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Evening star., 1928-12-28
Health Habits.

My mail often contains pleas for helE
from readers who have tried every.
thing" to improve their compilations
Everything" in this sense, however
usually includes only external applica-
tions used at home with no special at
tention to deit or general health. It II
true that a simple change from one
kind Of soap to another or from one
powder base to another sometimes pro-
duces marked improvement, in the
complexion, but when skin blemishes
do not respond to such treatments it is
time to look deeper into their cause.
The dry, sensitive skin; the sallow,
oily skin; the rough skin with enlarged
pores and pimples, require more than
local treatments to restore them to
their normal flneneSS and beauty. Let
me take each Of these types in turn and
indicate very briefly what sort Of treat
ments are required in each case.
There Is, first, the dry, sensitive skin
that looks flaky when powdered. It
should be cleansed with cold cream or
special cleansing oil in place of soap
and water. A mild astringent, such as
witch hazel, should be patted on after
the cleansing. Be sure to remove every
trace of the cleansing cream and dust
from the surface Of the skin. Moisten
astringent and wipe the skin. Now
some fresh cold cream may be applied
and left on overnight. Cold cream
should also be used as powder base
Once q week have thorough facial
treatment with massage and a suitable
face pack. So much for external treat
mentS. Build up your weight to normal.
Have a well-balanced diet, including at
least a pint OF rich milk daily, exercise
Evening star., 1928-12-28

Once again the housewife faces the
holiday problem OF the New Year din
ner In most cases she can scarcely
avoid a repetition of the Christmas
menu. This may or may not include
turkey, but in all other essentials she
will doubtless run true to form In the
choice Of vegetables and other dishes.
In some homes the New Year fes-
tivities are confined to other modes OF
hospitality, in which the dinner plays
a small part. 1t is day for the ex-
change OF visits and Fluctuations. when
friends drop in for few moments.
Instead of a heavy dinner, many host
esses are preparing buffet delectables.
Sandwiches. salads and other light re-
freshments take the place of heavier
things. Tightening the days burden
seems to be the order Of the time.
So often the housewife looks forward
to holidays with distress. The day Of
rest and pleasure is so frequently her
busiest and most responsible one. The
almost universal holiday week usually
leaves her fatigued from her efforts to
make the time enjoyable for everybody.
Tidbits for New Year may be consid-
cred in lieu Of formal dinner. The
shops and stores have an abundance OF
things to offer in this line. Specially
prepared fillers for sandwiches, fruits
and other tasty articles may be OBJ
tanned to aid her in diminishing her wor-
ries and labor. For those who expect to
set holiday table there Is the usual
supply of good things. There has been
no marked change in the price Of food
stuff. Vegetables and fruits as well as
meat remain about the same.
In the fruit domain the following
prices may be accepted as general:
Grapefruit, is to IS cents apiece; Casaba
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Prices in the Markets
Show Slight Changes

melons. rs cents each; honeydews, SO
to IS cents each, according 70 size;
cranberries, IS cents q pound: Califor-
mia grapes, is and 20 cents Q pound;
fancy oranges, rs cents q dozen; large
table pears, 10 to IS cents each; all-
gator pears, so cents apiece for the
small and rs certs for the large ones.
Among the vegetables are California
peas. 80 cents a pound; celery. Is cents
a bunch; caulidower, 40 cents head;
hothouse cucumbers, IS cents each;
spinach, is cents pound: squash, IS
parSnipS, 10 cents pound; lettuce, IS
cents head: sweet potatoes, 10 cents
a pound or three pounds for as cents;
beets. 10 cents bunch; carrots, 10
cents bunch; cabbage, 5 cents q
pound; onions, 8 cents Q pound.
Turkeys and other fowl remain the
same as far as cost is concerned. The
queen of poultry products viii bring
from SO to so cents pound; chicken
for roasting purposes, IS to so cents o
pound; frying, so cents q pound; stew
ing, 40 cents pound. Eggs are 90 TO
10 cents Q dozen In most places and
butter is bringing so cents pound.
Meat prices have remained drn and
follows: Leg Of lamb, 20 cents . pound;
loin lamb chops. so cents: stewing lamb.
l8 cents; shoulder lamb. 20 cents:
shoulder chops. 80 cents; veal outlets,
IS cents: breast of veal, 80 cents; veal
chops, Is cents; shoulder roast Of veal,
IS cents: roast loin Of pork, 80 cents;
pork chops, 40 cents; fresh hams, 80
cents; round steak, so to So cents: sir.
loin, So cents; porterhouse steak, so
cents; chuck roast, 36 cents.
Evening star., 1928-12-28

"Jane. Jane. my dear Jane, where are
you? Here Is your tippet. Mrs. Weston
begS you to put. on your tippet. She
says she Is afraid there will be drafts
In the passage, though everything has
been done-one door nailed up-Quan-
titles OF matting-my dear Jane, indeed
you must.
obliging! How well you put 1t onl So
gratifed! Excellent dancing, indeed
Yes, my dear, ran home, as said
I should, to help grandmamna to bed,
and got back again, and nobody missed
me. set off without saying a word,
Just as ! told you. Grandmamma was
quite well, had q charming evening
with Mr.. Woodhouse, a vast deal Of
chat and checkers. Tea was made
downstairs, biscuits and baked apples
and wine before she came away; afrlaz-
ing luck In some of her throws; and
she inquired great deal about you,
how you were amused and who were
"oh,' said ], 7 shall not forestall
Jane; ! left her dancing with Mr..
George Otway; she win love to tell
you all about 1t herself tomorrow; her
tlrst partner was Mr.. Elton; ] do not
know who VIII ask her next-perhaps
MY dear sir, you are too obliging.
Is there nobody you would not rather?
I am not helpless. Sir, you are most
kind. Upon my word, Jane on one
arm and me on the other! Stop, stop,
let us stand q little back. Mrs. Elton
Is going; dear Mrs. Elton, how elegant
she lookS-beautiful lace! Now we all
follow in her train. Quite the queen
OF the EVENING"
'Well. here we are at the passage,
TWO steps, Jane; take care of the
two steps. Oh, no; there is but one.
Wen, was persuaded there were two.
How very oddl was convinced there
were two, and there is but one. I
never saw anything equal to the COM
Tort and style. ! was telling you of
your grandmamma, Jane-there was a
little disappointment. The baked ap-
pies and biscuits, excellent in their
way, you know; but there was a deli
cate tricassee Of sweetbread and some
asparagus brought in at first, and good
Mr.. WoodhouSe, not thinking the as
paraguS quite boiled enough, sent it
all out again.
"Now, there is nothing grandmamma
loves better than Sweetbread and as
paragus-so she was rather disappoint-
! ed; but we agreed we would not speak
OF 1t to anybody, for fear of its get
ting round to dear Miss Woodhouse
who would be so very much concerned
well, this is brilliant! am ali
mazement-could not have supposed
anything-Such elegance and protusion
I have seen nothing like it since. Well
where shall we sit? Where shall we
sit? Anywhere, SO that Jane is not
in a draft. Where I sit is of no con.
sequence. Oh, do you recommend this
| side? Well, I am sure, Mr.. Churchill
only 1t seems too good-but Just as
you please. What you direct In this
house cannot be wrong.
Dear Jane, how shall we ever rec
ollect half the dishes for grandmannnaq
Soup, too! Bless me. should not
be helped so soon, but it smells most
| excellent, and cannot help beginning. !,
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Plenty Of Fresh Milk.
Cultist Ideas.

II am troubled with arthritis, also
catarrtl. A doctor has told me that il
I'll take an orange juice fast for i've
days, and then have a diet free OF
starches. sugars and fats, can be
cured OF the ailments. He also claims
I must give UP milk, Of which I am
very fond (and drink pint daily, for
he says milk is Inucus-forming and
cannot be cured of catarrh 30 long as
I use mucus-forming foods. It seems
to me that I recall reading an article
by you in which you said there was no
such thing as q mucus-forming food.
--MrSr. j."
That rnucus-diet business, and orange
Juice fast, and the elimination of milk
from the diet sound as though you had
gotten hold of cultist instead of a
real doctor, Mrs. ]. Had he given you
complete examination and laboratory
tests of your blood and urine? doubt
It,
Yes, said it before and will repeat:
AAACAO 40 &4O QUILL bAAA4AE % q IkluEub~
forming food. The mucus membranes
are markedly affected by the wrong
diet, especially one that is deficient in
yitaninS, but there Is no special
mucus-forming food. Milk is one of
the most complete foods we know Of,
and 1t very rarely disagrees with any
one.
Arthritis may be due to q number Of
things, among them an infection which
has settled in the joints from infected
teeth, tonsils, appendix, ETC., disturbance
In the ductless glands and occasionally
to wrong diet, especially one that is
too high in starches and sugars.
An orange juice fast for few days
is Of great benefit to many, but a per-
son should be absolutely sure there is
no diabetes, because such a "fast"
would give him too much sugar and
may cause death.
I advise you to ring UP the county
medical society and get list of quail
fled physicians who will give you a
complete examination and scientific
advice.
Mrs. N.-H you are IS pounds under
weight, it Is quite probable that you are
on deficient diet. You say you eat
a great deal. That may be quite true,
and still your diet be deficient.
Do you count your calories? You
Evening star., 1928-12-28
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, December 28.-
John Gilbert is considered Hollywood's s
most foolproof actor. BY this one means
that, artistically speaking, Gilbert can
do no wrong.
A recent award gave him credit for
four outstanding performances in 1928,
as against three by Emil Jannings.
wasn't giving the award, but the COM
mittee which did, felt that Gilbert's
trim waiStline counted more than
the tremendous faithfulness to detail
and to life which the Jannings- char
acterizations contribute to the screen.
Jack Gilbert is not conventionally
handsome. He sat at the directors
table in his studio yesterday. shaking
dice to see who would pay for luncheon.
This is a sport of those who make pic
lures. The loser is often stung for as
much as $50. But attendance at the
long board Is a badge Of success, so
nobody misses these luncheon sessions.
Gilbert has keen face. There Is
youth and much Of the eagle quality
searching countenance, tremendous
coordination and a strong impression
OF impatience. Slow trains, slow con-
yerSation. slow methods would bore him
exceedingly. He does not have to be
told things more than once. His telling
OF a story is the shortest conversational
route between two points.
The one danger that. has threatened
his career has been that it might be-
come easy. Talkies, with their involve
ment of uncertainty, will eliminate this
John Gilbert's next public appear
ance will be in an all-talkie. Fred
Niblo will be at the helm, and his
broad experience can be relied upon to
bring something excellent.
The fortunate few at the top of the
profession who have voices free Of ac-
Evening star., 1928-12-28
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Saturday. December %.

According to astrology, tomorrow vii
| be 8 day for caution, a time Wher
both benefic and malefic aspects are &C.
tive.
It is not a favorable sway for women
who should be careful in shopping and
other activities, as they may be easily
cheated, delayed or disappointed.
They who plight troth will do well To
avoid all secrets or possible deceptions.
Theaters now may find the planetary
government unfreinedly In certain ways
The public may be exceedingly critical
and capriciouS.
Actors and actresses may face dis
couraging conditions at this time, which
prefaces fine achievements in drama
In the new year much artistic activ-
ity will be apparent, the Seers declare,
and musicians, sculptors and painters
will profit.
Mechanical projects should benefit
and the day is supposed to be stimulate
ing to many lines of industry.
The new year will bring benefits to
workers Of every class, 1t is prognoSti-
Gated, and farmers certainly will come
under a henefic rule.
Danger of early Spring floods again
is foretold, and warning Is given TO
prepare as far as possible against de-
Structive effects.
The evening is read as sinister for
love affairs and it is the better scheme
to beware of courtShip.
There is a threatening sign for cer-
tain theaters and especially for moving
picture houses. Transition methods
may prove costly at this time, the seers
warn.
Under this rule of the stars there
may be increase of deafness. The ears
should be protected.
Persons whose birth date 1t is may
have trouble over some sort Of lease or
business agreement in the coming year,
which should be generally prosperous.
Children born on that day may be
wonderfully charming and at the same
time serious-minded. These subjects
Of Capricorn usually are much con-
cerned with love and they are not al
ways fortunate. Love of all that is
beautiful in life will be strongly evi-
dent.
lcopyright. 192S.)
Evening star., 1928-12-28

cent will own the motion picture world
during the coming months.
Nobody enjoys more popularity than
NILS Asther these days, but his Swedish
accent makes talkies out of the cues
tion until he improves his English.
Asther has guaranteed to give his
studio perfect infection within three
months, free Of the Swedish tang. What
will happen If he doesn't I cannot tell
But he will 60 on with his present pop
ularity II he lear:-s to speak United
States"
Greta Garbo, the great Greta of the
studios, has gone back to Sweden for a
tract.
The studio says it expects her back
Greta is a tremendous drawing card
but will her popularity continue In the
talkles with her English so chaotic?
Jannings, Baclanoya, Veidt, De Putt
Uamita-au these speak English with
the slur Of the mother country on their
lips.
How much chance has the foreigner
who ruled Hollywood yesterday of even
getting his foot N the talkie doorl
Time VIII tell. JAnnings, with the best
intentions In Sile world, cannot Iearr
to speak negotiable English.
Try to learn to speak French in three
months without an American accent arl6
see how far you'll get.
A French star, newly arrived in Hol.
iIywood, wanted to try out her Englisf,
in the boulevard shops. She was In
need Of a bath sponge. So, walking ur
to the clerk, she said with q winninp
| smile:
"Eef you please, dee-sire one large
sponge bath!"
| (Copyright. 1928, by North American
Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Learn to Cook Simple Food

fancy foods" while neglecting entirely
the simple, wholesome ones that should
make UP the great bulk of our meals.
Neglecting them, that is, from the
standpoint of proper cooking
We are gradually being educated to
the Importance Of q greater use of
vegetables and fruits. This, however,
carries with 1t the importance of skill
ful preparation in their cooking and
serving. We may know that it is best
to include a salad In every days meals
but the knowledge does us small good
unless we can put together salad so
that It is attractive and appetizing
enough to create the desire to eat it.
After all 1t Is entirely possible to
buy ready-made great many of the
so-called fancy dishes, but those Of us
who eat our meals at htme generally
have to cook our own meat and po-
things that one should learn to cook
properly before yenturing into other
fields.
If you have access to a cooking
school where the fundamentals of good
cookery are taught, by all means avail
yourself of the opportunity of taking
advantage of it. A great many of our
electric light and gas companies have
established cooking schools where
courses of lessons are given under the
competent direction of well trained ex-
perts. These lessons are always free
and are generally very practical.
If you have yearnings to be good
cook" but are inexperienced in the
culinary art, learn first to make good
coffee; to be able to cook eggs per-
feetly In three or four simple ways; to
cook bacon so that 1t is neither raw
nor dried to q crisp; to make toast
that Is evenly golden brown; to roast
meat and make good gravy; to pre-
pare at last nve attractive and appetiz-
ing salads, and five simple desserts;
to bake and boil potatoes, and to cook
ut least six vegetables so that they re-
tain their flavor and appearance.
Too simple, you say? Well, check
up on your own ability, and see II you
always have uniform results in cooking
the things mentioned, If so then you
are ready to go ahead as far as you
wish on the fancy foods. But if not.
keep at it, for after all the very best
cooking is that which cooks use in
the best possible preparation Of the
daYsfoods. !
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Everyday Psychology
By DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Interests.


Some people appear to be interested
IN everything. Others appear to have
no particular interests aside from those
OF getting a little to eat and a fairly
comfortable place to sleep.
Individual differences along the
line of interests constitute a mighty
problem for psychology-one that has
kept the psychologist scratching his
head for centuries.
Suppose we spin q theory that viii
account for individual variation In In
terests. What shall 1t be? The psy-
chology OF the unconscious offers a
clue.
Each individual has two minds: An
unconscious mind and a conscious
mind. The unconscious Is, Of course,
the more important. A persons In
terestS, whatever, they may be, seem
! to bubble out Of this unknown no.
where of the mind without any par
ticular encouragement. The interests
are recognized as such only when they
succeed in freeing themselves from this
great prison house of ideas.
For some people the unconscious
Is closed corporation. Ideas have q
nara t1IHe SSttlHk OUT lntO the con-
scious department of the mind. This
means that conscious ideas have q
hard time getting encouragement from
their unconscious relatives.
On the other hand, you find people
who have learned to draw freely upon
the unconscious storehouse whenever
anything Is brought to their atten-
ton. A food of associations, some of
which may have been slumbering for
years, join forces to give meaning to
what is going on here and now.
Stating these facts in terms of law,
we have the following: Your in
terests are aS wide as your access to
your unconscious ideas.
II this really Is O psychological law,
the question naturally arises: How can
the unconscious be made available?
The answer is simple: Cultivate the
art Of creating what Is called an open
mind. In order to get at the uncon-
| scious, look around for some way to
make peace with it. The best way
is TO avoid dogmatism (narrow-mind-
ednessl. as You would avoid p0jsou
e --.uaaA.. AaaassisaA aaaaM .-..amaekss
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Spanish Pot Roast.

Get three pounds Of beef from the
shoulder and cut it into eight or ten
pieces. Salt and pepper each piece and
roll in -four. Place In an iron kettle or
deep skillet some pieces Of sweet beet
suet. let them fry out until they begin
to brown. then put In the beef and
brown it on all sides. Slice over 1t q
small onion and small Scraped car
rot, add water to cover, and simmer
until the meat Is tender, which will
take about two hours very slow cook
ing. Take out the meat and keep 1t
hot Add to the pot gravy two large
tomatoes skinned and cut in pieces.
one sweet green pepper seeded and
chopped, salt and pepper to taste, and
cook for 90 minutes. Thicken the
gravy with two tablespoonfuls Of -four
wet with cold water, and put the meat
back TO get very hot. Serve the meat
In the center of a large platter with
the gravy and vegetables placed around.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Place of New Cocktail Gloves
BY MARY MARSHALL.

are worn with the evening wrap and
may be left on for the drawing room
preliminaries at a formal dinner. They
are made of white or light tinted kid.
ornamented with metallic embroidery
and sometimes provided with elabo-
rate metal brocade facings, or rhine
stone-embroidered turnback cuffs.
Some women who care for nothing
but the simplest sort of kid pull-on
gloves for daytime wear-and will not
be interested In any of the usual cuffed
and strapped sorts-are choosing these
new ornate gloves to wear with evening
wraps.
This weeks help gives diagram pat
tern for a simple little skirt with a
wide side pleat, just the thing to wear
with a sweater or sports overblouse. If
you would like a copy Of this with di-
rections for making, please send me
stamped, self-addressed envelope and
will send it to you.
tCopyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Care In Making Croquettes

Many people like croquettes, but hesi-
tate to make them for several reasons.
Often they feel that because these are
fried food they should be avoided AS
a matter Of fact foods that are properly
fried can be safely used by the average
healthy adult and, furthermore, cro-
quettes do not have to be fried, but
may be baked instead.
Secondly, there Is a feeling that cro-
quetteS are difficult to make and that
deep fat frying involves considerable
skill and culinary knowledge. There
are q great many kinds of croquettes
and some are difficult to handle, but
the majority are quite simple. Deep fat
frying Is also simple process and re-
quires perhaps more common sense than
skill. A deep kettle should always be
used, so that 1t will hold enough fat
to cover the object fried without danger
Of boiling over, and care should be
taken not to heat the fat too much,
This latter precaution Is only the same
that must be used In any kind OF cook
ing.
So far as croquettes themselves are
concerned, they may be made from a
great variety of materials - meat,
chicken, vegetables, nuts. rice or other
cereals, macaroni or spaghetti. In all
cases, thick white sauce, thick gravy,
or beaten egg Is used to hold the more
solid substances together and to noisten
the mixture. Meat or chicken may be
chopped, but should preferably be cut
into very small dice. Fish, such as
crab, lobster. halibut or salmon, should
be faxed or shredded. Vegetables should
be diced or cut in very small pieces
and usually cooked hrst. Nuts should
be finely chopped, and cheese should be
grated or cut in small dice.
A good foundation rule Is this: Melt
four tablespoons of butter, add six
tablespoons Of -four and stir until
blended, then add one and one-half
cups of milk and stir constantly until
very thick, smooth and boiling.
Season as desired and add two cups
of shredded fish, chopped meat or diced
vegetables, or one cup OF grated cheese.
Evening star., 1928-12-28

TURQUOISE BLUE SUEDE EN-
BROIDERED IN SILVER - FASH
IONS THE GLOVE SHOWN ABOVE
AT LEFT, AND AT RIGHT A WHITE
KID GLOVE WITH POINTED
TURNED-BACK CUFF OF GOLD
KID HAS GOLD EMBROIDERY ON
THE BACK. GLOVES BELOW ARE
OF BEIGE KID WITH BROCADE
LINING AND OF WHITE KID
WITH RHINESTONE AND GOLD
EMBROIDERY.
those with a taste for the subtleties OF
words. 1t suggests the preliminaries OF
the evening-the less formal aspects Of
the dinner or dance.
The cocktail jacket makes sleeve
less evening gown suitable for after
noon or less formal dinners. It may
be worn before dinner-at the hour
when cocktails are served, let us say,
IN London or Paris-and then discard
ed as the rooms become warmer.
The new cocktail gloves are chosen
by women who have not revived the
fashion for long evening gloves. They
Evening star., 1928-12-28

Spread out on q platter and let cool.
When cold shape into small balls,
cones or outlets, and roll In beaten egg
that Is diluted with one tablespoon Of
water. then roll In fine, dry bread
crumbs.
Heat any good cooking fat-yege-
table fats are preferable because they
can be heated to q higher temperature
than the animal fatS--using enough to
cover the objects to be fried. Heat un-
til the fat Is hot enough to brown q
piece Of bread In one minute by actual
count. Put In the croquettes. cook to
q golden brown, drain on soft paper
and serve hot.
A sauce Is generally desirable with
croquetteS, its flavor depending on the
kind Of croquette used. For instance,
an olive sauce is good with cheese, to-
mato with meat and fsh, mushroom
with meat, etc,