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Evening star., 1938-02-23
SENATE ACT HINTS
RELIEF BILL SPLIT
Demand in Regard to Spend.
ing Money Likely to Be
Opposed by House.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND-
Sharp business decline OF last
tdll brought speedy increase in re-
het load throughout country. BY
action OF Congress, relief funds
available had been 'dpportioned to
remaining months OF fiscal year.
Recognizing emergency, President
Roosevelt has recommended $780,
OOO,O0 appropriation. Measure al
ready has passed House and finally
cro,Uded anti-lynchin0 flibuster of
Senate floor.
Evening star., 1938-02-23
Record Temperatures This Year.

Highest, II. on February is.
Lowest. IS on January %.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Hishest. 9S per cent at l an. today.
Lowest. II per cent. at noon yesterday.
Evening star., 1938-02-23
Tide Tables

FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyD
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Monthly precipitat ton in inches liz
CAPITAL tcurrent month to date):
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The Sun and Moon
Precipitation.

AUTOMOBILE IfGhtS must be turn
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
|Left>Handed
Children a
Problem
Follow Natures
Plan to Handle
The Situation.

1T is best to let the left t-handed child
You who are right-handed would find
it distressing. very firing and irritating
to be forced by some one in authority
over you to use your left hand instead.
And what good could come of it to any
one? Why should any one care which
hand person uses? Let him use the
hand he feels comfortable in using.
Why bother him?
1t looks awkward: it is inconvenient
because the majority of people are
right-handed and things are set for
them; it attracts unfavorable attention
to the left-handed child. l don't see
anything Of Importance to the left
handed child in any of these reasons.
The left-handed person is comfortable
in his left-handedness. and he soon
adjusts himself to whatever situation
he meets. 1t is best to let him alone.
When left-handed child goes to
school and the teacher insists that he
become right-handed, he is in a bad
way. Nature spoke first. and Nature
Will have the last word. The child can
only suffer from this struggle between
the teacher and Nature. He gets no
good out of it.
This struggle is a strain on the
nervous system Of the child at a time
when he can least afford such strains.
1t sometimes results in nervous twitch-
ing, sometimes in suffering, often in
dislike for school and all its ways.
Health suffers: learning is slowed
down; the child feels abused, and he
Is. Why not let him alone?
Some children can use both hands
equally we'll. Let them do so. Some
can use them alternately, with power
now in one hand. now in the other.
Does it matter that the child writes
nrst with one hand and then with
the other? This matter of handedness
Is closely associated with intelliaence
because hands are used to express
thought. Anything that interferes
with hand-expression is likely then to
interfere with thinking. School chill
dren have trouble, enough without add
ing this to their burden. It is best
TO let them use the hand or hands
they like to use.
Some 'left-handed children find
no trouble in using table service
with the right hand. These chill
oren can do certain movements easily
with the right hand, but cannot write
mat way. Teach theme to use the
right hand at the table if it comes
easily, because tables are set for right
handed persons. But If the child
nnds it difficult and he uses his right
hand awkwardly, let it 70. It il
not worth risking his nerves because
nobody is hurt by his characteristic
handedness.
The safest rule to go by is the
simple one of allowing a child to
choose which hand he will use. Be
assured he will use the one nature
set for his use. BY following natures
plan we save time and energy and
avoid loss to the child. If he was
born with tenor voice you would not
try to change it for bass voice be-
cause his father had q good bass
voice. His handedness is just as
characteristic, and as harmless. 1T
you let it alone.
(Copyright. 193S)
Evening star., 1938-09-06

have made studies IN lnOuSaNuS Oh
well-equipped homes in the last 10
years to find that most of them are in
adequately lighted from both the ef-
ficiency and beauty standpoint. 1t is
now possible to secure from your lamp
dealer information on just what
amount of light should be used in each
room Of the house.
Simply putting enough light into a
room is not sufficient. 1t is important
that the room be studied from the
point of view of its decorative quality
and charm as well as the utilitarian
aspect. When you enter your living
room in the evening with your guests.
you want that room at its very best.
Light must be diffused but not dull.
Colors and objects should stand out
in their proper relation to each other,
not lost in shadow or glaring with
light. There are many ways to ac-
complish this. You may use center
tight or chandelier and there are
many beautiful ones designed to fit in
with any period your room may rep
resent. You may have indirect light
ing which is laid in troughs about II
. inches below the ceiling line. This
must be used with white or near
white ceiling as the ceiling color will
be DETECTED to all parts of the room
and quite change the other colors in
It, Troughs of light may be concealed
under the valance at the window,
flooding the room with light. inches
or bookcases may diffuse soft glow
into the room. Where all of these
are ultilitarian in a way, they add
lmmeasurably to the beauty of the
room.
IN YOUR dining room the dinner
hour should be in festive setting,
and nothing lends more drama to the
occasion than effective lighting, Many
of us still prefer candles on the table.
but the sidewall lights or a lovely
crystal chandelier ADDS much to the
formal dining room. There are also
the many details of table setting and
serving which need light directed in
certain areas This may be secured
by panels of light let into the ceiling
or the wall by indirect lighting or by
lamps or wall fixtures where needed
The kitchen is the working unit OF
Evening star., 1938-09-06
Dorothy Dix Says
Few Men Enjoy Running Poor
Second to Mother.in.Law.

TO continue our engagement because
he is sorry for me. l have thought
OF suggesting to him that we separate
and not see each other until l am
out of the hospital Would I be ruin
ing all chances of future happiness
with him if did? UNHAPPY.
AnsWer-Why not leave it up to the
man to decide the question of breaking
the engagement or keeping on with it?
OF course. you would not want to
marry him until you are cured. but
II he loves you enough to want to keer
on with the engagement and wait fol
you. it will be a solace in the Ions
hours you must spend in the hospita
to have a happy ending to your 70.
nance to look forward to.
+
YEAR MISS DIX: A girl who work.
in the same Office I do lives on 4
street that is on my way to work and
because l got tired Of picking her ul
and told her I wouldn't do it any
more she cried to the boss about it.
He asked me what about 1t and, OF
course. have to pick her up again
What now? ON THE FENCE.
Answer-You certainly are in q
predicament. but watch out. A girl
with that kind of persistence will get
you If you aren't careful.
DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright l93S)
Evening star., 1938-09-06
Two Shades
OF Powder
Helpful
Make Experiments
10 Correct Your
Facial Defects.
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.

COME Of the more conservative NAV
lightly consider the extreme FASH
Ions OF the screen, but even thev
cannot deny that the HOLLYWOOD
studios are extremely versatile when
1t comes to makeup
Experts of the studios are most
adept in making a plain face look
glamorous, or the same face look hag-
gard and ugly This is done by the
artful application Of rouge, lipstick.
powder and eye makeup. You all
have seen Bette Davis look like an
innocent flower and also as the
tubercular gold digger in "Of Human
Bondage"
Those transformations were done
entirely by makeup, and the artist
who Is responsible for such excellent
Characterization, Perc Westmore of
Warner Bros Studio, has a bit to
say about the makeup you and I use
daily.
1T is worth every girls time to
study her own facial problems and
to experiment with the correction Of
any defects. The point of using COS
metics in social life is to enhance
beauty-not to distort beauty. You
should strive to throw all facial fea-
lures into line in order to create the
illusion Of an oval contour which is
accepted as the most beautiful for
women.
Unless a woman has the perfect
oval face with regular features, she
should never dream of using only
one shade of powder in her makeup"
he cautions. 1T is possible to i'm
prove irregular features greatly
through the use of light and dark
powders"
And here are a few Of the sug-
gestions he made:
Use light powder on a short nose
and darker powder on the rest Of the
face.
"A broad nose is slenderized If light
powder is used straight down the arch
with deeper shade around the nos
trils and on the sides.
"A prominent nose is played down
if deeper shade of powder is used
on it than on the rest of the face
and rouge should not be applied too
close to it.
"A receding chin can be brought
into better proportion with the rest
OF the face if it is powdered, first
using lighter shade of powder than
on the rest of the face.
An overly prominent chin can be
played down through the use of
darker powder, with lighter powder
on the upper part of the face"
So, according to Mr.. Westmore, 70,
should hang onto the various shades
of powder you buy and even the sun.
tan shade may come in handy during
the winter months!
He gave one warning which I pas.
on to you. "Of course, if girl doe.
learn to use two shades of powder
she should remember to use the same
two shades in powder foundation dur.
ing the colder months!"
leave you to your experimenting
May you have good results,
(copyrisht. 193SJ
Evening star., 1938-09-06
Manners
of the
Moment

THE fight over who is going to drive
is becoming something of a ma
tional issue. With every one from
junior up to grandpa owning drivers
licenses, and only dad owning car,
things have come to pretty pass.
Something has to be done about it.
Of course, my idea would be to let
dad drive And if he wasn't going my
way I'd usually prefer to take a bus
anyhow. I can see more new faces
that way.
But every one isn't as lazy as I am.
Some people think it is fun to drive.
When there is more than one of this
species in family. l would suggest
that they take turns being chauffeur
e. with the reward at the end of their
chauffeuring period of a day off with
the use of the car.
Or something like that. After all.
We need to be able to work out system
with bicycles. rode my brother on
the handlebars five times around the
block and then he rode me five times
around the block. 1t worked all right
for the first afternoon JEAN.
Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1938-09-06

the house and as such must have light
directed to its working areas. The
new fiat wells of light imbedded in
the ceiling or sidewan serve this pur-
pose admirably and have no corners or
holes which need constant cleaning. A
damp cloth keeps the glass and
chromium banding spic and span and
the light shines where you want it.
A light inside your cupboards that
goes on when you open the door is a
time and patience saver, and if you
are really light conscious you will in
stall an electric eye to open the door
for you when you pass through its
beam
Lighting in your bedroom depends
very much on just how you use this
room. Lamps are good beside your
bed-but the perfect bed reading lamp
is the one that is set on or in the
wall just above the head of the bed
and shines down on the book For
good makeup" at your dressing table,
have your light above the mirror and
possibly at either side also. The beam
should be on you, not in the mirror.
There should also be a good ceiling
fixture with plenty of illumination
which you may switch on for the final
check up. In addition to this your
favorite sewing chair should have a
good lamp beside it. Another excellent
idea is to have a master switch in
haIronyo uyh !, aS.,ill
light in the house in case you are
startled in the night, and also one that
will flood the back yard and garage
with light-just for your peace of mind.
X x
THE recreation room or game room
should have its light problems
studied from the point of view of their
use. The ping pong table is practically
useless with the light shining in the
players eyes, but a recessed fixture
in the ceiling lays the illumination
gently where it is needed, and with
no discomfort.
You may install an infra-red ray at
the nursery windows which will set
of an alarm any time an arm or flg-
ure passes in front of it. You may
have a "mark-time" switch which
will shut off the garage light after you
have had time to close the atrage
doors and get into the house. You
may light your name or street number
so that dinner guests may have little
difficulty finding your home after
dark. Ali of these and many more
modern lighting service will do for
you. Its principal purpose is to serve
you efficiently, releasing you from
worry and effort. In addition to that,
it furnishes good measure OF the
beauty in your house after dark Plan
your lighting improvements this fall
with the aid of good lighting engi-
neer TO bring out the beauty in your
house and to aid you in your daily
tasks this winter.
Evening star., 1938-09-06

funny ones can be purchased at a
variety store. The crazier they are,
the more fun they'll provide when you
present them-either before or after
serving the refreshments.
"Should ask my special guest
my date-to help me entertain?"
Answer-Surely,. If he or she can
really be Of help. We think that's a
nice way to compliment your date and
at the same time acquire a valuable
assistant.
"When should 1 serve the re.
freshments?"
Answer-Don't wait too long. De-
eide in advance when the party is to
end, then serve about an hour before
that time.
The "eats" will give the party q shot
in the arm. If it shows signs Of drag
gring and new games don't seem to
click, rush the refreshments on ahead
of schedule.
"How can get people 10 70
home?"
Answer-That's the least of your
worries. If you do have trouble get
ting rid Of them. console yourself with
the happy thought that the party was
a complete success.
We are we'll aware that every party
and every crowd present different
problems. The questions answered to-
day are common. At least, we hear
them often enough.
IT your party will bring a special
problem, let us worry about it. Write
in care Of this newspaper stating all
the facts plainly. Then we'll do our
best to suggest helpful solution.
Fridays column suggests an ex-
perimental laboratory for all maids
wishing to make the most Of their
face and hair.
Copyright. 193s)
Evening star., 1938-09-06

can't change that, but you can make
them sorry they were tardy by start
ing the fun on time, without waiting
for them.
How can help new people
to overcome their shyness and
have = good time?"
Answer-Always invite the new peo-
pie to come early. Have several Of
your best friends on hand to greet
them and act as a reception committee,
so they'll know at least two of the
guests before the rest arrive. Kay and
Mary do their best to entertain
Johnny Stranger all evening. They
stay close to him, introduce him to
other people, and do all they can to
help him have a good time. He'll
probably be much pleased by the un-
usual attention and enjoy himself
completely remaining stranger" for
only a short time.
How should I introduce new
people when they arrive late.
when the rest Of the guests have
already appeared"
Answer-The ancient and painful
business of plotting strangers around
and introducing them to everybody in
sight isn't being done these days
That's hard on every one. So, after
introducing Caroline to your best
friends, present her to the whole gang
You might say, This is Caroline
Jones, everybody. She's my sister.
roommate at college and lot Of fun.
Then have your reception committee
take her in tow. seeing to it that she
meets the guests individually, easily
and naturally.
How can I entertain the
early -birds?"
Answer-Have little games for them
to play-something to occupy their
time until you have quorum. What
ever you do, don't let them just sit
around looking sad The best way to
break the ice is to start your guests
doing something as soon as they ar
rive Ice won't have chance to form
Then, the moment you have a
quorum. begin the regular games
Schedule a good mix-and- -mingle game
or two first Our Fun for All" leafiet
contains several excellent ones. It's
yours for the asking.
"Should I take part in the
games myself"
Answer-You lead the fun Wher
all the people present are playing ont
game and you're needed as coach
umpire and general explainer, it's al
right for you to play. But when tn,
party is split into several groups dom
join one and neglect the others. It!
your duty as host or hostess to keeE
the party humming, and you can &C
complish that best by moving from
group to group.
"Should 1 award prizes? If
20, when?"
Answer-Prizes often make the best
party even better-especially when
there are a number of them. Many
a party has been judged big success:
because most of the guests won q
prize. As a general rule, we'd say
Yes"
! Prizes needn't be expensive. Clever
Evening star., 1938-09-06
The Old Gardener Soys

If peonies are to be divided, it
is probable that the amateur will
encounter some difficulties, at
least when he tackles clumps
which have been growing in one
place for half a dozen years.
Roots cannot be pulled apart as
readily as those of irises. and
splitting them up with an ak
means serious waste. One simple
way to separate tough old clumps
Is to drive two garden forks,
placed back to back. into the CEN
ter and then to push the handles
in opposite directions. This plan
results in splitting the clumps
without the loss of many ewes.
The amateur dividing the roots
will probably not make his divi-
sions as small as those often re-
ceived through the mail. 1t NAV
be enough to separate the clumps
into four pieces.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1938-09-06
A Tubbable Toy.

Those grubby little animals that
baby refuses to part with no matter
how much they have been fingered
and chewed and dropped on the floor,
need no longer menace his health and
the peace Of mind Of his fond parents.
If the situation is tactfully handled,
his affections can be transferred to
new model teddy bear with fresh
balsam interior and . washable terry
cloth skin which can be dpped on for
daily soap and water washing and
tipped right on again.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
Ny Neiqhbor Soys:

When transplanting madonna
lily bulbs it is best to remove all
the soil when they are lifted and
to dust bulbs well with sulphur
before they are replanted.
Finely shaved white soap,
moistened with cold water, spread
over an iodine stain and allowed
to stand for q few hours will re-
move the stain.
Direct sunshine should not
shine into 4 cellar In which vege-
tables are stored. They keep
fresh longer in . dark, well-aired
cellar.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
Raisin.Maple Cooky.

l cup SeedleSS ralSlns.
= cup dark corn sirup.
y cup butter.
p cup brown sugar.
teaspoon soda.
cups sifted all-purpose flour.
l teaspoon maple flavoring
Rinse raisins in hot water. drain
and chop fine. Combine sirup, flour
and f1avoring and mix thoroughly.
Form into small balls and place on
a creased cooky sheet about 2 inches
apart. Bake about six minutes in a
moderate oven t375 degrees F.. Allow
to cool slightly before removing from
the pan.
Makes about 3l2 dozen medium
sized cookies.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
A New Idea.

For = dainty accompaniment to q
custard or light pudding. dip narrow
strips Of dried bread into condensed
milk; roll each strip in shredded
coconut Brown lightly in = moder-
ately hot oven (375 degrees F).ks
Evening star., 1938-09-06
EAR DOROTHY DIX: I am a
I widower in love with a wom-
an some years my Junior and

Il WlOOWCI III lONC Will u WO1l-
an some years my junior and
she Is in love with me. She
would like TO marry me, but her moth
er will not consent. as she wants her
daughter to remain single and stay
with her. She has no objection to me
personally. The woman is in her
thirties and thinks that if I should
marry some one else. because l am
lonely and need companionship and
somebody to make e a comfortable
home, that it wouio prove that my
love for her is not as deep as profess
it to be. She thinks my love for her
should keep me single, and her solu-
ton of the situation is for me to get
q housekeeper and still devote myself
to her. What do you think?
A. E. O.
Answer think the lady wishes to
eat her wedding cake, so to speak. and
have it still She wants to keep you
dangling on string and enjoy the
thrill Of your lovemaking and your
presents and attentions and give you
nothing in return. Pretty selfish, Ill
say.
But don't think you will miss much
in not getting her, for evidently she
Is not only not In love with you but
is one of the celiba e-minded women
to whom marriage does not appeal
If she was a normal woman of 80 and
saw what was probably her last chance
at husband. she would grab him,
mother or no mother.
Anyway, a man is foolish to marry
a woman who thinks more of her
mother than she does Of him. He
will always run poor second to
mother, and that is something few
men enjoy. Better look around for
lady who believes more in reciprocity
in love.
nEAR MISS DIX: Is it proper for
girls to call their employers by
their given names? When I call my
husband I can hear the phone girl
say, Jim, your wife wants you"
When we 60 out and meet any girl
in his employ she will call out, Hello,
Jim" claim that business and
familiarity do not mix and that these
girls would not act that way If he was
not familiar with them. What would
my husband think If every clerk I met
called out Hi, Mary" to me?
A DISGUSTED WIFE.
Answer-It is certainly very bad form
and detracts from an employers dignity
for him to address his girl employees
by their first names or to permit them
to call him by his. Even when mans
sister works for him they should Mister
and Miss each other in business hours.
But you are taking the matter entirely
too seriously. Probably your hus-
bands freedom with his employees
means nothing except that he is one
of the hail-fellow-w well-met sort who
treats every one with familiarity.
nEAR MISS DIX: have just been
told that I have tuberculosis. I
have been engaged to young man for
three years and we are soon to be
married. OF course, I will tell him at
once. but I do not know whether to
break OF the engagement or not I
love him dearly, but do not want him
Evening star., 1938-09-06
and Wall Fixtures Adapted to Every Possible Requirement
The Younger Generation
Asks and Is Answered
About Party Matters
Entertaining for the Crowd
Presents a Few Problems
For the Youthful Hostess.

- OW I discover quickly m
Fl vtatons have been accepted? fun
| coming"
Answer-1ndae that fast reply desired by printing
s. " small letters
II that doesn't
How 1 make people arrive on time"
AnswerYou can't
Evening star., 1938-09-06
New Lighting Equipment
Combines Both Utility
And AttractiveneSs
Adequate Illumination for
All Parts of the House
A Modern Necessity.
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

oDERN electric lighting has advanced by leaps and bounds and in
convenience safety beauty
enough
light
Evening star., 1938-09-06

Fridays column suggests an ex-
perimental laboratory for all maids
wishing to make the most Of their
face and hair.
(Copyright. 193s)
Evening star., 1938-09-06

NEAR MISS DIX: 1 have just been
told that I have tuberculosis. I
have been engaged to a young man for
three years and we are soon to be
married. OF course, I will tell him at
once. but do not know whether to
break of the engagement or not. 1
love him dearly, but do not want him
Evening star., 1938-09-06

Answer think the lady wishes to
eat her wedding cake. so to speak. and
have it still She wants to keep you
dangling on string and enjoy the
thrill Of your lovemaking and your
presents and attentions and give you
nothing in return. Pretty selfish, III
say