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Evening star., 1935-01-27
M MODESTYS
The Best Poucy
By NARD JONES

IKE FLAHERTY had been as
sistant to Coach Borleske for
almost two decades NOW, and
so 1t was not surprising that
Mike should be able to deter
mine inst when ROrleSke was
Evening star., 1935-01-12
True Stories
BY ANGELO PATRI.

IT is always best to tell children the
true story. If they are put of with
an evasive answer or a fantastic tale
they are going to learn, and that be-
fore long, that you are not to be
trusted. That is a very unsafe rela-
tionship between children and grown
ups. and one to be avoided sinplv bv
telling the truth.
Some questions are hard to answer.
not because we do not know the
right answers, but because we have
neither the grace nor the courage to
tell the simple truth. When we find
ourselves hemming and having, the
only thing to do is to say: You've
asked me an important question.
Give me a little time to get the
answer as near right as I can. I'll
be ready in IS minutes, or So" Then
get ready and tell the truth.
Sometimes children ask questions
about the family concerns and YOU
dislike answering honestly, because
you do not want the child to tell the
world. Children love to tell things.
especially important things, because
the Importance is reflected upon
them One has to be somewhat
guarded in these matters. But we
can answer truthfully just the same.
We can make the child feel that he
has been treated courteously, that he
has our respect and confidence, and
~
upon him.
We cannot make children respon-
sible members Of the family and keep
treating them like strangers under
suspicion. Gradually take them into
confidence, so that by the time they
reach the place where they ought to
be carrying share of family re-
sponsibility they can do so. Strong
children do not grow up over night.
Strength is acquired gradually by
repeated experience.
Treating children consistently in
such matters is highly important.
Taking them into confidence one day
and shooing them off the next is a
poor way of establishing confidential
relationships with them. One con-
f1dence does not make a partner Of
your child. One today and another
tomorrow. steady uninterrupted
flow of communication is what does
the work.
The neighbors will cooperate with
you once they learn that they can
depend upon your sincerity. The
truth will establish this sooner than
evasions and fibs and fabrications
will ever do. All people, children in
cluded, are inherently honest and
respond to truth naturally.
(Copyright 1e340
Evening star., 1935-01-12

~ USTER BEAR claimed that
x the snug, comfortable bed un-
der the great windfan deep
in the Green Forest was his
bed. Mrs. Buster claimed that
it was her bed, and, as she had pos
session Of 1t, she had rather the best
of the situation, as those in possession
usually do have. She stated her in
tention Of staying right there and
of having no company, and she did
it in such a tone of voice that Buster
somewhat hurriedly backed away.
However, he didn't back all the way
out, for he was not minded to give
up quite so easily.
II found this place first" he whined.
demanded Mrs. Buster sharply.
Il wasn't ready to go to Sleep"
whined Buster.
We'll, was, and that is just what
I am going to do. So get out and
stay out" replied Mrs. Buster.
Isn't there room for me too?"
whined BxSter.
"No!" growled Mrs. Buster, and
Buster knew by the sound that she
was losing her temper.
Il haven't any other place to go"
he whined.
Then the sooner you find one the
BETTER" retorted Mrs. Buster, and he
could hear her beginning to stir
around.
He backed until he was wholly out.
side. There he paused at the very
entrance He looked this way and
he looked that way in that uncertain
manner of his, and all the while he
Evening star., 1935-01-12
Facial and Neck Exercises
BY LOIS LEEDS.

saying the forehead with the tips
your fingers, gradually working fror!
the temples. Bunch up the Chez.
muscles, open your mouth wide. Their
with the palm of your hand mas
sage the cheek muscles upward. Now
massage the cheeks themselves with
firm. pinching movement with the
fingertips. Massage around the eyes
outward. and gently pull the lashes.
Rub the bridge of the nose downward.
Massage along the line Of the nose
to the corners of the mouth. Now
pull the corners Of the mouth upward.
right and left sides alternately.
Stretch your mouth by inserting the
fingers and pulling outward, resisting
with lip muscles. Stretch the mouth
and face in an imitation yawn. Pull
the corners of your mouth up first
to the right side and then to the left
side. Massage along the line from
the nose to the corners Of the mouth
Use plenty of massage cream or an
oily cream when massaging and ex-
ercising the facial muscles. Stretch
the front of your throat upward as
far as it will go, and rotate the head
from the shoulders. Stretch the sides
and back of the neck, also. Repeat
10 to 20 times Remove cream, wipe
with a mild astringent and apply your
skin tonic.
(Copyright. 1887
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There is no special reason why South
should not be playing this hand in
six hearts. With a three-two split in
hearts and diamonds, seven is lay
down. With a break in either suit,
six cannot be defeated. However, both
suits are divided four-one. What can
South do? There is only one way he
can make the hand-a club opening.
From Vests hand, club seems the
most desirable opening, provided the
suit has not been bid by South. There
fore, four teams got it, but only one
South player made the bid.
Even then, South must exercise q
little care. He must win the club
in his own hand with the ace, pre-
serving the king as a re-entry to
dummy, and then investigate the
trump situation. The bad break is
disclosed at once. After drawing three
rounds of hearts, South should go
after the diamonds. A small diamond
to the ace, and small diamond back
That is where most Of the declarers
made their mistake. They laid down
the king of diamonds West naturally
trumped, and returned a second club,
thus driving out a needed re-entry,
and South can never make his bid
But with the small diamond play, West
can overtrump South or not, just as
he pleases. Assuming that he doesn't
over-ruff, South must give West his
heart trick. The diamonds will be set
up after one more lead, and there are
two cards with which to get into
dummy: The ace of spades and the
king of clubs.
Evening star., 1935-01-12
Winter Birds
BY d. C. PEATTIE.
TT Is q bit tantalizing for the ci

IT IS o bit tantalizing for the city
man to be told constantly that
out In the country one does not suf-
fer from the sense that all the birds
have departed; that down river, or
up river, or out Fairfax way or other
whithers, there are birds aplenty.
These may be facts, but they make
his home lot, where the dead morn
Ing glory tangle shivers in the wind
and rain. look very dingy.
The balance is not all in favor Of
the country. There are birds In the
city, too, even in the depths Of VIM
ter. There are the beautiful harbor
gulls on the river. We have always
with us, of course, the English spar
row-and truly I would rather have
English sparrows than no birds. Since
the passing of the horse, these birds,
which fed so largely on droppings,
are distinctly reduced in numbers.
Their chatter, when it echoes inside
the walls of a stone court, can, in
deed, become very annoying, but a
little colony, wheeling and chirping
and pecking in unison in back yard.
around the weed seeds, is at least a
sign OF life.
Then there are the starlingS-also
in bad odor They absent themselves
from the city to a great extent in
Summer, but in Winter they collect,
as every Washingtonian knows, in
oil nf
| must confess that even in their
dingy hobo jeans, which they wear in
the Winter months, they appeal to me.
Their continuous cries of "Beelze-
bub, Beelzebub," have diabolic hu-
NOR. Even if we could ever get rid
of starlings, wouldn't the street be
| duller without their gossip and their
wheeling platoons?
Almost any backyard will yield
number of titmice, juncoes, chica-
dees, nuthatches, and downy wood
| peckerS, even deep in the city, If suet
and SunfloWer seeds are put out for
them. But, besides all this small fry,
| there are several much larger and
more exciting birds that some times
| winter in the capital, owing to its
many spacious public parks, and the
public buildings in the parks. with
their many coigns and deep caves and
| gables and inches behind high COL
umns, where birds are not likely to be
| disturbed.
1t is notorious that owls and bats
cluster in old castles and church
towers in Europe. The same is true
| here, and If we have no castles, we
have the old post Office tower, and
the rocco, and intricate hidesoity Of
the old Smithsonian buildings tur-
rets. I do not know how it may be
this year, but duck hawk has been
known to nest in the Post Office tower
and barn owl in the Smithsonian.
The barn owl, so common in Europe,
Is rather a rare bird here, nor does
1t usually frequent barns. 1t is about
foot and half long, yellow, with
white face and mottled back, or
wholly white, and its call is "c-r-reee,
c-r-ree," or a sound like "qua -ek,
qua-ek." What is particularly strik-
ing about this creature is that its
mating seems to take place in Winter
or even in Fall, owing, no doubt, to
the warmth of the buildings where
| they nest.
(Copyrisht. 1935)
Evening star., 1935-01-12
White Ash.
Fraxinus Americana.


IN THE Winter the white ash is
a lovely column of gray. Its up
right branches and erect, stiff
twigs, set with such exactness in
opposite pairs, make it an easy
tree for you to identify at this season.
In the Eastern forests, the white
ash grows to the grand heights that
the sycamores and oaks, or black
walnut achieve. Crowded in the for
est, it has a narrow head, but given
room and a plenty of sunshine in the
open fields it shows what grand
tree it really is, and the wide head
spreads out. In the Summer 1t fur
nishes fine shade for all who wish
to partake of it.
During the Winter inspect the
closely furroWed bark, and notice how
it is cut up into many deep, diamond
like ridges. 1t is, as rule, dark gray.
The white of the leaf Innings gave to
this ash its name.
The buds are smooth and dark
brown, leathery. and found on the
pale twigs. The flowers come along
about May, before the leaves. At first
they are packed into tight little pack
cts but later they develop into long,
loose clusters.
The staminate flowers are purple,
turning to yellow. There are three
stamens on short filaments. The fe-
male or pistillate flowers are also
purple, but they look like tiny vases
with long style and spreading stigma
and you cannot confuse the two.
The fruit does not mature until
September. Then they are slender,
dart-like keys, from one to two inches
long, rather pointed, with wings twice
Evening star., 1935-01-12

FTER giving oneself the home
n facial massage, wipe of the
~ excess cream with tissue
n squares, wiring out a small
Turkish towel from warm
water and remove cream from the
wings of the nose, behind the ears and
around the eyes. Leave a thin film
of the massage cream on the skin
while you exercise the facial muscles.
Here are a few good facial neck
and throat exercises that will help
to keep the muscles youthful and
supple. First, tilt the head to the
right side and open the mouth very
wide. With the left hand gently slap
the muscles of the side Of the cheek
in front of the ear. Repeat about 20
times alternately the right and left
cheek. Blow the cheek out as you do
this exercise and throw the head well
back. Next thrust the chin forward
as far as possible and then draw in
the chin.
The next exercise is very easy, but
very effective. Clasp the hands at the
back of the neck Then try to force
the head backward as far as it will go.
Let the head gradually sink backward.
Now push the chin forward until the
chin touches the chest, while the neck
muscles are resisting the movement.
Repeat slowly from 10 to 20 times.
With the lips tightly pressed, puff
out the cheeks and slowly let out
the air between the lips. Initiate the
cheeks from 10 to 20 times. This ex-
ercise is excellent for the cheek and
throat muscles, and it also prevents
the sagging mouth muscles.
Next, open the mouth and draw
in the upper lip down over the teeth.
At the same time, open the eyes wide.
then close them tightly. Open and
close the eyes. Relax and repeat from
10 to 20 times. Next stretch the
mouth and face to the right side and
up and down several times. Repeat
the same movements on the left side.
For the brow wrinkles, place the first
and second fingers of each hand on
the center of the forehead. Press
firmly upward with the fingers of the
right hand and downward with those
of the left hand. Move The hands up
and down in Zigzag fashion, grad
ually working the right one over to
the right temple and the left hand
over to the left temple. Start mas
Evening star., 1935-01-12
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. SPROWLS
The Will to Live.


MODERN scient. pc. ',gy
based on the fundamental as
sumption that somehow, in the make
up of all living things, there is a mys-
terious life force. It's my5te usn.
is due to the fact that we only know
that it is, not what it is.
Some psychologists call this life
force the evolutionary nisis": others
call it the hormic principle" The term
will to live" will cover these terms and
all that the different authors mean
by them.
Life is natural-the handiwork Of
Nature. Natures biggest task is to
endow living things with enough Of
this will to live to make each Of her
myriad reproductions worth creating.
From that point on life is what we as
individuals make 1t. Our individual
tasks are to conserve and to utilize
the will to live.
OF the few studies that have been
made Of old age none have much to
say about the decline of the will to
live. It is something that does not
happen very often. Therefore the.
scientist cannot observe it.
This will to live must not be re-
garded as a relative Of the will to die,
which finds expression in carelessness
and suicide. The decline of the will to
live means simply that the individual
has so lived that, psychologically, he
has been satisfied with his life and the
way he has lived It. The will to die
means dissatisfaction.
Evening star., 1935-01-12
marhurtnt1

THE Warburton family derives its
name from a parish in Cheshire,
England. The family, which was an
ancient one, was branch of the house
of Dutton Of Cheshire. The name
Warburton was acquired as early as
the time Of Henry II. but it was not
until the reign of Edward that the
territorial surname of Warburton was
assumed by Sir Peter de Dutton, a
Crusader, to whom the Warburton
crest, the Saracen's head, alludes. 1t
commentaries his exploits in the Holy
Land.
Thomas Warburton, the American
founder of the family, came to
Nansemond County, Va, in 1858. He
was one Of the sons Of John War
burton Of Lancaster. His wife was
Miss Holt. In 1865 a grant of l. .664
acres of land in James City County
was given to Thomas Warburton. It
is said that this was the largest grant
of land ever given up to that time.
The Warburton family has been emf
nent, although not large one, in
America. Few of the early settlers
were inclined to push their way
farther into the interior of the country
or to establish homes in other parts
Of the New World. Branches of the
family are to be found in North Caro-
lima, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Each generation served its country,
home and church, and during the
strenuous days of 1776 and throughout
the conflict with Great Britain John
Warburton was conspicuous figure
in Virginia. He gave of his time and
his fortune to the cause of independ-
ence, serving on war committees and
rendering every possible service.
(Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1935-01-12
You Can Be Beautiful
As Told to Virginia Vincent
BY ELIZABETH YOUNG.

morning helps to keep NINE" she
said, but years ago worked hard
in a gymnasium under a Swedish in
structor who did much to teach me
about muscle control"
Posture, Miss Young thinks, can
make or break the effectiveness Of a
dress. The most reasonably priced
dress worn by some one with poise and
fairly good figure will look we'll. But
the most expensive gown in the world
worn by some one who caves in her
and has a poor Stance" will look like
2 cents.
Some people do not know when
they are not well poised or whether
their posture is poor.
1T is a thing, apparently, that your
best friend doesn't check you on?" ]
asked.
Exactly" said Elizabeth Young,
with wisdom beyond her "a years.
"You have to do it for yourself. Put
book on your head and try walking
around the room. If you can negotiate
the trip without the books falling
of you don't have to worry, because
your head is poised at the right angle
and your body is in alignment. But If
the book topples, watch out!
Poor posture will make your neck
hollow and your shoulders round, and
it will affect your bustline and your
chinline.
Correct posture preserves beautiful
lines, if you have them; it develops
them if you haven't. It will not give
you beauty, but it will develop grace
and ease and confidence that give the
illusion Of beauty. Personally, thin
it gives you philosophy Of facin~
the world to give and get the mo-
beauty from It,"
(Copyrisht. 1887
Evening star., 1935-01-12
Carrot Relish.

Ten cupfuls Of green tomatoes, three
cupfuls of onions. one-half cupful Of
salt, two pounds of brown sugar, three
green peppers. two ounces of mustard
seed, six cupfuls Of cabbage, three
cupfuls of carrots, three cupfuls Of
cucumbers, three red peppers, nine
cupfuls of vinegar, two teaspoonfuls
of cayenne pepper and two ounces of
celery seed. All ingredients are put
through a food chopper and measured
after being ground. Put the tomatoes,
cabbage, onions and carrots into a
crock. Add salt and let stand four
hours. Drain well. Grind the cucum-
bers after removing the seeds; also
grind the red and green peppers.
Combine with the tomato mixture,
and to all add the vinegar, mustard,
celery seed, brown sugar and cayenne
pepper. Cook until done and seal in
Jars.
Evening star., 1935-01-12

and depart early In Autumn they
are among the first leaves to turn.
The Autumn colors are purple or
golden, still keeping their silvery lin
ing so conspicuous in youth.
From Newfoundland and Nova SEQ
tia to Florida and west to Ontario,
Minnesota and Texas, the white ash
is used for either a forest, park or
street tree.
AS its wood is tough and elastic,
with a coarse, heavy grain, and is
reddish brown with pale sap wood,
it is used for frames of vehicles, fur
niture, interior finish, tool handles,
agricultural implements, oars, stairs
and fuel.
1t is not wood that stands con-
tact with soil. But, as you can see.
1t fills many missions in life and that
is all we can ask of it. You can see
why it is one of our most important
timber trees and it is used in more
ways than any other member of the
family.
(Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1935-01-12
Dorothy Dix Says
Is It Wife's Duty to Take Back Husband
Who Is Habitual Drunkard?

EAR MISS Dwhich do you think brings the greater happ
ps
asked for his
back says unhappy
past put probation. think honestly quit drink
ing and locked
has no e no mo- way to sppG I me a o sSn
have him back? Could have reformed hm Am responsible
for his soul? How far should wife helping her husband?
NswER-Your problem between fame
along lonely road love and happiness with who for
husband whom she has to sh out Of gutter She can sorry
poor creature who the victim weakness she
have nothing contempt him her heart and she could
a Look forward a no with who
s sss
has become Of whose have been drowned in liquor
IF had you after four years reformed and
his right mind he had shown that he had the tight
gotten in position where he able support and his then
S9u fae the oSs I a p SOa a sURs F
than fame and success
no s the % has m s e
when parted from him He
but parasite upon you and you take him back you must face the
@ ihe h pay as or orgies and o stand ND for having drunken
him back upon those conditions But they the conditions
DoNT yourself believing for one instant that you can
reform husband No human being reform All
within
s fs M Of ms a % n
dgged oneself passion reformation,
nothing that anybody else
inuse strength and yellow weakng
good stiff backbone into spineess mollusk.
The world offers other illustration
that
Millions through this deuson as
regards their miracle workers
drnards believing that they could make them
believing they could
thought they could blind to other million
' she soa o xss
and launch the world Why you these away for the
sake Of sot who wasn't faithful you2 DOROTHY DIX
Evening star., 1935-01-12

it were worth its weight in grace.
Her blue eyes have confidence about
them. Her brown hair is arranged to
give balance to her head. Perhaps be-
cause she speaks Italian and French
fluently, she enunciates her words so
we'll that she puts every one at ease.
you must have poise-in order to
handle yourself. 1t is something any
one can develop. Have you ever seen
some one with a beautiful head
spoiled by keeping it on one side? Or
shoulders hunched up to the ears
which spoiled an otherwise lovely
neck? Those people should acquire
poise."
Have you natural poise," asked,
"or acquired?"
Ten minutes of exercise every
Evening star., 1935-01-12
How It Started
BY JEAN NEWTON,
wise Old Owl"

"a wise old owl
Lived in an oak,
The more he saw
The less he spoke.
The less he spoke
The more he heard,
Why can't we be
Like that wise old bird?"
THE reader who inquiries about the
history of the expression "wise
old owl" is doubtless familiar with
this quotation.
Just why the owl came to symbolic
wisdom is moot. Perhaps it Is the rea-
son ascribed in the verse quoted. At
any rate. that it has done so since
the beginning of history is definitely
established. The folk tales and legen-
Diary lore Of almost all peoples, rightly
or wrongly, honor the owl as a wise
old bird.
Maybe 1t is because the owl has al
ways been nocturnal creature, with
large, solemn. stationary eyes and ha-
bitually silent, that it became an OBJ
ject Of awe at first, eventually linking
the superstitions Of bygone ages with
the lingo Of today.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1935-01-12
i50f-B

Percale, always amenable in the
laundry, is a favorite fabric for prac-
tical wash frocks. Other materials
that guarantee satisfaction are ging-
ham, seersucker 1.-TWO weights, poplin,
cotton broadcloth. lawn and dimity.
Colors include pastel shades in plain,
solid colors and deeper tones when the
fabric is printed.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1564-B IS
designed in sizes "a, 36, 38, 40, AZ. A.
and As. Size So requires about 23s
yards of 36-inch material, IS yard of
36-inch material for contrast in yoke
and sleeves.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to follow
Evening star., 1935-01-12
BY BARBARA BELL.

EGINNERS should test their
sewing talents on this pattern,
~ for it is the kind you can run
IL up in a day. The design is
obviously simple. yet the lines
are so clever they give the impression
of something out of the ordinary and
quite inexpensive.
Novelty at last is seen entering the
field of porch dresses. Here we have
two interesting fabrics combined-one
Is white transparent sheer, the other
something heavier, preferably percale.
House frocks and porch dresses have
their own special code. They must be
simple, easy to launder and always
they must look trim. This model
qualities on all counts. The upper
section is made of sheer whichever
a becoming note in wash frockS. The
sleeves belong to the kimono family
and in the back extend into a deep,
pointed yoke that is unusual. In the
front the printed fabric is scanned to
the white fabric in zigzag line which
suggests an apron. The neck is un-
decorated, but has an interesting cut.
The skirt is plain and tubular in eff
feet, with fullness concealed in fat
pleats at the side seams. This feature
preserves the pencil silhouette without
restricting comfort.