Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1933, Page 11

MAGAZINE PAGE. Conquering Contract By P. HAL SIM Mr. Sims is universally acclaimed” $he greatest living comtract and auction player. He was captain of the remowned “Four Horsemen” team and has won 24 national championships since 1924. Three No Trump. HE response of three no trump to an opening bid of one in a suit is a mild slam try based on high card strength. ' This bid is by no means ‘a force, and the opener should only re- bid if his hand warrants slam expecta- tions in conjunc- tion with the knowledge now possessed not only regarding the great strength of his partner’s hand, but also the form in ‘which that strength is grouped. There ere two distinct types of holdings with which this response is made. 1. A hand that has at least three primary tricks and about one more trick in distributed form, but does not contain a suit of sufficient length to make a forcing suit takeout. 2. A hand that contains thres pri- mary tricks and closely knit secondary velues with possibly a long solid suit. It also contains a guarded king. With the second type the responder generally considers that should he make a forcing takeout his partner would be compelled te make a negative response of three no trumps and the opening lead would be through this guarded king which would probably render the making of a slam impossible. Seldom is the response made unless the responder holds a high honor, in the opening suit bid, either ace’ x, | king x or queen x x. There is an occa- | sional holding with which this require- ment, will be waived. That is when the | holding is such that you are willirmg-to | overcall all rebids that the opencr | makes which are in the original open- ing suit, with a like number of no trumps. Here is an example of this response (Type 1 hand): The bidding: North 18p. (1) 4 H 3) Pass East Pass Pass s th BN.T, 7Ht (4) 1. An aggressive borderline hand. Would not bid first hand if the club 2. There are four and one-half pri- mary tricks here, but no suit long enough to force with. The hand in- vites the opening lead as every suit is doubly stopped. 3. Showing an aggressive hand and willingness to get to a slam. 4. South read North for two five- card suits. The hearts should be solid and there are two discards that can be taken on North's extra two spades. The play (which gives a total of 13 tricks) : Trick East South _West North 1. v 2 ¥ K* v 10 vQ* A *4 South now wins the two heart tricks and the club ace and then North cashes the five spades. It will be noted that a grand slam could not be made in spades or no | ttumps as one diamond trick must be | lost to West's king. It is always better to play as trumps an eight-card suit divided four-four than an_eight:card suit divided five- three. This former division permits the declarer to use either hand for trumping and the other to draw trumps. Discards can always be taken on the extra. two cards of the other suit. (Copyright, 1933.) . & K V4 ve * 2 3 Mr. Sims will answer all inauiries contract _that are addressed to this new paper with self-addressed, stamped en- velope. Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Vocational Types. ‘There are some vocations that, when merely mentioned, suggest something approximating a typical personality. There comes to mind not a specific per- son, but a general person—a type. You can easily list some mental traits and sometimes even physical traits of a barber, a chef, a taximan, a lawyer, a minister of the gospel, a construction foreman, a seamstress, a bond sales- man. Six individuals working inde- pendently will substantially agree in their written lists of traits for the vo- | cational types. . | But try to list the physical and men- tal traits of an author, a newspaper | editor, a manager of a big league ball team, an artist, a radio announcer, a | research scientist, a promoter of big business, a song writer. Your six inde- pendent listers will hand in descriptions | of individuals rather than traits that | belong to personality types. | There’s a reason for all th's. You know more about the labors of vhe first | group than you do of the second. All | this means that we judge others largely | from our knowledge of their vocations. (Copyright, 1933.) Mint Glazed Carrots. Dice three parboiled carrots. Add half a cupful of butter and half a cup- ful of sugar and cook slowly until ten- der and glazed. Add one tablespoonful of chopped mint or one tablespoonful of mint sauce. Serve with one cupful of cooked peas. Pour the glazed liquid suit was not void. BEDTIME STORIES End of the Chase. Who brings the job in hand to end To other matters may attend. ~—Mrs. Reddy Fox. HAT is just what Mrs. Reddy Fox intended to do now; put an end to this hunt as soon as possible. It had been going on long enough. Reddy was tired out, and, worse still, was wounded. . No mat- ter how carefully she kept watch, she might at any time run within shooting distanee of a hunter with a terrible . But run she would have to as as those Dogs could follow her trail with their wonderful noses. De- cidedly the thing to do was to fool those Dogs beyond hope of finding her trall that day, and the sooner she did it the better. 2 is no time for ordinary tricks,” thought she as she ran. “Reddy has tried those and they failed. Those Dogs are too smart. It must be a trick they don't know and one that will take from them all desire to do any more hunting today.” She headed for a cer- tain fence of barbed wire of which she knew. . “T'll try this first,” thought she. The wire strands of this fence were get rather ncar together. The snow was almost to the level of the lower one. Between this and the second one there was just room for Mrs. Reddy to slip through easily if she were careful. Half way across the field she sat down, look- ing back. The two Dogs came yelp- ing along the fresh trail, the younger in the lead. He was too excited by the | freshness of the scent to pay much heed | to where he was going, and ran head- | long into the fence before he saw it. | ‘The sharp barbs scratched him and tore his skin. He yelped with pain and backed away. Mrs. Reddy grinned. ‘The older Dog came up and saw at ® glance the difficulty. They were too big to pass through where Mrs. Reddy | had so easily slipped. Those wicked barbs prevented forcing their way through. Then the old Dog began to | dig furiously in the snow. He would | dig his way under. Mrs. Reddy watched | | MENU FOR A DAY. | BREAKFAST. Grapefruit Oatmeal with Cream Scrambled Eggs Bacon Corn Dodgers Coffee | DINNER. Fruit Cup Roast Duck Apple Sauce _Celery Diced Potatoes Bakad Squash Orange and Walnut Salad, French Dressing Steamed Date Pudding, Foam Sauce Coffee | SUPPER. Duck Sandwiches Pickles Olives Coconut Custard Cookies Tea | CORN DODGERS. | Two cups Indian meal, one cup flour, two-thirds cup molasses, two eggs, one-fourth teaspoon soda. Mix with one-half cup hot water. Fry like pancakes. Split and butter when you eat them. STEAMED “DATE PUDDING. Melt two rounded tablespoons butter, add one-half cup molasses, one-half cup milk and one and two-thirds cups flour mixed and sifted with one-half teaspeon soda, one-half teaspoon cinnamon and one-fourth teaspoon each of salt, nutmeg, cloves and all-spice; finally add one-half pound dates, stoned and cut into small pieces. Turn ihto a buttered mold, cover and steam two and one-half hours. Serve with hard or liquid sauce, COCONUT CUSTARD. One dozen coconut cakes, four eggs, one quart milk, one cup sugar, pinch of salt, vanilla to taste. Beat eggs, milk and sugar together as for baked custard ding. Put in baking dish, hen the coconut cakes on top. | to look across, | knew it. | fourth cup fat, seasoning. over the peas if desired. By Thornton W. Burgess. for a moment, still grinning. Then she headed straight for a swift-flowing stream, which seldom froze completely over even in the coldest Winter weather. She hoped it wouldn't be wholly frozen now. It wasn't. Down the middle was a narrow opening of cojd-looking black water. She knew that along both sides | of this the ice was thin. She knew it would hold her, for:she was light. For a short distance she moved quickly, but carefully, until she came to a place not too wide for her to jump across. She THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Milady Beautiful BY LOIS LEEDS. Clothes Make the Women. HERE is one topic that interests every woman almost from the cradle to the grave, and that is clothes. And just as you can judge the character of indi- viduals from knowing the books they read, 50 you can make a pretty accurate guess as to social position and mental make-up of a woman by her choice of clothes. ¥ Our clothes express our personality whether we like it or not, but the clever woman sees to it that the most at- tractive phases of her individuality are the ones that are high-lighted. If she happens to be a large, athletic type. she affects sturdy sport clothes and avoids flimsy, flapperish styles that were de- signed for willowy figures. She is care- ful not to emphasize the largeness of | hands and feet by wearing light-colored conspicuous gloves and shoes, and she does not try to wear sizes that are too small. She knows what sort of an impression she wédnts to make, and she sees that all the details of the costume carry it %ll. Girls ahd women sometimes mistake freakishness for individuality in dress |0 that their clothes are arresting for their incongruity rather than for their becomingness and beauty. The art of dressing to bring out one’s own particular type of charm is simply the result of an elementary knowledge of color harmony, | basic motifs of design, the kind of fabric to employ for a given purpose, current fashions and the lines of the figure. ‘Therefore, instead of bem§ a difficult problem, distinction and individuality in dress are simply the result of a little study and wise selection. To be dressed so that her best points are emphasized and her defects mini- mized should be milady’s aim. There are comparatively few women nowa- days who can afford to be extrava- gantly dressed; yet, no woman can afford to be carelessly dressed. The wrong styles of clothes can magnify | physical ~imperfections, making the wearer look conspicuous, undignified and even absurd. No woman needs to be told' that the ‘ knowledge that she is well groomed | does much toward giving her poise. It is comparatively easy to enter a room with self-confidence and graceful, erect carriage when milady has the comfort- ing feeling that her dress is becoming and quite correct for the occasion. But as one woman put it: “Try to feel poised and dignified when you enter a room and realize that you are the only one* there who thought it was a formal party and came gowned for such an occasion!” \ A really chic, well-dressed woman is never conspicuous nor self-conscious, no matter where she may be. To be well dressed, however, does not necessarily mean that you must be extravagantly dressed; it does mean, though, that you must understand dress harmony and how to adapt prevailing styles to harmonize with your personality. To those of my readers who would like to have my leaflet on “Color Schemes and Costuming” I shall be glad to mail it. Only remember to name the leaflet and inclose a self-addressed, stamped envel- ope. It will help you to select becom- ing colors, materials and designs that :vl 1 harmonize with your own individual ype. WINTER BY D. C. PEATTIE. HALF WAY ACROSS THE FIELD SHE SAT DOWN, LOOKING BACK. bounded over lightly to ice as thin as that she had just left. It cracked when she landed, but she didn’t break through. Then she trotted to the bank and lay down behind a bush to watch. The two Dogs had dug their way un- der the wire fence and came running as fast as tired legs could carry them, the younger Dog ahead, yelping eagerly as the fresh scent filled his nose. With- ice, which, near the shore, was fairly | thick and strong. The older Dog ran only a few feet out on the jce and stopped. Not so the heedless leader. Out on the thin ice he raced. There was the sound of breaking ice, 2 howl of fright, and that Dog was trying des- perately to climb out. But the ice kept breaking and the current swept him iix;m]'n stream, while he howled despair- gly. Fortunately for him there was an old tree trunk frozen in the ice a short distance below and reaching out to midstream. With the aid of this he managed to clim out where for a mo- ment he stood, shivering and forlorn, ‘Then shaking himself, he turned and started for home, his tail between his legs, as if he felt himself in disgrace. The other Dog first made sure that there was no way of safely crossing, then turned and trotted after | his companion. For some time Mrs. Reddy remained where she was, a grin of satisfaction on her sharp face. Then she lightly | leaped back across the stream and con- tentedly trotted back to where she knew Reddy would be waiting. The chase was over for that aay and she (Copyright, 1933.) o Fried Raw Potatoes. Six to eight small potatoes, one- 0 Par slice the potatoes very thinly, “Place about two tablespoonfuls of the fat, which may be bacon drippings or what.. ever fat desired, in a heavy frying pan and heat until smoking. Add the pota- | toes, stir well, cover and cook about 15 | minutes. Remove the cover and cook until brown, stirring as necessary, to prevent the potatoes sticking. Add more fat if necessary. One or two chopped onions may be added during the last portion of the cooking. Dutch Nut Wafers. ‘Two cupfuls chopped walnuts, two cupfuls sugar, four whites of eggs, one- fourth cupful flour, cne cupful pow- dered sugar. Knead together nuts, sugar and the egg whites. Fold in the flour mixed with powdered sugar care- fully. Drop the batter lightly onto a greased baking sheet. ke in & slow oven (300 degrees F.) untl light brown, about 25 minutes, or ‘They will soften, so in serving take one at a time. (Copyright. 1933.) longer. Remove from oven. Allow to stand for about 10 minutes, then re- move them carefully with & spasuls, out pause he ran straight out on the | T is chiefly in Winter that the weather map has much meaning for most of us. Every cold snap means a rise in the coal bills; in fact, a rise in barometric pressure and a rise in coal consumption are the same thing. School children's frost- nipped ears, ice-broken hips and burst water pipes go also with a rise in the | barometer, when the weather blows off clear and cold. As Spring approaches and “the back of Winter is broken” we can actually see the pieces of his old vertebrae lying about on the weather map, if one knows how to interpet it. The “highs” are the lingering bits of Winter; the “lows” are the spots where thaw and warmth are carrying the day. From being well-marked with big, clear, cyclonic and anti-cyclonic (low and high) cycles, the weather map, as ‘Winter prepares to withdraw, breaks up into something as patchy as bits of ice on a flooding river, and nothing seems definite except the ultimate triumph of Spring. One of the queerest aspects of the end of Winter is the sense of depres- sion that goes with it. The frosty stimulation of real Winter is over; the coming of Spring seems to let us down. This is due, quite certainly, to the winning of the “lows” over the “highs.” A leg may be broken on the ice in a high, but until then you feel great. In a low you plod about through the | slush; the ground is too muddy for a | tramp in the country; the now listless Winter birds have ceased to be amus- |ing, and nothing is in flower, or even lup above ground except onion grass. | The streets are dingy and the parks are gray and brown, and the air, you say, is heavy. Oddly enough that is jus¢ what it is not. It is lighter. That is why the pressure is low. The column of air over your head is just as lofty as ever, jbut there is a lot less air in the same space, so that it weighs less than aver- age, and s, therefore, in a state of low pressure. Except in some sorts of Sum- mer weather, lows and warm. spells spell the same thing. Tests have been made tending fo show that mental and manual efficiency, as shown in schools, offices and fac- tories, would immediate go up if a return of clear, cold Winter weather should occur. They show also that this sort of efficlency is kept at its best by a healthy change from high to low, and low to high, while monotonous weather, even good weather, tends to deteriorate human stamina. ‘These statistics em- anate from New England, I might add, and are flatly denied in California and Filorld& H:;wever it may be about effi- clency, optimism and pessimism are certainly affected by highs and Iowse. and Spring fever needs no other ex.. DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Beauty More Help in Getting Job Than Ability Or Experience, Reports Plain Jane— Yearns to Be Pal. D EAR MISS DIX—One of our local stores requires girls to pass a beauty test to obtain a position even as an elevator operator. I have applied for numerous positions and have been informed that no one more than 25 years of age was being employed. It seems that experience and ability count for less than nothing. All of us are not bathing beauties and we can’t remain a perpetual 25,LsoJ are we to do? ‘what Answer: You must live in & community” that is peculiarly addicted to the worspip of feminine pulchritude, or else the men in your business establishments who do the hiring and firing must be men who rate a girl's complexion above her ability to spell and type. NOT everywhere is beauty made a requisite for holding down a job. Nor is extreme youth a requirement. Indeed, with serious-minded employers beauty is more likely to be a handicap to a girl in getting a situation than an advantage. They want their female employes to look like competent business women and not like something that has strayed in from the “Follies.” Of course, no business man wants to spend his days looking at a woman who is repulsively ugly, and he can't stand one who frowsy and slovenly in appearance and careless about her hair and her hands. But if she is fairly easy on the eyes it suffices, and he prefers one who has passed the flapper state and can give one lobe of her brain to work. "THERE are many reasons why being a living picture is not an advan- tage to a girl when she goes out seeking work. Employers are loath to hire her because experience has shown them that the beauty knows that her face is her fortune and her ambition is not to rise in her occupation, but to make a good marriage. She doesn’t expect to make a life work of stenography or bookkeeping or selling goods, and so she doesn't bother ever to try to learn her trade well. and the her lips than the plain Jane does. Also the beauty distracts the attention of every man about the place likewise she spends far more time in gazing upon her reflection in little mirror of her compact and making up her face and rouging ANOTHER reason why men are loath to hire the beauty for an office position is that she does not enhance their reputations as solid and dependable business and professional men. _There is no reason, of course, why a girl who is as beautiful as a motion picture star may not also be as discreet and virtuous as a mother in Israel. Nor does it follow that every man has an eye for beauty and cannot resist a peaches-and-cream complexion. And it is perfectly true that an employer can take a good-looker secretary out to lunch to discuss l':kl-::s c}setuiB of the Brown sales and the Smith shipment of pig iron. But a suspicious world. I ONCE asked a man why he had let an exceedingly pretty and com- D. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1933. SONNYSAYINGS \ ‘Whoo-hoo! Muyver! My digester seems better today—I fin4I could pick a little at those nice fresh cookies. (Copyright, 1933.) NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. CABBAGE PALM. Sabal Palmetto. “cabbage” is the crown, and when it is young it is tender and good to ‘eat raw or cooked. On the West Coast of Florida these trees grow the tallest. You will find the palm growing as far west as the Appalachicola River and it grows as_far north as Cape Fear, N. C. The cabbage palm grows, as do all palms, from a central terminal bud. petent secretary go, and he replied: “Because she was too good-looking. Every man who came into the office nudged me and asked, ‘Who is the little queen?’ and got funny about it, and that didn’t do me or the busi- ness any good. There never was & nicer girl than Miss A. and she was a whiz at business, but she was too spectacul larly beautiful for an office.” ‘Then, of course, there are the wives to be considered, and with one accord they t the taboo on beauty, so far as their husbands’ employes are concerned, and are all strong for the middle-aged woman who presents no indivious comparison to themselves. 8o cheer up, Plain Jane. ‘The beauties haven't got all the ‘ood.pla'ces‘prs-emmd. DOROTHY DIX. EAR DOROTHY DIX—My father and I are perfect strangers. No familiarity exists between us. We never talk frankly. I never ask of him any counsel or any money, neither does he make any advances to mec. I am a boy 21 years old and still live at home. I would rather have him for a friend than any one else in the world. What would you F. M. suggest? Answer: I haven't a doubt in the world that your father feels toward you exactly as you feel toward him, and that he would rather have your friendship than any other blessing that could be bestowed upon him. He would rather know that you look up to him and respect and admire him than to have the plaudits of the world. He would rather have you come to him for advice and Govergment to settle the national debt question, guidance than to be called in conference by the planation, unless it be f underclothes. A el Asparagus Creole. Four tablespoonfuls salad ofl or shortening, two tablespoonfuls minced onion, two tablespoonfuls green pepper, one tablespoonful minced pimento, two tablespoonfuls sliced mushrooms, one- half cup water, one-half teaspoonful salt, pepper, nutmeg, canned asparagus. Heat oil in frying pan and add vege- tables and sauce until slightly brown. Stir in salt and pepper and add water. Add drained asparagus and reheat. Sprinkle with nutmeg and serve hot. Pinwheel Sandwiches. White bread, one part deviled ham, one part minced chicken, mustard, paprika, mayonnaise. Bread for these sandwiches, must be very fresh, Cut crusts from all four sides of loaf. Mix ham, chicken, ses ing and mayon- naise. Spread lengthwise with filling and cut into thin slices. Roll length- wise and fasten several times with wooden toothpicks. Roll in D napkin. Let stand at least 15 minutes #nd slice across into Ralf-inch pieces. THE pity of it is that you two, who love each other so much and need each other so much and who would enjoy each other so much, have this wall of reserve between you that keeps you apart. Your father will never do it. He is too much afraid of you. He is afraid you might repulse have to break it down. courage. Buf you will He hasn’t the him or think him ridiculous and he couldn't stand that, so you will have to take the initiative. All you need is just to go to him and tell him what you have written me in this letter and the trick will be done. Great will be your reward, for there can be no relationship in the world more beautiful and satisfving than a friendship between a father and son. They have both so much to give each other. They can both be such a rock of sustaining to each other. T a tragical mistake it is to a father when he does not make friends of his children! He throws away the only possible reward he can get for the sacrifices he makes for them and for the toil he educating them. His only pay for all his labor must come to rearing goes through in him thr::gh their love and intimacy, through their being closer to him than to any other human being save their mother, through their coming to him with all their hopes and plans and dreams and ambitions. He loses all of this heart-satisfying treasure when he holds himself aloof from them, when he keeps himself a stranger to them, when he never speaks to them except to reprove them when they are little children and jeer at them and call them fools when the; makes of himself nothing but a bill-payer an are adolescent, when he a critic on the heart] DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1933.) THAT BODY OF YOURS BY JAMES W. BARTON, M. D. Eye Stress. EUROSIS, you may remember, means that the individual is really suffering with some dis- turbance—pain in the stomach, rapid heart, pain in the eyes or distress anywhere in the body—and yet there is really no cause for this distress that can be found in or about the parts of the body so dis- turbed. What is known as anxiety neurosis thus means that the individual is unduly anxious, nervous, tim¥d, g what is sometimes called an “inferi- ority complex.” That this condi- tion may be due to eye strain is the opinion of Dr. E. L. Jones, Cumber- land, Md. He states ‘that timid- ity, lack of self- confidence and senseless crying in chil- dren and some women, with morbid fears, as of sudden death, are often due to the depressant effects of eye stress, and are relieved by proper correction, which may change the patient’s whole Dr. Barton, course of life to a higher plane, In his belief, it explains many of those cases called anxiety neurosis, in which the patient suffers with conflicts with- in himself, touchiness, irritability, sen- sitiveness, fear of death, and so on. By absolutely exact correction of astigmatism, where rays of light do not | all focus at the one point, the glasses being worn constantly, results are ob- tained that would be impossible in glasses that may give good vision but do not relieve the stress. As you know, some eye disturbances are caused by infection—teeth, tonsils, sinuses, gall bladder and intestine—and clear up in a few weeks or months after the removal of these infections. However, as Dr. Jones points out, the continual use of the eyes in some indi- viduals by putting a strain on certain eye muscles and nerves is such a con- stant wear on the nervous system that fear, anxiety and timidity naturally follow. You know, with yourself, that when you have been subjected to nervous strain and are exhausted nervously, you are less courageous than when you are your real self. This matter of eye stress and timid- ity is worth our consideration. (Copyright, 1933.) MODES OF THE MOM %, ENT ‘The bud is the cabbage in this genus. A really tender, succulent vegetable. Of course, to remove this bud is the death of the tree. It is a quick-growing tree and often reaches 15 feet in height. When the CABBAG! tree is young, the trunk is covered with the lacing of the old stems of the fan-like fronds and give to the trunk a basket-work appearance. In time the trunk becomes smooth and bare. The great fronds are formed by the growth of broad,, concave leaves along a cen- tral stem. The great trunks are used for piles along wharves. The wood is soft and spongy, with tough fiber bundles run- ning lengthwise of the stem. The outer layer of the wood is thick, the inner layer much lighter. The wood is made into excellent cans and small articles, while the fibers of the leaf sheaths are made into scrubbing brushes and whisk brooms. The tough, fibrous bark is made into common brushes. The older leaves make thatched roofs and the younger ones are made into baskets, mats and hats. The tree is used in the Southeastern States for street planting and orna- mental purposes. The first sight of the cabbage palm is a thrilling experience to the Northerner, but after he has seen the royal palm, he realizes why they call the cabbage palm the scrub. ‘With the great clusters gf small, yel- low flowers are bunches of black ber- ries, which hang from among the leaves. Though the berries are ripe in the Autumn, they hang on until the follow- ing Summer. Birds are especially fond of them. The migrating birds wax fat on them and small animals climb the trees to get them. The lower fronds are verp easily re- moved from the tree. A slight lift of the great fan-like leaf and it snaps off with a loud report. The pleasure of removing these, after being away frcm them all Summer and knowing yeur place will look far more tidy, is a great temptation. ~After you have A Little Saturday Talk. ODAY I shall quote letters from 9 to 38. ' to 38. Ida May Jackson tells me that she is 9 years old, and asks for “facts about each city in Eu- and Asia,” and adds: “I will pay you for it because it is worth. something, and I will thank you with all my heart.” Luckily I have a leaflgt, “Questions and Answers About Europe,” which I can send to Ida. I shall also look through my files and try to locate stor- ies about Asia to mail to her. No charge will be made for doing that—I never charge anything for my letters, or for | the leaflets which are offered. Elinor Hach, who is, I think, about 15 years old, tells me about her recent trip to Europe: “Our stay in Germany—or, more cor- rectly speaking, on the Island of Sylt in the' North Sea—was delightful. My married sister and I stayed at the sea- shore town, Westerland, with my mother’s cousin, Miss Maria Decker. In your many travels, you may get there some day—who knows?—and it, be fun if you looked her up. dear old lady—at least she's and that's past middle age, any! > If T ever visit Sylt, I should be happy to meet Miss Decker, or “Fraulein” Decker, as the Germans would say. From one of the grown folks @mies & letter with these words: “I am & ‘boy’ 38 years old, &nd am immensely interested in our solar sys- tem and the stars. Is it likely that | there ever existed plant or animal life on the moon?” This is just one example of recent let- ters asking questions about the heav- ens, and I think that very soéhl you will ind & new series of stories in the Corner about the stars. ' ol At the present time there is ridved- son to believe that the moon s the home of plants or animals. THére is little or_no air or water arourd -the moon. It is possible, but I thinkmet very likely, that life once existed én‘the moon. If the moon was flung from the earth vast ages ago, before the-earth “cooled down.” it probably took"lfttle water with it on the journey. > UNCLE Ra Use This Coupon to Join Our New 1933 Scrapbook Club. To Uncle Ray. Care of The Evening Star, ‘Washington, D. C. Dear Uncle Ray: I want to join a corner scrapbook of my own, and a of my scrapl Name (Copyright SCREEN o & SCENES SHOWING RACE MORSES BENG BUT NEW YORK DELETES THEM. pulled off several' of them, you are |seems startled beyond speech by having a |aj huge, though harmless, snake come tumbling down, and from then on the chm of removing cabbage palm fronds (Copyright, 1933.) Good Taste Today BY EMILY POST. Famgous Authority on Etiquette. Everyday Proprieties. EAR MRS. POST: Should I give up a dear friend who 11 is financially so much better ; off than I am? She takes me out to lunch and invites me to her house for meals. I can't afford to return all these kindnesses and yet I hate to think of losing her de- liberately. Is there a way out?” Answer: Don’t get your sense of values so_foolishly mixed. If she did not want to invite you, she wouldn’t, would she? There are hundreds of ways whereby you can repay your friend—by being an amusing, sympa- thetic, ~ adaptable e ding to endship? o4 Emily Post. Post: Is it bad form to say when leav- ing neighbors after visiting them, ‘Do come over any time.” Or would it be better not to say anything and then simply invite them later?” Answer: It is not bad form, espe- ctally if you are merely asking people to come to see you. But to say, “Come to dinner any time,” is not an invita- tion that many would feel they could accept. This ambiguous invitation should be properly followed sooner or later by a definite invitation. “Dear Mrs, Post: I am & mar- ried woman, living in a small town where all my women friends are much older. They all call each other by their first names informally. Should I continue to say Mrs. So-and-So until 16 Seetns resperttol o anyihing seems lo an else and yet I feel so formal.” Answer: You should never call an older person by herléor his) first name Perhaps some of them will then tell you to say Jane or Mary, or perhaps they’ll like their nicknames. et e week end wlthmmmd?%! hl: whom I have met only once. Do you consider this a proper invitation or should it have come direct from his “newer: They ought, st lesst, to wer: af telephone you or -T:fl j way confirm their informal if | as egg ye 5958 2 “iissEaletEine Street or R. P. D...oovecocccenananes OIRY.< . vo 20 iimosia siuomnsnswelBUNED OF-TPONIION: seie~ svrrsasasssesestnn WAS A MEDICIH SPIELER, A TAILOR, A PROFESSIONAL BOXER AND A SINGER IN A GLEE CLUB BEFORE HE BECAME AN the new 1933 Uncle Ray Scrapbook. Club, and I inclose a stamped envelope carefully addressed to myself. Please send me a Membership Certificate, a leaflet telling how to make printed design to paste on the cover.: ‘ t, 1933.) ODDITIES BY CAPT. ROSCOE FAWCETT. RICHARD BENN SHOW KENTUCKY, HORSE RACING STATE , PERMITS DOPED (Coppg, 1908, 1y Thw B8 Srntean. o) OUR CHILDREN BY ANGELO PATEL symbol of the stage of growth experiencing. How can it be work for their good ‘The gang serves its e must have some outlet for their social ufium’fhey “x:u;&n have % panionship. Yy m e and free, around the fire. mmk" t get out from under the "K— fluence of home and school for;a few hours now and then. The dreary.round of adult impositions become unbey to boys of 10 and 12. They need. t relief of doing as they like for a.time. That is what the gang really is. Girls usually form societies. ey meet to sew, to talk, to char- ity benefit, to put on a play. the same need as the boys, but it mhflr WL e It i, make stage of growth pleasant. In that there is a promise of its being profitable. 7 (Copyright, 1933.) T BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Child Who Refuses to Eat. appetitelessness of the young baby tests the wits and patience of any mother. Most mothers Drepare ihe right food Tof the prej it for baby, wlm having their efforts spurned by a child who refuses to eat. It is only the older child who refuses because refusal is more exciting than acceptance. The baby is moved by no such psychological motives. His re- fusal means that there is something wrong either with the baby or the diet. ‘What physical conditions might notice- ably affect the baby’s appetite? | Undernourishment leads us straight- away into a consideration of the diet. ’s diet is conspic- uously lacking in the essentials which him the materials for | the olfmrkhlnlm.mh liver and spinach, will be ‘The baby may be having the right foods, but be automatically diseases in | Such effect, though, is only which keeps the child breathing shai- lowly through the mouth, is certain 4o cut off his intake of oxygen and en- mlt. aho\:l?ie lgeb- t that apparen whatever the child’s diet or nasal equipment, cannot flourish unless he is subjected house "piant, who s denied freoms , Who for fear he will take g;ld. Tepays fl coddling by successive colds anda - eral nppez’nalumu: that increases puny con th . Aty ‘The coming of teeth is conceded to affect the cmld’sw as are any imminent il 7 the childish and and is succeeded by a riotous the moment the illness has mani itself and the child is on the mend,,,, is chronic appetitelessness, the: after-week indifference to food, must be considéred abnormaj ., are jn rooted in conditions which need of correction.