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Evening star., 1926-02-17
SWeethearts.

The first year of high school brings
out the first real crop of SWeetheartS.
Until then they are usually lightly
scattered here and there. Now they
come out full force. like the third-day
measles. Take it easy.
OF course, the boy or girl chosen
will not be quite the suitable one from
your point OF view. Keep that teel-
ing strictly TO yourself. When the
child talks endleSSly about the chosen
one listen as SympathetiCally as you
can and learn all you can about the
characteristics the child is showing
YOU for the first time.
New ones are bound to develop
overnight. The child who refused
to go to dancing school practices
steps on the back porch or in the ga
rage The one who hated exercise
now sets out on long hikes. goes IN
for skatin" or swimming or tennis
New tastes appear and new view
points Listen and watch and study
carefully. so you can stand ready TO
hcIp in the time of need.
The new friend is stimulating the
character growth OF the youngster to
higher or lower growths, and that in
huence is greater than any you can
exert in the opposite direction, While
1t lasts. 1t rarely lasts for longer
than a school year. The children are
growing fast, changing from day TO
day. You must work in the back
ground and be wiser than the serpent
aud more harmless than the dove.
Never attack the favored one dl-
rcctly. Opposition rouSeS antagonlSm
and a fierce instinct of protection.
Step softly and lay your plans can
Evening star., 1926-02-17
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Wouldn't Have to Cook

Iva was always a superior young
person. although her parents were
just average middle-class folks with a
moderate income.
Iva's mother used to moan and wall
over her daughters refusal to take a
hand with the housework.
"She just won't learn to DO thlng.
Saws she will never have to cook
She won't marry a man unless he has
enough money to keep her In luxury
with few servants and car. Where
she gets her ideas from l don't
know"
Thus did the poor lady mourn over
the defections of her offspring.
But Iva remained stubborn. She
took no interest in cooking or sewing
or any of the maidenly arts-and she
sneered at those of her friends who
married poor men and took over the
work of keeping house.
Finally she married, too-just the
sort of man she'd planned for. He
was wealthy and attractive. and gen.
erous-what could be sweeter?
Little Iva found herself mistress OF
stunning house with three respect
full servants ready to do her bidding.
Only she hadn't the slightest idea
of what to bid them do!
She did want to please her young
huSband-but how could she give
orders to the maids properly, when
she hadn't the fainteSt conceptions OF
their proper duties2
She couldn't check up on any of
them when they were careless; be-
cause she hadn't the true housekeep
er's eye.
Dust and dirt escaped her notice.
The maids. realizing this, eased up on
their work, and the house began to
look messy.
When the cook made mistake, and
spoiled lot of food, Iva couldn't tell
what was wrong-she complained, but
she hadn't any helpful suggestions to
offer.
AT the end of four months, what
her servants thought of her cannot be
printed. And what her husband
| thought of her was nearly as bad.
Shed failed on her job-even an
adoring young husband couldn't for
give her that.
And SO Iva, the proud and
naughty, is taking a course in domes-
| tic science of all things. Learning
now what she might have learned
years ago, and spared herself much
humiliation and suffering.
But it is humiliating to have to con-
| fess to the man you love that you're
incapable of managing your end of
| the marriage business.
Even though you don't have to do
/ the actual manual labor of keeping
house yourself. you must learn to
oversee such labor.
You can't hold "a mans love without
his respect.
And what respect can he have for
| you if you're untitled for the vocation
you've chosen?
You don't apply for a position as
| secretary unless you know Stenogra-
ply. do you?
Then don't file your application to
! be a wife, unless you're trained for
| the job.
Mimi will he glad to answer any inquiries
| directed 10 this paper provided stamped.
addressed envelope is lnclosed.
! Copyright. 1926
Evening star., 1926-02-17
What Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Aquarius.

Tomorrow planetary aspects are
adverse in the morning. but change
at noon and become increasingly
favorable especially for all matters
that relate to finance. This does not
tmean that you can look forward to
some unexpected windfall. 1t only
implies that any financial operations
in which you may be Interested VII.
be successful if they be consummateG
under such auspices as prevail in the
afternoon. Let the morning be de.
voted to deliberation, let the afternoon
be the time for execution. 1t is ar
favorable opportunity for marriage,
especially if your mate" was borI
in April. July or November.
A girl born tomorrow will enjoy re
markably good health. and will, with
little difficulty, reach a vigorous WON
anhood. y boy. however. will have
more ups and downs" of a physical
nature than fall to the lot of the aver
age child. He will be a constant
source of worry. but, given great care
and proper alimentation, will eventual
ly outgrow all these early weaknesses
and attain normalcy. In character,
both boy and girl promise to be attrac-
tive, and to possess strong personal
/ tiles. They will be more disposed To
live an outdoor life than pass THEN
time in any confined atmosphere.
! They will. at all times, be kind, and
very considerate of others.
If tomorrow is your birthday, you
We're very stubborn in your youth
but, owing to favorable conditions
this has turned into a virtue. and you
have become determined. and not t.
be turned from a resolution. You
are methodical and painStaking. anC
thereby are able to Surmount Difficult.
ties that would easily swamp another
You are also careful and thrifty
though by no means stingy. You are
a good planner and have excellent
executive ability. In addition to these
outstanding traits, and largely as :
result OF them, you are genera
favorite among your friends and ac
quaintanceS.
Your home life is exceptionally
happy, as. although you nearly alway:
get your own way, you do this SC
| automatically that those whom you
bend to your own ideas think that
| their desires are being gratified, and
| not yours.
| Well known persons born on tha
date are: Charles Emory Smith, jour
! nalist; Charles b. Lewis, M. Quad,
| humorist; Russell H. Chittenden, edu
! Gator; Edwin DENLY, former Secretary
! of the Navy; August Belmont, bank
er: J. j. Jusserand, former Ambas
sador from France.
Copyright l926.D
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Our Children-By Angelo Patri

nily. Bring the friends to the house
and let them see each other JuSt as
much as they like while you set the
stage for a happy ending. If You
crash through you will faSten the be
loved one firmly in the imagination
OF the lover. Say little and wait.
Take the relations hip for granted
and as one not to be taken too Sc
riouSlv by any one concerned. Do
not tease the children about it, as that
again. by arousiEg emotion, fastens
the idea on their minds. 1t is admiS
sible and right to slip in an innocent
and deadly phrase now and then dur
ing conversation about the sweet
heart, but it must not have the air OF
personality. Just a general and cour-
teouS appraisal of one in whom you
are slightly interested.
Have it understood that children
are not as vet Self-SIStaininS and self
directing citizens. have not the use
of the car. and that Srown-up per
son accompanies them whenever they
ride in il A trusted chauffeur is a
good chaperon and guardian, if you
cannot so Yourself. A studied .indif-
ference is the best attitude in a chap
erun. Eut it must be studied.
The day is quite long enough for
most entertainments. but now and
then there must be a party and the
children must feel free in the enjoy
ment of it. The time for homecoming
must he set and adhered TO, and some
one must be waiting with the lights
on to receive the returning revelerS.
Copyright. 1920
Mr. Patri will give personal attention to
inquiries from parents or school teachers on
him in of this paper. incloslng self
addressed. stamped envelope for reply.
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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
An Enormous Weight.


Mrs. 7. j. w. writes: My boy of
3 months weighs 16 pounds, weighing
at birth. Is this too fat? He takes
8 ounces of half milk and half water
every 4 hours except at night. He is
very constipated; do you think he is
too young for orange juice? When he
first wakens his pupils are twice
their normal size. Is this unusual?
He acts like a child of months ana
has never had any trouble with his
eyes He has a tooth almost through
Is this unusual for his age?"
Answer.
He seems unusually precocious,
both as to the tooth and his general
actions. He is unusually large and
on the diet he is getting it seems as
if you must be mistaken about his
weight. His milk formula lacks
sugar, which it should have, and is
rather weak considering his weight.
but as he is getting along so beautiful
ly | would not make any changes eX-
cept in the matter of sugar. Add half
an ounce of corn Sirup to it daily. This
will help the constipation. If he needs
orange juice it is far preferable to
castor oil. Why should one feel he
is too young for natural laxative
when one does not fear an unnatural l.
medicinal one?
Write for Leaf1et.
Mrs. J. A. C.-This department
offers a leaflet, for only self-address-
ed and stamped envelope and re-
quest for it. which answers all the
usual questions and suggests the diet
for children from seven months to
| three years. Won't you please write
for this?
An Anxious Mother-Children some
times have spasms when cutting many
teeth. The spasms might have been
due to an injudiciouS diet at this
time. Please write for leaflet number
| I, which answers your last question.
envelope with your inquiry.
Mr.. j. D.-The baby IS progress
ing SO fast that it would be logical to
feel that he is getting more food than
| he needs. This might very well ac-
| count for his restlessneSS at night
Cut down the amount Of food he is
getting now. In your zeal to see him
gain you may be overriding the mat
ter. AS you did not tell me what you
are feeding him 1 can't correct that
I think the baby's eye will grow
straighter as he grows older. If not
he may need corrective glasses later
but 1 can't think that his "eye" teeth
have one thing to do with it,
Wakeful Babies.
Mrs. M.-Your baby's case puzzles
me as much as it does you, since you
have apparently done everything that
I could possibly suggest, and to no
apparent avail. 1t may seem trite ad
vice, but 1 should not go near the baby
and would let him cry for a night OF
two. 1t is more than likely that the
waking has now become a habit and
| he likes also the attention he gets.
Mrs. H. P.-I cannot tell you if the
baby is getting the proper nourish.
ment unless you tell me how you are
feeding him. Why not send for the
leaflets this department offers? They
might be helpful in curing the trouble
Send self-addressed and stamped
envelope with your request please.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
For Washington's Birthday Party
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

| covered with brown crepe paper, and
| also the hatchet bean bags for the
game of ''Chopping the Cherry Tree. ="
| Before making a coil of sheet of
| cardboard, cut three circular holes in
| the center. Make one d tritie smaller
| than the other two, and have the
| smaller one above the space between
the lower ones. The completed holes
form a triangle, with each opening big
enough to let the bean bag hatchetS
fall through them easily, even though
the top hole is smaller than the others.
Making the Hatchet.
From red cheese cloth cut hatchet-
shaped pieces and sew two together
along the edges to the tip of the han
die Fill the bag with pea beans and
sew up the top. There should be SIX
hatchet bags.
The rules of the game are simple. A
hatchet chopping the wood through
the top hole scores 10, through either
of the other larger holes scores five.
One hundred is game. Each player
has three plays each turn, but he may
continue to throw after that Qf the
last one of the three hatchets goes in
any hole) until he fails to score. The
player winning the most games gets
Il prize, which may appropriately be
cherry-log candy box filled with choco-
Ia les OF DOnDUnS-
Guessing the Blossoms.
\ cherry branch all abloom with
pink flowers is needed for the second
game Guessing the Cherry Bios
sons" The hostess has pasted quanti-
ties of wee pink tissue paper circles,
for blossoms. onto a bare branch haN-
ing many twisS. After cutting the
circles about the size of quarter OF
q
should be held firmly in the finger.
while with the other hand the paper
is gently squeezed together. Touch
the center with library paste and stick
to the twig. Ii three varying shades
of delicate pink are used in fashioning
he blossoms the effect will be realistic.
The hostess must know exactly how
many flowers she has on the entire
branch.
Provide each player with a pencil
and a card with three of the cherry
blossoms pasted lightly in the upper
left hand corner. Paste two or three
among the flowers to look like foliage.
Ask each player to write his or her
name on the card taken. When this
has been done the hostess takes the
cherry branch in her hand, raises it
| high up, and asks the players to guess
| how many cherry blossoms are on ii.
The branch should be displayed for at
| least two minutes. As the flowers are
very many and pasted Cleverly. some
times singly and sometimes IN Gus
terS. no one can actually count them
in the time given. The person who
after this writes down the number
nearest to the correct one wins prize.
A decorative branch of Japanese
cherry blossoms is suggested.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
BEDTIME STORIES By Z rH9sAzsN HSsszs2

we're still white with snow. Peter
felt that warmth and it set him to
thinking of Spring. Sweet Mistress
Spring. He knew she must have
started from the Sunny South. How
glad he would be when she arrived.
Thinking of her reminded Peter of
her heralds, who always go before
her-Winsome Bluebird and Welcome
Robin.
1T won't be long now" said Peter,
talking to himself, before Winsome
Bluebird and Welcome Robin will ar
rive. 1t certainly will be good to hear
them. | don't know of any sound
more joyous than the voice of Wei
come Robin when he first arrives.
What's that" Peter sat up so sud
denly that he scratched his nose with
bramble.
From back in the Old Orchard there
came a voice. 'Cheer-up, cheer-up,
cheer-up. cheer"' cried the voice, and
Peter felt a thrill go all over him
There was no mistaking that voice.
"Cheerup, cheer-up, cheer-up, cheer"'
came again.
Welcome Robin" exclaimed Peter.
"As sure as 1 have a cotton tail it is
Welcome Robin. I've known him to
come as early as this, but I wasn't
expecting him so early this year. My,
my, my, isn't it great! I must go
right over and welcome him.
Over in an apple tree on the edge
of the Old Orchard nearest Farmer
Browns house sat Mocker the Mock
ing Bird. His bright eyes were twin
king as he watched for ahurrying lit
tie brown form to come up from the
Green Forest. Now and then he
would put his head back, open his
mouth, and from it would come the
cheeriest of sounds. "Cheer-up, cheer.
up, cheer-up, cheer,' he would say and
then repeat it again. 1t was the mes.
sage of Welcome Robin and it was
given in the voice of Welcome Robin
but there was no one there but
Mocker the Mocking Bird. Mocker
was playing a little joke.
Copyright 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-02-17
"PuzzEcks
.Pu.z[e-Limericks

There once was a busy i
Who bored by mistake 2. ,.
His inopportune }
In pursuing a =
Blew a piece of him clear to >.
/. 4 shipworm.
. A device containing an explosive
to be fired by concussion.
8. Fervor.
4. Repast.
). City of Ohio.
CNote-'I'n never make that mis-
take again. the shipworm is re
ported to have murmured, as he sadly
gathered the pieces together. What
mistake? Complete the limerick and
you'll find out. The answer and un
other "PuZzlick" will appear tomor
row.
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
An unfortunate dumb man of Kew
Was conversing with signs that he
knew.
So exceedingly fast
That his fingers, at last,
Got entangled and fractured a few.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
WHEN WE GO SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND III. ALLEN.

tell us that when you're bolstered up
too high all your muscles can't relax.
and you don't get complete rest. BY
gradually lowering two pillows you
can sleep easily on a low pillow.
How is the quality OF a pillow meas.
ured? Pillows are priced accordin-
TO their filling. \ pillow filled with
the finest down iS the most expensive.
while one containing chicken feathers
or silk floss is the cheap If a
good pillow is cared for properly il
should last for many years II is
worth your while and really ecuupm-
ical TO buy a good pillow that viii
assure YOU comfort and long wear
Evening star., 1926-02-17

Joke is on. Now. l don't mind having
a Joke played on me.
is that so?" exclaimed Mocker the
Mocking Bird Then you are very
different from most folks. Peter Rab-
bit. Personally, l don't believe that is
quite true. | have an idea that you
are just like everybody else. Somehow
the one the joke is on never can see
the joke"
Pooh" exclaimed Peter. Il can al
ways see a joke. even if it is on me-
Mocker said nothing, but there was
twinkle in his eyes. 1t was
twinkle of mischief. No one saw 1t,
but 1t was there just the same
Presently Aocker went over to Far
mer Browns house to get some ralslns
and currants, for that is what he was
living on chiefly through the Winter.
Peter Rabbit scampered along,
perty-lipperty-lip, back of the stone
wall, and so reached the edge of the
Green Forest. There he sat down
in a bramble tangle to try to make
up his mind what to do or where to
go. 1t was broad daylight and here
he was up in the edge of the Green
Forest, instead of up in the dear Old
Briar-patch, where he belonged.
jolly round, bright Mr.. Sun was
smiling down from the blue. blue sky
and there was beginning to be
warmth in his smile. although the
Green Forest and The Green Meadows
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Cottage Cheese Salad.

Divide one pound or more of cot
tage cheese into four portions. ChoI
separately some red peppers or can
ned pimentos. some nut meats, some
cress and the yolks of some hard
boiled eggs. Mix the peppers with one
portion of the cheese, the nut meats
with another, the cressj with the
third and the yolk of the eggs with
the fourth. Mold every portion into
small balls and place the balls from
each portion on crisp lettuce leaves
arranged on separate plates. Their
add little dressing to each plateful.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Creamed Lobster.

Cut about two pounds of fresh
cooked or canned lobster into small
pieces. Melt one-half an ounce of
butter in a saucepan. Stir in one
half an ounce of flour and one-half
a pint of milk, When boiling, add the
lobster, salt and pepper and one or
two tablespoonfuls of cream. When
hot, add a squeeze of lemon juice and
serve. You may use shrimps In place
Of lobster If preferred.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Barley Broth.

The remains of a mutton stew
should be placed on the fire and
cooked until the meat falls apart
meat must be passed through the
chopper and returned to the fire with
the broth. Add one tablespoonful of
pearl barley for each quart of broth
and simmer for three hours. If pre-
ferred, the. barley can be cooked sep
arately and added half an hour before
serving
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Panned Oysters.

Pick over and wash and drain so
oysters. Into a saucepan put one
heaping tablespoonful of butter, one
third teaspoonful Of salt. a dash of
paprika, and 10 drops Of Worcester
shire sauce. Turn in the oysters,
cover and cook. stirring occasionally
until the oysters are plump and ruff
fled. Serve on saltines.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Genoese Macaroni.

While the pork is roasting, boil one
heaping cupful Of macaroni in salt
water for 40 minutes. then drain. Half
an hour before the meat is taken from
the oven pour off nearly all of the
fat. put in the macaroni, and return
TO the oven, moistening with a little
broth if it should become too dry.
When the meat is dished, put the
macaroni aside for supper. Melt one
tablespoonful of butter in a saucepan,
and add one cupful of tomato sauce.
When hot, add the nacaroni. slip the
hot water pan underneath. cover and
let cook for five minutes. Serve on the
plates, sprinkling spoonful of grated
Parmesan cheese over each helping.
Woman workers are handicapped by
illness just about twice as much as
Evening star., 1926-02-17

Two good games to play at Wash
ington's birthday party are "Chopping
the Cherry Tree" and Guessing the
Cherry Blossoms" The first is an ac-
tive game, while the second is quiet
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Mocker's Little Joke.
4 pleasant Joke is rather nice:
1t gives to life u little spice.
Peter Rabbit

at is queer thing" says Peter
Rabbit. '.how people love to play jokes
on other people, but hate to have jokes
played on themselves. Why people
should enjoy laughing at others and
crow angry when they are laughed at
themselves is more than | can under
stand \ Joke is a joke. and so long as
/, is not an unpleasant joke ! don't
see what difference it makes who the
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Speaks Tdrtly
to Fathers OF
| Marridgedble
Daughters
|DorothyDix
Many Divorces and Unhappy Marriages Could Be
Prevented If Fathers Would Investigate and Dis
cuss Daughters Beaux Before Marriage
hnoC Your
On-in-LaC

America leads the world the
their elders
Evening star., 1926-02-17
The FIRST
IN FIFTY YEARS
New Kellogg Achievement is
Real Improvement on Oats

If you'll buy a package of New
Data from your grocer today, you can
have breakfast ready in three minutes
tomorrow-in less time than it takes to
boil an egg! And what breakfasti
Everyone n say it 3 the best in years.
New Data makes The most tempting
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for cool mornings. It's blend Of
oats and wheat evolved in the famous
Kellogg kitchens. There they have
merged all the exquisite goodness of
these two luscious grains and created
new fiavor-a new food-the first
Improvement on oats in fifty years.
And all you have to do to prepare
New Data is heat it three minutes in
boiling water before serving. It is
already cooked through and through
when you buy it. You get every bit of
the flavor and perfect texture. New
Data Is always light, always melting
never soggy or gluey like ordinary
oatmeal. Your grocer has New Data.
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