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Evening star., 1936-04-24
Psychology
BY DR.. JESSE w. SPROWLS.

HUMAN beings usually imagine that
their decisions are logical; that
their acts are reasonable; that calm
deliberation and patient consideration
are the Justification for every act. A
great many psychologists have begun
to doubt seriously the validity of this
ordinary personal retrospection.
The human mind works mechani-
cally. Too mechanically to be under
stood. 1t seems, too, that the mental
mechanism is about the most imper-
feet of all the parts of this mechanistic
universe. Our mechanical minds in
stead of running smoothly proceed by
sudden jumps or explosions.
A falling body falls according to
law-980 centimeterS the first second.
1850 the second, 2,94O the third, and
so on. Similar regular laws enable
you to predict the ebb and flow of
tides, the retreat and return of wild
birds, the termination ard maturity
of planted seeds, the appearance and
disappearance of planets. Planetary
movements may be predicted in terms
of fraction of a minute as long as
100 years prior to an event.
Not so with the human mind. Ir-
regularity is the observable trait of
that mechanism. Who can predict
when some biased opinion will ex-
plode? Who can measure the progress
of vaulting ambition? Is a suicide
responsible for his act? Is insanity a
mystery? Who can say to what extent
some exploding accumulation of preju-
dice or greed will hurl the nations into
War9
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Invitations
And Return
Addresses
Note for Bachelor
Party-Stationery
Forms.
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. PosT-I would like to
give big late evening buffet party
in honor of another bachelor who is
going to England to live. Engraved
invitations won't do and yet think
my handwriting too big-and the
custom perhaps too femipine-to write
across my personal cards. Short notes
are quite likely the logical answer but
they require so much unnecessary
writing. Isn't there some compro-
mise you might suggest?
Answer-I received an invitation the
other day written on a sheet OF paper
with an address:
Farefell supper for the Jim Kings,
Saturday, March 7, at 1l:30
HERBERT REED.
thought it rather better than a
card In fact. I think I'm inclined to
like it very much as step nearer TO
a note and as relief from the over
done visiting card.
Dear Mrs. Post-I received an lnVi-
tation from a lady of title who IS an
habltue of the society page. l have
never met her nor do any OF my friends
know her. And yet the following mes
sage is written across her card: DO
come on Wednesday evenings. begin
ming with May S, at the Swank Hotel.
1t will be amusing and gay" What
shall I do about answering such an
,r-I1 hos che Spnt If IN a
stranger? Her address is given simply
as 1.-THE Swanx Hotel"
Arswer-If you do not know her and
it is not signed, it is probably the
Swank Hotels advertisement, and the
lady of title was engaged by that hotel
professionally as patroness. You go
rs YOU would to any restaurant-f you
want tor you throw the card away.
In any case, you do nothing about the
card.
II X 4
Dear Mrs. Post-IS it still wrong to
have a return address put on the en-
velopes of stationery that is to be
marked with an address? I have al
ways been under the impression that
return address on social letters was
in bad taste-unleSs of course in ex-
treme cases of necessity.
AnsWer-An address on the face OF
an envelope is suitable for business or
professional stationery only. An ad-
dress across the flap Of an envelope is
proper for any individual who writees
on business or who wants the letter
promptly returned to sender should
the address of the person written to be
wrong. or for other similar reason. On
formal and purely social stationery
address on envelope should be omitted,
(Copyright. 1866
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JobTOo Big
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.


Henry Ford advises young men to
make gardens)
I have done as you told me to. Henry;
have titled, I have narrowed the
soil,
I have cleared off the weeds
And set out new seeds.
With strenuous, arduous toll.
But my JOY in my garden has van
ished.
The grass I may clip now and then;
But Ill tell you right now.
While the frost's on my brow,
That never shall garden again.
That garden cost plenty of money
A sum that 1 little could spare:
I'm behind in the rent,
For the cash that I spent
Has vanished away in the air.
I've bill for the mule that l hired;
I've bill for the pillow that lost;
I have bills I can't meet
From man down the street.
And my crops were all killed by the
frost.
Mr.. Ford, you have endless resources
Whatever you need you can buy:
You have uncounted bills
Tucked away in your tills,
But nothing whatever have I.
I cannot afford any farmstead;
My tools long crumbled in dust;
With alarm 1 can see
What must happen to me
I simply shall have to go bust.
Copyright. 1850
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last trump, and declarer discardinl
diamond from his own hand. The
ace of hearts was now played ano
the other diamond discarded.
Now declarer's ace and king oi
clubs made the eleventh and twelfth
tricks. In fact, had the suit broken
a grand slam would have resulted
but, naturally. no one warts to bic
seven on the possibility Of a 3-3 break
AS matter of fact, even a small slam
would not have been made had the
king of hearts been wrong, but Vests
overcall had indicated that he would
probably hold that card.
tCopyright. 1850
The Four Aces will be pleased to answer
letters from readers II a stamped Gi-centl
self lf-addressed envelope is inclosed with
each communication.
The next article in this series viii
appear Sunday.
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Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.

H N. O.-"It looks as if this years
presidential race were (not is) to be
run on a muddy track" is the correct
form. Were should always follow "as
is; thus: He looks as if he were
tired" Jim acts as If he we're the
boss" Il feel as if I were dying"
Send a return envelope to Jolly
Polly for her interesting leaf1et WAS
and Were"
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Bedtime Stories
Tell-Tale Tracks.

scream had been. He took great care
in all his movements. The ground
was soft and muddy in places. Farmer
Browns Boy had his eyes fixed on the
ground. Presently he discovered what
he was looking for. There were tracks
in the mud. They were not deep, but
they were plain enough to be recog-
nized. Farmer Browns Boy examined
them carefully. Those footprints had
been made the night before. Farmer
Browns Boy got to his feet and started
for home whistling.
(Copyright 1850
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How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Adjourn.

"COURT stands adjourned until
Monday morning at 10 am"
This is Friday afternoon formula
in courts the world over to indicate
the laying aside of business till the
time designated when sessions will re-
commence.
The term adjourn tells the COM
plete tale.
To adjourn" is to quit for the day.
This sense is evident from its COM
ponent syllables 'ad,' pluss the French
Jour" meaning day, the latter being
derived from the Latin "diurnus," sig
nifying belonging to the day.
In other words, all that pertains
to the day having been attended to,
further effort is suspended till an
other day, which habitually rolls
around.
(Copyright 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-24
House and Supper Burn

ALTON, Iowa (P).-Mrs. Arthur
Hammans was busy cooking supper.
When she smelled smoke she assumed
her husband was burning leaves in the
yard. Then she heard falling wood.
but guessed he was throwing kindling
into the basement. She went on cook
ing.
Then in dashed Hammans, grabbed
Evening star., 1936-04-24

WARMER BROWNS BOY was
l. over in the Old Pasture. It
was just dusk. He was on his
Il way home. 1t was very quiet,
for not a single Merry Little Breeze
was moving. Abruptly that dead
silence was rent by an unearthly
scream. Afterward Farmer Browns
Boy admitted that it gave him worse
fright than did the scream he had
heard in the night at the sugar house.
He stood still and perspiration broke
out all over him. You see, that sound
had come from a point very near at
hand.
OF course, at once he thought Of
the wild-man stories. and thinking of
them didn't make him feel any more
comfortable For long time he stood
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Here is q
Drusless Way to
0Se
Ugly
Fa t.!
A way thst he's sstounded
women everywhere
Weight losses OF pounds .
month have been reported

uERE, at last, is a SAFE way to
i i reduce. A way that does NOT
call for strict dieting, exercising, or TAX
ing drugs. Awaythat actually increases
your mental and physical energy as
pounds Of ugly fat seemingly melt away.
Please read carefully: In a recent
test, held under the direction of the
eminent DR.. Damrau of New York, IA
people who were gaining at the rate
OF Ia pounds a month, followed this
method. And the average loss regis
tered 1uGs 7 pounds q person in single
month WITHOUT STRICT
DIETING OR EXERCISING.
What You Do
Now, all you have to do is this: Mix
q of a glass of Welch's Grape Juice
with II of glass of water-and drink
before each meal, and at bedtime.
Then eat sensibly-and this is what
happens.
First, Welch's Grape Juice satisfies
your normal craving for rich, sweet
foods. You have less desire to over
eat fattening foods-yet you do feel
comfortably satisfied.
Second, the grape sugar in Welch's is
quickly burned up-producing vital
energy-and, most important, helps
nature to burn up excess fat.
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her by the hand and dragged her out
doors. THE house" he gasped, was
burning down over your head"
The house was destroyed-also the
supper.
Evening star., 1936-04-24
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

III Is
off the gold standard. Every
crown of gold you see waving
u from the slender green stalk
Is not single flower. but whole city
or community. The chances are there
will be upon actual count $50 to 200
forets. The dandelion believes in
mass formation.
Whenever we see any of Natures
children a perfect success there are
valuable lessons waiting for us TO un-
ravel. This Old World guest has
Travelled over the New World faster
than any other plant. She has ac-
cornplished this feat without the aid
of any carrier except the wind. She
has taken over more territory owned
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by man and is still able to use his
property with but little interference
from him, because we do not take
the time to study the methods used
by the successful outdoor folks.
When she is out of sight she is out
of our minds That is a great help
to her. When we run the lawnmower
over her head we merely set her back
a year. Maybe not even that, for
a rest seems to strengthen her. Her
life is not in her head, but in her
long tap root. Then We decide to
prod her and go digging in the lawn,
making it look as If it had the small
pox. when all we are doing is to
get bit more Of the roots.
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Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Inferences From Bidding.

tDavid Burnin Michael Howard Schen
in existence)
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strength and energy without adding
Notwithstanding fat. The minerals and
vitamns are valuable in helping to build
red blood, strong bones and teeth. rec
ommend it for all growing children and
athletes / have also found it excellent
between meals as quick energy pickup
drink for children and grown ups"
Evening star., 1936-04-24
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

light
Than proving you have guessed Alright.
Farmer Browns Boy.
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Play Official Sought.
Wandsworth. England. wants O
children's games organizer.
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Thus, weight is lost naturally and
safely. Often at the rate Of pounds
a month, or more.
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VX7E'RE NOT AFRAID to make this
w daring Double Your Money Back"
offer. For there's necer been anything like Spry
for baking orfryingl You can tell at glanceit's
better-it's so white and smooth and creamy.
It's the new, purer ALL-vegetable shortening
that everybody's talking about.
Spry stays sweet indefinitely right in the
pantry-noneed to keep cold. Spry contains NO
animal fat. Never. varies in quality. Won't
smoke in frying-won't absorb odors. Never
develops of-Aavors under intense cooking heat,
as some seemingly fresh shortcomings do.
Women rave about it!
Perhaps your next door neighbor has been
telling you about Spry. Telling you of the mar
velous cooking results it gives-of pies and
cakes and pastries that are revelation of deli
cate lightness and flavor Of doughnuts, fritters,
croquettes and other fried foods so crisp and
tender and greaseless that they are actually
as easy to digest as if baked or boiled! No
The new, pUrer ALl-vee
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"Cives Quick Pep
and Energy"

rRed" Woodwork. All
A meriCan Star and
Coach at Morgan Park
Military a ademy.
says: "Welch' S Grape
Liza niHnr n hnnn
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d month, or more.
Only One Thing to Watch
In following this proved, SAFE way
to lose ugly fat, eat sensibly-and
then there is only one thing to
watch. Use only the genuine Welch's
Grape Juice. In order to get the finest,
selected, premium grapes grown we
pay more than anyone in the United
States. That is why Welch' s is always
full strength. No ~
adulterants; no ar 1'''"'s
tificial coloring- unN,:s....,,,sl
Certified Pure. In bureau ~
sist upon Welch's. -sy..:....s ~
WeIeh Gsops Juice Co, Wa sstEjeId NY
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tCopyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-24

wonder Spry is hailed everywhere as ;
sational advance in cooking sciencel
You simply MUST try it!
Cook with Spry just once. You'll never
want to useo old-fashioned cooking fats or
shortcomings again! How perfect it is for
frying! In the clear depths of fSpry,fried
foods are done to golden brown turn
-. all their Aavorful goodness sealed
within tender crust of crisp delight.
Use Spry for shortening in cake,
pastries, biscuits, in place Of the i
shortening you now use. When did n
you ever achieve such light, uni "
form texture? Such delicate flavor!
Truly, Spry does make world of
difference in all your baking and IL
frying. Try it see for yourself!
And remember, you run ab- IN
solutely no risk. You get x
DOUBLE your money back
if you're not delighted!
table shortening
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"A S to foremost fashions for sum-
= mer, costumes of black or
dark sheers such as silk chiffons,
marquisettes, organza and hand
some nets are carrying first hon
ors.
Your wardrobe may be as you
supposed replete with chic, but if
it be sans one of the beguilingly
styled dark sheers better send an
immediate S. o. S. call in to your
dressmaker or to your smartest
store in town or to whoever caters
to your sartorial needs. Telling
you, we are, that without a suit or
dress of some one or other of
these silk sheers or nets in black
or in brown, navy or dubonnet red
or deep purple dye your summer
dress program will be sadly lack
ing indeed. We might adj! that
black is the favorite of them all.
Especially are fascinating things
being done with redingote fashions
made of silk sheers that are thin
to the point of transparency since
they are designed to be worn over
either dress or slip in a solid
bright color or of gay print. See
the charming and chic ensemble to
the right in the picture. 1t con-
veys the idea most eloquently.
Here black silk chiffon redingote
with the new circular-cut hemline
is posed over a pink silk MORE
slip. Very French in feeling is
this most winsome 1886 afternoon
dress. Note the black silk taffeta
applique of roses on the redingote.
The corsage of huge twin roses
accurately repeats the pink tone of
the silk slip. Narrow velvet rib
bon ties about the waist and trims
the very lovely pink panama hat
worn with this costume.
While we are on the subject of
black silk chiffon and it's i'm
portance in the summer style pic
ture it might be we'll to mention
the new. skirts of black chiffon
which are the smartest ever for
evening, worn with tunic or
jacket-blouse done in farnboyantly
colorful Powered print. These
skirts are cut full circular and
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their hemline measures yards. Yet
with all this fullness you are not
made aware of the fact as the
skirt is styled to fit about the hips
in slenderizing sickness gradually
and gracefully leading into soft I'M
dulations about the hemline. You
will find a skirt of this description
to be real asset in your summer
clothes collection. Have il reserve
shirtwaist blouse of black net, al
so a decollette bodice of self black
chiffon-an economical way to &C.
quire a wardrobe of smart formals
for varied occasion.
If you have an urge for color
you will find JOY in a costume that
poses redingote of dubonnet red
silk chiffon or organza over slip
of gorgeous flower print. The col
or effect is beyond the telling in
word or picture. It requires the
evening lights to glorify it,,
Could anything in the way of
daytime costume be smarter and
NOR to be coveted than the jacket
and-dress twosome to the left in
the Illustration! If so we have not
discovered it. You may be in
terested in knowing that this en-
semble is of royal lineage in that
it is creation by no less a noted
designer than the personal dress
maker to Queen Mary. It came
over on the R. M. S. Queen Mary
as did a whole fashion load of
stunning modes. The dress is per-
feet for afternoon wear on warm
summer days, made as it is of
cool Tudor-brown twytex net. The
finely pleated and tucked jabot is
of white silk net, and the loose
coat is of brown crossbar twytex.
The story of net as it unfolds in
the summer style program is prov
ing most fascinating one. Moth
ing smarter or more practical has
conferred the style stage than the
jacket dresses tailored of cool and
comfortable and chic looking nets
either in black or the stunning new
rich dark colors.
g Western Newspaper Union.
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HONEYMOON MOUNTAIN

And if it happened that she didn't love
you," Bryn went on slowly, "there'd
be a sick empty feeling where your
heart ought to be, and you'd wish you
were a kid again, so you could cry.
But If she did love you, and she knew
you weren't sure about her, she'd put
her arms around you. apd put her
cheek against yours, and maybe even
). kiss you"
Deborah was staring at him. After
moment she said breathlessly, us
that the way you love your :. your
own grip"
'Yes, Deborah"
II don't know anything about that
way of loving" she said at last. II
couldn't pretend that to Grandmother"
NO." Bryn said.
1T wasn't SO much what 1 ought to
say to Grandmother, anyway" she
said. II hadn't really thought of talk
ing to her about you. 1t was the way
ought to act. I was wondering
=.
"Yes?"
tits really Gary's idea," she said
hastily. "He came to me about it this
morning. He's afraid Grandmother
might get to wondering about us. You
see, she thinks we i. we love each
other the way other people do when
they're married." she explained.
II suspected as much" Bryn said
lightly. well, is there something /
can do about it?"
I'm afraid she's going to be watch
ing for while, anyway. Until she's
satisfied. I was wondering it's
Gary's idea, you know. There's little
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QUILTED COATS FOR
BEACH WEAR LATEST

A coat which looks as though it
were made from the family's heir
loom quilt will 60 a long way to-
ward creating sensation on the
beaches. DRESSER versions that
have intricate quilting patterns are
destined for wear over summer
formals.
Large floral motifs which have
bright colors on white or pastel
backgrounds are the most fash
ionable for beach wear. Some of
these coats are made of printed
cottons which have the designs out
lined with quilting, while others are
pieced together in the regulation
quilt manner.
The quilted coat of plaid wooden,
very light of weight and quite gay
in it's color combinations, is shown
for vacation wear, while the taft
feta and hand blocked linen YER
sions are evening favorites.
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CHAPTER VII

"If this isn't heaven" Sally sighed,
looking about her in supreme content,
"then don't bother to tell me I'm not
dead. don't want to be disturbed"
She sat on the cool grass in the
wavering shadow Of the tree against
whose smooth trunk Deborah was lean
ing. The leaves overhead rustled softly
in the faint monday breeze. Nothing
else anywhere in the whole pleasant
picture spread before them moved I'M
der the white sunlight. They had con-
gregated, all six of them, on the high.
est corner of the sloping lawn, the
orchard behind them, smooth stretch
Of sward unrolling down to the stone
walls below, broken only by the bright
flame of bed of wall1owers halfway
down the slope
"Me, too" Simon muttered. He lay
stretched out in the grass, his pipe in
his mouth, his head on Sally's knee
Bryn sighed. He shifted his position
and moved few inches closer to Deb.
orah. He turned on his stomach,
propped himself on his elbows and
gazed up at her. A few days ago, be-
fore these others had come, and after
she and Bryn had decided to be friends,
she would have smiled down at him a
little. 1t was fun to smile at Bryn,
once one had started. He always looked
as If he liked being smiled at. But
now, Deborah pretended not to know
that he was looking at her, and re-
garded steadily the hills far away. Be-
cause Madeline was here now, and
Madeline might not like it.
A mist came into her eyes, as she
thought of Madeline, and the hills
swan in monday fog. Poor Made
line wasn't happy, for all her pretense
at ight-heartedness Deborah told her.
self. How could she be happy, seeing
Bryn married, actually married, to an
other girl girl who wore a wedding
ring that he had given her, who had
taken his name? Bryn was lovely.
Even with Madeline here, he hadn't
changed his attitude to Deborah bit.
He acted exactly as if they really were
married, really loved each other, and
he didn't try to keep Madeline from
seeing.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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An Abound
|MHouSe

Grease the measuring cup be-
fore measuring sirup or molasses
and the ingredients will not stick
to the sides of the cup and there
Glass shoppers may be easily
removed from bottles if a towel
is dipped into boiling water and
wrapped around the neck of bot
tie for few minutes.
Always sweep rugs and car
pets the way of the grain. Brush
ing against the grain roughens
the surface and it tends to brush
the dust in instead of out.
Partly cook cereal in a dou-
BILE boiler the night before using
and leave it on the back of the
stove, being sure to cover well
with water. 1t will be we'll
cooked in the morning.
Sugar sprinkled over the tops
of cookies or sponge cakes be-
fore putting them into the oven
forms a sweet crust and makes
richer cookie.
Cloths saturated with polishing
liquids and stored away in closets
often cause fires through spon-
taneous combustion. Store the
cloths in covered tin or galva-
nized cans.
Wash lettuce and place in re-
frigerator to get very cold be-
fore using in making salads.
Crisp lettuce makes the best sal
ad.
Four pounds Of plums will
make five pint jars of preserves.
4
If you wish to avoid bean rust,
do not pick beans when the dew
is on them or after rain.
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quires Az yards of 80 inch ma
terial. Send Is cents in coins.
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running down the street to the
grocer's.
Designed for plenty of action
and comfort, it fits snugly at the
waist by adjustable laced ribbons
at each side, with the same fea-
ture repeated in the blouse front.
A becoming boyish collar and
handy pocket create charming eff
fects. The pattern is so easy to
follow, you can cut two at once
using printed cotton, Bingham,
broadcloth, seersucker or linen at
an expense even lower than your
budget provides.
Barbara Bell Pattern No.
1929 is available for sizes IL,
II, Is, 10 and 20. Size IA re-