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Evening star., 1928-11-17
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

south of the Avenue, it seems we are
going to have the City Grand At the
same time we cannot help but admit
that the friendliness which Henry w.
Grady sought, as he left New York for
Georgia in the 80s, is not as easy to
find in Washington as it was in the
days preceding 1914. Perhaps, too. the
social sea of the old town may have
something to do with the situation, for
all the old-time sets seem to be quite
well mixed up, and no more do you see
the sharp lines drawn for the diplo-
matte, official, congressional, Army and
Navy, or the residential folks. So when
you step out these days it seems as
though it might be well to use bit of
social armor and remember that times
have changed since you did or did not
wear the olive drab. VOX POP"
The above letter contains an inter-
esting. if brief. history Of the city.
Another letter:
Dear Sir: also read The Side
walks of Washington and have read
both of the letters of Are We Hospitable
or Unfriendly?' My dear sir, want to
tell you I was born here SO years ago.
/ am also a SaleSwoman. I also have
to go through the city and meet people.
want to tell you that Washington is
the most unfriendly city I have ever
been in. This is my home These are
my people $50 to speak,, but they do
not care what becomes of the neighbor
If one says to another, I have lost my
work They look at you with such a
face as much as If they had spoken,
What's that to me?' or If you tell of a
sick person it is You go. I haven't
time
Eyes, my dear sir, Washington is the
most unfriendly, most inhospitable city
in the Union. From one who was born
here SO years ago last August"
Here is another one: Dear Sir: l, too,
read the article in your Sidewalks Of
Washington" Also the comment made
by another person about the people of
Washington being. to say the least, un-
friendly. In my many years residence
IN Washington 1 have found them to
be the opposite. And have had many
nice visits on a street car or perhaps
in some park. Found both old and
Young courteous and with an answering
smile. Always return after a little out
ing thinking and saying How many
nice, friendly people have met today
Sincerely yours. MRS. L. G."
We believe that Mrs. L. G. has
smile for every one she meets.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

The question put before the readers,
Are Washingtonians Friendly or In
hospitable?" has evoked an instant re-
sponse. That opinions differ will be
obvious as one reads the following
among many letters received.
Dear Sir: Your call for round table
on whether Washington is hospitable or
inhospitable gives me an opportunity to
voice something that is near my heart.
About month ago / came alone from
Midwest city-not especially fair but
fat and 40' Not overburdened with
this worlds goods and not even appear
ing so. but in that short time have been
an invited guest at dinner in four diff
ferent homes where / was entirely un-
known short time before; have had
Evening star., 1928-11-17

ceived special attention are George F.
Luippold Army Medical School; Marie
McNicholas, 1927 Center street north
west; Nellie Parmele, SAB Shepherd
street northwest; E. Marshall Grinder,
314 Tenth street northeast; Jean Pauly,
1919 F street northwest, and Edna
Zevely, 50 Rhode Island avenue north
west.
The winning letter is as follows:
Dear Mescal: AS a product of
the opening spaces of the gilded West
am only too glad to come to your as
sistance In the difficult and somewhat
delicate matter of choosing the winners
and awarding the prizes in your cos
tune ball.
Without doubt the cleverest costume
is that worn by Pa Piffie. To begin
with. it was so cleverly conceived as
to mystify such an astute judge of
human affairs as yourself, which is in
Evening star., 1928-11-17
AUTUMN
BY d. C. PEATTIE.

Some one told me recently he could
not see where witch hazel got its name.
He seems to me an altogether unimag-
NATIVE sort of fellow; indeed, he is
worse than that-he Is downright dull.
The hazel part is obvious enough, for
not only are the leaves like those Of
hazel, in superficial way, but the
downy nest of nutlets is little like the
involucre that wraps fllbert.
The witchery of witch hazel is thing
that you either perceive or you do not.
In the latter case, have little hope Of
making 1t palmer here. Nothing about
a witch can be made plain. You think
you see her and the next minute it is
just cat sitting In a doorway. Or you
are not noticing her and suddenly she
has taken something from you-money,
wits. faith or heart.
The witch hazel begins to bloom, with
the perversity of witchcraft, in Mo-
vember and sets its seed the following
Summer. Surely that is proof enough
that the plant has something neither
world about 1t. AS cat may be the
familiar of the devil. so witch hazel
flowers are in league with Winter and
the powers of darkness.
The petals of witch hazel are but
four-a perverse number in the SYM
metry Of flowers. These who take stock
in numerology will have noted that
three and five arc holy numbers in
flowers; six and ten, being multiples,
are also sanctified: something odd and
unexplained has happened in the evo-
lutionary line of O. family that produces
flowers on the plan of four.
One may walk the Autumn woods
for hours now without CHANGING on q
single blossom. Yet you may have
passed close to the witch hazel in full
flower and never noticed it, so elusive
is its green gold. Even its aroma
scarcely deserves the name of perfume,
for it is neither what one would call a
beautiful scent nor is It constant and
strong. Indeed, in the chill wide airs
of Autumn afternoons one will scarcely
smell 1t even with ones nose to the
flower. Only the warmth of room at
| home will bring it out.
Evening star., 1928-11-17


inhospitable must have been fat men.
Nobody loves fat man. have been
in cities, large and small. throughout
the country for more years than you can
force me to tell, but have found in
Washington a sincerity. hospitality and
generally friendly and helpful spirit
which have found in no other place.
M. F.. H"
After that we feel much better
Another letter:
Dear Mr.. Fisher: Somebody seems to
be perplexed as to whether Washing
tonians are friendly or inhospitable to
the stranger within the gates. And
when I contemplate the situation I do
not think we are either, as general
rule.
"To get a good view of the old town
and its life one has to go back at least
25 years-then we had about 100000
population. Now we have population
of about 100000 and things are a lot
different since mother was younger. We
have the hurry in many places that We
did not have then.
"You have only to go back 20 years
to our citizens associations, when The
Star reporter was an institution. Then
he wrote column. Now in the rush
and demand on space part OF our old
Washington life passes.
"The real change in our life set in
with the war. In those days folks came
from all over creation and even L'Enfant
sitting up by the pearly gates must have
wondered how we were going to take
care of them. Then it was that MIR. and
Mrs. Cave Dweller and the others who
had arrived later were swallowed up.
"You could walk Fourteenth street
for five blocks from the Avenue north
and not meet soul you had seen be-
fore. And in the 10 years since. the
Evening star., 1928-11-17

acorns, he decided that the journey
had been worth while.
Now" said he, talking to himself.
for he had no one else to talk to, l
must find a place to live. AT least, l
must find comfortable bed. I think
I shall stay here. This looks to me IKE
a very good land imagine there are
some very nice people living hereabouts.
I hope I shall find as nice neighbors
as left back in the Green Forest by
Farmers Browns.
Having eaten all the nuts he could
hold, Rusty set about exploring IN
quest of home. After long search,
he found tree that was hollow and
had a nice entrance fairly high from
the ground. He first made quite Ger
tain that there was no one In that
hollow tree Then he ventured In.
There was bed OF dry leaves. 1t
wasn't much of a bed, but it was bed
Rusty curled up on it, He didn't intend
to remain long, because he first wanted
TO make sure that that didn't belong
to anybody else. But his stomach was
full and a full stomach makes one
sleepy. Hardly had Rusty curled up
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Liver Croquettes.

Use two cupfuls of finely minced or
ground-up cooked liver seasoned with
salt and pepper, Add four tablespoon
fuls of bread crumbs, one tablespoonful
of grated onion. one egg or one un-
beaten egg yolk, and one and one-half
tablespoonfuls of finely minced green
pepper, II liked Mix thoroughly. If
only the yolk Of the egg is used at first,
slightly beat the egg white and add
that at last. The addition of little
melted fat Is an improvement. Form
into balls, roll in -four and fry In deep,
hot fat.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

Two hundred and eleven readers Of The
Evening Star were so much interested
in the "Mescal Ike" comic strips cos
tune party of Saturday, November 8,
that they sent in votes for the best
costumes, and A. l.. Rowell, 1884 Four
tcenth street northwest, has received
the prize for his letter. The artist who
draws "Mescal Ike" and his friends
is sending him the original drawing.
which was announced as the award.
other Washingtonians whose letters re-
Evening star., 1928-11-17

of medium blue chambray. the roof Is
brown striped cotton material and the
trees and grass are of green -and-white-
striped cotton.
The chimney is good old-fashioned
red calico and just think what tiny
bit of scrap you need, and the flow
'ers are of flowered chintz.
The trick" of the whole thing Is
the picket fence of white cotton sheet
ing, and If you do not wish to take the
time or have not the patience to cut
and fold such tiny stripes you may
overstep the bounds of economy and
use a narrow folded bias binding for
this portion. You may I've some of
this left. anyway, so you won't have to
spend much money.
The door and shutters may be etched
on the house In black and green thread.
tCopyright. 1921
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Chicken Scramble.

To one solid cupful of cold roast or
stewed chicken, picked from the bones,
add one cupful of rich stock made by
simmering the carcass in water Season
highly with salt, celery salt, white pep
per and a few drops of onion juice, and
thicken with four tablespoonfuls of
white cornmeal. adding leftover gravv
or bits of dressing, as you wish. Cool
in a creased square dish, cut in thic'-
slices. dust with flour and brown In O
little sayory fat.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

biting my nails during the Summer
holidays. but have begun again since I
came back to collegiate. How can !
break this habit? RUTH.
Answer-D A good way to make hair
like yours appear neater is to wear one
of those knitted silk bandeauX. Part
your hair on one side with long bangs
that show below the bandeauX. Let a
lock of hair curl in front of each ear.
The band of silk will hide the Stubbly
ends of back hair When the back hair
becomes long enough. fold it over and
pin it fiat against your head. (2)
Bright red. rust dark blue with medium
blue collars and cuffs. bright blue,
black (3) When you pull hair it
breaks off just above the surface of the
skin, leaving the black dot you complain
Of You may have these hairs per-
manently removed by electrolysis. If
you Go not wish to do this I would ad-
wise you to let your eyebrows grow in
Evening star., 1928-11-17

One Mother Says:
While I am working busily in the
kitchen often play game of Guess
Hide and Seek" with my little boy who
does not yet go to school. Guess
where I've hided?" the little one will
ask. I guess that he is in the flour
bin, in the broom closet or the cup
board and finally correctly guess him
to be in the oven. Oh, how he laughs
when I can't find him! Then I will
have my turn at hiding and sonny will
guess me to be in the refrigerator, and
so the game goes On, merry quiet one.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-17

a W AAAO0 IA tAAS
family machines of
three different
parties; have been
received ct church
as one for whom
they had b e e n
watching. At the
Business Woman'S
Council I was in
troduced a rou n d
W / t h as much
cordiality as would
be accorded = re-
turned missionary
or a visiting presi-
dent of the Ladies'
Aid Society. Your
pr v us cor
respondents W n o
found Wa ShinQt0n
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Couture for Growing Hair.

Dear Miss leeGs-U I am letting
my hair grow. but since used to have
it cut in wlnd-blown style, it is still
very short. How can I dress my hair
now? ~ have dark blue eyes. dark
olive complexion and blue-black hair.
What are my best colors? 90 I have
been plucking my eyebrows. but find it
very unsatisfactory because of the small
black dots that remain when pull out
the hairs. What can do? "a stopped
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Home i'm Good Taste
BY SARA HILAND.

All you have to have is regular
old-tirne scrap basket to make pillow
like that shown in the illustration. Bits
of this and that from old dresses, ap-
rons, ETC., which may have been put
aside with view to eventually burning
up, will come in mighty handy.
The sky is nothing more than piece
Evening star., 1928-11-17
DAILY DIET RECIPE
PINEAPPLE AND CARROT.

PINEAPPLE AND CARROI.
Canned pineapple, 4 slices.
Grated raw carrot, 2 tablespoons.
Salt, y teaspoon.
Lettuce leaves, 8.
French dressing, 5 tablespoons.
Pineapple juice, l tablespoon.
SERVES 4 PORTIONS.
Scrape and CRATE young,
terder carrot. Season with salt.
At time of serving place pine
apple slice on crisp lettuce on
four individual salad plates.
Mound carrot IN center of pine
apple. Mix pineapple juice with
French dressing and dress salad.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes fiber, much
lime, iron and vitamins A, B and
C. Can be given to children s
years and over. Can be eaten by
adults of average or under weight.
If non-fattening French dressing
we're used could be eaten by those
wishing to reduce.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Comfortable Bed.

Still RusSy the Fox Squirrel jour-
neyed on. He had many adventures
but the life of any of the little folks
of the Green Meadows and the Green
Forest is very largely made up of ad-
ventures. They have them every day
So at last Rusty came to a country
where the nut crop had not failed. II
was many, many miles from Farmer
Browns and Rusty had been very many
days making the journey. But as he
feasted on hickory nuts, beechnuts and
Evening star., 1928-11-17

SlLuaClOn IN CEllS
particular has not
improved nj u C h.
Then came the
passing of Con-
necticut avenue, its
widening, with the
disappearance of
the trees, and the
modern Rip Van
w in kle, as he
comes back, has to
wonder what it is
all about.
But, then. you
m IL st remember
that in the old
days The Star had
10000 circulation,
and today has over
los O0O. That Is
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to be allowed to go that Aunt Nancy
agreed. Joan and Uncle Peter had a
great time on Saturday night when they
talked over the new adventure. And
when Joan returned she found Aunt
Nancy and Uncle Peter both interested
in her account of the doings. They had
learned not to curtail child's account
of its doings on the plea they were too
busy to listen.
Mrs. Lacey had outfitted her three
daughters in chinchilla coats One was
tan, another soft green and third soft
b'ue. They all had collars and cuffs of
Evening star., 1928-11-17
NANCY PACE
Joan Goes TO Sunday School
With the Lacey Girls
~ FLORENCE IL GANKE
BY FLORENCE la GANKE.

Sunday morning bright and early the
Lacey girls came to call for Joan. They
had asked Nancy whether Joan could
not go to Sunday school with them.
Aunt Nancy feared that little girl 3
years old going on was too young, but
they assured her there was a nursery
Sunday School, Joan begged so hard,
Evening star., 1928-11-17
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Strange Case of the Man Whose Marriage Is Toe
Perfect-A Genius Who Has Solved the
Mother-in-Law Problem.

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BEDTIME STORIES BY THORNTON
Evening star., 1928-11-17
MY Neighbor Says:

Butter used In making cake
may be creamed quickly and cas-
lily with a wooden potato masher.
A colored woolen stocking cap
may be dried in the Winter with
out fear of the colors running II
1t is pulled over a two-quart glass
jar and placed on the register.
When putting little girls
bloomer dresses away In the closet,
pin a piece of white tape at either
end of the padded hanger on
which the dress Is hung, and to
this tape pin the boomers.
If drop or two Of ammonia
is placed on a clean cloth and
the cloth rubbed over eyeglasses
they will shine.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

There was something almost too easy
about the one-color ensembles that so
many women have been wearing. 1t is
Just little too easy to acquire ones
Evening star., 1928-11-17

the index. No more will we hear the
late lamented Henry B. r. mcfarland
tell us of the City Beautiful Instead.
with the improvements planned for
Evening star., 1928-11-17
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

their natural shape and groom them
with small eyebrow brush to make
them arch gracefully. a. Nail biting
is a nervous habit and the only cure is
greater self-control. If you are below
par physically you are more likely to be
nervous and fidgety than when your
health is good. You must try to build
up physical fitness and at the same
time make up your mind that you will
keep your nails pretty and unbitten.
Paint the nails with tincture of bitter
aloes to remind you not to bite them.
LOIS LEEDS,
Evening star., 1928-11-17
A Question of Fat.

A Question of Fat.
Dear Miss Leeds-I am II years old,
5 feet 6la inches tall and weigh 1902
pounds. My measurements are: Bust,
"a; waist, %; hips, Sc; thigh. 20; calf,
Is; ankle, 9: shoe, size sgd. Do you
consider that fat? All my friends kid
me about being so fat. JACKIE.
Answer-You are only about 10
pounds over the average weight for your
age and height and your calf and ankle
are the only measurements that are too
large: the others are excellent. A good
exercise for reducing these parts is TO
day. LOIS LEEDS.
Large Ankles.
Dear Miss Leeds-My ankles measure
10 inches and my calf is 49, People
say that my legs are thin. but think
my ankles are too large. ! am 16 years
old, feet inches tall and weigh la
pounds. PEGGY.
Answer-You should gain at least 10
pounds. Your calf is only half an inch
smaller than the average. Your ankle
measure is two inches larger than the
average. Perhaps you did not measure
1t correctly, at the narrowest point not
over the bones. Since you are under
weight the thickness of your ankles is
probably due to their bony structure
and thick tcndons rather than to fat.
If such is the case there is no way to
reduce them They will seem in better
proportion if your calves become fatter.
/ shall be glad to mail you my diets and
exercise suggestions for underweights If
YOU send a stamped, Self-addressed en-
velope for them. LOIS LEEDS.
(Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-17

beaver. Their hats were simple affairs
of felt trimmed in ribbons of same color
Joan was wearing a new cap, tippet
and muff which Aunt Nancy had made
for her. She used astrakhan. The old
fashioned tippet was made from q
straight piece with one end slipped
through slit made in body of scarf
The muff was straight piece gathered,
padded and lined The cap was made
of a straight piece attached to a circle
of astrakhan which made the back of
cap.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Bran with Cream.
Fried SausageS.
Brown Bread. Coffee.
DINNER.
Consomme Julienne.
Roast Pork, Cranberry Sauce.
Brown, Gravy. Celery.
Mashed Potatoes.
Cauliflower au Gratin.
Lemon Sponge Pie.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Welsh Rarebit.
Toasted Crackers.
Preserved Peaches.
Lady Baltimore Cake.
Tea.
BROWN BREAD.
One cupful rye meal, ope cup
full Indian meal, one cupful
white -four; one-half cupful mo-
lasSes, one tablespoonful shorten
ing, little salt. two cupfuls warm
water. one-half teaSpoonful soda.
Steam 3 hours.
CAULIFLOWER AU GRATIN.
Soak two small cauliflowers /
hour in salt and water; drain
we'll and cut off stems quite
close; put them head downward
into pan boiling water, add one
teaspoonful salt and one-haif tea
spoonful sugar to each quart
water. Boil until tender. drain
and place In baking dish, the
flower uppermost. Place one
heaping tablespoonful butter in
saucepan and blend with it one
heaping tablespoonful -four and
one-half cupful water. one-half
cupful milk, season with salt, pep
per and red pepper and few
drops lemon juice, boil min
utes, add one-half tablespoonful
grated cheese: pour this over
caulifiower and sprinkle over top
one and one-half teaspoonfuls
grated cheese. Put in hot oven
and brown slightly.
| LADY BALTIMORE CAKE.
Three-quarters cupful sugar,
one-feurth cupful butter; one
half cupful milk, one-half tea
spoonful vanilla. one and three
fourths cupfuls flour, whites three
eggs. beaten, two teaSpoonfuls
baking powder. Bake in two
layers and fill with following fill
ing and frost with vanilla icing:
Three-fourths cupful sugar. one
fourth cupful water. Boil till 1t
spins a thread, then add to white
two eggs beaten stiff, one-fourth
cupful chopped walnut meats.
three -fourths cupful dates and
one-fourth cupful raislns.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Bran with Cream.
Fried SauSages.
Brown Bread. Coffee.
BROWN BREAD.

One cupful rye meal, ope cup
full Indian meal, one cupful
white -four; one-half cupful mo-
lasses, one tablespoonful shorten
ing, little salt, two cupfuls warm
water. one-half teaspoonful soda.
Steam 3 hours.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

Copyright. 1929
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
SHOT BY HER HUSBAND
Saugatuck Woman Receiving Treat mcnt At Hospital For Wounds Made By Small Shot.

Westport, Feb. A R-Wounded by stray shots from 12 gauge shot gun alleged to have been fired by her husband following a sausage making bee. Mrs. John Argino of Saugatuck is receiving treatment at Norwalk hospital today.
 Witnesses say that Argino first engaged in an argument with Romeo Crea also of Saugatuck and that during the course of the argu- ment he produced loaded revolver. Antonio Caccamo who was just en- tering the house forced the revolver down and three bullets dug into the floor. Argino Is then said to have gone into q bedroom and to have emerged with shot gun in his hands, which he fired almost as soon as he stepped into the room where the guests were assembled.
 A hole two feet in diameter gave proof today that the gun was loaded. Mrs. Argino was the only one struck by the shot.
 The police found that Caccamo had nothing 10 do with the affair except for having forced Argino to point his revolver towards the floor. Caccamo came to the house to see one of the guests and not to take part in the sausage-bee.