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Evening star., 1928-11-16

She was a well born, we'll educated
woman, accustomed to the cultured sur
roundings of a college presidents home,
but already she guessed that her mar
riage was going to bring her serious
problems. Perhaps she had thought
more deeply on the subject than Harri-
son himself. She was nearly year
older than he.
They were married October 20, 1883.
HarriSon'S law studies were not finished,
but he found it hard to wait. While
he made his final preparation for adj
mission to the bar they lived at his
fathers place near Cincinnati.
In 1854 they were ready to start life
for themselves. He realized $500 from
lot he had inherited in Cincinnati,
and they went OF to indianapolis, Ind.
He couldn't afford to buy house or
even rent one while he obtained a
practice, SO they boarded.
She went home to her parents in
oxford for the birth of her first child,
Russell, in August, 1854. When she
returned to Indianapolis that Fan they
had to have house. It turned out to
be three-room affair, containing only
bedroom, dining room and a
kitchen. She was her own cook and
housekeeper. She had three children
In ell.
More than once money was so scarce
that they had difficulty managing.
She was a fine manager, too. In a
pinch they could always borrow five
dollars from Robert Browning, the
| druggist.
It helped when he got job as crier
in the Federal Court at salary OF $3.50
| day while the term was on Also
some law practice came, his way. But
then the Civil War developed. Ben
jamin Harrison had too warlike a strain
in him not to go. lie came home a
brigadier general
| Caroline Harrison was on her way to
| the White House, though she didn't vet
realize it. In 1881 the general was
elected to the United States Senate. Six
years residence in Washington gave his
wife a wide acquaintance and expert
ence in society there. When he was
! elected President in 1888 it wasn't
much of an effort for her to take charge
of the White House.
She had honors of her own, having
been elected the first president of the
National Society of the D. A. r. To
the intense sorrow of every one, how
ever. her health began to fail. She died
in the White House october IS, 1892.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-16
A Sermon for Today
Worlds Greatest Democracy.
BY REV. JOHN r. GUM.

Text: Hath not God chosen the
poor of this world rich in faith, and
heirs of the kingdom which He hath
promised to them that love Him?"-
James, Ills.
Christianity is distinctly whose
ever" religion. Where there is neither
Greek, nor Jew, circumcision nor uncir-
cumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond
nor free; but Christ is all, and in all''-
that is the glory of the Christian re-
ligion. 1t recognizes no racial lines.
It opposes aristocracy of every sort.
Anything that smacks of caste or ex-
clusiveness is foreign to the Christian
ideal.
In the verses Immediately preceding
the text. the Apostle James says:
MY brethren, have not the faith of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
Glory, with respect of persons. For If
there come unto your assembly a man
with gold ring, in goodly apparel, and
there come in also a poor man in vile
raiment: and We have respect to him
that weareth the gay clothing, and say
unto him, Sit thou here in good
place; and say to the poor man, Stand
thou there, or Sit here under my foot
stool; are We not then partial in your
selves, and are become judges of evil
thoughts?" Where such spirit as
James describes prevails, the Christian
spirit has departed.
Not only is Christianity a "whoso-
ever" religion in its appeal for follow
ers, but in its appeal for workers also.
In carrying forward its program of
work, it calls to it's aid "all sorts and
conditions of men," including "the halt,
the manned, the lame, the blind
Great is the work Christianity has done
for humanity. And this work has been
accomplished, not by small companies
of highly trained specialists, as in the
case of scientific undertakings, but by
many varieties of workers, skilled and
unskilled.
Indeed, in both its spirit and practi-
cal operation, Christianity is the worlds
greatest democracy.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-16
The Waistline.

AS waists are now back in fashion,
the woman who has let hers broaden
out must take immediate measures to
come down to the fashionable size. OF
course, If she's broadened out merely
by eating too much she can very easily
start diet which will reduce her sew
eral inches in no time at all. If you
happen to wear corsets, the results are
quickly apparent, for one or two inches
difference in the waistline Is shown at
once by the comfort or discomfort Of
the corset.
If the waist is large from overeating,
two or three days fast will take from
three to six inches off. For one thing,
the fat woman Is easily bloated, the
large amounts of food that go into her
ferment and cause gas and the stomach,
and hence the waistline, are distended.
A good fast is orange juice for break
fast and for bedtime and hot water at
regular intervals throughout the day.
In couple of days the fermentation
will have ceased and passed off, Stom-
ach, kidneys and liver will be refreshed
and rested, and, as say, the waist will
have gone down.
A good way to reduce accumulated
soft fat around the waist is by a very
simple waist-bending exercise, which
consists simply in standing with the
hands on the hips and then bending
back and forth and from side to side
and then revolving the body round and
round as though it was hinged onto the
hips. This should be done for about
10 minutes every day, or perhaps in
two five-minute intervals morning and
night. This exercise, besides reducing
the waist, gives the body a great deal
of elasticity and keeps the figure supple
in its movements.
There are all sorts of rollers made
of hardwood and rubber which can be
used for reduction which also massage
the skin, but am much more anxious
that you should practice exercises than
depend on artificial rollers, for the ex-
erciSe will do you good all over.
L. G.. V.-Moon F.-Florence c.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
THE WIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS
The College Presidents Daughter Who Lived in Three Room
Cottage to Help Benjamin Harrison Get His Start.
BY J. p. GLASS.

When Caroline A. Scott became the
bride of Benjamin Harrison in 1853 she
knew that she was marrying the grand
son Of a former PreSident-William
Henry HarriSon-but, of course, hadn't
the slightest idea that she was going
to be the wife of President.
For long time after the wedding not
thing occurred that led her to believe
the future of her husband and herself
wolld be unusual. Benjamin Harrison
had a hard, long struggle to get up in
the world. His case is unusual, when
you consider his illustrious descent and
social position.
The fact is that William Henry Har-
rtson, "Old Tippecanoe," was so con-
ScientiouS he never was able to amaSS
much Of an estate. His son, John Scott
Harrison, father of Benjamin, was SO
kind hearted and generous he had
trouble holding to the property that was
left him. So Benjamin had to start out
with almost as little as the average poor
young man.
His biggest advantage was an educa-
ton. He had been able to go to Miami
University, at Oxford, Ohio, not far
from the ancestral home, at North Bend
on the Ohio River, near Cincinnati, be-
fore starting to study law.
Like James A. Garfield, he met his
wife while at college, a circumstance, in
deed, that fits the experience of many
other of our later Presirents
At oxford there was an academy for
young women Naturally the young
men of Miami University were not OBJ
liviouS of the fact. Benjamin Harrison
was extremely devoted to the activities
of the university, but it was soon no.
ticed that he was equally devoted to the
fair students at the academy Not one
but several of them received his atten-
tions.
But when he met Caroline w. Scott
the intelligent, witty and attractive
daughter of DR.. John w. Scott, presi-
dent of the academy. he dropped every
body else. Presently their engagement
was announced. He was cnly 18 and
poor, and certainly, from a worldly
viewpoint, not much of a catch, even
though he was the grandson Of former
President of the United States. He
was serious student, however, anu he
hoped to rise in the world.
After graduation he went to Cincin-
natl to read law in the Office of Stovel
& Gwynne. Caroline Scott already wa:
noted as capable musician. She To-
Gated in Carrollton, KY, to teach music
while she waited for her flance to gair
admittance to the bar.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

what had happened? Simply this
in driving the stake into the ground
1t had accidentally penetrated the
coat. Upon attempting to rise the man
felt a tug as If the occupant of the
grave we're seizing him and he dropped
dead from fright. Had he examined
the stake he might have laughed off
his fears. I forget who wrote them,
but these lines seem apropos if you care
to print them
Knowing life, we should not fear 1t,
Neither death, for that's unknown:
Courage, patience-these are virtues
Which for many sins atone;
Who has these-and have not 1?
He is fit to live and diel'"
81 y X
Speaking of courage, our idea of .
hero is man we saw driving down
Connecticut avenue Wednesday. He
was seated at the wheel of an mex
penSive brand of automobile and wore
high silk hat and frock coat.
X X
An acrobatic dancer appearing at a
local theater this week began her train
ing as small child and is said to have
practiced 500 times daily. A well known
Evening star., 1928-11-16
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

dress, there is the type resulting from
nervousness or general poor health. In
these cases profuSe sweating occurs on
exposed surfaces of the skin like palms
and lip. The application uf astringent
washes and powders give temporary re-
lief, but for real cure it is necessary
to build up health and mental poise.
Sometimes a change from rich, spicy
foods to simpler diet will help.
Excessive sweating is often accom-
panied by popularity unpleasant odor.
The name given to this type of per-
spiration is bromidosis. It is some-
times due to the use of certain drugs.
Partaking too freely of certain vege-
tables such as onions, garlic and as
paragus is SAID to be another possible
cause. The unpleasant odor may be
due to functional disorder of the
sweat glands or to q chemical change
in the sweat after it has been secreted.
Whatever its cause, 1t is essential to
wash off the Secretions frequently, since
even normal sweat has an offensive cdor
when it becomes stale.
A daily change of underclothes and
stockings and daily cleansing Of the
body with soap and warm water is es-
Sential to daintineSs. After the bath
the body may be rubbed with common
table salt, rinsed in cool water and
dried thoroughly.
When the feet perspire excessively,
roomy shoes with ventilated uppers ard
cork inscles are helpful At the close
of each day the insoleS and The inside
Of the shoes should be sponged with an
antiseptic lotion. A change Of shoes
should be provided so that the same
pair need not be worn on consecutive
days. The feet should be busted with
a foot powder before stockings are
drawn on. Such a powder may be made
| by mixing one ounce powdered alum
two ounces powdered orris root and five
ounces boriacic talcum powder.
(Ccpyrigh., 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-16

Naturally, he does not wish to add to
the landlords property such things as
shelves which cannot be moved, so he
must search for something more prac-
tical and economical.
In the illustration is a bookcase which
will help solve the problem of the small
apartment.
The three shelves may be moved up
or down to take care of various sized
books, and in the lower section is a
drawer and top which lifts down and
discloses a writing desk with cubby
holes and small drawers
The desk and bookcase may be paint
ed or finished in the natural wood and
the back of the shelves lined with
glazed chintz in quaint design.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
BEAUTY CEAIS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

Sally.-Part your hair in the middle of
your forehead and bring it down over
close profile, with hair snugged toward
the temples. This will make your face
appear to be much simmer than does
the present way you are wearing your
hair
An oily skin comes from some slug
gishness in the system and must be
traced and corrected before there is an
improvement of the skin. When the
skin is dry bit of cream rubbed into
it makes a base for powder. Any To-
ton or oil applied to the lashes must
be done sparingly, using a fine hair
brush and applied only along the roots
of the hairs.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Junior Chic.

Paris designers are taking thought of
the younger generation as well as their
mothers. There are salons which
create childrens clothes exclusively
Brissac, Fairyland, Mignapouf, Bill
lioque, Tribout and Baril. Paquin,
Callot and Lanvin also show juvenile
fashions.
Paquin's redwood coat (above), with
the incrustations of gray, jaunty little
cape and stand-up collar is one that
would be appealing to any style-know-
ing little girl.
Copyright 192S1
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Creamed Fresh Pork.

Melt four tablespoonfuls of pork fat
and add four and one-half tablespoon
fuls of flour. When well Drowned. add
one and one-half cupfuls of milk grad
ually, half a teaspoonful of salt, and
a little pepper. Stir until the sauce
boils, then add two cupfuls of cooked
pork cut in dice. On chop plate or
platter make border of mashed pota-
to, either sweet or white. Garnish If
desired with some of the potato forced
through a pastry bag and rose tube.
Fill the platter with the pork mix
ture and garnish with parsley.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

One Mother Says:
On rainy days when it is hard for
the children to know what to do, have
them get out old magazines, scissors,
paste and few sheets of paper. First
they cut out pictures of houses. one for
each child, then they set about to find
furniture for these houses. After the
house has been satisfactorily furnished
they have. great fun in selecting the
family automobile. Next they cut out
pictures of persons suitable to be
father, mother, sister and brother. ALI
of these are pasted on the paper or
cardboard and they have real play
and all sorts of imaginary good times
with this family
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in tears She finally mastered the part
despite the vexation manifested by
temperamental director.
X X x x
A reader says that man in Pennsyl-
vania was found murdered A paper
published in the city where he was
killed reported, Luckily, Mr. Johnson
had deposited his money in the bank
The day before"
Mr.. johnson merely lost his life.
X X X x
An Inherent and illiterate evangelist,
travelling in the backwoows of Virginia.
took for his text, Though after my
death worms destroy this body, yet in
my flesh shall see God" He divided
his text into three parts in this fashion:
First, the worms; secondly, what they
did, and thirdly, what the man seen
after he was ct up"
Evening star., 1928-11-16

quantities that much of the sweat evap-
crates without our becoming conscious
of it. When we put on heavy clothing
thai shuts of the air from our bodies
the sweating become more profuse. The
main function of perspiration is to
regulate body temperature. When we
become overheated in hot weather orr
light clothing permits the body m)is-
ture to evaporate freely, thus cooling
our bodies, but when the same thing
happens in Winter, when we are wear
ing fur coats, wool hose, galcslles, rain
coats or heavy wooden wraps, 1t cam
not escape into the air. 1t stays on our
skin or penetrates our clothing
Aside from this normal sort of sweat
Evening star., 1928-11-16
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

We have known the little elderly man
for many years. He resembles the
common idea of cross between a COL
lege professor and third assistant book
keeper. In reality he is one of the
wittiest advertisement writers in the
country and is paid accordingly. He
possesses the singular knack of turning
phrases that attract the eye. Here Is
one of them, Elephants wear fur
coats" Immediately the absurdity of
the assertion strikes the reader and he
pursues the quest to discover how come
through he learns something about
elephants wear fur coats. Before he is
fur coats or whatever it is that is being
advertised. 1
Another line is, Don't hammer your
teeth with can opener" Who would?
At any rate we read on. The writer of
these freak lines cannot tell humor-
Gus story, or for that matter express
himself in an ordinary conversation.
He simply has an unusual mental twist
that provides a substantial income
annually.
Fear" said a wise Washington
philosopher, "iS the foundation of fail
ure. There is no man alive who has
not at some time in his career been
moved by physical fear or mental alarm
that he might lose his position or busi-
ness, and yet how seldom these fears
are justified.
Most of our fear is the result of our
own misgivings or actions. Once upon
time certain group of men was
discussing courage. Each boasted OF
his immunity to fear. One of them
was asked to prove it.
"'All right" said the one dared. "To-
night at the stroke of az I will enter
the cemetery and sit on grave
eyes, but how will we know that you
have done SOP asked suspicious menl-
bers of the group.
"1EaSiIv pna1Ioh
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Steamed Cranberry
Pudding.

Cream together one-third cup of
shortening and two-thirds cup of
sugar. Add one egg and beat until
smooth. Then stir in three -fourths of
cup of milk and add two cups of flour,
sifted, with one-half teaspoon of salt
and three teaspoons of baking powder
When well mixed add two cups of raw
cranberries that have been washed and
well drained and one-half teaspoon oi
grated lemon rind. Pour into a vel
creased pudding mold, filling it a little
more than half full. Cover and place
in a pan of hot water or in a pudding
steamer Cook for two and a hall
hours, turn out and serve hot with
hard or foamy sauce.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Pineapple Sandwiches,

To one-fourth cupful of canned pine
apple juice add half cupful of the
canned pineapple pulp put through a
food chopper, one cupful of granulated
sugar and one tablespoonful of lemon
juice. Let the mixture come to the boil
ing point over brisk heat, then simmer
for 5 minutes and cool before using.
Graham, whole wheat or any bread of
coarse texture is specially nice to use
with this filling.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Chicken Cream Soup.

Allow half a pound of chopped chick
en- meat, two tablespoonsfuS of salt
and one and one-half quarts of cold
water to come slowly to the boiling
point, then simmer for As minutes. Add
one cupful of finely diced potatoes,
two-thirds cupful of chopped carrot
half cupful each of chopped celery
and cabbage and cook until tender
Just before serving, add about two
cupfuls of cream or scalded milk with
two tablespoonfuls of butter
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Home i'm Good Taste
By SARA HILAND.

One usually has many books, of
course, but not always a good place in
which to keep them. In the large home
there is always an opportunity for built
in bookcases or such pieces as secre-
taries, book tables, ETC., which take care
of them so beautifully.
The small apartment is another prop
osition, for it is seldom equipped with
permanent book shelves, which means
that the occunarlt must provide space
Evening star., 1928-11-16
" Easily enough,

was the response,
for I will take a
stake and hammer
with me. In the
morning you may
come to the grave
and find the stake
driven into tn c
mound
' 'Wagers W er c
made, and at mid
night the lone man
entered the silent
C e m e terry. His
friends awaited his
return. When he
failed to come back
after several hours,
they be ca m G
doubtful that he
Evening star., 1928-11-16
WENT WITH AAMnE;

had complied with his agreement They
decided, however, to wait until morning
and search for him.
"The sun was high in the heavens
when they strobe to the grave he had
chosen. AS they approached the spot
they were shocked to find their friends
dead body sprawled across the grave
explain the tragedy until one of the
more observant noticed that the stake
had been driven through the mans
coat tail. The hammer lay near by.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

1emale performer
who has been ap-
pearing for many
years in a circus
duplicates her act
scores of times
daily in private.
The public wit
Messing the finished
nance or
reading the works
of a brilliant writer
seldom con siders
the d. is couraging
hours of labor
necessary be fore e
their presentation.
We once saw a now
famous S C r e e n
actress rehearSe an
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Perspiration.

One of th< most annoying beauty
problems to tlNse who have to cope
with it is excese<e perspiration. There
are commercial PRIV ,rations for check
ing this trouble, ~ they are not al-
may be in the armpits, On the palms OF
the hands or soles of the feet, en- the
shoulders, brow or upper lip.
OF course, certain amount of sweat
ing is normal The average adult loses
from one and half to two pounds Of
perspiration during each "a hours. The
100000 sweat glands in the skin are
constantly secreting, but in such minus.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Attractive Types of Earrings
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Variety is certainly a necessary ingre-
dent Of feminine charm and the woman
who always wears her hair arranged
an precisely the same way and always
wears the same sort of earrings comes
TO be as tireSome as the girl who
always sings the same song or the man
who always tries to entertain his
Evening star., 1928-11-16

A historic site on which part of the
army of King William III encamped on
its way to the Boyne has been chosen
by Ekenhead Presbyterian congrega-
ton, Belfast. Ireland. for its new
church.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

RAINBOW PEARLS" CARVED JADE
EARRING WITH CORAL PEARL.
RHINESTONE EARRING SET IN
SILVER, EARRING THAT FITS
OVER EDGE OF EAR IN RHINE
STONES AND EMERALDS SET IN
SILVER, SHELL-SHAPED GOLD
EARRING AND FLAT CRYSTAL
EARRING
friends by telling the same funny story
One reason why earrings threatened to
go out of fashion some 10 years ago
was because of the persistent use of
the pearl stud earring We got SO used
to them that it was relief when some
one left them of.
And yet earrings do for some reason
or other add charm or beauty or pretti-
ness or some other desirable trait to
almost any face. Young girls now look
Evening star., 1928-11-16

HAVE letter white
trying to prove how superior is to woman Oh all right All right
and reflect how much bigger and stronger and wiser he than she