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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Attractive Gift for Guest Room
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

! would he. 1t may be made of open
crochet i'm white linen thread held
TO the towel by embroidery stitches
IN the color of the towel border. as
Stunning that the towel has q colored
border. There seems to be a prefer
ence for colored borders on towels
just now.
or the pocket may be a piece of
huckab back to match the towel, with
the owners initial or Monogram en-
broidered upon it. This is attached to
the towel in the same way as the
crochet pocket, and either one may
have a handle simulated in stitch
cry giving the effect of basket
This Is novel feature. adding much
10 its charm.
In the top opening of this basket
pocket a neatly folded and not heavy
nor bulky face cloth is concealed.
This may bear crocheted border in
color or a picot edge. Either may
be added by way of personal touch
to one of the regular commercial
wash cloths. IL one wishes to make
the gift in "A hurry the quickest way
is as follows:
Buy towel. plain white or bor-
dered. and while you have it with
YOU. match it as nearly AS possible
10 a colored bordered face cloth.
Crocheted motifs can he bought for
a small sum, and il time does not
permit of making them, buy one; the
few cents of expenditure is repaid
i'm the saving of effort. This can
he quickly attached to the towel IN
manner mentioned, the face cloth
slipped into it and the gift is ready
for the mail in a surprisingly short
time.
OF course it is nicer and more per-
sonal when the initials of the re-
eipient can appear upon the gift, but
haste is factor in the completing
of gifts at this season. A single
initial is quickly made, however, and
if the hucka back pocket is used,
should he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
DEA u lila - BY EDNA KENT FORBES
A Clean Throat.

1t is quite as necessary to keep the
membranes of the throat clean as to
keep the teeth brushed. This is espe.
cially so during the Winter months.
when so many hundreds, even thou
sands. of people. are always coming
together for hours at a time. The
ventilat ton of all modern buildings
now is excellent, with provision
made for renewing the air constant.
~: yet there is always n certain per-
cent of the people at any large gath
ering who are in some stage of a
cold, A throat that is kept clean is
not apt to take up germs and harbor
them. A clean throat also means a
sweet breath, which is something
that every one aims to have.
Keeping the throat clean is an easy
task All that is necessary is to gar
gle with some simple wash such as
warm, salty water, if the throat feels
husky If you have been with people
who have colds and who have been
careless about coughing out into the
air be sure to gargle with any simple
antiseptic mouth and throat wash
Diluted peroxide of hydrogen makes q
cleansing and antiseptic wash. A
few drops of this in half a glass of
warm, water will make the wash
strong enough
If there is any unpleasantness
about the breath. either from cold
or the digestion, little peppermint
water used as a mouth wash will cor
/ rect the trouble for a time.
L. D-The cure for feeling tired in
the knees when dancing would be
more dancing instead of a set of eX-
! crcises to overcome the weakness
Unless the weakness Is the result OF
some other trouble. you cannot fai
to get rid of it after you have danced
for few more weeks.
May-There is nothing advisable tC
| do to reduce the bust. AS you are in
the early years of your development
| YOU VIII probably mature in other
ways in few years and there will be
| no need for reduction. You can al
ways dress so that the bust is not
conspicuous. beginning with the right
sort of girdle or corselet for your
needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
DELI lluL - Olk1LC ". BURGESS

Jay. "T know because I've seen him.
Tommy Tit will tell you it's true, SO
will Downy the Woodpecker. SO will
Reddy Fox. for Reddy Fox saw him
caught"
But still Mrs Grouse couldn't be
lieve it. Jumper the Hare was finding
it just as hard work to believe it. So
were Chatterer the Red Squirrel and
Happy Jack the Cray Squirrel. Yo&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Goldfish Bisque.

Scald one quart of milk. or one-half
milk and One-half water. or soup stock
with 0ne-half cupful of shredded cod
fish, in a double boiler for 20 minutes.
Strain out the fish. Cook for 10 min
utes two cupfuls of canned tomatoes,
a few grains of thyme and two slices
Of onion. Strain. then add few
grains of baking soda Melt two table
spoonfuls of butter, and add two la
blespoonfuls of flour Add the milk
and Goldfish and stir until it boIs. Re-
move from the fire, add the hot toma.
toes gradually and two tablespoonfuls
of butter Serve hot, seasoned with a
little salt and paprika, witfror without
whipped cream,
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GUEST AND HOSTESS WILL
BOTH TAKE PLEASURE IN
THE TOW Ell AND FACE
CLOTH COMBINATION SUG-
@GESTED FOR A CHRISTMAS
AGIFT
in combination with the necessities
of life.
Much or little work may be at
tached TO such a present. Probably
the style which requires least eX-
penditure of time viii be most well
come to the readers today, as the
possibility of using such a combina-
ton as a Christmas gift is thereby
Increased.
The pocket for the face cloth is
put on the towel where a Monogram
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see. all these little people had had so
many narrow escapes from Terror and
had come to look upon him as the
greatest danger in the Green Forest
that they couldn't believe now that 1t
could be possible there was nothing to
fear from him.
So those who dared to slipped over
TO Farmer Browns dooryard whenever
they had chance just to see Terror
prisoner At first they kept re-
spectacle distance from the cage. Even
in cage they feared him. But after
a while they grew holder. They went
near enough to say unkind things to
him. They told him they were glad
that he was a prisoner and that they
hoped he never would be free again.
They called him bad names They
leered at him. And all the time Terror
the Goshawk appeared not to see them
at all. He sat with his head held high.
His pride gave him dignity. Despair
might he in his heart. but he would
not let these others know it.
Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

ent, anu eAlllbltS
a hair trigger
/ o IL c h / n g 5 5 =,
strangely out of
tune with the rest
of the wear. lie
expects a flock of
DR. G S e II t S for
Christmas a n q
usually is not dis
appointed. Therein
is alta ched the
root of all his
troubles. Not by
any means that
he wants the
things he gets,
but the annual
exchange of gifts
among his old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
MENU FOR A DAY.

MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Cereal with Dates.
French Toast.
Doughnuts. Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Fish Balls. Egg Sauce.
Lettuce Salad.
Bran Mullins.
Mocha Pie. Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of Corn Soup.
Broiled Honeycomb Triple.
Delmonico Potatoes.
Date and Apple Salad.
Chocolate Pudding.
Coffee.
DOUGHNUTS.
One even cupful sugar, one
cupful milk, two teaspoonfuls
melted butter mixed with sugar.
Add milk. then two eggs beaten
light. Into sieve put bread
IitHI lNb-illithS luli' dut iittIt
salt. nutmeg, two level tea
spoonfuls and a little more of
cream of tartar. one level tea
spoonful soda. Sift and beat in
to above mixture. Add more
flour to make SO you can roll
out on board. Cut and fry in
deep fat. Do not have them
81 iff hat a .aft - "a
handle.
FISH BALLS, EGG SAL CE.
Boil one-half pound salt cod
fish until tender, drain, take oHt
bones and shred finely. Mix
with two cupfuls masched pota-
toes, one beaten egg, one table
spoonful milk. salt and pepper
TO taste. Make into balls, dip
in beaten egg and crumbs. Fry
in deep fat. Serve with follow
ing sauce:
Egg sauce-One cupful white
sauce, two chopped hard-hoiled
eggs. one tablespoonful parsley.
one teaspoonful lemon juice or
vinegar. Add eggs. parsley and
lemon Juice To white sauce after
removing from fire.
DATE AND APPLE SALAD.
Mix three tahlespoonfuls salad
oil with one and half table
spoonfuls lemon juice. one-half
tablespoonful powdered sugar
and few grains salt. Have ready
one cupful chopped dates and
two cupfuls diced apples.
Sprinkle dates and apples with
the dressing. Chill for One-half
hour or longer. Combine. ar
range on beds of crisp lettuce
and sprinkle with one-half cup
full chopped nut meats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Paris Lips Get Two Coats

Smart Parisiennes are now using
two coatings of liDstick The first coat
is merely foundation and is lighter
in color than the second stick. which
is Of A waXy nature and is guaranteed
not to come off on cigarettes and
handkerchiefs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

nor did they hang a wreath on the
door They let their neighbors do that
effective decorating.
But they did have lights at their
windows in the evening. Across the
front of the house were windows with
wooden shutters. These shutters were
folded back against the house. The
ruffied, draped back curtains framed
wreaths, hung outside the house. one
at each window. Inside on the sill of
each window was lighted candle
which showed it's light in the center
of the wreath. The effect was delight.
fully Christmassy. Being hung out
side the house the wreaths lasted all
through the holiday week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.
Warts on the Hands.

Dear Miss Leeds: I am 16 years old
and have two notwithstanding warts
on my little finger What can ! do
for them RENA II.
Answer-Quite often warts may be
removed by rubbing them gently with
an oily preparation twice a day. You
may use castor oil, vaseline, lanolin
or coco butter for this purpose. An
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plete outfit for playing cards" was
the next suggestion.
Yes. but he never plays cards, she
responded.
"Then why not give him bath
robe?" said the clerk.
But he never-oh dear, Of course
he does. Where is the bathrobe
counter"
And the poor, distraught woman
dashed off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Paris Hats for Bus Girls.

Girl operators of municipal busses in
in Toxic, Japan. are wearing hats fin.
ished in the latest Paris fashion. The
creations are part of the new uni
forms. all of the latest styles, which
were selected through contest held
for the best designs.
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En HlC. SIZE
pleaded, Nv II a I
shall | get for that
husband of mine? ~
Well he re-
sponded helpfully.
"how a b o u t a
smoking jacket ~
"Oh, b ut he
doesn't s m o k e, -
was the reply.
III a V e y o u
thought about Civ
ing him n set of
golf clubs?' he
asked.
but he doesn t
play golf, the
lady exclaimed.
"P e r h a p s he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

Face cloth and towel combinations
for the guest room can be made a
most attractive gift for a homemaker
and one which cannot fail to be well
come. They give one of those
touches de luxe TO the household.
dear to those who appreciate finesse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
NANCY PACE
Christmas Cheer Belongs to
Whole Wide World.
ny EIuEENCE IA GA\kE
BY FLORENCE Ia GANkE.

Everybody stopped to exclaim over
the Christmas appearance of the Page
home. On the palings of the white
gate was hung large wreath of holly
with as many berries crammed into its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

other way to treat small. dry warts
on the hands is to apply cold cream
in ring around them and then touch
them with glacial acetic acid. \
toothpick with a wisp of cotton wound
around the tip makes a handy APP
plicator to dip in the acid, The treat
ment may be given twice week BE
very careful not to get any acid on
the normal skin. however. If your
warts are large and feshy. YOU should
have a physician remove them for
you. LOIS LEEDS.
Restie-The average weight for girls
of II years who are ) feet ] inch tall
is 104 pounds Your measurements
are not too large. You are too young
to wear spike heels and to use cos
metics regularly. Ochre powder is
suitable for an olive skin. An Orien
tai type of perfume is usually best for
a dark-skinned girl. Please send me
stamped, self-addressed envelope for
my leahet that tells how to rid your
skin of blackheads. LOIS LEEDS.
copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

Normally he is a cheerful person,
a joy-boy, who gazes at the world
through rose-colo:ed specs. During
Christmas week he is morose, despond-
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cipients of her gifts. She will not be
lonesome over the week end.
x x < x
The most popular employer of office
assistants in Washington today is Il
certain man who heard recently that
the clerks in his organization were he
ing requested to contribute to a fund
for the purpose of providing n present
for the boss. A few days ago he wrote
a note to the staff which was posted
conspicuoCsly in the several offices
1t read: 1T has come to my attention
that the employees are contributing to
purse, the money to be spent for
gift to the writer. Approaching the
spirit in which this thought was CON
Ceived and rejoicing in the esteem
which motivated the action. l wish TO
say that | prefer that you retain your
contributions and devote the money to
other uses. This will afford me as
much pleasure as your contemplated
gift. Please understand that | am not
lacking in appreciation, but l do not
believe it is fair for you to deplete
your resources at a season when there
are so many legitimate demands made
upon every one. With best wishes
for n merry Christmas. am etc. -
No one in that Organizatio will
complain about working overtime dur
ing the months to follow.
" X X X
The most serious and indefatigable
Christmas shopper is d woman.
Whether she is married or not. she is
always confronted with the veXatious
problem of buying something for some
man. Sometimes she does her own
choosing and at other times she re-
sorts to the Judgment of the male
sales persons.
One Washington spouse has been
trying for the past month 10 extract
suggestion from her husband as to mis-
preference in the way of gift for
himself. She even sought one of his
friends. hoping that he might confide
to the said friend what would please
him most. This method failing, she
finally decided in desperation to con-
suit salesman in a downtown store.
Tell me-" she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

The United States produces more
than one third of the worlds poultry
supply.
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Terror Maintains His Pride.

Pride at times doth have lis place
And dignity il oft doth grace.
old Mother Nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

lCharles Dickens 1S19-1S10. is remem-
bered among England's best known noyelists
for such famous stories as David Copper-
field" - Tale of Two Cities oliver
Twist" Great Expectations, "A Christmas
Carol" etc.l
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cipients of her gifts. She will not be
lonesome over the week end
4 Z !: Z
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BUFFALO HUNT m NElCHBORHOOD
OFPEMBIVA DESCRIBED By LIBBY

Ing to give his victim last chance
to save his life. My theory il this
The Major. being in . tight Hnan.
cia. hole with state prison looming
before. him, and knowing that his
brother had sufficient funds in the
safe to save him, plotted the crime,
and went to the house that night
prepared to commit it.
First, however, he told his
brother Of his predic 'ment and asked
for the money; and Alvin prob'bly
told him to 60 to the devil. The
Major may even have pleaded q bit
In order to avoid killing him; but
when the liter'ry Alvin turned to
reading, he saw the futility Of ap.
pealing further. and proceeded with
the dire business"
Markham smoked a while.
Granting all you've said" he re.
marked 1t length, II still don't see
how you could know, as you asserted
this morning, that the Major had
planned the murder so rs to throw
suspicion deliberately on Captain
Leacock."
(To Be Continued)
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is natural action; but woman
ha. no pockets and no place to hide
. gun except her handbag. And 4
man is always on guard when an
angry woman opens q handbag in
front of him,-the very uncertainty
@ women's natures has made men
suspicious Of their actions when
aroused. But-above all-it
was Benson's bald pate and bed.
room slippers that made the woman
hypothesis untenEble."
"You remarked q moment ago.
said Markham, 'that the murdere,
went there that night prepared ia
take heroic measures if necessary,
And yet you say he planned the
murder"
TRUE. The two statements don't
conflict, " know.
The murder was planned-with-
out doubt. But the Major was will.
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was done. The most mentslized
women are emotional when it comes
to fundamental issue like taking
4 life.
"That a woman could have coldly
planned such a murder and then
executed it with such business-like
efficiency-aiming single shot at
her victims temple at distance
Of five or six feet, would be con-
try, d. We see, to everything we
know Of human nature.
Again: women don't stand up to
argue = point before seated an
tagonist. Somehow they seem to
feel more secure sitting down. They
talk better sitting; whereas men
talk better standing. And even had
. woman stood before Beenson, she
could not have taken out gun
and aimed it without his looking up.
A mans reaching in his pocket
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man Of the Majors type and tenn
p'rament might have done it, the
law of probability must be taken
into account.
even supposing there were two
men almost identical in personality
and instincts in New York, what
would be the chance Of their both
having had reason to kill Benson"
However, despite the remote
ness Of the possibility, when Pfyfe
came into the, case, and learned
he was gambler and y hunter, I
toAk occasion to look into his quG|i,
fications. Not knowing him per-
sonally, / appealed to Colonel Os.
trander for my information; and
what he told me put Pfyfe at once
out Of consideration"
"But he had nerve: he was q rash
plunger; and he certainly had
enough ct stake" objected Mark
"Ah! But between q rash plunger
and "a bold, level-headed gambler
like the Major, there is Q great dit.
fersnce--a Psychological abyss.
I'm fact, their animating inn
pulses are opposites. The plunger
Is actuated by fear and hope and
desire; the cool.headed gambler is
actuated >by expediency and belief
and Judgment. The one is emo.
tionAl, the other mental. N
THE Major, unlike Pfyfe, is .
born gambler, and infinitely SELF
confident. This kind Of self -confi-
dence, however, is not the same q
recklessness, though specifically
the two bear q close resemblance,
i is based on an instructive belief
In ones own infallibility and safe
~. IT, the reverse Of what the
fBoudians call The inferiority com.
pltx, - form a egomahia.
The Major possessed it, but Il
was absent from Pfyfe's compost.
ton; and % the crime indicated it,
possession BY the perpetrator, ]
knew pfyfe was innocent"
Il begin to grasp the thing in .
nebulous sort Of way" said Mark.
ham after pause.
"But there were other indica.
tions, psychological and otherwise, +"
went on Vance, the undress at
tire Of the body, the toupee and
teeth upstairs, the inferred familiar.
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FOR SALE:
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good condition, well located, only
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Al condition, modern, $4,500.00.
FOUR ROOM bungalow, stucco,
many built in features, brand
new, never lived in, spick and
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100000.
FOUR >OOM Cottage, well built,
good condition, only $4,000.
THESE are only samples Of dozens
Of houses ! will be glad to show
you.
BUILDING LOTS = hundreds of
them at all sorts of prices and
terms and in oil parts Of the
city.
FIRE I.JSURANCE-in good, old,
reliable companies with prompt
service guaranteed.
FARM LANDS-It is a real crime
to even speak Of some Of the
prices I can quote you from the
biggest and best lists of lands
have ever had. have started five
sales the past few days. The
Missouri Slope is in the best con-
dition Of any farming community
in the country. BUY NOW from
the only man in Bismarck who is
really advertising this part Of the
state.
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Vance settled back in his chair,
Consider, for moment, the char
acteristics - the outstanding Tea.
tures-of the crime.
"Just before the shot was fired
Benson and the murderer undoubt-
cdly had been talking or arguing
the one seated, the other stand
ing. Then Benson had pretended
to read he had said ell he had ia
say. His reading was his gesture
of finality; for one doesn't read
when conversing with another nm.
less for purpose.
THE murderer, seeing the hope.
lessness of the situation, and hav.
ing come prepared to meet it hero
ically. took out q gun, aimed it ct
Benson's temple, and pulled the
trigger. After that, he turned out
the lights and went away.
Such are the facts, indicated and
actual"
He took several puffs on his Gig.
aret.
::Now, let's analyse EN-. !. Ar
pointed out to you, the murderer
didn't fire at the body. where,
though the chances Of hitting would
have been much greater, the chances
of death would have been less.
HE chose the more difficult and
hazardous-and, at the same time,
the more certain and efficient
course. His technique, 80 to speak,
was bold, direct, and fearless. Only
man with iron nerves and : high
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ity Of the murderer with the domes-
tic arrangements, the fact that he
had been admitted by Benson HIM
self, and his knowledge that Benson
would be at home alone at that time
all pointing to the Major 'as the
guilty person.
Another thing: the height Of
the murderer corresponded to the
Majors height. This indication,
though, was Of minor importance;
for had my measurements not tai
lied with the Major, would have
known that the bullet had been de.
Elected, despite the opinions Of Ill
the Captain Hagedorns in the uni.
verse.
"Why were you so positive
woman couldn't have done it,"
ITO begin with: it wasn't z
woman's crime-that is, no woman
would have done it in the way il