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Sportswoman’s Sleeveless Jacket
BY MARY MARSHALL.
For many, many years there has |
been a particular odium attached to
the sight of a man in his shirt sleeves
• —that is, a man in his shirt and his
waistcoat. When he take off his waist
coat he becomes a man in a shirt —
and that is informal but perfectly per
missible neglige, in very warm
• ’ weather.
But a woman in her shirt sleeves
is quite another matter, and so is a
man when he is wearing a sleeveless
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TURQUOISE BLUE VELVETEEN
SPORT JACKET WORN WITH
• WHITE CREPE DE CHINE
BLOUSE AND PLEATED SKIRT.
THE JACKET IS EMBROIDERED
IN TURQUOISE AND THE SUEDE
SHOES ARE IN THE SAME
SHADE.
sport jacket and not the conventional
waistcoat. It really is interesting
what clothes prejudices still persist.
A woman may show her bare knees
almost anywhere she wants to now
adays, but a man in his shirt sleeves
would be looked upon with alarm and
aversion.
It is not a mere trick of fashion
that leads ■women to wear sleeveless
sport jackets and riding coats. For
almost all outdoor sports the less re
striction one has about the arms the
better. Many women play tennis with
. the shortest of short sleeves when the
WHEN WE GO SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN.
On a Vacation.
A thousand miles from a lemon!
This is supposed to represent the last
word in desert-deprivation, but there
» Is nothing in it to compare tvith the
spiritual leanness of a woman on a
, vacation in the mountains and 8
miles from a jar of face cream!
Nearly every woman can remember
at least one vacation, measured either
by days or weeks, when she went
away without sufficient of her favorite
toilet articles to carry her through
until she was back in town again. It
must not be expected that the stores
near the small resorts will carry a
, fresh or complete stock, and to the
fastidious woman this can constitute
a very great inconvenience indeed, for
if ever there is a time when in order
to appear fresh and immaculate look
ing we must “keep everlastingly at
it,” it is during the Summer.
These essential toilet supplies, such
ns soap, toilet water, face powder, tal
cum and creams should go down first
on the list of what to An ex
perienced vacationer will remember
to include soothing lotions and a pro
tecting cream to permit one to acquire
a tan gradually, and without trying to
absorb all the beneficial rays of the
sun at once, which inevitably means
painful sunburn and unsightly “peel
ing.” And do not forget that long
tramps and dusty motor roads eat up
gobs of clea.nsing cream.
One swallow may not make a Sum
* mer, but one vacation can produce a
whole flock of freckles, so unless you
are one of the fortunately immune, it
is wise to include also a good freckle
lotion.
Hair nets are a necessity of the first
order, if you hope to trek the moun
tain trail, or go sailing to meet the
rippling salt-sea breeze, and still not
look stringy or unpresentable. Unless
you have a permanent wave, God
given or acquired, you will need water
wavers and curlers of the kind that
operate without an electric current.
The woman who is going to the sea
shore for the first time will appreciate
’ being reminded that she will want
» quantities of her favorite shampoo,
for the salt water gets under the
tightest of bathing caps, and has a
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WOMAN’S PAGE.
I weather permits. The-sleeveless jacket
gives warmth when warmth is needed
without adding troublesome weight to
the arms. The sport jacket shown in
the sketch > a of turquoise blue vel
veteen worn with white crepe de chine
blouse and pleated skirt. The blouse
is embroidered in turquoise blue, and
the shoes are trimmed with kid pipings
of the same shade.
The choice of turquoise blue here is
significant, since it is the new tur
quoise shade introduced by the French
milliner, Caroline Reboux, several
seasons ago. She has kept harping on
this shade, quite confident that it
would eventually find favor with wom
en of discrimination. Interestingly
enough, it is not exactly turquoise—
but contains rather more green than
the actual stone so called. This is not
surprising. Jade green, as known in
fashion, was not and is not exactly the
color of Chinese jade, which has a
soft, grayish quality about it that is
unimitable. Doubtless the same might
be said of other colors that have en
joyed fashionable favor from time to
time. Chow was probably not the
color of a real chow dog, nor would
the once-popular mustard have
matched up exactly with any real
mustard.
(Copyright. 1025.)
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Blueberries.
Dry Cereal with Cream.
Omelet. Bran Muffins.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Fruit Salad. ,
French Rolls.
Baked Rice Pudding.
DINNER.
Cream of Asparagus Soup.
Roast Lamb. Riced Potatoes.
Green Peas.
Radishes.
Frozen Strawberry Cream.
OMELET.
Separate three eggs, putting
the whites into one bowl and
the yolks into another. Beat
the yolks until light and add
three tablespoonfuls of milk and
a little pepper and salt. Beat
the whites to a very stiff froth.
Put small pieces of butter into
pan, enough to cover the bot
tom. When smoking hot, pour
in the yolks and then on top of
that spread the whites, and
when the yolks are set and a
golden brown, remove from the
pan and cut into small pieces.
FRUIT SALAD.
Make nests of heart leaves of
lettuce. In each put a slice of
pineapple, cover with half a
pear and one tablespoonful each
of grapefruit and orange pulp,
garnish with cherries and serve
with mayonnaise made very
delicate with whipped cream.
Either canned or fresh fruit
may be used.
STRAWBERRY CREAM.
Boil two cupfuls sugar and
two cupfuls water to a sirup,
cool, add two cupfuls straw
berry juice, turn into the
freezer and freeze to a mush;
remove the dasher, fold in one
pint heavy cream, whipped un
til stiff, cover closely and let
stand from two to three hours
before serving.
way|of leaving the hair sticky and
gummy.
Stony trails and unending country
roads indicate the need of foot pow
ders for unaccustomed city feet, if you
wish to avoid being "laid up" for
W'hole afternoons on the boarding
house porch while the rest of the
crowd is away on a thrilling hike. And
vigorous vacation sports demand de
odorants and depilatories as a social
necessity.
Coming to the subject of dental
supplies, with essential dentifices and
floss, we are warned to include at
least two toothbrushes, one to lose and
one to use. Find out beforehand if
you will use hard water where you are
going, in order to provide plenty of
hard water soap if it will be needed.
And, finally, include one of the small
“travelers' first-aid kits” to care for
the minor bruises, cuts and scratches,
without which no vacation would be
complete or worth retelling.
Twenty more inches of rain fall
every year in the west of England
than in the east.
The Ctaerfal Cherub
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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0., TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1925.
COLOR CUT-OUT
THE WATER-SPRITE.
The^Fall.
The little girl held her brother's
hand and leaned far over the edge of
the well.
“I can see green meadows down
there, with flocks of sheep moving
over them." she said.
“It is only the reflection of the
clouds,” her brother replied. "But do
be careful. 1 am afraid you will fall
in."
Even as he spoke the little girl
slipped and fell into the well, and
as she had hold of her little brother’s
hand, she pulled him in after her.
Make this pretty little dress light
blue, trimmed with pink scallops. The
hat should he pink, with a blue rib
bon to match the dress.
SUMMERTIME
BY D. C. PEATTIE.
Suitland Bog.
It is just at this season of year
that the Washington, D. C., Chapter
of the Wildflower Preservation So
ciety makes its annual trip to Suit
land Bog, in Prince Georges County,
Md. A spot now famous throughout
the country for the variety and beauty
of its wild flowers, it is watched over
with a protective eye by this society,
and it is well that its members do so.
for should harm come to the flora of
this bog. which at this time of year
reaches its height, science would suf
fer a genuine loss.
Suitland Bog is one of the strangest
hogs in the world, for it is almost a
dry spot, and what is more, it lies
on the side of a hill —a curious spot
for a hog, certainly. Yet, many
plants characteristic of a bog grow
on it, because the soil conditions are'
suitable. Some moisture is supplied
by thin rivulets that trickle through
the curious white gravel that consti
tutes the “soil" of this habitat. It is
said by scientists who have observed
it that the whole bog is slowly sliding
down the hill!
It is impossible to mention all the
plants that grow at Suitland Bog.
Among them is the poisonous but
stately bunch flower, one of the most
elegant members of the lily family,
with superb wandlike spikes of white
flowers. Where a thin trickle of
water seeps through the gravel
grows a tiny bladder wort with gol
den flowers of a lovely elaborate shape
like sweet peas. At times it fairly
spangles the white sands. The beau
tiful Virginia magnolia, with its
heavy, dark foliage, is the commonest
tree of the bog, but its blooming time
Is over now.
It is said that a member of the De
partment of Agriculture long ago
was the first to discover this bog. He
kept bringing in rare plants, arousing
the curiosity and jealousy of his col
leagues. He kept the locality a secret
for several years, but one of his
friends, more industrious than the
rest, picked up one little hint that
the discoverer had dropped and hunted
for days until he found the spot. It
is. in truth, not easy to find even
when you are close to it, and for the
sake of the wild flower protection, its
location shall not he given exactly
here. The second finder of the bog.
however, was not so cautious, and
let his friends in on the secret, so
that today Suitland Bog is common
property among Washington botanists.
Legend has it that the stealing of
the first discoverer's thunder by the
second put a strain on a long friend
ship, until both came to realize that
an important locality for scientific
observation cannot he made personal,
but belongs to science.
Peach Ice.
Rub through a sieve enough peeled
peaches to make a pint of pulp and
add a dozen chopped almonds. Mix
with four cups of thin sirup and
freeze, adding the unbeaten white of
an egg, if desired.
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DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX
Shall She Leave Husband After 50 Years of
Unhappiness?—Can Married Man Continue
to Be Friends With Old Sweetheart?
MISS DIX: I have reached the three-score-and-ten mark in life.
I have been married more than 50 years, and um living alone now with
my husband. He is a man who likes to be shown many favors, but never
returns any, and besides he is an absolute dumb-bell when we are alone,
though he is very chatty when we have company. He never speaks to me
except when he comes to the kitchen to order me what to cook for him and
to criticize everything I do. I even have to get up in the morning and make
the fire in the furnace. He spends his time holding down the best easy chair
in the house.
Although we are well off. I have never had any allowance for myself, and
my husband refuses to pay the bills when I get things for myself that I
absolutely need.
Do you think I um getting a square deal? I feel that I cannot stand
this hard and monotonous life much longer, and I am thinking of leaving
hiru and going to an old ladles’ home, where I would be treated with respect
and taken care of when I am Sick. A WEARY ONE.
Answer: You huve been such a good sport for 50 years, sister, I think
you will have the grit and courage to carry on to the end. Don't run up the
white flag now. You have given such a heroic example of endurance, of a
woman's standing by her oath to take a man for better or for worse, when
it was mostly worse, that it would be a pity to tarnish it by giving up and
quitting as weak women do.
Relieve me. you would not find an old ladies’ home the happy refuge that
you think you would. You would miss the independence that you have In
your own home, and at your age you would not find It easy to adapt yourself
to other people's ways of living and other people's cooking. Also you would
discover that the old ladies that you lived among had their j>eeuliar ways and
habits that are just as irritating as your husband's.
Besides, after two people have lived together for 50 years, even if they
are not congenial and do not love each other, they have become necessary
to each other. They have unconsciously adjusted themselves to each other,
and fitted their particular burdens to their hacks, and it Is better for them
to endure the ills they have than fly to those _they know not of.
Little as you think it, you would miss your glum, silent, grouchy old
husband if you left him, and you would lie awake at night wondering if he
had a good dinner, and if he was suffering muth with his rheumatism, and It
wouldn't Vie a week before you would he toddling liack to your old kitchen and
jtuur old man and your old worries.
You have my sympathy and my admiration, dear old lady. We build
monuments to heroes, and pin medals on the breasts of those who have done
some conspicuously’ gallant deed, but their courage was only the bravery of a
moment. The real heroes of the world are the men and women who have had
the cold courage to endure unhappy marriages for 30 or 40 or 50 years.
Theirs was a suffering that never ended. Theirs was a martyrdom that never
ceased.
And I think that when we come up to the Judgment bar to answer for
the deeds done in the flesh, the deepest of all hells will be reserved for the
men, who, through their coldness and neglect and stinginess, made their
wives’ whole married life a torture to them —and for the wives who have
made matrimony a purgatorv to their husliands by their nagging and fretting
and extravagance. DOROTHY DIX.
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TXEAR DOROTHY' DIX: I am a young married man with no children, and
wish to know what an outsider thinks of the course we are taking.
A young lady with whom I have been associated for years in a business
way has become a part of my life. She is a person of strong Christian
character, and we both think it best to refrain from marriage, but wish to
continue friends. I have been, and expect to be, true to my wife, but there
is an understanding between this young lady and myself, and I have to
consider her, too.
This young woman, my wife and myself used to be good friends and we
all had good times together. But now my wife is jealous of her. I cannot
give the girl up, have tried it, hut it takes too much of my life. But neither
my friend nor I intend to do one thing that is wrong. How can we three
continue to be friends? C. H. E.
Answer: You can’t. It is an utter impossibility for a man’s wife and his
lady love to be friends. You are demanding that they he more than human
if you expect them not to be jealous of each other. We are told that in the
harems of the Orient the wives and concubines live in sisterly affection
together. But as this propaganda always comes from men, I have my doubts
about it.
At any rate. I am very certain that there is no self-respecting American
woman who will fail to resent another woman coming into her husband's
life and being so much to him that he cannot give her up.
Moreover, there is no wife with an ounce of spunk in her who wouldn’t
feel that her husband had offered her a deadly Insult when he asked her to
be on friendly terms with the woman who had supplanted her in his affection.
She would feel that he might, at least, spare her the humiliation of publicly
playing second fiddle to his favorite.
If you want to see how unreasonable you are, Mr. Man, put the shoe on
your own foot. Would you not he Jealous of any man who more to your
wife than you are? And do you think you would enjoy hanging on his neck
and going around with him? You know you wouldn’t. And if you had a
spark of manhood in you, you wouldn't accept the role of the complacent
husband.
As a matter of fact, you know you are doing a very wrong thing. No
married man has a right to have affairs with other women. Moreover, I do
not see how vour friend reconciles it to her Christian conscience to engage
in one. DOROTHY DIX.
• • • •
|~\EAR MISS DIX: I was a widow with three children between the ages of
10 and 16 when I married a widower with two children between the ages
of 5 and 14. Every time I want to buy any clothes for my children there is a
fuss in the house, and if they want to go to a place of amusement my husband
isn't willing to give them the money.
But he gives his children everything they want, and plenty of money to
spend.
I don't think it is fair. Do you? MARGARET.
Answer: I don't think you have a right to expect your children's step
father to l>e as generous to them as he is to his own children. Try to look
at the matter squarely, and see that if he provides your children with the
necessary clothes and food and shelter, he is offsetting any work you do for
his children in the way of making a home for them. Whatever else he gives
your children depends on how generous he is.
But, my dear woman, what else could you expect when you knew there
were two families? DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright. 1925.)
Pickled Salmon.
When purchasing salmon order
two pounds more than will be eaten
for dinner. Before serving cut off
the extra amount. In preparation
for it boil together for five minutes
one pint of vinegar not too strong,
one scant teaspoonful of salt, one
tiny red pepper, a dozen whole cloves,
a small blade of mace, half a bay
leaf and one slice of onion. Pour
this while still warm over the hot
salmon and set aside for a couple of
days, then drain and serve with a
garnish of parsley and with or with
out mayonnaise.
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Fish Pudding With Rice.
Boil one cupful of rice for 10 min
utes in plenty of salted boiling water.
Drain. Take one pound of fish, either
cod. white fish or halibut, and wipe
and saute in hot butter. The fish
should be fried a golden brown, but
only cooked sufficiently to allow of
its being broken into flakes. Peel and
chop one small onion and saute in the
same pan. Grease a mold and fill
with layers of the rice, fish and onion,
highly seasoned with salt and pep
per, the first and last layers being of
rice. Steam for 45 minutes and serve
with any suitable fish sauce.
What Tomorrow Means to You
BV MAKY BLAKE.
Leo.
The planetary aspects of tomorrow
will continue during the morning to
he as complex and difficult as they
are this afternoon and evening. After
ward. however, the uncertainty ceases
to exist and they become very favora
ble, and in the evening there are very
stimulating vibrations. During the
early part of the day it is advisable to
refrain, as far as possible, from all
aggressive effort and to concentrate
only on preparations for any plan that
you may have in mind, trusting to the
more than encouraging conditions
later on to put forward at that time
your utmost force in order to carry
out, with success, the project con
templated. The conditions are quite
benign in the evening, more especially
in an emotional sense, and it is a
good opportunity, if you stand in need
f one, of testing your fate and find
ing out how you stand with the object
of your love.
A child born tomorrow will enjoy
normal health under normal condi
tions, but the signs denote that more
than ordinary care should be exer
cised in order to avoid accident. In
Imposition and temi>erament it will be
self-willed to the point of obstinacy,
tlthough to all those to whom it takes
i liking it will be generous and loyal
to an exceptional degree. It will be
quick to iearn, very comt>anionable,
but not, to any marked extent, either
industrious or ambitious. It should,
within reasonable limits, be permitted
to choose its own career, as only in
such away will it acquire success.
If tomorrow is your birthday you
ire very temperamental, and your
vivid imagination often creates in your
mind impractical and unrealizable
ideas, on which you spend useless and
unremunerative effort. You are full
of nervous energy, have an amiable
and a pleasing disposition and are
magnanimous. Quiet and repose are
not appreciated by you, and your de
cided preference is for excitement and
change. You, however, have a keen
sense of humor and are generally
well liked.
There is nothing that you will not
do for a friend, and this quality in
sures friends for you by the score.
You are very affectionate, but are not
likely to experience any one great love
in your life.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Hiram Powers, sculptor:
Clement L. Vallandigham, statesman:
Kastman Johnson, artist; John S. Pills
bury. ex-Governor of Minnesota; (ICd
ward) Percy Moran, artist; N. Booth
Tarkington, author.
(CoDyrisrht. 1925.1
Peach Fritters.
Make a paste of half a cup of melt
ed butter, half a cup or more of
flour, a tablespoon of orange juice,
a pinch of salt, the whites of two
eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and a
little water or milk. Dip peeled and
quartered peaches into the batter,
fry in deep fat, drain, roll in powder- j
ed sugar and serve. I
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No Kitchen Work or Worry
I Is Always Ready to Serve
Tuck a bottle of
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picnic basket
DON'T forget the green olives. It simply can’t be
a picnic without them. They belong with sand
wiches—in sandwiches too. You must have them
with hard boiled eggs. Take a salad along—chop
olives into it. Refreshing . . appetizing . . con
venient to take along in bottles—everybody
wants green olives. Get them at your grocer’s.
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