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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
Your Baby and Mine

Plea, in medicine, means an APP
petite for the UNBEATABLE. The child
suffering from plea nibbies the paint
from his crib, bites chtirlks off his
wooden toys, picks up ashes and coal
and fuzz and hair and swallows them
with relish.
Whatever the name, the habit it
self presents difficulties for the mother
who is trying to overcome 1t. II have
been reading your column and find
much that is good in it." comments
Mrs. A. H. F., jr. I am writing to you
in regard to my thirteen-Tfionths old
daughter, who has eleven teeth. walks
all over, goes to bed ct six-thirty and
sleeps until seven.
she refuses to eat cereal, potatoes,
baked cuStard or vegetables. She will
chew all the paint off any chair she
goes into her mouth If I don't reach
her in time. have tried hard to break
her, but with no result rs yet. She
weighs 81 pounds. How can get her
to eat food and stop eating these other
things? I have tried letting her feed
herself, but she throws the things on
the floor or puts her hands into the
Wrap her chair and bed with strips
OF adhesive tape or Of tightly wound
muslin strips. so that all surfaces are
from her, using plain wood, celluloid
or rubber toys. Give her no toys with
fuzz or hair on them-good advice for
all babies-and keep paper out Of her
hands. Thus you have taken away all
opportunities for her to indulge this
habit.
Encourage a better appetite by re-
stricting her meals to three a day.
Feed regularly and cut down the
amount Of milk by one-half, so that
she will take the other half in the
is hungry. Put the spoon In her hand
and show her how to use it. If she
begins to spill the food, set the dish
out Of reach. Some mesSinesS Is part
OF the process of learning to eat and
should not be treated too harshly.
Substitute raw, ripe banana or q
ripe, baked banana for cereal. She
may accept that willingly. Our feeding
leaf1et, "Diet From IL to ID Months"
contains full menus for week from
which you can get some idea Of the va
rious desirable combinations. With
your request please send self-address-
ed. stamped envelope to the Your
Baby and Mine" department, In care
Of this newspaper.
You may also give her one-half tea
spoonful Of cod liver oil, four times q
day, and one teaspoonful of dissolved
yeast or brewers yeast three times a
day. The first takes care Of the vita
Minis A and D, which she needs in her
present limited diet; and the latter,
vitamin B product, is a spur to better
appetite. Orange Juice gives her an
abundance of vitamin c.
The baby's present appetite for these
peculiar substances is clearly the out
growth Of her limited diet, for, with
out any of the additional foods, she is
evidently trying to satisfy herself on
milk alone. If you cut down on the
amount of milk, using one-half for
drinking and the rest in the form of
the essential solid foods. this unnat-
ural appetite should soon be corrected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
Flabby Upper Arms.


Dear Miss Leeds: Will you please
tell me what can be done to reduce
upper arms that look like hams? H. M.
Answer-This part of the body usual
ly. gets very little exercise and so be-
comes fiabby and bulky. Obviously the
thing to do to improve the condition
Is to exercise regularly. Massage also
will help reduce large and iabby upper
arms. If you read my beauty column
regularly you have probably read my
views on swimming as an exercise. If
you can go to a pool twice a week
and will practice vigorous arm stroke
I am sure you will find 1t does wonders
toward reducing f1abby upper arms. Z:
you can't go to a pool the next best
thing Is to practice the same strokes
in your own room. other effective ex-
ercises for reducing this part Of the
body are:
ID stand erect with both arms
stretched over your head, palms facing.
Bring the arms down briskly. elbows
bent upward close to face. Now touch
the shoulder blades behind with finger
tips. until you feel the flabby muscles
underneath the arms pull tightly. Re
peat 10 or Is times.
ca Stand erect as before, arms
stretched above head and hands
clAsped Bend to the right until you
feel the pull, then TO the left. Alter
nate right and left, bending 10 to IS
times.
CD Stand erect, with both arms
stretched over head Inhale as you
raise the arms. Bring the arms down
briskly, elbows bent close to the body,
hands on the chest. Shoot the arms
up again above the head to f1rst posi-
ton. Bring arms down smartly to
shoulder level. Repeat Is TO 90 times
with vim.
Before beginning the massage apply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

1t will be O different matter. Then, an
then, there will be something worth
climbing for"
30 every morning and sometimes in
the afternoon as well, Black Pussy sat
for while at the foot Of the telegraph
pole. Now and then she looked up,
but most of the time she seemed to
be merely listening. She was listening.
That is exactly what she was doing.
She was listening for a certain sound
that day after day she failed to hear.
However, this didn't discourage her. No,
sir, this didn't discourage her. She was
engaged in watchful waiting, and this
often takes a long time.
Days passed and still Black Pussy
visited the foot of the telegraph pole,
listened, looked up longingly and went
away. Then one morning she noticed
great activity Al the house In the tele-
graph pole. Yellow Wing and Mrs. Vel
low Wing were going and coming In q
way that could mean but one thing
babies in that house. Black Pussy
grinned and that grin was wicked
grin. From then on she spent much
time where she could watch the going
and coming of the F1ickers.
There must be q large family"
thought she. Yes, sir, there must be
q large family 10 keep Mr.. and Mrs.
yellow Wing 50 busy bringing food.
Well, the larger the family the better
1t will suit me. I'll wait until those
youngsters get little bigger I l1averl't
heard them yet. I'll wait until I do"
It was several mornings later that as
Black Pussy listened at the foot of the
telegraph pole she heard a buzzing
sound that seemed to come from the
pole. Then once more Black Pussy
grinned. and 1t was not only q wicked
grin but q hungry grin and q cruel
grin.
Copyright, ls3i)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
Household Methods
BIZ BETSY CALLIsTER.

"I am planning to give q dinner for
two of my husbands business asso-
ciates and their wives" writes q CORE
spondent. "1t will be q dinner for six.
I have no maid. but am planning to
have q young girl In to wait on table.
What time should be set for the din
ner? How should the guests be seated,
and should We have place cards? II so,
should they be used at my husbands
and my own place as well as the
gueStS'?"
The dinner hour should be set to suit
the convenience of your guests Seven
is q usual dinner hour in the city and
If the guests have some distance to
come IL Is usually most convenient any,
where. Your husband should sit at one
end Of the table. you at the other. The
elder or the more distinguished of the
two men should sit at your right. his
wife at your husbands right, the other
man at your left with his wife at your
husbands left. Place cards may be
used. but are not necessary. It is usual
to arrange them at all the places.
ct have been doing over an old floor"
writes Mrs. A. L. S. at had yellow
ish brown stain that was badly worn
and have removed this with paint re-
mover. Now md that there are q
good many spots left on the floor, and
want to remove these before putting
on the new STAIN"
1t is sometimes possible to remove the
spots with peroxide of hydrogen. This
should be applied full strength and al
lowed to dry before rinsing. If this
does not remove the spot sllSed q satu-
rate solution of oxalic acid CRYSTALS
that Is, add as much of the acid crys-
tails as q pint or quart of water will
dissolve Heat the solution and apply
freely, taking care not to let any touch
the skin.
Gcopyrisnk lsaIA -
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ferent people," Mabel said. Honest 4
do. IT'S more interesting. Something
different every minute. I get sort al
excited and then try harder And
learn SO much about the business.
GOSH" she said. "I know all about this
firm now. just know everything that's
doing"
"oh. WELL" said Ida, ct like a nice
quiet boss. Just tend to his work and
60 my way"
Today Mabel is a court stenoRrapher
and makes q fine living. She says that
the experience gained In that flrst Job
gave her the courage to go into her
present work. I assure you it's very
hard work indeed.
Ida. after 10 years. Is rather faded.
She's the kind of secretary she wants
to be for a small business man. She
makes $35 week, and she will never
make any mere. She has a safe job.
Mabel dresses beautifully, and seems
to have an interesting, vivid life. Ida
wears one suit for four years and seems
TO have dull life.
But don't be sorry for Ida. I think
she's just as happy every bit as Mabel.
Her temperament likes the quiet secur-
ity, the dizziness. She doesn't know she's
faded. She would be in an insane
asylum If she had to do what Mabel
does.
Mabel couldn't live Idas life. She
would be bored into doing something
dangerous. They don't like each other
any more.
There's a moral in this. II. you are q
Mabel you will always want excitement
and never be satisfied. II you are an
Ida you will always want peace, and
also never be satisfied.
(Copyright, 1879
(GlrlS having problems in connection with
their work may write to Miss woodward, In
care OF this paper, for her personal adyice)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
FOOD PROBLEMS
Sandwich Materials.
By SALLY MONROE.

Here are some good filings for the
most delicious sandwiches:
Equal parts of grated carrots and
canned or cooked fresh peas (put
through q wire sieve) spread on but
tered white or whole wheat bread.
May be used with lettuce and mayor
naise.
Chopped cucumbers mixed with cream
cheese on buttered whole wheat bread.
One-eighth Of o pound Of Roquefort
cheese-2 ounces-and one-fourth cup
full butter creamed. Add dash OF
papr1ka, one-fourth teaspoonful Of
grated onion and dash Of salt. Cream
well and spread on buttered thin slices
Of whole wheat bread.
Equal parts chopped cucumbers and
radishes on buttered rye bread.
One cupful chopped sailed peanuts, a
teaspoonful Of chopped sweet pickle
spread on buttered whole wheat or
brown bread.
Equal parts chopped cucumbers and
chopped celery mixed with mayonnaise
spread on white or whole wheat bread.
One cupful chopped cooked prlnes
without juice to one-fourth cupful
chopped nut meats, moistened with q
tablespoonful Of orange juice on but
tered whole wheat bread.
Equal parts chopped hard cooked
eggs and chopped cooked ham, with a
little prepared mustard and sweet
chopped pickles, on buttered whole
wheat or white bread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25

For wear now, you'll be interested in
this printed crepe silk two-piece model.
1t makes smart use of fagoting in the
pointed yoke of the blouse. This fagot-
ing may be bought already to insert
and Is quite as effective as made by
hand. The crossover collar of plain
r7epe and simulated buttoned closing
end charming individuality. The short
cuffed sleeves are chic.
The skirt, to hA certain, provides
fullness through pla1Es in youthful
Killed arrangement at the fTo1.s.
Style No. 1882 may be had in sizes 10,
10 Years, SO, SO, 40 and AZ inches bust.
You'll like this model immensely. in
opaline yellow or opaline green fiat
washable crepe silk.
Shantung with plain skirt and print
ed blouse, skipper blue jersey blouse
with white jersey skirt and orange>fed
linen, skirt with orange-red. printed
linen blouse are sflappy cornbinaticfS.
Size SO requires 3S yards .ao-inch
with q yard 39-inch contrasting.
For a pattern of this style. send II
cents in stamps or coin directly Ii, The
washington Stars New York Faslsioy
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-nirlth
street. New York.
Our large Fashion Book a1aoyvs tt,,e
latest Paris has to offer In CLOTHES fer
the matron. the stout the miss ANA ia
children. Also o series Of aressln slin~
articles. It Is a book that will sSavs
you money. Price cf book, "a ressss.
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not rub the stick directly on the lips
Rather she rubs her fingers over the
hpstick and then puts her finger to her
lips. When her mouth is generous in
size she does not work the npstick
rouge to the very corners. And when
her lips are too fun Of beauty she rubs
lipstick into the upper lip only.
"11l tell you one beauty hint ]
learned. put cream rouge on. dust
1t with face powder and then apply just
q suspicion Of the dry rouge from my
compact. It gives my skin q livelier ap-
pearance. And because my face Il
broad make it appear more slender by
keeping the rouge in close limits high
UP on cheek bones.
Martha, whose face is long and slen-
der, gives more apparent width to her
face by spreading the rouge rather
broadly toward the ears. But she keeps
hers high, too.
Want to know what learned? put
q dob Of rouge on top Of chin. rub a
bit Of face cream over my eyebrows to
give them that sleek look, put tiny
suspicion Of rouge on ear lobes and a
dash Of perfume just back Of each ear.
Then I feel equal to q difficult dinner
party or first meeting with new re-
lAtion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Should a Lover See No Fault in the Beloved

DEAR MISS friend
- you If
with girl he find fault with physically
that everything she does perfect But claim
her ~ in else. Which OF Is right? A. AND 3.
really without flaw
alni
Of decisions and seeing things that not there
Being a you think that
freckled think slim wiowy
q
little thing with nothing to say for herself
THE you girl a paragon beauty
consider something
did would not keep thinking the girl
would qualities
virtues that meant more to you than complexion
would with her branc
looking for a wise-cracking wife, anyway.
GIRL certainly
q think her perfect before marriage, thing
possible
discovered halucinAon
looks vanished when she took clothes
ordinary
and and
he had always her and she just suited him
THE real Of persons
seeing clearly
spebnders
unreasonable preudiced that
STILL
That love and it Is the kind lasts
and not on fiction DOROTHY DIX.
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to her, and she sent whatever girl she
thought best. It worked out all right
for Mabel, but it didn't work for Ida.
On the way home at night they used
to talk busily. Naturally they disposed
first Of "what he said" and what he
did" Then came what she said" and
what she did" And she was always
Miss johnson, the head stenographer
She's unfair" said Ida. she never
gives me q chance"
"No, she isn't" said Mabel. "She has
to send every man the girl that will suit
him best. You can't blame her for
that"
"Oh, she's o grouchy old maid" said
Ida.
well, suppose she is. That's Meth
ing to you. You're better of that way
than she Isl
well" said Ida, anyway, I don't
like to take dictation from so many diff
ferent men. I'd like to work for Just
enc fnar1-be his secretary"
well, I like to work for lot Of diff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25

hangings will conform with the color
scheme of the room they are just the
thing to use. II they will not, use
some gay color, such as salmon pink.
in a plain tone, or q many-colored
chintz or linen, which features the de-
sired hue among it's several bright
ones. Flowers will suggest garden
in bloom.
One woman transformed a north
window with a poor outlook into one
that appeared to be aglow with i'm
penetrable sunlight. She cut very thin,
warm, yellow tissue paper to At the
windowpanes. After sticking it to the
glass with a transparent agent, she
vanished over the paper. Then she
proceeded to dress up the window with
very. sheer glass curtains, gay hang
ings and a big hanging water filled
bowl OF ivy that fell trailing below.
One north chamber in my country
house seems even on cloudy days to
be full of sunshine. At the windows
are yellow, crinkly, crepe hangings and
va1ances of fine, thin, cotton weave.
A bedspread Of the same type gives
big splash Of sunny color, while sew
eral ornaments in yellow glaze carry
their sunny tones to the old, white
painted n1antel aboYe the fireplace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

In every home there are certain
north windows that admit no sun. In
many homes, and especially in apart.
ments, there are other windows
through which no sunshine can stream,
because the light 10 cut OF by bleak
walls. Not only Is the sun kept out,
but the view is anything but pleasing.
Into such q window sunny effects
should be instilled. plus an attractive
ness that otherwise would be totally
lacking.
Two elements are needed yellow
glow and o hint Of greenery to suggest
foliage of trees and grass Of lawns
The first can be had by the right
shade Of yellow as hangings at a VIM
dow with a view. Beneath the hang
inss use yellow-tinted glass curtains
drawn or looped back. unless they are
so sheer they do not hide the view.
Do not screen out good view. 1t will
reveal real foliage in warm weather
In Wintry months ivy and myrtle win
flourish without sunshine and will SUPP
ply the wanted note Of green.
For the window without view use
for the glass curtains o textile that
will let the light through and dim the
unattrActive outlook. There are scrirns
ana other window curtainings that will
serve this purpose. Il green side
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25

curved line between y and B As shown
In the sketch. You will need TO cut
two pieces of the material like this
pattern. Join In q narrow French seam
along CA and finish the edges with q
narrow hem or with machine picot.
The line EC-CE comes along the inside
and may be tackled to the edge OF the
Jacket. The edges ABBA are on the
outside Of the collar, which falls in
informal folds at either side OF the
Jacket. If striped material Is used the
strtpes will run parallel with ABB. II
you like the lower edge along EB may
be bound OF with contrasting color.
II you have q cardigan jacket with
skirt to match you might make q collar
Of this sort Of striped or polka dotted
material and then wear 1t In connec-
ton with narrow belt made Of the
same material.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25

AT THE FOOT OF THE TELE-
GRAPH POLE.
telegraph pole. Very proud Of those
eggs were the Yellow Wings It was
the largest number they ever had had,
but this was the largest house they
ever had had. With plenty Of room
why not large family? The Flickers
believe In large families. Yes. sir, they
do so. Race suicide never will be known
in the Flicker family.
Now. Yellow Wing Is q model hus-
band. always ready and willing to do
his share about the home When Mrs.
Yellow Wing was sitting on those prec-
ious eggs he found Joy In taking special
tidbits TO her and feeding her as she
sat on those eggs. Then when she be-
exercise he would take her place on
the eggs. Tus they never were left
unguarded, and always were kept warm.
Sometimes Mrs. Yellow Wing would
feed him when she had found more
than she needed Of something extra
nice.
OF course, every one in the neigh
borhood knew about the home Of the
Flickers. There was no secret about
1t. There couldn't be very we'll. yell
low Wing and Mrs. Yellow Wing are
Of good size and 1t isn't possible for
any one in the neighborhood never to
see them leaving or entering their
home. So it was that Black Pussy the
Cat early discovered that they had q
home in that telegraph pole In front
of Farmer Browns house. Often Black
Pussy sat at the foot Of that pole look
ing up and wishing that the pole
had branches. or at any rate wasn't
quite so straight, or that that hole
| wasn't quite so far up. Once or twice
she reached UP and dug her claws into
the wood.
IT can elm It," thought she. IT can
climb 1t, but I'm not going to until
am sure that there is something
worth climbing for There is nc
chance Of catching either yellow Wing
or Mrs. yellow Wing. Whichever hap
pened 10 be In there would hear me
climbing and wotfld get out before ]
was near. But when they have babies
Il win be o different matter, Yes, SIR
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

two or three hot towels in succession
around the arm. Remove the last and
rub in little massage cream. Place
the thumb on the upper part of the
arm and with the fingers massage with
a rotary motion the fiabby muscles,
using little pressure: then with the
thumb and fingers pick up the fiabby
muscle and knead 1t well, drawing the
fingers and thumbs together. To mas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25

Old Mother Nature is quite right
about that. A grin and q smile are
really quite different. We always like
to see q smile, but q grin may give
US q most uncomfortable feeling. We
do not fear those who smile, but we
sometimes do fear very much those
who grin. and the more they grin the
less we like them.
yellow Wing and Mrs. yellow Wing
were bothered no more by the Starlings
or any one else. and in due time there
were nine white eggs on the bed of
clean chips IN that new house in the
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gether, and by a
stroke Of luck they
had found work in
the same Office.
It was a large
organization. None
Of the men had
son al secre-
taries. There was
a staff of girls UNI
der q head ste
nographer. When
a man wanted to
dictate he annlied
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My Neighbor Says:

Leftover baked or boiled ham,
chopped and added to potatoes
and seasoning, makes O very
tasty hash when baked or
Drowned on top of the stove.
Glasses which are used for
milk or any milky substances
should always be washed in cold
water In preference to hot. The
latter is apt to leave Q cloudy
appearance and recessitates q
great deal more labor in the
washine. The same rule applies
to- perfectly neW glasses which
have not been used.
tcopyrieht, issfA
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Collar for Cardigan Jacket
By MARY MARSHALL.

!, Here IL the scarf collar We promised
yesterday. We have given Il especially
FOR reader Of ours who has asked for
on straight cardigan type Of suit
jacket that she finds unbecoming. The
collar is copied from. one Of the new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
NANCY PACE
Good Grooming Counts
And Not Prettiness
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

The club members were discussing
good looks do you notice, we don't
say beauty any more, but talk about
good looks And the women we have
picked out as being smart and good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
Artificial Flowers.

II artificial flowers are not fresh look
Ing, they will be improved II the edges
Of the flowers and leaves art trimmed
with sharp pair of scissors. Finally
shake them over q steaining kettle and
allow to dry in q draft. a
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Which Is Better OFF,

Two girls started to work together
Mabel and Ida had gone to public
school together, to business school
together; they had looked for jobs to-
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sage the upper part or top arm, place
the thumb beneath the under arm. and
repeat the movements Remove excess
cream, apply another hot towel or two,
then cold congresses, dry well and
apply an astringent or massage alcohol.
Allow to dry and dust with talcum
powder. Give this massage treatment
two or three times week.
LOIS LEEDS.
Worried-Wont you please send for
my leaflet on the subject of oily com.
plexions? It will answer your ques-
lions on that annoying subject more
fully than Is possible here. Yes, the
leaflet is free, but with the request
please remember to inclose stamped,
self-addressed envelope to cover male
ing costs, LOIS LEEDS.
Copyright, 1871