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dry in a half hour or so. She bought
lettuce-green paint and gave the
linoleum two coats. That gave a beau
tiful fiat color, but one that would
easily show the dirt. So she got can
of bright yellow and made dappled
effect by dipping a sponge into the
yellow and splotching the green. The
notified green and yellow was most
effective.
Three small rag rugs she bought to
brighten things up, two yellow and one
green.
Her breakfast set she painted the
same color of green and put yellow en-
blems in the corners of the table and
on the backs of the chairs by using a
stencil. She kept a little bookcase in
her kitchen so that her recipe books
might be handy. This she painted
green and put small yellow vase with
single flower in it on top
Her drainboards being rather old
and little ugly, she coyered them
with lettuce-green cilcloth, which could
be purchased by the yard. She had
several recipe calendars hanging on the
wall These she frightened with yell
low paSteboard covers and green cords.
Being very modern and wanting a
modern kitchen. she purchased yellow
kettles, pots and canister sets.
And she didn't forget the curtains.
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Promises to Your Boy

cerned. Well if she had to. she could
change it anyway.
The more she thought of it, the more
she felt that she might do so. She was
one of those women who can't stand be-
ing tied by promise. The instant she
was committed she was instantly re-
pentant. .. 49,, g..
thing that popped into her mead Wnen
she wakened.
she had promised couple of children
to haul them around town, and the
prospect looked even less enchanting
than it had the day before.
The intoxication of good luck had
worn off, too. If she went to the. city
today, she decided, she would go alone.
She had lot of shopping to do at that.
She eased her conscience by making
that excuse to herself.
Jack was radiant His feet hadnt
, touched the floor when he began about
the party.
Were not going. Jackie. I've changed
my mind. I'm going to be too busy to
take you and Danny with me To-Day
Next week maybe"
Next week! She might as well have
| said next year.
Jackie cried and when his mother
! telephoned to Danny's mother, Danny
| cried
It blew over in a day or so, their dis
appointment, but what went on In JACK
mind?
| More than his mother suspected. A
year or two of such occurrences and ne
will have no faith in her at all. Some
| day, when he ceases to have enough re-
spect for her to obey her, she'll wonder
/ what could have happened.
Broken promises to children always
! exact heavy payment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
Woman Asks for Dates

In the good old days" rules fol-
human conduct were reeled of as
easily as treacle from the spoon. The
young of the species were handed such
homilies as mo really nice girl permits
young man to kiss her till she is
engaged to him." "a young lady never
accepts presents from young man
other than flowers and candy" and mo
nice girl is seen unchaperoned with a
young man."
It's interesting to scrutinize some of
these old iron-clad rules and the pres
ent-day disregard for them. For in
stance, the taken-for- granted law that
a man made all the social overtures
and the lady patiently waited A crino-
lined maid would no more have cranked
up the telephone on the wall to garner
in a date for herself, even if she'd had
| the telephone than she would have
prepared jellied scorpions for the box
social
1t wasn't necessary. for one thing.
She lived in day when lonely males
outnumbered lonely females. She lived
in a day which made a wife quite as
much of necessity as husband. She
was decidedly in demand and the sup
ply didn't exceed the demand.
But today. like it or not. the truth
is that it's so taken or-granted that
girls will manifest their social inclina-
tons by inviting man to go here and
there that the swans accept the re-
versal of the old fable and wait for
their telephone call rather than make
one.
That's a sweeping statement. of
course, and not 100 per cent true. but
SO true that the girl who tries to live
according TO the old code. under which
men propose everything from movie
to marriage, finds herself rather high
and dry while ''other gilrs" have a good
time.
The new scheme may work with the
/ younger fry, but it's bit difficult for
some men and women old enough to
have spent some of their life in a day
when good social usage did not permit
this custom.
Ridiculous as it is. and resent it as
girl may, the world is rife with men
who for no reason in the world except
that they are unmarried regard them
selves as matrimonial bait.
There are many good reasons Tor
this deep-planted belief of theirs. Mod
ern social conditions make husbands
as much, it not more, at premium
than ever. whereas wives are much less
essential than in the day when young
man snapped his entire tobacco crop
! for a damsel from England.
The majority of girls who work for
a living do so because they must and
not from choice. They're frankly in
the matrimonial market. The majority
make our beliefs, and the man who
| finds himself pursued by anxious-to-
marry damoSelS can't differentiate be-
tween them and the ones who aren't
in the market any more than is he. and
who may make social gestures out of
courtesy, friendlinesS, or merely because
the custom of their set demands it,
! The "lady-dating" business has many
ramifications. It's the old story Of the
| transition period and the difficulty OF
making human beings change their
minds
! But the fact remains that the girl
who cleayes to tradition finds the more
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Your Baby and Mine

him to do a thing. he's got to do it,
Such statements always elicit admlring
applause from all childless neighbors
and relatives and are the despair OF
the thinking parent.
If one Is sensitive to causes and re-
suits one discovers early that such a
policy develops two types of children.
The broWbeaten type, destined to be
leaners; and the stubborn, unruly type
which does at it pleaSes and takes the
consequences.
During the child's early months the
parent must map out such a regular
routine that f1outing of bed hours, and
unwillingness to eat has no chance
to develop, as 1t surely will If the par
ent has no schedule to follow. Having
discovered that snap commands do not
bring snap obedience. the parent charts
a different course. She commands Sc!
dom and then reasonably. She suggests
lines of conduct as If to an older per-
son of intelligence and responsibility, or
she manages situations so the child has
no chance for getting into mischief
There are really SO few hours in day
when a child is at loose ends" that
the average mother can be on guard
then.
Later If the child bites his sister, or
throws stones at companion, or browns
the pussy cat the mother has not ex-.
hausted her methods of discipline and
has something both effective, and
startling to jolt the child out Of such
unsocial and cruel conduct.
The Furnishing parent who starts In
to nip every misbehavior in the bud by
an administration of some kind of pun
ishment finds that she Is helpless when
a really serious situation arises She
has spanked and slapped and threat
ened and isolated the child until such
measures no longer work. Then she
discovers that she has an unruly child
and has no weapons of management.
No one can sum up obedience or dis
cipline in a few rules. 1t is primarily
a manner Of living with children which
effectively builds up in the child
realization of his parents kindness
trustworthiness and understanding
Then, like all intelligent individuals, he
reacts to their expressed wishes anC
requests exactly as an adult. He re-
spects them and he listens to and heedS
them.
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Going to Summer Lands
While Winter Prevails

and just as the time comes when we
who stay at home in cooler climates
must begin wearing Winter clothing in
real ernest we can have the thrill of
seeing the shop windows decked with
light hats and wraps, airy. summary
frocks and holiday accessories. And
seeing these new things planned for
warmer climates, and later watching
the way they have been accepted at
the southern resorts, we can gain valu-
able suggestions for the planning of
our eventual Spring and Summer ward
robes.
The sight of all these summary things
may be a bit disconcerting to those
who are chained to snow and ice and
sluSf for two or three months more,
but there is probably more stimulation
than depression as the result of this
cheerful prophecy contained in the
shops and shop windows.
So the French dresSmakerS must
needs design Summer clothes in De-
cember, and show them in January
so that in February they are fairly well
established in the Winter resorts. These
clothes will determine to a great ex-
tent what everyone will wear from May
until Autumn. To be sure. there will
be the new Spring things from France
to be considered in March, but these
things will, to a great extent, be based
on selections made by women at the
Winter resorts within the next five or
six weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Monday. January z.

Mingled planetary influences of good
and evil will distinguish tomorrow, &C
cording to astrology, but benefic aspects
dominate.
1t is a rule under which to make big
plans, since foresight may be keen and
the Judgment extraordinarily good.
Farmers may find certain conditions
of temporary importance rather dis
c0uraging, but they have the forecast
Of great Improvements in their financial
affairs.
Labor troubles may threaten at this
time, but they will not be serious The
stars indicate that employers will re-
ceive planetary aid
There is promising sign for all who
seek employment. Both men and
women should be successful.
The new year brings to all who have
attained power or wealth the most en-
couraging representations.
Prosperity Is to increase, and the year
is to be marked by wonderful public
gifts from millionaires.
Education is wonderfully fortunate. II
the stars are to be trusted. and colleges
are to benefit greatly.
Among the young now in universities.
the seers declare, are men and women
vino are to achieve fame and success
Ever previously attained.
again there is a sign most suspicious
for letter-writing and requests that bills
be paid are likely to be favorably
answered.
Money matters appear to be lucky
while this configuration prevails. II Is
wise to seek loans or to ask for increased
household allowances.
Writers are supposed to be especially
favored under this direction of the stars.
1t should be an suspicious time to send
out manuscripts.
Persons whose birth date it is have
tue augury of year that is pleasantly
nYentful. Journeys and new business
associations may be expected.
Children born on that day probably
will be strongly intellectual resource
full and we'll balanced. Diplomats de-
velop under this sign of Capricorn.
Women as we'll as men of super-men-
tally belong to 1t.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
BY ALICE JAMES.

The blood of far-off nomad ancestors
flows in the viens of most of us. and
there is really nothing abnormal or
perverse in the present tendency OF
most fashionable folk who can afford
it to fit from pillar to post and to
make plans to go South, North, West
or East after Christmas. 1t is a simple
case of reversion to type-the type of
existence followed by our remote fore
fathers who hadn't acquired the habit
of building permanent homes, but fol-
lowed the call of green fields and pas
lures new, letting nature plant and
tend their crops for them.
am sure it is nothing but necessity
that keeps more than half the women
know from packing up and going
somewhere after the first of the year.
We settle down to stay at home for
the sake of our children in school, for
the sake of our jobs or our husbands
jobs, for the sake of pressing social or
club obligations. But if we could do as
we pleased, wouldn't most of us pack up
and join the ever-increasing caravan
Of modern post-ChriStmaS nomads?
And even if we must stay home. it
is pleasant to most of us to see the
new clothes and accessories that other
more carefree women are planning to
take with them on their migration.
When the winds begin to strengthen,
fortunately the days begin to lengthen,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON.

Jacks mother was very happy. Things
had broken about right for her all week.
First of the year, dividends from some
stock she owned had been about double.
AS a result she had ordered the new
fur coat she had wanted for so long.
Then an invitation to ball had come
from some people she had been very
anxious to have recognize her.
Jacks father had spoken about taking
a month off and motoring to Florida,
and had added that 1t looked as though
1929 was going to be his banner year.
She went singing about the house SO
gayly that Jack was fascinated. He be-
gan TO sing and skip around and they
had all sorts of fun together.
Happy. Jackie boy?" His mother
caught him close to her and gave him
big tight hug and about two dozen
kisses.
Yes" he giggled, for she had wound
up by tickling him in the stomach be-
fore she put him down.
Listen, Jackie, let's celebrate To-
morrow I'll dress you all up and take
you into town and we'll go and see those
little marionettes, little dolls that dance
anu dCG plays.
Then we'll have grown-up tea at that
place you like so well, where they have
all the pollparrotS and canary birds and
give you little flower pots for presents
Would you like to take Danny?"
Well, to take Danny was the thing
Jack would rather do than anything
else.
He was so happy that he let out a
warwhoop and the next thing his
mother heard was slam of the front
door as Jack departed TO break the de-
licious news TO his side-kick, three doors
away
She was committed now She went
about putting the clean clothes away In
the drawers, stopping to sew on but
ton or mend little rip.
She sighed. The crest of the wave
had crashed to shore and was now re-
ceding Soberly to take its place with
other dead emotions She wished she
hadn't said anything about Dan. Some
thing might happen and then they
couldn't 60 She could change her minC
J sc necessary as far as Jack was con-
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It is a difficult thing to convince the
parent that Just being parent does
not entitle her to unthinking obedience
from her children She slaves for them,
she economies for them and she feels
that the least they can do in return
is to make her more comfortable by
obeying her commands.
The fault with such policy Is that
1t is an accumulative one. The child
seldom defies few rules, but the par
ent, having tasted the power and the
satisfaction of being dominant, becomes
Unsuitable. Nothing less than perfect
obedience is satisfactory. If the child
resentS one command or request he or
she is set down as a naughty child who
has to be punished.
Obedience from the parents stand
point is something too machlnellke 10
be expected of intelligent children. Tiny
babies may pull back timid hands when
mother frowns and says, mo, no" IN
stern voice, but the curious child OF
runabout age will not be deferred by
such measures. This child must nave
his natural curiosity satisfied by a per-
sonal investigation of all the interesting
objects of daily living. Then mother
will have no occasion to say, she
knows she is naughty when she turns
on the gas stove because nave SpoAnCU
her hands every time she does 1t, out
the minute my back is turned she Is
right there!" It is hard for children
to understand that what is all right for
mother or cook is naughty for them.
The so-called mischievous period OF
child's life begins when the child has
exhausted all the activities he is al
lowed to perform and looks around for
new worlds to conquer. The parent
hedges him in with negations, and If he
is to expand and develop he simply
must hurdle some of these and achieve
the reputation of being naughty child
There is a type of parent who re-
fuses to see anything but her side OF
the question. 1t annoys her when the
child refuses to move when she flaps
the reins. 1t takes time and patience
to think what should be done when the
child defies her. 1t takes tact to pre-
vent unmanageable situations from
arising. The parent unwilling to spend
time, achieve patience and develop tact
is bound to assert with snort, i won 7
have child diSobey me. When I tell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
BY MARY MARSHALL.

~ VEN at this time of the year one
- can make certain predictions
concerning next Springs FASH
ions without claiming the gift
of prophecy. One has but to
see the things ready for the women who
are already selecting their Winter re-
sort wardrobeS and make note OF their
selections.
Thus one deduces that whatever re-
mains in vogue as the season advances
and Winter meltS away into Spring,
fashion Is sure to continue the slender
silhouette. Heightened skirt lines and
drapery will be chosen only to increase
this slender contour. Yet very little
change in skirt lengths need be antici-
pated, since already in parts reaction
is apparent from the decidedly length
ensd hemlines, and American women
look with little favor on a really long
skirt for sports or tailored costumes.
And many women viii not choose the
pronounced uneven hemline save for
evening. Some of the French dress
makers have abandoned it for afternoon
wear
There is no longer any question as
to the importance of the two-piece suit.
No plans for the resort wardrobe or
for an ultimate Spring wardrobe are
complete without some sort Of tailored
suit with jacket of f1ngertip length
or slightly shorter--to be worn with
separate blouses or sweaters. Certainly
tweed is a safe choice for this gar
ment-and there is good reason to be-
lieve that tweed will continue to. enjoy
as great favor in the months TO come
as in the months that have passed.
Then there are new Jacket frocks
made Of silk crepe worn with jumper
effect blouse in contrasting material.
Some of the sn1artest of these ensenl-
bles are made with a large square OF
the silk from which skirt and Jacket
are devised. to be worn knotted around
the shoulder. Worn with or without
coat. these little frocks are useful on
dozens Of occasions.
have seen some extremely interest
ing ensembles of this sort made of silk
crepe with lightweight wool Innings, SO
that their actual warmth is quite de-
ceptive.
In the meantime the vogue for the
three-piece knitted wool ensemble goes
merrily forward-nany women choosing
it for street wear as well as for sports.
It seems little soon to. venture
forecast as to the vogue for printed
materials. One may reasonably wonder
whether they will enjoy quite the same
sort of favor that they did for resort
wear last season. However, many women
can never resist them, and just at pres
ent those showing fairly dark back
ground with rather small, cclorful
figure seem to be in the lead.
Bright colors-unquestionab Reds
and blues and greens that are not so
much bright as luminous.
Meanwhile there has been a reaction
Sv, Nf hnfcA--Qnd f4T0-
rite tone seems at present to be sand.
Chartreuse which is a subdued sort OF
greenish yellow, is coming into favor
with leaps and bounds and is used in
combination with dark blue, with bright
blue and sometimes with violet.
One is inclined to consider violets
generally as a probable favorite for re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
ROCADE EVENING COATS.

Here is what one woman did with
kitchen that reminded her daily of
the gloomy abode of broomstick- riding
witch. She didn't own the house, so
she couldn't go on painting spree that
included the walls and woodwork. She
had to accept what she had. The
walls were little dingy and the wood
work was light oak-not the sort to
blend with any color scheme. So she
decided to make the rest Of the kitchen
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modern girls having all the fun, and the
man who cleaveS. too, to the older GUS
toms. because he miSinterpretS a casual
social decency as a forerunner of the
chase. may miss lots of casual good
times.
No definite rules on what is appar-
emily fast becoming a new social Gus
tom can be laid down for women who
would "go modern" in this respect.
What is one girls 4aeat may be another
girls poison. and each must engineer
her social affairs as seems best to suit
her individual case
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Brighten Your Kitchen
THE
GUS t., Q y. a.,

so utterly attractive that no one would
notice the woodwork, not even herself
She discarded the idea of blue-she
already had too much blue in the house.
She would use green-yes, that would
be fine, green with yellow. Sort of
reminiscent of daffodil.
Her linoleum was gray and blue, and
she couldn't afford any new just then.
Not to be daunted, she bought some
swift-drying paint, some of the newer
kind that has a gloss to it but will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
Mushroom Sauce
Good With Steak

Peel, pick and wash one pint OF
mushrooms, and cut into small pieces
Cover with water and boil until tender
Roll two tablespoons of butter into two
tablespoons Of sifted -four and add one
half cup of hot cream or milk. Salt and
pepper to taste. When the milk
thickens add it to the mushrooms. Let
it boil up and serve.
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pile mats that may be washed when
necessary. All such mats should be
fairly small SO that washing will not
be difficult
Some sort of receptacle for soiled
clothes should stand in every bathroom
unless there is a laundry chute. An
arrangement for warming or drying
bath towels over the radiator is a great
convenience. In some bathrooms the
radiator takes the form of number of
hot pipes from which towels may be
hung-to be dried for a second using
or dried before being thrust into the
clothes basket
1t is a great convenience to have
shelf or cupboard in the bathroom
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sort and Spring wear. The present
choice of these tones for sports wear
seems to indicate more than a passing
fad. Rose-real rose-that is brighter
than old rose and not so much toward
the purpIish side of the scale as Ameri-
can Beauty rose-makes strong appeal
to many women, who value it because
it is more becoming to them than the
tomato and lacquer reds that contain
more yellow.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

She had to do bit of shopping around,
but she finally succeeded in finding
some plain white material with little
yellow and green flower. She made
sash curtains with gay ruffle for the
top of the window.
Now you may not feel that you want
to put quite that much money into your
kitchen, but you perhaps may utilize
some of this woman's ideas.
You may think of other ways that
your own kitchen may be frightened
up. But it is high time that women
paid more attention to having this room
happy sort of place to be.
The woman who does her own cook
ing spends more time in the kitchen
than in any other room in the house.
Even the woman who lives in an apart
mems and has not the responsibility OF
whole house puts in many hours in
her kitchen or kitchenette.
The setting should be bright and
CHEEKY, for when it is dull the work
done there seems much harder than
it really is.
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C0l0rs to Prevail as Fashion Follows Nomad Ancestors

ONE OF THE SMART NEW BATH.
ING SUITS Is SHOWN AT THE
RIGHT, OF WHITE, WITH A PALE
GREEN BELT BANDED WITH
BLUE. IT Is OF THE THINNEST
WOOL KNITTED FABRIC. A con.
VENTIONALIZED MONOGRAM IS
EMBROIDERED ON THE CHEST.
IN THE CENTER, WHITE SILK
SPORT FROCK, SLEEVELESS,
WITH HANDKERCHIEF COLLAR,
HALF RED AND HALF WHITE.
AT LEFT, PALE GRAY CREPE
WITH GREEN, WHITE AND VEL.
Low FLOWERS AND A PALE
GREEN WINDSOR TIE.
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where a supply of towels, washcloths.
etc. may be kept. If you have no
such built-in cupboard it is often pos