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Evening star., 1926-11-27
THE SPIDER WOMAN
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR.

situation from every possible angle.
What was there about her that John
didn't like? She remembered reading
a story once about a wife who nearly
went mad because her husband had a
certain aggravating habit when eating
an egg. She went through tortureS
watching him deliberately crack the
shell and break off the top piece. 1t
wasn't until after they had separated
and returned to each other that she
had told him the truth, and then he
had told her of a habit she had, just
as small and just as aggravating. e
Helena smiled as she remembered
this story, and then there suddenly
flashed across her mind the memory
of something Doris had once said to
her.
You're q darling, Helena, but you're
apt to do the obvious thing. I like
TO make up my mind suddenly. You
always know exactly what you want
to do about everything. For instance,
you always order the things that are
good for you on menu; you never
take n chance on anything. and when
you shop for clothes you always know
just what you want. You never see
something in a shop window and go
in and buy it on impulse. There's no
adventure in your soul"
Dorrie had said these things on q
certain day when she had gone shop
ping with Helena before the wedding
Strange that she should suddenly re.
member them now.
She wondered how true it was. OF
course, DOrrie was only child; she
hadn't reached her seventeenth birth
day. But, then, look at Natalie, Ma
talie was less than 19 and seemed L.
have the wisdom Of the ages.
Well, she would have TO watch her
self. If she hadn't adventure in her
soul she would have to develop it
She felt somehow that John wanted a
more romantic type Of woman. Was
it possible to cultivate romance? In
analyZing herself she could see that
in the past she had really taken her
self very seriously. Perhaps her posi-
ton had had something to do with it,
a certain amount Of responsibility had
rested on her shoulders and she had
been very conscientious.
Perhaps. too, she had always taken
things more or less for granted about
such matters as life and love But
Natalie didn't take things for grant.
ed. She was all fire, all enthusiasm
and Dorrie was apparently following
in her footsteps
Was there something lacking in her
self? Something that would make il
impossible for her TO win back the love
John had once had for her?
These thoughts tortured her as she
slipped into her clothes, and then
finally pulled her evening dress over
her shoulders.
Minnie came in to fasten it for her
and commented approvingly on her
appearance.
You look lovely, Mrs. Henderson"
Really. Minnie?" Helena asked.
bit wistfully.
She was glad of any ones approba
tion. even that of her maid,
tCopyright 19o6D
Continued in Mondays Starr
Evening star., 1926-11-27

or reading. Bob was, of course, Won
dering about Helen-about the mar
vclous change the weeks had wrought.
But when he saw her in the lobby he
gave one long look and forgot every
thing else.
He saw how she was stared at as
she came in indifferently. Her cape
coat was of tan charmeen, hnF sd at
the neck with a blended mole collar,
and hung gracefully from straight
shoulders. A large parchment horse
hair hat finished with a simple bow
70 match the girdle of her frock. gave
inst a peep of the glinting nut brown
Of her hair. The dinner frOck was q
sleeveless biondlace affair, over rose
slim. simply girdled with ombre satin.
She gave a swift look about her,
then she saw Bobs well set up form
coming toward her. The smile In
uelen's ewes seemed to infuse new
NE into Bob. He felt tmpetuous,
headlong. Was he becoming an ass
and imagining lot of things, he
asked himself.
INV word. Helen, you look great.
Turn around and let me see II l ike
Won as we'll in the back. That was
said after they got back to the re-
cessed corner. And so 1t happened
that doors reopened that had almost
been closed. And. somehow. between
thoughts. Bob Crane registered a vow
that he'd keep that light burning In
her eyes that appeared like an in
ner flame. He agreed with the groups
that had shot appraising glances In
her direction, that Mrs. Robert stone
Crane was the most distinguished
looking woman in the lounge.
A few minutes to repair the raw
ages of the drive TO this enchanted
garden. and Helen was ready for
dinner
Evening star., 1926-11-27
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Sunday, November %.

Tomorrow there is rather a sinister
rule of the stars. according to astrol-
ogists, who find Mercury, the moon
and Uranus all in malefic aspect.
1t is a day especially forbidding for
all who would sign contracts. and 1t
is wise to delay affixing signatures to
important agreements until q more
auspicious rule.
There may be more or less dis
couragement for ministers, since the
stars incline toward scepticism and
criticism of religious matters.
Under this rule the mind Is likely
to be unsettled and sensitive to i'm
pressions, especially those Of a dis
couraging sort.
One of the planetary influences may
be tendency to excite "reminiscences
and it is we'll for the aged to beware
of being bores.
Many young geniuses in many
branches of artistic activity are to be
recognized in the coming months.
The new era is to develop art in the
United States, which will collect pic
lures and precious objects that Euro
peans will come to this country to see.
All the signs appear to preSage for
this country Il period of progress
which will place it foremost in all the
world.
The seers prophesy turning about
Of world conditions in which those who
dwell in the older countries come to
the United States to learn new era
methods of business.
Education is this year to receive a
tremendous impulse and there is a
sign of great promise for presidents
of universities and college professors
Children born on that day may
achieve big things if they are wisely
educated. These natives of SagittariuS
are often exceedingly individual and
original.
Copyright 1926)
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Peat.

There is no lure to the imaginative
mind like the possibilities of peat. Its
use as a fertilizer for soils, as a fuel,
and it's antiseptic and medicinal uses
make peat one of the greatest reSour-
ces for human welfare in the world.
At present peat lands are just so
much waste and America has millions
of acres of peat, that it's owners are
dying to get rid of at any price. Yet
somehow peat has managed to ruin
most people who tried to utilize 1t on Il
commercial scale. The reason for this
is partly that fertilizers and fuels
from other sources are still abundant
and fairly cheap; If they get rarer,
then peat may come to the fore. An
other reason iS in human nature; the
people who have seen the possibilities
in peat have too often been chemists
or other theoretical scientists with
little business sense and above all too
littJe capital to run peat-digglng and
peat converting machinery for several
wears till a market is established.
But when they failed these people
blamed it all on peat.
New what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
/. Cocaine is derived from the coca
shrub of Peru.
=. Opium is derived from a seed
pod of poppy.
g. Hashish is derived from the East
Indian hemp.
l. Asafctida is derived from gum
resins of certain Oriental plants of
the umbellifer family.
5. Digitalis is derived from the fox
glove.
6. Castor oil is used for the lubri-
cation of airplanes.
Copyright. 1926
Evening star., 1926-11-27
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, JR.
Story of the u. S. A.

but that you will concur with me i'll
the necessity of raising an army to
save us from perdition. Affairs ap-
pear in so important a crisis that j
think even the resolves of Congress
must no longer too nicely weigh with
us There are times when
we must commit treason against tho
laws of the State for the salvation of
the State. The present crisis demands
this brave, virtuous kind of treason"
If Lee really means treason. Boston
patriots are saying, why does he look
to Boston of all places for sympathy?
What is the idea? Why this thinly
yelled slur upon Washington, coupled
with a threat to declare supremacy
over Congress? Just what does he
mean by brave, virtuous treason?
Why is Charles Lee writing such
things as this from White Plains
about his commander while his COM
mander needs his troops so desperately
at Newark? These are the things that
Boston wants to know.
Evening star., 1926-11-27

sometimes used, but there Is some
thing about the former fabric tha& is
particularly felicitous. English chintz
both glazed and unglaZed, and Eng
lish prints make smart tops. Silk
seems to be aspiring and a little toe
rich for the use. However, there
must be people who choose them, for
| found many silk patchwork cush
ions, some round. some square, but
all small. The edges were scanned
and without other finish.
How to Use Cushions.
The cushions tuck into old-fash
ioned chairs and sofas (by the arms,
as if they had always been at home
there. They are not so pretentious
that they cannot be tossed on the
floor as foot rests if one wishes. Their
covers, when of calico or print, can
be taken off. laundered and replaced
and the cushions are like new again.
ColOrs and Smartness.
Color combinations are of prime
importance, and size must not be dis
regarded. 1t is quite possible to make
these cushions works of art in their
way. 1t is also easy to let them sink
into the commonplace. Then they are
nothing more nor less than truck.
But this is true of so many household
accessories. They can be smart only
if touched with artistry.
Where to Use Cushions.
Discretion in the use of cushions
is also necessary. They are admirable
in homes decorated in old colonial
fashion or in rooms that have quaint
schemes. They are not for formal
rooms. of course, even though correct
for informal living rooms, dens and
other main rooms. Wherever pillows
are desired in the informal rooms for
comfort or for smart touches the
patchwork cushions are in demand
1t really is a fascinating vogue.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
"PuzzEcks"
-LimeTickS.

There was once a sporty young j
Who said to a girl when he ,
Wont you please be my >
She said Not on your r
The most 1 can be is your s.
1. Masculine title.
2. Caressed affectionately; feminine
pronoun two words).
8. Most men have one.
4. Span of existence.
5. Close feminine relation.
(Note-Then he probably went out
and asked another girl the same ques-
ton. Complete the limerick and you
will see what the question was-and
also the answer he received. The
answer will be here on Monday and
another "Puzzlick" as well.)
Yesterdays "PuzZlick."
A new servant maid named Maria,
Had trouble in lighting the fire;
The wood it was green
So she used gasoline
Now she's gone where the fuel is drier.
Copyright, 1Q26)
Evening star., 1926-11-27

Patchwork is being used for interior
decoration, not alone for beds in cham
berS. but for pillow covers for the
main rooms Of a house. The cushions
offer suggestions for women who are
on the alert for household gifts for
friends at ChriStmastide and who also
would like to make what will prove
best sellers" at some baZaars, fairs
and Christmas sales There is nothing
intricate or difficult about the MAX
ing of such cushions, and it is amaZ-
ing how well they suit the decorative
purpose to which they are put.
The patchwork cushions are not
made by putting pieces together in
any random fashion, as was once seen
in crazy patchwork. The covers have
true symmetry and are artistic affairs.
The old-tme designs are put to this
use, such as the basket design. the
star and others that have actual mo-
IFS or are pictorial. If for the pillows
themselves, they may be filled with
floss. down feathers. etc. If you make
them for sales. a fair price would he
81 or So each, though they sell for S4
or s. apiece.
Shapes and Sizes.
Round pillows are vogue, and for
the star pattern, made of loZenge-
shaped pieces, this motif is a favOrite.
one cover made of old calico, with
the star in that exquisite, time mel
lowed tone of red that may be likened
TO red lacquer, had a background of
lozenges of a creamy white calico
sprinkled delicately with flowers, as
was the red. The pillow did not meas
ure more than Is inches in diameter.
Indeed, these new patchwork sofa
cushions are small and dainty acces-
sories, not large and solid.
Calico, Chintz, Silk.
Old calicos in mellow tones. or re-
productions of them, are favorite ma
terials for these pillow tops. Silk is
Evening star., 1926-11-27

John Henderson mdrrieS Helena
Ford ,cithout telling her that he has
tired of her When theU return from,
their honeymoon her younger sister
Natalie ndrrieS and is cleUer enough
to realize that something is 1CrOng.
Nina Price. charming UidOW acho
made the trip to HdrGnd 1cjth John
and Helena, comes to torn. and John
sholrS rery crident interest in her.
At dinner party, holrercr, Natalie
lirtS deliberately arith John and
proreS to He!end that it is not Nina,
but ann ,COB1dI6 lCho interests him
she ddriseS Helena to take drastic
steps to 9rim back his lore or prepare
10 lose him Helena starts 2ccdrinG
her 3reb bB making an attempt to
match his Indifference 1rith her O1cn
Natalie tells Helena some ercitin9
0cirS Tb0Ef herself
Evening star., 1926-11-27
DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
BY r. f. DICKSON.

Friday, $50 pm.
I don't imagine my mother and
Joan's grandmother will want to
visit us for very long if the baby
acts up the way he did last night
or this morning. He had been good
as gold for several nights, not waking
up once, but at 1 o'clock this morn.
ing he started crying and he didn't
get through until 3.
l heard several Of the neighbors
in the apartment slam down their
Evening star., 1926-11-27
CHAPTER XXIN.
Weighing Matters.

John called Helena on the telephone
the following afternoon.
Some business has come up and
won't be home for dinner. Glad your
evening is planned, because I don't
know when I'll leave the office"
Helena was glad. Mark Sands had
telephoned her that morning asking if
he might call for her. and although
she had said yes, she had wondered if
II might not be uncomfortable. But
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Creamed Pork.

Take half a pound of shoulder of
fresh pork cut up in one-half-fn inch
pieces, one onion peeled and sliced.
and stew gently in enough water to
cover and season. Have ready cooked
a sliced celery knob. Mix and serve
with a cream sauce made with the
water drained from the cooked celery,
some milk and a teaspoonful of flour
and a little melted butter. Cook to-
gether. and add more salt if necessary
Pour into heated dish over pieces Of
bread lightly toasted and huttered.
Evening star., 1926-11-27

IN spite of her relief. she could not
help wondering if John really had
business to attend to. or had manufac-
tured an excuse because of her en-
gagement.
Well. she was doing as Natalie had
advised. She was being indifferent.
But ii wasn't easy. Not that she
didn't have an anticipatory thrill
when she thought about the evening.
She knew she would enjoy it. But
why not with John instead of another
man?
She decided to dress before dinner.
and as she was going through the me-
rhanicai process OF hot bath and a
leisureiy dressing she went over the
Evening star., 1926-11-27

In the lounge of the hotel where
Bob and Helen had agreed to dine
Bob, who had arrived a little early,
chose a secluded and recessed corner
From there he could obtain an unob-
structed view of those who entered
from the lobby.
ture, so the lounge was nobly proper
toned and lent a dignified back
ground to the groups of people who
loitered around or sat about the little
tables smoking, or in corners flirting
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Apple With Custard Sauce.

Stew or steam three large tart
apples cored and quartered, but not
pared. drain them, and rub through
fine sieve. Beat the whites of three
eggs stiff, add a cupful of powdered
sugar, and beat again. Now add the
apples and beat until like snow. Pile
lightly in a glass dish and garnish
with jelly around the edge. Serve
with cold boiled custard as a sauce.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
A Wife's Transformation


share her thoughts would be to see
old perspectives transformed by new
effects of light.
Helen had really very interesting
mind, but the home threads had be-
come so twisted through the years
that she had lived much within her
self, and one cannot live by books
alone; thus. expression had become
almost, strangled. '
Here is newly mined gold, Bob
thought, rich evenings at home and
abroad. He was filled with a sense
of well-being like the result of per-
feet wine.
downright. 1926)
CThe end)
Evening star., 1926-11-27

At several tables women's faces
lighted up and men bowed to Bob as
they passed. Helen was feeling
mighty proud of this splendid hus-
band of hers, who had won an en-
viable place in the business world.
Bob. pulling out her chair, gave her
a pleased. happy look, as though
"you belong to me and 1 want every
one to know it." The witchery of the
hour was upon Helen. She had, in
deed, undergone an amazing meta
morphosis. Her cheeks We're blazing
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Creamed Fowl.

Cut into dice enough leftover tur-
key or chicken to make two cupfuls,
then add one cupful of white sauce
Just before serving beat two egg yolks
slightly and add to the mixture, then
cook for about 2 minutes. Serve on
toast and sprinkle with some finely
minced parsley
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Date Pie.

Cut onehalf a package Of dates and
one cupful of shelled walnuts. Sift
two level tablespoOnfuls of flour with
one level teaspoonful of baking pow
der onto the nuts. Beat the whites
and yolks of two eggs separately and
add half cupful of powdered sugar
to the yolks and half cupful of
powdered sugar to the whites. Stir all
together and bake in a buttered pie
pan for 25 minutes in a slow oven.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Revival of Favor for BlOuses
BY MARY MARSHALL.

The fashion for dancing has been
most instrumental in maintaining the
one-piece frock. To be sure, a jumper
frock may be worn to good effect for
informal dancing if the wearer is
slender and young-or at least youth
full. But there must not be too
marked contrast between jumper
and skirt. The separate blouse-that
is, separate in effect as we'll as in
Evening star., 1926-11-27

THIS LONG G-SLEEVED ECRU LACE
BLOUSE IS WORN WITH A
WINE-RED SATIN SKIRT AND
A FLOWER TO MATCH.
fact-very much detracts from the
graceful appearance of the figure
when dancing.
But for bridge playing and lunch
cons the separate blouse has decided
advantages, and one of the dress
makers who is showing rather elabo-
rate lace blouses to be worn with vel
Evening star., 1926-11-27
What Do You Know
About 1t?

Daily Science Six.
/. What is the origin Of coal?
2. What is the origin of pc
troleum?
3. What is the origin Of coral?
a. What is the origin of sand?
5. What is the origin OF a
morain?
6. What is the origin of loess?
Answers to these questions
in Mondays Star.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
TWO ARE KILLED
IN TRAFFIC

Two more deaths and a dozen
injuries, two serious, during last
night and today. brought the traf-
fic toll up an alarming degree.
The two dead are Dodridge Redd,
26, 106 Eleventh st. S. E.. and
John ]. Carroll. SO, Daniels Park.
Md. The former died in Elmer
gency Hospital as a result of IN
juries received September 2, when
the truck in which he was riding
turned over near Fairfax, Va. in
juring his. spine. He was brought.
to the hospital by a passing motor
list.
Carroll was injured last Wednes-
day near his home when his horse
SHE'D at COW and threw him
from the buggy. He was first
treated by, DIR. w. Allen Griffith.
and then taken to the hospital,
where he steadily grew worse.
"A coroner's jury yesterday held
that the death Of Frederick Gross
kurth. six years old. Is Bryant
ST.. N. E.. who was struck near
the Gage School. was accidental.
The truck that struck him was
operated by Francis A. Simon,
colored, IL, 1929 Columbia Rd.
M w. The coroner's jury for
warded a recommendation to the
District Commissioners urging more
protection for school children.
While walking on Forty-fourth
st. N. E., near Hunt Pl., EstelIe
Brown, coIored, So. was struck by
a freight train of the Washington
Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway. She was first taken to
the freight yard at Fifteenth and
II SITS. n. E., and then to Casualty
Hospital. She has a possible frac-
ture of the skull and her condi-
ton is serious
Otis Day, colored, %, 1IO4 @ St.
N. w, was critically injured when
he fell from q truck at Morrison
Street and Nevada Avenue North.
west. He was picked up and taken
to Georgetown Hospital, where he
was found to have a possible frac-
ture Of the skull. The police did
AAOL sACeAA II Tile AOGAIAbJ Oh ku9 tIuCA
driver.
Three people were injured when
q street car struck a truck loaded
with heavy rolls Of paper, on F.
Street Northwest. between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Streets. jam
ming traffic and drawing a large
crowd. The injuries were Clarence
Truxell, SO, 1857 East Capitol St.,
motornaan OF the street car; John
Sitter. colored, Is, 119 f st. N. W.,
helper on the truck, and Harry
Berry, colored, As, passenger on
the street car. Truxell suffered in
juries to the leg and arm; Sitter a
brokens ankle and Berry fractured
leg.
Others injured i were Raymond
Rose, s, 400 Twelfth st. S. W.;
Charles Butler, g.. 937 G st. S. W.;
Mrs. Susie Bosley, 49. SIS G st.
N. E.; John G. Linney, 46. Soldiers
Home; Anthony Chapman. colored,
10; Fred Hart, So. foreman for
Washington Rapid Transit Com
pany, struck by bus Of his own
company, and Grafton Kirkley, coli
ored, 10, 773 Hobart Pl. n. w.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05

sturdy sons and daughters. She
cooked and sewed. She spun and
wove fc- her family. When they
were i'll, she brewed remedies from
roots at herbs-such roots and
herbs as as now used in Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
A Massachusetts woman writes:
II wa all rundown, with no ambi-
ton. was tired all thu time. Some
times would re l. bel two or three
day at TINE, and the doctor would
have to give me something to quiet
me. A friend tile me about Lydia
u. Pinkha4n's Vegetable Compound
an: l have had wonderful results
from it, felt better after taking
the second bottle, and | am never
without II in the house now. I
have told lots CT people about it.
and they say it helps them. too"
Mrs. j. w. Critchett, 2 Hammond
Street, Cambridge, Mass.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
VAUGHN BIBLE CLASS
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

Vaughn Bible Class OF Calvary
Baptist Church last night elected
officers for the ensuing years az
follows:
Sylvester J. SmalIwood, president
Earl Fuller and John E. Rayford
vice presidents; Richard Sauer, sec
rotary; E. L. Tolson, treasurer
Hugh w. Smith, press secretary
r., H. Talbot, librarian; Col. z. p
Pendleton, chaplain; Charles w
Guest, orchestra director; G. c.
Hutchinson, orchestra manager; F.
L. Kohler, pianist; J. st. Clair
Hambly. chairman membership com
mittee; J. C. Wick, chairman social
committee; Alton L. Wells, chair,
man nominating committee. and
Frank Browne, sentinel.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
LOST HoNEY-BEAR PET
RAEELES POLICE FINDERS

BLOOMFIELD, NJ Y. Oct. S.
The strange animal brought TO the
Bloomfield police station last night
looked something like a monkey.
On the other hand It resembled a
cat. And some persons thought It
was nightmare made tangible.
Today fifty-odd persons who rath-
er fancied themselves as animal ex-
perts viewed the animal and were
unable to reach any conclusion. It
might be almost anything, they
thought. Perhaps Luther Burbank
had a hand in it.
And then. just as the police had
given up hope. the owner OF the
animal walked In. He is William
K. B. Potts, jr., 16 years old, OF
So Morse Ave. Where's my honey
bear?" he asked, and the mystery
was no longer a mystery.