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Evening star., 1928-02-24
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

same time swing both arms over 70
the left. Keep chin up, chest out ar
arms we'll away from the body. Swing
left leg back to starting position and
repeat the exercise by swinging the
right leg over to the left and both arms
to the right. Let the body twist freely
at the waist. Repeat to slow music 10
to 20 times.
No. 2. Stand erect, with arms out at
shoulder level. Take a long step for
ward with the right foot. Slowly bend
the knees until the left one grazes the
floor. Straighten the knees slowly and
step forward on the left foot. Repeat
the stepping and bending with slow
rhythmic motion. keeping chin up and
trunk nicely poised.
No. g. Practice walking around the
room and upstairs, balancing an orange
on top Of your head. This Is an excel
lnet exercise for developing correct car
riage Of the body.
A Constant Reader: I shall be
pleased to mail you a set Of exercises
to develop your arms II you will write
and inclose a self-addressed, stamped
envelope. have not the space TO re-
print the exercises now. You need to
gam Weight, however, DelOre you can
develop the parts Of the body you men
ton. ASK for How to Gain Weight"
and Beauty Program for Thin Peo-
pie" These leaflets cover your beauty
problems in detail. 90 No, my dear,
cocoa butter will not develop any parts
OF the body, but 1t may be used 10
iubricate the massage Of any parts Of
the body.
Elsie: shall be pleased TO mail a
few exercises that will help to develop
and strengthen the chest and shoulders
for daughter If you will write me again
and inclose self-addressed. stamped
envelope for them. t2) The ideal
weight for your age and height Is be-
tween 1913 and 131 pounds. You are
underweight and need to gain several
pounds. Ask for How to Gain
Weight" when you write me again,
please.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
DorothyDix
Discusses
Whether Hus-
band or Wife
Should Be Boss.
Ideal Arrangement in Problem of Domestic
Authority Would Be to Determine Head of
House by Fitness, Rather Than Sex.

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THE determined
better Judgment more
ability diplomacy
husband
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Is OF inferior
knowledge its strength makes pu that Its sympathy
fatal weakness
those dominated
his grouches keeps his family trembling before him
children by her tears or her her heart
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tyranny OF the weak DOROTHY
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Evening star., 1928-02-24
bEAUl1 OHAlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

sides and back. as 1t would fall natural
ly. and then cut in thick fringe across
the top of the eyebrows, the line curv-
ing from the forehead down to the
ears, and the hair ending in straight
line from the ears around the back of
the head-a small girl fashion that is
marvellous for the small. thin, pointed
chin type of face.
Parted In the middle. brushed to
either side. shingled In back and at
the sides. with a little bit coming In
points over each cheek. demure and
old fashioned style.
Joe-Consult the doctor about your
face being flushed all the time. 1t may
mean only some digestive troubles, but
you will get over the annoyance much
sooner II you have the doctor care
for It,
Miss b. R-~For cheap bath salts,
take common washing soda. and have
your druggist add any harmless per-
fume or coloring you prefer.
Mrs A. S.-You cannot make your
hair black with henna or any other
coloring. unless you add a dye to IL.
NJ. j. L.-~Your lips will not appear
to be SO full when you have grown up
and all your features have completed
their development.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Smart Qualities i'm New Frocks
BY MARY MARSHALL.

frock of gray wool romain, with tie
bodices of matching satin.
To Premet is given credit for a smart
frock og gray wool romain. with a tic
at the front and another at the left
hip made of black and white plaid silk
Lucille combines matching silk Jersey
and crepe de chine in many OF her
sports models.
Spring ensembles are made with
seven-eighth jackets and skirts Of fine
tweed. with overblouses Of satin, usually
to match.
For Southern wear. plain-colored
piQue frocks are shown with printed
piQue Jackets.
There are navy blue silk rep coats
trimmed with q fine beige cloth.
Jeen Magnin of Paris combines black
crepe de chine with wide gird!e OF
black and white taffeta in large
diagonal designs.
ORoSsen makes simple little frocks
Of irregularly dotted woolen to be worn
with coats of tweed lined with the fine
dotted woolen.
oss-stitching is the touch Of hand
work that gives distinction to some OF
the smarteSt Of the new clothes. And
because it is so simple to do and SO
generally attractive we have prepared a
set of directions, with diagram show
ing Just how to do this work. If you
will send me a stamped. self-addressed
envelope l will be glad to send this to
you at once.
tCopyrsht. 1925,
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Charm Of Straight Hair.
I sometimes think the craze for wa

sometimes think the craze for wavy
hair Is dying out a bit. It Is such a
task to keep 1t in curl. when 1t won't
wave naturally. that most of the women
who find curls becoming have them put
in by the so-called permanent" proc
css. A wet day will take the wave
from hair waved by the hot iron. and
81 TO So worth Of expense will be
wasted and at least an hours worth Of
time.
Before you 60 In for waving, per-
nlanent or otherwise. make sure that
your hair cannot be worn straight be-
comingly. There Is q great charm about
perfectly straight hair, especially these
days OF smart Eton crops, and the gen.
eral boyishness OF styles our young
girls are adopting. Here are some
straight hair suggestions:
For long, slender face. interesting
rather than pretty. straight hair might
be brushed straight of the forehead
and straight down the back OF the
head. being shingled OIL nicely behind.
This Is severe style. but. as say. 1t
is for the interesting type, not the
lovely. soft. feminine type.
Parted low on either the right or the
left side. combed straight down.
shingled In back and made to curl In
little points over the cheeks. Or
cropped short on the sides as well as
the back. Eton fashion.
Or brushed down over the forehead.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
French Dinner Rolls.

Dissolve one yeast cake and one table
spoonful of sugar In one cupful OF
scalded sweet milk. which must be Just
lukewarm. Add one and one-half cup
fuls of sifted -four. Beat until smooth.
then add the white of an egg well
beaten. two tablespoonfuls Of melted
shortening. one and one-falf cupfuls OF
sifted flour and one-half q teaspoonful
OF salt. knead lightly. cover with
grease and set in u warm place free
from drafts. Let stand for about two
hours. then knead lightly and make into
rolls. Let rise for half an hour and
bake in a quick oven
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Gaining Poise.

Every once in a while I receive a
letter from some reader who wants TO
know how to overcome the blushing
habit. Usually the inquirers are girls
In their teens or early twenties. Blush
ing is nervous habit that indicates
lack Of poisc. 1t is merely symptom
that accompanies the dawn of adoles-
cence and 1t passes away by itself after
the sufferers physical nataure has be-
come stabilized at the end of the grow
ing period. The adolescent GIRL stand
ing with reluctant feet where the brook
and river meet" Is extremely sensitive.
She Is inclined to worry about herself,
to bc -con3cious If she is under
weight or otherwise below par she is
likely to develop nervous habits like the
one we are discussing today.
When a young person Of this type
undertakes to cure herself OF such a
handicap it is something like the we'll
Evening star., 1928-02-24

"She is dead" And he told her every
| thing.
She listened to him in horror. So
this was the CHASTITY explanation OF all
his intrigue-his passionate love letters
his desire for meeting, All for money
ali for a gambling secret, a secret
which probably existed only in fanci-
full tradition. And the countess was
dead. She wept.
The officer did not share the girls
grief. His only regret was the COM
plete loss Of the secret, which now
could never be learned
The third day following the officer
found himself going toward the church
where the funeral of the countess was
| to be held. He did not feel responsible
smote him a little. He would attend
her funeral and ask forgiveness. But
the corpse OF the countess seemed to
wink at him. He collapsed.
Some nights later. with the thought
Of the old woman preying on his mind,
the officer had a hallucination. The
countess appeared before him. She
came against her Will, she satd-to tell
him that the three cards were three,
seven and ace. But he must never
| stake more than one at a time. and he
must never play again In his life. And
he must marry Lizaveta Ivanovna
The officer wrote down the cards. He
planned to play them A good oppor-
tunity came. The first night he staked
| his fortune on the three, and won. The
next night he staked all on the seven
and won. The third night, with every
one watching him, he played what he
supposed was the ace He thought the
ace had won. He was told that his
queen was beaten. He had lost all
he had played the queen OF spades.
How had he come to do that? Then he
seemed 10 notice a likeness.
| THE old countess" he cried. "She
has done it."
| The officer went mad and was placed
IN an insane asylum. where he con-
tinually repeated. Three. seven. ace.
Three. seven. ace"
Lizaveta Iyanovna married an ex-
cellent young man, who loved her and
was good TO her. She may be said TO
have lived happily ever after.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Thousands of others
doubted, too
- until they made thi, personal health test

THEY. too. called Postum
l. IAN invalid's drink" And
they didn't need mcdicine-not
theyi They were all right--ex-
cept that they didn't sleep as
soundly as they should. and were
tired and draggy in the morning.
and q bit nervous and headachy
at times. They felt just bad
enough not to feel good.
Then they found this natural
way to better healthi For thirty
days. they drank Postum with
their meals. in place Of beverages
containing the drug caffein. They
found they missed nothing In en-.
joyment--ttat Postum's smooth,
full-bodied flavor wasad delightin
itself. And they found that. with
Postum astheir regular ncaltime
drink. sleeplessness and nerv.
ousness vanished. Headaches
Evening star., 1928-02-24
My Neighbor Says:

Patch pockets on dresses are
likely to rip at the corners. To
avoid this. buttonhole corners In
stead of stitching them.
Table oilcloth will wear and
look better If, after being washed,
1t is occasionally rubbed with
liquid wax.
To keep bedspreads from wrin-
king during the night, beginning
at the top of the spread. fold 1t
first in halves to the middle OF
the bed, then fold in quarters
over the foot Of the bed.
II you wish your bedroom cur
tains to look fresh and unwrin-
kled for a considerable length of
time put a small dress hook in
the lower corner of each curtain
and an eye about halfway up the
curtain. At night. when the VIM
dows are open the curtains may
be fastened back with the hook
and eye and cannot blow out of
the window.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Ham Steak With Carrots

Soak over night In cold water a slice
OF smoked ham cut about one inch
thick. Place In hot buttered frying
pan and scar quickly on both sides
When nicely Drowned. reduce the heat
add one cupful Of water. cover the pan
and allow TO simmer slowly for 30 min
utes. When the moisture has cooked
out OF the pan. add IL small whole car
rots. which have been peeled and cooked
tender In saltcd water. Cook the ham
and carrots together for about 20 min
utcs, basting the carrots frequently with
the ham drippings until they are glazed
and the ham is tender Serve the ham
on a platter surrounded by the glazed
carorts and with the drippings poured
over.
Evening star., 1928-02-24

and indigestion disappeared.
Needless to say, these Postum
"doubters" were convinced.
Postum became their mcaltimc
drink forever after!
Convince yourself!
Don't let one slip in diet stand
between you and the joy Of per-
feet health! Get Postum at your
grocer's--try it for thirty days!
Then judge its value by your
own physical gainsi Postum
comes in two forms--Instant
Postum. prepared instantly in
the cup. and Postum Cereal, the
kind you boil. Both arc made Of
roasted whole wheat and bran
no trace Of artificial stimulants
In them. Both cost much less
than most other mealtimc
drinks. Order todayi
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Japan Has Milk Scandal.

Japan has had a cleanup of It's milk
scandal and as a result more than $50
oairymen and yeterinaries were fined
and number OF milk dealers and doc
tors are facing loss OF their licenses.
Or. keitaro Eozu. professor o. Toxic
Imperial University may be disqualified
by the officials for his part in the affair.
The scandal involved desperate attempts
on a wholesale scale. to prevent tuber-
cular cows from being discovered. The
milk from these cows is believed 10
have caused the death Of a number OF
babies.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Savory Noodles.

Boil one package OF fiat noodles In
one quart OF saited water until done
Lift occasionally with a fork while
cooking TO prevent their sticking To-
gether. Brown two large sliced onions
in three tablespoonfuis Of meat drip
pings or butter and add one cupful
Of bread or cracker crumbs. Salt
slightly. When the noodles are done.
pour on the water and with fork
lift the noodles out and stir them intD
the mixture of onions and bread
crumbs. Serve very hot.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Maple Nut Pie.

Mix one-half cupful OF sugar with
one tablespoonful OF -four, add two
cupfuls OF milk. two beaten egg yolks,
one tablespoonful of butter and little
salt. Cook In a double boiler until
done. Just before removing from the
fire add two teaspoonfuls OF maple
flavoring and one cupful of ground
hazel nuts. Let cool and pour into
q baked pie crust. Beat the two egg
whites. adding three teaspoonfuls OF
sugar and one teaspoonful of maple
flavoring and brown In a rather slow
Evening star., 1928-02-24

WHITE TAFFETA AND BLACK Or
CANDLE AND LACE ARE CON-
BrNED IN THIS EVENING FROCK.
WORN BY ONE OF THE WELL
DRESSED YOUNGER SOJOURN-
ERS AT PALM BEACH.
with shiny-surfaced pink satin for
girdle and edge Of the skirt drapery.
Lelong uses gray lace with straight
belt Of gray satin. Severe, but very
xmart.
Lanvin uses black lace and pink lace.
With . girdle Of pink satin and Elack
satin.
Louiseboulanger has made many new
Evening star., 1928-02-24

Steel rails on north and south track
last longer than those laid east and
west. The magnetism generated by the
train friction Is undisturbed in the for
mer case: in the latter 1t is restricted.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Lessons in English
By W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say
JOHN is the most clever man OF the
two" Use more" when comparing two
persons or things.
Often nlispronounced: Instead; ca as
IN head" not as in did"
Often misspelled: Nasal: s, not T.
Synonyms: Suffice, satisfy, content,
surfeit, Sat.ate.
Word study: Use a word three times
and il is yours" Let US increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Spurious: not gen.
uine; false. 1T was the veneer Of
spurious civilization
Evening star., 1928-02-24

White taffeta with black organdie and
black lace are combined In a number
OF extremely smart bouffant frocks for
Spring.
Worth combines dark-blue georgette
with silver lame in an evening frock
OF unusual distinction.
Drecoll combines black net and lace
Evening star., 1928-02-24

Automobile manufacturers say that IN
using some Of the new lacquer finishes
a film only Is ten-thousandths Of an
inch thick IS sufficient for protection.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
BY ALEXANDER s. PUSHKIN

fAlsxander Q. Pushkin. 17ae-1s3T, was a
yell known Russian story-wrter. Among
his tales are An Amateur Peasant Girl. "
The Postmaster. and the present famous
Dtory.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19
Valley Business
Women Plan For
Attendance Prize

HARLlNGEN, Feb. ls.-Plans for
a Valley-wide attendance contest,
with a loving cup as the prize, were
discussed at the meeting Of the Val
ley Business and Professional Wom-
ems clubs here Thursday night, as
guests of the Harrington club.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. Z. j. Otto, president Of the
Harrington club. No definite action
was taken on the attendance contest,
although each club is TO take IL up
and report back at the next general
gathering, at Mercedes later in the
year.
An elaborate entertainment pro-
gram was provided by the local club,
the members Of which all appeared
dressed in colonial costumes. Mrs.
S. r. Jennings gave several selections
on the piano and a Playlet, when
Men Wore Nhiskers and Women
Wore Clothes was then given, the
cast including DR.. Georgia Howell,
Mrs. L. II. Chatfield, Mrs. r. G. Hall,
Mrs. G.. W. Diehl, and Miss Minnie
Williams.
Mrs. W. NJ. Driscoll entertained
with character studies as a negro
nanny. and Miss Minnie Williams,
and Mrs. F. r. Chastain gave a one
act playlet. Fifteen members Of the
Harlingen club then danced the Nr-
GINA reel.
The gathering was held in the
Women's Chamber Of Commerce
building here. and followed a BAN
quet. About 100 were present.
Practically the same program was
given By members of the Harrington
club Friday night. for the entertain
ment Of their husbands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19
Head of Power
Company Here

j.. c. Kennedy Of Dallas, president Of
the Central Power and Light conf
pany, accompanied 5y z. B. Neis-
wanger Of San Antonio, general man
sger Of the company, were in Browns
VILE Friday night. completing an in
spection tour of the entire Valley.
Announcement was made by Mr..
Neiswanger that the company will
have a cold storage engineer in the
Valley next week who will make a
thorough investigation TO determine
the cold storage needs OF this see
ton. and the future activities of the
company in that direction Will be
governed by his recommendations. /.
Mr.. Kennedy was a resident OF
Mercedes in 1907, later going 70 Mex
leo where he was interested in the
Saustena irrigation project, which
was suspended when the Madero
revolution broke out.
"The progress made in the Valley
is wonderful" Mr.. Kennedy said.
There was practically nothing. but
MESQUITE and cactus when | lived
here in 1907. and it did not seem
possible that the Valley could ever
be developed as il is today"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19
9-Story Building to
Be Started at Corpus

1oRPUS SHRISTI, Tex, Feb. IS.
breaking of ground will start this
week for the nine-story office build
ing which is to be constructed IN
the business section Of the city by
W.. (. Pope, az a cost of 100000.
The structure is to be known as
the Corpus Christi Cotton Exchange
building.
The new Pope building will have
a frontage Of 81 feet ard a depth of
l3 feet. The Runck Construction Co.,
Of Cincinnati. o., is the contractor.
Plans and specifications were pre-
pared by Kenneth ASHER, local ar
chitect.
The building will contain 1T6 Of
fees and three store rooms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19
STAFFORD TO
Be in TEXAS
MARCH 2',3,4
National LeTion Com
mander Will End
Tcur in Valley;
(. Plans Made

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Feb. Is
National Commander Edward Z
Spafford. of the American Legion
will pay an official visit Of three
days to Texas on March 2. 8. and 4
Department Commander Walton ID
Hood, Of this city. announced here
today. He will visit Brownsville
and the Valley.
Coming from Shreveport. La. Com
mender Spafford viii go first 10 Cal.
weston, arriving there at $3.50 q. m
on March 2. according 10 r tele'
gram just received bv State Com.
niandcr Hood. He will travel by pri'
vate car over the Southern Pacific
lines.
After luncheon at Galveston. he
will motor to Houston. A banque;
will be given in his honor By the
seven Legion posts Of Houston that
cyeaing.
Arriving a. San Antonio on the
morning Of March 8, Commander
Spafford will be taken Immediately
TO visit World wal disabled veterans
IN the base hospital ut Fort Sam
Houston and then will motor to the
veterans bureau hospital az Kerr
Vile.
Upon his return from Kerrville. he
Will be the guest OF Alamo Post
No. ?. Henry Lee Taylor, post com
mander, has informed Commander
Hood that an elaborate program OF
entertainment will be worked out for
the visit of the national command
er. San Antonio plans to make the
commanders visit memorable.
pInnu e. A. ~Aa.-z -
the national convention of the Legion
viii be held at San Antonio OF De-
tober 8 TO IL will be discussed al
length during Mr.. Spafford's visit
He will be in conference on hous.
ing. entertainment and General de-
tails Of the convention arrangements
with Nat NJ. Washer. general conven.
ton chairman; Commando Hood
executive chairman of the conven-
tion committee: Mayor c. NJ. Cham
bers and Philin B. Stapp, general
convention director.
Will Visit Valley
On March Z Commander Spafford
will visit the Valley, concluding his
Texas visits at Brownsville. He will
leave Texas for Lake Charles. La.
where he will speak at noon on Mon
day, March 5.
Definite plans for the entertain
ment of the national legion com
mander will be made at the conclu-
sion Of the Valley-wide membership
drive now going on here. The two
posts getting the largest number OF
new members over their quota, will
be chosen as the official entertain
ing posts.
Will Speak Here
However, il is already known that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19

SANTA ROSA, Feb. ia March .
program In being prepared by the
Santa Rosa citizens at which time
the new high school will Be off
cially dedicated. Sir Hardin of
Mission will deliver the address Of
the day.
Hardin will deliver mn address on
George Washin-'-n to the Lions
club Of Mission on Feb. %. and will
deliver a memorial address OF WASH
ington to the Masonic bodies and
affiliated orders that night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19
Frolics Cast To
Be Lions Guests

SAN BENIT0. Feb. 1s.-An enter
tainmcnt for all the members Of the
cast of the "l92s Lions Frolics" is
to be given Tuesday night BY the
San Benito Lions club, II was decided
at the meeting Of the club here Fri
day.
The entertainment Is TO be given
at "The Tavern" on the highway be-
tween San Ben'p and Tlarlingen, the
place having b. h chartered for the
occasion. MembrAof the cast are
from the Harlingen San Bsnts
clubs.
The Lions made a PRESENT.
coffee percolator 10 Charlie Gilb~,
member Of the club who was marrN
recently. =
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19
Pioneer Dies In
Rio Grande City

RIO GRANDE CITY, Feb. ls.-Mrs.
E~ncarnacion Longoria. rs. died here
Wednesday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Joe Vale. She former
~ was a resident Of Mier and Camar-
20. Mex, and had lived all OF her
life on the border. Surviving her
are her on. Francisco Longoria.
four daughters. Mesdames Albino
HinojosR, G.. A. Guerra, Joe Vale
and Miss Matilde Longoria, all of
this city, five step children and a
number of sisters and brothers. The
funeral was held in the Catholic
church and burial was in the Cath
Ollie cemetery Of this city.