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Evening star., 1929-07-02
SUB ROSA

BY MIMI.

OF course We want the whole loaf, but
as We want to go the whole distance and
see the whole show. But half a loaf,
half speed and half q life are better
than none. The dog in Aesop's fables
lost the real morsel Of meat in his
mouth because he gulped at the shadow
he saw reflected in the pool Half
morsel would have been better for him.
Water may pour into cup SO rapidly
that the cup will remain empty. Fire
may burn so fast that it consumes both
the fuel and the food. Light may
stream into the eyes from the sun so
that we see nothing at all. The halves
| of water and fire and light are better
than the wholes.
Columbus had only half world to
work on when he discovered America.
Shakespeare had q poor stage when he
put Hamlet and Othello on the boards.
Milton had less than half his eyesight
when he wrote Paradise Lost" But
wholes in history.
You may think that you live in
half town which can't compare for pep
with Chicago and New York. You may
imagine that the men in your town
have only half the style Of the boys
with the spats and canes on Michigan
avenue and Broadway.
You may 1ear thaC your nome Is only
half what modern domicile might be.
But there's lot to these halves which
you have.
The half loaf of life and love is all
right, unless it is half baked. II you
are living completely in your modest
surroundings and are getting all the
love from another human heart, you
should worry about not being courted by
prince in palace or millionaire in
q mansion. 1t isn't the quantity of food
or life or love that counts, but the
quality.
The sensible person Is one who gets
the best there Is to be had out Of his
or her life. Merely to dream Of some
thing larger and grander isn't going to
do YOU any good or get you anywhere.
Take your town and the people in 1t,
when the place and people in 1t may
seem ordinary. Let o novelist come
along and he'll make romance out OF
the things which you take for granted.
He can cook. up that half loaf into
q square meal.
ITS up to you to find the romance
and charm of the half-sized place and
the Ordinary" people. That's the half
loaf In which you can find nourishment.
(Copyright, 1920
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MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, JUL 2.-The
colony rumors an engagement between
Greta Garbo and Nils Asther. II it
isn't an engagement, at least it's the
newest romance, for the two are seen
everywhere together.
Garbo, weary Swedish lady with
large feet which seem to be continu-
ally in need of being taken out of
French-heeled slippers and put into
good, comfy. fiat-heeled shoes, Is the
most intriguing person in cinema circles.
People complain that she isn't chic
away from the acmera; that her clothes
often look as If they were made at
home and in great hurry. They opine
that Greta doesn't fulfill the traditions
of splendor established by Pola Negri
and carried on by Gloria Swanson.
But just say "Greta Garbo" and they
are all ears and eyes.
Greta Garbo has two powerful
weapons total indifference to Holly
wood as a colony, to what it thinks and
feels, and great ating arct, which in
cludes an instructive knowledge of
tempo that cannot be directed out of
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Water Drinking.

Dear Miss Leeds: "a used TO drink
large amount of water every
day but was told it would make me
fat. Is this true? Since I stopped
drinking so much I notice pimple on
my back and chest. Is this the result
of lack of water? (2) have sallow
complexion, dark brown eyes and light
brown hair. What coiors may I wear?
ISABELLE.
Answer-(1) You should drink from
six to eight glassfuls of water daily be-
tween meals. 1t will not make you fat.
There is no food value, no calories, in
water. Depriying yourself of drinking
water may be the cause of the pimples.
(2) You may wear dark and medium
shades Of green and blue, warm tan,
bronze, medium brown, amber, deep
cream, eggshell, dull yellow, peach,
apricot, cream, flesh. rust, brick-red,
touches of bright red on navy blue.
LOIS LEEDS.
Persistent Pimples.
Dear Miss Leeds: Could you tell me
what is the trouble with my skin? For
quite long time it has been breaking
out and I no sooner get rid of the
pimples, when they come again. I am
18 years old and weigh 125 pounds. I
have tried quite few remedies, but
none has helped. TROUBLED.
Answer-You seem to have a case
of acne vulgarus. Instead of trying
first one remedy then another that has
been suggested to you from time TO
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
By LOIS LEEDS.

time, advise you to consult q ply
sician. The condition may be due in
part to your age and you will outgrow
1t. You may also need guidance as to
your diet. Local treatments do not cure,
but they relieve the condition. Some
times In severe cases serum or x-ray
treatments are helpful, taken under a
doctors care. For O local treatment
bathe the affected parts in hot water,
open the pimples with sterilized needle
and gently press out the pus. Apply a
healing lotion made of equal parts of
Use the lotion twice daily. At bedtime
apply benzolated oxide or zinc ointment.
LOIS LEEDS,
Curling Child's Hair.
Dear Miss Leeds: My baby Is a year
old and her hair is curly at the back
but not In front. Is there some kind
of shampoo that will make her hair
more curly? e. j. H.
Answer-It has been claimed that
washing child's hair too often takes
out the natural wave and that the hair
should be cleansed with an oil or cream
instead Of water and soap. Every day
massage her scalp gently and before
the shampoo rub some castor oil on
scalp and hair. Wash with pure
CASTLE soap liquid. You may train the
hair to curl to some extent by brushing
strands of 1t into round curls around
your finger, but you cannot make it
curly If it is naturally straight.
LOIS LEEDS.
(Copyright. 1929
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The Sidewalks of Washington
By THORNTON FISHER.

the purchaser known of the presence of
the skeleton he, too, might have paid
more for the place.
X X X
Not far from this city are houses still
standing bearing the scars of the Civil
War. Shot and, in some cases, cannon
balls may be found in the walls, re-
minding the visitor that here. indeed.
Is history. Farmers tilling their soil in
nearby Virginia frequently unearth
minnie balls and metal equipment of
Civil War action.
The highway that leads from Chain
Bridge to Fairfax Court House is
fraught with memories of the bitter
struggle. A few hundred yards from the
bridge, and to the left of the road, the
observant motorist may see the now
grass-grown, but still distinct, trenches
used in the defense of Washington. Nu-
merous Cavalry skirmishes occurred
along this road over which speeding
cars pass. Halfway between the city
ana Fairfax Court House is field from
which bodies of troops were exhumed
after the war. A witness of the en-
counter in which the soldiers lost their
lives still lives in the vicinity. 1t was
he who led friends in later years to the
discovery of the bodies
| The ancient courthouse in Fairfax is
reminiscent of military activities, and
house is still standing in which a noted
Union general was captured by the in
| trepid Mosby and handful of COM
| panions.
How many WaShingtonians know that
near Hunting Greek, on the other side
OF Alexandria on the Richmond road,
stood q frowning fort, whose guns
menaced the Potomac River.
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| Near the city stands an old red-brick
dwelling. A young girl, now an old lady,
| used to live there. Her parents, whose
| friends advocated the cause of the
South
Evening star., 1929-07-02
Crime and Psychology.

Crime is part of the daily ration.
Newspapers are full of It; court calen-
darS are crowded; gangsterS rule in
great cities and hush money Is spent by
the millions; crime occupies the stage
and the screen; detective stories are
popular; crime clubs furnish exciting
selections for their readers; all the
world seems to love an outlaw. All this
provides a thrill and breaks. the mo-
notony Of the dull honest grind of toll
There Is no one psychology to
bind these interests together. The dra-
matte interest IN high adventure beyond
the pale OF law we can understand; we
just forget for the moment that it is
crime. 1t may affect disastrously those
with weak resistances; but criminals
are not made that way.
The vast majority of offenders are
young. They are delinquents. not vet
criminals. Youth is the period when
feelings and urges and the craving
for excitement runs high and resist
ance is as yet unstable. There is no
definite line between wild oats and
minor crimes.
Crime Is merely label for certain
forms OF misconduct which society must
take account Of for its own protection.
It Is as misconduct. as abnormal be-
havior, that it must be considered,
oAio tAAd6 tahCS III DdCk W IIlU-
tive and human makeup. Low mental
ity, on the borderland of feeble minded
ness. plays a part In certain orders of
crime. Such people are suggestible,
easily misled. have poor resistance. On
the other side. the victims of strong
urges and almost irresistible impulses
are candidates for initiative in crime.
There is reason to believe that q
defective balance of those mysterious
glands that regulate behavior is pres
ent in the makeup of many crimi-
mails in the making. The imperious
urges of sex play a leading part In
crime. A smaller group of criminals
are definitely abnormal, mentally Pc
culiar and to such extent unfit. There
are far more low-grade than high-grade
criminals.
Crime is an artificial classification.
Misconduct in all its varieties Is a
natural issue. We are all subject
to anger and the passions of hatred
and the desire for revenge. II ex-
ceptlonally so disposed. with poor re-
sistance, yielding to such passion may
lead to crime: but the symptom Of
mental unfitness Is quite the same
when 1t does not issue in what is
technically crime.
BY far the greatest mass of all
crimes come under the head of steal
ing. We all like possession and for
various purposes. for pride of display,
for indulgence IN the good things OF
Evening star., 1929-07-02
Your X.Ray Picture.

Booth Torkington tells in "The World
Does Move" how the medical student
arrived at the top floor boarding house
room one evening with news of the X
ray. AS the student described it to his
roommates, Its going to lead to more
operations than all the accidents and
diseases people ever had. Be-
cause now, with this X-ray, surgeon
can show his patient an actual photo
graph of what's the matter with him.
Look here he'll say. Here's . picture
of what you look like inside. Heavens
and earthl You don't want to go on
looking like that, do you?'"
Not far fetched at all. Even now
scores and scores of machine-made
hypochrondriacS are nursing sagging
stomachs, livers, kidneys or colons, al
though in truth their organs are not out
of place, even though the X-ray pic
ture doesn't show them precisely In the
position assigned them in old-fashioned
physiology" or anatomical charts.
If you accept the evidence III the
X-ray picture, you will keep right on
carrying sackful of gallstones until the
day you're. hurried to the operating
room, because the x-ray picture doesn't
show any stones there. Or If you elect
to have trouble elsewhere, you may get
| yourself into an operation f0r kidney
stones which are apparent In x-ray
pictures but not to be found when the
kidney Is explored.
| A good many correspondents tell me
they are going to have an X-ray exam
nation made and find out just what Il
the matter with their stomach II will
kindly tell them q good place to go. ]
can only wish them luck and assure
them that many case has been opened
on X-ray evidence. only to be closed
up as quietly as a Volstead raid.
The X-ray did for time make some
good doctors falter in their work, bui
today the old-time method of stripping
and examining the patient with eye
ear and hand Is in better caste than
ever, and the bright young "X-ray spe-
cialists' who promulgated the notion
that the X-ray examination would de-
tect lung tuberculosis more certainly
than the physician could have gone the
way of the great aux.
The Interpretation of the X-ray evi-
dence IL an art, rather than o science
and medical experience, not mere tech.
nical training, Is necessary for the wise
use Of this aid In diagnosis. believe
q layman Is well advised to seek X-ray
examination only when his physician
requests 1t,
Questions and Answers.
What do you think of the -
infra-red ray apparatus for the treat
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and Festivities for Fourth
BIZ LYDIA lie BARON WALKER

houses. Wherever they occur the par
ents can be prepared with refreshments
Sometimes there can be pitchers OF
lemonade iced and ready to pour, into
glasses or paper cups, and few per-
sons there in readiness to hand the
filled cups to those who wish lemonade
Sometimes the beverage should be
pink lemonade"
At other stops freshly roasted pea
nuts can be passed, or cookies or
crackers, with water instead of lemon
ade for the refreshing drink
Apart from two or three stops along
the way, and slight and quickly con-
sumed refreshments, there should be a
real spread" at the end of the route.
which may be at the starting point or
some distance from it. 1t may be said
in passing that If the end of the route
is not close to the starting place par
entS should see to it that the littlest
folk have conveyance to their homes,
for they are sure to be tired.
The spread may be provided by some
one family or mothers may get together
before the Fourth and agree on what
sandwiches in variety. followed by ice
cream and simple cakes for the chill
dren. The adults may have the same.
or a more elaborate spread may be for
them, such as cool salad, olives, salted
nuts, etc, followed by ices, cakes and
candy. The latter should be supplied
for the youngsters, but these candies
should be of the sugar stick sort. There
are delightful favors, such as firecracker
fans, that can be presented to both
children and adults, or to either group,
as the hostess elects.
II the parade comes in the morning,
most of the marchers will be ready to
rest before luncheon, after which
games. auto drives, sailing, swin1s, ETC..
will fill in the remainder Of the day
happily. II the parade comes in the
early evening the marchers can be sup
piled with sparklers, which are safe,
and perhaps some fathers will set of
Roman candles, pin wheels or rockets
to give last festive note to the day.
(Copyright 1920
Evening star., 1929-07-02

her by those who know less than she.
She also has some weird magnetism
that comes to the audience full-tide,
regardless OF the vehicle I'm which she
Is cast. It is not the outside-in whoo-
pee which makes the Clara Bows of
filmland such nthetic temperamentals.
It comes from the inside out. Greta
Garbo has light, the one quality which
neither bad stories nor stupid direction
can kill.
The MOVIES have found q new play
place far from the madding crowd. It
Is Lake Arrowhead, in the San Bernar-
, dino Mountains, three hour trip from
the colony. Because of its mountain
GUS road and simple though expensive
charm, 1t is little taken to by hoi polloi.
The bourgeoisie of the hitch-hikers
isn't welcome at Arrowhead Lake. And
| the lovely homes hidden from one an
other by the curves of the lake shore
and forests of mighty vines offer true
| mountain seclusion to those notables
who stand while the populace gapes.
Here where the wild lupine sweeps
toward jade-green water in q scarf of
blue-lavender bloom DIR. Ludwig Berger
of Berlin, one Of the most brilliant men
, In the art OF picture making, builds up
| the story he will direct next month for
| one Of the l. ding studios.
DIR. Berger Is a musician In his own
| right, composer as well as a director,
and one of the most cultured members
of the film colony.
lIere comes Greta Garbo for her
hours away from studioland. And here
| also may be found Nils Asther. 1t Is
cool enough at the lake to warrant q
wool sweater after In the afternoon
Garbo is forever hiding out on Holly
wood sun.
Wilma Banky and Rod La ROGUE
have bought one OF the most beautiful
lake Sites and are planning q noun
tain heme. And Ronald Colman Is
!, turning admiring eyes lakeward.
| The key secret to all this is the aqua
| plane service from moyieland, which
takes the coloni2efs to the tall pines In
35 minutes. And once there, all you
reed Is - boat.
The Hollywood colony at week ends
row stretches from Malibil on the south
to Arrowhead on the north. Wallace
Beery hops into his plane and is of
! to Silver Lake the moment the studio
gates close on him. Such speed anc
indifference TO distance make lis mere
mortals very humdrum creatures when
all is said and done.
tcopyright. 1899, By North American News
/ paper Alliance.)
II A.
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Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say, 81
guess I will go tomorrow" Say, 81
think shall"
Often mispronounced: Equilibrist; "e'
as in "me," all 'is" as in "it," accent
after the a."
Often misspelled: Caribbean (sea) (;
two IBIS"
synonyms: Acrimony, acridity, bitter
ness. asperity, rudeness sharpness.
Word study: use word three times
and 1t Is yours" Let us increase Our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Manifestation
state of being evident: revelation; dis
closure. "He was Lying manifesto
ton Of what he preached"
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DAILY DIET RECIPE
Baked Halibut Creole.

Baked Halibut Creole.
Sliced halibut, IL pounds.
Solid vegetable shortening, 2
tablespoons.
Cornmeal, 4 cup.
Salt, Il teaspoon.
worcestershire sauce, tea
spoon.
Sliced onion, 1.
Minced garlic, 4 teaspoon.
Tobasco, u teaspoon.
Sliced green pepper, /.
Canned tomatoes, "a cup.
Serves Four Portions.
The halibut should be sliced
about inch thick for baking.
Cod or haddock could be SUBJ
stituted. Dredge fish with corn
meal mixed with salt. Then
brown In the vegetable shorten
ing, turning once. Place in bak-
ing dish with sauce made of
canned or fresh tomatoes or even
canned tomato soup and the
other ingredients. Bake in slow
oven about 25 or so minutes.
Diet Note.
Recipe furnishes protein. Phos-
phorus, lime, iron, vitamins A, B
and c present. Can be eaten by
normal adults of average, over or
under weight.
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Two large crooks with trailing plant
In each are combined with this trellis,
one at each side, and by careful watch
ing this vine may be trained to climb
the trellis and form leafy frame about
the window.
This is suggestion which might be
worked out either outside or inside q
window; but to the true plant lover this
will furnish great deal Of pleasure in
the sun room, especially during the
Winter months.
The walls and woodwork Of this room
are painted in q pale green and the
trellis In shade Of green to match the
leaves Of the plant.
(Copyright, i92e.)
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slipped over hand-wrought iron or q
wooden painted pole.
In Summer cottage she jotted down
an idea. In the dining room had been
rectangular cupboard built along one
wall and abutting on the adjoining wall.
More wall space was needed SO the
cupboard was cut away. The top was
left and painted an intense blue on the
under part. The edge was finished with
homemade valance OF scalloped sheet
tin,
A seat was built in with lower COM
partment for bathing suits and beach
togs. A small shelf was put up ana on
that was some gay pottery which match
ed the quilted calico which made the
cushion for the seat. A tin valance was
at the small window.
II you are interested in weddings. write
to Nancy Page, care OF this paper, ihel0sing
stamped. self-addressed envelope, asking
for her leaflet on Weddings.
-. tCop1risht. 1929
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with the freedom with which the con-
fectioner dispenses light refreshments.
On the low ceiling of the main room
We're almost indistinct marks. He
sought their meaning, and was told by
old-timers that they had heard from
fSheir ancestors that these marks repre-
sented credit extended to customers. A
thirsty customer who was known to
the proprietor had no difficulty in get
ting drink, II his integrity was o. <.
in the community After being served,
the proprietor would simply chalk the
sale on the ceiling
Hundreds of these marks remain in
the old house today. There is some
thing uncanny in the sight OF them
when the guest is shown about.
A man bought an old place in Mary
land. 1t was Revolution structure.
When the new and enthusiastic owner
took title to 1t he Immediately began
to search about the place like a pup
in a strange yard. Dead romances
sprang to life and each room stirred
the imagination of the family.
June roses exuded an exquisite fra
GRANGE just as they did in the days
when the house was new and the first
owner gazed proudly upon it. There
0CAC dCACo VI tClFCt laWIlS WHICH,
through the scores Of years, had been
carefully tended. Shady lanes between
aisles Of trees revealed trysting spots
where gallant swains and maids sought
seclusion. It was that sort of place.
During one Of the new owners ex-
plorations about the house he suddenly
came upon secret panel. Aha! A
mystery yarnl Opening It, he was
astounded to see the skeleton Of q
soldier within. Dusty fragments of q
uniform still clung to the form of
what once had been man, and there
were the crude accouterments Of the
| soldier.
/ There could be no mistake about the
age of the house. The new owner sought
| further and found other secret panels
| the skeleton was removed pronto. Had
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Home in Good Taste
BY SARA HrLAND.

All of us just love to have plants in
our houses, especially those which grow
fast and climb and cling to the walls
or strings arranged for them.
But there are some plants that just
seem to "get away from U.S." They grow
and grow, and we clip and start them
growing somewhere else in a box or
pot and the first thing we know it has
got to point where we are puzzled as
to the next move.
In the illustration is shown a trellis
built around a window in a sun room.
Evening star., 1929-07-02

visited frequently she liked the way they
had broken In the wall space at stair
landing.
The wall was decorated with an India
print I'm cotton held in place by glass
headed tacks. Then on the hanging
was a small mirror with lacquer frame
that picked up the old shade of green
used in the textile.
Nancy knew that there were Chelsea
prints which were narrower than most
India prints and which came bordered
on two sides. This material Is pro-
durable by the yard.
Then there are heavier materials
which may be hung from small rings
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1OAANAAAOOo 49,
tiques, the new
owner restored the
place so that 1t
might retain its
early atmosphere
and at the same
time be livable.
Had he known
the true history OF
the place before
he bought 1t, he
would have paid
twice what he
gave. He discovered
that the house
had once been q
still, In those days
when individuals
m a n u + q C tured
hr.ar~- fG ~
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" SAS AVA kA1
G rn sympathizers.
Daily the young girl
sat on the steps of
the old mansion
and watched the
troops pass by. The
display Of flashing
bayonets was a fa-
miliar sight. She
was lonely, for all
Of the male youths
Of her acquaint-
ance had left for
the front. One eve
ming a handsome
officer In gray rode
gayly up to the
steps. He dofed his
cap and inquired
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