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Evening star., 1928-04-09
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH yASTRow.

ing such varieties OF human contact as
will satisfy their natural bents OF mind.
It's safe guess that part Of the in
difference OF IS. S. S." arises from his
aversion to the strict and enforced
routine of medical or teaching career
and the attraction of the more varied,
more irregular career of writing and
dramatics The free lance" adventure
attracts artist and writer. Such types
Of mind work better on more elastic
pattern.
Nobody recommends escape from rou-
tine. and there is drudgery In every
calling which we must learn to accept
and perform faithfully. But the selec-
ton of occupation TO At in with domi-
nant interests and preferred habits OF
work is vital. AS the world is arranged
most Of us have no choice: It's eight
steady hours or no pay check.
AS in much else, there Is rhythm
/ IN concentration. There are the regu-
lar and the irregular concentrators, the
steady and the moody. Our clockwork
world faVorS the steady and is q little
suspicious of the moody. The TYPICAL
iy irregular occupations are the artistic
ones: Carlyle called genius "the infinite
capacity to take pains" yet many think
Of genius as q flash OF insight that
saves work and pains, ITS an In the
rhythm and the command OF our habits
OF concentration. All admit that you
can't command q man TO write poem
as you would to dig q ditch; but 20
many ditoiieS seem more useful than
poems. .,.-e.-.
BY all means let these young men
and the large group TO which they be-
long follow their natural bent of interest
and the rhythm Of concentration: but
let them do 1t with the same serious
ness, the same devotion and determina-
Evening star., 1928-04-09
Beauty Aids From Lemon Juice.

OF all the simple beauty aids that
milady can obtain at little expense none
has a more varied field Of usefulness
than the humble lemon. Besides its
bleaching properties, for which it i5
chiefly known to beauty seekers, 1t may
be used in the rinsing water after a
shampoo with hard water to dissolve
the sticky soap curd on the hair, and
1t also makes refreshing mouth wash
and gargle to use on arising in the
morning. A glassful OF unsweetened
lemonade q half hour before breakfast
has beneficial effect upon the stomach
and often helps cure mild cases of con-
stipation.
Lemon creams are sold in the shops
as freckle remedies. You may make
your own lemon bleaching cream at
home, however, with little trouble. Melt
three ounces of cocoa butter in double
boiler together with two ounces Of sper-
maceti and one ounce of olive oil. Mix
we'll and remove from the fire. Now
beat in one ounce glycerin, one ounce
rose-water and two ounces strained
lemon juice. Beat the mixture thor
oughly and pour 1t into jars to cool.
This cream may be used on the face,
neck, hands or arms-wherever there
If your skin Is tanned, freckled or just
sallow, it will be improved by massage
with a lemon lotion. Cover two table
Spoonfuls of oatmeal with hot water.
After letting it stand for a few minutes,
pour of the liquid and add to 1t one
half teaSpoonful of tincture Of benzoin
and one-half teaspoonful strained lemon
juice. This will make a rather strong
bleach, which may have to be diluted
with water for sensitive skins. Pat on
the lotion once day.
Most girls and women with blond
hair know the value of the lemon rinse
after the shampoo. In its simplest form
this rinse consists of the juice of a
lemon in a pint of water. Another
blond hair rinse may be made of one
teaspoonful salts of tartar and two tea
spoonfuls of strained lemon juice In
three pints of water. A weaker lemon
rinse may be used also by brunettes to
combat the soap curd mentioned above
that sometimes forms on the hair after
the shampoo. For this purpose use the
juice of half a lemon in a quart Of
water.
When lemon juice Is used as mouth
wash or morning drink, as suggested
a while ago. you may use the juice Of
half lemon in a glassflil of water. Be
sides gargling with the lemon solution,
Evening star., 1928-04-09
PRETTY HANDS
epre0 true Southern Chaml

olhaRr. Just rinse your hands with
Octagon Toilet Soap when each task
is finished, Eight times a days
often as you rake . drink of water,
To keep hands always lovely you
need no rule but this for white
hands this pure white soap.
How to tell a real good soap
Some soaps form skin" when YOU
are halfway through the cake. Others
set soft. Bur Octagon Toilet Soap
is the same all the way through.
generous with It's clean. abundant
lather in all waters. yer firm 60 the
end of the cake.
And Ocagon Toilet Soap is ~
Sa!i1 SasA An extra week in every
cake. Never more than ten eents. q
modest price to pay for hands that
never whisper "houSework," "
Evening star., 1928-04-09
THE WATER COMBINES MANY
TYPES COSTUME AND CAN EASILY BE MADE AT HOME.

Petals must be made to come alternately
in the two pieces. but this Is matter of
placing, not cutting.
AS any one can make her own pat
tern. none viii need TO be supplied.
Take two Saucers Of different sizes, the
larger one not more than or inches
in diameter. Trace around the edge OF
each on separate pieces OF paper. Fold
three times through the center. Hold
the center and with scissors cut piece
with an inward curve from either side,
making what remains petal shaped.
coming to a point at the end. Open
out. Repeat the same process with the
other piece of paper. If the material is
such as TO permit it to curl, take the
back of the scissors and pull across the
tips Of the petals, giving them slight
upward curve, lending the cup-shaped
effect of the actual blossom.
Place the small petal piece over the
larger so that the petals OF the upper
one come at the spaces in the lower.
Fasten the two together in the middle
as mentioned with yellow beads or yell
low French knots made with crochet
silk. Some green felt can be cut TO the
Semblance Of leaves, or a single larger
circular piece of green felt may be
placed under the blossom and secured
there IL desired.
Evening star., 1928-04-09

The matching OF accessories for at
least one costume is essential TO COM
plete wardrobe Fortunately IL is some
thing which the homemaker who is also
her own dreSSmaker. can do herself.
Even those who sew very little, such as
business girls whose hours of work do
not permit much WELDING of the needle,
can indulge their taste with small ex-
penditure of money in the manner deS-
cribed today.
Indeed, the water lily motif requires
almost no use Of the needle, save TO
secure it In place. Scissors might be
said TO be of almost more Importance.
OF course, it win be necessary to sew
the flower ON TO its foundation. such as
hat or scarf.
Two water lilies are to be made to
blossom becomingly on hat and scarf,
Much Of the chic effect depends upon
their being correctly placed. In order
th>t pleasing balance be maintained.
the two should be on opposite sides:
that is. II the hat bears the ornament
on the rieht-hand side. the one on the
scarf should Be on the left.
The flowers themselves are OF two
layers Of felt. cut pointed, and one
smaller than the other. The smaller Is
laid on the larger and secured there by
means Of yellow beads or French knots.
Evening star., 1928-04-09

ton which enters into the enforced
routine of the busy professional and the
business man. For these callings the
rhythm is imposed from without, and
we are doubtless right in holding to
that system for the vast majority. Left
to the choice Of our own rhythms, we
are open to the temptation of drifting
and yielding TO mood. The irregular
workers have the additional obligation
of holding themselves to their jobs
without time clock II one becomes
an artist Just to escape routine, he is
no better of than tramp.
It takes all kinds to make world.
None of us will add anything to the
making of 1t unless we concentrate early
and often, steadily by weeks and years
If not by hours and days. Making your
own schedule or being your own master
doesn't free you from rendering an ac-
count. Yet jobs must be fitted to men
even more than men to jobs. 1t is well
that this adjustment shall be elastic TO
suit all sorts and conditions Of men and
minds. Some viii keep mentally fit
better under the one regime, some under
another The accounting Is the same.
Concentrate on accomplishment.
tCnpvright. i9as1
Evening star., 1928-04-09
REPLIES TO READERS.
The Rhythm OF Concentration.

Your article February, @ll made nle cit
down TO write this. That's the way ! am
doesn't know nor even care what ne does.
arm now teaching ia n preparatory schoo---
foiixs want me to study medicine. which !
had intended TO take. ] am az pfeteNt
filing applications for, medical schools , n.t
IL makes little difference 70 me, | also
have another road can follow. can yea
some som '"g one s aho is deinS work for several
periodicals has offered 20 make me his assist
,o s1' ,. Nc s ssS se Fl. sywfas ntaase ad like sSa
s,ss. syps Of saoS S"Ts wsns y, ser e DO s eS
&c SonT T'rs sAnf sfd ,s IhS iSa T'r love 70
around: ] love to walk around and talk
Il lime ~ ard s1''s ssain anu What DO you think
should dos D > D
I am an artist--a commercial artist, ]
haven't talent enough 70 be the other kind.
Illustrating advertising has given me q
brothers. who are all. in business, are earn;
inR more and think I'm an idler, because 1
Yp bard Sesn feel se dat ~ and d not Tns
vas the horror of working every day eight
hours > day, can't do tha, At anytning;
! concentrate so hard that can't WORK long
Am night! ARTIST
These are not wholly problems of
concentration: they are equally prob
lens of interest. But interest Is major
clue TO concentration. We have TO
count heavily on interest to induce con-
centration. When there Is interest
there is hope.
Eoth OF these young men are facing
a conflict of interest. family pressure.
and choice of occupation, according to
taste, capacity and work habits suit
able TO their makeup. They are seek
Evening star., 1928-04-09
BEAUTY CHATS
BY EDNA KENT FORBES.
Being Pretty.


I'm interested in the pretty girl be-
cause I want her to keep her prettiness.
But I'm mostly interested in that large
class Of girls who can be pretty but half
the time are not. There are so many
who wear their hair wrong-and Il
makes their noses look queer-when a
good hairdreSser, or even an aunt or a
sister with an artistic eye, could quite
change their appearance. There are 90
many who choose the wrong colors and
thereby are sallow when they ought tc
be attractively pale-who look rinched
when they should, or could, have
fiower-like delicacy.
Prettiness depends on so many tiny
details. The rich girl can be pretty II
anything in her features or coloring al
lows it, because she can use the brains
and the taste of clever people who know
how to bring out what Is good and dis
guise what is bad. She ought to be
pretty! The girl who can't afford this
sort Of service has only her own intelh-
gence to depend upon-but Is that any
reason why she shouldn't do as well?
She has many ways Of finding help
free-faShion magazines, women's pages
in newspapers, shops that VIII show her
the prettieSt and smartest OF clothes
whether she can buy or not--an these
viii give her ideas
One thing she must do, this girl who
isn't pretty but who could be. she must
make everything about herself soft In
effect. Her hair must be worn softly
and faithfully around her face, her
dresses must have pleats or frills or
something attractive and feminine and
soft around her neck and hands. The
colors she chooses must be striking COL
pretty girl is often characterlesS and q
personality must be built up through
her clothes
Evening star., 1928-04-09
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Tuesday, April 10.


Benefic aspects again are strong In
this government of the stars, according
to aStrology. but there Is an adverse
influence.
The early morning Is especially au-
spicuuus for leaders of men and for
those who form public opinion.
Lawyers and legislators should henefit
from this planetary rule, which makes
for constructive public work.
This is n favorable sway for wills and
legacies from which churches and hos
pitals may expect benefits.
There is a sign Of promise regarding
the building Of churches and the finish
ing of catnedrals.
One of the outstanding prophecies for
1928 is its progress In all forms OF archi-
lecture. especially in public buildings.
The aged, especially those I'm the
service of the public, should guard their
health today.
A London astrologer repeats his prog
nostication that new political party
may arise, and 1t may have Its origin in
SchiSm in one of the old organiza-
tionS.
Neptune is held responsible for ten
dency, which is to be more and more
apparent. for churches and political
organizations to be split into factions.
Corruption among public employees Is
likely to spread rapidly, although much
that is past will be uncovered. Again
Neptune is blamed.
WindStorms and earthquakes are TO
be numerous this year, and nature is
supposed to reflect the mental condi-
ton of the people.
Sports today are subject to first-rate
influences that preSage a season OF
great interest.
Persons whose birth date 1t Is may
have year of anxiety regarding prop
erty, but they should prosper.
Children born on this day probably
will be wonderfully endowed with brains
and exceedingly given to religious study.
tCopyright. 1a1s.l
Evening star., 1928-04-09

Why women dress Is q mooted ques-
ton. Some would-be authorities claim
that women dress to please the men.
Others say that women dress TO make
other women envious.
Probably there il some truth In each
of these explanations but they do not
tell the whole story. Women are a
little differently sensitized to the opin-
ions OF other people. They have the
curious combination Of being more sem
sitive than men in some respects and
less in others. They are more eager
to be admired and yet they are less
disturbed by criticism
Consider what tortureg n man viii
endure before he win get up and leave
IN the midst Of a public performance
where people are likely 10 he disturbed.
A woman has no such fear. Note
also a difference In their attitude when
late 10 church or recital The man
will Slink into the back seat and try
to appear inconspicuous. The woman
will walk right up TO the front row
and take her scat as unconcerned as
you please.
Men tolerate clothes; women adore
them.
Men dress In order to avoid some
Evening star., 1928-04-09
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
BY MEHRAN X. THOMSON.

thing, the los Of morale and self-es-
TEEN or perhaps the censure OF some
woman: women dress to gain some
thing, self-expression. display OF good
taste and afiauence, the envy OF other
women, TO attract men, and TO exer-
else their esthetic love OF beauty and
fine things.
Some one has said that q woman's
future depends on her looks. Her
face, meaning her personal appearance.
Is her fortune, while o mans future
depends largely on his brains. If this
he true we have an additional motive
for the fact that women make so much
bigger fuss over dress. It means more
to them. II means everything TO some
OF them.
Evening star., 1928-04-09
Dresden Coffee Cake.

Dissolve one yeast cake and one
tablespoonful OF granulated sugar in
half d clpfnl OF milk scalded and cooled
10 lukewarm. Add three-fourths cup
ful OF nour 10 make sponge. Beat
we'll cover, and let rise for as minutes
In a moderately warm place. Add two
tablespoonfuls Of butter and half a CUP
ful of light brown sugar ereamed, one
Gag well beaten, and about one an
one fourth eupfuls Of -four, on SUFFICIENT
To make a soft dough, and one~fouftn
teaspoonfni Of salt Knead lightly aud
place IN creased bowl, Cover and lei
rise it warm place for about two
hours; or until double In bulk, Roll
0ne~fonrth inch thick and place In
we'll creased pan and let rise until
light, or about an hour and half,
Score with diagonal lines. using a sharp
knife, brush with egg white. and gprlnv
kie with mixture nf sugar And cps
namon, Bake for 20 minutes In .
moderate oven.
Evening star., 1928-04-09
Ny Neighbor Says:

When preparing fresh straw
berries for shOrteake add four
teaspoonfuls OF grapefruit jniee
and q few grains OF salt 10 one
pint of berries an hour before
serving. This win give them .
delicious flavor.
Sweet peppers arc both red ana
green. The red have a better
favor because they are fully
ripened IN the sun.
II you wish 10 steam only >
few potatoes use a fat colandef
over d kettle of boiling water 0J
they may be steamed ma double
boiler with a perforated top.
II one or two fresh saisages
are placed on the top 0f beans
when cooking they add 10 the
flavor of the beans. IL you use
canned beans put the sausagea
On top ri the beans when they
are removed from can 20 sauce
pan and place In the oven ~
heat,
Evening star., 1928-04-09
Plain and Print.

The combination OF printed materials
with plain extends popularly into beach
wear. One Of the fayorite bathing suits
during the Palm Beach season had q
printed silk top or blouse trimmed with
solid color bands, and was combined
with solid-coior shorts
Backgrounds for the prints were
either dark or light the shorts usually
being Of the darker shade. The neck ~
cut quite low, courting a generous coat
Of sunburn,
irapsfiRhL, iD2E
Evening star., 1928-04-09

CouTHERN women express charm
- with their quick-moving lovely
hands. And in repose. so smooth
and white-how fascinating!
What is their precious method9
How do they keep such pretty hands,
that tell so surely their charm and
social poise9
Pretty hands not hard to have
IL is very easy. The only ordinary
enemy is dirt. The soiling that comes
from our common tasks. But dirt
must not be allowed TO it.tJ. To work
in. To coarsen the tiny pores.
Far better than complex treat
ments" is the way that lovely South
ern women discovered of frequent
quick rinsiag with octagon Toilet
Soap the pure white soap with a
mild lathsr especially designed TO
Evening star., 1928-04-09

so easily and well and made the patient
most comfortable. One OF her special
ties was an egg nog She started by
serving Mrs. Lee with one made by
beating the egg yolk with sugar and
mixing 1t with milk Then she piled
the stifny beaten egg white on top.
This was pretty, but hard TO drink.
So later she used the simplest recipe
mixed In the simplest manner
An aluminium cocktail shaker did Just
Evening star., 1928-04-09
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

rub your toothbrush on the pulp inside
the lemon skin and then brush your
teeth and gums With It. It will give
your mouth wonderfully fresh, clean
feeling.
Lemon skins are useful for cleaning
Evening star., 1928-04-09

as wen by egg and milk as 1t was sup
posed 10 do by q more fiery mixture.
The nurse used one egg. three
quarters tablespoonful sugarN three
quarters cupful milk. a dashApf nutmeg
and few grains Of salt. She Gut these
ingredients into the shaker. put on the
cap and shook vigorously for three
minutes. At the end OF that time she
had a well blended, smooth mixture
which slipped down Mrs. Lees tired
throat like velvet.
Copyright. 1923,
Evening star., 1928-04-09
NANCY PAGE
The Nurse Makes Egg Nog
Smooth as Silk
BY FLORENCE "A 6ANKE.
BY FLORENCE "A 6ANEE.

Nancy's mother had been Ill. Even
though she was well on the way to
recovery they kept a trained nurse
at home. She knew how TO do things
Evening star., 1928-04-09

tCopvrirht. i9ns.>
New Britain herald., 1928-04-30
LEGION TEAM PRACTICE
Coach Larry Mangan Issues Call For Candidates For Workout Friday Night At 6 O'clock.

The first practice of the Eddy Glover post, American Legion, base ball team, will be held Friday night at 6 o'clock at Walnut Hill park. Coach Larry Mangan has issued the call for all candidates in the city who will not be 17 years Of age be- for January 1, 1929.
 All boys eligible for the team arc invited to turn out. No place on the nine has been filled as yet and all the berths will be made accord ing to the ability shown by the
 players. A record number of en- tries is expected out for the team and there isn't any doubt but that
 Eddy Glover post will be represent ed by a strong organization again this year.
 Coach Mangan will put the young sters through their paces and will
 make selections for tho team ac- cording 10 the stuff shown by the various candidates. He has asked that all boys. whether they figure
 that they have a chance for the
 team or not, turn out for the prac- 1 tice session because it may be nee
 essary to form several combinations
 before the representative team is l chosen.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-30
SPORT RIVALS IN
 NOVEL COMPETITION
Yale and Harvard Engage Today
 in "Batde of Learnin6'

New Haven, April 80 Pt-Yalc and Harvard, rivals for many years on the gridron. the diamond, the track and the river. are engaged to- day in a new sort of competition--a Battle Of Learning" Ten seniors at Yale and a like number at liar ward are taking an English examin- ation which will win for the Eng fish department represented by the victorious team, a prize of $5,000 of- fered by Mrs. William Lowell Put nam in memory of her husband.
 A committee of three will rate the examination papers. The members of the committee are Professor Os- good of Princeton. Proessor A. K. Potter of Brown, and Professor J. O. Adams of Cornell.
 /, The men representing Yale in the competition arc: Donald H. Ballou | Chester. Vt.: John S. Bells. Jr.. Ross Cal: Philip H. Gray, Jr.. Detroit; Robert w. Huntington. Jr.. Hart ford: John K. Jcssup, Rochester. N Y.; Stanton F. Kennedy, Omaha Neb.; James F. Rettger, New Haven; George T. Washington. Detroit. AL tcrnates are: George E. Berger. Jr. Denver, Col; Donald G. Borg, Hack
New Britain herald., 1928-04-30
TO POSTPONE MEET
Pcnnsyl, Relay Carnival May Be staged the First Week in May in v'nfIlTS
Future.

Philadelphia, April 80 Pl-Futurc University of Pennsylvania relay car nivals may be held the first week in May instead of tho last week i'll April.
 For 34 years tho big meet has been held the last Friday and Saturday in April. Several times it has en- countered bad weather, but the con- ditions last week wero the worst in it's long history.
 . Because the game are so large and Of such importance in the yearly program of track and field athletics, officials of several institutions which sent representatives here for the tests suggested that the meet be held a week later when the possibility ot good weather is stronger.
 No definite action has been taken hut it is understood the relay car nival committee is giving the pro- posal serious consideration.