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Evening star., 1923-01-30

She has a heart Of gold. On'v she $
had such a hard life-she's been sim
ply wonderful TO her family! Ana
shes SO honest that she won't try 70
express something she doesn't fee d.
but she's 4 beautiful character when
you come to know her"
Well, perhaps she is. And ] doubt
not that tarantulas are also known
for their sterling characters in their
own home town. but personally /
don't yearn for a more intimate ac-
quaintance with either of 'em.
We've all met them. haven't We
world-the people with tho "good
hearts" and the social manners OF 4
Ciila monster? The shifting lady win"
freezes US in our tracks. the large
mouthed chap who tells US the dis
agreeable truths about ourselves; the
idiot who spills our condolences; tn
pious prune who detects evil in ouf
splendid people" only they're TO
honest" to act a part they do no
feel. 1t never seems to occur to then
that IL other folks were equally ur
r"Strained in their honesty theyd
hcave the parlor furniture at them
Furthermore, I'd like TO state that /
think tho world is far too leniea'
with their little wavs" 1t doesr.t
matter how chock full of righteous
ness you are. there's no excuse for
acting like poison squad. Mean
manners are mean manners, whethe =
they emanate from a martyr or :
murderer. And they are based on the
same motives of conceit, scifshncss
and general cusscduess
Copyright. 1913.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
DEnFFTNTE SFHnDIES By Thornton
DILL J. IlVlA NJ OluAO ". Burgess.

would get his breath again.
here is he?" demanded Old Jed
Thumper. and Peter knew that Old
Jed Thumper knew who it was he
was running from.
II don't know" painted Peter IT
haven't seen him since I left the dear
Old Brlar Patch. but I know well
enough lie is following me. He may
be right close now, and I'm so tired
don't feel as IL I could run another
step:
Have YOU been running like this
ever since you left the Old Briar
Patch?" asked Old Jed Thumpcr,
Peter nodded.
Foolish" said Old Jed Thumper.
very foolish. That is just what
Shadow expected you to do and want
cd you to do. He can travel pretty
fast himself. but you may be sure he
won't run fast enough to tire himself
out. He thinks you will. and ali he
has TO do is to follow your trail until
he finds you too tired TO get away
| keep watch
So Peter rested until he had regain
ed his breath. while Old Jed Thumper
watched Peters back trail. When
Peter felt able to go on again Old
Jed Thumper led the way. He led the
way straight to certain bramble
tangle through which some OF his
private little paths led in all direc-
tions. They crossed and recrossed.
Now" said Old Jed Thunlper, well
run back and forth, and round and
round through all these little paths :
So Peter and Old Jed Thumper hop
ped back and forth. and round and
round through all the little paths,
crossing and recrossinG each others
trail. At last Old Jed Thumper was
satisfied. He led the way to the edge
Of the braInblc tangle. Now" said
he. "let me sec how good a jumper
you are. Jump as far as you can
right over that little bush. and then
go down to my old bull briar castle.
I'll join YOU there later"
Peter did as he was told. He jump
ed with all his might. He went right
over that little bush and landed some
distance beyond 1t. Then he started
off for the bull briar castle. AS soon
as he was out OF sight Old Jed Thump-
er went to another side of the bram-
Bile tangle and left IL with a big jump
in the same way Peter had. Then he
sat down in the midst of little
clump Of bushes to watch and wait
Copyright. 1928, by T. W. Burgess.l
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Large Nose Pores.

The nerfect complexion, like the
perfect disposition, is seldom met
with outside of novel The most
common complexion flaw is a collec-
tion of enlarged pores around the
nostrils. usually in that little curved
part that outlines the nostrils, or per-
haps all over the nose.
The reason is that the circulation
of the blood is more sluggish at this
than at any other part of the body. So
the skin is less active, and less read
lily throws off the accumulations OF
matter that pass out Of the body
of this very sluggishness these pores
are the hardest to reduce once they
have enlarged.
However. here's the method if you
find that you, too, have this imper-
II a study OF your skin in strong sun
light doesn't reveal something OF the
sort.
First. eliminate from your diet all
heavy or sweet foods that you think
might be taxing the digestion.
Second. make sure there Is no con-
seems normal it wouldn't hurt to
take a tablespoonful Of white min
eral oil a day for awhile.
Third. take a. daily hot bath. This
will cleanse the pores all over the
body leaving them all free to act, and
so relieving any possible strain on
any one set of them.
Fourth, use either blackhead cleans
ing powder, which will absorb the
collected matter that has enlarged
the pores originally, or any very good
astringent. Battle the face thor
oughly with mild soap and hot water,
or, if this is too drying, rub with
cleansing cream and then use the
soap and water. Follow with a cold
rinse. an ice rub or a spraying with
toilet water.
Mrs. +. R.-If the warts are very
bad have a doctor remove them with
Very often mild ones can
\ ~ ~ n 1oy~
Evening star., 1923-01-30
The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan
BY GLADYS HALL.

reverse. for Rupert Hughes has Sc
lected her to play the lead in the pic
Irritation OF his novel. souls for
Sale and that without any one or
year or less having been seen by us!
Oh. wait moment-we will see her
before we see Souls for Sale" She
Just writes me that she is In The
Strangers Banquet" the frst photo
drama made by Marshall Neilan in
association with Goldwyn.
1t has come to me through divers
channels that, apart from her art,
Miss Boardman's secret OF success
is that she first OF all won the admi-
rs,ion r,I Of directors, producers and ,.n, her
personally popular and by so doing
she found the road to professional
eminence just that much easier. IF
people like YOU" she says. you find
1t 80 much pleasanter. Even the work
smooths out and things that you don't
understand are made clear to you.
There's lot, ! believe, in the per-
sonal element"
incidentally. she doesn't believe in
temperament" Folks are just
folks" she says sturdily. mo matter
what they arc doing"
Miss Boardman, you may rem mbe-
got her initial start by winning the
Goldwyn contest for AZ new screen
personality. But an initial start Is
only initial and many are the slips
between the start and the camera.
First OF all, she was allowed to
make herself at home in the big
studio. She played the game Of very
watchful waiting. She was put
through a sort OF a school and she
was trained in costumins and make
UP.
II tried a: first TO make myself UP. "
she told me. but ] found l looked
SO unlike myself that II was rldicu-
lous. But the makeup man did Won
ders. There's a whole lot i'll your
makeup man. BY this time MIR.
Hughes was ready to give me test.
I was camera shy and stiff and
couldn't relax. I didn't give myself
to the part. SO the acting could not
be sincere. II was the patience and
inexhauStible kindness of Mr..
Hughes that finally numbered me up
and made me do what I had to do
because I understood it and loved II.
Oh. it's kindness that counts. ]
know"
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-01-30

liSh.
oURcE-occupation.
Tho family name of MacNab is sim
ply the Anglicized version OF the
Gaelic "Mac-a Aba" and it means
: 'zactly the same thing as Abbotson-
son of abbot
From this it might be inferred in
view of the celibacy to which the
clergy of both England and Scotland
were bound lfor both countries were
Catholic in the days when family
names began to take shape), that
there was scandal involved in the
origin of this group of names Such,
however. is not the case.
IT is not possible to trace the Eng
!lsh names to their various individual
sources in ALL cases of course, as tney
came into being here and there at diff
ferent times in different parts of tine
country, but the Gaelic clan system per-
TO a single source
MacNab is the name OF one of the
larger clans, known as "Chlann-an-
Aba or 'the defendants of the
abbot This particular abbot held
official position at Glendochart in the
reign OF King David /. He was not a
priest. but a layman. The organiza-
ton OF the medieval abbeys was not
always entirely religious and laymen
often had official and administrative
duties within them.
The English name in some cases
father of a family having re-.
nounced the married state and re-
ceived holy orders. but the other ex-
PLANTATION appears to be predominant.
The names Abbot and Abbotson are
used by septs of the Clan MacNab.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Your Home and
You
Conyalescent's Surprise Box.
BY HELEN KENDALL.

Every mother. knows the tediunl' Of
tertain a young convalescent who is
just sick enough to remain in. bod
or in a big chair and just well
enough to have an active interest in
things. A mild case Of the measles
demands the same strict quarantine
that a serious case of scarlet fever
calls for. and in both cases there are
several weeks OF enforced confne-
ment while the convalescent waits
for the last traces of the trouble to
vanish. To keep the patient amused
is a task that demands never-nag-
ging ingenuity.
II hardly knew what to do next
when my young son was GONZALES
cent" remarked one mother. He
soon tired of all the lap games he
had; he wasn't allowed to read as
yet. and was getting just about to
the end OF my string when his Aunt
Molly's surprise box came. 1t was
round. foNered hat box, in gay colors.
with his name painted on the cover
and inside was a package for every
day of the week. One was marked
To be opened at 10 am. on Monday
hHOtEer reaQ, open me at Dedtime
on Tuesday. A third announced, I'm
to be looked into at pm. Wednes-
day and so on through the week
Each day t4ere was a certain hour
TO be looked forward to, when some
thing nice and surprising was sure
to happen.
Each package contained something
new to do. There was a puzzle that
she knew he hadn't seen before.
There was a tiny pack of solitaire
book of solitaire problems to be
worked out. A knock down trip
hammer toy that had to be fitted to-
gether and set UP kept him busy for
hours. The materials for homemade
comic valentines absorbed him for
q whole day as he worked out ap-
propriate Jibes for his boy friends
And so it went. He never tired OF
one toy or game because a new one
replaced 1t the following day.
"On the next Monday morning a
fresh box arrived: and when. at the
beginning of the week after that, the
doctor said he could 60 out into the
world again, | really believe he was
almost sorry for a moment"
For grown-ups, as we'll. the surprise
box is bright spot in the long con-
valescent day. A little thought will
produce novel and amusing interests
for each day Of the invaiid's impris-
patton to the empty hours.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Straight Egyptian Frock Revived
ny ANNE RITTESHoUsE.

Just when we arc in the throcs OF
Jrapery, whcn We are harncsSed
around the hips with jcweled rirdles
and decorative belts. We slip back into
the comfort and convenience OF the
straight Egyptian frocF. The shops
arc filled with these fashions OF al.
other year. They are .'s narrow. as
simple. as short as when they ruled
this continent during the war. once
they ruled Egypt, and it was from
this source that the French designers
first got these straight rocks with
the careless girdle, the opening at
defind neckline.
All designers in many ages have
been true TO Egypt They never real
ly get from under It's spell. Now that
we are thrilled anew by the dtscov-
cry of a tomb that proves 10 rs the
artistic glory OF Egyptian COSTUME cry
and interior decoration, We are glad
again to accept that which "e dis
carded.
might have been copied from one
worn by a handmaiden to Cleopatra.
The sketch shows il according to its
American Interpretation. II is of
white homeSpun with sleeves of
bright stripes. the colors Softened and
blended in the Egyptian manner. for
ancient art abhorrcd crudttv OF color
ing, and Egypt and China had given
up barbaric tones several thousand
years before the dawn of ou- special
brand OF civilization. Whatever we
get from them is tho highest product
OF art.
The girdie shows these stripes. also,
but it is small enough not to risk Of
fense. There are few womca's figures
that can stand a belt Of stripes go
ing about the waist or hips. so il this
particular pattern is chosen IL must
be reduced to a minimum In order to
do the least harm.
Frocks that go to F7ort6a are Of
white silk pongee and tricot and
knitted wool, as well as homespun.
but most of them have the striped
sleeves and xirdle. Some achieoe a
higher degree Of coioring by sleeve
Innings Of Chinese green. OF yellow. OF
Egyptian red.
away from the mass Of fgurations
taken from Indian sh1wls and Per
sian carpets. One must also contend
with the landseape fabrics of the
hour. which make one gown Il pic
torial display that suggests a sight
seeing trip: buildings, monuments
and churches are used IN this pat
terninE.
Stripes may be dangerous to some
figures, but. honestly. they are bet
ter than landscapes.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-01-30

Can YOU imagine how neat and
charming you could appear at your
tea table in this pretty indoor frock?
Easy to cut, inexpensive to make and
good to look at is the recommendation
given the style shown here.
Wolfe, cretonne, Japanese crepe,
printed lawn and g;ugham are ma
terials that would make up into this
style very we'll. II the first mate
rial suggestion were decided upon.
the entire garment, figuring voile at
2o cents per yard, would cost about 81.
The pattern No. 1899 cuts in sizes
"a. SO. 3S. 40 AZ and A inches bust
measure. Size S6 requires 3A yards
36-inch material, with a yard 36-
inch contrasting.
Price OF pattern IL cents. In post
age stamps only. Orders should be
addressed to The Washington Star
pattern bureau. - East 18th street.
New York city. Please write name
and address clearly.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Tennessee Corn Cake.

Min together two tcaspoonSuls tt
baking powder one pint of India
meal. one-haf n pint Of -four. tv.
tablespoonfuls of sugar and one tea
spoonful of salt and sift. Add two
beaten eggs TO one pint of milk Stir
all together. Bake for twenty mir
utes in buttered muffin pans.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Trying to Fool Shadow the
Weasel.
You'll md that as general rule
C.rver folks are hard 10 fool.
Shadow the Wea Sc

Old jed Thunper scampcred lip
perty-lippcrty lip along the COW
paths in the Old Pasture toward that
part where he thought Peter Rabbit
might be. Every once in a while he
would stop to sit up and listen. For
sometime he found no trace Of Peter.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
FEED THE BRUTE
Favorite Recipes by Famous
Men.
nv WILLIAM Macleod rAINH.
Spiesbraten.

oPleSDTaten.
spiesbraten should be eaten whom
the man, the appetite and the deli
cacE are all just ready for it. BY
preference the time and place are
after long drive, up in the hills.
with the warm sun shining laziIy
down on the camp. My first one ]
tasted at Oberstein. Germany. but ]
have eaten it since many times on
picnics in the Rockies.
The spiesbraten was brought to
Oberstein nearly two centuries ago
by some hunters returned from
Brazil to their native land. 1t is a
roast spiced with salt. pepper and
onions chopped fine. the seasoning
rolled in and the whole bound to-
gether.
Through the roast a double iron
spit is driven double because other
wise the meat may slide on tho spit
and refuse to turn as il begins to
cook). Tho roast is cooked over a
hard wood fire for an hour and a half
more or less. The FIRE is inclosed
between rocks upon which the ends
OF the spit rests when it is not being
turned. A hot fire OF live Goals is
needed.
Properly prepared, the spiesbraten
is delicious.
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1923-01-30
BEAUTY CHATS
BY Edna
Kent Forbes.

with washing soda or with a mixture
of olive oil or salt.
Discouraged-ff both the arms and
the legs are too thin it is quite likely
that you are underweight. Take deep
breathing and arm exercises walk a
great deal and dance whenever pos
sible. Take six tableSpoonfuls of
olive oil. two with each ZEAL. or drink
about quart of very rich milk every
day.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
l!isten,U)orId!z !
HLUsTR4TeD BY csfe Rol11soo

Before she had been in the room five
minutes every one was uncomfort-
able. Laughs died down, smiles stiff-
ened. folks CROPPED uneasily for some
subject which would remove the glare
Of disdain from her countenance. But
they CROPPED in vain She was not
interested in the company. She saw
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Scalloped Apples.

Butter q pudding dish and put a
layer of peeled sliced apples in the
bottom. Sprinkle well with sugar. a
very little -four, and cinnamon. and
some small bits of butter. Fill the
dish in this way and bake for one
hour, covering the dish to prevent
burning on the top. Serve hot or
cold.
Evening star., 1923-01-30

no reason why she should appear
genial when she didn't feel genial. 50
she didn't act that way. The CONVEX
sation languished. died, and the guests
suddenly remembered important en-
Sagenents and departed with evident
relief. The supercilious lady was left
alone with her superciliousness.
What allied herr" | asked our
mutual hostess later. Had any one
done anything 10 offend her."
"Oh. you mustn't mind her" she
smiled. That's only her way She
really doesn't mean il. you know
Evening star., 1923-01-30
We Have a Little Stranger in Our
Midst!

like to say welcome" to new
comers. don't you? Although, as l
lave previously recorded in this
diary, I don't altogether approve of
newcomers in the movies-that is, not
100 many newcomers. 1t has always
seemed to me that an art cannot con-
Evening star., 1923-01-30

rentrate upon the artists that it has
II these artists are constantly called
upon TO give elbow room to little
strangers" Whatever my private
opinion may be, Goldwyn and Rupert
hughes think distinctly otherwise
a bout Eleanor Boardman. And be-
jore very long We are going to have
;he chance to agree with them or the
Evening star., 1923-01-30

Then up in the far corner OF the Old
Pasture he heard the faint sound
Of hurrying feet on the hard pack ed
snow. He knew that only a Rabbit S
feet could make that sound. He
thumped with his stout htndfeet.
There was no answering thump, but
The sound of those hurrying feet
drew nearer. Old Jed Thumper thump-
ed again. Then down a COW path
came Peter Rabbit
Poor Peter! He looked almost half
cead. lie was. With every jump re
looked behind him. When he reach ed
old Jed Thumper he dropped fiat on
the snow, painting as if he never
Evening star., 1923-01-30

Mrs. Anna Botsford Comstock. who
is about ito retire as professor of ma
ture study in Cornell University, is
famed for her work as a natural his
tory artist aud wood engraver
Evening star., 1923-01-30

In Some parts Of Holland birth is
announced by fastening silk pin
ushion on the door. IL the pin cush-
ion is red. the eabyis boy; if white,
= girl.
Evening star., 1923-01-30

The smallest wound from an arrow
tipped with the poison taken from the
upas tree of Java II fatal
Evening star., 1923-01-30

auare, Tie the square around the
lips, making large, loose knot at
she front. Trim the lower edges with
iarrow fringe. This bandanna girdle
an be made even more attractive If
ne ends or even the whole square is
lined with a plain-colored silk or
Ieorgette. No other trimming is
necessary to make plain frock look
exceedingly chic. FLORA.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-01-30

WHITE HoMEsPUN FRoCK FOR
THE SOUTH HAS WIDE SLEEVES
IN STRIPES OF BRIGHT COLORS.
AND TWISTED GIRDLE, ALSO
OF STRIPES. WHICH SLIPS
THROUGH A BONE RING IN
FRONT. THIS Is ONE OF THE
POPULAR GOWNS OF THE
MONTH
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Things You'll Like
to Make
Bandanna Forms the Girdle

Bandanna Forms the Glrdle.
The bandanna plays an important
part in today's Paris fashions. Make
"a large square of figured silk. Sew a
!.order Of fancy ribbon or embroid-
cred or brocaded hrnds around the
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Distorp of Dour name.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NoWLAN.

MACNAB
VARIATIoNS-Abbot, Abbotson.
RACIAL oRIGiN-scottIsh and Eno.
lsh.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
WOMEN! DYE
ANY GARMENT
OR ORAPERY

Each 15-ccnt package of Diamond
Dyes" contains directions so simple
any woman can dye or tint her old,
worn. faded things new, even if she
has never dyed before. Buy Dia-
rnond Dyes-no other kind-then
perfect home dyeing is guaranteed.
Just tell your druggist whether the
material YOU wish to dye is wool
or silk. or whether it is linen, cot
ton, or mixed goods. Diamond
Dyes never streak, spot, fade or run
Evening star., 1923-01-30

Mrs. +. R-If the warts are very
bad have a doctor remove them with
caustic. Very often mild ones can
be removed al home by rubbing them
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
LIFE's ARTISTIC SIDE.

In this splcndidly practical city
 where the slogan Is Work" with the
 only added postscript the repetition
 of the thought Work and then
 work" 1t Is good to note some thought
 is being given even by the school stu
 dents to the artistic side of life. It is not probable that those students are inspired by lofty motives entirely in their presenting of plays, such as Daddy Longlegs" to be given at the Central Junior High School tonight, and in offering each year prizes for the best posters to be prepared to advertise the annual or eemi-annual plays, It is run" to give shows, and il is well to have them advertised. But there is, nevertheless, somewhere in the Rubconscious brains ot the stu dents whe go in for dramatics and for preparing the posters, wish to know something else of life other than its practical sids. The urge to act, to write, to paint, is a spontaneous one, and one which should not be stified even though those who possess it do not intend to act, to write or to paint as means of making the living that will have 10 be made some day or other,
 Nor is there anything to be said gainst this form of student activity on inc ground that it interferes with more serious work by the students. The broader d mans or woman's lite. 1 the greater his vision, and that is a quality which makes for practical | success in any line, no matter how | practical it may be. The man who
New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
PASSING OF THE WINDOW.

The experts say that the downtown
 building as we'll as tho factory of tho
 near future is destined to be withou
 windows, and to depend upon artif.
 cial means for light and pure air. In.
 terior lighting, they say. has been de.
 veloped to a stage where 1t even sur. passes daylight. They say moreover that this artificial means of lighting and ventilating will be less expensive, and they give their reasons.
 Grant this argument about the ex- pense, and grant, if one must, that the perfected artificial light is a won derful invention and even surpasses daylight for the purpose of vision These things are not exactly estab- lished. but let them be admitted for arguments sake. What is to become of that other discovery of science of the great curative qualities of sun- light upon the human body?
 Of course everybody knows what to do when doctors disagree" But doctors are certainly scientists and they have found, according to reports substantiated by proof in the nature of tubercular children being cured by sunlight, that some of the curative qualities of the sunlight are taken away from the suns rays even when they pass through window glass. In order to get the full benefits of the suns light it must touch the bodies of the sufferers directly. Clothing is removed, and the victims of tubercu- losis play and work practically naked, in order that they may get the full benefit of the light from the sun
 Thus one may be allowed to doubt if, as yet, artificial light has been per fected to a degree which makes it as life-giving as natural light. True, factories and downtown buildings may be deprived of windows if it is found windows do, in fact, add to the cost of upkeep. But it will be an un- fortunate day for the worker, accord ing to our present knowledge, when the chance of working hy natural light is taken away from him or her. For the sunlight which cures the sick, certainly is preferable to the artifi- cial light which, at this stage of scien- tihc Investigation, has not been shown to bring any equally beneficial results