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Evening star., 1926-03-08
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PARE.
BY ROBERT CULLEN

Sattiday morning ! was starting TO
go out to see ware the fellows was and
pop was starting to go down TO the
office, saying, Benny, some time In
the corse of the day | wunt you to
drop more important matters for
little vile and go and get my hat from
the hat cleening department of the
shoe shine emporium up on the ave-
nue..
Yes, sir, I'll do it rite away and
then III know it's done. sed.
Spoken like ma Napoleon of big biz
ness, pop sed.
And after dinnir he sed, Did you
get my hat. Benny?
Wat hat? 7 sed.
Dident we have little consultation
this morning about a hat? pop sed.
and I sed, O. yes sir. ] got 1t, but G
WIZ, pop. holey smokes
Watts the Excitement now? pop sed.
and | sed, l got your hat from the hat
cleening man all rite, but l dident
come rite home and I must of left 1t
somewares and | cant remember, but
l must of left it.
Yee gods, the ony becoming hat l
ever owned. we'll ware did you go
after you left the store? pop sed.
Well. l went to Puds Simkinses
L
cause l remember coming out of there
with it, l sed. and pop sed, Then that
eliminates Puds, wat was the next
stop?
Jimminy wizzickers. | sed
Lets heer the werst. pop sed, and ]
sed. Me and Puds went in the fire
house to see-them shine the engine
and | put your hat down outside and
that's the last | thawt of II.
Good by sweet hat. pop sed. If you
live to he 100 years old never put
envthing elts of mine down outside of
a fire. house. and now martch yourself
up to bed vile | take wawk erround
to the firehouse, not because | iXpect
to ind my poor hat. but because my
motto is Never say die, he sed.
And ] went up to my room ana
heer wat was on my bed but pops
hat, proving | brawt it home after all,
and / ran and yelled out the frunt
window jest in time to save pop from
wawkinc erround to the firehouse, so
was allowed to stay up after all till
had to go to bed.
Evening star., 1926-03-08

1T is known as A pea SAINT" sleeve. 1t
suggests the full sleeve of the blouse
Of the Jugoslovakian more than the
full lawn sleeve of The Anglican
bishop.
A sleeve seen on one of the new
frocks that is surprising. if not posi-
lively alarming, is enormous from
wrist to far, far above the elbow. 1t
conforms to the shape of the arm only
for a very short space below the
shoulder. The effect of size is all the
greater because of the smallness Of
the present-day skirt. Add a little
more to these large sleeves that have
been shown for Spring and the sleeve
will be really more extensive than the
skirt.
While these two types of full
sleeves appear on the horizon of fash
ion, there are some dresSmakers who
have been quite successful with
sleeves that are long and close-fitting,
coming well down over the wrist, end
ing in a point over the back of the
hand.
Apparently. as things are now. YOU
may wear whatever style of sleeve
you like or you needn't wear any at
all. Despite the effort of some of the
fashion leaders to bury the fashion
for the sleeveless frock for daytime
wear. it has prevailed. There are
numerous sports frocks without
sleeves, and here and there appear
Spring ensembles made with sleeve
less frocks.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
CHAPTER Mi.
A Waiting Game.

Martha's frigidness at his light
caress had annoyed Perry. even Whlie
II pioued his interest. He began
to wonder about her. Was she hold-
ing him off only to interest nm. OF
did she really intend to keep nm al
arms length?
He decided to play waiting game
with her. He would let several DAYS
elapse before ne got in touch with her.
If she liked him al all she would ne
eager when he finally did telephone.
OF course. Perry was right. lie had
pJaved the game of love with so many
women that he was almost certain OF
their reactions And so. when he dld
not call her up. when she did not near
from him in several days, Martha he
came first restless and then panic
stricken.
Had she frightened him away by
her absurd prudishness? Had he been
disgusted with her for making such
fuss about trit1e? She began |"
feel that she would never see hlm
again; that he had been disappointed
in her. And from an attitude OF nina
where she excused Sim for taking an
unpa ardonable liberty she reached
point in her thoughts where she
blamed herself for everything.
After the excitement of seeing
Perry, of looking forward to his tele-
phone calls. and of realizing that al
least one man was interested in her.
Marthas life seemed more than ever
gray. Desperately she plunged into
enga cementS. afternoon affairs where
there were only women present.
Martha hated such engagements.
They were for the most part all the
same. and the conversation banded
about during the lunCheons or across
the bridge tables was sickening.
1t consisted for the most part of
gossip about some woman who dldn
happen to be present, or else hus-
bands were discussed in the frankest
terms.
Most of the women had no reti-
cences They told the most personal
things about their husba nds without
Martha was looked upon as prude
because she did so little confding.
She often wondered if they talked
about her when she was not present.
1t was during the time that Perry
was keeping aloof from Martha that
he saw Natalie in a downtown hotel
one evening.
1t was her hair that attracted him
first that gorgeous russet hair so
much like Marthas s in color and so
different in the wat it was dressed
She sat several tables removed from
him, SO that Perry had chance to
observe her without being seen him
self. She wore white some SlisteninG
material embroidered in silver. Her
silver evening wrap lay across the
back of her chair. and as she sat there
alone there was a pensive expression
Evening star., 1926-03-08
How Is Your Gall Production ?

The discovery of weak nerves" and
lack of red blood by the nostrum
gentry has eased the strain on the
liver somewhat in the last few years.
No longer can the medicine monger
move the goods by simply shouting
TITS YOUR liver to the sucker crowd.
Nowadays. no matter how bilious a
man may be- he IS from Missouri
| don't know what the health au-
thorities Of Missouri are telling Mis-
sourians about this liver business-if
they are telling anvthing-but the
health authorities of another State
have recently issued a bulletin in
which they tell the simple laity that
biliousness is--Why. err. well, every.
body knows what biliousness is. This
reminds me OF the everready dodge of
those health authorities who tell the
simple laity about "colds"-they evade
defining what colds" are by passing
the buck to the laity. Everybody
knows" good many things about
health and hygiene which ain't SO.
This State department of health
tha issued the quaint popular pam
phlet concerning "biliousness' init
mated in the same bulletin that calo-'
mel stimulates the liver to secrete
more bile. and that calomel was not
a bad remedy for biliousness.
That's funny If you are feeling
fairly well and know the rudiments Of
physiology. Here you have on your
stomach an oversupply of bile. Well.
what is the sensible thing to do in
such a dire emergency? Why, take
something to make your liver produce
still more bile. A bite of the hair that
dogs you.
If the really beneficent and much
Evening star., 1926-03-08
Pasteur Confounds Doctors.

Medieval doctors believed in spon-
taneous generation. by which they
meant that a glass Of pure water lett
to stand would presently produce
minute animals and plants. 1t Is
true that after while animals and
plants did appear in the water. But
Pasteur, the discOverer of the germ
theory of disease. doubted that they
came by spontaneous generation and
was reproved by the old graybeards
as an impudent upstart Just to prove
that he was wrong, they boiled the
water first and still minute forms of
life developed in it. The doctors
asked Pasteur how he could explain
that.
Everything Is simple after some
body shows the way, as Columbus re
marked to his critics, and Pasteur
demonstrated what is now bit or
common knowledge, but was startling
then. After the water was boiled he
Immediately sealed it up, and no life
ever developed in the water, proving
that germs are in the air, and at the
same time knocking spontaneous
generatio fatal blow on the head.
Yet some old doctors still didn't he
lieve him.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Saturdays Questions.
/. A motor boat speed record was
made by Maple Leaf VII. in 1921. in
England. when it travelled so miles
an hour.
2. The fastest run made by reg
ular American passenger train service
was established by the Burlington
Railroad in 1902 when it ran 9S.7 miles
per hour, for 14S miles.
3. The highest average speed for
a regular American passenger train
service Is maintained by the Empire
State Express between New York
and Buffalo; average, 4S.7 miles per
hour.
4. England maintains the highest
average speed for its regular pas
senger train service, the London Mid
land. and Scottish Railway. having
an average of 56.5 miles per hour.
=: The Mauretania set a record in
1910 for transatlantic travel in its sail
from New York to Queenstown in
days, 10 hours and Al minutes.
s. The first steamship to cross the
Atlantic took 26 days to make the
trip from Savannah TO Liverpool.
tCopyright. 1a"6.D
Evening star., 1926-03-08

AT THE TOP Is A BLACK SATIN
SLEEVE EMBROIDERED l n
WHITE DOTS. WITH A PUFF OF
WHITE GEORGETTE EMBROID-
Erred IN. BLACK DOTS. IN THE
CENTER IS SHOWN A GRAY
CREPE DE CHINE SLEEVE
THAT HAS SCALLOPED TRIM
MING AT THE INSIDE. LOWER
MOST IS A SLEEVE OF NAVY
BLUE TAFFETA, WITH A RUE
FILE OF BLUE CHIFFON EDGED
WITH TAFFETA PLEATING.
she has more than a passing interest
in the sleeves that balloon largely be-
low the elbow or whether she feels q
really deep interest in those amusing
sleeves that Jean Magnin has been
showing, with a long, snug cuff from
elbow to wrist and enormous above
the elbow. OF course, that is. his
torically speaking, most unusual
sort of sleeve. They wore them cen
turies ago in the days of the Renais-
sance. All during the middle decades
of the last century such sleeves were
worn, and al least twice since that
time they have been in favor. Still,
from the point of view of the modern
woman, they do seem a little amusing.
Years ago we used to call the sleeve
that was full below the elbow bishop
sleeve. Now when this sleeve appears
Evening star., 1926-03-08
DAUGHTERS OF TO-DAY
nv HAZEL DEyO BATCHELOR

on her face, very different from the
pert prettiness he had noticed on that
evening he had first met her.
As he watched her, her face changed
suddenly. 1t lightened. became viva
Cious. alight. Her eyes suddenly
veiled themselves behind their long
lashes Martha had that same trick
and Perry watched Natalie fascinat
ingly until his gaze wavered to the
man who was pulling out char and
seating himself at the girls table.
Evidently she had been waiting for
him. He had been out to telephone.
for theater tickets or something OF
that kind; that was why she had been
left alone.
Natalies compa nion sat with his
hack partly turned, so that Perry
could not see his face. He could see
however. that the man was not young
His hair was quite gray. 1t startled
Perry to realize that the man must be
years older than Natalie. He Won
dered why she didn't play around with
some one of her own age. And yet he
was foolish To take the thing person
ally. Girls of today were certainly
we'll able 10 take care of themselves
They loathed and detested interference
of any kind.
copyright. 1920
Continued in tOmorrow'S s StarD
Evening star., 1926-03-08
Ba bies' Fears.

Wise doctors say that babies are
horn into the world without fear but
that soon afterward they acquire fear
aplenty because Of our mistaken han
ding of them
am not prepared to say that
baby has no hereditary fear. | be
lieve that fear Of an instructive sort
is born in us for our protection and
that we acquire other fears through
experience. 1t is these acquired fears
that the wise doctors are talking
about.
Babies have good hearing. One of
the best ways to frighten a baby,
frighten him so as to leave the mark
of fear upon his mind for years to
come. is to shout in his presence. He
will begin to cry and show every evi.
dence of fear of the one who shouted.
And Q times out of 10 that person
will will laugh at the joke. SO funny
OF baby to be frightened at anything
such a we'll mea ming person might do.
Lady visitors are the worst offend
ers. They want to express hearty.
cordial good will. spread good cheer
and set all hearts abounding. so they
enter the baby's room with lusty
shout and three cheers for the dar-
ling. And he wrinkles his wee rcd
face, ClencheS his hStS ana begins TO
cry.
Hes crying. Children never did
take to me. Never mind Young man.
you'll get over it. Here now I'll give
you ride" and she gathers up the
now convulsive youngsters and begins
marching about the room with him,
raising her voice in soothing melody
to drown his increasing yells.
You would not think anybody
would do a thing like that to a baby,
would you? But then you think
again and you know somebody that
would Somebody who is big and
hearty and good natured and cheer
full and thinks that he is childish to
move gently and speak softly even in
the presence of a baby.
Then the only thing one can do is
10 keep such lusty-lunged people away
from the baby. He is not at home In
their presence, that is all. The room
where the baby lives has to he kept
Evening star., 1926-03-08
"Puzz1;cks"

A foolish young man of the i
Always wore trousers of J;
When asked, DO they -3-?"
He replied. Here and =,
But they keep such a beautiful -
/. Land jutting out into the water.
.. Gauzy, Crinkled material
8. Pull apart.
4. That place.
5. Contour.
Note-Yes. the young man was
foolish-for no one would wear trous-
ers of = even for the reason given,
as you'll realize when the limerick has
been completed. The answer and an
other 'Puzzlick" will appear tomor'
row.
Saturdays "PuzZlick"
A genial and fat anaconda
Once sat down to read Daniel De.
rOnda,"
Which. he calmly explained,
Was all that remained.
Of book-agent from TOnawanda.
copyright, 1920
Evening star., 1926-03-08
Vermont Corn Bread.

Into one cupful of heavy sour milk
stir one-half teaspoonfui of baking
soda and pinch of salt. Add one.
half a cupful each of white -four and
cornmeal sifted together. Beat until
light, adding two teaspoonfuls of bak.
ing powder. Melt two tablespoonfuls
of bacon fat and pour in hot. stirring
briskly. and add -four and cornmeal
equal parts until the bread is thick
enough to drop from the spoon.
Sweeten with a tablespoonful of mo.
lasses and bake in shallow pans, cut.
ting into squares and serving hot with
butter and Sirup.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
Oysters and Sirloin.

Pan-broil two pounds of sirloin
steak until tender. then place in a
baking pan and spread with butter
or margarine mixed with salt and
pepper, then cover with one pint of
oysters or CLAIMS, discarding the tough
muscles. Sprinkle the oysters with
salt and pepper and dot generously
with butter or margarine. Place In
the oven for about Is minutes or long
enough to plump the oysters. Lift
carefully onto a platter and surround
with latticed potatoes. Garnish with
parsley.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
Our Children By Angelo Patri

quiet. No sudden noises are to be al
lowed in there, no jedl<y-nerved peo-
pie. no mistaken ministering angel is
to tread that floor. The baby is to be
alone to sleep and eat and grow
When he needs attention he will tell
you and that is quite time enough to
offer it.
Babies are frightened sometimes by
too bright a light. If light must be
turned on in his darkened room it
should be done gradually and directed
so that 1t will not fall on his face.
Always speak to him gently before
turning it on and he will not be
alarmed.
Strange hands frighten him. He
knows the touch OF familiar hands
and recognizes that of the stranger
in fear. Let him become aware of the
person who is going to touch him.
Let him have a good look at him and
hear his voice before venturing to al
low strangers hand to serve him.
Hands that are too cold. or too rough:
hands that are moved in indifference
bring fear and resentment Only low
ing. gentle familiar hands should
serve the baby. Only gentle voices
should address him. Only pleasant
sounds should greet him. The less
fears that beset him the better.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
ODD FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF
BY YALE s. NATHANSON, Il. Sc, NJ. A.
Department Of Psvcholo0v Unirersv Of Pennsylvania

The large bulging forehead is often
mpressive-loOking, but to the trained
observer does not mean as much as
would appear to the layman. At birth
the infants head has q characteristic
bulge and many of the large hea ded
individuals we admire have this same
formation. Indeed unless there is
great strength shown in the face
which is bordered with this type of
head it is drawback rather than an
advantage.
The science of reading the bumps of
the head is robbed of much of it's
worth by the findings of investigators,
which show that too often the brain
does not conform to the shape of the
skull. Therefore the study of these
cranial developments is not necessarily
significant.
'Copyrlght. 1926.b
Evening star., 1926-03-08

dry, apply a touch of good cold
cream-that is all.
Do this regularly, and particularly
in the evening Use powder and
rouge, if you wish. But never leave
them on over night They clog the
pores, often enlarge them. Black
heads and dishgurements often fol-
low. They must be washed away.
Get reai Painsoiics
Do not use ordinary soaps in the
treatment given above. Do not think
any green soap. or represented as
of palm and olive oils, is the same
as Palmolive.
1t costs but l0c the cake so
little that millions let it do for their
bodies what it does for their faces.
Obtain a cake today. Then note
what an amazing difference one
week makes. The Palmolive Com
pany Del Corp.), Chicago, Illinois
ii's
Evening star., 1926-03-08

the lining of the drapes are Of much
paler shade of plain blue chintz. On
this lining. as an amusing AFTER
thought, the decorator pasted silver
paper stars. When one lies in bed and
looks up he sees canopy the color
of the early evening sky with silver
stars twinkling cheerfully down upon
him.
The window curtains in this restful
bedroom are snowy white, as are the
plaster walls. but the overdrap pes and
lampshades are rosy-red, glazed chintz.
Rosy-red, too, is the deep piled che
mile rug upon the floor.
tCopyright 1920
Evening star., 1926-03-08

Martha Dennison At II faces the
fact that her husband has drtfted
n,Unp from her rs reH as her tlro
children. Arthur and Natalie. ShP
meets an attractive bachelor. Perry
Macdonald. and accepts his dtteh-
tions 1rithoW realizing the danger IN
such an attachment.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
Salmon a la Newburg

Dissolve one dessertspoonful of
cornstarch in pint of cold milk. Add
one tablespoonful of butter. one beaten
egg. and cook until thick. Season
with salt and paprika, to taste. Add
one can of drained salmon. one tea
spoonful of lemon juice. and three
tablespoonfuls of double cream. Serve
on toasted bread or crackers.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
Maple Sirup Dressing.

Beat up two egg yoll<s until frothy,
then add one-half cupful of maple
sirup, one-fourth cupful of lemon
juice, and one teaspoonful of grated
lemon rind. Put over the fire in
double boiler and cook until smooth
and thick. Cool. and fold in the
whipped cream just before ready to
serve the salad. This is nice to serve
on any fruit mixture
Evening star., 1926-03-08
What Do You Know
About 1t?
Daily Science Six.

/. Who discovered smallpox
antitoXin?
.. Who discovered hydropho-
bia antitoxin?
3. How did deaths due to
typhoid in the American Army
during the Spanish War COM
pare with deaths in battle?
4. What is done to milk when
it is pasteurized?
5. Are bacteria plants or ami
mails?
s. What is the difference in
cause and spread between
typhoid and typhus?
ANSWERS to these questions in
tomorrow Starr
Evening star., 1926-03-08
HOME NOTES
RY JENNY WREN.

One of the new fabrics designed to
accord with the taste for early Ameri-
can furnishings is a blue grounded
chintz patterned with white stars. 1t
has been used here to drape a hand
some four.post bed. The canopy and
Evening star., 1926-03-08

One Mother Says:
1 never throw away an empty spool,
wood end or pasteboard, reel or card
board ribbon holder. but place them in
box until asked for by my young
sters. They have pronounced creative
ability. and are constantly wanting
these foundation materials with which
to carry out their plans. Wheels for
wagons and carts are COnsta ntly
needed and these spools furnish an
excellent assortment of sizes for
them.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1926-03-08
Jelly Cake Sauce.

Beat the white of one egg to stiff
froth Soften half glassful of jelly,
beat it in with the egg gradually, and
a fine pudding sauce requiring no
sugar will be the result. 1t is de-
licious on cake, pie, shortcake. berries.
or sliced fruit
Evening star., 1926-03-08
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Farina with Dates
Frizzled Ham
Toast Pineapple Marmadale
Coffee


Toast Pineapple Marmadale
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Egg Croquettes on Spinach
Crisp Rolls
Orange Sauce
Banbury Tarts Tea
DINNER.
, Bouillon
Broiled Beefsteak with
Mushrooms
Brussels Sprouts
Baked Stuffed Potatoes with
Sprigs of Parsley
Sliced Bananas. Custard Sauce
Coffee
PINEAPPLE MARMALADE.
Pare and CRATE pineapples into
pulp, then boil Is minutes. Add
to each quart of boiled pulp one
pint granulated sugar. Stir and
bring to boil, pour into glasses
or jars.
EGG CROOUETTES.
Melt three tablespoons butter,
blend in four tablespoons flour
and add, slowly, one cup milk.
Place over boiling water, add
one-half teaspoon grated onion,
one tablespoon chopped parsley,
one-quarter teaspoon paprlka
and one-half teaspoon salt. Stir
and cook 10 minutes, add six
chopped hard-boiled eggs and
turn on buttered platter to cool.
Shape into croquettes. roll in
crumbs. dip in beaten eggs, roll
again in crumbs. and fry in
deep hot fat. Serve with white
sauce on spinach.
STUFFED POTATOES.
Pare potatoes and core; put
strips of bacon in center and
bake in oven. Raste with fat.
Garnish with spri"s of parsley
and serve.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
Sleeves Are Sure to Be Important
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Just at present Dame Fashion is
the gowns she thinks of adopting.
Her mind isn't quite made up in the
matter. She hasn't decided whether
Evening star., 1926-03-08

A Paris newspa per recently appealed
to the Prince of Wales 'as the undis-
puted leader of fashion in France as
much as in England" to set the fash
ion of carrying an umbrella and thus
save the parents the expense of ruined
plOt hing
Evening star., 1926-03-08

ITO be fresh and charming every
l. day, to live everX day unhandi-
capped, to wear sheerest frocks
without second thought, any day,
anywhere y. you can now do all,
a new way.
1t is called "KOTEX." Ends the
insecurity of the old-time sanitary
pad. Five times as absorbent
Deodorises. too. And thus ends ALL
fear of offending.
NO LAUNDRY
,/As easily disposed of as a piece
y of tissue. No laundry. No en-
barrassment.
You get it at any drug or depart
ment store simply by saying,
"KOTEX"; you ask for it without
hesitaney.
Costs only few cents. Eight in
10 better-class women employ it.
Proves the unnecessary risk of old
ways.
kOTe 4
No la~~lvy-di,card like tissue
Evening star., 1926-03-08

THE modern way to beauty is
i we'll charted. Leading skin au-
thorities urge it. Thousands of beau
tiful women employ it. To endan-
ger your complexion with untried
ways is a folly.
Before Palmolive came, you were
told use no soap on your face"
Because soaps then were Judged too
harsh.
Then came this famous creation.
A soap made of rare beauty oils in
expert blend. A soap made to be
used lavishly on the skin. A soap
that changed the beauty methods of
the world.
Thus today the accepted beauty
care is simply the balmy olive and
palm lather of Palmolive used in
this simple way. Beautiful COM
plexions are too priceless for ex-
pertinent.
Try this one tDesk note the
changes IN your skin
Wash your face gently with
Palmolive Soap, massaging it softly
into the skin. Rinse thoroughly.
first with warm water, then with
cold. If your skin is inclined to be