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Evening star., 1925-05-23
ChinaWare.

Every home-maker these days real
ICES the supreme Importance of using
only sanitary dishes on her table, but
perhaps few know just what the word
sanitary" includes when applied to
china or how to go about making the
selections in her buying which will
insure this quality in her tableware.
Now, the sanitary property of dish
is insured only through the thorough
"vitrification" Of its body and glaze.
This, of course. can be brought about
only by intense heat.
You know how Grazing and discol-
oring can ruin the body of any dish.
If the composition and firing have not
been just right, the glaze is likely to
contrast more than the body of the
dish, and the surface will then break
into hundreds of tiny cracks running
In all directions. This is called "craz-
ing" If you put fruit juices or any
colored LIQUID into such a crazed dish,
some of the color will speed into the
cracks.
This Grazing must be guarded
against If you would insure having
sanitary dishes. To prevent it the
dishes must have been subjected to
such high temperature as to bring
the CLAWS almost to the melting point
so that the tiny particles are all fused
as one. In that case the body of the
dish is no longer porous, but is as
solid as glass.
OF course, the purpose Of a glaze on
an article is to make it impermeable
to liquid. as well as to add to it's
beauty, but in the case of high-fired
china, even though the glaze becomes
injured, 1t does not absorb grease or
dishwafar hecauSe of the thorou chly
vitrified body.
You can tell the difference between
n dish that has the true china body
and earthenware or semi-vitreous ar
ticles if when a chip or break occurs
you apply ~ drop of ink to the broken
surface of the dish. The ink will sink
Into the porous earthenware, but it
Evening star., 1925-05-23
My Neighbor Says:

Always soak raisins before
putting them into breads, so
they VIII not absorb the water
from the bread, making it dry.
II you have trouble making
custard puddings or pies. try
TINS way: Heat the milk in
stead of using it cold and beat
the eggs, white and yolks, sepa-
rated, the whites not beaten
stift. and set the pudding in a
pan of hot water.
vinegar may be made from
the parings of apples or Other
frult, tie easier way being to
cover them with cold water,
boil down as for jelly, then let
1t drip through a coarse strain
er. To each gallon of juice add
cup or sugar or sirup, put 1t
In a crock In a warm place and
fermentation will take place.
MIX which has been burned
should be poured into a jug and
set in cold water. When cold
the burnt taste will have disap-
peared.
Heads of cabbage may be
kept several days by first wrap
piSg in a wet cloth and then in
several thicknesses of newspa-
pers. Do not let the cloth be-
come dry.
Use vegetable brush in
cleaning celery. 1t gets down
INTO the grooves and prevents
the dirty-looking celery which
one often sees served even on
the tables of particular house
wives.
When baking apple pies try
inverting a pie plate over the
pie If the crust gets too brown
before the apples are done.
Evening star., 1925-05-23
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN.

viii not penetrate the body of the true
china.
This means merely that the body of
the earthenware inside the glaze is
porous. 1t is protected as long as the
CLASSY coating is unharmed, and there
is no chance of liquid seeping into the
product unless the glaze is cracked or
chipped off.
Then, again, if the clays have not
been thoroughly mixed, there may re-
main blister or uneven marks which
show on the surface of the dish and
furnish harbor for dirt and danger
Gus bacteria. These can be detected
by looking the china over carefully
and by passing the hand slowly over
the surface to feel any unsmoothnass.
The shape of the dish has something
to do not only with its convenience
but with the ease of cleaning. Cor
ners, fantastic knobs and handles and
over-elaborate and raised decorations
sometimes form repositories for accu.
mulated dirt and grease and add to
tie b'lrden Of dishwashng.
Evening star., 1925-05-23
HOW TT STARTED
BY JEAN NEWTON.
"Pell-Mell."

To do something pell.mell is to do It
in indiscriminate haste and confu.
sion. The expression is commonly
used in everyday speech, but the per-
son is rare who understands the allu-
sion with the knowledge of how 1t
started.
The expression comes to us from the
old English game of pail mall or pail
mail, which was introduced during the
reign of Charles I and subsequently
became very popular in England. 1t
was a game in which ball was driven
with a mallet, taking its name from
the Italian "pappa maglio," "palIa"
meaning ball and "maglio" hammer. In
quick pronunciation pail mail became
"pell NELL" and it was from the fact
that under certain circumstances in
the game the players would rush head
long at the ball that such needless,
hasty activity became to be described
as "pell NELL" And though the game
which brought 1t into existence has
served it's time and passed out of .he
picture, the expression ''pell NELL has
survived in modern speech.
Evening star., 1925-05-23
Old Orchard Champion.
A champion you seldom know
Until you see him face a foe.
o. ~

1t was Scrapper the Kingbird who
first saw King Eagle high up in the
blue, blue sky, and at once gave warn
ing. All the birds stopped their chat
ter and silence fell in the Old Orchard.
Most of >lem got-out of sight as much
as possible. Only Scrapper the King
bird remained out in the open. He
kept his perch and watched the speck
which he knew was King Eagle grow
larger and larger.
Now, there was little for the feath-
cred folk to fear from King Eagle. In
the first place, he never had been
known to visit the Old Orchard, and
there was no reason to think that he
would visit it now. Then, again, none
of the feathered folk in the Old Orch
ard were big enough to tempt King
Eagle to try to catch them. He
wouldn't waste his time with such
small folks as those living in the Old
Orchard. So there was no real rea-
son for this hiding and sudden silence.
1t was due to just a natural fear of
one so big and strong and with such
great claws and such a hooked bill.
You know that King Eagle has Won
derful eyes. From so high up in the
sky that he can hardly be seen from
the ground he can look down and see
everything, even so small person as
Danny Meadow Mouse. So II was
that as he was passing high above
the Old Orchard he looked down and
saw something that interested him.
1t was Peter Rabbit. In order to see
better, Peter had come out from the
shelter Of the old Stone Wall and was
sitting with his head tipped back,
staring up at King Eagle. You see,
Peter had seldom had a chance for
good look at King Eagle and he was
making the most of this one.
King Eagle also saw that none of
those two-legged creatures called men
were about. He knew that his two
babies in their nest up on the Big
Mountain would enjoy Rabbit break
fast. So King Eagle began to swing
in circles, and every time he came
around he was a little lower. He was
watching Peter Rabbit, and he was
watcher Farmer Browns house to see
that no one appeared there.
Peter was so interested in watching
King Eagle that he never once
thought of danger. 1t didn't enter his
head that King Eagle might come
down there in the Old Orchard. So
he was startled so that he felt as If
he had almost jumped out of his skin
when Scrapper the Kingbird suddenly
screamed, Run, Peter! Rum" He
had just sense enough to make a fly
Evening star., 1925-05-23
Cincinnati Chicken.
Copyright. 1921

Split lengthwise a pork tenderloin,
leaving the halves Joined. Pound the
meat of each side until about a half.
inch thick. Spread with the following
stuffing: One cupful of bread crumbs,
one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, q lit
tie pepper, a slice of onion chopped,
one teaspoonful each of chopped pars.
ley, pickles, capers and lemon juice,
and a tablespoonful of olives peeled
and chopped. Mix into this one-fourth
cupful of melted butter and one beat
en- egg. Arrange the stuffing so that
it will heap in the center, and sew or
tie the edges of the meat together so
that it will resemble a plump, boned
bird Bake with careful basting until
well Drowned.
Evening star., 1925-05-23

Awnings are not only decorative fea-
lures of a house, but they add decided
comfort for the occupants of the
dwelling. They have become we'll
recognized assets from both angles
fortunately, women can make their
own awnings for the veranda that is
so sunny during most of the day that
1t cannot be enjoyed as it should, as
we'll as for the windows that must
have shades drawn and the air thus
Shut out unless awnings are used,
when the hot weather is with us
The point of first consideration is
the kind of awning material to buy.
There are so many varieties nowadays
besides the old-time red and white
awning stripe" There are plain
awning cloths in white, deep
pumpkin color, green, dark tan,
blue, etc. These are often used by
exclusive decorators, who use band
ings of contrasting cOlors, sometimes
stitched on in straight lines, only TO
form Stripings near the edges and
folds of the finished awnings, and to
bind the SCallOped or geometriCally un-
even edges of the valance portions.
Sometimes the landings are used to
carry out corner-piece designs or SIM
pie fretwork effects in borders. Or
again, the awnings are not SO orna-
mented, but are bound with the con-
trasting color.
Novelty Awnings.
These plain awning cloths lend
themselves admirably to various
schemes which the home decorator can
copy. If she does not wish to go &c
the trouble of appliqueing the strips
of cloth, she can rule straight lines to
form inch bands or those little wider
to outline edges, spacing them far
enough above the edges to allow "a
width of the awning to be between the
band and the rim. These bands can
then be painted in the contrasting
color. Great care must be used to
keep the painting from overlapping
the ruled lines. Such ragged edges OF
paint Immediately indicate the work
as that of an amateur. Professional
work is crisp and precise.
Decorations in Paint.
This matter of painting awnings is
not left to the amateur alone. 1t is
often done by expert decorators who
carry out designs with interlacing
bands that would form bulky places if
done in stitched landings. Stencil cor
ner-pieCe designs can be bought from
stores carrying such patterns. Simple
ones similar to the Greek fret are rec
commended for use on awnings.
Painted Stripes.
Awning cloth with stripes painted
on the plain material can be bought
at cheaper price than that paid for
fabrics with woven color stripes. The
same grade of awning cloth comes in
both styles. l know from actual eX-
perience that this will wear three sea-
sons satisfactorily. If awning stripes
get dull and dingy-looking from the
constant exposure to sun and rain to
which they are subjected. try painting
the stripes, whether they were oriGi-
naliy painted or not, to give that
fresh, spick-and-span appearance so
desirable from the decorative view
point The paint must be used very
thin and liquid so that the fabric is
not unduly stiffened.
Evening star., 1925-05-23
Compote of Bananas.

Make a sirup of half a eupfus Of
sugar and half a cupful of water.
Peel and scrape two or three bananas,
then cut in thin, even slices. Add to
the sirup and let boil all over. shaking
the pan a little to cook all the slices
evenly. A little lemon or vanilla ex-
tract may be added, or thin lemon or
orange rind may be cooked in the
sirup. Skim the bananas to a plate
when soft. When all are cooked, but
keptin whole slices, boil down the
sirup a little. When cool, add the
bananas and serve.
Evening star., 1925-05-23
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS
STORIES

ing leap for the dear. safe old Stone
Wall, and - he did so heard the
whistle of AIR rushing between stiff
feathers and he heard a scream of
disappointment. King Eagle had shot
down like a thunderbolt and had just
missed Peter.
At the same time there was another
scream. In fact, there was a success
sion of screams. From the safety of
the old wall Peter peeped out. There
was Scrapper the kingbird actually
attacking King Eagle and trying TO
drive him away, all the time scream
ing at hiA at the top of his voice.
Somehow he managed to keep above
King Eagle. dartiHg down to strike
him on the back or between the shoul-
Evening star., 1925-05-23

Decorators as we'll as collectors have
taken a flattering interest in silhou-
cites of late. They are charmed by
the fine point and contrast that these
little black and white profiles give to
oldtime decorative schemes
There is an amusing version of how
the silhouette received it's name;
Evening star., 1925-05-23
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST
Grapefruit
Oatmeal with Cream
Spanish Omelet
Toast
Rice Waff1es. Maple Sirup
Coffee
DINNER
Roast Lamb
Green Peas Mashed Potatoes
Asparagus on Toast
Orange Bavarian Cream
Coffee
SUPPER
Creamed Mushrooms on Toast
Olives
Lemon Sponge TartS
Tea
MENU FOR A DAY.
NANISH OMELET

N'ANlSH OMELET
Four eggs, four tablespoon
fuls of cold water; pepper. salt,
two tablespoonfulS of butter.
Melt the butter in a clean frying
pan. Beat yolks of egg, add the
water. Beat white and fold into
yolks. Fry one one side until
brown, set in hot oven to brown
the top. Serve with tomato
sauce on hot platter.
ORANGE BAVARIA CREAM
Soften half box of gelatin in
half cupful of cold water. then
place over boiling water until
dissolved. Beat the yolks Of two
eggs. add one cupful of sugar.
one-quarter teaspoonful of salt
and one cupful of hot milk.
and cook in double boiler
until the custard coats the
spoon. Remove from the fire.
add the dissolved gelatin
and the grated rind of two
oranges, let stand five minutes
and sA-ain. Chill, add the Juice
of four oranges and one cupful
of heavy cream beaten until
stiff. Turn into a wet mold and
place on ice until firm.
LEMON SPONGE TARTS
Cream one-quarter cupful of
butter with three-quarters cup
full of sugar and add the grated
rind of half a lemon. Beat three
egg yolks. add three-quarters
cupful of sugar mixed with four
tahlespoonfuls of flour and one
quarter teaspoonful of salt. and
beat thoroughly. Combine the
mixtures, beat until very light.
stir in gradually one and a half
cupfuls of milk. add the one and
a half tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice, fold in the stiffly beaten
egg whites. Turn into gem pans
lined with paste and bake in a
moderate oven until firm in the
center.
Evening star., 1925-05-23
She Was Miscast.

From the Boston Transcript
A New York theatrical manager
who had just been divorced from his
wife was asked what had caused the
separation. His reply was character
istic. "She had no conception Of .he
part" he said.
Evening star., 1925-05-23

ders He actually pulled one or two
brown feathers out. Peter saw them
floating down through the air.
King Eagle twisted and turned and
did his best to get rid of Scrapper, but
couldn ~~Nl the time they kept ris-
ing highe' Id higher. until Scrapper
was no 'e than a speck to his
friends he Old Orchard. At last
they saw lin leave King Eagle and
start de- for his favorite perch in
the Old hard. King Eagle kept on
his way aid seemed glad to go, judg-
ing by the way he hurried.
All the feathered folk in the Old
Orchard flew to meet Scrapper I'D
tall him how wonderful they thought
him, and Jenny Wrenn was one of
the first. But the champion of the
Old G>chard paid no attention to them.
Straight to his favorite perch he flew
and began to catch flies, just as If
nothing at all had happened.
Copyright. 1925 by T. W. BurgessD
Evening star., 1925-05-23

If you wish to recover awning
frames with new awnings, rip up the
old awning that was on it and use it
for a pattern. There are very few
seams and the work is not at all diff
cult, though the material is heavy. See
that the irregular curved or dental
edge is cut with precision. In striped
awning material the stripes form good
guides. Generally the dark color is
the long part of the design. Curves
are the same shape at the top as at
the lower portions. White tape or
one in the shade of the stripe in the
awning is used for binding.
homemade Awnings.
Where the man of the house is
handy with tools, simple awning
frames of wood can be constructed
from strips of wood. Two extension
pieces for the arms" have a cross
piece of the width of the window fas-
tened TO the ends. Other strips eX-
tending from the joined ends make
the hypOthenuse angle pieces. This
skeleton frame is then screwed or
Cleated to the outside of the window
easement. The frame should come a
little below the line of the middle sash
of the window frame. The valance
lie lower than it really is. The avn
ing can be tackled to this frame which
should be painted the color of the
awning strips. Such awnings protect
rooms from too much sun as we'll as
the ready-to-put-up awnings on metal
frames. The special advantage of the
regulation awning is that il is ad-
Unstable. 1t can be lowered when
needed, raised when days are cloudy.
in heavy storms or when the wind is
high.
For Porch.
A veranda or porch that has no roof
can have an awning top made that
VIII shield it from sun and keep off
the rain. 1t will be necessary to have
strips of wood form posts to support
the awning. Across the top of these
posts, not more than feet apart,
strip of wood is fastened
The posts are as high as the awning
should come at the rail. A strip of
wood fastened to the house should be
enough higher than the front one to
allow for good angle to be made
when the awning is up. If this is not
done, the rain will not drain Off
quickly. The height of the angle de-
pends upon the width of the veranda
A wide veranda needs a much higher
angle. These posts and cross pieces
may be painted like the house or the
trim.
Well Protected Porch.
When making the awnings allow
sufficient width for the valance to fall
well over the ross-piece, either the
dental or curved edge is decorative
If there are any pillars or angles that
form Irregularities where the awning
comes, the material should be care
fully cut to fit. This is especially
needed when mosquito netting or wire
netting is TO be secured to the floor
of the veranda and the supports for
the awning. When protected by an
awning overhead and netting at the
sides, an open porch is transformed
into a veritable outdoor room, a Sleep
ing porch, a breakfast room or a liv-
ing room, as the case is, and the cost
may be little.
Evening star., 1925-05-23
Calling Children In.

One mother says: "I had a hook
put on the porch and in this 1 hang
their blue-and-gold school flag when
ever l want my youngsters to come
in. Their playmates know the mean
ing of this flag, too, so that If my
children fail TO see it promptly they
are sharply reminded, Your mother
wants YOU"
Evening star., 1925-05-23

Etienne ue S4nUuelLe. Minister OF FL
nance to Louis XIV, taxed the mobiles
so heavily that they were forced into
all sorts of economies. Extravagance
in dress had to be curbed and the
simple frocks that resulted were said
to be made "a la Silhouette" Just at
that time little profile portraits came
into vogue. so they, too. were jestingly
said to be "a la Silhouette" because
they were mere shadows of portraits.
Some silhouettes were cut from
black paper. but many of the finer
ones were painted, some even with
colors.
Copyright. 1925)
Evening star., 1925-11-29
Bust of Henry

Bust of Henry
K. B r 0 w n
p a i n t er and
sculptor, known
as the Father
Of American
S c u | p t o r"
which was ded-
icated in the
hall of renem-
brance of the
New York Uni
versity. Novem-
Der II. by the
National Acad-
emy of Design.
Brown m a d e
the statues of
Gems. Winfield
Scott and Ma
thaniel Greene
in Washington,
besides m a n y
other notable
w ork S. The
b u st is the
work of H. K.
Bush Brown of
Washington.
Evening star., 1925-11-29

Red" Grange
carries the ball
in his last COL
lege game. The
c a m e r a man
caught" h m
just before he
was tackled in
the Ohio State
Illinois battle
at Columbus.
Eight-hve thou
S a n d persons
saw Red" and
his ten team
m a t e S defeat
Ohio State by
a score of Ia
to 9.
LP & \ Photos.
Evening star., 1925-11-29

Stepping out of college
foot ball. Red" Grange.
wearing his famous num-
Der, "77," walking off the
field after the end of his
college foot ball career at
Columbus, Ohio.
Photo by Acme.
Evening star., 1925-11-29

The largest
and small
est dogs in
Washing.
toms recent
Mutt
Show" -"
Albert
Beavers is
standing
beside his
dog, Bear,
while Miss
Evelyn
Polar holds
her pet,
Churnny.
The show
was held at
the Riding
and Hunt
Club.
Evening star., 1925-11-29

Four survivors of the Shenandoah
disaster play foot ball with the Lake
hurst Naval Air Station team. Photo
snapped at Franklin Field, Philadel-
phia. Left to right: Kreps, right
tackle; Deal, substitute; Pearson, sub
stitute. and Capt. Jackson.
Photo Arr
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Annoy WIRELESS is NOTED
AS FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL
Chinese District Borders on Area
of Intense Humidity. Which Is
Held a Detriment.

Wireless reception at Annoy. China
has been fairly successful during most
nf the year, although the district Dor.
ners on the area Of intense humidity
which prevails in South China from
March until late Summer, according
To Trade Commissioner Osborn :.
Watson at Peking. The location OF
Annoy. on an island away from the
hiily mainland. probab bly, has bear
ing on reception.
An amateur at Annoy with a sma u
three-tube receiving set last Summer
was ahle To hear with perfect clear
ness, broadcastinc from ShanGha
about 420 miles To the north. in both
English and Chinese and instrument
numbers; music from Manila. about
80 miles southeast. and Japanese mu-
sic and singing from Toxic. more than
LOCO miles 10 The northeast. Static
interference was not reported eNces-
SINe.
When regulations have been promuI-
=ated in China To permit the general
use of radio equipment. Annoy should
furnish good market for the sale of
receiving sets. which now NAV be
classed As a luxury. along with phono-
graphs.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
T0DAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

National-"No, No, Nanette," musi-
cal comedy, at 2:20 and $40 pm.
POlfs-"Rose Marie" musical play.
at 2:20 and $50 pm.
Belasco-T -Thurston. the magician, at
$40 pm. Matinee at 2:20 pm.
Brooke Johns, vaudeville,
at 2:15 and SIS pm.
Earle-Vaudeville and pictures, con
tinuously / to IL pm.
Strand-Loew's Circus. vaudeville,
continuous from 1890 to IL pm.
Wardman Park-"Taming of the
Shrew." at 2:15 and SIS pm.
Audit0rium-Black ackstone, magician.
at S:l5 pm.
Gayety-"GoIden Crook" burlesque,
at 2:15 and Sis pm.
Mutual-"Band Box Revue" bur
lesque, at 2:30 and $40 pm.
PaIace-"Cobra," at 10:35 am, 1920.
2:1O. 4:1O, 6. $50 and $50 pm.
RiaIto-"The Keeper of the Bees
at 40 am, lao, 3:45, $40, 7:45 and
9:4o pm.
"Steppin' Out" San,
Ia Claus" at IL am, 12:45, 2:30, 4:15,
s s and 1905 pm.
COlumbia-"Old Clothes" at 1115
am. /. 2:4e, 4:3o, $40, 7:55 and
9:45 pm.
TivOli-Tom Mix in THE Everlast-
ing Whisper" at 2:05, 4:05, sos, and
$50 pm.
Ambassador - Marion Davies in
Lights of Old Broadway" at ., 4, sos.
and $50 pm.
.Central-"The Necessary Evil" at
1890, 2, $50, s and 9:4O pm.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
WEAF OPERA COMPANY
WILL PRESENT GERMANY
Seven Stations Will Be Linked Up
for Broadcasting on Mon
day Night

The we'll known grand opera, "E,r-
mani will be presented by the WEAF'
Grand Opera Company and orchestra
under the direction of Cesare Sodero
for the radio audience of WEAF
WOO, WAR. WCAP. NTAG and
WCAE at 10 O'Clock Monday night
This opera has been broadcast by the
WEAF Grand Opera Company pre-
viously and met with enthusiastic re
sponse from the radio listeners.
Carl Rollins. baritone. will sing the
role of Don Carlos, Nino Ruisi. bass.
will be heard in the role of Don Roy
Gomez de Silva. Giuseppe di Bene.
detto. tenor. will be heard a Ernani
the bandit chief. E,lyira Boni, sopra no.
as Elvira. and Grace Leslie. contra /
to. as Giovanna.
The opera is one of the early works
of Verdi Al nd in A ira gedy Of four acts
weaves the story of the love of FL
vira and Ernani. in which Don Silva
obtains revenge. The first performa nee
Of the opera was given in Venice in
March 9. 1914. its first presentation
in New York being in lsi6.