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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
BY Rita Stuyvesant.
. HE return of the spring suit
i IN. nn,oura cod tho advent of

~ HE return of the spring suit
has encouraged the advent Of
the smartly tailored blouse,
and there are some distinguished
blouses that will find a warm well
come from the girl who Graves a
tailored appearance. For street or
business wear one looks so we'll
dressed and crisp in the mannish
waist. But so cleverly are these
shirts designed that they have not
forgotten to be feminine also.
White wash satin, the lovely new
crepe that reminds one OF the
heavy crepe de chine, and taheta
are all being used to develop the
tailored blouse. Strictly mannish
hut smart Is stunning shirt OF
white satin, with bosom finely
tucked. A high turnover collar
and pointed turn-bsck cuffs are
also attractive features.
Another smart model, frield for
the occasion, shows n Peter Pan
collar. bordered by half-inoh
pleated frill. and this continues
down the front fold. Small round
pearl buttons are used to advan-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
ZE The Washington Times Magazine Page 81
When a Girl MarrieS
A Story of
EARLY welded LIFE
By Ann Lisle.

fsncies my tired and overwrossAt
brain conjured up.
In q spasm OF energy I startsl
unpackinU. In the midst of IL BE-
thought myself of the strange oe-
tsgonal gold piece Lane Crosby had
given me and OF its still stranger
disappearance. sat down and
passed In review every move ia
made after getting it--tyins Il into
my handkerchief. 'phoning Jim.
slipping into yirginia's coat sweater
and then going out for the walk
which ended with that unwslcoms
kiss.
Since the coin wasn't In the
sweaters pockets, I must have laid
II down In the little niche where
the telephone stands- AZ soon -
j bethought myself OF this explains
ton j called Dreamwold. yireiusA
answered. and when i explained M
errand she laughed In her throasg
tone OF rich enjoyment;
You are . superstitious old deasi
A lucky-piece, indeed A battered
old coin can't have any value ana
surely you don't actually believe II
VIII make or mar your luck
whether you keep or lose itr"
NO" i stammered. 81 just want
II. Won't you looky"
"Tve been looking all the while
j scolded," replied Virginia. IN
isn't hers-not in the niche. not on
the bookcase, not even TANNED
down In a corner OF the couch.
Phoebe's rummaging about Wait
a minute"
A moment OF silence. Then:
TITS really nowhere about, Ann.
l sent Neal out to ask Bertha II she
found IL when she went through
the linens. She says not, and Katie
says she didn't see q handk ePchief
with something knottad into the
corner. She would have when she
was busting"
$50 Meals with your / replied.
seizing on that salient point even
before / thanked Virginia for tho
trouble she was taking to help me-
hunt for what was considered a
silly and worthless possession.
Give Neal my love, and don't urge
him too far. Good night, Jeanib.
dear"
Then ! hung up the receiver with
an intense gratitude for the Harri-
son lack of demonstration. i would
nave ndteu IL III Jeanne haQ asked 10
speak to Jim and I'd been compelled
to acknowledge that. after sending
for me so peremptorily. Jim was ig-
nortng my return.
At length I told Hedwig to serve
my dinner. and slipped into her
hand two propitiatory dollar bills
one for her, one for Angy.
I had just finished my soup wn..
Jim doomed suddenly in thu door
way. He had a look of shrunken
grayness' which reminded me OF
Lanes appearance after he'd first
seen. Val He flung back his shout
ders with a gesture of impotence
and cried in a tone I'd mercifully
forgotten he possessed:
$50 that's how important i am to
you? Can't even wait dinner for
me-"
But. Jim. was starved and the
girls were getting so'-
"The girls! You consider them
before you do your husband. That's
nice. Your husband arrives home
dead beat, and has to eat a cold
meal because he isn't important
enough to have dinner delayed on
his account. Jimmie's got his tag
all right. The provider. That's
what he is. The fellow who pays
the bills"
ITO He ContinueNIt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
Hints for Ironing
Day

1t is a great help for mending
day II. when ironing, one has at
hand a tablet and pencil. and as an
article Is ironed which needs mend
ing make a note OF the nature OF
the need as, for instances,
Fathers shirt. two buttons"
James waist, patch" The clothes
needing repairs are then placed by
themselves with the list attached,
and when mending time comes look
over the list and find the required
number OF buttons, material for
patching. different colored thread
and whatever else may be needed.
thus saving frequent getting up to
ind these things.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
Earn Money
at Home
By Loretto G.. Lynch.

a HOUSEWIFE In a midwest
~ ern city writes asking me
how she can make some ex-
ira money at home.
What can she do? OF course, II
all depends upon her talents ana
ability. The trouble Is. very often,
that a woman passes up the simple
thing that she can do well and at
tempts the thing she believes to
have a greater money value be-
cause 1t is more difficult for HER
to do. And since the average wom-
an has to cook three times a day,
we might suppose that she has.
after several years, become a fairly
good cook.
But let me tell you of a woman
who found her income suddenly re-
duced in one Of the large cities OF
the East. She lived in large
apartment house. There were some
thing like eighty families in the
house. More than half Of these
were business couples and many OF
the others belonged to the semi
leisure class.
Left to face the necessity ct in
creasing her income, she attempted
to study the habits Of living of the
business couples.
Then the little lady, whom we
shall call Mrs. Thrifty, had an idea.
Would II be worth anything to these
folks to come home and find the
bed aired and made UP and the table
set out and a simple meal ready?
Well, she would find out. She was
very frank. She stated her case to
one young business couple. They
Immediately gave her a duplicate
key to the apartment and the next
day the adventurous experiment
began. BY eight o'clock in the
morning the little business couple
had gone. BY half after nine their
apartment was in perfect order and
the table daintily set for the eve
ming meal.
In short time, couples were beg
ging to be taken" For Mrs. T.
used to furnish hot dinners which
could be taken to their own apart
ments. And since you used Mrs.
rs dishes-and they were pretty
ones--you did not have the bother
Of washing dishes after dinner.
She charged fifty cents a day for
putting the apartment in order and
seventy-flve cents for each evening
dinner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
A BARRIER AHEAD.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

I am twenty-one and considered
pretty. About two months ago
met a man fifteen years my senior.
He loves me, but / have rs yet
not learned to love him. He has
proposed to me several times, and
not knowing what to do / always
put him off, telling him will let
him know. ANXIOUS.
without love you have a barrier
more impossible than fourteen
years. With love. the great differ
ence in your ages won't prevent
a sharing of interests, sympathy
and the love that comes from un-
Outstanding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
Advice to
LoVelOrn
By Beatrice Fairfax.
WAIT A WHILE.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
L am a girl OF twenty and very
much in love with a young man
two years my senior This man has
proved to me several times that he
really returns my love to the full,
but still my parents strenuously OBJ
ject to him.
The fact is, Miss Fairfax, he has
very black past. But since he met
me he has reformed, and feel GER
tain that he will not backslide.
My parents threaten to disown me
II l accept his proposal Of mar
rlage, but he is the one true love of
my life, and II / shut the doors of
my heart to him / will never be
happy again. l. have only one
friend. out Of many. assure you,
who does not advise me to marry
him. She says it is a mere fascina-
ton on his part, but true love on
mine. However, even my parents
admit that he really loves me.
Please, Miss Fairfax, advise me
what to do. HEART-BROKEN.
Wait a while and let him prove
himself and also prove to your
parents and friends that he is
worthy of you. You are very young
and can afford to wait. And he
should be willing to wait a reason
able length of time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
NO LAZY LIFE FOR HER.

In reference to "Clarice D." oh.
what a wonderful and happy home
she could have IL she only had
spunk instead OF her high idea Of
a maid! When I was married had
been used to hard work. and the
change to leisure in hotel life after
our honeymoon was over was moro
than / could stand.
But now, oh, I'm as busy and
happy as my husband Is wonderful.
and I have a grand little baby. SO.
as George Dewey" writes, "get
busy and let God give you a little
one," and then you will find happ,-
ness-yes, the greatest happiness
that comes to anyone.
A HAPPY MOTHER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01

TINE discussion with Phoebe SO
delayed my departure from
Dreamwold that IL was fully
before ! made my explanations TO
Virginia and got started for the
drive home.
With a feeling of relief for which
even my hostess couldn't have re-
preached me l closed my eyes and
sank back against the luxurious
cushions OF the car. The visit had
been strenuous, to say the least.
After the rrst peaceful evening IL
had been a regular whirlwind OF
the unexpected and the tragic.
Virginia. with all the goodwill
in the world toward two youngsters
she wanted to see happy, was dis
playing a will to oppose the prom
Uses Phoebe. Neal and 1 had made
to Father Andrew. Virginia had
bulidozed Phoebe a bit at first.
Then she had shifted her attack
and had made the clever and in
sidious suggestion that Meals al
legiance might be overstrained by
too long a walt. This threatened
TO outweigh Phoebe's loyalty to her
promise. II Phoebe won Neal over
and all his eager youth would
night on her side-what was my
duty?
II was an ugly tangle and i
couldn't think my way out. The
only thing to do was TO talk II over
with Jim. to whom / had told the
story.
ENGINE TROUBLE.
As ! arrived at this conclusion
the car came to an abrupt stop. A
moment later Lyons opened the
door and addressed me respect
fully.
Got a nasty bit of engine trou-
BILE. Mrs. Harrison. ma'am, beg
ging your pardon, ma'am. Wouldn't
have had II happen for anything.
as II won't let us make town By
dinner at ALL"
bestirred myself and looked
about. We were on a barren and
empty stretch of road.
mo telephone here" i COM
mented. cant you run along a
and explainT
The engine stopped dead" ex-
planned Lyons. 1T will take me
half an hour at least to fix her
and it's now, with us only half
way to the city. And the worst
of IL Is. ! had to make a detour.
so we amt near no inn nor any
where's that would be having a
telephone, I'll be as quick as
can, and soon as ever we make the
main road again I'll find a phone"
The delay was just about as
Lyons had foretold. 1t was all Of
6:3O when we reached a little inn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
Is Marriage a
Success?
ALL MARRIAGE A GAMBLE.


Marriage Is a gamble. To be
success, one has to be lucky or for
tunate. the same as in any other
form Of gambling, only the odds are
against the man, on account OF the
present-day type of girl.
1t Is not the painted doll whom
people waste time writing about.
Any one who has no shame or self
respect in public Is not worth con-
sidering. 1t is the clever type-I
should say extremely clever-type
of girl that is dangerous.
When they want an evenings
pleasure. they always pick an &C.
quaintance from another locality
than their own home, and misrep-
resent themselves. Sometimes they
make mistakes ana go with ono
from the neighborhood, with the
result that their mask comes off.
Though being without a home"
sweet home" since the age of five,
/ don't intend to take any chances
on getting married till the odds
against men are stricken out and
1t becomes an even chance.
PATIENTLY WAITING.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
AFRAID TO SAY "NO.,
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

For the past year I have been
going about with very fine
chap. He has proposed marriage
to me, and though have not
accepted him, my attitude toward
him has been one of a sweetheart.
! have displayed affection for him.
After much nagging on the part
Of my family because I was go
ing about with this chap, 1 find
that my love for him is not what
it used to be, but / haven't the
heart to refuse him because of
his great love for me.
WORRIED.
Make sure of yourself and your
feelings. They will bear little
scrutiny. If you are so easily
discouraged your love can't have
much depth or stability. No mat
ter how much sentiment you have
about keeping your self-respect"
by marrying the first man who
has made love to you, there's
something bigger at stake. You
won't make anyone happy by liv-
ing a lie and trying to force a
loyalty you don't feel. Better a
broken troth than a marriage that
is bound to break in turn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
By Brice Belden, M. d.

ECeTV WOtNeT SHOutu Teou u"u
save these articles.
By Brice Belden, M. d.
A careful study Of modern scien-
tific methods Of caring for babies
will save a young mother much
trouble and worry, to say nothing
Of rendering much more secure the
precarious little life which has
come under her care. Among the
very first of the considerations hav-
ing to do with the proper care OF
infants Is the method of giving a
bath.
The first full tub bath is given
when the child Is ten days old The
room in which the bath is to be
given should be warm and abso-
lutely free from draft, and the baby
should be bathed very rapidly In
order that all danger of chilling
shall be avoided. This bath should
not under any circumstances be
given sooner than one hour after
the child has been fed. The water
should during the first few weeks
OF the child's life be at tempera-
ture of 100 degrees F., but may be
less warm as the child grows older.
In washing DaDy sepdrdte
cloth should be used for the head
and face, which parts must be wash
ed completely and dried before the
baby is put into the tub. The body
should also be soaped before put
ting into the tub, and after the baby
has been carefully placed in the
water he should be well supported
by the nurses hand.
When the baby is dried soft
towel should be used and there
should be very little rubbing.
1t Is well to know that while soft
sponges are very useful in washing
the baby's body, they should never
be used on his face, as they are apt
to become dirty and can easily
spread infection from one part of
the body to another.
There are some cases in which
bathing must be omitted, such as
cases where the baby Is very thin
and delicate, or In any case of ex-
IRENE Illness. In any form OF skin
disease there Is danger of soap and
water baths spreading the infection.
(The second article In this series will
appear Thursdny.D
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
This Day in History.

This is the anniversary of the
rescuing, in 170s. OF Alexander
Selkirk. on Juan Fernandez ISL
and, where he had been over
four years a castaway. His ex-
periences furnished Defoe his In
spiration for Robinson Crusoe."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
FINDS BRUNETTEs sELFTsH.

II am twenty-five and have quite
a number of friends of both types
and I find that in nine cases out OF
ten the brunette is the one that Is
always out for a good time and who
will 60 out with a young man no
matter what kind of an appearance
he will make.
would like very much to say
that even though I am a blonde,
OF which / am very proud. / have
never got SO low as to go and talk
about anyone no matter what type
they are, even though / have had
good reason to have been able to
do so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
CHOCOLATE PUDDING.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING.
Beat eggs,
quarts Of milk,
Nearly a loaf of crumbled bread,
2 tablespoonfuls of butter.
2 squares OF chocolate, melted,
u teaspoonful OF salt.
/ tablespoonful Of vanilla.
Sweeten to taste. and mix well.
Bake slowly until no milk is seen
when a knife is dipped in the
center.
Beat the whites Of the eggs to
q stiff froth. add n cup sugar,
and vanilla and spread over the
pudding when II is baked. After
the .meringue Is on the pudding
the oven must be quite cool so
that the meringue will not fall
Mrs. Stallings.
Copyright. 1920. by Mrs. Percy Duvall.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
The Woman
Observer

STRENUOUS ART OF REDUCING.
Is there anything that a woman
won't do to reduce?
Certainly not
Here is a remedy for superfiuous
fat. 1t was just told the Woman
and she passes 1t on. but In passing
II she stops to remark that any
woman trying 1t more than once de-
serves to lose pounds and pounds
and to have q niche in tho Hall of
Fame.
"It's q great stunt" said the in
ventor. "You take an automobile
inner tube and split it. Then you
wash 1t carefully to get all the tai
cum powder OF.
Then you attire yourself as did
our ancestress Eve, and wrap the
latest part of you up In the tub
ing-tight. Be sure it's tight!
"Of course you pin It. How stupid
to ask. Then for modesty's sake
you put on your B. v. DIS or some
thing Of a similar nature. Then lie
on your back on the floor and pre-
tend you are riding q bicycle for
twenty minutes and then, get up and
take a cold bath. You can almost see
the flesh come on"
Now, does anyone want to try
It?
GENTLE ART OF REDUCING.
While speaking Of reducing-and
it's about the only thing women
discuss these days-the Woman
was told of a very ladylike way
Of reducing. She went to call on an
old friend and as she followed her
down the hotel corridor she took in
the trim back and wondered just
how many pounds had departed. but
before she had a chance to COM
ment on the fact her friend began.
Don't / look better7 I've lost
forty-six pounds. I'm going to lose
nifty and then stop"
The woman gasped, for this was
some" drop.
"How did you do it? Severe diet'"
she inquired.
mo, it's the simplest thing in the
world. The doctor told me to eat
less, but never to go hungry. He
didn't make me'cut out anything.
"If you've been in the habit of
eating two pieces Of toast In the
morning, eat ONE is what he told
me. II you eat two eggs, cut II
down. After q little, you'll md that
you don't require so much food.
Candy won't hurt you IL you don't
eat too much of 1t.
"'Eat everything. but in modera.'
ton. Watch the scales and your
see that you lose a pound a week
without any trouble
"I followed his advice. That was
eleven months ago and I've lost
forty-six pounds and / never felt SO
we'll in my life" and the Woman
admitted that she had never seen
her look better.
SO here are two ways Of reducing.
ladies': take your choice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
to Care
for the Baby

This Is the first of q series by
DR.. Belden ON the care of babies.
Every mother should read and
sdpe these articles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
SCALLOPED MUSHROOMS.

SCALLOPED MUSHROOMS.
2 cups mushrooms.
2 tablespoons cream,
3 tablespoons nour.
N teaspoon chopped parsley,
! teaspoon lemon juice.
4 teaspoon salt.
Dash paprika-
cup milk.
egg.
Peel the mushrooms and break
them into pieces. saute in hot but
ter three or four minutes. and add
flour and parsley to the mush-
rooms, stir until flour Is absorbed
by the butter. then add one cup OF
milk. Simmer for ten minutes. add
lemon Juice and paprika and salt.
remove from fire, beat yolk of egg
with cream and stir into the mix
ture. FIJI scooped-out tomatoes or
green peppers with the mixture
and sprinkle buttered crumbs over
the top. set in oven long enough
to brown the crumbs.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Corey.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01
Maryland
Cooking
Recipes From the Mel
wood Cook
Book.
(oHp them out asd posts them
IN roUr sorap booke
ONION SOUP.

ONION SOUP.
Cut In slices eight good large
onions. Brown In two tablespoon
fuls butter being careful not to
allow the onions to get more than
q golden brown.
Cover with one quart Of water and
boil for one-half hour on the back
Of the stove. Strain. Return to
the soup pot. and add u pint OF
cream or rich milk. Season with
salt and pepper.
Serve with croutons or toast, on
which has been spread grated
cheese. and then Drowned In the
oven. After taking from the oven,
cut In very narrow strips. Place
two or three of these strips in each
plate and pour the hot soup over IT,.
Onion SOUP should be served in
what is called a petite marmite,"
or an earthen pot. as II keeps the
soup hot. In many places the soup
10 served In these little pots, In
which It Is also cooked.-Mrs. Percy
Duyall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01

A HOUSEWIFE in a midwest
~ ern city writes asking me
q how she can make some ex-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-01

Author Of .Riehard Carvei." "rAe
Crfsis, and Many Other Novels
of Worldwide Popularity.
..The Inside of the Cup" pun
Ii.ked .erialIy here by permississ
of the Macmillan Company, ana
made into n photo play ~ Cos.
mop0iitan Predictions In reieaseS
=. . P.r.mount-A picture.
THE CURRENT OF LIFE.
CHAPTER XVI.
TINE year when Holder had gone
east to Bremerton ana Bar
Harbor, he had read In tue
,ra, q ma gazine article which had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-17
No Hapsburgs Wanted

The Swiss nation is getting tired
Of the distinction of housing in it's
midst Charles, deposed King-Em-
peror Of Austria Hungary. Several
newspapers raise the demand, said
to be backed by overwhelming pub
lie opinion, that the exile of Prangins
Castle be politely told to look for
quarters elsewhere-and some Of the
editorials do not even insist on DO
likeness. For Charles, fairly innocu-
Gus though he may have been as a
ruler on active pay roll, is much too
agile and bothersome for a monarch
on the retired list-in other words,
he and his friends are misusing
Swiss hospitality for the purposes
of a widespread and noisy propa-
ganda.
Connections between Prangins Cas-
tie and the reactionaries at Buda-
pest have been notorious ever since
the collapse Of the Hungarian repub-
lie. The leaders Of the so-called
Carlist faction--Prince Louis Win
dischgractz, former Minister Benicz-
KY, Colonel Lehar and others-are
frequent visitors. So are the
enissaries Of the Ludendorff clique,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-17
Crowding Out the Competent

Two of the most expert detectives
on the city police force are to be re-
tired this week, after twenty-five
years Of service. 1t is characteristic
of the methods followed under the
Enright administration that these
two men have done nothing in their
particular line for some years past.
They have been assigned to routine
duty, one on the West Side and the
other in Harlem, instead Of being
left free to go anywhere throughout
the city in pursuit of the class of
street thieves in which they spe-
cialize.
1t seems to have been habit at
Police Headquarters to crowd out
the competent. This is another Of
the many phases Of management
there which can best be inquired into
by legislative committee able and
willing to uncover the whole truth.