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The Washington times., 1924-08-16
IMPROVED TONE
REPORTED BY /.
DUN & CO.
Developments Of Week Favor
able, With Gradually
Reyiving Business

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Several
weeks of gradually reviving business
have given the situation a brighter
aspect, Dun's review of trade says
this week. Although activities have
not broadened in every line, a
breaking away from the summer
inertia has come earlier than usual
in some trades, and general senti.
ment is noticeably stronger. Main.
tenance Of high prices for the prin.
cipal farm staples has supported
the better feeling recently developed
in agricultural sections, where pros
poets have distinctly improved, and
confidence increases in some Of the
industrial centers Of the East as
signs point to recovery in manu-
facture.
With operations having reached a
low level in many instances, there
IS a natural expectation now that
any change viii be in the right
direction, especially as the dispropor-
ton between production and con-
sumption has been largely corrected.
The result of months of sharp cur
tallment Of output appears in a
decided decrease in available sup
plies In some quarters, as in certain
divisions Of textiles. and indications
are not lacking Of a modification Of
the long continued practice Of pur-
chasing only for immediate needs.
Although the excess Of price ad-
vances IL narrower this week, the
position Of various sellers has been
strengthened by the reduction in
stocks Of goods, and increasing de-
mands have caused higher markets
for hides, wool, copper and some
other important commodities. The
outcome Of August business promises
to be a moderate gain, supplement-
ing the Improvement that occurred
in July, and a solid basis apparently
exists for a further expansion in
the autumn.
While Improvement in sentiment
still outstrips gains in actual buy.
ing, the developments Of the week
are mainly favorable, according to
Bradstreet's. These prominently
Anclude reports of good yields re-
allied in spring wheat, larger than
expected results from winter wheat
threshings, further gains in corn
crop conditions, these most notable
in the Southwest; maintenance Of
good conditions n cotton in most,
not all, areas; the breaking of the
drouth in Atlantic Coast States, and
gradual but steady growth Of
buying for fall in the States west
of the Mississippi from Texas north
to the Dakotas, where good yields
Of and prices for wheat have con-
verted the more cheerful feeling
previously noted into actual buying.
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Baltimore Grain Market

Wheat-Higher, No. 2 Red
Winter, $1.43%; No. 2 Red Winter
garlicky $1.34A. Receipts, $4,000
bushels. Shipments none.
Corn-Firmer, No. 2 Yellow
Domestic $1.35 bushel. Receipts
1929 bushels. Shipments, 1,S46
bushels.
= Oats-Firmer, No. 2 White Old
Domestic, 64@65 cents a bushei.
Receipts, 4,S98 bushels. Shipments,
$3.50 bushels.
Rye-Firmer, No. 2 Spot Export,
99h bushel. Receipts, none. Ship.
ments, SO bushels.
Hay--Dull Supply, ample.
Flour-Firm.
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p But / didn't want to break II
open, 50 I said:
Wait a little while. He may
open up his shelly mouth and
then we can see him."
I put the mussel in the bot.
tom OF the boat. Sure enough, in
a little while the two shells be.
gan to separate. We got down to
study it.
Hes a fat, juicy mussel, all
right" said Bobby.
We watched the mussel slowly
open his mouth and when he had
his shells far apart, Bobby ex-
claimed:
Foxy Grandpa, he's got some
thing in there to eatr'
I looked closely and there was
the tiniest little crab nestled in
the fat body of the mussel, look.
ing as contented as anything you
ever saw in all your life.
"ohT' laughed. Indeed, he's
not going to eat him. That's his
partner. He lives there. That
tiny crab is the musseps room
mate" -,
How stranger Bobby ex-
claimed. II should think his
sharp shell would hurt that ten
der mussel."
mot at ALL" I answered. "If
you will look closely, that little
pea crab, for that is what he is
called, has bumps ana spines and
points on him, but they are all
smooth and rounded. They're
made that way in order not to
hurt the mussel.". -
$50 they are" said Bobby.
YES" ! answered. MANY
poems were written about the
mussel by the ancient poets
when they wanted to speak Of
friendship.
For these little creatures are
staunch friends. They have a
mutual aid society all Of their
own. The, little crab wouldn't
last long in the rough life Of the
open sea. So he finds a haven in
the fortress Of the musssL And
on the other hand, the little crab
wiggles around and warns the
sleepy mussel when he has his
mouth open. IF he could talk he
would say:
"'Close your Notifications. The
enemy approaches
Lets throw them hack in the
water. Foxy Grandpa said
Bobby. II couldn't break up such
a friendship"
Copyright. 1884, by Newspausr
Feature Service. Inc.l
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HEALTH AND APPEARANCE
There Are Thousand and One Ways of Improving Ones
Appearance By Means of Taking Little Thought
Regarding Dress

is used as the foundation Of ONES
costume Il q tunic dress with a
second tunic, having shorter sleeves
and q lower neck suitable for din.
ner and informal theater wear.
Such a tunic might be fashioned
Of harmonizing material in the
same color, This could be doomed
easily by merely slipping off one
tllnic and DOMINIC. the other over
the foundation slip OF silk.
An excellent idea for a business
woman Is to have one heavy cloth
office frock Of the same color
as and Of similar fabric to her
winter coat and another frock to
match the silk lining OF her coat
Then with hat, purse, gloves, heavy
silk stockings and walking shoes
she would be suitably and har-
rIfoniously gowned.
Study yourself critically in office
dress and also in your street coz
tune in q full-IengAh mirror. Then
try to find what is wrong with the
picture.
II, you are short and thick.set.
you will find that, regardless Of
styles, longer skirts are vastly
more becoming to you than very
abbreviated skirts. Also, a deeply
scalloped hemIine or tightly .up.
even hemline will add length to
your figure and an effect of slim.
ness to your ankles.
Neutral shades in stockings
rather than bright shades are
suitable for the large woman. A
hat with angles rather than round
lines win become her.
The slim, active girl can afford
extremes Of style that would be
grotesque on her short, thick.set
sister.
II your eyes are lovely, dress
up to them. Wear .1avy-blue to
bring out the radiance of big,
blue eyes, and dull dark green to
deepen the color Of the green
eyes that SO well offset red hair.
There are a thousand and one
ways Of improving ones appear.
ance by means Of taking a little
thought regarding dress.
In fact. dress is becoming so
standardized that to dress well
today is not a question of vast
expense, but rather Of thought
and good taste.
Suitability, comfort and sim.
plicity are the keynotes that
spell beauty in costuming-a
beauty and set off your grace,
loneliness, and individuality.
Copyright, 1924. Premier Syndicate, Inc.
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ner and the theater without q
chance to rest, battle and change
her costume.
Under these circumstances it
is easy to see that strong, dura-
BILE, well-made fabrics are essen
tial for the business woman's
costumes and they are an econ.
omy in the long run.
Dark or neutral colors are ad.
visable. Dark brown, dark gray,
dark blue and black are all de.
sirable- especially black.
Black has an air OF distinction
and suitability wherever it finds
itself. And it is always becom-
ing to a woman with a healthy.
clear skin.
Heavy, fiat black crepe made
simply and becomingIy with long
sleeves and perhaps the pointed
neckline that is being used now,
would fashion an office dress, both
smart and appropriate.
Necklace, bracelet, earrings, and
a ring Of. say amber, jade or
amethyst and a flower at the
corsage to correspond-either a
golden rose, a gardenia, or an or
chid-would transform such q frock
into a very charming semiformal
dinner and theater gown.
Another idea where a dark color
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ly and firmly shove in ahead Of
the crowd.
am so independent! go
where please, when I please.
and am not afraid to come home
in the dark.
have forgotten all those help
less, appealing little ways that I
spent so many years in cultivating.
have even forgotten how to drop
my eyes, how to USE them! The
knack of that little, sidewise
glance is utterly lost!
X 4
I sign a check correctly, the
very first time; / swing bravely
on and off a trolley carr hail a.
taxicab with a wave of the right
hand and three uplifted fingers; L
glare at a headwaiter until he
comes hurrying toward rRe apollo
getically.
/ forget to cream my face at
night; / forget to carry my vanity
case; I don't care whether my nose
gets sunburned or not!
A&A
THAT'S the psychology of
bobbed hair! That's what it has
done to me!
Oh, no doubt I am better
woman! A stronger, firlner, more
honest, straightforward woman.,
And so efficient!
But I don't LIKE myself!
4 \ ~ Il
I'm as unconvincing as a poodle
clipped to look like lion.
~ 4
Give me back MY HAIR! MY
long. bothersome, tanglesome back
hair!
Give me back my HART I want
to be ladylike and refined and gen.
tie and charming again! / want TO
be subtle and exotic-and dan
gerous'!
e4 4 X X
want to be MYSELF-not my
own little brother'!
.y y
When I bobbed my hair l bobbed
my soul and my manners and my
personality. I am a ''lost LADY,!
~
But. thank the Lord, 1t will grow
again!
So
And. meanwhile-Floorwa
Which way to the TRANSFORMS
TONS" please?
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RIGHT WAYTO.
MAKE BREAD
BY Hannah Wing
An Authority on All Matters Per-
tanning to Household Manage
. ment.

uAb1lGs
Perhaps the bread you bake
yourself isn't entirely to the
family's liking and you may be
at loss to know exactly what the
difficulty is.
Poor flour always gives a loaf
Of bread inferior in texture,
flavor and color. 1t is never real
economy to buy cheap flour for
bread making, as it Is apt to be
more expensive in the end.
Yeast, too, must be of good
quality. II it has been kept too
long or has become too dry many
Of the little plants in a cake Of
yeast may be dead. This will
make bread rise very slowly and
never enough and will cause
strange flavors to develop.
Bread dough may be spoiled in
the handling. Over kneading is
quite as bad as not enough. The
dough becomes sticky and does
not rise well in the oven. Too
little kneading makes streaks in
bread and an uneven texture in
which Jumps of dough are often
found. Too stiff q dough win
never rise well and has a green,
unripened@ flavor.
Baking is the important part Of
making the perfect loaf Of bread.
II the oven is too cool when the
bread is put in, the dough keeps
on rising for too long a time and
a coarse, porous, overnight loaf
results. However, the last part
Of the rising must take place in
the open, so it is important that
the oven is not too hot. This
kills the yeast plants before the
rising is completed and makes a
quick crust over the surface
which is uneven, one-sided and
probably broken open during the
baking.
Best results are obtained by
long baking. a loaf Of bread re-
quiring about an hour in the oven.
The temperature for the first fiji
teen minutes should be about 400
degrees F. and then lowered to
moderate heat or $50 degrees F.
for the rest of the time.
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BEAUTY IN
BUTTONS
international News Service Staff
Correspondent.
BY Alice Langelier-

- N@ASAhSs
" HERE is great beauty in
buttons. affirm the smart
II Paris dressrnakers today.
<and consequently buttons are to
the fore on all the new models
on autumn display.
Buttons are being used in every
/. conceivable way as trimming this
season. The redingotes, Of course,
are fitted with a whole series of
buttons from neck to hem, and
whether buttonholes or loops are
paired with the buttons, the
greater number Of them are sure
to be left unfastened. Almost all
the smart tailored dresses of silk
are butto1ed down the front, or
part way down the blouse, in
shirt effect, and others have but
tons on panels, pockets and even
on cuffs and scarfs.
All Of the smart couturiers are
showing very plain chemise
frocks, but this means the new
''chemise" style, of course, in
dark materials, trimmed with
lovely colored buttons down the
front and collar, cuffs and belt
to match them. This is what
may be called the ''midinette's"
favorite frock for the year.
Every season brings something
new to the foreground for these
charming little Parisiennes, who
work in the great dressmaking
shops along the Rue de. la Paix.
They are not the ones who
create styles, but one can catch
many a bright idea by watching
their simple frocks.
Buttons go down the backs Of
many new gowns, giving quaint,
old-fashioned touch. Buttons,
simply sewn on, decorate the backs
of tunics, the outer seams of
sleeves, the front panels of skirts
and coats ard even the edges of
pockets. Sometimes they go around
the hip-line to make the sugges-
ton Of a waist. Fingers will not
freeze this winter, for each new
coat has at least one button to
hold it tight. The buttons used
are plain and often spherical. Many
are covered to match the frock,
while others are of composition,
galalith, ct cetera. Bright co!ors
. are in order for buttons, as well
as everything else, this year. Flat
ones are often sewn on with bright
threads through the holes, thus
giving q brilliant touch Of color.
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WHEN IN
DOUBT
by CorneIius Beekman-
InOiting. a Young Man

inviting a Young Man
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ A young man has invited a
young lady to the theater and
dinner on four or five occasions.
Should she invite him to her
house or Should he ask If he may
come up?
81 At a dinner in a restaurant
should the young lady give her
order directly to the waiter or
through her escort? F.. J. s.
EITHER is correct. / think
II that it would be very hospit-
able and friendly for the young
lady TO extend the hospitality"
OF her home to the young man.
For her not to invite him to come
to her home, after he has been a
host on so many occasions, shows
either that she has an insure
sense Of hospitality or that there
is some reason why she does not
ask him to her home. A young
man usually likes to see girl
in the background Of her own
home, in her own surroundings.
And, while 1t is perfectly correct
for the young man to ask to come
to call. / can easily see that he
might hesitate to. ask since she
has not asked him after so many
parties with him.
ca She should tell her order to
her host, who gives it, with his
own order, to the waiter.
An Engagement Gift
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Is it proper to Differ a gift
at an engagement? J. e.
1T is proper but not necessary.
Mrs. Beeckman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readers.)
Copyright. 1894, Premier Syndicate
1nc.)
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look up and smile at the image
!. Of her mother that her thought
brought so vividly before her
mind.
These odd contacts with her
sorrowing memory comforted her
as though Margaret really passed
and waved an encouraging hand.
Her mother thought it a ,sullen
thing to mourn the dear ones
who are gone--such shabby pay
ment for all the joys we've
shared: such lack Of faith that
they continue. Yet 1t had been
hard to laugh when Andrew went
lit IL always hard.
She felt the letters stuffed in
her blouse and wondered If Mar.
garet were glad and relieved
about It: or If she would be af-
flicted knowing that now Nora
Lee had to give up all her
dreams.
She said to herself suddenly:
II have the house." and remem-
bering her plan to sell 1t, sudden
ly laughed aloud. Sell it and go
right away-go East.
She walked on rather feverishly
until she came to a real estate
office and entered. She wished
to sell her house at once
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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NORA LEE = By Elenore Meherin
Writer Of Great Serial Chckie Presents New Novel Of
Modern Life, Cenetred on the Heart and the Mind
Of the "Flapper."
oil The "FIapper,. :

Thinking Of Maxwell Reed re-
called her own soaring ambitions
the great things she must do.
Margaret said-but Margaret was
gone. And who cared now?
What difference did it maker
Her heart knocked rapidly.
She stopped again and this
time it was before a window
with office furniture desks and
chairs. She examined a little
battered table with critical
eye. She was trembling with
the chill realization Of her COM
plete aloneness. Presently she
would get on the car and ride
back to that empty house-hear
its echoes-see it's shadows-lie
on the bear rug before the fire
and sleep through another night.
This prospect appalled, her.
She could rot go ON living there!
She might as well go down and
creep into her moTher's grave
as remain in this house where
Margaret stood at every door,
way, smiled from every window;
whispered in each breeze.
Margaret's Image.
She thought in a bewildered
way: IT must want to forget
you.' Then she had to get out
her handkerchief and furtively,
wipe her eyes-then she had to
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III" oxY GRANDPA" said
Bobby, ''if you saw. thiS
water painted in a pic
ture as blue as it is, you'd think
the artist had made a mistake,
wouldn't your"
Eyes, Bobby" I said, ''this
Mediterranean Sea is certainly
blue. To paint it, an artist could
use the bluest blue in his paint
box"
We rowed along quietly near
the coast Of southern Ital1, and
poked into tiny bays and inlets
that are always interesting.
Bunny chewed up his leaf,
wiped off his whiskers and sat
down. was just backing water
to get further in the little bay
when Bobby exclaimed:
wait minute, Foxy Grand:
par!
''Now, what do you seer" I
laughed.
Something growing in the
mud" he answered, leaning well
over the gunwale Of the boat to
examine his find more closely,
reached down in the water
and took hold Of the shellfish
and pulled. And want to tell
you that / had a hard time
loosening the little castle which
its owner had dashed so firmly
to the muddy bank.
Finally 1 succeeded in getting
the shell loose, and brought it
UP to, the surface Of the water
and then into the boat.
"It isn't an oyster at ALL" said
Bobby.
mo-" I said, 'it's a mussel."
Good to eat?" asked Bobby.
Fine" / answered.
Now the mussel was tightly
closed. OF course, Bobby wanted
to see what It looked like inside.
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WHEN DID TT
HAPPEN?

when did the Spanish gov
eminent send United States Min
lister Woodford his passports?
when did the first philosophy
Of history appear?
S-When was the title Of Duke
first given in England?
when did Luther lay aside
his monastic' dress?
when was tobacco intro.
duced into England?
Answers to these queries win be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
to yesterdays questions.
Idaho was organized as q
Territory in 1868.
2-Round coins first were used
in England in 1101.
S-Ice cream first was made IN
Italy, probably before 1900.
liking John Of England Wis
tied Ireland in June, 1910.
5-The steel mill for mine illu
mination was invented about 1850.
Copyright, 1894, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.O
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en- gave sensi-
BILE care to
their health
and appear
ance.
Dress is one
very import
ant medium,
by which you
c an express
your charm.
Dress has
Of late years
become quite
a problem for
the h,Isinaaa
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NEGOTIATIONS
OF AWIFE
BY Helen Rowland

Psychology Of the Bob"
NH. Guineve! oh, PompadoUr!
oh, Lorelei! oh, Godiva!
~ WHAT have / done!
Once upon a time was gentle
and mild and ladylike!
Once upon a time, / POSSESSED
what I fondly thought a dis
tinctive personality. I could
wear clinging black and look ''In-
teresting," or a Spanish shawl and
look picturesque"
Once upon a time I tried to- be-
sweet and gracious ana symra-
thetic and considerate and tactful.
y ~
But that was before BoBBED
MY HAIR!
now catch myself walking
with a firm, snappy stride.
~ 4
I find myself making quick,
positive decisions, and stating NV
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WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE

GOOD answers sharp and sud
" den on some Of our prayers,
And thrusts the thing we have
prayed for in our face,
A gauntlet with gift in IT,"
Elizabeth Browning, in Aurora
Leigh" thus describes the sud
denness with which our wishes are
at times fulfilled.
Copyright, 1924, by King Features
Syndicate. IncO
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BY Maria Jeritzs
Famous Prina Donna Of the Met
rOpOlitan Opera Company and
One Of the Most Beautiful
Women of the Day.

wy HAT a wonderful place
wv this world would be, If
W every woman always
appeared at her health and
beauty best. And this result
could be brought about IL wom-
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RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS
Orange Delicious.

Two cups sugar, one cup water;
boil until thick; yollzs Of two eggs;
one cup thin cream; one cup
heavy cream; one-fourth sup Of
shredded orange peel; two cups Of
orange juice. Freeze one part salt
to three parts ice.-Mrs. ], y.
WATSON. Alexandria, Va.
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OPINIONS as
though they
were pearls Of
Thought.
. . .
/ insist on
sc xpre s s ing
myself"
. .
1 no longer
stand meekIy
aside and let
all the men
climb into the
subway train
first. but calm
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Tomatoes In
Europe

TOMATOES were introduced into
Europe towards the end Of
the sixteenth century, and about
1888 mention is made of them by
the Dutch, who speak Of their
being good to eat with Pepper, sal
and oil. -.