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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-19
The Daily
Editorial
For Women
Giving and Exchanging.
By BETH JEFFRIES.
Christmas is only for the children.

Christmas is only for the children"
Don't give useless presents"
Christmas is nothing in the world
but a sort OF grand exchange. Ono gets
out OF It just about as much as one
puts In it,
The above are just few Of the con-
VIBRATIONS we hear when friends meet
to discuss the approaching holiday.
"A srand exchange; you get just about
as much as you give
II is true. 80 and so Is going to give
the something beautiful, I know IL. for
she limited: can't give her that neasIy
oardr'
You who brag about the Christmas
spirit and pretend TO be Influenced by
II. are you sincere after all?
Do you really give. without expecting
q return. or do you merely hypocriticslly
EXCHANGE?
Well" you hem and haw, Il can't
really give her what she really needs or
as much as she needs. for II might hurt
her feelings. Very well. then, how about
giving some sensible Gifts TO a few
people who won't get hurt?
The people listed in the Christmas
opportunities won't give you any prsc-
ucal gift In return; they will Just
send you wireless messages of sincere
about how much you give them
Didn't you ever feel as II you wanted
to give something to someone, something
that would be appreciated? Haven't
you ever felt q fairness and unreason-
ing anger toward the person who mere
~ glanced at your gift and considered
Its debt Cancelled by the one which he
gave your
The only way to get away from that
sensation every Christmas Is to give to
the children They appreciate. and are
loud In their exclamations OF JOY, and
TO some family to whom your gift will
be q godsend-
You are not obliged to give to either
the child or the needy family. II n all
up to you: they can't bride you with
gifts, or tempt you with promises.
Ali you get Is love, and an opportunity
10 GIVE instead OF EXCHANGE. There
are fourteen opportunities listed In this
paper. The children to whom you may
give you no doubt know.
Don't you want a refreshing release?
/ Here's your opportunity now.
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Peter S Adventures In
Mahimony
BY LEoNA DALRYMPLE.

YOU long ago. And-and Peter. I've
asked him to go in the car with us
As long as he was going. ] reelected il
was Of course up to US to see that he
got there and was properly introduced.
And. went on Mary innoCently, Il
thought on the way I'd stop and get
Ellen Bryant, Mrs. Fosters niece. You
don't mind, Petcr?"
Foo, thai I was I said | DIDN'T
thought AZ tho time II was merely de-
cency on Mary's part. How coulH
guess the intense. uureasoninE match
unbidden in the hearts Of so many wom-
on like 4 apdlNSrovlng weed that
viii not b. downed?
There arc women l believe that begin
70 speculate about the marital con-
senlality o; every pair they introduce
Nothing gives this type of woman so
much pleasure as the marriage bells OF
two people she has connived to throw
together. 4 man would shrink from
the horrible responsibility OF bringing
people together with that in mind. Not
so the matchmaking woman She
schemes and plans until the wedding
bells rine-and then she washes her
hands forever-unless they're happy. If
they are, she spreads herself forever
after
But when Mary suggested that we
call for Ellen Bryant. 1 certainly had
no suspicion OF what was in her mind
Nor did know until many a day there
after
Carey raped on the door Just as we
finished dressing. He looked very hand
some in his evening clothes, and I
thought il anything he was a shade
nicer TO me than he had been. Mary,
as usual. looked radiant She had made
over her wedding dress and one would
not suspect that It was nearly two years
old.
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tency. But the wrong way of pour
ing the -four into the water is what
Is frequently done Next use 4
pitcher instead of a bowl for pour
sratiors in any OF the large res
taurants famous for their griddle
cakes, You win see the white capped
cook pouring the batter cakes from
pitcher, and not ladling them
from a spoon. as most of us house
wives do. Indeed, there is on the
market an excellent combined pitch
er and mixer so that IL is possible
to mix tine batter I'm the pitcher.
remove the mixer (Which looks much
Ike the Dover egg beater), and use
the pitcher for pouring the batter
directly on the griddle.
Then comes the griddle, and TN
II depends or fails our Friddle cakes
The best pancakes cannot be made
IN frying pan or skillet A griddle
Of soap-stone or aluminium is the
best. and must be kept very clean
with rubbinGs Of dry salt applied
with a soft cloth. II takes some
time for the sriddle to become so
evenly heated that il bakes well.
But If the mixture Is right. and the
RTiddle evenly heated, even a child
could cook pancakes and have them
good.
another little important tool Is the
pancake turner. While there are
dozens OF these on the market, il
seems as II the steel spatula is rs
good a tool as any and sharper than
most turner's. Because il bends
easily. II enables one TO lift the cake
uO and turn II quickly. Various kinds
Of tools and square shaped turner's
are not usually efficient, and are too
soft I" allow the cake to he picked
up easily.
Neither are wsffes the terrible or
ocal 10 make that some housewives
believe. Of course. we must have
a good IRE. preferably the red Goals
or an even gas flame. Have ready
special pastry or paint brush Of
good ETistles with which 10 grease
the iron. In pouring in the waffle
mixture. pour in small quantity
in the center Of the iron. and allow
il 10 spread A. the waffle iron is
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A FEW PANCAKE AND BATTER

one-half cups -four. y teaspoon salt,
l egg. l tsblesI Don sugar. 2 cups
sour milk. IA teaspoon soda, l Ia
blespoon crIsco. Mix and sift flour.
salt, and soda: add sour milk and
egg, well beaten. Drop BY spoon
fuls on a gre sed hot griddle; cook
on one side. When puffed. full OF
bubbles. and cooked on edges. turn
and cook o,her side. Serve with
butter end maple syrup.
Wanles.9One and three-fourths
cups flour. 3 teaspoons baking pow
DER, y ;easpoo sat, 1 cup milk.
yolSs 2 eg =. whites eggs, 1 table
spoon mel ed butter. VI 4 and sift
dry ingred ents: add milk gradually,
yolks OF eggs we'll teaten. butter,
and whites OF egg beate stiff; cook
on a ct, ased hot waite iron Servo
with 10 led cider. AIow twice as
much cider as sugar. and lets boil
until OF a syrup consistency.
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II. IT YOU don't like this wa of bring
lag ~ the subject. V ny don't YOU caT
az her home some evening and ask
hcr II vou may escort her to the partvP
Perhaps YOU would Sa more at your
ease u You did not have to ask her
during school hours
Pearl.-Ask our friend 10 make
definite engagement with you, so that
yon may know when he will call. II
isn't considerable of him to expect you
20 stay at home all day waiting for
hiia to arrive. He must think a great
de;ti ~ you II lie takes the long jour
neE every week TO SEQ you, but If ne
naa aid nothing concerning love, don't
take il Tor granted (.
Caliiornia.-Youm may tell your friends
that Annie Laurie don't know tho
names Of most OF the people who write
10 her. They sign names Just as you
did or give only their initials.
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40
\ CAREY BRIDGE.
[H TER said my wife the next
'Dmorninc at breakfast, Mr..
Carey will 20 to the bridge
party"
I'm sorry for that l said.
And it doesn alter my opinion of hitl
in the least that he's willing TO go"
This was very foolish and / knew il.
nor did my wife waste any time in
telling me So.
Peter She said, ''once you get a
foolish idea in your head you never try
10 get II out. He's lonesome and far
away from his friends and 1 can't see
that II hurts US in the least TO make his
time socially worth while
/ was in a hurry that morning and
let it so at that. L did wonder, how
ever, on the way to the office Just how
my wife had managed about the TO
mantle story she had told Mrs. Foster.
Mary has a careless trust in Providence
that is impossible for me to compre-
hend. / felt that very likely she would
let the matter slide. trust characters
ucally to Providence that Mrs Foster
would make no reference to Carey
about his fictitious friendship with me
or that II she did Carey would have
tact enough to manage l little guessed
the direct and huniliating way Mary
had set out to eliminate all chance Of
this contingency.
was busy and thought very little Of
the bridge party until the night. Then
7 heard Carey moving about in his room
earlier than usual and whistiing.
rs he going to the bridge party?"
asked.
Yes" said Mary. of course. told
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-19
How Migraine Differs
From Plain Headache
By DR. LEONARD KEENE HrRsHBERc
A. B., N. A., NJ D. tJohns Hopkins).

BAD headache is always a nirraine Mi
n CRANES are headaches plus something
- The most frequent and certainly the most I'M
popular soft OF migrane from ten to
seventy times in hundred young adults Luckily IL
often disappears its life and IKE
msladies spontaneously healed. whatever potion
happens to be taken receives the glory cure not
wrought by IL.
Victims Of misrans describe specks and
scrollwork before the numbness the fingers
and tongue. momshary loss OF and
roll the brain, mix the present with past
perplex the soul ino a sleepy awakening.
Migraine, If accompanied by headache at all. apt
to have limited TO side-caed hemi-crania-and
ISOLATED with rebelious Hence colloquia
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'drans- Use electric hair brush and
vigorous massage movement Of the
scalp with the tips Of the fingers.
Z Apply a proper oil to your hai,
W. ~Ice a DAY and resorcin ointment to
the scalp every other day. Use sui
phur ointment and some iron solution
or iron ointment, half and half once a
week Take twenty-five drops OF the
tincture of iron in water three times
q day through a tube.
]. DIS there such a thing a, aid
peoples pneumonia?' I have a mental
dread Of this.
Pneumonia is the same whether Won
are an infant middle-aged, or old. Dis
miss your fears.
P. R.-one Of the pupils in nv ss..s
fatnts great deal She Is very vfIftJl
and. believe. faints from pure stub
bornness. have noticed that she holds
ner breath before one OF these SPELLS
Would this cause her to faint?
You are In error. I think. This de-
scription answers either to epileptic
or hysteric commissions. a woman's
specialist should examine her.
NJ. Biliins-L My daughter has r,tt.
red pimples on her forehead and chest
z She is also -eonstipated-
i. Apply this to the pimples at night:
Sulphur. Z ounce; spirits OF camphor.
ID drops; resorcin. 10 grains; acacia.
L ounce; rose water. l ounce: lime
water, ounces. 2. Have her eat figs,
apples, oatmeal, cereals, shredded
wheat, prInes. olive Oil. charcoal. and
drink three glasses OF water one-haIf
hour before each meal. Milk Of MAJ
nesia and oxide Of magnesia are also
good.
DR.. Htrshoerc tcSu onstCer questions
for readers Of thts Paper or r.sdSeoI
hyoseric an dsdnitdtios subjects that are
OF general interest. He tCiII rot under
dtridRoI cases Where the sroJect % NOT
Of general interest letters tcilJ BE- an
stcercd personally, II q stamped and od-
dressed envelope u enclosed. address all
Inquiries TO DR.. L. E. Etrshbero, cors
thss office.
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MIXTURES
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.
Author Of The New Housekeeping"

turned. Be sure that the iron is
very hot before you pour the mixture
on It, so that IT cooks practically at
once before the iron is turned. A
simple quick turn should bring the
other side Of the cake to the fire, and
another moment result in a delicious
waffle brown on both sides.
The addition OF melted shortening,
such as Crisco. butter or lard will
make all pancakes and batter mix
lures moro tender. and less amount
of fat will be needed on the grid
die III which to cook them. The
addition of sugar. molasses and
syrup Will make the cakes cook
more quickly and brown more readi-
~. A pancake warmer either in
aluminium is not very expensive.
and is worth its price in keeping
the cakes warm before they are
taken to the table
Sour MIX Griddle Cakes.-rwo and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-19

George Washington has had q busy
week IN basketball On Wednesday the
second team played the James Ormond
Wilson team, and last night the first
team played the Central High School
/ girls at Epiphany gymnasium. This
evening Ingram will be played at the
Ingram gymnasium. Ingram played a
close game against them last year and
both teams have been eager for q return
contest
Al last the prospects tsr ono branch
Of girls' athletics at Eastern looks
brighter. Since the proceeds OF the lee
ture on Irish folklore last Monday
night are to be devoted to purchasing
tennis equipment for them, there IL eN-
pected a decided revival in this sport.
Some alumnus of the Capitol HUI school
may recall that in 1905 tennis associa-
ton was formed at the school, which
used a court on Eighth street.
Basketball has been revived, ana
Tuesday afternoon has been selected for
practice. The seniors have won from
the juniors at the last practices.
The nrst-year girls of Western High
School have been playing outdoor
games on the girls athletic field near
the Fillmore School. instead OF taking
regular gymnasium work only one
LeSSOn mas DeCu lIllSSeu DtfIdlSt VI bAA
weather, and Miss Thomas, the teacher
Of girls athletics. intends to have out
door lessons twice = week whenever
the weather allows. Tennis was played
until the middle of November. Hockey
was then started, and IS now the only
outdoor game played by the gymnasium
classes. II has been Miss Thomas pol
icy TO have classes OF a size to enable
two complete teams to play each other.
This makes classes Of at least twenty
two girls each. Next spring interclass
hockey matches will be played.
The Dramatic Club at Eastern will
present John KcndrIclt Bangs "A Fatal
Message" for the Christmas play. The
cast follows:
Mr. Perkins. Walter Graves. Mrs.
Perkins. Josephine WHirht: Mr.. Yards
ley. Anthony McAuIlfrc; Mr.. Barlow.
Raymond Clark: Mr.. Bradley. Gilbert
Clark: Mrs. BradeIey Marcela Cook:
Miss Andrews. Ruth Dick, and Jennie,
maid, Marian Tucker.
The play will be given at l o'clock
next Wednesday. The annual business
meeting Of the alumni association will
be at 800. and dancing will begin half
an hour later.
The Central High School Alumni As
sociatiOn is disappointed that the archi-
tect for the new building finds II inn
POSSIBLE TO hurry the work on the
foundation so the cornerstone could DC
laid during the holidays Centralites.
rRst and present. had counted upon hav-
ing a typical Central celebration at this
event The reunion of the Alumni As
ISOLATION will be held December %. be-
ging at 3 o'clock.
The following comment on girls has
ketball at Western appears in the last
plumber Of the Western.
THE third and fourth-year girls are
now thoroughly in the spirit Of TN"
game. and the desire 10 play in the best
form has alre ady lessened the fumbling
that - certain 10 appear aftsF 40 ionS
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Suggestions
For Grandfather.

FOI 0fukSJ 0hLSSs
Paper cutter.
Kodak.
Fur-lined gloves
Leather cushioned chair.
Theater tickets.
For Grandmother.
Tin Of preserved ginger.
Crepe de chine for dress or neslisee.
Small bedside table.
Embroidered bureau set
Soft kid house slippers.
For Father.
Leather book cover stamped With his
name.
Pocket hashlight.
Clock with luminous face
Pocket medicine chest.
Carving set.
GroUn Son.
Steamer rug.
Portable typewriter.
Chatting dish.
Knitted silk collar protector TO wear
Ender dress coat
Fitted travelling bag.
GroVn Daughter.
Cedar chest
Swinging tea-kettls.
Dancing slippers in q silk bag
Ostrich feather.
Friendship circle pin.
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The mobilization and fighting strength
OF migraine assaults may last from a
few minutes to a day or so. Though
present during sleep, It in no way In
terrupts IT
DR.. George Lincoln Walton OF the
Massachusetts General Hospital. main
tains that nigraine, with its headaches,
stomachic revolts, and its bizarre dis
turbance OF the eyes, Is a naIady in
victim.
Like writer's cramp, typewriters'
aches, and piano players palsy, he de-
clares that II IS an occupational disease.
In sooth. though heredity, eye strain.
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gall stones, defects in the digestive.
juices. and other human symptoms NAV
q part in this distemper. IL is possthI,
that habit and other muscular excassas
especially by woman unable to exercise
properly. really produces IL.
Obviously, these headachy AynIoz,or.
must be given pause. Be II ever so
humble. the cause, should be found
In an absence Of this discovery, OXIDE
and carbonate of magnesia in ten--rajn
doses before the attack wholly asserts
itself, with very small doses oS tn
infusion Of digttalis under a physician's
watchful observation has been known
to relieve some from this torturing
trouble
(Copyright by Newspaper Featur, s.rvte. p,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-19

TO some women the making OF
pancakes. and especially wsf-
Il fies, is a great deal OF trouble;
and for that reason their
families are deprived of or are
forced to eat a poor quality Of the
genuine American hot cake" AS
a matter of fact. all batter mixtures
are extremely easy to make IL only
the principles are understood at first.
The secret lies in the successful
mixing There must be no Jumps"
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WORDS OF WISE MEN.


If frn is good. truth t. stil better. and
love best Of all.-Thackeray.
Beauty. devoid Of grace. is a mere
hook without the bait.-Talleyrand
Good is positive. All evil is so much
death or nonentity.-Emerson.
Precepts are like seeds; they are little
things which do much gOod.-Senecs.
All the impcdiments in fancy's course
are motives of more rancy.-Shakes-
pearc.
Romance has been elegantly defined as
the offspring OF fiction and Iove.-Dis-
raeii.
The wronged side is always the safer,
DIR. SIbbes.
Correction does much. but encourage
ment does more.-Goethe.
What orators want IN depth, they give
you i'm lenSth.-Montcsqui
Love is more pleasing than marriage,
because romances are more amusing
than history.
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and this tenden-
ey 70 Jumping is
what b o Tiers
many housewives
most. The best
way to mix all
batters 10 to put
tho req ire d
amount OF -four
In the bowl first.
and add suffici-
ent liquid until
the mass Is of
the right consis-
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0~.~-e>,,

Miss Laurie viii welcome letters OF
inquiry on subjects OF Feminine inter
est from young women readers of this
paper and will reply to them in these
columns. Thev should be addressed to
her, care Of this office
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High School and College
Notes
Notes

q vacation. Miss Thomas Is emphasiz-
ing quick, clear-cut playing and team
work, especially in passing in tho CEN
ter. The remarkable ability and en-
MUnson and Miss Cohen. are we'll
worth mentioning. together with the
work of VI SIS Cummins and Miss Smith.
center and side-center OF the Juniors.
The sophomores are also coming on
and are working to master the art OF
playing basketball as well as the old
er girls"
The fourth-year Tech girls, who are
taking major free-hand drawing. have
been making designs on wood blocks
which have been sent TO San Francisco
for the exposition in 1915.
Mrs. Mary Davis. former principal OF
the Lucia Gale Barber School. addressed
the upper-ciass girls of Central Tues
day morning on Health, Hygiene and
rhythm
Several Tech girls and one teacher.
Miss Stauffer. have Joined swimming
class that meets twice a week at In
gram Memorial Church. They are
dives. When the swimming pool at the
new Central School Is completed, II may
be possible TO have interscholastic swim
ming meets among the girls as we'll as
the Dogs OF the HlEn SCHOOLS.
Miss Torreyson and Miss Mcmillan. of
the Business Rife CLUB. have equalyd
Miss EelIy's record of last week. Miss
Mcmillan made a bull s-Cye last Mon
day and one on Wednesday. Miss
Torrcyson made a bulfs-eye on We'd
nesday. Mrs. Roberts Is coaching in
place Of Miss Rsber, who is absent on
account OF Illness.
lab af =
great many new members. Section 657
has Joined in body.
Company II. of Western will have its
company dance January s.
The girls i'm section A." Of Tech wrote
q decentralization Of the fight bat vccn
Odysseus and Trus from the Odyssey.
Their teacher. Miss Baker. was IN
charge of tho stage. The characters
were all taken by girls in the section.
and during tho presentation two girls
sang incidental songs.
The following cast will present
Decentralization Of few chapters OF
Little Women" in two performances at
Central next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
March Blanche Greene: 10. Inez Ryan
Meg. Helen Cullen: Beth, BESSIE Line
back Amy. Mary Jones Aunt Marcn.
Marie Cuthbertson: Hannah. Ruth
Franc. Mr.. Laurence Franklin MYERS
Laurie. Frank White: Mr. Brooke. How
ara Espey, and Messenger, Ralph Turoff
Address rehearsal took place yesterday
at noon, followed by a picnic at which
faculty members of the dramatic COM
mittee were hostesses.
The Boys Council at business held a
meeting i'm assembly hall December 4,
Mr.. Davis. principal Of the school was
elected president: Bernard Mahonev.
vice president. and Walter Miller, secrc-
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Louis Until you can summon Up
your courage when ia the presence of
our girl friend you could write her
All invitation TO the next party. She
-@'t think any the less Of you fol
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II Advice to Girls II
By ANNIE LAURIE.

DEAE ANNIE laurie:
What would lou so II YOU were
going with 4 young lady and she
had 2 sister about tie same age
Sho always wanted TO 20 every
place you wanted 20 90, and if you
didn't want her along she would
make such e fuss that you would
not go either
What should do? do not want
20 commit murder.
A VERY TROUBLED LAD.
WY IY, boy, what an awful state
N/ Of mind you're in. TO be sure
" and al about sister.
don't blame you very
much. either. for sister does seem %
- bit OF bore. doesn't she?
Hhat in the world is the matter with
der? How can she bear to want to
10 with people who don't want her?
What's the matter with your girl;
aaH't she manage silver? Sister must
be a most disagreeable person. / don't
see what you can 90, unless you seS
n boy friend 10 take her out for you,
and give your sweetheart enc you
chance TO be alone.
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The Daniel Webster Club OF Business
IL planning early debates.
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The Boys Council at business held a
meeting i'm assembly hall December 4
Mr.. Davis. principal Of the school. was
elected president: Bernard Mahoney,
vice president. and Walter Miller, secre-
tsry.
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The College Club at Business has a
great many new members. Section 657
has Joined in a body.
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Mrs. Mary Davis. former principal OF
the Lucia Gale Barber School. addressed
the upper-class girls of Central Tues
day morning on Health, Hygiene and
Rhythm
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Brooklsnd School has postponed its
contest for the gold medals offered by
the W. c. 7. L. until Monday evening.
The speaking will take place in the
Masonic Temple az Brookland. and is
10 begin ct s o'clock