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Evening star., 1925-09-21
SUB ROSA
ny MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Insipid Isabelle. i,

The most dreadful example Of an
Insipid Isabelle that has ever come to
my notice 10 that Of sweet young
thing who went with a party of
friends to see the Grand Canyon.
The little group stood in awed 81.
lence, marveling at the majesty and
wonder Of the view before them, put
little Isabelle was not to be silenced.
She felt that 1t was her turn to say
something, 30 she clasped her pretty
white hands and exclaimed ecstau-
cally:
isn't it just too cute for anything!
And by that remark she established
herself as one of the most insipid OF
her sex.
Insipid Isabelle Is usually a colorless
person-you never find her standing
out in a crowd or attracting the atten-
ton of many men. How can she at
tract them when her vocabulary Is Inn.
tied to about three words-"Yes!
.'Really?" and You don't say so!'
With these three means of express
sion she expects to conquer the Worio
with her brilliance and charm, and she
is amazed to find how singularly un'
successful is her social career. She 10
simply inca pable of an original
thought or a decided expression OF
opinion.
A fellow guest at house party VIII
moan that the weather Is really TOO
bad for swimming, and she Will muir
mur:
yes, isn't it? Too bad we can't
have any swimming
But" the fellow guest viii con.
tinue. II think I'll chance it anyhow.
the rain is more sport than In mo
weather. 1 think 1t might be pretty
good fun, don't your
"Oh, yes," Isabelle hastens to assure
him, 'it's lots more fun swimming IN
the rain. l think it's going to be just
great. I'm 30 glad it's raining.
The first 20 times she pulls anything
like this the man talking to her WIN
think she's a nice. agreeable girl with
a sensible head who has exactly the
same ideas as his on all subjects.
After that he will begin to realize
that Isabelle is just hollow echo OF
the last thing he's said.
II some one tells our heroine that
there will be a big dance next Satur.
day night at the casino, she VIII
exclaim:
"Oh, really? You don't say so.'
ana III SIf6 lS 1ildQe dCQudiiltcu Will
the news that another world war has
started, her answer will be just as
enthusiastic and excited as the above.
Is 1t any wonder that boys give up
In despair after a few hundred futile
efforts to fnd out Just what her gray
matter is doing?
It's SO easy to let your brain sleep
and just mutter colorless, Intellectual
responses to those about you.
But it's not easy to get the habit of
being insipid and still retain your pop
ularity. You must have your own
ideas, and you must have enough
strength Of character to stick up for
them once In a while.
Also you must not use a set for
mula to reply, no matter what remark
your friends may make.
Keep your brain working, and you
won't fall into the insipid class.
Copyright le25.)
Mimi will be glad to answer your
love questions. Just inclose a stamped.
addressed envelope for a personal re-
ply.
Evening star., 1925-09-21

his secret. OF course. that part Of
his secret wasn't kept very long.
Peter Rabbit never will forget his
surprise when he discovered the first
part of this secret.
1t had happened that that Spring
morning Peter had failed to go home
TO the dear Old Briar-patch. So he
had made himself comfortable over
in the Green Forest and planned to
spend the day there near the tall
dead tree which OF Mistah Buzzard
uses as his favorite perch. Peter,
having been out all night, was sleepy,
and he was soon doing. He was
hidden under some tall ferns. He
wouldn't have been SO careless as to
doZe. From time to time he would
awaken just enough to open his eyes
and peep out through the ferns.
From where he sat he could look
right up to the very top of the tall
dead tree which was known as or
Mistah Bu,yard's tree. 1t had only
two or three stubs of old branches.
When Peter awoke after his first nap
and peeped out, no one was on that
tree of or Nistah Buzzard's. But the
second time he awoke and peeped out,
there on his favorite perch sat or
~hlSldH boZLdlU iiC iido al
rived from his Winter in the Sunny
South while Peter was mapping. Peter
was tempted to run right over to the
foot of that tree and tell or Mistah
Buzzard how glad he was to see him.
But Peter was still very, very sleepy.
He knew OF Mistah BuZZard's habits
so well that he was sure OF Mistah
Buzzard would spend a good part of
the day sitting on that favorite perch.
Qv MiStah Buzzard would certainly
Evening star., 1925-09-21
SMART EMPLOYING FILET WORKE
CONTRASTING

Those who are watching for the
hjet alphabet and whose initials occur
in the latter part Of 1t will be gratified
to see that 1t has progressed as far as
'R S." Many will be able to use
the picture as a guide in duplicating
the letters in thread. For the benefit
Of those who are dependent upon
written directions, let me say that
those will be available after the final
letter of the alphabet has appeared
and announcement has been made in
this department.
So many uses for filet have already
been discussed that 1t would almost
seem that nothing more could be said
on the subject. But there are many
more and some quite as interesting
as those which have already been
given attention.
Novel Uses.
Filet crochet Is apt to be associated
with white or ecru cotton or linen
thread. But there is no reason why it
should be solely confined to it. 1t Is
effective even in such materials as
jute and burlap. For sport wear
these are very desirable. AS a central
decorative motif In a light bag or
other accessory for Summer or Win
ter use, 1t may be worked up in dark
Unread. Inc outlines Oh the Initials
will stand out in sharp relief If the
filet squares are backed with white.
The effect is of smartness rather than
of daintiness. Filet done in this man
ner takes on a distinct character Of
it's own.
The bag or other accessories may be
edged with a picot in black. This Is
very effective when an oyster-white
very heavy linen Is used. It reminds
one of those fashionable treatments of
black and white in embroidery that
come from Spain. The edge may be
done in a cross-stitch If desired
Evening star., 1925-09-21
Fools and Follv

'I've been a fool" a Young man
said, In anguish. to his lawyer; that
he might paint the village red he stole
from his employer. He travelled with
a. crowd too swift. which caused him
grievous losses: he stealthily began to
lift the coin that was his boss's. Of
course he knew that this was wrong,
but he was smooth and clever, and
he'd put back the coin ere long, and
then go straight forever. And now
we see him in the Jail, his projects
in abatement; I've been a fool" we
hear him wall, and we indorse his
statement. So often men don't realize
the wildness of their folly until in Jail
they swat the flies, in woe and melan.
choly. And then, their lives re-
duced to wreck, their folly, as they
view It, seems monstrous, and they
cry, by heck, what demon made
us do it?' All lads are fools who
leave the road of honest men and
steady; for them the harpoon and the
goad of Nemesis are ready. All men
are fools who yearn to spend more
money than they're earning, who tap
the till that they may wend where
garish lights are burning. Far bet
ter live on shredded hay, and wear
old hats and whiskers,. than chase
along the Great White Way, among
the giddy friskers, and know, while
quaffing beakers cool, that some day
you'll be moaning, in bitter tones.
live been FOOL" where prison doors
are groaning.
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1925-09-21
BEDTIME STORIES 3. 3.
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

want a rest after his long journey.
ii finish my nap. Afterward I'll go
pay my respects to OF Mr.. Buzzard.
He ought to have a lot of news about
the folks down in the Sunny South -
said Peter to himself. So Peter closed
his eyes and dozed off again. When
he opened them the next time there
sat or Mistah Buzzard just where he
had expected to see him. Peter was
still sleepy. He tipped back his head
to yawn. In doing this he looked
straight up in the blue. blue sky
There sailing round and round in
circles was some one Peter would
have said certainly was OF Mistah
Buzzard If he hadn't known that OF
Mistah Buzzard was sitting on that
tree. Hastily Peter looked back at
that tree. There sat OF Mistah Buz.
zard. There wasn't any doubt about
it. Again he tipped his head back
and looked up in the blue, blue sky
Then he blinked. But all the blink.
ing in the world wouldn't do away
with that Buzzard sailing round and
round high up in the blue, blue sky.
Now how can OF Mtstah Buzzard
be sitting in that tree and still be
flying round and round high up in
the blue, blue sky at the same timer
muttered Peter, and by this time he
was very much awake. Just as he
was making ready to hop over to the
foot of the tree where OF Mistah
Buzzard was sitting, he once more
glanced up in the sky. That Buzzard
up there was coming down. So
Peter waited. In a few moments
there were two Buzzards on that tree
instead of one.
Peter hoped out from his hiding
place and over to the foot of the
BuZzard tree. Good mo ming. Peter" "
said OF Mistah Buzzard, "Ah want
yo' to meet OF Mrs. Buzzard. All
done bring her up from the Sunny
South to meet nah friends up moth.
Nah dear, meet Peter Rabbit"
OF Mrs. Buzzard, who looked almost
exactly like or Mistah BuzZard, looked
down at Peter and gravely bobbed her
head. Peter gravely bobbed in return.
So it was that he became acquainted
with the beginning Of OF Mistah
Buzzard's secret. What that secret
really was I'll tell you later.
Evening star., 1925-09-21

For the needlewoman who prefers
cross-stitch to crochet, the following
suggestion is made: Basic the canvas
squares over the area to bear the in
itials. and follow the picture. The
same black and white treatment Is
recommended. Black wool or worsted
Is striking on a white linen, flannel or
homespun goods. Be very sure that
the black thread or worsted is of a
fast color. 1t would be sad indeed to
have your handiwork ruined by the
first washing.
Variation.
A variation of the cross-stitch may
be used in the border. In making the
upper or lower stitch, skip a square,
This elongates your stitch and widens
your border. If you would have 1t
appear to be more accented than the
ordinary cross-stitch makes it, this is
the way to do It.
Color.
If you desire to introduce color.
here Is a novel way to do 1t either in
crochet or cross-stitch: Baste a mar
row strip of colored goods or ribbon
near edge, leaving margin. 1t would
be narrower than the width of cross
stitch or crochet. Cross-stitch over
the colored goods. Or crochet a loose
stitch in black which catches above
the ribbon, crosses at a slant, catches
below it, slants away to upper edge,
takes a single crochet above, and so
on. The ribbon or other goods will
appear to be run in under the work
For Evening.
Bags for evening use may be made
In this manner to match the gowns
with which they are to be carried
1t is very desirable that the bags in
which opera glasses are carried bear
initials of the owner Either in mon
ogram or f1let they are suitable.
Evening star., 1925-09-21
NY Neighbor Says:

To keep rugs from turning up
at the ends, sew coat weights at
each corner. The weights also
keep them stationary.
Linen which is dipped in ca
solution of common alum will
be rendered incombustible. and
therefore is particularly appro-
pirate for mantelpiece hangings.
To keep stored silver bright,
before il is put away it should
be carefully washed. polished
and placed in flannel bags. Col
ored flannel is best, as the chem.
icals used to bleach the white
flannel are liable to tarnish the
silver.
In cleaning a frying pan, do
not scrape il with a knife, for
afterward the pan will be more
liable to catch" Boil out the
pan with hot soda water. and,
If necessary, scour with fine
sand.
A teaspoonful of grated horse.
radish will keep milk fresh for a
day or two in hot weather.
For blue mold 'on a white
dress. rub the spots we'll with
yellow soap, and then scrape
onto them some freshly DOW
dered chalk. Lay the dress
upon the grass in the sun, and
as it dries, wet again. The mil.
dew will probably come out
after the second application.
Evening star., 1925-09-21

Me and pop was taking wawk and
we sat down In the square to sit down
and some man was sitting on another
bentch and pop sed, Yee gods that's
Bert Rifken, hope and trust and pray
that he duZzent see me.
WY, pop, wy? I sed. Do you owe
him enything? l sed, and pop sed.
Certeny not. is that the kind Of an
opinion you have Of me?
No sir, only I thawt maybe you
mite, I sed. Wy do you hope he wont
see you then, pop? I sed. and pop sed
Because l dispize his caracter and ]
don't think Il would do me eny good to
associate with him.
wy. pop. wat does he do? sed, and
pop sed. Well. I don't know for sure,
in fact / never herd enything directly
agenst him, but meerly judging from
my impression of his generel caracter:
istics. sutch as his face, I should say
that he borrows money with no ideer
of reterning 1t, spreds slander about
honest people Sutch as your father,
eats peas with a nife. shines his shoes
with the guest towels wen he goes call
ing on respectable families sutch as
yours, picks pockits In crowded trolley
cars, wawks out Of resterants with the
rong hat and coat, and other little
things like that.
And pop took cigar out OF MS vest
pockit and started to feel in his other
pockits, saying, The dooce, confound
it, not a single solitary match and
your poor old father will cerl up and
pass away unless he immeeditly fills
his nose and throat with tobacco
smoke, and there's not sole in site
can get a lite from.
Wich jest then the man on the other
bentch litt a cigarett. pop saying, Cir
cumstances alter cases. heer goes.
And he wawked over to the other
bentch saying. Well. well. is that you.
Rifken. how long have you bin sitting
heer, lets have a lite. will you?
And pop and him sat there smoking
and tawking about diffrent things for
about hour, and then me and pop
started to wawk home, pop saying.
That herds not a bad guy after all.
IL jest goes to show you never RELY
know your fellow creatures till the
iron hand of necessity draws you to-
gether
Evening star., 1925-09-21
What Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Virgo.

Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
very different from those OF today
They are by no means excellent, but,
on the other hand, they are neither
adverse nor gloomy. 1t is a fair
day for the commencement of any
1t is propitious for both change and
travel 1t is even more auspicious
for the final consummation Of any task
on which you have been working for
some time. The vibrations will re-
act very favorably on your best emo
tions, and 1t Will be advisable to allow
them full sway. as by so doing you
will bring happiness. not only to
yourself. but to others.
A child born tomorrow will give
very little worry, on physical grounds.
during infancy. Just prior to adoles-
cence, however, 1t will, in all prob
ability, suffer from an illness that
will cause much anxiety. Diligent
care Will be required, and the signs
denote that 1t will attain its ma
jority successfully. It's character will
be volatile and changeable. 1t will
be resentful of discipline, and always
show a strong desire to have its
own way. Patience and forbearance,
combined with affection, will have a
great influence on the formation Of
tnlS cnllQ character, ana the gulOln8
Of Its impulses.
II tomorrow is your birthday, you
are sometimes a dreamer. of dreams" :"
more imaginative than practical, and
more impulsive than deliberative.
You always decline to look hard facts
In the face, and would rather count
on hypothetical happenings than
visualize grim results. You are not
gifted with perseverance. You formu.
late many plans, few of which, are
ever carried out. You are a builder,
but the resultant edifces are air
castles. You are, however, liked by
one and all, as you are lovable, sweet.
tempered and attractive, and will go
far out Of your way to render serv-
ice or help. Your very impracti-
cability delights others, although 1t
is disastrous for your individual
prospects.
Above all things, you need to cul-
tivate self-reliance, rather than that
abiding trust you have in others
help and assistance. You must &C.
Quire perseverance, as the mere
longing for something never gets you
anywhere, and you must think more
of results, and train yourself to a
certain degree Of foresight.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Stephen D. Lee. soldier;
William K. Belknap, Secretary Of
War: Theodore Winthrop. author and
soldier; Joseph Seligman, banker;
James Bowdoin, philanthropist and
statesman.
Copyright. 1925.)
Evening star., 1925-09-21
Three Eyes Reports.

That evening when they arrived
home and again Little Two Eyes did
not eat, Little Three Eyes spoke up.
II know why the proud thing does
not eat," she said. When she says
to her goat, Little goat. bleat; little
table. rise a table stands before her
covered with the very best food there
is. much better than we ever have
And when she has eaten all she can
hold she says, Little goat, bleat; little
table away and it all disappears.
saw it all. She sang two Of my eyes
to sleep. but luckily the one in my
forehead remained awake"
Here is Little Three Eyes. Her
hair and eyes should be brown. Make
her slip a very pale blue and her
shoes and stockings pink.
Evening star., 1925-09-21
Our Children-By Angelo Patri

less. Watch him, stay by him, keep
his hands busy, encourage him to
feel Srownup. Feed him with glass
and cup and spoon and praise him
for handling them like a grownup. 1t
is the idea of grownupness that cures
his baby habit.
Copyright. 1925l
Evening star., 1925-09-21
Buzzard's Secret.

Trust only those who are asleep
With secrets which you fain would keep.
old Mother Nature.
OF Mtstah BuZzard'S secret began
when he first came up from the
Sunny South In the Spring. or
Mistah Buzzard brought some one
with him. Yes, sir. OF Mistah Buz-
card brought some one with him.
No one knew 1t at the
time because no one happened to see
him when he arrived in the Green
Forest at his favorite tall. dead tree.
The fact that he had brought some
one with him was the beginning of
Evening star., 1925-09-21
Curious Scot.
(Copyright. 1928,

From the London Opinion
McTavish (who has hailed taxi from
ranks)-What will it be tae TAX me tae
the station?
Driver-Two an six, sir.
McTavish-Thank'e just want
ed tae ken what ah'd save by Walkln'!
Evening star., 1925-09-21
Lace Looming for Autumn Styles
BY MARY MARSHALL.

THE stage seems to be set for
revival Of lace. The inevitable re-
action has set in against the ex-
tremely mannish clothes. Several of
the most prominent OF French dress
makers have taken a definite stand
for feminine fashions. Skirts are be-
Evening star., 1925-09-21

He remained there a -3-
And SO altered it's -
That he uses it now for -5-
/. Took seat
2. Article of apparel worn outdoors
3. Space of time, indefinite
4. Fashion.
8. Flat article laid on the floor
CNote: What the careless young man
did may be discovered. in limerick
form. by putting the right words, In.
dicated by the numbers, in the CORE
spending spaces. The answer and an.
other "Puzzlick" will appear tomor.
row.
Saturdays "Puzzlick."
There once was spinster of Wheel
ing
Endowed with such delicate feeling,
That she thought that a chair
Should not have its legs bare
So she kept her eyes fixed on the
ceiling.
Evening star., 1925-09-21

Prices realized on Swift G. Company
sales of carcass beet in Washington. d. G..
for week ending Saturday. September 1e,
1928. on shipments sold out. ranged from
IL 90 cents to 81 90 cents per pound and
averaged 1888 cents per pound.-Advertise-
meDt
Evening star., 1925-09-21
"Puzz7;cks"
.Pu1zIe-Limerick

There was a young fellow who
-
Quite thoughtfully down on his
Evening star., 1925-09-21

coming fuller. bodies more closely
nodded. There are frills and founces
and furbelows. To be sure. some very
smart women cling to the straight
scant silhouette. and the boyish mode
is by no means done for. but still there
is an opportunity now to be extremely
Evening star., 1925-09-21

(CopyriEht. 1925.)
Evening star., 1925-10-08
Roster of Heroes in Peril.

The brightest chapter in the history
of the world recounts in vivid style
how our boys. from farm and mine
and factory and school. went over
seas and over the top and saved
the world for democracy"
They were heroes all who went
overseas. yet the record of their serv-
ice, cramped into terse, salient facts
about each individual, even these col
orless, prosaic memoranda Of their
service in No Mans Land" in the
trenches, in mined villages, under
heavy barrage. during many gas at
tacks and incessant bombing, in the
hospitals, vital statistics of our vic
tory are in grave danger of not being
preserved for the authoritative infor-
nation and inspiration of future gen
erations. to keep history safe and to
assure that each veteran gets all the
recompense his country intended.
They are the individual service rec
ords, in condensed form. telling in
briefest outline the part each took in
winning the war, those boys. who in
the face of the deadliest contlasration
of gas and shrapnel and high eNplo-
sive the world has ever known. stop
ped the flames of despotism that
threatened to sweep overseas and
menace our civilization and free Gov
ernment.
Yet we az a Government. are now
exposing those records of such heroes
in flimsy. cardboard. tinderboX build
ings. officially admitted TO be tiretraps.
In the news columns of The Star
today Is told just where these records
are kept and the danger that threat
ems them. and how repeatedly the
veterans own organizations have
urged that they should be guarded
jealously in a safe. tireproof deposi-
tory.
This emphasizes in way that
should appeal strongly to all patriotic
citizens and to Congress. where the
fault really lies and which must cor
rect it. the necessity, long recognized
by public leaders, for erection of a
national archives building, for proper
preservation of the memorabilia and
other records of our great Govern
ment.
Our heroes must not be cheated out
of their fair share in glorious his
tory.
Evening star., 1925-10-08
The Veteran Victor.

Poor old Walter Johnson. How
have the mighty fallen. True. he
pitched the world champion Nationals
to victory in the opening series"
game yesterday in Pittsburgh, but he
allowed them To hit him safely five
lines aid to score one run. 1t was d
nitiful performance. True again. he
struck out ten men. But only ten.
lie had" nothing at all but speed and
curves and control and cunning. 9th
erwise he was all in.
A year ago Barney" in world
series for the first time in his base
ball career of eighteen years, failed
lamentably in his first two games.
Called upon in a pinch in the seventh
and final contest, he responded with a
return to his famous old form and held
the enemy while he and his mates
were producing the winning run in an
extra inning to yield the victory and
the highest title III the sport.
1t was the ardent hope Of all Wal
ter,s friends, and they are legion.
found in every quarter of the coun-
try regardless of base ball geography,
that he would shine in the 1925 series.
They felt that he was not up to his
par form in 1924; that perhaps the
long waiting fer chance to fsure In
Evening star., 1925-10-08
Christy MatheWson.

Christy Mathewson is dead. To the
younger base ball enthusiasts this
means little. To those who followed
the game a decade ago it has a keen
significance. For in his day Mathew
son was one of the grea test figures
in the national sport, one of the
greatest pitchers who ever faced A
batter. one of the finest types of pro-
fessional ball player as a man and as
d performer.
1t was appropriate in a sense that
Mathewson, who has been suffering
from mortal disease for several
years. should pass at last on the day
OF the opening of a world series. For
in his time Christy, who in his prime
was affectionately called big Six
by his admirers. was a world series
figure of remarkable note No other
pitcher ever approached his record
of shutting out world series con-
tender three times in succession as
he did twenty years ago in the Giants.
Philadelphia encounter.
Mathewson was splendid man
on and off the ball field, a credit to the
game. beloved by all who were asso-
cia ted with him. gallant in his fight
for health and succumbing at last
with richer heritage than the mere
wealth Of funds. fame as master
i'll the sport which he had followed
for many years and as an inspira
ton to American youth to live cIeanly
and squareiy.