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Evening star., 1924-03-31
Variety in Simple Type of Frock
ny MARY MARSHALL.

For the all-round, everyday, day
time frock this spring the well dressed
young American woman ncminates the
two-p ece sport frock consisting of
straight short skirt and cloSe-titting
pull-oCer bodice or sweater.
The sketch shows this type of frock
knitted of white and brick. wool, short
OF sleeve and with an open neck
finished with a brick four-in-hand
sistS OF u straight, narrow plated
skirt worn with a knitted pull-over
bodice in Fair Island pattern. The
sleeves of this one are long and
close-titting, and there is round
coilaTlesS neck.
There are flannel models-one con-
sisting of straight. short flannel skirt
banded al the bottom with two shades
Of blue-the sweater shaped, pull-on
bodice being banded at the hips in the
same manner and the same banding
marking the turnback collar. The
sleeves are short as in the model
sketched.
Still another frock of the same gem
eral description is made with a white
flannel skirt banded in blue and a
puli-over bodice of pin-tucked blue
lannel
So there is much variety to be de-
rived from q comparatively simple
tyre Of froCk.
The really well dressed young
woman sometimes displays an in
dolanCe in matters of dress that is
surprising TO the young woman who
has neither the leisure nor the money
20 be really well dressed
Take the ease OF a little suburban
friend OF mine who never attempts to
dress up save when she is going
TO d party of some sort. She strug-
giles to keep on hand one elaborate
evening frock and an ornate after
aoon frock. She wore this carefully
planned afternoon frock to lunch
con the other day where she was
going to meet old friends of hers
with money and leisure enough to be
Well dressed all the time. The little
woman from the suburbs expected to
see them in beaded chiffon, velvet and
metallic nrocade. Instead all the
really well-dressed women there wore
mpl" froCks or suits, most unpre-
lcntious, making the suburban wom-
ans .tternoou frock look strik;ngly
DretentiuuS. There was a casual ap-
pearance about the women in the
.,impl" sport froCks that quite sur
nriSed the woman from out of town
Why. they didn't look as if they had
dressed up' for the ndrfV AT all
Evening star., 1924-03-31
Washington, December 2, 1918.

81 have been amusing myself with
an excellent spyglass. and from my
window | can count the stripes on
our Star Spangled Banner at Fort
Washington, fourteen miles down the
river | strolled over to the library
this morning. The collection con-
tains about 5000 volumes. about two
thirds of which were bought from
Mr.. jefferson. | once thought that
the opposition to this purchase
sprung from party principles, but
am now satisfied from personal ex-
animation that it is a miserable
foundation for a national library. !
think, too, that the sale was not
much to the credit Of Mr.. jefferson.
We gave him $4,000 for lot of ol1
musty books. a majority of them in
foreign language, and many broken
sets among them. But what l con-
slider disgraceful in Mr.. Jefferson is
that many of the volumes appear to
have been presented to him by his
friends. A very great proportion
thus seem to have been bestowed
upon him, and among others a very
handsome specimen of penmanship
and drawing presented to him by a
young lady. a Miss Crowninshield Ga
daughter of Benjamin Crowninshield.
Monroe's Secretary of the Navy),
Evening star., 1924-03-31
WHAT TODAY MEANS
TO YOU.
Aries.
BY MARY BLAKE.

Aries.
Saturn's influences are very favor
able until noon, and should be of
great assistance in closing business
deals, concentrating attention on un-
interesting tasks and completing un-
finished jobs. The remainder of the
day promotes nervous activity.
A child born today will enjoy ex-
cellent health. and will probably
travel extensively and have a color
full life, teeming with rich expert
noes.
If today is your birthday and you
have taken advantage of the oppor-
tunlttes offered you, your life is a
successful one and replete with good
fortune. There is a tide. which taken
at the flood, leads to fortune" is
trite saying. In your case, however
the tide has flown freely and abun-
dainty. If you have not realized your
early dreams of success. it is because
of the fear to take a chance that so
often besetS you. Whenever you have
been able to overcome this lack of in
trepidity your efforts have culminat-
cd well and to your entire satisfac-
ton. You have great faith in your
self. but very little confidence in the
efforts of others. AS a natural result.
You often mar your chances of sue
cess by wanting to do everything
yourself, even to the smallest trifie
When you leave unimportant details
70 otners and occupy yourself with
the big issues. your success is posi-
tive and complete.
Your character is a strong one. You
have many friends but just as many
enemies. The former are your chief
solace, the latter do not disturb your
peace of mind, as you realize that sue
cess fosters envy-in others
The happiness of your home life
depends. more so than in most in
stances, on the character and ten
dencies Of your mate. If the wife or
husband you have chosen also pos
sesses, like yourself strong char
acter, with an abundance of will
power, you will often clash, and
clashes endanger love. If. on the
other hand, your mate or companion
is helpful, without being assertive. q
great deal of happiness is in store for
you.
The will to do things, the power TO
accomplish them, are gifts of the
gods and should be nourished and
cultivated at all times.
Well known persons born on this
date are: James nj. Cox, a Governor
of Ohio: Stephen Salisbury. banker;
John Hays Hammond, mining en-
gineer: John La Fargo. artist; John C.
Draper. physician and scientist; Will
liam Waldorf Astor, capitalist and
author.
Copyright, fs24)
Evening star., 1924-03-31

The children of the school that
Betty and Billy Cut-out and Mary
and Ralph attended We're all gath
cred to hear the famous Russian
violiniSt who was the guest of Mr..
Tucker, the music teacher, play.
They waited and waited and no one
came. Finally there was a hustle
behind the stage.
Her she comes" whispered the
audience. Then they all began to
laugh. Instead OF a Russian lady
Mary came out on the stage in her
new spring frock, bringing her cello
with her.
1.-The violinist you expected has been
detained" she explained in q little
speech, 80 / will entertain you until
she comes" Then Mary played a
solo. When she finished somebody
at the back Of the room cried,
"Bravo!" 1t was the Russian lady,
who had come in time to hear the
end of the selection. She congratu-
lated Mary by giving her a bouquet.
This very incest dress of all is
lavender organdie with yellow collar
and gold hose and slippers. The rose
buds are pink.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-03-31
The Guide Post
BY Henry Van Dyke
Two Paths.

Her 1cayS are srdys OF pleGSantness.
AID all her fathS are Pedee-Prov. 5 IL
There are two paths in art and
literature
There is noble music which
cieanses the heart like Il tide from
the SEA.
There is mean music that plays
upon the strings of the sensual pas
sion and vulgar mirth, Strumming
and tlnkling a tit accompaniment to
she reckless dance Of ephemeral souls
above the cataract of fatal folly, or
beating a brutal march for the pa
Tade of pride and cruelty toward the
pit of death.
There are pictures that immortal
tze the great moments of history. the
line aspirations of humanity. the fair
scenes OF nature.
There are pictures that lavish all
the resources OF the most consum-
mate art to perpetuatc the trivial and
the vile
There are dreams that speak of
herolsm and virtue, and purify our
hearts with pity, fear and love.
There are plays that present life
as coarse and tedious farce, or
glorify indecency and unfaithfulness
There are books which store the
memory with beautiful images and
gentle pleasures and fine ideals
There are books which leave bad
taste in the mind and weaken every
noer Of spiritual courage. and poison
the springs of Imagination at the
Iountainhead.
It Is for us to choose in which of
these two paths of art we will walk.
The choice determines our destiny.
our intellectual nature is like the
chameleon; it takes color from that
ON which il feeds
Tell me what music you love, what
dramas are your favorites, what
books you read when you are alone,
and | Will tell you which way you
are moving, upward or downward
Copyright. f924D
Evening star., 1924-03-31
The Quacks Regain Faith.
No greater Joy may be STAINED
Than lost faita that has been regained.
Old Mother Nature.

Unknown to Farmer Browns Boy
Peter Rabbit had watched all that had
happened over there at the mouth of
the Laughing Brook. where 1t enters
the Big River. He had watched
Farmer Browns Boy scatter the corn
there, build the blind and hide in it,
He had watched Mr.. and Mrs. Quack
find that corn and greedily stuff them
selves. He had watched Farmer Browns
Boy leave the blind and start for home.
Then Peter came from his hiding
place. He was in high spirits, was
Peter Rabbit. He fairly ached to tell
Mr.; and Mrs. Quack where that corn
had come from. But Mr.. and Mrs.
Quack had hidden tn the broken down
rushes, and though Peter waited and
waited, they did not come out Final
ly Peter went home to the dear Old
Brir Patch.
II knew it would be all right if
Farmer Browns Boy found Mr. and
Mrs. Quack." said he to himself. Il
knew 1t would be all right
The next day Peter was back TO
visit the Quacks. So was Farmer
Browns Boy. AS before, he brought
corn and scattered it. This time the
Quacks from their hiding place saw
him do il, but they didn't see him hide
in his blind. They thought he had gone
away. They waited only long enough
TO feel quite sure that he had gone
and then they ate that corn almost
az greediiy as they had done the day
before.
The next day they watched for the
coming OF Farmer Browns Boy, and
they were not disappointed This time
they were so eager for that corn that
they did not remain hidden A few
days later they actually began to pick
up that corn with Farmer Browns Roy
standing in plain sight. 1t wasn't long
after this before they would come to
meet him as soon as they saw him on
the bank. So it was that little by lit
tie the Quacks regained faith and no
longer doubted all of the tWo-legged
creatures called men.
II was surprising how fast they re-
gained their good looks. They began
TO grow plump. Mr.. Quack's beautiful
feathers regained their brightness, and
he spent a great deal of time dressing
them and caring for them, as had been
his habit in other years.
What did l tell you about Farmer
Browns Boy" demanded Peter Of the
Quacks one day after Farmer Browns
Boy had gone away. Didn't tell you
that he is a friend to be trusted ?'
He is, Peter. He certainly is" said
Evening star., 1924-03-31

ioudy WAS pops DertnudS, ana dItSF
! suppir ma gave him the ash receiver
she bawt for him. saying Happy
berthday, Willyum, meny happy re-
terms of the day, I'm sure.
Well, well. a bewtifilI ash recover
for my tired ashes, pop sed. Heers
ware | lite up my 80 cent cigar to
nttinsiy celebrate the occasion, he
sed.
And he litt long cigar with a
red band on 1T and leened hack in his
| morrlss chair with a satisfied ixpres-
! child on erth had cigar like this in
their face, there would be no more
dfskord in the werld
And he puffed some more puffs and
then started to mock the ashes off ma
saying, Willyum!
wat, watts matter? pop sed, and
ma sed, Do you realize you nocked
those ashes into the card tray insted
OF INTO your new ash receiver?
Q, is that all, yee gods, ! thawt you
had appendicitis or something, pop
sed.
And he kept on smoking and pri.ty
soon ne nocked some more ashes orr,
ma saying, Willyun, you're simply
terrible
Why, now wat? pop sed I nocked
those of into the confounded thing,
dident /? he Sed
You nocked them in the genrel di-
rectlon of the ash receiver, l admit,
but jest look at the table, ma sed
Meening the ashes were all over II,
pop saying, II enybody asks you If
I'm injoyinS this cigar, tell them no.
, I'm going to smoke the rest of it on
; the window sill with my legs hang
ing out and strew the ashes to the 4
winds like the ancients use to do, ne
sed.
: Wich he got up to do. rra saying.
Now Wii!yum. you're going To do
nuthing of the kind, the naybers will
think you're crazy. Now you sit rite
down agen and you can put the ashes
on the floor for all | care After Ill
this is your berthday. she sed.
Then III celebrate il by putting my
ashes in my new ash receiver, that's
the way Ill celebrate every berthday,
pop said.
Wich he sat down agen and start
ed to do
Evening star., 1924-03-31

Last summer. while having tea one
afternoon in the pretty rear garden
of a friend, noticed a round iron lid
sunk in the grass near the corner of
the house. CIambering morning glory
vines ran UP the house wall, and Just
beyond was the garden, past which a
pretty bricked path led to the arbor-
covered gate to the alley. / stopped
and poked the lid with my foot
What is this? A water meterT I
asked
My hostess paused, too.
Not at all; that's my garbage can, "
she answered, my underground gar
bage can-one of my greatest COM
forts"
She stepped forward. put her foot
on small iron foot-trip, and the lid
rose slowly open, disclosing a deep
galvanized iron bucket sunk in an
outer case, which protected the in
ner bucket from the dampness of the
earth. The small round lid was only
part of the large round hinged top
TO the whole contrivance, which
opened to permit the bucket to be re-
moved and emptied-
You see, don't have to touch il at
all to put the refuse in." she ex-
planned. for l can opan the lid with
my foot, dump the scraps in, and
L. ,
when the garbage man comes, he lifts
the whole can out. Isn't il the neat
est thing you ever saw? There isn't
| any odor at all, of course, and the
entire contraption is hidden SO cIev-
erly that my back yard shows no
u&ey can or bucket anywhere.
1T is excellent for city use, too. as
well as in these suburban places.
Think of the joy of getting rid OF
all those offensive garbage cans
along our city streetsi
Another good thing about my un-
derground receiver is that it keeps
refuse from freezing in winter. The
cast-iron container and lid keep out
the frost, and so the bucket is easily
emptied and cleaned. Best of all, it
is completely out of sight except for
this inconspicuous iron lid, which You
| thought was merely a water meter.
| can give garden party all around
It, without offending any one. It's 4
great idea, isn't it,
Evening star., 1924-03-31
Salmon Chowder,

Pare and dice six large potatoes and
put to boil in one quart of water.
Peel and slice two onions and saute
in the fat from one-fourth pound of
fried salt pork diced. When the
onion is yellow. turn ii and the fat
into the kettle containing the potato
and allow to boil until the potato
will cut easily. Add one can of
salmon, free from skin and bones
the oil, and one quart of milk. Salt
and pepper to taste. When IL boilS,
remove from the stove and cover the
top with split crackers, when it is
ready to serve. Remember a real
chowder always contains pork and
onions, and before cooking there
should be two quarts of liquid to one
quart of solids.
Evening star., 1924-03-31
Dlstorp of Dour Same.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NowIAN.
CONYERS
VARiATioN-conners.
RACIAL oRIGIH--Normsn-E -Errreb.
SouRcE-6 place name,


RACIAL oRiGIH--Norman.Fr French.
SoURcE-A place name,
The family name of Conyers sur.
nishes good example OF how con-
fused family names sometimes become
You might take it for q variation Of
Conaor. from O'Connor, one of the
family names developed from a clan
name of Ireland. And in a good MANY
instances you would probably be
right.
In many cases Conyers has come
from O'Connor, and in many instances
Connor and Conner and Corners have
come from Conyers as we'll as from
OConnor.
But. for all that, the family name of
Conyers traces straight back to q
Norman-French source, to the town
of Coigniers in Normandy.
The historical records of the Nor
man conquest prove that some of
Williams troops came from this sec
tion. and that their leader was known.
therefore. as de Coigniers." The same
of course, would hold true for d great
many of that leaders followers, for
the word de" meaning "of" in those
days, did not necessarily mean "of" in
the sense of possession, but more
often in the sense of from"
Evening star., 1924-03-31
Ragout of Rabbit.

Dis5oint a good-sized rabbit. Cut
one pound OF bacon into thin slices
and fry to delicate brown. Remove
the bacon and brown the rabbit in
the hot fat Place the meat in a cas-
serole or a baking dish. Add one
ounce of -four to the fat remaining
in the frying pan and stir in one
quart OF boiling water. When per-
fectly blended, add one carrot and
one onion, both finely minced by be-
ing forced through the food chopper
Season with salt and pepper. Pour hot
gravy over the rabbit, cover the dish.
and cook the rabbit slowly for one
and one-half hours.
Evening star., 1924-03-31
Cheese Betty.

stale bread. Put a layer of this diced
bread on the bottom of baking dish.
Cover with a layer of chopped or
grated cheese, alternating until the
dish IS full. the last layer to be
cheese. Scald one pint Of milk so
that it will not curdle, and add il to
two well beaten eggs. Season with
half a teaspoonful of salt, one-f fourth
teaSpoonful of mustard and a little
paprika- The milk should be allow ed
eggs This dish can be prepared
some hours before needed and then
half an hour before being eaten can
be put in q moderate oven and baked
until the custard sets.
Evening star., 1924-03-31
Salad of Apple Circles.

Core some apples. being sure that
the corer goes all the way through
Peel them, and cut them crosswise
into about quarter-inch slices. Mari
nate in water for half an hour. Drain
and serve on lettuce leaves with the
slices just tapping over each other
Sprinkle each slice with chopped
pistachio or other nuts. A cream or
mayonnaise dressing may be served
with il if desired.
Evening star., 1924-03-31
Pear and Cheese Salad.

Select two halves of canned pear
Tor each person to be served, Cut
into eighths and arrange in flower
FASHION on crisp cold lettuce. Cut
long narrow strips OF canned pirnento
and arrange them between sections of
the fruit. Then place a ball of cream,
cheese in the center Serve very cold
with Inayonnaise or French dressinc
Evening star., 1924-03-31

Letters written during the
presidency of James Monroe by
Eepr presentative Thomas Hill
Hubbard of New York. These
letters. addressed to Mrs. Hub
bard. picture social and polit-
ical life in the National Cap
ital of a hundred years ago.
Evening star., 1924-03-31
Blue Plum Pastries.

Make some rich pastry suitable for
tarts. Roll thin and cut into oblonc
shapes. Prick with a fork and bake
In quick oven. When they are
ready TO serve, place a pastry or
each plate, cover thickly with blue
plum preserves, cover with another
pastry. then with preserves, and
garnish with whipped cream.
Evening star., 1924-03-31
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

Mrs Quack- Then she sighed. .T wish
legged creatures like lnr. / do so. !
wish Mr.. Quack and ] could STAY her,
all next winter. But sJppose the ice
and snow will drive US south, as ug,laI
and we will have another just such ter
of it''
Don't said Peter. Next wfrt.,
is long way off. Be thankful for
what you have now and don't borrow
trouble from the future. / supDo -
Evening star., 1924-03-31
My Neighbor Says.

my NClSuUOi OdyS.
Pretty baby bootees can Re
made from the topa of LONG
white kid gloves which are past
wearing. Patterns can be
bought at any pattern shop.
Sew the shoe together with col
ored rope silk in ornamental
stitches and make little holes
. around the ankle through which
draw a colored ribbon.
When a cake recipe calls for
soda and you find you have no
sour milk. add 4 cup of vine
gar to sweet milk and you will
have the same result.
Have q tier of three shelves
with compartments built over
your kitchen radiator. On one
OF these shelves plates may be
kept warm, on another nap
kins may be placed after iron
ing until thoroughly dry and
the other may be used for dish
towels.
To clean windows and mir
rors, rub them with thin cold
starch, let it dry and then wipe
off with a soft cloth. This will
clean as well as give brilliant
polish.
Japanned trays can be cleaned
with a mixture Of vinegar and
powdered whiting. Apply with
a soft flannel, wipe off with a
clean cloth and polish with
chamois.
Evening star., 1924-03-31

Prices realized on Swift d. Company
xales OF carcass beef in Washington, ID. G.,
for week ending Saturday, March 20. 1924, on
shipments sold out. ranged from 1000 cents
to 1880 cents per pound and averaged 1892
cents per pound.--Advertisement.
Evening star., 1924-03-31

DIDN'T TELL. YOU THAT Hr WAS
A FRIEND TO BE TRTSTED
that before long you and Mr.. ouar.,
VIII be starting for your summer hor1e
IN the Far North. You look az IL y0li
were strong enough now"
We are" said Mrs. Ouacl, ..bu,-
she looked at Mr. Quack, and Ny
Quack looked at her. Neither said
anything further.
Evening star., 1924-03-31

Her gays are sCdys OF pleGSantness,
AID all her PATHS are pedee.-Prov. 5 IL
There are two paths in art and
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-12-12
(By Federated Press)

Washington-Who actually got the
millions of dollars spent by the Re-
publican national committee in the
Coolidge campaign will never be
known in detail by the public. Only
fragments Of information have been
divulged in the two volumes of type
written reports sent to the senate
committee which investigated the fl
nancing of the presidential contest.
But from the bits of confession which
may be pieced together in those pages
is told story of suppression of crit
icism, of financing of influential per-
sons in travelling expenses" and of
payment to Negro papers and foreign
language papers for goodwill adver-
tising" that is eloquent of a sordid
philosophy. Money was relied upon
to overcome any obstacle.
Angus McSween is the veteran
Washington correspondent for the
Philadelphia North American. Van
Valkenburgh, editor of that paper
owned by the Wanamakers, was one
of the noisiest of Bull Moose. This
year he headed list Of ex-Bull Moose
who addressed a denunciatory letter
to La Toilette and indorsed Coolidge.
McSween was known as one Of the
most persistent and derisive critics of
the old guard at the capitol. Yet the
record shows that on September II he
drew from the Republican commit
tee $400 "salary and expenses" and
that on September 20 he drew anoth
er S400; on October a check for $400
was issued to 'Mrs. Angus McSween,
chairman;" on October 20 two checks
for $400 each were issued to Angus
McSween, and on October 25 three
checks of $400, $500 and $500 respec-
lively. Two days later came another
check for $500.
Men familiar with the Republican
headquarters situation at Chicago
stated that McSween was supposed to
be on the payroll for $500 a week for
16 weeks, during which time he was,
to all outward appearance, acting
merely as the correspondent of his
paper. His articles in the North
American were strongly pro-Coolidge.
Another newspaper man on salary
from the Chicago headquarters, but
operating in the national capital, was
Mulligan, assistant Washington COR
respondent for the Boston Post-the
democratic" paper of Boston that
came out for Coolidge. He is still
on the payroll as advisor or assistant
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-12-12
PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS
CLEVELAND A GODDESS CITY
EVEN WORSE THAN NEW YORK
Over One Hundred Thousand Have No Affilia
ton With Any Church

ated Churches for the coming year
is declared to be the quickening of its
present membership; winning the un-
churched, and teaching the 10000
children receiving no religious in
struction. An appeal to consider the
movement has been sent to Catholic
pastors and Jewish rabbis.
Cleevland is said to observe Sunday
less than New York, Philadelphia OF
Boston. These cities, according to
Rev. Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, pastor
of prominent Congregational
church, "still observe the laws of
their statute books which we seem to
have agreed to ignore"
The remedy for the situation, the
report of the committee states, is "a
reawakening of conscience before
there can be any effective approach
to new constructive legislation. The
place to begin must be with the reli-
gious groups in the city-Roman
Catholic, Jewish and Protestant"