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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27

NE CA4 ~
OBBY stood back and
X waited for Bunny to take
- his turn throwing Quoits.
Up to the mark hoped the
little rabbit, lifted the QUOT on
his right paw and threw it right
over the peg.
you're certainly the cats
whiskers," announced Bobby,
laughing.
Bunny Strengthened his jacket
and hoped off to sit down on the
porch steps with Bobby.
1.-THE cats whiskers," repeated
Bunny. Nothing in the world
quite as useful to the cat as
whiskers."
"whiskers useful to a cat?"
queried Bobby.
ST should say So" declared
Bunny, stroking his own thought
fully.
"You surprise me-" said Bobby.
IT thought they were only orna-
mental"
That's where you're wrong"
said Bunny. "Of coure do
think whiskers are rather be-
coming to some''-and he gave
his whiskers another caress,
"but that Is not nearly as i'm
potant as their usefulness"
Just then Bunch, our cat,
sneaked out from under the
porch. Her eyes were set and
cleaning. After all you can't
change animals natures. And it
is Bunch's nature to catch birds.
Stealthily over the grass crawled
Bunch and without changing her
gaze crept right in between two
branches of the lilac bush.
did you notice that?" asked
Bunny.
"What?" asked Bobby.
1.-THE way Bunch crawled right
between two branches-which
really don't look far enough
apart to allow her to squeeze
through. And did you notice she
never stopped to see if they were
wide enough.?"
You're right" said Bobby.
"She never did take her eyes off
that bird"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27

bring the mus AAARiE .JERIT1 IA
cles of her body into active play,
may not feel the need Of special
gymnastics or indoor exercises.
But, however attained. a woman
must have the look Of alert phys
ical fitness. with firm, flexible
muscles which give. her the grace
Of a young tigress or a kitten at
play.
Somple, regular living, with an
abundance Of sleep. simple food,
fresh air and exercise, are essen
tial to this sound, physical beauty
and grace.
without physical fitness. mus
cles turn flabby and fat. And
fIabby muscles are always awk-
ward and ugly, whether in the
face, neck, chin, torso or limbs.
Fat. flabby arm muscles are
especially undesirable, for they
give awlxwardness to every move
m0uG OF LI10 SQOu4u01S 04A0 al ans
No woman can be called beautiful
who has not symmetrical arms.
Dancing especially esthetic,
classical and Spanish dancing
as well as swimming, rowing and
canoeing, win develop the mus
cIes Of your arms to rounded
symmetry.
The woman who sits at Q desk
all day, then rides back and forth
between her home and office, is
especially in need Of some such
program Of active physical exer-
else II she cares to look radiantly
well and attractive. So Is the
girl who spends hours idling In
an armchair or chaise lounge with
chocolates and a novel.
To live for beauty alone would
be stupid, for beauty is a means,
not an end-a means Of enjoying
life more and passing that enjoy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
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THE CATS WHISPERS

WHISPERS
"she certainly did not" said
Bunny.
How does she do it?'' asked
the boy.
"The cats whiskers. said
Bunny.
"Tell me what you mean,
Bunny2" said Bobby.
with pleasure" said Bunny.
eff you will notice Bunch, you
will see that her whiskers are
exactly the same width as her
body"
''is that so?" exclaimed Bobby.
"Is is" said Bunny. And at
the root Of each Of those whis-
kers it q very sensitive nerve
which tells Bunch the minute any
one Of those whiskers touches
anything. So you can easily see
that by feeling and not by seeing
Bunch can Immediately tell
whether she is going to get
through q fence or a bush or into
q hole without getting stuck"
"How wonderful" said Bobby.
Suddenly, like a flash Bunch
jumped out Of the buSh-fortu-
nately the bird had flown away.
A dog had barked and was run
ming up the path. Bunch made q
Decline for a hole under the
porch, didn't stop a moment, but
scrambled under as quick as q
wink.
"Who would ever know that
she could get under that place."
said Bobby, shaking his head.
"The cats whlskers." said
Bunny.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
By ElenOre -Meherin.
The Biggest and Best Story at
HaR CaPMMP

Her Career.
AYORA didn't weep now. And
III she didn't cling to him. She
- fought with grim, metallic
determination as though she had
10000 hands to hold him fast
against 10000 deaths.
He mumbled-she strained her
ears to catch the faint syllables:
''Morning-yet?"
"a little longer"
"Ice-'
Then in half an hour he re-
peated this. When she replied
again, "Just a little while now"
his lips trembled, he said, beaten:
Finished"
His eyes sought hers-waver-
ing, pleading. Not a mans eyes,
but a child's they seemed.
She looked steadfastly and smiled.
His seemed to flush; to fail. He
said brokenly: you seem far
away"
1--WE were never so near-never.
Dane. Oh, I'm thinking so many,
many things
His mouth twitched and he half
aobbed, Dearest" After a pause.
quietly: what will you do-oh,
Ncrryr'
wait till you're better, Of
course"
"Don't-don'tf fool yourself-don't
let them fool you. I'm DYING
know it"
The room swarmed with dark,
misty forms. They swiried about
her. reaching out with chilly fin
GERS. touching all over her, face,
pulling clammy wells about her.
But she kept her lips set and
smiling; she kept her hand pressed
on his-pouring into his ears wild,
ardent messages.
A gray-blue streak Of light waV-
cred across the wall. She watched
IT with a cold. frightened concentra-
tion-wached it a long time. 1t
turned family golden.
The Verdict
He said: Morning yet? What's
that?'
She sobbed: Its the light. It's
morning" and dropped her head
against his on the pillows.
The doctor touched her shoulder.
She dared not move. He raised her
gently. She saw that his lips were
smiling and she wondered vaguely.
She followed him to the holl.
ST didn't think he'd last through
the night. Mrs. Herrick. He has a
chance-better than a chance,
now"
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Tired Eyes

UTHEN the eyes feea strained
W and tired, and the lids ap-
pear red and infIamed, a little
warm milk makes an excellent
bath for them. Close the eyes,
and, using a pad Of cotton wool,
battle the closed lids for several
minutes. This treatment not only
brightens the eyes and removes
Inflammation, but will increase
the growth Of the eyelashes AMI,
If used regularly, will give them
that upward curl which Is so
much admired. Fresh milk must
be used for each bath, and it
must not be the least sour when
applied to the eyelidS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
EARN YOUR BEAUTY
Simple, Regular Living, With An
Abundance Of Sleep, Simple Food,
and Fresh Air Are Essential.

ment on to others. But to neglect
the simple measures that add to
our other gifts the exquisite gift
Of beauty Is still more stupid.
Here's an exercise that win help
keep your arms as lovely as
though you had from early youth
cultivated the habit Of carrying
packages on your head balanced
by your untitled arms. like %
many graceful peasants.
Stand erect with your heels
slightly separated and your feet
pointed straight ahead; weight
over the balls of your feet. Lift
your arms to q position straight
out from your shoulders at
either side. palms down. Lift
your arms very slowly to an
angle Of about fortysfive degrees,
at the same time inhaling. Ex-
hale while you bring your arms
slowly back to shoulder lsvel.
Repeat ten times or more each
morning.
This exercise may seem very
gimple-and it is. But practice
ing it carefully ten times will
give you a-distinct pun at the
muscles Of your arms and shoul-
ders, showing that it ID limbe--
ing them, and through stimu.a-
ton Of circulation bringing about
the flexible symmetry Of Shout
ders and arms essential to grace
full beauty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
Second Installment of Modern Novel,
Centered On Heart and Mind
of the "Flapper."

from her lips. She fled to the
kitchen, hiding her face in the
roller towel. giving in to the mad
storm Of weeping. She nu~mured:
"I knew it, I knew it!'
The whole world and she her
self seemed flaming with light
songs-thousands or songs went
rushing through the air. She
looked at the window box. Only
little blue zinnias opening their
eyes. but she thought: GOD,
aren't they beautiful! Oh, beau
tiful' Never had the world
shown such tender, melting,
happy face-never a morning so
fair, so soft-divine with color
and with music.
But when she went back to
him and saw that his face was
drawn and thin-flat against the
pillow, her heart broke. She
took her place sadly and MUIR
INJURED: "You see I wouldn't let
you gov' &.
She stopped down that not even
the walls might hear: "Oh, you
must get better quick now.
Everything will be different
There were long, anguished
days of battling; troubled days of
weakness; times when he said:
II can't make the grade" times
when she almost despaired, ans
wering: "You CAM
Vows Made.
There was a day of peace; of
fervent gratitude; a day when
Nora Lee whispered to unseen
presences, as though prayer must
be given somewhere: Thanks!
Thanks" A day when she made
stern, brave vows, promising
away the future to prove that
she was worthy.
On that day she drove him
down to Mickey's cottage in Los
Gatos. He laughed once because
she kept looking at him, anxious
as a mother: "Oh, I'm here all
right! You're a sweet kid. Nora
LeeY
She said, guIping: mot half
as sweet as I'm going to be!'
A hooking ripple: Appreciate
me, now?"
Perhaps that's it."
Gee, this is goodr'
"It Was Well"
A silence-hi1ls turning brown
and purple; white ship flying
across the sky. "You saved me,
Nora Lee. If you had left me
that night, would have gone"
Mo-
I'm sure Of tt felt myself
sinking-dropping down. and
would have let 30. think that's
all it needed. But I couldn't get
free of your hand"
"No-you couldn'tr' She laughed
and dashed her palm across her
eyes. "And you never can-never
nowv'
One night they sat on the door
step, leaning against the porch
rail. Her hand rested in his. She
said softly: "Dane-it was well. for
IFS nerhana-"
He waited for her to explain.
She said: you know what I
mean. 1t was well for me to be
brought close to death"
"Why?"
''It makes life so much sweeter
so much dearer. Tell me, were
you truly happy-truly to your
Utmost hearth"
She felt his eyes and avoided
them. He asked teasing: What
great confession is coming?"
"Yes-it is great. Why don't
you answer what I ask?"
Pm happy-quite-
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
WINDOW BOX
FOR CHILD
BY Carolyn Lisberge-

by Carolyn 1lSDeFSe-
~ REAT is the joy and knowi-
- edge that comes to
~ youngster permitted to
take care Of a window box plant
ed with flowers and herbs. No
parent is so poor as not to be
able to provide one.
But it is essential the child be
made responsible for the care Of
this box. When my boy found
himself permitted to- care for the
flowers alone his interest was
intense. He brought me a weed
with extra long root. This
started a discussion in which he
learned the facts Of botany with
out knowing he was getting a
lesson in science.
Too few parents bother to see
that their children learn the
facts of nature. Too many play
yards in schools are paved space
minus grass or green growth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
In the Home

II you have a white felt hat
which is no longer white it can
be successfully cleaned with paste
of magnesia and cold water, APP
piled with a brush and allowed
to dry on. When quite dry mag
nesia can Re brushed off and the
hat will be perfectly clean. In
a case of a very soiled hat, more
than one application Of magnesia
may be necessary.
Velvet can be cleaned by rub
bling it with a cloth dipped in
powdered magnesia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
MEDITATIONS
OF
MARRIED WOMAN
BY Helen Rowland
THIS MARRIAGE.

A man is not really beginning
to get ''old' until he discovers
that any woman over twenty
five looks just like a blot on his
landscape.
The Lord made matrimony a
lottery for woman by giving her
no choice in the matter Of a hus-
band; man makes it lottery for
himself by scorning to CHOSE" q
wife, and leaving it all to chance.
fate, or accident.
~ Spring is the season when even
the dogwood looks like orange
blossoms to a. girl, and the ring
around the moon like q wedding.
ring.
Every man seems to be a past
master Of the fine art Of making
any woman perfectly miserable
whom he happens to love best
in all the world"
Some men always win at poker;
some always come out just
even"-and few tell their wives
the truth.
Golf and bridge are like mar
riage-they bring out all the
worst or the best in a mans dis
position.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
TO THE
LOVELORN
' Beatrice Fairfax
Does He Mean It?
EAR MISS FAIRFAX:

&AO80 &1S A400b8 A86
~ EAR MISS FAIRFAX:
While on a vacation ]
met a man two years my
senior. I have been out with
him often, and he comes to see
me. He has repeatedly told me
that he loves me but am at
q loss to know whether he means
what he says.
I know am beginning to love
him. but would not want to tall
In love with him and then find
that he was not true. He il
twenty-six and / am twenty
four. SO. we ought to know our
own minds.
Do you think I can put any
faith in what he says?
M. e. g.
HOLD onto your heart until
IL you're positive that he loves
you-that his expressions Of love
are not merely an impulse, the re-
suit Of passing fancy. Continue
to enjoy the friendship, but don't
give up other men friends, and
don't regard him as more than a
friend until he asks you to be his
wife.
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0UCI1OuS.
And this Is
true Of every
woman w h 0
keeps at her
best physically
and expects to
retain her
beauty beyond
extreme youth.
The woman
whose d ally
routine Is suf-
fic ie n t y
strenuous to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
FOrty-twO Line
Bible

TIME Bible of Forty-two Lines,
i an edition Of the Vulgate
printed between 1850 and 1855 by
Gutenberg, is so called because it
has forty-two lines to. each of
the $500 columns Of the book.
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latch in the evening-and when
she hears the door slam behind
him in the morning.
A wise wife will always put
her husband on his honor-but
even a "trusty" will bear watch
ing when the call Of spring is in
the air, dear heart.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27

USY wives and mothers wanted
D rich, hot brealdasts-but cooked
quickly.
So we gave them Quick Quaker,
q new Quaker Oats.
All that rare Quaker favor, all
the lusciousness and smoothness OF
this famous brand are there -pluS
3 to S minute cooHnKl
That means less kitchen work IN
the morning. More time to sleep;
more time to dress the children.
il provides the "hot oats and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27

Se1ndnrd full sire and
weight packages
Medium: ~ pounds;
Large: 3 pounds, 7 Oh.
Your grocer now has
two kinds Of Quaker
Oats-the Kind you have
always known and Quick
Quaker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27

ANSWERS
to Yesterdays Questions.
Santa Barbara Mission, Cali.
6ornia, was founded in 1886.
AViscount de Turenne, French
marshal, was killed at Sasbach.
Germany. July q, 1915.
3-Mark Catesby, English nat.
uralist, lived in America from
1712 to 1918.
4-Calvin was banished from
Geneva in 1888.
6-The Peace Of Augsburg was,
concluded September %, 1856.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ intend to celebrate my six
teenth birthday with a little
party at which I am anxious to
have both girls and boys. Can
you help me by giving me an
idea Of how I should write them
a note Of invitation? L. A. L.
GLADLY. A short note just
VI giving the necessary informa-
ton is enough:
"Dear Ted:
"A sixteenth birthday is such
an important milestone that I'm
not going to let mine go by with
out having my friends greet it
with me. So will you come to
celebrate my anniversary" on
Saturday, February the twenty
first? I'm going to have an in
formal party at my home, and if
you'll come in about eight-thirty,
Mother and I will be very happy
and delighted to welcome you.
Will you come?
BEST wishes to you and high.
est anticipations of seeing you on
the twenty-first."
Mrs. Beeckman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readers)
copyright, 1925. by Premier Syndi-
cate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
By Maria Jeritza,
Prima Donna Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and One Of
the Most Beautiful Women
~ &Ho IAaw

<<"HEY earn their beauty
from week to week"
said a producer Of must
cal revues, commenting on the
girls in one Of his famous pro-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27

There are
two "happiest
moments" lin a
married wom-
ans day; when
she hears her
husbands key
Jingle in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
w III EN- IN
.,DOU BIT
MRS. Cornelius Beeckman-

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- My daughter was secretly
married. It is proper for US to
write to her husband or is 1t his
place to write to us first? And
what could we say? We like the
young man. My daughter got J.
nice letter from her husbands
father. M. S. +.
1T would he courteous and show
L a fine spirit (even though
late) If the young man should
write to you first. But, If he
does not, I advise you to write
to him, end welcome him into
the family. This will not be so
difficult, since you say that you
and your husband like the young
man. You might mention, casual
ly, that you regret much that
these young people did not take
you into their confidence, since
you feel that you should have
been given the dignity Of being
consulted in, or at least informed
about, such an important step.
Don't, however, dwell on this
too much, for the deed is done,
and you might cause a disagree.
able feeling. Write mainly Of
your hopes for the young people,
and your wish to cooperate in
making them very happy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
WKHEHs;S

A white carnation in mans
button-hole usually symbolizes his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27

- Y0WADAYS most marriages
IN appear to be held together
II with ''snappers" instead Of
with the secure old-fashioned
safety-pin Of Mothers time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27
NORA LEE = By ElenOre Meherln
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN2

WwYHEN was Santa Barbara
W. Mission, California found
ed?
when was the Viscount de
Turenne, French marshal, killed?
3-When did Mark Catesby,
English naturalist, live in Amer
lea?
4-When was Calvin banished
from Geneva?
when was the Peace Of
Augsburg concluded?
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
to Yesterdays Questions.
Union Theological Seminary,
New York city, was founded jan
uary Is, 1886.
.2-Wordsworth wrote THE Elk
cursion" In 1914.
3lThe battle Of Froeschweiler,
Alsace, was fought August s,
1870.
4-Usher's, scheme Of Biblical
chronology was elaborated be-
tween 1850 and 1854.
5-Sir John Sucking, English
poet, committed suicide in 1912.
Copyright, 1926, by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
when was San Luis Obispo
Mission, California, founded7
when was Marcus Whitman,
American pioneer OF the North.
west. murdered?
3-When did Francisco dc
Xeres, historian Of the Conquest
Of Peru, die?
when was the fate Of Ed
uard Vogel, African explorer, ascerS
tanned? =
5-when was Zenobia Queen of
Palmyra?
Answers to these queries viii be
printed tomorrow.
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recovery from
the throes Of
one love or
one marriage,
and his readi-
ness to begin
all over again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-27

milk" breakfasts doctors now are
urging with as little muss and fuss
AZ plain toastl
Won't you try this new Quaker
creaton1 You will be delighted.
Look for tho Quaker
on the label
That means Quaker flavor.
That means 3 to S minute cooking.
That means the superfine oats you =.
want-the finest grown, the most
delicious in all the world.
The Washington times., 1925-05-06
13-M|LE WATER
TUNNEL IS now
OMPLETED
Costs Almost $4,000, 900
And Is One of Longest
In the World

HUNTINGTON LAKE, Fresno
County, Calf, May 6. - Water is
flowing today through the thirteen
and-one-h -half-mile tunnel of the
Southern California Edison Com
pany, under the Kaiser range of
the Sierrss, thus completing one of
the worlds greatest engineering
feats.
The tunnel, which cost close to
$2O,0OO.OO0, is the longest fifteen
foot bore tunnel in the world
Using as basis of estimate the
tables which have been proved rea-
sonably accurate by power COM
panies operating in regions where
the wet and dry seasons alternate,
the additional power which the
Florence Lake Tunnel will con-
tribute to the Southern California
Edison Company system in central
and southern California will be ade-.
quate to irrigate 100000 acres Of
farm land which is not at present
under irrigation; it, will supply suf-
ficient power to operate 500 fac
tories, employing 100000 persons.
The Washington times., 1925-05-06
GIANT A|RPLANE
. To ESTABLISH
NEW LINE
eikorsky Machine Will Be
Christened at Boiling
Field Exercises

Elaborate ceremonies at Boiling
Field at noon Friday will mark the
christening of giant Sikorsky twin
motored transport airplane. and the
establishment with the plane of an
airline passenger service between
New York and Yorktown, Va.
The plane will leave New York
at 10 o'clock Friday morning, ac-
companied by an escort of army
planes from Mitchell Field and is
expected to arrive here about noon.
After the christening the plane
will fly to the Naval Mine Base at
Yorktown, where ceremonies will be
conducted, including the setting up
Of a zero milestone marking the
establishment of an airline pas
senger service.
The airline service is being spon-
sored by the Yorktown. Historical
Society, the Yorktown Country Club
and the Yorktown World Forum.
These organizations will be repre-
sented here by General r. Allyn
Lewis, vice president of the club;
The Washington times., 1925-05-06
OFFICERS TRANSFERRED
BY WAR DEPARTMENT

Army orders issued by the War
Department today include the fol-
lowing:
Major Homer A. Bugg, instructor
Illinois National Guard at Chicago,
ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va.
Major Robert c.. Garrett, in.
structor National Guard New York
City, ordered to Fortress Monroe,
Va.
Captain Bryan r. Ipock, Fortress
Monroe, Va, assigned instructor
Pennsylvania National Guard at
Lancaster,
Captain Paul r. Hudson, Fort
Benning, Ca, assigned instructor
Virginia National Guard at Rich
mond.
Lieutenant Colonel C. Ebbott,
Fort Benning, Ca, assigned in
structor West Virginia National
Guard at Charleston, w. Va.