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suitable-and have it fashioned into a
round or oval frame. Have piece of
clear picture glass cut to At it and fast
ened neatly in place with strong but
small wire nails. Then buy a pair of
handles and fasten them carefully in
place with screws.
The safest way is to let the screws
come completely through the frame and
to fasten them there with nuts. Then
cut four little squares of dark green felt
and glue these securely over the nuts
and screw ends They serve as little feet
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1t is a rather difficult matter to mount
the chintz successfully, but If you take
time and patience you will succeed. Cut
it to fit the glass exactly. Then stretch
II in place and fasten 1t about the inside
Of the glass. the strip over which the
frame extends on the right side, with
strong glue.
You can now fit a piece Of stiff paste
board over the glass on the back OF the
tray and cover this with dark green silk,
glued evenly. to match the felt. over the
pasteboard. The pasteboard can be held
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Easy Task to Fr@sh@m
Shabby Swmnma@r Hats

GUNNER suns. mountain winds ocean
spray. country dust and city wear
- and tear have a way of working
havoc with hats And long before the
first tang of frost in the air suggests
the possibility of felt hats, our summer
head covering is in a sad way.
Perhaps we delve into our purses and
SALLY, forth to take advantage OF the
mark-down prices in the millinery shops
The milliners mark all their summer hats
down at this time Of the year, for natur-
allv they find it more economical to set
out their stock at reduced prices than
not to sell it at any price Hence real
bargains can be found by the woman who
;s fortunate-or unfortunate-enough to
he in the city in August II you are not
willing to pay $40 for a twenty
dollar hat which, for some inexplicable
reason, did not strike the spr1nsume
fancy of any customer. doubtless you can
get the hat for eight or seven, or SIX or
even five dollars.
So much for the bargains in the mil
linery shops. Perhaps none OF these shops
is accessible and perhaps the necessary
FIVE or six or seven or eight or ten ooiiars
cannot be had for the delving. what re-
mains to be done? The hats on hand
must be refreshened.
Dust is probably the greatest enemy OF
| hats. So to begin with, IL you are fresh
ening up an old hat. clean II, neces-
sary remove the trimmings. lnen Drush
| the hat with a stiff, clean clothes brush
| n II is a white hat. and is burned and
| Drowned from the sun, clean II with lem
/ on Juice and salt MOisten the salt with
lemon juice. and rub it on the nat WIZ
q clean nailbrush or toothbrush. ana tneL
remove the salty paste with water. Dry
the hat carefully In the shade
II il is a black hat try restoring the
color and cleaning 1t with vinegar ap
Piled with bit of soft clotn. II .his
| method fails, blacken the hat Win shos
| backing and dry 1t Thoroughly;
| colored hat Is more din1cuit 10 treat
1 You may be successful in covering INT
| hat with coat of water paint thinis
| applied in the color to match the nat
Won NAV nave to treat the hat to dost
| Of shoe backing and so change us coior
Flowers can be restored to their orig1na
color by dipping them in gasoline II
which a little oil paint of the desired
color has been rubbed. Another way t.
bring brightness to pale-cheeked flower,
| Is to dab them with rouge. Still anothe
way is to apply water colors in pink ant
red.
Much can be done to freshen worn flow
ers by pulling out each petal with tn
| fingers. Remove creases and wrinkle'
places by rubbing them between tn
thumb and forefinger After they ar
| thus refreshed color them.
Often flowers that are expensive cal
| be made to look fresh and bright Ii nev
foliage, which may be inexpensive IL
Is carefully chosen, Is mixed with them
i Ribbon has been so much used on hat
this year that every one who renovate
old hats must know how to freshen it.
Is possible to wash some ribbon In soal
and water-mild soap and lukewarn
water-and then to iron it to it's origina
state of smoothness and freshness. 1t j
far more likely to be properly freshened
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that the feet and bills are bright yell
low. Then buy a good fat specimen.
After 1t Is drawn wash the inside of
it with a cloth, and dry 1t. Then rub
it with salt and pepper. and spread 1t
thinly with butter. Roast 1t for thirty
minutes in a hot oven. basting 1t sew
eral times with its own liquor.
When 1t is cooked to a golden brown
remove II from the roasting pan to q
hot dish. Add a cupful of broth to the
liquor in the pan and let 1t come to a
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~ UCKS are in season all the
year. Ducklings are in sea-
son only when they are young.
But when they are too old to
be ducklings, they are ducks.
SO their age makes little difference.
But know which delicacy you have
bought If 1t is duck. 1t must be cook
ed in one way: If 1t Is duckling 1t
must be cooked in another.
If YOU would have duckling, make sure
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boil. Strain 1t over the duck. garnish
with crisp. green sprigs of parsley, and
serve with hot apple sauce.
A more elaborate duckling dish is a
French salmi For this dish select a fat
duckling weighing four or five pounds.
Wash and dry 1t. In a roasting pan
slice q quarter of a carrot half an
onion. q stick Of celery, and add a bay
leaf. Glove. and two tablespoonfuis
of butter over the duck.
Roast the duckling in a brisk oven
for half an hour. basting it occasional
ly. Then take ii from the pan ana
remove the legs and breast. Cut each
in three parts. Put them In dish and
keep them warm, with two tablespoon
fuls of sherry and one of brandy.
Put the carcass Of the duck in q
mortar and add the liver. the heart and
the vegetables from the roasting pan.
Pound all Of these to a pulp. Add a
gill Of tomato sauce, two gills OF rlcn
stock and boil ten minutes strain
into the dish with the duck and boil
slowly for fifteen minutes before serv-
ing.
Roasted duck is almost as palatable
as the roasted duckling. To prepare
duck for roasting, SINCE and draw II,
then wash it and dry 1t inside and
out. If 1t is fairly young dredge II
with -four, salt and pepper and spread
IL with butter. Roast 1T for twenty or
thirty minutes in a hot oven II 1t Is
not so young and is somewhat strong
in flavor, stuff it with quarters OF ap-
pies before roasting it.
These apple sections must De re-
moved before the duck is served, as
they will have absorbed disagree
ably strong flavor. Decorate the ouch
with fresh cress, and serve II Win
olives, green peas and apple sauce.
When duck is more than tWeIVe
months old it Is too old for roasting
for it Is tough. However, II can ps
made into some interesting stewed ano
boiled dishes.
Plain boiled duck is prepared In this
way: Rub the duck with salt, AFTER II
is singed and drawn and washed, and lei
If stand two days. Then boil 1t for hall
an hcsl Take it from the water at the
end o. Il time and stuff 1t with nne
bread crumbs, mixed with finely minced
hoiled onion and sage, butter. pepper ano
salt TO taste. When the duck is nrmiy
stuffed return 1t to the water and boil II
until it is tender.
stewed duck with chestnuts is another
delicious duck dish that is made on the
ton of the stove. But tough duck tna'
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bleaches that are harm
r. less may be made at home WIN
very little trouble and expense. Oat-
meal stepped in cold water with niue
witch hazel is q good skin wnltener. II
should be kept In a cool place and VIII
last Some time before fermenting the oat-
meal.
Make a soft paste of almond meal ana
peroxide of hydrogen, add three or iour
drops of tincture of benzoin. opreao
this between pieces of thin cheeseciotn
and place on the face to cover the race
and neck Then cover this with tower
wrung out of hot water. Keep UP Tor
fifteen minutes. Afterward go over the
face with an astringent: after tnat
few dashes Of cold water. About ten
treatments will bleach the skin.
For an oily skin take some nne oatmeal
and make 1t into a paste by mixing u
with a little cold milk. allowing IL 70
simmer in a cup placed inside pan OF
boiling water When the oatmeal ana
milk are slightly thickened, wash the
face with the mixture and allow IT 10
dry on the skin. Now take a soft piece
Of toweling, dip 1t in tepid water. wipe
the paste off, and dry with soft towel.
If your face shows many blackheads as
paste made Of ordinary sour buttermilk
and flour Work 1t into a thick paste,
that will be soft enough to rub over the
face and neck like cold cream. Mas
sage t With the fingers until the non.
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child's coat of unusual beauty is Of
emoke-gray ratine. the collar and cuffs
are Of plaid In tones Of old blue and yell
low, and it is fastened with large gun
metal buttons.
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naturally inartistic taste until ii is full
fiedRed and dependable criterion of what
is most becoming and most suitable In
dress.
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of five eggs. Put into bottle, cork
we'll and let stand for fifteen days. APP

we'll and let stand for fifteen days. APP
ply at night.
To make a face powder that perspira-
ton will not affect, take any desired
quantity of Venice tale and put 1t with
double it's weight of distilled vinegar In
glass vessel. Let 1t stand for q fort
night. stirring occasionally. At the end
Of this time filter the mixture. Wash
again until all taste of the vinegar has
disappeared. Then mix the powder with
a little water and fifteen grammes OF
spermaceti. Put the paste In jars. and
free from dust Before using put q little
cold cream on the face. then rub OF.
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SUNDAY MENU.

SUNDAY MENU.
BREAKFAST.
Canteloupe.
Cereal.
proi,ed Salt Mackered, Lemon ana
Water Dress.
Whole Wheat Muhns.
CoRee.
DINNER.
Clam Bisque.
Pressed Veal.
Potatoes with Parsley Cream Sauce.
Stuffed Tomatoes.
Lettuce and Green Pepper Saiad.
lemon Sherbet. Fairy GingerDresa'
Iced Tea.
SLIPPER IN THE GARDEN OR ON THE
PORCH.
Assorted Sandwiches.
Nasturtium. Cream Cheese ana Jehy.'
0lives Radishes.
Small Cakes.
Lemonade. Cold Tea or Fruit fuheh-
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Clam Bisque.

To one pint Of clans allow one cupfui
of milk, one cunfui OF cream, one ia
blespoonful of butter, two tablespoonfuls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

HE beautiful old trays that have
lately come into favor would
seem to prove that this useful
accessory is not speciality OF
the modern housekeeper. From
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Eggs and Cheese in Ramekins.

Butter a half dozen Of the little rame-
kins Beat the whites of six eggs to
stiff froth. add the well beaten yolks
Of the eggs half teaspoonful of salt
and a dash Of paprika. When well mixed
add one cupful of grated cheese and a
half cupful of milk. Pour the mixture
into the dishes and sprinkle the tops
of each with a teaspoonful of fine grated
bread crumbs. Bake eight minutes i'm a
moderate oven.
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A Digestible Way of Cooking Eggs.

Heat the frying pan and grease over
with tiny bit of butter or vegetable
oil. Have as many eggs desired
broken carefully into shallow dish and
slip into the hot pan without breaking.
Add three or four tablespoonful of boil
ing water. cover closely, set the pan on
the back Of the stove and let simmer for
ten minutes while the steam cooks the
eggs. They will look and taste much like
poached eggs, but are even more digesti-
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however, If it is dipped In Dath OF gaso
line and then ironed to smoothness on tn
wrong side.
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DO NOT REQUIRE SPEED.
Autoists Now Look More to Relia.
bility and Efficiency in Cars.

That there is an abundance of speed in
the modern motor car for the average
owner is the opinion of the vice president
of western automobile company Most
owners do not want to burn up the road.
so to speak. but prefer car that will run
at a moderately high speed and keep it
up
When the first cars came out all we
heard was more speed, more speed. and
one was led to believe that owners would
never be satisfied, no matter what rate
their cars would travel. But now the
owners are satisfied and. in fact, not one
car In ten is ever let out to the highest
speed that it is capable of attaining. One
very seldom sees an owner on ordinary
roads let his car out as fast as it will
go. He feels that about thirty five or
forty miles an hour is as fast as he care:
to go and feel SAFE.
Today. when the prospective buyer goes
into a .salestaom and looks at a car ne
does not seem particular about speed. but
confines his attention to reliability and
efficiency; he wants to know whether the
car will travel the hills and sand and
mud. and whether his wife and daughters
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AUTO IN ARCTIC CIRCLE
Melvin A. Hall of New York
Establishes New Motor
Record.

Melvin A. Hall of New York. who
passed through Washington last year
and startled automobile circles by COM
pleting trip around the world. cover
Ing distance of nearly $4,000 miles
has established a new record. A postal
card received from Mr. Hall. mailed
from Karesuando. Lapland, tells the
story:
"Farthest north ever reached by mo-
tor car; impossible to get farther; IS
degrees and q minutes, north latitude;
197 miles north of the arctic circle;
north of northernmost railroad or
! through road in the world; $1,000 miles
from Paris
During his 5O,O0O-mile journey around
the world Mr.. Hall found his way into
many countries where motor car had
never been seen. The destinations OF
these experiences were SO great as to spur
him on to the unknown north, with its
extraordinary conditions. He set out with
the express intention of gaining the most
northern point ever reached by an au-
tomobile.
As on his previous trip, Mr.. Hall is
accompanied by his mother. He Is
driving a Packard "4e.''
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Cleanliness Is Important.

Cleanliness is just as important for a
truck as for human being. not only for
appearances sake, but for the actual
health of the machine. Accommodations
of mud and dust not only look bad. but
are liable to work their way into the
mechanism and create havoc. Sometimes
the dirt will conceal conditions that
need remedying. and which, being neg
lected, become worse and worse until
the truck is laid UP for far more extern
sive repairs than would have been the
case had the trouble been caught at the
beginning. One such case occurred re-
Gently, when a spring broke without any
apparent excessive load. Examination
showed that the eye clip on the forward
end had been broken for some time. but
that as it was covered with rust and dirt
il had not been noticed. If the machine
had been carefully washed every day
the break would have been seen, and the
trifiing expense of a new clip would have
saved the spring.
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Illinois Road Hog Law.

Farmers who sit with smiling satisfac-
ton while motorists blow their horns In
desperation behind the hay wagons will
find their pleasure rather costly, if en-
joyed in Illinois. That state recently
passed road hog" law. One of the
first motorists to invoke the aid of the
law swore out a warrant for a farmer
who had blocked the road for two miles,
refusing to let the automobile pass. The
man was fined SO and costs. the bill
coming to $1,000 The farmer left the
court considerably sadder and wiser.
Similar cases in other parts of the state
are having the effect of clearing the
roads in good fashion.
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PURCHASING AGENT
IS IMPORTANT MAN
His Work, to a Large Extent,
Determines Price
of Car.

One of the big men in an automobile
factory is the purchasing agent. His
zone of difficulties lies between the en-
gineer who designs the car and the
manufacturing department which builds
it.
There intervenes step which, while
never of a spectacular sort, is neverthe-
less of mighty Importance, determining
to great extent the price at which the
car can be profitably sold.
This step is the purchase of material
To the man under whose direction this
task is performed the automobile-b buy
ing public owes large share of the in
creasing value that is being put into
popular-priced American automobiles.
. The purchasing agent is a specialist in
values of materials He knows the repu-
tation of every large maker of materials,
and the capacity of his plant. He is a
veteran student of human nature
wary, resourceful and shrewd. He daily
entertains an interesting series of call
ers at his Office.
Sits in Judgment.
Representatives of the big steel mills:
statesmen of high-grade leather and
paint; builders of automobile equipment;
manufacturers of machine tools and a
host of others compete for the business
Guided by a definite policy the pur-
chasing agent sits in judgment He
must be satisfied regarding quality: Ii
there is any doubt involved. the labora-
tory determines that by analysis and
experiment. He must be satisfied on the
sellers financial standing and ability to
make deliveries according to schedule.
He must he satisfied that the price,
finally agreed on. is reasonable, but will
still allow the salesman's firm a margin
of profit. This last provision makes it
necessary for him to know the last word
regarding manufacturing cost
The experienced salesman is fully
aware of all these conditions. He knows
also that the contract will mean con-
tinuous operation for the manufacturer
he represents, and perhaps a successful
season, as a result. Just how great a
saving this represents to the purchaser
of car may be imagined from the fact
that manufacturer of material or
equipment is almost always ready to
quote on pieces ordered in lots of $1,000
a price approximately one-third or less
of what is charged for the same piece at
retail list.
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AUTOMOBILE SHOW
HAD L0WLy START
Thirteen Years Ago Space
Was Reluctantly Given at
Bicycle Exhibit.

Beginning with a few scattered motor
displays that were reluctantly given
space in a bicycle show thirteen years
such proportions that in order to exhibit
it's product four floors of the Grand Cen
trail Palace will be pressed into service
for the New York exhibition which will
be held during the week of January $40
under the auspices of the Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Never before
in the history OF shows has there been so
much floor space available and allotted
as for the exhibition, and yet Manager S.
A. Miles is being besieged daily for more
space.
This unusual demand by manufacturers
for space is striking commentary on
the growth of the popularity and value OF
the national automobile show and clearly
indicates that the show will be record
breaker from every viewpoint.
Following the allotting of space for car
exhibits the motor and accessory manu-
facturers last week allotted room to their
members who will exhibit accessories and
parts. In all, more than Is, go square
feet of space was allotted for accessory
exhibits, and this amount is greater by
1908 square feet than that allotted last
accessory makers for space that the dia-
gram of the fourth floor of the palace
had to be rearranged in order to accom-
modate the applicants For the Chicago
show, which follows the New York exhi-
bition, and which Is to be held under the
same auspices. a similar condition exists,
and at present every inch of space in the
mammoth buildings has been allotted.
Electric Vehicle Display.
At the Grand Central Palace. as well as
in Chicago. there will be greater display
of electric vehicles than has even before
been shown at any automobile exhibition.
Electric car manufacturers will make
their allotments in a short time and
prominent space will be given to display
to best advantage the various types of
electrics which will prevail for next sea-
son.
Motor cycles will also come in for their
share of attention and the followers of
the little brother of the automobile will
have an opportunity to see all that is new
and interesting in these types for next
season.
The accessory section of the automobile
shows, which has always held great in
terest with motor enthusiasts, will be re-
plete with everything that goes to make
up a car. Despite the fact that it has
been stated that there will be no tire dis
plays a number of tire concerns have ap-
piled and secured space for both the New
York and Chicago shows. Thus the mo-
florists who have each year made a round
of the tire exhibits will have an opportu-
nifty to size up what is offered in the tire
line
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Use a pressure gauge and test your
tires at least twice a week. pumping IN
what they need to bring the pressure up
to the required amount. It Is not enough
to initiate the tire properly when you do
initiate it, for if it isn't inflated again
soon the pressure will drop far below the
recommended amount. The average
pressure should be kept as nearly as pos
sible equal to the recommended pressure.
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Magnetic Vibrator Contacts.

Large contact points should be provided
for vibrators intended for use with. mag
neto current, as the currents handled are
generally of higher voltage and current
than with batteries. and direct cur
rent spark generator is too liable to over
speed and the. liability of freezing Is in
creased.
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On Territory Trip.

William P. Barnhart. local King and
Pullman representative. left few days
ago for a three-week trip through the
states of Virginia and West Virginia plac-
ing agencies through this territory for
these cars. His trip will include a visit
to all of the important towns through the
Shenandoah valley.
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Cushion Tires Helpful.

Some ears have rather narrow and
sharp tire irons at the rear, which are
apt to cut through the wrappings Of
spare tires. and perhaps little into the
tires themselves, on Ions. hard trip.
1t is good idea to cushion these, and
for this purpose bits of blown-out or
hopeless rubber inner tubes are just the
thing. The cushions should be slipped
on the irons where the tire touches them.
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Cadillac Landaulet Delivery.

1914 Cadillac landaulet, finished in
blue, with the interior of blue broadcloth.
and electrically equipped, was delivered
yesterday to Mrs. L. Bowers of this city.
ve-passenger Cadillac touring cars
were aso delivered during the past few
days to o. A. Mechlin and Levi Wood
hurry
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Joins Potomac Motor Co.

]. C. Henderson. for number of years
connected with the Woods Electric Nehi-
Gle Company as eastern sales manager
for the Woods electric. has severed his
connection with that company and has
Joined the sales STAFF OF the Potomac
Motor Car Company of this city, and
will devote his attention to the sale OF
that car.
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Wagner Buys Maxwell.

Honus Wagner, the famous base ball
player, is enjoying one of the 1914 Max
well ''25'' touring cars, having purchased
one a few days ago in Pittsburgh. Several
wears ago Wagner was somewhat inter-
ested in the automobile business, at that
time handling the Maxwell car.
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craze has left the motor ear owners and.
although they enjoy seeing fast speed on
tracks. they do not care to travel at
such rate themselves.