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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

I was making short cuts down
alleys on my way home from skool
this afternoon, and there was a cupple
of little kids playing with old broke
baby carridge with wheels on and 2
off, pretending it was a fire engine
and yelling Bong bong bong and per-
tending they was putting out fire,
and l stopped going pass and started
to watch them, thinking, G, / wish
had that, I could swap it for some.
thing or sell it or something, wonder
how mulch they would sell 1t for?
Meening how little, and 1 put my
hand in my pants pockit to see how
mulch money I had, being 3 cents and
me knowing it even without putting
my hand in my pockit, and / thawt.
G., amt going to give that mulch for
it if ] can help II.
And / sed. You guys think your
having a heck of a good time with
that thing, don't you, welr If you wunt
my opinion, that's heck Of a looking
thing to have fun with.
It's better than nuthing, amt It? one
of the kids sed.
Not mulch, / Sed.
And / kepp on watching them q
vile and they dident seem to be in.
joying it as mulch as wat they was
before i got there, me saying, Bleeve
me, wouldent give cent for that
thing.
o, you wouldent, wouldent you, is
that so? the 2 kids sed. and sed, o,
/ mite give a cent for 1t IL anybody
dared me, don't say wouldent II I
was dared, because I'm a guy that
never takes a dare.
All rite, dare you, we dare you,
we bubble dare you. the kids sed, and
took a cent out of my pockit care
fill so as not to make the other 2
rattle, saying, well. if you dare me l
half TO, CESS.
And / gave them the cent and
dragged the broke baby carridge down
to our back yard.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
Your Baby and Mine
By ROBERT CULLEN.
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

We have just had printed O. new
feeding leafiet which is intended to
help mothers with the diet of their
children from six weeks to six years.
We hope mothers will take advan.
tage of this leafiet, which NAV be
had for the usual Self-addressed and
stamped envelope and a request for
1t. Other leaflets which may be had
also are those dealing with: Prenatal
care and diet for the nursing moth
er, constipation, eczema, layettes the
proper clothing to prepare for the
new baby, forcible feeding. a leaflet
containing the subjects of cradle,
cap, hives, hiccoughing, dirt eating,
vomiting, lime water, worms, orange
juice, cod liver oil, hernia, refrac-
tory children; another leaf1et on the
subjects to sleeping, thumb sucking,
periods OF nursing and training in
cleanly habits.
These leaflets are designed to give
the mother the promptest service on
the various troubles, and it is sug-
gested that she write for them be-
fore asking personal question.
which will undoubtedly be answered
by the leaflet.
Young Mother-The answers to
your questions are to be found in the
new feeding leafiet. Won't you send
me a stamped envelope with your
name and full address and ask for
this? Wheat or farina or any of
the fine wheat preparations make
good cereals for the small baby.
A Subscriber-A room temperature
Of 20 is about low enough for an
infant. and this is certainly none too
warm; 65 is all right for night. You
can give her two ounces OF water
during the day. but two ounces be-
tween feelings Is an awful lot for a.
2week-old baby.
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CHAPTER XII.
Engaged.

Mark had met Irene Martin about
| a wear ago in Paris. She was
woman of about "a and held a posi-
| ton on the staff of one of the popular
Woman's magazines. 1t was her first
trip to Europe and he had enjoyed
icharming-not exactly pretty, but
distinguished looking-and she had a
marvellous sense of humor. He had
liked her from the first.
| They had grown to know each
other fairly well in the time they were
| in Paris together and since then had
kept up a correspondence of sorts.
IOf late a personal flavor had crept
| into their letters, perhaps due to the
fact that Mark had made up his
mind to ask her to marry him.
| At any rate, he had told her that on
his next return to America he wanted
to come and see her and she had re-
sponded enthusiastically. Her head
! quarters was in Boston, and he had
planned to go there Immediately on his
return. But before he had sailed.
Maude's letter about JesSica had
reached him and he had been obliged
to defer his trip to see Irene. He had
looked forward eagerly to seeing her.
and it irritated him to feel that he was
being kept away by a silly little flap
per who happened to be his ward.
There were times when he agreed
with Maude about the younger genera
ton, although he never openly ad-
mitted it. There were times when he
longed for the calm poise of Irene.
Jessica, or Bunny, as she was called
by her fellow conspirators, was so
feverishly young, so tireless, so
ready for anything that presented
itself.
Sometimes he felt that it didn't
really make much difference what
these young people did so long as
they did something. They despised
inactivity. From the time Bunny was
dressed in the morning she was on
the go constantly. 1t was a question
of party, party, party. And always
Raymond Townley was at her elbow
waiting to escort her somewhere.
Raymond Townley in white linen
knickerbockers, in fiannels, in up-to-
date dinner dress.
One evening just before dinner
Mark strolled into the living room and
found Raymond Townley smoking a
cigarette. He was obviously waiting
for Bunny, who was dressing, and he
rose as Mark entered. The two men
shook hands. Mark sat down and
lighted a cigar. but before he could
say anything to Ray, Bunny rushed
into the room.
Hello, Ray; hello, Guardian. Hav-
ing nice, quiet talk? Sorry to be late,
but everything went wrong How do
you like my dress?"
She pivoted before them slowly, con-
scious of the fact that she looked
well. She was wearing a misty gray
dinner frock trimmed daringly with
orange. 1t gave those strange eyes
Of hers an elusive quality. Sometimes
Mark felt as he looked at his ward
that her eyes We're at variance with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
Good Potato Salad.

Slice cold boiled potatoes very thin.
Put layer of potatoes in a dish and
sprinkle with salt. pepper, a. little
finely chopped onion, and some slices
of hard boiled eggs. Then add an
other layer of potatoes. like the first.
until the dish is filled, having the
slices of egg on top. Pour over a dress
ing made as follows: One egg, one
cupful of milk, one tablespoonful Of
flour, one tablespoonful Of sugar. and
one-half a teaspoonful of mustard.
Boil, then add one-half a. cupful OF
cream, one-half a cupful of vinegar
and q small piece of butter.
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tains are drawn back, as they may
be from time to time to admit air, or
sunlight, or view. Perhaps you
are familiar with Dutch window cur
tanning, where both upper and lower
curtains are divided into sections
The difference in these French cur
tains, or stores" as they are called
over there, is that the upper curtain
is all in one piece and that they all
hang plain.
Distinctive Style.
The panel effect is very artisticany
developed in such curtains as these
The style can be made exceedingly
handsome with three lace-edged cur
tains across each window. The use
of them does not exclude the use of
colorful draperies as well. but invites
them rather in living room, library
or any main room of the house. In a
bedroom the window can be consid
cred complete without any side
draperies if one chooses.
Privacy
City dv-ellers. especially those liv
ing in apartments. who know the
need of privacy from nearby windows
are perhaps better served in this
method of curtaining than in any
other The window is made a beau
tiful feature of the room and alien
eyes are unable to penetrate beyond
it's filmy patterned covering in the
daytime, while those within may have
both seclusion and fresh air.
Laundering of curtains is always
somewhat of q problem to the house
wife. The solution becomes easier
when the curtains are small, Us IN
this case.
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1t is said that distance lends en-
chantment to the view. and with
equal truth it may also be said that
curtaining lends enchantment to the
window through which it is seen. If
the view beyond happens to be I'M
congenial, then, especially, is it nee
essary that the curtaining itself lend
all the enchantment possible. The
method described today is of interest
from both of these angles. 1t has fea-
lures which are desirable for framing
the prospect of distant hills, or for
acting as a pleasing and filmy screen
from the passersby on a city street,
according to the way it is hung.
But to speak again of the enchant-
ment. France, the land of magma
ton, first imagined this type of win
dow treatment, which uses a curtain
in three sections, and many a fash
ionable Paris home. as well as Lon
don one. is thus curtained. Particu-
larly where the windows are long
of the French window" SORTS this
curtain in three parts felicitous.
How 1t Is Hung.
From a rod at the top of the win
dow and reaching only halfway down
hangs one piece. At the center of the
window horizontally is another rod
from which hangs the lower curtain
in two parts, so that each can be
drawn back if desired. AS the cur
tains fall over the window, they are
made of lace, net, gauZe or some
other sheer material with transparent
medallions inset.
Size.
The curtains are made to the size
of the window. No fullness is per-
mitted, except when the lower cur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
My Neighbor Says:

Table linen should be ironed
when quite damp, and should be
ironed until thoroughly dry.
A damp cloth dipped in bak-
ing soda will remove tea and
coffee stains from china cups.
Alcohol will remove tar stains
from rugs and will not leave q
mark.
When rolling out the last OF
doughnut mixture try rolling in
a few fancy currants. Then cut
in small fancy shapes and fry
in the usual manner. The kid
dies will like them--the grown.
ups, too.
When you pour water of boil
ed potatoes save 1t and use In
stead of water or milk for your
bread, sponge or coffee cake.
If the water is sailed you Will
require a little less salt mixing
dough.
You can save q lot of coal by
shutting the drafts before the
fire gets red. If you once let
it burn to it's full heat without
checking some of the coal will
melt and form clinkers. and
then you can get no heat worth
mentioning in the oven until
you have either raked out the
clinkers or built new FIRE. It
is building q new fire that takes
the coal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
String Tomatoes.

String one quart of beans care.
fully, then break into inch pieces.
Cook in boiling water, adding one
teaspoonful of salt to a quart of
water. When tender reduce the water
to one-half a cupful Heat two table
spoonfuls of butter, add two table.
spoonfuls of -four, one teaspoonful
of salt, one teaspoonful of sugar, and
little pepper. Add one cupful of
strained tomatoes, cook until smooth,
pour over the beans, and cook slowly
for fifteen minutMs. Serve hot.
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to have a rattle on hand when he did
need it," and Joan laughed some more
and said, I'VE have the kiddie kar
you bought, too, when we need that. +"
and l thought she would get hysteri-
cal. She does laugh at the most
simple things. said, WELL" and she
said, Buy him a bicycle when you
think of it, and we will keep it handy
in case he wants one in the middle
of the night some time
Well, the baby was getting tired Of
his rattle by that time, and he could
not shake it very well, anyway, so he
| set up a yell for dinner and Joan went
to get it, and ] said, II will buy you
a punching bag, too, old-timer, If l
feel like it, and he put one thumb in
his mouth and his other hand around
my finger. and looked at me, and
honestly would not be surprised if he
knew what I meant.
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the Snowy Owl. But he was disap-
pointed. You see, by this time the
fight was over. Whitley and Reddy
had separated. Whitley was swapping
his bill angrily and Reddy was growl.
ing and snarling; but they were TAX
ing great care to leave each other
alone. Each had had enough.
Presently Whitley flew away. He
knew that it was useless to sit there
and watch Peter Rabbit. Peter
watched him disappear among the
trees of the Green Forest, and sighed
with relief. Reddy Fox came over
close to the bramble-tangle and snarl-
ed at Peter. IF that white robber
hadn't interfered, I'd have had you,
Peter Rabbit" said he.
Peter grinned. Perhaps" said he
mo perhaps about it, snarled
Reddy, "I'd have had you. and I'll get
YOU vet. Therell come a day when
I'll get you" With this Reddy turned
and walked away. He, too, knew that
n was useless to hang around that
Sramble.tangle.
Peter took a good long rest. He felt
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A BLACK VELVET SLIP WAS
CHOSEN AS THE FOUNDATION
FOR THIS OVER-DRESS OF FINE
BLACK MAIL. THE BELT IS OF
BLACK AND PINK RIBBON. 1T is
SIGNED BY JENNY
tons were based on suitability-but to
great extent they were mere conven-
tons. We used a certain sort of
silk for certain sort of frock just
because it always had been used in
that way.
Now dressmakers have gone so far
in the other direction that it some
times seems that the important
thing is to use materials for what
they never have been used for before.
Bingham to trim a georgette evening
gown, fur to cover garters, shoe
leather on hat, ostrich feathers on
shoes-we like that sort of thing.
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The sketch shown, which was orig
mated by Jenny of Paris, shows an
original treatment of the slip. Velvet
is used for this purpose and not only
is this new use to which to put vel.
vet; but at first thought not very
appropriate one, either. The very
word slip suggests the obvious OBJ
lection to velvet for this purpose.
The material for this purpose should
be smooth and sleek, like satin or taf-
feta silk. But some of the new velvet
really is very smooth. and if a fairly
heavy over frock is used the contact
would be without friction.
Copyright 1927
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DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
BY r. r. DICKSON.
Friday Night.

Tonight when l arrived home Joan
was showing the baby how to hold a
rattle and | asked her whose rattle it
was because | was afraid she might
have borrowed it and it would be COW
cred with every kind of germ imagin-
able, and she said. 1T is the one you
brought to the hospital when he was
one day Old" and she laughed and
laughed. and the baby looked at her
and chuckled a little, and she said,
Look Even the baby is laughing"
l said. well, it was just as well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15

Mark Burton returns from abroad
because of q letter received from
Mdude Maynard. the aunt Of his
tOdrd, JeSsicG Bartlett. JeSSicG is
about to inherit the principal of her
fathers estate, and MGude is afraid
q hunter named Raymond
Toaonley is preyin0 on her affections.
She asks Marks help in the matter.
Mark tries to establish a friendly
feeling betl0een himself and Jessicd.
on the night that he drrires she is
hGuing masquerade party, and he
dances aoith Peggy Hartley, JesSicd's
best friend. He decides to pump
Pe00y and asks her to haze dinner
tUitb him. She dirulges the fact that
there acdS q lot of talk about Ray
nlond TotCnIey fe4C gears back
aChen his 1Cife diUorced him.
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Peter and Bowser.

It is the ones who know how and
when to make use Of other people
that get along farthest and fastest in
this world. 1t took Peter Rabbit quite
a while to discover this, but once he
did discover it, he never forgot it.
Making use of other people has saved
him more than once.
once Peter was safely in the old
branble-tangle over there in the
Green Forest, he turned to watch the
fight between Reddy Fox and Whitley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
New Uses for Old Materials
BY MARY MARSHALL.

There was a time when dress
makers were surrounded by no end
or conventions. Certain materials
were considered appropriate for day
nrocks, others for the evening: there
were lining materials and trimming
materials and materials suitable for
the milliner, others for the tailor.
Partly. of course. these diScrimina.
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room into a runroom of stately pro-
portions. 1t has tall, arched-top win
dows which are left undraped because
the view without is very lovely
All the woodwork in this room is
very cool, light green. The floor is
peculiar and beautiful. 1t was given
three coats of black paint and very
thoroughly waxed, so that it shines
like black glass.
The furniture is picturesque English
oak and its heaviness is Offset by the
effect OF many growing and blooming
things In pots and tubs about the
room. The pots and tubs are painted
the gayest cOlors imaginable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15

There was q young person named
Kate
Who stayed out at night very late;
When asked how she Jared
She said she was scared
But was otherwise doing flrst.rate.
(Copyright. 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

There is something about stepping
up or down two or three steps in en-
tering any room which gives one
sense of it's being different"
Here two steps lead up from living
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COTTAGE PUDDING

COTTAGE PUDDING.
One-half cup sugar. 4 cup
shortening, creamed together,
beaten egg, IL cups flour, l
teaspoon cream of tartar, u
. teaspoon soda, little salt, if any
shortening but butter is used,
% cup milk, Il teaspoon va
nilla. For the sauce take scant
- cup white sugar, . table
spoons brown sugar, heaping
teaspoon cocoa. 2 rounding tea
spoons flour, pinch salt, l cup
milk, 12 cup boiling water. Stir
and cook in double boiler 10
minutes, take from fire, and
teaspoon butter and u tea
spoon vanilla.
LOBSTER A LA NEWBURG.
Place in saucepan IL cups
milk, 5 tablespoons -four. Dis
solve flour in milk and bring to
boil. Cook 5 minutes and then
add 1 we'll beaten egg, lobster
meat, cut in 1-inch blocks; l
teaspoon salt, | teaspoon pa
rika, 12 teaspoon Worcester
shire sauce. Heat until boiling
hot and then serve.
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Copyright. 1927

Across.
1. Musical instrument.
6. Stringed instrument.
IL. Hostile.
II. Percolate.
Is. Brother Of Odin.
is. Piece of baked clay.
II. Royal navy (abbr.).
IS. Pawl in a gun-lock
| 20. Street (abbr).
81. Proposition.
| %. Pith.
"a. A continent (abbr.).
26. A Babylonian deity.
81. Bronze Of ancient Rome.
20. The whole.
| 80. Cry of a cat
| 81. Hebrew month.
| 33. Threw easily.
SO. Pound (abbr.).
81. Like.
80. Carry on the person.
40. Lava of Hawaii.
| Al. Ridges of glacial sand and rock.
40. New England State (abbr.).
"A. Ship that sailed for the Golden
Fleece.
46. Recompense.
40. Island in the Mediterranean.
| so. Rent.
| 1. Dance step.
| g Inactive.
| 3. The solar disc.
| 4. Short sleep.
| s. King of Bashan.
| 6. Six (Roman).
| z. One who maintains q doctrine.
| 8. American patriot and orator.
1 0. Sings gayly.
10. a playing card.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST
Grapefruit.
Hominy with Cream
Baked Beans, Pepper Relish.
Brown Bread.
Doughnuts. Coffee.
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup.
Roast Chicken, Currant Jelly.
Mashed Potatoes. Baked Squash.
Waldorf Salad.
Cottage Pudding.
Chocolate Sauce. Coffee.
SUPPER.
Lobster a la Newhurg.
Parker House Rolls.
Preserved Cherries.
Chocolate Cake.
Tea.
BROWN BREAD.
Sift cups white -four with 12
cup each graham -four and In
dian meal and ] teaspoon each
soda and salt Add II cup
molasses. > cups milk and l
tablespoon melted butter, beat
thoroughly, turn into buttered
pan and bake about > hours in
moderate oven.
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Continued in Mondays star
Evening star., 1927-02-06

Mrs. Lillian Loring. the lovely leading lady
Sadie Thompson in Rain" and doing it
little more "subtlv" than Miss EagelS did
Because" says Mrs. Loring, while | ad-
mre Miss Eages' work. my conception OF
Sadie is on subtler lines" Mrs LoringS
in-laws have said for years that Lillian was
oldblooded and poor housekeeper. But
they'll never call her cold blooded again!
New Britain herald., 1927-01-06
VERMONT G0Y.
 OUTLINES IDEAS
Discusses His Plans for the
 Next Two Years

Montpelier. Vt, Jan. tPl-An ed during his two years in office was presented to the general assembly here today in the inaugural address of John E. Weeks as governor of the state.
 Practical aid to agriculture, ad- vancement of the educational advan- tages, particularly in the rural dis tricts, the adoption of definite pol icy for highway development, inn provement of our state institutions. and responsible stewardship of our state wards, reforestry of waste lands, increased publicity for the scenic beauties and superior advan- tages of Vermont. and development Of our fish and game interest" was the summation of the new governor.
 With the assertion that abandon ed schoolhouses mean abandoned farms" Governor Weeks urged more attention to rural schools convenient ly located rather than consolidated schools to which pupils must jour ney over greater distances. This, he said, would foster community spirit without loss to the student.
 He called attention to the ever increasing problem of automobile traffic with it's requirement Of paved roads and as a tentative plan for financing suggested adding one cent to the present two cent gasoline tax or direct state tax of not over ten cents on the dollar of the grand lists of the state.
 Possible inequalities in the gaso- line tax which he pointed out was the payment made on gasoline used for agricultural, manufacturing and domestic purposes. Relief of this consumption from the burden of highway maintenance and at the same time consideration of taxation of trucks and busses licensed in oth- CT states, was suggested.