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Evening star., 1926-12-27
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS

Eye-CoiOr is, of course. inherited
and 1t cannot be altered at will
There are, however, ways of giving
it more attractive appearance by
being careful in the selection of col
ors for costumes. hats and 'accesso-
ries of dress.
Owners of pale blue or blue-gray
eyes should avoid strong, bright
blues. Dark blues, soft, misty shades,
cadet blue and paie. greenish blues
are more becoming because they do
not rob the eyes of what little blue
they possess. Since orange and blue
are Complementary colors, the former
will strengthen the latter. A light
orange or deep peach tends to EN-
phasi2e the blue of the eyes, espe-
cially if blue glass beads of one shade
deeper than the eyes are worn.
Touches of orange and blue embroid-
cry on black are good for fairskin-
ned types. A greenish blue will deep
en- the color nf pale blue eyes, while
a crude blue win make them look
faded.
When we come to gray eyes we
notice that there are two kinds-the
warm, brownish-gray and the cold
blue-gray. 1t is important to match
the gray of the eyes as exactly as
possible. Browns, tans, warm reds
and yellows should be avoided by the
blue-gray types. but they may choose
cadet blue and other soft grayish
shades of that color. cool greens and
purplish reds. Jewelry should be
mounted in white gold, silver or plat-
mum.
Eyes that are too green to be
called hazel, of course, appear even
greener when that color is worn for
an entire costume. A green coat
with yellow fox or fitch collar may
be worn. Green dresses should have
touches of orange, deep yellow or
deep cream at the neck. Browns
tans and reds are becoming. since
they reinforce the browns in the eye
and harmonic with the green.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-12-27
Clues to Character
BY J. o. ABERNETHY.

Some of us walk with long, heavy
stride; others step fast and short,
some zig-zag. There is the man who
steps straight out in long, measured
tread, swerving neither to right nor
left. 1t is the walk of man sure of
himself.
Those who have q gait that is a
straightforward. measured tread, who
pick up their feet and set them down
with firm step, and whose should
ers are held back and with head high,
imp ess you with their honesty and
courage.
If the step be graceful as well as
firm it depicts refinement He who,
while walking. zig-zags and glances
over his shoulder, betrays himself. His
actions indicate that he is fearful of
being followed or at least that he ex.
poets danger from the rear. A guilty
conscience inspires his zig-zag course
and his backward glances.
A clumsy, irregular walk, is an in
dex to a bungler. He is bungler and
a misfit. Check up his work and you
will find that he is a poor workman
and never will get far in his chosen
vocation.
Evening star., 1926-12-27

to wishing horse if you would ride
to success.
8-Stick to your wish as a good
rider sticks to his horse and you will
arrive at your goal together.
Playing the Game.
At a signal from the hostess each
person picks his Tor her) horse and
makes a wish. When all players have
horses and wishes ready, the hunt"
is started. 1t consists of players
matching the colors of halters and
binders of the bundles of hay. Then
they find the solutions to their wishes
indicated on the sdlips of paper hidden
in the hay.
Seven Magic Steps.
Each player is blindfolded in turn
and stood in a definite spot a little
more than seven PAGES from the wish
ing tree. He is turned three times
and left facing the tree. If, after TAX
ing seven steps, he reaches the tree
and touches it, his wish, made when
blindfolded, will come true during
1927. AS a player has a right to
stretch his arms and feel all about
him for the tree when coming to q
halt, the distance should be little
more than the seven PAGES. Seven is
chosen because it has had a magic
significance and reputed power for
ages.
Keeping Resolutions.
The hostess suspends from the
wishing tree seven placards, each one
with the words yes, - mo-" or II
don't KNOW" on it. Players form a
circle about the tree and are request
ed to make good resolutions" Then
they dance about the tree until the
hostess gives a special signal, when
all must come instantly to a stand
still. Any player having one of the
cards directly before him knows
whether or not he will keep his reso-
luton, or If it is uncertain. Between
rounds in the game a new resolution
must be made. All players who stop
three times before the placards with
yes" on them should receive prizes.
Little pocket calendars or almanacs
are suggested. A diary or a large or
namental calendar makes a fine prize
for the one who gets the most, for
some may have more than three to
their credit in a game of 10 rounds.
A kerchief rose in a box Is another
tine prize, suggesting beauty follows
IN the wake Of good resolutions.
New Year Games
A set of New Year resolutions in
code form and a list of 10 conundrums
pertaining to things about the house
are the games that were offered last
week to those who, with requests
sent self-addressed and stamped enve.
lopes. Either game may form a. con-
test for a company if the hostess
reads the code or the conundrums and
has the players write solutions.
Evening star., 1926-12-27
FOOD AND HEALTH
ny wINIFRED STUART GIBBS.
Food Specialist.

1t is neither necessary nor advis-
able for the average housekeeper to
measure and weigh the foods served
to the members of her family.
There is nothing new in this idea,
but some women in their zeal to apply
newly acquired information on the
subject of diet are apt to let them
selves slip into the way of dwelling
too much on the mechanical side of
diet plan.
There Is a simple rule, however,
that. once thoroughly understood and
applied, viii help almost any one to
plan meals more intelligently. This
rule might be expressed very simply
as follows:
Learn to recognize the general di-
mensions of food portions. For ex-
ample, it takes only common sense to
realize that the older children have
larger portions than the younger ones
and adults larger than the older chill
dren. The matter. simple as it is.
however, is worthy of q little detailed
thought.
Usage and practice have established
certain more or less standardized por-
tions for serving food. 1t is because
of this fact that it seems advisable for
the housekeeper to keep this matter
of portions rather continuously in
mind. Let us not worry at each meal
as to whether each individual has SUI
ficient calories. Let us. by all means,
know in a general way how much
food each one needs, and then let us
train our eyes to apportionT foods in
such a way as to give each member
OF the family what he requires with
out laborious mathematical calcula-
tions
One excellent illustration Of the
principle ] am trying to inculcate is.
this: The runabOut child. and 4
years Old-is at a most critical period.
1t Is vitality necessary that his food
should be of proper quality and guam
tity, so as not to undo the good re-
suits of q well fed infancy. 1t is
equally important that this same food
should be helping the runabout lay
the foundations for a well fed school
period. / venture the statement that
a considerable proportion of the ills to
which the toddler falls heir may be
traced to overlarge portions. The
mother, let us say, has gone to great
pains to inform herself as to what the
children should eat. She may, how
ever, be making the common error of
giving the runabout too much food at
one time.
The runabout's cereal, for example
should be served in portions of two or
three tablespoons. His vegetables,
either green or potato, should be Of
fered in about the same quantity
His milk is given by the scant cupful
His desserts, such as fruit gelatin,
etc, do not increase in the size of
portions until he is of the school age
Even then the tablespoon will still fig
ure very largely in measuring his por-
tions.
tCopyright. 1926.l
Evening star., 1926-12-27

GENEVA, n. Y.
Having heard a popular preacher
say that Christianity is not essentially
a redemptive but an ethical religion.
l would like to have your opinion on
this issue.
Answer.-Jesus Himself said that
the Son Of Man came to give His life
as a ransom for many ~ These words
show conclusively thar He considered
His death as having redemptive and
moral values for others. They were
uttered to correct the selfish spirit of
His hearers and to disabuse their
minds of non-sacriflcial conceptions
concerning the meaning of human ex-
istence.
To Christian of Jewish origin the
saying would be reminiscent of the
Suffering Servant in Isaiah, iii. The
prophets portrayal of that hero was
strangely predictive of the vicarious
offering which Jesus made for the sal.
walton of the world. The passage
quoted above is the only one In which
He uses the metaphor of ransom -
not with financial significance, but as
indicating spiritual emancipation.
Christian converts who lived in the
cities of the Roman Empire were fire.
quently slaves. For them the meta.
phor suggested the souls release
from bondage as accomplished by the
cross of their Lord.
But the redemptive nature of Chris
tianity does not solely depend on this
great saying of it's Founder. The
teaching that He tasted death for
every man is woven into the texture
of New Testament literature, and
practically monopoliZes the advocacy
of the gospel during the last 20 cen
turtles. The ethics of that gospel Is
absolutely identified both with Christ s
sacrificial love and with the life of the
redeemed.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-12-27
CHAPTER XLIX.
Things Begin to Happen.

John had never in his life been so
upset as he was in the days that Iol-
lowed. He knew he was still In love
with Helena and he knew also that
she was in love with some one else.
Then there was Nina. He had made
love to her. He had led her to be-
lieve that he was coming back to Den
yer. His life was altogether upset,
and yet there was no one to blame
for it but himself.
He wondered what he ought to do.
One thing he was sure Of, he didn't
want to divorce Helena to marry Nina.
But Helena wanted a divorce from
MIN. and in that case he had to give
her her freedom.
And then one day about week
after Helena had come in to talk the
matter over with him he received a
letter postnarked Denver.
He opened it without interest. In
fact, he dreaded to read it. 1t was
probably full of reproaches because
he hadn't written.
But as he unfolded the inclosure
and began to read he sat up straight
er in his chair.
Dear John:
This is Just to tell YOU that I am
coming to New York. l know you'll
De surprised, particularly WLSh yVu
hear the reason for it. I'm married!
can hardly believe it myself as yet
But it's quite true. And old suitor of
mine, q man / haven't seen in ages,
turned up here unexpectedly, and 1t
was a whirlwind courtship. / keep
telling Hal that he practically rail-
roaded me into it. But at any rate
we want to see you and Mrs. Hender-
son and have some gay parties before
we sail for Europe. Hal is darling.
know you'll like him.
Yours always faithfully,
John threw the letter on his desk
and sat back in his chair. So that eve
ming in the Garden of the Gods had
meant nothing to Nina. He might
have known 1t. She was simply one
of those women who wanted to marry
again and one man or another meant
very little difference to her. Well, he
had certainly made a fool of himself.
Of course he was free. but what did it
matter now? And Helena. How she
would laugh uD her sleeve If she knew
the truth!
The more he thought of Nina the
more furious he became. In spite of
the fact that he had already qualified
his feeling for her as merely infatua-
ton, she had hurt his pride; she had
made him feel like a fool. One thing
was certaini He wouldn't entertain
her when she came to New York. So
Hal was a darling. was he? Well, he
would do absolutely nothing for Hal
Evening star., 1926-12-27

eye to see straws that Indicate a
change in the wind. It is no longer
fashionable to serve very elaborate
meals. We have already noted that
very plump figures among women are
not "the thing" With the partial dis
appearance of alcoholic beverages, at
least share of the population is not
indulging in free lunches" or exces-
slve food at any time. Alcohol is a
great appetizer!
On the other hand, we must not lose
sight of the fact that malnutrition is
with us in all its phases. In spite of
the assurances of optimistic social
workers, we nave not yet conquered
this. The children of the poor are fire.
quently malnourished.
Frankly, / am not especially inter
ested as to whether or no there is
greater injury to the general health
of the race by the one condition or by
the other. 1t seems to me more i'm
portant to apply ourselves to such in
telligent study Of the case as to be-
come better and better equipped for
doing our share in solving the general
nutrition problem.
Will you tell me something about
buckwheat? Is it nutritious and do
you approve of it?-Mrs. f. w.
Diet authorities disagree somewhat
as to the digestibility of buckwheat.
I, myself, feel that cakes made from
buckwheat are more of tax on di-
gestion than those made from the
lighter fiours such as wheat, rice and
SO on.
AS for the composition of buck
wheat, it is a little over IA per cent
water. It's protein or bodybuilding
material is from to Is per cent. The
starch content varies from SO to 73
per cent, the fat from l to 3, and the
mineral matter from 1 to g. These
| figures are in no way exact. They
will serve to show, however, that in
! the main the theoretical food value of
| buckwheat Is pretty much the same
as that of other cereals.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-12-27
Eye-Color and Beauty.

Some of my readers have asked for
special talk on the why's and
wherefores of eye-color and how it
may be used to enhance milady's
charms. 1 regret to say that I can
not tell you why Fate gives to one
person pale, watery blue eyes, while
another has beautiful. deep blue ones,
or how it happens that one girl is
blessed with large, brown orbs, while
another's eyes are muddy shade OF
green. This is one of the mysteries
IF heredity. 1 shall try to tell you
how to make the best of the color
YOU have.
AS every one knows, the colored
part of the eye is called the iris. It
is composed of tissues containing
blood vessels, pigment cells and mus
Evening star., 1926-12-27
THE SPIDER WOMAN
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

and his bride. They could depart for
Euroipe without any charming dinner
parties and evenings Of bridge. Hf
was through
And then one day Natalie driftsd
into his office.
1t was a hot day In late August, ana
she wore n summery-looking printed
frock and a small sport hot. She
was as gayly impudent as ever John
could hardly believe that she had been
so close to death just few weeks ago.
He had been on the point OF going
out to lunch and he asked Natalie II
she had eaten.
"Of course not, silly" she said
quickly. II came at this time for the
express purpose of lunching with you.
Do you know this Is the first time ]
have been in the city since the great
event?"
They went to a quiet place In the
downtown district. and after they had
ordered. Natalie leaned her elbows on
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Questions from readers are answered daily
Federal n Council ne' of Churches Of Christ in
America, DR.. Cadman seeks to answer in;
the trends of thought in the many letters
which he receives.
DALLAS, Tex.
Win you please tell me what Is the
destiny beyond death of those who
have lived in the ignorance and dark
ness of heathenism?
Also where does the soul dwell be-
tween the hour of death and the gen.
eral resurrection?
Does it enjoy any degree OF happi-
ness or sorrow?
Answer.-Two ideas need to be sur
rendered: One, that God could be
guilty of favoritism; the other, that all
dead bodies are some day to live again.
Final salvation cannot depend on
the time and place of birth. II a man
can be saved only through Christ,
then an equal opportunity to accept
or reject Christ must be somewhere
granted to every man. If this is not
done in this life it will be done else
where.
The soul at death enters different
kind of world, but there is no reason
to suppose that 1t Is not conscious and
active. God clothes 1t there as He did
here, and deals with it at once, &C
cortling to its deserts. Scripture
teaches that for the Christian life on
earth is life in Christ and death is
gain, and for the goddess who know
ingiy and willfully reject both truth
and righteousness the hereafter is
dark and forbidding.
BROOKLYN, n. Y.
My father has been seriously i'll for
several months. After three weeks Of
illness at home we brought him to a
hospital for an operation. It was
thought that three weeks or a month
at the hospital would suffice, and he
has been there seven weeks and still
the doctor declares he is too weak for
the operation.
/ am convinced that the slow i'm
provement is due to the Doctors care
lessness and his want of attention to
the case Recently I complained to
the hospital of a specific act on the
part of the doctor which Is typical of
the cruel carelessness that has repeat
edly tortured the patient. My COM
plaint was coldly received, and in fact
! the general attitude was the doctor
could do no wrong.
There seemed to be nobody to whom
the doctor was responsible for his con-
duct.
am one of the much criticized ris-
| ing generation. Nevertheless. have
enough filial devotion to help my
father and have used my salary and
savings to do so.
What can / do to secure prompt
medical attention for him?
Answer.-If the facts In this in
stance are as alleged, 1t is your duty
to insist that your father shall i'm
mediately receive adequate medical at.
tention. First state your case to the
SUPERINTENDENT of the hospital. If no
| Improvement is forthcoming, take it
up with the board of directors, and in
sist upon their prompt recognition of
your difficulty. If after that no steps
are taken to remedy the situation con-
suit the commissioner Of health or Of
public charities.
Evening star., 1926-12-27
Save Apple Parings.

Do not throw away your apple par
ings after baking a pie or making a
dish of stewed apples. Delicious jelly
can be made from the peelings in the
same way as when using the whole
apple. Excellent cider vinegar can be
made by boiling and pressing apple
peelings sufficiently to extract the
Juice and permitting this juice to
stand for several days in a glass jar
or bottle, preferably in the sun.
Evening star., 1926-12-27
Ham Casserole,

Place one slice of ham an inch thick
In a casserole, sprinkle with one-half
a teaspoonful Of mustard and pour
one-half a cupful of sirup and one cup.
full Of water around it. Bake covered
for 15 minutes. Take from the oven
and surround with peeled, cored and
halved apples. Sprinkle the apples
with cinnamon and dot with butter.
Cover and bake for so minutes. Serve
in the casserole.
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birth is oten different from the color
at maturity. The slate-blue eye-color
of some infants is due to the black
pigment at the back of the irfs show
ing through. AS the child grows
older q reddish-brown pigment uay
be formed in the iris, with the result
that the eyes appear brown. Depos-
its of yellowish or white pigment
make hazel eyes or gray eyes. In
the case of blue eyes very little pig
ment is found, and in albinos the alb
sence Of pigment allows the color of
the blood vessels to show through,
making the iris look pink.
Evening star., 1926-12-27
Answers to Food Questions

Diet will be given by winifred stuart Gibbs,
rood specialist writer and lecturer on ma
triton, Questions should be accompanied
by self addressed envelope, as only those
of general interest viii be answered in this
the mail Every effort will be made to
answer questions promptly. bit we bespeak
aVoidable delay, The number of letters re-
@sived is large and. each must take its turn.
Fourth avenue. New York city.
VIII you please tell me what is
whey? / have a friend who insists
that she must have it because of her
indigestion. Do you think it is neces-
sary and how can l get it? AS my
friend boards with me I feel that /
must find out about this matter. -
l.. j.
To ask whether or not your friend
must have whey is like asking how
old was Anne? Not unless [ knew
something about her physical condi-
ton, age, and so on, could ] answer
this question. l can tell you, how
ever, what it is. You know l am
sure, that when milk is SLOWLY heated
SO that the caSeine becomes curdlike
in form. there is a watery substance
left. This watery substance is whey.
One way in which to prepare whey is
to heat milk to 104 degrees Fahrenheit
and then add rennett, two teaspoon
fulS for each 80 ounces of milk; that
IS, quart lacking two tablespoons.
Set the mixture away in a warm place
until clOtting begins. The clot is then
broken up by stirring and then the
whole is strained through Il muslin
bag. The whey which is thus OBJ
tained will be about SO per cent water,
but it viii contain valuable mineral
wozffar lct1N.h4ai16fpqo a
and sugar. It will be seen that one
would have to eat an enormous guam
tity Of whey TO get any real food
value. There are cases, however,
where the digestion is weak, and the
whey seems to be desirable. 1t is
slightly laxative. One authority points
out that whey is chiefly useful in
cases where there has been decided
overeating. 1t is also sometimes val
uable in cases of Bright's disease and
of uric acid. So it looks as though
your friends physician knew why he
was prescribing whey.
l have heard it said that more peo-
pie are injured by overeating than by
undertaking. Do you think this il
true?--I. Y. r.
it is manifestly impossible for me
to answer such a general question as
this by yes or no. Certainly it is true
that q number of people eat too much
1 Perhaps before the present craze foI
Producing" 1t was true that more peo
ple were injured by their feeding thar
nv malnutrition. With conditions as
thew are. however, I should say thai
the matter depends entirely upon cir
curastances. With other tendencies
noted I'm our day and generation, It II
easy for one possessed OF a discerning
Evening star., 1926-12-27

Mix two cupfuls of chopped cold
cooked veal with one-half teaspoon
full of salt, little pepper. a few
grains of cayenne. d few drops of
onion juice, the yolk of one egg and
one cupful of thick sauce. If conven-
lent, use rich, white stock in place
of milk when making the thick sauce.
Shape into croquettes, roll in cracker
crumbs, then in a beaten egg diluted
with two tablespoonfuls of cold water,
then in crumbs and fry to e. golden
brown in deep fat.
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inexpensive Chocolate Cake.

Dissolve two squares of chocolate in
half a cupful of milkk and cook until
thick, being careful not to burn. When
the chocolate is cold, add the yolk Of
one egg and beat, then add one cupful
Of sugar, pinch of salt and beat
again. Add one-half a cupful of milk
in which one level teaspoonful of bak-
ing soda has been dissolved, one and
one-half cupfuls of sifted -four and
one teaspoonful of vanilla extract.
Bake in a moderate oven in either
layer or loaf tins. The white of the
egg may be used for white boiled
frosting. This is a good cake to make
when eggs are expensive.