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Evening star., 1929-11-28

may be a sport coat or a dressy coat
It may be Of wool, leather, lambs wool,
silk, velvet, etc. The color may be dark
or light. Such items she writes down.
At the end of the year she goes over
the pages and notes whether or not the
article filled her needs and whether a
purchase of something of the same
order would be advisable. She jots down
single words of comment, such as worn
but little" satisfactory" "a good buy"
mot suited to needs" etc. Then when
she finds her wardrobe needs replenish-
ing she conSults the book and buys &C
cording to the hints she has set down.
Another example may prove Ilumi-
mating. During the time when a Ger.
tain dress would have proven well suit.
ed to her needs she had a touch OF
rheumatism that settled In her neck
The frock was cut low in the back and
for that reason did not fill her needs
without a scarf. AS she is a dainty
person, this scarf had to be Just right
for the frock. It cost goodly amount
and was a scarf definitely for that
frock.
In buying another frock for the COM
ing season she must either buy one cut
higher or allow less money for it so that
she could buy scarf as part of the cos
tune.
In another instance she went abroad
and her frocks, well suited to American
needs, did not fill her travel require
mentS. She realized that she must de-
eide whether she would travel before
buying certain costumes and whether
she would be in warmer or cooler cli-
mates. 49,.
She finds that her scheme has saved
her many good dollar I pass the idea
on to you, hoping the suggestions may
f1l some other woman's needs.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1929-11-28

At the height Of her asCendancy over
Charles II, King Of England, the
Duchess Of Cleveland had q regular in
come amounting to half o million dol
lars q year.
But this was only a part Of her graft.
She realized other huge sums by dis
posing Of the Kings leases, places In
the custom house and promotions,
spiritual and temporal"
II she was out to get all the money
she could lay her greedy hands on, she
was liberal In spending it. Indeed, her
object in life seems to have been to
keep up one continuous celebration in
which she might enjoy all the pleasures
Of existence.
She dispensed money with real reck-
leSsnesS, invested incredible amounts In
mentS and gambled with little concern
for her losses.
Samuel Pepys, the diarist, records
that at one sitting she lost cas-, 900
This, be 1t recalled, was more than two
centuries ago. The E25,00 would be
equal to ct least 100000 in this day.
At another time, says PepyS, she won
ELS, 900 pounds at one sitting.
The duchess was born Barbara VII
nerS, daughter Of q cavalier, william
second ViScount Grandson, who died
Of wounds received in battle when she
was only years old.
She grew into an imperiouS brunette
beauty, passionate, headstTong, selfish
and calculating and in her eighteenth
year married q certain wealthy Roger
Palmer. She now threw herself in the
way Of Charles III and easily. won his
Evening star., 1929-11-28
A Sermon for Today
On Thanksgiving Street.
BIZ REV. JOHN R. GUM.

Every day will I bless Thee, and I
will praise Thy name for ever and
ever.""-Ps, cxl.2.
In olden days at love feast in York
shire good man had been drawing out
a long-complaining strain of expert
ences about his trials and difficulties.
Another, Of different spirit, who fol-
lowed, said: IT see our brother who has
Just sat down lives In Grumbling street.
1 lived there myself for some time and
never enjoyed good health. The air was
bad, the house bad, the water bad; the
birds never came and sang in the street,
and was gloomy and sad enough. But
fitted I got into Thanksgiving
street, and ever since then have had
good health, and so have my family.
The air Is pure, the water pure, the
house good; the sun shines on it all
day, the birds are always singing and
am happy as can be. Now, I ad-
wise our brother to fit There are
plenty Of houses to let on Thanksgiving
street, and am sure he will find him
self new man if he viii only come :
and I will be right glad to have him as
a neighbor."
Good advice for all those who dwell
on Grumbling street. Let them move
out Of that unhappy abode. Let them
move to Thanksgiving street. And what
better time TO move than on Thanks
giving day?
Thanksgiving day is a time when we
are all wont to visit on Thanksgiving
street. But why not make it our per-
manent residence? One purpose of
Thanksgiving day is to teach US to be
thankful all the time. How different
the world would seem, what a differ
ence 1t would make in our lives If we
we're every. day living on Thanksgiving
street.
Evening star., 1929-11-28
THRIFT HABIT

urge my friends to practice thrift;
1t Is habit that will lift the loads
meath which they groan and sweat, and
keep them from that evil, debt. The
thrifty man wins high renoWn: his
credits good throughout the town; he
has new courage when he knows that
he can face misfortunes blows, backed
by the goodly roll he's saved, while
careless Spendthrifts miSbehaved. And
when old age comes on apace, no craven
fear shows in his face; he has his wad
and can recline beneath his figtree and
his vine, and watch the long parade go
by without grumble or a sigh. Now
all of this is very well; no truer tale
can wise man tell; but sometimes thrift
becomes a curse, than which there's
nothing vastly worse. A man will watch
his bundle grow, and find the process
rather slow; to speed it up and get
more coin he'll cut out wholesome ten
derloin, and buy himself the cheapest
fare that can be purchased anywhere;
and he will Starve his kids and wife,
and make a nuisance of this life, that
he may gain another dime and see his
sacred bundle climb. And he will raise
fierce lament when he's obliged to
spend a cent for clothes or shoes or
Sunday hats, or for the taxes on his
cats. He now is welded to his wad,
and 1t becomes his only god; IL Is MS
interest supreme, and he'll resort to any
scheme, to any stratagem or vile, to
add some guilders to his pile. He doubt
less was an honest man when first his
thrift campaign began: but sordid
worship of the dime will lead a dele
gate to crime. Thrift is a help to bal
anced men, but here and there and now
and then they should forget the grow
ing pile, and blow themselves in reck-
less style. WALT MASON.
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1929-11-28
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.


Aunt Sue shouts, leave 60 Of that
vase and get away from the table" 4"
Little Willie says he feels funny in
the ''bread-baSket" Cousin Molly tells
about her latest operation.
Green is now in a huddle. Here
they go, folkS-blooey, oh, pretty"
Uncle Joe says, Did you ever try a
Birthstone tire? jest turned $4,000
miles on the set got last January. I"
John is beginning to think of the
gang out on the course The day is
comparatively warm and he would give
the whole family for 18 holes. The
afternoon wears on, and John becomes
drowsy. Somebody suggests a motor
ride in the country. John Is voted
down IA to l, and it Is carried that the
folks will drive for an hour or two.
Thus is Thanksgiving day observed
In the home Of John Pilgrims de-
scendant.
Evening star., 1929-11-28
SUB ROSA
By MIMI.
Woman's Wisdom,

Wisdom! Thy name is woman. Man
may pick up a lot of useful information
in the course of a days journey. He
may be disciplined in the School OF
Hard Knocks and graduate with the
degree master of knowledge. But when
1t comes to penetrating wisdom, please
page woman.
more than facial resemblance to ones
grandparent. Yes, heredity in the sense
that woman falls heir to all that
women in general have learned since
Eve spilled the apple cart in the Gar
den OF Eden. Woman knows; that's
all.
Perhaps it is because her female an
ceStors all down the line have poured
into her ear the lessons they learned
in their contact with the harsh earth,
At any rate, the average girl is in a
position to gather in the knowledge
that has grown up in the world beside
her family tree. It is wisdom the girl
may have If she'll only listen.
Man picks up the information re-
ferred to and gathers some more when
he swaps yarns with another man. But
woman does her kind of thinking by a
light which is not turned off and on,
but which burns with tiny flame for
evermore. She may not be so clever in
Office.
She may not have the kind of brain
which builds skyscrapers, runs railroads
or steers gigantic liners across the seas.
But when it comes to knowledge of life
as an art, she's there with the age-old
wisdom of the sex.
You may call it instinct If you choose
You may refer to it has animal cum
ming. as a man is likely to do. But it's
there just the same in the form of
knowledge about life.
Perhaps we women have laid too
much stress on intuition" and have
given the impression that we were
mind-readers. But just the same there
is power of insight which lies in the
possession of every woman who really
lives, of every girl who doesn't spend
her time giggling.
The way to increase this wisdom is
to use it. The way to make an old
lamp burn brightly Is to trim the wick
Now that we are out in the big show
we require an unusual amount of
knowledge, which means that we've got
to work the lamp of wisdom for all
there is in it.
Men get wiSed up on various mat
ters, and quite often the man becomes
a wise guy. But that sort of thing is
different from the kind of natural wis
dom which a woman'S mind enjoys.
Her wisdom comes from living deeply
and thinking slowly. You and need
that slow. deep thinking today, If we
want to stay wise.
Copyright, 192s.)
Evening star., 1929-11-28

oyster white and the foliage is medium
and light shades of green with just a
touch Of the brown stems showing
through lending an interesting contrast.
1t would be delightful to furnish a
room in which this paper was chosen
for the wall treatment. The woodwork
might match the medium shade of
green in the ivy and the ceiling could
be tinted to match the background.
For the floor covering hooked rugs in
dark shades Of green, red, brown and
black would be appropriate. No other
window treatment than white organdie
curtains trimmed with fluted rufles,
picoted in green, would be necessary,
and the furniture would be quantity
charming If of honey-colored maple. A
spool bed, tall chest Of drawers with
separate overmirror, small table, lad
derback armchair, cricket book shelves
and some famed silhouettes would carry
out the detail of an old-time room.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1929-11-28
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPR.

Pop was starting to reed the sporting
page and sed, Hay pop, can you tell
me a rime for silver?
Pop just keeping on reeding. and I
sed, Can you, pop?
What, can / whatP pop sed, and I
Sed, Can you tell me rime for silver?
That awt to be easy, pop Sed. Bilver,
quilver, oliver, he sed, and I sed, Well
g. pop, they amt werds.
Don't you Sippose know It? I'm just
trying to find one, pop sed. Lets see,
silver, milver, pilver, filver. o the
dooce, who started this? was just get
ting intristed in an article here, he Sed.
And he started to reed the paper agen
and in about minnit he looked up
agen saying, Oliver, wilver, btver, dil-
yer.
You sed some of those before, pop,
I Sed.
who sed I dident, confound it, don't
be so critical when I'm trying my best
to help you, pop sed. Liver, hilver, he
sed.
Wich Just then ma came In, saying,
Willyum your gray suit is a mixed mass
Of rinkleS and spots, do you want me to
send it to the dry cleaners?
Well, perhaps, don't know, 1t seems
to me those fellows always shrink it,
kilver, jilver, milver, pop sed.
What crazy sounds are those? ma
Sed. Well you certeny cant wear it the
way it is, for the simple reason that
the way it is you simply cant wear it,
ma sed, and pop sed, Nilver, squilver.
Well for land SakeS, ma sed, and pop
sed, o shucks give it up, don't bleeve
there is any riIne to it.
G., that's rite, pop, you guessed it,
sed. It's a werd without any rime to
1t, that's the joke, that's what makes it
such a funny question, Sed, and pop
sed, Funny question my eye, in more
minnits Id of had he'd axe. Do your
homework, he sed. -.....
Wfch 7 did
Evening star., 1929-11-28
Braised Tongue.

Tie one large fresh beef tongue into
a circle and boil it in salted water until
tender, which will be in about four
hours: When done. trim and skin it
and tie again in a circle. Heat six
tableSpoonfulS Of fat in a roasting pan
and put the tongue in after first -four
ing well and browning on both sides.
Now add one pint of the water in which
the tongue was boiled, one can of peas,
one and one-half cupfuls of diced car
rotS, one small onion cut fine, three
cloves, one-fourth teaspoonful of pep
per and salt If necessary. Cover and
bake for two hours in a slow oven, bast-
ing often. When done, remove the
tongue and thicken the vegetables
Slice the tongue and leave it In circle
shape, putting the vegetables around II
on the dish.
Evening star., 1929-11-28
Your Baby and Mine
Give Yourself a Joltl

It is easy enough for the person who
is happy, prosperous and with all his
family relationships intact to be thank
ful. Far too often it Is this person who
sits in his luxurious home, filled to re-
pletton with his excellent dinner and
wonders with some cynicism what this
thanksgiving business Is all about any
way.
1t takes discord in the family circle;
economic Strigency looming before one;
sickntss or death to jostle the grumbler
out OF complacent cynicism and lead
him to give thanks for what may have
been left Of his blessings.
For those Of us who tread harmonious
paths with little thought of gratitude, a
visit to hospital will administer that Jolt.
There Is the year-old child with the
paralyzed face for whom no hope of any
cure IS held out. There is the boy Of
2, Is pounds underweight, with hideous
bony groWths on hand, upper arm, leg
and shoulder There is the 5-month-
old baby whose mother comes wearily
each week, watches with hopeful eye as
baby is put on the scales only to be told
that there Is only fraction Of an ounce
gain, or a three-ounce loss, for now at
5 months baby weights less than at
birth, due to heaven only knows what
liabilities of his small arrangements 4"
There Is the 6-year-old girl who cannot
walk or talk or follow the simplest
command, whose stare is that of bale
ful animal. One has only to view these
few human wrecks to feel that one has
cause for eternal gratitude for ones
own children whose minds and bodies
are healthy and normal.
It is human nature to be dissatisfied,
perhaps it is a spur to ambition and
achievement, but there should be a
limit to our dissatisfaction. We ought
to be able to distinguish between the
| emotion which helps us to try to keep
UP with the neighbors and that petty
discomfort which acts as a paralyzing
load and a veil over our eyes, making
it impossible for us to shake ourselves
into action or see even the half Of our
blessings.
II we only look for the humps that
deform perfection, we see nothing else.
If we only compare our lot with those
higher up, wealthier or more influential,
we find not the smallest reason for
thankfulness. We need to turn our eyes
in the opposite direction for a proper
perspective, toward those who have less,
toward those who are In grief, thankful
| then that we have as much as we have,
| and are spared what others must suffer.
We might well borrow the optimiSt
creed which says, Nothing Is so bad
but 1t might be worse" on a day set
! aside for universal thanksgiving.
Evening star., 1929-11-28
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH JASTRoW.

mental attitude is at fault, and the
problem IS to acquire a calmer, less
troubled attitude. Let there be peace
Of mind and the little blood vessels viii
behave as they should. For If it's
bluShing in one case, it's choking in
another and weeping in a third and
languor and confusion In a fourth.
Reshaping deep-Seated emotional
habits isn't an easy job and it won't be
done in day or a month, and there's
no recipe you can apply generally. You
must know your case and At the advice
to the patient. Most Of all, the patient
can do a lot for himself. To begin
with, let him look at the trouble in the
right way, get his circulation of his
mind, reform his general mental habits
in the directions of calm and uncon-
cern, stop worrying about why and how
he is different from others, and go
ahead with his work and give nature
chance.
(Copyright, 1920
Evening star., 1929-11-28
Today in
Washington History
By DONALD A. CRAIG.

November Is, 1854 gentleman
from this city, who went to Charles
town, Va, with one Of the detachments
OF virginia troops that have recently
passed through Washington, returned
mere this morning and described an in
Gerv1ew ne was granted with John
Brown and the other condemned prisA
OleES olES VINO are awaiting execution at
Ferry.
"Old Brown was singularly composed
preaching execution" said this gentle
man. He talked calmly Of the event
as though 1t was some ordinary affair
tLle consequences of which to himself
about -S A-AA4'u
Some Of the prisoners-particularlv
COOK and Coppie-view their Condition
Mi MtIn a great deal more concern ana
display a considerable amount of con-
triton. Hazlett maintains his wonted
Stupnorn and dogged indifference and
receives all visitors with a sort or
brutal glowering' of the eyes. which
indicates Iit1 particularly savage dispo-
This WashinRtonian says there are
ABOUT 1,100 soldiers quartered in and
aDout CharleStown and within the nexC
VIC AO4SC Will DC duRme0JG0
oy at least 500 men, who are on Their
way from Norfolk by water to Baltl-
more and will pass over the Baltimore
q Ohio Railroad to Charlestown to-
night.
The latest Virginia troops to pass
through Washington arrived here two
days ago and left yesterday. They wert.
the cadets Of the Military Institute of
Virginia, a company from Montpelier
and company from Petersburg. 0Thelr
special train left here for the "seaC
OF war" at 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning.
The execution Of John Brown and
the other condemned prisoners will
take place before noon five days from
today. Many people of this city and
other cities in both Northern anG
Southern States have been disappoint
ed to learn that Gov. Wise of VirgiflI
has decided that the execution will
be a military affair almost exclusively,
so fan as the witnesses are concerned
1t had been expected that there
would be large attendance of curious
persons at Charlestown. Mr.. Perham
in charge Of excursions for the Baltl-
more & Ohio Railroad, has alreauy
made arrangements to carry 1000 per-
sons to the scene of the execution,
Doubtless many persons will change
their minds about going as a result OF
the announcement of Gov. Wise.
Evening star., 1929-11-28
BRAIN TESTS

This is test Of classifications. Sew
eral classes are given by number, be-
meath them a series of words. Mark
each word with the number of the class
to which it belongs. If it belongs to
more than one class mark it with more
than one number. Time limit, four
minutes.
Glass Words denoting color.
Glass 2-Words beginning with a
vowel.
Glass 3-Proper nouns (wordS that
should begin with a capital letter..
Glass 4-Words containing double
letters.
Glass Swords belonging to no other
Evening star., 1929-11-28

John Pilgrim put on his wide
brimmed hat and said to his wife,
Prudence, "Prudy, how many folks are
you expecting for dinner today?"
We'll" replied Prudence, there will
be Grandpa and Grandma Pilgrim,
Aunt Hester, Uncle Cotton,- Cousin
Josie and Purity and. Jane and Paul
and James and Cyrus. think you had
better see If you can get at least two
wild turkeys. Don't shoot the first
ones you see, but look them over care
fully. I hear that there are some very
nice ones down by the creek.
Now, for goodness sake, John, look
out for the Indians. The last time you
went down there you came back with
six arrows through your hat-and hats
are expensive, and there won't be an
other ship from England for so days"
John shouldered his gun and went
whiStling through the snow to the
creek, meantime looking cautiously
about for redskins who menaced the
A. R14- "a
Evening star., 1929-11-28
Curried Kidneys With Rice.

Soak half a teaSpoonful Of curry
powder in one-fourth cupful Of water.
Saute one small chopped onion for
three minutes In two tablespoonfuls of
bacon fat. Split eight lamb kidneys,
remove the veins and cut each half In
two pieces. Roll in two tablespoonfuls
of flour, sprinkle with one teaspoonful
of salt and fry quickly in hot bacon fat.
Add three cupfuls of boiling water, one
teaspoonful of table sauce, the curry
and two tablespoonfulS of -four, mois-
tened in little cold water, to the kid
neys in frying pan. Cook very slowly
until the mixture is thickened. Arrange
a bed of rice on platter and put In
the kidnevS
Evening star., 1929-11-28

heart. The result was that her hus-
band was created Earl Of Castlemaine.
Lady CaStlemaine seems TO have hec-
tored the life out OF Charles III. She
did not merely browbeat him; she pur-
sued her own life wherever fancy led
her.
Her beauty ensnared many Q gentle
man, among whom was that Col.
Churchill who afterward became the
Duke Of Marlborough, one Of Englands
greatest generals.
Charles elevated her to be Duchess of
Cleveland. Finally, weary Of her tenn
per and her extravagances, he allowed
her to go to France, where she spent
most Of the remainder of her life. Her
old age was unhappy, and she died in
17O9 In her sixty-ninth year.
(CopyriEht, 1921
Evening star., 1929-11-28

alone and wondered how many SavageS
were watching his movements. At the
same time he saw score Of luscious
looking wild turkeys. The white snow
was studded with the birds.
He could never return home without
his prey, and yet he feared an attack
by the red men. Slowly he crept for
ward. On q sudden, a terroriztng
shrek arose in the forest, and a dozen
Indians dashed to the attack. John
struck the first savage on the nose and
he dropped in his track. He shot the
next one and kicked the third one in
the stomach. In rapid order, he dis
posed of the nine others, who lay un-
conscious on the ground.
Then John proceeded to shoot two
excellent turkeys. Tossing them over
his shoulder and kicking one of the
redskins as he passed, he made his
way home, where Prudence met him at
the door.
Mamma" said John proudly, what
do you think of these birds?"
Prudence felt of them and said:
well, I think you might have. found
some better ones. You're just like most
and you are worse than children.
Probably we can make these go around,
but the family will have to hold back
You should have looked around further
before shooting the first ones you saw"
John said nothing, but removed his
hat and pulled an arrow from his pants
It should be recorded that the Pilgrim
family enjoyed its Thanksgiving dinner
and good time was had by all.
\ X Y X
Thanksgiving day, 1929.
A descendant of John Pilgrim, John
Modern, puts on his Fall gray lid and
says to Mary, his wife: Say, how many
of your folks are coming to get some
free chow off'n us today? I suppose
that good-for-nothing brother-in-la
is coming with his family. II it wasn't
for us, every year, Thanksgiving would
certainly be q bust for that outfit.
Gimme that list of stun you forgot to
get the other day."
Mary hands him the list and john
gets into his 1929 sedan and starts for
the delicatessen store.
"Oh, John," shouts Mary, you'd bet
ter get three cans of peaches instead
of two, and stop at the bakery and see
If you can get two large mince pies.
If hadn't entertained the bridge club
yesterday would have made some.
Oh, yes, and you might get two bottles
Of cream
Say" says Mr. Modern, what do
you think am, truckman?"
John drives rapidly to the delicatessen
store. There are IL persons ahead of
him. Half an hour later John returns.
"You forgot the pies" says Mrs.
Modern. "You are just like a child.
You can always remember things when
they concern you, but when it comes
Evening star., 1929-11-28
Baked Winter Squash.

On account of its hard covering, Win
ter squash can be baked in the shell.
Cut 1t into pieces about inches square
seeds from the squash, sprinkle the
squash with salt and pepper and dot
with butter. Place in a hot oven di-
rectly on the CRATE, or In shallow
pan. and bake until the contents Of the
shells are tender. Remove from the
oven and serve from the shells. If pre-
ferred, the squash may be scooped out
from the shells after baking, seasoned
at that time instead of when put In the
oven and then served In a vegetable
dish.