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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

but leave a thin film on overnight. A
good cream for this purpose may be
made of the following ingredients:
One-half ounce spermaceti, one and
one-half ounces sweet oil, one half
ounce lanolin. one-half ounce witch
hazel, one-half dram simple tincture OF
benzoin. Melt the oils, remove from fire
and beat in the witch hazel and benZoin.
Add perfume last if you wish
Beside cultivating correct posture of
the neck both day and night and using
massage cream there is still another
aid to neck beauty that no girl can
afford to neglect. This is daily ex-
ercise. The habit of deep breathing
is also important. Singing is splendid
for developing a firm, shapely throat.
Neck exercises are so simple that it
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is scarcely necessary TO describe them
They consist in bending the head for
ward and backward from side to side
Twisting the neck SO that one looks
over first one shoulder and then the
other is also good. Three points should
be kept IN mind il doing these exer-
cises. First, do the exercises in a
leisurely way. combining deep breath
ing with the exercise. Second, keep the
shoulders straight during the neck
movements; 90 not twist them. Third
to obtain results more quickly, tense
the neck muscles or resist the move
mentS by pressure with the hands
against the head in the opposite di-
rection.
(Copyright, 1917
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some one said, She's a pet of Jeffries."
Mr.. Jeffries was an important exec
utive, SIS years old handsome man
and famous in the business world. In
stead OF being discharged, Maize was
switched to another department and a
better job as file clerk.
Where does she get her pulp" said
everybody. shes certainly nothing
to look at" But nevertheless, when she
made of failure of her filing, Mr.. Jefz
ries sent her off to school to get a
thorough commercial course, where
she came back to the Office he made her
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pOrtant man, SO
intelligent and Sc
rious. Well call
the man Jeffrey;
it is near enough
for our purpose.
The girls name
was Maize. She was
hired to address
envelopes and did
it so badly that
although the Office
had a lot of work,
she was about to
no fred W N q n
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mother was upon her, anE she was
obliged to dodge. Speedfoot started for
the kid while Mrs. Speedfo0 occupied
the mothers attention. But it was too
late. Another angry mother had ar
rived and third was coming, for by
this time all the other kids were lying
low.
Abruptly the Coyotes changed their
minds. They didn't want young Ante
lope for dinner. They had ar tmpor-
tant engagement elsewhere, ani they
started to keep it at top spec. while
two thoroughly angry Antelope chased
them, and his mother comforred the
trembling, painting little kid.
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Nut Frosting.

Three tablespoons butter, three table
spoons hot cream, one teaspoon vanilla,
one-eighth teaspoon salt, one and one
third cups confectioners' sugar, one
third cup nuts.
Mix butter, cream, vanilla, salt and
sugar. Beat until very creamy. Frost
cake and sprinkle with nuts.
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u ANDOM notes in A Washington Day.
book.
His Britannia Majesty admittedly has

the most imposing
diplomatic estab-
lishment in Wash
ington. That beau
tiful structure out
Massachusetts ave-
nue., Georgian on
the exterior. Queen
Anne on the in
terror, never fails
to attract the at
tention Of t h e
t h o u s a n d S who
daily motor past 1t.
But there h a We
b e en- complaints,
reaching as far as
London itself, that
its appointments
are not as perfect
ILL., l~LN In
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DAILY DIET RECIPE
APPETIZER PIQUANTE.

ARPEl1LER flI2 y AIN T..
Three hard-boiled eggs, three
teaspoons anchovy paste, l8
slices salami, SO stuffed olives.
SERVES SIX PORTIONS.
Shell eggs carefully. Cut each
egg in half lengthwiSe and take
out the yolks. Mash yolks with
the anchovy paste. Fill whites
with this mixture. In the CEN
tiers of six service plates place
a stuffed egg half. Around this
place three slices of salami al
ternately with three groups of
two olives each.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe contains lime. iron and
vitamins A and B. AS this appe-
tier contains nothing fattening
it could be eaten by those wish
ing to reduce.
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From a piece of fine net or chiffon,
not more than Is inches square, you
can make a most charming collar to
go with one of your Summer dresses,
o. to wear later on with one of the new,
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w Whence, thence, and where
mean from here from there. and from
where. and therefore should never ne
preceded by from. Thus we saw,
Whence did this book Gomez" or
From where did it Gomez" not From
whence did it Gomez"
Send a stamped return envelope for
the leaflet. Swim. Swan. Swum; Sink.
Sank. Sunk: and Other Verbs"
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A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

of the Bureau Of Naval Aeronautics
preparing to leave Washington for a
few days on Long Island.
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PEACH COBBLER.

Line a deep dish with pastry
and peel and halve enough
peaches to fill it. Put in the CEN
ter small cup for the juice to
collect under. SO that the bottom
crust will not be heavy. lay the
fruit around it, frequently putting
in one of the pits of the peaches
to improve the flavor. Add tea
cupful of sugar and cover with a
thick crust.
(Copyfight, 1917
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Only a Voice.

There was a scandal in the Office.
But it was even more of a mystery than
q scandal. She was such homely,
stupid girl And he was such an i'm
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WHEREVER SHE GOES men flock
about her-she combines the allure
of every nation. Only one charm has
she missed. Her skin does not rival
the famous English complexion"
For 142 years the British Isles has
had beauty secret-Pears' Soap.
Send for a regular-sized cake-free.
Watch its generous lather stimulate
loneliness. Send your name and
address to Lever Bros, Dept. PR.2.
Cambridge. Mass, ndspecify scented
or unscented. At drug and department
stores wherever toilet goods are sold,
Pears Soap, unscented, 15e. Scented,
a trife more.
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CINNAMON DROPS.

CINNAMON DROPS.
Mix l egg, Il cup brown sugar.
y cup molasses and 2 teaspoon
fuls cinnamon. Then add p cup
melted butter, 2 teaspoonfuls
soda in y cup boiling water, y
cup cut raisins and liz cupfuls
flour. Beat thoroughly. Bake
from 10 to Is minutes.
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COFFEE CAKE.
Sift together twice l cup flour
and y cup sugar, 3 teaspoons
baking powder and n teaspoon
each of salt and cinnamon. Mix
with 4 tablespoonfuls melted but
ter, / beaten egg and Il cup milk.
Mix to soft dough and spread in
shallow buttered pan. Sprinkle
with sugar and cinnamon and
bake in a quick oven.
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He's merely stubborn you will find
VINO Will not sometimes change his mind
-Speedfoot the Coyote.
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MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
PlumS
Uncooked Cereal with Cream
Soft Boiled Eggs
Broiled Bacon
Coffee Cake, Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Fried CLANS
Potato Chips
Fresh Fruit Salad
MayonnaiSe Dressing
Cinnamon Drops
Iced Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of Corn Soup
Broiled Lamb Chops
Baked Stuffed Potatoes
Summer Squash
Tomato and String Bean Salad
Peach Cobbler
Coffee.
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(Copyright. 1879
Evening star., 1931-05-12
Phone Calls.

Countless may be those who borrow
money in small amounts and then for
get about 1t. Yet more countless are
those who borrow phone calls and forget
to pay for them. These phone calls are
not always local, either, and the indul-
gent friend or neighbor may reckon the
cost of that indulgence in Sizable figures.
Though the occasional guest or visitor
is certainly entitled to the use of ones
phone for reasonable calls, the perSis-
tent and inveterate grafter is not. The
caller who just drops in to make q few
calls should be asked to pay. II per-
mitted to impose few times, this type
will make 1t a practice to do so end
leSsly.
Some Of us have the annoyance of
being asked to call neighbors to their
phones. These neighbors then presume
further and begin to make a public
booth of the phone stand. Some of
them pay, some of them haven't the
change, some ask to be trusted for the
nickel, and so forth. A few Of these
calls per day may mean 81 or IS added
| to ones bill at the end Of the month.
There are many ways to obviate this
nuisance and expense. One way Is to
inform ones neighborS that reluctance
to demand payment for phone calls has
forced one to decide against them en-
tirely. Simpler still to say that the
phone Is in use or that q call is ex-
pected.
Where It is we'll nigh impossible to
avoid offering the courtesy of ones
phone, another method may be fol-
lowed. A chart should be attached to
the phone. and each outside user be
asked to write the number called and
Evening star., 1931-05-12
OUR CHILDREN
Handmade.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

Beauty comes high because 1t Is
scarce. The law of supply and demand
seems to work here as everywhere else.
We value what is difficult to get. We
value beauty and sigh because 1t seems
so far out of our reach. And 1t Is
getting further and further away from
us as the machines become more and
more powerful and efficient.
The factory can turn out furniture
faster than we can wear 1t out though
that seems to be not too long at that.
This furniture is very pretty, very
cheap, and makes it possible for young
people to start their homes with richer
and more elaborate equipment than
their fathers and mothers ever dreamed
of having. But after one has lived
with it for while it seems to lack
something. 1t has not the holding
power of real beauty. 1t has not the
touch.
The touch Of beauty is the touch OF
the artists hand. That hand working
so skillfully with glistening tool is the
extension of the brain, the development
of thought through matter. Every
movement of that hand is in response
to an infection of a thought and there
is shining through it the intangible
spirit that is beauty You will find 1t
in an old handmade chair, an old
knotted rag rug, a patchwork quilt that
was stitched by hand, in the statues OF
the Greeks and Romans. What the
hand of the artist once touched, lives
in beauty forever.
What have we of the machine age to
do with this? Much. Without vision a
people perish. Beauty is the expression
of vision always. A people who have
no hunger for beauty, who have no vi
Sion no dreams that machine cannot
satisfy, are going out. That is not true
for us. We of America are hungry for
beauty. We are searching for 1t as
never before. The eagerness with which
we follow the trail of the antique tells
antique is this touch of the hand, this
subtle beauty of the spirit handed down
from generation to generation that 1t
may strengthen the souls of the race.
There is a hint for educators here.
The child who has a gift of the hands,
whether he expresses it with brush a
needle, a chisel, a pen, should be edu-
Gated and trained to use that gift for
the inspiration of the people. He should
be trained as an artist. We cannot af-
ford to lose single one lest we lose the
heaven-born himself.
The artisan finds 1t easy to get an
education, and work. The artist child
finds it dificult. AS in times of war, his
need is not. an essential and he must
stand aside. Now from where I sit his
work is an essential job. The crea-
ton of beauty is imperative. We must
have it.
Have no fear that an artist will starve
to death. The machine age will take
care of that Handwork, that touch of
inspiration, will be at a premium and
he who can produce IL can name his
own price whether it be table or a
temple, bit of lace or a fresco. Hand
made things are precious now, but the
day is coming, and soon, when they
viii be priceless.
(Copyright, 1931.)
When American railroads were first
being built each system had its own
gauge, lest rivals use the line.
Evening star., 1931-05-12
Uncooked Vegetables on Menus
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

is iceberg lettuce, either shredded or
sliced across so that the firm and
fibrous leaves are in small sections.
Some housewives like to add little
shredded cabbage to a salad in which
another salad green is the basis. Ice
berg lettuce is akin to cabbage.
On the Continent of Europe radishes
are cut and spread lightly with butter
when eaten. They may be served
whole or sliced The butter relieves
the biting taste enough to make the
gay little tubers more delicate. Here
in America we usually dip radishes in
salt or eat them plain.
Whatever the kind, and there are
many vegetables that are delicious
eaten raw. be sure to have one, at
least, with hearty meals such as dinner
and a substantial luncheon.
Evening star., 1931-05-12
Remodeling the Nose.

Dear Miss Leeds: Will constant
pressing make q crooked nose straight?
It is not bad, but on one side OF my
nose the bone tends outward. Could
you suggest a massage or way to help
matters any? RUDY.
Answer.-If the bone itself Is crooked,
It will be impossible to change the
shape Of the nose with mere massage.
Plastic surgery is the only method by
which this can be accomplished. But
since the end OF the nose is composed of
cartilage and muscle, much can be ac-
compliShed through regular massage.
To massage the nose place the first and
second fingers on the bridge and press
and gently knead the flesh with the
thumb Of the same hand. Unless the
bone itself is actually deformed, you
will md that this massage will help
greatly. But, remember. results do not
come very quickly, so keep up the good
work for weeks and weeks before you
hope for very definite results.
LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1931-05-12
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

0EAR a love
Changed are with friends public horribly
Indifferent to me and scarcely shows attentions at all This
great naggng.
hurt pride that makes do it. Can help Miss Dx
realize that
pleasantly painiessy
us into what we snoud be without our having to make any sacrifice
thinks that something will happen that will him from having the
high-tempered woman thinks that
changed into a gentle amabe creature.
NToNE supernatural
selves ad @ he m @ dsnS o % nn we @ 5feke we ne & 4O do
then have reform reform.
nagger actually
true because naggng becomes such habit with that
breathing
THE second that they
They those they
children that she puts them through
out of the house and onts them with questions about everything
about their welfare that them they putting
mung
looking for automobiles they
too
meat putting salt
the earliest possible mothers
plenty
they harpng upon
string again.
60 Bunny you a
husbands affection after marriage taken
the surest and the quickest to XIII his love for There
is married to more easily than that.
showing Of
ton public that because he Of good taste Billing and
public display Of their under suspicion thinks
that they protest too much DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1931-05-12
NANCY PACE
Elvine and Nancy Plan
Wedding Procession.
BY FLORENCE LA GANxE.

Elvine was checking her list Of at
tendants for her wedding. "You would
think that I would know in just what
order the procession is formed after all
the weddings I have seen, but honestly
1 can't remember. VIII you help me
out, Nancy?"
Suppose we remember that wedding
procession is part of pageant, really.
It is something of a medieval custom
when color and show were a part Of
Evening star., 1931-05-12

I,ncooked vegetable with O dinner. This
Is especially so during the warm months
OF the year. 1t Is a convenience as
well as a health promoting thing to
do. It takes so little time to prepare
a vegetable that is not to be cooked
and the system is better OF when they
are eaten.
Salad greens are the chief Summer
time vegetable. These include every
variety of edible leaf and foliage that
a palatable without cooking, from little
tender dandelion green's and pepper
Evening star., 1931-05-12
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
From a Detective Story.

/. Thieves have been known to black
mail each other.
2. vanity runs high in criminal
circles.
8. There Is no honor to speak Of
among thieves.
(. Criminals have wen developed
dramatic instincts.
5. Adventure, romance and an eS-
cape from real life are the motive forces
producing crime.
s. Greedy men have great faith In
their own judgments.
Z. If a suspect will give you cigar,
he Is likely to tell you his story.
8. Criminals have a sense Of humor.
o. Criminals are good readers" Of
human nature.
10. All clever criminals are great
readers.
II. Every criminal is q fatalist.
IL. Criminals suffer from "compul-
sions" They often fight in vain against
them in their efforts to "go straight"
13. Ninety-nine per cent of all crimi-
mails have personalities that are warped
in some respect.
II. Detectives are made, not born.
Is. Pickpockets seldom go in for any
other sort of crime.
Evening star., 1931-05-12
Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.
the charge for the same.

the charge for the same.
Long-distance calls should be paid
for on the spot. The charges may be
aScertatned after the call has been COM
pleted. Indulgence about this matter Is
decidedly costly.
Business people who are also both
cred by phone grafters have q ready
resort in the public phone booth. Pay
ment Is assured, because ones converSa-
ton can only begin when there is money
in the slot. Few of us care to keep
phone accounts and none should be ex-
pectc1 to do SO,
Evening star., 1931-05-12

festival life. That may have been be-
cause so many of the other days were
drab and colorless.
Nowadays the ushers offer no color
to the procession since the time of vel
vet doublets and slashed and laced cos
tunes is over. But after all, they make
maids.
First come the ushers, two by two.
Then the bridesmaids, also two by
two. Following the bridesmaids comes
the maid of honor. and even if she is
married she is called the maid-and
not the matron of honor. Then come
the flower girls or the flower girl and
Evening star., 1931-05-12
Ny Neighbor Says:

Always keep a roll of glued
paper and a ball of twine in
your kitchen, to use when tying
and labelling bundles. .....
Toast will toast better and
taste better if the slices of bread
are placed in the oven little
while before putting into toaster.
To give a bright luster to your
kitchen range, put few drops
of turpentine in the backing.
After putting the icing on
cake, set cake in a warm oven
mot hot) for a few minutes. It
puts a pretty gloss on the icing.
Light brown sugar, mixed with
cinnamon, is very good served on
hot buttered wheat cakes or waf-
heS.
(Copyright. 1sS1)
Evening star., 1931-05-12

grass that are found in lawns and
6eids to the finest cultivated endive.
Cucumbers and tomatoes are favorite
vegetables and celery when it is OBJ
tainAble. Grated raw carrot and fresh
young peas can be included in vege-
table salads. These supply color and
q delicate flavor to THE dish
Water-creSs Is a delicious vegetable
20 serve with fish. It can be dressed
with French dressing or be served
without any dressing. It has enough
piuuaney to give a little zest TO the
Hsh. especially IL lemon slices are an
edible garnish for the fish. The same
q true Of parsley.
: Fresh cabbage should be served, as
Evening star., 1931-05-12
Ink on Fingers.

Ink can be removed from the fingers
by brushing with a soft nail brush
dipped in pure vinegar and then salt.
These stains on fabrics should be
washed in vinegar and then rinsed well.
Evening star., 1931-05-12

AnSweF.-Secure O small eyebrow
brush and then try to train these hairs
by brushing them. If you will put white
vaSeline on the brows before brushing,
you will find that it not only encour-
ages the growth of the lashes but also
darkens them and makes them more
pliable, and thus more likely to yield to
Evening star., 1931-05-12
Linen.

Linen which has become slightly dis
colored should be soaked in buttermilk
for a day or two. Rinse first In cold,
then in warm, water, and spread out
on the grass to dry.
Evening star., 1931-05-12

M. w. R.-The use of badly" for
very much is condemned by most
may say I'VE are badly in need of a
plan," "I need q dress badly" ETC.. but
in formal speaking and writing very
much" should be substituted for
badly"
Evening star., 1931-05-12
oroomInr the Exehrowa

Dear Miss Leeds: read your column
daily and find It very interesting and
helpful. hope you can help me with
my problem. How can I improve my
eyebrows? At the beginning of the
arch they stand straight up and don't
curve over like they should.
Evening star., 1931-05-12

the ring baarer. After them comes the
bride on the arm of her father, brother,
uncle or other male relative who is to
give her away. If there are pages they
are supposed to come last, holding up
the brides train.
The best man, bridegroom and clergy
man enter the church from the vestry
and stand at the chancel rail awaiting
the bridal party.
Evening star., 1931-05-12

Worried.-You are about IS pounds
overweight. Yes, I think you are quite
right-thoSe Afternoon teas" have been
the cause Of this gradual gain in weight.
1t often takes a great deal OF will power
to maintain the perfect silhouette.
Evening star., 1931-05-12
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BIZ LOIS LEEDS.

the brushing and stay In the place you
wish them to stay. LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1931-05-12

Now - with the Standard Rating
Scale-you can choose electric re.
frigeratiOn like an expert You can
60 straight through single unim-
portant sEfeatures" to those essen.
tial advantages that mean lasting
satisfaction. You weigh all the
facts. Come in and measure Kel
vinator by the Scale find out
why Kelvinator, the oldest domes-
tic electric refrigeration, is recOg-
nized as the greatest r0Iue as well
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
WELFARE PLANS
ENGAGE j. s.
I EMPLOYEES
Seattle Convention Takes Up
Measures After Steward
Is Reelected President

SEATTLE, Sept. 11.-Following
the reelection of Luther c. Stew
ard as president and Miss Ger
trude M. McNally as secretary
treasurer, and the selection Of
Kansas City, Mo-, as the 1888
convention city, the National Fed
Grafton Of Federal Employees to-
day went forward with its dis
cusSion of welfare measures de-
signed to improve the working
conditions of Government work
ers all over the country.
A feature Of yesterdays session
was an address by Representa-
tive Frederick r. Lehlbach of
New Jersey, chairman Of the
House Civil Service Committee,
who pledged his support in max
ing the Civil Service system "a
model for the world"
Efficiency Bureau Hit
He scored the Bureau Of Eff
cheney for "nullifying" the intent
of the Civil Service act, but de-
clared William H. McReynoldS,
director of the Personnel ClaSSi-
fication Board, is working hard
to accomplish the improvements
advocated by the organized work
erS.
Six more resolutions have been
approved by the convention. One,
offered by Local 20, Kansas City,
was for all Government employees
to be paid twice monthly instead
of monthly. Another urged RENE
dies for "injustices and iniqul-
ties" said to exist in Government
manufacturing plants.
Seniority Protection Sought
One, offered by Local $50, Of
Washington, asked steps to reor-
ganize the local personnel classi-
fication boards set UP at military
stations in the field service by
adding at least four members Sc
lected from the civilian person
mel.
One asked that women in the
production divisions Of the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing
be placed in the clericalmechau-
ical service. Another asked that
regulations designed to protect
the seniority rights Of employees
be enforced.
= The resolutions committee de-
clined to indorse an accusation
that Miss McNally, as national
secretary.treasurer, had been IA
voring Women's Local los Of the
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, with which she has been af-
filiated.