The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-23
STAR STUDYING
IN SPARE U

GSTO he called n 'faddist' is not
Ia be complimented in this
day and time" said a
th"nshtiHl woman recently. hut 10
me there In a great difference be-
tween being a faddist ana having u
lad. The faddist In one who more
Than wastes time u taking up each
new movement az IL comes along,
whether II be dancing or a novelty
In dress or some charitable work. and
dropping II as quickly fOt snme other
! temporary enthusiasm. But To- have
a quiet. steady fad or wholesome in
terest when the fad does not inter
fefe with the well doing Of one's
daily work, II merely Is form 81
harmless recreation which IL certain
~ more profitable than doing abso-
iutely nothing.
Il do not nov wha to call his
outside Interest except a tad or hub
By. II IL not serious enough to Doe
called an ayocatiun. as handicrag
might be. and u should not make as
many demands ~ does Il flower gar
den, 30 like Go call II 70 fad which
can be followed nov aud then when
one tinds the time, and added tu lit
tie by little.
My own fad IN q quiet. unhurrlcd
study OF the stars. For some years
nov ! have boon slowly tamilinrizinr
myself with ~ after another IT the
hfst magnitude stars. learning their
names and their positions in us sky.
when they come n 90. aud the
charming legends told about them
There are M or two books which
deal with the subject informally and
do nat On fufn uaufk.rrnt4.. tF..tE..a
on the consultations. and these I read
casually whenever / have opportuui-
~. IL takes but a few moments in
the early evening to GO aut under
the sky and make the acquaintance ui
another star friend and to greet thc
ones already made. 1 now know
hundreds 10 stars by name. their size
and distance, their positions in the
consultations aud the references tu
them in literature.
Another woman has taken up the
study uf treg with only occasional
reference 60 books giving descriptions
of the many varieties ul trees. IA.
mas formed the habit OF noticing an
the trees in her ueighbuI hood aud
those she sees ON trips. and luokius
them up
other women prefer indoor ads
yuOh as fancy work. or even the mas
ing Of collections. CuudlDstiyks are
satisfactory things Go collect. ana one
may find odd ones nt iow prices iu
out-uf-thc-Way corners.
hruise q dozen sprigs II mint ana put
them into "a bowl with the lemonade
add e quart ot ginger ale. when
ready 10 serve strain and DouI boz q
pitcher. Place In the mouth of the
pitcher % fresh bunch OF mint which
has been dipped first in the beaten
white at an egg and then ia pow
dorcd uga
tuffuut Shruh-pl,k owe and
mash two quarts Of ripe ,urrauts.
add two cups OF vinegar and lot stpnd
over night Bring 90 the builiu.
point and strain twice. Mo equal
measures cot sugnr aud juice. simmer
20 minutes. skim n seal iu hottlcH.
Homemade Grape Juice Place III"
ripe grapes in % large kvttl" over n
slow iiro. stir gently from time O."
time with I wooden spu"u until th"
skin is cracked but the pulp mot
broken This releases th, sweet iul'r
between the skin ana the pulp but
not the sou juice within the pulp
Remove from the fire before tine
seeds urr freed. and dram thruusn
% bag over uirht without slu,rl.u"
To every quart ut this juice % DO
cup OF sugar, boil ten minutes and
bottle. Dilute two-thirds when sow
.ur. After the juice is AIKEN. the
pulp can be rchcutcd, woli mashed
and Trained again FOR Jelly
Raspberry Juic" Dissolve 2a
ounces OF r'um Of tartar loo ta
quarts of water. pour upou six pounds
uf mashed ~raspberrios, cover uud l'i
stand iu % odd place fpr 20 hours
Th,u strain through "a cloth hnr. Il
for each pint uf juice One pound ol
sugar. aud stir until the sugar is dis
solved. Yin into bottles with patent
shoppers if such bottles are not
available. common hottlcs si"pp'd
with cotton batting and tied with 70
piece ct muslin over the top VIII
serve as % substitute. Dilute with
cold water when serving.