Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1932, Page 23

MAGAZINE PAGE. THE EVENING STAR, WANIII -'I'().\'. D. €, WEDNESDAY, Testing the Good Housekeeper BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. It 1s sald that a good housekeeper can be discovered by the way she keeps the bath room, and also_the clealiness of the kitchen sink. These certainly are tests. The bath room may be large or small and be used by the whole family, in which case keeping it im- maculate is often a task. When the 32 ——— BHE IS CAREFUL NOT TO_ LEAVE ANY SCRAPS OF FOOD IN THE SINK woman does her own housework the kitchen sink comes under her personal care, usually, although when the older children in a family or other adults help in washing dishes they may be the ones to praise or blame for leaving the sink in good or bad condition. Children should be helped to realize the importance of order and cleanli- ness in these two parts of the house especially, lest disorder and lack of at- tention be to the discredit of their mother. They can be appealed to in this way when they seem heedless. The idea that mother will be blamed for their thoughtlessness will prove a spur to greater care. To facilitate the proper care of the sink, there should be sink brush and rubber-tipped shovel handy. After each meal or whenever food is washed and pre- pared, brush the bits toward the drain outlet so that the water in them perco- | lates down the pipe. Then sweep them Into the wee shovel, and throw them into the garbage pail. If. after this the | sink is scalded out with boiling water, | and the rubber-tipped shovel is used, | the sink will be left spic-and-span and a credit to the worker. Occasionally flood the sink with & so- lution of boiling water in which wash- ing soda has been dissolved. Soda is | not only an antiseptic, but it also is a | dissclvent of grease. especially when used in solution with boiling water. | Lukewarm water is not very effectiv Now that hot running water is in prac- tically every home and can be run in | the sink and down the drain often, the care of the sink is no such problem as | it used to be, when water had to be by a bath of the scalding liquid. Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Pessimism. | 1t is one thing to grow old physically | and quite another to grow old psycholo- | gically. The first is told by the calen- | dar, the second by experience. | Why do men and women as a rule become pessimistic after they have | passed the middie years> Why do fits | of depression come more regularly in | the later years? Each individual is a sort of focus of | memories, more or less easily recalled. Each individual is a host that feeds the present on the crumbs of the past. Since times change. there is a conflict between the now and the then. ent exp nces seem to Tel the memories of the past | the force of memori passing of time. the tends to take the situation. So tim And since present experience :lm and vule the the individual ed memories ences. This weakens ts each new encounter before it has actually bagun. He looks to every future act in terms of a new surrender. Nothing seems right. He becomes a pessimist Down through the years great men have changed from optimists to pessi- mists: Tennyson. Lamb, Ruskin, Car- lysle, Darwin, Tolstoi. All these were men of wide experience. So pessimism ceems to be somewhere near the end of | that road called experience. in favor Day on a Real Farm in lowa Where Real Food Is the Only Food BY EDITH M. BARBER. UT in Iowa, known as the State ! where the tall corn grows, I visited & farm—the kind of farm you read about and to Wwhich on & hot day in the noisy city you wish you could retire for life. 0 & This is not, however, a ‘“retired farm. It was a most active organiza- tion. with its big barns and com- fortable house sur- rounded by large trees and shrub- bery, bordered with berry bushes. What _interested me most was the fact that this was a “homestead" farm. The father and the present owner had “taken out land’ th When it was open- ed to settlers, had cultivated acre after acre, had planted the trees and made a home on_the Iowa plains When we drove up on the day before the Fourth of July we found prepara- tions made for the meals of the long week end, for family and friends were coming, according to annual custom. The tantalizing odor of freshly baked bread met us as we opened the kit~hen door and we begged a hot rusk from Aunt Lavinia when we peeked under the towel which covered them. She brought us butter and some freshly made black raspberry jelly to eat with them. Homemade rolls are a treat today even to the country dwellers, as she told me that she usually buys her bread in town and makes it only on special occasions. Before we had eaten our fill of rolls she brought out a large chocolate cake, which she cut then and there and in- sisted upon our tasting. T appreciated this, as in our household it used to be an unwritten rule that a fresh cake made for a special occasion could rot be cut under any circumstances until the day arrived. I always have a half delightful feeling of guili when I taste a plece of fresh cake on Saturday when it has been expressly made for Sunday. Edith M. Barber. Aunt Lavinia let us peek in the re- | frigerator to see the big bowl of salad dressing and the cooked beets and hard-cooked eggs ready for the salad which is one of the traditional dishes served on the Fourth of July on this Towa farm. There were chickens. dressed and ready to fry: veal loaf baked and chilling. and freshly made cottage cheese cooling in the depths of the ice box n the garden were new peas and string beans, readv for picking at the iast moment possible. There was the last of the asparagus. ready to be cut. The bushes were heavy with both red heated over coal or wood fire before | | the sink and drain could be purified Pres- | bel against | lines with the | SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. N % Z leanin’ the cel'ar aren't such a bad | job on & hot day— This ol' mattress makes it nice, an’ quite a few strawbelly p'serves left, seems like— (Copyright, 1932) NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN GOX ATHEY. CEDAR WAXWING Ampelis Cedrorum. OLITENESS is very pronounced in this family, in fact it is a ruling passion, From infancy they are taught not to crowd. push or jostle: always to offer a juicy worm or cherry to the one beside you. and even back again to the one offering it Dignity and poise, as well as exquisite grooming reveal another commendable trait they possess. They have strong family feeling and travel in great flocks, an orderly, well-behaved group of visi tors. 1If only the starlings would take lessons of them! They are gypsies in habit, and roam about the country. helping themselves to the supply of fruit and insects. and leaving the section visited clean when and black raspberries, which would be picked in the morning before the sun was too hot. The lettuce for the salad could be picked then, also, in time to get cool and crisp for dinner. After the holiday the surplus berries would be just ready for making into jams and jellies for the Winter supply. With the black raspberries a little green apple juice is combined: to the red raspberries. currant juice is added As soon as the bushes have finished aring this vear they are to be moved to make room for the enlargement of the rose garden, which has just been laid out in a more formal fashion. with gravel paths and a stone terrace. am sure this is one farm home which has fulfilled the vision of the settlers who wrested it from the prairie. Cold Corned Beef Tomato Jelly With Vegetable Salad. Limeade. Hot Rolls. | Melon. Another cold meal i3 a st the quick supper for the bt an-housekeeper. One of the dishes suggested she must | have planned and partially prepared the night before and in the morning. The tomato jelly is, however. a quick dish. It is merely the contents of a can of tomato soup heated and diluted with an equal quantity of water, sea- soned a little more highly with table sauce or a little tarragon vinegar. To this are added ore and one-half table. spoonfuls of gelatin, softened in one- fourth cup of cold water. It should be stirred_until thoroughly dissolved and then the mixture should be placed in a small ring mold or bowl to set as it | chills in a refrigerator. This is served on lettuce leaves with a mixed vege- table salad Sliced cold corned beef from the can which has been chilling in the refriger- ator, your favorite cheese and some heated roils will make a supper which is especially appropriate on a hot eve- ning. Some sort of cold beverage be served with this. If vou like, coffee may be served instead. as as after the melon which makes sert. If you like a more elaborate Y 55 gestion for ess wom- sert fill the melon with a scoop of ice | cream. Not long ago I had this with fresh crushed raspberries poured over the cream, Order of preparation: Prepare salad and chill. prepare salad dressing. prepare melon, heat rolls, un- mold jelly on salad plates and mix cold beverage. (Copyright. 1932) Strawberry Cocktail. Mash 1 quart of canned or fresh strawberries. add 1 quart of cold water | and the juice of 2 lemons and let stand for 2 hours. Strain, add 2 cupfuls of sugar. stir until it is dissolved, and let the liquid stand on ice for an hour. Serve with shaved ice, and put two or | three berries on top. SCREEN ODDITIES BY CAPT. ROSCOE FAWCETT. AT THE HEIGHT OF WER FAME, WAS A U.S. POSTOFFICE/ AND HIS PLAYMATES HAVE A PLAYHOUSE N WIS BACKYARD. HE INSISTED THE INSIDE BE PAINTED SO IT WOULD NOT SHOW THE DIRT. 1] depart. they leave. They do not sing. but rather they seem to consider it ill-bred to talk above a whisper. Their chie concern appears to be their toilet |are so handsomely garbed that | remind you of a Japanese painting. | Of the three waxwings known, two {are in the United States and the other in Japan. Once you have seen the | lovely creatures, you will never forget |them. They are from seven to eight | inches long, dressed in graxish purple brown, with a conspicuous crest. The | throat and forehead have a line | black: the g black ribbon is in | | front ‘and back of the eve: the chin is | black, the wings are tipped with scarlet | | and the tail has a band of yellow. while | the same colors are on the under- parts. After a day of incessant eating of the juniper, whortle and cherry, with many insects thrown in as an added | treaf, they sit in silence as they digest their banquet. Thev seem to realize | that quietness and serenity ave most | conducive to perfect assimilation. | In the early Summer there is much | 1 billing and cooing. They remind _\'nu; | of turtle doves. After the couples marry {and settle down. much of the 3 | making ceases, but not_altogether. The mother constructs a bulky residence, | built of anything handy—weeds, strings, {feathers and twigs. all woven together in a slipshod fashion. In this rather untidy exterior the mother makes a ft bed in which she places her four | ish-purple tinged eggs. | From the very beginning the baby | | waxwings are taught that it is not at all nice for little brothers and sisters to | be greedy. They await their little squirming worm in turn and not once | do they try to snitch a bite. Always well-dressed and full-feath- {ered, they do not seem to have a | | moulting “season. They keep them- | iselves in perfect trim. and, in spite of | | the fact that they travel in great flocks | little commotion is heard when they |8 Fach community visited has given | them a name. To many they are the | cherry bird and to many the waxwing, | but in Canada they are called recollect, j because the crest is the same color as the hood of a religious order there. (Copyright. 1932.) MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Orange Juice. Wheat Cereal With Cream. ‘oast Pineapple Marmalade. CofTee. | LUNCHEON., | Vegetable Salad French Dressing. Graham Bread. Mesh Raspberries With Cream. Sponge Cakes. Iced Tea. DINNER. Bouillon. Baked Ham, Raisin Sauce. Hashed Brown Potatoes. Swiss Chard. Cucumber Salad. French Dressing. Fruit Gelatin. Plain Cream. Coffee. CORN OMELET. Score the rows and scrape out five small plump ears of corn or one cup canned corn (strained). Mix with five well-beaten eggs, one teaspoon cream and salt and pepper to season. Have a sheet- At What Age Shall” Man Marry? }DorothyDix HERE are no questions that men ask me more v',,h-n: “What age should & man be when he marries?" “How much money should he have before he marries?” These are queries that cannot be answered categorically, for marriage is one of the things which there are a thousand exceptions to every rule. For into every marriage goes that mystericus, unknown, humen ingredient that flavors it, but whose effect upon it no one is wise enough to foretell. All of us have seen marriages that defled every law of even the prob- ability of success that turned out glorlously happy, and we have seen other marriages that seemed to be made in heaven that landed both the man and woman in a hell on earth. SO you can lay down no hard-and-fast rule for the time a man should marry nor for money he should have in the bank.' So many other factors are to be considered. The man’s real age rather than his chrono- logical age, for some men mature much faster than others. There enter into it also the tastes and habits of the man and the girl he has picked out for a wife, and especially how the girl has been brought up and the standard to which she has been accustomed to live, for scme men are senile at 20 and others mere laughing lads at 70, and the income that would seem riches (o one couple spells penury to another. But while you cannot put a strict age limit on matrimony for & man, his chances for being happy in marriage ate increased 100 per cent if he walts until he is fully matured before he takes unto himseif a wife. Boy- and-girl marriages are nearly always disastrous, for if they do not end in divorce, as they 50 often do, they are virtually sure to degenerate into & dull passive endurence of a life partner whom he has outgrown and with whem he has nothing in common. A MONG the thousands cf letters that I get from unhappy husbands, nearly every one begins with: “I married t00 young. 1 married when I was just & boy.” Then the writers go on to tell what is really the most tragic story in the world, because it is the story of a fine man torn between his sense of obligation and honor and his passionate desire for a little hap- piness in the life that he sees slipping from him and his pity for the good wife he must hurt unless he utterly sacrifices himself on the altar of the mistake of his youth Check up on the philandering husbands and the middle-aged men who swap old wives for new and you will find that nearly every one of them married tco soon. "HE man who waits until he is nearing 30 before he marries is far more apt to make a wise selection of & Wife than a boy does. His fancy isn't s0 easily caught by glitter as a boy's. He 100ks to the wearing qualities and the suifability of the wcman he picks out as well as to her paint and her streamline effects. Nor is he so easily befooled by a designing woman. Another argument in favor of a man not rushing precipitately into marriage in his boyhood is that happiness in marriage depends entirely n his peint of view. But. on the other hand, it does not do for a man to it 100 ling to get married. The wedding cake kept too long on the she stale. Romance fades with the years. A man should wait to marr » is old enough to know his own mind and trust his own testes and young enough to be capeble of thrills and dreams. And, as nearly as you place it, that halcyon age is between 25 and 30 DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright. 1932) MOMENT 7 erepe ppnts duesy :",~~'¢) f:f..lfl‘; (Al Linea . i ,yfuatgim a J;J(mmv &hictf?_ tailend BY JAMES W. BARTON, M. D. i ] | many cases, no drug tyeatment is given. Beatm\g ol i e | The patient is advised to get plenty of HING that makes the heart rest; to take rest periods during the g faster, slower or more ir- | day. naiurally, makes the |~ in severe cases, the drug that has 1 anxious, because he given best results is quinidin sulphate knows trat his life depends (not quinine sulphate). in two-grain upon the heart continuing to Pump doses, three times a day. blood throughout the body. Remember, paroxysmal tachycardia Some time ago, 1 spoke about the is simply rapid beating of the heart. very rapid beating of the heart; the It does mot have the other symptoms heart suddenly in- | that go with real heart trouble, such :feflsmg s, JTate as severe breathiessness and exhaustion. rom 72 or 76 up | ekt 7 to 160 or 180 beats (Ot to the minute This call tachycardia— JOLLY POLLY “tachy” meaning rapid and “cardia” e the heart. There are cer- tain nerve centers in the heart that regulate its speed. Something inter- feres with one or other of these cen- ters, and the heart speeds up to the rate mentioned. Just what causes this is unknown, some research men be- | ing of the opinion that it is due to some shock or emotional disturbance. Although the heart beats very fast, the beat is perfectly regular. In most cases the attack will come on without warning, and apparently without any definite cause. When the tachycardia begins in the upper part of the heart, there is usually no or- | ganic heart ailment. If it is in the lower part, heart trouble may be found in some cases, but fortunately this type | is not common. | There is usually no pain, although a patient may occasionally complain of a tightness in the region of the heart. The blood pressure usually falls during an attack. . As mentioned before, there are va- | A Lesson in Etiquette. BY JOS. J. FRISCH. OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR 15 VERY CONSIDERATE . HE HAS SENT HIS DAUGHTER ABRORD FOR HER 5 Dr. Barton. impolite to remove a plate until every person at the table had finished his course. The custom today is to re- move each plate as soon as the knife F. G—It was formerly considered | JULY 20, 1932 WOMEN’S FE ATURES. B—I1 Star Patterns Sports Frock. The innumerable occasions of Sum- mer that call for just this type of frock make it urgent that you include it in your wardrobe. It lends itself charmirgly to print or plain color, silk sleeves and pockets are ful The front buttoning ) trig. and the collar is | trimly becoming and smart. The skirt is gracefully and subtly flared. It is No_ 758, Sizes 14, 16, 36. 38, 40 and 42. Size | 36 requires 3%, yard: of 36-inch fabric or 3%, yards of 39-inch fabric, and 2% yards of 54-inch fabric. For contrast- ing collar, *s yard of 36-inch fabric, Simplified illustrated instructions for cutting and sewing are included with each pattern. They give complete di- rections for making these dresses To obtain a pattern of this ateractive model, send 15 cents in coins. Write very plainly on each pattern ordered your name and address and size, and mail to The Evening Star Pattern De- partment. Washington. D. C. Several days are required to fill orders, and pat- terns will be mailed as quickly as | possible. | Fashion Magazine, | latest Paris style ne together with color supplement, can now be had at 10 cents when ordered with a pattern | and 15 cents whensordered separately. 1 filled with the THE EVENING STAR, PATTERN DEPARTMENT. Enclosed is 15 cents for pat- tern No. 758. Size....... Name (please print)............ Melon Coupe. Shape ripe watermelcn or cantaloupe into small balls with a French vege- table scoop. Squeeze the juice from one large orange and half a lemon into a measuring cup and then add enough grape juice to fill the cup. Pour this over the melon balls and set in the refrigerator to chill. Serve in long- stemmed glasses as the first course at a luncheon or dinner. Garnish with fresh mint finely chopped and sprinkled over the top. Fretful Quilly. NKY and Grunty, the young Skunk and young Possum who had scraped acquaintance on the_shore of the pond of Paddy the Beaver in the Green Forest and had one exciting adventure together there, had just met a stranger and were sorely puzzled by his actions, Perhaps it isn't quite true to say that they had met him. They had discovered him and Inky had said “Good evening” before he had even suspected their presence. He had been | startled. That is not surprising. Most of us are apt to be startled when | spoken to while unaware that any one is about. The surprising thing was what this queer fellow did. Instead of | turning to face them he turned the other way and seemed suddenly to swell to twice his former size, all the time | swinging his tail from side to side. | Grunty backed away somewhat ;)\l\shly but Inky held his ground. He merely raised his tail a little higher He was ready to go into action if it should be necessary. The stranger clumsily ran to an old log near at hand |and under this he poked his head. Inky and Grunty looked on in aston- |ishment. It was a queer performance and they didn't know what to make of it. Inky, being unafraid, walked over near the stranger. At his approach the laiter began to lash out from side to sede with his queer-looking tail Inky took care to keep out of reach of it. He was near enough to see now that what had made this stranger ap- pear to swell to twice his size was the fact that what Inky at first supposed was queer stiff hair was standing on aud whereas before it had been down at. Cautiously Grunty approached. He | pricked & foot on something that caused him to cry “Ouch!” He held up his foot and there, sticking in it, was one of those queer hairs from the stranger. He pulled it out and he s “Ouch!" again, for it didn't come easily and it hurt. He looked stranger and decided to keep distance for that stranger | pletely covered with those s | hairs. Even his tail was cot them, only these were short | looked dangercus. He was da { but not unless he was meddled v Inky and Grunty looked at amazement. They discovered had a coat of real hair. long hair. which had hidden the sharp tle spears when they had him. They kept still. That tail became quiet. Grad BEDTIME STORIE By Thornton W. Burgess. | little spears almost disappeared in that coat of black hair. The stranger with- drew his head from under the log. Cautjously he looked around. When he saw Inky and Grunty the little spears sprang up cut of his coat again and he swished his tail threateningly, but he didn’t pul his head ovack under the log again. He had discovered that Inky and Grunty were not big enough to be dangercus. At least he didn't think they were. “Who are you?” he demanded in a fretful voice Inky and Grunty explained who they were and in turn demanded of him “WHO ARE BLUNTLY U?" HE DEMANDED IN A FRETFUL VOICE. who he was and what he was doing e is Quilly, and Porky the P a somewhat am; my father ine.” “Where 1 replied Quilly. I'm out in myself replied Inky. your “r the “Aren't the thousand little Do you hear ould I be body _touch No, sir, FTER Allen reminded the trip to the ] Thompson’s whol iged. Here was a ck: d his fortune over ag With a smile on his face. he bade the boy good-by and ventured fort isit three of his friends and to 4 SAID THE CAPTAIN, HAVE AN AMAZING STORY TELL YOU. them to dine with him at the Old Mast- head Restaurant. Early that evening, two sailors joined Capt. Thompson and First Mate Brown at the Old Masthead. After they had finished their meal, the captain said to them “Today I have an amazing story to | tell you, and I want you to keep it b TO GOOD TASTE TODAY BY EMILY POST. Famous Authority on Etiquette. Concerning Gifts. Y first letter today is from a man: “Dear Mrs. Post: A member of our family has just passed away and has been cared for for 17 months by a trained nurse. She got the regular | salary, of course, for her services, but I wish to give her something to show ‘her our appreciation. If this would be | proper, will you suggest something ap- | propriate?” | Answer: Almost anything _personal and at the same time useful would be suitable. A watch, a clip or pin, a compactly fitted dressing case. a small folding clock, a clinical thermometer or a fountain pen are | various_suggestions arying prices. ‘Dear Mrs. Post: What would _you | suggest for a little | gift for our ‘family | physician.’ He will not accept pay for his medical serv- | ices, because my father and brother were doctors but are not living. I feel that he has been visiting the sick mem- | bers in our home too often to have on! | thanks. He is young and recently married.’ Answer: Take pains to find out some- thing that he would like to have (or something that he and his bride want | for their house) and give it to him (or | to them). | “My dear Mrs. Post: has been broken, Emily Post. After an en- should | few lines on a visiting card will do, saying, “Because of my broken engage- ment, I am returning your lovely shower present.” “Dear Mrs. Post: A classmate of .nine is announcing her engagement I like her, but I do not call her one of my closest friends. Is it necessary that I give her an engagement present and wedding present, both?” Answer: No conventions apply to en- gagement presents, which are given only by occasional and intimate friends A ‘wedding present should be quite enough. (Copyright It vou would like a I American Ruderess” an ican Rudeness.” send a stamped. seli-nd- dressed envelope with your request to Mrs Post, care of ihis paper. 1932)) flet on the he "Little Amer- Great My Neighbor Says: A delicious raspberry preserve may be made of equal parts of sugar and berries. Crush every berry. Fill hot, sterilized jars and seal. Fruits or vegetables canned by cold-pack method should be cov- ered to one-fourth inch of top, with their own liquor. Add one- half to one teaspoonful of salt to each pint jar. To lengthen a child's bathing suit. rip the shoulder seams and insert two bands of white elastic to make suit long enough. Leftover vegetables cut in uni- form cubes and allowed to stand one-half hour in French dress- ing. then served on crisp lettuce leaves, make a delicious salad. (Copyright, 1832.) the tide would and I spent part t to the island e that's what 'm were stuck some pic- Here they elves.” u why I asked vou I am al- most_sure land agais | and 1 want to go there. that museums want bones I'm going the man in charge re. If he agrees ons, I intend to make the trip to the island in_my little old steamer.” UNCLE RAY. Iced or Hot Unequalled for Flavor and Truly Delicious Sold at All Grocers C.D.KENNY CO. 408 12th S.W. NAtional 0395 “She slesps near the River by Request” A M 0 x requested it - - said Mrs. A. Boring Mosquito AMOX KILLS A Better NN STRENGTH! Made by the makers of Amoco-Gas iron frying pan hot and buttered. and fork have been laid upon it. BY | shower gifts be returned, ai d, 1f so, | Pour in mixture and shake and tilt pan until evenly cooked. Roll and serve on hot platter. VEGETABLE SALAD, Mix together one cup peas, one cup shredded string beans, one small cucumber peeled and cut into dice and six sliced radishes. Chill, marinate in French dress- ing for one hour, then place in nests of lettuce leaves and garnish with radish roses, slices of hard-bolled egg and sprigs of watercress. Pass mayonnaise or boiled dressing in separate dish. ooy rous methods of stopping the attack, | such as pressing the fist into the ab- domen and pressing the eyeballs with the fingers. Of course, the first thought after the the first attack is to bave a thorough examination of the heart. If possible, the electro-cardiograph should be used, as it records exactly what the heart is doing. This machine will show just what part of the heart is affected, and treatment will be just that much more satisfactory to doctor and patient. In Domino Cane Sugars Refined in U.S.A. “Sweeten it with Domino™ the time the last person has finished, | should & note be inclosed witn each | the entire table is ready with clean |gift?” plates for the next course. Answer: Y A to both questions. Such a« vacation kas never been 8O hle.\‘pensive AT THESE nmew rates you can afford a com- seashore vacation. Step right from the hotel to the beach in your bathing suit. Lunch, without changing, in the Surf Club Grill. Game rooms. Beach Ocean Decks. All-over sun baths. Cool lobbies. Delicious meals. Pleasant bedrooms, with salt baths. Garage. American and European Plana. WRITE OR PHONE Chalfonte-Haddon Hall ATLANTIC CITY AS LOW AS *39 *4 i in Chalfonts (twe in & room).