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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
Your Baby and Mine


From the time the child is old
enough to learn the fascination Of
spending. even IL this is limited to
pennies for candy, he should likewise
learn the joys Of saving. Our lives
are made up Of habits. which arc con-
tinued because they give us real sat
isfaction, and lacking this satisfac.
ton all the arguments in the world
won't convince a boy or girl that it is
proper to save.
In order TO come to have some idea
of money the child should receive not
just odd pennies, but a stipulated
amount of money each week, no mat
ter how small. It is impossible for
child to come to have any real
understanding of money and it's uses
if all he gets comes by the easy
method of liberal handouts from dads
pocket. 1t goes as gayly and easily
as it comes and nothing is learned
thereby. One should not. years later.
tear ones hair because the daughter
or son seems to know nothing about
money except what can be bought for
it. if this has been his education
throughout life. And the worst Of it
is such boys or girls won't learn any
thing even when they earn their own
money. One must teach saving and
spending DIT the SdInS Tune, anu SUCH
teaching must begin in the earliest
years.
Make it plain that if child has
only 10 cents a definite proportion Of
this must be saved. Two cents out
of 10, perhaps, and the other s cents
may go to buy those trif1es which
seem so unimportant to the parent
and so all-important to the child. Let
him manage his allowance himself.
Let him spend it all in one day If
he so likes, because II is only by
this method that he will learn there
isn't any more to be had until the
next week, and that he must spend
judiciously if he is TO enjoy 1t all
week long.
Don't give a child money and then
force him to save 1t all. You have
taught him nothing at all by this
method. Don't pay him for every
thing he does for you and rob him
Of the pleasure of doing things Tor
you. But do make excuses to pay
him for some certain things, SO that
he will feel that he Is really earning
his allowance.
The allowance itself naturally de-
ponds on the needs OF the child and
the resources of the parents. One
cannot set down arbitrary figures.
But it is vitality important that a
child have his own pocket money;
have it at definite times and In def
mite amounts. This does not encour-
afe parsimony, miserliness or being
a spendthrift 1t does teach early
in life the principles of economics,
earning, buying and saving.
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What Tomorrow Means to You
ny NARY BLAKE.

Tomorrows planetary aspects are
quite benign and are especially suit
able for the observances and rec.
reations OF a Sunday. They betoker
equaninaity Of temperament and
sense of seh-satisfaction that can only
radiate happiness and contentment TO
all those around you.
Children born tomorrow will be ex
ceptionaliy strong and healthy, and
the only danger to be avoided is ex-
cessive confidence In their ability TO
do things which they should not do
in a sense. They will be always will
ing and anxious to bite off, in a physi-
cal way. more than they can chew.
This tendency, unless curbed, 10 Labs
to lead to accident, or 10 the loss OF
that strength in which these children
will find their greatest happiness.
Their dispositions will be frank ard
candid and aboveboard. They will
never seek to defend themselves by
eva sion or dece pticn. hut will always
be ready TO accept the consequences.
whatever they may be, OF anything
they may do. They will show strong
passion for everything that IS con-
nected with the great out-of-d doors,
but will not neglect their studies 10
do this These children should be al
lowed to choose their own careers. II
success be desirable, as anything OF a
sedentary nature will only cramp
their energies. and defraud their ambi'
tons.
If tomorrow is your birthday, your
characteristics arc methodical, thor
ough and faithful. You are one Of
those that feel that there is a place
for everything and that everything
should be in Its place. You possess a
quiet, quaint hunior, that often wards
off petulance and anger. If. however.
you do give way to your temper.
every one around knows 1t. Your
loyalty TO your frie nds. and your in
terest in their affairs, is one of your
most charming traits. and has earned
for you their gratitude. esteem and
confidence. They unload all their
troubles into your willing ears.
You enjoy pleasant surroundings
and do your utmost to have them in
your own home. Your Disposition is
a very affectionate one, and you are
very demonStrative in your reyela.
zion OF your love.
Well known persons born on that
dale are: Elias Parker Needhtm, in
Ventor; Richard J. Calling. gun in
Ventor; Charles Dudley Warner. jour
nalist and author: William SprdEue.
manufacturer and Governor of Rhode
Island, and Charles w. Super, edu-
Gator.
fcopyright. 1890
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SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Sylvia's Spoiled.

Sylvia is spoiled. From the time she
| was Is she's had more attention from
boys that Is good for any girl.
She's romped through hundreds OF
dances. made thousands OF promises
/ and had just about az good a time a.
it's possible to have.
| Now, at 2S, she's fearfuliy discon.
tented with life. She can't seem to
| fall in love-it worries her.
| All her friends are stepping OF with
| nice husbands. She alone seems to
pick the kind OF men who wouldn't
| make good permanent companions.
For with all her man friendS-and
| there aren't as many now AZ there
| used to be-she- ~Quarrels violently.
She can't get along with any OF them
4 not for more than three or four weeks.
Each new sutton LIS hailed with en-
| thusiaSm and then quickly dropped,
| because he has such a quarrelsome
| nature.
Sylvia 10 losing friends continually.
She's troubled and unhappy. Why are
her mem SO disagreeable and unkind?
Because Sylvia is disagreeable and
unkind to them. She expects too
much os them. She wants q perfect
man. Because Of her former popular.
| ity, she feels that nothing but a pet
| feet man will suit her. She has a
right to expect one.
Consequently, she nags and frets at
the imperfect creatures who come her
| way.
Paul Is quite nice. but he's a wretch.
| ed dancer and a perfect dub at games.
| So she twits him about his dancing
and openly ridicules his poor efforts
| at sports.
Can you think that any man
wouldn't resent this? Paul gets furi.
~A hAN zINn. 101 cvta
at him.
In no time they're engaged in Q. seri.
| Gus battle, and Sylvia really thinks
| that it's all Paul's fault.
She really believes that his ugly dis.
position is at the bottom Of tho quar-.
rel.
She has the same trouble with Doug.
whom she might have married, only
he had such a loud voice, and some
how he wasn't quito as suave and
charming as her husband ought to Be.
So she took him to task for his
shortcomings, both by hints and by
open illusions to iiS voice. with the
| result that Doug turned irritable and
cross. She had to give him up.
Sylvia doesn't stop to realize that
any OF her boys might turn on her
| with a few remarks: might tell her
| that shes not half as good looking
any more AZ half the girls she goes
| with; that she's no world champion
athlete herself; that she's not too witty
nor too wise.
She doesn't realize that she hasn't
! any right to expect a perfect man
her own perfection is an illusion.
While she is trying to turn a. man
into the perfect specimen she Is los
ing what little claim to perfection she
ever had.
Instead Of picking out flaws in the
boy friend and trying to correct them,
she ought to be concentrating on elm.
| mating her own faults.
, Copyright. 1926.)
Send for Minis Fashion Hints. Please
incloss self addressed. stamped envelope for
| reply.
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CHAPTER XII.
Jim Returns.

When Jim returned from Atlantic
City, Betty was on another case. She
had hoped to have time to refurnish
her wardrobe somewhat before he
came back, but the case was an emer-
gency one and she had automatically
responded, as she usually did.
On the night that he was to return
I've wired her to meet him at the Penn
sylvania station, and inasmuch as she
was not off duty until o'clock and
his train got in at 7:30. she hadn't
very much time to get out Of her uni
form and into her street things II she
wanted to be there on time.
1t wasn't until she had reached the
lower level Of the station and saw the
train like a long black snake come
gliding in that strange feeling OF
not looking her best swept, over her.
For one thing she was tired. If
she had had time for a hot bath and
a change into other clothes, she would
have felt better. As 1t was she
realized suddenly that her brown
Winter coat. II not, shabby. was Ger.
tainiy too serviceable TO be smart.
had worn 1t that morning because it
looked like rain and she hadn't had
time to go home and change.
The passengers were leaving the
train and beginning to swarm up the
steps when Betty realized that she
had not even stopped to powder her
nose. She was about to open her
handbag and dab some powder on
quickly when she suddenly saw Jim,
and he was not alone. A woman and
a man were with him and the woman
was dressed with that exquisite sim
plicity so difficult to achieve. From
her simple felt hat with it's marcasite
arrow to the tips of her buckled patent
leather shoes she was perfect. and her
face had that delicate pearly look at
tanned through massage and very
careful and judicious makeup.
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For just a second as Jim and his
companions came up to her, Betty
was sure that an expression OF dis
approval crossed his face, and she
realized that 1t was because her ap-
pearance had disappointed him. Then
he was her Jim again. his handsome
face widened in grin, and he had
taken her in his arms and kissed her.
He introduced the couple as Mr..
and Mrs. Arrowsmith. people he had
met in Atlantic City. Then they
were all trooping up the stairs toward
the taxi stand.
Jim, insisted upon dropping the
Arrowsmiths at their apartment first.
and II wasn't until he and Betty
we're alone that he drew her to him
and at the same time said lightly:
You look tired. ! got quite
shock when l saw you"
Betty knew what he meant. 1t
was his way of telling her that beside
Mrs. ArrowSmith she looked like n
trump and she was bitterly aware of
that fact without being told. But
she was too proud TO let him see tina
she was hurt. and with quick little
movement, she turned her vivid face
upon him and said gavly:
1T doesn't matter about me. any
way. let's talk about you. You're
looking simply marvellous. Jimmy. OF
course. I've never seen you really
yourself until now. It's splendid to
know that you are well again"
Jimmy was quite content to have
her talk about his own good looks,
but later. when they were in her tiny
apartment. the question of Betty's ap-
pearance came up again.
He had brought her a gift, a really
beautiful Spanish shawl. and as he
folded it about her. he said suddenly:
II want to see you dressed as you
ought to be. That suits you down to
the ground; the women wear them a
great deal for evening wraps. don't
they?"
Betty. who had been walking up
and down the room, cheeks flushed
and eyes starry. felt her pleasure in
his gift suddenly dulled by his i'm
piled criticism. She was about to say
something, but as she turned toward
him, his eyes suddenly glowed and he
caught her I'm his arms. With little
sigh she gave herself up to the sweet.
ness OF his embrace. After all. what
did 1t matter?
Copyright 1926)
Continued in Mondays Star.
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
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To dress by yellow candlelight" is
not found agreeable to child or adult
If 1t necessitates getting up early in
the morning. But If the light Is
used at other times it Is most de.
llghtful illumination, whether to dress
by, TO eat by, or to sit and chat
coziy under. Therefore, it is not sur
prising that candelabra illuminating
fixtures for gas or electricity are in
creasing in demand. They take the
form of chandeliers. sometimes with
many rows Of candlelights, or wall
brackets and sconces, or tall floor
lights, or lamps, as they are apt to be
termed.
Many of these candelabra are re.
productions of old-time chandeliers
which were used long before gas or
even oil was known as Illuminating
elements. They may be extremely
simple, consisting of a central stem
for conducting the gas pipe or electric
wiring, with several branches, each
curving upward and fitted with porce.
lain candles. 1t is important to have
the bulbs in electric fixtures conform
10 the idea Of candle illumination-if
not, the charm is spoiled.
Amber Bulbs.
1t is possible to get amber flame
bulbs of glass that give the yellow
candlelight" effect, even to the un-
even flame, for the glass is spiral
The bulbs come. in white also for
Use when a. brighter light is wanted
These 4white-frosted bulbs cost less
than the amber ones, and therefore
are frequently chosen for this rea son
solely. Fortunately the home dec
orator can tint the frosted bulbs with
amber water color. AS the water ton
ing can be washed off. little expert.
mentihg on one of the bulbs will re.
veal Just the correct mixture of vel.
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low paint tinged with red to use on
them.
Candle Shades.
II the fixtures are for gas, no globes
should be used with the porcelain can.
dies. They are the decorative feature,
and as such should be clearly visible.
There is a shallow round drum
shade that sometimes encircIes either
electric or gas candelabra. chandeliers.
! The candles are plainly visible. The
shades are generally used with cleo
| trio fixtures, for, with gas they re.
quire to be lined with mica lest the
light Returned on too strong and the
| shade be scorched. Side-lights or
sconce fixtures are apt to have quaint
shield shades that do not conceal the
candles, while they do provide decora.
tive elements and degree Of shade"
also.
Simulate Candle Flame.
Since the tips Of gas fixtures are the
same whether used with candle fittings
or not, 1t is imperative that the lights
be turned ,On but half or even less
to continue the candlelight impression.
1t must be remembered that a candle
name Is not large and glaring, but
small and soft. 1t is homogeneous to
have a blazing light come from can.
dies. Have all the candles at q low
light and the cost Of illumination will
be no more than a few gas jets at full
pressure.
Economy in Lights.
One of the advantages of candle
light fixtures Is that little light can
be left in a room when not occupied
and the cost be trifiing. BY turning of
all but one of the candielights the
room is not In darkness on re-entering,
and yet the honemaker can feel that
the light 10 not an extravaganza. So
there are advantages as we'll as artis.
try in using candelabra fixtures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
Lessons in English
By w. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused-Don't say
Charles is a new beginner. Omit
new"
often misprounced-Cond Pro
nounce kon-dit. the as in of" as
in 1T"
Often misspelled-Toeing, Note
the e.
synonyms - Fantastic, fanciful.
visionary. imaginative, odd. unreal.
groteSque.
Word study-"Use a word three
times and it is yours Lot us in.
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Todays word
Efficient: acting efectually; compe-
tent. NO man can be efiicient with.
out proper training"
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"PuxzEcks"
-Pnzzle.Limericks

There was an old lady who j
When she found thief under the
,;
SO near to the >
And so close to the =.
fear you'll take cold in the 5"
!. Remarked.
2. Where thieves are supposed to
hide.
z. Entrance to a room.
4. Lower surface of a room.
,. Top Of the human body.
MOTE: That the old lady in cues.
ton was motheriy soul will be an
parent to all who complete this Inner
lex. for no one else would have taken
such an interest in the intruder. II
You can't complete this "Puzzlick. u
and it's an easy one, look for the
answer as well as another 'Puzzlick'
OH Monday.)
Yesterdays "Puxziick."
A young man on the journey had met
her
And tried quite his hardest to get her;
He knelt at her feet,
Said, I'D die for you, sweet"
And she cruelty told him he'd better.
To reduce the number Of street &C.
cidents Paris plans to install elevated
moving sidewalks al bus! crossings.
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A1A~A> AA'AAA ~ 4 OANAAJO ". BURGESS

away? What made it stick to that
arm that first touched it?''
Suckers" replied Graywing. Little
suckers. Those arms, or feet, or what t.
ever you want to call them, are coy
cred with little suckers on the under
side. Once they touch anything, they
certainly do get hold OF it. That little
fish didn't have a chance in the
world"
II guess it is a good thing that
thing isn't any bigger than it is" said
Jimmy Skunk
well" replied Graywing, there
are some so big that If it ever wrap.
ped one Of those arms around you,
you wouldn't have a chance in the
world. But none of those big one live
around here. Why, If one Of them
should get hold Of you, it could pull
you into the water just as easily as
that fellow down there caught that
fish"
II don't like the looks Of HIM" said
he. II don't like those wriggly arms.
And I don't like the way he stares.
And | don't like the way he swims
backward instead OF swimming for
ward like an honest person"
AT that Graywing laughed right
out. What difference does that make
10 you, Reddy?" he cried.
1T doesn't make any difference but
don't like it just the same" replied
Reddy. And don't like the looks of
him, because he doesn't look as If he
had any bones or any shell"
well, he has" replied Graywing.
He has a sort Of shell inside, instead
Of outside"
III it's inside, 1t must be bone" ex.
claimed Reddy.
There's no must about it," retorted
Graywing 1T isn't bone: 1t is q sort
Of shell. He doesn't look 1t. but he
belongs to the mollusks. You know.
the clans and the snails and the seal.
lops and the oysters are all mollusks.
So that fellow down there is related
to them in a way"
Huh! He doesn't look it." exclaim-
ed Reddy, staring down into the
water.
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o little ways from where they were.
Presently he stopped swimming and
lay quietly on the sand. He was so
nearly the color of the sand that. had
fhey not seen him stop right there
they very likely would not have seen
him at all. 1t was Cravings sharp
eyes that discovered a little school Of
small fish swimming that way.
Watch now. and see what will
happen" said he.
The little fish came darting along
through the water until they were d.
rectly over that queer thing on the
So nd Then one of those lone arms
shot up and touched one Of those little
FISH. Struggle as it would. that little
FISH couldn't set away. Another arm
came up and fastened TO it; and
smother: then they drew ii down to
the beak like mouth, and piece was
bitten out Of the back OF the neck.
We'll. never" exclaimed Jimmy
Skunk. why couldn't that fish get
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Chocolate Cake.

Cream one.half a cupful of butter
add one and one.half cupfuls of sugar
very gradually. the yolks of four eggs.
we'll beaten: two cupfuls Of flour. in
which three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder and one.fourth teaspoonful of
salt have been sifted; one-half a cup
full of milk and four ounces IS cboco-
late mixed with five tablespoonful ~
boiling water. Beat we'll, add the
beaten whites of the four eggs. pour
into buttered pans and bake for 80
minutes In a moderate oven.
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HOME NOTES


Summer is passing, but it need not
take all it's delights with it II one
has bay window which she can de-
vote to little garden in flower pots
like the one sketched here.
There are dozens of plants which
will do nicely indoors. Ivy vines are
old stand-bys and If they can be
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Date Tapioca Meringue.

Cook four tahlespoonfuIs Of minute
tapioca IN one quart Of milk until it
is soft. adding one-half a teaspoonful
Of salt and ohe-tilird 10 one-hslf a
cupfu! OF sugar when nearly done.
When The tapioca is done, add two
beaten eeg yolks and cook for about
10 minutes Then add dates which
have been cut in pieces Raisins. figs.
or fresh fruits may be added in place
of dates. Make a meringue by adding
two tablespoonfuls of sugar to the
two egg whites beaten. and bake in
the oven as a meringue on a pie.
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Betty AmeS nurses james Cornell
through pneumonia. and they jail IN
loUe sCith each other. DR.. Amos
Crdi0 Is IN 1oVe toith Betty and is
hurt ,rhen he hears the netrs. Whilc
Alice Griffith, a girl Jimmy has once
been interested in, is more than sur
prised Jim is the type OF man trho
Is GltcGys talking about tchnt he tctH
do tchen he makes his "n,ilHon."
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A New Way Of Fishing.
II always seems to me that wishing
IL rather more than half of fishing
-Reddy For

7 suspect that Reddy is right about
that. However. Reddy isn't much of
a fisherman. There are some fisher.
men who do very little wishing. Billy
Mink, for instance. Little Joe otter is
another. SO is Barker the Seal at the
seashore. When they want fish, they
Just so get them. They don't waste
any time wishing.
Reddy Fox, Jimmy Skunk and
Crawling the Gull watched the queer
creature swimming in the water Just
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THE NEWEST FELT HATS ARE
VERY HIGH IN THE CROWN.
THIS MODEL Is OF BEIGE WITH
A GROSGRAIN RIBBON BAND IN
BEIGE, TAN AND BROWN.
set" says one miiliner, had become
a. real danger to style development"
In Paris they complained that lie
cha pelier" was usurping the place of
ia nlodiste." Mere hat makers were
taking business from millIners-arti-
sans against artists.
But now this peril seems to be over.
The milliners aren't worrying about
1t. They have persuaded enough
women to wear enough trimming on
their hats to make them quite happy.
However, there is still room on the
millinery bill Of fare for the little
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trained on slender. wires to trail
around the window, they will make
the indoor garden seem very real
bower of Summer.
Petuntas will flower in riotous pro-
fusion II given half a chance. Re
Gonias have always been indoor ia
vorites and their bright blossoms and
waxy leaves furnish charming va
'icty. Geraniums in many shades are
old time favorites. and, OF course,
there are all the bulbs-tulips. mar
Cissus, daffodils and hyacinths.
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BY MARY MARSHALL.

The nnilliners feel now as IL. thanks
to'thefr own concerted efforts, wom-
en- had been persuaded to. lay aside
the untrimmed felt hat that they have
been wearing 80 many, many months.
This style so charming at the out