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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
SPINACH DELICIOUS
IF RIGHTLY COOKED

A good green vegetable to serve at
this season of the year is spinach.
Pick over three quarts of it carefully,
washing 1t in three or four waters
and stripping the leaves from the
stems. Lay 1t in cold water for half
an hour and put the leaves, all wet.
but with no other water, in your
electric fireless cooker, adding to the
spinach q pinch OF baking soda and
a teaspoOnful Of salt.
Cook until tho spinach Is tender
this should not require more than
an hour. Take it out, drain in a
colander, pressing out all the water;
turn into a chopping bowl and mince
very fine. Put this into O. saucepan
with a large tablespoonful of butter,
a teaspoonful of salt and a little pep
per, heat thoroughly on the electric
range, add two tablespoonfuls of
cream, leave 1t three minutes longer
on the range and serve.
Spinach cooked in this way is very
different from the stringy ''mess OF
green's which SO often masquerades
under the namo OF Epinach.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
BLACK OXEN:-:By Gertrude Anterior

his moods to cherish the illusion
any longer. Playwrighting seemed
to her a contemplate pastime
compared with the hideous facts
OF Life as exempIified in Europe,
and she had restrained herself
from any angry outburst more
than once. But she was too phil
osophical, possibly too fatalistic.
not to have dismissed this attl.
tude eventually. C1avering could
not be changed, but neither could
she. There would be the usual
compromises. After all, Of what
was life made up but Of compro-
mise? But the early glow Of the
wondrous dream had faded. The
mistress was evidently the role
nature had cast her to play. The
vision Of home, the complete
matehood, had gone the way of
all dreams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
PACKING MACHINERY
ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN

The Rochester Packing COMPANY
recently finished construction en-
another addition to it's buildings
This latest addition is the last word
in everything. All the machinery
is electrically driven. The ice ma
chine has a capacity for the pro-
duction of 100 tons of Ice daily.
The building is entirely equipped
with electric overhead tracking
which conveys products through
the various departments.
The sausage kitchen is probably
the most interesting. There one
finds electric cutters. choppers, mix
ing machines receiving the fresh
pork and still other machines
stuffing the sausage. Three electric
air conditioners remove the steam
vapors from the workrooms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
AID.
TOFEED|VG
BABY
Work Saving Apparatus Gives
Mother Chance to Get
Dinner.

Mrs. Wilcox was sewing one
morning when the telephone rang.
It was Mrs. rowne. II want you
and Junior to como to lunch with
Tommy and me this noon and don't
bother bringing any food along for
Junior. i know what he eats and
I'll have everything all ready. Come
early!''
Mrs. wilcox smiled as she hung
up the sudden invitation was
desire 60 display some new addition
.what could It be? She was sim
wondering when she and Junior
presented themselves at Mrs.
Brownies door q little before noon.
After removing their hats and
coats. Mrs. Browne led them into
the dining room where Tommy was
already In his high chair. and OBJ
serving with interest certain opera
tons going on at the table.
I've found the most wonderful
wOrl-aaver ever!' announced Mrs.
Browne, az soon as they were sea1-
cd. That's the reason asked
you and Junior over. / am cooking
luncheon for both children here ON
this electric grill. CT have chicken
salad in the ice-box for you and
me afterward.I'
But can you bake things In D
grill?" asked Mrs. Wilcox eagerly.
Indeed I can. See, have baked
two potatoes for the child in ana,
while they are eating those. VIII
poach each Of them an egg and
make toast all at the same time"
How simple It is when once dis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
GRAPEFRUIT SALAD BEST /
WITH FRENCH DRESSING

Have the grapefruit Ice cold, divide
them into lobes, taking pains % re-
move every particle Of the bitter
fiber. arrange them on, lettuce leaves
and serve with French dressing. To
make this, dissolve q sa1tspoonful OF
salt and half as much white pepper
in tablespoonful Of vinegar; add to
this slowly three tablespoonfuls Of
OIL. stirring constantly.
The bowl and spoon az well as the
oil and vinegar should be very cold.
After two or three minutes stirring
the dressing will begin to Chicken
and may be poured on the salad. A
dressing thus made adds far more
to the salad than the usual careless
mixture of oil and vinegar and is
less OF a tax on the digestion than
q mayonnaise or boiled dressing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
BET TERKIT CHEN
LIGHT SAVES
DISHES
Heavy 5reakage Of Choice
China Was Caused by OIares
and Shadows.

Undoubtedly certain learned doc.
tors Of mathematics have estimated
and have available figures pertain
Ing to the number Of broken dishes
which are ruefulIy surveyed each
day BY . composite figure repre-
senting Mrs. American Housewife.
Our brief story. however, has to
do with but one woman In one
household and the simple change
she introduced into her kitchen to
eliminate the ominous crash which
sounds the death knell Of another
Of her fast-disappearing pieces Of
''Why don't you take a nerve
tonic. or get more fresh air?"
queried her helpful husband saT-
castically. That's the third cup Of
our wedding set you've broken this
week. guess we had better eat
from aluminium ware!'
His wife was moved to an angry
retort, but like all intelligent women
she softened the bitterness Of her
reply.
Not Fault Of Nerves.
1T is not the fault of my nerves,
health or anything else like that.
The reason am breaking the
dishes is that this kitchen is lighted
so poorly-and I would not have
known it If the lighting man had
not pointed it out to me today.
He convinced me, beyond the pos
sibility Of g. doubt. that my eyes
are either blinded by glare from
this lamp, or else am constantly
in my own shadow-particular
when am washing the dishes.
Consequently when I think am
putting them on the draining board
they go on the floor. But I have
found a remedy that IL practically
costless which I intend TO put into
effect Immediately or I'll-Stop wash
ing dishes altogether.
Her husband was somewhat ter
rified by the threat-ile saw, him
self having to wash the dishes
and attempted to soften her anger.
II hadn't the slightest idea that
the light was so poor, dear. Why,
I thought you had excellent electric
light believe they claim 1t IS
about seventy-five times moro pow
erful than the single cand,e-power
light our grandmothers used. But
Of course If there are any reason
able improvements possible, go
ahead and have them"
No More Broken Dishes.
This ended the conversation that
morning, but when Mr.. Hubby ar.
rived home that night and strobe
into the room Of succulent arOmas
to see what his better half had
ready for his big meal, he was as
founded by the seemingly different
Of everything.
Instead Of the brilliant, eye-blind-
ing glare. and heavy shadow to
which he was so accustomed, an
abundance OF soft. mellow glow
flooded the entire room. This light
was shed by an enclosed white
glass globe neatly mounted in white
metal. set close to the ceiling Of
the room.
The promise of no more broken
dishes was fully carried out in that
The only drawback to
the improvement made in the light
ing of tho kitchen was that Mrs.
Housewife was kept very busy ex-
planning to neighbors and friends
why she was through her kitchen
work so promptly and why the
heavy mortality Of chinaware had
so suddenly ceased.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
Too Polite

this woman would manage ClaVer-
ing to his own good. and to the
satisfaction of his friends, who,
as she knew well. were alarmed
and alert. They were too polite to
show 1t. but much Of their enthu-
siasm for Madame Zattiany had
dimmed with the knowledge that
she was a scitntific phenomenon.
Fundamentally the brilliant crea.
tive mind Is quite as conservative
as the worldly, or the inarticulate
millions between. for they have
common ancestors and common
traditions. They feared not only
to. lost him. moreover, but had
begun to ask one another II his
career would not be wrecked.
Miss Dwight concluded that such
an uncommon and romantic mar.
riage might be a spur to Claver-
ing's genius, which might weaken
in a conventional marital drama
set in the city Of New York.
She rose and for the first time
kissed Madame Zattiany. "It
will be too perfect" she
said. LET mo visit you in
summer when he IL rehearsing.
He can arrange to have his first
nights in September, and then
write his next play in Austria.
filling his time while you are
absorbed in politics. Heavens,
what a theme! Some day I'll
use it. Perfectly disguised. Of
course"
And I'll give you points," said
Mary. laughing. She returned
the others embrace; but when
she was alone she sighed and
sank back in her chair, without
picking up her book. Miss Cora
Dwight had given her something
to think of! The last thing she
wanted was a serial honeymoon.
She wanted thiR mans compan-
ionship and his help. But she
had slowly been forced to the
conclusion that Clavering was a
mind whose enthusiasms could
only be inspired by some form
OF creative art; politics would
never appeal to 1t. In her COM
parauve ignorance Of the denat-
uralized brain, she had believed
that a brilliant gifted mind could
concentrate itself upon any OBJ.
ject with equal fertility and
power. but she had seen too much
OF the Sophisticates Of late. and
studied CIavering in too many Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
RICE AND TOMATO MUST
BE SERVED WITH GOOSE

With fowl 30 rich III ~ -
goose not only q green vsesSaiia,
and the tartness or apple sauce -.
required. but also something cor
tanning starch II desirAble. BolIea
rice Is excellent to serve and 8 Wi.
come flavor Is added to the rice hy
little tomato.
Wash q cupful Of rica and put
into e kettle with two quarts 81
water and q teaspoonful Oe sait.
Cook, using high heat all e the
time. Stir the rice with fork
several times while 1t ID cooking ~
prevent sticking. It viii take about
thirty minutes to cook the rice -
that ell of the grains are soft.
When cooked pour the rice into
q colander and set It aside 70 drain.
Have ready tomato sauce made
by cooking together q tablespoonful
each OF butter and -four ana stirring
into them q half pint Of tomato
liquor seasoned with q half tea.
spoonful Of onion juice, d teaspoon.
full Of white sugar, half q teaspoon.
full OF salt and a little pepper.
When the sauce is thick put the
rice into e. heated dish and po,lr
the tomato over 1t, lifting It with 3
fork that the sauce may so al
through the rice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
ELECTRIC BULBS NEED
CLEANING CAREFULLY

How to care for electric light
bulbs. They must be kept clean in
order to give the proper intensity
of light. The bulbs should be
washed at definite intervals.
With dry hands unscrew the cleo
trio light bulb, wash and dry It
we'll and replace, again making sure
your hands are dry. One should
never touch any electric appliance
with wet hands or cloth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
Her Determination

IL you don't set up one for your
self"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31

covered" commented Mrs. WiIccx.
Eyes, and take Il upstairs and
connect It with any convenient out.
let there. It not only saves heat.
ing the big oven In the kitchen ana
wasting lot OF heat to cook aust
q light lunch, but my energy IS
well.
"And wouldn't Il b convenient
for . late breakfast" Mrs Wilcox
commented.
Eyes. or Sunday night SUPPER.
It's really the most helpful appIi
ance TO have around the house.
Then and there Mrs. Wilcox az.
termined to own an electric grill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
By Gertrude Anterior.
Author of Many Notable Novels,
and One of the Most Widely
Read Writers of the Day.

Read Writers Of the Day.
''oh. not at allP' Miss Dwight
rushed to the defence Of nativs
American genius. But all writ
ers, no matter what their gifts.
often go through a period OF tor
ture while forming habits of
regular work"
TT sounds like torturer She
gave Cora q glance Of lazy
amusement. Really. Miss Dwight:
Are you trying to brighten me
eff"
But Cora did not blush. II
sIae choose to concentrate her
agile mind on acting, the 40
complished actress opposite could
give her few points. She replied
with convincing emphasis: Ger
tainly not. What an ODD idea.
have the most enormous respect
for your abilities. and you should
be famous for something besides
beauty-and I should like to see
you I've down mere notoriety."
I've loved the notoriety, and
rather regret that It seems to
have lost flavor with time. But
I'll never make a writer, Miss
Twilight. and have not the least
Intention OF trying"
g.yroIr1 ~
tent to be just Lees wife? Why.
practically every woman in our
crowd does something. There
used to be a superstition that
two brain workers could not live
comfortably under the same roof,
but as a matter OF fact, we've
proved that woman keeps her
husband far longer If her brain
10 as productive as his. Each
inspires and interests the other.
Another old cliche gone to thu
dust bin. Our sort of men want
something more from a woman
than good housekeeping. Not
that men no longer want to be
comfortable. but the clever women
Of today have learned to combine
both"
Marvellous age and marvellous
America Don't5 you think I
could keep Lee INTERESTED without
grinding away cat my desk for
three hours every morning and
lying in hungry misery for days
at a timer"
'You could keep any man In
eerested. 1 wasn't thinking Of
him, but OF you. He has moro
than a mans entitled to already.
Men are selfish brutes, and !
waste no sympathy on them.
JtsE women who have the rotten
deal in this world, the best
Of them. And men are as vain
rs they are selfish. It's an
enormous advantage for a wom-
an 20 have her own reputation
and her own separate life. No
man should be able to feel that he
possesses q woman wholly. He
simply can't stand It."
"Quite right. Discarding modegty,
I may add that I am an old hand
ut that game"
Cora regarded her with frank
admiration, wholly unassumed.
"Oh. you couldn't lose Clavey II
20 utried. He IL mad about you.
We can all sec that and I knew it
before he did himself. It's only
-really-that I'm afraid you'll be
borded to death with so much shop
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31

SELF"
Her Determination
"Oh, I never intend ITO be bored
again as long as 1 live" Mary
Zattiany was a very shrewd woman
and she determined on q bold
stroke. Her suspicion fingered but
had lost it's edge. Cora Wright
was deep and subtle. but there was
no doubt that she was honorable.
''I shall tell you something" she
said, ''but you must give me your
word that you will not betray me
mot even to Lee"
Miss Dwight's mind, not htr
body, gave a slight stir Of un-
easiness. But she answered warm
ly: "Of course promise"
Very well. then. 1t is this.
I shall never return to America.
I said in q fortnight. Lee follows
soon after, and we shall be mar
ried In Australia"
''But-but-his playF'' Miss
Dwight was too startled to act.
He must be here for rehearsals.
Some one has said that plays are
not written, they're rewritten, and
it's pretty close to the truth"
Z shall consent to his rtturninG
In time for rehearsals. Prolonged
honeymoons are indiscreet. It Il
better to divide, them into series.
I fancy the series might hold out
indefinitely II adroitly spaced
Moreover, being q modern myself,
like new methods. And he will
be too busy to miss me. I shall be
equally busy in Vienna"
"But will he consent? Lee9
He's not used to having his plans
made for him. He's about the
most dominating male I know"
'T feel sure he will when tht
time comes. It is woman's pecu.
liar gift. you know. to convince
the dominating male that he wants
what she wants"
Cora laughed. But she also
could turn mental somersaults. "I
think it a splendid arrangement.
Then we should not lose Lee alto.
gether, for we really are devoted
to him. He is an adorable crea.
ture for all his absurdities. But
I can't endure the thought Of los.
ing YOU"
You must pay me a long visit
In Vienna. Many visits. I can
assure you that you will find
material there, under my guidance,
for a really great novel,"
Gora's eyes sparkled. She was
all artist at once. ST should like
that! How kind of you. And what
a settingr'
Yes, Austria is the most inter
esting country i'm Europe, and
the most beautiful to look at-and
describe"
ut will be heavenly" Cora
made up her mind at once that she
would waste no more ingenuity to
stop this marriage. It's modernity
appealed to her, and she foresaw
new impulses to creation. 1.-THE
American Scene" conceivably,
might grow monotonous with time;
and with these daily recruits bent
upon describing its minutiae with
the relentless efficiency Of the
camera. And with all her soul she
loved beauty. With the possible
exception Of Bavaria she knew
Austria to be the darling Of ma
ture.
Too Polite
Once more she chose to believe
this woman would manage Claver-
ing to his own good. and to the
satisfaction of his friends, who,
as she knew well. were alarmed
and alert. They were too polite to
show it. but much Of their enthu-
siasm for Madame Zattiany had
dimmed with the knowledge that
she was a scitntific phenomenon.
tho 1a~i17fa-.k
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
Novel Tells How
Beauty Returned
to Old Woman

This serial is presented by ar
rangement with Associated First
National Pictures, Inc, in whose
film version COrinne Griffith will
appear as Countess Zattiany.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
KEITH'S-"Y -"Yarmark."

The Keith bill next week will be
headed by the picturesque ana piZarre
Russian vaudeville pot -pourri, y ar
mark" Its cast is headed by the COS
sack dancer, Teodore StepanoH. Inc
word "yarlnark" means in russian,
carnival" and refers to folk fesll-
SaI similar to the French Mardi
Gras-a jollihCation of dancing, sing
ing and merry making. with touch
OF the barbarous and beauty of the
land of vodka and long nights.
Olga Cook, protege of Gus Edwards
and late prima donna of the Franz
schubert musical romance, Blossom
Time" comes as the extra attraction.
Miss Cook is vocalist of rare
charm. In vaudeville her exceptional
talents are outstanding, and her
quaint beauty the subject of much
complimentary comment.
Completing the list will be fortu-
nello and Cirillno, Italian buttons.
known in the two-a-day as The
Happy Hooiigan"; Hugh Herbert.
author-actor. in "Solomon's Children.
Il playlet of his own making; Hurst
and Vogt,, fun profi,eers, in a riot OF
comedy; Julian Hall and Kathleen
Dexter in Her First Lesson" Ryan.
Weber and Ryan, who have just
Dreezed into vaudeville from musical
%omedy; Harvard, Winifred and
Bruce. the air artists; and Clifford
md Gray, The Hurricane Hoop
JugglerS."
1t will be noted that the bill car
ries nine instead of eight acts. This
results from a tempory discontinu-
ance of the regular pictorial features.
awaiting the reconstruction of the
projection room at the theatre.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
COLUMBIA-Reviyal Week

Next week, beginning Sunday after
noon, will be devoted by Loew's
Columbia Theater to the presenta ton
of seven of the biggest photoplay hits
of recent seasons, during the course
of brilliant revival week." when
the program Will be changed every
day.
The first production. shown only
next Sunday, beginning at pm, Will
be Rodolph Valentino, in THE
Sheik," with Agnes Ayres, in
romance of desert love, based on the
novel by Z. NJ Hull; Monday, Cecil
Il. De Miles dramatic spectacle, "Why
Change Your Wife," will feature
Thomas Meighan, Gloria Swanson,
Bebe Daniels and Theodore kosloff:
Tuesday. "On With the Dance" with
the butterfly of the screen. Mae Muir
ray: Wednesday. Cecil Is. De Mile
production. Male and Female"
adapted from Sir j. VI. Barrie's story.
The Admirable Crichton." featuring
Thomas Meighan, Theodore Roberts,
Raymon Hatton, Gloria Swanson, Lila
Lee and Bebe Daniels: Thursday,
Don't Change Your husband" with
Gloria swanson and Elliott Dexter:
Friday, Behold My Wife with Mil
ton Sills and Mabel Julienne Scott,
and Saturday, Granddaughter" in
which Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy
and Lois Wilson are featured
Added screen and musical features
will complete the daily program
Evening star., 1923-07-18
Photoplays..
RIALT0-"Three Wise Fools" "

"A corkine good picture" is the
advanced word on Goldwyn's film
version of Austin Strongs stage play,
Three Wise Fools" which will be
shown next week at Moore's Rialto
Theater. beginning Sunday. Directed
by King Vidor. IL is a story of three
old bachelors who agree to take
charge of the grown da tighter of the
girl WHO had rejected the love of all
three in their youth. Comedy COM
plicationS are interviewer in a series
of dramatic incidents which are
solved happily after the girl has
been jailed on a charge of aiding and
Sbettipg three criminals to break out
of jail. The picture offers comedy.
romance, thrills and spectacular
moments.
Its cast is notable, including
Eleanore Boardman. who jumped into
screen far e as Remember Steddon. in
Souls for Sale" and the three wise
f'ols." impersonated by Claude Gill
mgwater, William II. Crane. veteran
of the stage, and Alec Francis.
Subsidiary subjects and orchestral
music will complete the bill
Evening star., 1923-07-18
PALACE-"Tr Trifling With Honor

The feature photoplay at Loew's
Palace Theater next week beginning
sunday afternoon, will be "1rifiing
With Honor" in which Rockliffe Eel
loves and FRITZ Ridgway have the
roles OF chief Importance. 1t will be
supplemented by an entertaining
group of short-length film features
and a musical score and overture of
beauty by the Palace Orchestra, un-
der Thomas Joseph Cannon.
Trif1ing With Honor" is a Uni
versal-Jewel production of the maga-
zine story, by William Slavens Nc
Mutt Honor, according to this dra-
matte thesis, is the most precious
thing in the world. Mr.. McNutt's
story, laid in San Francisco. is woven
matte the Gas-Pipe Kid" wso es-
capes from prison and attempts to re-
habilltate himself through base ball,
which he has learned in Jail. He be-
comes pitching sensation. falls into
the clutches of gamblers, and is
saved by messenger boy who be-
seeches him To protect his good name
and keep the trust of the boys OF
America as well as the trust of
girl who has waited
Evening star., 1923-07-18
BELASCO-"Alarm Clock. :"

One of the most remarkable casts
that Washington has seen In several
seasons is promised in Avery Hop
woods new comedy. THE Alarm
Slock,' which will be presented to
Washington andieueesoat the Belasco
Theater next Sunday ltiight. The
Alarm Clocks personnel includes
Bruce McRae, Blanche Ring, Marion
Coakley, John Daily Murphy, Cora
Witherspoon, Lionel Pape, Mary
Phillips and Norman Hackett.
None of these names probably VIII
have more interest to Washington
audiences than Miss Rings. Her
public here. which is a large and en-
Ihusiastic one, will have the unusual
treat Of finding its favorite in her
1irst role in regular play in many
years. Her last Washington appear,
ance was in The Broadway Whlrl,
a musical show. But Avery Hop
woods comedy is said to to give give her her
play of her inimitable powers Of
characterization as a quiet country
woman who is jazzed violently INTO
a gay life in the course OF an uh-
expected city experience.