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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Me and pop was taking a wawk be-
fore suppir and / saw something on
the payment looking like a dimond
and l quick picked it up and it still
looked like a dimond. me saying, G,
pop, this looks like a dimond.
And look like rich man If you
don't look too close, pop sed.
Well G, pop, holey smokes, don't you
think its dimond? / yed.
I must say I have serious doubts,
pop sed, and I sed. Well look at it, pop.
G wizzickers. Amt it eny good at all
of eny kind? sed.
Well, iident say that, pop sed.
Well how good Is 1t? / sed, and pop
sed, Well, II you had about 2 tons Of
them Id say you had fine load Of
glass.
But G. roozlem, pop, gosh. who wunts
a load of glass? sed, and he sed, Who
indeed?
Meaning nobody. and sed, Well
then shall 1 throw it to heck away,
pop? and he sed, That would be a radi-
cal solution Of the problem. but some.
times radical solutions are the best.
Meening / could use my own judg-
mint, and sed, All rite, Ill bang it rite
down the sewer and then nobody will
ever be fooled by it agen in the histry
Of the werld.
Witch jest then ladies came up. one
looking ixcited and the other one look
ing ixcited and worried, saying, 1t
must of bin rite neer heer, o pardon
me but did you by eny chance find a
dimond that dropped out of my ring?
Yee gods, pop sed, and I sed, Is this
it?
WITCH it was, and the lady gave me
a dollar and me and pop kepp on
wawking, pop saying, Do you see eny-
thing on my brow resembling icy
Deeds of perspiration? and I sed, No
sir, and pop sed, Well then l won't
bother to wipe them off.
Witch he dident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13
YOUR MIND
And How to Keep 1t Fit
BY PROF. JOSEPH JAsTRow.

, continued: he couldn't do his work,
fumbled his papers, dreamed, took
| walks during Office hours, couldnt
sleep or eat, at times wept and broke
down completely. People irritated him.
He saw little white circles before his
ewes. at times became silly, started
giggling, grew tense. He suddenly
realized that he was losing his mind,
dashed out of his Office and sought an
old friend, a surgeon. The specialist
told him Che thinks in order to shock
him out of his dazed condition. that
he was going insane and had only
month to live. That did arouse him.
Talking to a French soldier who had
been shell-shocked helped him. TIE
tried to get hold of himself. Friends
advised and consoled. but made mat
| tiers worse.
Then he went to an island in the
Caribbean Sea and lived a quiet, COM
pletely restful life. The headaches
and depressions gradually grew less
intense; one last attack and he came
home a well man. But in this man of
strong build it took two years of soil
tude on a tropical island to Offset the
emotional shock Of war.
There are thousands of cases of that
KIM OF DT6dkUOWn UT uCEtOuS ptOo-
tratlon in every large city every
year. and some take longer to cure
and are never quite themselves again.
The common symptoms are fears,
depressions, pains, queer sensations,
feelings that the mind Is going, and
always extreme fatigue. That's how
the mind reacts when it has been
through more than it can bear. Over
wrought nerves and minds over
worked. both In actual strain and
care. will bring it on in those dis
posed. What the war did was to
precipitate it by the strain upon the
danger instinct, the assault on the
urge to live, an urge as heavily
charged with emotion as that of the
sex urge. Combined with it was the
shock to the sympathies, caused by
the grim horrors Of war. Even the
strong, calm temperament of a
responsible officer has emotional limits
of endurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13
Gold Necklaces; Black Ensembles
BY MARY MARSHALL.

black suede. And the new velvets
are so thin and fiat that they give
scarcely more substance to ones
frock than georgette or crepe de
chine.
If that isn't the explanation-at
least the fact remains that black vel
vet is tremendously well liked this
season. And as a complement to this
somber hue nothing is chosen more
often or more successfully than gold
preferably gold of a rich yellow
cast. To go with the evening frock
of black one may wear diamonds-if
one has them-or pearls or rubies or
emeralds or sapphires. Black eve
ming gowns are considered excellent
foiIs for the glitter of precious stones.
But for daytime wear gold-soft old
yellow COLDS more appropriate, ana
certainly newer.
Quite recently small gold necklaces
made of fiat rather primitive looking
segments have come into enormous
favor and they are more often worn
with the black ensemble than the
once ubiquitous pearls. These yellow
gold necklaces also go we'll with the
brown ensemble, which still retains
it's favor.
You cannot go far wrong in choos-
ing black and gold Tor smart after
noon wear-a black transparent vel
vet frock with a gold necklace and
Notwithstanding too, of plain nat
gold design, IL you like. Shoes or
black suede worn with very sheer
black stockings or gun metal or even
flesh tones If you like. To cap the
ensemble a hat of felt or velvet
closely draped and very neat-trim-
med with a simple gold ornament.
And with this ensemble a black
velvet or black suede purse. / have
recently seen necklace and purse sets
flat envelope shapes of black vel
vet trimed with gold, with gold neck
lace of the same design.
The smartest of the new frocks for
little girls are trimmed with smock-
ing-and for big girls, too, shocking
is coming into ever-increasing favor.
1T Is one of the old types Of needle
work derived, and il you would like
to learn how to take the stitches
required, just send me a stamped,
self addressed envelope and will
send YOU full directions at once with
a sketch of little girls frock showing
how 1t is used.
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Today in
Washington History
BIZ DONALD A. CRAIG.

December IS, 1791-This is a day
which probably will be long remem.
bered in the history of the Federal
City, for today President Washington
sent to Congress "the plan of the
city," drawn by Maj. Pierre Charles
LEnfant.
Maj. L'Enfant prepared the copper
plate for the engraving of the plan in
Philadelphia last August. The plate
and copies struck off from it, were
lodged by him in a place of safety
with President Washington. 1t ap.
pears, however, that copies have been
made from the plate without Maj.
L'Enfant's permission and have been
circulated in the halls of Congress
this month. 1t is said that others
have been sent to Europe. Maj.
L'Enfant thinks that the Commission.
ers of the Federal District also OBJ
tanned a copy Of the plan from the
engraving 'in surreptitious way"
The plan was sent to Congress by
President Washington as "a matter
of information" and it's return is re-
quested. 1t should remain, in the
Presidents opinion, entirely under the
control of the Executive.
1t is expected that some errors will
be discovered, in which case they will
be corrected as rapidly as possible.
There has been considerable con.
troversy between Maj. L'Enfant and
others interested in the new city over
the plans, but President Washington.
through calm meditation and the great
personal respect which he inspires
among all persons, has quieted the
dispute, at least for the present. An
drew Ellicott, surveyor of the Dis
trict, says: THE mayor has both a
lively fancy and decision, but umfortu-
nately no system"
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Copyright. 1879
The Sidewalks of Washington
By THORNTON FISHER.

from his brethren. How many of
his clan strained their meager re.
sources to hear the best in music is
conjectural.
The hour was S:15 pm. Luxuriously
appointed limousines drew up before
the entrance of the theater and dis
charged exquisitely attired ladies and
their escorts. Debs, sub-debs, am
bassadors, members of the cabinet and
generals ladies contributed color to
the occasion.
The night was cold. In the wake of
this respondent host followed an in
.congruous figure, whose overcoat and
hat had served their owner we'll. His
ungloved hands were buried in his
pockets. Somehow he did not fit into
the setting at all. A detective might
have questioned his motive. How
frequently we judge by externals.
Walking straight to the box Office,
the man extracted several bills from
his pocket and received ticket. Then
joining the crowd, he passed. through
the doors and into the auditorium.
Here was genuine lover of music.
Apparent poverty was unable to re-
strict his appreciation of opera.
\ y
Rumors are like germs. We can't
pick them up in our fingers, but they
can cause us considerable trouble.
Saturday night the executive officer of
Boiling Field was brought to his feet
by phone message from a news
gathering organization inquiring
about rumor to the effect that Col.
Lindbergh had been killed in crash.
The officer promptly denied that such
a tragedy had occurred. The search
for the truth before printing the err
roneous rumor saved the country from
a shock. We are jealous of our
heroes.
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Whitening Hands and Arms.

Dear Miss Leeds: ID What will
whiten red hands and tanned arms?
(2) What can be done to remove cir
Giles under the eyes? 90 How can |
make my eyelashes grow? (4 / am
IS years old, feet inches tall and
weigh lat pounds. Am / too heavy?
l have lost 10 pounds in the last two
months by dieting. Should l continue
with the dieting or depend on exercise
to reduce my figure. l am fairly
big -boned and athletic type. t5) How
can 1 reduce large, fiabby bust and
thick ankles and upper arms?
LENORA.
Answer-(D Give your hands mas
sage treatment every night, then APP
ply the following mixture: Two table
spoOnfuls of corn meal, drops of
tincture of benzoin, ~ teaspoonfuls
of peroxide and 2 teaspoonfuls of
lemon juice. Thin with olive oil so
that you may spread the bleaching
pack on hands and arms, then draw
on an old white stocking to keep the
mixture from rubbing off during the
night. Give this treatment every
night for a week and less frequently
thereafter. l think you would like
to see my leaflet on Care Of the
Hands and Arms" which gives a num-
| Der of recipes and exercises for keep
Ing the arms and hands shapely and
| white. Please send stamped, self.
addressed envelope for it. (2) Dark
| circles under the eyes usually mean
eye-strain. Consult an oculist. You
| must remove the cause of the circles,
as merely external treatment cannot
cure them. Pat little food cream on
| them at bedtime to hasten the cure.
CD Brush them with vaseline or olive
oil every night for at least four
months. az You are a good deal over
the average weight for your age and
height, but this is probably due to
your hard muscles and large bones.
1 would not advise you to go on a
| strict reducing diet, but you may with
benefit curtail some of the unneces.
sary items Of your diet, like candy,
pastries, cake. mayonnaise dressing
and thickened gravies. My leafet on
How to Lose Weight" will tell you
| how to lose at the rate of two pounds
a week on a varied, wholesome diet.
Ask for it when you write again,
please. Keep up your exercises also.
When an athletic type of person stops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

exercising regularly he becomes fat
and fiabby. 90 My leaflet on Beauty
Exercises" has a special section on
reducing the bust: 1.-The Indoor Wom-
an" will tell you how to reduce large
upper arms. and Care of the Legs"
will give YOU the ankle-reducing exer.
cises you need. LOIS LEEDS.
lncipient Mustache.
Dear Miss Leeds: / have a regular
mustache on my upper lip, but it l.
very fine and light in color. use
cold cream twice day in place of
water, since my complexion Is very
dry. l rub my face with ice every
morning after using the cream. Is
this correct? PETE.
Answer-AS long as the "mustacheT
is inconspicuWls I would advise you
to leave it alone. If you shave 1t or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13

The war taught us much about our
minds that we are apt to overlook
In peaceful days. 1t taught us that
there are limits to what the mind can
stand and keep it's poise. We called 1t
shell shock. 1t is emotional shock, pre-
cipitated in war by the terrible ex-
periences for which in some cases the
shell explosion was the final push
over the precipice. In peace q sex
shock, a disappointment in love, the
grief of loss by death, blasted hopes,
financial ruin, disgrace may precipl-
tate 1t in persons nervously disposed.
It's the nerves, the emotions that are
shattered by whatever terrible expert
ence undoes the mind and breaks the
bounds Of sanity and control with
such various and curious symptoms.
It made some soldiers blind and 9TH
ers lame, yet only in disabling the
will to see or to walk. Typically it
produced general incapacity.
On November /, 1918, Col. x was
at the front, walking along a cap
tured German railway, when the loud
scream of a shell ''froze his blood"
weakened his knees and made him
sick at the stomach. 1.-THE whole world
seemed to blow up" AS this American
officer had been cited for courage 1t
won't do to speak of fear in the or
binary sense. He had reached the end
of his endurance of horror. His face
was slightly cut, but his mind was
seriously bruised by the awful sight,
especially that of a boy whom he had
heard laughing a moment before; now
he saw blood pumping out of his
body" a picture that haunted him
long after.
From then on he had constant head
aches, but he led his regiment into
Germany after the armistice, 10 days
after his shock. He was put to bed.
tainted once; things faded away at
times. The five weeks from hospital
to transport remain a complete blank.
Partly rested on the ocean voyage, he
looked forward with pleasure to meet
ing his friends in New York. But
they meant nothing to his exhausted
mind. He was assigned to the general
staff in Washington. The headaches
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Pastry.
Fer one medium.sized pie. }


One and one-half cups pastry -four
one-half teaspoon salt, one-half cup
shortening, one-third cup very cold
water.
Sift the -four and the salt twice.
Rub in the shortening with a fork
until it is thoroughly blended with
the flour: that is. until there are no
Jumps of fat to be seen in the mixture.
Add the cold water little at a time,
mixing it in with fork until a very
stiff dough is formed. If too much
water is used the pie crust will be
tough. Turn the dough out on a
Toured board and roll quickly and
lightly until one-third of an inch thick
Then fold in three layers and roll out
again to fit the pie plate. Pastry
should always be baked in hot oven
and if the room is warm In which it
is mixed it is best to chill it before
baking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13

BILE for wood pulp. For instance, mere
is a story that would interest only
those perhaps who live in the vicinity
of Cathedral and Connecticut avenues
1t will probably never get into print
as news.
Sunday evening at 1880 sedan con-
tanning three young fellows raced down
Connecticut avenue. In front OF an
apartment house the speeding car
suddenly skidded and plunged into a
car parked at the curb. The three
youths leaped from their car and
dashed toward the entrance OF the
Zoo, pursued by a citizen who had
witnessed the accident.
One of the fleeing trio broke from
his companions and darted in another
direction, while the two remaining
tried to Skinny over the iron gates.
Instead, they ran into the arms of
Zoo officer.
In a few moments heads WEE out of
windows and folks were crowding
about the damaged cars. The police
were soon on the spot and took charge
of the captives.
That the car had been stolen there
could be no doubt. for an owner would
not scurry away posthaste.
For an hour. small clusters of per-
sons fingered about when there was
no more to be seen. Even after lights
were extinguished, folks talked about
the affair. What will happen to the
culprits only the court knows. What
ever it is, is not especially important
to any one save the youths and those
who were in at the catch.
1t is curious, though, how many law
breakers come to grief through the
operation of old sleuth Fate. How
many bootleggers have accidentally
cracked up against telegraph poles or
have smashed into other vehicles. The
appraisal of news values requires fine
discernment and discrimination.
X X n
At least one milkman whose route
takes him through the Cleveland Park
section is hoping heartily that some
bodys dog catches THE Cat" Though
A.ll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Wednesday, December IA.

Rather an uncertain day, according
to astrology, which finds that adverse
planetary aspects dominate.
Under this rule of the stars there
may be a sense of restlessness and
nervousness, which should be over
come by engaging in an interesting
activity.
Irritability and fractionsness may be
evident in young and old. while this
configuration prevails, and severe
self-control should be exercised.
There is threatening aspect for
domestic peace and for business har-
mony, for egotism Is likely to be
marked under this sway.
Women are well directed tomorrow
which should be used by them for fur
thering all their dearest plans.
There is good sign for lovers and
for all who engage in romantic friend
ships.
1t is an suspicious wedding day on
which the stars smile, but happiness
must be expected outside of wealth or
fame.
Persons entering into new contracts
for the coming year should delay the
signing of papers until a luckier day.
Speculation is likely to tempt many
under this rule, but even an auction
sale may prove disappointing.
The sun today is in sign making
for more or less wavering of opinion
and therefore threatening to loyalty.
j.. Stormy DAYS may interfere with
holiday plans sin many States and it
is well to prepare for delayed jour-
neys. ....-.
Germany is now subject to stimu-
lating planetary influences which will
enable II to develop trade and improve
educational methods
Persons whose birth date it is have
the augury of new friendships and
probable romance in the coming year.
Children born on that day probably
will be well endowed with brains.
Many subjects Of this sign become
writer's, editors or publishers.
Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13
WORD COLF-Everybody's Playing 1t
By JOHN KNOX.

oft to to
of
another dictionary
par" birdie"
himself
oacyhe birds Word Golfer who ptero
and let while the
assault Old
would work. faster thanh
Go from to in shot a
Mexico occupations
Go fonKI to LAP in eight
Tyour strokes here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13

To a young married couple the ad-
vent of baby's first tooth assumes
enough Importance to justify publica-
ton on page one of our newspapers.
William Meegs Splivens undergoes q
minor operation for the removal of his
tonsils, and, to Mr.. Splivens, his suffer
ing and heroism under ether should
be worth two columns and a layout
of photographs, including resume
of his career.
Unfortunately, the neighbors around
the corner are not particularly inter-
ested in these unusual events, because
their own little Oswald is going to
speak a piece entitled, "Oh, Christmas
Comes But Once a Year" at the Sun
day School entertainment next week.
What, therefore, may possess all the
elements of extraordinary news value
to one is simply regarded as waste
of space by another.
Any trained and experienced editor
will tell you that his problem Is not
so much what to print as it Is what
not to print.
A citizens car is stolen. To him the
loss is a catastrophe and undoubtedly
it is. The same night his automobile
is taken it happens that a crew OF
rohhers hlow a safe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13

person seems to be
alternating tenn.
porarily, the citi.
Zeris remain vigi-
liant. For some
reason one Of the
residents stretched
some chicken wire
across his yard.
The barrier is only
a foot high, and
the other morning
the milkman trip
ped over the wire
and broke eight
bottles of milk.
The same thing
happened to a
Fourteenth re-
Il = 4 L
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in a downtown
store. 1t is obvi-
Gus that the latter
crime is essentially
of greater interest
to the public than
I h g former, al
though the loss to
the car owner may
be proportionately.
as great as that of
the m q r C h a n t
whose merchandise
Or money has been
purloined.
Enough occurs
every day in Wash
ington which. If
printed, would de-
plete our forests
in the mad scram-
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Meat Sauce.

Make one cupful of tomato sauce
by first cooking the tomatoes and
putting them through a sieve. Cook
the pulp until about the consistency
of catsup. Fry one tablespoonful of
chopped onion in one tablespoonful of
butter until yellow. Add one-half a
cupful of green pepper cut in strips,
the tomato sauce, two tablespoonfuls
of minced ham or bacon, one.half a
teaspoonful of crushed celery seed,
and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer
all for half an hour. Serve hot This
sauce can be used with any kind of
meat or with rice croquettes.
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Don't let this curse
undermine your
Had &hn

warning signs. Headaches, sleep
lessness, spots before the eyes
are all symptoms. Follow Mrs.
Jansen's way to sure relief.
II have been using Kellogg's ALL-BRAN
to relieve constipation. have been using
this over two years. and 1t helped me SO
much, that couldn't help writing you.
eat O half q cup every day and don't
need any medicine. Ny health 10 much
better than 1t has been. You can tel
others about II Il you want to-"
Mas. JANSEN
Holland. AlsAssss
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who cut his wrist to such an extent
that it required medical treatment.
X X y
In this column the other day men,
ton was made Of a young woman
who at one time worked in a cabaret
in which Valentino got his start. A
reader asks who the lady was. We
referred to Gilda Gray.
X X X
When man who apparently needs
a new overcoat more than he requires
music pays for an admission to the
opera, he is entitled to an ovation
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Graham Munns.

Mix one cupful of graham houf
with one cupful of white flour, three.
fourths teaspoonful of salt and four
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. ADD
one cupful of milk, one beaten egg.
two tablespoonfuls of molasses or
sugar and three tablespoonfuls Of
melted shortening. Bake in creased
muffin pans for rs minutes in a mod.
crate oven. Add dates or raisins if
liked.
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NO tone is so recessive as black or
10 borrow a word used by those
VINO make clothes for the stylish
s.outs"--no tone1s so slenderizing as
PACK. And no sort OF black is so
sienderizing" as black with a dull
surface. 1t is no wonder, then, that
DiacS is much in favor in this year
OF grace when not only those who
are overweight want to look as 1.-THE
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THE PURSE WITH MATCHING
NECKLACE is THE LATEST
WHIM OF FASHION AND TO GO
WITH THE BLACK VELVET EN-
SEMBLE NOTHING COULD BE
SMARTER THAN THIS BLACK
ENVELOPE PURSE AND GOLD
NECKLACE TO MATCH THE
TRIMMING OF THE PURSE.
a. possible but those who are &C.
tually underweight want to appear
even leaner than they are. 1t would
be hard to find woman or at least
q young woman who really thinks
herself too thin.
This desire to appear as slim as
possible has doubtless had much to
do with the present vogue of dull
surfaced black-of black velvet ana
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Nipped at Waist.

Nipped at Waist.
The feminine waist line now has
fashions permission to be seen. And
it is detachable not only in a frock
now and then. but occasionally land
with assured chic) in a coat. Vionnet,
of the moderns, introduces a coat with
this silhouette which is reminiscent of
the old-time princess line. The new
nipped-in waist, however, instead of
f1aring outward as it leaves the hips,
continues downward in a vertical line.
Copyright, 1929