Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-20
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Is Ernest Hemingway's novel. "A
Farewell to Arms" to be dramatized?-
D. o.
A. Laurence stallings has just COM
lar novel. It Is announced that the
play will be produced this Fall.
@. Why do some flowers fade so
quickly after they are picked?--A. r. L.
A. There are two mistakes COM
monty made in cutting flowers for In
door use. One is TO wait until they are
fully opened, often until they have
been open for several days, before cut
ting them. The other Is to cut them
during the heat of the day, when they
are in ideal condition to wilt Most
flowers are best cut when in full bud
or just as they are beginning to open.
There are, of course, some exceptions
to this, such as dahliAs, which do not
expand fully until after three to i've
days after the buds have unfolded. As
a general rule, foHers will open more
nearly perfect and will last longer If
taken just as the buds are expanding
and with fairly long stems.
@. Please give some of Marshal
Foch's famous orders.-M. S.
A. Four of his orders or articles
which have become world known are
ANY one could do the same" when
q man of ordinary capacity Il repeat
Of ordinary capacity concentrates all
his faculties and all his means Of at
tainment Of q single purpose, by work.
ing hard and without being diverted
from his goal, he'is bound to attain that
goal" above all, lose no time. You
tell me you have no men. You have!
Their numbers are insufficient? Be-
lieVe me- go onl It Is with the survivors
that battles are won. Obviously, an
undertaking cannot be commenced with
no resources, but 1t Is concluded with
none left. You know victorious armies
have always been ragged and dirty
Everything goes forward" This last
was spoken as general order for the
general advance.
Q. Where is the longest paved road
in the world?-E. B.
A. 1t is said to be U. s. Route No. 40,
from Wilmington, Del, to st. Marys
KanS., a distance Of 1854 miles.
@. Is the sound Aim ever used to
record legal contracts?-A. N. L.
A. A permanent sound film contract
was recorded when Mary Lewis, opera
star, was engaged to appear in talking
pictures. Both the offer and accept
ance we're stamped on Aim in picture
and synchronization.
@. How should gray hair which Is
almost white be shampooed?-D. H.
A. To shampoo white hair prepare
some soft water, either by boiling or by
the addition of boric acid, and when
dissolved add q small amount of bicar-
Donate of soda. The water should be
about body temperature, SO degrees Fab
renheit, never hot. Thoroughly wet the
hair. Now use any good toilet soap
or, II preferred, tincture of green soap
a floating soap makes good soap fol-
white hair. Wet the hands and apply
the lather (not the soap) to the hair
Let the lather remain in place for three
to five minutes, then wash 1t of. Their
take little laundry blue, small bal
being sufficient for q number Of wash
ings, and add to fresh Softened water
just suff1cient to make a clear sky-blut
tint; then wash the hair well with Thu
colored water. Again repeat the latter
process described above and in exactly