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The Washington times., 1915-12-24
Three Minute
Journeys
BY TEMPLE MANNING.

~HE stories of the Crusaders
are among the most thrilling
of the amazing tales of ro-
nance that have been handed
down to us from the Middle Ages.
An integral part of the history OF
these stirring times. the search for
the Holy Grail. the conquests of
Jerusalem. and the wars to wrest the
birthplace of Jesus of Nazereth from
the Saracens form some of the I'm
est of the literary remnants of these
days.
That western Europe. under the
cross, embarked upon seven distinct
Crusades to win the Holy Sepulcher.
and that these wars extended over a
period of close on to a century. testi-
ies to the hold that the idea of the
necessity of those Of Christian faith
possessing the birthplace of Christ
had upon the civilized peoples of
that time. Even the children
dreamed and schemed to engage in
the great adventure. In 1912, $1,000
French and German boys started out
and ended with shipwreck and
slavery.
Today the little town of Bethlehem
countless miles to be at the place
where the site of the Manager is
pointed out on Christmas Day.
There. in the Church of the Nativity,
are stairs that lead down into the
Erotto. This small underground
chamber is said to be the site of the
actual Manager where Christ was
horn. A large silver star let into
the floor underneath the altar. is-re
ported to mark the exact spot of
the nativity.
Above the star hang fifteen lamps.
which have continually illuminated
the little chapel for several hundred
years. They have never been per-
mitted to go out. Their custodians
never even let them grow dim. Bril-
liantly shining they must eyer be to
light that sacred spot.
Above the lamps is the altar. 1t is
adorned with most elaborate en-
broideries. which are the work of
royal princesses. while from the cell
ing hang a number of brass lamps
and a few paintings.
There has, of course been no little
controversy as to whether this is the
actual site Of the manger. The fact
that Il Is underground has led the
thoughtless TO belieYe that 1t could
not have been the stable mentioned
in the New Testament. But we have
to remember that in the East don
keys and mules often dwell under
ground, and that the stairs woulC
present no difficulties to the agil'
little beasts. The most learned au
thorities unite i'm accepting this al
the very spot where Jesus of Naza
reth was born.
For hundreds of wears the lamp
have burned brightly above that sa
cred spot. and will continue to bur
as. brightly for countless centuries I
come. II Is to this SPOT that the wis
men iourneYed after the star and to
ward which the thoughts of Chrlsten
dom turn In memory.
tCopy't, 1915. by Newspaper Feature Servil
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For Pedestrians

Don't let your familiarity with
traffic breed contempt for its
dangers.
Don't forget that if you are
carrying a large bundle or an
open umbrella part of your
view may be cut off.
Don't vacilIate on the approach
of a vehicle. The driver will
be better able to avoid strik-
ing you if you act normally.
Don't forget that the proper
place to cross the street is at
the cross walk.
Don't day-dream when crossing
the street; you are likely to
wake up in the hospital.
Don't jump on or off a moving
car.
Don't try to anticipate when a
driver is going to stop or
start. Give him space to pass
you.
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every ball. ornament. and icicle is
fastened on. begin at the star with
strands of double tinsel rope Pass
the rope from the star TO the next
lower tin at each side. then let II
drop to the next tip and so on. thus
outlining and increasing the size Of
the tree
In other words the tree is not
decorated horizontally. but vertically
by several ropes or cascades OF
silver. beginning with the star and
falling down over the tree. Now
take the package of silver tinsel
thread. oDen carefully so as not to
disarrange the strands. and fasten
up underneath the star. allowing a
complete strand of the thread 10
fall down over the tree like rain be-
tween the tinsel ropes. The last
step is to scatter the nowdered snow
over the branches.
The tree must have not a touch
OF color, nor any typical Tarleton
ornaments. or others of the usual
type. Its whole beauty lies in It's
silver-white restraint. a tree of the
North, of fairyland and of snow
1t Is really one of the least ex-
pensive trees to decorate. as it's
ornaments cost less than the moro
elaborate and gaudy kind. It's pure
silver Wilderness seem to bring tho
idea of the Bethlehem star, the
Christmas night. and sacrednesS
more close and real. For the family
of grown-ups especially. and older
guests. the tree of the Christmas
Star is especially beautiful becauFe
OF its dignity
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mands a very special package-just
imagine II in white paper with II
holly ribbon"
She selected a yellow paper. tied
il with red and began sticking black
and red gummed labels all over 1t
hearts. clubs. spades, and dia-
diamonds.
That's the prize of the whole
bunch" she decided.
Mothers present was done up in
cerise with a bow of smoke-gray
tissue.
Shocks of Her Life.
III that don't give her the shock
of her life nothing ever will re-
marked Nancy gayly, surveying the
result Of her .handiwork.
Small brother Stan was born
snooper: which means that around
Christmas time everything smack
ing Of presents had to be cached be-
yond his reach. Hence Nancy had
to mount a chair and paw around the
top shelf of the closet before she
discovered his gift. Just as she was
descending with a fat bundle bal
anced partly on her chest, partly on
tho edge of the shelf, A package from
upper regions hit her square on her
forehead and n dreadful catastrophe
threatened for a moment.
The package. not content with
merely playing aggrcssor. rolled
merrlv off under the bed, Nancy
watching 1t with a sort of dun dcs-
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Several of the Fashion Mag
azines Have Suggested
What Nancy Did, and
Her Example May Be
Copied BY Any Girl Who
Delights to Introduce a
Novelty.

n 7 ANCY hoped from one foot
M to the other, then squirmed
madly in an unsuccessful ef-
fort to reach or even to see
around a very stout woman in front
of her The stout woman was buying
white tissue paper for Christmas
packages, enough for whole tene-
ment house. II seemed.
give rolls of tissue paper, three
balls of gold cord" the fat voice con
tinued. Some seals-or do | get
them at the other counter? And do
you have gold cord? Yes, three
balls. No, not that kind; the wider.
Never" thought Nancy resentful-
ly, never again will wait until the
last day to do up my Christmas
packages. Now that fat creature
will keep me waiting here all night
and there are so many people wait
ing for my place I'll have to stay,
just to be spiteful"
"And two packages of these tags"
interrupted the fat voice in an un-
mistakable diminuendo. Now,
think that's all"
More long minutes while she FUN
bled for her money, counted 1t out.
and waited for the long process of
heavily away from the counter, jam
ming Nancy's white beaver tricorn
over one eye at an angle far from
artistic and all but eliminating
Nancys trim toes forever.
Nancy Grows furious.
Nancy limped forward determined
ly. however, furious to the bursting
point. The saleslady instinctively
4 ovaly 1t
paper.
How much?" she asked auto
., matically.
None" said Nancy hastily. A
plan born of her now bitter hatred
of white paper and usual Christ
mas trappings, was taking effect.
81 want some orange tissue
paper" she began recklessly, "also
some yellow, purple, cerise-yes.
that brightest shade, and olive
green and that odd blue and black
and gray and l suppose mus
have one sheet of red"
The saleslady appeared stricken
with apopleXy for a minute and
she pulled out the gay papers
with hands that forgot their
cunning.
ANY tags she inquired hope
fully, "or ribbon or gold cord"
Nary q snitch," returned Nancy
promptly; but IL you happen to
have any of those gummed seals
and she named few kinds, I'll
take those, please"
Broken All Traditions.
After a center rush through the
waiting crowds, she hurried to tho
ribbon counter. seized a handful
of the brightest ribbons she could
md and headed for home. Tina
she had broken all traditions o.
Christmas gift-wrapping. there
was no doubt. 1t wasn't until sht
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pair. How was one 20 do up Christ
mas packages II tho very walls fell
in and procee led to roll away as II
possessed
Thoughts Arrive.
TO have to stop now and roll up
lengths of cartridge paper that some
thoughtful Wallpaper had stuffed
away on a top shelf wFerc it had no
business to be- Nancy was a bit re-
sentful as she crawled across the
floor on her hands and knees. rolling
II neatly. Then d brilliant thought
sat Nancy doHn with a thump.
Why not presents in cartridge pa
per? The buff BACKGROUND was emf
bon or seals or anything else fancy
might devise. For the engaged
friend. Nancy sprinElcd the bur
package with small gummed hearts
ard tied 1t with a flaming saucy
bow: for grandma. band or QUIZ
gold; for the fluffy girl. rose rib
hon one way and a blue another
for the sensible Girl. ribbon neck
tic Of practical checks. b. the time
they were all finished, Nancy woke
to the realization that she didn't
have a single Christmas card so she
sketched a twig Of holly on some
cards or her oHn IL India Ink ard
slipped them under the ribbons.
And the Effect!
Nancy's family always brought
their gifts down 10 breakfast on
Christmas morning for small
brother Stan Stoutly maintained that
he was toe ole to hang up a stock
ing and the others humored his
grown-up-nCss
Nancy was the last to come down.
her arms full Of violently colored
packages.
"Gce. Nan" exploded. Nell. "vou
look like that Nude Descending the
Staircase thing"
william" saiG mother, reproving-
ly: then as the full glory of The fu-
turistic assortment struck her
Nancy, where DID you get such
notions I'm YOUR hcal?"
"A stout lady walled on my foot"
she replied enigmaticallY.
That's all the answer she ever
save her startled family. but stout
lady doesn't have t. walk on YOUR
foot il you want to do as she did.
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Feather Fans,
Fdnciful and
Fantastic
The Fan Is An Important
Part of the Evening Cos
tune When Prop
erly Used.
BY MARGARET MASON. 3
Let q dear little maid
Take a dear little fan.
And the things that she can
Do to any poor man
Are q lot, I'm afraid.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-When the
snow flies, little Miss Up-to-date takes
her fan In hand, even as she dons furs
in the August swelter. She would as
soon think of going to opera or ball
fanless as manless. And what fans!
Fine feathers certainly make fine fans.
and fans of q feather flock together
this season as never before.
But they don't open and shut to-
gether as much as they used to. for
as old as the Queen of Sheba, and con-
slsts of a gorgeous cluster of ostrich
plumes poised on a single stick OF saw
ed ivory. amber, or tortoise shell.
The most vivid-hued ostrich plumes
are used, and, bright purple, yellow,
high light of color for any costume.
The white or black feather fans seem
still to cling to the open and shut model
with their sticks of tortoise shell or
amber usually gold inlaid or gem en-
Ostrich feather fans still open and
shut also, but they aren't quite IN the
level. either. Instead of forming the
orthodox. Symmethical semi. sphere OF a
fan they begin stubby and low down
on one side and work up gradually to
their highest point on the opposite side
Peacock feather fans are the most
fancted OF fantastic rams. Iney come
either in the open and shut model or If
the one-stick effects, The latter are
stunning, and oriental on long. carved
handles Of gold-inlaid ivory, hand
carved, or Jade.
Behind the many glowing eyes in thu
peacock's tail feathers. you can but ex
pect a fair maid to make more eyes
Nor Is 1t surprising that she should b'
much eyed.
Square fans that aren't on the square
since they artfully reveal tiny mirrors
and even vanity cases with powde
puffs on their reverse sides and III
sticks up their handles. are bizarre ant
garishly ultra-modern With futuristi
decorations and colorings.
Perhaps the most snareful Of all i
the one Of silver gauze wired in silve
TO simulate a spiders web with tw,
crystal drops Of dew glistening in "
meshes.
Well welded in the skillful hands o
a 1915 debutante, 1t should never fai
to make the fly catch OF the season.
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IT lie deIectable tang that soothe5
children and others. when can
dies are Eobbled up. gives ex-
preston only to the qualification
Of this epicurean taste. BE that as it
may. tn disregard time, place. and the
important circumstances Of food value,
when candles are eaten. is to play
Hamlet" with the great Dane left out.
A chlld's no less than a grown-up's
"tummy' can be overloaded about as
quickly with candies as with meats.
Commonly. these are eaten between
meals at parties or on visits. Fur
thermore they are SO variegated in de-
sign. shape, color, and in their allmon-
taTy condition Of servitude. that they
tickle, cajole and ambuscade the palate
until far too many Of the goodies are
eaten.
Far he It from the physiological chem
lst to decry the desirability of candies
for youngsters or adults. Nay. they are
When, however, to the tempting glucose
with its III food units to the pound,
chocolate with its 1854 units is added,
the danger of high blood pressure, ar
terio-sclerosis. pimples, blackheads. and
Srnv hair had better be imagined by
Miss .Debutante than invited.
Nuts, peanuts, sugar, honey, y"uI
and chocolate, all have high caloric
values. Prof J. G. Olsen says that
peanuts, chestnuts, butternuts, al
monds, pecans. and most nuts yield
1850 heat units per pound. Compared
with these, meat, with its 900 cal
cries. and vegetables with 500 calories
there is small wonder that Christmas
and New Years dinners sometimes
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For ChaufferS

Don't imagine you are a care
full driver because you shout
or foot your horn at a pedes-
trian.
Don't lose sight of the fact that
the pedestrian is also permit
ted to use the roadway.
Don't forget that children must
play, and that the streets are
sometimes the only place
where they can play.
Don't forget that the operator
of a motor vehicle has the
same responsibility as the en-
gineer of a train.
Don't fail to anticipate that per-
sons will cross at the cross
ings, and that you must slow
down.
Don't imagine that traffic regu-
lations were made for every
body but yourself.
Don't race home after your
days work. This practice
caused most of the wagon &C.
cidentS last year.
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ALL White Christmas Tree
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.
Copyright. 1915. by Mrs. Christine Frederick1

LTHOCGH the typical Christ
N mas tree with It's garish
n varied colorings and orna-
ments is always festive, atill
a change may be welcome this year,
and a good suggestion l. the all
white Christmas tree. This kind of
Il tree has been decorated success
fully ond has its own peculiar at
tractive beauty.
Either the regular fir tree or a
small tree like a cherry sapling, sas-
safras. or young maple, can be used.
IL the latter, the tree and its
branches arc first entirely wrapped
in white cotton batting. The tree
is to be stood Up in the usual way,
and the following articles are reed
ed for its decoration.
Four TO six packages OF silver
thread tiT,sel.
rwo or three dozen glass "icicles."
One large pacI age artificial snow
dust
Two or three dozen silver balls
and ornaments of walnut size,
One dozen larger silver balls and
ornaments.
One large silver paper star.
One 1O-yard piece of double brush
tinscl rope.
The decoration should be started
by fastening tho silver star in place
a the tin OF the tree. Next hang on
the tips of the largest branches the
large balls and ornaments. Next place
on the smaller tins the icicles. fast
Cncd on with the regular wire fasten-
or. If candles are desired, of course
white candles must be used, and
they should be fastened on the large
tips above the large balls. After
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The Cook Crook.

Edith Wharton, the novelist. was
talEinx about French house excepting. {
The one drawback" she said, lis
that YOUR cook does your marketing.
She married Cor cash. too. The result
Is a very frank kind of cheatinE.
81 once said to a cook in Paris,
Now IL You arc strictly honest IL
give YOU francs extra at each month q
end What do you say?''
THE cook hesitate1. then answered:
I'm think II og,N carefully, nIadlm
ard lct yoU know m. decision this eN en-
ing. -Omaha Fee.
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Big Brother to Small Boy.

Spelling business for the juvenile
courts is one of the most pleasant
and one of the most profitable of oc-
equations. The Big Brother move
ment is an organization whose single
purpose is to make the juvenile court
superfluous by keeping malice out of
small boy mischief. The juvenile
delinquent is, except in cases OF
actual social incapacity. boy whose
Instinct for fun has been misdirected.
The small boy in the city has all
the instincts of loyalty, most of
the feelings for fair play, some re-
spect for decency and an overwhelm-
ing admiration for prowess. If the
Big brother can remember not to
patronize. not to instruct, and, above
all, not to uplift, he can make the
small boy not prig, but happy
and active citizen. He must leave
him his mischief. All he can do Is
to prevent a vicious turn by supply
ing a more interesting normal one
to the boys thoughts. Evening
Ledger, Philadelphia.
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A Curse Should Rest.

Verify on every man who in time of
peace speaks or writes one word to
foster bad spirit between nations,
a curse should rest he is part and
parcel OF that malevolencc which
at last sets these great engines. fed
by Jumps of human coal. to crash
along, and pile up against each 9TH
err, i'm splintered wreckage. Only too
we'll he plays the game of those grim
schemers 10 whose account lie the
dehumanization and despair OF mil
lions of their brother men.-John
Galsworthy, in the January Scrib-
ner.
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Dear Old Ladies'"

There are as many kinds OF old
ladies as there are girls, men, au-
tomobiles, books. and remedies for
a cold. There are kindly old ladies'.
ill-natured old ladies, sharp old
ladies, witty old ladies', stupid old
ladies, musty -fusty old ladies.
dainty old ladies, wise old ladies,
silly old ladies, Whlstler's mother
old ladies, Betsy TTotwood old
ladies', white-spatted old ladies',
old ladies. tangoing old ladies, and
old ladies who don't wish to h
called old ladies at all!
Nowadays most of them are 50
busy working In public causes that
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Candies and Cakes Are
Useful Bat Discretion
Will Save UnhdppineSS
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE H1RsHBERG.

cause revolts, seditions, rebellions,
mutinies, tumults, and uprisings In a
stomach disturbed in the even tenor
of it's way with candies, cookies, nuts
and buildings.
Sweets do not satisfy the living
structures. They will not sustain ltfa
for any long period, as will even such
things as amino-acids or albumens.
Sugar quickly "diffuses" or enters
the blood from the stomach, and is
quickly burned up in human combus.
ton. Starch is little better in this
respect than sugar.
Nuts, likewise, cannot be eaten
steadily in large quantities over a
continuous period. There is in them
some substance, minute in amount
though II be, which the textiles OF
life abominate.
Obviously, then, candies and cakes
sugars and syrups are best eaten with
wisdom and discretion. Moreover. tt .
facts all point to the dessert as the
time. and--never between or before
meals-as the best occasion for SUP
plying this most delightful and i'm e
peratively needed article of the diet
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What They Say About Us
Pertinent Interests of Women AS Viewed
By Editorial Writers of the Newspapers.

they have not time to protect their
own interests as they should. But
let us hope that after a while
they will organize a new associa-
ton, to be called THE Society for
the Promotion of Distinctive Char
acterizations for Old Ladies'" and
that 1t will have displayed promi-
nently on its banners the slogan
Down with the word 'Dear!"
From THE Point of View" in the
January Scribner.
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The Women Suffer Most

In the long run, it is the women
of any country who suffer most
cruelty from war. The women of
Canada have been no exception to
the rule. In TACT, a canvass of the
country would seem to show that the
wives, and sisters, and mothers of
the Canadians who have gone to war
have been burdened with even
greater responsibilities than have the
women of England.-M Mary SynOn, In
the January Scribner.
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PERSONAL ADVICE.

Readers desiring advice should
remember:
1. To address inquiries to DR.. L.
X. Hirshberg, care of The
Washington Times.
2. To enclose a stamped and ad-
dressed envelope If a personal
reply is desired.
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While your oven is still hot wipe IT
out with a damp cloth. 1t will save
much labor. The sides, door, and
shelves of the oven should be secured
with soap and SAM at least once a
week to keep them in a good and hy-
gienic condition.
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Kitchen and toilet soap should be
bought in large quantities to effect
an economy. The longer II is stored
the harder it will become. The softer
soap is, the more quickly IT rubs
away. Where there is a family wash
to think about each week this hint is
worth noting and acting upon.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS

When your sink is very greasy, pour
little paraffin oil on a rag and well
scour with il. Afterward wash the
sink thoroughly with hot water and
soap rinsing we'll with cold water
always treat my sink in this way
as soon as II gets at all greasy. and
find it better than any other plan l
have tried.
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When saucepans are badly burnCd
fill them with cold water and a liberal
amount of soda. Allow them to stand
for an hour or so, and then bring to
the boil slowly. The burned parts will
easily come off
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MANY of the oldest walnut trees in
England wore originally planted, not
for the sake of the fruit but be-
cause the wood makes the best
gun-stocks. The largest walnut
grove Is at Kempston. near Bedford.
each day of the year. which were
planted about a century ago by the
then owner of the farm. who OBJ
served that. as wars would never
cease. the timber would always be
wanted for Gun-stocEs.
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had time to think, hanging desc
lately from a strap on the car go
ing home, that she began to won
der what she would do with her
purchases.
a bundle done up in red paper,
with an American Beauty ribbon
she thought, land as for a yellow
parcel labeled Grandma"
Twill would call 1t one OF Mans
fool notions and as for Pops-well.
it'll give them something to think
about, and that's something"
Nancy arrived home. hoped into
her kimono, scrunched her mar up
at its most comfortable ana unbe-
coming angle, raided the library for
mucilage, and her mothers room for
scissors-and prudently locked her
self in her room.
Now for it," she said.
First she put all her presents for
the family in neat rows on the bed.
She also unfoldcd her batch OF It's
sue paper, and thought desperate
thoughts for about five minutes.
Nothing seemed to go with anything.
And, come to view them soberly, the
papers were really very lurid and
the ribbons exceedingly inharmoni-
Gus.
Gray for Grandma.
Suddenly she tried the effect OF the
dull blue Tibbon-it was two inches
broad-on the gray paper.
Grandma" she exclaimed. Blue
was grandmas favorite color, II
happened, and gray was just made
for silVery grandmas, of course.
That package was done up with A
neat fat-trim tailored bow and de-
posted on the bureau first of all
''Will next. Well, he went to
Princeton, and he oughtn't to kick
IL try out this idea on him" VIII
was accordingly decked with black
paper and a fiarinG orange ribbon.
"All this card stuff for Pops de-
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Mix your mustard with vinegar -
stead OF water, as is usually the case.
1t will taste better and will keep
fresh much longer.
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Odd Facts.

\ "simDleton" was once the hon
ored term for a straightforward
man. candid and simple"