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Evening star., 1926-11-10
Home.Brewed Electricity.

There are various ways of general
ing minute currents of electricity. Am
ber when rubbed gives off electricity
comb in the hair on a dry. cold day
often crackles with tiny charges OF
electricity: and even the finger tips
touching the side of an automobile
under certain atmospheric conditions
may produce tiny electric thrill. One
easy way to obtain noticeable
amount OF electricity is to place some
small pieces Of copper and an equal
number of zinc shavings in n lemon
connecting the zinc and copper pieces
with wire. In a short time the acid
of the lemon acting on the zinc and
copper will induce a flow Of electric
ity through the wires, which can be
distinctly felt but Is not dangerous
Now what do you know about that
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
l. The chief wheat producing coun
tries are the United States. Russia
Canada. Australia and Argentina.
=. Duruum wheat is used principally
for spaghetti and such products, not
for bread.
3. Durum wheat was found in
North Africa.
4. Rice Is grown in South Carolina
Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Missis.
sippi, Louisiana, Texas and California.
5. To cultivate rice on steep hills,
as is done in China, Java, etc, ter
races are made and water is pumped
or led or carried to the. fields.
6. Rice feeds more millions of hui
mans than wheat, but wheat ranks as
a higher-class food.
,Copyrieht 1920
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INSTALLMENT TX.
Care of the Hair.

We're going to have a thorough
shampoo this morning madame" the
operator smiled as Helen slid into the
reclining chair. And it's the easiest
thing in the world for a woman to do
| herself"
'Everything is easy if one is famil-
lar with the way" the client observed.
True, madame, but you'll soon be
going through all the motions of TAX
ing proper care of yourself automat-
ically, now that you've found the
way"
whats the first thing this morn
| ing?"
Wen take bowl full of good hot,
| soft water and cup of liquid soap
| made from melting any pure soap.
and we have all we need. Soap the
head twice to insure perfect cleanli-
| ness, massaging all the while. Then
rinse in three or four clear waters,
| the last as cold as you can stand
without shock"
What about an egg shampoo"
Some of our clients insist upon it.
They think no better shampoo for the
hair is known. They declare it not
| only cleanses the scalp and hair of
| dirt, but is strengthening in it's ef-
feet. 1t should be rubbed in firmly
but gently, with a rotary motion. the
massage aiding the shampoo in re-
storing elasticity and tone. In dry.
ing the hair remember this. 1t is bet.
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SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
The Ring.Snatcher.


Ring-snatchers don't all break
through plate glass windows OF JeWei'
ers' shops to seize their loot. NO.
they're not all thugs and hold-up men
in the ordinary sense Of the word.
There are a lot of boys from nice
families with comfortable incomes
who so in for the game Of ring
ing from other motives than those OF
financial gain.
There is. for instance, a lad like
Dick. Dick is good looking, good
dancer, an easy conversationalist. and
a sure-fire hit with the girls.
Give Dick half hour and he can
impress himself favorably upon any
average young female who Is suscep.
tible to such things as wavy hair and
blue eyes.
All this Dick knows, and has known
ever since he was a very small and
very precocious boy.
In fact, he has got rather In the
habit of thinking Of himself as
Don Juan.
He likes feeling like wicked heart
breaker. and he wants the other ooys
to realize what sheik he really Is.
But he realizes that he can't go
about boasting casually OF this con-
quest and that. unless he has some
sort of definite proof.
Therefore he has taken to collecting
souvenirs from the fair young things
who fall for this line.
Having made sure that his sweet
companion is already twothirds OF
the way in love with him, he asks
tenderly whether she'd honor him by
letting him wear her ring 1t
may be her sorority ring, or her signet
ring or lust a school ring.
But it will do. If the poor girl Is
dumb enough she will gladly consent
to Dicks wearing the ring for a while
just to show how fond of him
she really is.
And Dick goes home that evening.
feeling pleased with himself and the
world. He has another trophy to dis
play to his admiring group of friends.
Seldom does it happen that he's
Almost always he drops out of the
habit of calling upon the girl whose
ring he has secured.
Invariably. the poor maiden be-
comes distracted with worry =.
because of what her parents will have
to say when they hear the news.
The ring -snatcher is not fanciful
character. He's very real pest, and
YOU are likely to run into him any
day.
Also you are likely to fall for his
line If you're not watching out. A.ld
I'm likely to be receiving pitiful let.
ter from YOU telling me that your
family will raise the old Nick when
they notice the absence of the ring.
Therefore, girls, it's a good rule to
refuse to let anybody at all wear your
iewelry unless you happen to
have the boy in the case. roped, tied
and thrown with an honorable propo-
sal of marriagfe and all that sort of
thing.
But beware of comforting honors on
young gentlemen you have known for
too short time. They may be setting
up in the jeWelry business in a small
way and you will probably never see
them again, once you've made your
contribution to their collection.
Mimi will he glad to answer any inquiries
directed to this paper provided a stamped
addressed envelope Is incosed.
tCopyri~ht. 1936.)
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ter to rub the hair dry with warm
towels than to blow it dry with a
blast of warm air. The reason is
that massage is as beneficial to the
scalp as to the skin Of the body. In
Summer you have the open air and
sunlight--that is an advantage. Too
frequent shampooing, madame, de-
prives the hair of it's natural oils and
fairly washes its life away
Unless the conditions are unusual.
not even the most oily heads of hair
should be washed oftener than once
In two weeks. In the case of very
dry hair, longer interval-four to
six weeks--is a safe statement. For
your hair. / shoul say. ordinarily,
once every three weeks. But We'll
shampoo it again in two weeks, be-
cause it's limp and oily"
MY scalp just naturally contains
OIL
Think of the trouble you are
saved, madame. If it were dry, you'd
have to use oil. And it's all such
brother to keep it from the hair
itself. The important thing is-if
one must do ito rub it into the
scalp only. But we better talk about
the things you do have to remem-
ber."
''If I used oil on my hair there'd
be a deluge." Helen smiled.
Just so-it would endanger the
roots. What kind Of brush does
madame use?''
A shrug. II rarely use any
The Use of Brushes.
Madame must use brush, but
not a. stiff one. Your hair is fine,
and you must not be too ardent in
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work themselves into nervous wrecks.
But now a poor, ungainly body is as
much a mark of stupidity, as are bad
manners or slovenly clothes.
An excessive degree of underweight
is menace to health, success and
beauty. Usually the primary cause is
fear or egotism that makes one work
tensely, at top speed, without provid-
ing for periods of relaxation. More
energy is poured into the daily tasks
than is necessary and food is not
properly assimmilated, so that ones,
account is largely overdrawn.
The first step, therefore, is to re-
adjust your mental outlook. Learn to
be poised and serene. Before each
meal lie down and relax completely
for 10 minutes. Eat without haste,
thoroughly masticating each mouth
full. Have a varied, appetiZing menu.
Take glassful of milk in the fore
noon and afternoon. Sleep at least
eight hours a night in a quiet, well
ventilated room. In short, observe
the rules of hygiene that you have
been neglecting. Don't forget outdoor
exercises.
Here are some menu suggestions
for building up the body:
Breakfast-Four stewed figs with
cream; two large corn mullins with
Evening star., 1926-11-10
Eyebrows as Decoration.

While no one looks for much "rime
or reason" In Fashions dictates, 1t is
matter Of observation that incon.
venient or ugly styles have only a
meeting existence. while those that
are based upon common sense and ar.
t1st1c taste last continuously or recur
at frequent intervals.
A few years ago a fad for pluck
ing the eyebrows to thin lines was
prevalent. One saw the most aston.
lsh1ng and unnatural effects, exag.
gerated curves. straight lines or mis-
mated pairs of eyebrows. that had
been thinned out unevenly. But the
biggest disadvantage of the plucked
eyebrow is not its inartistic shape. but
the care it requires. Mlady found
that the hairs grew in so rapidly
and looked so untidy that they must
be "twezzed" out over and over
again. As a result Of this inevitable
discovery the well-groomed natural
eyebrow has returned to general
favor.
There are cases. however. when
the removal Of few struggling hairs
about the brows Is very desira BILE.
When the eyebrows appear to Join
over the bridge of the nose they give
a severe and sometimes a malevolent
face. Eyebrows of this type make the
eyes seem too close together. The
most satisfactory way of dealing with
these superf1ous hairs Is to have them
permanently removed. They should
never be shaved or taken off with
depilatory. Tweezing is better, but
even then the growth Of the hair is
encouraged and the owner of the
eyebrows becomes very much dis.
couraged. One must be careful how
ever, not to make too much space
between the inner ends of the eye
brows, because that would give a va
cant expression to the face. Another
way out of the problem is to bleach
the offending hairs with three parts
of peroxide and one part of ammonia
Struggling hairs on the upper eye.
lid just under the eyebrow should be
removed in order to give a neat ap.
pearance. There are usually few of
them but they make great difference
in the expression of the eyes
With the two exceptions noted.
that is, hair between or under the
eyebrows. it is best to leave the eye
brow its natural shape. A wide space
between the eyebrows is supposed to
give the face an innocent express
sion. hut it also makes the nose seem
broader.
Evening star., 1926-11-10
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Belated Weaning.

Mrs. writes-'I want to ask YOU
a question about my baby boy. He is
IS months and is still nursing. He
has eight teeth. | have tried to wean
him and feed him at the table, but he
would not survive on what he eats
there. His little stomach gets so out
of fix when he Is teething. do
hate to wean him when he won't eat
any better than he does. Please tell
me what l should do?"
Answer-1f the baby were weaned
he would eat other foods AS it Is you
continue to fill him up with the breast
milk Though it is a miracle at this
age that YOU are able to satisfy
him) and the result is that he, appar-
emily. wants nothing else.
This is the usual history of children
who are fed for a long time on the
breast. and likewise children who get
no food but the bottle. They become
SO habited to liquid diet that no solid
food appeals to them. Such condi-
ton cannot be expected to continue
indefinitely. but it can continue long
enough to make the child a victim of
serious malnutrition. The indication
for solid food is the coming of the
teeth and from the time baby is old
enough to have teeth. which is at or
6 months, he should have other food
tndn lne breast milk ana at y months
he should be weaned from the brea al, ,
ordinarily. and put upon cows milk
and other essential foods.
You must wean the baby. You are
doing him real injury by continuing
to feed him at the breast. He is we'll
into his second year and you are re-
tarding his mental development as
child. and his physical well.being by
treating him as If he were a baby.
Please write me for the Weaning
and Feeding leaf1et and the Forcible
Feeding leaflet. Fix your mind on
the fact that instead of helping your
baby you are hindering him by con-
tinued nursing. He won't starve
When he is weaned he will eat the
foods he should have to nourish him
and it is my guess that his small
stomach won't be getting out of fix"
when he has a daily diet of milk and
other foods.
Mrs. D. r. IA 10.weeks-old baby
who weighs Is pounds is certainly
gaining beautifully. If she only wax.
ems once at night that also indicates
good and sufficient nourishment Your
other fears are quite useless. Won't
you write for leaflet Z. sending a self
addressed and stamped envelope? This
answers your other questions.
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your hair brushing or it will pull out
| the hair. You should brush with a
soft, caressing motion. A brush also
spreads the natural scalp oil over the
hair and acts as cleaner to wipe off
the surface dust and dirt"
"Tve decided to let my hair grow.
I've regretted having it bobbed."
"There's not much individuality
with short hair. And hair. madame,
is matter Of individuality more
than any other part of a Woman's
toilet. From some, bob takes off
10 years or so; on others it piles on
the years and gives an unkempt ap-
pearance.
"You can't do up my hair" said
Helen, looking up quickly, as the op..
orator made an attempt to control
the rebelious strands. It's mali
cious! l worked an hour with it last
night, and look at it this morning"
Miss Whyte, madame, has made
an appointment with an experienced
hairdresser. Perhaps she is due now.
I'll see.''
"Will she study the shape of the
head?"
The operator smiled She'll sacri-
fee fashion, If necessary, for the
sake of becomingness."
"She must be good if she can do
anything with my mop. If this artist
is not due right away, couldn't we
have time for a manicure? l feel so
conscious of my hands all the time
| don't do any rough work, but still
they are coarse looking-never pre-
sentable." A moment later the op-
orator appeared with a small fully
equipped table.
tCopyright 19o6D
Evening star., 1926-11-10

wrong. something she hadn't realized.
Was it her fault? Did she bore John,
and if so. why hadn't he told her?
After dinner they played bridge.
Helena and Harry against Nina and
John. The game wasn't high. They
played for only a quarter of a cent.
But Nina won steadily and managed
to keep up n steady flow Of conversa-
ton at the same time. Usually John
detested talking during bridge. but he
stood it from her. OF course. it was
pleasant to have a partner who won.
Women were not often good bridge
players. Helena did not consider her
self very good and she made foolish
mistakes, which Harry gallantly made
light of. At the end of the evening
they We're the losers.
At Il o'clock Nina affected yawn
and said she really must go. she
hadn't known it was so late.
You know I'm sailing on a Medi-
terranean cruise in a couple of days
and you know what that means in
the way of shopping"
Harry was on the point of asking
to see her to her hotel. which was. of
course. the usual thing, when John
suddenly spoke up.
'1'll take Mrs. Price to her hotel.
Helena. and you and Harry can get
in good chat"
Helena felt the hot color flood her
face. but Immediately she had herself
in hand
Fine" she assented. and Harry
quickly echoed her.
With graceful courtesy she rose
to go with Mrs. Price into the bed
room for her wrap, and when they
returned she shook hands with her
cordially and wished her IL pleasant
trip.
John departed with Nina and Harry
lighted a cigar.
'1ow's everything, old Girl?" he
asked after a moment .
Helena was about to respond
brightly and then changed her mind.
II don't know
What do you mean by that"
Exactly that. Harry. l don't know.
Perhaps l expect too much of mar
riage. Heaven knows I've never been
fanciful or anything of that kind.
But John seems SO Indifferent. / don't
understand it,"
Copyright 1926)
Continued in tomorrow's Starr
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CHAPTER IN.
A Dinner Party.

Nina Price was small and rather
fragile-looking. She had certain
vividness that was very appealing.
She appeared for dinner on the fol.
lowing evening in simple evening
frock covered with a chiffon cape bor-
dered with fox. She looked very
smart.
Helena greeted her with an enthu-
siasm that was somewhat forced. For
one thing, she had not dressed and a
woman usually feels at a disadvan-
tage with one of her own sex when
she is surprised i'm that manner.
Nina was enthusiastic over the
apartment. and Helena was grateful
for the fact that she had succeeded
in getting a good maid. Minnie
| looked very nice in her black dress
and white cap and apron. and she
brought the fruit to the table and
arranged the places as Helena had
told her. two on each side.
The crystal was plum -cOlored and
there were plum-colored service
merely filet lace pieces at each
place. Helena hoped that Nina
would notice how modern the idea
was. She doubted very much if any
one had attempted reviving the
renaissance period in Denver.
Harry Barron was always refresh
ing. He was a confirmed bachelor
with a sense of humor. and had
always been fond of Helen. He gave
his attention over to her entirely
leaving John to entertain Nina
which, as Helen noticed, was appar-
emily what John wanted. She hadn't
seen him so gay since those days on
the boat. His manner was entirely
different from the one he usually af-
fected each evening when he came
home from work and Immediately
buried his face in the paper
Helena, knowing that Harry was
tolerant, concentrated on the dinner
which was excellent. Nina's small
talk, her twittering. birdlike manner
isms annoyed her for some reason
She tried so hard to make up to John
and he was apparently so willing
Were all marriages like this? She
couldn't believe it. Something was
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Black Bean Soup.

Soak one pint of black beans over
night. In the morning drain and add
two quarts of cold water. Slice one
small onion and cook for five minutes
with one and One-half tablespoonfuls.
of butter. adding to the beans. with
two celery stalks broken in pieces or
One-fourth teaSpoonful of celery salt.
Simmer for about four hours or until
the beans are soft. Add more water
as the water bOils away. Rub through
2. sieve. reheat to the boiling point,
then add one-half a tablespoonful Of
salt, a few grains of cayenne pepper.
one-fOurth teaspOonful OF mustard and
one-eiGhth teaspoOnful of black pep.
per we'll mixed. Blend with one and
one-half tablesroonfuls of butter and
one and onehalf tablespOonfuls Of
flour cooked together. Cut two hard
boiled eggs in thin slices and one
lemon in thin slices. removing the
seeds. Put in a tureen and strain the
soup over them.
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the ensemble. There are black and
white calfskins and brown and white
calfskins. You may follow the fashion
OF wearing shoes and handbag to
match. One woman recently appeared
wearing handbag to match her scarf
Both were of soft brown leather and
both We're trimmed with an appliqued
dog of short white fur.
The important thing is, Of course
that women want many more bags
now than they did a decade or so ago.
Some women who must economic
manage to follow this fashion by TAX
ing advantage of sales" when really
nice bags may be had for less than
50. The important thing is to find
Just the bag needed to go with the
costume for which it is intended. OF
course these bags are not made of as
good materials as those of higher
price, but since they are not to be
given constant wear, they often
answer the purpose perfectly.
tCopyright, 1920
Evening star., 1926-11-10
Rraised Duck

After the duck has been properly
cleaned and dressed, place it in deep
pan, fill the pan half full of water,
add sliced onion, a little salt, a lump
of butter and a dozen whole black
peppers. Cover the pan and cook un-
til the duck is tender. remove from
the fire, then cut the duck up in
joints. lay in a dish and set aside Put
the neck, backbone. all the scraps
from the carving. liver and sizzard
hack in the liquid. add more season
ing if it needs it. also a little mustard
dissolved in a spoonful of the hot
soup and just scrape of the nutmeg
and boil it half done. Then put the
duck in a shallow biscuit pan. pour
the gravy over it. carefully removing
the bone and peppers. put in the oven
and brown. Both duck and gravy
should he brown, the gravy thick and
rich, turning to solid jelly when cold.
This is a very good dish.
Evening star., 1926-11-10
Making the Most of Ones Self.

The secret of happy. satisfied liv-
ing Is to put first things first-in
other words, to see things in their
correct proportions. Some of us be-
come hopelessly tangled in our sense
Of values. l have in mind particu-
larly a professional woman who is
about 40 pounds underweight, but
says she is anxious to put on little
weight providing "she will not have
to waste any time doing it, I am
sure that any one who looks upon
her beauty problems in this light Is
foredoomed to failure.
Making the most of oneself physi-
cially is not a waste of time. Before
modern biologists and psychologists
discovered that mind and body are so
closely knit together that they can
scarcely be considered separately it
was considered praiseworthy for ambi
tious folk to neglect their health and
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Annie Jam.

Boil together for Is minutes one
pint of water. one and one-half pints
of white sugar and two oranges and
one lemon. washed. sliced and seeded.
Then add two pounds of tart apples,
peeled and sliced very thin. Stew
slowly with frequent STRINGS. "1til
they are a thick, smooth pulp and
look clear. Remove the pieces of
orange and lemon. and turn the apple
into a large earthen bowl, first wet
ting the bowl with cold water. When
thoroughly chilled. serve either plain
with boiled custard or-with whipped
cream
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John Henderson and Helena Ford
are engaged to be married and John
is tired Of her. He doesnt knO1c
mhether to tell her the truth or not.
Finally he decides that he 1riH and
then loses his nerrc. They are mar
ried and 90 to Hdronn for q honey
moon. When they return Helena
finds her younger sister Natalie,
engaged and that Fred Parsons lOrcs
Natalie Uery differently from the 1rdD
John lores her. Mrs. Price, 1ohO ,rds
on the boat 1rith them going to
Hdudnd. appears in torn somewhat
later and Helena inriteS her to dinner.
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Bewildering Variety in Handbags
BY MARY MARSHALL.

You hear people talk sometimes
ABOUT the standardization of modern
oress. Women in America, especially.
are accused of having the sheep-like
quality of following a leader instead
ol emphasizing their own individual
lty. Well, for awhile they may have
worn the same sort of hats, and of
course we do have a way of OVERRIDING
a IaVorlte color, whether it happens
to be becoming or not. But no one
can visit the shops at this time of
the year with open eyes and feel that
there really is any danger of over
standardization. Take, for example,
the shops or the counters where hand
bags are sold. There is bewilderinc
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS

butter: three-quarters cup oatmeal
with cream and sugar; waf1es with
honey; one cup cereal beverage.
Luncheon-One cup baked beans:
two hot rolls with butter; tomato
salad with mayonnaise; one glass
milk; baked apple with cream.
Dinner-One cup cream soup: roa st
beef; mashed potatoes; creamed cauli-
flower; spinach; celery; olives; pump
kin pie, and cheese
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THE BAG At THE TOP rs OF
LOVELY YELLOW, AND FIN
1SHED WITH GILT FASTENING.
BELOW Is \ BLACK AND WHITE,
'ALFSklN PURSE BOUND WITH
BLACK SUEDE. AND BELOW
THAT \ BROWN LEATHER BAG
WITH WHITE FUR APPLIQUED
DOG. ANOTHER SIMILAR DOG Is
DISPLAYED ON THE BROWN
WOOL SCARF SOLD WITH THE
PURSE.
variety of these useful and ornamen-
tai accessories, and it is impossible to
4a'' that this. that or the other sort
! ads in fashionable demand.
There has been revived interest
IN velvet bags. Some women when
they wear Il velvet frock always carry
velvet handbag to match. Beaded
bags are looked upon with great ia
Npr. Pouch and envelope bags made
from AubuSSon tapestries are favored
10y many. Leather bags are shown i'm
tempting array, and few women resist
the temptation of buying at least one
such bag. Leather bags are not neces-
sarily purely practical There are
some leather bags that are specially
designed for evening-as those of
opalescent kid made to match shoes
Of the same sort.
CalfSkln bags are something Of q
novelty and most appropriate when
there is some other bit OF caIfskin in