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Evening star., 1930-06-21
(CopyriEht, 1900

simplicity is an exact medium be-
tween too little and too much" said the
great painter Sir Joshua Reynolds. It
is a maxim every home decorator should
keep in mind. BY following 1t the charm
of reserve and of restfulness are gained
in interiors. Keeping a home orderly
with a minimum of labor is foStered.
The dangers are baniShed of over
crowded rooms, of over-brilliant color
schemes, too many ornaments and a
super abundance of furnishings. All
these things are at variance with good
decoration, which suffers more from too
much" in interiors than from too lit
tie" Simplicity is the keynote Of cor
rect decoration.
The beauty of simplicity consists in
having the right things artistically
placed. Whatever is necessary for the
comfort of a family should be present.
If these things add to the decoration
they should be featured. If they do not
contribute beauty they should be quelled.
made inconspicuous. If they suggest
comfort and convenience, these very
elements are in accord with the feature
called cosiness, that is desirable in pleas
ing interiors. To that extent they do
not jar, provided they are of simple
construction, and devoid of elaborate
ness. They are not too much" for they
are needed. The unnecessary things
are too much"
The danger of too little" in decora-
ton is slight for home accumulates
things like 0 magnet. But apart from
Evening star., 1930-06-21
THE DOCTOR

Who Il k drives through drifting
snow, amid the coolest winds that blow,
to put o pOultice on my toe? The
doctor. who b It leaves his cosy den
to face the raging storm again when I
have trouble with my wen? The doctor.
who comes, when nights are dark rs
pitch, the wet winds wailing like q
witch, with lotions to relieve the itch2
The doctor. Who studied long, while
other lads were blowing In their fathers
scads, TO learn OF pills and liver pads?
The doctor. who has to study right
along IL he would make US well and
strong, rejecting methods old and wrong?
The doctor. who 10 1t feels that duty's
first when he's 30 tired he'd fain be
nursed and fed on toast and wiener
wurstp The doctor. And who receives
the maudlin praise Of ailing and affiict-
ed jays whom he's attended nights and
days? The doctor. Who is forgotten
when these guys from grievous beds Of
sickness rise, to f1li themselves again
with pies? The doctor. Who often has
to wait nine years before the invalid
appears to pay the money In arrears?
The doctor. Who Ia 1t, when he's feeling
i'll, won't feed himself homemade pill
but must have t'other doctors skill? The
doctor. Who Is It lacks the grit to rise
above old ethics. stale, unwise, and holds
1t sin to advertiser The doctor. Who
is 1t gives me counsel wise concerning
grub and exercise, and reads amusement
in my eyes? The doctor. Whose bed
side manner makes us think we're not
so badly on the blink when we, in truth,
are near the brink? The doctors.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1930-06-21

this aspect which Is altered by elimina-
ton treatment, it Is possible to have
too little" by not having the right
things. For example the absence of a
piano in a home where some member OF
the family is pianist, or is eager to be-
come one, expresses too little" This
Is constantly felt by the pianist, and by
such other members of the family as
delight in hearing her play, or who SYM
pathize with her desire to study. Desir-
able as a radio may be 1t does not NIL
this lack and few Of the latter instru-
ments are more ornamental than o
small grand piano of simple lines and
curves.
Occasionally newlyweds find it difIi-
cut to avoid the appearance OF too
little" in some of the rooms of their
house. They should realize that this is
a temporary state, to be tided over by
good arrangement, rather than by pur-
chasing cheap and tawdry articles to
fill in spaces. A few choice articles well
placed can be made to appear adequate.
BY careful selection of f1ne pieces,
and q determination not to have too
much" In their rooms, they soon come
to the place denoted in the definition of
simplicity by Sir Joshua. After that
time they have to be on guard con-
stantly not to accumulate too much"
and SO mar the effect. BY replacing the
least desirable articles by those that are
better, and not by adding to the articles
can this necessary simplicity in decora-
ton remain.
Evening star., 1930-06-21
k1FDIIMFI SHbKHF,S BY THORNTON
BURGESS

at Redwing. "T suspect that Jerry
Muskrat Is laughing at me right now"
said Peter. 'I know would be laugh
ing If we're in his place. But am
going to get even with Jerry and then
it will be my turn to laugh"
How are you going to get even7"
Redwing asked.
watch mel" replied Peter. "Just you
watch me and you'll see how I'm going
| to get even"
Now. Peter knew that in all probable
| ity Jerry MuSkrat's bed room was up
| quite near the surface. He knew that
there must be a long hall from the
water leading up and that little way
under the sod must be Jerry's very
comfortable bed room. So Peter hoped
back a little way and suddenly he
thumped the ground with his stout
hind feet He thumped as only Peter
can thump. Then he hoped on a step
or two and thumped again. He hoped
off to one side and then to the other
side each time he thumped. He
thumped and he thumped hard all
around where he thought the roof of
hoped over to the edge of the bank
and looked down into the Smiling
Pool. Jerry Muskrat was Just starting
to climb up the bank, and It was plain
to see that Jerry was In bad temper.
Peter chuckled.
Hello. Jerry!" said he. pretending
to be surprised. Where did you come
from?"
so 1t was you'll" snarled Jerry, for
he was still very angry $50 It was
you pounding on the roof Of my housel
I might have known it. Ill teach you
not to try that trick againl"
II was humping. If that's what
you mean" said Peter. IT often thump.
How was I to know was on the roof
of your house?"
II told you you were on the roof Of
my house when I saw you last" re-
torted Jerry.
True enough" replied Peter. ct
remember now. But you didn't explain
what you meant. I have thumped on
this bank many times and there was no
/ house here then. Don't you think we
are even Jerry?"
Jerry Muskrat started an angry re-
ply. but changed his mind and finally
grinned. II guess we are, Peter" said
he. II had lot Of fun with you and
now you've had lot of fun with me.
So I guess we are even. Be a good
fellow and don't thump on my roof
again"
Il won't" replied Peter, good-na-
! turedly.
(Copyrlght, 1s3o)
Evening star., 1930-06-21
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRL.

| "And got stuck in the hollow and had
to be pulled out"
And you lost your cap"
"Yeh, and you and me washed the car
to pay for the ride and the man gave
us each q sandwich and cup Of coffee.
Good skate he was. And couldn't he
swear? Well told the folks all about
what we did that day and you know
what? They wouldn't let me outside
the yard for week. Ma was scared to
death that something might have hap
pened to me. She said, Keep on like
that an you'll be regular good-for-
nothing tramp. Begging rides and
'Sociating with anybody that comes
along on the road. How'd you know
but that they might have been boot
| leggers in that truck?'
Gee, maybe they were. We got the
ride all right and we got a good look at
the President. Wonder how you get to
be President2"
"Oh, you go round and meet lot Of
people and make speeches from the
rear-end car and people get to know
about you and all the things you think
would be good for the country and the
like Of that, and then they vote for you
and you're the President"
"Td like to be It,"
"So'd I. But gosh, II you can't 60 out
to see anything, how're you going to be
Best way Is not to tell anybody
you're going to be it. Then they can't
stop you; Keep your business to your
self like do"
"Yeh IT'S the same with girls. II
they see me speaking to q girl, even If
I've known her since we're born, they
say, Huh. Getting in with the girls,
are you? You keep away from there and
tend to your own business. Stead Of
getting 40 in algebra keep away from
the girls and do q little studying AS
II that was anything"
| isn't 1t SO? The least little thing you
do-blump-and they're on your neck2"
"Yeh. Best thing to do is not to tell
them anything. Then they can't say
anything. Wonder II there's anything
doing down at the freight? Sims
horses are coming In tonight. Let's 60.
/ I like to see horses. II I'd q horse"
Listen and enjoy the children and
guard against too much anxiety or they
will protect themselves I'm reticence.
Evening star., 1930-06-21
Today in
Washington History
NJ DONALD A. CRAI0.

June 81, 18eE.-A delegation Of South
Carolinians arrived In washington this
morning to seek an interview with Pres
ident johnson with reference to various
matters connected with the plans for
the reconstruction Of their state govern
ment. In the party are Judge z. Frost,
J. H. Taylor, r. Richards, w. H. Gill;
hand, Or. @. A. Macky, Col. william
Whaley, Col. J. A. Yates and w. J.
eager.
Bishop Lynch Of Charleston, 8. c., has
made special application to President
johnson for q pardon under the Presi-
dents recent amnesty proclamation.
The orders directing the 1st New York
Cavalry, known ~ the Lincoln Cav
airy" to proceed from this city to Louis
vile, KY, have been countermanded.
The regiment is today back again in
camp at Clouds Hill. It Is understood
that 1t VIII soon be mustered out OF the
service.
1t was announced ut the War Depart
ment today that troops OF the Veteran
Reserve Corps, who have been trans
ferred to that corps from regiments that
have been, or will be, mustered out under
existing orders, viii be honorably dis
charged from the service Of the United
States, II they do not desire to serve
out the full term OF their enlistments.
AAOs SCWNLOp WIG OA Tic oCCTcVaEy Oh
State, died here this morning at 10:l5
O'Clock in the presence Of all members
OF her family and n few devoted friends,
who stood at the bedside. She was about
so years OF age and had been iii for
about three weeks from bilious fever.
Physicians who attended Mrs. Seward
expressed the opinion that her fatal
illness was brought on by her constant
attendance upon her husband and son,
both Of whom were injured by q would
be murderer on the same night that the
late President Lincoln was aSsassinated
by Booth. Both have recovered from
their injuries.
In consequence Of Mrs. Seward's death
the State Department was closed today
until further orders. Her remains, ac-
companied by members Of the family
and few close friends, will leave this
city on o special train tomorrow morn
ing at 6 O'Clock, for Auburn, N. Y.
The arguments In the military trial Of
those charged with conspiracy In con-
nection with the assassination OF the
late President Lincoln were continued
BY counsel for the defense today before
. throng Of spectators that filled the
court room. Mr.. Doster, counsel for
Payne and Atzerodt, two of the accused,
began his speech to the court at noon
and consumed most OF the afternoon.
Evening star., 1930-06-21
Milady Beautiful
By LOIS LEEDS.

Dear Miss Leeds-() My hair used
to be naturally wavy and glossy, but
since I have been having very poor
health there is scarcely a wave in my
hair and 1t looks dull and lifeless.
Would my physical condition cause
this? Would the warm-oil treatments
help my type of hair? What shall I do
to restore the natural wave? (2) I
have medium brown hair, hazel eyes
and medium complexion. What colors
are becoming for my type? (3) am
81 years old, feet inches tall and
1 weigh 100 pounds. Am I very much
underweight? MISS HOPEFUL.
Answer-Yes, your poor health is the
cause of the lusterless and lifeless con-
dition of your hair. 1t is one of the
first things to show a rundown condi-
ton of the whole system. Build up
your health by wise diet, fresh air and
sunshine and sufficient sleep. In the
Evening star., 1930-06-21
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPR.

Ma was looking at the funny page
without laffing, and pop Sed, Well
mother. I sippose you know this is
the big day?
HIM? ma sed, and pop sed, It rolls
around once a year as reguler as clock
werk, and yet 1t never fales to hand
me a thrill. Don't tell me you don't
remember what day this is? he sed.
Certeny I remember, you big silly,
you know never forget an university,
ma sed. And she rinkled up her FORE
he'd like somebody that was trying to
think Of something and couldent, say
ing, In fact, as far as dates go, I'm the
one who usually invaribly does the re-
membering around here, and your the
one who forgetS like a eileen sponge,
SO I'm serprised at you remembering
this time, she sed.
This is one day I never forget, pop
Sed.
And he lit q cigar and started to
look thawtful, and ma looked up at
body still trying to remember something
and not beginning to yet, and after a
while she sed, Willyum, you must be
wrong. I've gone over every single date
and this is no anniversity
NonSentS, here it is rite here in the
paper, the 21St of June, the longest day
in the year, he sed, and ma sed, Willyum
P. Potts I've got good mind to throw
something at you, the ideer of working
me up to such a state and making me
think I was getting a premature short
memory, now stop that silly lafing or
Ill leeve the house.
Wich pop dident for about 10 min
nitS. me laffing with him for company
Wich by that time ma was so mad pop
had to take her to the movies.
Evening star., 1930-06-21

roof Of that new house. when all the
time he was sitting on the bank of the
Smiling Pool, where he had sat many
times. or course, he hadn't believed
that he was sitting on the roof of a
house. He hadn't believed it and had
said So, and now 1t had turned out
that after all he had been sitting on
the roof Of Jerrys house. You see,
Jerry's new house was in the ground.
1t was In the bank of the Smiling
Pool, with the entrance under water,
and 1t was exactly under where Peter
had been sitting
Peter wisely decided not to be angry.
He presently saw how funny it all was
and he began to chuckle. Redwing the
Blackbird chuckled with him. 1t was
Redwing who had finally explained the
joke to Peter. Finally, Peter looked up
Evening star., 1930-06-21

This captivating printed crepe silk in
small geometric pattern in Lanvin green
coloring may be worn for street or
afternoons.
The circular f1aring skirt is attached
20 a sleeveless bodice OF plain crepe silk
In matching tone.
The jacket that affects a peplum,
lengthens its line Twin belts of faille
crepe ribbon make the waist appear
smaller. The scalloped finished edge is
decidedly dainty and feminine.
It's enchantingly lovely made of plain
sapphire blue chiffon or of cotton net
printed in black and white for after
moons. For dining and dancing in the
evening, the jackets may be removed.
Style No, 543 comes in sizes Is, l8,
20 years; SO, 38. 40, 40, A, As and "a
inches bust. The medium size takes
33s yards of 39-inch material with /
yard of 40-inch contrasting and 81
yards of ribbon
For a pattern Of this style, send Is
cents in stamps or coin directly TO The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty ninth
street, New York.
Our Spring Fashion Magazine reflects
the latest Paris vogue. II shows the
new length for skirts and the smart
ways of sleeves Also interesting en-
broidery designs that lend French ac-
cent to the home. SO in sending fol
your pattern. I suggest that you inclose
10 cents additional for a copy Of oul
Fashion Magazine.
Evening star., 1930-06-21
NANCY. PAGE
Keeping Young Children
TO Routine.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Vacations are somewhat upSetting In
the family routine. Uncertain hours,
meals at unusual times, long rides,
early morning trips are not nearly as
hard on grownups as they are on chill
dren.
Nancy made up her mind that her
young son would not spend his third
Summer in an unhappy and haphazard
manner.
She studied the question of sleeping
First she found that he was fretful and
wakeful when he had too many bed
clothes over him.
She discovered that the bright day
light of Summer bothered him. Accord
ingly she had second shade of dark
green material put up in his bedroom.
This darkened the room effectively and
he was not awake at crack o'dawn
She found that it was almost impoSSi-
BILE for him to sleep when he grew over
tired. She saw to it that the hour be-
fore bed time was spent in storytelling
or quiet play. Another sleep disturb
ing factor was too much lemonade or
ice cream taken shortly before bed time
He had plenty of plain ice cream
during the Summer, but it was a part
of his evening meal~and not an extra
treat given just before he went to bed
She found that automobile rides in
the evening when the lights were
flashing by disturbed his sleep after
he came home and was put to bed.
The memory of those strange lights
looking so fearsome in the dark, seemed
to haunt him.
Sometimes Nancy rebelled at the
schedule she had to follow herself III
order to keep the young son well, but
she realized that after all keeping him
well was her JOB and her responsibility.
Sne could go back to a grownup rou-
tine after he was a little older.
Write to Nancy Page, care OF this paper,
II you are interested in getting a leaflet
on Child Care. Inclose a stamped. self
addressed envelope with your request.
Copyright, le30)
Evening star., 1930-06-21

We have built-in bookShelveS in the
living room. Why not built-in china
shelves in the dining room?
OF course, to q certain extent, this is
not new idea; for built-in china
closets are things of long standing. But
an arrangement such as that in the ac-
companying illustration Is different
practical and so simple that almost any
dining room could include 1t in It's
architectural plan.
In remodeling an old house there are
often archways which are closed up.
Such positions would be ideal for a
built-in china shelf and cupboard
Ridges should be made In the shelves
to prevent the plates slipping of. or q
marrow molding might be attached to
the front of the shelf.
One narrow shelf with notches takes
care of rare old silver spoons in a
charming manner And, after ALL that
IL the best place for those old spoons
which are so valuable and so thin for
you know what will happen If stiff
dessert is eaten with one of these fragile
Spoonsl
(copyright, lsSo)
Evening star., 1930-06-21
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

YEAR old
be with
where an
ordinary bunch of old maids?-A p.
a a runtnyo are
u.s. girl until
Of
And desirable husbands don't hang
What girl explain.
matter OF personality
in
Adamles
often
she thrown with and she makes them feel uncomfortable Sometimes
friends
than
Whether coeducatOna school popular
is
establishes
other hand sometimes this disadvantage
we'll familiar
lack the mystery OF the strange girl
It mistake for girls who with
outo
the herd Better select popular girl with DOROTHY
q man to whom I am
engaged loves much do him and
GENEVIEVE.
- 90 go ~ DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1930-06-21
The Reticent Teens.

Young people In their teens keep
themselves to themselves a great DEAL
MY boy and girl used to tell me
everything. Now they tell me only what
pick out of them"
Don't try to pick anything out Of
them. That is one reason that they re-
fuse to talk. They feel spied upon.
They feel that the .grownups are prying
into their affairs so as to criticize them.
"I used to tell my mother and father
everything I did, but learned better.
Every time told them anything they
said, Don't ever do such thing again.
They're so scared OF every little thing.
You can't do anything If you listen to
them. Best way is not to tell them"
"Yeh," said Bill "You member when
we hooked q ride into town that day to
see the President at the station"
And climbed up the telegraph pole
to see good"
And got that hitch home from the
truck driver"
Evening star., 1930-06-21
My Neighbor Says:

Fresh spinach should always
be washed thoroughly, first In
hot water and then In cold.
Never serve food In a dish that
is too large for the amount of
food served. 1t detractS from
the appearance Of your tablA
Cabbage used for salad Is more
tender If shredded fine and put
into cold water for 30 minutes,
then drained and wrapped in Q
towel until ready to use.
To make q bath tub, which
has been neglected. look like
new, soak a flannel in kerosene
and rub we'll over the tub. In
a few minutes the crust of dirt
Will disappear. This method is
especially good where the water
is hard. II this is done each
time after the bath has been
used, it will always have bright,
new appearance, and the enamel
or paint will not suffer.
Evening star., 1930-06-21
a small bodkin or stilleto Of metal OF

a small bodkin or stilleto Of metal or
bone.
You would probably find it too tedious
a matter to make all-over embroidery
eyelet for jacket, hat or even a vestee,
but you will find 1t a simple matter to
make eyeletS on handkerchief linen or
coarser linen for q collar and cuff set
or to make little trimming at neck and
wrists Of q linen or cotton dress. The
material in which the eyelet work Is to
be done should be held very tight, pref
erably in a double embroidery frame
Material should be tight and firm when
the bodkin is thrust in. Eyelets of even
size are obtained by pushing the bod
kin into the material to the same dis
tance each time. With embroidery cot
ton in your needle to match the mate
rial, faSten the cotton at the edge of
the punched eyelet and then work in
even over-and-over stitches all round.
Copyright, l93o.)
Evening star., 1930-06-21
Chicken EricasSe

Buy a fowl of any desired size
to suit your family. Have it cut
up. Put on to boil with enough
water to cover. Let cook until
quite tender. Remove to roasting
pan with enough OF liquid to baste
chicken. Put IN oven and let
brown. Basic often during brown
ing process. When chicken Is
done make gravy rs usual. To
the liquid the chicken was boiled
in add rice and parsley or celery,
and you have q delicious soup.
Evening star., 1930-06-21
Long LAshes.

If you want for yourself the lovely,
long, sweeping eyelashes that you ad-
mire on your favorite movie star or
some good looking friend of yours, here
are some hints that may be OF use
70 you.
Lashes do improve, in most cases, by
being clipped back little. So II you
are willing to go for a month or two
with shortened lasheS, you can trim
them yourself. Use curved-blade mani
cure scissors, with the points turned out
away from the eyes, bend close to your
mirror in good light and gently clip
off only the very tips of the hairs. As
these are usually too fine to have much
Evening star., 1930-06-21
Eyelet Embroidery Wins Approval
By MARY MARSHALL.

Eyelet work, punch work-call it what
you willis very new and at the same
time very old. Eyelet embroidery is now
used for some of the smartest collar
and cuff sets, vestees and blouses and
sometimes there are dresses made en-
tirely of material embroidered in this
way There are hats made of eyelet
material for resort wear.
Eyelet is new In the sense that 1t is
seen on some of the newest and smart
Evening star., 1930-06-21
SILVER CAKE.

One cup sugar, one-half cup
butter, whites OF three eggs, one
half cup cornstarch dissolved In
nearly one-half cup milk, one
and one-fourth cups sifted -four,
one-half teaspoon cream tartar,
one-fourth teaspoon soda, vanilla
or almond flavor. Beat butter TO
a cream. add sugar gradually,
then add cornStarch and milk,
next add egg whites, well beaten.
then -four In which has been
Sifted cream tartar and soda.
Frost with yellow froSting.
Evening star., 1930-06-21
MOTHERS
For the High Chair Tray.
AND TMETR CHILDREN.
One mother says:

NBEIC HIUbIlCF BHyB.
I could not AFFORD an expensive high
chair with an enAmeled removable tray,
but have q very good substitute,
simply covered the tray which came on
the cheap high chair I bought with q
good quality Of white oilcloth. I tackled
it on neatly. tucking the edges under
meath. This h easily cleaned, thus
making the tray sanitary. and the OIL
cloth Will wear Is long rs baby needs a
high chair.
Evening star., 1930-06-21
Peter Has His Turn.
Whate'sr 70 others you may do,
Be sure they will return to you:
Peter Rabbit.

Peter Rabbit didn't know whether to
be angry or TO laugh. At first he felt
angry. Yes, sir; Peter felt angry. You
know, there are very few who can
laugh at jokes on themselves. The joke
really was on Peter, and he knew it.
He had spent 3 lot OF time hunting
for Jerry Muskrat's new house and all
the time he had been looking for the
wrong kind of house. Then he had
been told that he was sitting on the