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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
AUTUMN

The alder blooms In Spring. first
flower Of all, before its leaves have
budded. But the little witch-hazel
closes the list Of all the flowers OF the
season now, blooming in late Autumn
when its leaves have dropped Alder
catkins hang out powdery gold curls
when the song sparrow begins to chant
irTepressible happiness over the earth.
The witch-hazel hears few bird songs,
threnody. The flower Of alder Is soft
and jocund catkin, akin to pussy-willow.
The witch-haZel belongs to a strange
little family, rather unlike any other,
and it has four long, narrow petals of
a sort Of greeny-gold--a color so subtle.
indeed, that we all of us frequently miss
seeing 1t altogether, though we may
motor through little copse of witch
hazel on any Maryland or Virginia hill.
One has to 60 walking in the woods to
find It, There by some little rill, softly
talking to itself, this gnarly shrub is
found in bloom-a strangely spare and
bleak little blossom, bursting forth from
the dark wood.
Few people know that witch-hazel has
a delicious odor, for the reason that in
the atmosphere in which 1t grows and
the frosty temperature Of these days
odors do not carry far and, having all
outdoors to dissipate in, are never con.
centrated. But bring spray Of witch
hazel into the house, set 1t in silver
jar and light the fires, and as the room
grows warmer its sweet aroma will I'LL
all the room. know not with what to
compare this odor, since it is absolutely
unique-that desideratum of the great
perfume experts who spend their lives
trying to find an odor no nose has ever
shifted before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05

here who haven't kept their "courtly''
attitude, notably, the butler who spilled
some soup down the backless gown OF
the highly Illuminated star, and at her
hilarious scream Of protest mopped her
OF soothingly with:
There, there! Wot's a drop or two
Of soup when ye're havin' a good timer"
Then there's that lady in the village
whose chief claim to fame, loudly voiced
by her on all social occasions, is the
fact that she was in younger days the
sweetheart OF a famous n1ultimillion.
aire.
At such times she jingles her dia.
nond manacles archly and signs for the
days when--but don't get me started
Let's talk instead about Blanche
Sweet and the roles they're giving her
IN the village as fast as she can take
them. There was the part of the night
club hostess hardly over when another
studio was crying loudly for her to play
in SHOW Girl with Alice White, and
the characterizations varied from q
night club hostess and a society leader
to movie actress. When they come
back in this hamlet they come to stay
sometimes.
zazu Pitts says Hollywood has given
her many laugh, but the big chuokle
Is her remembrance Of the first salary
she asked on coming into silent pictures.
IT just demanded $l2 a week" she
said, land you bet carried my point!"
Copyright, 1929, by North American News.
paper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
Facts About Ensemble Buying
BY MARY MARSHALL.

the separate pieces, then they will con-
tend that it is impractical for the WON.
an who cannot afford many things
They feel that the topcoat made to 60
with certain suit or dress is if1appro-
pirate to wear with anything else. But
If 1t is chosen with the same regard tn
color and material as separate coat II
really may be worn with as many sepa-
rate dresses, and has the advantage that
when worn with the suit or dress for
which 1t was expressly intended. 1t pre-
sents note of unity that cannot be
gained in any other way.
For the woman who makes some of
her own clothes, but buys something
ready-made every season, would ad-
wise buying a dress and topcoat ensern-
Die or one OF the new three-piece en-
seTnbles consisting of skirt, jacket and
topcoat. The other dresses and blouses
needed to complete the wardrobe may
then be made at home, choosing mate
rails and colors for these that har-
monize with the ensemble.
IT am making a winter confusing a
rough black coating. I want to add a
ready-shaped fur collar--either gray or
light brown. What would you suggest
Beige caracul is smart and easy To
manage.
A number of readers have written
asking for help in making over q felt
hat of the old-fashioned sort into one
of the new shape This weeks circular
gives a sketch Of smart new model
with diagram and instructions showing
how an old hat may be cut, pressed into
the new shape. If you would like q
copy. please send a stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope to Mary Marshall, care
of The Evening Star, and It will be for
warded to you.
Copyright, ls3s)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

you apply your face powder. Very little
cream is necessary, however. Apply q
little with your f1ngertips, using an up
ward. rotary movement. Then remove
the excess cream with a tissue square.
This will leave the skin smooth so that
your powder will not look rough and
flaky Use a mild skin lotion after
cleansing your face with cleansing
cream and after washing with soap and
water. LOIS LEEDS.
SeraggIy Eyebrows.
Dear Miss Leeds: % have black
hair, brown eyes and medium COM
plexion. What colors are becoming9
90 My hair is very dry, due to waving
with hot irons. 81 Hairs grow between
the inner ends of my eyebrows to make
them look as if they are joined to-
gether, which do not like. Please tell
me how to remove them. What will
make my eyebrows appear regular in
width and nicely groomed?
Answer-G) You may wear the new
Autumn shades in rust, brick reds, nut
browns, warm tans, dark red, wine, bur-
gundy, garnet, ruby, dull pinks, coral,
apricot, bronze green, English green,
dark blue trimmed with red, deep yell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
Steak With Vegetables.

Wipe a three-pound skirt steak with
a damp cloth and sprinkle lightly with
salt and pepper. Mix one cupful OF
stale bread crumbs with one small onion
chopped fine, one tablespoonful Of
chopped parsley. one teaspoonful Of
salt, half q teaspoonful of sage, four
one egg. Add enough hot water tu
moisten and stir until well mixed.
Spread this mixture over the steak and
roll the steak tightly. Tie securely with
string. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and
flour and brown in hot drippings
Place in a casserole, add one-third cup
full of boiling water, cover closely and
cook in a moderate oven for one hour.
Then surround the meat with a mixture
of small whole onions, diced carrots and
string beans that have been parboiled
for 10 minutes. Cover the dish and
continue cooking for another hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

My sister Gladdis and Harvey was at
our house for suppir yestidday, and
after suppir pop started to look at the
paper and Gladdis sed, o father, by
the way, let me see the department
store ads, there's lot of special sales
tomorrow and I wunt to reed about
them.
Go as far as you like but don't reed
them to your mother she can think up
her own expenses, pop sed. Hare you
are, heres a whole flock of them, he
sed.
And he handed Gladdis about half
OF the paper, and Harvey sed, If your
not looking at the financial page I
wouldent mind having a squint at It.
I've lost q little money in the stock
market and I'm just morbid enough to
wunt to see how much, he sed.
.: x; amuse yourself, pop sed.
Here's the whole financial section, it
duzent leeve me much, he sed.
And he started to look at what was
lett. and ma sed. o Willyum If you've
still got the womans page there. I'm
reeding the most thrilling serial
story, there's 2 whole columns Of it
every day, so If you've got 1t there Id
love to have look at it. -
=, You'd better take couple Of looks
that will make look for each collum,
pop sed. Here. it seems to be in this
section, he sed. And he handed ma
about 4 pages and I sed. Well G, pop,
how about The F'loop Family, can see
The Floop Family?
Being the best funny Of all the fun
MES, and pop sed BY all means, don't
wunt to seem to neglect anybody.
And he gave me the part with The
Floop Family in. ony leeving one page
sed, What are you reeding, Willyum?
Unkle Sids Evening Chat for Young
Foxes, pap sed.
WITCH he was. Being something sip
posed to be for children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05

One Of the more substantial business
men of this town delights, so he assures
us. in our column, and he wonders If he
can't have it just for a day to tell what
he knows about women. He has taken
measures to see to it that his wife some
how misses today's edition because
well, women don't always understand
these things.
We are quoting him, remember. with
out bothering with troublesome quotes"
or quotation marks.
Most women arrive at an age or state
of mind when they begin to doubt
whether they hold the love Of their busy
husbands.
Their husbands begin to show a
preoccupation in their business affairs
and spend more time at their Offices
and devote good deal Of their outside
time to business conferences and talks
with business associates.
It's at this stage of life that they can
not seem to remember wedding anniver-
sary or birthday dates and they often
disappoint their wives by forgetting ali
about parties and dinners.
They arrive home at 1880, some of
them, with three or four unexpected
guests and they even forget to apollo
gize for their thougtlessness in not
phoning ahead.
The wife may or may not believe
that her husbands time Is spent in
legitimate pursuits. But whether or not
she does, one fact is a fair certainty
She begins to think the way to let her
husband be keenly aware OF her pres
ence is to spend money, and spend 1t
with two free, hands.
That's one way to call themselves
to their husbands attention, and In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05

low, amber and eggshell. CD Change
your method of waving for time. Have
your hairdresser give you finger wave
in place Of the marcel wave. Use the
warm oil treatment before the shampoo.
Wash your hair with reliable liquid
shampoo, pure CASTLE soap, olive Oil
shampoo or liquid tar soap. Rinse It
thoroughly in several tepid waters. Dry
between warm towels. Be sure to mas
sage your scalp and brush your hair
regularly night and morning. Use an
oily scalp salve to massage the scalp
about twice a week. go While the very
thin, plucked eyebrow is no longer the
vogue, it is necessary to have the
scraggly hairs that mar the natural
curve Of the eyebrows removed at regu-
lar intervals. Have your hairdresser
remove the fine hairs from the bridge
of your nose with tweezers. Use small
eyebrow brush for grooming your eye
brows every day. Moisten your brush
with olive Oil, vaseline or brilliantine
and brush them from the edges so that
the hairs will meet in a graceful arch
through the center Of the rows.
LOIS LEEDS.
Constant Reader-The ideal weight
for your age and height is between l22
and 1872 pounds. and your sister should
weigh between 1875 and 135 pounds.
LOIS LEEDS.
(copyrisht 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
BRIDGE TALKS
eY MRs. jobs MUNICH. gn.

Today we take up the question Of adj
vancing your partners bid, partner
having made q suit bid. It IL much
harder to define what would be Q raise
in a suit bid than for a no trump, as
there are combinations too numerous to
mention in this talk, which are recog-
rlized as what are known as suit
raisers." propose to give you some Of
partner when he has made suit bid.
Before we begin the discussions Of
the situations which arise following a
suit bid. 1t seems pertinent to again
repeat what constitutes normal sup
port In trumps in O suit bid. Normal
support in trunps Is three small cards
Of the suit bid or ace and one small
| card, king and one small card, or the
! queen jack, and your partner expects
YOU to hold in addition to the trtlmps
one quick trick, and all advancing bids
| hinge on this. We can count IN q suit
| bid as distinguished from q no trump
q quick trick as being an ace. king
| and queen of the same suit, SINGLE
ton or q blank suit To raise your
partner in a suit bid 1t Is necessary to
have normal support in trumps plus
two quick tricks, or one OF those com
| binations which are recognized as
raise. It is usual when suit bids are
In question to speak of quick tricks or
one Of these recognized combinations
as O one raise, as distinguished from
| the quick trick count used in no trump.
| There are seven situations which
arise following a suit bid, and We will
take these up and answer as simply as
possible the question. What is the
minimum holding necessary to advance
my partners suit bid from l to 81"
The first situation which arises Is
| when dealer has bid suit bid and
there has been an intervening bid of
one no trump This bid Of one no
trump indicates to you that your part
ner must have bid on merely the mini
mum requirement, because the no
at least one definite stop in the suit
bid by your partner end strength in
other suits as well Therefore, to
raise your partner from one to two
| you must supplement his hand with
| definite strength, and you should hold
either normal support in trumps plus
two raises, or four trumps with an
honor and one raise. TO illustrate,
dealer bids one heart, second hand one
no trump and third hand holds the
following:
spades-KinE,. queen, 2.
bisnonds-8, i, s, q.
Clubs-Ace, king, z.
This hand contains normal support
in trumps, plus the needed strength to
raise partners bid Of one heart to two
hearts.
To illustrate the hand where there
are four trumps with an honor and one
raise, dealer has bid one heart, second
hand one no trump, and third hand
holds the following:
Spades
Hearts-oueen, 7, s. 8.
Diamonds, s, 5, 5.
Clubs--Ace, Z, S, 2.
The singleton, Of spades in this
hand. Is equivalent to one raise. There
fore. this hand meets with the require
ments for raise. It contains not only
the four trumps with an honor In the
trump suit, but an ace and another
raise in the singleton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
A Sermon for Today
Bread of Deceit.
BY REV. JOHN r. GUM.

Bread of deceit is sweet to man,
but afterward his mouth shall be nlleo
with gravel. Prov, KIT.
Bread of deceit" may mean either OF
two things, and perhaps means both
1t may mean any good obtained by de-
ceit or good which deceives in its pos
session. In the former meaning 1t
would apply to unjustly gotten gain. IN
the latter meaning it applies to all the
worthless gains and lying delisnts o.
life. In either case the result is the
same. When one eats the bread OF
deceit" whether in the one form or the
other, "afterward his mouth shall be
filled with gravel"
Bread of deceit is sweet to man.
In another proverb Solomon says:
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread
eaten in secret is pleasant" There l.
no use to deny that. We see all ABOUT
us men rolling in the luxury OF wealth
obtained unjustly. Others we see go
ing in for the vain treasures ana pleas.
ures Of the world. and these they rol
under their tongues as sweet norsels
But such sweetness in its very essence
is momentary, and even while oeme
masticated bread of deceit" turns into
gravel.
"Afterward." Men trying to satisfy
their hungry desires with the bread
of deceit forget that there Is an "after-
| ward" But the "afterward" 10 always
there, and in the form Of q gravel
which breaks the teeth, irritates the
gums, interferes with breathing ane
ministers no nourishment.
One says, IF could but get this O
| that, what a sweet satisfaction It woulc
| be-" But bitter consequences Away
follow in the train of sweet satistac
tions which are wrong. Nothing which
is sweet and wrong keeps Its sweetness
very long. Sweet at first but bitter q
| last is the bread Of deceit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
Straig hit Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

most cases it is an effective one.
OF course, when called to account
they give conventional reasons for their
spending. One might as we'll get some
benefit out of ones husbands slavery
They have to do something to enjoy
life. They can't be expected to stay
at home and twiddle their thumbs.
In fact, they give anything but the
true reason.
Why not? Well, q woman's vanity
and pride are two treasures she relin-
cuisines reluctantly and seldom ct all
our friend the business man sayt
that all wives of successful business
men get that way"
What does he advise? Well, in hi:
case he said his wife is level-headet
woman. She accused him Of being un-
faithful She told him she'd rather
get along on what they had than trade
| for whatever more he could make. He
admitted that pleased him, and he dis
covered what wonderful little woman
his wife is, all over again. (Will THU
help you, z. M. CD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
Getting Fat.

When it's a question of weight most
Of my readers want to get thin. Occa-
sionally, however, get a letter from
some woman who's tried desperately to
put on weight without any success.
without wishing to be discouraging, I
must always tell her that it is much
easier to get thin than to get fat. You
must remember that you can always
stop eating, or at least reduce the
amount of your food, and that by so
doing you must reduce your weight. It
is almost an automatic process. But
by increasing your diet you will very
frequently f1nd your only reward Is in
digestion.
The woman who eats much and stays
thin is often giving her stomach so
much food that it cannot handle it. 1t
passes, partly digested, through the sys-
TEN and eventually will cause her a lot
of trouble. So the first thing to do, in
my opinion, is to give the stomach a
complete rest for few days. If prac-
teal, go one entire day without food,
drinking glasses of hot water at two or
three hour intervals. The first thing
in the morning, however, drink the
juice Of two large oranges. The second
day take again the juice of two large
oranges for breakfast and at three
hour intervals drink a half glass Of
milk. The third day the juice OF two
oranges and every three hours whole
glass of milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05

the fussy, dressy, feminine clothes has
intrigued the fancy Of all Of US. We
wonder whether we can't be seductive
and alluring, too. So we choose the
clothes with rufiles, bows and other
dressmaker touches. Then we wonder
why we get tired Of our clothes so soon
and why the reflection the mirror shows
US Is so unfiattering. Dresses with too
much trimming have that homemade
look. Look at these two illustrations
and you will see what mean"
Lois obediently looked. See that first
fisure-that is youthful dress on a
youthful person. She can stand bows in
the back and on the sleeves and an I'M
relieved waistline. The older woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
Potato and Nut Pufs.

These make substantial main dish
for luncheon or supper. To prepare,
peel, boil and mash four potatoes of
medium size, add to them two table
spoonfuls of melted butter, half a tea
spoonful of salt and milk enough to
moisten well. Whip lightly and fold In
half cupful Of chopped hickory nut
meats and one well beaten egg. Make
into small cakes or balls and roll in
beaten egg and then In chopped nut
meats. Sprinkle with paprika and bake
on buttered baking sheet in a hot
oven to a delicate brown. Serve with
a garnish Of watercress dipped In
French dressing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
My Neighbor Says:

Almost any medicine stain may be
removed from linen by soaking 1t In
alcohol, rinsing with water and plac-
ing in the sunlight.
The best way to ventilate a room
Is to open a window top and bottom
or one window at the top and an
other at the opposite side of the
room at the bottom.
White flies, which so frequently
infest house plants, may be exter-
minated by immersing the top Of q
plant in solution Of water and
whale-on soap for about 10 minutes.
To clean cut steel buckles buy an
ounce or two or flour Of emery,
grade 120. Make a paste of the
emery and one tablespoonful of salad
or sweet oil, Dip a small brush into
this mixture and rub the buckles
until they are clean. Brush with
dry brush to remove the emery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
NANCY PACE
Femininity in Clothes May
Deteriorate.
Az FT0RENCE Ia GANKR.
BY FLORENCE La oANKB.

'Ycu man be sure of one thing, Lois
women are discovering curves and bulges
they never knew they possessed. not UNI
til they tried on new clothes. They
need to do some exercising, some corset
ing, some reducing In spots But with
the new fashions believe they need to
do something else" Nancy was speak
ing on one Of her favorite subjects
clothes.
1--WE have had simple, straight-line
clothes for so long that the coming OF
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Hot SlaW.

Shred very fine enough cabbage to
fill a pint measure. Rub together two
tablespoonful of butter, half q tea
spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful OF dry
mustard, two teaspoonfuls Of sugar ana
one-fourth teaspoonful Of pepper. Stir
to paste, then add half 0 cup OF thin
cream and one-fourth cup Of vinegar.
Bring to the boiling point and fold In
a well beaten egg and the cabbage.
Mix well and serve hot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Often mispronounced: Blaspheme.
Pronounce blas-fem, as in ASK" as
in me" accent last syllable
Synonyms: Base, basis. foundation,
support, ground.
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Admonition;
friendly reproof or warning. "He was
headstrong and disregarded every adj
monition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05

It has taken many seasons to break
down the notion among women that the
ensemble made and sold as such is more
expensive than separate garments
bought separately. There are still wcn-
en- who insist that while they can AFFORD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05

Some authorities do not sanction
such expressions as trees on either side
Of the road" "a vase on either side of
the mantel," etc. Either is generally
used to mean the one or the other, al.
though it also means both. There can
be no doubt as to your meanings If you
say trees on both sides" or trees on
each side," instead of trees on either
side"