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The Washington times., 1921-10-02

NEW YEAR DAY falling on
~ Sunday this year. the recep-
ton will be held on Monday.
With this exception Thursday is
the day selected for all the White
House functions for which plans
have yet been made. In ac-
cordance with tradition. the first
party on the calendar is. the din
ner in honor of the cabinet. which
will be given on Thursday even
ing. December Is. The diplomatic
dinner will be given on Thursday,
January 10. the dinner to the
Supreme Court on, February 9
and the dinner to the Speaker on
February 16.
The first OF the State ''ievees," the
diplomatic reception-which is the
one to which everybody wants to be
aslxed-is set for January IL. on Jan
nary &c the judicial reception will be
held, on February ., the Congress
sional reception and on February 90
the Army and Navy reception. With
the exception Of the diplomatic re.
ception, to which the court uniforms
Of the members OF the corps lend
color. this is always the most pic
turesuue and perhaps the most en-
joyable Of the four receptions.
No entertaining in honor Of the
delegates to the conference on the
limitation of ornaments Is included
on the White House calendar as Civ
en- out today, but It is safe to pre-
dict that reception especially in
their honor win be given. It is prob
able also that the series Of musicales
which former mistresses Of the
White House have been wont to give
during Lent will be revived by Mrs.
Harding.
DURING the course Of" the week
just past President Harding re-
ceived several Of the diplomats, DR..
J. C. A. Everwyn, the new minister
of the Netherla nds. among them. and
also DR.. Beeche, minister Of Costa
Rica. Heir. Beeche,-called to
present a medal struck off to COM
memorate the centennial Of the in
dependence OF his country. Mrs.
Harding has also resumed her Gus
tom Of seeing visitors occasionally
by appointment. However, she has
not yet received any considerable
group and It is said at the White
House that She will not begin to have
her delightful little tea parties for
from half a dozen to half a hundred
guests until the season is again
under way.
Mrs. Harding had luncheon with
Mrs. Henry p. Fletcher, wife OF the
Undersecretsry Of State, one day
last week. motoring out to the
Fletchers'C country home on. the
Rockville road. Not only is Mr..
Fletcher one. OF the Presidents most
trusted advisers, but the two men
are close friends and their wives are
on the most cordial terms. Mrs..
Fletcher only invited q few old
friends Of Mrs. Harding to meet the
distinguished guest Of honor, 80 it
was a particularly merry little
luncheon; and afterward the guests
fingered for a pleasant hour or two
in Mrs. Fletcher's charming garden.
At the moment Of writing the
white House Is established under
canvas. the President and Mrs.
Harding, With a little group Of
guests. having gone down to Fred
Iericksburg to witness the field
tmaneuvers OF the United States
Marine Corps. They are living as
the soldiers DO" save that their
esnt Win tta three rooms and bath.
The Washington times., 1921-10-02
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
Registered U. 8. Patent Office.

by ChUlLL1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Registered U. 8. Patent Office.
NEW YORK, Oct. L.
Dear Cholly Kniclerbocker:
VIII you kindly tell me M your
Interesting column just Wlto, at the
present time, comprises tho "40o,"
and also ho,o tho 400" originated.
Constant Reader.
II ENG a very obliging person.
I'D would like to enlighten "Con-
slant Reader" who writes to
me on the most exquisitely scented
pink note paper, but, as said on
another occasion, these are still tho
days Of conservation, especially
when It comes to white paper; and
to give a complete list Of the pres
ent 400" would mean setting up in
type about 1000 names.
Or, as a white-haired dowager
remarked not SO long ago, the late
Ward McAllister's famous 400" has
now grown until II is the 1000"
There are some who will. I am
sure. insist society in the Metropolis
cannot possibly number as many as
1000 persons. yet It can be said on
the very best authority that the
smart set Of today consists of that
many and then some!
At the time Ward McAllister first
coined the phrase the 400" there
were, perhaps, a great many more
persons "in society" but what Ward
McAllister meant by the 400" was
that there were Just that number
who really coupted from an exclu.
slve standpoint In the New York
Newport set.
On several occasions I have been
asked how Mr.. McAllister came to
determine the number OF persons
whom he considered ''in society"
ms xhsas nsEAsr sross on the svs
The Washington times., 1921-10-02

is a bit more commodious; and are
taking keen interest in watching the
mimic battle which is being fought
out on the scene Of the Battle Of the
Wilderness. y
MRS. HARDING has also been
finding a good deal Of time fa
motoring these warm days; and, ore
afternoon. she stopped in at de
picturesque little Tea House which
nesties in The 'virEin,s hills on sthzs
Aiexandria road. Mrs. fiatdinss
secretary Miss Laura Harfs1,
claims that she discovered the iitfts
Tea House, she and her close friend
Mrs. Francis @. Newiands. And the
two ladies' have visited this charm
ing spot many times during the sum.
mer. -.
Miss Harlin was with Mrs. Hard
ing tho day she dropped in for TED
So was Mrs. Hiram johnson ana
Mrs. Hardins's cousin, Charles
King, who married former Senator
Clark's daughter. was tho fourth
member Of the party which fingered
on the broad veranda to admire
the view ana consume quantities. of
Miss Gertrude Crocker's fragrant
tea and hot waffles. =. al.
A Vassar graduate and a former
worker for the women's Parry,
Miss Crocker opened her little tea
house in the early summer, with her
sister, Miss Ruth Croker, to help
her; and It Is enjoying growing pop
ularity with the right kind Of pep-
pie. Mrs. NewIands had Mrs. Archf-
bald Hopkins out there to ,luncheoa
one day last week. Former Coy
ernor and Mrs. Joseph Folk were
also among the recent guests for
luncheon. Miss Mary Wallace, "a
vassar girl Hike Miss Crocker.-had
tea there one afternoon; and the tea
house enjoys q great vogue with the
army contingent from Fort Myer.
IT'S an unpretentious little place, ,
an old farm house on a corner. or
Congressman Philip Pitt Carnpbeil's
big estate, but its quaint atmosphere
has been carefully preserved. The
big living room Is decorated III gay
chintz, from the veranda there Is q
priceless view and the food Is heav-
emily. -.
Mrs. Harding was charmed. with
the tea house and more especially
with the chintz declaring that Il IL
exactly what she wants for her sitting
room at the White House, which fs
being done over In blues and greens,
and that she means TO have soma
eff the same piece. g. 81.
MOVING DAY. /.
October 1 is upon Us and the
social world II for the moment
more interested in its annual game
Of pussy-wants-a-corner than In
plans for the winter festivities. For
the moment--to the feminine mind
at least--cooks are more important
than conferees; and interest in set
ting the worlds house in order is
overshadowed by the problem OF
getting ones individual household
goods safely transported and In OIL
ing the wheels Of ones own .menage.
Consequently the quiet Of midsun.
ner still prevails, although peopls
are back In town, many Of thenn
more, perhaps than IL usual at
season. And such entertainment
IL hstnx done n most infpgu
The Washington times., 1921-10-02

Tilmont is the wife of one of the attaches of the
Belgian embassy. Miss Marietta Melvin is to wed
William H. Montgomery, of Washington She is the
daughter of the late Dr.. A. D. Melpin, welknown
official of the Agricultural Department. Miss Hazel
Nelson, daughter of COL and Mrs. H. B. Nelson,
Of Camp Jackson, S. c.: has been recent piston in
Washington and will sail shortly for Europe. -.
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1HORE buds, Miss Eleanor Dapies and Senorta
WI Carmen Ballipian Miss Dapies, who is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dapies, going to
college, but wH be presented to society during the
Christmas holidays, "aH same like" Miss Lady Jane
Raby. Senorita Balfpian, one of the 1farest of
of the Minister of Bolivia and Sonora Balipian Nine.
The Washington times., 1921-10-02
BY JEAN ELIOT

" HE opening Of the of 1921922 has been fired
Mrs Harding has announced the dates which she has
selected for the entertainments to be given the White
House and hostesses to lay their plans for
the winters campaign without running the chance of having
their most cherished lions captured by command" from
the White House. 3,|
The New Year Day reception perhaps the character
istc and coorfu function given the House will
be revived This the most striking feature of Mrs Hard
ng calendar for this reception at which high met
footing Of equality always of the
ured of American institutions abolished by Woodrow
Wilson when be became President with vanished much
of the official ponp which made New Year Day in Washing
ton notably picturesque. 4
The Washington times., 1921-10-02
LONDON LIKES
FORMER NEW
YORK WOMEN

Lady Alastair InneS Kerr and Her Sister, Lady
! de Eresby, of New York, PLAN Lively London
| Season-Favorites with king and Queen
| PQiret ~Educating'' English Women-Prince
| of Wales Sails for India ON October 26-May
Visit Japan ON His Return Voyage.
BY GERTRUDE LADY DEcIEs
Special o Universal Service.
LONDON, Oct. l.
IT ADY ALASTAIR nNES KERR and her sister, Lady
IL Wiloughby de Eresby have returned from Scotland
and are busy getting ready for brilliant autumnal
son. They have army of build and decorators plan
ming entire renovation of their beautiful town houses
During the holidays in Scotland they met many Amer
they had not since before the war; They will
entertain avshly when the They great
friends of the King and Queen and popular in
royal circles They formerly the Misses Breese
of New York
The Washington times., 1921-10-02
WHITE HOUSE
MAKES KNOWN
SEASON PLANS

Gracious Hostess of the Executive Mansion VIII
Revive Many Traditional HOspitalities Whose
Recurrence the Capital Has Looked For
ward to-FOur State Receptions Under Con-
Isideratlon-New Year Reception to BE Re
Sumed-Other Happenings. ".,>
Evening star., 1921-08-25
The Useful Scarf.

Scarfs, of course. are never entirely
out of fashion. But just now tAey
are entirely in fashion. There is
particular vogue for them. Paris
sponsors them. The shops show an
alluring array Of them. They are de-
cidedly in the fashion.
Nothing, Of course, is capable OF
much more charming handling than
a scarf. The fact that a scarf Is an
attribute of many dancers is testi-
mony to its graceful possibilities.
And, too, the scarf is very useful
trifle of woman's apparel.
So it is altogether desirable.
In France women are wearing thin
scarfs Of not very big dimensions
wrapped about their hair. Head
dresses Of one sort or another are
much worn, and the scarf is one phase
Of this fashion. A narrow strip OF
co1orful gauze is wound around the
hair, and is fastened at one side with
a jeweled ornament or with an orna-
ment made of pearl beads or jet or
jade.
For daytime wear at the beaches. in
the mountains and in the country
there are no end Of lovely scarfs.
some knitted, some OF woven fabrics.
Many Of them are striped at the
ends. and others have wide stripes
running their length. Fringe is the
usual finish for the ends.
For evening wear there are lace
scarfs. especially the black ones. sug-
gestive II they are worn in a certain
way Of the Spanish influence that is
strong in clothes just now.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
HOME NURSING AND HEALTH HINTS
ny M. JESSIE LEITCH.

are. 1 think families who require
medicine are a great trial"
And I agree" said the woman who
sewed more steadily than any one on
the porch. But do tell us about this
medical arithmetic. I am curious"
The blue dimity woman shrugged.
"Its very simple, really" she said.
But I am SO stupid. l always write
things down.
You take the child's age, Billie's in
this case being eight. and make a
fraction. You use the age for the
numerator. and the chtld's age plus
twelve for the denominator. The re-
sulting fraction is the fractional part
Of an adult dose given to a child of
that age. Like this-Billie, or eight
plus twelve makes twenty. So eight
twentieths or two-f1fths Of the adult
dose was the dose for Billie"
Some Of the women on the porch
looked a trifie dubious. but Billie's
mother was right. Two-fifths of his
] fathers dose was exactly the dose of
medicine suited to the small boy.
when it was worked out in fractions.
But speaking of diluting medi-
cines, I never dilute cough medicines.
do you? questioned the woman who
truly wished to know.
"Oh. no." said the blue dimity
Evening star., 1921-08-25
Medical Arithmetic.

A group of women were sewing 'n
a porch and discussing their children
between sips. For tall. frosty glasses
of lime freeze were sharing attentions
with the little heaps Of sewing ana
the needles that were forever losing
themselves.
"of course, don't believe In meoi-
cines, to any great extent" murmuieu
the blue dimity mother. with hashihs
thimble. "But when Billie had that
friRhtful chill and was all alone at
the camp with the children. and ne
became quite delirious. with a raging
Sever and all that. was surely gao
~ he able to do little medical aritn .
metic. I simply flew to the oottle OF
green medicine the doctor gave US
when father was sick last winter,
and It did him world OF good.
The woman in lavender Voile WIN ,1
kled her nose thoughtfully across the
IT wouldn't have dared. my dear.
she fluttered. Medicines, and poisons
look alike to me. I never measure
a dose for any one in my family with
out reading the label half a dozen
times, and emptying at least three
doses into the sink for fear I've meas
ured too much. And then dilute the
stun till I am terrified. and there you
Evening star., 1921-08-25

home last night just as usual. expect
ing to be back there by the time the
dew was off the grass this morning.
but here I am. and I don't suppose
I'll ever go back to that home under
the board in the shady corner of the
garden: No. sir, l won't go back
Now that he knows where did live
he may come back there any time.
wouldn't have minute of peace try
ing to sleep there. I've got to find
a new home. Hello, what is that?'
nu@P ons was tas%9 poundng shamI the
right over Old Mr.. Toad's head. Mr..
Toad didn't like it. He didn't like 1t
a bit. You see. it was almost as II
he were being thumped right on his
head. Now. who is that and what
Mr.. Toad. II do believe it is that
| crazy Peter Rabbit. What does he
mean? He knows I am down here
and he ought to know better than to
| thump right over my head this way.
He'll give me a headache If he keeps
1t up. What can he be doing it for
anyway? I wish he would go some
where else to thump."
1t was Peter who was humping
and he was humping for Old Mr.
Toad. He was trying to make Mr.
| come out. But Old Mr.. Toad didn't
understand Peters signals. He guessed
| that they might be intended for him
and might mean just what they did
mean-that all was safe. But he
\ wasn't sure. They might be a warn.
ing to stay where he was: Anyway
he was safe there and he intended te
keep safe. Peter might thump unit
he was tired. and Old Mr.. Toad.
stomach might ache from emptiness
but he wouldn't move for long, long
i a
afraid to venture out.
'Tt is a wise Toad who when HI
knows he is safe stays safe,' NUT
tered Old Mr.. Toad. He was quite
right.
Copyright. 1s2L by T. ". Burgess)
Evening star., 1921-08-25
Falling Hair.

Falling Hair.
Everybody's hair seems to be fall
ing fast. 1t is a sorry sight to see
fine, healthy. upright young man
going bald before he has cut all his
wisdom teeth-and nowadays, accord
ing to scientific tabulation. 40 per
cent of adults at the age Of twenty five
are without from one to all four wis
dom teeth. 1t is sad indeed to see a
young woman losing her crown of
glory.
The strength of an organ is deter
mined by it's use. within reasonable
limitations. Unused organs are the
first to degenerate in the natural
process of evolution. Refinements of
diet in civilized countries account for
the crumbling of our molar machin-
to blame for the alarming spread of
alopecia-and it is alarming when you
first discover it creeping insidiously
over the noble expanse Of your own
Respondent calvarium.
Toxemia-some poison or other cir.
known cause Of failing hair. The
toxemia of typhoid fever. for instance,
is a notorious factor: and it is equally
notorious that after convaleScence Is
eStaDllSneO tue IlalT grows again as
heavy as, or heavier than, before. Which
makes a pretty clear case against
toxemia. There are countless other
forms Of acute or chronic toxemia:
such, for instance. as autointoxication
from the putrefactive decomposition
of excessive food residues in the in
testines-the usual and harmful conse-
quence of eating too much and exer-
cising too little. oxygen is the ele-
ment that destroys or burns up re-
tanned poisons in the blood. People
confined indoors too much do not
oxygenate the blood thoroughly; peo-
Evening star., 1921-08-25

through with Johnny they've taken
his blood test, looked up all his an,
cestry, and put every one OIL his >i'"i
organs in a card file. 80,
cate engines. and most ,,eaa, OF EN- havs anissa a
ing. Eut what of it? Life must be
lived just the same, and It wont 20
you much good so have them rum,
mage through your constituents and
prove to you that your great.sreatd, area IT.
with the pip and that therefore you're
doomed to mere se can1d dy per Taay Gsne euee
vour great-great-srandf pip.
AZ would be oksy nrySv,dsa sSt vau tasy ywish fan
hnesv man and a permanent alibi for
failure.
So let grandpa's pip alone, say 1.
Go out and grab life While the grab:
bing is good. If you have congenital
insanity, forget all about It until you
begin to foam at the mouth-and the
chances are that you'll never foam.
Copyright. 1917
Evening star., 1921-08-25
Buttermilk Lemonade and Whey
Punch Refreshing,

Buttermilk lemonade can be made
by adding to each glass Of butter
milk two tablespoonfuls Of lemon
juice and one or more 'tablespoonfuls
of sugar. The whey from cheese max
ing may be utilized in a beverage as
well as buttermilk.
Whey Lemonade and Punch.-One
quart whey, six tablespoons sugar.
juice of two lemons. Slices of lemon
or a little grated or diced rind, nut
meg or cinnamon. Mix, chill and
serve as beverage.
Variations.-Double the quantity OF
lemon juice and of sugar and add
other fruit juices and a little fruit
cut in small pieces. This transforms
whey lemonade into whey punch. Set
the punch away to chill and ripeni
serve with crushed ice If desired
Rhubarb. pineapple. grape, currant
and cherry juices lend themselves
well to whey punch. A sprig OF
freshly crushed mint is sometime.
added. Nutmeg or cinnamon will
overcome any characteristic whey
flavor. Whey punch may be frozen, Il
desired.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
lII1TILESloRlEs lI1I
1%rBEEDTlnE
Old Mr.. Toad Is Afraid to
Come Out.
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Unless ones mind is clear Of doubt.
'Tis safer not to move about

'Tis safer not to move about
Old Mr.. Toad.
Buried in the ground. where he had
dug himself in under tomato plant
in the garden OF Farmer Browns Boy,
Old Mr.. Toad spent a very comfort
able day. AS a matter of fact, he
slept all day. So of course he knew
nothing of how Mr.. Elacksnake had
coiled for a rest right above him nor
Of how he had been driven away by
Farmer Browns Boy.
But early in the evening Old Mr..
Toad awoke. 1t was time for another
He was hungry, was Old Mr.. Toad.
At once he made ready to dig him
self out. and right then he remem-
bered Mr.. Blacksnake and turned pale.
Mr.. Blaoksnake might be waiting
for him right outside that very min
ute for all he knew!
Old Mr.. Toad lost his appetite
right then and there. His stomach
was as empty as before, but he no
longer felt hungry. IF I knew that
black robber had left the garden 1t
would be all right; then l wouldn't be
afraid" muttered Old Mr.. Toad. But
l don't know. He may be over in the
Old Pasture by this time. Then again
me to hop into his mouth. L don't
know where he is, but he doesn't
know where 1 am. I'm lucky to be
here. I am so. If had gone home
as early as I intended to this morning
would have been just in time for
Mr.. Blacksnake's breakfast.
What a queer world this is! 1 left
Evening star., 1921-08-25
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON,

I believe in wireless outfits. patent
egg beaters. permanent waves, ice
tific Improvements. I believe that
since man has to be civilized. it is
well to alleviate his lot as much as
possible by science-but I want my
science in moderation. Particularly
in regard to bodily ills.
This business of going to doctor
with hangnail and returning with
congenital insanity is too much for
my patience. Lreaiize Of course that
it's largely our own fault. We don't
want any hangnail diagnosis. We
want our moneys worth-and we get
leg playing hockey, ali he got was
a scrubbing with sheep dip" and a
licking. But now they call in whole
clinic, and by the time they get
Evening star., 1921-08-25

woman, whose word now commanded
respect. Because by diluting it one
loses the soothing effect of the syrup
on the mucous membrane. or what
ever 1t is that becomes irritated. and
makes one cough. I never dilute sa-
line cathartics. either. but bromides.
and iron and things like that I do
dilute generously. Don't you" ap-
pealing to all the women.
And a murmur, 'Of course" as
the pitcher of lime freeze tinkled re-
freshingly, went around the porch.
Evening star., 1921-08-25

Black chantilly wells the green
velvet bodice Of an evening gown,
and green chiffon wells the skirt Of
black charmeuse.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
Corn With Eggs.

Have ready some buttered egg
and pile it in the center of a hot dish.
surround with cooked corn and gar
nish with small circles of fried bread.
Evening star., 1921-08-25

a granite baking pan Add two
thirds as much sugar as fruit Add
Ia chopped lemon. Cover With water.
set in the oven and COOK until tender.
Serve with whipped cream.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
Personal Health Service
Bv WILLIAM BRADY. M. D
~ " "IAA1AM 6NAOI W.
Noted Physie5an and Author

disease diagnosis
Evening star., 1921-08-25

pie who forget to maintain good pos
ture and expand the chest few times
every hour are victims of suboxida-
tion. insufficient oxygenation, and
must therefore carry heavier load of
toxins or .poisons than those who
breathe well.
Men go bald earlier and often by
far than women, thank heaven! In
deed, a woman very rarely loses her
crown of glory. though it often be-
comes alarmingly thin and lusterless:
owing to her ignorance or neglect of
the care Of the scalp. The only logi-
cal reason we can see for the greater
prevalence Of drought of the dome
among men is the unhygienic head
gear Of the ugly SEX The hatband,
gripping the scalp like a sourniquet,
impairs the blood supply Of the hair
roots; and the rest of the decoration
lust excludes the best of all hair
tonics. sunlight. and the most effec-
tive Of all germicides. sunlight. Then
the ubiquitous, pestiferous little mi
crobes get busy, and it is Goodbye,
fond thatch. we now must leave thee"
Evening star., 1921-08-25

PERFECT m WASHING
WXh Riaso you dat hsve TO
Do any subhfnE. Follow fee9-
lsr difoo44ons tfyen here. Soak
The olothSa TAen. Be- fore
oosnskinf tiso machine. add .
&eeh Rinse solution, usinl tho
asene smoont Of Rfnso a. yoo
ased for soaldn1. No other
product 10 as0ded wasa kfsse
d sso6
Evening star., 1921-08-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

No Bacilli In Books.
Question: friend who has been
in a tuberculosis sanatorium present
ed me with several books which had
been read by different patients in the
sana atorium. / placed them in the SUM-
shine outdoors and turned the pages
to sun them thoroughly over several
days. But am afraid of them. I have
heen severely criticised for having
even accepted them. Must 1 burn the
hooks? (Mrs. ]. G. M
Answer-If the books were not
visibly soiled when you received them
there is no reason whatever for de-
stroying them Books seldom carry
injection. Your critic is |; victim of
phthisiophobia-hys or exag-
eerated fear of tuberculosis.