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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
Discomfort of Peter Rabbit.
BY Thornton w. Burgess.
Copyright, 1918, by ]. 6. Lloyd,

You remember that it was discomfort
nothing but discontent-that was at the
bottom of all that had happened to
Johnny Chuck. If Johnny hadn't suddenly
become disconnected with his old home
on the Green Meadows he never would
have left it. And if he hadn't left it he
never would have met Polly Chuck, and.
of course, there never would have been
that nice new house in a corner OF
Farmer Browns old orchard. nor the
baby Chucks. nor any of the joys and
worries which Johnny Chuck had known.
They had all come from that discomfort
with his old home. And in spite of his
the worries he had every day over the
two little Chucks still at home, Johnny
felt that he never before in his life had
known SO much joy as since he had
learned what love is. And so he was
glad of the discomfort which had driven
him out into the world to find love.
So. you see, discontent-the right kind
of Observation-Disclosures leads to very
much better things. Discomfort which
wants better things, but is not unhappy
If they cannot be obtained, is really
good kind of discomfort. But discomfort
which wants foolish things and is I'M
happy without them is-well. just listen
to the story of Peter Rabbits discomfort
and perhaps you will understand.
Peter Rabbit was disconnected. Yes,
sir, Peter Rabbit was discontinued. Now
that the excitement over the hunt for
Johnny Chuck's lost baby was over. Peter
had more time to think about himself.
That was a bad thing for Peter 1t is
bad thing for any one to think too much
about self, but it was especially bad for
Peter Rabbit just then, because he didn't
have much of anything else to think about.
You see, he had no family. He didn't
have to build new house. He didn't
even have to hunt for his food, because
in the beautiful spring time there is al
ways plenty for Peter Rabbit to eat
wherever he may be. Nobody wanted to
gossip, because, you know, everybody
else was very busy.
So Peter RABBIT sat in the dear old
briar patch and wished this and wished
that and wished the other thing until
he grew so discontinued that he couldn't
sit still. If you had asked him he couldn't
have told you to save his life what the
matter really was. Nothing was right.
The sun was too bright or it wasn't
bright enough. The dear old briar patch
which had protected him so long was no
kind of place to live in. His legs were
too long. His coat was the wrong color.
He wanted to climb like Happy Jack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
FASHIONS AND FADS.

Long and short sleeves hold equal favor.
Surplice lines are very much used In
bodices.
Lace frills and rachings are used as
trimmings.
A notable feature Of day dresses is the
open neck
Rust red is a color which is being thrust
to the front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
Summer Uses of Cretonne

of gray enameled wicker furniture is
finished with cretonne cushions of ar
imported material with a gray linen back
ground, figured in deep blue and touched
up with an occasional spot or bright rec
and yellow.
For the cretonne decorated bedroom
there Is hardly a single article of fur
niture which Is not fitted with cretonne
in some form OF other. door bag fOi
mending bag. workboX. covers for table
bureau and dressing table, pncushions
and curtains of bedspreads, or at least
strips on swiss covers and spreads. al
find place in such a room. The idea
wall covering for a room deliberately fur
nished in figured cretonne or chintZ is a
plain one. A single toned. rough OF
smooth plaster, an invisible stripe or two
toned stripe or a plain cartridge paper
are all good backgrounds for the figures
OF the chintz.
Wide. heavy cluny lace is used to edge
round table covers of cretonne. The
edge OF the cretonne is turned under
with raw edge and the lace Is whipped
on by hand with heavy linen thread.
The cretonne, of course, could be rolled,
but this finish Is somewhat bulky and
difhcult to handle. Table covers made
In this way In different sizes can be used
throughout the different rooms and so
help keep the whole house in harmony.
Cretonne candle and lamp shades are
delightful for summer lights. Many Of
the new wicker lamp shades are lined
with brightly figured cretonne. Candle
shades are made of cretonne stretched
over wire frames, edged at top and bot
tom with strip of fancy cotton braid.
and sometimes further finished at the
bottom with a row Of glass bead fringe.
A new cretonne bag for holding needle
work is made much in the shape of an
Old-fashioned carpet bag. only. of course,
much smaller. Halves of wooden en-
broidery hoops rolled with ribbon are fas-
tened on for handles and the two sides Of
the bag are held together with round
wooden button mOlds covered with Gre
tonne and loops Of twisted ribbon to go
over them.
Cretonne covered picture frames are
often so elaborate that they could hardly
be recognized as such. They are covered
with gold net and bands of ribbon and
lace and edged with gilt and silver braid,
but their foundation is cretonne or chintz
just the same. The making of these
frames is pleasant work, and odd lengths
and strips OF material can be used in
their making
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
Latest American Fashions
BY CORA MOORE.

Sheer laces, such as chantilly. l1erre
and the shadow patterns. are extensive
ly used for the tunics of evening gowns,
taking the place OF the ubiquitous ch1f-
fon tunic. Naturally they are more eX-
pensive, but they are also more beautiful.
Especially do they lend charm to the all
black or the all-white gown.
The gown of the accompanying sketch
has a tunic skirt of fine white shadow
lace and a lace-trimmed blouse. The
lace forms the sleeves and part OF the
side body of the blouse The remainder
is formed of a wide fold Of white chif-
fon on either side that is brought up
over the shoulder and left open in front
and back, disclosing little vest of net.
trimmed with double rows of plated
rose-colored charmeuse. There is Cir
die of the charmeuse. and over this,
from either side of the front. is hung a
peplum-like drapery of chiffon that runs
to point in back below the hip line.
The straight lace tunic is hung over an
under tunic skirt Of very fine white net.
which is gathered and trimmed around
the bottom with two rows of the plated
rose charmeuse like that on the small
vest. The trained lower skirt, or founda-
ton skirt. is of rose charmeuse. but it
need only extend up to the lower edge
of the lace skirt. about knee depth. The
upper part can be made of white china
silk. fitted smoothly across the hips.
The lace tunic skirt is trimmed with a
fiat appliqued bowknot. low down on the
left side of the front, done in light blue
picot-edged ribbon. This makes an odd
and pretty decoration and lends a good
note of contrasting color If one pre-
ferred to use blue charmeuse in place
of rose. the bowknot design may then
be done in silver gauze ribbon and the
girdle should also be of silver gauze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13

Nothing could be prettier for a sum-
mer frock of tissue, cotton voile or other
modish tub material than the simple little
model sketched above. This has the set
in sleeve which increases the comfort
without necessitating fulness at the arm
hole. The frock is trimmed with mar
row cluny insertion. simply and effective
Iy applied. The collar and yoke are of
tucked net, and there Is little
inset Of the same on the sleeve. The skirt
is finished with wide hem and two deep
tucks below a simple arrangement of the
lace Little satin bows In the shade of
the material decorate the bodice front
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13

for the Prix au Rome at PEcole des
Beaux Arts. or enter any career she may
choose; write books and plays. paint, sculp,
pilot balloons or engage in diplomacy.
for even these later fields now have a
woman representative. Nine Camille du
Cast. recently sent to Morocco to spy out
the country. for French capital and enter
prise. being the first woman diplomat
Consciously or unconsciously, the
Frenchwoman is preparing for a high
destiny. With her entrance into parlia-
mentary fields great changes may be
prophesied. The optimist sees in her a
new social force for the amelioration of
social ills. The pessimist fears that she
is becoming the greater man. and if with
her high intellectual equipment she keeps
her ruse and duplicity. her feminine
weapons, man will have instead of a re-
doubtable comrade a subtle master
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
Frizzled Ham.

Cut about pound of fat ham into as
thin slices as possible. Put frying pan
over the fire and let it become smoking
hot, then put in the slices of ham and
fry for two or three minutes. Then dust
them with dry -four and continue to cook
until the -four is brown. During this
time have mixed one tablespoonful each
of vinegar and dry mustard together
When the Toured meat Is brown, add the
mustard and vinegar, together with suf-
fcient boiling water to cover the ham.
Boil gently for a minute and serve. Eggs
may be cooked with the ham In place
Of the -four and water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13

With the increased liking for French
schemes of interior decorating has come
an increased use of chintZ and cretOnne.
for these are fabrics which can be used
to good advantage in developing French
ideas. The bedroom furniture of
enameled wood and bamboo Gaming al
most demands a background of chintz
hung windows and walls, and the gray
enameled furniture of French design is
best shown off when it Is lightened by
bright colored cretonne.
Cottage furniture of wicker or willow
also calls for a liberal use of cretonne
i'll the form of cushions for seats and
backs. One attractive living room set
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
Favored vinegars.

Favored vinegars are welcome addi-
lions to the spring salad. One which is
useful for potato or meat salads. which
are improved by the addition of a little
onion flavor, is made by grating two large
Spanish onions and letting them stand
with two teaspoonfuls of sugar for an
hour or SO and then adding a quart Of
vinegar. Bottle this and shake the bot
ties every day for a couple of weeks, then
strain the vinegar through cheesecioth
and bottle 1t i'm small bottles, cork and
keep in a cool. dry place until 1T Is want
ed. 1t is better to bottle it permanently
in small bottles. so that when only a lit
tie of it is wanted only little need be
uncorked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13

The "Klosfit'' Sateen Petit
coats retails usually at $3.50.
but tomorrow we shall offer 1t
at a saving of SOC.
Made of good quality. highly
merceriZed sateen. in lengths
rs. 80 and ~ and waist bands
for slender. medium and large
figures: deep flounce.
A petticOat that really fits
close. and is especially desira-
BILE for wear with the close fit
ting outer skirts.
Second FlOOr-PetticoatS Section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
ADVERTISEMENT.
~ 4 The Home Beauty PdrlOr
by Betty Dean

Alice: You quite right In assuming
that yog would not have dandrln il your
hair wer. healthy. Dsndrun keeps your hair
from growing. it is doubtless the Of
all yoar othe- trials Il is the decom-
pissed matter sent forth by the oil glands.
Sounds horrid. doesn't IT: But IL can be re-
lieved wonderfully by this simple remedy
made AT home: Dissolve one ounce quin-
zoin in ~ pint alcohol. then mix with y
pint water and you have tonic for the
scaip that j. far better than any ready pre-
pared stun. Twice week rub little well
into the scalp. Ii will inspire your hair To
lustrous. healthy growth Shampoo with
canthr9A.
Mira l.: You are probably one ~ the mil
lions 10 need n tonic because they STAYED
indoors mu.h This winter aud ate too
much meat sHd Too few vegetables. You
evidently need good tonic and blood puri-
cup Of sugar aud dissolve IN half a pint Of
alrohoi. Then enough cold pure water 10
make fun quart Take tablespoonful ~
thu before each meal. Its action is 10
sharpen appetite. assist proper assimilat ion
regulate the liver and thereby purity the
blood There i no better general tonic that
know OF. either
Athleiica: You certainly do not have TO
give M all outdoor pleasure just because
you tan and freckie 50 easily. Here Is how
good looks. too Prepare a lotion by dis
so4sipG ounces OF spurmax In a pint OF
hot water Add teaspeonfuis Of giyeerinc.
Let stand until cold then bottle. Apply
ms morning and night and IL will act like
magic 70 keep away the bad effects of ex-
pcsure TO and wind Many women md
II splendid substitute for ordinary face
Powder; ~ keeps away The shine OF per
spiFaticn and imparts natural healthy
glow without artificial look. In fact. IL
seems like part of he skin
Middle Aged I have every sympathy with
your objection 70 facing the light" IL your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13

Squirrel He didn't see why he couldn',
swim like Jerry Muskrat. Oh. dear. dear
Happy go-lucky Peter Rabbit was in q
terrible state of mind. Finally the discon-
you never. never will guess what that
was. it was such a foolish thing to be
disconnected with. 1t was his name
What do you think of that? Peter Rab-
bit was discontinued with his name. He
said it was too common. Peter had yet to
learn what you and / long ago learned
that
Every day in every year
The common things those most dear
The air we breathe. the good plain bread,
The sleep seek each night in bed.
Go where you will go east west,
You'll find the common things best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
By Betty Dean

..,.t. - -
taEen In saving i, ~ ..ruInad All II needs
nrohshiv T. ,onjpy nm When me skin IS
iip.d .cd s,Lhy q, al, no ra.tored Ia fresh
srmnas. hy ,his s,mnI. ,nosns %, one
nnnrc - aIunznin ND r,ir With two tea
snoonfnis ~ olycsrina. sJd u Mint cold w.
ter stir ara Ia, s..nd ~, bbn,rs annIy
frs.,v a., ~ ~ SAM m, -a.tn ~ ,n III
rrhicb 80 90 i Us - - 60.
ra,H q poiI eeanstI anu ~, .
gro" nsr. ! nave iouhu great Denent IN tnis
pores and outer cuticie as well as on the
tissues h.raatb
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-04
MAIL CLERK UTTERS PROTEST
Wall Should Appeal to Those Who
Have Habit Of Pinning Their
Written Sheets Together.

IF people must stick pins into their
letters, I wish they would cover up
the points so that they wouldn't push
through" said a mail clerk whose
hands were distgured by tiny scratch
es. Il must get about a hundred digs
a day from pins that systematic folks
use to hold their correspondence to-
gether. l never could make out, any
how, why so many letters need to be
finished off with a Din.
of course, l understand that about
half of those written by women have
a postscript in the shape of samples of
dress goods or newspaper cuttings,
which perhaps require a pin or two to
hold them in place, but even that habit
cannot account for the large number
of letters that come through the post
Office with pin sticking out of one
corner
Il have come to the conclusion that
many writer's so mail their manuscript
with malicious intent. 1t may not be
US fellows in the postoffice against
whom they hold a grudge, but we are
the ones that usually get the benefit
of those pins"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-04
EVEN FLOWERS MUST LABOR
Nature Demands Its Toll From Every
Living Thing, and Accepts
No Excuses.

However fine and dainty a flower
may look, it is pressed to do a great
service and its colors and forms are
all suited TO its work 1t must bring
forth the fruit, or the continuity of
plant life will be broken and the
earth will be turned into a desert ere
long.
The color and the smell of the flow
er are all for some purpose, therefore
no sooner is it fortified by the bee,
no sooner does the time of its fruition
arrive, than it sheds its exquisite pet
ais and a cruel economy compels it
to give up it's sweetest perfume 1t
has no time to f1aunt its finery, for it
is busy beyond measure.
Viewed from without, necessity
seems to be the only factor in Ma
ture, for which everything works and
moves. There the bud develops into
the flower, the flower into the fruit,
the fruit into the seed, the seed into a
new plant again, and so forth, the
chain of activity running on unbroken.
Should there crop up any disturbance
or impeachment, no excuse would be &C
cepted and the unfortunate thing so
choked in its movement would at
. once be labeled as rejected, and be
+ bound to die and disappear post haste
IN the great Office of Nature there
are innumerable departments with
endless work going on, and the fine
flower that you behold there, gaudily
attired and scented like a dandy, is
by no means what it appears to be,
but rather is like a laborer toiling in
the sun and shower, who has to sub
nit a clear account of his work, and
I has no breathing space to enjoy him
self in a playful ic.-Rabindranath
Tagore, in the Atlantic Monthly.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-04

ant entertainment. The great black
picture hat was settled becomingly on
the small head, the black cloak thrown
over her gown, and the gloves fitted
on hurriedly to hide the fact that they
were too large.
And whom did you say you studied
with?" asked the keen hostess, deter
mined to be able TO tell how great a
guest she had harbored for the eve
ming.
'Oh, is Mr.. Durham calling me, Mrs.
Bowman? You will excuse me for
hurrying off, won't you? And it has
been so lovely of you to ask me-per-
fectly delightful to find friends this
way when | was a stranger"
She hurried toward the stairway and
down the broad steps, and the hostess
had no choice but to follow her.
The other guests crowded out into
the hall to bid them good-by and to tell
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-04
Stork and Cupid
Cunning PIotters
Many a New Home will Have q Little
Sunbeam to Brighten IL.

There Is usually certain degree OF dread
in every womans mind as to the probable
rain, distress and danger of childbirth.
Eut, thanks TO a most remarkable remedy
Enown as Mothers Friend, all fear is ba1-
is2ed and the period Is one Of unbounded,
5--fIl anticipation
Iother's Friend Is used externally. 1t
IS most penetrating applicable makes
the muscles Of the stomach and abdomen
..a2t SO they expand easily and naturally
Without pain, without distress and with
r-ne OF that peculiar Nausea, nervousness
I'D other symptoms that tend to weaken
the prospective mother. Thus Cupid and
the stOrk are held Up 10 generation they
G-e rated as cunning plotters 10 herald the
e ming Of a little s,-2Jea-1 10 gladden. the
learts and brighten the homes Of a host Of
L~9py families.
here are Thousands Ct women who have
I'd Mothers Friend. and thus know # z
C~.ericnce that il IS C-e Of cur grca st
{ -trlbuti52s 70 healthy. har-- mother
J ID II is So "a by al druggist a. Sl-eJ
Icr bottle, and is especially rn.".-.G.11
IS preventive 81 Cakicg breG>-s 81 all
Ct&rr such GlstreSses.
Write 20 Bradfeld Regulator Co. Isl
lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga. fgr their veg
valuable box "a eyDectant mothers. Get
L Lotl.e q --.t-CEs LE.eC4 toy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-04
How to Med.

Why should not the church which
solemnizes marriage go behind the
ceremony, encouraging young people
to wed and giving them needed in
struction concerning marriage life?
Just this the New York diocese of the
Protestant Episcopal church proposes
to do. In the discussion of the mar
riage problem it was unanimously
agreed that health certificates should
be required for marriage. The much
greater problem of how the church
is to bring young people together with
marriage as the aim and how to make
the married state happy and perma-
nent has been turned over to the So
cial service commission to work out
Iaslie's,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-04
Manners Can Be Acquired.

An English critic says that the ath-
letic girl has no manners and has
other faults. But after the brilliant
showing of a little Baltimore girl late
ly in rescuing several children single
handed from a burning house, res
cue made possible by her practice at
athletic exercises, the lack of polish
more or less can easily be forgiven
Manners can always be acquired, but
it demands very quick action and abil-
ity to save lives. The mistake Of such
critics is to lay the blame on athletics
when that blame is due to entirely diff
ferent causes. The old idea that gen.
tleness went with weakness and wom-
anliness with timidity is now exploded.
Baltimore American.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-04
DON'T LET BABY SUFFER WITH
ECZEMA AND SKIN ERUPTlONS

Babies need a perfect skin-cOVer-
ing. Skin eruptions cause them not
only intense suffering, but hinder
their growth. DR.. HOBSON'S ECZ-
ENA OINTMENT can be relied on
for relief AMI permanent cure OF suf-
fering babies whose skin eTuptiOns
have made their life miserable. Our
Eabv was afflicted with breaking out
nj the skin all over the face and
SCALP. Doctors and skin specialists
failed to help. We tried Dr.. Hobson :
Eczema Ointment and were OverjCy-
ed 10 see baby completely cured te-
fore one box was used" writes Mrs
Strubler. Dubuque. Iowa. All drug
gists. or by mail 80 cents. Tydings
& Co. Ocala. Pfeiffer Chemical Co.
81. Louis. Mo, Philadelphia, Pad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-04
EUREKA

Eureka, Sept. 3.-Mr. F. NJ. Harp
made a trip to Jacksonville last
week on business.
The Salt Springs party returned to
Eureka last Saturday reporting a
back again Monday.
Miss Matte Odom, who has been
i'll with fever for the past week, is
able to be up again. Her friends are
delighted over this favorable change.
Mr.. ami Mrs. E. c. Smith. who
have been visiting their daughter, 1
Mrs. l. NJ Hinson, ro-urnei TO theirN
home at Kenwood last week.
r. and Mrs F. NJ. Harp attended
lodge meeting at Fort Mccoy We'd
mes ay evening.
We are sorry to learn of the seri-
Gus illness of Mrs. Jim Fidiia, and
hope she will soon recover.
Ms. Percy Burton. of Palaitka.
who has been visiting her sister.
Mrs. L. NJ. Sherouse, at Fairfield,
came up for visit to relatives here
before returning to her home today.
We notice among our Sunday
school visitors Sunday. Mr. Wade
Hastings of Lake Kerr.
Mrs E. S. Smith, Mrs. !. NJ. Hin
son and Master Oris Hinson were at
Fit. Mccoy last week consulting a
physician in regard to the little ones
health.
Misses Edna and Myrtle LAMAR, of
Coleman, were visiting relatives here
last week. returning home Monday
Miss Hazel LAMAR accompanied
them.
Mrs Harp and Miss Oldia Hinson
were callers at Burbank last Tues
day.
! Mr.. Ethan Hinson was over from
Burbank Saturday
Mr.. H. B. Mathews returned home
from Palatka Monday, where he had
been for the past few days visiting
relati, es and taking medical treat
ment
Mr. l. NJ. Hinson was in Ocala Fri
cay on DuS1D6SS-
School opens here on Mon1ay the
Sth of this month. We hope all the
scholars of school age will be on
hand and that they will keep up a
good attendance through the ensuing
term. The better the average, the
more prosperous the school. 1t isn't
very encouraging for teacher TO
spend their time daily trying to in
struct empty benches. We trust that
our good patrons Will bear this fact
in mind and laying aside all triffling
little affairs that has before been a
stumbling block to- our school and
come together with a determination
to make thes a successful term for
the school folks.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-04
HOW'S THIS?

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last . years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fin
anciaIly able to carry out any obli-
cations made by his firm. National
Bank of Commerce. Toledo. 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
- cents per bottle. Sold by all drug
stores.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatiOn. adv