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Evening star., 1924-09-01
Living Up to Innings.

Did you ever buy coat for its
lining?"
Then you're probably devotee of
lovely Innings And you know that
IL you buy a handsome lining for
wrap. you are sure to see that the
wrap itself, and the gown you wear
under it, do not cheaper the lining.
Every garment you have however
simple in style, must live up" to
that lining.
So. as you pause at the lining
counter, select your material with an
eye to beauty as well as durability.
1t is generally economical, anyway, to
get as good lining as you can af-
ford. But it is also quite possible to
get an inexpensive one that Will both
look and wear we'll
The best economy is to buy guar
anteed silk for your rlining-provided
that you can afford one of good quail
ity. A good grade of some we'll
wearing and goodlooking mercerzed
cotton cloth, however, is infinitely
preferable to a cheap silk.
Foulards and crepe de chine are
rather expensive. but they are among
the best of lining silks. since they
are usually durable as well as beau
tiful.
Satin, like silk, is lovely if it is
good satin. But loosely roven satin
catches on everything" aare, again,
il you cannot afford the jA-it you will
do well to choose your timing from
mercerized materials in satin weave,
Sateen. for instance, will not only
outwear many coat, but may be had
in quite handsome effects.
Firm weave. which will not permit
of "roughing up" and pulling, is next:
and then. don't forget that your coat
lining must have fast color, for the
protection of the gowns and blouses
you wear underneath it. Test the
fastness Of the color by rubbing a
white handkerchief over the cloth. If
Evening star., 1924-09-01
BEDTIME STORIES x' sy s7sss;s zassyzo"

Why, those are eggs he exclaimed.
''Of course" replied Jimmy Skunk
What did you think they were?"
Il didn't have any idea, replied
Peter. But they are funny-looking
eggs. How long they are. Whose
eggs are they? How did they happen
to be under that big, fiat stone? How
did YOU know they were there? What
are you going to do with them"
Jimmy Skunk pulled another egg
out from under the big. fiat stone
There" said he, that is the last"
Then he turned to Peter with twink
ling eyes. Asking questions, Peter,
is the best thing you do" said he.
Now ask those questions over again,
one at a time"
Whose eggs are they:" began
Peter. obediantly.
Mine" replied Jimmy Skunk
Mine. and there are ii of them
What feast I'll have
L know they are yours now that
you've got them, but whose were
they in the beginning? Who laid
them" persisted Peter.
Why. Mrs. Blacksnake. OF course
Who did you think laid them" re-
piled Jimmy Skunk
Il didn't have any idea or I wouldn't
have asked" retorted Peter rather
Grossly. How did they happen to be
under that big. fat stone?"
Don't ask foolish questions, Peter"
replied Jimmy. "Of course, Mrs.
Blacksnake laid them there. 1t was
good place for them 1t was warm
and dry there, and she thought she
had them well hidden"
But how did you know they were
there?" Peter asked.
You told me- replied Jimmy
Skunk briefly
Il didn't do anything of the kind"
retorted Peter, Indignantly. II didn't
know they were there"
You told me that you saw Mrs
Blacksnake come out from under that
stone. and that was quite enough. I
guessed the rest" explained Jimmy.
SO you see you really did tell me
where those eggs were"
Huh grunted Peter. "Now that
you have got them what are you 60
ing to do with them"
Jimmy grinned broadly. II am go
ing to have feast. Won't you join
me-" said he.
Copyright. 1924. by T. ". Bursess)
Evening star., 1924-09-01

ably, it is true: but confusion, disorder
and ''muss" can drive her to a distrac-
tion which renders her unfit to cope
with her job.
Every woman knows the frenzy Of in
decision as to where to begin when she
sees a kitchen table full Of hastily as
sembled piles of soiled dishes; when her
living room is the wreck of a party the
night before: when the guest rooms and
other bedrooms display unmade beds
with tumbled bedclothes, the dressing
tables are strewn with powder, hair
pins and other debris, and fathers
smoking room is gray with ashes and
Uttered with burned cigarette ends and
cigar stubs. smelling to high heaven.
There seems to be only one thing to do
on a morning like this-go out. and
jump in the nearest river.
1t Is on such occasions that the magic
wand of order may be waited over the
scene of devastation and bring a sense
of peace and quietness to the housewife.
Put the whole house in some sort of
order before you start to clean it-that
would be my method. II you attempt
to do any one room thoroughly, be it
kitchen or living room,' the awful state
of the rest Of the domain will haunt
your every moment: but by making a
tour Of the house and putting even the
unfinished work into orderly condition,
you can proceed to get 1t all done in
systematic serenity.
For example. pick up every article
in the living room that Is out Of place,
remove the faded flowers the candy
boxes, the bridge scores. Don't try to
sweep or dust. Straighten UP the We
randa and hall in the same way, hang
ing up caps and folding away sweaters,
laying magazines in piles Then 20 to
the bedrooms, and either take off the
sheets and pillowcases or open the beds
smoothly to air, stretching the sheets
and laying the pillows straight; pick
ing up the trash on dressing table and
chinonier and putting it in the waste
basket. Leave the rooms looking or
derby.
Last of all---or first, il you prefer
put the kitchen table in neat shape,
scraping all the food of and consign-
ing it to the garbage can, piling all the
silver together, all the plates Of various
sizes, the cups and saucers and the
glasses from last nights feast. Stack
them close together and cover them
with clean white dish towels, neatly.
When your mind IL thus cleared Of
confusion, you can 60 back over every
room and clean each at your leisure
Try it.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Keep Your Figure.

The American woman, noted for her
grace and athletic slenderness when
young. is also noted for the way she
changes when she rears a family and
settles into comfortable middle age.
Now, no woman need be middle-aged: /:
that is. no woman need look it "Old"
she must be some day. though she
can push that fatal day far down the
years. But the deadly middle state
Of round shoulders and large stom-
ach. of dull colored hair and skin
with brown blotches, she can avoid.
The first thing to watch is the fig
ure II you have any tendency to-
ward fat, be doubly careful. A natu-
rally thin woman. with the help of
a decent corset, can keep her young
lines 20 years longer than a natu
rally chubby one. But even she will
have to exercise, lest age give her
hunched shoulders and unsightly,
fabby arms.
If you've had children, beware of
the fat that settles around the waist
and the abdomen. Take this exercise:
Lie on your back, on the bed or the
floor, draw one knee up to your chest.
raise the leg straight in the air and
very slowly lower it. Repeat six
times, and after some weeks 10 times.
Repeat with the other leg. and then
with both legs together. That's the
hard part; it takes practice to lower
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Ny Neighbor Says:

Bedrooms should be well VEN
tilated. If an open window
makes too much of a draft on
the bed, fit board six or eight
inches high and just the width
of the window below the lower
sash. This gives a constant
exchange Of air between the
two sashes. slightly warming
the air as it passes in.
Remember always that IVA
riety is charming" and when a
room has been cleaned. change
the position of the furniture
and pictures. Often by this
means picture is noticed and
admired afresh. when otherwise
1t would probably escape atten-
tion from the very fact that it
is always in the same place.
Put a little butter under the
spout Of the cream pitcher be-
fore placing it upon the table.
The cream will not drip over
the buttered line and greasy
spots on the linen will be
avoided.
Silver spoons. match boxes,
vinaigrettes and other small
trinkets may be easily bright
ened without the addition Of
plate powder by placing them
in an aluminium receptacle and
pouring boiling water over
them. Polishing should be ef-
fected by means of a piece of
clean chamois, but in adopting
this treatment it must be re-
membered that the silver should
never be allowed to become
tarnished.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Carpet Bags Come Back in Favor
by MARY MARSHALL,

Some one ought to write the story
ot the evolution of the present day
overnight bag. Why doesn't some
young student of anthropology choose
TINS subject for his doctor of philoso-
phy thesis? Certainly it would be
original and diverting.
me cave woman just made sure
that there were fig trees growing
where the house party was going to
take place. and let it go at that. The
Queen of Sheba saw to it that some
dozen or so of her camels were laden
rWlth additional raiment from her
wardrobe, and then felt free to stay
as long as Solomon urged her And
what an array of bags and boxes,
chests and packages would there be
in the collection?
Until quite recently it did seem as
IT the last word in overnight con-
traptions was the box shaped like a
immature suit case silk lined and fit
tea with necessary toilet articles. But
the carpet bag has been revived, and
the woman who keeps up to the latest
lads in all her accessories carries one
whenever she makes an overnight
visit. Yes, it really is a revival of
me old-time carpet bag that seemed
SO hopelesSly out of fashion. Only it
Is not made of ordinary carpet. but of
fand-made tapestry of the sort that
'the French call grand or petit point
TO do embroidery is, you know.
quite the fashion again. But the
really to-date woman does not
fnbrolder her own underthings or
ork on white table linen. Instead
he works in all sorts of rich and
Gorgeous colors on canvas stretched
Pm frame, following most intri-
pate pattern in tapestry or needle
point. This fad doubtless came from
England, where many members of
the royal family and aristocracy have
been encouraging a revived interest
IN really expert and artistic embroid-
cry. seeking to go back to the ex-
qulslte work of the Middle Ages for
their patterns. Seats and backs of
chairs, tops for divans, panels for fire
screens, and table covers are among
the subjects chosen. Now you may
show your ingenuity by embroiderins
Evening star., 1924-09-01
What TodayMeans to You
Virgo.
BY MARY BLAKE,

Iodays planetary aspects are ex.
cehent until the late afternoon and
are fairly good thereafter. 1t is a
very propitfous opportunity for in
Itiatins any fresh undertaking and
Iayors aggressive action and force
Iul methods. Prudence, however.
must be exercised and success can
only be accomplished If aggressive
ness and forcefulness are allied with
deliberation and careful thought, as
risks and speculative deals are
doomed to failure. II you are in
doubt as to the responsiveness or the
other Sex today is a good oppor-
tunlty to put your fate to the test.
child born today will, after the
usual ailments of early infancy, de-
veiop normal strength and vigor.
It's character will be resolute, it's
disposition attractive. its mentality
exceptionally bright. Every en-
couragement should be given this
child to pursue it's studies along those
iines for which it shows the most
Inclination, as 1T will only derive
real success in that career for which
II is, by It's natural gifts and desires,
ntted. Any baking OF its ambitions
Will only yield failure or. at best.
mediocre degree of accomplishment.
II today Is your birthday you are
very keen sense OF your own
duties. You. however, lack ideals
the most powerful force known to
man. more mighty than armies with
banners. Low ideals. or none at all,
ana h1gh station cannot long retain
company You must have ideals
unless you are content to drift along
aimlessly. ambitionIess and inenec-
tually. Ideals vitalize and energiZe.
YOU are, without ideals, sailing
without chart. treading an unde-
fined. unfenced path from which you
are constantly in danger OF falling
or straying. Life, barren OF ideals,
Is as dark sky barren OF stars
The difference between you and a
person with ideals is the difference
between the person who guides his
life by what he sees and knows and
can touch with his hands and the
person who has enough OF the WIS.,
ionary in him to adopt as his guide
dream which has not yet come
true. and perhaps may never come
true. 1t is a difference between the
person who never gets his eyes Off
material things and the person who
IL always looking out to the very
llmitS or vision, even when it is
realized that the distant country de-
scribed can never be reached.
II you always walk with your eyes
downward, SO that you can see only
the earth beneath your feet. you have
no ideals. If you naturally carry
your eyes on your mental horizon
that is as far as you can see at all,
20 yoa now and then catch a glimpse
OF the sky above, you are guided by
ideals.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Cleofonte Campanini, mu-
sical director: Lydia II. Sigourney,
author: Richard Delafield. soldier
and engineer; Stephen Alexander,
astronomer; Rex Beach, author
Copyright 1924
Evening star., 1924-09-01
little BenfyS; |;
Note Book
@M~1d62GtEss:

Ma was down town this afternoon
ana she came home just before sup
p1r. pop saying, Men have no rites
eny more. we mite as we'll all take
an overdose of laffin gas and leeve
the werld to the wimmin.
Wy Wiliyum wat are you tawking
about. this Is a mans werld, every
BODY says so. ma sed.
1t use to be, maybe, but no more,
pop sed. The wimmin are runnin
everything nowadays from elevators
to polliticks, and the last straw was
applied this morning Wen l wawked
into my barber shop and low and be-
hold there was big overgrown
woman sitting in my favorite BARRIERS
chair and 1 had to sit down for 20
minnits like big stiff and wait for
her.
Wy dident you let one Of the other
BARRIERS shave you? ma sed.
That has nuthing to do with it, its
the principle of the thing that l OBJ
ject to, pop sed.
Well wy, Willyum. l don't see eny
principle attached to it? ma Sed, and
pop sed. Certeny you don't. and that's
jest ware the principle comes in. You
wimmin think you can get away with
merder and nobody awt to notice 1t.
Wy don't you put on falts mushtashes
and start to walk erround smoking
CHARS: he sed.
Now that's ixaggerating. Willyum,
ma sed. Lots of men like wimmin
with bobbed hair. she sed.
And lots of wimmin would like men
with long hair. I suppose, but does
! that prove enything? pop sed.
Certeny it does, ma sed, and pop
Sed, Wat for instantS?
1t proves watts fair for one is fair
for all. ma sed. And enyway you'll
soon get use to bobbed hair and in
fact ou'll haff to she sed.
o, will l wy so? pop sed, and ma
sed. Because look, hee hee. And she
quick took off her hat and heer her
hair was bobbed, making her look all
different.
How do you like it, Willyum? ma
sed
wont be able to eat a mouthful
of supplr, pop sed. and ma sed. Don't
be redickuliss, We have Hamberger
stakes.
Wich we did. pop eating more OF
them than enybody. including me.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
DLAOA NI1AlO > BY EDNA KENT FORBES

both legs gradually, not to drop them
weakly. But it's wonderful for mall
ing the abdomen fiat and keeping the
waist within bounds. And never for
get one simple exercise for keeping
your whole figure trim, that of bend.
ing over to touch the floor with the
nneertips. without bending the knees,
rms Is most valuable and is very
easy to do. Repeat 10 times daily.
fractice arm and deep breaking ex-
ercises. too, and you'll be pleased
with the improvement in your health
and your figure, noticeable within a
month.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Eggs q Ia Caracas.

Put one tablespoonful of oil or but-
ter in frying pan, and when hot add
a quarter of pound of finely shaved
dried beef and a tablespoonful of
grated cheese. Toss lightly until the
beef is frizzled slightly. then add one
cupful OF stewed tomatoes, a season
ing Of salt and pepper. a few drops
OF onion juice and four eggs. yolks
and whites beaten lightly Stir and
cook gently until Of a creamy con-
sistency, then serve.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
THE GUIDE POST
4 7corkman that needeth not to be
cshamcd.-II Timothy 2:1s.
For the Evening.
BY Henry and Tertius Van


The idea that labor is a curse is
Hne of the most disastrous concep-
tions ever entertained by men. And
this despite the fact that it seems to
be justified by verse in Genesis,
considered quite apart from the clear
teaching of the Bible as a whole.
One of the glories of America is
the honor that it gives to the man
ATho works.
And what is there in the honorable
title of "workingman" that should
reserve it for any one kind Of work? :?
which should make it menial, il it
be done we'll according to the cap
esities of the workman?
Is not the writer a laborer among
words and ideas as much as the man
who swings an axe or lays bricks is
also a Iaborer?
The very place where the chemist
works-laboratory- indicative of
his efforts and toll
The idea that ladies and gentle
men" do not work is silly.
1t is one of the humbugs charac-
teristic of certain kinds of society.
Some people are obsessed with the
thought that they should not work
Sunless they have to. BY which they
reduce mans labor to the mere -.
sponse to an economic urge.
The true lady or gentleman al
ways works, knowing that labor
hike life itself-has more than q ma
Lerial base.
fCopyrixht 1Q2kl
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Berry and Apple Jelly.

Wash three pounds Of sour apples
and cut in quarters without peeline
or coring, and remove any imperfec.
tions and the blossom ends. Put
In a preserving kettle
with two parts Of water and two
pounds of berries. Let boil until
the apples pulp, then put in a jelly
bag and let the Juice drain OF. Boil
the juice for twenty minutes, add an
equal amount of hot sugar, and let
boil rapidly until 1t will jell.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Raspberry Pudding.

Line a small pudding dish with
rich puff paste, prick with q fork
and bake q delicate brown. Let cool,
then I'LL with the following: Beat
until stiff the whites Of four eggs and
one cupful of sugar, then stir in one
quart of ripe black raspberries and
bake in 2 moderate oven
Evening star., 1924-09-01
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. H4RLAND III. 4LLEN.'

any color comes off on your handker-
chief you may be sure that friction
and perspiration would mean yhe
ruiHation of any garments that come
in contact with the material.
All in all. the requirements of a de-
sirable lining, whether expensive or
not, are that it should be soft,
attractive, serviceable. not easily
crushed and above all comfortable.
Evening star., 1924-09-01

in under the big, fat stone and pulled
out something. Peter couldn't see
what it was, but he knew it wasn't a
fat beetle. 1t was something white
Jimmy pulled out another just like
the first. He kept on pulling those
white things out from under that big,
3at stone.
Peter started and stared, and grew
more and more puzzled. What those
Things could be he hadn't the slight
Vest idea At last his curiosity could
stand it no longer. He hoped over
to the big. fiat stone for good look
a the white things Jimmy Skunk had
p,lled out. His eyes opened very wide.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Secret of That Stone.
To guard your tongue is always we'll;
You know not always what you tell.
Enp nj

Patience usually brings reward.
Peter Rabbit patiently waited and
watched Jimmy Skunk digging under
big. fiat stone on a sunny bank in
rhe Old Pasture. He felt sure that if
he waited long enough he would find
cut why Jimmy Skunk was working
SO hard. Jimmy isn't given to doing
any more work than he has to. There
emust be some good reason for him
to dig like this on a hot day
Jimmy stopped digging. He reached
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Human Fly" Dead of Fall.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. September
1.-George l. Oakley. human fly Of
Pasadena, Calf, died here yesterday
as the result of injuries he received
in a fall from the fourth story of a
bank building Saturday night.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
PEACH DUMPLINGS

One cup Of dour. I tablespoon
of butter, 1 teaspoon Of baking
powder, q little salt. Mix with
milk. Raise as biscuit, drop in
buttered plate (tin preferred),
set in steamer and steam 80
minutes, then split open,
spread with peaches and cream.
Cut the peaches and cover with
sugar and let them stand two
or three hours before using,
putting on cream when serving.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
YOUR HOME AND YOU
BY HELEN KENDALL.
The Magic of Order.

There are two axioms that apply par
ticularly to the problems of the house.
wife-"cleanlness is next to godliness"
and order is heavens first law" OF
the two, l am inclined to think the lat
ter is the more important. Dust and
dirt disturb a home maker consider
Evening star., 1924-09-01
Lost Articles.

One mother says: My children bring
home lost articles that they have found
on the streets or in some public build
ing. always offer prize to the first
child who finds out the rightful owner.
No matter whether the article Is Of
great value or little, we make a COM
plete search. II no owner can be found
I put the article away and teach the
impreesionable young girls and boys
that they must not use things that do
not belong to them You can scarcely
estimate the value Of such Q lesson tn
Iightfu ownership.
Evening star., 1924-09-01
APPLE PIE

Three tablespoons of hot wa
ter. s Of melted lard, pinch of
salt, flour to roll. For filing
about tablespoons brown su-
gar, shake OF cinnamon ana q
few tiny Jumps OF butter, with
the apples. When top crust ts
on, wet 1t with thick sour milk.
When baked. It Is . rich brown
and 6Aky.
Evening star., 1924-09-01

Prices realized on Swift & Conn
pany sales of carcass beef in Washington
u. C., for week ending Saturday. August go
1924, on shipments sold out. ranged from On
cents TO 1900 cents per pound and averaged
15.G9 cents per pound.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1924-09-01
SQUASH BISCUITS

SQUASH BISCUITS
One egg, u cup of sugar. 1
heapinR large spoonful boiled
SQUASH, " cup milk, u cup
-four, 2 teaspoons baking pow
der and 4 teaspoon cinnamon
and nutmeg. Add milk to
squash, then sugar and egg.
Sift the flour and baking pow
der and salt together, then add
to frst mixture. (Spices may
be omitted IL desired) Beat
thoroughly and bake in hot
buttered gem pans about Is
minutes.
Evening star., 1924-09-01

LUNCHEON
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes on
Toast
Peach Dumplings with Whip
ped Cream
Coffee.
DINNER
Vegetable Soup
Broiled Hamburg Steak with
Onions
French Fried Potatoes
Lettuce with Russian Dressing
Apple Pie Cheese
Coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
SELLING Renewed
IN COTTON MARKET
After Drop, Considerable Active
Buying Causes Prices
to Improve.
Ey the Associated Press

Gy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 16.-There
was renewed liquidation in the cotton
market at the opening today owing
to weak Liverpool cables that labor
troubles had developed in Lancashire
and the failure of advices from the
domestic goods markets to show any
Improvement. The opening was
barely steady at decline of 25 points
to an advance of points. new crop
months being relatively steady. May
sold off 30.97 and July to 1915, but
there was active covering and prob
ably some buying after the big break
of yesterday. This combined with a
moderate trade demand to fix prices
steadied the market after the first few
minutes and there were rallies of Is
or 80 points from the lowest during
the early trading.
NEW ORLEANS, February 10
Cotton futures opened steady. March.
30.S5; May, $3.50; July. 1880; October,
2611; December, 25.73.
NEW YORK, February 16.-Cotton
Futures closed steady; March, BIO
to 31.14; May, Bias to $3.50; July,
$3.50 to 1898; October 26.90 to 26.91
December, 26.4S; spot quiet; mid
ding, 31.45.
ton-Futures closed steady at net ad-
vance of 8 to 20 points; March, $3.50
to 3137; May, 30.S2 to 5000; July
1898 to 29.9S: October, 26.45 to 26.51
December, $500 bid.