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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
The Sidewalks of WASHINGTON
BY THORNTON FISHER.

A few years ago, during those So
called drab, colorless days, which, ac-
tually, were not, travelling salesman
was known as drummer" II he liked
his business lie was proud OF the desig-
nation. His wife. when referring to his
occupation, called him a drummer. /"
His assets we.c a suit case filled with
samples and a ready tongue for funny
stories.
BY continued contact, even though his
visits to a prospect might be a year
apart, he learned considerable about the
private affairs Of his customers. II the
hardware dealers kid was taken with
the measles, the drummer" was aware
of 1t and always inquired about john
nys health. Perhaps the hardware
mans missus was ailing. The drummer
sent her flowers. There was q personal,
a distinctly individual relationship es-
tablished.
One day drummer dropped into a
small town to call on a customer. He
found his friend disturbed. 1t seems
his 0he customer'S) wife had phoned
and complained that she wished to
leave the house for a few hours in the
afternoon and had no one with whom
to leave the baby.
The drummer said he didn't have
anything to do until train time that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
AUTUMN

Now, when the woods hang banners
of ancient glory, tulip-tree gold anc
the maple is orange and scarlet, anc
the oaks victorious crimson. the garden
too burns in last Autumn glory with
colors as Sultry and deep and mystic as
the lights in q cathedral window.
You must wait all the year to find
such shades and half-Shades, such run
ming together of natures tubes Of oil
&s glow in the nat-faced Zinnia, the
dancing marigold. the gigantic sum
flower and that incredible creation OF
ancient and modern gardeners skill
the dahlia. -
What fascinates me in all these flow
ers, and in the cosmos, too, is that we
owe them to the American Indian
Eight-tenths of our garden flowers come
from the Mediterranean fiora-for two
very good reasons. the primal one being
that 1t is the origin of most Of our
culture: the other that the flowers
themselves are so lovely. Anoth-- tenth
but an important one, We owe to the
Orient, which has given us the modern
rose, the chrySanthemum, garden aster
hyacinth and many more. The remain
ing tenth Is distributed over the rest OF
the worlds surface. The American In
dams cannot claim a large numerical
share. But as read fascinating &C
count of the conquest OF Mexico was
enchanted to meet in those pages now
ers that stood in the vase on my desk
today-fowers that the old Aztecs had
cultivated in their gardens. They grew
the rose and the lily. and to them we
owe French" and African" marigolds
(but not the true marigold, called Cal
endula). The zinnia was such favor
lite flower with them that they carved
the bowls Of pipes to look like 1t, and
in some measure they had improved the
cosmos. though the best OF the cosmos
today Is the work of European skill
Above ALL they loved the dahlia, as only
the suburbanite. planning to enter q
local flower show, can love 1t.
used to think the Zinnia more than
little Strident in its colorS, and the
marigold monotonous. and the dahlla
frankly overbig and vulgar. OF these
Aztec flowers I approved the cosmos
only. now perceive that the cosmos
leans toward insipidity. Such have been
the improvements in the Zinnia's colors
and In varying the narigold that re-
gard them now as practically peerless
beauties, and even the strapping dahlia
has conquered me at last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
Straight Talks to- Women About Money
By MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

NIT to torrid days and nights in Sum-
mer, and freezing ones in Winter.
Even the most efficient heating plant
may not be able to cope completely
with roof that bakes the rooms below
or alternately freezes their occupants.
There is a variety of insulation ma
terial on the market today, and most
Of the nationally advertised brands are
reliable and we'll worth buying.
While comfort is paramount desire,
and one for which we are now loathe
to spend money. economy also urges
that roofs in need Of new covering be
attended to at once.
At this season of the year the climate
Is mild in most parts, and SO the need
mentioned above may not seem so i'm
of the year to get together with q car
penter or constructor, and get an es-
tirDate on the cost of the work done
with various materials.
It IL an economy to have a roof that
is weatherproof. It not only lessons the
need of artificial heat in Winter, but
it also obviates the need of a multi
tude of electric fans in Summer.
Most insulation materials are not
only weatherproof, they are also water
proof and fireprcof. These are also
economical features.
In calculating the cost of the insula-
ton, or, for that matter, when cal
culating the cost Of any other improve
ment, count also the cost Of doing
without.
The improvement should be prorated
in cost over its probable duration. Its
ultimate cost should be compared with
cost of its ultimate lack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
Lingerie for the New Silhouette
BY MARY MARSHALL.

have for several years worn their under
things more nicely fitted about the body
than have most Americans, who de-
pended on the scantineSs and sheerneSs
of their lingerie to atone for the fact
that 1t was sometimes too loose through
the hips and under the arms. With
the new, more closely nodded lines
more careful adjustment has become
necessity.
The length of the slip to be WORE
unde.' afternoon and evening dresses
should be adjusted to the length OF the
dress under which it Is to be worn. The
straight sheath slip is a thing OF the
past, and the side seams OF even the
simplest slips must be shaped to mt
cloely under the arms, to taper slightly
through the waist and to follow the
outline of the hips fairly closely.
The woman who cannot or does not
like to sew should be pleased with this
weeks circular, because it shows how
to cut and make new negligee that
actually needs no sewing whatever.
With the aid Of the professional hem
stitcher 1t may be made without the
help of a needle. If you would like a
COPY. please send a stamped. se1-ao-
dressed envelope to Mary Marshall, care
of this paper, and 1t will be forwarded
to you. ~
tCopyriEht. 1921
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Today in
Washington History
M DONALD A. CRAIG.

September "a, 1S63.-Since the close
Of The Summer theatrical season
MesSIs. Spalding and Rapley, proprie-
tors of Growers Theater, on the north
side of E street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, have been making
alterations and Improvements, nearly
amounting to reconstruction of the
building. The work is being pushed for
ward rapidly and will soon be corA-
pleted.
The capacity of the building has been
increased to the extent of about 1000
persons. 1t will now accommodate about
the same number of persons as did the
"Old National" which was known as
one Of the largest theaters in the coun-
try. The seating arrangements in the
new auditorium are much more COM
Portable than in the old theater.
The walls are built upon the founda-
tons of the "old National" and are OF
the best and most solid masonry. The
greatest feature of the reconstructed
building is the additional height, which
rectifies some heretofore noticeable
faults in the proportions of the audi
forum.
AS reconstructed, the theater will be
one of the best designed and arranged
in the country. In the seating arrange
ments the best models have been fol-
lowed, in order to secure comfort fol
the audience and to afford those in all
parts of the house perfect view OF the
stage.
The first floor will be occupied by the
orchestra and parquette seats; the Sec
ond will be the dress circle and the
third will be the balcony, which will be
divided into sections for white and col
ored persons. The heavy, cumbrous
columns have been replaced by light
ones of iron, graceful in design, and
fixtures and appurtenances generally
are elegant. Special attention has been
paid to the ventilation of the building
Mr. Grover, the lessee of the theater
has a corps of artists and decorators
already at work upon the stage. Two
fine drop scenes are taking form under
the pencil of Strong, the well known
scene painter.
The front of the building will be COW
cred In as far as the street and carried
to a height to correspond to the fine
new hotel now being built on the site
of the old Union ONCE. Besides giving
space for large lobby entrance to the
theater this addition will provide room
for four stores. so by 20 feet. on the
theater front. The space above the
stores has been leased for hotel pur-
poses by the parties controlling the ad-
joining building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE FARE.

was sitting on our frunt steps and
pop came home, saying, o shucks, I
forgot to stop in at the jewellers for
my watch. o well, Suppose some brite
Young man will half to run up and get
1t for me, he sed.
Meening me, and sed, Do you Wunt
me TO 60 rite away, pop?
II not sooner, pop sed. Do you think
YOU can get it home without dropping
it? Have you tripped over anything to-
day? he sed.
No sir, sed, and he sed. Then to-
days trip is still in your sistem and
you'd proherly let it loose on my watch:
Well G, pop, yes I did, trippeo
coming down stairs this morning and
the only reason I dident fall down the
rest of the ways was because I grabbed
a hold of the banniSters, I Sed. That's
rite, I Just remembered, sed and he
sed, Well, this mite be one of your 2
trip days, l think / better go and get
IL myself
WITCH he did, me going with him, pop
saying to the man, have watch here
suffering from reluctance to tell the
correck time.
I bleeve this is yours, the man sed.
And he took pops gold watch on OF
little hook and gave 1t to him, saying,
It's all rite now, it keeps perfeck time.
That's all that should be expected OF
any watch, pop sed. And he took 1t
and it slipped out Of his hand and went
bang on the floor, pop saying, Lee gods
for Peet sake.
And he picked it up and held it asenst
his ear. saying, Blast it to blazes.
Did it stop, pop? I sed. and he SEQ,
Yes. and Heaven knows what elts.
And he handed it back to the man,
saving Treet 1t kindly, I'm sure 1t dident
realize what 1t was doing.
And me and him went home agen
without it. pop looking mad and me
feeling lucky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
Good Form.

Children are not born with an appre-
citation of ethical and moral values
These are ideas that are new in the
history of the race. Consequently they
are the last the children acquire.
1t is idle to try to explain to little
child the reason for honoring his par
ents. We must first present the idea as
matter of form, Of manners. of Gus
tom. "A well bred child will always
be most polite and mannerly to his ia
ther and mother. 1t is very bad form
to be rude to Them is the first lesson
AdolescentS are slow to catch ethical
values, but they. are keen on good
form. Nothing makes an adolescent
feel so miserable as to know that he has
failed in the formal manners appropri-
ate to an occasion. He will very cheer
lily tell lie. No blush of shame will
tinge his cheek. But let him dis
cover that he forgot to make. his bow
to his hostess in time, or that he wore
the wrong tie-or that he. failed to
rise in time to greet the guest of the
occaSion-ah, then indeed he is in the
depths.
Sometimes teachers and parents be-
rate the children for this artificial man.
ner and attitude. That is a mistake.
Before the idea comes the word-the
form. Experience Will fill it in. Life
your childhood. Did you appreciate
your mother? Did you glimpse the
struggle your father was making? Had
you even a hint of the human values
concealed in the neighbors? Not you.
A healthy, normal child Is too busy
eating and sleeping and playing to
study life. That book unfolds for him
in due time and he reads his lessons
as you and I read mine-in the years
of experience.
Then set form right. Teach the
child the best form in every, game he
plays. in every contact he makes. Teach
him formal manners. Teach him that
always there Is a very thin but a very
tenacious Aim Of formal courtesy be-
tween one and another and that be-
meath that delicate surface throbs the
very sensitive human thing We call
our flesh.
And oh, please remember this in
dealing with little children and middle
aged children and adolescents. Keep
between you and them the protecting
film of formal courtesy. Do not press
too hard upon the sensitive being be-
hind the screen. Speak with gentle
flrmness, but with delicate courtesy.
Maintain the spirit and the letter Of
good form in all your dealing with chill
dren and youth.
1t is not good to poke fun at any
child. 1t is not good to treat them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24

needs press agents as much as it de-
sires good scent cigar. In war and
In peace they are valuable A good press
agent can induce prodigal young men
to visit savings bank each week.
A press agent Is not necessarily q
propaganda. He may be employed by
corporation to write on the subject
of health, home and even the care Of
babies. Most folks have thought Of the
publicity man in terms of the theatrical
press agent, whose task 1t was to write
reamS Of sometimes bunk about their
bosses.
The old-timer still survives, but his
Species will soon be extinct. He is rapid
ly being superseded by directors OF
publicity" directors of public relations"
or directors of public information"
This business has hourished to such
great proportions that organizat tons
serving the public and vast enterprises
seeking to disseminate information for
the benefit of the uniformed engage
high-priced persons to supply the copy.
In doing this both the institution and
the publicity writer are serving an ex-
cellent purpose.
- The income Of an expert publicity
man is frequently as large as that Of
the man employing him. Candidates for
the chief ONCE Of our country require
able directors of publicity. National
committees seek the best available serv-
ices. There are at least a half dozen
men in the land who have builded large
organizations of their own for the pur-
pose Of handling the work of clients in
the publicity field. There is a marked
difference between advertising and puo-
licity writing. though both may achieve
the same results. A piece of news Is a
piece Of news. even If 1t does have its
licity.
The small boy is usually good sales
man, even though he may never have
heard anything about breaking down
sales resistance" Hundreds of Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24

with a bullet and let the poor animal
down.
Once. on meeting a stag in the forest.
he found he had no more shot for his
gun He used a charge of cherry stones
and hit the deer in the head. 1t fed. A
year or so later he encountered the
animal. 1t now had a 10-foot cherry
tree, covered with fruit, between its
antlerS. This time the baron killed the
deer. Then he ate the cherries.
Attacked by a wolf. he thrust his arm
down its throat, laid hold of its tail and
with one flip turned 1t inside out.
His female greyhound chased hare.
The latter gave birth to some little bum
MES as she fed. Strangely enough, the
greyhound Uttered an equal number of
pups at the same time. The pups chased
the leverets and caught them while the
houn mother ran down the hare.
For long time the book detailing the
adventures of Munchausen was supposed
to deal with o fictitious person. But
finally it was found that he really lived.
He was an oficer in the Russian service
and fought against the Turks. after
which. about 1850, he retired to his es-
tate at BOdenwerder in Hanover. There
he loved. over his tankard of beer, to
amuSe his friends and astonish the dull
Witted by accounts of miraculous adj
ventures. which existed only in his
imagination.
(Copyrisht, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
DAILY DIET RECIPE
CHEESE FINGERS.
Flour, one cup.

Flour. one cup.
Baking powder, one-halt tea
spoon. .,.
Cayenne pepper. one-eishth
teaspoon.
salt. cne-half teaspoon.
Grated American cheese, one
third cup.
Solid vegetable shortening, two
Ice water, two or three table
spoons.
MAKES ABOUT so FINGERS.
Sift flour. measure and slit
again with the boking powder,
salt and cayenne. Cut in short
ening with a knife or rub in
lightly with the finger tips. Add
cheese and enough cold water to
hold mixture together. Roll cut
on Toured board one-quarter
inch thickness. Cut in very thin
strips with a knife or with a
fancy pastry jagger-even vege-
table fancy strip cutter would 90.
BAKE in hot oven t4U0 degrees
about Is or 10 minutes.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes starch and a
little protein. Good accompani-
ment to salad or soup. Can be
eaten in moderation by adults OF
normal digestion, who are OF
average or under weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
HISTORIC LIARS
Munchausen Most Famous Of Fasfers, Lied Merely for
Amusement.
r. GLASS.

OF course, the most celebrated Of all
liars-but very pleasant one-is Baron
Munchausen, whose stories of his ad-
venturous travels evidence the greatest
possible elasticity of imagination.
In one of his accounts. the baron says
that on a voyage to Ceylon his ship lay
awhile at an island which was swept by
a great storm. The wind tore trees
which weighed tons from the ground,
carried them five miles in the air and
then dropped them gently back in their
respective places, where they took root
again.
At Ceylon he went hunting. A lion
sprang at him and he fell to the earth,
expecting to be killed. However, the lion
passed over him and went straight into
the open mouth of a crocodile, which
also had been planning to swallow the
hunter. While they were entangled, he
killed both.
In Poland, in Winter. wearied in a
vain hunt for village where he might
pass the night, he finally tied his horse
to the pointed stump of tree which
stuck out of the snow and lay down to
sleep. There was thaw during the
night. In the morning he awakened to
find himself in q churchyard in the
midst of a village. Hanging by his
bride from the church steeple was his
horse. Munchausen pierced the bride
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
One Mother Says:

One Mother Says:
To encourage my children in nature
lore, I have them keep note books about
the many interesting and unusual
things they have observed. In Septem-
Der, when the birds begin to migrate
we go on long walks early in the morn
ing and with the aid of o good bird
book they have learned to identify
many birds, some very unusual ones
They jot down the date they have seen
these birds and it is interesting to COM
pare them from year to year. They
also like to keep track of the trees and
see which ones turn colors first.
(CopyriRht, 1927
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KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
By JOSEPH JASTRoW.

another, st have a case of spite" What
We all have is a deficit in adjustment
of desire and circumstance. So far as
we succeed by slight struggles or severe
ones in correcting that attitude, we find
that the whole range of our emotions,
and the reflections that support them,
becomes altered to the good. We have
made a better adjustment of the total
self to the total situation.
(CopyriGht, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24

lnktOu youngsters
are learning the
first principles CT
salesmanship by
selling newspapers,
magazines, S oap
and what have you.
The money they
are earning is not
quite so important
as he training
they are receiving.
They are learning
what profit and
loss mean; that If
one buys q maya
zine for 3Is cents
and sells it for 5
cents he is making
money. This young
star lyFHnu,e TN
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OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI

as though they were of no account in
the days arrangement. 1t is very BAG
form to command them as though they
we're a convict army. It Is very bad
form to forget that they are people
and worthy Of all the consideration Of
their proud place.
II you would have children rever-
ence their parents, If you would have
willing to serve, gracious and sweet.
follow the rules yourself and keep them
within the code. The word comes FIRST
the idea follows the form.
(Copyright. 1921
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z z ~ ! a. Il dAiA AiC
would go to the
house as nurse. He
did so. No COM
petitor ever shared
the customer away
from him.
Within the past
few years we have
acquired a yen for
attaching imposing
designations TO GER
tain jobs, Repre-
s e n I at;ves are
known as contact
men," "high-pres-
sure salesmen," etc.
What used to be
selling ones goods
Is now known as
"'b + e a king down
co lnR rn1iCtnnnn
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and quickly. that If he buys 10 maya
zines and is stuck with three on his
hands he must either get rid of them
in a hurry or take a loss This is a
practical introduction to business, and
the young merchant of today, dealing
in pennies. may develop into the mer-
chant prince of tomorrow, dealing in
stupendous figures. One who patronizes
small salesman may unconsciously be
aiding the youngster to a rich future.
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Considering Repairsf

If you spent the Summer at home,
and your bedrooms are on the upper
floor. you may realize that your roof
requires insulating.
The day is past when we must sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

MEN u FUN n In L
BREAKFAST.
Grapes.
Wheat cereal with cream.
Scrambled eggs.
Hash brown potatoes.
Toast. Marmalade.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Baked sausage.
Apple rings. Stewed tomatoes.
Clover rolls. Raspberry turnover.
DINNER.
Vegetable soup.
Beef loaf. Creamed potatoes.
Sliced cucumbers.
Lettuce, French dressing.
Pumpkin pie, cheese.
Coffee.
HASHED POTATOES.
Try out fat salt pork cut in
small cubes, remove scraps; there
should be about one-half cup of
fat. Add two cups cold boiled
potatoes, finely chopped; one
eighth teaspoon of pepper and
salt II needed. Mix potatoes
thoroughly with fat: cook three
minutes, stirring constantly; let
stand to brown underneath. Fold
as an omelet and turn onto hot
platter.
RASPBERRY TURNOVERS.
Make q rich pie crust and roll
out. Cut in .ouares about four
by four. Put q spoonful Of thick
Jam on each s iare. Fold over
twice, making it oplong In shape.
Press down the two enos and trim
of with a knife. Brush the tops
with milk and bake in hot oven.
PUMPKIN PIE.
Mix three quarter cup of
brown sugar with one teaspoon
of cinnamon, ene-halH TEASPOON
each of ginger and salt and a
dash Of gazette. Add two beaten
eggs, two cups of rich milk and
one and one-half cups of stewed
and sifted pumpkin. Bake in one
crust and serve cold with gar
nish of whipped cream. -
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II is like pouring new wine into old
bottles to wear gowns of the new sill
houette over last seasons lingerie. Not
only the cut and line of the Under
things must yield to suit the silhouette
Of the gown but the actual quantity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24

Chancellor of the Exchequer Snowden
has received an anonymous donation OF
$500 "to help reduce the British ma
tional debt"
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and quality Of ones lingerie must be
adapted to the clothes that are worn
over it.
Last Summer the fashion for low
backed tennis dresses and evening
dresses called for a cutting down of
many slips and combinations. and this
Autumn the heightened skirt line has
added several inches at the hens of
slips and petticoats. French women