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Some Fans Keep the Riddles in a Scrapbook.

SIP. In what way are bank and
a piano alike?
513. Why is a drawn tooth like
something forgotten?
514. Why are a woman's cheeks
like span of horses?
SIS. Why are teeth like verbs?
SIG. Why should rooster always
have smooth feathers?
SIT. What ship carries the greatest
number of passengers?
SIS. Why is paper money more
valuable than gold?
$40. If an apple day will keep
the doctor away, what will keep
everybody away?
500. Why is an old mans house
easy to enter?
Answers.
491. The P. and o. tpi.an-o). 492.
Because boys and girls multiply on
the face of it. 4s3. Because the cath
(cattle) eat it, 4s4. Throw him out of
the window and he will come down
plumb. 49S. When it's (stickine
there. 4s6. When it's poring over a
b6okstall. 497. Because he runs for
cups. and plates. and steaks (stakes)
49S. Because they are men of site
(sighs). 400. To let you through.
500. Condemnation. sol. A nickel.
502. A marriage knot. sos. When it
roots. 504. Lettuce. sos. A phono.
graph. sos. Two shoes. 507. A secret.
sos. You can hear the bark OF one
and see the bark Of the other. 500.
A dead man. $40. A trombone. 511.
Two legs. 512. One takes In notes
and the other gives out notes. 51s.
Because it Is out Of your head. 514.
Because they are on each side Of a
wagon (waggin1 tongue. SIS. Be.
cause they are regular. irregular and
defective. 518. Because he always
carries a comb. 517. Courtship. 51s.
Because when you put 1t in your
pocket you double 1t, and when you
Evening star., 1926-12-05
BY MARY MARSHALL.

IT is no more possible for the clothes
of one period to be exactly like
those Of a preceding period than
4 It is possible for the political, so.
cisl and economic conditions of
one period TO be identical with those
of former age. In civilized countries
like China, or uncivilized countries
like. let us say. the South Sea Isles,
where for centuries in the past the
costume Of men and women has re.
mained almost stationary from gener-
alton to generation we find that So
cial, economic and political conditions
have remained very much the same.
When those conditions change from
year to year. as they are now doing
even in China and the South Sea
Isles, we see. rs we see today, a def
mite change in fashions.
So It is bootless to long for a real
revival Of classic or Moyen Age cos
tumes-or any other sort Of clothes
no matter how beautiful they are or
how suitable they seem. Because. Of
course, we cannot produce the his
torical background that produced
those clothes. So let's get thoroughly
fixed in our minds the fact that real
period revivals are out Of the ques-
ton. Fashion does not and cannot.
however. get along without taking
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prising that more has not come OF
this Spanish pressure. There is much
that is virile and beautiful about ma
tive Spanish costume. Well, we have
the bolero--though there are those
who feel that in the revived belero we
have more of the Zouave influence
than the Spanish. Some of the mil
liners, notably Lewis, have made Span
ish sailors with more or less success.
But the present fashion that we owe
to Spanish source above all else is the
shawl The present mode of the shawl
is far more the mode of old Spain
than the mode. of Empress Eugene in
France, Queen Victoria in England or
Civil War ladies in our own country.
If all we knew of the shawl had been
from them, then surely we never
would have cared to wear 1t.
Russian influence has played rather
an important part in Paris fashions
since the Civil War. And this may
be traced directly to the work of
numerous eXiled Russians in Paris.
Evening star., 1926-12-05

A little girl wrote to the Riddle
Editor the other day and told him
that she had saved all the riddles
published in this page in a scrap
book Won't she have lot to try
on her friends some day?
Here are more for her. and for all
the other riddle fans, to work on.
491. What line of steamers has
always music on board?
492 Why is the earth like school
slate?
493. Why is mouse like hay?
494 How would you make thin
man fat?
495. When is it difficult to get ones
watch out of ones pocket?
496. When does rain seem inclined
to be studious?
497. Why is a waiter like race
horse?
4es. Why are stout gentlemen sub
ject to melancholy?
499. why does a railway official cut
a hole in your ticket?
500 What nation does a criminal
most dread?
sol. What is it that is half Indian
and half buffalo?
5UZ. W nat klnu OI k0Ot uO yOu Tie
with your tongue that you can't unite
with your teeth?
503. When is a plant like a pig?
504. What has it's heart in it's head?
sos. What plays but can't walk?
sos. What does It take to make a
pair Of shoes?
507 What Is enough for one. too
much for two and nothing at all for
three?
sos. What is the difference between
a dog and a tree?
500. What is villain called after
he dies?
$40. What kind of a bone does a
dog dislike?
511. What is the difference between
a lamb and q, man?
Evening star., 1926-12-05
He Knew What He Meant.

Bill" said a sailor. looking up from
his writing. do you spell sense with
a C. or an So"
THAT depends" replied his edu.
Gated friend. DO you refer to money
or brains?'
"Aw, l don't mean either of them
two" was the reply. what ! want
to say ID, I amt seen him sense"
Evening star., 1926-12-05

You can use your wagon the year
around by equipping 1t with barrel
stave runners a. shown. This sled
will glide just a. smoothly and easily
as any other and moreover. it will
give a rocking motion that others
will not.
All you will need are the follow
ing materials: Two barrel slaves of
the same length and width, four
sheet metal pieces and four small
bolts about 2 inches long.
Cut the metal pieces to the shape
shown so that they will be inches
long and about 3 inches wide. Drill
holes as shown and punch smaller
holes. Fasten one of these to one
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end of each stave, about 4 inches
from the end by turning wood screws
through the small holes. The metal
pieces. of course. are bent up on the
dotted lines.
Now run the bolts through the
wheels in front and draw the nuts
tight. This will prevent the wheel
from slipping or turning. Then
accurately locate the place for the
rear metal locks and attach them
in the same way.
You cannot steer this sled when
coasting except with your toe, but
otherwise it will work nicely.
When Spring comes again you can
remove the runners until next
Winter
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Answers.

I. The correct words In the Cross
Word puzzle are: HORIZONTAL. elec.
tions: {, tbs; 4. owl; ., globe: 10. tea:
IL. urn; IL, its; Il, no; Is, gun; II, re;
Is, use. Vertical. law; 3. ct; 4,
tiger: 8, islands: 9, nab; 10. tuning: 10,
tours: 1S, need; IL. us.
2, The word diamond is: r, per-
polar. related, rated. d.
3. Suhlet, subtle. bluest.
4. Place, plane, plank, blank, blink
brink.
5. Frees. freeze.
s! The picture puzzle is: pole, oven
lead, ends.
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siderable success. Russia might be
given credit for the high boots that
have been part Of Winter fashions for
a few years. But for some reason or
other these have never Jared so well
here or In France as they have in
England. And now many Londoners
prefer to speak of them as Wefling-
tons. Either Wellington or Russian n,
the smart Partisan seems to feel that
they hide too much of the shapeliness
of her trim ankle to be seriously con-
sidered-and they are far too expen-
sive for the woman who would wear
them only because she found them
practical.
There has hardly been time for the
past few centuries when the class or
Greek influence on current fashions
has not been spoken Of. EYen in the
Civil War period of wasp Waists and
hopped skirts--when IL ever women's
clothes were at the opposite end of
the world from the ella ssic ideal-they
prated about a classic revival. Our
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DISAPPOINTED.

stop that yelling" called the irate
parent from the foot of the stairs.
shut up and go to sleep"
II won't" said the dutiful son.
Nurse said IL l kept on crying a
green cat with red eyes would come
and sit on the foot of my bed-and
he hasn't come yet"
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Fathers Advice.

$50 you can write with either hand,
Andy?" said the boss to the order
clerk.
Yes" replied Andy. when was
a hoy my father always said to me:
Andy, learn to cut your fingernails
with your left hand, for some day
you might lose your right
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II E l. A T E d

In this sentence are three words
with the same six letters arranged in
different orders. Can you find them?
II think IL will be difficult to sub
let this house with the advertisement
Sou are putting in the paper-it is
doc subtle then yeu should offer 10
dent the hiuest Of these tea sets. too"
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More Cord Needed.

Soph.-Whats the piece of cord
tied around your finger for?
Frosh-prof. Armstrong put ii
there to remind me to study my Eng
lish for tomorrow.
And did you study it?'
NO; he forgot to assign a lesson"
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Bu89y.

There goes a man who thinks in
terms of millions"
financier''
He isn't; he's a germ expert"
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And Then Some.

Friend-Edmond, how are you get
ting along at school.
Edmond: Great! 1 am half-back
on the foot ball team, and all the way
back to my studies.
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Inquisitive.

ALAS. my child it is cold without" +"
without what. Mother?'
Without a petticoat, my child:
without 4 petticoat.''
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take it out you And 1t still increa ses.
$40. An onion. $40. Because his gait
Is broken and his locks are few.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Too True.

do you cash checks?"
"Yes. but not yours"
isn't my face good?"
yes. but / can't put 1t in the cash
register"
Evening star., 1926-12-05
BY CECIILE LYON.

4 wild animal of the cat family
joins our CROSSWORD Puzzle Zoo to-
day. His fur makes magnificent rugs
in picturesque libraries and fashion
able ladies often use it for coats. He
is very sociable in the zoo, and is
soon quite popular.
Tris is No. 4 Vertical.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Now, Wouldn't You?

Jimmy, you've been fighting
again
was to put a squashy tomato down
your neck, wouldn't you land her one?"
Evening star., 1926-12-05

Prof.-You can't sleep In class.
stude--I know 1t. I've been trying
for half an hour.
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The Puzzle Column.

Change place" to brink" in Ave
moves. I'm changing one word to
another. change one letter with each
move. forming a new word with each
step)
>
Fill the blanks in this sentence
with two words Of like pronunciation
but different spellings and meanings:
IF the trapper - these animals
they will - in the forest frosts."
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Revivals in Styles Are Merely Our Adaptations of Old

Il AT LEFT, BLACK VELVET FROCK TRIMMED WITH COIORED
RIBBONS SUGGESTS LADY OF THE ANCIENT CASTLE TIP
DAYS LOUIS PHILIP AUGUSTUS OF FRANCE, WHEN
Evening star., 1926-12-05

=
FEUDALISM. AND THE CRU.
SADES, TROUBADOURS AND
KNIGHT ERRANTRY WERE
THE INTERESTING TOPICS
OF THE TIME. IN THE CEN.
TER, SAPPHIRE BLUE VEL
VET TRIMMED WITH GAR.
LANDS OF ROSES, A CLEVER
ADAPTATION OF THE MODE
THAT THE PORTRAITIST
VAN DYKE MADE FAMOUS.
AT RIGHT, A PINK VELVET
FROCK TRIMMED WITH Sill
YER EMBROIDERY. WITH A
SILVER SASH FALLING AT
ONE SIDE, SHOWING THE
INFLUENCE OF THE LOVELY
DRAPERY OF THE HINDU
WOMAN.
Evening star., 1926-12-05

Can You Jussle These?
Evening star., 1926-12-05

The definitions are:
Horizontal.
/. Choices.
2. 1t is poetl.
8. Night bird.
.. The world.
10. Beverage.
II. Vase.
IL. Possessive pronoun.
"a. Negative.
Is. Weapon.
Il. In regard to.
Is. To employ.
Vertical.
q A commandment.
8. Cent (abbr).
4. Title Of this puzzle.
&. Land surrounded by water (pl.).
6. To grab.
10. Renewing musical sound.
13. Travels.
l6. To be in want.
1s We.
?
Guess this word diamond. The sec
ond word is by. the third pertaining
to a region in the Far North. fifth is
estimated. sixth a color. What's your
answer?
Evening star., 1926-12-05

O0CLpu NUTMEG, uutl0 uJAS
SENT NooTA eH A
MILLINERY HOUSE, IS IN
SEARCH OF DAISIES FOO
TIVE NEW EASTeR
DONNETS TS-pLATeo BY-.
.-..... PHIL STRONG eQEO.
Evening star., 1926-12-05

THE SHAWL
AND SWAYINC
FR N G. E AL.
WAYS SUGGEST
8 P A N. THIS
LOVELY E V E.
MING SHAWL is
OF GREEN AND
G. O l. d r r o.
CADE. " | T H
GOLD FRINGE.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
tEe Nlssing Custom

Since the Christian era. mi-...tos
was dedicated 10 Christmas Une.
Whit went the custom of kissing IN
der die wlteberriod plant. probably
survival of Tie Satummia Of pagan
rites.
Bur rhe Christian elders decided
Jhat when the churches were decorat-
ed with mistIetae. there was 100 much
kissing going on during the services
and TOO many requests for the we'd
ding service.
So they abolished mistletoe and
hung up in It's stead holly. to signify
the dark monotony and many thorns
OF matrimony. But the misuctoe
stayed In the homes at Christmas, and
so did the kissing custom.
Ii Is bad luck for maiden to stand
under the mistletoe and not be kissed
1t means that she will not be married
that year.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
Name Santa Claus"
Where 1t Came From

Santa Claus" is a corruption which
originated apparently In Flanders or
possibly among the Dutch, Of the
name Of St Nicholas, saint noted for
his love Of children and his boundless
charity. His day" was perhaps De
cember g. originally, but since the dis
placement of Old Father Christmas,
the British representation Of the
Christmas spirit, he Is celebrated al
most universally as the Christmas
Saint.
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Under the Holly
Bough

IN E WHO have scorned each othss.
NJ Or injured friend or brother,
C In this fast-fading year;
Ye who by word or deed.
Have made q kind heart bleed
Come gather here.
Let sinned against and SHINING
Forget their strife's beginning
And join In friendship now;
Be links no longer broken,
BE sweet forgiveness spoken,
Under the holly bough.
Ye who have loved each other,
Sister and friend and brother,
In this fast-fading year:
Mothsr and sire and child,
Young MAJ and maiden mild,
Come, gather here,
AND let your hearts grow fonden
As memory shall ponder
Each past uubroken vow:
Old loves and younger wooing
Are sweet IN the renewing,
Under the holly bough
Fe who have nourished sadness
Estran ged from hope and gladnsS&
In this fast-iading year:
Ye with o'er-hurd ned mind
Made elisns from your kind
Come, gather hers
Let no, the Useless sorrow
Pursue your night and morrow.
Il e.sr you hopes hope now-
Take heart unCtoHd yeae faess
And 5a-E s. oar embrace
Under tie belly bough
Charles AsehAy
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15

and found II difficult even to walk nor
mally. imagining he was looking st
her. she always discovered when she
looked back, however. that be had not
really been looking at her al all, and
was quite unconcernedly smoking bis
cigarette.
When the train stopped at Prince
ton Hilda felt a sudden trsmor come
ever her Jack was q student az
Princeton and would probably be go
IND home for Christmas They might
Do riding on the same train Almost
unoonsaiously she leaned forward aud
looked into the narrow panel OF the
mirror to adjust her hat at the right
angle.
She had just leaned back in her
chair when the deep baritone OF mas
culine voices Informed her that several
young men were on the platform Of
her train. The doors banged. The
trhin moved on and tall. well-dressed
young man, preceded by porter with
a bag, passed her chair.
Here, this is mine, isn't itf' he
asked, indicating the chair exactly
next to Hllda.
"Oh, yes, sab, yes, sab" answered
the porter and quickly disposed Of the
baggage while the young man sank
into the chair
Timidly Hllda glanced in his direc-
ton. When she caught sight OF him
she couldn't suppress little nervous
cry of ooh -
Jack Elkins turned Hilda blushed
deep crimson and pretended not TO
see him. Jack continued to look at
her for some seconds, evidently not
displeased with the sight, and finally
asked. Pardon, but haven't | met you
some placer Your face is so famil-
lar !" And before Hilda could reply
"Oh, of course, now | know You live
In Boulton, don't your"
eyes, | live In Boulton," Hlda ad-
mitted stiffiy, and put an end to what
Elkins had hoped might develop into
a conversation.
Almost an hour passed of complete
silence between them. Then Elklns
turned sharply in his chair. Some
thing had gotten into his eye Hilda
offered her assistance and very care
fully removed the annoying little elm
der. The incident was enough TO re-
Hsve her Of her self-eonsciousness and
their conversation became more gen
ial They discussed everything from
poetry to politics They had luncheon
together on the train, and dinner. At
the end of the evening when the por-
ter came to make up their berths they
said goodnight, feeling they had
known each other for years and years.
and more than that-been IN love for
ever.
Hilda was just the kind of girl FL
kins had been hoping to meet. II was
too preposterous to think of their both
living almost side by side for all these
years and never really meeting until
now.
The next morning they had break
fast together and continued to talk
for several hours-until the train
finally arrived In Denver at noon.
Some of the ladies of Boulton, who
had come into Denver to shop that
day, were rather surprised to see
young Jack Elkins and Hilda Gibbons
IN q large jewelry shop looking at dia-
lnond rings But when they returned
bone that night and heard that most
startling news-that Jack Elkins and
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15

people OF the town The Gibbonses
were poor and really never had had n
place In Boulton society. Not rscog
nized by the weather. families. they
were too proud 10 associate them
selves with either the poorest or even
the middle class of the town. Now
that Hllda had been away at a big
eastern college, however, she would
probably be invited TO the holiday par
ties of the Weather set. Either &C
cepting or declining the invitations
would be a little awkward for her. she
thought, after being spurned by them
for so many years
And there was that Jack Elkins, the
son OF the richest man 10 Boultop,
utlda particularly didn't care to seS
him -. vas the catch of the
county. for. besides hh4ssspg extremely
rich, he was unusually attractive and
had the gracious manners of real
gentleman Hllda had always had a
had never spoken to him and was sim
ply not known by him. made Ii all
the more intense. She used to dream
about him when she was younger, and
plan all sorts Of meetlngs-happy oc-
casions on which she was never at a
Joss for q witty phrase and on which
she always completely "vamped'
young Elldns,
And all this dreaming made her the
more selfeenscious When she passed
Jim on the street for example, she
would fee herself stilfeuIng all over,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15

Hilda Gibbons would be married
Christmas morning. they were almost
overcome
Christmas morning when Hlds
walked doun lie aisle Of The litue
church, leaning Signify on jacks arm.
tbe envy u every girl In BoglJon, the
picture If perfect happiness. She
turned ta Back. 'peaE well be The
leaders off Bou'sea society 4ow4 lets
always invite everybody 10 our par
ties rich and poor shall VeY
"uf course dear; we Shall DO WHAT
EVER sou say. ets his answer.
&c 1925. Western Newspaper tnion)
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When Santa Comes

At Christmas, when Santa Claus
comes down the chimney, he usually
leaves poor pa up a tree Father
Sage
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
Naturally

Have you been doing your holiday
shopping early?"
"Wdll, not Of late"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
Always Room

Until the time runs out there is al
ways room for more Christmas shop
pers
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
And They Are Wed
on Christmas Day
No Time Is Lost by Cupid In
Bringing Hilda and
Jack Together.
a1 MARloN 3. aEAoAN


oO sa, q the station,
gave herself over
70 The none too satisfying thoughts Of
the prospects Of her future She was
going home for The Christmas holt
days II was her FIRST trip back in
three ana half years. for 1t II an
expensive journey from Massachusetts
TO Colorado, and it was really all the
Gibbonses could do 10 pay Hilda's tn
ition at Wellesley. Such Injuries as
trips home for vacations were simply
out of the question However, as this
was her last year IN school and she
Intended working IN New York after
graduation In June, the money had to
be spared for her to see the family
once more.
Her heart leaPed al the thought Of
seeing her mother and father again,
but fell Just as suddenly when she
thought Of meeting all the young
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Nj u SIGR A PHS

City at the Plus x School of Liturgical
Music, has planned number of pro.
grams Of interesting music for the
coming season.
The Tuesday Evening Music Club
will begin its third season of activities
with a business meeting and social
period Tuesday evening at the home
of the director, Mrs. Frank Howard.
The first active meeting for study will
be held October at the studio Of the
club, 1406 H street. Several interest.
ing concerts and recitals are planned
for the coming season, among them
being folk song program, given in
the peasant costumes Of the foreign
nations whose music Is represented.
This organization was very successful
last season in it's period costume re-
citals Of early English and American
songs. The Tuesday Evening Music
Club is composed of "a women's S
voices. The club meets every Tues
day evening to study the funda-
mentals Of singing, history Of music
and ensemble singing. This year it
has secured Grace French Tooke as
pianist, upon the resignation of Alma
Partridge, who had been the accom-
panist for the past two years.
Sophocles T. Papas has re-opened
his studio for fretted instruments at
1921 Connecticut avenue northwest.
Cupid seems to have played the banjo
effectively, for during the Summer
Evelyn Monico Hurcum, pianist. be-
came Mrs. Papas and will also carry
on her work at the studio this Win
ter. She studied at the famous Mat
that's School Of Piano in London, Eng
land. She is a member of the music
faculty at the National Park Semi
nary Of this city.
S. Elizabeth Kerr, contralto, has re-
turned from vacationing at Rehoboth
Beach, where she was the guest Of
Mrs. Charles Sabin, former Wash
ingtonian who was active in local mu-
sic circles. Mrs. Kerr gave several
programs in Rehoboth, including par
ticipation in an evening of music pre-
sented by Lieut.. Gov. and Mrs. Hall
Anderson, when the guest of honor
was Gov. Robinson Of Delaware.
Mrs. Kerr has resumed her work as
contralto soloist at St. Pauls Church,
Rock Creek parish.
Charles ]. Watts, tenor. is now
Evening star., 1926-09-26
RAYMOND Was Sailor.

DAYMOND GRIFFITH. the silk
~ halted comedian. has gone over
every detail of Old Ironsides. the
replica of the frigate Constitution
built for the filming of James Cruze' S
epic of early American naval history,
and pronounced it perfect.
And Griffith ought to know. AS a
youth he spent four years in the
United States Navy, enlisting in Bos
ton, and he received his first training
aboard the real Old Ironsides. which
is tied up at the Boston Navy Yard.
and iS-or was up until the last few
years-used as a naval training ship
He lived aboard the vessel for mum
Der of weeks and became familiar with
every nook and Granny of the old ship
He completed his training aboard the
Constellation, which was tied up al
Newport Harbor.
Griffith recently sailed over to Cata
lima Island in his small star class boat
and while there visited the movie
replica, aboard which CruZe was di