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Evening star., 1926-11-27
FURNISHING THE HOME
Conducted for The Star
BIZ ELIZABETH STETSON AND GENEvIEVE HENDRICKS

| AS we stated before, no scientific
color theory can take the place Of
that feeling for color which is born
In some of us, but we offer here a
| very good working basis for ordinary
use-Mr. Munselrs theory of color
relation.
The colors referred to here approx
mate vermillion, neutral yellow, me-
dunn green, cobalt blue and red
violet. In the second color circle we
| have the first five colors and the
Intermediates which give us exact op-
| posftes. Complementary colors are
ones which are opposite to each other
IN the color circle, such as vermillion
ana blue green. orange and pure blue
yellow and purple, etc. Then, colors
onset each other and give the effect
OF brilliance when used one with a
smaller amount of the other. Used
! equally they neutralize each other and
produce a grayish effect.
The adjacent colors are harmonious
and create restful feeling. The
haf or the circle running from red
violet through the reds and yellows
to green contains the warm colors
] and the opposite half the cool colors.
The way in which these colors may
be combined to give pleasing effects
IN the rooms of a house win be dis
cussed in detail later on.
Experiment Suggested.
Here 1t is interesting to mention an
experiment with cOlors which all can
try for themselves. Place a bright
object against a white foreground
and stare at it intently for a few
minutes, then remove the object In
It's place you will see spot the shape
OF the object but of the opposite
color. For instance. if you try an
orange plate against a white wall
and remove it your eye will reproduce
blue plate in its stead. With purple
you will see a yellow and so on
around the color circle. This simple
experiment will do great deal to
convince you of the value of such a
method of studying color.
AS color harmonies are always
puzzling, we recommend the follow
lng as a safe rule in decorating a
room. Use the majority of your
large areas from one side of the color
circle and your small spots from the
other side. This will give YOU a
fairly well balanced, yet not monot.
onous, room. But if you wish to go,
into any unusual effects apply for
help to one of those persons who
possess naturally this Elusive color
sense.
We would like to correct an error
which appeared in the article on
architectural features of the living
room. The English Tudor period we
mentioned was given as starting from
the time of Edward VII of England
and lasting until the time of the
Stuarts, but we meant to say starting
from the time of Henry VII the first
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Questions Answered

Miss Stetson and Miss Hen.
dricks will be glad to answer
any questions pertaining to
home furnishing and decorating.
Inclose a 2-cent stamp and
address:
Home Furnishing Department,
The Evening Star,
Washington, ID. C..
Evening star., 1926-11-27

All the national cemeteries in the
United States have a total area Of
1853. .160 acres.
Evening star., 1926-11-27

Twenty million herrings were land
nd in one day recently at Yarmouth
and LOWStOft, England.
Evening star., 1926-10-15

or Corte Real, or Cortral, az the name
is variously spelled. it seems. was an
early adventurous Portuguese mari
ner. The consul and his companions.
convinced that the inscription bears
out claims of a pre-Columbian discoV-
cry by a compatriot, broke into the
Portuguese equivalent OF "Attaboy'
and all went home happy.
There Is a story of a mountain
climber who years ago had ascended
what he considered a hitherto uncon-
quered prominence somewhere in New
England. Thrilled by the prospect and
by the thought that he stood where
certainly no white man. and probably
no Indian. had ever before set foot, he
gazed long and widely. Turning to be
gin his precariOus descent he noticed
on the rock back of him certain black
ma arks, which, to his utter disillusiOn-
ment. he was compelled to admit
spelled out the slogan, Wear Plym-
outh Rock Pants" 1t may he that
some day some supera nnuated adver-
tising man. familiar with the trade
marks OF long ago, shall wander by
Dighton Rock and once and for all
settle this controversy.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
Portugal Pops Up.

on the shores of the Taunton River.
between Fall River and Taunton. in
Massachusetts. stands Dighton Rock
ON the rock is an inscription which
for a long time has intrigued residents $
Of that region.
That the cha RI ctere thereof are
rather vague ts indicated by the fact
that certain students have always con-
tended that the carving was done by
Indians and were in Indian hero.
giyphics. Another clique Of cogno-
sosnti has maintained that the char
aetsrs were scandinavian runes and
vsrs put there by Norsemen centuries
before Columbus started in to make a
name for himself.
Now the other day q group Of hun
drsd and nifty prominent Portuguese
residents OF the Bay State journeyed
to this famed bowlder. chaperoned by
the Portuguese consul at Providence.
and listened entranced while a distin-
xuished professor OF Brown univer-
sity translated the varicusly deci-
phered marks as reading: Miguel
ceyeael. 1AlI by ths VIII cs God here
tAA lAAAAe ~ &hA SnAiAsA' cezearsL
Evening star., 1926-10-15
Learners Permits Hit.
New Auto Regulation Called In
fringement Of Rights.

To the Editor of The Star:
Protest should be made against the
new regulation requiring learners
permits to study, practice and learn.
and instructors permits to teach
motor car driving. on the following
grounds:
/. 1t is an unwarra nted infringe
ment Of inherent rights of the people.
because the people have an inherent
right to study. practice and learn
anything useful or beneficial. and re-
quiring them to leave their occupa-
tions and spend time and money to
travel to the trafflc ONCE, there to
stand in line and have their feelings
rufiied and tempers rolled and
humbly ask for a permit, Is surely an
infringement of such right.
2. It is unnecessary. because ade-
auate rules. restrictions and penalties
were already in effect to provide
proper safeguards for the public.
L.aziness DEGREES 1t is easier to pass
new rules than to enforce old ones.
:. 1t In an unwarra nted expense
for additional clerk hire and printing.
which the taxpayers must bear.
4. 1t is an additional cal use for the
disgrace and dishonor of arrest i'm
posed upon an already-sufferfng
people.
5. The 30-day period Is inadequate,
requiring a second or third trip to
the permit ONCE.
6. Many people will be discouraged
from or retarded in learning to drive.
yet Uncle Sam wants his people to be
able and accomplished, and the abil-
ity to drive Is q useful accomplish
ment.
Z. If our arbitrary Government has
the right to impose this. why can it
not require us to get permits to learn
to drive a horse, milk COW. run
lathe or sewing machine. or get any
kind Of training, and, at the rate 1t is
usurping power, how long will it be
before we will he bound hand and foot
by restrictions? We need an addition
to the Bill of Rights providing that
hereaf fter no further restrictions on
the liberties Of the people shall be
imposed, and that any Government
official who advocates suck shall be
prima facie guilty of malfeasance in
ONCE.
ERNEST HAVILAND HOBBS.
Evening star., 1926-10-15

This program, ladies and gentle
men, has been furnished you through
the courtesy of the Bloop- Bloop Pickle
Co., manufacturers of Bloop -Bloop
sweet pickles and Bloop Bloop sour
pickles.
"If YOU have enjoyed the perform
ance Of these sweet singers. went on
the bland announcer Of station AfZ,
lust mention it to your grocer the
next time you are in his shop. HE
will be glad to hear about 1t.
Templeton Jones. radio fan, deter
mined to do it. Surely old man Hun
klefritz. the corner grocer. would IKE
to know that one of his best Gus
toners enjoyed hearing Nine: Dooiark
sing Believe Me: If Al Those En-
dearing Sweet Pickles
"I'n Just do It," said Jones. sue
cumbing to the earnest exhortation
Of the bright young man away on
there in the distance, who succeeded
in invading his ears every evening
with more or less success.
Jones cordially hated the young
man. Jones sincerely believed that
every one else who was forced to
listen to the fellow detested him with
equal fervor. Did he not believe that
he, J. Tompkinson Donaldson. chief
announcer of station XYZ. was lsle
principal reason for the station being
on the air?
Did he not give the listening mil.
lions the impression, by every f1irt OF
his voice and every curve of his well
oiled infections. that he, the same j.
Tompkinson Donaldson. was about
the prime cats whisker of the radio
world?
Jones decidedly felt that he did.
Il II
This evening. however. Templeton
Jones was contrite. He felt quaims
in his radio consciousness.
Here he had resisted the blandiSh
ments of the announcement for nearly
a. wear. Not once had he written to
q broadcaster and told her that he
thought her mediocre soprano voice
was excellent.
Never for so much as a line had he
yielded to the temptation to write the
Rloop- Bloop Pickle Co. and tell them
that he enjoyed their music. He had
often wanted to, and would have done
80 IL J. Tompkinson Donaldson had
not so strenuously insisted upon 1t
Jones long ago made a mental re-
solve never to do anything urged by
the aforementioned nuisance named
j. Tompkinson Donaldson.
Tonight. however, Jones got to
thinking of the thing from the stand
point of pickles.
Pickles are both sweet and sour, of
course. just like radio programs. but
the joke of it ia that what tastes
sweet to one will taste sour to an.
other, and vice versa
Hence the troubles Of broa dcastins
stations.
Jones began to feel very contrite
Of heart. How earnestly the Bloop-
Bloop Co. had worked to gain his
approba ton! The sturdy manufac-
turers Of both Bloop Bloop sweet
pickles and Bloop- Bloop sour pickles
had achieved the impossible for his
sake.
Out of vinegar they had made
Beethoven flow in q steady stream.
Mozart had sprung to life from GU
cumbers done in brine. Aladdin and
his lamp had nothing on the Rloop-
BloOp Pickle Co. and their pickle
watts.
A rub on their golden lamp damp
is good and the old pickle jar came
to life with q bang.
Once every week for an hour the
old jar Jared the atmosphere for
Evening star., 1926-10-15
British Liberals Leaderless.

Greatly to the surprise of his parti-
has definitely resigned his leadership
Of the English Liberal party and pre-
cipitated a situation which may result
eventually In the disappearance Of
that party as a distinct factor in Brit
ish politics. For several months the
Liberals have been divided into two
fa actions under the anita gonistic leader
ships Of Lord AsQuith and David
Lloyd George. respectively the lead
ers in the House Of Lords and the
House OF Commons, the former being
seueral strike OF last May precipitated
an open break when Mr.. Lloyd George
expressed sympathy with the strikers.
He was excluded from the sessions of
the shadow cabinet" of the Liberals
in Parliament. Recently Lord AsQuith
has been Ill. Upon his recovery he
announced that he would outline his
policy at q meeting Of the Scottish
Liberal Federation at Greenock. TO
the amazement and chsgrin Of the
Liberals there gathered, Lord AsQuith
sent a letter which announced his IT.
revoca BILE decision to retire from the
leadership on the score of his age
he 10 in his seventy-fifth year-and
his unwillingnese to take part in fac
tional controversies.
Lord Asauith's decision leaves the
Liberal party in a very difticult posi-
ton. There is M method whereby
new leader can be selected who will
be recognized by bcth factions and by
TIA Artttsh public. Party laAdArahip
Evening star., 1926-10-15
THINK 1T OVER
Short Cuts.
By William Mather Letois,
President George Washington University

An important mercantile establish.
ment in a large American city recent
ly has been absorbed by another con.
Germ after many years Of successful
business
One who had known the absorbed
firm for long time expressed the idea
that Of late years 1t had not made the
profits that were formerly shown be.
cause Of the increasing number of
highly paid officers. Said this man:
Every time a member of the family
was graduated from college he was
put into a position of prominence over
the heads Of faithful employees who
had greater knowledge of the busi-
ness. This is an expensive process
and harmful to the morale of q bust.
ness. The trouble with college educa-
tion is that young men who acquire
it feel that they should start at the
top of the ladder and not at the bot.
tom of it,
That last statement has a strs nsely
familiar sound. 1t is stock charge
brought against the college. But 10 it
fair? Search the catalogues Of COL
leges. the annual reports Of presi.
dents. the statements of college policy,
and rarely indeed will you find the
to business preferment; that the value
Of higher education can be estima ted
in dollars and cents.
As q matter Of fact, the student who
has gained the most from his college
course finds in his life other values
above those of a monetary nature.
Obviously, the aim Of the college Is to
prepare for life, and the legitimate ac-
cumulation of wealth is one measure
Of success-but only one. The we'll
educated man should be able to pro-
gress more rapidly in the field of bust
ness or in any other field because of
his general training, but his diploma
is not . reserved seat ticket for the
top rung. No education in the world
will supply the place Of specific knowl-
edge and hard work.
The college Ia living UP to it's real
mission, hut n n falling far short of
the ideal set by those who look upon
Evening star., 1926-10-15
World Court Defended.
AL Out Of Step but JIM Atti'
tude Seen in U. S. Stand.


To the Editor Of The Star:
In your editorial of October on
''The World Court Slip Ia there not a
suggestion of the "all out of step but
jim" attitude? When nearly so ma
tions have gotten together and agreed
upon a World Court protocol and one
lone nation. under the threat of mi
nority group of irreconcilables. as
your editorial implies, demands a
change in the protocol which will ad
mittedly give this Nation greater
privilege than any other nation in that
body possesses, can we fairly f1nd
fault with those member nations for
insisting that they will grant equality,
but not special privilege?
1t is not necessary to assume that
the court nations were either blind to
the problems of our Senate or were
trying to 'tranic" with us for better
terms. Obviously an orga nizatiOn Of
fering special favors to us must grant
compensat ting favors to other mem
bers, thus revertine to the old Euro
pean type Of diplomacy which we are
continually decrying.
TO appreciate the situation we need
only imagine our own position re-
versed. Suppose the United States to
be one Of an organization Of approx
mately so nations with Great Britain
as an outsider proposing to join. Let
her insist that the organization rules
be amended to give her special power
to veto the consideration of matters
in which she claims an interest ;"
What then would be the American at
titude? Can any one ina gine the Sen
ate, the press or the people submitting
to such special privilege? Would it
soften our hearts to learn that Great
Britain was prevented from joining
on even terms because some irrecon-
cilable members of Parliament were
determined to join with unfair ad-
vantage or not at all? Who would
trust that nation to claim" an inter.
est only when she had reasona BILE
Oneo
The indications are that the court
members want the United States to
join, but not at such a sacrifice to
consistency and fairness as we have
thus far demanded. Only by entering
on equal terms with the other 9S per
cent of the interested nations can we
make our membership a real asset to
the World Court. T. PARKINSON.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
THIS AND THAT


hundreds Of miles in every direction
humanity and inhumanly possible.
Invisible micro-orga nisms sat on tele-
phone poles, 345. 4,345.s7S to the
square inch, drinking In with their
absurdly little ears the picked mel
odies of pickleland.
This was something. indeed
X 4
Il must 20 tell old man Hunkle-
fritz, bless his soul. just how much
l enjoyed this, now" said Templeton
Jones. radio fan, coming to life for
the supreme effort Of his radio career.
The thought made Jones happy all
night long. All through the night "
| which Nine. Doolark has sung so
sweetly. so sourly. he rolled over in
his mind the happiness he was GO
ing to give to old man Hunklefritz.
Surely the old fellow would be tic
killed. immensely to know that he. Tenn
pleton Jones, had enjoyed the con-
cert broadcast through the courtesy
of the Bloop. Bloop Pickle Co.. manu-
facturers of Bloop- Bloop sweet pickles
and BIoop -Bloop sour pickles.
Come to think of 1t, the Bloop-Bloop
people must be the most courteous
fellows in the land. They were not
just saying THANK you with bow.
or Beg your pardon" with an ac-
cent gratis on the first word. d.
The Bloop- Bloop Co. was so courte-
Gus that it was loOsening up for hun
dreds of dollars of good hard money
in order to put pickles into the air
once a week. as we'll as in 1872
grocery stores throughout the land.
If pickles were any criterion of po-
liteness, the courteous Bloop BlOop
Co. should have been named after
Lord Chesterfield, and none other.
Morning came, and with it Temple
ton Jones.
They both came at 1880 am. to the
corner grocery store OF Mr.. Hunkie-
fritz, shortly after that gentleman n
had pulled the long loaves out OF the
bread box and had taken the mos
quito netting off the pickle barrel.
Jennie, the grocery cat, had a. fond'
ness for pickles. and it was not safe
to leave her in the store with them
overnight Yawning barrels intrigued
her fancy. SO HunklefritZ covered
their mouths. =,
Good morning, Mr. Hunklefritz."
said Jones, courteously, preparing his
little speech.
Tho grocer, not yet having gotten
the sleep out of his eyes, mistook the
customer for the persistent agent who
had been trying to sell him A gross
Of Miracle salt, when he preferred
Marvellous salt.
Hum" replied old man Hunkie-
fritz.
That was a beautiful concert last
night" went on Jones, fondly eyeinx
the pickle barrel.
whats that" asked HunklefrltZ.
II thought you were selling salt.
~ enjoyed it very much" persisted
Jones.
mo, | can't let you have no space
in my windows for a concert poster,
retorted HunklefritZ. THE only space
left Is there on the right, and II
give you that where will my cat
sleep?"
THE man told me you would he
glad to hear about it," said Jones.
"Bloop- Bloop Pickle CO.-brOadcast
pickle serenaders last night over
radio-sweet and sour--fne-fine---
Jones hopefully made large picklish
motions in the air with his arms.
Il never heard no radio said old
man HunklefritZ. How many pickles
do YOU want, mister?'
Evening star., 1926-10-15
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

viewed any of the results or who
knows what "subjects' she chooses
to photograph. But real treat and
surprise are perhaps in store for the
guests on future yachting parties on
the Maynower when the moving pic
ture hour comes around.
Another Coolidge movie story ar
rives from Massachusetts. The pa =
pers there announce that the famous
Coolidge talking movie is to be
widely exhibited as feature of the
present senatorial campaign. Cool
idge on the stump by proxy, IL not
in person, Is to be utilized to arouse
Republican voters to come out and
vote for Butler. This talking movie
is the one taken at the White House
two years ago under the direction
of its inventor, De Forest. 1t was
labeled the Coolidge economy Aim
because the Presidents favorite
theme was the topic selected for the
talk which accompanies and synchro
nizes with the pictures Of the Pres
ident In action. 1t was intended to
use 1t widely in the 1924 campaign,
but the plans miscarried for reasons
never fully explained.
The National Press Club was the
scene of an imprOmptu cha mpiOnship
domino bout one day recently.
Charles l.. Burrill. formerly State
treasurer Of Massa chusetts, was a
visitor In Washington. Among his
other claims to fame he la rated as
the champion domino player of the
Boston City Club. Burrill dropped
In at the Press Club here and craved
round Of his favorite psstime Club
members present offered apologies
and regrets that none of the clubs
really good domino players were at
hand. but finally located a lone mem
Der who admitted knowledge OF the
game Of dominos and was willing to
play although Burril was told his
opponent was really dub" player
The dub" PLAYER beat Burrill five ont
of six games PLAYED and Burrill
boarded the Federal express back tC
Boston cOnsidera bly, crestfallen and
chagrinned. He does not know vet
that his dub opponent was the domi
no ace OF the club.
Man milliners, man dressmakers
and man designers Of women's IA sh.
ions are the order Of the day, but
here is one that reversee the order
The Patent Office has upheld the
patent issued to one Mary d. Neilson
for an improvement in union suit
for men.
The announcement that an Eng
lish delegation. representative of
British business and commerce will
come to America next Spring at the
invitation of the state Of virginia
and as guests Of that commonwealth
to survey Virginia'a trade and in
dustry. gives striking evidence OF
Virginias steady advance in com
mercial development. Gov. Bvrd in
making the announcement invites
sister states to join in the well
come and In the program, but makes
IL clear that 1T is primarily a Vir-
slnia party. The English delexa ton
Will be assembled under the sunar-
vision of the British Chambers al
commerce, the Federation Of British
industries and the Chamber M
shipping Of the United Kingdom.
tCopyriEht. 1e20)
Evening star., 1926-10-15

has heretofore been determined by
the choice of the crown in naming a
premier on the occasion of party
parliamentary overturn. There is no
prospect whatever of Liberal success
In general election. Consequently
no occasion will arise for such a des-
ignation, and the choice OF leadership
must be left to the party itself. which,
being divided into factions, one head
ed by the devoted adherents of Mr..
Lloyd George and the other by his
irreconcilable opponents. cannot con-
ceivably agree upon a head. In these
circumstances 1t would appear to be
probable that the Liberal party will
eventually split and merge with the
Conservatives on the one side and the
Laboritee on the other in which case
it may be that the Laborites will
adopt the old title of the Liberal
party. succeeding to its traditions.
but itself divided into two camps, a
situation which gives promise Of a
fairly long continuance Of Conserva
tive government in Great Britain.