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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Match Is Part
Of Decoration

It is characteristic Of the present
tendency in household decoration that
useless, meaningless ornaments have
been eliminated to great extent, but
that the useful, familiar accessories
have been made attractive. Ornaments
that do nothing but take up space on
mantelshelf, tables or bookcase tops
are less and less esteemed, tides, piano
throws and antiniacaSsars are an abom-
nation. But We do have flower vases
book ends. desk accessories and snoK-
ing perquisitss that in themselves are
quite decorative.
Even matches have taken on a pleas
ing aspect. For IN spite OF cigarette
lighters, MISUNDERSTANDING gas stoves,
electric lamps and pocket torches the
need for matches persists. We wouldn't
quite know how to get along without
them.
We are inclined to consider matches
and candles as quite old-fashioned
things, not realizing that both these
convenlences are relatively very modern.
It was only 102 years ago that the
first real matches were invented. The
birthstone" matches used in the eight
zenith century had to be dipped into
melted sulphur before they would ignite,
and there were other matches that had
to be dipped into Sulphuric acid before
flame could be obtained. These were
especially dangerous-on account of the
deadly nature of the acid used. 1t was
not until 1886 that matches were first
made in this country. Matches OF this
sort were expensive luXuries and were
regarded with some suspicion. Seventy
four years ago Swede named Lund-
Strum invented the first So-called safety
match-an invention which, simple
though it seems, was Of tremendous i'm
portance.
There have been many improvements
in the manufacture of matches since
then, and our present efforts so far as
matches are concerned seem to be TO
improve their appearance and to make
these everyday necessities more har-
monious with the surroundings in which
they are used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
House.Proud Man
Makes Good Host
Are YOU house proud?


One should not be the least bit en-
barrassed to have to answer yes to that
question because pride in ones house
is an almost essential ingredient in the
making of a good housewife or good
hostess One has to be proud OF some
thing or other and usually the woman
who is proud of her house is a more
comfortable sort of person to live with
than the woman who is proud OF ner
looks or her clothes or her Wit or her
good social position.
Some people want to have an attrac-
tive, comfortable sort of house merely
for their own immediate pleasure. But
TO the house-proud person there is al
vavs the added satisfaction Of showing
the good points off to other people ana
of seeing their pleasurable reaction.
Men as we'll as women often possess
this pride in their homes, and one can
hardly expect the marriage Of man
possessing this characteristic to a won1-
an who lacks it to be perfectly happy:
The man who possesses an element OF
house pride in his makeup usually
makes a much more willing host than
the man who lacks it. And Il be some
times bores his guests little In show
ing them the new furnace or the clever
way that he has reprinted the attic ne
will usually make amends by looking
with more than usual interest at the
guests new household equipment wnen
he visits them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Beauty School

The nail wall is on either side OF the
nail bed, and the nail groove is the
furrow which is found between the two.
The semi-lunar area, which is known
as the luna, or half moon, Is located
at the base of the nail.
Where the nail grows away from the
finger it is partially covered by the
cuticle or scarf skin, which is scientific
ally known as the eponychium. The
hyponchium, which is found directly
underneath this free edge. is an extern
sion of the epidermiS. 1t is actually
dead skin and comes off with good
manicure, II not naturally.
Beauticians say that every manicure
should be followed by a massage of the
fingers. Begin at the base and work
toward the tip, using gentle rotary
motion. This simple treatment, If
habitually done, aids to shape the fin
gers and to keep them shaped.
Not only the manicurist, but the flap
per, knows her nails. The importance
Of trim finger tips is not only a fancy
for the vain. but they are necessary to
any one who wishes to be well groomed.
An emery board, an orange stick and
a buffer are essential toilet articles for
the daily use of every well groomed girl.
Defines in the use of tisse depends
upon practice.
The knowledge of how to give and
receive a good manicure, as well as an
understanding of the difficulties that
confront q manicurist, are In themselves
separate lessons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

nevertheless, a fact that must be dealt
with wisely.
1t is useless to allow child to scream
himself hoarSe III order that he may
be taught not to be a coward. 1t is
better to ignore his excuse that he Is
afraid and center attention on chang
ing his attitude toward the dark. In
terest him with a fiashlight or tiny
bulb to burn in his room, or leave the
door slightly ajar and the curtains
raised. Make the dark pleasant and
cheerful to him again and don't talk
about his fear and he'll turn to his for
mer attitude toward darkness:
Many fears are the result or dis
agreeable experiences. If unsuspecting
Sonny is taken to the doctor and told
that it positively won't hurt to have
his cut finger stitched, he can't be
blamed next time for shrieking and
fighting frantically when he finds HIM
self inside the doctors Office. Some eX-
periences Just have to be disagreeable,
but Sonny can be prepared for them
and meet them bravely. Then. next
time. if mother promises him that 1t
won't hurt and he knows she tells the
truth. he'll go without demur or fear.
If parent is afraid Of dogs or storms
or worms it will demand a miracle OF
restraint not to afflict the child with the
same fear. Standing on high places,
riding in street cars, patting strange
dogs may all arouse fear in the child
if his initial experiences with them are
unpleasant or he is rejecting the fears
exhibited by those around him.
Children accumulate fears induced by
the parents own terror that something
will happen. Warnings and cautions
are poured into the Childs ears in the
hope that. when faced with danger, he
will be careful. You'll break your
neck!" screams the mother to the dang
ling child on the apple tree. or Don't
go in that pool. you don't know how TO
swim and you're sure to droWn!' Is suffl-
Gent in some cases to inspire the child
with fears that are universal, as well
as particular.
In many households the disciplinary
machinery is creased by threats. These
are often as absurd as they are thought
less, but with a timid child they work
and so the mother uses them more and
more until she has burdened him with
the fear that every act OF his has It's
terrifying consequence.
The timid and fearful child is the
result of unWise treatment and train
ing. His parents, his environment and
his associates are all to blame, never
the poor child who is the hapless vic
tim. It may take years of patient effort
to erase these cruel and thoughtless
mistakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01

If you could attend scientific beauty
school of the type that trains profess
sional beauticians you would learn that
fingernails respond readily to proper
care and that their beauty fades quickly
If that care Is not given.
Perfect nails are pink in color, smooth
and transparent as a pane OF glass.
Baby's nails may be kept in perfect
condition by cutting them with dull scis-
sors or clippers, but after one reaches
the advanced age Of or scissors
and clippers should be abandoned Tor
ever and a file used.
Nails should be filed to length and
shape that aids their usefulness for
sports, business or domesticity. Their
health, beauty and luster depend upon
the persistence Of their owners and
their knowledge concerning them.
The nail consists Of three definite
portions-the free edge, the body and
the nail root. Directly beneath the body
of the nail is the bed upon which it
rests. The part of the nail bed situated
little forward of the nail root Is called
the matrix. This under section is sup
piled with blood vessels and is extremely
sensitive and very important.
The matrix nourishes the nail all
during its growth and the hardening
process which changes the cells into
the true nail cells. AS long as the
inatriX Is uninjured, the new nail will
grow, even If the old one ID injured or
destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01

Where household space is limited, as
in Summer cottage, the dining room
very often is the first room sacrificed.
Then, too, the growing practice of TAX
ing meals out has caused many to give
up the maintenance of deliberately fur
niShed dining rooms, especially where
families are small or uncertain in their
dinner hours.
To meet the needs of such house.
holds, Miss Ilonka Karasz has designed
a clever dining room set of very small
proportions which is partially collap-
sible.
It consists of narrow sideboard and
serving table, side chairs and dining
table in a light yellow wood. All are
designed primarily to assume the ap-
pearance of living room as soon as the
table is folded up and put away.
From every angle the room is most
modern in conception, depending wholly
on fabric, color, wood and utter sim
plicity of design for its appeal.
Coppery tones blending into beige
predominant. These color harmonies
are first carried out in the horizontally
lined wall paper designed by Adeline de
Woo. Their soft gradations starting up
ward from the floor In deep tete de
negre melting first into red, then pink
and finally into pale yellow. They have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01

The tiny baby cringeS, starts and cries
if his ears are assailed by loud noises.
This typical reaction is called fear. The
behaviorist asserts that all other fears
are built upon this elemental founda-
ton. The numerous noises OF everyday
life, coupled accidentally with other
experiences, which might be harmless
in themselves, produce the same fear
reactions and emotions as the noise
alone. Thus, by the time the baby is
grown he is saddled with all types OF
fears.
Whether we believe this in toto de-
ponds largely upon how strongly be-
havioristic we are in our leaningS. What
interests the average parent is what
to do about babys fears now that he has
them Since noise IS such an ev1table
and increasing accompaniment of mod
ern living, how We can prevent such
overwhelming crops of learned" fears.
When we line up the early fears OF
children, We do find that noises play a
major role. Sally jumps half out OF
her skin $50 her mother says when
the doorbell or phone rings. The vac
uum cleaner sends her into Mysteries
and a booming voice or the unexpected
blast of an auto horn sets her 10
trembling like leaf.
100 much CdIlIlUJ Dt VI liltSC
fears. The child has to learn to live IN
the midst of them. They should be
tempered so as not to be too raucous;
the baby should not be forced into
their presence; but one must act as if
these do not matter until baby, by imi-
tation and a growing knowledge that
they are harmless, has learned to turn
a deaf ear TO them.
Even if baby has been used to going
to bed in a dark room. from the day OF
birth. there is usually period at about
2 wears when a child begins to de-
mand a light. Whether this is caused
by real fear, brought about by unpleas-
ant experiences, or stories concerning
the dark. or a sensitive appreciation
that there is something to fear in the
dark, or baby is reluctant to separate
himself from the family circle and
makes this an excuse for crying, 1t is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01

w YHEN women start talking
about clothes this Autumn,
. wv 1t is safe to assume that they
are either talking about the
longer skirt, the more closely
nodded silhouette or the raised waist
line.
To those whose business it is to fol-
low closely every fashion tendency as
1t comes. and to those who are familiar
with fashion developments in Paris, all
these things are old stories. In TACT,
the effort to bring them about has been
going on for so long that the surprising
thing about the whole situation Is that
the majority of women whose interest
in dress is merely a personal matter
look upon longer skirts, normal or
nearly normal waiStlines and the mold
ed silhouette as not at all new. The
fact that these women are discussing
these tendencies either favorably or
otherwise may be looked upon As indl-
cation that they are willing to accept
them.
While fashion interest has centered
on skirt lengths. waistlines-factorS IN
the achievement of more slender. tall
or silhouette than that TO which We are
accustomed-little heed or interest is
attached to necklineS, and yet. so lar
as the becomingneSS of dress is con-
cerned, the neckline is of tremendous
Importance. DreSSmakerS recently nave
been doing things to necklines that
should be taken into consideration in
planning the Autumn wardrobe:
Fortunately for most of us. there Is
no tendency to raise the neckllne along
with the Waistline and daytime dresses
for the most part have the open-neck
treatment that is generally becoming
It is only the exceptional, Speclal-type
dress that is made with high collar.
Blouses to be Worn with or without
accompanying jackets frequently show
a pleated frill of material extending
around the neck in V line and down
the front of the blouse. The frill Is
worn over the fiat collar of the jacket
and is drawn out in front, where 1t adds
the note of femininity that is essential
this season.
other necklines seen in new blouses
are the medium deep V, fairly close to
the neck at the side; shallow V neck.
round neck or one showing a shallow
u line. while for jersey and knitted
jumpers and sweaters there are shallow
V necks. quite snug at the sides: the
usual round neck. and occasionally a
shallow square. The practical advan-
tage of this is that one may surely find
a neckline that will prove becoming
without making sacrifice to smartness.
NecklineS IN one-plece dresses are just
as diverse. The general tendency is
perhaps in the direction of shallowness,
but usually with soft draplng of the
material to prevent unbecomingness.
Often this is achieved by scarf like
drapery of material and just as often
by the softening touch of lingerie at
the throat.
Becoming to the youthful face is a
very shallow, round neckline extending
only slightly below the base of the
throat A collar of lace or embroidery
may be added. Occasionally one sees
the diagonal neckline. and this. too. is
usually rather shallow and sometimes
shows the lingerie touch at one side,
but not at the other.
So long as the low-backed evening
gown remains in favor the higher front
decolletage will prevail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Etiquette for the Country

Well, at the end of an hour Sue had
fled in tears.
1t had been a frightful week. Just
why they stayed was mystery to Sue.
They were too selfish, too inconsiderate
to see that a vacation at an old farm
house far from their so-called civiliza-
ton necessarily entailed a standard of
living a bit different from that of a
city flat with maid. Furthermore, it
was Sues vacation as well as their own.
The first morning when Hilda deigned
to help Sue make the beds, she COM
mented as Sue was about to put on the
sheets. "Oh, but slept on those last
expected fresh linen each night.
A swim meant four bath towels each
daily and with laundry real problem
in the old farmhouse, it seemed an i'm
position of the rankeSt sort.
And what's the soup for tonight?"
asked Hilda. trying to be helpful in the
kitchen, and thereby indicating that, of
course, even country dinner would
cleave to standard and be soup, entree,
roast, vegetable, salad, coffee and
dessert.
Il guess I hated it all So" philoso-
phized Sue after the guests had gone.
because it all showed me up in such
bad light. II I'd had any stuff in me
I'd have figuratively told them to go
climb a nice upholstered tack and II
they didn't like country living to go
back to the city,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Save Buttons.

It is usually worth while to go over
every new ready-made garment that
comes into your house. tightening the
fastening of buttons. Moreover. II you
back the button with a little piece OF
heavy cotton material, you will help the
button from wearing out the material
where it is attached.
If you are not sure of the way your
clothes are wrung out in the laundry.
then by all means take off any large or
expensive buttons before sending gar
ment to the laundry. On childrens
clothes there are very often large pearl
buttons that have an ornamental as
we'll as a useful object to serve. These
frequently break in the washing. For
this reason 1t is well to select a different
type of frock or suit for playtime and
then to remove before washing such
buttons from the more ornate suits that
possess them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01

YOU light your house with
electricity there are times when MOTH
ing appeals to you so strongly as soft
candle light
And so. even with the most up-to date
of meat grinders and food miners, there
are times when there is nothing to take
the place of the old-time chopplng bo"l
and chopping blade.
For chopping potatoes the old-time
contrivance is always to be preferred,
and when cooked meat is to be used Tor
hash the same holds true. Raw meat
is always best done in a mechanical
chopper. When nuts or raisins are 10
be used for sandwich filling or other
wise made into pasty substance the
modern method is best, but when nut
meats or raisinS are to be used in cake
or to mix in a salad I would advise the
chopping bowl.
For cold slaw and other forms OF raw
cabbage the old methods are best. The
mechanical chopper really overdoes the
matter. Sometimes you may want cab
bage shredded rather than chopped, and
then you will find the patent shredders
most useful.
There are special devices to use in
slicing potatoes that you will find useful
when making French fried potatoes or
potato straws fried in deep fat.
The, difference between expensive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Lima Bean Soup.

Boil lima beans with a few slices
Of bacon and sliced onion until
very tender and then put through
a strainer. Add an equal quantity
of hot milk. Season we'll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
BY BETSY CALLISTER.

w WIEN you travel by motor car
A or airplane there is still
wv something to be said in favor
of going by horseback; when
rnli light Your house with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
BY MARY MARSHALL.

BY MANY MARSHALL.
w YHEN women start talking
n about clothes this Autumn,
NM 1t is safe to assume that they
are either talking about the
longer skirt the more closely
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26
ARBITRATION IS
NEXT STEP IN
I'm ALONE ROW
Canada and u. S. Unable
to Agree on Rum
Ship Sinking.
BY LYLE &. WILSON
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. April 26.-Unable
10 agree upon the Interpretation Of
he anti-liquor smuggling treaty in
existence between them, Canada and
he United States have resOrted to
arbitration and the next move today
appeared to be appointment Of rep
resentatives Of the two governments
to arbitrate the dispute over sinking
Of the Canadian rum smuggler I'm
Alone
Immediate cause of the disagree
ment was the sinking of the vessel
by the United States coast guard
200 miles off the Louisiana coast.
But momentous ramifications have
developed, Transforming the problem
INTO one of world wide significance
bearing upon the Interpretation of
international maritime law.
In the correspondence made pub
Tic Thursday by Henry L. StimsOn,
secretary Of state, the United States
unreservedly justified the coast
guard In It's action and cited the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26

Circus Sells-Floto Circus day
will shortly be in our midst, and
this holiday takes premier rank
with youngsters as well as their ED
ers.. Advance representatives have
been coming to Indianapolis for the
past two weeks making arrange
ments for the appearance here on
Tuesday, April 30 of Americas
greatest show.
Sells-FlOtO comes with new
program from the opening tOurna-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26

ment to the exciting races at the
finish. Among the costly features
are Cliff Aeros, the human can
nonball, who twice daily will defy
death by being shot two hundred
feet from huge cannon; Poodles
Hannaford, the greatest of all riding
clown and his family, the Clakon-
ians and the Flying Thrillers, noted
aerialists and Mabel Pelkey, the
girl gymnast. Among the wild
animal subjugators will be Miss
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26

the United States claimed were i'm
piled in the treaty.
The first Canadian note asked
redress" for the sinking. The
American reply countered with an
exhaustive explanation and JuStit1-
cation. suggesting arbitration if
Canada could not accept the Ameri-
can thesis.
The second Canadian note re-
fused to concur in the American
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26

rare presence of mind and discretion
which marked the guardsmen's con-
duct.
Unless the coast guard is upheld,
Stimson argued, treaty rights &C
corded the United States of stop
ping, searching and Selling rum
smuggIers within the elastic treaty
limit would become illusory.
Canada replied no such rights as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26
Circus Day Is Due Cause Elephants Are ON March

Mabel Stark; Jules Jacot and Allen
King.
Sells-Floto has earned it's title Of
Americas greatest show through
being the most progressive of any
circus. It's personnel and equip
ment is the best that money can OBJ
tain. It moves on solid steel trains,
while practically all equipment and
paraphernalia is new each season.
A vast fortune is spent during the
season in keeping the show in tip
top shape.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26

City by train Thursday for an I'M
announced destination in the United
States.
Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow, Miss
Anne's mother, and her sister Miss
Elizabeth Morrow accompanied her.
1t was learned they would go from
here to Laredo, Texas, but their ulCl-
mate destination was not known.
The date for Miss Morrow's mar
rage to Colonel Lindbergh has not
vet been announced, but it was be-
lieved it would occur in the United
States some time in June.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26
LINDYS FIANCEE
Off FOR u. S.
Leave Mexico City; Fail to
Announce Destination.

BIZ Times Special
MEXICO CITY, April 26.-Miss
Anne Morrow, fiancee of Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh, left Mexico
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26

viewpoint and accepted arbitration
as a means of determining definitely
the Interpretation of the treaty.
With this correspondence was
made public an opinion of william
v. Mitchell, encouragement, I'M
qualif1edly sustaining the coast
guards action.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26

A man Is legally of age the day
before his twenty-firSt birthday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-26

The year $500 of the Jewish era
begins at sunset on Oct. 4, 1929,