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My Secrets
of Charm
BY Josephine Huddleston

I'm beginning TO feel like the
neighborhood laundress with
A. all my suggestions for keeping
everybody clean! But, lately we
have been centering attention on
shampooing the hair and methods
Of cleansing the skin. Now it's
time to go into the subject of
keeping the toilet articles as clean
as the body.
Thorough cleanliness is the key
note of all beauty, therefore we
must keep our powder pufs,
combs, brushes and similar beauty
accessories as clean as we keep
our hair and face if we are to
gain true beauty.
Powder puffs that are rubbed
or patted on the skin, particular
" the nose, which usually is the
oiliest part OF the face, get
frightfully soiled after a few
hours S How, then, can the
skin sparkle with health and Vi
tally if it is doctored with a
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ing on Pine Street, which bore a
sign reading, wards Business
School-Complete courses in
typewriting, stenography and
bookkeeping" Cries Of "Hurry
up, Hester" and you're late
again, Boo-Boo." greeted them as
they slid into their seats and be-
gan to mark their notebooks. The
air was tense with excitement.
Failure in the examination meant
another month Of hard work, and
one pays for extra time in a bus
mess school.
One girl, sitting beside Lulu,
ventured, They're using the hon.
or system again. Miss Crewes is
leaving US alone to t%ranscribe the
notes"
Lulu laughed. 81 guess I'll
get by Them she said.
"Do you mean you'd actually
cheat?" the other student asked.
"Aw, be yourself" called Boo
Boo. Cant a girl kid a bit?"
At that moment Miss Crewes,
in charge of the shorthand class,
came in. "Those of you who are
taking the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
test will please stand" she said.
Then, looking at each of them
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HER KEAEyR
HEART AND H0RAE
PAGE
added sterilizer.

added sterilizer.
The bath or flesh brush should
be placed in the sun as often as
possible so that its penetrating
rays may get down deep in the
bristles, thus assuring us Of per-
feet cleanliness, which in turn
repays as with a soft clear skin.
While the toothbrush is not
pictured here, it, too, should be
washed and aired frequently, AZ
we'll as given a thorough rinsing
each time it is used. Of course
we can't hang our toothbrush up
with our other accessories, but
after a real washing, place the
brush under = high glass which
has been turned upside down. In
this way al danger Of dust get
ting on the brush is eliminated
and the rays of the sun coming
through the glass = also mora
penetrating.
Wash cloths should be used
but two or three times if they
r really to perform their full
duty Of freeing the pores of i'm
purities.
And while we're on the sub
ject Of cleanliness, remember to
keep all creams, tonics, lotions
and powders covered when not in
use This is especially Important
in the city where there seems al
ways to be SCOT, smoke, dust and
gasoline vapors in the air.
These suggestions, if followed,
will do wonders toward helping
you attain a clear complexion.
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100000, BLACK SHEEP - by Florence RI

<T-0R crying out loud, Hes.
~aif we keep it up at this
pace We'll never get
there. Remember, this is our
last day and if we want to pass
the 120~word test we might as
well get into the spirit Of speed
now. Accelerate those dogs Of
yours, little one-if you were go
ing any slower you'd be walking
backwards"
"Lulu! Where in heavens
naae do you get that slang? I
sometimes WONDER"
"Cut the carping, Hester;
we're really awfully late and I
think we'd better run. I'll race
you to Pine Street." With that
the girl broke into a run, leaving
her companion no choice but to
follow. She was taller and lighter
of foot than Hester Fry, and
easily outdistanced her. When
she reached the corner of Pine
and Broad Street she took out
her mirror, readjusted her hat
and powdered her nose. The
sharp air had heightened the color
in her cheeks and had given
added sparkle to eyes that we're
always bright and swapping.
Blonde ringlets disarranged by
the wind, framed q face that was
at the same time of an almost
regal loneliness and a pert in
souciance, if a girl Of eighteen
can be credited with qualities of
such contrast to each other.
AS a matter Of fact, the peo-
pie she knew in the small town
of DanvilIe rarely credited Lulu
Allan with anything. To them
she was just a reckless little flap
per, always getting into scrapes
and out of them. She called her.
self "Roo-Boo," this nickname
dating from early childhood,
when Lulu" proved itself too
difficult for baby lips. But it
was Hester Fry, her best friend,
who completed the nickname
"Boo-Boo, Black Sheep"
Hester was like that-always
ferreting out clever little labels
for other people and places and
ideas. She was small and shy and
keen. Everybody liked and I'M
derstood her, while they were
only peeved by Boo-Boo.
Rhe girls reached a low build
@
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earnestly, she cautioned, "You
are being put on your honor,
girls. After / have dictated the
letters l will leave you alone for
the transcription. ! hope it won't
be necessary for me to stress
here the meaning of honesty"
They sat down, a nervous little
group anxious to get the "exam"
over as soon as possible. A dozen
heads bent over notebooks, a
dozen hands scratched heiro-
glyphics here and there; only the
sound of the teachers voice as
she reeled off terse, business
like sentences at the rate of 100
words a minute broke the ten
sion. Ten minutes passed, twen-
ty; the dictation was over. Type
writer's we're raised on desk tops,
Miss Crewes left the room and
her pupils prepared to read back
their notes.
Boo-Boo turned to Hester and
grinned. az know / got it all
and Pm tickled to DEATH" she
said. Hester pretended not to
hear. Silently she wrote on a
slip Of paper, II missed the line
before the closing in letter two.
Please write it for me-" This
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she folded and slipped on Boo
Boo's lap.
For a moment Boo-Boo
thought Of refusing. Then she
reasoned that friendship meant
more ever than honor. Hastily
she scrubbed the missing line,
folded the note once more and
tossed it in Hester's direction
1t fell to the floor. "Darn" the
girl said as she bent to pick it
up. At that moment Miss Crewes
returned. She had watched the
latter part Of the transaction.
and her face was ivid.
"Give me your notebook, Miss
Allan" she ordered. "You may
consider yourself expelled from
school. We have no use here for
cheatsP'
AS she left the room Boo-Boo
turned toward Hester. Would
her friend admit her guilt, she
wondered. Would she, at least,
offer some sign Of sympathy?
Hester's head was bent over her
notebook as Boo-Boo made her
exit 49,. Boo-Boo, Black-Sheep.
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stroying habits is the use OF a
soiled towel or gauze for the re-
moval of creams and makeup.
Cleansing tissue paper for this
purpose claims high rank among
the aids of the last few years
since it makes a clean, sanitary
means of removing creams and
impurities from the skin.
Pictured here are some Of the
toilet accessories that must have
a weekly bath and as they all
get more or less the same treat
ment, let me explain first, the
proper procedure and, second,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
Recipe OF the Week-Tomato Rarebit.

Of soda and add to mixture In chsffrg dish an II
thickens. Add two cupfuls Of finely grated cheese, TIVE
eggs beaten a trifle, and salt, mustard, and Cayenne
70 taste. When cheese melts. serve on pieces Of
Graham toast.
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the best method Of keeping the
other accessories clean.
The powder puffs, rouge paffs,
comb, brush, nail file, manicuring
scissors, eyebrow and bath
brush should be placed in a
basin of warm water to which
has been added sufficient soap
flakes to make a good lather.
You'd better shake all powder
from the puffs before they get
wet; also remove all hair from
the comb and brush. Let all
these accessories remain in the
water for a few minutes, then
rubbing a bic Of cake soap over
the puff, wash it as you would a
handkerchief.
To clean the comb and brush
thoroughly, rub the soap over
the brush until q heavy lather
has formed, then run the comb
through the bristles several times
and rinse the comb and brush
well. The brush may be used to
remove any accumulation of oil
from between the teeth of the
comb.
Because an accumulation OF
mascara and vaseline on the eye
brow and last brush makes the
brush difficult to work with, re-
sulting in mascara getting into
the eyes. it, too, should be
washed. Run water over the
brush, then place it in the basin
and give it a real soap and water
cleansing.
AS one is apt to cut ones
cuticle too far the scissors should
be sterilized and kept free from
impurities SO that the chances Of
causing infection are lessened.
the scissors and file, however,
need not be washed, but should
be put into the basin when the
other accessories are sterilized.
Be sure that all articles are
clean, then rinse taem thorough
~. Salt is an excellent ~antiseptic
and may be used for sterilizing
the newly washed accessories.
About one handful Is sufficient
fer the average basin Of water.
Allow the articles to remain in
the water for five or ten minutes.
Wipe off any excess water and
arrange the articles on a clothes
hanger as shown in the illustra-
ton. This modern line is par
ticularly good for apartment
house jewellers who haven't a
regular clothes line, as it may
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shampooing the hair each week
and then brushing 1t with a
soiled brush and combing it with
a comb that hasn't been washed
for months?
It's great waste Of beauty to
use such a puff, for the skin
takes on a muddy hue as the
pores become clogged with the
impurities on the puff. Soon
blackheads form, and then PIN
Piles, ard a once lovely COM
plexion needs a complete rejuve-
nation before beauty returns.
Another of the real beauty de-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
THE BULLETIN BOARD
By MRS. MARY .. WILSON

try to remoD6 1t? Miss Fl. \
Make a thick paste Of ordinary
starch with just enough water to
make it stick well. Apply it to
the scorch stain on your dress
and let it remain till it Is dry.
Then wash out thoroughly. You
may have to do this several times.
In this column each sUeek Mrs.
Mary ID. Wilson icilI Gnstcer ell
questions concerning the house.
hold. No personal correspondence.
Don't send stamps.
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E two tablespoonfuls OF butter in . chatting
~ dish, and sdd two tablespoonfuls OF flour.
Gradually pour in three-quarters of a cupful OF thin
cream. Mix three quarters of a cupful Of stewed and
strained tomatoes with one-elghth Of q teaSpoonful
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nEAR MRS. WILSON,:
~ Could you tell me something
that 7 cdn S to brighten up q
tariniShed gold metallic hat?
Mrs. Z. B.
Try brushing your hat with
alcohol or gasoline. A reliable
polish for cleaning gold slippers
would also be helpful.
NEAR MRS. WILSON:
~ I hare q Nhite pongee dress
that has been badly Scorched. DO
you Enoto Of any pGy that I might
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
What's Next III Fashions?
BY BETTY BROWNLEE
Famous Fashion Exper)

NNE Of the most interesting
/ developments on the en-
semble idea is the way it
mas intrigued women into buy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25
DOROTHY DK'S LETTER BOX
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25

A low-placed peplum fare that H
outstandingly smart, that makes wearer
appear so gracefully slender, is illus
trated in midnight blue silk crepe.
The yoked bodice emerges into panel
at front to lengthen the silhouette. The
hips are extremely fiat. Neckline most
becoming with soft turnover collar
that terminates in q scarf tie. Sleeves
are fitted below elbows and slightly
fiared toward wrist.
The skirt Is beautifully nared, With
ripping fullness at hem.
Style No. 8l1 Is designed In sizes 10,
10. 20 years, SO. 80, 40 and ~ inch
bust.
It is the choice Of the smart college
miss, and Just the thing for ONCE,
travel or general daytime occasions.
Featherweight wooden in plum tones
with scarf tie of faille silk crepe In
blending tone is sportive.
Black wool crepe with scarf collar
of white crepe satin is f1attering COM
bination.
Tobacco brown Canton crepe with
collar Of self-fabric Serviceable.
Black sheer velvet, printed sheer vel
vet in dark wine tones, dark dahlia
shade crepe silk and independence blue
crepe Elizabeth, attractive ideas that
adapt themselves to this Paris model.
For q pattern of this style, send Is
cents in stamps or coin directly to The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty ninth
street, New York.
We suggest that when you send for
pattern, you enclose 10 cents additional
for q copy Of our new Fall and Winter
Fashion Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25
HISTORIC WHOOPEE.MAKERS
Emperor Doman Celebrated With Such Cruelty and Extrav
agance His Wife and Friends Killed Him.
GLASS;
BY J. p. GLASS

Various and bizarre were the ways in
which Domitian. twelfth of the Caesars,
made whoopee.
In the beginning of his reign over
Rome, he used daily to spend an hour
in private, catching flies and sticking
them through the body with a sharp
pin.
This gave rise to the famous reply,
when any one asked II the Emperor
were alone, mot so much as fly is with
him"
He spent immense sums in entertain
ing the people with magnificent spec
tacles and was always present.
These shows included sea fights be-
tween fleets almost as large as those
figuring In real battles. He witnessed
these joyfully. even in a heavy rain.
He loved to preside when young girls
ran races in the Stadium, on which
occasions he wore a purple robe in the
Grecian fashion and golden crown.
At first he felt such q distaste for
the shedding Of blood that he planned
to forbid the sacrifice Of oxen, but later
he hesitated at no cruelty and even in
vented flendish tortures for his own sat-
isfaction.
It delighted him to make those
against whom he was preparing, de-
struction think that he was pleased
with them.
Thus he sent for his collector of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowEs.
Fear of High Places.

for one am continually amazed at
the way structural steel workers on sky
scrapers go about their work. / have
seen some of them actually trot around
the framework of a building eight or
ten stories high. am told that these
workers command high wages. Perhaps
the old economic law OF supply and de-
mand works to their advantage in this
business, for there are not enough Of
those who are fearless of altitude to
overcrowd the trade.
Turning from economics to pSychol-
ogy, 1t can truthfully be said that these
men are in demand because they have
learned to do something which most
people wouldn't think Of trying to learn.
They have outlearned one of the very
few original fears with which the
human being is equipped Cor handi-
capped) at birth. They have not just
learned a trade, but acquired a special
set Of habits convenient in the per-
Torrance of a trade. To the average
mortal, burdened with all the fears that
can be attached to the original fear
here involved. these structural steel
workers appear to be endowed with
some altogether unusual gift. This
gift idea is nothing but a superstition.
The original fear back of the fear OF
high places is the fear Of loss Of SUD
port" It's the very first one that the
newborn infant shows. You may call
1t one of the very few psychologically
pure instincts. With surprisingly little
practice, you can cover it over with
antagonistic habits. And I believe
that most people go part way in OUT
educating the fear of loss of support.
You must have sometimes noticed how
much pleasure small children derive
from being lifted high and safely re-
turned to terra firma. They have al
ready partly conquered this ancient
fear. The so-called climbing instinct,
SO frequently and universally practiced
by both boys and girls, in the dawn Of
the teens, means nothing other than q
sense of satisfaction with their progress
In getting rid Of the fear Of loss OF
support.
It is found that more women possess
this fear of high places than do men.
Naturally. The reason is clear. The
fear Of high places Is simply lack OF
experience with high places.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25
CoiRures for Evening.

An interesting topic that is always
with us centers around milady's Golf
fure. The arrangement Of her hair
makes such q big difference in her per-
sonal appearance that she Is always
trying out new ways Of dressing it.
Large, loose waves, coils, puts and curls
arranged with the art that concealS art
are used for both long and short hair.
This style of waved, decorative couture
gives q more feminine effect, which
harmonizes with the dainty gowns for
evening wear.
Hair that Is being allowed to grow
may be dressed in several ways. A
pretty result Is achieved by parting the
front in three sections. Wave the side
sections in wide waves, draw them back
and pin them back or tie them with the
back hair. Now comb the middle sec
ton Of front hair slightly over to the
left, wave it and then draw 1t back.
Twist the side sections Of hair into a
foundation coil and draw the front hair
over 1t, tucking 1t in underneath. Fast
en- securely. II the back hair Is not
long enough to coil, arrange the ends
in low tiers of round curls and arrange
them around the entire back Of the
neck.
The girl with high, broad forehead
the left or right side. The larger Sec
ton of hair is arranged in large. loose
waves combed diagonally from the part
ing across the temple to the cheek. The
smaller section of hair Is waved close
to the head. The lobe of each ear is
permitted to show, and long earrings
may be used to give slenderneSs to the
face. Bring the ends around to the
back and tuck them in with small
comb or ornament.
Another chic couture for the girl who
Ii letting her hair grow Is arranged with
short center part. Across the ends
Of the part make another part running
from ear to ear. This results in q mar
row front section of hair and q larger
back section. The back hair may be
brushed smooth or waved from side to
side. A very slight wave Is put into the
front hair, and the ends are curled up
ward and pushed behind the ears and
pinned securely. A little wisp Of hair
Is curled up In front Of the ear. A
small, nat curl or two may be ar
ranged on the forehead on each side
Of the center part. The back hair is
tied and divided into two parts, which
are twisted into fiat coil or fan-shaped
bun across the nape Of the neck and
fastened securely.
The simple, straight-back, sleek COLI
fure with no part IL also very smart
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rents to come to him and treated him
with the greatest friendliness, only to
have him crucif1ed the following day:
He never enjoyed himself more than
when hunting wild beasts and he Is
said to have killed 100 in a day at his
Alban retreat, being an expert in the
use Of the bow.
Indeed, he is recorded to have been
so Skillful that he could shoot his ar
rows into the heads Of his victims like
horns. Standing at a distance he could
plant the arrows in a mark between the
fingers of boy without hurting him.
He gambled much with dice and en-
gagged in all possible debaucheries.
He gave numerous entertainments In
the most splendid style. His extrava-
gances and his cruelties made him so
hated that he was finally murdered
through conspiracy of his own friends,
his wife and his freedmen.
He had long predicted the year, day
and hour when he should die, from
methods of divination which he had OBJ
tanned in his youth from the Chaldeans
Once, having dreamed that a golden
hump had grown out Of the back of his
neck, he interpreted it as meaning that
the empire would have happier days
when he had passed on. This proved
to be the case. for succeeding Emperors
were more just and moderate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25
A Sermon for Today

"For they loved the praise Of men
more than the praise Of God. John,
xii.43.
No need Of denying 1t; we all like to
be praised. AS some poet has written:
The love Of praise, howe'er concealed
by art,
Reigns more or less and Glows in every
heart"
Henry Ward Beecher said: q man
who does not love praise us not full
man." But equally true IS the saying
of Thomas wilson: "EI4 who loves
praise loves temptation"
Praise tempts us to vansty. Many a
man has been spoiled By injudiciouS
praise. Even q little applauding gives
some Of us the swell head and turns US
dizzy.
The praise Of men is something we
all need to beware Of. Nos human APP
portant thing. Old Thomas q Kempis
has q paragraph in his Limitation Of
Christ" to which we would all do well
Count not Of great Importance who
Is for thee or against thees but let this
be thy aim and care, that God be with
thee in everything thou dcest. Great
tranquility of heart hath ne that car
eth neither for the praises nor the fault,
finding of men. He will easily be con-
tent and pacifled whose conscience is
pure. Thou art not the more holy If
thou art praised, nor the more worth
less If thou are found fault with. What
thou art, that thou art; neither by
words canst thou be made greater than
what thou art in the sight of God.
If thou consider what thoa art within
thee, thou wilt not care what men talk
Of thee. Man looketh on THE counte-
= Il. l. - F.
sidereth the deeds, but God weigheth
the intentions"