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ease the routine OF work by the mental
relaxation afforded thereby These wom-
en- permit themselves to take life easy,
to the extent of their power. However,
this group is small.
There Is still another group who have
no devices to save work, and yet seem to
have as much time as II they had. It is
these persons above all others who have
learned to take life easy. This does not
interfere with having a well run home,
for stress is put on enjoying the days
as they come, sometimes in the midst
of their work, sometimes by so adjust
ing their tasks that time is secured for
leisure or pleasure at what may seem
to be odd times. This group is small,
but they have abundant life.
Here in America as in no other con-
tinent are contrivances multiplied and
installed in homes for saving work Yet
withal there is no country where the
pace of life is swifter, where lack CT time
for taking ones ease is more sorely felt.
1 remember hearing man say, In the
United States you have everything to
make life easy. and no time to enjoy the
leisure. Here in England we have fewer
labor-saving devices but we know hcw
to enjoy life. If only you could have
our habit of taking life easy plus your
would be in which to live"
Most persons can take life easier than
they do. 1t requires careful planning
and a mental adjustment to leisurely
ways. This will probably mean more
concentration while one is working. The
work flies under deft fingers. This helps
would be in which to live"
tasks are thus quickly finished.
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|DorothyDix
Discusses
EI-WtJe
As Cook
For Husband
NeU
Solution
to DiDorce
Problem

THE newspapers
Of the problems Of divorcehow the
support The will his food prepared the
he likes and his buttons sewed on
No doubt this arrangement furnishes ucculent of gossip
which the 1eish6heCd in which this cgp lives rolling ov as
etiquette occasion supposed be for them to ny far from
set eyes again on happiness
TN actually anmoty
Often Like each other appreciate Others qualities
together friends that public opinion
. O IN boor MarY iones was seen having pleasant
ton with her husband sno and the sewing society would
Mary dinner and the theater.
yet all Mary
that they not congn and didn't suit each other and couldn't
Relationship could eliminated they
could along peacefully and ab enough and even enjoy each other
WHAT seems to be chiefly marriage
the p & @ & p. many s ana the O h 70 h f Hns
WY most %
say things other they
biarnyng they
truths with brutal disregard of each others feelings
nothing quite pathetic fact that
II he perfect stranger John Jones
witness the success Of marriage nagged
reminded him of his faults recognized that adult
personal liberty nimbly the
fol him a sde Conscious sa keep him
and who olled him along
MARY JONES would supremely happy
year Who cnented her good dinners and praised her thrift
her places Of and then without having
Of evening instead Of untng at her when she spoke and who gen
to
marriage
nxpcabe to be and hateful each other that
do bother other placated
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LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.
Hot Weather.

II it wasent for hot weather, city
people with large families would never
see the country, shower baths would
never start cold, ice cream would never
be necessity, and small breezes would
never be appreciated
In hot weather the ony thing that
looks hotter than fat lady is q fat
lady tanning herself.
After a fearse hot day If the paper
says it was the hottest day of that date
in the history of 20 years, it makes
everybody feel better on account of
knowing they dident do all that per-
spring for nuthing.
When the weather is exter hot there
are several good things to say and still
look as If you thawt you sounded orig
inal, the main one being. I'D rather be
freezing than this way because when
its cold you can always get warm but
when its hot you just get hotter trying
to get cool"
A dog puts his tung out to help him
perspire. but nobody knows what herds
do to make themselfs look as If they
dident give darn.
4 good things to remember not to do
In hot weather are as following:
l. Keep out of the sun unless you
have some bizzness there
2. Don't eat q lot Of raw meat be-
tween meals.
3. Don't make your Children run too
many errands.
4. Don't sit on a cake of ice and
drink hot soop at the same time.
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upon the beetles back and CLUES an egg
there. Pretty soon it matches and eats
into the vitais of the beetle.
Many beetles clear our fields OF refuse,
and grubs kill off the too numerous in
habitants OF the underground world.
The song of the cricket is welcome
addition to the sounds about us. and
without the juicy grub!et, some Of the
most beautiful song birds could not get
along.
When you come to sum up the record
of our foes, things look pretty black.
Six million a year for the peach boreT
The Mediterranean fly cost slightly over
SAC, COG, 900 in less than two years. The
boil weevil is our uillion-d dollar insect.
The corn ear worm, whose mother is a
moth. is a foe who can fly for long
distances, thereby scattering her family
She devours the juicy sweet corn and
other crops, as well. In fact, she Is a
close second to the boil weevil for the
cotton bolls.
The Colorado beetle demands So an
acre of spray-gun material alone, to
fight him. Even stored grain has its
hordeS of hungry insects and worms,
waiting TO fatten up on the results Of
our labor.
It is well known that the insects cost
us one day of our wages each week
Working in an Office, shop or field 70
feed and clothe insects and bugs does
not seem a very cheerful outlook to
those of us who look longingly out Of
a hot Office window and know that the
value OF our envelope for that day is
not ours.
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York to see one OF the agents Of the
mill. When she got there the head Of
the New York ofIice said 10 her: well,
Miss Barker, I'd like 70 have you meet
Mr.. Blank today. He's been with us
now month. and think you ought to
know him"
The name overwhelmed her. She had
read 1t 90 often in the doipgs Of the
billionaires. All she said was, "Oh, of
course" But she was fiustered. She
actually trembled. The door opened,
and to her amusement the young man
VINO entered had q greasy skin. Could
this be Mr.. Blank? lt was.
The young man with the spectacular
name sat down IN q chair. He was not
comfortable himself. He was almost
as much afraid Of Judith, the success
ful advertising manager, as she was OF
him. Ills manner was ingratiating. He
sail. You know have a lot Of cork
t-4g advertising ideas" He leaned
forward enthusiastically and spoke
eagerly. 81 get 'em all the time. Some
times driving along In the country.
when there's nothing TO see. Now take
this one: Suppose you made toy the
ater. now, with dolls taking the parts,
saying bright things. You could dress
the dolls in sort Of gypsy clothes,
maybe. Gypsies-maybe have a caravan"
"Gypsies," repeated Judith bewildered.
"Oh, yes, understand. But, YOU see,
we don't really want the gypsy trade"
What's that got to do with it?"
asked the bewildered Mr.. Blank.
judith smiled condescendingly I'VE
make q very fine quality of silks, you
see. and II we showed these silks on
gypsies. high-claSs women wouldn't
buy them. We'd be associating our
product with the wrong class Of people.
See?"
The foolish suggestion was q Jolt to
Judith's false notions Of famous names. :
but she soon had another. Just as he
was about to leave the young man said:
Il say, you know-do you s'pose YOU
could get some Of those silks of yours
wholesale for my wife?"
Through her mind went a thought,
There's 00o0. 900 talking to me. In
herited. He gets more money in one
month, for no work at all, than III
make in a lifetime And he wants a
little cheap discount on a little silk.
A fussy nuisance to the mill" Aloud
she said: We'll you know they come
In bolts Of 400 yards. OF course, some
times we have samples, and when we
have some" Then suddenly Judith
grew up out of her childish ideas
altogether, and said: mo. I tell YOU
what I'd rather do. Well just rend you
some with our compliments. Good-by"
That's how Judith's awe for great
society names was killed forever From
that time on she never felt that she was
Of different breed from the heads Of
her mill.
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DELL 11V1L OlOAN1L0 ". Burgess.

specially after hearing me movin'
about and SEEM this light"
What kind Of varmint do sou
think it WASP" yentured Farmer Browns
aAin't no way of tellin' till daylight, !"
replied Stumpy. Might have been a
Bear and might have been Cat"
do you mean Mountain Lion?"
asked Farmer Browns Boy.
Some folk call it that, Me, just
call it Cat There's others call it
Painter and Cougar. You can take your
choice" replied Stumpy. IF that is
what it is he won't bother none no
more tonight He does like horse flesh.
but he is plumb sceery Of man. I've
fastened those horses SO they won't
break loose again. NOW, you go to
sleep like / said"
But Farmer Browns Boy couldn't
and didn't go to sleep, and as soon as
1t was daylight he was up and dressed.
when do we go look to find out what
that varmint WASP" he demanded.
Stumpy grinned. when we have had
breakfast and there is light enough to
see something" he replied.
do you think We will see the
thing2" asked the Boy eagerly.
mo chance at ALL" replied Stumpy
with another grin at the Boys eager
ness. THAT critter amt hangln' around
here, not none at all. But wen find
out what it was give them horses the
jimjams."
So after breakfast they led the horses
back TO where they had been picketed
the evening before. The latter gnorted
and hung back, but StlInpy Soothed
them and once more sIaked them cut
Then he began to look about. Presently
he called Farmer Browns Boy over 70
little sandy spot, ane pointed TO two
big. round footprints.
"Jllst as thought" said he. TT was
Cat, and q big one. The horses
snaelled him and broke away before he
could jump them. Wish we had some
dogs along"
As If IN answer TO that wish who
should come riding UP 10 the cabin
along about noon but Cousin Tom, and
with him we're two or the dogs from
the ranch.
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THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

This graceful model is especially
adaptable to figures little above nor
NAL And it is not a bit difhcult to
make. The bodice cuts in one until 1t
joint the skirt. The applied front and
jabots cut all in one.
Isn't it smart? And it's so wearable,
too, in crepe silk print In black and
white.
Style No. 2709 may be had in sizes
80. SO, 40, ~, a, As and 48 inches bust.
For the woman Of average figure, 3H
yards of 39-inch material Is sufficient
to copy 1t exactly.
Crepe silk in orchid shade Is stun
ming. Then too, you'll like 1t in chif-
fon wolfe print, crepe silk shantung or
linen.
For a pattern of this style, ser1a Is
cents In stamps or coin directly to The
Washington Stars New York FaSnton
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty -rcnth
street, New York,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-21

The older text books on psychology
made great deal Of what they called
the self" Nowadays you find fewer
chapters devoted to this time honored
subject.
The reason for this change is that
modern psychologists no longer regard
the self as something you were born
with. The self Is what you are be-
cause Of the environment In which you
have lived. The nurture theory has
supplanted the nature theory.
The nurture theory assumes that
every one Is a collection of selves.
rather than a single self. These sep
arate selves were created by many sorts
of contacts with environment So you
come to have a different attitude or
self for different situations. For this
reason you can never know what the
self OF another person Is, unless you
know the sort Of situations to which he
has been exposed. Moreover, you
should know how he is in the habit OF
behaving In the presence Of these sit
uations. These habits throw some light
on what his future behavior VIII prob
ably be.
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banana fritters. Here Is good recipe:
Skin four bananas and cut them into
crosswise slices Sprinkle with q table
spoon Of lemon juice and three Of
powdered sugar and let it stand until
the batter is mixed. Mix and sift to-
gether a cup OF -four. a tablespoon Of
granulated sugar and q teaspoon Of
baking powder, with pinch Of salt.
Add a half cup Of milk beaten with the
yolk of an egg and mix thoroughly.
Then fold in the beaten white of egg.
Now add the bananas and drop in
spoonfuls in hot fat. Fry until light
brown, drain and serve with lemon
sauce or eurrant jelly sauce.
The currant jelly sauce is made by
melting currant jelly and diluting with
little water. 1t may be thickened with
a very little cornStarch II desired, or
it may be served unthickned.
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TALK SOOTHINGLY TO THE
HORSES.
pulled their pickets and come UP near
the cabin. Somethin' has frightened
them. Must be a yarnint Of some kind
around
Farmer Browns Boy could hear the
horses stamping close 70 cabin, and
when Etumpy opened the door they
crowded close. Both were trembling
and there was look Of fright in their
widely opened eyes.
yes, sir" said Stunapy them horses
Is plumb scared and nothin' but a var
mint would have made them act this
way"
He stepped put and began to talk
soothingiy to the horses, which crowded
close TO him and stood shaking with
fear a they gazed OF into the black
ness OF the night.
"Reckin I'll sit up the rest Of the
night" said Stumpy. 1t will be day
light afore lang, anyway, Then Wen
find out what has been frightening
these poor brutes so. You go back TO
sleep"
But Farmer Browns Boy was too ex-
cited TO sleep. He lay In his bunk wide
awake and listened 10 Stumpy picket
ing the horses close TO the cabin and
talking smoothingiy all the while
won't be no more trouble tonight.
nmtd he. mo varmint is going 70 come
prospeetin' so close to this cabin
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NATU r E S
C. IL II E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
LxxxIx.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
LXXXIX.
FRIENDS AND FOES.
-wO billion a year to support the
insects. And when you reaiize
that only / per cent OF the
4 100000 species are our foes, you


-@wo billion a year to support the
insects. And when you reaiize
that only ] per cent OF the
Il 200 900 species are our foes, you
begin to think the entomologlsts
are right when they say: The insects
and bugs will take possession II we
don't watch out"
Among the insects are those that are
friends and even assets, as, for example,
the honey bee. She supplies us Win
pure food and her wax Is q source OF
income to US. Then the bumple pee
with his long tongue in the clover nelo,
and without him there would be no
clover.
Tannic acid from gall insects. which
Is used for tanning hides and Tor the
manufacture of inks and dyes.
Cochineal and crimson lake are Pig
ments made from the dried Dooles OF
blister beetle.
without the insects as marriage
priests, we would not have fruit, Vege-
table or flower.
In the tropics the great freely is used
as flashlight The ladies fasten them
TO their great toes and the llght gulueS
them as they walk through the forcsts
The lady-bird beetle is our most oe-
pendab,e friend. Whenever another
imported enemy appears and gets
Roadway, of we go to find just the
right lady-bird beetle for the JOB, 80
far she has never failed us.
Take the beautiful dragon fly. She
has been given bad name. People
fear her, and insist a snake is about
and. she is there for the purpose OF
rendering assistance to him. This Is
another myth, dying hard. She is
searching here and there for our
dreaded mosquito and always gets MN.
She has been known to eat 40 big green
flies in a few seconds and was willing
to consume more,
The silk-wor moth is another friend.
Her product is a source Of revenue. Be-
sides, she eats the leaf of the tree which
we provide for her and does not go
about destroying other trees.
Then along come the insects which
prey upon our most destructive enemies,
like the Japanese beetle. A tiny fly has
come over to our rescue. She perches
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MY buttonholes are always crooked. !"
writes Troubled Anna" IT like TO sew,
but Just don't seem to make good
button holes. Can you give me any
suggestions2"
Here is a good way 10 make button
holes: Mark line with a sharp pencil
the exact length you want the button
hole. and then stitch by machine around
the mark. Then slash along the pen
ciled mark, and then work the button
hole. This method keeps the button
hole straight.
airline" wants TO know how to make
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tcopyrIeht. 1911

Twenty or thirty years ago 1t was
generally true that you could tell pre-
cisely the vintage Of dress by the
design and detail of the sleeve. Because
sleeves. more than any other part OF
q dress. changed from season to sea-
son. When women remodeled last sea-
sons dress so that 1t would do for this
season they gave first thought to the
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Luncheon Plate.

Potato chips, jellied veal. two slices
Of liver sausage, tiny sweet pickles, a
combination salad Of vegetables en- a
lettuce leaf and dressed with French
dressing. a brown bread and q white
bread sandwich. and half a peach filied
with large sweet cherries cut in pieces
and mixed with chopped pecans. or
I've or six Of the sweet cherries alone.
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Alarm in the Night.
Gomehow It's always in the night
That We most subject are 20 fright.
farmer Browns Boy,

That IS because the unseen creates
fear when that which could be seen
might not. Imagination always works
at such q time. There is mystery about
the unseen whereas In daylight there is
none.
so It was that often IN the night be-
fore he had fallen asleep in the old
cabin, where he was camping with
Stumpy. the old prospector, Farmer
Browns Boy. heard noises outside that
sometimes caused creepy feeling. In
the morning they would be forgotten.
But one night toward morning he was
awakened by a new sound and found
6tunpy also awake and listening.
tTt IS the horses" said Stumpy, get
slipping his boots on. They have
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Make Effort to Enjoy Routine
BIZ LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

It is important to take life easy. This
does not mean being lazy. Not at all. 1t
means to take advantage of what you
have in such way that mental friction
Is ea&ed. Some persons have houses
with every modern equipment every
labor-saving device, but they do not
take mental advantage Of them, only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-21
New Type Sleeve characterization
BIZ MARY MARSHALL.

sleeves. The contour of the bodice and
the shape of the skirt might need no
alteration at all; invariably the sleeves
needed attention.
But within the past 10 years all this
has been different.
What with no sleeves at all and
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reception clerk in
q big mill. Prom
this beginning she
had worked her
way up until she
became advertising
manager Of q silk
mill.
She was an able
woman, and she
made q good deal
of money. But the
heads of the mill
were social leaders
and aha ansal1 MT
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Judith Snaps Out Of It.

Judith Barker had a deep-seated awe
of the millionaire names that appeared
on the society page. It was not sur
prising. At is she had got . job as
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sleeves Of the simplest sort Of con-
struction, arm covering sank into in
significance. But now, at last. after
repeated efforts on the part of the
dresSmakers, we have finally become
sleeve-conscious again. And this sea-
son sleeves really are important.
We are showing today one of the
newest sorts of sleeve Communication,
consisting of a small belt worn just
above the elbow. The dress consists CT
an overblouse and skirt Of bright blue
crepe, and belt and sleeve trimming
are made of two strips of inch ribbon,
one Of red and the other Of dark blue.
The ribbons are sewn together and
finished with buckles. On the blouse
the belt is removable, but on the sleeve
1t is tackled into place to prevent IL
from slipping.
Notice. too, that the sleeves are made
with fairly Foon1y armhole and re-
member that deeper armholes are part
Of the present mode. Some of the
dresses and coats are made with pro-
nounced dolmsn sleeves. which have
the effect Of accenting the slenderness
of the waistline.
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get over the slight fear she had Of
them-the slight feeling that they were
made Of different material
Then one day she had to go to New
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Now let me figger ISIS out: got into
bed last night same as I alters does, l
member dom it.; but ISIS mornin' here
] is on the floor wifi most OBJ the covers.
Either somebody played a bum joke on
me, CT fell asleep Wit bangl
Copyright. 1917
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MILLIONS Of satisfied users have
made this famous Kellogg prod
net the largest-selling all-bran
cereal in the world. It guaran-
tees relief from both temporary
and recurring constipation.
How much better than pills
and drugs. For most laxatives
have 70 be taken in constantly i'm
eroasing doses. Otherwise. they
lose their power.
Kellogg's ALL-BRAN provides
the natural, safe way to protect
health. It supplies roughage TO
sweep poisonous wastes from the
system. And it brings iron, which
builds up the blood.
Just eat two tablespoonfuls
daily. In severe cases, with each
meal. Try ALL-BRAN with milk
or cream, fruits or honey added.
Use It in cooking. Recipes on the
Fed-and-green package. Made by
Kellogg IN Battle Greek.
MeeDss
ALL-BR AN
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Gray squirrels are said to have done
$4,000 damage in England in the last
year
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BATHING IN SOME POOL OR IN
THE OCEAN is ONE OF THE
SUMMER TIME PLEASURES FOR
THE PERSON WHO HAS LEARNED
TO TAKE LIFE EASY.
physical. Because they have more time
they rush about in a frantic zeal of
filing in every spare moment gained
with another occupation. These per-
sons do not take life easy. They null
tiply activities until the pace Is swifter
than ever This group is large and con-
stantly increasing. There are persons
who are forced to go without many Of
these labOr-saving devices. but such
equipments as they have they permit TO
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Jugoslavia Is extending aid 10 peaS-
ants whose income has been reduced
by low world crop prices.
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The Woman Who Makes Good

WOODWARD,
the highest paid