Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1934, Page 12

A—12 MAGAZINE PAGE. Afternoon Dress for Matron 0 that stately women are go- ing in for surplice silhouettes. ‘The becomingness of subtle diagonals has never allowed this type of closing to be entirely eliminated from matronly fashions. However, re- cently it has been slightly eclipsed by less satisfactory styles, so its current revival is something to rejoice about. The lines of this dress are smartly OU, who are not shaped like S/ reeds, will cherish the news slim. The neck is finished with a | queenly collar of starched lace, which | Nares away from the face prettily. Long ends of the same lace form a vestee in front. Deep darts give ease over the bust line, and insure a per- fect fit in the back. New details in the sleeves are noticed in the elbow puffs with deep cuffs, fitting closely at the wrists. The skirt is made simply, with a shaped front panel that has a graceful flare at the hem-line. Dull, non-reflecting fabrics should be the choice for matronly figures. Canton crepe—always to be depended upon to give an air of fine dignity to afternoon clothes—is a favorite with most women this season. It tends to slenderize, and besides its texture in- terest, wears beautifully. Other good 3 choices are pebble crepes, and those called “cereal.” Fine wools, with a low percentage of silk, are a solution for those who like & warm dress for bleak days. While lots of black is being used, there is an increasing preference for dark jewel tones, and navy, brown and gray, always enlivened by touches of light at the neck. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1546-B is designed in sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50. Size 36 requires about 3% yards of 39-inch material, with- out nap; !z yard of 18-inch starched lace. Every Barbara Bell pattern includes an illustrated instruction guide which is easy to understand. BARBARA BELL, ‘Washington Star. Inclose 25 cents in coins for ‘Pattern No.1546-B Size...... Name ...cceeeesensasanccccnces (Wrap coins securely in paper.) (Copyright. 1934.) The Hay Diet New Way to Vibrant Health. BY WILLIAM HOWARD HAY, M. D. Hemophilia. EMOPHILIA, or easy bleeding, is the so-called disease of roy- H alty, the affliction of the House of the Hapsburgs and other of the royal dynasties. It consists in the inability of the blood to form fibrin for clotting pur- poses, and is supposed to have some- thing to do with calcium deficiency. Not infrequent- ly they bleed to death through this inability to stop the hemor- rhage by the natural informa- tion of the fibrin- ous cloi that na- ture provides for safety against the loss of too much blood. Whether or not the failure to form a clot is due to something WL s 8. 5 wrong with lime metabolism, it is surely true the hemo- philia is curable by the same applica- tion of common sense as are all other forms of disease. ‘The proof of this is that many cases of this deficiency have been corrected by the same general rules for detoxi- cation and dietary correction that are necessary for recovery from any other form of disease. This means a thor- ough body detoxication and a dietary application that stresses not only cal- cium, but all the body alkalies, and holds down the formation of aci through use of less acid-forming foot and a proper combination of all foods eaten. The tendency to hemophilia is he- SOnnysay;n gs BY FANNY Y. CORY. How do ya s'pose he knows just what we want? (Copyright, 1934) t reditary, but not the disease itself. The tendency consists in the inher- ited difficulty in creating blood fibrin, and is passed on through many gen- erations of those who have not cor- rected this tendency by use of right foods in right combination. Even a pin prick is dangerous in bad cases of hemophilia, for even this slight break in the walls of the blood vessels may permit of continual escape of blood. The cases of marked severity show bruises and blood eccymoses on the skin after even slight bruises, and not infrequently in late stages, these spots oecur without possible history of even slight injury to the soft tis- sues, merely marking the point where the blood vessels can no longer con- tain or restrain the blood so deprived of fibrin. To extract a tooth in such cases is too often followed by fatal hemor- | rhage. Such victims live in continual fear of injuries that to others would be considered slight indeed, any one of which might be fatal to them. To recover from hemophilia is to clean house and build up a normal alkalin reserve, perhaps especially a lime reserve, but to be safe it is bet- ter to make sure that all the normal body alkalis are present in full quota. This, unfortunately cannot be done by drug alkalis, which are mineral, but must be done by use of the col- loidal alkalis, as these are found in fruits, vegetables and milk, and it will occurr naturally to any one that to make this accumulation of alkalin re- serve permanent, it is necessary to withhold so much acid-forming ma- terial as is almost habitually used by every one. It is fair to suppose that the cor- rection of a habitual tendency to hemo- philia in the parents will lessen with each generation the tendency for the development of this condition in the offspring, and so even the royal houses of Europe could eliminate this handi- cap from the prospective rulers, if such are left in this world at the pres- ent time. Body chemistry determines our abil- ity to create the necessary fibrin in the blood stream or our inability to do so, and only we can correct this. Today’s Hay Diet Menu. Grapes PEREAKFAST. pes. Milk or buttermilk. LUNCHEON. Stalks of celery filled with full- cream cheese, Radishes and ripe olives. Vegetable pot pie. Dessert: Maple sugar and al- monds. DINNER. ‘Unsweetened pineapple Juice. Hearts of lettuce salad, mayon- naise dressing. * Butter beans and mushrooms au gratin, Baked carrots. > Dessert: Unsweetened canned cherries and cream, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Dorothy Dix Says Nature'’s Children BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Smooth Puffer. Sphervides maculatus. HEN not all puffed up, this fish is about three times as long as he is deep. As you may find puffers along the Atlantic Coast, from Flori- da to .Casco Bay, and they are very plentiful as far north as Cape Cod, you no doubt have seen them, either puffed or otherwise. Some know the fish by the name of swell toad, others as bellowfish, and I have heard one called globefish. Names show a much- traveled fellow. He is dark olive green above, with a glistening white belly. His sides are greenish yellow or orange, and sometimes you will see ashy-colored ones instead of olive green. The males are smaller than the females, and the average length is about 10 inches. Puffers are Summer fish on the southern coast of New England. They are most abundant south of the Gulf of Maine. You see them appearing in late May and early June, and they disappear in October and November. They like the shallow water, not far from land. Here, through the clear depths, you may see them chasing crabs, shrimp, small mollusks, sea urchins and barnacles. They also con- sume great quantities of smaller ani- mals they find on the floor of their hunting grounds. The funny thing about the fish is its timidity or “nerves.” The slight- est disturbance frightens one and they inflate themselves quickly. In this State they float upside down, with their glistening “tummies” easily seen. Not until they feel confident that all is well do they deflate and assume their normal size and position. It is believed that the puffers spend their Winter in deeper water, where it is not disturbed, and that they are less active at this time. From June until the middle of Summer they spawn. The eggs are laid close to the shore, and they sink quickly to the bottom. They are so coated with a sticky fluid that they be- come anchored to anything they touch, including each other. In four or five days they will hatch, if the tempera- ture of the water is about 67 degrees. They are festive-looking infants, brilliantly colored with red, orange, black and yellow. In three days they begin to take food, and, if you please, these tiny youngsters can inflate them- setves and float on their backs. As you can see, parents or children are not provided with large mouths. The small opening is situated at the tip of the snout, as in filefishes and triggerfishes. They have no true teeth. The bones of the lower and upper jaw form cutting edges. The canny-looking eyes are set very high and are horizontally oval in out- line, having a tendency to give to the fish a wise expression, usually missing in fish, you have no doubt found. The skin is scaleless, and that is one reason for the name, “smooth”; NV bz but on the sides of the head and body, from the back of the snout to the dorsal fin, and the belly, there are tiny, stiff, close-set prickles. Whether these spines are for his armor, and to provide him with protection from his enemies, when he is “upset” and floating about, until he is clam again, we are uncertain. ‘The puffer should be examined just when he has been frightened. His skin is stretched so tight, it is just like a foot ball, yet upon deflation the abdomen shrinks back to its nor- mal size, with not a wrinkle in sight! It is said that the fish, in his de- sire to frighten his enemies, has in- flated himself beyond all bounds, and explodes. Some people have been known to eat the back muscles of the swell fish, but there is a Japanese proverb that it would be well for you to remember, as we have so many delicious fish without them, and that is before din- ing on a swell fish you should make your last will and testament and set your house in order. (Copyright 1934} Tie Delusles BY JOHN HARVEY FURBAY, Ph.D. DEW DOES NOT FALL ’ AT NIGHT EW forms on grass in the same way that “sweat” does on the sides of a glass of cold water. On clear nights, stones, grass and other ob- jects lose their heat rapidly by ra- diation to the sky. This makes these objects colder than the air about them; therefore, the moisture in the air con- denses on the cool objects—just as the moisture of one's breath condenses on a cold window pane. Some of the moisture may rise from the earth itself, and condense on the blades of grass. In this case the dew would be rising rather than fall- ing. On cloudy nights the amount of heat radiation does not lower the temperature of the objects sufficiently to cause condensation on them. (Copyright. 1934.) Chicken Creole. Fry in two tablespoonfuls of lard two pieces of finely chopped garlic with one finely chopped onion and one finely chopped sweet pepper until the onion gets soft; add half a can of tomatoes; cook until they are dis- solved; in another pan fry one cut chicken until half done; remove the chicken and add to the contents of the first pan; let simmer slowly until the chicken is thoroughly cooked; while cooking, season with salt, black pepper and a dash of cayenne pepper; serve with boiled rice. Orange Sponge Cake. Beat five egg yolks; add 1% cup- fuls of sifted sugar and beat; add half a cupful of orange juice; sift and measure 115 cupfuls of Swansdown flour; add to the above mixture; beat well; beat ihe egg whites; add to the egg whites one teaspoonful of baking powder; fold into the first mixture. Bake slowly in a very moderate oven in a loaf or in three layers; ice with orange frosting. ! “Does Modern Man Need Intelligent Wife?” Queries Youth Whose Fiancee Is Sweet But Stupid. than they did in the past? Do men expect their wives to be intelligent, well-read, up-to-date and fitted to be their com- panions, instead of being satisfled with them if they are good and sweet as our grandmothers were? I am engaged to a girl who is the kindest, sweetest, most unselfish and loyal creature in the world, but she knows nothing about current events, is not interested in anything that happens in the world, cannot take part in any discus- sion of books or politics, has never been able even to learn how to play bridge. I would be ashamed to introduce her to many of my friends. Recently my sister, who is a very clever girl, got married, and the way she went about fixing up her home and figuring out a budget and doing the million and one things that were necessary made me realize that my girl could never do it. Yet she is so dear and sweet and I feel that if we could just go somewhere away from everybody else and live en- tirely alone, I would be satisfied with her. But with life as it is— 1 wonder, L. G. DIAR MISS DIX—Do men expect more of their wives today 'ANSWER—There is no doubt whatever that the modern man de- mands far more of his wife than men did in the past. In Grand- father's day women, as a rule, had limited educations, they took no part in public life, d Grandfather didn’t expect his wife to be any- thing but a housekeeper and the mother of his children. If Grandma ‘was thrifty and industrious and a good manager and reasonably ami- able and pleasant to get along with, he was content. It never entered his mind that it was the duty of a wife to keep perpetually young and beautiful and maintain her girlish figure and to be a spellbinder, an entertainer and a vamp, as well as a good cook, a first-class penny-pincher and an expert darner of socks. But the modern man does demand all of these varied and assorted virtues in a wife, and if he doesn’t get them he considers that he has somehow been cheated and that marriage is a failure. EVERY day we see women, who have been perfectly good wives ac- cording to the old standards, being divorced because they are old and fat, or because they bore their husbands with their chatter about the children and the servants and the price of butcher’s meat. Such being the case, and human nature being what it is, a young man who is on the intellectual side, as the English say, makes a fatal mistake when he marries a girl who is sweet but dumb. For all of her good qualities will go for naught when he finds out that he has to talk down to her instead of meeting her on a conversational level. MARR!AGE lasts a long time and it seems longer if you are married to a bore who has no interest in the things that interest you, who never knows what you are talking about, who cannot discuss a book or a play intelligently, who never catches the point of a good story, who never understands why you do things or sympathizes with you. A man’s happiness not only depends upon his getting a wife who is in his intellectual class, but so does his success to a very large extent. The modern wife must be efficient in a hundred directions. She must know how to run a house economically. She must know how to dress well and present a good appearance. She must have social charms and graces and be able to make the friends who will push her husband's fortune. The man who has a socially inept wife, one who looks dowdy, who is uninteresting to talk to, who cannot do any of the things that the other women are doing has a handicap under which it is hard for him to struggle. * K X ok EAR MISS DIX—TI am a young man in my early 30s. Have been engaged to a girl for the last five years. During the depression her father and two brothers lost their jobs and I moved into their home in order to help them. After having lived with them for three years, I feel differently toward the girl and want to break our engage- ment. but I hesitate to do so after having taken up so many years of her time. What shall I do? ‘WORRIED RALPH. Answer—Break the engagement, by all means, and thank heaven that you found out that you and the girl did not have the affection that would stand the wear and tear of daily assoc.ation before mar- riage, instead of afterward, as so many people do. A broken engage- men is bad enough. but it is not the tragedy that a bro.en marriage 1s, because then there are generally little children who are the victims of their parents’ mistake. (Copyright, Modes of the Moment 1934.) indblown "“fur col lars lend an interesting fll.l' “'D WI‘H{'CF coa{'s. Liana. Mowrin, LOOK PRESERVE Find a synonym for each of the above words. Write the new word to the left of the given word. If the puzzle is solved correctly the first letters f the new words will spell the trade name of one of the 21 automobiles Shown in the list below, to be exhibited at the fAfteenth annual Automobile Show of Washington, D. C., from January 12 to 19, 1935, inclusive, at the Washington Auditorium, Nineteenth and E streets northwest, under the auspices of the Washingtor: Automotive Trade Association, who with the co- operation of The Evening Star, is conducting this contest. Auburn De Soto La Fayette Buick Dodge Cadillac Ford Chevrolet Hudson Chrysler ‘Hupmobile Packard Plymouth ,Pontisc Studebaker Terraplane The first puzzle appeared.on December 18, 1934. The last puzzle will appear on .vm‘:nry 7, ;;p’ezs. ‘The that have appeared prior to this one may be studied from the files in the business office of The Evening Star. Solve each puzzle and, not earlier than January 8, 1935, but not later than midnight January 9, 1935, mail or deliver ALL the solutions, with a reason of not more than 20 words as to why an automobile show should be held every year in Washington, D. C., to the Washington Automotive Trade Association, 1427 Eye street northwest. It is not necessary to send in the actual puzzles, but it is compulsory that the entries show the synonyms, i. e,. the new words. The synonyms will not be given out or published and no entries will be returned. Officials of the Washington Automotive Trade Association, whose decisions will be final, will act as judges and, based on correctness, neatness and the manner in which the solutions are submitted, as well as the reason for holding an automobile show, will award prizes totaling $100 and 100 tickets to the Auto Show, as follows: First prize, $50 and 12 tickets; second prize, $25 and 8 tickets; third prize, $10 and 6 tickets; fourth prize, $5 and 4 tickets; 10 prizes of $1 each md?flckatg;fs prizes of 2 tickets each. In case of duj te will be awar e wmpum m announced in the Auto Show section of The Evening Star on Sunday, January 13, 1935. Questions should be addressed to the Washington Automotive Trade Assoclation, .&. ‘ () C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1934 Who Are You? The Romance of Your Name. BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS. UTHORITIES on the subject of nomenclature give two possible derivations of the surname Wait, Waite. One maintains that the name originated with the Old English word “thwaite,” meaning a clearing in a wood, or perhaps a meadow. Another much more romantic explanation is that the name was first assumed by a serenader or minstrel, called a “wait.” The coat of arms {llustrated is accredited to John Wait of Sudbury, Mass., and is described as follows: “Argent a chevron between three bugle horns gules, stringed sable, garnished or.” These emblems bear out the theory that the first Waites were musically minded. The New England register of early settlers includes rather a long list of Waits and Waites, who came over during the first period of American colonization. Samuel Waite of Weth- ersfield, County Essex, England, was progenitor of the Waites of Maiden, and probably of those of Ipswich, Mass. ‘Waites who settled in Rhode Island were Thomas, who lived In Ports- mouth in 1639; Samuel Waite, who settled in Wickford, in 1674, and George, who settled in Providence be- fore 1646. Descendants of these founders are now living in many other States. (Copyright. 1934.) How ltgrted BY JEAN NEWTON. Earliest Real Estate Sale. EAL estate is, of course, older than man; but real-estate transactions are among the first indications of the development among humans of the possessive instinct. Probably the earliest real-estate transaction of which we have any record is that concerned with the pur- chase of a burial plot for his wife Sarah, by Abraham, as set forth at length in Chapter xxiii of Genesis. Herein is narrated how Abraham asked to buy the Cave of Machpelah, stipulating its intended use. The price was agreed upon—400 shekels cash— the area was described—"the fleld of Ephron, which was in Machpelan, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all its borders round about’—the entire transaction being initiated and carried out in the presence of Wit- nesses. All the essential elements of a redl- estate deal are thus set forth in the first book of the Bible. Today's pro- cedure follows closely the ancient practice. (Copyright. 1934.) Little Bfiny BY LEE PAPE. FTER supper ma said to pop, Well, Willyum, you laughed at me this morning when I told you I had a presentiment that something unpleas- ant was going to happen if I went downtown today, but it was just an- other proof that my forbodings are based on some hidden instinct from some ulterior sourse. Well, to come rite down to the sad essentials of a long story, my diamond ring was com- pleetly and totally missing from my finger when I arrived home, she said. ‘The dooce it was, pop said, and ma said, I remember having a premonition for the werst when I slipped it on this morning, but as usual you laughed at my feers and as usual I listened to your allegedly superior wisdom, and this is what comes of it. So you claim that in some mystick manner I stole your diamond ring? pop said, and ma said, Not at all, I meerly claim that it's gone and you're directly responsible, and you can draw whatever inferents you please from that statement. I chouldn't be ser- prised if some master thief hadn't filed it unscrupulissly rite off my finger with a file made for that very illegal purpose, she said. Maybe you never even wore it this morning, pop said, and ma said, Thanks for the falts ray of misguided hope, but I happen to be quite posi- tive on that point. Then this cant be yours, pop said. And he took ma’s diamond ring out of his vest pockit, saying, I found it in an abandoned condition on the | wash stand this morning. ‘Well why didn’t you say so instead of putting a streem of ambiguous werds in my mouth? ma said. Will- yum Potts stop laughing, youre a dubble deeling snake in the hand that feeds you and if you dont take me to the movies this minnit you'll wish you had, she said. By gollies I had a forboding myself and this is it, pop said. Him genrelly preferring home to the movies. —_— Special Chicken Pie. Stew one tender chicken; parboil two sweetbreads; cut the chicken in small pieces, discarding all skin and gristle; add the sweetbreads cut in small pieces; add one can of mush- rooms cut in halves (do not use the liquor); place this mixture in a sauce- pan and cover with the following dressing: Take the stock in which the chicken has been cooked (be sure that the stock is rich and thick), add enough cream to make the desired quantity; thicken with flour, into which has been rubbed a generous supply of butter; pour into a dish and cover with a delicate crust made of muffin batter. Bake, My Neighbor Says: Heating raisins in a wire sieve over a steaming kettle makes the raisins plump. To prevent their falling to the bottom of a cake, flour lightly, and shake well after beating. If the doors in your house squeak, rub the hinges with petroleum ointment, or drop a little oil on them. Thick cornmeal mush can be poured into baking powder cans. ‘When cold and thick, it can be removed, sliced, browned in hot fat, and served with sirup for breakfast or luncheon., WOMEN’S FEATURES You Can Be Beautiful As Told to V;rg;m'a Vincent BY DOLORES DEL RIO. @’ EALTH is the greatest aid to beauty you can have, | I says Dolores del Rio, that very lovely star from Mex- ico, whose brunette beauty is admired internationally. Her olive skin, dark hair and viva- cious eyes sparkle with hard-earned vigor since she recently had to take a rest period from the studios and devote her time to winning back a healthy constitution. “I would vise girls of any land to guard their health by shunning too strenuous exer- cises of any kind. Too much of anything— even exercise and work —is bad. Regular sleep, a bal- Dolores Del Rio. anced diet and moderate exercise are | essentials to health. You must learn | to live on balanced ideas—must know when to say ‘enough,’ whether it is| eating sweets, staying out late or work- | ing day and night. Excess in any of | these will drive away your natural | complexion, give you eruptions on the face and lines about the eyes that cos- metics cannot cover up.” “Then you do not believe in the use | of cosmetics?” I asked her. “Of course,” replied this glorious little person, whose beautiful face | shows not a wrinkle or a blemish of any kind. “Cosmetics improve the metic we have” And Miss del Rio clicked her bag open and showed me an indelible lipstick she uses. She puts it on her lips rather heavily at first. Then allows it to dry for a few minutes and wipes off the excess on a facial tissue. The effect is completely natural. She laughed as she demonstrated her lipstick rather apologetically. “You know, I think American women have the best taste in the world in clothes and they use cosmetics with more artistry than the women of any other nation.” Remember that this statement comes from one who has lived in Spain and counts ex-Queen Victoria as her friend. She has watched the splendor of court life on the continent, having spent her debutante years abroad after a child- hood in Mexico, where she was edu- cated to take her place as descendant of one of the oldest and richest families. “American women realize that an excess of cosmetics defeats their ap- pearance,” she explained. To my in- quiry as to her own cosmetic habits, she replied: “Personally, I follow the beauty treatments applicable to most bru- nettes. I use a darkish powder and a bright lipstick. When I take a sun bath I oil my skin with pure olive oil. Not one square inch is neglected. And remember, the sun gives health, but take it in mild doses—too much parches the skin and, I think, causes wrinkles. “To have beauty,” she said in con- clusion, “you must have the judgment to live a balanced life! Perhaps it hinges on a philosophy which should appearance of most women. We could | be used as frequently as a powder not do without them. In my opinion, | the lipstick is the most attractive cos- pufr!” (Copyright 1934.) Bedtime BY THORNTON Christmas Day. Let peace and joy the whole world fill.| And in each heart be found good will. HE day before Christmas had | been a hard day for most of | | the little people of the Green | Forest and the Green Meadows and for some of the larger ones as well. To begin with, it had been bitter cold. Then, in the after- noon, rough Brother North Wind had driven up a snowstorm, and every one had had to seek shelter. That is to say, every one who was out in it. And so a lot had gone to bed hungry and cold and discouraged, wondering what the next day would bring and if there was any such thing as real happiness a beautiful morning. Not a cloud was in the sky. Jolly, round, bright Mr. Sun smiled down on a world of wli‘te, and from the sparkling snow crystals a million little smiles were returned to him. Some- how, one couldn't be sad or down- hearted on such a morning, even though very, very hungry and know- ing not where to look for breakfast. Blacky the Crow was out at the | break of day. As he flew over the Old Pasture he saw Reddy Fox and | Mrs. Reddy just out of their den. They were looking off across the Green | Meadows as if a bit uncertain where to hunt. “Caw! caw! caw!” shouted Blacky. “Good hunting to you!” There was something so cheerful in that harsh voice that Reddy and Mrs. | Reddy looked up and grinned. “Thank | you. The same to you,” bffrked Reddy. Blacky changed his course and headed toward the Old Orchard. He knew that Farmer Brown's Boy fed his small feathered friends there and over by the house. Perhaps there might be something he could make use of himself. “Dee, dee, dee,” Tommy Tit greeted him, as he pecked away at a piece of suet tied to a tree. “Dee, dee, dee!” ‘Then he flew to a feeding shelf and began scratching in the snow for a | sunflower seed or a peanut. Blacky | watched him a bit wistfully. He | wished he dared go over there so | close to the house. He was very, very hungry, and because there was no food to make heat in his bod: he was not so warm as he should have been. Yet, despite his discomfort, he was somehow almost happy. “It must be in the air,” thought he, for somehow he found himself foolishly wishing that he could make his voice sound as merry as did that of little Tommy Tit, the Chickadee. Suddenly the back door of Farmer Brown’s house swung open and out stepped Farmer Brown's Boy. In- stantly there was great excitement among the little feathered folk in the Old Orchard. There was a great Stories W. BURGESS. chattering and flying about. Blacky, who had discreetly flown to the top of a tree far enough away for him to feel safe, but from which he could watch all that went on, saw Farmer Brown's Boy wade to the feeding shelves and brush them clear of snow. Then he returned with seeds and peanut meats and bread and a couple of doughnuts. Tommy Tit, fearless and too impatient to wait, flew right onto one of the hands of Farmer Brown's Boy and took & bit of peanut. “Merry Christmas!” cried Farmer Brown's Boy, and from the racket the feathered folk were making, it seemed that they must have been wishing him the same. He looked over at Blacky the Crow. Then he went to the barn @nd presently came out with a pan of Kl “CAW! CAW! CAW!” SHOUTED BLACKY. “GOOD HUNTING TO You!” corn. This he placed well back in the Old Orchard. “Merry Christmas, Blacky!” he cried, and then went whistling back to the house. After a time he reappeared. He had a basket on his arm, and he was whistling, and never had his whistle sounded merrier. He went over to the dear Old Briar Patch and left carrots and cabbage leaves. He went to the lower end of the Old Pasture and left some things he knew Reddy Fox would like. On the edge of the Old Orchard, in a special feeding sta- tion on one of the apple trees, he left corn and nuts for Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and Chatterer the Red Squirrel. So all that day peace and good will reigned over the Green Meadows, the Green Forest, the Old Pasture and the Old Orchard, and the little furred and feathered people felt it and were kindly to one another and were merry, for though they knew it not, in their hearts was the spirit of Christmas. (Copyright. 1934.) Conquering Contract BY P. HAL SIMS. Consolation. F ALL the “laydown” slams which , were never bid were laid end to | I end, they would probably com- pare favorably with the Empire State Building. There are some occasions when you simply can’t bid a slam, unless you are either desperate or an incurable optimist. Mr. Roger Halpin of Tulsa, Okla., writes in to inquire the whys and wherefores of the failure to bid the slam on the following hand: ANone ¥10-9-8-x-x 4Q-10-X-X-X-X SA-X #K-J-10-x-x N AQ-x-X J-x waigYA-Qx-X *x-x s ¢K #Q-8-x-x SK-J-10-x-X MA-8-X-X-X VK-x SA-J-X-X ax-x Personally, Mr. Halpin, I should be glad to make five diamonds on the combination. Reverse the king of diamonds and the ace of hearts, and you will not be happy. “I passed the South hand in dealer position,” writes Mr. Halpin. “That is correct under your system, is it not? Fortunately, East opened the bidding fourth hand with a club. Both sides were vulnerable. From then on the bidding was very strange. I overcalled with a spade, and this ‘was passed around to East, My part- ner admitted afterward that he was trapping. East rose to the occasion by bidding two clubs. I rebid my spade suit. West still refused to dou- ble. Instead he bid three clubs. My partner now came in with three dia- monds. East went up to four clubs, and I doubled. We set him two tricks.” South's hand is just a shade too blank to open the bidding, but there is no reason why North, with his ag- gressive holding, should not bid. Presumably, he bids one diamond. East will overcall with two clubs, and South bids two spades. much as he would like to fade quietly out of the bidding. He must bid three hearts. South will now jump to five diamonds and North will pass with a silent prayer, hoping that the set will not be too much. South can- not bid six diamonds, because there may be two club losers in both hands. Even if South opens the bidding, the hand will be signed off before a slam is reached. South will now be the timid soul. The bidding will probably be: One spade, two dia- monds, three diamonds, five diamonds, all pass. It is difficult for North to visualize a game in the two hands, despite his aggressive holding, after his partner has passed originally. Tomorrow’s Hand. Vision! Imagination! The two outstanding qualities that go to make up & good bridge player. Wait until we tell you what North did with the above hand. (Copyright, 1934.) tms will answer all inquiries on con- ddressed to thi ta firessed: stambed eovelone. The VITA REALTH FOOD Co.| HER N