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Decorative Value in Floral Colors
BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER.
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THE COLOR OF THE LILIES AND THE HANGINGS MATCHED.
Suiting flowers to houses and rooms
li one of the pleasant decorative pos
sibilities during the Summer when
flowers grow in profusion. A striking
•sample of this arrangement carried
out to its full perfection of beauty is
instanced in a Summer estate on Cape
Cod. The large rambling house of shin
gles has blinds painted blue, the shade
of which precisely matches the great l
hydrangea blossoms that skirt the wide
flagged piazza before the house. The
effect is one of stately comeliness. While
this is undoubtedly the result of the
planning of some fine landscape archi
tect, it indicates what can be done by
Well thought out schemes begun in a
previous Pall or Spring.
While it is now too late to introduce
such a plan this season, it is suggestive
for coming years. Not that this color
scheme is the particular one to be fol
lowed by others, "but it indicates the
plan of suiting plants to the color of a
residence or the color of a residence to
the flowers one intends to feature about
• place. Great beds of scarlet sage
along the front of a white house with
red-painted chimneys supply a charm
of symmetry In such decoration.
Another interesting scheme is to have j
pink rambler roses on trellises against ]
a house through the windows of which :
are glimpsed dainty pink curtains with ;
their ruffled edges looped back. The i
trim of such a house could be bottle ;
grern to bring out the pink color notes
in sharp contrast.
For the present season the home
maker can develop this idea of suiting i
BEDTIME STORIES
Just in Time.
“Just in time'" Ho* much they mean.
Thoes little *ord; so often seen.
- Farmer Brown's Bor.
It Just happened that Farmer Brown's j
Boy sew Jim Crow when the other
Crows forced him to fly over to the
Green Forest. Fanner Brown’s Boy had
happened to be looking down on the;
Green Meadows when the other Crows
arrived. He saw them surround Jim
Crow and presently he saw Jim Crow fly
•way with them.
“I do believe,” said Farmer Brown's
Boy, talking to himself, “that those
Crows made Jim Crow go wilh them.
That's the way it looked to me. Now, 1
wonder why. I wonder what they are
up to. I do hope they don't mean any
harm to Jim Crow. It looks to me as if
Jim Is trying to get away from them. I
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Melons
Wheat Cereal with Cream
Ham Omelet, Toast
Blueberry Oriddlecakes,
Maple Sirup
Coffee
DINNER.
Tomato Bisque
Roast Ribs of Beef, Brown Gravy
Radishes Pickles Green Corn
Mashed Potatoes
Pe*r and Cream Cheese Salad
Coffee
SUPPER.
Five Fruits Salad
Bread and Butter Sandwiches
Lady Baltimore Cake
Tea
HAM OMELET.
Beat four eggs very light,
whites to stiff iroth, yolks to
thick batter: add to yolks four
tablespoonfuls milk, pepper and
salt and one-half cupful cooked
chopped ham. Add whites last.
Put piece butter half size of egg
in frying pan; be careful not to
scorch; when sizzling turn in egg
and cook on back of stove until
done. Fold over and serve.
TOMATO BISQUE.
Heat the contents of a can of
tomato soup and an equal quan
tity of milk separately. Bring
them to the boiling point, but do
not let them boil. When ready
to serve take them from over the
fire and pour the hot soup into
the hot milk, not the reverse.
Remember that boiling curdles
the milk. This does not hurt the
flavor of the soup, but affects the
smooth and pleasing appearance.
This soup is not only delicious to
taste, but is decidedly wholesome
and nourishing.
LADY BALTIMORE.
Two cupfuls bread flour, two
teaspoonfuls baking powder (lev
er. sifted lour times. Beat the
whites of six eggs until a froth,
then add slowly one cupful sugar,
add one-half cupful butter to the
flour, working it in good, then
slowly add the eggs, then cupful
sweet milk, working all in good,
and one-half teaspoonful lemon
or rose water. Bake in three
layers The yolks of this can be
used for johnny cake and salad
dressing.
Filling.—Dissolve in cupful hot
water three cupiuls sugar. Boil
until it strings, then gradually
pour over whites of three eggs
which have been beaten to a
standing froth, adding dozen
chopped maraschino cherries,
three figs cut in thin strips, one
half cupful chopped raisins, cup
ful chopped pecan meats Place
between layers and on top and
side*.
WOMAN'S PAGE.
color of flowers to interiors rather than
to exteriors. One country residence
about which tiger lilies are featured has
the north living room quaintly cur
tained in old chintz, in which a like
tone is the background for white fig
ures of a simple pattern. The blooming
season for tiger lilies is long where this
house is, and during that time the lilies
. are kept in profusion about the room.
The unusual hue of the textile and the
hangings gives a trim character to the
room.
In a room that is rather drab in char
acter, either because of its exposure or
its decoration, bright scarlet geraniums
or nasturtiums lend zest.. A few’ notes
of such color can be struck with a cush
ion cover and some bit of monotone
ceramic. This Is a color to be used re
strictedly, except when it comes to the.
flowers, which can be as lavish as the
garden permits or the purse allows.
There are endless pink, yellow and
purple flowers to be used in rooms in
which such colors are stressed. The
blossoms do not have to be used solely.
Often the tone is made more distinc
; tive by combining the flowers haying
I the right hue with white blossoms or
| with those of a neutral tone, as mignon
j ette, or by having one or two sprays of
j some contrasting color.
Bouquets of variegated flowers are
j well suited to old-fashioned rooms, and
: they can be used in any room, of course,
i but it is the color of flowers In relation
to colors of houses and rooms that is
being specially treated in this article.
(Copyright, 1M3U.1
believe I'll follow to see v/hat's going
on.”
So Fanner Browns Boy waited until
♦he Crows had disappeared in the Green
I Forest. Then he hurried after them.
Farmer Brown's Boy knew that they j
probably had sentinels on watch. You
see, he knows a lot about Crows. So
when he reached the Green Forest he
moved very cautiously. It didn't take
i him long to discover where those Crows
1 were. As he had expected, he discovered
a sentinel on duty. Then Farmer
Brown’s Boy moved more cautiously
than ever. He didn't want to give the
alarm. Presently he discovered that
the sentinel was not paying attention to
his business. He was too much inter
ested in what was going on among the
other Crows. So, moving very, very
carefully, Farmer Brown's Boy at last
got where he could see the whole per
’ forma nee. There sat Jim Crow. Yes,
i sir, there sat Jim Crow in the middle
| of a circle of Crows and Jim Crow
: looked most forlorn and unhappy. In
fact, Jim Crow looked frightened.
Every now and then a Crow would
j lean forward and jabber in Crow-talk.
When he had finished, another would
do the same thing. Farmer Brown's
Boy suspected that Jim Crow was the
FARMER BROWN'S BOY AT LAST
GOT TO WHERE HE COULD SEE
THE WHOLE SHOW.
subject of that Crow-talk. Yes, sir,
that's what he suspected. Once, and
once only, did lie hear Jim Crow say
anything. Meanwhile, the voices of
those Crows sounded more and more
> angry. They did so. They sounded very
angry indeed. Farmer Brown's Boy bc-
I gan to feel uneasy. He didn’t like the
i sound of those angry voices. He had a
feeling that things were not going alto
gether too well for Jim Crow. How
ever. l*e didn’t want to interfere.
• I'll wait,” said Farmer Brown's Boy.
“I won't interfere until there seems to
I be real need of it: but I won’t let any
j thing happen to Jim Crow. It looks to
me as if this is a trial. Yes. sir, that’s
what it looks like to me. If it is a trial,
I want to know what they’re going to
. do to Jim Crow.”
So Farmer Brown's Boy remained hid
den where he was and listened to all
that went on. The Crows became more
and more excited; they did more and
more jabbering. Finally, at a signal
from one old Crow, who seemed to be
■ the leader, they all started for Jim
Crow. Poor Jim Crow! He was in the
; middle of a whirling black crowd.
Feathers began to fly and they were
Jim Crow's feathers. Yes, sir. they
were Jim Crow's feathers. Farmer
Brown's Boy wailed no longer. With a
loud yell he sprang forward.
Such a scattering of Crows as there
was then! They bdat the air frantically
i witii their big black wings. Forgotten
was Jim Crow. There was but one
thought and that was to gel away. As
for Jim Crow, lie was a sorry-looking
sight. In just that minute or two be
fore Farmer Brown’s Boy had interfered,
feathers had been pulled out from all
over him. If birds could cry, Jim Crow
would have cried from pure joy at the
sight of Farmer Brown's Boy. He
jumped up on the shoulder of Farmer
Brown's Boy and crowded against hit
face, all the time doing his best to tell
him all about It. You see. he knew
that Farmer Brown's Boy had stepped
in just in time to save his life.
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-THE EVENING- STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, AFGFST 9. 1930.
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.
August 9, 18B1.—The United States
steamer Freeborn, commanded by Lieut.
Hurld, arrived at the Washington Navy
Yard from the lower Potomac River
this morning, for coal and other sup
plies. and left this afternoon.
The Freeborn is now engaged in
cruising between Fort Washington and
Aquia Creek, on the Potomac River,
and running into the little inlets and
creeks, overhauling and destroying
boats. All boats of which a satisfac
tory account is not given are summarily
destroyed, thereby very much impairing
the facilities for communication be
tween the Maryland and Virginia
shores.
Occasionally a shot or a shell is
tossed over onto Mathias Point, Va„
and other places where the Confed
erates are supposed to be, but there
has been no reply.
Night before last the George Page,
a Confederate vessel, attempted to run
out of Aquia Creek, but the Ice Boat
engaged her and, after a brief period
of firing, during which only a few
shots were exchanged, the Confederate
vessel returned up the creek out of
range of the Union guns.
The Ice Boat was not struck and it
is not certain w hether the Page was hit.
The Page carries six guns and is
said to have been painted black. She
frequently show's her daring by coming
down to the mouth of Aqviia Creek, and
usually goes back to her "den” after a
brief look around.
The Ice Boat and the Pocahontas
now guard that point for the Federal
Navy. They occasionally drop a shell
into the woods, in order to test the
range.
The Pawnee and the brig Perry—
Union vessels —lie in the Potomac River
off Alexandria. Several vessels, taken
by the Union vessels as priV's from the
Confederates, lie off the wharf at Fort
Washington, Md.
I NANCY PAGE
Would You Like Dining
Room Done in White?
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.
Millicent had lived in Italy for a
number of years. The pitiless sun
which shone in such a bright glare
made it necessary for home owners to
obtain cool effects In their homes. It
was because Millicent had done some
successful experimenting that Nancy
asked her to address the Nancy Page
Club on the subject of interior decorat
ing. She spoke on the necessity for
adapting color schemes and fittings to
the local conditions.
"For instance,” said she, "I found
m
that it would be necessary to have some
sort of floor covering in Italy which
did not harbor too many insects.
"I chose a rubber tiling for my dining
room. The pattern was in white and
soft yellow’. I chose that color scheme
because my room was done in white
and shades just off white. The walls
were painted in egg-shell shade. The
paint was washable.
"My fireplace was of yhitr marble. I
had a mirror above it which was fin
ished in silver. That looked too cold,
so I had it done over In dull gold leaf.
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You have no idea how effective it was.
1 "The hangings were of damask in
ecru.
1 "I used that old-fashioned silvered
■ glass for vases. I had the table and
chairs painted just a shade warmer
| egg shell. Any trim in the room- and
there really was very little —was done
in egg shell, too.
“With this color scheme I was able
to use colored glass in any shade, to
vary my flowers and to use linens and
dishes as gay as the rainbow or as sil
very as the moonlight. All in all, I con
sidered it a successful room. For your
climate you might consider egg-shell
walls, crimson darnask at the windows
and crimson rug with a border of color
ful flowers.”
In such a dining room one needs to serve
good food. Write to Nancy Page, care of
The Evening Star, inclosing a stamped self
addressed envelope. Ask for her leaflet on
salad*.
(Copyright. 1930.)
Home in Good Taste
BY KARA HII.AND.
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i
A dressing table is one piece of fur
' niture that just must not be left out of
’ i the guest room, and it is a pleasing and
{ practical addition to any bed room.
■ I One of the beauties of this piece of
J j furniture is that it is not necessary to
f spend much money in order to have an
; attractive table.
f Just any kind of small or medium
[ sized table will do as a foundation. If
i It Is In good condition (lie finish inay
e
v be gone over and a small, separate mlr
ror on a support added, as shown hi the
e illustration.
s If a mirror such as tills is not avall
-1 able, a simple one may be attached to
_ the wall by wires which do not show,
I or it may be suspended from the plc
ij ture molding with silk cords in a color
v to harmonize with the general scheme.
The bench used with the table is
. covered in light green plain gland
' chintz, the scams and pdges of the
pleated ruffle being bound in coral.
■I which two colors are found in the de
" sign of the draperies, which are of cre
tonne with a plain light green chintz
valance.
(Copyright, 1B30.)
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I DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX
Magic Formula for Making a Girl Attractive
to Men.
T'VEAR MISS DIX—I don’t agree with you that it is impossible to hand out
a patented formula for making a girl attractive to men. There is an old.
attested recipe that my mother used when she was a girl, and she taught it to
me and I have handed it down to my daughter, and it still works in this modern
day just as it did in the old mid-Victorian period, because all men of all ages
are alike.
For a conversational line tell ’em that, they are great and wonderful and
big boys. Learn how to do things—how to swMm, play tennis, golf and so on. And
especially how to dance. Find out w'hat a boy's favorite sport is and get him
to teach it to you. Learn how to do it well enough to keep him interested, but
never get proficient enough to beat him. Don't ever try to be brilliant or show
off before a man. Keep the spotlight on him. And always surround an unat
tractive girl with plenty of other girls who attract, They w’ill draw the man
and the homely sister gets the left-overs. Try this rule, it never fails.
FLAPPER MOTHER.
Answer—These are words of gold framed in silver, which every girl who
wishes to make a hit with men should hang over her dressing table, for, as my
correspondent says, men are pretty much of a muchness as far as their taste is
concerned and the poor fish are still caught with the same bait that the lady
fishermen have used from generation to generation.
It is all very well for a girl to be a good looker and a swell dresser, be
cause that gives her her chance Hi a mail, but llie tiling that holds him is for
her to be a good talker, and when I say a good talker I don't mean that she
must be brilliant or intellectual or witty. Indeed, far from it. The iarther the
better No man wants a girl around who is a wise-cracker, because, in the first
place, he may not feel himself capable of handing her a snappy comeback and
in the second place because It shocks a man’s Ideal of a girl for her to be ' wise"
and cynical No matter how hard-boiled he may be, he wants a girl’s soul to
wear white muslin and blue ribbon i nd for her to say her prayers and believe
in Santa Claus and be generally sweet and gentle and unsophisticated.
Nor do men want to discuss high-brow’ed subjects with women. When they
talk about, the Einstein theory and the modern movements in literature and art
and politics they want to talk w'ith other men, and there are two good reasons
for this also. One is that their vanity will not permit them to enjoy talking to
a woman who knows more than they do on any subject, and the other la that
if she doesn't know anything about the subject she bores them to tears.
No woman makes a greater mistake than in trying to be humorous with
men. Men don't like funny women. Nor women who laugh too much. They
always have an uneasy suspicion that they are laughing at them.
Therefore, the woman who is a good talker with men talks to them about
themselves to the exclusion of any other topic. She is the human questionnaire.
She asks Ahem minutely about their childhood, about how they succeeded in
business, about their golf or their car, and'she listens with bated breath while
they tell the stories of their lives.
Then In this day. girls have to be up and doing. Gone are the halcyon
times when men sought out the shrinking violet. Now a maiden has to be not
quJv g sunflower but one who takes the precaution of planting lieiself light in
a man's way. In other wolds, she has to be Sally on the spot.
Many Kiris who are homely avoid being seen out with pretty girls because
they fear comparisons. This is a mistake. Every plain girl should hunt up the
best-looking girl she can find for a running mate, because the pretty girl will
attract the boys and tiiat will give her a chance to do her stuff, for beauties
do not. always wear well on closer acquaintance. Nearly always they are egotistic
and selfish and like to show their power by ordering men about, and this Aloes
not make a hit with the sex that likes to have the kow-towing done to it.
So here is where Little Plain Face gets In her deadly work. She is so
muchaw-peter so much less self-centered, so willing and anxious to be Pleased
wreciatlve of every attention that oftener than not
the beauty. <Copyri«ht. i»30.)
I
| A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.
I ,
U EMBASSY ROW ’—that swanky
section of the Capital at the
crest of the hill on Sixteenth street—ls
holding its own despite the encroach
ments oi other
when’King George
out Massachusetts
ed a mlllion-dollar
ish** embassy. A
magnificent build- „ nOO con _
inv to cost more than s3oo,uuvi, con
taming some 40 rooms and featuring a
real Japanese garden, is to be erected.
Norwav has decided to locate its new
S e a W^f C o r f V h d antmar«rS t°he
style of the English renaissance.
But old “Embassy Row" still can
k°There the'sTanish, the Cuban, the
Italian, the Persian, the Polish and
the Lithuanian missions reside. An
.he same cluster are to be found the
French, the Dutch, the Mexican and
Sr— 1
diplomatic home in Wa * h ‘h
Its design will be of w . t | be eighteen
classic style, will cost m an
$t MO,OOO and probably will be ready
“SB 3 £.“«•»
will overlook Meridian Park, which
nrobablv will be one oi the most beau-
in the Capital when exlen
sive improvements, are completed.
It is to be a “three-story structure
1 nitth 14 to 15 rooms on each floor, oi
and reception rooms will be on the
' fround with a large kitchen in
’ th o"the second floor will be two din
. . moms a large ball room and of
-1 flees for the counselor and secretaries
The third floor will be given over to
living quarters for the Ambassador and
his family.
In the magnificent entrance hall of
the embassy two statues will be placed
—one of Washington, the other of La
fayette.
“Embassy Row” —now one of the
show places of the Capital—not so
many years ago was an open field. Mrs.
John B. Henderson, who lives at “Boun
dary Castle” nearby, developed most of
the neighborhood. She and her hus
band. the late Senator Henderson, built
that home on a site which then was
the city's boundary line.
Upon the Senator's death Mrs. Hen
derson built a number of embassy
buildings and sold them to various
governments.
English scientists claim that while the
physical condition of American men be
gins to decline at 40 that of Britons
show, on the average, a distinct im
provement rather than any deteriora
tion after that age.
SONNYSAYINGS
BT FANNY Y. CORY.
r % urn
I thought baby would be ’stonished
when I felled her I went out last night
all by myself an’ seed the full moon- 1
but all her said was. “What was It
full of?"
(Copyright. 1930. t
I LITTLE BENNY I
BY LIB FIFE.
Mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes are proberlv the moat un
popular of all the insects. Even the
most tender harted gerl would hit a
mosquito all her mite and not feel
sorry, unless she missed it.
Mosquitoes hide in the daytime and
ony come out at nite and bit* you in
the dark like cowerds. They are such
expert biters you cant even feel them..
and you mite never know it if you
dident have a genrel sensation rite
afterwerds of serprise mixed with mad- j
ness mixed with itching.
Their favorite time to bite you is
while you are asleep and maybe dreem
ing of something intirely opposite, such \
as biting something yourself such as
a big peece of wafermellon. and even i
if you knew you taisted Just the same i
way to the mosquito it wouldent make |
you any more satisfied when you woke ,
up and found out you was scratching a!
bump.
This proves there are limits to
charity.
A mosquito waking you up flying up j
and down past your ears trying to
make up its mind is libel to make you ,
even madder than one axually biting
you, especially if you try to hit it all
your mite when you think its on your
nose when its reely on one of your;
other feetures injoying the Joke.
The best way to keep mosquitoes out
is by putting screens in. proberly seem- i
Ing like a derty trick to the mosquito
outside, but nobody simpathizes with a
mosquitoes feelings unless maybe some !
other mosquito feeling the same way.
THE STAR’S
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE.
Mornings, Sports, Afternoons.
The skirt has the new kilted plaits
that are so thoroughly young and
smart.
The short elbow sleeves trim their
cuffs with bows.
The belt nips the slightly higher
waistline.
Th? rever neckline is generally be
coming.
The original model used a small pat
terned print in daffodil yellow pique.
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It showed striking contrast in white
organdie trim.
Here it is to copy at a small out
lay.
Style No. 735 is designed in sizes
14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38 and 40
Inches bust.
Cell blue handkerchief lawn is very
pretty, as is also a pretty sheer lawn
in nile green tones.
Printed batiste is youthfully smart
in gav coral-red dots on white ground.
(fcotton striped shirting in dusty-pink
tones is jaunty.
Shantung, silk pique and pastel flat
washable crepe are used extensively
for semi-sports and sports wear, and
lend themselves charmingly to this
model.
For a pattern of this style, send 15
cents in stamps or coin directly to
The Washington Star's New York
Fashion Bureau, Fifth avenue and
Twenty-ninth street, New York.
We suggest that when you send for
this pattern, you enclose 10 cents addi
tional for a copy of our large Fashion
Magazine.
A Sermon for Today
BY REV. JOHN K. GUNN,
Love Is Supreme.
“The greatest of these is love."—l
Cor., xiii.l3.
Greater than eloquence, greater than
knowledge, greater even than faith and
hope, is love. Indeed, love stands su
preme above all other possessions.
Other possessions are profitless un
less they be possessed in love and their
use is directed by love.
• Though I speak with the tongues of
men and of angels, and have not love,[
I* am become as sounding brass or a
tinkling cymbal.
•And though I have the gift of!
prophecy and understand all myslerles
and all knowledge; and though I have
all faith, so that I could remove moun
tains, and have not love, Lam nothing, j
"And though I bestow all my goods to j
feed the poor, and though I give my
body to be burned, and have not love,
it profiteth me nothing."
Love is the heart-throb of every j
painting, of every poem, of every song.
Indeed, love is the music of life, and
makes all existence a sweet melody.
And the wonderful thing is that we
may all experience love. As another
puts it, "Few can attain wisdom; health
is denied to many; power may be exer
cised by only the favored few; wealth
seems the gift of fickle fortune to her
scattered favorites; fame and glcry
crown not many heads; but love can
enter every heart, shed Its radiance
about every hearthside, brighten every j
life and bring a foretaste of Heaven
into this old gray earth itself.”
The happiest people in the world are:
not those who have the most learning,
or the most wealth, or the most lux
uries, or the most power, or the most
fame, but those who have the most
love. Os all life’s blessings, love is
supreme.
The police system in the smaller
towns of China consists of an Inspector
and a number of watchmen under him
to walk about the streets at night. Each
householder and storekeeper is levied
upon for their support, and should any
one neglect to pay his premises will
be ignored, and if the neglect still con
tinues, a burglary is arranged by the
watchmen.
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F E ATU R Fs.
CELEBRATED GOLD-DIGGERS
Mile. Bourgoin Von Interest of Louis XVIIJ, But Killed It
by Laughing at Him.
BY J. P. GLASS.
| We have an amusing picture of Louis |
i XVIII, that mild, obese King who re- I
turned to the French throne after the \
ejection of Napoleon, surrendering him
| self to the charms of a gold-digger.
She was Mile. Bourgoin, rival of
, Mile. Mars, one of the great figures of
the French stage—not so much in abil
i ity, but in beauty. La Bourgoin, it
should be added, had one great advan-
I tage over the other—that of youth.
I Louts XVIII did not go to the thea
: ters. He was prevented by his fat and
j the gout. Nevertheless, he fancied him
self a gallant. And when he heard that
i Mile. Bourgoin was a great royalist—
differing from Mile. Mars, who was a
confirmed Bonapartlst—he was sufli
! ciently interested to have her brought
i to his cabinet in the Tuileries. Presum
, ably it was for this very development
j that she had been angling.
I Louis received her with the reassur
i ing air one so grand might use toward
; a member of the hot pal loi.
“Be seated, mademoiselle,” he said,
; indicating a chair which had just been
j placed close to his own by the flrst gen
tleman of the chamber.
“You may turn your back on us,” he
told the flrst gentleman, who obeyed,
standing at a discreet distance.
Louis now took the hand of La Bour
goin and raised It to his lips.
Smart Suit Case Made at Home
BY MARY MARSHALL.
Most well-dressed young women would
think twice before they carried a home
made piece of luggage, but the suit case
shown in the sketch was made at home
and actually added smartness to the
costume. You may use a shabby old
suit case a* the foundation or you may
use a substantial pasteboard dress box.
You may use natural colored khaki or
heavy linen crash with colored stripes
for the cover.
You will need a piece of material a
yard and a quarter long and a yard
wide to make a cover the size indicated
in the sketch. You may vary the size
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without much trouble by measuring the
box or suit case you wish to cover and
substituting your figures for those shown
on the diagram.
Cut a strip 21 inches wide and a yard
and a quarter long. At each end of this
strip turn under a hem 2 inches deep.
This piece is marked X in the diagram.
Cut. two pieces 13 inches wide and IS 1 -
Inches long. These pieces are marked Y:
Turn under a half-inch hem at one end
of each of these pieces. Now sew the
other end of these pieces to the part cf
the long strip marked ab and cd in a
French seam. Or els? seam them up on i
the right side and bind with narrow
tape. Now seam up in the corner from
a to e and f, and the other four cor
ners in the same way. Finish all re
maining edges with narrow hems.
Fasten a strap handle on section B
as indicated. This handle is made of a
double piece of the fabric an inch and
a half wide seamed on the inside. Fas
ten on three buckles on a line between
b and c, and three straps of a double
piece of the fabric, with holes punched
■ in with a stiletto and strongly button-
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Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN
What You Can Afford.
“My husband makes $5,000 a year,*’
writes a woman, "do you think, we can
afford to buy a house in the country?"
, This is not totally dissimilar from the
I classic. “If a steamboat has three
1 smokestacks what’s the captain's
i name?”
Unless something is known about a
family's cost or standard of living, it j
is impossible to say what else can or j
can not be afforded. Family costs
vary more than some may suspect. They
vary by families, cities and communities.
{ It is likewise true that while many
families are debt free, others have
present and even pressing obligations.
These should be discharged before new
ones are assumed.
! Any woman who has definite
knowledge of yearly income and yearly
i expenses, such as her budget might
MODEST MAIDENS
"SAY, ■'"OU’D BETTEfi «EF A DOCTOR IF YA HAFTA DRESS LIKE THAT
RVEN IN SUMMER!”
| “Never until this day,” he said tew
! derly, “have I so regretfully felt the
\ weight of my 12 lusters."
The young lady repressed an inclina
tion to laugh and merely smiled. But
she could not long restrain herself.
Louis led the talk to the roles she was
playing gnd then suggested that he re
hearse a scene with her.
“I shall take the lover's part.” he said.
She felt now that she could not re
main serious, much as she wished to
gain the favor of the King. When Louis
begap to declaim the language of love
in fervent tones, she broke into uncon
trollable laughter.
Her host could not conceal his vexa
tion. Very soon he terminated the in
terview—and not gallantly, either.
"As Dagobert said to his dogs.” he
quoth, “ The best of company must
part at last.’ ”
Mile. Bourgoin departed, crestfallen
at being put in a category with Da Ro
bert's dogs. In the morning she was re
assured. She received a gift of a hand
some carriage, a pair of fine bays, an
elegant dressing case. 30.000 francs in
cash and a complimentary message
from his majesty.
She envisioned more and more gifts
that would come from her royal friend,
but never again did she hear from Louis
XVIII.
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A HOMEMADE SUIT CASE COVER
ADDS TO THE SMARTNESS OF
THE ENSEMBLE WHEN THE BELT
AND HAT BAND ARE MADE OF
CANVAS TO MATCH.
holed, opposite the buckles, as indi
cated in the sketch. When you fold the
case up you first fold over the ends of
the two pieces marked Y. Then fold
down the flap B and bring over. A.
Buckle the straps and there you are.
(Copyright, 1930.)
afford her. knows also what surplus Is
available for new investments, commit
ments and expenditures.
Before undergoing any additional ex
pense. a wife should study the family
budget. Perhaps if some items are
displaced, the new expense can be
Joorne.
For example, a home in the country
might obviate the need of Summer
: vacation, because the latter might be
| spent pleasantly at home. This saving
I might furnish the extra funds needed
| to “carry” the house.
What you can afford is not a ques
tion to be answered loosely or care
lessly according to the experience or
opinion of others. Your rent may be
higher than others, or you may spend
more on better clothes, richer food, or
more entensive entertaining. It isn’t so
much what Income you enjoy that de
termines what you can afford, as it is
what you spend, and what is left.
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