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must Be on her toes, mentally and
physically, if she is to retain her IN
dividuality among the assembled
women. each one ~radiating her
share Of beauty and allure.
Each detail of dress must be
carefully planned and carried out.
All the niceties Of the toilette must
be remembered and fulfilled lest
some carelessly forgotten ritual
arise to shame you or mar the en-
semble of beauty you want 70
create.
Of first Importance il the ne
cessity Of wearing a frock that
lends itself to dancing. Some eve
ming dresses don't, and "a girl must
bear in mind that dance frocks
have special requirements First,
they must be fitted so that they
allow for raising the arms without
spelling the general lines Of the
dress and figure. Care must be
taken To find out where hiplines
20 when the arms are raised .
some Of them slip up SO that they
make an untidy line across the
small of the back. Necklines fire.
quently bulge when the arms are
raised and hemlines do all sorts Of
crazy and beauty destroying things
under similar circumstances. Al
these points must be considered be-
fore final selections in dance
frocks are made
The use Of deodoYants and per
spiration retarders in essential fol-
the average evening dress does not
permit one to use shields. There
| fore a reliable and Trustworthy
! preparation must be used so thai
daintiness Is assured.
A bit Of busting powder should
be patted over the feet after the
bath and q little more put in the
slippers TO prevent the feet from
perspiripg and swelling.
And don't forget that dance slip.
pers should be large enough TO &C
commodate the feet comfortably
Tight dance slippers soon pincf
and no matter how bravely yoI
try TO ignore the burning pain
your smile will soon become
strained if your feet hurt.
Then, too. tight slippers won
mislead anyone into believing YOU
feet are smaller than they are be-
cause the foot that won't 90 int
the shoe usually bulges out ovel
the sides making an ugly line tina
is a dead give away!
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Whats the Story Behind This Tapestry?

gay and too rosy.
II does not fade into the back
ground as tapestries should, but
persists in standing out always
by itself no matter how crowded
the room Is with beautiful or
with ugly things.
1t reminds me Of q friend I
have-she is well enough when
you are alone with her, but
when other people arrive she will
not make "a part of the company.
but always stands out as IL you
and she were quite alone to-
gether, or a. II she were saying:
"Get rid of these people.
they're nothing to you. l am
the one you LIKE can tell you
many interesting things and L
know you so well. Get these
people away and let us laugh at
them together just you and l."
My friend is very intelligent,
she Il brilliant and she II hand
some in a hard sort of way but
Il uOu ike NGE very
well. She makes me think of
cold statues i'm a chilled garden
or Of that mountain in Switzer-
land which is never a part of the
rest Of the mountains. but al
ways reckoning you to leave the
rest of the world and climb that
peak-but if you do
Yes, I shall take down the rose
tapestry from the wall Of the
upper room i'm the house / know
II wonder IL by any chance II
could have belonged once to one
OF those dark secret Medicis-
with their still hatreds and their
treacherous loves?
I'll give it to the fortune
teller. She'll know all about IL
or she'll think she does. and that
sometimes amounts to the same
thing-doesn't it?
CcDyrishL la2s. Nswspapg Feature esrviea Tn
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she had lost IL she couldn't imagine.
she had laid 10 carefully on the win-
dow-sill before going to sleep. In the
morning IL was gone lt looked as
if 40 had been blown away III was
light enough for that 10 happen.
Now what could she do2 Here is
was morning already. Her mistress
would wake up at any moment
Then she would 70 to school. wear
ing her overcoat. How strange her
shadow would appear wearing MOTH
ing but a little house dressl
The other shadow-children advised
her 20 run orr 10 the spiders at once
She did. begging them TO make a.
duplicate OF her mistress ~overcoatu'
The spiders were willing but they
said, "we must see the coat first in
order To he able 20 make one just
like it." So one on them followed rar
into her mistress room. where the
coat was kept
On the way they visited the cellar.
which was fun of shadows NM
whole chunks or them. The spider
cut off a piece big enough 10 make
the coat Then. Gin reaching the
room. the spider quickly cut II 70
Vans shape. following the r~eal-cuat
as "a pattern. In "a few moments. it
was done uor II "a made shadow
fashion. that is 10 say, quite flat)
and Yam found II 20 cit perfectly
THANK you. she said 20 this
spider iii don't know what X should
have done without YOU. I'm very.
very grateful. And lin sure NV
mistress is. co. She wouldn't want
TO see me without a coat"
Scarcely had the words left her
mouth. when IN walked Vans
mistress. Spying he spider, she
uttered a scream of terror and fled
from the room.
Hmm. 4 don't think your mistress
is as grateful as you say" the spider
remarked. takin- a hasty departure.
But Yam had her coat
CcryrishI 1879. NsEsDapsr Feature Service. e..
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The Stars Say
For Saturday, December %.
BY CENEvIEvE KEMBLE-

- ALAAADLG~
A DAY OF conflicting planetary
~ operations point 60 q lively
degree Of pleasure with some
peril TO profit and serious interests.
There is q sign OF q sudden change.
OF probable employment and environ
ment, coming as d reward Wf all.
gent and faithful service; neverthe-
less there are some angles 70 re-
newed contracts and agreements
which call for much circumsPection
and p~recaution, since there NAV be
loopholes for misunderstanding and
fraud Personal matters are under
the greatest assurace Of pleasure and
profitable associations.
Those whose birthday II Is are con.
fronted by a year OF exceeding good
fortune and happiness, with prob.
ably radical change in residence or
employment This IN recognition for
faithful service; but they should
watch every loophole for misunder.
standing and sublety in new agree.
ments- Personal affairs thrive and
point to unusually felicitous condi-
tons. "A child born on this day viii
have many talents, graces and &C.
complishments assuring II a more
than mediocre career. Its personal
relations may be happy and pros.
porous. but in business subtlety A
foreseen,
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drew William hastily past her, no;
stopping until we were in the library
with the door closed upon US. From
the living room door / had heard
my mother-in-law's voice intoninE
Richard In her most august tones,
and knew that my hapless husband
would have his work cut out for
him. But ] also knew the desperate
need Of quick reinsurance TO the
trembling boy for whom j Just had
pushed forward a chair.
Convincing william.
For q sudden rush OF memory had
brought TO me the meaning OF VIII.
Jams brain storm. Again / saw the
terrified faces OF Mary and her
brothers when upon the occasion OF
Elizabeth Harrison's only visit to the
farmhouse, Dicky's sister bade her
little daughter come with her for "a
talk" Upon the surface IL had
seemed an eminently reasonable
command. but my mother-in-law
added TO my arnazement at the chill.
dren'a patent terror when she for
babe Mary to go. and informed her
daughter that II there was any
more OF this" she was going Il
talk to William" The threat was
evidently a potent one, for Mrs.
Harrison IT one rescinded her com.
mand.-but cut short her visit TO the
secret relief OF all OF
AT first / had been completely be.
wildered by the incident. for Mrs
Harrison frequently had announced
her belief in the theory that chill
dren should never be punished, but
GhnfYIA Wnrk nraF ehA4r Arwn 4~AHr5A
uahty. This theory she carried out
as Tar as any annoyances 70 thu
rest OF the family were concerned
but l had noticed vaguely that her
own comfort n belongings were
never disturbed by her children.
i never had been certain OF the
explanation. but from my mother.in
laws shamed half-confidence and ms
own observation I had guessed thai
Elizabeth Harrison was cursed with
a love or cruelty which had brought
her perilously near 20 insanity. and
that the secret OF her apparently
wonderful control over her children
was not her training OF them IN
self-mastery, but her ingenuity In
thinking up punishments which foI
the terror and suffering involved
had been worthy or the old Indians
One child, however. had been ex
empt. Roderick. her baby. never hac
known corporal punishment Of ans
kind. No wonder his brother, no,
knowing me. had misunderstood my
answer TO the small boys queryl
I wasted no TIM In p~rellmInaries
but leaned forward and looked
steadily at my husbands nephew.
William" / said slowly. 'will yoJ
believe me when I tell you that the
only physical punishment / aver give
Junior IL q mild switching. licking,
! believe you call it-or shall I cal
Mary down TO tell you the same
th!ng7"
CONTINUED Tomorrow).
J CupyriEhE. Ls@s Hewspapw FsatuEs Service Inc
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The Home Kitchen
By ALICE LYNN BARRY
The Baked Bean Tradition.

HS Dean T00tfGOns
NURIoUS that although baked
beans appear on n typical
American menu regularly they
stil remain a most critical dish.
"Indigestible." complain many who
admit a great fondness for the dish.
And, unfortunately, IL ID tco often
true. But not because there's any
thing Inherently wrong with beans.
n are two reasons why beans
will disagree with ones digestion.
One Is that too often beans are i'm
properly cooked. 1t takes from six
to eight hours to make beans o
erly tender.
But it's the fault OF the diner lust
as much. No doubt OF 10, welI-baked
beans are a most appetizing dish and
tempt to o~vereating. And over
eating Is often the trouble.
There are two ways OF preparing
baked beans. The old-fashioned
method was TO bake for eight hours
after an all-night soaking. This is
an excellent method. and a casserole
can be used II a genuine hean-pot
isn't available. However, for econ
omy's sake, this long baking Is r
teal only IL other baking is done at
the same time. To run a stove for
eight hours just TO bake beans makes
Il a rather extravagant dish.
Here Ia a quicker way OF baking
beans 50 they will be perfectly whole
some:
Baked Beans.
/ quart dry navy beans.
u pound salt pork.
2 rableSDOOnfuiS of molassea
/ tablespoonful OF sugar.
i teaspoonful OF salt.
4 teaspoonful Of dry mustard.
Wash the dry beans, drain; then
with cold water md soak over
night. In the morning place over a
moderate fire and cook In the same
water. simmering until tender. About
six or seven hours OF very slow cook
ing will prepare the beans SO that
they will be soft. but not mushy or
cracked. Then place In a casserole,
add the s~easonings and put the salt
pork or top. Add hot water 70 cover
the beans and bake slowly for an
hour, or longer IL necessary to brown
the beans on top.
Boston Baked Beans.
Wash and soak one quart of beans
overnight. Place beans In the pot
or casserole. but put the salt pork
in the centre, then owe with beans
and one quart OF cold water (using
the water in which the beans have
soaked overnight. Add the same
~seasonings as above; cover the dish
and bake In q slow oven for eight
hours. II may be necessary TO add
water II the beans absorb all before
they are finished. In which case add
one cup Of hot water at a time as
needed.
Some add strained tomato Juice,
OF fresh or canned tomatoes. instead
OF plain water. to give the beans ad-
ditional flavor: or a few thick slices
Of onion. which are removed from
the top OF the dish Just before serv-
ing. Or q tablespoonful Of Worces.
tershire sauce added 70 hot water
when the beans r almost finished
cooking.
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|:Baby'' Teeth the Key
to Future Health

land sometimes the cause cannot be
found. although It may come from
an infection. Since the focus or I'm.
lection may also be In the gall blad-
der. intestinal and urinary tracts. the
teeth. tonsils or sinuses, Il is well 70
have all OF these --urces examined
for the cause Of the trouble.
MRS. J. III. q. Q.-Wkat u the
correct weight for a woman ared
f~ifty-four. five feet taree and one
half inches tall7
A.-She should weigh about 14l
pounds.
A READER. Q.-What SHOULD n
girl aged IA. s r.. 3 inches tall weigh.
also q girl aged Is. S r.. az inches
tall7
A.-Thsy shou.. weigh r-espectivalv
about 11s and 100 pounds.
J. p. Q. Q.-How can . get a good
coat or tan?
A-Repeated exposure 90 the sun
will bring about a coat or tan. The
ultra violet lamp will give It also.
Il. L. @. Q.-What should a girl
weigh who Is 16 years old and .
feet 8 inches tall7
A.-For her age and height she
should weigh about 124 pounds.
CcpyriEht. 1879. EswSpaDsx Feature ssrvsca INA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
Yam, the Shadow-Girl, Gets a
Braad-New Coat.
BY Max Trdll

NPEDERM. my deara. are not to
wv screamed NC the moment
~ Won spv them. They really
mean no harm despite their
forbidding appearance. Most m
portant Cf mll they are of the utnnsR
service Io-do you know 10 whon9i
To ycuf shadow.
Mil, Flor. Hand. Yam n hnArr
the little shadow-chlldren WIN tns
turred-abolt namea-had frequently
to 10 10 the spiders in order no Keep
their clothes In repair Snadows.
yol must know. wear snAcoM-cloAhe
watch are just Ike real-ciotLes e1-
cent they large or small accord
~ aa fhe shadow changes b. SIZE
ITn sbe morning or afternoon OF n
sunny day shadows are usually as
large - their masters and mlstresses-
Az noon they make themselves ex-
ceedInEly small and draw themselves
torether about the real-chilcren .
feet. FOR they dislike the strong rays
w the sun. I'm the moonlight they
grow gigantic. sometimes spreading
across the wall Of IA building Nh la
then that their clothes must stretch
~ course. no sooner did the real
chUdren set new clothes than their
shadows got the duplicates ln thia
manner the shadows had precisely
as many clothes as their masters and
mistresses. The difference was mat
while the children's clothes 'nr
m longer or shorter time the
shadows clothes wore out almost
every day. The reason was that being
they were dragged over
stone pavements. cobblestones. rough
walls and the like. Ell of which goes
very hard on ven the best on Clothes:
liz was the spiders who repaired
them. The shadows would Eo to
them at night with their torn clothes
and the spiders would make patches
sew up seams. turn I'm frnye1 edges.
replace Innings and 90 al else tnaI
was necessary.
one day u terrible thing happened.
Little Yam lost her o~vercoat- Where
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Helpful Hints

III the cover OF n knife-board wears
out, q piece OF linoleum may be used
TO replace t.
To keep the yoIks OF raw eggs
fresh for several days. drop unbroken
into a bowl OF cold water.
d. ~ ~
Cracked eggs can 30 boiled by
adding one teaspoonful Of salt 70
the water, and they will not lose
any OF the white or aIbumen.
a weak solution or turpentIne
poured down the water pipes once a
week VIII drive away water bugs.
Chocolate stains may be removed
by sprinkling with borax and soaking
in cold water.
Egg stains on table linen should
be soaked with cold water, as warm
water sets them.
TO keep carpets bright. sweep oc-
casionally with a broom dipped in
water TO which u little turpentlne
has been added. They win stay bright
and moths will not infest them.
II q little lemon juice Is added 70
the water Used for mixing pastry, II
will make the pastry lighter and re-.
move all taste Of fat or lard.
Rub powdered borax on fruit
stains. then pour boiling water
through the fabric before washing
and boiling II.
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LnC mOLnSr q DtoO0s Later, too, when
she IL nursing the infant, they must
be given through her milk II Is
easy to zee that much care should
be given TO the mothers diet. both
before the child is born as well az
Immediately after.
A well-known physician has said
that II every child could be fed on
Its own mothers milk for the first
eight months. there would be a ire
mendous decrease in the death-rate
Of infants in their first year. There
would be a large decrease in ricketts,
and tuberculosis In children. We
would have healthier boys and girls.
and the whole coming generation
would be benefited.
Well, even II this practice cannot
be universal. IL IL most important
that every mother who can, should
nurse her baby. II II q well-known
fact that babies fed on mothers milk
have shown greater Immunity to the
infectious Dr. catching" diseases
than those who have been bottle-fed.
Good teeth are not only needful
for the sake OF appearance and for
cnewtaR purposes but because bad
OF diseased teen, through their de-
cay. very often lead 10 serious dis
ease. We must pot forget this!
Just because the first. or baby"
teeth are a temporary set IN no ex.
cuee for their neglect The growing
child needs even more than the usual
care OF his teeth. for without good
teeth he cannot chew his food prop
erly. and II decayed teeth are not
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
Midwinter Coats of Charm and Chic
New Style Note Sounded in
These Last-Minute
Sketches.
BY MARIE MAROT

81 1AfAAA6 NA&ANQA
TUST about this time we're
beginning to feel bored to
tears with the clothes
which We are wearing. There's
something about the holiday
season that makes everything
seem drab and dowdy, and the
shops. aware Of this, are show
ing some Of the smartest things
imaginable.
Particularly do coats seem to
pail about this time, for the coat
In one garment that certainly
gets more wear than any other.
The best investment I can
think Of for the Christmas check
IL q new coat OF course, there
may be other more desirable
things, but on the whole, n new
coat certainly seems to bolster
up ones spirits even more than
the proverbial hat.
This is certainly true of the
coat illustrated nc left. Verdi
girls green velour de laine has
been selected 20 fashion this
charming wrap and the novel
cut certainly does nothing TO
detract from its chic.
The high waistline Is accen-
tuated by the tie nc the center
front over the vest effect
formed of the Persian lamb coll
lar. The sleeve treatment ad-
heres to the dictum for bows in
the smart manner in which the
FUR Is appliqued as q high cuff.
Worn with a matching hat Of
velvet it gives one new strength
to go through the remainder Cf
the season.
Another inspiration Il the
brown broadcloth coat at right
"A sartorial triumph Is achieved
IN the tan lapin collar which
also decided to form a tinv
vest. Intricate seamings mold
the coat closely TO the figure.
However, the high spot 81
achievement is reached in the
tan antelope gloves with hiCh
cuffs Of the fur, which are worn
over the coat cuff, and look "a
be really part Of the coat. OF
course, one may wear other
gloves, as the coat has a fetch
ing cuff of the material, but
really, once the furred gaunt-
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lT HALTED abruptly on my way
to the door with Junior as
- caught the look Of frightened
horror In the eyea OF the two older
Harrison boys, i could not In the
least understand IL. but ] knew tina;
A must be answered In some way
before i left the room.
The look had not been there when
i had come into the room to find
Junior and Rodar1ck held apart BY
my father. There had been nothing
but gleeful admiration IN the voices
OF Roderick's brothers as their low
toned comments upon the fight be
tween the two smaller boys had
reached my ears. And surely &c
boys al old ms they, there had been
nothing terrifying in Roderick's
hopeful query as 20 Junior, LIS he
going 70 get q Hcking?" and my
grave negative answer with its cor
ouary that both small boys might
wish they had had the licking"
The answer to my question was
not left TO my imagination At my
halt. William sprang toward me. and
stood towering above me. his blazing
eyes in queer pitiful contradiction 70
his palid trembling lips"
-You're-you're not going TO pun
Ash the way my mother used to. are
your. he demanded. "She-she-
he
-aoesn't-know - and-you-ahani
YOU shan't-"
His voice trailed on into q noise
midway between q scream and Q
Eurgle as Dicky reached him and
swung him around facing him.
What do you mean you young
nv husband was beginning. but ]
interrupted him decidedly.
please keep Junior here for Z
minute or two." / SAID decidedly. u
know what this means. and ] must
see William alone"
Dicky always plays up In any
emergency. and he patiently saw one
row for without another word he
eook his hand from Williams collar
4 transferred Junior to his car and
slipped my hand inside Wnlhm'i
arm.
said softly. 'Coms into the library
with me. and ! will explain every
thing 70 you at once"
Enter Mother Graham.
But even as ! put my hand upor
cha door knob. It ratified from ths
nther side and the door swung open
disclosing my mother-in-law's dis
Einctly wrathful figure. She haC
rddan me 60 ahead when Junior.
lngry howl came UP 70 Us. but bel
curiosity patiently had conquered
her apprehension. and she was il
Dicky's par2ncs READY Tor rue
Tons
what IL going on here. and VIII,
did o not come back TO tell me o
itY~ she demanded. but this time
dared not wait to placa'e her. ant
baseIy asserting my husband. I mur
INJURED, "Dcky Will tell you,~ a2'
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lets are donned, one feels to be
distinctive from the ordinary
mortal who does not possess this
latest inspiration Of the cou-
turier.
II is a good investment for
the woman Of today to possess
at least two coats for the Win
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27

~ - Siose the rose color In the tapestry seems
to return and if | half-clcse my eyes and look
az u can seem to see a fair garden In some
Tar country and If ! am very quiet the air is
sometimes full of the scent of June roses.
bought the tapestry in a street fair in
the poor part Of an ancient citv in a country
that Is very old, and full of strange legends
and half-forgotten stories of wild adventure
and sweet and trusting faith.
| wonder who worked so patiently to
form those roses and what she thought Of
while she worked. Was she some young woman
passing the time till her young knight at Arms
could help to conquer the Heather and come
home with the Pilgrims and bring her strange
perfumes and tell her stories that chilled her
hearth
Or did some old woman comfort her ace
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Frocks can
be as rich and
gor q ~
the heart de-
sires or fragile
and elfin as
the within die
tates. Hair ar
e n : .
can be
ate or simple
to complement
ones r o ck
and manner OF
4 N d evening
But at this sea-
SON of dances
and partie .
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~~"N1 AE1W II WULIUs
The effect Of the mothers diet u clearly seen
IN the childs teeth II her diet, before the
childs birth, has consisted OF fresh, natural
1oods' then the child will probably be normal
and healthy. But If her diet has not Contained
enough Of the valuable mineral salts, the needs
OF her body, as well as that Of her baby, win
not be supplied with sufficient lime to make
strong bones and teeth.
She should eat plenty Of raw and stewed
fresh fruits daily, as well as plenty of raw and
cooked green vegetables. Whole wheat bread
should be substituted for white breads, and milk
products for much meat. Such a diet is essen
tial for the welfare of the expected child.
Although the teeth of an infant are not Wis
ible at birth, and the first tooth does not develop
until the child is six to eight months old, they