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Evening star., 1923-04-19
The Sand Pile.

There were a great many children
living in the apartment houses that
lined the park. The park made a
look at. The parkman, Paddy, used
to let the dandelions blossom so the
youngsters might see them shining
like golden discs in the tender green
Of the soft spring grass.
Over under the big elm there
were swings and slides and just be-
yond was the pond, shallow enough
for the gold fish, which were too
sophisticated to hang themselves on
bent pins or scarps Of red flannel,
however temptingly dangled before
their sniffy noses. Boats with paper
sails did very well, too. and the beach
furnished Just the right sort Of damp
sand for pies.
sandpile. Mice, clean sea sand that
they can shovel and carry. you know,
Paddy"
"Yes, yes. It's me that knows them
sand piles said Paddy. 'And the
more / know about them the more 1
don't like them"
They're so clean, you know. The
children get SO messy playing on the
edge of the pond. They must have
some sort of dirt to play in, and
really I think we ought to have a
sand pile. I'm going to persuade the
You'll never be sorry for that but
once in your life" said Paddy. .1f
you saw what went into them piles
with all them children playing In
Evening star., 1923-04-19

Me and my cuzzin Artie was taking
a wawk and tawking about different
things sutch as wich we would drath-
err be In case of a war, a private In
the calvary or general in the reer
and we came to a store with a lot of
all diffrent kinds OF things in the win
dow and a sine saying, Bizwells Curio
Shop, II You Don't See Wat You
Wunt, Ask For It.
G, that's a good ideer, lets go in and
ask for things we don't see, Artie sed.
Wich We went in and started to do,
Artie saying. Have you got eny imi-
tation mice on strings to scare gerls
with?
No. nuthing like that, the man sed.
Being man with his eers sticking
part ways out, and l sed, Well have
you got eny trick led pencils?
Yes, the led is Jest painted on there
and they wont rite, how meny? the
man sed. and sed. None. I mean the
kind that bend over wen you press on
them, have you got that kind?
No, you're too partickler, the man
sed.
Being a narro ixcape,. and Artie sed.
Well how about bysickel bells, have
you got bysickel bells:
Yes. the man sed.
Red ones? Artie sed.
Yes, red ones, do you wunt one or
don't you? the man sed.
Ill be back. Artie sed. And he quick
wawked out, me quick wawking out
after him, and we kepp on wawking,
me saying, G., l bet he was jest say
ing that, l bet he dident have eny red
ones at all, never herd of any.
Well. we had some fun anyways
Artie sed.
Wich we did
Evening star., 1923-04-19
SEEN in THE WASHINGTON SHOPS
pY ELENoRE DE WITT EBY.

but tho long-pointed berthas which
hang at the front and back. extend
over the arms. to give the semblance
or klmona caps. Gold beading out
lines w" within the larger point of
the collar. and circles. filled with am
Der scrollwork. Joined by straight
lines OF gold beads, add the effective
decoration. The skirt is distinguish
at the lower edges and covered with
beaded medallions and stripes. Each
panel extends below the hem line, and
the two at the sides dip below those
! at the front and back. The gown is
hnished with a simple, draped girdle
or beige georgette, fastened over one
nip with a fanlike puff of the ma
terial
A great many green frocks are seen
in the shops now, some heavily bead
CO with gold, others with gold and
red or gold and lavender. One attrac-
tive model has no elaboration OF trim
ming. but depends on the beauty of
It's lines alone for its success, 1t is
cut IN one piece and gathered to a
marrow. Nat yoke of self material The
set-in sleeves extend to the wrists,
where narrow bands hold In the full
ness. bishop fashion. Wheels of ac-
coruion -rleated crepe. however, add a
novel touch, inserted at the top Of
each cufr. and turned back so they
point toward the elbow. A long, ac-
Gordon -pleated panel is set In at one
side Of the frock. just below the yoke
and extends exactly to the hem line
The girdle is OF implicated crepe. tied
IN bouffant bow at one hip, with the
ends almost reaching the edge of the
pleated panel
The chapeau pictured IS an excep-
tlonal model for the young girl who
f1ars about in one of the new. long
draped camers-hair sport coats. Its
helmet frame comes down well over
the eyes. and an alluring veil may be
added. TO shadow the bit of a nose
that is visible. Clusters Of round,
SHINY. golden-henna currants climb
al over the crown and dangle over
the slaes. looking surprisingly realis-
Tic and tempting. and diminutive blue
ribbon bows make a vain endeavor to
tie some Of the punches together. or
nold them IN symmetrical order
snort nounces of black lace add the
1nal touch, dropping from the back of
the brfm and seeking to touch the
shoulders of the wearer
Evening star., 1923-04-19
FEED THE BRUTE
Favorite Recipes by Famous
Men.
ALBERT sTERNER.
Sole (Alfns Flounder) HervivoI

In the waters of our dear land the
sole, king of the sea fish, does not
disport-therefore the not less succu-
lent fiounder serves for this tooth
some dish.
In Maine-in a boat-in an inlet
With much sun above me, 1 caught
the lazy founder. I cleaned him on
the stone steps outside my cabin
washed and cooked him. He was then
white and firm like marble. If you
would feast as did 1. follow these
instructions:
Prepare eight marble-like filets OF
hounder. Dry them assiduously be-
tween clean cloths Salt and pepper
them and parboil. Prepare Quantity
OF spinach. Beware OF the grit. Many
waters will do the deed. Cook the
spinach in the best manner.
If you live in the country, there
may spring up about your domicile.
IN the early dawn-on a cold moist
morning-mushroom If so, and YOU
are an expert, gather some. If not,
use the telephone. One-half pound of
,I Snem VIII add flavor to your dish.
A shallow earthen baking dish is
required at this point Butter the
dis and make a green bed Of the
spinach whereon dispose the parbojI-
ed flets. A layer OF the mushrooms
ensues; layer of spinach above that,
intersperse the edifce with bits OF
butter. sufficient salt and pepper and
enough rich cream to moisten HI
ally sprinkle finely grated cheese
from Parma over the top. Deliver
the dish into hot oven, there to
rest until it is a golden brown.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-04-19

them every day, you wouldn't be say
ing now clean they were. However,
I'm not the commissioner. Still, I'm
advising you. Steer clear of them
sandpiles. It's mo that knows them"
But the lady called on the commits
sioner and persuaded him to put q
sandpile under the old Sycamore that
grew in the little dell close to the
pond. 1T will be SO cool and 50 shady
and the view of the pond is so attrac-
tive" said the active lady mother.
"'Tis all of that" said Paddy. "'Tis
cool and shady and damp and the
blessed sunshine will see little of 1t.
and it's none the better for that.
Now. If / was placing yon bit of a
dump I'd be for putting it right out
in the open lot. with the sun full on
it. 1 would that"
But the lady smiled at old Paddy's
obstinacy and took Cyril and Maude
and their shovels and pals to the
fresh new sand pile. 1t was lovely.
Paddy, you don't know how good it
is" she called to him. THE children
as they've had today"
May it last" said Paddy ferventIy.
"but I know it will not" The next
afternoon when the lady appeared
with Cyrol and Maude the pile was
we'll filled with busy shovelers. Sud-
denly one OF tneH stopped SnoVel1nR
and began to cough. There was only
one sound in the world like that.
"Whoops,' said Cyril. Hes got 'errh
bad"
Home said mother. Quick. 1
blame Paddy for this. He might have
told me-" But then. who was Paddy
compared to the active lady mother
who persuaded the commissioner?
"They never listen to me-" SAYS
Paddy. and it's me that knows"
Copyright, 1s23.l
Evening star., 1923-04-19

RACIAL oRIGIN-EneEsh, also Ger.
man.
SoORcE-A title, also a locality.
This is family name which tbeo-
retically is traceabIe to two sources.
The name is a title Of office, com
pounded of two Tuetonic words. A
'margrave" was the steward or war
den of the march" which was the
medieval term for boundary or from
tier. The grave element in the title
comes from the same root as the con-
tlnental words for count" which are
graft" and "graaf." The meaning of
this word was originally guardian or
custodian. In the days when war
fare was more usual than peace, the
office. whether it was Of national or
local character. was naturally of
great Importance. Emperors and kings
selected their most loyal and reliable
followers to these posts. Counties
and municipal communities picked
men of unquestioned courage and wis
dom for the command of their boun-
Diary guards. In England it is from
the latter classification that the sur
name takes its origin. In Lancashire
constables are often referred to as
graves"
There is another explanation OF this
the evidence Is against it In the main,
may be the true one in some instances
/ is that the name is a compound Of
the other grave" (meaning grove),
and the word marsh" instead OF
March"
Evening star., 1923-04-19
Us; Is! !tS|;?!,!WIe'r!d!f{3 }! =! I'!:!i

I can't stand it any longer! Come
| what may. I'm going to spill the
seething contents of my soul. For the
e6,4ssth time I've heard a cute young
thing In pink chiffon sigh for a real
he-man. They do not always wear
pink chiffon. Sometimes they wear
out-size gowns of gray alpaca or
those awful white starched shirt
| waists which look like the front gate
| of judgment day. But whether they're
young or old, angular or angelic, the
specifications Of their real he-men al
ways run something like this:
He must be tall as young god,
his body supple as a steel blade. the
eyes like blue fire. the large mouth,
firm bu. capable of infinite tender
| moss as he looked at the frail young
girl at his side. The wind rufled his
tawny hair (evidently he didn't use
bandoline), and the light fell in glist-
ening waves on the golden pillar Of
his neck" (When they get that far
I'm ready to fall in glistening wave
on his neck myself.
Or. il he can't make the blonde
grade, he should be a great bronZed
giant his dark eyes lit with smolder
\
thtey ever cover their chests.) moving
like mighty dynamo under the silk
en- mat Of muscles" Invariably this
beauteous brunette moves with the
velvet sottness and the deadly rush
of the panther-Which is far from my
idea of a pleasing domestic pet, but
suits most women. And you may count
on his interrupting the conversation
at its most critical point to bust his
hated rival on his Adams apple.
Such are the real he-men of fiction
such is the hero who dominates the
secret dreams of practically every
nice American woman between the
ages of sixteen and sixty. And / can't
stand it any longer. I'm going to
, give the world the truth on real he
men as I have known them. For
have known them. 1t was my fortune
TO be borne in a part of the country
where he has to be a real herman or
he's eliminated at the first roundup.
Real he-men can be bought in gross
lots for the cost Of one good mani
Evening star., 1923-04-19

RIGHT UNDER THAT LITTLE
the best kinds Of food, with less to
worry about.
''I suppose" said Johnny. that you
mean to have our home right under
that little tree
''Of course replied Polly Chuck.
common sense. There is just room
between those two spreading roots.
and those will prevent any one from
making the entrance any larger. This
place was just made for US"
without another word Polly Chuck
began to dig. My. my, how she made
the sand fly! 1t didn't seem any time
at all before she had quite disap-
peared from sight Presently she
came out for a rest. Johnny took his
turn at digging. He didn't feel much
like digging, for he was tired, but he
spend the night He knew that Polly
wouldn't think of going way back to
their old home on the edge OF the
dear Old Briar Patch.
So together they worked as only
two Chucks can work when they set
out to. And by the time jolly. round.
red Mr.. Sun started to go to bed be-
hind the Purple Hills they had that
hole deep enough to feel reasonably
safe in spending the night there.
1T is going to be a wonderful
home" said Johnny Chuck, as they
sat Just outside it, resting. II do be-
lieve it is going to be the best home
we have ever had"
IT hope so," said Polly Chuck as
she turned to enter It There ought
to be plenty Of good things to eat
around here, and plenty of food Is the
drst thing to think about"
Johnny shook his head. you are
wrong, Polly. Safety is the first
thing to think about
well. ! guess we will have both,
then" retorted Polly as she disap-
peared inside.
Copyright, 1928, by 7. W. BurgessD
Evening star., 1923-04-19
VERSFLACE
Justice at Last.

For years and years and still more
years, we've had it held against our
sex that we were strong on scowls
and tears. but humor we could not
annex. Black swans are rare, so are
white bats; but rarer far, men-folk
accuse, than horeses red and two
legg'd cats are women who with hu-
NOR ooze. But now, at last! What ho!
Hurray! Mere justice has been dealt
to us, and men were lately heard to
say, "she is a really funny cuss" No
more that silly dogmas hurled, "A
sense of humor women lack: for
womens jokes go round the world
in magazines, thick, stack on stack.
And these statistics / did see for fig
urcs I've no aptitude. but these stuck
in my memory and with delight l was
imbued): a writer stated, plain as
plain,-I read the article at lunch
that women with a humorous vein, a
score and nine, now wrote for punch!
WILHEMINA STITCH.
Evening star., 1923-04-19
At Last! The Perfect Way
To Garry Your Own Loose Face Powder

For years you have been trying
to find way to carry your favorite
loose powder. The new La-May
Sitter Vanity always gives you just
the right amount of powder on your
puff each time you open the cover.
Each time you fill 1t you can put
In enough powder to last about two
weeks. The puff seals the powder
in tho box so perfectly that it never
spills and even the large mirror in
side the cover never becomes coated
with powder. One side of this new
box holds powder. the opposite side
rouge. There are two fine mirrors
and two hinged covers, a thick soft
lambs wool powder puff, and yet it
is as thin as the ordinary single
vanity. 1t costs no more than old
fashioned compact boxes. 1t is made
of richly chased gilt, as beautiful as
gold, and women say they have
Evening star., 1923-04-19

never before seen any vanity sg
convenient and 50 beautiful.
Now that we have told YOU Of
the perfect vanity, let us teIV YOU
about the perfect face powder. La
May Face Powder is more than or
binary powder, because it does more
than just cover complexion
blemishes. This improved formula
contains medicinal powders that
doctors and dermatologists pre-
scribe to improve the complexion.
to remedy skin irritationS and to
reduce enlarged pores. 1t stays on
perfectly and does not contain any
rice powder or white lead In fact.
you will be given five thousand dol
lars reward if you can get any
chemist to find that La-Mav con-
tains either of these harmful in
gredicnts. Because La MAY is So
pure and so harmless and because il
stays on so we'll it is used by mil
lions of intelligent women in pref
erencc to the most expensive i'm
ported powders: they know there is
no better powder made than La
May. Save this notice.
Evening star., 1923-04-19
The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan
BY GLADYS HALL.

propaganda with which the un-
initiated beguile their more gossipy
hours. 1 took a sort of a cinema CEN
sus, and this is a part Of what came
to mind:
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Barthelmess
MARY Hay): baby born recently. And
SO overwhelmingly is the pride and JOY
of the young parents that the fan
magazines are about ready to run
layouts of their family group, entitled
The Baby Runs the House.
Mrs. Wallace Reid. a son OF her own
and daughter by adoption. The latter,
Nifty any definite dislike for the respon-
sIbilities OF motherhood. King and
Florence N'idor: Mary Cara whole
brood of young 'uns: Mr. and Mrs. Bus
tor keaton (Natalie Talmadge)-and I
called to mind that when Natalie was
in town last fall she spent most of
her days in her hotel suite because
she had wanted to take care OF baby
myself" Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Sills:
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Nagel: I met
was about divided in her prides be-
tween being the wife of Mister Con-
rad Nagel and the mother of their
wlnsome, small daughter. Then there
Rennetn and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Holt;
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Roges, also with a
Iroon; Mr.. and Mrs. Carter de
Haven; Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant Wash
burn. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Arms
Mae Marsh), and Mae, incidentally,
is playing in d. w. Griffiths picture
now in course of production. 1t is, I
believe. a story OF southern life and
I've heard that Mae is exceedingly
fine in her part
Well, back to parents-far from
race suicide, find that I would need
g. few pages of the paper instead of
one little corner to list them all, but
here are a few more as they come to
mind: Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Holubar
dorothy Phillips): Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Reed (Naomi Childers); Mr.
and Mrs James Reagan tAlice Joyce);
Mr. and Mrs. William Desmond MARY
McIvor); Mr.. and Mrs. Flo Ziegfeld
tBillie Burke), and SO on and SO on,
ad parentem.
Now, does that sound 10 you like
the reel race is dying out?
(An rights reserved.)
Evening star., 1923-04-19
uI1TILE uI1TILESoRlEs
%rBEDTIrE
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
The New Home in the Long
Lane.
SAfery first. Keep this In mind,
II happiness you hope to find.
-Iobpny (hurk

Johnny Chuck drew long breath
Of sa tisfaction when Polly Chuck told
him that they would make their new
home right where they then were.
You see. Johnny was tired Of roaming
about. He wanted to get settled. II
is fine to go roaming about for
while, but there is nothing quite like
a settled feeling.
Polly Chuck had stopped at the foot
Of a young tree growing close TO the
the Long Lane that leads from Farm
er Browns barnyard down to the
Green Meadows. Johnny sat up and
carefully looked over the ground He
didn't want to appear too we'll salts
fed: he wanted to find fault. But
after a good look he had to admit TO
himself that no fault was TO be found.
He had to admit to himself that Polly
Chuck knew what was what in Sc
lecting a place for a home. Between
the fence and the road down the mid
die of the Long Lane was a thick
growth of small bushes. On the other
side of the fence was Farmer Browns
cornfield. OF course, it was just bare
brown earth covered with brown stubs
OF old corn stalks. but Johnny knew
that later it would be planted.
On the other side of the Long Lane
was big meadow. where there would
be plenty Of clover. Then, too. it was
not far up to Farmer Browns barn
yard, and that meant that enemies
were not Is likely to visit them as if
their home were farther away. 1t
meant that they would have plenty of
Evening star., 1923-04-19
Excellent Coffee Cake.

Cream together half a cupful of
butter and one cupful of brown sugar,
then add one egg well beaten. Slft
heaping teaspoonful Of baking pow
der, then beat them in alternately
with one cupful of strong boiled cof-
fee. one tablespoonful of powdered
cinnamon, one teaspoonful of pow
dered cloves. one and one-half pounds
of seeded raisins, one-half pound
Of currants and one fourth pound of
sliced citron peel. Bake in a moder-
ate oven for one hour, or until ready.
Evening star., 1923-04-19

couraged hay and his eyes matched.
If his neck had ever looked like
golden pillar, it had been fricasseed
before / met him. That lad looked
about as full of fire and determina-
tion as a stranded carp. But, oh, boy,
within he was all rattlesnake, And
the same rule applies to all his breed.
Seldom have 1 seen a siX-foot "cave
man" who wasn't all filled up with
sentiment and sobs, like an over-ripe
cantaloupe. But when YOU get one of
these shrimpy, languid-Iooking little
cusses. who seems to shrink away
from his own clothes, look out.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1923-04-19

cure in the hotel district. And ] give
you my word. I never yet saw one
with eyes like blue fire or a golden
pillar of a neck or a chest that moved
like a mighty dynamo-unless it
might be under the stress of boot
leg. and bootleg accounts for any
thing.
The realest herman ever knew was
about five feet six inches in height,
and he didn't seem to have enough
muscle to make a lace dolly, much
less one Of those "mats" you read
about. His hair was the color of dis
Evening star., 1923-04-19
Strawberries in Sponge Cakes.

Make some sponge cakes by an ap-
proved recipe and bake in small but
tered cups or tins. When cold cut a
piece from the center Of each cake.
Fill the cavity thus made with ripe
strawberries Put strips of angelica
across to form handles. Serve whip
ped and sweetened cream with these
berry baskets
Evening star., 1923-04-19
Invents New Way to
Cook and Bake
Makes Summer Stove of Any
Range or Cook StOve-Burns
81 Per Cent Air.

A wonderful new burner, which
works in any stove and beats city
gas, coal or wood for cooking and
baking, is the proud achievement
Of the International Heating Com
pany. Dept. 2270, III South 14th
street, st. Louis. Mo. This amaz-
ingly simple and inexpensive in
vention makes the hottest kind of
a fire, controlled by a simple valve.
1t Is perfectly safe, and can be
installed In twenty minutes. 1t
does away with all dirt, smoke and
kitchen drudgery, and can be
turned on and off with the turn Of
a valve. Great for summer cook
ing The manufacturers offer to
send this remarkable invention on
thirty days trial to any reader Of
this paper. They make a special
offer to one user in each locality
to whom they can refer new GUS
TONER'S. They also want agents.
Write them Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star., 1923-04-19

Song Sparrow: Melospiza fasciata.
Length, about Ga inches.
Upper parts streaked, black, brown
and gray.
Under parts white. with conspicu
Gus dark streaks; a dark blotch in
center of the breast
Resident (abundanD all the year.
The blessed little song sparrow
exclaims Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller.
and SO say we all. No bird is dearer
to us than this plain-coated little fell
low, whose sweet and CHEEKY song
may be heard in all weathers through
out the year. 1t sounds especially
happy in early spring. when with the
Evening star., 1923-04-19
The Stork on the Screen I!

One Of the most prolific criticisms
I hear of the screen and its folk is
that the stork never comes TO the
scions of the screen; that there is no
family life: that the filmers live solely
for themselves Or for their art, and
Evening star., 1923-04-19

slipping off the shoulders. at the same
time holding it open at the front so
that all the beauty of the gown is
revealed. Another odd touch is added
at the lower edge of the cape, for
The crepe is folded up under, like the
harem skirts of d few seasons ago.
and the fullness is ga thered together
with rows of cordihg SO that a bout
fant effect is given.
The afternoon frock sketched is Of
beige georgette, elaborately decorated
with gold and amber colored beading.
The lcw-waieted blouse is sleeveless
Evening star., 1923-04-19

days, whereas the more recent model
Is avowedly lightweight and has no
trimming other than bit of black
lace.
The material is soft crepe-satin. and
the color black. The blouse OF the
gown is gathered to a deep lace yoke
which extends into diminutive cap
sleeves at the sides. The skirt has
lhe fullness draped to the front
Egyptian fashion. and the long spiral
folds almost touch the floor, although
Evening star., 1923-04-19

ne henllnc lifts to the ankles at
he sides. A large fiat bow of self
material adds a new note of trim
ming to the girdle because it is
placed directly in the center front
instead of appearing over one hip.
The cape which completes the cos
tume is also of black crepe satin, and
extends about three-quarters the
large ruf1e of self material, and
below it is a wide band like a mis-
placed girdle, which fastens at one
side and prevents the wrap from
Evening star., 1923-04-19

that they are a potent factor. taking
them compositely, toward race sui
eide.
I wondered, the other night,
whether or not there might be some
truth in all of this mumbo jumbo.
i've heard so much Of it, and doubt
less you other fans have, too. 1t
seems to be a part Of the anti-picture