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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI.

the storm with them and cannot see
where they are going. They poke each
other in tender places with the ends,
they trip each other. they have to take
such thought Of the umbrella that they
cannot get downstairs easily. UNI
brellas are for holidays and parades,
not wet days at school.
A sweater, a topcoat and q raincoat
with muffler thrown In are too much.
A sweater and raincoat, q topcoat, q
raincoat and a muffler, according to
the weather, but never all Of them at
once. A child so bundled in clothes as
to be awkward in getting about Is not
only uncomfortable, but he is in danger
Of getting a tumble.
Each bit Of clothing ought to have a
label that sets forth clearly the name
and address of the owner, his class
room number or his grade. If an article
Is mislaid, 1t Is easy to return 1t to the
owner If the label is on duty. The
number of gloves, mittens, rubbers,
sweaters, mufflers that are lost at
school each season is astonishing. Time
and money and nerves can be saved
with little thought and a good label.
Pencil boxes are a nuisance. The
child ought to have a supply Of such
material at home and another at school
and so make carrying these boxes un-
necessary. The number of books car
ried should be carefully kept down to
the minimum; bulk and weight should
be reduced as far as possible. The
lighter the marching order for school
children OF all ages, the better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17
Winter Belongings.

Winter brings out the extra wraps,
rubbers, galoshes, umbrellas, scarfs,
mittens, sweaters and caps. The school
army Is in heavy marching order. This
takes more time and attention than
people imagine. School periods are
short. II 40 or so children have to 60
70 the wardrobe and stow away a host
OF personal belongings, much time will
De spent IN the process. And no addt-
tional time Is added to the program.
II each child Is given a hook low
enough for him to reach easily, a stout
coat hanger and clothespin clip, he
Will nave better chance to attend to
his belongings without waste of time.
Nothing is so annoying to class or
teacher as the confusion that arises
when clothes are thrown into the ward
robe, hit or miss; rubbers scrambled
about the floor. mittens divided and be-
loved possessions lost in the heap.
Time spent in training children to
hang up their coats, slip their caps into
their sleeves, fasten rubbers together
with clip and hang them on small
hook under the coat. and with mittens
sewed to sleeves, will make this diff
Guilty much lighter and cut down the
waste OF time the confusion makes
necessary.
Then cut down the number of things
the child wears or carries. Umbrellas
ought not TO be carried to school by
little children. If they are to be car
ried, q grown person ought to accom-
pany the child and carry the umbrella,
making sure to take 1t home again.
Umbrellas are unhandy things to have
about. Children shield themselves from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17
LITTLE BENNY.
BY LEE PARE.

Ma was looking at the paper and all
of sudden she sed, Well of all things.
Whats a matter? pop sed. Whose
dedP Whose married? Whose bornP
he sed.
Nobody, ma sed. My name Is rite
here in the paper staring at me in so
much black and white, she sed.
The dooce it is. pop sed, and ma sed,
| 1t certeny is, lissen to this. And she
started to reed it, saying, bridge party
| and dance were given last mite in the gold
room Of the StitZ Hotel by Mrs. D.
Lawrents Pepper in honor of her guest
| Mrs. Willyum P. Potts, and so on and
so on, all about the decorations and
| the dresses.
Spare me that part, pop sed, and ma
Sed, The name is Spelt exackly like
mine as similar as P's, I wonder who
| she is. 1t certeny was a remarkable
sensation seeing my name in the social
columns like that, 1t gave me all the
sensations of being a CRATE social lite.
Well well, wonder who she is? ma sed.
She's proberly 2 legged woman with
nose on her face. pop Sed, and ma sed,
o, you're just jelliss because you weren't
mentioned.
And pritty soon the telefone rang
and a ansered 1t and 1t was Mrs.
Hews to tell her she had saw her name
In the paper, ma saying, Yes, izzent
that a remarkable coincidents, 1t dis
cribes my gown as plum colored
georgette trimmed with point lace,
must of looked PERFECTLY stunning,
heehee. And she tawked lot more
about it and hung up and sat down
again, saying. Well, just cant get
over it, all in my honor.
| For Peet sake is that bridge and
dance still going on? pop sed, and ma
sed, I think Ill go downtown tomorrow
and have some pictures taken, I haven't
single telegraph of myself that duz-
zent look as If it was taken before the
Ark.
| zee gods I'm going around to the
bowling alley where men are men, pop
sed.
Wich he did.
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What Blacky Saw.
Who learns to always use his eyes
VIII often see things that surprise.
-Blacky the Crow.

Blacky is one of those who have
learned to use their eyes. I know of
no one who makes better use Of his
eyes than does Blacky the Crow. To
begin with, he has wonderful eyes.
They are sharp eyes, and there is little
going on where Blacky is that he
doesn't see. Once in a while he misses
something, but it isn't often. For in
stance, he missed seeing Whitley the
Snowy Owl steal the first fish that
Farmer Browns Boy caught. That was
because he was watching Farmer
Browns Boy catch a second fish. He
was quite as much mystified as was
Farmer Browns Boy. Neither had
Blacky seen the second fish disappear,
and for the very same reason. No one
can be looking in two directions at the
same time. So for long time Blacky
was puzzled. When he saw Whitley fly,
he knew what had become of the first
fish, but, unlike Farmer Browns Boy,
he doubted If Whitley had taken the
second one.
Each time that Farmer Browns Boy
had gone out to attend his lines Blacky
had moved little nearer to that fire
on the bank. He didn't fear Farmer
Browns Boy and he was curious about
things. Truth to tell, he had for some
time been wondering If he might not
help himself to one of those. minnows
in the pail. Blacky likes fish now and
then, particularly when other food Is
scarce and hard to find. SO the last
time Farmer Browns Boy went out on
the Big River to pull in fish Blacky
was quite near that bait pail.
Ia CT oh 20 III
wings and sail down to it when q
movement back of an old log half hid
den by bushes and covered with snow
caught his attention. He didn't fly
down; he fixed his bright eyes on the
spot where he had seen that move
ment. There might be a Mouse there,
and Blacky would Just as soon have q
Mouse as a minnow. So he waited.
There 1t was again! A slim, trim, dark
form came into view. Blacky's eyes
snapped. That slim, trim form moved
quickly. Indeed, it moved so quickly
that 1t was hard to follow. It lodged
back Of the log, and Blacky lost sight
Of it for minute. Then it reap
peared near the embers of the fire,
where it paused An instant later It
was beside the bait pail, and almost
before Blacky understood what was
happening there was one less minnow
in that pail, and the slim, trim brown
form had disappeared with 1t.
Blacky didn't know what to do. He
wanted one of those nlinnows, but he
had no desire to get into trouble with
this slim, trim, brown visitor to the
bait pail. and he had feeling, just a
feeling, that this visitor would return.
He was right. He would have had no
more than time to fly down there be-
fore that slim, trim, brown visitor was
back. Another minnow was taken. 1t
wasn't eaten on the spot, but was car
Fied away. A dozen were taken while
Blacky watched. Then Farmer Browns
Boy returned.
Blacky watched him bury two fine
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women win tell you that women get q
lot OF special consideration In bust
ness-and that Is why they don't get so
much money.
They do They get lot Of special
consideration. Here Is some of it. When
I took customer out 10 lunch. he
often refused to let me pay for the
lunch because was q woman. This
saved IS sometimes (of the firms
money, not minel. In exchange, had
TO work six months to get his account,
where q man would have got it In one.
Another special consideration: When
walked into q conference, all the
men jumped up and placed chair for
me and asked If the room was too hot
or too cold and wondered how such
small person as I could do this work.
and so on.
All this was charming and agree-
able, but 1t didn't add a penny 10 nay
income, and was working in business
for income and not for charm.
It certainly is fact that in England,
in Germany and in Russia, the three
countries where men are not supposed
to be so considerate OF woman as in
America, women hold much bigger
jobs. You cannot name an American
woman as outstanding as Margaret
Bondfleld, member of the British cabi-
net; Lady Rhondda, English Industrial
ist; Mime. Kollontay, Russian Ambassa-
dor. And that isn't because American
women haven't the same amount of
ability; it's because men here don't
trust us for responsible work. We're
such nice bright girls, but when 1t
comes to something big we're Just too
nice and amusing to be considered.
Girls having problems In connection with
their work may write to Miss woodward,
~ care OF this paper, for her personal adj
Copyright. 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17
Everyday Psychology
An Absurd Idea

Out of the PHILOSOPHERS of the past
we sometimes get curious stories of
curious men arriving at curious con-
illusions.
In ancient Greece there lived q sa-
want named zeno, who went I'D end
down the country telling all-oomers
that there was no such thing as mo-
ton. Specifically, he declared that an
arrow didn't ny through the air. OF
course, there were those who didn't
believe what Zeno taught. It is said
that Aristotle got up and walked out
OF the room when some one tried to
tell him there was no such thing as
motion.
But after all Zeno's argument was,
to say the least, interesting enough to
last some "a centuries. Sometimes
there's sense even in nonsense.
His argument is as follows: There
Is no motion. Things just appear to
move.
His reasons are as follows: ANY So
called moving thing must at some m
slant occupy some point in space. But
to be at some point at some time. It
must be at rest Since the so-cailed
moving object occupies an infinite num-
Der OF points in the course OF the
supposed movement, it must necessarily
be at rest an infinite number of times
ana any one knows that it's impossible
to add up periods of rest and get mo-
ton. Ergo, there is no motion.
II you can figure out why Zeno was
mistaken, you may be able to account
for a lot of the absurd ideas we all get
now and then.
Copyright. l9Si.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17
INDIVIDUALITY IS SEEN IN THIS COSY ARRANGEMENT

Fashions change in the vogue of ar
rangement of furniture as well as in the
furniture itself. There was a veritable
orgy of arrangement of davenports
drawn up before fireplaces with daven-
port tables behind these luxurious
couches, and reading lamp on each
table. This was followed by the fash
ion for placing the davenport at right
angles to the fireplace, with end tables
substituted for davenport tables, and
standard reading lamps supplying the
illumination. On these end tables
smokers accessories were in evidence, or
else tables were left bare, thus supply
ing the occasional type.
Without in the least disparaging these
two pronounced styles Of living room
decorative arrangement, there came IN
each instance such monotony that va
riety and change were essential, and a
new fashion in arrangement had to
come. This being the case, the daven-
port with its accompanying table Of one
sort or another has again become an
individual problem for decorators to
solve to the best advantage, considering
the shape Of the room and the archi-
tectural features.
For example, in a large room the
davenport can be drawn out In the room
far enough for pieces of wall furniture
to stand back Of it without any crowded
appearance. An occasional table may
be placed before it near one end, and
foot rest be ready for tired feet. A
standard lamp placed behind the couch
can supply light for those on it and for
that part OF the room.
A side chair, with open back prefer
ably, or a very low-back, overstuffed
chair, or perhaps both, may be placed
inyitingly before tt also. The chairs
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MOTHERS
Toy Box and Hassock.
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

An ordinary cheese box may easily
be converted into a combination toy
box for baby's playthings and an at
tractive hasSock. This is especially
nice for the living room, since one
more haSsock can always be used here
to advantage as a footreSt or as seat
for children. Remove the lid from a
round cheese box and give the inside
several coats Of white paint. 1t is best
to use q coat of fiat white first, fol-
lowed, when dry, with a coat of quick
drying white enamel. Pad the lid Of
the box and cover with gay cretonne
harmonizing with the color scheme Of
the living room. Fasten a layer or
two of wadding around the outside Of
the box, holding the padding in place
by means Of thumb tacks. Cover the
box with the cretonne and replace the
upholstered lid.
(Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
By LOIS LEEDS.

part to overcome it. It is one Of the
many forms in which nervousness
manifests itself Rubbing the finger
tips with quinine or tincture of bitter
aloes will greatly aid in breaking the
habit, as the bitter taste will remind
you to stop biting. You can conquer
this habit If you will give it a little
thought. Picture the beautiful hands
that you admire and would like to
possess. CD After washing your hands
be sure to dry them thoroughly and rub
on little hand cream or lotion and
massage them for second or two until
the lotion has dried. Equal parts Of
glycerin, rosewater and witch-hazel
make an inexpensive lotion that you
may use regularly or you may use a
commercial one. At bedtime coat your
hands with good skin cream or cold
cream and pull on an old, clean pair Of
cotton gloves to keep the cream on the
skin overnight, TO lubricate, soften and
whiten the skin. Once a week give
your nails q thorough manicure and
massage your hands and arms. Re-
member, every time you wash your
hands press the cuticle gently back
from the nails with the towel. This
gives the desired half moon and pre-
vents hangnatls. LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17
FOOD PROBLEMS
Bx SALLY MONROE.
COMPANY Meals.

It is not a very difficult matter to
turn regular, everyday meals into those
that are a little more elaborate and
quite good enough for the most attrac-
tive company meals.
If you will keep on your pantry
shelves some few food accessories, you
can always do this.
For instance, keep there always some
thing that would do for first course
This may be fresh fruit, which can
always be turned into a most delicious
and appetizing fruit cup; or it may be
canned fruit-pineapple, grapefruit,
pears, cherries-or it may be some good
canned soups that can be opened at
demand for the first course of luncheon
or dinner, or for the second course If
you wish to have fruit cup and then
soup.
There should always be some condi-
ments on this reserve shelf, olives, sweet
picked cucumbers, mixed mustard
pickles, chopped pickle. And some sort
Of jelly.
You can buy almost anything in tins
or glass nowadays, so you can have a
can OF chicken, can or two Of extra
good peas, a can of corned beef You
can have macaroni or spaghetti that
can quickly be prepared for a potato
substitute. You can have canned cram
berry jelly and apple sauce. And have
plenty of crackers of the plain sorts
and some sweet crackers or cookies, and
some cheese.
Suppose, now, that you have a din
ner consisting of beef balls, baked po-
tatoes, turnips, canned corn and jam
tartS; company comes and you want
something more elaborate; the refrig-
orator Is practically without resources.
Open can Of soup. Make a fruit
cup. Add some good mustard pickles
to the main course, and you have a
much more interesting meal
Or suppose the main course Just isn't
generous enough to go around. There
are baked sweet potatoes, but not
enough Of them with the veal outlets.
Make tomato sauce for the outlets
and they will go farther. Cut the baked
sweet potatoes in half and remove the
centerS. Mix with bread crumbs and
butter and return TO the shells. Bake
until brown. Then cook some spha-
ghetti to serve with the veal outlets
and tomato sauce. And that meal will
be more interesting and more beautiful.
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Caramelled Nuts.

Boil one cupful of sugar until it drops
hard in water. Add a few drops OF
lemon juice. Blanch few almonds and
dry them well. Drop one at time into
the sugar and turn until well covered
without stirring the sugar. Lift out with
a fork or spoon, but do not drain the
nuts when lifting them out and enough
sugar win remain to form a clear ring
of candy around each one. English wall
nuts or any other nuts may be used
in the same way. They should be warm
ed so as not to chill the candy, and
the work should be done quickly. II
the sugar becomes had before the nuts
are all done, return it to the fire to
necessary and boil to the right degree
again.
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salary was less than that of any man
who had as much business as had.
asked for q raise and was given
lot of nice words. waited q week.
No raise. didn't care to hear any
more nice words, so informed the
boss politely that hereafter was work.
ing on commission instead of salary.
He was shocked. He said 1t was too
risky for a woman to work on ccinmis-
sion. She needed the certainty " o
salary. But said, ST like risk"
After that made more than the
men who did the same work, and /
never again worked for q SALARY.
Another thing: AS woman Z always
had to prove In advance just what /
could do. A man could walk into an
Office and make a lot Of claims and be
believed just because he was a man.
But because was a woman everybody
thought my claims little amusing I'M
til proved them
Against these disadvantages, which
are very serious, any man and many
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the invitation-and the guests were to
dress in gray or white. Most Of them
chose white.
On arrival each guest handed In hog
package. She received a tag with a
number. A duplicate of this was at
tached to the box. Then the auctioneer
began to ask for bids. Each member
was asked to keep her own number a
deep secret. She was given number
only that she might be prevented from
bidding on her own package. The bid
ding was done with large or elephant
size white buttons.
The squeals which greeted the open
ing of the packages were heard half way
down the block. For refreshments they
had oyster stew with white crackers,
served In white bowls. The sandwiches
were white bread with white meat of
chicken, the cake was freshly grated
coconut cake and-believe it or not
the beverage was hot white matted milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17

The pointed outline of the skirt mar
rows the width through the hips.
A corresponding pointed effect Just
above the waiStline minimizes its
breadth.
It's slim straight lines make it very
suitable to wear beneath the fur wrap.
The rolled neckline is generally be-
coming.
Style No. 152 may be had in sizes 16,
10, 20 years; SO, SO, 40 and "a incheA
bust.
Tweed mixture in monoEoae effect In
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early Spring wear.
Wool jersey In black, green or rust
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Patterned or plain wool crepe, plain
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Size SO requires as yards 54-inch
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We suggest that when you send for
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NANCY PAGE
Everything Is White
at Elephant Party.
BY FLORENCE La GANKE.

Nancy received q letter In the mail
which had the outlines of an elephant
drawn in the upper left-hand corner.
She opened it with expectation and Gu
rioSity. Inside was an invitation to a
white elephant party.
The card was a soft gray, about the
color Of an elephants hide, and the in
vitation itself was penned in white ink.
The members of the Nancy Page Club
were to bring their white elephant
which had caused them the most worry
or concern for the past five years.
That meant that most of the mem
bers would bring some gift they had re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17
Round Shoulders.

Dear Miss Leeds am troubled with
round shoulders. Is there anything ]
can do to strsighten them?-L NJ.
Answer-Yes, you should practice
correct posture when sitting, standing
walking. Take setting-up exercises
faithfully for 10 minutes every morn
ing. Stand erect with chin up,
abdomen In and shoulders well hack
Grasp ends of 4 belt or long stick
h each hand. Raise arms above
head with belt held taut. Keeping
elbows straight, pun both arms back
ward as far as you can. Repeat six
20 ten times. Stretch both arms out
in front at shoulder level, palms UP.
Bend your elbows and draw your arms
back briskly, inhaling as you throw
arms backward. Repeat 10 to 20 times
every night and morning. If you are
underweight try to build your weight
to as near normal as possible. Spend
Is much time as possible in the fresh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-17
DAILY DIET RECIPE
MINT PARFAIT


Vanilla ice cream, one pint.
Whipping cream, three-quarters
cup.
Green vegetable colortng, few
drops.
Spearmint essence, few drops.
Pineapple, three-quarters cup.
Green cherries, four or five.
SERVES 4 OR 5 PORTIONS.
In the bottom of a parfait
glass put a little fresh or canned
crushed pineapple or pineapple
jam, then a spoonful Of ice
cream, then whipped cream
which has been colored delicate
green and favored with a little
spearmint essence (from the
drug store), then repeat with the
pineapple, Ice cream, topping
with whipped cream and gar
nishing with the green cherry.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes some protein,
much fat, and, II preserved fruit
is used. much sugar. Much lime
present, a little iron, as well as
Witanins A and B. II fresh raw
pineapple were used, much vita
min G would be present. Can be
eaten in moderation by normal
ADULTS Of average or under
weight.