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Evening star., 1926-11-28

game. He busted the first one, and
the ball went up-up-up and on
ward. II cleared tho left field fence
and smashed a window In the second
story of Papa Pierrot's Snow-Nhite
Laundry.
DUSK had fallen, and once more
- Elaine was waiting In her tower
a timid. fiuttering Elaine, torn be-
tween hope and despair. The bell
rang.
Vernie went to the head OF the
stairs. Maybe I'd better answer it."
she called to her landlady. 1T might
he for me"'
She opened the door, and there
stood Sir Lancelot in well pressed
clothes and "a stiff white collar, his
arms laden with candy and flowers.
He took one look at her, and down
went the gifts.
"Aw. Babe he pleaded. and held
out his arms.
After little while of delicious
silence, she looked up at him. Joe.
dear, you don't have to wait In the
parlor now. You got right to go
upstairs. if you want-and-and ! got
Have you?" said Joe. "well. let's
go upstairs, honey. and we'll chuck
the thing out the window"
Soon they were nestled in COM
Portable rocker, Nernie's gold curls
against his shoulder. A certain sub
iect of dispute had been saved from
destruction, and. covered with green
tissue paper, ii was now serving as a
flower vase.
And we're goin' to the majors next
season." whispered the young short
stop. You and me and"
She nodded. Joe. dear, ] don't want
laundry helper I'm pullin' for q
boy"
We'll" said Dusty Dugan, "far be
it from me to root against you, Babe.
but if the Umpire gives it to you, 1
know one thing sure"
What, joe"
I'm gonna teach one little ball
player how to keep his uniform
clean
(Copyright lo26)
Evening star., 1926-11-28

League ball grounds, and Brick
McGovern's bali club was three runs
behind in the ninth inning. The
stands were clamoring for a rally,
and with two men out 1t came. Rube
Ferguson and Peewee Patterson beat
out infleld hits. and Digger Grimes
crossed up everybody by bunting
safely. Three runs needed TO tie the
score, four to win, and the bags fun!
The crowd exploded. Then the
tumult died to groans as young Du-
gan, white Of face, walked nervoUsly
toward the plate. Once they would
have cheered him wildly, but now
they called for a substitute batter.
There was a conference on the Wolf
bench. and Brick McGOvern scrambled
from the dugout. lie hurried forward
and checked the shortstop's progress
toward the plate. At the same in
stant, a bat boy darted toward the
two men. He proffered a package to
Joe Dugan.
Lady in the stands told me to give
it to. YOU" he painted. Says It's very
mportant-there' "A note, too
Destiny hesitated. while Sir Lance
lots fingers tore away the covering
from loves gage de guerre. Was 1t
lock of Elaine's fair hair or red
sleeve broidered with pearls? Alas,
tnOSe JHluSS DelolS u leIllS SOil III
deed
Brick McGovern gave a quick look.
GLORY" said he. Take a big bite,
Joe-and go in. there, and bust tho
first one"
Young Dugan needed no urging. He
shot a glance at section IL. seat l3,
and then neryed himself with q tre-
mendouS bite of a firm, brown sub
stance He dipped his hands into the
l.;
on his bat, pulled his cap over one
eye. and advanced to the plate. with
his shoulders hunched and one cheek
protruding like that ofA squirrel with
a walnut. Dusty was himself again.
The crowd sensed it telepathically.
and arose en- maSse. The opposing
pitcher felt the impending blow. and
he motioned the outfielders back to-
ward the fence. But the strategy was
useless. Joe Dugan broke up the ball
Evening star., 1926-11-28

Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat, high
in her chamber up a tower to the east,
was Furnishing the armor of Sir
Lancelot, the bravest of the brave!
And if she chose to stitch a mystic
symbol in his cap, where it would not
be seen, that was surely no more than
Elaine had done under like circun-
stances. You remenl 1e~ the lines?
&. and she told him. "A red
sleeve
| Bl0idar'd with pearls, and brought
/ it: then he bound
| Her token on his helmet, with q
smile,
| Saying, Z never yet have done SO
much
| For any maiden living, and the blooe
Sprang to her face and filled h8
with delight
Again who says there is no senti-
ment in soapsuds? There are rain
bow bubbles, and any maid can blow
them and watch them sail until all
too soon their fragile splendor bursts.
4 * 4
THE team was home after a VIC
toriouS three weeks on the road.
Fandom had prepared a royal recep-
ton and Miss Vernie Norton had
done her part. Joe Dugan's uni
form. spick and span, awaited him.
Did he appreciate it? Not on your
life!
Who" said he, has been putting
perfume on my shirt?'
"I wouldn't waste no perfume on
you,' said Lefty Sullivan. Now, IL
it was chloride O. lime, I could under
stand the play
The others howled, and Dusty
Dugan and the lanky southpaw from
Texas squared off for battle. Brick
McGovern interfered hastily. "Lefty's
gonna work today. Let him alone,
Joe! If he don't win. I'll let you
tackle him after the garne-that is,
if don't kill him myself"
Lefty was knocked out OF the box
in the fifth inning, but there was no
conflict after the game, because Joe
Dugan was given other things to Oc-
cupy his attention.
1t was Ladies' day and Vernie was
occupying her favorite position, row
c. section II, seat 13. OF course, the
number Of the seat had nothing to
do with what happened. 1t was
merely that when Joe Dugan came
to bat in the last half of the ninth
inning Slim Cochrane. elongated
twirler of the Tigers. elected to try
fast ball, high and on the outside.
and Joe was batting lefthanded.
Wham! The shortstop had swung
just a little late and the ball, carom-
ing off his bat, was travelling like a
streak of light into the crowded stand
hack OF third base. There was a
shout Of warning, a furry Of escap-
ing figures and Vernie remembered
rising instinctively and trying to
dodge. Had she sat quietly the ball
would have missed her, but she duck
ed squarely into 1t.
There was the impact of leather
and flesh, a gasp from the crowd
and she went down in a sea of dark
ness. with her hands to her face.
An hour later, when she was fight
ing for composure in the seclusion of
her boarding house room and the doc
tor had gone, leaving a bandage over
one eye that felt like balloon, the
doorbell rang for the fifth time
Carlisle, secretary of the ball club.
had already called. So had Brick
McGoVern. Vernie called down to
her landlady:
please don't let any one else in.
I'm a sight. I'm a sight! Oh, dear"
But this last visitor had a mind Of
his own Vernie heard him proclaim
ing his identity in no uncertain
terms.
Don't try to argue with me! I'm
Joe Dugan! I'm the guy that done 1t!
The ladys liable to sue me for a lot
O. lack. I got to try and square my.
Evening star., 1926-11-28

"Pipe the best -lookin' man that ever
came into this laundry" sang Tilhe.
All work stopped, and even Papa
Pierrot came over to chuck the BABY
under the chin. When the reception
was over, Nernie followed the little
mother into the corridor.
MAY l." said Vernie, "may hold
him--just a minute?" Her llps
were trembling. Quick understanding
flashed in Titles eyes.
Vernie broke down, and there in the
corridor the two girls held each other,
mothering between them helpless
morsel of masculine humanity.
Things were never the same after
that. The cold hauteur Of the Lily
was gone. For some reason she no
longer cared whether things were
snow-white or not. She seemed, in
fact, to prefer articles that showed the
wear and tear of human effort. She
looked white and tired, and there were
dark rings under her eyes. The Lilly
was fading, and Papa Pierrot began to
look around him for substitute.
But Vernie nursed her strength. for
she desired to fold once more the uni
form of Sir Launcelot. Her wish was
realized. Streaked and dust-covered,
but not quite so spotted as of old, Joe
Snow-White Laundry.
Were unhallowed hands permitted
to touch that uniform? Not on your
life. Vernie abstracted it from the
pile of unwashed material at the sort
er's desk and took it home to the old
boarding house, where all things had
begun. In the privacy of her un-
adorned, cheerless room the Lily of
the Laundry opened her heart and
whispered the truth to an empty uni
form.
Joe, dear, I've beer blind-so
blind! Why, these stains meant you
were playin' the game hard and
that's what real men are supposed to
do! All my life I been lookin' for
dirt, and it Just got into my eyes so
l couldn't see clear"
She fell asleep, treasuring a stained
and rumpled uniform.
1t was ladies' day at the Coast
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CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
BY H. IRVING KING
VEST BUTTONS

ITO LOSE a button off your vest
l. more politely waistcoat-is sign
that your luck will change for the bet
ter. This common superstition is
based upon the laws of sympathetic
magic-that which is associated in
thought is associated in fact. The
vest button is a fastener, it "binds"
or confines something, and that some
thing Is a garment, which garment, by
the laws of contagious magic has, by
contact with your person, become i'm
bucd with your personality. Now bad
luck may have become part of you,
have entered, as it were, into your
"ego," and the vest button binds it to
you as it binds or fastens the vest to
you. The vest button flies off and
the binding force is released-at least
partially. The bad luck flies off with
the button. This doctrine of losing and
binding plays very prominent part
in superstitious lore, works entirely by
sympathetic magic and is primitive
conception. Many of the most ia
nous customs of the ancients were
based upon 1t and people living to-
day in primitive state make 1t an
important part Of their magic. We
constantly see it appearing in the
current superstitions of our own land
| and our own people.
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brant blue with chinchilla collar, cuffs
and borderings, for colorful velvet Is
very popular for daytime coats as
well as evening ones.
The fact that the sleeves are so
fancifully furred, emphasizes this sea-
sons fashion trend toward cuffs Of
extreme novelty. The bordering Of
this coat is also somewhat unique.
Note how it separates toward the
front just enough to allow a row Of
cunning buttons between.
Now that colorful velvet coats have
come into fashion, the vogue promises
some extremely interesting versions.
Very choice is the black velvet coatee
collared with unspotted ermine.
Straight from Paris comes black
velvet tailored jacket bound with
braid, worn over a black rep skirt.
The tight-fitting sleeve is slightly
belled at the wrist.
An attractive Paris-made ensemble
shows a dark green velvet Jacket de-
signed with a mannish waistcoat, just
above which one catches glimpse of
a Nile-green crepe blouse. The skirt
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cred jar in cold place but do not
allow it to freeze. If the dressing
should separate while you are making
it, you can start with another egg yoIk
in fresh bowl and add the unsuccess-
full dressing little by little as at first
until it is all worked in. Fresh oil
and vinegar can then be added to
make a large amount of dressing.
Mayonnaise soon liquifies when put on
meat, fruit or vegetables, so it should
not be added to the salad until serving
time
If you have on hand some sour
cream, you may prefer to make a
cooked dressing. A good method is
as follows: Beat an egg very light,
and add to it 4 teaspoonful of mus
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-31

black velvet robe as a master artist
creates 1t, study this picture. Regal
ly beautiful, Is 1t not? This exclusive
model presents a new and fascinating
Interpretation of the black and white
effects which fashion considers very
smart.
The alliance of pearls and velvet Is
not at all times expressed through
actually patterning the fabric with
the beads. To achieve the now-so-
modish black and white compose,
women are wearing snow-white access
series with their decollette and sleeve
less black velvet dresses. These in
clude ropes of pearls wound around
the throat and falling in festoons I'M
til they seem almost like a trimming
for the bodice. The inevitable Shout
der flower Is either gardenia, a
shaggy chrysathemum or white rose.
Even the young girls are wearing
black velvet frocks of youthful sill
houette with a single white flower
posed at the left shoulder or low
round neckline.
Another partnership Of pearls and
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to see horse with his head down
"Horses don't put their heads very
far down, and, anyway. it seems to
me that it is better for a horse to
be allowed to be natural. 1t seems SO
dreadful to make a horse do some
thing that nature didn't intend him to
do.
IF nature intended him to have
his head way up she would have
made him that way and if she made
different horses to hold their heads
differently then that was the way she
meant it to be and her work should
stand.
"To make a horse go miles and
miles with his head pulled way back
oh, 1t is so cruel.
"And 1t seems they like to do 1t for
style-by they / mean those people
who do these cruel things.
Eyes, they'd rather have horse
uncomfortable and miserable; good
loyal, faithful, steady hOrse-they'd
rather have him uncomfortable and
miserable than go without what they
think is a little style.
"Oh, dear, how would like to see
them going along-these people who
think it is so stylish to have heads
held back-and have their heads held
way up.
"Yes, I'd like to see the people who
do these things have the same thing
happen to them. Then they'd know
how horses suffer and how uncom
Portable and wretched they are.
"These people don't seem to under.
stand. They seem to think it is all
right, that the horses don't suffer
that the horses should keep their
heads up.
"At least that is what they want to
think and so they think it and many
of them argue with my master wher
he begs them not to make their horses
wear checkreins.
ooh, dear, why are there such
things as style? The horse with the
checkrein suffers for style and YET
cannot understand it. And l, a happy
horse, horse loved and well-treated
am making this appeal for those
horses not so we'll treated.
do all you can to see that these
horrible, tight checkreins aren't used
Have blankets to put over horse:
when the rain comes down and whe1
it is cold And try to see that Others
take care of their horses. Oh, do al
you can, people, for horses have al
ways been your friends. Be as faith
full to them as they have been to you
"This is the earnest request of
happy horse who wants other horse
to be treated as he is. And try t.
see that others treat their horses a
you know they should be treated
Horses cannot talk human talks
won't you speak for them?'
(Copyright.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-31
WHEN l WAS
TWENTY-ONE
At Twenty-one: Dan Beard, Famous
Scout, Was Earning 81 Week.
BY JOSEPH KAYE

6 A T THIS time, after doing some
"A apprentice work as civil en-
gineer, l was hired at the muni1cent
salary of 81 a week. And how do
you suppose / spent the S4 l earned?
/ was the youngest son and l had
always to wear the cast-off necktfes
Of my brothers, and now that / had
money of my own, l determined to
spend it according to my own sweet
fancy. I therefore spent the en-
tire weeks salary on neckties.-Dan
Beard"
TODAY: Dan Beard goes down In
history as the founder Of the first
Boy Scout society from which the
great English organization of boy
scouts sprang. He is one of the most
beloved men In America the idol OF
boys, who see in the celebrated woods
man the ideal type of manhood.
Nominally, Dan Beard is listed in
the books as an illustrator. 1t was
as an artist that he first won his fame
A drawing of fish, shown jokingly tC
the art editor of the Century Maya
| zine, was the key that opened the
door of the new career to him; for
merly he had been map maker. The
editor took the drawing away will
him and later sent Beard check o.
$50 for it. The sight Of this easil!
earned money dazzled Beard. He i'm
mediately took a vacation from hi
| job and never returned.
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black velvet Is registered In the realm
Of millinery. The latest French I'M
ports include cunning black velvet
chapeaux encrusted with white pearls
most deliberately designed.
Velvet, how often we repeat that
word this season. 1t is not at all sur
prising that the evening coat worn
over this handsome pearl-patterned
velvet dress In the picture, is also OF
velvet-brilliant sapphire blue, If you
please. This marvelously befurred
wrap is heavily embroidered in metal
thread across the shoulders. The col
orful velvet evening wrap plays
stellar role among midwinter formal
modes.
Not always does "cut it short"
pertain to interviews; in the par
lance of the stylist it refers to the
latest-mode winter coat. Recent adj
vice from fashions headquarters is to
the effect that shorter coats are "com-
Ing in.'
Now that plated and plaided skirts
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detail of the coffee service 1t is OBJ
vious that she has demonstrated thu
use of low flower centerpiece, placed
on a round embroidered white linen
dolly. Perhaps she has shown how
much better it is to place platters and
serving dishes squarely at right angles
to the main lines of the table, instead
of diagonally or in a nondescript posi-
ton as one often sees them. The indl-
vidual covers" or places can scarcely
be distinguished in the photograph, but
close scrutiny shows the fork on the
left with the folded napkin, the knife
and spoon on the right, with the water
glass. If individual salts and peppers
are used, they, too, will be put beside
the glasses, while the bread and but
ter plates, with butter spreaders, will
go on the left above the napkins.
No doubt the demonstration will
conclude with warning not to forget
serving spoons for each vegetable dish,
carving knife and fork for the meat,
and some instruction about graceful,
unobtrusive crumbing and clearing
away.
Lesson in Simplicity.
The room in which this demOnstra-
ton is being given is in itself lesson,
in charming simplicity of furnishing,
curtaining and arrangement. Club
girls, who live on farms, far away
from neighbOrs, do not have as many
opportunities as city girls to go into
other peoples homes and get ideas on
how to make their own surroundings
more attractive. Club work performs
a special kind of service when it thus
broadens the outlook of the members
and gives them chance to compare
their own homes with others.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-31
GROUP OF GOOD
SALAD DRESSINGS
Recipes to Suit Many Differ
ent Tastes.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
People differ very widely in the
kind Of salad dressings they like.
Some want their dressings boiled and
some want to make them at the ia
BILE; many people do not like the taste
Of Oil, while others put mayonnaise
on all sorts of combinations from fruit
mixtures to cold meat sandwiches.
Here are some good dressings to suit
several Of these tastes, all supplied by
the United States Department of Ag
riculture.
For French, or Oil and vinegar dress
ing, use these proportions and make
any amount you need; n teaspoonful
of salt, a few grains of cayenne, pap
rika If desired, 2 tablespoonful Of
vinegar, 6 tablespoonfuls of oil. An
old cook book used to say that French
dressing required "a spendthrift for
oil, miser for vinegar, and mad
man to stir 1t up" AT any rate, add
vinegar sparingly and beat the ingre-
dents together until they are well
blended. If you have cruet or other
bottle with tight stopper, you can
keep French dressing on hand all the
time, simply shaking the bottle vigor-
ously when ready to use the dressing.
There is little difficulty in making
q good mayonnaise that does not sep
| arate if the ingredients and bowl are
! cold and the oil is added very slowly
! at first, only few drops at a time.
| Begin by measuring out the oil and
vinegar In cupfuls or better still small
pitchers from which you can pour
them easily and carefully. You will
need / cupful of oil and tablespoon
| fuls of vinegar, or lemon juice, or both
mixed together. Put an egg yolk in
| cold bowl and beat it with a dover or
rotary egg beaten until it is slightly
thick. Add 1 tablespoonful of sugar,
| IA teaspoonful of mustard, a few
grains of cayenne, and 1 teaspoonful
/ of salt. Some people add the salt last,
believing that this prevents curdling
or separating. Mix these dry ingredi-
ents well and start adding the oil drop
by drop, beating 1t in, then adding in
creasingly larger amounts, but always
with care not to add too much at a
time. When the mixture Is quite stiff
and thick, and about third of the oil
has been added, thin with little of
the vinegar and lemon, but do not add
much at a time. Continue adding oil
and vinegar alternately until all of
each has been used. A single egg yolk
can be used as a starter for double
these amounts of oil and acid, but the
seasonings must be increased proper
tionately. Keep the dressing in a GOV.
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How 1t Started
"SINISTER"
By JEAN NEWTON

n UR understanding Of the word
" sinister" is something wrong,
dishonest, corrupt, something in which
turks harm or evil, as sinister omen
or a sinister face.
The literal meaning of the word,
however, is simply 'left," its original
significance merely something that APP
peared or was done on the left. We
have it from the Latin sinister"
which is the opposite to dexter or
fright" And just as the word dex-
ferrous, meaning skillful, was origi-
nally applied simply to something
done with the right hand, so "sin-
lister" derives its unpleasant signif-
canoe from the circumstance that
from ancient times the left side has
been regarded as unlucky.
So in modern words we constantly
find concealed ancient beliefs and
superstitions and bits of history-en-
folded in syllable or name.
(Copyright.)
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WHAT THE GRACIOUS
HOSTESS SAYS:
Rv DELLA THOMPSON LuDEs
THE LUNCHEON TABLE

-HE luncheon table should be ma
i turally lighted-not with candles
as is the dinner table, unless, OF
course, the room is dark one. In that
case the curtains should be drawn and
candles lighted. The table itself should
he hare. that is, not covered with the
long cloth which is used only at dinner
"a custom which the homemaker who
does much of her own work, or to
whom. as to most of US, the laundry
bin Is a matter Of economy, has gladly
welcomed.
Doilies Of lace or linen, cross-stitched
place cloths or the runner with Met
lace insets are appropriate. The lat
fer is especially attractive on the re-
fectory table and is the only kind OF
long cloth that should be used with
this type of table. These cloths may
be white or colored, but must always
harmonic with the dishes to be used,
and the furnishings of the room. One
of the prettiest luncheons l ever at
tended had the humble daisy as a mo-
tiff. The place cloths-oblong-
little sprays of daisies, white and vel
low. embroidered in lazy daisy stitch,
and outline. The centerpiece was a
brown basket, low, and of attractive
shape, filed with daisies, white and
yellow. The menu carried out the
coloring.
Cream of celery soup
Salmon loaf garnished with slices OF
hard-boiled egg
Saratoga chips Dinner rolls
Salad of cucumber and sliced boiled
carrots on white lettuce leaves
Saltines
Peach ice cream colored light yellow
White cake with yellow frosting
Coffee
The centerpiece should match the
place mats, but may be of any size oil
shape 1t should not be smaller thar
the place mats themselves.
The decorations for the table may
be as pretty as possible, but not Sc
elaborate as for dinner. One large
low bowl of flowers may be placed II
the center, or a glass basket of flower!
I'm the center and four smaller onei
aft the corners. Flowers at the plate:
and ribbons on the table are in poo
taste. The tendency is toward ex
tremely simple decoration, but as love
~ and unusual as possible.
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