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Evening star., 1925-09-12
Little Benny
BY LEE PAPE.

There was a man with wife hat
and coat on standing on the corner
giving away sampels of chewing gum
for a advertisement yestidday, and
me and Glasses Magee wawked past
him with our hands out and he gave
us each a sampel and then we
wawked back agen thinking he mite
think we was other boys and give
us each another sampel.
Wich he dident, saying, You kids
had yours, now beet it.
Proving he had reckonized us, and
me and Glasses went erround the cor
ner, and l sed, Hay, / tell you ideer,
you loan me your glasses and III
wawk past him agen and he wont
reckonize me because l dident have
glasses on the last time he saw me,
and then you wawk past him with
out your glasses and he wont reck
onize you because that'll be the ferst
time he ever saw you without glasses
on.
Sounding like a CRATE ideer, and l
put GlasseSes glasses on and went er-
round the corner agen and everything
looked funny on account of them
being Glasseses glasses and not mine,
and one of the ferst things | did was
to bump into a fat man, being one
of the fattest men ! ever bumped
into. saying. Ware the mischiff do
you think your going, aint l big enuff
for you to see?
Its these glasses, they don't see rite,
/ sed, and he sed, Well bring a tele-
scope the next time. And he kepp on
going and so did /, and l started to
wawk past the chewing gum man
holding one hand out and he sed,
Wat, you agen? Now you jest try
that trick once more and III give you
a kick in the pants.
Proving he had reckonized me agen,
and / took Glasseses glasses off and
went back ware Glasses was, saying,
He seemed to know me enyways, and
he sed he'd give me a kick in the
pants if / tried 1t agen, now you try
1t without your glasses. Glasses.
Like fun, Gla Sses sed.
Wich he dident.
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Designs and Colors in Neck Scarfs
BY MARY MARSHALL,

woman and her mother wore frocks
OF figured print, there was really less
need of the scarf. The frock usually
provided quite enough color in itself
But apparently there is no abatement
OF interest in scarfs, and the shops
are now Offering an abundant supply
OF scarfs Of such novel and attractive
appearance that 1t would be haas So
women to resist them even If they
had already planned to do so. One
thing that will recommend the scarf
to many women is that by means Of
1t one may gain the effect of the high
collar on a frock Of low collar line, and
high collars undoubtedly give a smart
touch to the street frocks nowadays
One of the new scarfs seen recently
was made of heavy chenille strands.
loosely woven together, with a fringe
OF chenille at either end. This type
Of scarf gives a rich, velvety appear
ance, and can be had in navy blue
brown, black and other shades.
The sketch shows two types Of
scarf-one of brown fur, with ends Of
brown velvet spotted with dots Of red
and gold kid-to match the hat; the
other of blue crepe de chine with a
landscape design painted on it in
bright colors.
(Copyrtght 1921
Evening star., 1925-09-12

A kitchen table If properly placed
may form an important element in an
improvised kitchen cabinet. Place the
table underneath a row of shelves
filled with just such ingredients and
containers as a regulation kitchen
cabinet would hold. There should be
large tin for flour and somewhat
smaller one for pastry flour; one for
sugar, salt box and all sorts of
spices. Underneath the lowest shelf
there should be a row of cup hooks,
/ from which hang the measuring cups,
egg beaters, measuring spoons, strain
ers. etc. Hooks on the sides of the
shelves may have small cooking
utensils on them.
On the table beneath the shelves
have a knife box with various kinds
and sizes of knives, forks and spoons.
II the table has drop leaf that can
be raised at the front, the size of the
table top can be increased or dimin-
ished at will. Extra space on the
table may be most needed at some
times and at others extra floor space.
A table against the wall by sink is
another desirable position, especially
If there is but small drain board.
Drop-Shelf Table.
Sometimes kitchens are so tiny that
there is not room for any table, yet
the housewife realizes that such
thing is imperative. Then she can
remedy the difficulty by having
drop-shelf table. Where this should
go has to be dependent upon the wall
space. and so there is no question of
placing it where it Is the most con-
venient spot, as is the case with NOV
able tables.
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Little Miss Muffet thanked her
mother and took her bowl of curds
and whey. She ran out into the gar
den with it and looked around for a
nice shady place to sit and eat it.
She had no sooner sat down and taken
a big bite of the delicious curds and
whey than along came the largest
spider Miss Muffet had ever seen in
her, whole life.
Now Miss Muffet was afraid of even
little tiny spiders, so with a scream
she jumped up and ran away just as
fast as ever she could. The poor
spider wondered what he had ever
done to have such a cold reception.
But even in her fright Miss Muffet
held on tightly to her bowl of curds
and whey, and you will be glad to
know that she never spilled a single
drop.
Use your own choice of colors and
make this picture just as attractive
as you possibly can.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-09-12
BEDTIME STORIES BY y TH9ssEsS sgsezss

gets a chance. Each likes to make
trouble for the other. You see, both
are naturally mischievous. Yes. sir.
they are naturally mischisvous. They
are never happier than when they
are engaged in some kind of mischief
Listen to that red robber," cried
Sammy. He seems to think some
thing Is a great joke" Sammy looked
sharply at Buster as he said this
There's no one,' he continued,
whom 1 had rather play a trick on
that Chatterer the Red Squirrel"
Buster Bear cooked a shrewd little
eye up at Sammy Jay. IF that's the
case" said he, you might let me
know IL some time you run across
some mushrooms hung up to dry in
a tree"
Sammy stared down at Buster very
hard. Buster winked. Sammy wink
ed. You follow me-" said he Your
mentioning mushrooms reminds me
that early this morning 1 discovered
lot in a certain tree. 1t may be
the tree you are looking for"
SO away flew Sammy Jay and
after him shuff1ed great big Buster
Bear. And so at last they came to
a certain tree.
There. said Sammy, "are your
mushrooms"
Buster looked up. Sure enough,
there were the mushrooms Buster
grinned. There was no doubt in his
mind that this was the tree to which
Chatterer had removed those mush-
rooms.
Well" said Sammy, "how about
it?"
1T Is the very tree" replied Buster.
Il am much obliged to you, Sammy
Jay. When 1 can do you a good
turn let me know. l certainly am
obliged to you" Buster turned and
walked away
Aren't you going to do anything
about them?" demanded Sammy.
mot now. Sammy, not now" re-
piled Buster, and that was all he
would say.
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Our Children-By Angelo Patri

terity and If you are going to live up
to your responsibilities. home has to
be given over to that idea for the next
20 or 80 years, according to the num-
ber of your representatives of pos
terity. You will. If you live up to
your contract, guide your deeds by
the thought of your best self coloring
the best self of your children.
So grid up your loins and set your
face toward the level highway that
leads to the city upon the hill. Com
fort yourself with the thought that
you are going to find it much easier
going after the first turn in the road.
But there is no use saying that the
first IA years are not the hard ones
of your existence. But, you know
YOU promised.
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"Puzz7;cks
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His course through the water ,,
And he stuck in the >,
With a dull, sickening 4,
And the captain then swore q whole
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2. Failed to remember.
8. Combination of water and dirt.
4. Dull, heavy sound.
5. Considerable amount.
(Note.-What was he steering and
what did the captain swear? Put the
right words, indicated by the numbers,
in the corresponding spaces and you1l
have, not only the answer, but a
complete limerick The answer and
another "Puzzlick" will appear on
Monday)
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Egg Tartlets.

Roll out one-half pound of short
crust pastry and line some small tart
let cases with it. Shell two or three
hard boiled eggs and chop them coarse
ly. Mix them with one gill of well
favored white sauce, and season well
with saH and pepper. Add two ounces
of grated cheese and fill the tartlet
cases three-fourths full with the mix
ture. Put the cases on a baking tin
and bake in a quick oven until the
pastry is cooked and the tartlets are
slightly Drowned. Remove the tart
let's from the tins and arrange them
on a paper dolly on hot dish. Sprin-
kle with grated cheese and serve at
once. .A
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SHORT SCARF OF BROWN FUR
AND VELVET THAT TIES AT
SIDE. RED AND GOLD KID CIR
Giles ARE FASTENED ON THE
VELVET. THE HAT MATCHES.
BELOW, BLUE CREPE DE CHINE
SCARF HAND PAINTED IN
BRIGHT COLORS.
ing a scarf, and never seem to know
just how to arrange the ends.
But there is just one instance where
even woman Of this sort usually
does wear a scarf, and really ought to.
That is when she is wea ring a man
nish coat OF the sort that enjoyed such
favor last Spring, and may still be
worn when the weather permits it
this Autumn. With this type of wrap
nothing else quite answers the pur-
pose. The fur scarf, no matter how
choice, is not really an adequate sub
stitute. The mannish coat Of neutral
or drab tone needs just the touch of
color that can be given by a. bright
silk scarf.
During Summer days, when every
Evening star., 1925-09-12


After a bit he would see Buster Bear
come stealing along, and presently
he would stop and look that tree all
overall the time pretending that
he was doing something else. Then
Chatterer would snicker to himself
under his breath. So little by little
he led Buster quite a distance from
the tree in which he had stored his
mushrooms.
When finally Chatterer considered
that he had led Buster far enough
away from those mushrooms, he
scampered away through the treetops
as only Chatterer can. One instant
Buster saw him, and the next instant
he had disappeared. Buster didn't
even know which way he had gone.
He began to realize how thoroughly
Chatterer had fooled him. 1t was
just then that along came that other
scamp of the Green Forest, Sammy
JAY. He saw at once that Buster
was upset. It rather .tickled Sammy,
for 1 know of no one who takes
greater delight in seeing people upset
than does Sammy Jay. You look
out of sorts, Buster Bear" said he.
1T must be you have-had no break
fast this morning, or else your
breakfast does not set we'll"
Just then. before Buster could
reply, both heard Chatterer the Red
Squirrel far away snickering. Buster
Bears black face grew blacker still
as he listened. Sammy Jay guessed
at once that for some reason or other
Buster Bear was provoked by Chat
terer. Now Chatterer and Sammy
are not the best of friends. Each
steals from the other whenever he
Evening star., 1925-09-12
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

A collector of historical glassware,
proud of his collection and anxious
to display it and have it where he
could enjoy its beauties, hit upon the
idea of arranging it on narrow win
dow shelves. The bottom shelf is of
wood AMI rests upon the window sill.
The other shelves are of clear glass
and rest upon brackets fastened to
the window frame.
The vari-colored assemblage, framed
by drapes of rich old blue, achieves
decorative effect that is unusually
fine. When the sun shines in and
Evening star., 1925-09-12

One Mother Says:
When the time comes for my small
daughter to select her clothes entirely
alone l want her to know materials.
She should appreciate linen above
cotton, know silk of good quality, and
be able to tell when a garment is all
wool. Many women go through life
content to buy a shoddy piece of cloth,
without distinguishing quality in ma
terial. Whenever l get out my piece
bag I let my little girl practice in
naming goods, and l often take her
with me when l shop.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-09-12

There are some women who really
dislike to wear scarfs. They feel that
the swartness and trimness Of a
frock are marred by the superimposi-
ton of scarf, unless, of course, the
scarf is part of the original design.
They feel uncomfortable when wear
Evening star., 1925-09-12

glints upon his quaint treasures a
hundred fairy rainbows dance about
the room.
Think how a small dining room or
breakfast room would gain in rati-
ance and cheer If one or more of IS
windows were thus frightened.
Copyright. 1925.)
Evening star., 1925-09-12
Pimerto Sauce.

Combine three tablespoonfuls of
butter, three tablespoonfuls of -four,
one cupful of milk, one-half a cupful
Of cream, one teaspoonful of salt and
a little pepper. Add at last one-half
a cupful Of pimento pulp forced
through sieve,
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Tells Buster Where to Look.
A tattletale most folks despise
Regardless IL he runs or fies.
Old Mother Nature.

Now, though Buster Bear pretended
that he wasn't at all interested in
mushrooms, he didn't fool Chatterer
the Red Squirrel at all. Chatterer
knew that Buster was watching him.
He knew that Buster was spying.
Knowing this. Chatterer had no end
Of fun. He would cuirnb a tree and
pretend to be very busy up there.
Then he would hide and watch.
Evening star., 1925-09-12

CREAMED POTATOES.
Cut cold potatoes in half-inch
cubes. Put in a pan with a
scant teaspoon of -four, one cup
milk, butter the size of a wal
nut, pinch of salt Cook about
three minutes.
Evening star., 1925-09-12
COOKIES.

One cup sugar, one and one
half cups molasses, one cup
lard, one cup sour milk, one tea
spoon salt, two large teaspoons
soda, two teaspoons ginger, one
teaspoon cinnamon, -four to stir
stiff. Mix and let stand over
night. Roll out and bake in
morning.
Evening star., 1925-09-12
MODE MINIATURES

The sweater half of the latest in
formal costumes are waffle stitched in
the manner of the sketch. And those
young women who are now busily en-
Evening star., 1925-09-12
Copyright. 1925,

Vacuum cleaners are now being
used to groom horses in the United
States Army.
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POPOVERS.

One cup milk. one cup cold
water and two cups flour, beat
en- with an eggbeater until it is
full of bubbles. Add a little salt
Have the oven hot, and drop
mixture into gem pans.
Evening star., 1925-09-12

BREAKFAST.
Melons
Dry Cereal with Cream
Creamed Goldfish on Toast
Popovers Marmalade
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Corned Beef Hash
Diced Beats
Spiced Apple Sauce
Cookies Tea
DINNER.
Beef Loaf with Green Peppers
Creamed Potatoes
Corn FritterS Tomato Salad
Steamed Chocolate Pudding
Custard Sauce
Coffee
Evening star., 1925-09-12

gagged packing col1ege-bound trunks
will be certain to number these
among their wardrobes.
For afternoon strolling on a brisk
September day with the man about
town" one of these will nicely qualify.
Likewise, when golfing for clean
shots" do not alone make the game
as far as femininity is concerned. The
exhilaratio2 over good round is dou-
bled by appropriate toggery.
MARGETTE.
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MENU FOR A DAY.

tCopyright. 1925.)
Evening star., 1925-09-12

Copyright. 1925.)
The Washington times., 1925-08-24

six pounds OF plunss aisO OlS
ounce Of stick cinnamon, one-hal1
teaspoonful OF whole mace one
teasnoonfuI OF whole cloves, and
GUARD of vinegar. Mix the spices
and tie in q BIT OF muslin. Maks =
thin strip of the sugar and vinegar.
adding the spices during the boiling
process. Pour boiling hot over .he
I1Iurns. which should be packed in =
stone lar, and let them stand tor
twenty.four hours, then boil vsrys
very gently, in order that the skins
nav remain wholeif possible r.
one hour. Now drain the strip frOsk
the plums in glass jars and pots
the boiling strip over them. Sea
Pear Conserve
Peel and core juicy, ripe pears.
and to each pound allow the grated
rind and juice Of one lemon and 1ne
orange; also half pineapple cut
in tiny bits. Cook the fruit with
out sugar for three-Quarters OF an
hour. or until very tender. then
measure and add three-fourths g
much sugar as fruit. Cook TIL
transparent, pour into glasses, ana
seal when cold. Nuts may also be
added to this conserve We round
Yecans delicious with 1t.
The Washington times., 1925-08-24

Steam cooked and rolled oats re-.
quire one cupful of cereal to one
and three-quarters cupfuls of boil.
ing water. Cook at fifteen pounds
pressure for seventeen minutes.
Cornmeal requires three cupfuls
of boiling water to one cupful of
cereal. Cook at fifteen pounds
pressure for one hour. Pearl bar
ley requires one cupfuI of cereal to
three cupfuls of boiling water.
Cook at fifteen pounds pressure for
one and one-half hours. Fine har-
n,ony grits call FOR one cupful of
cereal to three cupfuls of boiling
water Cook at fifteen pounds pres
sure for thirty minutes. In steam.
ing rice under pressure, allow one
cupful of rice to six cupfuls Of
boiling water. Cook at fifteen
pounds pressure for ten or fifteen
minutes. Drain in a strainer and
pour hot water through it. Maca.
roni or spaghetti calls for one cup
full of either to six cupfuls Of boil
ing water. Cook at fifteen pounds
pressure for fifteen or twenty min
utes, depending on the size of the
macaroni Drain and pour cold
water over it. Cracked wheat calls
for one cupful of cereal and three
cupfuls of boiling water. Cook al
| fifteen pounds pressure for one and
one half hours.
The Washington times., 1925-08-24
Custard Sweets and How to Make Them
Warm Weather Desserts Made IN a Minute

Desserts made with a custard
foundation are not only delicious
and refreshing for warm weather
service, but nutritious and quickly
made. Served alone or in combina.
tons custard sweets are bound to
be favorites if the foundation is
properly made. They make excel
lent nursery desserts, but the
grown-ups will like them, too.
The more lavish one can be with
the use Of eggs in custard making,
the more delicate and superior in
flavor the result will be. For this
reason. always be sure to make the
'custard dessert count as a real part
of the meal; never consider it an
accessory A very good soft GUS
tard may be made by this rule:
Break into a bowl two whole eggs
and the yolks of two more, reserv-
ing the whites for the meringue.
Beat slightly, just enough to mix
the eggs together, and then add
one-eighth teaspoonful of salt.
Beat only enough to blend the
eggs and sugar together. Over
this pour gradually, stirring all the
while, three cupfuls of scalded
milk. Return to the double-boileI
in which the milk was scalded and
cook for about five minutes-unti
the mixture thickens sufficiently
to coat the spoon with which it is
being stirred. The stirring should
be continuous during the cooking
Do not allow the water in the
double boiler to boil violently dur
ing the cooking; the custard is
much smoother il cooked slowly
Be careful not to cook too long, OIL
the custard will curdle. If this
should happen, remove 1t from the
fire Immediately and beat with g
Dover type egg-beater until smooth
Avoid overlooking, however, be
cause custard that has once
curdled will never have just the
same consistency as one that has
been cooked just right. When the
custard is cold, add one teaspoonfu
of vanilla, mix well together, anc
chill thoroughly before serving.
Soft custard may be served plain,
with or without a meringue float
ing on top. Or it may be com
bined with almost any variety of
fresh fruit to make an almost end
less variety of "top-offs." Oranges
and bananas, oranges and dates,
dates and cocoanut, pineapple and
Strawberries, strawberries alone,
cooked prunes, cooked or canned
The Washington times., 1925-08-24

prunes and apricots, fresh aprieots
or peaches-or cooked dried peaches
all are suggestions for excellent
combinations. To make the dessert
slightly more elaborate, add to any
of the above combinations cubes of
lemon or orange jelly, pour custard
over all, and top with an uncooked
be most attractive If part Of the
gelatin cubes are colored pink or
green with vegetable coloring.
A perfect meringue is an accom-
plishment worthy of commentator.
1t is not difficult to make, how.
ever, if directions are carefully fol-
lowed. Turn the egg whites into
a bowl and beat them with a good
center-drive beaten until they are
so stiff that the bowl may be turn
ed upside down without loss of
any of it's contents. Then, for each
egg white, add two tablespoonfuls
Cbe sure to use level measurements
Of graduated sugar and beat again
until very stiff.
Add now one tablespoonful Of
graduated sugar for each egg
white, and the desired flavoring
For a meringue using two egg
whites, add one-fourth teaspoonfu
of vanilla or lemon extract. Beai
again, and If delicately Drowned
meringue is desired place by spoon
fuls or force through pastry
tube on the pudding. Bake in 6
very slow oven, one which regis
tiers only 800 degrees F. for fifteer
minutes. A meringue made anc
baked according to this formula
will be tender ana delicious AND
will remain SO, even though the
pudding on which it was placed !:
kept a week.
In the season when eggs are very
expensive, an acceptable custart
can be made using cornstarch a;
the chief thickening agent. b
sure, however, to cook the corn
starch we'll if you would have &
palatabIe result. Scald one pin
of milk in a double boiler and ado
one tablespoonful of cornstarct
mixed with just a little cold milk
Cook for one-half hour, stirring FIRE
uuently. Then beat one egg slightly
add one-fourth cupful Of sugar and
one.eighth teaspoonru1 Of salt, ant
pour the slightly thickened mill
over it. Return to the double-boilel
and cook about five minutes, stir
ring constantly. Cool and flavor a.
above.
The Washington times., 1925-08-24

cereal Is added. One teaspoonful Of
salt should be allowed for each
cup of cereal. Add the cereal
slowly, stirring constantly to pre-
vent its Jumping, and boil for one
minute. Place on a rack in the
cooker, put two cupfuls of water
in the bottom of the cooker, and
cook for the required time at fifteen
pounds pressure. Do not open the
steam valve to reduce the pres
sure, but let warm water run over
the top and sides of the cooker
until the steam gauge registers
zero. The proportion of water to
cereal, and the time of cooking,
vary with the different cereals.