Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-23
PETER RABBIT NOW
PUTTING ON AIRS
Gets Sudden Fame Through
Medium of Bedtime
Stories Club.
PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD,
SHOW GREAT INTEREST
Many Buttons Are Distributed and
Requests for Membership
Pour In.

Peter Rabbit is rath-
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9sV0y:N er beginning to put
MN ENN on airs On account
ISL IN of the buttons. you
w Fl know. And, honest.
Nv 4: Il you can't blame him.
To jump from
~D Bnar Patch into sud
den fame Is enough to
make any rabbit lose his head-though.
Of course, to be exactly truthful. there
never was a rabbit with quite SO many
heads as our dear Peter Is wearing
counting one for every button Such
lovely buttons, too-such a satisfying
scarletI You couldn't possibly mistake 1t
for pink or crimson. could you? There
was one exceedingly wise mamie lived In
a proverb-who liked any color so it was
red-and Peter Rabbit is of the same
opinion. He thought. for one thing, that
everybody would like a cheerful color,
and besides-all of us have our little
vanities-he can't help enjoying the fact
that no other background would be so
becoming to his dear ears and whiskers.
And that is really quite important con-
sideration.
Many Buttons Sent Out.
ana you SHOULD nave seen tue JUL
tons and certificates that The Stars
Bedtime Stories Club sent out yester-
day to the members on the first days
roll-buttons. and buttons and but
tons!-with a certificate with every
one.
And you should see the many but
tons which will be distributed today, as
fast as the new applications can be
registered and names officially Endorsed.
And if you are really interested in
sights you should have a glimpse at
the letters that keep coming in, heaps
and heaps of letters. from children and
Srown-upS, who want to join The stars
Bedtime Stories Club, because they read
and love the Little Stories for Bedtime"
which The Star publishes every day.
Greatgrandma Likes Stories.
In one family budget in which the
whole household applied for member
ship there was a tiny private note
slipped in by "great-grandma," who
said she "pretended'' she read about
the Little People of the Green Forest
Just to please the children, but that
she really enjoyed them more than
all the others put together, because the
little folk tales brought back her own
childhood-such a way-off childhood
and that sometimes when she was read
ing aloud she could almost-alm ost-see
herself as the real little girl she used
to be. listening to stories about the crea-
lures Of the woods and streams told by
dear mother. who-and the first thing she
would know a childish voice would call
out: "Gramma, go on-What did Nanny
Meadow Mouse say to Danny"
And then she would be great-grandma
again.
4 superintendent Of a large Sunday
school. who applied for membership
yesterday. said. Il am of the opin-
lon that our young folk of Washing
ton will flock to the standard of the
Bedtime Stories Club
Only it wasn't just an opinion" 1t
was prophecy.
Shows Personal Interest.
The principal of a public school has
sent in her own name with several
others. which shows a lovely person
al interest, considering school is over,
and she might, If she were selfish, for
get all about helping little creatures.
human and dumb animals until teach
ing time. comes again.
If your buttons don't reach you by
return mail, don't blame the dear post
Office man. The delay will be due to
the time required to open letters, file
applications and get your names en-
crossed.