In almost every home there may be found, on shelves and hangers, belongings which are popularly known as ''white elephants' '-those purchases a woman makes when, as she afterward decides, she was not her best self.

How many people that you know eat fish because it is a "brain food?" Some persons still believe that the phosphorus content of fish makes it valuable for this purpose, but the majority of authorities now agree that it is chiefly desirable because of its digestibility. As a whole, fish is generally considered cheaper than meat of other animals. This is not true in the case of the better cuts, but it holds for the cheaper ones.

Harmony is the keynote in the attractive homes of today. The sense of unity and completeness to the simplest detail is gained by considering the house as a unit, and treating it as such in the selection and placing of the furniture, From the main suites down to the most insignificant pieces. For the furnishings should be selected to harmonize with the architectural ·detail of the house.

Out on Chicago's ''west-side,'' 22 blocks north and west of the ''Loop" (Chicago's business section), in a community populated by Italians, Poles, Slovaks, Ukranians, and a scattering of old American stock, is the Onward Neighborhood House. Seventy percent of the community are unemployed now and dependent upon city relief to live. In the better days of prosperity they were construction, factory or street laborers. Practically everyone was more or less gainfully employed.

Spring is truly the most important color season of the year. After a winter of blacks, browns and dark blues, everyone is ready to decide on a spring outfit of gay or light color. And this spring there are many lovely colors to choose from.