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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
SUB ROSA
Ashamed of Her Home.
BY MIMI.

A young lady who calls herself
Somebody Ashamed of Her Home"
writes frantically asking what in the
world she will do with the brand-new
beau she's acquired stunning col
lege boy with great deal Of money
who is wild to meet the family and
see her home and her home Is so
dreadful that she simply can't bring
him there.
OF course, we girls are apt to be so
self conscious that we overrate the
value of some things.
It's rather difficult to introduce
some one we admire very much Into a
home which we know to be ugly and
poor and shabby.
But very often the boys haven't the
same idea about these things that we
have.
Perhaps they're not as sensitive as
we suppose about these matters.
Certainly 1t is pleasant to have de-
lightfully decorated, charming place
to which to bring our friends, but If
we are born in such circumstances
that a nice house is out Of the ques-
ton we've got to accustom ourselves
to what we find about us.
Now, II you were born with rather
| unattractive face, you wouldn't rush
around in circles being ashamed of it.
would you? No, you'd just do the
best you could with 1t, and you'd ex-
pect people who were your friends, to
like you in spite Of your appearance.
You wouldn't apologize to them for
your appearance. You'd say to your
self: well, this is the way I look
and If they're going to dislike me be-
| cause of my face, I don't think they
could ever have liked me very much
You must cultivate just that sort
of attitude toward your home. It's
something that you yourself couldn' I
possibly have helped. You're not re.
sponsible for it. You can't change it.
Then, il this boy likes you really
he's not going to change his opinion
of you because of the ugly furniture
in your living room. He's not going
to blame you for it, and so he can't
dislike you for it.
Unless he's a rather sensitive young
chap he will probably not notice all
the imperfections and shabbiness you
know so well. The whole thing may
be of little concern to him, at all and
you may be worrying yourself over
| nothing.
What you must do is to appear
perfectly at ease when he comes.
Don't let him see that you're nerv.
Gus or apologize about the old family
mansion. Keep up a stiff upper-lip
and act as though you were giving a
reception at Buckingham Palace-and
perhaps he'll fall SO hard he'll think
you are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05

hence. And now that the dress
makers are thinking of frocks for
cooler days of Autumn we hear more
and more of the darker, deeper shades.
A shade called commander blue.
brighter and more vibrant than navy,
Is playing an important role in Paris.
We have a number of names for it
here. One must needs be we'll Yersed
in color parlance Of the day 10 know
the subtle differences between royal
blue and commander blue, pencil blue.
indigo and ball blue
One of the things that have favored
the fashion for blue is undoubtedly
the fact that at the exposition in
Paris this Summer the collections of
frocks from several of the well known
French dressmaking houses-notably
Callot. Jenny and Worth-were in
various shades of blue. OF course,
the fact that these important houses
chose blue as the medium for their
display must have been because that
shade gave promise of good favor
The navy blue frock returns to full
applause from countless women who
nave never ceased TO regard this as
the smartest color for street wear.
AS presented by the designers now
1t is seldom to be worn without the
complement Of some other color.
There is hardly hue in the rainbow
that cannot be worn and worn well
with navy. The sketch shows a navy
blue rep frocks of the new nodded
Silhouette. The collar. jabot and
ruff1es at the wrists are of mauve chit
fon. while the hat is of blue velvet
with mauve ribbon trimming
Among French dressmakers who are
specially stressing navy blne for Au-
tumn are Jenny. Vionnet, Worth and
Drecoll.
Copyright 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05

l was sitting on the sofer feeling
vulnerable to myself, and pop sed,
Watts a matter, Benny, you look as
if the weight of the werld was on your
shoulders and you couldn't get it off.
I had a kind of a bum day today,
everything went rong, I sed.
That's the sort of days l have my
self every once in a vile, maybe you
inherited one of them, pop sed.
l even woke up feeling bum because
l had a dreem that somebody passed
law saying we was going to have
skool insted of vacation next vaca-
ton, sed.
They wouldent dare do that, it mite
Iced to revilution, pop Sed, and
sed, And then vile / was eating brek-
fist | split soft berled egg on the eileen
tablecloth
I'm glad to heer you felt badly enuff
about it to let it distress you, pop sed
AS soon as ma saw the stane she
put the cents back in her bag that
she was jest going to give me, 1 sed.
o / see, l beg your pardin, pop sed
and / sed, And then at luntch time 1t
was so hot ma left me go GROUND for
a pint of ice GREEN, and the man filed
the box away up full and then he sed,
Do you wunt me to close the lid? and
I sed. Yes, without thinking enything,
and he quick scraped a hole buntch
of ice cream off of the top so he could
close the lid, G. WIZ wat did l care
about the darn lid?
Nuthing at ALL naturally, that was
too bad, pop sed, and l sed, And then
this afternoon / was wawking along
and / axsidently kicked male, and
it sounded like somebody dropping
money, and some man wawking past
thawt it was him, and he started to
look GROUND on the payment and I
was standing there laffing to myself
and all of a suddin wat did he find but
dime rite in frunt of ware l was
standing, and bet 1 would of found 1t
if 1t hadent of bin for that darn male.
My old hart is breaking, come on err.
round to the drug store and we'll
drownd our sorrow in ice GREEN
sodas, pop sed. Meening one apeece.
WITCH we did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
Genuine Walnut.

Unfortunately, you will sometimes
find the term walnut" applied to
pieces of furniture made entirely of
soms substitute wood, and merely
stained to a walnut brown.
It is no great task to learn to rec
ognize walnut at sight.
The thing to do is to look for the
pores. A piece of real. American wal
nut is full of fine tubes, which are
scattered thickly through the wood.
The unaided eye sees them as fine pen
lines, as dots, and as dashes-depend-
ing on whether the wood had been
cut across the grain or with the grain.
1t is common, however. to find all
three of these characteristic markings
in one piece of walnut, especially If
it is finely figured piece.
If you have normal eyesight, and
cannot clearly distinguish these lines,
dots and dashes. you can be sure the
wood is not walnut.
After you have learned to recognize
the wood by the pores. go over the
piece of furniture carefully and see
that all parts are walnut. Is the color
the same in all parts of the article?
Walnut is naturally a light choco-
late brown, and if different woods
have been used in the piece, generally
these places show an ''off color" AS
rule, they are darker, and more
lifeless. as walnut itself has a lumi-
nous depth of color, beside which
cheap and inferior woods look fiat
and dead in comparison. OF course,
the darker the finish the harder it
is to detect the substitute woods.
In so-called Combination walnut. "
the top or front of the furniture is
usually of walnut, and the rest some
thing else. BY taking a look at the
walnut, and then comparing the other
parts of the piece, you can readily
tell which are the same wood. There
is no real objection to having the ex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
Tongue-Raisin Sauce.

Buy a fresh beef tongue, wash well,
place in q kettle, cover with boiling
water and simmer for two hours. Lift
out and skin il, trim off the roots and
tie into shape. Put the tongue in an
other kettle, add six whole cloves,
three small peeled onions, one cupful
of finely diced carrot, six peppercorns,
half q pound each of seeded raiSinS
and stoned dates, one and quarter
teaspoonfuls of salt and two quarts of
boiling water. Simmer for two hours
longer, then take out pint of the
liquor, add half a cupful of water,
thicken slightly with Drowned flour
and season with salt and pepper. Boil
for five minutes and serve with the
tongue. garnishing the latter with the
dates and raisins.
Next day chop the remains of the
tongue, measure and mix with one
half as much very thick brown sauce.
highly seasoned with salt. pepper and
onion juice. When cool, mold into
croquettes, dip each in beaten egg, roll
in fine, dry crumbs and fry a golden
brown in deep. smoking hot fat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
What TomorrowMeans to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Leo.


Tomorrow's planetary aspects indi-
cate an active and probably eventful
day. Initiative will be strong and the
mind alert and Sagacious. with a slim
illus to something new and original.
Provided that the new and original"
does not SAVIOR of risk or speculation
the urge to seek fresh fields and pas
lures new can be safely followed and
success is more than probable. AL
though ability, perseverance and cour-
age may put it over" it will be found
advisable to count also on proper and
adequate financial support or assist
ance. In the Kingdom of home" the
signs clearly denote unalloyed happi-
ness and content.
A girl born tomorrow will have an
exceptionally healthy maidenhood, and
will, with proper nutrition, develop
into a high physical type of woman
hood. A boy, on the other hand, will
not reach manhood without having
suffered much, in early infancy and
youth, from a variety of ailments.
Both boy and girl will have attractive
dispositions and always be willing to
do more for others. both financially
and morally, than they should be ex-
pected to do. They will possess a
keen and original mentality, and will
prove to be energetic, resourceful, en-
leTpTlSlnS anu wen UheQ. In6y Will,
however, be thriftless, unless this ten
dency is curbed in early youth.
If tomorrow is your birthday, you
are emotional and erratic and at times
tempestuous. Your impulses carry
you away, and you very successfully
still the voice of both judgment and
| reason. You are easily swayed by
| others and their specious arguments,
and although quite capable of leader
| ship yourself, are always willing to
| follow any leader whom you deem ca
pable and intelligent. In determining
this point you are more influenced by
| your emotions than by common sense
| You are ambitious not so much for
| financial reward as for social and in
| tellectual betterment. You read with
avidity, converse fiuently and take a
great deal Of interest in social and
| club life.
If you are mated with one who is
( positive and self-assertive, you are
probably much happier than if allied
with one who is as ''wabby" as your
! self.
Well known persons born on that
date are: Solomon Van Rensselaer,
| soldier; James Brewster, manufac.
| turer: John H. Wheeler, historian
| Samuel P. Carter, naval officer and
| soldier; George T. Maxwell, physician
| Harrington Baker, editor and author.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
About Beefsteaks.

The 'loin," which extends from the
last rib to the rump, Is used for
steaks and roaSts.
The Club steaks" Short steaks
or "Delmonico steaks" are the first
cuts of the loin. II cut three inches
thick there are just two club steaks
The "porterhouse steaks" lie back
of the club steaks. They contain more
fat and tenderloin than any of the
other steaks. There are four or five
of the porterhouse steaks.
The "sirloin steaks" lie back Of the
porterhouse.
The "sirloin cuts" include two or
three pin bone steaks, two fiat bone
steaks tthe most choice cuts of the
sirloin) and about three round bone
steaks.
The ''tenderloin'' lies under the
bones of the loin. 1t is usually in
cluded in the loin steaks, but is also
removed separately and used for broil.
ing or roasting, but Is very expen.
Slye cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
Copyright. 1879
My Neighbor Says:

An easy way to skin a beet
without bleeding it and causing
it to lose color is TO put it in
cold water as soon as il is
cooked. Then draw the hand
gently down each one, and the
skin Will drop off without
trouble.
In cases where it is impossible
to obtain a filter, water may be
purified by adding to it pow
dered alum in the proportion of
one tablespoonful to four gal
Ions of water. Stir quickly and
allow it to stand. All that is
impure will then sink to the bot
tom and the pure water may
be poured off.
Oranges and lemons should al
ways be washed and the rinds
brushed with a soft brush.
Apart from the certainty that
the fruit has passed through
many doubtfully clean hands
and receptacles, the specks often
seen on the fruit are stated to
be Of a parasitic nature.
Doughnuts will not absorb fat
II one-fourth teaspoonful of
ginger is added to the dough.
When rolling out the last of
your doughnut mixture try roll
ing in a few cleaned currants.
Then cut in small fancy shapes
and fry in the usual manner.
The kiddies will like them-the
grown-upS, too.
Tar may be removed from the
hands by rubbing them with
the outside of fresh orange or
lemon peel and drying immedi-
ately. The volatile oils dissolve
tar so that it can be rubbed
off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
Tulle Scarfs for Hats and Gowns
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

tailored or sporty. Gather one end or
the tulle and sew snaps on 1t. Make
another gathering and sew the other
part of the snaps here. The distance
between the snaps should be SUFFICIENT
for the tulle to wind around the hat,
so that the snaps can faSten, Secur-
ing the material like a band and per-
hitting the loose part to form the
scarf portion.
Two Styles of Tulle.
There are at least two kinds of ma
terial that can be termed "tulle. y
One of them is very perishable. The
other will stand a good deal of wear
without tearing. The first, which is
maline, costs but little to buy and is
fetching to wear. Do not expect 1t
to be durable With care it may be
worn a number of times; that is. if
one is so fortunate as not to tear 1t.
Silk net is the second fabric. 1t has
a suggestion of more body. 1t Will
stand many wearings and can be
washed when it gets soiled. 1t costs
considerably more than maline, but
outwears it many times. Plain yelling
can be used in place of tulle as sub
stitute.
Charm in Scarfs.
Tulle is so filmy that it may be deep
in tone and match a costume, yet, when
worn as a scarf, it flutters SO that the
shade is limited at rather than
stressed 1t shimmers against fab
ric and appears to take on the tone
if ii is a contrasting one. 1t Softens
the curves of the neck without hiding
them and sets off face like an aura
of color.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
NEARER AND NEARER CAME
BILLY MINK

little off on the other side was floating
Snapper the Swapping Turtle. Either
of them would have been glad of a
Meadow Mouse dinner, and Danny
knew it,
1t had been bad enough when Danny
discovered the big pckerel 1t was
worse when he discovered Snapper the
Turtle on the other side. And now to
make matters worse still, Longlegs
the Great Blue Heron came Tapping
across from the other side of the Smil-
ing Pool, dropped his long legs until
his feet touched the shore on the edge
of the water. stretched his great wings
above his back for an instant, and
then drew his long neck and head
back between his shoulders and pre-
pared to patiently watch for d little
fish, frog or a pollyWog to come
within reach of that great bill of his.
Poor Danny! Here was hungry
enemy behind him and one on each
side of him, and he sitting right in
plain sight. Was ever a Meadow
Mouse in a worse position? Certainly
Danny was never in a worse position.
What he was going to do he hadn't
the least idea. But there was one
thing he wasn't going to do - he
wasn't going to move. He was sure of
that. He wasn't going to move so
much as WhlSker. AS long as he
didn't move there was chance that
none of those three hungry people SO
close to him would see him.
BY and by as he sat there looking
out OF the Smiling Pool he saw Billy
Mink heading back that way again
This was almost too much for Danny.
Right then he almost gave up hope
But he didn't quite. None of the little
people of the Green Forest and the
Green Meadows ever fully gives up
hope. They wouldn't last long if they
did. No matter how tight a place they
are in. they cling to hope. There is
always a chance that something may
happen.
Nearer and nearer came Billy Mink
For a time it looked as if he intended
to come straight to that board on
which Danny was sitting. Danny
suspected that he might be coming
there TO climb out on it. But just
before he reached it he turned and
went off up the Laughing Brook Then
hope grew in Danny Meadow Mouse.
There was still one way open, though
how he was going to take advantage
of it was more than he could see.
However, it did help to feel that he
wasn't quite surrounded by enemies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND III. ALLEN

posed parts of a piece of furniture
or solid walnut, mahogany or fine
WOODS, and the frame and interior
construction of some suitable and
cheaper wood, provided it is described
as walnut exterior" or some other
equally lucid term. But the terms
combination walnut" is misleading to
the average shopper in that it implies
that she is getting more walnut than
she actually does. BY actual weight
ana volume such pieces have been
examined which contained less than
per cent walnut, and should never
nave been designated as such.
Inc best place to look in buvine q
bed Is at the blackboard, the legs or
posts, the sideboards and the mold
lhSs at the head and foot. On a chair
examine carefully the back panel or
splat-thls may be the only piece Of
genuine walnut in the chair. The
ROUNDS are often made of substitute
IN an otherwise all-walnut chair. In
buying a dresser, study the mirror
frame, and posts and legs-especiallv
the back legs
"A walnut finish" means that the
article is made entirely of some other
wood, and finished in a walnut brown
rms IS the cheapest type Of so-caIIed
walnut furniture, and. of course ba c
no claim to the name walnut, AZ ali
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
Children's Parasols.

A delightful novelty for small girl
is the doll parasol in colored silk. In
place of the ferrule at the top of the
parasol is dolls head set in a small
silk ruffie. The effect of the parasol
is very quaint if the cover is made of
checked bingham, which looks like a
skirt when the parasol is closed and
carried upside down. These make de-
lightful parasols for the children at
the beach or other Summer colony!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
BEDTIME STORIES 3,
BY THORNTON
W. BURGESS

He hoped that if he. were patient
by and by that big pickerel and
Snapper the Swapping Turtle and
Longlegs the Heron would go away.
Certainly they wouldn't stay there
always.
Now, you wouldn't suppose that any
one in such position as was Danny
Meadow Mouse would get hungry,
would you? Well, Danny did get
hungry. He had been a. prisoner on
that raft so long that his stomach had
become quite empty and he grew very
very hungry indeed. The hungrier he
got the more uncomfortable he was
But still he didn't move He didn't
even move that funny little short tail
of his And so he continued to be
unseen.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05

THE SHIMMERING SCARF Is
LIKE \ TRAIL OF BEAUTY AS IT
FLOATS IN THE BREEZE.
1t is no wonder that Europeans, who
excel in the matter of coStuming, have
taken to wearing scarfs of tulle, nor
do they contine the filmy fabric to
evening wear, but use it with street
costumes as well. The delicate gauZe
floats on the breeZes as the women
walk about, forming tiny clouds of
color. This is a pleasing fashion and
one that we may we'll follow. It is
the final touch in the way of gauZy
scarfs such as we have been wearing
all Summer.
Let me suggest another way of u.s.
ing tulle to advantage in our Summer
coStuming. 1t is an idea that can be
put to use admirably to refurbsh a
hat and give it that new look so much
desired as a season advances. 1t is
used by the smartest milliners on nat
~ new hats. The tulle is twisted
about the hat and one end is left
long. This is used as a scarf and is
wound about the neck when the hat
is on.
A detachable scarf band of tulle can
be used with any hat that is not too
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SALAD.

Make nests of lettuce leaves
on individual plates. In the CEN
ter of each put a slice of pine
apple, cover with sections of
grapefruit pulp, sprinkle lightly
with powdered sugar, garnish
with mayonnaise made very del
icate by the addition of whip
ped cream and sprinkle lightly
with finely cut candied cherries.
Canned or fresh pineapple may
be used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
Almost Gives Up Hope.
Don't give up whatever may
Happen: there's another day
Danny Meadow Mouse

There is "a saying that troubles never
come singly. Danny Meadow Mouse
says he doesn't mind how many trou-
bles come, if they only come one at a
time. But Danny, sitting on a raft.
which was nothing more than an old
board. was i'll way a prisoner in the
Smiling Pool. That raft of his was
caught in the rushes at the upper end
of the Smiling Pool. Along one side
of it lay great big pickerel, which,
You know, is one kind of fish. Just a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
Navy Blue With Mauve for Autumn
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Shades of blue, it seems. are newer
than shades of purple in the list of
colors favored by fashionables in Paris
this Summer The purple frenzy
started in somewhat later here than it
did in Paris, SO that we have held on
to 1t longer. Consequently we have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05

comfort of a sleeveless style in
vigorous game of tennis or golf.
But only for the slim armed per-
son does fashion recommend it. If
you are inclined to be stout do not
wear anything just because it is new
and shionable-enough things par
ticularly become you. The sweater
problem is solved by Wrecked
long sleeved style.
NARCOTIC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN

One of the newest pieces of built
in furniture is the dressing table,
clothespress and cupboard combina-
ton. 1t can be purchased ready
made from lumber dealers and built
into old homes or new at comparative
ly small cost.
For the small bedroom 1t is a very
valuable asset, as it is compact, re-