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Evening star., 1936-02-07
IF YOU like to have a little fun on

r YOU ike 10 nave nttie run on
Valentines day, try one Of those
amusing cardboard animal cages right
from the jungle wilds, with either a
tiger, . hippo or a nice monkey Ill
done up in green paper grass. These
jungle beasts are made of colored soap,
you know, and are cute as can be.
Each one has its name and story all
printed on a tag around its neck The
children will love them. Stripes, the
yellow tiger, Is very ferocious looking
with his big red tongue, and Lucy, the
gray hippo, has only one ear. For
further details read their stories.
A pretty hankie Is one of the incest
things to send through the mail. They
are just getting in som new floral
prints that are gay and festive looking.
Brown and white fi,wers on a green
background and vivid peasant colors
against black are two of them. Some
Of the plain colors have clusters OF
pink roses tied with blue bowknots
in each corner, done in the tiniest
cross-stitch. A red one makes an ideal
Valentine.
1t may be inclosed in one of those
red folders with q heart-shaped OPEN
ing and little figure pasted on gauze
for decoration. These folders come
separately and d: also suitable for
other small gifts.
A MOTHER little item with romantic
appeal which is returning to favor
after quite an absence Is lavender
smelling salt1. 1t is now shown in a
new handy purse size and is said to
be aromatic enough to lift the faintest
heart in the most breathless modern
moment. It is predicted that smelling
salts will soon take their place in the
handbag along with such everyday
necessities as lipstick and vanity
These little bottles with bakelite tops
may be found at drug counters for the
modest price Of IS cents.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column, call Ma
tional 5000, extension 1896, between 10
and IL am.
Evening star., 1936-02-07
BY MARGARET WARNER.

JUST one week to st. Valentine s
day, which always affords such
a nice opportunity for all sorts
Of little gifts that may take
any form from very special bouquet
of flowers with a very special note
to just comic card to give some one
good laugh. That is one of the
beauties of this days celebration
anything goes If it is done up in
heart-shaped box or accompanied
by fetching little Valentine rhyme
Hosiery Is one of those welcome
Valentine remembrances that fit SO
easily into heart-shaped box, either
one pair or more, all rolled up into
rosettes. We have found some that
just fill the bill, for they have toes
dipped in red and are intended for
evening wear with open-toe sandals
when time has been too pressing to
admit Of a proper pedicure. These
red-tipped toes come In several shades
of sheer evening hose and are very
attractive peeping out of toeless
slipper. Also as gift suggestion for
mother three pairs Of hose In service
weight are most acceptable, in a
red heart box, of course.
~
FROM one girl to another, what
could be better than the new
business beauty box? This comes in
convenient size to At in your desk
drawer and is covered with cork paper
so it won't soil easily. Opened, you
will find a good mirror inside the
cover and the box itself contains small
quantities of all the essentials of a
quick freshening-up at lunch time
and the end of the day. 1t comes in
four harmonized colorings for blonds,
brunettes, black hair and red heads.
This little box is on sale at one Of
our large department stores for 81.
Tuck valentine wish in with it and
see how well 1t will be received.
For a more expensive valentine you
might choose red box, shaped like
horseshoe for good luck, containing
three crown-topped perfumes, all de-
lightful fragrances, which spell ro-
nance de luxe. A red heart is tied
around one of the bottles, so that
you may inscribe q message within
it. Any one, will love you for a gift
like this.
Evening star., 1936-02-07
Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. SPROWLS.
Early and Late.

UAA A~NSSs
COME persons arrive ahead of time.
- others just on the dot, still others
late. Psychologists have given much
study to those who habitually arrive
early or late at appointments. They
have come to assume that your whole
life history is wrapped up in your
disposition to arrive ahead of or be-
hind time.
The ahead of timers" are said to
be nervous folks. They are worried
about some unknown something that
might happen and so they want to
be "on location" in plenty Of time 20
inspect the setting of the about-to-be.
Perhaps some hidden inferiority COM
plex is woven into their woof of per-
sonality. 1t is not habit. It's a warp
in the woof.
The late comers are perhaps more
interesting. Late comers usually at
tract more attention than early COM
ers. BY so doing they may also be-
tray an inferiority complex. To at
tract attention is to make a bid for
the bolstering up of a weakness.
Persons with feelings of inferiority
are always trying to put themselves
to test in social situations where
the real question of being early or late
makes no difference.
These theories may not be worth
very much. 1t hardly seems possible
that they can both be right. And yet
they may be. If both are right, early
and late comers have merely found
separate ways of compenSating for
their different sorts of inferiority.
(Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-02-07
Letters Are
Education
For Children
ALLOW Child to Elk
press Own Person
ality and Thought.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

r ETTER writing is fine exercise
for children, especially when 1t
Is voluntary, and the expression OF
the child's interests. The usual school
exercise, friendly notes, applications
for Jobs, and the like, are formal ex-
ercises to teach form. The personal
letter written for the pleasure Of
talking to somebody far away, telling
the story that interests the writer,
touches him nearly. is quite different
matter, and far more important edu-
cationally.
The friendly letter written in expec-
tation of getting reply is important
educationally because it is creative.
The child puts himself into his own
letter, builds up pictures of his inner
self, gives of himself to this friend who
is at a distance. Such letter is a
spiritual tie, and it binds.
The idea of having children in
school write friendly letters to the
school children of distant lands is a
fine one from all points Of view. The
teacher sees the inner mind Of the
child in such a letter more clearly
than she ever sees it in any other
exercise. The child feels free Of school
regulations and writes as he is. AL
the weaknesses of mis- English are art
lessly dispiaved. Now he ignores cap
itals. punctuation and margins. The
strength OF the school-formed habits
Is clearly shown and the teacher car
proceed accordingly.
Il would be a grave mistake to use
such letters as class exercises. They
must stand as they come from the
child's oen. mistakes and all. Ths
instant the teacher uses them as 9
basis for correct usage, the essence
of The experience vanishes. The child
feels cheated. What he imagined tc
be a free expression of his own was
only another school exercise, to be
collected and marked, disguised.
The wise teacher of English will
read those letters carefully, note tht
common errors, teach the essential
rules again. and apply them in the
form or the original letters. But
leave the original letters as they are
If after reading the letters the teacher
feels that some corrections must be
made, 1t will be too bad, but she can
do the correction privately. Maybe
you would like to write it again
making these changes? Do it al
home, on your ownp aper." That would
be the only way to accomplish correc-
tions. The better way is to accept
and mail the letters to the foreign
school, exactly as they stand.
The perfection standard is what kills
creative expression. No child's letter
will ever be perfect judged on that
standard. No teacher can write long
letter TO friend at q distance with
out making some mistake. It Is wrong
to expect a child to do what cannot be
done save by few experts.
The letter that is the spontaneous
expression of a'child's own thought
and power has a charm that no per-
fected piece can retain. Use the let
ters to foreign lands for two purposes
to train the children in free express
sion; to establish friendly relations be-
tween our children and those of dis
tant lands. Friends make no wars.
They understand each others minds
and learn cooperation. Both pur.
poses are much worth while.
copyright. 1860
Evening star., 1936-02-07

yet it is such delicious and healthy
vegetable.
pORK dropped considerably the first
part of the week, but has regained
a firmer price in the last few days. 1t
is till lower, though, than it has been
for some time, and many of the
breakfast meats - bacon, sausage,
scrapple and liver pudding, as well as
ham-are specially priced at some of
the market stalls and stores. Pork
chops and roast loin is slightly cheaper,
too, and will no doubt be welcome by
many households for the Sunday din
ner piece de resistance, after such a
long absence from the place of honor
on the silver platter! Beef is still
down, and the two bargains in this
line are bouillon boneless roast and
the sirloin tip cut, also for roasting.
4 X y
Dish stalls are well supplied with a
= good variety of sea food-halibut
and salmon from Northern waters;
fresh kingfsh, sea bass and bluef1sh
from nearby, are plentiful. Spanish
mackerel and shad are available, too.
Oysters continue to come in small but
steady lots, and are no higher in price.
Soft clans for steaming are to be
found at one or two of the stalls. Cod
tongue, a rare sea food delicacy, has
been received by one merchant, and
as far as we know, he is the only per-
son in town who carries them.
y
FRESHLY made sauerkraut and
= cooked hominy were seen at a
number of the stands, and should
be very good just now. The sauer-
kraut is especially fine-several OF the
merchants who are selling it ship it
to many of the surrounding cities and
States. They "cure" the kraut them
selves by an old-fashioned method
and have been successful in produc-
ing a deliciously piquant flavor. 1t is
brought to market in huge wooden
tubs. and sold by the quart and pint
measure.
Evening star., 1936-02-07

In Naming
Of Spouse
BY EMILY POST.

BY EMILY POST.
NEAR MRS. POST: The proper
use of my husband" bothers me.
I'm not sure when to call him J IN
and when to say my husband" Will
you write about it in your column?
Please.
Answer-The name of safety is my
husband" because, with the excep-
ton of two circumstances, 1t can't
be wrong. To personal friends you
naturally talk of him as John. I"
Also rather better when speaking to
general business men or tradesmen,
or to those who work for you, speak
of him as "Mr. Brown"
\ + \ 4
Dear Mrs. Post: (D What is the
correct way for John Smith, who has
o Phi. D. degree, to sign his name
to business correspondence? (2) What
Is the correct form for his own visiting
cards? (3) And those to include his
wife?
Answer-When signing a letter or
an article In which the subject matter
Is the same as that which earned his
degree, Phi. D. should follow his sig
nature. (2) According to best taste,
his visiting cardsEead Mr.. John Sage.
90 Mr.. and Mrs. John Sage.
y \
Dear Mrs. Post: How should an
article be signed that Is to appear
in the local newspaper? I have re-
Gently married and don't know how
to identify myself with the past and
the present.
Answer--If you wrote under the
name Of Mary Green, sign it Mary
Green Smith or else sign 1t Mary
Green, and then in parenthesis add
(Mrs. John Smith,.
{Copyrisht 1885,,
Evening star., 1936-02-07
BY BARBARA BELL.

"HIS fiattering frock demon
strates what can be done to
make q morning frock live
L through the day and retire
with honors. Nothing fussy to impede
household duties, yet not so plain as
to spoil the rest of the day. The es-
sential feature, of course, is the lovely,
softly draped collar, gathered under
a tab which matches the tabs on the
sleeves. The side panels Of the skirt
are set in and are topped with pock-
cts. Made in an alternate fabric, this
versatile pattern will prove just as
attractive for daytime or street wear,
with the approach Of warmer weather.
Designed primarily for mature
women, Barbara Bell Pattern No.
1888 is available in sizes 36. 38, 40.
~, A. 46. 4s. so and 50. Size 36
requires Al yards 39-inch material
and Il yard contrasting material.
Every Barbara Bell Pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide. which
is easy to understand.
Send for the Barbara Bell Pattern
Evening star., 1936-02-07
1859

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Interesting and exclusive fashions for
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copy.
Evening star., 1936-02-07
BY BETSY CAsWELL.

IF YOU are, perhaps, planning to
entertain some Of your friends
on Sunday at lunch. new and
i refreshingly unusual dish would
certainly help the party to be a sue
cess. And. with all the ingredients in
cans and Jars that the food concerns
Evening star., 1936-02-07

full wife. I thank GOO on my knees
every night for giving you to me. and
I only pray that we may go hand in
hand down to our golden wedding
day."
A IL that many a man needs to
= tighten his labor and take the
sting out of the sacrifices he makes
for his family is for his wife to give
him q pat on the head nov and then
and say, Good old Roger"
We don't list boredom among the
philanthropies, yet can anything be a
greater act of charity than to invite
dull and stupid people to dinner now
and then? Or to listen with sympathy
while the winners tell you their griev-
ances?. Or while rapturous mothers
tell you how marvellous their offspring
are and egotists blow their own trum-
pets?
Such Of us as have not the martyr
complex avoid tiresome people as we
do the plague, and they are as much
cut off from social intercourse as If
they did have the smallpox. There
are men who can empty q club room
by merely looking in at the door.
There are women who are never asked
anywhere, not even invited to Join a
cause" These poor souls are lonely
beyond belief, and 1t is just such an
act of benevolence to give them !. little
of your time and attention as it would
be to drop a quarter in any mendi-
cant's tin cup. So, don't think because
you haven't any money to give, YOU
haven't anything to bestow. You've
always got yourself.
DOROTHY DIX.
tCopyrisht, 1850
Evening star., 1936-02-07
My Neighbor Says:

Bake soil in which plants and
cuttings are to be transplanted
to kill weed seeds that may be
in it.
Two or three clam shells boiled
in a tea kettle occasionally will
prevent deposits gathering on the
inside Of the kettle.
A little baking powder added
to the -four in which oysters are
rolled before frying will make the
oysters light and fluffy.
One of the best ways to dry a
woolen sweater that has been
washed during cold weather is to
lay 1t on a window screen, which
has first been covered with a
white cloth and then place over
a register.
One gallon of coffee makes IS
medium sized cups.
(Copyrieht. 1867
Evening star., 1936-02-07

are putting out
nowadays, t h q t
does not mean in
the least t hi at
your Sunday rest
will be spoiled by
having to get up
early for long
and tedious prep
arationi
For instance.
what could fill
Cne Dill MtCer On
q cold Winters
day than crab
meat and mush-
rooms on tOaSt2
Evening star., 1936-02-07
New s1Visor" Hat.

LONDON @.-The new visor"
hats have brim In front only and
are shaped like the visor In Q suit Of
armor.
Evening star., 1936-02-07
afeta Pattern.

LONDON R).-The pattern on
black taffeta material Is being raised
with the aid of rubber to impress the
design for dreSsy wear
Evening star., 1936-02-07

coheted
shce which make after while
make the complete outfit that will the "Ohs"
It, for the directions with illustrations
To obtain this pattern send ncose cents in stamps
coin Editor
The Evening Star
Evening star., 1936-02-07

Evening hose tcith toe tips of red for open sandals
come in a red heart box A Valentine folder for
hankie good. toild beast from, the jungle
is amusing in oolored soap; he cardboard
cage sk.te0.a in washington Shops
Evening star., 1936-02-07

BacklesS Waistcoats.
LONDON @.-Backless waistcoats
Of checked tweed are q feature Of the
newest sports suits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-17
SWANPSEARCH
FAILS TO FIND
MISSING BOY

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July ia
seven-hour search of the swamp
lands of Four Mile Run here failed
to reveal the body of 15-year-old
Luther M. Cummings, who was be-
lieved either to have been drowned
or mired in the treacherous bog.
Following a search Of the
marshes of the creek, the boundary
line between Alexandria city and
Arlington county, firemen and po-
licemen gave up at 2 o'clock this
morning and advanced the theory
that the youth may have hitch
hiked a ride out of Alexandria.
BloodhoundS were taken to the
scene after four hours searching
in an attempt to trace the boys
WanderingS.
Police say the boys mother, Mrs.
D. F.. Cummings, of Hume Springs,
Alexandria, said the boy left home
asserting he was going to the
swamplands to hunt for turtles.
When he failed to return home by
7 o'clock, Mrs. Cummings notified
police and the search was begun.
Several fire trucks with long
range searchlightS were used by
the posse of nearly 100 firemen,
policemen and citizens in the
search.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-17
4 II HOUR HOP
TO BERMUDA

NEW YORK, July II G.N.So .
A four and a half hour air sched-
ule between the United States and
Bermuda was in prospect today
at Pan American Always and
Imperial Anyways prepared plans
for joint service. Both American
and British aircraft will be used
in the undertaking, definite start
ing date of which has not been
announced.
Planes capable of breakfast-to-
luncheon schedule between the is
land and the American mainland
are in service on present routes
of the two companies, but even
faster ones are under construc-
ton.
Pan American has its clipper
ships, used in pioneering the $500
mile expanse to Manila. Slightly
larger flying boats, crossing 20
tons, are being built at the Sikor-
sky plant, Bridgeport. Conn.
Short Brothers, Rochester, N.
Y, are building % British Empire
boats of II tons gross weight. The
first of these, in which test flights
have been completed, will be put
in service shortly on the long en-
pire runs to Australia and South
Africa to prove their full fitness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-17
DEPUTIES BACK
NATI0NALIzED
WAR INDUSTRY

PARIS, July IT Q.N.SO.-The
Leftist popular front" govern
ment's plan for naturalization of
war industries was overwhelm-
ingly approved by the Chamber of
Deputies today as Premier Leon
Blum and his aides rushed re-
forms to appease striking workers
throughout the country.
The war industries nationalist
ton reform, one of the major
plankS of the governments social
izing platform. was accorded the
greatest majority yet given the
new government. The vote was
484 to "a.
The vote followed yesterdays
approval by the Chamber of the
Bank of France reform bill.
Meanwhile the Butchers and
DelicatesSen Helpers Syndicate
ordered its members to go on
strike in defiance of Premier
Blum's government, unless employ
erS agree to collective bargaining.
Special posters were distributed
by the syndicate.
Furthermore, French smokers
feared a shortage of their ia
vorite tobacco as more than 100
employees occupied a tobacco store
house, while at Dunkirk police
seized the city hall, demanding
better working conditions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-17
INPER|LS
ALMSH0USE

CUMBERLAND, Md, July II.
The lives of 80 persons in the
Allegany almshouSe and asylum
were endangered yesterday as a
serious forest fire broke out here.
Officials said that had it not
been for the wind which drove
the flames in the opposite direc-
ton from the county institution,
the building and many homes
would have been burned.
The blaze was believed to have
been set by boys, and it took
CCC workers and volunteers about
five hours to bring it under
control,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-17
Supper Will Aid
County Hospital

The annual chicken supper
given by the Woman's Board for
the benefit of the Montgomery
County General Hospital will be
held Tuesday. July %. at the Sher-
wood High School. Sandy Spring,
Md
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-17
THIRD PARTY
IS WORRY TO
0LDLINERS
BY EARL GOODWIN


If Senator Robert La Toilette the
Elder, in the nice, easy days of
1924, could poll 100000 votes,
what can Father Coughlin, Repre-
sentative William Lemke and DR..
Townsend do today with the exist
ing unrest, the social ferment. the
dissatisfaction with the Roosevelt
policies, and the unparalleled bal
lyhooing, radio broadcasting and
what-not which have boosted the
third party possibilities?
In answer, there are many Old
Line politicians today who are al
most literally scared stiff with
what they believe is a possible
overturn in national politics.
Fight Union Party
Democrats, while outwardly
calm, are doing their best, it is re-
ported, to keep William Lemke's
Union party off the ticket in many
Of the States where he could un-
doubtedly withdraw strength from
the Democrats.
Republicans believe the Lemke
Union party will help them by tax
ing away from Roosevelt, as far as
the electoral college is concerned,
but they are in great confusion as
to what the variety of radical and
independent minoritieS can and
will do to the congressional cleo
tons.
One Republican leader of great
experience said today:
'Tf COughlin, Townsend and
Lemke can all get together and
continue to act harmOniOuSly
through the campaign, / can see
where Lemke can carry enough
States to throw the election into
the House, in an election where
none of the three presidential
candidates get majority"
Both Are Shivering
Both of the major parties are
shivering in their boots over the
confusion that is apparently ahead
of them in the congressional and
senatorial elections. The Old
Ayers, the Coughlin followers of
the Union for Social Justice, who
are adhering to the Union party,
undoubtedly will go rampaging
through the field. questioning all
congressional candidates and Civ
ing or withdrawing endorsements
with respect to their varying views.
Representative McGroarty. Of
California, at one time the recog-
nized leader of the Townsend
group in Congress. has predicted
confidently that $50 Townsendites
would be in the next House
enough to hold a balance of power.
So far the Townsend movement
has been represented by anybody
who would indorse the Townsend
idea of a $200-a-month pension for
men and women at age so, with
the idea of a general sales tax to
support the enormous expenditure.
It has cut through party lines, and
will do so again; and at the mo-
ment, the Townsend program not
being a major party issue, both
Republican and Democratic cam
paign leaders are not giving the
matter much thought. At least
that is their claim. -.
But with the possibility Of all
these various radicals demanding
a place on various tickets, the mat
ter Is likely to become something
of a menace to the regular parties
and to regular procedure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-12

Soon little Quincy found that he
could hold his seat quite easily. The
seal was careful not to tip the lad
from side to side.>
why, he Is cruising like a boat.
It's fortunate that he can float"
said Colby. "Ill bet Quincy Is en-
joying his fine ride"
"You bet I am" the lad cried
back. This fine seal seems to have
the knack of slipping through the
water with but very little fuss.
II will be glad when we reach
shore, cause I won't drift of any
more. Twas lucky that the seal
came. Gee, tho fates are good to US"
They shortly landed on the shore.
The rescue brought a real loud
roar from all the happy TIMES, and
fair Dotty stroked the seal.
It tapped Its fms In ken delight,
and seemed to know 1t had done
right. I'm glad I'm safe" wee
Quincy shouted. Gee, how good ]
feel"
Just then they heard some bark
ing and one Of the girls exclaimed,