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MAGAZINE PAGE. Conquering Contract By P. HAL SIMS Mr. Sims is universally acclaimed #he greatest living contract and auc- tion player. He was captain of the renowned “Four Horsemen” team, and has won 24 national champion- ships since 1924. These articles are dased on the Sims system, which in- cludes the one-over-one principle that the Sims group of players was the first to employ and develop. Opepning the Bidding. 'WISH to discuss in this article the weakest hand with which I advise opening the bidding in a suit, in first or second position. Opening Primary Trick Require- ments of Defensive Hands. With the defensive type of hand, I Jook for three primary tricks, subject = to reservations. (a) With a suit containing five or more cards, three primary tricks jus- tify a bid. Example. SPADES —x x HEARTS—_A K X X X DIAMONDS—A x x CLUBS—x x x (b) With a four- card suit I require in addition some secondary values, such as a queen Jjack together or separately. I regard the Q J as a form of rebid value, providing additional safety. Example. BPADES—A x X HEARTS—Q x x CLUBS-—J x x With this hand I would bid 1 dia- mond. If my partoer takes out with 1 no trump, a weak denial bid accord- ing to our system, I pass, being unable to rebid my suit. I feel that he will be Teasonably safe in that contract, thanks to these “protective intermediates.” Holding the following hand: ADES—A X X DIAMONDS—A K x X ARTS—X X X CLUBS—x x X I prefer to pass. I do this for several Teasons. (1) T feel that there is no future in | this hand with our side as declarer un- less my partner can take action in-' DIAMONDS—A K x X | dependently of me; either by opening the bidding or by overcalling an oppos- ing bid. In either case I have unsus- pected strength in the form of primary trick values, sufficient to take a safe part in the bidding from that point on. (2) From the other point of view, if I , my opponents may open the bidding and ultimately bid too high, perhaps because each of them attributes to his partner one of more of my high cards. ‘We now come to the borderline hands which are not definitely aggressive -of defensive in type. With these hands the primary trick requirements may be shaded when their aggressive qualities predominate, especially when promising developments in the major suits. Example 1. SPADES—K Q 10 x DIAMONDS—x HEARTS—x x x x CLUBS—A Q x x With this hand I would pass; but (1) If the heart suit were headed by the jack, I would bid 1 spade. The additional jack, though unimportant in itself, would provide very strong sup- port for a heart take-out by my partner. (2) If the club jack accompanied the A Q, I would bid 1 spade. The strength- ened club holding makes the hand look hopeful for game in no trumps if my partner’s take-out is in diamonds. If he bids hearts, I can give him a raise; if he can then rebid, the club holding should now give him a play for his game contract, by virtue of a finesse or discard. Example 2. SPADES—K Q 10 x DIAMONDS—x | HEARTS—x x X CLUBS—A Q X X X (1) If the spade and club holdings were exchanged, 1 would bid 1 spade. | A game may easily be developed if | the partner holds normal spade suo- port and a little outside strength, though not enough to open the bidding if I pass. (2) I{ T had four little hearts and no diamonds, I would bid 1 club. A response of hearts or spades by my partner would be gladly supported up to a game contract. Borderline hands with high cards in three suits are of the no-trump type i and will be discussed in future articles. Mr. 8ims will answer all inquiries on con- tract that are addressed to this newspaper with a self-addressed. stamped envelope. (Copyright. 1933.) Star Patterns Surplice Line. ‘This frock lends an air of gracious dignity to the larger woman. It slen- derizes your figure and reduces your budget. to wear. ‘The flattering surplice collar is ef- fective in concealing heaviness above It is easy to make and easy How to Get @ Husband |DorothyDix the waistline. ~Notice how cleverly fagoting is used to introduce contrast on the collar and sleeves, and how suc- cessfully the skirt employs pleats in the cause of slimness. This style would be smart in black crinkly crepe with white satin for con- trast. It is No. 4019. The pattern is designed in sizes 32 to 46. Size 40 requires 4!; yards of 36-inch fabric and 3% yard of 36-inch fabric for contrasting trimmings. Simplified illustrated instructions for cutting and sewing are included with each pattern. They give complete di- rections for making these dresses. ‘To get a pattern of this model send 15 cents in coins or stamps. Please write your name and address very plainly, also style number and size of each pattern ordered, and mail to The Evening Star Pattern Department, ‘Washington, D. C. Several days are re- quired to fill orders and patterns will be mailed as quickly as possible. ‘THE EVENING STAR PATTERN DEPARTMENT. Pattern No. 4019. Size....oo Name (Please print) ccceececcces Street and number............ City and State.......coouniene For Children. and arms of children who are able to play, the wrappings are hard to keep in place. As a protection, cut off the toe of an outgrown stocl and_cut a tiny hole in the heel. Then “slip this. on the arm, putting the child’s thumb through the heel hole and the fingers through the cut-off toe: If the injury is low down on the hand, the stocking can be tacked to- gether between the fingers, and in this way held in place easily. Then slip the shoulder seam of the clothing. In this way the child can play, with no danger of uncovering the wound. % ‘The Burns Federation of Scotland is ferring to Scotland’s national bard as “Robble,” “Rab” or “Rabble” Burns. Suggests Various Techniques YOUNG woman, who says she has been told by several young men that boys expect the gir] 1s to do the chasing nowadays, wants to know what method a maiden should use in wooing a man. Well, daughter, the recipe for getting a husband is like that for making & rabbit ple. First catch your rabbit, and there is no hard-and-fast rule for doing this because men differ in temperament and a girl has to vary her technique to suit her subject. 1t, for instance, the man you desire is very bashful and timid, your best play is a bold move. Don't wait for him to make the advances. Take the initiative yourself, but do it so quietly and unobtrusively that he never suspects you are starting his feet along the path that leads to the altar. Otherwise you will scare him off. SK favors of him. Make him feel that you depend on him. Ask his opinion and show him that you regard him as an oracle. No other man on earth is so amenable to flattery as the shy man, and any woman who i8 a deft salve-spreader can get pose. He will never summon up enough courage for that. him. But don't wait for him to pro- Just casually Temark some day, “John, don’t you think the middle of next month would be a good time for us to get married?” And the wedding ring is yours. On the other hand, if you have set your affections on & bold, bad lady killer, the best way to get your man is by flouting him, Show no in- terest in him whatever. Break dates with him. Confide to some little cat who will purr it to him that you don’t consider him so much. That will give him the shock of his life, and he will get busy trying to find out what the matter is with your eyes. make a conquest. You will put him on his mettle to OUR grandmothers—and note well that there were few old maids in their day—boiled down the whole science of husband-hunting to one axiom: Feed the brute. That still works, and undoubtedly one of the main reasons why there has been such a decline in matrimony in recent years is because there is now so little home enufll!nmc. Thre is nothing in & restaurant, with waiters hanging around in earshot and the chill apprehensions of the bill that is to be paid, that turns & man’s thoughts toward matrimony, whereas a little meal at home, Hust for two, makes him think how nice it would be to have that smiling race across the table from him the balance of his life. Any girl who can’t wangle & proposal out of a man with a chafing dish is just too dumb to deserve a husband. I sympathy is your cue. have a maternal complex. And if he F there is a desirable widower upon whom you have set your eyes, has children, convince him that you Weep with him as he describes the virtues of the dear departed. Few grafts are more profitable than comforting a widower. sister will beat you to it. But remember that you must be Sally-on-the-spot or else some 0Old bachelors are fly birds who have escaped she net of a fowler many and many a ttme, and they are hard to cath, but the trick can be done by camouflaging yourself as a man hater and one violently opposed to the bondage of matrimony. Platonic friendship is your one best bet. Make yourself the most entertaining and delightful of companions and pals and necessary to his enjoyment, and then leave him suddenly flat. He will get down on his knees to persuade you that marriage is the only career for a woman. THEN. in spite of all that is said to the contrary, the way to get a husband is just the same way as getting anything else that you want. Be persistent. Men' will deny this. and wants to do the courting. True. Go after it tooth and neil and don’t take “no” for an answer. They assert that man is the chaser But he can’t help recognizirg what good taste and judgment a woman has if she admires him above all his sex, and he just naturally loves one who loves him. Almost any woman can get a man if she will only cry for him. He can't bear to break the heart of one who knows a good thing when she sees it. Of course, there is the sympathy racket which always pays. Every man has to have some woman on whose breast he can weep when things go wrong and to whom he can boast of his triumphs. And every man ust have some woman who understands ‘wonderful he is. (Bepuright, 19332 who tells him how great and » ‘With this hand I would pass; but| When bandaging injuries on the hands | leg up over the arm and pin to the | | protesting against the practice of re- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1933. NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. l \O be exact, the meadow lark is not a lark at all, but belongs to the blackbird family, with which it fraternizes in the flelds and meadows. He is called the field lark, marsh lark, marsh quail and by other names, but his song is just as sweet whether he is a blackbird cousin or not. He adds much beauty to farmlands, and is a source of joy as he sits upon posts, fence rails and stumps with the bright sunshine upon his beautiful plumage. If he is fright- ened he drops to the ground, and though he is a large bird, you will be unable to find him. Nature has given the meadow lark colors which blend so perfectly with their surroundings that it is easler by far to pick out the red- winged blackbird, than it is the meadow lark. The crown is black and brown, with a creamy white line running through it. The chin and throat are yellow. There is a handsome, glossy black vestee on his chest, and yellow shad- ing to buffy brown, on the underparts. When in flight, the white tips of the feathers can be clearly seen. The sturdy legs and feet are built for | walking. When the bird rises from the | ground, the wings make a whirring sound much like that of quatls. Singing on the ground is a lovely habit of theirs that Van Dyke men- tions as music which “leaks slowly | upward from the ground.” The sweet, penetrating whistle, “Spring is here” and later “Spring o' the y-e " B one of his ways of letting you know he is about. From early Spring until November the meadow lark is busily engaged in assisting the farmer and | orchardist. Chasing of the weevils, | worms, grubs, caterpillars and the army | of pests on every tree and plant makes | the meadow lark a most valued assist- | ant. In New York his services have been appreciated, and to shoot a| ‘.{’neudow lark is an offense punishable | | by law. | | "The mother is a clever builder. She | selects a clump of grass in the fields | or onen woods and weaves the long stems together to form a dome-shape roof. Under this protection, she con- | | structs a comfortable, roomy nursery, in | which she places five to seven white eggs, | | speckled over with brown and purple. Here she sits in peace among her ene- | mies, the snakes, hawks and rats. Her | | fledglings are not so noisy as some | babies, but it keeps both parents rush- | | ing madly about all day long to find | | enough grublets, squirmy worms and | julcy caterpillars to satisfy them. | 7 As soon as one family is out of the | way, another one is demanding food. | The meadow lark raises three families |a year. Few can realize what a tre- | | mendous task confronts these parents. ! | Few, indeed. have the faintest idea how ) | much a baby bird can hold. In the late Fall, the whole family joins the horned larks, snow buntings | and sparrows in the marshes. If the Winter is too severe- the birds join | others at the open cafeteria or share | the feast spread before the pampered | barnyard neighbors. (Copyright. 1933.) SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. Gettin' up is bad, an’ gettin’ out ob yer nice warm night clothes is worser— an’ gettin’ washed is horrible! An’ what’s it all fer? Dest to go to school! MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Orange Juice Oatmeal with Cream Creamed Dried Beef on Toast Coffee LUNCHEON. Baked Spaghetti with Cheese ‘Whole-wheat Bread Stewed Apricots, Brownies Tea DINNER. Boiled Spare Ribs Dressed Cabbage, Boiled Turnip Mashed Potato Iceberg Lettuce, French Dressing Apple Tapioca Pudding Coffee MODE Entertaining BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. HERE are two ways of enter- taining house guests. One is with a succession of events, whereby they will be kept oc- | cupied. The other is to let them become, for the time being, a part of the family, entering into the usual regime of the household, and taking its GIVE YOUR GUEST A PACK OF CARDS FOR GAMES OF SOLI- TAIRE WHEN YOU CANNOT BE WITH HER. ° daily life, with perhaps a few extras in the way of entertainments, not as an outsider, but a close friend. When guests are asked for a week end, con- tinual social events are often planned. It is a holiday pericd for most families as well as guests. It is when there are midweek house guests, or those who are making rather prolonged visits, that Auto Show Puzzle Contest Automotive Trade Association. him, which means some woman DOROTHY DIX, ADD THE LETTEM C TO THé hOW AND FORM THE NAME OF A GAM. ‘The puzzle illustrated above involves the name of one make of automobile that will be exhibited at the annual show. to be held January 28 to February 5, inclusive, at the Washington And'lgxmum. under the numlgu of tne Washington is , throug! e co-operation of The Star, is conducting a contest, for which the winners "& receive $100 and cs HE MOMENT House Guests continual festivities may be tirin friends and family alike. To be permitted to enter into the ‘l“e of a family as one of it, is a com- | pliment to be desired as much as to be | considered an outsider for whom one | must do special things. Like all | things, however, there is “a happy me- | dium.” For example, a hostess should | arrange enough entertainment to intro- duce highlights into the visit. Are cards liked? An evening of this game or an afternoon can be planned, where- by the visitor will meet and be met by congenial persons. A tea, large or | small, to meet the friend, gives oppor- tunity for becoming more or less acquainted, according to the size of the |tea and its formality or informality. Then, too, friends of the hostess gen- erally plan some reciprocal entertain- ments for visiting guests. A theater party, which may consist of the family with but one or two oth- ers, may prove just the sort of enter- tainment pleasing to family and friend alike. Or driving to some especially | beautiful or notable part of the coun- | try and having tea there can give the guest a glimpse of the surroundings which will be carried away as a happy memory to visualize. | 1t is a mistake to so strain at enter- | taining that the pleasure of visiting | with the guest is lost to the hostess. After all, friends come to see and ens joy the family, or else they are but| casual acquaintances. For a guest to! realize or to discover that her visit was a tax on her hostess robs the time of its happy aspect. Unless there are plenty of servants in a household where continual entertaining is going on, the homemaker's energies are drained, and the visitor's nervous system, also. ‘There are occasional gala periods when house guests and family revel in a series of festivities. A few days of rest and relaxation are necessary afterward | to make the balance right and restore | normal times. g to —— Pie Crust. one and one-half cupfuls of white flour. ' Work one-third cupful of lard into the | flour, using the tips of the fingers or n[ case knife. Moisten to a dough with cold water Toss on a floured board and roll out. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. After supper pop was trying to maks his new cigar lighter werk, and ma said, I've got to get those letters writ- ten and sent off, that's the long and short of it in a nutshell. They been piling up for 2 weeks until now there'’s at least 6 or 7 of them in round num- bers, ansers to this and responses to that and replies to the other. I been telling myself every evening that I awt to get those letters off, she said. Haven't you beleeved yourself? pop said, and ma said, It's all a_question of simple will power. What I awt to do is decide once and for all to wawk strate to my desk and write each and every one of those letters without let- ting another day grow under my feet, and then it would be done and over without any more fuss and feathers and | I wouldn't have it on my mind any more except as a dim feeling of re- lief. A little will power, that’s all the occasion demands, she said. Haven't you got it? pop said, and ma said, Yes I have and I'm going to use it, I'm using it at this very mo- ment. I'm going to get rite up and sit rite down to the job until the last | letter is & thing of the passed. Well, | thank goodness I've finely decided, | what a relief and satisfaction, it's wonderful, she said. But the letters aren’t done yet, pop said, and ma said, I know it, but now | that I've fully made up my mind it| wont hert them to wait patiently just | one more day, because they're as good | as done now, because it's just a ques- | * tion of hours. I think I'll celebrate my | decision by going to see Lovey Dar- | ling’s new picture. Tonite's the last nite, so I wont take no for an anser, ‘Willyum, she said. Meening she expected pop to take | her. Wich he did shaking his head | to himself and saying, Will power thy | name is baloney. | Good Taste Today BY EMILY POST, Famous Authority on Etiquette, ‘Writing Proprieties. | EAR MRS. POST: I recently named a Summer home for a friend, selecting ‘Tagshin- | ny,’ which is an old Gaelic | word for home of the fox. I would like to have stationery en- | graved with a design in the upper cor- | ner, showing a fox near his den, and in the lower corner | some cubs stepping | out of the den. Do | you think this overdone hotel -like for a| private house?” | Answer — Not if | the design be small | enowgh and cut in cutline rather than with much detail. “My Dear Mrs. Post — Will you please tell me what kind of paper to order for a 16- year-old girl and will it be in good taste for me to have any individ- ual marking on it? Is her name and address at the top all right?” | Answer—Small sized rather than too | large, plain white or with a colored | border, initial or monogram in any | color you like, rather than address. | But do not have the marking large. | If paper has a border, marking should | match. | “Dear Mrs. Post—When I write to the wife of a doctor I never know whether her name should be written | Mrs. John Dory -or Mrs. Dr. John Dory?” Answer—Mrs. John Dory (never Mrs. ' Dr. in America). “My Dear Mrs. Post—My penmanship is terrible, and if it is nct in too bad taste I would like to write all my per- sonal corresrondence on the typewriter, as well as business letters. May I, or | are there some exceptions?” | Answer—The exceptions are notes of | invitation, acceptance, regret, letters of condolence; also a bride's notes of thanks. Otherwise, the typewriter is Emily Post. —except for formal notes—greatly to | be preferred. (Copyright. 1933.) e South Africa may buy her apples from Japan. WOMEN’'S FEATURES. SCREEN ODDITIES BY CAPT. ROSCOE FAWCETT. FAVORITE GARB IS AN AL-FITTING PAIR OF TROUSERS WHICH HE PURCHASED N ALASKA FOR TWO DOLLARS. HE WEARS A COTTON ROPE FOR A BELT. Hawaiian Islands. VOLCANOES. F you would like to find a good place to hide, go to Hawaii. There you can enter a cave of an amazng kind. Climbing a mountain slope you come to an opening about 2 feet wide and 18 inches high. This is the mouth of the cave. You get down on your hands and knees and crawl for 10 yards. Then you enter a long passage where you can stand up—but it is so dark that you might think you had been drowned in a bottle of India ink. This passage is almost a quarter of a mile Jong. At the other end is an opening which you may use to make or too | YOUT eXit—if you don't mind a drop of | | class.) ‘THE CRATER OF KILAUEA. 40 feet into the sea. That cave, or_“tube” has been used many times by Hawaiians who wanted to escape from some one. It is one of the world's best hiding places. Long ago it was formed by lava which flowed from a volcano. Elsewhere in Hawail you may see lava which has hardened ‘nto rocx. Not far from the city of Hilo is solid lava which looks like waves. Some of this substance is red. and some is black. The lava waves are part of a great flow which came down from Mauna Loa 52 years ago. People in Hilo shiv- | ered as the lava river moved slowly down the mountain side. Its onward flow came to an end about a mile from Mix half a teaspoonful of salt with | permissible for all correspondence and |the town. | In that case, the lava flowed slowly; but it is not always so when a volcano | breaks loose. Sometimes lava streams | down almost as swiftly as a river of | rushing water. This was the case in the “Fantastic Flow” of 1801, when "”7!71/%7/ / Wl five rivers of thin lava poured from & crater in Mount Haulalia. Mauna Kea is the_ highest peak in | Hawaii; but Mauna Loa and Kilauea are more interesting because they have active craters. Mauna Loa rises to a height of two and one-half miles. Its gentle slopes are used for the growing of coffee. Gaz- ing at the green leaves, white flowers and red berries, you see a scene of peace; but there is no telling when a new flow of molten lava will sweep away what man has planted. In 1926 this volcano destroyed a village. ‘What the Hawailans think of as “the Lake of Fire” is the crater of Kilauea. Even when there is no eruption, this great pot of boiling lava, almost a mile above sea level, sputters and tosses about. A visitor may climb to a point near the edge of the red-glowing crater and see a lake in which he would never care to swim! (For “Travel” section of your scrap- book. This story may be used as a topic in geography or general science UNCLE RAY. Have you joined the 1933 Scrapbook Club? If not you may do so by mailing me a letter in care of The Evening Star. If you inclose a stamped return envelope, we shali mail you a leaflet telling how to make & Corner scrapbook. (Copyright, 1933.) — Chicken a La King. Melt one-fourth cupful of butter in a heavy frying pan, but do not let it | brown. Cock one cupful of small mushs room caps and two tablespoonfuls of minced green pepper in it over a low heat for about five minutes. Sprinkle with one-fourth cupful of flour and blend this well into the melted butter. Add one and three-fourths cupfuls of milk and stir over the fire until smooth and thick. Add ihree cupfuls of cubed, cooked chicken and cook for one mine ute. Then add half a cupful of may- onnzise and two tablespoonfuls of pie mento and served at once. Pass & plate of Melba toast with this. —_— LESSONS in the SIMS SYSTEM BY Only_Holder of Sims Master _Teacher's Certificate IN WASHINGTON A. P. STOCKVIS SHOREHAM HOTEL College Gil'lS 1n Orne-Leg 2es cut down Stocking Runs LUx «I washed one stocking every day the Lux way—the other I rubbed with cake soap. See the run in the cake-soap stocking! The Lux stocking is like new. Nothing but Lux for our stockings from now on, A GROUP of college girls got together re-, cently on a test of stocking wear. The “One-Leg Test” they call it, because one stocking was washed every night the Lux way—the other rubbed with cake soap. They reported amazing re: fewer runsin the Lux-washed stockings than in the stockings labeled “Cake Cake-soap rubbing destroys t of the silk. This s the live, stretchable qual- we girls all say.” sults! 75% Soap.” he elasticity 1. One teaspoon of Lux through, rinse. /4 ity of silk which makes it wear. Lux is made to preserve this vital elasticity. No wonder the Lux way of washing makes stockings wear much longer—prevents needless runs. The LUX Way to cut down runs for each pair. 2. Add lukewarm water to Lux, squeeze suds Avoid ordinary soaps—cakes, powders, chips. These often contain harmful alkali. Lux has no harmful alkali. Anything safe in water alone is safe in Lux. saves stocking J E-L-A-ST-I-C-I-TY 4 Mrs. H. N. Aikens washed 468 pieces with one bos of LUX: umflkfim $5 Phila's undies and sweaters 126 pairs men's and children’s socks 66 pleces table linen 120 bandkerchiefs