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the Crow and his friends away from
or course. Nanny didn't know what
it was. When she first 6ound it it
frightened her. But 1t didn't take
her long to find out that it Mas harm.
less. There was an =, oIdy pair of
trousers, and above this an old coat
buttoned tightly around bundle Of
straw. On top Of 1t was a9 old hat.
When Nanny had made up her mind
tured to climb up a leg of those old
trousers. Then she explored every
part of that scarcecrow. And as she
explored her eyes grew brighter and
brighter.
Finally Nanny ran down and went
close beside the old tin can. Come"
SO commanded Nanny. Come; rve
found place for our new home"
For the life of him Danny couldn't
imagine anything better than that old
tin can for a home. but he didn't say
so. Wisely he held his tongue and
meekly followed Nanny. He had
learned by experience that In matters
of home making Nanny would have
her way. She led him straight over
to the old scarecrow. When he saw
1t he stopped abruptly. That thing
looked too much like a man.
But Nanny didn't stop. She ran
straight over to 1T and up one leg.
Danny almost lost his breath when
he saw her do 1t. Come on" she
squeaked.
OF course, 1T wouldn't do to let
Nanny think he was afraid to do any,
thing which she did, SO Danny scram-
bled up after her. Then Nanny took
him all over that old scarecrow. She
showed him the pockets in the old
coat. She showed him the pockets in
the old trousers. She showed him
how they could make a nest in the
middle of that bundle of straw with
which that old coat was stuffed. Her
little eyes fairly snapped with excite
ment.
It's better than that old nest of
Redwing's," she declared. 1T is the
last place in all the Great World that
any one would expect to find us.
Ever since we lived in that nest in
the alder bush have hated to think
of going back and living on the
ground. Now we won't have to. This
will make a wonderful home. Did
you ever see anything like 1t, Danny
Meadow Mouse?"
"No-o-o," replied Danny rather
slowly. You see it was hard work
to give up that tin can he had found.
Copyright, 1923. by T. W. Burgess).
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Amusing the Sick Child.

While the child is very i'll he is
easily taken care of. He Is bathed
and fed: his medicine poured down
and the blankets tucked in; his tenn
perature taken and recorded; he Is
sponged off and goes to sleep unre-
sisting.
Then he begins to get well. He
fuses about the corner Of the wet
wash rag Tapping while you wash his
ears: he whines about the file press,
ing into his fingers while you attend
his nails: he argues about the time
to take his medicine and is quite sure
that he took it an hour ago and that
1t is not due until tomorrow after
noon some time
You begin to think he is going to
live and be exactly like his grand
father on the other side Of the house.
He grows stronger and turns up his
nose at the food he is allowed. He
demands a piece Of rare beefsteak
although never in his life has he
eaten a piece, always begging for the
thin. cooked" piece on the edge.
Besides, he doesn't see why he can't
have a bit of almond bar. Why not?
All right, he'll ask the doctor himself.
He grows still stronger and be-
comes pointedly personal. How soon
can he sit up in the straight chair
A half hour isn't anything. Why
can't he sit up all morning until he
gets tired?
Then one day he looks at you bit
terly and cries out. rAin't I ever to
the nurse?"
You cover your sense of personal
affront and assure him that just as
soon as 1t is safe for the; others they
Evening star., 1923-07-27

an sparklin' as if they was cut glass.
bet her chiny closet an' everything
in her house is KEEP as clean as a
pin. Some women, you know, thinks
an empty milk bottle don't have to be
clean. They leave the dregs o. the
milk in en- an it gifts sour an smells
bottles looks all smeary, too, and
makes me wisht didn't have to stop
at them houses at all, to leave milk or
collect bottles.
Course lots o. women amt as bad
as that. Some o them sticks the bot
tie under the fasset a minute and
swishes a little water round in it
an let's 1t go at that. an they amt
SO bad. either. But O. course some
milk sticks to the neck o. the bottle
and that gets sour an smells bad.
They don't seem to know that they's a
little brush you kin git at the ten
cent store that'll clean out bottle
bright as a dollar in two seconts.
Now take this here houSekeeper-I
bet she takes an puts her milk bot
ties in the hot dish water, with plenty
o. soap in 1t, and scrapes the insides
off with one O. these here brushes.
Then / bet yo' she sticks the bottle
unurr the hot-water fasset an rinses
1t off, inside an out. 1t shows it, 1t
tells me that she's the best house
keeper on this here hull block.
90 course, milk bottles has to be
washed an sterilized again, anyhow
an L s'pose some O. these careless
women ffggers they'll be wastin' their
time washin' 'em; but l tell you II
sure is a give-away when you see a
woman's empty milk bottles standin'
on her back porch all smeared up
with old sour milk"
(Au rights reserved.)
Evening star., 1923-07-27
The Guide Post
By Henry van Dyke
Hama ond Gifu
Home and City.


God setteth the solitary in families.
Psalm. lxviii.6. "a
The welfare of the city and the well
fare of the home are inseparably con-
nected.
What is the city. after all, but a
great collection Of homes?
And how can it's peace and its pros
perity be secured otherwise than
through the order and happiness of
those who are bound together In its
scattered households?
We often talk vaguely about the
city as IL it were a mighty entity,
with distinct life of its own.
But in truth 1t has no existence
apart from the families which COM
pose 1t. Its life is theirs.
The physical conditions, such as
over-crowding and bad buildings and
high rents. which make the for3 3a-
tion of a home difficult and the moral
conditions, such as the prevalence of
drunkenness and licentiousness. the
and the insane desire of wealth. which
make the happiness Of home i'm
possible, are the real dangers of the
city.
1t is against these things that we
need to be on our guard. and to work
and fight with all our might.
But. after all, the great work must
be done in and through the home:
and this cannot be accomplished by
the law; 1t can be brought about only
by the gospel.
Men and women must make their
lown households sweet and orderly and
happy: they must train their chill
dren in the fear of God and the love
of man: they must promote the gen.
eral good by doing their duty in the
natural relations in which Providence
| has placed them.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Cruelty to Flowers.

This is the. season for cruelty to
flowers. Perhaps you think that
flowers have no intelligence and no
feeling that cruelty can reach! But
maybe they have, what then!
II they have no intelligence they
have something that STANDS Tor It.
Did you ever watch the plants on a
hot sunny day and see that by mid
die afternoon many of them have
folded their leaves and hung them
Imply by their sides? Toward night
they will spread them out again ana
damp air. They had been saving their
moisture. The sun was getting too
much of 1t, so they reduced the sur
face 1t could reach.
Did you ever help a pea vine to
catch hold of a bit of twig to help
herself up? You bring the little twig
close enough for the outstretched
tendril to touch and 1t will curl about
that twig SO tightly that you can
separate them only by breaking the
tendril, which. of course you haven t
the heart to do. because that would
be cruel.
You pick the blossoms off the plants
so that they will keep on making
more. They will insist on making
seeds and so bloom on until frost
strikes them down. How does the
plant know that it's seeds have not
trying to make them?
They must have some sort Of intel
Iligence and some sort of feeling. That
is why they look so sad when they
are gathered at the wrong time and
treated the wrong way. Saddest of
all are those that the motorist gathers.
piles in his car and tosses away at
the end of his trip.
| You catch glimpses Of them as they
| lie dejectedly on the lap of the lady
1 In the back seat. All the gladness of
| their color has left them. They are
fainting for water. dying. Seems
cruel, doesn't it?
That is why children should not be
taught to pick every flower they see
growing. 1t seems inhuman for a
| happy growing child to snatch away
| the life of a beautiful growing flower,
| and 1t is not right to permit children
to do something that family whispers
! of cruelty or wanton destruction of
lovely things.
| Yet when children stand back in
| awed delight at the sight Of a lovely
| bed of blossoming plants, some
grown-up is sure to say. Pick them.
] Don't you want some? "Pick them!"
| 1t would be far better for the spirit
| of the child to let him look at the
| flowers and leave them there to grow
on in loveliness and peace.
| Teach him how to pick flowers and
| then teach him to care for them prop
| erly after he has gathered them.
otherwise, let them alone.
| (Copyrfght, 1897
Evening star., 1923-07-27

Mrs. Hiram Stone has moved, and
she doesn't like her neighbors. She
brought her darning over this after
noon and told me all about it.
81 never saw such people" she
snapped. Lazy. noisy, untidy--their
houses are a sight. Do you know it's
an actual fact but not one Of them
has done a mite of spring houseclean-
ing. Why. their houses might be
barns for all the attention they pay
to them. And they haven't any
shame about it. They're always CIV
ing parties and dinners and having
no end of company. Wouldnt you
think they'd want to die OF shame
having folks see everything upset
"The other day dropped in to that
Miss Flights to get my carpet
sweeper back-they're. always borrow
ing. YOU know-and l just wish you
could have seen her bedroom. Two
O'clock in the afternoon and the bed
NOT made yet! Said she's been down
voting and had to go look at "a new
carl! Oh. yes; they got the car.
They;ve ali got cars. When they're
not having parties they're going on
picnics in the cars.
ar1e Youngsters on that street, and
+bere must be about fifty, just live
I'VE eypsies. Lam sakes, I'd think
they'd m ali be sick abed living the way
they do. Yes, know they're all fat
and and they look we'll, but mark my
word. something will happen; It amt
light. You can't raise children that
IIs ,attinp 'em race all over the
honse and their stockings never
darned. and even the dog going on
picnics with them
No, I suppose Mrs. Hiram stone one.
wouldn't raise child ,;tt,e tnat waS face and and
tight f,Ih1 RInchsia piachsd sday gray little mind
aee aee tann ample proof that she wasn't 1T
the+ waX Her stockings were always
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Scotch Plaids in Present Fashions
ny ANNE RnTTENHOUsE.

Fashion has no race prejudices, Tor
she pays her compliments to all
nations.
Every season there is new coali-
ton of races so far as fashion goes
O little more or less of Spain, a pinch
less of Russia, or a few ounces more
OF the Orient-and in those ounces
possibly more of Indo-China and less
of ancient Egypt. And all this goes
on without jealousies or apparent in
congruities. Meantime most follow
ers of fashion go blithely on talking
of Persian embroideries, Russian ef-
fects in coats. Egyptian colorings.
with the blandest sort of unconcern
as to what these things really are.
One perennial favorite among the
French dressmakers is Scotland-and
to them Scotland means but one thing
-plaids. To say material Is scotch
is to say that it Is plaid-there would
be no other direct way to say 1t.
There. is nothing vague or INDEFINITE
about this. We may be most uncer-
tain in our knowledge OF Just what
Egyptian colors really are, very hazy
in our knowledge of Persian embro1d-
cries, but Scotch plaid is easily dag
nosed. For in France any plaid is
Scotch. and 1t doesn't In tne leaS'
matter whether 1t matches up with
any of the plaids actually adopted by
one of the Scotch clans or not.
Sometimes, of course, the authentic
tartans are used, and one clever frock
shows a small shoulder cape made
from a real Scotch shawl. with trim
ming on the skirt made of the same
1t is ope of the dark green and black
tartans. and the body of the frock Is
Of black cloth.
A charming French frock is Of
kings blue organdie veiled with
mousseline de sole of a lighter blue
showing a large plaid of mauve.
And this is regarded as quite Scotch.
though you would have hard time
to find a Scotch clan to claim this
light blue and mauve plaid as It's
own. This very gown that starts out
with Scotch inspiration ends by hav-
ing a bolero that is distinctly Span
ish. But then we have always been
told that women in whose veins were
mingled the blood of Spanish and
Scotch ancestors were especially
charming The Empress Eugene was
one of these. And perhaps the same
holds true in clothes.
Sometimes the plaid is not In the
cloth at all, but is produced by stitch
ing in contrasting color or by. braid
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Ten Minutes at Bedtime.

The busiest woman can spare her
self ten minutes at the end OF Ine
dav to Improve her appearance. ~
worth a great deal. time SO lnves,eu snr-
It's worth 'skimping some duty our,
ing the day, or even taking the Ten
minutes from sleep; that is' IL you
snend the time properly. =,
surrestion is for the woman unoer
thirty with a not too good comple6-
Ion and not too thick hair: TWO min
utes holding hot wet cloths over the
face: three minutes massage. win
cleansing cream; one fu!i minu,e' .,h
ice or astringent. Two minutes, rup-
hing vigorously over the scalp; two;
Cleaning and polishing the nalls ana
nmshing back the skin around the
edges. While you rub srbGS cream the on naiIs ihs
rs EASY takes no extra. time and
keeps the nails young and the cuticie
For the Woman over thirty. with
wrinkles coming. the same treat
ment but with special flesh building
cream. two or three minutes ice rub
even il you must sacrifice the scalp
massage.
For coarse grained~skins, pimples
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beauty Of1AlS EDNA KENT FORBES

and blackheads: Two minutes.
steaming; one, cleansing cream
three, ice rub or astringent. If
you've blackheads use the blackhead
cleansing powder when you wash
your face, in addition to the afore-
mentioned treatment.
If the hair Is thin, take time from
the facial massage for a hard rub
with a hair tonic. And, by the way,
1T takes no longer to rub cream into
the neck when you rub 1t over the
face, and itS q sure way of having
a clear white-skinned throat.
OF course, this ten minutes doesn't
include washing face or hands or
brushing the teeth-in themselves
valuable beauty treatments! This Is
only a suggestion of what the very
busy woman can accomplish in time
she can certainly spare.
Miss Loraine:-Glossy hair Is the
result of good health. would ad-
wise you not to use anything on the
hair to make 1t shine: however, IL,
as soon as you have shanpooed the
hair, you part 1t in various places
and rub in a very little bit of olive
oil along the partings, you will make
the hair, beautifully glossy. Use a
very little bit of oil 3nd get it in
the scalp, not over the hair.
Evening star., 1923-07-27

that the world should have considered
her way the better way! When will
we get over that deep rooted fear of
life which stigmatizes color and
movement and joyous sound as
wrong?
Despite the untidiness and prob
able rudeness Of those neighbors who
so shocked Mrs. Stone, they are really
living much more as folks were in
tended to live than she is. They
and rambunctious as conquerors are
apt to be. She is a drab slave, in
bondage to bureau drawers and house
cleaning time. For her a hole in a
stocking blots out the glory of the
universe.
Evening star., 1923-07-27

Prize hog awards will be made
now" called the manager of the
County Fair. and Billy and Betty Cut
out and Susie Cut-across went run
ming to the stock pavilion where
crowds of people pressed toward a
judging stand to see the prizes for
the best animals given away.
First comes the grand prize" was
the call. The blue ribbon for the
highest scoring pig at the show goes
to Mildred-'
Mildred" gasped Susie and Billy
and Betty all in one breath. Imagine
their surprise when their new friend,
Sandy, all smiles, entered the circle
leading a brown pig. The man farm
ers shook hands with Sandy and the
manager brought out a big red sack
containing yellow ears of corn for
Mildred to eat.
Sandy bowed to the cheering peo-
pie and waved his hand at Billy and
Betty and Susie. who clapped louder
than anybody else.
How do you like the County FIAT boys and
girlsi Billy and Betty Cut-out and their
country friends will meet some new. odd com.
panions next week at the Fair! Be on the
lookout!
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Nanny Makes a Find of Her
Own. )
A home is never found; tits made.
And therein lies wOman's trade.
Nanny, Meadow Mouse

The old rusty can hidden In sthe
grass at the foot of a fence post on
the edge Of Farmer Browns cornfield
was a regular castle to Danny and
Nanny Meadow Mouse. Danny took
some soft, dry grass into 1t and they
slept in 1t. But still Nanny didn't go
to work to build a regular nest, the
kind of nest in which to raise a
family Danny knew. by this that she
hadn't yet fully made up her mind to
stay there. 1t suited Danny perfect
Evening star., 1923-07-27

YES, SIR, 1T WAS A SCARCECROW.
Iy. He was sure they never could
find a better place.
But Nanny kept making little trips
here and there. She was still look
ing around. 1t was on one of these
little trips that she made her great
find. Never in the world will you
guess what II was. 1t was a scare
crow. Yes. sir. it was a scarecrow.
1t stood only little way off in Farm
er Browns cornfield. 1t had been put
there early in the spring by Farmer
Browns Boy to try to keep Blacky
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Cheese Cake.

Mix one cupful of cottage cheese,
two-thirds Of cupful Of sugar. one
half a cupful of milk, two eggs, two
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, one
tablespoonful of melted. fat. a little
salt. and one-fourth teaSpoonfuf of
lemon juice. Mace or nutmeg may be
used for fiavoring. Bake for twenty
five minutes in a moderate oven un-
til brown. This makes a very firm
custard
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Sweet Potatoes and Apples.

Peel and slice some boiled sweet
potatoes and put them into q buttered
baking dish in layers, alternating
with a layer Of strained apple sauce.
Sprinkle each layer of potatoes with
a little sugar and dot with butter.
Repeat. until the dish Is full, having
potatoes, sugar and butter on top.
Bake for an hour or more and serve
very hot in the same dish. =
Evening star., 1923-07-27
History Of pour Same.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAn.
GORNAN

VARlATiONS-O'Cs MacGorman.
RACIAL oRieIN-Tsh.
souRcE-A sIvershame.
"MGormain" is the Gaelic form of
this family name. the Anglicized de-
velopments of which vary from the
original principally by the elimina-
tion Of the "i" and in most cases the
dropping of the MAC" or the CO."
The given name from which the
family name was formed. at first as
a clan name, was "Gorman", exactly
the same as the form of the family
name most frequently met with to-
day. The ending main" instead OF
''man" in the Gaelic clan name Is
merely infection. The possessive
case Of the given name, of course, had
to be used in connection with the pre-
fix MAC" ("son OFF,. The given name
had a meaning of "illustrious."
One of the most powerful clans OF
ancient Ireland, from both the innu :
ential and the numerical point OF
view. was that of the "O'Connors,
and a great many of the irish cIahs
formed at a late period were prancn-
es of the O'Connors. The MacGor-
mains were one of these. 1t was
formed, apparently, about $50 A D.'
and its founder was a direct desceno-
ant of "Cathoir Nor, an OConnor
who was King of Leinster and the
1O9th monarch of all Ireland In lis
A. d.
The MacGormains themselves,
however, became very po"eriui
clan throughout the middle ages.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Peppers Stuffed With Chicken.

Cut some green peppers in half
soak the peppers. Chop some cook ed
chicken fine and add to it one-fourth
as much boiled rice. Moisten with
brown gravy or stock. Drain and dry
the peppers, fill with the stuffing,
sprinkle with crumbs, dot with butter
and bake covered for half an hour,
then uncover and brown. :.
Evening star., 1923-07-27

One Mother Says:
My child would not drink enough
water, until I hit on the plan of
playing soda fountain with him. /
made money" for him by cutting out
little circles Of tinfoil, then he climbs
UP on a high stool at the kitchen
table and gives his order. / serve the
glass of water colored with a little
fruit Juice, and accompanied by
straw. He thinks this great fun. !
sometimes remind him by remarking
that business at the fountain doesn't
seem to be very good. and then he
comes running with his paper money.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Your Home and
You
The Milkman's Tribute.
BY HELEN KENDALL.

The milkman came down the side
path from the little suburban house
with two empty bottles in his hand
and sprang expertly into the white
and gilt van at the curb. AS he handed
the two shining bottles over to his
assistant, he said wisely:
"Now, there's a good housekeeper
Look at them bottles-jest as clean
Evening star., 1923-07-27

A simple but charming one-piece
frock that affects the popular blouse
and skirt idea, is one that will fill
many a need in the summer girls
wardrobe. The pattern can be had in
sizes 16 years, 36, 3S and 40 inches
bust measure Size SO requires
yards of 36-inch material with 4M
yards of binding and yards of ruff
fiing.
Price Of pattern. Is cents, In postage
stamps only. Orders should be nd
dressed to The Warrington Star Pat
tern Bureau, 22 East 18th street, New
York city. Please' write name and
address clearly.
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Special Salad Dressing.

eggs smooth with half a cupful of
of curry powder. a little salt, cayenne,
the juice of half an orange and two
tablespoonfuls Of tarragon vinegar.
Use this dressing over. a dse and
cream cheese salad.
Evening star., 1923-07-27
L!i;s'5ts|:?!,W LIS: }! :! y'!:!i

darned, her bed was always neatly
made, she never raced and tore" and
I'll take my oath she never went on
a picnic with a dog. But how odd