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Evening star., 1928-11-21
BARRIERS Luck

For many years on adult males long
whiskers fluttered in the gales. and
beardless men seemed freaks; the
BARRIERS trade became SO slack they
sighed Alas" and exc "Alack," and
uttered piercing shrieks. Then for
some reason unexplained the flowing
beard was much disdained, and every
man was shaved; the BARRIERS saw their
luck had turned, and while they
wrought and kopecks earned they
joyously behaved The safety razor
then was sprung and countless voters,
old and young, hewed off their boards
at home; they only sought the BARRIERS
chair when they would have him cut
their hair and smooth it with comb
Now superficial people said, THE
BARRIERS trade will soon be dead, it's
doomed beyond repair; it can't exist
when people fail to spend modicum
of kale for aught but cutting hair. Men
have to shave three times a week
some every day, their whiskers leak so
fast 1t is a crime-but nearly all are
satisfied to let their glossy tresses slide
six fortnights at time" And then
the women everywhere, grown tired of
their abundant hair decided they would
bob; and to the barber shops they flew,
an eager. palpitating crew. dense but
cultured mob. And how the weary
BARRIERS wrought! When they had
bcbbed one dome of thought a dozen
were in line; the more they bobbed, the
more the girls came up to sacrifice
their curls, with heroism fine. Now
boards are coming in again, and soon
the maps of grown-up men will look
like fields of hay; but that won't hurt
the BARRIERS trade, which always seems
to make the grade, whatever prophets
say. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1928-11-21
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BIZ LOIS LEEDS.

! rotation of the arms at the shoulders
CD Drink a quart Of whole milk each
day. For breakfast have fruit a whole
grain cereal, bread and butter, eggs and
a hot drink made with the milk. For
lunch have cheese or peanut butter
sandwiches, a large vegetable salad, a
bowl of soup, pudding and a glass OF
milk For dinner have cream soup, a
serving Of meat, rolls and butter, spin
ach or other succulent vegetables, pota-
toes or rice, peas and carrots mixed,
large fruit salad, apple dumping with
hard sauce, glass of milk. Celery and
olives may be added.
(3) Try commercial freckle bleaches.
| It is not always possible to remove dark
| freckles entirely, but they may usually
be faded to some extent.
a. The boils and pimples are doubt
less due to your diet. Ice cream is a
healthful food but, of course, If you
eat too much of any kind of food 1t will
make you ILL., Lemonade is good
thing to drink every day when there is
tendency to have boils. Avoid con-
stipation. You should have doctors
advice on the boils think the pimples
will respond to a change in diet. Omit
rich candies and rich pastries. You
may eat milk chocolate and pure hard
candy IN place OF dessert after meals II
you feel craving for sweets, but do not
eat them between meals.
(5) If you are Is years old, you should
weigh about lis pounds Becoming
colors for you include flesh. dull rose,
peach. red, dull orchid, warm taupe,
dark green, blue-green, dark and me-
dium blues, dull yellow, brown tan deep
cream. black. LOIS LEEDS.
To Bob or Not TO Bob?
Dear Miss Leeds: Would you advise
me to bob my hair now or is it too late?
I am % years old. S feet inches tall.
What should I weigh?
GAY SALLY.
Answer-It is rather late to begin
thinking about bobbing your hair, now
that the fad is waning. There are still
many bobbed heads, however, so that
you will not be conspicuous If you de-
| eide to bob. It all depends on which
/ style of hairdressing is more becoming
to you. DO not bob your hair unless you
feel sure that you will look prettier with
it short. You should weigh about 119
pounds. LOIS LEEDS.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-21
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MoLLIE MERRTCK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. November 2I.-
The studios are full of young boys and
girls from the United States Of America.
all determined to become stars or starve
in the attempt.
Yet when Wilma Banky's new picture
demanded a typically American youth
her director went to New York after
securing the Hollywood film colony to
find 100 per cent American. And he
came back with Robert Montgomery, a
New York stage star, signed up for the
leading part.
The typical American Is excellently
groomed, but not slicked as is the Con-
tinental type. There is a definite sug-
gestion of meticulous care as to his
person, but no inference of dandyism.
And the Hollywood boy, with his mar
celled hair, perfumed handkerchief and
touched-up eyelashes, is overdone for
the American idea.
Jimmie Murray was an American
type that made good in a big picture.
In some way he Is typical of the small
town boy translated to the city--in-
Quoted to city ways through necessity
rather than through choice.
Hollywood has been wondering what
Wilma Bankv with her fragmentary
English. would do in an all-talkie pic
ture But Jimmie Gleason solved that
trouble by the simple method of max
ing her a Hungarian immigrant girl
cast into the maelstrom of New York.
And through the medium of the cheap
restaurant which caters to those liking
wholesome food at low prices Banky
will be featured in waitress role
which gives her much more extensive
human emotional gamut than most Of
her characterizations warrant.
The price OF youth often means far
Evening star., 1928-11-21
(Copyrisht, 1929
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDREp.

There is a general disposition to look
upon milk as something to drink"
perhaps analogous to tea or coffee,
which emphatically it is not. With this
idea In mind children are fed their solid
food at regular meal times and then in
between are given glasses of milk
Some small babies who are just being
offered milk for the first time in addi-
ton to the breast have this given them
between the regular breast feelings
This is all wrong. If the mother
nurses a baby at 7 O'Clock and then
gives him even little milk at 9
o'clock, she Is feeding him every two
hours, which every mother knows is
not correct for the baby, with the pos
sible exception of the premature who
weighs less than pounds when
born. Food given oftener than once in
three hours is ruinous to the digestion
and unnecessary besides, and milk must
be looked upon as complete food,
which takes three hours for digestion
In many cases when child is suf-
fering from loss of appetite and a.
refusal to take all of his bottle at a
meal, the mother writes me that she
Is giving 1t to him between" meals
so that he won't lose weight.
When there is loss of appetite the
meal intervals should be heightened in
stead of shortened or there will be
little chance that the child will ever
have the opportunity to develop the
good and rousing appetite which is his
best spur to eating sufficient nourishing
food.
If the child can't manage to drink a
glassful of milk along with the other
solid foods given him, it is probable
that he Is being forced to eat too large
a quantity of solid foods It may be
necessary to cut down on the amount
of those and offer less milk to drink,
using the rest of the milk in the cook
ing of the foods. It never rights mat
ters to offer the milk in between meals
and is destructive not only to a good
appetite, but to the regular, widely
spaced meals which are essential to
good digestion.
This eating between meals holds good
for other foods besides milk, though
milk is most often misused In this re-
gard. The idea that to give a child
one or two cookies, or crackers, or
pieces of candy or cake is offering him
nothing to eat and needn't be counted
in his daily intake of foods, is e~ro-
rleous. 1t is the overlooking of the nu-
tritive elements of these foods which
leads to CONSERVATION at the children's
refusal to eat regular food at regular
meal times.
Sweets are perfectly legitimate part
Of the child's diet, but they should be
part Of the meal and counted as des-
sert, and not given In between times
as treats.
Evening star., 1928-11-21

more than sufficient cash to face the
oeauty surgeon. Mae Murray, the Aim
colonys perennial f1apper, doesn't drink,
smoke, eat meat or use sugar.
All her food is prepared with honev.
coi1ee substitute furnishes her morn
ing beverage, Fruits, vegetables and
nuts make up her daily menus. She
dances each day: exercises extensively:
ooes ner STUNT at the beauty parlors, of
course-eVery Hollywood actress must.
her ngure Is as elastic and lovely as
that OF most 18-year-ol girls. plastic
surgery has kept her face from exhibit
ing the conventional ravages of age.
buC When lady has had a couple of
oozen lifts-r1ore or less. extravarantlv
speak1ng-the face loses its motion
there Is a set expression to the eve
slant. But the Princess Mdivani is
happy, cheats Father Time Consider
ABLY, and can dance like an angel. It's
Wortn life OF salad, carrots and sur.
gerry to achieve all that.
Bill Boyd, Bob Armstrong and Alan
maze We're told to put pep and realism
which features the adventures of three
united States Marines.
Inc nrst week the director looked
sour because the story was held up. die
10 the tact that Armstrong hit Bovd in
nght and Knocked him under the
stage piano, whereupon a heavy Ger
man shell. which was one of the prons
Cumbled off. giving Boyd a scalp wonnd
days -oA 'iilee
With shooting schedules narrowed
down to l6 and l8 DAYS. this isn't snv
nelp' so work went on with redoubled
energy until Boyd emerged from = =
rough-and-tun1ble with his plavmates
only to discover he had a couple of ribs
broken. Va i'"'
He didn't say much but decided that
the next time he got Armstrong or
Hale in a nix-up some one else wo,,ld
| f1nish with the adhesive tape decora-
tlons.. His moment came a counle of
days later. when fist fight with Arm
strong drove the latter up against a.
rough plaster wall Boyd;s arm shot
cut, and Armstrong instinctivelv
ducked--and now Bill Boyd is waiting
for the skin to grow back on his
knuckles.
Fourteen more mouths to feed!"
signed Stan Laurel when his st Ber-
nard presented him with a record
breaking litter.
There are all sorts of ways of going
Hollywood"
(copyrisht. 1928, by North American
Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star., 1928-11-21
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
THE EXECUTION
BY CEsARE CANTu.

fraternity. founded in ths Chapel CT
santa Maria del Disciplini This ohapsl
was later changed into church, which
was second to none in Milan fer It's
architectural beauty. Today it b
common school This fraternity had
for its one aim tn. succor CT IN. con-
denned and to prepare them for death
These Brothers OF the Consolation ed-
vanced in the procession right b.hin1
the gonfalon which headed IT, Th.y
wore white uniforms. fitting their fe-
ures tightly. and their cov'ls w.re S+r'.l
around their heads. Ir-tead Of 7 fScr.
there was cross embroidered in reG
Al the arms of the Gre wars t.ff
armholes. through which til- eyes OF tll-
Brothers peered forth. Or tnsir b,cs-.s
appeared a black medal reorc5entins
the death Of Christ, and G. ,he fec, O.
/ the cross was the head OF st. John th3
| Baptist. Their lcaS. unbalted roo.- and
| the chains on their wrists gave them
/ the appearance of nocturnal p.12ntcn1e
The last ones carried coffin. They
sang in melancholy funereal tones th-
doletul "Micerere." They were chanting
service and carrying the bier Of a
| person still alive. They broks through
the crowd and placed the bier en- the
| ground near the scafTold.
Then they took up their positions in
| two ranks around tfe block, SO that
| they could receive the victim amcng
/ them as soon as she was dead. They
thus seemed to form a guard between
this world and she who was so soon to
leave it.
slowly, pulled by two oxen csparisoned
in black. In this cart sat Margherita.
In compliance with the curious Gus
tom or sentiment which demands that
one dress uo even for the saddest occa-
siors, Mareherita had sttired herself in
rich robe of somber hue She had
arranged her black hair with especial
care, which set of to peculiar advan-
tage the pallor of her face. which
showed signs of so much suffering
She wore her rosary on her neck
that neck which had so often rivale.;
its whitness with rare pearls. The
which would mark the cutting Of the
ak. Her hands held cTucifix. tightly
clasped. She never removed her eyes
from this symbol of atonement--those
eyes which until now had always
beamed with sweetness and kindness.
but which now sl1one only with sorrow
The priest sat by her side. paler. If
| possible. than she. In his hand he
| too, held an image Of the God who was
/ crucifisd to suffer for us all At inter-
walls he spoke what were meant to BE-
/ eonscling words to this newest victim
Of the laws rapaeity. He suggested =.
childhood prayer:
Savior, I yield my spirit TO Thee
Holy Mary. pray for me at the hour of
death. Christian soul. depart from this
world, which is but place of exile, and
return to that heavenly land which l.
sanctified by thy suffering. so that the
angels may bear thee to paradise"
When Margherita finally appeared
| the people exclaimed
How pretty she Is Isn't she beauti-
full? And she is so young!"
Tears flowed. Many silk handker-
chief hid the eyes of fair ladies. MANI
hand accustomed to the sword. tri.d
to hold back glistening drops of water.
Evening star., 1928-11-21
Baking-POwder Biscuits

There are few forms of bread that
are more appealing than properly made
hot biscuits, and perhaps no other arti-
Gle Of diet has caused more heartaches
OF inspired more funny paper Jokes than
those far-famed biscuits that mother
used to make"
Many housewives have an idea that
the art of making biscuits must be an
inherited one. which. of course. is far
from the truth. for it is as easy to learn
to make biscuits as to make any other
food and requires only the accurate
following of few simple rules. A great
part Of the difficulty in making biscuits,
and one of the reasons for most fall
ures, is that so many people go at the
task too strenuously or make too much
work out Of it. Biscuits need quick
light handling. I am speaking now of
baking powder biscuits or what we call
quick biscuits.
The first step Is the assembling of
materials necessary. These are simple
and consist only of -four, salt, baking
Evening star., 1928-11-21
Everyday Law Cases
Hon Important Is Character
Evidence In Criminal
Cases?
By THE COUNSELLOR.
By THE COUNSELLOR.

John Carson, a reputable business
man, was charged with the crime of
malicious destruction of property. Two
witnesses identified him as the man
who entered a competitors business
place on the night expensive machinery
was ruined,
In his defense Carson stated that his
competitors had organized to maintain
prices, and that he had continuously
refused to join them. He contended
that the criminal proceedings were the
result of conspiracy to obtain his sur
render to their demands
. His attorney then sought to show
Carson's good reputation, but the State
objected, contending that evidence OF
good character could not be introduced
to offset positive evidence.
The court, however, permitted the
evidence to be introduced, stating:
Good character is an important fact
with every man, and never more so
than when he is put on trial charged
with an offense which is rendered inn
probable by a uniform course of life
wholly inconsistent with such crime. A
life Of unblemished integrity may be-
come complete shield of protection
against the most skillful web of sus-
picion and falsehood which conspira-
tors have been able to weave"
Evening star., 1928-11-21
Doing Up the Hair That Is Growing
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Perhaps after several months Of pa
tient waiting for the hair to grow
sufficiently long for the bother to pass,
evaporation gets the better of ones
determination to allow the hair to grow
and off come the tresses again. So
much time has had to be consumed
daily in arranging the coiffure, that
persisted In looking disheveled notwith-
standing, that a nervous 1rrttabllity
resulted. Little wonder that the hair
was again bobbed. To any one who has
had this troublesome experience solu-
ton is presented today.
one Young woman with beautiful
wavy golden hair devised method
which afterward she found was known
to some Parisienne hairdreSsers, Her
troubles vanished like magic. She had
a wee braid about quarter of an inch
wide plated from some Of the longer
hair. That was hidden beneath other
hair on the outside.
To this wee braid she pinned the
tiny coil of extra hair that was made
from the hair first cut when the hair
was bobbcd. If one has not had such
a coil made and has not saved the hair
that was then cut of, hairdressers sell
such coils for this purpose. The coil,
securely fastened to the head, is then
covered with the growing strands and
a neat, trim little coiffure arrangement
results.
One thing that the girl with the wavy
golden hair did discover that was dis
tinctly her idea was that it is better
to have two tiny braids than one, as 1t
relieves any strain from coming in one
spot on the head Also she found it
practically impossible to make the braids
herself 1t was not that plating of the
braid was hard in itself, but that it was
almost impossible not to catch in other
wisps of hair, which is ruinous. Also
fastening of the ends was bit difficult
Whenever the hair is shampooed the
braids are undone and new ones plated
These times are sufficient if one has the
hair washed frequently.
tcopyright. 1927
Evening star., 1928-11-21

Como" and Of "Margherita pusterls thS
siset ssisetion n is' L from nHttRR this ''i 'rov.i
The beautiful sunshine usually seen
in Lonlbardy only at the season of pre-
pairing wine spread its brilliance about
dazzingly. The piazza was packed with
people. The balconies were filled with
strange groups. Even ladies fought for
the best places from which to view the
horrible sight. One mother showed her
little boy this preparation of violent
death and said to him;
0Do YOU see that man over there with
the long black beard and the dark skin?
He devours bad boys in two bites. II
you cry. he will carry ou OF"
Some cne said: Who Is the victim?
A neIghbor replied The wife Of the
man who was beheaded yesterday"
"Oh, yes" said some one else, that
is the mother of the little boy who was
also executed yesterday"
How is that?" said the first inter-
rogator. evidently little ashamed OF
being in such a morbid throng. DO
you mean to say they beheaded a
child?"
ut is but too true" said a woman,
! "and he was such cute little fellow
The woman. having seen the whole
affair. wes persuaded to give an account
of all that occurred in its tragic detail.
/ On the balconies and in the grand
stand seats. so to speak, the conversa-
ton was of another kind. Here ladies
and gentlemen of high birth chatted
of other things, Of trivialit1es OF some
kind or other. until one of the famous
beauties of the hour asked as she care
lessly drew on her gloves:
| "Who Is to be executed 1ow?"
| "Margherita Visconti," was the an
swer.
"She must be relative of Signor
Vicario."
eyes. but a distant one" was the
response.
The Jester, to entertain the superior
throng, puts in:
"She might have been closer in her
relationship, but she declined; hence
this has happened"
"she must be sorry for her refusal,
said another She is so beautiful, and
| still so young"
Besides, she Is hardly used to dy-
| ing" the Jester put In, causing peals of
| laughter.
The arrival of Margherita seemed to
be delayed. People became impatient,
as though they we're being imposed
upon-as an audience in theater be-
comes impatient when the rise of the
curtain is little late.
| But the officials now arrived, and
: through the narrow streets there arose
a nurmur. growing more and more ex-
cited. The funeral procession came
winding, making long circuit through
| the city, so that the multitude might
profit by this lesson of the laws
severity.
Here she comes!" every one cried.
All stood on tiptoe to catch glimpse
of the coterie of tragedy
A yellow standard led. embroidered
with gold lace, with skeleton painted
on it, standing erect. In one hand the
bony figure held a scythe, in the other
an hourglass. At the right of the
skeleton was painted man with cord
around his neck; to the left was man
carrying his head in his hands--both
symbols of execution, of justice. Be-
| hind this grim flag came, two by two,
the Brothers of the Consolation.
The Brothers of the Consolation. it
may be explained here. were a pious
Evening star., 1928-11-21
Carrot Custard.

To every pint of carrot pulp made
by boiling. draining and washing them,
add two beaten eggs, teaspoonful of
salt. a tablespoonful of grated onion
ard one-fourth cupful of cream or rich
milk. Beat all together WE'LL then pour
into we'll oiled baking dish or custard
cups, stand in pan of hot water and
bake in moderate. oven until the
custard is firm in the center. Turn out
onto dish and serve with white sauce
or gravy.
Evening star., 1928-11-21
My Neighbor Says:

Scorch marks when ironing
can be quickly removed if the
part is held under the cod water
faucet for a few minutes.
Dainty sandwiches are never
made of bread that is cut in thick
and uneven slices. Buy bread
with which sandwiches sse to be
made the day before it is to be
used Bread a day old Is much
easier to cut than fresh bread.
When using sour milk or cream
In making cookies or doughnuts,
mix them up the night before
and set them on ice. They will
roll out with less -four, will be
light and keep moist n1ucn longer
than If the usual method is en-
ployed.
Nothing but lettuce and parsley
that have been carefully washed
and placed in bags should be put
in the ice chamber of the refrig-
orator.
Evening star., 1928-11-21
Round Shoulders.

keep from getting round-shouldered
and Is there any method for filling out
my chest more? (2l Please give me a
diet for gaining weight? 90 How
can I get rid of dark-brown freckles?
"a I have been troubled lately with
hoils and pimples Is this due to eating
too much ice cream? (5) I am 5 feet
3 inches tall and weigh 106 pounds.
have fair skin. blue eyes and medium
brown hair. What colors are becoming
to me? Thank you.
Answer-Q Your first problem is to
gain weight and to learn to carry your
self correctly. Stand as tall as you can.
Keep your chin level, chest out and alb
domen in. DO not bend over when
Evening star., 1928-11-21
Home in Good Taste
BY SARA HrLAND.

There Is nothing new about a three
tier hanging rack, but when 1t has a
drawer In addition to the shelves there
is something just bit different about
1t, and much more practical.
In the accompanying illustration is
such a wall rack. And can't you just
imagine how many places there are in
your home in which 1t might be used?
For the breakfast room In small
apartment it would be ideal. for on it
could be placed odd pieces of china,
Evening star., 1928-11-21
Braised Liver,

Lard one calls liver with half a
pound Of salt pork. Dredge with flour
and brown in the drippings in the bot
tom of a saucepan. Add half a cupful
OF water, little chopped parsley, about
IL small carrots. one onion stuck with
cloves, and cook all for two hours. Add
six small onions Drowned in butter.
cooking for an hour longer. Arrange on
a platter, serving with gravy made from
the juices left in the pan During the
cooking add cupful Of cider If liked
Evening star., 1928-11-21
Oatmeal Macaroons.

Cream two level tablespoonfuls oi
butter with one-half cupful of sugar
Cream the yolks of two eggs with one
half cupful of sugar. and cream the
two mixtures together. adding two and
one-half cupfuls of oatmeal. two and
one-half teaSpoonfuls of baking pow
der, half teaspoonful of salt and a
little vanilla. stir in the whites of two
eggs beaten to a froth. Drop with a
teaspoon on buttered baking sheets in
a St0u oyeu
Evening star., 1928-11-21
NANCY PAGE
Black Lace and Tulle Make
Effective Dress.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Nancy had always said that she would
not be the martyr type of mother. She
realized that she was Mrs. Peter Page
as we'll as being Peter Page Juniors
mother. She planned to go to parties
with Peter during the Winter social
season. If they did not stay too late,
if a competent person stayed home to
watch the baby, and if she rested on