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Evening star., 1924-08-14
Hands Off.

When people first discovered their
hands it was in order to reach out and
take something they wanted. That
instinct persists to ii remar kable de-
gree TO this day, and l am willing
TO risk being called a prophet just to
state that l believe it is always go
ing to persist as long as folks are
folks. And no harm done at that. if
we will only use little discretion in
the reaching.
For instance, in the matter OF
handling children. 1t is most natural
for any of US TO reach out to touch
and take the child who comes near to
US. Children are very lovely, and
their appeal is irresistible. but that
is no excuse for our putting our
hands upon them. We have but to
reflect for an instant to remember
ones placing hands upon US. Chill
dren have the very same instinct.
Most of them shrink from being
touched. especially by a stranger.
But in spite Of the child's very evil
dent reluctance. we persist in pick
ing him UP and seating him upon
our laps. and cuddling him, and
stroking his hair, and chucking him
under the chin, and tickling him and
otherwise maltreating him, until he
screams aloud. when we hasten to
crown our offense by smothering his
remonstrance with kisses. Isn't ii
shameful:
\ child has a personality and a
dignity all his own, and it ought to
be respected. If it isn't, things are
bound to be unpleasant for everybody
concerned. The child has an outburst
Evening star., 1924-08-14
FaUOrite Recipes of
Prominent Women
Custard Bread Pudding.
BY EDNA M. COLMAN.
Wife OF Secretary OF Navy.
MRS. CURTIS ID. XILRUR

Church and charity organizations
are particularly pleased over the ad-
dition of Mrs. Wilbur to the list of
cabinet hostesses because they are
certain of her interest in and sup
port of worthy projects. Mrs. Will
bur has devoted her life to the up
bringing of her family. each member
of which has been traiped in a voca-
ton. She has a clear and definite
set of standards for young people
that does not include cigarette Smok-
ing and rouge for girls. Her home
has been and is her chief interest,
but she is alert and cooperative with
every worthwhile activity. Soon
after her arrival in Washington she
delighted the hearts of the Salvation
Army workers by securing for their
into a truck to carry children and
their mothers to the Summer camp
for their outings.
Mrs. Wilbur has some recipes
which she calls evolutions Of less
tasty dishes. A custard bread pud-
ding is especially tempting. OF it
she says:
Bread pudding is soggy and un-
wholesome if made with slices or
huge pieces Of bread, but appetizing
and healthful this way:
" PROM DIS or bread or dry toast
make crumbs by putting the bread
through the grinder. Keep them
dry in glass jar. Soak one-half a
cup of dry bread crumbs in one cup
of milk, while making thin boiled
custard Of one pint of milk, two
eggs, one-third cupful of sugar, one
half teaspoon vanilla. Pour the Gus
tard over the soaked crumbs. Bake
in moderate oven for about half
an hour. If you want it to be extra
nice, brown white of eggs on tho
top"
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Evening star., 1924-08-14
Our Children-By Angelo Patri

of temper or Mysteries. and he is
either punished or pampered toward
his further undoing. Left to him
self he would undoubtedly have gone
on His way, blissfuIly unconscious
of such things as temper or nerves.
Kissing and cuddling little chill
dren constitute one way by which
infectious diseases are carried to
| them. People coming from the cars
and the shops and the crowded
streets pick up a tender, guarded lit
tie one and inoculate him with
kisses. Any grown person should
know better than that. but some folks
seem to find it hard to understand.
While the interruptions are hard
on the child, and the shocks resultant
| from his struggles for freedom are
very wearing, while the danger from
contagion is serious, the gradual
breaking down of his personality is
worse. Nothing that endangers a child's
personal pride and his power should
ever touch him. Laying unwelcome
hands upon him threatens his inherent
selfrespect and dignity. and his mother
is well within her duty when she OBJ
jectS
Shouldn't he be loved and cuddled?
Of course. He needs to be played
with and Petite and stroked and
squeezed. and all the rest of it; but
you will find him inviting that when
he wants it. He will hold out his
hands to mother or father or some
dearly loved friend. like grandfather
or Mana. That's just the idea. Keep
hands off the children until they ask
for the caress. Then it feeds their
souls and bodies and makes their
day glad with love, which is as it
ought to be.
Evening star., 1924-08-14
Thin Black Frock for Warm Days
BY MARY MARSHALL.

manufacturers of womenS clothes
who always feel distinctly irritated
at the suggestion that black. after
ALL is the choice for street wear of
large number of the best-dressed
women. OF course, it is bad business.
One wearies Of colors much sooner,
and white is SO fragile that 1T cannot
be worn for long.
Undoubtedly women are getting a
little more ventureSome in their
choice of what they shall wear in
town in the summer time. There was
Il time when really fashionable wom-
en-. when they had to spend days in
town in sommer. rigidly avoided white
and bright colors, leaving them to the
less fortunate women who stayed in
town all summer anyway and had no
other place to show their summer
things. Now one does see more real
ly fashionable women wearing white
or colored clothes in town. You even
see them in rather brightly colored
figured crepeS. But here, as in Paris,
there still is Il very considerable num-
feel as if light and bright summer
clothes were not quite suited to city
wear.
The frock sketched was worn by
one of the best-dressed women l
know as she came to town last week
from her summer place in the noun
tains. The frock was of black geor-
gette and a small hot of black braid
Gloves were light kid. stockings of
flesh color-not of the rosy cast.
About her neck she wore small fur
collar of fox.
(Copyrisht 1921
Evening star., 1924-08-14

or having to take a table in a hot,
dark corner right next to the pantry
door, where one can hear the crash
of dishes all the time. / came in here
fifteen minutes ahead of time. looked
around for a window and fan, slip
ped a coin to the head waitress to
save this table for me, and then wait
ed for you. It's the only way to get
what you want.
The next thing her friends COM
luncheon was promptly served to
order.
rs there one table d'hote menu for
everybody" inquired one of the
guests, dipping into d jellied salmon
mold.
Far from it." confessed the hos
tess. while T was selecting the
table. / got hold of menu card and
ordered the luncheon ! thought you
girls would enjoy. 1t saves SO much
time and discussion. 1t is always so
hard to make up ones mind. too,
isn't it-when you have SO many
other things to think about"
When the luncheon was over, Syl-
via rose and began walking casual
ly away, talking of plans for the af-
ternoon.
Aren't you going to pay? Can't I?'
blurted one of her guests, in embarass =
ment.
AL paid for. ma chere. and the tip
as well-in advance! said the clever
hostess, nodding at the waitress as
she passed.
Evening star., 1924-08-14
Persian Rugs.

'Why. | thought all Persian rugs
were floral in design" Il mystified
novice in rug collecting sometimes
cXclaims when she sees her first
Herati rug
She Will soon learn that a Herati
rus weaver manages to use no obvi-
Gus flower patterns and still keep
within the law that says Persian rugs
shall be floral In this way he
makes his flower partly fish
For the characteristic Herati de-
sign is one composed of ancet-shaped
leaves. one on one side and one on
the other of a central flower form,
which is the Persian interpreta tion
of the old Mongolian idea of a fish in
design, and of the other animal forms
surrounding it. This design has been
traced back 10 old tapestries. where
the animal form is much more
clearly seen.
This Herati pattern is one which
the novice may easily learn to recog-
nize, but he will find that the rugs
in which the design appears differ
widely in weave. He must then
learn to distinguish between the real
rug of Herati and the one which is
made in other places where the style
has been adopted. The most notable
instance of this adoption of the
Herati rug design is in the Feraghan
Evening star., 1924-08-14
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND II. ALLEN.

region. Many Feraghan rug has a
field covered with Herati designs. sur
rounded by border, also known as
Herati. on which rosette and hand
shaped forms appear alternately.
Many of these limitations are easily
distinguished from the true Herati
rugs by the addition of dissimilar
motifs. Then. too. in some genuine
Herati rugs the main border shows
butterfly design in outline form,
and this is seldom copied in Feraghan
rugs. The "Ferag CHAN feature" a
distinctive floral arrangement show
ing a spray of flowers set at regular
intervals upon the field, also helps to
distinguish the Feraghan product
Upon these stalks, which are stiff and
upright, are set six blossoms of five
or six petals each, in light colors
which contrast sharply with the color
of the background. A conventional
lied rose and an indication of trellis
are also often seen in the Feraghan
rugs. Some of these Feraghan rugs
are well made, some are not. But
good workmanship and good materials
are always seen in the original
Herati rugs.
Herati rugs are sometimes spoken
of as Khorassan, but this classifica-
tion is both incorrect and confusing &,
since the khorassan style is one en-
tirely different and quite as impor-
tant as the Herati
Evening star., 1924-08-14
Another Meeting.
Some people ne'er are so polite
AS when they suffer most from fright.


Peter Rabbit had been much i'm
pressed by the humble way in which
Reddy Fox had stepped aside for Old
Man Coyote and the lordly way in
which Old Man Coyote had gone on
about his business with hardly a
glance at Reddy Fox He had treated
Reddy As if Reddy hadn't existed.
Il guess" said Peter to himself.
that Old Man Coyote rules in the
Old Pasture. L guess there Is no one
here to whom he thinks it is worth
while being polite. 1t must be a fine
feeling, this feeling that you can go
where You please and have to step
aside for no one"
Very early the next morning Peter
was sitting in that same place, the
bramble-tangle at the bend in the old
cowpath. He was wondering IL Old
Man Coyote would come along again.
OF course, he was watching for him.
Presently he saw him coming. He was
coming down the old cowpath just as
he had done the day before.
Eagerly Peter looked down the old
cowpath to see if by any chance Reddy
Fox was coming up. He hoped he
would see him, for he wanted to see
if Reddy would be as polite a second
time. But Reddy wasn't in sight. The
truth is, Reddy had suspected that
Old Man Coyote might be in the habit
of using that path every morning, and
so this morning he had kept away from
that particular path.
Disappointed, Peter was just turn
ing his head to look back at Old Man
Coyote when there came in sight,
shutting up the old cowpath, some
one who made Peter almost squeal out
with excitement 1t was Buster Bear!
Yes, sir; it was great, big Buster Bear!
He had come over from the Green
Forest for a share Of those berries.
You know Buster is very fond of
berries.
Now, though he was shuming along,
he was making no noise, for Buster
can walk very quietly when he chooses
to. What would Old Man Coyote do
when he met Buster Bear? Peter al
Evening star., 1924-08-14
My Neighbor Says:

II YOU use a brick for an
iron stand You Will fnd that
the irons will retain their heat
much longer than when d regu-
lar stand is used.
Turpentine helps to whiten
clothes. Put a tablespoonful
in the boiler on wash day and
you will be pleased with the
result.
White kid gloves can be sue
cessfully cleaned with white
soap and milk. Merely dampen
a cloth in the milk and then
rub it over the soap. Apply 1t
to the gloves, rubbing the Kid
in one direction.
4 piece of yellow soap shred
ded among blankets stored
away will keep moths out.
Do not iron curtains. Lay a
sheet on the carpet or a large
rug and pin the curtains on
this. If very large, fold in half
before pinning out. Be sure to
keep the curtains exactly
square and do not pin them too
tightly or they will not look
we'll when hung.
To prevent valuable vases
and other ornaments from
falling over easily, put small
quantity of sand in the bottom
or a few pieces of lead.
Evening star., 1924-08-14
1eBenfYS
Notebook

Pop was smoking and thinking and
ma was Introducing Embroidery and
| was trying to see IL L could make
my watch go by shaking it and then
suddinly holding it up to my ear,
wich l couldent, and ma sed to pop,
Willyum. I'm glad ] dident get my
hair bobbed.
Yee gods. you neerly made me drop
a 2o cent cigar then, pop sed. Do you
meen to tell me that I've axually con-
Vinced you it would be silly thing
to do? he sed.
Well l don't know about that, ony
heer nobody is having it done eny
more, so I've changed my mind about
having mine done, ma sed.
Well, watever the reason is, heer-
by offer up my humble thanks to
heaven for ansering my prayer. pop
Sed. Did you heer me wake up with
loud screen last mite? he sed.
No, wy, wat was a matter? ma sed.
l had a mite mare. / dreemed your
hair was bobbed and / had to look at
1T that way all the rest of my life,
pop sed.
l don't see eny mite mare about that,
my goodniss, ma sed. Enyway I'm not
going to have it bobbed, its old fash
ion, she Sed.
/ dident know it but I'm glad to
heer it, pop sed
Yes, the latest fad is to have it
shingled, SO I'm going to have mine
shinglcd, ma sed.
Yee gods, that meens bobbed ony
more SO, don't it? pop sed.
Well, that's not very good discrip-
ton, but you mite put IL that way,
ma sed, and pop sed, Help aid, from
the frying pan into the roaring fur
mace.
Hay pop, wat do you thinks mat
ter with this watch, do you think? L
sed. and pop sed. It's proberly had its
handspring bobbed and will never be
the same.
And he got behind the sporting
page and ma kepp on Introducing
Embroidery and / tried to see if 1t
would do eny good to give the watch
d little shock by dropping it on the
floor a few times.
All il did being to brake the CRYSTAL
Evening star., 1924-08-14
YOUR HOME AND YOU
When Women Lunch.
BY HELEN Kendall.

1t was d merry group OF college
friends that gathered around the
table in the dainty tearoonS with a
bowl of midsummer posies in the CEN
ter and an electric fan humming
quietly nearby. Sylvia was enter
tanning two of her best friends, who
were passing through town, and the
trio settled into their chairs with
sighS of pleasure.
weren't we lucky to find this table
here by a window, with flowers on
it. and this fan right by u.s. said one
of the visitors enthusiastically.
"Oh. leave it to me-" laughed Syl-
via. i've had enough experience
standing around in restaurants wait
ing for people to finish their desserts,
Evening star., 1924-08-14
Apricot Gelatin.

Dissolve one-half q tablespoonful
Of gelatin in one.fourth cupful of hot
water. Add one-fourth cupfu1 of
cold water. When thoroughly cool,
beat slowly into the beaten whites of
two eggs. Then whip in one-half
a cupful of sugar. Add one-half a
cupful Of apricots that have been
cooked, the skins removed and the
fruit thoroughly mashed. Beat until
the mixture begins to harden.
Evening star., 1924-08-14
BEDTIME STORIES All ,, BY 11ssasS 1HHsSTo'

most forgot to breathe in the excite
ment of watching.
Right on the bend in the old cowpath
Old Man Coyote came face to face with
Buster Bear at the very place he had
met Reddy Fox the day before. Such a
difference as there was in this meeting,
Old Man Coyote lightly leaped off to
one side, just as Reddy Fox had done
the day before.
Old Man Coyote made a low bow
Good morning, Neighbor Bear" said
he. I'm glad to see you up here in
Evening star., 1924-08-14
Pineapple Banana Salad.

Press the juice out of one can of
grated pineapple. To the pineapple add
four ripe bananas diced very fine. To
this add six marshmalows cut fine and
one-half a cupful of grated cocoanut.
Pour over all one-half a cupful of the
pineapple juice and stir thoroughly. The
salad should be mixed one-half hour
before serving. No dressing or sugar is
needed. 1t Will serve six or eight per-
Sons.
Evening star., 1924-08-14
White Dresses Are Best.

One mother says: After sad expe-
riences with colored dresses which
faded and whose colors ran together
l made my little daughter some white
dresses of good material, after a
simple pattern, and made also sew
eral sets of collars and cuffs with
sashes to match. The collars. cuffs
and sashes are colored and some are
prettily embroidered in color, The
collars and cuffs snap on. They can
be washed in soap flakes, while the
dresses may be boiled. / really could
not get her colored dresses clean
enough without boiling"
Copyright, 1924)
Evening star., 1924-08-14

For whom and for what are we in
half-mourning this summer" asks a
French fashion observer. And then
after suggesting various reasons she
continues: "Whatever the reason may
be, it is evident that all the gather
inGs of wcll-dressed people show
such predominancc of black and white
that one might think that The uniform
Evening star., 1924-08-14

the Old Pasture. I trust you are find
ing plenty of berries this morning. If
not, l will be glad to show you where
they are biggest and ripest and most
plentiful"
Buster Bear shuffied straight alonx as
II he didn't see Old Man Coyote at all.
He didn't say a word, but shuffled on
up the old cowpath and disappeared
among the bushes. Old Man Coyote
looked after him and snarled. But he
took care that Buster shouldn't hear
him snari. Peter was the only one who
heard that snarl. Then Old Man Coyote
trotted on about his business down the
old cowpath.
Copyright, 1924, by T. ". Bursess.)
Evening star., 1924-08-14
HOW 1T STARTED
"Lilliputian.' -
BY JEAN NEWTON.


There are few words in our Ian
guage with a more picturesque back
ground than "Lilliputian," which we
use for anything that is small or
diminutive, from Lilliputian sausages
to Lilliputian men. 1t is sometimes
used also in the figurative sense of
insignificant or petty.
Lilliputian" had its Introduction
in "Gulliver's Travels" of Dean Swift
published in 1926.
The hero Gullivan on one of his
voyages finds himself on the shores
Of Lilliput, whose inha bitants dilli-
putians) are no larger than a mans
finger.
From the pages of this book
which soon created a sensation and
has survived to an unQuestioned place
in literature, came the word 'Lilli-
putian."
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-08-14

Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit
Poached Eggs on Toast.
Popovers, Raspberry Jam.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Potato and Egg Salad.
Sliced Cucumbers.
Whole Wheat Bread
Chocolate Tapioca.
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup.
Cape Cod Baked Fish.
Riced Potatoes.
Creamed Carrots. Radishes.
Pineapple Frappe.
Iced Tea.
POPOvERS.
One egg, l cupful Of milk. 1
cupful of sifted flour, one
fourth teaspoonfuI of butter,
one-quarter teaspoonful of salt. =
Mix salt and -four. Add milk
gradually, then beaten egg and
butter melted. Have muffin pans
hot and creased. Bake in a mod
crate oven 80 to 35 minutes.
CHOCOLATE TAPIOCA.
Soak 8 tablespoonfuls pearl
tapioca one-half hour in cold
water. Scald 1k pints milk.
Mix one-fourth cupful sugar, 1
tablespoonful cocoa (even), 1 y
tablespoonful cornstarch with a
little water and stir it into the
hot milk. Add tapioca and
cook. Flavor with vanilla and
speck of salt. Serve with
thin cream or milk.
BAKED FISH.
Clean small fresh cod and
split down the back instead of
the stomach. Fill the cavity
with raw clans, dust with pep
per and place bits of butter
over them: then sew up the
back. Lay in "a dripping pan,
in which place several slices OF
salt pork. Bake in a hot oven
about an hour, according to the
size. Baste frequently with
drippfngs Of pork and, IL need-
ed, . little melted butter.
Evening star., 1924-08-14

From all over the United States
the war the proportion OF serious
books borrowed from Librarians is in
creaAnH and thA proportion of fiction
decreasing.
Evening star., 1924-08-14
Breadti,ne Stories for
Little Folks

Mothers Bread and make some
lovely sandwiches.
oh, not just bread and butter"
Jane seemed disappointed. but her
mother only smiled and led her into
the kitchen
"You just wait and see she said
to Jane as she took two loaves of
Corby's Bread. a white one and a
brown one, and cut them into
slices. Then she took some cookie
cutters from the drawer. They
were in the form OF bears and rab-
bits, and hearts and flowers. and
she cut these designs out OF both
kinds OF bread. Into the holes that
had been cut out of the white bread
she put the bread bears and things
she had cut from the brown bread,
and then did the same thing with
the white bread. James face broke
into smiles, and when her mother
spread the sandwich with jams and
peanut butter, and lettuce and
fruit, James lips fairly smacked.
So all morning they were busy
making sandwiches, and Jane helped
her mother eagerly. And wien tine
children came, you should have
heard them! They ate and ate and
ate. and said they'd never had such
good things before.
Ask your mother TO make you
sandwiches like that from Corby's
Mothers Bread You and your
playmates will like them. and you'll
be surprised how good bread can
really be.
Copyright 1924 by The Corby Baking Co, Inc.
Evening star., 1924-08-14
COLOR CUT.OUT
Planning 4 Party.

"Honk! Hopk" Betty Cut-out
rushed to the window. A big auto
mobile stood out In front with a
chauffeur driving 1t. Out Of the car
stepped her friend Rose, the daughter
of 9he gardener on the big country
place near the sea.
Good gracious" gaspcd Betty,
what are you doing In that big carr"
"Oh," laughed Rose, that is Henry,
who drives the car that goes with
Evening star., 1924-08-14

y In Asia in ancient times there was
q considerable number of monumen-
tai aQueducts. the largest OF which
vrO In China and India
Evening star., 1924-08-14

Rose is wearing q lavender and
white dress and hat.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1924-08-14

Copyright. 1924.)