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The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

One Of the greatest mistakes that
parents make is in not dealing hon
estly with their children.
To begin with. many parents throw
away a valuable chance Of becom-
ing real comrades with their chill
dren- by representing themselves as
always having been supermen and
women. Their vanity makes them
pose before their sons and daugh-
tiers as paragons who are so far
above all mortal weaknesses that
they were never even tempted TO
walk in forbidden pains.
This parental egotism erects par
rier between children and parents
that the children feel to be so i'm
passable that they do not even at
tempt to break through.
According to fathers own oIt-re
peated statement he simply aooren
going to school, and never missed
lesson. and when he came home at
night he was crazy to do chores
about the house instead OF playing
hall with other boys: and at night
he preferred TO get his lessons to go
in, To the movies-if there had been
any movies in those days-and moth
inc would have induced him 10 have
nut a vile cigarette between his lips
and when he went OFF to college he
never spent his allowance foolishlN.
nor aunked a class. nor engaged IN
anv pranks. or wasted his money on
foolish clothes. or f1irted with tele-
phone operators. or did awning
that caused his father the slightest
uneasineSs.
And when mother was a girl. as
she frankly admits. she was as
modest as violet. and she never
worc any Clothes except thos"
chosen by her dear mama and she
ALWAYS preferred mama's taste 10
ber own. and chose frocks tnst
came down to her toes and Up to
her cars and thet were made o.
cood thick cloth and you couldn't
see through. and she never Thought
of such a thing as even wanting I"
have a beau until she was Is. and
when young mon came to sec her
they always sat or one side OF the
room end she sat on the other and
they talked about music and liter
ature and high-browed stun. and
when they canced they held each
other by the tips of the fingers,
and mama would have died dead
before she would have gone riding
alone with a youns man, and rs
for letting a Young man kiss her
Oh-Oh-Oh. mother would have
perishcd at tho stake rather than
commit such e crime.
Now. how in the name of sense
can Johnny tell a father who has
always been an industrious appren-
ticc and a model of all the virtues
tina, he has Eott' n into trouble at
school, or lost his allowance in a
card game. or has made an ass OF
himself at college and gotten tan
gIed up in an engagement with the
pretty waitress at the dairy lunch
and that he needs the wisdom and
experience of an older man to drag
him out of the scrape and set his
| feet in the right road again?
He can't. because he thinks father
has never known any of the temp
tations that besct him. and so he
goes laundering deeper and deeper
into the bog out of which he might
be pulled by father il father haC
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

don't want their sons and dauKh.
ters' childhood saddencu o, -,
worries over money and the ankle
ties for the future which darker
their elders days.
So. in many families, a style o.
living is kept up which cannot b,
afforded. The girls have prett,
clothes, and parties and the boyi
go to college. and have a liberia
spending allowance and then sud.
denly there is a crash. The over.
strained credit breaks, or fatheI
dies. and the children find them.
selves plunged in want.
They have supposed themselve
comfortably well on. il not actual,
rich. and have been permitted. to form
the habits. and cultivate the taste o
wealthy people, and when they in'
out that their parents have tacitl:
deceived them into this false security
they have a right TO feel that the:
have been given a most unfair deal
Parents should he honest in thu
matter with their children. Children
should be brought up in strict accord
ance with their means. and when
father and mother have no forum
to bestow upon their boys and girl
they should teach them from thei
earliest infancy lessons OF thrift ans
industry. and make them Understan,
that when they are grown they vii
have 10 depend absolutely upon thei
1 own efforts.
/ No,hinE could be more dishonest e
child than TO let il grow UP. idl'
md wasteful and purposeless. am
then turn it out upon the world with
| emuty pockets.
/ Nor need any parents fear the -
( feet it will have upon a child TO tel
il honestly Of the family needs. an
! anNieties about money. Nothing vii
| 10 more 10 strengthen and develop q;
| boy aud girls characters than C.
/ make them feel that they arc n"
! sponsi0le part Of the family unit an
| an active factor in its success.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

herself? general thing she does There gift for
the house pillow the big
every other night and everything from cook
and table linens from the other members OF the
family
is true that n instances it would make mother
great deal happier something for the house. especially
something would make her work But there isn't
in the day just young the
wouldn't appreciate personal gift
and then
If have already picked out perfectly lovely trnkct for
the house. and there's doubt about mother being delighted
for there difference between house furnishings and
my house" urnishngs-then make her doubly happy.
Wrap pretty handkerchief, some new combs or pair
blue ribbon carriers with it. She will be tckled pink
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
ONatMA e.

on the flesh side OF the skin. Fold st
lengthwise. the flesh side In, the Sh in
being quite moist. and let it rvmain
for ten days or two weeks IN On airy
and shady place: then shake out and
remove the paste from the surface,
and wash and dry. For a heavy shin
Il second similar application OF tho
salt and alum may he made. After
ward pull and stretch TIE heavy skin
with the hands or over n beam and
work OH the flesh side with a blunt
knife. The trip by train from WASH
ington TO st. Louis. Mo, takes TWEEN
ty-Seven hours
Stra wberrlcs.
dear Miss lee: Are strawberries fruit OF
Vrgtt ablrS :--FTenthy.
IT you will consult the dictionary
you will find strawberry defined as "a
plant OF the genius Frdgaria and It's
well-known fruit"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
CHfLDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SILVER.
ny HOWARD n. CARTS.
Copyright. 1913. The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)

Uncle Wiggily took of his tall, silk
long aprons. Then taking the silver
knives. forks and spoons. as well as
the butter dish. the cake knife and
the crumb tray out to the kitchen. the
bunny started in to help Nurse Jane.
'T'll shine this silver so bright as
never was! said Uncle Wiggiiy. III
make 1t glisten like a looking glass in
the bath room"
Then he began whistling and shining
the silver, while Nurse Jane started to
make ice cream lemon pie cake.
Uncle Wiggily was polishing away
at the silver. shining up the cream
pitcher until it looked like a gold fish
dancing in a rainbow when, all at
once, the kitchen door opened, and In
popped the bad old blue-nosed baboon.
"Oh, no." sniggered the bad chap.
as he looked hungrily at Uncle Wig
sily's ears. and wondered how much
souse they had on that day. "Oh. no!
You can't get away from me now"
howled the blue-nosed baboon.
Can't I?' asked Uncle wisgily in
nocent-like and disproportionatc.
mo, you can't" howled the ba-
boon. You got away from me yester-
day by backing my nose with stove
polish. But nov you haven't any
black powder, and I'm not afraid OF
you"
Then he held the very shiny silver
cream milk pitcher up in front Of the
baboon. The silver was like a look
ing glass. one of the funny kind you
see at picnic and excursion grounds.
which make a thin boy look like two
fat girls rolled into one. The blue
nosed babboon saw himself in the
shiny silver cream pitcher looking
like the Pipsisewah turned upside
down with Pumpersnickle false face
on.
"Oh, who is that! Who is that
sneaking up behind me?" howIed the
baboon. He didn't know 1t was his
own image he was looking at IN She
shiny pitcher. but he thought II was
chap. as bad as himself, sneaking
upon him from behind.
20. this is no place for me-" howled
the baboon. No place for me-" and
away he ran. not hurting Uncle Wig
gily at all. Then the bunny finished
polishing the silver for Nurse Jane.
who thanked him very much, and
nothing more happened that day
But If the bottle of mucilage doesn't
get stuck in the photograph. when It's
chasing the rubber bah and trying to
play tag with pussy cats tail, TN tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and tho
buster.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
Virginia Lees Personal Answers
To Herald Readers Questions

Just as regularly Christmas comes
around year by year everyone receives gilt,
but mother.
can fairly hear the explanations that will
greet such a remark. Nevertheless, in most
well-regulatcd homes, that is the case. Big
brother and little sister and those in between
wrap up something in tissue paper and label
it Merry Christmas to mother from me-"
something like that. Now when mother
wraps that package does she find gilt for
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
LAST MINUTE GIFTS.

Brides are not the only ones to
whom dainty sachet bags appeal.
They have a charm that is univer-
sal. A small remnant of silk, can be
shaped in dozens of ways. Bags OF
unique design or just plain little
envelopes of silk. softly stuffed
with cotton holding a pinch OF
sachet powder, make Christmas
gifts that are always acceptable 10
the feminine world. The cost is
only the ingenuity of the maker
and q very small outlay of none "
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
REDUCE WEIGHT

IL you wish TO reduce. yet eat candy.
ice cream, etc. get a small box of oil
of korein at the druggists. Follow
the directions. Absolutely safe. guar
aftced method Of becoming thin. No
self-starvinG: you become slender
gracefully. vivacious, mentally and
physically alert-glad you're alive
Reduction guaranteed 10 to 60 pounds
or no cost TO you!-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT

The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall, who left Washington Saturday
70 spend the holidays in indianapolis
with Mr. and Mrs. W. l. Elder. will
return to Washington next week.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Robert Lansing will be hosts at the
first of a series Of diplomatic dinners
this evening. On New Year Day
they will entertain the ambassadors
and ministers OF foreign countries and
the members Of their families at
breakfast. according to an old-estab-
lished custom in Washington which
was abandoned during the period OF
the war.
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing will
leave Washington Wednesday to spend
Christmas with members OF the Sec
retary's family in WATERFOWL. N. Y.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
the Baroness de Cartier de Mar
ehienne will be hosts at dinner to-
morrow evening. Saturday in New
York Baron de Cartier presented a
decoration to Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt in recognition of her work for
Belgian relief during the war and for
the part she took in entertaining the
King and Queen OF Belgium when
they were here.
The presentation was made at the
house of Mrs. Vanderbilt. No. $40 Fifth
avenue. where she had entertained
Queen Elizabeth at a reception at
tended by 10 persons prominent in
society. This was the first private
affair to which the Queen accepted an
Invitation.
Among those present when Mrs.
Vanderbilt received the decoration
from the Belgian Ambassador were
Justice and Mrs. Francis X. Pendleton,
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Gerard. Mr..
Percy r. Pyne. I'd. Mr.. William
RhineIander Stewart. jr.. Mai. Fran
els Burial Hoffman. jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Baker, jr., Mr.. William X
Vanderbilt. jr.. Mr.. Frank A. Munsey.
Mr.. Francis Crowninshield and Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Iselin-
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
Cook Book.

Dear Miss Lee: Can you tell me where
can purchase White House cook book:-M. 5.
have located store which has
this book and will furnish you with
the address upon receipt of a self-ad-
dressed. stamped envelope. l do not
print business addresses in this COL
umn
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

mas been appointed master OF cere-
monies Of the court of his royal high
ness. the Prince Regent Of the Serbs.
Croats and Slovenes. The appoint
ment will not take effect before late
spring. when the minister will give
over the affairs of the legation to his
successor. and with Mime. Grouitch.
will proceed TO Belgrade.
The nephew of DIR. Grouitch, Mr..
Milan Miloyezitch, who has until late
ly been minister to The Hague, has
been appointed adjunct minister OF
foreign affairs OF the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes.
= The Minister OF Persia, Mira Abdul
Ali Khan. will leave shortly for Eu-
rope where he will pay his respects
to the Shah of Persia, who Is now
travelling in Europe.
During his absence the secretary OF
the legation, Ali Asghar Khan. will
act as charge d'affaires.
The Minister OF Bolivia and Nine
Celderon with Senorita Elena CAL
deron will go to New York tomorrow
where they will be the guests until
after Christmas of Senior and Sonora
Jorge E. Zalles. Senior Zalles. who Is
the honorary financial attache OF the
legation, was in Washington for a
short stay last week.
BoAZ LONG
GOING SOON.
The United States Minister to Cuba,
Mr.. Boaz Long. returned TO Washing
ton Saturday from New York. where
he has been for a short time. Mr..
Long, accompanied by his sister. Mrs
Teresa Long. will leave today for the
formers post in Cuba
Prof. Charles F. Marvin. chief OF the
United States Weather Bureau. and
Mrs Marvin. announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Cornelia, to
Capt. Edmund Park Norwood. U. s.
NJ. C.. OF Marion. S. c. The wedding
will take place Saturday evening. jan
uary 3. in St. Andrews Episcopal
Church. The Rev. ]. ]. Dimon. who
will perform the ceremony. offlciated
also at the wedding of the brides par
ents.
Director General John Barrett. OF
the Pan American Union. went West
Saturday to spend Christmas with his
mother. Mrs. Caroline s. Barrett. who
lives near Chicago and will soon cele-
brate her eighty-seventh birthday. He
will also deliver two addresses in
Chicago and then proceed to st. Louis
TO attend and address the annual con-
vention of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. re-
turning to Washington about the first
OF the year.
Lieut.. Com. Harvey Delano. U. s. N.
and Mrs. Delano are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of a son Sat-
urday. Mrs. Delano was Miss Marcia
Murdoch. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Victor Murdoch.
Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury went to
spend several weeks at the Salt Aire
Hotel before occupying her ocean front
residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Fillmore
Mitchell, of Brooklyn, n. Y, announce
the engagement Of their daughter.
Eugenia Lafou.. to Capt. Francis A.
Byrne. of the regular army. son of
Col. Charles B. Byrne. Medical Corps.
retired. and Mrs. Byrne. OF Washing
ton. Capt. Byrne is now on duty with
the provisional guard battalion, In
Coblenz. France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Crawford has
gone to New Orleans for an indefinite
stay.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
Worried.

Dear Miss Lee: | am q young girI % years
Of age and get at yeast seven hours sleep every
night, yet have had dark circles under ny
eyes for a number Of months What would
YOU suggest for me to do to get rid Of them
What will make short. thick hair grow longer
Peggy.
You should consult a physician
about the circles under your eyes.
They may be caused by any number
of things. 1t does not pay to let such
matters go unattended. There are any
number of things recommended for
increasing the growth of hair. hut
vaseline usually proves successful 1t
should be rubbed into the scalp at
night.
To Tan Furs.
Dear Mss Lee: Please tell ME how to tan
fur skins Just removed from the animal! Can
you tell me about how long it takes to go from
Washington to ST. LJuisy-w. s. c.
1t is said that you can tan skins
with the hair on. for rugs and other
uses in the following manner: First.
thoroughly wash the skin and remove
ali fiesby matter from the inner sur
face; then clean the hair or wool with
warm water and soft soap and rinse
veil. Take one-fourth pound each Of
common soap and ground alum AMI
one-half ounce of borax, dissolve n
hot water. and add sufficient rye meal
to make a thick paste. which spread
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

Mrs. Harry Bouic. who is making an
extended stay at Hot Springs. will
leave there shortly for Miami. Fla.
where Mr.. Bouic will join her in
January.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

ton. W. Va. will come to Washing
ton early in January to make an ex-
tended visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Cooper.
Holly Cottage" the handsome old
Clarence Norment farm on the George
town-Rockville pike at Alta Vista,
Nd. has been sold to DR.. Arthur /.
Day. of the Carnegie Institute. The
owner was Harry Newcomb. formerly
NEW YORK
VISITOR.
Miss Beatrice Kafka. Of New York
City. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jennie
kafka. at $50 Fourteenth street
northwest
Mrs. Cole. of Colernere. Nashville.
Tenn. has arrived at the New Will
lard. Mrs. Cole will spend Januaiy
and February in Washington.
The Congressional Club will enter
tain at it's weekly tea on Friday after
noon. Preceding the tea Miss Van
Kirk will deliver a lecture on ITALY"
with stereopticon views. at 4 o'clock
Mrs. Wilson heads the list o! pa
tronesses for the ball. which will be
given on Monday evening. January
5, at the New Willard for the benefit
Of the Episcopal Home for Children
The other patronesses will include
Mrs. Marshall Sonora de Riano.
Madame Matthew. Madame LeBreton.
Madam SulZer, Madame Cremer. Mrs.
A. Mitchell Palmer. Mrs. William
Phillips, Madame George Bakhmeteff.
Mrs. Charles J. Bell. Mrs. Dclos A.
Blodgett, Mrs. George W. Baird, Mrs
Bernard Baruch, Mrs. Cary T. Gray
son. Mrs. Charles c. Glover. Mrs Carl
p. Kefcrstein. Mrs. Victor Kaufman.
Mrs. Randolph H. McEim. Mrs. F. B.
Moran. Mrs. Albert w. Nibiack, Mrs.
Theodore W. Noyes. Mrs. John L.
Newbold, Mrs. Seaton Perry. MIS-
william c. Rives. Mrs. John Crayke
Simpson. Mrs. Joseph f.. Thropp. Mrs.
Benjamin II. Warder and Mrs
Charles Boughton Wood. Among the
box holders will be Col and Mrs.
CONTINUED on FACE NINE.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. William V. King an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Margaret to Lieut.. Clinton A.
Pierce. l.. S. A, OF Brooklyn. n. Y.
The date OF the wedding will be an
nounced later"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
MR. AND MRS. POLK
RETURNING TODAY.

prank L. Polk. Under Secretary Of
State, and Mrs Polk; Gen. Tasker H.
Bliss. L. s. A, and Henry White.
members of the American delegation
to the international peace conference.
arrived in New York Saturday even
ing. With the party were thirty-nine
others. many OF them military officers
under Gen. Bliss, of the American
Commission to negotiate peace
The party landed yesterday. Await
ing them at the pier was Joseph NJ.
Nye Of the State Department. Mr..
and Mrs. Polk went to the home of
his stepmother. Mrs. William Polk in
Fifth avenue. where their three chill
dren were waiting to greet them
They will come to Washington today.
DIR. Slavko Y. Grouitch Minister
OF the Serbs. Croats and Slovenes,
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
MIR. AND MRS. ORME
HAVE HOLIDAY GUESTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Orme have with
them for the holidays their son. James
Orme, Of New York. and their SON.
in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Robinson, OF Ventnor, n. j.
Mrs. Robinson will spend several
months with Mr.. and Mrs. Orme.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huddleston are
making an extended stay in Cali
foTnia.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

Mrs. Robert c. Jenerds. Of Charles
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22

The Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution and Mrs. Walcott held an
informal reception Friday afternoon
in the main hall of the Smithsonian
Building for the staff OF the institu-
ton and its branches.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
CHILEAN ENVOY
ENTERTAINED.

The Chilean Ambassador and Mime.
Matthew entertained at dinner last
evening in honor OF Mr.. Tribe. Min
rister of Colombia to Cuba, who Is
here on a short visit
Tie Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Glass, with their daughter, Miss
Augusta Glass. and their niece. Miss
LynchburE. Va, TO celebrate Christ
mas They will be surrounded by the
members Of their family. including
their son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. john Gurrant Boatwright.
whose marriage was an event Of the
early season here.
The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
Josephus Daniels will have a family
party with them for Christmas, in
GLIDING their sons; Josephus Daniels.
jr., is coming from Raleigh. n. c., and
Worth Daniels and Jonathan Daniels
from the University Of North Caro-
lima
The Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Newton, d. Baker will have as their
guests Tor Christmas Mrs. Bakers
two brothers, Ralph Leopold. of New
York, who will arrive tomorrow, and
Leroy Leopold. Of this city.
William A. Dixon. OF Baltimore,
passed the weekend with his broth
Ner-in-law and sister. the Attorney
General and Mrs. A Mitchell Palmer.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-22
HOROSCOPE.

CONTINUED on PAGE NINE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-24
Id NOW" CAMPAIGN EFFECT NETWORK UNDER WAY HERE
THRIFT OR PERJURY
By RONALD S. O'NEILL.

1t is wise who knows the real meaning of THRIFT
not akin to penury the thrifty bears relation to the
miSer. The thrifty ntellgeny; the mSe boards
blindy
The thrifty does something than save; he puts his
savings to work The biblical parable of the given the
talents illustrates very clearly the difference between the miSer
and the thrifty the who buried his talent and
received good but the selfish glory of possession it the
thrifty who took his talent to the market place and USED
to Accumulate more
present day Illustration of the difference between the two
comparison of the Home-Owner with the Renter The
American Home-Owner is the THRIFTY He has dis
covered that there something to thrift than the
INVESTED it in the soundes security eah-a HOME of his
own He has something to show for his money something of
constantly increasing value.
The wiu renter displays of the virtues of THRIFT.
With the payment of his monthly rent he bueS his money and
recover it. He has received only the selfish glory of
having lived in eleS house during certain term His
money is gone and it never be regained.
There many America today who are living under
the orepeated frequently diproved belief that it is
cheaper to rent than to build They have money-hey are
saving money-but they not thrifty They only merS
The intelligent among them must realize the economic
of continuing any longer tenants. The intelligent
Americans earning money today than they ever
earned BEFORE and who saving more will do well to
learn the utity of boarding this money.
The intelligent among these makers and savers of money
will do we'll to put their savings to work in building home of
their Their savings invested NOW will avoid future
expense will the hold of the landlord their
purSesngS and will teach them the virtue and value OF
THRIFT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-24
.HOWENSTE|N WILL
BUILD 135 HOMES

Another building enterprise on
huge scale was announced this week
by the H. r. Howenstein Co. With
fifty homes nov nearing completion.
this company plans the erection OF
I35 new homes of different types in
the northwest section of Washington.
Preliminary to the construction
work was the purchase last week b.
the Howenstein company from Ken
nedy Brothers. Inc, of all of the va
cant ground fronting on five squares
between Park Place, Warder street,
Georgia avenue, Otis. Princeton. Que
bee streets and Rock Creek Church
road northwest The tract comprises
IS5 building lots.
1.-The Howenstein company has the
ptans for FIVE different types OF houses
which will shortly be erected on the
property. The entire transaction viii
cost over a half million dollars. The
deal for the property was negotiated
through G.. Calvert Bowie, of the real
estate office of H. l.. Rust.
The new homes to be erected on the
property will be Of the popular colon
iaI design. A new idea will be iol-
lowed in building a fireproof garage
under the rear porch, with heat and
light from the house.