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Evening star., 1922-07-17
On With the Old Doctor, On With
the New!

HE performance for the benefit
of the Hicksville Athletic
Field fund was over. but the
curtain was still ascending
and descending upon the stageful Of
flsttered players. who were not at all
aTerse to taking all the applause they
were getting. 1t had been a wonder
full evening for Hicksvilie! The town
hall was crowded to it's capacity. 1t
had thrilled to speeches by its promi,
nent citizens. 1t had giggled over the
high school boys minstrel show: had
listened politely to recitations by the
town elocutionist that 1t had been
hearing for years back; but the
things that it had enjoyed most had
been two numbers that were decided
innovations for Hicksville, even If
they were the Oldest things in the
world. These numbers had been
hastily put together during the day
of the performance to fill awful gaps
that had been left in the program by
the Illness of some of the most promi-
nent local talent, but it had not been
local talent that conceived the ideas
Tor these numbers.
1t had been a visiting lady" one
Mrs. John Munro Lindsay, who jump
nothing more than some sheets and
hastily constructed cotton batting
wigs and plenty Of white powder,
Judiciously applied TO anybody she
could wheedle or coerce into posing.
she had put together half an hour of
very acceptable-looking Grecian tab
leauX.
What the audience had enjoyed
most Of all was the really beautiful
DIT or pantomime that followed, in
which little Mrs. Lindsay had herself
enacted the part of Columbine. 1t
was not new thing to her; indeed.
in her schoolgirl days she had won
many laurels in the part. But the
extraordinary thing was that on such
short notice she had been able to
coach two amateurs into so creditable
a presentation Of Pierrot and Harle-
quin.
The three stood quietly to one side
or the stage during the applause that
was being offered to all the persons
who had taken parts during the even
ing But presently the audience began
TO cry, "Col-um- bine!" so vociferously
her forward and left her standing
quite alone at the front Of the stage
A charming little figure in her
nimsy yellow frock, modestly proud
because they had liked her, she swept
them an exaggerated bow that al
footlights. She looked like the very
embodiment of happiness as she cried
Thank you" And as the applause
grew still more spirited Prof Shell
don, who had been Pierrot, held up
his hand for silence.
Ladies' and gentlemen" he cried
eloquently, Il think there must be a
great many Of you who have heard
how gallantly this young woman
came forward this noon to help us in
dire emergency. i think this is
the first time that Hicksville has had
the opportunity to meet Mrs. John
Lindsay, who is the wife OF one of
our hometown boys. Without her
this evenings entertainment would
have been limping affair, indeed.
I'm glad you appreciate her" He
stopped to pick up some of the f1ow-
ers that were being showed across
the footlights by the giggling girl
ushers. He held her hand as she
made a last curtsy and blew them a
saucy little kiss. But when the cur
tain had descended for the really last
time he felt her slump Imply.
You poor girl" he sympathized.
Evening star., 1922-07-17

One thing the wise mother certainly
can do. however. and that Is to keep
some special games and toys that
may be played with only in damp
weather. when outdoor play is pro-
hibited.
If youngsters have no toys except
the ones they know intimately. and
are already half tired of, it will have
to be an ingenious mother who can
keep them busy and occupied when
the rain falls. One mother keeps ell
the empty boxes that come into the
house-candy boxes, starch boxes,
spool boxes. and the like and
supply Of pretty figured wallpaper.
On rainy days the children cover the
boxes with the paper, being supplied
with mucilage and blunt scissors for
the purpose. and the boxes are put
away to hold Christmas and birthday
gifts. They love to cut out" things,
and mucilage is generally forbid
den luxury This Is a pastime that
is all the more enjoyed because they
are making things that can really be
used later.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
That Reduction erase.
Now, then, young women and wom-
en- who decline to divulge your age.
and maybe an occasional man. let me
briefly explain about this reduction
business Any reader who can and
does use the title of Mrs. and who
mentions her height and weight may
have what help I can give her In the
effort to reduce, provided she Is heavy
enough to warran. the effort. Any
reader who doesn't use the title Mrs.
may ask for such advice from me but
will not receive 1t unless age, height
and weight are mentioned and reduc-
ton seems advisable in my judgme mt.
Under no circumstances will 1 give
any one any instructions or advice
about reducing weight when these
essential data are lacking. There are
times, about forty or nifty on quiet
days, when I wish DR.. Karelf had
kept his old regimen to himself.
Girls and Cigarettes
I notice you advise a trouncing for
boys caught smoking cigarettes.
Would you advise the same treatment
for a girl aged sixteen who has
smoked cigarettes since she was four
teen?-Mrs. w. A. B.
Answer-I advised q sound thrash
ing or two for boys of normal men
tai caliber who smoke cigarettes. to
show off," but not for the usual boy
smoker. for In most instances 1t fs
just a mark of mental weakness and
that calls for segregation and instf-
tutional control The same applies to
girls. Girl cigarette smokers ara
generaIlf of the moron class--high-
grade imbeciles. Now and then one
of normal mentality smokes because
she has acquired the notion that It Is
smart" or something like that. Her
mother or other responsible feminine
guardian may we'll administer a Wig
orous slapping as a reminder. What
Is most needed is supply OF rails,
feathers and tar for those who fur
nish cigarettes to boys and girls
Conservation Handkerchief.
One thing 1 have never seen alluded
to in your column, maybe because 1t
Is strictly habit of the men. But
wonder whether It Is not just AZ bad
to blow the nose on the street, con-
serving handkerchiefs. as 1t is to spit
on the sidewalks.-Miss B. B. H.
Answer-Rather worse from the
sanitary viewpoint, and even less ex-
cusable. Not until we have plain
clothes sanitary police sort of gum
shoeing around. nabbing such Offend
ers and haling them before the chief
for fine-say for parking refuse in
restricted area--may we expect to
enjoy municipal Cleanliness
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Long-Distance Sitting.

One need not be a sexagenarian in
order to achieve valetudinartaniSm
via the arterio- -sclerosis route. Mere
youths of thirty or forty can make
very creditable beginning in the game
by purchasing q modest equipment,
say a soft yellow lamp. good mur-
der story and an easy chair-1 mean
a chair one can relax in without risk
Of sliding to the floor. not a chair
YOU pay for in easy installments-
something built after the heart of the
complete sedentarian. Should the dry
spell prove ephemeral, after all. am
going to inaugurate movement to
equip every eating and drinking
place, including the private ones,
with chairs which furniture Thanufac-
turers and dealers call easy chairs"
so that as soon as anybody settles
back to enjoy his eating or drinking
he'll slide under the table early
enough to conserve his arteries.
Pathologists and physicians are still
asking each other whether excessive
arterial pressure ("hypertensiono IN
duces arterial degeneration (harden-
ing of the arteries) or the beginning
of the arterial degeneration brings
about the increase of blood pressure.
This debate merely goes to show how
shortsighted and perverse patholo-
gists can be. The veriest schoolboy
could decide whether the hyperion
sion causes the arterial hardening or
the hardening causes the increased
tension. or course it does! The
pathologists themselves tell us SO.
though they are not aware they're
telling US. They agree cordially with
physicians in giving the general eti-
ology Gas a pathologist would say)
of both apprehension (high blood
pressure) and arterio- -sclerosis char
dening of the arteries) thus:
1. Chronic toxemia (poisons OF one
kind and another retained in blood
or not promptly destroyed).
2. All kinds of infections, acute and
chronic, whether of the minor and
local class, like chronic running ear
or septic teeth. or of the general or
systemic kind, like typhoid fever or
syphilis.
5. Excessive use (abuse) of food,
alcohol, tobacco, some drugs. coffee
or tea.
I. Long-distance sitting.
Now please do not get excited or
anxious about this. for such harmful
add to the wear and tear on the ar
| teries. If you have started in to sit
the game out. 30 right ahead sitting
the game will be over in a little
while for you. particularly If you
help things along by availing your
self of some of the other life shorten
ing factors I've given the list. Help
yourself.
Now withour getting morbidly scien-
| tific about the matter, Just read over
again the brief parenthetical expla-
nation made in connection with fac
| tor No. of the causes of increased
blood pressure and hardening of the
arteries. There's whole sprine
drive of sermons there Why ahould
poisons of one kind and another be
| retained in the blood? And why
| shouldn't they be promptly destroyed:
Wonder II ong-distance sitting has
tanything to do with it? What dc
Iyou think. nows Do you believe Just
sitting around doe. any harm? We'll
1t does. and It has. Compulsory long
distance sitting 10 not 80 bad. for
good anudotss are available to every
lSp or Woman not actually disabled
by disease or injuE But wintui iens.
s038AAs 6ag ~ Aelpo toxemia to Esa
Evening star., 1922-07-17
FAVORITE RECIPES
OF WOMEN

No. l7-By MRS. THOMAS g.
WINTER.
president of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs)
ChiHonade Dressing.
This is extremely good to serve on
lettuce. romaine or any green salad.
into glass lar put one hard-boiled
egg, finely chopped. one tablespoonful
fneiy cut chives one tablespoonful
salt one-ouarter teaspoonful paprika
and one-eighth teaspoonful pepper.
one-half cup olive oil, three table,
spoonfuls vinegar and one teaspoon
Si,I tarraeon vinegar. Allow 1t to
become very cold. and just before
serving 1t shake the contents of the
jar thoroughly.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
An Original Method of Braiding
BY ANNE RITTENHOUsE.

sort of thing we will incorporate on
every day frocks in groups of ton
thousand; for, as the French observer
said. we do everything in millions.
The sketch shows how this narrow
braiding Is applied to frock of light
flne pleats Is placed on one side Of
the skirt; opposed to them are three
immense squares of fiat braid. fringed
at one side. The sleeves have the
butchers cuffs which were launched
by Jenny in February. made Of braid
with fringe at the outside.
Among other trihes that French
dressmakers will continue into the
autumn Is the handkerchief intended
to give a color scheme to a gown or
hat. Caroline Reboux uses a BAN
danna handkerchief in red. black and
one side in a pirates knot, what the
children call rabbit ears.
Jenny, who appears to be better
known among Americans than many
of their own dressmakers. was re-
sponsible for this handkerchief, not
colorful ones in the hip pockets Of
plain frocks. They did not hide their
light. They fell out of the pocket to
attract the attention of the public
They were not modest and they were
not intended for use. for one corner
was sewn lH0 pOChol dhu iAiC
mainder was intended to drip over
the skirt.
These handkerchiefs came into
fashion with short fringe. Collot
combined two and three colors In
one-inch silk fringe to trim the edges
of belts, sleeves and panels. Pos
sibly Jenny can induce the Ameri-
cans to accept this one-inch fringe
which she puts at the edge of her
squares of braid. simply because she
has success in almost everything she
attempts. The butchers cuff Is one
of her innovations. Hundreds OF
women wear it without knowing It's
name, yet Jenny took 1t directly from
the butcher. 1t Is q wide piece OF
lace. or plain white organdie. OF
eoreeous brocade. 1t began with
white wash material. 1t ends In glory
Copyright. 19cc)
Evening star., 1922-07-17
BY EDNA
KENT FORBES.
BEAUTY CHATS

water. Then the soap is used again
With fairly hot water, lsthered thor
oughly over the scalp and rinsed with
hot and gradually cooling water until
the scalp Is free of soap and grease
If possible the hair should be dried in
the sun.
The yolk of the egg contains a
great deal of sulphur, which is inval-
liable for dandruff and other skin
troubles. AS the egg dries 1t takes
up the dirt. grease and dandruff which
have collected on the scalp, leaving a
clean and healthy surface. For mild
cases of dandruff this is the only
treatment necessary.
S. IA shiny and red face would
indicate that your liver was slug
gish and there was poor elimination.
Drink more water and live on a SIM
pier diet until your skin shows an
improvement
c. o. Dan excellent soap is the
old fashioned CASTLE made from olive
oil. although the market is full of
other good soaps, also.
Marie R.-A girl with a full face
can wear a small hat as well as
large one. 1t is merely a matter of
taste as to which style is best to
combine with the rest of the costume.
Hats now are so artistic in their lines
they can always be made to suit any
face.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Egg Shampoos.

oo ~kSS
The quickest and easiest shampoo
is given with an egg and liquid cas-
tile soap. The egg is SO cleansing
that it facilitates washing the hair,
it dries more quickly because 1t is
thoroughly clean. and it is sure to be
soft. fluffy and glossy afterward.
The only difficulty with such a
shampoo is that the egg should be
rubbed on the scalp 80 minutes to an
hour before the hair Is washed. AT
first it is sticky and then. as the egg
hardens. the hair becomes stiff. But
you can go about your household du-
ties. or you can sew or read, so the
time is not wasted.
The whole egg. yolk and white.
should be thoroughly beaten and
rubbed directly over the scalp and the
hair. All the hair should be covered.
If it's unusually long and thick two
eggs may be necessary. If there is a
great deal of dandruff a tablespoonful
of olive oil should be added to the
egg after it has been beaten.
The CASTLE soap should previously
have been melted with enough hot
water to form a thin paste. After the
egg has dried the hair is given thor
ough soaping and rinsed with warm
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Distorp of Dour Same.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NoWLAN.
LEWIS
VARIATIONS - Lewison, Lewes'
Ludwig, Ludovics.
RACIAL oRiGIN-old Teutonie.
soURcE-A given name.

VARIATIONS - Lewison, Lewes'
Ludwig, Ludovics.
RACIAL oRiGIN-old Tsutonie.
SoURcE-A given name.
Your natural conclusion is that the
surname of Lewis and Its variauohs
are but developments of the Chris-
tian name of Louis, despite the an
ference in spelling: and in the main
this is true. though Lewis also Is
traceable to other sources.
However, the original form OF the
given name Louis was not Louis IL
was Chlodowig. 1t was brought INTO
vasions which swept out the Roman
governments and submerged the Cei-
tic populations. 1t was a fighting
name. ma 1t meant "Glorious Fight"
In what today is France the name
became softened and shortened un,
celts into Clovis. Then. through the
dropping of the initial &c" and the
further softening of the "v" to the
sound of IVY" or 'u." II became Louis.
Taken into England by the Normans.
1t often came to be spelled Lewis
"Ch" was dropped. and the second
20" slurred over. remaining as Lud-
wig. Still farther east 1t has re-
tanned more of the original form as
Ludoyics In all these parts of
Europe it became family name in
the same manner that other given
names have.
But through the English the name
traces back often in the middle ages
to Levi, many of the Jews coming to
that country deciding to Anglicize
their names. 1t also traces back IN
a few instances to Lewes. the name
of a city in England.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
The Wife Who Wouldn't
Settle Down!
Sequel to ''Brides Will Be Brides
By Lucille Yam SIyke.
You're about all in"
She nOdded

You're about all in
She nodded.
shelley" she, whispered quickly.
come anons With i0F ROSE and w ySen ySe
We go back to the Lindsays."
But 1 thought DIR. Leonard said
he was taking you in his carr
He is. and Rose is frightfuiIy
mind being in disgrace myself. but 1
hate getting Rose into trouble. And
when we phoned TO the house at
supper time" tshe twisted the big
button on the front Of mis- costume)
John wasn't bit amiable. He-he
Just said the babies were both in
bed and-and-that he didn't believe
he'd come down, because they-they
none OF them was coming-and
Rose thinks if we just blew in with
the doctor that they might be very
rude to him.
Sheldon tucked his arm through
hers.
"Of course I'll come. / was a brute
to drag you into this in the first
place when / knew how John felt
always makes him"
1t seemed an endless time to Mer-
riam before they were in their street
clothes and could leave the hall She
was trying to keep, up a pretense at
gay chatter, but she was very un-
happy-and little guilty. too, she
acknowledged to herself. as she had
been neglecting her babies. She was
quite sure that she had been much
censured, but she knew that Johns
mother and sisters had taken good
care OF the twins.
Save for a dim light in the hall, the
lower floor of the house was quite
dark as DR.. Leonard drew his smart
roadster to the curb. The upper
rooms were brilliantly lighted. Rose
ily INN lad tHirp hos nraL N-atr
Merriam bade the two men a. some
what sedate good night. thinking
wearily how sorry she was that she
had bothered to bring Sheldon with
them. She gave Roses hand pepf-
tent squeeze as they climbed the
stairs.
In the upper hallway stood John
and his mother. Both of them were
grave. Through the opened doorway
TO the spare bedroom came whim-
oh, Merry dearest, Dicky wants
you"
Merriam flew to her son. Her arms
around him. she cried out:
''Oh, he has a fever-he's Sick-and
you didn't tell me.''
John was just going for the doc
tor" Mrs. Lindsay said.
why, he's outside yet. Run,
Rose Merry's tone was alert.
Don't you remember He turned in
10 20 dTouNu your
She ran to the window. ''Ohee, DR..
Leonard" she called softly.
White with anger, John tried to
Don't" he snapped. I'm going
for DIR. King"
Merriam was already back with
Dicky. on her knees. grooming over
him.
II won't have that old fogey." she
said fiercely. IL don't care II you
don't like DIR. Leonard. Quick, run.
let him in"
Copyright. 1927
Cautiaued In TauaaEeasx,s StaE-
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Diary of Professional Movie Fan
BY GLADYS HALL.
Rita Weiman Discusses "New"
Women and "Old" Men.

Rita Weiman Discusses New"
Women and "Old" Men.
Some one once said that back Of
the dreamer there's always the
schemer making the dream come
true"-and back of the picture (also
the directory there's always the
writer, making the story come true
Cor untrue. have it your own wayD.
Rita Weiman Is one of the writer's
making the story true. as you know
II you saw her "Footlights." with
Elsie Ferguson, or the Goldwyn pro-
duction of The Grim Comedian"
which she not only wrote. but also
helped to direct. Apart from these
little feats of the pen. she has some
terest. especially to "wimmin," the
hitherto oppressed!
We belong to the same club,
namely, The Woman Pays, and after
the luncheon last week we went silk
stocking shopping. and Miss Weiman
talked about women. new hnd old.
1.-THE most hopeful sign of this
new age" said Miss Weiman, "is
that women have become willing to
help each other. That has not al
ways been the case. There was a
time. not so very long ago. when
women were not so willing to stretch
forth a helping hand to the members
OF their own sex, especially II any
question of sex rivalry was involved.
Perhaps that was because the race
for the mighty male. the question of
support and the pressure of economic
dependence were such. vital matters.
They are not so vital today. And SO
the spirit of comradeship among
women has had its birth hnd II is a
fine progressive thing. Women who
are successful should never forget
one thing. and that is to help other
women below them on the steep
upgrade-the less fortunate ones"
Miss Weiman believes that all this
feministic movement Is tending to-
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Neslise From a Square.


Here is a splendid way to utilize
square of wide material. be it silk.
chiffon or what not. Fold the square
into triangles as shown in the shaded
part of the diagram in the upper left
hand corner. Mark off the neokline
(shewn by the dotted Ane) and have
the edges hemstitched together. Cut
off the edge, being careful not to cut
deap enough to open the seam formed
BY the hemstitching. Cut off q small
corner ct each side and have these
edges picoted, This forms the OPEN
ing for the hands. Stitch q band of
Decorate the cuffs with fabric flow
ers, Bind or face the neck with veil
vet An appliqued or embroidered
dover finishes this charming neglige
made from q square, FLORA,
(cepgrigbt laa2.)
Evening star., 1922-07-17
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON,

They were playing the finals In the
valley league series. You know how
1t Is. folks. when the championship is
hanging on a hair and 1t looks as IL
the homo team was going to win.
Some tension? I'll say! An Billy
Ayes - he's third baseman on the
Scoots. y'u know-Billy was at the
bat and Bill was mad! The ump had
called 1t a strike when. according to
Bill. 1t was a ball. What Billy wanted
to do to that ump would have made a
cannibal feast look like Sunday
school picnic. He roared. he Kissed.
he tore around in circles. Then he
started to sulk. He sulked. And sulked.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Tomato Jelly Salad.

Put four tablespoonful of gela-
tin in saucepan. add three cups OF
water, one and one-half pounds of
freshly sliced tomatoes, two slioes of
onions, one tablespoonful of vinegar.
six white pappercorns, one teaspoon-
nate ~ o. eatsSn @ and thAI The siiShtsy-esatss Ss sS
whites and the crushed shells of two
eSgA Beat over q moderate Are until
polling, remo9e the beater, allow to
boil up. draw to enc side Of the stove
where 1t will not boil and cover for
Ave ninutes. Strain through q hot
Jelly bag and color red with q few
grains OF q few drops of red color,
Pour inte wet ring mold, Turn cut
when frm on crisp lettuce leaves and
I'LL tha center With diced CELERY.
naked with chppped nut meats. Cevel
with mayeRnsiss drebsiAR
Evening star., 1922-07-17

HERE IS ONE OF THE SENSA-
TIONAL NEW MODELS FROM
JENNY. IN PARIS, WHICH SHOWS
A NEW TRIMMING IN BLACK
SILK BRAID IT Is ARRANGED
IN SQUARES, FRINGED AT
EDGES.
it on new frocks intended for Amer
leans, Haunting it in odd and curl
Gus designs.
There is some justification for the
new method of using fringe, and the
idea, novel as 1t is. will be just the
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Sweet Picked .Muikmelons.

strips lengthwise, peel and lay them
In stone jar, cover with vinegar
and let stand for twenty-four hours.
Then remove the melons and to each
quart of the vinegar add three peunds
OF brown sugar and one-half an
ounce each of cloves, einnamoa and
whole mace. Boil we'll. then put in
the melons and let simmer until clear
and tender. but not paHahy. TakA out
thA melons and boil the sllup TOR df-
teen minutes longer. Put the fruit
4 4 sss. 9 stSns SsE AaS AauE saa AlNa ayas
Evening star., 1922-07-17

Make a white sauce by putting one
tablespoonful of butter in a sauce
pan. When melted. add tablespoon
full of -four and blend thoroughly. Add
a cup of milk and two tablespoonfuls
of water in which the fish was
cooked. This water may also be
saved for fish chowder. Season we'll
and add two hard-boiled eggs,
chopped fine. and a tablespoonful of
chopped parsley.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Mustard Dressing.

Beat the yolks of two eggs with
one tablespoonful of milk and one
tablespoonful of sugar, one-half a
teaspoonful of dry mustard. pinch
of white pepper, one-third, cup of
v;nspar and one cup of sweet whipped
cream This is a splendid dressing
e.. eli Ltnds of fish, 1t is also good
served with jellied chicken and other
iellied meats,