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Evening star., 1926-10-15

; Mrs. E., McC. writes: MY baby girl
weighed s11a' pounds at birth and now
at months only weight 12ha. Is
she very much underweight? She is
20 inches tall.
II am giving her 16 ounces Of water.
"a ounces Of milk and tablespoons of
maltose. 1 give her ounces Of this
every three hours, but she
does not seem satisfied. She gets one
half ounce of orange juice in one
ounce Of water every morning. Shall
I start cod liver oil and how much?
Which can begin to give her other
foods and what would you advise me
to give her? Hope you Will help me as
you have helped so many others.
Answer am sending you the
weaving and feeding leaflet, as well as
the one about cod liver oil. so that you
will understand how and when to
feed the baby. At the present time
her formula is more than ample for
her needs and there is little reason
why she should be dissatisfied. In
fact, it may be discomfort as much as
dissatisfaction. should not alvise
9trengthenlnE the mix 1Of tne pres
ent, but continue with the formula and
/ am sure that the child will add
weight soon. She is not greatly under
weight though she has not added as
much as might have been expected
considering her birth weight and the
quantity Of food she is now getting.
Shoes for Small Feet.
Mrs. T. B. E: When the baby is old
enough to walk about he should have
shoes. not to support his ankles, but
to protect his feet from the floor and
walks. For early use think a nlocca-
shoe is excellent. for the toes have
full opportunity for grasping the floor
as they should, and this gives the
baby a sense Of firmness that is es-
sential to his walking well. To bind
child's feet irto tight. stiff shoes
with the idea that these will support
his feet is, to my notion, to do the
very opposite. The shoes should be
soft.soled and though they can be
high shoes and At the child's foot they
should be ,pliable enough. SO that he
alks as il bare. Primitive races
have beautiful and strong feet.
in comparison to our weak muscled
broken.arched shod ones. We might
take a lesson from them and allow
the child to develop his own strong
muscles through use instead of de-
vending on leather supports.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
SUB ROSA
By MIMI.
Magnifcent Sylvia.
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

That's what everybody. called her
the magnificent Sylvia" For she
was magnificent. She was tall and
slim, exduisitely blonde, perfectly
gowned. charming, witty. poised.
She had lovely, clear-cut face,
heart shaped. Her skin was pale
ivory. Very seldom did the shadow
Of a frown come to wrinkle her smooth
brow.
She's so aristocratic," sighed her
admirers: $50 thoroughly the grand
lady-allnost too good to be true. It's
! amazing to see any one so exQuisitelE
| we'll bred. courteous and charming i'll
this day Of w'ild.haired flappers."
Still, Sylvia was not great one
for attracting friends. OF course, she
had numerous admirers. They fell
fer her at once and hung on for
years.
Only her girl friends seemed sur
! prisingly few Every girl needs
| few chums.
One wondered why she was always
alone in her smart roadster; why at
a dance she was often the center OF
a group Of boys, but seldom found
, with a crowd Of her own sex in the
dressing room.
! Then came the dreadful rumor, just
like thick, evil vapor drifting
| through the crowd, "Sylvia's stingy."
1t seemed incredible. People re-
; membered gifts Sylvia had made
| charming gifts typical Of the donor.
! Certainly she hadn't scrimped y or
saved on those handsome wedding
; presents she'd made to the different
! girls.
! Yet other people remembered
! things--sinlilar thingS-more impor-
tant things.
! Sylvia had complained once to one
| Of her friends that she didn't like
| taking all the crowd for long drives;
; it used up, so much gas, and nobody
! offered to pay.
No one had ever seen her even
| make an offer to pay a check for tea
| When the bill was presented Sylvia
| usually had occasion to powder her
nose very vigorously.
/ She didn't like loaning a quarter
/ here. a dollar there. One Of her rare
! Fuckers of irritation appeared in the
! smooth ivory of her skin when, a
! casual request was made that She
; contribute something to club dance
+, OF an afternoon tea.
In numeous little ways she showed
herself to be grasping and tight. Yet
she really thought that with her care
| fully chosen gifts on special occasions
! she silenced any doubts as to her
! generosity. And many other girls do
the same thing. They neglect the lit
! tie things
They scrinp-they grow mean and
| hard over everyday acts Of gen
erosity-and then they think they
cover up this hnplea SAINT. little habit
) Of theirs by giving large, handsome
presents for display.
| No one knows Sylvia's secret, ad-
mires or respects her. She's Stunned
by the girls who have come to realize
! how ungenerous and small she is.
i She would do far better to cut out
! the big, lavish gestures and concen-
trate on thoughtful little displays Of
unselfishness and generosity.
/ fCopyright. 1926.)
|,
| Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries
directed to this paper. provided stamped.
addressed envelope is ncosed.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
The Teacher.

Along about now the child who is
not doing very we'll in school begins
complaining about the teacher. The
newneSs has worn off on both sides.
and each sees in the other the things
he most diSlikes. The teacher sees
that the child is not making good and
begins setting him right. and the child
sees that the teacher is not pleased
with his work, mistakes that for per-
sonal displeasure: how can teacher
like him and still tell him sternly that
his spelling is atrocious.
Nom, will YOU ask if | can go into
Miss Marie's class?"
Why"
'Aw. I don't like Miss Grace. She's
too mean. Never gives fellow a
chance. | want to go into Miss
Marie's class. She's nice
Now if mother is wise she will
say: I'll think this over. | want to
go over your work and see how it is
getting on before l ask to have YOU
changed. Bring home your notebooks $
and whatever report cards YOU have
20 far, and I'll look them over tomor-
row evening. If find that YOU would
do better IN some other class l will go
into the office and ask for the change.
But first I want to know what | am
talking about.
The next night the complaining
child will not he likely to present his
notebooks or his cards. He hopes,
usually. that YOU will forget about it.
and wait until a more propitious time
for renewing his request. But the
time comes when you get the cards
and the notebooks. and YOU sit down
in session with the grieved child.
Let's see. Good marks in arithme-
tic. That's pretty fine. Good mark.
though it might be better in geog-
raphy, and these notes ought to be
neater and have a bit more meat in
them. l think. But what's the mat
ter with spelling and composition and
grammar? The English group is
awful. What's the trouble?"
Didn't l tell you TO take me out
Of her class? l couldn't do a thing to
suit her. | wrote six pages on
Christopher Columbus. and she gave
me c. and she gave Pete r. It's a
skin
II see. Take your time and talk
correctly. The teacher gave YOU G.
and that's more than ! would have
given YOU for this work. You surely
know that there il no t in which.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
NV Neighbor Says:

Dry shoe polish is apt to
darken brown leather. To rem
. edy this use any good liquid
polish to which a little turpen-
tine has been added, and rub
the stuff we'll into the leather.
Leave it on for some minutes
and then polish as usual.
To keep stored silver bright.
before putting away it should
be carefully washed, polished
and placed in flannel bags. Col
ored flannel is best. as the
chemicals used to bleach the
white flannel are liable to tar
nish the silver.
If a skirt or coat part Is too
full and stands out in a puffy
manner. it may be corrected as
follows: Lay dampened cloth
over the part to be shrunk and
press with a hot iron, redamp-
ening and pressing until the
garment is smooth.
In sewing, always twist the
cotton and make knot before
breaking off the thread. After
a little practice this will be
easy to do apd will save lots of
time.
To remove grease spots on a
dress put piece of brown pa
per beneath the damaged part
and another piece over it. Then
press with a warm iron. The
grease will be absorbed.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY

Story of the l.. S. A.

the choosing Of men of merit a.
such as are not only under the int.
ence of warm attachment to th'
country but who also possess sen
ments of principles of the striCtc
honor"
Gen. Greene's message is one ="
good cheer for the cause of AMcric.
liberty and it should do much to di'
pei the gloom which, as he says. h"
alarmed the fears of the timid az
aroused their apprehension of an a.
preaching ruin" He says:
with force inferior to the enemy
in nursber: with troops that wc .
mostly raw or undisciplined. wit
young and ignorant officers. VIII:
could be expected against old. expert
enced officers. with veteran troops t.
command short of what has take
place? Especially when YOU take II
the idea of the extent of ground "
had to guard, and the assistance tn
enemy received from their ships
owing to the situation Of the port.
occupied. The militia has come anG
gone in such shoals that His Exec
lency could never tell scarcely tw'
days together the strength he had a!
any one port.
"If the different States compile,
the eStaDllSTI1tenI, dSTceaDiy 10 tHt
resolve of Congress. and the troops
come we'll oft1cered for on that the
whole depends), ] have not the leas,
doubt In my mind but that in a few
months we shall be able to seek tn
enemy instead of they us. ! kncv
our men are more than equal to theirs
and We're our officers equal to or
men we should have nothing to fe;,
from the best troops in the world.
do not mean to derogate from th'
worth and merit of all the officers il
the Army. We have many that are
i'll the service deserving Of the highes
applause and have served with repu
tation and honor to themselves an,
the State that sent them
downright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-10-15
"PuzzEcks" :"
-Puzzle.Lin,ericks.

There was a young cashier of i
Whose accounts. when reviewed.
wouldn't ?:
Soon his chief 5
For he'd furnish a A
And was seen every night at the d.
/. Seaport of France.
,. Balance.
5. Suspected him tcolloduial. three
words).
4. Apartment.
Exhibition of dancing
(Note--The moral of this limerick
If limericks can be said to have a
morals that one should be eX.
tremely careful of money which is not
honestly secured. Can. you complete
the verse;. If not look Tor the sanswer
and another 'Puzzlick,' tomorrow.)
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
There was once man with a fad
Twas nothing SO dreadfully bad, =
But his friends thought it silly
When in Picadil.y
He'd yodel because he was glad.
fCOpyright 1o2t)
Evening star., 1926-10-15
Sudden Fashion Changes Unlikely
BY MARY MARSHALL.

italian culture had such wide influ.
ence. At the time of the French reyo.
luton there were fashion changes
that took place almost over night.
There was no transitional period in
the styles followed by Marie An
toinette and those we associate with
the. women of the revolutionary
period.
For a century or more now our
fashions have changed gradually.
This does not mean that the change
will continue to be as gradual. 1t may
be that Europeans will feel a sudden
reaction against the pleasure-made
program that has been in progress.
Italy already seems to have ex-
periehced a temperamental conver-
sion. Mussolini could not have met
with success in his program of re.
forming Italian women's clothes if
this reaction had not already begun.
The Italian women themselves were
apparently rather tired Of wearing
"immodest" clothes.
Paris, they say, is not taking Mus
solini's dress reform very seriously.
So long as the feeling against the
present. day type of clothes Is con-
fined to Italy there is little likelihood
tnat the reFlNdl VI IOhS ohAl 10 anu
mediaeval fashions will affect France.
1t may be that the Italians are merely
in the vanguard Of a new dress move
ment that will soon enlist other Eu-
ropean women as well. If that is so
we may actually see one of those sud
den and headlong changes Of fashion
which took place in Europe at the
time of the French revolution.
In the meantime what Mussolini
saws about women's dress will haze
little effect in this country. You may
wear a black bloused frock as an
amusing suggestion Of the black
shirt, and some daring American
woman, returning from Italy, may
appear in one of the new long skirted
Aionna Wanna frocks. But they Will
be only passing fad.
tConvright I926.D
Evening star., 1926-10-15

PROVIDENCE. Il. l.. October Is.
1776.--Gov: Nicholas Cooke of Rhode
Island has just received letters from
Gen. George Washington and Gen.
Nathaniel Greene of the Continental
Army which shed an interesting light
upon the recent misfortunes of the
Army. The States. say both generals,
must exercise greater care in the
selection Of officers. Both generals
also praise highly the ardor and spirit
of the men in the ranks while lament
ing their lack of training. AS to the
selection Of officers the commander-in-
chief says:
TOO much regard cannot be had to-
Evening star., 1926-10-15
Danny Walks Tightrope.
Only those who persevere
Can hope to see the goal draw near.
Old Mother Nature.

All was quiet in the motor boat
Mouse SO far up the Big River.
Danny was now Ahe only one aboard.
He had suspected this for sor1e time,
but he hadn't: been sure. He had
remained hidden in a little cupboard
under one Of the seats. and had been
very comfortable there because he
had a soft bed of cotton waste. He
had even become SO used to the put
ting Of the motor boat that he didn't
notice 1t at all. He had even gone
to sleep. He had been awakened by
the stopping of the motor. Then
there had been great deal of tramp
ing about by the people in the motor
boat, a~lot Of talking and splashing
and other noises which had sent little
chills Of fright playing tag all over
Danny. But after what had seemed
to Danny a Very long time all these
noises had ceased. He could hear the
sound Of voices growing fainter and
fainter. and finally he couldn't even
hear these.
When at last Danny did venture to
peep out, all was still and the stars
didn't take Danny long to discover
that he was all alone on that boat.
He examined it from one end to the
other. He found some crumbs, which
helped to stay his appetite, and then
he began to think about continuing on
his journey. But to do this he must
get ashore.
Danny climbed up on the edge of
that boat and went all around it.
Nowhere was it near enough to shore
for him to jump. One end, the bow
seemed to be fastened by a rope to
something floating out in the river.
From the other end. the stern, there
was 4 rope to the shore.
Danny sat down on the stern and
studied things. 1T looks to me-" said
he, "as if l shall have to- swim if
want to get ashore. But don't want
to swim. That water is moving too
fast. I'm afraid it would carry me
away before could get to shore
The current was swift right there.
1t was swift. and it made out toward
the middle Of the river, rather than
toward the shore, so Danny was quite
excusable You could hardly blame
him for not wanting to plunge into
the water.
For a long times Danny sat there
and studied and studied. Yes. sir"
said he. II guess I'll have to make up
Evening star., 1926-10-15
Italian Jelly.

Make a plain gelatin jelly using
granulated gelatin and following di-
rections on box. Arrange jelly ST.
that it will cool in a layer about one
half inch thick. Cut i'll fancy shapes
with small cutters. This Italian jelly
may be used as border for meats
or sweetened and favored as border
for fruit or jelly deserts as i'm the
present instance.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
DEDrTNET7 CTADTEC BY THORNTON
DELI lXlE OlO101EkC w. BURGESS

my mind to swim" Right that very
instant Danny. noticed that rope from
the stern of the motor boat to the
shore. He frightened up right away.
II wonder, why didn't notice that
before" said he. II ought to be able
to walk that. If stay here I'll be
a sort of prisoner. There are only
two ways of getting away from here.
One is by swimming, and the other Is
Evening star., 1926-10-15

The course Of fashion does not al.
ways run smoothly on. The changes
from one silhouette. from one type of
skirt or sleeve or hat 10 another are
usually very gradual. Turning tho
pages Of history of custuming it is
hard even for an expert in such mat
ters always to say this is the style
of this year" and this of the year be-
fore. 1t is only when you set clothes
Evening star., 1926-10-15

IE1Ef<E . "A VAL ftE SAlD.
by walking that rope. III fall off the
rope, I'll be no worse off than I'd be
if tried to swim. III just try it,
SO Danny Meadow Mouse climbed
up up on the rope and slowly and
crept out for a foot. Then
his heart failed him and he went back.
Finally he tried it again. and this time
he went little farther. The farther
he went the bolder he grew. Danny
was walking the tightrope. He had
almost reached shore when the cur
rent swung the boat and gave that
rope a sharp tWitch. If Danny hadn't
happened to be holding on with all
four feet, he certainly would have
been thrown into the water. AS it
was, he gave a faint little squeak OF
fright and then scrambled to shore
as fast as he could go. So
Where there's a will there's q
way" said he. as he touched the solid
ground once more. But YOU and l
knew that long ago.
Copyright. 1926.)
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Montego Bay, Jamaica, is to have
an electric light and ice plant
Evening star., 1926-10-15

One Mother Says:
When making a wash dress for my
growing daughter. I find it is best
to turn up a double hem. II the
dress shrinks in washing or the
child grows and the dress must be
heightened, it is easy to drop one
hem and the material will be the
same color as the dress. if any fading
has taken place.
(Convrjphf 1925
Evening star., 1926-10-15

SUGGESTIVE OF THE ITALIAN
BLACK SHIRT IS THE BLACK
I[ASHA BLOUSE OF THIS NEW
SPORTS FROCK. THE BLOUSE
IS TIED WITH BLACK VELVET
RIBBONS AND WORN WITH A
BOXPLEATI:D SKIRT OF GRAY
AND WHITE TWEED.
Of one decade against those of the pre-
ceding or the one following that you
sea the decided change.
But this sort of gradual evolution
in fashion does not always hold Quick
and complete changes i'll womens
fashion took place in England imme3i.
ately after the Norman conquest. You
could find examples of very quick and
drastic changes in French fashions
at the time of the renaissance, when
Evening star., 1926-10-15

Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries
directed TO this paper. provided stamped.
addressed envelope is inclosed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-12
Social Figures
Desert London
for Grouse Hunt

LONDON. aug. 12.-'rcday mark
ed the opening of The "grouse sea
SON in S,ot, ".--th, annual evo.
dus OF the fashionable and the
sport-loving to those 2,400 separate
moors or "shootings in Scotland
where grouse abound.
All signs point to an excellent
season, particularly P.rthsllirc.
The King and Queen it is under
stood, viii go to Balmoral on the
18th. this marks the eclipse of the
London social season with 'snobody
left in town.
American millionaircs will lie
much in evidence during the grouse
season. With their comfortable
purses they manage to rent some of
the finest shootings in the com-
try. Many Scottish landowners
make far more money from the wild
furze-covered moors on their places
than they do from their farms and
sheep runs.
The individual, it has been esti-
mated, pays about u sovereign
roughly s. for every brace of
grouse he bags This includes a
stiff rental, figured by the week,
and the cost of dogs, guns. beaters
as well as general entertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-12
Control System
In Effect On
Ell Portal Road

YOSEMITE, Aug. 2.-Motorists
entering Yosemite national park via
the new Yosemite all-year road will
find the following travel regula-
tions in effect on the Ell Portal see
tion of the road within the park.
Incoming automobiles may pass
the FL Portal park boundary check
ing station between ) and $50 am;
l2.l5 and l:l5 D. M: $50 and 1880
p. M; and on the odd hours during
the remainder of the night. This
point is . miles from the new Yose-
mite Village.
Outgoing automobiles leaving the
park over the new Yosemite all-vear
road will enter the control at Po-
homo bridge, six miles west of the
new Yosemite Village. Motorist
will be checked out at this station
from 6 to 7:15 a. m.; and on the
even hours beginning at 8 p. M;
and continuing throughout the bal
ance of the night.
Acting Superintendent E. P. Lea
witt states this method of travel
regulation for the park will remain
in effect only short period until
the paving of the Ell Portal road is
complete.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-12
Quick Work BY
william Quick
Captures Thief

Two hours after he is alleged to
nave robbed a fenow worker in a
grading camp on the sandhill high
way l.. V Day, a youth of 18, was
under arrest here on charges of
larceny and occupying a cell in the
county jail.
Deputy Sheriff Bill Onick at
Yuma bridge, telephoned deputies
mere that Day was wanted on lar
ceny charge and that he had start
ed towards FL Centre in an auto
mobile driven by a highway in
speetor.
Deputies Mcclellan and Thaanum
We're stationed on the highway a
rev miles east of town and an
hour after the call was received
they stopped the ear and arrested
Day. He will be arraigned tomor-
row on charges of stealing a re-
volver, watch, fountain \pen and
other valuables.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-12
BY BETTY KURLOW
written for the United Press)


CHICAGO, Aug 11.-Abani be-
gan to talk about going to India,
to his home in Barodi. He said he
wanted to take me to his family
so they could see he had not mar
ried beneath himself. ! reminded
him of his promise to stay in
America.
lie replied sullenly that he onlv
wanted to visit India and would
bring me back to Chicago in a
few weeks, tjust as soon as he had
proven to his family that ! was
worthy of being his wife.
I finally consented to go for a
short visit. We sailed for Calcutta
in January, 1918, from New York.
On the voyage across the Atlantic
and through the Mediterranean,
my husband was the same wonder
ful man that he had ALWAYS been
broad minded, calm and clear head
ed. except that he seemed to brood
on the way his mother and brothers
had accented tie announcement Of
our marriage.
Arrive in India
Calcutta was my first glimpse Of
world entirely different from
what I had been accustomed to.
Rioting was then being carried on
against British rule. English sol
diers patrolled the dirty streets,
the few white people were Kissed
and spit at by the natives as they
passed through the city.
1t was then, too, that T learned
Abani was an ardent follower of
Mahatma Ghandi. nationalist lead
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-12
AMERICAN GIRL TELLS TALE
OF LIFE WITH INDIAN PRINCE

Editor s Notc--This is the second
of series of five articles written
for the United Press by Betty Kur-
low, former university coed, des-
cribing her life as the wife Of a
minor Indian potentate, Abani Ku-
mar Bose of Barodi, East Bengal,
India.
After going through many ex-
periences in Calcutta and in Abani s
jungle harem, she escaped and came
to Chicago, where she obtained q
divorce.
IN her first article. Miss Kurlow
told Of Abani' s whirlwind court
ship while both were university stu
dents. Of their marriage in Chica-
go, and of the fury Of Abani's fam
inIv when they learned he had mar
ried an unclean one
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-12
Clarke Closes
Fresno Campaign
by United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Aug. 12.-Robert NJ,
Clarke, candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for United States
senator, brought his personal cam
paign here to a close with an open
air meeting last night.
Clarke declared the world court
was the outstanding issue of the
senatorial campaign.
lie also made the statement that
Los Angeles is using power that
belongs to the San Joaquin and Sac
ramento valley and that this would
probably be corrected if the Boqld-
er canyon dam is built ON the Colo
RADIO river.