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Evening star., 1928-05-18
BEAUTY CHAlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

looking. Wear very simple tailored
clothes--jersey jumper dresses, tweed
suits, plain crepe de chine dresses for
daytime Choose one color rs a base,
and about three others as contrast and
buy everything in those colors. Can
you wear jade green? If you wore it
enough SO you and that one shade be-
came associated in your friends minds,
that would help to make you distinct
type. Or beige, or gray, or whatever
color looks best on you Choose some
uncommon shade, however.
Mrs. J. A. S.--The alcohol in the
formula you sent should be pure, and
the other ingredients denature it. Wood
alcohol is another thing entirely and II
cannot be used as a substitute You
would have to have the formula made
up by q druggist. II you care to try
a very simple bath for reducing fieshy
parts OF the body. apply strong solu-
tons Of EPSON salts rubbed into the
pores. Never apply any reducing Solu-
tions on the face or throat. as they
are all very drying. even so simple
thing as EPSON salts Your formula
appears TO be a combination Of every
kind Of agtringent that could be used on
the skin. even 70 that Of alum, which Is
severe treatment; so you had better
have q good druggist pass Judgment on
1t before you spend your money.
Katharine F.--n giycerin agrees
with your skin IL will do as well as
cream as powder base, provided 1t is
mixed with rose-water, as it would be
too heavy II used by itself
E. r. F.--After bathing each day. dab
q little witch-hazel In the armpits, to
act as q mild astringent and also pre-
vent any odor from the skin for many
hours afterward. Any form OF exercise
in which you use your legs viii be help
full IN keeping them from being TOO
stout
Evening star., 1928-05-18
How Do You Hold Your Hands.

How DO You Hold Your Hands.
/. Hanging at your sides. fingers
lightly curved?
.. Fists closed. arms against your
sides?
3. On your hips. arms akimbo?
4. Folded loosely in front, palms
not together?
S. Fingers tightly interlaced9 :,
8, Rubbing them together as u
washing them?
/. You have a gentle disposition, a
friendly attitude, an open, receptive
mind, yet a keen brain that can do
Its own thinking Poise, alertness
and trlstworthiness are shown.
2. There's no use arguing with you.
for you've made up your mind. More
than that. you are q strong, deter
mined person, accustomed TO fighting
your way through the world.
3. You are not lacking In courage.
You can well take care of yourself.
In fact, you are more than little
pugnacious No one steps on your
toes. You are independent. and bit
audacious.
1. Your personality is gracious and
charming. You can pretend deep In
tereSt In o conversation which really
boreS you. Because you are q Sympa-
thetic listener you are very popular
among those who air their troubles.
s. ANY one can trust you with o Sc.
cret You are reserved, fond Of being
alone. thoroughly independent. and
never betray confidence. Your inti-
mate friends are few and we'll chosen.
Many people are jealous of you.
6. You are a slippery person. de-
cideiy clever hypocrite. You are In
sincere, untruthful. adroIt. In fact
you are well worth watching. for in
your deceit you are both ingenious
aud plausible.
Evening star., 1928-05-18
NY Neighbor Says:

When making soap use an egg
beater for stirring it after it is
put together. 1t takes just about
half the time used for stirring.
When storing away blankets for
the Summer wrap them in plenty
of newspapers. Moths dislike
printers ink.
House awnings wear longer and
keep their color better If left
down. Do not pull UP awnings
except in severe windStorms.
If a stove has become rusty
or if the blacking has burned off.
try rubbing the surface with a
cloth dipped in vinegar and ap-
plying the blacking Immediately.
It will take better polish, which
will last much longer than If the
vinegar were not used.
Evening star., 1928-05-18
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

sold, when something brought up the
subject of my past profession. I lifted
four ink wells and began to toss them
around. That might have been good
for a couple of bows on the stage, but
all got from the prospect was look
of wonderment and polite turn-down.
The Office boys thought I had gone
cuckoo and chuckled"
The sympathetic reader may discover
something to ponder over between the
foregoing lines.
n X n X
Written recommendations" said a
local man of business. "do not impress
me. / have just fred fellow whom
I employed several years ago. He came
to me with a volume of letters from his
friends extolling his unusual ability
but proved to be untitled for my busi-
ness On the other hand, one of the
best men / have applied at the same
time. In the latter case the young
chap had just been released from
prison for housebreaking. He was
cheap thief, for he merely stole few
pieces Of imitation silverware. It was
Evening star., 1928-05-18

same token. the easiest trick appeared
the hardest and won the most ap-
plause.
"A few years ago engagements be-
came more difficult to obtain, and /
became a fixture in booking agents
ofice, waiting for something to turn
up. Once In q while / was lucky to
get a "split-week" engagement. /
couldn't sing or dance. so decided TO
put my tricks on the shelf and go into
trade. I am not happy in It, The
footlights call to me all the time.
several days ago / call on q pro-
spective customer and had him about
Evening star., 1928-05-18

Mxf
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Developing the Figure.

A request has come from one OF my
readers for some suggestions on devel-
oping the bust. My correspondent says
she has been practicing two different
exercises for two months without no.
ticeable results and she wants to know
why. Others of my readers may be
having the same beauty problem.
Failure to build up flesh on the parts
of the body where more Is needed is
Evening star., 1928-05-18
Salmi Of Lamb.

Cut some cold roast lamb in thin
slices. Cook for five minutes two table
spoonfuls of butter, with one-half a
tablespoonful Of finely chopped onion
Add the lamb, sprinkle with salt and
pepper and cover with one cupful of
lamb gravy seasoned with table sauce
Cool: until thoroughly heated. Arrange
on platter, pour sauce over it and
garnish with toast points. Sliced mush-
roms and stuffed sliced olives may be
added.
Evening star., 1928-05-18
BY W. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say "in
respect Of" Say "in respect to-"
often mispronounced: Galveston
(Texas). Accent first syllable, not the
second. a.. aM
Often misspelled: Junior; or.
Synonyms: Performance, accomplish
ment. achievement, exploit, action.
Word study: Use word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Avowed; declared
openly; acknowledged frankly. My
avoWed intention was to do so.''
Evening star., 1928-05-18

Ills ia SJ OAtSAhsS
and as ne left his
victims house he
walked into the
arms of a waiting
officer.
Following h Is
release he endeav-
ored to go straight
and sought en-
ploy m @ mt with
several con Germs.
When they found
that he had served
time they refused
to consider MIN.
Then he came TO
me. I put him to
work.
Before long the
Sx,t~A xsss1vtr n "A
Evening star., 1928-05-18

"E was O Won
derful worl d in
W hich to live.
rolks said / had a
eatural talent for
icgling. and I
neser told them
thu I d vo t e d
twice the time the
average young fell
low spends in COLI
lege to perfecting
myself In the game.
1 practiced for
nearly two years on
one trick alone, the
most difficult I per-
formed, although 1t
appeared to the
spectators to be the
Nv the
Evening star., 1928-05-18

Fringe is not one of the outstanding
trimmings Of the season. but one oc-
casionally sees short fringe used on the
more elaborate frocks, and some frocks
make use OF II In an interesting manner.
The important thing about trimmings
this year Is the variety OF sorts en-
ployed. In fact, there is much variety
all along the line, In hats. froeks, wraps,
Evening star., 1928-05-18
MOTHERS
Rubbers at a Party.
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

Recently my little girl had q party
and as the day was rainy the children
all arrived with dripping overshoes.
had them take them of inst outside
the door and slip them into large brown
grocery bags. which I then marked with
each chiid's name. They took the
bags upstairs with them when they
went to lay of their wraps. and I felt
fully repaid for my trouble. as my nice
clean floors were not one bit tracked
and the usual last-minute confusion
in finding the right rubbers was
avoided.
Evening star., 1928-05-18

next to the unfortunate boy COM
planned to me that he would not occupy
q desk next to an ex-convict. / was
so incensed at his attitude that I went
out into the Office and told the force
that any one who did not choose to
work with the young man might leave,
but intended to retain him so long
as he made every effort to do an honest
DAYS work. No one resigned and the
most popular man in the Office Is the
chap who once strayed from the trail. :"
One day a local policeman, checking
on overtime parking violators, attached
a ticket to the windshield OF q small
touring car. This in itself is not
unusual, but it happened that the car
belonged to another member OF the
force.
It Is said that the pastor of church
In a small town near Washington has
three years. This Is better than an
average Of two week.
Yesterday afternoon one of the audi
ence at theater commented on the
number Of men present. What do
they do for a living?" he said. Ger
tainiy they can't all be night watch
men,"
~ y
An elderly woman emerged from the
door OF local hostelry and approached
a man In uniform standing at the
curb.
"Wiil you please call q taxi?" she
asked. sweetly.
Certainly, madam" was the cour-
teouS response
A cab was hailed and the lady en-
tered and was driven away. She had
mistaken an Army officer for the door
man.
Evening star., 1928-05-18

That he frequently writes his speech
while travelling on a train, was con-
fessed recently by the Prince Of Wales.
who said that he pounded the keys OF
a portable typewriter. using the two
finger method,
Evening star., 1928-05-18
Adaptability.

A fashion as popular as the cape does
not dare show partiality to any one
type of woman. 1t must be adaptable
to all figures.
In its normal version the cape Is In
clined to broaden the shoulders and
reduce the height. being therefore at
its best only on tall slender women
A divided cape. however las abovel.
successfully breaks the width. making
it becoming to broad shoulders. Slight
shortening makes it appropriate ior
short women.
tConvrieht 1881
Evening star., 1928-05-18
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

10 to 20 times. The back stroke exer-
else may be done standing erect. Fling
the arms upward and backward, down
and front again, rotating the arms at
the shoulders.
(CopyPi0ht 1921
Evening star., 1928-05-18

Marjorie Hindmarsh. aged 4, Of Pres
ton, England, was killed when a stone
cross fell from the top Of a gravestone
In North Shields Cemetery, where she
had gone TO place flowers on her
fathers grave.
Evening star., 1928-05-18

jewelry and other accessories. 1t is
much easier for a woman TO choose
things that really become her and suit
her type than it was in previous seasons
when greater Standardization existed.
think ! never have seen such a
large variety Of handbags as this Spring.
Once upon tilne--a good many years
ago-every woman who could manage to
Evening star., 1928-05-18
Lessons in English

Copyright. 1923.
Evening star., 1928-05-18

An elderly woman emerged from the
door OF local hostelry and approached
man In uniform standing at the
Evening star., 1928-04-23
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

British naval forces with the CO.
operation of French destfoyers, carry
out raid against Heebrugge and
Ostend with object OF hottllng up those
two bases of German submarines on
the Belgian coast They succeed In
blocking the canal at Xeebrugge by
sinking two old cruisers filled with con-
crete In the channel Marines and blue
Jackets land and storm the mole 10
distract attention OF the enemy
British lose t1ve small warcfaft.
"D0nner und nlitzen It's the
AmeriGansl" one German yelled when
the Eeebrngge raid started, indicating
that the opinion they hold OF the Amerl-
cans ta not In accord with that which
the German newspapers have sought
10 disseminate In their attempts to he
little us Certain American dis
visions are nav IN line on a oertAln
sector Of The front which has heen the
scene ni some of the most severe tight-
Ing and at other points In the line
the process nf hrigading American
troops with nther allied troops Ii going
on apaGe Germans hiring 40
fresh divisions TO the west front.
Evening star., 1928-04-23

than any other human, Keech was at
the scene of action ready to challenge
him. but his huge car was barred by
the American Automobile Association
because 1t had no reverse gear. Keech
and his mechanics worked feverishly
to make their car comply with the reg
ulations OF the governing body OF rae
| Ing, but In the meantime Campbell had
| set up the new mark.
When finally Keech got hts car In
running condition again. Campbell had
departed for England In blaze of
glory. and he suffered further disap-
| pointment when he was unable to CO.
| ordinate the two motors In his car and
was forced to stand by and watch
Frank Lockhart attempt to better the
record of the Engishman Lockharts
dive into the ocean at a speed of more
than two hundred miles an hour, with
the consequent wrecking of one OF the
finest pieces of automobile machinery
ever assembled, gave Keech another
NAiHitC, nib lb WHS lub uAleAA NESbCluHy, y,
months after the occurrence, that his
thirty y-six- cylinder monster responded
perfectly to heavy pressure on the &C
celerator. and he went on to a new
record.
While there may be skeptics who see
nothing but particularly hazardous
stunt in tests of this kind, they have
unmistakable scientific value. OF course,
It will never be practical for the aver
age man. even II automobile manufac-
turerS we're able to incorporate such
speed in stock cars, to drive at any such
pace The value. however. lies in the
fact that after such run every metal
part of the racing car shouts out Its
own story OF its ability to withstand the
burning force of friction. Friction is
the enemy OF man-made machinery
and 1t is friction that puts the ma
iority of automobile engines on the
Junk heap. Consequently. when ex-
perts are able to observe exactly what
takes place In motor when pushed to
excessive speed. great deal has been
learned and man is much the gamer
by such knowledge.
Evening star., 1928-04-23
The Superior Beings Duty.

This Is Be Kind " Animals week 4"
Eyery effort IL u be made by the
agencies engAged In tns prevention of
cruelty ~ the DUMB creatures 10 bring
~ universal public attention the duty
of man " De consicefse and humane
and " prevent needless suffering IN
their part. Yesterday sermons were
preached 30 the pUIDits Of the churches
on this subject, ciefgymen eplolning
theig hearers 70 apply t1e golden rule
% humanity ~ all the charges u na ,
Durs tnst nave Dseb assumed by man
r. bis civilization This is an effort 10
establish Tigbt relations between the So
esIlsd superior bsipg and the inferior
ones all manifestations ~ life for
whlcn Dsn 10 morally responsible
Cruelty 70 animals takes many forms
sntBsi persecution, misuse, abuse
negifct and Indifference The creatures
lbst ere most cIossIy sbaoeistsd with
people horses dog sn6 nstz and al
the snlfnsik that nave ~ ecoBon1h
ysbls. such sE cows. PIGS end sheep, sfs
b. ~ ~ te1 o. members 0f the human
family by sssDcistion. by ssrytce, and
by e.as9m. The farm saimsL upon
Evening star., 1928-04-23
Simplifed Diplomacy.

Over at the Department of Com
merce there is suite Of offices en-
titled Division of Simplif1ed Practices. ."
In an uncommonly thoughtful address
before the American Society of News
paper Editors in Washington Saturday
night DR.. Won Prittwitz, the German
Ambassador newly accredited to the
United States, pleaded persuaSively for
simplified practices in diplomacy. He
was discussing the increasing mass OF
treaties registered from year to year
with the League of Nations at Geneva
Il am the last" said DR.. Won Pritt-
witz. Ito want To minimize the value
of the work accomplished in and by
such treaties But is this really case
in which safety lies in numbers"
Then the accomplished young German
envoy suggested that there is "a GER
tain danger In a multitude of treaties.
many of which remain unknown TO the
masses, because they are too compli-
Gated" DR.. Won Prittwitz rammed home
his argument with an up-to-date allu-
sion to the fact that the proposed
Kellogg renunciation-of-war treaty had
met with universal approval in Ger
many. among other reasons because OF
its terse straightforwardneSs.
Diplomacy is addicted to circumlocn-
ton. Talleyrand said language was a
means of concealing thought. He was
not referring exclusively to diplomats,
or he might have observed that their
penchant is to employ a surplus of
language for thought-concealing or
thought-confusing purposes. II may be
that diplomats lack terminal facilities
because so many of them are trained
in the lava process Of education not
usually conducive to that brevity which
is the soul Of wit Diplomats epistolary
products. ~ a rule. lack neither pro-
fundity nor length. eaM aaxty.
The four-power treaty OF Washing
ton. which in 1922 laid deep the foun-
dations of peace in the Pacific and the
Far East. contained only 277 words.
1t was mainly American in construction.
It's author-in n-chief. IL was understood.
was the late Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge. a master of English expression
That was model Of the diplomatic
style which evidently stirs the imagina-
ton Of our ambaSsadorial friend from
Berlin. who, speaking the voice Of the
New Germany before a distinguished
gathering of American opinion mold
ers. received greeting that augurs
well for his mission in the United
States.
Evening star., 1928-04-23
Cruelty TO Animals
Often UnintentiOnal
To the Editor oi The star:

To the Editor nf The star;
There is a great deal of cruelty TO
animals which is unseen and un-
noticed.
Drivers OF horses are not Intentionally
cruel. they simply do not know what
cruelty Is: they have never been taught
to recognize IL.
The milkman does not know that his
horse Is being worn out faster by the
the work 1t Is doing.
The man who has q fretttng horse is
not aware that the fretting Is the only
way the horse has of telling that he is
suffering pain.
The rider whose horse has reared
and fallen backward, perhaps producing
serious injury, does not know that the
fall was the result OF the horses effort
10 escape the pain caused by the cruel
breaker bit
The laundry driver does not realize
how much suffering he Is causing his
horse by the continued saving of the
iron bit-~very often in the raw flesh.
Sometimes horses are tortured by the
hackpad. or by a too-tight bellyband, or
by tapping binder.
Sometimes horses have been choked
down by too-Smail hame collar.
Breast collars are much more comfort
able for horses than hame collars
The man who delivers coal does not
know that the collar should be unat-
tached from the rest of the harness. In
order that il may not be held immov-
able during the hours of work. Neither
does he know that the breeching should
be small and high so that the horse
can back It's load by the flanks and not
by the top OF the neck
The driver OF the beautiful. broad
backed. overchecked. prancing steed Is
not aware that the animal is unquiet
because of the torture IL is compelled
10 endure from the checkrein.
Kindness to animals Is as catching as
smallpox when people have learned TO
see cruelty.
Mothers unknowingly teach their
children TO be cruel. and the failure to
teach children to be kind Is the cause
of nearly all the cruelty in the world
MRS, C. K. HUNTINGTON.
Evening star., 1928-04-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC EILLIAM FILE.

IL from him now. Once upon a time
the Iowan. then a political youngster,
gave the late Senator Albert b. Cum
Minis a neck -and-neck race for the
Hawkeye governorship.
y
Senator Vandenberg. Republican, OF
Michigan, chose the American Society
OF Newspaper Editors banquet instead
OF the Senate floor for his maiden
speech in Washington. The distinguish
ed company which heard him Satur-
day night voted hts debut an unqualified
success. Mr.. vandenberg is witty elo-
quent. forcetul and impressive II "the
freshman Senator" "a self-descrip-
tion-shouid prolong at the polls next
Fall what he calls temporary assign
ment' in the Senate, he should go far.
Whate'er betides the Senator scribe
VOWS devotion to the fourth estate. in
which his life has been spent. Vanden-
berg made hit with his story of how
Michigan jury once charged him
$4,000 for accusing politician of trying
TO start "a little Tammany Hall" F. A.
Miller, editor of the South Bend Trib-
une. heard Vandenherg speak. THAT
reminds me-" he said that Van told
me rs years ago he'd like 10 go to Com
gress some day. There's dream come
true!"
THE Story OF Monticello" Thomas
Jetferson's home on the outskirts of
Charlottesville. Va. is the title OF a faS-
cinating volume by Frank II, Lord
Washington newspaper man. He sub
titles the book. "As told by Thomas l..
Rhodes. for nearly 40 years superin-
tendent OF Monticello" Stuart q. Glib
honey, president OF the Thomas Jeffer-
son Memorial Foundation observes in a
foreword, Monticello is more peculiar
ly the achievement OF the brain and
hand of one man than any home ever
built" The author OF the Declaration
of Independence selected the site, de-
signed the plans. Superintended the
building and used bricks. timber. nails
and hardware made on the premises
under his direction.
Judge Joseph M. proSkauer of the
appellate division of the New York S,i-
preme Court. who was at Asheviile with
Al Smith, ranks ms the most "1udicially
minded" OF the governors confidential
advisers. A man OF about Smiths own
age, quiet. cultured. retiring and mod l.
est, he practices silence when others of
the Smith Kitchen cabinet" are most
voluhle. No Democrat Is closer 10 Man
hattans Idol. Joe" Proskauer would
be almost sure to be In n Smith cabinet
or to be appointed to United States
Supreme Court vacancy.
tCapyfight. l0eal
Evening star., 1928-04-23

which the owner depends in part for
his own sistenance, is carefully nur-
tufed, No intelligent farmer will abuse
or neglect one Of them. Yet many
owners of horses abuse and neglect
their property. their servants, who have
a definite economic value to them.
Usually this neglect and abuse is the
result OF ignorance or thouehtlessneSs.
Sometimes 1t is a matter OF III temper,
the man putting himself actually on a
lower level than the four-footed crea-
ture.
Dogs and cats have their definite
place in the social system. They have
their duties and their values. But
whether they are useful or merely
ornamental, whether they are Of service
or simply give pleasure by their ap-
nearance or their companionship. they
should be considerably treated, should
be adequately housed and fed and nur-
tured, and should not be subjected to
cruelties or neglect
There are many people who do not
like these animals II is their privilege
to abstain from their possession and
association. But they have no right to
treat cruelty the domestic animals OF
others.
Organizations OF men and women
who realize the human responsibility
for the welfare of the dumb creatures
adopt various methods of carrying out
their purposes They are all animated
by the best spirit. They are now united
in the present effort to arouse a
keener sense of duty to the dumb. They
hope by the intensive work of this BE
Kind to Animals week" TO gain little
ground against the prejudice and the
thoughtleSSness and the willfulness of
those who do not appreciate the lah;l-
ity that man assumes in his role of
superior being,