Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

cooked this way has taste and is fully
as good the next day, If not better,
after standing in butter. etc.
Boil squash with cut-up onions to
give taste.
Squash, carrots, spinach are taste
less without being highly seasoned or
'doctored.'
Onions do not taste like they
smell and in your going around no
doubt you have eaten something de-
lightful to your taste and it was
favored with onions without your
knowledge, for onions are as neces-
sary for a perfect flavoring as salt,
pepper vinegar, etc. Sincerely yours.
MABEL PHELPS VALENTINE.
X X X X
Dear Sir: Being myself a great
lover of flowers, 1 read everything
that comes my way about them. !
always read your articles printed In
The Evening Star Paper / reserved
the articles about zinnias and
petunias, they are among my choice
flowers. I think no garden is COM
plete without them. / never knew
there was such a variety. I am send
ing you a stamped envelope asking
YOU to be so kind as to send me the
names Of the seedsmen, or information
where / can get seed of the varieties
you mentioned in your articles.
wish I could have a talk with you and
tell you about some of the fine
gardens of flowers l saw around. the
Kings palaces in Europe and of the
flowers that grow in the Land of the
Midnight Sun up in the Arctic Circle.
Then when I toured the West of our
own Countrywide wild flowers of the
West are marvellous, over 200 different
kinds of wild flowers grow in the
Yellowstone Park.
81 want to thank you for the fine
articles in our daily paper and wish
YOU many happy years Of life, to
enioy the beautiful flowers God, our
kind Heavenly Father. has sent us,
to brighten our pathway. Thanking
YOU in advance, 1 am your flower
loving friend
MRS. RICHARD H. TALBOT"
X X X X
"Doar Sir: I am grateful to you for
the list of books which you have Sc
lected from your reading experience.
| am sure I shall enjoy reading every
one of them.
"You say that Treasure Island is
worth reading again! l have worn
our copy out reading and rereading
it. I read it first when l was 9. l
cut my second teeth reading the old
standards, Grimms and Andersen. l
still have Hans Andersen and 1 just
reread every story about a month
ago. Alice in Wonderland was my
favorite for years. 1t finally fell to
pieces as the deacon's 'one-hoss shay
did.
II went to sleep over 'Babbitt'
when it first appeared, but 1 shall
make another attempt under your
recommendation.
although l haven't read the
books by Alexandra Dumas which
you chose, have read some Of the
other 900.
"Cyrano de Bergerac's nose stands
out plainly in my memory. l do not
recall much else about the play, how
ever, and shall, therefore. give 1t an
other perusal.
Emma Lou 'Penrod.' Nicholas
Nickleby,' Secret. Garden Swiss
Family Robinson Robinson Cru.
Brinker, or the Silver Skates are all
old friends.
1--WE seem to have great many
mutual friends in the world of make
believe. / am going to speedily in
crease the list at the rate of about
four a week. 1 shall have plenty of
time to complete the list before va
cation ends.
II am going to intersperse my read
ing with swimming for health and
tipping and shorthand for future
journalistic career. Sincerely yours,
"BEATRICE SPASOFF."
Letters from a soldier in hospital
at Oteen, N. c.: Maryland farmer,
q Virginia housewife and others will
have to wait until next time.