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The Washington times., 1929-03-23
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

An old rubber hot water bottle
filled with bran makes a splendid
kneeler for use when scrubbing
floors.
Window cleaning can be simpli'
fled by smearing the glass with a
wet rag dipped in whitening. AL
low to dry before polishing.
A few drops Of ammonia added
to the water when washing pantry
shelves will help to keep ants
away.
IL you use an oil stove. add q
teaspoonful of vinegar to the oil
This will make it last longer and
burn more brightly.
If you have an old-tashioned
dealtopped kitchen table try ap-
plying two coats of flat white
paint and, when dry, two coats of
good white enamel. Before paint
ing, sandpaper the surface well.
Wooden dressers and draining
boards can receive similar treat
ment, as we'll as the fronts of cup
boards and the edges Of shelves.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23

Nowadays humorists assure us
young men have no intentions
save to amuse themselves. Or II
they have An intention, 1t is to
remain unmarried. This theory
Is Entertaining but inaccurate.
4 had no intentions when
fell in love-" insisted a happily
married man | know. II simply
didn't stop to think" And he
smiled teasingly at his wife. But
happen to remember that he
was as tense and serious in his
eagerness to win his girl" as is
the writer of this note:
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Some time ago 1 wrote you.
At that time my chum and I
loved the same girl. Neither Of
us told hel our love, because we
did not wish to hurt each others
feelings. I asked you whether l
should give the girl up to my
friend.
You replied that there was no
reason why We;- should not all
three remain good friends. but
when it came to serious love, the
girl was the one to decide be-
tween us and we should lose or
win in a spirit Of sportsmanship.
Il thought your advice good
. and declared my love. She, in
return, said she was too young
to marry or go with anyone
steadily. I love this girl.
II am not in a hurry to marry,
but I am afraid If [ let things
go as they are I'll lose her.
am willing to do anything under
the sun. no matter how hard it
may be, to win her. Is there
anything l can do? The girl is
1S. ] am 81.
LOOKING FOR LOVE"
For the benefit OF Looking for
Love-" and other young. men who
have written, ] shall offer a few
suggestions. See whether you
agree with them, girls.
Waiting and uncertainty are
hard. Yet may it not be we'll that
you have to wait for a while?
Even young man who has made
up his mind may we'll pause be-
fore proposing marriage. to make
sure that after all the girl he has
chosen is the girl for him and he
Is the man for her.
More men have been made by
marrying the right kind of wife.
and more unmade by welding the
wrong kind. than by anything
else.
Marry someone about your age.
Marry a girl who is healthy-able
to do her share. Do not marry r.
woman to reform her. Marriage
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SOciability of Children

and they will go where there is
most to interest them. You can't
entice them over and keep them
peacefully and iOyOusly playing
with your Mary or Johnnie unless
there is something TO DO at your
house.
This does not necessarily entail
a great outlay Of money for ex-
pensive toys. Blocks are, think,
the happiest OF community toys.
Every activity a child has seen
can be duplicated on the floor with
large blocks. Several children will
build houses barns, circus rings,
using toy animals and small dolls
as performers. They will use paste
board boxes which are usually
thrown away for nucleus of a
fleet of trucks. or carts, or doll
beds. or tables.
Dolls and small furniture which
can be used in playing house" are
always popular, especially when
other dolls are brought to visit.
For out .of-door play large rub
ber balls are always welcome. A
trunkful of old clothes will keep a
group OIL CHIIuESH DuSy "t tbc
porch or yard or in the playroom
for a whole morning or afternoon,
playing "dress-up."
Some old spoons and clean sand,
old boxes and dishes will be speed
lily utilized in the yard by your
child and his friends.
Encourage your child to enter.
tain little friends. He will have to
he with people in work and play
more or less all OF his life. Teach
him how to enjoy it, how to do
it graciously.
Also. teach him to be self-suffi-
cient enough 80 that he can de-
wise ways and means of amusing
himself when he Is alone. In
this way you are mOlding a well
balanced person. who will be pop.
ular enough to have many friends
and enjoy them, vet who will not
count a quiet evening alone a
tragedy.
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Modern Influence

The skirt is simple and straight
with grouped plaits at left side
front, in an interesting all.day
dress of sheer wooden in lovely
wood-violet tones. A shaped yoke
secures that smooth flat hipline
so important in the mode. The
bodice reveals modern trend with
pointed inset at front with smart
button trim. The collar OF com
Portable neckline is OF silk pique
in harmonizing shade which ap-
pears again in turn.back flared
cuffs. Style No. S047 is designed
in sizes 16, 1S, 20 years. 36. 3S, 40
and AZ inches bust. and is made
with 2% yards OF 4O-inch ma
terial with u ward OF S6.inch
contrasting in the 36-inch size.
Acquamarine blue wool jersey
with faille silk crepe, a gay
printed silk crepe in modern
istic pattern In orange-red color
ing with plain crepe, beige crepe
de chine with orange, and navy
blue cantOn-faille creDe win
chartreuse green are strikingly
smart combinations. Pattern price
is cents in stamps or coin
wrapped carefully. The new book
OF Fifth Avenue fashions shows
the most attractive styles for
spring and summer wear. Send
is cents for your copy.
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has never proved a success as a
reformatory.
Choose a CHEEKY young woman
with common sense and humor. If
you long for children and home
keeping wife, and the girl who
fascinates you hates housekeeping
and children, how can you nope to
be happy with her?
often at 20 young man is
head.oVer-heels in love with the
prettiest flapper and best dancer
he knows. Let him wait. By the
time he has saved enough to start
a home he may have changed en-
tirely regarding the kind of girl
he wishes as q life partner. Don't
marry on impulse.
II YOU are sure-quite sure-that
your girl measures up to require
ments, establish a fine friend
ship and comradeship, postponing
love for the moment. While love
has-and should have-its thrilling
moments. you and she, III you
marry, will Csce 365 days yearly
OF -cOmpanionship And sensible
friendship Is needed to make a
success Of those days.
we all thought it was simply
a. good. friendship" explained the
friend of a young couple who re-
Gently announced their engage
ment-a very brilliant engage
ment! And their marriage will
prove one of good friendsh1p-plus
affection.
Accept the companionship OF
the girl you love in the measure
she grants it to you while. you try
to win ber love.
Not all girls have the same
taste, which is lucky, else all
might fall in love with the same
man. But in general gentleDess
wins! Gentleness does not mean
lack of power. Girls admire and
love, not caveman, but one
strong enough to- have emotional
control and he worthy of trust.
Not so long ago a girl tore an
enga cement ring from her finger.
vowed she would not marry the
man who had placed it there. and
fled from him in an airplane.
DlQ S1H uOpG II" "SNAu
her across the continent? The
chances are she did. For that Is
what happened. and today that
girl is contentedly married to the
man from whom she fled. A girl
feels it is mans privilege 10
dominate A situation and she likes
to know the man to whom she
gives her heart is strong enough
to beat barriers and surmount all
obstacles.
So do not hesite to take q firm
stan for what you know is right.
Do not spend money and time
that you cannot afford to spend
on The Girl. She will love you
more for your firmness. At the
same time, should you and she
quarrel, if you are in the wrong.
say so directly to her, for that
is manly.
If you hope to hold girls
love you must appeal pleasantly
TO her imagination. This means
neat, modish dress, but not fop-
pishness Or the reeking smell OF
shaving lotions. Immaculate
soap-and. water cleanliness never
offends.
Be yourself and permit her to
be natural. Don't expect her to
be popped up every instant.
IF she sits out a dance or rides
for mile without speaking,
don't ask her anxiousIy, whats
the matter?' You and she are
good comrades only to the extent
you enjoy these relaxed, restful
moments Of silence.
Marriage is much more com
plete than bachelorhood and spin
sterhood. So win and marry the
girl you love as soon as you and
she are mentally grown up and
fitted to shoulder the responsible
tiles of that happiest of all unions,
hoIv matrimony.
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ADVENTURES
OF RITZY
ROSALIE

Rosalie, being an "air-minded'
young person, has decided to learn
to pilot an airplane. She's on
hand for the occasion in a bright
blue leather flying suit with black
boots. She will soon find that
learning to fly a plane is a little
different from learning to drive an
automobile il she takes the M.
merous tests that determine "air.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
CLEAN WAX
FLOWERS

Wax flowers are not an inn
practical form Of decora ton, as
they are often thought to he,
says the March American Home.
They can stand 100 degrees of
temperature. and can be easily
cleaned by dipping them in tepid
water in which soap flakes have
been dissolved. This same method
of cleaning may be used with the
shell. crystal. glass, tin. and
silver flowers. but of course not
with those made of cloth or those
whose petals have been glued to-
gether. like the homemade seal
ing wax and pa per forms.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23

mother appreciates the importance
of this period, the importance OF
helping a child to adjust himself
socially. l believe. too. that every
intelligent mother would rather
have the noise and upset Of few
children in her home and yard
than to have her child continually
want to go somewhere else to play.
Children will be active and busy,
The Washington times., 1929-03-23

worthiness." She might not be so
enthusiastic over the idea If she
were required 10 wear the ua-
becoming brown jumpers known
before the advent of bright colored
leather suits with buttons or
upper fastenings. And leather
boots that protect against mos.
uuitoes should she get as far as
the tropics.
Copyright. 1929. King Features
Syndicate, InC.)
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
Sumner WeNes
Will Sail Soon
For SantO Domingo

Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Welles
will leave for New York on Tues-
day and will sail the following
day with former Vice President
Dawes for Santo Domingo.
General Dawes has been asked
by the government OF the Do
minican Republic to aid in
strengthening out the finances of
the country. And Mfr. Welles will
serve as aid to General Dawes.
Mr.. Welles is well-informed on
conditions in Santo Domingo.
where he served for some time
as American High Commissioner.
Before that he had been on duty
in the State Department az chief
of the division of 'Iat1n-Amertcan
Affairs. In addition to knowledge
of conditions in that part OF the
world. Mr.. Welles also has a sym
pathetic attitude with Latin.
American problems.
During the last presidential
Campaign Mr.. .Welles made 80
desses in support Of the Denan-
cratic nominee. former Governor
Alfred E. Smith. y
..-.i Tea Today
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William
w. Kimball are entertaining1at
tea this afternoon. Receiving
with them is Mrs Spencer Gordon.
Presiding, at the tea table will be
Mrs. Thomas f. Bayard. ir., wife
of former Senator Bayard. and
Mrs. McCeney Werlich. The lat
ter has recently arrived from Eu-
rope to spend some time with her
mother. Mrs. Robert Hinckley.
&N#
Clarence Aspinwall and his
daughter, Mrs. Aspinwall Allan.
will entertain at dinner this eve
ming at. the Chevy Chase Club in
compliment to DIR. and Mrs. Ed
ward Streeter, of Boston, and Mr..
and Mrs. Rollins Browne, of New
York, who are spending the week
end in the homo of Mr.. Aspinwau
and his daughter.
%&
Daniel Thew Wright. IT,, son
Of Judge and Mrs. Daniel Thew
Wright, Of the wardman Pal&
Botel. will sail in May fof
Europe He will pass soms time
in London an% Paris.
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NEWS OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
Society Circus at Fort Meyer |
Lures NOtabLes; Parties at the Post
General and Mrs. Sum-
neral Luncheon Hosts
Before Matinee

Fort Myer is the gayest
spot in this vicinity today,
with all manner Of festivi-
ties centering about the
Society Circus in the riding
hall this afternoon and eve
ming, which boasts many
"headliners" from society's
younger set.
Festivities
The Chief Justice and Mrs.
Taft were the ranking guests
at a luncheon given by General
Charles P. Summerall, Chief of
Staff, United States Army, and
Mrs. Summerall, in their quar-
ters at Fort Myer, the company
going afterward to the matinee
performance of the circus.
Others in the company were
Representative and Mrs. An
drew J. Montague and the
Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley.
Following the matinee there
will be a tea dance in the
headquarters building and
dance will be held there this
evening after the second show.
Between performances tn e
bachelor officers of the post
will entertain the members of
the cast at dinner in the Bache-
lor Officers Club. ..
Greatest Show on Earth
The great riding hall has been
transformed for the nonce into
circus ring. Bair:raising riding
by cavalry troopers are to be
varied by all manner of circus
stunts, but the features which
have done most to fill the boxes
and the galleries are those events
in which some of Washington s
prettiest girls 3no are taking part.
Tandem riding by is fair eques-
triennes is featured with the group
performing this difficult feat
including Miss Ellis Bostrom.
Countess Cornell Szechenyi, Miss
Marian Jardine, Miss Caroline
Roebling. Miss Elsie Tuckerman n
and a dozen others. There will
be mounted quadrille. a study in
black and white, with dozen
smartly habited girls and as many
dashing young cavalry officers
taking part. Hunt teams in scar
let coats will participate. And
one of the most coIorful events
will be childrens ride. the
Youngsters dressed as medieval
pages and mounted on enormous
black chargers.
The Secretary of War is a box
holder, but will not be able to be
present himself as he is out of
town. Others who have boxes are
the Minister of Hungary and
Countess Szechenyi. the Minister
of Greece and Nine. SimopOulos,
members Of the commission of in
ouiry OF Bolivia and Paraguay,
Senator and Mrs. Francis E.
Warren, Assistant Secretary of
War and Mrs. F. rrubee Dawson,
former Senator and Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth. jr., Mrs. Cary T.
GraysOn, Mrs. Alban 3. Butler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, ir.,
Mrs. NeWboId Moves. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Mrs.
Keith Merrill. and many more.
including a whole grist of Army
big-Wigs, headed by General and
Mrs. Summerau.
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Timely Topics

Plans have been submitted for
a giant bridge to connect Spain
and Africa over the Strait Of Glib.
raltar. 1t would be built on sub.
merged but rigidly anchored floats.
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Queer DOings

Nationwide celebrations were
observed in Russia on the eleventh
anniversary OF the formation of
the Red army.
China's homegrown opium iS
eight or nine times aa great as the
combined opium production Of the
rest Of the world.
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Wit and Wisdom
Marks Breakfast
OF Pen Women

Nine. Ellnor Gym paln q mSn
compliment to the Italian Am
bassador yesterday when she de.
scribed him as the only diplomat
who went through the Paris
peace conference with his sense Ot
humor intact. Both were speak.
ers at the last Of the League Of
American Pen Women's series Of
Celebrity Breakfasts, held at the
Willard.
Wit and Wisdom
Mobile Giacomo de MARITIME,
ItsIy's envoy, disclaimed any in
tention of making a speech, but
showed evidence in his brief greet
ing of having his sense Of humor
still with him. And, in introduc.
ing Nine GIyn, Mrs. Clarence NJ.
Busch, president of the league,
was at her witty best. She pre-
sented the handsome, red-halred
writer as one "who had written
many novels, both with and with
out the time limit; who had given
to that indefinite quality, which
everybody seeks to define. the
name of the indefinite article;
who had, indeed, given the world
TT and vet retained enough TO
intrigue and charm the world.
Power
Nine. GIyn talked about her
effort to stress in each Of her
novels some ideal that might
contribute to the bettermenr of
mankind and touched upon the
power of American women.
Other speakers on this meet
the-author" program of Ihe
league were Miss D. Quincy
Smith, Washingtonian-Mrs.
Kate speake Penney, of Alabama
who writes the flavor. OF the
South into her stories and from
whose tongue the speech of the
South comes trippingly, and Mrs.
Marie Tello Phillips, of Pitts
burgh, who read some of her
own verses on such diverse sub
iects as the great Milan Ca
thedral, Pittsburgh and the poln-
settia.
Congresswomen
Ruth Bryan Owen is a Pen
Woman, but her chief claim to
fame lust now is that she il
Congresswoman. Consequently the
theme of her thoughtful and stir.
ring talk was the new place IN
the nation of woman-Whose
place in the home and in the
community has been defined. She
told of having recently read the
minutes of the first woman's
club organized in this country.
of having discovered that the
subject for discussion was rs 1t
better to be good than beauti-
ful?" and of finding that one Of
the members, who was scheduled
to read a poem, had tainted be
fore the ordeal. Mrs. Owen COM
plimented the club woman OF to-
day on the progress she has
made since then. She admitted
the need of warships to protect
our coast-the national defense
note had somehow been rung
in on this literary medley--but
stressed more enthusiastically the
need of peace ships-citizenship
and craftsmanship.
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The Minister OF Uruguay and
Nine. VareIa will entertain at
dinner this evening in honor Of
the Uruguayan delegate, Gen.
Guillermo Ruprecht, and other
members of the commission on
conciliation between Paraguay and
Bolivia,
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White House Guests

The President and Mrs. Hoover
had as luncheon guests today
former Gov. A. N. Fuller of
Massachusetts. Mrs. Fuller and
their son, who are on their way
home from Florida. Hugh Gibson,
United States Ambassador to Bel
gium. is a guest at the White
House and will remain until Mon
day.
The Minister of the Irish Free
State and Mrs. Michael Mac.
White head the list of guests at
the dinner to be given this eve
ming by the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Kellogg at the May
flower, where the latter are stay
ing until they sail the end of the
month for Europe. There will
be 20 in the company.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
Roller Skating Grows
More Popular; Rink
Parties" To Continue

Skating is "in" again-to stay.
The series of roller skating carni-
vals at the Auditorium, held on
Friday nights through March has
been so successful that the pro-
moter,. Mrs. Richard Henry Lynn,
has decided to carry on every FRI
day night until further notice"
The subscribers will be much the
same group as has taken part in
this first adventure in reVlving
graceful and popular sport.
Hereafter there - will be no
carnival features-iust an op-
portunity for the younger group to
get together for skating to the
music of an excellent band. But
somehow the skaters will manage
to make a carnival out of eacn
event-to Judge from the jollity
of the last official Carnival
held last evening.
Sports Clothes
Watching the skaters roll by
last night, the gay sports frocks OF
the girls gave Kaleidoscope
effect of color; and many of them
had taken off their hats to bind
bright -colored bandanas around
their hair. There were some
variations from the norm in
dressing. for while one pretty
maid had on quaint little frock
Of sprigged calico or percale.
another was in full evening
dress-black satin. with hanging
panels. and scarlet slippers Sports
clothes. however, were emphati-
cally the thing.
Among the skaters were the
young daughter of the Minister
OF Austria and Nine. ProchD'E.
Miss Loranda Prochnik. cutting
pigeon wings with Walter r.
Tuckerman and his daughter.
Miss Laura Tuckerman. while
Mrs. Tuckerman looked on from
the sidelines.
One noticed three pretty Humes
Eliza beth, Jeanette and Mary
Mrs. Mark Reid Yates. Miss Lalla
Lynn, Miss Lila LaGarde, Miss
Betty Kennedy, Miss Helen Min.
nigerOde, Miss Elizabeth Dunlop.
Miss Katherine Davis, Miss Mary
Selden, Jeffries Chewing. DR..
Randolph Boggs and Allan Walker.
In the gallery were some of the
group of women. who, with Mrs.
Lynn. sponsored the carnivaIs,
and also Mr.. and Mrs. Watson
Freeman Clark, Mrs. Lee Hol-
combe, Miss Brown. Mrs. William
Laird Dunlop and the Rev. Meade
Bolton MacBryde.
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The tea which Donna Antoni-
eta de Martino. wife of the
Italian Amba ssador. was to have
given on Thursday, March %,
has been postponed until Satur-
day, March 80. at the same hour.
y Il
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
HesitGncy of SuitOr May Mean
Common Sense, Not Lack of
+, PURPOSE or Real Interest
RE his intentions serious ;"
By Beatrice Fairfax
In Authority on Probe ms Of Love and Marrisg

x A RE his intentions serious?"
q This question sure to arise, a few decades
4 ago, if a man attentive to girl More often
than her parents asked him outright What are your
intentions?''
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Holiday

The Hon. William Lyon Mac
kenzie King, prime minister of
Canada. with a party of prom
inent Canadian officials, is en-
route to Old Point Comfort, Va,
and will pass the Easter holidays
at the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Hotel. In the party are Sir
Henry Thornton, chairman and
president of the Canadian Ma
tional Railways. and Lady Thorn.
ton; r. A. c. Henry, minister of
railways and canals for the Do
minion of Canada, and Mrs.
Henry. with their three children;
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles De-
lavan Wetmore, Of New York.
The party will reach Old Point
Comfort on Monday.
Henry Morganthau. for m n
United States ambassador to Tur-
key. and Mrs. Morganthau will
also be at the Chamberlain over
Easter.
Miss Elise Alexander. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Alex
ander, will entertain at dinner
this evening and later take her
guests to the society circus at
Fort MyeT-
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander will
have as their guest for an in,
definite period. the latte"'s
brother. Piauett Mitchell. who will
arrive today from Detroit.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
In TOpsy-TurUy Land

Dogs allowed Free while cats chained np IN
this land trousers
and men skirts: while children numbers instead of
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
Detects Escaping Gas

small electrical instrument inches seven
inches high WILL claimed detect OF only IA per
cent Of inspection chamber ad automatically
warn the telephone exchange.