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hungrier he grew the sharper his
wits. became.
AS long as the snow was not too
deep for him to travel easily he got
along fairly well. Though he almost
never felt that he had eaten all he
him from starving. In fact, he got
enough to keep him in good condi-
tion. But when the snow became so
deep that he had to wade through it
his real troubles began. In the first
place. he couldn't run, and you know
on the swiftness with which he can
get about In the second place,
wading through the snow soon tired
him. In the third place, he could
travel only short distance, and.
you know, he is a great traveller.
That meant that his chances of find
ing enough to eat were just that
much smaller. Lastly, he left tracks
wherever he went, and that made
him nervous.
So while the snow was soft Old
Man Coyote seldom went far from
his home in the Old Pasture. In fact.
he spent most of his time in his
home and came out only when his
stomach had been empty SO long that
he simply couldn't stand 1t any
longer. Then he ate such berries
as he could find on the rose bushes
and the jumpers and managed to dig
up some frozen apples under a wild
apple tree. He didn't care much for
these things. for you know he is an
cater of meat. and meat was what he
wanted and needed.
But, as he said to himself. "Food
is food, and anything is better than
nothing. I'll take what / can get and
be thankful for it. These are hard
times, but hard times never last for
ever. hungry Coyote who refuses
anything he can eat because he
doesn't like it deserves to starve."
Between times. as he lay in his
home, where he was at least warm, he
planned where he would go and what
he would do when the snow had settled
or become crusted over so that he
could get about on it. And he dreamed
day dreams of a full stomach until
his mouth would water. And mostly
those day dreams were of certain lit
tie people over in the Green Forest
the beautiful twins of Lightfoot the
Deer and Mrs. Lightfoot. One of
those twins would keep his stomach
full for several days. To caSch one
would be worth many days of hunger.
II ought to be able to do it if / use
my wits" thought Old Man Coyote.
ut will be worth trying, anyway"
Then he would plan just how to catch
one of those fawns, and impatiently
poke his head out to see if a crust had
yet begun to form over the snow.
Copyright. 1921, by T. W. Bursess.)
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Brides Will Be Brides
By Lucille Yam Slyke.

written, with flourish. Just Fudge"
I'VE have to tie them with red
strings. and then they're ready for
the market" she began cxcitedly,
after she had kissed John. THE big
platefuls sell for a quarter and the
wicked profit"
Sheldon. swathed in one of Merry S
aprons. extended sticky hand.
''Old cooky wax he chided, "come
on in-the packing's fine
John did not react to their nerri-
cry. He felt Inundated to have Shell
don. who was from his home town
know things were going wrong. And
it seemed to him that he had married
an almost criminally frivolous wife
Life seemed terrible drama to him
and they were treating it like musi.
cal comedy.
"Merry's been elected president. vice
president and all the rest of it,
laughed Sheldon. You and l are the
shipping clerks"
Silence in the kitchen. How could
the dear. laundering youth know thai
Merriam was heIf-sick with worry be-
cause John considered it beneath his
dignity to accept job as shipping
work in the Biaisdell factory
"Whew!" he CALCULATED. as Johr
s;alked away. what did I do "
"WheW. echoed Merriam. with
sparkling eyes. Nothing! But yor
gave me an idea. It's just dawned or
me that I've been SO sorry for hin
that I've been too plum sanity
You've made me rambunctious, Shelly
SO beat it right now. for my wei
known temper is about to explode or
my suiking brute. Run
And Shelly ran!
Another episode of this story In to.
Sfrr
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Pure Air to Breathe.

II think this room will do very
nicely" said the nurse. pausing on the
threshold of pretty modern-day bed
room and surveying it thoughtfully.'
"But 1 don't want to put my daugh-
ter in this room," said the mother.
who, in fashionable attire, stood with
the nurse at the door. THE east room
has been newly decorated, and is very
new and pretty. Marjory would like
it best, 1 think. Oh, dear, how care
less they are in these finishing
schools! To think of having fever
just now, too, when I was planning
her coming-ou clothes and q big ball
for the New Year! 1t is quite too
bad!
And the petulant little mother
swept across the hall with trailing
fragrance and a swishinS of silken
garments.
"There is no fireplace in the east
room" the nurse said. "And that is
one of the reasons why l would like
to have my patient in this bedroom
Fircplaces and Fresh Air.
"But what has a fireplace to do with
convalescence from fever?" said the
pretty mother in wonderment.
1T has a good deal to do with the
a.
Of air contamination upon health is
fairly well known" the woman in
blue and white linen replied.
"Air contamination! The air in
this room seems perfectly good to
me-"
And poised on the white enameied
threshold like a brilliant butterfly
the woman shifted the air almost
angrily.
"There is only one window in this
room and no fireplace. The room is
pretty, but rather small. and the bath
room is three doors away, while the
other bedroom opens into a bath
room. That in itself is a considera-
tion, since it means that the patient
need never be altogether alone while
I am preparing bath water. I shall
always be within hearing.
How to Improve Ventilation.
"Then the matter of ventilation is
solved, because the room has two
windows. They are opposite each
Of moving air. which is very desirable
in any sick room. Then the fireplace
itself acts as a ventilator. The
nurse spoke quietly.
Back in the rejected room the fash
ionable mother gazed at the fireplace
respectfully.
AT hadn't realized that fireplaces
were so important. They have always
appealed to me as being chiefly orna-
mental and a trifie sentimental" she
said.
"F'ireplaces." said the nurse, "are
useful as ventilators, because the heat
Of the fire causes the air around 1t to
become lighter. So it rises through
and out Of the chimney. This leaves
vacuum. which the colder. and
therefore heavier and denser, air
rushes in to fill. A large lamp placed
in an empty fireplace does the same
thing. with much less dirt and work,
70 sometimes large lamp is used in
a sick room fireplace instead Of coal
or wood fire."
~Then we shall order 4 large lamp
Evening star., 1921-12-29
If You Don't Like Vanished
Floors,

FlOOIS.
Several Of my readers have written
to say that they don't want a var
nished surface on their hardwood
floors, and would appreciate an
article on a wax treatment.
Assuming that the floor is new. or
has been recently scraped down SO
that no finish Of any sort remains on
it, or at least that it has no varnish
or wax upon it, proceed as follows:
First apply two coats of mixture
Of equal parts of linseed oil and tur-
pentine. with enough Japan drier in
1t to make 1t harden over night Cto
get the right amount Of the drier.
mix equal small amounts of the oil
and turpentine, add a little drier and
try out the mixture on a few inches
of floor space as tesO. This mix
and prevents subsequent grease spots
from showing on the f1oor-as they
would II wax were applied without
previous oiling.
Now and then reader writes me
that she has put oil and turpentine on
her floors and that it has left a
sticky surface; but when ! come to
Investigate ! find that she has put 1t
on over an old waxed surface. and, OF
course, the wax prevents the oil from
be applied, however, if the wax is al
most entirely worn off the floor.
The next step after putting on the
two coats of oil and turpentine dry
ing well latter each application) is
| to apply a good grade of wax polish
entire floor with it. putting it on not
| too thickly with a cloth and leaving
it in this way overnight to harden.
The next morning apply a second
| coat of the wax, again leaving it a
while to harden-but this time only
| for a few hours. All good wax
polishes have turpentine in them
(usually they are composed of bees
| wax. paraffin and turpentine) and
the turpentine dissolves the surplus
| wax, thus rendering the coating
| uniform. After the second coat of
| wax has dried for while, the first
polishing is began. Do this with a
! weighted brush, rubbing with the
grain of wood and finishing with a
woolen cloth tied over the weighted
brush. After this first waxing.
your floor will not need another coat
until almost a year, except an ac-
casonal rubbing with the weighted
brush to keep up the polish.
At the end of the year apply a
sFond coat of wax just as you ap-
pied the first, leaving it on over
night to dry and spread evenly. rub
blng on a little more the next morn
ing, then polishing with the weighted
brush.
If certain portions Of your floor re-
ceive more wear than others and lose
their wax polish, apply little warm
wax to these worn-down parts
throughout the year as follows: Set
your can of wax in a pan of boiling
water until the wax is slightly melted,
then rub little of this warm wax
on the worn spots of the floor with a
soft cloth. polishing Immediately.
Wax floors which have been whit
ened by water should be polished
with a woolen cloth which has been
warmed in the oven.
In homes where there are children
6r elderly people who might receive
accidents from slipping on a waXed
floor it is best simply to apply the
oil and turpentive with the Japan
drier as above mentioned). not put
ting any wax on the floor. The oil
Evening star., 1921-12-29

I have always wanted to say q few
words in favor of pirates, and at last
my chance has come. Ralph Paine
has written q book, Lost Ships and
Lonely Seas" wherein those lusty
scoundrels riot to their rhearts"content.
Among other diverting characters. he
presents one, by name Jameson, who
Jolly Roger. settled down in Boston
town to a mellow old age. There it
was said of him that "he had trav-
eied extensively, and his wide fund
Of information made him a most en-.
tertaining character. His observa-
tions on the character of different
nations were very liberal, with play.
full humorousness quite free from big.
otry and narrow prejudice"
All Of which makes me regret more
than ever that some of the estimabls
members of our commonwealth die
not also serve their time under the
pirate flag. How greatly such service
might have enriched their persona
characters and their contact will
their fellow men! Not, mind you, thai
certainly do extol lot of thing!
that go with a life like that, ant
which. most unfortunately, are Otter
omitted in a respectable" program.
What an excellent thing it was fol
those pirates that they were never
quite comfortable or safe, mentally
morally or spiritually? It kept ZEN
hopping. And by that same token il
kept them growing. It's a bad thing
for a human to be too comfortable
He goes soft. He also goes selfisl
and in time into1erant toward any.
one else who is not as safe and com
Portable as he. It's bad for our bodie.
and minds to be too comfortable. ant
it's infinitely more dangerous for u.
to be too sure that our souls arr
saved Therin lies bigotry, that un'
pleasant vice from which the Pirate
Jameson was exempt. We can't really
be very choosey or bossy concerning
the morals of others If we have
doubts about our own souls saliva.
ton.
What a pity that some Of our very
best people can't undergo a little o.
that wholesome doubting! How mucf
more companionable it might make
them! What a pity that they dom,
have to duck Jail now and then, a:
the pirates did! There are worse
schools for humor and humility, tol.
erance and democracy than jails--ol
pirate ships!
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Things You'll Like
to Make
HroueHe HouseDres.

An apronette house dress is very
convenient for the housewife. Cut a
plain one-piece slipover dress. If
little easier to slip into, slit it in
front for a few inches and close it
with snaps or buttons) Cut a bib
apron of checked or plaid material
that has the same predominating color
as the plain material of the dress.
Mako long sash ends on the apron.
Make two groups Of Sits at the back
Of the waistline Of the Dress Bind
the Sits Sew two buttons on each
shoulder. Make two buttonholes on
each shoulder Of the apron. Button
the apron to the dress; run the sash
through the Sits. You can have two
such aprons to each dress. An apron
ette house dress is very becoming and
easy to launder. FLORA.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-12-29

A beautiful model is shown in the
accompanying sketch. The material
is heavy black satin crepe, with the
lustrous side turned in and the dull
scarlet poppy-like flowers intricately
twined-in green leaves and gracefully
calrling stems. At the lower edge the
deep black silk fringe which finishes
it is first knotted into a wide border
and the remaining ENDS dangle at ran
dom with a saucy air of CaStilian
bravado.
New chapeaux for warmer climes
are also being shown In the millinery
establishments, and within few
short weeks they will probably make
their appearance on the streets here.
OF course. there are many charming
models of georgette and of straw. but
ribbon hats are the most interesting
at present. for they are ideal for be-
tween-Season wear. Sketched is
restaurant hat which would attract
attention anywhere. 1t is made of
chain-mail silver cloth and trimmed
with jet beads. and additional orna-
mentation is furnished by the large
circular black earrings suspended at
each side. The shape is difficult to
describe or to classify, for it is neither
Russian. Oriental nor Egyptian. but
rather combination of the three.
There is a small toque, bordered with
| rdQldlluG lines Ol SEduudleu JCS oceAoS'
and over the center of this passes an
oddly shaped band of silver cloth.
which forms a frame to the toque.
and is also adorned with rows of jet
beads.
The evening gown pictured is an
example of what Paris considers
CONNIE il faut" for formal wear. The
latest edict from our foreign dictator
Is to the effect that all smart ap-
parel shall be black and white again,
for it has been satiated with the daz-
zling brilliancy displayed during the
early winter and fall. Only a sugges-
ton of color will be allowed, perhaps
in the form of gay corsage, perhaps
in a single sparkling jeweled medal.
lion, or, again, in a trailing panel OF
bright chiffon.
The model shown chooses the first
named trimming to relieve the sever
ity Of it's classically draped white
velvet folds. Two large roses are
placed slightly above one hip and give
touch of grace as well as of color
to the gown. Sequin panels hang at
each side of the rather short skirt to
lensthen its line, but they add no
prismatic brilliancs., for they are crys-
tai white. and merely form bit of
frosting for the duller surface of the
velvet.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
HOME ECONOMICS.
BY MRS. ELIZABETH KENT.
Some Sandwich Hints.

day old. If bread Of two days is used
crusts must be trimmed very closely
Fresh bread is not desirable from any
! point Of view. 1t is difficult to cut
wasted inevitably in the cutting. and
not wholesome. Brown, graham or
| whole-wheat bread for sandwiches
! may be very conveniently baked in
| the cylindrical one-pound baking
powder tins. when only the end crusts
| need bet cut off. and the regular
however. does not bake well in these
tins. and must be cut with round
cutter for circular slices, with con-
siderable waste.
Butter for sandwiches should be
left in warm room for a couple -of
waste caused by creamine. which
works out come Of the water from
the butter, is more than made up bv
the evenness with which the soft
creamed butter can be spread with
out waste or danger of tearing the
thin bread slices.
With evenly baked loaves. each
slice may be buttered on the loaf be-
fore 1t is cut but usually it saves
both butter and time and makes a
better matched sandwich to cut the
loaf into thin slices. and then to but
ter and mt like Sl1ceS IoRelner. IL Is
practically always advisable to cut OFF
the crusts. and most convenient to do
this by piling the made sandwiches
in heaps Of six or seven and running
sharp knife down the four sides OF
the pile. or it may be five or six
sides, with an uneven loaf. to remove
the crus.s evenly. All such crusts
and broken fragments should be
saved for bread crumbs. Butter
should not be softened on the stove.
Some Of it always melts and gives the
sandwiches an oily. unpleasant favor
and soaks into the bread, making it
Of a disagreeable consistency.
Sandwich bread should be cut very
thin. spread smoothly to the edges
and corners. and filled evenly. SO that
the sandwich is neat and trim.
(Copyriaht 1911
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Oat Mealies.

Varieties in small cakes are always
acceptable, and the following will be
found a good recipe for an oat cake
that is sure to be liked: Take one
cup Of coarse oatmeal, one-half cup
of flour, four tablespoons Of sugar,
one-quarter teaspoon of salt, and mix
them we'll together. Rub three table,
spoons of butter into the oatmeal
mixture and add one teaspoon Of bak-
ing powder and enough milk to make
a stiff dough. Dredge a baking board
with a mixture of flour and oatmeal.
turn the dough on it and roll out
quite thin. Cut into triangles or
stamp into circles. Place on but
tered tin and bake until crisp in a
moderate over. The trimmings from
the dough from which the cakes have
been stamped can be rolled out again
and cut into thin fingers. The mealies
are best when served hot, but can also
be eaten cold, in either case being
spread with butter.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
The Children's Hour

Children do SO love to cut things up,
Well. here's something it will be a
pleasure to reconstruct:
Let Bell choose one of the many
nicely colored pictures which will he
found in any of the magazines. Let
her mark 1t off and cut it into small
irregular pieces. After. the pieces
have been mixed up, Bell must put
them together again to form the orig
as it might seem.
Z. l.. RIBLER.
Copyright I92l)
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Caulifower Au Gratin.

Wash and trim one caulif1ower and
boil it in salted water until tender,
when done drain well and shape it
neatly; mix two tablespoons of graf
ed cheese with one pint of white
sauce. butter baking dish and put
in 1t three tablespoons of the sauce,
upon this place the caulif1ower head
upward; cover with the sauce, whcih
has, first been nicely seasoned. and
sprinkle the surface with fine bread
crumbs and one tablespoon of grated
cheese; place one tablespoon of but
ter in pieces here and there on top,
aud baka for 0ftaaR minutes
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Endive Salad.

Take one quart Of hnely-shredded
blanched endive, one cup of tender
well chopped celery stalks, one hard
boiled chopped egg, one cup Of chop
ped Eglish walnut meats, the juice of
one lemon or orange sseasoned with
sugar and white pepper and salt,
mix all togeather well and place in a
serving dish and pour over the mix
ture enough thick sweet cream to
|moisten all nicelX
Evening star., 1921-12-29
HOME NURSING Ar& HEALTH HINTS
By NJ. JESSIE LEITCH.

at once. SO that Marjory will not be
annoyed with the rafting of coal and
coal shovels, not to mention pokers
and shakers and ashes and the crac-
king of paper and kind1ing in the
morning." said the mother. This is
one of those ornamental fireplaces
There is no chute for the ashes. sc
they have to be taken out by hand"
"Then 1 think we should have q
large lamp, and we will get exactly
the same result by placing it in the
empty fireplace" said the nurse.
And so the problem of ventilation
was taken care of.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Old Man Coyote Has an
Empty Stomach.
BY THORNTON w. burgess!

HH THOItNTON W. BURUESSs
An empty stomach sharpens wit
And courage grows because of 1t.
Old Man Coyote.
Old Man Coyote doesn't like winter
No, sir, he doesn't like winter. You
see, it is only once in a while that
he is lucky enough to get his stomach
really filled. Most Of the time he ia
hungry, and no one likes being hun
cry when there is nothing to eat.
So now that winter had come, with
snow and ice, Old Man Coyote could
think of little but his stomach and
how he was to fill it. When he was
asleep he dreamed about it. When
Evening star., 1921-12-29

With Christmas over. the shops are
looking forward to Palm Beach and
arraying their shelves in shimmering
silks and light crepes suitable for
wear under balmy southern skies
Sport costumes feature all of the new
shades. but the smartest are either
white or black. or a combination of
the two. and some Of the most origi-
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Things for Boys
to Make
Posters without Painting.


Materials Needed-Coiored.and nd white
cardboard and paste.
BY cutting from colored and white
cardboard the required shapes for the
different parts of a design, catchy
posters in color may be made. Sketch
on thin paper must show distinct line
for each cutting edge. Trace from
this sketch the parts necessary for
each color, cut out. and mount in
proper places. The tracing and cut
ting must be done well and fitted
closely. The color key shown above
explains itself. The pennant may be
made up OF class colors.
LIE ROY CRIGLEH.
Copyright. 1921.l
Evening star., 1921-12-29
EFFICIENT HOUSEKEEPING
BY LAURA KHKMAN.

and turpentine gives a soft, velvetry
finish which is more highly admired
by some housekeepers than a pol
ished wax surface.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

he was awake he spent almost every
ninute hunting for something to eat.
And Danny and Nanny Meadow
Mouse and Peter Rabbit and Mrs.
Grouse and other little people who
are much on the ground had to be
more watchful than ever, for there
was no knowing when and where
Did Man Coyote might suddenly ap-
Dear.
And all the time that Old Man
Coyote was hunting he was thinking.
sharpen wits Old Man Coyotes wits
are never dull, but now they were
sharper than ever. He couldn't af-
ford to miss a meal and he didn't in
tend to because of dull wits. So the
Evening star., 1921-12-29

Menu for q Day.
BREAKFAST.
Baked Prunes.
Cereal With Sugar and Cream.
Fried Eggs.
Baking Powder Biscuits.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cheese and Nut Sandwiches.
Apple and Date Salad.
Little Cakes. Chocolate.
DINNER.
Soup.
Baked Fish.
flashed Brown Potatoes.
Cabbage Salad.
Cheese. Waters.
Orange Charlotte.
Coffee.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Seen in Washington Shops
BY ELENoRE DE WITT EBY.

tant, by Spanish shawl. Never have
we seen such gorgeous creations as
are offered by the local shops at pres
ent, for shawls are the latest fad. and
to be fashionable mylady must surely
have one.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

Another episode of this story In to.
mOrrOSv's Star.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

Copyright. 1921