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MAGAZINE PAGE Pagoda Pattern in Canton Applique BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. lllw. i \\\ B MARLY - 2 vAr CrE VN & WAL K ELR =TWO WAYS OF USING THE SMART NEW PAGODA CANTON APPLIQUE DEVELOPED IN SMALL BLUE-AND-WHITE-CHECKED GINGHAM. NEW applique de: today, called the ing the pictor A pattern. The re this pagoda pai is that an effe of distance in the landscape is pro- duced by the artist’s clever designing. In this pattern the Chinese pagoda is the chief elem although the little tree-topped hillo lends picturesque- mess. The pagoda h he characteristic bell-shaped gracefully overhanging eaves, a door a le window. That ~its surroundings are ractive the hill and surmounting tree give evidence. ‘The pattern, with full directions for cutting and working in applique, is ob- tainable for 10 nts with a request directed to Lydia Le Baron Walker, care of this paper. FEach request must be accompanied by a s addressed and stamped enve ‘While the with the cents and pattern, together pattern lends iisolf For a tea cloth a Chinese design is | f perticularly appropriate, since it was ign is offered | from China that the fashion for drink- ing tea came, and Chinese teas, espe- clally such kinds as Chinese jas- mine, smoky Ssu-chuan, etc. are famous. It is well to remember that hinese tea is light-colored, even when ro! In England the custom still prevails of asking whether you will have Chinese tea or other tea. So the name, Chinese tea. suggests the land of fascinating pagodas. A pagoda appliqued on each end of a table | runner or tea-tray cloth, or one of the pagoda designs in each corner of a tea- table cover is smart and in the very height of style. Let me also recom- mend it for tea cozy decoration. A sofa cushion requires but one of these good-sized patterns appliqued on it to lend sufficient decoration. A quaint cushion top is made of Chinese crepe in characteristic dull yellow, with | the applique of finely checked blue and white gingham or a finely sprigged lue-and-white chintz. About 113 inches from the pillow-cover edge, put a three-quarter or one-inch band of the gingham or sprigged chintz. A soft cushion of this new kind makes a nderful bridge prize, and the cost is 1 en the cushion is filled with ss or some substitute for feathers. | (Copyright, 1933.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. “G@ravity” Exercises. [ERE are very few peopl take consider- supple if the abdominal o be maintained in proper ion. s On account of our upright position ‘and manner of walking there is need of attention to the nal region and to the muscles. Any one who devotes a few minutes each day to the follow- ing exercises will be well repaid. The keynote of these special exercises that I shall describe is the position in which tney are taken. When the body 15 lying on a slant with the head lower than the feet the force of g causes all the organs to drop back into normal position; then, whi in_this position, the n d mod- erately and this them to develop maintain the orga even after the upright post as been resumed. To further facilitate these effects it is well to sleep with the foot of the bed somewhat clevated about the position hefght of a brick or two blocks of the | same size, or at least to assume a slant- | ing position for about five minutes be- fore going to bed. The exercises not hard, so do not strain or overexert in any way. - Exercise 1. Place an ironing board or a board the width of the body with a footstool at the foot of it. On this “gravity board” lie face downward, rest- # ing elbows, hips and toes on the board. Now raise the hips as high as possible, Jower to the board and repeat five times slowly. A variation may be made by folding the arms under the fo Exercise 2. Lie on the the feet slightly apart up directly under the knees. the hips from the board T weight on the soles of the . arms and shoulders. Return to starting posi- tion and repeat. This is a very good exercise for the back, hips and abdo- men. Exercise 3. Lie on the back on the st | foot are | ty” board or bed with the ankles apped down or toes tucked under the of the bed and arms at the sides. At first raise the trunk partially up- ward, and as the abdomen becomes stronger bring body up to the erect sit- ting posture. Then for part of the ex- ercise bring body up by degrees to a vertical position, stopping briefly each short distance. Repeat five times. But do not strain. Exercise 4. Lie down on back. Grasp the board at each side with the hands and, keeping the knees straight, lift the feet' until the legs are perpendicular. | This exercise may be varied by separat- | ing the legs when upright and bringing them together again. Change by cross- ing the legs scissors fashion. With this movement bring the left leg under, then the right, and continue ‘alternating in this way. Try to do five movements | slowly, resting between exercises. Avoid these exercises, of course, if you have any organic disorders unless your physi- cian gives you permission to use them. (Copyright, 1 il { Since Civil War days the average life of a President of the United States has been nine years less than his normal life expectancy. Before that time our | Presidents, with few exceptions, enjoyed long lives. SCREEN ODDITIES BY CAPT. ROSCOE FAWCETT. T SCENES SHOWING LABELS BEING PASTED ON WHISKY AND BECR BOTTLES & ELEANOR HOLM ., OLYMPIC SWIMMING CHAMPAON NOW. IN PICTURES, (S THE ONLY MEMBER OF HER FAMILY WHO CAN SwiM. (opreight, 308, by The Bt ) WAS A HOTEL CLERK AT THE CLARIOGE IN LONDON. NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. MYRTLE WARBLER, F all the 50 species of warblers this one is the easiest to re- remember. He has patches of yellow on his crown, lower back and sides of his breast. He arrives in the Spring and remains until Autumn, and in mild climates re- mains all Winter. Further, he travels in great flocks and, though he is rest- less and forever flitting about, he soon becomes familiar to you. In the Summer his attire is bluish gray, streaked with black, under parts white, black and yellow. These are his wedding clothes, very jaunty indeed. His Winter costume is a grayish brown, under parts brownish white with black streaks, and his bright yellow spots, that were so clearly seen in the Spring, have dwindled down to one on the lower back. After a sojourn in the South, even as far as the tropics, these birds select Minnesota, Northern New England and Northern Ohio for the birthplace of their children. Damp places appeal to them and the home is built in a coni- fer tree, a few feet from the ground. It is a slipshod affair at best, bulky and poorly planned. The outside is made of hemlock twigs, vegetable fibers, grasses and spruce needles. The in- side has a feather lining. Three to five dull white eggs, splashed with brown, lavender and dark purple, rest on the feather mattress. Sometimes the colors are erranged in a wreath about the larger end of the egg. In the North the bayberry and myrtle seeds are greatly esteemed and, when mixed with insects and tasty grubs, the myrtle warblers wax fat and saucy. They have a flycatcher habit of chas- ing a flying insect. The warbler is not so quick as the flycatcher, but he is not so bad at that. The warblers are fearless, bold and friendly. They have a timid little *MYRTLE WARBLER cousin. who travels with them and is to be found in the center of the travel- ing group, well protected from out- siders. If the Winter is not too severe the myrtle warbler will remain all| Winter as far north as New Jersey. | Sometimes they have not been good judges of food supply and, if it runs low, they must call at farm houses and seek shelter in the outbuildings. They | do not refuse to join the other birds| and seem rather happy with them. 1 They are especially fond of the sand | dunes” along the Southern coast and| they stuff themselves from morning till ‘night on yaupon berries. (Cepyright, 1933.) LITTLE BEN BY LEE PAPE. Y | | | | The Weakly News. Weather—Could be worse and prob- erly will. | SISSIETY PAGE. ‘ Mr. Sam Cross is tawking about hav- | ing a party for his berthday, but he also tawked about it last year without any- thing happening, so the general anser this year is O yeah? | Mr. Shorty Judge receeved some un-‘ expected company Sattiday morning | when he was woke up by 2 strange paper hangers wawking into his room to go to werk. SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS | Glasses Magee gave a demonstration of hypnotizing on his front steps Wens- day after school, trying to put Benny Potts to sleep just by his will power, claiming Benny Potts didn't sit still long enough with his mind vacant but Benny Potts claiming if he had sat there any longer he would of went to| sleep from naturel causes. FREE MEDICAL ADVICE By Docter B. Potts, eskwire Deer docter, I practice every day with dum bells and Indian clubs but my mus- sles dont seem to get any bigger. What | do you advize? Persey W. | Answer: Stop practicing, you're prob- | erly wearing them out. POME BY SKINNY MARTIN How Time Flies It ony seems like yestidday when I was 9 years old And “Happy berthday Skinny” was the ony sound I heard, But I looked at the callendar, holey smokes, And today I'm just exactly 9 years and a therd. NANCY PAGE A Chair Makes or Mars A Color Scheme BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Georgia was planning on doing over | her living room. She bought a figured iTug with rust, green and yellow in it. | There were a few touches of blue. Her davenport was upholstered in plain green. She chose one chair which was cov- ered in figured blue and one in henna. The blue one was not right. It seemed to dull the rug. So that went back to the store. ‘The henna one killed the rust in the rug and made it look faded. That went back and in its place she chose one up- holstered in dull gold rep. Immediately the rug settled in place and glowed with richness. Then she chose a chair upholstered in small figured green material. It took the place of the blue one. ‘The hangings had green background with some tawny flowers enlivened with blue. And the walls were in stippled ivory finish, Charlotte had a different problem. She had a deep two-toned green rug. Her davenport was covered with a fig- ured material in green. She could not have it slip covered at present, but she could get enough copper colored vel- veteen to make a pair of boxed pillows. The end table was enameled a warm brown and on it she placed a lamp with a yellow pottery base. A chunky green bowl held a few flowe: Chest Colds. . Best treated without “dosing” VICKS 3 £ |DorothyDix| Job, Marriage or Family MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1933. Cultivate Enthusiasm Jor Job. That Is All Drab to One Person Is of Overwhelming Interest to Another. VERYTHING E depends on the point of view. ‘we have or have to do, it is the way we rich or poor, happy or miserable. The we: is an old man with a tiny house and n and & pension month, who considers himself a plutocrat becat home and has a steady income. the poores And who has seen his many millions sink to a few millions in & stock market, and who looks upon himself as a pauper. Not long ago I heard two young girls who counter in a big department store discussing herself nothing but & martyr and she railed at faf earn her own living. She was bored dull and tiresome. She scorned her fellow employes worked the death by and among them, and she hated with bitter envy her THE other girl was simply thrilled with her job and sort of a kick out of realizing that she was stan feet, and she was proud over the fact that she was capable of kind of work people were willing to pay for, and that, come wha she could always earn her own living Every morning when she started g5d and be financially independent. down to work she felt that she was faring forth on a gay adventure that would bring her new experiences, new contacts, new situations to be met and triumphed over. Selling goods was & fascinating game in which she matched her wits, her personality, her knowledge of human nature, her customers’ sales resistance. behind a counter all day. world and earn her living! life, if you asked her. Hard for a young girl to have to Hard for a young girl to have to go out in the Say, what are you skill and persuasiveness against the stand talking about? It's the TBEN there is marriage, which is a glory ticket or a life sentence at hard labor, just as you see it. Listen to Mrs. A., who says that if girls knew what they are getting into when they get married wild horses couldn’t drag them to the altar. Slaving their lives away, cooking and scrubbing and pinching pennies for husbands who never notice what they do and who are never willing to do anything of an evening except to go to sleep over their pipes and papers. And look at what you've got when the romance wears off! Not the fairy prince you thought you were marrying, but a tightwad who bl over the bills on the first of the month and is grouchy and cross ffn‘mfllm-u g0 wrong at the store and who hasn't any more conversation than a graven image and who never thinks that a wife needs any amusement or entertain- ment. than husbands. Nothing duller than domestic life. Nothing more disappointing Take it from one who knows. BUT Mrs. B. doesn't look at marriage from that angle. Her husband and her circumstances are not different from Mrs. A's, but she doesn't see home as a treadmill nor her husband as a slave driver. She doesn't regard housework as nothing but a dull, hopeless, monotonous grind of doing the same tasks over and over again every day. To her making a home that is beautiful and artistic and a haven of peace and rest for her family is the finest achievement on earth. is not drudgery. It is the practice of To her cooking ? a fine art and she feels the same pride in composing a new dish that a poet would feel in writing a perfect sonnet. When she thinks about how hard and patiently her husband works to keep her soft and warm, and how lucky she is to have a man’s strong arm to stand between her and the world, she goes down on her knees and thanks God for her blessings. ’I‘HEN there are children, who are either brats or little angels, according to your attitude toward them. You are always hearing women complair about being tied down at home by their children, and th lots of mothers who never get any pleasure out of their children and whose children are never anything but a burden to them. There are other mothers whose children are nothing Jov to them and who realize that the most muruung'-:;tv:cflmpm of their whole lives is that in which they little minds and characters and trying into the straight paths. TO unfold. are watching the development of to steer adolescent girls and boys them no sport is so fascinating as observing a little child’s mind To them no conversation is more diverting than that of a little child with its quaint observations on a world that is new to it. They than would rather have the cling of a baby’s arms around their a string of matched pearls. They would rather tuck a llequnlfftkl: head in bed than go to any night club in the world. Motherhood is not a martyrdom to them. It is a gorgeous career. They don’t regard their children as an affiiction. They are a wellspring of joy. And so there vou of view. are, and whether we get happiness or misery out of the hand that fate deals us in life depends altogether on our point (Copyright, 1933.) TR Diet to Aid Structure of Teeth BY EDITH M. BARBER NTIL very recently the teeth have been considered as a sort of accessory to the body as far as their nourishment after their | appearance in the mouth is| concerned. The condition of the teeth | has usually been considered a matter of | external care only. | Many otherwise | well-informed_per- | sons believe that a | “clean tooth mever | decays.” Others | consider tooth de- | cay as one of the! ills to which man | is heir. In the re- action against these opinions in late years we have even heard doubt from some sources about | the need for brush- ing the teeth at all. The research work which has b ;;‘ L; n c(mdk\lflkd Wi monkeys shows that like all other tissues of t¥m body teceth require nourishment and that the teeth are furnished through blood vessels and lymph with the es- sential food. Any disturbance in nu- trition may affect the teeth as it does other organs of the body. When nutrition of the body is good, the teeth are apparently furnished with a buffer substance which enables them to resist the onslaught of lactic acid, which, formed in the mouth, is prob- ably a cause of decay. Lactic acid is formed from carbohydrate—starch and sugar—which remains between the teeth and around the gums after meals. For this reason it is still important to keep teeth, gums and all mouth surfaces clean. This acid is evidently neutral- ized by the mineral salts furnished by the “dental lymph,” which also helps ;‘g t430111;)1\3(9 the calcification of young eth. Dr. Percy Howe of Boston, who has been conducting research upon the sub- Ject of tooth decay for many years, has found that a liberal amount of mineral salts and the vitamins C, A and D are the essentials in the diet ‘to protect teeth from decay. He finds that the A as well as the D vitamin has a specific effect on the formation of the teeth. He feels that raw green vegetables and fruits, high in vitamin C, are protec- tive. Dr. Howe feels that there is Edith M. Barber. common disease. Of 399 freshmen who entered Columbia last Fall, only 14 were immune. Eighty-six cavities were found in the mouth of one boy. As s always the case with research workers, each of the speakers reported his work as merely a contribution to- ward the understanding of a problem of nutrition which is puzzling and con- | cerning us today. As usual with care- ful scientific workers, no claims of solv- ing the problem were made by any of the speakers, but there is no doubt that they are on the way to an understand- ing of the cause of tooth decay which will allow us to institute protection and probably curative measures through diet and through mouth hyslene. B opvriant, 1835, GOOD TASTE TODAY BY EMILY POST. Famous Authority on Etiquette. Prices for Politeness. EAR MRS. POST: If & guest arrives while a radio pro- gram in which I am greatly interested is being broad- cast, must I turn it off? I always turn our radio off in considera- tion of guests who do not seem inter- ested, but I feel that it is really s big price for politeness to have to forego something worth- while that I have 114 be as they had no use for them. Their something about it? A num- surely something the matter with our | P! modern diet, and that tooth decay is & product of civilization. Dr. Henry Sherman, professor of nu- trition at Columbia University, agrees with Dr. Howe as to the importance of vitamins in the formation and protec- tion of teeth. He made the point of the necessity of the supply of both cal- clum and phosphorus in relatively large quantities, both to the mother before the birth of the child and throughout childhood and adolescence. As the calcification of the teeth is not complete until about the twentieth year, vitamin D is the “mobilizing” factor in the use these mineral salts, which, however, must be supplied in liberal amounts. Experimental work with chil- dren done under the direction of Dr. Sherman and Dr. Hawley covers a long period of time and shows that a quart of milk a day is needed by a child for the amount of calcium needed by the growing body. All the speakers who discussed dental kit ion sy teed) thal ooth decay was e ' Happy Wite Keeps Youih | ' Brushes Away Gray Hair Now you can really look years younger. With an_ordinary small brush you just tint those streal ack to vyour natural blonde, brown or black. It is to do—at home—with Brownatone. 20 ‘years success. Guaranteed harmless. Active coloring agent is purely vegetable, Defles_detection. No_tell-tale. _“dyed look. Cannot affect waving of hair. First cut T No need to guess. 3 of hair from Jour head and apply | Tittte " of ‘this famous tint. If Brown- atone does not give your gray. streaked, | Qull,. or faded hair its matiral color. outh and luster, your money back., Only Boc. " All arussists—Advertisement. country town where neighbors turn the handle of the door and walk in. She therefore has bought a slate to hang on her front doorknob on . On it she writes the name of the pro- gram on the air: “From — to o'clock.” And then in large letters: “Please enter quietly.” Those who care for the program go in and. listen; | tract; allow him the selection; do not Conquering Contract BY P. HAL SIMS Mr. Sims is universally acclaimed the greatest uuvw confract and auction played. e was captain mm “Four Horsemen" since 1924, won 24 Avoiding Minimum Raise. i‘lm. partner has the bidding with one e, e T enough for the three-spad response which I will shortly, if the outside strength @ive hopes of nm'md ?. Hal Sims. pa; needed when you have not four trumps for your partner’s opening suit. In reply to one spade, I would bid two no trumps on B—xxXxX H—Qx D—AJx C—K10xx or B—xxXX D—AJx H—Jxx C—KJx and then support spades over his next bid. If his next bid were four spades, a slam try, I would pass holding only one ace, but with two aces I would | bid five spades for him. My four| trumps may enable him to drop the | spades held by the enemy. He was| myhcgun&ngmm losing a spade, ce I had n own spade support at_that point. e | If my partner bid four in any other | sult, over my two no trump response, I would bid four spades with either of the above hands, expecting to close the bidding. But with two aces in my hand, or the king of spades and one ace, I would bid five spades to accept the slam invitation, on the reasoning just explained. These bidding inferences are so logical, so essentially sound, that I know you will find them easy to| handle if you study my system in pairs or groups. as I originally suggemd.‘ Contract is a partnership game, more 50 than auction, and my methods are devised for partnerships. ‘When Opener Has Two Suiter. If the bidding goes—one heart by your partner, two hearts by you, two | spades by the opener—be careful about | the inference you give him by your next response. A bid of only three hearts by you now would be a weak, | safety sign-off bid, showing preference for hearts and no other resource. Opener | would pass this unless very strong.| Therefore, if you wish to play for game | in hearts, you must bid four hearts at this point. You must allow your part- ner leeway to bid a very weak second- ary suit when you have supported the first suit, as the safety of the hénd is now assured in the first suit, to which | either of you can and should revert as soon as the bidding ceases to be con- structive. If over the two-spade bid by your partner you were to bid three spades, this would be the strong- est kind of game invitation, showing spade support as well as heart support, four of each, but allowing your part- ner latitude for a very weak spade holding, leaving it to him whether to bid three no trumps, four hearts or four | spades. Your spades may be, for him, the key to a safe three no trump con- jump beyond the three range to four | hearts or spades unless you mean to| consign the hand to four hearts and | can stand no other game contract. Four spades by you would be a mild slam | try, showing not more than one ex- pected loser in the other two suits. The | three-spade response would be a vir- | tual command to partner not to pass. | It definitely shows a four-card spade | support. With five hearts and four | nearly solid spades, the opener may pre- fer the spades for trumps, as then the heart suit will give him the discard of 8 loser in dummy. Give some scope for a decision of this kind. (Copyright, 1933.) others go away until the music is over, or come back another day. “My dear Mrs. Post: For 10 years now we have had the same tenants in a house we own next door. For the last few Christmases we have given them all gifts, although nothing elabo- rate. The oldest two daughters stay at home and do the housework, and so this year we thought that two pretty aprons apiece would be practical. Sev- eral hours after we sent over the boxes the two girls brought theirs back and said they did not care for the aprons, action shocked us all. What did we do that was wrong? What would you do in our place?” Answer—You did nothing that was wrong; I think your presents entirely kind and the two girls lacking in the first principles of decent behavior. ‘There is, however, nothing that you can do about it except to treat them with politeness whenever you meet. But I would certainly give them nothing whatever in the future. If you choose to remember the more courteous mem- bers of the family, that is, of course, & matter of your own inclination. I'm afraid that T would be inclined to cross- off the entire “family next door” on my Christmas lists for good. (Copyright. 1933.) Orange and Leman Drink. Five medium-sized oranges, two lemons, one cupful water, sugar, cracked ice. Squeeze oranges and lemons, add water and & little sugar if desired. Serve in pitcher with cracked ice. Use ‘within three hours of preparation. WOMEN’S FE MODE ATURES. S OF THE MOMENT esctumeof. a Lo dmrxua.'tm-fxmrfiz Mirage on Desert and Sea. ERSONS who have tried to spear fish in a lake have found that | they will not succeed if, from a slanting position, they strike straight at the fish as they see it. They must allow for the difference in the slant of light rays coming through water and through air. It may be hard to understand why a h in the water is not just where you | see it; but that is the fact, when you | look at it “on a slant” If you look | down at the fish from a point directly | above it, the light rays come to you without any trickery. It will be simple for you to perform | a magic trick with a cup, a penny, | some water, and a friend. | Place the penny in the cup, over to | one side. Then slowly draw your head back from that side of the cup until you come just to the point where you cannot see the penny. The next mo- | ment let your friend gently pour water in the cup. Then there will be “magic.” Without moving your head at all, you will be able to see the penny, as if through the side of the cup! ‘That is the magic of Nature and her light rays. Looking through a layer of air and a layer of water you can see things “where they aren's.” Out on the great Sahara (and on other deserts as well) men have seen lakes where they were not, and trees where they were not. Such a sight is | called a “mirage,” and the name was | taken from a Latin word meaning “to look at.” In explaining a mirage, we must re- member two central facts—that under certain conditions air exists in “layers,” and that light rays bend as they pass from one layer to another. Hot air over a desert may form such a definite layer that it acts as a mirror; and in this “mirror” the weary traveler may see the sky reflected, perhaps even the image of a floating cloud. Is it any | wonder that he should think that he is coming close to a lake? In other cases che traveler “sees” a clump of trees in a certain place, and says, “We are getting close to an oasis.” Later he finds that the oasis is far y. It seemed cl 1y light rays were be through layers of hot and cool air. Another kind of mirage has been ob- served in northern seas. Light rays passing through a layer of cold air and a layer of less cold air make a distant ship seem to be floating in the sky, up- side down! Several thousand more copies of the “Surprise Leaflet” will be mailed with- out charge to readers who send me & stamped, return envelope. This leaflet is one of the most popular I have of- fered. It contains rcdles, and tells how to perform magic tricks U (Copyright, 1 —. Falls in the home are caused mostly by slippery floors, unsafe stairs, skid- ding rugs and insecure ladders. Com- trary to general opinion, injuries from {falling in the bathtub are compara= | tively fe NEW KEEP- FRESH CARTON 2L } NEW! DIFFERENT! TENDERIZING makes these fancy prunes extra tender, extza. juicy. The new keep-fresh carton keeps them that way until you $ openthemin your own home kit- chen. Also, dowble-pastenrized. SUNSWEET California PRUNES HOW TO GET CLEANER WHITER TEETH from the toothpaste you use TEETH WEREN'T 80 DULL AND DINGY. Results Almost Overnight In a few days you'll see what others see—how much better Kolynos cleans teeth. They’ll look whiter— shades whiter. They’ll feel much cleaner. Here's the reason: Kolynos doeswhat ordinarytoothpastescan’t do. Asitcleansup ugly stain and tar- nish—it foams into every tiny crevice and kills millions of germs that are the known cause of most tooth and gum troubles. Thus Kolynos gives RESULTS YOU CAN SEE. Cleaner, whiter teeth. Healthier looking gums. Give up incompetent ways of brushing and start using the Kolynos technique—a half-inch of this.remarkable dental cream on a dry brush twice a day. It's the bet- ter, quicker way to cleaner, whiter teeth—try it. 1 CAN MARDLY BELIEVE MY EYES—MY TEETH LOOK BRIGHTER ALREADY. DENTAL