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Evening star., 1922-12-14
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This space is not devoted exclusive
ly to the publication of my original
thoughts. Very often my original
thoughts are not worth publication.
Rather. it is given over to comment
upon all thoughts which are. or
should be- of interest to the general
public. And seldom does the daily
surpasses the following plan in inn
portance. You may have your own
opinions on divorce. 1t is TO be
hoped that you have. But whatever
they may be- it will be of value to
consider this program:
THE Legislative department of the
General Federation of Wom.n's Clubs
Is al work preparing federal bill
relating to marriage and divorce If
passed by Congress it viii make mar
riagc more difficult and grant divorce
on five grounds Observation-Disclosures
cruelty. abandonment for one year.
incurable insanity. conviction for an
Infamous crime. Certificates and de-
crees granted in one state shall be
recognized in all.
License to marry must be applied
for and secured in the county in
which the woman resides and must
be posted Two weeks before issue. ac
cordinS to the bill Affidavit must
be filed that no legal impediment ex-
ISIS. lmpediment includes: Existing
marriage contract; under age Of
eighteen for women. twenty-one
years for men. except upon parents
or guardians consent: insanity. Inn
h"cilitN. pauperism. epilepsy, tuber-
culosis or social disease. member of
different races.
Heavy penalties arc provided for
Il.. pl. l,. 1ira
to marry in violation Of the pro-
visions. or the applicant who swears
to false afIidavits. or for the officiat
ing clergyman or justice who per-
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Odd China Habit.

Have you hobby for old china
II is an interesting hobby. but. of
course it is also an expensive one
If YOU go in for really good old china
Once there was a Young woman who
went to q New England fishing vii
lage for q summer vacation. When
she went home she sent all her bag
gage save "a lovely maltese half
grown cat-be1ween kitten and cat
and lovely old china TEAPOT. These
she carried. the kitten inside the tea
pot. with the cover packed III cotton
batting and tissue paper and tucked
into her handbag. She was q laugh
able spectacle as she walked along
with her two cherished possessions.
Now old china is specially interest
ing when.it has associations thai YOU
know That is what makes il best
when ii comes from Your oWn family
ard aur eStOrS You know its history.
So if there is any old family china
by all means get hold of il. Make il
the nucleus - a collection.
1t would Ee 4 very good thing If We
were to remember. when We are buy
ing new china. that some time il Will
be old china. That is. if We were t."
remember that We ought to buy il
with an eye 10 its real worth and
beauty.
OF course. it is quite eXcuSahlc I"
buy cheap and unlovely china for the
sort of wear that breaks il quickly.
But the best" china should he of
lovely line and color. design and ten
ture and not only expensive. For
some day. in dim future. the china
of today will he the china of yester-
day. 1t will tell its story of the taste
| of its buyers and users. Ii is up to
us to make that story one to he
proud of.
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Love Letters That Made History
BY JOSEPH KAYE.

you to that conversation When !
was forced to say all | felt-oh my
thoughts were of this life. of your
hand. which kissed for the last
time. the room which ! shall not
enter again and the dear father who
accompanied me for the last time.
! am now alone and may weep.
leave Hou happy and shall remain in
your heart
"Everyth.ng is packed up. Lotte.
and the day breaks, one more quar-
ter "f an hour and | am Off. The
pictures which I have forgotten. and
which YOU viii divide among the
children must be my excuse. Lotte.
for writing when have nothing to
writ" For YOU know all; YOU know
nov happy | have been during these
days go 10 the dearest and best
of men. bus wherefore from you? But
/, j. -. and my fate. which ] cannot
alter TO-DAY u-. tomorrow nor the
f..Nr uat u. ever happE in
mind. o"ar Lo'f@. YOU are luckier
Than a hundred utl"rs--only not ia
different. and |. dear l.otte. am happy
h-cauS.. Rad in Nous eyes that you
think snail never Change. Adieu. a
thousand Times adI"u.
..upyriyb- 49,
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Goethe and Charlotte Buff

\ beautiful, fair haired. hiue-eyed
.Irl of nineteen. already betrothed I"
another. was Guethe'S i"Ve al twenty
three Charlotte. or "Lotte. Huh
captured the heart Of the immortal
author of 'faust." Goethe knew that
he was an intruder and Lotte knew
that she was not doing right IN en-
couragirg Goethe. but the siamor OF
the poets love was too orerpower!ns
and things went along in their un-
uleasant course. Lottc'S lover pre-
served his dignity and said nothing
and his patience at length bor" irult-
Goethe could no longer stand IN"
falS. and dangerous situation n" Vas
creating and ran away from his be
loved. The letters below are his fare
well messages:
u nope. indeed. /" come back. Lui
God knows when. Lottt. what dad
my heart feel whilst YOU We're talk
ing. for | knew that it was tn" last
TIM / should see You Not for the
iasi time-and Vet tomorrow | go
aWav He iS gone. Nhal SpIrli led
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Your Home and
You
Christmas Letters.
BY HELEN KENDALL.

..Th. incest present | get at Christ .
mas time is the letter that comes each
year from one ot my old college
friends" remarked a matron. who WAS
going over her Christmas list. ''Sli.'
never sends me a gift Of any sort
,and I'm glad she doesn't because
don't Rave to send her "neD but tn"
dear thing takes the time to sit down
and write me Il. long. amusing letter.
telling NJ. stories OF her youngsters.
of her husbands progress and plans,
Evening star., 1922-12-14

forms a ceremony without proper
license or without the presence Of
TWO Witnesses
In the cas-. of divorce sixty days
must elapse after filing suit before
trial of the case. according to the
data being compiled. The interloo u
tory degree cannot he made final until
one year has elapsed. To the court
Will be given power to make pro-
vision for custody and education of
children.
state federatIous are being urged
by the general organization 70 intro
duce identical bills before their Legis-
latures at the next sessions trying
to secure passage OF reformed mar
rjag. and divorce laws as the in
itial step in obtaining national uni
form Legislation"
Copyright. 1922,
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Choice of Soaps.

Most women prefer perfuntd soaps
and hate to give ;h-m up even though
II rla5n soap is just aS cleansing and
mach cheaper Personally. ] should
say that th. most useless plaC" Tor
perfume is in 4 soap. for when the
SKIN j. riuSed. # he riusing s d"te
i,rnnrrly. there viii be no scent left
II using perfumed soap is plea sure,
il is the most transient OF pleasures.
IN" rrst of d good soap iS the faiher
ri makes. but no soap "fl ht Expected
70 Iath,r in hard water Every bath
room should contain 4 bottle of am
m"nia. either the plain Kitchen or the
ptifulncd toilet ammonia. so that
few drops of this can b" added to
every haSlHful of wafer y quarter
uf Il ;-aSpnnnful of powdered h"raA
" Ill do well.
For general efficiency there j. moth
in. that 10 my mind. eXceiS CASTLE
soap I purchase this generally N
long bars Of Two or three pounds
each and take either the green or the
Whit variety. Then cut the bar int"
iwo-inch slices and set these away III
Evening star., 1922-12-14
VERSIFLACE.
What's to Be Done -?

No matter where ! chance TO go. n"
matter what the time may be. from
Rose and Jane and May and Flo. this
one complaint. il reacheth me. "A
wife She worketh night and day no
union hours relieve the strain: but for
tasks. she gets no pay. CIT isn't
fair" says sturdy Jane.) 'Stenoerd-
piers are paid. of course. men admit
they earn their dough. but mothers
they have no recourse. cit isn't fair.
says honest F'ioD oh. why can't hus
bands do what's right. and give their
,vives a fair ret urn for working late
into the night. A wife for certain
things may Nearn. the same as all the
other girls: perhaps. she wants some
nifty hose perhaps-alack-a string
OF pearls "It isn't fair" says clear
Drained Rose. that she should hum
bly, have to say. oh. please. dear. let
me have 4 dime: ] have to buy some
food today.)
WI n 4EI .AIJNA S'TJ'rt'J
Evening star., 1922-12-14

AGAIN
legs 20 Whem ~ reached tie shore
he stopped only Ion. enough 20 shak.
as much of the water out of his Goa
as he could. and then snesked away
He didn't just run or trot away
but sneaked away. You see, beside
being wet. cold and sore. he was
ashamed. He was ashamed OF haV
ing made such a dreadful mistake. for
and clever. SO. with head and t3iit
down, he sneaked away. II would
be a long time before he would visit
the ponds of Paddy the Beaver again
You see. he couldn't bear the though
of being laughed Al.
AS soon as he was well away from
that pond he stopped and with hi.
teeth pulled out the lit;le spears
Prickly Porky had left sticking in
one hind leg. The pain of pulling
them out made him whine. but h.
knew they had to come out. when
the last one was out he licked thu
sore place they had left. then started
lost his appetite. AS he limped along
he was filed with bitter. angr,
thoughts toward Prickly Porky. He
blamed Prickly Porky for all his
troubles. And he kept saying over
and over 10 himself that some DAY
ne WOGl0 gel even.
l. Az for Prickly Porky, after the
first shock of surprise and frigh'
when Old Man Coyote had SO un-
expectedly jumped on him. he was
filled with nothing but anger. He
was mad clear through, as the sa,
ing is. With all his little spear.
standing on end he shuffied along
Paddy's dam to the end. all the time
growing and granting. He didn''.
see anything funny in what had hap
pened. No. sir. he didn't see a thing
funny in il.
But Paddy the Beaver and Mrs
Paddy. who had seen il all. did To
the il was The funniest thing theN
had seen in a long time. The idea.
that Old Man Coyote. clever. sly Old
Man Coyote, should have mistaken
Prickly Porky for one of them and
actually jumped on him was to then
the best joke ever. All the rest Of
that night as they worked they KEEP;
chucklins And how they did work :
They had no fear OF being disturbed
again thai night. As matter %
fact. they were left quite alone. no1
only that night but from that time
until the freezing over OF the ponds
put an end TO their work. They wer.
left in peace, and they made the mos'
of it II was we'll that it was so. fo"I
they needed every moment in order
to make their food pile large enough
to carry them through the winter.
Copyright. 1872, br T. W. Rurgess.)
Evening star., 1922-12-14

The real value Of an apron is JudS
ed-or snoulu br judS-d-by It's ability
to cover The garment underneath. u
You have an apron or Two lik" this on
hand just because you are III" house
wife should not then neCcsSitate your
wearing an old frOck until after th"
dinner hour but YOU may dress UP as
well as everybody else. in perhaps
your Sunday taffeta or crepe dress.
with no fear of spelling it. You could
run up an apron like this in about
three hours and all il would cost.
using gingham at 30 cents per yard.
with chambray at the same price,
would be about "a cents.
The pattern No l495 cuts in sizes
small. medium and large. The small
size requires 81 yards 36-in"h ma
terial. with d Nard 32-inch contrast
ing for trimming bands.
Price of pattern. IL CENTS. in post
age stamps only. Orders should he
addressed to The Washington Star
Pattern Bureau. =: East 18th street.
New York city. Please write name
nnd address, clearly.
Evening star., 1922-12-14
FEED THE BRUTE
Favorite Recipes by Famous
Men.
BY ROYAL s. COPELAND. M. ID.
(SenatOr-Elect From New York;.

] am giving you this recipe be-
cause I like it. but I know it is too
rich in carbohydrates for those who
do not want to take on fat: One egg,
one-half cup molasses, one table
spoon melted butter, two tablespoons
sugar. one teaspoon soda. dissolved
in hot water and one and one-half
cups -four. Beat mixture, add one
half cup boiling water and steam
one hour.
Sauce-Yolks Of two eggs, one cup
Confectioner's sugar. cream together.
When ready to serve, whip one-half
pint of cream: have the white stiff,
and mix all together. Flavor.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Cream of Pea Soup.

Use one can Of peas. three cupfuls
of milk, one tablespoonful of butter,
three tablespoonfuls of flour. one cup
full of cream and salt and pepper to
taste. When the peas are tender. take
out half of them and pass the remain
der through sieve together with the
water in which they were cooked.
Scald the milk. rub the butter and
-four together. and add the paste to
the milk with the peas that have
been passed through the sieve. Stir
until the soup thickens. and just be-
fore taking it from the fire add the
rest of the peas and the cupfui of
cream. Season with salt and pepper
and serve.
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Distorp of Dour Same.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN
ACkERMAN
VARIATIONS - Acherman, Akerman
Aikman.
RACIAL ORIGiN-Anaio.S Saxon.
SOURcE-An occupation.

The name of Ackerman is quite pop
ularly. and quite enormously, sup
posed to be of German origin. 1t is.
however. one of the most Anglo
Saxon of Anglo-SaXon names. and if
the spelling or sound of Ackerman
flaXor than the variation Aikman. it
must be remembered that the Eng
lish, Scandinavian and modern Ger
man tongues are all Teutonic. and
that at some period in the misty. pre-
historic past there was parent
tongue. which, though it has left
ably more to do with forming the
languages of the modern world than
the comparatively recent Latin and
Greek
The various forms of this family
name would be translated literally
into modern English by acre ="
But the literal translation would not
be the true one. because the word
acre has changed its meaning since
the old AnRlO-SaXonS spoke of "acer
men or 'aker men" Today it means
a definite measure or amount of land
Then it simply meant tiilable land
generally. The Ackermans. Aker-
mans. Achermans and Aikmans origi-
nally were folk who owned or titled
such land. AT the period when family
names were in formation we find
them recorded in such forms as "Har
mer lc AkerInan" and Roger L. Acre
man-or, as We would put it today.
Bill. the Farmer After such names
had been applied to the members of d
family 50 long that their neighhors
came to regard the SobriQuetS as dis
tinguishing the family rather than
explaining their occupations, they
naturally began to drop the prefix
the as unnecessary. so that sue
cesding generations completely for
got the explanatory meaning OF acre
man particularly as the word acre
began to take on a new meaning in
the popular speech.
Evening star., 1922-12-14

n HE Glee Club of the Wilson
Normal School. composed OF
about thirty girls. will go I"
the Walter Reed Hospital and
10 the Home for the Incurables be
fore Christmas to sing the old Christ
mas carols to those who cannot get
out and see the holiday cheer on the
streets. in the shops or in private
homes.
Last Saturday the girls sang at st
Elizabeths Hospital and ten OF the
girls in the Ckulele Club of the school
also went with the Glee Club to play
numbers that would entertain the
people at the hospital.
Miss Alice keliher is president OF
Ih. Glee club. and under her leader
ship the organization has done many
things this season that have gwen
musical pleasure to others outside
the school, as we'll as providing an
indispensable part of the school en-
tertainments.
The Ckulele Club is newer or
saniZation. but has already become
very popular with the students and
faculty of the normal school and its
membership is gradually increasing
Miss Olive Ramsay is leader.
Evening star., 1922-12-14
,;IRI.-SCOiT GROWTH:

a CCORDINCi to recent reports from
n the national headquarters of the
Girl Scouts in New York city. the
local headquarters have learned that
there are now 126.2,3 girls IN the
United States who are members OF
this live wire. growing organizations
This shows an increase of - per cent
over the figures taken at the cor
responding time last year.
The national council finds that the
councils have increased "a per cent
and the number of troop officers "a
per cent. There are now 295 charter
cd councils. 5.619 captains. 3.2S2 first
lieutenants and rs second lieuten-
ants. This makes a total of S.6l9
officers.
The number of troops has increased
to 5.Sa9. and the membership in these
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Chocolate With Whipped Cream.

Melt over hot water two squares of
chocolate Add four tablespoonfuls
of sugar pinch of salt and cup
full of boiling water. Boil for five
minutes. then add three cupfuls of
hot milk and beat we'll with an egg
beater to prevent scum from forming.
Serve very hot with whipped cream,
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Can Francis x. Bushman apd Bev-
e1ly Bayne Come Back 2"

You'll never guess. fans though you
he whom saw today. Francis
\ayier Pushman and Beverly Bayne!
II YOU are really fans. fans of the
old ariStocraCy. tried and true ana
tested through many films. YOU Will
remember with familiar thrill
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Girls and Their Interests
BY HELEN II. FETTER.

troops aggregates 1886 scouts. in ad-
| dition to the officers. which brings the
grand total to l26,21J.
These statistics point To the develop
ment Of more interest in outdoor and
and definite types of activity on the
part of the younger girl. whereas. pre-
vIouSly she was more liable 10 scatter
her interests and spare hours in a
variety Of directions that did NOT count
for much of anything except to pass
away her time When she spends those
hours and that energy in the channels
under the direction of this organization
she is spending these forces in Il con
structive way that will bring her def
mite returns.
This guiding of the restless impulses
is agreeable to the girl and is also
laying the foundation for rhode of
thinking and expression Of her thoughts
, i'll action.
TEAM Is SCCCESSFI
THE girls who are enjoying the sport
i of basket ball at the Wilson Nor
NAL Training School this season have
just won great victory over their
first outside opponent and are en-
ceedingly proud of the girls on the
team which covered the school with
athletic glory in the first encounter
The entire list Of games to be played
this year has not been completed. bur
already il includes enough games to
carry the sport into March. The one
last week was played at the Wilson
Normal School. and the opposing team
was composed of girls from the Vet
eranS' Bureau. The normal school won
with an overwhelming victory of s.
to IS.
The membership of the school team
is composed of Alys E.wers. Grace
Young and Helen GroSvenor. forwards: :
Jean Jackson. center: Peggy Trainham
and Jane Larkin, side eenters: Mildred
Mockabee. Olive Ramsay and E:stelle
Gilchrist. guards. Mss Trainham s
captain of the tea am. and Miss T.wers
is manager
This Saturday the, team will play
one from George Washington University
in the gymnasium of Central High
School. 1t will also take trips out of
town to play some of the games on
its schedule. Among the nearby places
where it Will go for games are Balti-
more. Fredericksburg and Indian Head
Evening star., 1922-12-14
35c Danderine Saves the Hair

Only fools let hair fall out and dandruf
stay. Neglect means bald spot shortly.
little ''Dandcrine'' now will save your hair.
This delightful tonic cleans tie scalp OF every
particle of dandruff, tightens the lhair-root
pores so the hair stops coming out and SO
the vitalizing oils, which.are the very life and
Evening star., 1922-12-14
lIuIILES0R!Es luI
%rbEDTInE
Paddy and Mrs. Paddy Are
Left in Peace.
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.


Your time in Worry do not spend
1he worst OF things must have an end
Paddy tho Beaver.
Old Man Coyote had lost all desire
for Beaver dinner. Yes, sir, he had
so. In all the Green Forest there wasI
no one SO upset and miserable q \
Old Man Coyote. 1t would have bee al
bad enough just to have discovered
that he had mistaken some one else
for one of those Beavers. But to thi.
disa appoint tment was added the pain
Of having several OF the little spears]
Of Prickly Porkv the Porcupine drive nI
into one leg. not to mention the
fright at the discovery of his mis-
take and the shock of the cold water
when he had jumped into the pond OF
Paddy the Beaver
Fortunately. Old Man Coyote can
swim. He doesn't like to. but he can
when he has to- SO he padded for
shore as fast as he could make his
Evening star., 1922-12-14

strength Of the hair, San not oozc away.
Dandernc is not sticky or greasy. II has
made weak, sick, neglected hair strong and
healthy for millions of men and women.
Your comb or brush is warning you. Hurry
to any drugstore and get 35-cent bottle
now. Don't wait
Evening star., 1922-12-14
From Ancient Egypt and the Nile

The Egyptian mode Of hraddresS iS
craring the br"ws of the fair this
season. Il consists - hand.auN. u>u-
ally of bronze OF dull gold. studded
in coiored stones that harnoMiZ- with
the color o: the Wear.r'S evening
gown. OF course. long Egyptian-l look
shoulders.
Evening star., 1922-12-14
Draperies
Ginghams
Stockings
Everything

Rry Diamond pycs''-no other kind-and
I'on't wonder whether yon can dye or tint
-rfrr..>sfliI,v. hr"aus.' perfect home dyeing is
.uarautecd with Diamond Dyes even il You
#a,.. never dyed before. Just tell your
,ir,i-r.s. .,i,rthrr tie material you wish t"
y,. J.. ,4n" or silk. whether it is linen,
.-rt,o;. 80 IN xnl -o",is piamond Dyes never
.trrak spot. fade. ar run
Evening star., 1922-12-14

Doesn't hurt i bit Drop Il little
Free zone ON an aching corn. in
stautlN that corn stops hurting, then
shortly N"u lift il right off with
fingers. Truly.
Your druggist sells Il tiny bottle
Of "FrtcZun.' for It few cents suffi-
,.G.nt to remove every hard corn. soft
corn. or corn hctwc"n the toes. ami
tho caIl"u$"s. without soreness or
Evening star., 1922-12-14

top-notch favorites of yesterday.
Bushman and Bayne. OF yesterday
and of tomorrow, too-who knows?
For they are coming back" They
are ina New York now. reading
stories. talking with producers and
laying new plans.
When | went TO their hotel to sec
them toda- I met Nine. NaZimoVa in
the corridor and told her whom | was
about TO see. DO YOU know. she
said. Il believe that Francis Bush
man came pearer than any other star
to having the same sort of vogue
that Valentino is having today" And,
II YOU think back. believe that she
10 right.
Mr.. Bushman said. however, that
Evening star., 1922-12-14

turesque clothes can be in
ID in as much as a mother
Evening star., 1922-12-14

ME Glee Club of the Wilson
Normal School. composed OF
about thirty girls. will go I"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-13
SWISS MINISTER TO SAIL.
VIII Re Among Passengers Going
on the Paris To-day.

The Paris Of the French Line. which
will go out this forenoon. will take back
to Europe Marc Peter. the Swiss Minister
to the United States. and Mrs. Peter
Paul Poiret. the French designer. also
will sail away. Other pg ssengers will
be Gen. Ferdinand Taufflieb OF the
French army and Nine. Taufflieb. who
was Mrs. Julia Catlin Park Depew n
New York. The General and Mrs. Tauff-
leb have been IN this country several
months
Henry r. Sloane also VIII start aboard
accompanied by grandchildren. tho
Misses Amicie. Anne and Emile de Ia
Grange daughters of Baron A.naury de
II Grange and the Baroness. who was
Miss Emily Il. Sloane. Others going will
be- Mr. and Mrs Percy S. Straus Ivan
Mladineo. manager Of the JuEo-Slav
bureau at lIs West l'or;y-first street.
who Is returning 20 his native country
IN connection with matters concerning
gratiou OF Serb -Crost-Slovenc citi-
Gems 70 the United States: Lionel fiagc-
naers Consul OF Costa Bica IN Belgium :
] H. Ferguson. banker Of Baltimore,
Md. and his sister, Mrs. Ella Ferguson
Ward Miss Bertha Il. Lucas. also OF
baltimore: u. NJ. Robinson OF the
Weston Dodsop Coal Company Of BETH
iehem. Pa. and Mrs. Robinson. and Rry
w smith OF the Union Petroleum Conn
panv OF Philadelphia.