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Evening star., 1933-09-07

- TICKYTOES is not Toad. No.
sir, he is not q Toad, ana ne
wouldn't thank you for calling
~ him one. He is a Frog, Frog
who was born in the Smiling
Pool. but lives in trees. Perhaps it was
because most people think OF Frogs as
living in or near water that they
thought he must be Toad. Anyway,
he usually is called Tree Toad.
Now Stickytoes is something Of q
philosopher That means that he is
one of the very few people who accept
things over which they have no con-
troll and make the best of them. They
waste no time going about complain
ing and SO perhaps addings to the dis
content of their neighbors.
If it doesn't rain today it may to-
morrow. If it doesn't tomorrow, an
other day will follow. Complaining
about things that cannot be helped
never gets any one anywhere" says
Stickytoes. OF course, he Is right.
So while his neighbors Of the Old
Orchard, the Green Meadows and the
Green Forest were going about COM
planning Of the dreadful drought and
telling each other how terrible it was
and how uncomfortable they were.
Stickytoes said nothing. He held his
tongue. And because he said nothing
he was saved lot of annoyance and
perhaps worse. You see, the story had
gone around that he could call rain
and he was being blamed because he
didn't do 1t when it was so greatly
needed. His neighbers said that If he
Evening star., 1933-09-07

OVER TO THAT BOX.
could call rain and didn't, he should
be made to. So they went about look
ing for him and saying the most un-
kind things about him.
But of this Stickytoes knew nothing.
He would have chuckled silently If he
could have heard the dispute among
his neighbors as to the color OF his
coat One said he wore brown coat.
Another said it was gray. Scrapper
the Kingbird insisted that it was
green. They grew quite angry about
it. The funny part is that each was
right Stickytoes doesn't change his
coat, but he does change the color OF
it. Sometimes it is brown, sometimes
it is gray, sometimes it Is green and
sometimes it is mixture. Frequently
it almost is the same color as what he
happens to be sitting on. or his tmme-
diate surroundings. This is very f1ne
for Stickytoes, for he is likely to be
. overlooked when he is in plain sight.
Being a little fellow and sitting per-
fectly still when he isn't catching in
sects, he sees what is going on about
him without himself being seen. You
would be surprised could you know
how very close you have been to him
without suspecting it. He probably
knows more, much more, about his
neighbors than they do about him.
The long. bright, hot days were no
more to his liking than they were to
the liking of his neighbors. To be at
all comfortable his skin needs to be
moist, as is the case with other men,
bers of his family. So during the day
he tries to keep in shady place where
the hot rays of jolly, round, bright
Mr. Sun cannot reach him. When
the drought began he had been living
in a tree that shaded the porch of
Farmer Browns house. But after two
of three hot days he was no longer
comfortable there, even in the shadiest
places. His skin was becoming dry
and irritated him. He was more and
more uncomfortable.
This won't do" said he to himself.
"I must find more comfortable place
than this. If my skin gets much drier
I don't know what I will do. I fear 1t
will crack"
At dusk that night he moved over
to q vine on the porch Of Farmer
Browns house. It was vine with big
green leaves. Shortly after he had
climbed up among them Mother
Brown came out of the house. On the
railing of the porch was long flower
box. Mother Brown had q water can.
She poured the water into that box for
the plants. She sprinkled the leaves of
the plants.
Later, when no one was around,
Stickytoes jumped over to that box. He
sighed It was sigh Of pure happi-
ness. How damp and cool that earth
was! How grateful to his dry skin.
He dug little hole and backed into
It. And there he spent the hot days.
coming out only in the dusk to hunt
for insects. No wonder he could not
be found by his neighbors.
(Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-09-07
Art Of Relaxation.

no YOU know how 70 relax? It
ID more easily said than done
L.. by many people, especially
those who need 1t most. You
know the kind Of people ]
mean-they are always on the 60, rush
ing about here and there, never still for
two consecutive minutes. They belong
for example, the woman who Is per-
petually rushing from one party to an
other. never happy unless she IS sur
rounded by people. going places or out
shopping.
Such o habit should be guarded
against; it is not by any means favor
able sign. A certain amount Of solitude
Evening star., 1933-09-07
Bedtime
Stories
Where Stickytoes Was.
BY THORNTON ". BURGESS.

Come drought or mayhap to much rain
He nothing gains vino doth complain.
-Stickytoes tine Tree Toad.
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
SPED To ALTAR
BY ECONOMY

All because Of the War Depart
Hnent economy program, two mar
riages, elaborately planned for
next month, will take place inl-
mediately.
Lieurs. Thomas A. Lane and
James Green, of Fort Humphreys,
Va, the fiances, were Informed
yesterday that the Engineering
School they are attending will be
closed and that on Monday they
will be shifted to other posts.
Lieutenant Lane was to have
been married to Miss Jean Gee,
daughter Of. Major and Mrs.
Cleveland C. Gee, June 8.
Monday Lane is to leave for
Memphis. He has requested leave.
If he gets it, he will return for
the wedding. Otherwise the couple
will be married before he leaves
for Memphis.
Lieutenant Green was to have
been married to Miss Nancy
BeVanS. niece of Mr.. and Mrs.
S H. Beattie, of Hector, N. Y,
June II. He was ordered to Fort
Lawton, Wash. Which means they
will be wed tomorrow. The cere-
mony will be performed at the
home of the grooms uncle, Mr..
William M. Leath, here.
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
CHILD STUDY UP
At INSTITUTE

Miss Sybil Baker, director OF
the Community Center depart
ment, and Garnet C. Wilkinson,
first assistant superintendent of
schools, will be among the prin,
cipal speakers tomorrow at a
seminar on the adolescent child
sponsored by the Federation OF
Parent-Teacher Associations at
the Morgan School.
The institute will be in session
from 10 a. m. until 3 p. m. The
purpose is to train leaders in edu.
cational, moral, sexual, medical
and recreational factors in child
guidance.
Other speakers will include
Walker Savoy, Kiger Savoy, the
Rev. George A. Parker, Miss
Edith Lyons, DR.. P. j. Everhardt,
Howard H. Long, Mrs. Gabrielle
Pelham, Miss Mineola Kirkland,
Mrs. Mary Mcneil, FIR. j. Hayden
Johnson, Miss Jennie Mustapha,
G. Smith Wormley, and Leving,
ton Smith.
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
j. s. BUILDINGS
To BE RUSHED

L. w. Robert, jr., assistant Sec
retary Of the Treasury, announces
that all public buildings and Fed
eral projects in Washington will
be completed as soon as possible.
The decision was reached at a
conference OF Treasury officials
and architectural consultants.
washington will thus be one of
the first cities in the country to
benefit from the new public works
program. Among the new projects
to be undertaken is the Grand
Plaza in the heart of the Federal
triangle, between the Commerce
Department Building and the new
Postoffice Building.
The aim is to make the new
structures available for Govern
ment use as soon as possible.
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
.CEDARS To HOLD
STREETFROL|C

The three-day convention of
the Tall Cedars of Lebanon will
be brought to a close tomorrow
morning with a parade on Penn
Sylvania and Constitution Ave
nues. Between 5000 and 10000
are expected to participate.
Today's program includes cleo
ton of officers a visit to the
White House by the women and
ball tonight at the Raleigh
Hotel. A street carnival is to be
held tonight on Constitution Ave
nue..
Before the parade tomorrow,
members will lay a wreath on
the Tomb of the Unknown Sol
dier,
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
LACK Of PERMIT
JA|LS WOMAN

Refusing to leave the Hyatts-
vile Jail on her own personal
bond, Mrs. Mabel Blundon, 200
block Allegheny Ave-, Takoma
Park, Prince George county, re-
manned in a cell over night Ito
fight to a finish" her arrest last
night for allegedly violating the
towns building code.
She is charged by Building In
spector E. E. Blodgett with build
ing a garage partly in 20-foot
street without a permit from the
town although she is said to have
obtained a permit from Prince
George authorities.
A hearing will be held Monday
before Justice of the Peace Leroy
Freemire.
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
st. Johns Church
Notes AnniUersGru

The 21Oth anniversary of the
founding Of st. Johns Episcopal
Church at Broad Creek, Md, the
first church in this part of the
country, was observed yesterday,
with Bishop James E. Freeman as
the speaker.
The church, located across the
Potomac from Mount Vernon, was
often visited by George Washing
ton when he was unable to get
to Pohick Church because of
muddy roads.
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
Solar Heat Drop Comedies
With Financial Boom

NEW YORK-A remarkable cor.
relation between the variation
in the amount of the total heat
radiated by the sun and booms
and depressions in business was
demonstrated with charts before
the Science Forum of the New
York Electrical Society, at the
Engineering Societies Building.
The charts, made by DR.. L.
v. Burton, editor of Food Indus
tries" show that during the last
twelve years whenever there was
drop in the amount of the
total output of the suns heat
it conceded with a cycle Of busi-
ness prosperity; and conversely
coincident with a rise in the
total solar heat above the normal
The Washington times., 1933-05-19

invariably there was a business
depression.
Other charts, shown by DR..
Harlan T. Stetson, director Of
the Perkins Observatory, Ohio
Wesleyan University, Delaware,
Ohio, seem to indicate, among
other things, a statistical relation
ship between certain positions of
the moon and the frequency
of earthquakes.
If these relationships are not
pure condolences, and it was EN-.
phasized that it is too early to
reach any conclusions on that
score, they may prove the be.
ginnings of two new sciences
Solaristics and lunariSticS, Scien-
tific version of medieval aStrology
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
Silver Spring Wife
Files Divorce Suit

Charging desertion, Fern G.
Mellon. of Silver Spring, has
filed suit in Circuit Court at
Rockville for an absolute divorce
for Walter K. Mellon, of Phila.
delphia, whom she married at
Elkton, Md, June 9, 1925,
They have one child, Patricia
Mellon S years old. She is rep.
resented by Attorney Kenneth
Lyddane, of Rockville.
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
REMAINS IN OFFICE

Herbert ]. Moffatt, Hyattsville
building inspector, has been in
structed by the new council tc
continue in office until sue
cessor can be appointed. Mr.. Moi
fatt was an appointee of the
Lemuel L. Gray regime which was
ousted at the May l election.
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
TRADE BOARD LISTS CARD

Club, consisting Of Joe Greene,
Jules Merrel. Happy Nolan and
Bill Howard, Will oppose the
Northeast Boys Club with Willie
Feary, Reds" Hewitt, Cratan
Allen and Pete BuoniYlrll.
Harry G. Pitt, prominent Wash.
ington golfer, who recently won
the Manor Club tournament, will
assist in handling the golf tourna.
ment, which will be staged at the
Annapolis Roads Club, near Bay
The Washington times., 1933-05-19

A real sports card, with wres-
tling, boxing and golf will be pre-
sented by the Washington Board
of Trade Saturday when it holds
its annual shad bake at Bay
Ridge.
Joe Turner, wrestling promoter,
has arranged two classy bouts in
which he, himself, will wrestle
Dutch" Greene and AL Baksh will
meet George Kiatta. Benny Bort,
nick will referee.
frankie Mann has managed to
get Charlie Short, popular Balti'
more referee, for the boxing
matches, The Corbett Athletic
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
Bond Dealer Drives
Into RiUer, DrOUned

TROY, N. Y, May 19 G,N.SO.
Casimir L. Piasecki, As, of Scran-
ton, Pa, dealer in foreign bonds,
was drowned last night when he
lost control of his car while de-
Scending steep grade and
plunged into the Hudson River
at the foot of the hill.
The Washington times., 1933-05-19

And good company always when Of the partners is The
Champagne Of Ginger AesI . 1t doesn't matter much
what else you to make long, tall drink dash Of lemon
lime. The flavor Of juniper apple. Any combination
will have SPARKLE zest, and flavor It it has
Drys remarkable balance 1t lesser beverages
in important respect For it doesn't merely mix
it bends There's sharpness unpleasant
mess. And, Of it's grand drink all by ITSELF See
how it picks you how zesu and refreshing tastes
The Washington times., 1933-08-17
Fashion Fads and
Fancies

The coquette knows that
there's nothing like a fan to &C
centuate a pair of sparkling
eyes. And so, at a recent
smart gathering, two women at
tracted the most attention.
One was in white satin and had
a red feather fan, while the
other wore white tulled and
carried a fan of black ostrich
feathers.
A good tonic is an in-between
season hat, when we become
tired of our summer hats, and
it's too early for felt or velvet.
Such a hat is a tricorne-turban
with the crown of black malineS
and the cuff section of heavy
satin. A black leaf embroidered
veil covers this model.
A grand air will be the
dominant motif Of many Of next
seasons evening ensembles. A
sheath-like dress is fashioned of
plum -colored velvet and is worn
with a little matching velvet
jacket lined with gold lame and
tied with a tiny bow Of the
lame.
The Washington times., 1933-08-17

Why should a young man,
handsome and attractive, like
me, why shouldn't I go out
after rich woman? Why must
I marry Pollyanna? Why
shouldn't I wed a woman who
can support flat of nine
rooms, give me a fine wardrobe
and plenty of spending money
and a car with a French chauf-
feur? And why should I not
take it?-She has me. It's all
right about earning your living
by the sweat of your brow. but
I never did like perspiration.
Nobody does. Do you like per
spiration?
I am getting very tired Of
meeting poor women. Even
when they don't expect you to
marry them-and all of them
do-association with such per-
sons always means 1925 taxi
cab fare, ST for dinner, So for
theater, $2.25 falkland you
are lucky if they let you kiss
their hand. Just try to take
them to a cheap cafe and see
what happens. I am not going
to speak to any more poor
women. I am searching for q
The Washington times., 1933-08-17

1nlnKS SneS 100 1OunS 1OE
One Boy Friend
Dear Miss Fairfax:
Don't you think a girl Of
Is is too young to have only
one boy friend, and wouldn't it
be very much better if she went
with two or even three boys
just to show that she was not
going STEADY" with any of
them?
I am a blonde and quite
popular with all the boys, and
even with older gentlemen.
The boy I've been going with
for two years gets raving an
CRY when I go with anyone
else. But I also like a neigh
bor's boy who brings things over
from their farm, as we both
live on farms next to each
other. I also like to drive to
the movies with a friend of
fathers who is quite old, be-
ing "a, and he seems to like me
very much. I really have a
grand time, and do not want
to think of settling down for
years to come. But this first
boy, of whom I told you, says
I should stop being so flighty
and marry him. But he is
only 18 and lives home with
his folks. Isabel.
It seems to me, Isabel, you've
got plenty of good, hard COM
mon sense in that blonde head
of yours, to realize you're hav-
ing a good time and decline
to think of going steadily with
anyone at the age of is. So
many girls, who have married
at this tender age, and who are
utterly worn out by the house.
hold and maternal cares be-
for they are 20 write me and
wish they had not given up
The Washington times., 1933-08-17
PANDORA'S COLUMN

rich detached woman or a
widow. She must weigh $50
pounds and have one or two
dimples. If she hasn't got
these, a check book will do.
AUGINTIN1AN, A. B.
Dear Augintinian:
Of course there's no reason
why you shouldn't marry rich
woman if you're smart enough
to snare one. Go ahead and do
it, and let the punishment fit
the crime. See how you like
having to ask the little woman
for IS cents for a package Of
cigarets. See how you like
having it thrown up to you
that she supports you-for they
always do harp on it.
You'll miss the fun of start
ing out at scratch with some
young, attractive, good sport of
a girl who's willing to buckle
down and help you to make
success of yourself. You'll miss
the thrill of winning your way
on your own abilities, and shar-
ing whatever you win with the
faithful partner of your early
struggles. You'll miss the COM
panionship that comes to two
young people who set out to-
gether to conquer the world.
You'll even miss the character
building griefs and hardships
that, shared by the right sort
of couples, bring them closer
together than any amount of
good fortune can do.
To be sure, you'll save those
taxi fares, and theater tickets,
but you'll feel the shame of the
gigolo every time your wife
pays the bills.
You say that in the event
that your quarry hasn't the
desired comeliness Gncluding
dimples). a checkbook will do.
Well, try smuggling up to a
checkbook on a cold winter
night.
The Washington times., 1933-08-17
FEET SHOULD BE GIVEN As CRITICAL CARE As OTHER VAL PARTS Of THE
Beauty Diet
Final Day

With the hope that the 12-
day diet for skin beauty has
been beneficial to you, we now
present to you the final diet.
You will find today's routine
a little strenuous, but just
take a look at your complex
ion! Don't you find the re-
suit worth the trouble you have
gone to?
If you had the approval of
your doctor before beginning
this diet, the result to you
physically should have been
satisfactory. It has eliminated
the poisonS from your system
and has given you a we'll bal
anced, although, we'll admit, a
somewhat Scanty menu for
twelve days. However, if you
followed instructions exactly,
you should never have expert
enced any gnawing hunger.
The Twelve-Day Diet for
Skin Beauty was introduced to
the women readers Of The
Washington Times only after it
had received a stamp of ap-
proval from the leading diet ex-
perts in this country.
It is patterned after those
used in the fashionable Euro
pean capitals, at a great cost
to the users.
This diet should have en-
abled you to form several
permanent health-giving habits
such as the intake during the
day of certain amount Of
water, and the regular use OF
stewed fruits and other nour-
ishing food on your daily bill
of fare. Keep up the good
work.
And now that you are ready
to return to your regular diet,
don't see how much you can
eat to destroy the good effects
of the last IL days. Remem-
ber the good points of the diet,
and stick to them permanently.
The Washington times., 1933-08-17
WASHINGTON FASHIONS By Wilma LdVN
The Fashion Story
MirYOred in a
Belt Buckle

The story Of this years fash
ions will be told in the more or
less secondary things. There will
be no wild headlines about skirts
short or long, about bustles and
button shoes returning or any Of
the other sensations that the
masculine news writer loves to
exploit.
The story is simple, puffed
sleeves that are not too wide,
high necklines that are demure,
colors of the mauve decade,
skirts only an inch or so longer
If any.
Use Notifications
Such a fashion is much more
interesting to the woman who
knows her clothes, for the fin
ished effects are so much better.
There's subtlety in the blend
ing and combination of colorS,
in the small bit Of fur trimming
on the dress, in the very intri-
cate cut of a sleeve that makes
it puffed yet small.
You have to put some time
and thought into the assembling
of a costume, but when you do.
it's much more effective than
the clothes are in those blatant,
extreme, erratic seasons.
Fur Finery
A small bit of fur trimming
is one of the nicer ways OF
making dress distinctive.
There's nothing loud, extreme
or fantastic about it.
Fur is always rich looking,
and makes a flattering trim
ming. Many dresses put a tiny
band across the shoulder, a
bow at the neck, a band some
where else. It's usually in
contrasting color, SO that it
will show up to best advantage.
Either the short haired furs,
such as galyac and kid, may
be used, or the furs with slight
ly longer hair, such as ermine
and mink or weasel.
Al New Silky Crepe
We've photographed a dress
that shows how gracious a bit
of fur can be. The fur is
brown galyac, and is used only
at the neckline, folded softly
into a draped effect.
The dress is of a smart new
silk and wool crepe called
"spinnet" crepe, sheer and fine.
It is in rust, and the belt
buckle is very unusual, made
of mirror buttons. Notice the
new modified shoulders, and
the slim, normal lines of the
dress. It is priced $25 and
comes in misses sizes.
For fashion information, or
the name of the store showing
this dress, write Miss Laville,
inclosing self addressed, stamped
envelope, or call District $780,
Extension 199.
The Washington times., 1933-08-17
Note Of Acceptance

4NOSC OA G1COCpOo4CC
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Will you please advise me
how to write a note Of regret,
also one of acceptance to a
bridge party -? S.
If the invitation Is in the
form of a note, your accept
ance would read something
like this:
Dear Mrs. Williams:
I am very happy to accept
your kind invitation to your
home to play bridge on Fri
day afternoon, September the
fourth, at three o'clock. Thank
you so much for asking me.
Very sincerely yours,
Mary Alexander Black.
A regret would read some
thing like this:
Dear Mrs. Williams:
Thank you so much for your
very kind invitation to play
bridge at your home on Fri
day, the tenth of September. I
am so sorry that a previous
engagement makes it impos-
Sible for me to have the pleas
ure of being with you and your
friends. but I do want you to
know how very much I ap-
preciated your asking me.
Very sincerely yours,
Mary Alexander black.
The Washington times., 1933-08-17
Beauty Queries
and Answers
Waving Hair

Waving Hair
Question: / would like your
advice on the following: 1
want to know about making q
wave in straight hair. IshOuld
like the name of a curling
fluid. Is the fluid applied
while the hair is wet, or is
the hair dried first? Also will
you tell me anything that is
harmless that will keep my
little girls hair from darken-
ing. She had lovely hair but
in the last few years it has
grown somewhat darker. She
is twelve years old. Thank you
Sincerely.-MrS. M. Med.
Answer: A personal answer
stating the trade name OF a
curling fluid is being put into
the mail for you. The hair may
be dry or fairly wet when you
apply the fluid. If it is too
wet, Of course, it dilutes the
fluid, which is all very well
unless the fluid is already very
thin. Work the hair UP and
around as we suggested in the
article, until the hair is prac-
tically dry. Then don't comb
it until you are sure it is per-
fectly dry. You might need to
do this sort Of thing three,
four, or five shampoos, and aft
er that. the hair should have
acquired enough body to take
a wave.
AS for your second question,
we like to suggest camomile
blossom rinses. They are per-
fectly harmless and they do
tend to tighten the hair. The
blossoms can be purchased in
a drug store. Ask for GER
MAN camomile blossoms. There
is a Roman variety which is a
physic. Steep the blossoms like
tea and apply the liquid to the
hair after the shampoo.