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IN VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS.
Bungalow---5 rooms and bath and sun
room. large front porch. full basement, large
attic foored. steps to same; furnace heat,
garage; $4,000 terms, $500 cash, total
garage; corner lot; $4,000; cash, $4,000; bal,
s7,25o, terms e.. WATT LEE. sss Addison,
ave. Va. Husbands Phone Clar. lss.W-i. .
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

engaged wdower whom love much and
~ night he had bad about his
he though warning as
always think so? PUZZLED.
widower break
fmsy
lonely and uncared for, loveles and homeless
will
a his engagement
him. he of the laundering
telling wife No wonder wife No
house without money
an omelet without breaking
grandmother not to marry Widow DOROTHY DIX
wild parties
slipped fallen
with But
and he afraid to me- ALICE.
Answer certainly do girl
The things
1t the Things that we
who wants to be
married The girl who has never mad any
Irritation
to
always
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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Mrs. A. L. c. writes: "As usual,
mothers are interested in the problems
we have met satisfactorily as well as
those which battle us. This is a little
more about the child who has many
toys and won't play with them. My
two boys were born when was almost
40, and adoring family and friends
showered them with everything. When
the older was baby he had a large
pen into which he was placed each
morning and afternoon, some one al
ways nearby, but seemingly intent on
reading or sewing. Not even grand
mother was allowed to play with him.
He learned to play by himself by the
hour without effort.
Some toys we keep for house play
they have drawer in their dressing
room with things to use when I am
busy there. Puzzles, FASTING and cut
ting are kept for sick days, so they
don't grow old to them.
"Out of doors they have bikes wag-
ons. trucks. sand pile and slide and
they go from one to another all their
waking hours tthey are now 3 and 5
years Olu). lIley USE IileI ICyS anu
their play yard as they please, not as
we expected when the toys were given
them Their slide wasn't two days old
when they transformed 1t into a coal
chute with sand for coal. Old bricks
are great fun to haul in the trucks.
The sand pile goes everywhere in the
yard except where it belongs, but it
builds cement walks. Threshing ma
chimes are constructed from old broken
10-cent store toys; their swing is rope
ladder, etc. They get much dirtier than
other children, but they never ask what
to do next and seldom get into real mis-
chief, though plenty of the normal
Sort
Answer-One feels like shouting this
letter with its suggestions both sound
and unusual. Parents buy toys with a
certain idea in mind and then are up
set when children see something quite
different in them. If the child makes
use of that toy or apparatus in any but
the time-honored way, it is most I'M
usual parent who can let him alone.
For too often they feel impelled to rush
cut imploring the child to stop what it
is doing. Nov don't put bricks on
your chute: it will get all full of spliu-
tiers and won't be of any use to you"
Or, you'll break your wagon If you
haul so many boys in 1t and of course
you don't want to do that" Toys are
toys. They represent only what the
child sees in them. Parents would do
well to disregard the misuses to which
a child puts any toy. What his imag-
nation sees in the toy makes it val
liable to him, even though he uses the
train as a garbage wagon and the wag-
on as train. Adults should keep
out"
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Coiffures for a Full Face.

Dear Miss Leeds: % My face is al
most round, slightly oval. have long
bob dressed in fat waves. Is this be-
coming? Will you please suggest an
other way to dress it? CD I am IA
years old, 4 feet IL inches tall and
weigh 101 pounds. Is this correct?
90 I have almost black hair, hazel
eyes and dark olive complexion. What
colors are becoming? TINY.
Answer--D I think the wide, fat
waves should be becoming. Use a high
side part. Another way to dress your
hair would be to draw the middle
strand straight back from your fore
head and have it straight or very
slightly waved from side to side. Have
two deep waves on the sides, one at the
temple and the other over the ear. A
young girl Of your height could wear a
straight bob with high side part, also.
CD Yes. 90 Greens in deep bronze or
soft medium tones are becoming. You
may also wear bright reds, rust, brick
red. Argentine and Chinese red, dull
pink, coral, apricot, bright yellow with
orange tinge; orange, greenish yellow,
navy in bright and dull tones, dark
brown, warm tan, deep cream, ecru.
pongee, amber, touches of bright blue
and jade as trimming. Pink lavender
in sheer fabrics is permissible.
LOIS LEEDS.
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BRAIN TESTS

Read through the following para
graph and list the mistakes that &C.
cur in it, allowing four minutes for
the test. Many of the statements are
impossible. absurd, or at variance with
other statements.
Shortly after my arrival in England
I had an unusual experience. On the
thirtieth of February I left the house
and locked the door; then walked UP
the hill in front of the house. Climb
ing steadily upward soon arrived back
at my starting point and entered the
open door of the house. I was tired,
for 1t was late in the morning and the
Summer sun was very hot. Scarcely
had entered the house before I heard
the clock strike IL, and I knew that
the hour of midnight had arrived. A
piece of paper lay on the table. and I
knew it was the message that had been
delivered the day before. SO I tore
open the envelope and found that the
paper bore message from my old
friend George, whom I had met for
the first time less than a month age"
Errors-(1) There is no thirtieth of
February. ca Could not return to
starting point always going up hill.
60 Door was locked: open later. "a
No Summer sun in Winter. go Clock
would have struck noon. (6) The mes
sage was not in an envelope. CD
George was not an old friend, but an
acquaintance of less than a month.
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lent resting place for tired feet and
there seems to be nothing incongruous
in the idea, as the back of a large, live
turtle would be sufficiently substantial
and resistant.
There are dog, cat and duck cushion
crickets as well as huge beetles, frogs
and other familiar insects and animals.
Those in which the legs are not long
are easiest to make, or those whose
length Of leg can be deftly managed.
For instance dogs and cats when lying
down have their legs curled close to
their bodies. Ducks legs are completely
concealed only their web feet showing
beneath their squat bodies.
These picturesque crickets when de-
veloped' in leather are excellent for
libraries, living rooms with sturdy fur
nishings or for mans den or lounging
room. They are equally at home before
a large easy chair. or davenport as on
the hearth where literature places them
rather than the interior decorator.
For boudoir WHERE footstools take
on a more dainty character, butterflies
and birds are more appropriate.
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Answers to Mothers.

"Mv baby boy, z months old, weighs
II pounds and is healthy In every way
hut one-constipation. No matter what
7 give him to eat. he requires the aid
of a physic. Besides his nursing, he
gets orange Juice, farina or strained
Oatmeal a teaspoon of cod liver oil,
along with a nursing in the morning.
For lunch some kind Of vegetable
sninach. baked potato or mashed car
rot then five ounces of milk and one
of water. Later, few ounces OF prune
i,ice and some boiled water and some
times another bottle If haven't enough
milk myself. give him milk OF mag
You must stop giving him the milk
of rnapnesia. Mrs. c. would say 10
stop the physic entirely and give MIN
a little enema for two or three days.
Perhaps you can increase his diet
somewhat-add larger amount OF tne
pureed vegetables and fruits. You
should give him one bottle 1eeoing extra
each day. .. ..-
between meals.
WHY don't you take him to a baby
clinic or to a children's specialist 1or
a monthly check-up? You should 90
this.
"Dear Doctor: My 9-year-old nephew
developed blue spots all over his body
two years ago. They come and go, out
now they seem to be getting worse
He lives in a small town, ana the ooc-
tor there doesn't know what 1t is or
what to do for it. MIS-. H.:
The blue spots over his skin might
be a sign of scurvy, Mrs. L. Scurvy is
a disease which is due to incorrect diet.
CHemorrhages under the skin are symp-
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Insurance Money.

You will be interested in the ngures
gathered by large insurance company
as to the way insurance money was
spent by widows. 1t Is an inexpensive
and instructive way to learn by the
experience Of others.
One thousand widows were selected
and three-quarters of them were traced.
The $50 women so investigated had re-
ceived at their husbands deaths more
than S9,500,O00. In every case had the
widow held on to the money after SIX
years.
imagine all widows lose their substance
through wild or speculative investment,
only 80 of the total of 739 had lost their
money in that way.
Eighty widows used the money to pay
of mortgages, which makes us wonder
whether they had anything to live on
after the mortgages were paid. One
hundred and fifteen used the money TO
buy either homes or businesses.
Four hundred and sixty-six women
invested their money and 1t Is still
yielding income. The total invested
amounts to almost 80 per cent Of the
total amount received.
In los cases the money received was
being used to educate children. and 20
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Today i'm
Washington History
By DONALD A. CRAIG.

August 81, l861-The military author
tiles are much disturbed because the
newspapers in most of the Northern
cities continue to report infinitely all
movements of Federal troops from the
Northern States to the seat of war,
giving full particulars Of numbers and
equipment. Such publication is in
direct violation of the f1fty-seventh
article Of war enunciated with consid-
cradle emphasis by the Government.
The greatest offenders in this regard
are the newspapers Of New York City.
l/Among them are some Of the papers
that are loudeSt in their professions OF
patriotism. The Washington and Balti-
more newspapers discontinued the pub
LEGATION of such information as soon
as the Government order was issued,
being the first papers to set the ex-
ample.
Among the persons from the District
of Columbia now imprisoned in Rich
mond is Capt. w. c. Templeton Of
Georgetown, formerly of New Orleans.
He went into Virginia to reclaim his
son, boy of IA years, who had run
away from home and Joined the Con-
federate Army. Capt. Templeton Is
being held in charge of going within
the Confederate lines without a pass
Several large fields Of corn are being
cut down by the Federal troops on the
Virginia side of the Potomac River
near Washington. Some persons have
regarded this as wanton destruction,
but it was explained today that it is
being done for precautionary purposes.
1t has been discovered that these fields
of corn afford protection for Confed-
crates who approach the Union lines
under cover and fire on the pickets.
Within the last IL hours another
sweep has been made Of all small boats
along the shores of the Potomac River
as far down as Fort Washington. The
facilities of the Confederates for get
ting information across the river are
thus being diminished day by day.
Many persons from Southern Mary
land are having difficulty in getting
passes from the provost marshal here
to enter and leave the city. All appli-
cations, together with accompanying
recommendations, are being closely
scrutiniZed, because of the large num-
Der of Southern sympathizers in that
part of the State. One applicant for
a pass recently submitted recommended
tons from persons who certified that
they had never heard him say anything
against the Federal Government and
that they knew him to be strongly
in favor of the State" His application
was held up because the military
authorities were doubtful about the
meaning of the latter statement.
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MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

was hustled off to a Wiltshire boulevard
beauty parlor to acquire ambrosial curls.
Fate blessed him with a gorgeous sense
Of humor, so he's enjoying his movie
adventures tremendously.
The theme song isn't entirely dead
yet. In one of the popular pictures of
the moment it is introduced by convicts
singing on their way to and from labor.
Mrs. Blair Niles. author of the story.
which is laid in French Guiana. in the
penal colony, was brought out here to
confer with StudioiteS about detail for
the picture. The scenario had a gay
scene in a night club.
But there aren't any night clubs in
the locale of this story-not in this
French Guiana settlement" protested
the author.
Now, now, Mrs. Niles" said the SUI
pervisor, you just didn't happen upon
them, that's all. Tchk, tchk, there are
night clubs everywhere
Whether you believe it or not, there's
a young woman who giggles for living
in motion pictures. Her name is Yvonne
Howell, and that is the accomplishment
listed for her in casting Offices.
We've known a lot who would have
been worth their weight in gold to any
giggle-hunting director.
The opportunist of the moment Is that
chap who took advantage of the recent
Equity situation in the village to gather
a group of used cars of q good make.
He would place them in prominent
places with the placards:
lone thousand cash buys this car.
Starving actor must eat"
They went like hot cakes. although
he haA hPpn irving IN got S700 SR00
each for the same cars the months
previous.
Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance
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HOLLYWOOD. Calf, August 81
Present-tossing is quite vogue in the
village. 1t is the custom for million
dollar stars to bestow such small tokens
of esteem as platinum cigarette cases or
diamond-encrusted watches upon their
producers. The producers return the
compliment the following week, or on
opening night, or any old time at all.
You don't really need an occasion to
give a present. The Mercedes-Benz Al
Jolson gave Joseph Schenck was just a
little knick-knack given of a Summers
day. 1t is all car should be. Its
cleaning speed invites the traffic police
man and its color scheme, heavenly
glossy brown, is distinctive.
Inside it is a marvel Of luxury-a
specially woven Chinese rug for the
floor: it is upholstered in honey beige
velvet, hand embroidered in poisoning
boughs and amazing birds: the panellng
of doors and sides is pale buried maple
wood with inlays of fancy woods; the
appointments are all of red tortoise and
Just lot of big boys with plenty of
Jingle in their dime banks making
whoopee in Hollywooden way.
And speaking of Hollywooden ways,
The first thing the village did to a
Metropolitan star 1t has taken into us
talkie miGst was to order permanent
wave.
The gentle in question is famous for
his herman bearing He is swash-
buckling baritone, singing muSketeer,
devil-may-care hero who fills the ro-
nance bill to the full. He has managed
to do this in the past with his own
locks or with the aid of wigs. But the
village has notions about straightforward
boys. In the opinion OF those VINO
make movies. a simple haircomb never
made a maiden's heart beat faster. The
BOYS with the curls get the girls.
This is the reason Lawrence Ilbbett
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma took me downtown this afternoon
on account OF me needing new shoes
so bad that in about another week I
would of axually had to have them,
and then she bawt pair for herself,
ony going in one store to buy mine but
going in 6 to buy hers, and on the way
to the 4th she sed, declare I feel
positively week, don't Suppose I awt
20 go shopping while I'm on diet, at
leest in such hot weather.
Do you think ice GREEN soda would
be very bad for you, ma? sed, and
she sed, think 1t would save my life
the way feel just now, but don't tempt
me, I've been as true to my diet as
woman could possibly be and I don't
wunt to show the white feather now
that I've almost finished.
Well G WIZ, ma, why don't you get
on a waying machine and way yourself,
and If you've lost more alreddy than
your Suppose to. why then it will be
all rite, sed.
Meening ice GREEN soda, and ma
sed, Well yes, I think that would be
PERFECTLY fair. after all its the spirit
Of thing that counts, and diet is no
exception. I should be IL pounds
lighter now according to the skedule,
should way exackly 1877 pounds, she
sed.
And the next waying machine we
came to, ma got on it and put a cent
in and 1t came to 1877 pounds, ma say
ing, o shaw, o well / meen I'm glad
I'm going according to the skedule.
Maybe this waying machine runs a
little fast, ma. maybe you don't RELY
way that much. I sed, and she sed,
Well, Ill try another one just to satisfy
you. The hand did seem to move
around a little too freely, she sed.
And she got on the next one and 1t
came to 1873 pounds. ma saying, Now
that's PERFECTLY rediculiss, I Suppose
these machines ony get oiled about
once every 10 years.
And she got on another one and it
came to 1856 pounds, ma saying. Well
we've got to bleeve something in this
werld, so why shouldn't bleeve this?
After all If a person went around re-
fusing to bleeve anything but the axual
truth and ISLANDERS. life wouldent be
werth living, she sed.
And we went in the next drug store
and each had a ice GREEN soda, ma
leeving me eat half her ice GREEN just
in case the last waying machine mite
not of been rite after all.
Wich 1t proberly wasent.
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If the first railroad train had con-
tanned group of special correspond
ents. the following might have been
one of the stories:
Great crowds gathered this morning
to witness the departure of the train.
The day was clear and bright and
country folk damned the roads leading
to the scene. The train consists of what
is known as an engine and three
coaches. The vehicles resemble the
Stagecoaches familiar to the cities. On
the engine are two men, one known as
the engine driver and the other a fire.
man. A whistle is attached to the en-
CINE for the purpose, according to Off
Gals of warning cows and sheep that
may stray on the track to get out OF
the way lest they be struck and derail
the train, thus causing death or injury
to the passengers.
The mayor and other prominent
civic officials gathered to bid Godspeed
and good luck to the intrepid passen-
gers. The sponsors of the journey de-
clare that while the apparatus may at
tain speed of 10 miles an hour, the
danger has been reduced to a minimum
I'VE shall soon be off on an epochal
journey, the results of which may be
far-reaching and of great significance.
There are many doubling ThomaSes
In the huge throng. A special commit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-31

If YOU like to deal in certainties and
do not care to gamble when 1t comes to
buying clothes, then by all means plan
to have black evening dress. Black
for evening depends on no passing within
of fashion, 1t is always smart, and with
the new fabrics and the new manipula-
lions the black evening dress is espe-
cially attractive. Now that no one OBJ
iects to at least little makeup in the
evening, the question of making black
becoming is easy to solve.
Among the new materials for evening
are a number of coarse mesheS, and
these are especially good in black. They
are as light as chiffons, of course, but
less fragile. Fine black lace is also used
for some of the new black evening
dresses. but the coarse meshes are less
likely to look matronly than lace.
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Lessons in English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Words often mjsused: Do not confuse
Childish" (puerile, trifling. weak with
"childlike" resembling a child, artless,
confiding).
Often nispronounced: oceanic. Pro-
nounce o-she-an-ik, o as in no" as
in she" as in an" not o-si-an-ik
nor o-Shan-ik.
often misspelled: Anaemia or anemia.
synonyms: Obstinate. obdurate. per-
sistent, stubborn, pertinacious. 1nf1ex-
ible. headstrong, perverse, intractable.
Word study: use q word three
times and 1t is yours" Let us increase
our vocabulary by mastering one word
each day. Today's word: Involve: to
draw into ENHANCEMENT; implicste
This request will not involve any obi
cation"
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32la; waist, 261A; hips, 341a; ankle GA:
calf. 812. Are these right? t2) I have
blue eyes, medium brown hair and a
fair skin. What colors are becoming 10
me? E. M. B.
Answer-You need to gain about IS
pounds. Your bust, waist and hips
measures are good I think you must
have made mistake in measuring
ankle and calf, since the latter could
hardly be smaller than the former.
Good measurements here are 8i2 inches
for the ankle and 1872 for the calf. ~
You may wear the popular suntan
shades fig, beige. cameo, capucine,
chartreuse. Ieghorn, shell pink, peach,
coral, orchid, cream, white, flesh, dull
rose, red as trimming. cameo blue, sap
phire, navy, cadet, almond green blue
green, pale yellow, greenish yellow,
black, brown LOIS LEEDS.
Copyright, 1929
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Straight Talks to Women About Money
RY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

women had remarked and used their
money to set up home.
1t will be seen from the figures on
this representative group that the
woman and her money are not soon
parted. The modern woman is edu-
Gated to look after her money affairs,
and she is no longer the naive creature
of the hoop-skirt era.
The very fact that women have the
sagacity to invest, to pay off interest
bearing debts, to establish business en-
terprises, buy homes, and employ their
money in productive WAYS is proof that
insurance money is finding its way less
and less into the hands of INSCRIPTIONS
charlatans.