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from his dog biscuit to introduce
Pups to Miss Dachshund. Her wide
leather collar of lovely reddish hue
caught his eye. OF course her leash
matched. He didn't want to seem in
quisitive as to why her collar was
wide, but she, with her feminine in
tuition, knew just what worried him
She explained that short haired dogs
of the better set wear wide collars
Long-haired CANNES find round ones
more beneficial to their coats.
Pups took look at the blankets,
too. Being a rough-coated dog of the
old Idle hard" school, he doesn't have
an awful lot to do with them general
ly. but he did need a raincoat, and
then a blanket coat is always a nice
thing to wear when a dog has just
had a bath. He found just what he
wanted, raincoat-blanket-coat COM
bination, made Of waterproof storm
cloth. Bearing fashion dictates in
mind. he picked out very quiet plaid.
1t looked almost like a solid color
Just as he was leaving. the salesman
showed him blanket robe and coat
set. He could wear the coat and put
the blanket over his basket. It came
in three colors. There was a solid
green edged in buff, black edged in
red and red one (Which Pups pur-
chased immediately trimmed in
black. After paying the unemploy-
ment tax on his purchases he decided
that he'd better start walking for his
hotel. Gripping his package firmly
in his mouth, Pups left the store while
he still had little of his Scotch thrift
left In his makeup!
Evening star., 1936-10-10
Furnishing
The Home
C0l0rfully
Producing Soft Tones
in Paints Choosing
Lamp Bases.
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: A long time ago
you gave formulas for paint,
describing rooms in your Massachu-
sets house in which you used the
colors. Cd Will you please tell me
about the kind of paint you used on
the floor of the room where the wood
work was smoky rose? CD What did
you mean by glazing the pea soup
green paint with brown?
Answer: CD The natural wood has
a filler and very light stain of soft
brown like old wood, and then waxed.
90 Yes, you paint a very thin coat
of brown (almost all turpentine)
over the green, and while it Is wet
you take either special brush and
brush it down, or you take dry
clean cheesecloth and wipe it gently,
leaving very little of the brown.
X x y
DEAR MRS. POST: Will you sug-
gest colors for lamp bases and
flower vases in a room that has much
yellow. green and touches of rose?
Answer: II there is other white in
the room. white lamps are among the
prettiest to be found in the stores at
present. If your room is modern and
you are using chromium, there are
also may chromium or white glass
lamps. On the other hand, if yellow
is used as a predominating color,
then use either brass or copper, or
both For flowers nothing is more
becoming to them than white or
design such as that which Is typical
of Lowestoft and all Chinese pottery.
Otherwise. choose whichever color
pottery you think looks we'll in your
room.
DEAR MRS. POST: The other
evening I was rather startled
when my husband announced before
friends, and what's more, strongly
maintained his point, that We should
first call on the neighbors. A small
argument followed in which my
friends thought, with me. that the
older residents should call on the
newcomers. Eventually we decided to
ask you to tell us what is customary
in America, since we are all foreign
born.
Answer-In Europe your husband
would be right, but here in America
Evening star., 1936-10-10
RE PREVENTION WEEK STRESSES AGE-OLD DANGER
Reaping
Follows
Sowing
BY ANGELO PATRI.

r GAPING comes long time after
sowing, always. When one sows
an idea in q child's mind one must
be willing to wait for the result
through long years Of watching, cul-
tivating, feeding; wait through sun
shine and storm, freshening rains
and dreadful droughts of the spirit.
After many days comes the harvest.
1--WE told him again and again
that . good boy always tells the
truth. Yet every once in a while
he slips. Only this morning went
over that with him again and told
him how fine it was for a man to
be trusted by other men, to have his
word taken as his bond, and here he
is. Another lie. What is to become
of him? What Is the matter with
me that I have a child who lies
like this?"
Ills 10 OllC vi LIlC IldI fCSJS IlldJ
lie far in the future Children know
nothing of the adults fear of lie,
nor of his affection for the truth
teller and the truth. To his mind
a lie Is a handy way out of a tight
place. He has seen it work for others.
when they faced an emergency. He
tries it when he thinks he needs it..
And 1t does not work; most of the
time a lie is detected and nailed to
the wall before its creators troubled
gaze.
Don't be discouraged. Love of
honesty, of truth, for their own
sakes, comes only after years Of ex-
perience have proved their worth
and given the instruction meaning.
Many Of our most earnest sermons,
even our cherished maxims, are just
words to the children. And words
are sounds TO them until experience
puts meaning into them. II you
watch yourself you will find that
rereading some familiar book will
disclose new meanings in what you
once read with shallower thinking.
Time and experience working on
your thinking have given it a deeper
thrust. with added power. and you
find new beauties, new values, new
ideas in old words. So with the
children.
Years must pass before many of
our teachings have a meaning that
is powerful enough 10 control actions.
Until then We must continue to SOW
seed in faith. That means to keep
on teaching the idea We want to
take root Keep reinforcing 1t.
strengthening it by whatever expert
ences we can add to it. until it at
tains sufficient power to stand alone.
Refrain from poking about to find
how it is doing. Let it rest. Most
growth in the beginning is made
underground. Roots are first. The
top growth comes afterward when
the roots are ready to nourish and
sustain it.
Sow in faith Children tend to
goodness. The faults of their child
hood fall from them as they grow
in understanding. Patient teaching,
in faith, cannot fail of its reward.
tcopyrisht 1850
Evening star., 1936-10-10
RY MARY ALLEN HOOD.

V YES. sir. Pups is putting on the
" dog" this Winter! He went up
to New York to get an idea OF
u what the best-dreSsed CANNES
would wear for the season. '36, 81.
After his first view of the doggy
fashions around Central Park and
Fifty-seventh street, he changed his
plaid collar for a solid red one. The
change was only temporary. Once a
Scotsman, always Scotsman, so he
got back into his plaid, and his High
land soul was at peace. A little Brus-
sells Griffon took time enough from
her promenade to tell him that he can
wear plaid as much as he likes,
that's a Scotty's privilege. Now If
he was q fox terrier, that would be
different!
Solid colors are most in demand
by New York dogs. who are supposed
to know. Pups would have told q
wire haired fox terrier thing or
two, but he was struck spellbound
by the beautiful green leash, attached
to a matching collar that the dog was
wearing.
A Dobermann told Pups that he
didn't have to bother about solid
color leather trappings this Fall
either. At lunch he explained that
he and his shepherd dog friends were
privileged to wear round or chain
collars, the dickens with fashion!
Once in a while some youngster who
wishes to be different will come out
in something with stripes or spots.
but Dobermanns of the old school
avoid such things. He took time on
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HOO iicCii, EAotHiA-llAc, w OOuilildJc
women OF succeeding ages. The burn
ing wish to be beautiful, the longing
for personal loveliness-this is the
ambition that has ruled womankind
through thousands of years.
When the older generation-and the
one just ahead is always SO crushingly
superior-deplores the present-day
practice Of artificial beautifying, there
is no point in claiming that the women
of this age are different from those
who have gone before. The females
Of Egypt, Babylonia. Assyria. Phoe-
nicia, Persia, Greece and Rome may
not have been concerned with the
struggles of these mighty empires for
world power and place, but they Ger
tainly paid daily obeisance to the
deities Of rouge pot. powder jar, eye
shadow and hair dye. And We en-
franchised, enlightened moderns have
merely improved on their basic beauty
recipes. The cosmetics art. in short,
is as old as those arbitrary divisions
Of that immeasurable immensity We
miscall time"
Cosmetics are used mainly to finish
artistically what nature has left I'M
done"-that is the dictum of the
august and authoritative Encyclopedia
Britannica on the subject, and certain
it is that women have been trying
to improve on nature for as far back
as We can find historical records.
What does differentiate the present
age from its predecessors is the vastly
improved status of beautifying prep
arations. After centuries of half
knowledge the whole question has been
brought into the light of science.
Cosmetology has been accepted as
very real and remunerative art.
DEvOTING considerable space to
its article on the subject, the
encyclopaedia defines cosmetics as
substances OF diverse origin, scien-
tifically compounded, and used %
to cleanse, (2) to allay skin troubles,
49, to cover up imperfections. and
"a to beautify." This century of ours
has seen the first two of these pur-
poses achieve nodding acquaintance
with the dignifled medical profession.
All things seem to be moving toward
an understanding between the two.
Despite the tremendous strides that
medicine has made in the last 200
years it is still an experimental
science. and cosmetology. the out
cast of the medical profession" as it
has been aptly styled, is no longer
the step-child it once was. Hence, we
find DR.. Roller, declaring in his
scholarly handbook" that the task
(of the cosmetic art) is to assist medi-
cine in a friendly manner and not
to oppose the same. AS a branch of
hygenic science it endeavors to re-
move or Illustrate everything that is
contrary or injurious to health. The
art of cosmetics, however, will not
attain It's full repute and the COM
plete appreciation of its importance
until it takes its position as an in
dependent technology and never leaves
out of sight = the hygenic mission
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spontaneous combustion" with dire
results. Oil mops should be kept in
their containers, carefully away from
any chance contact with fire, or heat
ing unit of any kind.
And, of course, suppose it isn't
necessary to warn you not to smoke
cigarettes in bed-or even on a sofa
that is comfortable enough for you
to go to sleep on! But, as matter
of fact, statistics show that an ap-
palling number of house and apart
ment fires have been caused by just
this little habit, so check up on your
self. and see if you are even OCCASION
ally guilty! And do, for goodness sake,
be careful about throwing matches
or stubs into waste paper baskets
and be sure that the contents of the
ashtrays are completely dead" be-
fore you dispose Of them. A little care
and little forethought can so easily
prevent that horror of the ages-fire! |!
Evening star., 1936-10-10

be rated as actually seeking favor or
patronage; if. for example, you were
a writer on fashion and a hat were
sent you by milliner, or If you had
the gift of an appointment within
your power and the present could
possibly be taken as a bid for that ap-
pointment, you would be quite within
your rights to return II; in fact, you
would be obliged to. saying that you
could not receive professional pres
ents. But if a social acquaintance
chooses to send you present. I don't
know what you can possibly do except
write a polite but not too personally
enthusiastic letter Of thanks.
Evening star., 1936-10-10

with which it is charged. It will then
occupy the position Of an assistant to
medicine ."
We who are the heirs-or heiresses,
II you prefer-of all the ages, little
realize the debt we owe in this absorb
ing business Of being beautiful, to our
sisters of long vanished civilizati tions
The debt has been gathering interest
through four or five centuries, for
although the word cosmetic" comes
from the Greek cosmeo, meaning TO
adorn, to beautify," the goddess-like
Greeks themselves inherited secrets
of beauty lore by legacy from their
Egyptian. Assyrian and Babylonian
sisters. These nations each lived out
a long day Of power before Greece
earned her undying fame.
THE great majority OF twentieth
century housewives and office
workers do not give the proverbial
"hoot" about the cuneiform tablets
and related archaeological data found
in King Tut-ankh-Amens tomb. Such
discoveries, however do take on vital
significance when the average daugh-
ter Of Eve realizes that from this
tomb. as from others discovered in the
course OF the centuries, many excel
lent specimens of the early cosme-
tician's art" have been taken. Schol-
ars who tag King Tuts reign with
fAN
1000 years earlier, in the first Thinite
Dynasty of around $500 BIC, it was
the custom to bury with the dead
the toilet articles and unguents that
they had used in life.
These ancient people had all our
"fixings,' even the lip salves. Ap-
propriately enough, the art of make
up reached its zenith in the time of
Cleopatra. Over 80 before she began
to WELD the full power of her seduc-
tive personality" this superwoman
will always be the epitome of encour-
agement to her 'older" sisters!
And what equipment did these
women of Cleopatra's time. and for
long before and after. have at their
command? Naturally. they could not
go downtown and buy manufac-
tured products, mystically perfumed
and daintily boxed They had re-
course, therefore. to such basic beauty
preserving agents as sesame. olive and
almond oils. aromatic plant and root
resins. all the members of the flour
family tfor POWDER, and honey,
whose astringent properties are as
celebrated today. Aware of the soft
ening graces of oils, they kept them
in the delicately fashioned vials and
jars of alabaster that have lately been
given up by excavated tombs. When
unsealed, these containers still give
forth faint fragrance. And it would
seem that this essence Of sweetness,
bottled up through centuries, whispers
that our sisters of 1886 BIC. answered
the same passionate urge for beauty.
This article Is the first in a series on
the history of cosmetics. The Others
Till tolloU shortly,
Evening star., 1936-10-10

heating plant by giving it a good
"eoing over" during the Summer
months.
Wood for the fireplace should be
stored in a proper place, and the
furnace room should be kept scrupul-
ously clean and free from rubbish,
such as old rags, papers, etc. Be sure
that no trash is ever thrown into the
ash cans. or that clothes are left hang
Ing near the furnace or heating plant.
A good, intelligent. reliable furnace
man is one of your best bets as an
investment, unless you intend 10
manage the stoke hole" yourself.
DE SURE that all the cords OF elec-
~ trical equipment are in good
shape-no kinks, knots, cracks or
worn insulation. Have your stove
checked for any possible leakages or
worn heating units. And test lighting
fixtures to be sure that there are no
weak points that might cause a
"short" some time in the night.
Experts tell us that one of the most
frequent causes of fires in residences
Is the electric flatiron. All too often
a careless maid or housekeeper leaves
the iron turned on. sitting on the
pressing board, while she answers the
phone or the doorbell. The iron heats
pavly away until the board catches
fire and catastrophe possibly follows
There are. of course, new-type irons
which automatically cut themselves
of at a certain temperature-hoWever.
some of us are not fortunate to own
one of these treasures, and we must
be doubly careful to see that an iron
Is always disconnected before 1t is ielt
alone in the laundry.
Flexible cords may cause flres II
they are run under rugs, or for long
distances behind furniture around the
walls. Proper lamp outlets should be
Installed, to obviate the necessity OF
the wandering cord that may be
stepped on, damaged and start to
snoulder away unseen until real trou-
ble develops.
"A IL open fireplaces should be
"a equipped with an adequate and
not Just ornamental screen. Sparks
Nv easily from wood that has dried
quickly in heated houses and child's
light dress or nearby drapery can
catch fire just as quickly as a scrap of
paper. Children especially should be
warned against playing too close IN
front of even a protected fireplace
sometimes sparks can Jump the bar
rier If the fire is high enough. The
youngsters should also be cautioned
against trying to light the fire or re-
plenish it alone, and the danger OF
the kerosene in the Cape Cod lighter
should be thoroughly explained.
Throwing paper into an open fire is to
Be avoided-it may set fire to your
ehimney or roof.
Electrical fuses should be handled
only by some one. who understands
them, and care should be taken that
the proper fuses are being used, ac-
eording to the current consumed by
the household.
Rags-especially oily ones-should
not be left in cupboards or drawers.
They may become the victims OF
Evening star., 1936-10-10
Dorothy Dix Says
Over-Strict Parents Make the Mistake of
Driving With Too Tight Rein.

feel that your mothers scolding and
your sisters gibes and your fathers
threats, that you know mean nothing,
were not even worth considering for
the comfort and protection that
home gave you.
Of course. at IA it is natural that
you should be hungry for pleasure and
want to go about with boys for a bit
of fun as the other girls do, but even
II your parents deny you that pleasure
now you've got long, long time to
ENJOY yourself stretching out before
you A long, long time in which to
have dates and go about with boys.
And let this thought comfort YOU
that when you do come out you will
seem years and years younger than
the girls of your owe age who went
out with boys when they were IA, and
you will be fresh while they will seem
almost like old maids.
Il X
RUT could weep over the mistake
- that your parents, and all other
overly strict parents. make when they
try to drive youngsters with too tight
rein. Because they do not keep their
children from doing the things they
do not want them to do, they make
them add lying and disobedience to
them. It is far, far better to let even
a young girl play about with nice boys
in her own home than 1t is to force
her to meet boys on the street or In
a corner drug store and go with them
heaven knows where.
wish I could make all parents un-
derstand what a crime they commit
when they scar young girls mind
with the threat of sending her to q
reform school, or break her heart by
telling her she Is not wanted in the
home. OF course, the parents don't
mean what they say. but it burns in
a young girls soul. 1t alienates her
from her parents and sometimes the
suggestion makes her live up to their
accusation. DOROTHY DIX.
(copyright, 1852
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you are right. since it is the place
of the older residents to call upon
the newer.
DEAR MRS. POST: Why is it not
proper to refuse gift from some
one who gives it simply in expectation
Of favors? The woman in question
tries to ingratiate herself in this way,
and don't want to accept anything.
which will place me under obligation
to her. I have not received this gift
as yet but have heard from reliable
source that it is coming and don't
want to accept it If there is way
out But how?
Answer: If the gift can in any way
Evening star., 1936-10-10
EAR MISS DIX-I am a girl
nf Ia hut uroun in size I

~ EAR MISS DIX-I am a girl
of IA, but grown in size. I
like to get out and have
- some fun, but my parents
won't let me go with boy. There is
q boy of 18. who is very nice, that I
like as a friend. He often asks me to
90 places with him. but my parents
won't let me. The other day he asked
me to 60 for a ride with him. knew
II I asked to 60 I would be forbidden.
90 said was going to girls house
to see her. I didn't get home at the
appointed time and my father was
20 angry he threatened to send me to a
reform sci-sei. I don't do anything
wrong ana I don't want to do any
thing wrong, but I'd like to have a
little pleasure like the other girls
have. My parents and my sisters say
that cause nothing but trouble and
sometimes they say they wish I was
not here. I am so miserable I don't
want to live any longer. Shall I run
away from home where I am not
wanted? Please tell me the right
thing to do. You are my last hope.
] haven't a mother to look to for help.
- r. Wv.
Answer-At IA you are still child,
r. v. W., and you must submit to your
parents, even when yod think their
restrictions are unfair. Don't think
of such thing as running away from
home, because that will put a blot on
your name that you would never live
down.
YOU haven't any idea what a home
I means until you leave it. You
can't even imagine what horror it
would be TO tramp road, footsore and
weary; to be so hungry that you felt
that nothing else in the world mat
tered but food. and not to have even
q nickel to buy bread with; to have
night come with no place to sleep; to
be accosted by evil men and hustled
about and knocked around by police
because you were tramp. One days
.-sperience of that would make YOU
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My Neighbor Says:

Cabbage contains valuable vita
Minis and frequently should be
eaten raw or cooked until tender.
Never cook cabbage until it has
changed in color, as it then will
be indigestible.
II too much baking powder is
used in a cake it is likely to be
coarse-grained.
Strong coffee used instead of
milk in rice pudding makes de-
licious coffee rice pudding.
lCopyrisht, 1850
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ana n e a I ! n g
equipment in top
condition. CHM
neys should be
cleaned b e for e
the open fires
start, and before
the furnace is
fred for the first
time. Many peo-
pie avail them
selves Of the ex-
cellent service OIL
fered by most of
the furnace and
fuel concerns,
which takes care
- tbo entirp
Evening star., 1936-10-10
Care and Forethought
May Help Considerably
In Eliminating Blazes
Open Fireplaces Must Be Adequately
Screened and Protected Against
Danger of Leaping Sparks.
BY BETSY CASWELL,

week"
/ a
With the Of long ampt hours fires furnaces and
the possibility of fire concerned destroyed
people die Scared for life negligence that seemed
minor in the beginning-but certainly
Evening star., 1936-10-10
Modern-Day Cosmetics
Are Only Improvement
On Those of Ancients
Finishing Artistically What Nature Has Left
Undone Has Been Practiced by
Women for Centuries.
BY GAEL RENFREW.
THE colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady
Ara siSfare hn La


IPLNG could
adding
n through in
L y civilization world hask
Crowns thrones
wnebut
Evening star., 1936-10-10

These youngsters enjoying their October party o apples to roast
and But spark from the burning logs might the
little girls nfan-e abase
and burn the ardent gdy oud instead Why
be the safe
Evening star., 1936-10-10

Too much cannot be said about the
Importance of keeping all lighting
Evening star., 1936-10-10

YES, sir. Pups is putting on the
7 dog" this Winter! He went up
to New York to get an idea Of
what the beSt-dreSsed CANNES
The Washington times., 1936-09-26

Plumbing, Gas Fitting
Ii. $40. GUY v. LUCAS, 221 N. E
Refrigerators, Water Heater. Gas Furnaces
Ranges. Easy terms. Payable on gas bill
The Washington times., 1936-09-26
PORTLAND HOTEL

Vermont Ave. at Thomas Circle. $e per
week. hotel service. fresh towels daily: your
mail and phone calls attended to; showeV
baths. Walk to work.
The Washington times., 1936-09-26

5000 BLOCK 3D ST. N. W., overlooking
Kansas Alphabetically a new house,
u baths. porches. garage, etc: in excel
lent condition throughout and very com.
Portable home: S7.950. small cash.
JOHN SCRIVENER & BRO
District 1850 Ola G St wv
The Washington times., 1936-09-26
UNIVERSITY PARK, MD.

CORNER-15,530 square feet on paved
street with all utilities and
within 2 blocks Of. school, stores and
church. 10 minutes from city. ample for
two houses. S2.40O cash. Owner 1901
Arlington Ridge Rd.. S. Arlington. Va.
Jackson 1865