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devious. Few of the Capitals political
great ones qualify for cards Of invita-
ton.
For only those whose musical taste
and experience qualify them TO listen
sincerely and appreciatively' are invited
there. The audience rarely exceeds 500.
There can be no questioning Of the
musical credentials OF this congressional
trio.
Longworth was an excellent violiniSt
and an accomplished pianist. There are
those who vail tell you that he could
have been az successful musician as
he was a politician.
Hebert is q devotee Of chamber music.
He, too, Is a violinist. Often he enter
tains guests at his home In Washington
with string music played by his son
and daughter, both OF whom are nrst-
rate musicians.
Walcott's love for music of this type
probably exceeds them both. 1t has
been his custom for years TO gather
three other players about him AT his
home and spend many hours day in
music.
/ The musical affairs at the Library OF
/ Congress are under private endowment
a gift to the Nation OF Mrs Elizabeth
4 Sprague Coolidge of PittSheld, Mass.
The primary purpose is to supplement
| the musical collection OF the Library
| the third largest In the woodland to
afford a place for holding annual fes-
| rivals of chamber music under auspices
} Of the Library
The composition and performance of
music. lin ways which might otherwise
! be considered too odd or too expensive
/ to be ordinarily undertaken" are at
tempted
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Milady Beautiful
By LOIS LEEDS.
Drv. Tender Skin.

Dear Miss Leeds: I have read your
articles every night. I think that
every girl should read them, as they
are so Interesting and helpful. Now l
have some questions which I would
like to have answered.
"a I often get small red blctches
on my face. l wash my face with
warm water and soap and then put
on cream before going TO bed. Is
this right? What causes the blotches?
~ What is good for crows feet
and small wrinkles under the eyes?
80 Do you think should use q
facial pack? tried one pack once,
but it didn't seem to help me any. My
face Is very tender and 1t seems to
chap very easily.
- I am 10 years old and weigh
Ill pounds. / am S feet inches tall.
What should weigh? A. q.
Answer-Your skin is evidently Of
the thin, sensitive type, which cannot
stand harsh treatment. I should ad-
wise you to dispense with the soap
and-water cleansing for q time-uslng
an oily light cream or a cleansing Oil
for this purpose. The red blotches
may be caused by the wrong cleansing
methods or by an incorrect powder
base. A sluggish circulation will also
cause blotchy skin. Take some ex-
ercise in the open air every day. Use
cold cream or a tissue cream on
your face every night. For a time you
might try an ointment containing
sulphur, as such ointments are usually
very beneficial to a skin inclined TO
blotch.
90 You are far too young to be
troubled VI h these things. Probably
they will Cis>ppear when your skin
gets sufficient fabrication. Gently pat
skin food around the eyes after
the nightly cleansing, leaving it on
overnight. Before applying powder ap-
ply thin film of cold cream over the
your eyes examined by an eye specialist.
80 The facial pack you mention Is
altogether too harsh for your skin. An
oil facial would be especially good for
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BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
0DAD, there's the cutest little PUP
in the pet store window"

BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
CHAD, there's the cutest little PUP
in the pet store window"
"Yeah?"
TITS black and it's got the funniest
red tongue. And when looked at 1t
it sort of laughed. I think it likes me.
Billy stopped and waited. His father
went on eating. however, and his
mother fused with the coffee cups and
listened carefully.
Say, do you know I'd like to have
that dog. It's the cutest little thing
It's nose Is sort Of funny and its eyes
are as bright as anything: Say. DC
you know I'd like to have that dog"
you still harping on that dog?" said his
mother. 1T declare, Jim, that's all ]
hear, dog, dog, dog. I simply can't
have a dog around tracking things up
Now Mr.. Lynn suddenly felt a great
warming in his heart toward that little
black dog. Where q moment before he
hadn't cared a peanut shell whether
Billy had q dog or not, he developed
an instantaneous sympathy for the
whole business.
Oh, q dog wouldn't be so much trou-
BILE and black one wouldn't show the
dirt" he drawled. IT think it would
be kind of nice to have one. used to
have some sort of mutt around most
of the time"
why, James Lynni You kicked
Andrews collie the other day and said
dogs were q darned nuisance. He was
scratching up our tulip bed"
Mr.. Lynn winked at Billy, who had
suddenly lost his appetite with excite
ment. ooh. but that was Andrews
dog. This would be our dog"
Can have him, Dad? Honest-can
I? Do you mean it?"
How much is hep"
Fifteen dollars"
Jim. II you put SIS into a dirty
little pup when need things for the
house SO, I think you're-you're crazy.
And mean"
Well. I didn't say I was going to
get him, did ~"
"OhI"
Relief from his wife. disappointment
from Billy.
we'll wondered"
dad, can have him2"
Perhaps. I'll see. III have to hurry
now"
He left the two Of them at the lunch
table. He was quite pleased with the
way he had annoyed May. May was
always threatening to do things he
didn't like-now he had put one over
and given her something to think about
instead. Wouldn't 1t be q good joke II
he would land In with that scraggly
little purp. But SIS! One couldn't Joke
so far as That It was too expensive.
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shrinks from going into some one else's
house to work. She II afraid Of all
kinds OF imaginary things. Even II she
has always been poor she has none-the-
less been at the head Of her own home.
50 she doesn't know how TO take orders
from other people. That same thing
happens in officess Over and over again
trouble in an once Job because she does
not know how to become q subordinate.
Often her immediate boss Is . girl OF IS,
and the older woman resents this.
This Is foolish. II doesn't get you
anywhere. II you are q beginner on tn
job you have to take orders from giriS
who have been there q longer time, no
matter how young they are. And II you
take o job in some oneS house you havO
to obey orders there
Altogether it's best for an untrainSa
woman not to try TO get into CONNER
cial work. You have to compete with
young people. who are quicker and more
adaptable.
Mrs. Hutchinson says also that the
field OF practical nursing = q good one
for women who have had nursing to do
in their own families and are good home
people. This nursing may be in private
homes or In some of the large hospitals
which use practical nurses.
Other women can get jobs in mend
ing and linen rooms Of hospitals and
hotels; also as floor clerks in hotels.
Women Of education can act as house
keeper-companion for Older people
The woman over 20 needs more cour-
age and more originality than the young
girl. But. on the other hand, she
usually has more strength Of character.
(CooyriEht, 1917
Girls having problems IN connection with
their work may write to Miss woodward in
care OF this paper, for her personal advice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-02
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

NEAR a %. with girl Of hne
family all that could ask for in woman We are
feel that marres he should put his wife
in present.
general economic depres
girl not heavy as she
marriage until have
marry woman who to
Captain "0" 1' " ' "AN 'e' A m LOVE AND FIX.
chiefly to the girl
"A and a deciding Otherwise
great injustice because you keep her IN state OF uncen not
marriage.
the right girl would million times rather
watching all the enthusiasm slowly out Of her until
Is like q spent balloon
at the
and that will take you to rape together enough money
provide which wife and support her alone
and which might
together something will out Of
love that get back
o matrmony
~
the woman keep
indefinite future when has made his pile.
the old-fashoned idea
their
expected inside of it
and
the modern girl does in an office
THE only thing
supporting wife, while did the
Every TO help her
right be the sort Of hepmee that circumstances
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Dwellings should be built for comfort
as well as artistic architecture. The
first Is not incompatible with the sec
ond. Architects who are good make
point OF combining these elements. I'm
less the house Is designed especially for
an owner, however, one essential ele-
ment has TO be carefully considered by
the person building the home, and that
Is the exposure of the various rooms.
Frequently ready-made plans are Sc
cured by the person who Is having
residence built. These houses are de-
signed to meet various necessities, some
times TO suit different shaped lots, or
sizes OF lots and frontages. and, more
than all these, for special types OF
architecture and arrangement of rooms
Of DEFINITE numbers, such as the 5, z, 8,
etc. room houses. It costs less to get
ready-made plans, but the owners must
assume certain responsibilities for the
livable comfort Of the dwelling.
Possibly some minor changes may
have to be made to insure its meeting
this esSential--comfort.
A matter OF vital importance Is the
exposure OF rooms. In cold and tenn
perate zones the living room should get
the maximum sunlight. It is q room
constantly used during the daytime by
all members of a family, and sunshine
Is a prime factor for good health.
Where q staircase comes against an
outside wall it is we'll to have this a
north wall. The north side OF a house
is. in the matter of exposure, the least
desirable. Staircases are merely pas
sage"ays, and, while they should be at
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washes her employers hair, OH does lit
tie odd jobs like that
In some cases when she goes on the
maids day out she prepares lunch. 1t
took time to build up her trade, but now
she has more customers than she can
handle.
am always eager to get Information
to give bits Of help to women over 40,
so went to Mary H. Hutchinson, who
is on the Citizens Committee to Stimu-
late Employment for San Francisco, and
who supplies work for people WHO are
not 30 young. Her answer l. dln OF
common sense.
IF you are over 40 and have q, little
income" she says, try to live Jon 1t.
Don't try to get any kind Of CONNER
cial work"
She tells me that the largest field
for women over 40 Is In domestic work.
The trouble is that just this very
woman Of whom we are speaking,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-02
Fighting Before the Boy

He unlocked the car and drove OF 10
his ONCE
IT'S nearly one. Billy. You'd bette,
get back to school"
do you think Daddy will get that
dog. Mcther?"
TT would be just like him-tust to
spite me-"
Billy's face fell. "I wouldn't want a
dog 1f-if it spited you. You wouldn't
ever like it, would you?"
Billy, they do make dirt and they're
all kinds of trouble. They'll all get
killed sooner or later and everything
No. don't want a dog"
Suddenly an idea jumped into her
head. IF you don't get the dog, dear
I'll try to do something nice instead
How would you like to 60 to Uncle
Andy's with me for Saturday and Sun
day? It's nice out there now"
Gee, I'd love to go. But what would
Dad say? He hates Uncle Andy and
said he didn't want us ever to have
anthing to do"
And that, dear reader, was precisely
what Mrs. Lynn wanted.
HE won't care If I'm doing It for you,
dear. You have to get to the country
once in awhile and certainly you ought
to see your relatives"
What can come Of such q situation?
Won't the boy lose faith in his parents
and their sincerity? Won't he begin to
suspect that there Is no real good or
kindness and that people have Interior
motives in everything they do?
They say we are a nation of cynics
and skepticS. Isn't insincerity in the
home partly responsible?
The Lynns represent a rather sinister
form Of 1t, but If we were to examine
closely We would probably flnd many
homes where the children are being
pushed about, helpless victims Of their
parents emotions.
The things necessary to a real home
are confidence, honesty and co-opera-
ton.
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Lessons That Were Fun.
knowledge that Is gained in fun
Means education well begun.
Mother West Wind.

Eight children to train so that they
will be fitted to 60 out into the Great
World means q lot of responsibility
Yellow Wing the Flicker and Mrs. yell
low Wing thought so, anyway. One
great lesson had been learned. There
had been nine young Flickers, but one
who had been headstrong and careless
had been snatched away by Sharpshin
the Hawk and his brothers and sisters
had seen him taken. The result was
that each was now constantly on watch
for SharpShin or any other possible
enemy, and constant watchfulness is
the FIRST law Of life among the little
people of the Green Forest and the
Green Meadows.
This lesson having been so we'll
learned, more attention could be given
to other lessons. Yellow Wing showed
them how to drum on q dead limb. He
showed them how to strike without
cutting the wood, for to cut the wood
would be to spoil the drum. Then he
showed them how to strike so as to cut
to make hole. He showed them how
to test wood with their bills so as to
know If 1t were living or dead wood and
If hard or soft.
It was Mrs. Yellow Wing who showed
them most about hunting for food.
You will find. my dears," said she,
that ants are the best all-round insect
food Most other birds pay little at
tention to them, but we F1ickers are
very fond Of them. In the first place,
they are easy to get. You will find
wood and in all sorts Of places on the
ground. You know we F1ickers belong
to the Woodpecker family, and the
Woodpeckers are birds of the trees. At
least most of them are. suppose that
way back in the days when the Great
World was young the Flickers lived al
most altogether in trees. That must
have been before they discovered what
good eating ants were. When that dis
covery was made, they began to look for
ants and soon found that more ants
were to be found on the ground than
anywhere else So they began going to
the ground more and more, and now
your father and I spend as much time
on the ground as we do in trees. We
are still known as tree birds, but per-
haps some day Flickers will be known
as ground birds instead.
There are many kinds Of ants Some
are so tiny that they are hardly worth
paying attention to unless you find
them in great numbers. All are good
eating. If you look trees over carefully,
you will find tree up which ants are
climbing or coming down. Usually they
are doing both. All you need do then
Is to rest comfortably on the trunk of
the tree, just to one side Of their line of
march. and pick them of as they come
along.
over in the Green Forest are some
big mounds made by large ants. I'll
show you these. In the grass of Farmer
Browns yard you'll find little ant hills
made by small ants. However, they are
excellent eating. OF course, while you
are looking for ants you will find other
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A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

with whom he comes in contact IN
Washington. He came here in 1929
after a stormy and adventurous career
In his country.
He was Vice President Of Nicaragua
when the government was overthrow.
He fed from Managua and set up a
liberal government at Puerto Cabezas
shortly after Adolfo Diaz. q Conserva-
tive, had been named President by Con-
gress in 1925.
The Diaz government was recognized
by the United States. Sacasas govern
ment gained recognition from Mexico.
Peace between the two factions was
established.
Gen. Moncada, now President of
Nicaragua, was commander in chief Of
the Sacasa forces which fought against
the DiaZ government. And 1t Is as Mon
cada's personal representative Sacasa
works in Washington.
He was greatly disturbed when news
papers began printing pictures OF Ma
nagua-pictureS that were assembled
hastily from files of the Pan-Amer1ca n
Union in the Capital.
These are not scenes Of the present.
day Managua at all" said the Minister
in diSmay.
Look, the OK cart is more In evidence
than the automobile. People VIII get
the wrong impression"
whereupon he sat down and dis
patched messages to the various cities
of Nicaragua asking them to send i'm
mediately up-to-date pictures for his
file and the one at the Pan-American
Union.
The late Nicholas Longworth proba-
bly, was one of the best known three
musicians in Congress. Senator Walcott
of Connecticut and Senator Herbet of
Rhode Island are the others.
Speaker Longworth and Senators
Waicott and Hebert were fond Of slip
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and on the frontispiece was an enlarged
snapshot of Ann, the first one which
had been taken when she was about a
month old. During the past year Roger,
Peter and Nancy had snapped the baby
at various times. On the pages of the
book were these snapshots with brief
descriptive sentences.
The book was planned for AIMS own
pleasure. 1t did not list the date she
first smiled, first tried to walk, first
reached for a ball or such data. But
it was planned to give her a record for
herself of the important happenings
important, that Is, to her She did not
know what 1t was "all about" but later
on she would show real appreciation
for Joan's gift.
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Frozen Peach Custard.

Drain one pint can of sliced peaches.
Cook the peach liquid with one cupful
Of sugar for about 1e minutes. Add
one tablespoonful Of butter, one-fourth
teaspoonful OF salt and the sliced
peaches. Dissolve two tablespoonfuls of
cornStarch in one-fourth cupful of
water, then add one cupful Of milk.
Stir this into the peach mixture and let
cook until thick and smooth, stirring
constantly. Add half a cupful OF grated
plain cheese and when cool pour into
individual molds. Place in the freezing
tray of your refrigerator or pack in a
mixture of salt and ice. When hrm,
spread whipped cream over the top.
Return to the refrigerator until ready
to serve.
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tractive, they do not require the choicest
exposures.
If woman plans to do her own work
it is better to have q sunny kitchen
than a sunny dining room. II one has
to be sacrificed. it is wiser to have 1t
the latter. A dining room. If it is used
solely as a place in which to eat, is
occupied but short period Of time in
which the sun would flood the room
The kitchen will be occupied much
more, and sunshine gives glow even
to the doing of homely tasks.
Play rooms must be sunny, for chill
dren thrive in sunshine. Bath rooms
can have northern exposures. The sun
should shine part of each day In cham
bers. The more sunshine they get the
better.
Copyright, 1917
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Rice With Bacon.
BIZ FANNY Y. CORY.

Let three quarts Of water come to a
boil. Wash one cupful Of rice and
sprinkle 1t into the water SO as not to
stop boiling. When the rice Is all in
give the water a twirl with a fork.
Cover and let boil for 20 minutes, but
do not stir. Drain the rice in a colan-
der, then place 1t in the oven, leaving
the door open Fry some thick slices
of bacon Put the rice in the bacon fat
and let 1t brown. Pile in the center Of
a platter and place the bacon around 1t.
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food. Nowadays most doctors believe
that eczema Is due to some fault in the
food It may have too much protein,
1t may be too fat. But the cure Is
usually the result of adjustment in food.
Ricketts,, too are due to faulty foods.
There Is q lack of vitamin in the diet.
The use of orange juice or strained
tomato juice, the addition Of codliver
oil all help in curing ricketts,. Sunshine
lamps used with care are aids also.
Joan brought over birthday present
for Ann Miller lettered boldly on the
first page. The date of birth was there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-02
New PetticOat Has Advantages
BY MARY MARSHALL,

two back sections. The diagram shows
how to cut the pattern.
AG and CHI are 20 inches; AC, BID
and OH are IS inches; d is Is 1ncnes
from g: B is 10 inches from A: Is
three-quarters of an inch from G. and
F Is three quarters of an inch from b !:
I is quarters Of an inch from H !;
E is 3 inches from A.. For the front
section, cut FDJE for the pattern. and
cut with FD on q lengthwise fold for
the center front.
For the back, cut one piece FDJE.
with Ed on a straight edge, and one
piece EFGIDJ, with CT on q stralgnG
edge. The skirt is made with the curved
sides scanned together. FD is the center
back, and the extension FGID laps over
at the side back. Thus, there is plenty
of room in the petticoat. but the wrap
around section keeps the petticoat from
spreading too much. Both pieces OF the
back may be made with the extensions
to make an even better wrap-around.
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NANCY PACE
Baby Ann Miller Has Her
First Birthday.
By FLORENCE LA GANKE

Baby Ann was one year old today.
She had had a hard year Of it, start
ing with collie, adding eczema and a
suspicion of ricketts,. But here she was,
curly-haired, fat, chubby and good
natured.
The doctor had ended the collie by
finally discovering the right formula
for her food.
Eczema had been cured by patience
careful attention to cleanliness and to
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A petticoat or q slip-which will you
choose to wear under your new Spring
dress? Slips have obvious advantages,
but petticoats are good choice for the
Of course, petticoats are very new. The
mere thought Of wearing one after they
have been practically unheard Of for so
many years gives one feeling Of being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-02

A snappy ensemble with heaps Of
Sash and chic.
The jacket Is in the popular hip
length that is so becoming to most fg-
ures The trousers are fitted with tucks
at the waistline. The wide fiaring legs
move with the same grace as a skirt.
The tuck-in blouse has youthful tie
neckline.
This smart pajama ensemble, style
No. 1921, may be had in sizes IL, "a.
-. 10, 20 years, SO, SO and 40 inches
bust.
It is suitable for the hostess, for
lounging or for resort or beach wear.
For the hostess it's adorable in royal
blue crepe silk with Roman stripe silk
blouse.
For lounging, a gay printed crepe silk
Is practical. For beach, linen prints
and shantung show Paris chic.
For a pattern of this style send 10
cents In stamps or coin directly to The
Washington stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-Ninth
street, New York.
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NV Neighbor Says:

Roast pork served with either
sour apple sauce or cranberry
sauce Is delicious.
Never let wooden garments
freeze after laundering, as 1t is
likely to cause shrinkage.
It improves toast. both in taste
and digestibility. II the slices OF
bread are laid in the open oven
for a little while before toasttng
them. They will toast better and
more evenly for this advance
treatment.
When dates are added to cake
or cooky mixture, they are better
II covered with warm water and
cooked slowly five minutes. They
soften and blend better with
other ingredients.
One cup Of sugar will sweeten
one quart Of any mixture which
Is to be served cold or frozen.
(Copyright, 1s3l)
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There is housed
Nicaragua's lega-
ton to the United
s t a t es, presided
over by the tall,
mustached Juan B.
SacaSa, Minister.
The atmosphere
was tense during
receipt of the news
of the almost COM
plete destruction Of
the capital, Mana
qua. The Minister,
known for his ada-
bility and pleasant
mien, moved about
with an air of de-
lection. DR.. Cara
20, counselor Of the
LEGATION, went