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Evening star., 1931-06-27

Of the gas company came to examine
her meter. He said TO her: I've
looked it over and it's all right. Your
bill was so big the gas company
thought your, meter must be leaking"
She had merely been burning lot CT
gas to try to k.eS from Shivering in
what is known OUT Mere as the Sunny
Southland.
But that's trihe. The worst disillu-
sion Is the wardrobe. To be sure, you
use the same wardrobe the year around.
But 1t has to have as much in it as
your Spring, Summer and Winter out
fits in the East. Mornings are cool.
You need something fairly warm. Aft
ernoons are hot. You need something
COOL Evenings are cold. You need q
fur coat So in any one day you need Q
Spring, Summer and Winter wardrobe.
There's not much to do in Hollywood
at night There are few theaters. You
hear and see so much about the movies
that you don't care to go out to see
one, even though you went often at
home. There are not many places to
walk. As a consequence people go to
each others houses. That means many
dinners, many parties. These call for
large houses. And large houses need
many servants. And the houses are
built 50 spaciously.
This Is alluring TO people who come
from New York apartments. But the
bills at the end of the month are not
alluring at all.
Copyright, 1s3l)
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out, and hold herself in this position
for hours, If need be. Because she has
no middle legs, this Is most helpful in
initiating a twig The warts on her
body look like the bud scars and 1t takes
a wise bird or 4lZard to know the diff
ference She clings to the branch with
her tail claspers and stands on her hind
pro-legs. It has been said that she also
spins q thread of silk and fastens this
to q nearby branch for steadying pur-
poses. Her body is brown or gray.
Usually she Is found upon the tree or
grass she resembles most in coloring.
In walking she holds tightly TO the
surface with her strong front legs. Then
she draws her body up into loop and,
using her tail claspers and pro-legs,
holds this position while she measures
her length before releasing her clasp
and grasping the next hold.
The mother and father of this worm
are the Geometrid moths. Early in the
Spring the wingleSs moth, dressed in
gray. will climb slowly up the trunk of
the tree where the year before she has
eaten freely 81 its tender leaves. Here
in the late evening the strong winged
male moths will fit about. After the
mating the mother will hide her eggs
under the loose bark of the tree. One
month later the tiny measuring worms
crawl out Of the eggs and go as fast as
they can for the tender leaves.
If many moth mothers have used the
same tree 1t will look as II it had been
through a fire in a few weeks after
these worms have helped themselves.
After a month Of greedy eating the
measuring worm will drop to the ground
on a silken rope and begin to make a
cell in the earth. Then there is
change into pupa, remaining until the
next Spring, and walking out a grown
moth.
Place q band of sticky fly paper
around the trunk Of the tree which had
inch worms the year before and trap
the moths as they climb up the trunk
Watch them. Should there be very
many, 1t has been known that the young
lady moth will crawl over the dead BODY
of her sister in order to reach the
branches of the tree and meet the gen.
tleman moths.
(Copyrieht, 1e3l)
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Household Methods
By BETSY cALLIsTER.

What shall do with my blankets?"
asks Mrs. K. Last Spring put them
away before moths were flying, but
this year neglected to do so. have
kept house only three years and have
never had them cleaned. Now 1 would
like to have them cleaned If 1t. is not
too expensive, and would like to know
the best way to go about it. 50 that
they will surely not be attacked by
moths"
The best thing to do is to send them
to flrst-class cleaner and have them
done for you. You may even arrange
to have them wrapped and sealed for
you In heavy wrapping paper so that
there will be no chance of moths at
tacking them. To wash blankets in
the ordinary way or to trust them to
an unskilled laundress is rank extrav-
agence. The better the blanket the
more likely is Is to be ruined by this
sort Of treatment.
You may quite safely wash them at
home II you observe certain rules. Re-
member that very hot water or very
cold water should be avoided. Wash
one blanket at time. whether you
wash them in a washing machine or
an ordinary wash tub. Use plenty Of
good soap or soap chips, but do not use
1t directly on the blanket. Dissolve the
soap or chips in boiling water and then
add 1t to the moderately warm water
in the tub.
If washer is used, start 1t going
as soon as the blanket is put In and
keep 1t going for 20 minutes. If you
wash them in a tub, sozzle them up
and down for or minutes-longer
If you have patience. Some authorities
say that a blanket should not be put
through the wringer. but If the rollers
are loosened slightly and the blankets
put through in even folds no harm
will be done. Each blanket should be
rinsed thoroughly in clear. lukewarm
water. 1t should be dried in the open
or in an airy place indoors. A good
plan is to pin 1t on two clothes lines
running parallel the width Of the
blanket apart. This makes it possible
to dry them in horizontal position so
that the water will not run down to
the ends and sides of the blankets.
Copyright, 1871
Evening star., 1931-06-27
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

TEAR MISS DIx-Three years my marriage developed
into neurotc and magnined my lags
thing he did letter
and wound by telling her going to take our
"4 His that she had SPANKED some sense into me when was
that would welcome back
them and before knew what happening
ne swung me over reS me md ods me rssnect him for
deal with that not be humoed
behave myself We have got along beautifully since
divorcee. A SPANKED SPOUSE
NswER-Alas highly civilized
@ aFe S Pe @ Ut h n o Of Oa hat It would be
highly efhcacious have ph fetfu whining wife that
applied
many selfish fault finding irritable grouchy hus-
band whom his wife tried in vain to please who simply cried aloud to
and respect for other peoples rights and feelings
people act like spoiled children they
should dealt with that platform and the PITY Of it is that the
to do
everybody husband wife beater and
brute which he not and throw up hands horror over his cnaStng
Of and foO acting and to save your home and
testimony spanking letters
other the experience them
they making themselves
the spanking they had literally saved their souls
of perfectly
Every has contempt for the husband who submits to
breakfast while she lies in bed morning The man woman really
ndulsent her but who viii her to act Ike adult human
her share of the burdens their matrimonial partnership
person triangle particularly pay
to the mother who refused become before the fact her
backbone
their homes and do their duty instead poor Marrying them and
their fancy painted would do than thing
- ls).
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Everyday Psychology
Brain and IntAllect.
By DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.

About 100 years ago it was assumed
that both the brain and the intellect
attained their full size by the eighth
year Of life. While the supposition was
false, 1t nevertheless found .ts way
into the philosophy and ethics cf the
day. The strange thing is this: While
our knowledge of brain and intellect
has changed, we have not changed our
ethical, and only to small extent our
educational, expectation of youth.
What I want to ay, as a matter Of in
formation, Is this: The brain grows
very rapidly during the first seven years.
But it keeps on growing, slowly to be
sure, until the twentieth year. There is
even some slight growth until the for
tieth. After that it begins to lose
weight. About an ounce every 10 years
after 40.
Despite these facts, some Of which
are still not altogether proved, the hui
man intellect seems to be just as good
between 40 and so as it ever was.
Adults learn Just as readily as ado
leScents. OF course, no one knows just
has much allowance should be made for
education and general experience.
(Copyright, l93l.)
Evening star., 1931-06-27
A Sermon for Today
Heredity as an Alibi.
Bl REV. JOHN R. GUM.

ACACulLJ as an AllDl.
What mean ye, that We use this
proverb concerning the land of Israel,
saying, The fathers have eaten sour
grapes, and the children's teeth are
set on dge?"-Ezekiel, xviii2.
This ancient proverb is also very
, modern. AS in the days of Ezekiel, it
, Is still pleaded as an alibi for all sorts
OF wrongdoing. When we find chill
oren whose teeth are set on edge, there
are some who are always ready to
charge it up to sour grapes eaten by
their fathers. forgetting that the chill
dren themselves might possibly have
eaten few sour grapes
Heredity, as a factor in human life
and conduct, is not to be denied. But
to admit it as the all-controllfng fac
tor would make it equivalent to fatal
ism. Many of our modern physiolo-
glstS take that extreme view; and they
make heredity scapegoat, an apology,
Tor all OF a mans shortcomings. Any
morbid condition, any vice, any crime,
is considered case of heredity.
This view has been propagated until
1t has become one of the most danger
Gus propaganda forces of our time. The
result can be none other than deStruc-
tlon OF the sense of moral RESPONSE
bility, thus opening the way for whole
sale wrongdoing of every conceivable
kind.
Too bad If ones father has eaten
sour grapes. Yet his fathers example
ought to be a warning to him to let
sour grapes alone. No matter what q
mans father has done, when he him
self does wrong he is conscious that
he does not have to do It, We do not
deny the possibility of hereditary ten
denctes to evil; but. however strongly
such tendencies may manifest them
selves in ones life, his first step in
evil is invariably one of choice. And
after that first step, as he goes on in
evil, he has to fight against conscience
and his better Judgment. and he has
to brush aside innumerable warnings
that are thrown before him to turn
him back. Moreover, he has to set his
face against. God, for all the while God
confronts him with offers of His grace
and help.
do not understand the Bihla ~
teach that God holds all men alike
responsible; but I do understand it to
teach that He holds every man respon-
stble according to his ability and
chances, and that he makes every man
responsible for the acceptance or re-
lection of His spirit and proffered aid.
Whatever weaknesses a man has in
herited, If he will do the best he can
and trust God for the balance, he can
surely become master of self. Neither
In Scripture nor science can we flnd
any ground for eXempting man from
his moral responsibility on the basis
Of here6ity It is an altogether un-
warrantable folly to plead heredity as
an alibi for the evil doings Of men.
Evening star., 1931-06-27

The indoor porch is blessing to
those who are obliged to remain at
home during the heat of Summer. Those
who live in houses. even in big cities,
can avail themselves of It's comfort
since it simply involves the proper deco
ration of some one of the rooms.
When it is possible. choose the room
with the most windows on the coolest
side of the house. Or in the ultra
modern house with cellars so finely nm.
ished that they are more like the lowest
floor In the house, a. sunksn porch may
be constructed from one of the store
rooms or screened-off corner of the
open cellar.
Clear the room. or the section of the
well-cemented cellar, and in it put porch
furnishings. These may be the SIM
plest kind Of ome-treated furniture or
the latest things In porch fittings. In
the furnishings suggested today mix
ture of both are given. thereby suiting
the average purse. In each instance
articles can be substituted for othsrs
similar in character according to what
the homemaker has on hand, or prefers
to buy.
on the bare floor put grass rug, or
any piazza rug. Clear the walls Of pic
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lures. hangings, mirrors, ETC., and use
hanging wall-hower holders. Have
awnings for windows, and arrange win
dow boxes below the window sills either
outside or indoors. The reason for low
ering the boxes is to allow every Whit
Of air to come in the open windows.
Along one wall arrange some Towering
plants in lieu of a garden. Break the
wall llSpace by tailish lattice over which
nasturtiums are to be trained, or ivy, II
nasturtiurns would not flourish. TTel-
lises are cheap, fortunately so their
realistic note can be given without tax
ing the purse.
A glider hammock should be so posi-
ticned that one can lie in it and have
the light be right for reading. The
glider can stand out in the room. If the
cost of one bars its use Though now
they come very reasonably priced a
cot can be substituted. Make gay
cotton or linen cover for II with a
flounce entirely around it so it can be
pulled out in the room wherever the
breeze is best and look well from all
sides. A glazed chintz is advised with
cushions the same, for this Is a cool
finished textile.
Wicker, willow grass, or painted wood
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Model in White or Colored Cotton
BY MARY MARSHALL.

OF. the new long, slender evening dresses
are distinctly reminiscent of those days
and one has but to see old fashion
prints of the Directoire period in France
to see definite similarities between the
modes of those days and OF our own.
Today we have far wider variety OF
fine cotton materials from which to
choose. One has but to visit the dress
goods department of any well stocked
department store to be impressed by
their charm. Having seen these lovely
fabrics you will want to buy enough for
one dress at least.
Todays sketch suggests how to make
a white or colored cotton dress. The
fiounce on the skirt measures about IA
inches in depth, and the pleats are
about an inch and a half in width. You
can easily lay them yourself, then baste
down and press carefully. The frill on
the bodice is made from 3-inch piece
Of material laid in pleatS about an
inch vide. Instead of extending the
frilling around the back it is best to
let it terminate at the shoulder seams.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.
WEATHER
SISSIETY PAGE
Partly fair.

SISSIETY PAGE
Mr. Shorty Judge has got tired OF
waiting for 1t to rain and has started
Is wear his new raincoat around any
ways.
Miss Mary Watkins the well known
charity werker expects to start a home
for homeless cats as soon as she can
find somebody that's aloud to Use their
cellar or a spare rocm in their house.
Starting next week Miss Maud JON
son is sippose to make her own bed
every Sattiday and Sunday, but she
don't think her mother will be able to
stand it more than one Sattiday ana
Sunday.
SHORT STORY BY LEROY
SHOOSTER
A Awful Moment
A fly stood still and looked thawtful.
Whats q matter?" asked a friend.
"Life's too short to waist, why don't
you get bizZy and annoy peeple?"
There's a elefant standing on my
instep and I'm afraid If asked him
to move over he mite axsidently move
the wrong way" ansered the ny.
The end
BIZNESS OPPORTUNITIES
For Sale or Exchange-A mixed pile
of red dert and pebbles. Big bargain
on account of owner not aloud to keep
1t after Sattiday. See Puds Simkins
any time before next Sattiday.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Neck Bleach.

Dear Miss Leeds-I am a close fol-
lower of your daily writings and n1w
have problem of my own.
Would you kindly suggest what one
can do with red neck? It Is exposed
to the air a great DEAL as always wear
o low-neckei dress and keep my coat
open. My skin is fair but freckled.
H. S. B.
Answer - There are several things
which will benefit a red neck. If the
skin is inclined to be dry also you will
find the following treatment effective:
Mix two ounces of oil of sweet almonds
or olive with few drops Of simple tine
ture of beagoin. Warm the mixture and
apply it toa4he skin with clean piece of
absorbent cotton after the nightly
cleansing. Allow the oil to remain on
The skin overnight. In the morning
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Trading Luxuries.

mo-" said Mrs. IIately-Wed sadly.
I'VE can't afford to go away this year.
No matter how we figure it, Georges
income simply won't stretch" She
interested me at once. because knew
that George was making pretty COM
Portable living, and that neighbors,
some of whom had less to spend, had
their two weeks" planned.
Here are some Of the reasons that
George couldn't see his way clear. He
was still making payments on an ex-
pensive car and radio set, and he had
discovered of late that he was too
tired, when he came home, to NOW the
lawn, or water the bushes, grass plots
and. flower beds. So he had hired a
house man" at $1S a week and board.
He had changed his tailor because his
old one wasn't up-to-date enough, and
the change cost him $50 a suit.
Friend wife had played bridge all
Winter and Spring with rather disaS-
trous results. When she wasn't losing
money she was spending 1t on refresh-
ments and luncneons. She had in
sisted uIon having a membership at
the country club, though she never
played go'f, and as Georges wife she
had all the privileges she required. Be-
cause cf her social activities she found
that she needed a maid for little
Susan, and she had to have her en-
gagement ring reset because It was 80
old-fashioned"
1 didn't wonder any longer why
George Couldn't afford to spend his
two weeks of freedom from the Office
in q new setting. Yet this family
isn't different from many others How
MANY families 60 you suppose viii fore
90 their Summer vacation this year
because of a Fall, Winter, or Spring
extravaganza? It will do any family
good to get away from home for a
couple of weeks. even If 1t just means
touring in a flivver, or camping out In
some rustic spot.
OF course, many women will cry,
But I didn't sacrifice my vacation by
buying that or doing that Well, the
answer is Obvious. Every family can
Judge pretty well at the beginning Of
the year Just what income viii be
Evening star., 1931-06-27

20 we'll, so will give excellent service.
7, style No. 1854 may be had in sizes
10, IA, 16, 18, 20 years, 50 and SO inches
Bust.
= E1elet batiste is lovely in yellow
shade.
% Shantung in dusty pink worn with
brown patent leather belt is sportive.
q Pastel fat washable silk crepe, chlt-
Ton prints and self-patterned Crgandie
make up spiendidIy in this model.
3 Size is requires as yards 39-inch.
il 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.
8 Vacation days are here again!
II SO nsarly here, at least, that it's time
for you to be thinking about your sum-
nler wardrobe.
H We've prepared book to help you
plan for the most coloriul fashion period
Of the year. A book that offers the best
selection of styles for the season for
the adult, miss, stout and child, and
helps the reader to economic.
4 You can save $40 by spending 10 cents
for this book The edition is limited so
we suggest that you send 10 cents in
stamps or coin today for your copy to
fashion department. Price Of book 10
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Evening star., 1931-06-27
Peekaboo and Popup.
The child who doth his parents heed
Doth prove that he is wise indeed.
Old Mother NafuFA


Two of the children of Yap Yap the
Prairie-Dog had left home very early in
life, but two still remained. These were
Peekabco and Popup, so named because
they were forever poking their heads
out OF the doorway of their home and
then dodging back at every unexpected
sound They hadn't grown so fast as
the two who had left home, and so were
not ready quite so soon to venture out
into the Great World to sniff for them
selves. But they were growing fast now,
and Yap Yap knew that 1t would not
be long before they, too, would some
day go out exploring and not return.
So he was taking great pains to teach
them the things they should know
Every morning he had Mrs. Yap Yap
led them out to get their breakfast.
at first they did not go far from the
doorstep, but gradually the grass was
eaten down so close that they had to go
farther. Over and over they were told
that the first thing to do was to make
sure that no enemy was In sight. First
Yap Yap would sit up on the doorstep
and look carefully in all directions.
Then Mrs. Yap Yap would do the same
thing. Then the two youngsters would
come out together and do the same
thing, trying to lcok vrey wise If every
thing appeared all right Yap Yap would
lead the way to the nearest patch of
tender grass.
There is only one safe place In time
Of danger, and that is underground.
Don't forget that. Don't forget it for
even one little minutes Yap Yap would
say.
I'VE won't forget, Peekaboo and Pop
up would reply.
When you have to change your feed
ing ground, first make sure where the
nearest house is, and if there is an
alarm, run for that house, even if it
isn't your own" Mrs. Yap Yap would
warn
"Yes'm," the two would reply meekly.
'Never wait to find out what the
danger is" warned Yap Yap. There Is
always time enough to md that out
later. Don't think OF anything but
reaching the nearest house"
We'll remember" the Two would re-
ply.
Don't forget that danger may come
from the sky, as well as from elsewhere.
Hawks are very fond CT young Prairie
dogs" their mother would say.
Evening star., 1931-06-27
NANCY PAGE
Closing House for Summer
Not Difficult
nv FI0RFNcE IA GANKE
BIZ FLORENCE LA oANKE.

The Lee family were sailing for q
three-months stay in Europe. This was
such an ordinary procedure for them
the maids knew just what should be
done before the house was closed. But
because Mrs. Lee, Nancy's mother. had
to make special and hurried trip to
Washington before she sailed, Nancy
volunteered to supervise the closing OF
the house. Most Of the chairs had slip
covers. but some of these were of really
beautiful material, so a sheet was PIN
ned in place over each one. The lamp
shades were covered with specially made
covers of rubberized silk or where these
were lacking, with large pieces Of glazed
tarlatan or Argentine cloth. These were
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Daily Diet Recipe

WHOLEWHEAT GINGER BREAD.
Butter, one-third cup; boiling
water. two-thirds cup; dark mo-
lasses. one cup; egg. one; whole
wheat -four, two and three
quarter cups; baking soda. three
teaspoons; salt, one-half tea
spoon; cinnamon, one teaspoon;
ginger, one teaspoon; powdered
cloves, one-quarter teaspoon.
MAKES TWO 1-PoUND CAKES.
Melt butter In the boiling
water; add the molaSSes, stir un-
til dissolved. Take from fire and
cool. Then add the egg well
beaten. Thoroughly mix together
the wholewheat -four. cooking
soda, salt and spices. Add these
dry ingredients to the liquid mix
ture, beat well and pour into
creased small bread pans. Bake
in a moderate oven 80 to 40 min
utes.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein, starch,
sugar and fat. Much lime and
Z iron present, also some vitamins (
A and 3, though vitamins are af-
fected adversely by action of the
baking soda. Can be given in
moderation to children years
and over. Can be eaten by nor
NAL adults of average or under
weight.
Evening star., 1931-06-27

furniture should be used. In most
houses there are some wicker pieces
that can be corralled for this Summer
time use. The wood5n pieces can be
home painted and decorated. There
should be one low table for afternoon
tea or iced beverages and some occa.
sional porch tables. Have palm leaf
fans at hand and some Of the latest
fiction and magazines.
Keep the room in subdued light dur
ing the day, and avoid any blaze OF cleo
trio light at night as light and heat
are synonymous terms, and in Summer
soft lights are refreshing in themselves.
If one must stay at home in sswelter-
ing weather in house minus piazza,
such a porch helps to mitigate the dis
comfort Of the torrtd temperature.
(Copyrizht, 1857
Evening star., 1931-06-27
Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

available that year. If part Of that In.
come isn't reserved for the Summer
vacation, it is obvious that the family
will lose out. Around June or July a
bag full of money isn't going to drop
from the ceiling when the family circle
is trying to find ways and means.
There's no use crying now about the
vacation lost to you this Summer. You
must make the best of It, however un-
satisfactory that may be-. Plan ahead
for next Summer, and learn from this
years mistakes. You can't sqaunder
money through the year, aAd expect
your pie to return to be eaten again