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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

wrote Mary Watkins a letter on
the boat today, this being it:
Deer Mary. I thought you would be
glad to know you was the ferst per-
sin wrote to on bord this boat be-
cause there are plenty Of people who
would proberly of bin glad to OF bin
the ferst. This is a F'rentch boat but
of corse that don't say l half to write
this letter in Frentch. Can you i'm.
agine your Expression If you ever got
a letter in Frentch from me?
Enyway, I've bin herring a lot OF
Frentch on this boat, and I've bin eat
ing a good deel Of Frentch food, so
it wouldent serpriZe me eny IL could
speek some by the time I get to Paris.
Wen you see 2 people tawking Frentch
together they make their faces go
mulch more than 2 people tawking
Inglish, making watever they say look
funny even If its Suppose to sound sad.
l know F'rentch boy on board OF
this boat. I know him to play with
but / don't koow him to tawk to, be-
cause Inglish don't make sents to him
and I know the Frentch langwidge
wen heer it but cant understand it.
altho have lernt few Frentch verbs
from him sutch as Oh Ia la and he
lernt few Inglish words from me
sutch as Aw G, both meening about
the same thing anyways and being a
fair Exchange. His name is Marsell
Doopoo. being a F'rentch name. Wen
ever my father asks me about him he
calls him Marsell Dave.
I don't know eny gerls on bord this
boat. including eny langwidge, but II
/ did I'm sure they wouldent be as
bewty looking as you no matter how
hard they tried, becaose for the simple
reason because wen thing is impos.
sible it's not possible.
Yours respectively Benny Potts esk.
wire.
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costumes. Mothers even are begin
ming to feel that girl babies should
be named with view to their prob.
able temperament, though this Is
sometimes difficult, since it Is custom
airy to name babies almost at their ar
rival.
At least we can avoid giving the lit.
tie brunette a name like Blanche or
Lily. and the spanking 12-pound baby,
who looks like a future amazon. a
name that can be nicknamed Dot or
| Tiny.
We no longer dress ar children at
random but choose their clothes as
part IF a general nursery ensemble.
Even SISTERS and brothers over nurs-
| cry age are often made to conform
! to thi, ensemble dressing, and per-
haps it is a hardship for the older or
eldest of the two or three children
dressed thus in harmony But at any
rate it is decidedly smart. and the so.
phisticated little girl of today ought
| to be glad Of that.
Once it was difficult to get these en-.
semble frocks and wraps and hats to
suit the needs of children of different
ages. unless you made, things your
self or had them made to order. Now
many of the stores make a point of
supplying children of different sizes
With these sister dresses. There are
also sister and brother dresses and
suits that are extremely charming.
1t has come to be looked on as a
matter of course that young sisters
and brothers should at least have
simila" hats and coats and shoes, even
though their frocks and little suits
may be dissinilar.
The Quickest little bed jacket you
can imagine, just the thing to make
for bridal shower or to take to some
cOnValeSCent friend or to wear your
self on Autumn nights when you
want just n little extra warmth
around your shoulders. If you send
me a stamped, self-addressed envelope
| will send YOU the diagram for the
pattern. picture of the jacket and
full directions. You can make it in
an hour or two.
tCopyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
CHAPTER XLN.
What Happened Next.

1t seemed an eternity before Alicia
and Martin left. Nan hardly knew
how it had been accomplished until
she actually saw them threading their
way between the tables.
Then she turned back to the others
with a sigh of relief. Marcia was re
garding her quizzically. Marcia, hero
inc of so many stories. as drawn ir
Illustrations by the different artists
now saw Nan as a heroine In real life
She longed to know the more init
mate details of what was going on be
hind the scenes of that life. She de
cided to call on Nan some day soon
She had never called at a Park ave
nue. apartment. 1t might be rather
fun.
1t was Jerry who saved the situa
ton.
Shaking his finger at Nan. he said
in silly way Naughty. naughty
1t was the very way he said it thai
brought a laugh from all four. ant
a desultory conversation was re
sumed.
When they broke up a few minutes
later Nan laughingly insisted that
they put her in taxi because all
three of them lived downtown. She
longed to call out gayly. Come and
see mo. won't you. very Soon?'
What fun it would be to have parties
for the old crowd in the Park avenue
apartment But. of course, that was
impossible. Martin was there. He
would cast an air of gloom over
everything. even if he permitted it
at all.
She was nervous as her taxi turned
into the avenue. She had defied Mar
tin, and it wasn't a very safe thing
to do.
But when she reached the apart.
ment Martin had not returned. II
was with sigh of relief that she hur
ried to her bedroom, threw her outer
things on the bed and prepared tc
dress for the evening.
1t was always fun to dress, but to-
night Nan was uneasy. 1t wasn't
like Martin to be late. And then, too
she remembered his face. That angry
CLINT of yellow alor- the iashes when
he was angry, standardization he
was passionate.
How far was passion actually re
moved from anger, she wondered, and
then found herself listening for him.
There he was now. And Nan
Strengthened herself before the mirror
She saw her own eyes beneath the
widows peak Of hair strangely lum
nous. Tonight she would defy him ir
spite of Muriel She would tell him
that her friends were her own and she
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

chills easily will derive great beneht
from OPEN air swimming with q
restful stroke on warm, sunny days
One cannot prescribe the same
type of strokes for all women. Somc
pers ms who swim great deal be
come fat and heavy because they
use the wrong kind of strokes fol
their type, or use the right STROKE
in the wrong way. y leisurely craw
has been known to place layer
of firm. healthy flesh on thin per
sons who have practiced it faith
fully: while the same movements
done with vim and energy nave
worn away unsightly fat from over
weights
The extraordinary deep BREATHING
that crawl swimmers are compelled
TO do explains why that stroke VIII
tear down dangerous Internal fat. a.
should be remembered also that
is far less strain on the heart 10
send blood through the body OF
swimmer because of his prone posi-
/ ton than it is to stimulate the cir
/ culatiOn through q person engaged IN
/ any other sport. This makes it safer
| to lose weight by swimming eXer-
| else than by any other ways.
| Some women derive much more
I benefit from swimming than others.
! The following types are those that
! have found especially helped by
/ regular swimming: The sedentary
worker the woman with thin upper
arms, fiat chest. round shoulders
the woman whose pelvic organs are
| Drolapsed. antiverted or retrotleXed.
] the short winded woman whose
breathing muscles are so pressed
i with fatty Accommodations that exer-
else is very hard: the woman whose
complexion is muddy, sallow or toe
oily. the attenuated. angular WON
an who has neither muscles nor fat
to cover her bones
one tact that is slightly. If at all
. understood by many physical cui-
tnrists is that swimming enlargeS
the lower lung cells and that upon
action starting in them correspond
ing action must be started in the
brain cells to keep pace. Thus new
enerGizing forces are released in the
woman who swims regularly which
she would have missed had she not
taken up swimming.
Copyright 1927
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The Woman of Thirty-Seven
BY CLYDE CALLISTER.

An interesting bride of 81 was Mar.
garet Fuller, the American writer and
blue stocking Of the last century,
when she married the Marquis Ossoli,
an italian nobleman whom she had
met in her travels. About the time
Of their union she wrote: His love
for me has been answering and
most tender. I Go not know whether
he will always love me so well. for I
am older than he. and the difference
will become, in few years. more per.
ceptible than now. But life Is so un-
certain and it is so necessary to take
things with their limitations that
have not thought it worth while to
calculate too curiously."
Margaret Fuller spoke truer than
she knew. for a few years later, when
she was returning to this country.
accompanied by her Italian husband
and their young child, the ship was
wrecked and all were drowned.
Though her works are not much
read at present, Margaret Fuller was
one of the remarkable women Of her
time and had gained in the short
years Of her life an enviable literary
"the most distinguished woman Of her
day in Boston," Emerson said that
here was 1.-The most interesting con-
versation in America" Horace
Greeley was of the opinion that she
was "the most remarkable and in
some respects the greatest woman
whom America has yet known"
With characteristic self-assurance She
wrote at one time: II know all the
people worth knowing in America,
and find no intellect comparable
with my own"
Harvey O'Higgins, in recent study
of this remarkable woman. has some
thing to say concerning this mar
riage: "OssoiI was penniless. he was
a Catholic, and his marriage to an
American Protestant would peril an
inheritance from his father. Appar-
emily, no formal marriage ceremony
was performed. Their marriage Ger.
tificate consisted of document writ
ten in Latin and signed by priest,
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BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

such looking young Bear seen be.
fore.
What had happened was this.
When Cubby. climbing up on the pan.
try shelf, had reached up and hooked
his claws over the pan of sour milk
with which Mother Brown had plan.
ned to make cookies, he had upset
that pan of milk right over him.
That whole pan of sour milk had
gone right over Cubby. In his sur.
prise he had let go and dropped
right into the flour-barrel. Now,
Cubby was not only surprised, but
he was greatly frightened. OF course,
he instantly began to kick and strug-
gle in that barrel of flour and in a
moment he had upset it. He was
half-smothered with -four. And of
course being covered with milk. the
flour made a sticky paste all over
him. He was. in a terrible mess
and he knew it. 1t was all so sud.
den and unexpected that for a. few
minutes he didn't know where he was.
He just tore around that pantry,
upsetting things right and left, I'M
able to find the door Then when
Mother Brown had opened the door
he had rushed out with only one
thought in mind, and that was to get
away, to get away and climb tree.
You see, Mother Bear had taught
him that the safest place for a small
Bear is Up a tree. and Cubby wanted
to get where he would be safe. He
didn't at all understand all that had
happened to him, but the first thing
to do was to get up tree and think
about things later.
1t was about this time that Far.
mer Browns Boy came home. Come
here" his mother called to him.
"What do you call that thing up
in that tree?"
You should have seen the expires.
sion on the face Of Farmer Browns
boy as he stared up in that tree.
II don't know what it isl said he
at last. 81 have never seen any
thing like that, Wha-what do you
call it?"
Il call it that drafted little Bear
of yours" declared Mother Brown.
Then she told Farmer Browns Boy
what had happened in the pantry
II just dread going back there" said
she.
OF course, Farmer Browns Boy
went back with her. and when he saw
the inside oe that pantry he wondered
that his mother was as good-natured
as she was Fortunately, the -four
barrel had been only about a third
full. OF course. the flour was ruined
and the flour and milk had covered
everything with paste. Such a mess
to clean up!
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DIR CHILDREN By Angelo Patri

Come alorG and shake hands
with Mrs. Snooty son.
NO. | don't want to. says Donald
and runs from the scene.
Mothers face is now as purple-red
as f,liZabeth's. Elizabeth decides
that this is no place for her, and fol-
lows Donald.
VERY shy" says Mrs. Snooty. and
through the words mother hears.
such awful children, my dear. You
wouldn't believe it. No manners al
all. They wouldn't do a thing she
SAID. Believe me. if they were
mine"
Of course. mother feels perfectly
miserable about it. and she tells the
children they have disgraced her
When father comes home she tells
him about it. and he looks sad and
says. What the matter. Don? Are
YOU so house-shy that you can't say
how do YOU do to your mothers
guests ~f=
Don mutters something about an
Old cat, and Elizabeth begins TO cry
ard says, II don't care. Shes
Always
Good old Uncle Jack speaks up
from the depths of his paper. isn't
that the woman who couldn't keep
dog? Mrs. Snooty? Seems to me /
remember that every dog she got ran
away the minute she took his
leash OFF,"
"Right-o," sings Don with restored
heart and voice. She's so mean 10
the dogs that they run away. And
we fellers help them to. you betcha.
Last week.
There. there. never minds her, son.
Have a piece of pie. T saw nice
scooter today. What kind do you
like best" says father.
But isn't it awful to he critical
neiGhhor? Especially where there
are children?
Copyright 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
by BOB DICKSON.

TUESDAY NIGHT.
Today l bought the wallpaper for
the babyS nursery and | came home
at 5 O'Clock to put it on, on account
of expecting him and Joan to arrive
tomorrow evening and at o'clock |
loked at the four pieces l had up
and wished | either had the nerve
to kill myself or the brains to think
up something to tell Joan.
So l was standing there. being mis-
cradle and trying to think how !
could get it done or undone, and
couldn't. and the phone rang and it
was the telegraph office.
The girl said. II have a telegram
signed joan 1t says: Girls giving
farewell party for me Wednesday.
Will arrive Thursday midafternoon.
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Soume Royal.

For this you will require about
eight thin slices OF stale sponge cake
or jelly roll, with the usual sweet
white sauce foundation TO which have
been added two large we'll beaten
eggs. yolks and whites beaten sep
aratcly. Flavor to taste. Butter
baking dish and arrange a layer of
the cake in it, cover with half the
sauce, then place a second layer of
cake over this and top with the rest
of the sauce. Sprinkle powdered
sugar over all and bake for 30 min
u-es in Il moderate. oven. Serve at
onca Win lemon or ie7ly sauce.
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THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Thursday, September /.

Benefic stars dominate tomorrow. ac'
cording to astrology, which finds the
planetary government favorable Tor
most human activities.
This Is -eminently day for sign
ing contracts and entering into bust
ness agreements of importance.
There is a sign read as suspicious
for publicity, especially for that which
is connected with new contracts or
enterprises.
Influences stimulating faith in the
value of every sort of publicity are
seen.
Fair promise is read in this configu-
ration for men who hold important
official positions. for the stars indi-
cate continuance in high place.
Newspapers and magazines will
prosper greatly. and it is foretold that
literary folk will benefit.
There appears to be more cause for
rejoicing in domestic conditions affect
ing the United States. Great prosper
ity is indicated.
Weddings are subject to the most
suspicious forecast, for steady prog.
ress and continued good fortune ap-
pear to be presage by the planets.
1t is a lucky day for all who seek
employment and should assure for ap
p.icants just the right opportunities.
Women should be cautious about
making any demands otmorrow. which
is not favorable for the right sort OF
consideration.
Public work should be deferred by
women. who should be quiescent in all
political matters.
Quarrels may easily be precipitated
for differences of opinion are readily
brought out.
Persons whose birth date it is prob
| ably will have year in which many
favors come to them. Good news i:
| foretold
Children born on that day probably
| will gain success rather easily. They
should be especially blessed with goot
! memories
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Nan Hartley. an artists model. mar
ries Tom Elliot, poor .nrtist. barring
had q chance TO marry Martin Lee. a
rich Idtrper Tom and Nan are rerH
happv. but heg haren't been married
rerv Tong trhen Tom derelOpS pneumonia
and dies He iedres Nan about to haze
a baby. Wien Martin Lee comes back
into her lite she marries him, 'rhho"t
ioue bit for the. sake Of the bdbp.,
tense situation derelopS bettCeen them
due to ne fact that she feelS 'redioched;
Martin is determined to hold her at az
costs He is mddlU in lore 1cuh her
and Jealous Of The friends she has hnorn
in the 0dv. happy days ,cih Tom. PIT
his sfernlv repressed attitude fo'cdrd her
acts on Mans nerres she is nerer sure
rhen he 1ciH forget himself and make
iore TO her. Into this situation. comes
.Iiicid Ramsey. a friend Of Martins past;
Martin meets her at the tram ana
fhev hare tea Nan comes in 1cith a
varfv Of friends gnd Martim m .ohjs thG
askin0 II she is reddv 10 90 home.
Nan ij0bHV refuses.
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Lessons in English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Don't say
"can I read your book?" Say may
I" where simple permission is ex.
pressed.
Often mispronounced: bushel. Pro-
nounce the as in full" not as in
rule"
Often misspelled: compliance; ance.
synonyms: surround, inclose, en-
close, compass. encompass. environ,
embrace, circumvent.
Word study: Use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us in.
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
piteously: sadly; sorrowfully. "She
looked around piteously, but no one
came to assist her"
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declaring that their child, Angelo
Eugene Ossoli, was the legal heir %
his fathers title and Estates
Another interesting American bride
of this age was Lucy Stone. when she
married Henry Blackwell. A most
conventional marriage this-save that
the bride chose to retain her surname
after marriage.
Sarah Bernhard was 81 when she
was married, and so was Mrs. Tenny-
son, wife of the great English poet.
Mary I of England. known as
Bloody Mary" was 81 when she be.
came Queen. and the late Queen Alex
andra was a woman of this age when,
following the death Of Queen Vic.
toria, she became Queen of England.
Two celebrated women of today who
are aboEut this age are Galli.Curi the
opera singer. and Elsie Janis the
actress
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DAILY DIET RECIPE
Coconut Macaroons.

Egg white, /.
Confectioner's sugar, / cup.
Vanilla, u teaspoon.
Salt, " teaspoon.
Dry, shredded, coconut, 1 cup.
MAKES "a MACAROONS.
To the stiffly beaten egg white
beat in the sugar, making stiff
mixture. Add salt and vanilla. When
smooth fold in the coconut. Crease
a paper to At large baking sheet.
With a teaspoon drop the mixture
on the baking sheet. placing the balls
we'll apart. as they spread. Bake in
a slow oven-300 degrees Fahrenheit
until delicately Drowned.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe contains phosphorus, lime
and some of vitamins A and B.
Should be eaten in moderation by
children more than IL. by normal
weight adults or those wishing to
gain weight.
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was she didn't know. She actually
didn't know what it was. But that it
was alive was very evident.
A moment after she had pushed
that door open. it had bolted straight
for the kitchen. Mother Brown
shrieked and jumped to one side as
this strange creature rushed past her.
out the kitchen door, out the back
door and disappeared around back of
the house By that time Mother
Brown had recovered from her sur
prise sufficiently to do little think
ing. My stars" she exclaimed. II
do believe it was that Bear cub!' She
caught up the broom and rushed out
doors. She was just in time to see
Cubby. for, of course, that is who it
was, shining up tree. He kept
right on until he was as high as he
could get. And such a sight as he
was. Mother Brown just stood and
laughed until her sides shook. Yes.
sir, despite that awful mess in her
pantry, she had to laugh. Never was
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Swimming and Weight

Swimming can reduce the over
weight by eliminating the excess of
fatty tissue and building up firm.
healthy. supple muscles inlplace of
it. 1t can also gradually fill out and
develop the lean underweight by
building up muscles.
OF course. like any other exercise,
nothing can he accomplished with
out sustained effort. Those who eX-
pect amazing results from ain occa =
sional few minutes of idle standing
around in n swimming pool or lake
are always disappointed but any one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
HOME NOTES
By JENNY WREN.

Every young girl longs for a room
of her own, SO when Mary Ann was
16 she took matters into her own
hands She chose a corner of the at
tic for her purpose, had big brother
help her finish it off with nice, cream
colored wall board. and stained the
floor rich sea-green. Big brother
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Mother Browns Party.
Blessed he good-natured folk
Who never fail to see Joke.
Farmer Browns Boy

What Mother Brown saw when she
pushed open her pantry door robbed
her for the moment of all power of
speech. In fact, for moment or
two she was actually in doubt as to
what she really did see. The -four
barrel was tipped over. sour milk was
all over everything. there were broken
dishes scattered here and there, and
in the midst of it all was the strangest
creature she ever had seen. What it
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Symmetry and Ensemble Ideas
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Symmetry and ensemble are the or
der Of The day. We consider the de-
sign of breakfast room furniture be-
fore we choose our breakfast set of
dishes We consider the tone and con-
tour of the dinner set before we Sc
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faithfully and intelliSently may count
on success.
The amount of work to be done
will depend on the object in view.
whether it is reducing, building up
keeping fit. training for competition
life-saving, exhibitions. etc, and upon
the strength. condition and ability
of the individual
Swimming strokes may be divided
into two distinct types-the lazy.
restful ones and the vigorous, last
ones. The first type of stroke should
be avoided by the person who wishes
TO reduce. a restful stroke is en-
cellent for nervous. high strung
women who feel that they cannot
relax and for long-distance swim
ming.
The woman with a dry skin that
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lect candles and flowers for the din
ner table. We never buy hats or
shoes at random-but consider all our
clothes as part of certain definite
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WORD GOLF-Everybody's Playing 1t
BY JOHN KNOX.

thing able to do
have lack of pride in what he
is and what he does
the BANK for CASH This case where many call put rev
the weather but it
be- does it.