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Accurate Speech.

A little girl, past IL years, talks in
very indefinite terms. She rarely names
a thing but calls it a thing, refers to
it in pronouns or by gestures. Instead
of naming the person she is talking
about she says he and she and him and
her, the man, that woman, the boy
although she knows them by name.
This child is not a mental defective.
Neither is she q brilliant child. But
she is perfectly normal. While learning
to talk she was carried from one coun-
try to another and so changed Ian
guages in the period of speech growth.
difference. The usual child can master
both tongues with little trouble at the
age of three and thereabout, but this
child had nobody about to notice that
she did not know the names Of things
and that she was substituting pronouns
and gestures and indefinite terms for
accurate speech.
This meant that she lacked terms
with which to do her thinking. and by
and by when she entered the graded
school she had great difficulty. The
teachers found her dull, said she was
defective In some way they could not
she needed was to be taught the ac-
curate terms for things about her. held
to accurate speech, in order to go on
with her school work quite as well as
the great majority Of her mates.
This is an extreme case. q bit I'M.
usual, but it is not unusual to
find children using very inaccurate
speech. They are lazy about hunt
ing for the right word. They make
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MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, December Z
(N.A.N.A).-Conrad Nagel is banded
about from one studio to another. But,
oh, how an actor likes to be banded
this wayl 1t means that producers are
fighting for him and that he is one of
the best survivors of talk which the
pantomtme group can show.
Conrad is also one of the best citi-
mitteeS and pointed out with pride as
the ideal father and family man. Once
soda jerker, then a bricklayer, he
fought his way through college and on
into the movies. He wanted to be an
architect. But he'd make a,lot of blue
prints and not make as much as he
does emoting before the camera.
on stage he is slightly bald blond,
quite tall and Of quiet deIneanor. His
hair recedes sharply from his' calm
forehead. Before the camera these en-
croachments of time are hidden by the
famous lace pieces which have made the
colony famous-hair tied into a hair
foundation, which is glued to the skull
with spirit gum, and which defies detec-
ton in broad daylight.
He drew the role Of the tutor in
Lillian Gish'S first talkie vehicle, and
today William lie Baron announced that
he will be the leading man in Lila Lees
next picture, Second Wife"
This indifference to age in private
life is in direct antithesis Of colony con-
vention. Here are no niddle-aged peo-
pies; every one is young, ira la! Nice
old genties, whose hair Is not only dyed
but dead, smile broadly, revealing their
bridgework as they tell you that tits a
fine role for a boy like me-" Fathers
of grown families who are of grand
father age put up determined argu-
ments with producers as to why they
are not cast in romantic roles.
A springy step covers many rheu-
matte twinge. But, at that, its's better
than moaning and groaning, and III
the silhouettes are good.
The studios have a slogan. It's "Out
of the Trenches by Christmas" Three
different companies shooting war ma
terial are on schedules which should
clear them Of all but retakes by holi-
day time.
,,. another and qnwritten tag is Int" Into
Rita" is being translated. The Latin
American audiences have taken to our
talkies with glsto. As there are $500
theaters calling for Spanish films, you
can understand the rush to supply.
Thus one reads such silly-sounding
shenanigans as this: stan Laurel and
Oliver Hardy in Los Pequenos Papas,'
or the same duo in Ladrones' or La
Estacion de Gasolina.'"
Dropped in at Carmel Myers for a
few moments to get out Of a snow
storm (they're dropping fake snow on
us from the skies these nights via air
planes, Just to make the village look
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LITTLE BENNY


Us fellows was sitting on Pubs Sim
kinses frunt steps tawking about Diff
trent subjects such as weather we thawt
CriSSmaS would seem just as valuble II
it came every munth, most Of us think
ing yes, and some man stopped going
pass and started to tawk to us.
Being little round man with rinkles
and white mustash saying, Well well,
this makes me feel young agen, all you
boys sitting here tawking about Crisis
mas In your loud merry voices. Have
you all written your letters to Santa
Claws yet? he sed.
Us fellows all looking at each other
funny and Pubs wispering, Aw, whose
he think he's tawking to, buntch OF
babies? and the little man sed, He's a
wonderful old fellow, Santa Claws Is,
he was working hard making toys and
delivering them down chiminneys when
I was boy like you boys, and he's still
bizzily at werk on the same good old
job. Suppose he hardly has time to get
his wiskers trimmed, Ia ha ha, he sed.
Us fellows looking at each other even
funnier, and the little man sed, Now
wunt all you boys to tell me just what
you sed to old Nick inGyour letters.
Reddy Merry starting to say, AW good
nite,. and poked him amung the ribs,
wiSpering, G WIZ, be a sport cant you?
ana sea, well 1 asked MN AoI ACC
skates ard gum boots and puntch1ng
bag IL he felt like it.
Well wasent that nice and consider
ate, If he felt like it, ha ha ha, the lit
tie man sed, and Glasses Magee sed, l
told him he could buy me whatever he
wunted, told him Id trust his judge
ment.
Ha ha ha, good for you, I'm sure your
confldents wasent misplaced, the little
man said. And the other fellows started
to tell him what they wrote to Santa
Claws, even Reddy Merry, and the lit
tie man sed, Well, must go now, I'm
sure you boys will get everything you
asked for, at least I'm sure hope so.
And he kepp on going, me saying, o
we'll, what's use of spelling peoples
fun, and Pubs Simkins saying, Sure, the
poor old man mite as well injoy him
self while he can, and the other fel-
lows saying they thawt so too.
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WINTER
BY D. G. PEATTM.

am always Just on the point of
taxing up astronomy as a hobby-or
might say one more hobby-and never
more so than when in the first advent
OF winter the skies grow frosty clear.
ana on the black velvet of night are
scattered the infinite, unmatched dia-
monds that are the suns of space.
some Gay 1 am going to get book that
WIZ ten me which star Is Betelgeuse,
ana now many million light-years
away 1t is.
Actually never do it; in the first
pace get sleepy, and that is such
pad form that it shall never belong to
q nlgnt club or an astronomical society.
IN the second place, I am more than
a nttle indifferent to precise details. I
know Jupiter and Venus, and can
ma the Pole star by that simple rule
OF thumb which says that If you draw
q straight line through the two stars
tnaC form the front or drinking. edge
toward the zenith, the first visible star
Is the Pole star.
with these poor compasses navigate
my way through the midnight blue,
necked with its diamond foam.
coast strange continents and isles, cross
empty wastes, and hail with Joy tne
compact little island Of the PleiaQs.
Lnus, ignorant as q child in a cocle-
shell, who sails on the wild Atlantic41
cruise about in the heavens, bl1ssful IN
my ignorance, and thus 1t Is, suspect,
That all but the initiate enjoy their
star-gazing hours.
There are nights when am willing
TO remember that these are terrible,
feellng suns, but the thought Is crush
ing, aWeSome, now, and like the child
IN the boat who win not look to see
how deep under him is the water.
astronomize. NEW WORLDLY as must the
man on the street.
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Today in
Washington History
BIZ DONALD A. CRAIG.

December z, 1S59.-The national
Democratic committee, appointed at
Cincinnati in June. 1856, met here at
Wizards Hotel tonight. with Hon. Da-
vid A. Smalley presiding. Monday,
April %, 1860, was fixed as the date
for the Democratic national convention
to be held at Charleston, 8. C..
The case OF T. Heinnemann and his
wife, charged with harboring certain
slaves belonging to Mr.. James Fowler
OF Maryland, was taken up for hear
ing before Justice Dom today. It at
once appeared that the case was
strangely mixed up.
Most of the witnesses were Germans,
who spoke English very badly. From
gather, it appeared that the slaves were
in Heinnemann's cellar and that he
spoke to another German about rulI-
ming them of.
1t seems that this second man pre-
tended to enter into the scheme, but,
instead of doing so, gave information
to two friends of his, who went to the
house and took the slaves away.
The question was, did the accused
have the slaves concealed for the pull
pose of aiding their escape from their
master?
Justice Dom decided that 1t was a
question for the grand jury. He dis
missed Mrs. Heinnemann. but held her
husband in bail of $500 for court.
Robert Beall, one of the grand Jurors,
was present for the purpose Of ques-
tioning witnesses, and in the progress
of the examination some developments
occurred indicating that certain pei
sons in this city, upon whom suspicion
has heretofore fallen know something
Of this affair. The officers are on
their trail.
There was considerable grumbling
throughout the city tonight, especially
among the business men on PennSyl-
vania avenue, in consequence of the
miserable quality of the gas light. 1t
is supposed that the poor lighting was
caused by the general extension of the
gas mains over the city without cor
responding increase in the supply OF
gas at the works.
It is expected that the Washington
Gas Light Company will see that this
matter is set right with all promptitude.
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all right, or would it IN any way harm
the new hair growth?"
Answer wouldn't keep the net cap
on all of the time. No, 1t wouldn't
harm the growth Of the hair.
IS. am trying to dry up my breasts
and have been rubbing camphorated
oil on for the last five weeks, but that
doesn't seem to do any good. Is there
anything better than that? How long
does it take to dry up the breastS?"
Answer-Your baby is only 2h
months old. Unless she isn't thriving
on your milk and you have done every
thing possible to improve it-have at
tended TO your diet and have practiced
all the other hygienic laWa--or unless
you are suffering from some serious dis
order which nursing would aggravate
and harm both you and the baby, you
should not be trying to dry UP your
breasts now, Mrs. c., for babies should
not be weaned until the eighth or ninth
month
If there really Is need for weaving
now, you should stop rubbing the
breasts, for that only stimulates the
flow of milk. After first emptying them
(either by mechanical milking or by
having the baby nurse, and then
washing carefully with soap and water,
put on snug abdominal binder, limit
the liquids in your diet to the minimum
(and limit some of the solids) and take
some cathartic salts every morning for
| two or three mornings.
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Long, Straight Hair.
Long, Straight Hair.


Dear Miss Leeds-Q) What Is q be-
coming couture for a girl with long,
straight hair? have q small nose and
regular features. CD I have dark,
brown eyes, fair skin and dark brown
hair. What colors are becoming to me?
90 What shade Of face powder and
rouge shall 1 use? a. What Is the
average weight for girl ID years old
who is feet inches tall? Thank you
for helping me with my beauty prob
lens. BEATRICE II.
Answer-Q) The center-part sleek
couture will be becoming to your type.
Brush your hair thoroughly to make 1t
glossy. Part 1t in the center and bring
a wisp of hair in front of each ear and
train 1t to curl upward on your cheek.
Bring the rest of the side hair behind
the ears and tie 1t. Now coil 1t into two
coils and fasten them rather low at the
nape Of your neck or roll the hair into
one long roll and pin 1t securely. For
change you might wear it in a French
twist or figure eight. CD You may
wear warm browns, rust, brownish reds,
russell, brick, mustard, amber, canary
yellow, light beige with touches of burnt
orange, ivory, eggShell, dark red such as
garnet, ruby burgundy and the wine
shades, dark green, bronze, reseda, Eng
lish green and olive green, dark and me-
dunn blue, warm gray. orchid, shell
pink, turquoise, creamy flesh and black
with touches Of cream or some delicate
color in soft material as trimming for
vest or collar. 90 You may use a ma
tural shade Of face powder and touch
Of medium rose or geranium rouge. "a
The ideal weight for a girl Of your age
and height Is between 125 and 1913
pounds. LOIS LEEDS.
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Everyday Psychology
NJ DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLS.
Family Fame.

Famous fathers are more apt to have
their fame perpetuated through their
daughters than through their sons.
Public opinion, rather than hereditary
endowment, constitutes the reason.
If man is famous, society, naturally
SuppoSing that his son Is a "chip off the
old block" takes 1t as a matter of
course that the son will also achieve
fame. Such expectations on the part of
society place a heavy burden upon the
son. He grows up with his ambitions
ready-m There Is good reason to
suppose that many a son would stand
better chance of becoming famous
if this fictitious father-goal were not
continually confronting him. At any
rate the rule as expressed by one care
full student of the question is this: THE
danger that children of important par
ents will make a failure of. their lives
is greater than in the case of ordinary
children"
In the case Of daughters nothing
out of the ordinary is expected, regard
less of the fact that they may have
famous fathers. Therefore, whatever the
daughters may accomplish goes for more
than its face value.
This whole question of family fame
and its perpetuation on the part Of the
rising male generation comes under
what is called the law of "all or none"
The unfortunate sons of famous fathers
try, of course, to live up to the family
tradition. Anything short Of a striking
success is appraised as less than what
it really is. Ordinary achievement IS
termed failure.
After appraising such failure. So
ciety comes in with another fiction: It
SAYS that the talent which achieved
fame in the first generation has played
OUT; that talent is good for one genera
ton only. After that it reverts to type.
Reputation, like prosperity, is a
burden to the average person.
One may extend this rule to include
immigrants who, having no particular
reputation to support. go to work for
themselves and make a success OF
fhinnS
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M WAS CALLED 10
The PNOAE-


across the Pazooka River.
Q a.m.-Arrived at ONCE Secretary
handed him a flock of letters for per-
sonal answers. Six war veterans, one
of them Civil War soldier, insisted
that they be given positions in the
Federal service. Twelve letters and four
post cards from organizations back home
requesting contributions.
9:02 a.m.-Phone rang and it was
John Peppers family Wrote a letter
for Pepper so that he and the missus
could meet the President.
s:05 am.-Two guys came in and
demanded that 1T announce my posi-
ton in regard to the exemption on
finger bowls"
9:o9 a.m-Received Al letters from
constituents demanding that he oppose
the measure removing tariff on hay
wire. Received Al letters demanding
that he support the measure.
OILS a.m.-Wife called up and said
not to forget that she is giving q party
at night in honor of some folks from
back home.
800 am.-Went out to pose with the
worlds hike" champion, who was
carrying missive from the old home
town to the mayor of Niagara Falls.
$3.50 a.n1.-Received five letters from
important citizens back home request
ing that their choice be appointed to
the vacancy at West Point.
9:35 ANA friend dropped in to dis
cusS golf and expatiate upon the merits
OF new driver he acquired.
10 a.m.-Received a letter from a
foreign-born constituent stating that
the mans cousin wanted to come to
this country and asking that the quota
be changed to make it possible.
m nF
having a veterans pension increased.
l0:l5 am.-Consulted with man from
back home concerning Federal judge
ship. Mailed a dozen copies of How
to Care for Live Stock" to farmers in
the home district.
1890 a.m.-Opened a bunch Of let
~ demanding that q local Federal
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Christmasy), and found that lovely lady
all ready to return to pictures again
after vaudeVilling it on the East Coast
and here.
The new fad for green eyelids has
taken the Myers by storm. It is par
ttcularly effective with her Titan hair,
ana her face has o cleanliness Of model-
Ing which goes with the exotic makeup.
Later in the evening a friend who
has returned to this WALLACE from Paris
as fast as super-steamers and air travel
could bring him tells me that Paris u
agog over the deaths head" cocktail
a matter Of shaved ice, cointreau,
champagne and shake. That the ladies
are wearing their nails brilliantly en-
ameled In green.
LADIES'"
THE wives Of my friends and their
sisters"
The green eyelid was used there a
year ago.
From the village gazette: "Milliner
returns from six months In mountain
solitudes with renewed health and lat
est Paris fashions"
That's killing two birds with one
stone.
(Copyright, 1919, by North American NovE.
paper Alliance)
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and the thoroughness with which it is
digested and asSimilated. Include such
fats as butter, oil, cheese, bacon and
cream in your menus every day. Milk.
at least one quart extra, may be added
to each meant or taken between meals.
Eat plenty of nouriShing soups, milk
buildings, rice, cereals, macaroni, beans,
lentils, potatoes, peas, nuts, eggs, pre-
serves and chocolate, which are suitable
for q fattening diet. Be sure to eat
fish, meat, fowl or meat substitute at
least once day, and includes plenty OF
fresh vegetables and fruits in the diet,
as they stimulate the appetite as we'll
as supply minerals, roughage and vita
Minis. CD Have your hairdresser re-
move the scraggly hairs from your eye
brows at regular intervals. Eyebrows
are well groomed but not plucked too
thinly as they have been in the past.
Brush your eyebrows into shape every
day with q small eyebrow brush moist
ened in olive oil or vaseline.
LOIS LEEDS,
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NANCY PAGE
Playthings Should Meet
the Needs of a Child.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Joan was such a lovable, normal lit
tie thing that Aunt Nancy did not real
ize how fortunate she was nor how wise
had been her upbringing. It was after
q visit from some of Joan's second
cousins that she gave voice to her
pleasure in Joan. She was talking 1t
over with Peter.
visit. Joan has a Jack in the box that
she used to love. She has outgrown 1t
now, but it was still in good condition.
1 brought it down for Annette, who is
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OUR CHILDREN By Angelo Patri

or so. and let it 60 at that. "Aw-this
goes into that and-Then equals-My
answer is this" Every teacher gets one
such pupil every term. 1t Is like pulling
his teeth to get him to use accurate
terms for expressing his idea.
OF course, the idea Is not clear. In
order to get 1t clear he has to master
the details involved and that includes
the right words for the processes, for
the results. for the smallest details of
every activity.
"The thing is going to be fixed. He's
coming"
what thing? Who is coming?"
"The thing you do that with. The
man that Axes that thing Is coming. >"
When q child talks that way 1t is
time to take account of stock in hand
and discover what words he lacks and.
set about teaching him TO acquire and
use them. Usually you will and he has
the words II you press for them. Either
he hates to make the effort to call them
UP and pronounce them, or he fears he
cannot get the right one--the two
causes are always interviewer and inter-.
dependent. Give him the right word.
Wait patiently and calmly while he puts
his mental house In order and tells his
story accurately In clear terms.
Do not overdo the matter. Children
Just learning to talk are not to be held
down to accuracy nor drilled In speech.
But the 9-year-oldS and the I2-year-
olds-go right after them and keep after
them until they can use language to
express their meaning clearly.
(copyriEht. 1927
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Dahlia Has Seasons Honor Place
By MARY MARSHALL.

rather ceremonious color. 1t is not
good choice for the dress in which
one intends to. appear day after day.
To make it truly becoming ones COM
plexion must be at its best. Another
thing that should be remembered about
this tone is that despite its place of
honor in the color range of the season
it is Still not generally worn. It is al
ways more conspicuous than brown or
green, black or dark blue, ana for that
reason, II for no other, is q color that
should be avoided by the woman who is
too stout
A dainty nightgown is q gift that
pleaseS any woman at Christmas time.
This weeks pattern diagram shows how
to make one that is as dainty as 1t is
simple of construction. If you would
like copy, please send your stamped,
self-addreSsed envelope to Mary Mar
shall, care of this paper, and it will
be forwarded to you.
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Extension Tables in Many Styles
By LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

airy leaves were placed together. The
drop leaves were raised, and q double
seating capacity was insured. Such
tables have found favor because of
their adaptability and their extension
possibilities.
The largest novelty in this extension
table idea is an entirely separate small
table with but two legs. The leaf is
stationary and is supported by brackets
from the two legs. It is an extension
accessory to a table of the refectory
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5. She jumped and cried every time
the Jack popped out. watched the
child. She is nervous and sensitive to
strange things. She needed something
quieter, less exciting to play with.
gave her the soap bubble OUTFIT, and she
had a marvellous time all by herself. I
believe that nervous children should
have quiet toys and playthings they can
enjoy by themselves.
Her brother Martin, was so shy. He
hung on his mothers skirts and acted
like little baby. One day he went out
to the sand boat we have in the base
ment. He was having q beautiful time.