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Evening star., 1926-08-18
What Tomorrow Means to You,
BY MARY BLAKE.
ny ROBERT CULLEN

Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
excellent. and continue SO until after
sunset. They then assume a rather
forbidding nature and become over
cast and adverse. During the day,
you can, with every assurance OF dlti
mate success, devote your time and
energy to the execution of any task in
which you are vitally interested. Or
the carrying out of any change that,
in your judgment. will conduce to a
betterment of actual conditions 1t
will also prove to be an auSpiciOuS
occasion for marriage, as happiness. is
forecast by the stars for all those who
wed tomorrow. During the evening,
recreative relaxation is recommended.
in order to steer your mind into pleas
ant channels, and away from the
gloom that threatens.
Children born tomorrow will, from
physical standpoint. pass through an
erratic infancy. They will undergo
rapid ups and downs'-one momeN
causing relief: the next. anxiety. Reg
ular habits and proper nutrition will
do much to rob these Kaleidoscope
episodes Of any real alarm. They
promise to overcome their early weaK
nesses. and go through youth up to
adulthood with ever-increasing
strength. In disposition, they will be
gentle and tractable and easy to man
age. Later on. they will give every
evidence of dependability. and prove
to be both ambitious and self-reliant.
The opportunities they may have lost
in early childhood, for study and i'm
provement. will be more than coun.
terbalanced by the assiduity with
which they will cultivate knowledge
later on.
If tomorrow is your birthday, your
character is very determined one
and, once you have set out to reach A
certain goal, no one and no thing can
restrain you or hold you back. Your
ambition. self confidence, observation
and systematiZation of thought en-.
courage you in. your appointed task,
and you generally achieve, sooner or
later the object you had in view. The
only elements that count against your
success are self-created. You are i'm
pulsive, and, at times. very quick
tempered. If you would only learn to
deliberate more calmly, and not allow
yourself to become unduly worked up
over trif1es, your work would become
easier and your surroundings more
congenial.
You take great interest in making
others happy. and are always anxious
ioi 'iiONC hh hOoilu SOd w SAui All phS
prosperity that may be your portion
So far as your home life is concerned
you will give your mate undivided love
and devotion.
Well known persons born on that
date are: William G. Langdon. clergy
man; Wilson G. Smith, pianist and
composer; Harold Frederick, journal.
list and author; Elsie Ferguson ac.
tress; Bernard NJ. Baruch, capitalist.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-08-18
Dollars to Match.

Yes" said my neighbor in response
| t omy compliment about her pretty
dress, its pretty, but it should be.
Do you know what 1t stood me?" 1
confessed that l did not. She said
with some bitter regret, "Seventy-fve
dollars 1 suppose that l appeared
incredulous, because 1t was only
! simple Summer frock.
Then she explained. The dress it.
self cost her only $35, and I agreed
that it was worth it. But having
bought the dress she discovered that
she had no hat which would go with
It, The hat that did go with it cost
$12, and she bought it, 1t was Of
very delicate color. and shoes to go
with 1t cost $11.50. and three pairs
of stockings to match the shoes at
$l75 a pair added S525 to her cost
| She wasn't through then. She
| found that none of her slips looked
| just right with the dress, and the
right slip was procured for 1925
Having surveyed herself in the mirror,
she next decided that a string of
beads should complete and perfect the
picture, and her last purchase brought
her total to an even SIS, which is no
mean sum to spend on any Summer
dress.
/ OF course. this woman isn't unique,
| by any means. Most of us indulge
in the things to go with it" ex-
travagance. Instead of devoting a
| little forethought to what a dress
ultimate cost will be. we trust to luck
and the color schemes Of our acces-
sories.
Women aren't the only ones of the
species at fault. One man Of whom
I know admits that many of his shirts
cost him twelve to fifteen dollars. He
spends SO for the shirt and $40 for
neckties which will harmonize with IT.
So you see it's a rather common fail
ing.
How may one avoid the needless ex.
travagance of purchasing things to
go with it.? Avoid unusual shades
which are hard to match with your
own accessories of dress. That goes
for unusual shades of lea ather. Don't
buy a hat for one dress or for one oc-
casion. While you're buying run your
Evening star., 1926-08-18
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
BY JONATHAN A. RAwsON, JR.
Story Of the u. S. A.

Phoenix and Rose decided to go away
from there, and selected today for the
journey. Their return trip was not ex-
actly holiday excursion. The Phoe-
nix was three times hulled by shot
from Fort Washington, and one Of her
tenders was hit once The Rose was
wounded by a shot from Burdetts
Ferry. Rifemen who were posted
along the banks of the river gave
proper attention to the ships AS they
passed by. but the sailors were kept
so close under cover that it is not
known how many of the rifle shots
took effect. In acknowledgment Of
these attentions, the Kings navy was
very generous with its grapeshot. with
the result that they completely de-
molished one tent.
Neither today's doings nor the at
tempt to burn the ships on the 18th
have amounted. to what would he
called a large naval engagement. hut
it is something gained to have cleared
the highlands OF these ministerial
mariners. If they could maintain sta
tions on the river other of their COM
panion ships could. They alone were
threatening water communication be-
tween Army headquarters in New
York and the headquarters of the
northern Army al Albany and offer
ing difficulties to the forwarding of
naval supplies to Gen. Benedict Ar
mold on Lake Champlain.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
A Preoocious Child.
BY FANNY Y. CORY

Mrs. E. K. writes: Your article on
Timely Teeth interested me very
much. II an infant should have four
teeth at one year Editor: Six teeth.
dear lady. is what the article said .
what would be liable to cause a baby
of months to have eight teeth and
another coming through? Is this sb
normal? If the health is otherwise
good, are any future Ill effects to be
expected? What should be done to
counterbalance this condition?
Answer--Such precocity is along the
same line as children who walk at
10 months and who talk at l year and
all the rest of the conditions which
appear in some children much earlier
than the average. The average, Of
course. Is made up Of the children who
teethe at months and those who
don't get their teeth until a year or SO
later, so that while your baby does
show more than the average number
Of teeth at her age, there is nothing
abnormal about it.
am sure when eight teeth appear
at months that the baby's diet and
your diet have been excellent and that
is one good reason for the appearance
of the teeth. There hs a tendency in
these days to standarlize everything.
even infants, so that they will never
display one faculty earlier or later
than the vast army of their cotem-
poraries.
Your baby must be fine. Be
thankful.
Mrs F. P: 1t isn't possible to blame
your boy of 3 years for liking clam
chowder. We have a weakness in the
same direction. CLANS are difficult to
digest, as are all shell fish, but in
chowder there are so many other good
ingredients and the clans themselves
can be SKINNED out so that the boy
gets only the flavor.
Skin and seed the grapes and they
should do him no harm at ALL
Evening star., 1926-08-18

ents, not disregard for their discipline.
After ALL parental discipline should
help train children to be masters Of
themselves and unafraid Of the train
ing that comes when they are In the
school OF life outside the home.
Quelling Fear.
One of the best ways parents can
help children to overcome timidity IS
to be fearless themselves Often we
hear a mother say that a child is
afraid of this or that. and add. well.
can't blame her much. for ! am
afraid Of the same thing myself"
Probably II was because the mother
exhibited some trace of fear first that
the child became timid And so we
find that it is necessary for mothers
to quell fear in themselves II they ex-
pect to drive it away from the childs
mind Is II not fortunate that in help
ourselves? When we refuse to allow
ourselves to be afraid because we
want our children to be brave, we
overcome our own timidity.
Sift the Matter.
Children often learn to fear their
parents because Of lack of under
Sta0O1nR tnat results IN punlSnmentS
which may not be warranted or which
the child at least believes We're not
And so it is important to know the
grounds for reproof before admins
tering it, Naturally a child will shield
himself when telling his story Of any
misfortune He puts the best light
possible on his actions. but in this he
is exactly like An adult. And so par
ents have to sift the right from the
wrong first If a child finds he can
put something over" once. he will
try and do so again. and he will lose
a bit of respect for you in your ability
to see through what he is doing. Few
children feel abused when they are
punished deservedly. but fear will be
instilled when the punishment is
oversevere.
Tnafraid. Not Reckless.
Help a child to distinguish between
fearlessness and recklessness. A per-
son should be unafraid. but never
reckless A lack Of fear is ennobling,
but to be reckless is belittling. 1t
makes a person foolhardy, and then
he risks his own life in foolish ways
and endangers the lives of others. A
reckless person takes chance in A
haphazard way. A courageous person
acquires self-control and good judg.
ment. He has overcome the giant
Fear.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
PALE HANDS


LeFd Narst uho has 0lrGps bern
accustomed 10 tdleness is 'e't trjfhor'
.he e forced 10 foh. po.,ien en p1s'fG az ,Gdr
maid ,rith q rtrv b.dHtitui and rich
,ron,0n Nona EinGs'sp. IN th- fam''v
are Richard. NOHa's husband. qad Barr
The son Barry persecutes Leila Wjih
BIS aftenfiOns ara NoAd amuses hersc'f
~ tnmNfdttnG the 0'ri. RicL ard Uk"
has learned lohn nGo fLdi Mona does no.
lore him hfGi"s by pitving Le,'a, ?''d
Barry. finally comes 70 the ronc'usi""
A.. a. ,"'.S 4" ] ~a,,. 3% .rot,,;, To hts GmG,~ nnd
later Mona disch0roes her During al
this time Mona has been flirting Nth
a young bach elor Ronn'd Cameron. A.
Q house party Long Island ne teiiS
her fhat she must MAKE W her nNnd {"
run qr0y Uith him or else ne tcHl ner''
zee her again, she finally decides 10
90 In the meantime Leil1 hGs taken
position Hs ASSISTANT 10 the hPdd OF an
EN- DioUmenf agency.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
BEDTIME STORIES sE y. rSHssEe" s9seqSs

begin to think that ] don't know any
thing about eggs. Are these eggs
rolled up in sand, too?
No" said Graywing. You must
have found some of the empty shells
around in the seaweed. II you
haven't. you haven't used your eyes"
We'll. l certainly haven't seen any
eggs" retorted Reddy. Il haven't
seen any eggs and I haven't seen any
empty esgshells. What are you
laughing at?"
Graywing was chuckling There
was no doubt about 1t. Graywing was
chuckling. Reddy had a suspicion
that he was being laughed at. and he
didn't like IT, You've got one paw
on an eggshell now" said Graywing,
and chuclled more than ever.
Reddy looked down. His forefeet
which had been washed up by the
waves. Under one paw was a black
thing. 1t was about 2a inches long
and inches wide. and at each Of the
four corners was a long. black, string.
like thing. which was hollow. The
whole thing was leathery, shiny and
unlike anything Reddy had ever seen
He had taken it for granted that 1t
was a part Of the sea weed.
DO YOU mean this thinE?' he in.
quired. lifting his foot.
Graywing nodded. Yes" said he:
that's the eggshell of Skate"
What are these long string things
on the corners for?" inquired Reddy.
who couldn't for the life Of him see
anything egglike about that thing.
oh replied Grayw:ng. those eggs
are laid in the water and those string
like things wind around the seaweed
and cling to 1t. II that seaweed
hadn't been washed up by the water.
that eggshell wouldn't have come up
on shore. 1t came along with tine
seaweed. I've heard that some folks
cali these eggshells 'Mermaids'
Purses.
Huh said Reddy IF YOU ask
me. I'll say that a Skate is a queer
fish; and a Skates egg is just as queer
Anyway. m glad to know what these
things are. ! find I'm learning a lot
from YOU, Graywing. and I'm much
obliged to you
Pray don't mention it," replied
Graywine. Il find l am learning some
things myself
"What?" inquired Reddy curiously
How little some folks know" an
swered Crawling. and off he few
,Copvricht IaoSl
Evening star., 1926-08-18

) GiUes List
, Of Desirable
Qualities
EdrmdrkS
OF a Good
Husband
Pass Up Glib Lovemaker, Jealous Man, Spender
and Tightwad but Cleave to Man Who Is
Cheerful, Tactful and Chvalrous.

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Evening star., 1926-08-18

said after mo'N"nt. think We
nj ut have hocn-fvjauds'"
Sonnet hing tanned up in E"nnv. For
the moment he forgot his pI;us. ard
he took step nearer her. Then tie
remembered and 81 wave cf snmeth hing
Ike panic swept over him. What Was
the matter with him" Didn't he want
to elope with Mona Had he changed?
What rottcr ne must he. what a ter
rible rotter. And vet it was true. His
infatuation had suddenly fallen from
him. as he realized that he wanted
nothing SO much as the respect Of this
girl
4 gay, high voice behind him
brought him to his senses and I've
whirled about. Mona stood in the
doorway. and for u moment as his eyes
swept her face he saw something ~
her true nature peepine out from the
mask of her eautN-something hard
something almost venomOus. In that
moment he shrank back appalled, BY
the revelation. and then II was gone
and Mona was herself again.
oh. here YOU are. Are YOU ready
to start?" She came forward into the
dimness of the porch and saw Fritzie
for the first time. Her delicate eye
hroWs arched suddenly.
oh. Miss Lang was afraid I
wasn't going to see you TO say good
by. It's been so nice TO know YOU
| do hope we older people haven't been
too much of a bore"
E'rItzie murmured something and
held out her hand. which Mona pre-
tended not to see. The next moment
she was sweeping down the steps to-
ward the car and. half dazed. Ronny
was tucking her in and getting In bs-
side her. There was chorus of CAV
good-hys. hui as Ronny looked back
he saw that F'ritzie had gone into the
house. She had not waited to see
them depart.
They were turning from the drive
way into the open road when Mona
spoke.
Well. Eonny. do YOU think il vas
quite courteous to keep me waiting
while you and Miss Lang bade each
other an affectionate good -by?" Her
voice had an edge to II. the queens
pride had been hurt. and she was
angry. You seem to be rather inter
ested in the little vamp after all" she
went on. Il saw YOU from my window
this morning strolling in the garden
Tete-a -teteS before breakfast are rather
significant"
Ronny felt sudden wave of black
hatred surge up in him. a distaste fer
Monas flippancy that made him want
to turn and lash out at her. What
had he done and what was he doing.
running away with a woman Who
seemed suddenly a stranger to him.
He felt like a man swallowed up in
terrible nightmare. II vas horrible?
tcopyriEht 1925,
Continued in Tomorrow's starr
Evening star., 1926-08-18
HOW 1T STARTED
By JEAN NEWTON.
Tiny Feet of Chinese Women.

If through no other medium than
the movies. we are familiar with the
short. mincing steps of Chinese .wo-
men and theeir very tiny, stunted
feet.
We know. of course, that II has
been a national custom with the
Chinese to stunt the feet Of their wom-
en- by binding them at birth. And
many of us have wondered at this
practice. which seems so utterly with
out purpose or reason. Without rea-
son 1t certainly always was. but not
without purpose at the time of It's in.
ception.
Centuries ago. when the barbarian
hordes from the North swept down
upon China. they enslaved the women
of the conquered nation. And 80 TO
incapacitate them for running away.
We are told, they crippled their feet
with tight bandageA
The Chinese have gone on for cen
turtles observing a custom that had It's
inception in the degradation Of their
women.
(CopyriRht. i9c6D
The new Philippine legislative
building. which cost 100000. has
1ust been opened with the present
session Of the Legislature.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
CHAPTER XIV.
A Terrible Revelation.

Edith Maltby showed not the slight
est bit of surprise when she learned
that Ronny intended to drive Mona I"
the city. No one evinced any suspi-
cion with regard to It, and Ronny had
made plans to leave shortly after 3
o'clock. That would give them plenty
of time to drive on to Ronny's place.
which was about an hours ride out OF
the city.
At about s o'clock Mona came down
stairs ready for the trip. Excitement
had given her starry expression that
enhan her beauty. and she had
never been lovelier. Her trunk had
been carried down and strapped to the
car. her bags had been taken OUT.
Everything was In readiness. except
ing for the fact that Ronny was no
where to be seen.
For a few minutes Mona chatted
with the little group that had gath
cred about her. then she began to be
impatient. 1t was a warm morning
and her coat was heavy. Besides II
didn't suit her imperious attitude 70
wait for any man. and certainly at
this time Ronny should have been the
eager. impetuous lover instead Of
keeping her waiting for him.
As a matter of fact. Ronny. who had
gone out to see that Edith's things
were properly slowed away in the car,
had once more encountered Fritzie.
She had come swinging across the
lawn with her golf bag swung over
her shoulder. and the temptation 10
speak to her had been irresistible. He
hardly knew how he was going TO
make his case any better with her.
but at least he would try.
Her dark eyes met his levelly, her
young face was grave.
II want TO say good-by TO YOU" he
said impulsively. "and to tell you how
sorry I am that you are disappointed
in me. I wish things could have been
different"
Her mouth quivered little and her
eyes softened. II wish so. too" she
Evening star., 1926-08-18
"puzz1;cks
PuzzEe.Limericks

She was wooed by a handsome young
Who one day in his arms tightly
,;
But stranghtway he 5
We would do so no +.
Which the same. it was plain. greatly
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objective two words).
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word Of second line two words).
Note-"Here's one of my favorite
limericks." writes G. l.. W. Of Colum-
bus, Ohio. you asked for it. re.
member" Yes. and we're asking for
others. Won't you send yours in?
Yesterdays "Puzzlick"
There once was an ugly old prince
Whose countenance made people
vince;
The lines of his mouth
Sagged so far to the south
And his nose twas the shape of
ounce.
(CopvNdRht 1929
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stones. SO that 1t has delightfully."-
wild and natural appearance. The
little Pan piping on his rock island at
one end is an imaginative touch and
makes a charming reflection IN the
quiet surface Of the pool
This garden arrangement opens the
way to three delightful gardening
possibilities at once Among the
rocks the gardener can plant delicate
Alpine rock plants. along the waters
edge the semi.aquatic plants will
flourish and in the pool itself gor-
geous water lilies can be brought into
bloom.
tCopyright. 1Q26l
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WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND Fl. ALLEN.

eve mentally over your entire ward.
robe.
Buy things that harmonic rather
than things that match identically In
shade. For example, a black hat will
go we'll with any variety of dresses
but if you match a nile-green dress
find that the hat is fairly useless with
your other dresses.
When you buy things to match re-
member that YOU are also matching
dollars with what you have already
spent. It's an expensive habit to cor
tract. and one that should be gotten
rid of with as much foresight and as
little hindsight as possible.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
BY ". l.. GORDON.

Words often .rnisused: Use "appar.
emily" for what seems to be real but
may not be: evidently" for what is
real
Often mispronounced: Delinquent
Pronounce de.ling -quent. not de.lin.
Quent.
Often misspelhed: Misstate; two as
synonyms: Forbid, prohibit. pre-.
vent, preclude. disallow. debar.
Word study: Use a word three
times and II is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word
Incapable, without power. skill or ca.
pacity. He was incapable Of pro.
ceeding."
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Leather Eggs.
Don say thing cannot he so.
Until YOU know you really know.
--Graywing the Gull.

Reddy FoX had found cast up on the
beach curious creature II was
dead Reddy supposed il must he
some kind of fish but it wasn't like
any fish he had ever seen. 1t was big
and fat and round and had long.
rather straight spikeliks tail. and its
mouth was on the under side. Reddy
isn't overparticular about what he
eats. but somehow this thing didn't
look appetiZine. He turned up his
Evening star., 1926-08-18
Jellied Eggs.

Boil the eggs and halve them
lengthwise. If desired they may be
deviled; then arrange in a shallow pan
and just cover with a consomme pre-.
pared with gelatin and cooled almost
to the point Of congealing. Set aside
to chill. When serving, cut each egg
in a square of the jelly and serve on
lettuce leaves
Evening star., 1926-08-18

nose at il. When he saw Graywing
the Gull a few moments later. he
asked GraywlnS what ii was.
It's a fish replied Graywing.
Thank YOU said Reddy. What
kind Of a ASH"
It's skate replied Graywine.
"A whatr" exclaimed Reddy.
"A Skate replied Graywing.
AN right, I suppose il is if YOU say
60" said Reddy. But it's mighty
funny looking ish. if YOU ask me.
oh. replied Craving. that isn't a
funny-lookins Ash. You wouldnt
think so if YOU could see some of the
really funny-looking fish that ther"
are in the sea Haven't YOU found
any eggs of the Skate
Not that ! know Of" replied Reddy.
Since being told that those Sand Col
lars are made Of eggs and sand |
Evening star., 1926-08-18
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

There Is a natural affinity between
rocks and water. and any rock garden
gains much in beauty and sparkle II
there is little pool within it's bor-
ders to sparkle and CLINT in the sun
light. This pool. built of concrete
and supplied with water from the
city mains. is of irregular shape and
it's edge IS we'll hidden by mossy
Evening star., 1926-08-18

The most disastrous of fears is that
which a child feels toward overstern
or unjust parents. Then the giant
takes form. and he drives the little
6nes away from the very ones who.
Of all the world. should shield and
care for them. In olden times chill
dren feared their parents much more
than they do today. In this great
step in advance has been made. But
if fear has heen driven out merely to
let in contempt for parental authority.
The change has its disadvantages. So
while fear should he lacking. il should
mean increase of respect toward par
Evening star., 1926-08-18
Parental Responsibility for Fear
By LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Fear produces a most distressing
sensation. II is like a dreadful giant
to children. who though never seen,
can hold them in a grip of terror