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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
An Amateur Cabaret Show.
A BIG public charity in small towr
\ recently desired to raise some needed

A BIG public charity in small town
! recently desired to raise some needed
money for running expenses, and the
committee appointed to plan some sort Of
bazaar or entertainment for the purpose
hit on an amateur cabaret show. 1t was
a good deal Of trouble to work out, but
as the responsibility fell on dozens Of
shoulders, it proved to be far less trying
than most entertainments 1t was big
success The charity gained a big ad-
dition to its treasury. And those who
patronized the entertainment enjoyed It.
That is more than could be said of many
charity bazaars and entertainments.
The expenses were very small. OF
course, there was the rent Of a hall for
two afternoons and two evenings. Then
there was a comparatively small bill for
service, for a couple OF charwomen to
wash dishes. All the rest of the work
was done by women interested in the
charity.
The hall rented had a good stage at one
end. with footnghts and scenery of q
simple sort to boot About the floor Of
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TURKEY DRESSINGS.

DREAD DRESSING-Four cups of stale
= bread crumbs. one egg, one-quarter
pound of liver sausage and one teaspoon
of salt Soak the bread In cold water.
Pour off the water and press the bread
dry. Remove the skin Of the sausage,
mix with the rest Of the ingredients and
stuff the turkey.
Oyster dressing-One pound of crackers
rolled and mashed fine. Add half cup of
butter. and salt and pepper to taste.
Pour boiling water over this and stir
until stiff Add two eggs and the juice
from one quart OF oysters, then add the
oysters. stirring them lightly.
Another oyster dressing-F'our quarts OF
stale bread, one teaSpoonful of salt
three tablespoons OF butter. one-eighth
teaspoon Of ginger, one-eighth teaspoon
of pepper, one egg. one-quarter teaspoon
of poultry seasoning, one-hdI small
onion, chopped fine; one teaspoon OF
chopped parsley and one dozen large
oysters, coarsely chopped. Soak the
bread in cold water and press dry Heat
the butter in frying pan, add the soak
ed bread and STIR until the fat Is alb
sorbed- Add seasoning, egg and onion,
and put the dressing in the turkey.
Oyster sauce-Put a piece of butter the
size or an egg into IRVING pan ana
melt IL until il is brown. Stir two table
spoons of Drowned flour into this until
1t Is smooth. then stir in gradually two
and one-half cups rich milk. Let it boil
until it begins to thicken, then stir into
it cup of oysters chopped fine Let it
boil up once and season with celery salt
and pepper. If too thick add little oys-
ter juice
Chestnut dressing-If you have never
tried chestnut dressing for turkey you
have a new delicacy to taste. Select a
quart OF large chestnuts, cut a cash in
one side OF eacl, and shake them in a
ian of hot butter for q minute or two,
then set them in hot oven to bake for
FIVE minutes. Remove the shells and the
inner skin and cook in boiling salt water.
Drain and pass them through ricer add
one-quarter cup of butter. one teaspoon
of salt. dash OF pepper, two cups of
bread crumbs moistened with little hot
water and drop or two of onion juice.
Eggplant dressing-Bake the eggplant
In tie skin, then mash the pulp and mix
II with bread crumbs and egg and season
highly with salt and pepper.
Apple dressing-Take five sour apples,
, one cup of bread crumbs. one-half tea
spoonful of salt, a dash of pepper and
one-half cup of poultry seasoning Peel,
quarter and core the apples and stew
them until half done. Mix them with the
bread crumbs. salt, pepper and season
ing.
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shirred rose-colored silk. finished at the
top and bottom with dull gold braid, and
held through the middle by two inter-
lacing strands of gold cord To this foun-
dalton is attached a shirred bag of rose
silk. with a gold cord run through the
casing below the hem.
Next to the bag are some gifts for the
woman who likes frivolity. One is
charming hair ornament of pearls set In
platinum There is a bandeau to go
about the head. 1t broadens in front,
where 1t holds a feather ornament OF
peacock blue The vanity bag shown is
made of black silk lined with cream
white. A ribbon strap held by a gilt ring
serves as handle and a little gilt
framed mirror is fastened to the lining.
The sachet next to the bag is made of
blue silk trimmed with a big blue silk
bow. 1t is scented with one of the new
oriental sachets that come In little can
vas bags from Paris but look as IL they
came from PARKWAY Cathay at the least
The Sachet can be placed in the shoulders
Of a blouse or the bodice Of an evening
gown.
Behind the sachet is bottle OF one Of
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Byron'S Anti-Fat Diet.

A We all know, one mans food is an
other mans poison-and certainly
the poet Byron's anti-fat diet would add
layers of flesh to some of Us.
A story IS told by some one who once
acted as the poets host at dinner The
meal was served and Byron refused dish
after dish, asking for biscuits and soda
water. But, as the host says, neither
meat, fish nor wine would he touch. and
of biscuits and soda water, which he
asked for. there had been unluckily no
provision"
Then Byron chose. as the least likely
to make him fat. potatoes and dressed
them with vinegar. And of potatoes
the present-day fat mans bugaboo-he
made a good dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
DAYS

VHERE is something to suit every
sort of taste In the tableful of
gifts shown in the illustration. Old
and young, gay and solemn, could all be
suited with one Of the attractive objects
pictured
Beginning at the left, two gifts for the
woman who likes to sew are shown. The
little work stand is especially convenient
for holding mending. Stockings can be
piled In 1t to await darning day, or
dainty lingerie can be safely slowed in
its depths until there is time for mending.
The frame is made Of mahogany or any
other wood and the bag is made OF
lowered silk reinforced with a loose
lining of china silk or messaline. When
the stand Is not in use 1t can be COM
pactly folded and stored In small space.
The other gift for the woman who sews
is a capacious bag. There is a shaped
foundation, stiffened with cardboard.
over the foundation there Is band of
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"a different play. SO that the same pa
irons could be sure of change Of pro-
gram on the two evenings.
There was a good deal of singing in
terspersing the rest of the entertainment
all done by local talent. There was a
mandolin and guitar glee club Offering OF
two or three numbers. There was some
dancing, of course. and members OF q
dancing class where folk-dancing was In
dulged in gave an exhibition. There was
a pretty children's dance one afternoon
and the next a local story teller told q
fairy story in costume for the children.
There was good music for dancing, sup
piled by a piano and a violin, manned by
different volunteers at different times.
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Bracelet Watches.

A BRACELET watch would be an ac-
ceptable holiday gift for any one,
young or old. And here is a suggestion:
In many jewelers. shops and i'm some
of the department stores old watches
are set in bracelets of silver or gold, to
match the metal of the watch, at COM
paratively small cost and SO made into
up-to-date bracelets.
So IL you have an unused watch take
1t from it's hiding place, have it mounted
in a bracelet for a few dollars. and make
glad the heart OF some small boy or
girl on Christmas morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
To Keep Needles Bright.

TO your sewing needles get rusty, and
u are you always having to cast them
out Of your needle book because they are
rough and useless? Probably your needle
book Is to blame and not your needles.
It is a mistake to use flannel as leaves In
your book. Sulphur I'm the flannel rusts
the steel. Use leaves of linen or chamois
and you will have bright needles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Twrb@m of Black Velvet
and Taff@ea Is Like Head
Dress of Drwm Major

which Is Joy to the woman who has on
hand an embroidered waist pattern. These
are made with necks slightly v shaped
in front, or else rounded, and are finished
with fiat collars Of net or lace or en-
broidery. There is sometimes a little
full ness, produced by few tucks, in the
front. little lace is used to edge the
sleeves, or else a net frill finishes them.
A lace and net frock for little girl
shows an interesting use of artificial
daisies. They are used about the elbows.
where the net frill joins the end of the
sleeves. They are used also In pairs
from the neck to the knees. on each side
of the front closing. as if they were big
buttons.
velvet frocL trimmed with fur shows
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Hand Wrought Scarf Pin.

HAND-WROUGHT scarf pin pos
"A sesses the sort of individuality which
would make 1t valuable. 1t Is set with q
small black opal Of wonderful 4coloring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

More than a word might be said on the
use Of onyx-the right use and the wrong
use. Onyx Is never stone to be used
with fussy, deliberately trimmed clothes.
1t shows to best advantage on somewhat
severe gowns made in simple fashion.
Now, nobody could say that the clothes
of the day are severe nor that they are
simple. But they are not fussy. There
is certain dignity and simplicity to the
length OF line and the fold Of fabric in
some of the velvet evening frocks that
brings out the best in onyx. These gowns
are not spoiled by overelaborate trim
mings, and therefore they carry on
onyx with a good deal of dignity. Even
ing gowns are not alone in this. A
Charming blouse, made Of cream chif-
fon, softly folded and draped, shows a
little jacket of rich yellow brocade which
is effectively buttoned with long onyx
buttons. So if you have any old onyx
you will do well to get it from its resting
place and wear 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Good for the Piano.

TT is difficult to keep a piano in tune in
house heated by hot water. A glass
fruit jar filled with water and placed in
the very bottom of the piano will help
to keep 1t in tune, and will save the
wood from warping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

CHRISTMAS MENU.
BREAKFAST.
Chrstnigles.
Cereal.
Ox-Eyes.
Coffee for the Eiders-
Cocoa for the Children.
DINNER.
Grapefruit
Celery. Picked Peaches.
Cream of Tomato Soup with Snowballs.
Roast Goose, Sweet Picked Apples,
Roast Beef with Drowned Potatoes.
Stuffed Onions.
Christmas Salad.
Individual Pumpkin and Mfnce Pies.
Nuts, RaiSins, Homemade Bonbons.
CHEAPER-YET '.CHRISTMASSY'' DIN
NER
Potato Soup with Popcorn.
Pot Roast. Carrots.
Shaved Cabbage.
Poor Mans Riced Pudding.
Apples. Nuts.
Coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

THREE or four pounds from the top
of the round or from the aitch
bone make excellent pot roasts.
Put in frying pan few small pieces OF
suet or salt pork and brown the meat in
this fashion. turning carefully to brown
evenly on ali sides. Slice thin a small
onion, a carrot and a half turnfp and
place In a round bottomed iron kettle
having a close cover, or, better still,
a casserole or earthen baking dish Lay
the meat on the vegetables, adding also
a sprig of parsley and a bit OF bay leaf
Rinse the frying pan in which the meat
was Drowned with a scant cupful of boil
ing water and turn over the meat and
vegetables. with salt and pepper to sea-
son.
Cook for at least four, hours, uncover
ing and basting occasionally. 1t may be
cooked on top of the stove or in the
oven. During this time the vegetables
will steam to a pulp and there will be
gravy. Take up the meat, strain and
thicken the gravy with Drowned -four
adding more boiling water IL desired
of a cupful of tomatoes added with the
other vegetables. but this is q matter
of taste.
A New England Pot Roast.
A New England pot roast is slightly
different For this take three or four
pounds from the round, season with salt,
pepper and rub over with -four In the
bottom Of an iron pot put a thick slice
OF crusty bread, and over this sprinkle
one-half cupful of chopped suet and a
large onion sliced. Lay the beaf on this
and pour over it cupful Of boiling wa
To nH <La,,
turn and cook for an hour longer Take
up the meat and brown in hot butter or
pork drippings. then put in the center
OF a hot platter. Strain the gravy from
pour over the meat Serve with q gar
niSh of boiled and sliced carrots
Swiss Roast.
Take round steak. cut two or two and
half inches thick and pound into 1t as
much flour as it will absorb, using the
edge of heavy plate for the purpose.
Put into frying pan with hot lard or
drippings and brown on both sides. Cover
with water. adding a sliced onion and
cupful of tomato. fresh or canned: :
cover tightly and cook for two or three
hours. adding more water il necessary.
Sweet Picked Apples.
delicious pickle is this, made from
sweet apples. Cut in halves through the
stem, leaving the core In and skin on.
Put three cloves in each half as In
picking peaches, then make a strip, al
lowing for every pound Of apples three
pounds of sugar and a pint of vinegar.
Add few cassia buds or pieces of
STICK cinnamon, put the fruit In and
COOK 1t until it can be pierced with a
spiint. Pack the apples in jars, cook the
strip little longer until thickened and
pour over the fruit.
The Christmas Plum Pudding.
Put into q big bowl one cupful each
finely chopped suet, seeded raisins.
cleaned currants and granulated sugar.
three cupfuls of soft bread crumbs and
one cupful each of shredded citron and
orange peel. Add four eggs one by one
each being mixed thoroughly with the
other ingredients before the next is
added. Follow with one-half cupful OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

Black and taupe-colored shetland wells
remain In decided favor. but the great
fad at present Is the hexagon mesh with
q big black velvet beauty spot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

Position effects for the backs Of coats
seem to be increasing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

wide folded girdle Of the velvet, the
ends Of which are drawn through a big
buckle made of fur at the front. OF
course. the girdle Is securely fastened
with hooks and eyes. but it has the ap-
pearance of fastening by means of the
fur buckle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

At Christmas time IL should be gar
nished with a sprig of holly or mistletoe,
or else surrounded with a border OF these
plants
OF course, the proper accompaniment
TO plum pudding is flaming spirits of
some sort. Brandy can be poured around
the pudding and lighted just as the pud-
ding Is taken to the dining ROOM A
spoonful of the pudding can be scooped
from the top and the brandy can be
poured I'm the resulting cavity. The best
way is to mako small cavity In the top
and to line ii neatly with stiff writing
paper. in which the brandy Is poured at
me last minute. In this way the brandy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Newest Thing To-
day Is Column in
Front of Each
Place, Festooned to
Centerpiece With
Chain-Colunns
Are Made of China
and Chains of
Crystal or China
Roses.
Roses.

HE very ueNess thing. anu
the very only thing at the
moment. is column OF
Y some sort in front OF each
plate, festooned to the cen
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A velvet frock trimmed with fur shows
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Famous Old English
Plum Pudding, of
Course, Is Most
Popular and Can
Be Made Well if
Directions Are Fol-
lowed Closely
Must Be Steamed
Thoroughly Before
Serving.

/ nee upon a time. so the story
goes, a prominent English states.
man went to the court of the
= French king, not very long be
fore fhera reaSed m he Ypop-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

Rose leaves are used to edge the tunic
of a pink chiffon evening frock. They are
applied thickly In such way that they
form q sort Of double ruching. They like
wise outline the neck and edge the
sleeves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

Green and brown are a popular color
combination. There Is an odd dull shade
of brown that is used at the moment that
combines well with green. One striking
costume shows a combination Of green
taffeta and dull brown chiffon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-11-12

NO. Sis
inc Humm randm be h be
Precate
in "a, 81,
Our Regular was$
Red Tag Sale Price $3.50
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-04-11
LEAVE GRIM
TWO FINE CITIES !
Death and Destruction Reach
High Proportions In Both
Sections.

ported. Relief work seemed to slow
up. 1t took much time to prepare card
indexes OF sufferers wants and to
make acquisitions on the central relief
station at the Auditorium for supplies
While these formalities were being
carried through want stalked through
disconsolate homes from one corner of
the city to the other The task of car
ing for those needing food, clothing,
supplies and money seemed to be too
large for the relief forces.
A young girl who came to the sta
ton at Forty sixth and Leavenworth
streets told of father sixty five years
old who had labored for forty years
and had just completed payments on
small home. which was in ruins. The
father would not ask for aid. but the
child did. aud it was forthcoming.
The Real Estate Exchange took
steps to prevent the raising of rents
Quickly cases of alleged attempted ex-
tortion were reported. some by men,
bers of the exchange itself Execu-
tives of that body decided to deal
harshly with any owners found taking
advantage of those forced to obtain
new homes on account of the tornado
Hundreds OF persons from all parts
of the country unable to hear from rel
atives went to the city seeking news
Many persons known to have been in
the vicinity of that part Of the city
swept by the storm have been reported
missing, and everything possible is be-
ing done to locate them.
Dayton has stood in the shadow OF
disaster from food ever since its foun-
dalton. No less than six times previous
to the recent inundation have the riv-
ers which flow through it left their ac-
| custOmed courses and brought death
and destruction of property upon the
town. The first of these foods occurred
in 1905, the very year that Dayton was
incorporated as a town. The sixth
was in 1898 and the others in the years
lS47 1863. 1866 and 1886
| The site of the present city was pur-
chased In 1895 by a group of Revolu-
tionary soldiers and laid out as town
in the following year by one of them,
who named it after Jonathan Dayton.
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y isis by American Press Association.
SH IN ONE OF THE OHIO FLOOD DIS
TRICTS.
.0uu deposit the bodies at graves, a
O ~, death procession was kept I'D.
!, uere was little ceremony. AS quick.
y as one funeral was over another be-
s san undertakers co-operated in ar
sing ourials. In several instances
we're entire families were killed o.,
. suere more than one member of a
n'y awaited burial one funeral
service was held.
oue OF the most pitiful of the funer
90 was that of Mrs. Mary Rathkey
D., TWO small children Surviving Mrs
"alnSey is the husband and father.
.n ~ was nearly demented over the dis
loo ana who disappeared when b.
neo OF bis wife's death.
Aeauing in the treless work of res
~ e's among the ruins of buildings In
na Nv ,'ack of the cyclone was James c
nah, ,'''an' the cowboy mayor" Mayor
ooa u'ulan remained at his work without
TO all reports
cases of restitution were re-
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-04-11

a Jerseyman who had fought in the
congress and the United States senate.
1t became the county seat of Montgom-
cry county in 1903 and received its
city charter in 1S41, something more
than a score of years after the open
ing of the Miami canal gave boom to
it's growth and prosperity.
Within the city limits the waters OF
Wolf creek, saltwater and Mad rivers
unite with those of the Great Miami
The latter stream flows through the
city from north to south. As it reach
es the corporation limits at the north
it sweeps to the westward and Is join
ed by saltwater river a mile and
half from the courthouse Then 1t
takes an easterly course for half q mile
and is Joined by the Mad river at a
point about half mile from the court
house
The river then bends again to the
west for more than half mile and Is
Joined by Wolf creek. It's course lies
thereafter to the southeast Great
bridges. some of them of great archi-
tectural beauty. cross all OF these
streams The Miami canal takes wa
ter from the Mad river about two
miles northeast of the courthouse, runs
parallel to the Mad river to its confu-
ence with the Miami and then runs
south ward to the city limits.
The courthouse stands at Main and
West Third streets Distances are meas
ured from it. and 1t Is at the center OF
the scheme according to which streets
are laid out Its original portion was
modelled after the Greek Parthenon
and Is built of rough white marble
taken from qnarries In the vicinity. 1t
Ia only one of the many buildings OF
which the city is proud Among them
are the Steel high school. st. Mary's
college. Nutre Dame academy. Memoir
al building. Arcade building. Reiho!d
building. postoffice. Algonquin hotel.
Public library and the 7. NJ. C. A.
building.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-04-11
FAMOUS FILMS IN CHURCH

Rev. DIR. Parkhurst, the famous
New York divine, witnessed the
first run of the Kalem pictures,
From the Manger to the Cross"
which comes to the Princess theater
in Kennewick, Sunday and Monday
April Is and Ia, upon the arrival of
the films in New York City. So
greatly impressed was DR.. Park
hurst that he secured the use of the
films for a special presentation in
his church. The running of the
films was accompanied by lecture,
the incidental music being used
only between each reel. This led
to the use of the films in other
churches, many of which have for
some time been equipped with mo-
ton picture machines. In this
respect the east is far in advance of
the west, where there still prevails
to some extent in church circles a
feeling against anything theatrical.
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Congress to Have
Grave Problems
In Extra Session

4 LII eyes in the big commercial
"a and Industrial world just now
~ are turned toward Washington.
where the wheels of congress
In the executive session are expected
soon to grind out laws of great impor-
lance There has been much specula-
ton as to what laws would be taken
up and how long the extra session
would last.
According to strong indications, the
deliberations will continue all through
the summer. well into the fall. and
many political observers believe the
extra session will merge into the time
for the regular session
Concerning the business of the ses-
sion. it Is certain that the tariff ques-
ton will provide long and earnest
work for the lawmakers 1t was on
account Of the tariff as a matter Of
special emergency that President Will
son called the extra session.
The Sixty-third congress is of
strongly Democratic complexion. Here
in lies another element OF great inter
est. What are the Democrats going to
do now that they have come into pow
er after six teen lean years? That is
the question. 1t has been just sixteen
years since the Democracy has had
control of the legislative body. There
are but meager handful of big figures
In control now who figured actively in
congress when the Democrats held
sway before.
The men holding leadership for the
most part have had but recent rise.
Champ CLARK. speaker Of the house. is
the one notable exception. The old
warehouses; who ruled in congress sew
eral years ago have been rudely showed
out of place. The seniority rule has
been ruthlessly thrown into the dis
card.
The Democrats In taking up the re-
vision of the tariff are largely fulfilling