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Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Tendencies.

If it were possible to strip the daily
conduct of the average human being
OF the products of civilization. what
would we find? A set of what may DC
called dominant tendencies. some
would call these dominant tendencies
instincts: others would call them urges,
drives reflexes, impulses, or perhaps
behavior patterns.
The first and most important Oh these
dominant tendencies has rlgntly peen
called the will to live" or "seif-preser
vation." All the other dominant teno-
encies are merely parts OF IT,. we
rarely see it in the rough-i.e., IN aus
natural forms 1t must have taken Tue
race a few million years at least 10
tone this tendency down sc that every
body might have reasonable chauce
TO survive Life is now cc-operatNe
enterprise. It used to be selfish oC-
cupa.ion. Civilization is democracy
written IN large letters.
In order to understand everyday ne
a person needs to keep his observation
focused on the will to live" 1t Will
not do to think much about its sorolo
aspects. such as egotism, greed, ana
chicanerv. In the end most OF them
are really virtues because they follow
The will to live" regardless Of its
prod lcts. is a sign of life. The value
of that life Is a relative matter, de-
pending on the level upon which the
energies of the will to live are con-
centrated.
tCopyright, 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI.

fit the hat to his head. 1t is wise to
break in the new suit before venturing
out to school in it.
New shoes are hard on little feet.
School is all new. There is nothing
easy and familiar about it. Each new
face, every sound, every happening, is
a strain on the child who experiences
it for the first time. If his shoes
pinch, if they burn, if they are too
heavy, if they do not fit snugly as part
of his foot, they make him restless and
uneasy and add to his troubles.
The new shoes, the new clothes ought
to support the child in his ordeal OF
the first days at school. To this end
let him help select them. Let him wear
them enough to make them fit to his
body. Let him set them to his needs
so the feel of them is comforting. He
needs the support of his clothes, ano
his shoes, especially his shoes.
If you think this is not highly i'm
portant I must tell you that your eX-
periences with first days at school bavt
been dimmed by time. Let them b1
renewed now. in making the child )
first days happy because comfortable
(Copyright. 1919
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is capable of holding this position Tor
some time. Finally, convinced that you
have retired and mean no trouble LOT
him, he lowers himself to the twig and
goes on eating the leaf close by.
These great creatures are to be found
on walnut, ash and persimmon
trees. They are the largest caterpillars
we have, and are absolutely harmless.
When grown they are 5R inches long
and broad in proportion. They are
yellowiSh brown or green. They have a
group of blue black horns on their head
and smaller ones on their body. Along
the fat sides will be found his breathing
tubes. Eight clinging legs hold him to
the stem where he hangs downward.
The true legs, of which there are SIX.
are short and near the head. These pull
him about on the tree. His clasper at at
the tip of the body is mighty handy, 1t
steadies him while he swings his great
body about His mouth is the chewing
type. and he makes short work of leaves
on his favorite tree.
His parents are a regal pair, indeed.
They are our largest moths. Dressed
exclusively in the deep rich browns and
soft yellows, with fine soft hair covering
the body, they are most striking. Light
purple and rose are used to set of the
brown and yellow. The fore wings are
SldIy-SIdy WIFI 81 cav opldoAiCo Va JCi
low. The wing veins are outlined In
red brown. The antennae of the father
are<short and feathery, the mothers
slender and longer. They measure
nearly six inches across the wing-tips
This moth is not often seen as they
dc not seem to be family that raises
very large number of children AL
though most collectors have one or
more Of these moths in their collection,
you do not see many of the children
on one tree.
After the caterpillar has eaten his
fill and reached his full growth, he
ambles down the trunk of the tree and
goes into the earth. There he makes
a room and weaves himself an unat-
tractive looking wrapper. In this he
rests all winter. In the Spring he will
appear as a beautiful moth.
So far these caterpillarS have not
become an economic problem and their
history has been rather neglected. They
have no weapons of defense whateveE
and seem to depend entirely upon their
size and fierce looks to keep their
friends and foes at bay.
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New Shoes.

New Sn0eS.
Soon the children will be starting TO
school. For many this will be the be-
ginning of a new life, an entrance into
a new world where magic and beauty
and miracles are to be found by eager
searchers. OF course there must be
new suit, new dress. 1t is fitting that
on such an occasion ones dress be
somewhat ceremonious.
A child takes the greatest JOY IN
his new suit for school. This is a Sep
TENDER Joy. Somehow the opening OF the
Spring term does not have the same
thrill. 1t follows too closely upon the
other term September is opening day.
Gala day. The new clothes are essential.
The iov begins with the buying. I
think it only right and fair that the
child who is to wear the clothes have
something TO say about the kind they
are to be. Most children are fairly
conservative in the matter. You may
have to urge the colorful tie with the
blue suit. You seldom have to dlrect
attention away from the Indian suit
and headdreSS. Let the child nave
voice in the selection.
Let him buy is own hat Hats are
a matter of deep personal interest to
the children. l don't know why it IS,
but a hat is a peculiarly precious pos
session. One must first make certain
of the safety of his hat before school
can GO on. Many rapid drill has
been marred, as to order and regularity,
by a small child who missed his be-
loved hat and insisted upon returning
to the supposedly burning building 10
rescue it. Hats are sort of symbol
of their owners. So be wise and dc
not insist upon anything that offends
the personal taste of the owner.
Shoes must first be easy. and then
handsome. If you will look after the
ease. the new pupil will look after the
beauty. He knows what looks well on
his foot. He can picture himself march,
ing down the walk toward the big
stone building with Just the right spring
in his foot, just the right sheen on
leather and laces. Let him have his
way. and hers.
When the ceremonial dress is ready.
have a dress rehearsal Put on the
whole outfit from inside out, from hat
to shoes, and take a walk. This is
necessary The new clothes must be
fitted to the body. They must be set
to the movements of the child. He
must have his fill of looking at the
new heels of his shiny shoes. He must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
A Sermon for Today
BY REV. JOHN r. GUM.
Remembrance of the Righteous.

"The righteous shall be in everlasting
! remembrance. "-PS., crii6
What of the unrighteous? THE
name of the wicked shall rot The
way of the ungodly shall perish" The
good shall be held in grateful and low
ing remembrance forever. But the I'M
gooly shall be cut off from the land
of the living, and their memory shall
melt away.
Take the case Of the worlds first two
brothers, Can and Abel Cain was the
wicked antediluvian worlds ideal. In
his day fond mothers named their chill
dren after him, Cainan and Tubal
Cain. But no mother today would
think of naming her child after this
blocd-handed fratricidc. On the other
hand, you can find many child today
who bears the name of Abel; Abel,
being dead, yet speaketh"-or keeps on
speaking Cain also keeps on speaking,
but even bad men know what he says
is bad. Neither his name, nor what he
says, is respected. But the name of
Abel is reverenced everywhere, and his
spirit of devotion and self-sacriflce is
cherished as one of the worlds noblest
heritages.
Take the case Of two other brothers
far down in our own age. Who does not
know of the gentle George Herbert.
]
for riches, iuXuries and worldly honors.
He sought not for place and pomp.
He was not the man to make noisy
demonstration He did not cry, nor
/ lit up, nor cause his voice to be heard
in the street" And yet today his songs
are held in solution in the moral and
spiritual life of the world The men,
DRY of his beautiful life is an abiding
benediction. His noble utterances per-
petuate his name and fame But who
knows anything of his infidel brother?
George was a humble minister in a
country parish, and his brother was
Lord Herbert!
The things which are seen are tenn
poral, but the things which are not
seen are eternal" Faith and love. the
character they build, the conceptions
and ideals they foster, the good works
and the kindly deeds they inspire
these are the perishable things; they
will remain when all else is vanished
and forgotten. There is only one thing
that makes life worthy and worth while
ard that is to live for God and righte-
BUSINESS. The memory of the godly and
righteous will abide when all such
things as worldly wealth, pomp and
power have tumbled into chaos and
final oblivion. Leave God and goodness
out of our lives, and all is but van
ishing vanity.
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AA]D AA1VAA ~ u oANAA1o ". Burgess.

two-legged creatures called men had
made it unsafe and we came here by
accident" replied Mrs. Twitchtail Then
she told him the whole story, and
ended by asking IL there were many
other Squirrels living whereabouts and
if she and Twltchtail might not find n
home there.
The old Squirrel listened attentively.
Then he turned and jumped down
from the big rock where he had been
keeping watch. Follow me-" said he
briefly.
OF course. the Twitchtails followed
In few minutes they were aware OF
many bright eyes peeping at them from
behind rocks and logs and trees. The
old Squirrel speedily passed the word
around that here were two strangers
seeking to join the colony and at the
same time he told something of their
story. So presently one or two of the
holder ones came out to give the
Twitchtails greeting, and presently
more joined them. OF course, they had
TO tell their story over again.
When they had finished a sleek
young Squirrel stepped orr and greeted
them. 1t was one Of ti.cT own chill
dren who had disappeared two years
before and gone adventuring. After
this there was no more suspicion and
they were invited to join the colony.
DO those two-legged creatures called
men ever bother you?" asked Mrs.
Twitchtail anXiously.
Never" was the prompt response,
and it was explained that none lived
near Then began a hunt
for house, with plenty of willing
helpers TO show them about. That
night they cUrled up to sleep in a new
home and all their troubles were for
gotten. They had good house. good
neighbors and had been assured that
there was plenty of food to be OBJ
tanned right close by. What more could
they ask?
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has something the flavor and appear
ance of chicken. Since city folks are
not supposed to be able to get chicken
as easily as country people the dish
has been named city chicken.
I'D sSk the butcher to cut small
squares about two inches each way and
about one-half inch thick of veal and
Of pork. UnSmoked Canadian bacon
does very well for the pork.
"Impale about six of these on a
skewer. alternating the pork and veal.
Dust with flour, sprinkle with salt and
brown in frying pan in small
amount Of hot fat.
Then out in the casserole. Add
cream, some hot water. a little diced
green pepper and onion If desired.
Mushrooms are good, too. salt and pep
per well. Bake slowly fer about two
hours, basting frequently. Add more
cream as the mixture gets dry Thicker
leftover liquid and serve az gravy with
the drumsticks of the city chicken.
Spiced cantaloupes or watermelon is
good with this dish. Braised celery and
mashed potatoes make two good vege-
tables. Serve tomato and green grape
salad and apple pie, fresh and hot
and pleasantly tart"
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Of well-to-do people. They must be
in order to get the money they need,
as they seldom make any money from
their plays. But it is pity that they
make no efforts to attract the talent
of girls who work. If you nave that
talent and will go to them, they may
give you a chance to use it in some
way. They won't seek you out, but
you can find them.
For dancing there are also many Ori-
vate schools in New York City. Some
Of these will take poor girl without
immediate payment, but in such cases
they usually insist on a contract by
which the girl will pay back to them
big part of her earnings for five years.
This is not good arrangement for you
to make. If you have real talent the
Neighborhood Playhouse will take you,
with no tags on your future.
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To Dance-to Act.

Hope wants to know if there are
dramatic schools in New York City for
a girl who has no money. And in the
same mail I get a letter from another
girl who wants to know where in New
York she can learn dancing. She says
she has talent but no money to pay for
lessons.
The answer to both girls is the
Neighborhood Playhouse on Grand
street. The Neighborhood Playhouse
conducts a superb school where dane
ing and acting are taught. Only young
people who show promise are taken.
The school is endowed by the Misses
Lewisohn for girls of definite talent
who have not much money. Such ap-
plicants are taught without charge.
This is one of the finest schools for
dancing and drama, in New York. It's
attitude is both idealistic and prac-
teal. Girls trained there can get jobs
afterward, and good ones. They will
be really accomplished dancers and fine
actresses. But they must be prepared
to work hard while they are learning.
The course is difficult; the one for
dancers, particularly, would discourage
all but the most determined and gifted
pupil.
There are of course plenty of ex-
pensive private schools of the drama in
New York. Some of. our best actors
and actresses we're graduated at them.
Many did not 60 to any school but got
their training either on the commercial
stage or in amateur companies scat
tered in large cities throughout the
country.
If you live away from New York and
cannot get there, your best method is
to try to get into one of these amateur
companies, known usually as Little
Theaters. They produce many fine
plays and serve to train, actors and
actresses.
The main trouble with the Little
Theaters is that they are III the hands
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DRESSING MODERN POWDER


such as English, French, italian, Span
iSh, etc.
Neutral Color Schemes.
While modern powder rooms are de-
lightfully adequate in their equipment
and furnishings, they are sparingly fit
ted out. A neutral color scheme is adj
visable so that color will not clash with
any of the modern gay costumes worn
by guests who use the room. Avoid
drab effect, however. If the scheme has
this tendency, tune it up with occa-
sional notes of color. These can be in
the toilet boxes and fittings on the
dressing table or in some wall hanging
or colored print.
Sizes Vary.
The size of the room determines in
great measure what the furnishings
should be. There, of course, must be
the dressing table with mirror, a chair
or bench before it, and one other chair.
If space permits, still another chair Cas-.
be included, and even chaise Tongue
or. if this is overpowering. small sofa
can be substituted. The use of the
room is so temporary and its purpose
so definite it should not be either over
furnished or over-decorated. Restraint
should be everywhere in evidence.
Made From a Closet.
There is many a house built when
these powder rooms were not the vogue
that has a large hall closet with a
window, or in which a window can be
put. Such a spacious closet can be
transformed into a wee powder room.
Or there are houses in which some
small room can be transformed into a
powder room. So adaptable Is the
American vogue for this room that it
is sometimes upstairs rather than down.
Home decorators can have their choice
of locations today.
(Copyright, lpal.)
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Sweaters increasingly Popular
BY MARY MARSHALL.

ness. Draw a strand of wool through
the loops of wool at the top and tie
securely. Then take another strand OF
wool and wind around the tassel two or
three times about a third of an inch
from the top and then cut the ends of
the yarn to form the ends of the tassels.
If you have made your sweater IN
more than one tone or color you should
use both tones or colors in the tassels.
This is best done by winding the Two
tones together in ball to start with
and then winding the two tones together
over the card.
AS a finish for the neckline Of your
new sweater you may carry out the idea
shown in the sketch. Measure the neck
line and then make >skein OF wool two
or three inches longer than this meas
urement. Place it around the neckline,
tving 1t down at intervals with strands
of wool, and then cut the ends to form
a small tassel at the front.
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Mrs. Twitchtail who at last suggested
moving, on. Il have feeling said
she, that we are very soon going to
find the place we are looking for
Il hope so. ] certainly hope So" re-
piled Twitchtail without enthusiasm.
I'm tired of travelling I'm tired of
sleeping in strange places and never
knowing what dangers may be around
us. We can't reach that place too soon
10 suit me-"
AS usual Mrs. Twitchtail took the
lead. Presently they came to rocky
hillside with plenty of trees and bushes
growing among the rocks. Almost at
once Mrs. TWitchtail became much
excited.
Now what is the matter with you?"
grumbled Twitchtail for he was tired
and cross.
There are other Squirrels living
around here or my name isn't Mrs,
TwitchtaiI,' was the prompt and happy
reply
How do you know" demanded
Twitchtail
If YOU were not so busy pitying
yourself YOU wouldn't have to ask"
retorted Mrs Twitchtail Why don
you use your eyes? What are they
for?"
Twitchtail looked about rather aim
lessly. Then his eyes frightened. Just
to one side was a pile of husks that
only a Squirrel could have left. More
over, they had been left there that
very day. Before he could think of
anything to say there was a challenge
in sharp voice. and sitting on big
rock they discovered a gray old SPUR
rel of their own kind
who are you and what do YOU want
here?" he demanded in anything but a
pleasant tone.
Travellers looking for new home
and very tired" replied Mrs. Twitchtail
meek.
What did YOU leave your old home
for and why did YOU come here" de-
manded the old gray Squirrel. still in
his gr7uf manner
I'VE left our home because those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12

The continental idea Of having a
dressing room on the first floor, room
that opens off the front hall. has gained
popularity in America. Such room in
old England generally opened off the
drawing or reception room and was
called the powder room. In France
this room was an essential, and its po-
Sition similar, which is true in other
countries where mems wigs were pow
dered, as we'll as women'S hair. Be
cause the powder was so lavishly -four
ished about, special room in which
to powder and repowder the hair was
necessary, or all the rooms would be
Sifted over with the white dust. Today
one could sometimes wish such rooms
were supplied when large parties are
given in homes, for in the boudolrS
powder Is f1irted about copiously when
put, not on the hair, but on faces, necks
and arms. There is a suggestion OF
need for this same purpose-the appli-
cation of powder-in modern rooms
such as have been described, and the
name does not belle it. Today, as OF
yore, the rooms are called the powder
rooms.
How Equipped.
The modern powder room is equipped
for modern requirements. despite its
quaint old-time name. Opening from
1t are toilet and lavatory, while the
room itself is a formal dressing room,
rather cold in its formality, without this
interfering with attractive decoration.
What style this decoration is given de-
ponds upon the type of the house and
its other furnishings. Today these are
not strictly period, but reflect tenden-
rooms of periods such as Jacobean,
Georgian, Logs XIV, ETC., or of peoples
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and elbows with deep cuff from elbows
to wrists. Even the straight-sleeve |
sweaters are made with a little more
fullnesS over the arms than the sweaters
that were sold year or two ago.
And now to cap the climax there are
sweaters with tasseled fringe around the
lower edge. If you are planning to knit
a sweater for yourself you might try
this new trimming device which is very
up-to-date. You will need 20 tassels
more or less and each tassel is about
two inches long. The simplest way to
make them is to cut a card about two
inches wide. Wind the wool over the
card to make a tassel of desired thick
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we'll dressed girls for class room.
It's delightful in yankee blue wooden.
| The patent leather belt is matching blue
shade. The white pique collar and cuffs
may be made detachable by sewing a
! bias band along the inner edge, so they
can be readily removed for laundering.
Style No. 1885 also makes up lovely
in linen, plated ginghams, jersey. cotton
shantung prints and cotton tweed mix
| lures.
The 8-year size requires rs yards of
39-inch material with "a yard of IS
inch contrasting and 70 yard of 27-inch
material for tie.
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 large Summer Fashion Book Of
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wardrobe in darling styles for the chile
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Be sure to fill in the size Of the pat
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American apparatus is favored IN
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The Journeys End.
Happy at the Journeys end
Troubles cease and joys attend.
Old Mother Nature.

Anyway this is often the case, and
1t Is good that it is so. The Twitch-
tails felt that they had had troubles
enough to last them for the remainder
of their lives. Ever since the long jour-
ney in search of new home, under
taken because they felt their old home
was no longer safe. they had run from
one danger into another. and they had
begun to think that there was nothing
but trouble in this Great World.
After they had swum across a stream
to escape Old Man Coyote they first
took sun bath to get their coats thor
oughly dry and at the same time to
rest. for they were very tired. 1t was
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Dreamed Beets.

Wash and boil some beets until
tender. Peel and cut them into small
cubes. Put into pan and add one ia
blespoonful of butter. salt and pepper
and one cupful of milk in which one
teaspoonful of four has been smoothed:
Let come to the boiling point. add
one teaspoonful of sugar and serve hot.
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Darwin made the theory of evolution
ard went through all the stages to
prove it.
Acrimony, sometimes called holy. Ii
another name for marriage.
Transparent means something you can
see through, for instance keyhole.
Charon was the man who fried soles
over the sticks.
The climate of Bombay is such that
its inhabitants have to live elsewhere.
When you breathe you inspire. when
you co not breathe you expire.
The feminine of bachelor is lady in
waiting.
(Copyriaht, 1872