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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

Midwinter, there are some charming
new figured materials. There is some
thing rather neat about these new
prints-neat without being actually
prin.
The dress shown In the sketch Is
made from one Of these new prints
showing a simple design in tawny
browns and yellows said to have been
suggested by the colors Of the lions
name. The design itself is said to be
Of African inspiration, so that here you
have an example Of the new trend to
return to primitive design and the
world-old habit of going to nature for
color combination suggestion.
For some time most Of the popular
silk prints were Of the floral sort, then
we were treated to moderniStic prints
in which grotesque figures Of men and
women and impossible skyscrapers
might be distinguished. Now, II this
new print is really representative, we
are to have silks Of wild animal in
spiration-and these should be espe-
cially attractive.
This weeks circular shows how to
make an attractive nightgown with lace
trimming. With the lace combined
with crepe de chine or fine cotton this
would make a charming Christmas gift
for a fastidious woman friend. II you
would like copy. please send your
stamped. self-addressed envelope to
Mary Marshall, care Of this paper.
(Copyrisht. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

A tobacco brown canton creme en-
livened by yellow-beige faille silk crepe
collar, Jabot frill and inserted frills In
darts of sleeves.
The bodice is suggestive Of princess
type, In its heightened nodded line.
The skirt has fiaring plaits at front
with panel at center to keep the sill
houette slender.
Style No. 978 can be had in sizes l6,
10, 20 years, So, 38, 40 and AZ inches
bust
1t is equally smart In black wool crepe
with contrasting silk crepe in eggshell
shade.
Bottle green faille silk crepe with
contrasting accessories in aquamarine
shade is strikingly chic.
Black crepe satin with the reverse
side Of crepe makes up very attractively
for all-day occasions.
Feather weight tweed in plum color
ing with matching faille silk crepe
can be worn for street, office, classroom
or travel. -
Printed sheer velvet, plain velvet,
crepe de chine, crepe nlarocair1. ravon
printed crepe and crepe Elizabeth are
appropriate.
For pattern Of this style send Is
cents in stamps or coin directly to the
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau. Fifth avenue and Twenty ninth
street, New York.
We suggest that when YOU send for
pattern, you inclose 10 cents additional
for copy OF our new Fall and Winter
Fashion Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

and stockings Of conspicuous color and
design should be avoided for obvious
reasons Proper footwear, dark hosiery
and the right length of skirts may be
depended upon to camouflage knock
knees, slightly bowed legs ana un-
graceful contours Of the calves.
Any. one who is not actually de-
formed may develop shapely lower
limbs by regular exercise. If the ex-
ercises are taken In the course Of out
door sports, so much the better. SWIM
ming Is an excellent normalizer Of
faulty figures and ungraceful legs. The
crawl stroke, If performed correctly
and regularly, tears down fiabby fat
and builds up firm, well rounded,
supple muscles instead. Dancing, hik-
ing, tennis and fencing are also good
exercises for this purpose. Indoor
calisthenics and special leg exercises
may be taken in addition. A 10-n1inute
period should be given over every
night and morning to such exercises.
The massage which should follow the
exercises consists Of deep kneading,
pinching and slapping of leg and
thigh muscles. One should work hard
enough at the exercises and massage to
induce perspiration.
Exercise /. Stand erect, hands on
hips. Shift the entire weight of the
UOQy 10 JLlc IcIJ 1OOt anu t6AtSlQ GklS
right foot straight out In front. Touch
the floor lightly with the right toe.
Stretch the leg muscles all the way
down. Repeat alternately with each
leg 10 to 40 times.
Exercise 2. Stand erect, arms at
sides, heels together. Bring both hands
UP to chest. rising on the toes as you do
So. Throw shoulders back and tense
back muscles in order to maintain your
balance. Rise on your toes, count I'VE,
lower the body until the heels almost
touch the floor; repeat eight times,
touching the floor with the heels only
on the eighth count. Repeat same ex-
ercise rising on the heels.
Exercise g. Stand on one foot and,
with the other leg held out as nearly
at right angle to the body as pos
sible, try to touch the knee to the floor.
Repeat with each leg alternately.
Exercise 4. Stand erect, arms at the
sides, fists clenched and elbows back.
Raise left knee as high as possible with
toe pointed and kick out vigorously.
Repeat the kick 20 times with each foot.
Exercise 5. Mark time, lifting your
knees very high at each step. Repeat
20 times. Then skip on each, foot all
ternately for several minutes. Change
and stand alternately on first the right
leg and then the left and swing the free
limb IN pendulum fashion, from the
hips, each time allowing it to 60 as far
forward and backward as possible.
Swing each leg so times every night
1Copyrixht, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
WINTERTIME
BY D. G. PEATTH.

The fairest sight in all the Winter
season Ia not the first white sheet Of
snow drawn over the face Of the fields,
nor even the crystal cofin Of the dead
trees, when great ice storm wraps
all in cracking cases sparkling in the
sun. The fairest sight is the FIRST bloom
Of heavy frost upon all things.
On the window pares, one Of these
mornings, 1t will blossom In incredible,
fern-like forests, or those magical bells
at the bottom Of the sea, where things
take on fantastic and terrible, faced
shapes. It lies as fine white rirne on
the side Of the heavy gourd, leafiess
now, only the ripe orange fruit droop-
ing by the farmhouse door. The city
dweller sees It as a slippery Aim upon
his sidewalk. The rabbit, the cat, and
all things that have soft, warm paws
know 1t as deatl1ly chill upon the
grass, and Master Colonial jumps
fast to keep him warm, and Grimalkin
sneezes and likes it not.
But the tiny, curving CRYSTALS Of frost
that shoot up through our old, red clay,
coming up like fragments of Virginia
rose quartz, are noticed only by scien-
lists and school children trotting cross
lots to school in the early morning.
This Is tiny miracle that I have
never seen anywhere else in the world,
except in the red-clay country, and
though a professor once gave me a
learned explanation Of 1t, I seem 10
have forgotten everything except the
remaining wonder Of this cleaning
fairyland Of crystals that will, by noon,
be gone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

The name of Richard Bourchier, who
rose from footman to become the as
sociate of royalty, indicates French ex-
traction, but he was born an English
man. He was, in fact citizen Of the
world.
Early reverses caused him before he
| had reached his twenty-fourth year to
| take place as footman of the Earl of
| Mulgrave. After year and half he
met Mrs. Elizabeth Gossinn, whom
| he married and from whom he had q
small fortune of $50 pounds.
It being near Christmas time, Bour-
CHER took the $50 pounds and went
to the temple, where raf1ing was going
on. He lost 1t all.
Borrowing 20 pounds from a friend
he went back This time he took a
| cord with him, intending to hang him
self If he lost again.
He won back his $50 pounds and $50
more. Thereupon he quit the game
But before leaving he pulled from his
pocket the cord and gave 1t to the man
| who had lost to him.
Having now, sir, no use for this i'm
plement myself, it is at your service
with all my heart" he said
Bourcf1ter progressed to higher and
higher game, having smooth manners
and plenty Of audacity. We soon find
| him dicing with the Earl of Mulgrave
at the famous Groom Porter's gambling
establishment, and taking 500 pounds
from the earl on a single fling.
At this moment Mulgrave looked at
him closely.
II believe should know you," he
| said.
Eyes" replied Bourchier, "for I was
once your footman.''
The earl, thinking that his opponent
| probably could not have paid had he
lost, CRIED "a bite, a bite!" But the
| groom porter himself assured him that
Bourchier could easily pay 1000 pounds
and his lordship settled the debt with
out further questioning.
From this point on the ex-footman
INDUCED in fancifully extravagant ex-
istence. His adventures carried him all
over Europe. He gambled with Louis
XIV of France, "the grand monarch ~
the Prince of Orange, who later became
King William III of England, the Elec-
tor Of Bavaria, and many royal dukes
His great riches enabled him to travel
like great nobleman, with hordes OF
servants.
He won $4,000 pistoles from Louis
XIV at one sitting and $500 pounds
from King William at another. On this
occasion he also won $4,000 pounds
from the Elector Of Bavaria, who sus-
pected cheating and grew angry. Bour-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
House Dust and Asthma.

Asthma, eczema, urticaria (hives)
angioneurotis edena giant hives), hay
fever recurring bronchitis, hyperes-
thetic rhinitis, some cases Of migraine
(periodic one-sided sick headache or at
tacks Of vertigo and nausea ushered in
with visual aura) are some of the COM
mon conditions which are usually, II
not invariably, caused by what physi-
clans term allergy. That means Pc
culiar hypersensitivity to incubation by
some protein substance. Doctors say
the protein substance in such cases gets
into the blood parenterally," that is,
by other means than normal digestion.
In some cases it gets into the blood
through inhalation of dust or pollen,
the particles of which pass through the
mucous membrane lining the breathing
tract, either by making microscopic
wounds themselves or by lodging upon
some surface where the mucous men,
brane is already broken, liberated d
otherwise damaged. In some cases the
protein substance is injected through
the skin, by the mandible Of an insect
by the bite Of an animal or snake or b.
hypodermic syringe. In some case!
probably the substance enters through
a puncture or abrasion of the skin. II
some cases 1t is undoubtedly a fooc
protein which is absorbed incompletely
digested through some liberated or in
famed surface Of the lining Of stomach
or intestine.
Here and there a physician is es
pecially equipped to conduct the neces
sary tests in these cases, to determine
which specific protein substance is re
sponsible for the trouble. and enable tn
victim to find relief. The great amour
of detail, patience, time and money tn
doctor must devote to this work, II
order to make it worth the patient
while, bars the busy general practitione
prs specialist from engaging In 1t, as
1 rule. The patient gets the greatest salts
faction from the plans now followed Il
many Communities, whereby one o
more physicians undertake to max
skin tests for all physicians who wish I
refer patients for that purpose; vine
tip testing is completed the patient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

Do Not Tluotuate.

Eye have in heaven q better and an
enduring substance. Heb. x.34.
We have been hearing much lately
about the fluctuations Of the stock
market. Men may be rich today and
paupers tomorrow.
But there are values that do not
huctuate. What these values are one
cannot fail to see If he will take time
to look things through. Faith, charac--
ter. roodrless. culture Of the mind and
heart, God and all that God can mean
In ones life-these are possessions that
will abide when all else Is gone. Moth
ing can destroy their worth.
It is tragedy when one places him.
self at the mercy of external and per-
ishable things. when he makes his hap
pir1ess dependent upon the continuance
Of things subject to thousand acc1-
dents, as all earthly things are. If
things should be taken from him he
would be q wretched and miserable
man.
On the other hand, the man who has
God in his heart and who has his af-
fections set on heavenly things will
enjoy all. the more his earthly bless
ings and will be the less at the mercy
Of their fluctuations. He has something
that cannot be stolen from him. He
be calm, saying:
"Give what Thou canst; without Thee
I am poor,a nd with Thee rich; take
what Thou wilt away"
Men are foolish who stake their all
upon the uncertain and fiuctuating
markets Of this world. The wise man
is the man who has learned the secret
Of trade in heavens market, where the
gain is "a better and an enduring sub
stance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02


into the arms Of a waiting boy friend.
She met some very congenial young
folks, but most of them we're devoting
themselves to their studies. There were
social activities, of course, but the
"whoopee" she expected she saw only in
the pictures at local theater.
- \ = X
Most things are illusory. We once
accompanied a well known author to q
book store. He had already published
a shelf of books and his short stories
were and are appearing In the largest
magazines. A salesman In the book
store waited upon him. The author
purchased a half-dozen volumes and
directed that they be sent to his home.
The salesman asked for the name and
address. They were given. How do
you spell it?" asked the salesperSon.
The author spelled his name slowly.
There was not the slightest ray of rec.
ignition on the part Of the salesman.
And yet he was selling the works daily
Of this popular writer. The author was
modest man and was pleased that he
wasn't recognized. Such are the fruits
OF fame sometimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
Chicken ShortcakeS.

Silt together two cupfuls Of flour
three teaspoonfuls of baking powder and
half a teaspoonful Of salt. Add four
tablespoonfuls Of shortening and mix
in thoroughly with a steel fork. Add
one egg and enough water to make q
soft dough. Cut with a large biscuit
cutter which has been dipped in -four, or
half fill creased muffin rings which have
been placed on baking pan, and bake
in a hot oven for about IL minutes.
These shortcakes, when split and either
buttered or not, as desired. and filled
with hot creamed chicken or mush-
rooms, make delicious individual short
cakes. If one tablespoonful of sugar
is sifted with the dry ingredients, these
shortcakes can be used to make fruit
shortcakes instead of chicken or mush-
room. Whichever you use, the ingredi-
ents will make six shortcakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
LITTLE BENNY
~ LEE PApE.

Sattidy afternoon Squidee Jones was
suppose to make q personel appearance
at the Narcississ and me and Sid Hunt
was Just going to 90 around to see II
We could see him going in or coming
out and see If he looked as funny him.
Just then Sids kid brother Bert came
running out Of the house saying, Where
you going, wunt to 60 too.
Me and Sid looking at each other
disguised, SID saying, Now Bert. have
little serts for your age, will you?
Wich just then had ideer, saying,
Sure, Bert, you stay here and write a
letter to Santa Claws. and by the time
you've got 1t all wrote nice and polite
We'll be back and tell you If its all rite.
Sure, Bert, did you hear that, that's
swell ideer. Sid sed, and Bert sed, Aw
90 on, there amt any such Of q person.
Hay, G, look out, he'll hear you, SID
sed, and sed, @, hay be careful. And
me and Sid pretended to look all around
to see If Santa Claws was lissentng, Sid
saying, o boy, II he had Of herd you.
Bert looking kind Of scared. saying,
Well, If there Is any such Of person
how are you going to prove It?
How am going to prove It? Sid SEQ.
G whizzickers, you wunt to know how
I'm going to prove it, do you? he SEQ:
Proving he dident know himself, ana
Just then had another ideer, saying,
We can prove It all rite. Why do you
think there's chiminny on every roof
If It amt for Santa Claws to come
down? sed.
Sure, Sid sed. If that amt proving
1t, what Is It? he sed.
And while Bert was still thinking
about it me and Sid started to wawk
away, poking each other with our Ell.
bows TO prove how CRATE we was, ana
all of q sudden who came running after
us but Bert, yelling, Aw you go on, they
are not, their on there to leave the
smoke get out.
And he kepp on following us, Sid
saying, Aw heck, the kids nowadays
are spoilt, they amt what they use to
be when we was kids, and me saying,
Ill say their not.
Witch thew Amt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

excess Of their Government salaries
These men have forsaken, temporarily
at least, their private business or pro-
fession to devote their talents to the
country: Occasionally we hear Of one
of them fesigning in order that he may
accumulate enough before 1t is too late,
to take care of his family.
Sometimes, 1t is true, some men are
enticed to public jobs through the lure
of title. This sometimes compensates
them. Most of them though, are too
big to be moved by the promise Of titles.
"One. friend of mine know for q
fact could get five times the salary he
receives from the Government. In a
way he has as much patriotic fever as
as spectacular, it is true, but he is
giving the most mentally productive
years of his life to the United States"
The gentleman quoted above might
have added that some women are sac
rif1cing In Washington so their l1uS-
bands may be of service to the Nation.
The social and intellectual life in the
National Capital compensates them In
most instances for any pecuniary loss
they suffer.
The element of surprise in Christ
mas giving is rapidly disappearing. A
few years ago friend husband would
sneak his gift for the wife into the
house and remain in cold sweat until
Christmas morning for fear that she
might discover his secret. Children
were advised not to go near q certain
closet, which In most instances was
kept locked There were mysterious
whisperings about the household. On
Christmas morning every one awakened
to find something he or she didn't eX-
pect-ard perhaps didn't want.
There was disappointment at times
and father received three pairs Of slip
pers and six neckties he wouldn't wear
to dog fight, but the uncertainty pro-
vided thrill. Today the wife knows
in July what she wants for Christmas
Father does not have to bother SO
much about what she wants as where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
Lessons in English
BIZ W. L. GORDON.

Words often nlisused: Say "FIe was
implicated In the crime" ASSOCIATED I'm
favorably). Say II became involved In
their controversy" drawn into q COM
plication, ernbarrassed).
Often mispronounced: Dimension.
Pronounce first as in "dim," not as
in dime"
Often misspelled: Acquit, acquitted,
acquittal. Note the single t and the
double ts.
Synonyms: Needful, necessary, indis-
pensable, essential, vital, requisite.
Word study: use word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Todays word: In1material; Of no
substantial consequence, unimportant.
1T is inmaterial to. me whether or not
you co."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

CHER at once said: "Sir, If you suspect
trick, I'll give you a chance for all
your money, tossing up at Gross and
pile" and you shall throw the guinea
yourself"
The elector tossed and lost, now ow-
ing Bourchier 10000 pounds ($350, 900
today, which he could not pay on the
spot, but said ne would soon send.
Bourchier returned to England When
the Elector did not send the money he
bought a wonderful coach and six
horses, costing 1900 pounds, and sent
them to his highness, who, ashamed,
haStened to wipe out his debt
Bourctier made the most Of life. He
appears to have lived far too well, for
he died In 1902 when he was only As.
(Copyrieht. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
Turkey in Sweet Peppers.

Cut slice from the top Of each sweet
green pepper that is to be stuffed, and
remove the seeds and stems. Chop nne
two cupfuls Of turkey meat, add one
tablespoonful Of grated onion, one table
spoonful Of finely chopped parsley, half
a teaSpoonful of salt, and mix thorough
ly. Use this mixture to I'LL six peppers
Set them in a baking pan and pour
around them q cupful Of stock made
from turkey bones, or you can use hot
water. Bake In moderate oven for SO
minutes, basting every 10 minutes. Serve
with slices Of Sried pineapple and but
tered Garcia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

up and move the body with ease and
grace. Perfectly well formed legs are
jewellers who ride and sit more than
they walk. Crooked legs should be
Strengthened before the bones are hard
and set, usually before the age Of z.
Incorrect posture, ill-fittine shoes,
undernourishment, lack Of fresh air,
sunshine and Vtamins will cause the
bones to be soft in childhood, and In
later years this deformity Is noticed
by It's owner.
Those who have these slight de-
new mode Of uneven hemlines and
longer length for the dresses. They
should also avoid very high heels,
which make proper carriage and pos
ture Of the body more difficult. Shoes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
The Sidewalks of Washington
By THORNTON FISHER.

the money is coming from with which
to pay for 1t.
On the other hand, papa Is permitted
to choose his own presents. Instead Of
a collegiate tie he chooses one Of con-
sentative design. The lady he married
accompanies him to the stores and
chooses her present. OF course he
might as we'll give it to her on the
spot and call it a day, but true to ira
dition the package must not be opened
until Christmas.
4 + X 4
In recent months there have been
number Of moving pictures depicting
college life and particularly emphasiz-
ing coed schools. We know young
woman who several years ago decided
to go to college because she desired to
absorb the college spirit. The intel
lectual advantages did not interest her.
Moonlight on the campus, drumming
ukuleles and a secret tryst with the foot
ball hero were some of the illusions she
harbored.
She chose a famous coed college.
Full of enthusiasm and anticipation she
left home. The following Spring she
packed her books and other belongings
q.
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a. AS4N N&A1 w 49, -
convinced ourselves
that some men
W o uld commit
crime for a SIS bill.
There may be a
small fragment OF
mankind of this
sort, but from my
own experience ]
have found that
most men are sac
rihcial and gener-
Gus where the
country is involved.
I know a dozen
men in Washing
ten, occupying ex-
ecutive positions,
whose living eX-
Y.6ySeaes aI0aa ore in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
BROWN BETTY.

Put o layer of bread crumbs
into q well buttered baking dish.
On the crumbs put small bits of
butter. next a layer of apples,
cored and sliced, with sugar and
nutmeg, or cinnamon. Repeat
this till dish is full. Add one
half cupful of water. Bake in q
moderate oven and serve with q
hard sauce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

d1lO 1CtOl AlCA 44O4A4O
bitterly disappoint-
ed. It wasn't at
all as she had pic
tured 1t. The films
were all wrong G.
The only boy who
could play q uku-
lele was q nut"
and the foot ball
players proved to
be "dudS' when it
came to holding
secret trysts. Most
of the girls were
seriously endeavor-
ing to gain an ed
ucation and were
not given to de-
scending ladders ut
AA~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

The Chicago Civic Shakespeare So
ciety,. founded as q permanent institu-
ton Tor producing plays Of the bard, IS
With the chicago T Civic SSp Ueras building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
Charming New Figured Materials
BIZ MARY MARSHALL.

Figured silks have for the time being
been eclipsed by, the mixed designs Of
tweeds and plain-colored silks and
satins. But there is every reason to
believe that there will be a revived
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

A corporation executive was speak
ing to q group Of friends the other
night. I'VE have become so used to
talking about money greediness," he
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02

While wearing high-heeled shoes, Mrs.
Sarah Jane Denhar1 slipped on the
stairs In her home at Swansea, Wales,
and died from the effects Of fractured
skull