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The Washington times., 1928-07-23
COOKING I'm
SUMMER


The planning Of the right foods
for the family 50 they viii not
only have their hunger satisfied
but vim Be property nonrished i
at aIl times 4 most important part
81 tie homemaker's job. Bnt 70
prepare and serve these foods
without getting hot and exhausted
from standing over the stove ~
sizzling hot kitchen on an Ali-
gust day IS equally important.
And your wise and experienced
housewife. points out writer III
the Home Institute Of Define
ator. knows how to avoid Jump
ing out 81 the frying pan into the
oven or vice versa She realizes
the value Of low flame steamers
ana waterless cookers as sub
stitllte for either Of the other
methods Of preparing food
You can cook without water
points out Tho Deilneator aus.
fhorify. thosa fruits or veges
tables which contain much water
within themselves. such as apples,
rhubarb, pears, onions. carrots
tomatoes. etc. and with the addi-
ton Of but four to eight table.
spoons OF water you can cook
dryer foods, such as potatoes. peas
and beans. but the secret lies in
the fact that you cook over q very
low flame and have utensil which
distributes the heat evenly Fur
thermore. practically al steam
which IS generated within the pot
should be held there and foods
are steam cooked and 50 do not
dry ont or burn unless too much
heat is used.
The principal advantages Of
this type Of cooking are two. First,
the flavOrs Of the foods are not
thrown away when water Is
drained from them but are left
in the foods and many a man
who has loudly declared that he
did not like vegetables viii have
reversal Of opinion when ne
tastes the stronger sweeter fla.
vors OF waterless cooked vege.
tables. The SECOND reason why
the institute commends waterless
cookery to you. particularly for
the hot weather. Is because II cuts
down kitchen temperatures. Ac,
cording TO Delineator fouF times
less gas is used BY the waterless-
method
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seem cheap or ilncal lied for There.
fore, win yUn please answer the
above questions? / thank you.
IN DOUBT. "
Those are sensible. strajghtfOr
ward questions you ask. my dear,
and shall try to reply to them in
the same spirit.
A woman has aid should have
the privilege of selecting her
friends. For this reason 1t Ii quite
appropriate and proper for q girl
to suggest to young man that
he visit her. But If she has tact
and good sense. She will not ex.
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thoroughly congeniaI. better &C
quaintance and pleasant comrades
ship usually come about spontan.
eousiy. without studied effort on
either side. "A man who often
talked with 4 girl away from her
own home, and at. the homes of
other friends. might naturally. 4
she seemed to enjoy his company,
ask permission to visit her ct her
own home. His next logical step
in the friendship. would be IN In
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SCREENS AID
DECORATING


DO you make full use OF the
screen as an aid in improving
the appearance of your home?
Perhaps you think you do, but
Perhaps you haven't tried all
these suggestions which appear
in the current issue of Your
Home Magazine.
A screen may keep off drafts
in the winter. A screen may hide
a radiator. A screen may In.
crease the apparent length Of
room by pulling the eye to
far corner. An arrangement
that is particular pleasing is a
tall wide. two-paneled decorative
Sc Ger. its folds making interest
ing The narrow wall beside an
entrance door into room and
folding out onto a longer wall.
The clothes that would other
wise be exposed in the big closet
may be attractively hidden with
the use of concealing screen
as may trunk that one must
keep in ones bedroom. Before
dining room doors. going into
thu kitchen, il a very useful posi-
ton for floor screens.
lnstallment selling Of autorpo-
hiles has just been introduced into
Japan.
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which should do much to-
strengthen and sIenderize your
waist ana abdominal muscles il
you practice il each day. Take
package III hairpins II you
still possess such antiquated
articles. Otherwise. deck Of
cards win do. Scatter five Or
six hairpins or cards Is the
case may be. on the floor At
random. Now pick UP each
card or hairpin without bend
ing your knees.
Having accomplished this feat.
repeat the same performances BY
scattering q second group OF
articles over the floor and COLI
Letting them again in the same
way with unbent knees. IL you
make this and similar bending
exercises part Of your regime,
before your daily tub, ana also
adopt the suggestions regarding
daily diet and walks have Of
fered. feel sure you win be
rewarded BY slim. supple sil-
houette. which will reflect the
active grace demanded by mod
ern beauty standards.
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When yOu'
Children Cry
for It

There Is hardly a household that
hasn't heard of Castoria! At least
five million homes are never with
out it. III there are children in
your family. there's almost daily
need OF It's comfort. And any night
may find you very thankful there's
a bottle In the house. Just few
drops, and that collie or constipa.
ton is relieved: or diarrhea checked.
A vegetable product; baby remedy
meant for young folks. Castoria is
about the only thing you have ever
heard doctors advise giving to in
fants. Stronger medicines are dan.
serous to a tiny baby. however
harmless they may be to groWn-ups.
Good old Castoria! Remember the
name, and remember to buy 1t. Ii
may spare you a sleepless, anxious
night. 1t is always ready. always
safe to use; in emergencies. or TOR
everyday ailments. Any hour IF
the day or night that Baby he-
GENES fretful, or restless. Castoria
was never more popular with moth.
ers than It il today. Every drug.
gist has 1T.
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Fashion, Fads and Fancies
BY Mildred Ash.

Held In JeWeIed Bondage--is the
little black dog. embroidered IN
one OF the lower corners OF
large. pale gray, fabric envelope
purse. Attached to the dogs col
lar is a rhinestone chain, which
extends. diagonally. across the
front of the bag and terminates
at the opposite upper corner.
Put On q Gay FOOting-the
wearer of black net or chiffon
evening frock relieves the somber
aspect of her costume by satin
slippers in bright shade of red,
green, purple, or yellow. Parch-
ment shade is also sponsored with
sheer black gowns
Casting q Straw VOte-for felt.
combined with Panama or leg.
horn, millinery designers have
elected this combination as one OF
the smartest of the season. Over
the natural colored straw hat =
posed one OF felt, which is cut
almost entirely away, in oddly
shaped cut-out sections which n
able much of the straw founda-
ton to be seen. The straw Is
again in evidence as facing OF
the brim. Although such model
is more frequently developed Of
black felt, in combination with
the natural tone of the straw, IT
Is often created in pastel shades
of felt and worn with costume
of the same tone.
+ Taking Opposite Sides may sound
contrary, but 1t Is far from con-
trary to the current style of wear
ing two shawl kerchiefs, one
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knOtted at the right shoulder the
other at the left hip. Coming in
sets, one forms the neckerchief.
the other the gypsy Eirdle. OF
brightly printed silk or crepe, some
Of these huge squares feature geo.
metric or modernistic designs,
while others have solid centers and
striped borders.
Dazed BY Daisies Stylists are
choosing this simple field flower.
TO adorn the very smartest linen
and organdy frocks. In their nat
ural colorings. with centers that
look convincingly real. they come
singly or In punches. as well as in
their normal and also in exag-
gerater size.
Fashion Fancies Fabric Foot.
wear for evening wear, hence slip
pers of crepe-de-chine, gros grain
and satin, trimmed in tiny jeweled
strappings, are one of the latest
I0otnotes OF the mode. To accom-
pany these are small evening bags,
whose jewel mountings and trim
nings exactly match the slippers
decoration. Slipper and purse sets
are also exploited for formal after.
noon wear, often combining the
materials and trimmings used on
frock and coat.
Seeking Security--Many Of the
latest washable, capeskin gloves
nave a narrow wrist banding,
which carries buckle to securely
fasten the glove. This severely
tailored type of glove looks very
smart with sports costumes. espe-
CHILLY when gloves, purse, belt
ana shoes match.
The Washington times., 1928-07-23
USE COLORED
NAPKINS

When there are several chill.
dren lii the family advises u
writer III Your Home Magazine
mother viii find il ! good plan
to make their napkins Of differ
emit colors. Let each child choose
his own 81 its color when sitting
down TO meals
other helpful hints given in this
national home owners bible are
as follows:
10 remove stains from wall
paper, rub with block Of mag
nesia until well covered Let Il
stay on day OF so, then rub
off with clean cloth. The soiled
spot Will have disappeared
When your small grass rugs
look faded and dirty. paint them
They may He Stenciled with az
signs To match Your draperiess
sofa pillows etc.
ga small quantity o. lemon
Juice on sliced bananas keeps
them from turning dark
The Washington times., 1928-07-23
h II cOu Z a g / n g
NJ ay B E Done
MOdestly
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on Problems Of Love
and Marriage

and Mafriag6
We are living In an age Of femi-
nine frankness. Gone are the coy
DAYS, the denure bushes. the flnt-s
tering. fainting tendencies Of the
young lady Of great -grandmother's
day. Modern girls and young men
are pals. They work together,
study together. play together and
are chaperoned chiefly by their
own self-respect and sense OF the
fitness of things.
Yet even in this era Of conls-atlc-
ship of the sexes girls have an in
nate pride III being sought after
and men still prefer to take the
Initiative In cOurtsllip. The girl
who Is hard to win is still the girl
most sought when it comes to seri-
Gus courtship and marriage.
In Doubt" asks Questions that
are DC interest to every girl who
wishes to be modern without sacris
flee of the sweetness and innate
dignity that are every girls birth
right.
Dear Miss Fairfax, : she writes.
may seek your eyer-ready and
helpful advice2
What is the difference between
properly encOura gfng II young
man and running after hin2 For
example,. would ii be perfectly
proper for girl to invite b young
man to whom she had been intro
duced TO her home some evening
when other friends were to be
there Suppose the young man in
the case had been friendly, but had
not asked to call-would her in
vIting him to her home come un-
der the head Of running after him?
Would it be ethical t0 invite a
yRsiElg man know rather well,
who ATTENDS the same church / do,
to dinner some Sunday after the
services? OR is this forbidden ac-
cording to Hoyle? This young
man, also, has not asked to call.
Should girl always wait until
the young man whose friendship
etle would enjoy makes the first
advance i suppose III the young
men were sufficiently interested,
they you'd take the first steps to-.
ward establishing comradely friend
ships. wouldn,f they2 Then, too,
Ii 4 girl ana a boy have spent q
c0ngenfal evening together. Is 1t
proper for the girl to ask him to
rail- again on some definite date
or suggest going some place to-
getfer? Or IL 1t All up III him?
would Like tc do exactly what
~ right, and nothing that would
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tend this invitation to man who
ii obviously uninterested or to
whom she has just been intro
duced.
IT Is also true that every man
has the right 10 politely refuse
better acquaintance and conlrade.
ship a girl offers when she I'M
vites him To visit her He can
offer courteous excuses very
calmly and insistently. And IL
she has delicacy and good sense,
she will soon grasp the situation
and let him alone.
When a man and woman are
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Correct Manners = Bg us. Beeckman

short on both? / intend to serve
the lunch after we are finished
playing. Just at the bridge tables.
Please advise me the proper way
of doing this.
3. / have had a diamond ring
for some time. but have never an.
nounced my engagement. Would
1t be proper for me 10 announce
my engagement when set nay
wedding date?
4. In attending a church we'd
ding is 1t proper to wear both
a coat and hat or none at all?
B. 81.
Thank you!
i. Since stork shower ii Of
such a personal nature II would
be vastly better to invite only
friends. and very close friends at
that, of the woman in whose
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vitati0n TO the theater, = concert
or any enterfainrnenf they might
both enjoy. Hers would he the
privilege or encouraging the friend
ship by granting Oi' refusing these
requests.
The Indifferent. Icy pose II silly
and affected. III YOU ike 4 man
let him see II by your pleased
appreciation 0f his attentions and
interest. This encouragement IS
very different from silly. undigni-
fled pursuit.
Every man likes 10 feel he Is
liked by the girl he cares for. Do
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Ask him To come again, very cor
daily But II he does not come
do not insist 81 try to force the
friendship.
Your own good sense and good
taste will tell you. am sure, the
difference between friendly, honest
encouragement or a wholesome
friendship and running after u
man. 1t Is only fair and gracious
OF girl to 90 halfway in In
teresting and encoura ging young
men who are worthwhile as COM
rades and friends
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not be afraid to show friendly
comradely interest The man who
misconstrues this spontaneous re-
Spouse to his own interest as run
ming after him Is 20 light weight
mentally al not to be worth
worrying about.
So YOU zee ii will be perfectly
proper To invite the young man
YOU know rather well to your
home. He may be waiting for
Just such an Invitation from YOU
He may be bit shy and SO may
hesitate to make the first advance.
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honor the party Is being given.
As a matter of fact. a stOrk
shower is not very popular. since
it is usually regarded that it Is OF
too personal a nature.
2. Coffee, when served in tho
afternoon. Ii usually served in
cups or teacup size. With these
use teaspoons or. better. 5 o'clock
spoons, IL you have them The
ice cream Is served on dessert
plates. with an underpIate. III you
have them, and IL there is room
on the table. The sandwiches
are served first, Of course, and
may be passed on 4 sandwich
plate or on a large size plate, if
you do not own 4 sandwich plate
land most people DON'T.
5. You may announce your en-
gagement at any time that you
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By Maria Jeritza
I'rir,a Donna of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. One u the
Most Beautiful Women
of the Day

The other day lunched with
young American friend Of mine.
who is enjoying her first Eu-
ropean trip. Very smart and very
lovely she looked with 4 true
American sense OF style. But she
was extremely thin-so thin that
she seemed fragile and not nearly
as vital as she had been in the
days Of her healthy plumpness
when ! had known her in New
York.
Yes. am IL pounds under
weight. q my friend admitted. Il
have to wear carefully cut neck
lines nowadays to hide my
scrawny throat.
Il was determined to reduce.
But when | got started ! couldn't
stop. kept losing and losing.
My stomach seemed to contract.
Now our family physician says 1
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simply must gain those pounds
hack again. But it's not SO easy.
! eat ice cream and candy. but
nothing seems to help. Z
Ny friends plight il that or
numbers ef women who have re-
duced not wisely. but too well. Do
not try to starve yourself into
gIenderness or you may also starve
yourself into llaggard scrawniress.
or even iHlyalidisn Be careful
also that your face does not grow
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wish to, whether or not YOU have
decided on the date of Your we'd.
ding. When you announce your
enga cement depends on your own
convenience, your own plans.
4. When you attend q day we'd
ding In church You wear street.
clothes, with coat and hat and
gloves. Unusually. ut an evening
wedding you wear evening clothes,
with an evening coat and no hat.
However, in some denominations.
1t Is required that women cover
their heads when they enter the
church. anu II this is the regula-
lion YOU must wear a hat pr some
other head-cuVerfng tsuch as n
scarf. for instancel with your
evening clothes.
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. thin too rapidly. for il It does It
win look wrinkled and worn.
Reduce gradually. retaining sui
fiFient butter. cream and milk In
your diet 10 nourisii your skin
tissue. III n safer and wiser
To cut down on starches, such as
white bread and potatoes. and
sweets. like pastry. than on the
natural fats which furnish en-
ergy and help keep the tissue
supplied with normal oil.
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DEAR MIS-. BEEcKMAN.

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
/ am writing to you to settle
q dispute have had with my
neighbor! She says that when
child has birthday cake. there
should be q candle for each year
and also one for the coming year
for good luck. II think that IL
the child is one. five or any mum
Der OF years old, there should be
that many candles.
Will you please tell us who is
right? READER.
Either Ii right, for 1t depends.
on Just what one wishes. Some
follow one custom and some peo.
pie follow the other. but always it
should be indicated at the party
which custom has been followed.
Personally prefer the custom of
having one candle for each year.
Light Refreshments
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
/ enjoy your column great
deal. III ia one of the first things
turn to when read the paper
and Ii has been Of so much help
to me that l want to express my
apprecia ton. Also / would like
TO ask you A few questions that
have been bothering me. and J
want to thank you very much in
advance.
/. In giving "stork shower
should only friends Of the one
for whom give the shower he
invited. or also friends OF the
hostess?
2. / am having a few friends
to an informal bridge party SOON.
Can you tell me what dishes and
siIverware should use to serve
coffee, ice cream and cake, and
maybe sandwiches, as / am very
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I her daily bread to three thinly
buttered slices and her desserts
to one. Now that she has
reached her ideal weight, she has
added cup of coffee with
cream and one slice 81 buttered
toast to her breakfast menu. but
She continues to Be careful In her
selection of plain nourishing
food.
Here Il 4 home exercise,
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Is II WONl0
faint. At such
times I could
neither walk nor
sit down with
comfort and my
work is sitting
down all day. I
heard of Lydia E.
Pinkham's yege-
table Compound
through friends
/ work with, and
T. heOan IA taxa
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know one woman who lost
ten pounds IN three weeks With
out bad effects. BY walking
rapidly. three miles each day
I'D ana down inill. iii ill kinds
Of weather, and also brealzfasting
on large cup Of hot water and
three apples thing more.
Now and then. she substituted
some other fruit or else berries.
for the apples Also. she limited
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EUSTACE WANTS to know He al
ways does want to know what Or why
OF when Cherie says she is going to
town to buy uniform, but it's much too
hot to explain what she means. Let him
in rejecting that there is no accounting
for woman who will buy uniform
when she IS already wearing most be-
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The Friendly Note


DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Will you please tell me IL it
would be the proper thing to
write a note to the head of Il
camp / attended during my va.
cation last summer. telling them
how mach enjoyed my stay
last year and how much l would
like To spend another season
with them. but explaining that
have decided not to go TO camp
this summer? The above is the
complete truth. ! received just
this morning a booklet and a
very nice letter from the direc-
tors OF this camp and I feel
somehow or other that l must
acknowledge it. Is this neces
sary or not? f.. B..
Yes. do write to the directors
of the camp. telling them just
what you told me-that you en-
love the camp so much last year
that you wish that you could go
this year. and explain that you
cannot come this year. They will
find great happiness If you write
such friendly and gracious let
ter to them.
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II - q fonic six months ago. / am
much improved. i recommend the
Vegetable Compound and you may
use this letter as testimonial -
Mrs. MARIE MAcHERA, 169 Oak
Street, Lawrence, Mass.
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Timely Topics

Italy, France and Spain are the
greatest grape producing countries
iii the world.
Farm hands in France get from
91s to $50 q month in addition to
shelter and food.
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WEAK WOMAN
GETS STRENGTH
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
ham Vegetable Compound

Lawrence, Mass. For years I suf-
fered and would sweat cold and feel
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What Do You KMOu?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
Questions on Editorial Page

.I Questions on Editorial Page
l. Great Britain. United States. g. Spain. Japan 5.
Denmark nd others. Pacific s. Straight. g.
TO- U. IL AnuiO Aguinado r. Lord Byron h. Kid
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Wias COnamon 3,OOO Ysars Aq0

il Egypt three Thousand
at recent excavations
which suggest that wigs also ii England about
B. g.
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lnstallment selling of autono-
hiles has just been introduced into
Japan.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-06
TEACHERS HANDED THOU SHALT NOTS"
 FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF EDUCATION

Washington, April (UP)-Th. Ten Commandments for schoo teachers have been issued by tho bureau of education of the interior department.
 The commandments abound ir cheerfulness and hold the doctrine that an even temperament has much to do with the teachers abil. ity, to maintain her position and condition of health.
 They are as follows:
 l. Thou shalt have other inter- ests besides thy schoolroom.
 2. Thou shalt not try to make of thy children little images, for they are a live little bunch, visiting the wriggling of their captivity upon you. their teacher, unto the last weary moment of the day; and showing interest and cooperation unto those who can give them req sonable freedom in working.
 3. Thou shalt not scream the names of thy children in irritation, for they will not hold thee in re- spect if thou screamest their names ill vain.
 1. Remember the last day of the week to keep it happy.
 5. Humor the feelings of thy children that their good will may speak we'll for thee in the little
New Britain herald., 1928-04-06
WILKINS FLIGHT
 AGAIN HELD UP Bad Weather Prevents Hop for
 Spitzbergen

Seward, Alaska, April f9 - Cloudy weather over the Arctic kept Captain George H. Wilkins, Austral- ian explorer. from starting his con- templated 2,1o0 mile flight over the top of the world yesterday. This was the substance of a message re- ceived here late last night from Point Barrow, the most northerly tip of Alaska, from which Wilkins expects to make his flight to Spitzbergen in the eastern hemisphere.
 Wilkins radio call came through very faintly, and much of his mes sage was lost. He said something about tomorrow" which was inter- preted to mean that he would again try to get away this morning, prob ably between s and 9 o'clock, Pa citic time.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-06

, domain over which thou rulest. 6. Thou shalt not kill one breatl of stirring endeavor in the hear of a little child.
 !. Thou shalt not suffer any un. kindness of speech or action to enter the door of thy room.
 8. Thou shalt not steal for the drudgery of many papers" the precious hours that should be given 10 recreation, that thy strength and happiness may appear unto all that come within thy presence.
 9. Thou shalt not bear witness to too many schemes of work" for much scattered effort is weariness to the soul and a stumbling block to weary fingers.
 10. Thou shalt laugh-when it rains, and wee, woolly ones muddy the floor. when it blows and doors bang, when little angels conceal their wings and wriggle, when Tom my spills ink and Mary Hops a tray of trailing letters; when visit ors appear at the precise moment when all small heads have forgot ten everything you thought they knew
 And again I say unto you, laugh for upon all these commandments hang all the law and the profits in thy schoolroom.