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Evening star., 1928-03-18
Definite Periods
For Costume Balls

Tt was once enough 70 give merely
costume dance or q MASQUERADE party
when any sort Of outisndish getup or
assembling c1 freak articles OF attire
was regarded With favor-providtng. OF
course, they came up to the prevailing
requirements aS 70 adequacy. Once the
gtr. who dared 20 wear her skirts TO her
knees was frowned upon II not actually
Teproved- Otherwise anything went, and
gypsy and italian girls that were not
even remotely Italian, Martha Wash.
ingtong and girls In nower-petal frocks
oanced with Turks and pirates, cowboys
and gentlemen Of the court Of Louis XIV.
~r~-heYe are still some OF those old
time fancy dress parties where any sort
of costume is permitted, but really
smart costume ball or dance requires
more Sophistacation. Some definite
period or country. or better still. some
denutte historical incident in the his
~tOrY Of some definite country Is chosen
a8 the theme and guests or patrons
are expected and even required 10
choose their costumes accordingly. This
EXPERIMENTATION, suppose. originated
in France, where for . long time def
rr1i4e periods Of incidents have been
chosen for all the large Balls Masqles.
At the Bezsix Arts ball in New York,
reid The latter part Of January, the
tasene chosen provided plenty Of op-
Dortun2sy for variety Of picturesque cos
tuning. II was the French occupation
Of Northern Africa Ia ISl7.
Among the masculine costumes worn
on the occasion were those Of Arabs,
Ehiekx, CasdS. Moorg, Eoudanese, Ne
sroea, BAxoGry Ptyates--with French
6EaceYg and soldiers in authentic 1S47
uniforms. The women appeared either
1n Souae phase Of the French fashion
A. the Loais Philippe period or In ma
ave costumes such as might have been
seen in Northern Africa At that time
--S1itanAs, dancing girls, slaves, with
here and there French yiyandiere o'
the sort that followed the French army
1n It's campaigns.
Even for o rather small private party
there Is much 70 b< gained by choog-
ing some such definite incident az this
as q basis for cosluning
Incidents that might work out entis-
fsctoT1Iy for the smaller party would bs
some social happening In the early his
LyFY ol the town where the party is u
be given, sk the wedding Of some famous
belle At some Old mansion, or a 2oyer-
Eaors ball actually attended by arcss-
UygE Of many u the guests " be present
But even more varied effects may b
gained when you choose spnae period
Lie that OF the Eeeux Arts ball, thai
Lr4nxs In native and sophisticated
elotkks. Tie same advantage might b.
EAiDec from choosing an early episode
3n virginia history. when you wouIG
lave Indians, early settlers. visitor
4goEn England. fTGntaersHaen. Or ST
4-Jls1de in early California history wheY
ypa would have gold nainers, EasteTf
atatIers who had gone overland In GOV
cred wagons. people from the Old mis-
sons, EpeKish settisfs.
In hew YoFk few weeks seo thsr'
Eas 4 benefit fancy dress ice carnival
VIE general Geens for this carnival wa
ffe oglrt os Catherine the Great u
Eussaa, MaEsDianted " ~, NoriM II
1TSE
Evening star., 1928-03-18
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ElDRED.

Nursing the baby for at least the first
six months of his young life is the most
valuable gift his mother can bestow
upon him. We once aroused some
justifiahle wrath by saying that il a
well mother wanted to nurse her baby
padly enough. she could. Having been
properly chastened to that early rash
ness. We now concede that there arc
some mothers who want to badly
enough. but cannot. The danger of be-
ing too lenient with a mothers excuses
is that the mother who doesn't want to
= is just waiting to pounce upon some
convenient alibi to put to her own
uses, We want to discourage that.
Having admitted nobly that there are
mothers who have tried valiantly and
Jailed. we proceed to the next step.
Evening star., 1928-03-18

these retreats and perhaps the entire
amount ought not TO be charged off
TO clothes and personal appearance.
Some Of 1t ought to be charged TO
amusementS as well.
And perhaps some of 1t ought to be
set down in the column of your budget
where you charge up doctors bills and
medicines. It's an actual fact that an
efiicient beauty doctor can work mar
vels in calming juInpy nerves and gem
eral depresSion-and three or four
beauty treatments" at this time of the
year are frequently worth as much as
several bottles of Spring tonic
A man. they say. is as young as he
feels-and it Is Just as true that many
women feel as young as they look.
And IL the beauty expert can make you
lock or persuade you that she has made
you look or 10 years younger than you
are. then she has truly earned her fee
and tip besides.
Still for the woman who has to look
her very best on a very small allow
ance let me say that many Of the things
done by the hairdressers and beauty ex-
perts can be done effectively at home
and where there Is need OF the strictest
economy it is better 10 do them your
self than to limit yourself TO the cheap
est sort OF frockS and hats.
Evening star., 1928-03-18

TT isn't really putting on side" to
have some one employed to walt on
table for company dinners" even
Il when q regular maid is not en-
ployed. know some hostesses
hesitate. Husbands may say: They
know we don't keep servants, so why
try to throw a bluff. Let's have q good
family dinner served the way We always
have It."
II the self-same husband had to play
the triple role OF charming hostess. hrst-
rate cook and efficient waitress all at
once he might have no such objec-
tions.
It Is perfectly possible to cook q
good dinner and TO set the table and
have everything In readiness before
the guests arrive, but II does help tre-
naendousiy for the hostess TO have some
one to relieve her OF the anxiety OF serv-
ing during the actual meal time. In
almost every community 1t % possible
to get young girls TO play waitress for
small rate per hour. and II for 40 OF
so cents you can get some one TO coma
in to serve during the dinner hour
and II you can well afford the 40 or
so cents--then why shouldn't you do
It? The conversation will probably be
a lUk UiOIC ybu aAG aux
TO keep your place at the table through
out the meal.
OF course. the maidless company din
ner may be entirely satisfactory. But
personally / think that when 1t Is
possible TO cut down on the expense
OF the dinner enough TO cover the cos,
OF the temporary maid, the plan Is
rather q good one. Instead OF serving
g. wtw ayx,hn
simple homemade dessert Instead OF
having an expensive roast have some
delectable made meat dish. Thus you
can easily save the amount needed for
the service and the task OF giving the
little dinner will be considerably lighter
When setting the table for a formal
dinner a service plate should be placed
directly in the center Of each place
the edge coming an inch from the edge
OF the table. At the right are placed
dinner knife, smaller knife II required
for fish course. soup spoon and oys-
ter fork. At the left Is placed first the
salad fork then the dinner fork. next
the small fork for fish and then thu
table napkin. The water goblet should
be placed Just beyond the tip Of the
dinner knife, For formal dinners there
Is no bread and butter plate because
butter is not served at all, though q
! dinner roll may be served with the SOUP
| course. However. many Americans arr
not quite content without bread anc
butter for dinner. Then the bread anc
butter plate should be placed just be
yond the forks with the butter knife iaiC
across one side.
For formal luncheonS the servic,
plate should be placed In the same
way as for dinner then at the righ
the large knife, a smaller knife Il
needed for f1sh course and a bouiliof
spoon. At the left first the salad fork
Evening star., 1928-03-18

Provided one does offer milk diluted
so that 1t will not tax the baby's diges-
ton. there are other considerations,
Adding water diiutes not only the milk
but the sugar in the milk. and babies
need sugar to furnish their energy
needs. Breast milk has lot. To add
too much sugar will cause disturbances,
but without sugar the mother will
notice that the baby puts on weight
slowly, unless she overfeeds milk, which
There is very often tendency to over
look this element and then wonder
what is wrong with the formula and
why the baby doesn't gain as he should.
Lime water used to be a more conf
mon ingredient Of milk formula than
it is taday. Formerly we fed raw cows
Evening star., 1928-03-18
Prune and Nut Ice Cream.

Soak one pound Of prunes over night
In one quart of cold water. Cook until
soft in the same water, adding to IL as
1t boils away. Remove the stones, put
the pulp through a sieve and add one
and one-half pounds Of sugar, one cup
ful Of lemon Juice, one-han q cupful OF
chopped nuts and one-half pint OF thick
cream whipped stiff, and one-quarter
teaspoonful OF salt. Freeze like any
other ice cream.
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THE TABLE IN THE SKETCH IS SET FOR FOURCOURsE FOR
NAL DINNER CONSISTING OF SOUP ROAST SALAD AND De- DES
FOR EACH COURSE. THE TOP THE PLACE LAID FOR THE
S0p COURSE WITH SERVICE PLATE AND SOUP PLATE, SOUP
SPOON AND FORK FOR THE ROAST COURSE AND SALAD
FORK is BREAD AND BUTTER PLATE. FOR MANY or
US EVEN AT COMPANY" DINNER SERVE BREAD AND BUTTER
UNDER THAT COMES THE PLACE AS 1T APPEARS FOR THE
NEXT COURSE MEAT VEGETABLES THE ROAST COURSE
THEN AS 1T THE SALAD AND IN THE DIAMOND AS III
IS FOR DESSERT A DESSERT PLATE. WITH DOLLY AND
EINcER A DESSERT SPOON AND FORK.
Evening star., 1928-03-18

Wheels Of chariot found in a tomb
in ancient Kish show that wheels OF
5000 B. c. were wooden discs bound
with rims and studded with copper nails
on the rolling surface.
Evening star., 1928-03-18
BY BETSY CALLISTER.

7 r isn't really putting on side" TO
have some one employed to walt on
table for company dinners" even
when a regular maid is not en-
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NEW YORK R0ARS GRE THO
To GERMAN IRISH filters

were waiting ID the speakers stand.
A grand stand seating some 5000
persons had been erected Tor the
occasion. Every seat was taken
and the rain did not seem to drive
anybody away.
where's Daddy wlne1lss Daddy
coming?" Patricia continually asked
her mother.
The mother did not answer. There
were tears in her eyes.
only want to zee my man, /"
said Mrs. KoehI, b smart looking
bObbed- haired woman. She was
greatly excited.
Mrs. Fitzmaurice was dressed in
q moIeslSin coat over green crepe
de chene dress and q tan collar.
Patricia, IN d tan coat, clutched at
a Teddy bear and craned her neck
for q, glimpse OF Daddy" Patricia
has two great biz dimples.
Mrs. KoehI was dressed in a se4
green suit over & white silk blouse.
She wore q tan straw hat with q
blue and q blue mannish tie.
Mayor Walker Arrives
AZ 1915 D. m. daylight time)
Jimmy" Walker, snappiIy attired
% usual, came into the speakers
stand. He snlilfngly watched col
unlns Of troops march past the rOs-
truTn. He did not seem to mind the
rain. Silk hats Of other dignitaries
were being spattered lightly.
While waiting for the fliers' car
to arrive at city hall, radio loud
speakers entertained the waiting
throngs. The crowd grew In num-
fNApNn In lit Anl SaIa san-
OF stenographers and clerks having
come out for the lunch hour.
A rising wind eddied the confetti
all over the plaza and down upon
the wet hats OF the assembled peo-
pie.
Color was added to the speakers
stand by the entrance Of the Diplo-
matte Corps, including representa-
tives from Germany and the Irish
Free State.
Also present were prominent New
York city politicians, Robert e. Lee,
4th, descendant Of the famous Sou.
thern general, was among the digni-
taries.
The City Hall crowd gave the
Fighting Sixty Ninth" Irish Nh.
tiOnal Guard Regiment Band . big
cheer as 1t passed the reviewing
stand. The detachment had their
hats beribbOned with green and their
band played "The Wearing Of the
Green" The Columbia University
Band I'm bright blue uniforms also
made q picturesque showing.
Presently the filters themselves
came into sight at the City HalE-at
12:46 daylight time-and the cheering
became deafening.
With the luck Of the Irish, not to
mention the Germans, the rain began
to let up at exactly this minute.
Pieces Of paper were floating abOT4
In the air.
High up in big buildings, such as
the Woolworth, faces that resembled
mere specks could be seen peering
down into the plaza. Scores OF per.
sons were periiously parked on cor
nices OF the old Federal Building ana
| other vantage points.
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Parkway Extension Is
To Wipe Out
Town

TARRYToWN. N. X, April 30.
East View. suburb Of larry.
town with = population Of 500,
win be obliterated by the extern.
sion Of the Saw Mil River Park
way. according to plans filed at
Mount Pleasant. The parkway Is
part of the Westchester $4,000
900 parkway program, which II
to extend from Manhattan through
Saw Mill Valley to Hawthorne,
N. r, where It will join the
Bronx River Parkway extension
to Bear Mountain Bridge.
The Park Commissioner have
obtained options on the property
to be acquired. East Views busl.
ness section and fifteen residences
are to be razed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-30
C0IVGRE S. ENDS
ABOUT MAY rs

Continued from Flrat Pagel
the demand of the Senate for
an early cessation Of business
to prepare for the national con
ventions.
Representative John O. Tilson
Of Connecticut, majority floor leader,
today declared for the first time
that the House would be able to
wind up its business within three
or four weeks.
Although Senator Curtis tTJ 81
Kansas, majority leader uf the
Senate, has urged May 10 az "a.
iorrnment date for sometime, the
pilots of the business In the House
have heretofore predicted June 4 e.
adjournment dae.
Time For Candidates
The urge for adjournment con-
siderable period before the national
conventions in June has been parti-
cularIy strong In the Senate. which
has several active and potential
candidates for the presidency.
The death Of Representative Mar
tin 81. Madden (FO Of illinois, chair.
man Of, the House Appreciation
Committee. who had declared him
SELF favorable to early adjournment,
has delayed consideration OF tho
McNary-Faugen farm bill in the
House.
During the ensuing week, how
ever, the House will dispose Of the
farm bill and the Senate IL ex-
pected to enact tar reduction
measure. Boulder Dam, merchant
marine. flood control, ana eTnerg-
ency officers retirement bills are
among the major measures which
are expected to receive attention
in one or both houses.
Hope For Amity
The filibuster Of Senator Ash.
urst 3D. of Arizona against the
Swing.JoIlnson Boulder dam bill
ana division in the House over the
Norm Government operation OF
Muscle Shoals measure threatens
to upset the legislative programs
in the closing weeks.
Presidential opposition to the
Jones-Reid flood control bill and
the possibility Of q veto has also
caused some worry to the Republi-
can leaders. They are hopeful, how
ever, Of an agreement being worked
out in conference which will result
IN the President approving the
measure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-30
Tarrytown Library
Has Everything
But Books

TARRYToWN, N. X. April 50.
Tarrytown's new library building.
buflt Ut . cost 6f 100000. threat
ems to be without hooks indef-
initely.
worcester n. Warner, president
Of the Warner Optical Company.
Of Cleveland. who is resident Of
Tarrytown, gave the building to
the public and turned it over to
the village trustees, but the
Young Mems Lyceun, which has
legal custody OF the books in the
old public library, which has ex-
listed for many years, refused to
surrender the books.
The books were provided by q
trust fund given by Benson Fer
ris, and the lyceum was given en-.
tire authority over them. The
books are valued at $40, 900. and
the trust fund provides $1,000
annually.
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st. Stephens Players
Present 'eTOrchbearer'

1.-THE Torchbearer" will be pre-
sented tonight by the st. Stephen e.
Players in st. Stephens Auditorium,
Twenty-fourth and K Streets North
west.
Included in the cast are Mary Faith
Mulhall, Clara Bell, Louise Stahl,
Rose Pollard, Mary Stanton, Edith
Donovan. III. Coffyn Leclxey, Theo-
dore Leckey, Earl Giffith, James
Kenney and John Flanagan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-30
POOL
POLICY ASKED

The swimming pool middle. ii which
the District Government has become
involved, Is to b the subject before
= conference tomorrow afternoon
with Commissioner sydney +. ITALIA
ferro presiding.
The commissioner, IN an effort
to adopt B swimming pool program
for the District, has called on Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes, Playground LII
rector: Col. u. 8. Grant, Sd. Super.
intendent Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, ana representative
Of the Board OF Education to be pres.
ent and express their views.
Efforts to establish q swimming
pool at Mckinley Manual Training
School and several other schools
brought forth vigorous protests from
many quarters,
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cllssring grew n volnrne and could
heard fully = mile away.
AZ II o'clock the procession ar
rived at Pier 81, North River,
where the municipal steamer, The
Macon, gaily decorated with flags,
was waiting to receive the fIiers
Tor q trip down the narbor between
g lane Of craft to the Statue Of
Liberty.
When the fliers were sighted at
the pier the vessels, crowded with
people. released sirens and whistles
and the din became terrific. Within
30 feet Of the Macon lay the Ham.
burg-American liner Deutschland,
loaded with Germans. Hats were
thrown III the air, people danced
On the deck and the widest excite.
ment ensued.
a band aboard the Deutschland
struck up the German national
anthem. Captain Koehl and Baron
Won Huenefeld stood at attention.
This was followed by lively Irish
tunes played by the Fire Depart
fnent Band which was on board
the Macon.
Drizzling Rain Starts.
Crowds waved handkerchiefs and
cheered from the giant liner Levia.
than which was at anchor q few
hundred yards up the harbor.
A. the Macon steamed down the
harbor there was an fncessant
footing OF horns and shrieking OF
sirens.
II began TO drizzle slightly, but
this failed to danpen the arCor OF
the celebration.
Two coast guard cutters, one on
each side, escorted the Macon. The
three 6liers stood in the pilot house
and surveyed the scene in amaze.
ment. Captain Koehl's chubby face
wore g broad grin. Fitzmaurice's
wide Irish face radiated happiness
a. he waved In answer to the
cheers.
'eWunderbar, wunderbar," ex.
claimed the Baron, lingering his
monocle.
Scores Of river craft, including
two steam yachts, excursion boats
and police launches, took part In
the marine. parade.
The Macon slowly made its way
to the Statue Of Liberty, circIed II
ana then returned nOrthWard, land.
sng ct the Battery at exactly noon
daylight timel.
At the Battery, a column OF
10000 soldiers and sailors were
stationed. They Immediately be.
gan = march northward to the
City Hall, followed by the Tiers
ana the automobiles Of the recep.
ton committee and the press.
Racked on both sides Of lower
broadway were tremendous crowds
OF people, held back by lines OF
police. Policemen were stationed
1--WE feet apart for blocks.
Everybody In Merry Mood
It was q triumphal march up
broadway. The bands played
sprightly tunes and the cheering
was terrific.
Rain began to fall more heavily.
Newspapers were quickly used as
tmproyised umbrellas.
Confetti and strips OF paper were
showered down on the filters from
windows Of the slkyscrapers alona
Broadway, Won Huenefeld. Koch
ana Eitzmaurice had to stand ur
and wave time and again in re
spouse to the cheering.
AZ City Han q weIcOnne as warn
md perhaps meaning q great dea
more awaited two Of the fIiers.
There Mrs. EIlriede KOeInI. wifi.
11 Captain KOefIs and Mrs. ViOIi
FttEmauriee. wife ~ the Irish nier
md his 7-year-OId daughter, Patricia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-30
THOUSANDS OUT
FOR BLOSSOMS

Japanese cherry blossoms drew
the multitude to Potonnac Park yes
terday, and the pilgrimage to this
hoWery kingdom on the Speedway
will continue Tor 81 week or more
to. come.
Raw winds and overcast skies gave
way to warm spring sun yester-
day afternoon, with the result that d
motor parade that clogged the wind
ing highways taxed the traffic police
for hours. It was the universal YER
dict that never has the Nipponese
garden on the river banks looked
better.
The Potomac. however. ID q tickle
mistress, and even as it gIoried in
the cherry blossom show reports
came to Washington showing the
flood danger In its upper reaches,
due to recent melting snow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-30
NOrth CaroIlna RIvers Hlgh
ACKNOWLEDGING
Up With Tines?.
Le's See!

n yoW can esssDer tke foIlospiMg
gllestloMs, NOas are oort0SsslV Keep
SnO up eOith The times. II the old
brain doesR't click right off, SOW
can stin keep W with the times
b. tRr1sisg % tke pages tStdic0ted
where che ansaOers SOill Be foassd-
Lets col
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worship?
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What Ii 'sBavarlan creamy
HOuselINld Page.) IA
What Is q s'CRrat'?
FictiOn Page.)
Give q recipe for success m
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When was washington nFst
lnauEurated President?
(dagaxine PAge.l
I. Adding machines ana fypewFIteIs &C. q.
be bought or repaired 1T the "Whos
Wh0" shop listed IN the annOuneen1eAE
ON next TO the last page Qk n00a8R
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-30
Motoring Bandits Take
SO From Their Guest

Thomas Day, OF the 200 block OF
Third st. 8. W., was robbed Of S29
early today by five colored men
whose offer to take him home in
an automobile he had accepted he
told police.
The men drove him from q lunch.
room on Four-and-a-half Street
Southwest, to East Potomac Park
where they attacked him and
robbed HIM, he claims.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-30
Secular League Makes
Judge Halter President

Officers were elected by the Wash
ington Secular League at meeting
in Musicians Hall yesterday.
Those elected were: Judge Fred.
erick Halter, president; Mrs. Ger
trude w, Evans, Prof. ]. w. Nigh.
Noah e. Conner and Thomas Eek
loft, vice presidents: DIR. A, b. Baden.
secretary, and Francis f.. Scott,
treasurer.
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POTOMAC RISES.
MANY FLEE

(c0ninued from First Pagsl
places Ia feet above normal,
was rapidly rising.
AT Hancock. Mo- village shout
twelve miles from this city, the
creek on the north side Of town
had risen to such proportions that
several public roads were inundated
ana residents feared the waters
would reach their homes by night
faIl.
Upper River Raging
Tourists passing through Hagers-
town from Cumberland reported
that the river III the western part
81 the state was raging. fed by
the melting q saturdays heavy
snowfall.
At WilIiamsport MA, the river
o'clock today. Hundreds 81 acres
of wheat field. already planted for
the fa1I crop, were Inundated.
Crops Ruined
Harpers Ferry. w. Va, reported
3 rise Of 13 feet In ~ hours and
men at the Potomac Edison Com
pany plant at Williamsport, Nd,
said the stream was 12 feet above
normal ct their station. The river
still - rising the men at williams
port said
"A single wire connects Cumber-
land with Baltimore and reports on
storm damage are slow In coming
Farmers report the peach and
apple crop ruined BY the storm.
Mountain residents have dug
themselves out of the drifts. some
Of which are said to have reached
q depth OF SIX feet.
North Carolina Rivers High
RALEIGH. N. c., April 30
Streams Of eastern North Carolina
were ct flood stage today but little
damage was expected to farm lands.
Taking advantage OF Ghe highest
water in many years In this section
experts OF the State conservation
department are In eastern North
Carolina to measure the Flow Of
rivers during the flood stage.