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Evening star., 1924-02-25
Early Days and Ways in
Washington.

destruction and extirpation OF the
white population. Now, the blacks
are mere childreu-likc the brute
creation. they look up to their masters
comforts as well as pleasures, and
appear to be grateful for every in
dulgence. 1t is therefore the policy
OF the whites to treat them with
kindness and ] believe they they are
generally happy. At this season OF
vacation and rest and they are every
where to be found scattered over the
country with packs on their backs
going TO visit their friends and rcia-
tlves.
Prom Mr.. Lewis seat Mount Yer
non is in full view, and with q spy
glass the cupola and other parts of
the building are very discernible.
Intended to visit the tomb of Wash
fngton, but Mr.. Pitktn has promised
TO go there with me before we ad-
journ. The remains Of that great
man are deposited in q plain family
vault open to the inspection of any
gentleman who chooses to visit it
and who has the passport Of q rec
ommendation.
'At Mr.. Lewis house everything
Is on a grand and liberal scale. The
house is large and magnificent, and
the grounds about it most tastefully
and elegantly laid out. In the room
portrait OF the Marquis de La Fa-
yette taken when he was In the coun-
try. The house Is we'll furnished,
and we were entertained In the most
'sumptuous fashion. We had a light
and late breakfast and dined at four
table cloths. and the first course
consisted of beef, mutton, oysters,
soup, etc. Tho first cloth was re-
moved with these viands and the
clean one below was covered with
pies, puddings. tarts, jcllies. whips,
floating island, sweetmeats, etc, and
after these we came to the plain ma
hogany table. Clean glasses were
brought on and lighter kind of
wine, with fruit, raisins and almonds
We did not sit long at the table, and
coffee and tea were sent. around at
eight. In the evening we were en-
tertained with music on the harpsi-
chord and guitar by Mrs and Miss
Lewis and one or two songs (and,
among others, the Vale Of Avoca0
by Miss Stuart. Miss Frances sings
and plays the harp also, but the in
strument had not arrived. The sery-
Ice Of plate was very rich-the large
tea walters and smaller servers being
OF massive silver, probably the same
which was once owned by the Father
OF his Country. But all these sink
into insfgnificance when you contem-
plate the virtues of this admirable
family. :.
Mr.. Lewis Is q gentleman Of grave
but interesting manners. His grav-
lty appears to spring from a well
Kindness and great attention to the
proprietles Of life. He Is a practical
farmer. sensible In conversation and
perfectly amiable in all his demean-
or. Mrs Lewis Is very handsome
and has the, advantage Of a finished
education and of many years. inter-
course with polished society. She
Is a great favorite with Mr.. Pitkin,
who says In addition to her brilliant
requirements that she is q pattern
cellent .housekeeper and this, I am
surprised to hear is the character
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December %, 1917.

when I wrote last / was sitting
In a borrowed garment detailing to
you the Incidents Of my ride into
this ancient state OF sirsinias; r. Ia tTom .is,,
The Potomac is about mile and
half wide-ten miles below It IS three
miles wide, but the shores are gener-
ally low and destitute OF interest.
pretty little villages and magnificent
Villas as constantly meet the eye in
gliding UP and down the Hudson: in
deed as far as I can judge the whole
state OF Virginia is q mere wilderness
and must ever remain 80, While 1t
contains so great a proportion Of
black population. The planters, to
! BE sure, are rich IN lands ard hav-
ing SO many negroes to labor for
them live in all the luxury. ease and
much of a Yankee in principle and
habits to envy them their elevation
or their honors. Judge Washington.
who now occupies the Mansion House
acres Of land principally under i'm
provementS and l am told he did not
last year raise more grain than was
consumed by his blacks and laborers.
and that II 1t had not been FOR his
with want. Eight hundred acres. is
considered small farm, but ic you
consider that II does not generally
yield more than ten or twelve bushels
Of corn In the ear per acre you VIII
not be surprised that g. planter can
not live on less.
There are no schools or churches
In the interior OF the state and yet
you would be surprised to meet with
so much gentleness and urbanity
from all classes OF people. both black
and white. 1t Is the policy of the
latter to keep the former In a state
Of absolute ignorance and perhaps 1t
Is better that 1t Is so. II they are
taught to read and write their minds
are enlightened, they would soon learn
to know their strength and the con-
sequence would probably be the utter
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istic of the Virginia ladies generally.
THE eldest daughter, who has just
finished her educa ton. is now teach
ing her younger sister, who is about
fourteen years of age. She devotes
six hours in a day to the charge,
which speaks perhaps sufficiently in
her praise. OF Mrs. Peter (the
mother of Mrs. Beverly Kennon of
Tudor place, Georgetown), Mrs.
Lewis sister whom l have also men
toned, I cannot speak in terms so
fiattering, although she is greatly to
be admired. We returned here on
Friday, much pleased with our visit.
and settled down once more to the
regular routine of life.
Attended St. Johns Church today.
The President and several of his
family attended in very plain style,
walking to and from the Palace.
The Presidents house is known by
no other name. My good brother
Pitkin is very kind and attentive. 1t
is most gratifying to me to observe
that he is held in the highest estirna-
ton as q statesman and gentleman
by all parties on tho floor of Con-
gress. No man Is more listened to
in debate and it is universally con-
ceded that as an able politician and
fiuancier and as useful member he
has not a superior in the House"
Evening star., 1924-02-25

with one faculty amounting almost
to genius-that OF measurement. You
see things both in whole and as sums
Of component parts, and your esti-
mate is very nearly as accurate as
your measurement.
You should be good at mathematics.
mechanics, physics aud chemistr",
better than in any general capacity
of administration where your jdeal-
| ism might block your success. You
like to give commands and to obey
them explicitly.
You are fond Of art and music, q nd
you should have some talent for act
ing, because you understand people
and their emotions through your
abundant natural and intuitive SYM
pathy.
You have more affection than un-
derstanding aud when you cannot
condone an offense you can readily
| forgive 1t.
your. ensuing year will be one OF
quiet achievement. You will accom-
pltsh nothing brilliant, but your sue
cess VIII be solid and eventual.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Enrico Caruso, world famed
opera singer; Ida Lewis. Grace Oar
ling of America: Charlton T. Lewis,
lawyer and author; John p. st. John,
| Austen, author; Parke Goodwin,
journalist and editor.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1924-02-25

case. When at last that box trap was
put down Peter knew by the sound
that he wasn't back at the dear Old
Briar Patch. For a few moments
there was the sound OF hammering.
Every blow Of that hammer made
Peter jump. Then the trap was lift
ed again, and a nomeent later 1t was
put down and the door was opened.
Peters impulse was to dart out Of
there. But before he could do 1t he
noticed that he was no longer out Of
doors. So instead of darting out in
order to take to his long heels, he
crouched as far back IN that box as
he could. The truth IS, he was afraid
to go out.
The door was fastened open. Then
Browns Boy as the latter went away.
After a long time curiosity got the
better Of Peter Slowly he crept for
ward until he could look out. Then
he ventured to go out. He found him
self in a. strange pen with high,
wooden walls excepting at one end.
At that one end was wire. He didn't
know it until some time after, but he
was In an empty stall In Farmer
Browns barn. and the hammering he
had heard had been made by Farmer
Browns Boy when he nailed wire
across the end of that stall. Peter
was no longer In q trap, but he was a
prisoner, It was a nice, comfortable,
roomy prison with plenty to eat In It,
but just the same 1t was q prison.
Copyright. 1924. by T. W. Burgess.)
Evening star., 1924-02-25


II don't know what's going to hap
pen next. I don't know what's going
to happen next" Peter Rabbit kept
saying over and over to himself as he
crouched and shivered and shook in
the box trap In which he had been
caught in Farmer Browns young
orchard. His first great fright had
come when the trap had caught him.
Then Old Man Coyote had discovered
that he was In there and had tried
to get at him. After Old Man Coyote
left Reddy Fox camo along.
Peter had been quite safe from Old
Man Coyote and Reddy. but he hadn't
been sure that he was safe. He hadn't
been sure that sthey wouldn't find a
way OF opening that box, 50 he had
suffered great fright; Even after
frightened that he jumped at every
little sound. There was no more sleep
for him that night.
BY the light which crept IN through
the cracks in the box he knew when
over in Farmer Browns house. After
what seemed 4 long, long time he
heard footsteps on tho snow ap-l
proachinr. Then he heard loud and
right away that Bowser the Hound
vas there. He heard Farmer Browns
Boy tell Bowser to lie down. The
door Of the box opened a little, and
Farmer Browns Boy peeped IN.
AHA, Peter Rabbit! So you are the
scamp who has been gna wing the
bark from our young trees!" exclain1-
ed Farmer Browns Boy and closed
the door.
Then Peter felt the trap being lifted
and he knew that he was being car
ried off somewhere. II do hope he is
going to take me down to the dear
Old Briar Patch and let me 60" said
Peter to himself. IF he does I'll
never. never come up here again"
But good resolutions are yery ant
to be too late. It was so in Peters
Evening star., 1924-02-25
Ny Neighbor Says:

To make an old brown leather
bag look like new first wash 1t
with soap and water, and then
give it a good rubbing with a
flannel moistened In oil. Allow
the oil to dry into the leather.
Then give it at least three
separate coatings of brown
liquid shoe polish; Finally, ap-
ply a thin coating Of white
excellent polish. \ black bag
may be treated in similar fash
ion by using black polish or
"gloss."
To clean q clock, saturate
piece of absorbent cotton about
as large as a hens egg with
kerosene oil and place 1t in the
bottom. Close the door and let
the cotton remain for three or
four days. Then take it out
and swing the pendulum. I'm
less something is broken, the
clock will go all right, as the
fumes from the oil cleanse the
works.
To prevent water pipes from
freezing It is a wise plan to lay
plenty of folded newspapers
over the pipes, with extra
thickness where they run close
to the cellar wall.
To destory the ordor of smoke
put q basin of water in the
room, leave it overnight and
keep the window slightly open.
The air will be quito sweet by
morning.
Pour boiling water over lem
ons before using. This will
double the amount Of juice.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
COLOR
CUT-OUT.
Scheme to Make Money.

Ono afternoon at school Betty Cut
out saw q group of older girls talk
ing excitedly. When they spied Betty
they called her over.
Listen, Betty said Florence. who
seemed to be the ring leader, some
Of the people who have taken the
orphans from the asylum into their
homes since the fire haven't bought
them nice clothing like your father
bought for Charlie Clog. We want
to think Of a way to make money SO
Evening star., 1924-02-25
WHAT TODAY MEANS
TO YOU.
DI MARY BLAKE.
Pisces.

The aspects today are unusually
good, producing mental activity, new
ideas and solutions to problems that
have seemed impossible to solve. With
proper application, many things may
be accomplished. This is true in heart
affairs as well as business affairs.
A child born today will have un-
usual ability, a strong personality and
meet with untold success.
You are inventive and original if
today Is your birthday and. strangely
enough. rather methodical in tempera-
ment. There are various contradic-
tions In your character, but essen
TALLY all the forces of your cosmos
are basically of the, same origin. They
all spring from rudimentary facul-
ty of love. You love the earth, man
kind and life, and at the bottom your
thoughts and actions are all derived
therefrom.
Your mind is neither swift nor
brilliant but extremely thorough,
Evening star., 1924-02-25
Bean Salad, Tomato Jelly

Make some tomato jelly from
gelatin and tomato puree we'll sea-
soned, and pour it into a ring mold.
When it is cold and firm. turn it out
from the mold onto bed OF freshly
washed lettuce leaves. Fill the
center of the jelly ring with baked
beans marinated with French dress
Ing and garnish the whole with
mayonnaise dressing. Cooked string
beans can be used in place of the
baked beans If liked.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
Beefsteak and Onions.

Broil the steak over the fire, being
careful to turn it often. After it Is
place in the oven with dabs of but
ter on it. Put little finely chopped
suet in Il frying pan and fry a light
brown. Into that place three onions
sliced fine. Cover the pan and cook
until tender. Remove the cover and
continue cooking until the onions
are light brown. When serving, pour
the onions and gravy over the steak
Evening star., 1924-02-25
LEMON r1ERINGCE PIE

For pastry use tabiesoons
of shortening to l cup of sifted
flour. add :; little salt and use
about 4 cup of ice water to
mix Always roll the dough
away frow you and handle il
as little as possible. Line plate
with pastry and bake shell.
While II IS baking make your
filling as follows: Juice and
grated riEd of ] large lemon,
/ cup Of granuiated sugar, u
little salt "a "speckD, beaten
egg yolks ard about d pint or
little more Of milk. Reserve u
little of the milk and dissolve
In it 3 tablespoons of sifted
-four. Cook the lemon, sugar,
cornstarch and milk in a double
boiler, and when creamy and
thick enough pour into baked
pastry she'll. Beat the whites
of the eggs to a stiff froth that
Will stand upright on spoon.
Add tablespoons of confec-
tionery sugar spread over pie
and return to oven until
meringue browns q little.
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FRENCH TOAST.

Beat or eggs in l cup Of
milk and add l tablespoon of
sugar. Cut stale bread into
slices half an inch thick. 10
not remove crusts. Allow these
10 soak thoroughly in the mix
ture for about Is or 20 minutes,
not using more bread than will
absorb the milk. Fry in butter
until nice.y Drowned on either
side. Serve hot, with fine sugar
or Strup.
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String Beans Lyonnaise.

Cut three slices of bacon in small
pieces. cook until crisp, then remove
from\ the fat. Cook one-half q cup
1'ul or sliced onions In the fat until
slightly Drowned. Add three cupfuls
ut canned strinGed beans, heat, then
season to taste with salt and pepper.
Turn into a hot dish and Garnish
with the cooked bacon.
Evening star., 1924-02-25

we can buy new clothing for the ones
who need 1t most"
Betty thought 4 moment. Lets
have 4 bazaar!" she cried.
THAT would be q fine way to make
money" agreed Florence. "Why
couldn't we have 1t here at school in
the sewing room?'
You can manage IL and We'll all
get people to donate things to SELL"
laid Natalie. Il appoint Florence
manager of our bazaar"
Florences little head. which is just
full of ideas, iS covered with nice red
hair. Color 1T with your orange
crayon. make her dress violet and
her nose gray. You will have to cut
on the dotted line on her shoulder
so her dress tomorrow viii slip on
under her hair.
Copyright, 19oi)
Evening star., 1924-02-25

Letters written during the
presidency OF James Monroe by
Representative Thomas Hill
Hubbard of New York. These
letters, addressed to Mrs. Hub
bard, picture social and politi-
cal life IN the National Capital
OF . hundred years ago.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
TOMATO SAUCE.

Stew 1 can OF tomatoes 20
minutes strain, put into Il
saucepan with u small minced
onion, parsley, pepper, sugar
and salt. Bring TO u boil, stir
in good spoonful of butter
rolled in flour. Bring 10 u boil
again and serve.
Evening star., 1924-02-25

Prices realized on Swift q Conn
pany sales OF carcass beef in Washington, y
G., for week ending Saturday, February .,
1924, on shipments sold out. ranged from lo.o,
cents to 1900 cents per ponnd and averaged
Evening star., 1924-02-25
DINNER

harley Soup
Baked Slice of Ham
Parsley Potatoes
t'reamed Cabbage
Mustard Pickles
Lemon Aferinguc Pic
Evening star., 1924-02-25
Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST
Cereal with Dates
French Toast
CrullerS Coffee
LUNCHEON

Lettuce Salad Sandwiches
Fish Timbales Tomato Sauce
HermitS Cocoa
Evening star., 1924-02-25
l1ILE lT1IILESl0R!Es
%rBEDTInTE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
What Happened Next to
Peter.

lie ne'er IS master OF his fate
Who makes good resolutions late.
--pefer Rahhit
Evening star., 1924-07-07
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Evening star., 1924-07-07
Position Shape Gaining Approval
BY MARY MARSHALL

Six months ago the position" was
suDken of in Paris as a shape that
rae a good chance of filling the need
cfAche had outworn it's welcome
aIfong us. Even before any hats of
this description were to be seen in
this country we were on the lookout
fdT it--through word from Paris-feel-
ing somehow that it might fill the
breach when the time came, as come
itemust, when the cloche would seem
hopelessly commonplace.
And now the position" shape is
with us. 1t is no longer something
yop have to speculate about. 1t may
be, seen in almost any milliner's shop.
You may even have been SO up to
date as to have acquired one.
4This high-crowned hat with a
slightly rolling brim is spoken Of as
a-shat of Directoire tendency. And so
it lis in a measure. 1t is a hat we
always associate with the period of
the French revolution and directo-
rate. But apparently it earned its
name position" somewhat after the
revolutionary period, when it sur
vived in the usual uniform of the
position, who rode. before great
coaches in France and England.
Women adopted this position" hat
for riding some time around 1890
choosing then as they do now to wear
riding accessories suggestive of mas
Suline attire.
Some OF the most popular pos
tillon" shapes at the present time
show a crown that runs straight up
ward-if anything, slanting inward
rather than outward. But there are
positions" and positions" The
sketch shows the position" that
some of the dressmak ers-Le wis
Evening star., 1924-07-07
The Girl Next Door.

The girl next door was a f1ighty
Young thing who powdered her nose
while she held her school books up-
der one arm, in full view of the
neighborhod. She tossed her bobbed
head in cool disdain of the disap-
proving mothers and cultivated the
acquaintance of their sons.
Bob. listen to me. l don't care for
keep away from her
why? What's the matter with
Guds?"
"Suds. What sort of a girl let's a
hoy call her Suds? That's just what /
mean. l don't like her style"
walked home from school with her
regularly and shouted a cheerful
.-ood- bye as she ran up the steps and
damned the door behind her. She
lways slammed the door. That was
cne thing Bob's mother objected to.
Sob could slam enough without hav-
ing a contagious example.
Bob got pimples on his face. His
mother was distressed and begged
him to take care and to cut down his
andy ration. Every once in a while,
Sob would take spasm of righteous
ness and scrub with hot water and
-reen soap and follow with ice and
'owance of candy. Then he would
relapse and the pimples would bios
som anew.
Lent came along Bob's family did
not observe Lent, but the family of
the girl next door did. I'm going to
rounced Bob calmly. I'm fasting
from sweets for forty days"
His mother gasped. You're going
- fast from sweets for forty days? 1
Evening star., 1924-07-07
What Today Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Cancer.

/
| Today's planetary aspects are not
very good, and indicate a condition of
restlessness and mental worry. Great
effort should be made to exercise
self control, as the vibrations tend to
create lack of harmony and undue
| Importance being attached to trifles.
tempted today, and only that of an
ordinary and indispensable character
should be done.
II a child be born to you today, it
will, apart from more than ordinary
nervousness, not experience any ILL
tion will be very vivacious and at
tractive. It's character will not be
very dominating, but. on the other
hand. rather disposed to be Influenced
rounded, in the period of its child
hood, with a clean and wholesome
environment, and it's education should
be along practical rather than theo-
retical lines.
Is today your birthday? If so. your
nature is so happily constituted that
you find good in everything. There
is no calamity so great but that you
deduce comfort or consolation from
1t; no sky so black but you can dis
through it from some quarter; and II
the sun be not visible to your eyes,
you at least comfort yourself with
the thought that 1t is there. though
1t is veiled from view.
Your nature is to be envied. When
you have burdens to bear. you bear
them cheerfully NOT repining, nor
fretting, nor wasting your energies in
useless lamentation, but struggling
onward bravely and couraEeously.
You are not, however, weak and
unrefiective. You have the vision to
discern the moral sunshine cleaning
through the darkest cloud. In pres
ent evil you see prospective good. In
| sorrow and suffering you gather
| courage, knowledge and the best
practical wisdom.
You may not possibly have achieved
what the world calls success in any
| material form. You enjoy, however,
the approval of your own conscience
and the affection and admiration of
those with whom you are brought
| into contact No matter where you
are or what you do, you bring sun
| shine into gloomy places. and the
monotonous or disagreeable task as
sumes another aspect when you are
around.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Mrs. Sarah P. Parton Gan
ny Fern). author. Jeptha b. Wade,
early promoter Of telegraph lines;
Miriam C. Harris, writer OF fiction
| Richard Carle, actor and playwright.
| Copyright, 1o24.1
Evening star., 1924-07-07
title BenfyS|
Notebook

Ma was tanning herself like some
body feeling warm and wishing they
dident, saying, My eoodniss, haven't
bin out of the house all day and I
reely need some exercixe but I'M RELY
TOO warm to go and take 1t.
Can l have dime to go to the
movies, ma? I sed,
Is that all you can think about +?
ma sed.
No mann. can l, ma? I sed.
Absolutely not ma sed. You've bin
to the movies about 50 times alreddy
the past 2 weeks, she sed, and l sed,
Vel. We'll g wiz, ma, how could I?
cluding Sundays. holey smokes, sed
No long winded argewments,
please, ma sed, and sed, Well gosh,
ma, G WIZ, how could 1?
Write to the paper and find out,
Well. will you leeve me go today If
1 sed.
No, ma sed.
Wy not? ! sed.
as it is without having you pestering
me with your why's and warefores
like a pack of mosquitoes, ma sed,
and I sed, Well jimminy, ma, If
was at the movies 1 wouldent be heer
to poster you would I. how about
You herd me and I herd you. ma
sed. and I sed, Well ma, G, Suppose
don't ask you agen for days. how
about that, ma?
o for pity sakes. you've got me all
wore out with your Ifs and butts,
I'm perfeckly Exhausted from you. ma
sed.
Well then I did you a favor, I sed,
and ma sed, How in the werld did
you? and l sed. Because If you're
Exhausted that meens you've had
exercize and you sed you needed
some, dident you?
o for land sakes, get out Of heer
before go perfeckly crazy, ma sed.
WITCH 1 did.