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Evening star., 1938-12-31
Ny Neiehbor Says:

If linen is so badly scorched
that the stain will not dis
appear, by the application of
lemon Juice and exposure to
sunlight, try the following mix
ture: A cup of vinegar, half
an ounce of soap, two ounces
of fuller's earth and the juice
of one lemon. Boil we'll, spread
the solution and let 1t dry.
Wash the linen and the stain
will disappear.
To remove covers from pre-
serve jars place the jar top
downward in a dipper of hot
water (not boiling) and allow
it to remain S or 10 minutes.
Remove the jar from the Dip
per and insert a steel kitchen
knife at different points under
the rubber. This will let in the
air. The cover can be removed
easily.
Sponge the foliage of your
house plants with a soap solu-
ton. Scrub green scum off
plants and pots.
A large sponge such as that
used In washing a car Is ex-
cellent for washing woodwork,
as it drips so much less than
q cloth.
Evening star., 1938-12-31

complications such as running at
cars, going off property and digging
up the neighbors Dutch tulips.
chasing chickens off ones own yard
and forgetting to stop at the
boundary, ETC., it's time something
was done. That something" often
takes the form of folded news.
paper applied in the manner to
make the most racket.
There exist perfectly natural
Whims OF dog life which must be
guarded against more by removing
the possibilities then by punish
ment. For instance, Pups is given a
bath. The bathroom door is left
partly open. He puts up with the
condition as long as possible and
then bolts for his own Interpretation
OF towel. 1t happens to be bed
covered with satin and eiderdown
quilt and silk pillowcases. After a
quick but thorough rundown, he
departs, with justice on his heels.
into the garden where he picks out a
delightfully."- scented spot for the
final touch.
Such maneuvers are natural to
the dog, .and are the fault of the
person who left the bathroom and
bedroom doors open. Next time you
plan Pups ablutions, test al locks
drstl
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Popular Type
Of Parties
Tomorrow
Resolutions Should
Include Several
On Etiquette
BY FRANCESCA MCKINNEY.


In many houses the New Year
Day eggnog party has become an
institution as we'll as the New Year
Day breakfast. During this admin
istration the New Year Day recep-
ton at the White House and the
Secretary of States breakfast, which
followed at the Pan-American
Union, have been discontinued, but
this type of entertainment is just
as popular as ever in unofficial
circles.
Breakfast invitations are usually
issued for stated hour between II
and l o'clock. The latter hour is
preferred so that the all-night rev.
elers may have few hours of sleep.
This affair is always a mixed party,
both men and women being invited.
You have a choice of serving it
buffet or seated, depending on the
number of guests you invite and
can take care of comfortably.
The food may be either the usual
breakfast type, of eggs, sausage,
bacon. hot bread, pancakes or
waffles with maple sirup or honey
and coffee. But usually a more
elaborate meal is served, such as for
large luncheon party.
For the New Year Day reception
tradition demands that you serve
eggnog to your guests. OF course,
other refreshments are nice to have
for those who feel that eggnog is
too rich for them. However, the
food served on this occasion is
usually very simple due to this fact.
Simple watercress sandwiches, thin
slices of fruit cake and salted nuts
are sufficient.
Not so many years ago 1t was
"the style" for men and women to
put on their very best afternoon
clothes and go calling, but this like
many other charming customs of
few years ago, is no longer done.
Life seems to be much too hectic
nowadays for this type of calling.
Other afternoon holiday parties
are the same as at other seasons
Of the year. Hot or cold refresh
ments, or both, are served, with ap-
propriate foods to accompany them.
The only difference is seen in the
decorations, which should be in
keeping with the holiday spirit.
Don't forget when making your
New Year resolutions to make a
few on etiquette. The first and fore
most on the list should be the OBJ
servance of the famous and much
talked-of party call!
You know better than I do what
the others should be, so I will leave
you to make your own list and just
wish you Happy New Year.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
The Future
Years Of
a Child
Progress of Nation
Depends on Their
Success in Life
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.

Usually the New Year is symbol
lied by young child, and quite
appropriately so. For the continuity
of life depends upon our children.
And it is the duty of responsible
adults to see that children are kept
healthy and grow into strong, re-
liable citizens. On their success in
life relies the progress of all nations.
The very essence of beauty is
health. A firm, we'll proportioned
body, clear bright eyes, lustrous hair
and a sound mind comprise what
we call beauty in children. Proper
nourishment, sufficient exercise and
congenial surroundings all are
necessary to create beauty in your
child. And you are Sinking your
duty as a parent or guardian if you
do not strive to give him these es-
sentials.
All mothers like to see their chill
dren fashionably dressed, but good
food and comfortable home should
never be sacrificed for such external
showing of mothers love. Warm
and appropriate clothes, yes; but
forget about current fashions if your
budget is as slim as many are today.
Keep your child happy by being his
companion or by teaching him to
enjoy the company of his playmates.
Feed his mind and make it capable
by teaching him self-reliance, self
assurance and integrity by being his
example.
And play up to his vanity, or her
vanity. BY that I do not mean to
urge them to be proud of their fine
clothes or possession. No! No! But
urge them to be proud of their little
daily groomings, the thoughtfulness
they might display, the tiny helpful
things they like to do for mother,
Permit them to be vain over their
accomplishments rather than over
their superficial possessions.
Look I'm growing big because T
clean my plate!" is normal boast
70 be encouraged, and so is. "see
mother, I laced my shoes all bv NV
self!"-even though the lacinp is
anything but accurate! Such traits
are healthy, and health builds physi-
cal and mental beauty.
But mothers, beware of the wrong
Kind OF indulgence. Too MANY
sweets, too frequent rewards for tinv
tasks permission to stay up long
after the bed hour, permitting the
refusal OF food at mealtime if the
child makes a habit of eating be-
tween meals-such INDULGENCE
though done through mother love
is harmful. Your child's health is
very dependent upon routine. Reg
u!ar hours Of rest, regular hours for
MS meals, simple and well-chosen
food and daily body grooming.
Look over your child carefully at
least once week during this coming
year. Peek into his mouth, notice
his teeth, watch how he walks, ex-
anime his scalp, skin and ewes
Watch what he eats and how
willingly he eats it. Weigh him
measure him. And help him to
dispel fear but teach him caution
by all means.
1t Is while your child is growing
when corrective work for his beauty
may be done. Mistakes are not so
easy to rectify once maturity is
reached.
So happy and healthy New Year
to yours and you
(Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Fruit of Many Uses

Here are some good uses for lem
ons: Rub match scratches on paint
with cut side of a lemon and rinse
quickly with cold water applied on
a cloth. Use half lemon peel dip
ped In salt to remove stains from
copper and brass. Wash in warm
water and soap suds and polish with
soft cloth. To bleach linens yel-
lowed by age, boil them in six
cups of water, two tablespoons of
bluing and half lemon. To keep
wooden sink drainboards clean, rub
than oftan With half q lemon 1ind,
Evening star., 1938-12-31

will welcome the New Year to any,
thing but cleanliness. Hence, the
last speck of dust must be flecked
away as the clock ticks toward IL and
every house has its bit of refresh
ment ready.
The greeting this season is. "A
gud New Year tae ye," and it comes
from the heart. Hogmanay is the
time when Scots put off their tradi-
tional reserve, and for a few daft"
or mad, days step into true character
as mystics. There is a solemnitv
combined with their rejoicing, for
the New Year brings boundless hone
and infinite promise in its gift. The
Scot, confirmed romantic, begins
lie over every HQgmanay.
Scholars offer no fewer than four
choices as to the derivation of the
word. They think it may come from
"au gul menez-to the mistletoe 90 )"
since 1t was the custom of the an
clent Druids to cut the mistletoe
with special ceremonies and present
1t as New Year gift to the peo-
ple' or the term may be a corrup-
ton OF homme est ne-a man is
born. Other suggestions are that it
is derived from Hogg-night, the
scandinavian festival when animals
were slaughtered, or it may come
from two Greek words meaning holv
moon or month.
New Year Celebration
Versus Christmas.
1t Is only within the last few
decades that Christmas has been
other than school and bank holi-
day IN Scotland. Indeed, in smaller
places the shops and works still
remain open.
Hogmanay as the gift season is a
carry-over from olden times, when
everybody tried to buy favor from
a superior by means of presents. 1t
was an established custom in the
time of Henry III 0216-1272), and
the shrewd Elizabeth assembled al
most all her annual wardrobe. be-
sides great quantity of jewels, in
New Year gifts.
The year 1861 brought her over
FL 200 in cash, and this was equal
to many times its modern equiva-
lent of $500. In addition, she was
presented with pair of black silk
knit stockings by her silk woman,
Mrs. Montague, who little dreamed
that she was changing the course
OF social history. Her majesty, we
are told, never thereafter wore cloth
hose, so footwear had to be made of
strong materials. AS long as stock
ings were fashioned of rough cloth
and worsted, shoes had to be soft
enough to prevent their pressing
against the seams and rough joints.
Silk knitted hose were the prerequi-
site for leather shoes.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Modify Your
Proposed
Reform
Good Resolutions
Logical Enough
To Maintain
BY ANGELO PATRI,

New Year Day is old in custom
IL has been a holiday for many,
many years. People have danced
and drunk, prayed and preached.
laughed and sung the old year
out and the new year in for more
years than any of us can count.
yet, old as 1t is, the newness of it
is what charms us.
Ahead of us is line of new davs.
all under the seal of the sun. He
Will usher each of them in as he
rises and fold each of them into
the past as he sets, precisely as he
has done for countless years: and
wrapped in each of them is a bit
OF our lives, kept secret, a mystery
to be hoped for.
Maybe that was a wise dispensa-
ton OF the Creator, intended to
keep people interested in living.
carrying on from day to day always
in hope of the day to come. If so
1t succeeds. Morning always brings
hope and the promise of good for
the coming day.
New Year Day is just that for
the year: A hope and promise of
good to come. And, what Is most
inspiring to weary, worn and bur-
dened people the world over, it
offers another chance. This wear
we will do better. We will stop
doing what Injuries ourself or
another; we will correct this fault
IN us and strengthen this good
point; we will work on our neg
lected plans and let next year
ind us a milestone nearer The
goal we set for ourselves in the
idealism of our first youth. We
will make New Year Day really
new by making ourselves, our lives,
and all we touch newer and better
and perhaps nobler than before.
Good resolutions are fine Begin
nings. If we do not make too MANY
at once we shall do better in keep
ing them. At the same time it is
we'll to remember that the way to
begin is to start at once on the right
road to the better end. Taking on
one job of reform at time and
sticking at it until it is completed
is more likely to bring results than
listing all particulars that fall short
of perfection and declaring them
out for all time. That cannot be
done save by heavenly intervention.
1t is better to say, Il shall look
to my health this year better than
ever before and begin to do so
by taking slow and easy steps to
better health habits than to list
all the poor habits and ban them
now and forever. Don't say, no
smoking, no coffee. no late hours,
no drinks, no candy, no cards, no
horses-etc., and ETC., to the end
of the paper.
Say, I'll reduce this, and this,
and when I have them under con-
troll I'll take on the next thing I'd
like to remove from my day. I'll
get in Is minutes, more sleep; I'll
smoke a cigarette or cigar less; Ill
go out one night ness-whatever
your notion may be. In that way
you won't discourage yourself at
the start, and maybe next New Year
Day will find you the new man, or
woman, you wish to be.
Evening star., 1938-12-31

of starving in New York she's going
to begin her career in her home
town by taking a night school
dramatic course and by organizing
a little theater group.
Larry is going to travel-by taking
weekend trips whenever he can
afford them; by reading through the
travel shelf at the library. Next
summer he's going to the New York
Fair and is saving for the big event
now.
Here Is What Some
Others Are Planning.
Arlene is going to become dress
designer. She's had the necessary
training but can't find job. So
she's starting in a small way, right
in her own home, by designing and
selling clothes to her friends. Some
day she plans to have shop of her
own and is working toward that
goal.
Dick had to leave school during
his second year of high school. Now
he realizes that his lack of educa-
ton is a definite social and business
handicap. He's planning to over
come it by embarking on a series
of home study courses And his
library cards will be used often
during 1899.
Nancy wants to be more popular,
writing us that she will make good
use of the many suggestions and
ideas featured in our column every
week. Too, she's joining coed
club and a social dancing class.
All these girls and men know
where they want to go and are on
their way. Working toward their
goal will give them new enthusiasm
and new zest for living. Planning
and doing successfully in 1899 will
give them the spirit.
Begin the new year by planning
for the near future. The Life in
Your Party" booklet contains many
helpful suggestions. Address your
request to the authors of this COL
umn, inclOsing a Scent stamp.
(Copyright. s3S.)
Evening star., 1938-12-31

he lasted-but 1899 is going to be
even better. We're looking forward
with keen anticipation to writing
on the blank white pages of the diary
Santa Claus crammed into a Christ
mas stocking-writing about new
things, new experiences, new people
and new joys. We're sure that you
feel the same way.
This 1899 easily can be a grand
Improvement on the old year-if you
want 1t to be. You're IL months
older now, and year wiser. You
know more about living usefully,
fully. You know more about making
the most of yourself-about making
the most of your opportunities. You
know more about getting along well
IN this great world.
OF course, this is the open season
Tor good resolutions made in happy
lever OF self-improvement. Here
today and something we forgot to
remember tomorrow, they are like
some feminine hearts-easiIy broken.
But give them a chance to exist be-
yond January this time. Tie a
string around one of your fingers
to Jog your memory.
Try to Really
Plan Program.
IT you're tired of doing the same
old things in the same old Way-if
'you're in rut and want to climb
out, why not plan whole new pro-
gram to help make your life what
you desire it to be? Set a goal for
yourself, then work toward it during
1889. You may be standing tri-
umphantly on top of it II months
hence.
For example, here's what several
forward-thinking girls and boys are
planning to do:
Jack is going to enlarge his circle
Of friends. He's going to start by
organizing new social club, making
special effort to get the new fell
lows and girls in town to join. His
goal: Twice as many friends by 1910!
Doris has decided that she's been
painfully shy long enough. She's
going to make an honest effort to
oNSASOAilC 1lCl ollSllSSo ny pldIlllIlS
q full social program. She'll start
of with a bang by entertaining five
couples at an informal dinner party
In her home.
Tom has decided that he talks
too much. He's going to do some
thing about his well-oiled tongue.
At parties and gang gatherings, from
now on, he is planning to encourage
other people to talk He'll ask ques-
tions. He'll listen with interest.
Instead of describing in lengthy de-
tail the 40-yard run he made in the
big football game of the season, he'll
encourage Dorothy to tell him about
her new job.
Kay wants to 60 on the stage, but
she has job and knows that New
York Is crowded with stage-struck
men and women, many of them
more experienced than she. Instead
Evening star., 1938-12-31

servants rOunQ q DOWl Oh NOC Spleen
ale, from which they drank at mid
night. They wished one another
"Wae's hael," meaning ITO your
health" and this is the origin of the
wassail bowl, symbol of good cheer
in ancient song and story.
When II o'clock arrived the door
was thrown open ito let the old year
out and the new one in," and the
household sailed forth to greet
their neighbors. They carried cakes,
ale and other refreshments to share
as they first-footed one another.
This custom of first footing re-
mains a rite with the Scots. The
first foot is the first person to cross
the threshold of house on New
Year morning, and woe betide him
or her who walks in just any old
way. There are time-honored ira
ditions to be carried out-age-old
superstitions to be catered to.
Ideal First Foot
Is a Dark Man.
The ideal frst-foot is a man-the
darker the better-and he must
bring something in with him. This
is to assure plenty for the coming
year! Fair and red-headed folk are
not considered SO lucky; neither are
women, no matter what their color
ing. Families who are determined
to "tak' nae chances on i'll luck"
often arrange with friend to be
on the doorstep as IL strikes. 1t
doesn't matter, of course, who comes
in afterWard!
No self-respecting Scots housewife
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Dorothy Dix Says
Wife Should Share Fifty.Fifty
With Her Husbands Income.

DEAR MISS DIX: What part of
mans income is it fair for wife
to have? My husband earns $4,000
year and my allowance is 5000
month, which he complains is too
darn much. Out of my allowance
I have to pay for all the food, run
ming the house, my clothes, club
dues, doctors and dentists bills,
as we'll as anything I spend for
pleasure. I resent very much his
feeling that he gives me too much,
because when we were married 80
years ago he made only $40 week
and I gladly slaved to help him
get a start. He wanted to take a
commercial course. I encouraged
him to do it, and while he was do
ing it he and the baby and I lived
on $40 a week because I pinched
every penny, made our clothes and
kept out of debt. l wish he would
remember that and show that he
feels that had some part in max
ing his fortune, instead of Just be-
ing somebody he has to support.
We are in our Cos now and 1
would like to play little and not
feel that my husband begrudges
me even my food. What about it?
MILLIE.
AnsWer-When a woman has been
the kind of a wife that you have
been, Millie. there isn't any amount
OF money that her husband could
give her that would pay for her
services. She has earned half of
whatever he has by her labor, by
her sacrifices, by her keeping him
comfortable and well and happy
so that he could do the work he
was engaged in, by her bolstering
up his morale when he was dis
couraged and faint-hearted and
tempted to turn gutter.
Whatever your husbands income,
you should share fifty fifty with him
in it, and he is certainly singularly
lacking in gratitude and a sense
of justice when he begrudges you
even pittance of the money you
have worked so hard for. Why,
even if he had paid you only the
wages of a servant you would have
a tidy fortune of your own now.
There is no way to separate
stingy man from his bank roll pain
Evening star., 1938-12-31

lessly, so your case is hopeless, un-
less you have nerve enough to go
along and buy what you like and
have it charged to him. He will
crouch over that, but he grouches
anyway, so what's the difference?
Dear Miss Dix: We have boy
almost l8 who has been going with
girl about his age She is as nice
a girl as you can find and from a
Well-respected family, but thinking
he is so young we have broken them
up. Since then he is blue, dis
heartened, dissatisfied and doesn't
seem to care for other things, not
even girls, and now he has started
to drinking and running with wild
boys. Should we let him go back
to his girl and be happy, or should
we keep them apart?
WORRIED PARENTS.
Answer-There are times when
parents should climb down from
their know-it-all pedestal and apol-
ogize to their children and confess
that they have been wrong in their
judgments and have made mistakes.
And this is what you should do as
soon as possible to your son.
Don't be afraid that it will lower
you in his esteem. 1t will eXalt you
to the skies, because it will give you
the human touch with him and
make him realize that what'you did
was motivated by love for him and
desire for his we'll being, not to ex-
ercise a petty tyranny over him.
I urge you to act quickly because
your boy is in mortal danger. A lad
of his age is bound to have pleas
ure, companionship, something in
teresting and thrilling to do all the
time. He must play around with
girls. He isn't going to sit around
home of an evening and read an
improving book, or talk to papa and
mamma. He is going out to find
diversion for himself. And it is
heavens own mercy if he doesn't
get in with the wrong kind of
gang and with some wild girl in
stead of the nice girl with whom
he wasn't permitted to go.
DOROTHY DIX.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1938-12-31
BY BARBARA BELL,

It Isn't often you see a daytime
dress with as much style as this
design. It's so trim and good d-look-
ing that you can wear 1t straight
through the day, until you are ready
tp. dress for dinner. It's a perfect
combination of comfort and pretti-
ness. The high waistline is princess
slim, but you'll notice that it fits
with enough ease so that you will
never be caught up short when
reaching, sweeping, busting high
and so on. The armholes are am
pie. for comfort; the sleeves puffed
and braid trimmed, for prettiness.
A button-front dress is easy to
Iron as we'll as to RI on, and of
course, since it is diagram design,
~ Is easy to make. In fast-color
fcottons, with bright braid and but
tons, half a dozen dresses like this
Will give you solid satisfaction.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. l629-B
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Marble Cleaner

To clean marble, cover it with
paste made by mixing two table
spoons of soda, one tablespoon
each of salt and powdered pumice
and some cold water. When the
spread paste has dried, rub it off
with a cloth and wash the marble
we'll with soap and water. Repeat
if stains are hard to remove.
Evening star., 1938-12-31

is designed for sizes IA, 16, 10, 20:
40 and AZ. Corresponding bust meas
urements 80, "a, 36, 38, 40 and AZ.
Size is (3N requires 41s yards of
35-inch material, ~ yards of braid.
Send Is cents for the Barbara
Bell Winter Fashion Pattern Book.
Make yourself attractive, practical
and becoming clothes, selecting de-
signs from the Barbara Bell we'll
planned, easy-to-make patterns.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Care of Tableware

To make silver and glassware
shine, dry them directly out of hot
sudsy water. This treatment also
helps to retard furnishing of sill
yer, which takes place more quickly
in winter time when the furnace
is on.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
hR numana pgf 1uaEa A &ranrra Nrnnuuua
Fresh, Clean Calendar Is
Of Special Importance
To the Young People
What They Will Write on Its
Pages in Next Twelve Months
Records Their Development
By JOAN FORTUNE ant

BY JOAN FORTUNE and NORTON HUGHES JONATHAN.
That again!
Venerable Father Time with
the hand. brandnew
smile and the determination make your
forward
passing of the