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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03
WINTER
BY D. O. PEArTIE.

The bunch of splendid and promis-
ing rosebuds which came to your
loor at Christmas time, telegraphed
by q kind and remembering friend
from n distant city, perhaps. Is one
Of the triumphs Of modern horticul-
ture. A man In Boston can tele.
graph roses to you In Washington,
and the mere fact OF roses arriving
In the dead OF Winter at all is a prince
lyuSesture that Aladdin might have
princess with In past ages. We take
II calmly now.
but this miracle Is In the nature of
anrelfs gift. You know IL you re.
cetye 10 pieces OF gold from an ELF,
ard do not spend them at. once. each
day a gold piece win be turned TO a
loaf. And OF that dozen roses. half,
perhaps, bIoomed suddenly. were glo.
rious for a few hours. and fell sudden.
~ into fragrant heap Of petals. The
other buds never opened. So wonder.
full. so fallible. In cold storage Of liv.
ing things.
But there Is something TO do. with
the rose leaves. nevertheless. some
thing that will keep the memory of
friends alive forever. Collect the
leaves into rose jar--any lovely jar
Nibu u itu uHpH IL. StthStilttcs ~ -
best not TO put very freshly fallen
damp petals into the jar. as the dark
ness and warmth and moisture OF
that small space causes fungi TO grew
and the spores OF fungi are probably
present even on your Winter roses.
Spread them To dry little. first. then
pour the odorous. lovely heap into the
jar. A day. n year. 10. 20 years from
now. when you lift that lid. the fra.
GRANGE of long dead roses will drift out
To you.
-
In times Of famine Indians In the
Southwest ate even spiders. worms
n ma tha apvS ~ aufs
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friends them?
ROLAND.
understand
without finding friend
We all
the the surface does
We
do note
to
your owna md
IL II is 10 a Of
in a a 49, ~
life Without friendship
DOROTHY DIX.
n
IL to but
affection
Shall him dose OF his be
him? IL B.
a medicine
with he considers that they
a
in
be Of
his good
locked in his breas
Indeed is maddenng experience
~ - DOROTHY DIX.
~
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OUR CHILDREN By Angelo pa,ri

point finger at her. and IL you don't
The l7-year-oId child wants TO 20 10
college and cant tell why.
The l0-year'old girl wants to GO
next door 10 mind the baby, and she
won't look at tho baby at home.
IL any or these things happened IN
your family. would you know what
they meant and know what to dol
They all come In the days work for
parents.
Do you know when a child ought 10
be able 10 walk, 10 talk. to eat solid
food, TO be wcaned. TO play an hour by
himseifT Do you know the difference
between stammering and suffering
Would you burn n chiid's fingers for
taking things that were not his, II
the child were . years oid7 IL Id
were years oidr Could you tell the
aiHerencs between an imaginative
story and deliberate lieY The DIFF
ference between the lie OF defense a nd
the imaginative lie that builds I'D a
defense In its turnf Could you Tell
what a child OF normal health should
nave Tor his dinner on tbs Fourth OF
Jniyf On the 25th Of Decemberf
could you tell teacher what you
wanted her u do for your child I'm
| school and xll her why IL was right
DO not mean that IL you knew
ihese several bits OF lore you would
be an educated parent. seleeied
them from one days mail. am only
trying 10 show that muiti-rniliionnire
mat school for parenthOod Ii needed
HOY can you bring up d child. If you
aoHt KNOW what III expect him ~
90, when he should he expected 10 ia
| II, and how7
Most 1f ~ grub along, somehow
but wed fsei IA I0t bstler If We had
| tbs background u study ana esperi
enns thnt an expert college sian could
furnish After all. parenthood In q
great ana grave profession. Most al
Uk enter IL uGDfeDared, Meantime
there are child study clubs. parent
teacher organizations. conferences
books, charts, lectures. Let's 90,
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Education for Parenthood.

am hoping that some day a multi.
millionaire viii come into my Office
and say. I've q couple Of million dol.
lars 10 spare. What shall DO with
~"
know 5uEt what 10 say. Build O.
school that will teach young people
how 70 be good parents"
We have schools for everything else
under the sun. You can go 10 school
10 learn TO be a staiesnaa n. rnerchs mt d,
chief. You can get a diploma for
rnanIcur1ng. for house painting. for
anything you want. but no school
offers a diploma for expert parent.
hood
Only few Of us In each tbousand
are 20 follow tbs work Of our choice.
but most of the thousa nd Will he Ia r..
snts. Parents without knowledge Of
our profession.
Let's see. The 20-nonthroid baby IL
climbing up on everything and 6oesn I
mind you when you say. Get down"
The s.yearo boy wants 10 go with
his band and make a hut In the vacant
lo4
The i3,year-oid girl cries IL you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03
YOUR MIND
And How to Keep 1t Fit
By PROF. JOSEPH JAsTROW.

stretches they arrive exhausted. seem
dazed and unsteady. can't protect
themselves. and are just "all in" In
| mind and body. Under the micro
scope you can get a picture of the
tired brain-cells OF a carrier pigeon
after a journey OF several hundred
miles. and they show the exhaustion
For the human brain we must read
the earlier signs Of fatigue in changes
In behavior.
Some of us have far more energy
than others; we can put up a greater
resistance TO fatigue. The feats of
endurance Of some men with hardy
brain and muscle systems are amaz.
ing; they are the marathon runners.
the mountain climbers. and polar ex.
plorers. but also the longtime brain
workers with no set record TO break.
The poor In energy are severely
handicapped. It's far more a weak
ness or brain than OF muscle. All
hood. and are magnified in the child.
Every one gets tired; at times of
stress every one gets acutely tired.
overtired, exhausted, but the tired
child is chronicaIly tired. tired all the
time. never completely rested. How TO
recognize the tired child and what to
DO about Ii is one OF the big problems
Of mental hygiene.
Labor unrest is often labor fatigue.
The first and important matter is to
recognize that there is tired child
and tired people. II We don't have
this in mind We are apt to call people
lazy-and there's much laziness in
the world-when they are really tired
by nature and can't help II. But we
can help the tired child IL we know
how 10 go about it. And no less can
we avoid the menace of fatigue
throughout life. It's true enough that
hard work never hurt any one in good
condition for II. But work imposed
on tired brain does serious harm.
Fatigue In a warning that must be
needed.
(Fonvr1ebs fn1Sk
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Bashful. T0ngue.Tied Girl.

Dear Miss Leeds--I am 90 years old
'nnd have had good education but
] am very shy and nervous and blush
and smile when l attempt to talk with
! any one. How can I overcome my
lack Of poise? BROWN EYES.
Answer-Although excessive BASH
fulness seems a very unreasonable
fault. there Is always a reason back
Of II. / think 1t would help you to
talk your problem over with an
older person I'm whom you have con-
hdence and who knows you well.
Perhaps one of your former teachers
or your pastor would be the right
confidant for you. The trouble
doubtless began In your childhood
with the formation of what psychol-
ogists call an inferiority complex.
Psychoanalyze yourself frankly and
feel sure that you will gain at least
clue to the hidden cause of your
present lack of poise. Perhaps when
you were a child you did not mingle
with other children and so you did
not have the chance to develop self
confidence in dealing with others.
Perhaps. too. you have studied too
much and have neglected your physi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03
WHY WE DO WHAT WE Do
By MEHRAN X. THOMSON. Pm. ID.

social emotions that require seasonal
exercise to keep a people happy and
contented. On the other hand. the
special occasion does furnish clue to
the type of emotion that Is TO prevail
at given III q. BY studying the
national holidays and festivals We get
pretty good idea OF the social lie
and social ideals Of any people.
II you throw away your calendar.
you can still distinguish Thanksg wing
from Labor day and Armis'ice day
from washingtons birthday. You
known by the atmosphere"
The holiday that has the most
atmosphere is Christmas. The air IS
saturated with the spirit Of peace and
good will. II is extremely easy 10 Be
rercus and extremely difficult TO be
otherwise on this occasion. Your own
happiness depends on the degree OF
good cheer that you bring into the
lives OF others. One need not be O
processing Christian to catch the spirit
% Christmas. No one can escape tt.
The holiday IS an emotional neces-
sity. The Christmas festival II the
supreme holiday because 10 gives ex-
preston 10 the strongest and noblest
OF all human eEnotionS-the emotions
OF peace on earth and good win to-
ward men.
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Color Schemes for Frocks
BY MARY MARSHALL.

evening frock OF pale rose crepe com
| bined with yellow and bordered with
| black taffeta. But colored sketch
would have been necessary to convey
! to YOU an impression of the interest
ing color scheme. Another of Premets
new evening gowns is of pale blue in
crusted with pearls, with graceful
bit of back drapery of pale pink.
In Paris as in this country the
Young women who are enthusiastic
dancers seldom choose evening gowns
Of the more striking type. AS some
one remarked the other day, the ultra
smart gown has to be worn" and the
Girl who thinks first Of dancing doesn't
want to consider her frock once she
mas put it on.
There are very few women indeed
| whose mood is not somewhat infiu-
enced by the sort Of dress they are
wearing. A formal frock tinges us
with sense of formality, frock
that we think unbecoming is apt to
put damper on our spirits. whether
as a matter Of fact II il unbecoming
or not. ! was told the other day that
those whose duty II is to attend to the
costuming OF screen actresses have to
pay close attention to the color of
the frocks chosen. Not only do they
have to choose colors that photograph
satisfactorily. but colors that appeal to
the actresses who wear them. An
actress never acts her best in a gown
Of color that she believes to be un.
becoming. even when she knows that
the color of the frock will not show in
the picture.
There is a sort of little soft felt hat
that we speak Of as a bonnet, which
can be made quite easily at home at
very small cost. We have procured
the design for one OF these bonnets
which can be adjusted to suit your
head size and will gladly send it to
YOU on receipt Of a STAMPED, self ad.
dressed envelope.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03

We have holidays because they meet
a great human need. They serve to
tie the heartstrings Of the people
together.
The modern holiday Is a revival Of
the ancient feast days. the seasonable
festivals which brought people to-
gether for a great emotional blowout.
The farther back you so In the history
OF civilization the more OF these feasts
and celebrations you will find. Life
for primitive man was regulated
wholly by rites and ceremonies. His
eating. drinking, fasting, bathing.
dancing, all came under some ritual.
The important events OF his life. birth,
marriage and death were celebrated
as well as the great events Of the COM
munity life.
Originally these great feast days
were the occasion for an emotional
spree, often resulting in wholesale de-
bauchery. II seems that the pent-up
emotions OF the human animal need
occasional "bloodletting."
We have holidays. then. not 50 much
TO honor the past. but 10 furnish emo
t9onal outlet for the masses. Any
group Of people will soon invent some
excuse or other for celebrating some
thing or other. The real urge is the
persistent drive OF social instincts and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03
Controlling Fuzzy Hair.

Dear Miss Leeds 49, % NV hair.
though naturally curly, is inclined to
be fuzzy. How may / correct this?
81 am Is years old. feet 3 inches
tall. What should I weigh" (3) I
have brown hair, hazel eyes, freckles
and rather good natural color. What
colors suit me best? a. viii my
freckles go away as grow older?
90 How can ! get healthy, natural
color In my cheeks?
CURLY LOCKS.
Answer--fD Steam your hair once
a week by wrapping 1t In a towel
wrung out In hot water. Remove the
towel when II cools, comb your hair
and put In water.waving combs. When
your hair il dry remove the combs
and you will have nice waves instead
OF fuzziness. ~ Between 115 and 1870
pounds. 81 Browns, tans, bronze
green. reseda. soft. misty green's, dark
green. navy blue. gracklehead blue,
old blue. pink, red. rust. henna, Or
child, pale yellow and cream. az No,
you should bleach them with a bleach.
Ing cream or lotion. 90 Eat more
fresh fruits and vegetables, especially
salads. Avoid constipation. Have
plenty Of fresh air and outdoor exer
else every day. LOIS LEEDS.
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nature will help you develop poise
(2) Decide what form OF creative
expression appeals to you most and
develop yourself along that line.
You may find soul-satisfying hobby
In some handicraft. In music or
painting. This will help give you
mental poise. go Do not miss any
opportunity to meet people socially
and try TO talk with them. OF
course. 1t will be very hard at frst
but keep at IL and gradually you
will become used to expressing your.
self freely in conversation. Do not
allow yourself to shrink from meet
strangers. (i) Broaden your con-
facts by travel and reading. 80
Acquire the habit OF deep. even
breathing. (6) Take an active part
In church or club work. I sincerely
hope that these hints will help you.
Write me again. dear. and tell me
how you progress.
LOIS LEEDS.
fcopyright. 1927
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Cheese Omslet.

fosk one half eupfui Of bread
crumbs for Is minutes In one half
II cupful ~ milk. ana three faurths
tesspoonfil " salt. d pinch NJ pepper.
four eggs We'll beaten and three table
spo0nfuis VI grated cheese. Have a.
frying pan heated and melt oBa tabls.
spoonful If butter In H. Into this
pour the egg mixture and place on ths
st0ys whsrs IL viii cook evenly. When
nicely Drowned underneath, place the
pan in the oven 10 finish cooking on
Top Remove fran the oven. fold ami
turn into q hot plsitar. This msksA
an saeslIsnt luncheon dish. II " best
when served with jelly. ..-
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BY LOIS LEEDS.

cal development. II your mother is
nervous type, you may have ac-
quired this same characteristic
through imitation. II will relieve
your mind TO find out what is the
probable cause of your present
mental condition, then you can set
about putting other causes into op-
Grafton that will help you overcome
the self consciousness. While / can
not pretend to give you the correct
solution OF your problem without
knowing you personally. / am going
to make a few suggestions that, I
think, will be helpful % Be out
doors In the fresh air and sunshine
az much az you can. Join a hiking,
nature-study club and 60 camping
during vacations. Contact with
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Lessons in English
nv w. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused-~Do not say II
adore cream puffs." Adore" means
to render divine honors TO: worship.
Often mispronounced~~A apocalypse.
Pronounce a'poknlips. both as as In
ASK an In of" last syllable Az
lips" accent second syllable.
Often misnpeiled --~ Confectionery:
cry, not airy.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. demolition.
downfall. extinction. humiliation.
Word study~-"Use n word three
times. and II In yours" Let us In.
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word
Inefi,cacy. lack Of efficiency, "IIe finai.
" realized the insfiicacy Of his efforts. -
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In such institu
tons.
Gossip is simply
mans n at u r a
means of impart'
ing information
whether II be true
or false. Unfortu
nately. II Is some
times the latter.
a n d occasionally
some one's repu'
tation Ii scorched
Sitting in a bar
Der chair the other
day, we received
without asking for
It. considerable In
formation. A pa
iron had Just paid
his check and left
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the establishment.
See that man that Just went out, 4"
said the barber Great fellow, yes
sir Fine man. He used to be a wild
animal hunter. He's so years old and
has tive sons and a wife. One son is
with the Government in the West and
the other In attending ----- Univer-
sity. He paid $4,000 for the house
he lives In. His wife belongs to the
------ Club. and she used to sing In a
church here. The younger kid In
hot sketch. He comes in here and
says. Hello, Harry chats mel Hello.
Harry. how's the spinach today? He
went to Central High for three years
He In going to inherit a lot OF money
from his uncle. they say. The elderly
folks are going abroad In the Spring
to visit niece at Nice She Ia the
daughter Of her aunt's brother. Her
father made his money In a funny
business Imagine what II was? Max.
ing skins for sausages. Yes, sir. you
know what ] mean. the outside that
holds the sausage together. Funny
way TO make money. huh?"
Then another customer left. "See
that man?" asked the barber. Grand
fellow. He's been In here only about
three times. Just moved in the neigh.
borhood. Came from st. Louis. He's
In the contracting business. First wifi.
died and he's married again. He's got
four kids. the youngest one and the
oldest one Is. They got n nice house
with oil heat and built.n garage. Her
mother In visiting them now. Going
home week after New Year. Imagine
he's a Republican from a Democratic
district. BY the way, ] have never
seen you IN here before. What's your
name7"
smith," we answered II will be
noted that the BARRIERS remarks were
devoted Ia facts. and contained moth
ing OF a derogatory nature.
Speaking of village post Offices az
news source reminds us Of IA story
told by an official here. A post card
was sent by a city friend 10 the resi-
dent Of q small place. The writer con-
cluded II would write more. only
arm afraid some nosey postmaster
might read IT," When the smalitown
man called for his mail. the postmas.
ter handed him the post card and said.
When you write this party. tell him
hos n derned liar. didn't"
A Congressman passing through u
local hotel lobby happened upon a
resident Of his district. The resident
apparently has many friends In Wash.
ington, for as one would approach to
greet him. he would say. Meet my
friend. Congressman Blank" At least
five or six men hailed him. and each
was presented with the same flourish.
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HOME NOTES
~ JENNY WREN.

In the American home Of the
eighteenth century the clock was &C.
corded a place of honor in the house
hold. for clocks were still rare and
costly possessions. We Americans OF
this present day have drawn inspira.
ton for the beauty and comfort of our
homes from those OF colonial times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03

The frock shown in the sketch was
designed by Bernard ct Gle for a
popular French actress, Mile. Bretty
of the Theatre Francois. 1t was Of bot
tie green crepe trimmed with stitching
and tassels 10 match. ] am showing
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Upper Coat.

Upper Coat.
Fitting sleekIy as blouse II made
almost identically like one. a cham liz.
skin coat meets the requirements Of
many sorts of Winter weather. For
the sunniest. warmest days It might
be worn over sweater for a short
out-of-doors jaunt. and on the bitter,
windy days underneath n roomy sport
coat for additional warmth.
The Upper fastener closes II neatly
up the front to the top Of the neck
line, or to a point slightly lower, leav.
ing a small lapel collar.
(Copyrjght 1881
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course, MS 1897
plates. Until IL
O'Clock midnight
he was within the
law and expected
TO put his car up
until this week .
when he would
procure the cur.
rent tags.
Near the Dis.
tl'ict line he had
a blowout and
puncture. and hav.
ing no spare. he
decided 10 fiat"
II to the garage.
Then he dis.
covered that not
only was his
a 4. "a 40 Aa,A -
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MOTHERS
Those "Extras."'
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One Mother Says:
Since hair ribbons are not used any
more and my little girls have the
same liking for something extra
that used to have for hair ribbons
I provide them with plenty Of dainty
handkerchiefs. They derive much
pleasure from selecting the right
handkerchief to carry with their diff
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The Sidewalks of Washington
By THORNTON FISHER.

The fact is generally recognized
that the village post Office and bar.
Der shop are headquarters for the dis.
semination Of news. Gossip fiourishes
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and so we welcome the clock OF that
period as a fitting decorative climax
TO our colonial and early American
rooms.
The type OF wall clock shown here.
Willard banjo. came into favor
about 1900 and continued popular
throughout the eighteenth century.
Flower prints, too. have returned
to vogue to remind lis Of the artistic
tastes OF our ancestors, and We use
them with the banjo clock TO form
nicely balanced groupings over our
fiaple tables.
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BERNARD OF PARIS DESIGNED
THIS FROCK OF BOTTLE GREEN
CREPE FOR A POPULAR FRENCH
ACTRESS, MAKING CLEVER USE
OF TASSELS.
1t because the Arrangement of the
tassels strikes me as decidedly effec-
tive. 1t Is a device that has already
been copied.
Another very recent French frock
that would like to have sketched for
you was from Premet. It was an
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
How Can Young Man Find Real Friends?-Can
Warm-Hearted Girl Instill Affection
Into Her Cold-Hearted Fiance?

already becoming cynical
aboutf
Until cannot be friend ret
over friends get them?
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order. but he was without crank
handle. BY the merest bit OF good
fortune. he was able to get new
tire and a fresh battery. What might
have happened II he had been stuck
until midnight he doesn't dare think
about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03

Scientists who specialize In insects
win gather from all parts of the
world at a meeting I'm the United
States next Summer.
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"Wksw NY ehiidvsw JskH
Daad AID ksaasth got
coughs tast sptatsv. ! shaasht
Of REM because u helped me.
toe.
MRS. RUTH HUMPHREY
Is4t Wiisex s.
lWdta8ststis
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In times of famine Indians In the
Southwest ate even spiders. worms
and the eggs of ants.
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fCorvright. 1877
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-25

II one or them kills a man, he's re-
leased shortly.
IF he suspects you-only suspects
you-of violating the dry law, in eff
feet he's justified in shooting YOU
To the extent that nobody in
" ashington-the center OF pFonibi-
tion enforcement-appears to conSid-
CIR himself in the least responsible
for the Hanson shooting. there seems
70 be some basis Tor Captain Stay
tons complaint.
DR.. Doran's bureau certainly wash
e. its hand of IL.
So does the coast guard-it puts
everything up 70 the local authori-
ties"
In congress it's taken for granted
that the ease will he transferred to
the federal courts. but inasmuch as
this hasn't been done yet. the jus
tice department isn't interested thus
far. IL and when il is done, the GUS
tom u for the prosecutor to conduct
the defense.
kven n congressional inquiry looks
unlikely 20 accomplish mucn so late
IN the season. with the national con-
ventions impending.