Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

refrigarativelv. or iceboXedly, or what
ever ii isl, it would be if. say. sunday
came right smack on the day after
Thanksgiving
We are referring. OF course. to the Bird
and of lis protraction and prolongation
as an arti, lie of diet after Thanksgiving.
More concretely, we are referring to the
Bird as he is fixed up ana fused out and
spread before family of TWO.
When there are a lot of folks in the
family. he il. pretty well done for on the
festival OF Thanksgiving itself; after the
girls and boys came in aiter nightfall and
take a wallop at his frame as it rests sn-
pine in the refrigerator there's very little
left even of his superstructure.
Different dismallv different, when
there only two of US to rassie WIN
the THANKSGIVING Bird We write about
th. thing from the male standpoint. Her
idea of course. is to Practice Economy
and Let Nothing Go TO Waste, wherefore
the monotony of the turkey. the awful
IaralyZing Surfeit Of that same.
We go to the Bird. naturally, with en-
crgy. enthusiasm ana the mot ve power OF
novelty when he makes his appedran'e at
the Thanksgiving dinner. We hoard up
tn. turkey appetite until that day. w e
never fan for turkey At hotel tables when
were travelling. He is not meant for no.
tells He is peculiarly a creature OF the
home, and his hureeoning day should al
NayS be THANKSGIVING uaN, and always
at home. Thus we are ready for m. keen
for him. in training for him and for all
his concomitants, from the sagey dress ng
to the cranberry sau. = ON the side.
And We DO him justice at that dinner:
Too much justice. Justice In the rculc-
ton OF discomfort. Such justice that al
have 10 go out for a long walk in the
teeth Of the bitey wind if We are not 10
fall somnolent ana feel scandaously
stuffy and peevish and at loggerheads
with the state of civilization, destiny the
tie that binds, etc, etc.
We feel, in fact. Wncn "" rise from our
Thanksgiving dinner. such deep con
sideration of That feathered cr"a-
ture that We want n" III r. of
him for some several years Enough
is plenteous with regard 10 turkeys. sly
we To ourselves at that hour. R.ch and
rare he is. only too mueh 50. Well put
the cancellation clause on turkeys for
long time To come.
Sui, when in the dusk We come home
from the long walk, there is THE ma ter
of L. and Il bite OF something II la en-
siG"Icd before We gather around The
that evening hour. hungry or 10 hungry,
If only tor fear that may hecoiu
hungry before turning III. at Wh-ca time.
on pain of miun. ght dyspepsia ans peril
of dreams of brontosauIIi We must not
eat at any price.
And 50, FOR Il at snack on the eveni: <
Of Thanks wing day, She breNs the tea
and fetcles out the bird ON the orig ma
platter There i great deal al him
left. TWO folks at Thanksgiving dinner
can't do much more than make u sort OF
Il dent III regular turkey.
The appetite whipped up a bit by Tie
long walk aiken tor the pa pose of a.
Aiding Us to forget the U.ktN. We 90
him again probably a drtmsticE this
time. or a Wing-and not without a ,er-
tain melancholy ZeSt N.o know 1 At Va
hadn ought 10 dig into turkey twice IN
tho >aIn. day 80 heartily. But Their lie
is. a good deal Of the brown sAsn : il.
stJHrrinG Ia HIN. ANA We must have,
something To - with I'll" tea. We muncu
and munich, and we're II need ~ tue
pefSin Ia lie IN tie vest pocket UF tie
time W. assemble Around the aforesai
reading lamp.