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Evening star., 1924-08-06
Purple Gets Approval of Fashion
BY MARY MARSHALL.

yellows. the indigoes and the oranges
have done their share to enliven the
early Summer days-and now with
Autumn approaching. purple and red
are coming into their own.
1t is some time since we have
shown purple even the most ordinary
hospitality. For a few seasons we
struggled desperately to accept the
fuchsia tones that the milliners Of
fered, tried to find them smart in
spite of the fact that we knew them
to be desperately becoming to our
American faces. Quite an interest
has been felt in the light mauve
tones earlier this Summer. And now
ooEle the real puppies that we find
in the pansy.
The milliners have blazed the trail
in the use of this pansy purple and
1t may be that smart women will
confine their enthusiasm for the pur-
pie shades mostly to their head gear
There is no doubt of the fact that
purple velvet hats in certain shades
women. At the French races this
Summer pansy purple velvet hats
were looked uRon by visiting Ameri-
cans as among the most significant
of the new fashions there displayed.
The sketch shows one of the most
made very simply from soft purple
velvet. the only ornament being
shoulder straps of artificial pansies.
Interesting enough fashion dispatches
from France mention pansy purple
now, whereas a few months ago the
deep purples that had begun to ap-
pear We're spoken of as bishops pur-
pie or ecclesiastical purple. These
rich shades with a red that was
close match to the color of the cardi-
nails gown and hat might have been
taken as prophetic of a renewed in
L., u
Just at present ii is the purple pansy,
beloved of the poets, that is most Of
ten spoken of.
CCoDyripht 1924
Evening star., 1924-08-06
DEAUl C1AlO BY EDNA KENT FORBES

irritating antiseptics are often the only
cause of ugly, cracked lips good.
general SalVe. easily made, to protect
the lips against bad weather or exposure
to heat or cold is made of equal parts
of tincture of benzoin and tincture bal
sam of peru, which goes on the lips like
a varniSh.
If the lips are well protected they will
never look too badly. So keep a lip
stick handy Summer and Winter. You
needn't use rouge stick buy one made
of white cold cream, a special cream
that comes for the lips that is more ef-
fective than complexion cream. I know
one woman who. very wisely. keeps such
a stick in the kitchen cabinet because
bending over stove makes her lips
crack.
Seslie-There is no need to worry
over the shape of your neck. as you are
probably only little thin after year
of close application at school.
Play tennis 90 Improve the shape of
your arms and build up all over. If you
ct p.enty OF exercise and fresh air
during the Summer season there will be
nothing about your figure to be crti-
CiZed
Evening star., 1924-08-06

Me and Leroy ShooSter and Sam
! Cross and Skinny Martin was taking
wawk taNking about different sub
jeckS sutch as wich we would rather
be. horse or a dog, and how it must
feel to fall out of a 10-story window
and how it must feel to even fall out
OF 4-story window, and We came to
some kid jumping erround in frunt
OF his house with a pair of boxing
gloves on in a imaginary boxing
match.
Us fellows stopping and Watciling &
him, me saying, 6, l wonder ID that
guy thinks he can box, and Leroy
sa ying. if | couldent box eny better
than that I'd retire, and Sam saying
Watts he doing, boxing or dancing?
and Skinny saying. If that guy
bleeves it, bleeve me.
Wich all Of a suddin the kid sed,
Hay, III box eny one of you guys. the
other pair of gloves is rite there in
the vesterbule.
And he kepp on Jumping erround
and us fellows stood there looking at
him. the kid saying, Well, come on.
one of you, watts a matter, you aint
afraid. are you?
Not being very big of a kid. and |
thawt, G., / bet l could box him all
rite, he aint so mutch, / bet I'd mock
him rite over with a fearSe puntch
in the stummck and the fellows
would think | was CRATE.
The kid jest keeping on jumping
and telling US to come on if we was
coming. me thinking, G., maybe he's
had lot of boxing leSsins from a
reel prize fighter or something, l don't
know weather Ill box him or not, O
well, he awt to be all tired out from
jumping erround by this time eny-
the differents
to or not and Skinny Martin sed, III
box you vile. And ne started 10
put on the other pair of gloves and
the other kid kepp on jumping -r-
round all the time saying. Reddy ?
Are you reddy? Making Skinny KIND
of nerviss, and as soon as he sed he
was reddy the other kid gave him A
fearse crack in the nose and even
fearSer one in the Stummick and
Skinny leened agenSt the house out
of breth holding one glove over his
nose and the other one over his
stummick, saying, That's enutf, and
the other kid sed, Well, who's next
who elts wunts to box?
None of us saying We did espeSh-
lily me. Proving wen you're in doubt
its good thing to wait d little vile.
Evening star., 1924-08-06
My Neighbor Says:

Brooms, brushes and mops
should be hung on Strings or
screw-eyes fastened to the ham
dies so that the weight will not
rest or the straws.4 bristles or
strings.
The freshness of most vege-
tables may be ascertained easily
by taking a leaf or pod between
the fingers. If fresh this will
snap off short and crisp. while
If stale it will be limp and soft.
Crisp, brown slices of egg
plant fried with absolutely no
grease form a splendid founda-
tion for Summer vegetable
dinner. Use it in connection
with creamed or stuffed pota-
toes. baked tomato and
mound each of green peas and
glazed young carrots.
Good mutton should be of
clear. dark red, the fat firm
and white, and not too much
Of it When touched, the meat
should feel crisp, yet tender.
If the fat is yellow and the
lean fiabby and damp, it is not
good. a freshly sCraped wooden
skewer run into the meat along
the bone will speedily enable
any one to detect staleness.
If you like the flavor of but
ter in vegetables. stir it into
the cooked vegeta ables just be-
fore they are served rather
than while cooking. The flavor
thus impaired is more pro-
nounced.
A few drops of vinegar added
to a frosting will keep it moist.
Evening star., 1924-08-06

AS Betty and Billy Cut-out were
going down the winding road to the
seashore from their summer home.
they met boy about Billy's age. He
was hopping about on one foot in a
very strange manner. He was wear
ing a swimming suit.
ouch" he shouted, seeing Billy
and Betty. splinter"
"St down" suggested Betty. "and
maybe Billy can get hold of the end
of it and pull it out" And that's just
what Billy did.
MY names Roger Ferris" said the
boy, as he thanked them. MY dad
is gardener for that big place back
there. The people that own it aren't
here this summer"
"Oh, it's the big estate right next
to the cottage where that nice little
girl lives with the cruel old aunt"
exclaimed Billy. Come along and
Wen tell you about her on the way to
the water. Maybe you can think up
a scheme to help her"
Color the boys hair red and his
bathing suit bright blue.
Iranvrirht 1924
Evening star., 1924-08-06
YOUR HOME AND YOU
BY HELEN Kendall.
Gift of Quietness.

The tired girl from the city, who
was spending her two weeks vacatio
at the country home Of some rela-
tives. lay back in a wicker chaise
Tongue on the terrace, her eyes
closed, her book lying face down
over her knee. For hours she had
rested there, almost motionless, only
occasionally opening her eyes to
send long. blissful looks out over
the rolling landscape, the trees and
up at the white floating clouds. Now
and then she reached out and took
piece Of candy from the box at her
elbow, or smiled up at her hostess,
who stood over her with long,
iced drink.
For several days she Just sat" as
she said. Sometimes she lay in
hammock under the trees, sometimes
she lounged in the flower edged
Evening star., 1924-08-06
Plant Life in
District of Columbia
YELLOW STAR-GRASS HYPOXIS
HiRSUTA.
BY II. 4. EMMONS.


Pastures gemmed with the
yellow consultations of the star
grass" is one authors reference to
this flower. Its na,ural habitat is in
dry, open woods aal grassy. waste
places. In Rock Greek PaIk it's low
~ erasslike tufts, sprinkled with its
bright yellow stars grow in many
open, dry places; scattered along the
border of many of the paths and in
some places gathered into groups so
as to well earn the expression. '.yeI-
low consultations of the StargrasS"
1t Is member of the amarylls
family. those gorgeous lily-like flow
ers a yearly exhibition of which is
shown in the greenhouses of the De-
partment of Agriculture. Only a
botanist would note the relationship
The rest of us would be inclined to
place them in the family of grasses
especially if seen outside of its flow
ering season.
The yellow flowers are about a
half-in"h in diameter ix-part ed.
greeniSh and hairy ON the outside. 1t
Is usually in a small group of sev-
eral buds, on d slender hairy stem
hlch is two to six inches high.
Usually only one Of these. little
blossoms in IA cluster on each plant
opens at d time. but that one peers
upward so brightly from among the
grass ii cannot well be overlooked''-
Neltje Blanchan.
The slender. grasslike leaves are
longer and come up from an egg
shaped, hulblike root.
The Wild Flower Preservation So
ciety of America lists this flower
among those which should not be
picked at all. People do not pick the
flowers alone, but include the tuft
OF leaves in their grasp as well, and
naturally, the plant dies from such
thoughtless treatment. 1t takes but
a few seasons of such picking for
this CHEEKY and delightful little
flower to disappear entirely from a
locality If you must pick them. pick
them sparingly and pick only the
Towers.
Copyright 1924 by H. A. Emmonsl
Evening star., 1924-08-06
Plum Custard.

Boil some plums in water until ten
der. then drain and chop. Put one
quart of milk in a double boiler, and
when lukewarm add three well-beat-
en- eggs, one-half a cupful of sugar
and two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch
stirred quite smooth in a little cold
milk. Bring to the boiling point and
continue cooking for eight minutes.
Take from the stove and add one
|teaspoonful each of lemon and vanilla
extract and the chopped plumR Stir
well and serve when cold.
Evening star., 1924-08-06

which you can jump into another tree.
Then they cannot follow you.
But Billy Mink and Shadow the
Weasel are good climbers They can
follow you into any hole you can
cape from them is to try to leave
them behind by jumping from tree to
tree. You can jump farther than they
can. Just remember that. There is
no excuse for a lively squirrel. who
keeps his wits about him. being
caught by any one but Shadow the
Weasel. The secret of long life is
knowing just what to do and doing it,
You Will want to spend a great deal
of time on the ground, but be sure
that YOU never are far from a tree"
"Yesm." said all the little Happy
Jacks. and all four moved a little
nearer TO the nearest tree.
Evening star., 1924-08-06


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Evening star., 1924-08-06
Sausage With Apple Rings.

Soak one-half a cupful of lima
beans. Cook until tender, then put
one cupful of sifted bread crumbs.
three tablespoonfuls of cream and
one egg. Season with one-half a
teaspoonful of sage, ope-fourth tea
spoonful of salt and a little pepper.
Shape like case sausage or weiners,
dip in egg and crumbs and fry in oil.
Pile on a plate and serve with fried
apple rings.
Evening star., 1924-08-06
Maple and Nut Popcorn.

Dissolve one cupful of brown sugar
and one cupful of maple sirup in one.
half cupful of cold water and boil
the sirup until it is brittle. Add two
cupfuls of pepper corn, one cupful of
nut meats, one dessertspoonful of
vanilla and a pinch of salt. Stir the
ingredients in gently and pour the
candy into buttered pans and mark 1t
in squares.
Evening star., 1924-08-06
MOTHERS
AND THEIR CHILDREN.
Broken China.

One Mother Says:
l never scold my little girl when
she drops piece of china, as the
nervous shock she receives from
the crash is usually punishment
enough. If the crash occurs because
of her carelessness and dreaminess
| talk with her about how she must
be careful about mothers china and
if she will hold il just so. and be sure
to wipe her soapy hands before pick
ing up a plate, there will be no more
accidents. / found that Scolding her
Evening star., 1924-08-06
Orange and Nut Bread.

Sift together five cupfuls of pastry
-four, one cupful of graham flour, one
teaspoonful of salt, six teaspoonfuls
of baking powder and one cupful of
sugar. Add half a cupful each of
chopped candied orange and chopped
nacan nut meats. Mix thoroughly.
Beat one egg. Add one cupful Of
milk and add to the first mixture:
Turn into buttered bread pan and
bake for forty-five minutes in mod
crate oven.
Evening star., 1924-08-06
The Lips.


Can you beautify your mouth? We
won't go into such complications as i'm
proving your temper and disposition and
that sort of thing. The sweet-natured
girl has sweet mouth. Every one
knows that, and the soured mind is out
wardly shown b. sour-mouthed eX-
preston. But such ways to beauty take
years, perhaps lifetime to learn. Let s
talk about easy, overnight measures
You'll not have a beautiful mouth If
YOU have fever sores, swollen or cracked
lips. Maladies of the teeth and jaws or
Scrofula, and | believe erySipe as, cause
the mouth to swell. These things re-
quire a doctors care. bad digestion
colds and what d nurse friend of mine
calls microbic infection, bring on ugy
sores. Here's a good general salve to
sOOthe irritation and help with healing
Cocoa butter, grams; oil of Sweet al
monds, grams; tincture of benzoin. 10
drops.
Aoenoids cause atruphy IF the lips
sometimes. And cheap toothpastes with
Evening star., 1924-08-06
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

but you wouldn't be safe from Billy
Mink If he happened along, nor
from Shadow the Weasel They could
ioiioW you anywhere that you could
go. Brush piles are safe places in
which to hide from enemies who g.
But trees are the only safe places
from enemies who can neither fly nor
ciirnb Old Man Coyote cannot
cllmD. Reddy Fox cannot Climb.
Buster Bear can climb and so can
Bobby Coon and Yowler the Bob Cat.
But neither can climb fast enough to
catch a nimble.- young Squirrel in a
tree. Always pick out a tree from
Evening star., 1924-08-06
Distorp of Dour Same.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN.
WERkMEUSTER
VARiATIoN-Werk
RACIAL ORIGIN-German.
SOURCE-An occupation.

| There is one thing to be noted about
German family names that are found
| ed upon occupations. 1t is that the
| occupations. as a whole, are clearly
indicative of later period in history
than those upon which English fam
! iiy names of this type, as d rule, are
| founded.
You hardly need to. know word of
| German to make a pretty good guess
at the meaning of the family name Of
WerGkmeister. 1t takes only the
| slightest twist of the tongue to turn
it into the Equivalent English word
! workmast,r''
Only we don't call him that in Eng
lish. We incline to the fgurative
rather than the literal word and call
| him foreman"
There is no indication in this family
name. as there is in many others, of
the exact line of trade followed by
the original bearer. But. of course.
| you can be certain that he was more
! than an ordinarily good worker
| whatever his trade.
Names like this were first used in
the purely descriptive sense, being
added to mans given name to dis
| tinguish him from others of the same
| given name. AS in the case of in
| herited titles. it was more likely than
| not for the son to follow the same
| trade as the father. Hence such
| names as these rapidly become hered-
itary..
(Copyright.l
Evening star., 1924-08-06

The two ends of the rainbow con-
tain the colors and tones that will
oher the milliners and dressmakers
most inspiration for the late Summer
and Autumn. The blues, greens and
Evening star., 1924-08-06

One of the most exclusive shoe
shops in Paris is operated by an
American society girl, Miss Mary
Bendelari of Cleveland, Ohio.
Mayor Bader of Atlantic City has
ruled that women will no longer be
allowed to smoke in public at the
popular Summer resort.
Evening star., 1924-08-06
Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Peaches
Cereal with Cream
Potato Pancakes Apple Sauce
Coffee

LUNCHEON.
Salmon Salad Potato Chips
Rolls. Olives
Raspberry Turnovers
DINNER
Fried CLAIMS. French Fried
Potatoes
Sliced Picles
Corn on Cob
Blueberry Pie with Ice Cream
Cold Coffee
POTATO PANCAKES
Take four large potatoes, peel
and crate them, 1 egg, l tea
spoon of salt. 1 heaping table,
spoon of flour; mix we'll and
fry in hot fat.
SALMON SALAD.
Take 1 Il cups of cold boiled
salmon which has been faxed
fine with silver fork, add /
cup of cooked peas. u cup of
stuffed olives cut in small
pieces, and 12 cup of shredded
ttIeIN- MIN WITH "a cup OF
mayonnaise and serve on a bed
of watercresS
FRIED CLANS.
Make a batter of l egg. pinch
salt, cup milk and flour, Il
teaspoon baking powder. Put
CLAIMS in and dip out in large,
spoons, same as griddlecakes.
Evening star., 1924-08-06
DorothyDix
The
Domestic
Partner
ship
| Case of Wife
| Who NeUer
Knet1 Her
Hitsbdnd's
| Salary
Marriage Is Profit Sharing Firm, and Husband
Has No Right to Keep Wife in Ignorance
of Financial Status.
of Financial Status.

THE husband honored
he
Evening star., 1924-08-06

COpyrIghi, 1874.
Evening star., 1924-08-06

Color the boys hair red and his
bathing suit bright blue.
(copyrlght 1924
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
Commodity Market News.
By Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW YORK, March Lids.
tributors and jobbers in dress goods
today are displaying extreme eau.
tiousness in view Of recent develop
ments in the principal commodity
markets. In the cotton cloth trade
this is particularly noticeable, and
jobbers express fear that raw cotton
prices may have another break be.
fore the new crop comes in. Anv
such development would, Of course.
be reflected in production costs Of
finished products, and the imminence
Of a decline in raw cotton prices
will prevent retailers from laying in
any great quantities Of cotton goods
for long future requirements. They
are disposed, for the present, to re-.
main out Of the future goods mar.
ket, pursuing a hand.to.mouth
policy Of buying, because of lack Of
confidence in primary market
values. Overstocks are found onlv
in such lines as have passed out of
style.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
Chicago Grain Markets.

CHICAGO, March 17.-Wheat was
dull at the start today, but other
grains were strong and active.
Wheat started h cent lower to \
cent higher. Trade mixed, with Of
ferings light and scattered short
covering after the opening. Corn
started y to y cents higher, with
offerings light and fairly general
buying In a moderate way. Some
Of last weeks late sellers were also
among the buyers.
Oats started u to 4 cent higher,
with a fair commission house de.
mand and limited offerings. Sales
reported at 100000 bushels to go
to store.
Opening prices were:
Wheat--May. $1.O6%@%; July,
" $1.O7AQ%; Sept, $1.O71s.
i. Corn-May, 77X@7Sbc.; July,
: 79h @hc.; Sept, 79% @80c.
.Oats-May, 1850; July, 44Nc.;
Sept, 42c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17

Local Stocks.
FURNISHED by w. B. HIbbs & Coz
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Gas IS, $500@93%.
Capital Traction 5s, $500@96%.
Riggs Realty long IS, $1,000@92.
Capital Traction Co., S094a, 100
SAN, 2@941s.
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd., 5073.
Washington Gas Light, 1O@5Oh,
1864. 6Q50h.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction IS, $500@96%.
Washington Gas 6s, '33, 1000
1OO$, 20OQ1OOas, 100@10O%.
Call loans, and per cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
|. c. c. ORDER To
AFFECT SALE
Of BONDS
Method Of Underwriting Rail-
road Bond Issues May Be
Changed.
BY MUNROE ROBERTS.
Copyright, 1924. by Cosmopolitan
News SerYicel

KNSW0 OSHNANO'J
NEW YORK, March Ills the
Interstate Commerce Commission
contemplating a drastic change in
the method of underwriting rail-
road bond issues by requiring that
such issues must be sold to the
highest bidder after public adver-
tisement for competitive bids? This
is question that is agitating
investment bankers today, as the
result of the commissions order
directing competitive bidding for
Chicago Union Station bonds, and
the suggestion that competitive bid
ding might be required for new
financing Of roads ''of assured earn
ing power and favorable financial
structure"
1t might be argued that il
municipalities and state govern
ments, as well as a large number Of
industrial corporations, find it ad-
vantageOus to offer loans competi-
lively by newspaper advertisements
and other forms Of publicity. rail-
road companies might profit BY
their example. and, in times of ease
in the money market, secure the
use VI lOIlB IGEIu 1lVcSIulSAL 1uIluS
at lower rates than would be other
wise obtainable.
Investment and fiduciary institu-
tons, like savings banks, insur-
ance companies, surety companies,
with millions Of dollars to invest
annually, are shrewd appraisers OF
bond values. and well versed in
credit standing Of companies desir~
ing loans. Why not offer them the
opportunity OF buying bonds direct.
ly, instead Of through intermediary
agencies?
Two objections are raised against
the plan; first, that railroad bankers
are pledged to stand back Of COM
plete financial operations Of roads.
and to 'stay with them" in fair
weather and foul, instead Of making
spasmodic effects to relieve the
roads in stringent times; second,
that competitive bidding would
establish higher prices, and often
Illustrate their sale to ultimate in.
vestors. 1t is well-known that i'm
vestment bankers bid the municipal
bond market out Of all proportion in
1923, with consequent reaction and
loss to investors who had paid peak
prices. Official approval of the
terms Of new bond issues should
insure fixing Of fair prices.