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the edge one winter and hug the
knees the next season, their constant
alteration is necessary, and no fur
rier rebuiids peltry at a small cost.
The reshaping of a fur coat is
nearly as expensive as the purchase
OF new one. Therefore, beware of
furs. Buy them as you would rubies.
schedule their advantages and dis
advantages on your slate of expenses
and ponder deeply over the query:
Are they worth while?
Inc helsht of luxury after the civil
war was a pair of diamond earrings
and sealskin sacque. These were
merely symbols of the eternal desire
that women express throughout the
centuries.
There are no women. even though
they 1--we in the tropics, who do not
sigh for the fur coat. 1t must be a
strain handed down from the cave
woman. 1t is for this reason that
women who have no right to buy
FUR coats will sacrifice other gar
ments to put the bulk of their money
on a thing which is not a necessity.
1t becomes necessity, however,
when one lives in a bitter climate
where the winter is sufficiently biting
10 permit peltry to be used as COW
erlng from November until April. 1t
is true that the woman who lives in
"a small town in northern climates
needs such garment more than the
woman who lives in a large city
where the rigor of the winter is anne
liorated by the stupendous heat de-
veloped by industrial activities.
The perfect working out Of the one
costume which can be used until it
is entirely hopeless is not the sched-
II he Xxybn of
This is an admirable plan for one
who lives in huge centers or who has
few calls to be in the open during
the day.
If woman has sufficient allow
ance to permit of one we'll assembled
costume as foundation stone for a
wardrobe, well and good, but this is
not often the case.
1t is asking too much of human
nature to counsel a woman to array
herself in the one covering from
October to May. day in and day out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
YOUR B A B Y
CARE AND TRAINING
A series of articles prepared
especially for The Star by the
United states Public Health
Service.
BATHING THE BABY.

Baby must be bathed at least once
a day. During the hot weather one or
two extra sponge baths may be given.
For the first few months the tenn
perature of the bath should be 80
to IS degrees Fahrenheit. BY the end
of the first year it may be lowered
to so or 85 degrees. The temperature
of baby's bath may be tested with
the bare elbow, never with the hand.
The water should feel comfortably
warm to the elbow.
Equipment.-Baby's own tub, soap,
towels and washrag, bath thermom
eter. powder, clean clothes chair
and table. All these and his full set
of clean clothing should be arranged
beforehand.
him in a small blanket. wash the
face. head and ears being careful not
to get soap into his eyes and mouth.
Very little soap is needed for baby
skin. 1t is most important that the skin
should be rinsed thoroughly. Pat the
skin dry with soft towel. taking
care to dry well back of the ears and
in the soft folds of the neck.
Undressing.-Ts undress baby. take
the clothes off over his feet If held on
the lap, a large bath towel should be
placed across the lap to prevent his
tender skin coming in contact with
a rough or worsted dress, and to re-
ceive him when he is lifted out of
the tub. A more convenient way of
bathing the baby is to undress him
on table instead of the lap. After
the bath dress him as rapidly as pos
sible. If the weather is cold, take
care not to expose him unnecessarily.
The Bath.-Care should be taken
never to plunge the baby into water
that is too hot or too cold; not to let
him fall and strike the tub or in any
way to get frightened at his daily
bath. If the bathing is done properly,
baby will enjoy his bath so thorough
ly that giving it will be pleasure.
Soap the entire body thoroughly.
then place him in the bath. holding
him with the left forearm under the
neck and shoulders. the left hand
under his left arm, and lifting the
feet and legs with the right hand.
Support the baby while in the tub with
the left hand and arm. Sponge the
entire body with the right hand, then
lift the baby out and wrap him in a
bath towel. Dry carefully with the
soft towel, patting the skin gently
Never rub the baby's tender skin with
| anything less smooth than the pain
| of the hand.
| Bran Baths-When there is any ir'
ritation of the skin. such as chafine
or prickly heat bran may be sub
| stituted for soap. Make cotton bae
of cheesecloth or other thin material
! and fill loosely with bran. Soak the
1 bag in the bath water. squeezing /,
| until it becomes milky.
! Powder.-A little pure talcum pow
der may be used in the creases ane
| folds of the skin. but it should no
| be used SO freely as to clog the pore
! of the skin. A highly perfumed pow
dor should not be used. Powder shoult
never be applied until the skin il
thoroughly dry.
Questions relating to baby care am
to problems of maternal and chll'
health will be answered by experts o
ice Address Baby Health Editor
United States Public Health Service
| washington, D. c. Please mentor
this newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

peltry can be taken advantage of by
the skillful worker, who will find sew
eral odds and ends that can be turn
ed into effective cuffs and collars.
There are many possibilities for
alteration in series of one-piece
frocks which do not present them
selves in a cloth suit, where variety
must be achieved through a multi
tude of blouses no one of which is
cheap. Old gowns that have passed
the crisis Of their worth can be turn
ed into others that will continue to
give secondary service, so that the
woman with a limited income finds
| her wardrobe capable of spreading it's
wares over wide and diversified
! surface.
The colorful lining of an evening
gown whose tinseled top is shabby
can be put into the present picture
by a machine braided or embroidered
tunic of serge or gabardine, of duve-
| tyn or broadcloth If 1t is for the
street, or one of georgette, wolfe,
noon wear. Such frocks serve well,
also, for the evening informalities.
These tunics are the economists
delight. They are not to be relin-,
pushed by Paris and she appears to
have gone back to the straight and
narrow path in costumery, preferrinS
war to peace fashions. Therefore, the
medieval tunic is repeated demurely
or gloriously. AS it requires only
a slight adjustment to the figure it
is within the dressmaking scope of
one who builds at home.
There has come about genera!
custom among large groups of small
town women to wear sport clothes in
the house. The checked or plaid
skirt with shirt waist or overblouse
topped by a sweater is the common
costume. One sees it in all the sta
bad custom. Too much dependence
is laid on sport clothes. They are
often an excuse for laZiness and often
a path to extravaganza. White waists
, increase laundry bills, Tor one thing,
and sweaters are too heating in our
heated houses.
| X X X X
| The woman who, dresses well and
who plans her clothes knows that
there is an advantage in owning
set, no matter how small of house
! frocks that are to serve no other pur-
pose. They are substitutes for wrap
! pers. which are far too often worn
| until the noon hour by women who
| should know better.
Their building is not serious TASK.
| They can be assembled from rem
| nantS that are not costly.
! They should be built with neat
| ness and comfort as their chief aim.
They should not be of fabrics that
produce heat and give weight. Bet
ter the addition of the peasants
shawl than the moisture compelling
warmth of wooden frock worn every
| day-in a steam heated house.
| Under the prevailing fashion it is
easy to have the upper part of these
frocks made of a thin material, such
as poplin, crepe de chine. silk or wolfe.
and the skirt of whatever seryiceable
fabric one wishes. The neck should
be open, the sleeves short. The belt
or sash should outline, but not con-
fine. Such frocks are wrappers de
luxe.
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chance to feel comfortable and ap-
pear luxurious whenever she wishes
to combat the weather, night or day
1t is the trick of the tailors to ar
range this coat so that it can be fas-
tened to the chin or swirled back to
show an opening to the waist. If
the cuffs are enormous. in the eigh-
teenth century fashion. as many of
them are. they can be used as muff
The woman who can afford fur
coat must be quite sure that her
climate will warrant it's price. Prob
ably more mistakes in the expendi-
ture of money on dress have been
made Just at this point than else
where Never fail to keep in mind
the fact that the fur coat is the great
est eytravagance of the wardrobe I'M
less the demand for it is imperative.
4 CHEAP coat is not worth buying. an
EXPENSIVE one takes the foundation
from under the dress allowance and
a mild winter PROHIBITS its usage.
AS STYLES change in fur coats from
season to season. as they ripple at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
The Small Town Woman's Clothes Problem

Men can do it. it seems. without irri-
tation. but that must be a popularity
of their sex which women do not
share. one of many.
If woman chooses to build her
best costume around a tailored suit.
to put most of her allowance into It.
for instance, she regrets il before the
season is half finished. She signs for
the variety given by a few one piece
frocks. So it is wiser that she should
start out on a plan that will give her
peace for a time.
X x X
The topcoat is necessary if one is
to indulge in variety, and it is most
desirable garment: it's weight and
texture can be selected from wide
range because the movement of the
hours is toward such coats. If it is
to serve for evening more wisdom
must be shown i'll its selection. Vel
veteen is a desirable fabric and the
fashion which permits of curious
combinations and strange uses of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
TO HARDINGS.

they published some of those stories.
went over by our big tree and
watched real hard to see how they
were going to like our neighbours
speech.
Well. every once in a while when
they thought no one was looking they
would just glance at one another and
nod or maybe smile il to say. I'D
say so"' when Mr.. Harding made one
of his big hits
| DoNT want to say word. but I
noticed that when the pretty Of
hce girls who are working over at
! the Harding headquarters are going
oE Tor supper all the young men in
our iShhorhood are out on their
front porches reading the Daily Star.
! guess this is going 10 be a great
year for porch campaigns
like TO be sitting out on the porch
when the Hardings mail comes up.
The postman doesn't carry il any
more. No indeed, They have a spe-
cial wagon bring it up. aud il takes
| one man all day just opening the lot
ters.
THE other day an old astrologer
who has been studying the stars
for years and years sent MIR Hard
ing a great big map where he could
snow that the stars had decided long
before MI ftdTOlng was norm thdt ne
was going to be our next President.
Well, the way things are going In
Marion these days we don't have to
sit back and wait for the stars to
tell us that pleasant news.
We thought that about everything
in the country that needed a name.
from a new soft drink to the twins
down in West Virginia. had been
called for Senator Harding. but there
is something new.
A great big millinery firm up in
Cleveland has made the cutest Hard
ing hats.
I went down to see our milliner and
asked her what they were like. and
she said. Why just like Mr.. Harding
no fuss or feathers-just all hat.
and the kind YOU can wear Sunday
and week days and always look
good"
And I said TO her Save one for
me when they come in. for that must
| be some hat
THE day was Sunday and 7 was
l reading a paper and not taking
much notice of our famous thorough
fare. Mt. Vernon avenue. when
heard some one yell out That's Mr..
Harding. look. look"
Well, / looked, nd there were sew
eral automobiles lined up in front OF
our house and number OF people
standing around watching while the
Senator and Mrs. Harding were walk
ing out to their car.
Did Mr.. Harding look real naughty
and pretend he didn't hear. like some
future Presidents would have done?
No. indeed. he just looked at the
crowd and stopped and waved his
hand and smiled and waited until
they hurried up and shook hands
with him and Mrs. Harding.
Mrs. Harding is real game, too. and
she can keep right UP with the fu-
ture President in being real human
being.
Copyright, 1890.
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In making an order. that when
crossing a bridge. regiment OF SOL
diers must break step, the military
authorities are actuated by the vi.
!hratory dangers which would arise If
the men marched across in step. The
tramp of the regulation step would
cause a heavy wave Of vibrational
force to travel along the length of
the bridge. This force would grow
stronger as the men marched, and
soon the bridge would pc neavlng up
and down, with a dangerous POSSIBLE
ity of collapsing.
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cornnel,ed to realize the strength that
lies before her until prices decrease
She cannot aid herself by beating the
exhaust vitality. Her best mental eff
fort must be put out to meet the prob
lem in the same spirit of concentra ton
and determination with which she went
to work in the Red Cross the Arnbu-
lance Corps or the hospital wards when
war was on. There is no moment in
which one can relax.
A woman has ingenuity in devisins
methods to accomplish in the best way
her domestic and social needs. This is
her arena. 1t is where she was born
to fight It is where she must now fight.
If she looks at it from this mental
viewpoint she Will not be as discouraged
and depressed as if she turned her back
upon it, tried 10 avoid it, and considered
II the aftermath OF great sacrifice.
With the approach OF autumn she goes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
Some Return.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
Yes my son is in college"
We'll, are you going to get any re-
turn for the money you are spend
ing?" u -. - 49, - -
Il think SO. His valet is taking the
course, and looks like he'll graduate
high enough to do US all credit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
Golfmania.

From Cartoons Magazine.
Smith-You seldom see such beau
tiful golf as that man PLAYS. His
drives were corking, his approaches
superb and he never missed a putt
Jones-How much were you beaten
by?
Smith-Why, I won!
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on costume that is elastic, which
can be stretched to meet needs far
apart.
There was a day when women used
white net yokes with choker collars
to fill in the bare spaces left by an
evening gown, thereby achieving a
frock Tor a card party or Il luncheon
Those days are gone. but the trick
has its followers. The stress of the
times has brought about several sub
tleties of this sort.
There are ornate fronts in coat
suits which are really only skeleton
shirt waists; there are tunics which
Were built to match; there are sepa-
rate blouses, simple in build, of dark
material that keep many a skirt in
active service as long as there is a
conspicuous girdle to divide the two
fabrics
In such devices lies the hope of
the woman living in a small town
who must constantly appear among
her neighbors looking as well as she
can. Going with a certain set of
women throughout the year compels
variety in clothes. Every woman
knows that. The woman in great
city does not meet the same set, as g
rule, twice month and she is per-
mitted through this social circum-
stance to keep small group Of
clothes in active service all the time.
x X
Nothing can decide woman's eX-
penditure on social costumery except
a knowledge of the exact nature of
the social events. They, and they
only, determine the outlay of money
in that direction.
II she is given over to cards, lunch
cons afternoon teas. she needs two
thin gowns and a warm topcoat. If
her social activities spread over to a
few evening parties, she must have
coat that does duty at night as
well as in the day. This Sis simpler
than the average woman thinks, since
velveteen has been chosen by fash
ionable tailors for a covering.
A black yelveteen coat, for instance
of excellent qualify, lined with old
gold or Chinese blue, and well trim
med with fur. gives a woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
know themselves.

THERE is never any telling why
people do things-pro badly for
L the reason that they SO seldom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
Anne Rittenhouse, in her
series on dress difficulties,
writes of the items that
must be considered by the
woman who lives in a
small town-Socia1 frocks
and where variety is
needed.
BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE.

LII women have perplexing prob
~ lens in clothes and food. Each
~ thinks her problem the worst to
a - solve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

T DO wish you could have seen the
editors delegation that called on
the future President last week.
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Copyright, 1890.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-29
PoRUNUA DE R1s1pIRE.

Slflrsimd domfuf Mihalaohe. all
mai vorbit, domnul A. C. Cuza.
sprijlnind glvernul 81 I'm hasa
rabean asemenra, 4 apoi d-nul
general venihd la tribuna (ma-
suta pentru vorbitor), a spus:
Am crozut ca voiu pntea
lncra Gu aceste adunari. Ziua
de All mia dovcdit, ca aci dcs-
batcrile. ali lunecat dintru ince-
put pc ccrte persona!e (daca ne
az ii lngaduit, am intrcba.: oarc
MI domnul central lnnecat ieri
pc acest tarim GU nenorocita
.parenteza" /? Tara All insa are
nevoie de munca. nu de cearla
De aceca am cerut M. Sale Re-
gelni, sa 'ascllltam de nou popo-
rul, facind a!egeri noui....
81 cetit porunca prin care
adnnarile sunt risipite 81 Sc pun
;legcrl noua de depntati pc zilele
de %, 26, u MAIN, 81 de scna-
tori Pc 30, 81 Maiu.
Lar aIdunarilc cele noua, sc
concheama pc 10 lunie 1920.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-29
FOST-A TElfEI .qPENTRU A
RISIPI ADUNAREA?

DIN cele epovestite mai sus.
fara patima 81 fara partinire,
bunul cetitor poate singur jude
ca, daca domnul general Avcrcs
cu, noul Winistru presedinte, !
ayut temeiu de, drept a oere Ma
jestatei Sale risipirea acestor a.
aunari legiuitoare orr nu? Pc d.
sa La snparat replica aprinsa ce
la facut-o lonnul Mihalache.
Oar adevarul &, cH domnul Mi
halache raspnnlea la ,,parente-
"a" deschisa de domnul general
ca ieri. Daca .raspunsul era 81 mai
!nspru ca atacul dvlui general.
pentru asia nu mai era de vina
adunarca. Sc Fai zicea ca d-nul
Manu- nu i-a-fat increderea sa
in numele pastidnlui national.
Asa li-s'o Fl parut la intiia auzi-
re a vorbirii, dar de fapt d-nul
Maniu ia promis sprijinul parti-
dului la aducerea legilor grabni-
ce 81 de folos tarii!
81 atunci, vadit, domnul ge-
neral Ayerescu nu avut nici
un temei adevafat, pentru cere
risipirea acestor adunari. 81 mai
ales tinem sd Sc site, ca deputatii
loStrii din Transilvania, Banat
81 crisanas 0partile ungurene)
nu an nlci vina pentru accasta.
risipire. Il
Era inca nunnai desbaterc asu-
IRA vorbirii de program a d-lui
general. Furtuna ce s'a iscat, g,
ra provocata (chemata) chiar dc
d-sa prin vorbirea de ieri. D-sa
trebuia sd astepte pima vine ell
nouile legi 81 numai dacA aduna-'
rea ii 'facea pedeci acolo, la d.
duccrea legilor, era cu drept sa
ceara risipirea ei. .
Att pentru a ayea o dreapta
tudecata asupra ceAor intimplate.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-29
CUM A FOST PRIMITA YES.
STEA?

Departe de a supara pc cineva
vestea risipirii adunarilor legiu.
ltoare, a fost primita Gu aplau-
Sc (bateri din palme) de toata
adunarea Ca 81 cum toate par
tidele ar zice: Fie! M he te-
mem a merge de nou i'll fata a
legatorilor.
81 part1dele din bloc, ardelenii
81 taranistii 81 nationalistii, al,
Snceput a cinta ,,Dcsteapta ate
Romine!" 81 pc cintarea hi az
,araSit sala adunarii.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-29

gc t' NINA MI i MINI nina eli eli DONNA. Ts-
Ike Ionescu. 4
Citiva doputati din cci earl
PUN intcrcselc (foloasele) lor
personalc mai prcsus de mindria
ncamului nostru de aici, 'au
grAibt q Sc da dnpa par. ). Pi-
|.aa era partilul nostru la putere,
crai strasnici nationalist; a.
cum, find altii la putere, lutte
an trocpt sub aripele rlostei &C.
lei nona, ca puisori buni 81 as
cultatori. ST asa din $50 dap,ltati
81 $3.50 scnatori al partiduhui
adcca din. 230-24O dc menrbrii
al ,?arthlu!ui fntrati in adunarile
lcgiuitoare, domnul Goga a pu-
tut rlpe vrc-o 4O-45 de insi pc
carl Sal iucl zcstrc partidului
,,lliga Popornlui'' domnului
Averescu 81 domnnlui Take 10.
ncscu
Domnii Maniu 81 Naida 81 ,cci
rrc-o 200 dcputati 81 senatori
.ari an rlmas credinciosi 81 in
zilcle grele pantru partid, an
spus:
Nh suntem moi dne drept a
hOtArI leisfiintarea partidului
yechiu al Rominilor din Transit
yania, Banat 81 Crisana, asia
0 poate face numai Congresul
(Marelc Sfat) al Partidulni.
moi am primit della poporul
nostru de acasa un steag natio-
nal, curat 81 cinstit, eli care am
plecat in lupta 81 am iesit birui-
tori 81 cu care in NINA am ajuns
chiar cei dintii la cirma Romi-
niei Mari, nu putem acum
iap&la din miinile noastre acest
stcag 81 sa dezertam la acei,
carl all lucrat pc sub moi, pentru
a Ne inlatura della conducerea
trebilor tarii, char cind cram
gaia Gu zeci de planuri de legi
de Gel mai mare folos pentru ia
"a 81 cind calpetcnia noastra,. in
;iiul ministru Naida, ducea lup:
ta cca mai frumoasa 81 ibiruitoa-
re asupra ungurilor 81 altor dus-
-nani al tarii, i'm strainatate, la
Paris 81 Londra
moi raminem cu Partidul ca
re nc-a alcs 81 conchemam Con-
gresul lui (Marcle lui Sfat) si-i
yom ola seama de ce am facut 81
il vom lasa ca ell. care .singur G
in drept sa hotareasca de soartea
sa 81 sd judece daca lupta buna
am luptat sub steagul sau!
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CONCHEMAREA CONGRESU.
LUZ.

! ST. conaucerea spartiduhli ma.
tional hotarit:
l. Sa sc dee numai decit un
manifest (cuvint lamuritor sar-
batoresc) catra poporul romin
din Transilvania, Banat 81 CriSa-
ma, prin care poporul sa fie ru-
gat nu Sc abate della tinuta sa
nationala din zilcle fr,moaselor
lupte rationale, de care mai a.
vem inca de dat; sa MI Sc ella
tine 81 sa nn Sc farimiteze in
mai multe particle, caci atunci
poate ajunge a fl batut 81 All in
propria sa tara Sa astcpte Gu
ju'deeata sa pima vede tinuta 81
hotarirea pc care vor lua, in
fratie, fruntasi 81 popor, tarani
81 carturari 1mpreuna, la Alba
lula.
2. Sa fie eonchemat pc Joi,
dupa sfintele Pasti la Alba-Iulia,
Congresul partidului, la care fie-
care cerc de alegere sa-si trim
ia pc unul orr dol sau mai multi
barbati de incredere!
Moi in acest fel sfatuim pc ce-
titorii nostri: Sa imdemne pc
toti fratii tarani, astepta hota-
rfrile Marelui Stat National de
Joi dupa Pasti, 81 apoi a.si face
jndecata lor.
In llumarul de Pasti vom adu-
ce 81 manifestYl fruntasilor par
tidului, 81 conchemarea congre-
sului, 81 vom vorbi inca multi 81
cu inima deschisa 81 dreapta,
despre ce avem de facut.