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My Neighbor Says:

Ay tsSA6hD0A ~ .
When scrubbing hardwood
floors fold towels into small
squares and stuff them into
your stockings to protect the
knees.
If a quantity of silver is to
be cleaned try this method:
Mix sweet oil and whiting to a
smooth, creamy paste. Apply
with q flannel cloth. Allow 1t
to stand until dry. Polish first
with cotton flannel, then with
chamois. This method will not
eat or injure the silver plat
ing.
For a finger-marked piano or
other highly polished surface
of furniture, try cold water
and chamois skin. Have two
skins, both very soft and plia-
BILE. Dip one In cold water,
wiring it very dry and then
wipe off the polished surface;
then polish with the dry skin.
Never apply coal oil or any pat
ented polish the ingredients of
which you do not know. One
woman who used coal oil on
cleaning days soon found that
the entire surface of her pi-
ano was marked by tiny cracks.
To keep steel bright dip a
piece of rag in a little kero-
sene, then in fine ashes, and
rub the steel briskly for a few
minutes. Then polish with a
clean, dry cloth and dry fine
ashes, and you will be delight
ed with the result.
To bleach white goods that
have become yellow, dip them in
strong blue water after wash
ing, let them become very bl1e,
and then hang out to dry.
They will be thoroughly
b1eached.
Evening star., 1925-03-25
Small Yoke in Latest Smart Frocks
BY MARY MARSHALL.

For many years past the tradition
of the yoke has been carried on en-
tirely in the wardrobes of babies, and
even in these little clothes il was
sften neglected. You would have had
TO look very far and wide before
hnding a woman's or young girls
frock with yoke. But now you
Evening star., 1925-03-25

of outdoors. 1t is truly amazing, even
to the city dweller how many va
rieties of the feathered folk a bird
fountain will lure in the course of a
Summer.
Besides, a good looking bird bath
is a distinct addition of beauty to the
garden. The gray cement is most ef-
fective against the background of
garden flowers and green shrubbery,
and it forms a central point of inter
est around which the garden may be
laid out.
Copyright, 1925.)
Evening star., 1925-03-25

What is a garden without birds
and how can one better lure them
than with a bird bath?
If you have never known the de-
light of studying the little songsters
and learning their ways, you have
missed one of the keenest pleasures
Evening star., 1925-03-25
Almost Perfect Homes.
Nothing's perfect, for yoA see
There's nothing but can better be.

Polly Chuck was greatly tickled with
the compliment old Granny Fox had
paid her. 'Old Granny Fox knows
good thing when she sees ii" said Polly.
IF Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy nave
half as much sense they will keep away
from here, too, for hanging around here
hoping to catch one of us will be a
waste of time. They haven't a chance.
Evening star., 1925-03-25
Sauce Tartare.
One Mother says:

tablespoon each of capers, olives,
green cucumber pickle and parsley
Press in cloth till quite dry. Blend
gradually with one cup of mayon-
naiSe,
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Robin Hood Here This Week

D OBIN HOOD. the famous outlaw;
N has intrigued the imagination of
the English-speaking world since the
twelfth century, when he and his band
of outlaws are popularity supposed to
have ruled Sherwood Forest" in the
interests of the poor and down-trodden
in England. Song and story have
written his name in the hearts of the
people from that day TO this.
Reginald De Koven, the American
composer, who gave so much of his
strength and energy to the cause of
music here ia the National Capital.
chose this characters adventures as
the theme for the most popular of all
American operas, Robin Hood
This work is classic and it's mel
odies and fun make it a favorite with
the American public. 1t has been
chosen as the third of the Summer
opera series TO be presented by the
Washington Opera Company and will
open at Polls Theater tomorrow
night, continuing there for one week
with two matinees, Thursday and
Saturday at 2:15.
Robinson Newbold. the famous
comedian, whose "Ko-ko" in the
'Mikado" was a pronounced hit, will
be with the company again in the
role of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Francis Tyler, whose "Devilshoof"
and "Mikado" will be recalled as dis
tinctly individual interpretations, will
sing the role of Friar Tuck. Sol
Solomon, whose comedy work is well
known in Washington from his APP
pearances with DeWolf Hopper last
season and with other companies for
years back, has been especially en-
gagged for the role of Sir Guy. Mr.
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Solomon's reading Of this role is no.
table. This gives the company three
great comedians.
Another addition to the company,
imported especially for this produc-
ton, is Edward Orchard, who was
last season with the st. Louis Civic
Opera. Mr.. Orchard was a member
of the original Boston Opera Company
and also the Boston Society of Sing
ers. He sang the role of Franz
Schubert in Blossom Time" for three
seasons and has been engaged by the
SChuberts for The Student Prince"
in the Fan. He will sing the role of
Little John here.
has grown with every appearance,
VIII be heard in the title role of the
opera. Helena Morrill,, prima donna
of the company, sings Maid Marian.
Eleanor La Nance will be Alan-a-
Dale Augusta Spette will sing the
role of Annabel. Pierre Remington
will do VIII Scarlet. The chorus
of 40 which appeared in Bohemian
Girl" will sing in robin Hood
Max Hirshffeld continues as conduc-
tor and Paul Callan as stage director.
III. NJ. S. Pinafore" will be given the
week of July 13.
These productions are underwritten
by a generous Washington citizen
who wishes the city to have the bene-
fit of these classics of the light opera
world. He believes with Edouard AL
bion, general director of the Wash
ington Opera Company. that the
Washington public does want them, so
the season is being extended at Polls
Theater, easily accessible to every
Evening star., 1925-07-05

NEARLY a million dollars for
~ single moving picture thrill!
This is what is claimed for one
scene in THE Halfway Girl" which
Earl Hudson has just completed for
First National in and around New
York.
The Halfway Girl" is an Oriental
drama, laid in Singapore and the IN
dian Ocean. It's biggest scene shows
a huge ocean-going steamer blown 10
atoms at sea when cargo Of benzlne
explodes.
Hudson wanted a thrill that would
surpass anything the screen had wit
messed, so he purchased the former
United States Shipping Board steamer
Corvallis, built by the Government
during the war at a cost Of $90O,OOO.
It was renamed the Mandalay for the
purpose OF the picture, and starting
scenes Of a ship on fire at sea were
filmed, with Doris Kenyon and Lloyd
Hughes narrowly escaping death sew
eral times.
Then the Mandalay was taken out
to sea 125 miles off Sandy Hook. Ten
tons of dynamite was placed in her
hold. five tons in the bow and tlve IN
the stern. One thousand pounds OF
blasting powder was placed in the
superstructure and the whole joined
up by fuses and electric wires. Al
fred Sorrenson and his son William,
noted throughout the world as expert
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Marine Band Concerts.

THE United States Marine Band
will give five concerts this week.
Tomorrow there will be two, one at
the Marine Barracks in the early
afternoon and the other later at
Montrose Park. Tuesday a concert
will be given at Walter Reed General
Hospital at $50 pm, and Wednesday
the band will play at the Capitol at
5 o'clock. Thursday at 1870 pm.
they will play in the Sylvan Theater.
These programs will be given in de-
tail in The Evening Star.
Tomorrow's two programs will be:
At the Barracks at pm. tomor-
row the music will include: March,
"The Thunderer' (Sousa); overture,
"Zanette" (Auber); "Mazurka, Opus
so. No. s" (Chopin); clarinet solo, II
Puritani'' Fantasia (Bellini- BassD.
Principal Musician Emil Rada; eX-
cerpts from THE Dollar Princess
FalD: waltz "Lagunen" (Strauss);
'eTorchlight Dance No. 3" Meyerbeer):
Marines hymn, 1.-The Halls of Monte
yuma" and THE Star Spangled
Banner"
At Montrose Park at 7:30 pm, the
program will be: March, General
Haywood" U. S. M. c. (Santelmann);
overture, Morning, Noon and Night"
(Suppe); intermezzo, ''Rendez Vous,' .
Roccoco (AIetter); selection, Singing
Girl HIerbert); romance, ''Musica
Proibita' (Gastaldon); waltz, Jolly
Fellows" VollstedD; grand scenes
from Romeo and Juliet" (Gounod).
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
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each country both for the splendid
rganizations she produced and for
her conducting of these orchestras.
When Nine. Kuyper came to Amer
lea recently she realized that the
women here possessed the ability and
independence to carry on a similar or
ganization, so she commenced found
ing the American Womens Sym
phony. A corporation has already
been formed. Every man or woman
who understands the novelty and
beauty of this idea, which also car
ries with it the fact that woman mu-
sicians will be able to earn their own
living from their instruments, can
support it by becoming one of the
founders.
Because at present there Is no field
or opportunity for woman musicians
and they are compelled, If they wish
to serve their art, to play at restau-
rants, hotels or movies" Nine. kuy-
per's symphony will fill a need in
America.
In a measure the success of this
project lies with the women of Amer
lea, for the women's clubs New York
City's alone number over 400 have the
power to aid and finance the orches-
ira by engagements at their festivities
and moral support.
Although Dutch by birth, Nine.
Kuyper was chosen as the first wom-
an instructor of composition at the
Royal College in Berlin, and many of
her pupils there have since become
noted composers and symphony and
opera conductors. In every country
where her orchestra appeared mem
bers of the royalty and leading artists
lauded her conducting.
At one of her London concerts she
gave the first world performance OF
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Million-Dollar Thrill.

dynamiters, handled the blasting.
They were the solitary passengers on
the Mandalay the night she was towed
to sea with the explosive planted IN
her hold.
A terrific electrical storm broke
during the early evening and contin-
ued throughout the night, but
the ship rode safely through the
storm, and just as preparations were
completed for dynamiting her the
Coast Guard cutter Seneca appeared
and ordered the steamer % miles far
ther out 10 sea. The captain insisted
that the Mandalay be blown up before
dark because of the danger to ship
ping that would result if the explo-
sives were left on the high seas in the
darkness.
The SOrrensons jumped into small
rowboat and rowed $500 feet astern of
the Mandalay, with their batteries and
wires aboard. The spark was set and
in a few moments the splendid steam
er was blown TO atoms. It was
spectacle the like Of which was seen
by but few persons. When the
smoke cleared. the nose Of the Man
dalay was beneath the surface and she
was slipping rapidly to her last rest
ing place. In five minutes she was
gone.
A 5000. 900 ship has been sent 10 the
bottom of the Atlantic for one thrill
in a picture.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
NAVY Band Concerts.

THE United States Navy Band will
give three programs this week,
tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday
at the Capitol, at Reservation 313-A,
and at the Navy Yard bandstand, re-
spectively. Programs for Tuesdays
and Wednesdays concerts will be
printed in The Evening Star.
The program at the Capitol tomor-
row at pm, will be: grand march.
"Pomp and Circumstance" (Elgar);
overture, "Rienzi" (Wagner); solo for
baritone. Thoughts of Love- Pryor),
Jean Manganaro, bandmaster U.S.N.;
rhapsody, ''2nd Hungarian" Oiszt),
Pesther Carnival; tone poem, Fin
landia" (Sibelius); duet for flute and
clarinet, 'Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark
(Bishop), ]. Bell and c. Brendler, band
masters U.S.N.; excerps from 1.-The
Only Girl" (HerberD; valse de concert
"Violets" CWaldteufeD; march Chimes
of Liberty (Goldman); finale, 1.-The
Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1925-07-05

IT ARTHUR SMITH, Inc, has an
"a nounced a combination of musical
attractions. including several distinct
~ novel numbers, for the list of the
eleventh series Of 10 star concerts to
oe given at the National Theater on
Thursday afternoons next season, the
FIRST being given October Is and the
last March %. The list includes two
operate performances by William
Wade Hinshaws delightful company
that presented such. a charming
miniature production of Mozart's
fImpresario." The operas next year
will be the same composers MAR
Tiage of Figaro" and Donizettis comic
opera, "L'Elisir d'Amore," both sung
in English.
The avley-Oukrainsky ballet that
has given unusual performances of
advertisements under the direction
of Fortune Gallo, will give a program
of ballets in this series of concerts
I The vocal soloists viii include Nine.
Rethberg, a leading soprano of the
Metropolitan Opera House; Sophie
BraSlau, we'll liked contralto, and
Louis Graveure, a baritone, who has
not been heard in Washington for
some time.
The instrumentalists will be William
Bachaus and Ethel Leginska, both
leading pianists of international repu-
tation;- Pablo Casals, the cello artist,
Evening star., 1925-07-05
PIERRE REMINGTON
RECITALS
LA SALE sPIER RECITALs.

7 A SALE SPIER presented four
young students of the piano in
series of two evenings of two recitals
each, Wednesday and Thursday eve
ningS at his studio. The programs
were ambitious, containing some
little heard numbers by the great COM
posers. as well as some of the Gus
tomary recital pieces.
Wednesday night Jean Stimson
played the first movement of Mozart's
"Sontata in + Major; a funeral
march and Hunting Song" by Men
delssohn; Schumann's Forest
Scenes; four Grieg numbers, "She
Is SO White" Skip Dance" "Al-
bumleaf in + Ma jor' and March of
the Dwarfs," " and Gurlitt's rondo for
two pianos. written in d major.
The same night Carroll Wolcott
played Mozart's Fantasia in c
Minor" Chopin's preludes in C major,
T. minor, A major and B major; num-
bers from Schumann's "Faschings-
schwank' and the first movement of
Beethoven's Concerto in B Flat
Major"
Thursday evening Sophie Snyder
played Chopin's prelude in F Sharp
Ma jor," "Mazurka in B Flat Majo
Waltz in B Minor; Liszt's Chap
pelle de GuiIlaume Tell" from An
nees de Pelerinage"; three dances
from Tschaikowsky's "Nutcracker
Suite; Grieg's Bridal Procession"
and the second and third movements
of Mozart's Concerto in d Major"
Jessie Blaisdell played the first
movement of Schubert's Sonata in
A Major" Chopin's "Nocturne in E
Major and "Scherzo" in the same
key; Debussy's Reflects Dams L'eau,"
Leschetizky's "Barcarola Venezia"
and two List numbers, lie Nal du
PAYS" from "Annees de Pelerinage,"
and Eighth Rhapsody"
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Maryland Beauty in Follies.

CHRISTINE FORREST, daughter
~ Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Forrest
of Rockville. Nd, has Joined Ziegfeld's 8
new Summer Follies, which opened
with customary Ziegfeld splendor at
the New Amsterdam Theater, New
York, recently.
Two years ago Miss Forrest won
1.-The Vanities" beauty contest, being
acclaimed the most beautiful girl in
Maryland She represented her State
at the American Legion ball in 1928,
but steadfastly refused TO consider
the numerous stage offers her beauty
prompted. Christine as we'll as Mrs.
Forrest had other ideas of a career.
Earl Carroll, however, finally succeed
ed in getting her signature to a Vani-
ties contract. Later Miss Forrest
signed with THE Passing Show"
Ziegfeld in casting the new Follies
sought especially to glorify the capti-
waiting girl-that rare feminine type
embodying both beauty and person
ality. Mr.. ziegfeld ought to know his
stuff.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Comedy the Hope Of Movies

for the slapstick comedy, certain types
of audiences that will support the
broad mirth making. But that audi
ence will grow smaller all the time.
There unquestionably is more
thought, more genius behind the COM
edies of the screen than in any other
type of picture making. The motion
picture comedian must have more
intelligent outlook on the screen art
than other stars. His ingenuity is
brought into greater play.
why? In the first place, the aver
age dramatic star does what he is told
TO do by director. The average di-
rector has a script 10 follow. and the
script writer usually has a highpow-
cred novel, stage play or a good origi-
nal story 10 work from.
The comedian. however, usually
has staff of assistants TO cooperate
with him. but his own decision is final
in all cases. 1t is folly for him 10
attempt TO produce an outsiders idea.
for there is not one high grade writer
in a hundred, or maybe in a thousand.
who can write and gag motion picture
comedies. This is an art all its own.
From the workshop of the come
dian comes the true representation Of
what the motion picture was intended
for. They turn out ideas that are
purely cinematographiC and which
would be impossible of reproduction
on the legitimate stage. The best eX-
ampleS of this are Safety Last Girl
Shy and now The Freshman which
is Harold Lloyds latest work. The
building climb in Safety Last could
not possibly be done except in real
life or on celluloid. The great chase
which marked the climax of Girl Shy
never could be produced on the big
gest stage in the world and with the
best stage technicians handling the
idea. And, for that matter, it would
be an utter impossibility for the stage
TO repeat the foot ball performance
which stands as a high light of The
Freshman
Virtually any of the o-calIed so
ciety dramas and some of the thrill
ers of the dramatic field could and
have been done on the stage. Con
sequently. in my estimation, the mo-
ton picture comedy stands repre-
sentative of the motion picture art
at its best"
Evening star., 1925-07-05

her composition, 1.-THE Song of the
Soul, composed for orchestra, seven
solo singers and dance
Nine. Kuyper's real ideal for her
women's symphony was to have 10
educate and uplift the poorer classes.
She gave several concerts in Germany
for this purpose. Her public efforts
attracted the attention Of Max Bruch,
the famous composer, who wrote, ia.
1917, the following remarkable letter
to the city council of Charlottenburg.
THE orchestra Of woman musicians
has, under the capable professional
and artistic direction Of Elizabeth
kuyper, thoroughly justified its ex-
istence. The performances which I
have heard by this orchestra We're ex-
cellently and conscientiously prepared. !.
and carried through with absolute
confidence and without a hitch, which
proves that women also, provided they
have sound musical training and
are under intelligent leadership, are
able to render orchestral music in n
wonderfully efficient manner. The
successful concerts given by this or
chestra on the occasion of the splen-
did Women's exhibition are still fresh
IN our memory.
Both from an artistic and a social
standpoint it is very much TO be de
SAA Cd tildI lillS tlilCItllL ana UNIQUE
orchestra should remain in being, for,
on the one hand, it is a means of
helping forward many gifted and per
serVerlng women, on the other hand,
IL would be a wonderful mission for
this orchestra TO give to the poorer
classes, at small cost, clear and up
lifting performances of high artistic
value, for man does not live by bread
alone, and it is just among these
classes of society that the truly good
and beautiful is accepted with the
Warmest gratitude What is already
being done for the people by the
Philharmonic Orchestra, under town
support, is very gratifying, but does
not completely satisfy the needs.
THE founder and conductor of this
orchestra, Elizabeth Kuyper, has won
for her work great and indisputable
merit, which merit is acknowledged
freely and impartially by people Of
all shades of thought. It is well
known that Elizabeth Kuyper has in
the world of artistic productions given
out the most striking and remarkable
work. that her compositions are not
able for their independent inspiration.
beauty of form and forceful melody.
Her talent and her zeal, her artistic
intelligence and her continual energy
insure the ever-inCreasing prohciency
of the orchestra, which proficiency Il
has retained until now, in spite of
many difficulties it has had 10 en-
counter
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Finest Role Ever.

D ICHARD DIX has been spared the
~ one disappointment which he
feels he could not have borne. He has
been selected to play the part OF the
Indian hero of Zane Grey's epic of the
American Indian, "The Vanishing
American"
1--WE wanted to play this part for
two years. the actor said. II can
look like an Indian and / believe |
understand Indians. l agree with Mr..
Lasky that it is the greatest part ever
written for a movie actor.
For the pleasure of playing this
marvellous role I'll gladly accept the
hardships that come with 1.-two
months on the Navajo reservation, 165
miles from the nearest railroad; eight
day horseback trip. rattlesnakes. heat,
sometimes questionable water and the
thousand and one inconveniences that
We'll all have to make the best Of"
Lois Wilson also is featured in THE
Vanishing American"
Evening star., 1925-07-05
FICKENSCHER RECITAL.

Daisy Fickenscher presented a pro-
gram last night at Joppa Lodge TEN.
pie, including numbers both for Vio-
Inns alone and for ensemble with
strinsed instruments and piano.
The numbers included: Prayer from
"Lohengrin,' violin quartet tWagnerl.
Dorothy Seamans, Gerald Whitaker,
Foster Lipphard, Miss Fickenscher;
"Liebestraum" UisZt, Catharine Muir
ply; Romance" tSvendsen) Foster
Lipphard; trio, "Allegretto, Andante,
Allegretto con spirito" (Curlitt), Dor
othy Seamans, Iantha Smith, Miss
Fickenscher; 'Waldesrauchen" Giszt),
Eva Davis; "Serenade," two violins,
cello and piano (Schubert), Dorothy
Seamans, Gerald Whitaker, Iantha
Smith, Miss Fickenscher: Scene de
Ballet" (de BerioO, Ruth Hays; Dec
laration of Love-" quintet, Dorothy
Seamans, Gerald Whitaker, Foster
Lipphard, Miss Fickenscher, Iantha
Smith; Hymn to the Sun" Rimsky-
korsakoff, Frankol, "Liebesfreud'
(kreisler). Dorothy Seamans; "Hunga-
rian Dance No. 6" (Brahmsl strings
and piano.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

AN the motion picture comedy lies
i the main hope for the advance
ment of the cinematographic art
This broad statement is made oy
William r. Fraser, general manager
of the Harold Lloyd Corporation.
THE greatest progress OF any
branch of the motion picture profes-
sion has been made in the field OF
comedies" continues Mr.. Fraser. 1T
was just about five years ago that the
old-fashioned slapstick comedy started
on the down trail in public fancy. In
its place came the type of screen com
edy eXemplified by Harold Lloyd 5
.Grandma's Boy - comedies with
thought. one might call them. This
type of fun creator has reached such
an appeal with the public that the
slapstick brand of comedy has been
almost figuratively driven off the map.
OF course, there always will be a field
Evening star., 1925-07-05

studied harmony under Rubin Gold
mark Prior to becoming a member
of the Crandall musical organization,
Miss Abrams was solo harpist with
the Russian Symphony Orchestra Of
New York, of which Modest Alt
schuler was conductor. While play
ing with the Russian symphony she
was heard twice at the Belasco
Theater in this city.
Miss Abrams also for considerable
period was solo harpist with the Crea-
tore Opera Company. She has fire.
quently played through the air for
listeners-in over radio as one of the
"Crandall Saturday Nighters."
Among the institutions at which
Miss Abrams has appeared voluntarily
for the entertainment of the patients
may be mentioned st. Elizabeth s
Hospital, the tuberculosis Hospital,
Garfield Hospital, the Children's Hos
pital and the District jail.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
B. P. Schulberg Program.

us New York Wife" written di-
rectly for the screen by John
Goodrich, has been announced for pro-
duction by B. p. Schulberg. 1t con
tains a plot full of dramatic contrasts,
In which the son of a small family
brings home Broadway bride to
startle his conservative relatives.
The complete Schulberg lineup for
next season now is: His New York
Wife, Shenandoah" THE Plastic
Age, Lew Tyler's Wives" with
This Ring, Partisan Love-" Horses
and Women" "Eden's Fruit" "The
Worst Women" "Shopworn," "The
Aristocrat. " Dancing Days" Studies
in Wives Exclusive Rights, .
Shameful Behavior - 1.-The Romance
of Million Dollars" THE Other
Woman's Story and The Girl Who
Wouldn't Work"