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Permanent Wave.

Dear Miss Leeds would like you to
answer me q few questions regarding
my beauty. % Should I use hot or
cold water for cleansing my face dur
ing the day? ca How often should
wash my hair after a permanent wave?
go am Is years old and weigh 125
pounds. Is my weight correct?
MISS CURIOUS.
Answer-(1) II you cleanse your face
with warm water and a mild soap every
night and morning it Is usually SUM-
cient. Rinse on the soap thoroughly
with tepid water and finally with cold
water. Dry with a clean, soft towel.
II your skin Is inclined to be dry, apply
a little cold cream and wipe of the
surplus. Use a mild skin tonic and
dust with face powder. (2) Hair which
has been permanently waved should be
washed just as regularly as hair which
has been left in its natural state. Be
sure to brush your hair and massage
your scalp regularly every day, also, If
you expect to keep your hair healthy
and glossy. Shampoo your hair once a
week If 1t Is inclined to be oily, once
every 10 days or two weeks If it is
inclined to De dry, and use as final
rinse one tablespoonful of olive oil or
mineral oil in one quart of warm water.
90 II you are over S feet inches tall
your weight is correct. But If you are
under S feet you are a few pounds
overweight. At your age, however, it
is better to be a little overweight than
one bit underweight, so do not let
few extra pounds worry you. Weights
vary greatly in young girls, as many
have heavier bones and muscles than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
BRAIN TESTS

In the following paragraphs, choice Is
allowed of one Of three words-at diff
ferent places.
Underline the correct word in each
inStance-the word that will At into a
readable sentence. Time limit, three
minutes.
Sunday men
On wednesday morning the women
Saturday children
rose before 6 o'clock in order not to
church
be late for school
play
Those who arrived late for school
on time play
were punished by having to remain
pampered
second
one hour after the others had gone
week
home.
AS none of the women in school
were over four years Of age, the in
grammar
stitution was merely q high school;
technical
and the most difhcult subject taught
calculus
was trigonometry.
arithmetic.
Answers.
Underline: Wednesday, children, 8,
school; late, school, punished, hour;
children, school, twelve, grammar, arith-
metic.
(Copyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
WINTER


OF all the flowers that enter into
tthe house at Observation-Disclosures
and chrysanthemum, fern and poin-
settia, azalea and Chinese lily-the
loveliest sprite of them all, to my way
Of thinking, is the cyclamen.
What is 1t that gives cyclamen that
air OF occurrences combined with ele-
gance? Perhaps it is the fact that,
though the flowers nod, as If looking
on the ground, their petals flare upward
with the grace of an insects flight. This
is characteristic, the nodding flower.
the ascending petal, of the primrose
family. Our native shooting star has it..
But no shooting star possesses blossoms
Of such depth and fragrance, such or
child texture, such marvellous foliage,
perfectly offsetting the splendor of the
flower.
One Of the thrills of a lifetime was
buying wild cyclamen from a flower girl
in the streets of a town In the Alps.
Our potted cyclamen (far more re-
Splendent, hasten to admit, than the
little wild species) is called by florists
cyclamen indicunn, but has nothing to
do with India. It comes from the noun
tainS Of Greece, from Mount Olympus,
from Parnassus, from the Vale of
Tempe, the plains of Troy, the shores
of Thermopylae, the fields of Elysium
1AAC WOOu Va AACadyJ VI DIS you ike lJS
from any fair and tabled spot where
Sappho sang and heroes stood together
against the Persian power, wherever the
world Is still little young and green
blooded and half-unbelievable.
OF such flowers as cyclamen and
narcisSuS, borage and thyme, is the
fora Of Greece made up. never hear
Of the fora of Greece without thinking
Of botanist born under bleak English
skies, who went to Greece to try to COL
lect and identify all the flowers men
toned by Dioscorides, father Of botany,
who dwelt 2,000 years ago or more. But
Sibthorp, think, suffered disillusion-
ment, like Byron ana many others.
Greece, he found, was not wooded vale,
filled with nymphs and satyrs, or a
white city, filled with noble men. Oily
foods and dubious inns, denuded hills
and deadly fevers were the bleak reali-
ties. But we who sit at home and smell
the cyclamen need suffer no such disapi-
potntments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

was looking in the window of the
new candy store and wishing l had all
the money l wanted or even 5 cents,
and somebody sed, Well we'll well, all
that candy staring you rite in the face
and no money to buy any Of 1t, is that
the situation?
Being some man standing in back Of
me with a short nose and glasses, me
saying, Yes sir,
WITCH it was, and he sed, I know just
how you feel. because many and many
a time I've felt the same way myself.
All that candy just seems itching to
come out and be eaten and here you
are powerless to help 1t, izzent that It?
he sed.
Yes sir, sed. Thinking, G. bet
he's going to get me some, herray. and
he sed, That's rite, can put myself In
your place exactly, when I was your
age I never had any money to buy
candy with, so I just had to let my
mouth water and imagine how 1t tasted.
And he LATED and petted me on top
of my he'd saying, All, what wouldent
give to be young agen and have my
Illusions back, Id give all my money
now if could recapsure the days when
1 thawt candy was the most wonderful
desirable thing on the face of the erth
So keep your illusions while you can
nv lad, because time flies and when
YOU get to be my age you'll realize Bit
terly that candy meerly means diSpep-
STA and Expense, SO let your mouth
water while your young and appreciate
your blessings, he sed.
And he started to wawk away Shak-
ing his he'd sad about himself, saying.
Thus life you cant have thing when
you wunt it, and when you are able to
get it the desire has vanished.
Me thinking. Aw heck, darn that
guy. now / feel verse insted of better
Proving If you cant be help you
better mind your own bizness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Collie Can't Happen.

Our 2-month-old baby is troubled
very much with collie. Is there any cure
for it, or is there anything that will re-
lieve the pain temporarily? A. L. F.
NAnswer-Sometimes I think the best
treatment would be anesthetization OF
the parents or more likely the neighbor-
who brings the charge against the In
FAINT. I've worked through some pretty
trying squalls, I've given patient ear to
q lot of highly technical pleading by
Rrannies and well meaning busybodieS,
I've withstood some ponderous opinions
of pompous doctors, and my present be-
lief is that collie does not happen. In
every alleged case of collie I have en-
countered in a reasonably varied pri-
Vate and hospital practice in city and
country the poor infant was actually
suffering from improper care or lack OF
care. Wrong food, unwarranted doping
with medicine, uncomfortable, usually
excessive clothing, noise and bright
light after bedtime, hunger, thirst, UNI
cleanlineSs-these are some of the COM
mon conditions that are covered by that
mean alibi, collie"
Cream and Sugar?
A doctor here told me drink coffee
without milk and sugar, but some years
ago another doctor told me always 70
use cream in coffee as that kills the
poison. Mrs. @. A. B.
Answer-Perhaps your present doctor
meant to restrict the fat and carbohy-
drate in your present diet. I can't give
an opinion about that, knowing nothing
Of your condition. But for normal peo-
pie coffee may be taken with or without
sugar, cream, milk. egg. chicory, etc, as
one prefers. 1t is ridiculous to think
that the addition of any of these kills
the poison" in coffee, because there isn't
any poison in coffee But hereby warn
you that any wretch who offers me cof-
fee without cream and sugar will have
poison in him--lead or something.
Sweet Alice in Sneakers.
I clerk in fathers store. little in
formal shop, and have discarded
leather shoes and taken to wearing
sneakers. Everybody, including Mike,
the handsome cop, tells me my feet will
get fiat and clumsy. But since adopting
sneakers have found relief from foot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Legible Addresses for Parcels
BIZ LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

GELS arriving late 1t cannot be expected
that those who sort mail in the post
that the postal clerks have to handle
near Christmas time is staggering. I'M
agine how annoying it must be to them
to try to read some of the directions.
To simplify their work, If for nothing
else, persons should be attentive to
their penmanship.
If a person has an illegible hand
writing, whether this comes from a
studied carelessneSs, fashionable
style" or illiteracy. print addresses.
No longer Is this considered bad form.
It signifies regard for the safe delivery
of their parcels with all the speed that
can be assured by such plain directions.
Another thing that is essential to the
safety Of parcels is the sender's name
and address. 1t should be in the upper
left-hand corner of the parcel and be
in smaller lettering than the address
of the person to whom the parcel should
be delivered. If a friend has moved
and cannot be found at the address
put on the parcel, the gift will not go
to the dead letter office. 1t will be re-
turned to the sender. A parcel is much
more easily traced also If it has the
sender's name and address on It.
(Copyrisht, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
OUR CHILDREN
BY ROBERT CULLEN.
ny ANGELO PATRl.

There are many children who, before
adolescence, seem to be utterly ilrespon-
sible. If their feet are muddy they
will not. stop to wipe them, although
the mat and the scraper are handy and
suggestive. They will rush into the
house leaving a trail of dirt behind
them.
Quietly, firmly. call the child, show
him the dirt and allow him to clean it
at once, f1rSt going back and cleaning
his feet on the mat. Even though he
Is very clumsy with the brush and the
scrub rag, allow him to wipe and dry
and polish as well as he can so that
you register within him the conscious
ness of work where dirty marks make it
necessary. q. 49,.
such child will forget the errand
he hadito do right after school and will
tell you quite cheerily that he never
thought OF 1t again. Remind him. Send
him back to do that errand no matter
what inconvenience it costs him. He
must have little inconvenience to reg
Ster the experience that lies in remem-
ber1ng what one forgets in terms of do
ing Words won't help but the use of
the feet and hands will help a poor
memory very remarkably
Boys, and girls sometimes, use towels
tended for as the black marks will
testify. They wipe shoes, they mop
floors. they dust blocks, furniture and
machinery. They serve instead of soap
and water. Now that isn't good for
the towel and 1t isn't good for the chill
dren. II towels are used severely and
improperly other things will soon be
served the same way. Insist that each
child use his own towel and II 1t Is
abused. wash 1t. 1t Is surprising how
careful boy will become after a couple
OF washing experiences:
Personal responsibilities are achieved
only through personal experiences. We
must admit that such experiences are
growing less and less for the children.
But we will have to confess, too. that
We are not trying too hcrd to maintain
the standards that demand such expe-
riences. It Is easier to carry them our
selves. 49,
Try to arrange things. so that each
child has his responsibilities clearly set
forth and keeps to the schedule. This
Is somebody's job. Nobody likes 1t be-
cause 1t takes so much time and effort.
Mothers are busy. Fathers are not
present. Teachers are overworked.
Everybody is busy about his own reSpon-
stop to bother with the children. But
somebody must.
Every shirked Job is to be done over
Every duty checked up. There Is no
other way. Each child has to feel
himself and his work to be important
and II nobody insist upon the work
being done on time and to q standard
the child naturally feels 1t does not
matter and lets it 60 at that.
Nobody wants to nag a child. That
isn't the idea Give each Of them his
work and then Just enough supervision
to make him understand that his work,
his conduct, his attitude are so impor-
tant that all work stops until theirs is
adjusted. A little practice brings much
- tcopyriGht.. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Baked or Rroiled Saltfsh.

Baked Saltfish-Put the fish in a pan,
cover with cream or rich milk, and
place in the oven Cook until the
cream is brown. About FIVE minutes
before it is dished up add small piece
of butter and some pepper.
Broiled Saltf1sh-Dry the fish care
fully. then butter it. Lay the fish in
broiler and broil until a nice brown.
Lay on a heated platter and pour over
it tablespoonful of butter mixed with
a teasponful of lemon juice or vinegar,
a tablespoonful of boiling water, a
pinch of black pepper, and a tiny sour
gherkin or cucumber pickle minced fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19

robes usually called bath robes. Nancy
liked them both. but she wanted to
give something a little more festive.
When she saw the brocaded silk robes
with lapels and cuffs of heavy corded
silk she knew Peters gift was as good
as bought. She chose a rich gray and
white with faint traceries of black. The
corded silk cuffs and lapel were Of black.
1t was a stunning robe.
Joan's gift was a gay silk handker-
chief which went right into the breast
pocket.
And the baby's gift to his father was
pair of house slippers, soft black
leather. with a lining of scarlet. Peter
felt much dressed up when he sat at
ease, smoking his pipe, before the fire.
Copyright, 1922
Beverages in tinkling glasses are enjoyed
in a leisurely evening at home. Write to
Nancy Page, care OF this paper. inclosing a
stamped, self-addressed envelope, asking for
that leahet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Cocktails.

Lobster Cocktail.-To make a lobster
cocktail shred or cut into small pieces
the flesh of lobster. Chill the shreds
or pieces and then serve them in
stenmed cocktail glasses with any de-
strable cocktail sauce
Crab Flake Contradictory meat is
used for cocktails In the same way as
oysters, CLAIMS and lobster. No better
appetizer to serve at the beginning of
a mean can be found. To make crab
fake cocktail remove the meat from
the shells of cooked hard shelled crabs,
or use the best quality of canned crab
meat and chill it. Then place in
stemmed glasses and serve with cocktail
sauce.
Cocktail Sause.--Mix thoroughly two
tablespoonfuls of grated horseradish
with the juice Of one lemon, half a tea
spoonful of tabasco sauce, one. table
spoonful Of table sauce, half a cupfuI
of tomato catSup and one teaspoonful
Of. onion juice, Serve this sauce with
oysters, clans, Holsters, shrimps or
crabmeat after being thoroughly chilled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE.
Complete Outfit.

A complete outfit made of one color
and fabric for either a boy or girl Is
shown in Style No. 664, consisting OF q
uble-breasted coat which can be but
toned to left or right. cunning skull
cap and warm leggings.
Coat is perforated to be made in
shorter. length. To make the entire
outfit requires only five yards of 36-inch
material for the 4-year-old child.
Hunters green wool velour, brown
camel's hair, Army blue broadcloth, tan
and beige checked wooden, bright-red
flannel, almond green broadcloth and
homespun in cocoa shade are attrac-
tive, practical suggestions, made at a
remarkable saving.
It it designed in sizes 2. 4 and
years.
It is unbelievably easy to make. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
DAILY DIET RECIPE

TOMATOES WITH MUSH-
Three fresh tomatoes, one-half
pound mushrooms, one garlic
Glove. nine toast circles, one
fourth cup melted butter, one
fourth teaspoon salt.
SERVES FOUR OR FIVE
PORTIONS.
Cut the toast in rounds one
fourth inch thick and about four
inches in diameter. Cut toma-
toes in three slices each and
place slice tomato on each toast
round. They should be the same
size. Break caps from mush-
roomS-do not peel unless skin
is tough. Save stems for sauce
or gravy at another meal. Place
large mushroom cap skin side
down over tomato and sprinkle
lightly with salt. Let finely mine
ed garlic Glove stand in melted
butter 5 minutes, then strain and
pour butter in mushroom caps.
set toast circles on baking pan
and bake 10 minutes in hot oven.
Serve either as vegetable or as an
appetizer IoT luuCH Oh ulAA1cl. "A
served as an appetizer one toast
circle would be sufficient for each
portion.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes some starch,
little protein and fat. Lime.
iron and vitamins A, B and c
present. Can be eaten by normal
adults Of average or under weight
and by those wishing to reduce II
gluten or whole-wheat toast were
used and amount Of butter cut
down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19

too long for. writer to spend doing
dialogue for a talkie, even good dia-
logue.
Certain others demurred, a few
agreed. The writer in question said:
Gentlemen, Voltaire wrote 'Candide'
in three days, but I move more slowly
than he''
The conference over. the cinemagnate
rang for his secretary.
You heard what he said about this
Voltaire? Well, wire an offer before
some other lot hears about him"
Now top that one II you can!
(Copyright, 1928. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Onions With Peanuts.

Prepare a cream sauce with one
tablespoonful of flour, one tablespoonful
Of butter, and one cupful of milk. Cook
four to six medium sized onions In boil
ing sailed water until tender. Drain
and slice with sharp knife. Place the
onionsin layers In creased baking
dish cover each layer with cream sauce,
and ground peanuts, and continue until
all the ingredients are used. Cover the
dish with buttered crumbs and bake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Fig Biscuits.

Sift together two "cupfuls Of flour,
four teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, one
teaspoonful of salt and two ieaping
tablespoonfuls of sugar, then fold in
three level tablespoonfuls Of lard, and
add two eggs we'll beaten and enough
milk to make a soft dough. Break off
large pieces as for biscuits, pat fiat
with the hand, and put on one side a
layer Of preserved figs or any other pre-
serves we'll drained, fold together, and
bake in quick oven. These are good
either hot or cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. d.

troubles. I read that the old Greeks
wore only flexible sandals and had the
most beautiful feet. Some Greeks in the
quick-repair shop across the street have
funny feet. But they don't wear sandals
am worried Alice in Sneakers
Answer-Fine for your feet, your
health n everything. How are Mixes
feet?
Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Our Neighbor Saws:

To keep the inside of a gas
range in good condition remove
the rust that may have accu-
mulated with coarse Sandpaper,
then rub over the entire surface
with olive oil.
When the knives of a food
chopper become dull run a piece
of. fine securing brick through
the chopper. This will sharpen
the knives.
Baked ham basted while cook
ing with half-cup Of vinegar
to which two tablespoons of grape
juice has been added Is much i'm
proved in flavor.
II q buttonhook Is mislaid,
shoes may be easily buttoned
with q closed safety pin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
NANCY PAGE
Sure to Enjoy His
Present from Nancy
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.
BIZ FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Nancy and Joan were doing their
most important Christmas shopping.
Joan wanted to get something special
knew that she herself would rather get
to please Peter than any
one else, even the baby. She had been
but she still thought Peter was the
incest man she ever had known. She
was proud to be known as Mrs. Peter
Page. But what could she get for him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Fried Scallops.

Select the desired number Of scallops
and wash them thoroughly. Dip FIRST
into either fine bread crumbs or cracker
crumbs, then into beaten egg, then
again into the crumbs Fry In deep fat
until golden brown, remove, and
drain. Serve with lemon, or a sour
sauce such as tartar, horseradish, or to-
mato sauce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Lotion for ENLARGED Pores.

Lotion for Enlarged Pores.
Dear Miss Leeds-O) Can you sug-
gest an astringent for enlarged facial
pores? CD How many pounds a week
can one lose by taking two or three
epson salts baths? 90 Idyed my hair
reddish brown, as I had medium
blond hair and I wanted it darker.
How can remove the old dye? would
give anything if it were back to its
natural color 1t is rather brittle and
very dry. MRS. ALICE D.
Answer-It takes time to correct en-
larged facial pores. Cleanse the face
thoroughly with warm water and a mild
soap at bedtime. Rinse in tepid water
and finally in cold. Dry and pat on
little of the following lotion: Four
ounces witchhazel, one scant teaspoon
full boraic acid, 10 drops simple tincture
benzoin, l ounce cologne water. Dis
solve the boric acid in the witchhazel,
add the cologne water and the benzoin
drop by drop. Shake well. Apply with
a clean piece of absorbent cotton and
allow it to dry on the skin.
(2) You will not lose any overweight
with epson salts baths unless you sup
plement the baths with active exer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
Cheese Salad Dressing,

Make half a cupful of cooked salad
dressing. Add pinch Of baking soda
to one-fourth cupful of cottage cheese
and fold in two stifiy beaten egg whites.
Fold this mixture into the hot salad
dressing then add half cupful Of sour
cream
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
MOTHERS
Old Christmas Cards.
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One mother says
Every year We all receive dozens of
Christmas cards so lovely that it seems
a shame to throw them into the rub
bish bag. am happy to have found q
good use for them. put them away
with other Christmas 11xings and then
instead of buying the ordinary tags and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in English.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.

Before they we're married" is the
correct form, not before they got mar
ried." An egotist (E-go-tist or EGG-o-
tisD is one who speaks much of himself
or nnagnifieS his own achievements or
affairs; q conceited person; one who
makes frequent use of the word I. Extol
(eks-TOLED means to praise In the high
est terms: to magnify; as, Her virtues
were extolled": est. John extols charity;
such bravery deserves extolling."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19
FRIED SCALLOPS.

One egg, one pound scallops,
-four, cracker crumbs, pinch of
salt. Roll scallops in -four and
then in beaten egg, then in
cracker crumbs Fry in smoking
lard until Drowned nicely. Serve
with tartare sauce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-19

If it is expected that Christmas pres
ents reach their destination, the send
ers must write legibly. Unless parcels
are carefully addressed. they will go
to the dead letter office, and all the
work of making or of selecting just the