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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-31
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-31
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Evening star., 1923-03-21

has two or three babies to clothe she
often has to begin at the very begin
ming and laboriously train her fingers
to manipulate a needle.
Sewing is a good deal like swim
ming. The earlier one learns the
mothers day the little child had to
learn to sew nne seam" at a very
tender age, and. although it was a
hardship at the moment, she was
probably grateful in later years for
the lessons in hemming. telling. pip,
ing and binding. buttonholing and all
the other tricks Of the needle.
Most little girls learn to sew by
making their own doll clothes, but
these are generally roughly and badly
You'd think they would want to
learn to make these doll duds nicely,
but they DON'T" declared the mother
Of three small daughters. They Ike
to get a dress made quickly instead
of well: I've found that the most
successful way to induce my little
girls to learn sewing is to give them
some very simple article, such as q
wash-cloth or towel, and get them to
make it for their school teachers or
their Sunday school teachers or their
favorite aunts. Doll clothes are too
pernickety for little unskilled fingers.
Even a grown-up finds it hard to
handle the tiny yokes. innnitestimal
sleeves ana aoSuroiy small DonHees'
Children ought to learn on very plain.
square pieces of material. slowly
changing to more complicated arti-
cles as they progress"
There Is a fascinating little sewing
book for children, in which tho scfs-
sors, thimble, needles and 80 on are
all personifed and given droll names.
The illustrations amuse little girls
imme mensely. The directions. although
sugar-coated. are very clear and ex-
plicit, and the young reader learns to
sew before she knows II.
Evening star., 1923-03-21
The Gang.

The gang was the terror of Jacks
life. They reigned over Henry street,
the street that separated Jacks ter
ritory from the crowded one where
the delicatessen man kept shop.
Twice a week at noontine Jacks
mother gave him a small pitcher and
said: Get a pound of pot cheese
and half pint Of cream, and don't
stop anywhere"
The last admonition was entirely
uncalled for, had she but known. He
travelled on lightning -shod feet, for the
appearance of a Spring street boy in
Henry street territory was the signal
Tor the war cry: Spring! Spring!
chase him, Rang-g-g-g"
You see, Jack was slight and wiry
quick on his feet and with his hands.
out he lacked weight. Speed Of foot
was all that counted when he found
himself alone in the enemy's country.
No. he didn't stop "anywhere."
1t was fine day in May, but Jack
didn't feel at peace with nature. He
had missed in German lesson and Mr..
Proud had derided him. A blot got
On his copybook and the teacher
blamed him for it, Wouldn't even
listen when he wanted to tell her
that he didn't know how it got there.
Now, to crown his discontinue,
here stood his mother at the door.
and start him off for the pot cheese.
He wished pot cheese had never
been invented. He wished the old
delicatessen would burn down. He
wished everybody in the world hated
DOT cheese same as he did.
Evening star., 1923-03-21
VERSFLACE
"A Confession. "

At times think We folk are queer.
We often say the meanest things and
hurl q sharp and brutal spear-a
wordmade shaft that stings! Yet
when q few words should be said Of
criticism just and fair. we're dumb as
oysters then instead, with not a word
to spare. For instance-to explain
myself-today lecture did hear.
Twas called 'Two-Foot Reading
Shelf: the lecturer sat near. We sat
quite close, the room was small; he
dropped his voice once in awhile, and
certain words weren't heard at all
one only saw his smile. Now, why on
earth did | not rise and with polite
ness say, Dear sir, please speak in
tones of larger size" But no, I did
not stir. But when I was away from
him, / then gave vent to my disgust,
and criticized in language grim. Now,
do you call that just?
WILHELMINA STITCH.
Evening star., 1923-03-21
Yellow, Favorite Summer Color
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.

Fashion is consistently errattc
There Is an outburst OF warm ORR
entail colors for tho coming OF spring,
yet there is insistent talk upon pastel
shades Of yellow. blue. green and
pink. Cocoa brown is revived. Navy
blue. sober and demure, is again in
the market. White has had a re-
markable success at the Florida play
grounds.
It appears that a woman can really
eighteenth century French or eight
eenth dynasty Egyptian. 1t might be
we'll. II We look upon things In a
fantastic way. to put the figures rs"
over our cloth. We are to be govern
ed by them, evidently.
:. Yellow is a delightful spring color.
It rarely comes into fashion. The
dressmakers do not follow the fow-
ers in this respect We look eagerly
for the first crocus and daffodil. Why
pale yellow frock? Many of them
have been worn this season under a
warm sun since the new year broke,
which means that they will continue
to be worn wherever suns are hot
until next autumn. And that's good
news.
The sketch shows a sport frock Of
thin yellow serge trimmed with mar
row folds OF itself. The blouse has a
jumper frightened about the hips with
a. girdle of the material and Bottoms
OF yellow at one side. The neckline
is widely open in sailor fashion and
the vest Is of white organdie edged
with narrow bands of yellow organ
die. Cuffs of these two perishable
materials appear on the short
sleeves.
You might care to know that pip
ings and bands and cordings of the
frock material have strong place
in decoration. The millners started
the fashion. The new hats We will
wear before and after Easter are en-
tirely decorated with pipings, cord
ings and bias bands. The cloche
shape continues in power and It's sur
face Is covered with simple designs
and straight bands done in rows of
pipings. Cocoa brown crepe de chine
IS fabric used by the first milliners
Cor such hats, because brown has been
reinstated as a fashionable color.
Frocks of serge, of gabardiue, of
twill. are trimmed in the same man.
uer as hats. Sometimes the bands
form latticework or loops, again they
merely outline the edges, but they are
ever present on whatever Is fashion
able.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-03-21
BEDTIME STORIES b y. 1ss;:::' Bs:::::

will save me getting fresh meat for
this little Owl. I'll just take on this
fellows fur coat and use the body
for food for that hungry little rascal"
So Farmer Browns Boy did just
this. The little Owl didn't show graft
tude, but he did eat that Rat, every
bit of him.
The next morning Farmer Browns
Boy received another surprise. On
the top of that pen lay three Mice.
three Wood Mice. 1t was quite plain
to be seen that they also had been
caught and killed by winged hunter.
Well. never" exclaimed Farmer
must have been put there. No Hawk
flying over would have dropped three
in the same place. / don't understand
this at all. No, sir, don't understand
it at ALL"
OF course, the very first thing he
did the next morning was to look on
the top OF that pen. He didn't really
expect to see anything there. No. sir,
he didn't really expect to see any
there. This time it was a chicken. It
wasn't one Of his chickens, but must
have come from some other farm. On
the following morning a Squirrel lay
there.
BY this time, Farmer Browns Boy
was becoming so interested that he
could think of nothing else. I've
got to find out about this somehow"
said he. What is more. I am going
all night. Somebody is leaving these
things here. but what for don't
know. It's a mystery. It certainly is
a mystery. It's one Of the Queerest
things I've ever heard Of"
Copyright. 1923. BY T. W. Burgess.)
Evening star., 1923-03-21
History Of Dour Aanre
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NowLAN. J.
NASH;r

~ AAJ4 l.
vARIATioNs-Nalder, Nelmes, Nail,
Male.
RACIAL oRI0IN-EnsIish.
soURcE-LocaIitIes.
Here is a group of family names
an understanding OF which, depends
upon a peculiar and not often recog-
nized trend OF development In our
language. 1t is the tendency either
to add or drop an "N' at the begin
ming Of a word.
You have an illustration OF 1t in
the word apron" which originally
was "napron," a word developed from
the same root as our napkin" and
the French "nappe:" The change
the initial IN" over the preceding
indefinite article. Thus "a ,napron"
became IAN apron" Spoken, the two
sound just alike: and at a period when
standards Ia ID Of spsliinf were SI,o.a not hard I'd
writing, and this Is simply one case
in which 1t has stuck. Another in
stance Is the word orange" which,
If we followed the more ancient rule
should be ..norange." The Spanish Is
"narangaS"
But in this group of family names
the reverse has taken plance. in each
case the initial "N' being the only
survival OF the original prefix "atten"'
("atte" plus an "n" for smooth sound
before words beginning with a voveD
meaning "at the.
Thus the name Nash was originally
"Atten Ash" (the bearers house prob
ably being marked by an ash tree).
Nader comes from the alder. Nlmes
was originally 'at the elms." Nall.
"at the hall" Male was 'at the ale"
which needs the explanation that the
word "ale" In medieval times was as
often applied to the place where the
drink could be gotten as to the drink
itself; that is, to the Inn.
Evening star., 1923-03-21
The LaxatiYe Tablet.

When I published the contents Of
the medicine cupboard I gave az item
No. 20, 100 oue-grain phenolphthalein
tablets" that being my one best bet
as a comparatively harmless family
laxative.
A good doctor has taken me to task
for suggesting phenolphthalein, for
he reminds me that this medicine has
occasionally produced untoward and
even alarming poisonous effects.
1t is true enough. But occasionally
EPSON salts have produced alarming
untoward effects, too, and for that
matter. suppose we might find re-
ports or records OF similar untoward
or poisonous effects from every medi-
cine in the modern materia medica.
Inere are on record several Instances
OF pheasant or alarming effects from
phenolphthalein taken as q laxative,
out IN every such instance the
amount OF the medicine taken was
beyond reason. / still maintain that
phenolphthalein used as ! am here
advising, is as safe and unob jection-
able as any other laxative we have:
this assurance is founded on ample
experience with the medicine.
Wen regulated household seldom
Good hygiene is the best regulator"
or TO express 1t moro accurately,
When good hygiene prevails there Is
no unnatural restraint upon or inter-
ference with functional activity. Con-
stipatton or costiveness. apart from
actual organic defect or disease, it
must be remembered, Is always due to
some artificial inhibition, restrain or
hindrance Incident to unhygienic
civilized life. Neither savages nor
m n - IL, thAf
have such trouble.
When in doubt whether to take q
physic. 1t is far better not to take
any. The wholesome way to consider
this problem. I am sure, is that even
the least Objectionable Of physics is
. greater evil than some discomfort
or even slight illness for q day or two.
As people we have suffered infinite
ly more from physics than from the
real or imaginary ailments which the
II you would cultivate good health.
give the intestinal function a chance
to train and do not insult the deli
cately co-ordinated mechanism with
cathartics without just cause and
pEoyoeati0n: 1isM,ss ion ,, In no other way do we
and hygiene and our childlike guilt
bility so grotesQuely as in our readi-
ness to swallow any known or un-
Known nostrum which purports to
blood or correct" the liver Every
schoolboy should know that no medi-
cine under heaven does such things
Mind. however I deem drugs indis-
pensable in the treatment OF many
disease conditions. and that includes
various physics. In discouraging the
use Of physics I am speaking to well
people. not to people who are or
should be under medical care.
Child or adult may take one or two
Evening star., 1923-03-21
E!;;ii:s'5ts!:?!,W !;;i:'5 s! }! ,!W|.'!!o:!T!:!!id!fD Z! !:!!:!i
Hnus1RaTeD 1y Gsne Tahn,ao H q

"Of course I know you want to go
darling. Only you know how set dad
is against it. He'd raise the roof"
"Oh. but please. Mother! Just this
once! It's horrid. not being able to
do things like other girls. There's
nothing wrong with it. Just a little
bit of an old dance down at Petes'.
What's wrong with that? Oh,
please"
"All right suppose wen have to
manage it somehow. Only dad
mustn't find QUIT"
But suppose he asks me where I'm
"Just tell him you're going to spend
the night with Cousin Milly. He
hasn't any business being so fussy
anyway. Serves him good and right
II we do fool him."
er arranged the forbidden pleasure
and daughter learned her first big
Nothing very terrible about that"
you say with a smile. Such a little
Alb and probably the old man is
at all it implies and involves. In the
first place, what caused the fib? Not
only the fussiness OF the father. but
the cowardice of the mother.
Why are women SO o1ten coW2roS
and cheats with men? Partly because
they have good reason to fear mans
bullying and meddling. But more SO
because they are firm believers in the
ancient harem traditions-"men need
managing" "alrs fair in love and
war" what he doesn't know won't
hurt him." etc. That silent. silky.
sulky, sneaky war between men and
women that has gone on since Adam
blamed Eve for the apple episode.
Woman craft and deceit pftted
against man force and fury. A round
Of lies and heartbreak working in a
vicious circle. And yet 1t might all be
Evening star., 1923-03-21
lQurGddrxn
22%2@gy yAsstbR4t''' $

But just the same. the old man
weighed out the dripping cheese and
carefully measured the cream into his
wee pitcher Still growing. he
crossed into Henry street. going swiftly.
him! Chase him m m M" howled a
pudgy lad. They were after him.
He legged 1t hard for the grocery
on the corner Of Spring street, but
just as he made it the leader of the
gang. Red Ned. turned its corner and
faced him.
Jack was in for it. He backed him
self into the doorway and as Red Ned
fronted him he threw the thick cream
full into his face. Then he brought
the pitcher down hard on the head
that was butting into his stomach.
Next came the pudgy lad. reinforce
Waiting for the whites of eyes. the
rule when ammunition Is scarce. Jack
pushed the dishful of sopping cheese
into his face and rubbed well. The
retreat was a rout.
For a brief moment he breathed
hard and fast. Then he surveyed the
situation. He had chased the gang.
free man. But his mother would ask
for the cheese and cream! She should
have it. The errand money for the
week would just about cover 1t.
He scraped off the spatterings with
chip from an egg box and rubbed
the worst spots with the ice-box rag,
the obliging grocery boy assisting.
Henry street and bought a new lot OF
cheese and cream.
His mother thought he was q bit
longer than usual. but laid 1t to the
warm spring weather.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-03-21
The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan
ny GLADYS HALL.

OF embarrassment If she had to do
anything with Mr.. Barrymore, and TO
let her go or she'd call the police.
her go-as what man would, indeed
and all Of us fans know the results.
Mr.. Robertson. in a nutshell. made
Nita what she is today. Notwith-
standing. he believes that Nita should
vious vamps she has been doing right
along.
Nlta and the fact that Dorothy Gish
Is playing La Clavel in "The Bright
Shawl" the same being the part OF
Spanish seductress and wholly diff
ferent from anything she has ever
done before, led US to talk of vamps
and things and good girls and bad
girls and between girls and all:
Il don't believe in the obvious
Robertson. "in the frst place. she is
not convincing. No American man
would fall for the ordinary vamp
type. He would either die OF laugh
ter at her -.contortions and eye
ss ing or he Weuid rSat sate 10 %bY
wanted Dorothy Gish to play this
part from the beginning, though there
were many to disagree with me. l
wanted q good sort, red-blooded. hu-
man. alluring type. I wanted her TO
than tho sinister vampire. She dis
arms by her very frankness, by her
caInaraderie."
From vamp he went on to talk
about girls in the Aim industry and
the industry itself. and I asked him
q question which I have often hearo
discussed by mothers: Are young
girls safe in the movies?"
WELL" Mr.. Robertson said. with
his nice. intelligent, gentiemaniy
manner. "I would rather have girl
Of mine in q studio than at a country
club"
thought that was putting it rather
pat. >.
"In all the years of my experience
Mr.. Robertson said, II have seen only
one case of any carrying on In
studio. And that was a man who was
trying to make dates with several OF
the minor girls in the place. the
next day he was gone. Most or tne
big companies are very proud OF their
studio standards. or course, know
there arc occurrences of another ma
ture. but I believe them to be indi-
vidul occurrences and not connected
with the studio or movie life. MOST
of US are making pictures for bust
ness and We treat II as sucn. Tnere
is no nonsense about 1t; there is TOO
much effort, too much concentration.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1923-03-21

LYING ON THE TOP OF THAT PEN
WAS THE BODY OF A WOOD RAT.
him a couple of mice which had been
caught in the barn. The young Owl
was, as you know, kept in a box in
rhe shenhouse at night. Every morn
ing the box was moved out into the
special wire-covered pen which had
been built for him just outside.
As Farmer Browns Boy passed this
pen he happened to glance at the top
Of It. He stopped short, and such a
funny look Of surprise as crossed his
freckled face. Lying on the top of
that pen was the body Of q Wood Rat.
Now how under the sun did that
come there?' exclaimed Farmer
Browns Boy. "a Wood Rat belongs
in the Green Forest, and never have
I seen one around this barnyard.
what could have happened to him
He must have been killed ny some
one. But even so, how did he happen
to be on the top of this pen?
He wrinkled his brows as he puz-
up the Wood Rat and looked It over
very carefully. He found the marks
OF sharp claws. and then he knew
that one Of the winged hunters had
caught that Rat
1T must have been q Hawk" said
Farmer Browns Boy. Yes. sir. 1t
must have been a Hawk. He must
have caught 1t early this morning
somewhere and accidentally dropped
it % he was flying over here. Prob
ably he didn't dare fly down and pick
it up again. Just the same, IL 10 queer.
Yes. sir. it 10 very queer. Anyway. 1t
Evening star., 1923-03-21

Me and pop was taking a wawk and
the wind was blowing like enything.
me saying, &c pop, this winds CRATE,
amt it?" and pop saying, I'm glad
you're satisfied with it, because per-
sinally I don't know weather I'm a
man. berd or a iceboat.'
And he grabbed a hold Of his hat
to keep it from blowing on, and as
enyways and other mems hats blew
off at the Same time on account of
the same wind, and then and pop
chased their hats all GROUND the
street without seeming to injoy it
mutch. and me standing there watch
and pop came back out of breth, say
ing: well. I got it. No hat can get
the best Of your father. Benny, even
with the wind in it's favor"
Of the other men ran after us with
out his hat on, saying: 'Wate q min
nit, jest a second, please. Thank you
very mutch."
''Wat forT' pop sed.
For catching my hat" the man sed:
Being q man about pops size. ony
{smaller, and pop took the hat or and
looked inside 1t, saying: These are
my initials. No. they're not, either;
these are p. W., not w. P. How do
you t4pIAlu tAd&s 0cuuS
Maybe the wind blew them erround
the other way" sed. And tho man
sed: "Nonsents. Those are my
initials and always were. TIL thank
you for my hat. please"
WITCH pop gave It to him, saying:
well, wat became OF mine. them
"The last I saw 1t, It was rolling
under big truck" the man said.
And pop said: "The dooce it was;
wat did it wunt to do that for?' And
he started to look for 1t and then he
started to look for a hat store, and
we came to one and went in and pop
bawt q new hat. saying: How does
1t look, Benny?"
"DifYrept," I sed. Witch It did, and
the ferst thing ma did wen she saw
it was laff like enything.
Evening star., 1923-03-21
GARDEN NOTES

In snapdragons q largo number OF
new coiors, in both tho giant, the
half dwarf and the dwarf types, are
offered. The best for the averaOs
flower garden Is the half dwarf. and
some Of the new soft colorings with
peculiar blendings and blotchings are
fascinating. These plants should be
started indoors, If possible, although
plants sown outdoors as soon as the
ground is workable will give bloom
by midsummer.
The new American beauty type OF
aster caused q furore among aster
growers when its huge, long-stemmed
October flowers became known. II IL
of tho late blanching type. Now we
have q giant form Of the popular
comet or ostrich feather type COM
ing under the name Of California
giants.
California sends another remarkable
development in the giants Of Cali
fornia petunias, huge tflIed and ruf-
fed beauties OF surprisfng colortnG
and marking.
The Atwood pinks. a cross between
the carnation and the hardy pink OF
the garden. with the Glove scent OF
the former, will not displace either
the annual pink or the old favorite
grass pink in the garden. but has
much more lasting than the grass
pinks and bearing larger flowers.
The development Of an early double
type Of cosmos Is an interesting
feature this year. The anemone
fiowered type, with tufted centers and
we'll defined ray flowers. is offered In
separate colors-
Pick out few husky dandelions
and set fiowerpots over them
Bianched dandeli0ns, make . fine
spring salad. -. ~.
Evening star., 1923-03-21
Green Peas in Potato Cups.

To make the potato cups. cream the
potatoes, then shape them into round
cakes with the hand, using small
cup dipped in the white Of egg to
make the depression into which the
peas are placed. Cook the peas in an
open vessel to preserve their green
ness If they are fresh. o. you may
use canned peas. Season and drain
them, and place them in the potato
cups as soon as the cups are taken
from the oven, where they should
have been placed for q couple of
minutes to set. The filled cups are
best served in q chatting dish, where
they can be kept hot
Evening star., 1923-03-21
"Are Young Girls Safe in the
Hoviesf"

in New York the other day, where
The Bright Shawl" is being filmed, I
had = long talk with John Robertson.
who is directing the glamorous rc-
nance. Mr.. Robertson recently d.
rected Mary Pickford in her new ver-
sion OF "Tess." and he has even fur
ther claims to distincti, =. He has
directed Billie Burke. Elsie Ferguson.
John Barrymore and Dorothy Gish.
and he discovered Nita Naldi.
He was quite amusing about that.
He said that when he was directing
Evening star., 1923-03-21
SOrtlY PeneNBeR-(
4 PAPA MUSTN'T -

prevented by courage, frankness. dig
nifty, hrmness at the right time-a
short struggle during the adjustment
long harmony.
But how many wives make the
struggle? Nearly always it goes as
in this little domestic tableau which
you recognize so we'll. Why not? They
were trained for such scheming by the
mothers before them. Wife deceivinE
husband, mother teaching daughter
to deceive and cheat in her turn.
There's the tap root Of our whole d.
vorce evil-a false relationship be-
tween the sexes. Sly scheming. un-
reasonable bullying instead Of honest
courageous partnerships. Wouldn't a
few clean family rows be better than
all this Shiny deceit?
(Copyright, 1927