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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO

Laziness In natures method Of keep.
ing us from the grave before our turn.
A man might kill himself with over.
work. Now and then you find man
who In overambitious or IL forced by
sheer necessity to do more than he
should. In such case the native
check of iaziness In overcome TO the
ruin OF the man.
Natures method In well illustrated
In sickness. When sick you lose your
appetite not only for food but also for
work and play. This In safeguard.
The whole mechanism In slowed down
to give the system IA chance to regain
strength and vitality. IL the desire
were not taken away, a man might 20
on at the old pace straight to destruc-
ton, I.azinesa, In Its natural and
mild form, has similar function.
Hence, In sense, we are all born
lazy.
But what about the really lazy fel.
low who refuses 10 work? In the first
place, II must be admitted that laxi.
ness. like all inherited gifts. II not
evsnly distributed. Not all people are
equally endowed. Furthermore. the
extremely lazy man Ii probably lack.
ing IN his desires. He does not have
the incentives tn action that motivate
most people. 1t takes energy Ia ex'
ert ones self and there must he an
incentive strong enough To call forth
the energy.
The man who refuses to work does
not desire the fruits of labor az much
as he enjoys inactivity or freedom
from work.
Climate In an important factor. We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

wit and sparkling humor' inpnish an
evening entertainment f,sanhg thr
best show in town.
In fact, every committee "otihf
Of the name possessed IA hF, ~ DC.
pendab]es, INCLUDING story telefs ana
dialey,titions. The talent was elassI'
ned. TOO 10 thst II. for example, 70
banquet was arranged ~ ina ngufatr
drive. they could lay their hancs
Immediately upon an ups hd'a,- en-
i,nys eoeclalisa But th0se dear, dead
days have gone beyond recall. faccofd'
tus 80 the man whose skili in SHARING
1he great and near great for after.
dinneT speaking IN siill discussed
s.noug those upon whom the iuEt"r
vi, ne Dss4 casts its enchan'luR sIsH.
From his former high estate, this
geftle nan has been Feduc"c 10 Tie
humble task ~ all AROUND man, pro,
viaiug dinners and talent for small
orRa MIA tions.
81 IL almost Impossible" said he,
sadly. 10 procure Interesting speak
efs Uyday, even for the most iaeteh'
tious Affairs Years ago. during The wet
era. ! had no difficulty IN getting any
uutlt,ef ~ 'sure.fire' wiiE who could
knock the guests of their CHAIRS.
And the hiiarity wasn't Induced by an
osefd1se ~ champagne.
Those boys knew their stDh, that
war = II.
'Df cooTEe. / ran ger entertainers
II NY that you mean some one WHO
esn play Is fiddle or recite The Mid
Ialghs RIDE ~ Pau iSeFers' serious
sDes here are not bbfG 10 obtain, snd
~ for men who can unwind % fock
~ fts1istlok on any given subject, yot!
cam get them two for Dbksl. my
refer mes is dITeritd to The dsafth ~
nttuFaiiy luminous men. Who csH pui
d over
The DID time WhR wasn't t8nfef,
kp5BaI To-Day ~ must depend Oh
the professional humDItHt and his
safyi.eE eoins nigh Why, there are
doAen men IN tbis country whose
earnings alone 80 after dinner speak
sts afe tnofInoUs. Their fees run
anywhere fs0n 1900 10 81 900 might
GspsndiuK o. the length ~ their taiks
ln other woEds, sou buy iheif htuB by
sne gard
1Ae custom " selling iAeir u lhnts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
YOUR MIND
And How to Keep 1t Fit
BY PROF. JOSEPH JAsTROW.

which the cousinship is partial guar
anty; and IL the stock is bad. the on
spring will be doubly handicapped, OF
run that risk. And this II just as
true whether the parents are relateo
or not.
Another point II there Is bad
streak in a family. IL may work out
bv marriage outside and come back
by marriage of kin. But all this is
far from certain. though II Is clear
that the question Should cousins
marry" will be answered yes II
they are OF good stock. and no" II
they are not.
The social or psychological reasons
weigh most in many opinions. The
regulations among Jews requiring
marriage within the tribe may be
partly biological precept. but more
a conviction that mixed marriages In
troduce conflicting ideas. The Catho'
lie Church provides that the children
shall be brought up in that faith. and
| is unfavorabIe TO cousin marriages un.
der the view that family ties and the
bonds of marriage love are different
and should be kept 80. Among print
tive people there are as many Gus
toms that forbid marriage within the
tribe as outside II. Then the caste
type of society introduces rigid restric
tons Of marriage founded on station
and family. and democracy favors q
melting pot OF marriage. also.
Much could be said In favor OF
bringing In new stocks and of having
the young couple start out In life with
two family backings and sets OF in.
terests, rather than one. Apparently
bride and bridegroom should be
enough alike to have much in common
in interests. outlook. ideals. and yet
each bring something distinctive.
Perhaps the answer In that good cous.
ms may marry. and others will DO 80
| IL they have a strong mind to.
fCopyright 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

Peter Rabbit had hurried lipperty-
lipperty-lip over to the Green Forest
leaving little Mrs. Peter in the Old
Briar. Patch. 1t seemed to Peter that
he noticed a change In the Green
Forest the very moment he entered It.
OF course, it must have been his
IMAGINATION, but Peter declares II
wasn't. He says that he knew the
the very moment he entered the Green
Forest that something had happened.
He was right. It was Mrs. Grouse
who told him about II.
Hello, Mrs. Grouse" exclaimed
Peter, as Mrs. Grouse came walking
along in what Peter seemed very
careless manner. Aren't you taking
a dreadful chance?"
Mrs. Grouse stretched up as high
as she could TO pick two or three
buds before replying. What chance?"
said she, in the most innocent manner.
"Why, the chance Of being caught
by Terror the Goshawk." protested
Peter, who was himself in bramble-
tangle.
I'm not afraid Of Terror the
Goshawk." said Mrs. Grouse. with
twinkle in her eyes which Peter didn I
see.
certainly not. why should we be
afraid" said Mr.. Grouse, as he Joined
Mrs. Grouse.
Just then Peters big cousin. Jumper
the Hare, came hopping along. He
appeared to have no worries on his
mind and didn't even glance into the
brambletangle where Peter was.
IT was quite clear 10 Peter that
Jumper wasn't thinking about that
bramble ia ngle as a possible place Of
safety. Now what do you know about
that muttered Peter. The last time
| was over here nobody dared move
for fear of Terror the Goshawk. Ny
cousin Jumper was afraid to poke his
head out. And now everybody seems
to have forgotten all about Terror. "
Aloud. Peter said: Has anything hap
pened tn Terror"
Mrs. Grouse. Mr. Grouse and Jumper
the Hare all began to talk at once.
Peter winked and blinked and at first
could not make head or tail OF wha:
they were trying TO tell him. Then
suddenly he understood: do you
mean he cried. that Terror is a
prisoner"
That is Just what we mean" cried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE


Astrologers read tomorrow a. rathe,
a depressing day. making for retro
spection as well as for a sense Of
haste. confusing and tiresome.
1t In q day In which to cultivate
contentment and to avoid all inclina
ton to achieve radical changes in thu
coming year.
A partial eclipse Of the sun tomor
row IL read as fortunate for the the
atrical profession and the Aim In
dustry.
New business will develop rapidly
in the United States. II the aspect
accompanying the eclipse are right,
interpreted.
The planetary influences encourage
a quest OF pleasure on the part of al
classes.
Saturn and Mars are in aspects sup
posed to presage great activity in the
steel industry. New railways will be
built.
There In a sign read an most threat
ening. which forecasts earthquakes
and accidents.
Women are subject to n sway that
stimulates them TO domestic interests
and In good for those engaged In holi.
day preparations.
While trade tomorrow has first
rate direction OF the stars. big com.
mercial transactions will be few.
The planetary government IL for,
tunate for philanthropists and char.
tiles. which should benefit In novel
ways.
Although there will he much stress.
ing Of the love interests OF this life.
this confguration is not favorable 10
new roma noes
Persons whose birth date II is should
prepare for great changes In the
coming year.
Children born on that dav ara likely
10 be strongly individual and ex.
tremelv talented. The subjects OF this
sign usually travel much.
lcopyrigbt 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
Attractive Touch Given to Frock
BY MARY MARSHALL.

! frock had recently been made by one
Of the hiah priced dressmakers-but
| the idea AS one that any clever
young woman might copy.
Another frock recently worn by an
older woman was of black net draped
over black satin. Two lengths of
tulle--one of violet and the other OF
rose color--were twisted round the
hips, arranged in loops and ends at
the hip and held there by means OF a
large rhinestone ornament.
Belts are worn in preference to the
once popular string sashes on almost
all daytime frocks. and IL you have
any last seasons frocks l would adj.
wise removing the string sashes. which
look a trifie out of date this season.
and replacing them with narrow belts.
These belts may he entirely of leather
Or YOU may buy one Of the belts
made of betting ribbon with metal
buckle fastening. A length of the
material of the frock--which may be
part of the old string sash--may be
used with one of the new buckles il
YOU like.
Sport frocks are almost always made
now with narrow belt and buckle of
some sort. and one of the newest sport
models from Chanel Of Paris shows
the rather unusual combination of
wool pleated skirt and overblouSe fin.
ished with a rather large buckle and
shoulder pin of rhinestones Usually.
of course. rhinestones are reserved for
afternoon and evening frocks. and for
sports wear dull gold. silver or enamel
are chosen. But Chanel of Paris sane
tons rhinestones even for sports wear.
A number of easily made lingerie
collar and cuffs sets that may be used
to give a smart fresh touch to the
Winter frock are the home dressmak-
ing help for this week. II you are
interested. send me stamped, self
addressed envelope and l will send you
the sketches with designs and work
ing directions. ! am sure you will
like them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
Ny Neighbor Says:

Wax fills up the pores In II.
noleum and builds up a smooth
dust.resistant surface,
A few drops of vinegar added
to plaster or paris when prepar.
ing IL to MI cracks In walls will
prevent It's hardening too
quickly.
Use only the yolks OF eggs
when making cup custards. The
yolks give custards a yellow.
rich color.
Never salt meat that Is to be
drilled. as IL hardens the tibers
and tends To extract the juices.
Salt II on the platter just before
sending IL To the table. No meat
should he sailed uncooked. but
after the surface has been
scared and the meat partly
cooked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

really began in self-defense. Natural.
Nv POPULAR. they were the recipients OF
scores and even hundreds OF invita-
tons yearly to attend dinners. Once
shared they were expected to say
something funny to the folks. Unable
TO repeat the gags before chronic
dinner-eaters. they were compelled to
exercise their ingenuity In devising
fresh material. This soon became a
tiresome process.
Ultimately these men csta biished a
price for their services. and notwith.
standing that. they might be busy
every night. Well. ] have TO locate
some fellow now TO speak at the
ba uauet. on 1.-THE Priceless Inherl.
tance Of the VIII to Win" We will
he glad 10 exchange a dinner for the
talk"
A young woman engaged In secre.
:ariai work in the city has been de
voting many of her evenings. recently
10 investigating the Christmas needs
Of several unfortunate Washington
families. One case which she de
hciibed In especially depressing~-a sick
ather, four or five small children. q
girl Of II. the sole means Of support
and dog. The dog In a member oi
the family and lives In the apartment
with It's owners. For sharing ehch
others sofrows and sharing each
others Joys" dog IN reliable. There
in something intensely appealing In
the picture ri suffering family feed
ing "a dog from it's own depleted larder
n
We are in receipt of letter from
sidewalks" reader. who says, II
vas particularly interested in the
story If The man who was called on
the ph0ne nd told
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
A Sermon for Today
Peace on Earth.
nv REv. John n. QUINN.

Text: GLORY 10 God in the highest
ana on earth peace. good will among
men, Luke. 2I4.
"On earth peace. Peace among
the nations.
''On earth peace" Peace among
neighbors. With so many little neigh.
hood wars going on. II In a vain hope
10 expect n warlesn world. Strife
among neighbor nations In but n re.
Election OF the strife that NO widely
prevails among community neighb0rs,
Let disputing neighbors forget their
disputes. and unite their voices TO heip
swell the angels chorus OF peace on
earth and good will among men.
ION earth peace Peace IN the
home. lie IL ever so humble. there II
no place like home"~~if II In n place
where peace abides. But II there Ia
no peace there. n cave IN the desert Ia
to he preferred 10 tho most stately
mansion, Let everything that dis.
turbs the pence of the home he put
away. II there he differences bet ween
members 0f the household, II angry
words have been spoken. Christmas II
n good tims Ia forgive and forget. and
he at peace again.
ION earth peace" Peace In the
circles Of daily life. If there have
been fnisundersta ndings ana trouble
in any IT these circles, the ytiietide Ia
a good time Ia straighten things out
Lei al wrongs he righted. Let all
e0idnsss be melted before the glowing
Christmas fires, Let all differences he
buried under tho Christmas SNOW. and
there let them sleep beneath tho man
tie ~ white.
"On earth peace" Peace In the
"a
sweep from every heart everything
that breaks The hearts peace.
I'eacs IN the heart. peace In the
home peace with everybody every
where peace on earth
fG0psTsht 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

Mr.. Grouse and Mrs. Grouse ara
Jumper the Hare. HE ~ a prisoner
over at Farmer Browns and re have
nothing 10 fear from him" Then
they told Peter all that had happened
Peter promptly came out from the
bra mble-tangle.
II knew IT," said he. II mean 7
knew that something had happened
The very air is different over here IN
the Green Forest"
certainly. Of course. To he sure 3"
replied Mrs. Grouse. Il: is peaceful.
That's what 1t is--peaceful. My gooH.
ness. it seems good 10 be able 10 draw
a long breath"
Huh" exclaimed Peter Have you
forgotten Old Man Coyote ard PaGfy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PARE.

After suppir pop leened back in his
private chair and blew out a lot of
smoke. saying, zee gods wat day, II
enythng dident go rong 1t must of
happened to a cupple of other fell
lows. not me | feel like the last
rose Of Summir going down for the
3rd and last time on the reck OF the
Hesperiss. he sed.
Well G.. pop. how about me? l sed,
You. your in the prime of youth and
the pink of condition and the glow OF
happiness. wat can be the matter with
you? pop sed.
Well G wzzickers, pop. I had a
fearse day. | had one of the fearsest
fearse days / ever had, sed. Wen !
woke up this morning / had fearse
stummick AXE and we had buckweak
cakes for brekfist. and l couldent eat
eny because l dident have the ambi-
ton. and ma gave me some fearse
medicine and made me go to skool
jest n same.
That was a pritty tuff deal. admit,
pop sed. and l sed Well wait. G WIZ
the most Is yet to come. ! tripped over
a stuck up brick on my way home for
luntch and skinned the skin off OF one
knee and got heck from ma for getting
a hole in one OF my new stockings and
hardly eny sympathy for the way my
knee looked, and we had dizzert with
wipp cream on it for luntch and ]
dropped my wipp cream on the floor
trying to see il l could ballence II
all on my spoon. and In the after
noon I got kepp after skool because
Miss Kitty sed l dident han to sneeze
that loud. and wen ! came home
had TO go about errands and IL that's
not heck OF day wat is?
You win. pop sed. 1t takes the suf'
ferings OF others to make us appreciate
our own good fortune. compared 10
you feel like a butterfly that's bin
fitting from flower to flower wisseline
the Blue Danube waltz and I think its
my duty to help you to share my bless
ings. there's a Kut Up komedy around
the Little Grand, bleeve, IL We shake
a leg maybe we can take in the feEst
show before your bed time, he sed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BIZ LOIS LEEDS.

massage. beginning under the. arE'e
Of the jaw and proceeding up the SIDE
OF the face across the temple and Up
into the scalp.
Bearing in mind that the lips ara
formed by q circular band of muscle
inclosing the mouth opening. rnss-
sage them with a gentle rirching
movement between thumb and f7rgsr
To encourage the "Cupid's-bow for.
nation. place the tip of the index
finger in the groove % the upper ltp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

all feel more like working In the Fall
and Winter than in the Spring and
Summer. People living In extremely
warm climates are naturally slower
in their movements. The heat affects
the lower animals as well ~ human
beings. 1t In said that the fish are so
lazy In certain parts OF the tropics
that they may be caught easily by
hand. | would like To see the man
who can catch New England trout
with his bare hand.
People who go from relatively
cold climate TO live In the tropics soon
learn TO adapt themselves or pay the
penalty OF broken health and prema-
ture death.
We are lazy because laxiness In ma.
lures check against the drive Of am
hilton, or as "A protection from un-
favorable climatic conditions. or he.
cause we lack u strong enough incen.
tive to do what We should.
iCoDyrieht 1Oo:l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

hpthk 10 you HNOHI
personally. You wouldn't know me II
! bpld you my name. ] want 10 talk
Ia you al your house about something
we cant diseuEs over the phone, IN
drDD over 10 your home In few
nights. II you dnu't mind H0od.by"
The party then hung up. Mr., Smith
vas unable Ia work all day. wonder
Ing who The mysterious phone caller
VAS aud he has baeome u nervous
wreck waiting for the unknown Ia
make biR appearance.
We had the same experisHns The
either day nnd sgmpaihjze with onI
Correspondent. susl,enks IL u t1gey
tsw arc tsnpsimenially equipped 10
enjoy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
NANCY PACE
Table May Be Dream In
Scarlet, Silver and Green
ny FLORENCE IA CANKE.

Nancy's Christmas table was one OF
the prettiest she ever had seen. First
she covered the table with fine. white
center she placed a flve-pointed star
cut from silver paper. On this she set
the scarlet pot holding a small white
washed Christmas tree. This was
trimmed with tiny scarlet tapers and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
Chocolate Cake.

Add one cupful OF sugar 10 one cup
full Of sour cream and beat well. Add
two ounces OF chocolate aoftened over
hot water and one tablespoonful OF
hot water. then two well beaten eggs.
Mix and sift one and one.fourth cup
fuls Of -four. one half teaspoonful
Of salt and ono teaspoonful OF baking
soda and add slowly to the liquid In
gradients. Add one taasroonful al
vanilla. Bake in layer pans In mod.
crate oven. Put white frosting hc
tween LAYERS n nd on top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

and put the thumb and second finger
in the two corners. Press the corners
toward the center.
The burrows that come across the
forehead ara due 20 the sagging Of
the large sheet OF muscle that forms
the scalp and comes down to the eve
brows. The massage movements hera
start at the brow line and continue
up into the hair. In the center az
the forehead the massage movement
is vertically upward. but at the tenn
pie and sides OF the forehead il Is
ohliQue. The same rotary movement
Is used here IS elsewhere on the face.
Massage is a passive form q exer-
else that stimulates the flow az blood.
Sailow. wTinkled skins and red voSeS
indicate poor circulation. and 50 thsSs
conditions are helped by the right SN-r
Of facial massage taken at least once
a week.
tconyrsxht ias-1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

silver tinsel ribbon. At each corner
of the star was a cluster Of Christmas
berries with a few dull green leaves.
In the dining room there was an
overhead light fixture. Depending
from this she arranged a cluster of
silver balls used for Christmas tree
ornaments. They were of varying
sizes and were so arranged that they
looked like a bunch OF silver grapes.
Holly leaves were attached at the top
of the bunch. Joan was fascinated
by the decoration and wanted to tele-
phone to Uncle Peter to come home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

Mix into smooth paste one and one
half tablespoonfuls of -four and two
tahlespoonfuls of water. With thi.
thicken three cupfuls Of hot cranberry
sauce and cook for three minutes
Add one cupful of pitted dates cut IL
small pieces and cool. Turn this into
plate lined with pastry and cover
with lattice top and bake. Serve cold
with whipped cream dotted with Gran
berry jelly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

Ia hold The wire a
moment Next H.
that discoiirtsous
treatment, | think
this should take
the second prize .
The prize. ac.
cording 10 our cor,
respondent. should
80 10 the person
who called up MIR.
Smith early the
other morning and
said "IfeIIo. IN this
Air. SMITH"
Mr.. y, answered
Yes"
Well. ] ha We
so ~ ct ing ta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

prove MS ente-
n1ents.
Even in Wash.
ington, here clio.
quence has -four
ished for years
like a green fT8"
tree. the art Of
speil.bind.ng ban
quet guests has
eteriors [ e d
aIsrmingly. Until
a few years ago
any well orga nlzed
dinner committee
could. by the sim
pie expedlent Of
issuing invitation
10 half d dozen
men known for
their FcintiIla ting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

Scrub the parsnips clean. drop t.:o
boiling lightly salted water and csNuS
for about 50 minutes or until te-isr.
Drain. scrape or the skin. split lscS:h-
wise and pun out the strtnSv cvSs'S.
Dip the PIECES in fiour and fry IL F3g
unth golden brown. or mash ,ee
rarSntps after the cores have esS~ ~
moved. season and form into S.1,a
cakes before frying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

A man who ought 70 know spoke In.
Tentatively the other day on the de-
cline and fall Of after-dinner speaking.
Moreover. he produced statistics 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

Fox and Yowler the Bobcat and Hoo
the Owl? They are not prisoners
True enough, Peter. true enough d"
said Mr.. Grouse. But they dor :.
worry me. I've known them 4rer
since I came out Of a n egg ard here
am. II was that fellow coming do- \
from the North that worried me Sow
/ can eat and sleep in peace. NJ, q.
certainly is good"
And Peter soon found tina. tr1-
feeling was all through The G,aa7
Forest. Even little Whitefoo- ne
Wood Mouse. than whom no ore Has
more enemies, seemed TO fee. ,aa.
with Terror out OF the way there wss
little TO worry about.
lCopTrizhs. 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

and see the 'booful grapes" Nancy
had seen other colors used. but since
her dining room WAS silver, scarlet
and green she chose the giistening
silver ones.
Everyday tables may be az well set a.
Christmas tables Write to Nancy Page.
care of this paper. Enclosing = stamped. seif-
addressed envelope Ask for her leahet on
Table Etiquette.
tCopyriEht 1917