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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL,
(Author of "The American Orchestra and Theodore The

(Author of "The American Orchestra and Theodore ThomdSD
IL American naval officers yearn and pray for a bigger Navy-as big as
TIT biggest IN a shade better.
Il At thSt The peace societies gwan, extremists rage and the cautious
4 4 imagine a vain thing.
To the naval officers, say these last, it is Just a matter of their
trade and chlDed-teel business The more ships he more Jobs
Not If / know anything about the American Navy. The whole of the thing
that by a figure o. speech is called civilization could be passed through a sieve
without finding another body Of men that bother less about their personal
budgets.
It is something a million miles away from the chance of personal profit
that moves them to bear up in III ranks of the Navy expansioniss. They are
hertors Of TIT greatest naval story and most fascinating service traditions that
were lever known among men.
No: / do not mean to strum the chords of nationalstc Wanting r any,
a story of extraordinary human achievements and nothing else. there is 10
fellow to the amazing story of the American Navy in the great epic avs of
its youth.
Now, here is a matter that seems beyond explanation. Set aside the AMMAN
OILS men, and / suppose it is a safeb bet tina, in the United States of America
I'VE persons know the story of Sahmls for ne who knows the exploits of Tho
american Navy even The Revolution that ave this country birth. Yeti If we
sentiment. the story of the American Navy makes the story Of he Greek or anv
other navy look like three old dime pieces.
Again, not Observation-Disclosures The naval officers know these as
sounomg M neglected records as well as they know their W names. If they
were WnNe- rH angels IN al orchestra of golden haps. they would probably be
ahs to own thlSk knowledge without a feeling of tremendous uplifting Of the spirit
n a resolve that a Navy SO marveouIy aureoed in its berinnin0 shmId frt
De IN IL second place upon reaching maturity
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lished a few years ago casts a strange
light On this devastating situation. Ac-
tually he found himself without enough
powder to so much as prime the mus
kets Of his sentries, and II a battle had
come he must have fought it with
wooden sticks, II at all.
From this deadly peril he rescued
himself by sending out ships and sailors
to capture the supplies intended for
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steered both of his prizes safely into
Boston.
JOHN MANLEY.
A MONG the daunting difficulties that
confronted Washington when he
took command Of the American Army
was a lack of anything to fight with
most of all, of the fairly essential item
of powder. His correspondence pub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

WITHIN q few months he was
W "breezing" through Q whirlwind
courtship. He met Harriet Blake, q
freshman Of Wellesley, whose home was
Gontinued on sixth Paae.1
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Don't Have Left Overs
For Greatest Economy

proportion of those you buy you should
cut up for the salad or pudding Also
if you know that from pound OF dried
apricots you can get after they are
soaked and cooked about four and
half cupfulS Of apricots without Juice.
then you can tell about what proportion
of pound you will need to prepare
II you want stewed apricotS for break.
fast, one or two mornings.
One pound Of dried lima beans when
soaked and cooked gives six and han
cupfuls.
One pound of white beans when
soaked and cooked gives seven cupfuls.
One pound Of cornmeal when cooked
gives IA cupfuls.
One pound Of farina when cooked
gives IL cupfuls.
One pound of macaroni when cooked
gives IL cupfuls.
One pound Of rice when cooked gives
eight cupfuls.
One pound OF spaghetti when cooked
gives IL cupfuls.
One pound Of tapioca when soaked
and cooked gives seven and Q half
cupfuls.
One pound Of cabbage when shredded
gives five and half cupfuls.
One pound Of chopped raw beef Is
equal to two cupfuls.
One pound Of dried prunes when
soaked and cooked gives three cupfr3
without Juice.
For every cup Of milk or water us24
In griddle cake batter you can get ABOUT
fifteen medium sized griddle cakes.
A cup cake recipe will yield about
twelve usual size cup cakes for every
cup and half Of -four used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
BY THE FOOD EXPERT.

The best way to solve the problem
OF leftover cookery is to have just as
few left overs or what my English
friends call cold remains" as possible
To the majority Of housewives it is this
business Of using UP food left from the
last meal that takes the Joy out Of
cooking and meal planning. Throw
ing away good food is something that
few of US can do without a twinge of
conscience, and yet the time taken to
present 1t In palatable form at the next
meal Is sometimes out of all proportion
to the value of the dish produced.
do not mean that think a knowl-
edge OF leftover cookery is unnecessary.
Far from 1t. We should not be daunted
by the sight Of one or two cold baked
potatoes, q tablespoon or so Of oatmeal
left in the top OF the double boiler, a
bit Of cooked tomato or the ends and
bones Of a porterhouse steak. But we
should also remember that made-over
dishes are never quite so wholesome,
not so toothsome, as dishes made from
fresh materials, and they often repre-
sent double expense in fuel and time.
] know I have harped on this sub
ject before, but I am speaking of 1t
now by way of offering some figures
that I think will be helpful in making
your original plans and purchases. For
instance, II you know that from
pound Of raw apples you can get about
four and half cupfuls Of apples after
they have been pared and cut up, and
you are buying apples specially for a
pudding or salad. you can easily tell
whether you should buy a pound or
half q pound or two pounds and what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Hidden Treasure.

In this day Of checking accounts,
safe deposit vaults, wall safes, bur-
glary insurance, of pursers on steam
ships and clerks in hotels who safe
guard our valuables for US, 1t Is diff
ficult even to imagine what must have
been the anxiety in the days when
every woman had to look after her
treasures for herself.
And yet even our grandmothers can
sometimes tell us Of the way they hid
their jowelry deep within the feathers
of the bed. Of hiding their money in
chinks of the wall or sewing 1t in the
wide hens of their skirts. And the
secret drawers and slides and cubby
holes that we find in interesting old
pieces Of furniture bear witness to the
fact that women Of former generations
have had far less easy time Of 1t to
hide their treasures than we.
In the bureaus, desks and other
pieces of furniture made by the master
cabinetmakers of the eighteenth CEN
fury In France and England much
time and skill were used In making
these secret hide-away places-the 10
cation Of which and method of opening
was often kept a deep secret between
the maker Of the piece and the owner.
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Planting Time for Window Boxes

in the course of a week or two be as
unpromising from a Horticultural point
OF view as dish of wilted spinach, and,
by the time another two weeks has
passed, an arid wilderness.
But from those who have expert
mented with window boxes and now
keep them blooming all through the
season and from my own experience
I know that what Is almost always
wrong with unsuccessful window boxes
is that they are not kept sufficiently
and regularly moist.
Rules that apply to watering flowers
in the garden do not apply to window
boxes because window boxes are ex-
posed on five sides and naturally dry
out much sooner than garden beds. OF
course 1t is possible to keep the soil too
wet. but it Is amazing how quickly the
water dries out.
A good plan is to give the boxes
a very thorough wetting once q day
either in the early morning or late
afternoon and enough water should
be used to penetrate all the way
through. not merelyTto wet the top
and trickle part way down.
Then, of course, one should choose
plants that are adapted to the posi-
ton of the box. Flowers that flourish
in the, sun should be placed on a
window sill with southern exposure,
while for the window where the bright
sun comes but little, flowers Of the sort
that. need little sun should be selected.
The nurseryman who sells you your
plants can give you the suggestions
needed on that score.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Beige Hose for Evening

One cannot choose ones stockings
with too great care and the reports
that come to us from France that
women are wearing .colored stock
ings with colored evening gowns
light rose stockings with rose eve-.
ming gowns, green stockings with
green frocks and even yellow stockings
with yellow frocks--ought certainly to
be taken with at least two grains Of
salt. There is always the satisfaction
that in choosing the lighter evening
shades of beige-lght tones on the
flesh range-one cannot actually go
wrong. The very sheer black stocking
is well chosen here as well as abroad
for the black evening gown with droop-
ing or uneven l1emline-but unless you
want to be a traif@blazer it is better,
perhaps, to forget that these pastel
tinted stockings had ever been men,
toned.
Some women at Palm Beach last
Winter chose stockings of sun-tanned
hue for practically all occasions, with
very little difference IN evening shades
and those for daytime wear. And with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Teapots Need Bath.

There is device for, washing tea
pots in use in some large kitchens.
1t consists of a substantial wire basket
with "a sort of fountain in the center.
The teapot is turned upside down over
the fountain, the tea leaves and tea
drop into the basket and on press
ing down the teapot the fountion
plays and the teapot Is thoroughly
washed inside. "A simple yet ingenious
device-but one that would be hardly
worth while in the family kitchen.
Teapots really deserve much better
washing than they usually receive. OF
course, every one who knows anything
about tea-making knows that china
or earthen teapots should always be
used in preference to those of metal or
enamel ware. 1t is not enough l.ierely
to dump the tea leaves and rinse out
the pot. 1t should be washed thorough
ly with soap and water and then scalded
on the inside and wiped on the outside
and left with the cover off until the
inside is quite dry Care should be
taken to keep the spout free from an &C
cumualtion Of sediment. This may be
done with a corner of the dishcloth or.
better still, with o small wire stiffened
brush. The flavor of the tea is actually
improved If the teapot is carefully wash
ed. aired and dried after every using.
Coffee pots deserve better treatment
than they usually receive. They, too,
should be really washed between using
and once week they should be set to
boil with water and washing soda and
then left open in the open air and SUM-
shine. Frequently the brand Of coffee
used receives the blame that should
be laid to a poorly washed coffee pot.
And the teakettle. Plenty of house
wives, am sure, almost never wash
the inside Of their teakettles. They.
simply Wipe Oh the outsidel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
BY BETSY CALLIsTER.

F you stop for few minutes and
think about window boxes-win-
dow boxes at the front Of house
in q dingy city street. window
boxes filled with lovely Spring
flowers thanking the windows Of large
city apartment, window boxes at the
ground floor Of city hotels. boxes out
side the bedroom window where you
can smell the fragrance Of the flowers
when the wind blows through the win
dow, boxes on your office windows,
boxes outside the school room window.
If you just keep on thinking of win
dow boxes in that way and recalling all
the lovely ones you have seen you will
end by feeling that something ought to
be done to make people more interested
in window boxes. You will want to
start society or organization of some
sort to promote window boxes-or at
least you will want to set good exam
pie by planning window box or two
OF your own.
Nine people out of ten to whom you
mention window boxes, If they have
anything to say on the subject at all.
will tell you that they are all very well
planted and tended by experts, but that
when looked after by an amateur are
pretty sure to be flop" That is, the
box that starts out by being a miniature
dell Of English daisies and pansies will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
which made the picture somewhat diff

which made the picture somewhat diff
ferent.
The trouble with life today" Hilda
had philosophical once over the re-
treating back of another tea caller who
left after consuming two hours with
her troubles, is its simplicity. If that
woman would stop hunting so fran
tically for an easier way out of every
thing, spending every last nickel she
can lay her hands on for some fool
tiIne-saver. and then not knowing what
to do with her time. she'd have little
time for such mischief as fussing over
what the neighbors say about her. or
fidgeting for fear her husbandll fall in
love with his secretary.
II know Life was too easy for me
when I bought all my food and furnish
ings and clothes ready-made. Now
I'm deliberately going back to the ways
Of the good old days; 1t may not be
economical and the results Of my cook
ing and my sewing and my furniture
painting may be far inferior to what's
on the market. But it gives me a full
days job; 1t gives outlet to any creative
energy may have. And. to me, that's
important"
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causes trouble one need not sniff
at cows milk and assert, MY
baby can't take it," It is more than
possible that it is the combination Of
elements that is at fault, and not
the elements themselves.
Boiled milk is easier to digest than
raw milk. because boiling reduces the
protein to finer curd, one more like
that of mothers milk. Lime water used
to be utilized for this same purpose, but
lime water. because of its impurities
and its tendency to alkalinize the stom-
ach contents, has gradually been re-
placed by boiling. One eminent pedi-
artist asserts that there is no possibility
of making lime water clean and pure
enough for baby's use, because, OF
course, it cannot be boiled.
Sugar is necessary in the formula for
two reasons Mothers milk contains
more sugar than cows milk. Also di.
luting the milk likewise dilutes the
sugar, so all formulas contain sugar to
make up for the lack. If no sugar is
FUSED the mother will notice some quite
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Way to Make Life Simple

made herself with stock and all that,
when she could have had about the
same thing out of can. and roast
and you know what that means, home
all afternoon-and gelatin salad-that
means starting it hours before dinner
and that tricky mousse she makes
for dessert"
she even makes the chlldrens
dresses" continued Jean. II tell her
and tell her that In this modern age
it's plain barbaric to make anything.
and even then you Just can't get the
style in homemade things that you can
get in the store ones. But she will 60
on making Betty James little dresses
and Juniors suits"
My own comments were withheld,
not because 1 don't like gossip, but
because I had happened to be favored
with some of Hilda's own philosophy
on the subject of why she baked and
sewed and dyed and scanned her own,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Color in Kitchen
Speeds Up Work

Any sort Of decorative scheme in the
kitchen that complexities the problem of
keeping 1t clean and neat is rather fool
ish, but nowadays 1t is perfectly pos
sible TO introduce color IN durable and
substantial and workmanly materials.
would not suggest having potted
geraniums on brackets at the sides of
the kitchen windows, nor would I rec
ommend rug. even a washable one,
anywhere on the kitchen floor: rufled
curtains and decorative curtain pulls
seem rather out of place; but / do think
that color In some form helps maid and
housewife who have work to do in the
kitchen.
In choosing the kitchen color scheme
you should be guided somewhat by the
exposure. Blue should never be used IN
sunless kitchen, nor should orange be
used in . kitchen that is bathed in
sunshine most Of the day. The size
Of the kitchen, too, should be consid-
cred.
A most attractive kitchen has inlaid
linoleum Of a dark green on the floor
walls are cream yellow and the straight,
simple window curtains are of slight
" deeper cream.
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Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

If the ultinatum has been uttered
that the baby must be bottle fed the
next problem is: with what?" Many
authorities agree that, all things taken
into consideration, the simplest formu-
las are the best, and cows milk, sugar
and water represent just that. Cows
milk. or goats milk If it is easier to OBJ
tain, is natural food. It is designed
to nourish young animal, and
though not the human young, the baby
will soon become used to its differences
from mothers milk, If cows milk or
goats milk is begun cautiously: Cows
milk is one of the chief foods in the
baby's diet for years to come, SO that,
If one must bottle-feed him, it is as
well to allow him to become accus-
toned to that.
The use of an ordinary grade of cows
milk, pasteurized grade A, certified or
raw, diluted with water in order to cut
down the proportion Of protein (Which
is In excess quantity In cows milk and
to which sugar is added, should be ac-
companied by no digestive upset with
most babies. If the initial formula
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Jean and Bill, aged 81 and %, re-
spectively, ran away and got married
Both are "only onlys" and, - such
were given everything their doting
parents could give them.
Jeans parents are well fixed" and
she had almost everything she craved
even to her own little green roadster
But Billy's family had more of q rub
Technically, Billy isn't an only only,
for he has q sister, Marie, 10 years
older than himself. But to Their
widowed mother, Marie's job was to dc
things for Billy-tos help educate him
keep him in clothes and spending
money.
when Marie fell in love and told her
mother that she planned to marry
there was great fuss. How, her
ing to be educated and have all the
things he needed If Marie's help was
cut of.
/ Even after she married Marie went
shabby and denied herself simple
Injuries to help keep Billy in college
Secretly she passed money on to hel
kid brother, for her husband had the
absurd idea that brother Bill should
work for his education.
So Billy, at the expense Of several
other people, meandered his way over
campus, though the much-tooted "edu-
cation" seemed to consist of little more
than dating, saxophone playing, haz-
ing. frat dances and stag DRINKS.
While Marie was figuring out ham,
burg menus rather than steak so that
Billy could have the difference saved
Billy was buying violet corsages for the
girl who was now his wife, IN spite OF
the fact that Billy has mo job: and
doesn't even know what he wants to do
And now that they are wed, Marie
doesn't send money, but her mother
does, and now Marie must support her
mother In order that her mother can
support Billy and his girl bride. The
older sister is still paying the way of
her fanily's adored young scion.
OF course, it's clear-cut case OF
reaping even as you have sown. Boys
and girls of 81 and "a do not grow
up with such utter lack of responsibility
unless aided and Allotted in 1t.
And daily occurrences .ofs@this sittl-
lation serve to make yoi1 believe that al
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the, rather crisper, more summary
frocks Of not too delicate tones the
effect was good. For a chiffon frock
of delicate tone, however, the mo !.
delicately toned fiesh-colored stocking
would be q much better choice.
Lighter Spring and Summer evening
gowns really demand lighter ornaments
and there are neck chains and chokers,
earrings and bracelets that might WISE
" be put away1for the warm months.
Some of the heavy pieces really are
warm and othe& look so.
Among the rev bracelets there are
sets consisting pf circles Of red. blue,
green and Other colored crystals that
look like q miniature rainbow round
ones wrist. There is something pleas
antly informal about these and they
really are more appropriate for in
formal Summer evening wear than for
more formal Winter occasions. Only II
you have f4ir for vari-colored evening
iewelry you $1ould by all means have
frock of white, of white, flesh color
or sheer blacN Ia your Summer collec-
ton. s.ssssa''s Il e
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No doubt when our ancestors dwelt
In caves or made their homes in the
branches of trees, men and women
used to enjoy visiting each newly in
habited cave and hocked to call in the
tree that had most recently been taken
over as human abode.
Don't forget this human failing If
you go to live in a new house. Remem-
Der that your friends and real admirers
will be especially anxious to see your
ne- house because they hope to find it
suited to your taste and theirs. and
other acquaintance viii make the
most Of their acquaintance when you
move into your new home.
General neighborhood discussion uSu-
ally follows the opening of a new house.
Everybody has some suggestion to make,
some Improvement to suggest. They
don't usually make this before the
owner. but wait until they get together
In his absence SO be prepared. Re-
member that you, too. have probably
taken part in this picking to pieces of
some neghbor's house, so now that 1t
Is your turn don't feel hurt If you are
bEedt6Q III tklc odIIlC way
House warnings are old-fashioned,
but they are we'll worth while. If you
60 into a new house set some day as
soon as possible when you bring your
friends to come and see your house.
If you have q long list Of friends and
acquaintance who will be interested in
your house, tea or reception may be
most convenient. If there is a smaller
group Of intimate friends an evening
party or dinner may be the best ar
rangement.
However, remember this: If you set
some definite date, you will not be
bothered with chance calls that MAJ
not be welcome when you are in the
throes of settling.
1t is always courteous to satisfy
peoples curiosities regarding new
house. Recently at young brides at
home one Of her assistants who had
been bridesmaid at her recent we'd
ding showed guests over the entire
house. Everything was in perfect order,
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characteristic reactions to the formula
The baby will have hard, marble Like
stools the color of clay, or the baby viii
fail to gain, even though he Is takina
all the milk he can digest. These stools
are indicative of too much protein and
TOO little carbohydrate, and sugar fur.
nisheS this element in a better and
more easily. digested form than starch
Hence the addition Of sugar usually ends
this trouble
All kinds of sugars are used In forn1u-
las. There Is no rule about which one
for 1t depends upon the baby. One sugar
may not agree as well as another, and
this should determine the type rather
than some neighbours experience. Malt
sugars under various trade names are
very popular, as is corn sirup Cane
sugar is somewhat less so, and milk sugar
somewhat less than that. Perhaps this
popularity is the result of long years
Of testing out various kinds Of sugar
and the discovery that In most cases
the malt sugars or corn strip prove
more satisfactory.
Evaporated milk (unsweetened) and