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The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
HOW A WOMAN
CAN KEEP YOUNG
A Guard Over the Emotions
Will Preserve Beauty.

| No woman can preserve her beauty un-
less she makes up her mind not to ac-
quire certain mannerisms or to give them
the tricks and habits that SO manifestly
| mar her appearance.
The woman who is perpetually frown-
ing. whether from temper or from mere
habit Of brooding contemplation. will see
her forehead disfgured by two upright
lines. which in time will become SO in
dellibly fixed that even massage will not
remove them.
Should these lines be the outcome Of q
continual giving way to anger. the disfg-
urement will spread to the cheeks and
the corners Of the mouth, for no emotion
Is SO destructive to beauty as continual
outbursts of passionate rage. Therefore,
let every woman keep a continual guard
over her emotions and over the actions OF
the muscles OF her face II she wishes to
preserve her beauty.
Every woman should learn to rest II abe
wishes to preserve her good looks. Should
she lead a busy life she must acquire the
habit Of availing herself OF every few
spare minutes for this purpose. Let her
analyze the art Of relaxation and prac.
tice II in the following manner:
Hang the arms loosely at the side and
then begin to move them slowly back
ward and forward from side to side. Then
open fingers wide and shake the hands
loosely from the wrists. and after this
practice the same exercise with the legs
and feet.
One beauty expert considers that too
many hot baths tend to destroy beauty,
and advocates a tepid bath every day.
Exercise. she urges also. can be indulged
l.
taken In excess does much more harm
than good.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

to harmonize with other furnishings. II
one wishes to furnish the filling for these
rugs any weaver will make them up a,
a very reasonable price. Partly worn
sheets. denim, unble ached muslin or old
curtains are suitable for the fllinR OF
the heavier rugs. while for small rugs to
be used in the bath room lighter weight
material, such as lawn and gingham are
desirable.
It is not possible to produce the va.
riety of effects in the braided rag rus,
but nothing is more picturesque in the
colonial bedroom than one OF these hano
made rugs. They may be braided O..
strips OF outing flannel or calico and
simple designs introduced by employins
selected colors.
The highest class Of floor decorations
are rugs made from old carpets that q
few years ago would have found their
way to the ash heap The results p-o-
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
Little Bedtime Tales By zg.z= n4xz.s
THE LITTLE MUSIC MASTER.

X/OU little people all love music
don't you? Well, l am going to tell
you story about little boy who
loved music better than anything else in
the world.
His name was Adolph, and he lived
in small German country town, close
to a great oak forest Now, his father
was famed throughout Germany as a
maker of wonderful violins, and it was
most natural that Adolph learned to
know the violin when he was very
young AT the time of this story he was
nine years old and almost every fair day
you might find him deep within the
woods playing softly on his violin to the
trees and birds.
One day when Adolph arrived home
after one of his wonderful. days in the
forest he found his good father very
much excited. The good man had re-
ceived orders for violins from some of
the most famous musicians in all Ger
many, for it had been announced that
day that a prize of gold had been Of
fered by the Emperor for the best mu-
sical composition to be sent him some
time during the next two weeks.
And the good father felt that here
was chance for Adolph. He knew that
the little chap was more than an ordi-
nary player; he knew he had already
composed pretty songs and waltzes, and
thus why would he not have an equal
chance with any musician, no matter
how great, of winning the prize?
For the next three days it rained and
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

are prominent this season, are to be
used on all kinds of material. the yel-
lowed lace is eminently desirable.
1t is common thing to find four or
five kinds of lace introduced upon one
OF the French models and admirable
results are Secured in this way, while
the combination of a bold, heavy lace,
such as Venetian or Irish, with a fine
lace is almost inevitable whenever lace
enters largely into a frcck or coat
Beautiful unlined coats of lace, long
clinging and exceedingly graceful Of line,
are shown. Coats OF the same general
character in embroidered chiffon or tulle
are numerous and are, like the lace
coats often an integral part of the cos
tune, being worn rather as tunic
than as coat. over a simple short
wasted frock of beautiful lines. The
coats are all really fascinating this
spring. They run the gamut from the
shortest and whimsical of boleros to
the full length redingote, and there Is
extraordinary variety In their lines.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

81 will be given to the most nearly cor
rect solution coming from the children.
All the things you have learned in
geography this year will be put to test
this week. for the answer to each puz-
zle question is city somewhere in the
world. city of which you all have heard.
And while you are remembering the
towns you have studied about your moth
ers will be trying to remember those she
knew once upon a time, but has forgotten
long since.
The contest closes at noon on Friday.
Prize winners will be announced on Sun
day.
The full name and address of the send
er must be written clearly on each puzzle
solution.
No puzzles signed with fictitious names
will be eligible for a prize nor Is it
permissible for one person to send more
than one soIution.
J. G. NJ.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

The French makers have done won-
derful things with sashes. and scarfs.
and girdles. and wonderful things, too,
with skirt drapery instead of the straight
empire lines or the simple straight tunic
or fettered lines which have been so
generously exploited during the winter
There are still plenty of the latter,
though the feTter or the hobble idea in
its entirety has passed, but the most
beautiful of the skirt models are the
draped ones. Naturally the worst fall
ures. TOO. are in this field. for there is
no other thing in drC sSmaking which so
positively demands artistic inspiration as
does drapery. and no bungling hand
can triumph in this regard.
The plain Clinging skirt, opened at
sides or front to show a petticoat or
pantaloons. is still much used.
Frocks OF chiffon or mousseIine de
sole with accompanying redingotes of
satin or other silk almost entirely COW
erins the frocks are among the pic
turesque new models and some of the
redinGotes are sleeveless, allowing the
frock sleeve OF chiffon to show. One
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
THE NEW PUZZLE is
"A TOUR OF THE WORLD"
A Chance for the Clever Ones to Exercise Their
Ingenuity.

1t would give me all the pleasure IN
the world if I could either write or talk
personally with all my readers who have
sent in answers to the penny puzzle.
As / look at the letters piled high upon
my desk it seems as If they came from
friends Many of them are so kindly
appreciative, and all of them are so in
dicative OF the interest in the puzzle.
that / would like to print all of the
names, just as an evidence Of good faith,
as the editors say. But that would
make my page look like city directory.
Well, the first correct answer to the
puzzle reached the office of The Wash
ington Herald before noon last Sunday.
That was quick work. wasn't it?
And then how the other answers came
pouring in. I hope that the puzzle which
l have for you this week will find as
many interested workers.
1t is called "A Tour of the. World
There are twenty-seven cities the
names of which fit in as answers to
these twenty-seven suggestions. Now
get your wits to work and see who can
send the first correct answers. Here II
the puzzle complete:
There is to be little alteration in the
prizes this week, owing to my promise
to the many dear children who worked so
faithfully last week in competition with
the Erown-ups
am sure there is not a member of
the Puzzle Circle who will not feel glad
that one OF their prizes this week is to
be given to some little boy or girl.
Every child in Washington is invited
TO Join the Puzzle Circle this week with
a solution to the Touring the World
puzzle
To the grown folks will be given two
prizes for the first two most nearly cor
rect lists, So TO the first received and g
TO the second. but the other prize of 81
will be reserved entirely for the children
who work out the puzzle.
Any child under fifteen years of age
who sends me a correct solution of the
puzzle will be awarded 81 The older peo-
pie cannot enter the children's part of
the contest, so they will be competing
only with contestants of their own age
and knowledge. which will make it fairer
for the little people.
II no boy or girl under fifteen sue
ceeds in getting an entirely correct list
of answers to the puzzle, the prize of
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
Walking Skirts.

Enter the tweed skirt that is short
well fitted. pockcted and rain and dust
defying. 1t IL . practical walking skir,
for mountain climbers. for "shirt-wais,
girls" for city business women.
There are many styles to copy when
making II. The circular skirt Is always
good II you are able to prevent saggins
at the back seam. This can be done by
sewing a tape with the edges the full
length Of the back seam.
The two-piece skirt with the seams at
the sides 10 very satisfactory.
Then there Is the circular form, with
piecing at the center line Of both back
and front.
ten rows, OF stitching; . little pocket with
. buttoned nap II added. and narrow
stitched belt OF the same material I'M
ashes the emineutiy practical garment
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

DfOOk.
And then Adolph, with smile on his
face, began to play The wonderful
music sobbed through the forest like a
living thing. and presently from afar off
came the flutter of wings. The birds of
far and near were coming to hear him
play. On every bough there was every
kind of a bird, while among the trees
and on the rocks the beasts of the for
est crept to listen.
All of a sudden Adolph stopped
Then, throwing back his curly head, he
spoke to the birds.
II want you to help me-" he said. ~
want you to sing for me, for the En-
peror bids me compose some music that
man has never heard before"
"You are our friend" answered the
nightingale, "and we are very glad to
help you" And every little feathered
fellow in the forest piped long their Of
fer of aid. 1t was the nightingale who
took command. In second he had
called fifty nightingales to his side and
they opened their throats and sang as no
other chorus had ever sung before, while
below in the rock Adolph trembled with
JOY. Not a note did he forget, and
when, two weeks later, he played it all
on his wonderful violin before the En-
peror, the musicians of Germany mar
veled and called it the Song of the An
gels.
And so it was that Adolph won the
prize, and also became one of the great
est musicians the world has ever seen.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

An injudiciously selected rug or car
pet may quite ruin a room otherwise
furnished in the best of taste. We
enter rooms sometimes in which the
insistent pattern of the rug or its gaudy
colors makes the furniture seem in
significant and the draperies AMI other
decorations quite characterless. The
floor covering should be a suitable back
ground for the furnishings, as the wall
covering should be for the pictures. 1t
must not violate one of the most i'm
portant laws of decoration that the color
tone of the room should shade down.
ward from the ceiling. since II the rug
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

I begin with a big. big d. but she doesnrS
utter them. and this Is a triumph Of self.
control that no man could exhibit under
the circumstances.
Take note. also, Of how men 60 to
pieces over trifles that women meet with
! perfect calmness, as exhibited in the sim
pie act Of hooking up a gown. Every
married woman will testify that when
her husband fastens her up IN the back
he yelps everytime he jams his thumb
against a pin. and boils over with rage
when he fails to make a hook and loop
eye connect. and that during the entire
performance he says perfectly awful
things that are shocking to listen to.
Observe. too. the difference when moth
er has headache and when father has
one. Who's loony then? When mother
has headache she goes about her bust
ness as usual She sits at the head Of
the table and serves the soup and sees
that father has everything the way he
wants It, and all that anybody knows
about her suffering Is that she doesn't
eat anything herself and looks white and
drawn.
But. heavens alive. when father comes
home from the office with a headache
there's something doing! He keeps every
body on the jump for hot-water bags and
ice packs and poultices and special
dishes. and takes forty kinds Of head.
ache medicines, and sends for a doctor
and trained nurse. and Is scared blue
for fear he Is going to die.
Any surgeon will tell you that q little
mite Of woman will walk into an oper.
ating room and climb up on the operat-
Ing table with no more emotion than II
she were going to play bridge, whereas
nine-tenths Of the men patients are In
such blue funk Of fear they have to be
given little ether in their rooms and
carried. unconscious. into the operating
room.
Women can get pretty we'll worked up
over a club election. but they never 60
SO far as to yell themselves black in the
face and tear OF their hats and dance
upon them when their candidate goes
through; nor do you ever observe them
walking about with a placard around their
necks. or trundling a wheelbarrow up
Broadway. or paying other fool election
bets into which their emotional tempera-
ments have led them.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
CONDENSED WISDOM.

The fear Of punishment is the beginning
Of wisdom.
An excuse Is always a good excuse-if
1t happens to be ours.
1t Is easy to be cynical IL you watch
your neighbors for a little while.
1t Is awfully easy for a man to believe
that pretty girl has a lovely character.
and It Is just as easy for women to be-
licve that she isn't 50 nice.
The woman who would be popular
should be careful. above all things. Of
never becoming a bore.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
NAN, NOT WOMAN, THE
EMOTIONAL ANIMAL
Barring Tears, He Shovs 1t in Everything He
Does and Says-A Fem Illustrations
By DOROTHY DIX,

For long time one Of the chief rea.
sons urged against giving women the
right to vote was that women were SC
emotional they could not be safely trust.
ed with the ballot.
Now comes along a great nerve special
ist who declares men are far more emo.
tional than women. and that II has taker
centuries Of training and hard fighting
to give them the power to suppress their
emotions and to resist the desire Of a
good cry or go into Mysteries.
VI course men are more emotional than
women. though they display their feel.
ings' In a different way. Men-that is
Anglo-Saxon men-don't burst into tears
when they get wrought up; but neither
do women, always. unless there Is some
thing to be gained by II. Weeping Is not
reliable barometer Of a woman's emo.
lions. 1t Is the measure Of her ability
TO work people and get what she wants.
Generally speaking. crying Is becoming
q domestic art. A wife weeps to get a
new dress. A business woman doesn't
weep. because she'll get fired IL the does,
ana 80 the waterline in emotion between
the two sexes is gradually drying UP.
Barring tears as the indication of hys-
ment man is far more emotional than
woman. as even the most cursory obser-
walton will show.
Take the Matter of Swearing.
Take. as a very common example. the
matter Of swearing. Suppose, in a crowd,
somebody steps on a mans foot. Isn't
the air Immediately rent with blue blazes? ?
Doesn't the man sputter and fume and
emit forked lightning and call upon all OF
his gods to consign the inalefactor to
places where he won't need to wear an
overcoat even in winter?
But suppose an even worse accident
happens to a woman, and some great
numbering lout treads upon her fine new
frock and tears 1t past all mending. What
does the lady do? Does she rip out a few
sizzling oaths and tell the man what she
thinks Of him and what she hopes will
be his ultimate doom?
Net at all. She smiles sweetly and Sc
renely In his eyes and says that II doesn't
matter. She may be thinking things that
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
Chicken Dumplings.

Use plump year-old fowl IL possible.
Cut up as for boiling. Put plenty OF but
ter, or, IL you have It. chicken grease.
into a hot double roaster. Roll each
piece of chicken n well salted flour and
put In roaster In rather hot oven. Brown
each piece, turning once. and then cover
well with boiling water. Put on roaster
lid and cook about two hours.
To make dumplings: One cup OF hour.
one-half teaspoon salt. one heaping tea
spoon baking powder, sift well; add one
teaspoonful butter. work well into nour;
add enough milk to make soft dough.
Remove chicken from roaster to covered
platter. Now drop into the broth spoon
full Of dough at . time. Cover tight and
cook In oven about twenty minutes.
Dumplings will b ligAt and chicken ten
der ana :uicys
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
Small Girls Hobble Skirt.
rom Harpcr's Bazaar.

There is apparently considerable d.
versity Of opinion as regards the cor
rect position for the belt on the small
girls frock. Many. Of the smartest lit
tie Trench dressess show the sash in
practically normal place. while on other
frocks the belt Is so far down as to
hamper the tiny wearer in her walk
almost as absurdly as does the hobble
skirt Of the moment Inconvenience her
elders. The abnormally long-waisted ef-
feet obtained by placing the belt almost
at the hem OF the frock 10 charminKiy
quaint on some children. but Ii not bc.
coming to every tpyc.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

the demand for designs that Will mar
monize with the latest ideas in wall
papers and draueries.
inexpensive rugs for the summer home
are in great demand just now. Grass rugs
and fiber rugs are largely used. and the
revival of the rag rug furnishes most
attractive possibilities for quaint and
durable floor coverings. These woven
reg rdgs are not a riot Of color as the
kind used to be, but are
made from selected materials and colors
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
Saliva a Fine Plant.

a splendid plant for summer bedding.
which thrives in the full sun. is Saliva
splendens. or scarlet sage. Plants may
te obtained from florists and can be set
out now. Plant them In masses or In
borders; II the latter there should be q
dark BACKGROUND to bring out the full
srlendor Of the scarlet blossoms. The
flowers are Of q most brilliant red. and
the foliage OF . light green. There are
several named varities which may BE-
procured. The best grow to q height OF
. foot and half to two feet ak Tie
time Of blooming.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
TINY Cording Used.

The of tiny cordng of colored silk on collar
and cuffs is often all that is needed brighten up
suit 1t is not considered necessary repeat this decora
ton the skirt of the suit but the less this is done
when a very smart effect is sought.
Perhaps the best trimming for the house dress illus
trated would be buttons alone with some sort of fancy
collar silk if cashmere chals is used for its develop
ment linen, if wash material is used.
There is nothing that gives good service goods
that be put into the tub and washed when it
to house frocks, and pattern could be simpler
than the illustrated for the percae linen, gngam
dress.
Pattern 5246 is cut in sizes 80 to A inches bust
measure. The pattern can be obtained by sending
10 cents to the office of The Washington Herald.
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A TOUR OF THE WORLD.

IA kind Of table or desk.
2-Twenty-four hours and q
weight.
3-A kind of carpet.
Mot tight enough
5-A President who was in Of
flee in 1912.
"a binding for books.
Cattle and house.
S-To wander.
9-A kind of cardboard.
10-A cap.
ia vital organ Of the body and
body of water.
12-Wild animals.
13-How she answered that her
mother was going abroad.
1.-THE body of a ship.
15-A bell that is we'll tied.
16-Measures of paper.
17-Found on my lady's toilet ta-
BILE.
1S-The work of a surgeon.
ia stagnant pool.
20-Midday.
21-What the small boy likes to
do when callers come.
22-The nest OF a bird Of prey.
23-The bookworm's favorite pas
time.
pa table Of weights.
25-A vital organ of the body
and a crossing.
e6-Harmony.
27-What we need daily.
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Vinegar for Cleaning.

For cleaning smoke and dirt in general
from the walls and woodwork, espe-
cially yellow pine, vinegar works like
magic. Put about a pint in basin,
wet flannel cloth I'm this and wipe the
thing to be cleaned. When the cloth
becomes soiled. wash It out In clear wa.
ter before wetting again In the vine
gar. In this way no vinegar Is wasted.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

duced from these seemingly worthless
carpets are simply surprising. The wool
in your old carpet Is Just as good as the
day 1t came from the Sleeps back. And
Just let US say right here that the raw
wool in one OF your rugs would cost
you more than the rug complete.
1t makes no difference how badly
worn ones old carpet is. there can be
just as good a rug made from 1t as II
II were q new carret.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
PRIZE WINNERS IN THE
PENNY PUZZLE CONTEST

First prize. SO. Mrs. H. B.
Hollifield, Hammond court, West
Washington.
Second prize. 81, Mrs. Florence
Gardner. 411h G street north
west.
Third prize. 81. Mary Larkin,
Manassas, Va.
CORRECT SOLUTION.
1. Can you find a messenger
One cent.
2. Mode Of ancient punishment.
Stripes.
s. Means Of inhicting FLASHES.
4. A piece Of armor.-Shield.
5. A devoted young man.-Eow
(beau).
6. A South American fruit
Date.
Z. A place Of worship.-Temple.
s. Portion Of a hill.-Brow.
9. Spring fiowers.-Two lips.
10. Three weapons.-Arrows.
II. The first American settler
Indian.
l.. Emblem Of victory.-Laurel
wreath.
F3. An animal.-Hair (hare).
Ia. Two sides Of a vote.-Eyes
and nose.
Is. Emblem Of royalty.-Crown.
i6. One way Of expressing mat
rimony.-United States.
II. Part Of a river-Mouth.
IS. Something found in a school.
Pupil.
10. Part Of a stove.-Lid.
20. Plenty Of assurance.-Cheek.
81. The cry Of victory.-Won.
%. Implements Of writing
Quilts.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

AQOlpn, Try as ne WOui0, CouiQ nOt play
note. He wanted the woods and the
birds about him. The fourth day was
one of those beautiful summer days,
when the air was sweet like wine and the
sky evener than a fairy sea, and with
joy in his heart Adolph started for the
woods with his violin tucked under his
arm.
From the glaring sunlight, he entered
the cool shade of the trees, and after
walking for some time he sat down on
a large rock close beside 4 mountain
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
Daily Fashion Talk for Herald Readers
VERY SIMPLE IS THE
PATTERN OF HOUSE
FROCK ILLUSTRATED

Soft-fnish materials are most assuredy in the lead
this summer. This has exception in linen but
this is to be had in soft ns and except for tailor
made suits is better in this style
In other fabrics, such as serge, chevot, cashmere,
and the like the is as soft and fine as the skill
of the weavers make it, and it is thus the more
suitable for the styles of the day. with their enderness
of outline and their clingng appearance.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
Firm in Spite of Softness.

goods firm in texture, and they are therefore, suit
able for the panest of taiorade effects They are all
for this purpose although bands of silk and satin
uncommon.