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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Our Children-By Angelo Patri

Incidentally it would acquaint the
child with his family. That is no.
a bad idea in these days. Children
know too little about their families.
understand too little of the notion o.
family unity and tradition. We have
been getting away from pride in fam
lily with the idea that it was not quite
democratic. not quite American to
boast of your fathers. ! think it does
A child n whole lot of good to be
able to stand up and say. My grand
father or my great-unClc was ii won
der. This is his picture. ] look like
him, don't I? Kitty looks for all the
world like Aunt Mary Ann. Great old
lady, that
Children have notion, nowadays.
that old people scarcely matter. TheiI
day is over. Their manners, their
code. are outworn with their clothes.
Instead Of studying the ways of their
elders our modern children scott a
the suggestion that they were eve"
worth a thought. Did the best they
could, poor things, but we have left
them long in the past. Back mum
bers. We must hurry ahead"
1t is we'll to hurry ahead, but it is
well, too, to take d fieeting glimpse
over ones shoulder now and then.
1t is pleasant to rest on an emiuenCe
and view the distance Travelled, and
even the younger generation might
profit by such Il view. The brash
youngsters who defy the experience
of their elders need to be acquainted
with them. They need to know their
history better, especially the family
history.
So I thought that a dress-up party
now and then would help a bit all
around. Call in the clan and dress
the part and let the children run the
show.
Mr.. Patri will give personal attention
to inquiries from parents or school teachers
on the care and development of children.
Write him in care of this paper, enclosing
self-addressed. stamped envelope for reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Time for Opening Christmas Gifts
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

his toys until he has had his porridge
and milk at least.
Some mothers have found that after
breakfast has proved the best time 1or
emptying stockings, seeing the tree
and undoing gifts. Playing with toys
can be prolonged until nap time or
dinner time If the child is old enough
not to aeed the sleep. The call to
breakfast comes all too soon II the
presents are seen before the meal. 1t
is a Childish sorrow" to have to
leave the things SO quickly. To be
without a good breakfast means a
peevish or cross child. miserable him
self, and enough to make parents and
family out of sorts before many hours.
Some Early Gifts.
A compromise is found by other
mothers to do wonders. satisfying the
child and working out felicitously all
around. For instance, hang the
child's stocking at the foot of his
crib. Let him open the things 1t
holds. and play with them to his
hearts content whenever he chooses
or whenever he wakes. If his cham
Der Is bit chilly for this, hang the
stocking in some place that is warm
and let him go there and open his
things. He can put on his little wrap
per or kimono and warm slippers and
be happy until time to dress and eat.
Then after the breakfast. comes more
pleasure in the opening of the chief
gifts and in seeing the tree, if he
has one.
Tempting Privilege.
Since this Is the tirae when parents
open their presents, the child may soon
~ a. - to hot &c he
great occasion of the day, and his
privilege to share in it, if he does as
mamma and daddy do, namely, wait
until after breakfast is done before see
ing his gifts. Let the breakfast be
early enough for the child's patience
not to be too sorely tried. Do not
expect him to eat quite as heartily
as on ordinary days. Appear not to
notice that he eats rather lightly, but
tempt his appetite with his favorite
cereal and fruit, by an egg done just
to his fancy, or by a morsel of meat
which may be rare treat.
Christmas Eve.
Opening presents on Christmas eve
when there is a tree is rather hard on
little children. They get so excited
that they cannot sleep, and they have
not the pleasure ahead of them in
the morning. 1t is over. 1t is more
difficult to lure them to sleep when
this is true than when a mother can
assure them that sleep hurries up the
morning by making 1t seem to come
quickly during dreams. Since Christ
mas is so much a childs day it is not
strange that mothers should be de-
sirous of solving the problem of the
right psychological time to let them
have their joyous surprise In the
opening of gifts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
WINTER
BY ID. e. PEATTIE.
Bayberry.

On Christmas eve, when candles
are lit. Will your candle be the time
honored bayberry? A bit dearly do
they come. indeed, but how spicily
fragrant and redolent of Yuletide
gayetieS long ago,
Perhaps | am wrong, but it always
seems to me that the bayberry
sparkles more brightly than other
candles. ] confess, too. to a prejudice
sidered utterly old-fashioned now, and
one good electric bulb supplies the
light of many candles. But the
candles flame. if not swayed by a
draueht, is a healthy light, is not try
ing on the eyes, provided that books
he held close enough to the source
OF light. And how glowing and
happy candle light on Christmas eve
makes the expectant faces of the
children look.
The candlemaker's guild is no more,
though II was once famous, and just
before Christmas would come to your
home and make candles to your order.
But the bayberry plant. at least, still
fourishes.
At Silver Spring and eastward IN
poor soil of Prince Georges County.
Md, it grows, though few natives
ever notice 1t. STILL its pretty gray
berries hang now beneath the dark
waxy leaves. and few lovers of the
oldfashioned Christmas go to gather
a sprig to Irvine with mistletoe.
Harder still TO find is the sweet
fern. close relative of bayberry, with
fern-like leaves and a heavy odor un.
like that of any other plant l know.
[ have never been able to find 1t except
near the reform school. Were 1t
more plentiful II would make a beauti.
full Christmas decoration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Dressing Up.

Dressing up is one of the delights of
childhood 1t brings the true story
so near. If you are lucky enough
to have an attic with trunks and
chests full OF old costumes, what a
world of Joy is open to the children.
and to you, How much fun 1t would
be to play a story of grandmother s
day and wear her gown Grand
fathers coat and hat would lend
thrills enough for a lifetime If the
small boy could don them and fight
the famous battle over again, from
the charge to the medal.
Family festivals ought to be dressed
more. The charm Of old-time customs
is in the old clothes and the old furni-
ture. Grandmother would enjoy her
birthday feast immensely if the cos
tunes worn We're those of her girl
hood and the table setting that of her
old home. 1t would be d lot of trouble.
but think of what il would mean to
the children to get the old things
out and polish them up for the &C.
casion,
II you live in a modern flat or a
very new house and there is neither
attic nor old clothes, perhaps the cos
tunes could be made. The children
would learn geat deal If they had
the chance to costume and furnish
such an occasion. For, of course,
the clothes must be clean and
presentable; some of them would have
TO be made and some fro
in any case. But it would furnish
occasion for much thougnt ana so,.....
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Virginia Ham.

a delicious way to cook ham is to
boil it in the ordinary way until it j.
nearly done, then remove it from the
pot and take off the skin. Stick cloves
about an inch apart into the fat and
cover with coarse brown sugar. Bake
in the oven for three-fourthS of an
hour to an hour, and serve hot. 1t is
good eaten hot or cold.
Another good way to cook ham is
to take a thick slice about one.half an
inch thick and mix together a tea
spoonful of made mustard with a
tablespoonful of sugar. Rub this well
into the ham and place it in a COW
cred dish with a cupful of milk. Bake
in a slow oven for one and one-fourth
hours, basting occasionally and add
ing more milk If necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
pEnTTNTE GT0DTEG BY THORNTON
DLD lYlL - Ol0lLO ". BURGESS

ate, and slept, slept. ate and worked
day after day. and wasted no time at
all. The trees were cut on the shore
of the big new pond, towed down to
the dam, dragged across this, and
towed down to the food pile in the old
pond. Young trees, small enough to
be handled, We're taken down there
whole. Big trees were trimmed of
their branches and cut into logs. Then
these and the big branches were taken
down.
Once or twice the young Beavers
complained because they had to work
so steadily. They thought they ought
to have some time for rest and play.
But Paddy kept them on the job.
You will have all Winter in which
to do nothing" said he. But If Win
ter catches us without food enough to
carry us through you will wish you
had worked twice hard as you have"
"Other people get along without stor-
ing up lot of food, so ] don't see why
we cannot" grumbled one young
Beaver.
"Who?" demanded Paddy.
Peter Rabbit" replied the young
Beaver.
Paddy laughed right out. True
enough" he said. But Peter can
travel about to hunt food, and if he
can't find the food he wants he can
make another do. At that, he goes
hungry often enough. The same thing
is true of others who do not lay up
food and who do not sleep through the
Winter. You never find any of them
fat in Winter. 1t is a lean time, a
hard time, and stomachs are really
filled only once in a while. But last
Winter there wasn't a day that you
went hungry. Why? Because we had
been thrifty. Because we had worked
hard at the proper time and stored
enough food to last until Spring even
if it should be late. If you should
have to travel over snow and ice to
get food Yowler the Bob Cat or Old
Man Coyote would soon have the
Beaver dinner both are forever dream
ing about"
The young Beaver grumbled a little
to himself, but he kept right on work
ing and did his full share. Then came
a day when after working a good part
of the night Paddy insisted that they
should work through the day. Several
times that day he swan around that
food pile looking it over with the
greatest care. Then he would urge
the others to work little faster. AS
jolly, round, red Mr.. Sun disappeared
behind the tops of the trees on his
last stick was added to the pile and
Paddy once more looked it over
Il think it will do said he. ANY
way, it is time we rested"
Il should say it isl exclaimed one
young Beaver, and started straight
for the house.
The next morning, when that young
Beaver came out of the underwater
doorway and started for the surface,
I,o HIS, Iii
frozen over. Then he understood why
his father had kept them at work so.
Winter had arrived and they were
ready Just in time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Doll Houses.

Has your daughters doll taken up
housekeeping vet? If she hasn't, it's
about time. A doll house is really
child's household primer. besides be-
ing q source of never-ending delight
and diversion.
empty. and the rooms must be fur
nished Here's a splendid opportunity
to give your child a chance to set
up house" for herself. Let her fur
niSh one room at a time so that she
won't be confused, and will enjoy her
problem. OF course, she will want
to people her house with a papa,
mamma, sister and brother doll, re-
Spectively.
AS to the actual doll house itself,
a startling variety awaits you. 1t may
Me a bungalow, a white colonial house,
or a palace after a SumptuouS tapS-
burg model. Those imported from
Germany are, as a rule, ornate but
we'll made and designed. All doll
houses are either made by hand or
on Iathes. The best workmanship is
found in the handmade houses, but
they are quite expensive.
The house should be opened from
the top. although a few have sides
that swing out on hinges The best
material which you will find in houses
is a. soft straight-grained wood that
is free from knots and other i'm
projections.
Houses are painted in realistic fash
ion SO successfully that, unless you
check your impulse. you'll find your
self ringing the door bell of your
daughters doll house. 1t should have
many coats of paint, because the more
coats used the less chance there is
of the surface wood slivering.
The interior of a doll house is a
place for inventive magic. If it's well
finished with papered walls and wood
work in either natural or white fin
ish. you have q setting for your wand.
While single rooms already fur
nished may be purchased cheaply,
most children prefer to do their own
furnishing. Complete fittings may be
had for the living room. dining room.
bedroom, kitchen and bath. If your
child is decorative by nature. she'll
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Nistorp Of Pour Ran1e
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN.
FRANCOMB.
vARIATIONS-Fr Frankham.
RACIAL ORlGIN-AngIo Norman.
CE-Oescrjptive


Here is a group of family names,
the meaning and origin Of which you
will find it difficult to guess, for in
each one of the three cases the pres
ent spelling of the ending is mis-
leading.
1t is not an uncommon thing for
names of Anglo-Norman origin to
change in this fashion, and the reason
lies in the peculiar mixture of the old
Anglo-SaXon tongue and the French
of the Normans and from which mod
ern English is the outgrowth. 1t must
be remembered that the mixture oc-
Cured in a peculiar way. The Nor
mans, for a couple of centuries after
the conquest, spoke nothing but
French and their tongue was but
slightly changed by the influence of
the the Anglo-SaXon. Then came
period when, as a result of political
separation from Normandy, the Nor
mans began to adopt the English,
which, in radically changed form,
finally again became the dominating
element of speech. 1t was natural that
when this final stage was reached the
meanings of the Norman names were
quickly forgotten and there was a
tendency to spell them as they were
pronounced at the time.
In the middle ages the middle
class" lying between the nobility and
their vassals in the social and political
scale, were known as "freemen," and
Freeman has come down to us as a
family name. The Norman equivalent
to this word was franc homme," or
as it was spelled at various times,
"franchome," ''fraunch- humme" and
"fraunchome." 1t came to be pro-
nounced, after it had become a sur
ings Francomb and Frankhom have
developed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
HOW 1T STARTED
By Jean Newton
Bourgeois"

Not only in English writing and
speech do we meet with this word
bourgeois" but in our own diction-
airy! 1t is not a slang term, but an
adaptation to more or less slangy use
Of a good French word. And our con-
notation of SNOWY" common" low
er class" is corruption of its orig
inal meaning.
In French bourgeois is q social
term descriptive Of a definite class or
rank of French society. Derived from
"bourg," meaning town." it signi-
fies the townsman or shopkeeper, one
of middle rank in society, below a
gentleman" and above a peasant in
rank; in other words, of the middle
ella S."
In it's original use the word is alto
gether devoid of the derogatory sense
in which it is used in our language.
1t is a more or less technical CLASH
fication which those who come under
it would net hesitate to apply to them
selves. And it is perhaps charac-
teristic of the democratic American
psychology that class distinction of
that kind should, in our usage, bring
onus upon the word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24

The sister Immediately ran up to
her mother and pulling at her apron,
said, "Ccsette has taken our doll from
u.s.
1t was enough. The woman looked
then and saw Cosette with the doll in
her arms. AS quickly as she could
reach her. she snatched the plaything
and began to vent her rage on Cosette.
"Wretched orphan Is it not enough
that l give you food and lodging, that
you must rob my daughters" Her
tone was so angry and her look so
fierce that Cosette began to cry.
Then the woman gave her a cuff on
the side of the head and left her,
alone again. with only the lead sword
But Cosette did not play with it now,
for her loss only seemed the greater
since she had held a real doll.
This is the landlady's Christmas
dress. 1t has a lavender skirt with
yellow bodice and white collar and
ruffles. The cap is lavender, with yell
low roses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
By MRS. HARLAND HI. ALLEN.

wish to add window boxes with
flowers. green trees and shrubbery,
garages for her dolls automobiles, and
other accessories. She is sure to want
TO weave rugs for her dolls home,
and make sheets, curtains and towels,
too.
a child started off with a miniature
home develops housekeeping instinct
which is reflected in her own home
in later years. She learns the value
of neatness, and gets a feeling for
arrangement and color. There's just
one trouble with a doll house. 1t
makes you so enviouS that you begin
to play and live, too. in the toy world
Of your daughters making.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Clues to Character
BY J. q. ABERNETHY.
Creative Imagination.

The wings of the nose indicate
creative imagination, while the full
ness above the root of the nose Is
a sign of mechanical skill and memory
of shapes, contours, designs and out
lines.
Could you. from a group of men,
select one with creative imagination?
BY that we mean the natural ability
to build house, a bridge, or any.
thing which first brings into play the
imagination? This, with constructive
ability, produces great architects.
architectural engineers, landscape
gardeners or construction engineers.
A nose with a prominence just above
the root and with wide and bullying
nostrils will be found on all success
full builders, architects and draughts-
men. If the area Just above the root
of the nose seems broad and full, and
the wings of the nose faring, you
are safe in saying that here is a man
or woman who would be successful
in any OF the VocationS mentioned.
For, along with their creative mag
ination, they have also the con-
structive ability which enabled them
% put things together.
Copyright. 1892
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24

how humble, there is some sort of
christmas. In millions Of homes
there are millions of delightful, old
fashioned Christmases being pre-
pared.
GRO being trimmed and presents piled
high beneath them. The tinsel SPAR
Lies and the candles twinkle in the
same merry old way. What does it
matter who trims the Christmas tree
santa Claus, or the good fairies,
ar lust the human hands of those
Who love us? 1t is trimmed, and it
is beautiful.
"C,hristnas is for children" we
orown-ups say, and smile because
20 know we are children, too, at
Christmas time.
aA0Ayylxht. L925.A
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the dam and then rapidly sneaked
ashore he kept looking over his should
cr. But he neither heard nor saw any
one. 1t was so mysterious that Vow
Ter decided then and there that he
didn't really want a Beaver dinner
after all, and would keep away from
there.
AS for Hooty the Great Horned Owl,
who had struck at Yowler's twitching,
stubby tail, without knowing what he
was striking at. well, Hooty just natu-
rally flew away without so much as
SAYING excuse me. He didn't want any
ono to know what a mistake he had
made.
So it was that Paddy the Beaver,
Mrs. Paddy and the two nearly grown
children were hunted no more, Old
Man Coyote having long since decided
that 1t was a waste of time to go way
over there with the chances all against
him. SO Paddy and his family worked,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Grape Catsup.

Boil five pounds of grapes, strain
out all seeds and skins by rubbing
through a strainer, add two cupfuls of
vinegar, two and a half pounds of
brown sugar and one teaspoonful each
of ground allspice, Glove and CHINA
mon Cook slowly for two hours. bot
tie and seal. This makes a lively,
RELISH taY meats and fish,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Ready Just in Time.
Who for the future doth prepare
Doth save himself a load of care.
Paddy the Beaver.

Yowler the Bob Cat kept away from
the dam of Paddy the Beaver. He kept
away because he didn't dare to go over
there again. Something or some one
had struck him from behind as he
crouched on big. gray rock near the
middle of that dam watching for a
chance to catch an unsuspecting
Beaver. Yowler had been both hurt
and frightened. so frightened that on
the instant he had jumped and landed
in the water. AS he scrambled out on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
HOME NOTES
By JENNY WREN.

Christmas Eve! Tonight the carol
ers beneath your window. Tonight
the children hurry off to bed that
Christmas morning may come the
sooner In every home, no matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24

The question of just when is the
best time for children to look at their
Christmas presents is one that puzzles
many mother. 1t is difficult to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
obtained through them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-23

Milan, train conductor, that con-
ductors nowadays convict the Amer
lean on sight as "black yalise",
which is railway vernacular for mo
tip. The tourist remains in the
shadow of this dreadful appellation
until he proves himself innocent.
But. Signor Signorini nastens to
explain, the American is not really
miser. Rather. he becomes one
through a misunderstanding and
through what European train con-
ductors consider the Vaccinations
and Misrepresentation of tourist
agencies in America and England.
"These agencies" declare Signor-
mi, sell tickets to tourists on the as
sumption that all expenses are in
cluded in the purchase price. While
they may not say this, they intimate
it and the tourists make UP their
travelling budgets accordingly. Many
tourists. especially those Of the mid
die class who now travel in great
numbers, work out their economic
plan on this assumption. In some
cases, they spend as much as they
can afford and are not prepared for
additional expenses.
1.-THE fact is, of course. that service
on European express trains is not In
cluded in the price of the ticket.
This is clearly established by law and
is printed in French on the tickets.
Americans. however, cannot or do
not read the announcement. In adj
dition our company does not permit
us to ask payment The result is
that we get nothing from Americans
while we get the normal payments
from all other travellers"