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The Washington times., 1932-10-22
The Beauty Box

No need of getting het up
about beauty fads or to rail at
'em. They come and they go,
serve their term and retire. The
platinum blonde has already
disappeared. Purple finger nails
were soon out of office. Long
hair started up a campaign two
years ago, quit, gave it up as a
bad job. A new beauty bug bites,
and women's minds turn to q
fresh subject. All except Mrs.
Wise Owl. She sits on the side
lines and smiles. She knows
that a jolly, normal, splendid,
courageous, good-looking girl
outmarches the bedizened dol
lies in the parade of pulchri-
tude. The trouble with much of
this factory loVeliness is that
it isn't subtle enough. It over
shoots the mark, flies far from
the bull's-eye.
Perfume is getting old-fash-
ioned. All the old-timers are
coming back-lily of the valley,
jaSamine, gardenia, violet. Evil
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
Your Health
And Diet
By LOGAN CLENDEN1NG, M. D.

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d
BY ESTIMATE, every human
being uses II gallons of water
a day: Drinking, pints; cook
ing, 5 pints; ablution (face,
hands,, 212 gallons; sponge
bath, 212 gallons; laundry, 6
gallons; water closets, 5 gal
Ions. Total. II gallons. For
the daily tub bathers it is
higher, as you can see.
By actual measurement, in
fact, Manchester, England, uses
20 imperial gallons, and Berlin
25. In the United States, Pitts
burgh uses 200 gallons per cap
ita daily; Buffalo,213; Phila-
delphia, 168, and Washington,
1872.
Which would seem to indi-
cate that there is not as much
dirt in Washington as has been
limited of late.
All this water must be clean
and free from germs causing
disease. Good, clean water is
expensive and difficult to OBJ
tain in large quantities. The
amount Of sickness that can be
water borne is incalculable in
amount.
The custom of having a pub
lie supply of water is of quite
recent origin. In 1900 there
were only 16 cities in the
United States which had a pub
lie water supply, and no city in
the world at that time had a
water plant which supplied the
entire population. Local wells
and cisterns supplied the main
part. These were subjected to
contamination by ground water
infected by primitive methods
of sewage disposal, and many
of the epidemics of those times
can be ascribed to such con-
ditionS.
Publication of water can be
accomplished by sand filtration,
chemical diSinfection and Sedi-
mentation in reservoirs. In res
ervoirS the upper layer of water
and the lower layer do not mix
at all, except during the spring
and fall "overturn. These over
turns are due probably to rains
and winds which ruffle the sur
face waters. The lower layers
of reservoirs seldom contain
any dangerous elements, as
germs tend to die a natural
death during the time water is
stored in a reservoir, but the
lower layers may have a dis
agreeable taste which is some
times evident to the more sen.
sitive members of the household
during the spring and fall
"overturn."
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of wind, and the water seemed
Stagnant. When they had been
out half an hour she was ready
to come home.
1--WE got to stop being so rest
less" she told herself when it
began to prey upon her again.
I'll have to go out, even though
I do hate the heat. I'm so mis-
cradle here in the house might
as well be miserable and not
quite SO bored outside"
She decided to call Aunt Julia,
and invite her to a movie. The
movies were nice and cool, that
was one thing to be said for
them.
The upstairs girl at Uncle
Joel's said that Miss Macfar-
lane had gone to the Presby-
terian Ladies' summer bazaar.
Well, it was getting so that you
never could find her in the
afternoons. If it wasn't the
church ladies it was the Repub-
lcan ladies, or the Eastern Star
ladies, or something else.
Maybe Mrs. Peacock would
like to go.
Mr.. Peacock answered the tel
ephone. Mrs. Peacock was keep
ing house for Clark just now,
he said. Clark's wife, Gladys,
had just gone to the hospital
A girl, six and a quarter pounds.
Doing fine, thank you. No, he
didn't think she'd want to leave
Clark and the other children.
Shed be there for another 10
days, until Gladys got back.
"a Mrs. Carey?"
Val telephoned Rosamund.
Her mother said that RoSamund
and Jill and Pearl were all at
the golf links, practicing for the
club tourney. She was surprised
that Val hadn't gone along!
I'm this heat? She must
think I'm craZy!"
The bare thought of it made
Val warmer and Stickier thar
ever. She walked into the small,
stuffy bathroom to wash and
put fresh powder on her face,
Continued on I'd Comic Pase)
The Washington times., 1932-10-22

Doesn't Want to Marry Just Yet
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am the owner Of a good
(if second hand car, draw a
fair-to-middling pay envelope
and don't make a girl cross
eyed to look at me-so I've
been told. I like girls; have
loved a few; but I don't want
to marry yet. Times are un-
certain, and the right girl
hasn't come along so far. But
I find after I've called on a
girl a few times that she be-
gins to get serious. One has
wept, one has confessed her
love, and worse-her mother
and dad begin to throw out
hints which drive me to the
tall timber. What would you
advise? BACHELOR.
You've not met the right
type of girl yet. Scores of
them feel just as you do.
They want a friend to go about
with, but they don't want to
give up their pay envelopes
and settle down to matrimony
just yet. Don't think of "cut-
ting 'em out, or taking to the
tall timber" Continue to look,
The Washington times., 1932-10-22

IDENTIFY the perfume chemists
ran out Of fancy names. At
any rate, pungent odors aren't
as popular as they were in the
days of the short kilt and the
floor mop coiffure. Long skirts
brought along changes in
beauty props.
Before the beauty quester
does anything in the way of
eyelash darkening she should
take a long breath, count 10
and hope for the best. If a
crayon is the medium, the end
should be Sharped to a fine
point, a faint line drawn,
clearly and accurately, at the
base of the eye winkers. Mas
cara is q better agent. Dip
the brush in water, pass over
the mascara cake, touch laSheS
lightly as they rest upon the
finger. Eyebrows and lasheS
can be dyed successfully; many
beauty candidates are having
it done. No dangers attend If
the operator is wise to her
Job, cautious, Ncareful.
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terpaned whitley, mute testi-
mony to her dutiful wifehood.
She let her glance slide over it
now indifferently.
Ill At Ease
She read her chapter, but not
with perfect concentration. Her
eyes travelled frequently to any
one Of the three gilt or marble
clocks which licked serenely in
the room, each marking a slight
difference in time. She frowned,
her slippered foot tapped i'm
patiently upon the drugget
footstool. Then the frown passed
and deep lines of apprehension
etched the: 4selveS suddenly,
from the sharp, imperious nose
to the straight corners of her
mouth.
Had-had anythin chap
pened?
Her heart leaped, almost
stopped. A darkly crimson
flush followed - subsidized - left
her normal pallor. She rose,
set the Bible aside, and began
to walk up and down the room.
Her thoughts, which she
fancied prayers, were demands,
denialS, bargainingS.
She returned to her chair,
opened her Bible at the Psalms,
and read steadily. Something
of comfort and certainty flowed
back into her secret being.
These noble and reasSuring
words had been written for her.
A Mans Tread
Below stairs, the street door
opened and closed again. 1t
was the sound for which she
had waited, praying. Thus
swiftly are the petitions of the
righteous answered. She sat
quite still, having heard it
plainly, and her spirit ran
down the stairs, arms wide in
welcome. She smiled a little,
and listened for Nanna's youth
full step, rendered cautious by
the living weight she would
carry. Then, leaning a little
forward, her ears we're sharp
ened to hear the first sound Of
a voice which as yet knew few
words.
They did not reach her, the
sounds for which she waited.
Instead, another step, one
which she knew as well but
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
CHAPTER I

The sewing room windows ad-
mitted the late spring sunlight
with reluctance. The Brussels
carpet received the pale flicker
ing upon the worn places near
the dresser as Henrietta Van
Dusen rose from her rheumatic
knees and thrust some super
fluous pins into the cushion
which hung fatty at her angular
waist.
Her sharp, anxious face was
Redeemed by her late exertions,
she drew breath heavily and
stood aside that her cousin and
employer might view herself
and the new frock in that great
cheval glass.
Louisa Lennox Sheldon nod
ed indifferently to her reflec-
ton. She was a tall woman,
in her early thirties. The
gown Of green broadcloth fitted
her to perfection, the velvet
sleeves encased long, thin arms,
the high collar encircled a Slen-
der throat, the tight basque
embraced a tiny waist and the
yards and yards of looped skirt
were billowed over an enor-
nous. built-in hustle.
Louisa saw an oval face,
healthily pale, dark eyes, a little
yelled, a long, firm upper lip, a
straight, narrower lower one.
And a mass of curling brown
hair, piled and fringed above
the high narrow forehead and
dropping, in a heavy clump, to
the base Of the long neck.
''It will do nicely" she COM
mented, setting her thin hand
to the CONSTRUCTED waist. ..
Louisa Satisfied
Henrietta sighed with relief.
She got to her knees again, sat
back on her rundown heels and
twisted the skirt this way and
that. Then she touched her
damp face with roughened fin
gers. Louisa was satisfied, and
upon Louisa'S satisfaction Hen
rietta'S roof, her bread and but
ter depended. Second cousin to
the important Mrs. Sheldon,
Henrietta had found a home
with her, had sold her services
for food and some trivial spend
ing money a knitted purse at
Christmas, perhaps, with round
coins in it.
In return Henrietta made her
self useful. She ran errandS,
sewed, darned, fluttered about
the big house on washington
Square, a witch-like figure of a
woman, whose badly fitting
false teeth clacked in a minia-
The Washington times., 1932-10-22

The many suits we're wearing
call for blouses, new blouses,
different styles, interesting types
to change the suit and make it
into more than one costume.
And this years blouseS are more
attractive than they've ever
been. They copy dress details,
so that they are as varied as
dresses, and they have new fea-
lures that make them more
wearable, such as puffed sleeves,
which means that there is no
cuff to- fit. In case of long
sleeves, there are still many de-
vices that eliminate the loose,
ill-fitting sleeve that we found
in so many blouses in years
gone by.
Plaid Blouses New
There are many stories to be
written about blouses, sports
types, satins for formal wear,
tunics, and so on, but today
we're taking inexpensive blouses,
and we hope you can see from
the ones we've sketched, how
easy it is to find good blouses
at small prices. Two are in
plain color, one plaid. Plaids
are becoming more and more
popular by the day. Sometimes
they have a little tailored white
collar. The blouse sketched has
a high-tied neckline, and buttons
well over to the side. It is only
$l.95. It comes in combinations
of color with blue, red or yellow
predominating.
Satin or Crepe
The clever little blouse with
shirred yoke effect in peasant
style is the same price, $1.95.
The sleeves puff as high as you
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
"VALENTINE"
CHAPTER So

They had the old apartment
back. Joe wanted to get some
thing better.
1--WE can afford to spend more
now," he said.
But Val chose the old build
ing deliberately, was overjoyed
to find the same rooms vacant.
She was sure of herself now.
She knew that she could go
back, make a success of what
had once been failure. She
wanted to prove it.
It was surprisingly easy.
With Pearls efficiency sched-
ule," and Aunt Julia's advice
on buying and cooking, and
Miles sweetly colorful house
dresses, Val was what she had
dreamed of being a year ago,
the perfect young housewife.
She cooked small, faultlesS
dinners. She bought econom-
ically. She kept the apartment
immaculate. She looked charm
ingly pretty always. And for
q little while she was intoxi-
Gated with her own success.
She'd never be the enthusiast
Aunt Julia was, but she was
getting to like the place.
MiIlie Writes
And then the heat came. 1t
settled down over the city like
sultry blanket. It was hot
by day and hot by night. Mos
quitoeS hummed in the eve
nings. The water in the tap
became tepid. Golf was impos-
sible. Swimming lost its charm.
The lakes were warm and
slightly smelly. You came out
unrefreShed.
Millie wrote from California:
Had a dip today at Malibu.
Water was cold for me, but Bob
loves it. So I just had a wade,
and lay in the sun on the sand
and watched him. It was
windy and cool, but a nice
salty-sweet day.
Am glad to say that the
: estate will soon be settled and
Mr.. HIS daughters are going
to be TERRIBLY DISAP.
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Y made a third-hand opening
bid of 2-DiamondS, showing a
probable game at some make.
A and B had nothing to say, 2
bid 3-Clubs. Definitely asking
his partner to choose between
diamonds and spades, Y jumped
into 4Spades. B was too well
satisfied to double. z should
have bid 5-Diamonds, know
ing that his partner was longer
in that suit than in spades,
but he passed.
The opening lead was the K
of hearts. Y ruffed. He led a
club; won the trick in dummy,
then he led dummy'S 8 of
spades. A covered with the 9.
The fineSSe of the j lost to
BIS K.
B ruffed the declarer with ar.
other lead Of a winning heart.
This reduced Y'S trump hold
ingS to two, while B still held
three trumpS. The declarer saw
that he was in a bad fix, unless
the four outstanding trumps
were held % by his adversaries.
To test this division Y led both
his top spades. The suit did
not break for him, and B was
left with a long trump plus two
hearts for A to win.
Y led his last club. He won
the trick in dummy and led a
diamond. He finessed the 10,
and BIS K won the trick. Then
ABB won two heart tricks and
one trump trick. Y went down
two tricks on his bid of
4Spades. Note what would
have happened had he played
the hand at 5-Diamonds.
Y would have ruffed the OPEN
ing lead of hearts with his z Of
diamonds. Try the following
strategy at diamonds.
Lead one of declarer's clubs.
Dummy wins. Lead diamond
from dummy. Take the finesse,
B wins the trick with his K.
He ruffS Y again with a heart
lead.
Lead two rounds of trumps,
picking up all outstanding dia-
mondS, and leaving one trump
in the declaring hand. Lead
Y'S last club. Dummy wins
the trick. Lead off dummy's
two good clubs. Upon them dis
card declarer's 80 of spades.
Lead dummy'S top spade. A
will cover with the 9. Finesse
the j. BIS K wins the trick.
B leads a heart. Y ruffs with
his last trump. Then he
spreads his two good spades
for game.
At spades Y lost two spade
tricks, one diamond trick, and
two heart tricks, after he was
out of trumpS. He lost five
tricks, and he went down two
tricks on a contract of only
four.
Note the difference at dia-
monds, where the declarer holds
one more trump, and where
trumps break, because there are
only five trumpS missing for
A and B to hold. All the tricks
that Y can lose at diamonds
are the K of spades and the
K of diamonds. He wins II
tricks at his longer suit. as
against eight tricks at his
shorter suit.
If your partner bids the
higher of two major suits first.
or if he bids the higher of
any two suits in sequence first,
there is no certainty that the
suit first named is the longer.
but it costs nothing to shift
him to the same contract from
the lower suit. But when part
ner first bids a suit of lower
rank he must be longer in that
suit named second.
Copyright, 1882, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
FOREWORD

Three women Of different gen.
eratiOns, Of conflicting natures,
Of totally disSimilar attitudes, Of
violently opposed ideas on the
one thing most important to
them alI-their sex. The first,
. Victorian type who ruled so
many households in the eighties
and ninetieS. The second. her
dOcile daughterin-law-a Glib
son girl type so common in the
early part Of the twentieth cen
tury. The third, gay flower o.
the other twO-pOstwar flapper
and modern miss. How each
sought to mold the Other-suc-
ceeding or faiIing-makes the
drama Of "Three Women,
which opens in a prosperous
New York home Of the middle
SO's-almOst half a century in
years land fully an age in Gus
tOmS) before the present.
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
By Hazel Livingston

on the pale golden sand, with
the cool salt wind blowing over
her, and the blue Pacific
churned to white froth as it
turned and turned and rolled
over and over on it's way up to
the sand.
Joe, let's go canoeing!"
Joe put down the Sunday
papers.
20. K.," he said. He got up
SO briskly it made her tired just
to look at him. She was always
tired in the heat, but Joe never
minded. They went out on the
lake, but there wasn't a breath
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POINTED, because my lawyer
is practically sure that it is all
coming to me! AS soon as it is
settled I will be Mrs. Robert
Leslie Forester. Bob can hardly
wait, the crazy boy. He is wildly
jealous of another friend I have,
a wonderful German boy who
dances divinely. I tell him
there is nothing to worry about,
we are just good friends.
$50 everything is rosy. Wish
you were with us,
Your loving mother,
MILE"
Val thought of Millie, lying
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
"THREE WOMEN"
How a Modem Girl Broke
ShackIes Of Tradition

) ture panic when she was ad-
dressed abruptly.
Mrs. Sheldon glanced at the
onyx clock on the handicapped
dresser. She said, in her cold,
unhurried voice:
Surely, it is time that Lennox
came in?"
Her heavy eyebrows drew to-
gether. Henrietta answered,
fluttering, unable to hear any
one blamed.
TT is such a lovely day-per-
haps Mamma, thought the adol-
tional time in the fresh air
would benefit him
Mrs. Sheldon made a re-
strained gesture. ,,
Mamma has her instructloils'
she said, with finalIty, anu
raised the hand to the hooks
upon her shoulders.
Severely Patient
Henrietta hose and made
haste to free her cousin from
the new gown. She laid IL
aside and turned to pick up
the merino frock which lay
across a chair. Mrs. Sheldon
waited, with severe patience. IN
her vcluminous petticoats, her
high, shaped corset, her straight,
thin legs in their fine Isle
stockings.
When the neat, unflattering
dress had settled about her,
she walked toward the door,
said briefly, "I shall be in my
ROOM" and vanished.
Left alone, Henrietta put the
new gown away and stopped to
pick up scattered pins and bits
of thread. Her rusty black
silk, made in an earlier fashion
than that of 1885, creaked
about her as she moved, stiffly
and wearily, about her duties.
The sewing room was cluttered
with materials of silk and satin
and mohair in the darker
colors with muslins and linens
in white. There was very little
furniture and what there was
had all the resigned ugliness
Of relegated things. Henrietta
thought with longing Of her
narrow bed in the hall bed
room on the top floor which
had been assigned to her, to
which she had come at the
time of Louisa's marriage,
three years ago. If she could
go up there now and lie down
for a little while! Henrietta
had Sewed late the night be-
fore, Louisa desired the dress.
dress.
DiSliked IdIeneSS
But Louisa disliked that any
in her household should be idle.
Henrietta thought-the baby
will be coming in soon-she will
never notice-and, so thinking,
slipped out of the door and up
the stairs, a guilty creature,
her 40 years as burdensome as
so upon her thin, bent shoul-
derS.
In her own bedroom Mrs.
Sheldon sat in a Boston rocker
and read a chapter in the Old
Testament. The bedroom was
very large. 1t was filled with
massive furniture, the windows
were curtained with heavy vel
vet hangings, draped over stiff
lace. On the papered walls were
steel engravings and some col
ored prints of 20 years earlier.
The house to which her hus.
band had brought her from her
home in Boston had altered
very little since his late par
entS' time.
In the center of the room
loomed the appallingly hideous
double bed, bolstered and coun-
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
The Rhymins
Optimist
BY ALINE MICHAELS
Peace

Peace
Peace is a shy bird, hard to en-.
snare
Though we go seeking through
forests fair,
Through springtime valleys
starry with flowers:
Deep though our longing, peace
is not ours.
Peace is a shy bird; no man
can know
Where its wing flashes, where
its songs flow.
Though we go softly, by smil-
ing ways,
Peace may elude us for half
our days.
Then, some dim twilight when
white stars swing,
Lo! In our boSoms shy peace
may sing!
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
Advice to the LoveIorn
By Beatrice Fairfax

and when you meet a girl you
like you can tell her, with a
grain or two Of humor, that
it's a pal you're looking for
rather than a sweetheart. But
Q, my dear young friend,
thousands Of young men find
themselves walking to the altar
by that pal plank.
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
Fashion Fads and
Fancies

BY ALL means wear a fur
trimmed suit, it is dressy and
smart. A charming model is
Of deep scarlet broadcloth with
a shawl collar Of beaver on
the rather long jacket. The
slaves have gauntlet cuffs also
of the beaver.
AN EASY look into the mir
ror is now obtainable with a
new handbag. 1t has an orna-
mental lock at the center top
which is really the top of
mirror that slides into a spe-
cial groove between the leather
and the lining.
The Washington times., 1932-10-22

priced $2.95. These are only
three of the many others that
are just as good.
For further fashion infOrma-
ton, or for the name of the
store where you can find these
blOuses, write Miss Laville, en-
closing a seIf-addreSSed, stamped
envelope, or call District $3.50,
extension 1879.
The Washington times., 1932-10-22

want them, and it comes in
white, eggshell, or beige, the
three most popular tints. There
are lots of other attractive high
collared little blouses, in satin
or crepe, but we chose a rather
tailored style, as it contrasts
with the other two. It is of
satin, in white, eggshell or beige,
has crystal buttons holding the
round collar and cuffs, and is
The Washington times., 1932-10-22
Contract
Bridge
By E. v. SHEPARD

Shift Partner to Suit First Bid
Unless you are either longer
or stronger in partners second
suit, the least you can do is to
shift him back to the suit
shown. This is particularly
true when partner has first
shown a suit of lower rank
than his second suit. The fol-
lowing hand shows what may
result from not playing the
game.
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SCHUYLER ARMS, 1854 COLUMBIA RID
From June, 18th to October LIST; southern
exposure; bachelor apartment; one room,
Frlgldaire. bath; for one person; $45 month
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ONE NEW APT. 8 ROOMS AND BATH
with shower; Frigidaire. 1907 Maryland
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1913 18th ST. NV.
Newly decorated; rooms. kitchenette.
bath and porch; exposures; nicely fur
nished; electric refrigeration; $50 month.
See resident manager
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APARTMENTS-FURNISHED

220 ST. N.W.-DOWNTOWN; FRONT APT,
rms. private bath; well furnished; north
south exposures; quiet, desirable. s.
BEAUTIFUL, 3 LARGE. AIRY ROOMS. KIT
and d!nette apt; ,sublet furnished TO respon-
slb!e adults. Embassy Apis, 10th and Har-
ward SITS. Adams 1861 Sc
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235, 9th NE.-IDEAL~- CLEAN: 2 ROOMS
BATH modern Ink: wonderful. none nicer
near Capitol. depot: reduc s7-s9 wk
ADJ. ROCK CREEK-COOL, OUTSIDE APT.
Summer months; bed rms, liv rm., dinette.
Kitchen; bath, Frieidaire, $50. 1701 Park I'd.
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10th AND COLUMBIA RID = PLEASANT
front bed-living room, furnished for house
keeping; plenty of hot water. Adams OOoo.
LADY WILL SHARE 2-ROOM, SLEEPING
porch. bath, ktchenette apt with girl en-
ployed: ATTRACTIVE Chastleton. Apt 352.
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sUBLET COOL CORNER / ROOM. KITCH-
en-, dinet and bath, completely furnished,
reasonable. Park Lare Apt GA West 1l6O.
1923 MASS. AVE SEQ ROOMS. PRI-
vate bath. near Lincoln Park; $3.50 per
week