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THERE SOMETHING REsTFUI PLAIN FLOOR COVERING
If COLOR OTHERWISE OFFSET
\

Floors, like walls, are always back.
grounds. Both form backgrounds for
furniture, which is seen against the
former as well as the latter. And so
in the consideration of floors as back
grounds we find the same rules are
true pertaining to them as to the
treatment Of walls. They may be
plain. In wall papers plain means in
effect rather than in reality, while
in floor coverings it means actually
plain. Or either walls or floors may
be decorative and ornamental in
themselves.
If a floor is covered with rugs, it
may be plain or ornamental in treat
ment, but if the covering is carpet,
then the plain ones are the vogue. No
longer do we find lowered carpets,
whose origin is so interesting.
Those who tread upon the blossoms
We're supposed to be literally walk
ing on roses" While the idea is fas-
cinating. the result proved too bizarre
to stand the test OF time in its rela-
tion to the beautiful in interior dec
grafton.
Conventional Designs.
Realism is not now sought even
when. the floor covering is ornamental
used. Conventional designs, not nec-
essarily geometric. but certainly not
realistic. are the mode. The outstand-
ing exception to this ruling is found
in the old colonial hooked rugs. In
most of these the designs are as true
TO life as the makers could depict
However. they do not fit in with mod
ern decorative schemes, but rather
with rooms done in old-fashioned
style.
Carpets.
In considering carpets we find that
with the advent of vacuum cleaners,
these floor coverings are more in evi.
dence than during the last quarter of
a century. The soft, gray carpets
made TO tit rooms form exquisite back
grounds. Their soft tones bring out
the beauties of line in furniture and
the charm of color in furnishings.
mention gray especially because it is
the most popular color of the mo-
ment. There are mellow tans, gray
greens and endless other tones, even
black carpets. 1t is a mistake to
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hair? (2) have enlarged pores Do
astringent lotions make the skin too
dry and cause wrinkles? After cleans
ing ones face at bedtime should cold
cream or an astringent be applied and
left on overnight? MISS III.
Answer-t1) Since you do not de-
scribe the condition of your hair, /
cannot very well prescribe, a tonic. II
your hair is inclined to be too oily you
may use the following three times a
week: Three ounces rosemary water,
two ounces cologne, two drains tine
ture Of jaborandi, one dram boric acid.
If your hair is inclined to be stubborn
1t is probably too dry from much curl
ing with hot irons. If this is the case,
rub little white mineral oil into the
scalp before your shampoo and after
your hair is dry spray on some white
brilliantine to give it fiexibilityi and
luster.' / would suggest your using a
mild bleach with your shampoo to
keep your hair fair Dissolve one ta-
blespoonful of salts Of tartar in a little
water. Add one tablespoonful of
lemon juice and two of rosemary
water, then mix in the beaten white
of an egg. Wet your hair and then
apply the mild bleaching mixture,
rubbing it in well, and allow 1t to re-
main on for Ii or 20 minutes. Now
rinse off in tepid water and shampoo
the hair as usual. 1t is the moisture
at the seashore, not the salt, that
takes the wave out Of your hair Bay
rum is contained in most hair tonics.
1t is composed largely of alcohol and
does not darken the hair as an oily
tonic would do (2) Please send a
stamped, self-addressed envelope ask
ing for Care of Oily Skins or Care
of Dry Skins" whichever you think
would suit your complexion. The right
use of astringents will not cause the
blemishes you mention, but, of course,
the prolonged use of strong astrin-
gents will do so. Please ask also for
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CHAPTER XXXVI.
The Next Morning.

On the morning following Johns re-
turn Helena was up early. No one.
to look at her, would have dreamed
that she had cried last night. Her
face was quite radiant as she came
into the dining room apd took her
seat opposite him at the table, and
after Minnie had brought the scram-
bled eggs and toast and had set the
coffee pot before her, she looked across
at him and said, evenly:
81 suppose one or the other of us
ought to make a move of some kind.
| We can't go on living here as usual" "
IIe looked up, startled.
81 don't see why we have to hurry
But there's no point In waiting.
Not that I like to go into the details
of the thing any more than you do.
but we might as we'll be practical
about it. One of us will have to get
a divorce
| "If you want to hurry the thing, all
right" John said GROSSLY.
II did want to ask your advice about
! it, Helena said sweetly. II was won.
dering what would be best to do
| "Of course, you will divorce me, y
John said promptly.
! ''Of course" Helena agreed. "But
where shall / go. l don't know the
| faintest thing about it, you know. AS
| yOu say iIOWSNSI, we ItSSuH IuSti
matters. I'll go out and stay with
/ Natalie for time. Minnie will take
| good care of you. And in the mean
time we can make up our minds about
| it,
| John slipped his coffee refiectively.
| OF course, Helena didn't want to re-
main here at the apartment. 1t would
be much easier for her to see her
lover If she were at Natalie's or her
mothers, and much less embarrassing
| He wondered what Mrs. Ford thought
about all this, anyway. Like most
mothers of her generation she was a
very conventional woman. Did she
actually countenance I1elena's rash.
ness? Or hadn't Helena told her
about it.
| II don't want to be SELFISH he said
after a moments silence. IT hadn't
thought of rushing things through,
| but I might as well be frank with
! you. l haven't settled anything def.
nitely with Nina. I haven't even
asked her to marry me. There's only
very subtle understanding here be-
| tween u.s."
/ "I see," Helena returned evenly.
| But that doesn't alter the situation
materially. Now that we've had an
| understanding. it makes everything
easy And don't think we ought to
wait too long before we take some
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then, and Strengthened the place up a
bit, and tried to read a little-but it
was too darn quiet.
| tried to get hold of some of the
fellows to come over and play cards,
but ! could not raise a quarum that
late in the evening. and it certainly is
lonesome around here.
j felt kind of weepy when every
body left. The baby was sleeping in
his basket and ] guess it's all right
to carry babies that way. He didn't
seem to mind.
When I kissed Joan good-by | said,
'I'll be awfnlly lonely without you.
and she said. I'm be lonely without
you, too" and she looked a little
weepy herself. and somehow it made
me feel a little better,
1t wouldn't be so bad If the apart
ment wasn't so quiet
So then ] said good-hy to my
mother and Joan's grandmother, and
told my mother / would take a trip
home myself as soon as possible, and
then the conductor yelled "All
aboard" and / had to leave them.
i guess it's time to go TO bed.
wish it wasn't so quiet.
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definite steps. I'm sure you'll agree
with me, IL you stop to think"
What does your mother think
about all this?"
Mother? Well. to tell you the
truth, John, haven't told her. You
know how older women are and
there's no need of hurting her before
it's absolutely necessary. Mother Is
very fond of you. and I suppose she'll
be hurt for a time, that's only nat
ural."
Have YOU told Natalie?"
Yes; Natalie knows"
What does she Think
We'll. Natalie is pretty well occu-
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no one else knows he likes to brag
about it.. / am quite sure you have
seen people like that. So Peter was
very anxious to tell others. that he
knew where Buster Bear had gone to
sleep for the Winter. 1t never ell
tered his head that In spying on Bus
ter he had done a most impolite thing.
Shortly after Peter left Buster
Bears bedroom the snow began to
fall. This pleased Peter. That snow
was covering up Buster Bears tracks
and his own tracks. If it kept on fall.
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"puzzEcks"
1Puzsle.Linsericks.
Underscoring.

Gather round and hear Annabelle-l-.
She is one you might call fashions
,;
In a bobber sIop-3-
She dozed off, It,
And the bobber man gave her a--5-,
i. To express ones self with pas
sion.
2. Bondsman.
s. Familiar article Of furniture.
4. State emphatically.
s. Most men do It every day.
Note.-When you've completed the
limerick by placing the right words,
indicated by the numbers, In the cor
responding spaces, youll see why An
nabelle was annoyed--and no wonder!
1t was enough to ruin the poor girls
whole week. The answer, as well as
another "Puzzlick,' will be here on
Monday.
Yesterdays "Puzzliek."
A giddy young cat named Maria
On the back fence sang higher and
higher,
Til she hit a high note
Which got stuck in her throat,
She now has to play on a Tyre.
Copyright. 1926.)
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Hair Tonic for Titan Blond.

Dear Miss Leeds--(D | have blond
hair with reddish tinges in it. VIII
you please prescribe a tonic that will
not darken ii nor make it stubborn
and hard to wave. l. have heard OF
tonics containing salt, and am won
dering whether they make the hair
stubborn, az salt air at the seashore
takes the wave out of hair that is
not naturally curly. Is bay rum Il
good hair tonic or does'it darken the
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Steak and Kidney Pie.

Cut into cubes one and one-half
pounds of chuck steak and six lamb
kidneys or one beef kidney. Roll in
three tablespoonfuls of flour and
pepper and salt to taste. Place in a
deep dish and nearly cover the meat
with water. Cover the dish with pie
crust. Bake in quick oven to cook
the pastry, then lower the gas and
cook for one and One-half hours.
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HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

Colonial and early American furni.
-ure and decorative accessories can
still be numbered among the most
popular and useful Christmas gifts
for the home. Any of the articles
pictured here would surely find a
warm welcome in the home of colonial
nr early American aspirations.
The Windsor side chair is simple
and true to its traditions. It would
make q good bedroom chair. dining
chair or desk chair. The butterfly
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Encouraging Long Lasl,es.

encouraging Long LaSheS.
I Dear Miss Leeds--1 am II years
old. and since l was a small child /
have had very long lashes. Lately
they appear to be falling out quite
bit. | use white vaseline on them at
night Should / clip them? Ny lips
are quite thin. and I sometimes use
lipstick to make them look thicker
Is this correct? MIRIAM
Answer--Continue with the vase
line every night. and ] am sure that
results will show in time. Do not clip
the lashes. Sometimes when the eye
lashes fall out excessively 1t is an
indication that ones general health
Is not up to par. 1f you are suffering
from eye strain or are underweight
that may account for the condition
you complain of. No, you are. too
young to use lipstick makeup makes
a girl of your age seem lacking in re-
finement. Keep your lips soft and
smooth by using cold cream on them.
LOIS LEEDS.
fCopyright. 1926.)
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One mother says:

One mother says:
Every one knows how much good di-
gestion depends upon a happy mental
state. l try to make meal time a
pleasant occasion for the children.
never bring UP subjects that are like
ly to make arguments, or take this
time for scolding them. 1t is often
possible to smooth over a little mis-
take without sending the child from
the table.
(Copyright 1927 A
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THE DIARY OF
A NEW FATHER
BY ROBERT f.. DICKSON.

Friday midnight.
Gee, the house is quiet.
l took Joan and her grandmother
and my mother and the baby to the
train shortly after dinner and they
left sharp at O'Clock, and this kit
chenette apartment seems as big as
all outdoors.
When I came home | washed the
dinner dishes, which we had left be-
cause there wasn't time to do them
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Peter Rabbit did want to peek into
Buster Bears bedroom, but of course
that wouldn't have been polite. How
ever. 1t wasn't ,politeness that kept
Peter from doing it. The truth is,
Peter didn't dare to. Buster Bear
might not be asleep. Even il he were
asleep. he hadn't been asleep long
enough for Peter to dare take any lib
critics. So Peter was satisfied to leave
well enough alone and go hunt up
some one to boast to.
Peter is very like great many peo-
pie in that he dearly loves to boast.
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS

my leafet on THE Right Facial
Treatments at the Right Time" which
explains the uses of astringents.
LOIS LEEDS
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Tho first mothers aid laws. were
passed in Missouri ana Illinois IN
I'LL ia -. ..-4..--.--4--.-
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Something About the Man Who Pays the Bills
But Doesn't Say 1t With Tokens-The Girl
Who Works, But Lacks Proper Freedom.


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Yowler Shows His Teeth.

For people who are filed with spite.
There nothing is, or can be. right.
Old Mother Nature
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tCopyright. 1926.l

Across.
/. Obstruct.
5. Rebuff.
8. Pair.
II. Enemy.
12. South American city.
13. Eternity.
IA. Public room.
16. Invest.
Is. Striving.
21. Inclined.
"a. Fish spawn.
25. Give for transportation.
2S. In the interest of.
70. In addition TO.
80. Playing card.
81. Meet by appointment.
33. Poem
35. Very thin metal.
38. Exist.
80. Foolish.
AZ. Myself.
48. Bury.
46. Color.
Al. Collegiate degree.
48. Mineral.
40. Entangles.
81. Small coin.
So. Vile.
1. Connection.
2. Submit
8. Talk lovingly.
4. Answer.
s. Agile.
6. Continent (abbr.).
Z. Chaldean city.
8. Captured.
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IOld-Fashioned Measles Still Battling
Science After Centuries of Research

Although as old as medical history
and SO common that III cities over 80
per cent of the population have had
the disease by the age Of IS, measles
Is s,ill one of the mystery diseases
which it has been extremely difficult
to combat II is believed to be caused
by an extremely small organism
which cannot he seen with the ordi-
nary microscope, and which passes
through q filter which stops ordinary
germs
With the possible exception Of
smallpox. it is the most contagious
disease known TO man and. according.
TO tn. United States Public Health
Service. il is difficult TO control be
cause the symptoms of the disease
are not obvious until about four DAYS
after infection.
THE Importance OF measles is fre-
queEt1y underestimate " said Dr..
Victor &. Vaughan. chairman OF the
division Of medical sciences Of the
National Research Council and one
of America : leading cpidemulogistS
and IL has been commonly believed
that the disease acts as . wedding
out process to eliminate the unfit al
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best he had To his work. During tTa,
past week Mr.. Baker was promote
again TO the position of foreman .,
action of Director Hall. which has
been hailed as a popular" promotion r,
at the bureau. Mr.. Baker entered
the Government Service in 1892 and +.
more than 60 years old.
Two other changes have recently
been put into effect at the bureau
following the resignation Of Henry !
Wilson, superintendent Of the pla u.
printing division, to accept a positior .
with "A lithograph firm In New York
City. His friends and associates ten
dered him u farewell testimonial din
ner on the occasion OF his departure
Jesse l.. Swigart, who had been a.
sistant superintendent. was promoted
TO superintendent to succeed Wilson
and George J. Cleary. who had bee
a foreman, was stepped up to succeeG
Swigart as assistant superintendent
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o. very early age and does no harm
to the. strong. On the contrary, a
study Of measles In the United States
Army camps during the World War
revealed that person who has re-
Gently had measles is ten times more
likely to die from pneumonia than
one who has not.
1T IS not over -sanguine to claim. :"
Dr. Vaughan continued that if this
disease, together with whooping
cough diphtheria and scarlet fever,
could be entirely suppressed, the
average length Of life would be in
creased hy at least 10 years.
There il great probability that the
work of Drs. Bernard. Debre and
Joannon win lead 10 an eventual con
trol of the disease, DR.. Vaughan
said
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OLD lincoln HOME
BEING PRESERVED
Government Aiding in Keep.
ing Log Cabin Where Pres
ident Was Born.

Further evidence that the Govern
ment Is supervising preservation of
the old log cabin in which Abraham
Lincoln was born and the farm on
which il ia located. near Iodgenvilie,
Ky, cropped up yesterday In a de
cis.on by Controller General McCarl.
The question submitted 10 McCarl
from the War Department involved
expenditure Of SIc1.S4 from the in
come from an endowment fund of
$500 turned ove.' to the Govern
ment for uplleep Of the Homestead
Of Abraham Lincoln ana the log cabin
in which he was born, together with
the memorial hail inclosins the same -
Upholds Payment
NCCarl in his decision yesterday
held that the money could be paid
out Of the stipulat ed income for travel
expenses to u Miss Amy Comstock
not Federal employe, but an en-
p.oye of Richard I.iovd Jones the
Lincoln farm commissioner Miss
Comstocli had been assigned to make
a trip to the farm in Kentucky from
Tulsa. Okla. in order TO supervise
some work there for the commission.
er. as the commissioner himself was
unabl" to go. The general account
ing Office previously had held that
the monev could not be paid out Of
the fund. but McCarl's decision yes
terday reversed this position, allow.
ing the item
Miss Comstock. according to a letter
from Commissioner Jones. was to in
spect the property and memorial :
and especially to investigate the ne
ceSsity Of improvements on the roads
in the farm. and also a matter Of
drainage which is causing recurre Mt
Disagreement to the farm. and which,
when funds are available, will require
rather extensive drainage system to
divert the floods which annually cover
the court with mud"
Gets 500 Year
1t il stated in the McCarl decision
that the Lipcoln Farm commissioner,
himself Federal employe. received a
compensation of only 500 a year. and
that there are only two other en-
ployeS. caretakers, paid out of the in
come from the trust fund.
1T is also stated" the McCarl de
ciSion went on 20 say. that Commits
sioner Jones paid Miss Comstock for
her time from his personal funds and
charged only the actual travelling ey-
penseS TO the trust fund. Her travel
expense item vas approved by the
Secretary OF War. under whose super
'ision the trust fund is administered.
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MOVE TOPRESERVE.
FORTSASD.C. PARKS
Appeal Made to Many Bodies
to Create Recreation
Spots.

trNstaliHed III an appeal made 10
The representatives ui nearly 30 ma
r:onal organize tiOnS from every state
Gathered in Washington 4 ieW DAYS
ago to consider extension OF out
floor recreation uppo, tunltieS L"|
,NmeriCans. q move to preserve For,&
,NaShincton and Hunt on the Poto-
1uac River below Washington i Wen
under way and has the support ot
hhe National Conference on Outdoo"
H;ecreation.
Developments during the past few
ajays III the move to preserve the
,tNvo old forts as part Of lie Ma
tlonal Capitals outer parks scheme
were these:
Maj [ S. Grant. Sd. eNecutiy"
officer of the National Capital Park
Commission, wrote To ReDrcSentatiFe
Frederick y ZihlEau. chairman of
he House District committee. urging
him to amend the House measure tor
sale Of these forts To permit their
sransfer to the National capital Park
commission. Mr.. Zihlmau Is a ra"r4-
5,er of the commission in mis- c5nacitN
~ chairman OF the House District
committee.
ASKS Cooperation.
stephen 7. Mather, director u lhe
National Park Service. and also
member of the park commission. lad
an appeaI before the recreation con-
Terence to got behind the movement
for transfer OF the TWO forts from
she War Department 10 the park
body He asks members of the con-
ference to urge on the members OF
congress from their states an
amendment in the House bill autho.'-
Sing War Department sale Of the
torts, which would permit their
transfer TO the commission. Although
1he conference took no formal action
regarding the suggested transfer. in
dividuaI members expressed their
sympathy with the move and pledged
support.
The Senate has already passed a
measure sent to il by the War De
partment providing for sale of the
Lwo old forts. which are members OF
Il group OF abandoned military reSef
vations the department hopes to sell
and realize enough money to promote
building program. The Senate also
passed an amendment permitting
transfer Of the two forts on the lower
Potomac to the park commission. This
amendment was stricken out in the
House. Mr.. Mather said. He declared
that If the two forts were sold at
public auction, at some future time
The National Capital Park Commission
would probably find itself compelled
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BAKER RESTORED
TO BUREAU POST
Foreman, Denoted When
WiImeth Was Dismissed.
Given Position Again.

Another injustice which followed
the summary dismissal Of Director
James T.. Wihncth and % chiefs in
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. early in 1922, has been corrected
with the promotion Of Charles a.
Baker back TO his old position as
one Of the foremeu in the plate print
ing division Of the bureau.
Mr. Baker had been denoted III
1922 from the position Of foreman,
which he had held for 4 years. lie
returned 10 his press. according to
his acquaintanceS. with the best of
good grace and continued 10 give the
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Hill Billies" to Entertain.

The Hill Billies." the seven music
makers from Tennessee, North Caro-
lima and Virginia, who recently have
entertained Washington radio au.
diences, will give concert tomorrow
night in the social hall of Columbia
Heights Christian Church, 1885 Park
road. at O'Clock.
The concert was arranged by L. W.
Riggs. 511 Kenyon street. under the
auspices of the Wilmeth Bible Class.
The nMbliC Is invited to attend
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Prompt Delivery

The prompt service of credit department will
make it possible for have your radio delivered
within a few days.
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Will Give Dance and Show.

4 combined dance and vaudevir.
show will be given by the Kalllpoli
Grotto at the Willard Hotel Satu,
day night. The program is being -
ranged by romittce headed By ,
s. Shreve and A Mitchell Phillir,
The Grotto Band viii give conces
preceding the dance. music for viii
will be provided by The organiz
tion's orchestra. The program will y
so arranged that q vaudeville act y {.
intersperse each dance number.
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Asks Absolute Divorce.

Annie K. Embrey yesterday filed
suit III the District Supreme Court for
an absolute divorce from James c.
Enbrey. They We're married January
p, 1919. ana have one child. cIuelty
and misconduct are alleged Attorney
LeOnard 4. Black appears for The wife.
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to buy them back at enhanced prices
a9 the land is valuable for park pur-
poses and would tie in well with the
outer parks development proposed for
Washington. Although he said such
Il move may not come for some wears.
il is we'll to save money To-. the com
mission in the future.
Money Value Snai'
Maj. Grant pointed out that the
money value of the two forts is small
compared to their value as integral
parts of the park system. Fort Wash
ington is on The Maryland side of the
river just below Alexandria and Fort
Hunt is across the river. They
formed two Of the most important
down-riVer links in the defense Of
the city during the Civil War.
Mr.. Mather told The Star that the
commission at present is pledged to
a program OF park development within
the boundaries OF the District of Co
lumbia. but it's activities also include
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providing for future parks outside the
boundaries Of the District He char
acterlzed the fund of $500, 900 appropri-
ated for the commission annually as
small, and said not much could be
done in the way Of park purchase and
extension with So small fund II the
two fort sites We're purcha sed.