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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

August "a, 1861.-Mayor James G.
Berret of the City of Washington was
arrested about 4 o'clock this morning
by order Of the War Department for al
legged reasonable practices. He was
placed under guard on railroad train
and started for Fort Lafayette, New
York Harbor.
Great secrecy surrounded Mayor Ber-
ret's arrest. Brig. Gen. Porter, provost
marshal, sent guard to his residence
on H street at time when almost no.
body was on the streets. Only q few
persons were aware of his arrest until
after the train had left.
1t was explained today, upon inquiry,
that the Government had evidence re-
garding the activities of Mayor Berret
that made his arrest necessary in order
present military emergency.
Mayor Berret has refused to take the
oath of fealty to the Union prescribed
by the recent act Of Congress. 1t was
at first supposed that his arrest was
the immediate result of this refusal,
but subsequent developments showed
that the Government had reasons for
his arrest quite independent OF his re-
fusal to take the oath of allegiance.
According to an opinion rendered by
the Attorney General, Mayor Berret
could not sit as a member of the board
of police commissioners 50 long as he
failed to take the oath of allegiance.
He was present at a meeting Of the
board last evening and left about z
o'clock without being interfered with
by the authorities.
When the provost guard appeared be-
fore his house, just before daylight this
morning, not single person in the
neighborhood was aware of what was
going on. The mayor reached the rail-
road depot about 10 minutes to 6
o'clock. He converSed with the men who
formed his guard. who VERNE in civilian
dress, and with several friends who had
learned Of his arrest, until 1t was time
for the train to start for the North.
He put the best face possible on his
position. but 1t was quite evident to
those who saw him that his cheerful
ness was forced and that in reality he
was very much worried.
When he boarded the train he was
accompanied by two guards and an
Army officer. Just before the train left
his brother. John Berret. arrived in
much agitation. The two brothers con-
versed in a low voice for several min
utes.
It was learned today that Mayor Ber-
ret has been under close surveillance by
detective agents Of the War Department
for some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24

Cosmetics have great value In treat
ing the skin. but their use can be over
done. After q time they will clog the
pores, cause the skin to break out
because Of irritation In the sebaceous
glands. This Is especially likely 10
happen during the hot weather. There
fore, try for two weeks to put notnlng
at all on your skin, not even race
powder. Buy the very finest quality
CASTLE soap you can get; MAKE max az ,a' tbe
face, neck and chest, rinse out with
quite warm water, keep on rinsing as
YOU cool the water until in the END 1t
is quite cold. Then massage the skin
with the finger tips with quite nrm
motion for at least 10 minutes. If you
have a number of wrinkles around the
eyes you may put q little bit OF nour-
ishing cream just over the eyelidS ana
around the wrinkles but nowhere else.
Repeat this treatment in the morning.
After two weeks you can begin using
cold cream or foundation cream again.
for by this time the pores Of the skin
will be beautifully clean and the skin
firm in tone from its rest. 1t would
probably be O good thing If this treat
ment were the only one ever used Tor
our complexions, but We wear much too
artificial q type Of clothing to make a
natural, empowered complexlon look
anything but odd. Besides, this chang
ing of treatment Is like a change of air.
The woman who lives the year around
in the country feels better for a few
weeks In the city, and the city dweller
thrives from q fortnight in the coun-
try. Cosmetics should not be used all
the time.
. Mrs. A. Ran ice rub every few
days will usually keep the skin free OF
sagging muscles. An ice rub each day
win be better still. as it cannot be over
done. The general health counts also,
as a person that is Ill or run down
win show it and loose skin Is just one
Of the indications. When ice Is not
available, very cold water Is o good
substitute and this should be used al
ways as q last rinse whenever the pores
have been opened through q massage
or bathing with warm water. Egyptian
henna is best, and you can get this or
any henna at the toilet goods counters
of the department stores.
Lucille H.-If you shampoo your hair
every week it will not be too much. A
daily massage of the scalp win bring
about an Improvement IN any head OF
hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24

Doorstops can be extravagantly eX-
pensive for their mundane use or they
may be quaint and unusual without
being costly. These two groups. are
apart from the purely practical door,
stops which may be nothing more or
less than double sand bags with a space
the width Of door coming between
the two filled rectangular ends. When
in use this doorstep is slipped under
the door with one of the sand bag por-
tions protruding inconspicuously each
side of the door. Such a doorstep is
eminently practical. The other two
types named unite ornament with util-
ity. while this merely stresses the prac-
tical.
One of the most costly doorstops
have ever seen was a bronze Statuette
about Is inches high. The woman OF
classic style and choice modelling stood
erect and magnificent. Notwithstanding
her lowly position. The weight of the
bronze was sufficient to hold the door
in place even though the draft was
strong enough to slam the door with
force If not so guarded. Quite evil
IDENTIFY this rare bronze once was priced
as an ornament solely. Now it COM
bined utility with decoration. AS a
matter of fact the beauty of the Statu-
cite was as decoratively pronounced in
its place on the floor, silhouetted as
1t was against the cream white of the
door, as ever 1t was on mantelpiece.
This use of old bronze statuettes will
surely strike the lover of bronzes as
unworthy, but since bronzes are now
having a respite from their one-time
pronounced vogue, such use permits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24
Obeying the Law.

A few years since blithely drove
my car by spinney. copSe and grove;
at 80 miles an hour; and then speed
cop came along, and showed me thai
my course was wrong, in language
harsh and dour. "Oh, Is the limit Is,
and yet at 80 miles you whiz along the
public way; 1t is such bonehead skates
as YOU who fill the morgues each week
or two, who wreck and MAIN and STAY.
You are q pest" the speed cop cried;
you shouldn't be allowed to ride along
the public road: you are menace 10
all men, and you should languiSh In the
pen, for that's your right abode. Here
is a notice to appear before the beak,
who will give ear if you have some de-
Tense: but expect he'll soak you well
and land you in a prison cell. or fine
you many pence" The other day
drove my car along a pavement scanned
with tar at 80 miles an hour; speed
cop stopped me close to town and shook
his fist and called me down In Ian
guage harsh and dour.. 1.-THE proper
speed Is 40 miles. and yet you loaf in
divers styles, obstruct the right of way;
you make thousand drivers swear be-
cause you don't get anywhere, but loaf
along all day. You fathead sluggards
cause more woe than any other bunch
I know; you fill men with despair; II
you q steering wheel would WELD you
ought to hit pasture field and do your
driving there. You shouldn't be al
lowed at large; obstructing traffic is the
charge on which pinch you now; and
when before the Judge you stand hope
that jlrist will outhand all that the
laws allow" WALT MASON.
(coDyriEht, 1929
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the beautiful ornaments to remain IN
view and to be looked upon with delight
for their double purpose, that OF beauty
and service. It may be added that
such use of bronzes does not harm
them. When this metal again returns
to its one-time popularity the statuettes,
vases, ETC., now used on the floor can
be elevated to higher positions and be
no whit the worse for their having
served a term of usefulness.
Among the picturesque doorstops that
may be either expensive or cheap are
bottle dolls Tall bottles, preferably
with wide bases, filled with sand, are
topped with dolls heads and costumed
to suit the ra-;nls in which they are to
stand. Einah dolls are just the things
for summer shacks, and for home kitch-
ems or Southern dining rooms treated
with decorative simplicity. French dolls
CARRIED in silks, embrioderies and laces
make charming ladies of present-day
fashion or of historic periods well suited
to boudoirS.
These doll doorstops require to have
their frocks kept immaculate or they
lose all their fascination, and SO they
do not come under the class of mex
pensive doorstops. If one has the ma
terials among ones treasure troveS OF
old pieces, this cost can be diminished
to minimum without detracting from
the decorative charm of the ladies.
Among the quaint doorstops the NOR
tar and pestle are noteworthy. Old
jugs, earthenware jars, etc, are unique.
If they are not of themselves sufficiently
heavy to serve their new purpose they
can be filled with sand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24
Count the Cost.

It Is best to avoid emotional scenes
with the children. 1t is the part of
wisdom to avoid any crisis, any mind
against mind, any clashing of wills and
temperaments within the household.
Eyes, know Willie has violent
temper and it always rises when any
one makes fun of his hair, but he has
to get over it. All his life people will
do things that annoy him and he'd
better get used to it now. His brothers
and sisters won't do him any harm.
I'm sure Of that"
Well, I'm not so sure. Willie's hair
is his own. It was wished on him.
II he had been given a choice he would
undoubtedly have selected his hand
but some gods mother-fairy gave him
red hair straight as a poker, with a
double crown thrown in, and no part
ing. Isn't he sufficiently afflicted with
out having has burden turned against
him?" Lay off him.
Willie can't be expected to know that
this mop of his Is blessing in disguise.
That red hair usually indicates certain
sources OF strength. That two crowns
arc al VI SOulcIILlLlS SICdL
to come. He isn't up on the folklore
and the compensations Of Singularity.
All he knows about It is that his hair
is all wrong and he feels very bad
about it.
Did you ever feel very bad about
something that happened you? Some
thing that you had nothing whatever to
do with? Something that fate threw
over her shoulder at you as she passed
laughingly on her contrary way? The
evening you were giving the grand
party to impress your friend and the
unknown uncle wearing earrings walk
ed in? That's the way Willie feels
when the pets of the fairies tease him
about his stubbly, unpartable hair.
And it is good neither for Willie nor
those favored pets of fortune. 1t makes
Willie feel he is all wrong, quite out Of
It, unfit to attend the party of youth.
It makes the others feel themselves
very superior about something there is
no cause to feel uppish about. In self
defense Willie rises in wrath. The ket-
tie boilS over and everybody Is more or
less blistered. This costs too much all
round. Better avoid it.
It is more than likely that In the
long run Willie of the red and stubborn
hair, Mary Ann of the snub nose and
the set chin, will come through strong
for the same fairy that assorted their
qualities and their outward expressions.
so ordered. But the struggle leaves
scars. Temper tantrums check the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma hasent started her diet yet on &C
count of diffrent reasons, and today she
sed to pop, I've got 1t all worked out,
Willyum, I'm going to start on my 10
day diet the ferst thing Monday morn
ing. After all q diet Is q SYSTEMATIC
thing just like q bizness, and II a biz
ness man started one week on Wensday
and the next week on Friday ana So on
Just according to his own populer IAN
cy, you can imagine what delapidated
state his bizness would soon be in. So
I'm going to start my 10 day diet the
fcrst thing Monday morning, In other
words with brekfist. and then Ill feel
that I'm going according to routine and
sistem SO Ill be able to name the exact
day and date of any one Of the entire
10 days at a moments notice, she sed.
me to set the alarm clock for you so
you won't be late for the Office. mean
the dining room? he sed.
O my goodness its impossible, ma Sed.
Monday is vegetable day.
Wich? pop sed, and ma SEQ, Haven't
you herd of vegetable day? Its for the
benefit Of all the farmers in this part
Of the country. and the ideer Is for
every person to eat Z different kinds Of
vegetables on that day. and that Will
give them an impulse to become vege-
table minded. as the advertisement ex-
presses 1t. she sed.
think too many people are vegeta-
BILE minded alreddy. pop sed. A lot Of
minds have reminded me Of cabbages
lately, he sed. and ma sed, Don't be re-
diculiss. I've taken a crate tntrist in
this campaign and I've mailed out lot
Of circulers to my trends. so II I dident
eat my vegetables Monday Id feel like
a trailer.
Why don't you eat IL or 10 kinds and
put on pounds exter weight and go
down into history as patroit and
martyr? pop sed.
And he got behind the sporting page
while ma started to write down her 2
favorite vegetables and cross some out
and put others In insted.
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Reducing Exercises.

Dear Miss Leeds-Q) How can I re-
duce abdomen and thighs? 90 am
10 years old, feet 4 inches tall and
weigh las pounds. My measurements
are: Bust, IS; hips, SO; calf, 1874;
ankle, sla. Are these correct? CD
have oily skin and pimples and am very
much tanned. How can clear my
skin? MRS. z. r.
Answer-1) Regular exercise plus
moderation in eating will help reduce
these parts. While I do not recon-
mend drastic reducing diets for grow
ing girls, I do advise a wise regula-
ton of diet to avoid overindulgence
in fattening foods. Make 1t point
not to eat between meals. Do not
eat more than one kind of starchy
food at the same meal. For example,
If you eat bread, do not cat potatoes
or cornstarch pudding or cake. Eat
freely of fruits and nonstarchy vega-
tables, especially leafy ones. Here is
q reducing exercise that you may do
10 to 20 times day. Stand erect with
heels together and toes out. Bend
the knees slowly bringing the body to
a squatting position. Keep spine erect.
Rise. When you can do this exercise
easily, try TINS one. Scano erect WIN
left hand on hip and right hand rest
ing lightly on the back of chair.
Stand on the right foot, raising the
left leg out in front. Now, slowly bend
the right knee to squatting position,
keeping the left leg raised in front
without letting it touch the floor. Rise
and repeat.
90 You are over the average weight
for your age and height, but your
measurements are good except your
hips, which you may reduce by exercise.
Walk four or five miles day outdoors.
Cultivate correct posture with abdomen
contracted and chest expanded; stand
tall.
80 Wash your face with soap and
warm water both morning and eve
ming, finishing with a cold rinse or ice
rub. The ripe pirnples may be pricked
with sterilized needle after being
bathed in hot boric acid solution.
Gently press out the pus and apply
more fresh boric acid solution or other
suitable antiseptic Avoid constipation.
Take a warm cleansing hath each night
and a cold or tepid bath in the morn
ing followed by hard rundown.
Exercise outdoors for two hours a day
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what the tam O. shanter was to the
Highlanders Of Scotland. In fact, there
is close similarity between these two
primitive types of headgear.
Visitors In the Basque country of
France are interested to see how the
men Of that country wear their berets-
1t was. Of course, to begin with, worn
only by men. There Is, I be-
lieve. quite trick in adjusting the cap
in true Basque fashion. The new berets
this season are drawn back from the
forehead, showing some of the forehead,
though they should not expose the hair
at the front of the head.
If you would like to make one of
the new cloth or velvet berets which
will be very smart for sports and in
formal street wear this Autumn, please
send your stamped, self-addressed en-
velope to Mary Marshall, care Of this
paper. There Is another circular giving
dress lists with approximate prices for
the girl going away to school or college.
Please indicate which circular you
would hke-or whether you would like
both.
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more dignity. While her mother had
been hurt over the child's defiance IN
the matter of clothes selection, never
theless she could see that the change
was for the better. After her lesson
with the gray felt hat she seemed to
take better care of her clothes. both
when she was wearing them and when
they were in her room at home.
She was going away to boarding
school and was assembling her ward
robe. She had her first real suit-a tan
tweed. With this she wore sleeveless
blouses of handkerchief linen. One
blouse was of yellow linen with a double
frill down the front. Another blouse
was of sheer biege lawn with three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24
Banana Desserts.

Do not throw away the crumbs left
from oatmeal cookies or herinits They
will help in making a good dessert.
Whip some cream and fold the crumbs
FL it until a stiff mixture is formed.
Then chop some bananas or other fruit
and fold into the mixture Heap this
mixture in dessert dishes and put a
spoonful of whipped cream on top Of
each serving. This makes delicious
add to the taste.
A banana-nut dessert can be made
by mixing six ripe bananas that
have been riced and beaten with an egg
beater with two teaspoonfuls of sugar,
one cupful of thick whipped cream,
half cupful of nuts chopped fine and
two teaspoonfuls of lemon juice. Pile
into sherbet cups and let stand in the
refrigerator for one hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, August "a
Aileen Pringle Is the last of the movie
ties to be slated for an interesting come
back. The beauteous and sultry bru-
nette who flashed into the world OF
silent Aims via some of the high tenn
perature Elinor Glyn stories is no more.
The girl William LIE Baron has sal
vaged from the producers discard is
now blonde. She has been on the legiti-
mate stage while other ladies of panto-
mime were moaning over the advent OF
talkies. Her we'll modulated voice and
cultured infection will be capitalized,
and a lot of people who love the old
time players of silent dramas will well
come her back, although they may not
recognize her instantly.
AS the cynic says, That's the way
we are in movieland-here today and
blonde tomorrow"
Max Schneling, German heavy
weight champion, visiting cinemaland,
had only one requeSt-that he might
meet Clara Bow.
Ernst Lubitsch did the honors, and
Clara added another scalp to the long
listed, headed at present by Harry Rich
man. Clara Bow will be kept in the
mors that her day was done, so far as
Jesse Lasky was concerned.
Mr.. Lasky, however, denies that he is
planning production Of "Zaza" in
talk, with the buoyant Bow in the title
role. Clara'S ventures in talk will not
be such as to pit her against past per-
formances of Leslie Carter. Florence
Roberts and Geraldine Farrar.
Her casting has kept her well within
the medium controlled by her vocal
range. In this her producers are wise.
With an entire movie world gone Brit
iSh, with carefully clipped speech and
broad "a's," some good, rasping Anglo
Saxon may please the dear public.
It will sound familiar. at that. We
don't hear SO many broad ''a's" in daily
contacts, certainly not in the village,
anyway.
As movies follow the latest whimsy
of the mode, it is especially interesting
to note the type of riding costume ap-
pearing in films and along the bridilc
paths of the colony.
The old stiff formality of black has
completely disappeared. In its stead
are the cool, trim lines and easy grace
of the informal habit in soft tars and
browns.
Bob Armstrong; tan whipcord
breeches and light tweed coat in several
tones of tan and brown are superb in
their tailoring and superlative in their
smartness. His ripe brown boots accen-
tuate the harmony. The shirt he wore
the other day was beige, and the tie was
red and brown striped silk. OF course,
his cap was made of the same material
as his coat. No self-respecting movieite
would be seen with any other arrange
ment.
Movie girls who are the perfect man
nequins for riding toys because of their
slenderness 60 in for Jodphurs. Their
shoes are brown and few shades
darker than the tightly-fitted breeches
Of ankle length. Often they wear no
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NANCY PACE
Crown.up Clothes Make
Claire Dignified.
BY FLORENCE la GANKE.

Claire Lacey had been hoyden from
the day of her BIRTH She squirmed
and yelled and made faces five minutes
after she was born. Her childhood had
been no girly-girly affair. If there was
a tree to be climbed, Claire was the
first one up. If there was hole to be
dug, Claire was the dirtiest and grub
best digger.
But things were changing. With the
advent of her teens she seemed to get
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OUR CHILDREN By Angelo patri

harmonious growth of the nervous sys-
TEN and are not good for mental at
titudes. Family battles set memories
and these in turn set wrong mental
attitudes, which bear bitter fruit in
their season.
When the children struggle against
each other count the costs to them end
If they seem to promise to be too costly,
pour little OF! on their troubled sea.
Soothe the storm. It is better so.
(Copyright 1927
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Lessons in English
By W. L. GORDON.

Words aften misused: Do not say,
"She possesses so many admirable fe-
male traits" Say feminine traits"
Often mispronounced: Gondolier.
Pronounce gon-do- ler. first o as in "on."
second o as In mo-" as In he; &C
cent last syllable.
Often misspelled: Respiration; pir,
not per.
Synonyms: Marriage, matrlmony,
wedding, wedlock.
Word study: use a word three times
and 1t Is yours" Let us increase our yo-
cabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Sycophant; a para
site, flatterer. especially of great men.
THE sycophants Of the rich were
there"