Evening Star Newspaper, February 29, 1932, Page 30

MAGAZ INE PAGE. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, FEB RUARY 29, WOMEN'’S FEATURES. Vertical Embroidery in New Guise BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. TS MANY USES AS ON BAG TADLE SCARF, SOFA CUSHION AND NET CURTAIN DECORATION. THE BASKET DESIGN IN SOME OF T MBROIDERY which can be done in the shor possible time is the Kk hich ~ appeals to women in llux era of rush and excitement. It would be diffi- cult to combine this desirable element with artistry to better advantage than in the needlework described today, and especially in its relation to the d pattern offered, which is the ex pattern made by the artist that great home of need ‘The stitc y medieval ne ern adaptation, is wo tion which is sufficiently g to be left visible. In the antique work both design and background are cov- eted completely with these straight | wvertical stitch You will note that in alternate rows stitches begin one thread higher than in those between them. As | all stitches are of equal length, this ar- | rengement supplies distinction without | interfering in any way with the ex- treme simplicity of the work. Every stitch is taken over three ver- tical squares of canvas or other textile in which there is a clearly defined square weave. Heavy serim can be used for table scarfs and curtains. The ma- terial when soft should be put in an embroidery frame when it is worked. Draw the embroidery medium as tight as the weave of the textile, but no tighter, as it will then lie flat and even. When the weave of the textile is not | such that squares are easily counted on | 1t, baste a piece of cross-stitch canvas | over the piece where the embroidery is | to go and work through it and the foundation. Cut and pull away the canvas when this smart work is com- pleted. Use a heavy embroidery medium for this vertical needlework, which is chiefly | in outline, although latitude js allowed | as found in the basket and the foliage. The entire design can be in one color, thus silhouetting the work against the unworked foundation. Black or any | preferred color which is in artistic con- n <t to the foundation can be used, ex- cept on sheer curtains. If the design is used on hangings of heavier material, color contrasts are de- sirable. When used on filet net, the A mew electrical convenience! BOIL EGGS :axs automatically! With the Hankscraft Egg Cooker you prepare eggs just as casily as you tosst. No timing, no watchin; waiting for water to boil. cooked in live steam- shuts off automaticall done just the way you want them for a demonstration. HANKSCRA eAntomatic-Electric EGG SERVI Handsome tray. four egg S cups and Hankscreft Egg Cooker, matched green or yellow. 550 Ege Cooker cl-re SPECIAL TERMS For a Short Time ONLY 1 i down and l monthly on 7 light bills medium can be rur under and over the net threads with fine effect If more than one cplor is employed, | the basket and its handle should be of one color, foliage green in one or more shades, and the flowers in any color the worker fancies, or the flowers may be variegated. The stitches which are grouped in petal similarity are the flowers. Any one desiring this distinctive de- | vertical-counted stitch em- broidery, together with full working di- rections, can secure a copy by sending 10 cents and a self-addressed and stamped envelope, with a request di- rected to Lydia Le Baron Walker, care of this paper. sign for JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in Eng h. BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH. AFTER DAD HAD MADE SEVERAL FUTILE EFFORTS TO INDUCE MOTHER TO MEND ONE OF HIS ANCIENT SUITS AND A PAIR OF SOCKS,HE SAID! THE AVERAGE EL MANS LIFE 1S ONE RUNDARNED THING AFTER ANOTHER ¥ One of his old is required in referring (not cent years. Ancient is used of things | existing or occurring in times long gone | onion minced fine. by, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire, A.D. 476. Futile, which means done in vain, of no avail, is pronounced FEW-til here, FEW-tile in England. NATURE’S . CHILDREN/|| BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Ilustrations by Mary Foley. O matter how bad the weather | is, the junco or snowbird comes along to cheer you with | simple little trills and call-, notes. [Early in the Spring | the birds leave to woo and mate in the | ‘\Kuo(‘h of the north. Then a in | November each returns with hi 2 |and if you nave been friendly furnished him with canary seeds comes to your yard and chirps a ch announcement as much as “Come out and mee When the frost is in the Winter is upon us, then great flock the snowbirds appear. They are trim and clad in gray. Miss Florence Mer- riam calls them “little gray-robed | monks and nuns.” They have dark| heads and white vests, with several | white tail feathers, seen only during | flight. They are about the size of the English sparrow. They have happy dispositions and are good mixers. They do not hesitate to accept hospitality offered them at the back door, and willingly share the plate y seed is especially appreciated, and when a bird has found a feast spread before him, the members of his family are urged by & signal from his tail to hasten and join him. When going on a long journey, all the leaders have to do is to give the tail & special jerk and not a word need be spoken. This is one of the best known | forms of sign language in_birddom. When frightened one calls, “tsip.” The | junco eats the seeds of weeds and is overjoyed to find caterpiilars and other harmful insects. As Spring approaches, the little gray visitors hold long conversations. It is a musical twittering and seems to have | a lot to do sbout their coming trip. ‘whm May arrives, our Winter friends eave us. Even as far as the tree Lmit 0! Alaska these little fiyers go to be away from warm weatner. Many o to the Catskills and others to Northern New England. The nests are made of grasses, moss | and tiny rootlets. Long hairs hold the | material together. The nest is close | because I lack experience. to the ground, and contains from four to five bluish white, evenly speckled or spotted eggs. The babies are streaked and are very difficult to find, as they move about in the grass. They soon take on the markings of their parents. Al juncos have heavy, pinkish bills | adapted to seed hunting. It is when the food supply is covered with snow or |is very scarce that they ask alms at| your door. | *_These birds should have protection. ‘They help to keep down the weeds that try to crowd out worthwhile vegetat and they ecat millions of fuzzy cater nla~s, worms. grubs and insect cgss. | While his “tsip,” is heara more often then bLis sweet little song, the cheerful | little bird wins the love of all who | know him. } (Copyright, 1932.) | | Egg-Anchovy. Put four hard-cooked eggs throuxl\ a ricer, reserve half for the top of a S, | to a suit bought in comparatively re-|sandwich and mix the rest with half a | tube of anchovy paste and one small Spread on slices | of 1ve and white bread cut in fancy | shapes and sprinkle the other half of | the riced egg over the top and dec- | orate with green pimento and a | sprinkiing of paprika. | “Electrical Headquarters" FEATUBES i RADIO BARGAIN SALE Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Only! ED POACHED LED Consoles Highboys . .. 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DorothyDix| : What have you? n and make a list of possessions and try to figure out what Sees Happiness Apart From Riches 1t is a good time now to sit When we hear of a millionaire we are filled with envy and think “He can buy anything he wants.” But that is not true. The pur- chasing power of money is limited and it does not buy us a single one of the things that we want most. speaking of this subject an enormously wealthy man recently said: ave nothing much that the average man doesn’t have. I have only othes, three square meals a day, a bed to sleep in and a Then he added that he considerel 'the greatest blessing he i had and the thing out of which he had got most happiness was his list of what millions will really buy for a man illuminating? gh clothe: to cover him. True, he might have hundreds of suits of hanging in his wardrobe, but he could only wear cne at a time. a day and generally these are the simplest and plainest, he millionaire’s digestion is 1 light to read by. no better than the poor man's. A ep in, a comfortable chair to sit in, a warm fire and a good None of these expensive. O}" course, money will buy us leisure, but that is a doubftul purchase, y to be True, v of mountain of the sea h. Childhood. a_boomerang as ot t we steal in the midst of a hard-rushed life. But most of the beauty is free. The rolling beauty of green hills. A blooming tree in Springtime. A serene old face. we really Money buys us Sunrise and sunset. The The m, The gorgecusness of Au We all have a picture gallery The only leisure that t puts the Louvre and the Metropolitan to shame. Most of use have work. put our backs and our hearts into about, try to elop. one of the blessings of poverty. A real vital interest. And we still have our appetite left. ‘We are not fed up on things. Something we can Something we can plan for. think That is HEN we come to the intangible things that are the real worth-while things in 1 e that we, who are poor, can have just as much as the People who like us for ourselves alone because we them fulness. ‘They are free to one and all. but ourselves A joy in living. There is no price-tag on these Faith in our fellow creatures. Tt is a wholesome thing now and then to _balance our account with nd see what we nt he made really have. Channing Pollock said not long ago a list of the 50 things that he had that were most im- tant to him and not one of them had cost him a split dime DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1932.) Straight Talks to Women About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. Business Experience. “I've tried for a few weeks to secure | employment,” writes a reader, “and in | every instance I have been turned down Isn't there | some way a woman can gain enough business experience to earn a living? I know of other women who have the | same problem as T and it is not an easy | uninitiated into the! ame dilemma Every woman business world faces the when she secks her first “work for a living.” Unequipped with experience, she finds it extremely difficult to obtain but menial positions. Often such a woman is discouraged, too discouraged to seek a way out of her predicament Instead of advising such a woman pointlessly to “get experience,” it is ad- visable to suggest to her that she ques- In an office she will learn | that one woman was trained at a busi- hool and secured her first job h the school. Another began at itil she became familiar with business records and was installed in a clerkship. In other words, there are only two means of acquiring evperience. One is to accept a subordinate position and learn slowly. The other way is to ac- quire training in a class room that will supplant xperience. In some r way is not | feasible. In any case, the woman pre- ed to do a certain job, regardless of at it may be, is better situated to obtain employment than the woman who will do anything, but knows how to do nothing. Selling experience is to be had in department stores. Any woman of nor- mal intelligence and neat address can | secure a clerk's job in a store. It is a good introduction to salesmanship. It Kitchen Helper IXMASTER word in beauty and useful- Attractively finished in with juice extractor and mixing bowl* in jade green. it ex- juices; mixes light heavy batters: mashes pota whips cream; has a dripper that regulates the of oil for making delicious For easy cleanine, also has For This Month ONLY $l.50 down J1 on 10 light bills .o0 monthly 1873 cash POTOMAC ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO. I0th. & E Sts.,NW. Phone NA. 8800 may lead to a career within the store or outside in other sel Cashgirls in stores ha iers and even accounta: g supplemented their e when train- perience. t found out about it bein' Leap Vear We i gettin' off to |a late start, but we's doin’ what we Star Patterns Simpified llustrated instructions for | cutting and sewing are included with | each pattern. They give complete di- rections for making these dresses. The baby may not be aware that | Paris is the seat of fashion, but she | will feel a definite air of smartness in this_charming frock for Sunday | wear. The cape collar, so decorous and adult, has a ridiculous row of but- tons at the back. The skirt with its narrow, very tmart panel, is childishly No. 280 is undoubtedly a design will appeal to mother and child zes 4, 6, 8 and 10. Siz> S rds of 36-inch fabric ds of 39-inch fabric. To get a pattern of this model send 15 cents in coins. Please write very plainly your name and address, er and size of cred and mail to The Evening Star Pattern Department, Washington, D.C. ‘The new fashion magazine with color upplement and Paris style news is | now available at 10 cents when ordered with a pattern and 15 cents when ordered separately. The Evening Star Pattern Dept. Pattern No. 280. NAME (Please Print) Buttermxlk Ple‘ Combine two-thirds cupful of sugar with one tablespoonful of flour and half 1 tablespoonful of butter. Add two beat- en cgg yolks and one cupful of butter- milk. Mix well. Add one teaspoonful of lemon extract, a pinch of salt and cne tablespoonful of lemon juice. Pour 0 a pastry shell and bake in a mod- ate oven. When baked cover with a meringue made with two egg whites and two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Return to the oven and brown the top. Cool be- fore serving. style | each pattern | Story of the Alphabet. i UNCLE RAY’S CORNER | IN EGYPT. days gone by I have told about ancient writing, but have given little mention to the alphabet. Since we use the alphabet in all to I N our writing, it is important know about it. The name “alphabet” arose from two Grees letters—“alpha” and ‘“beta’ equal to our letters “a” and “D. We sometimes talk about our “a, b, ¢'s” and from the same idea grew the name— “alpha-beta,” “alphabeta” and then “alphabet.” ‘The Greeks, however, did not invent the alphabet. They were told about it by Phoenician sailors, who had learned from the Egyptians. For a long time people in Egypt used picture-words when they wanted to write. They made a circle with a dot in the middle as the word “sun.” They made wavy lines for the word “water. That was very well for some words, but other words were not easy to pic- ture. If you were asked to make a picture of the word “good,” how would you go about it? The first alphabet made up of pictures. Could you make up a picture alphabet of your own? As the first letter you might use a picture of un apple, stand- ing for “a.” For “b” you might show a ball, for “c” a cat, for “d” a dog. and so on. If you like to use codes or secret writing, you might spell out words with the help of pictures. People in Egypt used different pictures for the letter —an eagle, a reed and a hand. These stood for the long, short and sharp sounds of the letter. in Egypt was UNCLE RAY, Care of The Evening Star, ‘Washington, D.C I wish to join the Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club. printed directions for making a scrapbo Tules of the club and the 1932 membership ce: self-addressed, stamped envelope. Street or R. F. D.. 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