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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

suburban mother. Distances
frequently make II impossible
for the child to come home at noon
time. the short { hour hardly
warrants the trip. 81 the food must
be carried. Practical mothers lay IN a
supply OF the folding boxes. paper
cups. napkins. plates and forks. and
the papier mache containers 20 the
child may dispose OF the entire thing
after the luncheon has been eaten. IL
Is less expensive IN the end than the
elaborate baskets and boxes and GER.
talnly Is a lot less trouble for the
child.
ideas in child feeding nave
changed in many ways and the child
is encouraged 10 eat more vegetables
and fruits, less bread and sweets,
more nuts and salads. fish. chicken,
and less red meat than formerly. The
balanced diet is carried out in this
odd meal as well as In the home
meals. During the growing period
appetites are often tickle so we must
strive for a pleasing variety In pack
ing the luncheon. A little surprise
always piques the interest and
makes the child investigate even IN
they are not overly hungry. A word
10 the teacher sometimes carries the
i~nsistence that the luncheon Is eaten
and not neglected for play.
Cold fried or boiled chicken neatly
jointed and wrapped In wax paper Is
always inviting. Sliced or minced
meat sandwiches may be varied. but
season them attractively. Trim the
crusts from the bread and butter
with soft butter. Among the fish
Filings drain. skin and flake sardines
finely. dust with a tiny bit OF red
pepper and a few drops OF lemon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

~ Is peeled and busted with a little
pepper and salt before being
wrapped I'm wax paper. Peel al
orange. apple. or banana and wraH
closely and they will be appreciated
Seasoned butter sandwiches are also
liked for a change. Cream cheese
and nut. or cheese and marmalade
are also favorite sandwiches
II cake is added let IL be home.
made loaf cake. pound. raisin. solid
chocolate or gingerbread Good
cookies are a wholesome sweet
Among the little surprises are sailed
nuts. "A few hard sucking candles, a
little homemade or very fine candy
a little container OF seeded grapes,
a few unusual nuts OF a kind not
generally eaten. a mould OF gelatne
in a pretty shape. a doughnut boy
In fact any little novelty the child
does o expect Sometimes u Is a
toy or motto.
II the child likes u a small on
tainer OF tomato jellled soup with
some little saltines will taste good.
Lettuce sandwiches. cake and cocoa
finish this inviting luncheon. Study
combinations that balance and 50
well together. foods that do not fight
and compliment one another IN
nutriment and happy taste.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
A Fashion Models Diary
BY GRACE THORNCLIFFE.
She Talks about Stunning Erening Gotrns.

TT EIGH-HOl HEIGH-Hoi Inn
~ all tired out from wearing
11 evening frocks. / don't mean
actually wearing them-for II
they were my own evening frocks
and l had been making whoopee In
them every night i wouldn't be
tired.
But moths Is the season when
we're kept so busy in the shop show
inS evening gowns that even IL
Helene and ] were TO be invited TO
some very ritZy affairs we would be
much too worn out e accept with
any pretense OF enthusiasm.
I've been going home and 20 bed,
and dreaming hectically OF taffetas
and chiffons and velvets. One night
one OF my dreams developed into
n beautiful nightmare. People we're
mott 10 wear clothes any more.
Helene and ! were in the shop
having the grandest time just de-
~stroying ali. of Madame's loveliest
moicls-slictnE into them with scis-
sors. throwing ink wildly around.
and doing all sorts OF idiotic things.
But dreams don't come true. And
this morning we were slipping in
and out OF clothes again for an
AIuEGlA0 VI CLhIN1A WV NhAtAk
things and their matronly manas
I've decided that being "A model is
certainly my vocation. There's
something in my blood that makes
me enjoy it-no matter IL I do &C.
casionally RAM and rave and wish l
were rich. It's perfectly natural |
suppose-every female likes clothes.
And IL you can't have a huge and
expensive wardrobe Of your own. the
next best thing is 10 try on and see
how you'd look in someone else's. !.
Our new evening gowns are reals
beautiful. Not that they're elaho-
rate. Ear from 1t. They're almost
severely simple. You know how
uopular the tailored mode has be-
co{ne. Well. we're showing the stun
ninrest chiffon evening frocks
fashioned and cut on decidedly
straight lines. The model illustrated
Is in white chiffon. long WASTED and
belted. The belt uses a dull silver
buckle as its fastening. The beconl-
ing v-neck In cut very deeply. and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
The Home Kitchen = By Jeanette Young Norton


Juice. flake salmon and season II IN
the same way. Flake cold boiled
Goldfish and moistcn with mayor
naise or boiled dressing and spread
thinly. Vegetable sanhw iches are
made the same as the vegetable
salad only cut the vegetables finer.
An excellent dressing FOR this class
Of sandwiches Is made as follows:
Dressing. Mix together two table.
spoonfuls OF sugar. a level teaspoon
ful OF salt. a tablespoonful OF flour
and a level t-easpoonful or dry mus.
uJrd Beat one egg into a half cup.
ful OF milk and stir All smooth Heat
a half cupful uf vinegar IN a sauce
pan and when Al boiling point stir IN
the milk mixture slowly and steadily
until thick. Remove from the fire
and when cold Il Is ready for use.
This dressing keeps for days and
may BE- diluted with a little cream.
plain or whipped. when used.
Among the containers OF salads IS
a vegetable salad. with the dressing
mentioned above. "A tuna fish salad
with mayOnnaiSa' a potato salad
made with boiled dressing. Onion
Juice may b used for flavoring in.
stead OF the chopped onion. and a
small cucumber may be chopped
through. the salad. Most children
like chicken salad. and an occasional
veal salad is nice. IL the child likes
Il. a pint thermos may carry hot
cocoa. cold milk. or an, occasional
lemonade or orangeade. or pineapple
tuice.
a little bit Of homemade mscaroni
baked in a tiny dish or pan. or a
wee chicken pie Is appreciated. Tiny
buildings may also be baked. or Gus
tards. They all carry well In the
papier mache containers. Once in
awhile a hard boiled egg II liked IL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
Awakening "a. s.. s;s,. s %..% a. .
Prince Georges and Princess Dina Are Fearful That Charles
O,ren Ell Expose Their IDENTIFIES.
BY Adele Garrison

for I often use that first aid 10 SOW
ing mental problems, and he imme-
diately whirled and swung into a
swift rhythmic pacing. his arms
bent like a runners. his head thrust
slightly forward.
The library is a long room, and he
ranged up and down IL for several
minutes while Dina watched him
with tense hopefulness combined
with an admiration which Z was sure
was subconsclous.
lie was worthy OF any girls whole
sOuled admiration. this young prince,
! thought. as | watched him. ! was
selfishly glad hat Mary could not
see him in this exalted resolute
mood, and did not know his real
identity. She loved Noel Veritzen. !
was sure. but she was not yet old
or experienced enough 10 estimate
her values soundly. and the tall
youth pacing the room possessed
that indefinable quality which
brings a woman into his arms. even
though she knows In her heart Of
hearts that he is not the man who
could make her happy. OF who would
be happy with her.
Covertly watching the expression
In Olina's eyes as they followed his
steady quartering OF the room, I re-
membered that she once had given
me n hint az a former romantic at
tachment between herself and the
young nephew on her hated old
sutton. the king Of Trees. and ! knew
that though Georges had come 20
seek her nj the behest OF her
mother. he had sent misleading re-
ports back to the court OF Trans
vania and protected Dina in her in
coEnito. Then, intoxicated with the
novelty and freedom or American
life. they had substituted Mary's
image and Noel's for each others IN
their hearts. But 7 wondered hope
fully. as l had done before, whether
that old affection might not still be
slnoldering beneath the ashes OF in,
difference which they had heaped
upon II.
CONTINUED Monday
cpyriEhs. 1913. Newspaper Feature Service. inc.
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NutF IVAhAt1 1aa1 1ha&
cious Chinese nuts had been stolen
by ihs robins. And what would come
next nobody knew.
But why should the temple u
al this?' inquired Yam.
because after Ii WAS built. II was
found that the architect had acct
IDENTIFY designed IL In the shape ~ a
tortoise. the most luckeSs animal in
China"
''Then why isn't It torn down at
once?"
Because one cannot tear down a
temple without inviting more dis
aster, for the Chinese gods are ter
ribly angry when a temple IL de-
stroyed."
Then what Is 10 be done?"
That" remarked the little Chinese
shaduw-boy. lis what everybody
should be most grateful 20 know"
AT this Mil sat down on "A rock.
and Flor sat down on a wall. and
Yam sat down on "A bench. and
Hand sat down on a t~ree-stump. and
knarf. who could find nothing Left
u III down Orwell. knarf Just
stood. And they all thought a. hard
as they could until by and by knarf
said: HAS the tortoise eycs?"
""Yes-the two wells IN the temple
court arc its eyes"
Then Knarf whispered something
in his comrades ears. and they
whispered in the Chinese shadow.
boys ear. and he whispered In his
masters car. and his master quickly
whispered IN his friends ears and
the next moment smiles appeared on
all the sad faces. Can rot guess
what they did? They filled up the
two wells with large stones. thus
binding the ~Tascally tortoise and
preventing A. evermore from brig
ing down ill-luck. AS for the gods.
they were SO content that the temple
was spared that they banished the
cats-and-dogs. drove out the brown
toads and restored all the nuts 10
the trees. so frightening tho robins
thereby that they never plucked an.
other nut th~enceforth.
But the biissful Cinnamon never
knew whom they had 20 thank bc.
cause Mil. Flor. Yam. Hand and
knarf ran back through the tunnel
before anyone even thought Of look
ing for them.
c~oDyrIsht. 1928. Es~'DHp.r feature services. In=
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

Ing. There was an unbroken ascend
ing line. beginning at a point on 2
sheet indicating early morning. and
reaching its highest POINT between
four and five In the afternoon. The
number OF street accidents in the
late afternoon was really terrifying.
You Will say AZ once that at four
O'clock and thereafter the school
children. office workers and laborers
were on their way home. or course
they were on their way TO their
duties in early morning, too, but
the accidents then were proper
tionately much less.
We concluded that 10 is the ele-
naent OF fatigue that makes the diff
ference. After a hard days work
everybody Is tired In the late after
noon. When we are tired. we are
less alert. less watchful Of danger.
more indifferent TO it,
There can be no doubt that in any
calling where strenuous effort is re-
auired, accidents are sure TO be more
frequent during the period Of great
test fatigue. There are many other
factors. OF course. but we cannot
disregard this one.
IL ts not good for anybody 20
work 80 hard OF in such q form OF
work as TO be habitually tired.
Honest fatigue Is good for anybody.
but daily effort 50 hard as 10 wear
out body and mind Is no good. Not
alone does II make you more liable
to accident. but It is bad for heart
and rive system.
Hours OF work for policemen. en-
%rineers, truck drivers. chaulfeurs.
elevator operators. and the opera.
dives OF dangerous machinery. should
be so arranged that their hours OF
greatest fatigue do not coincide with
the hours OF greatest fatigue OF the
public with whom they come IN con-
tact. II is unnecessary TO argue
this proposition-its truth is self
evident.
From a practical standpoint. IL
seems difficult 20 ~rearrange our
eocial system 70 as 20 apply this
idea, but the time will come when
a matter so important will not be
overlooked. As a matter OF fact,
safely campaigns are on all the
time 70 impress the necessity for
accident avoidance. In time all the
factors OF danger will be studied
and correction will follow as a mat.
ter OF course.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
Advice to Girls
BY Annie Laurie.
NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ | am a boy nearly eighteen
years OF age. and have been going
with girls since ! was quite young.
/ went with a girl about four
months last Spring and was really
quite I'm love with her. left
town IN June 70 spend the sum
mer in the North and p also
went on her vacation We CORE
sponded for a while but the last let
ter I wrote 20 her she failed 20
answer. While away ] renewed
my friendship with All old ac-
quaintance of mine and after
spending the Summer with her ]
brought her back with ME 20 spend
the Winter with me. and my folks
| see now that | have made a big
mistake and ! want TO 20 with my
old girl again as she has returned
70 the city. Every time ! see her
think Of the good times we had
together and almost cry. She has
asked me for all the things that
she gave 10 me while we were
going together. including her
photo. Must ! return N or what
must I do UNDECIDED.
UNDECIDED: Only 2 thing FOR
" you TO do. as I can see II. I'm
iecided. and thar is Do as the young
lady asks. Naturally you have hurt
ner by your actions. and you know
YOU cannot really blame her. How
ever. Il might be that the whole
thing will work out 70 your ultimate
satisfaction. IL you are frank WITH
both the girls. Tell them how you
feel about the matter. and I am SURE
they will understand. IL may, q
course. be a shock to the young
lady who Is visiting IN your home
but she will eventually think MOI
of you for your f%rankness than n
YOU deceived her. But make ALSO
lutely sure ar yourself 5cfore YOU
do anything. Your letter gives m'
the impression that you are more oI
less tickle. so. be sure you're right
then 20 aheadi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
The Stars Say
For Monday. Nov. 10.
By CENEvIEvE KEMBLE.

NHONDAY'S astrological fore
INu cast Is for pleasant relations
1V in social. domestic and affec-
tionai affairs. but in business
and generally II holds a menace Of
fraud. deceuiion or SANDER or mis-.
representation: this possibly through
letters or writings. Safeguard
against these and be careful as to
sudden impulses TO make changes.
Those whose birthday II "a may
have some pleasant personal con.
facts and activities during the year.
but there is a menac of m%isrepre.
sentation. SANDER or fraud. and
probably through writings or ire
gularity IN CONTRACTS or ageements.
Make changes cautiously. 4 c.iild
born on this day may have many dc.
sirabie social and intellectual quail
tiles. but a tendency 70 thickness
and want OF integrity should b. dis
ciplined in infancy.
Horr can IRE expect that our little
personal irH is competent 20 stray
our desfinies uhen ice cannot com
prehend the universal plan az a
nhoIe?-Stuart armour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

AUAfI-lHG llNC AAtiG EAA1NAoW1
lE with the turned-about names
decided 20 visit China Now
r~eai-children know how PARKWAY
China t. and how long II would take
to make the journey. Eut being
Just the reverse Of real-childrcn in all
things, they planned 10 do IL In q
single day-and a cloudy one az that.
for on cloudy days shadows. SOU
must know. are free 10 20 about as
they please.
Making themselves as small ms the
head OF a pin. which shadows can
readily do. they Joined hands and at
the count OF three jumped into the
tunnel or the King or the Worms.
This extraordinary tunnel leads
straight down through the centre OK
the earth into China IL you want TO
20 10 China by the same route.
merely ask your shadow 20 show you
10 the entrance az the tunnel. Then
you have only to make yourself as
small a. the head OF a pin and
presto,-you are thcrei
A great crowd or Cinnamon were
running hither and thithcr as Mi.
Flor. Yam, Hand and knarf
emerged from the other end of the
tunnel. They al looked as X they
expected something terrible 20 hap
pen.
whats the matter7" Mil asked
Flor. But Flor didn't know and
asked Yam-and Yam asked Hand
and Hand asked knarf. AS for
Knarf. not having anyone else 10
ask, he asked She shadow OF A little
Chinese boy. VINO replied I'm shadow
language. that a great misfortune
had fallen on the city. A week ago
a new temple was built. But since
then all manner az ill-luck arrived
II had rained cats-and-doEs, and
showed brown tnads. and tho pre-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

"OMETITING IN the masterful'
@1N way I'm which Prince Georges
OF Trees strobe into the library
al my assent TO hts request to
come into the room. suddenly lifted
from my spirits the load OF anxiety
FOR the Princess Dina which ! had
been carrying. | had known him
only az a handsome. likable boy with
the charming which his
youth in a European court had given
him. But IL was a reSourceful. rcso-
lutte man with inches seemingly
added 10 his stature who tossed an
Apologize nod 70 me In passing and.
crossing to Dina, took both her
hands in his protectingly.
II was fearful or this. little one
he said tenderly in French. But
do not concern yourself further. 7
will attend TO this fellow"
The gesture and the words had
the flavor Of the formal. stilted life
which had been theirs. But Olina's
relieved gasp OF "Ohi Georges" a
as frankly unaffected as any school
girls and the prince released her
hands and gave her a r~eassuring pat
upon the shoulder which was thor
oughly American IN It's brotherly
trankness-
Cheer up. old dear" ne said IN
English. and despite the ~tenseness of
the situation. I found II hard work TO
keep from smiling. But | vas able
to turn an attentive serious lace TO
Prince Georges when he put DINA
INTO a chair with another admonition
10 leave everything To him. and
crossing over 10 me put the same
query which Dina had voiced
WHO is this man who calls him
self Charles Owen?'
Il am very sure that Is his real
name" | said. and quickly gave him
all the information concerning sam
uel Brixton's brother which pos
sessed. He listened quietly until 4
had finished. and then asked tensely:
do you mind II ] walk UP and
down? ] " can think unless
I do"
"of course" I told him cordially,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
Seen on 9Th A
BY Margaret Sanville

I'm kept so busy running around
from opening TO opening That |
hardly have time 10 report o. my
findings. However. here they are.
some Of them. And / think you
should find them all. at least. inter-
esting.
First OF all, take the furs. | find
that only the very flat. lustrous furs.
soft and supple, are used for dress
wear. Beautifully marked karakuls.
hroad,ails and baby lambs. In black.
the beiges. gray and silver are
shown. trimmed either with self or
with silver OF blending foxes. Sum
mer ermine and mink. OF course. are
always good. and some beautiful
coats OF these furs are shown.
For sports wear. the tavorite fur
Is goat. generally gray. Often this Is
used untrimmed. often II II lined IN
suede or leather in Q brightly con
trasting shade. the lining showing
at the collar and front. and repeated
In the belt. and. sometimes. the cuffs.
Running goat n close second for
everyday and sports wear. comes
nutria- This fur Is made up. often.
much like the goat. and is sometimes
trimmed with plueked otter In a
reddish-yell0w shade. Witness an
interesting model. which includes a
muff OF the latter fur. and a scarf.
tied in stock fashion. tucked inside
Often the tuck-in blouse. usually or
cashmere or jersey. Is shown with
sports costumes. The loose hack Is
also a feature OF the coats. a free,
easy feeling being the result.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17
For Sunday, Nov. III

HUNDAY'S horoscope stresses
- the activities OF mind and spirit
~ rather than the organized or
institutional aspects OF religion.
church or charity. Its accent is on
the metaphysical and mystical. &c
companied by definite social. demes-
tic and romantic high lights. Poetry.
music and art should flourish. but
do not jeopardiZe the finances.
Those whose birthday II is may
expect a year or singular or &C.
centric curves IN business contacts.
possibly leaning 20 the secret and
subtle rather than 10 the above
board methods and agreements.
There may be much Initiative and
many bold strokes. but safeguard
the finances. Personal affairs are
gratifying. A child horn on this
day may be unusually or sinGularly
talented. snd while II may be orig
ina. adventurous and independent
II ulay not always succeed financial
ly. II may be extravaEant and self
indulgent.
The rays ~ God are as The num-.
Der of the souls Of meH.-Persian
Mystic.
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introduce JHe girls 10 tne rlEnI
people-the right people simply
would smile and lift their eye
brows and think he vas rather
a devil OF a fellow and let il
20 at that.
If he let the chorus girl die
alone in an attic when he tired
Of her whose business was that?
And il the little business girl
fell in love with him and his
empty-headed chatter and gave
up 4 real man for his sake,
what of il? He had TO live,
didn't he-and amuse himself?
But there were some things
he must not do-he must not
pick up the wrong folk and he
must not wear the wrong kind
OF a coat at the right time. and
he must never. no, never, admit
that he went out 10 dinner at
the plumbers house ono and
that the plumber and his wife
were by the way OF being good
friends Of his-in private.
Well, well. he lived up TO all
his little rules and plans and
specifications, ard now he's
dead by his own hand
wonder who neglected 70
ask him to dine?
And isn't il interesting, will
ne speak 10 St. Peter al the
gate or will he just hand him
his card and ask him to an
nounce that he, the Society
Man." is at the door?
do hope thn funeral notices
were absolutely correct. don't
your
Copyright. 1898. Newspaper Fesiurs Service. In
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should be many similar articles ana CONTINUOUS
education on this subject. With the increasing
use of machinery in the small, as well as the
large industries. there are greater hazards to
life and limb. The common use Of the auto
mobile and all the other advances in the arts
of civilization. contribute new dangers.
II is encouraging that safety devices are be-
ing developed. Owners Of factories and mills
have cooperated with industrial commissions,
boards of health and other official agencies, TO
lessen the dangers of industry.
But in spite of all life-saving procedures and
clever safety-devices, the rate Of increase in
accidents is truly alarming. 1t is a menace TO
the welfare Of the race and should be dealt with
energctically.
| have seen no recent discussion of the re-
lation of fatigue to the happening of accidents.
sioner Of Health in New York CITY. the Depart
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

Society man"-what a label.
I wonder what he wore the day he killed
himself-poor creature. that would make a
great difference to him.
One must be correct" even il the Great
Marksman is standing on the doorstep.
And did he write letters Of regret to all
his former hostesses and will they be sorry
to think he isn't there to stand in the box at
the opera and look bored-will they miss him
when they want their errands run?
Will there be a hole in the place at the
dinner table now that the Society Man" is
gone?
Poor ~thing-what a life! and what a
DEATH
How hard he must have worked at being
ain society,""
How he must have schemed TO get the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-17

on one side. coming from the Shout.
der, is a silver flower with a few
flat silver leaves falling from IL. The
only decided feminine touch is the
skirt treatment-godets fall grace
fully from each side. coming down
slightly longer than the hemline. IL
is truly a dream OF a frocki