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in America you do not anymore" she re.
marked. delicately seizinE the emporium
ity to make a fino distinction IN favor, Oi
american .progressiVeness.
And. could tall her anything about
Madame Wilson, the bride Of the Presi
dent? tTnH A.E".ssf
Was Madame wilson pretty? e. ....-
Nine. de BarceIo 10 looking forward
impatiently to seeing Nine. Wilson on
January at the. Pan-.AmeTicah re.
ception at the White House. on this
occasion. Mrs. Wilson will make hsI
first appearance in her new role ol
White House chateIafne. Nine de
Bsrcelo is to stop over for that event
surely!
She has read very, very much about
Nine. Wilson when she was Mrs. -?
Nine. Barcelo had struck an impasse
The name Gait proved a fearful lin
suistic handicap. and Mime. de BarcelO
came q regular -cFOpPeF on it, -,..s
Over and over She repeated It. and
each time the struggle became less
acute. Finally. Nine. de Barceio mas
tered that very un-Latin combination
OF letters, ana she WIS. simply de.
lighted at her prowess. " '2si =
Columns end columns Of matter, wePk
printed in South American and Euro
pean papers about the PresideHt,a
sort .,ofs clothes she
wore. what she did, and how she did
st; where she went and what she look =
ed like. Mme. de Barceio gathered
from all this that the Presidents bride
must be a very delightful and 'bea,r-
tiful woman. -.
oh, yes the wedding was, pecem.
Der 1s-we saw ell about that we'd
ding, too" she concluded sSGeIy.
Nine. de Barcelo thought she would
not be very much interested In voting.
The ladies in CAracaR, in Venezuela,
indeed. lid not think about voting at
all They really had 10 much to DO.
and they always had so many chill
dren.-indeed, they were quite willing
to let tke men have all 'ths responsi-
bility outside of the home. z, =.
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Ans1Uers To Health Questions

g. NJ. s-will you kindly tell me
what could do to remove brown spots
from my face? 2. The bones in my
knees crack when stoop, this causing
me great embarrassment At times viii
you kindly advise me what to do for
Try the following several times a day:
Glycer1ne, ounce; violet water, 2
ounces; ammonium chloride, 1 dram;
9odium sulphite. 2 drains: borax. 2
drAms; ttncture tolu. dram; distilled
water enough to make q pint.
2. No one else hears that cracking in
the knees. 1t Is often due to loose
pieces Of tissue.
w. Rim order to relax the muscles
and lower blood pressure In connection
with another remedy you prescribe.
should the massage be done only on the
abdomen and by the sufferer himself?
? What do purple ringer nails indi-
II cannot be done by the person him
self. II il done all over the body from
the scalp to the toes. g II indicates
need OF rest, fresh air, .l1xatives and a
heart and kidney examination. In an
Bwer TO your other question let me say
that I do not recommend patent mcdi-
cines. nor do I diGcusS them in thess
columns.
Worried-MY nose and cheeks burn
after eating, and in the evening. What
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Hospitable National Capital
Captivates Fair Latin-America
Venezuelan Impressions
Of Washington

Washington homes are very,
very hospitable, and Wash.
ington women most interest
ing and attractive
Ones social engagements are
so numerous that the constant
coming and going is rather
difficult"
1t is necessary that one learns
to dance the one-step; and the
hesitation, and the fox-trot; !;
they are still dancing the
turkey.trot in Caracas"
Every Latin-AmericaR woman.
is planning TO- attend the
Presidents reception on Jan
uary 7 to see the delightful
and beautiful Nine. Wilson"
NINE. de BARCEL0, wife Of
Dr.. Simon Bdrcelo, delegate
to the PdH-Ameriedn Congress
from Venezuela. :.'
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Fish That Tastes O. the Sea
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERIcK

Include in your winter menus some,
or. several of the following:
hippered herring, PLAIN, tomato
and mustard sauce
Plain or dried herring
Goldfish, sliced. broiIed, creamed.
or scalloped.
ttnnan haddie.
Salt mackerel.
Shredded Goldfish. with potato.
Dried cured salmon, as sand
Wiches, broiled. or creamed.
,Anchovies' salaN broiled, or appe-
Fish balls, tomato sauce or plain.
Bloaters, dried, cured, or broiled.
10 not purchase fish from an
open tuO standing on your grocer's
floor. Insist that such goods he
Kept at least on the counter, aNay
from surface dirt. or in a glass con-
tainer. Remember that the drying
ana curing process makes q con-
centrated food, so that small
quantity goes a long way. Take the
time TO prepare IL carefully, as even
the best of fish will not taste anne
ti5inG 1T carelessIy picked. broken
ana cooked. Always remember such
nsh need no sailing, and that IL is
generally necessary to extract some
or the salt before use, or that such
sauces should be used as will coun-
teract the salt present. Then com
blne with potatoes, bread, or rice,
any truly starchy food.
The delicatessen stores also carry
many dried varieties, which are ~
be used sliced as we would corned
beef, or used in a fish pie.
Copyright, 1915, by Mrs. Christine Frederick
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What Women Are Doing.

More than a thousand women Rsve Pc
titioned the President OF Peru, request
ing him to veto the bill that authorizes
congress to. establish religious toler-
ance in Peru.
Three Moro girls have entered the
training school for nurses in Manila
and when they have completed their
courses will return TO nurse their own
people.
Before going on the stage and always
after the performance, Nine. GuilbeTt,
the actress, drinks a cup OF tea. She Is
said to drink as high as ten cups OF
tea every day.
The Grand Duchess George, Of Russia,
has established two hospitals in Har-
rowgate, England. She is the possessor
of enormous wealth and Is noted for her
magnificent diamonds and furs
mrs. William Tracy, OF California, Is
said TO be the only woman In the United
states engaged as an ostrich. farmer.
She has more than 100 birds on her ranch
which net her about $40 apiece each
Miss Ruth d. Evans deputy county
that State.
Selma LangerIof the only. woman ever
TO receive the Nobel prize for literature,
is the daughter of an obscure clergy
man IN small Swedish hamlet. She
was born in an old farmhouse and was
trained TO be a teacher.
Mrs. AK Yosano, who conducts the
Womans department OF an influential
magazine in Tokyo, Japan, is largely
responsible for the active part women
Just to show that she was no ''pikeT. -
MIS- Minnie Kneeter, who bet on the
fhiihes, rolled a peanut around q city
block with . toothpiok.
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Medical SuperStitionS t~1
SlarpiOe Because Human
I1telliaence Often Errs
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE H1RsHBERG:

human mind uf tie folly that an
nnf4ent timo-honored procedures dome
nlllti-Tnillions OF times Is correct or dscs
what you swear that 81 doeh.
One of Americas best thinkers, edi-
tor of several nagaEjnea. and author Df
many bookE has certain physicians e.
write medical articles for his periodicals.
i)oes he consult them. when he or mis-
loved oDee arc III? No., nor has lie
ever been liKe tlie AncleEt Mariner, IA
ladder and o wiser ran upon the nor
Whenever. fnis editor falls Victim 20
stonacll ache. Ire takes hsteen drops Of
ssafoetida, as he has donG for thirty
yearE. aud thinks that the gastric dis
tempGr's disappearance is brought about
by SOME distilled magic OF the meSi-
cine. Yet asss foetida 1s no dlffefcn.
from a few drops OF water or whisky.
for X hes no rhysiology. 40
As king as the human race survives
these arTNrs Of thought will be TeEpcn-
sible for supcrstitions. They flourish as
we'll today among those wlo, wear iron
rinGs, leftShind feet or graveyard rab-
bits, and who drink all sorts OF silly
and nHuseous cnncoctions 20 charm sway
or to cure diseases, as they did in the
Gays " Ninevah and Tyre. Babel and
Babylon. -
CcOpy't 1916, by Newspaper Feature ssrvleS1.
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IkE0w woman who thinks she's
prosecuted martyr because heI
husband wants beer with mis- din
ner and insists upon having it,
She told mt all abcut It tho other day
and l could hardly believe my eais.
I'm a)mogt crazy rhe said. You
know how l. was at hUine.-my fattcr
drank up eyer!thing lIc had in tlia
world and broke ,'ly nlother's- heart
Before l marked ] thought my hus-
band was a teotOtalqr, and nov he hI-
sists upon Beer with his dinner every
"No, he never drinks anything, else
that know Of. and the beer doesn't
seem TO do him any harm bSA on. !
know how II " II lend ard cannot bear
IT, I have, told him that I will net sit
At the table and sec INN drink, aud he
has told me that IL lie caDnct drink beer
and drink it.
isn't it terrible! could never have
believed II of him could yCu?"
The. pDor woman trIeu. and nothing
would make her believe that her hus-
band Isn't on his way to n drInkaTI' 8
Rrave, tpst because he wants a glass
Of beer with his roast haef or hts steak
or his chops in the evening
Maybe he'd be better OF without tho
beer. and in this particular instance [
happen TO think h0 wVuld-tut wouldn't
that woman and her husband both be
ONl IL EHG uNV lIN lsl hIN
conscience and his sensa OF right and
wrong and his very uwEer. as well as
his wife?
Not His Owner.
what does a man do when he marries,
anyhow-give up his right to his own
opinion in his own house? Why? No
man in the world but an American
would listen to such an idea for an
instant. wonder why an American
iiHtens to it.
j knew q man once whose wife
wouldn't let him smoke in the house.
She hated the smell Of tobacco in the
curtains, she said, so the man went
out into the barn after dinner every
night and .snoked--and then the wife
wondered thu the neighbors laughed
at the man and made fun of him and
called him queer names right to his
face.
She never seemed to think that the
curtains were his curtains. bought by
his money, and that the house was,
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after all, quite as much his as II was
hers. And the mar. didn't seem to think
OF that, either. He just went meekly
along smoking in the barn, and then,
one day, he ran away with the prettiest
little Spanish girl you ever saw, who
smoked at least two dozen cigarettes a
day herself and who was very glad to
light the cigar OF the man who Wasn't
allowed to smoke In his own house,
with her own supple, brown, little
fingers.
; Nobody was ever so surprised in the
world as the mans wife. She couldn't
understand why he left, she said. when
she had always been such good wife
Now. J dou't believe In doing an,Shing
you think Is wrong to Keep a man from
running away with another woman. but
do believe. IN treating man as II
nc were q man with his own will and
MS own conscience and his own sense
OF right and wrong. and not as II you
thought you owned him, body. soul,
brain and heart.
Her Husbands Keeper.
II this woman,s husband wants to
drink beer in his own home and not too
much Of 1t, what right has, she to dictate
to him?
How does she know that she IL so alb
solutely right and that he is so absolute
~ wrong. The question of moderate
uTlnklnR or no moderate drinking has
strong advocates on both sides. She
has right to a very decided opinion of
her own. OF course. and a duty. upon q
question as vital as this to express that
opinion; but what right has she to as
sumo that her opinion is so unmistak-
ably the only right one
is there another human being among
his acquaintances who would dare to
take the tone to him that she 10 taking?
How dare she take It?
When that husband of hers makes up
his own mind that a glass of beer with
his dinner Is bad for him. he'll either
stop drinking II. lake a sensible man, or
he'll go on drinking 1t. like a fool.
And in either case he will do II him
self and not one hour of tears and signs
from his wife will have a particie Of
weight in the matter.
Am my brothers keeper? How much
happier we women would be II some
body would translate that saylng-"Am
my husbands keeper"
(COpy't 1916, by Newspaper Feature servIce).
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Three Minute
Journeys

~ALcUTTA. the usual gate of
the traveller entering the land
~ Of the curry and the collie"
presents enough oddities. II
one were not so anxious to get away
into the mysterious interior. to con-
sumo many months OF delightful
sightseeing, but YOU are so eager to
soc even stranger places that you
seldom linEer in Calcutta long.
Hasten to the Assam hills" ad-
vised half the people with whom /
talked. And so to the Assam hills l
went.
y little jolly train took me a long
distance. and the exceedingly polite
conductor bowed me on in the gray
morning at a tiny railway station
that seemed In the half-liRht Just like
any other railway station anywhere
else on earth. but there was one
thinE that struck me as different
there we're no carriages drawn up to
shouting the names of their respec-
tive hotels.
/ applied to the Babu station mas
ter for transportation and a guide.
He salaamed and LETT me. But soon
he returned with a squat. powerful
locking fellow bearing on his head a
strange willow basket. This basket
the coolie deposited at my feet, and
the Babu explained that I was to
climb into the basket and the coolie
would bear me wherever wished to
90,
Here was stTanEeness with ven
geance. but. being committed. / did
what ] was expected to" do. /
mounted the basket and the coolie
knelt down behind me. slipped the
broad carrying band over his head,
bade me lean far back, and then list-
my hotel.
isis. BY Newspaper Fsaturs ssrut'
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: RECIPES
BY ANN MARIE LLOYD.
Pineapple Sponge,


Dissolve lhree-quaGter5 % ap ounce of
Belatine in little pineapple syrup, ana
bring it to half a pint with the addition
OF water.
Take a little over a quarter of tin
OF pineapple-half a medium sized, ripe
pineapple-and cut It into small pieces.
Beat up the whites OF two small eggs
TO st!h froth, and add to them the
Eelatine this must be cooD and whisk
learly setting. Then add
RS Of an ounce OF powdered
he prepared pineapple.
tile longer and then pile It
a slass dish, and decorate
OF pineapple.
starch BlancmanEe. =
4 delicious blancmange of cprnstarch
iS made in this way: Blend two ounces
OF cornstarch with a little cold milk to
4 smooth paste Put the remainder OF
a pint of milk on to boil with a small
piece Of lemon r:nd to 6avor; stir 1.-the
mixed cornstarch and cook II gently
for hve minutes. Remove the lemon
rlnd. Add an ounce and half OF
sugar, and the blancmange is ready for
the tin. This must he rinsed i'm cold
water and much smaller tin or mold
stood in the center. Around this pour
the blancmaRge mixture and leave II
20 set.
When It is quite hirm lift out the small
mold and MI the cavity with any
stewed fruit you like. Cherries, figs
eurrantg or raspberries are delicious
served In this way,
Over the top pour more blancmange
mixture, and leave 1t again to set. Turn
out and serve in crystal dish.
Another delightful plan Is to make the
border mold of bllncmsnge, turn IL
cut, and I'LL the cavity with ripe straw
berries, pouring just a little whipped
cream over the top.
(COpyt, 1916, by Newspaper Feature servicel.
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Too Many Parties Keep
Visitor From Venezuela
From Attending Meetings
of Woman's Auxiliary at
the D., A. R. Continental
Hall, Held With Scien-
tific Congress.
BY ROBERTA v. BRADSHAW.

/
She Is discovered--the entirely truth
ful woman who has the courage to say
that while she very. very much "ad-
mires meetings." she rather finds very,
verv much more real delight In shop
| ping and in going to parties. wherefore
che does not so very. very much at
tend the meetings of the woman's Aux
iliarv in d. 4. r. Continental Hall. ad-
mirable as they assuredly are.
Also. there are so many things. dear
me! in Washington one doesn't any more
than eet back from one party pntil one
Is getting ready to 20 to another. and,
when one is really not accustomed to
the constant coming and going. 1t is.
therefore. rather difficult
Pretty. after a -demuFe. Old World
type: vivacious, with fascinating smile
that comes like a flash OF soft light, the
engaging personaRe who is having such
fine time in Washington Is Madame de
i3arcelo, wife. OF Or. Simon Rarcelo,
doctor of laws. author Of important
trcatlses on various phases of interna-
tional law. delegate to the Pan-Ameri-
can Scientific Congress from Venezuela
and one time charge d'affaires OF Vene-
zuela at Paris.
"HOSpitable City"
Madame do Barcelo speaks very little
English. she informs you with a most
regretful tone ot voice. To emphasize
her words she sends her dark eyebrows
up In pathetic curve and raises her
shoulders slightly in unison Herewith.
while she waves dcspairingly in the air
small. slender white hand. on the
fingers OF which gleam a jeweled ring
or two.
Madame de Barcclo considers Wash
inEton most hospltable city, and the
homes here are SO beautiful. and the
entertainments so wonderfully appoint
ed. and so delightful altogether
Recently She went to the recep-
tion at Mrs. Robert W. Patterson's
house. and she found it perfectly aI.ur-
ing. Such masses Of flowers, such a
hne, stately home; such a tinguishcd
hostess. and how very very lovely was
Mrs. PatteTson's daughter. the Countess
Giaycka-sGch grace and such distinc-
ton. and 50 beautifully do all American
women dress and how well they choose
tFcir costumes!
Everywhere it Is the same--!n New
York and in Washington-the American
women are most interesting and attrac-
tive. At Mrs. Spencer's there was such
beautiful dinner-such a beautiful
home has Mrs. Spencer!
In the ballroom in Mrs Patterson's
house, Madame de Rarcelo FIRST dance /
the twostep and the hesitation ana the
foNtrot
Il do learn the foxtrot." she exclaimed,
eXultingly.
In Caracas. the capital Of Venezuela,
which Is Madame de Batcelo'S native
city. they dance the quadrilie and the
lancers.-yes, and the turkey trot,
I'VE go dancing the turkey trot. while
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Troop News. of Girl Scouts

They carried a big basket of,subblies
70 a destitute family of nine, seven
OF whom were children. OnIy one
OF the lot had shoes and stockinps.
The girls resolved to try 10 Mt the
rest in shoes and other necdfui
things before thu, holiday season
This troop with it's captain, Mrs.
Chester Pyles, and Miss ineE Clark.
Its lieutenant. Joined Troop' 20 An =
hike last Thursday. 49,
The last meeting Of Troop 11sswss
followed by a donkey. party. This
troop WAS assigned to provide the
Curtis School with its Christmas dim
ner, and gathered potatoes, corn.
peas and jelly TO add to the turkey
Jones donated the candy. One of the
pupils presented Mrs, Norman Iones.,
Inc captain, with. a work baEEet
which he had made. Another OF the.
boys gave her. tray. s =
------ r..... 81,
Troop ~ did not participate in the
Christmas dinners except by sending
contributions. because of illness In
the captains family but Ii prepare3
a number OF baskets for the poor OF
the vicinity. -. =.
When Troop 20 and the special
school at 1922 Maryland avenue had
finished their Christmas dinner, three
OF the Girl Scouts. at Mr.. Mace's re-
quest, gave talks on the scout work
to the pupils. Troop 20 also provided
food and clothing for several fanail-
les. Dorothy Arnold. the ten,year-
old mascot. gave all the new orns-
ments from her own tree for fam
lily OF poor children in the northeast.
Shc also packed a box of clothing
and basket of provisions for the
Family. besides collecting an assort-
ment of toys, games. and candy.
This troop have elected troop
doctor. julia Harrison. who had KeFi
first opportunity to demonstrate FIRST
aid training last Thursday, when
the troop went on a hike OF about
fifteen miles. Starting at the Treas
urN the troop went through tha
Speedway. over the Highway bridge.
ana to Fort Alycr, going through 1r:
linGton and visiting the wireless sta
tion. =
At Del Ray the girls cooked lunch.
y scratched finger gave the troop
doctor q chance. and the troop pho-
tograDher a picture OF first aid work
The girls are busy under w. r. Nc
Million, OF the Y. w. c. A., in dumb
bell drilling and marching tactics.
They plan to specialize in this at the
January rally. 4.
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News Items and Notes of Club
Activities in Washington

lie. will rindu,;t the 'Tllowing officers
at 'the January hcltiiIg: Miss Rose
y; stftnp. ,FgseSilsgt tre;;electedl.
presidnt; Mis- Anna =. Power,
Burgess, secyCtapti MIRA, Caroline
Hoekenneyets~ CHAPLAIN Yrs Dora
Hendrix, nattio;ic instructor; Mrs.
, Mrs. Emms fJIemiltr. conductor:
Mrs. Josephine C'Ai+ATa, assistant
cRndpator: : Mes, Marv Miller,
E5iHrd: Mrs, If,ilriGt,R, Shelley. as
sistens guaTds' AiisS Violet Law
= rCnc& +pjanit - 'jMr'.; Josephine
O'Mears. deltEateF 10 national en-
campnIent. and Mrs. Pelle Fl. Qib-
son, alternate ,'F''
.. .f(iS5--%---
s. The irSt note oP the Shakesoearc
celebrate that Are to mari; tho
tercentenaial OF t'le Iramatist IT,
1sI6, was struck T'Y the Washing.
i@ton Readers Clur at their meeting
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q HT is lenE, life is heetinR; eIpe-
~ rienee Is gailaeious. and obseg.
4 \ vatlons miserably partial lie.
cause . cold" disappears VIII N
an onion Is worn in the shoe. or "rh.u.
matism" vanishes when = bronze ring Is
worn' is no more evidence because of
such measures than the sun rises from
the cocks crow. ~ !
some people. It sometimes seems. can
not Keep a sequence Of events separate
rom cause and effect Because some
enects sometimes follow certain GAUGES
almost every Tom. Dick, and Harry
praises every event which ensues "a 4
definite effect Of, what preceded. In this
sense the nrst man who goes to work in
the morning is the cause OF every other
one doing 30. II dog with 4, tin can
tied to his tail wakes you y1n. eva,.y.
body else who awakened at about fic
same time was aroused bv The Tin
canned canine.
IL is these eTrcTs Of human intelli-
Eence that makes II seem almost a
hopeless, certainly an ungrateful, at
temrt 20 try to disatuse the average
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can 1 do fo- this: = Ny blood has be .
be thinned? So.
This 10 more than likely due TO had
disgestion, Eat more anples, figs, oat-
meals. cereals, prUneE. prune juice, car
rots. spinach, steN cd pears; drink three
quarts OF distilled water daily, two
six charcoal tablets after meals; sleep
ten hours in the twenty-four and try
to be outdoors ln the sunlight and fresh
air as much as possible. Apply each
night to the affected parts caiamine,
IA drains; zinc oxide. . drains; phehol
! gram; glycerinC, drains. lime water
and rose water enough to make three
ounces. 2. Take vigorous exercises out
door or In a gymnasium ana 60 In for
swimming. dancing. rowing and tenris.
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"TIZ" FOR TIRED
AND SORE FEET
Use "Tiz" for puffed-up,
burning, aching, calloused
feet and cornS.

Why 60 limpinG around with aching,
puhed-up feet-feet so tired, chafed.
sore and swollen you can hardly get
your shoes on or en-? why don't you
get a 25-cent box of "Tiz" from the
drug, store now and gladden. your tor
tured feet? go"
"Tiz'' makes your feet glow with
comfort; takes down sWellines and
draws the sorcH@ss and misery RIGHT
out OF feet that chpfe, smart and burn.
''riz' instantly stops pain In coFns.
callouses and Ounions, "TiE' Is giOri-
Gus for tired, aching, sore feet. No
more shoe tightness-no more foot tor
tuTe.-AdVt