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DAUGHTERS OF TO-DAY
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
BY DOROTHY STOTE.

But you are dear" he went on
quickly, "and I mean that quite sin
cerely. Perhaps YOU will let me see
you again some time; that is, II /
haven't tired you out with My aim
less talking. Do you think we could
be friends?"
I'D like to be friends" Martha said
shyly. You see I've enjoyed the aft
ernoon quite as much. as you have.
1t has been charming
Somehow the words sounded stiff
and awkward. and because she real
lied this Martha's goodbye was A.
most coldly formal. But after he had
left the memory of those two words
he had spoken kept winging through
Martha's brain. For just a moment
he had forgotten the fact that they
had only just met he had forgotten
to observe the conventions. and had
spoken entirely on impulse. The
words in themselves were not imnOr-
tant. He might have spoken them
lightly, and Martha would have
thought nothing Of it. But his voice
had been husky and his eyes had
famed For a moment feeling had
leaned up between them.
"Of course. he may be accustomed
to saving such things 10 every woman
he meets" Martha told herself fierce
". But she knew that wasn't true.
and il startled her TO realize that she
did not want TO believe II OF him.
Copyright. 1927
Continued in Mondays Starr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27
"Puss1;cks
-PuzzLe-Lin,erick.

A thoughtful old man Of i,
When a subject was getting a 3,
Would wisely s.
The topic to -
By throwing a At on the 3.
1. Capital of a Punjab province in
India.
2. Something tiresome.
8. Make preparations for.
4. Shift.
s. Lower surface of a room
Mote: OF course, the method adopt
ed by the old Hindu was bit I'm.
usual, but it might be well to make a
note of It for future use; for there
are many times when 1t would come
n handy. II you can't figure out
what It is. look for the answer and
mother ''Pugzlick" on Monday
Yesterdays "Pusglick."
A grouchy man rented q suite
In building without any heat.
He lived there for six months
And never kicked once,
For surgeon had cut or his teefs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma gave me letter TO mail Sattiday
morning. saying, Now for goodniss
sakes, keep your wits about you like a
human bean and not a wool gathering
machine because this letter is very i'm
portant.
wy, ma. watts it about? sed.
Never mind worrying about the in.
side, keep your eyes on the outside till
it's safely in the mailbox, ma sed.
Yes man, l Sed.
And the ferst thing I knew some
thing eIts happened and l forgot all
about the letter and wen ! went home
jest before dinnir It was in my inside
pocl<it, ma saying, Benny, | Suppose
you mailed that letter.
Nam? Wat letter? 7 sed. o. that
letter. sure, | remember, | sed. Think
ing, G. wiz. good mite, holey smokes,
and ma sed, I'm not asking you If you
remember, I'm asking you if you
mailed it.
bet that letter will be delivered the
ferst thing III the morning, ! sed.
Meening | would sneek out and mail 1t
as soon as had a chance, and ma sed,
It should of bin delivered this after
noon. wat time did you put it ii the
Dox?
DO YOU meen ixactly wat time?
sed.
.. meen did you mail it wen gave
it 10 you to mail, that's wat | meen,
ma sed.
Not ixactly, I sed.
Did you mail it at all for land sakes?
ma sed.
Nam? No nam. not yet. | sed. I'm
going to now. though, l sed. Witch ]
started to run out to do, and ma sed,
Wait. let me see that letter.
Being a good thing she asked on &C
count Of the outside being so derty and
mussed looking ma had to put II In an
other envelope and then she looked out
the window and kepp on looking out
till she saw me put it in the mailbox.
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CHAPTER vi
Martha and Perry.

1t was not Martha, the mother or
two grown children, who went with
Perry Macdonald to the theater that
afternoon; it was Martha. the woman.
And because she had determined to
forget everything else but the fact
that she wanted a good time, she was
as radiant as girl.
Perry liked her even more than he
had thought he would. She was not
SO reserved with him as she had been
II was as though she had come out oil
her shell. and he wondered II per-
haps he hadn't been mistaken about
her age. She seemed much younger
than she had last night, and there
was a naivete about her that was de-
lightfully refreshing.
After the theater they returned to
the apartment for tea. The big living
room was softly lighted and fragrant
with the scent of flowers. and against
the windows beat the rhythmical
sound of the rain. 1t seemed to shut
them in together With delicious sug-
gestion of intimacy. Martha felt as
though she were moving about in a
dream.
Perry was an amusing talker. lie
kept the conversation racing along on
general subjects. and Martha respond
ed with her short, delicious laugh and
a word interposed here and there. 1t
was enough for her to listen to him
talk. She liked hearing him tell about
his work. about the books he had read
and liked. and his comments on
topics Of the day were very funny.
He drew Martha on to talk OF her
self. to share some of her thoughts
with him, and although at first she
was rather shy, under his influence
she gradually expanded. But it wasn't
until he rose to go that their con
versation became really personal.
Il want to thank you for one OF the
plessantest afternoons ] have ever
epent." he said looking down at her.
They were standing facing each other,
and the glow from tall lamp sprayed
fingers of light across Martha's black
velvet dress, leaving her face i'll
shadow. Out of that shadow her eyes
cleaned, vague. mysterious. Her
mouth. dropping a little like that OF
n child. was softly tremulous.
Inpulsively he put out bis hand to-
ward her.
you dear" he murmured little
huskily.
The two words pierced Martha
through and through, and instantly
she drew back from him. His next
words were quick. repentant.
az beg your pardon, but In that
light YOU looked like little girl. The
words Just slipped out. ] didn't mean
to be rude"
She laughed little breathlessly.
conscious Of the fact that her heart
was beating fast.
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SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Constantly Being Insulted.

Barbara was rlghteously indignant.
Her boss had insulted her. He'd
acted as If she weren't a nice girl.
She was furious. and as her friends
listened to her story. they sympa-
, thized with her
She left her position within two
days after the insult" and people
applauded her action.
They were mildly surprised that a
man of her employers reputation
| should have troubled little Barbara,
| but they reflected that you never
can tell and solemnly told each
| other that their daughters should
never go to work for such man.
Barbara became something Of a
heroine through this adventure. She
was regarded az nice. virtuous
| al the right time.
Then one day she burst into a
room fun of girls with the startling
announcement: Teddy Bush has said
| the most insulting thing to me.
| shall never speak 10 him again. He's
| a perfect cad"
| Every one was excited. Teddy Bush
was the mildest creature in the world
| What could possibly have induced
| him to forget himself?
Barbara was vague as to his actual
remark. Teddy, himself, could think
of nothing he had said or done to
offend her.
He offered handsome apologies if h"
| had in any way hurt her feelings
or wounded her self-respect. and she
| somewhat stitf7y accepted his apology
| No one ever knew quite what his
| offense had been. but he was regard
ed with deep suspicion.
I An i,.servaI passed during which
! time Barbara and several of the
other girls formed a friendship with
an older woman--a rather sophisti-
ca ted. worldly type. who interested
them all.
| one day, when Barbara drifted In
rather late to a tea at Mrs. Els
house, the older woman asked
| casually: Have cocktail, Babs'
| You're looking awfully tired"
| "What?" shrieked Barbara. her
face crimson with indignation. How
| dare YOU? Do you think I'm the
sort of girl who drinks cocktails?
! Well, I'm not, and l can think OF no
reason why you should single me
| out to be insulted. I've never done
anything to make you believe me
that sort OF girl. This is outrageous.
| And she stalked away like trag-
edy queen.
| @~~~~
baras former mishaps. Nobody ever
| thought evil of poor Teddy Bush or
Barbara's late lamented employer
after that.
Her friends came to realize that
she read an insult in the most harm
less speech.
IT don't understand why I'm con-
stantly being insulted," she walled
to her chum one day.
| Because you're constantly looking
| for an insult, and II you don't get
one you imagine one" her friend re-
| torted crisply.
Which is a common-sense remark
many of you girls might ponder over.
Be sure you've been insulted before
YOU publish the news.
(Copyright. 1885,
Mimi will lie glad TO answer any IN
auiries directed TO this paper provided
| stamped. addressed envelope is Enclosed.
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A Nightmare Indeed.

The mother of a promising family
two boys and a child-had hor-
rfble nightmare in which she came
home from q calling tour to And the
house full Of smoke and the younger
of the boys unconscious. He man
aged to get the boy out Of the house
but she could find no one to help
and the boy seemed to gasp only
feebly at long intervals. The dis
tracted mother didn't know what
to do.
The other day doctor published
and distributed an article devoted to
the menace Of carbon monoxide. and
in suggesting what to do in case of
carbon monoxide poisoning he ad-
vised performing artificial respira-
ton by lifting the arms above the
head and down again, pressing gently
on the chest as they are lowered"
Now that might have been a salts
factory performance" back in the
nineteenth century. but 1t Is shocking
TO find a health authority teaching
any such obsolete and Intellectual prac-
tice today.
Mothers nightmare can happen.
That Is the tragic aspect OF the studied
neglect of proper health education In
our schools. There are thousands Of
individuals In this country or ours who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
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Money to Burn.

If anthra cite keeps on going up in
price young men will soon be giving
their girls engagement rings set with
polished gems made out of the sub
stance that we used 10 burn in our
furnaces. In fact. coal is ranked
right now as one of the semi-pre-
cious jewels-at least certain kind is
so esteemed. This is jet, kind Of
anthracite or Ignite that is pecu-
liarly hard and takes a high polish.
Jet is mined in England and Spain
like ordinary coal and turned on the
lathe to give il high luster. When
Jet breaks. the fracture looks like
that Of glass. so that II is easy 10
initiate jet by merely coloring glass
black. We haven't much jet In this
country. but we have lots Of cheap
camel coal 4 willy Yankee discov-
cred that camel coal would take a
high polish almost like genuine
anthracite jet. and sold ii all over
the country as the real article.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
I. The Japanese earthquake of 1922
was, with the accompanying ravages
of fire the most destructive earth
quake in history.
.. The most recent shock in Amer
lca occurred in Montana.
3. Besides San Francisco one other
American city. Charleston. has been
severely shaken by a quake.
1. Besides Messina, one other
European city. Lisbon, was destroyed
by earthquake.
5. Earthquake districts are found
for the most part around the Pacific
Ocean and the Mediterranean.
s. The seismoGraph is the instru-
ment used to measure earthquakes.
Copyright. 1920
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Chicken and Oysters.

Free from skin and fat and cut
into dice sufficient cold chicken to
measure one pint. Pick over. wash
and drain three dozen good sized oys
tiers. Into a saucepan put two table
spoonfuls each of butter and flour
two-thirds of a teaspoonful Of salt
and one-half teaspoonful Of white
pepper. Stir over the fire until well
mixed. then gradually add one pint
of rich milk, stirring until thick AND
smooth Simmer for three minutes
add the prepared chicken and the oys
ters. and stir until the oysters are
nicely pumped and ruffled. Take al
once from the fire, turn into heated
dish and sprinkle with q little finely
chopped parsley.
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/ place for modest folk to live in as

g. place for modest folk to live in as
it ever was.
Interestingly enough it is in the
more extreme sort of frock that we
see the longest skirts at present. The
tango frock is a notable example. IT
shows a quite long skirt made with
sufficient fullness to give a swinging
motion, that contrasts with the slen-
der lines of the bodice There has
been q certain vogue for picturesque
tulle dance frocks with longer skirts
made with many frills with marked
Victorian flavor. But, strangely
enough, the feeling seems to prevail
that one must be very young TO dare
to wear one OF the longer skirts. The
older woman must cling to her con-
ventional skirt of petticoat length.
Skirts, like sleeves, are becoming
more and more ornate. IT may be
that we shall be led back to fash
ion of longer skirts merely because
we shall find the present abbreviated
garment too small to hold all the
frills and furbelows that we want to
wear on our skirts.
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Clues to Character
He Can Handle Women.
BY ]. q. ABERNETHY.

Ever since Adam failed to handle
Eve. man has been trying to solve the
problem of the eternal feminine. Nil
lions OF Adams have started out 10 rule
Eve, but either had TO confess failure
or pass the buck. as did the first man
OFTEN man. instead of handling woman.
finds himself being ruled. although few
will admit II.
But it's one thing to rule a woman
and another to sell her. There are
some men who can sell men anything
whether 1t is good or bad, and still
others who can't. Others cannot sell
man gold bri{k for 80 cents. but can
and do sell women a 50-cent article for
a dollar and a half.
Here is the way to spot the chap
who can sell or win the female Of the
species. He should have dark hair
dark eyes. dark or olive skin-or fair
hair. blue eyes and fair skin: but eli
Their type must have fine skin. finely
nodded features, small hands and feet
and narrow heads. lie is refined, tact
full and has high ideals. He is also
very patient and a master Of details
Copyright. 1880
The Great Salt Lake Of Utah wa
discovered by William II. Ashley OF
st. Louis, a celebrated mountaIneer
in the year 1924.
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A SKIRT LONGER AT BACK
THAN AT FRONT Is THE DIS
TINCTINE CHARACTERISTIC OF
THIS FROCK OF BLACK TAFFETA
TRIMMED WITH ECRU LACE
AND A PIPING OF BLUE. 1T Is
DISTINCTLY SHORTER THAN
KNEE LENGTH IN FRONT-SEV-
ERAL INCHES LONGER AT THE
BACK.
floor. 1t seems a simple matter.
Really such precision would be i'm
possible. Ii all depends on how tall
YOU are, how broad you are, whether
YOU are a grandmother or a school
girl, the wife of q, country parSon or
a millionaire flapper, whether you
work in the chorus OF a smart must
cal comedy or In the office of char
ity organization Fashions that do
not adapt themselves to the individ-
ual are poor fashions indeed
The important thing is that skirts
are very short. Never before since
women have worn skirts at all have
they been SO short. And we have
gradually become used to them so
that there seems nothing more i'm
modest now about showing a shape
ly. well stockinged leg from ankle to
knee than about exhibiting ones
mouth. Anyway, such things are just
a matter of custom. Recently Mo
hammedan women have left off their
face wells and women of Christendom
have chopped off their skirts. And
the world seems to be about as safe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27

ventory of ones luggage might prove
advisable, for, no matter where you
Journey. 1t is the badge by which the
smart world Judges you.
A midget ensemble will then prob
ably captivate your fancy, for the suit
case measures but is inches. Offering
room for limpid lingerie and clinging
chiffon dance frocks. while the hat
box measures but 12--just big enough
for close fitting hats. NARCOTIC.
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years. It Is fundamentally American
comfortable, unpretentious and
cozy.
In laying out such a house there
are usually two sleeping rooms on
the first floor, with provision for two
more very quaint slope ceiling ones
on the second floor. The entrance
door gives into a small hall with a
narrow, steep stair The living room.
usually almost square In shape, Is
very charming with It's small-paned
windows and low white paneling ex-
tending all around the room.
That this house Is intended for a
cold climate, where every ray of
sunshine J., treasured as so much
gold is attested by the fact that 1t
has practically no caves.
Copyright. 1921
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Lessons in English

Words often misused-Don't say
This piece of goods will do very
nicely" Say very WE'LL
Often mispronounced--Ill Pro
nounce the u as in unit" and the g
as in go" not as z.
Often Observation-Disclosures. Two ca
Synonyms - vulgarity. coarseneess,
ill-breeding. indecorum, rfbaldry. OBJ
scenity.
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
Receptive, inclined to receive. He
was not in a receptive mood and re-
fused to listen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27
What Do You Know
About 1t?
DAILY SCIENCE SIN.

/ What is the difference in
the chemical makeup between
anthracite and luminous
coal?
. What kind Of coal does the
Middle West chiefly produce?
8. Where was coal first used?
1. What country produces the
most coal?
j. What countries have vast.
untouched reserves OF coal?
6. From what is coal formed
Answers in Mondays Star.
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Once Too Often.
Every joker, soon or late.
Once too often leases Fate.
-Blacky the Crow

There is a lot OF truth in that say
ing. There is so. If you don't believe
1t you ask Mr.. Mocker the Mocking
Bird 1t almost always happens that
people who are fond of playing jokes
on other people sooner or later play
a joke on the wrong one. That is
what happened to Mr. Mocker.
Mr.. NIocker had fooled Sammy Jay
by making Sammy think that another
Jay had come to the Green Forest
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Martha Dennison at IL faces the
fact that her husband and children
haze drifted array from her. She
meets Perry Macdonald and theJ
become ftiendIU
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However Mocker was wise enough not
TO let Sammy Jay know that he had
been the victim of a joke. Sammy
actually thought that another Jay had
been there and had gone away. Only
Reddy Fox. who had seen the whole
performance. knew just what had
happened. He kept the joke TO him
self, because. you see, Mocker had
fooled him only a short time before.
When Sammy Jay had flown away,
still in q bad temper Mr.. Mocker tried
80 think who else he could play a joke
on. For some time he couldn't think
of any one. Then in the distance he
heard Blacky the Crow cawing. Mock
er's eyes twinkled He opened his
mouth and screamed Cav. cav, cav!
ca-a-aw. cav, caw!" He kept this up
for a few minutes. Then he hid in
the thiCkest part of a hemloCk tree
and waited. Presently he heard not
only Blacky. but several Of Blacky's
family. all cawing eXcitedly and COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27

A woman in London has brought
a breach of promise suit against her
divorced husband, who had courtsd
her q, second time.
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Let a warm, bright stretch OF
weather come along and week-ending
viii be the all.absorbing topic of con-
Germ. In anticipation q personal in
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HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

Here Is a New England type Of
small house which promises to enjoy
great popularity in the next few
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FRUIT SALAD.

one cup Malaga grapes, one
cup pineapple, one cup sliced
apples. one cup chopped Eng
lish walnuts. half cup seeded
raisins and one large orange,
cut fine. Beat together two
eggs, three teaspoons sugar,
one of cream. three tablespoons
lemon Juice, pinch salt. Cook
in double boiler. When cool add
half pint whipped cream. Stir
in fruit and serve on lettuce
leaves.
RICE-CHEESE RAREBIT.
One-fourth cup rice. two
thirds cup cheese, one and a
half cups milk. two table
spoons flour, one and a half
teaspoons salt. one-quarter tea
spoon pepper. Boil rice in
plenty of water. When cooked
tender, add milk and flour
mixed with one-quarter cup
water. Allow this to boil, add
salt and pepper, and when it
again reaches boiling point re-
move from fire and add cheese
chopped fine. Stir cheese
through hot mixture until II
melts, and serve on toast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27

There is no redress for the man
who has but one suit OF clothes.
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Determining the Length of Skirts
BY MARY MARSF1ff.

Some women expect a sort o.
blanket answer to the question "Lffjw
short should skirts be worm" Fif
teen, sixteen, seventeen inch<s off the
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FISH CAKES.
Soak one pound Goldfish in
cold water until fresh enough
to suit taste. Squeeze dry, put
through food chopper onto cloth
to absorb all water. Mix with
equal amount hot mashed pota-
toes. n you have about one
and a half cups of each, one
egg is sufficient to mix together
with. Season to taste. The Sc
cret of light fish cakes is in ex-
tracing all water from fish.
Drop from spoon into very hot
fat. Serve with chilli sauce.
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Continued in Mondays STAR