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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
The Peroxide Blonde.

The problems Of the peroxide blonde
recur regularly in my mail. One Of
them has asked me TO 'put piece in
the paper" abou. them, and I am glad
to comply, even at the risk Of repeat
ing much that I have already said on
the subject. There are no new ways TO
handle the problem.
In the first place, let me remind you
that one can become blonde Gas to
hair tint without becoming q typical
peroxide blonde with dry, straw-colored
hair. The so-called peroxide blonde Is
Just an example Of overbleaching,
usually done at home. The girl who
beaches her own hair combs or pats the
peroxide through 1t without making a
distinction between the parts that are
newly grown in and the parts that have
been bleached before. Such treatment
results in the overbleaching of the lat
ter. As the hair grows longer, the
much bleached ends become very light,
the middle section Is darker and the
hair at the roots is the natural shade
of ashen blonde or light brown. There
are also streaks through the hair show
ing how unevenly the peroxide was ap-
piled.
BY the time a head of hair has
reached the condition just described its
owner usually decides that the natural
color of her hair Is much to be pre-
ferred to its present unsightly state.
She feels ashamed to appear In public
with couture that advertises her lack
Of skill in bleaching, and she wants
her hair Immediately restored to its
original color. If she Is so ill-advised
as to attempt to dye her hair back to
its former color by use of a metallic
dye she may find that, although she
selected q light brown shade. it turns
her hair black. This Is due to the
fact that the texture of overbleached
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Printed Silks and Crepes
BY MARY MARSHALL.

show waterspots, dust or wrinkles
and because Of that they consider them
more practical than plain materials.
Flower prints are even better than
prints showing stripes. dots or geometri-
cal designs. because their outlines are
less distinct.
The spread Of the feeling that fig-
ured prints were intensely serviceable-
spotproof or rather absorbent--has done
more harm than anything else to these
essentially attractive materials. And If
we want to bring figured prints back
into the good repute they deserve we
should treat them with more considera-
ton.
This season the tendency on the part
Of many Of the best dressmakers has
been to use solid-toned materials for
the more practical type Of cloths, saw
ing figures for light afternoon gowns
and evening gowns.
Informal fancy dress parties are q
favorite form of warm weather enter
tainment, and 1t is good plan to have
at least one costume at hand for such
occasions. This weeks diagram pattern
gives directions for making the skirt
drapery and shay for a Spanish dan
GERS costume, and If you will send me
your stamped, self addressed envelope I
will gladly send it to you.
tCopyrisht, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
By JOSEPH JAsTRow.

Elementary formulation. But there's al
ways an unwritten law that has the
highest vitality because 1t lives IN the
working psychology OF those that anioe
by 1t.
When you don't need the coercions OF
the law you make a gentleman's agree.
ment. ION your honor as q gentleman
still he's a meaning.
You can't always define 1t, but there
are certain things that gentlemen SIM
ply don't do. If you violate that un.
written code you are not a criminal,
lust q cad or a bounder, or whatever
term you prefer as the opposite OF a
gentleman. And the ladies' code fol-
lows the same unwritten code, though
differently. The etiquette books won't
help you, nor will Polite Letter Writ
ers." It must get down under the skin
and into your natural behavior. Gen.
tlemanliness must be more than q
veneer.
Note that the keynote of it Is gen.
tility. Being gentle enters into the ideal
Of social fitness, including mental mt
ness. It is well to have it so. Without
this constant reminder We should lapse
more frequently than We do from the
proper behavior Of human beings. One
of the reasons why we behave like hui
man beings is that we can develop and
maintain such an ideal as a gentleman.
And it's not only the first cost, but the
upkeep Of 1t that must be considered.
copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
OUR CHILDREN
ny ANGELO PATRr.
The Baby.

5
One Of the hardest things for q
mother to realize is that the baby must
grow up. He must grow up mentally
and physically. OF course, that means
that the baby grows away from his
mother, away from his father. his FAM
lily, school and all his childhood's world.
Every mother win say, why, natu-
rally. OF course" But actions speak
louder than words. and most mothers
act in way that indicates desire
to keep the baby baby as long as
possible. No? Then why do children in
their teens have to ask mother what
to do before moving in any direction?
Why do well grown children have to
have their meat cut at table before
they can proceed to eat it? Why do
mothers insist upon having children
depend upon them for every trtfiing
service long after they are able to per-
form 1t for themselves?
Because mothers want to feel that
their children are close to them, de-
pendent upon them for happiness, safe
ty, life itself. There is reason enough
for this. From the moment child is
born his face Is turned toward the task
set before him. There Is danger in
every step and the mothers mind Is
keen to sense every danger, every trial,
every experience that faces her child.
In the early years she must keep
close to the baby every step of the way
lest he perish. But even then a wise
mother will keep reminding herself that
although this child must be protected
when necessary. he must also be fitted
for self protection. which is forever
necessary. She must know that the
child is going from her steadily and
help him to go forward in strength and
pride and nobility.
This is one of the seyerest trials Of
mothers life. Every tear the child
sheds, every hour of pain he suffers,
every disbursement, every failure,
smites her with a blistering stroke.
Twice she. suffers every pain-once for
him, again for her motherly spirit. But
in that very suffering, If she is wise,
she senses the danger of weakening her
child and holds fast to that which she
believes to be good.
The mothers day Is a succession of
struggles against the baby's desire for
risk and growth through experiment
and her own desire to keep him safe, to
keep him dependent. So she washes his
face when he could wash it himself
She hangs up his coat when he could
hang it up for himself. She buys daugh-
ter's clothes when daughter longs to buy
them herself. She decides this uues-
ton and that when the very life of her
child depends upon answering for him
self.
Nobody Is wise enough to tell a
mother what to do for child day by
day, but the experience of the race
warns lis all that dependent childhood
must not be encouraged. Strength comes
through effort and peace after battle.
Let the baby grow up. day by day, lest
he arrive at a fullness of years with
an empty place where his self ought
to be.
(ConvriQht 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17

But finally, when George had in
vestigated all the possibilities of the
place, the atmosphere began to pail on
him a bit. Even Oswald and Oscar
failed to give him a thrill, and while
he got a fair amount of fun in doing
clog dancing for the gang, he couldn't
keep up that rather strenuous form OF
exercise all the time. So gradually his
thoughts turned to extraneous matters,
SO to speak.
Now George was a natty dresser, a
bit of q Beau Brummel. He still Is for
that matter. It therefore was but
natural that his mind should veer
round to the subject of clothes. He
viewed with considerable diSfavor the
rather Soiled and shapeleSS uniform he
was wearing. 1t wasn't up to his usual
standard of immaculateneSS. The more
George pondered his sartorial short
comings, the more dissatisfied he be-
came. He wanted a new uniform. But
how to get it? He might as well ask
for q slice of the moon.
For several days Pvt. Emerson wan
dered about wearing the expression OF
Robins Thinker" The gang wondered
what he had on his chest, but they got
no satisfaction. Then one fine after
noon George came Swanking across the
hoosegow. CARRIED in q spick and span
new uniform. The gang rushed about
him.
"Hey. buddy. where'd you get them
clotheS?"
George nonchantly fiicked an imagi-
nary speck Of dust from his sleeve, and
then: -,
"Well, lads, gather round and I will
spin the yarn. You see 1t was TINS
way. It was a dark and stormy nlgnt,
and Antonio said"
Loud protests from the gang.
Can the bunk, soldier, and ten US
where you got them glad rags"
"All right" conceded George. Come
closer. buddies, for this is confidential.
I worked the old bean overtime, trying
to figure how I could get new outfit.
knew they wouldn't give me one un-
less had vermin. But while I was
milling this over I suddenly thought OF
Oswald and Oscar.
st bought Oswald and Oscar on
Buddie for 5 francs. And believe me,
it took some bargaining. I gave the
twins q home In a nice warm spot and
then went up to the G. O. and begged
to report that I needed . new OUTFIT.
Sure enough did. That's the tale,
"What happened to Oswald and
Oscar?" yelled the gang.
George brushed away q tear.
That's sad story, mates. cant
bear to- tell 1t now"
Copyright, 1929. Associated Press)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE FARE.

Pop was smoking to himself and I
sed, I almost had q fife today, pop
almost had Ute with Glasses Magee.
DO you wlint to hear about 1t? sed.
I'm always intristed In any disturb
ants in the Balkans, pop sed
Meening he did, and SEED, Well In
the ferst place Glasses called me pug
nose shrimp after called him o 4 eye
google woggle in the ferst place.
o, in other words he started 1t after
you started 1t, pop Sed, and Sed, Yes
sir. and wasent going to stand for
that, believe me, and / sed to him, o
is that SO. and he sad, Yes that's SO.
That was a direct anser to direct
question, pop sed. What happened
then? he sed, and sed, And then ]
sed to him, Hay, sed, Ii you think
I'm going to stand for any such tawk
as that, you think wrong, who do you
think am? and Glasses sed, Well no.
body's going to call me . 4 eye google
woggle and get away with It, who do
you think you are?
" to a question of identity, pop sed.
What happened then? he sed.
Then / called him dried UP prooen
and he called me a End hand water
mellon rine, sed.
All, that sounds more like action, pop
sed, and sed, Yes sir, and then he
sed, o is that so, and sad, Yes that's
so, and he sed, Well If you know so
much, mock this chip off of my shoul-
der, just go ahead and mock it of, and
sed, There amt any chip on your
shoulder, and he sed, Well what of 1t,
you wouldent dast mock it off If there
was, and ISed, o is that so, and he sed,
Yes that's so, and sed. Well go ahead
and put one on, just go ahed and put
one on. and he sed, Go and get me one
and Ill put it on all rite, and sed, I'm
not your servant am I?
And what happened then? pop sed,
and I sed, Then the fellows came
around and we got up a game Of cops
and robbers.
Good, another war cloud blown over,
pop sed. And he got behind the sport
ing page and I started to do my home
werk agenSt my will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Everyday Law Cases
Are Husbands Liable for the
Wrongs Committed By
Their Wines?
NV s,ura ErnrYNcrrT nm
NJ THE COUNSELLOR.

Mrs. John Baker was sued by Henry
Clayton, who alleged that he was
struck and seriously injured while she
was driving an automobile. In the
same suit, Clayton sued Mrs. Bakers
husband, claiming that her husband,
he was liable for the wrongs committed
by her.
Mrs. Bakers husband demurred to
Clayton's suit. He asserted that the
automobile was owned by his wife and
had been registered in her name. He
pointed out that before the State had
adopted the married woman's act he
would have admitted his liability IN
conformity with the former rule Of law
that husband was liable in damages
for the wrongs of his wife. He con-
tended, however, that the married wom-
ans act, which enlarged the property
rights of married women, had changed
the former rule.
The court agreed with Mrs. Bakers
husband and dismissed the suit as
against him, explaining:
"At the common law husband was
liable for the wrongs Of his wife. The
reason, for the rule was the legal unity
incident to the marriage relationship.
In most Jurisdictions, statutes have
been passed which expressly or Inn
pliedly abrogate or limit the common
law liability A wife, therefore, is now
alone responsible for the tortS she
commits Of her own accord"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRzCK.

tall and slim and so simply dressed in
white ensemble utterly untrimmed
that the majority Of the audience passed
her by without recognition.
Outside arrivals are complicated by
the army Of moths and daddy longlegs
that, careening with Joy in the Spring
night, ira la, fiuttered in thousands
about the great Kleig lights arrayed be-
fore the theater entrance.
Hollywood stars are afraid Of daddy
longlegs. / made that discovery watch
ing ladies who will bang their dainty
fists on the mahogany desk of any d.
rector in the colony, but who uttered the
prettiest little cries and had to be cir
cled by strong, protecting masculine
arms before running the gantlet OF
mad night insects.
A handsome young man. little the
worse for temper, dashed up to the pro-
tecting barrier of rope which hedged of
side streets for blocks on either side OF
the theater. One angry look and he
darted under the barrier.
Hey, get back there!' Hollywood
minions of the law take their premieres
seriously.
The young man squared himself de-
family.
"See here" he shouted, 1--WE got an
appointment up here, and I've been
trying half an hour to get across these
lines. It's much more important that I
get where I'm going than that these
yokels"-with a disdainful gesture to-
ward the thousands of gaping spectators
see few movie tufts arrive at an
opening"
He carried his point, while few Of
us reactionaries weakly cheered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Housewives Hands.

There is no excuse any longer for
the woman who does housework to have
hands that are course or even red
from doing the many kinds Of rough
work in caring for house. Almost
every woman now works in q kitchen
where there is no stint to hot and
cold water supply. Modern plumbing
gas or electric cook stoves, appliances
OF every kind to help her, especially
to help her keep her hands out OF the
dirtiest part of 1t, she can go through
her whole weeks routine without any
injury to the appearance Of her hands:
No need to enumerate the number OF
machines and appliances to use for all
the housekeeping. laundry work, cook
ing, etcetera, as every woman Is now
familiar with these. What wish to
call attention to Is the little things the
housewife does that can spoil her
hands for days, and all OF, them may oe
avoided easily.
A woman who has dry skin, with
nails inclined to be ridgy, should not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Ladies and Gentlemen.

This conventional way Of addressing
an audience may carry as little mean
ing as the Dear" Mr.. Smith or my
Dear. Mrs. Brown at the beginning Of
your letters. II completely sincere, 1t
might, in some instances, read "Mean
Mr.: Smith" and Mean Mrs. Brown" II
you called some people "dear" to their
faces whom you so address in letters 1t
might prove to be a shock. Such are
the ways of ladies and gentlemen.
But back of all these conventions Is
something of value. It's a fine thing In
this rough stumble world to have
preserved in a word an ideal that helps
to keep alive right standards OF be-
hayiSs. Being a gentleman enters into
the ideal of fitness in many useful ways;
it is fortunate to have current so fine
an adjective as gentle" to soften the
harsh contacts of q give-and-take
world.
There's something Of morals. there's
something Of manners, there's son1e-
thing of education, there's something
of experience, there's something OF taste
and tact, there's something of the ball
ance Of all Of these that goes into the
making of q gentleman. And in the
Gnal u1ake~up every uaGlOu, every
period, every social class evolves its own
brand. Nobody is born gentleman: he
must be made sol He may furnish good
makings for the part, or poor ones; It's
q humanizing process devised BY So
ciety for the litter expression OF the So
ciaI purpose and the finer ways OF liV-
ing.
It is psychologist correct that in
referring to good breed OF livestock
you have in mind the pedigree, and IN
referring to man as well bred, as hav-
ing good breeding. you have In mind
his rearing or bringing up. That doesn't
mean that family doesn't count In hue
man affairs, but only In that It offers
favorable or tihfavOrable material Tor
the processes of education to work upon.
The psychology Of gentleman IS Tar
from being simple product. The drst
thing to note Is that society could not
get along without this fundamental
Ideal. The code Of the law tells you
what YOU may and may not do; the
ehtrch may take hand IN the same
erocess: etlascs TIERS another or . sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Cornfake Wames.

Mix and sift one and one-half cupfuls
OF bread flour with three tablespoonfuls
Of white cornmeal, three teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, one teaspoonful of
salt and one tablespoonful of sugar
Add two cupfuls Of cornflakes rolled or
crushed until fine. Add two eggs well
beaten and four tableSpoonfuls of melt
ed shortening. Then add enough milk
to make thick batter, or about two
and one-half cupfuls. Bake in waffle
irons that are hot and well creased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
NOT PASSED
BY CENSOR
Cutie No! Cootie!
By DEWITT MACKENZIE.

Pvt. George T. Emerson. A. E. F.,
lately chief reporter on Warren G.
Harding's newspaper, the Marion
(Ohio) Star. was in durance vile some
where in France" And 1t was a long
way from the old home town.
To be more specific, George was in
the guard house at LIE Mans, town of
burning memories. A good many 9TH
er buck privates will remember lie
Mans, and maybe one or two will re-
call the hooSegow. George wasn't the
only gentleman under detention.
Pvt. Emerson had made a terrible
mistake. It couldn't be called an error
in tactics, nor yet an error in judgment.
It was due to circumstances over which
he had no control. He had unwilling
~ slugged a first lieutenant on the
Jaw. It really wasn't Georges fault.
The night was dark and he couldn't
see. Somebody disputed his right Of
way and, thinking that he was dealing
with another buck private, George
handed the challenger warm wailop
on q cold jaw.
Pvt. Emerson was an old timer. He
had done his bit. and he certainly
knew that first "looeyS'" jaws were
made to wag authoritatively, but not to
be hit. AS a matter of fact. he himself
was fresh from graduation at the off,
GERS training school at Saumur, al
though he was without commission,
the arrlistice having just been signed.
However, for his sins he drew rest
cure-and he learned about hoosegoWs
from that
This tale of the guard house really
isn't from war correspondents note
book" Emerson himself told me the
story as we sat one night in his charm
ing home in London. On the wall near
US was a reminder of his old days in
Marion picture of his former news
paper chief, the late President Harding,
autographed from the White House with
q personal message of affection.
It was only few years ago that Mr.:
Harding lent George the money to buys
his first dress suit, so the then cub re-
porter could go to thigh hat" party
in Marion. Now that reporter Is one OF
the rising figures in the advertising de-
partment of the world wide British nrTn
Of Lever Brothers, founded by the late
Lord Leverhulme.
But to get back to the hoosegow,
George took the thin grather philo-.
sophically, being of a CHEEKY turn OF
mind, albeit there certainly was lack
Of entertainment about the place. He
wandered round and got acquainted
with everybody, and he even eyinced q
certain interest in Oswald and oscar.
the two pet coolies which one OF the
men kept In bottle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Bacon Omelet.

Beat four eggs just enough to mix the
whites and yolks. Add one-fourth cup
full of milk and water, three-fourfhs
teaspoonful Of salt and a dash Of pep
per. Brown four slices of bacon, break
in pieces and add to the mixture. Turn
into hot omelet pan into which one
Cook over q slow fire. AS the mixture
cooks, lift with q spatula. This is a
creamy omelet and care should be taken
not to break the mixture while it is
cooking. Cook to q creamy consistency.
Place In slow oven until firm to the
touch, then loosen from the pan. Crease
this omelet at right angles to the handle
Of the pan and invert onto hot plat
ter. Garnish with parsley and serve
8G. once. - ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
BEAUTY OF1AlS By EDNA KENT FORBES

immerse her hands in hot, soapy water
for hours without taking some precau-
ton to protect her skin. She should
rub some oil into her hands before
hand, even use lard for it, and slip on
rubber gloves. The heat will help her
skin absorb the oil and her nails will
also be benefited. If she handles a
furnace, especially the ashes, she should
slip on pair Of canvas gloves. know
this takes little time. but 1t saves it.
too, for she will not have to worry over
her hands later. Mops with handles,
also brushes, some seif-wringing, may
be had for every sort of job and without
the need for the hands to actually con-
tact the work. Vegetables that stain
the skin may be pared under a slow
running stream Of water from the kitch-
en- spigot, and the water carries off the
juices that do the staining.
J. M. G.-The only thing you need
is to put on more weight. A girl OF S
feet 9 inches In height at 18 years
Of age should weigh from $50 to 1856
pounds-but the lesser amount would
be preferable. Even so. you are almost
10 pounds below this.
s. V. D.-When you already have a
pretty golden tint to your light hair,
you viii not improve on 1t If you try
to increase this tint by using beaches.
You will probably get an artificial
brassy shade such as peroxide bleaching
gives. Browns and green's bring out
the golden shades, so wear colors that
contrast well with your natural shade
and increase the coloring you already
have. Try It and see II you do not pre-
fer it to bleaching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Baked Potatoes.

Wash and peel the required number
Of potatoes. Cut a small hole in each
potato and place in each cavity a very
small peeled onion. Roll the potatoes
in flour, sprinkle with salt, and place
them in a well creased baking pan.
Bake in hot oven. When the potatoes
three tableSpoonfuls of shortening dis
solved in one cupful of boiling water
Bake for As minutes, or until tender.
Garnish with parsley minced fine and
sprinkle lightly with paprika.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17

feeling of real admiration for the de-
signer of such a compact piece.
A single table may be placed sc the
side of a large easy chair or two used
in combination with sofa--one at
each end. In a room which has no
writing desk, all the necessary writing
materials may be kept in one of these
tables. with plenty Of space left for
sewing, playing cards or any of the
hundred-and-one miscellaneous articles
which are so essential In the living
room.
The finish Of this table may be
walnut, mahogany, or combination
of gay colors applied in the modern
copyright, 1929