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The Washington herald., 1920-01-23

other for hunger is a passion that
springs eternal in the human
breast. and they will enjoy an idyi-
lie existence inventing new dishes.
surrounded by perpetual aroma
OF connubial bliss. and good cook
ing.
The man who has no sporting blood
in his veins. and who wishes to play
safe, can make no better choice than
widow. When a man marries q
young girl he is undertaking to guess
a eonundrum, because she is still an
unknown proposition. No one can tell
what she will De. IN ten years the
1.-THE figure he admires so much may
have degenerated into scrawniness.
Or the adorable plumpness may have
become fat But IL he marries a widow
he knows precisely what he is get
ting. She has arrived. What she Is
going to be i'm mind. and character,
and disposition she already is. and SO
he takes no risk. She is the one safe
bet in matrimony.
| The man who desires an adoring
slave for wife should chose a spin
! ster for a wife. She may have re-
4 fused any number of good chances in
her youth, but as she sees age COM
ing on. and lonely life staring her
in the face. and realizes that her last
can to the dining car has sounded,
she is filled with undying gratitude
! TO the map who has sense enough
still to recognize her charms and
marry her.
| She Is the true husband spoiler. and
| for the man with ways" who likes
10 be coddled and fused over; for
the lazy man who wants to be waited
upon hand and foot: for the egotist
| who aspires to playing Sir Oracle in
his home and who asks nothing bet
ter OF life than a wife. who will burn
incense at his feet, there is no choice
equal to that of a woman of what is
! automatically called a certain age"
With all of these tips staring him
in the face-and every woman wears
tag around her neck so that he who
runs may read to what class in
tellectually and sympathetically she
belongs-it looks as If no man should
have difficulty in picking out a wife
with whom life would be a grand
sweet song. unmarried by discord.
1 But he does, and the way the world
plays at matrimonial cross purpos e $
would be funny. if it were not so
pathetic.
Cungeniality of taste is the secret
Of domestic bliss. for one must have
something en- which to found an
enduring friendship after the fire OF
! passion has burned itself out, yet,
few men ever consider this until
| they wake up to find themselves
out of love. and into a life sentence
of companionship with an incom-
patible temper.
! Never was there a more unten-
able theory than the ore about the
! attraction of oppcsites. The people
who jar us are those who sing off
: in a companion is someone who
! will agree with us. not someone
! who will contradict us-someone
who rides the same hobby that we
| do. and who will enjoy cantering
, along at our sides.
Hence when a man picks out a
! girl for a wife who has the same
| religion and politics that he has.
and the same taste in cooking and
musical comedy he may approach
the altar without n tremor of fear
| for he has picked the right one for
! himself. She's in his class.
Dorothy Dix's articles appear
! regularly every Monday. Wednes-
day and Friday.
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A young man asked me IL 1 can
tell him how to go about choosing
wife.
The first bit of advice that
should give a man contemplating
matrimony Is to sit down and have
a quiet session with himself. and
try to find out just what qualities
he desires in the woman who Is to
be his life companion. Let him
classify his own preferences. and
then go out and seek a maiden who
fills the bill.
Certainly II is rank idiocy for a
man to marry without having taken
the trouble to find out the sort OF a
wife he wants-whether he desires
his wife to be a society woman, or
home keeper, whether saver or
a spender, whether he prefers to
sing hymns with a pious wife. or to
go to the races with a sporty ono.
Now the world is full of charming
girls. any one of whom would make
some man a good. suitable wife. and
the trick is, for each man to find
his own partner, instead of getting
the other fellows and having to 30
through the divorce court In order
to exchange.
Success in marriage is merely e
question of getting into your OWL
class, and staying there.
Suppose, for instance. man Is
sensible, practical man who likes
weIl-regulated life. run on schedule
time. Let him go wooing among
the business women. The business
woman Is level-headed and reasona-
bic. and her husband is guaranteed
against Mysteries. and unfounded
Jealous reproaches. She has learned
to look at life as II is. and not to
demand the Impossible.
She knows that a man whose mind
is numbered with weighty affairs.
and whose hands are full of big
deal. should not waste his energies
on foolish household errands. There
fore she will not ask her husband
to stop on his way downtown to
match a piece of elephants breath
chiffon. nor will she expect him to
walk the baby at night. when it has
the collie.
The business woman is also a good
choice for the ambitious man who
wants to get on in his business and
have an Al rating in Bradstreet.
she knows its value and that every
dollar is baptized in blood. She will
not be hoodwinked by servants, or
cheated by tradesmen. and having
felt the fret and stress of business
that wears the strongest nerves 10
fiddlestrings. she will be more toll
Grant of mans impatience. and
easier TO get along with than the
purely domestic woman who thinks
that going down to the office every
day is nothing but a picnic.
But the business woman is no
wife for the conceited man be-
cause she is accustomed to form
ing her own opinions and acting
on her own Judgment, and no man
is little tin God to her. Nor
is she the wife for the domestic
tyrant for she has celebrated her
Fourth of July Declaration of In
dependence and let's no man tell
her when to get off. or where she
gets on. Neither will she suit the
stingy man for she has exper-
fenced the joys of her own pocket
book and will insist on a fair di-
vide OF the family income.
The man who is fussy about his
eating and who likes to dress the
salad at the table and has his own
chafing dish recipes should marry
a domestic girl who likes to cook.
They could never really bore each
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.REMODELING A WIFE
X-The Brides Dinner Party.
A Story of Married Life Where the Husband
NJ MILDRED X. HARBOUR

Within the next few days. Doris
was able TO adjust herself to her new
environment by the simple process
of effacing any individual effort. To
be inconspicuous was TO be safe, was
the subconscious conclusion at which
she arrived For the first time In her
life she questioned her own 1udg-
ment. The little incident OF the new
coiffure which had spoiled a part
of her honeymoon. was the first break
In the foundation Of her assurance
and countless succeeding instances
that each day brought forth. added
10 the widening, cleft When a wom-
an is brought to doubt her own judg-
ment, she invariably makes a wrong
decision in every crisis.
II was with this sense OF helpless
ness that Doris went downstairs to
her first dinner party. Carrington's
younger sister and her husband and
several intimate friends OF the fam
lily had been asked informally to
meet the bride. A large dinner dance
in compliment to the newly married
pair was being planned by Mrs.
Durand for the first social event of
the autumn.
Her mirror had told Doris that
she was lovely in the cleaning
gown purchased in New York. She
wore the diamond pendant CARING
ton had given her on her wedding
day and her eyes challenged its
brilliance. But the fuctuating color
in her cheeks and her hesitant.
half-timid manner bespoke of in
ward confusion
by Jove. Stewards a fool for
luck!" declared George Durand.
flashing her an admiring glance.
as he Offered his arm at the foot
of the stairs.
DO you really think so?" his
brothers wife asked so earnestly
that he sobered instantly and re-
garded her with curious intensity.
He liked the pretty little thing
with her half-shy. wholly adorable
Difference to the rest of the fam
lily. and Doris was gratefully fond
OF him He was biz and jolly and
teased her quite ke the boys at
home He never talked to her on
the puzzling topics that interested
the supercultured Carringtons
Doesn't Stew tell you how beau
tiful you are?" he questioned ban
teringly- IF that matter-of-fact
brother-in-law of mine is so lack
ing in sallantry. you just come to
me- Doris. and I'll rave about your
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HOROSCOPE.
The stars incline. but do not compel" /"
FRIDAY. JANUARY =. IN

y. Ib~O.
Ccopyright. IN. by The Mcclure Ners.p-1
Syndiczte)
The stars moline, but do not compel. -
Astrologers read this as an unim-
portant day IN planetary direction.
but the signs are promising. Venus
and Jupiter are both in beneic as =
pect.
There is prospect OF large busi-
ness enterprises or national organi-
cations in which women are the sole
managers. the seers declare. and one
Of these will accomplish great things
in the business and professional field
Venus is in a place believed TO fore
shadow great increase in the number
OF young married women who work
outside the home in clerkships or
learned vocations.
In this new year the relation OF
women to the commercial world will
be a subject of widespread discussion
and will arouse anxiety about the
future Of the children Of this class
in America.
Again changes in domestic customs
that will overturn old traditions are
prognosticated. Many communistic ex-
periments seem to be indicated
This rule should be an auspicious
one for all who deal in women s
luNuries. but a reaction against cos
metics will be apparent among fash
ionable girls.
Again the seers prophesy that the
! pendulum will swing back to the
standards OF other days when modesty
in dress and demeanor were de-
manded.
Jupitcr offers high homes 10 law
yers. Great honors will come TO a
Judge.
Warning is given that gambling will
greatly decrease and speculation will
be prevalent.
California is subject to a planetary
government that is most advan-
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
TO PREVENT CAKE STICKING

Baking tins rusted from nonuse
may be cleaned by rubbing the
spots with a piece OF paper dipped
in flour.
If you have trouble with your
cakes sticking in spite of greasing
the pans well, try busting the pans
lightly with -four after they are
creased. and see how easily the
cake comes out.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
Taking the Temperature

Learn to take the Temperature e.
That of the normal human in health
is = It 9s.5 degrees Fahrenheit. but
may register a trifle lower in the
early morning. The use of the ther-
mometer is very simple, and when
correctly used by the home nurse it
will greatly aid the doctor I'm deter
mining the course of treatment. \
clinical thermometer may be pur-
chased at any drug store or surgical
instrument house. The mercury, un-
like that used for atmospheric tests,
remains stationary at the point where
it last registered, so 1t must be
shaken down and carefully examined
each time before taking the patients
temperature.
For the patient who is perfectly
conscious the best way to proceed is
to clean of the thermometer with
some mid antiseptic such as listerine
or alcohol and place the bulb under
the tongue. Tell the patient to close
his lips tightly upon it to hold 1t In
place. 1t should remain in the mouth
from one to five minutes. according
to the kind or Instrument it Is. 1t
will be plainly marked whether il is
a one, three OF five-minute thermom-
eter. The reason it is important TO
know how to take temperature is
that together with other obvious
symptoms Of threatened illness. the
home nurse will be able to make a
more intelligent report to the doctor
when she calls him to "come over
and see Johnny"
Variations in temperature up to 10o
degrees are not usually cause for
alarm. but 1t is the duty of the nurse
to determine the temperature only and
leave its Interpretation to the doctor
The very i'll patient who may lapse
into Inconsistencies. or the small
child, must have the temperature
taken by rectum or under the arm.
The former registers higher than by
mouth. the latter lower. n
= - ~.
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WOMEN'S CLUBS.

The fifteenth biennial session Of
the General Federation OF women's
Clubs will be held in Des Moines.
Iowa. June 16 to %. 1920. This will
be one Of the most important ses-
sions ever held by the federation.
since all wo.nen's work is being re-
modelled to fit this postwar con-
struction period. and also to meet
the new political demands upon
women.
Women are peculiarly fitted after
thirty years OF organization TO meet
the problems left to them a. a
heritage from the war. and the
coming program is heralded as par
ing world.
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eyelashes 20 your hearts content
Doris smiled uncertainty and turned
away TO greet Juliet and Juiict's quiet.
seif-efacing husband
Juliet Crosby was as glowing and In
divfdual as her older sister was a
product Of carefully nodded repres-
sion. She wore a vivid evening gown
with the same dash that she carried A
scarlet coat riding 20. the hounda
There were no jewels about her wind
kissed throat and her hair. unbound
by wave or net. seemed 70 radiate sun
shine and vitality.
How do you do it?" she ERECTED
Dtsris enviously. Here the summer in
almost gone and you're wearing a
peaches and cream completion. Child.
where are your freckles and tany''
always wear a hat In the sun"
Doris replied literally. Mamma SAYS
she was about TO say that
mamma considered summer careless
ness with delicate skins unladylike.
but some quality about Juliet checked
her. and she substituted. Mamma
says freckles don't run in our family"
Dear me, what luck" Juliet muir
INJURED indifferently. Have Won mo.
Mr.. Stevenson and her daughter,.'
She led Doris TO a deep window scat
where a lady was ensconced in ami
mated conversation with Carrington.
ftere is the bride. Alethea.'' she
presented Doris with a sweepinrlv
exaggerated bow. Mrs Stevenson
was Stewart's first love, Doris, 20
beware"
The lady on the window seat rose
with melodious laugh like the cool
tinkle OF ice in a frosty glass. She
was well into the forties, but her
smooth skin showed no faint sign
OF age, nor her copper-colored hair
Her eyes reflected the shade Of bor
bizarre green evening gown. which
seemed to enhance the Translucent
pallor OF her flesh and the unnatural
scarlet OF her mouth.
How absurd of Juliet" she said
with the cool. smooth infection she
affected. Here is my married
daughter TO prove how innocent 1
am Of the charge"
Tho daughter proved 20 be
physical replica Of the mother with
the divine gift of charm omitted nv
the Master Hand. Doris liked the
slim girl instantly. but she felt in
her heart that she could hate Mrs.
Stevenson.
She had arrived at a brides first
acquaintance with her and's
past
Tomorrow-A Disturbing Matron.
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tageous. Manufacturing interests will
multiply and many great enterprises
will be established. IL the stars are to
be trusted.
The whole western coast should
beneiit from the aspects that will rule
in the next few months.
Persons whose birthdate Il is may
have year in which anNieties
menace. but there will be success and
good luck.
Children born on this day are likely
to be generous and witty. but these
subjects OF AQuarius are likely to be
strong-willed and inclined TO ar
rogance.
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Probably under the head of novelty ewy but it did
that way. Beads became very popular
trimming last fall being used avhly everything from
clothes TO rather little wooden froks and the
advanced they became and conspicuous
Deep beaded fringe, either single double, finished many
unc afternoon evening and long chains of beads
hang loosely from the shoulders of formal gowns
under the low the hips:
Necklaces formed by odd beads meeting favor and long
earrings the novelty line popular younger
girls and matrons Several girls who have found impossible
to purchase necklaces and earrings match the right
color have purchased necklaces with long pendants and
had made from the pendants leaving the necklace
proper intact.
spring hat, recently created in New York shop
foundation of black beaded ceophane cloth 1t fashioned
that 1t peak the and hung low the
true Egyptian style The chain, which
'front.' weighted each side by heavy earrings wide
frl of chanty lace back edge way
round
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
PLANT MAILED IN CAN.

A new use for empty coffee cans or
large sized baking powder cans Is u
make OF them mailing containers for
growing plants. A plant may be en-
closed in such a can. with enough
soil to keep the roots moist II should
be watered slightly just before send
ing. Clearly addressed on the outside
Of the can and completely enclosed.
the plant should reach its destina-
tion in good condition.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
PREVENT BUSHY EYEBROWS.

Bushy eyebrows may be prevented
by the teaching of a simple habit =.
childhood. When a child first learns
to wash his own face. he should be
taught to wash one side of the face
at time. always washing away from
the nose. This allows the eyebrows
to grow correctly ard gives them a
well-cared- for look.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
UnrensOnn BILE jealousy,

tnFeusOnnDte jealousy.
Dear Miss Lee: l am a young girl and
am in love with n man who is eight years
older than myself I love him dearly and
am quite certain that he loves me. Now
have a great many boy friends. many OF the
brothers Of nv girl chums but this man tina {
I love does not like me TO talk TO them and
says that have too many boy friends. How
can / explain the ma tter to him and show
him that 1t is really him that lover
Brown Eyes.
Certainly lhe young man should not
friends. II it is merely your talking
to them that he objects to. il seems
to me that no explanation is due.
Probably he is just teasing you about
your numerous boy friends. whom he
could not look upon as rivals. The
average young man expects others to
cretly enjoys her popularity. I'm
reasonable jealousy is a fault that
grows on one and becomes unbear-
able to the one constantly placed in
the light of offender.
Valentine Party.
Der Miss Lee: Please suggest through
your column some games to play at valen-
tine party aud also little play could
produce upon such an occnsion.-A. r. G.
/ Judge from your letter that the
Valentine party is to be for young
school children and will try to make
severa. suggestions for such an al
fair. There are all sorts of possi-
bilities in candy hearts. The kind
which have small messages on
them as do you love me-" Your
Valentine" etc. You can place one
of each of these in small envelopes,
peing careful to have answers to
each question and give each girl
an envelope containing an answer
and each boy one containing a ques-
tion and have them match up either
for a prize or for couples to go in
to refreshments together. You
might also cut smah hearts from
red pasteboard and write a little
verse upon each one, cutting them
IN ha,t and match. up couples in
this way. Write the, word valen-
tine at the top of hearts cut from
cardboard and furnish each guest
with one of these cards and PEN
Gil. In a limited amount of time
see which one can write down the
largest number Of words formed by
the letters in the word. You might
cut a jagged place in hearts of red
cambric Have the guests mend the
rent with a needle and white thread
which you furnish them. AT the
end OF ten or fifteen minutes col
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Music and Stage.

Dear Miss Lce: When did Geraldine Far
rar marry Lou-Tellegen, Did Reginald De-
Koven write the music for The sSerenade -
E. y. u.
Geraldine Farrar was married to
Lou Tellegen February s. 1916. Victor
Herbert was the composer of The
Serenade."
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Virginia Lees Personal Answers
To Herald Readers Questions

There is no denying that novelties have
certain charm for the feminine eye
Various types of inexpensive, though unique,
jewclry have held sway over the feminine
pocketbook strings at various times, though
they have given away recently to the vanity"
craze. These compact little affairs, greatly
improved since their first appearance have
served their time and now ranked among
the necessities of perfect toilet. And so it
happens we step aside to usher in a new craze
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
NEW USE FOR RAZOR BLADE

To remove paint from window
panes scrapc them with an old
safety-razor blade and the paint
will shave off easily without
scratching the glass.
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perplexing and interviewer is really
logical.
In England. Phoebe was a favor
lite name for rural maidens. and the
poets bestowed it upon the simple
rustic charmers to whom they
wrote odes and roundelays. Phoe-
be's virtues are eXtolled in The
Rural Maid:
Her homespun dress in simple
neatness lies,
And for no glaring equipage she
sighs;
Her reputation which is all her
boast,
In a malicious visit ne'er was lost
No midnight masquerade her
beauty wears:
And health, not paint. the fading
bloom repairs"
Crystal is Phoebe's talismanic
jewel. It's clear translucent beauty
is believed to intensity the purity
and virtue of its wearer. To dream
of it signifies true friends. Monday
is Phoebe's lucky day and seven her
fortunate number.
tCopyright. leoo)
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Facts and Fancies Washington Women
IF YOU WISH PEACE ON SEA OF
MATRIMONY, STAY IN YOUR CLASS
By DOROTHY DIX

The HIghest. paid Woman Writer in the, world.
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Fifteen.

Dear Miss Lee: ] am a girl Is years OF
IL Is proper for me to go to the movies
alone with him in the evening ;-Sister.
1t depends upon your mothers opin-
ion on the subject. She knows the
boy and the conditions which would
make IT desirable or undesirable for
you to go out with him in the evenings
without a chaperon. Personally I be-
lieve In even young children having
both boy and girl friends. but it is not
always advisable for them 10 attend
such functions as their older sisters
might
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lect the hearts and present the
prize to the boy who has done the
best work; the BOBBY prize should
go to the girl who made the most
unsuccessful attempt at mending
the heart. If you can not find a
large picture of a man or woman
such as appear on posters have
someone sketch one for you on
cloth. Hang this en- the wall and
see who can pin the heart nearest
the correct spot. If you want to
put on an original little sketch
suitable for Valentines day |
would suggest that you consult
some Of the books at the Public Lii
brary on the subject. You will find
also old legends and verses about
st. Valentine there. Act out these
IN costume and have your guests
guess the story or have someone
read the story as il is acted.
Cake Is Easily Made.
Dear Miss Lee: l am just a young girl in
my teens" but I want to learn TO ma Ike
cakes. Mother said you might I've able to
suggest easy recipe to follow.-Jane.
1 have found the following recipe
very easy to follow and the cake
does not require an icing. which is
usually hard to make. 1t is called
Apple Sauce Cake and l have never
known ii to fail: One and one-half
cups apple sauce, l cup sugar, L
cup butter and lard mixed, / cup
raisins. u cup citron. y cup dates,
11R cups nuts cups flour, tea
spoons soda, 4 teaspoon each Gin
namon, cloves. nutmeg. allspice. y
teaspoon salt, I teaspoon vanilla.
Use apple sauce sweetcned as for
The table. Cream butter and sugar.
Add apple sauce. Cut fruit into
small pieces and mix thoroughly
with 1gcup of -four. Stir into mix
ture. Add nuts, spices. salt and va
nilla. Sift soda into the remaining
-four and add. Bake in deep pan
one and one-half hours in a slow
oven.
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watch for YOUR name to-
morrow. Questions which read
ers may desire 10 nsk concern
ing Christinn names will be an
svcred by Miss Marshall, either
through the columns of The
Herald In, the regular course of
the series, or personally. IL
stamped, seIf-addresscd envc-
lopc is incloscdD
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Facts about history; meaning; whence
derived; its significance your lucky day and lucky jewel
By MILDRED MARSHALL
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tcopyristt. Iso. BY The Mcclure Nersap-
Syndiczte)
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