. Much muscular activity goes into the making of the usual light, fluffy sponge cake, A rather modern recipe exacts this vigor in whipping the eggs, but less time in measuring ingredients wfifh this case are three eggs, seven- eighths cuptul fine white sugar and one level cupful of self-rising flour. Separate the eggs, beating the yolks until light and foamy, the whites until stiff, combine, sifting In the sugar & lttle at a time until all is used, then folding in the flour in the same man- ner. Add the merest pinch of salt and one tea«sgoonful of lemon juice for fla- voring. Pour into a shallow pan lined with greased paper, place in a tem- perature of 450 degrees Fahrenhelt, im- mediately lowering the heat so the oven will be reduced to a low temperature while the real 1s going on, which requires 30 minutes or und ‘Test after 20 minutes with s clean straw. Remove when cake is done, invert on & rack and strip off paper when cooled. Grape Pits Yield Edible 0il. PARIS (N.AN.A).—Because of the slump in the sale of wine, European dovied to press Saitls o oy grane e press edible of pits. The taste is said to be pleasant and the oll is galning favor on the continent. S..yu can She may be interested in ‘club work, | surely proving a competent worker. She ‘would not care to join any organization for its purely social side. The long “y” | loop suggests an essentially practical person. She would perhaps be interested | in working for some type of civic or | community project. She would perhaps | be desirous of acquiring civie improve- | ments, such as libraries, playgrounds | and gardens. | ‘The occasional heavy stroke used | suggests she might be especially inter- ested in beautifying her surroundings. | Indicating, as it does, & love of beauty, | she might devote her energies toward | encouraging attractive homes and gar- | dens in her own community. | She possibly enjoys a quiet evening | with friends at home, or large dances or teas. In any group her forceful | personality would make her outstand- ing. She would seemingly be a delight- ful hostess. We should expect her to | plan minutely every small detail for her guests’ comfort and pleasure. Her house might be the rendezvous for groups of clever, stimulating companions. The; would surely find a warm welcome and interesting conversation. 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