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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
WINTER
By u. G. PEATTIE.

To MANY the word ''immortelle'
NAV mean an oid-fa shioned type of
grave decoration-sad. artificial flow
ers under glass. or real flowers that
look practically artificial. These inn
mortelles were sometimes made to
grace the back parlor" mantlepiece,
rendering Winter, if possible, little
more dreary.
Today the immortelle is something
as different from the old immortelle
as q chapeau from RehouX is different
from one Of Queen Mary's hats. A
baSketful of Winter flowers, great
bronze. gold and orange sun-shaped
helichrysums. sprightly white yellow
and lavender statice; the great silver
moon pods of lunaria, called Maid S
Honesty in the Old World is an en-
trancing sight II cheers the room;
it lasts the Winter through; it needs
no care
All these plants may be grown in
even the smallest garden. and 50. too.
may the orange pods of the Japanese
lantern plant; discriminating florists
carry then. too.
And Yet not one of these flowers is
alive, hut each possesses trait com
mon to the others-the ability to re.
tain shape and color. even in death.
The petals remain stiff and neither
fade nor Wither, or, in the case of the
honesty and the lantern plants. it is
the pods that retain their form and
tint.
One wonders why all flowers are not
allowed by a wise Nature to remain
beautiful in death. | cannot answer
this but / know that those flowers
that are so endowed live strangely:
their petals even in life, are dry.
papery; their colors waxen. 1t would
appear that to seem lifelike in death
these flowers must look deathike in
life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
WHAT, WHY AND WHERE
/. What are man-ofwar birds?


Large. long winged fork tailed
web-footed sea birds with very short
legs-somewhat like cormorants. They
have unusual powers of flight. They
have been said to breakfast in Africa
and eat supper in America. This is
doubtless an eXaggeration, but they
remain the most powerful flyers of the
bird family. They are pirates of the
feathered world. They swoop down
on gull and other sea birds when a
capture has been made. with the We.
locity of a meteor, and force the vic.
tim to disgorge its prey.
.. What is the brown pelican?
a seashore bird inhabiting tropical
and sub-tropical America. 1t nests in
colonies. selecting small. uninhabited
islands, where the nests are distrib.
uted in trees. bushes and even on the
ground. 1t feeds on fish, to capture
which it plunges headlong into the
water. It's big pouch enables it ia
/ carry food for its young great dis
tances
3. What are cormorants?
: Large water birds with four wehbed
feet, members Of the family Phalacro
/ coracidae. There are at least dozen
species in North America, ranging
from Alaska TO California.
a. What are pelicans?
Large swimming birds with greatly
elongated. fiattened beaks and pro
vided with a large, distensible pouch
for the reception of food.
Exhibits of all these birds are to he
found in the division of birds. New
National Museum.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

There is a conviction in the minds
of the parents that they alone are re-
sponsible for the abilities their child
possesses at different ages. They feel
that they are to be commended when
the child sits up; plays with his toys
and creeps or walks. In two ways
only are they to be held accountable.
The right feeding viii insure that
these abilities will appear at the regu-
Ia ton time. And the opportunities for
physical development is the other fac.
tor that the parent can furnish. But
the forcing process which most par
ents feel is part of their duty is de-
cidedly not good thing.
Let the baby alone. Don't prop him
nm. Don't force him to walk around
when he doesn't want to. Don't do
ANYTHING except give his legs and
arms perfect freedom, furnish him
with good food, and put him in places
where he can get a chance 10 prac-
tice new tricks.
The baby who is put every day in a
restricted place (small beds are that
and given one toy to play with GER
tainIy cannot develop the ability to
balance himself; and he won't have a
very wide range Of mental activity be-
cause one toy has only limited posi-
bilities.
This is by no means to suggest that
the parent give the child two dozen
tovs, because that only confuses the
baby, but offer new ones as the posi-
bilities of the old ones become ex-
hausted.
At three months the average baby
will be able to balance his head If
nut on his stomach he will raise his
head and peer about He may even
turn and roll remember this, mothers.
when you leave the baby alone on the
bed.
At three months if toy is put into
his small hand, he will be able TO
shake IL, though he may not know
that the noise he makes comes from
his own efforts.
At six months he will be able To
sit erect and unsupported. He'll do
this on the bed, on his mothers lap.
at any chance he gets.
AL nine months he will if nut on
the floor. learn some method of creep.
ing. launching backward. using one or
both feet The main thing is that he
gets chance 10 creep. as it gives his
legs and ankles just the exercise they
need. He may now spend a good deal
of his time drawing himself erect by
The bars of his bed and wiggling about
on his feet. Let him pull himself up,
Int don't be too eager TO let him
stand for long time on his feet.
Walking can wait.
Al IL months the average child can
stand on his feet and either walk
alone or with the help of chairs or
hands. Fat children will walk later
probably. because their muscles are
mot strong enough to bear up THEN
weight. IT is wise not 10 force any OF
these stages. Find out. rather, what
NAV be the cause If extreme hack
wardness-poor feeding, or lack of
opportunity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Nut-Potato Croquettes.

Cook one fourth of soft. stale bread
crumbs with one-fourth cupful Of
cream until of the consistency of a
thick paste. Cool, and add one half
an egg yolk and one third cupful of
pecan nut meats broken in small
pieces. To two cupfuls of hot riced
potatoes add three tablespoonfuls of
cream, one-half a teaspoonful of
salt. a pinch of pepper. few grains
Of cayene, a few drops of onion juice.
and the yolk of one egg beaten.
Shape like small nests and fill with
the nut mixture. Cover with the po-
tato mixture. shape, dip in crumbs.
egg, and crumbs, fry in deep fat. and
drain on brown paper. Arrange on
hot plate and garniSh with parsley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
YOUR MIND
And How to Keep 1t Fit
BIT PROF. JOSEPH JASTROW.
copyright. la27.1

them unawares, by the added terror
of the dark and of separation from the
herd, and the frightened Imagination
creating ghosts and demons and drag
ons, almost worse than the real men
ace of disease that lays him low and
ends his fate.
There's a large streak of timidity In
human nature, but 1t isn't accidental
what sets it off. Once fixed to an OBJ
ject. it's hard to shake off. The flash
of lightning and the crash of thunder
and the roar of the wind are terrifying
to eye and ear. apart from the real
danger. The bigness of all this display
of power to puny man starts that awe
which he feels in the presence of
Niagara or the Grand Canyon. and
which plays its part in religion. The
caveman survives, and the proof of ii
is in the child 1t takes wise and care
full steering to prevent serious terrors
in childhood, and many of the eases"
of upsetting fear are hang-overs from
early experience. It's natural and
may be useful to fear the unknown. TO
be ready for danger The unusual
arouses fear, as in the case of comets
and eciipses. which scared our ances-
tors NIGHTLY hut which we take calm
ly because we understand and predict
their appearance. earthquakes would
naturally friehten. If this solid old
earth trembles, where can we be safe?
The fear of living things was war
ranted in the jungle: vet man had
always to fear the stranger man as
his foe. Primitive man dressed him
self up with masks and paint and
feather and claw to look terrible, and
yelled and beat his drum to scare his
enemy; and that scares baby today.
The fear experience of the race re-
peats itself through the constancy of
human nature and the exposure to
similar conditions.
When the collector pulls in his drag
net he gets all sorts of mixed fears.
which haven't the same history by any
means. They show that man remains
a scary creature. and that his present
psychology runs true in form to his
ancient nature. Fears and threats
play their part in human behavior
1t will take courage and education to
keep down useless fears.
Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Fears.

Where do our fears come from? If
we of today are afraid of about the
same things that stirred the fear
tendency of our near and far ances-
tors it doesn't mean that these
fears" are inherited. We inherit a
tmidity which is so much like that
Of the race at all stages that about
the same objects and circumstances
set it off for us and for them. Just
the same would be true of our Curl
osity and what is likely to arouse it
in the world that remains the
world of the race Besides, fear is
highly contagious. so one generation
by example teaches or hands on its
fears to the next.
If you take a census of fears you'll
get collection of travellers tales from
the land of bogies. 1t may serve a S
start for making a map of human
fears In loo reports cataloguing
6 800 cases of fear the happenings in
he sky lead. They tally 1000. with
thunder and lightning" heading the
list with 500 cases and high winds
and cyclones furnish 200 more If
we add the other elements" we have
200 for water and 365 for fire, and
we may also put fear of the darkness
(430). Next. animals inspire fear
| 800 cases in all. This Noah's Ark
of fear starts with the insects t200l.
then the mice and rats (200l. domes-
tic animals (mostly COWS and horses,
for cats and dogs are mentioned only
so times) t270), birds 500. Next, man
feared his fellow man whom he didn t
know. Strangers are dreaded (430),
and as robbers particularly G50). Not
content with things to fear in his sur
roundings, man conjured up fears of
ghosts (200). of dream terrOrs 100) and
of being alone (50). And last the inev-
table and mysterious disease t240) and
death (300l.
This kingdom of terror suggests the
state of mind of our primitive ances-
tors thrown into an unknown world,
which they didn't understand threat
enod by the elements and the beasts
of the jungle and the crawling and
creeping things that may steal upon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Wednesday, December 81.

Good and evil influences will con
tend tomorrow, according to astrology,
which finds a henefic aspect dominant
in the afternoon.
The morning may be conducive to
impotence and lack of sustained eff
fort 1t is well not to trust to the
days decisions.
1t is of interest to know that the
stars appear to presage for aviation
a predominance of interest.
Schools and colleges are to gain
much through interest excited dur
ing the holiday vacation, it is fore
told.
Increase of interest in intellectual
matters : is indicated and authors
should benefit
Again American diplomats are to
he put to the test in an international
incident. it is prophesed.
Farmers are to have reason to re
joice in the new year, when they will
reap much good through economic
conditions.
Egotism continues to be encourage
by the stars, and both men and
women are warned of its danger as a
mentally disintegrating force.
Vanity among women also is sup
posed to be augmented by the sinister
aspect which enlarges self-apprecia-
ton.
Simplicity and sincerity are to be
watchWords in the coming year When
great events will eliminate much fool-
ishnesS.
Persons whose birth date it is have
the augury Of lucky year.
Children born on that day are likely
To be exceedingly clever and intelli-
gent. The subjects of this sign often
devote themselves to church. and
political leaders are born under this
sign.
(Conyrigbt 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking and thinking, and
ma sed, l dropped in to see Madam
Seero this afternoon. Willyum.
The fortune teller? pop sed. and ma
sed, She's not fortune teller, she's a
diviner.
A who? pop sed. and ma sed A di-
viner. she divines things by pure in
spiration. This afternoon she told me
that ] worry too mulch and that l can
never be happy or have piece of mind
vile I'm worrying at the same time,
she couldent of told me a truer thing
if she's known my whole life histry
from the cradle. 1t was downrite inspi-
ration, and I've proved 1t by immeetit-
| ~ stopping worrying of all kinds and |
haven't known sutch piece of mind for
yeers. Id bin worrying all week about
not heering from my sister Fanny for
sutch a long time and about the panes
in my side and about the way the din
| ing loom rug is wearing. and all sorts
of things, but now I've bannished all
worries from my mind like the sum-
mer SHOWS. and If it started to thunder
and lightning like crazy at this very
minnit / doubt If Id go To see if all
the windows were closed. You've got a
| long wife thred on your sleeve, Will
| yum. she sed
| How long is it? pop sed, and ma sed
| Its at leest n foot long. my goodniss.
I don't bother with them unless their
at leest a yard, pop sed.
And he kepp on smoking, ma saying
But Willyum. take it off, my lands
you cant sit there with that thred on
| your sleeve.
Sure / can. watch me, pop sed. Wich
| he did for about 5 more minnitS, and
i then ma sed, Willyum this is more
| than / can stand. If YOU don't take that
| thred off your sleeve | shall come rite
over and take ii off and give you a
| good box on the ear besides
| | thawt you'd quit worrying, pop
sed, and ma sed. So / have. but watts
! that got to do with threds on sleeves
Wat indeed? pop sed. And he took
| it off and rolled it up and put it in
/ his vest pockit. more because he dident
! know wat TO do with it than because
| he RELY wunted to keep it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
My Neighbor Says:

If a funnel made of stiff paper
is put into the opening in the
top crust of pie. the juice will
bubble up in the funnel, but will
not run into the oven.
To give pie crust rich brown
glace mix one egg yolk with
one teaspoonful Of cold water.
Brush this over the top of the
crust just before putting the pie
in the oven.
Celery looks much more at
tractiye on the table Wien
fringed. TO fringe celery cut it
into Finch lengths. Fringe
each stalk within a quarter of
an inch from the center Put
il into ice water TO which
slice of lemon has been added
and let stand until The ends are
curled.
a block of paper in he
kitchen on which TO lot down
needed household articles, is a
great help. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Sponge Cake With Bananas.

Break two eggs in cup and fill up
the cup with double cream. Turn
into mixing bowl with one cupful
of sugar and beat for five minutes.
Then sift in one and onehalf cupfuls
of flour, one-fourth teaspoon of salt
and two level teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Beat thoroughly and turn
into a we'll oiled mold. Do not fill the
mold more than three-fourths full.
Bake for about 25 minutes. Let stand
for about three minutes, then turn
out onto a serving dish. Fill the CEN
ter with sliced bananas and serve with
a pitcher of cream for dessert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Marmalade Tart.

Cover a dinner plate with good
short crust. ornament the edges and
bake While the pastry is cooking
prepare the following Jelly: Melt one
tablespoonful of butter in saucepan,
add tablespoonful of sugar and two
tablespoonfuls of marmalade Beat
one yolk of egg and one whole egg
together and add to the contents of
the saucepan. Gently bring this to
the boil, stirring carefully When the
pastry is just cooked pour onto it the
above mixture. spreading it evenly.
Whip the white of one egg to "A stiff
froth, add two tablespoonfuls of fine
sugar whip until stiff and cover the
tart with it. Return the tart to a
slow oven and bake until the meringue
is crisp. Serve hot or cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Stuffed Peppers.

Six large green peppers, two table
spoons minced onion. one teaspoon
table sauce, one-half cup finely chop
ped peanuts or walnuts. one egg, two
cups boiled rice, one teaspoon salt.
Cut the peppers in half lengthWise.
Remove the seeds and boil the pep.
pers in hot water for five minutes.
Drain and cool. Mix the rice with
all the other ingredients Stuff the
peppers with the mixture. spread
with buttered bread crumbs and bake
in a hot oven for 20 minutes Serve
hot with tomato sauce made from
canned tomato soup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Coconut Pufs.

These coconut puffs are deservedly
popular. They will keep wen for a
week or longer and are good to. serve
With cool drinks. frozen desserts or
fruit salads. To make, add a pinch
of salt TO the whites of two eggs and
beat until they are dry and stiff. Add
twothirds of Il cupful Of granulated
sugar and cook in a double boiler.
Have the water boiling when the in,
ner dish is introduced. and keep the
water Just at the boiling point. After
- minutes remove the fire and add
one teaspoonful of orange flower water
and gradually one cupful of shredded
coconut. From a teaspoon drop the
mixture on WaXed paper ana brown in
the oven. This recipe viii make three
dozen puffs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Lessons in English
BY W. l.. GORDON.

Often mispronounced-Jule Pro
nounce the as in let" not lip"
Often isspelled-Plagiarism note
the liar"
Synonyms-Disparagi disrespect.
full. insulting. sarcastic, supercilious.
Word study-"Use a word three
times, and it is yours" Let us in.
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word
Gesticulation; the act of making ges-
lures. His wild 'gesticulations at
tracted their attention"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

In order to make n child self-reliant
we must not pay too much attention
to his baby falls and bumps. Instead
Of sympathizing with him. it is better
to divert his attention. OF course, this
should not be carried TO extremes. for
there are plenty Of times when a child
needs attention given to him after his
mishap. But usually this treatment
will teach the child to be more careful
and more able to stand the next hard
thing which comes along.
copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

Almost every one nowadays appre-
ciates the wisdom of buying furniture
of real merit and distinction, choosing
pieces Of authentic period inspiration
rather than striving for matched" eff
fects
Here we have simple early Ameri-
can armchair, rush seated, and an eX-
quisite lacquered cabinet from China
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

on an elegant little Queen Anne stand,
all dwelling together with utmost So
liability.
Chinese lacquered cabinets. by the
way, are very versatile. They can be
fitted as desks made into radio cabi-
nets or used for dishes and silver in
the living dining room. and depended
upon to hide their true purpose always
behind a blandly smiling Oriental eX-
terror.
Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

The back view is the most impor-
tant aspec. of the dance frock. or at
least it ought obe Naturally enough.
IN thinking of our own appearance
we seldom think of anything hut the
ffont view-the view that we see
when we stand facing the pier glass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

Distemper and other disease are
serious problem on ranches "hefe
foxes are raised for fur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

"Bein' happily married is mostly
matter of accumulatin' some private
family jokes YOU can smile at one
another about when company is pres
ent and says somethin' to remind you"
lCopyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

Yet when We think of the effect of
other women's. frocks we frequently
consider the back view as quite as
important.
Odd how little thought many of MS
give to our back view. isn't it? 1t
sometimes seems as if for many wom-
en- the bob would he an impossible
type of hair arrangement if they ever
did get a good idea of how their hobs
look from the hack But we are often
creatures of but two dimensions so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Willie Willis
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

DOWNRIGHT. 1ao1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

fCopyright. 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Sage Advice to Old Parents on Giving Money tc
Their Grown Children-Words to Boy
of 10 on Buying Car.

Fown should children?
- children both They
in when things
NnrsI hunt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

(Conyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
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