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WHAT, WHY AND WHERE


/. What is the woodcock?
An American member OF the snipe
family. highly priced as game bird.
1t prefers moist, hoggy patches in
sheltered woods. 1t is most active in
the evening, when il feeds on earth
worms.
a What are snipes?
Small 10 medium-siZed wading birds,
allied To the plovers. Several species
have bills covered with soft skin and
with extremely sensitive nerves at the
end, with which they sense minute
animal forms in the soil on which TO
feed.
3. What are the sandpipers@
Members of the snipe family rang,
ing in size from that of small spar
row to a woodcock. They breed most
ly in the far North
T. What is the dowitcherT
4 snipe with an extremely long,
sensitive BILL which ranges along the
Eastern coast of North America and
in Winter goes as far south as Brazil.
5. What is the godwit?
The largest of the snipe family.
found in several varieties, both IN
Europe and America.
Exhibits of all these birds are to he
found in the division of birds, New
National Museum)
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Recent Tendencies i'm Fashions
BY MARY MARSHALL.

with a rather plain bodice of closely
fitted contours And she doesn't care
esneciaIlv about very low cut bodices
II Is much more likely to he the older
woman who goes to extremes in this
respect than the ''jeune file, her
daughter.
There is a new evening shade very
fashionable in Paris that is described
as the color Of water seen in white
norcelain hathtub--a sort of water
blue with white cast. To get the
effect. of course, your bath water must
he of unusual purity and not the sort
Of weak. houillon- colored liquid that is
provided by some city water supplies.
The black evening frock is smart,
hut lust at present is not a great IA
vorite at college dances. White. too.
is in favor, but both white and black
this Winter are worn as foundation
for brilliant colored jeweled or CLEAN.
ing diamonds and as the young girl
who goes to college dances can hardly
he expected to have come into posses.
sion of the emeralds or rubies or dia-
monds formerly worn by some Rus
sian archduchess or other, she usually
depends on her frock rather than her
Jewels to provide the becoming note
of color.
This weeks dressmaking help con
sists of sketches and dia grams for a
number of attractive collars--and col.
lars and cuffs-that may be made At
small expense at home, And now that
the detachable collar and cuff have
come hack into favor. l am sure Won
will want to possess few NJ these.
Just send me a stamped, self addressed
envelope and l will send it 10 YOU at
once.
(Convrieht. 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Thursday, December %.

Malefc aspects rule tomorrow, &C
cording to astrology. which finds that
sinister influences are strong until late
in the evening.
Saturn is in place supposed 10 TO-
ment unrest and discomfort.
Envy and jealousy are easily awak-
ened under this sway, which aHects
women keenly. disturbing their DO
nestle happiness.
While this configuration prevails.
duarrels and misunderstanding are
easily precipitated. 1t is we'll to re
member that soft answer turns
away wrath.
Although il Is a season when peace
should rule on earth, rumors of wars
and acutal bloodshed may be expected
in certain parts of the world, the seers
prophesy.
Extremes of emotion may be expe-
rienced under this direction OF the
stars which is not favorable to bust
ness, since big transactions may fall
through because of changed decisions.
Amusement should be sought while
this government of the stars affects
humanity, for it Is well to forget that
all is not we'll everywhere.
One of the panaceas for year-end de-
preston is in giving aid to the unfor.
tunate and for this reason the poor
should benefit greatly.
Women will he fairly well directed
tomorrow, which will be lucky in as
ISOLATION with the old or with the pros
porous.
Congress is to he the scene of sensa-
tional happenings and bitter speeches
may he expected, astrologers foretell
Persons whose birth date it is may
become involved in lawsuits in the
coming year. They should watch their
eyes and be careful to avoid accidents.
Children born on that day come into
life under conditions that presage the
most eventful and adventurous ca
reers.
Copyright. 1927
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
Reducing Diet.

One of my readers has asked me tc
plan menus by calories for her type
and am glad to comply with her re
quest today. The lady in question is
5 feet 4 inches tall weighs 140 pounds
and is in middle life. She does not
state her exact age, but she considers
herself too heavy.
The ideal weight of a mature
woman Of this height Is about 49,
pounds. The height must, of course
be measured when one is standing
erect in stocking feet The mainte
nance diet that will keep a woman
Of this height at her ideal weight calls
for 1880 calories day il she leads q
sedentary life, and 2,640 calories il she
spends her time at manual labor like
washing clothes by hand, scrubbine
floors or doing heavy chores about
the house or farm.
The individual for whom | am plan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
Canned Corn Chowder.

Two cups canned corn. two cups
diced potatoes, three cups scalded
milk, one-fourth teaspoon paprika,
one medium sized onion, two cups
water. one.half teaspoon salt, pepper
to season. two tablespoons butter or
bacon. Melt the butter or cook the
bacon until crisp. Cut the onion in
very thin slices and add to the hot
fat. Cover and cook slowly about
three minutes. Add the corn, the
water and seasoning. Heat to the
boiling point, add the potatoes and
simmer for % minutes. Then add
the scalded milk and serve with
sailed crackers. Thicker the chowder
IL desired with two tablespoons of
-four mixed with a little cold water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
Keep a Record.

Keep a record book, the simplest
you can devise. and enter in it under
the date. some item of interest con-
corning the ,children, daily. That
looks like just another thing for a
busy mother to do. 1t is. But it will
be one of the things that stand by a
busy mother in days to come, trying
days, when a mother needs friend.
Start with the first baby. Enter
the day of its birth. If you have the
time tell the story of the days that
went before. No item is too unim-
portant TO find a place in the record
if it at all concerned the mother and
the child. Keep a book for each child
from birth to marriage.
Then day-by-day set down the hap
penings. Today he smiled. Today
for the first time he played in his bath
/ had trouble with Tad today. He die
not want me to put on his bottles
He seemed to wish to do it himself.
One by one the items are set down
BY the time this child makes room
for The second one the mother has z
record of very useful information
Each experience helps the next one
and each child benefits by what ha'
been learned.
OF course no two children are COINS
to be alike. They won't say the frs
word on the same day; they wonf
show independent action on the same
anniversary date, but underlying the
records is a story of child growth tina
is far more valuable to the mother
than much of what she will read il
some one else's book.
The record book is a great help il
III
date needed? Here it is. What hav,
his food habits been? Here is thu
record. Liked spinach but preferred
carrots. Drank milk but never
showed pleasure at drinking water
Liked sweet things but would not ca
sugar as sugar Never had an illness
except for three days in his first yea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
Corn Rarebit.

Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter,
add one tablespoonful of green pepper
cut fine and one o. two teaspoonfuls
of minced onion. Cook slowly for 3
minutes, add two cupfuls of canned
crushed corn. and simmer for 10 min
utes. Remove from the fire and beat
In one cupful of grated cheese until
melted. Pour over toasted bread or
crackers, and serve at once. few
drops of tabasco sauce, tomato pulI
or catsup may be added il liked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

soup, 1870 calories; one baked green
pepper stuffed with breadcrumbs,
onion and celery, $50 calories; one
serving string beans and celery
salad, 100 calories: two green olives.
40 calories; two tablespoonfuls prune
Betty pudding with one teaspoonful
hard sauce. 230 calories.
Dinner-835 Galleries.
One veal croquette, 200 Galleries;
three heaping tablespoonfuls peas, 100
Galleries; two tablespoonfuls of escal-
Hoped tomatoes, so calories: three
ablespoonfuls plain coleslaw. 81 Gallo
ries; one slice dry bread, 100 calories:
one small slice raisin pie, $50 calories;
one cupful tea or coffee with cream
and sugar, 100 Galleries.
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of both styles often have rush seats.
The greatest difference lies in the
woods used. Early American furni
ture is usually mahogany or maple,
while French provincial is almost in
variably pale walnut.
The two outstanding groups of the
French provincial styles are the
Provence and Normandy. The ladder
back chairs and table sketched here
are from Provence.
The fabrics associated with this fur
niture are the lowered percales
checked ginghams and monotone tiles
de Jouy.
Copyright. 1927
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Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not
say II rose up from the bed" Omit
up"
Often mispronounced: Adonis: as
in no" not as in of"
Often misspelled: Liquefy; que, not
qui.
synonyms: Timely, opportune. aus
picious, propitious, favorable, season
able.
Word study: Use a word three times
and 1t is yours" Let lis increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word
each day. Todays word: Expedient
At, suitable. proper, advisable. at is
expedient that you attend the meet
ing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

There are certain tastes and tend
encies displayed by the young Ameri-
can girl in the matter of dress that
are quite beyond the comprehension of
her mother and older sister. To he
sure, the older woman has her fads,
Iancies and notions concerning dress
mat in another age would seem alb
eurd and amusing-but those, of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
COTTAGE PUDDING

Cream one cupful light brown
sugar with three tablespoonfuls
melted butter. Sift one scant
pint -four with two tablespoon
fuls cream of tartar and butter,
then add one unbeaten egg. one
cup sweet milk and beat all to-
gether. Bake and serve with
lemon sauce. Lemon sauce:
Mix one teaspoonful cornstarch
with one cupful granulated SUI
gar and one cupful boiling
water and boil Is minutes. then
add juice and grated rind of
half lemon
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Glazed Onions.

Peel ten mediums sized onions and
cook whole until fairly tender in
sailed boiling water, from 20 to 30
minutes. Mix one-fourth cupful of
sugar and two tablespoonfuls of
melted butter together, and spread
oyer the sides and bottom of baking
dish or pan. Drain the onions and
place them in the pan and bake in a
moderate oven until brown, increas-
ing the heat toward the last. Water
cooks out of the onions and the
browning process is rather slow.
When finished. the onions should have
rich brown glaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
The Best Cough Syrup
Is Homemade
Here's an easy way 20 save -, and
yet have beat cough medicine
you ever tried.

You've probably heard of this NJ
homemade cough syrup. But W
have you ever used it? Thou VI
sands of families feel that they III
could hardly keep house without it. III
It's'simple and cheap. but the way II
it takes hold of a cough will soon II
earn it a permanent place in your
home.
Into a pint bottle. pour 211a
ounces of Pinex; then add plain |
graduated sugar syrup or clarified |
honey, to fill up the pint. 1t tastes |
good, never spoils and gives you a
full pint of better cough remedy |
than you could buy ready-made for |
three times it's cost.
1t is really wonderful how quick |
~ this homemade remedy conquers |
a cough-usually in "a hours or |
less. 1t seems to penetrate through |
every air passage, loosens a dry, |
hoarse or tight cough, lifts the |
phlegm, heals the membranes. and |
gives almost immediate relief. /
Splendid for throat tickle, hoarse- II
ness, bronchitis and bronchial asth-
ma. II
Pinex is highly concentrated II
compound of Norway pine extract III
and palatable guaiacol, which III
has been used for generationsW
for throat and chest ailments. III
To avoid disappointment ask - III
your druggist for "212 ounces n&4V
of Pinex" with directions. .sS&s
guaranteed to give absolute --:SFS.
satisfaction or money re- xzz$
funded. The Pinex CO., Az99yEA-
Fit. Wayne, Ind. AGrS;%Ss
DIMES
u for CoughsA
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ORANGE CUSTARDS

Rub one tablespoonful butter
with one cupful sugar, add beat
en- yolks three eggs and beat
until very light. Add juice and
portion of grated yellow rind
one large orange, beaten white
one egg and one and one-fourth
cupfuls milk; pour mixture in
buttered custard cups, stand
them in pan half filled with
boiling water and bake until
nearly set. Beat two egg whites
until stiff, fold in two table
spoonfuls powdered sugar, put
large spoonful on each custard,
brown slightly in oven and cool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

keeping his curiosity from getting MN
intn difficulties. As he raced home he
wondered if Farmer Browns Boy
would keep Terror a prisoner Or II he
ruo,,id xiii him. knowing Farmer
Rrown's Boy as he did, he felt quite
sure that Terror would not be killed led
"HeU probably keep him pris-
oner" said Reddy to Mrs. Reddy.
ives. cir, he'll probably shut Terror
I'm and keep him a prisoner. l hope
he1l keep him where we can see him:
.to,,Id lust love TO go over and tell
hin, what think of him"
n wasn't long before Reddy and
Mrs Reddy knew just what Farmer
Browns Boy had done. Sammy Jay
brought the news. 49,.
NE has him in a cage out IN the
harvard" cried Sammy eXcitedly.
How do you know" demanded
Reddy.
"Because I've seen him." retorted
Sammy. You can see him yourself
II you Will go over there"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

Early American furniture and
French provincial are the two fur
niture periods now most in demand
in the smart decorating shops of the
East. Often the two styles are com
bined. for they have somewhat the
same characteristics. Both are sturdy.
simple and suited TO the unpreten-
tious and comfortable home Chairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

One mother says:
When the children come in from
their skating fun, have them wipe
their skates with a cloth and then put
them away. The best way in which to
keep them is that almost never-used
warming oven under the regular oven
of the kitchen range. There they are
close at hand, yet out of sight, and
they cannot rust. no matter how long
they may lie there awaiting the next
cold snap.
ITonrriob+ 1oa-N
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Reddy Fox Rubs It In.
There's nothing mesner that I know
Than haunting others with their woe.
Old Mother Nature.

You will remember that Reddy Fox
saw Farmer Browns Boy take Terror
fhe Goshawk from the top of the tele-
phone pole, where he was caught in a
trap, He saw Terror carried away in
q. bag, and then Reddy raced away to
tell Mrs. Reddy the news.
Now, Reddy Fox has quite as much
curiosity as Peter Rabbit or any of the
other little people. The chief differ
ence is that Reddy is more clever in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

ming the following menus keeps house
for a family of two and does not lead
a very active life. so that i would
judge her maintenance diet at about
half way between the 1880 and the
2,640 diets. This gives 2,3l0 calorles
a day that are required to keep her
weight where 1t Is. but since she
wishes to reduce she may subtract
800 giving 1910 calories a day. FIVE
hundred calories is considered equal
to two ounces of body fat, so that IL
she loses two ounces day she may
count on losing all Of her eight pounds
of overweight in two months, ms
is a slow but perfectly safe rate to
lose weight If she falls TO lose az
least one pound a week on the FOL
lowing diet. she should subtract 500
more colories each day.
Breakfast-3e5 Galleries.
No. 1.-One. half orange, so calories;
one cupful of coffee or tea with TWO
tea spoonfuls sugar and one tablespoon
full average cream 100 calories; two
crisp slices thin bacon. 30 Galleries one
slice graham toast, 100 calorles; one
scant teaspoonful orange marmaiade,
% calories.
No 2.-One average apple, so Gallo
ries: one shredded wheat biscuit or
small cupful of oatmeal. 100 Galleries;
five ounces skim milk. SO calories; one
cupful clear coffee. no Galleries; one
soft-boiled egg, rs calories; two soda
crackers, so calories.
Luncheon, $50 Galleries.
No. 1.-One cupful tea, two tea
spoonfuls sugar, one tablespoonful
cream, 100 calories; one hot cheese
sandwich (made of two slices of toast.
one.quarter pat of butter and three
fourths ounce cheese) 325 calories:
salad made of one-quarter head of
lettuce, green pepper. pimento may
cnnaise dressing, 100 calories; one
large baked apple with one tablespoon
full strip, 125 calories.
No. 2.-One cupful cream OF celery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST
Stewed Apricots
Dry Cereal with Cream
Boiled Kidneys and Bacon
Whole Wheat Muffins
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Baked Spaghetti with Cheese
Baking Powder Rolls
Orange Custards
Waters. Tea
DINNER
Nulligatawny Soup.
Broiled Beefsteak
French Fried Potatoes
Boiled Squash
Date and Peanut Salad
Cottage Pudding. Lemon Sauce
Coffee
|RROILED KIDNEY AND BACON

Melt one tablespoonful butter
and stir into it onethird tea
spoonful mustard few drops
lemon juice and dash cayenne.
Cut lambs kidneys into thick
slices. dip them in favored but
ter, then roll in crumbs and let
stand one half hour. Broil over
clear fire, turning frequently,
that they may not burn and
serve very hot, with strips of
bacon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

DESIGNED FOR ONE OF THE IN.
PORTANT COLLEGE DANCES,
THIS FROCk OF TAFF'ETA AND
GEORGETTE PRESENTS 4 COLOR
SCHEME OF PINK AND BLUE.
course. she takes for granted. Csu'
ally she can, if she chooses, trace
them back TO Paris; she can quote
this we'll known French dressmaker nr
milliner or that fashionable resort of
international reputation TO give au'
thority But the young girls fads SO
otter have no such authority behind
them.
1t is the young girl-snd the Ameri-
can young girl-who keeps alive the
present-day interest in the bouffant
skirt. Frankly. she likes il, and she
likes it especially when it is combined
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AUNT HET
ny ROBERT CULLEN.

PA is such n comfort to me. He
dent never complain nor scold when
I'm feelin' we'll, but he's willin' to
quarrel when I'm under the weather
and needin' spat to ease my feelin's."
iCopyright 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
Willie Willis
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

I'm goln to get me dollar watch
when | sell "a boxes o. salve, an
grandma has already promised TO take
one"
sCopyriEht 1e2fb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
Calls Mrs.
GTmndD
w Grid s Great
est Reform er.
'DorothyDix
Hon. NJ Hch
Gossip Shall
We Beiietef
Fear of What They Will Say Keeps More Men
and Women on the Straight Path Than the
Ten Commandments, She Declares.


about us It's
condemn gossip and who
q
something good about nave
should whhe"an back
and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

the hold that $ n
the in what they Will
straight
all
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MENU FOR A DAY.

Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

(Masuccio was an Italian writer who re-
sided at the Court Of Naples N the later
half of the fifteenth century. y was from
a collection OF his tales that Shakespeare
derived his basic idea for Romeo and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-26
ABOUT ECONOMY
(Tucson Citizen.)

have heard great recently pro
Washington the
administration
efficiency administration
government
official say reply economy
economy
which tells
expenditures public
ndauding public total vertabe
100000; $3O97OOO,O0O 1927
$3,O77 900; 1923, estimated, $3OOS,OOO,0OO.
this there
including
World another adding $4,000 900
the $4,000 will
probably economy
Washington fiction
These additional burdens
absorbing administrative efficiency almost all these
unexpected significant"
n quoted difficult
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-26
Humanity Demands Relief

Widespread disasters
$5,OOO,OOO relief of
Mississippi
sponsored has reached
prosperous happily in
southwest
the appeal.
More oneh
Of staring brothers.
and
surely
country prevent i
Red
infection gradually wider will
intensity of the
with golden will
to starvation if help abundance them.
repetition funds
clothe victims the Mississippi river
Sulphur
valley existing
along river the
of
so horrible that existing
president cognance
the patriotic citizens Douglas
do government
aleviatn
of calamity
4 H.. w Williams
souglas people,
of fellow Americans
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-26
Law OF Compensation

Week. coming at the same time as
the national campaign
again exemplng the truth of Emerson
essay of Compensations
The Mississippi floods people paying
for failure observe the natural
rainfall in the Mississippi basin
the deeper yet the floods
No longer do the provide
melting
and retard flow
stream.
While distinctions
the purposes, yet
there
ordinarily carelessness of campers
who have had
stamp out their fires.
This latter phase destruction is absolutely inexcusable
and should be
not sufficient campers
fires peaties such heavy should
discourage abandonment lighted camp
This people may
YET be taken by the federal
the problem
year
principle applied
the continued trees protection
of privately forests
fstrees, made
lit repossess
cutover
institute
easily could the hiy readily
timber lands.
mississippi become annual Some
writer's
safety
time, rain has
unimpeded progress
bed, and in nugatory
but form relief and that reforesaion
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-26
With Other Editors
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Tucson Star.)

crime bill until according 10 such
the combined
than the debt to
this
be lehargs
of corrective effort the penal authorities The
cbing
o --
which hail revolutionary criminal rehabilitation
those who feel that
The underung squnys
that
criminals deliberately dsfigured
that all might their Nowadays
pugugly respectabiy
by getting
Missouri adopted permitting punishment
holdup deadly When
death,
victims lives bandit knows his life will be the
will o
dnty Certainly
Michigan
dismissed whipping
robbery, on"
be administered months Imprisonment
uncvilized
They
instincts fear
of soaring physical