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Evening star., 1928-11-07

stance as any in Lucy Hayes career
was the opportunity that came to her
Of helping to save her husbands life
But for her intervention he might
never have been President.
The Civil War come on. Hayes went
in to fight, just as almost every able
bodied man, North or South, did. AT
the Battle of South Mountain, in West
Virginia, he was dangerously wounded
His life was despaired of.
Mrs. Hayes learned of what hap
pened to him through a list of dead
and wounded in a Cincinnati paper
She now had numerous family, but
she left it in the care of others and
set off to reach the wounded man
It was long and difficult search, fol
she hadn't the slightest idea where he
was. But finally, after days and nights
of sleepless, anxious journeying, she
found him.
Nothing that ever happened to him
gave Hayes greater joy than the unex-
pected appearance OF his wife. He
rallied, and so skilfully did she nurse
him that in three weeks they were
walking together over the battlefield.
Her ministrations were not confined
to him. Every sick and wounded man
in the location knew her care and In
terest In her honor they named II
Camp Lucy Hayes"
She bore Hayes eight children. He
came out of the war a brigad1er gen.
eral and became sucessively Congress
Mrs. Hayes became one of the most
popular of the mistresSes of the White
House.
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Evening star., 1928-11-07
Everyday Psychology
BIZ DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Notices.


Notices may have practical values.
But these values are certainly limited.
Almost any motto may be matched
by contrary one. "A rolling stone
gathers no moss" Many man has
lost good opportunity by rehearsing
this motto at the wrong time. There
Is Just as much truth in its con-
trary: "a stone that doesn't roll be-
comes a mossback."
Back in the dark days when the
soothsayerS told their customers how
to think and what to do, notices were
taken at their face value. Then the
average man was satisfied with hav-
ing some one else do his thinking for
him. And the peddler of these pellets
of wisdom was looked upon as a won-
der merely because he was able to hatch
up catchy phrase. No one took the
trouble to test this canned knowledge,
simply because 1t came from what was
supposed to be a venerable source.
Two considerations enter into the
psychology of motto-belief. First Of all.
the motto devotee is likely to be a
moron. Such folk are unfortunate.
Their mental horizon is strictly limited.
You can predict what they will say,
how they will think and what they
will do. They throw themselves open
to the wileS Of the charlatan and the
thief. They exchange their independ-
ence of thought for the opportunity of
listening to others. They easily be-
lieve that an abstract statement will
conform to each and every concrete
situation.
The next consideration is mental
laziness. This is habit as easily
acquired as any other, and even harder
to break. Self-satisfaction is one fac
tor. Pretext- building is another factor
OF mental laziness. The mental proc
esses slow down and finally stop work.
ing every time they meet one of the
old stations where some one left off
thinking. A motto is a mental lullaby.
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-07
SUB ROSA
By MIMI.
Perfumes.

Women are funny In the sense that
they are perfectly natural. One Of their
peculiarities appears in their affinity
for perfumes. If wanted to be really
poetical, I'd suggest that the floral ma
ture of woman is such that she likes
to have the odor of rose and violet
about her. If men are descended from
animals, as is mcst likely the case,
women must have had plants for an
cestors.
Well, anyhow, there is some reason
why woman is fond of fragrance, and
one of the reasons why she will never
be successful smoker is just that.
The odor of the alfalfa isn't exactly
like incense, and girl has to use a
lot of perfume to cover up the odorous
traces of the nasty Gig. :.
In general way, you can put 1t
down that girl uses perfume in order
to attract attention. She can catch a
mans eye by means of the clothes she
does or doesn't wear, but she can get
into his blood better by means Of some
inviting perfume.
The average man is a kind OF hound.
Just let him get Whit Of the rose
or lily of the valley and he's right onto
the trail Of the deer. Girls may not
know that in so many words, but they
have the instructive feeling that their
toilette requires something more than
a flash of color.
Then, there's quite a connection be-
tween perfume and personality. To
learn this, you have only to watch a
woman at the drug store. She shifts
at this bottle and that, and even then
doesn't pick the most fragrant extract.
What she does select is an odor
which she imagines will express her dis
tinct type of personality. A violet is
known by something else than its color,
isn't it? Well, a woman feels that her
innermost nature will be revealed by
the kind of fragrance which she selects
as her very own.
Men select special brands of cigars
and tobacco because they prefer the
taste of certain kind of hemp or cab
bage, but women are always thinking
of the effect that their brand of flowers
viii have upon others, which means
men.
Women are supposed to be new crea-
lures, now that they are free, but as
long as they are addicted to perfumes
you can be sure that they haven't
evolved any too far. They have never
wandered far from the Garden Of Eden.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-07
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRrLE MEYER ELDRED.

At about the third month of his life
baby becomes sufficiently aware of his
surroundings to direct his attention
toward making some use of them.
While he may have before this been
saying "a" or GOO" entirely without
meaning, because it is natural for ba-
bies to make all kinds of sounds, these
now become persuasive or peremptory,
because he has found that by SO doing
his mother TusheS to him and says,
did you hear the little rascal calling
me?"
The COOS and cries and gestures of
young infants are alike the world over,
and these sounds up to 8, or even 5,
months are meaningless. After that
the child develops these sounds along
the patterns he hears around him or
the ones which persisted in bringing
him the greatest measure of personal
satisfaction. All babies says Marina
ma" and "Da-da-da," but shortly, when
they discover that the repetition of only
two of these syllables brings mother
or daddy rushing to them, they end
the syllables at that delightful place.
The desire and ability to speak is
inherent in the human infant, but the
language he develops is entirely depend
ent upon his particular environment
Transplant an American babv to for
eign soil and he will learn to speak the
foreign language like native and his
own language like foreigner.
The development of speech Is SUBJ
ject to other conditions. Not only
must the child hear speech about him
in order to have a pattern upon which
to model his own but he must have
some use for language. The slower his
physical development the slower will be
his speech-making ability. The child
who cannot creep or walk at year OF
thereabouts will likely be slow In talk
ing. During the period of creeping and
walking speech is temporarily at a
standstill, and so babies who are very
late in accomplishing these two activi.
| ties will not give much attention tt
speech until they are perfected.
One hesitates to mention the definite
ages at which the stages of speech de.
velop for fear of unduly worrying the
parent, so that all dates must be con-
sidered merely as generally indicative
of the ages and the pace at which
speech develops.
The gesture and crying stage be.
tween the third and fifth week. Be-
ginning about the third month thu
baby's recognition of his ability tc
somewhat manipulate his surrounding
by these. The babble stage between the
sixth and eighth month, and at nine
months the beginning of imitation as q
strong factor in crystallizing purposefu
sounds into real words. From 8 to II
months the child develops a vocabu.
larry of several words, dependent upor
the aforementioned factors. From two
to three years he makes a definite ef'
fort to express his thoughts, emotions
and needs by the use of language. From
then on there is constant improve
ment in the child's mastery of this new
power.
Evening star., 1928-11-07
Novelty in Familiar Types of Play
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

and bending the wires to give contours
here is a rich field Of fun. 1t does not
matter if the shapes are fantastic Sc
long as they convey the impression de-
sired. For example, a man may have a
circle for a head, three straight lines
for body, while one forms the neck.
Arms and legs may be single lines.
When all the wire, strung with popcorn,
1t is quite like many of the odd figurines
one sees developed in candy.
If a mother does not have popcorn
on hand. beads can be substituted. but
certain unique element found in
manipulating the pristine grains of corn
is lacking. 1t is partly the strangeness
of the working medium that adds zest.
(Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-07

Certain unthinking people may have
made fun of Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant
when she occupied the White House,
but they did not ridicule her success
sor, Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, though
it is unlikely that the latter cared a
whit one way or the other.
She had been Lucy Ware Webb,
daughter of DR.. James Webb, who lived
at Chillicothe, Ohio, when she was
born, but who had gone there from
Kentucky, where his family was promi-
nent. Perhaps the slave question led
DR.. Webb to move north. AT any rate,
it was while he was back at the old
home, in Lexington, KY, in 1883, COM
pleting plans to send to Liberia slaves
freed by himself and his father, that
he died His slaves were liberated by
his children. It is interesting to OBJ
serve that Lucy Ware Webb, daughter
of slave holder, became the wife OF
q man who was to fight in the North
ern Army. She herself was to nurse
sick and wounded Northern soldiers.
Curious how these things come about.
Maria Webb, widow of DR.. Webb, moved
from Chillicothe to Delaware, Ohio,
where she placed her two sons in Ohio
| Wesleyan University, SO that she could
be near them. Lucy meantime became
a student in Wesleyan Female College
at Cincinnati.
In 1849 Lucy was at home in Della
ware on vacation. To Delaware came
young Rutherford B. Hayes to visit his
mother, also resident there.
Hayes and Lucy fell in love that
Summer.
Meeting this girl of 18, who was as
good-looking as she was intelligent,
probably changed Hayes whole life. A
graduate of Kenyon College, he had
studied law in Columbus. Ohio; and
then at Harvard, and had established
his first Office at Lower Sandusky. An
alarming circumstance then developed,
for he began to suffer from bleeding
Of the lungs, but a trip to Texas made
him we'll again, and he might have
gone back to Lower Sandusky If he
had not visited his mother in Dela-
ware and so fallen in love with Lucy
Webb.
He closed his law Office in Lower
Sandusky, and instead went to Gin
cinnati When Lucy Webb returned
to Wesleyan Female College, in 1849,
she was assured of at least one devout
worshiper that Winter. 1t is recorded
that on reception evenings at the coll
lege-which came every Friday-Ruth-
erford Hayes was regular attendant.
He was 27 years old, and young
man any girl might have been glad to
capture. He was tall, broad-shouldered,
of ruddy complexion, handsome. More
over, he would be the heir of his
wealthy Uncle Sardis Birchard, who
had practically filled the place of his
father, the latter having died while
4, he was still very young.
Lucy graduated in 1850. On Decem-
Der 80, 1852, she became Hayes wife.
She was 81, he was 80.
Perhaps as interesting circum-
Evening star., 1928-11-07

When you are walking about the house
doing your housework try tiptoeing from
place to place. Do this for about a half
hour each day. She cautioned them
regarding the shoes which they were
to wear around the house. Fairly low,
broad heels and complete avoidance of
turnover heels was absolutely impera-
tive, she said.
One of her suggestions amused her
class. why don't you try jumping the
rope for 10 minutes each day?" Her
next exercise was more difficult. She
had told them to stand with legs
crossed and toes pointing in opposite
directions. Now slide the foot to the
side, keeping toes well pointed and taut.
Bring 1t back to original position. Re-
peat five times with each foot.
Budgeting ones income is almost as difh-
Nancy Page, care Of this paper, inciosing
stamped self-addressed envelope, asking for
her leafet, Budgets Are Fun"
Copyright, 1920
Evening star., 1928-11-07
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

carded an overcoat on the coolest days,
but Travelled about large city in Sum-
mer trousers and silk shirt. Eventually
he died of pneumonia. The first person
to carry an umbrella received the ha-ha.
So did the first brave souls who drove
horseless carriages. To be first in any
thing unless I'm war, peace and the
hearts Of your corntrymen" Is to risk
public question Of ones sanity.
y. r *%
A Washington lady says that accord
ing to some ones theory, sinus may be
cured by standing on the head. Only
acrobats should be immune. Six somer-
saults ought to cure earache.
y y
What do people talk about during the
course of a social evening? A summary
of the subjects would be interesting II
we took the time to think It over. Sun
day evening we noted the conversation.
Here are the subjects: Dracula-Wall
Street betting on the election-three
reasons why Smith should be elected
a counter argument for Hoover-flre
insurance-two recent playS-the Folies
Bergere-the shooting OF six military
police during the war-Paris taxicab
drivers-the convenience OF living In
Vermont near the Canadian border and
its possible popularity-earrings on
women-Havana-a story of Scotch
man-how tall is tall man?-cartoons
color IN iuslc-red dresses on women
-women's ears expoSed-cigarettes-
daily paper-motoring in Europe
Vienna-radio-the oil scandal-an
election night party-a story begun and
not finished on account of the presence
of gentlemen-Cheroke Indians-North
Dakota-the proper pronunciation Of
words-why women do not smoke cigars
Latin ons-VeneZuela-etc 1t
doesn't seem possible that in three
hours there could be such diversity
of subjects discussed by six people, but
the foregoing are some Of them.
Evening star., 1928-11-07

ences and join the host Of merrymakers.
Just as we do not enjoy witnessing q
theatrical performance alone, so we
seek the companionship OF others when
great events impend. Happiness as
well as misery Graves company. People
rush to each other for comfort. Men
and women exhibit neighborliness in a
| common catastrophe or common veal.
| Hundreds of thousands of radio sets
| took huge amount of punishment
| last night. Single listeners were few.
Those who did not join their fellows
| downtown last night threw" election
night parties. And how! The gang
was all there and made much whoopee.
It was an occasion when we could all
blow off steam. Such days are like
safety valves.
The other night thinking man said,
"There used to be song entitled When
the Grown-up Ladies Act Like Babies
| Men are but boys grown up. Even
though one may have the impulse to
do so he would hesitate. to attach a pair
of roller skates to his feet and skate
downtown. Dignity and the corner COP
would prevent him. Every now and
then neighbor of mine, a normal
healthy fellow, gives vent to an un-
earthly yell. other neighbors look
silently at each other and shake thei1
heads significantly. This man is not
| queer He Is simply getting rid o1
excessive exuberance A celebrity may
sometimes be fiattered at a tremendous
ovation, when, for example, Broadway
greets him with shower of paper, and
yet the paper tossers may be having
more fun than the celebrity"
If the foregoing is disconnected and
incoherent-well, It's the day after elec-
ton, isn't it?
| \ \ \
A local citizen says that a certain
| scientist declares that we are going tt
revert to the habits of our early an
cesters and walk on all fours. Imagine
Evening star., 1928-11-07

Keeping little folk happy and inter-
ested when toys pail and the familiar
games no longer have their usual ap-
peal is a problem all mothers have to
consider at one time or another. The
time is apt to be a rainy day. or when
the children have some slight ailment
such as colds and nothing seems quite
right. Then the mothers have to put
on their thinking caps and see what
new game can be devised or how to
make some old one seem new by diff
ferent way of playing it.
When such a period comes, If the
Evening star., 1928-11-07

THE FLUFFY KERNELS CAN BE
USED IN MANY WAYS BESIDES
MAKING CHAINS.
mother has popcorn she is fortunate
There are things that can be done with
it to keep little fingers busy. In the
first place there is the corn to De
popped, which has certain fascination
even for adults. The sudden bursting
of the kernels ard the flufing out of
the delicate white is, indeed, pretty
sight.
After the corn has been popped, give
each child large needle threaded with
coarse white cotton, and tell the group
to see who can string the most kernels
in some given time such as three or
five minutes. Offer some trifling prize
to the one succeeding best. This may
be cooky, penny for bank or
small piece of candy, if this is allow
able. But even child with cold can
have lemon drop.
individual Competition.
If there is but one child to be kept
happy and entertained, he can compete
with himself Count the kernels strung
during the first three minutes, and tie
q gay bit of string about the thread TO
mark the place, or give the child new
" threaded needle. Tell him to see If
he can succeed in stringing more kerr
nels next time, and if he does he viii
win prize.
When the stringing of kernels begins
to get tiresome let the child draw a
face, an animal, house, tree or any,
thing his fancy suggests, using the pop
corn to carry out the ideas of delinea-
ton. This is sure to prove amusing for
another period. If any drawings are
sufficiently good let the reward be to
keep them to show daddy when he
comes home at night.
II child is old enough to be able to
fashion queer animals, birds and other
objects by running the popcorn on wires
Evening star., 1928-11-07

Lne urSJ person 10
try 1t. What a
stampede would be
caused, say, at
Fourteenth street
and the Avenue If
an ordinarily sane
looking citize n
hoped along on
his hands and feet.
We know a man
who does not wear
an overccat in the
Wintertime. He can
afford a dozen OF
them, but, sympa-
thetic paSsers by
turn in wonder
ment. A few years
ago there was a
who not only dis
Evening star., 1928-11-07
Roast Oysters.

These are typical Of washington. Sc
lect large oysters for roasting and scrub
the shells well, then place them on a
baking sheet and slip them into a hot
oven or II a coal stove is used. the oys-
ters may be placed directly on top.
Watch the shells, and when they begin
to open the oysters will be sufficiently
cooked. Pile them, shells and all, onto
a hot platter and serve at once. taking
cere that each guest is supplied with a
stout knife for opening them. Pass
melted butter and pepper with the
oysters.
Evening star., 1928-11-07
NY Neighbor Says:

If boiled frosting has been re-
moved from the fire before it is
thoroughly cooked add enough
confectioner's sugar to give it the
consistency to spread easily.
A pair of rubber gloves will
protect the hands from stain or
from absorbing odors while
peeling vegetables. especially
onions. They also help preserve
a manicure. while washing dishes. Z
Seeds are easily removed from
grapefruit if a strawberry huller
is used.
When service plates are used
they should be laid at each place
one inch from the edge of the
table. They are not removed
until hot plates are substituted.
Evening star., 1928-11-07
Lessons in English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Words often nisused: Do not say.
"They will speak to neither you nor We"
Say you nor u.s."
Often iI1ispronounced: Algonquin.
Pronounce al-gon-kin, as in at" o
as in of" as in "inn," accent second
syllable.
Often misspelled: Licorice.
Synonyms: Abject. slavish, cringing,
mean. beggarly, ignoble.
Word study: use word three times
and 1t Is yours" Let us increase our vo-
cabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Protestation. act
Of protesting "His angry protestations
were unavailing."
Evening star., 1928-11-07
INDIAN PUDDING.

Five cups scalded milk. one
half cup Indian meal, one-half
cup molasses, one teaspoon salt,
one teaspoon ginger. Pour milk
slowly on meal. Cook in double
boiler 20 minutes, then add mo-
lasses, salt and ginger. Pour into
buttered pudding dish and bake
two hours in slow oven. Serve
with cream. This recipe may be
halved for two.
Evening star., 1928-11-07

&lLoR AAA AA& A~
sidewalks of Wash
ington seethed, II
not sizzled, with
folks to whom a
presidential cleo
ton is o gala oc-
casion. The pas
sion of political
rancor was oblir-
Grated in the spirit
of carnival charac-
teristic of our
people. An election
crowd is usually a
good natllred one.
However partisan
people may be be-
fore the contest
they invariably
h,1rxy HI1o:p HiHop
Evening star., 1928-11-07

wanted to reduce. More than that, she
needed to reduce. In addition, she
wanted to make her ankles stronger
and more slender. The instructor had
a number of good exercises which she
commended to all the class. She said
that the vogue for wearing low-cut slip
pers, pumps and shoes had tended to
make the American ankle less trim and
shapely.
Her first bit of advice was this:
Evening star., 1928-11-07
NANCY PAGE
Tiptoe Every Day to Get
Slender and Shapley Ankles.
BY FLORENCE Ia GANKE.

Whenever Nancy felt discouraged
with her efforts to regain her slender
figure and the life and verve she had
before Peter Junior was born, she would
compare herself with some of the Other
members Of the class which met at the
gymnasium. Then she felt heartened
For instance, there was one woman who
Evening star., 1928-11-07
Face Peeler is Best
Complexion Beautifer

One reason mercolized wax Is so
strongly recommended Is that IL really
takes the place Of several different
cosmetics, saving time and expense. AS
the wax gently ahsorbs the old. faded or
ually appears clearer. softer. healthier-
hted and more youthful. There's moth
ing better to remove liver spots, SAL
coIized wax brings out the hidden
beauty. To quickly remove WRINKLES
and age signs, use, as face lotion ]
pint witch hazel. At all drug stores
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1928-11-07

Well, it's all over now! The silent
voter and the not-so-silent one have
exercised their franchise as American
citizens and have chosen a President
Evening star., 1928-11-07
OYSTER STEW.

One pint oysters, one quart
milk, two tablespoons butter,
one-half teaspoon salt, one
quarter teaspoon pepper. Drain
liquid off oysters and strain 1t
into milk. Heat. Add oysters
and simmer until edges curl
slightly. Stir In butter and add
salt and pepper.
Evening star., 1928-11-07
"Smooth skin instantly attracts
says Victor Fleming, PARAMOUNT director

"Many girls lacking great beauty,
but possessing lovely skin, have
passed on the road to fame women
with perfect features. Lux Toilet
Soap is a great help in keeping the
skin smooth and lovely"
Evening star., 1928-11-07
DRIED BEEF IN CREAM.

Cut four potatoes (not large)
up small. Put on to boil, and
when done mash fine; don't pour
of water; it should just barely
cover them before being mashed.
Put in about one pint milk. salt
and pepper, piece butter and good
handful dried beef, broken up
small. Let that all boil up once.
Then thicken a little with -four
wet with cold milk. Crate small
onion in with raw potatoes.
Evening star., 1928-11-07
THE WIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS

Lucy Hayes Who Nued Rutherford Hayes Back Life After
Civil War Battle and Saved i'm for the Presidency
Evening star., 1928-11-07
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Bran with Cream.
Dried Beef in Cream.
Popovers.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Oyster Stew.
Crackers.
Tapioca Cream.
Waters. Tea.
DINNER.
Duchess Soup.
Fried Chicken.
Stuffed Celery.
Glazed Sweet Potatoes.
Pineapple Salad.
Baked Indian Pudding.
Whipped Cream.
Coffee.
Evening star., 1928-11-07

VIRGINIA VALLI, the
beautiful star, says -"I
delight in the marvellous
veivety way Lux Toilet
Soap leaves my skim"
Evening star., 1928-11-07

Copyright, 1929