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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Everyday Psychology
BIZ DIR. JESSE W. SPROwLs.

Fat.
1.-THE fat Is in the fire" these days
in the crucible of scientific fermenta-
ton. Some day it will find for itself
a place in economies, shifting popula-
tions according to the melting points
of fats.
In the light of the most up-to-date
information on the chemistry of the
human body, people differ immensely
in the kinds of fat that surround their
tissues. The so-called chemistry of
terms of fat and what happens to it
when subjected to various temperatures.
DR.. Heilbrunn has been carrying on a
lot of experiments lately at Woods
Hole, Mass. He wanted to know why
some animals flourish in cool climates.
while others can exist only in the
tropics. The answer is this: Those that
live in the cool climates have fat
that meltS at a low temperature: those
that live IN the tropics have fat that
meltS at a high temperature.
This all sounds commonplace enough.
But the interesting fact about fats Is
that they change in chemical COMPOST
ton according to ones diet. The guam
tity of fat on ones bones is insignifi-
cant compared with its chemical COM
position.
This new chemistry of fat throws new
light on the psychology Of fat people
A famous old school grammar expressed
a popular notion as follows: who ever
heard of a fat man running a race, or
heading a riot?" This question means
nothing, because fat in the quantitative
sense means nothing.
Common observation ought to teach
any one that fat people are just as in
dustrious as the lean. There Is no
such thing as "fat man tempera-
ment" Fat men are not more jovial,
or more generous, or more lovable than
the lean. They just appear so-some-
times. Let your own observation be
your teacher Keep careful notes on the
distribution of character traits and
add them up as you would your income
and expenditures. You will change
your mind about the psychology Of
people with avoirdupois.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Gift Certificates.

Some Christmas gift certificates may
still remain over and you are doubtless
considering how to use them. The Civ
ing Of these certificates, good IN ex-
change for merchandise to the amount
stated, has become quite popular be-
cause it obviates the possibility OF use
less or unWished for gifts.
First of all, one should get into the
frame of mind that one is spending
real money, not a fortuitous slip of
paper. So many fall into the way Of
thinking now is the long looked for
chance to buy the things never felt
! could afford to possess"
Things we feel we cannot afford to
possess are almost invariably things
which we can do without.
January sales offer the diligent house.
wife ample opportunity to spend money
most advantageously. Generally, these
sales are not of articles of personal use
so much as household articles.
Here the housewife may ask herself,
If discard this yearly chance for per-
sonal shopping I may have to do with
out things all year long.
OF course nothing of the sort Is true
On the other hand, she may have more
money to spend on herself. Instead OF
buying things later in the year as they
become essential, she may buy them
now at much lower prices, and add the
savings If she likes to the money re-
served for shopping for herself"
The January white sales are, OF
course, yearly occasions which few
housewives care to miss. Every store
and every shopping center has January
sales of various natures, but generally
OF household wares and furnishings.
Save the money you would spend on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Stockings Vary With Gown and Hour
BY MARY MARSHALL.

have acquired stockings consciousness
Personally I feel convinced that We
are long, long way from really long
skirts; and the uneven skirt line and
skirt drapery only serve to emphasize
stockings rather than to conceal them
French women have for years made
more distinction between the sort Of
stockings worn at different hours of the
day and for different types OF costume
than have American women. They have
been more inclined to wear fine quality
Isle stockings for sports and street
wear than have Americans, and have
been much more inclined to reserve the
very sheer, flesh-colored silk stockings
for evening wear.
Here there is growing tendency to
vary the stockings with the gown, and
the hour Many well dressed American
women wear silk and wool stockings for
the street in cold weather and wool
stockings for sports. isle stockings Of
very good quality have been chosen by
many women for sports wear at South
ern resorts this Winter.
With brown, wine-colored, dark blue
or green kid shoes for street or after
noon wear many women do not wear
fiesh-colored stockings. They wear
transparent silks to match the color OF
the shoe or a dull, dusty shade of the
same color. With evening frocks of I'M
even skirt drapery or that dip down at
the back, 1t is often better to wear
stockings of the same tone as the frock
A charming little linen frock from
Italy served as the inspiration for this
weeks home dressmaker's help. 1t con-
tains a cross-titch Assist chicken-the
most characteristic embroidery motif of
the needlewomen of Assist, italy. If
you would like to know precisely how
to make one of these charming chickens,
useful for trimming child's frock, a
blouse or lunch cloth, please send me
a stamped, self-addressed envelope and
I will send it to you at once, without
charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
BEAUTY CHATS
Reducing Tricks.

There are various ways of keeping
| flesh down without dieting too much
though for a really stout person, dc
=, not see how messages, special baths ano
all the other up-to-date tricks for beau
trying people are going to be Of much
| value without cutting down the fooc
| ration as we'll.
There are any number of institutes
gymnasiums, schools. classes and such
| which reduce you more or less in spite
of yourself, If you have the money t
expend. Most of them are very good
too. Massage is excellent, exercise is
! vital, and it's no use scolding a woman
for having become too fat in the past
The thing is to help her work it off as
soon as possible.
You can go to one Of these places, sit
|; in a cabinet with battery Of electric
lights turned on you. lamps giving OH
the infra-red rays which are most bene-
| fetal. After a profuse perspiration, you
can either be massaged or scrubbed all
over, or both, and then rinSed off will,
cold water. You'll have perspired of
some flesh, and had more massaged out
of YOU and it's fine If you don't al
once eat it all back.
You also can be rolled with special
apparatus and you can have quite a
lot of things done to work off flesh one
way or the other. Some fat people can
not exercise either because of disease
or weakened condition owing to their
own extra weight! For these, rollers
massage, vibrating belts, all such things
are fine.
But for the woman who has little
money and less time, diet is best! And
good, hard hand massage over any spe-
cially fat part of her body. Dieting takes
no time, in fact it saves it, since 1t means
less cooking; and less time to eat. And
preferably bath times.
Hot baths, by the way, do not reduce
you.
A Constant Reader-Using cream
lust for cleansing the skin would have
no effect in fattening the face. The
only action this would have would be
to dissolve the soil in the pores, and
then you remove it. The creams sold
for cleansing have no nourishing oils
in them, and even the best formulas
for such creams are made from mineral
oil, which Is only very good lubri-
cant, making it really perfect cleans
err of the pores.
Mrs. A. GIN. 20. L.-n you use q
depilatory you coarsen the fine hairs
that at present are not noticeable. Con-
tinue to extract the coarse hairs with
tweezers whenever they grow out long
enough for you to catch hold of them
and bleach the finer growth with per-
oxide. Superf1uous hair often weaken'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
BY EDNA KENT FORBES

under such treatment until 1t ceases to
grow. II at some time you can have
the electric needle used for each sepa-
rate hair, you will be able to get rid of
these hair permanently. In the mean
time, bleach this hair. and do not do
anything to make it worse even though
you can get it off so easily.
Expression.
If by any chance you don't happen
to like your expression, you can always
change it, you know. Your features
you must keep; beyond little soften
ing of the bad points and accentuating
of good ones, there is not much you can
do. But your facial expression is your
own to make or to change.
II you look best smiling, you can quite
deliberately turn up the corners of your
mouth, not enough to go around always
with broad grin, but enough to give
the impression that you are just on the
edge of smile. If you are best serious,
you can deliberately cultivate a quiet,
steady way of looking at people, which
will make good impression for you,
and give a good impression of you. If
dllulldGlOn ID WlldU SultS yOu, YOU CdIl
cultivate false animation, and presently
you'll find certain natural animation
has become habit.
The great trouble with most girls
who ought to be pretty and are not, is
nervousness. I mean that they are
neurotic, they talk too much and too
meaninglessly, their gestures add Moth
ing to what they are saying; they'd
much better sit still and say nothing
until they've something to say really
worth listening to, and keep their hands
quiet instead of waving them foolishly
in the air. If sound as though were
scolding, don't mean to. I went to a
large restaurant where couples and
small parties of people were dining and
dancing. and the women's shrill voices,
their eternal chatter, their nervous
movements, fascinated me. For none
of them had repose, and few real ami
nation. It was all nerves and noise.
We've been raising queer generation
since the war, or since this new free
dom: we haven't got used to it yet. We
need to quiet down and soften our
tense, nervous expressions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Finger Rolls.

Bring a cupful of milk to the scald
and melt it in tablespoonful OF but
ter or substitute. Let cool, and when
lukewarm add a teaSpoonful of sugar,
half a teaspoonful of salt and one
fourth cupful of warm water in which
has been dissolved half yeast cake.
with spoon and set in a warm place
to rise for three hours. When light,
knead with the hands, working in
little more flour If necessary. Form into
an oblong roll. Cut in pieces the size
of an egg. Roll these on the bread
board into the usual shape of the finger
roll, pointed at the ends. Be sure not
to get them too large. Put side by side
in shallow pan and let rise until
doubled in size. Brush the tops with
egg beaten with tablespoonful Of milk
and bake in a hot oven for about Is
minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Wednesday, January 16.

Tomorrow should be fairly fortu.
nate day, according to astrology.
benefic aspect dominates strongly
while less forceful influences for good
are apparent.
All the signs seem to encourage eff
fort toward placing oneself favorably
for the new year. It is lucky day for
seeking employment.
Under this rule persons who hold
public responsibilities should benefit. It
is q favorable direction Of the stars for
governors, mayors and heads of bust
ness organizations.
Congress is subject to a planetary
government that seems to promise i'm
portant legislation. Woman lawmakers
have the prospect of making special
fame for themselves.
While this is held to be forbidding
aspect under which to ask favors Of
banks, it is suspicious for new business
ventures.
Both men and women who begin any
business or professional venture while
this conhguration prevails have the
promise of success.
1t is read as not an opportune time
to make acquaintance, and much bet
ter for depending on old friends where
business or pleasure is concerned.
Aviation is to benefit maryelously
through new invention that win be
exhibited before many weeks have
passed, the seers prophesy.
Women who must ask their husbands
for money should defer any financial
conferences until better aspects rule.
There is likely to be tendency toward
economy owing to the appearance of
holiday-time bills.
Rest and recreation that restore
nervous persons should be sought. Both
men and women should relax so that
they may be in first-rate health for the
remaining weeks of the Winter, which
viii be eventful for most persons.
Both the Army and Navy will be SUBJ
jects of frequent discussion, and war
ships will focus interest, owing to a
world event.
Persons whose birth date It is are
likely to encounter many changes in
the coming year. There may be dan
ger Of nursing ambitions too high to be
realized. The wise will not be hasty in
giving up certaintieS for wild hazards.
Children born on this day probably
will have marvellous opportunities Of
fered all through their lives. The SUBJ
jects Of this sign Of Capricorn generally
have much vision and imagination.
Many are enthusiastic travellers and
fond Of adventure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Straight Talks to Women About Money
MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

yourself, or save part of it, by spend
ing it on your home. You will thus
have sufficient money to spend for your
own wants when they arise. This Is
preferable to simply spending money
because you have it. If ones house.
hold is lacking in no respect. either
cash your certificate or deposit it away
in a secure place, awaiting the most
favorable time to cash it in for mer-
chandiSe for you or yours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Toys and Pets.
One mother says:

One mother says:
I feel that every child should have
pets to love and care for, but it is I'M
fair for them to have them at such a
baby age that they are cruel to the pets
and likely to be hurt by them. In this
day, when a toy kitten looks enough
like the real animal to be mistaken for
life, have chosen good limitations and
teach my little ones that it must not
be crushed or hurt. I teach them to
be gentle and loving with. toys, so that
they will be able later to really care for
and love live animal.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
My Neighbor Says:

Boiled linseed oil rubbed into
oak furniture will give it an eX-
cellent polish.
Never allow tea to steep more
than five minutes lest you spoil
the flavor and increase the
amount of tannin.
To remove paint from cotton
clothing soak the spot two or
three times with equal parts of
ammonia and turpentine, then
wash in soapsuds.
If a quantity of silver is to be
cleaned, try this method: Mix
sweet oil and whiting to a
smooth, creamy paste. Apply
with a flannel cloth. Allow it to
stand until dry. Polish first with
cotton flannel, then with chamois.
This method will not eat nor in-'
jure the silver plating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Spoon Bread.

Make in a baking dish. Put the
dish on the stove with two cupfuls of
rich, sweet milk. When the milk boils
stir into it very slowly one cupful of
sifted cornmeal, one teaspoonful of
salt and one tablespoonful of but
ter. When it has become quite thick,
stir in three eggs, one at time, beat
ing until smooth. then add one cupful
of rich, sweet milk and cook on top of
the stove for a few minutes, then place
in the oven and bake until nicely
Drowned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Veal Pot Roast.

Select piece of veal from the leg
Brown we'll in melted fat. Season with
salt and pepper and add little water
Cover closely and cook slowly for two
and one-half or three hours. When
ready to serve, have broad noodles
boiled in sailed water until tender. Lift
the veal from the kettle and add the
noodles to the liquid. Let them simmer
in this for a few minutes and serve
on the platter with the veal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Pastry Dates.

Stuff one package of pitted dates
with nuts. preferably pecans. Roll each
stuffed date in thin pastry, drop in
Roll in powdered sugar while hot. These
pastry dates make good sweet for
the salad plate served at parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15

The huge new incandescent "sun-
spot" lights stream down heart
lessly on the stars skin while the
closeup is being taken. ANY tiniest
defect viii be registered on the film,
now more highly sensitized even
than before. In consequence, of the
451 important actresses in Holly
wood, including all stars, 442 guard
the smoothness Of their skin with
Lux Toilet Soap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15

TTOW we'll the lovely girls whose beauty
i i stirs million hearts every time they
appear in closeup, know that the skin
must be kept rarely smooth!
Of the 451 important actresses in Holly
wood, including all stars, az depend on
Lux Toilet Soap to guard their skin.
The very next time you see Joan Craw-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
9 out of 10 screen stars
guard their smooth skin this ze,0y

ford or Ruth Taylor in the closeup,
notice how captivatingly smooth Lux Toilet
Soap keeps their skin.
Following the example of the stars, every
one of the great film studios has made this
soap the official soap in all dressing rooms.
IF you haven't already discovered for
yourselfju how smooth this fragrant white
soap keeps your skin, try it today.
You'll like it in your bath, too. It fathers
so generously! Remember: 9 out Of 10
screen stars use ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15

II the fashion for short skirts has
done nothing else, it has taught women
the tremendous importance of nice
stockings. And now even If long skirts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
AUNT HET
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

IT wasn't much surprised when I
seen Harrys bride. He's been talkin'
lately about the pretty ones bein' silly,
like he was tryin' to reconcile himself
to Somethin'."
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15

Sliced Bananas.
Oatmeal with Cream.
Baked Eggs.
Cornmeal Gems.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Corned Beef Hash, Diced Beets.
Hot Baking Powder Biscuits.
Washington Pie.
Tea.
DINNER.
ConSomme.
Broiled Hamburg Steak.
Brown Gravy.
flashed Drowned Potatoes.
Dreamed Caulif1ower.
Raw Carrot Salad, French Dressing.
Squash Pie, Cheese.
Coffee.
CORNMEAL GEMS.
One heaping tablespoonful sugar,
one egg. piece of butter size Of
walnut, little salt, beat thorough
ly. Add one cup milk with one
teaSpoonful (even) soda dissolved
in it, one and one-third cups
flour, half cup granulated corn
meal and two rounding teaspoon
fuls baking powder. This makes
eight gems, which are delicious.
WASHINGTON PIE.
Cake-Two cups flour after
sifted, one cup sugar, one tea
spoonful soda, two teaspooonfuls
cream tartar, little salt. Sift all
together. Break one egg in
measuring cup, fill with milk, stir
well into mixture. Now add three
tablespoonfuls melted butter.
Bake about 20 minutes.
Filling-Two cups cold coffee,
heat and add two-thirds cup
sugar, two teaspoonfuls corn
starch, two teaspconfulS cocoa,
two teaspoonfuls butter, all well
blended with little cold coffee.
Cook in double boiler until it
thickens. This makes just enough
for good filling and just thick
enough so it will not run OF when
turned over top of cake.
DREAMED CAULIFLowER.
Remove leaves, cut off stalk and
soak 80 minutes (head DOWN in
cold water to cover. Cook (nead
up) 20 minutes, or until soft, IN
boiling sailed water. Drain,
separate flowers, etc, and reheat
in one and one-haH cups white
sauce, which is made as follows:
Put two tablespoonful butter into
saucepan, stir until melted and
bubbling; add two tablespoonfuls
flour mixed with one-quarter tea
spoonful salt and few grains pep
per and stir until thoroughly
blended. Pour on gradually one
cup milk, adding about one-third
at a time. stirring until well
mixed, then beating until smooth
and glossy. Can be made more
quickly if milk is scalded, but is
not necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15

STOCKINGS TO MATCH CoLoRED
GREEN wv VINE 4A RED o. BROWN NOR or
GUN METAL FOR STREET WEAR
TWO SILK AND WOOL MESH
STOCKINGS IN BROWN AND TAN
PINHOLE Isle STOCKINGS IN
PASTEL SHADES.
did return to favor women of this gen.
Grafton would never feel well dressed
or satisfied with themselves in the
coarse, unattractive stockings that the
majority of women used to wear. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Photo by c. s. Bull. Hollywood

JOAN CRAWFORD finds this delcatey fragrant
white soap delightful both in this lovely bathroom
and in her special dressing room on location. 1t
keeps her skin in such marvellous condition.
The next time you see RUTH TAYLOR in a
closeup, notice how softly smooth LUX Toilet Soap
keeps her fair skin. This little Paramount blonde
says: ono art of makeup can deceive the closeup.
guard my skin as my most priceless possession
and know that Lux Toilet Soap treats it gently"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15

JOAN CRAWFORD, fasci-
mating Metro oldwyn-Mayer
star, meets the brilliancy Of
the new incandescent "sun.
spot" closeup lights with per.
feet Neutrality-suspicious.
her lovely face and arms and
shoulders are kept beautifully
smooth with Lux Toilet Soap.
81 have tried innumerable
French soaps but never have
had anything like Lux Toilet
Soap for keeping my skin fresh
and smooth. And studio skim
is the all-important asset for
the star who must face into
the glazing lights of the
c1ose-uD.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
Facing the cruelest
test a skin can meet
"With0mt smooth skin,
no girl can be IoveN,"
say leading directors

TT is the most precious charm
i girl can have clear velvety skin.
ALI Hollywood agrees on this, lead
ing stars and directors alike.
For there is something about lovely
skin that sends a ripple of emotion
through every heart.
And for the screen star. skin as
smooth as flower petal is a prime
necessity.
'.People open their hearts instantly
to the appealing loneliness Of exqui-
site skin,'' says Edward Sedgwick,
Metro oldwyn-Mayer director, ex-
pressing the experience of SO Holly
wood directors. ''Every star knows
how essential it is to have beautiful,
smooth skin"