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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Home Candy-Making Perfection

the majority of home made candies
may be made.
The materials without which you
cannot make candies Of any sort is
sugar. This may be graduated sugar,
confectioner's sugar or maple sugar
or 1t may be in the form Of maple
strip or corn strip CT n, classes. Butter,
chocolate. cream, fiavo ing extracts.
nuts, dried fruits, su"h as raisins,
prunes. figs and dates and popcorn are
also useful in making variety OF
homemade candies.
Occasionally you will need eggs,
honey, gelatine, vinegar, cornstarch,
but these are things you usually have
in the kitchen.
Glucose Is useful in making candy
as it prevents granulation Of the sugar
but the amateur candy maker can use
cream of tartar for this purpose some
what more conveniently.
Very often the only difference be-
tween candies made with the simple
ingredients and tools that are almost
always found in the kitchen and those
made with the addition of less usual
materials by means of special equip
ment Is one of appearance. Typical
homemade candy never looks so smooth
and uniform as that made by experts
or professionals. Moreover. it does not
keep its form so well and Is not so
satisfactory when you come to pack 1t
or send 1t away.
tcopyright, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
BY ALLENE SUMNER.

The four years struggle In the bosom
Of the Blake family was finished. Ber-
tine was through college.
No one but her mother knew what the
struggle had been. How she blanched
every time Berthe came home to an
nounce that the new purple class sweat
ers would be 90; that the class rings
and stationery had been ordered; that
the sorority banquet would cost each
member $40, or to call the bookstore
for new set Of text books.
The struggle was especially fierce be-
cause Mr.. Blake was not the least bit
interested. The girl next door had let
well enough alone with two years Of high
school and was making as much as $40
. week in a beauty parlor.
Why, his own boss girl didn't expect
TO 60 to college. Folks in their position
had no business sending girl through
college. If she wanted to do it from her
household allowance, she could, but
there'd be nothing coming from him.
She" had not only done 1t from her
household allowance, but she had made
other college girls dresses, catered at
college parties, repainted college sorority
rooms, sold homemade jellieS and jams,
and now Berthe was finished. What
was more, Bertlne had q job. Just about
the best Job of any girl in her class.
She was to make $3.50 q month.
And the best part of it is" Berthe
told her. mother, practically all of IL
will be clear because can live at home
ana you can make my dresses, and in
just q year or SO I'll have enough either
to 60 on and get my masters degree or
travel and study In Europe a year OF
So"
It's 50 much easier to start a fhins
than end 1t, you see, and Berthe just
assumes that her mother will 90 on
making and remodeling her clothes, do
ing her dry cleaning, everything and
anything to save an honest penny.
Now Mother Blake had rather as
sumed that things would be different
She would be freed the day Berthe got
her sheepskin. She had thought Berthe
would be earning money. Berthe would
make life little gayer for her mother
There would be pretty dresses again
hats at least once q season, an occa.
sional matinee with Berthe, the movies
and luncheons.
Unconsciously Mrs. Blake was likenine
her future to that Of the neighbor whose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
TINUE TO BE POPULAR

serie, If, indeed, the color combination
did not have its origin in lingerie.
In the new dresses one sees soft
shades of brown with lingerie touches
Of the lighter shades of pink and flesh
with lingerie the garment is made OF
crepe de chine, georgette, chiffon or
ninon Of flesh, pink, peach or tea rose.
or chocolate brown. One rarely sees
white or even light ecru lace on lin
gerie of pink or flesh tone. though pure
white lace is effectively used on some
Of the new lingerie Of very pale green.
. Slips and combination garments are
made to At very precisely without, Of
course, suggestion OF actual tight
ness. Sometimes the front OF the slip
or chenise Is made with q shaped strip
of lace across the front. with closing
in the center Of the low-cut back, the
upper edge Of which Is run with mar
row elastic tape to secure q perfect mt.
The fastening may be made by means
of very small buttons and buttonholes
or by snappers. Sometimes this closing
is under one arm.
There are various sorts of wearable
and attractive combination garments
including drawers and bodice portions
which are often worn without slips. The
so-called dance set consisting Of draw
ers-always very Shorthand o bandeau
remains in favor, however, but there Is
a tendency to make the bandeau wider
so wide in many cases as to meet
the upper edge Of the yoke Of the
drawers.
Flesh color. tea rose. blush pink, are
the three most usual shades in the
new lingerie and the most usual trim
ming is dark beige or chocolate colored
Alencon lace.
Sunburn shades are also favored in
the new sheer lingerie, and to some
extent the very faint cream tone known
as eggshell. For wear under blue
dresses. which are locked upon as prob
ably to be very much worn this Au-
tumn, there are new things of various
shades of blue. A greenish blue
which is light shade Of turquoise
is spoken of as smarter at the present
time than Lido blue, which was so
much favored a short time ago.
An especially charming lingerie set
recently sent from Paris was made en-
tirely from chiffon in four shades,
ranging from a chocolate brown to a
faint beige. The nightgown was made
so that the chocolate tone formed
a sort of yoke with a lighter shade of
brown just below it-then a section of
darker beige with the lower part of the
skirt light shade of beige. These
cleverly devised pieces were put together
with sort of cording which proved to
be merely rather heavy roll of the
materials at the line of juncture.
There are new nightgowns made Of
large rose-hgured chiffons in dark
tones.
(Copyrisht, 1s2s)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON.

IT hope your practicing won't annoy
Mrs: olmstead, Mildred" said her
mother.
Mildred's father threw his napkin on
the table and pushed back his chair.
You 60 right along and practice.
Drudy." He looked at his watch. IT'S
Z o'clock"
"Daytimes better for things like
practicing," he went on when the little
girl was out of earshot. What was
the matter today"
"Well-you see, yesterday Mrs. Ohm
stead told me how much the neighbor-
hood noises bother her. She com
planned terribly about Dick Carver's
violin and Ted McCrums saxophone.
She didn't mention our piano, but
knew she meant it all the time. She
said she was going away today to spend
the week end, so that's why had
Mildred wait till tonight. But she
didn't 60 after all"
As the practicing began the Smiths
heard the OlmStead windows come
down violently.
Two weeks later Mildreds father
asked. well, Drudy, got your new piece
The girl looked at her mother APP
It made her stop lessons, John"
why on earth? I thought she was
getting on like O house on fire?"
Yes, she was. But Mrs. Ohm
ooh. look. Mother. Daddy" Mildred
exclaimed. Look out Of the window
at the cute little dog on Mrs. Ohm
stead's lawn! It's Just q baby. I'm
going right over"
The next minute her parents, set
Ting themselves on the front porch,
heard Mrs. Olnstead's crisp voice tell
ing the little girl that 1t wasn't good
for baby dogs to be handled and please
to put him down. Also, would she
mind not letting her dress touch the
flowers. and perhaps she'd better stand
on ths walk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

From the moment the baby enters his
second year the mother puts on her
worrying clothes. She knows that he
will cut double teeth and the dreaded
stomach and eye" teeth from the
fourteenth to the twentieth month, and
the conjunction Of hot weather and
teething, spells trouble to her.
We are not one of those who assert
that teething ailments are exaggerated.
but we do feel that they can be consider
ably lessened and made harmless II
the signs and symptoms Of the dis
turbance. Even slight illnesses can be
aggravated by heat, and so the mother
has some foundation for her uneasiness.
The imminence Of teething and the
certainty that the baby will cut teeth
during the hot months is no excuse at
all for starving him or keeping him on
an inadequate diet. From the third or
fourth month of his life his diet should
be gradually strengthened and increased,
and at nine months he should be
weaned df not soonerl all In prepare
ton for the day when he will cut teeth.
Babies develop teeth months before
they are born. but the actual cutting
is matter of only a few days, or a
week at the most. and 1t is during this
period when the teeth are coming
through the gums that baby Is apt to
show signs of his distress. A tendency
to loose movements; perhaps to conSti-
patton because Of his inability to eat as
much as usual; some slight fever and
an absence Of appetite are the usual
symptoms at this time. Provided that
up to the time when he exhibited these
temporary symptoms the baby has been
fed properly (and this means fruit juices
cod liver oil in Winter, cereals, vegeta-
bles and cows milk, undiluted after the
first Year,. these symptoms should
merely warn the mother that 1t would
be advisable to "cut down" on the diet
for the time being.
It Is the underfed baby, the one who
has had only milk up to the time tooth
appears, or who has been breast rec
beyond the limit of nine months. who i
going to suffer most severely at teethine
time, just as he is the baby who vii
react more violently to any ailmen'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

Before "the kids" came home from
college for this Summer PA and Ma. "
as "the kids" impudently termed their
worthy parents, were all agog with
plans.
MA" redecorated Geraldine's room,
enameling chairs and dresser and desk
herself, and stenciling gay yellow
peoples on, the cool green.blue paint:
She rufied the perky little glazed
chintgy curtains, installed new oou-
ming little electric kitchenet behind
a chintg screen, mindful that these
modern girls" liked getting away from
the old folks and that Gerry" en-
PERTAINING her schoolmates, might like
10 serve breakfast In her own room.
"Pa" decided that Bob would want
some amusement at home this Summer.
and fitted up the attic with pool
table as he had threatened to do Tor
years. He also kept. his eye on a
certain automobile downtown ana Ge-
cided that there was mo reason why
the boy shouldn't have his own car
this Summer"
But the scurry and hustle In the
Green family has been stopped by wires
and letters from their progeny.
Gerry" wrote: IF you two old
dears don't mind. I'll 60 home with
Helen right after commencement.
She's having the whole gang up 70
their camp for most of the Summer,
and since it's SO hot down home there's
no point in coming for just week
or so before going on to HelenS.
And a very excited wire from Bob
asking for funds was followed with q
letter explaining that he and Jim. his
roommate, were all set to do 0 Richard
Halliburton this Summer. They were
starting on q fruit boat the day after
school was out. so long, old things,
till Fall" Bob ended his missive.
Much parental philosophy has been
engendered over the yellow and green
room 3nd the new pool table. But only
occasionally Is the philosophy bitter and
freighted with the traditional parental
remarks to the effect that "you love and
raise your children, sacrifice and slave,
only to lose them"
MAS" philosophy. especially, IL
sound. She says something to this
effect: -
AFTER all, parents learn, just as does
every one else, that as soon as children
become adults they chart their own
lives. II they instinctively find place
in it for their oarents. well and good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Don't Talk Much
About Your Diet

The man or woman on q diet may
feel q little embarrassment in carrying
out the instructions of his dietary when
dining or lunching away from home.
But you can manage to keep your diet
very strictly and still give no occasion
for undue attention.
There are many persons who do not
eat the regular sort of bread. They
must have some special sort, possess
ing none Of the Objectionable ingredi-
ents Of regular bread. Sometimes
person Of this description will 60 to
dinner taking q package Of his special
bread with him. Now, don't you think
this Is foolish? Any one might get
through Q meal without any bread at
all, and this would attract no attention.
The considerate hostess does not at
tract attention to her guests by COM
menting on their failure TO eat any par
ticular dish in the menu. II q guest
appears not to wish any one dish, no
comment should be made It Is incon-
siderate to say, II am very sorry you
do not care for mushrooms; Dear me,
! wish ia known" etc:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Upset Vacation Plans

II they don't. parents should be ready
for it-have enough In their own lives
to 60 on with, anyway, and not be
shocked or Frustrated by the inevita-
BILE"
Every one learns when making q
Lord or Lady Bountiful gesture for
some one else that 1t is generally predi-
Gated on that some one else's life as it
once was. and not rs 1t Is planned for
the future.
Aunt Betty" had lived for just Niece
Betty and Nephew Dick for years. In
childhood days the youngsters had
longed nightly for log cabin up the
river. And last Summer Aunt Betty
was able to buy it. She planned the
long Summer with the two kids joyfully.
But Dick had arranged to motor West
with q high school chum, and Betty
wanted to stay In town and take violin
and French.
so I'll have to learn to use 1t alone, -"
said Aunt Betty"
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which attacks him. 1t is his physical
condition and his faulty nutrition that
is to blame and only incidentally his
teething.
If mothers could be convinced of this
they would not be SO eager to heed the
advice of dismal croakers whose own
experiences should prove that their
methods were open to critism. When
such q well-meaning advisor says: NOW
you keep the baby on the breast the
second Summer, because he'll be teeth
ing and breast milk Is Safest" we wish
every young mother had the knowledge
and courage to say: But II I continue
to nurse the baby during the second
Summer and deny him proper food, that
is exactly the reason why he would have
trouble cutting his teeth"
When baby fretfully pushes his milk
away, when he turns up his nose at
cereals and cries and whines for no APP
parent reason, that warning should be
on him, coaxing and wheeling him TO
eat. Instead, offer him only water to
drink and take all food away. Keep
him quiet Rub his gums with Ice wa
ter. Give him food at regular inter-
walls, but dilute the milk and offer
smaller amounts and let his own appe-
title dictate how much he wants. Even
If this condition persists for several days
be cautious In the amounts given the
child to eat and wait until he drains his
cup eagerly and "gobbles" his food be-
fore Offering more.
The prevalence Of convulsicns at
teething time may be attributed In
many cases to the mothers failure to
heed these natural warnings. She stuffs
the child whether he will or no, and
offers q load to his crippled digestion
which it balks at carrying. Then his
fever rises and II he happens to be Q
child of nervous temperament the result
may be spasn1. =,
There Is no reason why teeth should
be cut to an accompaniment of diarrhea
or spasms or any serious illness II the
mother will take note Of unusual symp-
toms and realize that they are indica-
lions of disturbance, and that for the
time being she must fall In line and fol-
low the childs own obvious ordinations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
The Beauty School

to the health of the body's two or three
million sweat glands as food is to the
stomach.
The best time to take q warm bath
Is before retiring and at least two
hours after eating, since the bath re-
duces the amount of blood supplied to
the digestive system. II the bath is
taken too soon after eating, 1t has q
depressing effect.
The skin should be rubbed until
thoroughly dry, and it is better to rub
from the head down. although fric-
ton rub like the following is excellent
upon arising:
Take a rough towel or long-handled
bath brush and begin by rubbing the
lower extremities first. Make all your
strokes upward from the feet toward
the heart. After the lower part Of
the body has been thoroughly stroked.
rub downward toward the heart.
The back may be rubbed straight
across. Always follow q friction rub
with brisk massage of the whole body
with your hands.
If, by any chance, your skin becomes
irritated after this treatment. anoint
the body with olive oil or dust it with
boric or talcum powder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Attractive Game
For Housewives

When good housewives get together
they will find It amusing to play some
pencil and paper games to test the ac-
curacy of their memory concerning
matters Of cookery and housewifery.
- To begin with, you may pass PEN
ellis and papers and ask each one pres
emit to draw from memory o sketch
of her own kitchen range. The less ac-
tual skill women have as artists, the
more amusing the sketches will be, and
the fact that some good cooks actually
cannot remember the details for the
sketches always proves diverting.
Then ask each one present TO write
from memory Q recipe for mince pies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
BY MARY MARSHALL.

THE three most noteworthy ten
denotes in dress fashions at the
present time are greater length.
a definite fare below the hips
and a definite molding Of the
bodice. The new lingerie In most In
stances is as brief as ever. There Is
some tendency toward flare below the
hips in step-ins, slips and nightgowns,
but this Is never at all exaggerated.
The more definite molding of the bodice
Is, however, most pronounced in all
the better sort Of lingerie. Slips, chem
ises and various sorts Of combination
garments are made to fit with great
precision and often they are fastened
up the back or under one arm SO as to
eliminate any unnecessary fullness.
French women have always been
more particular about the flt of their
undertakings, sand there has for many
years been more Of tendency to buy
ready-made lingerie and to wear 1t
With the present fashion for more
closely hitting dresses Americans will
have to follow the example Of French
women. and the loosely fitting, baggy,
badly adjusted undertakings will before
long prove entirely unsatisfactory.
Only q very few American women
have their lingerie made to order, but
1t is not q dificult proposition to have
reaoy-made things fitted and altered to
suit the figure, and often this altera-
ton can be done at home without much
trouble. Still 1t is trouble that we
must be willing to take II We want
to have our new dresses fit as they
were designed to At.
Sketching of the new lingerie fail
70 give an adequate impression Of them
1T is not even enough to see the new
niRhtgowns and undertakings. One
must actually wear them, to appreciate
their lovely sheerneSS and SoftneSS, their
smooth yet easy adjustment and their
freedom from bunchiness or wrinkling.
Lingerie, like dresses and accessories,
is nowadays definitely divided between
things that are designed for Sportswear
and the daintier. less substantial things
that are intended for more formal wear.
With lingerie the line Is very definitely
drawn, though the sports things must
fit with as much precision as those of
the other sort. The use of cotton
materials for sports undertakings has
passed through the experimental stage,
and while there is very little demand
for finer lingerie made from fine linens
and cottons, sports things made from
heavier cottons-ginghan1s. dimities,
calicoes. etc.-are in high favor.
There has been much talk of the
combination of browns with light flesh
color or light tones Of pink for dresses
this Autumn. And this color fashion
is definitely reflected in the new lin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
BY BETTY CALLISTER.

IT. HERE are all sorts OF tools and
paraphernalia that can be
bought to simplify and assure
i good results in making candy
ut home A thermometer for
testing the temperature OF sugar Sirups
. saccharometer to gauge the specific
gravity of sugar mixtures. q marble
slab on which to pour caramel and
other candy mixtures for cooling, sugar
scraperS, spatulas. dipping forks, cara
mel cutters, molds for various sorts OF
sugar pastes, a sheet Of polished tin to
use when dipping chocolates, q starch
tray, rubber mats to use when molding
fondant, nougat frames, and candy
hooks to use when making pulled candy
these things are all included In list
of what the candy maker may find use
full and some of these things are so very
inexpensive that 1t Is worth while to
have them even If you are going to
make candy in o small way. In any
fairly well equipped kitchen, however,
it is possible to flnd makeshifts that
may be used in place of the regular
equipment, without very great tncon-
venience.
There azO various rather unusual in
gradients that you will need in making
the more elaborate sorts OF candy, such
as cocoa butter, gum arabic, glucose,
and so forth. But from the materials
found in any kitchen almost any tim
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or some other rather complicated dish
that calls for q number Of different
ingredients.
A list of words of foods and food
dishes may be passed around and each
player asked to give a short definition.
The list may include:
Irish stew, which IS q matter OF fact.
may be made from lamb or beef, with
potatoes and other vegetables included.
Kedgeree, which Is q dish of rice and
seasonings usually including leftover
fish or chopped leftover meat.
Sally Lunn.
Lady Baltimore cake.
Boston cream pie.
Mock duck.
Chow-chow.
Timbales.
SuccotaSh.
Waldorf salad.
Delm0nico potatoes.
Bavarian cream.
Any standard cookery book will sug-
gest the names Of various dishes that
may be listed and may be taken as the
authority in passing on the answers
given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Other Folks Children

Her voice was lost as Mr. Olnnstead
turned on the radio. Me and Leande-
Love to Meander" hurtled into space
through the living room window.
night for his mamma. He developed
shrill, nnaddening zap that kept up
for hours at q time.
Many of you know the intolerant
couple who will put up with any an
noyance on earth but other peoples
children. Yet the world has to 60 on.
What are you going to do with your
children? You can't march them into
o mountain like the Pied Piper and
close the gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

BOTH THE CREPE SATIN AND
LACE SLIP AT THE LEFT AND
THE NILE GREEN CHIFFON MI.
LANESE COMBINATION SET DIS.
PLAY THE SHAPED SUNTAN
BACK. CREPE DE CHINE SHORT
BOOMERS AND BRASSIERE CON.
TINUE TO BE POPULAR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

Mrs. A. Eastman Of Shefneld, Eng
land, has just given birth to triplets.
three years after she had presented her
husband with their farst set Of tr'plsts.
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collected the shells with your own fair
hands.
Large, heavy shells make most useful
and attractive ramekin dishes to use
for baked scalloped fish Of various
sorts. You may buy shells of this sort
Of uniform size for this purpose or bet
ter still collect them yourself. The same
sort of large shells make attractive and
practical ashtrays. A collection of
shells of various sizes may be used for
scoops for salt, sugar, coffee, etc., In the
cottage by the sea or lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

.HE three most noteworthy ten
denotes in dress fashions at the
present time are greater length,
4 a definite fare below the hips