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WOMAN'S PAGE, IRLS nowadays are rather proud of their ability to do the sew- ing necessary to keep their clothes in good condition, to make over & dress or even to start from scratch and rake an en‘&r; svening that is rather significant, becayse 10 or 15 years ago the college girl who went in for campus activities or the girl who worked in an office and had ambitions to be jmore than & cog in a large ma- chine often prided herself on the fact that she just couldn’t sew. It seemed & ftrifie beneath her and she just wouldn't allow herself to become inter- ested in anything so thoroughly old- fashioned and domestic. Maybe you would call it & revival of 1¢ . But the fact is that the girl who is making her mark in college eor in office nowadays is likely to be an all-around sort of girl who can not only make her mark in business or profes- sion, but who can spend a few hours now and then making new clothes or renovating old ones. The dress sketched today is one of JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in English. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. LITTLE JIMMY JONES COME OVER TO wgf IN A SENTENCE HE REPLIED, TRIANGLE WORMS.” immy came over to see the required form. ress a definite time in the past; as, “He came promptly.” To express action completed at the time of writing or speaking, use have, has or had with come; as, “I have come te see you. jory has come too.” that a clever young business friend of ours has decided to make for herself, and if you are at all clever as & home ks it hard ‘!;-:k‘.d =lfl rom s or an nnoem:x?npmrmmamt-ng nome sel is' worth while you .will be surprised to learn how often you can find time even after a busy day to spend a profitabls hour cutting out, fitting. sewing and finishing a dress that will increase your wardrobe at very small expense. If you do that occasionally you will | have all the more money to spend for the new things that are not so easy to make at home. (Copyright, 1933 Handwriting What It May Reveal. BY mmml. Sl wasn NE M,‘*‘-&L HIS type of small, alightly angu. lar wrif is frequent one who a aclenti of mind. This writer "probably would enjoy some work that was of scientific interest. Nursing or laboratory work might particularly ap- peal to her. It would seem that especially successful when & children. With adults she mi quiet and retiring, but when with youngsters she would reveal her most charming manner. She seems the type to whom a child would in- stinctively give its confidence and love. For this reason she might be wise to specialize in dealing with children if she undertakes a nurse's profession. In all probablity she is rather stu- of her time reading. Though it is fascinating occupation, she should not retire too much from social contacts Instead, she rhould cndeavor to be- | come more at ease and friendly with people. Her type frequently = with- draws too much Wwithin itself, often los- ing the pleasure of friendly associations. She possibly takes keen enjoyment in gardening also. She perhaps has at- tractive outdoor and indoor gardens. Seemingly she would have real skill in growing things, probably the result of study. ond experimentation. He: | scientifically trained mind would lead her to care for her flowers in an exact way that would insure lovely blossoms. She might like to try to develop new and lovely plants. If done in an accu- rate menner, cross-breeding and graft- ing will often result in amazingly at- tractive new varieties. If she is really successful she might add to her income by selling seeds or cuttings of these new types to real flower fanciers. i Note—Analysis of handwriting l{ not an exact science, according to world in- vestipators, but all agree it is interesting and lots of fun. The Star presents the above feature in that spirit. ! you wish to have vour iwriting analyzed. send & sample to Miss Moeka- bee, care of The Star, alona with a It will be either inter- Kml will receine art which you will find an interesting study: dious. She perhaps spends & great deal | al < puint and in others red puccoon. | home in the silent, woodsy dells where NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Tlustrations by Mary Feley. BLOODROOT. the bloodroot 3 blood and they used it to make their war paint. In rich moist woods, in shaded dells, the beautiful white flowers us in early April. The newly a ned bees are hungry and make haste to gather the pollen. There is no nectar. It makes excellent bee bread. The visitors must work fast, as the flower does not stay open very long before the petals fall to the ground. The lovely leaves are wrapped in a cylinder about the buds. The wrong side of the lu‘lm!:rm the .hefi.haeét is le green s network - B -veins, the lobed edges sre and the the season, it measures 6 with a stalk or petiole inches. The many leaves form a delicate, ex- quisite woodsy carpet which is & sight worth going far to see. The flower is unfolded from a Fen{l- like bud. There are likely to b> eight white petals and often 12. The two sepals which hug the bud fall off when the flower is in bloom. There are often 24 stemens and the anthers are a marvelous vellow with creamy white filaments. The two-lobed stigma opens and receives the pollen from other flowers before its own flower is ripe. The stigma is stout and is poised di- rectly over the seedbox. You can see it perfectly in the just-opened flower. Before night, it is likely to shrivel up before its own pollen is ripe. On clear, | sunny days, the flowers open up bright 2nd eerly. In the afternoons they begin | to close up and by sundown they are asleep. Should the weather be stormy, they just refuse to wake up when they are young and lovely, but after their polien has ripened and their mission is accomplished, the old flowers remain open and the petals sift to the ground The dainty green seed-pod is oblong and set tightly on the stem, often crowned with the goden stigma. In the pod are many yellowish brown seeds. The parent rootstock is portly and in it is stored the food that sends the heslthy flower up in the early Spring, before the new leaves have been in the world gathering food. About the stock will be found strong, short roots. When trying to pull them up to place in our own shady spot in the garden, we were | seemingly covered with blood and felt as if we had committed a crime in trying to remove them from a beloved the music of birds and the whisperings of drowsy and busy insects make their own sweet music. These flowers are found from early April until May in the woods South to Florida snd Westward to Nebraska. In some places they are called Indian (Copyright. 1932.) p— — Brushing Your Hair. O many girls and women are dis- OF THE MOMENT satisfled with the color of their time hair when it is a light brown or a drab shade. Some girls want to bleach it to a golden or sil- very blonde, others want a change to auburn or dark brown; any color, in fact, but its natural one seems to ap- peal to owners of medium shades of hair. But before resorting to or a dye, milady should try the very simple method of beauty of the hair that I shall outline. This method does not, it is true, alter the color of the hair, but it makes it so bright and glossy that its appearance is greatly improved. The lusteriess, drab head of hair develops a lovely sheen and an unsuspected beauty of becomes | Of shade. Best of all, the scalp | healthier and the growth of hair is stimulated. ‘The treatment should be given regu- | hair a general your clean hairbrushes, just.to remove the surface dust and ou.‘sm part the hairbrush. dandruff from falling back on the scalp as it is brushed off the hair. Ordinary brushing naturally removes most of such impurities, but it is essential that all of them be removed if the hair is to be really clean and glossy. The cheesecloth should be large enough to cover the bristles and come up over the back of the where it is pinned firmly, after the She dreads the very thought of Mondays—rhey alwways bring Here’s a wonderful new relief from this complaint not soap, you pay your money for. New Oxydol @ Life is hard enough for women without put- ting up with washday back—that work-weary tiredness which comes from old-fashioned washing methods. No longer need you rub your youth away over a washtub—here’s a wonderfal new scap discovery that ends all that. Its name is Oxydol. It speeds up and makes easier all washing tasks because of its richer extra suds. You’ll be amazed at the 50% more suds Oxydol makes, especially when you see how much quicker they get clothes clean. They SOAK things whiter and cleaner than weak, old-type waterysuds can get them evenwith hard rubbing. Richer extra suds makes easier washings, So, don’t forget, whenever you buy sosp, it’s SUDS, NE OXYD rmge <o < W "LETE MPLETE is the greatest suds-bargain ever. . Makes dishwashing easier too! New Oxydol is simply great for dishes—its extra suds make short work of grease—and it leaves no clinging film or sediment. Also, it gives the same rich suds in any water—hard or soft, and it’s kind to tender ‘hands and delicate fabrics, Ask your groeer today for the New Oxydol, in the Procter & Gamble OL LESS WO RES. U. 5. PAY. OFF. HOUSEHOLD SO\ out the | again. You will be amazed at the im- proved condition of your hair even after one such brushing. It will glisten and shine with life and vitality, and its color will be as clear as though you have just had a soap-and-water shampoo, |your but it will not be as unmanageable as newly shampooed hair often is. Re- place the cheesecloth with a fresh plece and finish brushing the hair. days after shampooing it, yoi such care leaves it as clean as it was the first day or washing. Let another two .| washed and sterilized once 8 she does. Apple Tnpiofi. every day if you want to get that lovely gloss and sheen that every | girl admires. Give it an extra thorough | brushing at least twice a waek. Don't be afraid of brushing it too much—the more you brush the more gloss you get. Be sure that your brushes and combs are kept clean before and after using | them. Combs and brushes should be | | Never use & comb or brush which has been used by another persons FEATURES. BEDTIME STORIE A Bad Glad Time. The difference ‘Tvixt me and you May merely be the point of view. S Detny Meadow Mouse. and the Old Pasture. Monkey-face end Mrs. Monkey-face had established themselves in Farmer neighborhood wherein so far they had spent their lives, and traveled for sev- eral days in order to reach Farmer Brown's. tch just the , hey soon knew he had brought Mrs. Monkey-face with him. *Tt will get 50 that we will need eyes in our tails,” said Danny with a little sigh. “We had to watch out enough as it was, knows! I don't know what world is coming to. It is a blessing that Owis can't see down week. | through the gnow. From now on well have to keép to our tunnels pretty closely.” ‘While brushing the hair can scarce- ly be overdone there are exceptions to| the general rule. Hair that is exces- | sively oily becomes worse when brushed | too often. Then, 100, there is the type of hair that is very weak, scanty and easily tangled. Vigorous brushing must give place to gentler methods in such | cases. This is what Danny and Nanny did. Often they were tempted to climb to the surface, but would the great claws and the strange face of the strange Owl and that would bs enough to keep them below. Almost every day they heard of one or more of the neighbors who had failed to re- turn home and they guessed why. So By Thornton - W. Burgess, nough now without hav- them made harder by adding two more to the list of hunters!” exclamisd Reddy Pox to Mrs. Reddy when he EYES IN DANNY WITH A LITTLE SIGH. heard of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Monkey-face. “I heard that Mice are their favorite food, as they are ours, and every one they catch is one less for .| us. They are just making bad times | worse.” (Copyright, 1632.) Custard Pie. |, Scald in a double boiler one and one- half cupfuls of milk, add one-fourth cupful of sugar and a pinch of salt, re- move from the fire, and add slowly to three slightly beaten eggs and one tea- tard into a deep baked pie crust, and be careful not to fill it too full. Bake in a moderate over for about 25 min- u\e:.euruntur.hecumdumlnm center. —_= ¥ Maple Custard. Beat five eggs until a spoonful can be lifted without it stringing, Add half a cupful of maple sirup, a saltspoonful of salt, stir well, then add three cupfuls of milk and strain into cups or a large mold. Bake in a larger pan of hot wa- | ter, but do not have the oven too hot. The hot water in the pan should not boil hard after the baking has com- menced. My Neighbor Says: If dates are too hard to use for cooking, cover them with warm water and after five | | minutes they will be soft and | blend with other ingredients | To tighten springs in curtain rollers, hold the roller firmly, and with pincers tighten the end springs. Cold sliced cereal rolled in flour, in a beaten egg, then in bread crumbs and browned in hot bacon fat, makes a delicious breakfast dish. A strong solution of borax and water, bolled in the coffee pot occasionally, will keep it sweet. (Copyright, 1932)) And T found out that it wasn't business wor- ries alone that kept me tossing in bed. He noticed that I was beginning to look fagged out and ragged from loss of sleep, and I told him that I'd been awake till four o’clock figur- ing out a tough list of specifications. His mext question fooled me. “Do you drink coffee?” he asked. “Sure,” I said, “couldn’t do without it.” *“Well, you could do without caffeine. Take a tip from me — drink Kaffee Hag Coffee. I drink it to help me to sleep.” Kaffee Hag Coffee is “the coffee that lets you sleep.” It is the purest, finest coffec — not a substitute, and is guaranteed to be 97% free of the drug caffeine. And the indigestible wax is removed. It won't keep you awake or affect your nerves. Yet you can’t tell it from the best coffec you ever tasted. At a new low price. Try this different coffee for a week and see if you don’t sleep better, feel brighter, and work harder. At all grocers in vacuum-sealed cans. 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